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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
Are There Classes ?

1t is stated that there are 8 900 people
in Chicago that are actually on the
verge of starvation and $4,000 more al
most wholly destitute, and that steps
have been taken among the charitable
to relieve their distress. A ball was
given in New York Wednesday night
which cost its patrons 5000, 900 of which
sum $4,000 alone was expended on
flowers, and yet we are told that there
are no classes-that under the broad
9gis of the great American republic
all the people stand upon the same
footing. 1t is only a few months ago
that we were told it was anarchistic to
point out the wide gulf between the
very rich and the very poor. 1t is
said that certain clergyman of New
York stepped down from his sanctified
place, and before political club har-
angued his hearers to the effect that
there were no classes, and that he
would sacrifice his right arm before
he would train with a party that
taught the doctrine that there was an
issue between the masses and the
classes. We wonder whether this
clergyman ever read the story OF the
poor, barefooted fisherman, who fol-
lowed the lowly Nazarene who
preached social and religious reform
in Galilee against the tenets of the au-
tocratic Roman pretors?
The struggle between the masses
and the classes has been on for many
centuries and it will continue to the
end of time, and all that the former
can hope for is an occasional conces-
sion reluctantly granted them.
"There are ninety and nine that live and die
In poverty, hunger and cold,
| That one may revel In luxury,
Aud be wrapped In Its silken fold:
| The ninety and nine, In their novels bare,
| The one In palace with riches rare.
| :. They toll in the fields, the ninety and nine.
For the fruit OF our mother earth.
| They dig and delve in the dusky mine
And drag its treasures forth,
And the wealth released by their sturdy blows
Into the hands Of one forever flows"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
The Weapons.
New YoIk Sunday Journal.

al kin lick any man in the place."
He was tall, raw-boned, red-nosed
galoot, with long hair, slouch hat.
high boots and flannel shirt. Both
hip pockets bulged in an angular and
ugly manner.
When he entered the barroom, he
let the door close with crash.
al kin lick any man in the placer
He distributed comprehensive
scowl among them all. Then he
walked the whole length of the bar
took up position in front of the ice
box and elected thin, swift stream o.
amber tobacco juice.
al kin lick any
A young, light-haired, blue-eyed fel.
low bounded up in front of him with s
strange suddenness.
Surprising you commence on meT
suggested the apparition.
The galoot looked steadily into thu
clear blue eyes. Then his wandered
over the full, broad chest, slender
waist and springy pose of the 2Ot
pounds of actively in front of him.
"All right" he said shortl!
Where's yer checkers?" And ther
they sat down to quiet little game.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
WORKING II BACKWARD.
Remarkable Things Shown bv the
kinetOscOpe When Reversed.

"Imp0Ssibilitics Made Possible by
Means of the Modern Inventions In
the Electrical Field" furnished the
theme of a lecture given recently by
Professor q. Queroult in the Paris
Acad my of Sciences. During some
OF his experiments he hit upon the
idea to turn around Photographic
records and also the series of pictures
seen through the kinetoscope, respect
lively the kinematograph. Having
photographed plant at regular inter-
walls and shown in the kinetoscope the
growth, the development of the stem,
leaves, buds, flowers and fruit, the
same consequence of Photographic
pictures reversed was presented to the
eye OF the astonished academicians,
who wondered at the fruit turning
into flowers, flowers into buds, buds
drawing back into themselves and dis
appearing, the leaves closing, getting
smaller and disappearing, the stem
getting shorter and shorter, until the
earth closes over it.
The most incredible things are de-
veloped before the eyes of the specta-
tor, if most ordinary series of such
pictures is reversed. A drinker takes
up an empty glass and replaces it full
upon the table; smoker sees the
stump of cigar flying at him from
the floor, takes it his mouth and sees
the smoke originate in the room,
draws it into his mouth and into his
cigar, which is gradually heightened
and finally replaced in the pocket. A
wrestler, who has probably thrown
away his garments, is recovered with
them, so to speak, walking up on him
into their places, while he himself per-
forms motions of which we can under
stand nothing because we never saw
these most ordinary motions per-
formed backward; a man, for in
stance, seated at a table before an
empty plate, works hard taking bite
after bite from his mouth, until the
chicken is whole again on the dish be-
fore him, and the side dishes are also
returned full to their respective places.
In order to fully enjoy an exhibition
oJ the kinetoscope, such an exhibition
should be completed by arranging
alongside of each other the same
scenes in regular order in one ma
chine and reversed in another. 1t
would be advisable, however, to in
form the spectators previous to their
looking at such reversed series of
pictures, for otherwise they might
think themselves the victim of
dream, hallucination, or something
worse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
The Life Of q Clam.

The CLAIMS body is completely en-
shrouded in the mantle, except for
the two openings, through one of
which the foot can be pushed out.
The other is for the siphon, or what is
commonly known as the "neck" of
the clam. In some respects the clam
may be better off than we are, for he
has little brain in his foot and also a
gland for secreting strong fibres. With
this he spins byssus by which he can
attach himself to whatever he likes.
He does not even have to search for
his food, bet waits for it to come to
him. He makes burrow in the mud
or sand, attaching himself to the bot
tom by the byssus. Then he thrusts
his siphon up through the mud and
water until it reaches the surface.
The siphon is made up of two tubes,
the water flowing in through one and
out through the other.
When the intlowing current, laden
with minute plants and animals,
reached the gill chamber, some of
these are sifted out and retained for
food, while the water and waste mat
ter flow out through the other tube.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
ALcssom from the Railroad.

Thirty-fOur railroads, representing a
capitalization of $275,OO0,OOO, went
bankrupt during 1896 and passed into
the hands of receivers.
Was it a low tariff and the importa-
ton of foreign goods which led to this
result. or was it the financial strln'
gency?
The railroad recognizes no tariff.
1t handles either foreign or domestic
goods on equal terms. lmportations
from aboard would do their share OF
the distributing.
No, the tariff cannot be held respon-
sible for the railroad failures OF 1876.
But when the people have no money
they neither travel nor buy goods.
Consequently, dull times affect the
railroads severely. With more money
the railroads would have largely in
creased both passenger and freight
receipts.
A congestive chill may not be quite
as dangerous as the pneumonia but II
is very uncomfortable. And the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
A Premium Potato.

Arrangements have been made with
Mr.. Allen White, who has obtained a
supply of the famous Adirondac pota-
toes for seeding purposes, to offer 25-
pound sack of this famous tuber as q
premium for a years subscription to
the STANDARD.
The Adirondac is large, smooth
potato of excellent quality. 1t took
the premium at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago over 5000 competitors. Its
published sworn record states that 875
pounds were produced from one pota-
to, 2,575 pounds from 60 "eyes" in a
dry season, and 1926 bushels to the
acre.
If any of our subscribers are desir-
Gus OF obtaining "start" of this ex-
cellent variety, we will furnish rs
pounds and a years subscription for
the sum of 50 in advance.
These potatoes will be supplied, with
out the paper, for Is cents per 25 lbs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
ln the Dictionary.

The old lady who pronounced the
stories in the dictionary short but in
teresting, spoke the truth. Many a
pleasant hour may be spent in the
company of q good dictionary. 1t
should tell you that kings were in the
earlier times merely "fathers of fami-
lies" while queen meant at first wife"
or mother" An earl was an elder"
pope was the same as "papa" and car
and kaiser both meant" Cesar" Lord
is the Anglo-Saxon Laford, meaning
"loof distributor" Huzzy" was
once respectable housewife; "knave'
was simplay boy, and "caitiff
meant captive. From the name oi
an old-time Roman gentleman we gel
the name william" A "gagan" wa:
originally a countryman, while
varlet" is the same word as valet.
Our students should study their die
tionaries little more closely than thu
majority do.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
The Tobacco Habit.
Tacoma News.

Tacoma news.
At Cardillac, Mich, Rev. Laufman
is pastor OF one of the churches.
He evidently believes in teaching by
| object lessons. On q recent Sunday
morning his discourse was upon the
effects of narcotics on the human
system. To illustrate his remarks he
caused n physician to administer to
two cats sufficient quantity of nico-
tine to cause their agonizing death
before the eyes OF the congregation;
then, seizing the lifeless felines
Laufman held them up before the
people, with an adjuration to all men
and boys to shun tobacco as o deadly
poison.
Such a performance must have dis
guested every person OF sense and
feeling in the church. 1t showed
Laufman to be course fellow, un-
worthy of the ministry. He had no
light to murder the cats merely to
illustrate fact which everybody
knows. Nicotine is poisonous, but
the use of tobacco in limited quantities
will poison no one. 1t helps some
men. Very many chewers and
smokers outlive men who do not use
the weed at all. Every one who uses
tobacco in any form knows whether it
is hurting him and in what way. He
does not need the brutality of Lauf-
man to teach him.
The tobacco habit is not to be COM
mended, principally because it is un-
clean. A tobacco chewer and expec-
torator is an abomination. The man
who habitually indulges in the smok-
ing of strong tobacco in a pipe satu-
rated with nicotine is not pleasant to
those about him. The cigarette
smoker is lean and sallow libel on
his kind. All OF those are to be
frowned upon. But they do not seem
to be killing themselves to any notice
able extent. They appear to live as
long as anybody. There arc plenty of
men who have been pulling at their
pipes constantly for so or GO years.
Their systems have gradually become
used to the small quantities of nicotine
they absorb. They are not benefited
by repulsive exhibitions of the sort
made by Rev. Laufman.
Still, the habit is not commendable.
If a man wants to give it up and yet
feels that he must have q substitute,
he might quit smoking tobacco apd
take to stogies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26

establishing a railroad commission was
made the special order for Saturday
at 3 80 p. NJ.
Marshall submitted proposition
from I. |. McKenny to sell the build
ing which is now occupied by the
State offices, to the State for S65, 600.
McKenny says that his building is
big enough for both houses to meet in.
The following bills were introduced:
No. SOB, by Way, relating to as
sessments for local improvements.
No. 504, by Moore, relating to
bonds of county officials.
No. sos, by Hodgdon, relating to
the leasing and sale of personal prop
erty.
No. 506, by Gilkey, relating to
county roads.
No. 5O7, by Gilkey relating to
County Surveyors.
No. sos, by Phelps, relative to arid
lands.
No. 500, by Irwin, (by request), reg
ulating mutual insurance companies.
No. $40, by Pierson, regulating
telegraph tolls.
No. 51l, by Pierson, fixing telephone
tolls.
No. 5l2, by Pierson, relating to re-
ceivers of corporations, preventing ap-
pointment of stockholders, officers,
etc.
No. 513, by Powell, relating to
abandoning of wives by husbands.
No. 514, by Williams, relating to
Superior Court Commissioners.
No. 515, by Fritz, regulating sale of
baking powder.
No. SIG, by Fritz, punishment of in
timidation of voters.
No. SIT, by Fritz, relative to tele.
phone tolls.
No. SIS, by Mitchell, for relief of
Olympia Door and Sash Company and
others.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
NOT HIS QUARTER.
The Grocer Was by No Mea ms as
Slow as He Seemed.

DetrOlJ Free IreSB.
The grocer was weighing some sugar
for the woman in the dycd-bluc bon
net when the man in the black irock
coat and yellowish white tie, who had
been standing at the door for some
minutes, came inside and laid silver
quarter on the counter.
picked it up on the floor, Just at
the edge of the steps," he said. at
must belong to you. A quarter or ST.
600, sir, it is the principle of the thing
that l look at. l want nothing that
is not mine. There is the money"
The grocer laid large forefnger on
the qnarter and showed it back across
the counter.
"You put dot money in your booklet
mein FRIEND" he said.
"But, sir, you or one of your clerks
must have dropped it, and it rolled
over there. My motto has always
been"-
al believe" said the grocer, "dot
you yoost moved your family in dot
house agross the street dis morgen.
Vas it not so?"
"Yes, sir, l did, and, it being con-
venient, we expect to do good deal OF
tra"-
"You put dot quarter back in your
booklet riyhd away. Dot vos not mein
quarter. You put him back in your
booklet, und ven your wife come ofer
vor dose groceries you will remember
dot my derms vos spod cash efery
time"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26

The National Packing company
started their cannery up recently on
the first lot of sea crabs. This is the
first time that crabs have been canned
on an extensive scale, and the result
will I've watched with much interest,
says the Port Angeles Times Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
What Rules The World.
Kate Louise Roberts In Critic.

Many years ago John Brougham,
Lester Wallack, Artemus Ward and
others used to meet after the play at
Windhurst's, in Park row. One night
the question, "What rules the world?"
arose, and various opinions were ex-
pressed. William Ross Wallace, who
was present, retired before long, and
some time later called Thomas j.
Leigh from the room and handed to
him n poem which he had just written.
Mr.. Leigh read it aloud to the COM
pany, and Mr.. Brougham made a
happy little speech of acknowledge
ment. The thing was entitled "What
Rules the World" and the first stanza
ran:
They saw that man is mighty.
He governs land and sea,
He wcilds a mighty scepter
Ger lesser powers that be.
But a mightior power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled,
And the hand that rocks the cradle
lis the hand that rules the world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26

THE LONGEST TELEPHONE.-The
longest commercial distance at which
the long distance telephone is now
operated is from Boston to st. Louis,
a distance of l, 400 miles. The line is
almost twice as long as any European
telephone line.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26

MIGHTY NIAGARA. - One hundred
million tons OF water pour over
Niagara Falls every hour. This is
said to represent sixteen million horse
power. Some idea OF this enormous
amount of water may be had by un-
derstanding that the coal produced
in the world would not make enough
of steam to pump stream OF equal
size.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26

scarcity of money is the congestive
chill which is shaking business in
every direction, and causing want,
misery, and woe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26

The last of the pound salmon were
turned out recently, from the Chinook
hatchery. A story circulated in
Astoria that the young fish all died is
denied by a correspondent of the
South Bend Journal who says young
fish to the number Of 100000 were
placed in the creek in first-class con-
dition, and the 100000 that were
transported to the Kalama hatchery
were Matched out without any loss
whatever.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
Lazy Mans way OF Building Fires.

"You bet, / have got the boss
racket for this cold weather." said a
resident of Walla Walla the other day.
He was asked what it was. "Well,"
said he, "you know it is cold starting
fires in the morning, and no one hates
to crawl out in the morning more than
I. After thinking over the matter for
several days, happy idea came to me.
1t was this: prepare the kindlings
in the stove i'll my room at night.
Then place at my bedside long
fishing pole, to the end of which a
candle is attached. At the first
sound of the alarm clock in the
morning I reach out, light the candle
and place the lighted candle to the
kindlings i'll the stove, some twelve
feet away, and it is done. In a few
moments the room is warm and l
arise"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26

All other California wines at the very lowest
prices. Sample room and beer hall attached.
Goods delivered 10 any part Of the city free Of
cnafge. J. PULLES,
July 1884 Manager.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-22
Men and Women CrOwding Fran
tically up the
Pass.
THE TOWN is DEPOPULAqED.
Prices 60 Down With the Collapse of the
BOom-Two Thousand Go Safely
TO the Lakes.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 21.-The star of
Skaguay is waning, according to the
news brought by the steamers Rosaie
an6 Willamette. The forcing of the
trail so that at last horses can carry
packs through to the lakes, combined
with the sure advance of winter con-
dltIons, has made the men idling on
the beach desperate, and for a week
prior to the Ros2Iie's departure, Sep
tember u, men had been crowdIng
frantically up over the pass. There
were scenes of wild disorder and much
hardship.
1t is estimated that fully 1900 men
and many women are now scattered
along the rugged way between Ska
quay and Lake Bennett. The old
timers think that not one half of them
will reach Dawson this winter, but as
all are we'll supplied with provisions
they are not likely to suffer except
from lack of shelter.
The Chilkoot trail, too, has been
popular lately, and it is estimated that
fully two thousand men have gone
safely over to the lakes by this route
during the last month. A Seattle man
named Johnsoa has cleaned up over
$4,000 in three weeks by carrying men,
horses and supplies from Skaguay to
Dyea. All going in by this route
have limited supplies, and those who
get through will have to rely on FAM
ine-threatened Dawson for their sus-
tenance.
The depopulation of Skaguay..by the
forcing of the trail has caused dull
times in that boom town. Lumber
that brought 800 a thousand two
weeks ago can be bought for $25 and
$50. Hay is gut at SIS a ton, and
horses that sold for 5000 a month
since can be had for $50 or $50. The
Rosalle took over 300, 900 feet of Ium-
Der up on her last trip, but there was
no great demand tor it. Whiskey
holds up in price, and the quantities
smuggled in readily bring 500 gallon.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-22
Columbus is Visited By One of the
Most Serious Blazes in
Her History.
THE LOSS AMOUNTS TO $4,000.
A High Wind Blowing at the Time Makes
the Work of Checking the
Fire Difficult.

Columbus, Ga, Sept. 2l.-One of the
most destructive fires which Colum-
bus has suffered since the burning of
the Rankin house block twenty years
ago occurred last night when lum-
Der yard, sash, blind and door factory,
together with the Southern railway
freight depot, went up in smoke.
The losses of Butts & Cooper and
the Southern railway aggregate $780,
900.
The property destroyed was all that
there was on the block, but at times
buildings across the street caught, and
there was imminent danger of the fire
spreading oyer large portion of the
city. There was hard wind blowing
al the time, and it was impossible for
the tiremen to check the flameg, which
gathered such quick headway.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-22
Badly Buckled.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 21.-AssIst-
ant Secretary Roosevelt's denial that
the Indiana was seriously injured in
docking at Halifax is refuted by the
official report of Captain Taylor, as
we'll as by further information re-
ceived in this city in a private letter
from an officer on board the Indiana.
Captain Taylor's report shows that the
plates in the bottom were buckled from
frame % to frame 50. distance of over
80 feet. He is led TO ascribe the buck
ling to the alleged fact that some of
the keel blocks were upon rock foun.
dation and that others were not.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-22
Rates Will Be Furnished at the Office.
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Twemty-Six From This Circuit Franklin
VS.. Carswell.

VS.. Carswell.
The calendar for the next term Of
the supreme court contains a number
of cases of special interest to Bruins.
wick.
The docket for the Brunswick cir
cult is as follows:
Southern Railway Co. VS.. Warn.
Southern Railway Go. VS.. Wells,
Lee ct al. VS.. O'Quin.
Johnson VS.. Hilton Dodge Lumber
Co.
Keen vs., Bennett and Murray.
Brunswick Savings and Trust Co.. ct
al. VS.. National bank of Brunswick.
Stuckey vs.. Savannah, Florida and
Western railway Co.
Watson VS.. Williams.
Burr, president, VS.. Toomer.
Smith, by next friend, VS.. Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway Co,
Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way Co. VS.. Quo,
Brantley Co. VS.. johnson.
Miller, for use, etc., vs.. McKinnon.
Atkinson VS.. Bennett, receiver.
Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way Co. vs.. Aultman.
Franklin Va. Carswell.
Bennett VS.. mayor, ETC., of Waycross,
Watson vs.. Williams.
Overman ct al. VS.. Atkinson, gov
ern0r.
Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way Go, vs. Upton.
Mayor, etc., of Brunswick VS.. Tucker.
Meeks VS.. Guckenheimer & Sons.
Kirkland VS.. Dryfus & Rich, to use,
etc.
Bennett, receiver, VS.. Atkinson ct al.
Wood ct al. VS.. Bewick Lumber Co.
Day, Gaskin & Co. vs.. Jeffords.
Among the most important of these
is the case of Franklin VS.. Carswell,
habeas corpus, for the person of young
Owen Carswell, which case, it will be
RENE mbered, Judge Sweat decided IN
favor of NJ. J. Carswell, father of the
child. Mrs. A. F. Franklin, the
grandmother, has taken the case to
the supreme court, through her attor-
neys, Estes & Jones, of Macon, and
Will continue her contest for the pos
session of the little boy.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-22
POISONED ICE CREAM.
Twenty-Five Soldiers at st. Augustine Were
Sufferers.
port.

Sufferers.
st. Augustine, Sept. 21.-Twenty-
five members of the First artillery
were poisoned last night by eating
ice cream. The men partook of the
delicacy at supper last night, but the
i'll effects were not discovered until
about 10 o'clock, when some of them
were taken violently ill.
The hospital steward was sum-
moned and the work of administering
emetics begunv DR.. F. j. Ives, the
post surgeon, was called and the most
severe cases sent to the hospital. By
hard work all of the unfortunate men
were relieved and by morning the sit
uation was more hopeful, all being
practically out of danger, although
many were quite sick.