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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
The Sway of the Epigralm


opeaNihs on me ireacher' ut the
ii'spy 'erhli General Assembly held
Il, Co'uihpus' ONO, last, May. Rev
- -. Asnew declared that he was
lnoiiZed at tnirty. criticized at f0rtyy,
oS''"clzeu Il. MY oslerized at sixty
anu can"nlZed ut seventy writes
3 Ion, W. rostsate. In The New York
iiipuhc' rms pithy sketch of min.
lS'e' eareer was greeted with hearty
app. oval ana since its original pre-
sen.a''on !. mas been welcomed ms Il
worthy audltion TO the anthology OF
american epigrams.
a good epigram. indeed. has never
To iorce or beg its way into popu-
Elri'y. with or without sting,-nnd
sharp satire is prime requisite 70.
s"ccess'-the ears of the world a-e
eager to receive il, and its repetition
by ready tongues, be it grateful or
splteinl, assures it prompt AID lastirg
ing fame upon its progenitor
Ihe Duke of Rochester, the reck-
less boon companion Of Charles H.,
WHY and talented though he was is
now chiefly remembered by his bold
ter:
Here Hes our sovereign lord the King
whose word no one relies on,
VINO never said IA foolish thing.
Ana never did wise one
Estimate episrans; says the anon,
ymous compiler of The British Mar
preVity' beauty ana point with re
cara 10 btevlty they are not limited
10 any determinate number of lines,
though the shorter they are the bet
Yer. me beauty consists i'll the har-
nhohy ana apt aggreemcnt OF all the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23

than French demolselle would ar
low even her gouyernante to gaze
upon He says that he has seen.
more beautiful arms in this country
than anywhere in the world yet
what a sad irony" he cruelty adds.
that these ravlshing things of beauty
should be emery uunzed by your
women to operate when they talk.
with the jerky jumps of railway
semaphore. and. when they walk, to
flip and flap like the ungainly arms
of windmill"
AS to intellect, he considers that
American women lead all others--ex-
cept French women But they are
spoiled by their colleges. which teach
them too many things not in line.
with chose functional domains that
are strictly feminine They have too
many divergent aims; in conversation
they lack concentration and repose;
they talk too much or else too little.
Worst of all. they talk too loudly"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
The AMERICAN BOSS.
Frenchman Whites Entertain
ingly About Our Women,
But Departs from Truth.

Who is the real American boss"
Not. it seems, the politician. not the
lord of finance. not even the labor
delegate. The boss in America is
woman lovely woman. That is the
last word of Il Frenchman who has
just been visiting this country. He is
discreet Frenchman. for he tells us
so himself by Discreet French
man" is the way the article is signed,
1t appears in "The Saturday Evening
Post and while ii contains some
things complimentary to women other
comments are such that the writer's
discretion is evident in the withhold
ing of his name.
He takes woman for a topic, he
saws because in America she is q
compendium of all topics. The "flam-
boyant FREEDOM nance OF femaledom"
surprised him immensely until he got
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23

where else on earth lie may be
: 'si.t ei.efc;; fTIit Is iiuii lie goes on to
say that woman is the head of the
family here, and behind the scenes.
often runs her manikn husbands
business that she is "the one from
whom pnny official man takes his
orders in all questions relating to pub
lie or private morals one cannot hut
feel that he is just n trifie sweeping.
In spite of the faults he sees in
them, he likes the American women.
He SAYS so. 81 write in no inimicai
spiritf but rather as one who is pre-
disposed to an almost boundless ad.
miration for the women of America. -
The American woman is all right, only
she is of IAN almost bellicose sell
assertiyeness;" she is "brazen ana
sclfassertive;" she is bent upon dem
onstrating that men are "serfs
to whom she owes no reciprocal obi.
cation that Is not voluntary" and she
offers tyne that will soon be bereft
of those bewitching attributes that
cluster about the dearest and best
miracle God ever performed-the ere.
alton of womankind."
But let woman take comfort. These
blemishes are not of her making. Ii
is man who has done 1.-THE Ameri-
can man, with his mistaken chivaIry.
"So-called chivalry.' the French critic
puts it, that has heen growing in
your country with the speed OF a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
Even Religion Not Exempt.

Those critics of the so called mef
cenary spirit of this age may find food
for reflection and comparison in the
following stanZa. which was aimed at
commercial England in the eighteenth
century.
ITO Jews, as We in sacred writ are
To buy u god gave Aaron all their
gold;
But Christians now. times are so
monstrous odd,
To heap up gold will even sell their
God"
The devout Christian finds solace
in the reverential fervor of this fine
epigram on the miracle at the mar
rage feast:
when Christ at Cana's feast, by
power divine.
Inspired cold water with the warmth
of wine,
'Seel' cried they. while in reddeninh
tide it gushed,
The bashful water has seen its God
and blushed.
And n patriotic glow spreads in the
breast of every American when he
reads the Rev. John Pierpont's beauti-
full descriptions of that peaceful yet
potent instrument of our sovereign
will the ballot
"a weapon that comes down as still
AS snowflakes fall upon the sod;
But executes a frecmans VIII
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23

used to it, because. he says, it is so
different frorr what liz. had lhcc.7. I. =,
20 in France. Coming from land
where women are the Overwhelming
background it was n shock to him
to find them the "glaring forefront
of every picture. Even after careful
survey of the prospect he IS compelled
to say that. from the French point
of view. our social fabric is "all up
side down"
1t is rather joke to be told by this
Frenchman-as one of his criticisms
of me American woman-that she
runs the churches" decides what
shall be the religion of each family"
If he knew the strenuous efforts that
are made in this country to get men
to go to church he would see the funny
side Of that himself. The American
woman. however, fills his eye "Why,
one of ner number" he says in an
aggrieved way, has become the SUI
preme pontiff of new and powerful
creed" Well that. thing has happen
ed In other quarters of the globe. An
Englishwoman it at this moment at
the head of the theosophists.
II am told" the writer adds. eau.
tiously. as If he really could not quite
credit an assertion so awful that
the laws of the land have been grad.
ually changed so that the femme sole
today owns vaster inalienable legal
rights throughout America than any
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
No Respector of Persons.

Eplgrams are not confined to any
particular subject or any special Walk
of life. They refer rs freely to tink.
crs and tailors and cafdlcmakers, as
to philosophers, poets and mcta.phy
sicians; and they trip as easily from
the lips of costermongers as from the
learned pens of statesmen, courtiers
and pulpiters. The stage has been
prolific of them, and the bench and
hal fairly revel ut times in biting
quips and quiddities. OF late years
The newspaper humogists have caught
the trick and are working the vein
for all it will stand both in verse and
prose Thanks to their nnceasingg in
dustry, the pages of the press spar
kle daily with praise or satire of man
ners, customs. and persons of high
ana low degree.
What is the summer resort like >
asks one girl of another. Like a
hamlet with Romeo left out" is the
pregnant reply.
e Looking at the parlor clock, the
tiresome visitor remarks why it's
much past the time intended to
stay"
''lndeed?" comes the swift response.
81 thought it was much later
These retorts have the true cpl
grammatic ring They are tiny and
sweet like the bee, and also have q
sting in the tail
Poets of every nationality have had
a liking for the epigram. 1t has often
formed vent for feelings which more
stately illusions fail to express. By
ron revenged himself on his early re-
viewers with great satirical vigor;
Poe dashed his enemies fiercely with
his caustic wit; and the rolllcking hui
NOR of Burns took on keener point
in this style of composition.
Longfellow resorted to it with
great effect on one notable occasion.
He stopped at hotel in Zurich called
the Raven. where the service and
cuisine were abominable and the
charges unusually exorbitant On set
Ting his bill, he wrote in the register:
Beware Of the Raven of Zurich;
It's bird of omen III,
With an ugly. unclean nest
And Il very. very long bill"
Barns had fling AZ an ina III
lnveyary. where he had been unciyil-
ly treated owing to the presence of
certain fashionable visitors to the
Duke of Argyll:
"Whoe'r he be that sojourns here,
pity much his case.
Unless he come to wait upon - g'
The lord their god His Grace.
There's nothing here but pride,
And Highland cauld and hunger;
II Providence has sent me here,
Twas surely i'm His anger"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
The Scot Who Talked Back.

Sometimes the epigrammatst as
sails whole tribe or nation Not
withstanding their manifold virtues.
the Scots arouse resentful feelings in
some quarters. Their Unborn eau
tlousness. thrift. and observation-disclosures
seem TO crate upon the nerves of less
practical persons. The great DR. John
son was very incensed against them.
and lost no opportunity for emphasize
ing his dislike. In his famous die
tionary he defined oatmeal MS food
for horses in England and for men in
Scotland" But witty Scotsman
land there are wits in the land O.
cakes" despite divers opinions to the
contrary turned the tables OH
putting, ponderous Johnson by retort-
ing, And where else can you find
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
Tortoise Shell.

The finest tortoise shell comes from
the Indian Archipelago. but a good
quality is also obtained on the coast
of Florida.
There are three rows of plates on
the back of the tortoise, called blades
by fishermen. In thc central row
are five plates and i'll each of the
others four plates. the latter contain
ing the best material. Besides these
there are twenty-five small plates
round the edges of the shell, known
as feet or noses. The largest turtle
does not furnish more than fifteen
pounds of shell. The tortoise shell
of present day commerce is made
largely from the horns of animals
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
Three Months in Jail.

Henry Mason, the negro who was
arrested near Mr.. Walter S. Upshur's
home in Fifty-third street Monday
night by Detective Pearson, was Civ
en- three months in jail by Justice
Blown in the police court yesterday
morning. Yesterday morning. the
justice. who lives near Mr.. Upshur.
found that some one had tried to en-
ter his chicken yard Monday night
and he believes Mason Was the cul.
prit.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
The important part.

Where did get it snarled the
young millionaire. There Is ques-,
ton that makes me hopping mad
Papa won't ask it." simpered the
fashionable damsel "Have You still
got it? That's all papa wants TO:
know" Pittsburg Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
To Boys and Girls, and Older Folks, too
EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE ONE


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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
DO NOT LIKE HIS PREACHING
Lee Ferguson Is Boycotted by Church
Members in PendIeton.

PENDLETON. Ore. Oct. 16.-Mem-
bers of the Christian church of this
city deny locking the church doors
against Rev. Lee Ferguson Sunday
night, as reported. Board members to-
day stated they had asked the pastor
TO resign. which he refused to do. The
members thereupon did not go to
church, and decided that no more SER
vices shall be held while he holds his
pastorate. They give as the reason.
that they do not like his style of
preaching" Pastor Ferguson has a
contract for a year. He is a young
man, from Iowa, and followed one of
the most popular pastors of the north
west, Rev. Victor Doris Members of
the church say they like straight gos-
pei preaching
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
SINGER LIKES WALlA WAlLA
Won DER AUE PRAISES MUSl-
CLANS AND OTHERS OF THE
GARDEN CITY.

Arnold Won der Aue, who has capI-'
waited the audiences in the big pavilion
at the fair grounds, is much in love
with Walla Walla ard expressed de-
sire to live here but he has accepted
a position with a conservatory in Seat
tie and will make the Sound city his
home.
"Walla Walla is one of the finest
cities I have ever been in and the
people among the most refined and
hospitable l have ever met" said the
noted singer this morning.
.T am particularly impressed with
the musical talent in this city. The
concert given by the cavalry band in
the pavilion last evening was one OF
the finest l ever listened to and 1 en-
loved it immensely The Maennerchor
Walla Walla is another excellent mu-
sical orgaEiza tion and l was pleased
to note that the singers are appreciat-
ed in your city. I have been singing
in public for a number of years and
I want to compliment Mrs. Edgar
Fischer as a musician. 1t is indeed
pleasure to meet such a musician. Ii
is not frequent that We see such tall
ent ard ability.
Tonight l will sing during the
first part of the program in the pa
vilion and take the train for Spokane
where 1 sing tomorrow night. From
there I will go to Seattle where have
been engaged as an instructor. In De-
cember 1 expect to have the pleasure
of again visiting Walla Walla as have
been engaged by the Symphony club
and will sing in the opera house which
will be more satisfactory than singing
in the pavilion"
Won der Aues special number last
evening which was received with un-
usual appreciation was La Donna e
mobile" from the opera 'Rigaletta' by
Verdi Few in the immense audience
understood the words but they enjoyed
the music and imagined they dis
covered some Italian while the Italians
of the audience, and there were
number, were surprised at the correct
Interpretation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
ELKs SEASON OPEN
If THEY DO NOT DELIVER THE
GOODS THEY CAN BE HALF
SHOT.

We'll drink a cup of Kindness here,
To the Days of Auld Lang Syne."
Tomorrow the purple and white en-
bems of the Benevolent and Protec-
tive Order of Elks will mingle with
the purple and white colors of the
Walla Walla Fair association, for
the Best People on Earth will take the
reins of city government in hand and
give the good people of Walla Walla
the best entertainment Of the year.
When the hands of the clock point to
IL there will still be enough good
things in store for the Elks are going
to do things up brown and woe unto
the man who dares to criticisze.
And it will do all good to join in the
good work, and if you can't work just
watch the herd of old and young bucks
do it for you. At 80 o'clock tomor-
row evening the grand parade including
the local as we'll as visiting lodges
will take place. BY order of the lodge
officials all Information regarding the
parade and ceremony is being held as
secret as much as possible. There are.
however, a few good stunts which are
ie, <Io of
the high and exalted ruler that Prose-
cutting Attorney Rupp and w. p. Her.
How Dry l Am" City Attorney Cain
has been requested to favor the audi
ence with his favorite song, Take back
Your Gold" He will be accompanied
by several well known bonding COM
panies.
The real hit of the evenings enter
tainment will be a two-act farce"
in which the editorial department of
the Union and Bulletin papers will par
ticipate in the rendition of "A trip to
the jamestown Fair"
Altogether the day and evening pro-
gram will be a winner from start to
finish, if there is finish to it, and as
to it's financial success there is not the
slightest doubt. Preparations are be-
ing carried on secretly, and the ELL
icks" are determined that the real dope
1ol OH of I,o
lodge.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
RAISING MONEY
FOR SUFFERERS
Explosion al F0ntanet Was
Caused BY Hot Box

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 16.-
Money is being raised to provide relief
for the sufferers of the terrible eXplo-
sion of the Dupont Powder works at
FoLtanet yesterday. The Terre Haute
Lumber company has sent car loads
of lumber to provide for the immediate
repair of some of the homes SO that
women and children can have roofs
over their heads.
The list of unidentified dead remains
at 80. The state factory inspector
will conduct an investigation to de-
termine the cause of the explosion
which is said to have been a hot box
ir. the shafting in the glazing mill.
Sparks flew into a pile of loose lumber.
William Sherrow, a workman in the
glazing mill, recovered consciousness
today and gave this as the cause. He
said the hot box was discovered Sun
day, but the explosion was then
averted by flooding the box with cool
water.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
WH|TMAN|TES
PROVE LOYAL
GRADUATES OF LOCAL COLLEGE
ORGANIZE CLUB ON ATTAIN
TIC COAST.

To promote the interests of Whitman
college throughout the east and to
show their loyalty to the college they
love, three Whitman graduates, Ed
ward Baldwin and Elmer Gross of the
class of 1906, and Howard Knott of the
class Cf 1907. have organized the Whit
man College Atlantic Coast club. the
organization taking place last week at
the top of Washington monument, the
above named being the charter MEM
bers.
Postals have been sent 10 all the
other Whitmanites on the coast,
telling of the new club and asking
their cooperation. The following who
are now on the Atlantic coast are ELI
gible to the club: Prof. Hauerbach,
Miss Eliza Cobb. Mabel Rue, Wilma
Baker, Gene Hunt. Ridgeway Glllis'
Haylett O'NeiH, and the charter men,
b5rs.
The club plans to hold reunion In
New York city on Christmas day, at
which all the members of the club are
to be present. The club will have an
other meeting at the top of OF the
Washington monument next Saturday
to further the plans of the club.
This is one of the most pleasing evil
dences of love and loyalty to Whitman
college that has been shown and the
result should be of benefit to Walia
Walla as we'll as the college which Is
situated here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
MUSIC At FAIR
BEST ON COAST
CAVALRY BAND, ARNOLD Won
DER AUE AND MANNER
CHOIR APPRECIATED.

Last evening the main pavilion on
the fair grounds was thronged with
who gathered about the exhibit booths
and listened to the excellent program
furnished by the Fourteenth Cavalry
band. The music in every sense Of the
word was the grandest success yet
achieved by the fair association.
Round after round of hearty applause
greeted the efforts Of the musicians
and the crowd cheered Justify at yne
conclusion of each number Every
member of the band seemed to be in
perfect condition last evening. and the
perfect harmony with which they rem
dered the most difficult selections
classed them as an organization of
musicians unequaled in the west. Hell
helberg" was by far the favorite over
ture rendered as it gave an opportunity
for individual execution.
Arnold Won der Aue, the famous
Swiss soloist, sang several of his fam
Gus selections and was repeatedly e..-
cored. He has a clear, bell like voice
and his excellent control and difficult
range was indeed a rare treat. die
Beiden Grinader," his famous song
was numbered among the feature mum
bers on the evenings program.
The Walla Walla Mannerchor rem
dered several pieces and at the con-
clusion of each, received a hearty en-
core The singers are popular with
every music lover in Walla Walla and
their entertainment last evening is de-
serving of only the highest praise.
Tonight the cavalry band will again
furnish the instrumental music at the
pavilion, and Mr.. Van der Aue will
sing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
BIG PARADES
START TONIGHT
WILL LEAVE ODD FELLOWS TEM-
PIE ON ALDER STREET PRE-
CISELY AT 7:30.

Promptly at 7:3O tonight the big
Odd Fellows parade will start from
the Temple on Alder street. In line
will be members of Canton Walla
Walla No. 1, Patriarchs Militant. in
full dress uniform, two bands. special
degree teams in regalia and 500 Odd
Fellows. The demonstration will be
one of the largest during the fair and
some interesting features are sched-
uled.
The parade will lead the crowds to
the fair grounds where an excellent
musical program will be rendered.
Tomorrow will be Walla Walla Der
by day. While that means much it
does not spell anything when it is
Known that it is also Elks' day. And
the things that will be doing tomor-
row night are too numerous to mention
and too funny to give away. There will
be herds from Pendleton, Dayton,
Waitsburg and other cities to say
nothing of the hundreds of bucks in
Walla Walla.
From the time that parade starts to-
morrow night until the next morning
there will be plenty of fun. froilc
and amusement for everybody in town.
The slogan will be: Enjoy your
selves"
Then Friday night the Eagles will
scream and it is rumored. on the quiet,
that they will have something TO star
tie the natives.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
ANOTHER CHARGE
AGAINST SALOON
Vim. MOttet is in Court
for Selling Liquor

William Mottet, charged with selling
liquor without license, is still in the
tolls of the law, despite the fact that he
was fined but 81 in justice court yes
terday afternoon. Following Judga
Huffmans decision in the case, a COM
plaint was Immediately filed against
the defendant III superior court, and
the warrant for his arrest served. Mo-
tett, it is said, received the officers
with a smile and after several real
French "shruggs' had been handed out
for the benefit of the peace guardians,
the bond of 5000 which was fixed by
tetts appearance in superior court,
was paid in full Motett's trial will be
set as soon as court convenes next
week.
While no further information re-
garding the case has been learned to-
day, it is the opinion of the county Of
ncers that Motett will again be ar
rested this evening on the same charge.
The arrests are expected to continue
as lorg as he insists upon operating his
liquor establishment on the fair
grounds, and in each event it is prob
able that the court will fix the bond,
though the amount of same, is Of
course, unknown.
Just what will be done at the trial is
another puzzle to the legal lights of
the city, as Judge Thomas H. Brents,
being president of the Walla Walla
County Fair association, will be dis
qualified to hear the case. 1t will there
fore be necessary to secure another
Judge to try the defendant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16
TO PREENT SERVANT STEALING.
California Mayor Wants No More En-
ticing of Cooks.

FRESNO, Gal, Oct 16.-Mayor w.
Parker Lyons is considering the adj
visibility of presenting to the next
meeting of the city trustees an ordi-
nance to prevent servant Stealing"
More properly, the suggested law is to
put stop to the practice, more or less
prevalent, of person enticing the cook
housemaid or other domestic from
the employment of another family.
In taking this lead in household re-
form. Mayor Lyon holds to the belief
that such a law is sOrely needed. 1t
would, he thinks, go long way toward
solving the perplexing servant prob
lem