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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-22

RIBBEY. Departed this life. on March n 1905
ADA '. k1BBEY. the wife of the late James
o. ktbbey, In the forty-ntnth year of her age.
Funeral from her late residence 1913 10th street
southeast. Friday. March 2s at , oclaet
Relatives and friends invited 10 attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-22

LEWIS. On Wednesday March 81. 1906. her
residence, 1909 18Th street northwest, LIClN.
IA. beloved wife Of the late VIM. II. Lew =,
aged siktr-thTee.
Funeral from Ninsteenth Street Baptist Church.
Friday, March n ~ 2:36 p M Friends aui
relatives Invited. ,RichmoDd papers please
CupyD
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

Mr. Balfour's government, which was
step in the direction of church schools,
and swings further toward purely sec
ular schools than Great Britain has yet
gone. Up to the time of the passage
of the Balfour bill the primary educa-
ton of the country was in a mess, part
schools and part by religious denomina-
tions The Balfour act undertook to
simplify the fiscal. arrangements and to
eliminate some of the confusion in the
primary school system. Unfortunately,
in doing this, Mr.. Balfour yielded too
much to the established church. 1t
obtained through its control of the
school boards, the power to impose re-
ligious instruction upon children of
nonconformist parents. The noncon-
formists rebelled and overthrow the
tories at the election. The problem Of
the liberal ministry was not solved
thereby. 1t it was unfair to teach the
doctrines of the state church, it was
certainly unfair to teach the doctrines
of the independent churches. Mr.. Bir-
rell, after studying the problem, ap-
parently decided to follow the Ameri-
can model as far as possible and abol-
ish all religious instruction in the time
devoted to secular teaching, though the
school buildings may be used for re-
ligious instruction in other hours. The
important point of the bill is that no
religious test is to be made a con-
dition of the employment of teachers,
and no religious instruction shall be
required from teachers paid out of
public money.
The BILL which would to us mean
merely a ratification of our under
standing of the federal constitution, is
a most revolutionary measure in Eng
land. 1t is denounced as atheistic,
French, materialistic, etc. The minister
who drew it is one of England's leading
essayists and philosophers, and no
doubt he needs all his philosophy to
sustain him against attacks by the
church on this act. However, Mr.. Biz
rell has declined to force the issue
and get the bill through if he can
while the matter is fresh in the minds
of the people and while the liberal ma
jority is undiminished by death or de-
sertion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19
A KANSAS BOURBON.

A farmer named Smith, of Kansas
has risen in considerable righteous
wrath and sworn by his penateS, also
b'gOsh, that none of the tribe of Smith
will vote for man for governor who
wore the confederate uniform. The
looking up the record of this particu-
lar Smith it was discovered that while
he was % years old when the trouble
with Dixie began, he did not wear the
blue.
There is a whole lot of cheap patriot
ism of this kind still in the country It
is growing less in quantity, though in
quality it is as offensive as ever.
Whether or not Mr.. William A. Har-
riS would make a good governor for
Kansas is a live question, since he
has one of the principal nominations
for that office, but it cannot be decided
against him by barking back to the
time when he wore a confederate uni
form, particularly as since that time
Kansas accepted him as United States
senator and suffered nothing there
by.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

But. alas, without you am powerless.
nerveless. l shall go abroad and SINK
away into a degenerate globe trotter.
Miss Thorne looked at her lover N
establishment.
what has come over your she
asked.
"Your influence. 1t has had its effect
at last. And why not? 1t IS the prod
uct of love- Spurred on by your ap-
prevail, l could conquer a universe.
Do not cast me off. know l am I'M
worthy of you; that l am not tit to
touch my lips to the fair hand l hold.
But spurred on by your love-
He broke down. bowed his head and
moaned.
"NIr, Lane-Howard. l cannot IN
derstand this sudden change. Do you
mean all you sayT'
II swear it."
Looking up, he saw puzzled. unde-
cided look on her face. Rising. he
clasped her in his arms. and. while she
turned away her face. she did not
struggle to be released. In three min
utes-ten since he entered-she had
promised to be his wife.
The next morning the two counter
parts sat in Lanes room. Spencer was
smoking; Lane was reading a note
from Miss Thorne It was to say that
a previous engagement prevented her
seeing him till the next evening. Il
cannot realize my happiness" she add
ed, Sin the love Of man Of your ab1l-
ity inspired by that love for me. l
predict a great career for you"
Spencer had enacted to his counter
part the scene between himself and
Miss Thorne. and Lane asked him to
enact it again and again. Then Spen-
Ger persOnated the lady, and Lane en-
acted the lovers part himself. Thus
coached, he felt quite able to carry ON
the work his double had so auSpiciOuS-
ly commenced. Convinced that to be
a philosOphic dreamer would cost him
the girl he loved and to be up and do
ing is the better part for every man. he
was thoroughly alive to carrying out
the programme as Spencer had pic
tured it. He has already reached q
conspicuous position In the government
Of his state AS to reaching the White
House, that remains to be determined.
SPENCER TROWBRIDGE.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19
Justice GaVnOr'S solution of the ra

Justice Gaynor's solution of the rail-
road problem is to have the govern
ment name the general freight agent
of every trunk line in this country. If
the government agent did not give us a
square deal he could be indicted and
tried. Under the present system the
freight agent is a myth. When the
public tries to find him he dissolves
into a community of interests or gen.
tlemen'S agreement.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

The story of the peace pact between
Senator Aldrich and President Roose-
welt reminds one of the little verse ::
There was young lady from Niger
who went out for a ride with a tiger
They returned from the ride with the
lady inside, and a smile on the face
of the tiger" Senator Aldrich seems
to be the wearer of the smile.-Bryan's
COmmOner
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19
How a Statesman
Was Started


[OriginaLl
One spring morning when the buds
were opening Howard Lane, a young
New Yorker, left his room on Central
Park West and entering the park
strolled along the Mall smoking a
cigarette. Presently he looked up at a
man passing him and saw that he was
the very counterpart of himself. Each
stopped and stared at the other
You're myself. only better looking"
said Lane.
Permit me to return the compli-
ment"
you must be a near blood relation
of mine What is your name?'
"Spencer-RaymOnd Spencer. And
yours?"
Howard Lane. Come; let us sit
down on one Of the benches and COM
pare notes. l don't remember any
Spencer connections"
"Nor l any Lanes"
The two passed an hour together.
each now and again looking up at the
other in wonder, almost fancying he
had a mirror before him. But. while
they were identical in face and figure
they soon noticed that they were very
unlike in disposition. Lane was philo-
sophical, analytical. critical. cynical
indeed, everything that ends in al
but he was man of intellectual vigor
Spencer was an optimist and very
shallow. He was on his way from
San Francisco to Europe.
II have an idea,' said Lane.
How does it feel?'
"YOu are a stranger to me, but you
are a gentleman. I'm going to take
you into my confidence. I'm in love-"
poor fellow. Is it more bother than
having an idea?'
II have been unsuccessful with the
dead and alive for life companion"
''Why not turn her over to me?'
That's just what I'm thinking Of.
I'd like to try your effect on her."
A bargain was made, and when the
two left the park they went to Lanes
rooms. where Spencer was put in tenn
pOrary possession Of the owners ward
robe. That evening Mr.. Spencer ap-
peared at the residence of Miss Mar
garet ThOrne and sent up Mr.. Lanes
card. Miss Thorne came down with q
settled purpose. That purpose was to
give her lover his final QuietuS.
Il have been thinking over the mat
for hofuyoon cnid hov
come to the conclusion that l am
wrong in permitting you to hope. A
man who has reasoned himself into
the belief that life is but an empty
dream 1 could not be happy with. I
will never be yours"
The man grasped the back Of chair
for support and brushed back his hair
dramatically.
TOO late" he exclaimed In the tone
Of one for whom the bottom had drop
ped out Of his life.
Have you a cold?" asked Miss
Thorne, surprised, especially at the
tone Of his voice, which was deeper
than usual. She was still more sur
prised when her lover rushed toward
her and, selling her hand, poured
forth an imprisoned appeal
Until our last meeting" he said, II
did not realize that you were right and
l was wrong. Life Is not an empty
dream, and you have made me see it.
Life is real, life is earnest l had re-
solved to throw off the depressing phi
losophy by which l have been bewitch-
ed. l had set a goalunder your in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to do or die. We
need our gentlemen in political affairs.
I had resolved to enter upon career
which, beginning with the state legis-
lature. might end in the White House.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19
THE STATESMAN'S POSITION.

The STATESMAN > POSlIlON.
The political wiseacres have been
kept guessing by the attitude of the
Evening Statesman in the city cam
paign now in progress. In direct con-
tradiction of the baseless charge that
the Statesman was under the influence
and control of the regular republican
machine. this paper came out in sup
port of Messrs. Tausick and Johnson
as candidates for the council, although
it was generally understood that the
machine was endeavorrng to force both
these gentlemen out of the race in or
der to make way for machine candi-
dates. Again the Statesman surprised
the knoW-alls when it came out in adj
Vocacy of the reelection of Council
man Bridges. who is recognized as one
of the original Boxers of the city.
Fair consideration of the course of
The Statesman will convince any I'M
biased citizen that its sole aim to
promote the best interests of the town
by supporting the candidates for mu-
nicipal offices. who in its Judgment will
give the people the most faithful and
EaiA
or Hunt for reelection because it be-
lieves that the record he has made dur
chief executive officer of the city proves
that he is the right man in the right
place and that the welfare of the CITY
will be promoted by continuing him in
the mayors chair for another year 1t
believes moreover that his defeat
would be an encouragement to the
faction in this county that is seeking
to sacrifice Walla Wallas member of
the United States senate in order to
strengthen the candidacy of ex-senator
John L. Wilson, who aspires to be
Spokane's candidate in 1909. AS long
as it is certain that the state of Wash
ington is to be represented in the
United States senate by two republi-
cans, it is the patriotic duty of all 10y
al citizens of Walla Walla irrespective
of party to work for the reelection of
Senator Ankeny. The honor and pres
tige of having one of the two members
of the United States senate from this
away.
The Statesman is supporting Coun-
Gilman Bridges for reelection because
it believes that he has served the city
honestly faithfully and Conscientious
ly and that he will continue to do so if
elected. for another two-year term. 1t
is supporting Messrs. Tausick and
Johnson because it believes that their
ability as business men and their I'M
questionable honesty and integrity are
assurance that they will give the city
excellent service as members of the
council. 1t is favorable to the election
of Jake Kaufman as chief of police be-
cause it knows that during his eight
years in that office he showed good ex-
ecutive ability and backbone, quail
ties that are now lacking in the admin
istration of that office.
The Statesman reasserts that it is
absolutely independent of the dictation
OF any machine or boss in its attitude
on any and all questions. 1t is work
ing for the advancement and upbuild-
ing of Walla Walla. not from purely al .
truistic motives, but because it be-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

The original Laxative Cough Syrup
acting as a cathartfc On the bowels.
1t expeIs all cold from the system by
is Kennedv's Laxative Honey and Tar.
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar IS
a certain, safe and harmless cure 1ol
colds, Group and whooping cough. Sold
by L. L. Tallman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

Mr.. Neill said before the house COM
mittee on agriculture that he was will
ing to give a clean bill of health to
the beef and mutton which goes out
in whole carcasses to the retail deal
ers. AS this is what most of US get,
what's the use of breaking out into a
cold perspiration when the steak APP
pears on the table?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

LADIES-Latest eastern styles in
made to measure suits coats, skirts,
etc Full line of up-tO-date toilet ar
ticles. In city for only a few days
more. Room 80, Hotel Dacres. 2 to 1C
p. m.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

The Chicago Journal, after carefully
lingering over the issues, decides that
Mr.. Bryan will run on a tariff re-
form platform. But probably the re-
publicans will tariff reform first There
is some time between now and 1908
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

The old cry that people will not go
to church must be given up. The
Christian Scientists in Boston began
standing in line at 1 o'clock in the
morning to get into Z a. m. SER
vice.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

The late Senator German found time
to accumulate a neat little fortune of
100000. A large law practice and
successful real estate ventures gained
him the bulk of this.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

The Christian Scientists and the doc
tors have convened in Boston. 1t is
at least an interesting fact that the
Undertakers association is to meet
there next
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

Andrew Jackson never called a man
a liar by telephone, says a Texas paper
but there were times when it hurt him
to have to wait until he caught I'D
with the prevaricator The telephone
would have been a real convenience
to Andy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

lieyes that a bigger and better Walla
walla means a bigger and better
Statesman with more profit for its pro-
prietors.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19
ENGLAND'S EDUCATION.

The English education bill which has
proceeded to its second reading with a
majority of 200 back of it. seems des
tined to become law and to be the first
fruits of the tremendous liberal aior-
ity in the last election.
1t overthrows the education bill of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

kids shedding their blood and fin
gers for this great and glorious coun-
try, are heard peeping here and there
It's coming.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

Upton Sinclair says that he is not
advertising his book. incidentally, if
the book sells pretty well, Mr. Sin
clair will not try to stop it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

Rockefeller has bought a 30-cent
cane since he arrived in France, but
no other extravagances have been
traced by the sleuths of the press
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

japanese are here buying steel rails
The steel rail is a much more cheer
full piece of furniture than the steel
gun.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

An important political item tells of
Mr. Bryan wearing a high silk hat as
though he was used to it, This makes
Nebraska shake it's head doubtfully.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

The kindly gentlemen who have those
agreeable ideas about a sane and
noiseless Fourth" without any of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-19

The government has spent $4,000
trying to GUST Senator Smoot from a
$4,000 job. And he isn't ousted yet.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-23
The Size Of the Sun.

The sun, provided we measure only
the disk seen with the smoked glass, is
$4,000 miles in diameter-i. e., 10S
earths could be comfortably ranged
side by side across the disk. To cover
the surface would require many thou
sands. To fill the interior we should
need 100000. On smaller scale we
might represent the sun by bail two
feet in diameter and the earth by a
good sized grain of shot. Let the sun
be followed out, then place the earth
at it's center and let the moon revolve
about it at it's real distance of 24O, 900
miles. There would yet remain nearly
100000 miles of space between the
moons orbit and the inclosing she'll OF
the sun. Indeed to journey from one
side of the sun to the other, through
the center, would take one of our swift
express trains nearly two and half
years So vast globe must be heavy
Since its density is only one-quarter
that of the earth it only weighs as
much as $4,000 earths, or two octil-
lions of tons The attraction of gravity
on its surface would cause q man
whose weight was 80 pounds to weigh
two tons.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-23
Ohio Players Hit Blair Hard
and Win From FairvieWs
in Easy Manner.
A GOOD CONTEST HOWEVER
ANOTHER LARGE CROWD WIT
NESSES THE GAME-MENSLER
A YOUNG SHORT STOP STARS
FOR THE VISITORS.

Germantown, o., crossed the border
yesterday afternoon. took on Fair
view, and when they recrossed the
Ohio line they had a Ia to 5 victory
on their tally book. Notwithstanding
that the visitors were Just a little
above the Fairview class. the game
was a good one and hugely enjoyed
by ALL
The Buckeyes started in easily,
gradually got better and by the sew
enth inning they were hitting about
everything that Blair had in his as
sortment of bends and twisters. In
the eighth Wilcoxen who formerly
did the regular slab duty for Fairview
replaced Blair but even he could not
stop the Germantown players who
got three runs in two innings off him.
The game had some particularly
bright spots The playing of Mensler
Mt short for Germantown was OF a
high order. Kelly also did well for
Fairview. Brokamp made pretty
running one-handed catch behind Sec
ond base In the eighth inning Kel-
ley hit for two sacks with two men
on base and later scored himself.
Next Sunday Germantown will play
Miamisburg and Noodles" Hahn for
several seasons a star on the Cincin-
natl Reds will do the twirling for
them.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-23
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. Fairbanks is frequent occu-
pant of the vice presidential seat in
the reserved senate gallery, being ac-
companied usually by several friends.
Miss Margery Bell of Chicago has
ing a baseball 204 feet 4 inches. She Is
a member of the University high school
in Chicago.
Japan has it's first female professor.
The title has been bestowed by the
government, honoris causa, on Miss
Tada Urata, the first Japanese woman
who studied medicine in Germany.
There are a few women chemists,
but in the specialist line of food
chemist there is but one woman in
this country who occupies that distipe
ton, and that is Miss Lucy Doggert.
Mrs. William Mckinley continues her
daily drives to the tomb of her mar
tyred husband and always carries flow
ers with her. She Is constantly attend.
ed by nurses and few people ever see
her.
r Miss Martha E. Johnson, T. c.. (Which
means tax collector, is the proudest
woman In the state of New Hampshire.
She has the honor of being the first
woman tax collector in the staid old
Granite State and perhaps in New
England.
Miss Lucy e. Ernst of Philadelphia
has received a Carnegie medal on ac-
count of the bravery she showed in
Pike county, Pa, last summer. A boy
was bitten in the ankle by rattle
snake. Miss Ernst opened the wound
slightly with a penknife and with her
lips drew out the poison. The Carne-
gle medal is the second she has re-
ceived, the boys parents having given
her handsome one shortly after the
lad was bitten.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-23
SHORT STORIES.

Watchmakers despite their difficult
work rarely suffer from eye trouble of
any kind.
At the rate of pint and half of
liquid q day man drinks 32,S50 pints
during his life.
The income of the average American,
according to the United States census,
is about $3.50 year.
The ounce in troy or apothecary
weight is not the same as that in avoir-
dupois weight, the former containing
$50 grains, the latter 1878 grains.
The total number of telephone calls
made in the United States the last
year was about 5,00O,00O,0oo, or fifty
four for each man, woman and child in
the country.
In these days Of increasing use of
concrete for building purposes it is In
teresting to recall the fact that the
Pantheon in Rome, about 1000 years
old, is covered by dome over 142 feet
in diameter, which is cast in concrete
in one solid mass.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-23
WEBSTER TOWNSHIP
RETAINS DELIVERY
Farmers Agree to Gravel The
Road Good Enough for
u. S. Mail Carrier.
TO BE DONE BY AUGUST 6
TIE GOVERNMENT HAD THREAT
ENED TO TAKE AWAY RURAL
MAIL SERVICE IF THE ROAD
WAS NOT IMPROVED.

Webster township will continue TO
be served by the rural free delivery.
At at meeting at the postoffice yes
terday it was decided that the delivery
of mail along this route should con-
tinue. This decision was reached by
Township trustee Charles A. Harris
offering to have 100 loads of gravel
put upon the road and the patrons of
the route, represented by J. W. Sulli-
van, Otto Weber. Henry Brumtield,
Bedford M. Stone and w. S. Reede,
agreed to contribute like number of
loads of gravel. This work of getting
the road into shape is to be completed
by August 6. If the work has not been
done then Postmaster Spekenhier will
report the matter to Washington and
in turn they will order the route mark
ed from the books.
The origin of the trouble lay in the
extremely bad road which was well
nigh impossible.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-23
TALES OF CITIES.

New York's estimated population Jan.
1, 1906. was 4,014,3
Cincinnati, through the civic improve
ment department of her Woman's
club, started the first playground in
Ohio.
The mems clubs of twenty-five
churches Of many denominations in
Minneapolis are to federate for civic
betterment.
The death rate of Waterbury, Conn,
is reported as IL Per 1,O0o-less than
the rate either in the state, In the large
towns or in the small towns.
The town of Bowdoinham, Me-, Is
the only one in New England which
has i've tide rivers within its bound
aries. They are the Catchance Alb
bagadassett, Kennebec, Androscoggin
and Muddy rivera