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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
THE COST OF WAR.

THE repu bile of Brazil spent last
Year on the army SO, 900, 900 milreis; on
the navy, $4,000, 900. A milreis is about
IS cents.
LITTLE Switzerland has an enormous
army in proportion to population. The
population is $4,000 the standing
army, 10000.
OVER 100000 French women were
made widows and S,000,O0 French
children were made fatherless by Ma
poleon's campaigns.
THE cost Of an Armstrong steel gun
4 estimated at $500 for each ton Of
weight; of Krupp gun, 5000; Of .
Whitworth gun, 1925.
AT the battle on the Thrasymene.
where Hannibal defeated the Romans.
there were $1,000 men engaged, OF
whom II, 1000 were killed.
THE number of men withdrawn from
industry to take part in the civil wal
on the union side was 2,772, 4Os; the
confederates enlisted over coo, 900.
WITH the exception Of Belgium,
whose debt has been incurred for in
ternal improvements, every European
national debt is in great part q Wal
debt
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
a DEADLY SNAKE.


The Extremely Venomous Nature Of .
Cobra's Bite.
: a vivid notion Of the intensity of q
eohras venom is given 10y the eXpe-
ritncc Of DR.. Francis +. Buck land, says
the Washington Post. lie put a rat into
n cage with a snake of that species, and
il was killed after plucly fight. Upon
examining the skin IF the dead rat i'm
ucdiatciv lftcrward. he found two very
minute puncturcS, like small needle
holes. where the fangs of the cobra had
entered. The flesh seemed already to
have actually mortified in the neighbor-
hood of the wound. Anxious to find
ont if the skin was affected, Dr. Buck
land scrapcd away the hair from it with
his finger nail. Then he threw the rat
away and started home ward. He had
not walked one hundred yards before,
all Of a sudden. he felt as il somebody
had come behind him and struck him a
severe blow on the head and neck. AT
the same time he experienced most
acute pain and sense Of oppression
about the chest. He knew instantly
that he was poisoned, and so lost no
time in seeking an apothecary shop,
where he was doscd with brandy and
ammonia. He came very near dying.
undoubtedly a small quantity of venom
had made its way into his system
through little cut beneath his nail,
where it had been separated slightly
from the flesh in the process of cleaning
the nail with pcnknife little time
h.f,rn
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
1.-THE PROPHET-FIGS."
The Inscr,bin. of ARTICLES with Mohan-
med'. Name Inhibited.

ntus Name Inhibited
II used - be jcstinglv SAID that tho
nauIr Of Mohammcd was invoked for
all purposes, even down 10 the itinerant
uit->c.l"r, whose cry was: In the
name If the prophet figs" says q
writer in Leisure Hour. Eut it appears
10 bc the practice for cutcrprisinE and
pushing british manufacturers to havo
recourse to the same alliance Of picty
with profit. british exporters 10 Mo-
rocco. It seems. have been accustomed
To place Arabic inscriptions ON their
wares, such Is calicOcs, caudleS
matches etc.
according to the consul at Magador.
ing warning through the customs adj
ministration: Having learned that
certain goods, including calicoes.
matches, etc, have been imported,
bearing in Arabic characters the names
Of Mohammed. Of Ilassan, Of Ali and
others held sacred by Moslimen, and
bearing other writing not suitable to
be on such articles, | order YOU to give
notice to the merchants to advise their
correspondents in other countries to
discontinue the sending of goods So
marked. A reasonable time will be al-
lowed for this notice to reach them.
Any such goods imported after due no
tice has been given will be seized by
the government and treated as contra
band. Should the importer be n Mos
linn, he will be punished in addition to
the forfeiture.
1t is evident, the consul adds, that
the practice of inscribing goods des-
tined for Mohammedan countries with
the name of the prophet, and other
holy names and sacred illusions. doubt
less intended by the manufacturer to be
hattering and pleasing to his Moham'
medan customer, may have quite the
contrary effect upon the orthodox, end
should be avoided accordingly. 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
RAISES RATS FOR A LIVING,

A Kansas CITY Man Who Furnishes Ro.
dents for "Sporting" Purposes.
Kat culture is something of which
one-tcnth of the world knows little and
the other nine-tenths knows nothing.
Yet right in the center of Kansas City
there fiourishes a rat farm" Down in
a dingy basement of house on Twelfth
street there is a wooden box about
twelve feet square and four feet deep,
lined with zinc. 'She floor of this box
y covered with straw. Leaves of bread
with the edges nibbled off and with
holes in the crust litter the straw, TO-
gether with n pan of water and pieces
OF cheese certainly old enough to be
ranked prime. There are rats in this
box. plenty of them. The rodents had
outer portal to their domain was noisily
unbolted the other night and the
proprietor of the rat farm" cautiously
descended the steep stairway to the cell
lar, conducting a Times reporter and
several friends. These visitors, too,
were cautious, very, for a misstep would
have sent a man headlong into the zinc
lined box to meet in close quarters two
hundred rats of various dispositions,
sizes and color. A light was struck and
In an instant the floor of straw was I'M
dulating in a manner to make the poet
ical ANGRY sea" ashamed of itself. The
horde of rodents, in their hurry to get
the farthest they could from the light,
crowded over each other and squealed
and squirmed themselves out from
under their covering to a bare corner.
Here was a pyramid of nearly two hum
dred wriggling rats that gave one the
cold chills to look upon. There were
rodents of all classes, distinctions and
descriptions. Gray rats, black rats,
dun rats, yellow rats, young rats and
old rats, fat rats and rats with trans-
parent hides. The pied piper never
saw a better collection. =
It is not hard to maintain a rat farm,
70 the keeper said. First a few of the
despised animals are procured and put
In the pit. They attract others, who
crawl up the rough sides of the outside
walls of the pit and slide down to call
ON their friends. They can't get ouG
Then they multiply quickly. "a,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10

One of the attractions at an industrial;
exhibition recently held in Metz wa.
the chaise in which Napoleon Travelled
from Paris to Moscow in 1912. 1t wa
bequeathed to Baron de Hunolstein
who sold it to a man in Metz upon tn,
condition that it should never be con
sidered as an article of commerce. Th,
purchaser, in fact, bound himself ir
writing to destroy the vehicle if he
should not wish TO preserve it. 1t at
tracted great attention at Metz and it.
owner received several very advanta
geous offers from persons who wished
TO possess it. One Of these he was on
the point of accepting when the heirs
of Baron Hunolstein interfered and in.
sisted that the contract must be lived
up to. The owner was SO angered at
losing chance to make a nice sum OF
money that he threatened to fulfill the
contract, not by preserving the historic
chaise, but by chopping it into kindling
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
ANClENrS LOVED OPALS.

4 Roman Senator Preferred Exile to Part.
ing with His Brilliant Opal. 70
There are three varieties of this "a
nous gem. Ranking first comes the
oriental; as second in value, the fire;
and, lastly, the common opal The af-
lection for this precious treasure. as ex.
pressed by the ancients, can hardly be
believed, says Harper's Bazaar. Nom
MUS, a Roman senator, absolutely pre-
ferred exile to parting with brilliant
opal Of the size of a filbert, which was
earnestly coveted by Marc Antony. An
opal ranking as third among the finest
in the world is described as having
three longitudinal bands Of the harle-
quin kind, from the uppermost of which
rose perpendicularly the most re-
splendent flames It measured nine
inches by six.
In the last century a very round and
brilliant opal was the property of the
amateur Fleury. Another, said to be
fascinatingly vivid, was owned by q
noted French financier. These two
were regarded as marvels Of beauty
among gems. On account Of the thou
sand assures of the stone, engraving is
always difficult, and often impossible.
A head of Sappho engraved upon a
''presumable OPAL" an antique. has
been highly valued and carefully studied
by experts in gem lore. 1t is cata-
logued, so we read, among the treasures
Of . princely home.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
1T SPOILS THE WOMEN.
That II Why tho Bachelor Won't Give
Up His Seat on the Cars.

That II why tho Bachelor Won't Give
Up His Seat on the Cars.
"Why don't get up and give my seat
in a car to q woman whom happen to
see standing after am seated?" said q
broker the other day whose reputation
for good breeding, according to the
New York Herald, is beyond reproach.
"well, I'll tell You frankly that it is
due to the women. They become more
ill-bred and holder every year. They
demand a courtesy as a right They
never think Of looking at a car as it ap-
proaches to see whether it is full or not
or as to whether it would be better to
wait for the next. They just board the
first to come along and look at the men
deprecatingly if they do not rise ct
once.
Personally 1 have often waited for
four cars to find a seat. Then hang
on to it, except in the case of q woman
with babies or an elderly lady. am .
bachelor and propose to remain 50 un-
til woman thanks me for giving her
my seat in either an elevated train or q
horse car. To such q one I think I'd
propose marriage at once: But then
I'm going to be careful to whom give
up my seat. Pretty soon we men will
have to surrender orr seats in the the
alter to the woman who buys an en-
trance ticket.
"And why not? Your seat in the
theater costs perhaps one dollar and
fffty cents and your seat in the car costs
only Eve cents. Still the principle Is
the same, and no woman with q proper
sense of delicacy ought to accept any
thing from . stranger which costs
money.
'sWhat would woman think at the
postage stamp window in the post Of.
fee if man ahead of her in the line
turned around and said: Pardon me,
madam, won't you take my stampT
Yet a stamp is only two cents"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
MARTS OF THE WORLD.

ATTORNEY GENERAL OLNEY has fur.
nished an opinion to Secretary Car
Isle that clearinghouse certificates
are not liable to taxation.
AN order has been received by the
Richmond (Va.) Locomotive and Ma
chine works to build twenty new loco
motives and rebuild ten old ones for
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road.
DISPATCHES from Cincinnati report
the organization of $4,000, 900 COM
pany to develop $4,000 acres of coal
land in West Virginia, and Of a 81 ,0OO,-
600 company to develop the mari de-
posits in eastern Virginia.
DURING the year ending June 30,
1898, there were 666, 300 tons of coal
mined in Arkansas. There were %
mines in operation, employing 1889
men. This does not include some small
open workings, where coal is taken
out for local use.
THE coinage Of the United States
mints in November reached the ex-
ceptiOnally large value of 81 ,OS1 .44O. IS,
of which $40, 7S9, 800 was gold coin. The
minor coinage, S, oS2 900 pieces, of which
4, 100000 were onc-cent pisces, was
demanded for the Christmas trade.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10

Sullivan county, where wild land may
be bought at less than five dollars al
lcre and where many trout streams arr
1npreserved, has an extraordinar,
story of a Brooklyn sportsman who fount
himself at the edge of a trout hole lit
srally swarming with fish when he wa.
with tackle. He gave de
spairing glance at the fish and wa
about to pass on when q most unsports
idea came into his head, ans
the next moment he yielded to tn.
The stream was marrow
and the sportsman was broad, so tax
Ing off his trousers he tied the legs int
sacks, and going to the narrowest par
Of the trout hole down stream h.
weighed down the waistband with
stones and propped wide the natura
entrance to the trousers with stou
sticks. Then wading into the stream
above the fish, he had the satisfaction
of driving the whole shoal into the
gaping mouth of his Melted garments
Approaching cautiously he snatchet
the trousers from the water and laie
their writhing limbs upon the bank
His conduct was most unsportsmanlike
but those who ate the trout overlookee
this little matter of technique.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
Lighting q Pipe I'm a Wind.

Padding up Sebec lake last sum.
mer in birch bark canoe" said 8
New York sportsman, "the breeze
blew SO hard and constantly that, tr,
as I might, I could not keep match
ablaze long enough to light my pipe.
After half dozen matches had flared
out in the lighting of them, l made
some forcible remarks apropos of my
failure.
Let me show you how to do it,
said my companion, an old Californian
who was handling the bow paddle
Hand me a bit of that newspaper
sticking out of your pocket
"He took the piece of paper and
crumbled it up in a wad, which he re.
tanned in the palm of his hand. Then
striking match he closed both hands
about it to shield it from the wind
after the traditional manner of the
railroad navy in lighting his pipe
The flame instantly set the paper
smoldering on the top without it.
breaking into blaze. He passed the
burning wad to me and it served as 8
pipe lighter equal to live coal, the
high breeze tanning instead of ex-
tinguishing it. 1t was the simple in
vention of a practical mind, which
served my turn then and aiterward
and / commend the device to sports
men needing finder for a pipe light OF
to start q campfire.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
RICH AMERICAN BONDHOLoeRx,

The Names Of These Favorltes OF Fortuno
Kept Secret by the Treasury.
The millionaire is commonly repre-.
sented as engaged in clipping coupons
from bonds. This is an egregious
error, says the Washington Star. Rich
men, as a rule, do not hold coupon
bonds. The reason is quite obvious.
Such bonds are not safe property. They
are always payable to bearer, like treas
ury notes. If lost the government will
not replace them. Accordingly, for
the sake of security, people are con-
stantly exchanging them for regis
tered bonds. Thus the sum total of
coupon bonds outstanding, which is
now about s7O,00O,OO0. is all the time
diminishing. They are mostly in tho
hands of small holders. With the reg.
istered bonds it is quite different.
They are rich mems property par ex-
cellence. At present about $500, OO0, 900
worth of them are held by private in
dividuals. OF this great sum SS7 ,OOO,-
600, or not far from one-half,
are owned by 1000 persons,
whose holdings average $4,000. The
names of these fortunate individuals
are kept secret by the treasury.
Some of the fortunes possessed in this
shape are enormous. Some of the
greatest belong to the VanderbiltA
Old William III. Vanderbilt had S45, OOO..
600 in registered bonds at one time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
JOHNNY WAS NO FARMER.
che Professor of Bumps Made the Big
gest Mistake of His Life.

The Professor of Bumps Made tho Big.
gest Mistake of His Life.
Johnny is bright lad of twelve win.
sers and summers, and if he keeps on al
The rate he is now travelling he is des
lined to become a great man, says the
st. Louis Republic. His mother gave
lin quarter the other day, but instead
If investing in marbles or balls he de
.ermined to consult a phrenologist ir
vas good for" He visited a neighbor.
ng expert in bumps and deposited hi,
quarter, with the remark:
sinister, please tell me all you know
bout me. See?'
The phrenologist placed Johnny in {
hair, and, beginning in q very impress
i've voice, said:
young man, your forte in life lies u
he direction of the country. YOU
thould be a farmer"
There was a moment of silence while
he expert felt his way through Johnny'i
oristling hair. Finally the phrenologist
began again:
"Ah, young man, here is another ant
more decided bump. This protuberanct
denotes want of energy. You SHOULD
exert yourself to run about, play will
,ther boys, take more exercise, and
"Hully gee!" shouted Johnny, wrig
Cling out of the professors grasp
Keep off'n that lump. got it turnin
Iomersets yesterday and faint gont
Town yet. See?" 81.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
Edlcts Against Cosi.

It y said that when coal was first
used in England the prejudice against
it was SO strong that the house of COM
mons petitioned the king to prohibit
the further use of the ''infernal and
noxious fuel" A royal proclamation
having failed to abate the nuisance, q
commission was appointed to ascer-
tain who burned "coles" within the
limits of the city of London; to punish
by branding for the first offense and
by demolition of the furnaces for the
second. Finally, when minor punish
ments had no effect, Law was passed
making coal burning q capital offense.
In the records of the Old Tower there
is an account of man who was hanged
there for no other crime than that Of
using coal for fuel contrary to royal
edict; this in the time Of Edward I.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
WhAI LOVE ONCE DID.
This Man from the Iontlights &,
WOOdC hnnncr'. >hantN.

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
More Than He Could Stand.

Justice-Why did you assault this
man who did not give you the slight
est prOvocation?
Prisoner-I had plenty of provoca-
ton, may it please your honor.
"What was it,"
He exasperated me by going
around with happy expression on his
face, while / have to scratch gravel to
get money to pay my house rent"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10

If ''jimpson weed" were not q weed,
but costly exotic. how it would be
treasured for lawns and greenhouses!
The weed, or stramonium, to give it
the botanical name, when in flower, its
fragrant, lily-like blossoms are the
whittier against the vigorous-looking
leaves of dark green. A rare variety
has flower Of pale purple. The pop
ular name of the plant is said to be de.
rived from Jamestown weed" and
the tradition is that after the destruc.
ton OF jamestown the English found
its ruins filled with thickets OF this
stramonium-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
Hills Worn Down by Wind.

Attention has lately been directed by
scientific writers to the fact that the
shapes of permanent hills are altered.
sometimes to a considerable extent, by
the blowing of the wind against them,
this being especially true in those cases
where the hills are partly composed Of
some form of rock that readily disinte-
crates under the influence of the
weather; that is, the crumbling rock
Is blown away. leaving the more solid
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
The Worlds Most Famous People,

Kings Queens Statesmen, Heroes Actors and distinguished
and all the ranks of life full description given of each
object of interest and brief biographical sketch Of the eminent people
whose portraits embellish this choice volume
This will be given free subscribers
Standard for S275 with years subscription All sub
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price of the paper limited number of copies ready delivery
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
A RETIRED BUSINESS WOMAN.
A Page From Her History.

The important experiences Of others are
Il had been troubled with heart disease q
years, much OF that time very seriously. For
five years | was treated by one physician con-
retire on account OF my health. a ply
month. My feet and limbs were badly swol-
VIXEN gentleman directed my attention ts
sister, who had been afflicted with heart dis
ease, had been cured by the remedy. and was
again a strong. healthy woman; purchased
a bottle of the Heart Cure, and in less than
an hour after taking the first dose L could
feel "a decided Improvement In the circulation
of my blood. When had taken three doses |
done for monthsand my limbs had been swol-
len SO long that they seemed almost purified.
Before | had taken one bottle of the New
Heart Cure the swelling had all gone down.
and was so much better that did my own
work On my recommendation six others are
taking this valuable remedy:"-Mrs. Morgan.
SGD W. Harrison ST., Chicago Ill.
DR. Miles New Heart Cure, discovery OF an
eminent specialist in heart disease, is sold by
all druggists on q positive guarantee, or sent
by the Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart. Ind. on
receipt of price. 81 per bottle, six bottles for
s., express prepaid. il is positively free from
all opiates or dangerous drugs
For sale bv all druggists.
Thos f. 0ahes Henry C. Payne Henry C. Rouse Receivers
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10

OF the and imposing in Nature; the beautiful and inspiring
the gndy scenic eventually historic and kngy descrp
tive; including impressive heroic and famous achieve
which human progress and distinguish the nations of the
EARTH 1t also contains photographs of
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10

Thos F. Cakes, Henry C. Payne, Henry C. Rouse, Receivers
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-07-03
INFLUENCE OF SCIENCE,
The Characteristic of Savants Is Their I'm
failing Optimism.

The Characteristic of Savants Is Their I'm
failing Optimism.
The best that we gain from the pur-
suit Of research is, Professor G.. S. Mi
not writes in The Popular Science
Monthly, our characteristic optimism
We are engaged in achieving results,
and results of the most permanent and
enduring quality. A business man may
achieve fortune, but time will dissi-
pate it. A statesman may be the savior
OF nation, but how long do nations
live? Knowledge has no country, be-
longs to no class, but is the might of
mankind, and it is mightier for what
each Of us has done. We have brought
our stones, and they are built into the
ediflce and into it's grandeur Ny stone
is small one It will certainly be for
gotten that it IS mine; nevertheless it
will remain i'll place.
How different is the pessimism to-
ward which literary men are seen to
tend! Harvard university lost James
Russell Lowell in 1891 and Asa Gray in
1888. The letters of both of these emf
nent men have been published Low
ellis letters grow sad and discouraged,
and he gives way more and more to the
pessimistic spirit Gray is optimistic
steadily and to the end The difference
was partly due to natural temperament,
but chiefly, think, to the influence OF
their respective professions. The subject
material Of the literary man is familiar
human nature and familiar human sur.
roundings, and his task is to express
the thoughts and dreams which these
suggest. He must compete with the
whole past, with all the genius that has
been. There is nothing new under the
sun, he exclaims. But to us it is prov.
erb contradicted by our daily expert