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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

II have done as we'll as so-and- SO. .
IT have done better than son one-or-
Il have done better than some one
brother, one hears people say contin-
ually.
The little girl is satisfied because
she got as good a mark at school as
the girl across the street
The author is delighted because he
has written. better story than his
pet rival.
The housewife thinks she deserves
praise because she has kept her house
cleaner than Mrs Somebody or other
Comparing oneself with other peo-
pie is weakening. We are continually
letting ourselves be satisfied because
we have done as we'll as or better than
someone else.
And really, that's not the point at
ALL The point is simply and solely
this: Has each of us done our part
as we'll as it lay in him to do it?
Milton says that truly great men are
modest because they continually com
pare themselves not with other men
but with that ideal of the perfect
which Sthey have ever before their
minds"
Isn't that a pretty good quotation to
esty to make your ideal?
And when / realized that | was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
Red Glover VS.. Alfalfa.

Some of the time dairymen are
coming around to the belief that red
clover such as was grown around Den
yer twenty five or thirty years ago, is
better forage for the production of
milk than is alfalfa as grown nova
days Certain it is that we are not
now getting the quality of milk that
was produced a quarter of a century
ago, when nearly everybody had a
little patch of clover. 1t was quite
natural, however, that we should have
exchanged the old friend for the new,
for the reason that red clover is bien-
NAL in its habit of growth and under
the most ideal conditions win not EUR
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
With the Small Farmer
Odd Bits Of Information

nish more than two cuttings of hay in
season. On the other hand. alfalfa
tablished will continue to produce four
and frequently five crops in a season
this is why our dairymen have chung to
it through all these years like pup to
a root We are 10th to concede red
clover is the better forage in the pro-
ductiOn Of milk, but it does look that
way, and we know farmers in different
parts of the state who are taking up its
culture quite extensively.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
SLAVE TRAFFIC Is BEING
DISCUSSED IN 5URLING-
TON, IOWA.
Social Reformers, Clergy
men and Religious Workers At
tend the Sessions.

BURLINGT0 Ia. Oct 1S.-Spotless
as lily. pure as refined gold. chaste
as driven snowfall of these descrip-
tions apply to this Iowa city today.
Vice is creature of such hideous
mien that it will not ne permitted to
show its horrii face in Burlington this
week. This m ra. regeneration has
been accomplished in order that the
city might give prorer welcome to
the members of the National Purity
congress. who are arriving today to
tcgin what bios fair TO be the most
enthusiastic convention in the history
- the organization.
Physicians. clergyImC,i, social reform
eIs and religious workers, comprise
the memberst:p Of the congress, which
has for it's principal object the destruc-
ton of the white slave traffic and the
Wiping out of the social evil.
III addition the National Purity con-
grc&S proper the following affiliated
organizations are represented at the
meeting: Am -rica Christian Conven-
zion, International Helping hand So
Getty, Northwestern Purity association,
Young Peoples Correspondence Purity
Leogue of America, New England
Watch and Ward Society, New York
Society for the Suppression of Vice,
Michigan Sunday School association
Iowa Kings Daughters and Sons, Il
linois Yearly Meeting of Friends, Ca
madam Purity Education association,
Pacific Purity association, Stella Puri-
ty association, the departments of sew
eral state w. C. T. US, with numerous
county and local organizations that
are promoting purity.
The first open meeting will be
held tomorrow The reception of dele
gates and visitors occupied today. AS
the congress Immediately precedes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
Money Order Reforms.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1S.-Men con-
nected with the money order depart
ments of the larger postoffioes of the
country are here today in conference
with Arthur NJ. Travers. chairman ~
the postmaster general to investigate
the money order system and to rec
ment as will reduce it's expenses with
out the loss of efficiency.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
NATIONAL PURITY
CONGRESS MEETS

the National Women's Christie,
psrance union convention in Oma.
large number of the memho
that organization are in attenda,oa
Special meetings on medico,
sanitary topics for 'men only" we
men only and for mothers and Co..
ers will be held during the Conner,
Principal interest attaches to the 81
dress to be delivered by Cliffora o
Roe. Chicago's youngest as.i.+au.
states attorney. who has mad
speciality of fighting the white s,a,.
traffic 1t is expected that his 81
dress will be of interest TO rrr;.,.
workers throughout the world
Mr. Roe has ideas of his own. which
he gained from his experience in ~,
court room, about the white sI.r.
traffic. and he has made up his mind
that he is going to let the world know.
about them. So far the world has
shown itself fairly willing to list4, n
him, and has even done him the honor
to discuss his ideals, just little bo,b
cred perhaps that anyone should stir
it up so vigorously
Mr.. Roe is "a years old and loo,s
ten years younger. He is energetic
earnest, and has all the enthusiasm,
of the young man to whom life is
brlstling with opportunities. In figure
he is short and slight, and walks with
peculiar sprightliness, which is in r.
self typical of the innate energy of
the man. His face is mobile and av-
prsssive of quick intelligence. while
he is the possessor of an engaging
smile, which breaks out at unexpected
moments.
Mr., Roe was born on an Indiana
farm. but his parents brought him to
Chicago when he was three years old
and he was educated in the public
schools of that city and afterwards
took two degrees at the University
Of Michigan.
Through his warfare against the
white slave traffic, he is known
throughout the nation. He has inyad,
ed churches, public halls and all
places where men and women meet
together, and he has called upon his
fellows to unite and rise against the
monsters who are Turing women to de-
struction for gold.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what it would do,
and l am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. ETA DONOVAN, Box
300, Willimantic, Conn.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, ir
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine trial
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should it
not cure you?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
Scaiding Peach Borers.

The hot water cure is recommended
by many for peach bOrers. 1t is a
somewhat drastic treatment-for the
borer-though it does not hurt the
tree The borers work either at or di-
rectly beneath the surface of the
ground around the trunk The tree
may be hilled up in the form of sau
Ger, the dirt packed a little and the
Scalding water poured in. This will
invariably bring out any borers. 1t
is not believed to hurt the tree. al
though an excess of water should not
be used An emulsion of 1 part of
natholeum to $50 parts of water is
also recommended.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

Hair is sure to fall from hot, dry
tight scalp. Correct this condition as
soon as you discover it.
II a light massage, pressing the skin
of the scalp back toward the crown In
circular motion, is not successful, use
an ice bag filed with cracked ice on
the head. This will speedily reduce
the extraordinary heat. The scalp may
then be massaged as have described
and one of these cooling tonic lotions
applied. This lotion. much in use in
England, is an aid to scalp cleansing
and hair growing:
Oil of sweet almonds . one-half pint
Burdock root ...... one quarter pound
All of thyme 49,. one-quarter ounce
Oil of rosemary -. .one- quarter ounce
Oil of bergamot ..tw two drains
OH of lemon -. one dram
Oil of rose Eeranium. ...... one dram
When the scalp has been oily and
yet inactive 1 have used this:
Tincture of canthrides =. four drains
Tincture OF capsicum two drains
Tincture of nux vomica . eight drains
Cocoanut oil ... three ounces
Cologne 10 ounces
Shave well before using.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
Texas Mothers Organize.

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 1S.-PoSsibly
in the belief that President Taft shares
the views of his predecessor on race
suicide and allied topics, the mothers
of the Lone Star state have selected
a date cOincident with the chief exec
utive's visit to the state to organize
a Texas Mothers congress. The ses-
sion was commenced today and will
occupy three days, during which diet
for infants, teething, soothing syrup
and other important subjects will be
threshed out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
CHICAGO 81" Dividend.

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-The Northwest
paid it's first dividend of / per cent to
the owners of the preferred stock
trust certificates. 1t was at first in
tended to begin the payments, which
represent the company's first disburse-
ments, on July 1, but the merger ne
gotiations prevented the carrying out
of the originla plan. The notice sent
certificates, does not designate the di-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

There are two sorts of frOwnS, those
that do not express anger and those
that do. Plainly the frown of my
American friend was of the first sort
because her lips were smiling, and SO
were her eyes, while her lovely, low
brow was distorted by a hdeous,
disfiguring pucker. 1t was an unnec-
cessary muscular exertion, therefore,
leak
The frown that betrays anger, is a
more serious fault still, for while the
useless grimace is a surface fault the
er-wrought froWn indicates a
much deeper disturbance. Of all the
emotions anger is the most depicting
to strength, and correspondence de-
structive to beauty.
Biting the lips is another unpleasant
habit that permits a little rill OF
strength to run away. IT., too, betrays
an inward disturbance, nervousness
and lack of pulse. The person so af-
ficted should cure the habit. Correct
it by the exercise of self-control. Bite
your lips while standing before the
mirror and see how it distorts the
features and what an unintelligent ex-
preston it gives the face. Then keep
this image in your mind, and if you
have any vanity andla very little con-
troll of your muscles you will soon
effect a cure.
Walking aimlessly about while you
might be sitting, or rocking when you
would much better be lying still, or
sitting when you should be lying down
leak of strength is synonymous with
leak of beauty The woman who
would be as attractive as she can, and
this means every woman, must learn
the art of relaxation. The woman who
does not relax sufficiently shows her
ignorance of the art by that which is
always Acknowledgements tired face.
Learn to rest great deal in a short
time. The counsel Never stand while
YOU can sit and never sit when you
can lie down." seems to have been
written especially for women. When
you feel that you are holding your
muscles tensely, unite the hard, little
knots by shaking yourself out, as it
We're. Have you seen a laundress shake
a garment out before handing it on
a line? That is what relaxation does
for you or me or any other human
who has permitted nervous strain to
| tie her tortured body into a million
tormenting little knots. One of the
best exercises for relaxing is to let
the arms hang loosely at the sides
for a moment and then move them
slowly back and forth with swing
like motion a half-dozen times. Last
ly, to completely relax this part of the
body spread the fingers wide and
! shake the hands loosely from the
wrists. A similar exercise is also re-
| Taxing for the legs and feet
| To completely relax the body at
least remove the stays. Better remove
all your clothing and wrap yourself
in a lounging robe. Lie down fiat upon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
"NeII" in New Play.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.--MiSS Mabel
TaliferrO, who has changed her stage
name to Nell will be seen at the
Liberty theater tonight in Spring
time" a new play by Booth Tarking-
ton and Harry Leon Wilson. 1t will be
"Nelrs" first appearance in New York
since she was playing in Polly OF the
Circus
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
PRINTERS HOLD
CONGRESS TODAY

vidend as being a regular payment,
but ii is stated that the distribution
would not have been ordered if the di
rectOrs did not see their way clear to
continue dividends at regular inter
walls. 1t is, therefore, assumed that
the stock has been placed on per
cent yearly basis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
New Thomas Play.

NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-AuguStus
Thomas new play, 1.-The Harvest
Moon" will have it's premiere at the
Garrick tonight The cast includes
Thomas Russell, brother of Annie Rus
absence of some years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
Cabbage Worms.

The common cabbage worm is
among the best known of all garden
adult stage, when it becomes the COM
mon spotted, white cabbage butterfly
with Arsenate of lead, / ounce to a
gallon of water, and the foliage kept
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

walk u pS t a l r S
without stopping
on the way. l
tried three differ
ent doctors and
each told me some
thing different. l
received no benefit
from any of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
nv health. 7 began
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

Judge A. B. Anderson of indianapolis
announced at the close of the first ia 6
case in which ti.., government sought
TO have MesSrS. Williams and Smith nf
the Indianapolis News removed to
Washington for trial, that the case was
more or less political He feared, he
from one jurisdiction to another under
such a charge would not only be a seri-
Gus menace to liberty, but it would cur
tail the freedom of the press to grave
extent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic, Conn.-"For five years
l suffered untold agony from female
troubles, causing backache, Irregular
ties, dizziness and nervous prostra-
ton. It was impossible for me to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

covered until they begin to head up
we'll Water heated to 100 degrees
Fahrenheit will destroy all worms
which it hits. without injury to the
plants.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

absence of some years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-24

six miles underneath great granite
ridge. AS the food that hencefOrth
will make incomparably fertile this
lovely valley came pouring through
the canal that conducts 1t to the I'm
compahgre river, men and women fair
ly wept for joy, and the president him
self was visibly affected The OPEN
ing of the gates was preceded by
prayer and followed by national airs
played by band
Mighty Project Completed.
Thus was fittingly signalized the
completion of the Gunnison river tun-
mel, the first project undertaken by
the United States government re-
clamation service. Work on the pro-
ject was begun four and half years
ago and had progressed steadily ever
since. Together with Its main and
distributing canals, the tunnel will ir-
rigate 10000 acres Of land in val
ley naturally one Of the most fertile
In Colorado. but which has been semi
arid because of the annual, summer
droughts and the inedeQuacy OF the
Uncompahgre river.
This day OF the opening of the tun-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-24
HEADS fruit SHOW.
We'l-known Wayerly Man viii be
Superintendent.
MEETING AT COUNCIL BLUFFS
premiums Assresatine $4,000 win
Be Given BY National Hortieul.
tural Congress to Exhibitors
OF Fruits In December.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Sept. 24.--The
announcement that Elmer Reeves of
Waverly had been selected by the
National horticultural congress to
act as superintendent of the show
% be held here in December, has
Deen received with pleasure by fruit
growers of Iowa ana elsewhere where
MI Reeves is known. Mr.. Reeves was
superintendent last year and made
friends of the association of every
exhibitor He has been superintend.
ent of horticulture at the state fair
lor many years, has had wide and
ripe experience. and is otherwise well
qualified for the place.
The congress this year is already
assured OF being record breaker.
An aggregate of $4,000 in premiums
Is to be given and exhibits of apples
and other products will be shown
from almost every. state in the un-
ion Every day brings good news re-
garding the exhibits. A letter to Sup
erintendent Reed from North Carol
ma tells about a fine exhibit of nuts,
as well AIS an exhibit of grasses, green
stun and vegetables. In south Texas
the citrus fruit growers have appro-
priated money and are coming here
with the avowed intention of carry
ing home some of the big prizes. Lib
GRATIS hand will pivo concorta aaoh
evening and afternoon in the audi
torium. while other musical and
amusement features are provided.
The preliminary premium list has
Just been published and another prem
ium list will be issued soon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-24
Methodist Conference at E.therv,,le

Methodist Conference at Estherviile.
Estherville.-The thirty-eighth an
nual session Of the Northwest Iowa
conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church convened here with Bish-
op Joseph F. Berry of Buffalo. New
York, presiding.
The session opened with the ad-
ministration of the holy communion
by the bishop assisted by the district
superintendents.
The roll Of the conference was call
ed, and most of the members res
ponded, and of the absentees practic-
ally all will arrive during the day.
The bishop made a brief address
which received great applause. In
this address, he severely denounced
the attempt OF local churches to cnll
their pastors, which he said was un-
methodistic and usually productive of
trouble
T. $. Bassett Of Clear Lake was re-
elected secretary Of the conference.
c. M. Stuart. D. D.. Of Chicago. editor
Of the Northwestern Christian Advo.
cate, addressed the conference briefly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-24
IA New One About Napoleon.

~ new story about Napoleon ID
cessarily doubtful; the probability
that it is simply so old that 1t has
been forgotten: However. here is one
THAT Arthur M. Chuquet prints in
|L'Opinion as never before published.
! It relatesto Napoleon and Butcher.
The emperor received the general
lat the castle Of Fnkenstein, while he
was preparing for the siege of Danzig.
He drew him to a window In an upper
story and paid him compliments on
his military gifts, and Butcher, going
away delighted, described the inter
view to his aide-de-camp. What a
chance you missed" exclaimed the
latter
You might have changed the whole
course Of history
How"
why, you might have thrown him
out Of the window"
"Confound IT," replied Butcher. so
4 might! II only had thought of :"
New York Evening Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-24

nous difficulties. "A wagon road was
built to the east portal of the tun-
mel. 1t is Is miles long. and. climb
ing the granite ridge between the
| canyon and the Uncompahgre valley,
descends the rocky wall on shelf
| work.
Bore Built for Al Time.
Simultaneously work was begun at
each end OF the tunnel and at point
several thousand feet from the west
end, where shaft was sunk. AS fast
as the tunnel was driven through the
shale and solid rock. 1t was timbered,
and then the heavy timbers were
covered with impervious cement. This
gives tunnel Of solid concrete built
to withstand the wear of ages. All
the fumes, culverts, division gates,
drops and other work along the lines
of the main canals are built Of steel
and concrete, 51t
There Is no dam across the Black
canyon at the point where the river IL
turned into the tunnel. Instead OF
this the tunnel itself taps the river
from beenath Its granite bed. BY
! this plan neither foods nor slack wa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-24
Synod Meets in Golden jubilee.

SJItVO VSCA0 VIZ SOlOCV
Burlington.-The German Evange-
listic synod Of North America con-
vened in this city in its nineteenth
general conference for ten days
session that will be of great import
ance to the church.
The occasion is golden jubilee of
the organization Of the First Evan
gelical synod in this country in 1859,
Since then the church has grown
from seven ministers to one thous-
and. with over a quarter OF a million
communicates in their churches. The
men forming the delegates and law
bodies in session here are all of high
rank in the affairs of the church and
the body is an, august; ana highly In
tellectual one. TIC conference will
decide upon matters of great and last
ing importance to the evangelical
bodies in this country. Among the
things to be considered Is establish.
ing Of one or more schools and col
leges in this part of the country in.
Guiding Iowa.
A number of cities in this state will
In time become candidates for an
educational institution OF this church.
Several hundred delegates are in
Burlington and in order TO feed them
without Inconvenience one of the
evangelical churches has been turned
into largo caravansary, wnere din
ner and supper is served in banquet
style, the meals usually taking on
the nature Of grea. social function.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-24
Makes Excuse to Court.

Iowa City.-Ed Crowley of this city
filed an unusual answer to a suit
brought by the county against him
and others as bondsmen for Whitley"
Bell, fugitive from justice. Mr.. Crow.
ley has made separate answer In
which he states that at the time of
the execution of the bond he was
suffering from severe attack of de-
lirium tremens, that he had been so
suffering for period Of two wee. $
prior thereto, and was insane and in.
capable Of knowing what he was do.
ing. The county brought suit for $500
on the bond given to secure Bell. who
decamped as soo2 as released. Bell
has served one term in tthe pen, and
was held to the present session of
the grand jury on later charge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-24
Has Immense Capacity.

NJ g. & y
Has Immense Capacity.
A few statistics OF this tremendou.
project are wortK setting forth. The
tunnel is 10000 feet long, and IL by
10 feet inside measurement. The main
canal 10 80 feet wide at the bottom
and SO feet wide at the top, and the
average depth OF the water il ten
feet. The capacity Is 1900 cubic feet
of water a second. After the water
leaves the west portal Of the tunnel
It Is conducted through IL miles 81
canal to the Uncompahgre. There ID
a drop of 214 feet In this distance. and
this great fall will be utilized for ere
ating power. A series OF concrete
drops ~has been constructed and the
immense body Of water rushing ovei
thsnl5is capable Of generating at leas,
10000 horse power, which will be util
lied In lighting the entire Uncompah
gre valley by electricity. 4
The cost Of the tunnel and distrib
uting canals is over $4,000. 900. and
perpetual water rights will be sold to
actual settlers at about $35 an acre.