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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

OUR TIMBER INTEREsTs.-Western
Washington has achieved the world
wide reputation Of containing the
finest, most extensive and superior
quality of lumber forests of the conti-
nent. They include the different
species OF pine, spruce, hemlock and
cedar of great height and diameter.
Lumber productions from these forests
has already become large industry,
and is rapidly increasing by the estab-
lishment of new mills of great dimen-
ton and cutting capacity. Already
and tributary to Tacoma, there are
eight lumber mills that cut daily
average of over 6O5,OO0 feet. The st.
Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company,
Il wealthy syndicate of several million
dollars, that owns several thousand
acres OF fine timber southeast of Ta-
coma, is building an immense mill on
the tide flats of Commencement Bay,
which will be ready for operation this
winter with cutting capacity of about
5000 feet per day. This will make
the cut of the Tacoma mills over 900,
GOO feet per day. Besides the large
mills tributary to Seattle, Port Town
send and other Puget Sound mill
points add to this aggregate about as
much more. And yet this industry
is only in its infancy. 1t is not able
to supply the demand for building ma
terial outside of the contracts of Cal
ifornia and foreign markets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
Farm Notes.

The crop that makes the profit is the
crop that beats the average.
PlOws in The fence corners are a sign
of Farm for Sale" within ten years.
Farm machines and tools no longer
needed should be put in good repair
and safely sheltered for the winter
Having too many implements is as
bad as not having enough; and hav-
ing implements in bad condition is al
ways bad.
If you want COW to do her best
give her just as good quarters and
care this winter as you do your favor
ite horse.
"One egg a week will pay for the
support of hen," is the way one au-
thority computes 1t. The remainder
is pure profit.
Close up all cracks, repair broken
windows and make stables and poultry
houses warm and weather-proof before
winter comes.
The next best thing to summer-fal-
lowing as q preparation for wheat is to
plow wheat or barley stubble as soon
as the wheat is off, then begin surface
cultivation.
COpperas has been recommended
from abroad as a valuable dressing for
different crops. 1t is claimed that cop
peras prevents mildew, and very
weak solution destroys moss, the
spores of mildew, etc.
The management of no other insti-
tuition demands more careful watch
fulness over the little things than a
farm. Many farmers who are intelli-
gent and industrious fail to attain
thoir full measure of success because
they have overlooked this important
point.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

ALREADY hotel keepers are besieged
with applications for rooms during the
Inauguration next March. The inau-
guration committee have collected up
wards of $4,000. Many inquiries are
made if the Inauguration Of General
Harrison will be centenary one, as in
1889. 100 years before, General WASH
ington was inaugurated first President
of the United States. This is q fact
that has escaped notice in all the ar
rangements so far made for the inaug-
uration ceremonies. A citizen, speak
ing of the matter, suggested that the
fact OF its being centenary should be
stamped in some way on the character
of the celebration. He thought the
designs for the ball ticket and invita-
ton should commemorate the fact
and that the decorations should also
have that in view
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14


IT is absurd to suppose that all
Democrats in Congress are opposed to
the admission of the Territories even
though it would not be for the advant-
age of their political party. 1t is
equally unreasonable to claim that all
Republicans are in favor of their ad-
mission. Other matters than politics
enter into the question of admission
and now that election is past it is ad-
mitted from Republican source that
there is danger of Republican opposi.
ton to the admission of the Territor-
les. A Washington CORES pondent OF
the Post-Inteligencer says: "The
Territories would do we'll to give their
early attention to the influential mem
bers-elect of the new Congress, to hold
over members of the Senate. and the
men who are likely to mold the action
of the new House. 1t might as well be
confessed that there may be more than
Democratic opposition to overcome
that the Eastern jealously Of Western
preponderance in the Senate is not
dead, but sleepeth only"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

The total vote Of the Territory cast
November 6, 1888, for Delegate is 49,
AS, of which Allen received 26,29l /;
Voorhees, 1920, and Green 1,l37.
Aliens plurality over Voorhees, is T.
71, while his majority over all is g.
234. Allowing for the number of male
citizens who have come into the Terri
tory since last May and for those who
did not exercise the right of suffrage,
the number OF male citizens over 81
years of age in the Territory will ex-
ceed $4,000. 1t is usual to estimate
five inhabitants to each voter; such
an estimate would give this Territory
a population of 100000, or only about
10000 less than claimed by Oregon.
The increase in the vote of the Terri
tory since 1880, is almost 300 per cent,
while the increase in Oregon for the
same time is only about so per cent.
The same ratio OF increase during the
next four years will give Washington
ii population of nearly 100000 while
Oregon will have less than 100000.
The rate of increase will be greater in
the next four years than in the last
and this Territory will before then
overhaul Oregon i'll the race for popu-
lation and crowd her closely on the
question OF We. lth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

For THE CLAMs.-Somebody who
has had experience gives currency to
this bit of truth: It is no easy mat
ter to so conduct a newspaper as to
keep it from any suspicion of partial
ity, because certain ones are always
active and alert and naturally absorb
a larger amount Of space in a paper
than others in the same line who do
little more than to breath with mon
otonous regularity. To chronicle the
life and adventures Of a clam is not ex-
citing business until, possibly, the
time of the last roasting. Yet the
professional and business clans feel
deeply aggrieved if they do not attract
an equal amount of attention with
their progressive brethren. In the
long run, however, every newspaper
man aims to notice all his friends
With equal regularity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
An Underground River.

A Duluth, Mimi, dispatch of Nov.
23d, says: A sink-hole has developed
on the st. Paul and Duluth Railway at
Mission creek, right in the track over
which trains have been running for
eighteen years and it became neces-
sary to make considerable fill at this
point through swampy piece of
ground. 1t seems that the track must
have been sustained all these years on
a mass of roots and vegetable matter
floating on water below, for soon after
the work of filling began, the track
sank almost out of sight, the addition
al weight breaking down the support:
For three weeks past more than one
hundred carloads of filling per day
have been dumped into space only
ninety feet wide, aud the track is in
fair shape again at this point. But at
another spot, only a short distance
away, it is sinking out of line. For
some time the track, after being sur
faced up at the close of the days work
would remain all right over night,
trains passing over it without disturb
ing it in the least, but by the time a
few carloads of clay were thrown off in
the morning the track would be sunk
en- and twisted, so that it was diff
cult to pull the empty car out again.
The rolling Jumps of clay seemed to
knock the bottom out and set the
whole thing to sliding. The surface
of the swamp has been scanned and
cracked in all directions and in some
places upheaved and turned complete
ly ever. In one place pile of ties has
been carried forty feet from the tracks.
In the holes that have been opened
sounding lines have been dropped
thirty-six feet before finding bottom,
and a number of fish, said to be a
species of salmon, have been caught.
There must be subterranean river at
this point. The fish caught do not
live in the stagnant water of swamp.
Several fish alive have been brought
to town and are unlike any definite
species known here. Soundings have
been taken showing the existence of
stream nearly half mile wide.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
Superiority of Cedar Shingles,
Mississippi Valley Lumberman.

At present the Puget Sound shingle
is little known in the markets of the
East, and its full merits have not been
recognized anywhere. 1t is at least
twice as durable as the pine shingle
and can be placed on the Eastern
market at about the same price. At
the mills the price averages $3.50
per thousand, to which must be added
freight to Missouri river points, $1.2O
per thousand, making 1910, so that
they can be resold at about $3.50 per
thousand at the above points. A great
deal of misapprehension prevails
among the dealers who have handled
them in the East. Frequently there
are red streaks in the shingles which
are mistaken for rot in the timber, but
this is simply popularity in the wood
and by no means impairs its durability
or ability to withstand the test of all
weather. Another objection has been
made in the East to the Puget Sound
shingle on account OF its rough ap-
pearance as compared with the pro-
duct of the pineries. This is due to
the difference in the machinery and
methods of saving employed here, as
well as to peculiarities in the timber
itself. The time, however, is not far
distant when the cedar shingle will
drive the pine shingle entirely out of
the markets of the East, not only on
account of its durability, but of its
natural beauty, as it can at very small
cost be dressed and simply vanished,
when it not only will be more lasting,
but makes an excellent finish to the
building. When vanished it will re-
tain its natural color for years and be-
come the handsomest of all woods.
These vanished shingles have been
tried on this coast, not only for roof
ing but for finishing the sides of
houses instead Of clapboards, and moth
ing can be more tasteful in appear
ance than house finished in this
manner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

A wELL-AUTHENTIcATED story is told
of a Waterbury cat which died of grief
over the death of q mistress for whom
it had a remarkable affection. As
soon as the animal saw the face of the
dead girl it fell dead with a groan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

1T is significant fact that of all the
northwestern lines the Northern Pa
cifc is the only one that is quoted
higher than last year at this time,
December 5, 1887, the common was
quoted at 224c and the preferred 46ac
Now it is worth 244c for the COM
mon and 58sc for the preferred.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

If Manning, Beecher and Conkling
hadn't died and Hewitt gone crazy,
that IL 600 majority of Harrison in
New York State would probably have
been secured on the other side.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

The wife of IL laborer in the north
ern part of our city, who was confined
of IA child a fortnigh ago, was deliv-
cred of "a second child at 10 O'Clock
this morning, and mother and twins
are doing well. Such a case is without
parallel in the annals at Victoria, says
the Standard OF that city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La
060 0SM0E0 That the presence Of GeneraIe
NJ " eUU06U beauregard and Early, who
are N charge Of the drawings, d . guarsntee Of
absolute fatrness and integrity that the chances
what number will draw Prise.
HEHEM1 1EN eiso that the payment Of ali
Prizes ie GUARANTEED By tOUR ma
TlOMAL BANKS Of New Orleans and the
Tickets are signed BY the President or oar Ia.
etitntion. whose chartered rights are recognized
In the highest Courts; therefore, beware 81 snv
limitations OF anonymous schemes.
Sept. "A. 1888.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

A Beatrice beadle has invented o
contribution box that registers the
amount deposited. Nothing less than
5 cents goes, and charming chime
of bells are agitated with emotion when
a dollar drops in the slot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
.. s. 3. HENRY,
u. s. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.

R~sidiemce, sixth Street, Swans Addt.
tion to Olympia. w. II.
CURVEYING of all kinds promptly at
y tended to. The re-estai'iishing OF old
Government lines specially. Townsites
surveyed and plated. Railroads located,
and levels run for drains. Lands exam
ined and character reported.
OLYMPIA, June 3. 1887. II
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

FRANCIS Simmons Of Lafayette, New
York, has an old-fashioned clock made
in Germany more than 200 years ago,
which still keeps good time. 1t was
made entirely by hand, and the ma
hogany case, reaching from floor to
ceiling, is held together by wooden
pins.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

GEo. w. Seward, brother of the Sec
re'ary OF State, VIM. H. Seward, died
A. NJ 'dletown, N. Y, last week, aged
80 years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

CARL Schurz is writing biography
of Lincoln for the American States.
man Series.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

THE German Emperor is having an
American palace car constructed for
himself.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

ABOUT 10000 cords of birch wood
has been manufactured into spools at
Foxcroft, Me-, the past few years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

A New STYLE POSTAL CARD.-The
Postoffice Department is soon to have
a new style of postal card. 1t is
very much like the double card of tie
present pattern. The back folds are
split diagonally and open out like a
four-pointed star. The four corn FRS
are folded and joined together in the
center, when the card is ready fol-
mailing, with a piece of gummed pa.
per. The card weighs less than an
ounce and will contain no more writ.
ing than the present card, the only adj
vantage being greater privacy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

when he wishes. The result was that
in Presidential election into which
every element of city and country
centered he carried indianapolis by
l56 votes. but lost the county-Marion
by 3S4, although Marion county
gave Blaine 229 plurality in 1854. In
his old regiment-the Tenth Indiana
-he was also unpopular, although
the veterans of that body met this
evening and the President was present.
AS one of the veterans said, Harrison
in the army was matinet of the
most severe sort, and as particular
about unimportant details as an old
maid. Sleeping on a log in n swamp
he had headquarters guards sta
toned around him. He was a
fighter, though, and he won respect
where he could not win love.
HE WILL NOT BE INTERVIEWED.
Speaking of his determination to
avoid newspaper interviews, the Gener-
al said to-day: In all my experience
OF the relations of public men to the
the press, those things which a man
most regretted were the things he had
said, not those which he had not said.
In other words, the mistakes are all on
the side of what is printed. l have
not been interviewed since the begin
ming of the campaign, nor will l be.
Everything purporting to be a political
statement credited to me is false, for |
have discussed the situation with no
newspaper man, not even with my
friends"
ONE OF HIS FAULTS.
One fault of the General as a poll
tician is his inability to remember
names and faces, a trouble which he
remedies by bowling and shaking
hands with everybody. Hall the time
he cannot remember the names of the
people who use the next pew to him
in church, and he has invariably de-
clined to take part in any social func-
ton which implied the introduction
of anybody to anybody else, as at re-
ceptions and the like. The General is
entirely conscious of his own weakness,
or rather of the causes of his failure to
make good impression, and it is man.
itest to all indianapolis that he is 60
ing to the utmost pains to be cour-
teous and companionable. His gen.
iality needs oiling, however. 1t creaks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

THE largest United States bond is
the fifty thousand dollar registered
bond.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

A SILVER dollar of 1904, according
to catalogue recently issued in Phila-
delphia, is worth 5000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14

MORNING first begins, terrestrial
chronologists reckon, $50 miles west
OF the coast of Chill, at Easter Island.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
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Commissioners
CemlaaissieAsrs

We the undersigned Banks and BANKERS scil
pay all Prizes dratcn in the Louisiana State
Lotteries 'ohich may be presented at our coun-
ters.
n. NJ. WALdSLEY, Pres. Leu,a Nat. nk
PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. State Nat'l Bk
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat Bk
CARL kOHN, Pres. Union NATL Bank.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
nAsT ALL PRECEDENT -,
] Over two Millions Distributed.
[15 IL
Louisiana State Lottery Cn:s,pan,

Incorporated by the Legislature Ia 1858, for
Educational and Charitable purpose. and Its
franchise made part of the present Ssate Con-
stitution, in 1879, by an overwhelming popular
vote.
Its Grand Extraordinary Drawings
December). and Its Grand Slngle Num-
ber DraWings take place I'm each Of
the other ten months 81 the year, and
are all drawn In pablic, at the Aead.
envy 81 Husic, New Orleans, Ia.
We do hereby certify that zoe supervise the
arrangements for all the Monthly and Semi
Annual Dratcings Of the Louisiana State Lot
terry Company and in person manage and con-
tr0lGte Draaoings Themselves. and that the same
are conducted ,oth honesty, fairness and in good
faith to,cards all parties, and ice authorize the
company to use this certificate, Nth fac
snaites Of our signatures attached. in its adreg.
tisen,ents."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
Address ReQisterrd Letters to

or n. A. DAUPHIN,
waahfmwfmn. N. e.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-04
The Sad Fate of q Mule.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
MOUNT HOLLY, n. j., Jan. 30--A rather ex-
traordinarY runaway accident occurred on Lip
pincotts large ice pond, in Cinnaminson town
ship, this morning that resulted in the death OF
a refractory mule aud e0me very near causing
the demise of the driver.
The mule, a large, overgrown animal known
as sam Randall, was hItched to an ice-cutting
machine, and both the mule and the machine
were in charge of Henry Hitch, a stalwart
negro, who was employed by the owner of the
pond to assist in harvesting the ice crop
A considerable number Of men were at work
at the lower end Of the pond In polling the cakes
of ice to the elevator that conveyed them to the
ice house, while Hitch was cutting ice above.
Suddenly the ice machine caught in an old
stump that was imbedded in the ice and threw
it forward against the mule. True to its nature,
the animal let go with its hind feet at the stump,
and then dashed off on run, while the ice ma
chine danced up and down like a rubber ball.
The colOred man held on to the reinS with a
grip of desperation, at the same time shouting:
Head him off Stop him.
Several men attempted to perform this feat,
but had to abandon it. The mules blood was
around and once the unlucky driver was struck
the water, from which he was rescued in a half
drowned condition. BY this time the men were
demoraized. Two of them had been kicked by
the Infatuated animal, and one had jumped into
the water to save himself. At that moment the
mule struck air hole. He tried vainly to
Kick himself out of it, and then sunk out of
sight. Then the exhausted man heaved a sigh
of relief and said: Darn him, I'm glad he IS
gOne,H
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-04
Mr.. Cleveland's Popularity.

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says that among Demo
Gratis who are hostile TO Mr.. Cleveland the
talk is that he is strong as a candidate
simply because of the popular belief that
he is strong These dissatisfied Democrats
are mistaken. Mr. Cleveland is strong with
the people because he has done his duty
faithfully, and has kept his pledges.
He has has not used his Office to secure his
denomination and has not sacrificed any
public interest to advance his own or his
party's interests. The people recognize In
him champion of their rights, and they
are anxious for his reelection because they
do not believe that il will be possible TO get
another man for President who will do
more for the country and ali its interests
than he is doing and will continue to do.
Why is'there popular belief that he is
strong as a candidate! Is it not because of
his course since he has been Presidenti
There could be no such general belief in his
availability as candidate as there Is if
there were not some foundation for it.
Everybody would not be saying that he is
the strongest man that the Democrats can
hpHilHulo IL ne nd1 DOb Hlduo a pIOiOuhN
impression ON the country.
Mr.. Cleveland has no personal following
and is not a favorite of the politicians. lie
doesn't want personal following, and he
doesn't apparently care whether the polltl-
clans like him or not. The fact that he has
no personal following is beneficial TO him
because one set of leaders cannot claim that
they are guiding the administration and en-
loying its favors to the exclusion of another.
If hc had a recognized personal following
ali the politicians who were not included IN
it would DO busy trying to undermine his
administration and bring it into disrepute
As it is, all are content to let the admins
tration make the best record it can
Mr.. Cleveland ought to be glad that he IS
not popular with the politicians To be
popular with them he would have to grant
them all the fsvors they asked, whether the
public interests would be served by grant
ing them or not. As a rule, they want
what will advance their own political pros
poets regardless of the country's welfare.
Nothing has done so much TO increase the
respect of the people for Mr. Cleveland as
his Indifference 70 the wishes of the politi-
clans Those who think the popular belief
in his popularity doesn't rest upon a solid
foundation are certain to discover that they
are mistaken