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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19


About iah u e the ionians first la
iro,luccd the present system oi writing
from left "a right previous Ia th'
alo,e date. from right ,o left pre-
vailed
There arr at least ten million nerve
iibres in the human l,,-iy
Three aud hall millions oi p.upl,
afr always on the seas Of the world
onehalf the people ,ha, are horn
lie before the age of sixteen
4 recent survey has established ~,
number Of glacier. IN the ALPS al
las, oi which 2ig have length q
more than four aud three quarter
miles.
A grain Of musk will .cent room
for twenty wears aud al the end o
that tilAe will not show Il has III
minished IN the least
A grain Of carminc aud halt .
grain OF aniline will tingo u hogshcad
of water 50 that strong microscoI'
will detect coloring matter In cycry
drop.
4 luminou. buoy has been invented
the light oi which is phosphuret %
calcium. and IL visible two aud hal
miles away.
The proportion of Anglo 'saxor
words in the English Bible IL W pei
cent. of the whole.
The receipts OF the French Treasury
are larger than those Of any Other
civilized nation.
IL takes about three seconds iot .
message to 70 from one end of th'
Atlantic cable 10 the other. This h
about seven hundred miles u second.
Only one person Ia thousand dies
Of old aye.
An inch Of rain means 100 tons oI
water on every acre.
The smallest known insect, The
ptcratomus Putnamii, u parasite ol
the ichneumon, is hut one ninctieth oI
AN inch In length.
The thickness of the human hair
varies from the two.hundfcd and
iiftieth to the six hundrcih part Of al
inch.
blonde hair /. the finest and red the
coarscst.
The force required 10 open an oyster
appears to be i.3l9i times the weight
of the shelless creature.
II has been calculated that there
about 200.O00 families living In Ion
don on about & a week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
Irish Figures.

There are in Ireland 46S,674 less
people now than there were nine
years ago. In 1881 there were 5,174,.
S36 souls in the Emerald Isle; the
just completed census shows tina,
there are row but 4,706,162.
A study of the religious statistics
of this census reach some peculiar
features. There the Catholics have
suffered the greatest loss of all
in fact far greater than all other de.
nominations. The combined decrease
of communicates for the nine years
aggregate Ala ,537; of this number the
Catholics alone lost l1,746. But one
denomination is able to show an in.
crease. The Methodists have gained
1886.
This clearly points out the grea,
source of increase in that faith in
this country. There are now in
America S,277,O of this great host
there have 80 per cent. of the church,
whole loss in Ireland settled in the
United States.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19

the queen OF Spain slipped gingerly
with her spoon, while Queen Nictoria
gulpcd it down in mouthfuls from the
cup. \ curry OF prawns followed, 4
dish which her English majesty par.
tlcnlarly likes a. il is prepared for her
Toy her Indian servants. Queen Isa-
bella did not seem to appreciate it,
and mouthiul or two not only made
her red in the face but brought big
beads OF pcrspiration upon her royal
brow. Queen Victoria appeared to re-
sent her guests discontinue Mt the
hot bon bouchc.
The next dish was more cooling.
II was every day roast chicken with
potato croquettes. Her Spanish
majesty asked for Il second portion,
greatly to the astonishmcnt of the
English Queen, who can never under
stand anybody being hungry. An
0mclct followed, or what is called an
omclct ut Windsor. 1t is really n
chief d"uvre of her majesty's cook
The eggs appear in succession of
circles, the yelks and the whites being
like the lines of a target, the center of
1t being composed of delicious sa-
worry compound. Her Spanish majesty
enjoyed it immensely. Some ice pud-
ding and Il few grapes concluded the
rcpast, Isabella of Spain drinking a
tumblcr and half of champagne,
while Victoria of England quenched
her thirst with long glass OF ale.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
SUMMER DRINKS.
Reliable Receipts Published in Good
Housekeeping.

NECTAR-Squeeze the juice from
three oranges and as many lemons in
to pitcher, add two tumblerfuls of
water, and sweeten to taste. Then put
in plenty OF pounded ice, half tea
spoonful Of rosewater, and tumblerful
OF sherry or Madeira wine. Stir well
and pour out.
FRENCH NEGUs-Take one pound Of
red cherries, four pounds of currants,
two pounds OF black cherries; squeeze
all together and stand N q cool cellar
for three days, then boil up the juice,
add sugar, and bottle it, Added to ice
water with slices of lemon, it makes a
very refreshing summer drink.
Cool NEGUs-This is a favorite drink
with our English cousins. To make il,
take bottle of currant wine, half
pound OF sugar, a sliced lemon, and the
rind OF an orange cut ;ery thin. Pour
three pints of hot water over it all, and
CRATE in half nutmeg. Let it cool,
then add broken ice, and drink.
SHERBET-Crush a quart of straw
berries or other small fruit to paste
add three pints of water and the Juice
of a lemon. Let the mixture stand
two or three hours, then strain through
Il cloth to clear the seeds; add three
fourths OF a pound of sugar, and stir
until dissolved; add ice, and drink
when quite cold. 1t is very delicious.
SHRUBs-These can be made of any
suits in the following manner: To
three quarts of berries add one quart of
vinegar. Let it stand for day, then
strain it, and add to each pint a pound
OF sugar, and let it boil half an hour,
skimming it clear. When cool, add
wineglassful of brandy to each pint of
the shrub, then bottle and put away.
A few teaspoonfuls OF this stirred in
tumbler Office water forms very pleas
ant and cooling draught.
SPRUCE BEER-This is an excellent
summer drink. 1t should be made and
bottled in the spring. To make it, al
low one ounce of hops and spoonful
of ground ginger to each gallon OF
water; when well boiled, strain it and
put in one pint of molasses and half
pint or less, OF the essence of spruce; /;
when cool, add teacupful of yeast,
and put into clean cask and cork
tightly. Let it ferment for few days,
then bottle it for use. II more conve-
nient, boil sprigs of spruce fir, instead
of using the essence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
Curious Condensations,
Paris has 2,422, 1863 inhabitants.

Paris has APP 1863 Inhabitants.
Four-headed snakes are again re-
ported from North Carolina.
A dove at Dana, Mass, set on a
hens egg and Matched out fine
chick.
A Johnstown, Pa, pug dog has a
mania for jumping on and off moving
trains.
Iron corrodes with great rapidity al
or about the temperature of boiling
water.
Some valuable pearls have recently
been found in mussels taken from the
Salmon river, New York.
In the gizzard OF hen killed al
Lubec, Me-, last week, was found q
small gold pin lost 10 years ago.
A COW accidentally shut up in a
barn at Cedar Rapids, Ia, stayed there
four weeks without food or water
She was not much injured by hel
long fast.
The brass bands that are to furnish
the music for b ston Common this
summer are prohibited from playing
anything but sacred music on Sun
days.
While an Eagle Point Mich, wo
man was fondling pet dog, her ca,
became so overcome with jealousy
that it sprang upon the lady and Sc
verely bit her in the arm.
In the public parks, reservation,
and streets within the city limits O
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
They "Saw" AIvin's Diamonds
Austin Statesman.


Charles l.. Davis, the actor, other
wise known as calvin Joslin," was sit
ting recently on the porch of hotel in
Texas, when a man from Detroit
steppedin front of him and looked over
his head in search of an acquaintance
whom he supposed was in the hotel
lobby. Davis, mistaking the Detroit
er's purpose, remarked: "Ah, l see
you admire my diamonds. This one
indicating the stone on his shirt
bosom-"cost me $1,000. These
showing his cuff buttons" cost me
~ 800 each, and my wife has trunk
full up in our room."
The Detroit man did not say much
but that evening, by arrangement with
the head waiter, Davis was placed at
supper alone at table where were
several vacant chairs. Presently seven
men, all commercial travellers, entered
the dining-room, and each one had a
large cut-glass fruit dish fastened en-
his breast, while glass prisms hung
pendant from each coat and vest but
ton.
SOberly marching to Davis table,
the seven men took the vacant seats,
and the Detroit man entertained the
alleged actor with: "Ah, see you ad-
mire our diamonds. This one," point.
ing to the fruit dish, "cost me $3,OO0,-
600. These" indicating the prisms,
" cost $3.50, 900 each, and we have three
carloads like them at the depot waiting
to be side-tracked." Davis not only
changed his table, but went to another
hotel.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
A oussaly Luncheon.

Queen Victoria lately gave lun,h-
cun IA London 10 cx Queen of Spain
lnshclls, and II may possibly interest a
g"d many American readers to know
~hat their mnlcs,ie- had to eat at
their luncheon The meat was not
very much more elaborate than would
bc served Al at All ordinary American
midday dinner The company at the
royal table Included the two Queens
SEATED sid" by side, the duke and
duchess al Edinburgh. the prince and
princess Henry oi Battenberg. the
Spanish ambassador, and the suite in
attendance on both their majcsties
'~cntl tNu persons IN all. First d
salad "i caNarc aud radishos VA,
served then cups Of bouillon, which
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19

Iron.
The breathing" of locomotive
that IL Ia say. the number oi putis
given by railway engine during its
Iourney-depends upon the circum'
stances Of its driving wheels and their
speed No matter what the rate of
speed may be. for every one round OF
the driving. wheels locomotive will
give four puifs--two out ol each cylin-
der. the cylinders being double. The
siscs ot driving wheols vary, some bc-
ine eighteen. nineteen. twenty and
twenty two feet In circumference, al.
though they are generally made ol
twenty feet The express speed varies
from fity .iour io fiiy eiRh, miles an
hour. Taking the average cifcumief.
ence of the driving ~hecl to l'e twenty
feet. and the speed Iet hour hity
,ailes. a locomotive will give. going q,
express speed. ss0 puff per minute
of ~ ,sn puis per hour, the wheel ~
vol,ing ~ no times IN sHty minutes
giving 0so pud. per mile. There
fore. an esptess guing from London q
Liverpool. q distance ol 20li mlles
will throw out 2lJ.Ois pufis bslof'
arriving al i,s destination. Dufinl
the tourist ssa.ou oi IAkA the iuiITne,
irom London ,o Edinburgh was ac
compllshcd in les. than eight hours
the distance being i0i mile., giving
speed throughout of iiiiy miles ~
hour \ locomotive ui an espfes
train from london to Edinburgh
suhlcot 10 the al,o,e conditions, vii
give i21 400 pulls.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
The Richest Woman In America.

Once, not very long ago, a reduced
gcntlewoman who keeps large hoard
ing house in Baltimore received II let
ter from woman signing herself Mrs.
lictty Green, asking that two rooms
might he reserved for herself and her
invalid son, who would be in Baltimore
IN few days. The landlady reserved
ooms, and Mr.. Green and the invalid
to, arrived in due time. Now the
landlady was not well up in railroad
affairs. and had not the remotest suspi-
cion that her quiet lodgcr was the rich
est woman in the United States, and
the one of whom an editorial wag re.
marked, Mt the time of the appoint
ment Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, that il the President wanted
to appoint a person who knew all
about railroads, Mrs. Hetty Green was
miles ahead OF any other railroad sharp
in the country. Nothing in Mrs.
Green's style or manner OF living was
calculated to enlighten the landlady
She did not take the most expensive
rooms in the house. and the only lux
ury she permitted herself was daily
drive in livery stable carriage, with
her crippled boy. But in few days
after her arrival superb carriage
dashed up To the door, and Miss Mary
Garrett sent up her card. Next came
Mrs Robert Garrett, and then the presi-
dent of the John Hopkins University.
The Baltimore and Ohio magnates
were very anxious to be friendly with
Mrs. lIetty Green. This rather opened
the landlaiy's eyes, but when Mrs.
Green appeared one evening dressed to
go TO a splendid dinner given her by
the CARROTS, the landlady scarcely rec
ognized her quiet lodger, for she was
magniiicently gowned, and wore the
jewels that she reserves for very grand
occasions Then the whole thing
dawned upon the landlady. She found
out that the quiet lodger was person
regarded with respect, not to say super
s,itious awe, by every railroad magnate
in the country. But the quiet lodger
continued as quiet as ever, and looked
sharply over her modest bill on leaving,
before paying it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19

lT is proposed TO establish a COLONY
OF Jews in North Carolina, who have
been driven from Russia by the
tyrannical course of that government
The scheme has been inaugurated by
Baron Hirsch. Robbie Wessler, one
of the representatives, is negotiating
for 5000 acres Of land near Lenoir
1900 acres near Greensboro, and -.
900 near Littl6ton, in that State
Fifty thousand expelled Russian Jews
il is said, will be brought to the new
colony very soon. The agents are ne
gotiating for the purchase of the
Hickory inn at Hickory, N. c., which
town is to be made a sort of tradin.
headquarters for the colony, neal
Lenoir. Forty thousand dollars l.
the sum offered the proprietor of tn,
inn for his property. The Immigrant
are expected TO arrive in the fall.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
The Telegram

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19

AN impressive sermon in short
metre is preached by a writer in
Washington Post: "There are f0O,.
600 people in New York without per.
manent work, withouta a weeks capital.
While you are reading this l,000O 600
of men in this great, free country are
looking for work-men with wives
and families. 1t costs 100000, ,O0O
annually to support pauperism in thi.
land of liberty and equality. All the
great wheat crop in the United State.
1920, 100000 worth-couldn't pay
this sum, And while all this is grow,
ing worse, $4,000 people of this coun
try possesses as much wealth as the
rest of the 64OOOOOO." And he
might have added that Pennsylvanis
pays 5000 day to armed bullies te
pop away at protected" workmer
who starve in the mines at 40 cent,
a day. Great country this.-Tele
graph.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19

Blackman Bros. of Snohomisb
whose sawmill was burned by an in
cendiary on Wednesday night, were
about closing the sale of their mil
and logging property to a Michigan
firm when they were burned out. The,
had no insurance on their mill and
will probably he ruined.
Friday of last week William Arm.
strong, a rancher near Hoquiam, at.
tempted to 60 across the country with.
out guide or compass. He lost his
way, and finding an unoccupied cabin
built fire and went to sleep. While
slumbering his clothes caught fire
and the man was terribly and perhaps
fatally burned.
The Anti-Sunday Saloon Associa.
ton, OF Tacoma, are engaged in u
labor which will demonstrate the in
justice OF the so-called Sunday law.
They insist that all business, except
such as is explicitly exempt from its
operations by statute, shall he closed
Last Sunday most of the restaurants,
and the cigar and fruit stands were
kept closed, and the few eating house.
that kept open will he prosecuted.
1t is stated that some of the union
miners at Newcastle, not satisfied with
the condition of affairs at the mines.
early Friday morning fired several
shots at the working miners az they
went to work. General Manager
Smith, of the Oregon Improvement
Company, says there are many OF the
white miners who want to return TO
work, but they fear the threats of the
agitators who still have an idea that
they can prevent the mines from
being successfully worked.
A man was lost overheard from the
steamer Emma Hayward, which took
the Potter's Seattle run on Thursday
evening. The man, who was a deck
hand, was on hoard when the vessel
left Whatcom, and before che reached
the Tacoma wharf he was missing.
1t is not known when he disappeared
from the steamer, or whether he com.
mitted suicide or fell overheard. No
record of the man was left at Tacoma,
the vessel belonging to Port Town
send, where report Of the case will
be made.
While ]. Donaldson, an employe Of
the Fremont mill, aged 25, and Ida
Lunberg, a domestic, aged 90, were
boating on Lake Union Sunday even
ing the boat capsized and both were
drowned. They were changing seats,
after passing under the Latona bridge,
when Donaldson, in trying to support
the boat, Overbalanced IL and il cap
sized. 1t came up right side up full
of water. He supported the girl with
one arm and held to the boat with the
other, the girl struggling and scream.
ing. Charles and Albert Pinkham
padded out to the rescue. and were
within twenty feet when Donaldson,
exhausted, lost his hold and the couple
sank. They never rose again. Proba-
bly, Donaldson's chances OF escape
were destroyed by the girls struggles.
The bodies were afterwards recovered.
When taken from the water they were
both locked in each others arms.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
STATE NEWS.


at Chuckanut, Whatcom county.
Yakima is now shipping 1000
pounds of Strawberries to the Sound
daily.
The noted temperance lecturer,
George w. Balm, is delivering a series
OF lectures under the auspices of the
Good Templars, at Seattle.
Crop reports from Eastern Wash.
ington continue very encouraging.
The wheat yield of this year will
doubtless be the largest in the States
history.
Rev. Cherington has resigned the
presidency of the Puget Sound Uni
versity and will re-enter the pulpit as
pastor of the First Methodist church
of Tacoma.
Technical objectives to the indict-
ment are delaying the trial in the
Superior Court at Walla Walla, of
the soldiers charged with lynching
gambler Hunt.
Spokane voted on issuing bonds
to the amount of 81 100000 on the
10th OF the month for municipal pur-
poses, chiefly to be expended in ex-
tending the water works system.
The Interior Department has
apportioned the land survey fund
among the Pacific Coast States for the
next fiscal year as follows; California,
10000; Oregon, $40, 600; Washington,
$4,000; Montana, $4,000; Idaho,
$35 900, and Nevada, nothing.
The pOstmasters' salaries have been
adjusted as follows, Olympia 80 800,
increase of 5000 over last year; Port
Townsend s., 200, increase 5000; Fair.
haven $2,lOO, increase $500; East
Portland, Oregon, $2,lOO, increase
$500; Salem 81, 800, increase 800.
Prosseris to have a newspaper owned
by the Alliance Printing Company, re-
Gently organized with a capital stock
OF $1,000, with the object of publish
ing a paper at that point. The citi-
zens of Prosser are to subscribe half
the stock and John c. Boyle the bal
ance.
The anti-Chinesc agitation in IS
land county has stirred up public
sentiment in that locality, and the
citizens of WILDLY Island last week
adopted an agreement which virtually
boycotts the almond-eyed citizen and
all who countenance his presence in
any way.
Washington can boast of some
mighty trees. Among the last re-
ported from Mason county camp was
one 1O4 feet long and over forty inches
at the top, so that a stick of timber
three feet square could be made full
length, and one 136 feet long and
twenty-eight inches at the top
The hills about EllensbuIgh pre-
sent an unusual sight for this time of
year. There has been so little rain
during the past year, and no snow to
speak OF, that the ground has re-
mained dry up to the present time.
The Oldest settlers say they never saw
the ground so dry throughout the
winter and spring. The consequence
is the grass on the hills is very short
and is drying up prematurely. Fat
cattle will not be the rule next fall.
Rapid progress is making in the
construction of the Western Union
telegraph line to Gray's Harbor. The
line will be completed to Montesano
in a very few days, and as soon after
as possible it is proposed that the line
shall be extended on down to the har-
Dor. The T. o. &. H. Telephone Com
pany's line is to be discontinued west
of Montesan0 after the lst of July,
when it is probable it will be operated,
until the arrival OF the Western Union.
by harbor capitalists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
A VOTE BY STATES.
A Presidential Election in the House
Would Be Curious Affair.

Indianapolis Journal Washington Letter.
Glancing over the list, by States, it
appears that there are, of the A States,
no less than 16 with solid Democratic
delegations, and l3 more where the
majority of the delegation is Demo-
cratic. There are 10 States with solid
Republican delegations, and two with
Republican majorities. OF the remain
ing three States two have Alliance ma
jorities, while in the one remaining
State, Minnesota, there are three DEM
ocrats, one Republican and one Alli-
ance man, so that the delegation, on
vote, is Democratic. Summing up,
the Democrats control the votes of 80
States, the Republicans 12, the Alliance
two, total of A..
There are, then, 16 solid Democratic
delegations and 10 Republican. The
IL solid Democratic delegations include
a membership of JOG, while the 10 solid
Republican delegations number total
membership of Is. The great dis
parity lies in the fact that of the 10
solid Republican delegations Of them
Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, North Da-
kota, Oregon, Washington and Wyom-
ing-consist of one member each, who
is a solid Republican. There remain
three solid States, OF which two, South
Dakota and Vermont, have two each,
and the State of Maine, with Messrs.
Reed, Boutelle, Dingley and Milliken,
form very solid delegation of four.
This is the summary:
Solid Majority
delegations. delegations Total.
Democrats .....-. ID IA 30
Repubncans. IL
.tilduce ----- U z
On the division of States upon any
question, therefore, the Democrats
would carry the vote by 80 to u, or
majority of Il.