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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07

A youns man about to be married
by an Episcopal clergyman and being
quite innocent of any knowledge of
the form OF solemnization for matri.
mony in the book of common prayer,
concluded that he had better look it
up and study the answers to The ques-
tions the clergyman was to ask him.
He became quite interested in and
somewhat perplexed with the several
orders therein formulated for as many
religious services, so much 80 that
when he stood up before the clergy
man with his bride to be married, in
the confusion in which he found HIM
self he could recall but the merest
suatches of answers he had seen in the
prayer book. When the clergyman
asked, "Wilt thou have is.woman to
be thy welded wife, to live together
after Gods ordinancef" ETC., the
groom courageously replied, "I re
nounce them all, and. by Gods help
-pausing Is if he expected the min
ister to help him finish the answer
But, disconnected by the groom'l
response, the clergyman unfortunately
increased the embarrassment OF Tho
occasion by muttering to himself {
little too distinctly:
81 believe that this bridegroom il
non compos mentis," to which snal
judgment OF his mentality the bride
groom blandly responded:
"All this most steadfastly be
lieve." ".
The ceremony was suspended. Elk
plantations we're quietly made between
them. The bridegroom was told wha
he was to say. The service was ther
resumed, and the couple were marie,
in due form.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07

ahead of each OF us and throwing a
strap over his shoulder told us to hold
it tight and lean back. Ones sympathy
for the guide prevents him leaning
back very far at first, but later
sympathy is lost in fatigue and one
resigns himself to being pulled bodily
up the hill through the deep ashes.
The crater was pointed out to us and
we were warned not to 60 too close,
but we saw nothing but place q
little more foggy than the dense mist
covering the mountain, we saw the
running lava which looked temptingly
warm. and the sulphur which bright
yellow and smelled like a match
factory. Descending the hill again to
the funiculaire the ladies hung Imply
on the arms of the guides and regard
less of best shoes, and silk underskirts
suffered themselves to he dragged
through the fine, grey ashes, too
weary and wet to protest.
At the lower station a stop OF several
hours was made in anticipation OF a
clearing up OF the weather, a hope that
proved TO be vain however. During
this time the registry album, large
blank book in which tourists may find
q place to relieve their feelings,
furnished us diversion. We were
called upon to be proud OF our erudite
countrymen and women when we
found these inscriptions after the big,
black U. s. A. "It must be seen TO
be appreciated" "Grand beyond all
description" "I imagined it q furnace
famed by hot and raging goodness
to avenge her wrath" Another had
written: "We should have had it for
Chicago" and still another of less
practical nature summed up the
description of it in the words: Grand,
gloomy and peculiar" man who had
day like ours for the ascent had
written:
"The day IL dark, and cold and dreary
The rain and mists are never weary
1t Is too windy, chtll and damp
For ought but to shuttle, cuss and stamp"
LEoNoRA.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07
Mexican Herald.


Many people wonder why the mail
is taken from the general postofice in
this capital to the various railroad
stations in an ancient diligence. The
Laredo Times, in a recent issue, gives
the following reasen:
"Before railroads were thought OF q
certain man made q perpetual con-
tract with the government to carry the
mails between Mexico City and e.
Paso. For many years his stage faith.
fully made the long journey until one
day the Central railway between
these two points was finished and the
mail ordered sent by train. But the
old contract was still in force, and the
owner of the business, a son or grand
son Of the original contractor, firmly
refused to relinquish his rights, and
stated that he would carry the mails
by stage, as usual. He held out until
it was finally agreed that he should in.
deed take the mails from the general
post but deliver them at the railway
station mile or so distant, for which
he was to receive the same compensa-
ton called for in his contract for max
ing the thousand mile trip to Ell Paso.
And this is why the old stage coach
carries the northern mails through
the city from the postoffice to the
railway station and back again. 1t
may be old and out of date, but that
contract is as fresh and vigorous as
! ever and cannot be set aside"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON: FRIDAY EVENING, FEB Z, 1896

trial bondage around the necks of ten
times that many white slaves. A day
OF reckoning will come unless there is
no longer just God in heaven, and
when it does come, Woe be to those
who have been among the oppressors
of the people. The present struggle
is, unfortunately, too like that which
preceded the late civil war, inasmuch
as it is sectional. The creditor and
the manufacturing States Of the North
and East have grown inordiuately
wealthy at the expense of the produc-
ing classes of the South and West,
and are urging this policy with the be-
sotted blindness OF Belshazzar."
1t was easy to see, the Senator said,
in conclusion, that the struggle for the
new emancipation has begun. There
were millions now on the march, and
they tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp side
WdiASs huhtih6 WOAh dhu tuO NiShs
ways begging bread, and unless relief
comes they will some day take a notion
to come to Washington with rifles in
in their hands to regain the liberties
stolen from them or which their rep
resentatives have sold.
During Tillman's bitter criticism OF
the President, he put down his notes
and put the Senators and the galleries
in roars of laughter by telling how, as
Governor of South Carolina, he had
come here to inaugurate the President,
had stayed four hours out in the snow
and sleet until he was nearly frozen to
death to honor this President. "And,"
continued the Senator, I ask God to
forgive me for doing it."
When the Senator closed, the men,
bers OF the House from South Carolina
aud MANY others congratulated him. -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07
ENGINEERING BY A MOUSE.
The SkfiIful Plan by which He Got
Himself Out OF n Deep Hole.


"While digging holes for telegraph
poles at Byron, Me-" said q Western
Union man, AZ became interested in
watching the ingenuity and persever-
ance of = mouse. He fell into one of
the holes, which was 4 feet deep and
20 inches across. The first day he
ran around the bottom OF the hole,
trying to find some means of escape,
but could not climb out. The second
day he settled down to business. He
began steadily and systematically to
dig . spiral groove round and round
the inner surface Of the hole with .
uniformly ascending grade. He worked
night and day, and as he got farther
from the bottom he dug little pockets
where he could either lie or sit and
rest. Interested witnesses threw in
food. "At the end of two weeks the
mouse struck q rock. This puzzled
him. For nearly day he tried to get
under. around or over the obstruction
but without success. With unfiinch-
ing patience he reversed his spiral and
went on tunneling his way in the op'
posite direction. At the end OF four
weeks he reached the top and probably
sped away to enjoy his we'll earned
freedom. His escape WAS not seen
/ When his food was put in in the
morning, he was near the surface, but
at night the work was seen to be com.
plete, and the little engineer, whose
pluck and skill had saved his life, had
left" F a
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07

HALLS Hair Renewer renders the
hair lustrous and silken, gives it an
even color, and enables women 10 put
it up in q great variety OF styles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07
The Only vemoma0us DlFd.
st. Louis Republic.

Among all the thousands of feath-
cred creatures classified by the trained
ornithologists, but one. the rpir
n'doob, or "bird of DEATH" is known
to be venomous. This queer and
deadly species OF the winged and feath-
cred tribe is q native Of the island Of
Psqua, or New Guinea. The bird is
described as being about the size OF q
common tame pigeon, Of gray plum
age, and tail of extraordinary length,
ending in tip of brilliant scarlet red.
1t is q marsh bird and is found to in
habit only the immense stagnant
pools adjoining the lakes of the inter-
ior Of the island. The rpir has q
hooked beak, as sharp as cocks spur
and hollow. The venom with which
he inoculates is distilled in set OF Or
gans which nature has provided for
that purpose and which lie in the up
per mandible, just below the openings
Of the nos.rils. Under this poison
secreting laboratory iu the roof of the
mouth is a small, feshy knob. When
the bird sets its beak in the flesh of a
victim. this knob receives pressure
which liberates the venom and innoc-
ulates the wound. No man, native or
otherwise, was ever known to recover
from bite inflicted by q rpir n'doob.
The suffering in such cases is said to
be much more agonizing than in cases
of rattlesnake and Gila monster bites.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07

UNLIKE most proprietary medicines,
the formulas of DR.. ]. G. Ayers Sarsa-
parilla and other preparations are
cheerfully sen. 10 any physician who
applies for them. Hence the special
favor accorded these well-know stand
ard remedies by the Worlds Fair COM
missioners.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07

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, 1896-02-07
DAILY TIME CARD.
OLYMPIA, TACOMA and SEATTLE ROUTE
CITY OF ABERDEEN.

Connecting with boats for Shelton and Kamil-
che,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07
WHOLE NUMBER 1882.

Vice President,
JOHN Il. CONVEY.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
M.re Big Mills.

I. N. Lund.F representing the E. NJ Richardson I lumber Co, of Oklahoma City. o. T.. was here last Sundy and started for his home after three weeks spent inspecting the timber along the line of the Port Arthur route near here.
 Mir. Lund was sent out by his com pany to select !, location for extensive saw and blaming mills, and he in- formed Star representative that he should report on three locations. each good but each also possessing some ad- vantages in certain forms over the others. This is not Mr. Lunds first trip through this section of country, having ridden through here on horse back early last spring and visited the soon to be celebrated mineral springs on the top of Rich Mountain to the north of Mena. He says that there are at one point on the mountain three mineral springs, each different from the other, and that there is not in all the great southwest so fine location for a health resort as at that point, that the altitude 2,700 feet above the sea, is above any malarial influences and the climate exceedingly pleasant Tn the summer season while the waters of the springs are noted for their health giving qualities, at least to all who have ever tried them.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
Business Lively.

Agent w. A. Dlsbrow is a pretty busy man these days. He says that the freight and express business for this place amounted to over Sl ,O0o Monday and that on the same day the aggregate cash expressed was over S1,- GOD, He also says that cattle buyers are after the surplus stock in the coun- try near here, having recently shipped two car loads of cattle and two car loads of sheep to Kansas, and party from Colorado is now arranging to ship four or five car loads. of yearling cattle out of the country.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
The City Council.

At the regular meeting of the city council held on Monday night, J. R.. Archer's bill for S24for feeding prison was allowed, anda report showed that the total amount of warrants issued si nee the incorporation of the city in November last was S21S90.
 The propos ition for the city to take possession of Janssen Park and the the old log building was considered but no defnate action taken, but it was announced that if Street Commis- sioner Archer could get possession o1 the log house and use it for resi- de nee he would take care of the park in consideration of the use of the house.
 The occupation tax ordinance passed at previous meeting was taken ur f or consideration and an order made to have It published.
 Mayor Carder submitted a proposi- tion to have census of the town taken but did not disclose for what purpose one should be taken at this time
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

No can readily understand why the celebration of the fourth Of July in this country should be .lc- companicd by the firing of guns, the discharge of muskctry and shooting of frc-crackcrs. An event made memorable by long war can very appropriately be celebrated by the yictors and their descendants with noisy demonstra tions indicative, to | degree, of the battles in which our revo- lntiouary fathers participated. While this is true we cannot see why the celebration of Christmas should be accompanied by any such noisy demonstrations. We celebrate or reverence this day in memory of the quiet coming of the Prince of Peace, heralded only by few lowly shepherds, and born in lowly manager, with out demonstration of any nature to cause those who at this date re- we're His name and in q proper spirit desire to remember tho day to do so with noisy and hilarious demonstrations. It would eer- tainly appear more appropriate to observe Christmas with feelings of good fellowship instead of in- troducing noisy demonstrations which though entirely appropri- ate for the fourth of July, appear out of place for Christmas.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
TO VISIT PORT ARTHUR.
President Watson and Kansas State Officials Will Go Down
 the Line.

President NJ. V. Watson, of the Com cercial Club. and several of the outgo- ing state officials of Kansas will leave Kansas City January 12 for trip over the Kansas City, Pittsburg X Gulf railroad to Port Arthur. A Kansas syndicate, consisting of w. c. Ed wards, secretary of state; w. Moffett, who for a number of years was con nected with the land department of the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific, and G. NJ. Seward, assistant state treasurer of Kansas. has closed deal with K. A. rnbecl, manager of the Port Arthur Land and Townsite Com pany. for 200 town lots in Port Arthur and 5000 acres of land adjoining the town, valued at S150, ,000. The trip to be taken in January is for the purpose of making thorough inspection of this property and Investigating the facill- ties of Port Arthur and the resources of the surrounding country, which un- der development are expected to make the city on Sabine Lake a great ship ping and commercial center.
 The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf interests propose to make Port Arthur leading export port for grain, four, packing house products, lumber, etc. Their road runs through one of the best lumber regions of the South, the great forests of winch have as yet been practically untouched by the lumber mills, owing to lack of trans portation facilities. Great elevators aud warehouses will be constructed at Port Arthur by the railroad company, and arrangements have been consum- mated by which Holland capitalists, who are heavily interested in the rail- road and in the timber and other lands through which 1t passes will establish steamship service between the new Gulf port and Europe.
 The position of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf to make of Port Ar thur the shipping point it has deter mined upon is an exceedingly strong one. With an air line from Kansas City to that port. and low fixed charges. the new line will be entirely able to meet any competition that might be directed against it in the matter of freight rates That it will not be able to secure It's full share of the export grain and packing house business out of Kansas City is not even considered by we'll informed railroad men, and with it's share going by Port Arthur that city is bo- nd to spring into commercial importance that will make it great at once.
 The foregoing from the Kansas City Journal is of interest to all our read CTS along the Port Arthur route as 1t conveys some idea of the amount of traffic that will be diverted from the northern routes to the eastern sea board for shipment to Europe when this line is completed, also the great interest being manifested in the town of Port Arthur.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
10 Give a Ball.

At the meeting of the fire depart ment last night it was decided to give a Firenan's Ball on Thursday evening, Jan. 7. w A. Garnett, w. A. Disbrow and Joe Frady were ap- pointed committee to make neces- sary arrangements. A committee composed of Smith and Watson was appointed to procure fire apparatus.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

An cffolt will be made to in- duce the next General Assembly of this state to mako an appropria- ton to encourage and sustain the State Militia. The Ft. Smith Times-Democrat referring to the subject says: 'sWc think small appropriation ought to be made. There ought always to be at least q few men in each and every state who know the left foot from the right, and besides, in case of war, we ought to have few persons who can understand what the West Pointers mean when they say 'Grrrand Duummp.'"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

While we are all hoping that the dny for international arbitra- tion is neal at hand and that wars aasl Yunors of wars will cease, we still see nearly every nation on tho globe spending million millions and hundreds of millions in the con struction of great war ships so as to bc prcparcdi to ,llo battle battle en the great seas.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

The saloons arc ''booked' to go or be closed on January 1, '97, and 1t is expected that after that date the city marshal and the mayors court will not have so many disordcrly cases to look after.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
Hotel Brown.

Parties going to Poteau should stop at Hotel Brown, near the K. C., F. & c. station Here you will find every tning new and clean, and tables sup piled with the best the market affords nicely cooked and neatly served.
 McD. BROWN, Manager
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

The fame of western Arkansas, for it's varied mineral deposits, is spreading abroad and will ere long attract capital here to de- vclop this important industry. The Joplin (Mo.l News of recent date says: MT. J. $. Casey. q mining engineer, has returned to this city after spending several months in the mineral districts of Western Arkansas. lie pros pccted the country in the vicinity of the K. C., F. & G. railway from Ft. Smith to Tcxarkana, and is very much pleased with the prospects of the future develop ment of that country. He says he found zinc, lead, magnisia, anti mony, slate. building stone, grit and macadamizing stone. There has been no systematic prospect ing or mining done in that local ity, but as soon as the railroad is completed, there undoubtedly will be, which cannot fail, so he as scrts, to develop valuable mines. Mir. Casey has q number of valu- able mines and is making arrange ments to develop them"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

Spain has enough trouble of her own making on her hands without accusing the United States of irving to run her colon iel power. The course pursued hy Spain toward her colonies is sufficient without this nation hay inn word to say.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

lInclc Sam did an extensive freight and express business for Santa Clause last week, carrying all sorts of packages under four pounds weighl to all sections of ,be country at uniform price per pound to ail places and for all lNrSOnS.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

The Pine Bluff Graphic for Dec. 19, came to us with d nice cover printed sn colors on fine papera q merry Christmas times souyineer for it's readers.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
For Sale.

A good milk cow; one fine office desk; one Fairbanks best scales, draws 260 pounds; one showcase; one fine breech-loading shot gun, cost S35.
 J. $. KEY. Rear of Hemphill & Coyle's grocery
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
The following is list of Genuine Bargains which the land depart ment of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf R. R. has to offer. All lo- cated near Mena on the line of this great railroad, which will soon be completed from Kansas City to the Gulf:

Distance miles from Kansas City Elevation above ea 1,350
 No 60 10 acres onehalf mile from Mena half in cultivation excellent pine and oak timber all labc land Price s2 No 6 10 acres onehaf mile from Mena; all fine timber sl tlabe Price $200.
 No mile from Mena; 10 cultivation, ance good timber, all llabe Price S4O0.
 No 63 acres cultivation all llabe good timber fair improvements good we'll fruit; mile from Mena nice location Price $500.
 Mo- miles from Mena; 30 in cultivation poor all tabe land good school and church by bargain at $500.
 No 160 acres, 90 in cultivation, good improvements good well, running water; nice place. Price S1,500.
 acres, railroad track 100 good bottom land cultivation balance good timber all table good spring. two good wells good barn, good frame house, this all farm for all purposes and bargain at S7 per
 also have 2000 fine agricultural and timber railroad track desirable for colonization purposes purchase this purpose will put siding and depot where necessary
 The elevation stated above show the height of the railroad the station The and lands usually higher than the Where stated will sell for one-third cash bal two interest cent We consider the property adjoining Mena very cheap and will worth many present prices For any additional information address
 FLA. HORNBECk Land Commissioner, Corner 7th and Wyandotte St. KANSAS CITY,
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

Internal revenue statistics show that the drinking of beer is large ly supplanting whisky in the United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
MEEA FIRST THEN THE WORLD

The Star wishes all it's readers a happy and prosperous new year for 1897.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
K. C.. p. x c. TImE rHsLE.
CHURCH SERVICES.

NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH-Presching each sunday at 3 and : D. m. sunday School at 80 a. n. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing at [ D. m. J. Y. CHRISTMAS, Pastor.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-08-07
Mrs. James McReavy Killed.

Just as we go to press the saddening
news comes from Hoodspert by tele-
phone of the accidental death Of Mrs.
James McReavy, in a carriage acct
dent. Mr.. and Mrs. McReavy and
their two young children were on the
road from Union City to Hoodsport,
intending to visit the Lake, when the
buggy tumbled over an embankment,
about mile south of Hoodsport, and
Mrs. McReavy's life was crushed out
by one of the horses. Mr.. McReavy
and the children fortunately escaped
without any injury, and managed to
gather themselves together and get to
Hoodsport with the remains of the wife
and mother, from which place the re-
mains were taken home to Union City.
Mrs. McReavy was formerly Miss
Cameron, of Victoria, B. c., and was
an exceptionally bright and talented
lady, an artist in both music and paint
ing. She has resided in the county
several years, and Of late in Shelton,
and is we'll known and highly esteem
ed for her many virtues. She leaves
scrrowing husband and two little
children. S and ~ years of age. The
whole community is shocked at the sad
ending of a pleasure trip, and their
whole sympathy goes out to those so
suddenly bereft of wife and mother.