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The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
A Convincing Proof.

An old man went into a life insurance office and asked to be insured. The company asked his age. His reply was ninety-four.
 Why, my good man, we cannot in- sure you," said the company.
 Why not?" he demanded.
 Why you are ninety-four years old. ,
 "What of that?" the old man cried. Look at the statistics, and they will tell you that fewer men die at ninety four than at any other age. ."-London Spare Moments.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
Did the Best She Could.

Mother-What is that you are draw. ing?
 Little Daughter-That's q picture of Adam and Eve, an the apple tree, an the serpent.
 But you have given Eve hoop skirt, and dressed Adam in knee. brooches"
 Well, they was the oldest fashions I could think of."-Good News.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
A Logical InebrIate,

Are you drunk?"
 "You bet"
 "Then move of from here"
 Are you drunk?" queried the in- ebriate.
 No, l am sober" was the indignant response.
 ''Then you can move of from here blamed sight easier than can."-Texas Siftings.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
Better Than a Mastin.

Boy (with minute canine(-Pop gave my big sister this dog to keep the men away.
 Playmate-Wot's the good O that lit- tie bit of mite?
 Boy-When the men see sister kiss ing it, they go away.-Good News
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
That Is So.

Miss Oldacre (who has still got slsit- tish ways)-Isn't it sad, captain, when a woman perceives that she's grown older?
 The Captain-Yes; but it's more sad when she doesn't perceive it.-Judy.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
In Choosin= Food 10. Infants.

Consult child's instinct In its choice of foods. Of course, that instinct may become perverted, but l. normal, healthy case it should be like that of an animal and as fine as the animals If 1t very ardently desires or detests certain parts of it's food great attention should be paid to that desire, or that distastc, and not too much forcing along should be used with them.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
The Cause of the Trouble.

Upon three msidcns Cupid once h.s choicest
 arrows tried, But ev'ry heart of marble seemed to thrust his
 darts aside Your lovers all arc poor" they said. and so
 our hearts are cold. So run away and make your future shafts of
 solid gold You're far behind the times. we think, and
 most uncommon stupid The god of love we heed mus be a fln de siecle
 Cupidi"
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
Over tho SamoYar.

Old Friend-Did you bring over my extra luggage with you this. time from Paris?
 Countess St. Germainc (nee do Bill ions)-Oh, no; nothing except the count. IN. Y. World.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
Small Distinction.

Lawyer-Then I understand you to swear, witness, that the parties came to high words?
 Witness-No, sir; wot say is, the
 words were particularly low.-IiN Bits.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
The Superiority of Woman.

Ada-Men are so slowl It took hlm
 nearly two hours to propose to me last night. Helen-And how long did it take yh
 to accept him, dear? Ada-Just two secondsl-Puck.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
. Very Pretty Laundry gax.

A very pretty as well as useful laun- dry bag is made by sewing up piece of coarse linen 94 by G1 inches. Work, first. all over with detached daisies in one shade, filled in with herringbone in another shade. Make with deep hem reaching nearly to the draw-string.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
Naturally.

Mills-I don't see any harm in 8 cig. arctic, do you?
 Stranger-No, indeed; in fact, sd' vocate them very strongly.
 Mills-Really; you surprise me. Ara you physician?
 Stranger-No; I'm an undertaken N. Y. World
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
PRACTICAL INVENTION.

The sleeves of ladies' dresses growing constantly larger has inspired Prof. Snedison to invent pneumatic sleeves which can be filled with air every time the dress is worn.-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
Uncertain.

Now doth the presidential bee. Buzz forth his hopeful sonnet, But fit with sad inconstancy From bonnet unto bonnet.
 Washington Star,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
Not Like Home at Al

"Is your new boarding-place home Eke?"
 Great Scottl no; the meals are very good and on time always. "-Chicas' Inter Ocean.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18
A Case of Emergency.

"This here courts adjourned" cried the rural justice.
 But, your honor," remarked the lawyer, my client is ready for trial,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18

"Hang your client! Didn't I tell you there's man outside waitin' to swap hosscs with me? Clear the court!"- Atlanta Constitution.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-04-18

Ethel (after deep thought)-Mamms, are babies green before they're boiled, the same as lobsters?-Brooklyn Life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

How TO Count Eggs GeOmetricallv,
The following has gone the rounds
OF papers east of the Cascade. noun.
tains and we give it to our readers to
see how many can work it out.
AS many as can solve the problem
that is given below without assistance
and will bring the answer to this office
we will publish it.
An old lady took basket OF eggs to
the city for sale, and upon being asked
how many she had she replied: eli
| take the eggs out of the basket two
at time, 1 have one egg left; if l
take them out three at time, have
one egg left; if 1 take them out four
at time, | have one left; if l take
them out five at a time, l have one
left; if | take them out six at a time,
l have one left; but if 1 take them
out seven at time, I have none left"
How many eggs had she in the
basket There is more than one
answer to the question, bu. the first
possible is the correct one and will
prove how many eggs the old lady had
in her basket.
We give this to amuse the children
and young folks in solving the mathe-
matical problem of winter evenings.
There are some old folks it might puz-
zle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20
why Retire the Greenbacks? Z?
Silver Knight

Silver Knight.
The retirement of the greenbacks
and treasury notes, aggregating in
round numbers, 100000 900, will be
radical change in our financial sys-
tenn. There is only one reason for
destroying the legal tender paper in
circulation, and that is founded on
naked falsehood. The reason assigned
is the false assertion that greenbacks
and treasury notes are gold obliga-
tions, and that the holders of such pa
per can demand gold in redemption.
This is absolutely false. Both the
greenbacks and the treasury notes are
by express provision of law redeemable
in either gold or silver coin, and the
government has an abundance of sill
yer, by executing the law and coming
the silver on hand, to meet all the
treasury notes and greenbacks that
will be presented for redemption with
out the use of gold for that purpose.
The advocates of the retirement Of the
legal tender paper in circulation have
not fully taken the public into their
confidence and told them what, If any
thing, they would substitute for the
money which they propose to retire.
If they should substitute the national
bank notes redeemable in coin, the
banks would be compelled to fur
nish the coin which is now furnished
by the government; and, if the gold
standard is maintained the banks will
be compelled to furnish gold. 1t must
be borne in mind that the demand for
gold to pay interest upon debts owed
in Europe, would not be diminished
by the retirement OF the greenbacks.
On the contrary, if the 3 per cent.
bonds should be foated, the interest
on $5OO,OOO,OO0 would be l5OO0,0 600
annually. By what means would the
gold be obtained to meet our gold OBJ
legations TO Europe which, on the low
est estimate, is over $3.50, 100000 an
nually and constantly increasing.
Each year the Government and the
people of the United States borrow
from s35O,OOO,OOO to $4OO,OOO,OO0 to
pay interest on borrowed money, TO-
! gether with the money expended for
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

pany has fir flag pole in front of the
office that is only sixteen inches in di-
ameter at the ground and al feet in
height. 1t is in one piece and repre-
sents young fir tree such as the lum-
bermen of Washington pass by as too
small to work into merchantable lum-
Der.
The old growth of the fir ranges
from 5000 to 10000 feet of merchant
able lumber for each tree. The aver
age diameter at the butt is from 10 to
II feet, and the length from 100 to
$50 feet to the first limbs. They leave
on the ground fully one-third the tim
Der that would he cut in Wisconsin or
Michigan.
There are land sections in the Pugee
Sound district that will produce 49,
OO0, 900 feet of merchantable lumber,
and the average is said to be from &c.
100000 to 30,000,000 feet to the sec.
ton. One of the timber inspectors of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany showed me his estimates made
on the ground where he examined the
timber. On one three-quarter section
on the Columbia river in Pacific
county, he found 35 ,000, 600 feet of fir,
5000, 600 feet of hemlock, and GS00O0
feet of cedar timber. On a quarter
section in the same county he esti-
mated 100000 feet of fir. 100000
feet of hemlock, and 100000 feet of
cedar. The largest body and the best
quality of untouched timber in Wash
ington lies between the Columbia and
Willipa rivers in the extreme south
western part of the State. There is a
belt OF timber in there thirty-eight
miles long and embracing more than
one hundred square miles that has not
been surveyed yet, but the lumber in
spectors who have been in there claim
it is the finest body of timber that has
been found in the State.
The value Of the yellow fir for bridge
timbers, car sills. and general construc-
tion work is no longer questioned.
The Northern Pacific car shops use it
not only for car sills but for car finish
ing. All the new cars OF the Northern
Pacific are built at the Tacoma shops
now, and OF fir and spruce. The Pull
man company uses fir sleepers for its
palace cars, and the Illinois Central,
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and
other railroad companies have been
using it for their cars for a year or
two. The Northern Pacific made very
careful tests OF this fir timber for
strength and durability at the time
the western divisions Of the road were
built, as it was a very important ques-
ton OF finding timber on the coast
for the hundreds of bridges or of hav-
ing to carry timber from the east. The
tests showed that the fir was as strong
as oak and about one-third lighter,
and that it was almost as durable
The smallest bridges along the North
ern Pacific were built of fir, and then
other roads began to use it, until it
has come to be recognized as the best
bridge timber in the west, If not in
the country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

SoA' Ah5 uouSy anu CANul
slonlsts. The only means that the
people of the United States have of
obtaining gold in addition to what is
produced in this country, is by the
sale of our commodities abroad; but
the United States is unable to sell
enough at gold prices to pay current
expenses. The deficit is from $780,
100000 to $400,0O0,000 a year, as
stated above, and that deficit will exist
whether the greenbacks are retired or
not. If they are retired there will be
$500, ,OO0, 900 more added to our debt
which will probably he mostly held
abroad. How will the banks obtain
gold with which to redeem their circu-
lation? And in case of failure of re-
demption, how will the United States
which under the national banking sys-
tenn guarantees the redemption, obtain
gold for that purpose? We have al
ready shown that it cannot be done by
the sale of products under the gold
standard. II seems claar that there
is but one other mode open, and that
is a continuous issuance OF interest
bearing bonds; in other words, an in
terminable increase of the national
debt. Besides, if $500,O00, 500 of cir
culation be retired it would produce
ruinous contraction and a tremendous
fall of prices. 1t is not at all probable
that the banks, if they had the priv-
lege OF doing so, would take up as
much as $5OO,OOO,OOO, or any consid-
erabie part of it, for the requirement,
which would be made OF them to re-
deem their currency in gold, would de-
ter solvent institutions from under
taking to issue currency. 1t has been
suggested that the Government should
require the payment of custom dues
in gold. If this were done gold would
necessarily go to premium over all
other kinds of money in the United
States, because it would be preferred
to all other kinds of money. No kind
OF money has ever remained at par
with coin which would not pay all
Government dues. The Government
has issued from time to time continu-
ously legal tender treasury notes
which were receivable for all public
dues, and they have always been on a
par with coin. United States bank
notes remained on par with coin as
long as they would pay Government
dues; but whenever the slightest dis
elimination is made against bank
notes or Government paper in the pay
ment of Government dues, such notes
or paper invariably depreciates and
and must necessarily be of less value
than money that will pay all Govern
ment dues. The scheme to retire
the greenbacks and treasury notes is a
part Of the Rothschilds programme to
force down prices and multiply bank
ruptcies, and brand the people of this
country as the vassals of an alien gold
trust. Whoever proposes such a
scheme is either knowingly or ignor-
antly the tool of speculators aud gold
gamblers, and any official who know.
ingly lends himself TO such nefar-
ious scheme deserves and will receive
the condemnation of all honest men.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20
WOnld Not Import Silver,

Extract from ex-Congressman Bryans speech
of Nov.9.
Under free coinage there will be no
advantage in bringing silver in this
country for coinage except to use in
this country, just as there is no ad-
vantage in bringing gold to this coun-
try except to use in this country. If
a foreign horder of silver brings silver
10 our mint and has it converted into
coin, there are three uses to which he
can put this silver money. He can
give us his silver and 60 home; in that
case we shall not suffer as he will,
which is simply saying that he will
not try to injure US in that way. In
the second place he may desire 10 ex.
change his silver for gold, but he must
find some one who has the gold. and
not only that, but he must find some
one with gold who is willing to ex.
change it for silver. No one who has
gold will exchange it for silver unless
the silver is equally desirable. In
other words, the foreigner cannot take
our gold away in exchange for his sill
yer unless we are willing for him to dc
so, and if we are willing for him to dc
so it is conclusive proof that we are
benefited by the operation rather than
injured. The last way in which he
can dispose OF his silver is to use it in
the purchase of property in the
United States, but he cannot buy any
property with his silver until he finds
somebody who is willing to accept sill.
yer exchange for his property.
1t will be seen, therefore, that the
threatened dangers of flood Of silver
are imaginary rather than real.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

the
Christ
mas tree
30 bright
and green
awaits Old
santa claus.
And the Chin
ney place all swept
and clean, gapes wide
Its pOndrous jaws
The little stockings are all
hung up, and baby's just
makes four. Won't Santa Claus
be surprised when he finds there
is one morei There 10 an elegant
place in the tree to hang up Johnny's
gun, and q place for May, and one for
Kate, to leave their dolls upon. But for lit.
tie baby blue eyes o lower branch he must
choose, where she may reach and find the
place he hung her first new shoes. Turn
down the light u little now, so old Santa
Claus can see. And birds and all must
20 to bed and be as good as good
can be, and tomorrow morn get
up early, after long nights
sleep
and
softly
down
to the
Xmas
tree
IN q
e Q
Who will get the frat paap
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20
Who will get the first peep.

IT is not generally known that
Georgia was the first State in the
Union to pass an ordinance against
slavery. This was way back in the
days before the institution. had secured
a foothold, and was the natural senti.
ment OF liberty-loving colonists, who
were opposed to any form of human
tyranny. If Georgia had stuck to
that ordinance it would have saved it.
self a great deal OF trouble.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

SINGERS, public speakers, actors
auctioneers, teachers, preachers, and
all who are liable to over.tax and ir.
ritate the vocal organs, find, in Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, a safe, certain, and
speedy relief. A timely dose of this
preparation has prevented many a
throat trouble.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

THE Spokane soap works, one of the
best known manufacturing industries
of Spokane, has been sold by Samuel
Crump to the wholesale grocery firm
OF B. L. Gordon & Co. The deal WAS
completed Monday, and the new
proprietors at once took possession.
The price paid was $4,000, and in
cludes the factory, building and
ground,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, in his report
Q,79D on the mint, says: "To an
null the use of either OF the metals as
money is to abridge the quantity OF
circulating medium, and are liable to
all the obligations which arise from a
comparison of the benefits of full
with the evils of scanty circulation" )"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

The STANDARD and the Seattle
Weekly Post-Intelligsncer will be sent
to any address in the United States
for one year for 81 in advance, the
regular price of the STANDARD. Those
who pay up all arrearages are entitled
to renew on the same terms.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20
CITY OF ABERDEEN,

Connecting with boats for shelton and Kamil-
che.
LANDINGS: City Dock. Seattle; Commercial
DOCK Tacoma; Percival's Dock, Olympia.
Fare between Seattle and Tacoma, so cents:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20

WITH but little care and no trouble,
the beard and mustache can be kept
uniform brown or black color by using
Buckingham's Dye for the Wbiskers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON: FRIDAY EVENING, DEC 90 1885,

spring on the other to project over the
edge of the door. A little touch would
make the spring fall hard on cap
and fire the thing Oft. The first night
after Jack got home, when | was
setting chair upside down against
the door, as always did, he stopped
me and put on his new contraption.
When got up first in the morning,
as usual, I had forgotten all about
that thing, which was down as low as
my knees, and did not notice it when
l went to 60 out. Then it suddenly
seemed to me as if the world had ex-
ploded. The thing had worked all
right, and in addition to making a
noise louder than the sunset gun at
the fort, had riddled the vestibule wall
with bucksho,. Jack said it would
have filled burglars legs with lead,
and l believe him, but l never would
allow him to put it on the door again.
One such scare is enough for lile-
time."
Gold and silver.
James q. Blaine said in Congress
on Feb. 7, 1878:
"On the much-vexed and long
mooted question as to bi-metsllic or
mon ometallic standard, my own
views are sufficiently indicated in the
remarks l have made. l believe the
struggle now going on in this country
and in other countries for single
gold standard would. if successful, pro-
duce widespread disaster in and
throughout the commercial world.
The destruction of silver as money
and establishing gold as the sole unit
OF value must have a ruinous effect on
all forms OF property except those in
vestments which yield fixed return
in money. These would be enor-
mously enhanced in value and would
gain disproportionate and unfair ad-
vantage over every other species Of
property. If, as the most reliable
statistics affirm, there are nearly ST..
OOO, 100000 of coin or bullion in the
world, not very unequally divided be-
tween gold and silver, it is impossi-
BILE to strike silver out of existence as
money without results which will
prove distressing to millions and
utterly disastrous to tens of thous-
ands.
Again he said:
l believe gold and silver coin to be
the money Of the Constitution, indeed
the money OF the American people,
anterior to the Constitution, which
the great organic law recognized as
quite independent of its existence.
No power was conferred on Congress
to declare metal should not be money.
Congress has, therefore, in my judg-
ment, no power to demonetize silver
any more than to demonetize gold"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20
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Legal notices will he charged to the
attorney or officer authorizing their inser-
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Advertisements sent from a distance,
and transient notices must be accompan-
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Announcements of marriages, births
and deaths inserted free.
Obituary notices. resolutions of res pect
and other articles which do not possess a
general interest will he inserted at one
halfthe rates for business advertisements.
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STEAMER MULTN0MAH.

Connecting with boats for Shelton and Kamil-
che.
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DIRECTORS,

DIRECTORS.
T. ". REED, W. McMlLKEN
SAMUEL WILEY A. A PHILLIPS
JOHN +. CONVEY.
Olympia, March I3, 1893
Tombstone epitaph., 1895-12-08
A Fight.

A fight occurred at sn early hour this morning in the Tribolet meat market on Washington street which resulted seriously. J. J. Pi. iffer, . burly German who has been working for MT. Tribolet, sppear,d ct tho shop this morning in x drunken condition and picked s quarrel with Mir. Trib- Ulet. He struck MT. Tribotet in the eye with his fist almost knocking him down. Mir. rribolet closed with him aud while they wrestled about the shop MT. Tribolet reached out and grasped a hook hsngirg oa the Wall with which he stiuck his adv. rsary on the head i've time, knocking him bleeding and sensel.ss 10 the sidewalk. Bystanders placed the injured man in . wagon and took him to Dr. Helms office were rot necessarily fatal, the hook having failed to penetrate the skull. AAe was thoh taAen 'o h's 'oohs on | the corner of Jackson snd Second streets, where he was resting essy at last accounts, and unless brain fever sets in will make . good recovery. Later in the day c warrant was sworn out for the arrest of Mir. TribUlet on 8 charge of assault and that gentleman will be arrested as soon as he returns from the country where he went shortly after the fsht.-Phoenix Her aid.
 Pieifer is we'll krown in Tombstone, Jake" having worked for Tribol.t here also.
Tombstone epitaph., 1895-12-08

Home Again." was the song that was sung in the hearts of the Tomb. stone contingent today noon when they returned from the institute which has just closed most profitable session at Bisbee. They have had weeks va cation from the school room, but have nevertheless been actively engaged in . special field of. their educational work, and no doubt come back to the scenes of their daily lsbors with their minds greatly benefited, and better prepared than ever to instruct those whose foundation in the structure of character and good citizsn.b'p is to b, laid by them in the seheel room.