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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03

spondents does that From the calm
way in which they ignore most of my
questions / am compelled to wonder
sometimes if they ever read my epistles
at all.
conversation would not be very in
teresting if neither party ever answered
the other participants remarks. And
yet that is the basis on which many
correspondence are carried on.
Another suggestion for the aspirant
to the art of good letter writing is that
she keep little note book inscribed
with the names of her chief cores
spondents, in which to jot down little
notations of news and suggestions and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03
WELCOME THE PATHFINDER.

Day after tomorrow the pathfinder
car which is marking the route of the
tranScOntinental automobile race from
New York to Seattle is due to arrive
In this city Unless the auto owners
Of Walla Walla hurry up their pro-
posed organization which has been
hanging fire for the past two months,
the big Thomas car will whizz through
and will be ploughing up the Column
bia river sands on its way to North
Yakima where it is said a monster
demonstration has been planned be-
fore the rather somnolent chauffeurs
Of the Garden City can honk honk a
weak welcome.
Here is another excellent chance for
us to prove that we are up and doing,
and ready to receive with open arms
anything that comes our way which
will make for wider publicity for the
city, the county, or the Northwest,
Walla Walla is fourth among the
cities of the coast in number of auto
mobiles and can if it chooses turn
out a parade to meet the pathfinder
that will eclipse any showing made
so far by any city along the route.
The Guggenheim race will without
doubt prove a great factor in slim
ulating interest in the good roads
movement both in the state and ma
ton, and the course followed by
speeding cars will in all probability
mark the route of the great trans
continental highway which it is pro-
posed TO build from ocean to ocean.
Walla Walla cannot afford to miss
mailing this opportunity of demon
strating her interest, not only in the
race. but in the bigger things of which
il is fOrerunner.
The matter of properly greeting the
dusty travellers who will arrive on
the pathfinder should not be left en-
tirely to the autoists but every interest
in the city should cooperate in a
rousing welcome as a testimonial that
Walla Walla is on the map as real
live wire.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03
Evening
Chit-Chat

BY RUTH CAMERON.

How many people do you know who
write good letters? Maybe two or
three. More likely just about one And
the sight of the handwriting of that one
upon the letter in the postman's hand
is like the first flash of sunlight on
cloudy day.
The ability to write a fascinating
and charming letter offhand is undoubt-
eddy a gift of Providence
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03

1AN NAtS "a OAAA~ ~
write better letters
than most people do
is a gift you should
make yourself.
And the moduS OPP
erandi is simple.
Judging from most of
my correspondence
the chief suggestion
ton l should make
would be Have the
letter YOU are ans
Wering beside you"
1t seems to me as
if not more than one
in five of NV oOrrp-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03

thoughts that would be interesting to
each one.
l know one girl who had the repu-
tation of writing extremely interesting
letters-letters which her correspon-
dents declared always told the one
thousand and one things that they
wanted particularly to know and that
everyone else forgot to tell them.
She gives the credit of this good rep
utation to a little notebook of this sort
which she keeps upon her dresser. Every
night as she gets ready for bed she
jots down all that she has thought of
or all that has happened during the day
that would be of interest to each of
her correspondents. When she is ready
to write a letter she never has to sit
biting her pen and wondering what to
say.
She calls this novel institution her
What to Write-about book
RRCn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03

Keylor Grand theater, Tuesday, May
T. he has the part of Leander Lamb,
the hen-pecked man. The part fits
him perfectly, but he has never ceased
adding lines and jokes since the first
performance of the play was given in
March. Now he is greeted by an al
most continuous laugh while he is on
the stage-and he has cut out much
work for himself
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03
ADJUSTMENTS
. o . 4
"Mary's Lamb" Tomorrow Night.

"Warys Eamb" omorrcW NIght.
Richard earle has a big advantage
over the average stage comedian, for
he writes his own musical comedies.
In this way he is able always to keep
building up the character he portrays.
In "Mary's Lamb" the lively play in
which the tall comedian appears at the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03
Another New Home.

A. E. Mccoy is erecting a new $26O0
bungalow at Park and Chestnut streets
permit for which was issued Saturday
by Building Inspector William Metz
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03

Continued On Page Eighty
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

county commissioners. To be
strong then, we should support and
elect Mr.. ONO for mayor.
1T is said by many that IL Mr..
ONO is elected he will have an
open town. Let me say to my peo-
pie it matters not who you elect
there will be no open town. ONO
can't open the town unless the
people say SO. The law is greater
than the executive, If the people
will see that 1t is enforced. II /
thought he could or would throw
our city open l would not ask you
for his support, nor would / give
him mine, or give 1t to the party.
But we want clean homes.
hotels and lodging houses for the
protection of decency against any
thing we have now. And no peo-
pie need this worse than our re-
spectacle. white citizens, who have
been forced into this business for a
living. My remedy is restricted
district. 1t is the duty of Mr.. ONO
to give us a liberal administration
if elected and protect us against
the evils"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
'uRCESCOLORED
VOTERS TO Be
FOR ONO

J. Harry Harris, colored attor-
ney of this city, contributes the
following on the city campaign
from the viewpoint of the political
interests Of his race:
II am a republican and always
have been, and at all times, have
stood for republican principles, be-
cause they are the only principles,
If carried out, that stand continual
ly for the highest standard of man.
hood and the American doctrine.
Therefore I shall support Mr.. ONO
for mayor and advise the members
of my race to do the same. Not
that l have anything to- say against
Mr.. Pratt, the opposing candidate.
but the election of Mr.. Pratt at
this time and the defeat of Mr..
ONO will mean too much to my
race and the party two years
hence, when we are to again
choose our representative in the
United States congress, and our
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
ToWhon 1t May
Concerns:

Any person contemplating or
about to commence a law suit
will do we'll to call and see M.
T. O'Connor, Room sos, fifth
floor Hyde block, who can give
you good sound legal advice In
any matters pertaining to law
or equity. O'Connor is a gen.
tleman of the old school, whose
advice Is sound in law matters,
but my advice IN advance is for
any person that can avoid it to
let law alone, as it is very ex-
pensive luxury to deal In. more
especially when you fall into the
hands of shysters and pettifog-
gers, who are more numerous
than lawyers in good standing
Yours with respect,
M. T. o'CONNOR. b. A. l..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

child. The blind student fairly
bubbles over with enthusiasm.
How high can it fiy?" they ask.
where does it build it's nest?"
What does it eat? Can it hurt
you with this sharp beak? How
does it act when you go near it?
Oh, do men shoot them? What a
shame"
From the class rooms where
creatures of earth and sky are
studied the children are taken to
the woods and fields and into the
fine gardens adjoining the build
ings. Here the acquaintance of
Mother Earth is made at first
hand.
1t was strange to see a group of
delighted children on their knees
examining the course of a dried
stream and following it eagerly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
SOUNDS LIKE
WH|TECAPPERS
PEOPLE OF FAIRFIELD PRO-
TEST ON MIXED UP CASE
THERE AND HINT OF SOME
THING DOING. 8

A letter, with a concluding para
graph that reads like an Indiana
whitecap notice, has been received
by the county commissioners from
George w. Brown, justice of the
peace and police judge of Fairfield.
He complains of the fact that
A. J. Bates and wife, former in
mates of the county poor farm,
who married while in that institu-
ton, and are still on the county
relief list, are entertaining F. B..
Brown, another former charge of
the county, and that the family re-
lations of the trio have become SO
mixed as to create lot of talk
aronud the town. Brown, in con-
clusion, writes:
Something should be done in
this matter. The people here would
like to have one of you come down
and investigate this. Mr.. Bates
must be taken from here or there
will be trouble"
| lnVeSt1SatlOn showed tnat BaLeS
and wife were drawing $40 per
month from the county, which was
ordered cut off by the commission
ers until the case can be sifted.
The records show that Brown, the
newcomer, whose appearance has
caused the protest, was sent by
the county, at it's expense, u
Butte about year ago. Prior q
that item he had been an inmate
of the poor farm, where he mtt
Bates adm his wife. a
The commissioners would regr{t
to see any whitecapping occur u
Spokane county and may delegate
one of their number to investigate
the case in order to appease th
wrath of Fairfield. u
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
OLD CLOTHES ARE
FAITHFUL STILL

Hilarious and happy from the
effects Of terrible jolt of booze,
mingled with his Ill luck of yester.
day, John Ryan, who was robbed
Of all his earthly effects at the
New York hotel Sunday night,
staggered into police headquarters
to see what progress had been made
in his case this morning. On the
whole. his appearance suggested
real poverty. yet was piteously
amusing. One knee was exposed
to view through an i'll fitting pair
of threadbare trousers, and many
other spots on his regalia needed
patches-but these were the best
he had.
He sat wrapped in bed sheet
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
LEARN, YE WHO HA We EYES AND SEE NOT, II
FROM THEM WHO HAVE NO EYES, YET SEE
THEY ARE NOW OPENING UP
A NEW WORLD TO Chill
DREN WHO HAVE BEEN IN
DARKNESS SINCE BIRTH.

How would you feel if you had
to use the tips of your fingers to
see the world and the multitude
of things that are in it?
These blind children have never
seen a tree
They have never seen a chick
en-
They have never seen a sheep
or a COW
They have never seen a river
They have never seen anything
of the great outdoors.
Now they're getting acquainted
through their finger tips.
A new world is being opened
to them in the Overlook Institu-
ton for the Blind at Philadelphia.
Now they are beginning to see on
the mirrors of their brain the
shape and general appearance of
live and inanimate things which
exist outside the walls of their
asylum.
They call it examining
really is telegraphy.
The hands. passed over the hide
of an animal or the feathers of a
bird telegraph to the brain the
contour and general appearance of
the object so examined" and the
blind boy or girl from that hour
knows exactly what the animal or
bird looks like. Thenceforth its
name assumes an entirely new
meaning in the mind of the stu
dent.
In one of the class rooms at
the institute there is a variety of
mounted figures of birds and ami
mails of the everyday kind. One
is sheep. 1t is pathetic to OBJ
serve the delighted looks nthe
faces of the blind boys as they
pass eager fingers over the woolly
figure on the table.
Meanwhile the instructor ex-
plains:
1.-THE wool you touch is the ma
terial from which our clothes are
made. The sheep itself is the ami
NAL that provides us with our NUT
ton. 1t is the sheep that you hear
'baa-a-ing' when you go to the
park"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

1887 coming. Each of the states
took it as a nice windfall, spent
it-for the general good, and
promptly forgot all about it.
Nearly all the states acted like
the man of one talent, except that
they also lost the talent Lots of
them say they forgot about ever
having 1t.
In phony banks, and moribund
improvements, in canals that never
were navigated, in Libraries that
never held books, in the blue jeans
of legislators and carpetbaggers,
the money went--usuaIy without
accounting.
And now, after ~ years, to be
called on to deliver! No wonder
there is excitement around various
state houses and blessings are
| being called down on the head of
the man Murdoch - Murdoch,
whose own state didn't get in on
the grand divyy, and has nothing
to pay back.
Here Is the answer in tabulated
form:
Pennsylvania - so, 10000. can
outrage, say the state officials
THE money has been spent yahs
and yahs ago. We won't pay un
less we just have to-
Deiaware--$280.000. Not mnch
We haven't got the money, We're
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
LEARNING FROM

And so the lesson proceeds while
the students busy fingers fiutter
over the woody figure, examining
it with keeen interest.
In another part of the room a
variety of mounted birds are placed
around at convenient heights. A
knowledge of the appearance of
these birds could be acquired by
the eyes in the fingers of the stu
dents. The color of the birds plum
age is explained by the instructor
and the children are introduced to
the world of feathered things-a
world that would remain a sealed
book to most of them but for this
clever method of enabling them to
see with their fingers.
The general complaint of the
school teacher is the lack of inter
est on the part of the average
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

$4,000 in the hole already. 1t
would cost each man in the state
So. And Easter bills to pay. Down
with Murdoch"
Ohio-$2, 100000. Records lost.
Don believe the state ever got it.
Whole transaction was only on pa
per. anyhow
North Carolina $1,400,000.
Money all gone. Spent for state
bank, school improvements and
carpetbaggers.
Maryland-S2SO, 900 "Not in po-
sition to return the loan without
special action of general assembly.
Money all gone"
New York - $4,000,000. "Only
state which invested the money
we'll Can pay easily if required.
Bill authorizing such payment al
ready before legislature"
misunderstanding doing. Re-
payment would bankrupt the state.
Special levy would have to be
made"
Kentucky - 81 100000. Money
was placed in school fund. Moth
ing in treasury to pay back with,
but if we must, we must.
Indiana-"Have forgotten all
about it. Can't pay back. Takes
all We've got to pay running ex-
penses.''
Arkansas--"No record of any
such loan to state"
Georgia-"State records burned
during Sherman's march. Couldn' t
pay back anyhow. Saloon license
money not available any more, and
we're having hard struggle to get
along"
Mississippi-"No one, from gov
ernor to fourteenth assistant mes
senger of treasury department, has
any recollection of such a loan"
Louisiana-have gone through
all the books clear back to begin
ming, but can't find it. Must be a
mistake
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

which was about all his friend IN
him-for hours yesterday, taxlno
his befuddled brain for a solutana
OF HIS distressing circumstancA
Finally he struck upon q plan. He
purchased the whole new outfIe
which was stolen from him, -
town Saturday afternoon and hnA
left his discarded garmetns there
He just sneaked out to the taasr
phone while no one was looking
and not long afterward was 10
united with his faithful old to9G
Nothing has been heard of Ryan'e
friend" who departed early yes-
terday morning with everythinG
poor Ryan had.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

Now look here, son, I've spent
about $4,000 IN you, bringing you
up, buying clothes and food for
you, putting you through school,
paying your fool debts, and all
that--a lot of money. Now, how
about your paying me back?"
Suppose your father, some bright
rainy cloudy morning, when his
breakfast didn't agree with him,
should spriug this at you.
Wouldn't you be taken aback
grieved. surprised, chagrined
peeyed, and so forth?
Well, that's what happened when
Victor Murdoch, representative
from Kansas, speaking for Uncle
Sam. demanded back some $2s,
100000 from the states, which was
given them way back in 1896.
State treasurers and auditors
were astounded, some of then
angry, all aggrieved.
Forget It." they eaid.
And "Who is this man Muir
dock?" they asked.
And I'VE will write TO our con
gresham about 1t and see thai
such an outrageous bill ISM
passed"
Those eight and twenty millions
were dealt out of Uncle Sans sur
plus In the days OF Andy jackson
hefore people saw the panic Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

on its winding road.
"In this way explains the in
structor, 1--WE teach them the course
that river will take. We cannot
do this in any but a dried VI
stream, but by examining with
their hands the twisting bed of a
brook that is waterless the stu
dents can acquire thorough
knowledge of the way in which 8
brook or river pursues its way
contintd by the banks and winding
where it will, in and out Of the
woods and meadows"
Another group of students col
lects around a tree.
"By touch alone" said the teach
er, 1.-The trained sense of these boys
and girls will in time enable them
to name tree from it's bark and
leaves"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
Special Correspondence to The Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April Alt
took Dame Nature just 81 years to
do this artistic piece of work in
winchester cemetery of this city.
When Virginia Kirk, age 10, died
IN ls45. 16 years before the war,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

her parents erected monument
three or FOUR feet from a little
sprig of a tree.
The Power Above, that looks out
for little children, protected the
monument from winters rain and
summers heat by growing the
sprig, now a giant oak, around it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

Mrs. Taft's name heads the ron
of honorary members of tho
Daughters of Ohio. She was elect
ed at a recent meeting Of tho
society, which wa SHIELD in New
York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

Your arms" he said, "are as
perfect as those of the Venus of
Milo"
And that went for a compliment
until she saw picture of the
Venus of Milo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09
MORE ON THE DEER ISSUE

The Sitter never has conceded with
Mr. Hapgood's views in regard to Civ
ing deer full protection. as we believe
the apple orchards are a more valu-
able asset to the state than are deer,
even though the latter are among the
most beautiful of animals to look up
on. The right to private property is
one of the fundamentals of our gov
eminent and we should have the
right to protect it, not only from bears
wolves, dogs, foxes and woodchucks.
but from deer also. To be sure, it
may be said that the farmer will be
recompensed by the state for what
ever damage is done his crops by deer
but we know that it is never done ex-
cept in comparatively few instances.
The farmer should be protected in
preference to the deer.-Londonder
Sitter.
The Sifter's point is well taken but
it really shouldn't interfere with I'm
Gle Hapgood's self advertising cam
paign. He is getting a lot of that
publicity which is as dear to his heart
as are the deer, and it isn't doing any
harm He is helping several print
ing offices by getting Hunting Pro
hibited" signs printed for free distri-
button. (For some reason he hasn't
sent any of this printing business to
the Banner office)
After his labor of love land adver-
tio;po,t &c oil nvor i,,cf a bo,,f @ man. -
deer will be killed asst though he had
MT made the effort-possiby some
where around 10000 in the state
thus reducing the number in the
state to a point that will largely wipe
out the deer damage and will allow
the re-enactment of the law protect
ing doe next fall without doing inius-
tice to the farming interests.
Posting cultivated lands around
buildings to stop danger from rifle
shooting is perfectly proper and no
decent or reasonable hunter objects
but when a land owner undertakes to
stop hunting on wild land, distant
pastures and woodland. he is simply
inviting trouble. He will make an
enemy of large number OF hunters
and he will protect not one single
deer Brother Hapgood may not know
it, but there are enough vagrant dogs
walking around to keep deer in mo-
ton to an extent that will prevent
their being yarded under anybody's
petticoats during the hunting season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09
Subscription Rates.
FIR lNK 6 HOWE Editor and PubIisht

The Banner doesn't want to inler-
fere with the attendance at any
church in town tomorrow, but at the
same time, we are of the opinion that
people who can, just as well as not
without interfering with their con-
scientious scruples, ought to go to the
Baptist church and hear Prof Ralph
w. Thomas of Colgate university,
who is to speak there. Prof. Thomas
has spoken twice in Bennington here
tofore and gave two of the best adj
dresses ever delivered here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09
TRusrEEsHIP BENEFITS

under our policies provide monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual in
comes for beneficiarles as long as they
live and sometimes longer. Nothing
like an assured income for life. 60th
year. National Life Insurance Com
pany. Montpelier, Vt (Mutual)
Earle S. Kinsley, Agent, Rutland, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09

WAIVED Competent girl for general
w homework; also girl for second work;
four adults; no washing; good wages. Address,
stating experience and references. 100 Wendell
Ave, Schenectady, n. Y. o5t3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09

IVAN YOU BEAT THIS ? Farm of IS acres,
- 90 acres tillable land, IS acres pasture and
wood lot; good ll-roOm house, one barn 5oASo;
one barn 6Ox25: extra house on place that would
make good tenement: new hen house loX2O
built last year; corn house ana hog mousse
with this goes acres of oats. acres corn, :
acres potatoes, - tons hay, acres buckwheat,
mich cows horse rake, l moving machine
Water supply good at house and pasture. an
for $500 cash. All located 2 miles from 80.
0""i 'O"i' ~ - 71tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09
TO REM

ITO RENr-H House corner Main and Nalen-
tine streets well situated for renting
rooms Or taking boarders. Inquire Mrs Ed
ward Norton 80 Pleasant st. elt6'
mo RENT-Ofice on West Main Street. just
vacated by Or. W. b. Stewart. Dquire on
premises. 1910
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09

CrOR ssLE-Special bargain for thirty days
T. On electric road two and one-half miles
from Bennington two acres of good level land.
a good two-etory seven-roOm house, painted;
apple trees, good spring on place Five minutes
walk from the electric road. Good stream OF
water flows through the land. Price 500:
Nash & Hutchins. slit
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09

EOR sALE-sheep; 90 breeding ewes, one
Il ram, IA lambs. +. Stanley, No. Benning-
ton. S5tl2+
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09
FOR SALE

NOR sALE-Good coon dog; half hound,
T. half bull; Q months cid. Fred Myers, No.
Bennington, 65t6+