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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
A TOpSy TurVy PARTY.

A topsy turvy party is good fun at
Christmas. Everything is done at this
party 1.-The other way around" For in
stance, very small Christmas tree is
fastened to the ceiling upside down
On the floor a number Of packages
should be laid. In the packages you
must be sure to have the topsy turvy
scheme. In all those intended for the
girls you should put only such things
as boys like or use, and the older the
guest the simpler should the toys be.
The next thing in this topsy turvy par
ty after the distribution of the pack
ages is to have some one enter the
room dressed as Santa Claus with an
empty basket on his back or in his
hand, but instead Of giving each person
q present he must demand one from
each person. Later on in the evening
the guests play game of forfeits,
when they have a chance of getting
back their gifts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
A Floating Motor villa.

According to LIE Figaro Of Paris, the
Marquis de Dion's floating villa will
De thirty feet broad and hundred feet
long, Of very shallow draft and driven
oy motor power at about six knots an
nour There will be a salon, a dining
room and several bedrooms. The mar
quis hopes to have the villa, which Is
what would be called ''house boat" ia
America. so low, above and below the
water line, that he can bring it up
me Seine to Paris and depart in ii
"nen his days business Is over. Next
summer he will "coast" the Mediter-
ranean shores in the vicinity of Monte
Carlo The motor villa will also have
place on board for an automobile,
On which the guests may make excur.
s'ons INTO the surrounding country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
Strange Tale Told By P. S. Tree
Of Omaha
DID He MURDER THE C0LFAx man I
Medical Fraternity is Taking Grea,
Interest In His Peculiar Story
and Case.

Orville Hayden was murdered and
robbed near Colfax, Washington, seven
years ago. His murderer was never
captured, says a dispatch from Oma-
ha. There appeared at the police sta
ton in this city last Friday morning.
P. S. Free, a wanderer and creature of
chance, whose strange story unfolded
to the authorities Is puzzling the med
ical fraternity who are taking an in
terest in the peculiar tale and condi-
ton of Free. Free says that at the
time of Hayden's death he was work.
ing in the neighbornood, was suspect
ed of the crime, arrested, proven in
nocent and released. Since his release,
more than six years ago. he has ira
versed many states of the union from
British Columbia on the north to Tex
as on the south. Two weeks ago he
was working in the harvest fields of
South Dakota. He was awakened one
night, he says, by whispers in his ear.
why don't you confess" they kept
repeating. You know you are the
man who murdered Orville Hayden.
You shall never rest till you confess"
He tried to shake off this awful
presence, but it stuck to MIN all the
next day. The men with whom he
worked began to cast suspicious CLAN
ces toward him and the whispers
would sometimes give way to screams
which came from above or behind him,
calling upon him to confess" He
could never tell the source from which
they came.
Free left the job and came to Oma-
ha, where he took a room in a lodg-
ing-house. Always the accusing, fear
full presence was with him. He could
sleep only at rare intervals of a few
hours, which were tortured by weird,
horrible dreams. He left the room and
walked the street to get away from
the whispers. The people in the
crowds turned their heads to stare at
him, street cars would pass and the
passengers shouted to him to confess
so he imagined.
For three nights he was unable to
sleep at all, and finally came to the
police station early Friday morning
where ne told his strange story. He
asked to be locked up Great beads
of perspiration stood out On his fore
head as he told his story, and it was
plainly evident that the man was not
drunk. He related his tale calmly, and
as sane, rational man would
Free constantly. tirelessly PAGES the
cell in which he is at present located,
smoking cigarettes, one after the
other, with a look of agony upon his
face and protesting over and over
again that he is innocent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
ISTHMIAN FISH PROBLEM.


Ind1ana scientists want Money For
Biological Survey of Canal Zone.
According to Indiana scientists, there
will be remarkable reunion Of long
separated relatives of various fish
tribes when the Panama canal is COM
pleted, says a Washington special to
the New York Globe. They are anx-
iOuS to know all about it, and they are
going to urge congress to make an ap-
preparation for a biological survey Of
the canal zone, about which they have
some entertaining theories.
The Indiana Academy Of Science is
back of the movement. 1t appears sci
entifc studies have shown that tens of
thousands Of years ago there was wa
ter connection across the present 18TH
mus of Panama. This Is known, be-
cause the small fish that swim about in
the Pacific near the isthmus are de-
rived from those on the Atlantic side
But many centuries ago the water con-
nectiOn was cut off, and since then the
fish have differentiated and have de-
velOped independent methods of living.
When the canal is finished it is eX-
pected the fish on the Pacific side will
rush to meet their cousins of the mil
lionth degree over ON the Atlantic side
and that then will come to pass all
sorts of rapid evolution.
Senators Hemenway and Beveridge
and the Hoosier members Of the house
VIII be expected to urge an appropria-
ton for the survey.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
PACIFIC COAST WONDERS.
How 100000 is Being Spent in a
Campaign of Enlightenment.

The spending of 100000 is an inter-
esting event, no matter who spends il
or for what aims, but when it is de-
voted in an almost philanthrOpic way
to the enlightenment of those VINO seek
better health, or new pleasure, or per-
feet rest, it is indeed worthy of re-
mark.
The Sunset Magazine, that marvel
Gus reflex of western life, published in
San Francisco, recently contracted
with N. w. Aver & Son. the great ad-
vertising house, of Philadelphia, to
spend 100000 in telling the people of
the wonders of that scenic country ex-
tending from Los Angeles, California,
to Portland, oregon. now so easily ac-
cessible via the COAST LINE and
SHASTA ROUTE of the Southern Pa
cific Company.
To convey this message in such a
graphic manner that everyone every
where would have a true mind picture
of the amazing things to be found in
this land of perennial sunshine, re-
quired all the resources even of N. w.
Aver & Son, a veritable army of pno-
tograpners, artists an writer's, work.
ing hand in hand in preparing pages
upon pages of interesting material for
the great magazines and periodicals.
When it was found that even this great
space was too limited to tell a 1.-THE of
the story, a beautiful book was pub
lisned for free distribution, contain
ing rare color prints, fine engravings
and most vivid pen pictures. the
Road of Thousand Wonders is the
title of this book and it is indeed we'll
worthy of the name, for on it's pages
are depicted all the veritable wonders
of California and Oregon. including the
home of Ramona" the heroine of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
WILD WITH
ITCHING HUM0R
Eruption Broke Out in Spots Al!
Over Body-Caused a Continual
Itching for Two Years Doctors
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
CHRISTMASAT SANDRlNGHAM
How the Royal Family of Great Brit
ain Celebrates

How the Royal Family of Great Brit
ain Celebrates.
The royal family of Great Britain
keeps up Christmas at Sandringham in
right royal and old fashioned way.
Tasteful decorations with holly and
mistletoe abound everywhere. Every
one comes down to the dining room,
where breakfast is taken en- famille.
Every one has presents for some one
else. All the servants and tenants are
remembered, so that there are many
happy hearts on Christmas morning.
Substantial joints, geese and turkeys,
with other good things, have delight
full way Of turning up at the very
houses where they are most wanted.
After breakfast the royal family and
guests and the ladies and gentlemen of
the household go on a tour of inspec-
ton to view the decorations, and then,
provided the weather Is fine, they
walk to church, which, of course, has
been tastefully adorned in appropriate
and approved Christmas fashion. On
SAAS ShSAJ Va SAC Mug anu 4uCCA lAC
congregation rises - that is the only
formality observed. The kings domes-
tic chaplain takes the service-a bright
choral service, with Christmas hymns
and an anthem.
Then comes luncheon-which is the
children's dinner - attended by the
king and queen and other members of
the family. The Christmas pudding is
brought in, blazing up merrily, to the
intense delight Of the little princes and
princesses.
The late afternoon Is the most excit-
Ing time for the juniors. The doors of
certain room have been kept rigor-
ously fastened since the previous even
ing, her majesty and other members
Of her family having duly dressed a
large Christmas tree therein. The door
is opened, and the whole party troops
greatest delight at the Christmas tree
ablaze with lights and weighed down
with presents. Afterward all sorts of
games are entered into with a hearth
ness and zest that must surely appeal
to every one.
Dinner comes along at S:45, to which
all guests staying in the house and
many Of the household are invited by
the king. The king and queen and
guests assemble in the drawing room
first, and then procession is formed,
led, Of course, by their majesties, who
are followed in order of precedence by
the others. The tables are laid in the
grand salon. The guests are seated at
small oval tables, the king and queen
sitting opposite each other at one, and
are waited on by special footmen
Bears head, baron of beef and plum
pudding are the staple dishes of the
royal Christmas dinner.
After dinner there may be a dance or
command performance in the state
ballroom, the walls of which are deco
rated by gorgeous Indian trophies pre-
scented to his majesty when he visited
that country.-Pictorial Magazine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
PROGRESS AT PANAMA.
Details of Sanitary and Rehabilita-
ton Work.

Details of Sanitary and Rehabil1ta-
ton Work.
Henry Harrison Lewis. writing in
Harper's Weekly Of the work of i'm
provement at Panama and what has
been done in digging the canal, says:
Along the line Of the canal and espe-
cially at Corozal, fine hotels or bar
racks two, three and four stories in
height, with wide piazzas, have been
erected, as we'll as a number of smaller
cottages. They are occupied by the
American employees. The piazzas are
screened, the windows are screened in
side, and the men sleep under nettings.
Clean iron beds have been put in, and
the men are comfortable. Some 1000
Of the houses built by the French have
been thoroughly repaired, cleaned,
painted and screened and are now fit to
be used by the employees Of all classes.
At Panama Governor Magoon has
succeeded in building large reservoir
twelve miles from the city. The water
is brought through filter into the city,
so that today Panama has a complete
first class water system, with fire plugs
at every corner, and force of water
capable Of throwing a stream many
feet higher than the tallest building on
the isthmus.
Every house in Panama, not except
ing the governors house. is regularly
fumigated. All hotels are fumigated
every ten days. the large office build
ing of the canal commission is likewise
treated every second Sunday. The re-
suit Of this care can better be under
stood when it is known that there have
been only four cases of yellow fever on
the isthmus since the LIST of September,
and the hospitals contain about one
third of the number Of patients housed
by them last May.
During the progress Of the two essen
tial and preliminary tasks, the sanitary
and the rehabilitation work, prepare
lions for the actual digging of the great
canal have not been neglected. Mr.
ton Of the Culebra cut in hand. He has
devised an economical and effective
method Of excavating the big cut. I'm
der the former regime the dirt was
taken out in such a manner that huge
basin was left on the top Of the divide.
This basin naturally collected water,
which became so stagnant that it was
found necessary to dig a drainage tun-
mel. Chief Engineer Stevens plan is to
slice the sides Of the elevation, much as
one would sharpen lead pencil. which
in the case Of the Culebra hill would
continually leave q point at the top
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
BOON TO FARMERS,
Sweet Potato That VIII Keep Found
In South Sea Islands.


In South Sea Islands.
A sweet potato that will, like the
Irish potato, keep for an indefinite
length Of time under normal conditions
is the discovery of Captain ]. A. Ma
comber of Oakland, CAL, who returned
recently from an extended trip around
the world on his schooner Gothama,
says Berkeley (Cal) correspondent
Of the San Francisco Chronicle. The
box of potatoes which were carried for
eight months on the ship and which
remained in perfect state of preserva-
ton for that time have been turned
over to the department Of agriculture
at the University of California, and
steps will be taken toward the intro
duction Of this most valuable plant in
to California.
The potato was discovered by Cap
tain Macomber on Pagan island, in the
Ladrone group in the south seas. 1t
was taken from the ground on the 10th
Of last April and was of exceptional
flavor and quality. So impressed was
Captain Macomber with the richness
Of the tuber and its value as delicacy
for his table that he took lot wit. him
on leaving the island. He expected
that, like all the other sweet potatoes
that he had seen, they would spoil in a
few weeks; but, to his surprise, they
did not. They kept until he arrived
home on Nov. and are still In good
condition.
Upon arriving at Berkeley, Captain
Macomber took his find, along with
some other plants he had gathered on
his trip, to Professor E. ]. Wickson.
at the state university, and Professor
Wickson says that the discovery is as
valuable as any that has been made in
many years.
1T will mean millions Of dollars saw
ed if we can get a sweet potato that
will not only not have to be refrigerat-
ed to be kept, but keep as long as the
other potato" said Professor Wickson.
During sweet potato season and out
Of it sweets are high because they will
not keep. Merchants put them in cold
storage and command a high price for
them when the crop is all used up,
and then millions rot every year in
spite of everything that can be done to
preserve them.
1.-THE sweets brought to us by Cap
tain MacOmber are large and firm and,
although they were not preserved in a
special manner, are in as good condi-
ton today as when they We're taken
from the ground last April. We will
raise more of them this season and
then distribute them to the sweet po-
tato farmers around Atwater and
eventually to all parts of the state If
the quality is good they will be a bless
ing to California and the rest of the
world"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
Midwinter Meeting of Editors.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 23-The
Kentucky Press association is holding
it's annual midwinter meeting here to-
day. The opening session this morn
ing was devoted to routine business.
There will be another business session
this afternoon and in the evening a
members of the association will be adj
dressed by A. Y. Ford of Louisville
and Col George Harvey, editor of Har-
per's Weekly, of New York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
A Few Christmas DOn,ts.

Don't fuss, don't hurry, Cont worry,
don't fret. Christmas has come ana
gone many times and will come and go
again. Don't do one single thing, then
for at least two weeks that will jar
you into forgetting that it was the
birthday Of peace and good will.-Phil-
adelphia Record
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
Christmas at the North Pole.

The candles burn on the Christmas tree;
They burn with a ruddy flame.
And the little Eskimo looks with glee
Upon picture book and game.
He dances in ecstasies Of delight,
And he elaps his hands for Joy
And then climbs into the branches bright
Where jingles the rosy toy.
Then with an expression of peace supreme
And twinkle Of heartfelt fun
The candles he piucks in a lotos dream
And gobbles them one by one.
-R. K. Munkittrick in New York Herald
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
Monument to ST. Louis Worlds Fair.


The dedication and unwilling Of q
small granite monument in Forest park
at St Louis recently was the first step
toward permanently marking the site
formerly occupied by the Connecticut
building, which was noted for the
many social functions held there dur
ing the st. Louis Worlds fair, says the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat. Within
twenty feet of it, inclosed in a wicker
screen. is Charter Oak, Jr," young
scion of the famous charter oak tree,
which was transplanted ON the building
site May 3, 1904, when Governor Cham.
berlain. with his staff, many members
OF the Connecticut commission, 400 OF
the governors horse and foot guards
ana many prominent citizens of Con.
necticut visited the grounds and dedi
Gated the state building.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23

No Pill is as pleasant and positive as
DeWitts Little Early Risers. These
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and weak people enjoy their cleansing
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23

The best recommendation I can give
Cleveland's Baking Powder Is that I
use it in preference to all others
Mrs. A. Nelson, Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-23
WIT AT GRIDIRON FEAST
Washington Club Jokers Hold
a Peace Conference"
ONLY CHLoRoFORM BRINGS CALM

Society of Correspondents Has Fun
With Cabinet Muzzle Order-Skits
In Fake Wireless Messages and
"Thought Transferred' Act Amuse
Guests-Witty Topical Songs.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1906-06-29
RED MEN In REPUBLIC
INDIANS IN MOUNTAINS RUN
A GOVERNMENT, So.
Band Of Cherokees Il Established In
North Carolina-Farmer Presi-
81, dent Adjusts Disputes and MA
slsi, Saves Fees OF Lawyers. -la a1

Asheville. N. C-Not far from this
magnificent Biltmore estate OF Georgs
w. Vanderbilt and In the shadow OF
the millionaire's hunting lodge OF
Mont Pisgah, near Asheville, In the re
cesses OF the mountains, there is
highly civilized band of Cherokee In
dams who form nation separate anc
distinct from the state government anc
based upon the theories OF democracy
The people who compose this nation
are full-blooded red men, though far
removed from the sayagery Of Their
ancestors. The scheme OF their gov
ernment, while adhering to many ira
ditions OF their tribe, is far In advance
OF any existing among other OF the
original natives OF the soil.
The chief, or president Of the repnb-
lie, is elected by plurality vote by the
qualified electors of the country. He
must be at least 80 years old. and ma
tive OF his indian republic. He holds
Office for four years. Should the pres
ident be authorized by his congress to
leave the country on public business,
his compensation Is fixed at four dol
lars day and expenses, including rail
road mileage
This president Is not only the chief
executive OF the nation, but its first
citizen, and he Is always regarded as
the personal friend and adviser of his
people in their individual capacity, and
II Is frequently the case that he ad-
justs disputes and settles controversies
In order to save his subjects the ex-
pense OF litigation.
ExPresident Chaldohib's daughter.
who was educated in Boston. Is said TO
have teen the most beautiful and
popular woman Of the nation, and dur
Ing his administration she was the
Dolly Madison OF the little republic
Jesse Reid, the incumbent, Is no
domain one OF the best business ad-
Rlristxa xs.s8, IT. ssNf irssa. President
lse4d 10 a prosperous farmer and stock
raiser and he prefers his beautiful
home on the Scco river to a residence
near the capital
iht vice PRESIDENT OF the republic,
Stilwell Shannonklh, is an interesting
character. During the war between
the states in the cos, the republic e.
poused the cause OF the south and one
OF the red mon, Standing Wall. rose
to the rank or brigadier
His command was composed largely |
OF his own people, and one Of his most !
gallant and most trusted officers was
Maj. Shannonkih. Since the war the
major has been noted for his enter
prise and he Is the most popular man
In the nation. t.f |