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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06
Triumph Lies in Occult Forces.


The STANDARDS position that aerial
navigation Will, in the course OF time,
hccomc possible through the develop
mcnt 81 some such simple continuance
a. the thin diaphram OF metal in the
telephone, to gather and reproduce all
the vibrations oi air which constitute
articulate speech. is borne out by the
phenomena already presented in the
suspension OF grayltation by motion OF
the wheel Of the toy called the gyro-
scope, and in the device that has so
suddenly sprang into general utility
the bicycle. Ii the rotating wheel of
the latter maintains its upright posi-
ton a. long as the lower periphery
rests upon asolid plane, as the ground,
and the gyroscope maintains a state Of
absolute suspension while its wheel is
in rapid rotation, when only one side
OF its axis is supported, does not this
phenomenon afford an indication of
the existence of some occult law of
nature, whose further development
may solve the whole question? ELM
mate the universal law of gravitation,
that power which draws all substances
towards the center of our planet, and
the question OF aerial navigation is re-
duced to merely very simple and we'll
known means of propulsion.
The difficulty has been, as in many
other human endeavors, to accomplish
results on known or established philo-
sophie principles. AS an instance Of
this, the ingenuity of man for devel-
oping talking machine was for many
centuries directed towards forming
something in the shape of the human
throat and larnyx, but the nearest
approach to success was the automa-
ton chess-player whose vocabulary
never extended beyond a few words
necessary to the game, and those were
uttered in a very imperfect manner
Nobody dreamed that simple sheet
OF metal, when harnessed to that mys.
FERROUS acknowledgement be
made to gather up and reproduce
every sound that impinged upon the
tiny sheet of metal. Even now, when
a success, its maodus operendi is as
marvellous and incomprehensible as is
the current which carries the sound
waves from station to station on the
circuit of the telephone, Or the process
which reproduces articulate speech by
the same means from agitation of the
minute point over the faint tracing
which constitutes the record of the
photograph.
When some means for securing q
suspension of the law of gravitation
is discovered, and it seems already to
be half-solved problem, though it
may be by means that cannot be COM
pretended by the finite mind, the re-
suit will be the same and we will soon
learn to appropriate the benefits with
out special inquiry as to the exact
means of bringing them within human
grasp.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

FRANCE and Italy are increasing the
strength of their respective navies.
The latter government is building
three large war vessels, one of which,
it is claimed, will revolutionize naval
warfare, by its extraordinary speed
and thorough efficiency. A scheme is
also under consideration for strength.
ening Italian sea-coast defenses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

AS OTHERS SEE Us.-The London
Spectator, in an article on "Aggres.
sions of American Wealth." seems to
have focused its optics quite closely
upon the exact situation of affairs in
this country. With the removal OF
President Andrews from the Brown
and Prof. Bemis from the Chicago
universities, simply for their we'll.
known views on bimetallism, for pre-
mise, it declares that
conspiracy exists among the heads of trusts In
America to interfere with the freedom OF teach
Ing In the universities, so far as economic cues.
tons are concerned. in order that Icthing shall
be uttered which has not received the trademark
Of menOpOlistic approval.
That paper pictures the Americans
as reduced almost to the situation OF
Russia by the censorship of wealthy
magnates over the universities, and
says:
Capitalists have subsidized the pulpits, bought
up the press, seated well-paid attorneys in the
Senate; and, finally, have stretched their hands
out ~ tho colleges, which IL 10 an easy thing ia
Apparently II is their intention TO convert the
United States into powerful oligarchy, and
they will extend the sway of that Oligarchy Ia
other lands when they can.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

THE TAKU ROUTE.-Mrs. Schwatka,
wife of the northern explorer, says
that while in Alaska her husband dis
covered pass to the interior from
Taku bay, which is much easier than
by Chilcoot to reach the Klondyke
region. The Chilcoot route, in 1880,
when the first prospecting party start
ed for Yukon, was adopted simply be-
cause Indians had come in by that
way, who exhibited nuggets of gold,
and as they were hired as guides for
the expedition their suggestions were,
very naturally adopted, as to mode
of entry. Since then, notwithstand-
ing reports of better routes, the par
TALLY of the people of Juneau for the
established trail as q means of retain
ing their city as supply point, has
led to encouragement of effort for
securing a better route. They have
steadfastly maintained that Chilcoot
was the only available gateway to the
promised land. The present blockade
at Chilcoot will doubtless open up
other avenues for business and the
report of Mrs. Schwatka, therefore,
possesses special interest. She de-
clares that her husband reported the
route surveyed by him to be available
for q railroad grade in connection with
water transit of several lakes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

THE shooting of Miss Maggie Ziegler
at dance house in Dawson City may
be considered as only the initial in
stance of similar tragedies that must
needs happen in that typical mining
town of the times in which we are
living. Miss Ziegler was the daughter
of respectable parents now living in
Tacoma, but morbid desire for adj
venture led her to wander from
parental control and hence to miser-
BILE end.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

Now Grer John Miller Murphy, be
candid and answer truly. Were You to
nave to make a selection for Governor
between Hon. John III. McGraw and
uov. John R. Rogers at present, would
you not take hundred times over Seat.
tle.s business Jack to Puyallup's pessi-
mistlc Johns-SeattS Republican.
Well, we must admit that Gov Nc.
draw was a gentleman in his inter-
course with the public, and he never
SO far ignored the dignity of his Office
as to boast that he could spit over the
heads of his enemies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

THE Northern Pacific steamship
City of Seattle, is to be placed ON the
Alaska route, and on the first trip
will carry northward party of 200
Philadelphians, who have put up $11O,-
GOO in Philadelphia bank as a guar
anty for the service. They propose to
pay 5000 each for passage and 5000
per ton for freight. The party will
take with them two steam launches,
with which they propose to ascend
the Yukon river. 1t is expected that
the steamer will carry northward fully
300 additional passengers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

The Post-Intelligemcer very ungrac-
iously affects an implied ridicule of
the reported rich discoveries of gold
in the various mining sections of our
own States, and speaks of them as
silly attempts to create Klondyke
rivals. Now it is just as plain as the
nose on Seattle editors face that no
single mining region possesses all the
mineral wealth of the world. 1t is
the part of wisdom to wait and see
what we shall see.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

CONSIDERABLE of the English spirit
of retaliation is to be observed in the
arbitrary disposition of the Canadian
authorities to collect full duty on the
imports of miners supplies to Klon-
dyke. What is Sauce for the goose"
is said to be "sauce for the gander,"
you know.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

Miss Mae Sweeney, of New York, %
years of age and hitherto a member of
the Roman Catholic church, lately, at
Spokane renounced her religion and
was admitted by rabbi to the Jewish
faith. No reason is given for this
change except that she had long en-
tertained the belief that the ancient
religion was the true one.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

WHERE THE TROUBLE LIEs.-An
English girl writes Vanity Fair her
impressions regarding a subject of
newspaper agitation on England's isles
regarding the decadence of British So
ciety. The declaration of the cause of
the trouble is of special interest to
people this side the sea, when she says
that
The trouble lies in the unwillingness
of the poor members OF the aristocracy
to earn honest livings. 1t is so dreadful
for the men to put themselves up for
sale to the rich American girls who love
to come here to excel English beauty
and wealth. If this goes OH, all England
will soon be owned by the Americans,
for they are buying land as well as men.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

The LIE Roy mining company, at
Rossland, has just declared dividend
OF $4,000, and the announcement is
officially made that similar dividends
will hereafter be declared at ninety
day intervals. Without interfering
with these princely dividends the COM
pany is erecting a 100000 smelter.
Let the prevailing gold lunatic look
on this picture and then compare it
with the frozen Klondyke negative.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

SUPERSTITION LIvEs.-The steamer
Pitcairn was advertised to sail from
San Francisco to Alaskan ports July
Both, but when it was discovered that
that date fell on a Friday, the pas.
sengers made big remonstrance
against leaving ON what is so univer-
sally considered to be an unlucky day
and the vessel was held at the wharf
till Saturday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06
Placer Mining by Machinery.


/ There is nothing small about Seat
tie, except her name. She is notcC
for enterprises which fairly make the
hair raise with wonder at the original
ity OF their conception and the boldness
OF their execution. To think is to act
with that public-spiritcd people, and
We now have to report that this zeal
finds no abatement from the transfer
of the pivotal object of concentration
OF effort from their loved city to the
frozen regions OF the north. Seattle's
Mayor has resigned and secured q
steamer to navigate the Yukon after
all other boats have been checked by
icy letters Just how Mr.. Wood will
execute his scheme nobody knows, but
he has made provision for failure, and
placed electric lighting machinery
aboard his steamer, which he proposes
to utilize as lighting plant for Daw-
son City if his steamer, perchance,
becomes immovable. If this happens,
he has planned that it shall be near
the city, so that the wires may be cas-
lily extended to the busy camp, and,
indeed, to the shafts of claims of the
whole mining district.
But this is not the elimination of
Seattle enterprise. A man by the
name of Sweeney, who is endowed with
a plethoric purse, and quite number
OF others having this potent "pull,"
have perfected scheme for taking a
Bowers dredger to the mining district
to prospect the river beds, and if gold
is found, to do the work of 500 men
and sit idly by while the thousand-dol-
lar-to-the-pan racket is going on day
and night! They propose to have a
dredger constructed specially for the
work, with means of propulsion, so
that if the yield runs low in one loca-
ton, she may, by few turns of the
wheel, seek pastures new. The "dirt"
thrown is accompanied by just about
the proportion of water to run it di-
rectly into a system of sluice boxes,
and the only labor necessary after
maintaining the flow, is to OCCASION
ally scoop out from the rifles the
golden nuggets, which will pile up by
the cart-load. Even this part of the
labor is undergoing experimental tests
by which it is hoped the device may
be made wholly automatic.
In view of the arrogant disposition
manifested by the Canadian govern
ment, and its habit of imposing I'M
reasonable and imperative rules which
may hinder or restrict Seattle ideas,
a part of the brain-power of the new
syndicate is engaged in devising some
extraordinary means for defense, in
case the English government should
conclude to back its Canadian prog
eny. They will be, of course, safe
from Englands boosted navy, and
their plans only relate to land de-
lenses, which are comparatively easy
of construction. Water, electricity
and dynamite are all under considera-
ton, as means of defensive, as we'll as
offensive warfare, and with the inven-
tive ingenuity of Seattle turned loose
on proposition with millions in it,"
no fear may be entertained but that
the Yukon's bed will be literally
turned upside down if Seattle wants
to see what is under it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

REPRESENTATIVE Lewis has intro.
duced bill to test the single-tax sys-
tenn in the District OF Columbia; to
establish a kindergarten, as it were.
under the very eyes of Congress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

The strike in the Pennsylvania coal
districts is assuming an alarming
stage. The strikers are on the verge
of desperation and it is only by keep
ing large forces of the state militia
constantly on duty that order is pre-
served, but it is verifcation of the
grim determination ON the part of the
authorities to preserve peace if they
have to fight for it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

A CLEVELAND, Ohio, paper Utilities a
column of valuable space in the dis.
cussion of the topic, "What is the
Typical Woman Doing" Out here,
in the capital city of Washington,
that question could be answered in q
breath by the utterance of a single
word, "scOrchinp."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

The U. S. revenue cutter Bear has
been assigned as a convoy to the
steamship Portland, which is expected
to leave st. Michaels with a large
amount of treasure for the Sound
about the 10th inst.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

FRANK SMITH, q young farmer in
"aila Walla county, has fallen heir
10 a fortune of $4,000 and other
property, by the death of his father in
Australia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

The Internal Revenue bureau has
arrived at the conclusion that the
offering of prizes BY tobacco manu-.
facturers is Illegal under Sec. 10 of
the new tariff law.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

AN effort is being made in California
to induce President Mckinley to ex-
tend his outing trip to that State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

NEGOTIATIONS for peace between
Greece and Turkey progress very
slowly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06

THE weather report for tonight and
Saturday is Fair; continued warm"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-06
/" Gone to Chicago"

! Among the favored ones of the Nc
kinley administration is Judge Caples,
! of Portland, Oregon, whose long fcalty
/ to the &. o. p. has been rewarded by an
appointment to one Of "Cnclc Sans"
numerous consulShips. We congratu-
late the Judge on his good fortune,
knowing that the ability he brought
! to bare in the successful administra-
ton of the affairs of the Prosecuting
| Attorneys office in Multnomah county
for long period of years can but re-
dound to his credit in his new field of
operations. As a prosecutor the Judge
was terror to evildoers, and though
Of Teutonic origin was at times given
to unintentional preparation OF
"bulls," during the heat of debate,
that were decidedly Irish" in charac-
ter.
One is related on the Judge that is
worthy of perpetuity among the men,
cries OF the Northwest bench and bar.
The Judge was engaged in the prose-
cution of homicide case at Portland
in the early SOS. The evidence against
the accused was wholly circumstantial.
Briefly, one brother was accused with
the murder of another. 1t had been
shown that the two brothers had been
deer hunting on an island in the Will
lamette; that the dead man was pos
sessed OF a large amount of money.
Weeks after the day of the outing
the body of the murdered man was
found on the island; search by detec-
tives located the murderer in Victoria
and in the possession OF personal prop
erty known to have belonged to the
deceased. When asked by the detec-
tiyes where his brother was, the pris-
oner replied: "He has gone to Chi
cago." Judge Caples was closing the
case to the jury. He had carefully
reviewed all of the evidence and then
turning pointed at the accused and
said, in voice of thunder: Gentle
men of the jury. Look at that man.
Eighteen hundred years ago, in the
Garden OF Eden, one brothers hand
was raised in murderous assault
against another. AS his victim lay
bleeding and dead; when the voice
of an offended diety demanded of that
evil door, "Cain! "Where is thy
brother Able? The lie leapt to his lips
as it did to the lips Of this defendant,
and he replied, gentlemen of the jury:
/" He has gone to Chicago"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-09
Orders Were Ignored.

"Isaved the life of a Union officer,
Captain Loeser of New York, at the
battle of Trevelian Station" said
Captain M. G. Butler, land I was
very sorry I could not save his prop
erty as we'll. | came suddenly ON a
road just as two couriers ran out
and covered a Union officer, who
was mounted.
"The man had surrendered, but
he would have been shot to pieces if
I had not interfered.
HE handed me his sword and his
belt, containing lis pistol holder,
and asked me if / would send him
to General Rosser. He said he was
in mortal dread of being robbed and
knew General Rosser and would
feel safe in his hands.
II told him he would be perfectly
safe with me, but, not appearing
satisfied, I told two men to take
him to General Rosser and gave
specific instructions that he must
not be molested on the way.
Ellis guard waited with him along
the road until General Rosser's
command could come up, and as
soon as it did the men made dash
at him, saying, 'Yank, we want
store boots.
ut was all in vain. The guard
protested, saying General Butler
had ordered that the prisoner was
not to be molested. They said they
belonged to General Rosser's com
mand and not to General Buffers,
and they stripped Captain Loeser
then and there.
II met him after the war, and we
laughed about it many time Cap
tain Loeser is now dead. New
York Herald.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-09
Fools and Fools.

A middle aged woman who was
riding upon a Payne avenue grip
car yesterday morning signaled the.
conductor to stop in front of the
Arcade. Before the car had come
to a standstill she scrambled over
two seats in order to get off on the
inside. AS her feet struck the
ground she saw Superior street
car about five feet away and rush
ing on toward her.
She gave a shrek, stepped back
and was almost dragged under the
car from which she had alighted.
People who were watching her sup
posed that she would be killed, but
by cool work upon the part Of the
gripman she escaped uninjured.
"Thunder!" exclaimed a big man
upon one of the front seats Of the
Payne avenue grip car. "What fools
some people are! They'll risk their
lives to save half a dozen steps or
three seconds of time. IF I could
have my way, Ia never lot Wo1n-
an go down town without sending
somebody who had sense along to
keep her from making a BANKED
fool of herself"
He kept on mumbling about it I'M
til the car had reached Seneca
street, where there are four tracks,
with cars running very near to-
gether upon all of them nearly all
the time.
Then, without looking around to
see whether the way was clear or
not, he swung off, stepped in front
of a Woodland avenue train, and
saved himself by making one of the
greatest jumps of his life when the
gong of the motor was sounded
about four feet from his ear.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-09
Commercial Use of Garnets.

"The average man, presume, i'm
AGNES that garnets are used in our
line of business exclusively" re-
marked a State street jeweler the
other day, whereas in fact the jew
elry trade cuts a small figure in the
garnet industry. '~ss-
About 5000 tons Of garnets are
used every year in this country for
making sandpaper. A very small
proportion of the garnets have any
value to the lapidary, and the best
are only semiprecious stones. The
costliest come from the Adirondack
regions and from Delaware county,
Pa. Up in Alaska near the town of
Wrangel is a veritable garnet noun
tain, and corporation has recently
been organized to develop it. The
Alaska garnets are said to be unusu-
ally fine. Chicago Times-Herald.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-09
LOSING ONES NERVE.
A Complaint That Is Often Found Among
the Sporting Set.

A Complaint That Is Often Found Among
the Sporting Set.
There are some curious and yet
frequent fashionable diseases, or
rather complaints. that are not men,
toned in medical books and which
would puzzle a physician to dag
nose, and yet they are sadly real to
those afflicted by them. They are
chiefly to be found among the
sporting set.' by whom they are
regarded as calamities second only
to vital illnesses and who speak of
any of their friends afflicted with
these mysterious ailments with pro-
found commiseration.
Losing ones nerve" is one of
these inexplicable but pronounced
attacks, which seizes it's victim, Of
ten apparently without reason, but
sometimes after some accident
which may be either trivial or seri-
Gus, as the case may be. Like
wounded deer the unfortunate vic
tim afflicted in this manner shuns
the herd, who, however sorry, are
necessarily out of touch with their
former associate who is thus stridk-
en-.
A hunting man suddenly finds
that he can no longer do and
dare; that he sickens and turns
faint at the sight of a stiff fence,
which once would have filled him
with JOY. whats the matter with
me2" he asks apprehensively. But
there is no bodily ailment; he has
simply "lost his nerve, F." and "Othel-
los occupation is gone.
A man who has driven fourth
hands all his life, broken in green
horses and is an expert in all equine
matters finds that he is nervous and
unaccountably timid. He, too, has
''lost his nerve" There seems nc
reason for it, but the fact remains,
and his coaching days are over.
With the introduction of golf a
new ailment has appeared which is
even more serious than the other,
inasmuch as it affects a greater
number of people. He is off his
game" is the verdict pronounced
against some former good player.
This, too, is mysterious dispense
ton. Suddenly a former expert finds
that something has gone wrong with
him. Why it is or what it is it is
impossible to define. He is "off, >
that is all, and he is condoled with
accordingly. To become "stale" is
another affection, which, however,
is generally only temporary trou-
BILE. There are many other indispo-
sitions with equally defined symp-
toms, all of which go to prove that,
as is often asserted, doctors do not
know everything. = New York
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