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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
The Bookkeeper's Bette Noire
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
Ask bookkeeper what his "black
beast" is, and lie will tell you the
monthly trial balance. Some of you
know what that is, of course, but the
majority of you perhaps do not. Let
us explain briefly. In double entry
bookkeeping, the only kind that de-
serves the name of bookkeeping, every
debit must have its credit-that is to
say, every item that is carried to the
debit of one account must be carried
to the credit of another.
Say, for example, you buy bill of
goods from a merchant. He enters
the amount to your debit on his books
and at the same time credits an ac-
count called merchandise" this ac-
count being debited with all the goods
brought into the stock and credited
with all the goods sold from it. When
you pay the bill, you are credited with
the amount, and an account called
" cash" is debited, because it receives
the money.
This will explain to the uninitiated
the meaning of the term "double en-
try" and it will also explain why, after
the entries have all been carried to the
ledger and balances have been struck
thereon, the debts and the credits
will agree if the books have been cor
rectly kept. To test the correctness
of his work the bookkeeper takes of
every month q trial balance, which
consists simply of the debit balances
in one column and the credit balances
in another. If they foot up the same,
the work has been correctly done.
If they vary, he must look for and find
the errcr or errors before the next
months business is entered on the led.
ger.
You can readily understand, there.
fore, why the trial balance is the
bookkeeper's "black beast" We have
known of trifing errors have
eluded the most careful search for sew.
eral days and nights and even for
weeks, torturing the soul of the book
keeper almost past endurance. But
he has to stand it, for the error must
be found,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
Ode to the Homely Hen,

With eggs at 40 cents dozen the
following alleged poem is appropriate:
We have read of maid on a sum-
mer day, who raked, barefooted, the
new mown hay; we have read of the
maid in the early morn, who MIXED
the cow with the crumpled horn, and
we've read the lay that the poets sing,
of the rustling corn and the flowers of
spring, but of all the lays of tongue
or pen, there is nothing like the
homely hen. Long, long before Maud
rakes the hay, the homely hen begins
to lay, and ere the milk maid stirs a
peg, the hen is up and has dropped
her egg; the corn must rustic and
the flowers must spring, if they keep
up with the barnyard ring.
If Mand is needing hat or gown,
she does not take her hay to town,
she goes to the store and obtains her
suit, with a basketful of fresh hen
fruit; if the milkmaid's beau makes a
Sunday call, she does not feed him on
milk at all, but makes up eggs in q
custard pie and stuffs him full Of
chicken fry, and when the old man
wants q horn does he take to the
druggist load of corn? Not much,
he simply robs nest, to town he goes
you know the rest. Here he
fingers and talks perchance Of true re-
form and correct finance, while his good
wife stays at home and scowls, but is
saved from want by those self-same
fowls; while the husband is lingering
there, she watches the cackling hen
with care, and gathers the eggs and
the eggs she'll hide, till she gathers
enough to stem the tide.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
Heart Beats in Sleep.

While one takes cold easily lying
down with their clothes on and why
the necessity of cover during sleep is
because nature takes the time when
one is lying down to give the heart
rest and that organ consequently
makes ten strokes less per minute
than when one is in an upright pos
ure. Multiply that by sixty minutes
and it is GOO strokes. Therefore, in
eight hours spent in lying down the
heart is saved nearly 5000 strokes,
and as the heart pumps six ounces of
blood with each stroke it lifts 10000
ounces less of blood in night Of
eight hours spent in bed than when
one is in an upright position. AS the
blood flows so much more slowly
through the veins when one is lying
down, one must supply them with
extra covering, to make up for the
warmth usually furnished by circul.
alton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
MINERAL WATERS.
Why and How They Benefit Those
Who Drink Them.

Who Drink Them.
New York Ledger.
When patient reaches q mineral
water health resort, he is examined by
the resident physician and ordered to
drink certain quantities of the water at
certain times during the day. These
are increased from day to day until
the maximum quantity needed is
reached. He is ordered to drink one
or two glassfuls upon rising, two or
three glasses between breakfast and
dinner, the same quantity in the after
noon and couple of glasses before 60
ing to bed. The patient is urged to
take it whether he wants it or not.
He may say that he is not thirsty,
but that makes no difference; he must
take it as a medicine. The quantity
is increased until we have known 80
glasses Per day to be taken.
A part of the benefit derived is be-
cause of the rest and change Of scene.
A part, perhaps, is from the small
quantity of the salts and other bases
contained in these waters 1--WE are not
speaking of cathartic of chalybeate wa
ters), but the benefit from this source
is very slight. The secret of the cure
is i'll the quantity of water taken. If
the water be pure, from organic matter,
and taken in sufficient quantity, the
results will be substantially the same,
regardless of the traces" of lishia and
small quantities of sodium chloride
and other salts. You can perform
these cures at home with the ordinary
drinking water, if of good quality, if
you will require the patient to take it
in the same quantity as at the springs.
1t is very easy to add lithia if desired,
but you must not lose sight of the fact
the quantity of water (not lithia)
taken is the important thing. 1t acts
by flooding the kidneys, by washing
out the bladder with a copious, bland
and dilute urine, by unclogging the
liver and clearing the brain. The
patient feels better from day to day !;
he is better. Irritable bladder is re-
lived, the kidneys act freely - are
washed out"-and many effete sub
stances are carried out with the food.
This clears the way for the liver to act
freely and normally, for there is an
intimate relation between the liver
and kidneys.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
The Effect of Water Pressure

1t is remarkable fact that the
very means of life may be the cause of
death. A whale is drowned, and now
scientist tells us that there seems to
be a peculiar fatality among fish.
After reaching a certain depth of
water, the swimming bladders become
distended by the pressure of air, and
the fish literally explode. Too much
of ones native elements may bring
about disastrous consequences. A
sudden ehauge of air from one density
to another may cause the rupture of q
blood vessel, and a too sudden change
OF temperature has produced like re-
suits. Extremes of all sorts are not
only injurious, but are likely to prove
fatal, especially to organisms that are
not in the enjoyment of robust
health
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING" DEC H. 1897

with Blanche and accomplished her to
school in San Francisco, where they
were stopping with an aunt, is now
student of the Willamette University,
at Salem. l am told that the family
never talked over the matter and do
not relish the notoriety given them on
account OF the tragedy. l am also
told that there is no doubt in the
mind of any member of the family of
Theodore Durrant being the murderer
of Miss Blanche. The murdered girl
was person of most exemplary habits
and had before her promising future.
A plain and unostentatious marble
slab in the cemetery marks her resting
place."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
Bleeding Kansas.
Seattle Review.

Under the caption of "No Longer
Bleeding" the P.-L on Thursday de-
voted half-column of its valuable
editorial space to the political affairs
of the State of Kansas. According to
the usual custom, it argues from false
pretcnses. 1t claims that in the late
election there the Republican party
scored an overwhelming victory, and
possibly taking it for granted that
this claim would not be challenged so
far from the scene of this marvellous
success of the Republican hosts, it
proceeds with unblushing effrontery
to state that "the full extent of the
great Republican victory in Kansas is
only now being realized" By this it
evidently means that the bountiful
crops raised there this year, and har.
vested previous to this great victory,
were the gifts bestowed by the Re-
publican party upon the horney-
handed sons of toll who dig and delve
in the soil of the Sunflower State, in
return for an Endorsement of a Re-
publican national administration.
This theory. artistically fabricated, is
beautiful to contemplate. Nothing
but unlimited confidence could have
inspired it. Before we proceed fur
ther let it be understood that no gen.
eral election was held in Kansas this
year. County officers and judges in
the various judicial districts of the
State alone were voted for. There is
an old saying, that the proof of the
pudding is in chewing the string" In
order that the P.-I. and its henchmen
may have an opportunity of publicly
attesting an appreciation of the quail
ity of the Kansas pudding, we append
the following table, showing the re-
suits of the local elections in Kansas
this year, and of the off-years of 1898
and 1895. These figures are taken
from the vote as officially announced:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
Smallest Passenger Train.

Running through the park of a
country gentleman in England is the
smallest passenger railroad in the
world. 1t has a little locomotive
which is perfectly proportioned after
one of the big engines of the Great
Northern railroad. Its cylinders are
four inches in diameter and the driv-
ing wheels thirty inches. The engines
and cars run on track eighteen
inches in gauge. AS small as it is, the
engine will haul fifteen tons on level
track and weighs two and one half
tons. The train consists of baggage
car and q passenger car. The engine
will haul it at speed of 25 miles an
hour. The rails weigh only two
pounds to the yard.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17

The P.-I., if it wishes to influence
the local political situation in favor of
the party it represents, must resort to
other methods than barefaced false
hood and senseless drivel about al.
legged prosperity. Now, that we have
exposed the extent of the great Re-
publican victory in Kansas, it is to be
hoped that the P.-L. will take q reef in
its Imagination, or at least strive to
lie in a manner less easy of detection.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
VOLUME XXXVIII.-NUMBER 5.
LOVES MILLIONAIRE.
Within my lit tie cottage

ltnlu my III Tie Cot taSe
Are peace and warmth and light;
And loving welcome waiting
When come home at night.
The polished kettles steaming,
The snowy cloth is spread
And close against my shoulder
There leans smooth brown head.
Her eyes are lit with laughter
(They light the world for mel
"For how much would you sell me-
Now tell me, sir" cried she.
'Tis then l answer, somehow.
Between smile and tear:
Not for all the gold In Klondike!
The gold in Klondike, dear"
When the coy tea is over,
With many frOlic fond.
l sit and read my paper;
And from the room beyond
hear the clink of china
The tread of nimble feet.
And broken bits of singing
That somehow ripple sweet.
hear a rush and rustic
Behind my easy chair;
Short, chubby arms enclasp me
And choke ME unaware.
Into my arms is tumbled
A crinklcd golden head.
A ball of fluffy whiteness
That ought to be in bed.
She asks her mothers question:
kiss the answer clear:
mot for all the gold in Klondike!
The gold in Klondike, dear"
In dim and dusty Office
l dig my bits of gold;
IsuHer not with hunger.
Nor perish with the cold.
My nuggets needs be tiny
Il dig them with pen),
But the Yukon's golden gravel
leave for other men.
My treasure lies exhaustless,
Ny claim is staked with care;
What is all the gold in Klondike,
Since I'm loves millionaire?
Florence Afdy A.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1869.

Then hail all hail to the homely
hen, the greatest blessing of all to
men. Throw up your hat and make
Rome howl for the persevering farm
yard fowl. Wheat may be king but it
is plainly seen that the homely hen is
uncrowned queen.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
Blanche LamOnt's Family.
A letter from Butte, Mont, saws:

A letter from Butte, Mont, says:
Durrant, the San Francisco MUIR
derer, would not last long in this com.
munity. 1t was here that Blanche
Lamont grew up from a small child
into budding womanhood, and here
her remains are buried. A sister of
the murdered girl is the post
mistress OF Dillon. The sister who was
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17

IT is claimed that crows, eagles, raw
ems and swans live to be one hundred
years old; herons, SO; parrots, 60;
pelicans and geese, so; shylarks, 80;
sparrow hawks, 40; peacocks, canaries
and cranes, "a.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17

A GENUINE ghost-story has yet to be
attested; but not SO genuine blood
purifier. Over and over again it has
been proved that Ayers Sarsaparilla
stands alone among medicines as the
most reliable tonic-alternative in
pharmacy. 1t stood alone at the
Worlds Fair.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17

In cases where dandruff, scalp
diseases, falling and grayness of the
hair appear, do not neglect them, but
apply a proper remedy and tonic like
Halls Hair Renewer.
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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-09
HE TRIED TO TOW
THE ROSARIO OUT

The whaling steamer William Baylies
arrived in the harbor yesterday from the
Arctic. She passed Point Barrow home
ward bound, several days before the ice
closed in and caught four of the i'm
prsoned feet there. Her master said the
Orca attempted 10 tow the schooner
Rosario around the point TO clear water
10 the westward, but the ice closed in too
fast and caught them both. The Orca,
had she not attempted 20 haul the RoaariO
to place Of safety, could have escaped
The ice jam. The Rosario, ay the crew
of the William Baylies. was short of pro-
visions. Before the vessels started t.
leave the Arctic the Rosario got a cask
OF beef from the w liam Bavlies and her
master thought it would last his crew
until San Francisco WAS reached.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-09
AIN OLD SAILOR
GROWS DESPONDENT.

l. K. Johansen, who was sailor on the
Rogers, the relief ship which went into
Arctic waters in 1888 after the survivors of
the ll-fated Jeanette, said in an inter.
view yesterday that the chances of the
whalers who are locked in the ice some
where about Point Barrow are very slim
unless relief reaches them soon. The
possibilities of any one reaching tie
imperiled mariners are. in his opinion,
very meager, for he says that the vessels
will in ali probability be crushed by the
ice long before the relief party can make
the journey along tie coast on the ice.
IF there is any man who is qualified to
make the journey, freish,e ed as it is with
many difficulties which none but those
who have wintered in the Arctic realize
the enormity of, that man is Captain
Healey, formerly master of the Bear. He
knows the Arctic better than any man
alive. Not only that, but he knows all the
natives AMI is known and well liked by
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-09
.EBANKS' DEATH MAY
AGAIN Be DELAYED
Acting Warden Edgar of San
Quentin Faces Another
Con emp: Case.
Supreme Court May Not Dispose
CT the Appeal Before the Third
of December.
snecial nIsnatch to LIE CALI.

SAN DIEGO. Nov. S-The controversy
as to whether banks snail be hanged or
not, promises to last as long as Ebanks
does, and his chances for dying of old age
are considered excellent. He is on his
way now to San Quentin under sentence to
hang on Dece Der 3. Acting Warden
Edgar. who was fined 5000 for not exc
cutting the murderer on October s, will re-
ceive another order to lead him to the gal
lows. If the United States Supreme
Court Goes not dispose OF the Ebanks ap-
peal before Decem ber 3 Acting Warden
Edgar will have TO face the unpleasant al
,erpative of hanging Ebanks or facing an
other fine for contempt.
1t is well understood here that Judge
Torrance is on the warpath and is deter
mined TO compel the execution OF the
double murderer or punish the man who
disobeys the order OF the court. 1t is
reported that Edgar is very tired of being
responsible for the Wardenshlp and that
there is too much legal knowledge re-
Quired to keep out OF Jail.
Unless he pays his fine OF 5000 by
Wednesday night. the 10th, the Sheriff of
this county is directed to arrest him.
wherever ne may be found in the State,
and bring him to the County Jail and i'm
rrison him at the rate OF one day for each
So OF the fine. This would mean 100 days,
unless the warden pa d up.
1t is not likely that Edgar will be jailed,
but even he may become weary of having
contempt fines piled against him, which
he must meet out OF his own pocket or en-
gage an attorney to fight the judgments.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-09
VISITORS TO TIE col UMBiA.
Great Curiosity Regarding the Steamer
That win Sail Hound the Horn
to the kkondike.

NEW YORK, Nov 8.-The steamship
City of Columbia. which will leave this
city for the Klondike gold region via Cape
Horn on Decembe l, was visited to-day
at her d ock, foot OF East Ninth street, by
over 5000 people, half of whom were
women and children. Nearly all of the
300 men and women already booked for
hours 1t was open for inspection, besides
a large nun Der of invited guest
Among the latter were II. A. Herbert,
former Secretary of the Navy; General H.
V. Boynton, E. Y. Camack of Philadel-
phia; the venerable ex-Secretary, Nicho-
| las Biddle; G. P. Huntington and D. O..
Mills, ana a dele lation of seventy-fve
business men and bankers OF Philadel-
| phia, who are interested in the project OF
sending out the Columbia. Sky OF the
| passengers already booked are females,
the majority OF whom are married women.
There are few widows among them.
! Thjrty-five of the women are chaperoned
| by Mrs. II. S. Gould.
! The youngest passenger will be boy of
seven years, who will accompany his
m other to the far north. Three hospital
nurses and five ply sicans are among the
! passengers. The men in the party include
| six lawyers, one banker and twelve Yale
students who have abandoned their
! studies for the perils of the Klondike
The passengers come from ell over the
country and Canada. The City of Column
bia will be in charge of Captain E. Z.
Baker. 1t will reach Seattle in April, and
on the way 10 the Horn will stop at seY-
eral of the South American ports.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-09

them. He can converse with them IN
their native tongue and would get assist
anee from them in making Such journey
which no other man could hope 10 get'
for he has relieveJ their necessiie; many
times when they were in danger OF starva-
tion.
$50 great is the esteem in which he is
held" continued Mr.. Johansen, "ihat II
IS common thing TO find many natives
named after him out of respect TO MIN:
They would help him on trip OF mat
kind, and with their assistance he couid
probably make the journey all right. But
whe ther he would be able to get thert In
time or take enough provisions with hlm
10 relieve the whalers is another ques-
tion."
When asked if he thought it would be
possible TO get ship as far as Berlng
Straits, Mr.. Johansen replied: mo. am
certain that no ship could get 20 ber'hS
Straits al this season OF the year. Point
Barrow is is at least 400 miles ABOVE the
straits. L don't believe that II Will Le
90 -sib bic for ship to get 10 Port Y arehce.
w hoever undertook the overland Journey
from there would have 10 Walt untll the
ice along The coast was frozen solid before
he could hope to travel and maui pro-
visions.
1T was April when Captain Healey
reached US when we were IN the Ice on the
Rogers, aud we were then at st. Lawrence
Bay, just where the whalers are now. L
think that the men whose ships are De-
tween Point Barrow and Herschel Island
will In all likelihood stay with their yes
sells until the ice ciushes the ships. They
Will have good chance TO reach Lena
Delta, which is only 400 miles off. II they
take TO their boats. BY putting skids on
their ships boats they can haul them over
the ice. and should they come to open
water they can get into the water ana
make the journey all right. Should they
reach any point in Siberia they Will be ali
right, for the Russian Government has
provisioned the Indians there and looked
after them much better than our Govern
ment locks alter the Indians in Alaska. Ii
they fall in with any OF the Russian In
dians they will be well taken care OF, Tor
the natives are Very friendly"