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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-05
Watsry Claims Pre-. mi tsd.

1t is the custom OF fishermen eli
along tho Maine coast to pre.empt
certain watery claims, to which they
have no more right than any other
free-born American citizens, and the
man who attempts to venture within
these underlined boundaries gets into
trouble. 1t makes no difference
whether alleged trespassers find any
pharaphernalia or other signs OF fish
ing in the locality or not. 1t is
released that the master of the sloop
Ranger, OF Eagle Island. recently
placed fifty lobster traps off Sears
Island, which is rather celebrated
for its salmon fishery, and during
the captains absence twenty or more
Of them were utterly destroyed, as a
gentle hint that those waters and
the Holsters therein disporting be-
longed to other parties.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-05

A French engineer has conceived the in
teresting idea of reproducing the house in
which Napoleon lived ut st. Helena as an
attraction during the exhibition of 1900.
The house will be an exact copy of the
original, surrounded by panoramic can
vases representing the natural surround
ings.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

Referring to field and line officers
the Adjutant General says that the
oft.recurring election of officers to fill
vacancies, instead OF following the
line of promotion has done more to
destroy the efficiency of the service
than any other one thing. To illus
trate this proposition Gen. O'Brien
points TO the case of Company g.
Spokane, during the labor troubles in
July, which resulted in that company
being brought before a court of in
quiry. The General says that had the
captain OF the company, a capable Of
ficer, been in command no such dis
grace would have occurred. But q
young lieutenant who held his rank
by reason of election because he was q
good fellow was temporarily in conf
mand and his inexperience permitted
conduct by Company G, which was all
but credit to the guard.
As natural points for concentration
of troops in the event OF active service.
the General approves of Seattle. Ia
Coma, Olympia, Fairhaven or New
Whatcom for the west; Spokane, Ell
lensburgh and Wallula for the east.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
The ssGsrass Widow.1

The phrase grass widow" or rather
"grace widow" for the first has no
foundation in fact, is simply barba-
risn, or fungus, which has attached
itself to the English language. Grace
widow is a term for one who becomes
widow by grace or favor. not OF ne.
cessity, as by death, and originated in
the earlier ages OF European civiliza-
tion, when divorces were granted but
seldom, and wholly by authority of
the Catholic church.
When such decree was granted to q
woman the papal rescript stated vi
duca de gratia," which, interpreted, is
widow of grace" In the law of the
French it would read "Veuve de
grace" which in England gives" widow
of grace" or grace widow" veuve"
being translated as widow" In a
novel and exceedingly interesting pa
per. Judge Turple also makes again
public two important historical facts.
That the whole system Of law in rela-
ton to marriage and divorce originated
in the Roman church, and that
French was the official language and
court vernacular, not only in England,
but Of Western Europe, during this
period OF ecclesiastical ascendancy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Taking the world over there are 109
women to every 100 men.
The estimated population of the
world in 1893 was 1,50O,0O0,OOO.
In 1899 the United States had over
100000 miles of telegraph lines.
Out of every nine sudden deaths re-
ported, eight Of the number are men.
On July 9th the earth is further
away from the sun than at any other
time Of the year.
The cultivated lands of the United
States only occupy 1S9 acres out OF
each 1000.
The human body is covered with
minute scales, each scale covering
from 800 to 500 pores.
OF the white population of America
only 8 per cent. are unable to read
and write.
Only six persons out of each 1000
live to be rs years old, and only one
reaches the centuary mark.
! An injured nail on the right hand
will be renewed ten days or two
weeks sooner than If on the left.
At present there are almost an
even l 600 submarine telegraph cables
with $4,000 miles OF wire.
New York, Paris and Berlin com.
bined lack AZ square miles of having
as great an area IS London.
Leunhauk once examined section
OF human scalp that had nearly 12.-
600 hairs to the square inch.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

"And so you became a Wilson
man."
"'Ies,' the gentleman replied. L
just whooped 'er up for Wilson"
"Then why do you give the snap
away now"
That's where the joke comes in.
| worked for John L. during the cam.
paign, labored with the legislative can
didates in his interest, and felt so good
when we elected our ticket that | was
ready to hug myself. One day recent
ly ! was having confidential talk
with an old friend who was an ardent
Wilson man and / hinted that we
would both get a good office in couple
OF years. My friend looked at me a
minute and then he asked:
"'Did Wilson say so?'
"Yes,' / admitted.
"Are you the-the boss?' he asked.
"'Yes,' / said, feeling the cat was
out OF the bag, but the secret was safe.
"'WelI, we're pair of FOOLS he
said, hotly. I'm the boss, too!'
at was a fact. Wilson has given
him the same song and dance he
had given me. We at once began to
investigate, and do you know John l..
had appointed five boses in our coun-
try. Now we are all for another man
for Senator.
at was sleek job, but it worked
we'll. Oh, John LIS no fool, but he
needs watching"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

Ninety out of every hundred people
say institoot instead of institute, dooty
instead OF duty-a perfect rhyme to
beauty. They will call new and news,
moo and noos-a perfect rhyme to pew
and pews-and so on through the
dozens and hundreds of similar words.
Not a dictionary in the English Ian
guage authorizes this. In student and
stupid the gu" has the same sound as
in cupid, and they should not be pro-
nounced stoodent and stoopid, as SO
many teachers are in the habit of
sounding them.
1t is a vulgarism to call a newspa-
per a nOospaper. When Punch
wishes to burlesque the pronunciation
of servants it makes them to call the
duke the dook, the tutor the tooter,
and q tube a toob. You never find
the best speakers saying moo for new
or Toosday for Tuesday, avenoo for
avenue, or calling dupe doop.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
How Editor scott worked.

The Oregonidn which is the ablest
edited newspaper on the Pacific coast
publishes the following facts relative
to the early life of Mr.. H. w. Scott the
editOr-in-chief. With such training
it is not surprising that he is power
in the State. In response to the ex.
pressed wish of some one in q commu-
nication, to the effect that we should
like to see him (Mr. Scott,) drop down
in Portland, out of money and out of
work, and without friends, Mr.. Tcott
says, he was in exactly that
position in Portland over 40 years
ago. But he didn't stand round and
whine, nor look for resources in pOliti.
Cal agitation or bogus money. nor join
Coxey army. He struck out for the
country. dug farmers potatoes,
MIXED the COWS and built fences for
his food and slept in shed; got II job
OF rail splitting and took his pay in an
order for pair of cowhide boots; in
these boots trudged afoot to Puget
Sound; rustled" there for three years
and raked together $40, with which he
came back to Oregon, afoot, to 60 to
school, and managed by close economy
to live six months, till, his last dollar
having vanished, he bought an ak of
Tom Chairman, of Oregon City, on
credit, made himself camp on the
hill above Oregon City, and cut cord
wood till he got little money to pay
debts he owed for books and clothes.
The next years were spent very much
the same way-hard work and hard
study, but nothing for beer and tobac-
CO, and no time fooled Sway listening
to political demagogues. All this is
very commonplace, but it is recited to
show that when the editor of this
newspaper talks about hard times, self
help and what men can do, he knows
what he is talking about.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
HypnOtism aud Com mon Sen We.
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune.

The Albany Evening Journal says
! there is needed of the establishment oi
some well deiied rules as to the extent
to which hypnotism may be used to in
fiuence others. Clearly" it adds, il
hypnotism can be used and is being
used az an instrument OF law breaking
it should be restrained and punished u
This is dangerous doctrine. Hyp-
notism is not known to the law, and
in the present stage OF knowledge
about it can not safely be permitted
any legal recognition. The Journal
says in another place that it is known
that hypnotism may be used to in
fluence the minds of others and to
make them under favorable circum.
stances, commit acts which they may
have no after remembrances." How
is it known? Some people no
doubt believe such to be the case, but
there has never been any scientific
demonstrations Oft. The phenomena
of hypnotism are hardly more clearly
established than those OF spiritualism.
They rest on no tangible or scientific
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
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STATE NEWS

The Auburn creamery handled over
100000 pounds of milk during the
past season, for which it paid above
$1,000. 1t paid 81 per 100 pounds for
milk during April, and so cents the
balance OF the season.
At Tacoma, the work of spreading
the county, city and State tsx.rolls
has been completed, and it is shown
that $937 ,1l0.9S will have to be raised
upon a property valuation of $33, ,405,-
37s, as against 1851 ,O91 last year.
The Commercial Club, OF North
Yakima, has employed an engineer to
compile a statistical table giving the
results and prospective results OF irri.
CATION in Yakima county. The in
formation is to be used for advertising
purposes.
News has just been received at
Mount Vernon, by the Coroner, of the
suicide of Eli Rhodes, q rancher on
Cottonwood Island, about five miles
from Anacortes. Rhodes had wife
and two children. No further parti-
culars are obtainable.
The Sumner iron works, at Everett,
has completed portable sawmill for
getting out lumber for county roads.
The City Council at Everett voted
$1,000 for its construction, but have
been enjoined to prevent the issuance
of warrants in payment.
Venison is now quite plentiful about
Pupallup. George Siegel recently Sc.
cured four fat deer from the woods ad.
joining Puyallup; Carey Stewart and
E. Bartlett shot seven, and Malcolm
McLarty four. Venison retails in
Puyallup at to IL cents.
Dayton is enjoying the greatest re-
vival ever known in its history. Rev
Taylor, of the NJ. Z. church has re-
ceived 80 by baptism and the interest
is increasing. His church, though a
large one, is packed at every service
The converts are all young folks.
The contract has been let for tun.
mel 450 feet long on the North Leaven'
worth coal mine. The tunnel will be
started at the edge of the creek, and
will be run in . direction that will
crosscut all the veins of coal and al
the same time gain considerable depth
The Washington cooperative colony
which left Spokane last spring to man
age farm in Klickitat county, is re.
port to have quarreled and broken up
the seeding members having taken ur
homesteads not far from the Columbia
river and worked as individual farme RS
The dykes along the Skagit river
which were swept away during last
springs freshets. causing hundreds o.
thousands of dollars damage to the
rich farming lands of the valley, are
being rebuilt, and will be made strong
enough to resist the impetuous rusl
of turbid waters.
Ezra Meeker, of Puyallnp, the best
known hop-raiser and buyer OF tn,
Pacific Northwest, spent several day,
in Yakima last week. His mission
was to secure a 10O-acre hop-ranch fol
the coming year. and to establish
Offices in town. He was not entirely
successful, but will 60 back again ir
the near future to complete the deal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
for the national guard OF the State.
Fifth-Authorizing the establish
ment of a retired list,

ment OF retlred list.
Siyth-That in future, for a time at
least, encampments shall be held by
regiments for two years in succession
and brigade encampment the third
year.
Seventh-That the staff department
be established on lines separate and
apart from the line and the officers
thereof be assigned to duty in the diff
ferent commands.
Eighth-That the amendment to
the regulation providing for the Or
ganization of the engineer and hos
pital corps be approved.
Ninth-That all appointments to
the general staff be made from those
who have honorably served in the
guard OF the State, or some other
State, or in the volunteer army during
the war of the rebellion, or in the reg.
ular army of the United States.
Tenth-That when the troops are
called out to assist the civil authori.
ties in the suppression of riot or
breaches of the peace, they be paid
from the general fund of the State
and not from the special fund pro-
vided for their support.
After reviewing the services OF the
National guard in various States dur.
ing the recent labor troubles, Gen.
O'Brien makes comparisons of cost for
the support OF the militia. New York
appropriated for the support of its
guard during the year 1893, 1851, 1865.
Its total organized force is 12.OI1.
Cost for the support of each man in
the service, $7l.29 per annum. Penn
sylvania the same year appropriated
$iS3,OOO; total strength, S,6I2; sup.
port per man, $56.02. Massachusetts,
for 1898, $l26. 500; total strength,
6OlS; cost per man, $500. Califor-
mia appropriated $lsI,29O; strength,
5,27O; cost per man, 1926. Illinois
for 1898, $2fS, 1899; strength, 4,4l7;
cost per man, 5000. Washington ap-
propriated for the support of its guard
for 1898, $3O,lOO; total strength,
1882; cost of support per man, $26. 10.
The cost per capita for the support OF
the National guard, on a basis oil
| 423, 600 population and an appropria.
ton of $4,000, is nine and one-hali
cents.
The Adjutant General is emphatic
in his expression of preference for reg.
imental encampments rather than
brigade camps, and places the excess
OF cost of the brigade encampment oil
| 1894 over what would have been the
expenses OF regimental camp at 49,.
1855. The cost of this encampmen,
was $65. 5.355.23. The expense wa.
somewhat increased by the railroad
strike which was on during the time
the troops were at Woodland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
Clallam, Pacific, Pierce and Wah.
kiakum counties not reported.


DR.. P. Lenard In Popular Science Monthly.
Dust has very large share in near
ly all the phenomena of the earth's
atmosphere. 1t is what makes the
clear sky appear blue, and when we
look up into the sky We see the dust
in the atmosphere illuminated by the
sun. There is nothing else before US
that can permit the light to reach the
eye. Light goes invisible. straight
through all gases. whatever their
chemical composition. The dust
catches it, reflects it in every direc.
ton, and 80 causes the whole atmos-
phere to appear clear in the same way
that it makes the sunbeam visible in
the darkened room. Without dust
there would be no blue armament.
The sky would be as dark as or darker
than we see it in the fine st moonless
nights. The glowing disk of the sun
would stand Immediately upon this
dark background, and the same sharp
contrast would prevail upon the illu-
minated surface OF the earth--blind-
ing light where the suns rays fall and
deep black shadows where they do
not.
Only the light of the moon and the
! stars, which would remain visible in
the daytime, would be able to temper
this contrast in slight degree. The
illumination of the earth's surface
would be like that We see with the
telescope on the lunar landscapes, for
the moon has no atmospheric envelope
that can hold floating dust. We then
owe to dust the even moderately tenn
pered daylight, adapted now to our
eyes, and it is that which contributes
much to the beauty of our landscape
scenery.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
NayigatiOn OF aIhe Air.

Aerial navigation is now to be made
by the aeroplane at the rate of one
hundred miles per hour by means of
exploding dynamite as a propeller.
There can be little doubt that before
many years some practical plan will
be devised different from the old bal
looming ideas. When this comes
about seaports will shrink in import
ance and the tactics of war will be
revolutiOnized. Distances will dwindle
and the influences of civilization will
be felt in the most remote and mac
cessible portions OF the globe. Every
hamlet will find itself on the great
highway leading to the marts OF
merchandise and trade. All nations
will become as children of one great
family, and eccentricities of custom
and costume will rapidly obliterate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
SYLVESTER to GROVER
GOVERNOR OF OREGON SPEAKS
TO THE PRESIDENT.
And Remarks That IL Is n Long
Time Between Seasons OF Pros.
Perlty-Gfves Rim Some Advice.

| AhhC DCtSNc cCbh ScaSohB VI FIobs
Perity-Gives Rim Some Advice.
Sylvester Pennoyer, the irrepressible
Governor of Oregon, sends the follow
ing Christmas greeting to President
Cleveland:
"Christmas has again visited our
stricken land with it's Frustrated in.
dustries and its idle throngs, willing,
but unable to work, and unwillingly
forced to beg or suffer. Your panacea
"A change in the Sherman law and
tariff-has been administered, but
there is no change in the sad condition
o. our unfortunate country. After
two years Of ruinous delay and mis-
management, you have, thank heaven,
at least discovered the real trouble, al.
though you have not proposed
the proper remedy. You now CON-
cede that the country needs more
money, but it does not want the worth
less stuff you proffer. 1t needs gold
and silver money with which TO pay its
debts, and it does not want bank rags
with which it cannot pay its debts.
"Sixty years ago the Democratic
party had president who defied the
banks in the interest of the people.
Has it now president who defies the
people in the interest of the banks?
All the traditions of the party which
elected you are for gold and silver
money, and against bank currency
Do you aspire to furnish an example
of treason to the cause entrusted to
your care which will be without any
parallel, except one, in annals of
American history?
"Your party in both houses favors
the restoration OF silver as q standard
money. People actually suffering
from the existing prostration of bust
ness favor it, and will not you stand
with them in overturning the mo-
nometallism policy of the British
moneyed oligarchy, which is fast de-
grading our vast country to the condi-
tion of a subjug tied province, and our
hitherto free people to a condition Of
financial serfdom? Always remem-
bering the unemployed multitudes
over our broad land, l pray that God
will give you light and strength to do
right"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
THE STATE MILITIA.
GEN. O'BRIEN WANTS BIG GUNS.

~ - sss
efficiency Caused by the Inexpe-
rIence of Its Captain-Strengsh h
of the state Militia.
The biennial report OF the Adjutant
General has been prepared and is now
in the hands of the Governor. The
recommendation included in the
somewhat brief report are:
First-That the Legislature be
asked to enlarge the complement of
companies in the formation Of regi-
ments of infantry from ten to twelve
in accordance with the provision in
the United States drill regulations.
Second-Providing for the organiza-
ton OF at least one battery OF light
artillery.
Third-Providing far the organiza-
ton and equipment of a naval bat
talon.
Fourth-Authorizing the military
board and board of military auditors
to purchase permanent camp ground
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

basis. 1t would be just as reasonable
to ask law to punish witchcraft as to
punish hypnotism. In the majority
of cases its practice is about on par
with the tricks of jugglers. Instead Of
invoking the law against it, the better
way would to invoke little common
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

WILLIAM Wainwright, of Wilbur, fat
tened on wheat hogs producing 1900
pounds of pork, and will clear about
$500 by his experiment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

The following tables shows the mum.
Der Of male persons between the ages
of eighteen and forty-five who are sub
ject to military duty in the counties
uomoI.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

THE Snohomish Eye insists that the
county seat will remain in that city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

A COAL war is on in Port Townsend.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
CITY OF ABERDEEN.

che. N ''A'''''
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
STEAMER MULTN0MAH.

S. WILEY NAVIGATION CO.'S
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-10

are unacuuaiuted With the exact location
oil tie various school buildings and the
the grades taught In them. the following
brief schedule IS given.
Emerson-Corner Barclay and Young
streets, Annex. Grades from beginners to
u Sixth, inclusive.
tlamilton-Corner Eighth East and
Eighth South streets. Grades from be-
ginners to Eighth, inclusive
Tenth - Corner Eighth East and
Fourth South streets. Grades from
beginners to b Sixth, inclusive
Wasatch-Corner South Temple and
r streets. Grades from beginners to d
Eighth, inclusive.
nyan,-First South, between Seventh
and Eighth East. Grades from begin
ners 10 Eighth, inclusive
Twenty'frsi-C Corner and First
streets. Grades from beginners to
Fourth n, iuclu i've.
Lowell--Comer Second and Z streets.
Grades from beginners to Eighth, inclu-
sive
Twelth-First South, between Fourth
and Fifth East. Grades from beginners
TO Fourth u. inclusive.
Thirtcenth-Sccond South, between
State and Second East. Grades from
be inners to First, Inclusive.
Oquiuh-Fourlh East, between Third