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The times., 1898-09-04
An Alien Interest.
From the Detroit Free Press }

ttrom the Detroit Free PTeSS.)
1t was during the Reserves parade on Sunday.
The German citizen and his wife and daughter
stood in the crowd near the corner OF Woodward
and Adams Avenues. Beside them, on crutches
balanced grizzly old chap who wore the badge
of the G. A. r. on his breast.
Patiently the German and his family waited.
The old lady looked down the street.
''Der dey comes, yet she said
"Is it?'' asked the old man.
''Shure,' corrobo:ated tie daughter
Then as the boys marched before them the old
lady said ''Tll pet dey's gladder as dey vas vher
dey vent away, ain'd it,
''Oh, / don't know" put in the veteran of thc
civil war; 'They amt had seeh bad time.
wuz in seventeen battles"
The old German lady turned TO her. husband
and said, "0h, guess dey vas vhar pe:ore wee
comes ofer, yet, don't it?'
"Nein,'' said the old man, ''der vhas none"
'.Shure der vhas," put in the daughter, .'don't
you know? II vas NIT der seRayss. - -
"Ah, yah, dot ees so, nodded il the Old lady
dot vhas before We gone, aind't it?'
'sShure.''
And with a new interest, every now and ther
the old lady would glance her shoulder a
the grizzled veteran behind her.
The times., 1898-09-04
SOme Cracking Good
Upholstery Specials.

1889 yards-of course that's just for to-
morrow morning. because there won't be
an inch OF il left by noon-ot the
finest quality stair oilcloih; fuA 10 Dc
inches wide. Trade Sale Price. Z2~
A big case of 5000 yards imported
French Tamboured muslin; heavily
embroidered for sash curtains; worth O =
2Gc Trade Sale Price.-......-..-------. y "
And stin another week of fine Japanese
gold cloth drapeTy, l,G90 yards,
still worth u u and l5c. Trade e hL~
Sale Price q
100 pairs Of all Chenille porieres, with
deep dado and fringe at top and bottom.
They'll be s. when there's more
demand for them. Trade Sale ST 40
$50 pairs Of good Nottingham lace cur
tains. . ID yards long, 60 inches
wide; worth g at any time. Trade q e.
Sale Price .....--..-.-----.--.---.-.
The times., 1898-09-04

The Stage HnmIets.
From the Detroit Free Press.)
The satirical and savage W. 8. Gilbert once
wrote parody Hamlet that is full OF the
point and hUmor of the Characteristic Gilbert
kind. Here is a specimen brick:
Oph. Alas. | am hetrothed.
Ros Betrothed? To whom?
0ph. To Hamlet.
Ros Oh! ncOmprehensible.
Thou lowest Hamlet?
0ph. Now, j said not So
/ said betrothed.
Guild. And what's he like?
Oph. Alike for no two seasons al 4 time.
Sometimes he's tall-sometimes he's very short
Now with black hair-now with a fiaxen wig
Sometimes an English accent-then French
Then English, with strong provincial burr.
Once an American and once Jew
But Danish never. take him how you viii;
And strange 10 say, whate er his tongue may
be,
Whether he's dark or n-English-French-
Though we're in Denmark, A. D., ten-six-
two
He always dresses as King James the Firsti
Guild. Oh, he is surely mad
0ph Well, there again
Opinion is divided Some men hold
That he's sanest far of all men
Some that he's really sane, but shamming mad
Some that he's really mad, but shamming sane
Some that he will be mad-some that ha was
Some that he couldn't be. But. on the whole,
CAS- far as make out what they mean),
The favorite theory's something like this:
Hamlet is idiotically sane,
With lucid intervals of lunacy.
The times., 1898-09-04
Echoes of the
Great Rug Purchase.

50 new patterns in Body Brussels
rugs that are worth soc. Trade Sale
fIlce .------------- ------.-----..'-'
Smyrna rugs in all new patterns
and colors, 3ex60; worth 50. Trade
Sale Price ...-..-..............-.
A small lot of moquette velvet ant
Brussels rugs, with fringe at both
ends; full size, worth 81 Trade Sale
Sample lengths Of all wool ingram
carpets, a yard and IA yards in
size. Trade Sale Price ...........
The times., 1898-09-04
Purest,

a. Oldest. best Beers in America arc
| FuFCSEy the Natis nal Capital Brewing
| Cas- famous .Diamond' and "Munchner''
Beers. dozen bottles only sl.25 Write or
| phone 222. se3-2t
The times., 1898-09-04
Our Great
Trade Sale!

the gods piercing beating tattoo hui
naniy than ordinary
kindly
Now great disappointment Most special
purchases made Fall goods This sale
tended to fill gap
to and these jobs and manufacturers
regular goods we'll have lower pricing
than we needs be skim off the skim
inst barely covers our TRADE SALE PRICES.
The times., 1898-09-04

y dozen ready-Inade Dleacned SneetS
5ix90. well made; only two 10 each
customer; 29c value. Trade Sale IN
Rrlce .-..-.------ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~
50 dozen ready-made bleached pillow
cases, linen finish, 45xS6; only four TO
each customer; l0c value. Trade r
Sale Price ~
one case of "BerkIey' yard
wide white cambric. Trade Sale hL-
Price ..-......--..- ..--..-.-.-.-.--... Y
cases of heavy Canton flannel.
Sovereign" brand; l0c value. IT,
Trade Sale Price ........-........... =
/ case India Canton flannel. I-2c :
value. Trade Sale Price.............. d
pieces yard-wide all-wool white 4 n
flannel. SOC value. Trade Sale Price y -
% pieces alI-wool white. flannel; Or.
30c value. Trade Sale Price. L Ot
! case of Champion" Shaker fan =
mol; &c value. Trade Sale Price. Ol
100 pieces best 10 and 2 l-2c fig
ured wrapper fiannelettes. Trade Q3<-
Sale Price --.----.---.---..-.-.-. y IL
cases Of light outing for wrap
pers and gowns, I0c value. Trade IL
sale Prlce X
All our u l-2 and l5c Barnaby E3I.
dress ginghams. Trade Sale Price Or4S
All our u l-2c Sea Island Per E3~.
Gales. Trade Sale Price........... OT4l
The times., 1898-09-04
A Great Remnant Leader.

Choice of Fruit of the Loom, .
"Wamsutta, Alpine"
Dwight, - Anchor" and st
Lonsdale Cambria; full Fiji
yd. wide. Trade Sale Price r6U
The times., 1898-09-04

Drop postal or phone for "a bottles of
Export" or "Culmbacher'' Beer. Sent in
unlettered wagons. Only s1.25. Wash.
Brewery Co., 4th & F. N. e.
The times., 1898-09-04
Great Domestic Items.

q dozen ready-made bleached sheet
5ixe0. well made; only two 10 each
customer; 29c value Trade Sale IN
Price ............ ....................... AO
The times., 1898-09-04
Clearing Out Odds and
Ends in Slightly
Imperfect Dinner Sets.

'Venetia" English Porcelain
dinner set, / plate and / cup and
saucer short; regular price SlI.45
Trade Sale Price.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07
Public Speaking.

The following appointments have
been made for discussion of political is
sues, by the Peoples Party committee
Saturday, Oct. S-Tenino, III. Il
Forrest, =. M. Troy and DIR. Davit
Mitchell; Olympia, Peoples Part,
Veadquarter-numerous speakers.
Monday, lOth-Olympia. Hon. W
c. Jones; Delphi, Horntio Alling anc
Chas. f. Cline; Bucoda, John II
Mitchell, T. ii. Phipps and ]. F. Can
on.
Tuesday, 1lthIGrand Mound, Johr
R. Mitchell, T. II. Phipps and J. F
Canon; Collins school house, III. l.
Forrcs, and p. NJ. Troy; Tumwater
Horatio Alling, A. p. Fitch and b. w
Brintnall.
Wednesday, 18TH South Union
Horatio Alling and p. NJ. Troy; Roch
esster, John r. Mitchell, T. II. Phipp
and J. F. Canon.
Thursday, 13th-Gate City, John II
Mitchell, T. H. Phipps and J. F. Can
on; Schneider's Prairie, b. w. Brint
nall and David Mitchell.
Friday, l4th-Little Rock, J. X
Mitchell, T. H. Phipps and J. F. Can
on; Mosher and McDonald's, Hon
Robert Bridges and p. NJ. Troy.
Saturday, 15th-Belmore, b. W
Brintnall and A. p. Fitch; Rainier
Chas. G. Heifner and David f. Baily
Yelm, Horatio Alling and Chas. L
Cline; McLane, II. L. Forrest and DIR
David Mitchell; Olympia, every Sat
urday night at headquarters.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

WHY THE Nays RECORD Is THE
BRIGHTER.-One reason given why the
operations of the United States navy
were so much more successful than
the movements by land, is that our
naval commanders were not held in
check by an incompetent head officer
at Washington. Dewey cut the wires
at Manila, with true apprehension
that the conflict could not be waged
successfully while hampered by orders
from a superior" (only by red-tape
regulations) nearly half the way round
the world. Then again, the sons OF
illustrious sires were not so much in
evidence by sea as by land, and there
was, therefore, less general incompe-
tence manifested in those charged
with the importan. duty of command
ing American citizens in a campaign
menaced by deadly miasma as we'll AS
the bullets of the enemy. The con-
trast between the efficiency of the two
arms of our appliance for defense
shows the debauchery of partisanship,
as we'll as the efficiency attained by
those who have been brought to high
degree of qualification by education,
experience and drill, for the duties OF
war
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

Oily tries, with poor success, to force
the single-tax issue. Its endeavor ia
prompted by disposition to throw
dust and to obscure the real living is
sues of the campaign, which are an
absolute and unqualified endorsement
by the Republican party of the infa-
nous gold standard and support of
the deliberate proposition to tax the
clothing and flour-barrel of the poor
man. Fortunately, however, the is
sues are SO plain that all effort to
down them by such means will meet
with humiliatirg defeat. The people
in this State were not deceived two
years ago by the subterfuge Of a pledge
for international bimetallism, nor will
they be hoodwinked now by the effort
to divert attention from living issues
by making the fusion party response
BILE for opinions held on any policy
that is not embraced in the platform
of the fusion hosts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07
A Noble Champion

The WASHINGTON STANDARD has for
a long time taken positive stand
against the cruel practice of ornament
ing ladies hats and hOnncts with
feathers lluckc! from the birds OF gay
plumagc, or the mounted skins OF the
smaller fcathcrcl tribes.
In either case such catering to the
hoic>t> OF fashion implies nothing
les than the wholesale slaughter OF
In" birds designed 10y nature to
brighten and render swcctly vocal
the otherwise dc>olatc and uninviting
sylvan districts OF the earth.
But It now appears that no less Il
champion than the American eagle
has come to yindicate the inalienable
rights oi the smaller birds which are
physically unable to fight the battles
ul human aggression. Word comes
that - lately rs on day last
week i la>hionahly dressed lady
was sauntcring acroS. the parade
ground oi an Eastern military post.
1t was all well enough, probably, that
she was arraycd in the richest fabrics
OF up-to-date style, set off by 4 pro
fuse showing of jewelry and other
usual Accomplishments; but the fact
that she displayed upon her hat-crown
the head and entire fcathery envelope
of a tiny little goldtinch was the pro-
ducing cause of serious mishap.
ferchcd upon u tall oak, overlooking
the spacious parade ground, full
grown specimen OF that noble bird,
dquiia Imericnnd, spicd the bright
green-and-gold plumagc of his muir
dcrcd relative, the innocent goldfnch.
OF course, the great monarch of the
skies took in the situation at once
and screamed an oath of righteous
bird vengeance. Posing his broad
wings he shot like an arrow straight
for the plumage-bespangled head of
the proud Madame Four Hundred. A
swoop, 4 dash, and a clutch of his
great talons and it was all over; for
there went the bird of America soar
ing away with the reclaimed body Of
the poor little goldfnch, the stolen
plumage of other birds, iluttering rib.
bons, hat and all, en- route to the dark
fastenesses of a neighboring forest.
The lady shrieked the shrek of de-
spair in true feminine style, at the
loss of her head-gear, but all to no
purpose. The soldiers rushed from
their barracks and to pacify the fran.
tic woman discharged few make-be-
lieve shots at the fast-disappearing
bird and the exciting episode was end
ed.
Now if it be true that the small
birds have entered into a conspiracy
for self-protection with the great eagle
as their champion and boss fighter, it
is certainly time for bird-plumage low
ing ladies to call halt and reform
their cruel ways.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

IT is amusing to witness Oily wrest-
ling with the single-tax pro blem. lie
is just as forninst" it, as Paddy used
to be forninst the govern ment, but for
the life of him he cannot tell exactly
why. But he must have something to
chew, if it is only rag, aud he
champs away Mt it with all the dignity
of Baalam's mouthpiece munching n
tuft OF hay. And then it may divert
attention from the gold unit and tax
alton of night-caps and shoe-strings,
which are just now creating tribula-
ton in the Republican camp.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE QUEEN
A London dispatch of the 9Th says
that Queen Victoria, her daughter,
the ex-Empress Frederick of Germany,
and Princess Adolphe, of Schaumburg-
Lippe, had narrow escape from death
while driving at Balmoral, Scotland,
on Monday. The coachman lost con-
troll of the horses, and serious acct.
dent was only averted by the horses
turning into the woods, where the
carriage stuck between the trees. The
members of the royal family were Sc
vercly shaken up and much alarmed,
but not injured.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07
Food for Thought.

That was an admirable address de-
livered 10y Assistant Attorney General
Thomas NJ. Vance. in Olympia Thea
ter, last evening. 1t was replcte with
those little giants which create con-
>tcrnation in the Republican heart
lust now-tigurc>. lie showed COM
plctcly from the daily reports of the
Treasury balances that Dinglcy lied
(a> the Republicans characterize real
and fancicd misrepresentation when
he declared the available reserve At
the commencement of the war to be
only about sixty millions ri dollars,
and showed that it was nearer two
hunG eJ and fifty millions. His quo
taticn OF figures were from official
sources, published in leading Repub-
lican papers, and were therefore I'M
assailahlc. The object Mr.. Dingley
had III view WAS al course to pave the
way for Il bond issue and prepare 4
harvest for the commorants who like
birds of i'll omen flap their wings over
the field OF carnage
oily. in his comments on the adj.
dress, OF course disputes the PROPOSE
ton but it is evident that it makes his
jaws tired to crack the nuts presented
by Mr.. Vance. He declares that "a
man OF Mr.. Dingley'S known probity
and ability could make no misstate'
ments, or false statements, when the
exact facts, upon which he made his
estimates, were known" Unfortu.
nately for this assumption, however
the facts and figures (Which won't lie)
prove otherwise, and the very mild
denial goes for nought. Individual
character, as shown by the professional
politician, is very poor peg to hang
ones faith upon.
MT. vance S address consumed near
ly two hours and was mastery ex.
hibit of the political situation, State
and national. We regret that time
and space preclude further comment.
To be fair, however, we must admit
that there was one flaw, and that was
the concluding remarks. If Mr. Vance
had allowed Patrick Henry Winston
to make his own defense of "appro.
priation" OF $500, of the $1,000 pro.
vided to fee attorneys to defend the
rights of the people in railroad cases
his speech would have been a model OF
strength and logic. Neither Mr.
Vance nor the fusion party can afford
to defend That act, and there is little
disposition on the part of any of the
allied parties to do so.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

GEN. Shafter in o letter dated al
at Camp Wikoff, on the Goth ult., cen.
sures newspaper men for their crit,
cisms Of his conduct of military at.
fairs. and the G. A. r. for charges OF
failure to realize the responsible du.
ties of his position before Santiago, and
concludes the latter part of his TRADE
with this sentence: "Some of the G
a. r. are simply unbearable and seem
to think if they can not have the treas
ury turned over to them that they are
being defrauded."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

A ST. PAUL dispatch of the 9Th inst.
states that n terrible skirmish with
the Pillager Indians had taken place.
at that date twenty miles from Walker
near Leech lake, Nebraska, in which
the red devils in ambush had killed
several soldiers of Gen, Bacon's detach-
ment of 100 men. The loss is reported
a. four killed and nine wounded.
Among the wounded were several
veterans of the Santiago campaign.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07
What constitutes a State?

What constitutes State;
Not hish-raised baftlements or laborcd mound
Thick wall or moated gate;
Not cities proud, with spires and turret
cowned;
Not bays and broad arm ports
Where laughing at the storm, rich nayies ride;
Not starred and spanged:couris
Where low-browed basencss watts perfume to
pride.
No-men-high-m minded men;
With powers as far above dull brntes embued.
In forest brake or den,
A. beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude;
Men, who their duties know
But know their rights as WELL and knowing, dar,
maintain;
Prevent the long aimed blow,
Aud crush the tysant while they rend the chain.
These constitute State;
And sovereign law, that states collected will,
Over thrones and globes elate,
sits empress, GROWING good, REFRESHING Ill.,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

Mr.. LEWIS APPoINTMENTs.-T The
State Fusion Committee have made
appointments for Col. Lewis to speak
at the following places this month
At Mount Vernon, Saturday, the 9Th
Everett, 10th; Tacoma, 11th; Port
Angeles, 18th; Port Townsend, 18th
Puyallup. 18th; Shelton, 18th; Van
couver, 18th; Goldendale, 18th; Day
ton, Goth; Pomeroy, 2lst; Walla
Walla, Odd; Colfax, 9th; Garfield,
25th; Ellensburg, 9th; Aberdeen.
2Sth; Chehalis, Goth; South Bend,
3lst, and Kalama, November LIST. The
Colonel will not forget his promise to
speak in this city again before the
campaign closes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

SOME OF the best descriptive articles
OF the naval battle off Santiago, July
Sd, that have yet appeared are to lie
found in McClure's Magazine OF August
and September, by eye witnesses of the
remarkable duel. That they have met
with public appreciation is shown
by the fact that the large supplies of
that leading periodical taken 10y our
local newsdealers have been exhausted
within a few hours after being placed
on sale.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

A SAN Francisco telegram announces
the death in that city OF little Emily
Ferry, daughter of Mrs. Josie Whitney,
nee Munson, we'll known to many OF
the older residents of this city. Emily
was nearly thirteen years of age and
an exceedingly precocious child.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

WANTED - SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY
w persons IN this State To manage our busi-
ness in their own and nearby counties. IL IL
mainly Office work conducted at home. Salary
straight 500 a year and expenses - definite,
bona ode. no more, no less solary. Monthly SIS.
References. Enclose self-sddressed stamped en-
yelope. Herbert T. Hes, Prcst., Dept NJ, Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

EASTERN dispatches note as IL fact
that even preachers of the gospel were
fraudulent bidders for the so-called
popular war-bonds. Numerous cases
have been discovered in which the
names of dead men had been forged
to the applications. In other in.
stances, when the person named was
interviewed it has been found that he
knew nothing OF his friend the forger.
Frequently names were spelled in
correctly, and in some cases the name
is spelled differently in the same ap-
plication. And all this shows To what
infamous straits the goldbug hosts
resort to control bond issues Of all
sorts
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

SECRETARY Long will recommend
Congress to revive the rank OF Vice
Admiral, and that the place be filled
by Rear Admiral George Dewey.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

THE independent battalion of Wash
ington volunteers, stationed at Van.
couver, is to be mustered out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

Oily introduces quotation from
the STANDARD with the following refer
ence to its editor:
With that air of superior wisdom that
takes up its habitation in the decaying
mind of an old man in dotage.
And still Oily cannot conceal the
fact that its psrty feel precisely like
President Lincoln did when the charge
was made that Gen. Grant drank
whisky, and declared "Give me the
brand of that whisky and I'll send a
barrel to every officer in the U. S.
army" 1t is only our well-known
modesty that forbids the declaration
that it is the kind of "dotage" dis
played by the STANDARD that your
party journalism sadly needs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07

THE Ladies' Home Journal and
lectures Magazine have just formed a
unique literary partnership, by which
they will publish, through the Double
day & Mcclure Company, several sets
of books at extremely low prices. The
two magazines have together probably
five or six million readers and the first
editions will be about ten times rs
large as is usual, in view OF this
enormous audience, making it pos
sible to sell the books ut remarkably
low prices. The publishers have now
ready a Fiction Library" OF three
volumes. by Miss wilkins, Hamlin
Garland, and Caroline A Mason; and
n Domestic Library" comprising
GOOD Cooking" by Mrs. Rorer, "The
Inside of One Hundred Homes" by
William Martin johnson, and Model
Houses for Little Money" by the
Ladies' Home Journals architect.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07
An Oregon View.

So long as the war was in progress
the whole country stood periodically by
the administration. But now that it is
done, and since the mistakes and
crimes of the war department in cOnnec-
ton with it have come to light, there is
a general disposition to give the head of
the administration fair share of the
blame, especially since the whole infamy
grew out OF the appointment and reten-
ton OF an unfit man for Secretary of War.
In the detention OF her troops from the
field of active military duty and in their
questionable employment at local mill
tary posts. Washington has had home
illustration OF the method and spirit in
the war office which has not even yet
been rebuked by the President.
II effort to make a campaign Issue of
the war administration" be persisted
in, it will be to give the fusionists an
advantage. 1t will be to move out of a
strong position into weak one. Sound
principle, good sense and good politics, #"
demand that the campaign in Washing
ton be waged on the one supreme issue
now before the country--that of sound
money. To subordinate this issue is to
dodge it, and that is fatal. The conven-
ton at Tacoma did its duty and it now
remains for the managers of the cam.
paign, the newspapers and the public
speakers in the State, to do theirs in like
spirit. The result OF the campaign de
ponds upon their good sense, courage
and energy.-Oregonian.
What! What! We thought the
currency issue was dead! That is
what the Oregoaian has persisted in
declaring, the past year or more-set.
tied by the campaign of 1896, you
know.
But then, we are glad that it is now
recognized as the "supreme ISSUE"
Nothing will better please the silver
men. Three-fourths of the Republi.
cans OF this State are ut heart opposed
to the gold standard, and many vote
will be recorded for silver so quietly that
the 6. o. p. will know nothing about
it till it is counted. The majority on
the State ticket will be rs large as two
years ago, and county contests will be
equally victorious where too much
lightweight is not carried.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-07
The Reporter then goes on to say;

There you have it from first hands.
There is no chance to dodge the issue,
and it might rs well be fairly and
squarely met.