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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14
BELMORE AND NEIGHBORs.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
A poetical tramp passed a night
here early in the week.
Mrs. T.. D. Young took spin on a BIZ
cycle out here last Sunday.
Victor Morgan is still confined to
the house with rheumatism.
When not at school, Dave and Will
Trosper are busy with trap and gun.
Cal Trosper and wife are visiting at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. N. Trosper.
The dance that was announced for
last Saturday evening, at J. Lewis,
was put off till next Saturday evening.
Our popular teacher, Miss Lena
Shields, re-opened her school here af-
ter fortnight's vacation, with a full
attendance last Monday.
Mrs. Henry Eckert experienced a
severe attack of bronchitis, Monday
night. We are happy to report her
much improved in health.
Mr.. j. Robinson has gone to Mud
Bay in quest of the numerous festive
clans known to abound there, with a
view to gathering enough to dry to
take to KlOndike next month.
An invitation to visit her new
grandson, Occasioned Mrs. John L.
Morgan to take hurried departure
for Elma to spend short time at the
home of her son Charles and his wife.
We are having such soft, springlike
weather. it seems to require such a
spectacle rs the Black Hills now pre-
sent, clad in snow, to assure us that it
is winter in some less favored locali-
ties. NEwsY.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14
BUCODA BREviTIES

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Miss Grace Dewitt is on the sick
list.
Born, on the 10th inst, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John DOotson, q son.
Geo. Loomis is recovering from an
attack of quinsy and 10 grippe.
Mrs. Williams, wife of the operator
at the depot, is afflicted with sore eyes.
Receiver Thompson has. q numper
of men at work up the river repairing
the dam.
A great many are suffering from
colds caused by the dampness Of the
late flood.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard are
happy in the possession Of brand new
baby girl.
John Dootson had the misfortune
to have fine cow killed on the rail.
road one day last week.
Book keeper Taylor has moved his
family to town. They are occupying
Mrs. Heycock's house on the hill.
Butcher w all has moved from the
lower to the upper part of town. He
says he wan Is to be on dry land the
next time there is flood.
1t is a cheerful sound to hear the
school bell ringing again and it is to
be hoped that dreadful epidemic OF
sore eyes will not get among the pupils
again.
Geo. E. Thompson, the receiver OF
the mill, has moved his family from
Olympia and gone to housekeeping
in Mrs, Shead's house on Main street,
opposite LOOMS store.
Mr.. C. Belts has started a roller
skating rink in the building formerly
occupied by Pulley & Higgins. 1t is
open Tuesday and Friday evenings,
and is great attraction for the young
folks.
Nothing has been heard of the
thieves who broke into G. c. Cases
drug store one night last week, no
doubt but what it was tramps as a
great many rough looking characters
were seen about town the day before.
They got away with about $50 worth of
knives, scissors and razors. They also
attempted to break into Blumauer's
store, but timely shot from Mr.. b.
revolver frightened them away.
SPooPENDYKE.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14
A Very Pleasant Reunion.

st. Johns Church Workers held
their annual meeting on Saturday
afternoon, at the residence of Mrs. T.
N. Ford and it proved o delightful
and inspiring occasion for the mem.
bership. At the conclusion of the
routine business, a recess was taken
and q dainty supper was served by
Mrs. Ford, assisted by Mrs. Bates and
Miss Corinne Prince. After due at
tention had been paid to this import.
ant piece Of business, the President
called for order and the members, &C.
tive and honorary, responded to roll
call with suitable Quotations. The
Secretary then read the constitution
OF the society, after which the Presi.
dent, Miss Brouner, delivered a very
able and instructive address, followed
by full and comprehensive reports
from the Secretary, Treasurer and
Work Directress, concluding with a
few we'll chosen and complimentary
words by the Rev. Mr.. Badger. The
honorary members present were
Messrs. Badger, Ford, Hill, Ross and
Bates, with Mrs. Badger the guest OF
honor.
The first meeting Of the year is
doubly dear to the members of this
society, for it is sacredly kept in men,
DRY of the late Miss Julia Ferry, a
former President, who last met with
her cO-laborers at the annual meeting
in January, 1894.
The officers for the ensuing year
are: Miss Mabel Brouner, President
Mrs. Chas. Bates, Vice President
Miss LYNNE Barnes, Secretary; Miss
Eugene Jones, Treasurer; Mrs. T. N.
Ford, Work Directress, with Mrs.
Ellis and Miss Badger for Assistants.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14
DElPHIIITEMS.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
NJ. j. Ncylon has the contract for
carrying the mail from Delphi to
Olympia.
&. NJ. Henry rallied off his bicycle
last week. Mrs. NJ. A. Neylon drew
the lucky number.
Some of the young men of our
neighborhood are talking of going to
the Klondike in the spring.
A large crowd of young people last
Sunday, came to Sabbath school, but
as the Superintendent failed to ap-
pear, they were disappointed.
Mr.. Richard Endecott gave a dance
IN his new house which a success in
every respect. The crowd left thank
ing Mr.. Endecott and family for their
hospitality.
The Delphi Literary Society met
last Friday evening, but owing to the
weather the crowd was small, and some
OF the speakers were absent. The de.
bate was postponed till next Friday
evening, when we hope to see large
crowd. PADDY
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14
George H. Slaves, a well-known

George H. Slaves, a well-known
farmer of Echo valley, was arrested
Monday, at Colville, on a charge of
assault and battery. The complaint
was filed at the instigation of his
daughter. Mrs. Beatty, who says that
the father fell upon and brutality beat
her mother. Slaves stated at the trial
that Mrs. Beatty instigated the quarrel
which embroiled his wife, and the
troublesome daughter brought Win
chester rifle into execution and fired
two shots at him, one OF which barely
grazed his shoulder, leaving a slight
abrasion of the skin. Slaves refused
to swear complaint out against his
daughter. He was convicted of the
assault and the jury assessed his pun
ishment at 80 fine and thirty days in
Jail. An appeal was taken to the SUI
perior court.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

Sadie Able, a more or less pretty
Palouse girl of 16 years, slipped away
from home the other day and went to
Oakesdale with red-haired woman
of % years, known as Pearl Taylor,
and fellow called "Tex." The wires
caught her at Oakesdale and her
father took her home.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

Mrs. Robert Tischener committed
suicide at Davenport, Tuesday night
She had been conducting her husbands
drugstore and quarreled with his part
ner. She swallowed prussic acid and
fell on the steps of the store. At the
last election she received two votes fol-
Mayor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14
II begin TOMORROW night.

John Doyle, at one time prosperous
saloon-keeper and logger at Shelton,
attempted to commit suidide early
Sunday morning by cutting his throat
with a penknife, five times. He is
still alive, but there are small hopes
of his recovery. He is about 80 years
old. He is believed to have been
Temporarily insane.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

While out duck-hunting At Friday
Harbor last Monday, John Little ac-
cidentally shot his brother full OF
buck-shot. The charge entered the
body just above the hip and lodged
near the backbone. The attending
physician says he will recover.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

The Populist City Central Com
mittee of Tacoma has fixed February
% as the date for holding the Popu-
list primaries. The date of the city
convention has not yet been set.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

w. D. Hall was found dead in his
house on the Howard farm, near
Wenatchee, Monday morning. He
lived alone and so far as anybody
knew was in good health.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

Fred Archer, employed at the Ia
coma Wooden Mill, fell from the top
floor to the lower, distance of eighty
feet, last Saturday evening, and es-
capped with nothing worse than a brok-
en- nose.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

WANTED Purchasers for few capes,
Jackets and Mackintoshes. Prices to
suit any purse at G. RosenthaPs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

Mrs. Charles Mcdonald died ut her
home near Hartford, Wednesday, of
black diphtheria. She left a husband
and four daughters. All precaution
have been taken at Hartford to pre-
vent the spread of the disease.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
Skim.Milk for Growing Chickens.

AT this season of the year, young
chickens and skim-milk are more
abundant on our American farms than
at any other time. In view of this
fact, it would be we'll If more people
growing chickens would feed them some
of this milk.
muscle and fesh-forming material in
form to be readily taken up and d.
gested by the system. Milk that has
been SKINNED has really lost but
small amount of its value as food, the
cream consisting of considerable fat,
which in itself is the least nutritious
part of the milk. The cheesy matter
left in the milk is its most valuable part
for food, and tends to produce vigor-
GUS, healthful growth when fed to
calves, pigs and chickens. If more
American pigs and chickens were fed
less corn and more skim-milk, it would
not only be to their lasting benefit, but
it would also eventually result in finan-
cial benefit to the farmer.
With the purpose of studying the
effect of skim.milk diet on the young
growing chickens, an experiment was
conducted at the Indiana Agricultural
Experiment Station, in which two lots
of chickens were under observation.
There were ten chickens of two breeds
in each lot, ranging from four to six
weeks of age at the beginning of the
experiment. Each lot received the
same food, care, and treatment, excep-
ting that one was fed all the skim. milk
wanted, while the other was given
ha faA nf tW
parts crushed corn, one part bran, and
one part ground oats. They were also
fed cracked bone, cabbage and lettuce.
When the experiment began, the total
weight of one lot of chickens was only
one-half an ounce more than the other.
The experiment lasted from July II TO
September 8.
The result of the feeding show that
the chickens fed milk and grain ate
considerably more grain than did those
receiving no milk. The results also
show that the chickens of lot 1, receiv-
ing no milk, made an average weekly
gain of 1852 ounces, while those fed
milk, made gain per week of 4.46
ounces, or over one-fourth pound. The
chickens fed milk made more rapid
and uniform gain than those fed grain
only. The general results of the feed
ing, in every way seemed show the
superior influence of the skim-milk on
the growth of the birds.
These chickens were raised on the
station grounds, were uniform in
character, and kept under good condi-
tons in confinement, 30 that no food
was available excepting such as was
given by Mr.. Anderson, who conducted
the experiment.
1t would be we'll if our poultry grow
ers would place plenty of skim-milk
available to the chickens. If the vessel
containing the milk were thoroughly
scalded daily to keep the sanitary condi-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
Size OF a Farm.

The proper size of farm depends
on the farmer. 1t is great deal easier
TO get farm too large than it is to get
it too small. The most of US are 40
constituted as to like the idea of big
ness. This old innate pride will lead
us very often to attempt more than we
can properly perform. 1t is tendency
hard to overcome, since it is implanted
within us, and taught us from child.
hood up; if not by precept, it is by ex-
ample. One thinks if his cornfeld
does not at least number twenty acres
he has not enough, when very often
the half of it would bring more corn
than the whole, because of the oppor-
tunity it would give of 80 much better
cultivation. The same is true of the
wheat crop. Very often forty acres
is sown when the same amount of work
concentrated on twenty acres would
bring more and better grain.
And thus it goes on through the
whole management. So much is un-
dertaken that none is done thoroughly.
The remedy is, cut the farm in two.
If you are in debt sell part and farm
the remainder better. If you do not
happen to need the spot cash, then sell
to some industrious person not pre-
pared to pay cash, but who can pay 80
much year. This would work well in
two ways, enable you to do better
work, raise better crops and keep your
farm in much better shape: and would
also give deserving person a chance
for home. Thirty acres managed is
much better than sixty mismanaged.
How few, how very few, are the farms
properly managed in every way, no
leaks anywhere. The number is small
er than one imagines at first thought.
Says one, "Twenty acres is not large
crop of corn for one team" Perhaps
not If you have nothing else to see af-
ter. If one hires hand to do nothing
but tend that twenty acres, then it is
none too much; but one man with the
other cares upon well-regulated farm
can not give that many acres the prop.
err care. If he devotes all his energies
to one thing, then something else must
suffer in consequence. To my mind
the size of farm most desirable ia
forty acres. GA little farm we'll tilled''
will bring success.-Rural World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
Farm SlOvenliness.

II is q source of deep regret in trav.
cling about the country to notice the
occasional lack of attention to q neat
and tidy appearance of farm buildings
and surroundings and this appearance,
to great extent, indicates the finan-
cial standing of the farmer and fire.
quently the comfort and happiness
which he enjoys. A person who keeps
his buildings and grounds in good con-
dition is generally as particular in re-
gard TO his financial and business mat
tiers and the opposite is true in regard
to the slovenly farmer. A writer in an
exchange says: MANY farms are es-
timated below their true value be-
cause of slovenly appearance. Weeds
higher than the fences, trees blown
down and left to rot in the same place,
fences out of repair, gates and barn
doors off Of hinges or swinging on one
hinge, unsightly hitler in dooryard and
at the barn, these and many such evil
dences Of carelessness depreciate the
value of any farm. The soil may be
excellent, the water facilities all that
could be asked for, and all natural adj
vantages requisite to make good, high
priced farm may exist and yet that
farm scarcely make its owner living.
1t can almost pass for truism that the
farmer makes the farm. Many reason
that there is no money in keeping the
farm neat, no cash in the carefully kept
barnyard and that there is no time for
these matters. Such reckon at random.
Pleasant surroundings do very mate
rally aid us to do better work; man
succumbs to such influences uncon-
sciously. The farmer with neat prem.
ises will have better crops, better stock
and will get more enjoyment in life.
A man who justly appreciated the
commercial value of neat, well-kept
farm made many dollars buying farms
that the owners had neglected at low
prices, making them attractive and sell.
ing them for much larger sums than
were paid. The repairs were made at
small cost Of money, the outlay being
mostly judicious labor and taste.
"The great difficulty is that farmers
try to care for more land than one man
can possibly attend to properly, hoping
thereby to increase their income. The
harvest many times is disappointing
and encouragement follows, but, I'M
fortunately, the difficulty is not placed
| on the right scale. Farming, as all
other avocations, gives us returns in
proportion to the kind of labor ex.
pended. Attention given to these
seemingly trivial matters will give
larger returns than are anticipated
and nature will aid US to beautify the
farm house, and wherever the sons and
daughters 60 this charming spot will
be fondly cherished, whereas, now
too many remember the farm house as
wilderness of weeds and brush."-
Mirror and Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
Live Stock Market.

SwNE.-Steady, as last week; western at
to 4ac; northern, 5sc d. W.
VEAL CALvEs.-The demand was fairly
brisk and the tendency of prices upward.
BEEF CATTLE.-The demand was fairly
brisk and prices even, as rule satisfactory
to dovers.
Mich Cows.-Sales moderate with fair
supply. The range, $40 to 4S. Choice
cows, $50 to 80.
Prices OF market beef: A few choice, $3.50
to 100; extra 5000 to 6.25; first quality,
$500 to $780, second quality, $500 to 4.50;
third quality, SO 90 to $50.
Prices of store cattle: Working oxen per
pair, $50 to 100; farrow cows, $l2 to "a;
fancy cows, $50 to CO., mich cows and
calves, $40 to 48; yearlings, So to l8; 2-year-
Odds, 800 to %; Western fat swine, live 4 to
4tc; Northern dressed hogs, 5sc per ID.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The run of sheep
from the west was light owing probably to
the better prices obtainable there. We
quote: In lots. 50 80 to each; extra, So %
TO 81 or from p to &c per lb; spring lambs,
5t TO 81; veal calves, to 81 @.
Arrivals OF live stock at markets for the
week ending August l6, 1898.
At Watertown: Cattle, 1853; sheep and
lambs, GA; swine, 14,093.
At Brighton; Cattle, 1861; sheep and
lambs, 527; swine, 400; calves, 434.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24

valuable food both for men and all
kinds of stock. But the picking off the
pods from the vines and Smelling them
is a long tedious process, possible to do
by hand only where labor is very cheap.
The common peas sell at from seventy
to eighty cents per bushel. Carefully
hand picked for cooking they sell for as
much again in the south.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
Too Late.

"What weapon did Samson use in
Staying the Philistines?" asked the Sun
day-school superintendent during the
general exercises.
"He-he didn't use none," sputtered
a little red-headed urchin on the back
row of seats. ''He didn't git inter de
scrap till dey was all sunk."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
One Strong Reason.

Magistrate-The assault you have
committed on your poor wife is most
brutal one. Do yon know of any rea-
son why l should not send you to
prison?
Prisoner-If you do, your honor, it
will break up our honeymoon.-Truth.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24

tons good, the feeding of the milk
would unquestionably result in profit
Professor 9. S. Plumb, in Country
Gentleman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
M. w. WheeIock'S
Real Estate Agency

INTELLIGENCE OFFICE,
AT MONTPELIER BOOK BINDERY.
Have bargains in houses, lots and other
valuable property. Places wanted for first
class clerks, male, hotel cook girls for
house work. laundry work, etc.
ER- No expense for registering.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24

Scratch, scratch, SCRATCH unable to attend to
business during the day or sleep during the
night. Itching piles, horrible plague. Doan's
store, 90 cents,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
HOW's This Z?

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by taking HALLS Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by the firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrb Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price seventy.five cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
free.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24

"a man can't be in two places at
once" observed his friend. "Oh, l
don't know" replied the office-holder,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
Boston Produce Market.

U-The quotations given below represent prices
obtained pY receivers rh0iesas lots mot ,oo6tns
prices unless otherwise Indicated aud are intended
to,represent actuslsa
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
Births Reported.

Smith. D. X. and Nan H.; 3612 Bell
street; February %; girl.
Whitman, Barney and Minnie; 1904 Oak;
CLIFFORD. Ernest and Mrs: $40 Franklin;
Peters. David and Maria; 2lo Holmes;
March 3; boy.
Weaver, J. L. and Lucinda E.: 23ls Mon
roe. March 4; boy.
Allen. E. N. and Myrtle s.; 7Os East
Twerty-ninth: March 4; boy.
Kirkpatrick. John and Jane; 21o1 Grove;
Brock. Charley and Fannie; 2s14 Roch-
ester: February A. girl.
Donnelly p. T. and Annie; S4l5 East
Nineteenth; March 5; girl.
Lewis, Francis l.. and Catherine; 1924
Cherry; March 8; boy.
Could Joseph and Katie; 1901 Belleview;
March 6; girl.
Reach. ". L. and Mary E.; 72l Locust:
March 5: boy.
Montgall Frank r. and Margaret: 2426
Campbell: March ); girl.
Boyd, John F. and B. E.; 2024 Mercier:
March s: girl.
Pizichiilo, Nicolo and N: 80 Campbell;
March 6: boy.
zito. Aspano and Mary; 2l1 West Sixth;
Scanlan. E. and B.; 200 Belleview: March
6: boy.
Nitzche, Charles and Bertha; 1926 Main;
Garrison. j. D. and Jennie M; 22l
Brooklyn; March 6; boy.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
TO IMPROVE THE DEPOT.
Slight Chance for a New Building
but Enlargements VIII
Re Made.

The conveniences for the travelling public
at the Union depot are to be enlarged and
improved.
Startling and strange as the statement
may appear. it has official sanction, for it
was ordered at the meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the directors of the
company held yesterday. After advertis-
ing for bids for the depot privileges and
delaying contracts for sixty days the di-
rectors yesterday decided to reject all of
the bids received and allow the present
holders of privileges, Fred Doggett and
]. S. Cosby, to continue indefinitely under
the terms % their old lease.
Following the disposition of the business
on that point the members then authorized
E. s. Washburn. president of the board, to
devise ways and means for enlarging the
capacity of the depot and increasing the
accommodations that an increased travel
have made absolutely necessary.
The act. so long delayed. came at time
that was surprising to some as the reports
that such measures were being seriously
considered were not believed by many peo-
pie.
Mr. Washburn as yet has no plans what
ever for carrying out the wishes of the
directors. but will begin work at once with
his architect figuring on the proposition.
and may have something tangible for the
near future. For the present the simple
statement that the conditions are to be
improved is all there is. That is much
more than has been had in the past.