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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
THE NAVAL RESERVES,
NO Lubbers They. but Seamen Bold, Quick
to Jump at Duty's Call.

to Jump at Dutys Call.
The readiness, good discipline and
seamanship of the New York naval mi
litia were we'll illustrated in the prompt
ness with which detachment of so
men went to Philadelphia, manned the
monitor Nahant and brought her to
New York for the defense of the harbor.
These qualities were again illustrated
when the call was made for a ships
company for the auxiliary cruiser Yam
kee. The entire contingent. from first
lieutenant to landsman, embracing 1876
men. was at once supplied from the
New York reserve.
Ihe Louisiana naval reserve has fur.
nlshed a crew of nine officers and 90 men
for the monitor Passaic, which is to de-
fend the harbor of Port Royal, S. G.
The reserve has been called on to sup.
ply /, 100 men for manning the 32 gun
boats, patrol boats and torpedo boats
employed i'll the gulf service, and it an.
nounces that it will be able to meet the
requisition.
The first attempt made in the United
States to establish naval reserve was
in 1850, when President Fillmore draft
ed bill providing for reserve of 50,-
600 men. Nothing came of the measure.
AS early as 1850 every country in
Europe had naval reserve. England
then had its royal naval reserve Of 2O,-
900 officers and men ard its royal naval
artillery volunteers Of over .. 900 officers
and men.
1t was through the efforts of Lieuten-
ant j. g. Soley, IL retired officer of the
United States navy, that the naval re-
serve was first established in the United
States. Under authority Of the Massa.
chusetts legislature he organized ma
val battalion in 1880 New York was
the next state to organize a naval re.
serve.
There are naval reserve organizations
in 16 states, with membership Of near
ly 600 men, which could readily be in
creased to 10000
The trained naval reserve man is a
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
James Hamilton Lewis.

The people of the East are asking
why the voters of the State of Wash
ington did not re-elect James Hamilton
Lewis, and they are beginning to ask
the same themselves. We had the best
man in Congress we have ever had or
shall have in the next decade, SAYS the
Walla Walla Statesman, an opinion
that few care to dispute. That Mr..
Lewis is already appreciated abroad is
shown by many newspaper paragraphs
like the following from Washington
paper:
1t is understood that General Miles,
in case of court of inquiry is ordered,
will have for counsel ex-Secretary of
State Sherman, Representative James
Hamilton Lewis and an army officer not
vet named. This news will give the ad-
ministration a shock. 1t is the introduc.
ton of Ohio politics into the beef scan
dial, with the Sherman-Hanna feud in
the background and the HannaForak
fight conspicuous.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
TOO SMART FOR HERMANN.
A Gard Sharp Who Beat the Wizard by Los.
ing to Him.


The dead magician, Hermann, loved
nothing better than game of poker,
and by his wizard tonch could manip-
ulate the cards beyond the possibility
OF detection il he So willed," said r.
w. Scully, of Boston.
But Hermann scorned to do any
thing crooked. If he ever cheated he
did so for joke and invariably re-
funded any money won by his art.
Once he was tricked in very funny
way. He got into two-handed game
with a noted Western gambler who
was almost as expert as Hermann.
The latter had been told to look out
for this man, but he hadn't the slight
est doubt of his ability to protect him
self.
"The pair sat in to play freeze-out
for big money. Hermann had lot
of rather worn paper currency and
some gold and silver, while the pro.
fessional had mostly crisp new bills of
large denomination. The game was
warm and very interesting, but Herr
mann had the best luck, and he man
aged to get hold of the new bills of
high figure, the gambler acquiring the
old notes and a major part of the coin.
Hermann quit heavy winner, and
then said to his opponent: Il want
you to take back all the money have
won of you, for did not play fairly.
l wouldn't keep dollar unless 1 had
won it on the square,
To his surprise the gambler abso-
lutely refused to accept the offer. Il
played just as crookedly as you did, he
said, 'and whenever man beats me
at my own game he is welcome to my
money All efforts of the magician to
get him to reconsider were unavailing,
and finally Hermann went away with
about $500 of the fellows new cur
rency, while the gambler took off
something like $500 that he had ac-
quired from the wizard.
"Later on the wizard saw the meth
od in the professionals madness. He
was telling some friends of his queer
experience while taking drink in a
bar-room, and Hermann, saying he
was enough ahead to set up the wine,
offered $50 bill in payment. The
barkeeper, after a seconds hesitation,
handed him back the money. 1t was
a counterfeit, and SO were all the rest.
That was Herrman's last game of
poker outside his own circle of per-
sOnal friends"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

Havana harbor, one of the finest in
the world. is entered from the north
west by channel which is narrow for
three-eighths Of mile and then opens
into magnificent bay.
For Havana to surrender before hos
tile force Is not new experience in
its history. In the first century of its
existence it was repeatedly sacked by
pirates and buccaneers. and in 1864 an
English squadron under Admiral Pococh
bonn barded the city and compelled it to
capitulate.
The revolutionary government of Gu
ba was organized at Camaguey on
Sept. 10, 1895, when a president and
vice president were elected and cab
met formed.
The general in chief Of the revolu-
tionary army in the field is Maximo
Gomez. The lieutenant general is Calix.
to Garcia.
The headquarters Of the Cuban junta
in New York are at No. sc New street,
Manhattan borough.
Cuba contains many mineral springs
which are famed for their valuable
healing properties.
Despite its tropical situation the city
Of Havana is comfortable place even
for summer living. The houses and
dress Of the people are adapted to secure
GOODNESS, and the seq breeze by day and
the land breeze by night gratefully tenn.
per the heat.
Cuba has not been generally known
as an iron producing country, yet in
several years before the outbreak Of her
present civil war 500. 900 tons of iron
GRE and 10000 tons Of manganese,
amounting to $4,000, 900 in value. were
annually produced for export at the San
tiago de Cuba mines at the eastern end
Of the island.
There are more than 200 excellent
ports in Cuba.
1t is little wonder that the Cuban
patriot handles the machete we'll. as he
Is trained to its use from his earliest
boyhoOd. To the countryman it is AK.
jackknife, reaper. oleaver-in short, it
fulfills every purpose, great and small.
for which q cutting tool Is required. In
his private quarrels he uses it with
deadly effect, and face to face with the
Spanish enemy he feels that in his ma.
chete he has a weapon which he knows
and which will not fail him.
Tho boxes in which the Cuban cigar
manufacturers pack their fragrant wares
are made from native cedar cut on the
mountain slopes.
Havana, Matanzas, Santiago-these
are the three principal cities of Cuba in
the order Of their size and commercial
Importance. The exports Of Santiago,
the least of the three, amount in times
of peace to $8. 900. 600 annually.
In the western part Of the island is
raised the celebrated Vuelta Abago to-
bacco. which has no equal in the world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
PROFITABLE BEE CULTURE.

j. f. Daingerlield, the well-known
bee man OF Scappoose, took nearly
ton of honey to Portland recently as
partial result Of last seasons work
on the part of 70 colonies of busy
bees. He says rains interfered more
or less with the workings of the in
sects during the season of 1898, and
his crop was lighter in consequence.
Mr.. Daingerficld pursues the raising
OF bees and the production of honey
as much for pleasure as for profit, as
he loves the industrious little fellows
and prides himself on never getting
angry at them, even when his hands
are pierced by their stings, which is
quite often. He therefore sympa-
thizes with the bees, which have stored
their honey in hollow trees, when he
hears OF the remorseless bee hunters
cutting the trees down to destroy the
hive, and leave the insects to starve to
death, their only recourse when their
food is gone, as none of the bees are
ever permitted to enter the hives of
strange colonies, sentries being sta
toned at the entrances for the pur-
pose of keeping strangers out.
Bee trees are numerous in the bot
tom lands of Columbia county, many
of the swarms having originated in
his own hives, though numbers have
come in from other portions of the
State. The wild honey is not fit FOR
marketing, however, and so people
who hack bee trees down do so to OBJ
tain some for their own use and for
the fun of the thing, as they would
go hunting.
A swarm of bees under favorable
circumstances, Mr.. Daingerfield says
will make 300 pounds of honey dur
ing the season in Columbia county.
lhey Will need only 50 pounds to keep
them through the year, so the bee
man can confiscate 265 pounds OF the
product without doing the bees an in
justice.
White clover blossoms furnish the
most acceptable nectar for honey max
ing, and the blooms on the Oregon
maple are very good. A bee will roam
in q radius Of two miles from his hive
in quest of honey, but no further, SO,
although Mr.. Daingerfeld is the only
person engaged in the production of
honey in his locality, he cannot take
advantage of the large territory not
occupied by apiaries in that portion of
Columbia county.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
CUBAN FACTS IN BRIEF.
Interesting Items About the
Pearl of the Antilles.
HER PEOPLE AND HER PRODUCTS.

All About the Principal Cities, the Rainy
Season. the Deadly Machete, the Yellow
Fever, the Revolutionists and Their
Great Struggle For Liberty.
Cuba from east to west is 760 miles
long. Its width varies from 20 to 1876
miles The island, with its dependen-
cies, contains 47,27S square miles. The
entire coast line is 2, 200 miles in extent.
The Cubans are the planters of the is
land. The Spaniards. usually govern
ment officials or traders, live in the cit
les. In the interior all Spaniards are
known as Galatians.
The rainy season in Cuba begins in
May or June and ends in November.
The most rain falls in September and
October. The average number Of rainy
days i'll year is 102.
Though tropical, the Cuban climate
is an equable one. The thermometer
never rises SO high as it sometimes does
in New York, and sunstrokes are un-
known.
Mountain chains extend from east to
west throughout the whole length of the
island. Between the mountains and the
coast low tracts usually intervene which
in wet weather are overflowed and are
almost impossible.
Cuba has 260 rivers, all small. In
the low coast lands both north and south
are extensive swamps.
Yellow fever prevails each year in the
seaport cities Of Cuba, beginning to-
ward the end Of June and disappearing
in September. Foreigners only are at
tackled by tho disease.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Strength and Equipment OF the Soldier
of Our First Reserve.

Strength and Equipment OF the Soldiers
Of Our First Reserve.
There are. 10000 900 men liable to
military service in the United States.
The actual strength Of all the state
soldiers composing the national guard
previous to the recent call by the presi-
dent for troops was 113. AGO men and Of
ficers.
A special feature of the national guard
Of New York is the efficiency 1t has at
tanned in the military signal and tele-
graph service. The signal corps attached
to brigade is furnished with all the
improved United States army signal
kits, field telegraph instruments. field
telephones, flash lanterns and hello
graphs, engineering and electrical in
struments
The work of signal corps in state
camp includes besides signaling the
study of engineering, including making
road maps. field sketohing and bridge
and signal tower building.
The normal strength Of the national
guard in New York state is 1925.
1u6 uuLuUer Ol ludleS III tuo bIdto AAduA0
to military service is 942. 700.
Next to New York. Pennsylvania is
strongest in its national guard, with
8,547 men. Wyoming, with roll Of
345, has the smallest enlistment, while
Nevada, with 846 men, goes 1t one bet.
ter. Alaska and the Indian Territory
have no organized militia.
There were warm welcomes in New
York city for the up state militia as
they passed through the town on their
way to Hampstead. Crowds Of people
at the railway stations and on the
streets cheered and waved their hats
and shouted words Of encouragement.
As the men were ferried to Long Island
City the whistle Of every tug captain
in sight saluted them vigorously.
A substantial, soldierly set are these
men from up the state now quartered
at Camp Black. There is lots OF fight
In them. Many of them saw active
service at Buffalo in the big strike,
where they learned to know what camp
life really il and how to make the best
Of its hardships.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
THE PLUM PUDDING SONG.

There are dozen of recipes for plum
pudding, and many of them are excel
lent. The one below, being metrical,
is easily remembered, and its origin
makes it interesting. 1t was found in
Leigh Hunts journal. If cook is
musically inclined, she will find that
she can sing the words to the old air
of "Jeannette and Jeanot," as she
puts the ingredients together. My
own improvement on the recipe is the
substitution of half a pound of bread
crumbs for half of the pound of -four,
but strict adherence to the rhyme will
also bring admirable results.
"If you wish to make the pudding in which
every one delights,
OF six pretty; VA nsTlaid eggs you must take the
Beat them well mp in basin till they thoroughly
combine,
And be sure you chop the suet up particularly
fine.
Take a pound of well stonec raisiIs, and a
pound of currants dried,
pound Of powdered sugar. and some candied
Rub them all up together. with a pound of
wheaton flour,
And let them stand to settle for quarter of an
hour,
Then tie the mixture in cloth, and put 1t in a
pot.
Some persons like the water cold and some pre-
fer it hot;
But though don't know which of these two
plans ought to praise,
know it ought to boil an hour for every pound
1t weighs;
And If were Queen of France. or. still better.
Pope of Rome.
Id have a Christmas pudding every day dined
l. at home"
The poet does not speak of the
sauce, but as the pudding is rich in its
nature, simple sauce is to be advo-
Gated, instead of the "hard sauce" of
butter and sugar rubbed to a cream,
which is usually served. To avert a
fleet, retributive, indigestive attack, it
would be prudent to have the sauce
we'll seasoned with brandy, but the
question of liquor in cooking, is deli
cate one to enter upon, for there are
many excellent women whose preiu-
dices against its use in any form are
so honest and strong, that the point
must be decided by individual prefer
ence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

mighty valuable recruit in these days
He Is no landlubber. but has had pri~-
tical experience on the government ships
assigned for the use Of the naval militia.
He understands elementary navigation,
signal work in all its branches, artillery
and infantry practice. the laying of SUBJ
marine mines and the manning of tugs
and torpedo boats for coast defense.
The naval reserve is demonstrating
that it is practically second navy. The
drilling, practice and patient learning
the ropes during the past seven years
are showing their good results in this
time of need.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

A YOUNG lady in the vicinity of
Huntington recently sent 25 cents to
q Chicago advertiser for a recipe to
"whiten the hands and keep them
soft" She received the following
answer: "Soak them we'll three
times day in dish water, while your
mother takes a needed rest"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
Fair Terms.

George-Papa, want you to buy
me drum, like all the other boys
have.
Father-No, you would made too
much noise. There would be no liv.
ing in the house with you.
George - But, papa, 1 promise,
really and truly, l won't beat it only
when you are asleep.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

AN old bachelor recently bought II
pair of socks. There was nothing
strange about this, but what makes
the occasion worthy of note was the
fact that he found in the toe of one of
them slip of paper on which was
written: 81 am young lady of 20,
and would like to correspond with a
bachelor with a view to matrimony,"
and signed the address of a young
lady. After due deliberation our
friend decided to write to the sock
maker. Soon after he got this an.
swer to his letter: 81 was married
five years ago last Christmas The
merchant who sold the socks did not
Notwithstanding Welcome.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

TESLA thinks man has just so
many hours to be awake, and the
fewer of these he uses up each day the
more days will they last. "I believe"
said he, that n man might live 200
years if he would sleep most of the
time"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

IT is estimated that 10000 sheep in
southern Colorado are dying of cold
and hunger. Many flocks have been
abandoned by the herders.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

THE smallest tree in the world is
the Greenland birch. Its height is
less than three inches, yet it covers a
radius of two or three feet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

EVEN Solomon could not convince
all his wives that, word to the wise
is sufficient.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

WANTED SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY
w persons In this State to manage our buai-
ness In their own and nearby counties. 1t is
mainly office work conducted at home. Salary
straight 500 q year and expenses - definite,
bona nde. no more no less salary. Monthly S75
References. Enclose self addressed stamped ell.
Velope. Herbert Z. Hess, Prest.. Dept. N. Chicago
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

A BLIND man should not judge o
colors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24

DINNERS cannot be long where dain.
ties are wanting.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-05
WILL GO WEST.
President Mckinley Has Not Aban.
dOned His Intention of Making
the Proposed Trip.

Washington, June Ex-senator War
rem of Idaho called upon the president
Thursday with reference to his western
trip. The president contradicted the
published reports that he had aban-
doned the idea of going west this sum-
mer. He still intends 10 go unless cir
cumstances should intervene to pre-
vent, but he has been unable as yet to
consider detailed plans and both the
time and extent of his trip are matters
for future determination.
Des Moines, Ia, July 3.-Gen. r. G..
Dyrenforth, commander in chief of the
National Union Veterans union, says
in letter to Gen. l.. NJ. Langstaff, COM
mandant of the department of Iowa,
that he has received positive assurances
from President Mckinley that he will
attend the coming national encamp-
ment of the order, to be held in Des
Moines in August. Speaker-to-be ID. 3.
Henderson will also be present.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-05

The Famous French Prisoner 10
Safely Landed and Taken 20 Mill
tary Prison ~ BruE.

Rennes, July 1.-@apt. Dreyfus ar
rived here early this morning. The
man whose imprisonment on Devils is
land has stirred the whole world was
not landed at Brest, as official announce
ments had led the people to expect. In
stead, he was brought by the French
cruiser Sfax to Quiberon, and from
there was taken by train to Bruz. The
distance from Bruz to Rennes-about
eight miles-was covered in a carriage,
Capt. Dreyfus, being accompanied by
a high police official. Ten gendarmes,
riding in a wagon, followed the car
riage, and the other guards followed
on foot.
Rennes, France, July 3.-When Drey-
fus had been placed in his cell Satur-
day morning the governor of the prison
sent Nine. Dreyfus the news of the ar
rival of her husband and she Immediate
ly went to the governor and asked per-
mission TO see the prisoner.
Leave being granted, the faithful wife
entered the prison almost unobserved
and was conducted to cell No. $50, ac-
companied by Mime. Havet.
The meeting between the long-parted
husband and wife can better be imag-
ined than described. Naturally, il was
most touching.
Madame Dreyfus issued from the
prison in a state of collapse. She found
her husband much aged, with beard
and hair whitened and body shrunken
and stopped. She said Dreyfus knew
nothing of the events of the past two
years.
Nine. Dreyfus desires TO maintain an
absolute retreat until after the trial,
the date of which is definitely fixed for
July 81.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-05
TAKES TWO LIVES.
John w. layer shoots and Kills the
Mayor of MuskeEOn, Mich, and
Then Commits suicide.

Muskegon, Mich, June 30. 80 Mayor
James Balbiornie was assassinated at
noon by j. w. layer, disappointed of
fceseeker. layer shot Mayor Bal
biornie while the latter was standing
in the doorway of his store. The bal
entered his left breast above the nipple
After the shooting Balbiornie turned
and ran upstairs to his living rooms and
dropped in the hall. He expired Il
minutes later. layer swallowed some
carbolic acid and then turned the re.
volver upon himself and fired. The bal
entered his left breast He died at one
o'clock.
Mayor Balbiornie was the pioneer resi-
dent of this city, having lived here since
1865. He was born in Ontario, April 81
1888, and later lived in Ottawa. Wher
he came TO Muskegon he embarked in
the furniture and undertaking business
and had acquired a comfortable for
tune. He was for three years a member
of the board of public works, and in 1895
was elected mayor as republican, be
ing reelected this spring. He was prom
inent in fraternal organizations.
layer had been a resident of this
city for about 25 years. He leaves q
wife, but no children. He was mem
Der of Phil Kearney post, G. A. r., hav
ing served in the civil war in company
X, Thirty-eighth Ohio infantry. 1t was
understood that he had been suffering
from a slight brain trouble, but he was
not thought to be dangerous.