Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-18
The True Tale of William Tell.


William Tell ran hay ranch near
Bergeien about $50 years ago. Tell had
lived in the mountains all his life and
shot ohamois and chipmunks with q
cross-gun till Ee was bad man to stir
up. At that time Switzerland was run
principally by lot of carpet-baggsrs
from Austria, and Tell got down on
them about the year 1907. Il seems
that Tell wanted the government con-
tract to furnish hay at $40 q ton for the
year 1866. and Gessler, who was con-
trolling the patronage of Switzerland,
let the contract to an Austrian who had
big lot Of condemned hay further up
the gulch. Ono day Gsssler put his
plug hat up on telegraph pole, and
issued order 235. regular series, to the
effect that every snoozar who passed
down the toll road should bow to it.
Gessler happened to be in behind the
bush when Tell went by, and he noticed
that Bill said, "Shoot the hat and
didn't salute it., SO he told his men 10
gather Mr.. Tell in and put him in the
refrigerator. Gessler told him that if
he would shoot crab.apple from the
head Of his only son. at 200 yards with
a cross-gan, he would give him his lib
erty- Tell consented, and knocked: tie
apple higher than Gilroy,s kite. Old
Gsssler, however, Roticed another
arrow sticking in William's girdIe, and
asked what kind Of a fowcry break
that VAS Pelt told him that il he had
killed tie kid instead Of bfeting the
apple, he intended to drilpI a. hole
through the stomach. Of Mr.. Gesslsr.
This msde Gessler mud again, land he
took Tell ON picnic up tle river in
irons. Tell jumped eff wLer ha got =
good chance, and cut across bend in
the river, and when the picnic party
came down he shot Gessler deader than
mackerel.-LLlrs-nie City Boomer.
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A Spanish Begsar.
A correspondent writing from Mad.
rid says: 1t being the middle, of the
day, 'laborers were sleeping here and
there on the ground, half in tie shade
and half ID the hot sun; But, whatever
other labor may cease, mcndicancyois
never suspendedin Spain, aud q email
BOY with q bad eye: now came up and
tried its tffect on u.s.. at the same time
holding out his PALM and winnings
Piea' - .fJ.4.--1is, liz. aa5ii,,rf
Reiuin. misguided yonth, to The
home Of your fathers. said one Of US.
But he did not returp. i ''s''' - -
Shoe fyi" was the others attempt
Don't bodder me-" But the bad eve
aad the hoy remaiucd imperturbea.
So We retirei'insteRd. !, i.'ig .su4- ~
Madrid. txcept in the dead midsum,
msr. is always gay. and there isssvsn
overmueh movement on tho, streets.
The inhabitants seem to overflow, and
go edeyipg about as if they we're never
quite satisfied and were Looking for
something Few, which they meyer 6nd.
People even haunt the cafes. consider
ably during the day, d tkibg unknown
elsewhere. They are up all night, and
sstir aesiu early'in the mornins. iOhly
on Sundays, when the bull fights come,
doeathis restless eddyiof humanity find
81 outlet and pour With received ens<gy
along tbs channsi 1f - dehnits puspcse.
Then, indeed. everybody and everything
is united. Most of the public Vehicles
in the town are, promptly hired, and
hundreds of tho best private ttirnouts
'send their way to the arena. There is
istense excitement on the part of the
male population all day by anticipatiop
and tine inuidedts of the combat furnish
msterislfor active discussion b II late al
night aftsrwards.i Dyw 81 ..ui.ua.,7. .
zs'" FL l@a Cork; IL Hss od :saf
.ci lr! .ts s-----.--J "..,;i.o.:g,
1t may interest oar readers to know
something of cork. that light, elastic
and useful bark: ,-lsees'
The layer develops itself under the
epidermis of the cork oak. This tree,
which belongs 10 the region Of the
Mediterranean, is very abandant in
Spain, Italy, tho south of Fraacerana
Algeria, where it alone forms consider
soie forests. , s'rsr.i.''' ,Ii q. a.. g. {