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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
FLOATING VEGETABLE MATTER
Natures Method of Distributing
Seeds Through the World oil
Ocean Currents.

In some parts of the world, notably
in the Malay Archipelago, vast guam
titles OF vegetable matter are always
floating about on the sea, says the
Washington Star. On the Molucca
islands the trees seems to dispute with
the waves of the ocean for the pos
session Of the soil. Not only are their
roots and often portions of their
trunks immersed in water, but their
branching crowns incline in the same
direction and are bathed by the tides.
Thus the numerous currents Of the
Molucca sea are charged with sea-
weeds, intermixed with flowers, fruits,
cOcOanuts, nuts or other palms and
even whole trees. The amount Of
driftwood thrown upon all shores is
enormous.
Eskimos along the Arctic coast of
Alaska depend upon it wholly for
wood supply. Natives of the coral
| islands of the Pacific get their stones
for their tools from the roots of
drifted trees, in which the stones were
found imbedded.
The carrying OF seeds by ocean cur
rents is one of natures most interest
ing methods of distributing plants
through the world. Darwin, who de-
voted much attention to investigating
the matter, proved that many kinds Of
seeds will bear immersion in water for
100 days, or even more, and still re-
tain their vitality, so that when thrown
ashore they are ready to sprout. Not
a few species, which will sink when
green, float if they have chanced to
dry before falling into the stream
which carries them to the ocean. For
the very purpose of accomplishing
this distribution OF water, nature has
made the husks OF many seeds prac-
tically waterproof. Among the
familiar objects picked up on the
ocean beach are the so-called sea
beans. 1t is popularity supposed that
the plants which bear these beans
grow in the water. The beans are
found in enormous quantities on the
Florida shore and in diminishing num-
bers northward along the Atlantic
coast. They are the seeds of various
pod-bearing vines-climbing plants
plentiful along the shores OF the Car
ribean sea. Each pod, resembling an
exaggerated peapod, contains num-
ber Of seeds. The latter, falling when
ripe into the water, are carried
by the gulf stream around the south
end of Florida and up the Atlantic
coast. There are three important
varieties, one reddish and fiat, another
round and gray, and the third much
bigger and of mahogany color.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

/MAMTE0 representative for our
UHU 6Og Family Treasury, the great
est book ever offered to the public.
Christmas Present for both old and
young.
selling this great work, enables each pur'
chaser to yet the took FREE, so every
one purchases.
For his first weeks work one agents
profit is $l68.O0. Another $l36. A lady
has just cleared $l20 for her first week s
work.
Write for particulars. and If you can be-
gin at once send $l.00 for outfit. We give
you exclusive territory. and pay large
commissions on the sales Of sub-agents.
Write at once for the agency for your
county.
Address all communications to
RAND, AIcNALLY 4 co.,
Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
Boston Courier.


A Judge, riding in tho cars recently,
from a single glance at the counte-
nance of lady by his side, imagined
that he knew her, and ventured to re.
mark that the day was pleasant. She
only answered:
"Yes."
why do you wear a veil~
Lest I attract attention."
"It is the province OF gentlemen to
admire" replied the gallant man OF
law.
"Not when they are married"
But am not"
"Indeedw
No, no! I'm a bachelor!"
The lady quietly removed her veil,
disclosing to the astonished magistrate
the face of his mother-in.law! The
judge has been a raving maniac ever
since,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

Talking about Watches" said q
Cincinnati jeweler," the most expen.
sive and complicated timepiece in the
city is owned by Mr.. Peter Gibson
1t was made to his order in Switzer
land, and cost one thousand dollars
He sent an order to the same maker
about a year ago for another watch, to
cost two thousand dollars. This
watch shows the seconds, minutes,
hours, days of the week and month o
the year. 1t registers the phases oI
the moon, the rising and setting of the
sun, names and periods of the evening
and morning stars, eclipses of the sun
and moon, and score of other natural
phenomena which can be determined
by calculation. Like the other, the
watch is his own design"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
WHOLE NUMBER 1,778.
THE KITCHEN OF THF FUTURE
when Cooks will Touch the but
tou and Electricity Will Do the
Rest.

When Cooks will Touch the hut
tou and Electricity Will Do the
Rest.
When cooking is done by electricity,
as Herr Sheen of Austria says will be
the case in a few years, the kitchen of
to-day will have taken its place along
with other old fashioned affairs. Does
madam want a cup of tea? She at
taches tiny rope of cotton to vessel
of water, and in three minutes the wa.
ter is boiling. This cotton rope has
an insulated wire in its center that is
connected with the nearest electric
light plant, and a little lever smaller
than the smallest glove buttoner turns
on or shuts off the power. Is it de-
it desired to prepare a soup? Then
two or three, or maybe four Of these
little levers turn on an increased de-
gree OF heat. Does the family want a
substantial dinner? The small cotton
rope is attached, and another one like
it is fastened on each side of an oven
and the levers turned on.
A current of electricity of 80 am.
peres can heat this oven in ten min.
utes, and the cost will be Is cents an
hour, according to the rates charged in
Chicago. With three amperes oil
power breakfast for six can be pre-.
pared at cost OF cents. A dinner
for six people requiring six amperes o.
power would cost 8 cents, and there
would be heat enough for this money
to cook soup, roast, vegetables, hea
water enough for tea or coffee ant
for the usual culinary purposes be
sides. The same wire that transmits
the heat for cooking by a simple de
vice can also be made to furnish ligh
for illuminating purposes at dimin
ished cost. And this is the kitchen o
the future, to be lighted and heatet
without fire at a cost less than tn
price of candles, would be in the goo,
old times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

A FRIEND in Chicago writes to tht
editor of the Walla Walla Statesma,
that the mounted bird heads, etc.
that were on exhibition in the Wash
ington building at Chicago are for sale
at A. Booths fish store there, but the
prices asked are very high. The states
man says it would be interesting to
know how they are for SAFE, as the
State paid a man named Hudson, oi
South Bend, a salary of 500 a month
TO collect and mount them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

time California supplies nine-tenths Of
all the prunes produced in the United
States. Caliiornia's output last year
amounted to about SAG 900, 900 pounds.
The most of the other tenth was fur
nished by Washington. How far this
ii 900 900 pounds will so may best be
judged when it is remembered that the
population Of the United States is Co.
100000. This is approximately, three
quarters OF pound for every person
| through the whole year. Naturally
enough we have to import millions of
pounds from Italy, Spain and France,
to make up the animal shortage.
Last year alone we imported 1885 ,00O..
600 pounds. That represents the net
sum Of $24,450,0O0.
Surely, these figures will throw light
upon the subject for those who have
not been familiar with the facts. be-
lieve every town in the State ought to
take up this matter. 1t seems 10 he
the most available rs we'll as the most
profitable of Washington's numberless
resources. We want our lands i'm.
proved and planted to the best crops
In that way we create business. The
iron, coal, lumber, silver and lead in.
dustries need just such cooperation
as prune culture will afford"
Mr.. Kaufman explained the process
of drying. He said the prunes were
dipped into preparation of water and
lye, for the double purpose of cleans.
ing and lessening the tenacity of the
skin. The skin thus gave way better
and protected the meat more closely
than it would without the effects oil
the lye dipping.
Grating. Mr.. kaufman added
calls for good degree of skill. The
prune sprout is grated upon peach
stalk to insure the best fruit, for the
peach is inclined to have fewer string
ers than the prune tree. These string.
ers sap the strength, and therefore
they should be avoided by the grating
method. He confidently believes tina,
the prune orchards in the State will
this year be increased by 10000 to 49,
600 acres.
F. A. Degeler, OF Centralia, ha.
seven acres planted. four acres in
1888, three acres in 1889. Mr.. Degelel
has cultivated his trees for growth
taking the blossoms off all but about
one acre in 1892 for which he realized
the fourth year 81 per tree.- The fifth
year he let about two acres bear from
which he realized $l.75 per tree
Next year being the sixth year for foul
acres and fifth year for three acres he
is going to let all bear and expects tt
realize from its seven acres from thirt,
to forty thousand pounds or an aver
age of $1.75 per tree and fully SO th'
following year. So far, Mr.. Degeler hal
beaten the above record and his or
chard bids fair to continue to improve
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

A serviceable preparation for clean.
ing marble is made by mixing soda
pumice stone and finely powdered
chalk in the proportion of two parts
OF the former to one of the latter
Pass through a sieve and mix with
water to form = paste of creamy con.
sistency. Rub well on the marble
and rinse with water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
Give Washington Her Due.

The big apple which Oregon had on
exhibit at the Worlds fair was grown
IN the State of Washington. The big
pears shown in the Oregon exhibi.
were also grown in this county.
While We must commend the enter.
prise OF the Oregon people in making
such splendid display, it is no more
than right that the truth should be
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
A Dangerous Habit.

Too much cannot be said in regard
to the danger of putting small articles
in the mouth. A great many persons
carelessly hold coins, pins and other
articles in their mouths. They fail to
realize that an ordinary coin which has
been in circulation for score of years
and passed through thousands of
hands is not only dirty, but may hold
the germs OF the foulest diseases.
Not many years ago the public was
horror stricken by the death of a
clergyman from a cork which was sud.
denly blown into his windpipe by a
fit of coughing. He was holding it in
his lips, as many people do, while
pouring medicine from a bottle. An
other incident is that of man who
was killed by handful of tacks which
he was holding in his mouth while he
was tacking down carpet, and which
were blown into his lungs by a sudden
fit of laughter. Sneezing, coughing,
laughing or any slight involuntry
spasm OF the throat may any time
cause similar accidents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
Tige Retrieved the Bomb
st. Louis Republic.


"The hero of my story" he began,
I" and he was hero of the fist water,
was an Arkansas farmer who sailed
under the honorable name o: Miller.
Of course you all know that il Arkan-
sas it is against the law of the Com
monwealth to use dynamite in the
public waters. Well, to hurry through
the statement of the case, a lot OF us
came to the conclusion that if we
wanted to make a big haul of fish it
would be necessary to use a little
force. Accordingly dynamite bombs
were secured, and we asked Miller to
60 up stream and throw the bombs in
while we, his guests, would gather at
ford few rods down and secure the
floating fish. Miller accompanied by
a highly educated water spaniel, went
up the bank and prepared for his at
tack upon the denizens of the water
He hurled one missile, fuse attached
into the stream. An instant later his
dog was in the water, and in q moment
he had the bomb in his mouth, swim
ming for shore.
"Drap it, Tige!" shouted the farm
er. "Drap it, 1 sayl"
"But the dog would not obey. HI
He swan wildly forward and in TWEEN
ty seconds had landed. Miller started
to run, the dog coming after him at
breakneck gait. Miller ran TOWARD
the fishmen below. They realized th'
situation in an instant, and levellint
their guns warned the farmer to heas
in another direction. The situation
for all its seriousness, was the funnies
that I ever saw. Miller ran wildl!
down the hill, yelling at the dog to g
back.
"Stopv he yelled. 'Drapit, Tige
Go homev But the dog only increased
his efforts to reach his masters side.
But the end soon came. The fus'
burned its length and then-Millel
never recovered even the collar OF poo
Tige."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

The question has been asked more
than once how to clean lamp burners.
There have been answers, but no one
had such an easy way as mine is, and
l wish to tell the sisters that all that
is necessary is to buy five cents worth
of whiting at drug store, and every
time you fill your lamp and clean the
chimney take wet cloth, dust on a
little whiting and rub the burner
with it, wash and wipe, then take
newspaper and rub briskly. This will
give it a beautiful polish. Our burners
have been in constant use for seven
years and have not speck OF black
on them, and have never boiled them
in ashes. If your burners are very
black it may take some time to get
them bright, but l can clean mine in
less time than I can tell you how to
do it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
PRUNE CULTURE.
A LEADING INDUSTRY IN THE
COURSE OF TIME.
This State Peculiarly Adapted for
the Successful Prosecution of the
business - Some Figures Which
Induce this Belief.


Induce this Belief.
The prune industry of Washington,
though dating back eighteen years,
is just now fairly beginning to develop
into something of practical import
ancc. The experimental stage long
ago developed the absolute certainty
that the soil and climate here are
perfectly adapted to prune culture.
A top loan, a sub strata Of gravel, and
below that a bed of clay, combine to
give rich nourishment. The subter-
ranean gravel and its clay bottom
afford a natural reservoir for the re-
ception of winter rains, the evapora-
ton of which during the summer
months supplies adequate and uni
form moisture in the surface loan.
This is exactly what prune trees re-
quire. And, because few localities of
the world possess such opportunities.
Western Washington has in her
prunes staple article that meets
little competition, and therefore
brings profitable returns.
Even with these rare advantages
known for eighteen years, the State
has scarcely more than 5000 acres
planted to prune trees. To be more
explicit there are about 400 acres
of prune orchards in Clarke county,
500 in Cowlitz, 500 in Wahkiakum,
700 in Lewis, 200 in Chehalis, 400 in
Thurston, $50 in Pierce, 900 in Yak
ina, 200 in Walla Walls, 30 in Whit
man, and little scattered throughout
the other counties.
p. C. Kaufman, cashier of the
Fidelity Trust Company, of Tacoma,
resided at Vancouver before he moved
to Tacoma two years ago. and was en-
gagged in prune culture there IS one OF
his various enterprises. He is an
enthusiast in trying to develop the
prune industry throughout the north.
west.
a can take ten acres of land in
Western Washington" Mr.. Kaufman
said, "plant it to prune trees and
after the third year make more money
from my investment than is possible
on the best 16O acre farm without
prunes anywhere else in the United
States. The land must be cleared
which will require some tedious work
have figured pretty closely on this
business, with many others, and the
safest schedule of the original cost and
the subsequent expenses for putting
ten acres into bearing prunes is abou!
this:
| Clearing at $50 per acre Observation-Disclosures. 5O(
| Cost OF plowing first time .............. s,
| Prune trees for 10 acres, los trees to the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

LOUIS Marvi, French cook, well
known on the coast, was found dead
In his bed at Seattle. He was des.
pondent, and, pending al autopsy
whether suicide was committed is un.
certain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

A MAN representing himself to be q
large stockowner has been trampinp
around the head OF the Colville valley
buying all the hay-loose and ba,ed
between Chewelah and Springdale.
He was regaled at the table with the
best the farmers could afford, and
bedded in the best room He Jared as
sumptuosly as ever did prince
Some fellows are now hunting him
with clubs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

BEFORE Queen Lilioukalani finally
agreed, in case of her restoration tc
the throne in Honolulu, to grant full
pardon to all those engaged in the
revolution she claimed that the of.
tenders must be beheaded and their
property confscated. This has now
become public, and it has injured her
cause more than anything that has
yet come up in the consideration Of
this question. Ex-Minister Stevens is
largely responsible for this difficulty
and he ought to suffer for it. The
Queen has a clear case for heavy dam
ages against this government. 1t is a
bad mess, and it was bad crowd who
got this country into 1t.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
How the Idea Came to Him.


A great many large business houses
have an apparatus attached to their
front doors so that when the porter
leaves at night and locks the door he
at the same time shuts of the water
in the main pipe leading from the
street, and so prevents all danger OF
flooding if some careless person has
left cock turned on upstairs.
The apparatus is the invention OF
Oscar Hammerstein, who tells an in
teresting story Of how the idea came
to him.
81 owned q big warehouse down
town." he said, ".he upper part OF
which I used as printing Office for a
paper l was running then, and I
rented the lower floor as a tobacco
warehouse. Well, one night the
printers went away and left the water
running. The next morning l was
called upon to pay $500 for damages
done my tenants stock by the flood.
1 paid, and then 1 began to think. At
last an idea came to me. I had a
plumber bring the main water pipe OF
the building up right beside the front
door. Then 1 connected a cock in
this pipe with the lock so that when
the door was shut and locked the
water was cut off. In the morning
when the porter came and unlocked
the door the water was turned on
again.
"The plumber who did the work for
me was struck by the idea and asked
how much I'd take for it.
"Fifteen hundred dollars said.
"'All right, said he.
"He had it patented and has made
good bit of money out of it.
made just an even thousand by the
DEAL"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

The New Whatcom souphouse is
now in operation, and on Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday OF each week
soup is furnished to families who send
for it. No soup is served in the house.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

A PoPULIsP editor has peDned the
following: "The chinch bug eats the
farmers grain, the bee-moth epoils his
honey; the bedbug fills him full Of
pain, but the humbug scoops his
money" A brother editor elaborates
on this line and adds: "The lightning
bug can't thunder much, the big bug
has no fame; the gold bug has no ar
gument, but he gets there just the
same"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

OVER 100 Chinese registered at Port
Townsend, and the officer will have to
90 back to get the rest.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

Somebody looted the office of County
Assessor Charles at Loon Lake, carry
ing off books and land lists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
o. s. 3. HENRY,
q s. DEPUTY SURVEYOR

Aesidences sixth Street, Swans Add.
ti0n to Olympia, Wash.
CURVEYING OF all kinds promptly at
y tended to. The re-establishing Of old
Government lines a speciality. ToWnsites
surveyed and plated. Railroads located,
and levels run for drains. Lands exam.
ined and character reported.
OLYMPIA. April le. 1894.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
8nsiness Cards.
CAPITAL National Bank,

Capital, 100000.
Surplus. s4s, 900.
Vice President .................N. II. OWlNGS
Cashier .................... wv. J. FOSTER
DIRECTORS.
+. X. Brown. Louis Bettman, RObt. Prost,
n. II. Owings, o. c. White, Geo. A. Barnes,
G.. J. Lord.
TYansacts a general banking business. For
gn and domestic exchange bought and sold.
reegIaphc transfers made on all principal cit
lea. Collections . specially.
Olympia, Jan ], 1894.
The herald., 1894-04-08
A MYSTERY SOLVED.

In the United States treasury are fifty
five million dollars in silver bullion,
living there perfscly useless. This
amount ia in addition to the three or
four hundred millions of silver held in
the treasury for the redemption OF out
standing silver certificates. There is no
demand on this tilty-fye millions at all,
and the Bland aeigniorage dill simply
directed the coinage OF the same into
silver dollars, to be used in the ordinary
business transactions of the government.
This would save the borrowing by the
government of ffty-fve million dollars
and the issuing of bonds therefor. This
wise and economical bill was passed in
both houses of congress- by large major
tiles, but was vetoed by Mr.. Cleveland,
who affects to believe that the coinage
of this silver and it's use by the govern
ment would in come way create greater
stringency in the money market. How
it could operats in that way is not
clearly stated, and there is some mys-
terry about the suggestion. The prob
lem Vi uhtlOndi hnhuOoe AuSN NS %
ceedingly abstruse if adding fiity-fve
million dollars to the volume of the cur
rency can render the amount in circula
ton less and make times harder.
But perhaps we can explain. The
Wall street friends of Mr.. Carlisle ar'
solicitous for the issuance by the gov
ernment of more interest bearing bonds
Mr.. Cleveland comedies this in his lat'
message. Now if the coinage OF thi
bullion can be prevented, more bond
will be sure to issue, since the govern
ment must have more money than cal
be raised from the ordinary sources o
revenue. If the bonds were not to issue
Wall street, which is but another nam
for the great money power OF America
The herald., 1894-04-08

OAKLAND would stand no nonsense,
hut when the onto Washington army
refused to leave in box-cars that had
been provided for them, and seemed de-
termined to bivouac upon the town till
they were furnished with passenger
coaches, the mayor issued ordere to the
chief OF police to send them away,
peaceably if possible, forclbly il nece5-
sary. They were compelled to leave in
box-cars, in spite OF their vehement
protests. We'll. box-cars drawn by a
locomotive leave walking out of sight.
Oakland is determined not to be the
dumping ground OF the unemployed OF
San Francisco.