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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
ORIGIN OF CORN.
The Legend Handed Down From
the Ottawa indiamS.

The Legend Handed Down From
the Ottawa Indians.
When the Ottowas were driven from
the beautiful Manitoutin islands by
the warlike Iroquois. their magician,
Mass-wa-we-in-ini, remained behind.
One day when the old man was cross.
ing wide plain and audibiy bewail-
ing the fate of his people, he was ac-
costed by queer-looking little man
with feather woven in his hair.
"Where are you going?" asked the
dwarf cheerily, but the grim oil medi-
cine man made no reply. eff the
place is not far distant" continued
the little man, "stop by the way and
let us smoke" AS they pulled away
at their pipes the dwarf became very
inquisitive, finally saying: Wherin,
Mass-wa-we-in-ini, lies the secret OF
your great powerb." "My strength,
like that of my tribe" sorrowfully
answered the magician, ais no more"
"We must wrestle instantly" cried
the fiercey little dwarf, "and if you
make me fall you must cry, 1 have
thrown you, Wa-ga-me-na.'" They
wrestled for some time, but the active
little dwarf always managed to keep
on his feet. Finally, when old Mass
we-in-ini was all but exhausted, he
threw the "little man. of the red.
feather" and before he had time to
cry. II have thrown you, Wa-ge-me-
ma" the earth opened and the dwarf
disappeared from view.
On carefully examining the spot
where the opening had been made in
the turf Mass swa-we-in-ini discovered
small distorted ear of mondsmin
(lndian corn) 1t was protruding
from the opening in the earth. the
hairy or silky end being foremost.
While pondering over this odd dis
covery Mass-wa-we.in-ini heard q voice
coming from beneath, and these were
the words: "Divest me of my cover
ing and reveal my body. Separate me
into many parts and cast me upon
the plain. Return again in two
moons"
The old magician did as directed by
the voice, and when at the expiration
of the stipulated time he returned to
the /" wrestling place" he found corn
growing luxuriantly, and few rods
away, where he had cast the original
cob after removing the grains, pump
kin vines literally covered the earth.
All at once q deathly stiffness seemed
to reign over the cornfield, and not q
single pumpkin leaf moved. Present.
ly he heard the voice of the van.
quished dwarf: "Mass-wa.in-ini, you
conquered me. Had you not done SC
your life would have been forfeited on
this very spot. Victory has crowned
your strength, and henceforth my
body shall give nourishment to all rec
men who will attempt to wrestle with
my spirit like you did with my rea
self"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

Military Band is now delighting visitors
with its splendid mucic. The band
concert alone is worth the price OF adj
mission.
Special excursions will be run from
all the cities along the railroad lines,
ample notice of which will be given.
On Friday an excursion will be run
from Eastern Oregon, and the fare will
be but one-quarter the regular rate,
just l cent per mile. This is Eastern
Oregon day, and the people of that sec
ton of the State should avail them
selves of this opportunity to visit the
city and the fair.
VAN B. DELAsHMUTT,
General Manager
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
GOOD RESOLUTIONS.
A New Year Resolve to Do Better Is
Step I'm the Right Direction.

A New Year Resolve to Do Better Is
Step I'm the Right Direction.
1t is true, very possibly. that only
one in a million of these resolutions
ever amounts to anything permanent
ly. A month, a week, a day, may see
the end of them, and the old sin or de-
linquency or habit may be in the as
cendant again, sometimes. alas! rein
forced and stronger than before, strong
almost to the point OF indifference as
to its destruction on the part of him
breaking his oath and resolution like
twist OF rotten silk"
What is the use? The question
rises in the mind of the owner OF the
broken resolution it can't be helped +;
the breaker was made to break; it
runs in the blood; he was given the
nature that experiences temptation
he was not given the strength to over
come temptation; you cannot change
the spots in the leopard; that is he !; il
you want to change him, you want
something other than he, you don't
want him; ancestry is stronger than a
desire to do otherwise; it's of no use.
And thus the trick, the custom, the
wholly undesirable habit, is left to run
its race.
Yet that is but one possibility, and
when this stage OF indifference has not
been reached how we'll it is only to
have made the resolution, whether one
is successful in keeping it or not
Just as hypocrisy is the tribute which
vice pays to virtue, so the mere max.
ing of the resolution implies the
knowledge of wrong, and of a right ex-
ceeding wrong, and to make deter.
mination to discard the wrong is al.
ready one step toward embracing the
rights, in fact, embracing it's,
while being the resolve, also the carry
ing out of the resolve, however little
way. The resolve is the outcome OF
the best part of ones nature the not
keeping it is ones weakness only.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
WHOLE NUMBER 1924.
CHRISTMAS BELLS.

Ring out the merry Christmas chime,
Proclaim the message far and near,
Peace and good will in every cline,
To rich and poor sweet Christmas cheer.
Loudly proclaim DER land and sea
What love divine for men did plan,
The setting of the captive free,
The nobler brotherhood of man.
Surcease OF grief to those that mourn,
Rest to the weary, heaven To win,
A fuller life beyond deaths borne
To such as seek TO enter i'll.
Peal forth with no uncertain tone
That love leaves none beneath the han,
And they alone are blessed that own
Their duty to their fellow man.
Proclaim as loudly as We can.
The tidings glad TO old and young,
Peace upon eBrth. good will to man.
First by the angel chorists sung.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

THE Spokane ac;..iemy OF science is
working on plan for a State geolog
ical survey. An ontline of the propo
sition has been sent to every member
OF the legislature, and several have
agreed to give it their support. Let
tiers are also to be sent to the academy
of science at Tacoma, asking its sup,
port for the enterprise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

The Washington dispatch that Spo'
kane's proposed military post will not
affect the one at Walla Walla is not
credited in the latter place. "Such
Wilsonian sophistry," says the states
man, "will not down. We must work
lust the same to keep one post"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

r. c. SMITH, of Tucker, while visit.
A number OF deer have been ranging
on the foothills north OF town for some
time back. The Goldendale hunter,
have been trying to take them in. AL.
though several herds have been
sighted, they were quite wild, and the
hunters have got very few shots al
them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
BITS OF INFORMATION.


Bells were first placed in churches
about 400 A. ID.
The first copper cent was coined in
New Haven in 1857.
In Corinth, about the time OF Christ
twenty figs brought 2 cents.
Cuvier said that whale might live
to be one thousand years old
Ninety-seven out OF every 100 Arctic
explorers have returned alive.
Asparagus is the oldest known
plant that has been used for food.
Caracas, the capital OF Venezuela,
was founded three centuries ago.
Football was crime in England
during the reign of Henry VIII.
The old Chinese nickname for the
japanese was the monkey men,"
The Missouri Penitentiary started
in business in 1888 with one prisoner.
There are 100000 more women
than men in Europe at the present
time.
A telegraph line now traverses the
Cobb Desert, in China, 5000 miles in
length.
The mean temperature for the
whole earth is about so degrees
Fahrenheit.
The United States still owns about
billion acres OF land. One-third OF
this is in Alaska.
Lake Acubo, Chile, has an area of
forty-five square miles and is 1880
feet above sea level.
DIR. Edward Everett Hale says that
only IL per cent. OF the American
people are illiterate.
Russia has the largest standing
army and Great Britain has the larg-
est navy in the world.
Labrador has 80 species OF Towering
plants, SO ferns and over $50 species
OF MOSES and lichens.
Previous to this century stoves were
unknown. All cooking was done be.
fore an open fireplace.
If the United States had as great a
relative population as Japan it would
have population of 960, 100000.
In some Hindu temples in South
India the collection is taken up by
the elephant, and goes around with a
basket.
Liebe:kuhn estimates that the ex-
tent OF respiratory surface in the hu.
man lungs is not less than 1,40O
square feet.
A report shows that there are 2,173
persons in the world known to have
six fingers on one hand and 431 with
seven fingers.
When terrified the ostrich is said to
travel at the rate of twenty-five miles
an hour, and clears twelve to fourteen
feet at a stride.
In the museum at Hayence, Ger
many, there are several iron.tipped
piles which were used by the Romans
1000 years ago.
The colored element is increasing
much less rapidly than the white
not only in the country at large but
in the Southern States.
The wettest place in the world is
Cherapungi, in Assam, where the
average rainfall for fifteen years has
been 493 inches. In 1861 it was 905.
There were two total eclipses of the
sun in the year 17l2 and two in 1889.
This rare phenomenon will not hap.
pen again until the year POST.
The bow is first seen depicted on
Egyptian monuments about 200 B. G..
Its form then did not differ greatly
from that in use among boys at the
present day. 1t was used in European
warfare as late as l640.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

SoUNDINGs made by Engineer George
W. Plummer for the city of Tacoma
seem to effectually dispose of the
story of the bottom dropping out of
the sound and causing the recent land.
slides at the wharves. Mr.. Plummer
accounts for the slide by defective en-
gineering, and states that the made
land was upon an insecure foundation,
largely covered with sawdust from an
old mill.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

Goldthwaites biographical Magazine.
A travelling mountain is found at
the Cascades Of the Columbia. 1t is q
triple peaked mass OF dark brown ba.
salt, six or eight miles in length where
it fronts the river, and rises to the
height Of almost 1000 feet above the
water. That it is in motion is the last
thought that would be likely to sug-
gest itself to the mind OF any one pass
ing it, yet it is well established fact
that this entire mountain is moving
slowly but steadily down to the river
as if it had a deliberate purpose some
time in the future to dam the Celum-
bia and form a great lake from the
Cascades TO the Dalles. In its forward
and downward movement the fores st
along the base Of the ridge has become
submerged in the river. Large tree
stumps can be seen standing dead in
the water on this shore.
The railway engineers and brake
men find that the line of railway
which skirts the foot of the mountain
is being continually forced out OF place.
At certain points the permanent way
and rails have been pushed eight or
ten feet out OF line in few years.
Biologists attribute this strange phe-
nomenon to the fact that the basalt,
which constitutes the bulk of the
mountain, rests on q substratum OF
conglomerate or OF soft sandstone,
which the deep, swift current of the
mighty river is constantly wearing
away, or that this softer sub-rock is
itself yielding at great depth to the
enormous weight Of the harder mineral
above.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

THE contract for the construction of
the Pasco canal, which will cover
about 5000 acres. will be let in q few
days. This land will be opposite q
valuable section. A new pumping
plant will supply the water from
Strumpf rapids.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
ST. Louis Post Disnatch,

81. Louis fost dispatch.
Street Car conductors are very often
inclined to be too independent. One
of this class received a we'll merited
lesson several days ago. A tall, broad
shouldered fellow wished to alight, but
failed to catch the conductors eye un.
til the crossing was almost reached
When the conductor did notice his
signals, he growled out q surely
"You're too late; wait for the next
crossing" Without q word the big
fellow jumped to the rear platform
jammed down the brake with q jerk
and pulled the trolley from the wire
bringing the car to q stop with un'
pleasant suddenness. Then as he
leisurely stepped off he pleasantly re.
marked to the discounted conductor
"You stop the next time an old rail
road man tells you TO-"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

THE electric light fight at Spokane
has been brought to an end by the
councils making . six months con-
track with the Edison people for so
arc lights at $9.5 per lamp per month.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
Portland Holiday Exposition.

XRObhthOus
To THE EDITOR:
The Arrangements of the Portland
Universal Exposition has been as
sumed by committee OF Portland
business men. composed OF Van B. De-
Lashmutt, General Manager, G. E.
Sturgis. Julius Lang, J. F. O'Shea and
E. w. Mcdonnell, and henceforth the
fair will be strictly Portland and
Pacific Northwest enterprise. A great
many changes will be made in policy
and methods of management. and in
many respects the fair will be made
more attractive to visitors from out
side the city. The new management
regrets that the fair has not received
the cordial support of the press, and
so far as that is caused by any want of
courtesy on the part of the manage
ment that has retired, it will be
rectified. The courtesies hitherto Of
fered the editors only will be extended
to their families. We propose to make
the amends honorable, and take this
first opportunity to invite you to come
and take in our show from cellar to
garret, free of charge. You will find
it a good one. Make yourselves at
home while here, and when you do
come bring your wives and your babies
and your wives babies and help us and
our wives and our wives babies to
swell the daily throng.
The admission to the fair is % cents
and this gives free range to visitors ex'
cept into the special shows Of the mid
way, all of which charge 10 cents each,
except the $lOO,OO0 cyclorama Of the
battle of Missionary Ridge, which is
so cents. These special shows are all
we'll worth the price charged, and
among them are some OF the best at.
fractions of the midway plaisance ol
the worlds fair.
The difficulty OF the old manage.
ment with the labor unions has been
settled, and the superb Portland
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

Two successful flying machines
have been perfected-one by Hiram
Maxim and the other by Professor
Langley OF the Smithsonian Institute
assisted by DR.. Carl Burns. Theil
successful experiments have shown the
entire feasibility of building machine
which can carry its own power with it
and successfully sail through the air
The era OF aerial navigation appears
to be close at hand.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
COMPOUND OXYGEN

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

The foreign exports of salmon from
Tacoma this season have been 50 1926
cases, valued at $262 ,235.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
PARTIAL PRICE LIST.

'h'sny = ~, j ~, ana ~
All other California wines at the very lowest
prices. Sample room and beer hall attached
Goods delivered 10 any part OF the city free Of
charse. J. PULLkS,
july 1894 Manager.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
WAsHINcToN STANDARD
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY fYEaHe BY
JOHN MILLER MURPHY.
Elton and IbrpIri,..ar


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attorney or officer authorizing their inser-
ton.
Advertisements sent from a distance,
and transient notices must be accompan-
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Announcements of marriages, births
and deaths inserted free.
Obituary notices. resolutions of respect
and other articles which do not possess a
general interest will he inserted at one
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

LANDINGS: city Dock, Seattle, Commercial
DOCK. Tacoma; PercivsPs Dock, Olympia.
Fare between Seattle and Tacoma so cents:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
DAILY TIME CARD.
OLYMPIA, TACOMA And SEATTLE ROUTE
S. WILEY NAVIGATION co.'s
STEAMER MULTNOMAH.
CITY OF ABERDEEN.

Connecting with boats for shelton and Kamil-
che - ',''''''
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-31
Saint 4alg's Beacon.
.notEeNARpTows. Nd


Mr.. Herman Knubel, manager Of the
Washington and Potomac Railroad Com
pany was in Leonardtown Tuesday and
seemed pleased with the outlook for the
completion Of the road. He was. however,
doing but little talking and made no boasts
Of what he was going 70 do or how soon he
was going TO do 10. He 10 thorough bus.
iness man and we shall feel satisfied when
he goes 10 work on the railroad that he vii.
have the wherewithal 10 build it 10 tide
water. And further, we have an abiding
faith that when 10 ID built IL win pay.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-31
SENATOR aoaxAH's SPEECH.

We reprint In this issue Of the BEAcoz
Senator Germans speech on the tariff de-
livered In the U. 9. Senate, Wednesday,
May 23rd, 1894 lis . clear and strong
exposition of Mr.. Germans views on tariff
reform and its language Is pointed and
polished. IL H. q plain statement, forcibly
put, and deserves and should receive the
careful attention Of all who wish 10 form
fair and just opinion Of the different prop
ositions for tariff reduction. -''''' =
Our senior Senator has been pilioried in
the press and by political clubs as the arch
conspirator against Democratic tariff, but
his accusers seem 70 have drawn largely
upon their malice towards him for. their
rhetoric and upon their imagination for
their facts. He has cast no vote on the
pending measure which has not been back
ed by almost the solid Democratic Senate
rial representation he has made no decia-
ration Of refusal or unwillingness TO be
bound by The action of his Democratic con-
freres in Congress, and, that we are aware
Of, has committed NO act TO warrant the
application to him Of that epithet of politi-
cal opprobrium-"kicker." 49, ....
Ills tariff speech in the Senate was lis
tened 10 with marked attention by the rep
resentatives Of both parties, and at Its con-
clusion he Is reported to have received an
ovation Of Democratic congratulations, the
first TO grasp his hand being the veteran
Coke, of Texas,-a Democrat 10 his hearts
core and O man with no fellowship for
stragglers from battle line.
That Senator Germans speech struck
home Ii evidenced by the fact that the lead.
ing Republican Senators-apostles Of pro-
tection-have ever since been essaying an
swers, and they are not men Of calibre to
waste ammunition on jack sparrows.
We are no apologists for Senator Cor.
man. He has made his own defence. Read
It and Judge him. Villifcalion has made
more men than II has ever marred. We
are American admirers OF fair play and we
believe in having proofs Of tFeachery before
joining in hue and cry Of "t-aitor." ~,
Abuse Is not argument, but in the citi-
cisms Of Senator German, his course and
his speech we have seen superabundance
az sia a--s,--sa ratner deartlrUryne lat
Ter. The plantation philosopher was not
far estray when he said: ~ hev ofen no.
tised that the greater the grudge you has
sgin man, the bigger rascal you is bound
to believe him. and when folks can't criti-
else intelligently, they always damns indis-
criminately." att. t., + - ,-ae.a
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-31
Mr.. soRMAn ON THE TARIFF.
Continued from LIST page.)

Continued from LIST page.) 3
The assertion that any trust or trusts
have dictated amy part Of any schedule Of
this bill / pronounce unqualifiedly false.
They have received the same attention,
although not a. much consideration, as in
dividuals engaged in the business Of manu-
facture-no more and no less. We felt the
necessity Of dealing oil such combinations
q death blow, but we found them 50 hedged
about by the bounty and other devices OF
Republican statesmen that il was possible
only to curtail their privileges TO the fartb-
est limit consistent with the rigfsss OF others
intimately concerned, but not responsible
This we have done. We have reduced
the duty on lead 80 per cent. on steel rails
SO per cent. and on refined sugar rs per
cens., more than on the product Of any
other trust or on any other article.
We have gone quite as far rs we can go,
in word, without seriously impairing The
government sources Of necessary revenue
Much has been said in criticism of our
action in imposing any duty whatever o.
sugar. Now, what are the facts? Herr
In The first place, Is great state whose sue
cess and prosperity are wholly depend, ID,
up>n this one industry. The Republican
party gave il aid in the form of boun,ies
for the express purpose OF putting block
In the way OF tariff reform. The Demo
cratic party and the American people are
unalterably opposed to this form Of pater
nalism, and its elimination was primary
duty.
SUGAR.
But let me ask any fair minded man If
ii woulA be just to the people of Louisiana
to take from them every shred Of the advan
tage foisted upon them against their will
by the Republican party for q political pur
pose. to deprive them In fact of their very
means Of livelihood and give them nothing
In returnf / could hardly credit the evi
derIce Of my senses when the distinguished
Senator from Iowa, from whom the country
has reason TO expect better things, said
that he should vote to make this wanton
attack upon one of our greatest industries
can scarcely believe now that when the
time comes he viii consider such action
consistent with his sense Of justice and
right
Louisiana stands to day on the same
plane with Pennsylvania. New York and.
New Jersey, one of the same union OF
states and entitled to the same consideration
But ifthere were no such industry or even
state in existence, the wonderful develop
meht of beet-sugar production In Nebraska
and California fully warrants the inciden-
tai protection which viii beS afforded by
this revenue duty. That. sir. IL the reason
why we have placed an ad vslorem duty
Of 40 per cent, upon all sugars, and can.