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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31
CHEF EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER AT CELEBRATION
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Commemorate the Landing of the Pill
grins ia America and Coming of
Miles Standish.

nUHBURY, Mass. July 31.-Presl-
dent Taft was the principal speaker
nj the celebration of DuXbury day,
held today to commemorate the land
ing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth and
the coming of Myles Standish John
Alien, George Soule and other Pill
grims to Duxbury.
Every member OF the Standish clan
calming kinship to the valiant cap
trin of colonial days was here to take
part in the exercises. The crowds
were especially anxious to greet DR..
kiiies Standish of Boston. VINO. be-
cause of what he has attained in medi-
Cat research. is the most celebrated de-
accndant of Myles Standish today, as
we'll as little Lora Standish, the
youngest member OF the family. hav-
Ing been born but a few weeks ago.
She is named for one OF the daughters
o{ the original Myles S~tandish. Miss
Jnra is Of the tenth generation, being
il
~ The ninth generation. Other mem
9ers Of the famous family now living
are one who has been attorneys general
q South Dakota. another who is
president at the Ga!esburg university,
H.. and another direct descendant,
Hy:es Standish, OF Stoughton. He is
OF the ninth generation.
The main feature of the day viii be
the historical pageant which will be
given in the open air on the grounds
og The Partridge academy at 3.45 y. IN.
The scenes will be taken from
events in the history of the Pilgrims
ia England. Holland and America and
FROM the provincial ard colonial his
tory Of Duxbury. They will be given
by 100 or more DuxbUry people and
descendants of the Pilgrims from
other villages and cities under the
direction of committee of ladies and
gentlemen well versed in the history
OF the town.
The scenes will be given on the
grass with background of trees and
foliage and the tabieauX on an ele-
waited embankment by d curtain made
entirely OF foliage.
The arrangement and staging Of the
scenes will be in the hands of Miss
Margaret MacLaren Eager. who
planned the historical pageants at Ply
mouth. Boston. Providence. Medford
sad Dedham.
The morning was devoted to visit
ing various points of historical inter-
est Cor which purposes barges were
OF hand. and at II a. m. there were
So eches in the auditorium of the Uni
tartan church by President Taft; John
~. Long. president of Standish Mon
u!cent assoc iation. and other promi-
ucnt men.
Dinner was served in the town hall
hy the ladies of Duxbury between
-: 50 and s p. m.
The town hall was converted into a
eT at New England kitchen and the
Mattresses wore pilgrim costume
The proceeds of the celebration will
60 towards Il fund. the income of
which is to be used for the care of the
%tandish monument and grounds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31
CUNARD HEAD IS OUT
OF ACTIVE BUSINESS
Vernon n. Brown for Nearly Thirty
Years American Chief of Line. Re-
tires Today and Successor Takes
Up His Work.

NEW YORK, July 31.-Vernon H.
Brown, American head of the Cunard
Steamship line for nearly 20 years,
retires today and l.; succeeded by
Charles P. Sumner, the Boston man
ager.
Mr.. Brown sent in his resignation to
the home office some time ago. de-
Gliding that he had ell he cared to do
attending to his other business inter-
eStS.
Mr. Brown is a native American. He
was brought up in Boston and went
into business with his father under
the name of Vernon H. Brown & Co.
His knowledge of the shipping trade
prompted the Cunard company to offer
him the New York nagement of its
business.
Mr.. Brown is past 20 years of age,
but is active and will continue at
tending to his other interests.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31
Piles Cured at Home by New
ABSORPTION Method

If YOU suffer from bleeding, itching,
blind or protruding Piles send me
your address, and / will tell you how
% cure yourself at home by the new
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this home treatment free
for trial. with references from your
own locality if requested. Immediate
relief and permanent cure assured.
Send 10 money but tell others of this
offer Write today to Mrs. NJ. Sum-
mers, Box p, South Bend, Ind.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31

DETROIT. July 31-The twenty fifth
annual meeting of the Detroit Driving
club brought together the greatest ar
ray of fast horses seen on. the grand
circuit in many years. The races at
Windsor preliminary to the big meeting
gave an excellent line on some CT the
contenders for the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' and Chamber of Commerce
stakes. The sensational George GanO
and Charles n. Greenough's wonderful
mare, Besa, beat their fields handily.
Other horses showing excellent form
are Denver and Citation. The free for
all stake brings out such horses as CT
tation, Lady Maud. Reproachless, Ar
got Boy and Baron Grattan. The best
purses are the 2:11 trot. $4,000; the
Chamber of Commerce, 2:13 pacing,
$4,000: the Merchants and Manufacture
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Free

his ride without interruption from out
side sources.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31

suit. and Judging from their temper,
there will be some shooting If the Gun
riffs are found.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31
NOTICE..

I will not be responsible lor "''
debts contracted by Mrs. Myra VIM
erson O. Nj. WILKERsoN'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31

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was opened to international trade to-
day, following similar action in re-
gard to the Sungari river.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31

COMRADES or LIBBY
PRISON MEET AGAIN.
Veterans Recount Experiences OF Ee-
cape From Observation-Disclosures
@eet;ag After 10 Years.
VANCOUVER Wash. July 81 AT
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Open Amur River.
PEKIN, July 31.-The Amur river
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-02

the George Washington. University
Washington, d. c., and in 1863 was al
mitted to the bar. Later he was ad-
mitted to the bar of the Supreme Court
of the United States. He is the senior
member of the law firm Of Hopkins "
Hopkins, who are the Washington rep
resentatives of important corporate IN
terests, domestic and foreign. and the
legal advisors in Washington of sever
al foreign Governments. and they nave
been identified with large matters OF
international character. In 1875 Com
rade Hopkins was Department Com
mander Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, and devoted practically his en-
tire time for one year to the restora-
ton to official positions of those COM
rades who had been discharged or de-
NOTED under Mr.. Clcveland's Admins
tration. He was for several years Gov
ernor Of the Society Of Mayfiowers De-
scendants in the District of Columbia,
is President of the Soldiers and Sailors
Temporary Home in Washington, and
is a member of the Cosmos Club"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-02
Stupified and Stuffed Spelling.

The most curious of all the curious
things done by the simplified spelling
board is that it takes itself so seriously.
Regardless of the history and the COM
position of the English language this
self constituted tribunal is attempting
to revise written English to the sim
plcity of the multiplication table with
words spelled as they sound to the ear.
or to some ears. The English language
is the most comprehensive and complex
language in the world, from the fact
that it is made up of words from many
languages. almost all languages, which
express all shades of meaning. If the
recommendations of the simplified
spelling board were carried out they
would inevitably obscure thousands or
words that mean something words
which make the language elastic. ac-
curare. colorful and graphic
The first list sent out by the board
was bad enough, the second was worse,
aid the third list, which has Just been
.rublisht" is the limit 1t is filled with
all sorts of operations from trepan-
ming to sheer amputations Head be-
comes he'd" Heaven becomes
"Ieven," heart becomes hart
Words ending in ice now close with
"is," as "cornis," motifs "ediiis,'
Words ending in eve" lose their final
letter and we are given 'twelv,> re
solv,' "serV," etc, and there Is more
vet to come. And as long as MIR. car
neeie's endowment holds out tins re-
markable organization will struggle
hard to earn it's money. We breathe
more easily, however, when we IND the
assurance in it's latest letter that ZAP
prevail of these proposals does not
bind one to personal use of the terms
thus approx ed"
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His wife walked across to him. Her
face was hard and bitter.
Now look here, Peter Walker" she
said. that may be one side of it, but
there's another Mebbe you think it's
easy for me to pe looked down on by
everybody for not getting on-ant faint
all luck that's the matter, either. It's
easy to blame the Lord, but there's
folks that get on in spite of accidents.
!, | amt said much these years, but I've
| worked harder than you have--a whole
sight. I've made people respect u.s.
anyhow, and l amt going to lose that
You go straight in the house and get
| ready for meeting"
The old man, after a glance at her
| face, shuffied meekly into the house.
| He said nothing on the way to church
| hut his mouth was set obstinately He
had yielded this time but he would not
| the next.
There was stranger in the pulpit
| a young man. Peter deliberately
| looked out the window and speculated
| upon The seasons crops. Suddenly he
turned q startled face TO the speaker.
Come what may, succeed or fail
what will, l need be no failure. NV
| field may be stony or Swampy. my
pace may he poor, my strength small,
the weather bad, my crops may utterly
fail, but if heartily as unto my Lord
I do the best l can, and look not back
but keep right on, am no failure"
How did he know? 1t made no diff
| ference to Peter Walker that he had
beard nothing else of the sermon nor
| that the young man was quoting from
a great preacher. To Peter Walker,
| failure, had come his message.
He could eat little dinner that day.
and as soon as the meal was over he
went out in the fields. He STAYED so
long that Sarah began to worry. She
was at the window watching. all ready
| to scold when he returned, bur some
thing in his air bewildered and siIonced
her.
SARAH he said. we've had lots of
hard luck. but we haven't given up
There was actually ring of triumph
| in his voice.
She did not understand, but limly
she perceived q new courage.
why Peter she cried, and her
voice was almost tender.-Youth's
Companion.
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Julia Ward Howe.

Julia Ward Howe, author and reformer.
was born May 81 1919. in a handsome
home in Bowling Green. New York city.
the time b of her birth that part Of the
fashionable Her father. Samuel Ward.
was merchant and banker of New York.
Four. of her ancestors were governors of
and two of them Greens. On both
paternal and material sides Mrs. Howe
sprung from fine old blood.
When in the fifth year Julia Ward lost
plished woman of IS. Six little ones-of
whom Julia was the fourth-were left
without a mothers love and care. OF
her father Mrs. Ward has this to say:
what severe aspect and reserved manners.
but with vein of true geniality and
benevelence of heart. His great gravity
and the absence of a mother, naturally
though a greatly cherished set of
children. we were not merry one"
Although as child Julia Ward studies.
being advanced to classes comprised of
merry, playful child at heart. and when.
on her ninth birthday. her dolls were
taken away from her and she was told
in serious tone by her aunt that Miss
longer" the separation from hei play
things almost broke her heart. and many
nights she wept herself to sleep on her
pillow. mourning for the pretty toys that
Her father provided the finest tutors
for his children. and the Ward home
became the center of distinguished
class of people. artists writer's and
intervals to. enjoy the gracious hospi-
talitv of their host and the society of his
brilliant sons and daughters, of whom
Julia was the most gifted
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Gen. Henry Dearborn.

A Gardiner friend reminds us that
in our editorial of Monday morning
enum Grating the men whom Maine has
furnished for various presidential cabl-
nets there was one notable omission,
that of General Henry Dearborn of
Gardiner who was secretary of war
from 1901 to 1909 His is one Of the
most distinguished names in the whole
notable list, and the fact that he was
appointed from Maine while Maine
was still a part of Massachusetts, les
sens but little the claim of this State
upon him.
General Dearborn was a native of
New Hampshire and served with dis
tinction through the revolution from
the battle Of Bunker Hill to the sur
render Of CORVALLIS, being present on
both these occasions. He accompanied
Arnold on his expedition up the Ken
nebec and through the Maine woods
to Quebec in 11715, and at that time be-
came SO interested in this part of the
country that when peace finally came
he returned to the banks of the Ken
nebec and settled at Gardiner. He was
long one Of the leading men of this
section owning vast tracts of land and
being prominent in public affairs. The
town of Dearborn, which later went out
of existence when it was divided be-
tween the towns of Belgrade and
Rome, vas named in his honor. The
town of Monmouth was also named as
a compliment to him, being in honor of
the battle in which he bore so promi-
nent a part.
In 1857 President Washington ap-
dointed Gen. Dearborn United States
Marshal for the District of Maine, and
then for two terms he was elected to
Congress. From 1901 to 1909 he was
secretary Of war and then he became
collector of the port OF Roston. Ihe
second war with Great Britain brought
him to the front again and he was
made major general of the army. In
1899 he became minister to Spain where
he remained two years before resign
ing and returning home. He died at
Roxbury, Mass, June 26. 1929, aged Is
wears. He was one of the great Amer
leans of his generation and a large
share of his life story and life work
belongs to the valley of the Kennebec.
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Portland Don't Want It.
portland correspondence of Bangor
Commercially

portland correspondence of Bangor
Commercially
No man could arouse the slightest
degree of interest in Portland in favor
of any plan to make this city the State
capitol Portland has troubles enough
now to last for the next 100 years
without adding the State capitol mat
ter to the mass of existing burdens
No one would favor it now in any case
Heaven alone knows what would have
happened had the Legislature of two
years ago cursed Portland with the
curse bitter and lasting of an answer
ed prayer Bangor, or anywhere else
can have the State capitol for all Port
land cares.
In fact, Maine seems to be getting
along very well with the present State
capitol Comparatively few people in
this section of the State ever saw the
historic building or ever will and MI.
Rounds in confident that with some
additions and changes it would be all
right for many years to come.
1t is said here that various parties
have tried to get the Portland delega-
ton to the Legislature to renew the
fight of two years ago. but nothing Of
the kind will be done because the
members of the present delegation
know better. They are willing to let
we'll enough alone and the average
citizen regards the present situation as
well enough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-02
The Word.

Sarah Walker, hurrying in and out
| of the kitchen, cast more than one fuZ-
| zled glance at the figure in the wood
| shed door 1t was q pathetic figure
| old and stopping, and stamped with the
| ineradicable marks of defeat: but the
| time had passed when his wife's eyes
softened at the sight. She had been
notable smart" all her life. and the
bitterness of being yoked with failure
grew with every year.
She stepped to the door presently
| ard called across:
"Peter. it's time to be getting ready
for meeting!"
Her husbands discouraged eyes care.
fully avoided hers; his voice had the
futile decision of the man unwonted tc
mastery.
| IT amt going to meeting, Sarah. II
| drive you down, but I amt going in
I've been thinking about it a long time
and now my minds made up. AIM
going to church any more"
"Ain't going to church, For once his
wife was driven to senseless repetition
"Thats what said. I've been think.
| ing about it long while. They tel
lies down there. ! amt saying they
mean to, but they do. All these years
they've been preaching about serving
the Lord and everything will be al
right. Amt served the Lord faithful
as knew how? And look at me-every.
thing touch goes wrong. I get sick ir
the middle Of haying. and the frost
ketches my crops when it don't any.
body else's, and the best mixer breaks
her leg and has to be killed, and that's
the way it goes. I've worked as hard
as anybody in the country, and I've
had nothing but i'll luck from start tc
finish. If that's what comes of serving
the Lori, I'm ready to quit. and Tn
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To Preserve Plants.

so many plants received as Christ
mas gifts would bloom for months II
only a little care We're taken in keep
ing them in an even temperature and
at the same degree of moisture. Some
| roots require to keep these house
plants growing for weeks
Those pretty pink begonias that are
so popular now will not have lost their
beauty at the end of week if they
are we'll watered. Even after the first
set of blossoms is gone the dainty
leaves are decorative and worth trying
to preserve.
Mock orange trees keep their fruit
only a short time, but the plant itself
is decorative. The same is true Of
others.
Extremes of temperature cannot be
endured by any plant, and it is oe-
cause many are subjected first to
neat and then to cold that they so
quickly lose their freshness. Under
no circumstances should a plant that
mas been kept in warm room
through the day be left at night where
wind will blow directly on it. This
happens repeatedly, however, in apart
ments Should it be impossible to put
II into another room one might do
worse than the woman who built q
mouse around her palm every night"
after tearing the divan to pieces to
make 1t into bed she put four of tine
cushions around the plant on the floor
ana protected 1t perfectly from cold.
The ideal place for roots Is a sunny
window which is not opened in cold
weather.
10 water a plant in a way to make
1t grow small quantity should be put
on frequently; not a large amount at
long intervals. One should try to
Keep the moisture at an even tenn
perature, for without this there cannot
De success. Even an inexperienced
person can know the quantity required
by watching the condition of the pot.
me latter should be moist and dark
on all sides; not streaked When In
this condition one part of the soil Is
dry. Should green mold gather on the
lower part it should be washed off. as
1t stops the ventilation
Begonias should be cut down as
soon as the blossoms fade. Heroic
clipping Is unnecessary; only the
faded pieces need eliminating. II
more blossoms do not come on, and
sometimes the roots have been too
greatly forced to flower again, the
fine. glossy leaves pay for the trouble
in keeping the plant. &
Glass jars filled with partridge
berries and moss lose their beauty
more easily than most persons think.
AS rule they are watered so much
that they decay. They should be kept
damp, but not wet. Once a week Is
enough to water them. and the results
will be better If a spray instead Of one
stream is used. About twice wees
the cover should be raised for an hour
to air the plant. Beyond that no care
is necessary. saving. Of course. that
1t must not be left in an open window
where 1t will freeze.
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Consul Cheney's Homecoming.

The remains of Consul Arthur
S. Cheney and his wife, who died in the
ruins of the American consulate at
Messina when the great earthquake
RACED the city, have been brought to this
country for burial. For some reason
it was said, We believe, that there was
no precedent for naval honors for a
consul, even a dead consul-there was
no official recognition of the arrival Of
the bodies, and the government di |
nothing more than to furnish means
for their transportation from the Medi-
terrancan to the harbor of New York
There was nothing official, or unofficial
for tina: matter, by our government or
our people in recognition Of the death
of the consul at his post of duty, or
any tribute to his memory.
But the Italian residents of New
York did their part and did it in a way
which rather rebukes the American
failure to do anything. The Italian
Consul General and his staff We're at
the ship to welcome the remains and
they We're more conspicuous in the alb
solute absence Of any American official
There was procession from the wharf
to the Grand Central station where the
bodies We're shipped to New Haven for
burial and in this procession no fewer
than 1000 Italians marched through
New York streets. At the head of the
column were the gray-haired veterans
who had marched under Garibaldi. The
Americans on the sidewalks of the
streets through which the long pro-
cession passed paused to ask what it
was all about. AS one exchange re-
marks, "The national sense in this
country is a very obscure thing. In
Decd, sometimes it cannot be found
when our own self-respect makes it
badly needed ...
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The first difficulty in the Cuban re-
public has been settled without loss OF
blood. 1t was n difference Of opinion
between the President and the Vice
President over an appointment, and fl
mally the President backed down and
allowed the Vice President to have MS
way. Ills sort of settlement, however,
is not likely To be conducive of per
manent peace at the national head
quarters in Havana.