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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
A WARM LETTER.

'T. vance, assistant attorney Uenefai, f1leS
Some Very Pointed Objections to the Pills
Partisan Comments on the Assassination Of
Senator GoebeI.
In part Mr.. Vance says:
"I denounce your editorial utter
ances as outrageous from three points
of view, that of lawyer, that of a
lover of free government and that of
an American citizen. You have COM
bined, with an ingenuity remarkable
even in the editor of a bitter and
partisan newspaper, three Infamous
offenses-you have violated the law,
you have libeled sovereign State and
you have traduced the dead. To fore
stall what partisan advantage this
horrible crime might lose your party
you have denounced the State of
Kentucky for crimes not peculiar to
that State and placed blot on the
good name Of her people. You have
traduced a man lying on his death
bed, whom living you dare not face.
"Mr. Goebel has always in this un.
happy contest declared his willingness
to submit all matters to the legal
tribunals. No man acting thus is a
revolutionist. Far from attacking
human liberty, he was representing
the sentiment which is one of the
dearest traditions of the English
speaking people; he was asking that
an election be set aside because q
chief executive had called soldiers to
the polls to intimidate the people.
elf Mr.. Goebel be revolutionist,
what is Mr.. Taylor? Since the day
Oliver Cromwell adjourned the rump
parliament, virtually at lhe toe of his
boot, no such action as that taken by
Taylor has disgraced the record of
self-governing, English-speaking peo-
pie. You seem to find something
amusing in the spectacle of legisla-
tors chased around by militia at the
order OF the Governor. No American
should feel aught but alarm and hu.
initiation at that sight.
"Gov. Taylor has taken the atti-
tude of saying he will remain Cover
uor of Kentucky despite what the
people say. He will violate and
trample under foot all law, all tradi-
ton, all constitutions. By your edi-
torials you have deliberately justified
him in his course.
in conclusion, l desire to say that
the calm and candid consideration of
the people of this State, regardless of
party, will give the course of your
paper the same scorn and reprobation
that I gave it. No partisan question
is here involved, simply whether as.
sassination should be justified even
indirectly, and whether the legislators
of State may be chased out of the
State capitol by soldiers, under the
plea OF existing insurrection when the
only act Of insurrection is the murder
of rival contestant by the followers
of the then Governor.
THOMAS NJ. VANCE"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
ONLY TREE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Though the Soil Is Fertile, the Blue Gum
Alone Thrives.
London Mail.

Although rich in such beautiful
flowers as the arum lily, amaryllis,
ixia and other choice bulbuous plants,
and also in fruits like the peach and
tangerine, South Africa is woefully
lacking in trees of a size sufficient to
make a respectable wood or planta-
tion.
The only variety which appears to
thrive in any quantity is the blue
gum Eucalyptus globulus), which is
found in large numbers, so much so
that many people are under the i'm
preston that it is a native of the
place. This, however is q mistake, as
the real home of the eucalypti was
originally Australia, where at the
present time, many of the species
frequently attain height of over 800
feet. 1t rarely reaches this altitude
in South Africa, however, although it
soon establishes itself, and then grows
at a tremendous rate, rapidly FORM
ing fine, handsome tree, with thick,
glacuous foliage.
In the form of avenues it is a prom. e.
inent feature in many towns. The
chief trees OF the town of Worcester,
Cape Colony, has two fine rows of the
trees.
Eucalyptus gIobulus is cultivated to
some extent in the malarious districts
of Italy, and in other countries bor-
dering the Mediterranean sea. In
this country it is sometimes raised
from imported seed and used for bed.
ding in a subtropical garden or group
ing on lawn, but it does not stand
our climate very well, and, of course,
never reaches to any great height. It
is the variety that yields the eucalyp.
tus oil, the antiseptic so much recon-
mended as care for influenza. More
over, its leaves, rolled into the form of
cigars and smoked, are said to be a
cure for asthma. In South Africa it
is the principal and practically the
only timber tree.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
CURED OFTHE DRINKING HABIT
Monolosue Taken in Shorthand Made the Man
Ashamed of Himself.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.

New Orleans Times Democrat
"There goes a man whom l re-.
claimed from the demon rum" re.
marked New Orleans court stenog-
rapher, chatting on the corner the
other day. al grabbed him by the
hair and snatched him out OF drunk
ards grave" as the temperance orators
put it. 81 didn't know you practiced
body-snatching as side line," inter-
rupted an incredulous friend. "Well,
/ don't as rule, but this was peculiar.
Seriously, did save that young man
from going to the dogs through drink.
1t happened in this way: He is a tip
top fellow and has no end of ability,
but four o. five years ago he began to
let red liquor get the best of him. He
had fine position at the time and 1
don't think he exactly neglected his
work, but it got to be common thing
to see him standing around barrooms
in the evening, about two-thirds full
and talking foolish. A few of his close
friends took the liberty of giving him
a quiet hint and as usual in such cases
he got highly indignant and denied
point blank that he had ever been in
the least under the in fluence. All the
the same, he kept increasing the pace
until it became pretty easy to predict
where he was going to land and it was
at that stage of the game that ! did
my great reformation act.
"I was sitting in restaurant one
evening when he came in with some
fellow and took the next table, with
out seeing me. He was just drunk
enough to be talkative about his pri-
vate affairs and on the impulse of the
moment I pulled out my stenogra.
piers note book and took full short
hand report of every word he said. II
was the usual maudlin rot of your
good fellow half seas over, shading of
in spots to boozy pathos, where both
gentlemen wcpt in their beer and in
cluding. numerous highly candid de-
tails of the speakers daily life.
"Next morning l copied the whole
thing neatly on the typewriter and
sent it around to his Office. In les.
than ten minutes he came tearing in
with his eyes fairly hanging out oi
their sockets. Great heavens! Char.
ley! he gaspcd. what is this, any.
howY Its a stenographic report Of
your monologue at IS last even
ing / replied, and gave him brief
explanation. Did I really talk like
thatY 4 assure you it is q verbatim
report said I. He turned pale and
walked out and from that day to this
he hasn't taken drink. His pros
poets at present are splendid-in fact,
he is one of our coming men. All
that he needed was to hear himself as
others heard him."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
but two deaths within the past nine

Uut tWO UtttuS NltIliu tuc past Ilut
months.
The ages of the men at the Home
run from 80 to SO. J. NJ. Hodgdon OF
Seattle is the oldest man there. He
is six months along toward 81 and he
is very fond OF reading. The religious
papers are favorites with him. Asked
il he attended the concert by the boys.
he replied that he was eighty-three
years and six months old, that in all
of his life he had never attended a
theater or place of amusement, that
he had never used tobacco, that he
had never used "ardent spirits" in
any form. A great many people will
conclude that he has missed whole
lot of fun in his time. But despite
all this, this sturdy old veteran from
the New Hampshire hills is passing
his declining years in a quietude and
peace of mind that many a man will
envy. His regiment suffered awful
slaughter at Gettysburg and in an
other battle or two, and his comment
on this was "If they didn't whittle us,
Pm sorry"
One would imagine that the men at
the Home fare very we'll when it
comes to eating. The institution
keeps $50 hogs and these are sacri-
feed for food from tire to time.
This, together with good supply of
fresh beef, and other good strong
foods makes substantial bill of fare.
A herd of fifteen COWS are kept, thus
affording an ample supply of milk.
Over three hundred chickens and al
most hundred ducks make it posi-
BILE for the boys to have good many
chicken dinners, with eggs every
week sometimes two or three days.
Some of the most important help
about the Home is hired from the out
side. but there are a number of the
comrades who are doing light service
at small compensation. About 100 of
the total number at the Home draw
pensions. These run from Sc to SIT
per month, most of them being small
amounts. The pension money all
passes through the hands of the COM
mandant, and one-fourth of the PEN
sion money of each man is held in re-
serve and kept for him for use in
emergency and il he leaves the insti-
tuition this is given to him.
The greatest possible freedom is
given the men. They occupy their
time during the day reading, smoking
and at other pastimes. Tobacco is is
sued as ration. A few cause trouble
sometimes by drunken debauclicry,
but Mr.. Allen was very much gratiiied
to state that the cases of this kind are
very much fewer than some time ago.
Persistent drunkenness results in dis
honorable discharge. No liquor is al
lowed on the grounds.
MIR. Allen, the present commandant.
is from Seattle. He has held his posi-.
ton the past three years, Mrs. Allen
being matron. They are very hospit-
able and are pleased at any time to
have citizens of the State visit the
home,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
Too Much for Him.

An old farmer who was in the habit
of eating what was set before him, ask
ing no questions, dropped into cafe
for dinner. The waiter gave him the
dinner card and explained that it was
the list of dishes served for dinner that
day. The old gentleman began at the
top of the bill of fare and ordered each
thing in turn until he had covered
about one.third of it. Then he called
the waiter and, confdentially marking
off the spaces on the card with his in
dex finger, said: "Look here, I've ct
from thar to thar. Can skip from
thar to thar and eat on to the bot
tom?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09

peasants to supply one man out OF
every twenty OF their number, and
that man horseman, TO the army of
the State. The first hussars were re-
cruited from the inhabitants of the
immense Hungarian plains-strong,
hardy fellow, with sinews supple as
steel, who spent their life in the sad
die. To the present time Hungarian
hussars are considered to be the finest
body of light horsemen in Europe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
How hussars Got the Name.

Hussars do not derive their names
from any sort of war cry or cheer.
The name is from the Magyar word
houtzar, meaning the twentieth.
Hussars, as cavalry soldiers, were first
confined to Hungary. In l449 the
crown passed q law compelling the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09

surplus put into the bank vaults
where it will be ready to spend as
soon as the appropriations are made.
AS for reducing the taxes, there is no
danger of that.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
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Washington, d. c., who have actual
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United States and Canada, report that
never before in their 25 years practice
has the work of the Office been so well
up to date. They claim that patents
can now be procured in less than half
the time formerly required.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
ROBERT MARR.
Home Drug Store.
PAINTS, = VARNISHES,
Oils and Brushes.

Your patronage is solicited and will
always be appreciated. No matter how
small your purchases, it will be our con-
slant aim to sell you the best, and at
reasonable prices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09

A DEPOSIT OF potter's clay has been
found near Walla Walla.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10

Congress
a Of American
be American '''''
the failure the Republican ,-
the Territories Mexico
promise
Of M
intelligent the arid Of
irrigation holding m -
and strict
application the classes o. all Asatic
Republican
including diplomacy
ilnceac
5
principles
fathers the claim monarchy view with indignation the E-
wit republics Speaking 80
Republican ofcehoirs - No.
maintain their liberty and independents
which q, org-s. -
shipping
pockets OF Republican campaign fund ~
of
which
Of pre,..
partya hi
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
Mr.. Rieh's prediesment in Cuba

II is not the transgressor alone whose
way is hard in Cuba. This observation
Is prompted by the case OF Mr.. Corydon
NJ. Rich, who appears to be in a pecuI-
iarly distressing plight Detained on the
island because his evidence is wanted
against Nicely, who may perchance in the
distant future be taken back 10 Havana
for trial; out Of position because OF his
unfortunate association with that prince
OF embezzlers. his former fellow-citizen
OF Muncie; unable to obtain employment
because the authorities untruthfully her
aided far and wide that he had turned
states evidence" Rich is reduced 10 hard
straits indeed
His funds being almost exhausted, he
went to Gov. Gen. Wood few days ago.
according TO a letter from Havana in the
indianapolis News, and plainly stated his
predicament. Instead Of receiving CON-
fort from that official, or even a sugges-
ton as to how he might overcome the OBJ
stacles I'm the path Of his existence, Rich
was coolly informed that IL the worst
came he would be given a Job breaking
stone or be taken care OF In the city prison
until such time as the United States Off
Gals found it convenient these were not
Gen. Woods words to send Mr.. Nicely
back for trial
Ard this is the fate of the one man in
the Cuban postal outfit wto promptly
made a clean breast Of all he knew when
the rottenness in the department of posts
was exposed. He had not been in Cuba
long enough to become deeply involved in
the peculations, even if he had been a
dishonest man, and the fact that he was
not arrested may reasonably be accepted
as prima facie evidence that no wrong
doing was traced to his hands. But he is
being treated as criminal and practi-
cally held as n prisoner nevertheless.
Verify, the method of dealing with these
Cuban postal cases is fast becoming a
travesty upen Justice.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
Some Wholesome Truths.

1t has long been customary for the aver
ege Fourth Of July orator TO pour forth &
mellifiuous stream of unmixed adulation
OF the men who achieved our independ-
ence and founded our Union. Not infre-
quently we have heard on Independence
Day, and on other interesting occasions,
and have seen in print fervid illusions TO
"the earlier and better days OF the re
public" II has, in fact been quite the
fashion TO enhance, or seek to enhance
the fame OF the fathers by iisparacement
of their successors. The Post has always
deprecated the spirit that dictated such
utterances, and has contended that the
new times were better than the old; that
from the very beginning of civilized
life on our section Of this continent there
has been a steadily upward movement in
all that constitutes national greatness
in public and private morality, in personal
and political honesty. in intelligence,
charity benevolence. and enterprise.
In Faneuil Hall, the cradle Of Liberty"
on the Fourth of July, 1900, Stephen
/ OMeara, editor of the Boston Journal.
reversed the fashion of boundless adora-
ton of the fathers and senseiess depreca-
ton of their successors by the simple
though somewhat heroic process Of telling
the truth. He recalls the fact that when
the war Of the Revolution began, y, 01G col
onists left the country for Nova Scotia.
He says that the entire Supreme Court Of
uka
sisted Of graduates Of Harvard. Wash
ington wrote that speculation, peculatiOn,
and an Unsuitable thirst for riches seem
to have got the better of every other con-
sideratiCu" among the people. Patrick
Henry doubted whether success could
come TO "a people possessing so small a
share ~ virtue and public spirit" only
three State delegations voted unanimously
for the new Constitution. and in ls02
Hamilton wrote Of II as "a frail and
worthless fabric" The men who made
me Constitution made bargains and COM
promises" that entailed terrible suffering
upon their success sors. but the document
as a whole is now the exemplar. the
shield and the promise OF freedom FOR the
whole world"
Referring TO the talk OF corruption in
politics. Mr. O'Mesra quotes McMaster's
statement that "a very little study Of
long.forgotten politics will sufice 10 show
that. IN filibustering and gerrymandering.
in stealing goyernorships and legislatures,
In using force at the polls. In colonlzing
and in distributing patronage 10 whom
patronage Is due, IN all the frauds and
tricks that go 10 make up the worst form
Of practical politics, the men who founded
our State and national governments were
always our equals and often our mas
tiers. Yet they lived In times when uni
yersal suffrage did not exist, and when
the franchise was everywhere guarded
by property and religious qualifications
Of the strictest kind"
The orator invited the Bostonlans 10
note the fact that there was embar-
rsssment through political enmlty IN pro-
curing a suitable escort" for the funeral
u the great Sam Adams. He asked them
10 see what John Adams said 81 Frank
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
MIR. Stevenson for Vice President.

The Democrats have made an emlnently
respectable nomination for the Vice Pres
idency Mr.. Stevenson filled that high
Office with credit during Mr.. Clevela nd :
second term He was an exceptionally
able presiding officer OF the Senate Pos
sessing tact and dignity. he won and held
the respect and admiration OF the mem
bers Of that body. who. upon his retire
ment. united IN testimonial OF their zp-
probation Of his honorable services. HIS
qualifications for the Office. therefore. are
established. In this respect the Demo-
Gratis are more fortunate than the Repab-
licans, for Mr. BOosrvelt's most ardent
champions do not profess belief In his
fitness for this particular Office, and he
himself prior 10 the Philadelphia Con-
veution. frankly avowed that he was un-
suited 10 the role. And what is true OF the
likewise holds good OF their respective
qualihcatio tor the higher Office Of Chief
Executive.
From partisan point OF view Mr. Ste
yensons nomina ton must be considered
a good one. because he is a Democrat II
i a sign Ike the subordination OF silver
In the platform, that the party is getting
back to Democracy and away from Popu-
lsm.
In withstanding the pressure for Mr..
blunder that II was possible 10 make al
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10

In: what Jefferson said OF Adams and
Hamilton: how those great msn OF the
great days publicly abused one another
Ard then. to show the great advance
that had been made. he said,
Find in the last thirty years a single
word Of personal contempt OF bitterness
hurried b. one candidate FOR President at
another There r. more such, and Il u
had been uttered the guilty man would
have fallen low In the esteem even of
his OWE party CONTRAST this condition
with the practices Of a century ago. when
candidates rallied at one another publicly.
and with every burst OF abuse their sup
portsrs urged them 10 new sEcsssss
Surely both leaders ard followers and the
public journals have advanced In hun
dTed years in the decencies Of civilization
ard the courtesiss OF public life
II r. doubtful II Boston has ever lis
tened 70 an address containing so much
wholesome truth as Mr.. O'Meara uttered
in Faneuil Hall last Wednesday. Neither
patriotism nor veneration for the great
men OF the past demand that we should be
blind 10 their faults or ignore or deny
the virtues OF their successors.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
1910 Meather In Jul

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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
some Georgia Nuggets.

Prom the Atlanta Constitution
The man who digs for the gold OF this
world can't wear a beaver hat and an
umbrella over him.
Happiness 10 not AZ high a. the stars.
But some folks can't look low enough 10
find IL among the yiolets
The world rolls In music; but many
people aon't know a musical note from a
thirty-dsy one
Ihe nan VINO Il In the political swim
frequently wighes he had a life preseryer
with him.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
ChaIr,aaa Richardson. speech

Prom the Kansas City Tines
Mr.. Richardson. OF Tennessee, has made
many notable speeches in the course OF his
career. but none that will live longer g.
History and In the memories Of those who
heard II Than his keynote speech in the
democratic National Convention on the
Fourth OF July.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10

4 correspondent who accompanied Gov.
Roosevelt on his trip, says ne didn't APP
pear to notice the terrible heat in Kansas
and Oklahoma. OF course not. The Gov
ernor is not in the habit Of dividing the
honors of an occasion with anybody or
anything
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
aRrnrrrIonIrsn RsbbIns.

Fron, Harlem Life
Deacon shoit-Ro5b.ns gave ne -asi
ouzrrer when / asked h.m % chang. .
dollar Tor me. ..-
Frlsnd-Did you gst after him about d.
"On, no. I didn't have aay H'-D's ."
psEsing g."
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
Harvest.

IRON TIE JhlesR3 Record
Awful wheat crop In Kansas-farner.
are cutting IT by iampnght."
time and talk politics"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10

1 Prom tss P1.IzssiDh.l Press
."The ire mans been and gore.
Has heZ' ..-. an.
yves. ] notice there ls con .
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10
Nstths I-uaI Tbins.

p,,r re Ptuses.gts bs..sfa ,.y.Isr
Those Chinese Boxers
bru,es. They're raye1-ng "o.'' +, . ...i,
.-The idea Who eYef -s@'-
Nth q pigs talZ'