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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
Clarkson on Washington.

Postmaster General Clarkson deliv-
cred an address in Seattle last Friday
evening upon political matters. Clos
ing the address he said of Washington ::
"Before 1 take my seat 1 want to
leave politics and talk about the state
of Washington. 1t is very beautiful,
it is very interesting-as interesting
as the 15-puzzle, to stranger, But it
is very fascinating. Any man who
comes into this country cannot help
but be impressed by the magnificence
of that Mutual wealth which has been
bestowed here, by the enterprise by
which it is being utilized, and by the
splendid manner in which your state
is being erected into one of the first in
the Union. It seems to me that in
manufactures you will be able to
come, by turning your raw products in
or mountains into the hands that are
needed for the use Of man, where the
manufacturing population will nearly
consume the agricultural products.
In doing that you will save Transports:
ton, and your citizens will make their
exchange of products at home. lean
not see how you can fail to attain that
greatness that nature designed you
should have. You do not know your
own value of your state yet. 1t is a
prize package to you and the half has
not been opened. When you travel
about this sound, where, l believe,
there are fifty-four towns-there were
yesterday-now many more there are
to-day l cannot say, am astounded
with the rapidity with which they are
developing. There must be something
back OF them. The influx of capital is
an infallible sign, wheu you see it ex-
pressed as you see it in Seattle. Capt.
tai makes no mistake, for it is far-see-
ing and cautious, and must congrat-
ulate you on the prospect that you
have. Iwant to congratulate you on
the vigor and type Of your citizenship.
l have found here many people have
known in the Middle and Western
Statas. 1t seems to me that you have
a people made up very largely of
American immigration, if there is such
thing. In our Western States, be-
yond the mountains, we have very
large proportion of foreign-born popu-
lation. This is made up of the con-
tributions of the American States and
you have composite of American
characteristics, which means when de-
veloped in the next generation q typi-
cal American. lam very glad to have
been with you at this most pleasant
occasion"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
A HYAS POTLATCH.
The Nitinat Chief Entertains 500
Makahs and ouillayutes.
Victoria Colonist.

Victoria Colonist.
A grand potlatch, surprising in
magnifcence all others of recent
years, has just been brought to an
end on the Nitinat Indian reserve.
The giver was the old Chief of the
Nitinat tribe, and the guests were
about 500 of the Mean Bays and their
American cousins, the Quillayutes,
from below Cape Flattery. A great
feast inaugurated the grand event,
which lasted for Eve days and nights,
the rejoicings being continued, in the
glare of giant bonfires, long into the
hours of night.
After the banquet came a savage
dance-wild, fantastic and pictur-
esque-the dancers, clothed in gar
ments of every cut and color, circling
the blazing piles ol pine, in the mazes
of a mad whirl, in which frenzy seemed
to take the place of poetic motion.
70 the three or four white men who
were permitted to witness the cere-
monies, the dance seemed like a wild
dream, an act from some gorgeous
spectacular, or page torn from the
Arabian Nights. The "wolf game"
was in progress when the white specta-
tors arrived, and clothed in skins, the
Indians were running along the beach,
faithfully initiating the savage ami
NAL. AS soon as they caught sight of
the stranger all the human wolves
stopped short and with one accord all
raised their voices in proclamation of
the fact that they were men. The
white mems guide, with a laugh, in
terpreted, at the same time explaining
that the " wolves" were afraid some-
one would shoot before they could
speak, a manslaughter that could cas-
lily be forgiven.
On the conclusion OF the festivities,
which 500 natives, with their families,
participated in, the Chief made the
usual gifts of blankets, provisions and
considerable amount of coin, with
which the visitors departed in high
glee for Barclay Sound, there to enjoy
another of che celebrations so dear to
the native heart.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
NEW QUESTIONS.
Suggested by the Texas siftings for
the Census Takers.

What was your age when born?
How long do you expect to live
Was your grandfather cross-eyed? -?
Has your sister got a beau?
Have you ingrowing tOe-nails, and
what do you consider them worth ?
Can you see hole through ladder
without spectacles
How many of your back teeth are
plugged?
Are wooden legs hereditary in your
family?
Have you ever been in the work
house
Do you consider badness catching
Have you run ling account at any
bar?
How much do you owe your washer
woman?
Do you limp in either eye
Do you believe in the doctrine OF
election?
State whether it be the city or State
election.
Are you an orphan ? If so, do you
live with your parents
Are your clothes paid for 4?
Do you smoke
Do you make others smoke?
How many foolish questions are
you asked in the course cs day
Were you ever in love and how
much.
Do you eat pie ?
Do you ever pay debt unless com.
PEELED to?
Do you wear wig?
How do you stand on infant damna-
tionP
Is marriage q failure with you as
you have got!
What is your opinion of the idiot
who compiled the census questions
this year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
Democratic Protests.

The Northern Democratic members
of the House have prepared formal
protest against the national elec.
ton bill, which is termed "an ex.
traordinary, dangerous and revolu.
tionary measure now proposed by the
leaders of the party in power" The
protest says:
If the power claimed by the ma.
jority resides in the constitution,
which we deny, The republic has gone
through difficulties of the formative
period and made a heroic struggle
against dissolution, and triumphed
and successfully readjusted itself to
the changed conditions without the
exercise of such a power by the federal
government for one hundred years and
over. The bill is purely partisan
measure, intended primarily to con.
troll the election for Congress and the
Presidential election in all the States
and to intimidate, hound and obstruct
and harass by political prosecutions in
unfriendly hands, the adverse MAORI
ties in the cities OF the North. To
carry on this scheme of imperial gov
ernment, millions of dollars will be
taxed from our people and the judici-
ary of the United States, prostituted 10
the basest partisanship in the manage
ment OF elections, and these invasions
Of the liberties o! our people will be
left for safety to partisan juries in fed
eral courts, composed entirely of men
of the party in power.
The protest appeals to American
freemen without regard to party, to
enter timely protest by the way OF
public meetings or otherwise, against
this consolidation of government and
destruction of popular rights, and the
very foundation of American liberty,
as this vicious and unpatriOtic meas
ure is q most serious menace to the
very life Of the republic. The issue is
"Shall political party elect itself and
keep in power by paid agents who are
to control political elections in all the
States?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
WORTHY OF STUDY.
Investigating the Forests Of Alaska.

News.
Mr.. John Muir, the noted Pacific
Coast scientist, was a passenger on
the Queen Wednesday morning. Mr..
Muir is the author of an illustrated
work on the Pacific Coast that is be-
coming very popular. The object Of
his present visit to the Northern Ter
ritory was explained by himself as
follows. He said: IL am going
principally to look up forests. Com
ing up the Coast, on any of the isl
ands may be seen tufts OF grass above
the water line. The glaciers come
right down through the forests in
some places. They look like great
rivers with heavily wooded banks.
The trees are sometimes three, four
and five feet in diameter, and $50 to
It's feet high. ! have seen logs
brought from Fort Wrangel that were
15O feet long and two and three feet
in diameter. On the Muir glacier and
two or three others there are no trees
at all. 1t seemed very queer when
one of my Indians told me that when
we passed certain island we would
have to take some wood, for where we
were to camp that night there would
not be any. In the morning l found,
sure enough, there was no timber
there, and I began. to look around.
Careful observation indicated that the
land had been forested and deforested.
l have not been to the dividing line
between the forested and deforested
part of the country, but l am going
again this month to see how rapidly
this deforestment is extending, or
whether it is extending at all or mov-
ing toward new forest region"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

THE electric microscope promises to
make some wonderful revelations In
the world of science. At recent
medical congress in Europe, micro
scopical preparations under a magni-
Tying power of IL 900 linear were made
visible to an assemblage of 800 per-
sons. The pulsating heart of a dog
and the hearts beats produced by
sufiocation were successfully demon
strated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
Warrington.


The Journal of Commerce has en-
deavored to place before its readers
a connected and thorough statement
Of the advantages which Washington
possesses; those advantages which
nature has spread with such prolific
abundance, and those also which have
accrued to her by reason OF her situa-
ton geographically, which latter ap-
pears capable of extension almost be-
yond limit. In fact, the two great ele-
ments requisite to make Washington
one of the greatest States in the
Union she possesses-raw material in
the first place, and recondly q mar
ket.
When two such conditions are COM
hined, energy and perseverance to de-
velop the one and thrift and business
activity to push the other, they lead
to prosperity with amazing ease and
facility. The Journal of Commerce
has endeavored to show that the soil
is capable OF producing every variety
of fruit and vegetables in abundance,
that the extension of wheat-grow.
ing can be brought to such limits as
to easily outstrip the capabilities oI
any wheat-producing State, and this
may the more rapidly be understood
when it is known that o vast area
exists which, properly titled, is capa-
ble of producing 100000, 900 bushels
of wheat annually, and such enorm.
GUS yields as 60 bushels to the acre
have already been secured. 1t is.not
at all surprising than if, in the course
OF a few years, Washington becomes
as important factor in the wheat
markets of the world as Russia and
the States East of the Rockies are
to-day. And indeed this seems to be her
legitimate position. Capable of pro-
ducing the enormous amount which
has been designated, and yielding q
handsome return to the farmer at 80
cents a bushel-a price which means
bankruptcy to growers in other States
with the Northern Pacific Railroad ex-
tending its lines in every direction,
building elevators, and thus ensuring
quick handling by minimizing labor
and cost, delivery at tidewater is thus
accomplished easily at a price with
which few countries can compete, and
Washington becomes competitor
much more formidable than Russia
and India have ever been. Minerals
are abundant and easily accessible,
while the timber OF Washington is
famed the world over. Here then il
o field which presents go many advan.
tages that thrift and industry cannot
60 unrewarded. If we realize to what
probable extent the trade with Asia
and the islands of the Pacific is sus.
ceptible of development; il the Chinese
can be induced to substi ,te wheat for
rice, then indeed will there be ample
demand for Washington's 100000, 600
bushels as well as her other products,
and the $500 ,OOO, 900 year which the
trade now aggregates will be a mere
drop in the bucket, which Washington
should and will easily monopolize.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

A NOVEL way of raising money to
build a church has been adopted by q
congregation in an Iowa town. They
borrowed $120, 900 and gave life insur-
ance on a number of members, which
is to be applied on the debt as fast as
death ensures.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
Stick to Your Bush.

A rich man in answer to the ques.
ton how he became successful, recited
the following story:
l will tell you how it was. One
day when l was lad party of boys
and girls were going to pick blackber.
ries. wanted to 60 with them but
was afraid father would not let me-
When told him what was going on,
lie at once gave me permission to 90
with them, and 1 could hardly con-
tain myself, | rushed into the kitchen,
got big basket, and asked mother for
a luncheon. l had the basket on my
arm and was just going out the gate,
when my father called me back. He
took my hand, and said in very gen.
tie voice:
"Joseph, what are you going to
do p
"To pick berries" 1 replied.
"Then, Joseph, want to tell you
one thing. 1t is this: When you
find pretty good bush, do not leave
it to seek better one. The other
boys and girls will run about picking
little here aud little there, wasting
q good deal of time and getting but
few blackberries."
Invent and had capital good time.
But it was just as my father had said,
No sooner had one found a good bush
than he called all the rest, and they
left their several places and all ran
eagerly to their newly found treasure.
Not content more than q minute OF
two in one place, they rambled over
the whole pasture, got very tired, and
at night had very few berries. My
fathers words kept running in my
ears, and 81 stuck to my bush. y
When had done with one, l found
another and finished that; then !
took another. When night came ]
had basket full of berries, more than
all the others put together, and was
not half SO tired as they were, went
home. But when 1 entered l found
my father had been taken ill. He
looked at my basket full of ripe ber.
ries and said
"Well done, Joseph. Was 1 not
right when told You always to stick
to your own bush ?"
He died few days after, and 1 had
to make my own way in the world al
best could. But my fathers words
sank deep into my mind, and I never
forgot the experience Of the black
berry party. stuck to my bush."
When 1 had q fair place and was
doing tolerably we'll, Ibid not leave it
and spend weeks and months seeking
one thought might be little better
When other young men said: "Come
with us and we will make fortune il
q few weeks" 1 shook my head and
stuck to my bush"
Presently my employers offered to
take me into business with them. ]
stayed with the old house until the
principals died, and then had every
thing wanted. The habit of stick
ing to my business led people to
trust me, and gave me a character
owe all have and am to this motto
"Stick to your bush."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

A FISH SAVES A VEssEL.-A sculpin
is not usually considered very valua-
BILE fish, but one recently performed a
great service for q Maine schooner.
The Sea Foam, Of Lubec, while COM
ing out of harhor at the Magdalan
Islands, struck ON the bar and sprung
a leak. She made for the nearest
port. when it was found that her shoe
and part of her false keel was gone,
and there was hole in the cardboard
into which the suction had drawn a
large sculpin tail first. Had it not
been for this fish, the vessel and cargo
would have been lost.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

HENRY Fuller, an old paper maker
from Ohio, has made proposition to
the citizens OF Elma, Chehalis county,
to established $3.50, 900 paper mill in
that place. Messrs. Prebel and Nc
Gowan, Tacoma capitalists, and large
Elma real estate owners, are interested
in the enterprise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

A PENNSYLVANIA railroad man says
young men are selected as the drivers
of locomotives On fast trains because
old men do not have the nerve to
stand the strain of the terrible speed
of these trains, and even the nerviest
young man gets afraid of them after
awhile. Then they get to letting up
a little in speed, the trains run be-
hind time, the engineers are given
other runs, and new men are put on
in their places.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

GILT-edged butter depends for its
quality not only upon the breed and
feed to certain extent, but more SO
on the skill of the dairyman. The
first requisite is cleanliness, which be-
gins at the stable and ends with the
packing of the butter for market.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

The Cathlamet Gazette says: Mrs.
III. NJ. Taylor states that bear or cou-
gar have been carrying off their hogs
recently. 1t seems as if the snow in
the mountains had driven tho wild
animals down more into the valleys
this year than usual.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

QnEEN Victoria, having completed
The fifty-third year of her reign, has
now resigned longer than any English
monarch excepting Henry III;
George Ills sixty years on the throne
being left unconsilered, as it was so
interrupted with regencies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
D. 6. 3. HENRY,
q. s. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.

ResidsncOs elxth Street, Swans Addi-
sien to OlymFia. wash.
OURVEYING Of all kinds promptly at
- tended to. The re-establishinK OF old
Government lines speciality. Townsites
surveyed and plated. Railroads located,
and levels run for drains. Lands exam
ined and character reported.
OLYMPIA. April le. 1890. II
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

THERE are o dozen factories in Am
sterdam kept busy night and day max
ing genuine historic spoons, knives and
forks for idiOtic American tourists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

A COMPANY is being formed at Sc
attle to construct the much talked of
ship canal from Lake Washington to
the Sound. The estimated cost of
this enterprise is $1,000, 900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

"A demagogue," said small boy
who builded better than he knew, "is
vessel that holds wine, gin, whisky,
OF any other liquor"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

THE latest reports from the engineer
who is running the line from Newau-
kum to Centralia are favorable TO q
good water supply for that city in .
short time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers sc,l
pay all Prizes dratow in the Losisiana State
Lotteries which may be presented at our ccur.
terS.
u. d. WAIM1LBY, Pres. Lousa Uae. m
PIERR8 LANAUx, Pres. 9eate Naesl m
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Uoe n
CARL kOHN, Pres. Union NATL Danke
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
$Msiuess Gards.

John 8. Baker, Louis Bettman. Robt. Frost
N. II. Owings, &C. Woodruff, r. NJ. Wade
c. J. Lord.
Trsnsacts q general banking busincss. For
eign and domestic exchange bought and sold.
Tcleglaphic transfers made ON all principal cit
Ice. Collections . speciality.
Olympia May 16, 1890. VI
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

NEW O8LBA09 uATHOUAk DAUK.
new 0Rloans, Ii
"REmEnnen ;na: !. "a. q: Ps!.s.. ! e 4r,sss
ROUR lAI100A1s DAUk9 q New OsIeons,
IN Institution. whoes ehastesed siehlo ~ re
ognised In the highest Courts; tksrofore, b.
ware Of any limitations OF anonyuoas sehe1aess
part or fraction Of Ticket f10U8D NJ % a
any drawing. Anything b oar nans oGbsed for
less than Dollar u eWindle -
March IL, 1880.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
IIHPR REcEDEM1ED ATTRHCTIoNI
U Over a Million Distributed!
[15lu
Louisiana State Lotterv Comnan,

Louisiana State Lottery Company
Incorporated by the Legislature for Edu-
catlonai and Charitable purposes, and ito
nancnise made part of the present State Con.
stituuo1, In 1879, by an overwhelming popular
lts present charter ending
January lst, 1895.
Its Crana ExtrasrAanary previns.
nses1hseU snA - 0Rk1t1 6INGI1
AQ4 RA1f1DooDs-1 van4S n
escn 81 see elAsR ssn naonshs oR The
year. ona af&1Jl drawn N poHlSe e
sAs Academy q 4usios UsW Orleans,
FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS.
For Integrity of its Drawings, and
Prompt Payment Of Prizes,
Attested as follows:
" We do hereby certify that sce supervise Ae
arrangements for all the Monthly and Semi.
Annual Ds'ascings Of the Louisiana State lot.
terry Company and in person manage and cxn,
tr0lute Drascings themselres, and that the same
are conducted tcith honesty, fairness and in good
faith toscards al parties, and sce avthorise a.
company to use this certificate, soiM fac
sinailes Of our signatures attached. IN it, adssr.
tisements."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04

B. F. DENNISON,
Attorney and Counsellor,
OLYMPIA, WASH
WILL attend to cases in the Supreme
w Court of the State and in the Unit.
ed States Courts.
Dec. 6. 1889.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
BIG STICKS OF TIMBER.

Washington will send Large one to
to the Worlds Fair. Kitsap County
says it can Beat Pierce County when
it Comes to Big Timbers-Capt.
Farnham Tells about the Largest
Timber ever sent from Puget Sound
He thinks it Possible to cut q
Timber $50 feet Long.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-04
IMPORTANT.

Address II. 4. DAUpHn,
or II. 4. DAUPHIus
Washln1t0n, y. o.
By ordinary letter eo1tainin4 lGeney oeaer
issued By all Express CompaAics, New York TX
change, Draft or Postal Notc.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-26
Pullman Rebuilding,

The work of rebuilding that portion
of Pullman which was destroyed by the
fire of the 3rd inst, is rapidly progress
ing, and the district will soon be covered
with brick business houses. Many per-
mits are being issued by the town coun-
ell, and at its meeting last Thursday
evening the following permits to build
were granted:
Boston Realty company, one-story
brick building, 40x80 feet, in two rooms,
with metal roof, iron and plate glass
front.
Boston Realty company, two-story
brick, 60x80 feet, metal roof, iron and
plate glass front, two rooms on ground
floor, and offices on second floor; to be
finished throughout in redwood.
Henry Bros, one-story brick, 40xS0
feet, two rooms, metal roof, iron and
plate glass front.
Fariss Bros, one-story brick, 6OxS0
feet, metal roof, iron and plate glass
front.
Mcconnell, Chambers & Co., one-story
brick, 50x13O feet, metal roof, iron and
plate glass front.
NJ. H. Leitch, one-story brick, 26x80
feet. metal roof, iron and plate-glass
front.
NJ. H. Leitch, one-story brick, 30x35
feet, metal roof, iron and plate glass
| front.
Prentice & Squires, one-story brick,
30xS0 feet, metal roof, iron front.
John Prentice, one-story brick, 30x6O
feet, metal roof, iron front.
These buildings will make fifteen
business rooms in all, the contracts for
the building of which have been let, and
work is now in progress. B. II. Hat
trup, Fl. G. Williamson and Archie
White will also build brick buildings
this fall, and no doubt others will follow
suit, as more room will be required to
accommodate the new business enter
! prists which will start up.