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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

WOMEN ON THE INTENDING CRISIS
On Wednesday evening, the Odd inst,
at Olympia Theater, our people will
be enabled to hear what some OF our
women have to say upon the vital
questions Of the hour. That they
have had a lively interest in lettering
the conditions of this "man made"
government was shown by the num-
bers who came through the rain to
the Bryan ratification meeting and
contributed so much to make it a sue
cess, as well as the large attendance Of
the fair sex at all political meetings,
of either party, the past few months.
They have listened patiently to what
their brothers have had to say. and
they will, on that occasion ask a
patent hearing from their brave COM
patriots. Who is more interested in
preserving the home and in keeping
the flames burning brightly on the
family hearthstone than the mothers,
wives and sisters? Who has to suffer
more when poverty enters the win
dow, than the plodding. patient wife?
Whose suggestion oftimes is the
inspiration which saves from ruin?
The love we all feel for the good and
pure, the respect for womanhood, the
spirit of gallantry which animtes the
sterner sex, all appeal for respectful
hearing and a generous patronage.
and this we believe will be accorded at
the meeting OF the Silver-Grey, on
the evening named.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

The remains OF Harry Fisher will
be buried Saturday afternoon, the
rites preceding interment being held
at Bates Bros. undertaking rooms on
Fourth street.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-22

Depa N0RTHB0UND.
all Northern
SYSTEM
Nashville Triton.
JUNCTION a
with PLANT SYST EN-
IN, and for New York via Charleston and Al
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-22
FLORIDIANA.

A tobacco company has been organ
lied at Dade City. The business of this
company will be to grow and cure Gu
ban tobacco. The work will be directed
by tobacco experts.
The grounds and buildings of the
South Florida Fair association were sold
last Monday under foreclosure. Mr..
Wardwell, the mortgage, being the
purchaser.
Two women at Mayo last week shot
and killed an otter and skinned it and
sold the hide for SO. 1t was their first
experience in such business, but sue
cessful one.
Laura Thomas, charged with the MUIR
der of Ella Scott, at Punta Gorda, on
the night of December 23d, has been re-
leased on writ of habeas corpus. as it
was shown that the killing was in self
defense.
E. w. Agnew, late president of the
First National bank of Ocala, was found
guilty by United States court jury, in
Jacksonville, of embezzlement, misap-
preparation and misapplication Of funds
of the bank.
Mr.. E. P. Hyer is putting the four
acre lotsouth of the Presbyterian church
in tip top condition for Irish potatoes;
he has plowed it up and is now broad
casting stable manure over it, this looks
like farming right; let others do like
wise.-Orlando Sentinel.
Never in the history of Orange county
was there such an opportunity for spec
ulating; property can be bought now for
a song that year or two from now
would run up into the thousands; now is
the time for investors to put their money
into Florida.-Orlando Sentinel.
1t is said there are on the banks of
Lake Lafayette, few miles east of Tai
lahassee, living peach trees that were
planted or set out by the Indians during
the first decade of the present century.
Persons now residing there know that
fruit was eaten from those trees in 1922.
William M. Cory, general manager of
the Owl Cigar Company, of Quincy, re-
ports that the Owl Company planted
835 acres of tobacco in 1895, and will
plant over 1000 acres this year. Sixty
per cent of the tobacco raised by this
company was Sumatra, and the pro-
portion will increase this year.
Capt. Miles of the schooner Tortugas,
which is now in port at Jacksonville,
states that a very large tomato crop will
be marketed from the Blscayne Bay
section this season. The crop is now
being marketed, the Tortugas bringing
up ninety-four crates on it's last trip.
Capt. Miles thinks that at least 10000
crates will be grown in all.
The mining Of Gadsden' new indus
try, Fuller's earth. continues on an in
creased scale. The plant of the Owl Ci-
gar Company, already run on an extern
sive scale. has been found entirely mad
equate to supply the demand fer the
earth, and the company has found it
necessary to double, possibly treble, the
drying capacity of their plant.-Quinoy
New Era.
Y. M. Sapp, the inventor of the grass
hopper plow, will visit Jacksonville next
week with view to making an arrange
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-22

Prise 0VcryUOuy WACA OAO 0OOe 0"'S VA
been distributed. Surely the weed may
yet become staple crop in Florida
Tallahassee Floridian.
Notwithstanding the severe losses sCs
tanned by the freeze last winter many
Florida farmers boast that they have
larger food crops harvested than at any
time before for many years. The grow
ers have not despaired of hope of still
having oranges, and many, while Guilt
waiting the farm also give a few days
each month to the care of young trees,
and some declare they will have the
golden fruit again neat year. Though
severe was the loss our people did not
give up hope. After the trees were
gone they turned their attention to the
farm in more energetic manner than
usual, and this Christmas rejoice in the
plentitude of food for man and beast.
1t is indeed hard to down a Florida
farmer. If they can't grow one thing
they can another. The seasons and re-
sources are generally favorable and
abundant. The freeze may have been
blessing that mortal cannot yet see, but
after awhile the veil may be lifted and
all can see and acknowledge with CRATE
full hearts that God knows best.-Me-
tropolis.
A carload of canaigre root arrived here
from Monahans, Texas, day or two
ago. 1t was shipped by r. J. Kerr and
was consigned to Mahlon Gore, who is
looking after Mr.. Kerr's interest in the
matter. 1t is now being planted mile
or two south of town, A. G. Branham be-
ing in charge of the work. Mr.. Bran
ham has large force of men at work,
as the planting is being done by hand.
Mr.. Kerr has extensive plantations Of
this root in Old and New Mexico, Texas
and Arizona. The root is used for tan
ming purposes. Analysis shows that it
contains twenty to thirty per cent of
tannic acid. Mr.. Kerr was here in o.
tober last, add while here arranged with
Mr.. Gore to procure the land and look
after the planting and cultivation of
this crop. He had previously planted
in small way in Florida and satisfied
himself that our soil is adopted to the
plant. 1t is not expected that this first
crop will be a commercial success. 1t is
| planted for the purpose of propogating
| the plant and obtaining roots for more
extensive planting in future years. This
carload is sufficient to plant about fifty
acres. Orlando Sentinel.
A special to the Times Union from
Suwannee Shoots says: What appears
to have been horrible accident, and
may have been murder, came to light
today. In secluded hut in a remote
part of this neighborhood, were found
the chared remains of Gideon Griffin
who, it appeares, has been dead several
days. He was subject to fits, and was
pronounced crazy by all who knew him.
He was kind of harmless lunatic, who
worked for his living, but persisted in
living alone. 1t is supposed that several
days ago, one Of his fits came on him
and that he fell in the fire, for his cloth
ing was completely burned off. But tn
strangest part is that, when found, he
| was lying on his bed in an adjoining
, 1896-04-06

4. Marion Crawford, the novelist,
who has met many Armenians in the
east, says Of them: 81 doubt whether
they are the innocent, conliding, inof-
fensive Christians that the American
people believe them to be. My expert
ence with them is that they are the
sharpest, shrewdest and trickiest Of all
the eastern people. They say in Turkey
that it takes ten Jews to equal III Ar
menian and five Armenians to equal
Il Persian in sharp business dealings.
They have many able men among them.
and l doubt not that their leaders have
to a certain extent fomented this trou-
BILE, hoping that the governments Of
Europe would interfere and that Arme-
MIA would be entirely freed from Turk
ish rule"
In regard to the Turks he says: II
would rather trade with q Turk or q
Jew in any part of the east than with a
Christian. l have the highest respect
for Christianity. but the Christians Of
the east are not like us. The business
men among them are to u large extent
II set of sbarpers, 80 much SO that the
words oriental Christian in the minds Of
eastern travellers is almost synonymous
with that of thief. The Turks are, as Q
rule, very devout. Nearly all Of them
read the Koran, and ven the men Of
the better classes are careful to conform
to the details Of everyday Mohammedan
worship. New York Tribune.
, 1896-04-06
H RAINES LAW.
The New Raines Liquor Law Was
.Rigidly Enforced.

New York, April 5.-The Raines H.
quor law was enforced in this city to-
day. 1t was apparent all over the city
that the saloonkeepers had made UP
their minds to take no chances under
the existing conditions Of affairs, fer
there was no attempt to evade the pro-
visions of the law, and no violations
were reported. On every street the in,
teriors of the drinking places we're ex>
posed to full view. the blinds and cur
tains being SO arranged rs to give a
clear prospect of what vas going OF in
side. The saloons were in almost every
instance deserted, even by the proprie-
tors and their bartenders. Reports had
it that the uptown hotels were profit
ing largely by the changed order OF
things, and that most of them were do.
ing a rushing business. None Of them
sold liquor over the bars, but The ma
jority, especially those which have
bars in their cafes, dispensed liquors
with lunches and meals.
Reports from all over the state indt-
cate that the new law was quite gen.
orally enforced. Very few persons de-
fed the law. Those doing SO were
promptly arrested.
, 1896-04-06
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.

Omaha, Neb., April 5.-Nebraska IS
entitled to 16 delegates in the national
republican convention. The state con-
vention to select four delegates at
large will meet in Omaha April Is.
There are six congressional districts
in Nebraska.
There is absolutely no question. said
a political leader today, that every
delegate from Nebraska to the st.
Louis convention will be an original
dyed-in-the-wool Mckinley 1t is
not the purpose Of the party leaders to
have this convention instruct the dele
cation for Mckinley. 1t will 90, IL
present plans are carried out. az m un>
pledged delegation. There II a strong
undercurrent favorable to the candi
dacy Of Senator Allison, and II at any
time in the convention there should be
any possibility of the nomination Of
Gen. Charles F. henderson. the Ne
braska delegation will of course do its
| utmost to bring this about.
, 1896-04-06
PREVENTED A DUEL.
Advice OF a Wise Little Woman Accom-.
plisL-. n Double Purpose.

Advice of a Wise Little Woman Accom-.
plisI... n Double Purpose.
There is IA man in Washington who
has Il wife OF the pest type, but, like q
good many husbands with that kind of
wives, he doesn't always appreciate her
at her true value.
Well, this husband had been insulted;
o~utrageously insulted. as he thought.
being Il sensitive man of a fiery temper.
and he was burning with a spirit Of re-
vengc.
He had Thought to resort to violent
measures in defense of his sacred honor.
but Il second sober thought came to him
of his Respondent wife and children, and
for their sakcs he had staid the avengins
hand.
Again he had thought of appealing to
tie law. but that seemed almost cow
ardly to his high born spirit, and he set
it aside MS quite impossible.
All day the insult ranked in his
bosom, and when the shades Of evening
had come and he wendell his way home.
ward on al avenue car, he was in u coll.
dition Of the most irremediable indigna.
ton.
He had some kind of d vague idea
that Il night of sleep might heal the
wound Of the insulter. but. that failing.
he knew that blood alone could make
atonement.
As he neared home. thinking every
second of what he would, could or must
do, he happened to think of his wife.
and it dawned upon him like Il sunbursi
fhnf rIa 1yns "a woman nf antrit anil
judgment, and that she might be abla
to help him in his sore difficulty and
suggest Il soothing balm to his hurt hon.
or.
With this new thought urging him Oh
he hastcned into her presence as soon al
he hoped off the car and kissed her.
He did this. thinking possibly that by
this time tomorrow evening he would
be b ,yond the power of OSCILLATION.
Naturally, this unusual demonstration
surprised the good woman.
They had been married 10 years.
why, Harry" she exclaimed, what
strangely excited"
1t was Il minute before he could CON
troll his voice sufficiently to use it for
talking purposes.
~ am" he fairly snorted. II have
been i%nsuliei.'
"How: Who did it?" And tho wife's
spirit rose.
"By 4 -coundrel who camo into my
Office this morning. l have nursed my
wrath all day and now come to you for
advice. What would you do if Il man
were 10 tell You to go to the devil:"
As he strobe about the room he kicked
over il table, two chairs and the cat.
"Why, harry" she replied, after the
impulsive manner Of women, and with
the utmost sincerity. II wouldn't GO"
Then he sat down and concluded that
IA good wife's advice was al anchor to
winiward in a husbands most tempestu-
Gus moments. New York Telegram.
, 1896-04-06
GOT HIM AT LAST.
A Texas Man Killer Fatally Stops -Four
Bullets.

Ell Paso. Tex, April J.-Jolm Sell
fatal shooting ARRAYS in Texas, and
eXterminator of bad men, ana the
slayer of the notorious John Wesley
Hardin, is lying with -four bullet holes
through his body. About two or three
months ago Selrnan and United STATES
Deputy Marshal George Scarborough
had a quarrel over a game OF cards,
since which occurrence the relations
between them have not been cordial
This morning at 4 o'clock they met in
the Wigwam saloon and both were
drinking. Scarborough says Selnian
asked him to Come out here, | want to
see you" and that the two men walked
out into an alley behind the saloon,
and Selman, whose son is in the
Jaurez, Mexico, Jail on the charge of
abducting a young lady from this side
for immoral purposes, said to Scarbor,
ough, 81 want you to go over the river
with me this morning; we must get
that boy out of jail
Scarborough expressed a willingness
to go with Selman, but stated that no
breaks should be made in Juarez.
Scarborough said Selman then
reached for his pistol with the remarn:
81 believe I'll kill you"
Scarborough pulled his gun and be,
gan shooting. At the second shot Sell
man fell and Scarborough fired two
more shots as Selman attempted to
rise.
When Selman was searched no pistol
could be found on him. or anywhere
around him. He say he had 4 pistol,
but that it was taken from him after he
fell and before the police reached him.
He was Nit by every shot hat Scarbor-
ough fired. Scarborough is about IS
years old, was born in Louisiana but
was raised in Texas and was several
years sheriff of Jones county. Tex. lie
is now out of Jail under bond. Se!man
was raised on the Colorado river, Tex.
ne Is dboul 90 years VI age anu IltiS
lived a stormy life.
When not drinking he was gentle
and modest as a child, but he did not
know what fear was, and has killed
not less than 20 outlaws. He was u
dead shot and quick as lightning with
a gun. Last August. in this city, the
notorious John Wesley Hardin clial-
lenged him to a free fight in The Acme
saloon, and Selman killed that danger,
GUS character.
, 1896-04-06
AMERICAN ~ECCENTRiClTY.
Frenchmen Never Tire Of Talking of Our
Queer Frealts.

Queer Frsals.
The French pe 'Ule never tire of re.
lating anecdotes OF the eccentricity and
enurm"rs wealth of Americans.
An American went into a hairdress.
er's shop in Paris recently and found "a
charming but poorly dressed girl en-
gagged in negotiations with the propri.
etor. She was offering to sell him her
magnificent head Of hair for three napo-
leons--ths man would give her no more
than one. At last the poor girl gave
way with tears, and the barber was
about 70 employ the fatal scissors when
the American interviewed and demanded
the cause Of the sad affair.
He found that the girls parents, who
formerly had been we'll off, were in the
last extremity Of poverty. and that she
had determined to make SO great a sac
rifce in order to obtain them a little
bread. The stranger drew out two bank
notes and offered them to the girl, say
ing:
"Wiil you let me buy your hair?"
Without sven looking at the notes, the
girl at once said, yes"
The American ~delicately took a single
hair. put it in his pocketbook-and fled.
Not till he had gone did she look at
her bank notes. and found them to bs Of
the value of $100.-Elmira Telegram.
, 1896-04-06
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest U. S. Govt Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
PURE

finds that when sulphur is melted at
about 20 degrees, it d~isengages an odor
OF turpontlne or camphor, and II u
trace Of iodine he added the odor be-
comes more marked. If it be- heated
anew to between 100 degrees and $50
degrees, II loses oxygen and drops to the
level of caOutchouc. ,f which latter
1t assumes the cnlGr and consistency :;
then, if the brown and viscous liquid
which is obtained III this manner be
cooled. it preserves its nature for a GER
tain length Of time, and then resumes
is state of ro,in.
, 1896-04-06
LIE WOULDN'T REFUSE.
Although He is Much Concern
ed About Finance.
CARLISLE'S OPEN LETTER,
lie Would Very Much Appreciate
thc Endorsement q, His
ciai Acts u; Rem
lucky.

Washington, April 5.-Secretary
Carlisle has written the following let.
ter on the subject of his candidacy for
the presidential nomination at the Chi
cago convention:
Washington, April ), 1896.
Charles b. Long. Chairman Demo-
cratic State Central Committee.
Louisville, Ky.
My Dear Sir: Your favor of March
30. in which you say, in substance,
that many of my friends in Kentucky
and elsewhere desire me to become a
candidate before the approaching
democratic national convention for
nomination for the office of president,
and requesting me to give some All
thoritive or definite expression" upon
the subject, has been maturelv consid-
cred. Many communications upon the
same subject and of similar import
have been received from friends in diff
terent parts of the country, and, while
very grateful for these expressions Of
confidence and esteem upon the Part
of my democratic fellow citizens. |
have not been able to reach the conclu-
sion that the existing conditions re-
quire me to comply with their requests
by authorizing them to Inc
nomination.
While | feel a profound interest in
the welfare of my party, | am much
more concerned about its declaration
of principles than its selection OF cam
didates, because, in my opinion, its
failure or success at the election, as
well as its capacity for useful service
in the country in the future, depends
upon the position it takes or omits to
take upon the public questions o ell
gaging the attention of the people. ana
especially the question affecting the
monetary system Of the country end
the character and amount of taxation
to be imposed upon our citizens. Its
position upon these and other subjects
having beef agreed upon, and clearly
and distinctly announced. the convel.-
ton ought to have no difficulty in Sc
lecting an acceptable candidate who
will fairly represent its views, and in
| order that its deliberations may be
| embarrassed as little as possible ~
the contentious of rival aspirants and
their friends, | think my duty 10 the
party will be best performed by de-
clining to participate in a contest for
the nomination.
The obligations assumed when | &C
cepted my present official position re-
ouire me to devote my entire time n
attention to the public interests COM
mitted to my charge, and | shall con,
tinue to discharge the duties imposed
upon me to the best of my ability II
in such manner as will, in my luds-
ment, most certainly promote the true
interests of the country; and II IN the
| opinion of my fellow democrats of
Kentucky. my services entitle me TO
their commentator and approval, /
would regard their endorsement Of my
public course as an ample reward for
the little | have been able to accomp-
lish in behalf of an honest admlnistra-
ton and a sound financial policy.
With many thanks for your kind
letter. | am very truly yours,
, 1896-04-06
SOUTH AFRICAN COOKERY.
The Native GiIl of Faro Carries Di-nay
to tn" Whit. Man.

to the Whit. Man.
A very palptuhIc dish is made pf an
elcphnut's foot by uniting it in a hulc,
building a ire around and over it and
keeping it going for tiva or six hou.s.
ELEPHANT s tail is said to be very deli
cious when washed, scraped and fried
until it is n rich brown. A novel way
of making n stew is nracticed nv ono
tribe. who use the animals skin ms "A re-
c~eptaclo for water. Put in this water
vegetables and pieces of meat and then
add rcdho, stones. This generates vast
uuoutities # stnom and makes the VA
fer boil without iniurins grentlv tb,
surrounding hide. At the end Of an
honr the contents are cooked and tho
water has become a yery fair ~oup. Int
n little macmillan on acconut Of the
amount of ciuders. sand and fragments
of STONE il contains Still ouo,her tribe
cook %locnsts. pr~,sshoupcrs. kutydids and
the like. and saw they taste n prcot deal
like nm oyercooked s,ri,nn Nome of the
u,tivo tribes. 50 far MS known. ever eat
tire lion. Int thry have M sncb fopliup
, 1896-04-06
PLANTS.



1t has been proved time and again
that tho so called '%'calnibal plants, of
which the Venus fly trap is the type,
are much more healthy when allowed
their regular insect food than when
they are reared under netting or in any
other which excludes them
from their regular meat diet. The above
is an oddly of itself, especially when
we consider the Iact that there is a certain
school of bJtanists which teaches that
cannibal plants make no use whatever
Of the insect prey captured by them. but
it is nothing compared with the bold
assertion nude by Francis Darwin.
That noted scientific gentleman bravely
meets the vegetarian botanist'' with
the assertion that al kinds and classes
of plants, whe,Ear known ia "meutersi
or not, bear more and heavier fruits
and seeds hen ipA a MIA" tlan .hoso
that are not allowed "a flesh diet. He
grew two lots, comprising varicrs vari-
cites of tho different common plants.
One lot WAS regularly fed, through
their roots Of course, with pure juices
compressed from meat, the other with
water and the various fertilizers. The
final figures III this experiment proved
that tho plants which were fed pure
meat juice bore lGS fruits Of the differ
ent kinds, while the unfed plants of
the same number and original condition
bore but "a; also, that the pampered
plants bore 240 seeds to every 100 borne
by the plants that were not given II
chance to crafty c~annibalistic taste.
This is certainly II discovery worthy Of
much careful study and extensive ex-
pertinent. Cincinnati Enquirer.
, 1896-04-06
BRITISH

New York, April "A special to the
Herald from La Guayras. Venezuela,
says: "A British expedition has left
Georgetown. Demerara. to establish
new, stations on the Cayui, west Of
Schomburgk line. and to open u new
road to. the Yuruan. as a protest
against v%enezuela's big grant to
American capitalists in the gold coun-
try at the mouth of Orinoco. This
grant also includes important naviga,
ton and commercial privileges. Sow
eral engineers have arrived here from
New York to explore the grant.
, 1896-04-06

The following is an early instance Of
the phrase:
And you his sad companyons TO whome Lent
Becomes more lenten by this aocident
Henoeforth your waving hagg NO more hang
ont,
Play now no more at all; when round aboute
Wee look and miss the Atlas Of your spheare,
What comfort have wee. think you. to be there.
And how can you delight In playing. when
Such mourning voc aRscteth other msnf
This quotation 10 from an anonymous
elegy on the death Of Richard Burbage
the actor, who died 1890. Sec Collierh
annals Of the Stage" volume l., page
4ol.-Notes and QuerieA
watsr-right blanks It this onca.