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The weekly intelligencer., 1897-08-07
THE REPUBLJCAN RECORD.

The republicans have held their ex-
traordinary session of Congress and
have gone home. The record has been
made and the republicans must stand
upon it. Have they fulfilled the prom
ises they made to the American peopleF
A brief consideration of this question
Is interesting. Let's see what has been
accomplished. First of all, the repub-
licans promised and asserted from
every hill top, that the election of Nc
Kinley would restore prosperity, in
crease the wages of The laboring man,
and bring about general business revi-
val.
Has this been doneP Three hundred
thousand miners are out of employ
ment protesting against the reduction
of wages to point lower than neces-
sary for subsistence. The mills are
still closed. Not single important
increase in wages has been reported.
Ga the other hand hundreds of thou
sands are out of work or else have suf-
fered decrease IN wages. Business is
stagnated. The vast army of tramps
is being recruited by thousands every
day. The mechanic in the shop, the
at the plow have experienced the prom
ised era of prosperity. The republicans
dare not deny the promises. They dare
not assist the delivery of the goods.
What else did they doP
They promised that If elected they
would break the shackles of every
Cuban insurgent and protect him in his
freedom. But not only have they
refused to help the insurgents, but fol-
towing after Cleveland, they have per-
mitted American citizens to suffer the
tortures of the Spanish without the
slightest protest. The republican party
promised help to Cuba, but turned ally
to Spain. 1t dare not deny it. The
republicans know these are the facts.
1t promised to revise the money sys-
tenn. But outside few glitterlng
generalities IN his first message and
eleventh hour s'makeshift, calling for
a commission, the administration has
done nothing on that line. When
Mckinley was candidate, he said our
money system was unsound. In his
last message he says our money is
alright.
But the republicans did do one thing.
Elected to reform the currency for the
people, they reformed the tariff for the
trusts. They passed a fifty-two-cent
worse than war tariff bill, the greatest
piece of legalized robbery. of the GEN.
tury. They forced the laboring man
who is out of employment, and those
who have employment, to pay more
for what they eat and wear. Instead
of placing the taxes to support the gov
ernment on an equitable basis, they
inaugurate a policy that robs the poor
to make the rich richer. They levy for
the trusts subsidy on every thing that
humanity consumes, and gives protec-
ton to the repubhcan-fostered trusts
and monopolies. They barter offices
to plutocrats for campaign money and
prostitute the power given them by the
Americans to perpetuate the trusts and
syndicates whose money elected the
candidates.
The record is made. Democrats
need not misrepresent it for political
1t is bad enough as 1t Is.
The weekly intelligencer., 1897-08-07

Sugar sells well. 1t also knows
where to buy.
The weekly intelligencer., 1897-08-07

Kansas City Times McHanna editors
are respectfully invited to denonnce
the Tory anarchists who, as the British
Royal Commission on Agriculture, have
just reported that the general depres-
sion in prices of farm products is due
to the decentralization of silver. AS the
said Tory agitators recommend the
immediate resumption of silver coinage
all over the world, there is nothing for
it but into them a terrible broadside of
Wall street, mugwump and McHanna
abuse.
The weekly intelligencer., 1897-08-07
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1900,
w. j. BRYAN

Flour took 10 cent rise Thursday
The weekly intelligencer., 1897-08-07

Missouri is getting very little out of
the administrations pie dlspensary.
Missouri will get her share in 1900.
Bryan will be president then.
The weekly intelligencer., 1897-08-07
vi Ierit

Made and Merit Maintains theconfidence
of the people in Hoods sarsaparilIa. Ifa
medicine cures you when sick; if it makes
wonderful cures everywhere, then beyond
all question that medicine possesses merit.
The weekly intelligencer., 1897-08-07

That is just the truth about Hoods Sar-
saparilla. We know it possesses merit
because it cures, not once or twice or a
hundred times, but in thousands and
thousands of cases. We know it cures,
absolutely, permanently, when all others
fail to do any good whatever. We repeat
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
WHOLE NUMBER 1910.

Worcester, and marched with other
recruits to West Point.
She was placed in Capt. Webb's
company of light infantry, Col. Shep-
ards regiment and Gen. Patterson's
brigade. During the engagements
that followed she suffered less from
fear than from fatigue. She shared
In all the hardships as well as the
glories of Yorktown, labored in the
trenches, and, in fact, her military
career was full of adventures, but she
bore herself with firmness, resolution.
and patient endurance, which are
often thought to belong exclusively to
the stronger sex. Mr.. Jackson de-
scribed the several wounds the brave
woman received, and spoke of the
testimonials given her for faithful
duty and exemplary conduct from her
leaders. On returning home, her sex
having been discovered, she resumed
the customary apparel of her sex.
She died in Sharon on April 81, 1927,
aged 81 years. "It may truly be said
that no parallel to Deborah Sampson
is to be found in the annals of any ma
tion," said Mrs. Jackson in closing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
WHEN WE CRITICISE FRIENDS.


The Kindness OF Ignoring Trivial
Mistakes I'm Our Daily Life
There are two kinds of mistakes,
mistakes OF moment and trivial mis-
takes" writes Edward w. Box in the
Ladies' Home Journal. "Undoubtedly
the best service which one friend can
render another is to save him from a
mistake liable to be serious in its re-
suits. In such an act lies true friend
ship. But in these day of criticism,
when we are apt to criticise everything
and everybody, we are all too apt to
correct mistakes which are absolutely
trivial and not worth correcting. And
yet in calling attention to them we
often hurt the feelings of our best
friends. Not one of us, even the most
good natured, likes to have his mis-
takes pointed out. We may appear
not to mind corrections and accept
them with smile, but it is human
nature to smart under corrections,
although some of us may be clever
enough to conceal the smart; hence
the fewer mistakes we call attention
to in others the better.
"Two.thirds of the mistakes we
make are trivial. Their correction is
unimportant. Why then notice them?
Yet some people do, and do so con-
stantly. A person speaks of having
done a certain thing on Thursday,
when in reality it was done on
Wednesday. If no important point is
involved, why call attention to the
mistake? What good does it do to
have the exact day set right? 1t is a
matter of no Importance, so why in
sist upon correcting the trivial error?
Stanch friendships have often been
pricked by this needle of useless cor
rection. 1t is o great art-this art of
learning to allow others to be unim-
portant. Few learn it, but those who
do are among the most comfortable
friends one can have"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

REPREsENTATIvE Lanham of Texas,
with an aim to discourage Office seek
ers, has introduced bill in Congress
to decrease federal salaries. He pro-
posed to cut down the pay of all gov.
ernment employees 333 per cent, in
the belief that the result would be a
material abatement of the rush for
spoils. 1t is to be regretted that Mr..
Lanham's judgment is not up to the
level of his excellent intentions. If it
were even possible to persuade Con-
gress to adopt the remedy which he
suggests it would prove utterly futile.
If every salary on the government pay
rolls were cut square in two there
would be just as many persons clamor.
ing for the jobs as there are now.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
FIRST WOMAN SOLDIER.
Deborah Sampson Fought Side b,
Side With Men I'm the Rcvolu
ti0n.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
Deborah Simpson, known to fame as
the only woman who served in the
Revolutionary army, always has been
an attractive figure in the history Of
that period. 1t is interesting to read
OF that brave character, but much
more SO to hear an account of her life
from the lips of one of her direct des-
cendants, which was the pleasure
given to company in Memorial Hall,
Charleston, recently. 1t was the
regular meeting of Bunker Hill Chap
ter, Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, at which the regent, Miss NJ.
II. Brazier, presided.
Miss Susie A. Jackson OF Boston
was the Speaker, and she related facts
from Deborah SIMPSONS own state
ments to one Ct her kin and the
records of the United States Pension
Office, all of which were unmistakably
authentic. Deborah was the twelfth
of a family of thirteen children and
was directly descended from Gov.
William Bradford. She was born on
Dec. II, 1760. She had no early ad-
vantages, but by study was able to
teach school in Middleboro. She
went to the house of Mr.. Leonard
there and possessed herself of clothing
and prepared to enlist with a priva-
teer, but abandoned her design on
learning of the captains cruely. AT
Bellingham she enlisted as Cont
mental soldier from the town of Tx.
bridge under the name of Robert
Sirtliffe. Near the end of April, 1871
she was mustered into the service al
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
He Got Out.

1t is related of the late General
Pleasanton that one night while he
was in a Washington saloon man
entered and began to attack the
character and courage of the Con-
federate soldiers. Pleasanton gave a
start of surprise as he recognized the
man and asked if he remembered him.
The strange said he did not, where
upon the general said: al am Alfred
Pleasanton. l had you drummed out
OF my camp for cowardice before
Antietam. Get out of this place, sirw
The man hung his head and hurried
out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

as wild as it was a hundred years ago,
yet valuable enough to induce specu-
lators to buy it up in large blocks and
hold it out OF use. If utilized 2,O0O,-
goo producers of wealth might find
employment whereas large per cent.
of the 10000 already here are invol-
UNFAIRLY idle. With natural oppor-
tunities free, population of 100000
men, women and children would fare
better than the 100000 we now have.
j. c.. Coo.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
GENIUS UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

The poet seized his pencil and rap
idly wrote three lines. Then h
paused and scratched his head 70
several minutes. Then he turned t,
the sporting editor.
"Say," he said, "I wish you woul,
give me rhyme that | need"
"All right" responded the sporting
editor. "What is it that you want?"
"Well, you see, I've written this b,
way OF carol to spring:
az love the tiny bird that sings.
The gentle lamb. the pretty goat,
The beauty rare of growing things.
The
"Now what l want is rhyme fol
pretty goat"
"How'd 'antidote' do?"
alt won't do. i want a rhyme fol
both pretty and goat"
"Well, then, "petticoat'; that's the
word you want, amt it?"
"Oh, come off Think I'm going
to insert q petticoat in carol to
spring?"
"Well, a petticoat's good thing in
most any pla-"
"You make me tired! / might
have known better than to ask you
I'll have to try a new lay"
The poet thought for some time.
Then he wrote few lines, and then he
again paused and seemed to grope.
He looked about the room, but there
was nobody there but the sporting ed
itor. Finally he addressed him:
"Well, I'll try you once more. l
suppose your suggestion'll be no good
except to demonstrate the weakness of
your intellect, but Pm willing to try
you. I've written this on the same
subject. Now try to catch the senti-
ment of the thing:
"'I gaze upon the blooming earth:
And, as gaze, the wonder grows
At this her latest, newest birth,
And
"Can you give ME a rhyme for
wonder grOws'?"
What's the matter with under
clothes'2"
"Splendid! Splendid! And a del
licate reference to underclothes would
be just the thing in a carol to spring; !;
wouldn't it? Only l guess / won't use
it. You're all right, 1 guess. on the
trail of Fitzsimmons and the scorch.
ers, and so forth, but for the Lords
sake don't let it be known that you
ever suspected yourself of knowing the
muse from the decalogue, for you'll
for you'll give yourself away if you dc" !"
AS the poet went out of the door he
snorted three times, but the sporting
editor only said he would like to have
somebody explain to him the differ
ence between poetical genius and par
esis.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

her time is rather short. After GER
tain period the decline begins and
salaries begin to go down, just as be-
fore the age, say of 40, they increased.
Think of the few rich or even comfort
ably off women of the stage. They
They could he counted on the fingers
Lolita, Maggie Mitchell, Fannie Da-
vcnport and Clara Morris. There may
be a few others, but they are mighty
few. Compare this with the long list
of women that have been popular and
successful in their youth, and l think
you will agree with me that the wo-
men on the stage are not as well paid
as the aspirants think"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
NOMENCLATURE OF THE WHEEL.
Some OF the Picturesque Expressions
Now In Use

In France the woman cyclist is
called bicyclienne." In far-away
New Zealand the awful word "cyclodon-
ma" has been coined as o substitute for
wheelwoman. In many towns in the
West of the United States the fair
rider is called "bloomer" without re-
gard to her costume. The word
scorcher," as indicating a speedy
cyclist, is fairly engrafted upon the
language. In Chicago, however, the
scorcher" is called "scoot."
The technicalities of the machine
have led to attempts upon the part of
young men to coin expressions. "Your
tire is punctured" indicates that the
story you are telling lacks the element
of truth. A young couple sharing a
mutual fondness are "riding tandem"
A man leading fast life is "geared
too high" An old fogy is referred to
as "a high Wheel" A chaperone is
known as "pacemaker." A cheap
bicycle is called a "gaspipe" machine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
TWO JOKES,
And, of Course, One Had to Re Fun.
nier than the Other.
Chicago Times Herald.

Chicago Times-Herald.
Mr.. Giddy invited two friends to
dine with him the other evening, and
when the first of them arrived he
found the host'in very merry mood.
"Glad you got here first" he said.
I've got a joke on Jonesby that the
boys will tell around the Office for a
year, and want to tell you about it
before he comes"
Jonesby is something of Joker
himself, isn't he?" returned the guest.
Il" He thinks so now, but he won't af-
ter he finds out. You see, he's played
a lot of fool tricks on me that he
thinks funny, and I've been waiting
to get even. OF late he's taken to
buying lots of neckties and keeping a
comb in his desk, and the boys think
he's in love with the typewriter"
"Well, that's no joke, Pm sure"
al wasn't sure about it myself I'M
til to-day, when l saw him sneak in
and lay on her desk big candy box,
done up in white paper and tied with
blue ribbons. If he didn't run away
as fast as he could he'd have heard me
laughing, for / couldn't restrain it an
other second"
"Well," said the guest, who was
wondering how soon dinner would be
served.
"Well, / knew l had him then, 80 I
just grabbed the candy box and slid it
into my overcoat pocket, just Us the
typewriter came into the room."
"Did she suspect?"
"No; guess not. She asked me
what I was laughing at, and I told her
I'd just seen a tat old man slip on a
banana peel. She smoothed her hair
down and said she didn't see anything
funny in that-she knows Pm married,
you see."
"I see. We have typewriters at our
Office, too"
"Yes. Then 1 invited Jonesby to
dinner to night; l brought the box of
candy home-I'll bet it's good, tool
Told my wife to put it ON the dinner
table. I'll tell old Jonesby the joke
after it's all eaten. Won't he be mad,
though? Sh-that's him. Don't say
anything. Hello, Jonesby, old man ;
you're late thought you weren't COM
ing"
al am little late" returned the
newcomer. "The fact is / stayed
later than usual at the Office this
evening. Fact is, I'd put up joke
on the typewriter and l wanted to
see what she'd do"
"Joke ON the typewriter, eh2" What
was it?" said Mr.. Giddy, winking at
the first guest.
"Put box with two mice in it on
her desk. l knew she'd think it was
candy, and -w what's the matter old
MANI"
"I-I want to tell my wife some
thing" faltered Mr.. Giddy.
But just then series of the most
appalling screams coming from the
direction of the dining-room told that
he was too late!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
MISPRINTS In THE BIBLE.

In printing different editions OF
the Bible many mistakes have been
made, some of them very ludicrous.
These mistakes have given to the
books of that edition a distinctive
name, as for instance:
The Breeches Bible is so named be.
cause 1T contains the phrase: "They
sewed hgge tree leaves together, and
made themselves breeches." Genesis
iii; 7. Printed 1905.
The Bug Bible: $50 that thou
shalt not nede to be afraid for any
Bugges by night, nor for the arrow
that flyeth by day" Psalms xci; 5.
Printed in 1861.
The Treacle Bible, printed in 1909,
translates the same verse; ais there
no rosin in Gilead?"
The Placemaker's Bible: Blessed
are the placemakers." Matthew V; 9.
ISt1-2.
The Vinegar Bible: "The parable
OF the Vinegar" appears instead of
"The Parable of the Vineyard" as a
chapter heading to Luke XXX in an Ok
ford edition, published in 1717.
The Ear-to-Ear Bible: "Who
hath ears to ear, let him hear"
Matthew xiii; 43. 1910.
The Standing Fishes Bible: "And
it shall come to pass that the fishes
will stand upon it," Ezekiel Xvii
10. 1S06.
The Discharge Bible: al discharge
thee before God" I Timothy V; 21.
1906.
The Wife-Hater Bible: "If any
man come to me and hate not his
father yea, and his own
wife Also" etc. Luke xiv; 20. 1910.
Rebekah's Camels Bible: "And
Rebekah arose and her camels." !"
Genesis xiv; 81. 1923.
To Remain Bible: Prosecuted
him that was born after the spirit to
remain, even SO it is now." Galatians
v; 20. When this Bible was in the
press at Cambridge, the proof-reader,
in doubt whether he should remove
acomma, applied to his superior, who
penciled on the margin the words,
"To remain" This reply was thus
transferred to the body of the text.
The Wicked Bible, printed in Lon
don in 1881, was so called because the
negation was omitted in the seventh
commandment, thus placing an aw-
full injunction ON the faithful.
The Printers Bible makes David
pathetically complain that printers
instead of princess have prosecuted
without a cause.
The He and She Bibles: From the
respective readings of Ruth iii; Is,
one reading that "she went into the
city," the other has It abe went"
1911.
The Thumb Bible, being one inch
square and half an inch thick, was
published in Aberdeen, 1910.
The Murderers' Bible, so called
from an error in Jude, verse 16, the
word murderers" being used for
murmurs," 1901.
Wierix's Bible: The edition of this
Bible contains plate by John
Wierix, representing the feast of Dives,
with Lazarus at his door. In the rich
mans banqueting room there is a
dwarf playing with monkey, to con-
tribute to the merriment of the COM
pany, according to the custom among
people of rank in the 10Th century.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

"Ten people out of a dozen are
invalids," says a recent medical au.
thority. At least eight out of these
ten, it is safe to allow, are suffering
from some form of blood-disease which
q persistent use of Ayers Sarsaparilla
would be sure to cure. Then, don't
be an invalid.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

One of the best evidences that Ayers
Hair Vigor is an article of exceptional
merit is the fact that the demand for
it is constantly increasing. No one
who uses this Incompatible dressing
thinks of trying any other preparation
for the hair.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

THAT the gentler sex is fast becom-
ing emancipated is shown by the fact
that in 1896 there were in the United
States thirty-two women woodchop-
pers, lat bartenders, twenty-four
hostlers, twenty-nine sailors, four
locomotive engineers, twenty-three
plasterers, fifty-nine blacksmiths, and
six-boiler-makers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

THE proposition of the Republicans
to lower the tax on whisky and in
crease it ON beer is a logical position
tor them to assume. The manuiau-
ture of whisky is controlled by q trust,
while that of beer is not.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

According to the deductions of a
well-known astronomer, we receive as
much light from the sun as could be
emitted by $4,000 full moons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

The ancients knew how to cheat
Loaded dice have been found IN the
ruins Of Herculaneum.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
SAME OLD CHESTNUTS,

By making the foreigners contribute an.
nuoHy enable
rAmscan Economist Organ Of Protective
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21

Uncle Sam: Say Dngey might we'll
getting ohestnu foong voters Mckinley had
that tes chesutin
making
honest
intelligent
make bill popular by such tomfooley"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-21
Busi''ess Gar'ls.
You win De Satisfied ...,

BY giving us just one trial, that no
better Is cent meal can be had in
the State of Washington than is
served at {.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-30
THE DEFEAT OF GREECE.

There can be no longer any doubt that
the Creeks have met with reverses in the
field which make their chances OF military
success extremely slim. They have met an
army Of veterans, commanded by veteran
general, both Turkish and German, and
they have been beaten. The Turks had
had the advantage of superiority in num-
bers as well as superiority in experience
and raining. They fought desperately
and with dash of their old-time fana-
tism, and they have won a substantial
victory. Poor Greece, humiliated, torn
with nternal dissensions, must soon face
the new conditions. With a decimated
populatio and arrested activity in in
dustri0l and agricultural pursuits, she
must meet the cost of war which she en-
tered With buoyancy, bat from which she
emerees in crippled state.