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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17


There" she said. ~ she rsi,ed a
window n q fullman car thu ether
day. "now I can breathe Tho ar in
this ear IL sitting. Why don't they
have better venlilalionG II l couldnt
st neSt 10 an open window believe |
should die"
Presently a slender female siiting al.
rectly bark leaned ovsr and esksd her
II she wouldn't Just ~ lief close that
window nov, ~ the draught was more
than she could stani.
"No. madam. I shalt not closs th.
window ] could not live with n down.
] was Just thinking how delightful I,
was with u eren, nov you want u shut
but shall not shut u so there
Then YOU are n selfish thing. and
shall have TO change my sea.
just then . gentleman sitting Gloss.
by reached over aud said ladies,
that window being raised makes no
difference, as this car has double win.
dows. aud not q breath Of air can Iossi.
bly, yet through the oae that IL s,ill
down"
Then the ono that had raised tho win.
dow turne 10 the otller, snd, with q
crushed look ON her face. said Madam.
! beg yonr pardon, but 1 think two
fools have met al last
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
THE ROMAN SPIRIT or SPORT.
The Progress oi the People from, ia.
Georgia Phiiosophrr'- stsadpoin,.

l"Bill Arp IN Aiiautb tHt.tttuti titi
our people nrc getting uu a swell Thr,
are feeling their oats tud getting htr.i.h
II they can't rib much ih,t ,.,u utit " nlk
all creation. aud nrr hitint uu that T.
look like ih, old Roman .,rt of sports
and games j. coming over uut p.pplr amt
] reckon It i q -isu that uur ispNs ara
pr"Irrin. only lev dt,s NO ~.
went about likcHdug whuditu Z hnNr.tirit
enough Ia wng his tail The Nhuir ,,ain
try WAS dr~Ilnte and th, p.upl. nll hn,ked
There ~rr" No cows ui hug~ 80 ,h,rp 80
ruo>trrN :" crow no trnr,.,. ur wagons nr
cotton pr">~''~ nn travelling thrr.hrt- np
BALI ~ ptriirS OF pi'nics no excursion
No hrl~tmas OF Fourth d .lulk nu time ui
day. no nothing hardly
Thr~" very chaps Who are pafading
around Ia uniform ~ his we're. most N
them. little hoy. vi hen tl,p war ht.k, out
AMI th'y never knew arsthiua hat
trouble and hardship IN their youth The,
had I" rat roots aud drink branch water
aud - bare headed nnd lmr,. i,~trl and
wear pnr 4nlu~ hrrr,h-~ aud sheep thue
or four IN b.,i. and GO hungtS hall the
TIME They never ~aw . df,u- tot ten
yrhrN. nor rOti" on thu ears. aud aii the
hch"uling they got WAS IN thr cufnh,d
But t,rm sort hnN' come Ia 10, frpnt
they havc--s aud lot. ut them hh,, got
rich
] was sitting down talking a. llhnl,
Hill ah"ut II the Other daN. aud llh,sl,-
said that la 'Lty nigh every fi,h man N
Atlanta was raised poor ho, Thrtr
goes one nov, said he who /. worth
Sl0O, O0O and lives ou r,n,hlr, lir used
To plOw bnrrionlci OVrt iuHpi.ait, aud
dewlrrry vines lie never Wofr 4 she's
until he was ~ wears old he hasn't ~,
mar. mil ou his big tWr- ~tumls,l om
oil. tell You. Don't you --r bow snfief
clumsy he walks Aud there Ru.,- another
one worth $50 UbO. and be- come from the
same barcfoo,ci stock tell you what's
fmt. Bill. mighty nigh NIL lhr-c l,ach
tree nafphs are the same sort uf folks
They haven't got any hg t,e nails Wh.n
one of these poor ground hog boys stump.
his big toe. aud isfoe the, get N,ll
stumps I'm again. s,d keeps on ,tumlsn
and stumpen until the nails slough uut Il,
the roots. lac loses the spring "i hi~ walk
and goes still like over these Ia,oIncnis
and can tell one ot I'm ~ far ~ can
see him.
There gN.s another one who has mada
his lack They are all going up to dinner
now. That man carries one shoulder
lower than the other, and that cuine frnm
carrying bark Ia cook with hefot. BE- was
big enough Ia stand II ifc hcr,n to carry
bark and old nails when he was ahout }
years old and II pulled one side II him
down little lie hasn't got any hig ioe
nail~ either. and IN inclined Ia think they
are gone on The next toes too Sulnc ~
thcIh fellerS have the second in. longer
than fhe big roc, and The second and third
toes tied together about half way up
hen you come across one II them S,itt
do you look out for yourself. fm II you
tEnd. with him he viii get you shot,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
w-.~ms,ss seer. Worship.

lii~l"n wiimsns In chicago Espvs.t
Death IL no longer = mantle b. hide
tho faults II those who lave raid tha
debt to nature. IA soon az q great
man dies the lsudation Leapoi upon
him by his friends 10 challenged by
some Que who brings charges b. mega.
tive ~ far as possible the dead man .
virtues Thus byron ~aa assailed, aud
bulwer, and even nov beiole the grass
has grown on the grave of Charlie.
l'ea,ie enemies have appeared g. drag
his faults 10 the light Il day
This comes ariiy from resentment
10 hero worship feeling inst fairly
beginning to sork m the rcople, ani
that means in the long run nothing less
than human equality and The demand
Tor equal chances Ia liie II Ia, In fact,
a ia, refusal 10 the exaggerated claims
Of superiority set M by distinguished
mon through their frienda. II is sort
OF sclf'asse ton In very d.sasseeahIs
way; an assertion Of human equality
that implies negatively tho great
growing principle of human fraternity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
n''sfs'h'' assi,,, ", ,ss bapanr.r.


lh, lHtrtu,sy hsi.It ut uIt...I....r.
thug % ue ma, t,lpri eHf ueu ust OF
d"ius thing ~ The proper $500. .. ,uy
rutiHus. aui in almr OF ils t,t.Ii. ,...
interesting VI Dfrlft-. u ... eutl
Hu Japan. d-ru-.,s D. thu. Nn..t.r
mm lsrlauug ll,rulis 40. t.n. 1.
vHrd him nuiut % ha...mIH 4t
wufk IT, pull. ibr l-.llrv with i.sD,t.
white be- IS holding aud hRmm.rur vrh
h'ih hands ilo hss wt .fal if,u. tn fh.
iir". and kocr- his dinner puI iu'lnl
With the waste Iaur H. Wbn.. fautt.
hl' the g'uofHlIuu. hefnr th,m.
s~m u" Eri their living "a
thr hariNap' lu, iit ,4,lI4r
h"ld. his tub With hi. iuss Ailuf ihrm
~ dueu while ;h,y work ithnla that
l, nu importan, difference htvpn a
iurip'au and an Asiatit On, aiis down
~ hls a"rk The other ,tnnis up 49, o.
Wht b, ~ that 49, de- thing ruptuarivi -
g. ihr iapaHesrf NJ 49, up.idr dpan.
u, iheN ihr iapats-. sat 49, uir -.
N,te'-i lhrs ,til oar Jsnmlb.hlp
,rah writing because th.t 10y d
R,ea backward The liurs M our
b'sils rruas the pag- lke ,mwrsh, la
stead IT go,ng dosnvard pfutedy ln
The fapahe.e slaiile 49, nnd The hurs.s
1anA where ~ l"nk fuF h- head jap
anosr screws -cr'W tho other Wat
Their lncts thrust g. thr lru. ours tho
fish, ll' bali, lo,s oi ihr AfJan fa,a
squeak whsH th'N are slur. lsi ihl
lurnonian gun ~, h. rmii u1ls, wh,u
pulled apart \ ,auDastau G. .uIurr tp
cn"m, Kills him ltfan a Li'' hnn
s"lf 4" spiI. h,. t'-. Witch t..,o b. l,ls.
handed
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
short Lived Royalty.
lon'iOn Times. !

The death of the duke OF ALBANY Is
rightly spoken or as premature; vet
there can he little doubt that his life
extended considerably beyond d the aver
age of that of English princes. The
number Is indce.l astonishing of whom
there S no record save that they died
yonng. Not many persons probably
ever heard of r.nre Octavi,,s, the
eighth son of George Ill, who lived a
little more than four wears or of prince
Alfred, his younger brother, who lived
less than two. TO go back to the
Stuarts, Anne gave birth to seventeen
children, of whom the greater number
were stllihorn, of the remainder only
one survived infancy, and he was
carried OFF mt the age OF IL.
Anne herself was one Of the
eight children of James Ill by his first
wife, Mary being the only other who
survived the reriod of infancy. BY
Mary Of Modena ames had six more
children. all Of whom died i'll infancy,
except the fretender and Maria
Louisa, the latter of whom did not com
plete her Goth year. OF Charles IL
oAShe Chii"ieH' Two uitu Ill infancy ana
four between the ages OF IL and 30
Charles, though he met with violent
death, was the longest lived. save one.
of his fathers seven children. The
queen OF Bohemia lived to the age Of
66: her three sisters all died in early
childhood: as did Robert, duke Of
Albany, who came between Henry and
Charles. The Tudors were scarcely
more fortunate OF the six children
of Henry VIII. two sons 'by Catharine
Of Aragon died n infancy; while the
second child of Anne Boleyn was still
born. Henry was himself the only one
of four brothers who attainel to man.
hood. And similar examination ex-
tended to the Plantagenet princes
would show tlat the fates were no
kinder to theln.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
Pnl uar Sl.,rn,'c News


For the production of bubbles for the
"soap-luhbla pait:es" recently in vogue.
the liquid suggested by NJ. lateau
some years ago tor making the bubbles
for opt cal Investigations may we'll be
used instead of ordinary soapsuds. The
liquid may he prepared AZ follows:-
!. Dissolve one part, by weight, of
white soap. cut into thin slices, in forty
parts of w.ter distilled water is to be
preferred, and filter; =. Mix two
parts, by measure, Of pure glycerine
with enc part of the filtered solution,
at temperature of 66 degrees F., and, ,
a ter shaking them together long and
violently, leave them at re- It for Sc, eral
days. A clear Ii mid will settle, with
q turb:d one alo The former is to
be drawn from beneath the latter with
a sipht II. taking the utmost care not to
mix thu two. A bubble blown with
this liquid will last several hours in the
open air.
Instead OF drawing off the clear liquid
with the sIhon, the mixed liquid, after
standing twenty-four hours. may he
filtered, and used for the bubbles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17

A woman cmpioyrd iii til" -rrcnrnnrn
had taken her child /" the thra,r" with
her that night and i'll The panic had for
gotten il when She ,>,'.prd. \ child of
), she could not leave il ~ hnm.
alone, and she had let her play about
the rooIi where tll" 'propcrtr> were
kept. Up there the third floor
and the flames W"r" raI>ng--ta>trr and
faster oh, God, would they let her
baby be burnt. before iicr eyes
No one answered for the poor crra-
lures grief wa> terrible. Yet il seemed
madness to attempt II rcscur The thea
tire wa> Il Roaring furnace. t. enter it
would be- certain death suicide.
\ man walked calmly up 10 the door
needles, "f the black clouds Of smoke
that filled it. and, as he disappeared,
they heard him muttrr:
"lll 90. What does it matter
1t Was Baluclir.
Five minutes terrible anguish, The
silence unbrohrn, "r broh,.n only by the
mothers SobS and cries:
My child My child
At last Il fiGur, appeared at Il window
called for IA ladtrr.
They found one. as if by magic. With.
out Il word Baluche showed them the
baby in his arms and descended slowly
lest he should wake the little. one. He
had found it asleep On achair. Wild
with joy, the mother clasps her child to
her bosom and covers it with kisses All
cluster around her to congratulate her
and play with the baby. And at that
moment what remains of the theatre
falls crashing into the flames.
only one in all the crowd seems indf
ferent. He wears the costume of IA no
blelnan of the court of Lorenzo XVII.
His mantle is ragged, his hair is singed
by the fire, and his hands are burned.
The noblenan is Bauchc
But suddenly Baluche forgets his
burns Two fair arms are flung around
his meek and Florinc whisper, tenderly
III his c,r->uch clumsy, ugly ear:
"Oh, Baluche. how handsome YOU
have grown"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
ny~lug Burglars.
ltiernan Paper. !


Burglars broke one night into the work
shop Of dyer Ia koslin. and had got
together pretty large sized package Of
valuable dyestufs. when the dyer. awak
ened by the noise. appeared on the scene
armed with double. shooter. A. hc en
tered the door he espicd two men skurry.
ing oil Ia the other end II the dy-house
At the summons stand. ar | FIRE" they
both jumped into vat. which they
thought empty. hut which was
filled with some color liquid Standing in
this blue bath they both cried for mercy
The dyer. however took aim, aud they
,ducked under. but soon came up again aud
earnestly entreaicd pardon Hut the re
lentless dyer gave them the benefit ~ n
few extra dips and then turned them ont
into the street without giving notice to the
police. The story go, wind In koslin aud
everybody knows the indigodyed scoun.
drel>. They are likely 10 remain mrn ~
mark for some time 10 come
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
Tricks OF the Csuuias Trade,

According Ia The Trnd,. new -laIst
published in the canning interest ~ Balii
more there are ia tlRi riiy nj, seven
firms that deal only In "-r,uud- -,
doubtful goods These goods are uh
tanned from doubtful dealers A. --wcll-. 4"
or cans that have the ends bulgcd "ut on
account Of the fermentation ~ their con.
tents. The cans are taken to convenient,
place and "rcprrsscd This consists ~
first punching hole in the top of N, can.
to LET the gas OUT The cans are then
placed in hot water aud heated. to cxp.i
the air and gases. aud then rr-salsl
They ARE then labeled With l,"eus lal-i
and sold Il, low prices. comparatively.
They ARE probably mostly -oll in lsfR,
cities Ia the poorer classes The only
safety In buying canned goods IL 10 @cing
that the genuine label of . reputable firm
Is on each san
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
w.i"sssd sYsas,, Thesvss.

There l. story retailed ~ tho
Broad stone Il Homer q an English
kn,Fht riding through France o. the
Field ~ the 10th OF told. It's huraa
east = shoe at certain village. tie
se'gneuf whereof hal departed ~ th.
same rendezvous. bu, the soignsurs
lady hospitabl, entertained tho Ira, olsr.
She came 90, ~ her castle attended bv
twelve damsels falr io $50; "aud." "sad
the dame. forasmuch a. ye have IN Ing
land such Q custom ss that . man may
hiss a woman, therefore I ~ill that W
k,ss me, and 20 shall also klas all these
nay mAldens, whirh lhlns tho knlglt
s,ragh,way did snd reieieei greatly
NerraL
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
Dmsnas and the Cholera.



The cholera panic In Franc. rccnll. an
incident Of the elder Dumas In is;te III.
servant rushed into his room onr day.
crying. THE cholers " IN Paris! \ man
has just fallen dead with |, IN the Rue
Chauchat!" Dumas laughed incr~lulous
But II is perfectly true monsieur" said
the scared domestic: "hc il lying stark aud
stiff aud rs black as n negro. though they
have rubbed him for more than an hour. v
"Eiumph' Perhaps they have rubbed him
with blacking- brush rriorted Dumas
carclessly; but within week he had the
cholera himself severely. aud ould prob
ably have died had no, The servant given
him nm overdose of ether hy mistake Sh.
gave him n glassful of ether with few
drops Of water. instead ot the prrscril--l
glassful of water with "a few drop. uf
ether Dumas swallowed II. laS unr,n
sciou> for tw" hour>. aud then awukr.
convalc>ccni
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
tiis.trts tuaaa.l.smp,

IT. T'FI'FTEI ~ TIIHI"
II y sail tina. an cleetrio hand lamp
has teen invented the illuminating
prln"iple oi which Is generated hy
some simple ehemicsls that are r,dicu.
lously chs ap and easily man puiate,l.
4 little sliding drawer Al the bottom Il
the lamp holds the el.rtric sfark IN 40
luton. while s,mrly touching a bul'on,
q msRnif, ent ligh, !. dev.lsr"l ~ oS
,inguiahesi. 81 the cas-. NAV be- 1hi,
lamp does ne, spocSaily dii,r In ap-
pesrsnce from the ordinary kercssns
affair. aud can b. u.ed IN The same way.
bu, With . complste alisenee Of trouble,
oior. or danger.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
Alligator Itidc..

N' tN tAf liFfhit
Not man, brsr- ha," past since ALI.
NaiHr ~ u vas tnnei ". no city.
N,e hua.tef - "a noce .siiy. aud
hiei" sr" ~ l'ss, - dozen tltms IA this
eonhi'' 'nrafsa .a,iu-ivoly IA tanning
alifai". ildo u has b. en estimated
lha' lH'. n1 alligator Were Killed dur
.hf l-' 90 oni't tu supply the demand
iof '' t." he n'rr -, Nil th' crcni
wes. Hnl go irum - 10 - cents each
~ tAe shirH Htcpf fliut to the size aud
quality 10" slpf, keep who buys the
ai'h u" H the n"Rfu seis irul u to -
'of 4 mn nT - hani ons profit 4
ssih sis se lunr Ia coa-ideted he best
~ ih'f com, ln ~ ~ -. fon two 20
el hi "a i,r
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
Two Opinions Of Mexico,

senator Benton once spoke of Mexico as
iahd OF flowers without scent, birds
Without song. men without honor, and
women without virtue" All of this was
a'surdiy exaggerated, but the saving ran
around the world and is quoted even to
this day. A more truthful ch,rac,eriza.
tion OF the Mexicans was recently given by
member OF the Mexican congress. Nv
coun'rymen, said the greascr statesman
talk like men, write like women and aei
like children. :" ~ anu '''
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17


Why is It that those who are sick
or convalesc;ng from sickness ask ion
and relish a cup of tea: Why is il,
again. that phys clans will often recon-.
mend tea and forbid coffee? Plainly.
Che answer i, because tea is the most
wholesome beverage. and in this re-
spect GELS coffee Bu, while the use
of tea is in reasing. there is one class
of the cOmmunit. who do not realize
the AL antage, that tea of, rs them !;
and that elias, is the very poor in pur.e .e,
who regard tea as luxury they can.
not afford. when. if they did bat know
it, they could not afford to DO without
tea. 1t is the gene raj use of tea at
will save many doctors bill II is
tea that ass SITS digestion. and it il tea
that makes ones beefstsak 20 further
In this respect it is a positi, economy.
and it is not always the lowest priced
article that is the cheapest ttual tv in
tea mea .s siren eth and flavor, and It is
much better and cheaper to buy good
tea at u fair price than to get the very
low in price; and it is good tea that the
poor man wants.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17

At recent hall in New York. a
bouquet OF cabLase' and turnips. tied
with streamers OF oil-cloth and Turkey
red, was sent to the leader OF the ger
man.
Tr. Adam Clark: The man Who has
not read Shakespeare should have public
prayers put up Tor him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
The Farmers Corn Field.
Dr,tuii fr.. Press.

A Farmer whose freshly planted
Corn Field was being Greatly | am
aged by Crows went to the Squirrels
tor Advice. aud to his great .oy the
Squirrels Agreed TO take Charge o: the
| ield Ia the course OF week, How
ever, the armer made an Inspection
Of the Field aud cried out:
80 but what the Grows left me
you squirrels have taken"
Il ooli>h man p" replied the ! ealer
Of tho squirrel how could you Tx
ret that between uying oil our
ircnds AMI Prov Il ng for our Wants.
that an,ih ~ would lie left for you:"
Moral Tho man vino Appeals from
the ohbcr to the Lawyer might as
Well sign l. II # ; ale IN Advance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
American Newspapers In 1881.


The newspapers and periodicals Of
all kinds at present issued in the United
States and Canada reach II grand to-
tai of l3,402. This is net gain Il
precisely 600 during the Ia twelve
months, and exhibits an increase of
5,61S over the total number published
inst ten years since. The increase in
1874 over the total for 1873 WAS i9J
During the past year the dailies have
increased from ,l3S to l,254; the
weeklie from 9,062 to loops, and the
monthlies from 1,09l to l,i Q. The
greatest increase is in the western
states. Illinois, lor in ,tance, now shows
l,O0o papers. i'll llace of last years
total of 04. while Missouri issues 6Ol
instead of i4:i reported i'll 1888. Other
leatling western states also exhibit q
great percentage Of increase. The
total number cf papers in New York
state is ,523, against 1899 i'll 1888.
Canada has shared in the general in
grouse
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
The People Sick of u.

joaquin vi !r. y Letter
As prophe ieI more than year
ago. Wall street is fast becoming merely
a black speek in the sky behind u.s. A
year or ~ more. and. like the famous
gold board" il vi not be. 1t has be-
come muir ance. "a stencil in the nos.
trils The people Of this republic
wearied OF II. That was enough; that
practically. was tho en Of Wall street.
Another and far more important re o IA
in coming forward This W Id rI,h all
nually to "watering places" an incident
extravaganza. is no longer to be counted
In good taste. Tho cattle to be met
there have become altogether too COM
mon. And ~ it is tho best people are
beginning nj home And why not?
Fancy Martha Washington rush ng
oat Of this city at the first APP roach OF
tho great warm hearted and sump
tuous summer days with a lap dog and
a dozen Saratoga trunks? fancy the
father OF his co ntry having 10 20 fish
ing in the mountains through all Gods
sensuaus summer in order to preserve
his life to the people. Bah. such silly
snertations We the people, are sick of
such nonsense We are sick Of such Of
feniinate lies We are ok Of such ex-
tra,a ance. We are sick Of the thiev-
ing hich maintains such extravaganza
aud folly
Aud NO I write il down that you will
not 500 the ocean banks As populous
th,s year ~ last. The col |. clean truth
u, the real Ameri Oh does not love the
sra; the ! nglishman does. The one
vas born upon tie land. the other OH
u o sca We have ale ted a love for
tho sea which We do not feel and all
On account OF Byron and his brave
| lnglishmcn As for Saratog it is u
Piac 10 nee Just once.