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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

"Josc Hcrrara. who disappeared SO,
suddenly Il couple Of years ago.
The same" replied Bonilla, fixing
his eyes kecnly upon me.
do not know why, but began to
feel uncomfortable. However, he con-
tinucd
"Thc banker looked at me in
ulIiringlv | half rose to retire. !
had fully determined to blow out my
| brains in the street, and that ! did not
do so is owing to one OF the strangest OF
circumstances SO strange that you
will not blame me for wondering
whether it WAS supernatural. l half
rose, I say, and as did SO, | saw upon
the floor Il round, bright object which
had simmer as the gas-light fell
upon it. 1t was coin, a"
"a pcseta," 1 interrupted, breath
lessly.
Yes" he went on, I" a little bit of
silver coin-only peseta. But it
saved by life placed my foot upon
it, and, motioning to the banker, said !:
"A peseta on the seventeen"
"The banker knew me well-he had
cause to-and without making any
inquiries he repeated my wager after
me, and set the ball a-whirling. 1t
stopped in the seventeen.
"Seventeen WINS said he, and on
the seventeen changed seven silver
durOs.
"Do you leave it there? said he.
al nodded.
again the ivory ball spun round,
and again it stopped at seventeen.
"Seventeen WINS said the banker.
again I left the glittering pile
upon the seventeen, and again it won
Seven several times did the goddess
Fortune smile upon me. And when
stopped it was not because l feared to
venture further, but because I had
broken the bank. The poverty.
stricken wretch who q few moments
before had contemplated suicide was
now wealthy"
"And the peseta," said I, "you
have that still, of course"
"No," he replied, with strange
smile.
"Whyw exclaimed l, with surprise,
chad been you, would have kept it
all my life."
"No," he replied, with the same
peculiar smile, "you would not have
kept it,"
"And why not?"
"When I stopped TO pick up the
coin, I found-nothing."
Nothing" I echoed. Why
what-where-"
"That which l had taken for a
peseta was not a coin. The round,
silvery object on which the light had
fallen and deceived me was"
"What?"
GA drop of water"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
Notice of Sherif's Sale
ON sPECIAL EXECUTION.


CUPERIOR COURT, State of Washington, in
y and for Thurston county.
John F. Pershiug. Plaintiff, vs.. Eliza L. Ames,
Joshua B. Ames, her husband, r. C. Seidell
and d. X. Barry, Defendants.
ton issued out Of the Superior Court Of the State
Of Warrington, holding terms at Olympia in and
for Thurston county, said State and dated on
the 18th day Of Feb. 1898, on q Judgment and de.
ruary. 1898, In favor Of che above named plain.
tiff, and against the above named defendants for
the sum Of seven hundred twenty ($72000) dol
d0lars, and costs Of suit taxed at twenty two
rate Of 10 per cent per annum from date thereof
and amounting in all to the sum Of seven hun.
dred forty-nine and 72-l0o (e74s 72) dollars:
which said wrir Of :pee. execution was to
daily directed and delivered and BY which am
commanded to sell At public auction, according
to Law the following described real estate, to
wit:
Lots number one ~. two (2), nine (s) and ten
(lO), Ia the southwest subdivision of block num-
Der slxty-one (6l) Of Swau's addition to the town
NOV city, Of Olympia. Washington, according
in the ONCE Of the County Auditor Of said
Thurst0n county, Washington.
Now, therefore, public notice Is hereby given
that the 18th day Of March, 1895 at TO- O'Clock
front door Of the court house of said Thurston
county, In the city Of Olympia, l will sell the
above described real estate At public auction to
the highest bidder for cash. or so much thereof
40 may be necessary to raise suihcient 70 sstisfy
said last above named amount, together with
increased costs and increased interest.
Dated At Olympia, Washington. this 95th day
CHARLES A. BILLINGS,
Sheriff Of Thurston county, Washington.
A. P. FITCH, Attorney for Plaintiff
Date Of frst publication, Fet Is, 1898.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

CHARACTERISTIC "CHEEK." "A young
Southern attorney, addressing the
Supreme Court for the first time, be.
came hopelessly entangled in his argu.
ment, and Justice Brewer, thinking
that he might relieve the embarrass.
ment of the counsel and give him a
chance to make fresh start, inter.
rupted him and said: ~ don't quite
follow the learned counsel in his argu-
ment. Perhaps if lie will go back and
repeat little of what he has already
said may understand him better.
haven't been able to follow the thread
of his argument" IL noticed you
couldn't" retorted the unabashed at
torney; ait is a very complicated
point of law, but if you will give ME
your close attention will try to make
it so clear that you can understand it. "
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

BICYCLES are coming down in price.
By saving the money they formerly
spent in bicycle shows, the manufac-
turers are able to put high-grade
wheels on the market for $40, $50, OF
$50, and a leading maker who has
been selling his wheels for 500 has
now reduced his price to $50. An
other is said to have declared that lie
is going to let the dealers have his
wheels at $25 and sell them for what
they can get. It's generally conceded
that the chainless wheel is the only
one that will bring 800, and the de-
mand for it is limited to the wealthy
class of riders.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
6 A drop of water"

Stop SMoKINGl-As to the influence
of tobacco on health, this appears
from an analysis of the statistics
gathered by Russian doctor: "Out
of 100 smokers, 1909 per cent. fell i'll
from affections of the respiratory Or
gans, and out of 100 non-smokers
1896; ill from affections of the d.
gestive organs, out of 100 smokers,
11.8S, and out OF 100 non-smokers,
9.92; affected in both apparatus, res
piratory and digestive, out of loo
smokers, were SIT per cent, and out
of 100 non-smokers, only 1922; in
general, 1914 per cent. of smokers
and 1888 per cent. of non-smokers
were taken ILL.," As these facts were
derived from an inquiry among 1,00C
young men of about the same age and
physical condition, they seem to show
Enthusiastically that smoking is deleter'
ious to health.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

REsTFUL Rogers Bringing suburban
ties door.bell at one A. M.)-"Scuse
me, pard-but me and Weary Willy
ond Dusty Rhodes and Frosty Fagin
is a-tryin' ter sleep out in your barn,
and wouldn't yer be kind enough ter
chloroform dat kid, or put him under
q tub, or do suthin' to i'm ter make
i'm stop yellin' so internal loud?-
pack
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

THE cross of gold and crown Of
thorns that figured in the last cam
paign, will be surmounted this year by
a nine point star, emblematic of the
nine leading principles laid down by
W. J. Bryan, on which all opponents
Of gold recommendation and green.
back destruction, can agree.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
A WRITER in the Enqineerinq Ma

A WRITER in the Engineering Maya
zine says that during the last fifty
years the size of steamships has been
multiplied twenty-fold, the horse.
power employed to drive them has
been multiplied forty-fold, and the
speed with which they traverse the
sea has increased three-fOld.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

If that Tacoma chemist is sound in
his belief that he has found gold ia
sulphur, Wall street should be notified
at once. 1t may be deemed advisable
to demonetize sulphur, and thus keer
the yellow metal down to a happy
bankers minimum.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

A letter received in Georgia was adj.
dressed in this way: "To My Son
William. If he's keepin' good COM
pany. If he amt, please return, as
there's two dollars in it."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

A CHICAGO preacher says: "Twelve
ignorant common laborers went to the
university of Jesus for three years and
when they graduated they shook the
intellect of EARTH"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

CONGRESSMAN LEWIS is to be con.
graduated on his success in securing q
suitable appropriation for the Port
Orchard dry dock.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

WIRE is protected by forty pei
cent. duty. There is an enormous
demand and not over five per cent. oil
the wire used is imported, and this
duty will enable the wire trust with it,
fifty million capital, TO control the
markets and make the consumers
mostly farmers, pay any price the
trust may make.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

POSSIBLY it will never be explained
why some kickers do their most violent
kicking when they have absolutely no
ground to stand on.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

If a dish of water is get in an oven
when cake is baking it will seldom
burn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

THE earth is big revolver and Bob
Ingersoll thinks he is one of the
cartridges.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

the lips of the welded couple to whose
home there never comes the patter OF
childish feet.
One cause, more than any other, con-
tributes to making the tens of thousands
of childless, and consequently unhappy,
homes all over this country. The cause is
often the unconscious fault of the wife. A
woman who suffers from weakness and dis
ease of the distinctly feminine organism is
untitled for motherhood, and if she has
children it will probably be at the sacrifice
of her own life. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is wonderful medicine for wom-
en- who suffer in this way. 1t acts directly
on the delicate and important organs con-
cerned in wifehood and motherhood. It
makes them strong, healthy, vigorous, vi
rile and elastic. It banishes the sQueam-
ishness of the expectant period and makes
baby's advent easy and almost painless It
insures the little newcomers health and
bountiful supply of nourishment Thou
sands of homes that were childless and
unhappy now echo with the prattle of
healthy babyhood, as the result of the use
of this marvellous medicine.
when began taking DR. Pierce's medicines
! was very sick" writes Mrs. r. d. Moore OF
Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebr., (Box I73). II could
not keep anything on my stomach, and kept
getting worse. My husband got me two bottles
Of DIR. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery, two
Of his Favorite Prescription and four of his
Pleasant Pellets' tAt this time had been preg-
nant about two months.) I began taking the
medicines, and in less than a week l could eat
anything: The Favorite Prescription Is the
best medicine In the world for prospective moth
ers. My health 10 better now than 1t has been
for twelve years; Ny little girl Is now six
months old and 10 well and healthy. do not
think I should have had my baby il we had not
obtained something to build up my system and
strengthen me-"
Tweuty-oue one-eent stamps cover the
mailing Of paper-covered copy of Doctor
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser.
Cloth bound, 81 stamps. Send to DR.. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

Mr.. BRADLAUGH was once engaged
in discussion with q dissenting min.
lister. Bradlaugh insisted that the
minister should answer a question by
a simple eyes" or "No," without any
circumlocution, asserting that every
question could be replied to in that
manner. The reverend gentleman
rose, and in quiet manner said
"Mr. Bradlaugh, will you allow me to
ask you question on those termsr
Certainly" said Bradlaugh. "Then
may 1 ask, have you given up beating
your wife?" This was a poser, for il
answered by eyes," it would imply
that he had previously beaten her
and if by "no." that he continued t
| do so.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
Unintenlional lnsincerity.

Max Muller relates that Tennyson
once exclaimed, upon opening q dish
cover at the house of a young and
modest couple who had gone to some
trouble to breakfast" him: "Mut-
ton chops! the staple of every bad inn
in England" If 1t were not Max
Muller, or some equally august person
who told of this astounding deviation
from decency on the part of a gentle
man, one would refuse to believe it.
Yet Max Muller names Matthew Ar
mold as wonderful example of per-
feet manners, and there are Ameri-
cans who heard him say to his wife at
an American breakfast-table: "Try
these cakes, my dear; they're not as
nasty as they look"
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1898-09-27
AN ADDRESS 70 M'klNLEY.

Porto Ri~ssa Pleased st che Isospsss Of
d AmsPissW Cst's~sship. i,. 3, n u
Nj WAsHlEoTox, Sept 24.-Major Gen.
,ral Wilson. who recently returned
3irom Porto Rico, was at ths war De.
par,msnt during the day. He submit.
led very exhaustive report upon the
conditions In Porto Roo. The report
deals with the political condition. {
the island and the p ,ssibilitiss OF .
successful change from Spanish TO
American rule. Major General Wal.
son also called upon President McKin.
Icy and prssen ted an address to the
presidents signed bys many OF the lead.
ing Porto Rlcaus. In this address tho
s:gners express their pleasure over the
prospect Of becoming citizens o. she
United States, and Announce their
nope that the Porto Rioan ps. pie some
DAY may become worthy to organize .
stale Ut the Union.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1898-09-27
Want Fort snsIl ne Episrg-d.

Want Fort S"eil 'ng Enlarged. .,rg
WASHINGTON. Snpt. 24.-The war do.
partmsnt has practically decided to
order Colonel Bacon, tommanding the
department. OF Dakota, to make an In
ve,tiga,ion aud report upon the propo.
si,iou OF emerging and extending the
facilities Of Fort Suelling. 1t il 80.
serted that the accommodations st
Fort Smelling are not sufficient Tor
present needs. as "a
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1898-09-27
DODGE MAY BE CHAIRMAN

Commission to Iuvsstig .te tho War De.
partmeut Complete.
WAsHINaToN, Sept. 24.-Visitors = at
the White House during the day were
told by the president that the commits.
sion to investigate the conduct Of the
war lad lean completed and would
consist Of nine members % first an.
nounced. The personnel Of the COM
mission was not announced. F
Several Of the members OF the com.
mission, including General @. NJ.
Dodge, who will proba.ly bs chairman
Of it, have arrived In the city prepara.
tory to attending the preliminary meet.
ing to be held at the White House.
General Dodge was clossted with the
president for half an hour In the after.
noon discussing the details Of the work
\ 70 be uu lertaken. s y a. II E.ss5
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1898-09-27
FIFTY THOUSAND MAY GO.

General Miles Hopes to u u.tsr Out More
voluntssrs .a;@
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-It Is posi-.
be that before long another lot Of vol.
unteers will be ordered mustered out.
In regard to this General Miles says:
1--WE have $1,000 more volunteers In
the service than are n 'eded. We shall
muster out such regiments now in
camp in this country as are democrat.
IL ID by homesickness. =,
Second, we will weed out Of the
regiments all the married men and all
the men who are actually quired at
home.
"Third, we intend to d.spsnse with
tho services Of all soldiers WHO are
physically incapable Of standing the
hardship of garrison du-y where coudi.
,ions are uniavoraLle 10 health. Aud,
la>t OF all, we shall discharge as rap
idly 40 possible the class OF men injuri.
ous to tho morals of the service. ," -.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1898-09-27
WILL TOLERATE NO DELAY.

Dsrsmpsory Message Of 1sstruotiaa 20
subas Evscussisa Cesnmtssiousrs.
WAsH1Norox, Sept. PA very per-
emptory message OF instruction has
been sent to the Cuban military com.
mission, aud by them made the basis
Of a note to the Spanish commission.
era. The authorities In Washington
will not make public the terms OF tho
note, but it's general teuor is that the
United States will not be satisfied
with any further delay In the evacus.
ii IN Of Cuoa. It il to the effect that
the terms of the prctocol Ca led for
the immediate evacuation o: Cuba, and
that Spanish sovereignty must be re.
l.nqu.shed. The American commits.
sioner+ have been informed that tine
evacuation Of Cuba cannot le delayed.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1898-09-27
HIS FRIENDS CONFIDENT.
Gay There 10 Nothing In tho story oi
Noos~vslt's Ineligibility.

oay There 10 Nothing In the story oi
Noos~vsit's Ineligibility.
New YORK. S.pt. 24.-Chairman
O'Dell Of the Republican state commit.
tee was interviewed at the Fifth Ave.
nue. hotel by the Associated Press rep
xesentativs in regard t, the ineligibili,y
TO Office Of Colonel Roosevelt. ~.
1--WE know all about the affidavit
signed by Mr.. Roosevelt" said Mr..
'O'D,ll, 'and we are not in the e.st
worried. The best lawyers and judges
in this city have had the subject under
consideration all day aud they are
unanimously qt the opinion that { here
is nothing In these documents that
will prevent the nomination ana elec.
tion of Colonel Roosevelt. In the first
place there is abundanr evidence to the
effect that Colonel Roosevelt's real
residence was at Oyster Bay" ~
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1898-09-27
American Trade U China. NJ.


Recent treasury statistics prove cha,
our exports 70 tho Chinese market haxr
Increased moro rapidly than thoss 4,
any other quarter a. the world, mofs nor
too. than those o. any other country TO
that vast mart. The falling % q cot.
ton goods expectations was the sole ..
oeption 70 the general fact in the synop.
dc made In this respect, too Amesi,
can trade retains It's superiority. - tie
decadel.ce Of other exporting countries
in this limo was greater II 1921, She
year specified IN the figures. than In
our own case This decline 10 balieved
% be In part on account Of heavy stocks
carried over from the preceding year
and the great increase in Chinese cot
ton manufacturing. Az the figures .are
based on those Of Sir Robert Hart. the
inspector general Of Chinese customs
they are trustworthy. The simple truth
ID, as shown BY the comparative figure.
since 1880. that the United States has
progressed with giant strides and is
rapidly overtaking even Great Britain
in the Chinese market Without piiing
up dreary statisticsa single glance will
suffice at the years 1880 and 1897. In
the first named year American exports
were %, 79S. IT'S and British SO. 4s2,
e2l. In 1897 the relative ratio was
that Of 81, 1884, ,472 to e7,ll7, TIC. One
might cite figures, Pelion on Ossa high.
withoubadding to the eloquenoe Of this
statement. With free hand England
has no rivalry to fear except that of
this country, but the same causes
which will accelerate the trade Of Eng
land even though in less degree will
expand the commerce Of the United
States. The same hostile gates and
hedges which are detrimental to the
one endanger the other Our country
has quite as much at stake as Great
Britain in preserving and heightening
the entente cordiale between the two
peoples that they may work hand lin
hand in solving this great trade i'm.
broglio. Aside from any sentimental
force the two nations regard with sharp
attention all those tendencies which
will sweep away any lingering causes
Of jealousy or irritation. It is from this
point of view that the proceedings Of
the joint high commission at Montreal
evoke such an alert interest. which in
England amounts almost to q burning
anxiety. The belief that Embassador
Hay was summoned to the American
ministry Of state because he is known
to be an ardent friend of the English
alliance and intimately versed inithe
questions connected with it has gained
wide credence and has some natcza]
basis Of probability. -. Ss
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1898-09-27
ISAD0N-RDSlD[DNT'
Opponents Of Colonel Roose-
Welt Say He ls Ineligible Z
to Hold Office.
Claim Being Vigorously Used
by the Supporters of Gov.
ernor Black.
RAy2 1EDoY's AFFIDAVIT lIl''
Escaped an Assessment by
Asserting He Lived In
Washington.
Friends of the Colonel Not
.N the Least Worried Over
the Matter.

ALBANY. N. T., Sept. cl.-The sup.
pres OF <.overnoe B a,k have ex.
ro,ed their nand. whion has been
Iespon g bic for tie great contd noe
IN .le.r ability " defeat Colonel
Roosevelt Ter the gnbernatorial nomi.
nation aud which makes the nomina.
tion Of the colonel all imp 1ssibilisy.
Colonel Ro. ssvelt, they @ y, is ''inelig.
ib;e" to run as u .nlldate for gov.
srnor in this sta: Q Ut this time, and be.
fore "a hours have elapsed taat infor.
nation, with the specific occasions for
his withdrawal from tae contest, will
have become public property aud. will
have emana:ed from New York city.
Superintendent OF Public Worxs Al.
drich, with y delegation of Republicans
who Lave oeen affiliated with hun in
the fight for
- Governor Blsok's Rsnosninatiou
Is aga nst Mr. Roo -evelt, left 1or New
York city during the afternoon to tell
Senator Plast aud the other Rspu .Iioan
leaders why Mr.. r ,osevelt II ''insll.i.
ble" for the gubernatorisl u nomination.
and when this fact is known in Now
York city Colonel r ,osevelt will no
longer be mentioned ~ q candidate for
governor.
When Coli mel Roosevelt was sw. rn
in as assistant secretary of the navy he
swore to his residence as Washington,
d. G. The federal constitution, how.
ever, provides tn at persons employed
by the federal government retain their
residence in the state from winch
they wsre appointed, Tut when
. Colonel Roosevelt ...@
4. Rssssusd From the Navy Decsrs,ns"s
he retired to private life. Thereafter
he enlisted in the army and In accept.
ing his commission again swore to his
residence at Washington, D, @. While
this is the primary ground for the con.
tention, it il olaimsd that further evi.
dence Of his insligi bility 10 found in
tho fact that when he was assessed for
perss nal property in the town of Oys.
ter Bay he later appeared botors the
tax missionsrs and Avo:s of the
assessment on the ground that he was
not resident Of Oyster Bay, but was a
rssident of Washington, d. q. This
affidavit declares that he had no resi-
dence in New York and did not and
could not vote there at the last cleo
ton.