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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-12-09

There was Jail at the cross roads;
it was primitive affair, but solid and
substantial. 1t was dugout in the
side hill, and had heavy oak door
and great steel hinges and lock. 1t
was plenty strong enough to hold
dozen men, all anxious to escape, and
Sam Toms did not try TO escape. lie
only sat still in the low, damp, dark
some room and tried to understand
how il had al happened. II must be
II drunken dream-but no, he was
almost sober, and knew where he was
and how aud why he was there. But
he could not understand. Had Mat
was it really Mat who had given
him up7 There must be some mis-
take.
The big strong man finally began to
realize it all. He lay down OIL the
bunk and cried himself TO sleep, like
child.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-12-09

II must have been about one o'clock
in the morning when some one silent
ly entered the house of old Bill Bum.
constable. This some one entered by
the back door, went stealthily into the
room where Bill and his wife slept,
rummaged about few minutes, and
then emerged from the house. 1t was
woman, and she had something in
her hand.
Sam Toms was awakened. a little
after this, by arattling, jarripg sound
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-12-09
You-s very truly.
Tire AM

The object aoove letter to convince
architects
colospr
scheme OF coorins which Bills
we'll
and
Country Of out
and ''''A"'''' za5z1NnsaSn4y1 1N
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
PARROTS AND TREE ToADS.
A Dealer in Those Animals Tells Some
Interesting Things.
New York World.

New York World.
There are good many bird stories
about this big town, where not onlv
birds but other curiosities are on sale.
How about parrots? 1 asked.
The demand is increasing at this
season." "How SOP" al do not
know. 1t always does. A good parrot
is considered company for many peo-
pie these long winter evenings. Some
OF our birds are good takers" "What
do yon mean by good takers? How
many words or phrases are at the COM
mand of clever parrot?" "Some OF
the best of them can speak as many
as fifteen or twenty words. They can
say they are hungry, thirsty, cold,
good-day, ta-ta, and all that; but you
must remember the most enjoyable
feature OF the bird is its grotesque
mimicry, utterly incapable of being ex-
planned. A fine parrot will go on imi-
tating to the end of its days. In a few
years it will be able to repeat an as
tonishing amount OF chaff. If you re.
gard this as talking, Why their vocabu-
larry is unlimited"
"lou sell frogs and tree-toads, too ?"
Yes, SIR"
"Well, those are funny creatures to
have in a big town"
"Oh, no."
We'll, are the frogs used in aquari-
ums ?"
Il suppose so. AMI the tree toads
SAY, what do you think ?"
IL give it up"
Are in big demanc by young doc
tors and chemists, whC are anxious to
learn something of the circulation of
the blood. The tree-toad has legs that
are almost transparent. The young
doctor takes leg, spreads it out under
a microscope, and car see the blood
corpuscles chasing each other here
and there in the veins Of the leg of the
toad. We sell hundreds of tree -toads
for this purpose every month. Come
around some time and I'll borrow q
microscope and we'll try it ourselves"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
A Magnetic Schemer.
Atlanta Constitution.

Martin Neuberger, who died in Chi
cago recently at the age of 80, made a
remarkable record during the last ten
years of his young life.
Neuberger started out as a lawyer.
He was moneyless and without influ-
ence. But he was a man of restless
energy and wonderful will power.
When he talked even strangers felt
that his schemes were practicable and
profitable. They were magnetized or
hypnotized and yielded readily to his
wishes.
The young lawyer gave up his pro-
fession after practicing a year or so,
and began to exploit big enterprises.
Without dollar, he introduced HIM
self to capitalists, gained their conf
dence and projected and carried out
extensive real estate and building I'M
provements. He laid out and built up
suburbs, erected extensive flats and
started hotels and other vast estab-
lishments. Rich men put unlimited
capital into his hands and he never
made dishonest use of their conf
dence. He paid his contractors and
workmen, and discharged every obi
CATION while he had the money. Some
of the schemes turned out we'll for the
investors, but others collapsed. 1t
mattered not, however, whether he
succeeded or fail-so long as he was
able to get about and talk, men gave
him everything that he asked for and
backed him up to the last.
When the strange financier died, il
was found that he did not have a
penny. He had spent millions of dol.
lars entrusted to him for the benefit OF
his principals, and had not kept any,
thing for himself.
The man was visionary adven-
turer, but he was honest and went out
of the world with clean hands. The
secret OF his power over others was en-.
tirely due to that peculiar force which
for want of better name is called
personal magnetism.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
Workmen and Their Tools,
Safety Valve.

Safety Valve.
Bad Workmen," we are told, cal
ways find fault with their tools" We
might extend the significance of the ak.
iom by stating that bad workmen make
bad tools. We may satisfy ourselves
as to its truth by cursory inspection
of the kit carried by a poor mechanic.
In the machine shop we shall find our
saying conspicuously exemplifed. A
glance at the condition of the tools, to
say nothing of the surroundings, will
tell us whether good artisans or second
rate workmen are employed-whether
the shop turns out good or Indifferent
work.
The make of the tools has little to
do with the settlement of the question
The finest machine tools ever desig.
mated may be ruined by ill usage, and
in fact, as a general rule, the more
perfect the machine the more suscep.
tible it will prove to gross ill treatment
Moreover, a shop full of good tool:
ruined by ill usage or neglect is a
much soriier spectacle, to the exper
fenced mechanic particularly, than
an aggregation of second quality i'm
plements in similar condition, and
as a general rule, a poor tool spoiled
will do as good job as the most ex
pensive machine that has undergone
maltreatment.
The appearance Of the tool will be
tray the hand of the workman, nj
matter how badly worn. Fair har,
wear is altogether different in its ef
fects from willful misuse or the neglec
that is born Of ignorance. A ma,
may wear a tool out, and it will still
have an altogether different look I,
one that has been deliberately ant
earlessly ruined.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
Reciprocity in Missionaries.

China is about to send missionarie,
to Europe and to the United States.
The disciples OF Buddha, so long the
subjects of missionary effort ON IN,
part of Christians, have determined IA
return the compliment by making
known the principles OF the religion oI
their great teacher. At the Same
time we are informed that the Sultan
of Turkey, whose preachers have been
very successful in proselyting the ne.
groes of western Africa, will extend
his efforts to China. Thus we are to
have an interchange of views all
around. II the result should be b.
bring out the best principles Of escl'
faith and make them a rule Of life "a
all nations it will be worthy Of en-,
couragement.
The Mussulman preachers are said
to be very devoted and jealous and
make themselves acceptable 10 the no
groes and the lower classrs in India by
living on peasants food and sleeping
on peasants floors.
This method OF inculcating religion,
principles, long established among III,
poor of London, is now being tried IL
New York city.
The first great gain from iiyin,
among them is in the method Of ap
proach and the powerful teaching o
example. The church has hi,hert,
confined this method TO her foreigt
missionary enterprises, singularly Tor
getful of the same power Of persona
contact in the case OF the poor Of IL
Town land.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
How Women Figure in the Census.
Margaret N. wishard in the Chautauquan.
In the history of the collection and

Margaret N. Wishard in the ChautauQuan.
In the history OF the collection and
compilation of facts in almost all de.
partments of the present census, there
is not an inquiry or tabulation but
there is woman in it. A recital OF
her work would record an epoch in the
history OF women's employment.
When fully equipped, the census Of
flee numbered in its local force about
3,2OO clerks; over half of these were
women, some divisions being com
posed almost entirely Of them.
Regarding the work of counting on
the electrical machines, punching and
tabulating the punched cards, the su-
perintendent of census saIu:
"If l we're to undertake this work
again, having had the experience
have had, l should have no one but
women on any of these three machines.
l have found steadily from the begin
ming that women did more work and
that more accurately than men. |
suppose their superior delicacy of touch
and aler,ness OF vision are largely the
cause of it, but / have also found wo-
men more conscientious. If an emu
merator writes poorly, man is more
apt to guess at his answers and punch
accordingly.
"a woman, have found, will in the
greater number of cases take pains to
decipher poor writing and record the
fact correctly"
The head of the pauperism and
crime division when organizing his
force, made a request for only women
clerks. The request was, of course,
granted. 1t is of interest to know
that the entire census report on the
momentous subject of the growth Of
these two evils is compiled and tabu-
lated by women under the direction oil
the only two men in that division.
A few women are heads of sections
and one woman has been until very re.
Gently an assistant chief of division
Three women have performed valued
services as special agents collecting in
formation concerning the Indians and
fisheries aside from those in the farms
homes and mortgages division.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08


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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
ne~ - works

Tie sinlilr ~ ihs iuT handle. says
ihs Nss Nstt nosif. siiii des,files
as ufaielf thr ibe Administration =
80 rslisi rs,trsiiy if,a.ies 81 iar
IS isnehis e. the t~ui'l' ~, concerned
tho, afs sll nn ths 80, ui ,hr foreign
vfs
The Hlaiue Nskiulet q, h. ~ fccip
t'aitt untas,s lof,iuupfs only The
nsw arrangement wlth uefmsay. II
faiihtd Nv ,he nsich,ar. sill reduce
ths ,ssss paid ~ 'iofmaa' on variety
- Amsfiran ip'~l pf,~lucts. but u
all uei take une iruny ui taxation
irou ans tlsfmsn products consumed
Nv Amstieans
HOFFMAN hesi susaf is alfsaly 90 the
ifro hsi. The pfstsnsr that the duty
wnnli J., fesinftii hs The President u
urimany dii not make the conccs.
slue. iesifoi Ia hes tsfin schedules,
u lsa, Transparent tn deceive any cx'
eeid thoss whn want io be deluded
~ ~ wefe ossfied oul II would simply
rv.iors q lss on ouf own people Aud
ls the ias shouid Keep ou, German
sugar "a would suahle the sugar pro
d,,rrFs oi other countries 10 faise their
pfiue an sscount II the shortened
suplly in 81. Frea. market
o. fsimposs arbitrarily ias upon
sassf. cafl.e. tea or hiles IN the
lniefesl ~ " reciprocity" oF anything
elss. ~uald ,hrnw away the ffcsidcn.
liai rlssiian IN advance Aud Mr.
iiaffispn u not hksly io do lhat-at
lsas, no, unle.s NJ hlaine should be-
ihs nominee iuf his party
hrslpfoei,y hss taught che Voicfs oi
~. ruuntfy that ,he tafih is tas
pa,i ~ consumers Aud they are
itslg a. ash ~iih uew emphasis. Why
ths people ~ ,he United states sfv
aoi ~ deserving ~ fehd from taxes
on their neerssafirs a. afe the people
Of tifeisn lsnJs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08

ACCORDING to the Raiiway Age, dur
ing the year 1891 new railway tracks
have been laid in 43 States and Terri
tories ON 249 lines and branches to an
aggregate of 4,l0S miles. This in
creases the railway system of the Unit
ed States to Ill 900 miles. OF this
new mileage Washington is credited
with 2SS.15 miles on IA lines, the
highest of all.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
county

Upon the admission of the Territory
into the Union Congress granted to the
State of Washington 1927 600 acres of
land, of which 10000 acres are to he
applied on State buildings at Olympia,
46,OSO for State University, 5000 for
an agricultural and charitable institu-
ton and 2,459,520 for the common
school fund. Of these selections have
been made as follows: Scientific
school, 7,O44 acres; State normal
school, IL 1928; public buildings, 5,736 a;
educational and charitable institutions,
2,2SO; agricultural college, 10,7I5 acres
making total thus far selected of 81.
099 acres.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08

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a all 10 aatlres that nsnf names
q ,sll.ss hsss ~h"lly disappeared Bat
,hls ,s ,hs Fesal, ~ saihetlns ~ sa'ail
l,an,is ~ ,iasgsnt ussnss aa frssFsa
ton. whtw 40 hul ans aame y h'si
The Natimss. ia' instance "ni' nam
hsFei sasl ln lNip hui in ls@A -
hnd them ~i,h population = iTil.
fhls d,.ss net mean that ,his 'fiie is
,nepasus. hu, that u hss sl'sa'l''si
the riseahs,nse SOD oihs' smaller
t,,l,es That the 9ase is issi dgiug
oa,. hawsseF. - sprsfeH' i'em 'hs
hsufs Tisen.
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n,ll snd hal nn hsed ls'nniafies h''i
la lssl uu,ena Stevens H'sis 'fra
,,s. ~i,h ,hs sound ln'iians and ss''"'
a ,hs iulssius ,'l'ss snd uHss 49,
o,,w ail lfaaiei 90 tssrTt a,inns
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08

A GUN invented at Ogden, Utah, has
Just had successful trial at New Ha-
ven, Conn, where it fired 800 shots in
a minute from one barrel. 1t is sur
rounded with a jacket containing q
gallon OF water, which is evaporated
in just sixty seconds. 1t would be a
good sort of weapon to Try on the
Chileans in case of war, where the
carnage would not represent much
loss to civilization or the worlds pro.
ductive forces.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
Declaration Of Alliance Principles.

The Executive Committee of the
State Alliance which met at DAYTON
last November makes the following de-
claration of principles and states their
objects to be as follows:
ITO strive to secure the establish
ment of right and justice to ourselves
and TO our posterity. To labor for the
education of the agricultural classes in
the science of economical government
in strictly non-partisan spirit. To
indorse the motto ain things essential
unity, in all things charity To Sc
cure purity of the elective franchise
and to induce all voters to intelligent
ly exercise it for the enactment and
execution of laws which will express
the most advanced public sentiment
upon all questions involving the inter-
ests of laborers and farmers.
To develope better state, mental
ly, socially, morally and financially.
To constantly strive to secure entire
harmony and good will among all
mankind and brotherly love among
ourselves. To suppress personal, To-
cal, sectional and national prejudices,
all unhealthy rivalry and all selfish
ambition. This declaration of princi-
pies is far more noble than party or
ganization, for it looks to the education
OF both the old and young in the rudi-
mentary and advanced principles OF
our vocation and the financial policy
OF our government. As Alliance offic-
ers we propose to be loyal to the prin-
ciples set forth in this declaration and
to allow each member the privilege OF
free American citizen, to vote as lie
pleases; and do not propose to control
or be controlled by any party. The
proper attitude OF the Alliance politi-
cally is, to be prepared to criticise or
admire the action of any OF the parties,
and if new party should go into
power to be just as free to discuss its
merits or dement's as we are with
those now in power. We advocate GER
tain principles which we wish to see
incorporated into laws of the land, but
are willing for the people to take what
ever course they think the most wise
to secure the establishment of these
principles"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08

WEIGHT OF PAPER MoNEY.-In the
treasury here one day the question
came up as the weight of dollar bill.
Scales of perfect accuracy were brought
into requisition, and the surprising
discovery was made that twenty-seven
one dollar notes weighed exactly as
much as twenty dollar gold piece.
The latter just balances $40 grains.
However, the bills weighed were por-
iectly crisp and new. Trial made
with soiled notes, such as come in
every day for redemption, showed that
twenty-seven of them weighed con-
siderably more than the twenty dollar
coin. Every paper dollar Oh its way
through the world continually &C.
cumulates dirt, so that after a year oil
use il is pereeptibly Wash.
iagto'l Letter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
THE STATE LANDS,
Table Showing the Amount Of School
Lands Sold and Proceeds.

State Land Commissioner w. T. For
rest shows by the following table the
amount of school lands sold up to De-
cember %. and the proceeds in each
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08

On Christmas the New York World
entertained six hundred newsboys at
dinner, and during the repast Albani
appeared upon raised platform in the
dining-hall and sang to the accompani.
ment of Vianesi. Her selections were
the Jewel Song" from Faust, Home,
Sweet Home" and a lively baricarole.
In response to rapturous encore from
the little fellows, she again sang
"Home, Sweet Home" and the report
says that never before in all her career
did she sing better. Her heart was nc
doubt touched BY the scene before her.
for this Queen1d Song, whom the SOW
ereigns of the world have received with
honor, was a poor farmers daughter in
French parish in Quebec, and recol
lections of her childhood would enable
her to enter to some extent into the
feelings of the lads.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08
Odds and Ends.

Ex.
Iron paper is now new.
Steel chimneys are up.
France has $40 negroes.
Dublin has 100000 Irish.
Iron brick are now in use.
Mexico has a tobacco field.
Electric heating is promised.
Mexico now has linen mill.
Zurich has an aluminium boat.
Toledo has a working girls union.
Emperor William is bookbinder.
Most marbles come from Oberstein.
New York tailors use a union label.
An invalid's chair goes by electricity.
Some cigarette hands make 1000 a
day.
The United States have 24,249, ,59S.
SO4.
South Dakota will have grain pal.
ace.
Toledo unions run free labor bu.
reau.
Carriage-makers now have national
union.
Switzerland schools teach watch
making.
Savannah butchers are fighting Chi
cago beef.
Toledo BARRIERS Union will moi
draw the color line.
Massachusetts has tenement.houst
clothing inspectors.
Austin Corbin's new estates take 35,
600 acres and forty houses.
American screws are the most popu
lar in England and Germany.
There are 5000 union brass mould
ers. They get from $2 to 81 day.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany clears $4,OOO,OOO year profits.
The drivers of the street cars in At
lanta are not allowed to carry whips.
Pittsburg's Hold Carriers Union ha
1909 members, including 600 negroes
Brazil and Mexico have adopted tn,
American locomotive on their rail
ways.
The first shoemamaker in this coun
try was Abraham Lavering, who cam
over in the Mayfower.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08

t'h isutHNttL says A man
wi,u has islpf g. svll has the night tu
cell u g. shs lss, advantage. and the
ltur, hsssf a lslsH has The night to
ln, u ~ ,tr h,se., piio' u this y
,ruo. nis not alsn true ~ ,he pro
doe, - lals,t anj u not. chs not
ths sl,slnen, Cplunsi u a faHt pro
ift tlunisi. hnt he rlaipis io o. nothing
u not neiesl ilo iulluus ~ logic
at what b. regards ~ logic. ,o the
iurhsfsst psifsme iu matters tearing
sea Religious hehsi u he sill take ~,
tstt alslss quoted sud tilnw a oui
he slll cod ln laeinE mufv pronounced
e. ifss ifs,i,f than bee is noS a. au
athrisi Speaking Of lnFets'll. a. ~
atheist be- one ~ be- papers puhlishe'
Toe yeats aEn. oeruts this espFcssiun
utal tnnss io MT think 80
I this vas lnubs bf.ak inf man I,
nat, shn discs nni lplicte ihetc y !
lupi u shovs that there is some
,h,ua ln hlm that be cannot argue "u
oi him whl,h he,is expression ius' a.
hls tni,fn free trade common s"us'
ie,i hiu ii usf ihr wufds hfst abuy'
|plnlsi
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08

Tacoma is talking of substituting
stone for brick in her new city hall.
TO make the change would cost $20,-
600.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-08

tstttntstAs wtue stup thls wear
~iil equal tisn tut sseTy man. va
uian SCOT shihi ~ ihr tn,te,l states
hoHt than tssltsD worth oi gold
y ussi stefs 'saf iag the purpose ol
filing teeth.