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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
l l,nnlaI!. attn NellNr.

III in.sI, q. Il arv, of Havana, in tll;n
- =, M.;' i''ru a''HlicU~iy ir,nvc,tis,.t-
ii - t',. 7. ...uhtb',. meteor of Juiy -,
~. ar,i reach, SOM noteworthy cou.
80. .-',,.-. T. NJ. Tor w. visjl,l, over
d, lit e ,,l ..'r. ! . mli"s long AMI
--v'rl hE !.., ...,,s wide, its path
..,':.- ...-li>l:.., 81 ,,i.,.ght line ~ il moved
t:,4r over !..hr Michigan 10 Point
>,:.-i. 60: j." d. I~,aui. It WAS carefully
-.';..,.l - II. s. Lyman AMI Bead, who
., a.; IT,. FL ':-l.td ::ri" canciUsloI.s.
-. Horny t,.i..E@ hc Is ~ vel that it
E, - - ...;,rt.,i %.th a !i.4:,tvr OF sixty
81. airi tti,t ;l,,r gazing IL" earth
l. ,...s ',icu>,iIrGc i sp-;} OF its way into
/. &, ,,,,'th- ot space With an actual We
..rj. If Sl.Hl0 miles I,cr hour.
According t. Prof. Lymau's data this
III Tor, the apparent disk of which was
uur-hAf that ri the moon, approached
nearest the earth fnrty-one miles, q
ittlc south of Rhode Island, passed
toltv-:wu miles ABOVE Long Island sound,
!ultv-tuur lnl'tS over the Hudson, fifty
one nl.lc3 over Einira, and sixty-two
o,or Buffalo. If these data are correct
j. wal!d seem probable that under the
an II : atFdtlflH IT llilillN tlIl'lttt tIlc
Atlanta ocean. 1t WAS also seen out mt
So, 4: Il di,tal.r. Of ;'ia miles of our At
ai.tir coast. l:ut !hc>c data DO not III
l,:;i;, Mr.. ll,nry' conclusion. which
j, vItr..,Iy tia; reached by Prof. Bond,
ri.,vt.r 81 the Caulhriigo Observatory,
ihIt IL. ;IrtrUr "canc 10 us from the
-iu;tui TIE fixed stars, alld after barely
c,auint the ontcr limit, OF oar atmGs-
paryr iro!mh!y passed out Of the at
'rl.t yc iluncc both of the earth and
g! TIE sjia.
re Remarkable meteor of Aug. IS,
.-s.,-whi-h sir john lirrsrhcl instances
=, .,:lc ii nlauv metallic OF stony masses
hAt az. "cXtrant"r!, To orr planet -
reversed thu whole rf Europe from
itlan: To- Hnmc "with the velocity OF
a. at tilirt., miles per st c"nd, at Il heiglt
ri tluy miles from the surface of the
earth, with Il light greatly surprising
;..ilj ii tn iu'i moon and Il real dame
irr OF fully half mile" The SIZE and
vc.u,'itv of this meteor greatly exceeded
Il o,r computed hy Mr.. Henry for the
N, /, or ul .julv, 1861, So that there is nc
ra.,a Ia question his conclusions. -
\, .r lurE HIw'i
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NEWS TINS.

-. ".. ;-:.'i 81 'lGH.'ji- ~I"!l-" croi'
,!i"" ,...~I al i -.,i;t
~ whales Aa," lrcn cauT}. at
IIa'tu"oi Bay. Cal, this season.
~.:.Htor ~Eprn.an j. sad t. have
>:;'''."'p and two air,t1I children.
, B,oklyn .Ind-e has just decided
;h;,' {. maj; married White druNk must
eulnui
tears ar" entertained that til"
fisheries If Canada viii b. ruined on
account # the violation Of the fishery
laws.
Pension frauds are increasing "nor
mou-lv Two hundred and fifty
clerks have been sent ont 10 collect
evidence Of irregularity.
The people of Rosita. Col. have
armed themselves 10 prevent the re
moval of the county seat TO Silver
Cliff.
\ woman was convicted i'll Rut
land. VT. week before last of 30
second otf'enscs" against the Liquor
law.
Forty five hundred head Of cattle
We're sold at Fort Worth, Texas. a
| short time ago, to cattle company
for $4,000.
In the course of his duty as
Deputy Sheriff of Grant county,
y. NJ. Dan Tucker killed eight men
in that county, and several in Lin
coin. He Is now awaiting cXalnlDa-
ton for killing man named Burns
which is the first time he has cycl
been called to account.
No less than $500 persons in Car
rick, Ireland, are reported to be IL
danger of starvation, Indian mea
being the only food.
The match manufacturers pay t.;
tax of :s3.6U0.000 to the Government
on 400,0OO,UU0 boxes of matches
which is equivalent to eight bunche
per year for every man, woman ant
child. Nine thousand cords of Woo,
are consumed annually to make them
Innocent looking barrels of pota
toes sent from Nova Scotia to partie
in Boston have been found to con
tain tubs of butter and other tahl
commodities nicely packed therein
Now. all such merchandise is sent f
the Appraisers office, where there i
All accumulation.
The Riverside, Cal, Fruit Compan,
have a large force of the most ex
: perienced raisin packers in the vale.
at work. They have put up 500
boxes SO far, and are packing at til
, rate of $50 boxes per day. They ar
, grading the fruit very carefully.
The rice crop for the whole Stat
of South Carolina averages twent
1 bushels to the acre. This means 60
, pounds of understandable rice, wortl
!. say. $50; 400 pounds of straw, wort
e $3.50: and 100 pounds of flour, S1.5t
S in all $3.50. Cotton gives an avel
9 age of 1S2 pounds per acre, which ;
4 ten cents would be only $3.50, or
:. little over the gross yield of rice.
1t is related that three comparativ,
ly wealthy citizens of Boston, Will
waiting for Il car Oh the morning ,
the municipal election. were asked
! they intended to vote for city officer
One did not know that it was clectio
;. day. the second did not know whcl
he was registered, if registered ;
;, all, and the third had not voted f(
!, five years.
3. There are 12,000,000 sheep in IL
t Territory of New Mexico. Abol
+ half of this number average tw
y pounds of wool to the head, 100000
: average four pounds of wool eac
S and the remaining 100000 avcras
r seven pounds of wool each.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

tt....i -i ~ ......z.~u.:.,.
q t-.. ..'.t.n H., ,,r-' -'J,'
D..- -- ..r. H. Ill, year
t,.t. ;....- l..i declared tie
.>-....... t',..... ire ;,ni md
,. ..:-- ~t.-.-. H.. tn, .ct.on W.
:t....A a.. kl4-'- tro"i,' an; 'hc
c. -.-l, .lt.LG talcn place a Lex
!. -l-.l >. til, preceding year. frii.ce
i.l c-ucijjI,.,i treaty with the
h'I.ri.li-, and acknowledged ;hrir
iu,ie:rnG.Mr, on February &. LIS.
II" 9ra'.iard- had Joined the cause
al America i'll July. 1I'9. and the
British Government had declared
.,ur against the Dutch on December
;. l1~o. OM October L.. 1111. Gen
cral Bur.ryuc and 35th men had
surrendered "a General Gates. On
October .. l7el. the British army.
commanded by Earl CORVALLIS.
after two considerable victories over
the Americans, had surrendered by
ca,iilation L. General Washington.
o. julv -. i11S. the French fleet
mi3i.r Chartrc- and the English
o!.,i,.r kcpl,,.l. had met and engaged
within sight Of Brcs. The action
W. indccisivr. Admiral keppcl,
however. was aitcrward tried by
crur, martial. hut honorably ac-
Qait;rd Islands and settlements in
the West ana East Indies We're taken
and rctakrn by the English and theil
opponents without much apparent
loss OF gain on either side. But il
February, 1852, came great disaster
Minorca surrendered to the Span
ards. and also thcWcst Indian IS
lands Of St. Christopher. Nevis. anC
AIonserrat. 1t might have seemed tina
England was meeting defeat, but fol
the magnificent defense of Gibraltar
under General Elliot. which wa:
still continuing. And on April II
Admiral Rodney gained a complete
victory over the French in the IVES
Indies, capturing the French AID
niral de Grasse. with ten sail of til,
line; while two had been sunk in tn
engagement. In August occurred
tit.t 'tlt HiiS ouuI iAioioi luiiS. VI
sinking of the Royal George. of IL
guns. off Spithead. The gallan
Admiral Kempenfeldt persisted, wit
500 of the crew, and 200 women VIII
were on board at the time. In caus
ing the ship to heel over to effect re
pairs, care was not taken to proven
her inclining too far. The waite
rushed in at the lower ports, and
magnificent ship, with its brave con
plement of men, was lost at a tim
when the nation could i'll spare til
loss. But it was little felt. Lor
Howe fought the combined fleets {
France and Spain off Gibraltar i
October, and succeeded in conveyin
relief into the beleaguered fortress
In fact, no disaster could check tn
brilliant career of our navy at tn
period, twenty years before the mob
courage and resources of Nelso
placed it on the summit of its glor,
1Cornhill Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
ONE oFENGLAND's PROBLEMS.

Tie problem "i feeding tn" natives
Of !nlia ha~ l'"rm yearly growing
ny, grave. The people of Lower
imlla. iih" all rropi" who ar" used
to- Il ,,w standard of lVin" and IN
frt'iur food. increase III numbers III
an Alarming ratio. and now that
tribal warfare. the suffice custom. and
il,f;ul,icilr hav" almost disappeared
through British occupation. it'll"
check is lcft to yearly increase IN
,,p1ation that even under uutavor-
able circumstances WIS immense. At
present the area uf land under Gull
yation amounts t. on" acre Tor
every person seeking food. according
to the calculations Of Sir james
Card. the acknowledged auth"rlt.:
on Indian affairs. The population
increases at tn" rat" of on" per cent.
yearly. and the food producing DOW
or, Of the country must increase at
an r,iual rate. which means that ,.
Geo utin additional acres of land. pro
dnclur the present average of ten
bushels per acre. must he hrouEht
under cultivation. If the natives are
10 keep body and soul together. SIR
james Card thinks that the one
truth annual increase in bushels Is
quite within the bounds of possibility
and can he maintained for Il century.
At one bold stroke three quarters of
Il million of acre : in the Punjab have
been brought under irrigation. The
opening of the Sishind Canal by the
Nicrrny of India is probably a great
stride in the direction of the anellur
alton of the poverty stricken con
ditiun Of the natives. The canal 1t
self is 800 miles in length. with 2tfhI
mile, Of branching channels, AMI
conveys water for the irrigation of No
less than 200 square miles. Accord
ing To the indidH Duiiy .NcIrH the
Punjab country produces l,00o.0W
bushels, of wheat already. ON" fourti II
of which Is available for export
Now that an additional l2ua square
miles Of surface have been treated
with irrigation this yield viii be i'm
mrnoriy Increased. AMI the MiiuL,
.\cV'N predicts that the tim" Is not ian
distant when America and Russia
will eventually find al! these acres
waving with luXuriant wheat fields, y
as the chrIpnces of labor in India Is
said to reduce the cost of raising
wheat 81 greatly that. notwithotand
ing that the ocean transport from
India to England is greater than il
is from North America, the wheat
from India can he sold at cheaper
rates than that from North Amcllc;
statement which, if TRUE. may
mean Il good deal to the future wheat
trul, nf Amrrira
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
The present condition of Kansas

The present condition of Kansas
shows in very striking manner the
evils of a divided jurisdiction in the
regulation of the traffic in lntoxicat
ing drinks. In that State what the
people and the State Government
do in the way of prohibition is I'M
done by the Federal authorities.
Governor-elect Click in letter which
he has just published says that in
the year preceding prohibition the
United States collector ISSUED 1132
permits to sell intoxicating drinks.
In the first year of prohibition the
same official issued 17SS permits to
sell intoxicants, and in the first forty
five days of the second year of pro
hibition he issued lis permits, being
sixteen more than in the whole of
the last year Of license and local
option.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

THE JEANETTE is the title of n book
just published and which Is a full and au-
thentic history Of tho HERALD expedition IN
search of the Pole. 1t contains also full
account of all previous explorations. lnclud.
ing those of Sir John Franklin. Hayes, Hall
and all other noted explorers. This is a
complete. and the only complete cnc!clupe-
diu of Arctic research ever Published. Agents
have met with remarkable success III it~ DIS
position Wherever they have attempted It's
sale: but ~ the work l. of recent introduce
tiun. few sections on this coast have a. yet
been placed IN the hands of agents. By ap-
plyIu. Immediately t. .hc wtll-knuWn pub
Usher, \. Roman, 10 Suttcr ST., San Fran
cisco. mlnu.cr for the Pacific. and scndln.,
81 $tamps. Il complete agents outfit. with
full instructions, Will he returned. BeTdrt
81 iHifdttoHS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

1t may not be generally known
that the Governors of several States.
in appointing the last Thursday of
November as a day of Thanksgiving,
were prevailed upon by a woman to
select the same day. The lady who
edited Godey's Lady's Book more
than thirty years, Mrs. Sarah Joseph
Hale, urged the Governors of the
several States to fix upon one day.
Not satisfied with recommending,
year after year. concerted action,
through the columns of the magazine
she edited. she addressed the Gov
ernors of the State individually, and
at the end of many years enjoyed
the satisfaction that attends well di
rected and successful effort.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
WISE.

During the year 1882 III murder
ers were executed in the United
States. The hangman, as usual, was
kept busiest in the Southern States.
which furnished seventy eight of the
victims, while thirty six were execut
ed in the Northern States and Terri
tories. South Carolina and Georgia
head the list with ten each, closely
followed by Louisiana and Tennes-
see with eight victims each, Texas
and Missouri coming next with seven
each. OF the five credited to the
Indian Territory, two were shot, the
culprits choosing this death in prefer
ence to the more ignominous one of
hanging. The record is as follows:
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"REMINISCENCES OF BANDITS.

Officer Estec Garrett of the Lex
iDgton police force, formerly resided
near Missouri City, and was neigh
Dor and acquaintance of the Younger
boys. He often saw the James boys,
also knew them well. He describes
the Younger boys as quiet,
clever men, with host of friends.
Mr.. Garrett says: when l went
to Missouri in 1865 the Younger
boys were trying to live quietly
on their mothers farm, work
ing hard every day; but the Kansas
jay -hawkers just across the border
and Durks and his followers perse
cuted them SO they had to leave the
country. Bob Younger and 1 have
often slept together, and he was the
last one to leave. He went away in
1869. There always seemed to be a
distrust of the James boys on the
part of the Youngers, and the rela-
tions between the two clans were net
very cordial. They were together a
good deal during the war, but after
it had little to do with each other. l
left there in 1871, went to Ray coun-
ty, and in March, 1872, came back to
Kentucky. Cole Younger was the
best shot with a pistol I ever saw.
His favorite mode of shooting was at
a mark while ON horseback and under
full speed He seldom ever failed to
hit the centre On one occasion he
asked me to hang my hat on fence
stake in lane. 1 did SO. He came
down the road full tilt, and in pass
ing put bullet through the hat. l
then thought 1 would not like to
have him shoot at me, and therefore
cultivated pleasant relations with
him. Cole was the eldest of the boys;
then came Jim, John and Bob. They
We're all physically powerful men and
fine looking. L lived for two years
on the farm of Mrs. Younger. She
was a woman of great courage and
devotedly attached to her children
through good and evil report. She
died about 1869, 1 believe. After her
death the boys left the old home
stead, and accompanied by their Sis
ter Retta and an old female servant,
Susan, moved to Texas. A young
friend of mine who went from Ken
lucky to Missouri with me married
Emma Younger, one of the four
girls. She could shoot pistol like
a man, and L one day saw her level
a pistol and kill a dog at the dis
lance of 80 yards. Lexington (ky.)
Transcript.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
Total.

During the year fifty seven men
were lynched in different parts of the
country. All the victims were fur
nished by the West and Southwest,
not a case of mob violence having
occurred east of Ohio. The doubt
full honors are shared about equally
between the '.Boundless West" and
the Sunny South" twenty eight
cases of lynching being credited to
the former and twenty nine to the
latter section. The record stands
thus:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

The North German gazette com
plains of the guzzlrry of It's country
men. 1T fixes the amount pad for
beer and brandy i'll Germany III the
last eight years at Sl.SN,mn,WD. OF
which SI.6OU.OOo.O went for beer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09


tn nbov" : good likeness Of Mrs lydia T. Fink
hard "t Lynn Mas VIII" nhovcaIl, thor human beings
may hc BEAUTIFULLY ca:,r!t. u, az III. M or Woman"
rs some - h'r correspondents Loco call her. Shc
4. zcalru~ly devoted Ia her Wi. WI hith.oi;,,,ne
Of lite study, nal II Obliged = hep tx lady
assistants. 80 h her ausw rthc t:r-. 'orr- irn
which daily iuiIc upon /, :. zach airing IS s,rr;al
burden Il sax Iir-, Ur joy at We .,a cf.orl l.. Her
We tatir Ciaa'rrt j. a '.t.,' III" "a anl aal not
c,il !lr:'s, ha, per. rally Invest, gated it and
an .r;, = Il ~ IN til.th o; tA'-
O.i't uat If i. l:.y,I We, -. = l. recommended
an ;sos'. So. h thch ;.,y -ir,us n III" country.
One saws. Il v,ris lSy . cara aud Saves ruUch
pain !: viii cure entirely t., =" ut form = f.lAu.,
of the ut rus. I~U. tr'.nH,. irregular and painful
Mems rrnti,n ~ Ovarian Trouble. Inflammation and
Ulcern;i,n Flo din.-s, all niSilc,rrit an! the
sclu,It = anal weakness and Is ,spe, aily adapted to
the Change " Life"
Iprricairs every portion Of the ~ tenn nnd gives
lie and igor. Il removes flint:,s nItul, my,
destroy al cr;,v:a. fo- tinulints and lrs,S weak
moss 81 tho 5; smah. 1t curcs Eoaiin., Headaches,
N,rVous rrus:r:tion. General lehty. Src: cs>nrss,
pcpr,g ina and Indigestion. Tsa ~! ~. 90: herring
down clus.;.S i,n. weight AMI tarSa,h7 - always
permanently cured by susc 1t vii! at all t!ms ard
under all circumstances, act in harmony with thc Law
that governs thu female system.
costs only s.! per bottle a,N for s.. and Is sold by
druggists. Any adv required MS to slvcial CAGES and
the ~ many who have been torcd to perfect
health the ecof the N,,ctut ~ oairnunl. lie
oh.aincd y addressing Mss. t. with tam? for reply,
mt her home il /, mn, Mass.
For Edn, Ci.:?a.at e either thl' cnmp":id Is
unsiIr; as>pd rs a,,,.ntaI,: testimonials SHOW.
"MrL Inlhars Liver iills. says nc writer, are
TIE b'St In The trorii for tho euro OF Contribution,
Hili"usncss and Turp!dy Of tho liver. Her Blood
Fur. works wonGcrs H. special Line and bids fair
to equal the Compound la it, ro?;lsriy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

POWER OF THE WAvEs.-The tre-
mendous power of sea waves was il
Illustrated at Wick, on the extreme
northern coast of Scotland. where a
breakwater was being built. 1t may
give an idea of what wave power
really can do 1t was found that
stones of ten tons weight We're as peb-
bles to the waves, which have been
measured and found to be fifty-two
feet from crest to the bottom of the
trough. The outer end of the break
water, where the storms beat most
violently, was built of three courses
of one hundred-ton stones, laid on
the rubble foundation; next above
these were three courses of large flat
stones, and upon these mass of
concrete built on the spot of cement
and rubble. The end Of the break
water was thought to be as immovable
as the natural rock. yet the resident
engineer saw it yield to the force of
the waves and swing around into
the troubled water inside the pier.
1t gave way not i'll fragments, but in
one mass. as if it We're monollth.
The displaced mass is estimated to
weigh about 1850 tons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

The fool howleth against his mo-
Their in-l law and dieth of dyspepsia;
the wise man sendeth for her, and
she teaches his darling little tootsy-
wootsy how to cook.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

F,"Eycry truth has twD sjd"1: Look Mt
both before committing y"arecii t" either
Kidney Wort challenges the closest scrutiny
ST lts ingredients and It's grand results. 1t
ha, nothing 10 fear from truth. Doctors
may disagree ~ t. the best methods and
remedies for the cure nf constipation and
di-orlcrcd liver and kldncys. Bnt those
that have used kidney Wort. agree that II Is
by far the best medicine known. It's action
Ii prompt, thorough and lasting.
High chairs At low prices at IL. Shellhaas'
llth ST., Oakland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

With diamond dyes any lady can get as
good results as the best practical dyer.
Every dye warranted true to name and sam
pie.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

Intcrmarriagc between whites and
blacks is ii ppnitentiary oflense in
Texas, and those who break the law
usually take care that there shall be
no evidence of any ceremony. But
Eldred. Il Dallas lawyer. made pub
lie wedding on taking a mulatto for
a wife, and in consequence is now in
jail awaiting trial.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
A NOTED EFT V%TI~Lrp WOMas

Carpets and furniture ~ per cent. cheaper
ut Ii. Shellhaas' ,llth ST.. Oakland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

The estimated wealth of the United
States amounts to S40,770,000,00O.