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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
SMALL BOYS TAKE LONG RIDE
PendIeton Youths Steal Two Horses
and Journey to Weston All
Alone.

To take a couple of Indian ponies
from nitching rack and ride them
from here to Weston is a very siren
uous stunt for two little boys of 10
and years of age, but it was done
here Saturday afternoon says the East
Oregonian.
Willis Cain, son of Mrs. Mabel
Warner of the State hotel, and young
Willie Mittin, were the two youthful
adventures, and their exploit has
aroused much comment, though it also
caused lots of anxiety to their parents
until the lads were finally located.
The little Mittin boys father is a
travelling man and they have been
living at Mrs. Sharringnousen's board
ing house on South Main street. Dur
ing the daytime the little fellow has
had as a playmate young Willis Cain,
who lives with his parents in the
State hotel. Late Saturday afternoon
the two boys were missed, and a
search around town failed to locate
them. AS a result the parents of the
two youngsters were distracted with
grief and they feared all kinds OF
things had happened to their off,
springs.
1t was learned Saturday evening
that the boys had been seen upon the
reservation, having ridden out there
upon a wheat wagon. Upon learn
ing this Mr.. Mittin and Mrs. Warner
drove out to the reservation and
made every effort possible to find the
boys. but without success. All night
Saturday the search was kept up, and
until noon yesterday.
In the meantime the sheriff, chief
of police and others had been notified
Of the strange disappearance Of the
boys, for it was feared they mad been
kidnapped.
Shortly after noon Yesterday it was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Northwestern Now at Lander

A special to the Cheyenne Tribune
from Lander, Wyo., dated October ID
footing of whistles and the wild cheer
ing of every man, woman and child
in this town, together with hundreds
of visitors from the neighborine
ranches who have come in to witness
this Tong looked for event, the rails OF
the Northwestern railroad were laid
into Lander and the first train Of cars
ever seen here finally arrived. The
arrival of the railroad was the signal
for a great celebration which began
today and will continue over touor-
row.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Brains.

All over the civilized world there is
a strong demand for brains that are a
little above the average in quantity
for purposes Of dissection. Scientists
have for the most part nothing better
to dissect than the brains of paupers
and lunatics. These, however, leave
much to be desired, and it is to the in
terest of the human family that the
brains of cultured and learned people
should be placed at their disposal. A
certain number of such brains are
forthcoming. In the great majority of
cases they are be9ueathed by their re-
spective Owners-New York Tribune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
BRIEFS OF THE NORTHWEST.

John Anderson of Seattle hanged
Electric Logging company's camp near
Tacoma a few days ago.
Ben Hauxhurst, an old time pilot of
Tilamook, Ore, walked off the deck
of a gasoline fishing boat at Tillamook
Thursday night and his body was
found next morning in the water.
Albert Robinson, of Portland, Ore,
shot his brother, Edgar, while the two
were on a hunting trip. He mistook
his brother for deer in the thicket
and fired, inflicting a fatal wound.
The tug Little Giant, with a crew
of four men, which left Tacoma last
Sunday, a week ago, for Port Town
send, has not been heard from since
bottom.
County Clerk Day Of Yakima county
has rendered his resignation to the
board Of county commissioners ana
mas gone to Lillian, where he will act
as clerk of the operated portion of
the Sunnyside canal.
Major Edwards, agent for the UNA
tilla Indians, was fined in the court
at North Yakima Saturday for threat
ening to handcuff a Yakima officer.
The court fixed the penalty at $40 and
costs, amounting in all to $126.90.
While blasting rocks Paul Patask,
section foreman of the Canadian Pa
cific at Farran, B. c., was struck by a
blast and one leg was nearly torn from
his body. He was taken TO Grand
Forks and the leg was amputated.
Karl J. Hytanen, at Wallace, Idaho,
Saturday night, cut the throat of Mat
Abrahamson in a saloon row. The
gasn was about four inches long and
but for the prompt service Of physi-
clan he would undoubtedly have bled
to death. Hytanen was arrested.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Sirius and the Sun.

A new estimate of the comparative
amount of light received on the earth
from the sun and from the brightest
(apparent fixed star in the heavens.
Sirius, has been made by Mr.. Ceraski
Of the Astronomical observatory of
Moscow. The sun, according to his
estimate, sends us about 17,OOO,OOO,OOO
times as much light as Sirius does.
But this of course is matter govern
ed by relative distance, so that II the
earth were halfway between Sirius
and the sun Sirius would appear be-
tween sixteen and seventeen times as
bright as the sun.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
IDAHO coNvIcTs ARE
ON THE INCREASE

The monthly report of Warden
Whitney of the penitentiary of Idaho,
at Boise shows an increase of inmates
of five during the month. At the be-
inmates. During the month ten were
received and five were discharged, leav-
ing 223 on September 80. Four of the
five discharged had completed their
time. The fifth was Steve Adams,
released on a writ Of labeas corpus.
OF the ten new prisoners five are from
Bannock and three from Cassia coun-
fu
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
THE REAL COLONEL SELLERS


Optimistic James Hampton, a. Mark
Twain Knew Him.
In the opening chapter Of his Auto
biography" printed in the first fort
nightly number of the North American
Review, Mark Twain tells thus Of the
original Colonel Sellers:
Many persons regarded Colonel Sell
lers as a fiction, an invention, an ex-
travagant impossibility, and did me
the honor to call him a creation" but
they were mistaken. 1 merely put him
on paper as he was. He was not per-
son who could be exaggerated. The in
cidents which looked most extrava-
CANT, both in the book and on the
stage, were not inventions of mine, but
were facts of his life, and was pres
ent when they were developed.
John T. Raymond's audiences used
to come near to dying with laughter
over the turnip eating scene; but, ex-
travagant as the scene was, it was
faithful to the facts in all it's absurd
details. The thing happened in Lamp
toms own house. and was present. In
fact, l was myself the guest who ate
the turnips. In the hands Of great
actor that piteous scene would have
dimmed any manly spectators eyes
with tears and racked his ribs apart
with laughter at the same time. But
Raymond was great in humorous por-
trayal only. In that he was superb, he
was wonderful-in a word, great. In
all things else he was q pygmy Of the
pygmies.
The real Colonel Sellers as I knew
him in James Hampton was pathetic
and beautiful spirit, manly man, a
straight and honorable man, a man
with big, foolish, unselfish heart in
his bosom, a man born to be loved. and
he was loved by all his friends and by
his family worshiped. 1t is the right
word. 10 them he was but little less
than god. The real Colonel Sellers
was never on the stage. Only half of
him was there. Raymond could not
play the other half of him. 1t was
above his level. There was only one
man who could have played the whole
Of Colonel Sellers, and that was Frank
Mayo.
James hampton floated all his days
in a tinted mist of magnificent dreams
and died at last without seeing one of
them realized. I saw him last In 1884,
when it had been twenty-six years
since ate the basin Of raw turnips
and washed them down with a bucket
of water in his house. He was become
old and white headed, but he entered
to me in the same old breezy way of
his earlier life. and he was all there
yet-not detail wanting. The happy
light in his eye, the Astounding hope in
his heart, the persuasive tongue, the
miracle breeding imaginatiOn-they
were all there, and before l could turn
around he was polishing up his Alad-
din's lamp and flashing the secret
riches of the world before me.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
|MvENTS CHEAP PAVEMENT
Spokane Man Solves Ve1ng Road
Problem.
IS NOW TRYING SAMPLES OF ROAD
THE NEW PROCESS Is KNOWN
AS THE LILIENTHAL
METHOD.
lis NOW TRYING SAMPLES OF ROAD

SPOKANE, Oct 17-Contractor H.
L. Lilienthal of this city Is the in
ventor of a new system Of laying
pavements Of asphaltum, sand and OIL
Mr.. Lilienthal is now engaged in put
ting down this pavement on the coun-
ty road leading from the city limits
at North Monroe street to Jay p.
Graves ranch on the Little Spokane
and it is such a decided success that
Mr.. Lilienthal rates it as the coming
pavement for speedways and all resi-
Dental sections in cities.
Mr.. Lilienthal, several months ago,
was directed by Jay P. Graves and
the commissioners Of Spokane county
to regrade and rebuild the county road
leading northerly from this city to the
Little Spokane, under a contract which
provided that Mr.. Graves should pay
two thirds of the expense of the work
and the county obligated itself to pay
the remaining one third Of the cost.
Old Process Wouldn't Work.
It was provided that the surface of
the regarded thoroughfares should be
treated by what is commonly known
as the "oil process" after the manner
adopted in California, where country
roads and park drives are finished by
sprinkling crude petroleum over the
surface.
Contractor Lilienthal entered upon
the performance of mis- contract and
regarded the road. When he came to
applying the oil process, great diff
culties were encountered and the con-
tractor lost heart. 1t was found that
the oil would not make a smooth sur
face. Worse than this, it would not
lay the dust or prevent wagons passing
over the road from cutting through
the coating of the surface which was
saturated by the oil.
At this stage Of the work Mr.. Lii
ienthal put on his thinking cap. He
discovered a process whereby he was
enabled to make a veritable pavemen,
from the oil and gravel or cleancut sand
containing no loan or alkali soil. In
order to put this pavement down
where cuts were made through alkali
soil Mr.. Lilienthal first sprinkled the
roadway with water and then applied
several coatings Of oil, following each
application of Oil by a coating Of gravel
or sand.
"Three Miles Of Rubber"
The result is that for three miles
beginning at "Waukiki," the country
place of Jay p Graves, Mr.. Lilientha
has built a pavement which is like g
| rubber mat. It is stated there 1.
never any dust on the new pavement
and a wagon passes over it makes
practically no noise. Heavy loads have
been hauled over the roadway and de-
not cut into the pavement.
The new system of putting down the
pavement has been denominated the
| "Lilienthal process" and bids fair tt
revolutionize the present methods OF
building roads.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
WASHINGTON, OREGON And THE NORTHWEST
promise the Mead tansell faction
with~the reform wing Of the party mas
failed.
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

While they were engaged in a vi
cious fight to the death, two fine bull
elks were shot down and killed by Al
Roberts, of American ridge, and DR.
Mosier, dentist, at Kendrick, who re-
turned to Moscow, Idaho, Friday, at
ter a three weeks hunting trip sc
miles east OF Pierce City. Messrs
Roberts and Mosier brought in the
heads and about 200 pounds of fresh
meat.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Croquet.

CroQuet stands as high in favor to-
day as it did when Leech immortal
lied the game in the Punches Of the
sixties and seventies Of the last CEN
fury. CroQuet is played in London and
the country, at Ranelagh and at Hur-
bingham. Several men and women in
smart society have become experts,
and much high betting takes place
when a match is in progress.-London
NJ. A. p.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17

Thirteen carloads Of range horses
were shipped from Pendleton. Oregon,
by M r. Cowell, and were taken from
the range in Crook county. The ship
meht was consigned to Shelby juno
ton, Montana, but the horses are de-
signed for the Alberta market.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Historic Pieces Being Mounted by
State Printer.
BELoMe TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY
CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF OLD
COPIES OF ORIGINAL MAPS
OF AMERICA.

OLYMPIA, Oct. 17.-Thirty valuable
maps and charts belonging to the uni
in the Office of State Printer Gorham.
The work is made necessary to save
the maps, which break at the old
creases through handling. The old
charts are Of considerable value They
are principally copies Of the original
maps and charts Showing part Of the
continent Of North America with the
tracks of His Majesty's Ship Discov-
cry and the armed Tender Chetham,"
on the voyage of Vancouver in the
North Pacific. The originals were the
maps drawn by Vancouver himself af-
ter mis- expedition.
Map by Capt. Cook.
One map, which bears the date 1878,
shows the North Pacific ocean as
charted by Capt. Cook.
One of the maps, bearing date Of
1863, sets out the Pacific coast line
and Vancouver's route from SO deg.
80 min. north latitude down to So deg.
So min. north latitude. Another map,
dated 1898 and describing the discov-
cries of Vancouver calls the country
New Albion. Another of the same date
gives a map of New Georgia. A line
in the ocean describes the route sailed
In one place Vancouver went back and
forth zig-zag fashion, several times,
and it is possible that his good snip
Discovery was in a storm lasting sew
eral days.
Frenchman Prepared Oldest.
The map of oldest date was made by
a Frenchman, Guillaume Delisle. It is
dated 1922. 1t is a map of North and
South America Louisiana" was a
very large territory in those days. The
Pacific ocean is called LIE Grand Mer
de Sud and the Atlantic LIE Grand Mer
de NOrd. One was known as the
South sea and the other as the North.
Another map of this same Delisle
made for the king Of France SHOWS the
lack of knowledge Of the Pacific
coast north Of the region Of the CO.
lumbia river. From point about
where the Columbia is, the coast line
veers across to Hudson bay.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
A Runaway House.

A runaway house is certainly a
novelty, but record performance by
one is reported from Butte. Mont 1t
mas moved on rollers. broke away, ran
distance of three blocks and killed
four horses, as well as tearing down
telegraph poles and wires and wreck
ing vehicles. A house that has not
been trained to stand quietly is danger
Gus to have around.-Baltimore News.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Reclamation Camp Burned.

The camp of the reclamation engi-
neers engaged on the Tieton canal in
the Cowicnee valley, near North Yak
ina, was entirely destroyed by fire
Saturday during the absence of all the
struments, as well as the entire camp
ing outfit, were destroyed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
EIoper. Caught.

Maryland Brock of lone, and Miss
Ruth Andrews, Of Heppner, who eloped
from their homes about three weeks
ago, were arrested at Milton. Oregon
Friday upon instructions received from
the officers Of Morrow county. Brock
is about Fl years Of age, while the
girl is scarcely Is. When arrested
Brock said he intended to marry the
girl.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17

learned by phone from Weston that
the boys had arrived at the home o,
the Cain boys uncle near that place
They had reached the place late
Saturday night upon the hurricane
decks of two Indian cayuses. Where
the boys got the horses Is not known.
but it is presumed they ran across
them some place near town and pro.
ceeded to take possession.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Rock Struck a Passenger.

An unknown man, a passenger on
the Washington, Idaho & Montana
railroad, was struck on the side Of the
head by a rock thrown through the
car window as the train was entering
Palouse Sunday. The rock was thrown
from high embankment, but by whom
is not yet learned. The stranger had
his wounds dressed and left town with
the road are making a strong effort to
find the miscreant who hurled the
rock
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Piles Cured in s to IL Days.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to
IA days or money refunded. SOC.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
New Hot Drinks,

You can get them at Lutcher Bros.
Oyster cocktails, Sodas, Chocolate, Hot
Lemonade, Beef Tea, oyster Cocktails,
Hot Vigoral. All refreshing drinks for
this season Of the year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17
Good investments

Wouldn't you consider your spare
funds well invested,
SAFETY
considered, if they were earning 3 per
cent interest, and both principal and
interest could be collected any day
without notice.
DEMAND CERTIFICATES OF DE-
POST are issued by this bank under
the above conditions and the money
deposited Is secured by our capital OF
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS, and the careful, conservative
MANAGEMENT of our officers, whose
successful business experience extends
over a period Of
EIGHTEEN YEARS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-17

Try a Statesman want Ad." One
cent a word, first insertion; half cent
word subsequent insertions.
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ROYAL eAxlMo POWDER co.. NEW YORK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-30
Rockville and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
MI nrtnhar

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, October p, 1906.
The annual rummage sale of the Burden
Bearer Circle of Kings Daughters of this
vicinity was held Friday and Saturday. It
was under the charge of Mrs. Charles
Albert, Mrs. Charles Hickerson and Mrs.
James F. Allen. The articles sold were
donated by the citizens of Rockville and
vicinity and a nice sum was realized, which
will be used to alleviate the suffering
among the poor of the community the
coming winter.
Howard Downs. charged with an assault
with intent to kill upon Alexander Broome,
a resident of Jamestown district this
county, was given hearing before Justice
of the Peace Hall. In default of bail In
the sum of $3.50 he was committed to jail
TO await the action of the November grand
jury.
died in Washington Friday night, was held
this morning at st. Johns Catholic Church,
Forest Glen. Rev. Charles o. Rosensteel.
pastor of the church, ofiiciated.
Otho Dorsey. colored, was before Justice
of the Peace Brewer here today to answer
a charge of disturbing the peace and quiet
of Rockville. He was fined So and costs.
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Dwelling Destroyed by Fire.
,ciaI Correspondence of The Star.

BOYDS, Nd, October 20, 1906.
Fire broke out this morning about z
o'clock in the upper story of the frame
residence of Mr.. A. Brooks Arnold. q
farmer Of Cedar Grove. Montgomery coun-
ty, and before anything could be done the
fire, which was supposed to have caught
from defective fiue. had gained such head
way that 1t was impossible to save thing
but kitchen stove. Even the clothing, ex-
cept that worn by the unfortunate family,
was burned. The loss Is estimated at about
u 500, with partial insurance.
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EMERSON

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LATEST DESIGNS IN LADIES' WEAR. FIT
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.
LEGAL NOTICES.

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trict Of Columbia; holding a Special Term as a
Of Columbia.-In the matter Of the payment OF
in sas d .sg
authorize. S By the act Of Sons5ess approved Feb
s da c the The samors aS e
Railroad Company Ia the District Of oolumbia-
having Been
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Virginia ets between and
streets; eth street Sc. between Virginia avenue
and eth streets. Vn. avenue Sc es
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streets. All owners Of real property damaged BY
petition with us, In this cause, signed and
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1906 The aforesaid act Of Congress approved June
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Of The Of Ts noce has That es
from the Probate Court Of the District of Columbia
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igan. deceased. All persons having claims against
same with the vouchers thereof, legally authenti-
Gated. to the subscriber, before the goth day
be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given
under ny hand this 22a day az, Of October 1900
wills for The Distrst Of Columbia. cieTk e the
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against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
thenticated. to the subscriber. on or before the
10Th day, Of October A. 2: 1907; otherwise they
estate. Given under my hand this 18th day Of
Loan and Trust bldg. JACOB n. LICHLITER, Ale
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Clerk Of the Probate Court. H. B. MOULToN
AND ]. H. LICHLITER, Attorneys oc16-1aw3t
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subscriber, of the District Of Columbia, has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court of the District Of
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Of Adam Stenhouse, late of the District of Column
bia, deceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
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Gated, to the subscriber, before the 18th day
of October. A. D. 1907; otherwise they may by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given
under my hand this > 18th day Of October, 1905
Attest: JAMES TANNER, Register of Wills for
the District OF Columbia Clerk of the Probate
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