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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13
Protected Wages.

The protective tariff was imposed in
order that manufacturers could pay
high wages. The Republican orators
told us so during the last campaign
and whatever Republican would do
he would not lie. Therefore there must
be some wrong about the way things
are going. There is a spring loose
somewhere.
The employees in tho Saxony cotton
mill in Little Falls, N. Y, have had
their wages reduced. About Decem-
Der l, the men who run the elevators
were cut down from 81 to Is cents.
Then the reduction was applied to the
men in the packing room, wages being
scaled from 81 to Is and ST. cents.
Then the carding room was invaded
and wages reduced l2t to 25 cents.
The work is continuing and reduc.
ton OF Is to 20 per cent. all around
will be the result when it is completed.
The tariff on cotton manufactures was
40 per cent. The Mckinley tariff
raised it to 60 per cent. and higher on
some grades. We cannot see VIII
wages should be reduced.
In Newark the Clark thread works
has shut down, throwing 8, 600 labcrers
out of employment. The Clark works
furnish nearly all the thread used in
the United States, and export q great
amount, selling it in foreign countries
for less than they get for it here.
This is probably in order that cheap
thread may make cheap seamstresses
in foreign countries, according to
McKinley's maxim that cheap clothes
make cheap man. The duty on
thread was Is to 40 cents q pound !;
the Mckinley tariff raised it to Is to
45 cents. We cannot see why the
Clarks should shut down.
In Paterson, N. j., the silk weavers
are striking against q reduction in
wages of 20 to 25 per cent. The duty
on silk manufactures was SO per cent. ;
it is 60 per cent. under the Mckinley
tariff. We cannot see why wages
should not be increased.
In Trenton the pottery employees are
striking against 80 per cent. reduc-
ton of wages. The tariff on pottery
was and is 55 per cent. Perhaps this
is'why a reduction of wages is neees-
sary.
On January 8, the glass workers in
Bridgeton, N. J., struck against re.
duction in wages. The duty on glass
was p cents per square foot; the
Mckinley tariff increased it to four
cents. Why this reductioni
All these things fill US with wonder.
Why don't wages 60 up instead ol
down? When will the influence oi
the Mckinley tariff reach the wages
in protected industriesf The new
tariff has been in operation nearly siz
months and wages are going down in
stead of up. We cannot understand
it. Will some intelligent projections
please explain?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13

THERE are about thirty castles and
palaces in Spain which can be rented
at from $3 to $40 per week, cash in
advance, and any American who lands
there with $1,000 in his pocket can
fling on more style for six months
than lie could get here in fifty years
on an income of $500 per week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13
The Pension Business.


port shows facts that must draw the
attention of the country to the grow
ing proportions of the pension evil.
The payments under present laws for
the current year will amount to Sl35,
100000, to about $4,000 persons; yet
General Raum tells US that during
the six months ending with January
there were 672,7l7 new applications
for pensions, which added to those
already on file, make the total num-
Der of applications for pensions now
pending 1,162,390 If to this number
be added the number of pensioners
already in the pay Of the government,
it will be seen that more than 1,7O0,-
600 of the men who served in the
federal armies now claim to have been
so injured by wounds or disease during
the war as to be at least partially dis
abled from earning living now. We
have no service pension, and payments
are only made to those who offer proof
that they suffer from physical dis
abilities caused by their service in the
army. At the present rate of progress,
it will be but short time until every
man enlisted between 1861 and 1865,
or his surviving relatives, will have
sworn that the war left him at least a
partial wreck, and the world will be-
mold the spectacle of a victorious army
of over 100000 men every one OF
whom is willing to swear that he did
not escape serious injury. The pen.
sion bureau has become the greatest
department, employing an army of
clerks and expending a third of the
revenues of the government, but the
Commissioners report shows that il
is only able to dispose of about 10O,.
600 applications a year, though last
year 672,OOO applications we're filed.
It's not even able to keep up with the
applications under old laws passed
several years ago, and if no more ap-
plications were made, could not dis
pose of the applications already on
file for about eleven years. Of course
the number of pensions granted il
not an exact record of the work done
by the bureau, but the number of ap.
plications rejected must be very small
Judging from the character of the
proof found sufficient in many cases
reported by the newspapers. In view
OF the facts shown by General Raum't
report, the country must see that oul
pension policy has served to corrupt
and degrade a vast body of our fellow
citizens. 1t is beyond belief that the
| 100000 men who have already re
ceivcd or applied for pensions should
believe that they were so disabled dur
ing their army service as to be unable
to earn a living. Many of them were
SO disabled, no doubt and are entitled
to what they get, but most of them
have simply yielded to the desire to
get money without working for it.
The consequence to the taxpayers oi
this policy cannot now be calculated
1t already costs $135. 100000 a year
The pension Office adds 100000 more
to the army of pensioners yearly, and
has an inexhaustible supply of ma
terial to draw from. There is nc
reason why, if this policy be pursued
without interruption, pension pay
ments may not in few years amount
to more than the present revenue o.
the government.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13

How IT LOOKS ABRoAD.-Judge
Sachs saved his salary by = close
squeeze. but his reputation lies with its
toes tipped to the dasies. II the State
Of Washington can find any comfort
in that sort Of judiciary. it is vel.
come to enjoy it.-Fortland Telegram.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13

"FRUITFUL Washington is the title
of most admirable little folder de-
scribing Washington, its cities, and its
resources, just sent out from the Port
land Office of Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent A. D. Charlton of the Nor
theru Pacific railroad. It contains an
excellent county and railroad map of
the State, and gives . summary Of the
States products and resources.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13

A HANDSOME young shingle sawyer
OF Slaughter has skipded out with $500
belonging to his Tacoma sweetheart.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13

A MILL for manufacturing paper
from asbestos and straw will be erected
the coming season at Mount Vernon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13

CRrrIcs of the Chicago air ship say
it can never soar, and the projectors
are sore over it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29

with patchwork cushions and from
cords fastened across the raftered
ceiling are hung hanks of yarn suck
as were spun by the good wife's busy
hand. In the dining-rOom a venera-
BILE fOur-pOster, valanced and covered
with a patchwork quilt, shares the
room with the large dining table. The
dash churn and a spinning wheel,
innocent of ribbons or gliding,
stand by the hearth. On shell
rests the well-scoured brass kettle in
which were compounded all manner
of jams and cOnServes. while fragrant
and pungent herbs droOp from the
ceiling. Antique furniture fills the
upper rooms, where ingeniOuSly con-
structed trap-dOors open to hiding
places in case of Indian attack. All
through the house is carried out the
same thought of the past, and the
visitor unconsciously expects to meet
some white-capped dame walking
with stately dignity through the
rooms or greet a rosy-cheeked Ruth
or Priscilla fastening backward Or
forward to the music of the hurrying
wheel. But the house, withal so
homely, has yet that air Of beauty
and luxury which only wealth and
good taste can give.
Near to the house is wood Of
some extent, where great amount Of
ingenuity has been exercised. 1t is
as nature made it except for
drives that have been cleared
through it and made to cross
and recross in such labyrinthine
style that the puzzled traveller would
be lost but for the many signboards
nailed to the trees. By their aid he
passes from Surprise avenue to Sassa-
fras lane, from Sylvan avenue to the
bower where Senator Palmer has en-
tertained many distinguished guests,
wh0. coming expecting little, have
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29
Mock Battles in the Sixteenth Century

Mock Battles in the Sixteenth Century.
Grand army maneuverS are not g.
modern institution in central Europe.
Already in the sixteenth century
small German states got their militia
into camp at irregular intervals and
gave them Instructions in the work
of the battlefield. Such maneuvers
were comparatively frequent in
Nassau-Dillenburg and the Pfalz and
in many little Protestant states dur
ing the Dutch-Spanish wars. The
greatest maneuyers Of the old days,
however. were held in France in 1898
in the vicinity of COmpiegne under
the command of Marshal BOufiers.
Saint-Simon described them at length.
The army Of 60, 900 men was assem-
bled that the young Duke OF Bur
gundy might have an object lesson in
the art of war The whole camp was,
however, one big carOusal. The Com
mander-in-chief says Saint-SimOn, "Set
the whole world in amaZement at his
pOmp and the exquisite luxury of his
court feasts." The best of food and
wines were served in the officers
GudIUcIS W I'll HIGH Vi Idllh W no Viz
tied the field. A little city of palaces
was erected for the maneuvers, and
everybody except the priyates lived
as luXuriOuSly as he could in Paris.
AS there were then no military at
taches of foreign legations the ambdS-
sailors themselves were entertained
by the COmmander-in-Chief. On the
door of every prince and French
cardinal was the inscriptiOn, For"
on the door Of every other guest, how
ever, only the name Of the occupant
of the house, without q preceding
''fOr." This slight was very near to
causing real war, as the ambassadors
protested against the slight involved
in the omission Of the proposition.
Barrels of ink and reams of paper
were wasted in the controversy over
the door signs, but the King persisted
that ordinary persons in camp must
do without "fOr" on their doors. In
the presence Of the King, who ap-
peared at camp with Nine. de Main
tcnOn, several sham fights were con-
Quoted in open field, and there was
even q sham attack on COmpiCgne.
BOuferS received from the King
eventually 100, 00O liyres as indemni-
fcatiOn for his expenditure at the
great carousal during the maneuvers
but this sum covered but a small part
of the Marsha's personal expenses in
the Sybaritic encampment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29
Possibilities of the Window Mirror.

1t is doubtful if any invention Of
minor Importance has afforded inQuis-
tive women, who like to see what
their neighbors are doing without be-
ing seen themselves, SO much real en-
iOyment as the window mirror. When
the instrument is closed it looks like
an innocent japannCd tin box; when
opened you see two fine plate mirrors,
working on hinge. If you place it
outside q window, and attach it to
the sill at an angle Of IS degrees, it
will reflect everything that is going
on in the two sides Of the street, in
both directions, for several blocks.
BY simply adjusting another mirror
at the top you can immediately dis
Germ anyone on your doorstep. You
can do all this without raising your
window or running the least risk Of
being seen yourself. 1t does not mat
ter whether you occupy the ground
floor in a fiat or the Sky-parlOr, the
cOntriyance works equally as well.
The advantages Of this magic mirror
are bOundlcSS. When your bell rings
it is nice to be able to tell whether
you are receiving a call from an inter-
csting friend or a man with bill.
You can stave off a peddier without
the trouble of shedding a telephone
discussion with him at the speaking
tube. If your husband has been out
all night you can let him in quietly
before he has had time to ring all the
ncighborS' bells. You can see what
the other ladies on the block are
wearing without sticking your head
out of the window. You can learn
which of your neighbors buys his coal
by the basket, and how many beaus
the hired girl has. 1t was a great in
yention in small way, that is for
the ladies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29

The physician in charge Of an in
sane asylum in Ohio prescribed a large
dose of castor oil for one Of the in
mates, man of great strength and
wild. unmanageable temper The at
tendant who had been commissioned
TO administer the nauSeOuS dose fore
saw that he was likely to find the
task more or less difficult, and there
fore took with him several assistants.
On reaching the lunatic'S cell, the at
tendant put on a matter-Of- fact air,
and, cup in hand, stepped inside the
door. The mailman OWNED his pur-
pose instantly, and rushed furiously
upon him. The assistants were too
quick for him, however, and, after a
severe struggle, threw him down and
attempted to piniOn his arms. The
man fought like tiger, but found
himself Oyermatchcd. Suddenly he
became perfectly quiet, and, putting
his hand to his mouth, said in WhiS-
per to the chief attendant, Call it
OYSTERS" The attendant was man
Of great natural shreWdneSS-aS deal
erS with the insane need to be-and
at once understood the lunatic'S mean
ing. Directing the wondering assist
ants to release the patient, he took
the cup from the shelf on which it
had been set, approached the crazy
man, and said in a tone of ccremOni-
Gus politeness: "Good-morning, Mr..
Smith; will you try this dish of very
fine OySterS?" The lunatic smiled
pleasantly, returned the bow with one
still lower, and answered.: "Thank
you very much: you are very kind. "
50 saying, he took the cup and drained
it with every appearance Of the deep
est satisfaction. "Ah," said he, as he
finished the dose and smacked his lips,
"thOse are, indeed, fine-the finest
oysters | have ever tasted" He had
saved his self-respect and had taught
his keepers an excellent lesson in
their own line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29

Perhaps the most surprising curl
OsitleS in the treasury Scrap-bOOE are
proofs Of certain plates which appear
TO have had their surfaces scratched
and battered to the utmost possible
extent. The plates were those of the
famous 7.3O bonds. executed by Chas.
II. Smith and printed by Chas. Brock
way, which were the occasion of a
great lawsuit against the Govern
ment. Such works of art were they
that no question of their genuine
ness was raised until Jay Cooke & Co.
forwarded $84, coo worth Of them to
the treasury here for redemption.
Although Mr.. Castelar, declared them
cOunterfeits, it was claimed that they
must have been printed from the
original plates made by the treasury,
and on the strength Of that assumD-
ton suit was brought by Jay Cooke &
Co. against the Government The
cause was lost by the plaintiffs, how
ever.
Smith was undoubtedly the most
remarkable fOrger that ever lived.
For twenty years, while leading a
life of fhe utmost apparent respecta-
bility, he produced counterfeit after
counterfeit Of the most marvellous
character, both of notes and bonds,
from $50 to ST, 900. Probably not less
than 81 LOCO, 600 of imitation money
of his manufacture found it's way in
to circulation. 1t was only through
the discovery of his association with
the notorious plate printer, Brock
way, himself marvellous expert in
his line, that Smith was arrested in
1881 at No. AZ Herkimer street,
Brooklyn. Thus was broken up one
of the most dangerous combinations
against the national finances that
have ever existed. Smith and Brock
way did all they could to give evil
dence against one another, each for
the sake of securing his own immu-
nifty from punishment, after the man
ner Of counterfeiters, who invariably,
when they are caught, turn traitors
to their comrades. - Washington
Letter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29

reservoir for a prolonged supply Of
powder. The passage leading from the
powder chamber is somewhat smaller
than that Of the bore occupied by the
DrOjcctilc. which also prevents the
full force of the powder being cX-
pended at once upon the base of the
shell. but, on the other hand, it is
more continuous and lasting. A hOl-
low globe filled with CarbOniC-acid
gas and provided with plugs, the same
as the capsules behind the powder
charge, acts as a further cushion to
the dynamitc-laden shell and starts
it with comparatively little jar. BY
means Of this process the walls of the
shell can be made much thinner. per-
hitting the charging of the projectile
with a greater mass of high explosive
and yet the shell thrown with perfect
safety.
Mr. Gathmann has experimental
with gun of 33-inch bore, using the
method described above, and he says
the tests were entirely successful.
The range was that of an ordinary
cannon of that caliber, and full
charges Of dynamite were thrown
without accident. The inventor
says: THE present ship of war will
be comparatively powerless against a
battery of S-inch guns Of this make
throwing shells containing 100 pounds
of dynamite a distance of six miles.
No armor plating, though of steel
alleged with nickel and thickened out
to the utmost carrying capacity of a
ship, could withstand blow from a
bomb of this kind exploding on the
side or deck. The building of heavy
armored, expensive ships may as we'll
be dropped. The warship of the fu-
ture will be the light, speedy cruiser"
The department of ordnance and
fertilization has extended an invita-
ton to Mr.. Gathmann to send to the
experimental yard New York harbor,
a gun constructed according to the
plans and specifications submitted by
him and covering the improvements
previously described. He has accept
ed, and the gun, which promises to
reyolutionize the art of war; is nearly
completed. 1t will be Al caliber,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29

discovering a means or throwing Jnc
trcacherOuS explosive that would be cf-
fcctiVc and at the same time safe for
the maniDulatOrs Of the gun. Fired
from an ordinary cannon the dyna-
mite shell eXpIOdCs in the barrel Of
the arm, carrying death and deStruc-
ton in its path. The pneumatic gun,
throwing a prOjcCtilC filled with nitro
glyccrine or dynamite by means Of
compressed air, has proved successful,
except in the matter Of range, the gun
not being effective at a greater dis
lance than one mile. This gun is in
tended principally for coast defcnses,
but a toy cannon would be just as
scryiCeablG if the limit Of the pneu-
matte gun is one mile, or even two
miles. The great gunbOats Of any
European country would lie four or
five miles from shore and shell our
coast cities and our pneumatic guns
would be pOWerlesS to retaliate.
The accompanying illustration will
serve to make plain Mr.. Gathmann's
method Of throwing dynamite shells
from a cannon, ordinary gunpOWder
DcIllS tulDlDJCN. Liz DO"NCl Nll"llI
Der is of much larger caliber than that
through which the prOjcctile is
thrown. Back Of the powder charge
are two capsules or brass cylinders,
containing carbOnic-acid gas at a
pressure of 500 pounds to the square
inch. Each is fitted with two plugs,
the larger end being inside. Upon
firing the gun the force OF the eX-
plOsion drives the plugs inward, re-
leasing the gas, which, being at a
temperature Of about seventy degrees
below zero, absOrbS the heat produced
by the exploded powder, thus prevent
ing heating Of the ordinance and at
the same time destroying none of the
propclling force. This keeps the bar
rel Of the gun cool, permits rapid and
continuous firing, and greatly pro
longs the life of the ordinance.
The cut represents a longitudinal
section Of the gun charged with its
dynamite prOjectile, which is marked
S. The powder is indicated by p, and
the globe and two capsules Of carbon
ic-acid gas by the letters G.
Only comparatively small amount
of powder to the size Of the chamber
is used. While the force of the eX-
plOSiOn is less severe at the in
slant of firing, the chamber acts as a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29

had indifference turned TO adm1rd-
tion. One of the features OF the lawn
is the group of trees planted by Sem
ators who have visited the farm.
Among the names Of those who have
nerfOrmed the task are some or the
most notable of American statesmen.
Jersey avenue leads from the woods
to the barns and offices OF the farm.
The farm has 700 acres, and IS IN a
Derfect state Of cultivation II the
house is antiQuated, all the agrlcul-
tural operations are carried on with
the latest Improvements and con-
yeniences. The stables are filled with
noble PercherOn horses, about lou IN
all. Even those that are employed IN
daily work seem to disdain the eartn
they tread The animals in the sale
stables are types Of massive power
and beauty. from the SnOW-Whlte An
chovite, who for thirty years has been
the pride Of the farm, to the latest
addition. Fenelon, whose jetty form
seems a fit dwelling-place for some
hero Of the Valhalla.
On the farm there is large herd
of Jersey COWS, who Craze quietly in
different to the fact that theirs is a
long pedigree, and that to possess
them means a small fortune; equally
careless, too, that Mrs. Palmer should
pass them by to lavish her attentions
upon the common red cow which is
her special pet.
Spectators cast cOvetous eyes upon
this property, and many inducements
are offered Mr.. Palmer to part with
it. One syndicate offered million
for it, but was refused
4 almost parted with it short
time ago." said Mr.. Palmer to a
friend. but [ am thankful ever since
that did not, for then [ would have
been left without hobby"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29

A London journal says that a stout
and elderly woman was on board a
train which was approaching the
Forth bridge. Her remarks, which
she bestowed right and left upon her
fellOw-pa showed that she
was unaccustOmed to travelling; yet
she must have been something of a
philosopher in her own way. AS the
reader may perceive, she was be-
lever in what may be called specific
levity.
The old lady was nervous about the
bridge. She had seen pictures of it.
and had made up her mind that it
could not be quite safe. She kept in
quiring when the train would come to
it, and at last was told that it was
close at hand.
"Well," said she, rather solemnly,
Il don't know whether we shall get
over alive or not, but if we don't it
sha'n't be my fault"
Then she settled into the corner of
the seat with determined air and a
puckered-up mouth, which were only
less droll than the general air of re-
SponSibility which. brooded over her
During the passage Of the bridge she
did not speak word, but seemed to
be holding her breath.
There" said a gentleman in a
neighboring seat, 1--WE are over it
safe"
The old woman heaved an explosive
sigh.
WELL" she said, "if we had gone to
the bottom | should have died with a
clear conscience, for it wouldn't have
been my weight that did it. | bore
up so that / really made the train
lighter than it would have been with
out me-"