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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-16
Modern Woman
A Man Says When His Sex
Goes Shopping 1t Is Done
Quickly and We'll, While Wom-
an Takes All Day :: :: :: :: ::

A gentleman Of taste and discrimina-
ton as we'll as Of an observing mental
habit has been enlightening me on the
different ways in which men and wo-
men set about buying things. To begin,
he denies that women are par excel
lence the shopping sex. He also utters
this philosophical remark: Somehow
women make more work over their
work than the work itself really is"
Isn't that genuine gospel, now? Haven't
we noticed time and again the unneces-
sary fussing wherewith women wear
themselves out when they have any
thing to do? Here b another queer
thing about women" says the philoso-
pher. "If they have garment to buy
and find one that exactly suits them,
do they take it on the spot? No, they
don't. Instead, they leave it and go
all over the city to see if they can't
find the same thing so cents cheaper.
Now, a man would buy it at once. He
would know that two or three hours
Of time are worth more than a few
cents Of money, and he would take the
garment and go about his business and
rejoice to have got off so easily. Again,
suppose a woman has half a dozen
things to buy all in one morning. She
can get all Of them. Does she stay
there and shop till she gets them all,
thus saving much precious time, like
wise still more precious nerve force?
Not she. She wouldn't be woman If
she did that. Only mere man would
get all his goods at one place. The wo-
man would buy one article at one shop,
then go to the other end Of the city for
the next thing and somewhere else for
the next one, and so on and on till she
had spent nearly all day and much
car fare and worn herself to a fragile,
as women say when they have tired
themselves out needlessly. Now, I
wonder why they do it?' And II
couldn't tell any more than the gentle
man.
Is woman the weaker sex? Note
these two different dispatches from
San Francisco after the earthquake:
"Disconsolate fathers were cheered by
their wives and daughters, who ap-
peared to bear much more lightly than
the men the change in their positions
which the catastrophe had wrought
Women who had been thrust from
luxury into direst poverty present
ed cheerful MEN," Another dispatch,
abiding to the singers of the grand
opera company in San Francisco at the
time Of the disaster, says, ''The women
were cooler than the men. and most of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-16
An Unofficial
Saint
BY Granf CtOen
Copyright, 1906. by P. c. Eastment

The little parlor with its hairclOth
furniture. its gaudy rag carpet, its
stuffed birds and its impossible chro-
mos was a dismal place at best, but
now with the double row Of chairs still
ranged stiffiy about the sides of it and
the feeble light of an unshaded kero-
sene lamp emphasizing all its barren
uglness 1t seemed a veritable desert
Of a room.
Sarah Biddle sat primly erect on the
sofa. her black bordered handkerchief
crushed between her hands. She was
vaguely resentful Of this unwOnted
solitary dignity she was forced to
maintain. She wanted to be out in the
kitchen washing dishes. This sitting
still with folded hands like visitor in
ones own house was in nOwise pleas
ing to her, but she realized that to-
night at least it was expected OF her,
and Sarah was not one of those in
trepid souls who can throw conven-
tionality to the winds.
1t was all over The last mourning
relative-fortified by the ample post
funeral supper-had condOled with her,
wept with her and departed trainward.
The only sound to break the stiffness
was the clatter of dishwaShing at the
kitchen sink, where two sympathetic
neighbors piled their dish towels and
discussed the late sad function very
infinitely.
Sarah moved uneasily on the sofa.
No one could wash dishes to suit her;
she would have to do them all over
tomorrow before she put them away.
She ached to get at them now, not
only to have them done properly, but
to relieve the strain of this unwOnted
activity. This, however, was clearly
impossible according to the precedent
of the community. To have a mind for
household duties before the morrow
would SAVIOR of callousness.
She heard the gate latch click and
then the sound Of heavy footsteps COM
ing up the gravel walk. She leaned
forward, listening intently. ANY diver
sion would be welcome to her tense
nerves. Presently the front door
opened softly and was softly closed.
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The Tyrant.


The well intentioned man overheard
two women talking together in a tram
car, and he Immediately let down the
portals Of his ears, for the we'll inten.
toned man always goes about with q
lifelong hunger In his heart to busy
himself with the affairs Of other peo
pie.
Il tell you he is a perfect tyrant,
said woman No. 1.
Il have no doubt Of it." said the
other.
Il will listen to this poor woman's
tale" thought the well intentioned
man, "and perhaps 1 may be able to
assist the poor SOUL"
Yes, he is a regular tyrant and
despot. He has no mercy on me what
ever. He rules the whole house like a
car"
'Of course he Does" said woman
No. 2.
Il shall have to offer my services to
this poor, downtrodden woman
thought the we'll mentioned man.
Yes, he rides over the whole of us
roughshod. And sometimes, when he
gets on the rampage, he breaks every
thing he can lay his hands on"
Madam" said the well intentioned
man, who could stand it no longer
madam, my services are at your dis
posal. Let me go to your home and in
tercede with your tyrannical husband
He amt my husband at all, you
simpleton," snapped woman No. /
Hes my nine-months-old baby-bless
his precious little soulv'-Tit-B Bits.
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u the best men," he said stur,1ily,
but it made me mad that they dldn
tell the other side of it-that you are
one of the best women. Didn't you
give up everything for him? Where
have you been for the past ten years
Nowheres. What have you done all
that time except take care OF him
Nothin'. Amt you suffered an been
patient? Didn't you give up the man
you loved so you could spend all your
time takin' care Of your father! Sarah,
If 1 was goin' to name regular SAINT
on earth I'd name your
1t was a long speech for Seth Carl
ton to make He sat back In the chair,
rather surprised at his own statement
Of bis feelings. Sarah smiled feebly.
ut warn't so much as you make out, "
she protested.
He grunted. Didn't it mean nothin'
TO you that night, ten years back, when
you told me you could never marry me
so long as he lived?
The color spots frightened in her
cheeks.
Didn't it?" he persisted.
Eyes" she admitted slowly.
can hasn't it meant somethin' all
them ten years?"
She nodded her reply, for her eyes
brimmed with tears and there was q
lump in her throat.
talk about patience an sufferin' an
y, r. 10;
folks amt got eyes to see beyond their
noses. That's what made me pro-
voked."
He rose and stalked up and down the
room. At last he paused before her.
you've been a saintin' of it about
long enough" he said; you've done
your duty-more'n done tan I've
waited for you for ten most insanity
years. Now, next Saturday l want
YOU
Not so soon at that, Seth," she
begged.
Next Saturday." he said inexorably
"An' We'll 60 on to Washington an stay
q month, an to New York an to Phila-
delphy. Your saintin' days are over
It's time you had a chance to be just
a woman for awhile"
81 can't-not so soon," she protested
Ibid I say a word durin' them ten
years?" he asked.
She shook her head.
Hadn't that ought to count for some
thin'?"
ayes, suppose it had; but, Seth
He smiled almost grimly as he played
his trump card.
"I've bought the tickets" he said
gently.
Suddenly she began to weep without
restraint. He watched her in silence
Intuitively he knew that these were
not tears Of sorrow. After a time he
sat beside her on the sofa and awk
wardly stroked her hair.
"You amt goin' to know what care
or sorrow is if I can help It," he de
clared. Unconsciously he had raised
his voice.
"Hush-oh, hushw she whispered
They'll hear you out in the kitchen
Mis- Jones an Mis- Parsons are out
there washin' Dishes"
''Think I care If they do?" he said
defiantly. 81 amt mite ashamed OF
it. Are you?"
She lifted her eyes to his and smiled
1t was a wonderful smile. Somehow
the room seemed to lose much Of its
desolation, even as her face lost its
many traces Of years and patient suf
fering.
''I'll be ready Saturday." she said.
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them saved their Jewels"


Norway has recognized the right of
women to sit on jury. In that far
northern land a school has been start
ed to instruct girls in the care of
children and the duties of citizenship.
1t Is fact that more Norwegian wom-
en- than men voted for the separation
from Sweden.
Signorlna Secchi has been asked to
stand as candidate for the Italian
parliament and has consented. The
ground has been taken by Italian in
terpreters of constitutional law that
what Is not forbidden Is permitted,
therefore women may vote and hold
Office. The question is to be tested.
Meantime Signorlna Secchi's name has
been admitted to the voters lists, but
may be stricken out.
Lately notice the words 'hysteria"
and 'hystericar" are being applied to
men as often as to women. Delight
ed! Politicians who wish to call their
opponents the meanest name they can
think Of declare these opponents have
hysteria. Now maybe women will get
a rest awhile.
With all the degradation and enslave-
ment Of woman in China it is to q
woman that the whole Celestial en-
pire owes it's awakening and will owe
its power to take it's place among mod
ern nations. That woman Is Isl An,
dowager empress of China.
49,
Whenever you are tempted to say
that any woman, yourself or another,
is too old to learn anything, remember
that Susan B. Anthony became expert
in the use Of a typewriter after she
was eighty years old.
Don't allow yourself to get into hab-
its that annoy others. Don't be like
that woman treasury clerk In Wash
ington whose fool mortal mind" has
persuaded her that she can't bear the
least bit of air. With this silly belief.
she pegs up every window and door
and stuffs paper into every crevice
around her desk. Those obliged to be
In the room with her suffocate and Ian
guish in the foul, hot air, but this fe-
male crank has a pitched battle with
them every time they protest. 1t will
be interesting to know whether that
woman winds up in lunatic asylum
pr the consumptive ward Of a hospital
After all these centuries It was left
for American girls to revive for the
world the classic Interpretation of dane
ing. There is Miss st. Denis Of New
Jersey, who in her character of Radha,
wife Of Krishna, has evolved set Of
Hindoo symbol dances extraordinarily
impressive. Again, there is Mary
Gwendolin Allen of San Francisco,
who has captured Berlin by her artis-
tic dances. which she herself originat-
3D. ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.
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She was aware that some one had tip-
toed clumsily into the room. She look
ed up to find pair of good natured
eyes regarding her whimsically.
Good evenin', Seth" she said with
out rising. Won't you set DOWN.
Seth Carlton selected a straight
backed chair in the front row, jerked
1t forward and sat down awkwardly.
Il run over to see how you was get.
tin on" he explained.
"Oh, nicelyr' she replied. EVERY
body's been so good. An, Seth, I
want to thank you now"
What for?" he demanded brusouelv.
For all you done" said she, ''fxin'
up the hedge an lookin' after the
horses today an bein' one Of the bear
ers.' She paused moment. DOM
you think everything passed of
well?" she asked.
He nodded abstractedly. He appear
ed to be thinking deeply.
Sarah" he said at length. looking at
her with that penetration of gaze she
always found rather disconcerting
do you know 1 was sort of provoked
today"
''Provoked?" There were surprise
and wonder and disbelief in her voice.
Yes, provoked" he repeated fatty.
Her eyes questioned him, but she
waited silently for him to go on.
Il was listenin' to what lots of them
folks had to say to you today" he re-
sumed slowly. Il heard 'em talkin'
about his sufferin' an his patience. |
heard one of 'em say he was a regular
saint on earth
Wasn't he?" Her tone was very
calm, but there was a hint of chal.
lenge in it.
I'D be the last one to deny it," said
he, "but what made me provoked was
that them folks only looked at one side
OF it. There warn't none of 'em that
spoke of your sufferin' or your pa
tience"
She was silent Her hands were nerv
ously twisting and untwisting the
black bordered handkerchief. A spo
OF color came into either cheek.
Mind, know your fathe. was on,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-16
How He knew.

How He Knew.
You ought to study law"
why, man, can you have forgotten
that am member of the bar and
that tried case for you last year"
mo, 1 haven't. That's what I had
In mind. Chicago News.
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Another HOldup.

Another HOldup.
Hobo Hank-Say, mister, found de
dorg dat your wife is advertiser re-
ward Nv 50 fer.
Mr.. Enpeck-You did, Ell?
Hobo Hank-Yes, and If youse don't
gimme IS I'll take it back to her. See?
Columbus Dispatch.
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Harmonious System.

Harmonious System.
MY husband selects all my hats for
me-" she said.
"Oh, does he? He certainly has good
TASTE" observed the other woman.
But, after he selects the ones he
thinks should wear l exchange them
for the ones l want"-Judge.
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Encouraging.
mo, DOCTOR" the patient began, II
don't feel we'll at all, although I eat
and sleep very well and
"Oh," interrupted DR.. Quack conf
IDENTITY, 'I'll stop all that in short Or
der."-Bohemian Magazine.
The Washington times., 1906-03-07

and the Board. of District Commits
sioners, that need has not been
proven at all. The country roads do
not suffer any damage under the
present law save that reasonably to
De expected from the amount of
travel. The committee offers no
specifications, but its reference to
loaded brick wagons is suggestive:
and the thing it suggests is that as
reported about the Capitol, the pro-
posed legislation is a consequence of
recent wear upon the unfinished ap-
proaches to the new Highway bridge.
Other bridges have their app caches
(finished), have had them for years
and yet have not suIereu.
This is the whole case. No injury
to the roads and completed bridges of
the District from hauling under the
present conditions mas been estab-
lished. The proposed changes in
those conditions would have the ef-
feet of a heavy tax on every wagon
owner in the District And the dray-
men object-as everybody else would
object under such circumstances-to
the imposition of the tax until the
need for it is proven.
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CAN GIVE A VERY BROAD HINT

A Presbyterian clergyman of this CITY
with two popular daughters, has discov-
ered new way to end the visits of
their oeaux at a seemly hour-a pIan
which might appeal to lay families as
well.
For number OF years it has been a
custom of this good man to hold even
ing worship after supper. always con-
Guiding the prayers with a short dis
course. Things went very well until
the daughters began to receive the at
tentions Of young men and begged off or
stole away to make their evening toll
cts. Then the minister changed his de-
vosionaI hour to 10 In the evening.
This reform created an upheavaI. but
ths father insisted. and at the stroke
of 10 the visiting young men are left
two alternatives: Either to leave or
join with the family IN prayer, and it
has proved a severe test of their de-
votion for the daughters when those
not prayerfully inclined stick IL out,
sermon and all.-New York World.
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May Get His Pension.

Members OF the Senate and HOUSE
Committees on Pensions receive many
letters full of human interest In the
main they are appeals that Congress
enact some additional legislation % aid
the mothers. wives, and chiidrtn OF
worthy soldiers IN securing additional
compensation in the form Of a pension
from Uncle Sam.
From the Sunny South the interesting
pleas come. One from Little Rock,
Ark, was submitted with a pension
claim recently that was the cause OF
much comment at a committee hearing.
In part IL follows:
vary well understand that the hold
thing IS a concocted trick to beat me
out or my back pay, the peOpel of Ar
kansaw has quit running after Wagons
to git 10 see the large hind wheels run
over the small frunt ones We can COM
prehen littel you bet, so now ] will
tell you now IL is / have got one nickel,
1 viii spend two cents OF il to CAREY
this to you. that the last cts I am ever
going 10 put out on that game. l have
uun every thing you have called fore
and mOre-nOw you do if you want to-
II not say so. l am quit
There is some children here there
Father were q Soldier and he Is dead
and they think they are intiteI to some
thing. l have recommended you /
haven't ever new OF you collection any
claim, but / be darne If you dident git
myNon disallowed through the penchun
commishun so scend blanks you want
ed me to scend you some stamps You
do with out until I scend them, then
count how long you have don without.
l wish you well ] wish you better II
you git my nension. scend me a letter"
The applicants claim was ordered faY-
orabIy reported.
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Representative Ernest. f. Acheson o
Pennsylvania looks as if joking was as
foreign to his nature as a passion for
strong drink, but at Senator Penrose- 5
dinner to the Pennsylvania delegation
The other night he got of a good one on
gentor Knox
He said that some time ago an old
resident OF Brownsville told him that
one day along In .he sixties small boy
named Knox came to his house. and,
pointing TO the garden. suggested that
his potato patch was ripe for the har-
vest and asked If he could have the job
of digging 'em. The boy was told 10 go
ahead, and he started in with an energy
way beyond his size and years
Before night he had the job completed
and reported 10 the householder Tor his
pay. The latter gave the boy a dollar,
much to his surprise He stared at the
bill with bulging eyes and then exclaim-
ed: Where did he get all that money!
Thus we see.' concluded Mr.. Ache
son, that even at that early age the
future Senator Knox had already begun
to be suspicious Of great aggregations of
capital"
The Washington times., 1906-03-07
Mr.. Lacey on the Tariff.

The Hon. John F. Lacey, who rep
resents In the House a big Western
district in every country of which
there are immense coal fields produc-
ing millions of tons, and in the en-
tire extent Of which there is not
enough manufacturing industry 10
secure recognition in a good thriy-
ing New England village, yesterday
made standpat tariff speech in the
House. The speech is supposed to
have been made for home consump-
tion-home consumption In Iowa,
headquarters of the original Republi-
can tariff reform movement. It GER
tainly suggests that Mr.. Lacey is a
man OF courage and of conviction,
though there may be doubt whether
as to the tariff question the ossified
type of convictions which he enter
tains is likely to contribute to his
reputation for political wisdom or
business sagacity.
Mr.. Lacey returns to the cheerful
old argument that we don't need
foreign markets; that the home
market is the one to be looked after.
That was quite an argument twenty
years ago; today, with the chancel-
leries of the world forming their
policies with reference to securing
the largest possible share of world
trade, with world-trade becoming a
larger and larger consideration in all
commercial calculations. 1t takes
positive courage-or, perhaps, obvi-
Gus blindness-to stand up and de-
clare, on behalf Of a meat-producing
Iowa constituency, against any con-
cession to preserve our trade with
Germany.
Mr.. Lacey urges that our trade with
Britain is more important than with
Germany. and should not be sacri-
feed in any effort to placate Germany.
The argument would have some force
If anybody proposed to injure the
uade with Britain in order to foster
that with Germany; but nobody does.
In the next place, IL foreign trade
doesn't pay and isn't worth seeking.
where on earth does England, which
lives on foreign trade, get the money
with which to buy SO much of our
products that she becomes, as Mr..
Lacey admits. our best customer?
II Mr.. Lacey sends his speech out
as a campaign document, it's dollars
to the holes in the doughnuts that
ne doesn't include in It the Interrupt
lions and responses that were made
to him by Messrs. Williams. Clark.
Weisse, Powers, and Gardner. Per-
haps, however, that part of a very
record will be sent ont
by the Democrats.
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Where's Washington?

Our genial and highly energetic
old friend, George II. Daniels. the
man who made the New York Cen
tral lines popular, seems to have no
bounds to his ambition to induce
people TO travel No pent-up Utica
contracts his powers, either. for he
encourages the habit of railroading
all over the land. He is just now
engaged in promoting a movement
which he calls See America First, /"
a very praiseworthy and patriotic
sort of crusade. Americans money
for Americans" should be its MOTTO.
Brother Daniels has, of course,
produced literature on the subject.
We love to fancy him with a corn
cob pipe in his mouth and a stub
pen in his hand grinding out good
things for folks TO read. Such as this.
for example,:
a The movement which has for its
RatChWOTG-.See Europe if YOU must
but see America fiTst"-Win have the
hearty support of millions OF Ameri-
cans.
Many of our people have no idea OF
the natural beauty and grandeur of the
scenery of their own country.
What comfort il would be If they
were able 70 explain 10 their European
friends the wonderful beauty of a few
of our finest American scenes.
Suppose every American traveller
abroad could satisfactorily describe the
beauties of the Hudson river, the Mo-
hawk valley, the Adirondack mountains.
Niagara Falls. the Thousand Islands OF
the ST. Lawrence, Chicago, New York,
Montreal, Quebec, Denver. New Or
leans.
We stop quoting right there, for
there is the name of the last city
mentioned in the appeal and Wash
ington is nowhere to be found, a most
astounding omission on the part of
a man who wants Americans to see
America first.
Washington is, without question or
quibble, the most interesting city in
America The Boston Journal thinks
Boston is; but we know Washington
is. He who sees not the Capital
misses an inspiration and a charm
he can get nowhere else. New York
may jibe, Philadelphia smile and
Baltimore envy. but facts are facts,
and we cannot imagine how Brother
Daniels could have overlooked them,
save that his railroad system does
not control any of the lines to our
pleasant town. II must be that he
knew that no one who travelled
would fail TO visit Washington any
way, and that ell advice to come here
was language thrown away. On that
ground alone will we forgive him
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Congressman Smith Startled.

Representative Smith OF Maryland is
the subject of a good story these days
When he hears It he merely smiles and
looks wise. Mr., Smith, the little mar
rative says. was standing a few days
ago In front Of the White House talking
to two Secret Service men. when a boy
came dashing out of the Executive
Mansion.
who's that??'' aueried the Congress
man.
That's Archibald Roosevelt" ne was
informed
A moment later another youngster ap-
DeaTed through the same door. and Mr..
Smith repeated his question.
That's Kermit said one OF the
guards
just then a third boy came swirling
along on roller skates.
81 guess that's another one of the
Roosevelts.' suggested the man from
Maryland.
Yes" was the answer: that's Quen-
tin
by gumr' commented Mr. Smith.
they've all got names Ike sleeping
cars I feel Just as If 1 were standing
on the station platform at RidgeIy
watching the limited shoot by"