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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-01

About 10 or II ministers and lay
men, delegates from the local Methodist
churches. will go to Milton next Thurs
day to attend the annual conference OF
the Walla Walla district of Methodist
churches. Some 80 delegates will be
present in all and the work of the con-
ference will consist of hearing reports
and making plans for the work of the
ensuing year
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-01
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Funeral services over the 4-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs S. V. Wells
of Godfrey station, were held this af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock in Touchet. The
little girl died in the family home yes
terday morning after a brief illness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-01

In the parlors of the Central Chris
tan church last night, Miss Lena Fulfs
and George Clausing, both of Dayton.
were united in marriage by Rev. S. CT
Fisher, pastor of the church. The we'd
ding was informal and the bride and
groom left at once for Dixie, where
hey will make their home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-01

E. NJ. Murphy, better known to
Sportsmen in the northwest as "Spud"
Murphy, arrived in the city this after
noon to take charge of track athletics
at Whitman college. Murphy was one
Of the most famous athletes in the
northwest two years ago and since his
graduation at the University of Idaho
had been preparing himself for coach
ing He will have some excellent mate
rial with which to turn out a team this
spring.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-01

2:45 p. m.-Music.
300 p. m.-Address, S. B. L. Penrose,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

The Two-S,ato Farmers Institute
held at hatcher. Miss. November
2s to 81 Inclusive. was Was n great
success. Az some of the meetings
the attendance ran up 20 500. he
slides the speeches. there were ex-
hibiis OF grain drills mowers. stalk
cutters. etc. and the Mississippi A.
A. ~. College displayed the exhibit
1t made nj the Jackson Fair this
fall The speeches were unusually
strong. We are publishing one this
week and expect 10 have some In
torenting matter from others later.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12


who said, while in the President
cabinet: There are three things
against parcels post. namely: Adams
Express Co. Southern Express Co.
and United States Express Co"
Postal savings banks. besides be-.
Ing q great convenience. would tend
TO teach the people tho habit OF saw
Ing. Have tho simplest form poe.
siblo. mako IT easy TO make deposits
so that tho UNFRAMED may have 90
trouble.
My third suggestion. Train the
carriers IL aiso easy OF accomplish.
mont Train" rather than dispiace
Every worthy carrier has already
learned much that would bo valuable
In the further training Divide Tbs
carriers lato districts embracing sor'
craI counties. perhaps ualng con
gvcasional dla;ric, llacs. Appoint lot
each district a superintendent Of car.
Flcra~a counsFynAs. ~rll qualified
and practical. lot him aogk by
counties calling the carriers O. each
county together for dar'a lnstFac
ton and mutual benefit oacp = guar,
tor. lot him Instruct tho carriers ~
10 kEow ledge OF tho best llscYa
sgfo and especially require shcm 4
have conrcTssss familiarity wIsa
tho bca, agricultural papers aaa bal
lolas published Ia sholg State
Teach them boa they may m-sic.sl,
mako suggestions ss To- Tho $40 81
paint. sanitation. cultivation of cor
saIa crops. soWing cloreg. mahins
siover aud tho like. This Ia cot nn
r0snonatls. tug Tho carriers aro sns
seraally liked They 60 uus wssa q
wsFsn heart and cheerful 1ufi. do
IrE saaay shlnsa tor their patrons
that skoy can act do for themselves
Tho patrons. ia tuFn. would DO og.r
too glad TO adopt anr hlndly sag
gestsuu 81 tho carrier. Whcn the
superintendent In rot cnga god 10
those county meetings. let him G.
out on tho routes aad mcssg the
people az their social cuatcr FOR at
hours talk. Ora; c~ect!ng engage.
meats through tho carrier who
1ogla ,Aao marked degree OF ia.
srgusi In securing an audience sof
hls superintendent lot hlm also
cali on tho carriers Ia their homes
and eco TIA; they arc opponents OF
lholr on teaching. Should any car.
Flcr fall TO respond 10 this tra!alag v
lot him DO dismissed for cause.
4 further wora about literature
IA tho matter OF suitable literature
IN of Sgch pFim. importance and
tho government already publishes
much that Ia valuable tn tho Nay of
agricultural bulletins. let them bc
sent for a while at least. direct TO
tho carriers for Intelligent distrlbu.
ton and Let them teach tn. farmers
how they may &c, their nam-a upon
the list aud receive them direct.
Tho above IN only "a hint an Ia
what may DO don. TO increase tn.
efficiency Of tho rural tree delivery.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12
Magnify the r. F. ID. Service.

Limiting Carriers Activities Train Him tn bc
Farmcrct Us Have Parcels Post and Pos
Service Help Develop Country
Life in Every Way.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

Messrs. Editors: The one great
need OF the farmers OF the
South Is better education. edu-
cation along general lines. and edu-
cation for the various phases OF
their work and OF rural life. educa-
ton on tho raising OF crops and their
marketing. on farm sanitation. on
the beautifying OF their homes. and
on many other subjects.
The rural schools and the agrl-
cultural colleges. are. OF course. do
Ing a great work: but too often the
country schools are inefficient. and
too often tho higher institutions fail
TO come into any direct touch with
the farmer. This In especially true
"a regards those farmers who live
H. tho more isolated and thlnly-aet-
tied districts. the very ones who noel
education and encouragement most
OF all.
In all such sections the rural mall
service nigh, bc made y grca, c1u-
cational factor. No other one thing
done in recent years has been worth
40 much TO the farmers ga has thu
establishment Of tho tree rural do
livery. bat tho full hcncfst tt In cap.
able OF doing has not yot been real
iced. because tho farmers do rot
know how TO use IL and because ita
services are too much restricted.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

able OF doing has not yot been real
lsed. because tho farmers do rot
know ho~ TO use IL and because tsa
services are too much restricted.
Thrvc Thing. to Do.
Tho following thoughts a. 10 whas
may DO dono 70 increase tho cf5cs-
ency O. tho rural service sad make
II IN. chief ascncy for accomplish.
ing the desired upllts. IL is trusted.
ere not vsEarl~s.
I. Relieve tho restriction a. tn
carriers soliciting sabscrsi,rvs for lit.
e~asurr.
n. Give sh~ country ra~cris poet
and postsl savings t-anAs-
III. Train the carriers.
IA 20 tho flrpt q. these suggestions
the Iniollsgont earlier 10 30 much
moro competent TO selcc, good and
wholesome literature than tho un-
tutorea farmer. II In addition he IL
tscisui. az ho should 30 wtsh ,raIa-
Ing snd experiences. ho wIll iacrcasc
materially tho circulation Of good
papers and there Tho npllsi ~!ll
begin.
AZ to tho s9eoad suggestion. glvc
tho whole coantry parcels poa,- Not
such a measure as has recently been
proposed for rural districts alone.
taking It's beginning at the initial ~
each route aad ending slth thu
same. Scarcely any section In tho
South would DO benefited by this
latter measure for the reason that
the South does not oontain tho large
department stores from which such
articles as the family need may b.
had. Certainly such stores arc not
NJ the Initial poini Of many routes.
Many such articles. ma millinery.
clothing. shoes. arc from 20 per cont
to 100 per cent higher ia tho local
stores than they may be had else
where. DO YOU call this dlacrimi-
nation. II IL discrimination To buy
any article In tho lowest market In
this country. or TO sell In tho high
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
One of1be
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is a vast
fund of information as to the best methods
OF promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
W~el-lnformed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class. of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Wel-Informed of the
Worldas a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs.
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get it's beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

figured 1t ont that he has covered
36, 600 miles in the fifteen years, and
Tom says that he is good for thu
same distance In the next fifteen
years.
j. r. Wells has some inside Mitch.
ell property he desires to sell. Call
and see him.
Miss Lydia Rolston, of Boone,
Iowa, arrived Wednesday to visit her
Cousins, Mrs. w A. Scallin and
Miss Gertie Rolston.
Taken up, on section "a, Lisbon
township. one gray mare pony.
Owner can have the same by proving
property and paying for this notice.
Il. L.. Green.
With the material in the high
school department. Mitchell ought
to be able to cut some figure i'm the
athle tic contests OF the high school
athletic meet which to be held this
= var. There are ~ dozen young men.
who maan tieil process good OF the
tos'ball Ii Id last year, and they
ought to carry M%itchell's banner to.
victory in tine athletics. Prof.
Nichols expects to have the Toys:
working pretty o o and get them
in condition for the coming cone t.
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
Hard.

Hard.
"Pa. is it true that all men are made
Of dustT'
i've had reason t think lately" 10
piled the man who had been trying to
get his notes extended, that q good
many Of them are made Of cement
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
sorne CT nc Vi tues l-criaed to it and
enc way 10 tloSs 1t.

sosne CT &c Vi. tues f.-cri,5ed tc it and
enc way 10 tleSe 1t.
HOi,;lnders use enormous quantities
Of mustard and thrive on the condi-
ment. There is a small spot in Overys-
sci, think it is near Goor, where the
land slopes gently down to the river
Ijsel and is a brown gray clay. This iss
fashioned into the cutest little jugs,
you ever saw, holding about a pint
each, and the genuine Dutch mustard.
made only in that pocket borough. ac-
cording to a secret process handed.
down for many generations. is hermet-
ically sealed therein. 1t will keep for
years and is as delicious as the finest
confection. 1t is butter. cheese and
condiment to the iiollanders who can
afford it. And there is no other place.
on earth where that nustard can. be.
bought.
You might ask. Why do the Hof~
landers eat so much mustard?" THO
answer is: The Holland mustard is 1!
most delightful stomach stimulsnt.
makes the food slide down." It cur.
the worst cases Of dyspepsia. 1t Ike,
the liver in fine shape. 1t is an al
dote for the most deadly poison-cu
roslEe sublimate. 1t is in large dos
q non~-nauseating e:netic. 1t is the on
counterirritant handed down to us b,
our grandmothers-the mustard plas.
ter. The Dutch girls use 1t sparingly
on their velvet cheeks to give a rosy
complexion. When a person is down
and nearly out a drink made Of pure
mustard and oil will fetch him around.
A mustard "stoop'' is q certain cure
for catarrh in the nasal cavity.
Here is n Dutch method of pre-
pairing mustard for the table: Mix
equal portions Of black and white
seeds and grind to a fine powder. Boil
this in the best vinegar till thoroughly
mixed. Crate some fresh h%orseradish.
squeeze out the Juice and add to he
mustard. Then put in a little salt. a
little sugar. a little turmeric, a little
fenugreek and a little white honey.
You will eat this on your bread, cake.
pie, battercakes and wames. your
meats. fish. game and poultry-New
York Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
rhe Servant.

Remember" said the patriot that
90 long as you hold public once you
are a servant OF the people. q plain
servant"
Great Scott!" answered the subur.
ban resident who had Just been elect.
ed. Can act as naughty and OF er.
bearing and take al many holidays 40
all thatT"-Washington Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
THE PHANTAsTIC PHANToMS,
ORPHEuM

| did, most stage managers would either
cut it our or substitute, out there in
the snow to die or something equal
ly tragic.
Patsy says the first thing that
comes into her mind, naturally, and
says 1t unconsciously / think that is
the most artistic line in the entire
sketch"
Some one will be calling you the
Miss Ibsen OF vaudeville, IL you do
not look OUT
II don't care what they call me. II
have convictions, and 1 am going to
live up to them in everything / write
or act. We went to New York with
this sketch, and played there two solid
years before they let us go. Every
night we received eight or nine cur
tain calls. Naturally this has strength
ened my convictions"
Naturally, it would.
Clothes don't make the man-except
in a costume play. This exception was
overlooked recently, however, and con-
sequently Beau Brummel," originally
announced for revival at the Auditor
ium this week, had to be postponed.
With the costume plates before him
Lewis S. Stone insisted that he would
play Beau Brummel" only In cos
tunes that should be duplicates In
every particular of those worn by the
late Richard Mansfield In the same role.
The dry goods stores were secured for
materials, but the goods required for
one of the costumes could not be found
here, and a hurryup order was tele-
graphed to New York city. The stuffs,
however, did not arrive in time and
consequently "The Adventure Of Lady
Ursula was substituted for the Clyde
Fitch CD comedy.
Ordinarily It is the leading woman
whose clothes cause managerial diff
culties, but at the Auditorium Stones
the star, and suppose he has a right
to his particular satins and velvets oc-
casionally, II he wants them.
"Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
will follow the Anthony Hope comedy,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

Bill Ham Cline, whose duty 1t Is to
disseminate information and adjectival
adulation of Orpheum and Grand opera
house attractions. occasionally finds
time to poetize, and when he does the
results usually are-well, let us say,
out of the ordinary.
The other day the Cline whiskers,
closely followed by Cline himself, en-
tered my office and begged a moment
of my valuable time-that Is to say.
Cline begged 1t. The whiskers really
had nothing to do with the matter.
They were merely what a stage hand
would call props" Nothing more.
From his coat pocket, then, the hir-
sutically decorated Mr.. Cline drew a
manuscript and from behind his whis-
kers began as follows:
ON THE AISLE
Lucinda went into the playhouse.
And said. with a bright. CHEEKY SMILE
''Tve got day Off next wednesday,
SO give me a seat on the aisle"
Her brother came round in an hour,
And slipped new bill from his pile:
''If the house isn't Sold" he demanded,
''Just give me a seat on the aisle"
When father was through with his toiling
He stopped in the lobby q while;
The Mrs. and me- he informed them,
Want seats for this show-on the aisle"
The Smith. who are in an apartment
Where things conducted In style.
Sent one of the hall boys to purchase
"A couple of seats on the. aisle"
From Hollywood clear to Garvanza,
They stood, In a far-reaehing file.
Each telling the man at the window,
Here. gimme some seats on the aisle"
Sometime they Will build n playhouse.
Quite narrow. but stretching a mile,
With two rows OF seats down the middle
Each chair in the house on the aisle
listened until he was through, and
having been goat" to that extent, now
pass on the effusion to you. just to see
if you are as easy as / was. However,
when he had finished 1 recalled real
smart things had read in an almanac
and sprung 1t on him, in a futile at
tempt to get even.
You have drum in your right ear,
haven't your" l asked.
Sure" said the suave Mr.. Cline.
What's the answer"
WELL" l suggested. in all kindness.
beat 1t. I've work to do
Dick Ferris is in the market for ac-
cident insurance. Ordinarily Mr.. Fer
ried one until last week, when il was
Cancelled by a credulous
official who read. in a newspaper that
Dick. accompanied by his wife, in
tended to attempt a transcontinentai
balloon trip from Los Angeles to Min
neapolis or Chicago, or some other
Lransmississippi stopping place.
You might think that even an insur-
(Contipued on Prrc jevenp
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

Last week he closed contract for
the stock production of "Peter Pan,"
but no date has yet been set for the
plays presentation.
Fannie Usher, whose artistic portray
al of a -year-old girl in "Fagan's
Decision" at the Orpheum last week
made me almost doubt the reliability of
her birth certificate, is herself the
author of the little sketch in which
she and her husband, Claude Usher,
assisted by the mongrel dog, Spare
ribs" make their appearance. The
poorest thing about that sketch, in
my opinion, is it's title and the other
day 1 told her So The best thing
about it, in hers, and in this [ agree
with her. is it's lack of dramatic lines;
in other words, its simple naturalness.
Mrs. Usher has a theory. In fact
she seews to have several of them,
for this young woman observes, studies
and has a mind of her own. One theory
in particular she voices in this way.
Just tell them for me-" she said,
that on the stage weep and the
world weeps with you, but laugh and /
you laugh alone" There's matter for
thought in that both for the actor of |
sentimental role and for the come
dian.
In response to my further query Mrs
Usher informed me that she had
learned to act by learning how not
to act which is a bigger Ftruth than
appears at first glance. Her every ef-
fort, she says, is to be wholly natural
and unaffected; and as undramatic al
possible.
And you have applied this same
system to playwriting?" 1 hazarded
Yes" she replied, "and l am proud
of it. 1 admit the lines in my sketch
are not dramatic, and | thank Heaven
for it. L think the so-called dramatic
lines, that playwrights are writing
nowadays, are artistic monstrosities.
those that are written for
1.-THE child of melodrama, and the girls
and boys of the better class of comedy
dramas, are unnatural freaks. / threw
up big part in a New York produc-
ion this season because 1 simply could
not speak the absurd stited lines
hat were put into the mouth of lit
lie girl. Thoughts flash through chill
lren's minds and they give them al
most unconscious utterance in real life, {
md so it should be on the stage. "
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

Walker; and Mr.. Stone, sub, in my
opinion is right in their class"
For once Blackwood, who usually is
readys with a retort, had nothing to
say.
My little comment of lest week on
Melville Stoltz' thespian debut in Los
! Angeles twenty-four years ago has
brought me a program of the perform
ance in which Mr.. Stoltz, now manager
for David Warfield, appeared. The
program name is Edward Melville"
not Melville Stoltz, but l am informed
that the two are identical, except that
Mr.. Stoltz is approximately a quarter
of a century older and a century or
two wiser. He knows, now, that he
can't act. Twenty-four years ago he
thought he could.
The star of the troupe, as I told you,
was Kate Castleton. The piece, how
ever, was not THE Crazy Patch" but
"At Sea-" Mr. Edward Melville"
played the role of Walter Standish,
second officer S. S. Helvetia; and in
the variety show which followed he
sang a song entitled THE Butterfly
Dude
Ralph Wray, now Los Angeleno
contributed a Hebrew speciality and
gave limitations of locally known celeb
rites. In burlesque on Romeo and
JulleI WHlcn lOlOWeu Lne musical
play" he appeared as Capulet to the
Romeo of Esther Williams, the Juliet
of Miss Castleton and the nurse Of
John Williams.
At the Burbank Mrs. Temples Tele- |
gram" is to be followed next week |
by "Zaza," play, 1 believe, in which |
Miss Florence Stone never has ap-
peared, though its principal role will |
afford her large opportunities for emo
tional work. "Zaza" was last present.
ed in this city at the Burbank the |
week of May IL, 1907. when Blanche
Hall played the name part.
The week following we are to see
the Sardou cleopatra" which will
be staged by Albert Lang, the Bur-
banks new director, who produced the
drama for Fannie Davenport. Follow
ing will come Oscar Wilde's clever
play, "A Woman of No Importance"
and then "In the Palace of the King"
Manager Morosco also is thinking Of
Miss Stone in a dramatic
version of Carmen" /
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
VERNON 5ETTIN, 5ELASCO
LIBBY 6LoNDELL, FiScHER'S

but because 1t was deemed inadvisable
to follow one costume play with an
other one In the Cohan comedy, /
understand, an effort win be made to
enlist the services of the bank clerks,
who, at their entertainment a few
months ago, sang the famous 80
Long. Mary" song, from that play. /,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

appear by arrangement with Dick Fer
ris. There are only ten letters in the
Ferris cognomen, but that didn't cause
Mr. Giblyn even to hesitate OF course
he thought, the name is Richard and
that makes it just right, thirteen letters
in Richard Ferris.
All of which is somewhat interesting
if unimportant However, the red head
of the house of Ferris is not named
Richard. He was christened "Dick,"
and though he squalled at the time,
he has become rather proud of the
name since and wouldn't exchange it
for all the Richards in the pack.
The colored porter at the Auditorium
is too busy ordinarily to sit through
a theatrical performance Once in a
while, however, he attends a show,
and when that happens he never is
backward in expressing his opinion of
the entertainment provided and of the
acting.
The other night he walked by the
doorman and entered the auditorium
to see Lewis S. Stone play "The Man
on the Box" After the comedy was
played out he met Manager John
Blackwood in, the foyer.
THAT certainly am a fine play,
Mistah Blackwood," he began. Yes,
sub, I surely enjoyed myself. I surely
did. Mistah Stone he am fine actah.
I've seen a lot of 'em in my day,
Mistah Blackwood, and this man
Stones one of the. best. 1 don know
when I've enjoyed finer acting ex-
cept Mistah Williams and Mistah
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

Nov take that line of the girl in
our sketch, when Pagan asks her
where she is leaving for her long
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-08

leg, is now nursing very sore hand.
Last week. while cutting wood. the AK
slipped, severely cutting his hand.
DR.. Lee Trowbridge and wife of
Amboy, H.. are here for short visit
with Lees parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Trowbridge. and other relatives
Mrs. Alice Gregg of Moline visited
a few days the first of the week with
her sister. Miss Lucy Goodrich. Mrs.
Gregg has just returned from five
months sojourn in California. She is
greatly benefited in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Errett of Mo-
line visited Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dillon.
Clemas Quade is having a kitchen
built on to his tenant house, occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs George -Stanfro.
Two new barns in this vicinity arc
being erected, one for Herman Lip
hardt, Jr., and one for William Pear
| SAIL
Mrs. Eta Merchant is visiting this
week in Peoria with relatives
Dr. c. E. Donohoo has had cemen,
sidewalks built around his buildings.
| Mrs Charles Robinson and daughter
after few DAYS visit with her moth
er. Mrs Charles Wake. returned te
her home in Milan Wednesday even
ling.
Miss Eva Mercer is working in Lyn
don, III.
Mrs. Ed Hill and son Walter spen
Sunday in Rock Island with relatives
A blacksmith from Rock Island viii
shortly open up for business in tn,
old Becht blacksmith shop. He wa,
in town Monday making final arrange
Iments.