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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
Chem let and Druggist.

Eight million of the human race
use cocoa. The plant grows in the
hot, moist eastern valleys of the
Andes and is mostly cultivated in
terrace gardens, often not more than
eight or ten feet wide, and of which
sometimes as many as 100 are placed
one above the other On the mountain
slope. The plant is from four to six
feet high. 1t is raised from seed sown
in December or January, at the be-
ginning of the rainy season, which
continues until April. In the follow
ing year the plants are transferred to
specially prepared ground, and at the
age of Is months the first harvest,
"quita calzon," is gathered. The
plants continue to yield for about
forty years, three or four or ops being
gathered each year. The largest crop
is in March after the rains; the small
est at the end of June. The leaves
are called "matu" when green, and
only acquire the name cocoa" after
drying, which is done in the sun with
great care. The internal trade OF
cocoa in South America has always
been very large; at the end of the
eighteenth century its value in the
Peruvian viceroyalty was reckoned
at over $2,5O0,0OO. In South Amer
ica it is generally considered that the
cocoa leaf can be kept for five months,
after which it loses its flavor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

The working OF mine the product
of which is timber is an operation
not to be seen every day, but note
worthy mine OF this sort is to be seen
in Tonquin, where in formation OF
sand, at a depth of from IA to 20 feet,
a deposit, tolerably thick, of the
stems of trees, which thousands OF
of years ago must have existed as an
extensive forest, but eventually be.
came buried by an earthquake or
other similar phenomenon, has been
opened and is now being mined
through gangways.
The timber in no way forms any
kind OF coal, but is in good condition
fact to be attributed to the large
proportion OF rosin which it contains
and to the sandy nature of the ground
in which it lies. The Chinese work
the mine methodically and use the
timber chiefly for sculptural purposes,
coffins, troughs, etc.
The stems have diameter of yard,
are 45 feet long and appear to be a
kind of fir very similar to pitch pine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
The Uniforms OF the Regular Army.

The Uniforms Of the Regular Army.
The uniforms worn by the United
States army at the breaking out OF the
war had undergone but little change
for many years past. and that little
mostly in the style Of the headgear.
The color of the uniform dress coat
was the same for all grades and all
branches OF the service, viz, dark
blue cloth. the different arms being
distinguished by the color of the fac.
ings worn on the coat and the facings
that decorate the trousers. These
facings as prescribed by the army reg
ulations at the beginning of the war
were yellow for the cavalry and engi.
neers, scarlet for the artillery, sky blue
for the infantry and crimson for the
ordnance.
All officers were to wear a frock
coat of dark blue cloth, single breasted
for Captains and Lieutenants, double
breasted for all other grades. The
coat for all enlisted footmen was sim
gle breasted frock coat, with nine but
tons placed at equal intervals, brass
scales being worn on the shoulders,
while for the enlisted men Of the cav
airy and light artillery dark blue
jacket was to be worn in lieu OF frock
coat.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1876.
Medical Instinct in Animals.

Animals get rid of their parasites
by using dust, mud, clay, etc. Those
suffering from fever restrict their diet
keep quiet, seek dark, airy places,
drink water, and sometimes plunge
into it. When a dog has lost his
appetite it eats that species OF grass
known as dogs grass, which acts as
an emetic and a purgative. Cats also
eat grass. Sheep and COWS when i'll
seek out certain herbs. An animal
suffering from chronic rheumatism
always keep as far as possible in the
sun. The warrior ants have regularly
organized ambulances. Latrelle cut
the antennae OF an ant and other ants
came and covered the wounded parts
with transparent fluid secreted in
their mouths.
When an animal has a wounded
leg or arm hanging on, it completes
the amputation by means of his teeth.
A dog being stung on the muzzle by
viper was observed to plunge its head
repeatedly for several days into run
ming water. This animal eventually
recovered. A terrier hurt its right
eye. 1t remained under a counter,
avoiding light and heat, although it
habitually kept close to the fire. 1t
adopted general treatment-rest and
abstinence from food. The local
treatment consisted in licking the up
per surface of the paw, which it ap-
piled to the wounded eye.
Animals suffering from traumatic
fever treat themselves by the con-
tinued application of cold water,
which NJ. Delauncy considers to be
more certain than any OF the other
methods. In view of theae interesting
facts, we are, he thinks, forced to sd-
NIT that hygiene and therapeutics as
practiced by animals may, in the in
terests of physiology, be studied with
advantage.
Many physicians have been keen
observers OF animals, their diseases
and the methods adopted by them, in
their instinct, to cure themselves, aud
have availed themselves OF the knowl-
edge so brought under their observa-
ton in their practices.-Philadelphia
Record.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

"THE CoLoRED TROOPS FOUGHT
NoBLY." The smoothest pension
fraud ON record was unearthed at
Leavenworth, Kan, recently. 4 col
ored man was drawing two pensions,
one OF $24 a month under the name of
Peter Gillespie and another under the
name of J. ii. Brown for $12. He
would receive one at his street num-
ber and call at the general delivery
of the postoffice for the other. He
had been thus defrauding the govern
ment for three years. On being ques-
toned by the postmaster he acknowl-
edged getting two pensions and said
he was in the war twice, once under
his old masters name and once under
his fathers name, and claimed that he
was entitled to two pensions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

The clam is self propagator. 1t is
not found in pairs. 1t burrows in
sandy bottom, forms a breathing
hole" and upon the circular edge oi
this hole casts its spawn. The spawn
deposit OF each clam produces from Is
to 20 CLANS. By natures transporta.
ton to suitable bottom, each clam
burrows, casts its spawn and thus nat
ural growth beds develope and enlarge.
The transported clam becomes the
progenitor of new and extended nat
ural growths. The clam spawns
twice each year, and produces one
marketable crop each year. The oys-
ters must have three years for produc-
ing crop. OF the power of the natu-
raj clam growth lifelong clammer
states: "Take one bushel of small
CLAIMS the size of thumb nail and lay
them on sandy bottom. In one year
this one will give six bushels of
count or marketable clans; one
bushel OF oysters yield but two" The
natural growth clam-bed can be fished
continuously and all the year around
when wind and weather permit. The
tongs used are an inch and quarter
between the teeth. Each clam with
less diameter falls through or are cast
overheard. Hence seeding goes on by
natural process. AS food it may be
eaten every month in the year.
Fish Commissioner Blackford in q
report on "Oyster Investigation" !"
made in 1887, says: "Clams show va
ration in composition, but the total
amount of nutritive material is little
larger than the oyster" Thus an ex-
pert confirms q common remark
among baymen: "For a hard days
work give me CLAIMS to eat" Upon
this channel of natural growth, hard
CLAIMS spotted with an occasional bed
of oysters Is years ago, it was the
common thing to see eight or more
market boats with a clam basket at
topmast, the signal Of labor's reward.
These schooners are brought for mar
ket or for canning factories thousands
of bushels OF CLAIMS per month from
clammers who fished upon the natural
beds. The average earning per day
was then 80, from the middle OF April
TO the middle OF October.-Ex.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

ARCHITECT F. A. Seaton has returned
to Everett from South Africa. During
his short stay there he saw more desti.
tuition and general wretchedness than
in all his previous experiences. He
says that there are fully 1900 idle
men in Johannesburg. Mr.. Seaton
started on the homeward trip April 2,
arriving May "a.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
GEoRcE Parker and Ed Hin we,

GEORGE F. Parker and Ed. Hill were
lynched by mob from the balcony of
the new court house at Colfax at l 80
o'clock Saturday morning. A mob of
100 men awoke Jailer Newermer and
got him into the sheriffs Office and got
the keys by means OF threats. Then
they made the jailer open Parker's
cell. The mob broke the lock on Hills
cell. Parker cried for help, and Hill
screamed so that he could be heard
half a mile away. A rope was put
around ParkeI's neck and he was
thrown over the balcony. Hill quick
ly followed him. Hills neck was
broken, but Parker fingered and slow
ly died. The mob quickly dispersed.
About two years ago Ed Hill shot and
killed Langford Summers at Garfield.
George F. Parker shot and killed A. B.
Cooper at Pullman. Hill was con-
victed of simple assault, and Parker
was on trial with a prospect of being
acquitted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

When Prendergast shot Carter Har-
rison, the popular mayor Of Chicago,
he merely fired a signal gun that
aroused and made active the great
number of cranks all over the United
States. Now Coxey has charmed the
tramps into a new phase of life. All
over the country tramp conventions
are discussing "ways and means" OF
getting the thrifty part of the COM
munity to recognize their right to re-
ceive butter on the bread of charity,
and meat in the sandwiches of advers-
ity. Then comes another phase OF
the affair. The coal miners who are
poorly paid on account OF the exces-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

MANTeO representative for our
WAN 6Vs Family Treasury, the great
est book ever offered to the public.
A Christmas Present for both old and
young.
Our coupon system, which we use in
selling this great work, enables each pur.
chaser to get the took FREE, SO every
one purchases.
For his first weeks work one agents
profit is Sl68.00. Another $136. A lady
has just cleared Sl20 for her first weeks
work.
Write for particulars, and if you can be-
gin at once send 90 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 & co.,
Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

A burglar who was doing a neat job
on large sale was Mortified on look.
ing up to see man standing quietly
beside him. He was about to retire
when the gentleman said:
"Go ahead. lam interested in that
job"
Why" asked the astonished bur.
glar.
because l have forgotten the COM
bination, and no living person knew ii
but myself. If you can get that safe
open, I'll make it worth your while"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

nay vote on the amendment when
the bill is reported back to the House
from the Committee on the Whole,
and they will make desperate attempt
to get enough Democrats to vote with
them to defeat the amendment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
Those Effective ArmOr Plates.

Our readers have all no doubt heard
OF the defective armor plates which it
is claimed were used in the construc-
ton of the Oregon, Monterey, and
other U. S. battle ships. The great
steal and monstrous outrage leaked
out and the facts are now being given
to the public. These plates are made
at the protected mills of Andrew Car
negie. A special dispatch from Pitts
burg, Penn. to the Chicago Tribune,
gives an interview with Burgess Nc
Luckie, regarding the Carnegie de-
fective plates on the coast defense
ship Monterey. He says:
"One Of the Monterey's belt line
plates weighs % tons. 1t is fastened
on the ship about the water line and
is slightly curved. This plate is 13
inches thick and its number at the
Carnegie mills at Homestead was Is.
One OF the blow holes in this plate
was so large and apparently so deep
that consultation OF several superin-
tendents and foremen was called to
discuss the possibility of so doctoring
it as to get it in past the mill inspect
or. 1t was decided to make the at
tempt. The plate was worth nearly
$4,000 to the company if acceptance
could be secured. One Sunday night
the superintendent and several trust
worthy men went to work at it. A
hole three inches in diameter and
eight inches deep was drilled at the
mouth of the blow hole. Then
three inch bolt was made and ham,
mered into the plate. The superin-
tendent welded the sledge. On the
opposite side of the same plate was an
other great blow hole. 1t was be-
lieved that the spongy porous condi-
ton existed from end to end OF the
plate, distance of ten or twelve feet.
This second big blow hole was plugged
like the first. A third blow hole was
plugged the same way. A fourth blow
hole near one corner was filled with
molten lead. All the surfaces were
nicely planed off and the inspector
sent the plate on its way to the Mon
terey.
"No. 20 is another rotten belt line
armor plate on the Monterey. Nearly
a dozen plugs were driven into it to
conceal the presence of blow holes.
The plate was almost honeycombed,
to judge from surface indications. 1t
looked all right after it had been doc
tered and the inspector passed it.
This was 13 inch plate too.
"Still another 13 inch plate on the
Monterey is rotten and was fraudulent
ly foisted ON the government. Three
big blow holes we're plugged on Sum
day night when an inspector was
present. The number OF this plate
was Is. One of the blow holes i'm one
of the plates was so big that when the
first plug was driven in, a young
workman wrote his name and address
on card and poked it in, Secretary
Herbert has diagram Of this plate
with a location of all plug holes"
A dispatch from Washington to the
Tribune says it is part of the plan OF
the investigation board to have test
made of the plates named in Nc
Luckie's statement.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

"Is this hot enough for your" is a
silly question; but if you meet a man
who complains of suffering from the
heat, ten to one you will find, on in
quiry, that he does not use Ayers
Sarsaparilla to tone up his system and
free his blood from irritating humors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08

AT the first indication of disorder,
the deranged or enfeebled condition of
stomach, liver, of bowels, should be
promptly rectitied by Ayers Cathartic
Pills. These Pills do not gripe, are
perfectly safe to take, and remove all
tendency to liver and bowel complaints.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
8nsiuess Cards.
DIRECTORS.

DIRECTORS.
F. r. Brown. Louis Bettman, Robt. Frost,
N. ii. Owings, o. C. White, Geo. A. Barnes,
E.. J. Lord.
T9ansacts q general banking business. For
gn and domestic exchange bought and sold.
relegi aphic transfers made on all principal cit
les. Collections q specially.
Olympia Jan ], 1894.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
Thos. Matting1Y,
Fine BlacksmithinQ
Horses Shod at % Per
Span--New Shoes.
Other Work in Proportion. A Trial So
Hcited.
Corner Third and Washington streets.
o. s. B. HENRY,
q s. DEPUTY SURVEYOR

Nesidences sixth Street, Swans Addi.
.tion to Olympia, Wash.
SURVEYING Of all kinds promptly at.
y tended to. The re-establishing Of old
Government lines 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, 1894-06-08
How to Measure the Earth.

How to Measure the Earth.
1t was not until 1869 that the cir
cumference OF the earth was reckoned
at approximately $4,000 miles, but an
astonishing good estimate of the
measurement was made on correct
mathematical principles by Erastos-
themes, an astronomer who died 200
years before the Christian era. 1t had
been known by astronomers for 400
years before that, that the earth was
spherical, but Erastosthenes was the
first who is known to have under
taken the measurement, and he devils
ed the method now used. He OBJ
served that at Syene, in upper Egygt,
the sun was exactly vertical on the
day of the summer solstice, while at
Alexandria it was Z degrees and -
minutes away from the zenith. He
assumed that the two places were on
the same meridian, and that they
were 5000 stadia or 625 miles apart,
and on these assumptions figured the
circumference OF the globe at 1850
miles. Unfortunately the distance
could not be accurately measured be-
tween the cities by any methods then
in use. In 1869 the telescope was ap-
piled to meridian measurement by a
Frenchman named Pickard. Tri-
angulation was not used until about
the year 1000. Prior to that linear
measurement by rods, chains or tho
revolution of carriage wheels was
relied upon, and the results were
naturally inaccurate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
TEST VOTE INDICATES THE TAR
IFF BILL WILL PASS.

Bribery lnVeStigatiOn- = The Car.
Carnegie Plate Fraud 10 BE Over
hauled y The Hill TO Protect the
4. :. Mails Amended SO as to Ex.
Ciude ''Traim Stealing'' as n Pc.
nal OGfensc-The Worthless Anti.
Trust Law-EnIOe,s Amen ment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-08
THE NEED OF AN ACTIVE AGENT.
Pay a Salary TO a Wide Awake Man
to Lock After the Towns Inter.


ests.
"Everybody's business is nobody s
business" is an old adage that applies
very we'll to town progress. If every
man is expected to look after the busi-
ness of attracting the attention of out
side capital to the town, he will be
sure to depend upon his neighbors to
do the work, with the result that no
work will be done. Business methods
are needed to build up town the
same as in other enterprises. Every
board of trade should have paid Sec
retary whose business is to see that
the town is we'll advertised, and that
all inquiries concerning its advantages
are answered promptly, courteously
and intelligently.
Such secretary may be secured for
a moderate salary, especially if some
bright young man is chosen who has
other business that does not fully en-
gage his time. In addition to con-
Quoting the ordinary business of the
board, the secretary will often hit upon
very clever scheme for attracting at
tention to the town, and if he is
particularly wide awake he will often,
through the medium OF the ever ready
local press, start paragraphs about the
towns advantages that will be widely
copied and meet the eyes OF many who
are looking for place to locate. If
there are certain industries the town
is fitted for and is particularly anxious
to acquire, the secretary may by in
vestigating the subject learn where
many of these industries are located
and enter upon campaign of mis-
sionary work by mail that will pro-
duce good results. For example, if
the town is in the vicinity of large
forests of valuable timber, pamphlet
describing the character of the timber,
its cheapness and the ease with which
it may be brought to the town by
wagon or trail will often materially as
sist in securing planning mill, or
chair factory, or some other big manu-
factory that uses vast quantities OF
natural woods. With the board of
trades business in the hands of paid
employee, building up the place will
be much more OF a success than it will |
be if the board has no active head in
its endeavor to secure the location OF
new industries.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-11
TRIALS OF ALONE DUCK.
Compelled to Fight Murderous Toy Ships
Ris Victory.

Compelled to Fight Murderous Toy Ships
Ris Victory.
The children up at the pond at Sew.
enty-sixth street, on the east side of the
park, have great fun with the solitary
duck inhabitant. This duck has mono
of the shyness of the squirrels. lie is a
bold and brazen bird, and viii make
futile attempts to climb up the per.
pendicular stOnework surrounding tho
pond in the hope of finding a cracker.
Crackers are his chief article of diet.
Not ordinary crackers, but fancy ones
IN queer shapes at twenty-five cents a
pound. Little rich children, who are
bored TO death by the necessity of look
ing after their French nursemaids,
come to the pond every morning for the
purpose of fattening that duck on sweet
crackers.
They stand on the brink and shout
"Dutty, duty; tum an Diet tratter, -
and every few minutes one of them
falls in.
The duck doesn't let this disturb him,
however. His mind and soul are on
crackers, sweet crackers in animal
shapes preferred, but in the absence Of
these he'll eat anything from bread
crust TO doughnuts.
Undoubtedly he would soon grow SO
fat that ne couldn't paddle but for the
enforced exercise he gets every after
noon. Then children of a larger growth
come and sail toy ships when there IS
wind, and if there is one thing that the
duck breads more than another it is a
toy ship.
No sooner is one set in the water
than, sQuawling, quaclting and Rap-
ping his wings, he fees TO the utter
most corner, only to find another there,
perhaps.
His afternoons are one wretched sue
cession of wild twistings and turnings
and divings.
One day last week, having been
hemmed in a corner by three boats. he
dived and came up outside the block
ade, only to find miniature schooner
bearing down on him.
With squawk of dismay he swerved,
and a sloop on the other tack took him
squarely amidships.
Down he dived deep, stayed there for
a Few seconds, and just as his head
came out of the water a big sloon
bumped into him. Then there was
trouble.i
His duckship arose, and then there
was wrath in his quack. With his bill
he seized the bcwsprit of the sloop and
pulled it down under the water
Then he grabbed the jib. tore that of,
tackled the mainsaI and ripped 1t up
the middle. and with note Of triumph
tapped a big wing over the stern and
tipped the boat over.
Flushed with triumph he proceeded
leisurely 10 demolish the rigging and
all else breakable or tearable. while
from the bank the walls az the ship
owner were waited afar on the air.-N.
"