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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
Before the Telegraph Came.


I'VE never used the telegraph much
until the Mexican war There is lit
tie building on the roof of The Com
mercial Advertiser building which was
built originally for pigeon-house and
where at one time we had two or three
hundred pigeons. This enterprise was
started about 1914, first on the Pearl
Street house. because we did not want
1t to be known what we were about, and
man named ID. II. Craig was EN-
ploved to take care of and train these
birds, and after the thing had become
partially successful We removed them
to the top of our building, because
there was much time lost in the trans
mission of the news from the Pearl
Street house to the office. The pigeon
scheme was not entirely successful, al
though it enabled us to get out some
extras ahead of our rivals. We had
trained them so that they would fly
from New Haven to the Ofice in one and
one-half ortwo hours. We used them
successfully from the race course on
Long Island, and for short distances
they did we'll. | went down to Charles
VIII w itPoib tiio IIoceetlHRS VI tuo
pres dental convention and had basket
of pigeons which | loosed at Railway,
and when l got to the city the extra
Sun met me at the Courtland Street
ferry.
I've had also method of telegraph
ing by lights or signals, but we never
made much of it; | had planned out o
system of telegraphing by the sema-
phore. and intended to get the steamer
news from Boston in that way; but the
electric system was perfected, and that
revolut:onizcd journalism altogether.
81 should say, in regard to reporting,
that man named Sutton came over
from England who had been short
hand writer on The London Times, and
/ think he was the first photographer
in New York. He tablished school
here. and l took lessons from him.
Before that Davis and the other re-
porters had each his own system of
abbreviated long hand, but 1 think
that verbatim reporting began with the
advent of this man Sutton inf my
memory serves the wear 1886,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
seeA- Nasarea nary AsAesUeu.
fChicago Tribunal

Mary Anderson explained 10 Lon
don intervicwer interviewing. BY ths
way. has become tho thing In Lon.
don now how % many of her photo
graphs have gotten into circnlatiou.
She said. laaghinelyi swell. u 10 Q
simple matter whom yoa know how u n
managed. ! am afraid ON 100 good.
naturcd. but what am I 10 dos come
down 10 breakfast and nnd beautiful
bouquet waiting for mo. By ita eide
lies q dainty little note. I Iopea u and
hnd . request from IN enterpyisin9
photographer. which runs something
like this:
"'Madam--Every day we have end.
less inquiries 10. your photograph.
We have. Of course, 10 send our cuseom.
ers away with out being able to satisfy
their demands. Could you sit ~ our
srtistf We should be very grateful 10
you, etc. And Il generally ends in my
compliance" When Miss Andsrson
gocs down 10 the stsdio cf phosog.
rapher she finas hersclf the centre al
group Of operators. Each has hs
camera ready. and tho subject pcsss
herself. gives tho word. and simuf>Ans.
ousiy doxen caps sre taken Oh Q Aessn
lenses. spd Miss Andessons facs sad
figure will appear In twelve dIAessns
positions. This must bs Q formidable
process for the subject. 81 any Fsss, bus
Il effects . wonderful saving of tlms.
When more elaborate effects ere rs-
quired the photographer takss his
camera mp 10 Miss Anderson's drawing
room. where OF course better werk can
be done.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
Too vi uch Piano.

This raises the question whether
there is not too much piano playing in
this country. Every young girl is
taught to consider that accomplishment
q necessary part of her education, yet
many women have no natural aptitude
for music, and those who do learn
rarely keep up their practice after mar
riage. TO be even moderately efficient
as performer requires incessant prac-
tice. 1t is easier to learn two languages
thoroughly than to become an inditfer-
ent pianist. Training the voice would
be much more useful. Singing is not
easily forgotten, and then exercising
the voice is wholesome for the body,
which cannot be Claimed for incessant
piano drumming. Then why should
not girls learn to read and to recite.
But no young woman should be forced
to become pianist, unless she has
strong musical predictions and great
perseverance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
Pattern D~signing To. Oay.
fSct.utific Am.rtraD

writer in our esteemed contem-
porary, Cotton. Wool. and Iron, thinks
that our pattern designers for fabrics
have not kept pace with Icon building.
Novelties in fabrics are very rare; We
initiate foreign makers too much. aud N
we accidentally drop on something new
in initiating. wo then initiate each other.
Most of us are satisfied II ws do as we'll
As some who have gone bofore us
There are not enough whose ambition
leads them 10 look beyond" TO reach
into untroddcn fields. For ten years
past the progress, in tho building Of
fancy cashmere looms has been wonder.
ful, and the loom maker of to-day can
say. with feeling that he can fli tho
bill. "If YOU don't SEQ what you want.
ask for it,"
We do not believe tho same feeling
holds good with our designer. uho has
chance to-day unknown 10 the designer
OF years ago. No has loom ON which
he can do most anything; Ne has yarns
OF silk. worsted. jute. mohair. etc. =.
which he can combine In entirely nov
fabrics, II he would only look boy yond-
shN 't"p ihho uudbuuou uttu1 AFtu v
imagine that you must do only lust
what has bccn done before, hui try
something entirely now. II you get .
new fabric don't be set back by any
commission man, for they are only NOR
tai. and as liable 20 err ~ any set of
men We ever had 10 doal with. II you
get now thing. make enough for . gar.
ment. and according 20 what that gar.
ment In to he. go % tbe most fashionable
maker and get his opinion. II no OBJ
jects. and you arc satisfied you have .
good thing, then go 10 some leader. of
fashion and persuade them 10 wear tho
garment. Don't give up. Remember
that new fabric In tho same q, any
new invention. and that new invention
often takes lifetime b. perfcct u. DO
not get discouraged. but parsevers, !,
combine new materials and make bold
stroke for novelty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
FLORIDA ORANGES.
Hard Work at the start and Plenty
OF Grit Necessary.
New York Tribune
A resident of Florida in speakin,

New ok tribune.
A resident of Florida, in speaking to
Tribune reporter regarding orange
culture i'll that state recently, said
PLENTY of good land for orange
groves can be bought in Florida for Il
an acre or even less. | know of land
that can he bought for that sum that is
covered with wild orange trees. These
trees onl ly need grating to become pro-
ductlve of good oranges.
What other expense would there he
besides that of tie land and the graft
ing?'
The land would have to he cleared,
for i'll that climate all land that is not
IN use soon becomes covered with rank
luXuriant vegetation. Then some
buildings would have to be put up. and
there would also he the trouble and ex-
pc Sc of evicting squatters, who are
generally to be found in abundance on
desirable land in Florida"
Then the expense for land is really
a small part of the cost of starting an
orange grove?"
"Ies, and the reason that so many
people fail in the business Of orang,,
raising is that they start with too little
capital. \ young man with few hun
dred dollars will so down there and
think that, because he can get his land
cheap. he has money enough to start
a grove on, but he generally finds out
his mistake. Besides the expenses of
which have spoken, there is the ex-
pense for labor, which, although labor
Is cheap there, amounts to considerable,
and the cost of subsistence for the
orange grower and his familv-if he
has one all of which count up"
"How long before the orange grower
can hope for some return for this out
lay?'
1t will be two years before the or
ange trees provided he is fortunate
enough to get land that has wild orange
trees on it, and gratis hem-will yield
marketable fruit, and all this time he
has to incur the expenses have men
toned. When his trees get to bearing
he must find market for the oranges,
and, unless he can be fortunate enough
to sell them on the trees, he is at an
expense for transportation. Having
once got fairly started in the business,
however, the expense is exceedingly
small compared with the returns, and n
fortune can he made unless the orange
grower is unfortunate with his trees"
Are there any hardships or priva
tions to be undergone by the young
man who would try his luck as an
orange grower in Florida?'
Yes; if he goes into the unsettled
part of Florida, rs h, would have to do
if he got his land cheap, he must con
fine himself to the society of negro
sluatters and possibly one other orange
grower two or dozen miles distant.
He must school himself to view without
emotion snake dropping from the roof
on to his dinner-table, or some wild ami
NAL sitting on his front doorstep. If
he is fond of beef aud milk he will
find that he might rs we'll sigh for orto-
lans and truffies. However, if young
man has grit and energy, and combines
with those requisites sufficient capital.
he can make fortune as easily and
surely by starting an orange grove in
Florida as in any other way the world
affords"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
A nsrsse Msssssss ~ ssessssa.
New yoft YttS,uu~l

A numb~r Of capitalists have juss
purchased 500 acres of land IN Pickens
county. GA, Tor the purpose ~ quarry.
ing marble This promises 10 10 one
Of the most important of the neg In.
dustries Of Georgia. A member Of The
company speaks In the highest terms
Of the quality Of the marble. There 10
literally" hc Saws. % mountain of
marble ON ths property. and in every
direction We hnd rich out Groupings
The supply IL simply snhsastless, ssd
as 10 the quality il Il superior 10 any
have ever secn for building and interior
decorations. Gen. Ripley. of the Rut-
land Marble company, pronounce u
the best Of building marble, bat ssys
that for cemetery purposes u !. not
quito equal to the Vermont marble. vet
wc went together b. a marble.cuts In
this city. who was working oa . piece
Of marble. Gen. Ripley pronounced II
Italian marble, willis Gov. Prccscr
thought ID was Vermsnt The truth is
u was Georgia marble taken from our
quarry. For cemetey. building or
decoration W. are satisfied with the
quality ~ we'll - the quantity"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
Ways or . Kentucky Lawyer.


But to the man himself. Mr.. Bob.
bitt is lawyer. and any worthy citizen
finding himself in legal trouble any.
where within the precincts Of Lincoln
Rockcastle or Pulaski counties need moi
telegraph far for counsel. When asked
why he did not also include Garrard,
and make legal quadrilateral of il
as it were, Garrard being the contigu-
'ous county, he replied that he always,
some way or other, he couldn't exactly
tell just how it was, but, as q general
thing, his instincts impelled him to
confine his arguments, his rhetoric, his
eloqucnce and his law business TO the
courts # certain counties where, upon
the conclusion of case, the senior
counsel didn't have to be expressed
home in pine coffin.
I'm this out-of-the-way place how do
clients reach you when your services
are desired?"
"Why, they come just as the ancients
did when they desired to consult the
Delphic oracle"
"And how about fees?"
II take all they've got and notes for
the balance. If l find out that the
notes are uncollectable give them mp,
and then the would-be robbers think
I'm an honest man."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
Terrible slaughter OF Dudes.
n nuisyiile Commercial


A practical test of Joe Mulhattan's dude
annihiator was made at Macarleys theatre
last night As usual, the dudes posted them
selves along the walls of the vestibule to
stare the audience out of countenance as they
emerged from the theatre. About that time
Eugene Elrod, the well known fire plug,
placed "A small quantity of dynamite in the
annihilatur and touched secret spring.
There was fash, IA loud report, and the air
wns filed with mangled mass of dudes, who
were completely pulverized and floated of
into space beyond the earth's attraction,
probably Ia form the tail of a comet, or
something of that sort The test was en-
tirely satisfactory. Not dude escaped. All
stnoi with their backs to the wall of the
ve~,itul. and were annihilated A balloon
will be sent out AT once to discover II posi-
bc their remains, even in pulverized state,
and bring them back here for burial, but it is
feared the effort will be fruitless one. An
other test of the annihilator will he made at
Macaul,y's theatre this evening, and all
dudes m good AMI regular standing are in
A 4. l..,f
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
A PLEA FOR RAILROAD MEN.
The Ttrkef Agents. the Conductors
aud tho Erakrman's Side or the
Question.


II ~ n popular belief among people
VIII" trave. but Little that everybody
e. unr"t'd with the operation of O rail-
ROAD tram l. cross and impoite
giN'ng civil answer 10 civil question,
and Lever caring whether school keeps
or not lhl, Is "a mistake. Because
the ticket agent answers your question
Nv II Nou please tel me what time the
tram starts for Bank,ilc. and which
ear must | take?" with plain "9 :45; !;
hrSt car; II Is not a sign of ill-breeding.
or surllncss. lIe will be asked that
snme question perhaps 100 times before
the Elankville accommodation starts.
bo-ldc' any number of others that have
II" connection whatever with him or the
tram and he knows it, His time is
valnab ., and he puts his answer in the
frw'st words possible in order to econo-
miIc time ard save breath.
And then the brakeman is not a fiend
IN human shape. whose main object in
life rs TO mvstifv and render miserable
the unsuspcctmg uncOmmercial trav-
oirr The brakeman generally receives
tho smallest pay and does the hardest
work on the ira n. When the locomo-
tive slips an eccentric" or the sleeping
car gets hot box, it is his duty to run
back n mile or two through the snow to
flag the freight. winch is following ct q
| comparatively short distance. At the
station he helps jugele your baggage,
and on the ear he must "on brakes" at
tho down grade. "on br" kes" ut the
crossing, and ION brakes" at the STOP
He answers your question as to where
We are hurricdly, because he is al
ways in hurry: and for the same
reason ho suddenly sticks his head in
the door and calls, "Humboldtlandin-
changekyarfurM Memphis" then bobs out
ngnin. His is hard lot, and he seldom
remains with the company long enough
to accumulate fortune and end his
days in luxury and ease
Wb'n tho conductor asks you two or
three times during short journey for
your ticket it is not for pure cussed-
ness or because he thinks you are steal
ing ride. On him alone rests the
responsibility for the safety of the
entire train. lie knows that his train
must meet No. 3 at given point; that
he is behind and that No. 10 freight
Is less than an hour behind him. All
this weighs heavily upon him, and it
keeps hs mind fully occupied.
But of course there are men in the
business who have not the breeding of
an English sparrow. and who would
sooner offer an insult than give civil
answer. These are not the rule, but
simply the necessary exceptions which
20 to make the rule GOOD.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28

hns " Narurr ~ To" Century
We spent guos deal II the waiting
time ~ scru'iniIlng the packed seats
Tor h'auiiful Wom"u. aud | am sorry
to say. With hardly reward adequate
Ia onr anxiety. am not sure how
much the cinty of the women of Sc.
VII" ~ traditional They bayc good
points Graceful figures are not nm.
common. and fine tooth; and dark.
liquid. large eyes, which they use per
pctnalls IN atllades destructive a. peace
and security. And the fan. the most
deadly weapon II coqnetry. gives the
coup d. grace b. those whom the ewes
have wounded liut the Seville women
have usual -allow. pasty. dead com
plesiona. Perhaps the beauty of the
skin ~ destroyed hy cosmetics. for there
ws- not lady at IA" bull fight who
vs- no, highly rouRoj and powdered.
THIS gss. an nrtitic,ality 10 their ap-
pesfsuee eu masse Beauty of figure
Vas t"rf rare. and still rarer WAS that
animation, that stamp of individual
character, loyclines. ~ the play of cx-
preston, and spriphilincsa. hat charm
~ any assembly oe American women
M, the handsome women in the ring
we're not numerous enough io make
Aiy Impression on the general mass
anil Vet ih" total effect. with the blonde
lace. ,ho artihrial color. the rich toilet
shd the agitation Of fans was charming
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
The oeawAshsktsg Art.
tVufYato EUotx-

President Arthur IL said 10 have sui.
fered 30 much from the prevalent Gus.
tom Of shaking hands thai he has made
the subject study and hes reduced u
to fine art. This art 10 simple In plan
and surprising in effect. but inofIensivs.
When the president sees Q man coming
at him for the usual salutation he stsnds
impassiyo. with his hands at his sides.
until his friend reaches him. Then the
president, by o quick movement, selsea
the extended hand, shakes u, and drops
il before the handshaker In fully awsrs
what has happened by this dsxterity
the president escapes having his hand
wrung until the bones crack process
which. repeated several hundred times
in a day. IL naturally painful.
Presidsnt Arthurs plan Of handshsk.
ing will doubtless be copied without
credit by some other pu6lic men, but
not generally. Tho most Of them have
larger hands than the president. and
have not no much cause 10 fear Q
squeeze. For others the method u noe
cordial enough. Mr.. Blains, though
he has medium SIZED hand. prevents
its being squeezed by seining HE
friends hand In both hia own, and h
thus able 10 do what he chooses with q.
President Garfield ussd 10 have The
habit also prscticed by some others. oi
taking his friends hand liaktly,
adroitly giving him . vigorous siap On
the back, and then vilhdrswine his
hand before the victim had recovered
from his surprise. A. no visitor ever
dared TO slap hack, this plan seemed 70
work very we'll indeed. II indicated
sufficient cordiality, saved che prssi.
dents hand. and at the sasse tims ths
exercise Of slapping kept him In good
health.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
Harriet Martineau's Home.

Miss Susan B. Anthony recently
visited in England the former home OF
Harriet Martineau, which now is oc-
cupied by Quaker family. Il chatted
with these Friends" she says, 'in the
drawing-room where Emerson, Garri-
son, Charlotte Bronte, and many of the
other great sons of earth had come to
honor Harriet Martineau in the days
gone by. I sat at the table in her
library where she had penned SO many
noble thoughts, looked into the chamber
where she had slept. suffered, and died
and out at the beautiful landscape she
enjoyed in those last sad days. In the
kitchen the same range, dresser, table,
and chairs stand there as she left them,
and her favorite black and yellow
spotted cat. now 16years old, still keeps
faithful watch on the Threshold"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
sandwich Islands Drought.
rEnouirer Infarview

There are great droughts on the
Sandwich islands. There arc no great
watersheds like we have here. knew
a man who had 1900 sheep
on one Of the Hawaiian islands,
for which he had been offered 81 head.
He refused the offer, expecting to do
much better with them, but there was
drought, and every sheep died for
want of water. There was absolutely
no possible way Of saving them. There
are places on the islands where enor-
nous piles of bones mark tho spots
where catt'( J. 4 been in the habit Of
drinking. : .ountains dried up aud
they pershed Ii. droves. Both motives
of humanity aud pecuniary interest
were paralyzed. There WAS no help
for the beasts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
CHIHUAHUA'S CAPTIVE APACHeS
Welcome Home OF the kcOuts with
the Captive SQuaws 80 A brutal
U.anlx ne

Lack OF Pity.
Edward Roberts in San Francisco Chronicle |
But the scalp-bearers had hardly
passed before there came the squaws
who had been taken. The minute these
bareheaded, dirty, homely, hard faced
women were seen the cheering and the
excitement increased, while the boys in
the street pressed hard against the
guards and tried to strike at the wives
of those who had killed and tortured
their parents. brothers and sisters
Some of the prisoners held their nurs-
ing babes in their arms and needed only
them. The big eyed nurslings, held a.
lovingly by their wild mothers as ever
the women of civilization hold their
young in times of danger, cried with
fear, and even the food their mothers
offered them so piteously did not serve
to comfort them. 1t was enough to
make the heart ache to see these igno-
rant mothers, hated and struck at be-
cause born in q wilderness and the
wives of savages, press their children
to their breasts and hold them away
from the cruel hands Outstretched 70
strike.
And yet so hated is an Apache that
every vail was hailed with Joy by the
friends of the victors l saw not one
face among all the mothers there that
had pity written on it. Women held
their children up to see the ragged
squaws and laughed at the unhappy
wives and cursed them. Chihuahua for
got its Sunday and the people forgot
their religion. The spectacle was a.
barbarous as that which must have been
the accompaniment of Caesars entry into
Rome, with the bleeding captives from
Gaul following his victorious chariot.
Did any of those who looked upon these
poor women, who were doomed TO live
hereafter in dreary prisons far away,
and who marched now within hearing
of the bells which only few hours ago
had call the people to mass, stop to think
what their religion taught, or did the
clamor of the Spanish brass up there in
the graceful towers only serve to drown
their reason and infame their hate?
The cathedral stood near by, the air was
soft and beautiful, and still not one
mothers heart apparently pitied or
prayed for the unfortunates who marched
to living death with the scalps Of their
husbands swinging before them.
The spectacle was barbarous and in
human, and taught once more that VIC
tory knows no pity and unchecked
hatred rules the day in times Of war.
Later on, when the procession had
reached the plaza, the mayor meets the
ranchmen and welcomes them to the
city and congratulates them on their
victory. At the end of his speech the
band plays march again; the bells are
rung louder than ever, the dust is raised
in perfect clouds, and after circling
once round the square the pageant
passes out Of sight up the street. An
hour later the city was enjoying
its Sunday evening quiet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28


Mozart, the wonderful, Who produced
% much ~ so short time, was takcn
With q queer prgSsntiment In the las,
monshs IT his young life. 4 stranger
called ou him. ~ Iuo=iing him TO write IA
grand requiem. not wishing IL for a
month iie paid Mozart loo guincas
cod l"h Mozart hcgan his work, and
shortly aitcrNarl the horror seized him
That this stranger hal brih-l him 10
write hl' own requiem. III" did lot
quit" flash u bofor. the stranger called
thinking IA this way to set his delusion
ct rest, and that the stranger would
c"nn'erlnand the order.
The stranger called according 10 APP
poinimeni Mozart told him the requiem
sas nniinishei. aud that II would take
nor. time Very we'll, said the s,ran-
s"F. " - ." lnir-s more work Won should
have n"r" money. aud pa Il another loo
riin"a' Mozart sent his servant g.
10 loN th. stranger ." iind ont who he
sss, hui the servant suun lost hun IN the
ei"~d Mozart was not spre his delu-
s'"n was c"rrcot, and went fcverishlv
shd furiously tu work Ia finish the
'" lni"h lIc finished II IN a few days
ueiole W." second month was out, but
When the stranger called poor Mozart
ss dead.