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The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
Ais right with the world"
Box z7s, Culpepsr. Va.

Optimism has helped me to see the full
ness. the eXuberance, OF life which has
risen under the hand OF God. II has
helped me to see that living is a web Of
| heavenly warp with earthly wool: love.
affection, friendship, twined and intwin-
ed; golden threads woven and again re-
wove. 1t has shown me tile great
fontal orb Of love, self-luminous IT. its
own immensely. II has been 70 me a
curtain of fame through which catch
glimpse Of God. I. has helped me to
stay alivei 1t has taught me the splen-
dor of humanity with no thought OF caste
II has kept my eoul young under crush
ing sorrows. It has helped me 10 Gre
Ate the glory and beauty in which the
Idols OF my heart stand invested. II Is
the glorious sculptor who by an infinite
succession Of touches calls cur in this
clay of mine thoughts that float down
from heaven. It has taught me the glory
OF living and loving and the glory OF
truth. II has helped me to look fear
iessly TO God, who siveth wisdom and
upbraideth not" It has helped me to
follow longingly everything beautiful. It
has helped to lift me out of myself and
unite me heart, body, and brain with
others. It has helped me to reach out
my arms toward the Infinite; 10 see life
straight; and to know that the world Is
the temple Of God. It has taught me the
Joy OF life. and fills the air around me
with delight. II irradiates my soul with
glory in which no fear can live. and
which no critic can shame out OF honest
human emotions 1t is the cordial that
has given me health. courage TO fight,
strength and ambition, the melody, and
the mama OF my existence.
ALLIE SHARPE BALOH
Eae Euclid street
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

Optimism has made me try to look for
sunshine instead Of faults for virtues. ]
believe it Joy and privilege to be an
optimist. to find that often a few kind
words may clear a brow OF care. or a
smile scatter sunshine in dreary places.
l think optimism helps in every way. Il
raises our ideals and gives aspirations for
higher things. 1t encourages the faith
that enables US TO believe that
Gods in His heaven.
Ais right with the world"
Afrz NJ TFFTpYra
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
ga I street northwest.

Optimism help TO save my life and to
strengthen. brighten. and sweeten II and
make it more loving. s. E ADKINS.
203l 2 street.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

Optimism is from within outward, and
association with the Optimist Club
teaches that this spirit may be cultivated
by any one, even the professional pes
simist Try it! Z. FAULKNER.
Office Of Auditor Post-oflce Department.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

Though recent has been my acquaint-
ance with optimism. I am delighted 10
say its influence has greatly inspired me
TO look beyond the gloom FOR the sunny
side. The thoughts CLEANED from the
many writer's are like the beautiful peb-
bles found along the brink OF clear and
running stream. Mrs. ". ALICE BUTLER.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

In the days gone by worry vas my be-
setting sin-useless worry, foolish worry,
gloomy worry, hopeless worry. Optimism
has taught me to look at life through
common-sense glasses, TO remember that
all things will work together for my good
and TO spend the time I was wont 70
spend IN worrying In trying to help others
to become optimists. GRATEFUL"
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

Optimism has made me a happy, con-
tented, useful Christian. and l recon-
mend or prescribe 10 every respondent or
pessimistic persons large doses three
times daily. LAURA Y. ALLEN
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

IN LIES philosophy, ! regard optimism
as one Of the most essential principles.
have striven. therefore. to live accord
ing to this rule in practical wisdom, and.
up to this day, have been enabled to en-
dure with composure the trials that have
fallen to my lot. Nrx Z d. FRANK.
l8 O street northeast
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

Optimism has made me think mora Of
others and less of self, quickening my
mental vision so that can see more
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

presidency against Taft in 1912. If
Roosevelt expected to support Taft
and the Stand Pat crowd, he has suf-
ficient information at hand for him
to issue voluminous statements as
to the efficiency and efficacy of the
present administration and the tariff
that it has created. He could howl
himself hoarse with praise of the great
republican party and what it is ac-
complishing under the Taft admins
tration, if he wanted to, bit he don't.
On the other hand, it would be the
height of folly for him to open up on
the administration and the tariff now.
He would be open to the severest cri
ticism for attacking party policies af :
ter he had been a year III the jungles
of Africa, and out of tolci, with the
affairs of his oun country Roosevelt
! knows this. He is a pol. sician CT tne
highest order, if we regard results
only as the standard. He is waiting
until he gets home to get in hand
those things which he will offer In
Justification for his attacks on the pre-
sent party policies. Then he will
| Immediately be taken up by the insur-
gents as their leader and he will be
| in the fight against Taft for the presi-
Dental nomination in 1912, as mat
ter of course. Roosevelt has been
| guilty of many things, and he is not
| a fit man to be president of any coun-
| try, but he is one of the smoothest
DO iticians that this country has pro-
! duced for many year.
Just wait until the lion begins to
roar
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
THE CASE OF ONE BOY.


An italian boy of 10 shuffled into
the chambers of the juvenile court at
Denver the other day. His coat was
torn. His eyes were red On his sleeve
he wore bit of crepe.
Dad died last week." he sobbed
when encoura ged by the famous judge,
who presided over that court. my
uncle helped us to enough to bury him.
My mothers sick. l want a permit to
go to work.
| Down in that state of woman's SUI
frage there is a law which forbids any
child under IA to work. But the judge
got the rest of the story before turn
| ing down the request.
The father had worked for Is years
as a section hand for a railroad. His
average wage was about $3.50 day.
He died working, dropping in his
tracks while straining under an ex-
ira heavy burden.
| His estate" consisted of wife and
six children. The boy who wanted the
| was a babe of year. The mother had
| been sick in bed since its birth.
| Who is to blame? The railroad?
Listen to what the judge said. who
y bile his blood boiled against what
he termed economic injustice -
reached into his pockets to give what
| he lad to help out:
1--WE are to blame. That poor, unedu-
Gated Italian was a man. brother. He
did what he could-hard manual labor.
It was a necessary work. Every pas
senger who rode over those tracks du-
ring those IS years was safer because
IF his labor. Every merchant who
received goods over the line benefited
from his toll.
| But he bore all the risks, all the
| burdens. We are humane, even civil
! liZed in our laws, a compensatory dam
age law would force the railroad TO
| take up the burden or Keeping the
home which this man tried to estab-
lish. 1t would put it's great shoulder
under the heavy burden which has
been passed on to the mother, on her
bed of sickness, and to this boy, who
must leave his school and go out, half
equipped and with only a chance, to
battle with life.
HOf course, have no idea that such
a law would be blow at the profits on
dollars never invested; that it would
prevent any of the eXtortion by the
company. The railroad would pass the
burden along again to the consumer
But society as whole benefited from
this mans toll. Shall the burden al
ways be on the backs of the defense
less and the weak?"
Do you agree? Or is it more Chris
tan, more civilized-even GOOT
BUSINESSES nation, to send this
fatherless boy to the street to grow
into half-manhood?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
Roosevelt Wants
To Meet pInChOi

WASHINGTON, March 23-Confir
nation of the statement that Clifford
Pinchot is fastening to Europe to
meet Roosevelt at the summons of the
former president was given out here
today. An associate of Pinchot said he
and assumed the colcne! desired first
hand information on political condi-
tions in the United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

Now a Boston woman wants Whit
tiers Barbara Frietchies' banished
from the schools. Perhaps a few
may yet recall the attack upon Long
fellows Building of the Ship on ac-
count of its tendency to corrupt in
nocent young minds. There always
will be critics, and their ways are
fearfully and wonderfully to be di-
yined
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

Pick up q Walla Walla newspaper
any day and you will read a chapter
of progress and city building. Scarcely
a day passes but there are announce
ments of from two to four new build
ings or enterprises started in the city
Whenever you find a newspaper with
its columns full of building news, BET
your money on that town. Watch
Walla Walla grow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

1t is said that the European nations
want to see war between the United
States and Japan. The Orientals are
threatening, and Europe wants the
worlds big policeman to keep things
quiet at his own expense.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

A veteran of the Civil War in New
Jersey refused a pension after it had
been offered to him. The expected
happened when it was found he was
demented Something abnormal is
who refuses anything he can get from
the government or who is anxious TO
pay his full taxes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
ExbositionS are
Growing POPULAR

NEW ORLEANS, March 23-The
New Orleans-Panama Exposition
company" will De formed in this city
next Monday at a convention of del
Fegates from every parish in Louisiana,
according to plans announced today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

Now the people of the little princi-
pality of Monaco want a constitution
and have made a demand on their
prince for one. Should he yield to
their demand it is safe to wager their
constitution will have in it no anti
gamb. ing clause.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
AMENDED LAND
LAW IS PASSED

Z TOXIC, March 23-The house of
peers today passed "a bill, regulating
the ownership of land in Japan by for
eigners. The bill is amended so that
only foreigners resident in Japan are
allowed to own land.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

Death claims for the victims of a
noted mine disaster were set at ST.
500 a life No wonder it is found
cheaper to sacrifice lives than to make
mines safer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
Fer.Don's Medical Experts are Working
Wonders and Creating Excitement
People Can Hardly Believe That Thew Are
Effecting Cures When All Others Fail

You would believe if you came to
the office of Fer-Don's medical ex-
perts and listened to the people that
go away cured after years of suffer-
ing and torture. Nearly every disease
known has been cured by these re-
markable. men and the list is being
added - daily.
The people know good thing when
they see it and they never fail to ac-
knowledge that Fer-Don's medical ex-
perts, now located in the State hotel,
are actually doing all they claim to do.
Old, middle-aged and children, all
alike. are placed on the rosy path of
health and will never cease to sing the
praises of these benefactors of the hu-
man race.
No wonder that people can hardly
believe what they hear about the cures
that Fer-Don's medical experts and
bloodless surgeons are making right
here in Walla Walla. They border on
the miraculous and it is only the in
disputable fact that will convince the
public.
A woman came rushing into Fer
Don's medical experts office at
Whites hotel with an expression of
joy on her face The office was crowd
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

Now Chicago has on it's hands a
fight between the vets and the drys
and the forces on both sides are lined
up for a great battle The vote there
is cast on April 5, and there is wide
spread interest in the result
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

New York is to tender a grand re-
ception welcome to Colonel Roosevelt
on his return. So far, delegations
from the Ananias club and the Nature
Takers club have not applied for lead
ing places in the parade.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

The revelations of cold 3rage food
in New Jersey are about as unpala-
table as those made in the great pack.
lighthouses in the west a few years
ago. Sometimes when people are
brought face to face with the facts of
their food the fact that one has to eat
at all to live becomes most depress-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

New York is to have a peoples
municipal league, whose object is to
bring about the nonpartisan rule of
the city and says the government from
practical politics. The ways of the
people are indeed strange. They ell
ect corrupt politicians to Office and
then form leagues to fight the cor
ruption.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

An Illinois minister has left the pull
pit to become a baseball umpire. 1t
is a far cry for saving souls to calling
strikes but it is to be feared THAI the
latter cry is heard further in the land.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

Chicago men ungal,antly object to
being jabbed by the long hat pins
worn by women on the street cars.
They should get up and give the ladies
their seats; then there wouldn't be
any cause for a crusade.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

LAW NO GOOD

SANTA CRUZ, March 23-Accord-
ing to the decision of Superior Judge
Smith today, the California state vac
cination law is unconstitutional The
ruling was made on petition of the
state board of health for writ of MAN.
date to exclude scholars not vaccinated
from the schools.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

The grafters in the famous Harris
burg capitol case will go to the peni-
tertiary at last. But the laws delays
take much of the deterrent and i'm
pressive effect from final punishment
of misdoing. They show that there is
always a chance to be taken for i'm
munity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

who got an apology from a Pough-
keepsie editor who called him a
"Welsher," cannot deny that there's
something about him strongly sug-
gestive of a sandwich
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
Oxford Wins From
Her Ancient Rival

!. LONDON, Mrch 23.-Oxford j
j. lowered the Cambridge colors !.
i. today in the annual regatta on ].
j the Thames, winning by three j
j. and half lengths after race j
I. over a four and half mile =
y cousre. The distance was COW j.
j. cred by Oxford in 20 minutes !
j. and IA seconds, which is 27 +
+ seconds behind the record time. +
!. I,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
WHAT ROOSEVELT WILL DO.

The announcement of Roosevelt that
that he will not discuss politics in
any way shape or form until he has
reached the United States and learned
for himself by personal contact with
men and conditions what is going on,
Is equivalent to a declaration that
Roosevelt will be a candidate for the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
Second Meet TO
Be Bigger Yet

RHEIMS, France, March 23.-The
second aviation meeting at Rheims,
scheduled for July, will be on a larger
scale than any thus far held Forty
thousand dollars in prizes will be of
fered. In consequence it is expected the
foremost birdmen Of the world will
participate in exhibitions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

Out of Boston comes the story of the
discovery of f2ur tons of eggs in a
basement And we thought yellow
Journalism was tabooed in Boston.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
Liberal Offer


fer-Dons medical
adva
n
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

ed with people waiting their turn -
see these busy doctors. This Iad,
was Mrs. L. K. Arnold, living at 1901
Crown street, Spokane She remark-
ed before the crowd waiting: "Cou,d
my tongue speak out what NV heart
feels in grateful thankfulness to Fer
Don and his experts, for the priceless
gift of restored health, would then
fall far short of fully expressing what
feel Mrs. Arnold said that she
had been in terrible condition and
suffered pain and torment for months
In speaking of her case she replied.
Il was dizzy at times, I could not eat
my liver was bad and yellow blotches
appeared upon my face. 1 tried sew
eral doctors without success. called
upon Fer-Don's experts, who relieved
me of many gall stones in less than
"a hours time. / am feeling fine now
and can not thank Fer-Don enough
for what his doctors have done for
me-"
The newspaper man asked Fer-Don
if all patients were cured so easy. as
he understood that gall stones could
not be removed without operation. Fer
Don remarked that he had thousands
of testimonials from prominent and
reliable people.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

The Mississippi legislature has al
ready endorsed New Orleans, as the
logical place to hold the 1915 fair, and
members of the congressional COM
mittee appear confident that federal
aid will be forthcoming.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

For WalIa Walla and Vicinity: Fair
tonight and Thursday.
For Washington: Fair tonight and
Thursday. Westerly winds.
Weather Conditions.
An energetic disturbance which has
been passing eastward through west
ern Canada is now approaching the
Missouri valley. 1t is being followed
by rapidly rising barometer on the
north Pacific slope, accompanied by
lower temperature. Good rains fell gen.
orally west of the Rocky mountains
during the past "a hours. Fair weather
continues over the remainder of the
United States Unusually high temper
allure prevails in the Mississippi val
ley. There was a sharp fall of tenn
perature in Utah and southern Idaho.
Fair weather is expected in this vi
cinity tonight and Thursday with con-
tinued cool night temperature.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
Here Are Two More.

SANTA BARBARA, March PA
conference. of cities decided in favor of
exposition in 1915. San Diego an
nounces she will go right ahead with
her plans to hold the exposition there
despite the conference decision.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

ton Of Pupils: To What Extent Is
the School Responsible" A. c.
Strange, city superintendent, The
Dalles, Ore. "Adenoids, Defective
Sight and Hearing" DR.. j. w. Sum-
mers, specialist, Walla Walla, Wash
| Individual Work, and Teaching Pu-
pills How, to Study Miss Alma Thiel-
lander, public schools, Walla Walla,
Wash; Music in the Primary
Grades" Miss Mabel Garrett, public
| schools, Baker City, Ore.
Thursday afternoon, 1.-The Purposes
| and Scope of Numbers in the First
and Second Grades" J. A. Churchill,
city superintendent, Baker City, Ore;
"a Glass Exercise in Primary Read
ing," Miss Rozene Epple, public school,
Pendleton, Ore; plays and Play
grounds H. G. Case, principal pub
lie school, Athena, Ore.
Normal School Section.
Leader, Dr. E. T. Mathes, principal
State Normal school, Bellingham,
Wash.
Wednesday afternoon, THE True
Standard for the Trained Teacher
w. E. Wilson, principal State Normal
school, Ellensburg, Wash; 1.-The Value
of the One-Year High School Nor
NAL Course" J. NJ. Powers, city sup
erintendent, Salem, Ore; 1.-THE Rela-
ton of Observation to Practice in
Normal Training" G.. E. Marker, State
Normal school, Cheney, Wash.
Thursday afternoon, round table.
Normal Schools in the Northwest"
Cd How may the courses of study
be improved? (2) How may the work
be strengthened? CD The situation in
Oregon.
Rural School Section.
Leader, n. d. Showalter, State Nor
NAL school, Cheney, Wash.
Wednesday afternoon, Elementary
Agriculture" E. B. Conklin, city sup
erintendent, Ontario, Ore; Country
School Supervision" L. r. Alderman,
State university, Eugene. Ore; 1.-THE
Home Orchard" E. E. Allen, director
experiment station, Hermiston, Ore;
1.-The Standardization of Rural
Schools" J. II. Alderman, superin
tendent public instruction, Salem, Ore.
Thursday afternoon, Training
Teachers for Rural School Work." G.
A. Axline, president of State Normal
school, Albion Idaho; Some Vital
Problems of the Rural School," w.
E. Harmon, superintendent public in
struction, Helena, Mont; r. F. Rob-
inson superintendent Multnoman
county, Ore.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

Will the chantec'er bonnets create
any shortage in the spring chicken
market?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

The Cudahy scandal proves that ev
en- the beef baron cannot buy domestic
peace.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

The boy with bat and bail viii
soon be found on every vacant lot.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

FerDon has offices
His
who
evenings s p. to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

The man who doesn't mind his own
business is likely to wind up with no
business of his own to mind.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

This city building spirit is in the
air just as the signs of spring are.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

The strike fever is a dangerous dis
ease.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

A man in Cincinnati committed sui
eide from rats and rheumatism. This,
indeed, was alliterative woe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
THE L. CHING WO CHINESE
MEDICINE CO.

Cures any
and all dis
ca ses that
the human
flesh is heir
to. My Won
derful and
% o w e r full
remedies are
composed of
c. h ] n e s e
roots, herbs,
puds, t6rks
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

An aching back is instantly
relieved by an application of
Sloan's Liniment.
This liniment takes the place
of massage and is better than
sticky plasters. 1t penetrates
without rubbing through
the skin and muscular tissue
right to the bone, quickens the
blood, relieves congestion, and
gives permanent as well as
temporary relief.
Here's the Proof.
Mr.. JAMES G. LEE, of 100 9th St.,
Sc, Washington, &C., writes: Thirty
years ago | fell from a scaffold and seri-
ously injured my back. / suffered terri
bly, at times; from the small of my back
all around my stomach was Just as if
had been beaten with club. / used
every plaster l could get with no relief.
Sloan's Liniment took the pain right
out, and can now do as much ladder
work as any man in the shop, thanks to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

He lies when he said | refused to
make more than one test on Rose
street." (Several places Mr.. Loehr
used He" as though his remarks were
directed TO one member of the COM
mittee)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

roar.