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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-14
Sometimes Worse.

\ young lady was recently visiting
an editorial Office and being shown
around by the editor. Approaching a
case of drawers upon one of which
was the label MSS" she said, "Now.
how would you pronounce that?"
''Oh," said the editor, sometimes we
pronounce it muss and sometimes
mess."-Lppincott's Magazine.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-14
Youth and Advice,

Naturally youth doesn't listen to al.
vice. One has to make mistakes for
forty or fifty years before one begins
to suspect that such things are Eossi-
ble.-India2apolis News.
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A. D. j. v.

All members and their families
are requested to attend the installa-
ton of officers on Friday, July II.
Entertainment and ice-cream. Sc
attie, Cashmere and Leavenworrh
members will be present. Visiting
bl others and their families are espe-
cialiy invited.
III COMMITTEE.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
INDIAN SHAWLs AS DRAPERY.
Empire Gowns for Evening Embel-
lished with ShawIs.

Every woman who possesses among
ner treasures a large white Indian
shaWl-embroidered and fringed-has
an evening dress ready to her hand,
and no dressmaker needed. She has
out to have scant empire dress Of
white silk or satin, decollete and
sleeveless, or, perhaps, with a tiny
edge OF lace which forms a four-inch
deep sleeve. Then taking the shawl
and folding it in triangular shape.
leaving one point few inches longer
than the other, place it across the
bust under the arms, with the point
coming in the front center OF the
skirt, cross the ends in the back and
bring one over each shoulder, attach.
Ing it on either side just at the arm
pits. letting the points fall front. With
three artistic brooches or rhinestone
pins, or canoes (Which are better
stilD-ole on either side in front and
one in the backbone has the most ar
tistic kind of dress for this years
fashion. 1t goes without saying that
the shawl must be drawn as tight as
will allow one to step to be really
smart. Naturally heelless satin Slip
pers with ribbons about the ankles
should be worn with a dress like this.
and no gloves, and the hair should be
dressed simply so as to show the
shape of the head.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Comfort for the Baby.

The careful mother, who always
wishes her baby to be dainty and
clean, will be delighted to hear that
very inexpensive and comfortable
coach and crib covers may be made
of cotton batting sewed between two
thicknesses of ordinary white cheese
cloth and quilted by machine stitching.
This forms the foundation. The outer
cover may be of two thicknesses of
pique or bunting made just like a bag,
with both sides and one end sewed
up. The comforter is then slipped in
to the outer cover, and to hold it in
place a bow Of ribbon may be fastened
at each corner by little safety pins.
This is all the finishing the comfort
er requires, and it is so easy to re-
move the outer cover and wash it
when it becomes soiled. What say
ing of time and trouble this new idea
is!
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Here is a graceful design for coli
enne in pale biscuit shade. The
high-waisted skirt is cut with a slight
fullness in center of back, also train,
The bodice has yoke of tucked net,
edged with shaped piece of dark
brown silk: filet insertion, edged with
material. forms the bretelles; it is
caught up under buckle at the back;
q medallion is sewn at the end of each
bretelle in front, where a plating of
cord joins them together. The sleeves
are slightly puffed to the elbow, they
continue to the wrist tight, and slight
ly rucked; plating of chiffon is
sewn down the seams and round the
wrists. Tassels add to the trimming
at elbow.
Materials required: 7h yards "A
inches wide, l yard silk, l yard plait-
ed chiffon, 2h yards insertion, tas-
sells, 2 medallions, 2 yards cord.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Dainty FriIIs.

Some women have fancy for plain,
sheer ruffling. and they like it better
than lace or embroidery for trimming
underwear. For such there are dainty
frillings, which come in all widths,
some of which are hemstitched, while
all are supplied with a drawing string
by which to gather them.
These are easily applied to the edge
Of hens, as there are no raw edges to
be disposed of.
The trimming is quaint and remirto
one of her grandmother's linens piled
with tiny stitches and redolent of
lavender.
Soutache extends even to sash trim
mings and will be seen used as an or
nament in the heart Of large rosettes
and also upon the ends of sashes in
little curves or flowers of graceful
form.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Dear bunch: I'm headed for home,
but the hurdles are holding me back
l met whole flock of "the boys" in
Rochester yesterday morning, and
since most of 'em were making a
flying leap for New York, you can be-
lieve me it was swift squad of sports
that climbed into one of Mr.. Pullman's
sleep-wagons and permitted them
selves to be yanked over the rails
A bunch of brisk ones-believe me!
There was Charlie Hammond, lead
ing man with the kitty, the Kash
Girl' Company; David Terrence, first
heavy with the melodrama entitled
The Haunted Automobile; or, Who
Stole the Muffler?" Frank Westerton,
first low sad with the "Crazy-Quilt
Bur}esquers;" Emmett Corrigan, who
is leeturing through the provinces on
How to Play Bridge Without Impair
ing the Tonsils;;" Malcolm William,
the handsomest leading man in the
shOw-business when completely
shaved; William Burress, the Bath
Robe King; Charlie Abbott, who sells
that fine Monticello honey-dew, and
Arthur Shaw
Shaw travels for a clothing house
in Cincinnati, and they call him Slim
because he's getting so fat that every
time he turns around he meets him.
self coming back.
He's all to the good-that boy is!
And such cut-up!
there 's-a-lady stories than
any other drummer in the business.
Then there was Nick Dalrymple and
Tod Gilpin-two live ones with full
set of sparks flying.
Nick goes after the orders for a
hardware house in Columbus, and he
knows everybody in the world-bar
one family living in Yonkers.
Nick has only one trouble, he will
paddle after the ponies.
Whenever he makes a town where
there's a poolroom his expense-account
gets fat and beefy, and Nick begins to
worry for fear he may win something.
He won $12 in Cleveland once, and
he spent $21S at a boozeologist's that
night getting statistics on how it hap
pened.
Tod Gilpin cuts ice for match-fac-
tory in Newark, and he's the life of
small party.
Tod's main hold is to creep into the
reading-room' of Rube hotel after
the chores are done of an evening and
throw salve at the come-ons.
Tod tells them that their town is
the brightest spot on the map, and
they warm up to him and want to buy
him sarsaparilla and root beer.
Then when he gets them stuck on
themselves he sells them matches.
Pipe the gang to quarters and all
rubber!" said Slim, about half an hour
after the train pulled out
In the seat ahead of us a somewhat
demure-looking Proposition in rain
bow rags had been sampling the seen
cry ever since we started
We had all given her the glad
glance, but she was very much Cold
Storage, SO we passed it up.
AS Slim spoke, the Proposition was
joined by young chap with a loose
face, who had been out in the smok-
ing-room working faithfully on one of
those pajama panatella cigars that
bite you on the finger if you show the
least sign OF fear
Just then the train stopped for a
few minutes, and We were put wise
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
They Call Him Slim.

to the fact that it was an incurable
case of bride and groom.
'Oh! Boozey is back to his Birdie!"
said the brand-new wife. did Boozey
like his smoky woky?"
Boozey opened bunch of grins and
sat down, while WHEY patted his
cheek and cooed:
rs ums glad to get back to ums
little wifey-pifey?"
Dave Terrence and Charlie HAM
mond began to scream inwardly, with
Slim chuckling like a pet porpoise.
''Sweetie mustn't be angry with
Petite: but Sweetie is sitting on Petie's
title hand!" said the bride, where
upon Malcolm Williams exploded, and
Slim began to grab for his breath.
A Dutch brewer and his wife sat
right ahead of Boozey and Birdie, and
every once in awhile the old hop
puncher would turn around and beam
benignly over the gold rims at the
bride.
"Boo"ey must snuggy-wuggy up closer
to his COOzie and skeeze her 'itty arm
no, no, not her waist! you naughty!
naughty"
The brewer was back at the bride
with another gold-rimmed goo-goo,
when his wife got nervous and cut in:
rs id you turn your face to see
someding- -yes?" she snapped, and the
foam-builder ducked to the window
and began to eat scenery.
Westerton was almost out; Burress
was under the seat sparring for wind;
Slim was giving an imitation of coal
barge in a heavy sea, and the rest of
the passengers were in various stages
from hiccoughs to convulsions.
rs Boozey comfy wifi his 'itty weeny
teeny Birdie?" chirped the bride.
"Boozey is so happy wifi his izzy-
wizzy!" gurgled the husband; "how's
my little girley wirly?'
"Oh! she's such happy-wappy little
fing!" giggled the dotty dame, pinch
ing her piggie's ear, whereupon the
brewer tried to hand the bride another
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Pillows from Coueciefs

II one has an old-fashioned coverlet
in rich blue and white, such as our
grandmothers used on their beds. they
can be made over into charming sofa
pillows
While few women would be willine
to cut up good spread for this pur.
pose. it is happy solution for the
coverlet that is worn in places.
Not only do they make attractive
pillow slips, but if they are made tc
button on, they can be laundered re.
peatedly and will wear for years.
There are now to be found many
cheap, modern spreads in imitation OF
the old-time quilts. These one need
have no hesitation about cutting into
all sized pillows.
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gasoline gaze, but the old lady caught
him with the goods.
lis id to my face you go behind my
back to make googley-googley eyes
ad somevun-yes?" she growled, and
in minute the brewers brow was
busy with the window pane.
"Sweetie looks at Petite and Sweetie
sees that Petie's petty face is getting
sunburned, so it isl" cuckooed Mrs.
Dafy; "and Sweetie has a dood mind
to tiss him, too"
They opened newspaper, crawled
under cover, and began to bite each
other on the chin.
"Gc as far as you like" said Slim,
then ne went down and out
The man who helped to make Wee
hawken famous had his head out the
window watching for an ice-wagon,
and Mrs. Brew was industriously
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will not be regarded without Sir
Sir George Wyatt Tuscot His
grandfather which has nothing with
orae while
of
The lord
but has really nearly everything possible
throughout his e from member the council sheriff.
a
a
H. lie has interests
is
rector of City London Brewery Company said
Naturally
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Afx- DIS IRiofFss and
] new RAILWAYS
WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS GET.
TER CONDITIONS THAN EVER
FOR SETTLEMENT,

To the Editor - Sir:-Doubtless
many OF your readers will be pleased
to have some word from the grain
fields of Western Canada, where such
q large number of Americans have
made their home during the past few
years. 1t is pleasing to be able to re-
port that generally the wheat yield
has been good; it will average about
20 bushels to the acre. There will
be many cases where the yield will 60
IS bushels to the acre, and others
where so bushels to the acre has
been recorded. The oat and barley
crop has been splendid. The prices
of all grains will bring to the farmers
a magnificent return for their labors.
An instance has been brought to my
notice Of farmer in the Pincher
Creek (Southern Alberta) district
where winter wheat is grown-who
made net profit of $19.55 per acre, or
little less than the selling price of his
land. 80, 40, and so bushel yields are
recorded there. The beauty about the
lands in Western Canada is that they
are so we'll adapted to grain.raising.
while the luxuriant grasses that grow
everywhere in abundance make the
best possible feed for fattening cattle
or for those used for dairying pur-
poses.
The new homestead regulations
which went into force September, 1908,
attracted thousands of new settlers. It
is now possible to secure 16O acres in
addition to the 100 acres as free
grant, by paying $500 an acre for it.
Particulars as to how to do this and
as to the railway rates can be Sc
cured from the Canadian Government
Agents.
''The development throughout West
ern Canada during the next ten years
will probably exceed that of any other
country in the worlds history" is not
the statement Of an optimistic Cana
dian from the banks of the Saskatche-
wan, but of Mr.. Leslie M. Shaw of
New York, ex-Secretary of the United
States Treasury under the late Presi-
dent Mckinley and President Roose-
welt, and considered one of the ablest
financiers of the United States. "Our
railway companies sold good deal
of their land at from three to five dol
lars an acre, and now the owners are
selling the same land at from fifty to
seventy-five dollars, and buying more
up in Canada at from ten to fifteen"
The editor of the Monticello Qowa)
Express made trip through Western
Canada last August, and was greatly
impressed. He says: "One cannot
cross Western Canada to the noun
tains without being impressed with its
immensity Of territory and its future
prospects. Where l expected to find
frontier villages there were substan-
TALLY built cities and towns with every
modern convenience. It was former
ly supposed that the climate was too
severe for it to be thought of as an
agricultural country, but its wheat
raising possibilities have been amply
tested. We drew from Ontario many
of our best farmers and most progress
sive citizens. Now the Americans are
emigrating in greater numbers to
Western Canada. Seventy-five per
cent. Of the settlers in that good coun.
try located southeast of Moose Jaw
and Regina are Americans. Canada
is we'll pleased with them and is ready
to welcome thousands more"
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Curious Marriage Custom.

An English traveller in northern Nj.
geria describes an interesting GUS
tom connected with marriage which
he came across among the Fulani, a
tribe of wandering herdsmen who
show no trace of negro blood and
are supposed to be of Asiatic origin.
One might almost suppose that they
had advanced ideas about the relations
of the sexes. Before a man is allowed
to marry he has to stand a sound
thrashing without wincing. In some
parts of Europe this test of fitness for
the welded state might more reason
ably be applied to the woman. One
is reminded of Thomas Edgeworth's
friend, who in selecting bride
dropped hot sealing wax ON the girls
arm and fired a pistol off near her
ear.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

direct the question prohibition
with his
turned be the
narrowly averted,
The temperance
the his
expectation Patterson found
l
Patterson is Al old, congress
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Flows Ny little GirIy Wiriy?"
muttering ''Du bist Elm Narr! Du bist
elm Narr!"
Just then the train pulled out and
saved our lives.
Dave, Frank. Bill, Slim, Charlie.
Malcolm, and I rushed feverishly. up
to the other end of the car to cool of,
and there we landed on the outskirts
Of bunch of drummers, who were
tanning each other with fairy tales
about the goods they sold.
"1'll back three of the lads in that
collection to dream longer than any
other drummers on the track.
It's pipe that they can sell bills
to each other all day and never wake
up.
A guy named Mutt Dawson was
holding FORTH
He's a most reckless spendthrift
with his words. and the meanest man
to the English language l ever
listened to.
Mutt was telling them about hypno.
tizing a John .Wanamaker merchant
prince in Pikesville, Ind, to the ex.
tent Of 5000 for open-work socks, farm.
er's size, and then chap named Jack
Dean sent his balloon up by telling us
how he sold the Siegel-Coopers, OF
Bugsport, Ia, $500 worth of Panama
hats for horses.
The Hot Air association was in full
session when Buck Jones carOmed
over from the other end of the car
and weighed-in with us.
Buck is a sweller.
He thinks he strikes IL on all occa,
sions, but his clock is all to the pazaz
Buck isn't drummer-nay! nay!
take back your gold!
He'll look you straight = in the eye
and tell you he's a travelling salesman
nix ON the drummer!
think Buck sells canned shirt.
waists for the Shine Brothers.
And now, Bunch, here is where !
af11x one of Uncle Sans promises-to.
carry to this document and drop it in
the little green box.
The Same Ever,
J. II.
Copyright, 1908, by G. w. Dillingham; co..
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
A Sudden Transition,

Little Willie Jones. while picking
blackberries. was stung on the calf
G. his leg by poisonous insect. By
bedtime his leg was so swollen that
his mother began to be very much
worried, SO the first thing the next
morning she went to his room to find
out if the swelling had gone down.
How is your leg, SOM" she in
Quired.
Come, look-it's swelled way up,"
he answered proudly. my calf has
got big as heffer since last night
Lppincott's.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
IRRITABLE MAN HAS A "KICK."
Misuse Of Apostrophe and Quotation
Marks, Not to Mention "kindIy."

Misuse Of Apostrophe and Quotation
Marks, Not to Mention "kindIy."
There are two things that are mis-
used great DEAL" said the irritable
man, "and the mishandling of them
annoys me a lot. For one thing, some
persons haven't the vaguest idea of
the proper use of the apostrophe.
I've seen a word written this way,
AUTOS which is meant only to indi-
cate the plural of auto. Now, there
isn't the very slightest excuse for
that and it makes me sore every time
l see it. Then again, other folks don't
know what to- do with quotation
marks. have seen a sign on an ele-
waited station reading, 8" Keys" with
the "agent." Now, what earthly use
are those quotation marks about the
words keys and agent? None, none at
all. There isn't any rhyme or reason
in It,"
WELL" replied his listener, there's
another as bad as that There's the
use of the word kindly You hear a
lot of folks using that atrocious vaude-
vile phrase: Thank you, kindly
That makes me sick. l saw the other
day in Brooklyn a sign, Gents will
kindly not smoke Only gents would
use that sort of language"
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Colombia's One Iron Foundry.

The only iron foundry in Colombia,
South America. is at Bogota. It is
known as La Paradera and is operated
on small scale. native ores being
remelted for casting purposes. There
are several commercial iron deposits
in the interior of the country, and one
ore body situated near the coast of
the Caribbean sea is now being drilled
by American engineers.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

aorshp
wealhs in the northwest Ankeny knows what spend
politics.
the goods delivered
The anything most
than family and honesty in the house
multi
millionaire
the influential
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PREACHING AND PRACTICE.

I heard him in the courtroom.
His speech transfixed the crowd,
Never" said he SHOULD violence
Or mob rule be allowed
Rise calm DER passions, slow to Judge;
Heed we'll the ancient saw,
"Obedience to authority
Is the keynote of the law.'
l saw him in the grandstand,
Hatless and out of breath,
He joined the crowd that clamored
For the helpless umpire's death.
"YOu robber. saphead, rutt1an, thief, T.,
You cheat! We had this cinched
Till you butt in, you dough head dolt!
Too bad you can't be lynched!"
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
HALTED DRY" MOVEMENT

Gov. Malcolm r. Patterson of Tennessee
commands peculiar distinction in that he is
the man who stopped-headed off, bottled up
the prohibition movement in the south
The "drys" had swept across Kentucky,
Alabama and Georgia with force that was ir-
resistible Tennessee was invaded in a small
way, but now it lay invitingly before the cru
saders as a fair field whitened for the harvest
The cold water sentiment from the Blue Grass
state on the north and from Georgia and Ala
bama on the south overfowed into Tennessee
with powerful effect. The fight seemed one
sided.
Ex-senator f. w. Carmack, powerful
stump orator, declared for state wide prohibit
ion alf e..
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A Contradiction.

Judge" said the prisoner. Il have
seen better days: have never before
even been threatened with arrest"
Your second assertion" answered
mis- honor, "contradicts the first. 1t
shows you have never been connected
with q big corporation or owned q
motor car."-Washington STAR
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
what7

A woman whose husband sometimes
jests because she spends much of her
time thinking and talking about
clothes sends word that she wonders
what Is per cent. OF the men would
have to talk or think about If there
were no such thing as baseball.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Lace Curtains.

Cut off the lower scalloped edge of
your lace curtain around the turn and
lay it on the net above, where it is
worn out from the sun and dust strik-
ing it, then finish cutting Baste and
sew to the good part by machine, cut
all the old net away and you have a
good pair Of curtains reaching to the
window SillS.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Various "Schools" of Painters.

The Munich Jugend has discovered
five signs by which to detect the
school to which a painter belongs:
(1) If he paints the sky gray and the
grass black, he belongs to the good
old classical school. (2) II he paints
the sky blue and the grass green. he
is a realist. (3) II he paints the sky
green and the grass blue, he is an i'm
pressionist. (4) If he paints the sky
yellow and the grass purple, he is q
colorist. (5) II he paints the sky
black and the grass red, he shows pos
session of great decorative talent.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Easiiv laundored Sleeves

To lessen materially the difficulty Of
ifoning a shirtwaist sleeve open the
sleeve from shoulder to wrist after
joining the under arm seam, hem the
raw edges, finish the forward lap with
lace and join the sleeve again with
button holes and tiny fiat pearl but.
tons.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13


throne The king departed
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

London has another lord mayor. This time
it is Sir George Wyatt Truscott, who has been
inaugurated with all the ceremony which at.
tends this perennial function that has remained
practically unaltered for about 500 years.
One of the chief recommendations of the
honored and honorable gentleman is his ex-
treme youthfulness-for London-just 81 years.
Another recommendation for which highest
praises have been sounded throughout the Brit
ish press consists in the fact that during the
year that he was sheriff he 'attended 1876 pub
lie dinners without in the least endangering
his digestion, and says the glowing account
of his gastronomic achievements, Sir George
is quite prepared to undergo the ordeal cheer
f,,ll hot tho
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
GRAND VIZIER OF TURKEY
Kiamil Pasha. the grand yiZier of TIL,

Kiamil Pasha. the grand vizier of Turkey,
diplomat of long training and wide expert
ence in statecraft, is one Of the most interest
ing figures thrown strongly into the limelight
by the present international mbroglio in Eu-
rope, wherein the sultan's realm is the center.
BY some strange chance in this day of many
newspaper and magazine portraits and GOSSIP:
kiamil Pasha is probably one Of the least
known among the prominent men in prominent
positions in Europe His picture is very rare
iy published and his very name strikes the
average American reader strangely.
In the light of the promptness with which
Great Britain acted when the Balkan troubles
threatened Turkey. it is interesting to recall
the ielpgram of cnnqra tnlatinn which uas cont