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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
WHY IS HISTORY SILENTP
Lyons Name Stricken From the De,
laration Of independence.

There is Il curious tradition in the
Lyon family, of Ball Ground, Ga, says
the Atlanta Constitution. Captain p.
III. Lyon says that the first OF the fam
lily to come to this country were four
brothers, one of whom was his great
grandfather. They settled in Virginia
and North Carolina. When the strug-
gle with Great Britain for liberty came
at last, one of them became very prom
inent. and was honored. by his fellow
citizens sending him as delegate to
the Continental Congress.
While in Congress the independence
of this country was declared and the
Declaration of independence was
signed, he being one OF the signers.
1t seems that he was an enthusiastic
rebel in his hatred toward the mother
country and very anxious that that
power be crushed at once.
hpOut tuc clil vi tllc GledSlTOuS
campaign of 1776 he became so exas-
perated at what he termed Washing
tons vacillating policy and weak
methods of dealing with the enemy
that he made very bitter attack in
Congress on the commander-in-chief.
In a few days days came the brilliant
victories at Trenton and Princeton.
This success of our arms put Dele
gate Lyon in bad box Washington 5
friends, smarting under the scoring
they had received, determined on re-
venge. The test of loyalty to the col
onial cause was, care you loyal to
Washington" and, of course, as he
WAS not he was in for it. A motion
was made to expel him from the Con-
gress, and after a strong debate was
carried.
Not only was he expelled, but his
name.w erased from the declaration
of independence. Curious, was it not?
And, if true, still more curious that
history does not mention the incident.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
His View Of It.

There is an old farmer in Michigan,
remarks an eastern exchange, who has
always labored under the impression
that, if he ever scratched a name on a
Republican ticket, the devil would at
once entwine his digits about his vitals.
He is deacon in the village church,
and his lapses from the orthodox
phraseology Of his station have usually
been due to his adherence of the DEM
ocratic party. He has not now been
so imbued with spiritual grace as to
love his old enemies, but he has learned
to turn little aside from his old pref
udices, and look at some present prac-
teal facts in way not ut all uncom-
mon among intelligent farmers of late
He was expressing himself somewhat
at Hillsdale the other day to the loyal
postmaster, Colonel March, who la
bored ineffectively to rectify his mind.
The Adrian Press reports his line of re-
mark in this way:
"This tariff is worrying me. see
butter down to ii cents. Eggs sold for
10 cents this spring, and now, when the
hens are not layin' they are worth 10,
but we amt got any to sell. Wool is
as good as ever was sheared, and it's
down cents below what it was last
year. We take our surplus wheat to
the old country and sell it for gold, and
We can't trade dollar there without
being fined. That's right! Don't roll
up your eyes, kernel, for it's true, and
we want reciprocity-not with a few
Brazilian natives or South American
diggers, but reciprocity with the coun-
tries that buy our produce by the mil
lions and pay cash. We want to trade
where We d-n please, and at the next
election ! guess the farmer will put on
different uniform before he goes to
the polls"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
What Women a-e Doing.

In Germany union against the tyr
rany OF fashion has been organized.
which has already many influential
members.
Women physicians are certainly
coming to the front. Princess Chris
tian, the daughter Of Queen Victoria,
always employs DIR. Julia Maitland,
who is specialist in diseases of the
nerves.
The Superior court OF Cincinnati has
appointed Laura V. Jones, one OF the
court stcnographers, referee in the mat
ter OF some real estate condemnation
proceedings. Such trust as this, it is
said, was never conferred upon
woman before
a strange bequcst was that of
French nun. who lately left 100000
francs to the Academy of Science in
Paris, on condition that it should be
given as a prize to any one who would
discover a means of communicating
with any other world, planet or star.
She suggested the planet Mars as the
best one with which to experiment.
One good woman III New York who
is not in society, who is not rich, not
fashionable and not willing to have her
name printed in the newspaper or the
charity reports, contributed 1,40O,0 600
slices of fresh bread and honey during
the school year just closed to 1000
little industrial scholars. Every day,
for the term of 200 days, the lunch has
been provided, averaging 1000 slices,
not one OF which went to waste.
Miss Virginia Potter, niece OF the
bishop, OF New York, is at the head of
wise and practical enterprise, in
whose benefits fifteen working girls
share-the Children's Dressmaking
company, OF New York. Very dainty
little dresses are designed for the tiny
tots by Miss Potter herself. The girls
come to work regularly at o'clock and
work until 6, receiving pay according
to what each accomplishes The din
ner is furnishes at the establishment
for from thirty-tive to fifty cents week
(six days. on the co operative plan. At
4 o'clock daily cup of tea is furnished
at the cost of one cent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
About Poultry,

In the majority of cases it is the
early turkeys that are the most profit
able. Get the breeding stock needed,
and feed them up to a good condition
so as to start the hens to laying early.
Early laying means early Matching.
A drawer is good place to keep
eggs. A cool, dark place where they
can be kept at an even temperature,
and where they can be turned regular
ly and conveniently, will be found best.
Clean straw makes one of the very
best as well as cheapest materials that
can be used for lining the nests. 1t
should be changed often enough to
keep clean.
Better be little early than little
late. With poultry intended for early
market, even few days difference will
often make considerable difference in
the profits.
1t is the little things connected will
the management of poultry that large
ly determines the amount OF profit. II
is the constant care in looking aftel
the apparently little things that give.
one a profit where another loses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21

The problem of irriga,ing the lands
above the ditch lines was probably
solved at North Yakima, Friday, by
the striking Of artesian water Mt u
depth of about 400 feet. A company
in which Senator IIiscOck Of New
York and local capitalists are inter
ested secured II large body Of arid land
on the Mckee and purchasing an ex-
pensive boring plant Immediately be.
gan the work OF boring. Superintcnd.
ent Powell, Of the United States
Geodetic department, pronounced
against the scheme, but early this
morning flowing water was struck
which has increased in ilow from q
rate OF eighty thousand gallons Ia
100000 gallons per diem and is still
increasing as the work goes on. Water
was sent through an eight-inch pipe
thirty-three feet in the air. and an en-
gineer claims that il the volume and
force of water keeps increasing as II
has throughout the day. that by the
close of work tonight the water will
be forced sixty feet above ground.
Those interested in the scheme claim
that they have struck one Of the most
remarkable wells in the world, and
say that hundreds Of thousands oI
acres of arid land will be- reclaimed in
central Washington through system
of artesian wells, Which otherwise
would be without value except for u
cattle range.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
Democratic Organization.

The Central Democratic Club of
Pierce county, as recently organized, is
composed as follows: Stephen
O'Briea, President; Joseph Lemons,
Nice-President; Secretary, Ira r. Bam-
Der; Treasurer, J. p. Weatherell. Ex-
ecutive committee-JohnE E. McManus,
w. ID. +. Anderson, Thomas Carroll,
Lewis A. Foss, Franklin X Lane, ID. p.
Lewis and S. A. Wheelwright.
Mr.. O'Brien made an eloquent
speech, in which he promised the cleo
ton of Democratic city government
in Tacoma next May, and a Democratic
State government next fall. Speeches
were made by ex-Mayor Wheelwright,
II. C. Wallace, Frank A. Smalley,
George w. Van Fossen and others.
A letter from Hon. w. l.. Wilson, a
member of the National Democratic
Committee, to Mr.. George Hazard,
urges the necessity of having a central
office in this State established, from
which the party's work can be directed,
and to this end asked that each county
in the State contribute $40 for that pur.
pose.
1t was stated that Washington's "a
counties have responded to the call and
more than their quota OF $340 has been
raised and forwarded.
The Democracy is considerably elat
ell over its prospects in this State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
WHY MEN CROSS THEIR LEGS.
Some Queer characteristics Of Mea of
Talent.

y. Y. Recorder.
Men generally cross tlieir legs when
there is least pressure on their minds.
You will not very often find man
actually engaged in bus iness with his
legs crossed. The limbs .at those times
are straigh!cr than at any other, be-
cause the mind and btdy work to-
gethcr. y man engaged in auditing
accounts will seldom crp pss his legs;
reither will a man wholis writing an
article or who is employed in any
manner where his brain is actively en-
gagged. When at work in sitting
posture the limbs naturally extend to
the floor in a perfectly straight line.
\ man may cross his legs if he is sit
ting in an office chair discussing some
proposition with another man, but
the instant he becomes really in
earnest and pcrccivcS something to he
gained, his limbs uncross, he bends
forward towards his ncighbor and be-
gins to Use his hands.
But these observations are made OF
mankind in general There are par
ticular cases that are otherwise. There
are certain men OF distinguished tai
ents who, when engaged in literary
work, twist their legs into intricate
coils. One Of the most eminent dram
atists in this country never abandons
himself to deep thought without con-
torting his limbs, which are long and
slender, into kind of angular scroll
work under the table. Another man,
whose poems appear most frequently
i'll the magazines, seems actually to
wiring his emotions out OF his legs, as
ii they were sponges sopped in the
atllatus. However, there are excep-
tlonal cases of mannerisms 10y which
particular men of brains are inscnsi-
bly, affected. Some men twist their
boards when they are in deep thought,
Others scratch their heads abstracted-
ly. while others again, chew their
finger nails. To this absent minded
genius belongs now and then a man
who cannot ponder severely without
making his legs express all the emo
tons of thought.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21

A DELEGATE 10 the Baptist Associa-
ton last fall told the following snake
story: He and his uncle were sitting
by a creekside in the State of Ken.
tucky, fishing, and were surprised 10y
seeing black snake dash out oi a
thicket, and running 10 weed stand.
ing near them bite leaf from IL and
quickly return. This he did several
times, when, their curiosity being ex'
cited, they followed him TO see what
he meant by such strange conduct
and found him engaged In a fearful
tight with a moccasin several times hi.
own size. As often as his antagonist
succeeded in biting him he ran 10 the
weed for his antidote, and was at him
again. At length the uncle pulled uT
and removed the weed 10 see what Tho
snake would do He soon came again
and, finding his remedy gone. h,
looked eagerly from side to side, per
feet picture of despair, and fell ston,
dead on the spot. The moccasin, al
ready badly disabled, they dispatched. -
Crawford (Gd.) Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
those countries which border on the
Pacific ocean.
The Resources Of Alaska.

Recent explorers who have visited
the interior Of the territory OF Alaska
have sent back highly rOiortd accounts
oi the great fertility of that section.
u the pressure Of population ever be-
comes - great as to compel people
looking for home, even under the
simplest conditions to go beyond our
hordrrs, it is possible that even the
unoccupicd lands Of Alaska may he
pressed into service in the way of set
tlcmrnt. But, short of such demand,
IT cannot be believed that this terri
tory will ever tie populated by those
who are compelled to live upon what
they can raise there. 1t is true that
during a few weeks OF the summer the
weather Is exceedingly warm, often
quite a. hot there as ii would hc here ;
hut tins term of warm weather is ex-
crcdingly short, occupying hardly
more than eight or ten weeks-a period
sufficiently extended, perhaps, to allow
the grass To grow, but hardly OF suili-
Gent duration to ripen grain or root
crops.
1t may he said that Alaska can be
utilized 10y a development OF its min
cral resources under conditions which
would prove unattractive to an agri-
cultural population; but the reports
Of scientific men, who have made, per
hapS, but superficial investigation of
the territory, do not favor the idea
that there is any great amount of
mineral wealth stored under its sur
face. Prof. Dali of the Smithsonian
Institute, IN his book on Alaska, lays
down the proposition, that the mineral
wealth OF the country is insignificant
when compared with that of other
parts Of the United States. No doubt
Alaska Is worth to us all that the
United states paid for it, but nothing
has yet .ranspircd To make one believe
that Is destined to be the seat of great
land industries. Its wealth lies prin-
cipally in its waters and in its forests,
which, indeed, are chiefly upon the
sea coast.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
The Latest Poker Story.


They are telling good story in the
Manhattan Club about one of the
card-playing coterie who is always
willing to sit in one of the select
games and who, when the doors of the
private supper rooms" now and then
swing open for the ingress and egress
OF silent walters bearing the moist
emoluments of the Kitty" is dis
cerned wearing a green shade over his
eyes and deeply engrossed in the fas-
einating intracacies of the game. The
anecdote was related by one of the
best raconnoiters of the club, who told
it as an inspiration or the baseless
fabric OF a dream. 1t appears that in
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21

Arust fm ai nno lme existed 80 rafts
Of scotland and especially Ia numifies
shire lnoNu n. haniissiinR T., Which
. mau aud vsman entered inio 'Un-
iueal relations nu ll,o strength simpl,
ni ,,fial contract uf marriage Per
suus sa hsullaslpnri wrre lwund o.
ra, uthtf ff q tesl,,mouih aud q
das. ifsf whi,h ileY tuuld either stp
afais 80 lr iHfmslli united ~ marriage
a. was boz ths nfm ~ marriage lhai
iames Ith H Nuu4t aui lsahel
daughter of th, laird 81 Tome. are said
g. ha,. been married iuf s'ss"n
tlir ofifin 1T this custom is stated 10
Hhrnris Highlander ~ Scotland and
nnrwua iIisioft ~ ihr Highland
aud lhs iilshlaul lans g. have arisen
ii1m tite hifin ~ ih,it su,i't, ehith
rendered lt matter ui tital imi"tt
anrr iu s,tHf, o., hn,al sn,,tsslun "i
,h,it ,hi,fs o. ihi. custom u Was
asfitsi tist ihe hrif uf uur shuuli lts'
alih a.. iausittf ~ thr other a' h'i
husl.ud iaf twtit, monihs AMI dat
81 Iu uat tmt the ady became a
unthet nf pfutui o. is wiih 'hild th'
msifafr ietnms p'aHi in law even
thuuah ua r,l,sl hai performed tie
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
The Tonic Effect Of Bathing.


The tonic effect of bathing is caused
10y the contraction of the surface blood
vessels, which drives the blood back to
the larger blood-vessels and the heart.
These react and send the blood rushing
back TO the skin, causing the glow
which follows the bath, or ought to fol-
low it, the free respiration and the Wig
orous feeling of the muscular system.
The bath should always he followed bv
friction with the hand, a brush or n
towel.
The frequency with which it should
he taken depends entirely on circum.
stances. 1t should be often enough to
keep the pores open and the skin clean,
for the skin does one-third of the
breathing, and if it is clogged the lungs
must do the work, and they will be
overburdcned. As rule, the more
rapidly bath is taken the better will
he its effects.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21


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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
Pretty and Pert.
BE there will, and wisdom finds a

BE there a will, and wisdom hndS a
way.
woman mOurnS over her vanished
youth; II man over his vanished op-
pOrtunitics.
You cannot dream yourself into a
character; you must hammer and
forge yourself out.
The man who sits down to wait for
somebody's old shoes will need a
cushion on his chair.
The man who boasts of his war rec
ord howls the loudest when he is
wearing Il mustard plaster
People generally are what they are
made by education and company be-
tween the ages of ID and 2j.
No woman can be handsome bv the
force OF features alone, any more than
she can be witty only by the help of
her tongue.
lie who is taught to live upon little,
owes more to his fathers wisdom than
he that has great deal left him does
To his fathers care.
The boy who resolves to do one
thing honorably and thoroughly, and
sets about it at once, will attain use
fulness and eminence.
Some men are so constituted would
rather make n pound by some sharp
practice, which is in reality piece of
swindling, than to make ten times as
much honestly.
BE cautious and brave. 1t requires
a great deal of will and great deal of
caution to make great fortune, and
when you have got it it requires ten
times as much to keep it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21

company with a number OF men about
town possessed OF the best quality of
sporting blood, the fine old amateur
gambler approached timidly the gates
Of heaven. st. Peter welcomed the
party cordially and all went inside ex-
cept the inveterate poker player, who
hungercd outside, lit cigar, crossed
his legs and leaned against a section Of
the golden balustrade.
st. Peter regarded him with curiosity
for awhile and then remarked courte-
ously.
"Bcn, won't you come in?'
ooh, ! don't know" was the eau
tiOus reply; whats the limit"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
The Sun as An Artist.
Youths Companion.

In a summer holiday every ones
face and hands are more or less tanned
by the sun. And the same artist is
all the time active among the tenants
of the orchard and the garden. A
snow apple, ripening on its stem in
October, shows this plainly. The sun
ward side take on vivid scarlet, while
the treeward half remains n pale pink.
Sometimes leaf, blown down in a
storm, will lodge near an apple stalk.
Cemented with little moistened dust,
it clings to the fruit long enough to
leave the record of its stay in an out
line Of its crumpled form.
Where the leaf came between the
apple and the sun, the coloring touch
of the solar beam was securely kept
off.
Young people in France and Ger
man initiate this tray work of the leai
with very pretty effect. An anchor, a
heart, shield or an initial is cut in
paper and gummed toa ripening peach
apple or pear. The fruit is plucked in
due season, and when the bit of paper
is removed its outline is disclosed in
hues much fainter than those OF the
surrounding rsRd.
FRUIT is taking the place OF grair
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
Commemorating Lowell.

The venerable poet, John q. Whit
tier, writes the following lines in me.
mortal of his old friend, James Russell
Lowell:
From purcst wells Of English undecided.
None deeper drank than he. the new wosAi's
child:
Who In the language Of their firm neld's spoke
The wit and wisdom OF New England foit
Shamming monstrous wrong. the world vide
laugh.
Provoked thereby. nigh, well have shaken half
The walls OF slavery down. yet the hall
And mine Of battle overthrow them all
-.
LAND in the Palouse country has
advanced during the last six years
from about $40 an acre To nearly two
and one-half times that amount, aud
it is splendid investment at the
prevailing figures. The annual re-.
turns are now about so an acre to
nearly two and one-hali times that
amount, aud it is a splendid invest.
ment at the prevailins figures. The
annual returns are nov about % per
cent. in the average, To say nothing 81
the unearned increment" or natural
increase in the value of property.
|
THE three colleges at Spokane have
consolidated to form university
with II present fund, in land, oi about
$250,OOO and immediate expectation.
of about $4,000 more. There will
be an academic, legal aud a thee.
logical department. Rev. Il r.. Bisi,ec
of Cambridge, Mass, will be Prcsi.
dent OF the university. The dcanshil
of the law school has been offered tu
Edmund 7. Dole. OF the seattle. rc.
Gently of the New Hampshire bar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
Washington's Remedy for Hoarse-
ness.
New York World.

George Washington, while attending
a swell reception at Newport, noticed
that the daughter of his host, Miss FL
lery, was suffering from a severe sore
throat and could not speak above a
whisper. General Washington, observ-
ing this embarrassment of his youthful
hostess, said to her:
"Miss Ellery, you seem to be suffer
ing very much; what is the matter? ?"
Miss Ellery told him the cause OF her
trouble, upon which the general said TO
her:
al suffer myself very frequently from
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21

INA CHEEsE.-A Swiss scholar has
been taking census of the inhabitants
OF cheese. The microscopic examin-
alton OF one gram of fresh cheese, such
as is sold under the name of Gruyere.
contained no fewer than 10000 So
called microbes. This proLigious en-.
campment, after seventy days, proved
to have increased to a tribe of 500 900
Another sort of cheese contained with
in a single gram board and lodging for
about 100000 microbes, while in a
gram cut from the rind of the same
cheese he found about 5,OOOOOO of
these inhabitants. a piece of cheese
upon our tables, of a few pounds
weight, may consequently contain
more microbe Inhabitants than there
are human inhabitants in the whole
world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21

4 sore throat, and take remedy which
find very useful. and which would
recommend 10 you were not sure y"u
would not take il"
/" But | am sure" replied Miss II.
lery, " that ] would take any remedy
that General Washington would pro.
pose"
"Well, then" said the general. " it j.
this-onions boiled in molasscs. lthns
cured me often"
Miss Ellery took the remedy and. 4
course, was cured.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
Oddities.

A rose cultivated in Philadelphia
hot-house measures seventeen inches in
width.
1t is claimed that iycnrold boy in
Forsyth county, Ga, can read any piece
OF music at sight.
A Chinaman in san Fnncirco
bought a wife on time, aud has got
himself into trouble 10y failure to pay
the bill.
The little Republic Of Switzerland
was GOO years old ON the lst Of August,
and the anniversary was celebrated
The Rev. Charles A. Parrish, u
colored orator, of Kentucky, has bc.
come quite popular with his congrcga.
ton since he earnestly advanced the bc
lief that Adam was black man, and
the forbidden fruit watermelon.
The Japanese language is said 10 con.
tain 10000 words, everyone Of which
requires different symbol. II il i'm
possible for one man to learn the whole,
and well-educated japanese il iamil
lar with only about 10000 words.