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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

comnany Abers Milling company, OF
Tacoma; Schwabacher Bros. q COM
pany Qnc.). of Seattle; j. w. Dur
gan and J. A. Buchanan, OF vancouver,
Wash.
Leather and findings: Washington
Rubber company Unc0 and +. kuch-
era & Son company, of Tacoma; II
F. Norton company, of Seattle' brey-
man Leather company, Portland, Ore;
Mcdonald Shoe company, Tacoma;
Chas L. Mastick company, Portlanu,
Ore: Martin & Adams Leather COM
pany, Spokane.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
General Robert e. Lee,

Was the greatest general the world
has ever known. Billiards. Snow Lin
iment is the greatest Liniment. Quick
ly cures all pain. 1t is within the
reach of all. T. H. Pointer, Hemp
stead, Texas, writes: "This is to Ger
been used in my household for years
and has been found to be an excellent
Liniment for Rheumatic pains. I am
never without it,
Sold hA ChAI&aa
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
STATE CONTRACTS AWARDED
Board of Control Selects the loves
Bidders.

OLYMPIA. Sept, 24-The state
board of control resumed the consider
alton of bids for furnishing six
months supplies for the several state
institutions and made additional
award. Among those whose bids were
successful and who were awarded
contracts were the following:
Flour, feed and vegetables: F. S
Dement,: Walla Walla Produce COM
pany and Blalock Fruit company OF
Walla Walla: Acme Mills company OF
South Tacoma; w. B. Glafke company
Walla Walla: North Pacific Flour
Mills company. Prescott. Wash.
Washington Grain & Milling COM
pany. Rearden. Wash; w. ]. dwell
Davenport; Washington Grain & Feed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

person in the community of tie lncai-
culable benefits which would be de-
rived from a successful oil or gas
we'll in our midst, and we recommend
that the Walla Walla Commercial ciuo
give this matter their unqualified sup
port and endorsement.
Plan of Company.
It seems that the plan of this COM
pany is to amalgamate the interests
of the proposed new company al 'iiiS
place with the Natural Oil & Develop
ment Co., of Montana which thiS
concern has established with consiu-
cradle work done at this time, PLACING
10000 shares of treasury stock OF the
Montana company on sale mere aN0
the amount derived from such sa'e'
to be expended for the development u
the Walla Walla enterprises th'
present and future owners OF th0
Montana stock to participate In the
profits that may accrue from the
Walla Walla plant, and those WIZ
take stock in the Walla Waiia VI
home company to participate in INC
profits of the Montana plant
Is Good Plan.
This would seem to us a very i"iA
way to place this stock before 'N0
people of this vicinity as a lucA'
strike of either oil or gas in ei'ne'
place would mean fine apprecia'ioA
of values of stocks.
With no desire to dictate u u"
people Of Walla Walla as TO "iiA'
thew should or should not do, IL oo-
ours to this committee that 1nashiu''
as it is more than likely that we a.
located above millions of gallons u
oil that it is good business TO anu
every way to push this thing along
]. E. RANSOM,
FRED M. PAULEY.
A. X. DICE.
$3.50 Committee.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

shouted as he caught up his hat and
started for the door, and he darted out,
leaving behind a most astonished ne
gress.
Ten minutes later he was ringing the
bell of a fat house half a mile away
and with trembling feet was climbing
the stairs. 1t might, Of course, all be q
mistake, yet it would be odd if her
name was Hadley and it was not bis
Bessie.
Then door opened in the hall above,
and her face peered over the banis-
tiers. With a choking cry she tottered
toward the stairs just as he sprang to
the top, and an instant later she was
sobbing in his arms.
For moment he held her there, too
happy to speak. Then the closing of a
door on the floor above aroused him,
and he quietly drew her into the par
lor.
Il have found you at last! he ex-
claimed. Il was beginning to fear that
you were dead"
Gently she slipped from his arms and
moved away. Il sent and told you
where I was" she reproached. "You
never came to me-"
II did CO." he protested. II was out
Of town. When came home they told
me that you had gone out one evening
and had not returned. l searched the
town for you, but could find no trace.
and even went back to the old home
to see If you had become discouraged
and had returned there"
II met with an accident" she ex-
planned. 81 was struck by an auto
mobile, and my head was hurt-con-
cussion of the brain, they said it was.
I was insensible for two weeks. Then
I sent to your address, but you had
moved, and no one seemed to know
where you We're"
II had fitted up fat for two" he
explained. when 1 lost-you could
not bear to live in it and be constantly
reminded of all had planned.
"Then how did you find me now?'
she asked.
Through your handkerchief" he ex-
planned
81 did not know they were marked
with my address," she said coldly.
''There must be some other eXplana-
ton of your suddenly awakened de-
sire to see me. Did you not have my
address all the time?"
do you remember that Cynthia
brought some ones washing to do here
at your house tOday?" he demanded.
ignoring her question.
Bessie nodded.
"Well, through some fOolishness she
got the handkerchief you gave me the
day went away mixed up with the
wash. When she came to pick it out
they were all alike, and she brought
the whole lot over to me to see if
could pick out mine"
Bessie's face cleared. do you
know" she said, that for a moment
l thought that since you knew where
1 lived you must have known all the
timer
IF I had" he smiled, there would
have been a double laundry for Gym
thia long ago"
''And to think that little thing like
that should bring us together" she
cried. Cynthia always spoke of you
as her young gemman.'
'And you were her young lady,"
he answered. Don't you think it is
about time there was a change of own
ership?"
IF you still want me, Charlie" she
said.
IF l want your he echoed as he
caught her to him, and Cynthia, COM
ing back, beamed on them with the
air of one who has worked a great
good.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
FAIR VISITORS,

Will find comfortable accommoda-
tons at the Garden City House, 20
West Poplar street, between Second
and Third streets; three minutes walk
from postoffice; modern rooms; large
dining hail.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs H. c. Curry, Eyesight
Specialists, will have their office at
their residence, II Sumach St., be-
tween Second and Third Srs., after
October /. 156
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

uel Hansen, aged 35, suddenly rose
and jumped into the river, disappear
ing from sight. His startled compan-
upon them, but after he had been I'M
der for some time they made efforts
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
Maniac Who Lived in Cornfields anc
Woods Is Captured,

MASON CITY, Iowa, Sept. 24.-An
insane man captured near Carterville
to have escaped from the Howard
county asylum, has been terrorizing
that part of the country for two weeks
while he was living in cornfields and
woods. Two country schools had to
be closed as the children refused to
attend because the man appeared fire.
quently along the roads and presented
wild appearance. He is in a pitiable
plight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

Try a Statesman Want Ad."
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If you want all the news of your
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to find him without success. Later
his dead body was recovered. 1t is not
known what caused the suicide.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
COUNTRY WAS TERRORIZED

Sold by A. 3. Shelton.
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We want 20 men to subscribe
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
PluekY SparroWs.

A pair of sparrOws built a nest in
tree in HOboken, N. j., and one of
the young sparrows with which the
nest was afterward equipped fell out
before it had learned to fly and fell
fiuttering to the sidewalk The parent
birds followed it, but an alert cat was
already after the young sparrow. Moth.
ing daunted by the size of their oppon-
ent the parent birds made a rush for
the cat. They fluttered about the cats
head and pecked at its eyes. and kept
it so generally busy that 1t had no
time to look after its intended prey
While this was going on more birds
flew down. and in some way supported
and upbore the young sparrow until
they carried it to fence, whence it
made a short flight on it's own &C
count and succeeded in reaching the
tree from which it fell. By that time
the cat had been put to flight and the
parent birds flew back to the tree,
where they and the other sparrows
twittered and chirped for half an hour,
as If they were holding a political con.
vention.-Golden Days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
In Case of Bad BLEEDING.

II know one thing" said John: "if
you cut an artery the blood Is red and
spurts; and If you cut vein the
blood is bluer and flows"
That's right; but in real accidents
you generally have both; and so there
is mixture of blue and red blood.
If the bleeding is very bad, tie large
handkerchief around the injured arm
or leg, with a knot over the artery
about an inch above the cut. Slip q
stick through the place where the
handkerchief is tied and twist 1t until
the knot is pressed deeply against the
artery. 1t would be we'll to tie a
string around the arm over the other
end Of the stick to prevent it's unwind
ing. In this way you compress and
close the walls of the artery between
the cut end and the heart, and thus
you stop the bleeding. Cold or heat
in any form also helps to stop bleed
ing, for they both help to clot the
blood; and, of course, when the blood
Clots 1t acts like stopper in a bottle,
and so the blood ceases to f1ow.-From
DR.. f. E. Walkers First Aid to the
Injured" in st. Nicholas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
A BEAR AND A BOASTER

At place called Georgetown, which
lies in a narrow valley, apparently
shut in by mountains, were a great
many bears, but these were much
smaller and less fierce than the griz.
lilies. Still they were savage enough
when they were provoked, especially
if they were hungry; otherwise they
would often choose to run away rather
than fight.
One day news was brought that a
bear had been seen on the hills above
the town, and was proving about
there. Just then there happened to
be staying in the town a somewhat
conceited person, who thought he
knew how to do everything. Dear
me-" he said, how fortunate that l
am here just now. l will rid you of
the bear very speedily. Only look out
tomorrow afternoon, and you will see
me come down with the skin over my
shoulder" The people rather thought
that this was brag, so they watched
him: but, sure enough, the next morn.
ing he started off to shoot the bear.
Though he had talked SO grandly,
he was really somewhat uneasy, and
as he climbed higher and higher up
the lonely mountain he began to like
bear hunting less and less. On he
went. looking cautiously about him on
every side, and thinking every heap
o. stones was his enemy. and cycling
anxiously each cluster of brown
bushes, and so he slowly neared the
top of the ridge.
Meanwhile the bear was shutting
easily up the other side of the noun
tain, not thinking at all about hunters
or guns, but enjoying the sunshine
and wondering what he could ind for
dinner. Suddenly the man and the
bear met face to face. The man gave
a shrek and the bear a grOwl. For
A second they looked at each other
Then both turned and fed, each down
the side of the mountain which he
had so lately assembled.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
A COMPOUND PULLEY

cord, are the necessary materials.
Cut or saw each spool quite near
the shoulder. as shown by the dotted
lines. Put pin through the two
ends of each spool, letting the ends
project for an axle. This gives you
very neat wheel. Be careful to
make the four wheels of equal thick
ness.
The four blocks should be each a
tIifie thicker than the wheels, as
broad as the side strips are and about
one inch long. Make two holes in
each side strip two and half inches
from the ends and the size of the
axles.
Now you are ready to join the parts.
Take two side strips, one large and
one small spool, place the axles in the
holes. put block in position at each
end and fasten 1t firmly by cans of
glue or screws or nails. A screw hook
in each end completes one part.
Make the other part in exactly the
same way and put in the cord as
shown in the drawing.
To use the pulley fasten one block
to the ceiling or some other high
place. Attach the lower block 20 the
object you wish to raise 1t will seem
surprising how heavy weight can
be lifted with but little strength.
Afterward a pulley with six or even
eight wheels may be made, and their
working compared
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Fell From HIGH Estate.

II am Nicholas Giulot, professor of
chemistry" said tramp gathered
with other vagabonds in the streets of
Paris, when asked by the police lieu.
tenant to identify himself And from
his filthy clothes he fished documents
proving that he spoke the truth. In.
'vestigation showed that the tramp
was former lecturer at the Univer.
sity of Paris, that for years he had as
tonished the scientific world by his
discoveries, and that finally the gov.
eminent sent him to the Congo to
study certain typographical and other
conditions. When he came back from
Africa, the former society man seemed
to have lost all his energy, and grad
ually vanished from sight. Send me
to prison for week, at least" he beg
ged the police. II must have regular
food and bed, lest I perish"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Tricks With the Hand.

Hold your hand in a horizontal po-
sition. palm downward. Place a
piece of paper, about two inches
square. directly under and against
the crack between the first and mid
die fingers and blow through that
crack. Instead of flying away, the
piece of paper will cling to your hand
without support. This is because the
current of air carries away some, and
the force of the outside air pressing
on the paper makes it stick to the
hand.
Press the finger tips of one hand
forcibly against those of the other
hand and open and shut the hands
slightly. Shut your eyes and do this
several times, and the feeling will be
such that you can easily believe you
are holding coins between the finger
tips
Hook the fingers of each hand, hold,
ing them far apart, and shake the
hands swiftly, freely, and forcibly
from the wrist for several seconds
The air currents between the fingers
will give a sensation as IL to hands
we're full of cotton of some woolly
substance.
Look closely at the inside Of the
fingers near the tips You will see
BURROWS running in curved lines. They
appear like mere lines, hut If you
look at them through magnify'ns
yisss you will see they are re%s
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
TWO Gard Tricks.

Take the pack of cards and separate
all the kings, queens and knaves. Put
these all together into any part of the
pack you fancy and inform one of the
company that he cannot in twelve cuts
disturb their order, after each taking
the pack cut from and placing 1t on
the pack cut. The chances are 500 to
in your favor. This trick may be
rendered more surprising by placing
one-half Of the number Of court cards
at the top and the other half at the
bottom of this pack.
The second trick tells you how to
find a certain card after 1t has been
shuffled in the pack. AS you shuttle
the cards, note the bottom one, being
careful not to shuttle it from its place
Then let any one draw card from the
middle of the pack, look at it and
place it on the top. Let them cut the
pack. The card in question will be
found Immediately to follow the one
which was at first the bottom card.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01


ing half SO shady as it's trees; moth
ing half so quiet as it's tombstones
The sheep are feeding there, when |
kneel up, early in the morning in nay
little bed and | see the red
light shining on the sundiai." The
high-backed pews to which he refers
in the same chapter have been re-
moved, but the situation depicted in
his early impressions, when he went
to church with Peggotty, is easily re-
called. The window near the high
backed pew, "out of which our house
can be seen and is seen many times
during the mornings service, by Peg
sure as she can that it's not being
robbed, or is not in flames" is The
same as when the good soul satisfied
herself on those points. On any
bright sunny day one can see the
same picture as David saw, minus,
perhaps, the sheep. Il look at the
sunlight coming in at the open door
through the porch, and there 1 see a
stray sheep don't mean a sinner,
but mutton-half making up his mind
to come into the church,
Although lit is only a story" as we
tell the children who have been listen
ing to fairy tale, it all seems pre-.
cisely true, as we stand there in the
midst of it all. And if we cannot find
the grave beneath the tree
which Peggotty's own faithful care
had ever since kept neat
which lay little way off the church
yard path, in quiet corner" we seem
to feel it is there all the same. We
leave the church and turn toward the
village. On the way we pass the
pound and the spot under the trees
where the pond was. and visit the old
village inn, "our village ale house."
in the parlor of which David was con
fident that Commodore Trunnion
held that club with Mr.. Pickle"
From here started Mr.. Barkis. the car
.rier, who had his prototype in a Mr.
Barker, the real carrier of Thunderstorm
at the time; and even to-day there is
good substitute for Peggotty's hus-
band who takes the identical road Il
Yarmouth that Barkis did.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Ria Trees of the Sea.

Ii you ask most persons what the
worlds biggest plants are they will
probably mention such growths as the
giant trees of California, the wonder
full eucalyptus of Australia or the huge
,banyan tree of Asia. But they would
be wrong. All these mammoths of the
vegetable world are mere pigmies COM
pared with the true monsters which
have been seen by a very few.
In the deep sea, hidden away from
man except when fierce storms tear a
few of them from their secret beds or
when the deep sea dredges of some eX'
plorer Wrest them from the abyss,
grow plants that are 1900 feet long
They are grown seaweeds, with their
roots in the sunless ocean bottom,
where never a spark of light filters
down. and their stems reaching up
through full quarter Of a mile Of
ocean.
The greatest of these plants has a
stem only about quarter of an inch
thick, and at the end of it has a leaf
or a leaf-like growth that is so feet
long; surely the longest leaf in the
world. This leafy end is beset with
great bladders, each as big as an egg.
The bladders are full Of air and this
buoys the vast plant up so that it
stands upright in the water.
On our own northwest Pacific coast
is another weed that grows to be more
than 300 feet long. At its upper end 1t
like a cask, and from this again there
grows a tuft Of so or more leaf sprays
which are 80 feet long.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
FISH AS A BRAIN FOOD

There are many men of many
minds, and many fish of many kinds;
therefore there must be a fish adapted
for each particular mind.
For instance-For the schoolmaster
he should prescribe whale, and for his
pupils blubber.
For the critic-Carp.
For the soldier-Swordfish and
pike.
For the Observation-Disclosures.
For a shoemaker-Sole.
For a carpenter-Sawfish.
For a smoker-Pipefish and -bJ
For a Observation-Disclosures.
For lean persons-Chub.
For a sculptor-Sculpin', of course.
For a cheese manufacturer-Smel
For the basso singer Of a minstrel
troupe-Black bass.
For a sea. Skipper.
For dwarfs-Minnows.
Then there is the archerfsh for
archers, the drumfish for drummers
the pilotfish for pilots, the skate for
skaters, and the houndfish for hunters
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Sultan Has Many Freaks.

The sultan of Morocco plays both
tennis and cricket. At cricket he takes
a turn at the wicket more often than
the strict rules of the game allow;
but though his play is often eccentric,
he never cheats. Once at tennis he
stopped to take a bulky handkerchief
from his pocket, and tied it to the net.
A few minutes later a ball from his
opponent knocked it off and a handful
of diamonds fell out. He owns about
200 bicycles, some with gold and silver
fittings, and it is said that he could
make his living as trick rider. One
of his favorite amusements is to ride
at full speed up narrow inclined planks.
The sultan also has a weakness for
motor cars and grand pianos.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

slight burrows. Or rub chalk of pow.
der over them, and they will be out
lined in white.
1t is said that no two persons have
these markings exactly alike, and al
so that the markings remain the same
through life in each individual. You
may test this by taking a print Of
your own. Spread some ink thinly
over a piece of glass or paper. When
the ink is nearly dry, press the fingers
on it lightly, and then on a piece Of
clean white paper. A few trials will
give you some very good prints.
Another way of taking the print is
to drop a little heated sealing wax
on paper, and before it hardens to
wet the finger, so as not to burn it,
and press it on the wax. The inn
print of all the lines will be clearly
marked or sealed" in the wax.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Quaint Queries.

Do you know that the custom of lift
ing ones hat dates back to the age of
chivalry? Knights then never appeared
in public without their full armor.
When they entered an assemblage Of
friends they removed their helmets.
This action signifled, Il am safe in the
presence of friends" Thus the custom
of gentlemen of to-day means the same
thing, that he is in the presence of
friend.
Do you know. that the three generals
who never knew defeat are Alexander
the Great, julius Caesar and the Duke
of Wellington (the hero of Waterloo?
Do you know the reason the hour
was divided into 60 minutes? 1t was
because no other small number has so
many divisions as 60. 1t is evenly di-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01
Walk With Dickens
Thunderstorm, the Home Of David
CopperEeld. Typical English Village
tspeclal correspondence.l

II was born in Blunderston, in Suf-
folk, or thereby, as they say in
Scotland" says David Copperfeld in
the first chapter of his autobiography.
Being in the neighborhood of the
thinly disguised village of Blunder-
stone recently, I made pilgrimage
to the delightful and picturesque spot
Dickens selected for the early scenes
Of the best of all his books. One
comes upon the correct name of the
place for the first time on a signpost
at the crossroads between Lowestoft
and Yarmouth, similar signpost to
that which attracted Dickens himself
when, in 1S4S, he stayed for a time
at Yarmouth, as mentioned in his let
tiers.
Typical English Village.
The lapse of half a century and
more leaves the village practically as