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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
A sUNeURsr OF PROSPERITY.
Oh Yes, These People Shot uld Return Thank!
for Republican Government.

tOr NepuDiiC1u OoVetument.
The Baltimore Sun copies and com.
ments as follows ON an article from
John Wanamaker's magazine, describ-
ing the dwellings of miners in the
anthracite villages Of Pennsylvania:
They live in houses built of sheet
iron and boards, about Is feet square
and sunk about three feet in the
ground. OF course, there is but one
room, and in this room the family
anywhere from six to ten humans
cooks, eats and sleeps. Although
there is plenty Of space, these hutches
are crowded together like troopers
hunks on transport. The streets are
90 narrow one may almost touch a
house on either side simultaneously.
Behind these hutehes stretched great
heap OF ashes-the dump from the
furnaces that ran the engines, . red
dish-brown heap, packed hard by the
rain. For obscure reasons parts OF it
were yet hot, and steamed under the
contract Of the veil Of wet. And this
mass, in cooling. threw off . stencil
like that of burning bones; an acrid,
foul odor, sweet with q nauseating,
revolving sweetness, powerful, unes-
capable, that pervaded the entire
community"
1t may be that the employers Of the
men who live in these habitations, the
"coal barous," as they are termed, sail
around in their yachts, live in winter
palaces on Fifth avenue and summer
palaces in Newport, buy their clothes
in Europe and spend q fortune in
American Beauty roses for . single
dinner. But this is not such prosper.
ity As country may boast OF or that
uplifts the nation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
A Lesson From the Bees.

"Don't stir up a beehive unless you
know it is rich one," said an apiarist
to a visitor to his bee farm.
~ think that I would leave them
alone altogether" was the reply.
"They have too angry buzz about
them to win my confidence"
"You are not used to them, that's
all" said the beeman. "For example,
these hives are full OF honey, and if l
puff little smoke into the doors so as
to sort Of suffocate the sentries, can
topple y hive over, handle the bees
like so many beans, clean the honey
combs and carry them off. The bees
won't harm me-" And. to prove his
words, the speaker performed his e1-
pertinent, and came back to his friend
with a smile and several heavy combs
of honey.
eff those hives had been nearly
empty" said the apiarist, II would
have been lucky to have escaped with
my life. The tenants OF a poor hive
sting to kill"
"That's strange" said the visitor,
"I should think that they would de-
fend their boards with especial jeal.
ousy, and the more they have the
hotter they would fight"
The reason is," said the beeman,
"that when alarmed the bees fly to
their storehouse and gorge themselves.
When full of honey q bee can't bend
its body and sting"
(Which should be reason to u.s."
said the other. "Don't get too full"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
Al Home.

"Can you talk on your feet'" said
the young man who was thinking rue.
fully of the time he tried to make an
aiter-dinner speech.
II can," was the answer. accom-.
panied by the baleful smile OF per-
son who is about to make q deliberate
joke. al used to lecture on chiro-
pody."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
their rocky banks. This may be the
reason that no one in former years dis
covered the petrifed ships.
ILLITERATE VOTERS.
They Comprise II Per Cent. Of the Total
Number in United States.

Number in United States.
There are 81 100000 inhabitants of
the United States of voting age, and
100000 of them, or about IL per
cent, were returned on the last census
as illiterate-a very large proportion
for a country in which the opportuni-
ties for education are universal.
An examination OF the figures shows
that, contrary to the general belief, it
is not the foreign born voters who
cause this percentage to be so high.
The proportion of illiterates among
tie foreign born voters in the United
States is lis per cent-not a very i'm.
portant difference.
The part of the United States in
which there is least illiteracy is the
group of States which make up the
middle west and northwest. Iowa
and Nebraska have less than 3 per
cent, Kansas less than 4, and Ohio,
Illinois and Minnesota less than 5
per cent. OF illiterate inhabitants over
the age of 29.
In Utah and Washington, in the
Pacific group of States, the percent
age of illiteracy is less than 4 per
cent; in Colorado, Oregon and Wyom-
ing less than 5.
In New England and among the
native born inhabitants the percentage
is still lower, per cent. in Massa-
chusetts, 1.5 in Connecticut, 2 per
cent in New Hampshire, and 2.5 in
Rhode Island.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
SEA FLOWERS AS PETS.
The Queer Little Creatures Known as Ane
mOneS,

inc queer Little Creatures Known as Ane.
mones.
The queerest pets in the world are
kept in beautiful row of clear, flash
ing, round glass tanks on an upper
floor of a large aquarium. As you ap-
proach the tanks you behold glowing
little groups OF color and artistic
blending and mingling of fantastic
weeds and Ginning stones. Then when
you peer into the tanks you see what
at first seem to you just like particu.
larly handsome and gorgeous flowers
growing all over the little rockeries.
Some Of the flowers look like dainty
pink and white and yellow and purple
and crimson dahlias. Others look al.
most like daisies with lace-like petals.
Others look like little star flowers,
all pure white and perfect. These
flowers are all sizes, from tiny ones
barely large enough to see to great
ones almost large enough to fill
saucer.
But if you will watch these "howers"
for few minutes you will jump sud-
denly, for all at once you will see one
move its petals. Then you will see
another aud another do it. Slowly
the petals unfold or contract, with
little jerking movements, sometimes
twining in the water like snakes.
Tap smartly on the table on which
the tanks stand, and like lightning all
the petals will have disappeared.
These sea flowers are really not flowers
at all. They are living creatures,
known as anemones.
For many years Prof. Spencer has
tended and fed them, and the little
animated flowers actually have come
to know him. When he leeds them
he puts little bit of fish on the end
OF q long pointed stick and puts it
carefully down into the water until it
is near the auemone. 1t did not take
long for the beautiful things to under.
stand it, and whereas at fret they
used to withdraw their petals and
shut up tightly when the stick ap-
preached, now they twine gracefully
and stretch their dainty arms out as
far as they can 60 in order to reach it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
ANOTHER RECAlCtTRANT.
what's the Natter With Chicago Preachers and
Professor?


At the Temple Of Israel, in Chicago
on Sunday night Of last week, Dr.
Hirsch, expressed an absolute disbelief
in the first chapter Of Genesis, and
bade his congregation to discard it a
an article Of faith.
Religion, biology and astronomy"
he declared, have each given evil
dence that make it impossible to be-
lieve that the world was created in siz
days. It is impossible also to give ser
ious consideration to the efforts that
have been made to conflict science
and religion.
"All nations" said DR.. Hirsch,
" have their ideas OF the creation ol
the world and in every case the crea.
tion has been ascribed to their favorite
gods. The world has gradually pro-
creased from polotheistic and mono.
|, theistic ideas and there 10 no doubt
that the first chapter Of Genesis il
merely . relation by some Jewish
writer's Of the stories told by the Baby.
lonians which the Jews had carried
from their captivity in Babylon GOO
years before Christ"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
A Scrambles for Nicksls.

The Oregomian says that w. G.
Brown an extensive hop-grower resid-
ing near The Dalles, announced that
if the price Of hops reached Is cents
pound he would distribute 500 in
nickels to the school children. As
they had reached 25 cents, he lately
made the novel distribution from the
courthouse steps. Sixteen men tossed
the 2,OO0 nickels in the air and it says
that such scrambling. tussling and
tumbling was never witnessed. A half
dozen football games going on at the
same time on the same ground would
have been tame in comparison.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
He Never Spoke Again.
Philadelphia Times.

The following story is told of q ven.
triloquest, now famous, but at the time
OF this happening SO hard up he used
to walk between the cities where he
was to appear. On one of these tours
he came to Philadelphia on foot, and
on the road he picked up q miserable
little dog ".because it looked so much
like he felt" The story will explain
what became OF the dog.
The first house he came to was o
saloon, and, Of course he wanted 9
drink. He had no money, but went
in any how to see what he could do
The proprietor, a German, said:
He said, "I"ll take a little whisky
and then turning to the dog, he asked
"What will you have?"
Ill take ham sandwich"
The German was so surprised be
almost tainted. He looked at the dog
a moment and then asked:
"What did you sayi"
said q ham sandwich"
Hans thought it wonderful that q
dog should be able to talk and asked
who had trained him, how long it had
taken, ETC., and wound up with:
How much you take for himW
Oh" said Mr.. Ventriloquist, al
wouldn't sell him at any price, but
am little hard up now, and if you
will lend me $50 Ill leave him with
you till bring the money"
"All right" said Hans. ~ just
want him for little while. 80 1 car
show him to some smart people know
around here.
So everything was settled, the money
paid, ETC., and as the ventriloquisi
went out he turned and waved his
hand to the dog and said:
"Well, goodbye, Jack. I'll come
back soon."
"You mean son-of-a-gun, to sell me
for $50 after all I've done for you'll Sc
help me Moses. I'll never speak anoth'
er word rs long as l liver
And he didn't.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

at times could uot feave my bed. I was badly
crippled. Tried many doctors and two of them
gave me up to die. None Of them did me much
good The pains in my back, hips and legs
land at times in my head, would nearly kill
me. My appetite was very bad. Everybody
who saw me said must die. took hve bottles
of the Golden Medical Discovery and four
vials of Pellets and to-day my health IS good
after suffering twelve years with rheumatism"
The sole motive for substitution is to
permit the dealer to make the little
more profit paid by the sale of less
meritorious medicines. He gains; you
lose. Therefore accept no substitute for
rGolden Medical Discovery"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the sluggish
liver.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
Stradivarius Violins.

Antonio, or Antonius, Stradivarius,
the famous italian violin maker, died
at the advanced age of SO years, and
continued his work until the close of
his long life. 1t is believed that the
number of instruments actually made
between 1866 and 1887 was 1,ll6, OF
which $40 violins, IL violas and 80
violincellos are known to-day. while
there are traces of over 100 more.
Stradivari's prices we're ElO for vio-
lin, and els to f35 for . violincello.
The highest price quoted for q Strad
was paid for the !" Messie," /" which some
time ago brought $1,000, or about
$4,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

A German paper reports . singular
freak Of paternal liberality in the
matter Of wedding dowry. Herr
Duchatscheck had announced that he
would give her - her marriage por-
ton her weight in silver currency.
Accordingly on the wedding day the
bride was formally weighed in the
drawing-room in the presence Of the
assembled guests before proceeding To
church. The bride turning the scale
at 140 pounds, q sack was at once
filed with silver crowns to the same
weight. The exact number of crowns
was 13, 500, about $2,800.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
Preparing to Rip Il Up.

Says the worried Boston Herald:" A
$30.OOO,OOO sewing machine combine
is being perfected. Seam sew the
trusts will own this hemmysphere
soon."
Courage, friend. We only needle
little more power to give this new
trust a basting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

THE Secretary OF the Treasury is 60.
ing obout the country announcing
that the Star Spangled Banner is q
" Republican campaign song" and paw.
ing the way for the ship subsidy bill.
But then it is not surprising that the
Republicans should imagine that they
own the earth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT may mean
we'll but so long as he dare not declare
his conviction that the tariff should
be revised, the public will withhold its
full confidence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

rneufnatlSul, Oc-
cause it entirely
cleanses the blood
from the poison
Gus subs t a n C e 8
W hich are the
cause of the dis
ease. 1t not only
purifes the blood
but by increasing
the activity of the
blood m a X in &
glands, it increases
the supply of pure,
rich blood which
adds to the vigor
of every physical
organ.
Mr.. R. A. Mcknight,
of Cades, Williams
burg Co., S. c., writes :
NJ had been troubled
with rheumatism for
s.y. ->~- a4 nod
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
COST OF AN ARTIFICIAL MAN.
An English Army surgeon Has Calculated
That $3.50 b the Sum Required.

An English surgeon who had to
mend from head to feet more than
one soldier mutilated in the late Boer
war, has amused himself by calculat-
ing what an entirely artificial man
would cost. Here is the result, which
is really interesting:
A pair of arms costs els, or $50, and
with artificial hands, E38, $50. Ar
ticulated legs come to $40 and false
metallic nose to about 500. Fol
$3.50 one can get two ears with tympan'
ums and drums. A windpipe with 9
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
OA9ToEIA.
s.. s.... tn. 1r'h' n%@ Kind You IA. Always Bought
Signature ss &NZz<zx

SENATOR Depew is we'll in advance
Of the times. He describes the trusts
As ghosts. He should have said that
they will soon be the ghosts Of Repub-
lican supremacy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
A Sudden 1W1nqe

OF pain is generally the first warning Of
an attack of rheumatism. 1t feels as If
the disease were in the bones or muscles,
but the real cause of rheumatism Is
found in impure blood. In order to cure
rheumatism the blood must be cleansed
of the poisonous impurities which are
the cause of the disease.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has been very successful in the cure OF
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

LYING is the most Improbable vice,
and pretension TO knowledge not pos.
sessed 10 q common form OF lying.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

SECRETARY Shaw is . remarkable
physician. He says the finances oi
the country are sick! The remedy ID
more money. The cause is abundant
prosperity. He might as we'll say, the
man is sick. the remedy is more blood
The cause il abundant health.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

PRESIDENT ROOsEvELT's definition of
q sociologist will add one more to the
literary curiosities OF the day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31

One Is Of Enormous Size, Being Quarter
Mile in Length Story Told by Indians Is
Corroberated by White Man The Evil
denCe Seems to Convince ". A. Reid, Gen.
sral Secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A. in Alaska
he will Go on a Trip of Exploration.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-05-03
IDAHO GLEAXINGs.

A Christian Endeavor union ha
been organized in Boise
Chief Justice r. P. Quarles Of the su
preme court OF Idaho has left for /
visit to his home in Paducah. KY.
A. H. Vaver and A A. Snlder have
purchased the Parks sawmill near
Aelrose, and will operate the same.
The Idaho Vitrihed Brick and Pipe
company has incorporated with a cap
ital Of $4,000, with headquarters at
Boise.
John Shevlin, a section foreman al
Boomers Ferry, was run over and in
5tantly killed by an eastbound freight
train last week.
The miners Of Pierce City districr
held a meeting at that place Saturday
% take action to prevent timber land
claims being located on mineral lands
in the district
The project Of building a small
steamboat for river traffic on the up
per Snake is being revived. with pros
poets Of success.
A. T. Hit Of Welser has received his
appointment as a member Of the Idaho
state horticultural board. succeeding
r C. Galloway.
]. VI. TOwles, a southern man Of ex
perience In tobacco raising. has bought
some land near Hope and Is sowing
four varieties Of tobacco.
The postoflce department has beer
Informed u the arrest Of }. p. LattI
ner and G. B Ballou at Boise. for
violation of the lottery laws.
The Kendrick Brick company a.
|endrtck, Idaho, is enlarglag its faciI
ties and installing new machinery
'-eDar!ng to increase It's output to
% 900 bricks daily.
Last week pensions we're granted
hhred Ode. Ost1rn. $40: Samuel n
Harris. Nampa e; Madison ". Snow
Moscow. s.: William Adams. Weiser,
3, Ell Coder Harpster. IS.
Bingham county. Idaho. has applied
'or "a bank licenses IN all. which in.
i!oatcs that the many firms dealing In
iecuritiss In that county are comply
ng with the law. These are all Of the
go kind. FOR firms doing a business
>, $50 900 or less.
The first meeting Of the district fed
ration ri women's clubs Of the five
'ounfIes Of northern Idaho was held
Moscow lsgt week. Organization
aas perfected By the election Of the
GLOWING officers President, Mrs.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-05-03
A PASTORS WIFE PELVIC SS' tSr Ss
She Suffered for Years and
Felt Her Case Was Hope
less - Cured by
Peruna.

Mrs. Anna h, Fleha q, recent Super
intendent OF the W. Z, +. U. bead
quarters, at Galesburg, H., was Tor ten
years one Of the leading women there
Her husband. when living, was hrsi
President OF the Nebraska Wesleyan
University, at Lincoln, Neb.
In letter written from 40l sixty
seventh street, W.. Chicago, ILL.,, Mrs
Fleharty saws the following in regard
to Peruna.:
Having lived very active life as
wife and working partner VI busy
minister, my health failed me ie"
years ago, lost my hubsaud about
the same time, and gradually SEEMED
to lose health and spirit My daughter
is a confirmed invalid, and We both felt
great need OF an iuyigorator.
lone OF my neighbors advised me u
try Pernna. A bottle was immediate
ly secured and a great change TOOK
place in my daughters as vel as In
my 0wn health. Our appetites inn
proved very greatly, the digestion
seemed much helped, and restfui sleeF
soon improved us, SO that We seemed
like new women.
81 would not be without Peruna fol
ten times its cost. Mrs. Anna b
Fleharty.
What used to be called tema,t
diseases by the medical profession Il
now called pelvic catarrh. 1t has beer
found by experience that catarrha
diseases of the pelvic organs are th5
cause of most cases OF female disease
DR.. Hartman was among the first o.
Americas great physicians to max,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-05-03
Old Joe. the NIghtwatehman.
From the Pail Mau Gazette. London.

from Etc run AGAs GGLftte. London,
"Old Joe" is in the employ of the
Lambeth Water Works, and is we'll
and favorably known. He has been q
night Waterman for many years, in the
course Of which he has undergone many
experiences. What with wet and cold,
he contracted rheumatism and sciatita,
which fairly doubled him up, and il
began 10 look serious matter for Old
Joe whether he would much longer be
able 10 perform his duties, on which
his good wife and himself depended for
livelihood, but as it happened
passer-by, who had for some nights
noticed Old Joe's painful condition,
presented him with a bottle of St
Jacobs Oil, and told him TO use il
Old Joe followed the advice given; he
erawled home the next morning and
babe his wife rub his aching back with
the st. Jacobs Oil "a gentleman rave
him" and undoubtedly his wife did
rub. for when Old Joe went on duty at
night he met his friend and benefactor,
TO whom he remarked: "Them oils
you gave me, Guv'n nor, did give me
doing; they wuz like pins and needles
for time, but look at me now" and
Old Joe began TO run and jump about
like young colt. All pain, stiffness
and soreness had gone; he had been
telling everybody he met what St.
Jacobs Oil had done for him. Old Joe
says now he has but one ambition in
life, and that is always to be able 10
keep bottle OF st. Jacobs Oil by him,
for he gays there is nothing like it in
the world.
st. Jacobs Oil serves the rich and the
poor, high and low, the same way. II
has conquered pain for fifty years. and
II will do the same 10 the end Of time.
1t has no equal, consequently no com
petitor; it has many cheap limitations.
but simple facts ike the above tell an
honest tale with which nothing on
earth can compete
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-05-03
OREGON NOTES.

FreswAtsr is being run on wide open
principles.
Portland wholesale grocsrs have
agreed on the abolition OF some old
credit abuses.
c. S, Kirk. the Morrow county stock
inspector, has finished his tour OF in
spection In the Sand country.
The big log rolling at Pendleton Is
over and the visiting woodmen Of the
World and Women OF Woodcraft de,
clare 1t great success,
The big shipment OF Hereford bulls
were received In Pendleton last week
and cattlemen purchased better blood
for the ranges. The owners OF these
cattle brought 161 OF these young ant
mails ranging from 10 months old to
two years.
The Retail Grocers' association OF
Portland has appointed committee
to make preparations for a big picnic
and gala time to come OF early In
July.
Superintendent ]. D. Lee, OF the
Oregon state penitentiary. has filed his
quarterly report with the secretary OF
state for the three months ending
March 31st
Surveys are being made by Colonel
v E. Linsley Of Spokane for r. E.
Strahorn, owner Of the Sumpter water
system. for the establishment OF stor
age reservoirs on Pole creek.
John Wynn. a resident of upper
Mckay creek. had the thrilling exper
lence April II OF slaughuering ITO rat
tie snakes He did the job alone with
the aid Of a cottonwood club.