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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09
CITY STREET PAVING.

In recent print of report upon the
street paving problem in Chicago, the
statement is made that at the begin
ming of the present century 24O0O,0o0
people Icing in cities of 5000 and over
had invested $3.50, O00, 900 in improving
their streets with curbing, grading,
sidewalks and paving. This immense
investment is increased every year by
$70,000,000, in addition to the cost of
care and renewing. But one other
class of engineering works exceeds
this in magnitude, and that is the
steam railroads of the country. Yet
there is no science of street paving nor
lected by the interested property which
pays for it, or is arbitrarily decided
upon by such political bodies as city
councils. Nearly all cities have a null
tiplicity of kinds of paving. None
nave what they consider the final kind.
There is no agreed upon width of
street for different classes of travel,
no general scheme for the identifying
of streets. Pavements are financial in
Investments, but there is scarcely any
literature from which to compute their
length of life, operating expense or
rate of depreciation. A railroad run
in this manner would come to grief
That cities do not come to grief is
due to the pouring in constantly of new
money in the form of taxes
Several facts tend to explain the an
omaly. The one significant fact is that
the administration of cities changes
every few years, and street engineers
are subject to change with political of
ticials in nearly all cities. If not re-
moved, they are bound by the opinions
of the incoming administrations, and
they seldom have the opportunity or
the ambition to master the problems
with which they are constantly called
upon to deal. The specialist in street.
paving and road making is recognized
abroad. On the continent he was hand
ed down from the Roman days, when
matchmaking was part Of the mill
tary art of the country, and was
brought to a perfection which has
never been exceeded, if it has ever
been equaledq. We cannot suppose
that the makers of the Roman roads
went out of office with the consuls
every year. There must have been a
road making bureau which was indie
pendent of and outlived many admins
trations.
The main difficulty in the way of a
scientific treatment of the paving cues
ton is the Importance in the problem
OF the AUDITING property owner. The
taxing power looks to him for the
money with which to build the paving,
and it has formed the habit of taking
his advice as to what kind of paving
he will have. A plebiscite is not ne
cessarily an accurate or fair wav of
solving perplexing engineering prob
lem.
The taxpayers hunt is usually for
the cheapest kind of material which
will do the work. The city puts it in
for him, and then expends a totally
inadequate total for repairs and re-
newals.
The ideally paved city has not been
found yet in America Nor is the ideal
for one city, when found, at all likely
to be the ideal for all cities of the
same class. Differences of climate. soil.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09
COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION TO
MAKE CHANGES IN ITS
GOVERNING BOARD.
Decided Upon at Meeting Last Night
Secretary Van De Water
Goes to Portland.

To secure greater representation
among the stockholders and farmers
of the county, interested in the live
stock industry, the number of direc-
tors in the Walla Walla County Fair
association is to be increased to Is.
This was decided upon at directors
meeting neld last night and at which
great enthusiasm was expressed over
the outlook for the association
At another meeting to be held the
latter part of the week, the bylaws
will be amended to add the additional
directors, who will be selected from
prominent farmers in the county, in
terested in promoting the livestock fea-
lures of the fair which it is proposed
to make one of The leading attractions
at the annual fair and race meet here
after.
Select Dates Tomorrow.
Secretary Clayton Van De Water will
leave for Portland this evening to be
present at the annual meeting of the
North Pacific Racing association to-
morrow when dates for this falls race
meets will be selected.
1--WE will try and secure dates be-
tween September "a and October Is if
possible" Secretary Van De Water
said this morning. "Any one Of the
three weeks will be acceptable to Walla
Walla There has been some talk of
dividing the northwest circuit into two
circuits, placing Walla Walla, Pendle-
ton, La Grande, Baker City and Boise
on one and Seattle Salem, Spokane,
Lewiston, Portland and Everett on the
other, but hardly believe any decisive
action will be taken at tomorrow's
meeting. I am opposed to any such
change, as it would undoubtedly keep
many fast horses away from our fair"
Outlook Is Bright.
Secretary Van De Water believes
the outlook for a successful fair and
race meet this fall is exceptionally
good The association will receive
nearly $1,000 from the county in July
and with this money a new pavilion
and agricultural building will be erect
ed in time for the fall fair 1t is pro-
posed to start construction work early
this spring in order to have the build
ing completed in time for the fair. At
a directors meeting to be held next
month a set of plans will be considered
and some action taken to commence
work on the new structure.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

principal preacher. Tomorrow morn
ing another special service will be held
at which the bishop of Kentucky will
deliver the sermon. In the evening
the Mems club of the parish will hold
it's annual banquet, with the bishop
principal speaker. Other minor cele-
brations will extend over the rest Of
the week.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09
London Sketch says that Yerkes, the

London Sketch says that Yerkes, the
American underground railway king,
is In the way Of being disliked for try
ing to make the Londoners hustle in
boarding and leaving trains. He threat
ems to put them on an allowance Of
thirty seconds. Sketch reports that
the passenger who leaves lis seat on
the Americanized electrified subway
before the train comes to a dead stop
must travel half the length of the car
on his nose.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09
Maple Sugar Makers Meet.

BURLINGTON, VT, Jan. 9-The
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers asso-
citation is holding its thirteenth annu-
al meeting here today. The meeting
was opened last night with an informal
conference and reception and today
two business meetings We're held for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09
St. Paurs Seventeen Anniversary.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 9-Today
is the SEVENTEEN anniversary Of the
founding Of st. PauTs parish of the
Episcopal church and the members of
that congregation will celebrate that
event in an appropriate manner This
evening the principal celebration will
be held. consisting of a special service,
with the bishop of Indianapolis as the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

An English liberal candidate is try
ing to win votes by claiming that his
party is Endorsed by President Roose-
welt. The president must be careful
about writing testimonials.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

President Roosevelt does not reply
to the charge that he smashed the Odell
machine. 1t was a good job; even the
political repair-sh men shake their
heads when they look at the vehicle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

II the big increase in the value Of
farm products which Secretary Wilson
Is exploiting in statistics goes to the
man with the hoe and not solely to the
carrier and the speculator, the bounty
OF 1905 is a thing for everybody to
crow over.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

methods of transportation enter into
the question to such an extent that
the paving problem is largely an IN
dividual one. But there are certain
fixed principles applying to all commu-
mites which are almost entirely lg-
nored in the political methods of de-
Gliding upon paving.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

1t Is repeated with positiveness that
the movement for a Chinese boycott
against American goods was instigated
by the merchants Of other nationalities.
Doubtless there are people shortsight-
ed enough to put their own future in
jeopardy just to get temporary ad-
vantage over business rivals.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

Russell Sage, aged 80, hoped out of
bed and ran to open the safe when he
learned call money was at 125. The
old man cleaned up $4,000 a day for a
week and then collapsed. If Russell
Sage had the physical strength he once
had he might yet accumulate fortune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

Books Of etiquette, which are q fea-
turo Of the holiday stock. have q new
theme In advice to automobile drivers.
For the sake Of politeness, IL nothing
else appeals to them, the reckless Of
their kind should avoid running down
fellow creatures.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

The resourcefulness of the gentle
man who explained that falling down.
stairs was his habitual manner of To-
comotion has been outdone by Pres
ident Richard A. McCurdy of the Mu-
tual Life, who announced his resigna-
ton on the grounds of ill health"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

Nick Longworth plays the fiddle, or,
If you wish to be polite about it, Con
gresham Longworth is one of the best
amateur violinists in Cincinnati" He
was a pupil of Ysaye. And Miss
Roosevelt knew this all the time! !
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

Boston authorities are having trouble
with the Holy Jumpers. Holp jumping
and "a pale unitarianiSm" do not seem
to be comfortable together on the same
platform.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

A man named Bible was arrested for
petty larceny in Colorado last week.
The police had their suspicious and
searched the scripture with excellent
results.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

Those members of congress who
spent the holiday recess drawing bills
which will not be passed did better
than those who put in hours writing
speeches which should not be spoken.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

If Mr.. Walsh of Chicago had not
been found to be so we'll fixed finan-
cially he might have started a small
paniclet.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09
To Be Executed for Murder,

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 9.-This is
the day for which has been set the ex-
ecution at the state prison of Frank
Sherrie, convicted of the urder of Mrs
Ludwiks Kulas at Somerville, Conn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

The trouble with Mr.. LawsOn'S med
icine for crushing systems" seems to
be in this case that the system crushed
first.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

No one mas yet found John D. Rick
efellers father. Evidently the old man
isn't going to admit it if he can help
it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

Why couldn't the Isle of Pines people
and the San Domingans be "sicked on
each other?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

You may bet on almost anything but
the Chicago board of trade has pro-
hibited puts and calls.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

When the people get ready to smite,
somebody has to be smut. Even Boss
SmOot was "smOte" in Utah.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

The New York legislature may not
demand Depew's resignation, but just
the same the bloom is off the peach.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

Fancy Yakima apples at Sims
grocery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-09

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Copy of change of advertisements
must be delivered to the business of
flee by the nour of TEN O'CLOCK a.
>ven date.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

cure themselves. Let US hope it may
be so with the n1<fer of HOfbrau."
AT the worst, L have revenged the
wrengs of women on him. 1t is unen-
durable that any man should scorn
us, be he king or miller"
1t is, indeed, very proper that he
should suffer great pangs," agreed the
king, lin spite of his plaster of crowns.
[ shall love to see the stOlid fellow
signing and moaning like a Iovesick
courtier."
So they agreed to ride together to
the miller's at Hofbrau on the day
appointed for the wedding, and both
of them waited with Impotence for it.
But, with the bad luck that pursues
mortals (even though they be princes)
in this poor world, it happened that
early in the morning of the Thursday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

a great officer came riding posthaste
from Streslau to take the kings COM
mands on high matters of state; and
although Rudolf was Sorely put out of
temper by this untoward interruption,
yet he had no alternative but to trans
act the business before he rode to the
miller'S at Hofbrau. So he sat frxtting
and Tuning while long papers were
read to him, and the princess walked
up and down the length of the draw
bridge fretting also, for before the
king could escape from his affairs the
hour of the wedding was already come,
and doubtless the miller of Hofbrau
was waiting with the priest in the
church. And. indeed, it was / o'clock
or more before Osra and the king set
out from Zenda, and they had then a
ride of am hour and a haIf-and all this.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

You should have been here at H."
said the miller Il went to church at II
and the priest was there, and my cou-
sin Hans to act as my groom, and my
cousin Gertrude to be your maid. And
there we waited hard on two hours,
and you did not come
II am very sorry" pleaded Princess
Osra.
And now that you are come" pur-
sued the miller. scratching his head
again, II do not know what we are 10
do"
At this the Princess Osra. thinking
that an opportunity had come. took the
purse of 600 crowns from under her
cloak and laid it on the table.
What is this?" said the miller. for
the first time showing some eagerness.
They are for you said Osra. and
she watched him while he unfastened
the purse. Then he poured the crowns
out on the table and counted them one
by one, till he had told all the six hun
dred- Then he raised his hands above
his head. let them fall again, sighed
slightly, and looked across at the
priest.
81 warned you not to be in such a
hurry, friend miller" remarked the
priest.
Il waited two hours" said the miller,
plaintively, land you know that she is
a handy wench and very fond OF me-
And he began to gather up the crowns
Il trust I am a handy wench," said
OsTa, smiling, yet still very nervous,
land. indeed, ] have d great regard
for the miller, but
Nay, he does not mean you,'' inter
rupted the priest
Six hundred" sighed the miller,
land Gertrude has but two hundred.
Still, she is a handy wench and very
sturdy. / doubt if you could lift q
sack by yourself, as she cam and he
looked doubtfully at Osra's slender fig
Ure.
Il do not know why YOU talk of
Gertrude" said the princess petulant-
ly- What is Gertrude to me?''
II waited two hours" said the mill
Ter. And Gertrude urged me. saying
that you would not come. and that she
would look after me better than YOU.
being one Of the family. And she said
that it was hard that she should have
no husband, while her own cousin mar
ried a stranger. And since il was all
the same to me, provided I got a handy
and sturdy wench--"
What" cried the Princess Osra.
1T being" pursued the miller Of Hof-
brau, AL the same to me, so that /
got what I wanted, why when you did
not come
He married his cousin" said the
priest.
A sudden. loud burst of laughter
came from the window. All three turned
round, but the king ducked his head
and crouched again behind the water
butt before they saw him.
who was that?' cried the priest
"A lad that came to hold my horse"
answered Osra hastily. and then she
turned fiercely on the miller
t'And that" she said, was all YOU
waEted. I thought you loved me-
'Ay, I liked you very weII'' said the
miller. You are a handy" A
stamp of her foot drowned the rest.
And this Gertrude-iS she prettv2"
demanded Osra-
Gertrude is we'll enough" said the
miller. But she has only 200 crowns
And he put the purse, now full again.
on the table, with a resigned sigh
And you shall have no mOrel" cried
Osra, snatching up her purse in great
rage And you and Gertrude may
What of Gertrude?" came at this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

when Osra should have been at the
miller's at IL o'clock.
Poor man, he viii be half mad with
waiting and with anxiety for me-
cried Osra. 81 must give him another
hundred crowns on account of it." And
she added, after pause, I pray he
may not take it too much TO heart, Ru-
dolf''
We must try to prevent him doing
any mischief in despair" smiled the
king.
Indeed, it is a serious matter"
pOuted the princess. who thought the
kings smile out of place.
1T was not so when you began it
said her brother, and Osra was silent.
Then about 2:30 they came in sight of
the mill Now the king dismOuntad
while they were still several hundred
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06
The Indifference of the Miller of Hofbrau
BY ANTHONY HOPE.

81 may chance to do So" said Osra,
and now there was a. CLEAN of malicious
triumph in her eyes and she was think
ing already how the bracelet would look
on her arm
"Ah!" said the miller, and after q
pause he added: IF you do, come half
an hour before dinner, and you can
lend hand i'm making it ready. Where
did you get those fine clothes -
My mistress gave them to me- an
swered Osra- She has cast them off -
And that horse you rode?"
1T Is my masters. I have it to ride
when / do my mistress errands.-
And WIFI your master and mistress
do anything for you if you leave their
sePvice2''
st have been promised a present il
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

when Osra, all blUshing and laughing,
OF Hofbrau, he was greatly amused,
and swOre that no such girl ever lived,
and applauded her, renewing his prom
Isl of the bracelet; and he declared
that he would himself ride with her to
Hofbrau on the wedding day, and see
how the poor miller bore his disap-
pointment.
Indeed. do not see how you are
going 10 excuse yourself to him. he
laughed.
"A purse of 500 crowns must do that
office for me-" said she.
What, viii crowns patch a broken
hearth
His broken heart must heal itself,
as mems broken hearts do, brother"
I'm truth, sister, I have known them
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-14

REMEMBER THE PRIMARIES
SEPTEMBER rs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-14
ACCUSED OF MAKING
DISTURBANCE IN STORE

A disturbance is declared to have
been caused in the store of Sam Green
at SS7 State street, last night, by Ell
mer Christopherson.
A charge was made against him
this morning by Mrs. Green, who
claims he assaulted her. The hearing
will be at 8 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-12
FROM WINNIPEG TO MEXICO.
New Line Projected Which Will Pass
Through Kansas City.

Muskogee, I. T. March 12=E. A.
Hill, one of the incorporators of the
Canadian Midland railroad which is to
run from Kansas City to Ell Paso. Tex.
by way of Auskogee. was in this city
yesterday. He says that this is a sub
sidiary company of the Canadian
Southern railroad which is to build
from Winnipeg, Canada, to the Gulf of
Mexico. The American Construction
company, which was also incorporated
at Pierre. S. D.. has confirmed the sub
Scription for the bonds of the Musl1o-
gee and LawtOn division of. the Cana
dian Midland.
The Great Canadian Southern, with
bonds amounting to S22 100000. IS said
to be financed by a bondholders pool
organized in Amsterdam. with a
branch in London, whose domestic
representative is the Canadian syndi-
cate of New York. and whose local
agent is the Canadian Midland syndi-
cate of Kansas City. After the final
organization of the Canadian Southern
at Pierre, s. D.. the first of this month,
at which members Of the Holland pool
the London trust and the New York
syndicate were present, W. E. Rowsey
president of the Bank of Commerce of
this city. was elected a membe of the
board of directors and a vice president.
AT the same meeting the Omaha, KAN
sas Central & Galveston railroad, with
all its assets. was purchased for ST.
600, 1000. The purchase contract for
the Texas Southern, which has about
100 miles of railroad in operation was
also closed and negotiations were also
entered into and option contracts ex-
ecuted covering the completed grade
for distance of 127 miles of the
Pierre & Aberdeen railroad in South
Dakota. The two lines of railroad, one
from Kansas City to Ell Paso and the
other from Winnipeg to the Gulf, are
under arrangements for the same
roadbed from Hampton to Wewoka.
This will give Muskogee a direct and
/ immediate outlet to the south and
southwest Oklahoma and to Mexico
and the Pacific coast
j. T. Payne, a government surveyor,
of this city has been made the chief
engineer of the Canadian Midland. He
VIII begin the survey from here to
Hampton this week. Hampton being
the junction of the two main lines Of
the proposed road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-12
sn,onthinr Him Down.

'eThe Infamous seoundrel." exclaim-
ed the eminent statesman, according
to the Chicago Tribune. I'll sue him
for criminal libel, I want you to be-
gin proceedings against him right
.eWhat has he been doing2' asked
the lawyer.
ne called me a corrupt politician
and a notorious CRATER
But, look here
son, I can prove it. all right He
said it in the presence of a dozen wit
nesses."
did he mention any particular in
stance of corruption or grating 2"
.sThen. my dear senator. I'm afraid
we can't make a case against him. You
see
aBut, good heavens! Haven't I told
you
Eyes. but in order 70 make a case
that will stick We must have the evil
dence that he alleged some specific act
of grating or corruption"
''Why is that2"
because then We can make him
prove it. If he doesn't prove il. we've
got the dead wood on him. But he
makes the charge in general terms.
don't you see; and if we sue him he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-12
Town Of 1000 in a Week.

one day a mountain valley. with
twenty inhabitants: in week pull
sating mining camp for 1000 people
that is the history of Manhattan, eighty
miles northeast of Goldheld, Nevada
A low estimate places the exodus to
the new fields from GoldfieId alone at
900 persons. Two hundred dollars a
day has been bid for automobiles by
those anxious to reach the camp in a
hurry Hundreds of tears line the two
roads to the latest camp.
Life at the new camp is strenuous.
There is no law. Lots have jumped in
price from S25 to 81. 500. Meats are very
high A bath in a round Tin sold the
other day for 50. Saloons are making
hundreds of dollars a day. and at night
space is sold on the floor Tor Steering
room.-Chicago News