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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
You are invited to attend a
Dispossess Party.
Franz Haberman,
At home at midnight.

Haberman invited all his friends
and the most distant relatives, and
bought pickles, cheese, beer and whis.
ky until there was not room in the
flat for another edible.
The party began at midnight. The
overture was performed by German
band on the stairs. After that it was
a go-as-you.please between the profes-
sional musicians and the amateurs to
see who could make the most noise.
Then the band went to the street
and serenaded Haberman. He sang
from the window, "'Tis Sad to Leave
the Friends We Love-"
Next he made a speech ON the beau.
ties OF not worrying, and wound up
with the toast:. "To our landlord who
cannot lord il over u.s."
A grand display OF fireworks ended
the fete.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
WHOLE NUMBER 2,1l4.
GHOSTS ARE PLAINLY VISIBLE.
Some People So Constituted That They See
Supernatural Beings.
Westminster Revie,

| Westminster Review
There is no doubt that person may
apparently see objects and hear words
which another person close by cannot
see and hear. Such impressions are
to be referred not to actually existing
objects, but TO the action of the sub
lects mind. DIR. Abercromby tells us
OF one patient who could, by directing
! his attention to an idea, call up to
sight the appropriate image or scene,
though the thing called up were an
object he had never seen but had mere.
ly imagined. When meeting friend
in the street he could not be sure
whether the appearance was his friend
or a spectral illusion till he had tried
to touch it aud had heard the voice.
Goethe saw an exact counterpart of
himself advancing toward him, an ex-
perience repeated by Wilkie Collins.
Sir Walter Scott relates that soon after
the death OF Lord Byron he read an
account OF the deceased poet. On
stepping into the hall Immediately af.
ter he saw right before him, in a stand
ing posture, the exact representation
OF his departed friend, whose recollec.
tion had been SO strongly brought to
his imagination. After stopping a
moment to note the extraordinary re.
semblance he advanced toward it and
the figure gradually disappeared.
Some of the cases narrated by Sir
David Brewster are particularly in
structive. The subject was a lady
(Mrs. Az and her hallucinations were
carefully studied by her husband and
Sir David. On one occasion she saw
her husband, as she thought, who had
gone out half an hour before, standing
within two feet of her in the drawing.
room. She was astonished to receive
no response wheE she spoke to him.
She remembered that Sir David had
told her to press one eyeball with the
finger when the impression of any real
object would be doubled. She tried to
apply the test, but the figure walked
away and disappeared. The simple
scientific experiment diverted her at.
tention from the creation of her mind,
and this, no longer being in sole pos
session, could not maintain itself and
was dissolved. Another hallucination
took the form OF her dead sister.in-law.
The figure appeared in a dress which
Mrs. A. had never seen, but which had
been described to her by a common
friend.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
Sweet Fish.

Among the queer experiences of
fishermen the following should have a
place:
A man was fishing for perch in one
of the lakes of Maine. He stood near
the dam, and was fishing below. He
noticed an old barrel lying on its side
in several feet of water.
On examination he found that it
was an old molasses barrel, lying so
that he could see the bug-hole.
Out of curiosity he dropped his hook
through the hole. Immediately there
was a great commotion inside the bar
rel, and the fisherman knew he had
caught something. He was so cure OF
this that he walked half mile to get
a saw, and then sawed piece out OF
the top of the barrel, and drew forth a
three-pound trout.
The fish must have gone into the
barrel when small, and lived there
until caught.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
OLYMPIA WASIIINiTON FRIDAY EVENING" DEC z 1900

acts the projected capital was referred
to vaguely as the "scat of government
Jefferson subsequently alluded to it
the Federal City" and the Federal
Town." and Washington wrote OF it as
the Federal City" \ little later,
on March 2G, 1892. Major Peter
Charles L'Enfant, the French Engi-
neer in charge OF the plating, called
it the "Capital City" Finally the
commissioners appointed to lay out
the place in accordance with L'Enfant's
plans christencd it, September 8,
IT9I, with happy taste and fine dis
crimination, the "City of Washing
ton"
The streets and avenues of the new
city were beautifully delineated and
carefully named on Major L'Enfant's
maps, but for many years there was
but little indication, if any, that there
were really any streets or avenues
about it. As late as the year 1912
Charles Dickens, then on his first visit
to America, described Washington
physically the "city of magnificent
distances" rs really the "city OF mag
nificent intentions" and stated that
its characteristic features were "spaci-
ous avenues that begin in nothing aud
lead nowhere, streets miles long that
want only houses, roads and inhabit-
ants, and public buildings that need
but a public to be complete" From
all that We can learn of it from old
letters, printed chronicles and recol.
lections of aged inhabitants, it would
seem that Dickens droll description
must have held good clear from the
war of 1912 down to the close of the
Civil war.
1t was only after the close OF the
Civil war, in Grants administration,
and through the courage of the Dis
trict Governor, Alexander Shepherd,
that LEnfant's original plans were
carried out. Then it was that the alb
normal growths and chaotic excres-
cences that had sprung up to mar its
first design were cleared away and the
foundation laid for that splendid de-
velopment which in thirty years has
made Washington the most beautiful
city in the land and the most attract
i've capital in the world.
How narrowly it escaped destruc.
tion as our symbolic capital, in two
distinct crises of our national history,
is known to every student-first when
British barbarity and vindictiveness
reduced its executive and legislative
halls to blackened ruins in 1914, and
next in our civil strife fifty years later,
when the confederate hosts drew so
near that thunders of their artillery
shook the Capitol dome and reverber-
ated in the chambers OF the Executive
Mansion.
To-day safe, preserved, magnificent,
the whole country is proud OF it and
proud of all that it stands for. Aside
from its mere physical aspects, it is as
seat of world-power and diplomacy
no longer inferior to the proudest cap
itals of Europe, and its steady rise in
the past and its substantial splendors
of the present are the best auguries
for still more glorious future.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
A "DISPOSSESS" PARTY
A JOviAL GERMAN MADE LIGHT
OF MISFORTUNE.
Had Jolly Time With His Friends When His
Landlord Ordered Him to Move - Band and
Fireworks And to Success of Occasion.

Had Jolly Time With His Friends When His
Landlord Ordered Him to Move - Band and
Fireworks And to Success Of Occasion.
Herr Frank Haberman, President OF
a Dont-worry-mOre-than you-have-
to" club at Gutenberg, N. j., showed
his fellow members the other night
how to comport themselves when they
receive a dispossession notice. They
had learned by previous experience
what to do when their mothers-in-law
left town, but the dispossess notice
formula was new proposition.
Herr Haberman lives in franklin
avenue. His friends went there to see
what his move would be. He had
nailed the dispossess notice on the
wall and sat laughing at it. The land
lord evicted Haberman because OF the
many Publications in the flat. He
did not mind Haberman's not worry
ing, but he did mind his doing it in a
noisy manner to the accompaniment
Of banjos and GROWERS"
"I will give a dispossess party"
said Haberman. at will be n nice
thing" Then he sent these cards
broadcast:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
By q Large Majority.

al am informed that Miss Gherkin
the milliner, has suddenly quit. The
business has gone into the hands OF
receiver, has it not?"
"Into the hands OF receiveri
Well, l guess yes. It's gone into the
arms of receiver. She was married
last week."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07

Miss Eugenia Washington, great
grandniece of George Washington
one of the founders of the Society o.
the Daughters of the American Revo'
luton and President Of the Society ol
Founders and Patriots, died in Wash
ington City, on the morning OF the
30th ult.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
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THERE is no sadder event at the
threshold of the century than the
war between the British Empire and a
little nation which is determined to
perish to the last woman, if need be,
to defend its independence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07

IGNATIUs DoNNELLY says "the fu-
ture is full of gunpowder," which
means that many people will be full OF
lead. Just so it fills the right people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07

THERE are more ways than one of
paying campaign debts. A Chicago
dispatch says the government has
given the firm of Armour & Co., the
head OF the great beef trust, the con-
tract of printing internal revenue
stamps on checks and sleeping-car
and parlor-car tickets, at price from
five to ten times the amount that
would be charged by printer on a
competitive bid. The clear profit is
said to be about $1,000 per month,
which for forty-three months is not a
bad graft. But then the Armours are
poor folk, who need little lift, so no.
body should complain.-Portlamd Tele-
gram (Rep.)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07
SPARROWS PURSUE A CAT.
How Tabby Lost Her Life by InduIsns Her
Maraudins Disposition.


The ivy which climbs the north wall
OF the United Congregational church
in Newport, r. l., furnishes a retreat
for thousands of sparrows. A cat had
noticed the birds, and no doubt con-
ceived the unreasonable idea that here
she might possibly find a nest with a
toothsome young bird in it. So pussy
climbed the ivy and reached point
where she had seen one of the birds
disappear amid the thick leaves.
Stretching out its paws where it sup.
posed nest would be a loud chatter
ing ensued and myriad of sparrows
darted out and attacked the cat with
fury.
1t was indeed a vicious onslaught.
They pecked and chartered and flut-
tered at a great rate and the cat was
bewildered. To free itself from the
assault the cat spit and fought and
howled, but it was of no use, the bird
kept at it until their enemy fell to the
ground. This did not stop the combat
of the birds. They kept pecking away
until they were tired. The cat did
not move and occasionally a sparrow
would drop to the ground safe dis
tance from its enemy, as if to see if it
was dead. Some little time afterward
q witness of this strange struggle went
to the spot and found that the cat
was dead. Its eyes had been literally
dug out and its head was a mass of
bleeding wounds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07

INDIA rubber nails are novelty in
Germany. They are used in places
where metallic nails would be liable to
corrOde.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-07

TN the Superior Court of the state of Washing
ton for Thurston county.
In the matter Of the estate of z. OToole, de-
ceased.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given to all persons having
claims or demands against tine above named de-
ceased TO present the same to me at the office Of
u. Z. Israel. Turner Block. Olympia, with neces.
sary vouchers within one year from the date of
the first publication al this notice, lhe same
will be forever barred laid Office being now des.
gnated by me as my ,.lacc of business.
MARGARET O'TOOLE,
Executrix OF the last will and testament Of Z.
O'Toole, deceased.
Date Of first publication, Oct. s, 1900.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
Personal MENTION.

Mike Butler is registered at the Lawior
from Austin.
Charles Dillingham; ana family left yester-
day for Michigan.
e. W sewal and family left yesterday for
points in Virginia.
j. G. Barbee and wife of Wharton are
guests at the Bristol.
Mr. and Mrs John W. White are spending
tho summer at Surfside.
Miss Helene Nagele of Austin is visiting
relatives at 1716 La Branch street
J. NJ. Hansbro. county clerk of San ia
cinto county. Is a guest at the hristoi
Misses Clara Carter and Louise Hinkley
have returned from visit TO Btenhnm.
William Perry, well known citizen Of
BRENNAN. is a recent arrival Mt tho Bristol,
Mrs. ]. o. white Of Columbus Texas, is
visiting her sister Miss Simmons. at MorGans
Point.
Miss Norma Norton of Calvert is Visiting
her aunt. Mrs. Henry st. John Waggaman, at
Morgens Point
Haskell Levy Of Levy Bros. left yesterday
over the International and Great Northern
for New York.
Springs. Ark, to meet his family and spend
the warm term,
Mr. william A. Hunter has been sick for
the past two weeks, but is now able TO re-
sumo his work
Mr.. J. MILKY Henderson and Mr.. Hugh Bob
on pleasure trip.
II. NJ Burns who represents Leaven
worth Touring mill, was among yesterday a
arrivals at the Bristol.
Mr. Peter Jasserand. president and owner
of the Jasserand Lumber company was o
guest at the Latham Yesterday.
Mr. ]. A. Roosevelt of San Antonio lubri-
eating inspector for the Southern Pacific.
was registered at ths Capitol yesterday.
p. Cornelius Krupp has go1e to Detroit
Mich, 70 enter the State Medical university,
having selected dentistry as his profession.
Mrs, n. ]. Kavanaugh and children have
returned from two months visit to Waco
and velasco and are at home at alt Louisiana
street.
DR.. o. F. Gambah will take his family to
Port Lavaca today TO spend the month OF
August Dr. Gambati will return to thu city
on August IL.
Mr.. l.. E. Daniel tho author of several
Texas biographical works is in the city. He
| is now furnishing pictures to the Smithsonian
institute at Washington Of famous Texas
characters OF earlv days.
! William A. Hunter. who has been local
agent for the Mutual Life Insurance com
pany. resigned his position with that com
pany and has accepted the trust OF travelling
special agent for the Travellers Insurance
company.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Bolton and children OF
| Wharton. who have been soiourning at the
| surfside hotel VelascO beach. for some time
enjoying sea bathing fishing etc. stopped
here Yesterday on their return and put up at
the Bristol.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
The Southern Pacific announces the fol-
Galveston Notes.

Galveston, Texas, August CHARLES l..
Golding. commercial agent OF the Rock Is
land at Houston, is in town today.
Joe B. Morrow, travelling passenger
agent of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway company, with headquarters at
Dallas, is in the city today.
Charles A. Steere, contracting agent OF
the Kansas City Southern Railway COM
pany, has returned from trip through
North Texas.
R w. Miller. contracting agent of the
Houston East and West Texas Railway
company at Houston, is in tho city today.
H. Q. Archer, general agent of the Kan
sas City Southern Railway company. re-
turned yesterday from Mount Mena, Ark.
d. D. Harding, baggage master at the
union depot, left this evening for Nor
man, o. T., where he will join his wife and
together they will go to Chicago Tor a
two weeks visit
NJ, NJ. Murray, chief clerk OF the Calves
ton, Houston and Henderson. lett today for
Dunkirk, n. Y, for vacation.
I. P. Cook, general superintendent OF
the Western Union Telegraph company
with headquarters at st. Louis, and
George c. FELTON,, superintendent at Dali
las. are in the city on tour of inspection
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
CITY BREvITIEs.

City Health officer Massie did not appear at
his Office yesterday owing to indispositlon'
Manager Ed Bergman OF sweeney q
Coombs opera house was up yesterday rom
Galveston.
There is an undelvered telegram at me
Office OF the Postal Telegraph company. lls
Main street, for NJ. Welsh.
The Thee Boring Gun club will have it's
regular shoot this evening. The shooting
viii commence at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. j. j. settegast, treasurer of the school
board. will nay oil the janitors % the public
school, today between 10 and IL o'clock a. m
The bad weather with which Mother Nature
seems intent on Furnishing Houston, com
PEELED the postponement until the 18th instant
Of the public installation OF officers by me
order OF the Daughters OF Rebekah, winch
was TO have taken place last night.
Mr.. NJ j. Dewberry, who was thrown from
a freight train about month ago as IL was
crossing bridge, has improved sufficiently to
permit his being moved about bis room in a
chair, IL is also reported that he is now able
TO receive his friends at his residence, corner
Of Lewis and Noble streets, Fifth ward
Mr. and Mrs L. GRAY OF Austin. ". a.
Polk the well known cotton and oil man oil
Corsicana. J, r. Beatty OF Jasper, X. d.
Coughanour OF Dallas. representative OF tins
London & Liverpool & Globe hSurance com
pAny. and DR.. p. n. Wells Of Baylor college
were guests az the Hutchlns house yester-
day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
ALARMING SPREAD OF CHARBON
THE DISEASE BECOMING EPIpEMic
AMONG STOCK IN THIS SECTION.
stockmen and Veterinarians 10 re.
tition Legislature for Assistance
In stamping IL Out.

The continued prevalence and steady
spread ofecharbon among the cattle and
other stock OF this section OF the state Is
becoming serious and many veterinarians
and stockmen regard it with much alarm.
The spread OF the disease has assumed
such proportions as to entitle Ii to be
termed epidemic. and is causing a great
deal OF loss throughout Harris and ad-
Joining counties.
Charlton or anthrax, contagious dis
ease that attacks all classes OF domestic
animals, including horses, mules, cattle,
sheep. goats, hogs, dogs, rabbits, deer
etc, is in a great majority OF instances
fatal, death usually resulting after an
animal has been afflicted only few hours
The disease makes its appearance in the
jaw, neck or shoulder of the animal at
tackled, and IS noticeable on account o,
a swelling in the nature of a very large
carbuncle. Stock thus attacked seldom
live more than twelve hours.
The disease wrought devastation among
stock and wild animals In this country
nifty or sixty years ago. but since that
lands of Louisiana a few years since K
had not been heard of much 1t crossed
the line into Texas shortly after its an
pearance In Louisiana and has prevailed
TO some extent ever since The State
makes no provisions for the effective con-
troll and management of this disease and
stock owners and veterinarians are thrown
upon their own resources in stamping IL
out or combining It. 1t is needless to say
that that Is the reason the disease now
has gained such an alarming spread
throughout this section. The stock owners
insist that they are entitled to legislative
assistance to overcome the disease. and
Will use every means possible to induce
that body TO make a sufficient appropria-
tion.
The disease is considered epidemic in
several portions of Harris county now,
and Brazoria county is also injected
some parts OF It, Besides the great fatal
ity among stock occasioned by the ravages
Of the disease, there is also danger to
the human family. Persons who dranl,
the milk from an infected cow suffered
severely from the effects of the disease
in the cows system. although 1t was not
known that the COW was Infected at the
time the milk was taken. For instance,
COW may appear we'll and hearty at
milking time In the evening and be dead
with Charlton before the following morn
ing, or she may be MIXED In the morn
Ing and die Surng the day.
The only way known to prevent the
disease from spreading Is to burn the
carcasses of its victims and inocuate
those exposed with an effective vaccine.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
sHERIFFs DEPARTMENT..

Wharton, Texas. July 3l,Strayed Or
stolen from near Eagle Lake on one
night this week, one 3 year old brown
mare with white specks about on body
and branded II (connected) Also
one year old black mare mule, branded
same as mare except brand has bar ovef
it, / will pay IS for delivery of horses
and SO for thief II stolen
T. 3, Davis Sheriff Wharton County.
Strayed or stolen from ]. j. Settegast
one graded Jersey heifer and young calf
months old; COW lef, between Shepherd
and Congress streets three months ago;
COW dark brown or black unbranded
Reward IS.
strayed or stolen from Webb Green
near Webster Texas, one bay horse, blacl,
name and tail foretop clipped, name and
tail reached, about 10 hsnds high, sore on
back, no brand; $3.50 reward. A. R. An
derson, sheriff Harris county.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
PROPOSITION IS FAIR.
Railroads Have Agreed on Plan to Solve
the Rate Situation.
CONCESSIONS MADE BY ALL INTERESTS
a Number of Rates from Intcrstst,
Jobbing Points Have peen Rais,d.
south Texas Benefited.

The impression is that the commission
will withdraw its orders requiring a %
per cent reduction in rates after August
5. AT the recent hearing In Austin the
roads reached a compromise and if It
should be Endorsed by the commission will
remedy the trouble as far as 1t is possible
to remedy it. A careful study OF the sit
uation shows that the proposition SUBJ
mitted by the Interstate railroads to the
Texas railroad commission prevents any
point in common point territory from hav-
ing a preferential rate adjustment. The
advances to TeNarkana from interstate
points are based on a defensible combina-
ton OF locals, and are not based upon
the former differentials between Texar-
kama and Shreveport.
A number of rates have been advanced
from interstate johbing points. particular
ly from Shreveport, to Texas, which en-
able the jobbing. centers of the State of
Texas to- distribute in less than carload
quantities against interstate points. In
stead OF Shreveport's iuctuating water
rates governing Texarllana rates. II is
proposed that the rates from Shreveport
shall not be less than differential I'M
der TeXarkana. and it is further pro-
posed that Shreveport's rates should be
advanced to Texas points on a fixed scale.
It is the general impression among traf-
&c men that had the proposition now sub
mitted been placed before the commits
sion when the 5-cent emergency rate
was put into effect, it would have been
accepted as a satisfactory solution of the
difficulty.
Galveston and Houston are very much
Interested. since Shreveport has been able
to invade their territory which would be
prevented by the adoption of this PROPOSE
ton from the Texarkana- Shreveport lines.
The Texas commission has been asked
by the interstate lines to advance a few
rates to points nearby to the eastern Dor
der of Texas, and If they do this the alb
solute parity of the common point terri
tory will be preserved, but II the COM
mission does not see fit to make these
small advances, no percetible harm will
be wrought upon the Texas distributing
points. And to explain what is meant,
no greater harm will be wrought on Waco
than would naturally be in its competition
with Houston for a point within thirty
miles OF Houston. it being understood that
those which obtain at Waco.