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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-12-07
EX ]E,,l AjhL.L
FOR REPORTS

New York, Dec. A call on the
National banks for their condition
on a recent date is expected here 20
come from the controller of the cur
rency this week. Four of the five
calls required each year by law have
already been made, the last having
shown the condition of the National
banks on August %.
1t is possible that the call now an
ticipated will have an important in
fuence on the financial situation.
1t is said that it will reveal large
PRESERVES of cash on the country
banks, and this will tend to restore
confidence among depositors to a de-
gree which will make it easy to re-
sumo currency payments through
out the country.
The banks, even in normal times,
usually prepare for call by build
ing up their cash for making a show
ing. not only to the controller, but
to their clients. Their statements
are required by law to be published
in a local paper, and they are also
forwarded to Washington, where
they are compiled by cities and
states.
The effect of call for report OF
condition on fixed date which IS
usually few days before the call
by the controller, is to enable the
bank to release cash after the call,
with the knowledge that another
| call is not likely in the natural Or
d of things for about two months.
In the present situation, it is de-
clared by New York bankers, the
call will show that boarding is not
being done By New York bankers, as,
indeed, their deficiencies in required
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-12-07

reserves already indicate, but that
many of the interior banks have re-
serves running up to such proper
tions as 40 or so per cent of depos-
it's.
The facts will reach the public for
individual banks through publica-
ton locally and will then come to
the public generally through the
compilations made by the controller
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-12-07

When you do your shopping fOl
your Sunday dinner, try Snohomish
Creamery Butter.
When Saturday comes, you've shop
ping to do.
What shall l buy? What shall
buy?
Snohomish Butter; there is nothing
better.
Come and try; come and try.
Wenatchee Dairy Depot. Phone p.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-12-07

If the large reserves in lawful
money in their own vaults are re-
pealed generally it will at once in
spire confidence in the strength of
which they will no longer be dispos-
ed to resist after sending their re-
ports, for the immediate resumption
of currency payments.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-12-07
BANK STATEMENT.

No
Washington
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-03
Entieed by the Bar.

Many stories are told OF the eccentri,
doings aud sayings Of an old clergy
man who lived In Maine some years
ago. AT one time there had been O
fight among some men, one OF whom was
seriously hurt. A trial took place, and
the old minister, who had seen the ar
fray, was summoned as a witness.
"What was Salson dolng?" was the
first question.
"Oh, he was slashing around"
We'll, sir, just what do you mean
by thatT
why. be was knocking about him
here and there
Now, sir, kindly tell us plainly
what salson did to this man"
why, he-he entlced him." said the
old minister, slowly.
"How2"
lie enticed him with crow-bar. He
used the crowbar to persuade the man
to entice him; and by series OF
pokes and blows be succeeded in doing
t." said the minister. mlldly.-Cleye-
land Leader.
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What difference" laughed the girls
and all retired to their rooms, where
they prinked for fully an hour.
l may as well acknowledge that IT
took me also about an hour to adorn
my personality with the best I could
select from my by no means rich, but
rather meager, wardrobe. Richard st
Clair was duly introduced to us, one
and all.
And where IS your wife, pray tell?"
asked one of the girls.
ooh, oh, my wife, she is out with an
cid college chum of hers, a college class
mate Of NINE" he stammered.
Fair but fickle," whispered one of
the girls.
That night, at the hotel dance, I had
at least one partner, and let me say 1t
at once, that he was a divine Walter
but, strange to say, his wife was not
present.
We girls began to think 1t rather
queer that Mr.. st. Clair had failed TO
Introduce to us his wife, and decided
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Friends Of the Indian viii rejoice in
the fact that the lives Of countless red
skins VIII be saved by the recent arrest
OF lSyear-old Massachusetts boy. lie
had Gug Up the Ratchet, struck II deep
Into the warpost, and started for the
far, far West His armament was an
air-rife, razor, pair OF brass kuueS-
les, two toy pistols aud a sword. He
had run away from his home, and his
mission was the determination Of In.
dams But he had thoughtlessly omit
ted TO put any wampum in his pocket
or any parched corn and pemmlcan IA
his pouch. He got hungry, applied for
belp at a police station. and there his
romance ended.
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also for her domestic virtues. The
French wife is the best business wom-
an In the world. Household affairs are
left entirely TO her, and 30 usually is
the Investment Of family savings. She
| has clear Idea of what makes for
comfort, but she has no such passion
for things" as often weighs down the
life of the American housewife. Drap-
cries and carpets and stuffed chairs
may be lacking In madames house,
but excellent cooking and good temper
are pretty sure 20 be found there. One
notable illustration OF the domestic
virtue on the French is TO be seen In
their regard for mothers-in-law. Ii is
not unusual TO ind families In friendly |
Rivalry for the privilege OF entertain
Ing the mother-ln-law, and there Is
many a household IN France where
two motherslnlaw live respected and
happy, with children and grandchll-
dren. We have long imported gowns
and hats from France. 1t would be
good now to import love for the house
hold, the thrift which by skillful cook
Ing contrlyes toothsome and nourish-
Ing food from inexpensive material.
and those gentle domestic manners
which make the rooftree dear, the din
ler table pleasant, and family afrec-
Ion true and deep. There cannot be
IN oversupply OF these admirable quail
ties.
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Every one knows In n general way
that the navles OF the world, including
that OF the United States, have been
In competition OF late, and that all OF
them have been increasing In size at
enormous cost to the respective coun-
tries. How swift this increase has been
can hardly be appreciated, however, I'M
I'll one examines such a graphic por-
| trayal OF II rs is given for example
In the diagrams contained In the 1907
number OF the Statesman's Year Book.
| In figuring naval strength experts now
adays reduce all their figures to what
they call "Dreadnought" units" Bat
tie ships OF the Dreadnought class are
treated ms having n value OF one point, !
and other battleships are given proper
tional values according to their size |
and efficiency. Our American Louis |
lana, for instance, would rank as 80 |
and our Maine as go. Since battleships |
take about three years to construct, the
comparisons of strength can be made
for the Immediate future years on the
basis OF battleships under construction
as well as for the present and past.
Now comparing battleshlp strength In
this way, the diagram shows that I'm
1900 the British strength was 1O.5
points which was more than that of
any other two powers combined. Our
American strength was Just points.
ana we held fifth place among the pow
ers In this respect SO swiftly do the
curves of strength mount upward that
by 1910 the British battleshIps will
stand at close TO SO points, which is E
more than three times MS great as In 8
100. That will be just about the ]
'trength OF any other two powers, the I
United States excepted. The United (
states will have Increased from I
'oints to 2l; France from 90 TO 20: {
ierm0oy from 2.5 to 1856; Russia. de- =
plte all her war losses. from 8.5 to o;
apan from TO II, and even Italy
rom 10 TO points. The curves for m
cruiser strength are almost III
$ striking. In 1906 the United States so
ecame the second power In battleship W
.rength and also In armored cruiser
'rength. She win remain the second co
over In battleships until 1910 at least. nc
Tough in armored cruisers France will M
lual her by 1909 and Japan viii adj
lnce TO second place. The diagrams tn
mind one of the betting in a poker siC
lme. Even on the basis Of the hard ca
cures, 1t Is not quite certain how fu
UGH OF the strength displayed by any to
ition Is blum.
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OF CORN HUsKs AND CARPET
Two Grinding Wheels Used for Pot.
fshinP the Teeth of the Cou,h.

Two Grinding Wheels Used far PCT
fsbing the Teeth OF the Comb.
There are many kinds Of grIndtn.
wheels, but, perhaps as curious as any
Is the cornhusk wheel, which Is used,
for grinding combs.
The teeth Of some sorts of combs
after they have been cut, still need to he
be rounded on the edges and smootbeti.
and finished all around, which co,,ld
not be done on d solid, fat-faced wheel
says the New York Sun For this there
Is required a wheel of some material
that VIII work around the edges OF the
teeth and also In between them. Tho
corn-husk wheel serves this purpose
we'll
For the making Of such wheel dried
| corn husks are used. They are laid To-
gether and tied In little bundles of a
dozen or 50, the butts all at one end
and the points at the other
The corn-husk grinding wheel is 2o
inches In diameter, made up of such !,
little bundles of corn husks placed with
their butts against and secured to the
spindle on which the wheel is to turn.
the husks radlatlng from 1t all around.
When a sufficient number of bundles Of
husks to form the wheel have thus
been placed against the spindle, the
wheel Is compressed, to make 1t not
solid but compact and give 1t the width
of face required.
The wheel built up in this way Of
corn husks Is mounted and run by pow
er. The workman, using water and
powdered pumlce stone In the grinding
stands, with a tray Of combs to be
ground on a table at hand, and one
after another holds the combs against
the wheel. The life OF corn-husk
grinding wheel is only four or five
lays.
Another interesting wheel to be seen
n the shop where they finish combs ls
polishing wheel of carpet covered
With muslin. This wheel has smooth,
md, when In use, fat rim, which, how
yer, will yield anywhere under pres
ure, and so when comb is held
galnst 1t, this wheel adapts itself
eadily to all the combs rounded or
lolded surfaces, and thus can be made
polish it perfectly everywhere.
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that the next one who happened to bt
with him should mention II to him
Who can imagine my astonishment
when the evening after the dance, Mr.
st Clair Invited me TO go with him for
a moonlight row. 1t was then that
began to think that, perhaps, | had en-.
couraged him too much; and at once I
resolved to treat him In the future with
cold and studied Indifference.
why, Mr., st. Clair" l said. lyon
cannot expect me to accept your invi-
tation In the absence of your sweet
partner, your wife? Where is she? II
Is somewhat surprising that you neglect
her that way. People are beginning TO
make remarks about It."
"Well, Miss Courtlelgh,p he replied
with an amused smile on his handsome
face, "my wife shall surely accompany
us. | should like very much that Won
became intimately acquainted with
her" and, somewhat smlllngly. he add
ed, with an expression on his face
which l, at the time, could not define
you Will undoubtedly like her then
even better than now"
In the evening he brought his wife
with him, and, after an introduction.
she impressed me as being the dearest
girl had ever met.
AS we parted for the night, Mrs. st
Clair with a mischieyous twinkle In
her eyes. remarked, "Be good to my |
husband, dear"
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peeted TO enter the countrys service. Now do not
want and could possibly have governing class"
here. But II 1t is fact that considerable number Of
young Americans nowadays annually leaving college
OF whom necessity does not require that they should
give their time to bread-wlnnng is 1t also fact
that the loud voice OF public opinion should require of
those young that they consider whether their
try does not need them? oh, we may talk of culture
and books and of serving the country by being good
citizen That Is very we'll But good citizens need to
know where their polling place Is and need feel the
obligation TO do jury duty and need be acquainted
with the affairs Of the municipality and the country and
need to offer themselves for definite work In the munich
pates the state In the dependencies If they believe
that they could do that work we'll
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AN ACCOMMODATING HOUSE.


A IRONING house" in an Arizona
town Is often one-story building
spreading over the ground like New
England COW barn. There is usually
a hall through the center and rooms
opening off on each side. One of the
most surprising specimens of this kind
of elongated architecture is described
by a Brooklyn man who recently re-
turned from the West.
when l went out" he explains, az
took up a homestead just out of town,
and while l was completing my ar
engagements I stayed in the new city,
at roomlng house appropriately
named The Bowling Alley The en-
trance led directly into the long hall,
into which thirty-four rooms opened
seventeen on each SIDE At the far
end was the dinlng-room, at a point
where the tenpins are set up in a
regular bowling alley.
"In those days 1 was not much inter-
ested in anything which did not per-
tain directly to my ranch l was look
Ing for house-one about ten by ff-
teen feet. l wanted TO buy something
already. built in town, put 1t on a
truck and move it out to my place.
Such houses were to be seen daily NOV
ing through the streets of Douglas, and
[ concluded that a secondhand house
would meet my wants.
Il asked the landlord of The Bowl
ing Alley If he knew where I could
)uy little house about the size of the
Dom had occupied In his establish
nent. (.
Size of your roomT he answered.
Well, how would that suit you? It's
ours for one hundred dollars
What! Why, my room is in the
middle of the house. How am going
0 take it2'
Put up your money and I'll put up
he house
L put up the money. In a little
lille the landlord, with two men and
team of horses, pulled the dining
'm off the end Of the hotel and prled
pen the right side of the outfit That
ave them the chance to extract my
'om as handily as a man might take
book out of the middle of set on a
Drary shelf.
The hotel was built on a sectional
an, so that In case business was bad
town, the building might be hauled
pieces across the desert by mule
'wer and set up again where there
is q demand
$ like to have my house SO as l can
W a hunk Off when l want to-
Id the host.
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l fell asleep that night ponderine
over the peculiar remark of Mrs. st
Clair
The following morning she sent down
word that she was suffering from a Sc
we're headache, and that we girls were
to do the best we could to amuse her
dear Richard
Strange to say, Mr.. st. Clair did not
seem at all worried about his sick wife.
and laughed and talked as If her being
i'll were of little or no consequence to
him.
That evening we all sat on the veran-
da with Mr.. st. Clair In our midst.
On a sudden, however, silence fell
upon every one Of us, as by the light
OF the moon we beheld two figures, one
a woman, the other a man, and the
mans words were waited on us the
soft evening breeze.
Florence" he said, 81 love you. and
l will always love you, even If YOU
never return my love"
One of the girls became so nervous
at the incident that she shrieked out |
1T Is your wife, Mr.. st. Clair, truly. 1t /
is your wife ~
Imagine our surprise that, while we
girls were all in a futter of excitement.
be took 1t all very coolly.
why, Mr.. st. Clair" I cried, exas-
perated at his cold and almost disinter-
ested behavior, 'why don't you act a
mans part, to take her away from that
mans embrace, to compel her to quit
her lover and cling to you, her loyal
husband !" ID
But Blanche" he stammered. in his
excitement calling me by my first name. {
let me explain =" "No!" cried, G
there is no time for any explanation r
ct your wife rather explain" Ia
lily wife? She is not my Wife" he /
rled.
Not your wIfeY" shrleked the girls p
n chorus. IL
NO you had all made up your minds Il
have her be my wife, so l thought It p
'ould be sport to have her play the "
art of wife for time"
But who is she?" l cried. s,
My sister, my only sister, and now, s,
5 you noticed, she is to become nv
wife"
"oh,'I murmured family, for my
cart was beating so loudly that felt al
Ire all present could hear It. B
The girls somewhat suddenly retired. TO
avlng Mr.. St Clair and me alone, ont hi
the moonlight.
"oh, Blanche said he, my little sl
ster is soon to be Toms wife, and |
lall have no one left to love me. nj. be
ough l love some one very dearly"
do your l murmured, trying to ap-
ar calm, "Who Is 1t, Mr.. st Clair, IL
may ask, that you love so dearly?p W
you cannot but know that it is your- ag
II, dearest Blanche"
And l don't know how It came that 10,
on my answer was smothered In his
'ong arms. The following morning
cks sister whispered In my ear. 81
engaged, Hartford Times
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"HIS WIFE"
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Life is often very tedious at sum
lmer hotel where, day after day, one sit
llstlessly on the veranda waiting 70
something exciting to happen; and sucl
was my case l had been at the hote
a week, and that week had reason t.
consider as dead loss IN my life; fol
not solitary thing did | do, but eat
my meals, feel tired aud sleep.
l, however, was not the only idler
there; for there were several girls be-
sides me- who were doing nothing but
eat, drink and sleep, and, like me, in
full expectation for something exciting
to happen.
Perhaps you will think 1t strange that
a crowd of girls should have no fun ;
but what we all longed for was an ami
mating power In the shape of being
that we are wont to cali man; and |
really believe that, IL man had ap-
peared on the scene, every girl present
would have shown a deeper interest In
life.
On Monday, the beginning OF my sec
ond week OF vacation. was sitting on
the veranda reading, In truth. making
an attempt 10 read, or to become inter.
ested IN a book. while all the time I
was longing for stroll on the white
and gllstenIng sands. But as there is
surely no pleasure in meandering alone,
| disconsolately, almost gapingly, turn
ID to my book.
! had just managed TO become inter- |
asted in the beautiful heroine OF the |
book, when carriage stopped, and, |
imagine my surprise a young and ex-
remely handsome fellow jumped out.
Wy heart began TO beat fast at the ex-
sight, but slowed down very
when he CALAMITY assisted
most beautiful young woman to allght.
Married, Of COURSE some Of the
iris whispered, and |, greatly disap-
'olnted, retired TO my room.
However, I decided to look my best
I the supper table, so donncd what
imagined to be my most becoming
own, which happened TO be n soft
hade OF pink, ana although I am not
ain, which may appear contradictory
ecause | say Il myself. | am positive
nat murmur Of admiration went
round the room as l entered.
At supper, the young man and his
retty wife CHANGED to sit opposite me
t the table. BY his conversation and I
ible manners he appeared to be a !
ost charming fellow. .
caught him once or twice intently '
udying my face, and began to pity his q
'etty, young wife, can't account for q
that he, at that moment, made the
lpression upon me OF being mere y
ri. .
The following morning, the girls were Q
a hutter of excitement; the hotel
anager had promised to introduce the r
lndsome young man. "But girls / h
ggested, "he is a married man"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-03

With every big robbery reported IN
hotels furniture manufacturers come 10
the front with the boast that, wherever
else the robber may have hidden him
self, 1t certainly wasn't under the led
because beds nowadays are built too
low for even the thlnnest OF villains 10
hide under them
For many years losses Of money
and jewelry, said a furniture manu-.
facturer, were attributed Indirectly ar
least 10 the bed which was built bIeb
enough to afford protection to the thler
Finally, in order TO save the good name
OF that necessary piece Of furniture we
decided TO build II so low that not even
an Infant can crawl under It, thereby
compelling the enterprislng burglar TO
seek hiding place elsewhere. "-Phlla-
delphla Record.
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At Regular Rates.

Miss Matilda Owens hung on the
arm Of the editor OF the Laneville
Bugle, to whom she had been engaged
for three years, and endeavored to turn
his gaze toward the sky.
Just notice the moon, William 70
she said In a melting voice.
AT the usual rates, Matilda, l shall
be happy to do So he replied.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-03

After the scientists have succeeded In
weighing and photographlng the soul
VIII they be good enough TO furnish d.
rections FOR preventing II from leaving
home without permission?
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Stories Of boys who began small ana
have waxed big are still told. In spite
or the cry or lessening opportunities
and all-embracing trusts" The lntest
Is that concerning a boy who began by
sweeping out railroad office at three
dollars week. He has just been made
freight manager, At a salary Of twenty
i've thousand. But he has not been
sweeplng an the time
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ing her round report has women were buled around
In the past he settles down quietly and proceeds to be
her faithful slave. There Is nothing he refuses to do
for her.
lie Is not always patient and is Just likely to swear
during the performance OF unpleasant tasks not but
he Insists upon doing than half Of fes burdens If
he doesn't, he's a back number that's all
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RICH YOUNG MEN NEEDED IN POLITICS
BY Secretary ". II. Tia

If there is any one thing upon
which | feel strongly, 1t Is the sub
Ject Of the duty Of the wealthy and
educated young man to his country.
1t has many times been remarked
that much of Englands adminlstra-
tive success In municipal and In Inn
perlal affairs has been due to the ex-
istence In England Of class free
by birth from the need to labor, and,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-03

Emperor William has about made up
bis mind not TO have a worlds fair in
Germany. Germany IS doing fairly
well, and he probably thinks 1t would
BE- foolish to disturb her
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-03

A baltimore physician assures us
that kissing is not 50 dangerous as
many psychologists assert. A lot OF
us have been brave enough to risk 1t,
anyway.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-03

Schoolgirls kiss each other into grippe
and fever, DR. Drake says 1t must be
really dangerous for girls to be kissed
by anybody but a man.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-03

King Edward has decorated Caruso
with the Victorian order. This will
help materially to make him worth
the price he demands