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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
A ChIldlike Faith.

Professor Hall, the noted psycholo-
gist and President Of Clark University,
tells the following story illustrative OF
the child.like faith and credulity oil
the negro.
1t appears that Professor Hall, by
invitation, visited q negro church.
The preacher was most earnest and
impressive in his eulogies of the Bap-
tist religion. He was bent on instill.
ing in the minds OF the members of
his flock the idea that the Baptist re-
ligion was the only religion.
With the recital Of each virtue of
that denomination he waxed more
eloquent. Finally, leaning forward
and with bated breath, he closed with
this forcible argument
Brethren and sistern, / now tell
you why de Baptist religion am de
best. First, because it am; second,
because dere amt no Odder religion,
and, thirdly, the last (with emphasis),
my brethren, it am de only religion
because it am entered according to de
act OF Congress"
This last assertion aroused and i'm
pressed his congregation completely.
But it somewhat astonished Professor
Hall, who found later upon inquiry
that the minister justified his declara.
ton by the fact that on a Baptist
tract that had found its way into his
hands were the customary words,
Entered according to the act oi
Congress"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
THE PEOPLE OF MARS
THEY ARE A MILLION YEARS A.
HEAD OF US.

Prof. Housh Of Northwestern University Saws
That Mortals Of the Earth Know but Little
of Science as Compared With the Martians
Those on That Planet May Signal to Us
in Few Hundred Centuries.
That the planet Mars is peopled by
a superior race of human beings is the
opinion of Prof. George w. Hough, as
tronomer at the Dearborn Observatory
at Northwestern University. The not
ed educator is just as firm in his con-
viction that the people of Earth will
never be able to converse with the in
habitants of the sister planet.
To Tesla and others who have
dreamed OF conversations with the
Martians by means of vibrations, Prof.
Hough gives the advice to turn their
attentions and resources of their scien-
tific knowledge to more productive
field. Prof. Hough admits that with
the advanced scientific conditions
which he believes TO prevail ON Mars,
it is possible that the inhabitants of
the other planet may attempt to signal
within the next few hundred centuries,
but he considers earthly science too
much in its infancy to accomplish any
such feat. The Martians and their
secrets are destined, in the opinion OF
Prof. Hough, to remain as closed
book to men Of the earth, at least for
hundreds of centuries. The astrono.
mer, after years of investigation and
almost ceaseless observation of the
planets movements, has reached the
conclusion that this communication,
if possible, would be of great advantage
to the scientists OF the Earth.
That the people of Mars are superior
to the inhabitants of the Earth he ex-
plains by the assertion that the race
OF Martians is at least 1000, 900 years
older than that on the Earth. In this
almost inconceivable length of time
the people there have gained depth
of scientific research, he considers, that
is impossible here on Earth.
Prof. Hough smiled when asked to
60 into discussion OF the Characters.
tics of the people of Mars. He ad.
mitled that astronomers could only
agree that the inhabitants we're there
and that from the meager glimpse
given by the telescope that the planet
is in q high state of civilization. To
describe its people is as much an i'm.
possibility, he says, as to talk with
them.
Although the people of the Earth
must abandon the hope of entering
into communication with Mars, Prof.
Hough says they may continue to
gaze through giant telescopes ard con-
template the wonderful and unattain.
able home OF the Martians. Yet even
this small privilege is limited one,
curtailed as it is by the restrictions OF
science in the manufacture of tele-
scopes.
The stars have been magnified to
their greatest size already, and, while
larger lenses may be made, it is i'm
probable that they will be of much
greater efficiency than those at present
in use.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT &C. 1902

knock out the tariff prop behind the
trusts by fair and just revision of our
Overgrown tariff duties, he would hit
the bullseye and prove his wisdom and
sagacity and sincerity.
He might even induce enough of
his political followers in Congress, who
now call the trusts by the euphonious
name of industrial combinations"
and regard them as a natural develop
ment, to unite with the Democrats in
Congress and wipe the trusts out, a
consummation to be devoutly desired,
and one which would win him the
everlasting gratitude of the American
people. GEORGE TURNER.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
DESCRIBES HIS TRIP BY AlRShIP
The Aeronsut Says Londonsrs Looked Like
| Black Lines Of Ants.

The Aeronaut Says Londonsrs Looked Like
Black Lines Of Ants.
Stanley Spencer, the aeronaut, who
travelled nearly thirty miles over Lon.
don in an airship OF his own invention,
on the 2lst inst, furnishes interesting
details Of his fight among the clouds
He said:
"At Que time, l feared an explosion
OF the balloon, but the automatic
valve prevented an explosion. The
engine also threatened to ignite the
gas OF the balloon, but this danger
also overcame.
II had the machine under perfect
control and l could turn in any direc'
tion. The people in the London
thoroughfares looked like lines o
black ants.
"When I alighted the machine
came down so lightly that a child
might have been under it without be-
ing hurt. The distance covered wal
much father than at first reported
being full thirty miles. ! dropped ou,
balls as ! went along. 1t shows what
an army could do with an airshiI
carrying bombs. My ship differs from
Santos. Dumont's 10 that it is pro.
PEELED 10 front. Its speed is u mile.
an hour.
"My present ship is one-mau
affair, but l can make one to accom-
modate a reasonable number of per.
sons"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
6RYAN'S TRUST CURE.
Prison Walls Far More Potent Than Presiden
tial Talk.

Prison Walls Far More Potent Than Presiden
The Democratic campaign in Mis-.
souri, was opened at Joplin, Mo-, with
William J. Bryan as the principal
speaker.
Mr.. Bryan said it was time to take
the tariff off at least all kinds OF trust
made goods, but that the country
could not look to the Republicans for
reforms in tariff matters.
"There were more righteous men in
Sodom and Gomorrah than there are
tariff reformers in the Republican
party" he declared.
He said President Roosevelt had no
remedy for the trust evil and that
some OF his utterances on the subject
were absurd.
~ tell you," Mr.. Bryan continued,
lone trust magnate in stripes behind
the prison walls would do more to
break up trusts than all the speeches
the President can make. The con.
stitutional amendment the -Republi.
cans are talking about is not meant
for the regulation of trusts, but to
take the power to control trusts away
from the States, and so protect the
trusts"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26

declare is entirely for effect. They
say that the trusts could desire nothing
better than that the people be led to
believe that a constitutional amend
ment, which they can easily defeat in
the State Legislature, is necessary to
effect any control over them. On the
other hand, the President is carrying
out the dictates of the Republican
leaders and of the trust managers by
completely sidetracking the tariff re-
vision idea. That is what they are
afraid of, and that alone.
The announcement that the DEM
ocrats will in all probability nominate
Ex-Governor Horace Boies to oppose
Speaker Henderson in the third Iowa
district has caused CONSERVATION
among the Republican leaders and
they are urging that the most active
measures be taken to save the district
to the party. They recognize in Gov
ernor Boies . dangerous candidate.
He is thoroughly clean man and q
most able one and his record will bear
the most careful scrutiny while, in
addition to having made many ene-
mics as Speaker, General Henderson
has little to recommend him apart
from his war record. H. is the opinion
here that if Governor Boies will make
an earnest fight he will be the success.
ful candidate.
The thoroughly independent and in.
exorable attitude of the railway presi-
dents is causing grave concern to the
Republican leaders. The railway Pres.
idents, who are the Governors OF the
anthracite coal mines, have not hesi-
tated to tell every politician who has
approached them in the hope OF being
able to do something towards ending
the strike, that they, the railway Pres
idents, owned the mines, that they
would pay such wages as they saw fit
and that their relations with their en-
ployes were their business solely.
They have set out to disrupt the min-
ers' union; they own a monopoly of
the anthracite coal mines and they
defy anyone to interfere. The Repub-
lican leaders realize that the people
will hold the Republican party re-
sponsible for this condition OF affairs
because that party has encouraged
trusts and even now refuses to take
steps which would curtail their power.
Dem.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
TO TRY IT ON A DOZEN
UNCLE SAM TO TEST FOOD FOR
ADULTERATiON.

The Stransest Boarding. House in the Countr,
TO Be Under the Supervision Of the De
partment Of Agriculture At Washington ia
Test the Effects Of So.calIed Preservative.
and Colorins Substances on the Human Bod,
and Health Of the Subject.
DR.. H. w. Wiley, Chief of the Bur
eau of Chemistry OF the Department
OF Agriculture, who is attending the
meeting OF the American Pharmaceuti
cal Association. is making prepare
tions to establish the most remarkable
boarding house in the United States.
1t will be opened in Washington
next month under an act of Congress
for the purpose of testing the effect ol
various preservatives, coloring sub
stances and other food adulterant.
upon persons in health. DR.. Wiley
will select the first recruits for the
hospital table from the employees o.
his own bureau.
The experimental table will be KEEP,
up for many mon this, and perhaps fol
years. DR.. Wiley proposes to ascer
tain the relative hsrmfulness OF vari.
GUS articles used for the preservation
OF food and its adornment, as q part oI
q movement in the direction of pure
food legislation, which has grown tc
be q matter of importance. At the
start twelve boarders will be selected
whose observations will be intelligent,
and who will have the ability to ex.
press accurately their feelings and
sensations, so that they can be under
stood.
But only apart OF the desired in.
formation will come from the meu
themselves. By devices familiar to
the medical profession it will be pos
sible to note the degree to which di'
gestion has taken place and to wha,
extent, il at all, it has been retarded
by unnatural influence.
eff it is found that preservatives
coloring matter, and other substances
that are added to food, whatever they
may be, are prejudicial to health"
said DR.. Wiley, their use will be for.
hidden by law. If they are not found
to be deletsrious in the proper pro
portion they may be used. This will
be determined so that the public
health may be conserved"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26

AN interesting story has been going
the rounds of the press to the effect
that the American Bankers, associa.
ton has contracted to pay the sum of
$500 per month to Charles Becker, the
notorious forger, who is serving a
seven year sentence in q California
prison. Becker will be released in a
few months and according to this
story the Bankers' association think
it will be cheaper to put this criminal
on the salary roll, the only service re-
quired OF him being that he will
"just be good" Members OF the asso-
citation deny the story.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26

T he WON a n
W ho suffers S
from ill-health
casts a shadow
on her own hap
piness and the
happiness of
OF h ers. She
cannot help it.
Those who suf-
fer ca n n o I
smile and SING
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
LIGHT AMD DARK,

Day and night, sunshine and shadow
are not more different from each other
than a healthful from sickly woman.
The healthful woman carries light and
sunshine with her wherever she goes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26

The creamery industry il daily
growing in magnitude. One of the
latest moves toward increased develop
ment in this line is the formation of q
company at Cleveland, Ohio, which
expects to make fifteen hundred
pounds OF butter daily.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26

IT appears as though the backbone
OF the high. price by the ealt-trust was
about broken in Oregon. There was
another drop Of 81 per ton last week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26

AN Oklahoma paper tells of farmer
who went to town and thought he
would treat himself by attending the
opera. He went to the ticket windc
and planked down q IS gold piece and
asked for . good seat. The show Was
"The Forty Thieves" The ticket
agent showed out the ticket and .
dollar in change. Picking up the
dollar the farmer started out Of the
building. "Hold on!" called the
ticket seller; you've forgotten your
ticket" Keep it, dern yer" replied
the farmer. al don't csre to see the
other thirty. nine."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26

The din of battle was terrific, for the
l3-inch guns were hammering away,
aud the steel clad hulls OF the vessels
were dented and SCARED.
Suddenly the defensive squadron's
aagship showed . pennsnt.
What's thatf" queried the com
mander Of the offensive feet.
"Signsl, sir"
"What is itf"
Commodore Thingumbob signals
his compliments and asks for . ten
hour cessation Of hostilities, cause the
Duchess and Tommyrot wants 70
come aboard and take o look around"
"My compliments TO Commodore
Thingumbob, aud give the order to
cease firing. Tell him, also with my
compliments, that l will como aboard
the flagship and pay my compliments
to the duchess"
"All right, SIR"
Whereupon the two commodoTes
got out their shoehorns and proceeded
to insert themselves into their naval
dress suits.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26

Senator Morgan Has . Plan-It Is Simple and
Easy Of Application Senator Jones Thinks
Democratic Prospects Are Bright - Roose.
vsIt's Opposition to Trusts Mere Buncome
The Railroad Bosses Dominate the Party
Bosses,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-31
A Delightful Occasion.

Yesterday afternoon Master William
Monk, the Eye; r-old son of w. S. Monk,
celebrated his seventh birthday by troll
ly party and refreshments on the lawn
of his parents handsome home on Broad
dren on the car, including few grown
up ones. and as the electric car sped up
Selma Street. around the Loop, down
Water and to Elkdale, those little fellows
did not fail to let everybody know they
were out for a good time. Each child
had a miniature flag. and it was happy
sight to see their childish giee as they
waved the flags and shouted and laughed
as they went up and down the streets.
After riding an hour. Superintendent
Hall, who acted no.ormar for the chill
dren, stopped in front CT Mr.. Monks res
idence. Then some one proposed three
cheers for Mr.. Hall and it was given
with a hearty good will
The broad lawn of Mr. Monks made
an ideal play ground for the children and
they romped and played shouted and
jumped as only children know how. A
good many games were played. In the
back yard Mr.. Monk has a little log
playhouse about twelve feet square, for
his children to go in bad weather, and
the children were initiated into the game
of 'keyhole" in this little log house and
enjoyed il very much. Finally, after they
became weary of play, they were sum
moned to refreshments and delightful ices
and cakes were served to the hungry lit
tie girls and boys.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-31
A BLUFF OF MARBLE
VALUABLE DEPOSIT DISCOVER
ED IN CLARKE COUNTY.
Closing Of Exercises of the Selma
Public Schools Attended by
Tremendous Audience-News
Of the Central City.
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma, May ~.
Re bert Mangum returned from jackson
YES terday, where he has been for u week
On a visit to his brother. Rev. I. j.
Mar gum. He confirms the story that was
published in these columns about the
MAJ velous deposit of fine marble that
has be IN found in Clarke County. The
norble bluff is on the Alabama river and
rot the Tom Bigbee, as was stated In
this department. Mr.. Mangum says that
he had seen samples of the arble and
believes it wonderful deposit and would
make the owners of the find immensely
wealthy on account of 1t being located on
a bluff on the river. thus making 1t pos
sible to load 1t by derricks direct from
the quarry into boats.
As to Jackson. Mr. Mangum said that 1t
was a hustling little place and had a
company of which Capt, 7. G. Bush is
the head, is still boring for oil, but no
one seems to know what is being done
from the fact that a high fence incloscs
the well and the public is not allowed to
inspect the work. He also informed your
representative that Gus Hobson had
er ected derrick and would soon COM
mence to sink a well, as he was at the
head of company that believed that
there was oil there. If oil is struck there
1t will make Clarke County and all those
who have backed their faith by their
works, immensely wealthy. The river
comes up to the supposed oil lands and as
there Is deep water from there to the
gulf, 1t could be shipped at a very small
cost, and once to deep water, could be
carried by oil vessels to the consumers
in all parts of the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-31
B. J. We'll & GO.
State Agents, Montgomery, Ala.

Appleby and johnson married sisters and
1t Is said that on account of i'll treatment
Appleby's wife left him and went to john
sons to live. Last night as Johnson was
returning from church with his wife. APP
pleby. who was hid In q fence corner.
fired on johnson with gun. Kidding his
body with buck shot. Appieby has not
been caught. r. N. Harris. on whose
farm the homicide occurred, has offered
reward of $50 for the arrest of Appleby.
Messrs. Erickson and Frederickson, two
Norwegians, were here yesterday. looking
over the county with view of settling a
Norwegian colony. Since the negroes
have announced their intention Of leav-.
ing Lawrence County on account of their
disfranchisement, there have been numer-
GUS inquiries from white farmers OF tho
North and foreign counties, who desire 70
purchase small farms. The Norwegians
say that they will not live in the same
community with the negro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-31
ACCUSED OF BIGAMY.
Frank M. Hayes Arrested in Coffee
County.

Evergreen, May 3o.-(SpeciaD-News has
reached here from Coffee County that
Frank NJ. Hayes was recently arrested at
Brocton and placed in Elba Jail charged
with bigamy. Hayes resided in Evergreen
for some time up to last winter ana
conducted a small blacksmith shop. He
left here suddenly and no one knew OF
his whereabouts until the news came of
his arrest. 1t is said that he was mar
one of the best families of Brocton. Re-
Gently the minister who married them
learned that Hayes had wife In this
county and Immediately swore out
warrant before a Justice of the Peace
for his arrest, charging him with big
amy HAYES deserted his wife when he
left here and she with baby went to
the home of her parents about ten miles
east Of this place about three weeks ago
where her mind became deranged and she
was taken to the insane hospital at Ius-
It is also charged that Hayes has a
living wife in Henry County. hayes is
quite an intelligent looking man or ABOUT
40 or 45 years of age.
At the Baptist Church last night was
closed one of the greatest revival meet
in9s that has ever been held in Ever
gren. The meetings have been carried on
eleven days, Rev. DIR. Cox OF Mobiie 90
ing all the preaching. He captured the
hearts of all the people bv his excellent
sermons, the church being packed to Its
utmost capacity nearly every day ana
evening. AS the immediate result OF the
meetings about twelve converts have be-
come connected with the church to be
baptized and about eight by letter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-31
To Hold Memorial Services.

June 3rd, the birthday of President JEFF
ferson Davis, Camp Jones. Confederate
Veterans. will hold memorial services
over those of their number who have,
during the last year. passed over the
river to rest under the shade of the
trees An elaborate program is being
prepared for the occasion. The musical
program will be in charge of one of Sell
mas most talented musicians, and lovers
of music will be pleased and delighted on
that occasion. Year by year the ranks
of those who wore the gray are growing
thinner. During the past twelve months
Camp Jones has lost six of its members,
John e. Scarf. p, G. Wood. c. j. Ashby,
J. J. Jones. William Ullman and J. G..
Lardent. 1t Is to pay a tribute to the
memory of these that the memorial SER
vice Is held. 1t is the custom of the Con-
federate camp here to hold these services
of sorrow once a year. to pay just tr1b-
ute to those who have died. Each dead
veterans name will be assigned to some
old soldier who served with him in the
time that tried mems souls, and the
living will tell of the life and character,
the deeds of valor and privation of those
now cold in deaths eternal embrace.
Robert Mangum has been selected as the
orator of the occasion. No better selec-
ton could have been made. He Is a bril-
liant young man and his Grafton on that
occasion will ne well worth listening to.
The public will be cordially invited to this
meeting and as many as can do SO should
turn out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-31

Company is figuring on the purchase OF
the properties of the Ivey Coal and Coke
Company located at or near Horse Creek'
in Walker County. President D. =.
Maben, of the Sloss- Sheffield Company IL
now In the East. officials OF the ivey
Company would not deny the rumor' INC
deal is said to involve something IKE nan
a million dollars and Will give the Sioss
Company something like Twelve OF iou.
teen Thousand acres of coal lands to the
already great fields they now own. the
Ivev Coal and Coke Company is headed
nv Walter Moore, a member Of the Boaro
of Aldermen of Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-31
Approaching Marriage.

The following invitation has been re-
ceived by friends of the parties in this
city. MIR. Meyer is a cousin of Mr.. John
F. Buhler of Selma:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Super. ST.,
request the honor of your presence at the
marriage of their daughter,
Carrie Clara,
Frank Herman Meyer,
the evening of Wednesday,
the fourth of June,
nineteen hundred and two,
at eight o'clock,
German Lutheran Church,
corner Texas Avenue and Milan Street,
Houston, Texas.
At Home after June the tenth,
30l9 Harrisburg Road.