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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
DON'T FORGET UNsER FRITZ.
Venesation for the Late Emperor Growing
Among HIS Countrymen.

Venesation for the Late Emperor Growing
Among His Countrymen.
The veneration for the late Emperor
Frederick is visibly growing with every
recurring anniversary of his death. On
the last occasion Potsdam, and especial
ly the vicinity Of the Friedenskirche.
which contains the mausoleum, were in
mourning. The emperor and empress
visited the tomb and deposited beau
tiful wreath Of pink roses and wEite
gillihowers, with the imperial initials
in gold on white satin. The six little
princes brought wreaths of dark
flowers, the name Of each being printed
In gold ON white satin ribbons. The
grand duke and grand duchess Of Baden
were represented by the hereditary
prince, whose floral gift bore the Badish
crown and colors. All other members
Of the imperial family now there, in.
GLIDING the duke and duchess of Mein.
ingen, took tributes Of love to the mau.
soleum. whereas Empress Frederick and
her daughter had their tokens Of loving
remembrance laid down by their relar
tives. The royal theaters remained
closed, and the widowed empress pal
ace carried the royal standard halt
mast, surrounded with Grape. Most
private houses had also black hang
ings, and almost innumerable wreaths
and crosses and bouquets Of lovely
flowers were sent by ladies outside the
court circle. Many Of the principal
towns were represented by Populations,
and also, London Queen adds, all
regiments with which the deceased had
been connected, while thousands and
thousands OF people crowded the church
the whole day long to express theiy
sYmpathy with the late monarch.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
MONKEYS DO TALK. :


Prof. Garner Returns Well Satisfied from
Rssidsncs With ChimpaAssss.
Prof. Garner, who went from Amer
lea into the interior of Africa for the
purpose of studying the methods of
communication between the monkey
tribes-in other words, to learn the
monkey language - arrived 1T Liver
pool on his return recently.
He claims that he has established
beyond q doubt that there is . monkey
language, and that it can be learned
by man. He brought with him from
Africa two Kulu Kamba chimpanzees,
with which he is able to commu nicate.
Prof. Garner says that he stayed for
one hundred and one days in his cage,
which he had carried into the heart OF
. forest two hundred and fifty miles
inland. This cage was . massive At
fair that was chained to trees. In IL
Prof. Garner would lock himself and
then await the coming of the members
Of the ape family, when he would try to
communicate with them by means OF
the sounds he had learned from mon
keys in America and elsewhere.
He had with him . photograph. with
which he kept . record of the sounds
made by his visitors.
He claims that his visit to Africa wal
Q great success in establishing his the.
DRY that the monkey family has . Ian.
RuARe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
HE DOGS IDEA OF HIS MASTER

10 Probably Regards Him ~ IN AbnoI-
NAL Member OF His Spacies.
Our custom Of sscribing human fac
alties and modes Of thought is an invol-
lntary and invariable one when we are
lealinR with the mental processes Of
sther beings, says DR.. Louis Robinson
n Popular Science Monthly. Even
when we speak Of the supernatural the
,ame habit is manifest, and human pas
lions, emotions and weaknesses are
constantly ascribed to beings presumed
10 be infinitely more remote from us in
power and knowledge than we are from
The dog. Thus we see in the not very
Instant past roasted flesh and fruits
we're thought by men to be acceptable
70 the gods, doubtless because they
we're pleasing to the palates of the wor.
slippers, who reasoned by analogy from
he known to the unknown. This should
each US to bear in mind that there is,
affecting the dogs point of view, al
most undoubtedly such thing as cyno-
norphism, and that he has his peculiar
and limited ideas of life and range Of
mental vision. and therefore perforce
makes his artificial surroundings square
with him. 1t has been said that man
stands to his dog in the position Of .
god, but when we consider that our
own conceptions Of deity lead us to the
general idea Of an enormously power.
full and omniscient man, who loves,
hates. desires, rewards and Furnishes in
fashion, it involves no strain
of imagination to conceive that from
che dogs point of view his master is IN
elongated and abnormally cunning dog:
Of different shape and manners certain.
ly to the common run OF dogs, yet
canine in his essential nature. .xr
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
& BIG FORESTS IN ARIZONA.

HoeNy Timber Growths Not Utilized ~
Yet for Lack Of Trsnspor tstion.
Few people seem to realize-at least
those who live outside the territory.
and . good many who are here, says
the Phoenix Herald-that Arizona
has heavy forests which will Ultimate
ly give us native lumber. The question
heretofore, and existing to a consider
able extent at the present time. has
been that Of transportation. To be
sure. the short road at Flagstaff has
made it possible for the northern por-
ton Of the territory to have cheaper
lumber to build with, but the southern
portion has had to depend on California
or Oregon for its supply.
This condition of things must event
ually change, and, in fact, the present
railroad projects will make quite q
difference. With the completion Of the
north and south road we can have ma.
tive building material shipped in at .
nominal cost. The road from Flag
staff to Phoenix, Yuma and on to San
Diego will make it still easier and
cheaper to get lumber into the southern
part Of the territory.
The resources of Arizona in this con-
nection are quite extensive-in fact,
enough so to furnish building material
for home use for years to come.
Transportation is the only drawback,
and that is being rapidly settled. The
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
SNAKE sToRIEsFRoM DUCHESS
New That the Crops Are Safe Farmers Are
beginning to Spin Yarns.


With the coming Of the equinoctial
storm Duchess county farmers get
chance to sit down and think over the
incidents of the last summer, says
Poughkeepsic correspondent of the
New York sun, and from reports so far
received the crop of snake stories isu
to the average, Pop" Ball. of Podunk
Hollow, the best judge of whisky on
the whole bog ridge, comes to the
front with series of remarkable tales,
which are vouched for by his nearest
neighbor. "Squar" Reach. He says that
the 18th of last June, shortly after sun
up, while he was catching trout out OF
Jones brook by the old-fashioned
method Of tickling them under the
belly. he saw a mammoth water snake
mesmerize toad, getting the latter so
completely under his control that when
he finally swallowed him the victim
did not SO much as wink the other eye.
The toad. as Pop" Ball tells the story,
was sitting on the bank of Jones
brook Eliminating over a particularly
delicious insect it had just enveloped,
when his snakeship cautiously poked
his glossy nose from beneath the
swamp grass near by and fixed his
beady optics on the toad Both remained
perfectly quiet for several minutes,
when the toad began to twitch, and
Shiny substance oozed from its skin.
The commissions passed over in a few
minutes, when the snake slowly wrig-
gled up to its prey and in the course
OF half an hour had completely swal-
lowed it. Pop" Ball, in the presence
of "Squar" Reach, killed the snake
and released the toad. which was none
the worse for its entombment
Along about the latter part Of Aug
ust Pop" killed a black snake in
Reach's meadow. which had two
pound and half bullhead stuck in its
throat by its horns, which penetrated
the skin on both sides and were plain
ly visible on the outside Of the reptile.
But the most remarkable snake that
Pop" came across was at Bulls pond
early in September. 1t was a milk
snake and lay under a pile of old logs
which Pop" pulled down in search of
dry timber for camp fire. When the
first log was disturbed the snake
glided out, followed by eleven young
ones, who, to Pops" amazement, dis
appeared down their mothers throat.
That same day, under the dam at Bull
is pond, Pop" captured a pound and
q half trout with a 'coachman," and
hanging to the trout's tail was water
snake three feet long. Hs-bslieves
that the snake grabbed the trout just
rs the latter made dash for o fly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

The monitor Saugus, that took part In
Admiral David Porter's bombardment
of Fort Fisher in December, 1864, now
lies dismantled at Philadelphia wharf
awaiting q purchaser who needs coal
barge. Her armor has been stripped
of and the spinning turret removed.
The Saugus was one of the monitors
that, casting anchor within range of
Fort Fisher, opened fire upon it. and
in little more than an hour demolished
all but the bomb-proof portions of the
fort. The attacking fleet consisted of
thirty-five regular cruisers, five IRON
clads and a reserve of nineteen other
vessels. According to Gen. Grant
it was "the most formidable armada
ever collected for concentration upon
one given point" The Saugus was
built during the latter part of the war.
In 1891 she was sold by the government
to a Philadelphia firm, which made the
purchase with the object of reselline
to some South American state in need
OF a secondhand warship. The nego-
tiations failed, and the Saugus was then
dismantled. She had been built to last,
for it was necessary to use dynamite in
the work Of unsheathing her hull.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

Tho Indians have become extremely
fond of coffee, which is largely issued
to them, and which they have learned
to prepare well. They have it at
every meal, and often between times.
The squaws are good breadmakers, too,
baking it before the fire in cakes like
loaves, crusted equally on all sides.
Stewed dog is the piece de resistance
of dancing feasts and meals of cere-
mony, and perhaps the flesh would not
have tasted badly even to us, had we
not witnessed the dreadful prelim-
inaries to its cooking. One killing
took place before our eyes just outside
the lodge. An old woman caught the
unfortunate cur and held it fat ON the
ground while an old man beat out its
brains with club. The carcass was
then held over the fire long enough to
SINCE of all the hair, after which it
was carved into small pieces. The two
cooks paused long enough in their op-
GRAFTON to devour the raw liver as their
perquisite. Some tribes always roast
the dog, but these Sioux boiled or
stewed it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
WHERE THE WIDOW IS STRONG.
she 10 Less Exaoting, Understands Men
and ID Cunning In Flattery.

She 10 Less Exacting, Understands Men
and Il Cunning In Flattery.
The peculiar charm of the widow is
derived from the broader views she &C.
quires during her marriage, says the
experience taught her to be unselfish,
considerate, sympathetic, and these
are, above all other attributes, those
which go straight to the heart of q
man. A widow understands men. She
sees down into the recesses of their
hearts. She knows how to feign that
she appreciates them. She is familiar
with their weak spots. She knows
what form of subtle flattery will SUBJ
due them and what will disgust them.
She has learned what things to say and
what things to leave unsaid. She is
aware that man is q selfish beast, and
that, to effect his capture, q woman
must efface herself and shape her con-
versation and behavior so that he shall
be the main object in view. Most men
are always thinking of themselves,
their aims, their hopes, their fears,
their pursuits, their appearance. 1t is
the cunningest form of fattery for q
woman to make it appear that these
are the things in which she is inter
ested; this the bright widow can do
until she infatuates her man.
The unmarrie led girl is like the man.
She, too, is always thinking Of herself.
she is impatient when the converse
ton is diverted from her charms and
her thoughts. Her idea OF the world
in that it is q small shrine in which she
sits on . pedestal and the man kneels
1T her feet. Now, she may be pretty
and sweet, with cheeks like roses and
. voice like music, but the kneeling
posture becomes fatiguing after .
time. The man longs to rise to his
feet and stretch himself. This strikes
the girl as evidence of unappreciative-
ness and Indifference, and she resents it.
Her idea is that permission to worship
at her prett.. feet ought to be enough
for any man. She knows that she is di.
vine, and what more can any man ask
than to bask in the light of her divin-
ity? In a word, she is selfish, conceit-
ed. inconsiderate and thoughtless, and,
after a careful study Of her, men leave
her to WOO q widow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
PROGRESSIVE HAMMOcKING.
4 Western Girl Invcnts . Very Unique
Game.

4 Western Girl Invents . Very Unique
Game.
The young people in one Of st. Louis
prettiest suburbs are in q state Of fever.
ish excitement over a new game that
has been devised by some Of their mum.
Der, says the Globe-Democrat. It is
called progressive hammocking," and
is so full of golden opportunities in .
sentimental way that it is destined to
become very popular with the youth Of
both sexes.
A bright young girl, to whom, with
several others, is due the credit Of hav.
ing given this new diversion to the
world, thus describes it:
"You see. each girl is provided with .
hammock, in which she reclines, grace
fully or ungracefully, according to the
extent Of her experience in hammocking,
during the game. The hammocks are
hung far enough apart so that no one
can see or hear her neighbors, and
above each is suspended a Chinese
lantern with number on it; but these.
of course, will be blown out early in the
proceedings. A chsperon is required
preferably two-a lady and q gentle
man. To start the game the boys draw
numbers from q hat, and then each
hunts up the hammock which CORE
spends to the number drawn. At a
given signal he begins to tell the girl
In it love story. by the rules the
stories must be impersonal.
'But of course they won't be. That"
she added with laugh, sis . matter
that lies with the story teller and his
conscience. Well, at the end of fifteen
minutes the chaperon beats a tom-tom
and the boys move up one hammock.
and each tells another story to q Lew
listener. The stories, mind you, must
all be different-that is, one cannot tell
the same story to two girls"
"And they must all be love stories?'
asked the reporter.
Certainly. Oh, it's more fun. The
boys out there are securing the town
for short love stories. De Maupassant
is in great demand. But some of them
draw on their own experience for ma
terial Well, when the rounds have
been made, and each of the six, say,
has told six amorous tales to six tender
maidens q secret ballot is taken, the
girls voting for the best story-teller and
the boys for the best listener. That's
where the real funny part comes in
for. Of course, each girl will vote 70,
the man she likes best, and vice versa
hence the chaperon will become the
sacred repository Of one-half dozen true
love tales"
"What about the prizes?'
"There will be six first prizes or
each side, and no boobies" and the fan
schemer laughed heartily at the success,
OF her efforts to devise something new
and. startling in the way Of summer
amusement
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
AN UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LINE.
How Some Guileless Tillers of the Soil
Move 1t,

You have heard II smuggling. pre-
sumo" remarked a guest al one of the
hotels to Cleveland Leader man.
"Wrll," he continued, II ran against
the most stu,rudnuS scheme in that
line last summer ever heard Of You
are doubtless aware that ordinary
everyday smugglcrs are content to
transport their goods over the line
from one country to another. the OBJ
)ect being, OF course, to evade the pay
ment Of the customs duties. The peo-
pie with whom | came in contact were
superior To such common methods.
outlawed brigands but not for live,
wide-awake Yankee. and especially
Canadian Yankee. They didn't move
the goods. They moved the line.
Up in the farthcst casterly part Of
Maine there comes a place where
Maine stops and New brunswick be-
gins. That is the boundary line be-
tween the two countries. That is also
where the Canadian Yankees spoken
OF have their homes. They are natur-
ally given to farming. some of these
people, and even if Mckinley did put
duty on grain, poultry and other things
it didn't make any difference with
some of the sturdy yoeman who live
alongside the line. The publication of
the news of the passage of the tariff
bill didn't cause them q moments I'M
easineSs.
They simply went on raising their
Canadian wheat and their Canadian
oats. At the same time they kept their
eyes on the boundary line-what they
could see of it. The visible portion of
this remarkable boundary consisted Of
upright iron posts, set at intervals of
one mile through the land. Not being
clinched on the other side of the earth,
these posts are responsive to influence
placed on them on the Canadian side.
In other words, they can be taken up
and reset.
About the time these upright and
honest farmers over the line have their
crops in condition to harvest a peculiar
thing happens. Some dark night a
half dozen of them 60 'coon-hunting,
and when they return to their fire.
sides they are on American soil, they
and their grounds and with them the
crops. The boundary line has moved
and is located a half-mile or so farther
toward the Arctic ocean. These guile
less tillers Of the soil then dispose of
their products at United States prices,
and some time during the winter, in
some unknown manner, the boundary
line takes q backward leap, leaving
them again on Canadian soil"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
MADE FOR A KING.


A ponderous watch of antique pat
tern displayed in the window of San
Francisco jewelry establishment on
Montgomery street, attracts the at
tention of the curious. The timepiece
is four inches in diameter and is de.
clared by the Bulletin to weigh two
and half pounds. Its case looks like
old gold, but is q composition of base
metal. The chain attached to this
watch is proportionately ponderous
and bears . seal ring large enough for
the finger of q giant. The watch was
made by John Bittleson. Of London,
two centuries ago. 1t was, no doubt,
. marvel of workmanship in those
days. and is still a timekeeper. It
probably cost about one hundred
pounds sterling, or five hundred dol
lars in our money. The hands upon
its ample dial mark seconds and fifths
of seconds, a. well as hours and min
utes. The dial also shows the phases
Of the moon. This remarkabl relic is
not for sale. 1t is owned by q gentle
man of this city, who has . collection
Of such curiosities.
The old watch has history of some
interest. About two hundred years
ago an English sea captain obtained
from the king of tribe Of savsges in
the south seas some valuable trading
privileges. The king showed him
many favors, and one day the captain
asked the insular monarch to say
what most he would like to have sent
to him from London. 1t pleased his
royal highness to intimate that q big
watch would suit him we'll. Accord
ingly . watch was made to order on .
scale BETTING his royal parsonage.
And great was his pride therein. Hav.
ing no pocket, he appointed q youth
watch bearer extraordinary to the SOY
ereign. Wherever the king went the
watch bearer followed, carrying the
precious royal timepiece in his hands.
When the king died his sons succeeded
to the ownership Of the watch. They
sold it to the captain Of an American
ship, and he disposed of it in Phila-
delphia. Some time ago it fell into
the hands of its present owner, who
prizes it highly. This is no doubt one
Of the Oldest repeating watches in ex-
istence. It's ring is very musical.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

forest, Of Arizona should ana probably
will he thoroughly represented at the
worlds fair. This fact alone will have
the effect ~ inducing people TO come
here who now think we are entirely
destitute in this respect. Arizona's
wood i not confined To mesquite wood
by any means. and the fact cannot be
too strongly put 10 the people Of the