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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10
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masculine cone '-"'' >NN
Hdth'"'H ''' ''.' ~ ''i''' '''N W.
not li'i'tt"t '' NV ''',S '' Women,
wolking or o'h'iN l-' h'ii- 'Nt'-'h
IN III" open ar an ''N. '''N can 't''u'
ally turn ~ W" evening" WIN more
than ordinary |''' |" h"i-'h"li hi'''-
In 4 ""rd 'h'N Al" Nh"l'u-
demonstrated. Lastly tnd ms after
all. l. the Tr' ~ p"lnt-thclr dtmcanor
and general conduct are absolutely I'M
impeachabie.
As Ia the working dress Of ia" PIT
women that i certainly peculiar
looked n from conventional stand
point.
Up Ia a few years ago they were at
tired like men MP to the whist with
hucklcd clogs 81 thu feet Above ~"
knees came the cn Of prculial "
fashioned tunic a e" 1p"~l,c sort g.; u
garment-half JACKIE half dress. with
some sacking mater II tied around the
waist rs an apron.
A limp bonnet. Il" under the chin.
or sort of turbau - arranged - lust
Ia show the r"r''t- T. tii"d hair and th"
hri"ht caItn&,. completed the costume,
aud very odd it looked especially At a
distance. which ia thi' ease did not
lend enhancement To th" view.
Now out of Difference 10 the feelings
Of certain peculiarly sensitive people.
the tunic is worn "A littlr longer. 80 -
nearly In hilr the masculine garment,
a." L.a.iuic>s l. little ncater. aud. IN
addition. short jacket Is worn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10
Tattouing the Body

Tattonilg j. hy ne mcaus confined
To the polynrsian~. but the 'hcrmil
art j. certainly carried hN them To an
extent which is rpr1unlcd lN any other
people. II pcr,Alrs all the principal
groups of island, aud i. rrarticcd hy
all CLASSES though IT, greater rNlrnt
by the MarIur~ans aud New Zealand
crs than any others. Nv the vast NUM-
her at them II j. adopted simply ~
personal ornament though there are
some grounds for Lclicying that the
tattoo may. IN "A few eases aud 90
small extent. he looked upon as n
badge of mourning or q mcnento Of a
departed friend Like everything
else in Polynesia its origin j. related
in IA legend. which credits its invcn-
ton to the gods md says II was first
practiccd 10y the children Of Taaroa.
their principal deity
The sons of Taarna aud Apouvnru
were the gods of tattooing aud their
images were kept In the temples of
those who practiccd tie art as pro-
fcssion. aud 10 them petitions are Of
fcrcd that the figures might be hand
some attract attention aud otherwise
accomplish the ends for which they
submitted themselves to this painful
operation. The coloring matter was
the charcoal Of the candlrnut mixed
with oil. and the instrument used was
y needle made Of hshbone. aud u
thread which was drawn through the
skin. after which puncturing the black
colorlng matter was injected with in
strumcnis made for the purpose. To
show amy signs Of suffering under tho
operation II looked upon ~ Disgrace
ful, aud accordingly. In some of the
Islands. while the operation IL going
on the young man undergoing Il will
lay his head on the lap Of his sister or
some young relation. while "a number
Of female friends will keep up n song.
So ~ To drown the murmuring which
the torture may draw from him mad
vertently. and that therefore, he may
not be drmcancd In tho eyes of his
counirymcn who are prrscn, rs spccla-
tors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10
10 Plat a Few Acres
NEAR THE DEPOT.

part of which the market offered at very low prices
Parties Wishing to engage business of any kind point only
minutes ride from the Capital City, where land cheap and away
from of the vices of large cities would this
point.
April B. 1891
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10
a Tree That Smokes.

Newton. q vigorous mountain town
west OF Charlotte. ". C.. hasa curiosity
that beats by large majority the rain
tree which gained such notoric,y In
Charlotte In 1866. II Is n smoking
tree. and battles NIL efforts nj cxplsna-
ton. II Is white mulberry tree. aud
stands on the sidewalk In front Of the
residence Of Levi Yoder
According To the description In the
Richmoud Times Il was brought from
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10

A MIR. kolb Of Moullrie Point. Fla,
was In the act u making lire on ~.
cent morning be- heard strange noise
that sounde, as II rats we're In the stove.
Tie immediately So, his dogs aud club
and preceded Ia investigate Raising
mp one Of the lids IN the stove. he was
surprised when large owl jumped out
upon him. II had gotten Into the
chimney. which IL twenty live feet high.
aud went down through u iive-foot
stovepipe into the stove. whcru II was
discovered By Mr kolb.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10

Prices
We shall 'ud' aver to male our house the lead
iHg ons ~ our linr IA olympia aad compete Ia
pties- With any mafl.rt ou the Sound. In oar -
isil depafimt at VIII h. found n tumrcir rturk
Of d"mssiic fancy aud impaired gro,rrir- lin
war, rfu, ttn, glnsswAts. wood aud willow
wats. rir.. 1T uniform low tuirr- All goods Iut
inund ~. ftt'tt ssn cd eau be- Ie.uTncd ~ our ~
prnse
uIFrrANp, MAESIu 4. 90.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10
Steam Saw Mill

The railroad company seeing the great advantages of point
een to great labor and expense preparing large and comoous depot
grounds and driving piles for the bridge river
the tunnel through Olympia completed trackyng will
and it will be but a short time until here
The land owners at this point owing to the many and great natural
advantages have been induced
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10
Comparative Length rIlf.

According a. recent Figures the PEG.
pie OF this country are longer lived
than those Of Europe. In this country
IN persons oui of every Loo die each
year IN England the average l. ~,
and In German, ~.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

tons honesty. but there il a wide dd-
ferenee between honesty and capacity.
Saginaw Courier Herald.
The men who are afraid that the
Aliance blataer-sklteS VIII work mis-
eaief 10 the country ultimately have
not read political history carefully.
II they glance at the record OF the
grecnbaek and granger parties they
VIII see how AIiekly the PETERS and
Simpsons OF the past were suppressed
when those gentry 1hresteaed 10 be-
Qrse dangerons--Globe-DemOerat.
Under the untiring ministration OF
the state Board Of Equalization the
hnancial condition OF Michigan is grad
uahy improving. and there may be
enough found eventually 10 allow OF
spreading the State tax outside OF two
or ihFea eounties-but II locked doubs-
ful during the first forty eight hours OF
the SESSION. The Kansas farmers
''weFn't in it, when compared with
the downtrodden an impecunious peo-
PIE who appeared before the board 10
plead for various portions OF ''Aiicki-
gan. my MISUNDERSTANDING Repub-
lican.
Gov. Winans was In Detroit at the
time of the Grand Army eneampment
but at the expense OF the State Ex-
officio he Is a member OF the Worlds
Fair commission. II would have been
cheaper in almost every way TO call a
meeting OF the commission at Lansing,
on account OF mileage and other ex-
Denses. But IL was called TO meet in
the Russell House. in Detroit, whe-.
tie eity was crowded AMI pallic a ten
ton was absorbed In the Grand Army
And so Gov. Winans saw the grand
parade and the fireworks, and the
Grand Army sights as whole, at the
expense o. Michigan tax payers. He
was economic OF his own expenses at
the expense OF the State.-Greenvilie
indep nCent.
Henri Watterson has been lccturing
at Chautauqua upon Money and
Morals" The brilliant corypheus OF
tariff reform might make out an inter
csting page OF parallel columns, taken
IRON his friends tire poets, representing
both sides OF the relations between
poverty and virtue. Lord Alfred Ten
nyson, for inst ance, makes his Northern
Farmer say that 1.-THE poor in a lump
is bad The bold Kentucl,lan, how
ever, not regarding this as final, will
appeal to kindred spirit. Oliver God
smith. who made bull's-eye with the
weil-known shot: 1T is no crime to
be poor, but it is exceedingly inconyen-
ient.'' Even in Louisville. KY. with
free trade in full swing, the dollar is
no incumbrance to the moraiiSt.-
Chicago Journal.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
EDITORIAL EXCERPTS.

Do the Democrats really mean to
repeal pension and protective tariff
laws? III not. they arc doing an un-
conscionable lot of bluffing .-Roches-
ter Democrat.
A prominent local banker confesses
TO INDUCING greater hope IN the ris-
ing tides of values than he has been
conscious OF possessing at any time in
the past-Boston Herald.
Mrs Lease. OF Kansas announces
that all tho men who want 10 join her
party will be received with open arms.
Small wonder that the accessions are
numerous.-Boston Herald.
The financial cranks OF this country
who demanded unlimited issues of
money ought 10 learn n little sense
from the experience OF Chilli and of
Argentina in the wholesale manufac-
ture 81 cash.-Pittsbugg Chronicle-Tel-
gr1ph.
Noah advertised the flood. He lived
through it. and the fellows who
laughed AZ him oil got drowned. Ever
since then the advertiser has been get
ting along. and those who don't ad-
vertise have been getting left.-New-
burgh Lender
An item Is going tho rounds stating
that the deepest hole ia the world -
IN Wheeling. W Va. No. 10 isn't. The
deepest hole in the world j. tho one out
81 which Grover Cleveland viii have to
crawl IN order TO get Western votes
for the Presidential nomination.
Globe Democrat,
TIE Texss Democrat and Peoples
rarty arc going 20 saut speakers into
ohio to defeat Shermnn 8nl Mckinley
fa3 soa thern orators nf North ever
defeat ANYBODY Or ANYTHING. They
could nor defeat Senator Sherman's
bro Bee wh n he w frhf among
them. though nlost o. the Texas Demo
Gratis appeared then with arms in fheir
hands r Muskcgon Chronieia.
I-nIexS Nr Weston deveiooes more
capacity in handling the appropris-
ton for fhc Worlds Fair than hs did
in ne $40 600 placed IN his lands a.
chairman ~ the Democratic state
Committee N fSSS. Some disSa tisfac-
tlon f. likely 20 arise. y not debts 70
pay whea she appropriation i ex-
hansted- No one questions Mr.. IVES
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

In one respect, at least, Grand Rap
ids is far behind other cities; it has
failed, as yet, to recognize that the
boys (''kids," II it pleases you better
have any rights the public should re
speet. In the winter he is forbidden TO
ride down hill, aud in the summer he
is forbidden TO play bail. Everywhere
lsc Is met with the placards: keep
off the grass" or mo trespasing al
lowed here" II he plays in the street
he is liable to be run over. There is
but one small spot on the river for
n distance Of several miles where he
is permitted to swim, and even then
the water Is so foul with sewerage
that it is not fit to swim in. There is
scarcely n spot in tho whole city
where q boy can play and not be in
danger OF getting hurt or in trouble
by violating some ordinance. The
average boy in the city finds himself
i'm "a pent up Utica and he feels the
restraint keenly. He must do some
thing with his surplus energy, and ii
ieGi channels are not provided
for it he is apt to work disaster to
n greater or less extent. / am truly
for the ''kids," as during vacation
especially, they are burdened with
time, and aching with strength, but
are Handicapped at every point. No
doubt thousands of boys are led into
evil ways simply because their rights
and needs do not receive proper con
sidcration. The question what shall
we do with and for the host OF boys
in our cities certainly deserves our
careful consideration. Other cities
that | know OF have set apart large
open spaces where BOYS can play to
their hearts content. The grounds are
fenced In. lcveled. sodled and provided
with the various things which afford
hoy exercise and healthful pleasure.
An officer is In charge constantly TO
.ee that larger boys do not impose on
the smaller ones, and that the rights
OF all are properly respected. There
they can play ball, jump, swing, fly
kites, play marbles. exercise on the
trapcze, etc The boys learn 10 re-
spect each others rights, class distinc-
tions arc soon abolished, ana the sense
OF freedom and ownership supplant
the previous feelings OF constraint anil
unrest which work n boys ruin. OF
course such an arrangement is eXpcn-
sivc, but we can not very well get
aloug without any boys. as they arc
the stuff men are made of; neither can
we afford to send them TO the saloons,
theatcr5 and card rooms. the hallway
houses, 10 the brothcls and dishonored
graves. The ten years between eight
and eighteen. as rule, determine tho
course taken In after lift. Get them
we'll started on the right road and
they are not so apt to turn aside.
The Sunday school and the day school
fill but small part o! n boys time.
What shall we do with the rest OF IL
in city like this?
Charles X Gibson.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
Gossip OF the stage.

w. o. Smith, ono OF the proprietors
OF the Wonderland, arrived in the
city last evening and is stopping at
Sweets. Mir. Smith Is here for the
openin:: tomorrow night.
Previous 10 the production OF the
County Fair" in Chicago,so states
7. c. Campbell, who arrived at the
Morton last night, the horses brought
from New York were placed on the
machines and rehearsei in their parts.
one oil them, Ginger by name, abso-
lutcly refused ID go on. Way no one
could understand. as he has played
the part over 11o hundred times and
had Invariably receisel his salary in
The shape OF sugar plums. Neil Der
Cess worked win him all night but
he would no bulge. rais strike at
the last moment caused great excite
ment, and all % the stables IN town
were secured in search o! horses, over
one hundred horses were tried, and
only one was found who was willing
to work upon the moving platforms.
lie was secured, however. for the part,
but at the last n 3m NJ Ginger evil
IDENTIFY came to his senses and APP
DcareQ
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
The Potato pnyht in Enrlan.

LONDON. Aug. ss.-England has a
taste of the trouble which fell so dis
astrously upon Ireland last year-the
potato blight Practically the whole
potato crop of both Lincolnshire and
Cambridgeshire is diseased, the BLACK
spot" having appeared in every fed
Hundreds Of acres Of the plants are
worse than useless and have become q
cause of threatening pestilence, foul
odors being emitted to poison the sur.
rounding air. This is the banner potato
district of England, and, though the POI
taso crop does not mean SO Lauch as in
Ireland, il is an important matter for
the portion Of the country Immediately
affected. snd the farmers of the district
are ia despair
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23


What will electricity DO next?
Eugene and Paul Champion, Of Neuil-
ly-surSelne, France, have proposed u
series of electrical fireworks for the
Columbian Exposition. Neither gun
powder, dynamite, nor other explosive
material Is used in producing the daz-
zling effects. An operator sits at
an instrument something like a piano
and by manipulation Of the keys pro-
duces designs Of the most gorgeous
fashion. The whole machine is run
by electricity. One OF the pieces sug-
gested is a representation OF Chicago
AS q statue Of fire. This is to be sur
rounded - other figures OF flame,
each representing a Stat Of the Union.
Chicago VIII be represented rs receiv-
ing the homage OF all thr great powers
ci the world, each filing past the
statue and assembled States. AS the
figures pass before Chicago each will
halt, bow, and then lay down flag
Or shield OF fire ut Chicago's feet, re-
ceiving in return the palm branch of
peace. The display would last forty
minutes. and during that time no less
than 10000 distinct effects could be
produced. Just think OF it, n whole
Fourth OF July celebration without
the racket.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

Bas they Len n~Alss rve Dead nss an
Oaksrs Wks Mere WsuAasa

Bat Thsy iefs n<hlad rwe Dead nss and
0Sksn Who We're WsssasA-
AosuE, Ala. Aug. q. A fight es-
tween moonshiners and ofkcers eo-
CURED Thursday night Ell Bladon
Springs. lac miles nsrrh Of here. in
which two men were killed aud two
WOUNDED. one fatally. Thursday
morning . posse Of ten men I'M
der Deputy United States Marshal
w C Strisliag arrested Robert Simus.
who lives IN the northern part Of
Choctaw county. and who has for years
run an Illicit still. Sinms WA secure
~ handenffed and taken TO Bladon
Springs 20 await boat for Mobile At
night while only one Of the posse. Frank
Dahlberg, WAS on guard. the others be-
ing at supper, two brothers and = son
Of the prisoner made a rosh for the room
IN which he was confned. al the same
time opening fire DIR. A h. Pngh,
of Bladop, Was in the room eating and
was killed Dahiberg received an ugly
woand in the neck and was rendered
helpless The posse. alarmed by the
shots. returned the fre, killing Bailey
o.-44A1-es ~cAAs esH 'ese--f NS-H-o
James Simxas. = BROTHER Of the prisoner.
During the excitement the prisoner
escaped aud has not been recap
tured The Simms family belong
10 a peculiar sect which has headausr-
tiers in Choctaw courty. They sc-
knowledge allegiance only TO God. re-
fusing 10 recognize mans right TO judge
or govern, particularly when such gov
ernment interferes with their plans;
they refuse to pay taxes or TO serve on
furies
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
PERISHED BY FIRE.
-Four Women lose Their Lives ut q
Tenement House ElaEe In England.


Tenement House Blare In England.
LONDON, Aug. PA fire resulting in
the loss of four lives and attended with
many terrifying features occurred in
a tenement house at Shadwell The
building was constructed of in
fammable material and its
halls, stairways and air-shafts
carried the flames with great rapidity
throughout the building, which was
soon a mass of seething fire. The occu-
pants, who were aroused sud-
denly from their sleep by the
alarm, were thrown into a panic,
and could be seen amid the flames
standing at the windows and Shrek
ing wildly for aid On sccount of the
intense heat and thick volumes of
smoke the fremen could hardly APP
proach the building, and were almost
powerless to rescue the unfortunate
persons imprisoned by the fire. The
latter began jumping from the win
dows in their terror, and two women
who sought this means to escape were
instantly killed by their fall. When
tht MT "ds hnd4lf CAbisH utobS0 aitti
arduous labor il was discovered that
two other women were missing, and
their charred and disfgurcd bodies
were found later'by the firemen among
the ruins of the building.
There IS more Catarrh IN this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the few years
MAS supposed to be lncurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced
it local disease. and prescribed local
remedies. ami 10y constantly failing TO
cure with local Treatment. pronounced
IL incurable. Science has proven
Cata.rh 10 lie constitutional disease,
aud therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by f. J. Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo,
Ono, is the only constitutional cure on
the market. 1t is taken internally IN
doses from 10 drops 10 a teaspoonfui.
IL acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t fails 10 cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address,
+. J. CHENEY d CO. Toledo, o.
rS-Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

Some two hundred employers OF
negro labor In the South. in several
States, have given the Chattanooga
(Tcnn-I Tradcsman some interesting
facts and figures concerning tho status
OF these workingmen. Skilled negro
laborers are earning S3 day, less
skilled. 81. and the 1900 or so reported
TO earn on an average Sl.13. Tn
skilled negro labor is paid from 60
cents TO $50 n day, the average
being a11o. White tabor is preferred
hy thirty-five employers, twenty sew IN
sec no difference. while fortynine en-
plOycrs prefer the negroes. There
are sixty-seven employers who are
sure that coIored labor is increasing
in efficiency. while forty-three think
7Ot. and fifteen see no change. More
than half of the employers inquired
81 announced their intention to con
tinue the employment Of colored labor
while only two sav they will have no
more Of IL. IL is the opinion of thirty
employers who have 1850 colored
v.orkmen that educ alton has been
II especial senert as fncrea ing tire
efficiency 81 the younger generation
e w0rkmen. Vile r. has benefited All.
on the other herf, ninety six. who
smrl IS 3S. GOO. are sure thai e de-
tracts from a Negroes value "a
laborsr 10 educate him. This fairly
represents the division of Southern
opinion on this subject Of negro educa-
ton. bat st should be explained that
"edscatson" in many cases IL prob
ably such eOmmon-sc hooI teaching as
the negroes have picked up There
are two sides 20 the question Of the
value 81 this 70 many negroes. but
rot 20 the other question Of the value
~ the more practical training which
TIE best schooe3 for the eolored people
IN tAe South are now giving.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
BOLD ST. LOUIS THIEVES.
They Get Away with = Valuable Package
from Express Wsgon-

ST. LOUIS. Aug. ga daring cx
press robbery took place In broad day.
Light on one of the principal streets OF
ST Louis Friday afternoon While
one OF tbs Adams Express Company's
wagons WIS standing ia front Of
the Office at Broadway and Olive
street two men accostcd . boy
who was sitting in the wagon.
asking him TO direct them TO GER
tain street While one of the men con-
versed with the boy the other edged
his way TO the back of the wagon and
fually both men walked of together
Later il was discovered that package
was missing from the wagon. The ex-
press people say the package contalaed
only $500, but the impression prevails
that the amount wiiirun into the thou
sands. The robbers have not been
caught,
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

The utter faSaity 81 the Democratic
howl about . bankrupt treasury and
the inability Of the United States 10
pay its maturing bonds Is shown By
the present condition of affairs. There
are S51 100000 OF the 4 II per
cent. bonds, OF which nearly 10000
900 have been presented for extension
at the rate OF per cent. The treasury
balance Is now $4,000, 600 not in
eluding the 100000. 900 gold reserve,
50 no doubt j. expressed. even il no
more 4 IL per cent bonds are present
ed for extension. that there viii be
ample fands TO redeem the S3l Geo.
600 A L. per cent bonds outstanding.
And after al has been said about il.
what matter IL the United states does
not pay the bonds az maturity, If all
parties are satisfied and the United
States can make better use OF It's
money? TIE parties seem To b pretty
well satisfied and the United States
made good use OF It's funds when il
did Justice u the old soldier. IL viii
be a long day before the United States
becomes bankrupt under Republican
mana cement. Ii never has been bank
eptei by that party Yet, which Is
much more than can be said OF the
Democracy.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

The Savannah News Is authority
for the statement that North Carolina
is to have n 41-mile electric railway,
running from Asheville to Ruth
erf0rdton, for which the power operat-
ing the electric works is to be fur
nished by water. The road when COM
pleted will be the longest electric line
in the world and the only one built
TO operate both freight and passenger
cars. Though Eutherfordton Is 112
years old it never lad n railroad OF
any kind until within the last two
years.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

We wonder II Gov Winans will
charge to the 100000 appropriation
fund the expenses OF his trip in the
Upper Peninsula, while trying to find
practical miner who wiz accept q
position upon the State Board OF Man
ayers of the Worlds Fair commission?
We are OF the opinion that it will be
rather difficult for him now to find
n first-class man from that section,
who will be willing to accept y Sec
ond-hand position. 1t will be too
much like Offering a wellfed man a
plate OF warmed-over hash. The
100000 appropriation will not be
an alluring bait Or an Upper PENN
sula man OF capacity to operate with.