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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

rsctions This Washington store had
employed dogs and ferrets for ten nights
at cost of 500 and had caught only
fifty-tWo rats At cost OF SO they had
purchased twenty-five ferrets, all of which
had escaped. In "a few nights one OF our
naturalists, with very simple trap,
caught for the firm 146 rats at no cost at
ALL except for the traps which the firm
has been using ever since"
What do you find to be the best rat
| trap, doctor?
There are two makes of traps which
| we find particularly successful. They are
| built on the same principle-an incon-
! spicuous platform with metal loop or
spring which strikes down and kills the
| animal The thing does not look like a
| trap to the rat and therefore does not
| freighten him. There are several kinds
| of these and one kind we find better than
| the others. Rats soon learn to fear a
| trap, and the majority of those caught
are young ones. 1t seems that after a
night or two those that are left have
| learned to detect almost every kind of
| trap. Rats and English sparrows are
l among the most difficult things to trap.
What IS the best rat bait?''
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TO CLEAN WOODWORK.
Use Lukewarm Water and Soap
With Polishing Rags.

Special care is required when cleaning
painted or polished doors and window
frames, for this work cannot be done in a
quick. offhand fashion, as is possible
when wiping a floor, or the result of such
treatment will make the task more diff
cult.
For instance, if carelessly scrubbed the
window glass would probably be splashed
and need washing, and wallpaper adj
joining the door frames might be married
unless the proper method were followed.
AS most of the interior woodwork of the
average modern home is of oak, simply
vanished. it is easily cleaned, and if
thoroughly busted every day-rubbed. not
''fiicked'-will keep in thoroughly good
condition.
When doors, panels. etc, look dim they
may be wiped off with a warm damp rag
and some soapsuds from white soap, after
first removing all dust; then rubbed with
a clean, dry cloth. The wood should look
perfectly fresh after this treatment.
If the woodwork is old and repeated
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dry. BY way of polish use turpentine
and kerosene, a little more of the latter
making more effective mixture. Shake
these thoroughly and apply with WOODEN
rag.
Let this dry in and after two hours
polish with dry soft rag.
In cleaning brasses on doors the point
around the plates is so often destroyed.
giving a most unsightly appearance to a
panel That this may be obviated the
stain has been invented. Cut piece OF
cardboard somewhat larger than the brass
part. and pin it to the floor at the four
corners with glass-headed pins. The brass
can then be cleaned without injury to the
painted woodwork.
In washing door knobs or plates OF
marble or slate care should be taken not
to make the cloth too wet, neither should
they be allowed to stay damp, but should
be Immediately wiped dry before the wood
work has the slightest chance Of becom-
ing wet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

hundred years old, that has been fur
nished with the utmost simplicity by the
.hree or four brethren" who compose the
local community. The farnl-about 120
acres-has been worked during the last
twelve months largely by casual labor un-
der the direction of the brothers. some
fifty tramps too-old -at-forty clerks and
out-of-worlk mechanics having been en-
gagged from time to time. The farming
Of the members of the brotherhood, like
their faith. is of decidedly primitive
CARA cter. Pecuniarily it is not success
fuI. One brother who understands how
to work a pillow has recently transferred
his activities elsewhere. 1t is predicted in
the neighborhood that the abandon. ment
of the farm cannot be far distant. And
not a few cynics are saying that before
the ten years expire the young man will
change his mind about accepting that
Sl50 600 ''bribe' -
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Color Cure.
From the Paris Figaro.

From the Paris Figaro.
Experiments have been made from time
To time TO test the effects of color on the
sick especially on those suffering from
nervous affections and mental disorders.
In an institution of Alexandria. where the
rooms have been fitted up with colored
glass it is found that in a blue chamber
a restless person has been claimed; in a
red chamber person suffering from mel
ancholia with a tendency to suicide, has
become gay. and in violet chamber a
maniac has become sane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
London's Pageant.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Our forefathers, medieval and Eliza
bethan and even later, had none of our
subsequent fear of the lust of the eve.
they We're strong upon pageants, pro-
cessions and all that goes to prove the
truth of the poets plea-.Because things
seen are mightier than things heard. )"
1t is well. then, that we should foster
this new old spirit
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London Grass.

From the London Ladies' Field.
We English people are SO prone to run
down our own belongings that foreigners
are astonished sometimes to find how
much pleasanter spot to live in is Lon
don than our accounts of it had led them
to expect. There is much grass in
the place. Is description that would be
quite beside the mark when speaking OF
Paris or Berlin. but would not i'll suit
our own metropolis.
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method of revenge She sacrifices a for
tune and elects to lead a life of unspeak-
able degradation merely to heap shame
on those who share her name.
*
But in these days, when most people
are absolutely Indifferent to the fine dis
tinctions between different Christian
creeds. many will find the attitude of the
young man only trif1e less incompre-
hensible. Henry BaXendale is his name.
His father was member of that quaint
Christian sect known as plymouth
Brethren"-a fact, however, which did not
prevent him from accommodating great
treasures on earth. His son Henry joined
the Bible Brotherhood. sect which
claims to have rediscovered primitive
Christianity. The sons detection weighed
heavily on the rich father. who must have
had a good deal of the bigot in his com
position And SO he made will by
which he said, in effect. Return to the
fold of the Plymouth Brethren and you
shall have $4,000. That offer remains
inside before that period elapses you will
lose it ALL
TT is nothing less than a big bribe
which is offered me- says young Baxen-
dale. Ito betray what | believe to be the
faith of the Son of God and of his apos-
ties. martyrs and prophets for the sum
Of thirty thousand pieces Of gold. My
conscience will not allow me to take it
on those terms.
1T is now some time since / became
convinced that Christ coulu be truly fol-
lowed only by those who put off all the
superf1uities that incumber men in the
life of the world and returned to complete
simplicity and honesty of life l would
prefer remaining simple Bible brother
with nothing than to become a rich
plymouth Brother and hear the voice of
Jesus sounding in my ears. How hardly
shall you rich enter into the kingdom of
heaVen."
Mr.. Baxendale has the courage of his
convictions He is living in a quaint lit
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Wash White Paint With Warm
Water,

White paint may be washed with warm
water. a good quality of white soap being
used on the rag. Only a very small space
should be cleaned at time, so the soapy
mixture will not dry on 1t must be
washed off again before the woodwork is
, rubbed dry
Rags for cleaning should not be made
too wet; a damp one will answer quite as
well as quantity of water if the rubbing
is thorough.
When cleaning very small places or
crevices the rag can be wound around the
forefinger of the right hand, then lightly
soaped and applied carefully to the soil
PANT or enamel in delicate shades may
be cleaned with warm water to which
ammonia in about a tablespoonful to a
quart of water has been added. Then a
dampened cloth is used and the polish is
brought out by rubbing with a dry, pref
erably warm, rag.
F'ingermarks are apt to appear on the
woodwork, and can be quickly removed
by rubbing with kerosene rag first, then
with warm and damp one, using a dry
rag for a final polish.
Scratches will disappear when painted
with a soft brush dipped in a mixture of
turpentine and linseed OIL 1t should be
applied quickly and then rubbed with a
cloth
Woodwork that is in bad condition re-
quires more vigorous treatment
On 1t almost any quantity of kerosene
may be poured and left to loosen the dirt
Women who use this method for cleaning
the ironWork of the sewing machine will
know just about how long this should
take, on an average. say about three
quarters of an hour, a little more or less,
depending upon the oil on the wood.
The next process is to wash it off with
soap and warm water, then rub perfectly
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1fE oRoMD5Q1RzE1 Assmm0 100000 Lhp11 17Ea1

killed in the state of Wyoming last year
than in the preceding years. That means
en- extra saving of over a half million
dollars to the stockmen of that state.
1.-The common rat does a great deal more
damage than one would suppose. Re
Gently we made a little investigation of
rats here in Washington. big depart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
Australian Journalism,

From the Sydney Bulletin
The time is ripe-as he writes himself
in his callow paragraphing days-for the
pressman to reap little of the benefits
of the better times which are coming to
Australia. and to have mitigated for him
some of the narrowing economies neces-
STATED by dearer commodities Journal
ism is probably the only profession in
Australia in which wages have steadily
fallen for the past ten years.
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ment store complained bitterly of it's
losses from these rodents which de-
stroyed about $50 worth of their lace
curtains and kid gloves every night We
sent them man who showed them in a
few nights how to catch rats. Since then
numerous firms in New York have heard
about it and have appealed to US for di-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
The Mean Part.
rom Judge

Prom Judge.
Phil O. Sopher-Dont worry old man.
Chickens always come home to roost, you
know.
Discouraged Friend-Yes-after they
have laid their eggs in some other fell
loWs'S barn.
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Not Common.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Yeast-Why, he's only a common GAM
bier!
Crimsonbeak-Indeed, you are mistaken;
he wins quite often,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Citiman-Are you ever bothered with
trampS out here?
Subbubs-No: I have put up notice.
saying I'VE are vegetearians. but our dog
isn't.-London Tit-Bits.
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Charitable Requests.

From the Pail Mall Gazette
If it be true that the rich are growing
richer and the poor poorer. at all events
the charities do not suffer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Mr.. Baxendale has the courage of his
convictions. He is living in quaint lit
tie farmhouse, which must be fully three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
Wolves and Coyotes-S13, oOO, 900.

The wolf problem. too. has taken a
great deal of our attention in the past
few wears Wolves and coyotes to-
cether kill about S13.O0o,0oo worth OF
cattle. sheep. hogs and colts per year
Tn to two years ago efforts to Keep down
wolves and coyotes were very unsuc-
cessfuI. Many states paid bounties and
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washings have destroyed the gloss it can
be restored by rubbing with a rag dipped
in kerosene. then polished with perfect
ly clean, dry cloth.
In cleaning the paintwork of doors and
windows always begin at the top and
work downward.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-01

trix of the estate of John Lump, de-
ceased. to the creditors of and all per-
sons having claims against said de-
ceased. to present them with the ne
cessary vouchers, within one year At
ter the date of the first publication or
this notice, to said executrix, at the
law offices of Dunphy, Evans & Gar
recht. at Nos. 411413 Denny building,
in the city of Walla Walla, Washington
the same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate in
said county Of Walla Walla, Washing
ton. Or the same will be forever barred.
! JOSEPHINE LUMP,
- As EXecutriX of the Estate Of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-01

We, the undersigned have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-01

commenced today at the Connection
Agricultural college. The pullets WI
be cared for and fed according 10
regular system during the comhs
year, with the idea of ascertaining eA
actly what each hens keep costs.
careful record of expenses and numai
of eggs laid will be- kept.
Wait for the cars at the Book NOE
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In he Superior Court of the State OF
Washington, for Walla Walla county,
In the matter of the Estate Of John
Lump, Deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the un-
1ersigneli. Josephine Lump, as execu-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-01
Eaq Contest for Hens.

WINSTED, Conn.,, Oct. IAN egg
laying contest in which hens contrib
uted by many farmers and fanciers of
the Nutmeg state are entered, was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-01

John Lump, Deceased.
Date of first publication, Sept. 10, 1908
Date of last publication Oct. 8, 1908.
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How's THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
yard Tor any case of Catarrh that can
not be- cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
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Wait for the cars at the Book NOOK
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These were only re-
Gently introduced into
r Lhildren's Wear de-
,,ar.ment. They come in
Ill sizes from I year up
md are CHEAP.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-03
Cure Not Proved.

Tt is not every one who proves the
inefectualness Of :asomnia cures at
seven years of ago.
Tie father of the lad, who was
aho.t seven years old. was physi-
clan, and when the child found diff
Guilty in getting to sleep was ready
with sdvice.
"1'll tel you something that will
soon put you to Sleep" he said. "You
begin and count slowly up to 100, and
then another hundred, and so on, and
before you know it you'll be sleeping.
Try it tonight when you go to bed
Everything remained quiet tina:
night until the father went to retire.
as he rassed the boys bed a little
voice pired: :,
"Papa?" =: !
Eyes, my boy"
"What comes after trillions?"
But the wakeful youngsters query
was not answered; lis father had van
ished into his own bedroom.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-03

no small incentive for planting, wheth.
er viewed from the aspect of senti.
ment or that of economic advantage.
The birds will many times compen
safe for the consumption of fruit and
grain by the destruction of pernicious
insects which are becoming more and
more menace to the farmer and fruit.
grower.
For screens, to hide unsightly oh,
Jects or to secure degree of privacy
to the home, evergreens, because of
persistent foliage. serve the purpose
at all seasons. Used for this purpose
they may be planted in straight OF
curved rows, to suit the boundaries or
in almost any manner, so that the pur
pose sought is realized. Very often.
where row of trees may be essential
in order to make serviceable screen
the object can be quite as we'll at
tanned by grouping and by mingling
harmonious deciduous trees with
evergreens. For a formal screen a
dwarf or half-dwarf species is best,
but by shearing, or close clipping, even
such tall growing trees as Norway
spruce can be used. The hemlock is
admirable for the purpose, and there
are number of species and varieties
OF arborvitae, retinospora and juniper
which are good.
An evergreen hedge is but a close.
ly clipped screen and the same species
can be used for both. A screen needs
some pruning to prevent openings and
to- keep the trees in somewhat SYM
metrical form, but hedge should be
clipped once or twice each year. the
first early and the second time in
midsummer. Arborvitae, retinosporas
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-03
Method Of Setting Gopher Traps.

to kill gophers with it. The animals
seem to scent the danger and plug
up their burrows and. thus escape. 1t
might answer we'll for short burrows,
but sometimes, as has been suggested
above. the burrows are very long and
would require an immense amount of
the fluid to be effective.
AS final suggestion would ad-
wise and urge the protection of barn
owls, the long-tailed weasel and bull
snakes especially, since all three Of
these kinds of animals are particular
ly noted as enemies of pocket gophers
wherever they are found. Some of
the larger hawks and other rapacious
birds have also been known to capture
and destroy pocket gophers. Even
skunks and badgers do good work in
connection with the keeping in check
of the pest, while many a one is
caught by prowling cats.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-03
PLANT EVERGREENS FOR
SHELTER AND ORNAMENT
Retention Of Foliage During Them Efec.
tive Windbreaks-By William Green, F1orti-
cr1turist and Forester, Ohio.

Evergreens are of peculiar value
both for shelter and ornament. At all
times they furnish barrier to wind
and cold, and the remarkably pic
turesque forms assumed by the adult
specimens Of many species add much to
the attractiveness of country homo,
especially when their boughs grace
fully bend beneath a load of snow.
In winter, when other trees are desti-
tute of foliage, these majestic trees
lend to the scene an air of animation
which mitigates in large measure the
severity and desolation of the season.
II tastefully intermingled with other
trees and shrubs about the home they
give warmth of verdure and variety of
outline unattainable without their use.
That many of the evergreens can be
successfully grown upon thin sandy
soils is an additional argument in
their favor.
At the base of evergreens occasional
touches of color, such as are afforded
by beds of petunia, Gamma, saliva or
other bedding plants, are highly eff
fectfve and satisfactory. Owing to
their vigor of growth and ease of
culture clumps Of many of the perea.
NAL plants ere exceedingly valuable
adjuncts used in this way, and If left
undisturbed, they will increase in
size and beauty from year to year.
Foxglove, platycodon, hardy phlox
larkspur and host of others, from
which selection may be made accord.
ing to the planters fancy, are avail.
able for the purpose. In fact, ever
green's form a most excellent back.
ground for a great variety of charm.
ing hues in flower, fruit and foliage
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-03

and jumpers bear clipping or shearing
best of all, but spruces, frs and even
pines are quite tractable under the
knife early in summer before the new
buds are fully formed, provided the
young growth only is cut.
An evergreen hedge should always
be kept wider at the base than at the
top. otherwise those portions of the
foliage which receive insufficient light
perish and unsightly dead spots ap.
pear. 1t is useless to attempt to
start an evergreen hedge in the shade
of tree. If one is in doubt as to-
the propriety of planting an evergreen
hedge, safe rule is not to locate one
where it is not actually needed,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-03
A YOUNG LION SLAYER.
6oer Farmer Boys Good Shots on the
African Velof.

eoer Farmer Boys Good Shots on the
African Veloi.
Three lions were killed near Peters
burg, Transvaal, tie other day by the
nineteen-year-old son of Josef Eras-
mus, a Boer farmer, says the Pretoria
Volkssten,.
1t appears that young Erasmus was
on his way to the Messina mine and
had outspanned his donkey team
when his Kaffir boy came running to
tell him that three lions were tackling
the donkeys. Erasmus seized his gun
and ran hard in the direction indicat-
ed. On his arrival at the spot he
found the lions lying around one of
the donkeys. He fired and killed a
big noness.
The other two jumped up but he was
ready and shot another (younger) Ii.
oness. The young lion which was
left ran behind some brushwood.
Erasmus first collected his donkeys
and brought them into safety and then
once more carefully approached the
scene of the fight.
In order to find out if the two lion
esses were dead he fired another shot
at one of them. This disturbed the
surviving lion, who thereupon came
forth roaring. Erasmus was again
ready and shot him dead on the spot.
Asked by the Vollzsstem correspond
ent whether he was alone at the time,
Erasmus replied: ooh, no, Dom, I
had my little Kaffir boy with me-"
The skins were sold in Petersburg.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-03
cRAMP RINGS.
Once Highly Recommended by the
Medical Profession in EnuIand.

Once Highly Recommended by the
Medical Profession in England.
Formerly it was customary for kings
of England on Good Friday to hallow
certain rings, the wearing of which
prevented cramp or epilepsy
They were made from the metal of
decayed collins and consecrated with
an elaborate ceremony, some details
of which are still preserved. They
were highly recommended by the
medical profession" about 1857, for
Andrew Boorde, in his "Breviary of
Health" speaking of cramp says:
''The Kynges Majestic hath a great
helpe in this matter in hallowing
Crampe Ringes without money or
petition"
Occasionally cramp rings played a
persuasive part in diplomacy. Lord
Perners. our amba ssador at the court
Of Charles ", wrote in 1903 Ito my
Iorde CARDINALS grace" for some
''crampe ryngs," with trust to "be-
stowe them we'll, by Gods grace"