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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16
ARE NOTED KNlTTERS,
Make Thousands Of Nippers for the
Winter Fishermen.

PENOBSCOT, Me-, Feb. 16.-More
than 1000 women in eastern Hancock
county earn money for Christmas
presents and winter clothing by knit
ting wooden nippers, which are used
by the winter fishermen who sail out
for Gloucester, Mass.
A fsnermans nipper is heavy wool
mitt, with a short wrist and forefin-
ger and padded palm. 1t was designed
for protecting the hands of fishermen
who haul wet lines in cold weather.
Fully $4,000 pairs of nippers are
worn out every year, of which more
than IS per cent are knitted by women
who live in the shore towns east of
Penobscot river. AS a rule, a woman
with active fingers can knit four pairs
of nippers a day in addition to doing
her housework
The pay for making a set of nippers
is cents, which is taken up in store
trade from the agents. In actual cash
value no more than cents a pair is
given for the work.
The knitters begin their labors late
in November and continue until Feb
ruary or later The rushing season
is from December Is until New Year.
1t is not uncommon to see aged women
walking along the streets knitting nip
pers in quickstep time, and holding
balls of yarn in their apron pockets.
smart knitter can use up greater
length of yarn than she can cover in
walking along a good road, her fingers
outstripping her feet in a ratio of 7
to 5. She is counted a poor knitter
who cannot knit up a mile Of yarn
while she is walking a mile, though
when a person keeps her eyes upon
is more feeling than from sight, and
consequently slow.
The women carry their knitting
work about them, no matter what
they are doing. At evening prayer
meetings it is not unusual for woman
to knit across a nipper before she can
rise to give her testimony when call
ed upon by the classleader. Cases
are known in which women have taken
their knitting to funerals, though near
relatives of the deceased are barred
from this privilege. AS the commune
ties are strictly orthodox, no knitting
is done On Sunday.
The nipper furnishes good revenues
to railroads, steamboats, and stages,
and involves an expenditure of about
$4,000 a year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

members Of the organization are not
entitled to privileges which laboring
men do not enjoy. Representatives of
the ancients and the unions appeared
before the judiciary committee.
Frank K. Foster, of Boston, leading
union advomate, opened the hearing
for the petitioners, and read a resolu-
ton passed by the state branch of
the federation. in which it was repre-
scented that the ancients enjoy exemp-
ton from jury duty through repre-
sensations not founded on fact. He
held that their exemption allows an
excuse for men who can afford to do
jury duty to escape it, while the adj
ditional burden is placed upon those
who can neither afford to do jury duty
nor to join the ancients.
An Ancient to the Fray.
William A. Morse, commander of the
Tense, and said that the resolution
misstated the case. The company, he
said, is composed of about 500 MEM
bers, about 400 of whom reside in this
commonwealth. OF these many are
more than IS years old and a large
number of others are doctors and law
yers and exempt for that reason
Therefore, the number who would be
affected by the withdrawal of the ex-
! emption would be very SMALL
The committee, properly impressed
| with the gravity of the issue placed
| before it,decided not to pass judgment
hastily and announced that it's report
| would be turned into the Legislature
when the proper consideration mad
been given it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16
WHO WILL MAKE TEAM.
With Choice Near Speculation as t.
Who Will Compete Is Deep.


NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Now that
the money is being subscribed freely
and there does not seem to be any
doubt about the necessary amount be-
ing raised to send a team of American
athletes to Athens in April, the attn
letes are wondering who will be the
favored noes.
Although the committee in charge of
the work of picking the team has not
made any announcement as to how it
will select the men, it is pretty well
understood that the plan will be to
give the American and inter- collegiate
champions the preference and then
take the balance of the team from the
country at large.
Ordinarily this plan would be salts
factory, but last year the A. A. U.
championships were held in Portland,
Ore, and the east was not represent
ed on account of the impracticability
of sending men On the long journey.
Only one fastener took part in the
games, and ne won his event
AS this same man could only get
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16
is CRITIC OF DRAMA.
SIN of Great Norwegian Says Our
Plays Are Apparently for Children.

CHICAGO, reb. 16.-Erling Bjorn-
son, son of Bjornstierne Bjornson, the
Norwegian dramatist and poet, who is
making a tour of the United States
for the Norsk governments depart
ment of agriculture, is in Chicago and
is receiving mucn attention from his
compatriots. From here he will go
to the northwest.
Mr. Bjornson speaks English well,
although with a decided foreign ac-
cent Today he talked with a reporter
about politics and the drama in Nor
way.
Speaking of Ibsen and the drama in
the dramatist by saying: HE is the
finest, the greatest dramatist of any
nation. His plays are done in every
country, and there is none so strong,
so virile or one who gets at the very
heart of things as he.''
Mr.. Bjornson also spoke of his
fathers plays, some of which have
been played in France, Germany and
other countries. He says they are more
popular in Norway than those of Ib-
sens He criticized the American
drama, saying that most of the pro-
auctions here seem to have been plan
ned for children rather than for think
ing people.
Of the situation in his country since
the GROWING of the new king, Haa-
kon VII, he says: I'VE are happy now
that we are divorced from Sweden
It had to come. We mad long waited
for man to say All for Norway not
All for Sweden and Norway and we
have found him."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

fourth place in the same event in the
metropolitan championship. 1t looks
as though the winning of an American
title this year would not be fair to
some ten or a dozen eastern athletes
who are far superior. in time at least,
to the winners at Portland.
No American team would be COM
plete without Harry Hillman, who is
the superior of any hurdler or quarter
miller in this country; Myer Prinstein,
the metropolitan champion and holder
Of the American record of "a feet, IA
inches for the broad jump; Melvin
Sheppard, whose wonderful running
brings back memories of Connect, Or
ton,, Northberg and Walsh. Sheppard
holds no outdoor championship, but
could give many yards to the present
titlenolder and beat him.
Sheridan Could Beat Greeks.
TIE discus farther than the Greeks
ever imagined it possible.
Howard Valentine is one of the
greatest half-milers since Kilpatrich's
time.
John Falanagan breaks record
throwing the weights in every set of
games in which he completes. Many
more great athletes would not go to
Greece if last years champions were
to be picked first, and it would be the
greatest injustice to America, local
athletes say, if the best men were not
| Yankees can do in the line of sport.
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by the abandonment of the stage in
such large measure to the service Of
those things which are only evil in
their tendency.
Some day the drama will be restored
to it's ancient place in the favor of
those who wish to impress upon the
public historical lessons and moral
truths, and an invaluable means Of
pulse will be taken advantage of in the
service of righteousness, as it ought
always to have been.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16
PICTURES RESCUED IN BRITAIN
Score of Fine Examples of Artists
Work Added to National Gallery.


Work Added to National Gallery.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The National
Gallery of British Art is indeed in
luck's way. Scarcely had excitement
over Mr.. Duveens generous gift of
the great Sargent portrait of Miss Ell
len Terry had time to subside when
the announcement was made that an
entire new room, fitted with hitherto
unknown Turner's of rare Importance
had been opened to the public
The new pictures number over a
score, not to speak of several others
that were formerly to be seen at the
offices of the national gallery, and are
so remarkably fresh and clean that
anyone acquainted with the facts of
their being rescued from the under
ground storerooms in Trafalgar square,
might find it difficult to believe they
mad not just been removed from some
artists easel
1t is almost impossible to express
the value of these pictures in figures,
since there is no measure for COMPARE
son. True enough, they are all more
Or less unfinished, but none of the
pictures which have Of recent years
been sold at Christies for many thou
sands of pounds was in anything near
so fine condition. The color in all
these works is dazzling in purity, and
only now will it be possible to appre-
ciate to the full extent the greatness
of this genius, who has compelled the
admiration of the world, even wnen
ed sad havoc with his glorious color
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16
THE STATEHOOD FIGHT.

The reason for railroading the Ari
zona-New Mexico bill through is said
to be the fear that the democrats will
bring them in as separate states if!
the republicans do not bring them in
jointly, while they have the power. Isl
this fear we'll grounded, and if so, is it
imminent enough to justify the Arizo-
na-New Mexico bill?
The democrats, in order to accom-
plish this coup, would nave to capture
both the house and senate. To capture
the house might not be a long job. It
frequently flops in the middle of an
administration and sometimes is in OPP
position to the president during his
entire term. To get the house it is
party in the hole on some spectacular
ISSUE This the republican majority
in the house is quite capable of doing.
1t did it once when it passed the sal
airy grab bill. 1t mas done it at other
times and suffered the consequences
Sometimes the republican party has
lost the house through no fault of the
house, but because the house could
make no Roadway against an unpopular
senate.
But capturing the house is not tan
tamount to putting a statehood bill
ton of the senate. The senate now
stands fifty-six republicans, thirty
three democrats and one vacancy. In
1907 it will stand a little more strong
ly republican since there is no present
prospect of losing republican state
and the republicans may gain senators
in Oregon, Colorado and Idaho. In
1900 it will still be republican with the
chances favoring a slightly decreased
republican majority, assuming that the
democrats follow up their successes in
Ohio and retire the delectable Foraker
try. In 1911 the democrats would have
to carry nearly all the strong republi
can northern states in order to get a
majority of the senate. The peril of
their doing this is not imminent. The
chances of the democrats controlling
the senate in the next ten years are
not convincing to the democrats not
alarming to the republicans.
What then is the hurry about the
Arizona bill? The suspicion abroad
seems to be that the republican major
ity in the senate is only nominally
republican on the statehood issue 1t
is believed that the senate under the
influence of certain great interests
would consent to join with a democrat
ic house for separate statehood. This
was understood to be the situation
when the late Matt Quay brought the
statehood bill into the senate. He had
it all arranged even to the names of
the first senators, one of whom was mis-
partner in railroad deals in the terrific
ry This was certain Andrews whose
borrowing from the Enterprise bank
to further these same railroad projects
ruined the bank and contributed to
republican defeat in Pennsylvania last
fall Quay met an unexpected obstacle
in Senator Beveridge, who happened
to be chairman of the committee on
territories. The game was partially
blocked by the subs tuition of the joint
statehood bill.
The fact of the matter is then that
the republican party is not afraid of
the democratic party in the statehood
fight, but is afraid of it's own majority
in the senate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

The doorkeeper at the White House
was alarmed at first When Crazy Snake
called on the president the other day,
1t was, however, one of Snakes lucid
intervals, and he had a pleasant talk
with the Great Father.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16
King Christians Burial.

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 16.-King
Christians body was taken today to
Roskillde, island of Zealand, the an
cient capital of Denmark, where it
will be inferred Sunday beside most
of the past monarchs Of the country
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

Fifteen hundred laborers from ia
maica have arrived to dig the canal
LaborerS immune to Jamaica ginger
and Jamaica rum ought to prove non
puncturable to the Panama mosquito
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

1t is stated that the biggest winner
at the Monte Carlo tables this season
is an American who plays under an
assumed name. 1t is hardly patriotic
to patronize Monte Carlo while Wall
street is open.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

Ladies' hats appear in the windows
at prices ranging from $1.50 to $780, If
the price marks were shifted the $50
woman might wear the $3.50 hat with
great comfort Of soul. Any husband
will tell you that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

If Phoebe Cousins is aware of the
fact that there are now 1000 women
lawyers in this country she may feel
that she did not run the gauntlet OF
the ribald press in vain.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

The New York Life investigating
committee is industriously trying to
get it all back from Hamilton and Nc
Call. Has this committee been doped
by the system?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

A New York fashion paper says that
$4,000 will provide a very cute outfit
for baby" 1t would fit out papa pretty
we'll too, but then he isn't of much &C.
count since baby came.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

Senator Aldrich denies that the pres
ident has sent him an ultimatum. The
president is very busy just now. Wait
till after the wedding.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

John F. Wallace gives the impression
that William Nelson Cromwell treated
the government fairly, giving it an
equal voice with himself in all the
canal deliberations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

The true elastic currency is that
which contracts your debts and ex-
pands your credits. We imagine this
is the kind Mr.. Schiff is working for
so industriously that ne overlooks
some facts occasionally.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

Indications are not wanting that
Jerome will have a chance to do some
real work in connection with the in
surance cases yet.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, VINO is re-
puted to be the most scholarly woman
of the senate set, has no difficulty in
making the butcher understand that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Copy of change of advertisements
must be delivered to the business of
fee by the nour of TEN O'CLOCK a.
m. 60 insure insertion in the issue of
even date.
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when she orders pOrterhOuSe rOuno
steak does not go. There is no ob1ec-
ton to learning if it is concealed by
good sense.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

Harvard is going to produce Greek
play. This is a game at which no legs
are broken.
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kinq MeneIik Critically III.

LONDON, Feb. 16.-Dispatches say
that King Menelik is critically i'll and
is considering the appointment of his
successor
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-16

Depew denies that Re has aphasia
Rogers got it when DepeW was not
looking.
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Smoot may be expelled yet. He
threatens to call 200 witnesses In his
own behalf.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-06-01
Trouble Ia Training Hors es

One of the greatest difficulties en-
countered in preparing Thomas Dix
on, Jr's great play for the stage was
to secure the!trained horses for the pro-
ductson. Intelligent as the horse is
there are but very few that can be
trained for stage work so many things
happen In theatre to frighten horse
that it takes years to train one for stage
work Another difficulty is to accus
tom the horses to walk up and down
stairs for in many theatres this is nee
essary to the theatre. In the tremen-
dous production Of the "Clansman
which will be seen at the CentralJune
l, several horses are used and it was
more trouble to train them than it was
to build the production and stage the
play.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-06-01
wYs, use signals

Under date of the 10th of May, The
postofIlce department issued the fol-
lowing order to masters, of which
Postmaster Clohan received a copy on
Tuesday:
On and after June 1, 1906, patrons
of the rural delivery service Will be re-
quired TO display signals on their boxes
when they leave mail in them for car
riers to collect, as, after that date, car
riers, when serving their routes, will
OF be required to open and examine
any mail boxes except those to which
they have mail to deliver and those on
which signals are displayed to indi-
cate there is mail for carriers TO collect.
Those patrons whose boxes are not
provided with signals must attach
thereto some device which when dis
played, VIII plainly show passing car
ers tle.e is no mail to be collected. 1t
is not necessary that such device shall
be either complicated or costly; a very
simple arrangement viii answer the
purpose.
Carriers must lower the signals on
boxes after making collections, proYid-
ed no mail is left therein; and must
display the signals when they deposit
m all fer patrons, unless the patrons
have made requests to the contrary.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-06-01
Warning

Yos canno have good health un,
less your kidneys are sound, for the
kidneys filter thv bl.od CT impurities
which otherwise act as irritating
poisons and break down the delicate
organs of the body and cause serious
trouble and do not use Fo ey's Kid
ney Cure, you will have only your
self to blame for results, as ii positive
ly cures all forms Of kidney and blad
der disease. Sold by all Dealers.
ImO
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-06-01
YORK RIVER LINE.

ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS
CHARLOTTE" AND Baltimore"
For WEST POINT and RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers leave Baltimore daily Except
Sunday at p. m, and arrive West Point at
7.So a. m, and Richmond at 9.2) a. M.
Steamers leaving Baltimore on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and leaving West
Point on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
call at Gloucester Point ans Almonds Wharf
and steamers leaving Baltimore on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, and West Point on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, call at
Yorktown and Clay Bank weather permit
tingl.
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIM MORE FROM
PIERS 10 AND 10 LIGHT STREET WHARF.
Through Tickets to all points car be secured
baggage checked and staterooms reserved
from the City Ticket Offices Nos. il9 f. Balti-
more Street, ARTHUR w. ROBSON, Agent,
III E. Baltimore street. or the General Offices,
80 Light Street, Baltimore, Md.
REUBEN FOSTER, K. j. CH1SM,
General Manager. General Passenger Agt
T. II. Nc JAN VEL, Asst Gen Pass Agent.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-06-01
SALE OF DESIRABLE
REAL ESTATE
IN CERARDSTOWN.

BY virtue of the authority vested in her by the
last will and testament of Casper Stump, decd,
dufy probated and of record in the Office OF the clerk
of the county court. OF Berkeley County, West Vr-
ginia, in VIII Book No. a. page aoo and pursuant
to the request OF re devses hereunder, the under
signed will offer for sale at pubic auction at the
front door of the Court House in Martinsburg
Berkeley County, W. Va, on
Saturday, June 9th. 1906,
beginnn. at t:3o O'Clock in the afternoon, the for
loving described property in Gerardstown, in said
county OF which the late CaSp2r stump died, seized
to'WIt:
First.
Wha' is commonly known as the II ems Property
Of 81 I'd Stump, situate the southern side of Nam
stert and the side of seet lea ling to tn
Presbyterian Cemetery, at their intersectsn, and
enu led the by owned by Misses Ida ard
t.n,iua GRAY and the south by alley, and lot
owned by Mary V. Coils, etc, the same being a
Part OF lot No. 40 in Gerardstown.
Secondly.
A lot situate on the northern side of said Main
,tleet in Gerardstown, bounded on the east by lot
Of Nenney's on the north by alley, and on the
west by lot Of Chorpening Both lots are well i'm.
pro ed and will make desirable homes.
Terms of Sale.
One third OF the purchase money cash, the ba J.
ance In two eaua annual payments, the purchase
bearing interest from day of sale and to be secured
by deed of trust upon the property sold with the
usual provision covering insurance OF the buildings
thereon for the benefit of the unpaid purchase
money.
las ". McxowN, Aft H.. v. BowKRs, Exr
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-06-01
CHESAPEAKE LINE.

ELEGANT PASSEN dER STE aMERS y
"AUGUSTA" AND ''ATLANrA."
For OLD POINT COMFORT and NORFOLK &.
VIRGINIA.
steamers leave Baltimore daily Except
Sunday at 63op. m, and arrive Old Point
Comfort at 9 a. M and Norfolk at 7.l5 a. M,
where connection is made with the Rail Lines
for all points South and South west.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-06-01
tnaiiy exeeLt SUNDAY

" c. KENNEDY, EG,O. " MARTIN,
Vice Pres. 4 Gen'l SUI I. Supt.
a. A. Riddle. GenI PAS. AT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
Fine Flshlnu in Norway.

ut is fashionable" said a rich man,
ito spend the summer in Norway. The
Norwegian climate IS superb. tho
scenery is grand and the living is
cheap-a dollar a lay at fae hotels.
and carriages at half dollar a day.
zone fine thing about Norway is
that in the summer the night only lasts
couple Of hours, and If you go as
far as the North Cape there is no
night at all, but the sun circles round
and round the horizon, and never
sinks below.
1.-THE Norwegian rivers abound in
fish, and anyone is free to angle for
trout in them. The salmon rivers,
though, are strictly preserved. Some
Of the salmon rivers are very fine,
and rent for as much as $4,000 year.
I know a man who has a river only
two miles long that he pays $500
for He often gets fish of 60 or 70
pounds. The day called on him last
year his wife came in with a 40pound-
er. 22.pounder and 51-pounder
that she had caught hersef."-Phil.
adelphia Bulletin.