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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-09

Many times it is hard to tell love
match from a frst-class bluff.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-09
VACANT GOVERNMENT LAND.

BLUE PRINT MAPS OF STEVENS
county showing all vacant government land,
szso Township blue prints of Stevens. Ferry.
Okanogan, Douglas and Chelan counties, 81
per township. Frank r. Corbaley, SIS Wash
ngton street, Spokane, Wash
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-09
ssIFIED ADS.

NOTICE-The following announcements are
from leading business men and firms, and are
well worth your careful reading. The list nay
contain just the proposition you are looking
for
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
The Will to Live and Be Well.

The determined will to live long in
good health and keep all ones powers
goes hundred times further toward
bringing about that result than the
average human being has any idea of.
Man is not helpless creature, at the
mercy of microbes and seIile decrepi-
tude. The Creator never meant him
to be that. Quite half the race get old
because of their jellylike backbone and
lack of clear grit and will power. They
just let go their grip and give up, often
times when every power of mind and
body Is still in its prime, just because
"old people" always have done that.
"Well, people don't do it." is the only
reason they give for not keeping braced
up and going on like sound. sane hu-
man beings. SUSAN PEPPER.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
load superstitions.

Superstitions as to toads having been
early inculcated, it has been exceed
ingly difficult to get rid of them. One
remnant Of this ancient credulity still
exists. 1t Is in regard to the absolute
imperishable character of the toad.
There are well educated Americans
who believe that toad hops out alive
from q slab of stone though he has
been imprisoned there for several mil
lions Of years. We give in brief DIR.
Buckland's experiments with toads In
1925. He took twelve toads and had
the toads put In twelve cells cut In
sandstone, and over these he put plates
of glass. They were buried in a gar
den for over year. When exhumed
they were all dead. Then some were
put in porous sandstone, and at the
end OF a year few were found "great-
ly emaciated." When buried for an
other year, they all died. Toads were
inclosed in wood, and they all died.
The conclusion is that, deprived of at
mosphere or without food, toads must
die. If toad as tadpole could have
entered crevice In a rock, it might
have grown, but would have died In
time for want of air and food. This
toad nonsense is so ineradicable that 1t
Is supposable 1t never can be dissi-
pated
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
Re Yourself.

You will save yourself much fancied
unhappiness If you put out of mind
the girls richer than yourself in mate
rial wealth and do not strive to imi-
tate them in your entertaining. Be
yourself and use the facilities which
your modest home affords. Your boy
and girl friends do not come to view
furniture and to overeat. but to enjoy
your companionship. The accessories
are incidentals. A clever story, an
amusing game, will be remembered
long after the kind of flowers or guam
tity of silver that graced the feast Is
forgotten. Put your guests in the
frame of mind of a small boy of my
acquaintance who said to his host,
"Mr. Black, if you ever have another
childrens party. I'll come"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
The Berry He Was.

When Bishop Berry of the Methodist
Episcopal church was a young preach
er he once gave lecture in rural
community. Wishing to be witty; he
announced to his audience that he was
a berry and called upon them to state
what kind of berry. Nearly every ber-
ry known in the vicinity was guessed,
and the speaker refused to share the
qualities of any of those named. At
last an old lady who was not sympa-
thetic with the seeming levity of the
lecturer, arose and exclaimed in a
squeaky voice: II know what kind of
a berry you are. You are a gooseberry
and very green one at that. Go on
with the lecture" And the lecturer did
quickly.-Christian Work.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
The Judae sinned Too.

Writ Gerrare, in his volume on
Greater Russia" says that in the
czar's country one may not call an
other fool. There is a Scriptural in
junction against that, and 1t is conse-
quently legal offense too. Not long
ago "vint" player called his partner
n fool for needlessly trumping their
trick. The offended man brought his
accuser before the court. The culprit
pleaded provocation and, knowing that
the judge was passionate follower of
the national game, explained the mat
ter in detail. The judge became inter-
ested and got excited as the particulars
of the play were given. 81 took the
trick with my queen, and, instead of
throwing away, my partner played the
lxingr' shouted the accuser. 1.-The fool!'
said the judge. Then he hastily dis
missed the case.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
ABOUT OLD WOMEN.
Can One Live to Extreme Old Age
and Remain In Sound Conditfonf

Can One Live to Extreme Old Age
and Remain In Sound Conditionf
1t Is no great feat now to live CEN
tury. Numerous women--far more wo-
men than pen-have proved 1t possi-
BILE. Almost anybody who is determin-
ed to round up century of existence
ON this planet can probably do so. We
may consider that point settled. But
can the race learn to achieve a hun
dred years of life here and make the
whole running in good condition, sound
as to wind. limb, teeth. sight and hear
ing, graceful of figure, timber in action
and comely In appearance, free from
the SO called infirmities of age? That
Is the next question. 1t Is far the more
important one. The majority Of the
very aged persons one has seen are
such ghastly wrecks of humanity, SO
unpleasant. even repulsive looking,
mostly deaf, nearly blind, crippled up
with rheumatic" that really it would
be almost a mercy to them and the
people who have to take care of them
to painlessly put them out of the world
In which they have stayed too long.
No! Nobody wants to be that kind
of centenarian. The Lord forbid!
The task before the race Is that
Of reaching ones one hundredth year
sound, sane. sensible and handsome.
full of usefulness and the joy of living.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
The Agent Of the
Tagblatt Property
fOriginai.l

fOriginall
Old Steiger, who had charge of the
Tagblatt house and grounds, was prob
ably the worst landlord that has ever
been seen on the face of the globe.
When Tagblatt died, Steiger was ap-
pointed custodian of his property by
the court, and Steiger was then q
young man. The conditions of the
will had excited great deal of com
ment at the time of Tagblatt's death.
but that had been so long ago that no
one living seemed to know anything
about it. Many persons had rented
the property, but no one could be found
who could get ON with the landlord or
agent, or whatever he was, and not a
tenant had remained year.
The place was situated near the foot
Of the Harz mountains, on the out
skirts of village. The village had
grown to be city, and, having envel-
oped the property, old Tagblatt's be-
quest had grown very valuabie-that
Is, the land had, for the house was al
most uninhabtable from age.
If Steiger was the worst landlord in
the world, Chris and Gretchen Rhein-
heart were the best tenants. The rent
al of the Tagblatt property had never
been high. and when Chris and Gretch-
en- were married they decided to take
1t. This they did with open eyes, for
they knew all about old Steiger and
his ways. Hans was a carpenter and
could make repairs himself. So the
young couple decided to take the place
at the low rental and not trouble the
landlord to do anything for them. By
this means they hoped to be let alone
and not have any trouble.
Chris spent good deal of time when
he first went into the house endeavor-
ing to make 1t habitable. Steiger came
along while he was at work, and with
the usual abuse and oaths threatened
If he made any changes In the house
he would prosecute him under the law.
Chris deslsted for the time being, but
when Steiger went away he proceeded
with his repairs.
However, 1t was plain that there
would be no peace in the house, and
the couple talked over the matter of
leaving 1t. They finally decided to
stay, Chris for the reason that he was
too determined to be driven out and
Gretchen because she was OF such a
sweet disposition that she was fitted
to get on with Satan himself. But
Steiger seemed determined to drive
them out. They made 1t difficult for
him by denying him pretexts. The
rent they invariably paid before 1t was
due: They never asked for anything to
be done to the property. Indeed, what
ever patching they did was for its Inn
as any court would have
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
Longevity Rules.

Very aged women, whether hideous
or comely. agree unanimously as to two
rules for reaching a century. One is
don't worry; the other is keep busy
with useful work all the time, Aunt
Sally Jones. negro woman 1O1 years
old living at Port Jefferson. N. Y,
says:
Eat when you are hungry, sleep
when you are sleepy. While you are
awake work all the time. I'm the best
sleeper you ever saw. Make work a
pleasure, as it ought to be. Always be
cheerful. Never worry. If these rules
don't bring long life then there's bad
blood in your family, and 1t ought to
die OUT
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10

until perfectly dry. Do not stretch the
material, but hold the seam that is
being pressed so there will be no dan
ger Of it puckering.
To press hem, plaits or a large
plain surface, take an old piece Of
cotton material Ia pillowcase would
do) and, after placing the material to
be pressed with the right side down.
thoroughly wet the muslin and wiring
1t out, place 1t smoothly over the ma
terial and iron until dry. If this is
done to one part of dress, all parts
must be treated in the same way or 1t
will be noticeable where 1t has been
pressed.-New York Telegram.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
Goop ouI1r scHEME.

generous in width, but the length had
been carefully adjusted so that there
was no surplus at the top. At the foot
was a flap twelve inches wide and in
length just the width of the bed. This
was tucked under the mattress and
made it impossible for ones feet to
stick out. 1t had the added advantage
of doing away with the clumsy tucking
in at the corners, for the sides hung
smooth and straight.-L. E. w. in
Good Housekeeping.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
ter of the house, saying:

'Line for line, exactly like this"
whereupon she took her departure.
Pellisson. on recovering from his as
tonishment, demanded an explanation.
The master of the house, after sundry
apologies, confessed that he was
painter.
II have undertaken" he added, "to
supply the lady with a picture of the
Temptation In the Wilderness We
have been debating for a couple Of
hours as to the mode of representing
the tempter, and she ended by saying
that she wished me to take you for
model."-Revue Anecdotique.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
A Bunch of Old Women.

have lately made study Of the
pictures of some very aged women.
The impression | get from most Is that
it would have been to the credit side
of their good looks II they had passed
out thirty years ago. Then, again, two
or three of these centenarian danes
are as comely to look upon and as
shapely in figure as is the average wo-
man of sixty-five. That may not be
saying much, perhaps, yet 1t proves
again the possibility of a woman reach
ing the hundred year mark without
looking like monstrous caricature of
herself. So, In a measure at least, we
may consider that point settled too.
The picture of Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt
of Brooklyn, aged 106, one of the old
est persons in America, looks certainly
full generation younger than the
lady's years. Mrs. Hunt takes keen in
terest in the affairs of life, is alive and
bustling. She recently made an ex-
tended automobile tour.
Mrs. Jennie Edwards Root, seventy
seven, music teacher of Cleveland,
still actively engaged in her profession,
lately won a pedestrian race by walk
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
rs IT WORTH WHILE TO LIVE ?"

ing two miles in twenty-six minutes.
to look at, and, above all, she is gown
ed in up to date clothes. Up to date
costumes and hats of some soft light
color take at least ten years from the
looks of an old woman and by conse-
quence from her feelings. The ancient,
dented, rusty, dusty black bonnets so
many elderly women disfgure them
selves with ought to be snatched off
their heads. and burned The woman
ought to die who no longer cares how
she looks.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10

Chris at last gave out and told Gretch-
en- that he must either give up their
lease or go into a lunatic asylum.
Gretchen's lovable disposition seemed
not whit shaken, and they decided
that thereafter Chris should keep out
of Steiger's way and she would receive
the abuse.
Then came a tussle between good
and evil. When Steiger was seen COM
ing down the street Chris would es-
cape by back door, and when the old
man stopped to abuse his tenants
Gretchen would meekly submit to the
lashings of his tongue. Gretchen took
1t into her lovely stupid head that II
Steiger had little piety he would not
be so unreasonable, SO one day when
the door opened and he stood glaring
tel, intending to tell him the story of
the Saviour. What was her surprise
to see him the moment he saw 1t turn
away and hurry on down the street.
sending back volleys of execrations,
Just as retreating soldiers will turn and
fire at an enemy.
But Gretchen had found an expe-
dent. After that Steiger let them
alone for long while. Indeed. he did
not call again till just before the ex-
piration of the lease, when he made
fierce onslaught, accusing Gretchen of
having been trying to burn the house
She covered before him for a moment,
for he looked more terrible than ever
she had seen him; then, taking up the
crucifix, she was beginning to tell him
of the example and sacrifice of the
figure on the cross when with howl
he made off again, just as he had done
before.
Having found way to protect them
selves, they decided to renew their
lease, but Stelger did not appear, and
the tenants submitted the matter to
the court of Wills.
One day the judge sent for the ten
ants, and they went to him together.
"You have accepted the Tagblatt
property for year?" he asked.
"One year. Here is the lease. 1t
expired a month ago. To whom shall
we pay rentT
"Steiger has disappeared. After dis
covering this I looked up the will,
which is on record. 1t seems that Tag
blatt had shrew for wife, and they
were always quarreling. Mrs. Tag
blatt died first, and when her husband
followed her he left their home to the
DEVIL"
ITO the devilg' exclaimed Chris and
Gretchen, the woman crossing herself.
Eyes, to the devil with the provision
that IL any couple could be found to
live In 1t one year they were to be its
owners"
"Gott In himmell" exclaimed Gretch-
en-.
"Where this agent named Steiger
came from and where he got his au-
thority no one seems to know. He got
hold of the property before l came on
the bench. But that is now of no i'm
portance. will have the property
made over to you jointly"
"Jesu Marial We have been paying
rent to the devil"
F. A. mitchell.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
Animal Shells.

1t is curious fact that the shells of
certain animals, such as cephalopods,
brachipods and some bivalves, are
commonly marked by retrogressive
changes as age advances. "The old
man returns to second childhood in
mind and body" states a well known
scientist at Washington, "and the
shell of the cephalopod has in old age,
however distinct and highly ornament
al the adult, very close resemblance to
its own Young"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
THE MAKING OF CLOTHES.
A Great Deal Depends Upon Properly
Pressing Garments.


Pressing garment is half of the
making and a nicely made gown will
be ruined If it is not properly pressed.
In the majority of cases the amateur
dressmaker either allows the garment
to become shiny or else the seams
are not sufficiently pressed and have a
drawn look. All this may be overcome
If care Is taken, and no doubt many
will be surprised to learn that it is the
board on which the material is pressed
that Is all at fault
The ironing board should be well
padded. To do this an old comforter
should be used, and on top of this a
couple of old blankets. Old sheets
make the best ironing cloths. Double
and pin securely to the blanket on each
side of the board, or they may be sew
ed on with large stitches If preferred,
but these coverings must be frequently
changed; therefore pinning is all that
Is really necessary. One will be well
repaid for fixing an ironing or pressing
board in this way, and seams may be
firmly pressed on board such as the
one described without their becoming
shiny.
For pressing all dark materials it is
well to keep cotton cover for that
purpose alone, as colored materials
are apt to stain. To press seams
open, lay the right side of the mate
rial next the board and open the seam.
Run "a thimble filed with water up
of the water to remain all along the
seam. Some women may prefer to use
spoon to dampen the seam with.
lave moderately bot iron, so as not
1o1 Id It is all I'M
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
Pellisson's Little Adventure.

Pellisson, the famous French histo-
rian, was frightfully ugly. One day as
he was walking down the street
beautiful lady took him by the hand
by. Dazzled by the lady's charms and
fiattering himself that this adventure
could not possibly entail any unpleas-
01 tnnn|equences, he had nd
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
AN IDEAL QUILT.

Does Away With the Clumsy Tucking
In at the Corners.
In a Massachusetts farmhouse
found an ideal quilt. twas Of a beau
tiful shade of green and white, with a
running border of ivy leaves. The
chief beauty was its shane. 1t was
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
Old Age and Rushing.

You may join the mile minute
class, but no oil has been discovered
yet that will keep all the cogs in con-
lition. Good old age was never a Sc
quel to a rush.-Manchesterl Union.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-20
Rev. DIR. Edwards Resigns.

The trouble at the Fifth Street
Baptist Church OF this city has taken
. most remarkable turn. Rev DR..
4. i. Edwards is said 20 have signed
an agreement TO g!Ye up the pastor
ate Uf the church and to bring
hereby peace and harmony among
the warning factions OF the church.
This created CONSERVATION among
the members who have been follow
ing him. lie seemed 60 have taken
this action without consulting ID. c.
Richardson, Esq. Cwhito) aud ].
Henry Crutchfeld. Esq. (colored)
counsel for the church. Rev. Dr.
Edwards was not In the city last
sunday and he mas since returned
20 the city from trip Co Lexington,
Kentucky
G. X. Pollock, Esq. and John a.
Lamb, Esq. both white. represent
the dissentcrs. Last "Wednesday
was the last day for the filing OF the
answer TO the Chancery suit that
has been instituted to settle the
matter. lt is understood that DIR
edwards was 90 be paid for three
Aonihs time in fun and all back
salary as he has n right TO demand
three months notice.
The feeling among the mor,hors
IS sun bitter. The calling OF new
rastor will no doubt cause an ami
mated scene and it may be = long
time before the situation becomes
normal again
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-20
Negro is Hanged and Body RiddIed

Eola, La, April 16-The SEQUEL of
the shooting of five white men and
TWO Negroes at Bunkie. La. SUNDAY
was the lynching of the Negro. Char
lie Strauss, near here to-day. Mask
ed men took him away from depu-
ties who had arrested him, and n is
said that the deputies offered no re-
sistance. The Negro was hanged To
a tree, after which many shots were
nred into his body. He was charged
with assault upon a white woman
This was the second attempt in
two days to lynch Strauss, the first
one Sunday night. having resulted in
the serious wounding OF FIVE white
men Strauss had been taken from
the Bunkie JAIL and escaped in the
darkness while his captors were
shooting at random. 1t is also al
legged that Negroes ffred into the
lyncning party.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-20
4 Dear Little Angel Laid 20 Rest

\ i''"r Little Angel Laid 20 Rest.
DIED-In Washington. ID q
thursday April II, 1907 The HttIa
Iausnter of Mrs. Maude Poindexter
tlolI OF Louisa, Va. She was such 8
Drisat little tot. Just 2S months Ola
ray OF sunshine Home is dorI
without her. - u"rh
Just six weeks ago TO the tinoe s+o
uIeG' death visited the home ana
.k e9ok away a loving father. she said
1 90 not want TO get we'll bpt 7
want TO go 10 &c with pana F" Sbe
lad been carried TO Washineton 80
De treated by a specialist for tnbo-1
'u,ar III meningitis, where she died
me funeral services were condrc.-
ca Friday at the residence of NTrs
II Addie Mitchell, on New Jerser,
avenue, Washington, u. q nv ~
pastor or the Berean Baptfst C'5,,,,,t'
Inc remains were taken TO Ionisa
va where they were tenderIv Ia;S
70 rest In the Louisa Cemetarv Sro.
gay april IA. 1907. PaII-bearars.
Me5srs. Garrett and Baker
Ihe casket was lovely white nIr.t
Inc floral designs were numerono
ana costly. being from Boston pSiI.
dueiphia, Washington, StauntIo an1
Louisa. A. B. Woodward. of T.onIso
Va. undertaken. 1iSA'
A FRIEND.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-20
A Vivid Portrayal Of Past
Conditions.
SIDES GIVEN ARING-THE CRIN
NEGRO AND MAN-TOUCHING
PLEAS BY UNPREJUDICED SOUTHERNERS

the fires of hatred that they could
not be extinguished by ordinary meth
DDS. The best people OF Atlanta
were like the citizens OF prosperous
Northern cities, too busy with money
making TO pay attention 20 public
affairs. For Atlanta is growing ra-
pidly. Its bank clearings jumped
from ninety millions in 1900 60 two
hundred and twenty-five millions IN
1906, its streets are well paved and
well lighted, it's street-car service is
good, its sNy-scrapors are compare
bic with the best in the North In
other words. il was progressive few
cities ] know OF more sO-but IL had
forgotten its public duties.
THE LoAFING NEGRO.
Within a few months before the
riot there had been a number of
crimes of worthless Negroes against
white women. Leading Negroes.
while not one them with whom I
talked wished 20 protect any Negro
who was really guilty, asserted tnat
the number OF these crimes had been
greatly exaggerated and taat in
special instances the details had been
over-emphasized because the criml-
nal was black; that they had been
used 10 further inname race hatred.
I had a personal Investigation made
OF every crime against a white wo-
man committed in the few months
before and after the riot
Three, charged TO white men, at
tractod comparatively little attention
In the newspapers. although one. the
onense OF white man named Turn
adge, was shocking in its details. or
twelve such crimes committed by
Negroes in the six months preceding
the riot two wece cases Of rape. hor-
rible In their details. three were az
gravated attempts at rape, three may
have been attempts. three were pure
cases OF fright on the part OF the
white woman, and in one the white
woman first asserting that a Negro
had assaulted her. finally confessed
attempted suicide.