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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
FRESHMEN MEET
IN CONVENTION

DUBLIN, Feb 9-FollOWing the re-
cent preliminary conference, a gen
eral national convention of the Irish
party was convened today at the Man
sion house and will continue through
tomorrow The representation is
practically the same as in past years,
including delegates from all branches
Of the United Irish league, the For
|testers, the Ancient Order of Hibr
mans and agricultural associations
and county and municipal bodies. Tho
future policy on the Irish land bill and
other important questions will be de-
kcided. Great difference of opinion ex-
lists as to the merits of the govern
ment measure and a hot debate is ex
pected.
One Of the important questions
slated for discussion relates to the
growth Of tobacco in Ireland, an In
FAINT industry Of great promise which
has been considerably handicapped by
the imposition of a prohibitive duty
on the raw leaf. This, it is pointed
out. illustrates the intentions of the
Irish tobacco act Of 1907, obtained
through the exertions of William Red
mond, M. P. The infant industry has
to suffer heavy handicap at the
hands Of the legislature, while it has
to seek markets for a new tobacco
the latter an onerous task in itself.
Very striking is the tribute to the
weed as a crop in Ireland. 1t is pro-
nounced to be one of the safest and
most certain crops to grow in this
country working well into ordinary
and well adapted to a vari
ETY. Of soils. The associations know
of no other crop available for the Irish
farmer that is $50 staple so non-per-
ishable and so independent of imper-
feet transport facilities Owing to
the duty upon the raw leaf growers
can not sell direct to the manufacture
ers, with the result that rehandling
factories are a necessary adjunct to
the cultivation of the leaf, and these
have to be erected by the growers
themselves, capital being SHY Of a
young industry. This is one of the
impediments to the extension of the
industry
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BIG BOND ISSUE
TO BE FLOATED

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. "a special
meeting of the stockholders of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad company
met in the general Offices of the cor
poration today and ratified the action
of the board of directors in authoriz-
ing a bond issue of $30,000,000 for the
purpose of permanently financing the
road. j. P. Morgan G. Co., and Kuhn
Loeb & Co. are said to have subscrib-
ed for the issue. The road is now un-
der new management, and it is stated
that it may form an alliance with
other systems with the intention of
eventually securing a terminus at
both oceans.
Control of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway, which, a little more than
three years ago rested with the Penn
sylvania railroad and New York Cen
trail systems, passed into the hands of
Edwin Hawley, Of New York, and his
associates. 1t is declared that the
change in control means more to Vir-
ginia and the south than is evident on
the surface.
The holders of the majority stock,
while stating emphatically that the
management will not be changed, say
just as emphatically that the methods
will be changed, and changed radi-
cally.
Under the control of the Pennsyl-
vania and Vanderbilt interests the
Chesapeake and Ohio deteriorated, un-
til most Of it's freight business was
diverted to the Pennsylvania and al
lied roads, while the Virginia railway
had to rely upon coal only for freight
tonnage.
1t is believed that another result
from the Gale of the Chesapeake and
Ohio will be big steamship line out
of Newport News, the seaboard termi-
nus Of the road. Under the control of
the Pennsylvania, all export business
was diverted from the Virginia road
and routed east over the Pennsylvania
and New York Central to ports Of
New York and Boston for foreign ship
ment.
If the Chesapeake and Ohio, under
new ownership. goes after the West
ern export business, it is said that
probably the road will be compelled
to promote a transatlantic freight line
from the port Of Newport News. It is
accepted here that under the changed
conditions, likely to ensue in the man
agement new era is about to dawn
upon Newport News
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home. The boy has been in care of Mr..
Arvin's sister, Mrs. Hunt. whose hus-
band jefferson Hunt, also lives with
them. She has four of Mr. Arvin's chill
dren and one of her own to care for;
but the home is good as could be ex
pected.
However it seems the little fellow
will not mind and l am going to take
him to our children's home, with his
fathers permission The home is such
that We would not be justified in TAX
ing him if his father wanted to keep
him; but he feels the boy will be bet
ter off in North Yakima; and that
am sure will prove to be the case.
Il want to say that there is little
truth in the printed statement" said
Mr. Arvin, who is an employee of the
Northwestern Gas & Electric company
81 brought the children from Kentucky
where their mother had placed them in
the best home 1 could afford. got my
sister and her husband to live with me
to take care of them But Hugh has
been wild little fellow and has not
told the truth or done right at all. l
thought l would send him to the re-
form school; but 1 will let Mr.. Lam
bingham have him.
"But as far as the statement that
my children are poorly clothed or fed
goes, there is absolutely nothing at
all to it. Not a thing 1 can show that
they have good beds, plenty to eat ana
plenty to wear 1 have been doing well
and I am giving them a good home
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
More Land Open
To Settlement

BOISE, Idaho. Feb. 9.-Fifty thou
sand acres of land under the west end of
the Twin Falls irrigation project were
thrown open for settlement under the
Carey act today. The drawing for the
lands was held at Gooding and big
crowds are there
The opening brings the total amount
$4,000 acres, making it the biggest
irrigation system in the world
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February 9, 1866. His youth passed
very much in the manner OF otner
HOosier lads, and history records no
remarkable incidents in which the In
cipient humorist figured. Far from
being a hilariously funny lad. he is
said to have been somewhat staid and
solemn in demeanor, and given to phil
osophic melancholy.
Purdue university was AIDES alma
mater, and from this famed Indiana
institution of learning he graduated
and took his degree in 1887. He imme-
diately took up journalism as pro-
fession, and had his first experience as
a reporter on the newspapers OF La
fayette, Ind. His light was not hid
den under a bushel and it was not
long until the reflection cast by his eff
fulgent genius became visible in Chi
cago resulting in 1890 in call from
the Chicago Hecord to become mem
Der of its staff. 1t was for this news
paper that AIDE wrote the first Fables
in Slang" These soon attracted more
than local attention and they were
syndicated and published in neWspa-
pers throughout the country.
AIDE continued in newspaper work
in Chicago until 1900, when he gave up
mis- regular work to give his entire time
to the writing of plays. His Sultan
of Sulu" made a tremendous hit, as
did also 1.-The Shotgun. AIDES best
work, although perhaps not the best
from a financial standpoint, has been
in his stories of Hoosier life. AIDE lives
most of his time on splendid farm,
called Hazelden, near Brook, Ind.
Although he has now reached the
mature age of 43 and acquired COM
petence, AIDE was at last reports still
numbered in the ranks of the bache-
lors. Ever since he achieved fame, ru-
mors of his engagement have been cir
culated, and many fair and beautiful
maiden has figured in the public prints
as the prospective helpmate of the
HOosier humorist. These reports have
become SO frequent that AIDE pathet1-
cally declares that he never knows
whether or not he is engaged or to
whom until he consults the latest edi-
tons of the newspapers.
AIDES permanent address is Hazel
don Farm, Brook, Ind, where he does
most of his writing and conducts
large stock farm as side line.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
KILRAIN HAS
A. BIRTHDAY

NEW YORK. Feb 9.-New York
sports are recalling that today is the
5Oth birthday of Jake Kilrain, the hero
of $50 battles. and once the heavy
weight champion of the world. The
former great pugilist has recently
made tour Of the country with John
l.. Sullivan. with whom he fought and
gamely lost the memorable battle in
Mississippi.
kilrain was born in Greenport, N.
Y, Feb. 9, 1859. He began his pugil-
1st1c career while employed in a roll
ing mill at Somerville, Mass At this
mill kilrain was a butt for jokes and
was compelled to stand for a lot of
chaff and guying. But one day some
thing dropped. The man hit thought
Jake had used a sledge, but those who
saw knew he hadn't, and were also
convinced that further guying would
be dangerous
What he did to the man who
thought sledge had been used inter-
ested all of the scrappy ones in the
establishment. with the result that
Jake was forced into meeting a quar-
tet. one after the other, of would be
champions. and all four faded before
the fists of the sturdy youngster.
Athletics now took firm hold of
Jake's attention. and after polishing
off Roach, who had been imported into
the mill on purpose to whip him, he
turned his attention to rowing. He
was an apt pupil of some of the old
time watermen on the Charles river
in Boston; was one of the winning
crew in four-oared race on Lake
Whldron, and in 1883 won the Junior
sculling championship of the nation
al regatta
In the winter of 1888 he became an
assistant at the old Crib club. in Bos-
ton, and for several years his entire
attention was devoted to boxing He
showed his fitness by whipping Harry
Allen and George Gorfrey in "A rounds,
and fighting draws in 1884 with Jim
Goode. Charley Mitchell and Mike
Cleary. Later after rest of some
time, Frank Herald was accounted for
in one round
AS the months rolled their course
most of the then good ones were de-
featea. Kilrain was given the Rich
ard K. Fox diamond championship
belt. and in 1887 Kilrain fought Jem
Smith, of England, for the champion
ship of the world The battle went
106 rounds to draw.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
RELIGION AS IT
AFFECTS EDUCATION

| CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Religion in it's
relation to education will be discussed
at length by hundreds of we'll known
educators, religious leaders, univer-
sity presidents and social workers
who have come from all over the
country to take part in the sixth an
nual session of the Religious Educa-
ton association, opened in Chicago
today
The papers and addresses and the
numerous conferences will center
their attention on the gneral theme
tf Religious Education and Social
Duty The regular sessions will be
held in Orchestra hall and the vari-
Gus departmental sessions will be held
in group of churches in the neigh
borhood of Twenty street and
Michigan avenue
Among the speakers at the depart
mental meetings will be Charles F.
Thwing. Professor Smaller Mathews.
Frank Strong, chancellor of the uni
versity of Kansas; Dr. Joseph w
Cochran, Miss Marion Talbot, dean
Of the university Of Chicago; Pro-
lessor James F. Tufts, Professor The
odore Soares, Walter T. Diack, C1ar-
ence Birdseye, Cyrus Northrup, presi-
dent of the university of Minnesota,
and many other leaders in religious
and educational life
The speakers at the regular ses-
sions will be Francis Greenwood Pea
body, president of the association;
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president Of
the university of California; Profess
sor S. c. Mitchell, president of
the university Of South Carolina;
George Albert Coe, Northwestern uni
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George AIDE, journalist, humorist and
playwright is today celebrating his
ARD birthday. The famous creator of
Fables In Slang" who not many years
ago, was Chicago newspaper repor-
ter. is now one Of the wealthiest liter
airy men of America, and few are more
popular.
AIDE is Hoosier by birth, and al
though he has since travelled all over
the world and up and down in it, he
has remained true to his allegiance to
his native state. The little Indiana
town Of Kentland has the honor Of be-
ing AIDES birthplace He was born on
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
Grasp the
Opportunity

For it may not come your way
again. We have city, suburban
and country property which the
owners are willing to sacrifice.
Among those on our lists you
will be most likely to find some
thing that may fit your needs.
Buy now and sell later at an ad-
vance. Remember faint heart
never won either fortune or fair
lady.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09

This battle with Smith led to the
great mill with John L. Sullivan In
Mississippi, in which Kilrain lost. At
ter that event Jake was beaten by Cor
bett in a six-round go for points. and
lost to Frank Slavin at Coney island
in 1899. His last fight was with Slav-
in in 1892 During his career he has
fought over $50 battles, and today
weighs 224 pounds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
Cops Dine at Waldorf.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Brawny rep
resentatives of New York's finest
will fill the big dining hall of the Wal
dorf tonight at the annual dinner Of
the Police Lieutenant's Benevolent as
ISOLATION. President Roosevelt refused
the invitation extended him, but other
men of prominence will be present
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
Wealthy Woman Wants Divorce.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9-Mrs. Ruth May
Swift Eversz, daughter of the late
Gustavus F. Swift, the millionaire
packer, herself the possessor of $4,000
900 today filed a suit of divorce from
her husband, Ernest Hammond Eversz,
a broker. She alleges desertion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
Greek Is Arrested.

UNION. Ore. Feb. 9.-Alex Kand
jas, a Greek laborer employed as a
section hand on the O. r. & N. at Tel
ocaset, was arrested by Chief of Police
Bruce Plaster and turned over to the
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sault and attempt to kill a fellow la
bOrer
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CHOICE LOTS.

Choice lots on ISaacs Ave.
near Division street. We are Of
fering them for sale at prices
ranging from 1925 to $500.
These lots will advance in price
shortly. We advise intending
purchasers to look these up at
once.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09
Cheap Farm Lands.

Cheap Farm Lands.
n the famous Grangeville country
hear Lewiston. Idaho. now being opened
by two lines Of railroad. Pronounced BY
J. J. Hill Of the Great Northern railroad
% be the Garden of the Pacific North
vest" mild Climate, fertile soil, produ-
Ing heavy crops of grain, hay and fruit.
10 irrigation. Write for circular.
A. F. PARKER,
Grengeve,le. Idaho.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09

School

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 81
The largest school for Chinese chi-
dren operated by the direction OF the
imperial government, ever opned IN
any country except China. began us
sessions today in the Chinese quar-
tiers.
Arie Hover Here.
Arie Hover, of the KenneWlcK oi-
fees of the Hover Schiffner compah!'
is in the city today transacting DUST
ness and visiting with friends.
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No. H..

A good 7-room house near
Sharpstein school, on a good
street; modern in every respect.
bath, electric lights, etc Lot is
7Sx144 TT. Nice barn in rear
Price, 100000. $15OO.O0 in cash.
Terms ON balance at per cent.
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Read The Statesman-S5c a rponth.
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No. 4.

$1,000 an acre will purchase a
good wheat farm containing 1899
acres near Clyde. There is 500
acres in fall wheat, fine i'm
provementSl Water piped into
the house. Just one mile to haul
grain. This can be bought by
paying two thirds down. Terms
on the balance
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
\ ci,v.ian,d'. or..s. !. mess q .For Work. i

S2s2Ct0veiandSh GreoGtnese stor WORK. i3i
b 4 President cleveland was often ut his
desk in the White House until 5 o'clock
ID the morning and mp again ut .. q
fell into the way Of working until
about o'clock in the: morning. and
because Of ~ oppressive heat kept
the door Of my room wide open. or.
ten during the hours around midnight
l would step into the hall III hope of
getting a stray breath of air. Once it
SO happened that as I looked across
the hall to the half open door turned
toward mine l saw upon its polished
surface the reflection Of the hand Of a
man writing with a patience and an
industry that amazed me. knew that
the president was at his desk. / used
to ask the Waterman when l went to
my task in the morning at what hour
the president had. Knocked off work
the preceding night. found, that, it
was generally about O'Clock in the
morning, although sometimes when he
had finished some severe task that he
had set himself he would stop at 2
o'clock. usually stopped work at
O'clock, but l did once or twice hang
on until in the hope that l might. If
emily for once. show an endurance
equal to that Of the man next door,
whose greedlness for work had become
proverbial.-George r. Parker in Nc
Clure's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
New Works. Lobster Palaces.

Nobody of distinction Of appetite
goes to lobster palace to eat. One
goes there in gaudy mood or when
every other place is filed or closed or
with the kind of man who thinks gay
ETY. means overdressed women, bedia-
moned men, walters rushing with
champagne as if they had the fire
buckets and caterwauling orchestra.
At midnight the din and the excite
ment. incline sedate man to ask him.
self whether he is not in a riot. If
you have a lobster digestion. you don't
hear the din or feel the maelstrom of
omnibuses, walters, head walters and
patrons swirling about you. A man
who is eating lobster has to concen-
trate all his faculties. mental, physical,
moral and intellectual. ON the ordeal.
You have heard no doubt Of the young
lady who was asked over her first lob
ster how she liked it. IT think" she
declared, Its perfectly delicious If
there weren't SO many large bones in
1t. They look like celluloid, don't
they ?"-Richard Duffy in Putnam's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
Survival Of the Fittsst.

. Only one oyster embryo out Of every
100000 produced grows up through
all the successive stages Of youth to
the adult state. Even in animals
which produce a small number OF
young there is great destruction, and,
taking all the individuals into cQn4id-
GRAFTON, only q single pair Of young
arrive at maturity to replace their par
ents. There is no exception to the rule
that every organic being. naturally
'multiplfes. at $50 high q rate that ~
not destroyed the progeny Of a single
pair would soon cover the earth. The
elephant is reckoned: the. slowest breed
er Of known animals. It commences
to breed at thirty years Of age, dies
1t 100 and has six young in the inter-
val. After $50 years, supposing all
the offspring Of a single pair fulfilled
the rule and were not destroyed in an
untimely way, there would be nearly
49, 100000 elephants. alive descended
from the first pair:-Sir Ray Lancaster
In London Telegraph. q. -..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
He Was q Poor 0ussssr.

He was a new conductor and anx-
ious to expedite matters. When he
saw woman holding a two dollar bill
in her hand he dispensed with the
customary exhortation to pay her fare
and began to count out change. There
had been a drain on his pockets
throughout the trip, and he was
obliged ITO interview half the passen.
gers In the car before be finally Sc
cured the desired small coin. Finally
the transaction was completed, and the
conductor returned to the woman.
"Fd1eT shessaid:=Es:s1s. &s'>><'l'
The woman fished a nickel from her
pocketbook.. Then she looked at the
two dollar bill. :. =.
"Dear mer' she said. 'How careless
Lam! I forgot I had that money in
my hand. Somebody might have
stolen It."
"Chump!' growled the conductor.
The woman thought he meant her.
but he didn't. He was cursing his
own stupidity.-New York Globe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
French Peasant Women Hard Workers.

French Peasant Women Hard Workers.
The. French peasant woman. Bre-
tonne or otherwise, works hard as any
man.. It makes one sad to see the
women working in the fields, digging
and delving, carrying heavy burdens.
driving the cattle, sometimes attend
ing to the machinery employed on the
farms. One wonders whether hus-
bands and fathers appreciate it all,
especially when you hear some Of the
ballads, for ballads are supposed to
reveal the soul Of people. heard
one the other day of which the refrain
IL as follows:
; Dear is my good wife Jeanne.
Her death I should deplore.
But dearer are my beaves,
Their loss would grieve me more!
From Plougastel (France) Letter to
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
The Mennonites.

The Mennonites grew out Of four
sects of Dutch, Flemish and German
Baptists. They derive their name from
Memo Simons, a Catholic priest who
became q leader Of the anabaptists in
about 1887. Simons was born in 1892
and died in 1887. His ':True Christian
Belief" was published three years be-
fore his death. Following the death
Of the leading spirit the sect under
went divisions and changes Of creed
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11

African
hnntinp
Her Answer.

, IT, = II, 6er answer. :.
{. An Atchison girl had proposal Of
marriage and asked week to think
1t over. She went to all Of her mar
ried sisters. One, who used to be
belle, had three children, did all her
own work and hadn't been to the
theater or out riding since she was
married. Another, whose husband was
a promising young man at the time
she was married, was supporting him.
A third didn't dare say her life was
her own when her husband was around,
and fourth was divorced: After WIS.,
iting them and hearing their woes the
heroine Of this little tale went home.
got pen, ink and paper and wrote an
answer to the young man. You may
think it was refusing him, but it
wasn't. She said she could be ready
In q MULTIPLICATION Globe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
Harry's Share.

Teacher-Now, Harry, suppose had
a mince pie and gave one-sixth
Johnny. one-sixth to Tommy, one-sixth
to Willie and took half Of it myself.
What would be left? Harry prompt-
ly)-I would.-Exchange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11

There is no one more unfortunate
than the man who has never been I'M
fortunate, for It has never been in hin
power to Try himself.-Seneca.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
2Wa.hinaton's Rsbuks.

washington" said senator, "was
not cynic, yet he sometimes said
things so wretchedly true that they
hadsa cynical note. Thus. rebuking o
certain type Of churchgoer,: he once
wrote: + II: -. e.
"'The church's feasts and: fasts are
marvelously well kept up: i The rich
keep the feasts and the poor the
fasts.'" =,a5 81 s.5s *; ;,>s~ =