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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
Expiration of the Pin Pat

The invention known as the hekto-
graph Qrom the Greek ekaton, hun
dred, and graph, write) consists in
making a pad or cake OF gelatine,
glycerine and water. This forms a
stiff jelly, and if sheet of paper hav-
ing lines drawn or written with ami
line ink is lightly pressed upon the
Jelly, reversed copy of the lines or
writing will be received thereon. The
ink is absorbed by the jelly to such an
extent that many successive copies OF
the lines or writing may be taken by
simply pressing successive sheets OF
dry blank paper upon the inscribed
jelly. 1t forms most convenient and
excellent method of duplicating let
ters, sketches, etc.
A United States patent for this in
vention was granted June l, 1880, to
the Austrian inventors, Messrs.
~ A""y SoCi ohu A1ushkp duu ut!ucT tlc
ordinary term of the law the patent
would expire June !, 1897. Section
1887 of the United States Statutes
however, provides that "every patent
granted for an invention which has
been previously patented in a foreign
country shall be so limited as to ex.
pire at the same time with the foreign
patent, or, if there be more than one
at the same time with the one having
the shortest term."
Several foreign patents were granted
for the above invention prior to the
American patent, among them an
English patent, which expired Novem.
Der ID, 1894; consequently, the Amer
ican patent expired on that date, and
the invention is now the property o.
the public, and any person may now
freely make, use, and sell the hekio
graph.
An apnrOyed formnla ia "a follows.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
Not a Question Of Hair.

1t was formerly supposed that
people of light complexion, especially
if the hair was pronounced blond,
fine and thin, were specially liable to
mental excitement and brain disorder.
Statistics which have recently been
compiled prove this to be another oi
the grave errors OF the old-time spec.
ialist.
At the Kirkbridge, England, asy-
lum out of total of 265 patients only
one has red hair or fair complexion.
In the New York, London and Paris
hospitals for the insane the same pro-
portion holds good. Exactly why
dsrk haired persons are more liable to
mental disease than those OF the other
shades OF color has not yet been ex.
planned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21
BITS OF INFORMATION.

Flying frogs are plentiful in Borneo.
Whales are never found in the Gulf
Strea
The wheels OF a watch travel 3,5S9a
miles year.
Prior to 1867 tea was sold in Eng.
land for $50 q pound.
The earliest attempt TO use iron ore
in this country was in 1922.
The population of the United
States in 1890 was 3,929,214.
The average annual amount Of dew
in England is equal to five inches Of
rain.
The bacilli of tuberculosis cause the
death every year of 10000 persons in
the United States.
Goldfish were first known in China,
and we're brought to Europe in the
seventeenth century.
The blood flows almost as freely
through the bones as though the flesh
OF very young children.
The first screw steamer to cross the
Atlantic, the Great Britain, was com.
menced in 1889 and floated in lS45.
Man has never seen inside OF some
of the Egyptian pyramids since they
were first built, 90 far as known.
1t was customary, a hundred years
ago, when . gentleman bowed to q
lady, to scrape his foot upon the
ground.
Iceland, in the North Atlantic, the
Isle Of Man, and Pitcairn Island, In
the South Pacific, have full woman
suffrage.
The dominion OF Russia takes in
about one-sixth Of the land surface oil
the globe and one-fourteenth of its
inhabitants.
The largest and oldest chain bridge
in the world is said to be at King
Tung, in China. where it forms y per.
feet road from the top OF one mountain
to the top of another.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

that measure are preparing to make a
determined effort to push it through
the House. Its principal opponents
are Democrats who believe the meas.
ure to be unconstitutional and who
say they will dtftat it if possible.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

The Prosser American believes that
the oil seeds OF commerce can be sue
eessiully cultivated in the Yakima
country, and thinks that experiments
in the culture OF olives and caster-oil
plants may lead to a promising in
dustry. Southern California has made
a success of olive cultivation, and while
the climate there ia much milder than
that OF the Horse Heaven country, the
experiment may be fruitful with sue
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

THE fisheries of San Juan are as
suming considerable Importance for
the first time this season. The Friday
harbor cannery, which commenced
operations last spring, has put up near
" ii 900 cases of salmon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

SOUTH CARoLINA's Superintendent
of Education reports that the 1854
teachers in the public schools of the
State receive an average salary of
1923 q month for males and $50 a
m onth for the females.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

To prepare the pad for use it is nee
essary to pass q wet sponge lightly
over the face of the gelatine and allow
it to nearly dry before taking the first
copy. If this precaution is neglected,
the face OF the pad will be ruined by
the first transfer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

DANDRUFF forms when the glands OF
the skin are weakened, and, if neglect
ed badness is sure to follow. Halls
Hair Renewer is the best preventive.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

THE Northern Pacific Insurance
Union has raised the Mount Vernon
rates, but promises to reduce them 10
per cent. if better fire protection is pro-
vided.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

THE number of members of the G..
A. X. in good standing on June 30,
1894, was 3G9,O6l.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-21

Special attention paid to objections Tel
egraphic transfers Of MONEY
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

whenever desired. The chain. which
can be taken up or let out at will,
pulls the shoe and also regulates
the depth OF planting, as the far
|. Their back 1t comes until braces are at
right angles with frame) the deeper il
will plant. The driver sits on the box,
which should hold at least one bushel.
The box is raised above the axle, thus
allowing room for the drivers feet, and
makes it easier dropping. A board is
nailed In the box just above the hole,
thus causing the potatoes to work
down In front and not roll out behind
The tube is made in two sections, work.
ing like telescope in case the depth is
changed; it can be made of stiff cloth
and laced together at the joint. The
marker is adjustable and can be
changed to either side without getting
off
The plan for getting the potatoes the
proper distance apart is quite simple
also A short piece of fence wire with
ring bent on each end is bent down
over the rim of the cog-wheel; bolt is
placed through the rings and between
two cogs, then the tap put on tight.
The number of bolts needed will de-
pend upon the distance apart that You
wish to plant Now fastcn spring on
the frame so that it viii touch these
bolts and the dropper is told just when
to drop.
Anyone who can handle tools fairly
well land every farmer ought to know
how to handle both blacksmith and
carpenter tools) can build this dropper.
1t will not cost to exceed So, and will
more than pay for itself in the cultiva-
ton OF one crop on two acres properly
N. Frye, Jr. in Ohio
Farmer
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: FEWER FARM FENCES.


How . Great Deal of Labor and Expense
Might BE Saved.
The old-fashioned zigzag, or ssVir-
gfnia" rail, fences so common forty
years ago are now seldom seen, and
perhaps are never built Stone walls
are cumbersome, oftel thrown down
BY the frosts of winter and subsequent
thawing, and are not economical, ex-
cept on farms so covered with stone
that it is of first Importance to get rid
of them. Post and rail or Stat fences
are expensive, more so in the aggregate
than most people would suppose with
out reflection on the subject Wire
fencing is probably as cheap and last
ing as any in use. There are serious
objections to barbed wire. and many
prefer the smooth wire. either straight
twisted or woven. But is it necessary
for farmers to build as many fences of
any kind as has been the custom in the
past? 1t the laws which most states
now have concerning cattle were re-
spected and enforced, armers would
be relieved OF the necessity of fencing
every foot of their land bordering on
the public roads. Nearly every farm
has fields that are never pastured. and,
1t would seem, need not be inclosed.
The great burden upon farmers for
needless fencing is imposed not to keep
their own cattle in. but to keep other
peoples cattle out. am pleased to
observe the tendency to build fewer
fences than formerly, not only 70 sub
divide farms, but especially along the
If these are left unfenced
and rows of shade trees planted out on
the boundary lines. farmers will be
saved deal of labor and expense, and
the country roads be made more
enjoyable and attractive.-S. B. Reach,
In N. Y. Tribune.
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That, of all known agents to accomplish
this purpose, DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
unequaled, is proven by the fact that once
used, they are al,eays In favor Their sec-
ondary effect Is TO keep the bowels open and
regular, not to further constipate, as Is the
case with other pills. Hence, their great
popularity with sufferers from habitusl con-
stlpation, piles. and Indigestion.
The " Pleasant Feilels are far more effec-
tive IN arousing the liver to action than 'sbluc
pills" calomel, or other mercurial prepare
lions, and have the further merit OF being
any condition Of the system no particular
care is required while using them.
Composed of the choicest, concentrated
vegetable extracts, their cost Is much more
than is that of other pills found in the mar
ket, yet from forty to forty-four Pellets :"
ore put up in each sealed glass vial, as sold
through druggists, and can be had at the price
OF the more ordinary and cheaper made pills
DIR. Pierce brides himself on having. beer
first to introduce Little Liver Pill to the
American people. Many have initiated them,
but none have approached his Pleasant Pei
lets in excellence
For all laxative and cathartic purposes
the Pleasant Pellets arc infinitely supe-
rior to all mineral waters" sedfitz now
ders "salts,'" castor oil, fruit syrups $50
called, laxative teas" and the many other
purgative compounds sold in various forms .rusI
Put up in glass walls, sealed, therefore
always fresh and reliable. One little . Pei
let " Is laxative, two gently cathartic.
As dinner pill, y to promote digestion.
take one each day after dinner To rclisve
distress from over-eating, nothing equals
them. They. are tiny, sugar-coated. anti
bilious granules, scarcely larger than mus
tard seeds. Every child wants them.
Then, after they are taken, instead 81 d.
turbing and shocking the system. thew act IN
mild, and natural way. There is no "a
action afterward- Their help lasts.
Accept no substitute recommended Ia r.
/" just e good" Ths5 may be better Tor ~
dealer bacause Of paying him 8 hettof pruft,
~ - = ~ thsehe who ssp16 holR
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FIREsIpE FRAGMENTS.

Fried Apples.--Wipe the apples
and slice thin. Have bacon fat hot in
the skillet; put in the apples and sprin-
kle little sugar over them; some add
niue water. Fry brown. A nice
breakfast dish Housekeeping.
berry Balls-Roll out biscuit
uongh, cut in squares. put spoonful
Q. berries on, bring corners together,
place on a buttered tin. Melt one
tablespoonful of butter, one heaping
spoonful of sugar, one-half cupful OF
not water. Dip over the squares.
sprinkle with sugar. and bake. Good
housekeeping.
-Auntie's Apple Pies.-Steam until
tender six good-sized, tart apples, rub
through colander, and stir in, while
they are hot, one tablespoonful of but
Ter; when cool, stir In the yolks of
.nree eggs, tho FIND and juice of one
lemon, and one teacupful of sugar,
beaten well together. Bake with one
crust Ia deep pie tins --Houselseeper.
--PeptilS Bread. Fill Quart meas
ure to within one-eightn o. I'm inch OF
the top with graham flc:ur, and the
rest of white fiorr Twj teaspoon
fuis OF baking powder, sat, two tea
spoenfals Of sugar. Stir, with water
ah hot quite thin enough td pour out.
hake one and one-half houss in very
moderate evcf.-Good housekeeping.
-Riee Mufiins.-One pint of milk,
one Geart of -four, one pint of boiled
ff@'c, three eggs, two tablespoonfuls of
Sugar, one teaspoonful of. salt, one of
soda, two of cream of tartAr. Mix the
sugar, salt, soda and crc4m of tartar
with the flour and)rub through sieve.
Beat the eggs and add TO the milk.
Stir gradually into the foar. When II
becomes smooth, light paste. add the
rice and beat thoroughly. Bake thirty
nve minutes in buttered pans This
quantity will make three dozen muf-
hns.-N. Y. Ledger.
Cleaning Lace.-An old 1acemaker.
VINO has woven many gossamer web
Tor patterns, and has taught to fashion
some of the daintiest patterns which
deft fingers delight in doing. gives this
simple receipt for lace cleaning: Spread
the lace ont carefully with calcined
magnesia; place another paper over II
and put it away between the leaves of
a cook for two or three days. All it
needs is slxillful shake to scatter the
white powder and then it is ready for
wear, with tender threads intact and |
as fresh as when it was new.-Chris-
tian Inquirer
Brown Betty. gentleman recent
~ remarked on hearing this name that |
he did not know what it was. If made
by the following recipe, he would Ger.
tainly have relished it: Pare and core
a dozen large, juicy apples. Chop fine
with a hash-knife. Butter deep pud-
ding dish, place first a layer of chopped
apples, some bits OF butter strcwed
over them. Then sprinkle with white
sugar. flavor with nutmeg, lemon es.
sence. or the juice and a little of the
rind OF a lemon. Next layer of bread
crumbs. then layer of apples, and SO
on till the dish is full, finishing with a
layer of bread crumbs. Send it to the
table hot or cold, and eat with cream
sauce. -Western Rural.
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Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Laest U. Govt Report
R1>!a!I! f RssiaRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

AT an evening party, Dumley was
introduced to young lady, and after
a remark about the weather he said
gallantly: And have I really the
pleasure of meeting the beautiful Miss
Blossom. whose praises are being
sounded by everybody" ''Oh, no, Mr..
Dumley." the lady replied; ''the beau
tiful Miss Blossom to whom you refer
is cousin of mine" ''Oh, that's it?
Well, / Thought there must be mis-
take somewhere" said the gallant
Dumley.-Tit-Bits
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Deafness Cannot b Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach
tnediseased portion Of theear. There is only
one way to cure Deafness, and that is by con
stltutional remedies. Deafness iscaused by
an infiamed condition of the mucous lining
OF the Eus tachian Tube When this tube
gets infiamed You have arumbIing sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it Is entirely
closed Deafness Is tho result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and this tube
restored its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catarrh. which is nothing but
an infiamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness Caused by catarrhl that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY e. Co., Toledo, o.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25 cents.
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Exper,,nents WITH Glover.

The possibilities Of the clover plant,
IS told at various institutes last win
ter. have excited new interest for this
rival of timothy, and everywhere ques-
tons are asked and experiences with IL
told. At nearly oil of the Institutes In
eastern Pennsylvania there has come
the complaint from individuals that
clover will not grow for them, and of
clover-sick soils Abner Chaplin. Of
Chester county, tells such to grow field
peas or beans or some other of the
legumes on the land that is wanted for
clover, and the bacteria will be lodged
in the soil by them and clover will do
well there afterward. Eight rows,
twenty-five feet apart, cured his clover
sick soil -Philadelphia Ledger.
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS
POTATO PLANTER.
a Good Ono Contributed BY . Bris
Young Ohio Farmer.

A Good Ono Constructed BY . BRIGHT
Yourg Ohio Farmer.
On my return home from the Ohio
etate university (where, as all agricul-
tural students should, spent a great
deas of time In the mechanical labora-
tory) purchased secondhand set Of
blacksmith tools and went to work on
rainy days repairing our farm tools.
Not feeling justified in buying potato
planter for the planting Of SIX or eight
acres and being too lazy to carry q
loat. and drop, as heretofore, resolved
to dbnstruct planter of my own, the
cut being representation of the re-
snll
1t Is very simple, and yet does it,
work completely. 1t consists of frame
supported on machine wheels, which
can be bought for price Of old iron.
Wheels with a Finn of cogs are preferred.
The shoe is made of quarter-inch
steel. eight inches wide at heel and
tapering of narrower, and IL cut or
bent something the shape of corn
planter shoe or hoe. The rear should
be spread apart 1.-THE two being first
riveted together) so as to allow the POI
tato to pass through to the ground.
This shoe is supported by four braces
riveted to the shoe and bolted on oppo.
site sides of the frame, thus allowing IL
to swing. One of the reat braces ex.
tends above the frame. thus making a
lever with which the dropper, who
sits at the rear, can raise the shoe
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DRESSES FOR CHILDREN.
oow % Fit Out Little Girl For the Sum
mer Cheapfy and Well.

dow % Fit Out y Little Girl For the Sum.
mer Cheapiy and Well.
A little girl needs ten or twelve
dresses. Get two or three of brown
linen strictly for morning wear. This
wears and washes beautifully, and
shows the dirt less than any other
material. 1t can be bought for twenty.
i've cents yard, and three yards will
make dress, and sash of the same
put in from the seams under the arms.
Make it very simply, with short yoke
and full sleeves. The small red and
white and blue and white check ging-
hams at twenty-five cents a yard make
nice morning dresses, made in the same
simple way. Very pretty percales can
be bought for twelve and a half cents
yard. They wash well, and come in
pretty blue and pink stripes and dots
and little Powered patterns. Made
with waist either full or plain, ex-
tending about three inches below the
armholes, and with full ruffies of the
same material cut on the bias. and
edged with little narrow embroidery.
starting from the middle of the waist
in front, and going over the shoulder.
they make very pretty and reasona.
BILE dress for either morning or after.
noon 1t is nice to have four of this
kind; three yards of material make
one. If you want it a little moro
dressy. make the rufie entirely Of
white embroidery three or four inches
wide, and vary the pattern by putting
the ruffie around instead of bringing Il
to point front and back. India linen
at thirty cents yard, or nainsook for
the same price make nice white dresses.
These can be made to wear with
guimpes if preferred. Cut the dress
low necked, and put deep ruffle
Of embroidery to fall all around the
neck, and short puff sleeve to the
elbow. A yard and a half of en-
broidery is required to trim in this
way. Great bargains can often be
found in remnants. A small-dotted
muslin makes a pretty change, trimmed
with lace instead of embroidery: but
The lace rarely looks well after a few
Simplicity is the principal |
Thing to remember for it saves in
money. time and washing, and the
,hild will look twice as well. A short |
coat made of French |
iannel for everyday wear is a very
Important thing. This cannot be
bought much under three dollars and |
! half, and look nice, but can be made
With one and half yards of flannel
II seventy-five cent? yard. A fms
'rown and white stripe is service
bile color, and the great advantage of
he French flannel is that it washes so
veil. A best coat is also needed. yerv
ften one has just the right material
a dress that is no longer of use. A
oat can quite easily be cut from the
kirt of q dark red or blue or white
srge dress Make it with big double
roasted collar and large white but
pms, and it viii surely have an air of
8 own. A white leghorn is a pretty
est hat, trimmed with a bunch OF
Aisies aud big white bow, and can
Q gotten up for about two dollars and
quarter -Harpey's Rsssk
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Tho remains OF an immense deer
were discovered recently near Punta
Kassa, Fla. in swamp known "a
Monroe's Cypress swamp. 1t is said to
resemble the well-known prehistoric
Irish elk, and is the only specimen of
that kind ever found in this country.
The antlers, which are in perfect state
OF preservation, measures eight feet
and eleven inches from tip to tip.
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Get the common cotton-seed table
oil, which Is sold for sweet oil. Small
bottles of retail stores usually cost ten
cents. Halt All q six-ounce bottle with
gum camphor, then I'LL with oil, and let
it stand in very warm place over
night The oil will take up only just
SO much of camphor. and when It il
used of fill with oil again. repeating
the process until the camphor is dis
solved. This is cheap and clean, and
will not soil clothing. In these grip
days camphorated oil does much good;
it will often entirely dissipate symp-
toms of an influenza cold, to which per-
sons who have had grip seem peculiar
~ liable. Rub across forehead over
and between the eyes. It's relief,
too, for the pains in the legs. which re-
main long after the attack is over. Rub
with it around the muscles and knee
joints, over and under.--N. Y. Journal.
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The subject OF the above portrait is q
prominent and much respected citizen, Mr..
Robert Manson, of West Rye. N. H. Where
Mr. Manson is known 'his word is as good
IS his bond" In recent letter to DR.. r. v.
Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
lnvalids Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buff
falo, N. Y, Mr.. Manson says:
"Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
best pills ever took for the liver All my
friends say they do them the most good"
This opinion is shared by every one who
once tries these tiny, little, sugar coated pills,
which are to be found in ell medicine stores.
The U. s. Inspector Of Immigration ct Buff
falo, N. Y. writes Of them as follows:
From early childhood I have suffered
from q sluggish liver, with all the disorders
accompanying such condition. Doctors
prescriptions and patent medicines / have
used In abundance they only afforded tenn
porary relief was recommended to try
DIR. Pierces Pleasant Pellets. ! did SO, TAX
ing two at night and one after dinner every
day for two weeks. l have reduced the dose
= one Pellet every day for two months
have in six months increased In solid flesh
f,renty-tsco pounds. ! am in better health
than have been since childhood. Drowsi-
ness and unpleasant feelings after meals have
completely disappeared