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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
The Early Postal Days.
Chicago News.


In this day and age we moisten a
stamp and affix it to our letters and
give it not the slightest thought, ac-
cepting the stamp as a matter-of-course
convenience, and many persons would
be wondrously surprised if they were
to be told that their grandparents
never saw postage stamp.
Henry Shaw, the father OF Josh
Billings" purchased the first two
stamps ever sold in the United States,
August 6, 1S47. He bought one each
of the 5-cent and the 10-cent stamp.
these two denominations being the
only ones put on at that time. The
lO-cent stamp he gave Governor
Briggs, and kept the scent one for
himself.
OF the two stamps first issued Wash
ington's portrait was ON the 1O-cent
and Franklin's on the other. Since
that time the various issues of the
United States stamps would furnish a
unique portrait gallery, showing the
faces of forty-eight noted Americans.
Washington appears on twenty-five
issues, while Lincolnt picture is on
every issue since 1866, except the
Columbia series.
In 1875 law was passed prohibiting
the use of the portraits of living men
on the United States stamps, thus
placing living men in the same posi-
ton that women occupied, whether
dead or alive, for no woman's portrait
has ever graced stamp belonging to
the United States, postal or revenue.
Of the 250 stamps which have been
issued the values have ranged from l
cent to 5000. Five dollars is the
highest value among postage stamps,
but newspaper stamps reach the
hundred-dollar mark, while a revenue
stamp may represent 5000.
Stamps were put in the market in
August, 1874, but were so little used
that the government had to pass law
enforcing prepayment of postage,
which went into effect in 1855. Be.
fore this action was taken scarcely
one letter in a dozen was found with
a stamp affixed. To-day the post
Offices of the country sell 1900, ,OOO, ,OOC
stamps Counting postal cards, stamped
envelopes, and stamps of all kinds),
valued at $75,OO0,OOO, during single
wear.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

necessary to purchase the same guam
tity has gone steadily down until it
reached on July |, 1897, the figures
1898. There are notable rises dur
ing the period of six and one-half
years, including that of wheat and
other food products between October
l, 1896, and January l, 1897; but the
general fall is from 100 to 1888.
Mr.. Sauerback's index numbers are
made by taking the English prices of
forty-tivc leading commodities (see the
London Bimetauist for October, 1S96)
since 1877, starting with 100 at that
date. The figure goes invariably
downward until it reaches sixty-two
in January. 1897; the last number l
have being sixty-one in April, 1897.
"That the various index numbers
clearly prove general fall in prices
since 1877 there can be no reasonable
doubt, and every one knows from COM
mon observation that real estate and
machinery have fallen in the same
proportion. The consequences OF
these conditions are depressing, as any
manufacturer will testify who, in 1877
had 100000 in property and owed $780,.
600, but who now finds himself with
only 100000 of property and still owes
the $4,000. If, as Mr.. Barker claims
the fall in values has been twenty-five
per cent. in the last six years and is
still progressing, the baneful effects
upon merchants is understood by all
thoughtful persons.
"The fall in silver will not lessen
the present or prospective woes from
mOnOmetallism. 1t only points the
moral of demonetization. The gold
price of silver falls and so fall the
prices of all other commodities. Such
a fall in the prices of the necessaries
of life is beneficial if it comes from
natural causes, but is injurious, ac-
cording to all political economists,
if it results from the cancellation or
destruction of the money of the world,
which is the measure of values. If
this wrong to society has been pro-
crossing for twenty years it will be
wise for the free citizens of America,
who can accomplish results by votes,
to begin the inquiry anew (now that
the tariff question passes out Of sight
for time) whether the work of REM
edying the wrong ought not soon to
begin. This question is not to be an
swered alone by the money lenders
and the persons OF fixed incomes. All
classes in the community will study it
and will reach and act upon their con-
clusions. I should be glad if l could
think the question has disappeared,
for the reason that silver has gone
down in price everywhere because de-
monetized, and wheat has gone up
everywhere because of a shortage of
crops in various countries. But is the
question really gone? Let us not be
too sure but make inquiry"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
John LIS Platform.

John L. Sullivan, who has always
taken himself very seriously, even
when everybody else was smiling, has
of late been discussing his chance of
election as mayor of Boston. John is
not going to be elected, but the plat
form he has constructed for himself is
worth studying. He says he will be
honest in Office and make others be,
and practice economy in public ex-
penditure and insist ON efficiency.
Further: I'd find places for small
children to play. If you want to stop
the growth of thieves treat poor little
children right. Make them think
that somebody has an interest in
them and don't let them grow up with
feeling that the world is down on
them. Everybody talks - especially
ignorant dudes afraid of the dark
about how to stop vice in big cities.
The way to keep women out of trouble
is not to drive them into it. Any
man who doubts that half chance
for an honest living would keep our
women straight has poor opinion Of
American girls, and he ought to be
kicked. If l am mayor of Boston my
motto will be: Treat the poor right.
Give the under dog a chance. Tax
the man that can afford to pay. Help
the poor women and girls that will be
mothers of the next crop of citizens.
Scare the thieves. Do everything in
the Open."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

AUSTRALIA, which last year pro-
duced 643,OOO,OOO pounds of wool, is
likely to produce no more than half
that in the coming season. Her
sheep are dying by thousands from
starvation on account of shortage i'll
pasturage, and the quantity as we'll as
quality of her product in this line will
be material reduced, thus adding to
the price that American farmers will
probably get for theirs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
AN UNIQUE SCHOOL.
The only Deaf Mute College In the
World.

The United States Government is
interested in the support at the city
of Washington of large school, the
only one of its kind in the world, for
the advanced instruction of the deaf
and dumb. Here scholars are re-
ceived from all parts of the land and
given full college course, as we'll as
being fitted to teach others who are as
unfortunate as themselves.
1t has long been known that the
so-called "deaf and dumb" are gener-
ally deficient as to the sense of hear
ing only. If they are born with the
sense wanting, or lose it in early
childhood, they never hear q sound
and hence never learn by imitation of
others to use their vocal organs.
In this school children are taught
to use this dormant faculty, being
patiently instructed as to how the
different words and syllables are
made. After time they are able to
put together sentences although it is
generally noticeable that the words
are spoken in monotone. A few ex-
ceptional students have become such
experts at lip reading and vocal speech
that they can carry on conversations
very readily, reading from the mo, e.
ments of the lips the questions asked
and replying in speech.
Connected with the college proper
is primary school, and here may be
seen sixty or eighty children-boys and
girls, white, black and red, for negroes
and Indians are admitted. They are
taught all sorts OF industries, and are
very fond of athletics and outdoor
sports. They are particularly proud
of their baseball and football teams,
and do not fear to meet any college
team in the country.
A public service is held every Sun
day afternoon, and is one of the most
interesting features of the visits to
Washington of tourists from the
world over. Unless large number OF
strangers are present, and one of the
professors acts as an interpreter for
their benefit, not a word is spoken.
Prayers, scriptural reading, repeating
verses of scripture by the children,
and sermons are wholly in the sign
language.
Occasionally the fingers are used, as
in spelling out the name of person
referred to or in giving out the text,
but the body of sermon is delivered
by means of hundreds of different ges-
lures, the very embodiment of grace,
and frequently SO expressive that the
thought of the leader may be fol.
lowed by people endowed with all
their senses.
When the school was organized
forty years ago, it was placed in
charge of DIR. E. NJ. Gallaudet, then a
young man of twenty, and he has been
continuously in charge up to the pres
ent time.
The father of DR.. iGallaudet was
Thomas H. Gallaudet, who was the
first in America to open a school for
instructing the deaf and dumb, and
in whose honor the college was
named.
Many of the graduates of the school
hold honorable positions in active life
as teachers, editors and scientists.
Although it was endowed largely by
private individuals, the school receives
each year an appropriation from Con-
gress, and is under the nominal juris-
diction of the Department of the In.
terror.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
THE
new YORK WORLD
THRicE.A-WEED EDITION.
IS Pages o Week. 156 Papers Year.

1t stands first among. weekly" papers
in size, frequency Of publication and
freshness, variety and reliability of con.
tents. It is practically daily at the low
price of a weekly; and its vast list Of sub.
scribers, extending to every State and
Territory of the Union and foreign
countries. will vouch for the accuracy
and fair ness of its news columns.
1t is splendidly illustrated and among
it's special features are fine humor page,
exhaustive market reports, all the latest
fashions for women and long series OF
stories by the greatest living American
and English authors, Canan Doyle,
Mary E. Wilkins, Anthony Hope. Bret
Harte, Brander Matthews, etc. We offer
this unequaled newspaper and the WASH
NoToN STANDARD together one year for
$2-25. The regular subscription price OF
the Two papers is $S.25.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
A Bit OF Satire.

The following is taken from the
Upton Tribune:
"The editor of the st. John, (Kan-
sas) Herald says: at takes money to
run a newspaper" What an exagger-
ationi What a whopperl 1t has
been disproved a thousand times. 1t
is a clear case of airy fancy. 1t doesn't
take money to run newspaper; it
can run without money. 1t is a
charitable institution, begging con-
cern, highway robber-B'godfrey
the newspaper is child of the air, the
return of dream. 1t can 60 on and
on, when other concerns are in the
hands of receivers and wound up with
cowbebs in the windows. 1t takes
wind to run newspaper, it takes gall
to run a newspaper. But money!
Heavens to Betsy and seven hands
round! who ever needed money in
conducting a newspaper? 1t takes a
scintillating, acrobatic Imagination, a
half dozen white shirts and railroad
pass to run a newspaper. Kind words
are the medium of exchange that do
the business of the editor-kind words
and church social tickets. When you
see an editor with money, watch him.
He'll be paying his bills and disgrac-
his profession. Never give money to
an editor. Make him trade it out.
He likes to swap. Then when you
die, after having stood around for
years and sneered at the editor and
his little jim-crow paper, be sure to
instruct your wife to send for three
extra copies by one of your weeping
children, and read the generous and
touching notice about you. Forwarn
her not to send Is cents to the editor;
it would overwhelm him. Money is a
corrupting thing and the editor knows
it. What he wants is your heartfelt
thanks. Then he can thank the
printers and they can thank the groc-
ers. Take your job work to the job
Office and then come and ask for half
rates for church notices. Get your
lodge letterheads printed out OF town
and then flood the editor with beauti.
full thoughts in resolutions of respect
and cards of thanks. They make such
spicy reading, and when you pick it
up filled with those glowing and
vivid mortuary articles, you are so
proud of your little paper. But
money! Scorn the filthy thingl Don't
let the poor, innocent editor know
anything about it. Keep that for
sordid tradesmen who charge for their
wares. The editor gives his bounty
away. The Lord loveth cheerful
giver and He'll take care of the edi-
tors. Don't worry about the editor.
He has charter from the State to act
as a door mat for the community.
He'll get the paper out somehow.
He'll stand up for you when you run
for Office, lie about your pigeon-toed
daughters tackey wedding, blow
about your big-footed sons when they
get 81 week job, weep over your
grasping body when your shriveled
soul is released from it and smile at
your giddy wife's second marriage.
He'll get along. The Lord only knows
how, but an editor will get there"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

THERE is nothing to prevent any
one concocting a mixture calling it
"sarsaparilla," and there is nothing
to prevent anyone spending good
money testing the stuff; but prudent
people, who wish to be sure OF their
remedy, take only Ayers Sarsaparilla
and get cured.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

PAINT, after it becomes dry and hard,
can be removed from clothing by us
ing equal parts of ammonia and tur-
pentine. First saturate the spots and
wash out in soapsuds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

CONGRESSMAN Walker, of Massachu-
setts, a fanatical gold crank, made the
trouble ut Brown university. He is
one of the sort of fellows that make
trouble wherever they 60.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

WITH but little care and no trouble,
the beard and mustache can be kept a
uniform brown or black by using Buck
ingham's Dye for the Whiskers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

WHEN making corned beef hash
moisten it with little beef stock, if
you have it, in place of water. A
pinch of sugar added with the salt and
pepper helps to bring out the flavor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

A NEW greenback party called the
American party, advocating the de-
monetization of both gold and silver,
has been formed at st. Louis.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

hmm diate Restoration of the Mon.
etary Rights of silver the Only
Means for Preventing IHjuries
Which Mankind Must suffer Um-
der the Present clOnOmetalifc
Policy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-29
CONSTANTINE CHEERED.
They shout Tor Union and War = Distress
In some Parts.

London, March 2s.-A dispatch In the
Times from Athens SAYS that when u
became known on sunday afternoon
that the crown prince. Constantine
would leave the city IN the evening for
the Greek camp at Larissa, To take
command uf tn" Greek armies IN the
field. a large crowd gathered on Con
stitution square. adjoining the palace
The populaCr shouted for union and
war and chrercd continually for the
crown prince aud the army
The Daily Mail correspondent says
that Admiral CanDviru. commanding
the International fleet In cretan wa
ters. has wired To the Italian govern
meut to send Immediately ~ large land
force. which is imperatiVely necessary
To cope with the Crctan insurgents.
Admiral Cauviro. IL is Understood. as
serts that In the Interior of the island
lepers are leaving the lazar houses. the
inhabitants are panic stricken and the
dead lie by the roadside unburied,
A dispatch to- the Times from Canea
says that one ~ the correspondents nt
that newspaper who was present dur
Ing the lighting at MalaNa. was cap
turpd by the Cretans aud held as a
spy lie probably would have been
shot hut for the oppnrtune arrival OF
an American journalist and the insur-
gent leader Manus, an old oxford man,
who IL at the head of "A band of young
Crctans whom hr personally equipped.
ManOs was the first Ia enter tn" block
house when the Turks evacuated II,
and he prevailed on the insurgents tn
spare the lives of o. Turkish prisoners.
II is reported that the homhatdment
by the International fleets on Friday
wrought serious havoc among the
Christians. There is some danger uf a
Mohammcdan uprising In the island on
account ~ the scarcity of food.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-29
IT'S WATER SOAKED
CAlLATlN VALLEY rs ONE
VAST MUDDY LAKE.
Farm Houses Flooded-CbiIdren Set Adrift
on Their Way From schooi-A Re-
publican Prohibitions.
Special Dispatch TO The STANDARD.

Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD.
Bozeman. March 2S.-The lower part
of Gallatin valley receiving the drain
age Of the valley above has been mum
dated for some days by water from the
melting snow. AT Manhattan the wa
ter has stood in an almost continuous
sheet for two miles along the Northern
Pacific track and all business has been
at a standstill there. Some Of the chill
dren attending school Friday could not
get home, the water rose 50 rapidly
during the day, and some of the houses
were abandoned, the water flowing into
the lower stories. The country around
Manhattan being Hat, the water gained
no great depth, but spread over the en-
tire section from one TO sil feet. Gull
verts and bridges would mt carry the
water either on the public roads or the
railroad, water In coolies gaining a
great depth from the level tracts above
Northern Pacific trains have been de
layed for hours near Logan during the
latter part of the week. A section gang
watching the water half a mile this
side of Logan yesterday rescued
Thomas Mulllgan from drowning just
as ne was going down the third time
Thomas Ryan of Townsend was taking
a number Of teams through from here
to Townsend. and Mulligan was driving
the head team and leading horse
The water in the couee that he started
to cross was II feet deep. His three
horses were drowned and his life saved
by the section gang.
The republican primaries last night
were attended 10y only a few citizens.
one alderman from each ward being
nominated as follows. First ward.
Charles Pietsch. second ward. Henry
Hellinger: Third ward, +. NJ. Gardner
Fourth ward. Charles W Jackson
At the democratic primaries last
Thursday. l., NJ. Gardner was numl-
mated for alderman, hut his name was
rejected at the democratic convention.
he being a prohibiiionlst Al the re-
publican primaries last night h. was
nominated FOR alderman by that party
The republican convention will be held
Monday evening.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-29
ATTACKEDBY ALION
TWO IDAHO MEN ENCOUNTER
A MOUNTAIN BEAST.
u Leaps 10 Feet and Lands IN Jake
Woods shoulder - They stone
the Animal to Death.

Special Dispatch to tho STANDARD.
Boise. March 2N.-Dnc Of the most thrill
Ing encounters with a mountain lion ever
known In this state occurred near Ola,
few days ago. Charles tAnnistcr and
jake Woods wor" passing along = trail
leading from their work Ia their camp.
There was no thought OF danger IN their
minds until there was fash IN the air
and an enormous mountain lion landed
on Woods shoulder The contact kock-
al him over. and hls companion thought
he was certainly killed, Reaching for a
stone, Rannlster Instantly attacked the
beast. breaking IT, shoulder blade. The
lion then sprnng upon him. when Woods
came to his rescue, also armed with a
rock. The lion was attempting To tear
Hannisters throat. Woods struck II OF
the head and fractured It's skull The
men finally managed TO Kill II. II
measured nine feet from tip TO tip. and II
was found that II had leapcd 20 feet In
springing upon Woods. The mountain
lion never attacks men unless driven TO
II by hunger. The SHOWS in the noun
tains had probably deprived this beast Of
food. and II was ready to spring upon
the hrst living thing II saw,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-29
ORIENTAL ADvlCES.
The nippon yusrn kaisba IL Losing Money
The situation In Manila.

Tacoma. Wash. March sS.-The North-
ern Pacific steamer Braemar has arrived
here bringing oriental adviccs to March ,.
yokomaha advicrs state that IN, Nippon
Yusen Kaisha or Japan Mail Steamship
company. la opening lines To London ani
Seattle, has been prepared to sustain more
or less loss. but the losses have been
heavier than was expected. Two OF tho
chief stockholders. on hearing that the
company had been losing loooo yen on
each voyage recently interviewed Mr..
kon,lQ. prcsldell " lhe COMPANY. 10 learn
the actuaI state OF Affairs. They then
Il, manded that an extraordinary meet
ing OF the shareholders bc called to decide
whether u IL advisable to continue tho
lines or abolish them altogether. because,
although they might he considered a sort
Of national enterprise, they do not think
II right for the company to continue run
ming steamers abroad at heavy loss,
President kondo replied that an applica-
ton had bccn sent To the government that
the deficiency b- made up, although Il
has not been taken up 10y the cabinet lt
will he laid before the diet during tho
present session. The stockholders accord
ingly agreed To walt a little while befors
ccnVcning an extraordinary meeting.
Some Of the high government officials Ia
vor granting an annual subsidy OF ,ioo0op
yen 10 the Nippon Nuscn kaisha, and a
hill TO that effect viii soon be intro
ducrd
A privat" letter received at Hong Kong
from Manila states that the Philippine
rebels captured three. guns al the batttls
OF Sillg. ana that the Spanish officer In
command was Killed. The letter SAYS tho
Spanish soldiers are suffering great pr-
vatons aud that they are praying and
begging for food.