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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
NEW SHORT STORIES
A Hard Earned Dollar.


The late Patrick A. Collins, mayor of
Boston, studied law at Harvard. A
Harvard man said of him:
collins was above all things a friend
of progress. The progress of woman
delighted him. He was glad to see wo-
man educating herself from shut in
and subordinate place in the household
into free and equal partnership with
her husband there.
"He liked to see wife treated liber-
ally and reasonably. Nothing angered
him more than to see coarse, low wit
ted brute of man domineering over a
woman twice his superior in Quickness
and intelligence.
ION the subject Of household ex-
penses heard him tell a committee of
women once about a certain home mis-
siOnary movement.
I'm this movement every participant
was to contribute dollar that she had
earned herself by hard work.
1.-THE night Of the dollars collection
came, and various and droll were the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
BAKER RAILROAD MANS RASH ACT
KILLS HIMSELF THAT HIS FAMILY
MAY GET HIS LIFE lNSUR-
ANCE POLICY.

BAKER CITY, Ore, February T.
H. E. West, 80 years of age, a railroad
man Of La Grande who had been ~
Baker City the past few days out OF
work, became respondent Monday night
and committed suicide at the Crabill
hotel in this city by taking an over
dose of morphine. He had a wife and
family living at La Grande. West left
a letter for his wife stating that ne
had nothing to live for and his dying
would help the family by leaving in
surance money to them. His wife ar
Frustrated by the shock. 1t is said
that their married life had always beer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
HOW DID YOU EARN YOUR DOLLARY

stories Of the moneys earning. One
woman had shampooed her hair, an
other had baked doughnuts, another
had got newspaper subscriptions, and
SO on.
"The chairwoman turned to O hand
some woman in the front row.
NV, madam, it is your turn she
said. How did you earn your dollar?
Ut got it from my husband she an
swereh.
"'Oh.' said she. From your husband
There was no hard work about that
1.-THE woman smiled family.
"'Iou don't know my husband she
said"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07

81 can always tell when people are
looking at me-" said blind man. "In
deed. nearly all blind persons can tel
when people are looking at them. ]
have always about me a soft golden
glow Of light. When people whom
like come into my presence this glow
becomes paler, lovelier. When those
dislike are about the glow Is darkened
and besmirched. can tell what kind
Of characters people have by the touch
Of their hands. There Is individuality
in the touch. A mans touch shows me
whether he is alert or sluggish. cold
or passionate, kind or cruel"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
If All Wives Would Believe.

Chairman Shonts Of the isthmian ca
nal commission said the other day in
illustration CT woman's credulity:
"a young man entered the drawing
room of the girl whom he was soon to
marry.
ooh, John,' she said, father saw
yon this morning going into q pawn
brokers' with large bundle
John flushed. Then he said in low
voice:
Yes, that Is true. 1 was taking the
pawnbroker some Of my old clothes.
You see, he and his wife are frightful-
" hard up
"'Oh, John, forgive me! exclaimed
the young girl. How truly noble you
are! New York Tribune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
Stone In tho Heart.

A Greek woman employed in the
American hospital in Caesarea, Turkey,
was stirred by a revival. She straight
way asked leave to visit a woman
whom she had injured and to whom she
had not spoken for ten years. When
she trudged through the snow three or
four miles to ask her "enemy's' for
giveness her relatives were sure she
had gone daft, but the next day, when
she came back to the hospital, she said,
I'VE made peace, and the stone In my
heart Is gone"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
Napoleon's Poison.

A curious detail Of Napoleon Bona
parties costume was the religious care
with which he kept hung around his
neck the little leather envelope, shaped
like heart, which contained poison
that was to liberate him in case of ir-
retrleVable reverses of fortune. This
poison was prepared after a recipe that
Cabanais had given to Corvisart. and
after the year 1908 the emperor never
undertook a campaign without having
his little packet Of poison.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
A Farsighted Girl.

II will work night and day to make
you happy" he said.
NO" she answered thoughtfully,
don't do that Just work during the
day snd stay at home at night"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07

of the most pleasant order. The
coroner's jury at noon today returned
eide, from taking an overdose of NOR
prime.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07

Young Mr.. Softly paralyzed DR.. Sim
ton when he went to be vaccinated. !"
observed Gaswell to Dukane.
How was that?"
He asked the doctor to put him un.
der the influence Of anaesthetics."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
RAMON CACERES,
The Santo Domingo Situation and
the New President.

the New President.
Ramon Caceres, the new head Of the
government of Santo Domingo, sue
ceeded to the presidency when Presi-
dent Morales fled from the capital Of
the Dominican republic He was the
incumbent Of the Office of vice presi-
dent, and when the fight Of Morales
left the presidency vacant the cabinet
issued proclamation declaring Gen.
eral Caceres president The incident
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07

NelHSome Of our proverbs are 80
ridiculous. For instance, where ig.
norance Is bliss Belle-What's the
matter now? Nell-Why, you know,
Charlie gave me my engagement ring
last week, and simply can't find out
how much 1t cost him.-Philadelphi
Ledger.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
WARNING TO PUBLIC.

The public is hereby notified that l
will not be responsible for any bills
contracted in my name unless upon a
written order signed by myself.
p. D. BENTLEY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07
The Major and the Waiter.

Vanity Fair recently told q story Of
Major Evans Gordon which proves that
his powers as an interpreter cannot be
regarded as unlimited. He entered a
small restaurant in Marseilles with q
friend who spoke no French. To the
major fell the ordering Of dejeuner.
No butter accompanied the hors d'oeu-
vres. "Du beurre," demanded the ma
jor. The waiter stared. "Du beurre,
sill vous plait." The waiter cooked an
expectant ear, but remained puzzled.
"Du beurre!' thundered the major for
the third time. BEG pardon, sir, but
ave you ordered your beerY' said the
waiter.-Dundee Advertiser.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07

Not Altogether Unsuccessful.
Bobby-Went fishing yesterday in
stead Of going to school. Tommy
Catch anything? Bobby-Not until
eUt bona
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p. L. 81 utchins, the cotton expert,
was praising an apt and witty speech.
1T reminded me-" he said, "of q
scene in a magistrates court that J
saw In my boyhood.
IAN old man was hailed before a
magistrate for stealing chickens, and
the latter said sternly to him:
You are charged win robbing hen
roosts, ny friend. Have you any VIII
nessesr
'The veteran smiled calmly a. he r.
Piled:
No. sir. In my country We don't
rob henroostS before witnesue&'~-
New York Tffbu1A
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07

Talking machines, Victor, Edison,
Columbia Zanophone at Stanley's.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-07

Patting yourself on the back Is dif.
dcult tASk.-eeldom done gracefully.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20
THE FRIDAY EVENING CLUB.

Frederick Keppel of New York Was
the speaker at February Meeting.
On Friday evening, Frederick KEEP
pei, of New York, delivered before the
Friday Evening Club, his Illustrated
lecture entitled "Famous Etchers
Whom / Have Known" This lect-
ure, originally delivered before the
Grolier Club of New York, has since
been repeated at the Universities of
Yale and Johns Hopkins, and in New
York at the Metropolitan Museum
and at the National Arts Club.
The lecturer, believing that our
American school of etching is worthy
to be treated in a separate discourse,
confined himself to some ten famous
European practitioners of What he
calls "the minor art of etching; all
though his subjects include the great
name of Whistler, who, though he al
ways retained his American citizen
ship, had not revisited his native land
for more than forty years.
Besides Whistler, the lecturer con
Isidered as exemplars, Charles Jacque,
who is much better known as paint
er, Felix Bracquemond, Maxine Lal-
anne, Leobold Flameng, Paul Rajou,
Felix Buhot and Alphonse Legror,
who, like Whistler and Jacaue. is not
only famous painter but is also a
sculptor. The British school is repre-
sented by Sir Seymour Haden and the
Dutch school by Storm vans Grave
sande.
Enlarged stereopticon views Of some
rare etchings by these ten masters
were used to illustrate the lecture.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20
THE NEW GARAGE OPEN.
A Thoroughly Equipped and Up-to-
Date Automobile establishment.

A Thoroughly Equipped and Up-to-
Date Automobile Establishment.
The Morristown Garage Co. has
opened its new garage corner Of Nor
ris and Pine streets for business. The
structure is probably the largest
ground floor garage in the State. 1t
Las frontage of eighty-fve feet on
/ Morris street and one hundred and
thirty-one feet On Pine street, the
floor area being about 5000 square
feet. 1t is figured that fifty cars can
be accommodated for winter storage
and thirty for summer storage. The
location is SO near the depot that per-
sons from outside the town can con-
veniently leave their cars to take the
train.
The ceilings are high, measuring
eighteen feet and there are windows
for light on all four sides of the build
ing. Electric clusters in the ceiling
light the building after dark, while
there are sockets on the side walls for
attaching lights for working about
cars. A complete Bowser gasoline
outfit has been put in, also an over
head washer with concrete wash
stand. In fact the floor is concrete
throughout the building except Office.
The entire building is steam heated.
Large doors on both streets afford
easy access to the garage, while the
comfort of car owners is further pro-
vided for by toilet rooms for ladies,
gentlemen and the mechanics en-
ployed. also a large waiting room for
ladies and number of well equipped d
lockers. Connected with the Office is
a room for the storage and sale of a
general line of automobile supplies.
The machine shop is commodious
and wen equipped The machines are
all motor driven and comprise lathe,
shaper, drill press, grinder, forge and
others, while there are also two pits
wired for electric light provided for
working under the cars. The shop is
in charge Of an experienced mechanic
from the Maxwell factory at Tarry-
town, N. Y.
The company is agent for the Max
well and Rainier cars and will soon
have demonstrating cars ready for
show
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20

The F. A. Trowbridge Co. has LEASED
the large building adjoining its pFesenk
garage, formerly occupied by the Com
mercial Bowling CLUB. The fnor has
been leyelled up, two large doors ara
being cut in the side and room thirty
by one hundred and ten feet made
available for the storage OF the cans Of
regular customers to each OF whon
will be assigned a regular stall. Thn
former dressing room Of the CLUB via
be turned into a stock and ehalIsurs
room. One Of the doors viii open 50
that cars may run under the large en-
closed shed or on 70 the shops which
will be retained in the building n0N
in use. Here the present large Room
will be used for translents and tw0
electric lighted pits viii BE- put IL fag
work under the cars. The presses
ottice will be retitted for q waiting
room for ladies. The shop will be re-
tanned in its present location. The
changes will largely increase the Eaeil-
tiles OF theeompany which were sarels
taxed during iaSs season.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20

The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Baptist Church gave a
very creditable entertainment last
Friday evening, consisting Of singing,
and recitations. The main feature
was missionary exercise in which a
number of girls in costume partici-
pated, as follows America, Bessie
Jones; Christianity, Agnes Sturgis
American Representatives, Iona Voor-
hees, Edith Ayers, Bessie Carpenter,
Ruth Boniface; Chinese girl, Reta
Reeves; Japanese girl, Geneieye
Keeeler North American Indian,
Florence Meeker Mexican girl, Ger
trude Jukes; Child-widow from India,
Helen Brown; Orphan from India,
Edwina Aber. Other members of So
ciety in chorus and Bible Drill.
The affair was under the direction
of Mrs. A. Vance Pierson, the super
intendent, assisted by Miss Mable
Sturgis.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20

The audience which greeted De Aa-
ita Newcomh MeGee pa Wsaassaas
evening, at the Lyesum was ia % way
disappointed IN her lecture ms se
scriptions OF The work of 5o5A Aese
American and japanese nNfSss I
hospitals and in the 6elG wess xSFy
vivid
Df, MetSee gave q very c,eAr ssseA az
Japanese traits 0E character eSes
ly those tending toward patg(ee SSta
and loyalty to the emperor
The lecture coming Is Ii sll8 kk0slA
one who had beenan eve Witness as
who had participated IN tlNs was aK
its tragedies. AaS not alone ente
ing but highly Instructive
The audience was large one oe2s-
Sidering the stormy night
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20
SOCIETY NOTES.

Lieut.. and Mrs. VIM. Watts and
Mrs. Hoy left for Washington, D. @,
on Wednesday. Lieut.. and Mrs. Watts
expect to be gone month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shaw were in
New York last week for four or five
days.
Mrs. James Emott is very i'll, which
has necessitated the recalling Of Mrs.
Charles @. Emott's invitations for
bridge for Friday. February %.
Mrs. Webster @. Estes gave Val
entine dinner of twelve covers on
Wednesday evening, for her son
Beecham.
/ Miss Wilde of Morris avenue will
give bridge party on Saturday, Feb
ruary "a.
On account of an unlocked for and
unwelcome visitation of mumps, Mrs.
Albert Fillmore Hyde was obliged to
recall her invitations for bridge on
Wednesday evening, February IA.
Mrs. John r. Brinley has returned
home after week s stay in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. William S. Letchford will en-
tertain at bridge on Monday, Febru-
ary 26.
Miss Alice Foote will return to Miss
Knox'S school at Lakewood, where
she will remain until Easter.
Miss e. Marguerite Lindsey OF New
York gave a talk on Self PreServa-
tion, at the residence of Mrs. Elias
Hubert Ames on Tuesday last. Miss
I -Lindley will give talk on Nerves
and Nervousness" on Tuesday, Febru-
airy 20, and another on Nutrition
and Mal-Nutrition7 on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 81, at the same place.
Miss Georgina Roberts will give
talks on February p, March l, and
IS, at the houses Of Mrs. Edward O..
Keasbey, Mrs. T. w. Cauldwell Mrs
/ Franklin. The talks will be on Re-
cent Important World Happenings.
! Mrs. Elias Hurlbut Ames gave a
card party for young people on Tues
day, February l3.
Mrs. Colgate and Mrs. f. a.. Henry
are at Augusta, Ga.
The lenten sewing class will be held
as usual this year under the supervi-
sion Of Mrs. FOote and Mrs. Watts.
The first meeting will be held at Mrs
Foote'S on Friday morning.
Announcement was made on Tues
day of. the engagement OF Miss JOS
ephine Flagg, daughter of Mrs. w.
.Allston Flagg, to Philip Boyer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. III. G. Boyer of Phila-
delphia, and nephew OF DIR, Beverley
Robson.
Mr. and Mrs w b. Blackwell en-
tertained at dinner last Saturday
evening
Miss Phyllis McVickar has organ
ized . lenten sewing class among the
little girls for the benefit Of st. Peter
tower fund
Mr.. and Mrs II Mex. Twomhly
spent sunday at Florham. They SAN
for Europe on February q.
Another twist with Migabeau Sims,
tt.t IA. a.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20
BOARD OF
FREEHOL DER.S
The Morris County Traction
Company Ask Permission
to Change Grades.
NO MORE FOX BoUNTIES.


The board Of freehoIders met last
Wednesday with Freeholder Bryanr
absent. A petition was read from
Stull 8 Philhower asking permission
TO open the road and lay water pipe
for about two Thousand feet Ia the
borough Of Florham Park. The COM
munication was referred to the tree
holder for that section with power.
A long communication from thg
Morris County Traction CO., recitea
that the grade Of Mine Hill through
the Joseph Wharton tract IS verx
steep and asked permission to regFasle
and nacadamize the stretch. The
letter stated that permission had been
secured Of the abutting property own
er and survey and profile made
A resolution was adopted permit
ting the Traction 20. to make fhe
change and macadamize as requested
from plans to be prepared by the coun-
ty engineer, and on the filing Of 4
bond OF 5000 for the satisfactory per
formance Of the work aud to indemni-
fy the county against any loss BY salts.
/, On recommendation Of the finance
committee the following transfers
were ordered 800 from court *
penses to elections; $500 from census
to elections; s400 interest and dis
count to stationery.
The Sheriff's report was as follows
in jail at last report, 20; admitted. AZ
discharged, 38; in jail at present "a
The physician reported twelve visits
during the month Two insane persons
have been there, one has been trans
ferred to Morris Plains, the other on
recommendation Of the COMMITTEES
was ordered taken to his home ID BUT
falo.
The aims house committee reported
three committed and three discharged
from that institution during the
month, leaving sixty-seven there On
February /. There were also sixty
seven in the children's home, the
4 figures for that institution being un-
changed during the month.
4 The road committee reported q set
element with Colfax & Steele on the:
Pequannoc township road, where tine.
flood washed out the highway befDTe
it had been accepted. The cost OF re
pairs was divided and the firm was or
dered paid s19O for their share instead
, of $3.50 claimed. They were also or
dered paid sl32.S7, the five per cent
withheld on this road.
Freeholder johnson reported that
the committee on county road costs
would present next month state
ment, showing the amount due from
each municipality where work was
done.
Director Becker stated that bill
had been introduced in the legislature
repeating the fox bounty law and the
board voted to request the Morris
county representatives to help pass
the bill. Freeholder Smith was the
only obiector. voting very apparent
.sno.''
! The Mendham bridge commIttee ~
ported the letting Of the new bridge
near the residence Of Walter p. Bliss
to James Menagh at 1896 per cubic
yard.
On motion Of Freeholder LOCKER thss
bond Of the American Surety Co. for
the two county bridge was ordered ~
turned when approved by the comuif~
tee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20
JOHN 5. GIBSON TO MEN.
ADDRESSED ths Men,s Meeting At

Addressed the Mems Meeting at r..
Nj. q. A. on sunday Afternoon.
A good sized audience attended the
mems meeting Of the YIN. G. A. on
Sunday to hear John S. Gibson speak
on The Good Citizen in Politics !"
The speaker was introduced BY /. r..
Pierson.
He said the title was somewhat Of a
misnomer, because politics has suff-
cred because the good citizen is not in
it. But three times in New Jersey at
least the power Of the good citizen
has been demonstrated within the
last thirty years
1t has been ascertained that only s
per cent. Of the voters attend the
primaries. SO that while the good citi-
zen is in the majority, the other fell
low triumphs. They are potent be-
cause they attend to business all the
time. Under the new primary law
the citizen has the opportunity to do
his full duty and express his prefer
ence for officers. He alluded in Illus
tration to Essex county, where the
gathering Of seven men last spring re-
suited in the overthrow of that most
powerful political machine backed by
the greatest aggregation Of corpora
tions in New Jersey.
To-day the people must resist the
aggression Of corporations. He said
he believed in vested rights and III the
value Of the wealthy man to the com
munity, but when wealth assumes
powers to itself that it does not right
fully possess then it must be fought.
The railroad rate bills introduced il
the Congress during the last two years
show that the President is right in
his determination to see justice done
to all, he said. He declared that the
rate bills were blocked by the Senate
made up in part of these elected to
serve the interests of certain corpora
tions, while others purchased their
places at auction.
The Legislature Of New Jersey is
considering a oil to allow the people
to express their preference for Sena-
tor, but bill has been introduced to
deceive the people by allowing each
county, on petition Of one hundred
citizens, to select candidates Every
county would have its favorite son,
and in the wide diversity those who
shrewdly manipulate the election oi
the Senators would find it easy to
land their man.
Reference was also made to taxation
Of corporations, Mr.. Gibson calling the
present law a sop. but more is de
manded, and should be secured. In
traction matters 1t cost $4,000 pei
mile for trolleys iii Massachusetts
but in New Jersey the lines are capi
talized at BIAS, 900 per mile. The peo
pies asset.of untold millions has gonl
| into the pockets Of some promoter
and then the corporation declines tt
pay its just share Of the public ex
! penses.
Popular government is the confer
ring of the greatest good upon th'
greatest number. 1t is not the gov
ernment Of the anarchist, of the pub
lie utility corporation, but of what
Theodore Roosevelt calls the "squar'
deal !,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20

'sOn the sixth day of January, in the
year 1777, there arrived in MorristOwn
one whose presence has from that hour
to this, rendered sacred the ground he
trod, and The very atmosphere he
breathed. 1t was none other than
Washington He came fresh from the
brilliantand decisive victories of Tren-
ton and Princeton.
For his headquarters he promptly
selected the Arnold tavern.
During his winters soiourn at this
famous tavern, Washington occupied
the Two rooms on the second floor,
over the bar-room (the bar-room was
at the northeast of the building, to the
right Of the main front entrance); the
front room being used as an Office, and
the one directly back of the Office as a
sleeping room"
From 6 Historic Morristown. New
Jersey; The Story of Its First Century. :
For sale at the local book stores, and
at 27 Washington street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20
personaI ENperIenee.

The following appeared in the
Daily Record Of Tuesday
" Alderman Day was kept very busy
yesterday we understand that he
personally notified everybody whose
sidewalk contained any lie or snow
that il must be removed,
Persons using the Western avenue
walks wish that Alderman nay had
made his visit to tho owner OF number
y several days earlier. ~