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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
The Cellar.

The good housekeeper's cellar is as
clean and we'll aired as her parlor 1t
is even more important than the par
lor, for a damp, dark, dank, dingy,
dirty cellar is the breeding place of ty-
phoid fever, malaria, diphtheria and
other ailments.
The point Of first Importance in a
cellar is to see that it is well drained,
dry and paved with either stone or &C.
ment. Sometimes veins Of water burst
up through cellar floors. These must
be conducted away in drains. Care
must be taken to see that the cellar
drain Is never choked. If vegeta bles
have been kept in the cellar through
the winter, every vestige of them must
be removed, and the walls and ceiling
must be swept and whitewashed; then
clean all shelves. wash the floor and
air and dry thoroughly. Every day
during warm weather the cellar should
be well aired in the morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
Furs and WooIens.

Before putting away fur and wooden
garments they should be thoroughly
cleaned and repaired. White fur can
be cleaned by rubbing into it sawdust
satura ted with gasoline. Rub dark
furs with sponge dipped in gasoline.
Be careful not to use the gasoline near
q fire or fame. After furs have been
cleaned and aired sew them up In cot
ton bags to keep moths out. Long cloth
coats and cloaks can be kept from
moths in the same manner by sewing
them iatO full length cotton bags and
suspending them from hangers in the
closet Blankets after being washed
and wooden articles may be wrapped
in old sheets in way that will protect
them entirely from moths, if none Of
these have already found Judgment.
CASTOR wooden garments should be
brushed, wrapped in cotton cloths and
put away in the attic till fall, when
they may be given to the poor.
LETITIA WARREN.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
WARM WEATHER.


What Its Approach Means to the
Good H0usekeeper.
Even though she began the latter
part of March to make the home cheer
fcl and sanitary before the coming OF
summer the intervening time is none
too long for the good housekeeper to
accomplish all that has to be done.
One duty owed to the general public
Is to offer something pleasing for its
eye to rest on in the yard and sur
roundings Of ones home. The first
thing to be done was Of course clearing
away all kinds Of accumulated winter
rubbish from the yard and outbuild-
ings and making bonfire Of it or
otherwise disposing Of it. For this
work the good housekeeper found the
children Of the family invaluable. II
their pride and sense Of the beautiful
are properly aroused they can almost
be depended on to take care OF the
yard and flower garden.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
"23 FOR YOU"

"Twenty-three for you" was what
Adele Richie remarked to the repre-
sentative of an Indian prince, who
brought her a proposal to become the
said princes sixty third wife. 1t was
a little time before he realized that she
meant beat it, skat, vamoose or ski
doc. 1t being finally translated that
she rejected the offer and requested MS
immediate withdrawal from her dress
ing room in that one cabalistis express
sion. he did retired dazed at once by
the majesty of American women and
the overpowering sweep of the English
language.
The origin of "23" is involved in
mystery. One says it refers to the
twenty-third virse of Genesis, where
Adam got his walking papers from
Eden. Another finds its birth in the
twenty third horse being ruled out OF
the Suburban, there being only room
for twenty-five. Another says it began
in stage circles, when the actor who
had been overlooked by the ghost
twenty three times in succession knew
that he was discharged. Some have
said it was a signal sent by telegraph
operators to indicate a death. Others
believe that it originated with a gang
of thieves or bunco men, who, when
they had their victim f1eeced would
scatter at the magic "23'' pronounced
bv the leader. None of these eXpla-
nations are authoritative and each is
as good as the other, and all are as
meaningful as the expression itself.
The only thing made plain by the
investigators is that when you say
"23" you should not add "skidoo," for
they mean the same thing. Pathology
is to be avoided particularly in slang,
for slang is an effort to convey your
thought in the shortest way.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

the so-called sea-level canal requires
tide locks which would be just as. liable
to damage by an earthquake as any
other locke. In the construction OF an
immense dam to impound, for draining
off the waters of the Chagres river
would not this dam be an element Of
danger to the whole construction in
case of an earthquake?
1t is fine to picture an open often
from the Atlantic to the Paciflc
straight as an arrow with the waters
of the two oceans meeting in the mid
die but the sea-level canal would be
no such thing. In the first place. the
waters of the two oceans would nave
to be kept carefully separated, since
thew are at different tide levels. This
would be done by an immense lock on
the Pacific side. Then the canal would
be a tortuous channel, winding be-
tween hills, which, IN the Culeprd CUT
would tower high above the thin streak
of water at their base and be perpet-
ual menace of a landslide, which would
obliterate the canal entirely.
1t Is easy to speculate upon the beau
ties of an open trench connecting east
ern with western America, but when
the facts are examined it is seen that
no such simple problem is presented.
The sea-level canal would at best be
lock canal with fewer locks and more
dams. The lock canal presents no en-
gineering difficulties which have not
already been met and overcome in 9TH
err canals. The weight of the argument
is still with the lock canal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

When the socialists of Pennsylvania
nominated James H. Maurer of Read
eloquent plea to be allowed to decline
the honor "You have chosen old Jim
YOU don't know how unfit he really is.
At the age of sixteen 1 was unable
to read or write. but 1 am thankful to
the labor movement for what education
| have since received. 1 am a bankrupt
and owe people money. l cannot be
your nominee" but he was nominated
by reclamation and had to stand for it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
KEEP MILL CREEK CLEAN.

One and not the least of the good
things the recent storm and flood did
was to give Mill creek a thorough
cleaning out. All the unsightly trash,
rubbish and dirty accumulations that
so befouled the stream, and made it
almost insufferable have been washed
out. Every person along its banks
should now make it a point to keep 1t
clean and not throw trash into 1t
hereafter, and if any person is so lack
ing in the sense of decency and pride
as to dump papers, sWeepings and
other defiling rubbish into the stream,
or along its borders, the proper city Of
ticers should promptly have him ar
rested and made an example of. 1t is
time the Mill creek nuisance should
stop, and now is the time to stop it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
SEA LEVEL OR LOCK?

The Panama canal question appears
to be upside down. The sectional view
of the proposed canal makes people feel
as though they were standing on their
heads, because they find the Atlantic
ocean on the left side of the picture
instead of on the right, where they ex-
pected to find it. The popular assump-
ton is that the canal will run from
east to west, but, as a matter of fact,
there is a jog in the isthmus, and the
canal line is almost due north and
south instead of east and west The
optical illusion of the Atlantic ocean
on the west and the Pacific on the east
is thus explained. But this does not
explain all of the mysteries about the
canal 1t does not explain why, after
two or more years of possession of the
zone and the organization of commits
sions, the appointment of engineers,
the employment of thousands of men,,
and the expenditure of millions of dol
lars the country does not know what
kind of canal it is to be, or whether
it is to be at all.
The controversy that now RACES is
over the type of canal to be construct
ed. A majority of the advisory board
of
canal. but a majority of the American
commission, the secretary of war. the
a lock canal with a total lift of eighty
five feet. The doctors have risagreed
United States to say whether the lock
or sea-level canal shall be built.
So far as the professional arguments
are concerned, the lock-canal people
have had the best of it. apparently
They have shown that the lock canal
could be built for one third less money
in one-fifth less time. and that it would
and quicker in transit. besides avoid
ing some strange engineering diff
culties.
The sea-level people Ceemed to be
baffiled until the earthquake at San
Francisco gave them an argument
What, they Immediately asked. would
become of your lock canal if there
should be an earthquake upon the 18TH
mus? There are two assumptions in
this question: First, that locks would
necessarily be knocked out by an
earthquake. AS matter of fact the
San Francisco earthquake gave the
sea-level people no right to infer the
destruction Of locks from an earth
quake in view of the fact that ordi-
narily we'll built buildings were not
materially hurt in San Francisco. Sec
ond. ii avoids or evades the fact that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
How His Experience
As a Teacher Resulted

THERE were number Of the
ming themselves one day ON and
about the steps leading up to the gen.
eral store in Springness. Among them
was a seedy looking individual who
said he came from Punkville, and he
was telling Of the many different oc-
equations he had attempted during an
apparently checkered career.
AN l tried schoolteachin', too" he
ended triumphantly. Yes, stree,
tried that too"
"How long did you teach? 2" inquired
an interested auditor
"Waal. not long, l RELY only went
to teach"
did you hire out?" persisted the Gu
rOus one.
"Waal, no. 1 didn't hire out. 1 JUS
went to hire out"
"Why did you give it up?"
'Waal. l give it up becus-you see,
travelled to place, an heard 'em say
the schoolteacher was leavin'. So,
thinks l, l might as well do that as
saw wood or mend tin potts. So ask
ed who to ply to, an they told me to
go to Trusty Sneckles. WAL, l looked
him up. l told him my objec', an 1
showed him my muskel Then l asked
him would he let me try my hand on
the unrooly boys of the deestrick. He
wanted to know If l RELY thought
wuz fit to tackle 'em, an l told him
wouldn't mind his askin' me a few
easy questions in 'rithmetic an jogra-
ply. or l said I'd show him my ham,
writin'
HE said no, not to mind. he could
always tell a RELY good teacher by his
gait. Let's see you walk off a little
ways SEE he, AN 1 kin tell jes' as
wells if I'd examined YOU SEE he.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
As 1t Should BE.

Athletics for public school girls be-
gins to occupy somewhat Of the atter-
ton it ought to. Comptroller Metz Of
New York city has given to the girls Of
the Brooklyn public schools a spacious
plot Of ground to be converted into c
fully equipped athletic field. The IT.
ting up will be under the auspices Of
the Public Schools Athletic league, of
which General George w. Wingate Of
New York is president. One of its vice
presidents is President Roosevelt. The
field will be free to all the Brook
Ign public school girls. 1t will con-
tain. among other appurtenances, Z
basket ball field, tennis courts and n
ruAning track
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
House Cleaning.

The good housekeeper never tears
the whole house inside out at once. On
the contrary, she takes one floor at a
time, beginning at the attic and de-
scendinx, last Of all. to the cellar. In
the attic, first, the waste paper, old
shoes, old garments and dilapidated
household utensils must be cleared
out Everything for which no good
use can be found should be destroyed.
It is foolish to let old things that one
never uses accumulate around house.
Having got everything out of the at
tic that can be removed sweep the cell
ing thoroughly, sweep and wipe the
walls, clean the woodwork and wash
the windows. The easiest and quickest
way to clean window glass is as fol-
lows: Take pail of clean, warm wa
ter and pour into it about tablespoon
full of kerosene, stirring the oil into the
water. Have plenty of clean, soft
cloths and good sized soft chamois
leather. First wash the window with
the kerosene mixture, then dry 1t with
a cloth, polishing finally with the leath-
TT. LIS Tcu1ONcS llut " ash lAIC
floor of your attic last, then let 1t sun
and dry, and it will be ready to have
its belongings put back in.
Next day tackle the bedroom. Take
rugs, carpets, curtains, draperies and
mattresses into the open air and beat
and brush all dust out of them and
give them good summing. While they
are out clean the rooms as you did the
attic. To cleanse vanished and oiled
woodwork and furniture pour some
kerosene upon soft clean rag and rub
thoroughly. The work will be we'll
done, and the odor will soon pass away.
This Is the time to examine all bed
steads and the walls to see that no YER
min are lodged therein. Here, too, the
good housekeeper will find kerosene in
valuable. It will destroy vermin and
their eggs If literally applied.
Carpets may be washed after they
are tackled down. Use warm water in
to which some liquid ammonia has
been poured, scrubbing brush and
plenty of clean dry cloths.
For the third day of cleaning do the
parlor, front hall and stairs, after that
the dining room and kitchen and lastly
the cellar.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
Twas Ever TIL us.

Mrs. Neutrality-suspicious.. l wish you
would fix up Strengthening tonic for
my husband. He's rapidly going into
a decline
DOctor-Why, l saw him this morn
ing. and he appeared to be all right
Mrs. Wedderly-Well he isn't, just
the same. Why, during our courtshlp
two years ago he used to hold me on
his lap by the hour, and now it tires
him to hold the baby five minutes
Chicago News.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

"He sot down by his door as he
spoke, so l turned kinder quick an
walked off as smart as l knew how.
He said he'd tell me when to stop, so
l KEEP on till l thought I'd gone far
enough, then looked around. The door
was shet, an Sneckles was gone
did you go back" chOrused his au-
dience.
'Waal. no; didn't go back"
did you apply for another SCHOOL,
mo-" said the gentleman from Punk
vile, mo, l didn't apply for another
school. ruther judged tibet mebby my
walk was ag'in mev'-WOman's Home
Companion
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
The Tammany Times prints a full

The Tammany Times prints a full
first-page picture of Woodrow Wilson,
who is talked of for president. Mr..
Wilson has the misfortune of having
been suggested for the democratic
nomination in 1908, which explains the
further misfortune of the appearance
of his picture in the Tammany organ.
Wilson couldn't help it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

an air of warmth and comfort to tha
room. Then the small panel doors
give on the inevitable balcony to be
found in every French house. Plants
on this balcony give an impression of
being in the country.
The table cover is thoroughly Pari-
sian with its long tassels.
The sideboard looks like an heirloom,
which it may or may not be in this
age OF successful manufacture Of an
tiQues.
Rose shaded electric lights hang
from the ceiling.
Altogether this is delightfully."-
cheerful room. R. DE LA RAUME.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
A FRENCH DINING ROOM.

Artistic Effect In Old Rose and Dark
Carved Wood.
In the matter of dining room deco
ration the French differ from us slight.
~.
They like more fanciful and less
stately effect
Consider, for instance, the old rose
room shown In the illustration. In the
first place, the chairs are softly uphol-
stored to match the walls, which gives
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

The United States has given notice
to the Panamans that they cannot pull
off their summer revolution while we
are engaged in ditching. This looks
as though there might be peace for
fifteen or twenty years, unless the 18TH
mianS mean suicide
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
Willing to Return Part.

Bicker-I hear your confidential clerk
has skipped out with your daughter
and $4,000 Of your coin?
Easyun-Yes, that's right. But
guess he isn't such bad sort of chap
after all. l had letter from him this
morning saying that he was willing TO
send my daughter back if I'd pay her
railway fare.-Baltimore Sun.
eat pity" said the architect,
is not more adaptable.
way"
beings could only learn 10
ng up we could make the
fat even smaller. WASH
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

Witte is said to have lost his key
with the car when he remarked play
fully, With your majesty it is a choice
between douma and a doom. ah'
"Twenty-three for you," rejoined the
ais
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
Wise Girl.

And you are refusing to marry him
just because he drinks beer?'
"Yes.''
But great many men drink beer"
Il know it. and great many drink
champagne. l am after a champagne
man."-Houston Post.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

The standpat element in the house
has started the Lands family on a
series Of speeches on the tariff, figuring
that when these are completed the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

If eastern Canada is going to object
to progress the thing for Mr.. Hill to do
is to by the place and annex it
to the United States
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

Lightning struck a cat in Arkansas,
but as it made the mistake of only
striking once in the same place, the cat
slipped through the fence and has not
been seen since.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

house will be ready to adjourn.
Judge Chetlain of Chicago, who in
vested $4,000 in a company which had
passed out Of existence four years be-
fore he gave up, has applied for admis
sion to the E. z. Mark club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

DoWie's bankruptcy does not reach
his language department, which is still
solvent but liable to explode it's crater
at any moment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

The gambling casino at Monte Carlo
declared an annual dividend to stock
holders at 20 per cent. That man
10" must have gone back the next
day
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

Physical Culture" has an article on
Fencing for Women" That is the only
way you could keep some Of them at
home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

put sticky f1ypaper everywhere except
in the big parlor chair. People who do
that sometimes catch father.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31
Strenuous Life.

Tom-There goes a man who looks
as if he had loved and lost.
Jack-Well. he was once in love, all
right. and he both won and lost.
Tom-Why. how's that?
Jackie won the girl. but since
their marriage he has lost about twen-
ty-fve pounds hustling for sufficient
coin to liGuidate her bills. - Detroit
Tribune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

President Roosevelt does not take
his popularity as personal adornment
He wants it to pay dividends to the
public, or skidOo. 1t is paying.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

Mr. Ibsen's views of heaven are
likely to annoy some of our leading
angels.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

Addicks' promise to abide by the eau
Gus has aroused Delaware to renewed
WatchfulneSS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

The magazine How to Live" forgot
itself and died.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

Those CLOUD RYE is
a nearly frstcl bars.
BAcHToLD e. AcHERMANN Distributors.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-31

Entered at tho Postoffice at WaIla
I ala, Washington ~ Second. class
Matter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25

upon her as though she had none of her
own.
But the fact Is that we all have our
troubles and-if / am not OBTAINING you
too long-it Is a relief to us to tell them
to somebody. We all like to have some
body that we can talk to. And what is
more natural than that Mrs. Billtops
should come to me, proud to listen, with
her troubles, though chronically cheerful
as [ am-realy, l don't know but what
I'll have to take on a little worry about
something; l don't know but what I'm
getting too cheerful, too easy-though,
chronically cheerful as l am / say l am
apt to make light of them.
(Which perhaps l ought not to do, even
about such prospective troubles as those
of the moving one year or two or three
years hence. For as / look back realize
AS, indeed, / have always known-that
in whatever measure of success we may
have attained she has been always the
handspring; to her belongs the credit.
Still ! should say, IL l might do so
without betraying undue vanity, that to
the partnership capital have contributed.
think, something at least in my persist
emily optimistic cheerfulness."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
ANNUAL MEETING
OF SOUTH B NORTH
sToCkHoLpERe NOT ENJolNEp
ADOPT ANNUAL REPORT AND
ELECT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
OFFICERS ARE THEN NAMED.

Montgomery, November 24-(special)-
The regular annual meeting of the stock
holders of the South and North Alabama
Railroad company was held at the office
of the company today, pursuant to adver-
tisement. There was only routine business
tranacted.
The members of the old board of d.
rectors were all reelected Henry B. Gray
and Walter Moore, who are engaged in
litigation against the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad company in connection
with the operation of the South and North
Alabama railroad, were represented by
their proxies and attorneys, Phares Cole
man and S. H. Dent, Jr.
These gentlemen in behalf of their prin-
cipals filed protest against any action
being taken by the stockholders with
reference to the annual report or other
wise.
A quorum of the stockholders was pres
ent, but the stock held by the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad company was not
voted, because of the pending injunction
issued by the Montgomery city court, but
majority of the stockholders who were not
enjoined, proceeded to adopt the annual
report and elect a board of directors.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the meeting of stockholders the board
of directors convened, and reelected all
the former officers. The board of di-
rectors is composed of the following gen.
tlemen: B. j. Baldwin. f. M. Billing,
Samuel Blackwell, N. f. DeBardeleben,
John w. DUR. L. NJ. Falk, J. M. Fallk-
ner, ]. L. Hall, w. J. Cameron, w. A.
Gayle, w. T. Northington, W. B. Tanner
and Milton II. Smith.
The officers elected are as follows:
M. H. Smith, president; ]. NJ Falkner,
vice president: w. w. Thompson, treas
urer; G. w. Craik, secretary; J. H. Ellis.
assistant secretary; Fl. L. Stone, general
counsel; Charles Hayden, comptroller; B.
NJ. Starks, general manager; T. e. Brooks,
superintendent.