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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

THE trouble between the Tacoma
school board and the Civic League
over the matter of cleanliness OF the
public school-houses and class-rooms,
has led to sending inquiries to other
cities, without eliciting any sugges-
lions that were either new or different
from those which had been employed.
The failure is discouraging, and re-
minds one of the story told in q back
woods district when one of the larger
pupils was impelled by a grudge
against the schoolmaster, and to graf
ify his spite against the district, to
adopt a very unique method of re-
venge. He simply piled up dead cats
in the rear of the school-house until
the mass was nearly big as the house
itself. The directors met for discus
sion, just rs the Tacoma board did,
and during their protracted delibera.
tions a stranger in passing asked an
urchin the object of their meeting.
"Oh, nothin'," said the gamin, accept
that Tom Jones is mad at the school,
master, and has piled up dead cats
back of the school.house and now the
directors are tryin' to find out whether
to move the cats or move the school
house." The Tacoma board have
probably never thought of the practi.
cal method of overcoming the trouble
by tearing down the present edifces
and building new ones.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

A PROHIBITION campaign train is to
start from Maine, early in October, to
tour the country from that State to
California. The engineer and conduc-
tor. and train men, are all to be Prohi-
bitiOnists, and the train will be deco.
rated with cold-water mottos, and EN-.
belished with pictures of the army
canteen. John B. Wooley and Henry
B. Metcalf, candidates respectively for
President and Vice President on the
Prohibition ticket will be on the
train. 1t is money-making PROPOSE
ton, too, for the train will stop only
at towns which put up 500 for the
visit. 1t is safe to say it will not get
as far as the State of Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24
OYSTER BAY CULLINGS.

James Johnson has left for Eastern
Oregon.
Joe Gale has just finished painting
his house.
s. X. Taylor's new residence is al.
most finished.
Born, Thursday, daughter to Mrs.
Frank MOssman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swanson are now liv.
ing at the old A. F. Smith place on
the upper bay.
The Shelton Oyster Co. are making
big Improvements in their oyster
lands, dyking, etc.
John Gotten, of Seattle, has secured
an option on oyster lands owned by
Frank Mossman. The sum agreed
upon is in the neighborhood of $1,000
for four acres, improved.
Oysters are selling on the bay for
$3.50 per sack. Seattle parties are Sc
curing all they can get at these figures,
as it seems certain that oysters will
touch the highest figure this season
that they have in years. as there is an
unlimited demand and q scarcity of
the product.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

THE Republican papers have made
quite hullabaloo over the claim that
the nomination of Bryan has inspired
feeling of independence amid the
Filipinos. IT it be true, it shows that
they, at least, possess the right kind of
feeling for maintaining free govern
ment. 1t shows they possess an intel.
ligsnce equal to that of the average
citizen of our own land, and far better
than OF many who are SO selfish as
to believe that one race or one people
possess all the virtue of mankind and
are entitled to q monopoly of freedom.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24
Let Us Find the Proper Man.

ED. STANDARD:
would like, RS one OF your readers
and one desiring to sec success at the
polls, to make few suggestions as to
the governorship.
In the first place we want to nomi-
nate q winning candidate and one who
will be credit to the reform forces if
elected. These are tho two prime re-.
quisites.
In order to insure the largest vote,
and thus insure election, our candi-
date should combine the following
strong points: ID He should be
free from factional fights within the
party; (2) He should have clean
private and public record; (3) He
should be good campaigner; az He
should be personally popular, one who
makes friends and deserves them; (5)
He should be firmly and unalterably
opposed to the Republican policy of
imperialism; (6) He should be able
to attract the undivided support of the
three parties composing the fusion
forces.
Is it urged that the requirements
are rather hard to fulfill? 1t does not
matter what wing of the reform forces
he comes from If the foregoing points
can be claimed for him.
Is there such man to be had? The
writer could name a number, but
he will leave the selection of the man
to the conventions selected for the
purpose.
In order to fill the bill if elected our
candidate should be: CD A man of
brains and good judgment; ~ He
should be untrammeled with ready
made political machine; (3) He
should be free from entangling ALI
ances and ready to do the will OF those
electing him. L. E. RAIDER.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

The Chicago american is the name of
MIR. Hearst's new paper. The inhabit-
ants OF the city by the lake may be a
tough lot, but they hardly deserve the
implied slur.-P.-I.
Take care, Mr.. Pr. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Hearst, Alexander-like, is
looking for more worlds to conquer,
and that his progress is now westward.
1t may be Seattle, the city by the sea,
that his rowing eye may next rest
upon. If he should decide to "put
in" million dollar plant to compete
with the P.-L, what in Hades would
become of Wilson's sack? A chance
word sometimes influences mighty
events.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

PRESIDENT Harper, of the Univer.
sity of Chicago, has determined TO try
the test of providing his family table
at cost not to exceed Is cents day
per member. He should not carry his
experiment so far, however, as did the
utilitarian, in feeding sawdust mixed
with bran to his stock. He gradually
increased the proportion of the former
till the diet became sawdust straight,
when unfortunately for the theory,
based somewhat it is admitted upon
the brute imagination, the animals
experimental upon died and ended
the test.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

"THE Negotiable Investments Law
of Eight States" is the title of q neat
little reference book, designed for the
convenience of lawyers, issued by
Frank Pierce, of the Seattle bar, and
sold at 81 per copy. Besides the pub
LEGATION Of the law OF this State entire,
the difference of the statutes in Color.
ado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland,
Massachusetts,, New York and Vir.
ginia, are given. Each section is in
dexed by black-face headline, and
there is general index at the end of
the volume, making it exceedingly
practical for ready reference.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

TowNE has been assigned the duty
of following closely on "Teddy's"
heels and showing up his many mac
curacies of statement, as we'll as to
prod the air bubbles he blows with so
much complacency. It turns out, on
investigation, that the Republican
Vice Presidential candidate is not the
hero he claims to be, and that others
did about all the fighting that was
done at La Quasina and on other Gu
ban battle6elds, for which "Teddy"
claims all the honor. 1t seems appro.
pirate that this fraud should have be-
come the running-mate of a man so
noted for being a candidate of false
pretenses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

THE people of Tacoma are now FL
ing protests against the City Council
for closing nearly all the bridges ira.
.versed by the slip-shod railway service,
although the engineers report shows
them all to be unsafe. The car.com-
pany simply suspended service over
the condemned bridges, notwithstand.
ing it was their duty under their re.
spective charters and as a matter of
safety to limb and life to keep up
their service and all their appli.
ances in safe repair. The arrogance
of these corporations after the fear
full disaster which hurled nearly half
a hundred men, women and child
rem to death, is surprising exhibit of
selfish greed. A little of the spirit OF
unity and firmness manifested by Sc.
attic in dealing with the telephone
monopoly was required in this crisis,
but nobody expected an evidence OF
that persistence and determination in
any other community.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24
ny other community.

The question Of mems right to wear
shirt-waists has got into the courts at
Chicago. The manager of a restau.
rant refused to serve a customer wear.
ing this unusual garment for the
sterner sex and was sued for $25, 900
damages for the humiliation caused
by the act. The defendant will prob
ably escape excessive damages by SUBJ
uniting proof that he has apartments
for shirt-waisters of both sexes to take
their meals in without creating q
commotion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24
More Eastern Storms.

A terrific wind-storm struck Sheboy-
gan, Wis, Monday, by which eight
large buildings were completely de-
stroyed and 200 smaller houses were
blown down. The loss is estimated at
100000. At noon the darkness of
night over-hung the city, and the tenn
perature was exceedingly high.
About one o'clock the storm broke,
increasing in force till tornado was
blowing. The storm lasted ten min
utes, and the rain fell in torrents.
Amid all this destruction of property
it seems strange that not life was
lost, although quite q number OF PEG.
pie were injured.
Monday seems to have been day of
storm disaster, in Wisconsin, Michi.
gan and Minnesota. A Detroit dis.
patch says that the entire lower pen
insula of Michigan was swept by a
storm which destroyed large areas OF
standing grain. Scores of barns were
struck by lightning and burned with
their contents. The biennial encamp-
ment of the knights OF Pythias held
at Detroit came in for some damage, a
thousand of their 1900 tents being
RACED to the ground.
The crops in Northern Dakota were
damaged by seven electrical storms.
At several towns buildings were
wrecked and cars lifted from the
track. The rainfall is reported to
have been over two inches, which
seems an incredible precipitation for
the duration of the storm.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

SENATOR Wellington, Of Maryland,
Republican, is unalte1ably opposed to
the reelection of Mckinley. As Pres
ident, he says, Mr.. Mckinley, has been
dismal failure. He gave personal
pledge to the Senator not to forcibly
hold the Philippines, and it was that
pledge which impelled the Senate to
vote for ratification of the treaty with
Spain. Without it, l never would
have done So" concludes Mr.. W., "and
the resolution 1 offered in the Senate,
and which was the basis of my speech
on the Philippine question, provided
for exactly what tho President told me
he desired to bring about" While he
declares Mckinley wholly unfit for the
Office of President, he is quite as posi-
tive in affirming that Bryan is abso-
lutely right on the great issue Of the
and is therefore receiving
his cordial support.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24
dress. when so many and such ilagrant

dress. when so many and such tlagrant
violations of decency, prorricty, honor,
and law, may he cited and proven,
that should restrain any honest man
for suggesting his name ior the high
position he has So completely dis
graced?
1t is intended that ii he is supported
i'll convention, it shall be with eyes
open, and il he is forced upon the iu-
sion party the responsibility will not
rest with those who have had ample
opportunity for forming just 2.tl-
mate OF his despicable nature.
THE HaJerdasher, trade journal as
its name indicates, suggests that bust
ness men could save $3,35O,0OO a
year by simply abolishing the formal
phrases, "My Dear Sir" and "iours
very truly" from their business cor
respondence 1t estimates that the
writing oil these few words by the bust
ness world impels loss of time
amounting to 600 years of typewriter
life, counting 300 days to the year.
Now if this economist would only eX.
tend his plan little further, and have
business men omit dotting an or
crossing t, another step in economy
would be taken, whether in saving ink
from the stand or smudge from the
ribbon. Then we might omit super
fiuous letters, and, indeed, go still fur
Their, and adopt set OF symbols for
use in commercial dealings. For in.
stance circle could be understood to
always mean cheese; the same, with
a dot in its center, grindstone, and
with few strokes radiating from the
center, carriage wheel. How this
would simplify matters and save ex-
pense! But alas! there is no gain
without compensating loss; what
would become OF the army Of type
writers this scheme would inevitably
throw out of employment? Would it
not, after all, be saving for those
who have no need of practicing econ
omy when it cuts off the necessary
stipend of the wage-earneri
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

JOHN NJ. PALMER. leader of the gold
forces in revolt against the Democrat.
ic party in 1896, says that Bryan can't
be elected. 1t is pity, if this is his
opinion that he could not keep it to
himself. 1t is indeed cruel for him to
dash to the ground the hopes of so
many people. But then, better and
greater men than Mr.. Palmer have
been mistaken, and it is barely possible
that it he is not playing the limit on
bluff, he is suffering an alteration of
intellect that is beyond the hope of
cure.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

WHAT next? 1t is said that some
men in the East have adopted the
short-waist as summer garment. 1t
is to be regretted, as that fad is one
which has added very much to the
grace OF womanhood, and to adopt it
to the sterner sex. divests it at once of
much OF its Symmetrical beauty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

The eagerness of the fusionists to OBJ
tain the empty honor of nomination on
ticket already doomed to defeat is one
OF the curiosities of politics.-P.-I.
That remark seems to sound some.
what familiar to the ear. Oh, yes; We
believe it was the toot from the same
horn that we heard in 1896.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

Is it not little strange that Spain
could control the Philippines with a
force OF 10000 men, while it takes S.
QUO OF our soldiers to hold them in sub
lection during an alleged time of
peace? The Spaniards are surely not
better fighters; SO it must be part of
the imperial programme to keep as
many men under arms as possible on
the plea of necessity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

AND now notwithstanding the pack
ing season for salmon on the Column.
bia is near enough its close to esti.
mate a deficiency Of over 100000
cases, Mckinley prosperity continues
right along without blot or blemisb.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

The awards made to American pro-
ducts at the Paris Exposition number
1881. OF these 22O were grand prizes,
4S6 gold medals, $50 silver medals.
422 bronze medals, 27O honorable
mentions, and long list of gold sill.
yer and bronze medals for colabora.
tors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

The World says that Mark Hanna
lately visited Boston for dough, and
not for beans. 1t is we'll that the ex-
PLANTATION is made. for people involun.
tarily associate "pork" with beans.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

FOREST fires in Wyoming are de.
stroying much property in crops and
improvements. A band OF 1000
sheep and their herder are missing,
and it is feared they have persisted in
the flames.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

The school.board have authorized
the purchase OF three American flags
lOx2O feet in size for the city school
houses. The flags will be supplied by
E. G. Suffer al cost of SIS each.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

=. 1T is said, that the great Armour
company of Chicago, received gold
medal at Chicago for the best exhibit
OF "embalmed beef" Very appropri.
alta
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

The Plumbers Union, of Chicago,
has ordered general strike. When
plumbers 60 on a strike. with the
lead pipe cinch" they have on levy
and collection, the times are indeed
out of Joint.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

The Rough Rider" insists upon
wearing sombrero Notwithstanding
Hanna objects. It is now in order for
Teddy" to object to the big boss
wearing the mother hubbard that the
cartoonists insist upon clothing him
in.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24
a Fiendish Malediction
II ATE.

HATE.
II hate be unforgivable.
Then unforgiven must he,
For ! shall hate one woman, Lord,
For all Eternity.
Forgiven or not. I hate her so,
That did she, burnt with fever, lie,
I'll spill the icec cup that she craved
And laugh To see her die.
Yea, Lord yea, Lord, hate her So
That, were she sent to deepest hell,
I'd pray the awful fires might do
Their parts slow, Slow and well.
TO those who have attributed to wO-
men those gcniler instincts which
mould the actions of humanity into
deeds OF kindness and love, the fore
going quotation from little volume
published by Ella Higginson, Of New
Whatcom, entitled When the Birds
Go North Again" gives a rude shock.
1t causes chill of horror to run down
the spine at the sudden realization of
the fact that even the better half Of
humanity may be as destitute of char
ity as the bloodthirsty savage; assum-
ing of course, that poets always portray
their heart-throbs when they take the
world into confidence, and that Truth
twangs the strings of their empassioned
Tyres.
Such hatred as the fair authoress
processes is not creditable, and it is not
fair to ascribe it to others il not seri.
ously entertained by herself. 1t is not
of heaven nor of earth, and can only
find a habitation in the regions of the
damned, and be held by those unfor.
given and unforgivable creatures, who
glory in hatred so intense that they
hope it will last throughout eternity.
An then the temerity and irrever.
ence manifested by taking into hel
defiant confidence One of all Others
whose nature beams with forgiveness
and love; One who came on earth and
died to inculcate the doctrine of love
forgiveness and fraternity, peace on
earth and goodwill among men. She
prays-not in His name surely-that
fellow being, on her own judgment
may be sent to the deepest hell" and
that the awful fires may "slowly dc
their part" 80 as to infict the mos,
exquisite, lasting and horrible tor.
ments. This seems SO hellish (the pro
per word, dear reader it challenges be
lief that a human being could have de-
liberately given expression to such q
cruel sentiment.
1t is safe to say that if good old St
Peter ever catches a glimpse of thai
little poem, Ella will never enter the
pearly gates. She will be compelled
to finish out such profound hating " tc
all eternity" at New Whatcom, or in
Hades, for nobody with such lump
in her throat will be allowed to enter
the kingdom of heaven.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

Total interest paid during period, $6S5,2s4 IL.
Auditor Cheetham states: At the
beginning Of the period covered, the
time warrants outstanding amounted
to 81 1884, TAG As, drew interest at eight
per cent, and run about 80 months,
accrued interest at redemption amount
ing to 20 per cent. of the principal.
Now. the time warrants amount to only
$50. 235 50, draw five per cent. interest.
and run about eight months, accrued
interest at redemption amounting to
four per cent. Of the principal. The
balance of the State debt draws only
81 per cent. per annum. In my exhi-
bits only those funds are used that af-
feet the States financial and debt con-
ditions; but in accounting for dis
bursements of receipts I show total
interest paid on debt as we'll as total
face reduction of same, the full de-
crease OF our debt obligation amount.
ing to $l,336,823 Oh for the period.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

CALEB Powers one of the assassins
OF Senator Goebel. has been found
guilty and sentenced to life-imprison.
ment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

TONNES withdrawal arouses the adj.
miration of the Democracy every.
where.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

IT is a wonder the allied powers
never thought before of the plan of
shanghai-ing their ministers out of
Pekin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

AN attempt was made last SATURDAY..
day, to asssssinate the Shah of Persia
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24
A9ToRIA,
Bear, ii. HIhs Kind You Have AIxays Bsett
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Everett's taxable property this year
is listed at 81, 72O, 162 is on real estate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

THE Puget Sound Timbermen's AS
ISOLATION, met in Seattle, last Satur.
day, and it was determined to main
tain present rates, the $4,000, 900 feet
of surplus logs on hand July LIST, hav-
ing been reduced to 100000 feet.
This reserve was considered to be not
in excess OF demands of the mills.
Several of the largest producers an.
nounced determination, however, to
shut down during the winter months.
The action of the combine in institut-
ing the six weeks closure, July LIST,
and in closing the camps during win
ter, do not indicate that very hilarious
condition of prosperity our political
opponents have insisted prevails. But
some politicians would have the as.
surance to insist that the moon was
made of green cheese if there should
happen to be demand for that par
ticular kind of frontage at any time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24
A Palatial Home for Shop-Girls.

Mrs. Mary Morton Kehew, mill
lionaire in her own right, has adopted
an interesting and unique experiment,
in making her palatial home on Bea-
con street, Boston, resort for shop
girls, instead of keeping it shut up,
during the season she spends at her
summer residence at Swampscott.
She has selected five working girls and
given them absolute control of her
mansion from garnet to cellar, and
leaves her own cook to prepare meals
for them. They each pay four dol
lars week for their room and board,
and this includes all the meals they
take at their summer home, even to
the lunch the serving maid puts up
for them when they so to their work
down town. She makes this nominal
charge just to maintain the independ-
ence American girls feel, or rather
their aversion to anything which may
have the appearance of charity TO-
wards themselves. This feeling is
common with those, at least, who are
able and willing to work for liveli.
hood. Mrs. Kehew is gratifed with
the success of her scheme, so far, and
she hopes by another season that the
rows upon rows of fashionable build
ipgs in the Back Bay of Boston, as
we'll as in other large American cities
which are annually closed from May
till October, will be thrown open to
these toiling dependents upon For
tunes favors, and afford them a
glimpse OF that heaven which makes
life worth the struggle of living in its
humber walks. while affording an in.
centive for higher ambition attainable
through that refinement and self.re.
spect which is the natural sequence OF
association with the beautiful in arr
and nature.