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The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
IN COURTEOUS SPAIN.
Traveller Gets Best Idea by Journey
ing Third CIaas.

From the Atlantic Monthly.
The stranger cannot perhaps more easily
get a glimpse OF the true and ancient
Spain than by acquiring the habit OF
travelling third class. The seats. indeed,
are hard. but the company is usually eX-
cellent, charming in its manners, and not
offensive 70 any sense Here a constant
series Of novel pictures is presented to the
traveller, who may quietly study them az
leisure. Perhaps IL IS a dozen merry girls
on their way 10 a festival. packed tightly
together and laden with packages; some.
the more sedate among them. wear man
tillas, some bright handkerchiefs on their
heads, or go with hair uncovered; but,
however, they are dressed to whatever
class they belong. they are all clean and
sweet.
Or. perhaps. IL is a less crowded car
riage one enters; there are two middle
class Spaniards and peasant group Of
three; fat. jolly. middle-aged man in "a
peasants costume, but clean and new. al
most stylish; a woman Of ike age-one Of
those free, robust. kindly women whom
Spain produces so often; and a pretty
bare-headed girl. evidently her daughter,
though the man seems a friend or rela-
tive who is escorting them on their
journey. BY and by, when we have been
some hours on our journey he lifts from
the seat in front OF him the large, heavy,
embroidered wailet-the alfGTja which
SanchO PanZa was always 50 anxious to
keep well filled-unwinds it and draws
out one Of the great, fat, delicious Span
ish lOayes and throws il on the wOman's
lap. Then a dish Of stewed meat ap-
pears, and the bread IS cut into slices
which serves as plates for the meat. But
before the meal is begun the peasant
turns round with a hearty "Gusta?' II IS
the invitation TO share in the feast which
every polite SpaniaTd must make even
20 strangers who happen 10 be present,
and if is as a matter OF course politely
refused: "Muchas gracias.' Before long.
the black leather wine bottle is produced
from the wallet and the meal proceeds
AT its final stage some kind Of sweet
meat appears and small fragments are
offered TO the two middle-ciass Spaniards,
and then-with a slight half-mov>ment,
expressing a fine courtesy restrained by
the fear OF Offering any offensive atten-
tion-to the foreign caballerO also. It is
not improper TO accept this time, and now
the leather bottle is handed round and
the Bliddle-class Spaniards avail them
selves OF il, though with awkward IN
familiarity.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27

father and exclaimed: Why, papa. am
going TO take Jennie with me- Then she
added. Why. papa. Why. papa! You
did not tell me that Jennie was here.
And Immediately she reached out her
arms as if in welcome and said: "Oh,
Jennie. I'm so glad you are here.
Mrs. Piper's Prediction.
l shall turn next to an instance as
ISOLATED with the experiments and records
Of Mrs. Piper The record in the case
is unusually good having been made by
DR.. Richard Hodgson. II occurred at a
sitting with Mrs Piper:
About the end OF March Of last year
1SSS) I made her (Mrs. Piper a visit
having been in the habit of doing so since
early in February about once a fortnight
She told me that death OF a near rela-
tiv5 OF mine would occur in about six
weeks from which I should realize some
pecuniary advantages. ! naturally thought
OF my father. who was in advanced years
and whose description Mrs. Piper had
given me very accurately some week or
two previously She had not spoken Of
him as my father, but merely as a person
nearly connected with me. / asked her at
this sitting whether this person was the
one who would die but she declined to
state anything more clearly to me. Ny
wife. to whom I was then engaged. went
TO see Mrs. Piper a few days afterward.
and she todd her Cmy wife) that my father
would die in a few weeks.
About the middle of May my father
died very suddenly in London Of heart
failure. when he was recovering from
very slight attack Of bronchitis. and the
very day that his doctor had pronounced
him out of danger. Previous 10 this Mrs
Piper (as DR.. Phinuit) had told me that
she would cndeavor 10 influence my father
about certain matters connected with his
viii before he died. Two days after I re-
ccived the cable announcing his death
my wife and I went 10 see Mrs. Piper
and she (PhinuiU spoke Of his presence
and of his sudden arrival in the spirit
world. and said that he Or, Phinuit) had
endeavOred To persuade him in these mat
tiers while my father was sick Dr.
PhinUit told me the state of the will and
described the principal executor, and said
that he tthe executor would make a Ger
tam disposition i'm my favor. subject 70
the consent of the other two executors,
when I got in London, England. Three
weeks afterward I arrived in London
found the principal executor to be the
man DR. Phinuit had described The will
went materially as he Dr PhinuiO had
stated. The disposition was made I'm my
favor, and my sister. who was chiefly at
my fathers bedside the last three days Of
his life told me he had repeatedly COM
planned Of the presence Of an old man at
the foot Of his bed, who annoyed him by
discussing his private affairs"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
GREWSOME SCENE ON STAGE
False Confession Sends Mother and
Brother to the Gallows.
Creates Tremendous COmmOtion
Drama i'm London.

London Gable % New York Herald
Not SO horrible in its grewsOmeness rs
a skin grating scene recently enacted in
la Connecticut theater, but quite enough
10 rouse a great storm of Mortified critI-
cism, is John MasedeId's play,"Th Camb-
den Wonder" at the Court Theater. one
might think that a man impaIlng himself
on "a sword would be regarded as too
grewsome for public representation, but
the audience at His MajesJy's Theater did
not take exception 10 Beerbohm Tree
realistic suicide in this manner as An
tony in Antony and Cleopatra" nor had
the critics word 10 say against it.
But this Camden Wonder" has Gre
ated "a tremendous connection, such as
has not been known since Arthur Bour-
chier produced a one-act horror. The
Soothing System" at the Garrick In
this piece nearly all the characters suf-
fered from brain disease and homicidal
mania, and they turned upon the visitors
TO their asylum during "A thunderstorm
and tortured them IN fiendish fashion.
The incidents in THE Cambden Won
der" belong it is said. to the historic
period of 1860. The scene is village in
Gloucestershire. John Perry is a drunken
laborer, hating his sober. industrious
brother Richard. With envious malice TO
ruin him, he declares that he. his
brother, and his mother have murdered a
farmer named Harrison. They are all
three tried and hanged. Then the farmer,
who has been away on drunken spree,
returns home.
The story is terribly tragic as the de
cent workingman and his mother are
hurried innocent 10 the galows It is
just the sort Of story that supplied the
grewsome and popular ballads Of past
generations
in the last Of the three scenes the au-
dience is shown the prisoners chained to
the bench. The mother implores John to
tell the truth and save them from need
less death. Richard upbraids him, but
John, a rufianly, homieidaI maniac, re-
fuses to speak. The chaplain enters. One
by one they are taken out and hanged.
Imagine this scene, written with great
literary and dramatic skill and acted
consummateiy well, and something, at
least, OF the horror of the play may be
realized
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
RESCUE THE CONSTITUTION.
Some Comment on Stretching the In
terState Commerce Clause.

Some Comment on Stretching the In
terState Commerce Clause.
From the Boston Transcript
When young assemblynan Mr.. Roosa-
welt was very fond OF telling the story Of
Tim Campbelrs waiver Of the charge that
q bill was unconstitutional by the now
familiar words. What's the Constitution
among friends?' When one reads. as in
this months issue Of Charities and Com
mons, its earnest editorial upon the p-o-
posed Federal child labor law: when one
hears Of the way In which Senator Beyer-
ldge has found popular issue" or that
Secretary Root names il as a subject
with which the nation will deal if the
states do not or that Senator Lodge
hastens 70 identify himself with tho
plan, and that Senator Tiilman gives
out a sympathetic interview" il is with Il
thrill OF interest, although scarcely "A sur
prise, that one finds the same Mr.. Roose-
Welt writing that he gives il his most
hearty approval and iutimates some re-
gret that the proposition had not been
brought forward before his message was
written"
According 10 this editorial. There are
some who Will insist that it is straining
the Constitution but the writer thinks
the main point is that the new law Will
accomplish the result. It certainly repre-
sents a noteworthy condition Of public
sentiment when d serious periodical can
frankly say this. The subject Of the bill
is the Federal regulation of hours of labor
The editor of Charities and Commons
prints its title, a bin 10 prevent the en-
plCyment of children in factories and
mines" If his attention were directed TO
any other place in the English language
where he found q power given to regulate
commerce with foreign nations and
among the several States" he would not
believe for q moment that these two sub
jects had any reasonable connection with
each other. But many persons to-day
seem to believe that they can learn 10
pronounce anything interstate commerce.
Happily such q condition of public senu-
ment and press comment is producing
some healthy reaction. The notion that
fire and life insurance are interstate COM
merce is cOnatCse, if not mOribund. Sen
ator Dryden. who used to advocate that
at Washington, is busy elsewhere. Judge
Evans has repeated his views that a bin
frankly intended to deal only with the
relation between employer and employed
is not a regulation Of commerce carried
on by the employer. If the Constitution
is not TO be allowed to come between the
friends of such legislation and their pU~-
poses, we shall soon know the lines along
which it is to be stretched
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
MAGNETS TO LIFT PIG IRON.
One That VIII Cause Eighty-pound
Mass 10 jump.
From Casters Magazine.

From Casters Magazine.
The primary idea underlying the design
Of a great magnet was to produce such a
dense and well-dirccted magnetic fIux that
tho material to be lifted would rise 10
meet the poles of the magnet. In actual
service an eighty-pound pig of iron will
jump vertically from four to six inches 70
attach itself to the center pole.
The load which is lifted forms not only
the armature Of the magnet. but a Dor
ton Of the core as well. a greater weight
of detached material is. therefore. re-
quired to satisfy the magnetic circuit
than would be the case If the load formed
merely the armature, so that the lifting
capacity Of the magnet is coTrespOndingly
increased.
In a magnet which is to handle from 800
to 500 tons of iron day it is evident that
the design of the magnetic circuit is not
the only thing to be considered. 1t IS
doubtful whether any other piece of cleo
rriCal apparatus is called upon to operate
under such extremely severe conditions.
As previously mentioned, pigs Of iron will
jump several inches to attach themselves
to The magnet. Only the very shameless.
construction can withstand the daily
hammering of $50 tons of such pigs, and
an addition TO, this in rapid working the
magnet itself is frequently lowered with
considerable force upon the material to
be lifted.
The method of insulating the magnetizcd
winding, holding il in place. providing
for its expansion and protecting it from
moisture and from vibration all require
the most careful study and design: like
wise the effects OF abrasion on the active
face OF the magnet must be provided
for.
Now that these problems have all been
successfully solved and the lifting mag
net has been reduced 10 a practical and
dependable device, il Is being very rapid
ly adopted by manufacturers and users of
iron and steel products with the introduce
ton OF great saving in the cost Of
handling such materials.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
THINGS THAT CAN'T BE DONE.

You cannot cure hams with a hammer,
You can't weigh gram with a grammar,
Mend socks with a socket.
Build decks with a docket
nor gather up clans with a Clamor.
You can't pick locks with q pickle.
You can't cure the sick with a sickle,
PluCk figs from a Pigment.
Drive pigs with r pigment.
Nor make your watch tick with a tickle
You can't make a mate Of your mater.
Y0u can't get crate from a crater,
Catch TGoles with a nolar,
Bake rolls with a roller.
But sou can get q wait from a waiter
You cannot raise crops with crcpper,
You can't shave your chops with a chopper.
Break nags with q raEser.
Sheet stays with a stagger,
Nor pop 20 a girl with a pepper.
You can't grow your beeves from the beaver,
You can't catch the heaves from a HEAVIER,
Get grains from a grsiner
Draw strains from a stainer,
Nor cleaye % your wife with a cleaver.
bat can't be made ont Of batter,
A fats not a thing that can fatter.
A pond does not ponder,
A wand viii not wander,
And 50 that's the end Of or pattcr.
Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
ENGLISH POOR UNCLEANLY.
Case Instanced by Canon HOFseIy
Observation-Disclosures Do Better.

Observation-Disclosures Do Better.
London Cable TO New FORK Sun.
The statement made by Canon HOrsley.
n ctor of St Peters parish. Walworth.
regarding the nonbathing procilivities OF
his 1900 parishioners. has attracted much
attention
The local health officer at Walworth and
the chief sanitary inspector. when inter
viewed on the subject, said perhaps Mr.
Horsley would not repeat the statement
literally If he were on oath in a court OF
justice but. broadly speaking, he was
accurate.
He certainly did not overstate regard
ing the general lack Of cleanliness. The
bedding used by some of these people was
horrible. There were some who have
been married thirty or forty years who
have never once in that time changed
their bedding.
The English poor in this respect are far
dirtier than the Continental poor. The
Italians in London were much cleaner
than the same class Of English. OF course,
even in the worst slums some clean peo-
pie can be found but thousands. especial
~ women. never battle and would not
dare TO allow their bodies TO be inspected.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
STANDARD OIL GETTING GOOD
Announces It Will Maintain Nc
Lobby in Indiana.
Claims IL Has No Axes To Grind Nor
Any Legislation IL Wants
Headed OF.

From the indianapolis Star.
The Standard oil Company has giver
out the information that 1t will have no
lobbyists IN this session Of the legisla-
ture The Indiana representatives Of IN,
big concern figure that they viii need
none. One Of them told a prominent
legislator yesterday that they have nc
axes 10 grind nor any legislation thai
they want headed OF. If the legislature
Wiz just forget that the Standard OF
Company is in existence they viii be sat
isfed.
Legislators and senate officials have
heard the same story before, about the
time the legislature would be getting un-
der Roadway, but It has usually happened
that before it ended the Standard had
representatives in the Hobbies and in
many instances on the floor OF the house
and senate trying to influence the law
makers This was the case two years
ago when several measures aimed al the
Oh monopoly came up IN the legislature
II Is history, TOO, that practically nothing
was done 20 harm the Standard
There are some evidences now. however
that athe Standard does not care 10 ger
into a hight with the State Of Indiana. and
especially with Gov. Hauly. For months
past ii is said that Standard representa-
lives have been pretending 10 obey the
law 10 the letter, and very recently began
sending 10 the office Of the State oil in
spector daily reports OF various kinds.
volunteering information concerning their
transactions that is not required under
the law.
Every morning the state OF inspector
hndS on his desk, at the state house
printed forms showing the exact number
OF barrels OF oil shipped into Indiana the
cay before, the city 70 which they were
sent ana the names Of the consiguees
mere Is no explanation for all this ex-
cept that the Standard is doing IT'S hes
70 create the impression that il Is baiur
good and needs no attention from fb-
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
WHEN FATHER MADE a SPEECH.

The other night my father said.
Nov, children. come with me;
~ orators you al have read.
But here's a chance TO see
a real. live orator who viii
An object lesson teach;
In climbing MP fame's steepest hill.
An I'm 70 make a speech.
hlnd friends. my pa began. an then,
Mind friends, my pa began. an
An ladies here, an gentlemen
At starting he was slow.
An then his knees began to shake.
\ chair he tried % reach;
We knew It was a Dig mistake.
When father made 4 speech
In arguments at home my pa
Could talk on. like q streak:
And when he's run an missed a car
His voice was never weak
An when we kids would make him mad
An hour or two he'd preach
But, oh his tongue worked awful bad,
The night he made a speech.
When Mary left the piece Of soap
Upon the hardwood stairs,
For words then father didn't grope,
They came ont uuaWares
At talkn'. / am free 20 say.
Ny father is peach;
But not a sentence came our way
The night he made a speech.
Detroit Free Press
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
CHICKENS BILLS STUCK.
Diet of Glue Sizing Made Hard
Days Work for POuItrymar.

George Westerman, an enthusiastic
breeder Of fancy poultry in the Fair
view section Of Bloomfield, y. J.. put in
busy day yesterday soaking the bills
OF ms ROSTERS and hens in hot water.
rms strange occupation was due to an
artistic effort on the part Of his near
est neighbor Herbert Fields. who ujxed
some powerful glue sizing preparatory to
painting the walls of one of the rooms
In his house. The sizing left over Mr..
Fields dumped in his Jack yard.
Mr.. Westerman's chickens, evidently
thinking the sizing some new brand Of
breakfast food, flew over the fence and
ate II greedily. In a few minutes their
bills were stuck as closely together as
if Tiveted.
The surprised chickens became terror
stricken and rolled about i'm the snow
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
TRUE GHOST STORIES
Prof. HyslOp Tells of PSYCHE
cal Phenomena.
STRANGE DEATHBED VISIONS

ApparitiOns Which Come to the HUI
man Mind as the Body Passes Away.
How Mrs. Piper Is Alleged to Have
Influenced the Making of VILLA
Spirit Describes Feeling Of Death.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
THEOLOGY OF A KING
Kindly Philosophy of the
Swedish Monarch.
DOES NOT BELIEVE IN HE'LL

King Oscar an Optimist and a Lover
of Peace-His Faith In the Good
Separation from NOFway-AccOunt
of n Conversation with a baroness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-22
MUST NOTIFY COMMISSION.
Railroads Must Give information By
Wire About Wrecks.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Aug. 22.-The
railroad commission has prepared a
rule under which it will be hereafter
required that all railroads in the state
notify the commission by wire of any
wreck or fatal injury to any passenger
or employee. The proposed rule, which
will go into effect 20 days after SER
vice, is as follows:
Immediately upon receiving news of
a wreck or accident On it's line in this
state, involving loss of life or prob
able fatal injuries to any passenger
or employee, the railroad company shall
cause the railroad commission to be
notified by wire, giving location of the
wreck and if possible the number OF
persons killed or fatally injured
The above rule is in compliance with
Section % of the commission law
which requires the commission to in
vestigate all wrecks in the state involv-
ing loss of life to passengers or en-
ployes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-22
STOCK COMPAY IS POPULAR
GOERS ARE PLEASED
WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Full VALLEY" TONIGHT.

Before a large and appreciative audi
ence the Binnard stock company last
night gave their final production OF
the Charity Child"
Though the play has been drawing
good houses throughout the week, last
nights attendance taxed the capacity
of the house The repetition of the play
in it's productions during the week
seemed to have the effect Of rendering
each succeeding production more eff
fective and last night the Binnard
people were seen at their best.
Peaceful Valley will be put
on the boards by the Binnard company
tonight. Mr.. Frank Montgomery and
Miss MarteIl have the leading roles.
Peaceful Valley" is one of the most
forceful melodramas staged today.
Special scenery has been prepared,
special light effects introduced and
other steps taken to enhance the pro-
duction of this favorite of Sol Smith
Russell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-22

There is more Catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies. and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
Treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be q
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful 1t
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfGces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case 1t
fails TO cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
Address: F. ]. CHENEY & CO., To-
ledo. Ohio
Sold by druggists, Is cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-22

Walla Walla, Wash, Aug. 90, 'O7.
Washington Printing & Book Mfg. Co.,
Walla Walla, Wash.
Gentlemen: l have the pleasure to
acknowledge receipt of a very hand
some bound volume of Keylor Grand
Programs, season of 1906'07, for which
l wish to thank you and express my
full appreciation of the gift.
The various programs kept in this
form, will be of great benefit to me
and more particularly in a few years
hence.
1t is indeed a clever piece of work
in the way of book binding
l desire to compliment you on hav-
ing installed such a plant as you have,
which appears to me to be up-to-dat
in every respect. l see no good rea
son why the business men of this city
should not give you their business and
patronize home. instead of sending out
of the city for their work to be done
Wishing you continued success.
l am very cordially yours,
JNO. B. CATRON
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-22

west, the play is rich in pathos and
fairly bubbling over with fun, mirth
and merriment. The members of the
support company have been selected
from the very best material which the
dramatic market affords. The scenery
and all accessories are appropriate and
abundant, nothing has been neglected
which my have a tendency to insure
the success of the play THE Little
Prospector" will be presented at the
Keylor Grand. on August 25.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-22
Don't Be Blue,

And lose all interests when help
within reach. Herbine will make that
liver perform it's duties properly. ]. B.
Vaughn Elba, Ala, writes:
Being a constant sufferer from
corstipation and a dsordered liver,
have found Herbine to be the best
medicine, for these troubles, On the
market l have used it constantly. /
kind, and I wish all sufferers from
these troubles to know the good Her
bine has done me-"
Sold by A. 3. Shelton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-22
Endorsed by the County.

THE most popular remedy in Otse-
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family" writes VIM. M. Dietz, editor
and publisher of the Otsego Journal,
Gilbertsville, n. Y, "is Dr. Kings
New Discovery. 1t has proved to be an
infallible cure for coughs and colds,
making short work of the worst of
them We always keep a bottle in the
house. l believe it to be the most val
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never disappoint the taker, by E. L.
Smalley,'s Drug Store. Price soc and
S1.eo. Trial bottle free.