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The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

In rather dull sason the diplomatic
imbroglio In Berlin has furnished an in
teresting topic for gossip among the fash
ionable especially where two or three
diplomats are gathered together. none of
whom wants to be quoted naturally. but
VINO, nevertheless. do not hesitate TO ex-
press themselves in reference TO the little
drama in which the Emperor plays the
leading role. Friends Of the Towers and
friends of the Hills fight the matter out
at dinner tables, but there are very few
who lift q voice 10 defend the Emperor.
and those few maintain, and with reason,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

The pupils of the Washington College
of Music will give their seventh semi
monthly recital next Friday afternoon at
4:S0 o'clock in the recital hall Of the col
lege.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

Mr. Matthew. formerly of the choir of
ST. Johns Episcopal Church, has been en-
gagged as tenor soloist in the quartet Of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, to succeed Mr.. William C Mills.
Mr Matthew did good work in the solos
OF Rossini's "Stabat Mater" given by the
quartet last Sunday evening in the
church under the direction of the organ
ist and director Mr.. John Porter Law
renee. The quartet was assisted By Mrs
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

On Monday night. when the Rev.
Charles P. Wiles was installed as pastor
of the Keller Memorial Lutheran Church.
the choir, under the direction of Mr.. W
0. Little, sang Make a Joyful Noise
Unto the Lord" (HerberD, and a duet
and chorus, Abide with Me" (Baur). the
solo parts being sung by Miss Hilda An
drews, Miss Florence Little. Miss Ruth
Totten, Mrs. A. W. Cummings. and Miss
Eliza Riley.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

Daily 10 a. IN. and las .. m. (sundays
excepted). Fare-ROund trip, including
admission, 7Ec.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

One of the greatest basso profundos of
the century has been discovered in an
eight-year-old boy in London He is
Joseph Williams He lost his boy voice
at the age Of seven, and now IN his eighth
year has a deep basso which has phenom-
enal power and depth He went to the
choirmaster of nearby church in the
MAZDA Vale district recently and the or
ganist was nonplussed at the tones which
he gave singing the c in the bass with
the greatest ease.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

The choir of St Paurs Episcopal
Church, on Twenty-third street, sang
Stainer's "Crucihxion" last Monday even
ing. The soloists were Master Samuel
Leeeh, soprano; Mr.. Richard Backing,
tenor; Mr.. James Hicks, basso. Mr.. Ed
gar Priest is the organist and choir
master.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

The choir of Christ Church. n George
town, gave a rendition of Maunder's can
tata. "Penitence, Pardon, and Peace.
last Thursday evening. The soloists were
Miss Catherine Beulah Luxon soprano;
Miss Emma Houchen, contralto. and Mr..
S. Percy Thompson, barytone. Mr.. Ar
thur Clyde Leonard is the organist and
Choirmaster.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18

that he is still engaged in preaching
the merits of the water cure. Time
was when, If anyone mentioned water
in Johns presence, he would look
thoughtful and inquire, water,
water? Where have heard that
name before?" Nowadays the big
fellow is a most devoted admirer Of
natures ale, and can drink a quart at
a time, as if he really liked it. Sui
Ivan has recently been relieved of
the calling matrimonial ties which
have hampered him for many years
and there are those who say-whisper
it softly-that he has an eye on a
sprightly young widow who resides
not a thousand miles from this vii
lage.
John L. is now engaged in collect
ing facts about the great prize fights
of recent times, his object being to
discover if his fight with Jim Corbett
at New Orleans on September Z, 1892,
drew the biggest crowd in pugilistic
history. John L. has always claimed
that such was the fact, and it has al
ways been a mooted point whether
this mill, which brought in about $685.
900 or $4,000. was as successful fl
nancially as the battle between Jim
Jefferies and Tom Sharkey at Coney
Island. when the total receipts were
over $4,000. Sullivan says he is not
positive, as he did not see the box
office statement, but he thinks that
his go with Corbett drew the banner
crowd in the history of pugilism.
''The reason I am not up on the
total receipts of my fight with Cor
bett," said John L. ''is that it made
no difference to the fighters what came
in at the door, as we were given a
guaranteed purse Of $4,000 and had
a side bet of $4,000 each, making
$4,000 in all at stake. The winner
took everything. I shall try to find
out. if possible, just how much we
took in that night if ever any of the
old members of the Olympic come
across my path"
The question has often been put to
such men as Parson Davies, Jim Cor
bett and others. but no information as
to the exact receipts could be had
After many years it may be solved
now that Sully is going to do his best
to find out officially.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18
CUTICURA PROVED ITS
WONDERFUL EFFICACY

CT am now eighty years old and one
morning, three years ago, l was taken
with hard pain in my right side. In
two DAYS | had an attack OF piles
(hemorrhoids), bleeding and protruding;;
The doctor gave me some medicine and
an ointment for them which helped me
some but l had to keep using them all
the time. Then l changed to the P
remedy; but if / did not use it every
day, l would get worse. The doctor
said the only help for me was to go to
q hospital and be operated on. At
this time, about year ago, l went to
using the s. remedies. tried them
for four or five months but did not get
much help for my piles. During this
time sores would come on a fieshy part
of my body. They bothered me all
the time. 1 would get one healed and
another would come. These sores
changed to eczema, accompanied by
q terrible itching. 1t seemed as If l
could not keep my hands from tearing
my flesh. This and the pile trouble
brought on an infamed condition.
Then 1 got the Cuticura Remedies.
washed the affected parts with Cuticura
Soap and warm water in the morning,
at noon, and at night, then used Cuti-
cura Ointment on the irritated sur
faces and injected a quantity of Cuti-
cura Ointment with Cutlcura Sup
pository Syringe. 1 also took Cuti-
cura Resolvent Pills three times day.
1t took a month of this treatment to
get me in a fairly healthy state and
then treated myself once day for three
months and, after that, once or twice a
week. 1t is fortunate that l used Cuti-
cura. The treatments had tried took
lot of money that would have saved by
using Cuticura Remedies sooner, but
L am wiser now. | am supplied with
q full set of the Cuticura Remedies and
would not feel safe without them.
j. ii. Henderson, Hopkinton, st. Law
renee Co., N. Y, Apr. 26, 1907"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every HumOr OF Infants, Children. and Adults con,
sists OF Cutcura Soap t25c.l to Cleanse the Skin;
Csltcura Ointment (50c.) to Heal the Skin. and
Cutcura Resovent(50cl COR in the form Of Chocolate
Coated Pills 25c per vial OF 60) to Purify the Blood;
also the Cuticura SuppositOry Syringe (35c). Sold
throughout the world. Potter Drug d Chem Corp.
Sole Props. Boston. Mass.
No Mailed Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18
kenneWiCk Has
Kick at WenafChee

KENNEWICK, Dec. 1S-Delegates
from this city to the National Apple
show in Spokane last week returned
with a beautiful postal card bearing
the words: Greetings From Wenat-
Chez" On the card is a unique pict-
ture of two children in a bower of
fruit. The two children are living in
Kennewick and the picture was taken
here and used as a cover for the pam
phlets used and published by the
Kennewick Commercial club.
The little boy in the picture, which
has become famous, is the infant son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Haxton of this
city, and the little fgirl is Geneva
Storey, daughter Of Mrs. c. w. Storey,
also of this city. The fruit was raised
in the Haxton and other orchards Of
Kennewick and is one of the best COL
lections ever gotten together.
At the time the commercial club
pamphlet was issued it was the inten-
ton to have the picture copyrighted,
but the club failed to attend to the
matter. The post card bears the in
scription, MADE in Germany, Sprouse
& Son, Importers and Publishers, Ia
coma, Wash"
A meeting of the Kennewick Com
mercial club will be called at once
and action taken in the matter. Ow-
ing to the fact that the picture was
not copyrighted at the time it was
published it is doubtful if any legal
steps can be taken, but the club pro-
poses to call the attention to the We
natchee Commercial club to the fact
that it has used Kennewick's proper
ty. The cards were distributed all
over Spokane during the apple show
and attracted wide attention, as did
the picture when it was first publish
ed in colors by the local organization.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18
. CAUGHT ON THE -
. RUN ABOUT TOWN .
. >>>>>>> -

S-s-s-h-hi Somethin' doin' and the
staid and stately old Garden City OF
the entire country, and the PACING
northwest in particular. bids fair to
make for himself a name that will go
laundering with reverberat1ons down
the ages of history and cause future
genera lions to sit up and take undue
notice of the worlds record established
here within the past week. 1t was all
unannounced. but that fact but served
United States, and, in fact, of the en-
to add to the remarkability of the
Grams piration. and other cities of the
tire world, which have endeavored, by
hook or crook, to gain publlclty
through other methods, are slowly,
though none the less certainly, turning
a pale green with envy
What the announcement will mean
to this fruitful section of the country
can hardly be estimated, and when all
of the large papers on the "a. p" and
the ~. p" services publish the story
under f1aring headlines, the publicity
given the old town will be something
truly remarkable In anticipation of
the approaching popularity which is
bound to follow advertising thus
gained. real estate men and holders
Of property are peering into the future
to gain some information as to what
method to pursue, and those who be-
lieve implicitly in the effects of the
reputation to be given the city are
making ready TO meet the Oncoming
rush of prosperity so produced.
The sultan of Turkey was wired
yesterday, and asked whether he could
better the record established here, and
in the response received late last night,
the genial ruler of the harem informed
local officials thar he can not equal
the occurrence, nor can he come with
in city block of doing so. Therefore,
as no other source of competition pre-
sents itself, the belt is wholly in the
possession of the Garden City, and
within the course of the next few days
the following announcement will ap-
pear in all places Of publicity following
which will be the newspaper stories
that are to. result in all eyes being di-
rected this way:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18
GOSSIP OF THE RING
By Knox Blockoff.


NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-With the
Mcfarland Walsh battle declared off,
there does not appear to be any like
lihood of an early decision of the
merits Of the lightweights who are
contesting for the title now held by
Matthews Battling Nelson.
1t may be that Nelson will consent
to meet Packey Mcfarland, but the
Dane has said that Welsh is the log
ical candidate for him, and that when
he gets ready he will take him on.
However. the Dane does not seem
to be overheated in arranging matches
these days, as he is gathering the coin
in other ways, and will rest up.
Most sporting authorities agree that
there are only four men now seri-
Ous,y to be considered as aspirants
for the Danes lightweight mantle
These men, in the order Of their abil-
ity are: Jack Blackburn, George Mem
sic, Packey Mcfarland and Freddie
Welsh. There is only one way to de-
termine which Of the four is entitled
to a bout with Nelson-nave a fur
Their elimination tourney and let the
Battler go up against the best Of the
four. Certainly such a plan would
have the enthusiastic approval Of
every fair minded sport in America.
Blackburn, in reality. has the best
right for a battle with the champion,
since he has proven that he can weigh
in at 1873 pounds and go six rounds.
He has met Cans a number Of times
and the former worlds champion
could never boast of having beaten
the Philadelphia in a decisive fash
ion. Cans beat Memsic but McFar-
land and Welsh always sidestepped
the "old master" If Mcfarland, or,
in fact, any one of the three, refuse
to meet Blackburn it will be a public
confession tibet they do not want any
mediate1y drop them from further
consideration regarding lightweight
honors. AS Nelson won his laurels
from negro, no such petty excuse as
drawing the color line should be toll
Grated. All four men are natural light
weights, although Blackburn Is Of
abnormal build and enpoys physical
advantage Of height and reach which
the others do not possess. But If he
makes the weight 1873 pounds at the
appointed time there should be no
bubble
Nelson is entitled to a rest and to
reap the fruits Of his victory. The
tourney would require
three contests, if none get cold feet,
and by that time the Dane would be
ready to meet the winner. It matters
little to the pride Of Hegewich wheth-
er it is a Blackburn, a Mcfarland, a
Welsh of a Memsic, they all appear
alike to him. and the winner can feel
assured that the Dane will sign for. a
match in .jigtime.
Reports from the cities where the
only John l.. Sullivan is showing state |.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18
i ]. 1. j. + j. + j. ]. j. !. j j !
j. WaIIa WaIIa, Washington, Has a :
/. W o M AN j
+ Who Can Keep a Secret. j.
T. j. j. i j j i. J. 1. !. !. !. J. i

1t does seem strange that, through
the years which have passed and taken
a place of seeming Obscurity since
Adam ate the apple at the suggestion
Of Eve, never before, has a female be-
ing been discovered who could, through
trials and temptations refrain from
imparting a given cOmmunica Cion to
her less fortunate sisters; and it is
similarly singular that Walla Walla
should be selected out of the large
number of marts on the map to be en-
dcwed with such distinction. But such
Is the unvarnished and indisputable
case, as facts will show.
More than a week ago. the commit
tee appointed by the Elks to select a
carnival queen, made their choice of
the fair ones of Walla Walla, and
straightaway informed the object of
their considerations of such selection.
The week has passed. yet diligent
search, conducted with the utmost
care, has utterly failed to bring to
light che slightest Indication that the
queen-tO-be has cOnfided her secret
to a solitary soul.
But there is yet a chance that she
will get to talking in her sleep.
=
One dapper young man, who has
been putting in the best parl Of his
time making the rounds of the city
soliciting for soap and complexion
powders, manufactured somewhere
other than in Walla Walla met with
rebuff yesterday at the hands of an
old lady who has seen more of the
world than he ever dare hope to see,
and it is quite probable, that the i'm
preston created upon the salesman
WILL in future years, have the effect
of working off, some of that fresh
ness and familiarity SO frequently as
sumed by men Of his vocation
Up one street and down another,
setting forth the merits of his goods,
the sleek-looking individual wended
his way yesterday afternoon, with
every now and then a sale to spur him
on to a greater effort He finally ar
rived at pretty liCtle thoroughfare
known as Balm street, and right there
hel met his Waterloo, when the door of
one of the cottages was opened in re-
spouse to his ring" by a matronly
dame, who greeted him kindly. A week
or so prior to che time of his visit yes
tNrdav. the young man had taken a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18

the planets in addition TO having done
fancy cake-walk on the green
cheese boulevards of the moon.
Then my wife and I did some more
shopping; in fact we kept on shop
ping in this manner for another hour
Or so without getting near enough to
purchaseable junk to inspect it with
a pair of binoculars. You know, Leo,
my wife is one of the best; good
sort; and the best chum in the world,
but 1t seems to run in feminity to get
off during the holiday season. And just
like the others that comprised that
center rush in that department store,
she went in with the look of a multi
Rockefeller in her eye; but all she did
was to spend four bits and several
hours in this high priced style dis
pensary.' Take it from me, Leo, as
soon as I got out, spent six bits and
another hour in a dispensary Of quite
another kind. That was the only JOY
streak I got OUT of that cold, dull
gray sodden night.
"Now don't shop. Leo, unless you
about people and things in general !
this morning after having given vent
to that steam heated conversation
about the New York American; he
went shopping yesterday-believe me-
"Yes," said MacMartin, as he leaned
back in his comfortable Morris chair
and Manufactured rings of pale, blue
smoke from his artifically- colored
meerschaum, "the latest Improvement
in Walla Walla, so l have been in
formed, is that steam heat is to be put
in the Office of George Smell and
George Barber. Plans for the, proposed
improvement have been drewn up, and
the necessary petition presented to the
owner of the building in which their
Office is located.
But I did not know that Barber &
Smell had an Office" was the reply of
the man who had been listening to
Georges talk on a Greater Walla Wal
la.
ooh, certainly they have an office
have had one since way last summer.
But since the weather has been getting
so cool, they are not to be found in
terval when the sun shines brightly,
for the place is decidedly uncomfort-
able in the winter time. That is the
reason they are planning to have steam
heat put in.''
''Weil, you might tell where their
office is, while you are about it,
"It is quite generally known that
Barber & Smell, who are contractors.
do a good deal of business in Walla
Walla and when they are not tied
down with any contract, make theil
headquarters at Second and Main
streets. In warm weather they may
be found summing themselves on the
railing on the Second street side of the
First National bank; but now that
winter has arrived, arrangements are
being made to cOnect the iron railing
with the steam heating plant of one OF
the business blocks near the corner Sc
that the office will be comfortable
and those who desire to transact bust
ness with Barber and Smell may find
them in their usual place"
"Uh-huh; see," returned the in
quisitive person. won't you have
something on me?"
mo, thanks; much obliged" SAID
George.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18
Hearinu for Thomas.

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Dec. 1S.-
Hearing of the three suits against E
r. Thomas, resulting from an automo
bile collision in which team of horses
belonging to Emil Eeelig were killed
and Daniel Connolly, a coachman, was
injured, IS set for tomorrow. Another
pOstpOnement may be secured.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18

Roney's Boys at the Y. M G. A. au
ditorium, Saturday night, Dec. 10, D.
m. Admission SO cents Matinee at 2:3O
p. m, children only, 10 cents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-18
HEMORRH0|DS
SORESANDECzEMA

Accompanied by Terrible itching
Accomplished and Most Distress
ing Case-WeIl-known Remedies
Failed to Cure-Doctor Thought
an Operation Necessary-Then
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-11-04
FEEBLE OLD LADY
Has Strength Restored By
Uinol

Mrs. Michael Bloom of Lewistown,
Pa, who is 80 years of age, says: "For
a long time l have been so feeble that
/ have had to be wheeled around in
an invalid's chair. l had no strength
and took cold at the slightest provoca.
ton, which invariably settled on my
lungs, and a cough would result. My
son learned Of the cod liver prep
aration called Vinol, and procured a
bottle for me. 1t built up my strength
rapidly, and after taking three bottles
1 am able to do most of my work, and
i can walk quarter of a mile easily.
livery aged or weak person who re-
quires strength should try Vinol. l am
delighted with what it has done for
me-"
AS a body builder and strength crea-
tor for old people, delicate children,
weak, rundown persons, and after
sickness, Vinol is unexcelled. If it
fails to give satisfaction we will re-
turn your money.
Z.WAYNE GRIFFIN G. BRO. Druggists,
Hartford. Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-11-04
RATTLESNAKES' TEETH.
If You Should Happen to Get Any,
Handle Them With Care.


Handle Them With Care.
The zoo keeper carefully unfolded a
small paper packet, which looked as il
it might contain headache powder.
"Want a rattlesnake's tooth?" he in.
quired.
'Tooth?"
"Well, call it a fang if you want to,
but amt there something in the good
book about sharper than u serpents
toothT Look at this one and you'll
think that the old fellow that wrote
that must have known what he was
talking about"
He opened the paper and showed
what seemed like miniature horn.
1t was shaped like u COW horn, which
has only one curve. 1t was yellowish
white, like q discolored tooth.
it was about three-quartcrs OF an
inch long and a sixteenth of an inch
in diameter at the base, where it
seemed as if it had been broken off.
The point was as sharp as a needle.
An eighth of an inch back of the point,
on the outer curve of the tooth, was
an opening, the end Of sort of tube,
which ran the whole length Of the
tooth.
This little channel through the tooth
seemed to be full of a dried substance,
which the zoo keeper evidently regard
ed with proper suspicion, for he warn.
ed the recipient of the tooth to handle
the same with care. He did not think
that one would get true case of snake
bite from one Of these discarded teeth,
but If the skin should be scratched or
pierced by it a bad sore would prob.
ably result.
According to him, the keepers at the
zoo often pick up these loose teeth in
the snake cages. They are apparently
shed in the course Of natural changes,
something as the serpent sheds his
skin. They are not merely the snakes
baby teeth, for he sheds them more
than once.-Washington Post.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-11-04
The Gaelic LANGUAGE.

The old Gaelic language was spoken
by all the branches Of the great Celtic
race, for. while a dialect of the Celtic
language, it was so like the other
Celtic dialects that no Celt would find
difficulty in speaking it. Specifically,
It was the speech of the Manxmen,
Welsh, Scotch hlghlanders, Cornish
men, Bretons and many Of the Irish
1t is still spoken in some parts of Ire
land. Wales, the highlands and the
Isle of Man.-New York American.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-11-04
When Theory Didn't Work.

The new teacher surveyed her wrlg-
Cling, restless charges with some dis
may. But, true to her oft studied book
Of Instructions as to the best manner
Of implanting knowledge in the young
mind, she began:
'Now, children, what is it that cat
is covered with? Is it fur? Is it hair?
Is It feathers? Is it wool? Johnny
Halloran, you may answer"
Johnny, seven, soiled and starved
looking, arising In a state of mingled
contempt and perplexity, replied:
"Say, honest, is youse kiddin' or amt
youse never seen a cat?"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-11-04
The Eternal Servant QUESTION.

In describing the servant Of Buenos
Aires a writer In the Buenos Aires
Herald says, "Cook, housemaid, wait
ress, chambermaid or nurse, indivld-
ually and collectively, they are the
speck on the ripe fruit of domestic
felicity, the fly in the ointment. any
thing and everything you please that
Is bad and slovenly and untrustworthy,
everything, in short, save good serv-
ants"