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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-15

soft water. Til, will cleans" without
destroying tho polish. Ii tho marble
is badly stained, 4 -oy.nI application
may be- necessary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-15

Why is Il tli&t ore
man IS old I'D g.
crepid at !. 7rd
}. An other haze and
Vhcarty al 50? Tie
accident of birth has
something TO 90
with il. Some r.cn
are born stronger
than others, 'lut H.
Guently the ST. ~
man becomes weak
and the weak man
strong. 1t depends
ny, tla Ca,,. h. t,l.e
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-15
Notice to Creditors,

NOTICE is hereby given to creditors and all
~ Other persons having claims against the
estate of Jacob Frb, late of Olympia, in the
county OF Thurston, stutc OF Washington, to pre-.
sent the same with the proper vouchers, within
signed at the store OF John Byrne, No. AIS Eas,
Fourth street. Olympia. in Thurston county,
State of Washington. that being the place for the
transaction of the businers of said estate.
Dated al olympia, Dec. 81, A. ID. 1896.
JOHN BYRNE,
WENSL GRESL,
Executors of the estate Of Jacob +. Erb, de-
ceased.
Date offrst publication. Dec. IS, 1895.
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Queer Freaks of Climate.

Turnips and radishes flourish in
southern Alaska. . Potatoes do we'll,
though the tubers do not attain q great
size. Cabbage do not "head." Let
tuce is successfully grown, though it
does not ripen seed. The turnips
above referred to reach a weight of
five or six pounds, and have an excel
lent flavor; the Russians preserve the
tops in vinegar for winter use. Wild
peas grow in abundance on the Aleu-
tian Islands. Along the coast of the
mainland to the northwest OF Sitka,
and on some of the islands off shore
all of the cereals, except corn, a be
grown to perfection. Kadiak, Afognak
and other islands possess q most fer
tile soil, with a milder and more equ-
able climate than that of the Western
States. Wild timothy grows luxuriant-
ly in southeast Alaska. There are
large areas of excellent grazing lands,
notably on the great islands Of the
Kadiak and Aleutian archipelagoes.
There is no reason why Alaska should
not rival Montana or Wyoming in the
raising of stock. All along the coast
millions of cattle and sheep might sub
sist on the wild grasses, with a much
less percentage of loss from winter
cold than in the western part of the
United States, the climate being far
milder and more equable. Indeed,
the climate of the Sitkan and Aluetian
region is not more severe than that Of
Maryland or Virginia, and exhibits
fewer vicissitudes.- The Pathfinder.
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edge of the ocean depths. The actual
boat now in course of construction is
fitted with electric cooking apparatus,
ETC., and in addition to quarters for
the crew, which will consist of first
and second officers, two engineers,
cook and assistant, will have berthing
space for eight people in a main
saloon. This saloon will also serve as
a dining-room, of which the woodwork
will be painted white, so that the in
terror will be as light as possible,
headlights in the upper hull shedding
a subdued light in all the compart-
ments.
When the craft is completed it is the
intention of the owner to invite a num-
Der of men prominent in science to
make a cruise to the bottom of the sea
with him. The estimated cost of the
vessel is 81, 600. It is expected to
have q speed of fifteen knots per hour.
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Public School Telephones.

The Kansas City Board of Educa-
has made q contract with the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone Company for
telephone service in all the public
schools. A switchboard will be placed
in the Secretary's Office and private
lines run to all tho school buildings.
This service was decided upon by the
Board for the sake of convenience and
for use in Ease of fire in any Of the
school buildings, or to give the alarm
to teachers if a heavy storm be ap-
preaching. The city has lad. some
lively experience with cyclones and
parents like to get their children home
out of the way.-Philadelphia Record.
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Moving the Pyramids.

The house mover who declares he
could move a skyscraper provided he
could keep it level, says there is moth
ing very extraordinary in the building
of the pyramids. The stones of the
great piles could easily be, and proba-
bly, we're, conveyed along in the very
manner in which houses are now
moved. If the ancients had no jack
screws to lift up the great weights,
they could have accomplished their
purpose by means of.the simplest kind
of inclined planes composed of girders.
The rolling tree trunk proposition was
also advanced as plausible. Follow
ing the line of balance, the obelisks
could have been set in position from
huge truss ways, composed of Orders.
The ancients may have understood the
use of cantilevers. The stack recently
moved at Manhanset weighed 100 tons.
It was eighty-fve feet hight, and il
was conveyed a distance of $50 feet
quite a feat compared with obelisk
moving. This is the opinion of a house
mover who has achieved q wonderful
contempt for great weights. But, as
no skyscraper has eve been moved,
and as he probably never will be in
vited to move one, his opinion will
have to be accepted for what it is
worth
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is a submarine yacht which will go to
almost any depth beneath the surface
of the ocean, and in which ten persons
will be able to live comfortably for
twelve hours without coming to the
top for a fresh supply Of air. Rising
thus to get breath twice every twenty
four hours, the yacht will be able to
travel eighteen days at full speed, or
a distance of 1900 or 5000 miles If only
sixty-six per cent. of her power is used.
Means of egress and ingress are pro-
vided, so that such of the passengers
as feel disposed to step out for a stroll
on the bottom of the ocean can do so.
But, of course, they would have to
dress for the occasion. The ordinary
Divers costume would be sufficient. 81
Furthermore, there is an ample pro-
vision of powerful electric search-lights
which can be turned in any direction
from the coming tower in the top OF
the craft or from a point in its bottom.
These lights are to be so intense that
even in comparatively turbid waters
objects will be made out with tolerable
distinctness. In waters as clear as are
those of the Atlantic in the vicinity of
the Bermudas, remote recesses OF the
ocean depths may be ransacked with
the rays.
But the submarine observations
need not be made solely in diving
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The Cider Question.

The Temperance Cause devotes consider
able space to the cider question, and gives
the testimony Of men In different countries,
all going to show the mischievous infu-I
ences OF the cider mill. In these are some,
very strong statements, which it would be-
well for any who have doubts as to the
righteousness of prohibiting its sale TO-
read. The editor Of the Temperance Cause,
Rev. Mr.. Noon, says editorially: 4
eve wage no war against the orchard.
The apple is easily our leading fruit, and
vii. be for a century. It is healthful, and,
has no substitute, raw or cooked. There
are many legitimate uses for the juice OF
apples. Boiled down into a thin syrup;
say one-fourth It's volume, It does not fer:
ment, and Is extremely useful for pies and
sauce. Reduced to a jelly, nothing can be,
finer for q relish. The poorer tguit may be-
i tsd tEf fss t. 42i SSask 5zs M \ f aa%iaIst Sissa
makes excellent milk or beef, and needs no
more skill in feeding than cotton seed. is
Is an open question whether the decayed
apples are not Of considerable value as o.
fertilizer, particularly in sandy soil. Al
most the only decent vinegar Is made IRON
cider" .."~+t .-..--,.. ateSSSA
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"The School Of God"

In these days of hurry and hustle we find
ourselves face to face with a terrible dan
ger; and it Is this-no time to be alone with
God. The world, in these last days, is run
ming fast; we live in what is called 1.-The age
Of progress" and ':you know We must keep
pace with the times" So the world says.
But this spirit of the world has not con-
fined itself to the world. tits, alas! to be
found among the saints Of God. And
what Is the result? The result is-no time
TO be alone with God, and this Is i'm
mediately followed by no inclination to be
alone with God. -. This ''desert life" as
some may call it, is Of q importance that
,annot be overvalued. Let us turn to the
pages of Gods Book. On scanning its
precious pages we find that the men OF
God-God's mighty pen-were those
who had been In ''the school Of God" as
It has we'll been called; and His school was
simply ~this-''In the desert alone with
Himself" It was there they got their
teaching. Far removed from the din and
oustle Of the haunts Of men-distant alike
from human eye and ear-there they met
alone with God there they we're equipped
tor the battle. And when the time came
that they stood forth in public service for
God, their faces were not ashamed-nay,
they had faces as lions /; they were bold and
fearless. yea, and victorious for God tor
The battle had been won already in the
desert alone with H~im.-London Christian.
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face. and that, like the surface yacht,
might he seized by the Government
in case of war and converted into a
torpedo boat.
To convert his yacht into a var YES
sci all that is required is to make tor
pedo-tubes of the two elliptical open
ines which are on each side of the bow,
and which in ordinary times are used
by the yachts company as means Of
egress and ingress when the boat is
living on the bottom of the ocean.
These openings are of such form that
either the Sims-Edison or the White.
head torpedo can be used. With air
supply enough to last a crew of ten
men for twelve hours the yacht a ap'
proach the enemy unseen from a very
great distance. There would be alb
solutely no warning, no hint of danger
to those on board the ship she picked
out for attack. While sailing along
without a sail or q trace of smoke in
sight to indicate the presence of an
enemy, the most powerful battle-ship
might suddenly be heaved into the all
and her bottom literally torn out of her
by a fearful explosion.
Those on board who escaped instant
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Believe and Be Saved.

"Believe In the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved" Is the only, and 1t is a
sufficient answer to every anxious sinner
seeking refuge from the storm. You must
seek for comfort In Christ, or you will seek
in vain. But apply to Him, and you cannot
fail. Say as Peter did when he began to
sink, "Save. Lord, or 1 perish" and He will
put forth his hand at once. It is already
held out to you. Lay hold OF it by faith, and
salvation is yours. "Behold the
Lamb Of God, which taketh away
the sin of the world. Look unto me,
and be ye saved" You are invited to re-
gard Him not as the Creator. but the Sa-
viour, not as the Judge, but the Advocate;
not as the Ruler, but the Mediator. When
conscience accuses, hear Him say, at Is L;
I who have fully atoned for thy sins; I who
have blottedthem all out by my blood"
When the thought Of God alarms, listen to His
voice, 1T Is 1; 1 who have made peace by the
blood OF the cross; !, by whom the just God
becomes the ~justi1er Of the ungodly."
when the painful conviction Of shortcom-
lngs, after all our striving, overwhelms,
again He says. "It is I; I whose white robe
will cover all thy filthy rags, I, from whose
perfect obedience, and not from thy "
unworthiness thou art to look for acceptance
with God" When a sense Of weakness and
inability to cope with the many difficulties
and dangers which surround US, depresses
the mind, again His voice is heard, ut Is 1;
I who have engaged to perform things for
thee; I who will never leave thee nor for
sake thee"
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"Blot Out the SUM-"

At Princeton, q young thcologue
persuaded @ fellow student to go into
the auditorium and listen to him while
he rehearsed a sermon. The preacher
in embryo began. His subject was,
Light" With q violent gesture with
the right arm he said: "Biot out the
sun" With O similarly frantic move
ment of the left arm he roared, blot
out the moon!" Then, with a COM
bined gesture, made up of both AIMS,
he beloved, "Blot out the s~tars!"
But it was enough. The auditor arose
to leave with q hoar.e, cruel whisper,
"Turn off the gas!"-New York Mail
and Express.
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&EW SUBMARINE BOAT.
MELVE HOURS WITHOUT A SUP
PLY OF FRESH AIR.

A Vessel That Can be Used Either as a
Warship Destroyer or as a Pleasure
Craft-Sliding Panels of Clear Plate
Glass to Gaze Through ut Sea Marvels.
Before many months have elapsed a
submarine boat will probably be com
pleted which will embody several fea-
lures that are distinctly new. 1t is
the invention of H. E. Dantzbecher. a
naval architect and designer of yachts,
who lives in Philadelphia, and who
has contributed his share to the repu-
tation this country has of late years
won for skill in ship-building. Mr..
Dantzbecher. in other words, is a
practical man, and not of the class of
inventors who construct dream fabrics
which rise so conveniently superior to
the limits of mechanical possibilities,
cutting so fine a figure in print and so
poor a one in practice.
Put compactly, what Fir. DANTE
becker purposes to give to the world
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suits. Mr.. Dantzbecher has arranged
sliding panels both in the sides and
bottom of his craft which, when
slipped back, expose large areas OF
thick but very clear plate-glass.
Through these windows the sub
marine travellers a look out upon the
illuminated depths Of water at their
ease. They can thus turn the entire
ocean into a mighty aquarium, and
study the structure, life and habits OF
the queer fish and grim monsters of its
lower depths. And all this seated in
q cozy room, with stenographers al
hand to take down the words of the
learned scientist as they fall from his
lips.
And aside from this obvious value to
scientific research, the amount of plain
amusement the scheme suggests is be,
wildering to contemplate.
It is Jules Verne's fascinating Nau,
titus, which sailed ''Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea-" turned into
an actual reality-sliding panels, plate,
glass windows, doors leading out into
the dim, mysterious waters and all. In
fact, it is very evident that Mr.. Dantz-
becher, like many thousand of other
people, has had his imagination stirred
and his inventive genius stimulated by
Verne's delightful romance.
With substantially all the expert.
ments in submarine bodybuilding
heretofore the central idea has
been the creation of a weapon
that could work with deadly effect
upon the modern battleship. This
floating iron fortress has year by
year grown so impregnable above the
water line that the marine experts
have been trying to get at the monster
in some effective way from beneath.
Torpedoes launched and directed in
the ordinary way, on Or from above
the water level, are at the best but
vague and random blows which can
only be landed by chance or where
the warship is caught mapping. That
the ideal way of planting the torpedo
was from beneath the vessel attacked
has been recognized from the start,
and the study of the subject of sub
marine navigation has been almost
entirely on that line.
Where Mr.. Dantzbecher differs
from his predecessors in the field is
<that he has aimed to build a Graf
which, while capable of being turned
the deadliest of submarine
weapons, would at the same time b.
capable of such other purposes tina
private citizens as we'll as govern
ments would have a use for it. HI
aimed to make a yacht, in other words
that was capable Of sailing below tn
water as other Yachts sail on its sur
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Doesn't Realize the Danger. Point.

DOcbn pcH11Lc th0 D1A8o s
As rule no young man ever paid for his
arst drink. Did you ever think OF 1t, or
what that part implies? 1t means that your
brother, your son or somebody's son, who,
perhaps has been carefully trained, had;
made acquaintance who, through a SINH,
lar process had become drinkers and, at.
last, either occasional or frequent visitors
to get something to steady my nerves."
The ordinarily well trained young man
will resist these invitations possibly for q,
long time, but on some special outing, or
under special circumstances he accepts the
proffered "treat"-not realizing that In 30
doing he has crossed the danger line.
Once treated he feels under q social obH-i
cation to return the compliment and he tSI
we'll started on the broad highway WHOM
Is certain to end in mental and physical IN,
Jury, but with all the probabilities OF q
happy future against him.
Indeed his chances are no better tina
those Of thousands I have seen In the rags,
of tramps-in the ranks Of embezzlers, de-
faulters and forgers-or confined In q
public institutions:
In a living grave apart from men, !
The mindtormented with the might have
been"
OF wasted years, mid which the striving,
puaffs bitter gall from SORROWS fateful
bowl. !
-Bidwell's National Gazette.
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0It Ia +. Re Not Afraid,n

Is 1t stormy weather with thee2 Do cares,
aisappointments, 'bereavements, as q heavy
cloud, deluge thee with sorrow? Do spirit.
ual troubles assail thee as a hurricane and
drive hither and thither thy harassed soul
Do the winds and the waves beat upon
thy frail bark, 80 that it seems about to
sink? 20 thou afflicted, tossed with tempest
and not comforted," listen to the voice OF
Jesus, who comes to thee In the storm walk
inc upon the water, and says, at Is I;.be
not afraid" The design Of religion Is to
make us OF good cheer. This world is In
deed q vale OF tears, but the Man OF sorrows
has Visited it, that we may rejoice. We are
surrounded by causes OF alarm, but the
gospel bids US fear not. And that which alone
can enable US to be of good cheer mid sor-
rows and of good courage amid perils, is
the presence Of our God and Saviour; To
believe in Him as always near, always KIND.
always mighty to save, is the true and sole
antidote to fear and grief. 1t Is only IN pro
portion as we recognize His voice as that OF a
friend, saying, 1T is ]" that we can comply
with His exhortation, "Be Of good cheer be
not afraid" ~e1N>--eAr-"--r
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BASEBALL BATS.
Nearly 100000 Are Made Yearly-Sea.
soned Ash the Best Material.


It may be interesting to baseball
cranks and others to learn something
about the number of baseball bats
made, the quality and whence comes
the material from which they are con-
structed. When it is considered that
40, 900 dozen bats are handled yearly,
some idea of the dimensions of the
business can be formed.
The materials of which baseball bats
are constructed comes principally from
Indiana; that is, the better quality
does. Second growth ash is the STAN
dard, and this must be carefully selee-
ted and perfectly seasoned. The best
bats are made from Indiana ash, cut
the usual length and split, the split
guaranteeing almost perfect straight
ness and grain.
Basswood enters into the manufac-
ture Of baseball bats to q large extent,
and is called American willow. There
was a time when English willow was
considered by ball players to be the
best material for bats, but there is
very little of this used now, and none
at oil by professional ball players.
Pine, poplar and cottonwood are used
for cheap bats for boys, and Missouri
and Arkansas supplies most of this
lumber.
The leading baseball bat manufac-
tory of the country is at Grand Rap
ids, Mich, and millions Of sticks are
turned out yearly from this immense
concern. Milwaukee comes second,
while Vincennes, Ind, is third. The
latter city at one time led the country
in baseball bat manufacturing, but
Grand Rapids and Milwaukee have
excelled the Hoosier town long ago.
Of course, nearly every city of i'm
portance in the East manufactures,
more or less, baseball bats, but none
of them have any factories that will
compare with the Western concerns.
"Years ago, when baseball was in its
kindergarten stages" said a dealer in
baseball goods to a Star reporter.
''fancy bats were all the rage, and
manufacturers and dealers We'd with
each other in their efforts to get gaudy-
looking sticks to attract the eye of the
players. In those days ball players
were proud of their bats because of
their elegant coats of paint and warm
ish, but now the professionals take
pride in the plainness of their ball
kitters. Dealers now make bats for
the professional trade only Of ash that
has undergone three years Of season
ing, and in general appearance they
are as rough and coarse as a common
pick handle, but in perfection Of shape
and toughness of fiber they cannot be
surpassed. -
"Nearly every professional has his
ideal bat, and all weights, lengths and
circumference are turned out to meet
the individual tastes of the players.
Most professionals are cranks to some
extent in regard to bats, and they
spend days and sometimes weeks in
scraping, shaping and otherwise fin
ishing up the bat they expect to knock
out home runs with during the play
ing season. Linseed oil is all the
dressing professionals use on their
bats. No paint or varnish is ever
allowed on a stick after the player can
get an opportunity to scrape it off;
hence the manufacturers make what
is called the professional bat without
polish OF trimmings. Washington
Star.
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IN THE QUIET HOURS.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST AUTHORS.

The Reassurance-BeIieve and Be Saved
"The school of God"-"It L. I; Be Not
Afraid"-Christ Must Make You-It Is
Folly to Brood-Our Greater Work.
Because the bitter winds are out,
And the mellow days of autumn gone
Because the storm-iends run and shout
And scrawl red fingers on the dawn,
Should VIC lose hope, and weeping say,
sour Joy is hid meath the drift on the
lawn;
and love was buried yesterday.
And the tender mercy of God withdrawn"
Nay, nay, for the very winds that blow
Heavy with death will come again
With April music, and none will know
That. life held ever a tear or q pain
The lilac that sways so naked today,
With twistless arms to the sunless sky,
Will see the spring coming the same old way,
And shake out her green leaves merrily.
30 heart, my heart, though today be drear,
And Joy be burdened with doubt awhile.
Know that God holds you a smile and a tear.
And tomorrow, psrchance, you will see
him and smile.
THEODORE ROBERTS.
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Christ Must Make You.

II you are to be anything in the world,
Christ must make you. You can succeed
only by His permission and help. Have you
let Him into your life to work and to build
up and to transform? You are %neighborly
with Him; but that will not do. He must be
allowed to become something more thar
vour neighbor. He must be ad-
mitted into your heart. He must be
allowed to abide at the very focus
OF your being and in the very springs OF
your life. Mere neighborliness would never
have made Paul or John. 1t took personal,
enthusiastic faith and love and surrender to
make them. That you may reach the goal OF
life, that you may realize your best possible
self, that you may be what Christ can make
Surrender of your soul and body and spirit
to Christ. Open your whole life to His in,
coming. David Gregg, D. D., In "our Best
Moods"