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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
THE TENDERFOOT.

The PendletOn East OregOnian gives
a pertinent comparison of two UNA
tilla county men, one VINO years ago
secured a piece of lana and stayed with
it while the other was content to stick
to a $1O0-a-month job. The man who
took UP the land is independently
wealthy today while the $100-amontf
man was recently sent t. the poor
house. In commenting on the incident
TIE East Oregonian says:
Thirty years ago this spring a "ten-
derfCet' settled among the sage
brush beside the stage road running
through Umatilia county. The stage
driver riGiculed the idea of making a
home there, and the stage driver knew
for had he not driven stage ever that
route for five years ana had seen moth
ing but sand and jack rabbits.
"Rut the .tenderfoot' was determined
to have a home and so he began dig
ging ditch from the Umatilla river
and turned the water upon a little gar
den patch. Next spring the driver was
startled to see green grass and garden
stuff growing in the sand. Then he was
amazed to see peach blooms bursting
from the limbs of little trees and next
year he saw several stacks of alfalfa
dotting the patch of cleared ground.
But still he doubted. I will give you
two years to starve out" he said to the
.tenderfoot'. The 'tenderfoot' had but
little money to be sure, while the driver
drew 800 per month and spent it all in
Pendleton. La Grande and Baker City
joints within two days after he drew
it.
This week the 'tenderfoot' sold a
portion of his sagebrush fiat for s1O,-
eco and still owns enough to make him
independently rich And last month
that same knowing stage driver was
sent to a poor house in the Occur
d'Alenes, after 80 years of a precarious
Existence as a laborer for Others
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23

less than the control Of the waterfowl
Of all of the rivers of the United States
This astounding plan which was
drawn by Chief photographer M. O..
Leighton of the United States Geolo-
gical Survey, provides for the regula-
ton of stream flow, in such manner as
to prevent the present destructive an
nual floods and at the same time to in
sure a given minimum navigation
depth to each stream during all sea-
sons 1t proposes to accomplish this 50
that it shall pay a reasonable direct
interest on the investment while open
ing a new era of development in the
regions affected.
This great achievement is to be
brought about by building storage res
ervoirs near the headquarters of
streams, governing the sources of its
water supply. These reservoirs are de-
signed to supplement the natural stor-
age of the forests which remain in such
watershed regions as the Appalachians
and about the headwaters of the Mis-
sissippi. Such a plan, if adopted, will
change the whole course of river i'm
provement as heretofore carried on by
the government. Dredging and the
building Of levees would be done away
with. Instead the reservoirs would keep
back in food times the waters of the
Ohio. the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri,, and the other streams of the
great Mississippi system. The water
thus held bacl, would lower the stream
below danger mark. Later, when the
danger of food had passed, the stored
waters would be discharged, maintain
ing the navigability of the stream
through the dry season
The cost of such a reservoir sys-
TEN adequate to regulate the streams
S125,OOO 900 To regulate the whole
Mississippi valley in this manner would
cost. it is estimated $500, 000,0 600. TAX
ing as an illustration a single river
which has been studied more careful
ly than some others, it is estimated
that the regulation of the Monongahe-
la in this manner would require the
erection of IS reservoirs. Their effect
would be to remove from Pittsburg, so
far as the Monongahela is concerned
the present annual menace of food ana
to increase the depth of the river
through the dry season by five feet.
The money that would be saved from
other expenditures and the prevention
of damage by flood would more than
offset the estimated cost of such sys-
tenn but more than that it would bring
into the treasury a direct cash return
in the sale of water power for indus
trial use.-American Industries for
May.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
WITH FEW REGRETS.

With this issue of The Statesman is
announced a change in the ownership
of the paper. as we'll as a change in the
mana cement and stockholders of the
Washington Printing & Book Manu-
featuring company.
In retiring from the business throueh
the sale of his interests in The States
man. Mr.. Percy c. Holland. who. for
four years has owned and, during thu
greater part of that period actively
managed the Statesman, does 50 with
few regrets and these are mostly for
what he failed to take up and accom-
plish during the latter months of his
ownership in behalf of the readers,
supporters of the paper and the tax
payers generally.
1t is not amiss at this time to dis
cuss briefly the aims and policy of the
many things it fell short of the high
standards set: in others it has the sat
isfaction of knowing success was
achieved. although at times at a cost
which few publishers would have had
the courage and hardihood to endure.
The Statesman has made enemies,
many Of them. but it is noteworthy
they are all. or mostly all. in the same
ciQues. feeding at the same troughs,
whining in the same cribs. 1t has made
hundreds Of warm friends too. and of
these the retiring management feels
justly proud and entertains the live
lest sense Ct gratitude for their loyal.
brave support. Space is too brief to go
into detailed account of the good
work dcpe in the past by the States
man. But it has fought the taxeater
and the tax dodger; has held up TO
public scorn the Pecksniffs and the
Heeps Of Walla Walla: has shown be-
yond cavil that a man may pose as
a pioneer, a church member and a dis
guised patriot and yet be robbing the
people through sinister methods of
beating the tax collector and the as
SCISSOR.
1t has shown up the dishonest men
10 whom has been intrusted the NUM-
cipal affairs of Walla Walla; has
oourageously fought against a water
graft that would have been without end
had not this paper and its owner been
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23

rowing out into the sound tied the rope
around his neck, tied a heavy stone to
his feet and jumped overheard. When
the boat drifted ashore the body was
found
Charles Stevens a rancher, living
near Wapato, was shot from ambush
Thursday morning by some one not
positively known. While a physician
was dressing his wound two men were
seen to arise from the alfalfa field,
from whence the shot came, and dis
appear in the opposite direction. Sus-
picion points to Frank Peterson and a
warrant has been issued for his arrest.
While working in a sewer trench at
Tacoma, Thursday, Aaron Anderson,
plumber, was buried under a cavein,
which crushed him to death.
After living in the United States 60
years, during which time he had held
a number of public offices, Robert Scott
has just learned that he is not a citi-
zen Of the United States and took the
oath of office.
What was supposed to be a crazy
man roaming about the hills adjacent
to Ellensburg was discovered a few
days ago. The man was seen running
around and carrying his shoes in his
hands. 1t was learned later that he
was a runaway from the chain gang
of Ellensburg and that a farmer told
him to grease his feet and carry his
shoes to prevent the bloodhounds from
tracing him.
.Ptomaine poisoning was the cause Of
the death of the 16-months- old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Rafferty, of Seattle,
according to an investigation made by
a physician. The child was fed on
canned milk.
A stranger, believed to be an Eng
lishman, slid 200 feet down the bluff
at Tacoma, dropping from the Pacific
avenue bridge to the Half moon rail-
road yards, Tuesday, in an effort to
escape about so men and boys pursu-
ing him. He had picked up a camera at
drug store, and, being detected, he
started racing down the street. He is
still at large.
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TIME, SUNDAY.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 23.-South
eastern Washington: Fair and warmer
tonight. Sunday probably fair.
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Copy for advertising should be in the
Business Office not later than 1000
o'clock a. m. to insure insertion on
that day.
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BOY SCRATCHED
DAY AND NIGHT
Eczema Began When a Tiny Baby
and Lasted 7 Years-Tore Crusts
from Face Till It was All Raw
Screamed with Pain and Could not
S|eep-Though Specialists Failed
CUTICURA EFFECTED
A WONDERFUL CURE

when my little boy was six weeks
old an eruption broke out on his face.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
Weather Conditions.


Fair weather and clear skies now
prevail over the Pacific slope under
the influence of the area of high pres
sure which has moved inland from the
north Pacific and now overspreads the
northwest corner of the United States.
Depressions are central over Minnesota
and the southern plateau region, re-
spectively. The later disturbance is
causing very heavy rains in Oklahoma
and central Texas. Precipitation has
also occurred generally over the Rocky
Mountain slope and in portions Of the
Ohio valley and the north Atlantic
states Temperatures this morning are
considerably higher in the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys. and are
slightly lower in the Pacific north
west The conditions are favorable for
fair weather in this locality tonight
ami Sunday. 1t will be warmer tonight
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
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Wednesday afternoon the farmhouse
completely destroyed by fire, which
originated in the kitchen. Most of the
household goods were also burned.
w Woodland, a restaurant man at
Tacoma, Thursday, drowned himself
in peculiar way. He hired a boat, and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23

day and night. linen L look MN TO
all the best specialists in skin diseases
but they could not do much for him.
He sometimes screamed with pain
when l put on the salve they gave me.
when he was two years old the
eczema got on his arms and legs SO
that l had to keep them bandaged up
and / made gloves for his hands SO the
nails could not poison him worse. We
could not get nights sleep in months
and my husband and | were all broken
up. Then my mother asked why L
did not give up the doctors and try
Cuticura. So | got a set and he felt
relieved the first time | used them,
the Cuticura Ointment felt so cool.
He used to wake up and ask for Cuti-
cura to be put on when he itched so
badly that he could not sleep, and he
would say, oh! Mama, that makes
my sores feel so good' | gave the
Cuticura Remedies a good trial and
gradually the eczema healed all up
and now he is as well as any other chill
dren. He is now seven years old and
the cure has lasted two months, so
think it will never return. | can't
tell you how glad l am that Cuticura
did such wonderful work in our case
and / shall recommend it everywhere.
Mrs. John G. Klumpp, 80 Niagara St.,
Newark, N. j.. Oct. IL and %, 1907"
A single set of Cuticura Remedies. consisting Of
Cuticura Soap 12Seh Ointment SSOc9 e and !, Reso ESQ.
Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston. Mass.
~ Mailed Free. Cuticura Rook on Skin Diseases.
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L COOh IllIll W q OOC-
tor and got ointments
and medicines but his
face kept on getting
worse until it got so
bad that no one could
look at him. His
whole face was one
crust and must have
been very painful.
He scratched day and
night until his face
sometimes looked like
a raw piece of meat.
l was nearly insane
with his scratching
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JECT.

The report of the Inland Waterways
commission contains the outlines of
one of the greatest engineering I'M
dertakings ever proposed; an under
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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

IL ERE is an interesting number
/ puzzle with which Juniors may
amuse themselves and perplex their
friends.
The strange thing about the diagram
is that the figures in any column, when
added. equal Is. Not only is this true
of the rows which go up and down and
across but also the diegonals, from
corner TO corner. Try two or three of
them and you will find it so.
Now it IS an interesting fact that
these figures are arranged in the
squares according to a regular rule.
and If we follow the rule we can
make similar puzzles with ;. 8. or
any odd number Of squares to a side.
In the above diagram you will notice
that all the numbers from TO are
used Now r we make a figure with
squares on a side. or % squares in
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

Collie is a black dog who lives on
ranch In the sweet potato country about
Turlock Cal Maltie Is a kitten. Just
an ordinary everyday sort OF a kit
ten. little over a third grown.
Anyway. Collie. the dog. is a fast
friend OF Matte the kitten. and every
day they have a big rornp together
Collie always being very careful not
TO hurt Maltie. OF course. on ranch
there must be a hired man. and this
particular ones name is Al That's all
the name Al has. just Al. that's all
Sometimes Al works q mile or more
away from the house. out in the fields.
Now Collie is very wise dog. II ne
sees Al going out in the fields loaded
down with implements, he Immediately
makes up his sharp dog mind that AL
must intend 10 stay some time. And
Collie knows that Al viii be busy
working. so busy that Colie, the dog
Will not be noticed. So ne goes and
hunts for Matte and picks her Up in
his mouth very carefully and carries
the kitten out into the fields nd plays
with her until the kitten is tired out
Then, il the kitten wants 10 go home.
Collie picks her up in his mouth again
q nd takes Matte back home some
times he carries her about with her
head inside his mouth and only her
body showing. ard again he picks her
up very carefully by the neck Every
day since the kitten was little bit OF
a thing have they been together And
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

CRYING The forfeits. as It is called.
often forms a most amusing part Of an
evenings entertainment. and it is very
necessary TO have a good supply to
draw on. Here are few that provide
good fun and are not too complicated
To play the Learned PIg.-The forfeit
owner must go on ali fours and place
himself as rpch 81 the attitude of a
pig a. pose re. somebody volunteers
10 be his master 20 show his attain
rncnts. he Is taken round the room and
-1FeF 1Dest5Ons such as. show us the
srrarest firt.~ or who r. the greediest
person here?~ etc After each question
The pig IS 10 go TO anyone he may
select and show his choice by grunting-
To put Yourself Through the Key
hoie.-This IS merely play upon words
and is very simply done The forfeit
Is paid by writing yourself" ~on
niece Of paper. and passing Il through
The key hole. and The victim gets OF
very lightly.
TO Try the Cold Water cure.-This
has at 5east tho advantage OF being
rerv no To date. and should appeal TO
raddists. The forfeit holdeF Is blind
folded and q tumbler filled Win COLO
- ster and a spoon are produced Every
fone IS tben privileged to give him
spoonful. As soon As he can guess the
rsme 81 anyone curing him. he IS
reieased from a further inhiction OF
the remedy
RhymfnR.-The person who holds the
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
lone Made Christmas Candy

~ HERE is nothing nicer for boys
and girls TO give their friends at
Christmas time than homemade
candy. Not only is * nice to give
present of candy. but if you wish TO
have it accompanied by something that
Will last, you can make candy recipe
book like that shown in the picture.
Any small blank book will do for the
purpose, the cover being decorated
with sketches, if you are able to paint,
and the words, Candy Recipes" in
black paint or wash. If you can not
make sketches you may cut out pictures
and paste them on the cover. The
recipes may be written in a neat hand
on each page OF the book. and. of
course. the pages may be decorated if
you like. Here are some recipes for
good candy:
Candies may be made at home under
two general classes-those that require
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

containing this should be kept in a pan
of boiling water while the fondant balls
are dropped in, one by one, turned over
until covered. removed and put on a
confectioner's paper with a silver fork
Home made peppermints are better
than any that can be purchased and are
simply made. Put bowl containing
the fondant In a vessel of hot water
as when making chocolate creams and
let the fondant melt. As soon as It be-
comes soft stir in few drops of pep
permint OIL While still soft let the
mixture fall from the tip OF a silver
spoon on TO confectioner's paper. In
stead Of peppermint violet, wintergreen
or rose may be used if those iavorings
arc preferred.
To make chocolate cream mints put
into the pan one cup of granulated
sugar. one-quarter cup of water and
two drops of oils of peppermint. Cook
until it crisps when dropped in cold
water. then pour on a platter and beat
until creamy. Drop on paper and when
cold and hard melt a quarter of a cake
of chocolate over the tea Kettle,
sweeten little and dip the mints
into it.
Fudge every one wants to know how
TO make. For nut fudge boil together
without stirring three cups of light
cream. When the mixture. dropped in
cold water. forms soft ball. add tea
spoonful Of butter and cup of blanched
English walnut kernels. Stir with a
wooden paddle until light in color and
creamy. then drop on paraffin paper
or let 1t harden and cut il into squares.
Pecans may be substituted for the wal
nuts.
Chocolate fudge is made by taking
three cups of granulated sugar and
three quarters of a cup of milk. again
boiling without stirring. except 10
loosen the sugar from the edges. When
it boils add half a cup of melted choco-
late and boil again from eight TO ten
minutes Add little butter, boil again
and test as before in cold water. For
maple fudge use the same recipe. sub
stituting maple sugar for granulated.
Molasses candy is a perennial joy.
In a deep iron kettle put two cups OF
granulated sugar and two of New Or
leans molasseS. After II begins to boil
stir constantly until a few drops in
cold water turn brittle. Then add
bit of butter and after it is removed
from the fire stir in third of a spoon
full of soda. Pour in buttered dishes
and let stand until cool enough 10 pull.
TO make chocolate caramels put into
granite saucepan one cup of grated
same amount each of milk and sugar
and two heaping tablespoonfnis of but
ter Stir over a slow fire until thor
tie when dropped in cold water Turn
into creased pans and mark into
squares before II becomes cold
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
PRESENTS THAT GIRLS CAN f1AkE

cardboard the same width or nearly
SO of the ribbon. Fasten this securely;
then draw up the ends and fasten one
to the other with few stitches, leav-
ing about two and half inches loose
at the top. Now run. a heavy gath
ering thread around the top and draw
up slightly, turning over the loose ends,
which may be fringed or cut in a point.
In this baglike arrangement stun white
horsehair until it is well filed out and
stands up above the top. You may
find it necessary to catch the ribbon
together near the bottom of the cush-
ion. The horsehair you viii find at
the furniture stores. 1t often comes
done up in small paper bags. About
Is cents worth will make two cushions
or holders. When the ribbon is Joined
at the top, put clusters of small loops
of rather narrow ribbon-four yards
Will do it. but six are better.
SAFETY PIN HOLDER
A very pretty addition to a Iady's
dresser. which may be hung beside the
brass rings such as are used for crochet
work, about the size of q nickel. Gro
chet these around with button hole
stitch of some favorite color Get rib
bon of the same color, taffeta or satin.
15 4 inches long. Cut in pieces, one
piece y inches long, two pieces each
) inches and one piece 4 inches long.
Fasten one end of each of these into
a ring, then draw together into the
fifth ring. arranging them so that the
longest ribbon will be in the center,
the five inch ones at either side. and
the short one hanging over the long
one in center.s Finish off with pretty
bow and loop to hang by. Now into
each ring catch two or three black and
white safety pins of different sizes. the
largest in the bottom ring and so on.
DOLLS HEAD PINCUsHI0S
Take round piece of pasteboard
about two and a half inches in diam
eter; glue on it d piece OF velvet sewed
together like a bag, of the same size
around as the pasteboard, and a little
over two inches long. Over the bottom
glue a piece of heavy paper or leather
Stuff this bag full of hair or wool and
draw the velvet together at the top
around the neck of a small dolls head.
Make a ruff Of the velvet lined with
light silk and put it on TO conceal the
gathers Make a hood of the velvet
and put on the doll which should have
a frizz OF light curly hair. drawing
the ends of the hood under the ruff.
A couple of hornlike appendages on
top of the hood set It off. a few shot
or small marbles IN the bottom of the
bag VIII make it stand better.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

The queer thing about il IS that Cole
almost killed a new black cat recently
Not very long ago the COW stepped
on one OF Maltie's forefeet and the
poor little kitten went limpins about
with broken paw. Perhaps you be-
Eeve that dogs and eats don't talky
Well. you would believe that they do
talk II you could have seen what L
saw II was not very long after sun
up and Collie was standing with one
ear cooked toward bird sitting on the
ridge pole OF the ranch house Maltis
came limping up toward him on her
three feet, the injured paw hanging
downward After a moment Maltie
stood mp on her hind legs and putting
her good paw on Coles shoulder blade
told him all about how she got hurt
And then Collie let out the most dismal
howl you ever heard and 8Ialtie kissed
him. Yes. kissed him, Really. or
course they might have eft out the
kissing. but then. you know Maltie is
a girl anyway 50 what could you ex-
pect2 Well Cole just fused over that
kitten all day long He carried her
back and forth across the yard. saw to-
it that Matte got her share OF fresh
milk that ezening and did everything
he could do 10 SHOW Afaltis lust how
sorry he felt
They were both bssICing in the sun
shine BY the side OF the tank house
when I snapped them. Pretty good
friends, aren't they?