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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
THE MOTHER OF
TIE TEDDY BEARS.

copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
N years. up sgo e f%s9St SO s mpng ny
"a - the doorway of small cot
taSe i'll Germany young wo-
man with smiling eyes. a child loving
heart and an invalid body. The chill
dren of the little village all knew her
and sat in groups around her doorway
listening to stories. telling her of their
childish adventures. and then. greatest
joy OF all, receiving in turn some de-
lightfrl toy that her deft fingers had
been fashioning while they talked to-
gether.
Day by day the children gathered
about this doorway. They told of the
latest flower that had blossomed on
the mountain side. of the wonderful
span of horses that Hans. the best
carver of the village. had cut from a
SINGLE block &C wood. Of the dear little
b blossoms that baby Gretchen had
painted upon the cot of wooden dishes
that were to go to til" Christmas mar
ket And to thew all the young wo.
man listened. sml!n", while she piled
her needle or cUt-sniD. Snip-with her
scissors
And while they talked CT while they
listened the eyes of the children rest
ed eagerly upon tho busy fingers. for
they firmly believed that in those fin
gers lay magic which none others
possessed. Ard why shculd they not
believe it. for when the sun began set
thing down toward the mountain crests
ard it was time fer them to run away
home to their suppers of bread and
milk the fingers were always stretched
out toTard some new member of the
group. ard upon them rested Won
Gcrful animal-a Kitten. or rabbit, or
duck. or tiny bear-and the like
ness was so wonderful that the chill
dren always breathed forth deep
"Oh's" ed "Ah's" and knew for GER
tainty that there was magic in the
makers tir~crs No one else in all the
country could make such animals as
these-not even Hans. the marvellous
carver.
Always the busy worker sat in her
doorway. where she could see the rug
Ged mountains. the green grass. the
nodding flowers. Perhaps it was the
strength. the grace ana the beauty of
these that wrought themselves into her
simple work
Then 1t came about-and no one was
more surprised than This child loving
young woman hersplf-thlt she found
herself making hundreds and hundreds
of toy animals, for to- buyers from
England ard America had heard of her
wonderful ducEG and rabbits and bears
and they wanted them for the children
of their countries too.
And who, do you ask, was this young
woman in PARKWAY Germany? l can
only tell you this: She is known now
far ard wide rs the mother of the
Teddy bears"
JULIA BARROW COWLES.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
MRS. SANTA CLAUS.
BY ELLA e. BARNES.

BY ELLA e. BARNES.
copyright, 1903, by American Press Asso-
citation.
~OR several years the proverbial
Santa Claus with white beard
had visited our Christmas tree
to distribute the gifts and dis
pense his mirthful cheer. Last year
he could not come, and as the age is
one Of woinanly achievement he asked
permission to send his wife.
OF Mrs. Santa Claus we had all
heard, but none had seen her, and the
announcement of her coming provoked
great interest. Many were the queries
regarding her appearance, but none
could be answered. A knock at the
door announced her arrival. and in
came the kind old lady, covered with
(cotton) snowiiakes. rosy and animated
after her long journey, but radiant
with loving good cheer and affection
for all. She wore long cloak Of
bright red homespun "a real antique,
borrowed for the occasion) and Won
derful poke bonnet. an ancient calash,
trimmed with cleaning holly and
adorned with flowing strings Of red
and green ribbon. Upon her hands
We're huge fur mittens. and beneath
her cloak. which she threw back from
her shoulders. we saw her spotlesS
crossed kerchief and a wonderful
lawn apron with green sprigged bor-
der. These she was pleased to exhibit
to the ladies. for she took a womanly
pride in her dress. although she con-
fessed that the styles did not change
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24

very often at the north pole. and, any
way, she was too busy to think of
such things.
Afer short rest. through which she
rather gasped her Christmas saluta-
lions, she stood to make short speech
before beginning her gracious labor OF
distributing the gifts from the laden
tree.
She said in part: Ever since l mar
ried Mr.. Santa Claus. over $50 years
ago. I've tried to be real helpmeet
TO him. But I've never gone around
to entertainments before. I've done
the work in the background. so to
speak, as Il good wife should. How
ever, this year Santa's been dreadfully
overworked. Why, just think Of all
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24

those Philippine children added to the
American list not so long ago. not to
speak of the Alaskans and others.
Then there's that bothersome crowd
at Panama. So Santa said to me, real
. coaxing: Hannah he said. this year
I'll have to ask you to help me out by
going once before the public. There's
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
hrIstmas day Saturday be

II Christmas day Saturday be
A great winter that year you'll see
and full of winds both loud and shrili.
But in summer, truth 20 tell.
High winds shall there be and strong.
Full of tempests lasting long.
While battles they shall multiply.
And great plenty of beasts shall die.
They shall be strong. each one, and ksIn
He shall be found that stealeth augkt.
Though thou be sick. thou dIest not.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
What's In a Name?

Papa-Boys. what do you want for
Christmas?
Billy want a bobsled.
Bobby-I want billygOat.
Papa-Suppose you swap.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
LueIIa'S Christmas Gift.
By ROBERT DONNELL

" L was the funniest thing ever"
81 said the bachelor boarder.
III "You see. Miss Luella and 1
are going to be married, so I
can tell it. Miss Luella took a sudden
fancy to hang up her stocking Christ
mas eve, just for the fun of it. She
hung it below the mantel, setting a
mouse trap on the turned over edge
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24

to hold it there. When she got up in
the morning she ran to see if st. Nick
had remembered her-and he had.
When she shrieked l grabbed one
of my Indian exercise clubs, wrapped
quilt around me and rushed into her
room to kill the burly burglar. She
was still shrieking. | looked under
the bed. in the clothes closet. every
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24

With christnnas roast or teethseme
game
This conserve is delicious,
Or thinly spread on buttered bread
At tea time proves Propitious.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
A CHRISTMAS CONSERVE.
Rv ELLA STEPHENS

By ELLA STEPHENS.
copyright. 1909, by American Press Asso-
ciation.]
Take oranges and lemons, too;
Remove the juice and pulp
And add the rinds, grated most fine
Or by machine ground up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24

where. but found no intruder. 1 found
him in the stocking.
~ drowned HMM the washbowl.
Then l took advantage of the occasion
to tell Miss Luella that If she actually
wanted real live Christmas present
she could have me-"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21

morning, Mr.. Meacham said he desired
to express. through the press. his APP
probation of the work done by the
Commercial club committee, of which
w. H. Kirkman is chairman. Mr.
Kirkman," said Mr.. Meacham. has
been one of those who have made this
a. complete success. and l want to ex-
press my appreciation of the manner
in which he.and members of the COM
mittee co-operated for big showing
in Seattle on 'Walla walla day"
Biggest Day Of the Fair.
1t is confidently believed by those in
terested in the exploitation of this sec
ton of the state that the Walla Walla
Valley day at the A.-Y.-P. exposition
will be one OF the banner days since
the opening of the event, as there are
now 200 Walla Walla people in that
city. 800 will arrive on the excursion,
and it is expected nearly 200 will leave
this evening on the regular train Full
ly 1900 people from southeastern
Washington are expected to take part
in the exercises of the day, and some
of the web footers will be forced to sit
up and take notice.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21

the sun increases by one-third of a.
gree a day. II the observer were pro-
viGed with a seXtant and mercurial
horizon, he would measure the alti-
tude of the sun hour by hour and
aside from the above mentioned grad
ual increase in the declination Of the
sun. the altitude of the sun would re-
main the same
Upon DR.. Cooks ability to make
these observations with benumbed
hands. no facilities for conveying his
instruments. and the most discourage
ing conditions for recording them, rests
his claim to discovery of the pole.
ION April q, when Cook claims to
have discovered the northernmost
point. there would be the sun for oh
servatiOns During the months from
October to February the sun at and
near the pole is below the horizon.
Observations during that period of
darkness would have to be made from
the stars
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21
SLEW SELF.
Continued From Page o

Continued From Page One.)
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err. Since her marriage she has con-
tinued to live with her parents and be-
tween them it is said that an unusual
ly strong love existed. Her husband
has been married twice. Family quar-
rels are said to have been of quite
common occurrence and in the CON
dition his wife was in. she could not
bear the continual squabble and de-
cided to end her life
Before she swallowed the acid she
penned a short note in which she re-
quested her parents to look after her
small amount of property and as she
did not have time to write the missive
this morning it is presumed that she
had contemplated suicide for some
time.
The body was brought to the city
this afternoon and will be prepared for
burial Funeral arrangements have not
vet been completed but will be an
nOunced later
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21

For complete arrangement as to de-
tails, the excursion that left WaIla Wal
Ia this morning was one of the most
complete ever arranged in this section.
Nothing was overlooked that might be
for the comfort and convenience of ex-
cursionists and the trip will be a long
to aforementioned event to the great
majority of those who made up the
happy throng. In speaking of the eX-
cursion. Chairman W. Fl. Kirkman, of
the committee said:
when it is remembered that the
people of Walla Walia have many of
them visited the exposition during the
summer. and there are now 200. in
Guiding odd Fellows, in the exposition
city and many people will take the
accommodations the big number who
left this morning. upwards of 900. is a
credit to Walla Walla The success of
the movement is largely due to Pub
licity Manager l.. F. Meacham. who
has been tireless worker He ar
ranged every possible detail for the
pleasure of the excursionists and he
is to be complimented for the manner
in which he provided for every con-
gincy | believe the attendance of
Walia Walla people at the fair in such
large numbers. together with the
splendid plan arranged by Mr..
Meacham. will most certainly result in
great benefit to Wal'a Nalla and the
Walla Walla valley"
Meacham Pleased.
Just before the train pulled out this
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21

Meacham Pleased.
Just before the train pulled out 'thi:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21

described. johnson was obliged to
leave school in his twelfth year to pre-
vent his mother from continuing her
labor of taking in washing. He rose
from the most abject and cruel poverty,
bat always remained simple. strong
character
Once when introduced to Speaker
Cannon, he took it as a matter Of
course that he should sit on the speak
er's desk with his back to all the menu
bers of congress, because Cannon
hadn't an extra chair for him.
He was a great baseball. fan, a good
swimmer and sportsman, and withal
modest
Johnson was not society light.
Both he and his wife fulfilled the
courtesies OF the gubernatorial posi-
ton. but they loved home life better.
He was beloved by al Minnesotans.
he gave them the two-cent railroad
passenger rate and delivered the farm
ers from the extortions of the Irvine
trust
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21
JOHN A. JOHNSON
HAS PASSED AWAY
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Continued From Page One.)
prominent just before the recent presi-
dental election.
This lad, the son of a WaSherW0man
and a village drunka-d, had risen
through the ranks of public honor un-
til he was put forward as suitable Ci-
rector of the nations destiny He was
self-educated. self made and self con-
tanned. Johnson bore his success sim
ply and no man who knew him in the
days of his struggle ever found him in
accessible in his days of power
Four operations were made, including
one for appendicitis, but the doctors
could not aid the sufferer
His Life.
Governor John A. Johnson, of Min
nesota was born at St Peter, Mimi.
July %, 1861. He was the son of c.
Johnson and Caroline Haden johnson.
both natives of Sweden.
At the age of II he worked in a drug
store and supported his mother and
the remainder Of the family He also
managed to attend the public schools.
He worked several years in the drug
store. He then obtained an interest in
the ST. Peter Herald.
He was captain of the Minnesota
national guard and was for seven years
in the service. He was senator from the
St. Peter district and was elected gov
ernor in 1894 on the democratic ticket
He was reelected in 1906 and 1908 He
was chairman of an interstate COM
mittee to investigate insurance prob
lens in 1906: and a member and vice
president of the International Policy
Holders committee in the same year.
He was married in Rochester. Mimi
to Miss Nora Preston. in 1895. In re-
hsion he was "a Presbyterian. and in
politics a democrat. He was member
of the Minnesota. the Town and Coun-
try, and the ST. Paul clubs He held
an LID from the University of Penn
sylvania bestowed in 1895.
The governor was a great student
all his life. He held high ideals.
by far the best medicine that ever
came out of a drug store This was
the way Governor Johnson was once
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21

were printed, bearing on the outside
all necessary information regarding
eating places along the line, the time
of arrival in Seattle. baggage, reser-
yations of sleeping rooms, program for
Walla Walla day, and the special trips
that NAV be of interest. Enclosed in
the envelope were folders, What to
see in Tacoma and how to see it."
folder of the Seattle exposition, on OF
Whitman college, and card of sta
tistics to be used in exploiting this val
ley.
Every passenger aboard the train IS
to be registered before the Queen City
is reached, this to be done by an or
ganized bureau under the direction of
Publicity Manager Meacham and Sec
rotary A. c.. Moore of the Commercial
club. Small tags were enclosed in the
envelopes. divided into five sections.
The first contains simply the number
while the second portion is for the
name. number of persons, rooms and
Accommodations wanted and the rate
which is desired. When these points
have been determined by the commit
tee, representatives of the Seattle
Chamber of commerce, who Will meet
the train this side of Seattle. will as
sign the various passengers. giving
them the street on which their rooms
are located. and what car to take to
reach them.
The third part of the card is for bag
gage checking. while the fourth gives
information as to the date the return
to Walla Walla is to be made. On the
fifth tag is to be given information re-
garding side-trips that are desired out
Of Seattle. and notice whether lunch
were desired at either PascO or Ellens
burg.
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TOGS MUST BE
PROOF OF TRIP

observations. was an expert astrono-
might be possible for him to compile
Il day to day record that would hold
as to the possibility of fake" records.
still this looks to me to be difficult
would be still harder to duplicate
thumb worn log book. and the lack
him. For faller would have no means
of knowing. even if he compiled his
record under the most favorable CON
3itiors how to reproduce errors that
arose frcm conditions existing at the
time he claimed to have discovered ;hc
pole"
Or. Moore declares that scientific mcH
are not expecting any great conflict
cf the Cook and Peary Claims after
the records OF each of the claimants
have been passed upon by scientific
authorities The observations of an
explorer" said he. would be similar
to those of 4 navigator. However since
he does not have the facilities u an
ocean liner his observations would
probably vary slightly-thOugh. if they
We're taken carefully, this variation
should not be more than few minutes
To make these observations would not
require so experienced an astronomer
as it would to duplicate them. had they
not been made. All the Instruments
needed would be sextant and a mer-
curial horizon-the latter being a plate
and tube of mercury used to secure
an exact level
The observations would be based
upon the apparent elevation of the sun
above the plane of the horizon An
explorer would be certain that he had
found the pole when this elevation
remained practically the same through
out the twenty-fOu hours Naturally
this means that any explorer claim
ing to have located the pole must have
remained there one entire day-merely
for the sake of confirming this.
Prof Milton Updegraff. professor of
mathematics L. S N. and director of
the Nautical Almanac. further explain
ing this said:
ITO an observer standing exactly at
| the pole the sun would during the day,
| move around the Nhorizon at an alti-
tude of about II degrees. the height
slowly increasing as the defamation of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21
UPON WELL TAuMBED RECORDS
DEPENDS ACCEPTANCE OF
DISCOVERY.
Easier to Discover the Pole Than to
Fake These Records, Say Nearly
All Scientists.

WASHINGTON. D, c. Sept. 2l.-
Upon tho w,E-thamaed log books"
which contain the Gay to-Gay observa-
tions Of Dr. COOK and e4ssqmander
Pear@, Will depend the acceptance by
scientists, - taeir respective claims Of
discovery % the North Pole.
Nearly ali authorities here agree that
it would be easier to disc vc: the pole
than t. fake these records-never-
theIess, there is possibility that it
might De done. @ in the end. those
MO viii Judge Of the achievements of
tie two claimants for the honor of
reaching the top of the world will rely
very greatly on the appearance of the
diaries Of the two explorers.
Washington scientific men say that
three factors enter iato the metho / of
proof which viii judge the explorers
Gains, First their daily observations,
talIea vita {; seXtant. must tally with
conditions known to have existed at
that time
Second, astronomical sharps will look
fer certain slight errors which. it is
said must OF a certainty appear in cal
citations made with the Instruments
tho tw, intrepid men used in their OBJ
se,vations.
I'iisG TIE record of these obslrva-
teas must inf,liibly sh " in the opin-
i'a of scientists, the conditions under
aich they were made-that is. if the
explorers entered their records while
actually enroute and at the pole. that
day would certainly be WELT thumb
ed dirty. smeary volume The figures
Ought to be straggling-to indicate that
!d-benumbed fingers penned them.
1t is ia the last two factors that DR.
Willis Moore. president of the Ma
tional Geographic society. chief of the
|. : Weather Bureau. and a well
kaown scientist. believes the burden
II proof will rest
IL an explorer. intent upon taking
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21
remnants Furnished.

An order was given one of the local
printing houses last night for thou
sand card board pennants. bearing in
blue lettering the words. "Walla Wal
la These pennants We're perforated
in three places, in order that they
might be slipped on to a small cane,
be given one of these. In addition. the
small pin bearing the slogan, What
Walla Walla Wants is YOU is to play
a prominent part in the decorations of
those who left this morning. Phono
graphs were secured from local music
houses for the entertainment of the
passengers. one captain to be appoint
ed in each car to change the records
and operate the machines.
IN order to keep time from hanging
heavy on the hands of the people under
his care Publicity Manager Meacham
had arranged, before the train pulled
out. for game of "sky-b BALI to be
played in each car, one side of the car
pitted against the other. The game
is similar to the old time pillow deX,"
but the name. "Sky- ball" was at
tached to it by the publicity manager.
who secured a number of toy balloons
with which to keep the ball rolling.
Information Bureau
department ard the committee from
the Commercial club. plans were con-
summated early in the week for a
miniature information bureau to go
with the excursion. Large envelopes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21
Minnesota Republican.

ROCHESTER,, Sept 21.-With the
passing Of Johnson. the state of Min
nesota passes into republican hands for
the first time in five years. Until the
next election the state will be guided
By Lieutenant Governor Adolph c.
E.yerhardt, republican, who was eiv,-.-
ed lieutenant governor this fall.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21

Continued From Page One.)
The mob leaders. doled out brandy
The authorities this afternoon called
out the troops
During the three days of terror the
Russians destroyed hundreds of thou
sands of dollars worth OF property
Thousands of Jews We're beaten and
slightly injured. Three Russians were
killed in the encounters. The Jews
here are considering plans for the pro-
lection and aid of their brethren.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21
TEAMS WANTED.

WA NTED-TWENT FIVE TEAMS
and wagons to haul pipe for Id
Grande Water System. $3.50 for two
horse team wagon and driver; $500
for four horse team, wagon and
driver Apply w. A. Dutch La
Grande. Ore. or Red Cross Employ
1nent Agency, Walla Walla.
9-2S-pd
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21
STUDENTS WILL MEET
Continued From Page One.)

Vincent BOrleske 10; first viee-presi-
dent. VIII Martin, IA; second Svice-
president. Laura Libby TO- secretary,
CHARLES Lewis II; treasurer. p. NJ.
Winans '94: faculty member of eXecu-
tive committee w. A. BrattOn.
IF you want to buy or sell. see FOX
Rooms and 4. Barrett Bldg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-21
NINE HUNDRED ON
SPECIAL TRAIN
Continued From Page One

rotice that the accommodations of the
big fair would be taxed to care for
the Walla Walla valley representatives.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-15
eUELFRoe- PioNEERI THE NEW
 STRIKE!

Take the Santa Fe and Tonopah & .Tidewater line via Ludlow to Spring dale, NeY. The nearest railroad sta tioni Two and one-half miles from the minei Automobile service from Springdale depot to mine in fifteen minutes Fare $1 each way. The rush has commenced! Get in early!
Arizona republican., 1909-02-15
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