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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25

Ill-health in woman is generally trace
able to disease of the delicate womanly
organism. Many women have been re-
stored to happiness by the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. If there
is an invalid woman, suffering from
female weakness, prolapsus, or falling of
womb, or from leucorrhea who has used
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with
out complete success DR.. Pierce would
like to hear from such person-and it
will be to her advantage to write as he
offers, in perfect good faith, reward of
$500 for any case of the above maladies
which he cannot cure.
been a sufferer for many years from nervous
ness with all its symptoms and complications y
writes Mrs. O. N. Fisher of 1861 Lexington Ave,
Eew York, N. Y III was constantly going to
Gee a physician. I induced to ask DR..
Pierce's advice. I then took five bottles of Fa-
vorite Prescription 1 am not now cross and
irritable, and I have a good color in my face !;
and one Mox'and Of comfort, for am new
woman once more"
The dealer who offers a substitute for
rFavorite Prescription does so 70 gain
the little more profit paid on the sale OF
less meritorious medicines.
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send II
oue-cent stamps for the paper-covered
book. or 81 stamps for the cloth bound.
Address DIR. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
THOSE GOOD ROADS.
Some PsIpable Facts. Plainly and We Think
PojntedIv Stated.

Some PsIpable Facts. Plainly and We Think
PointedIy Stated.
There is one sure way to have good
roads in this section OF the country.
That is to build them.
You can't make them by adopting
long.winded resolutions, as some over.
confident friends seem to think.
Talk is good thing in its place, and
it sometimes leads to results, but talk
alone never did did accomplish any
thing of prime importance.
It 10 q lamentable fact that we are
greatly need of good roads, and whole
some legislation to promote that inter-
est has been defeated by extravagant
pnlls on public exenditures for less
meritorious objects.
If the country roads are poor, tho
farmer and his wife and his son and
daughter and his hired man come to
town less frequently for supplies and
simply when they are compelled to.
They often miss q good market for
their products because the roads are
too poor to get to town. This is a loss
to the farmer as we'll AZ to the trader.
It is likewise . loss, to q certain extent,
to every business and professional man
in town.
You ask why?
The reason is very simple.
What prevents one farmer from mar
keting his products will prevent many
others, and railroads have shortened
the distance to rival markets. Their
trade when diverted lessons the money
kept in circulation in our midst.
And then, when the mud is deep,
the farmer instead of wading to town,
often uses the mails, which bring the
big city department stores in competi-
ton, especially since free rural delivery
has been established.
How can this be remedied?
By cooperation.
Let every able.bodied man take a
day off each month and spend it on
the roads under competent instructors.
Let those who have business elsewhere
send . substitute; that is, if yoa can
not close your business one day in
twenty.six.
This may sound to you q good deal
like "talk," and there is an old saying
that talk is cheap. But we are willing
to back the talk by being the first to
volunteer in person or by proxy. should
the response be anywise general.
Now, what are you willing to do!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
Making History.

The enterprising directory publisher
of Babylon had just issued another city
directory in several large, thick vol.
umes.
BIASED upon the number of names
in the book, said the editor of the
Morning BabylOnian, "what do you
estimate the present population OF the
city to be?"
"Well, sir" said the publisher, with
evident pride, "you can say that
conservative estimate OF the popula-
ton of Babylon at the present time,
using the multiple accepted as the
standard in all the great cities, gives us
fully 2O.OOOOOO."
"Twenty millions" unused the edi.
tor. H'm-well, we may as we'll let
it 60 at that, l reckon. If we should
claim only 100000 those geezers up
in Ninevah would say we had padded
it, just the same"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
A SENSIBLE FAD.
As Munchns Has High Origin Probably 1t
Will Be Adopted

Most of the popular fads which
fasten themselves upon what is termed
polite society are in reality a detri-
ment to the human race.
But at least one fad has invaded the
sacred precincts of Newport that has
the earmarks of common sense, strange
as that may seem when spoken of in
connection with the shallow-pated de-
generates who compose the seaside
"swagger SET"
And that is the fad OF munching."
Munching means merely eating very
slowly.
Munching is one of the best known
remedies for indigestion, and is like
wise an effective preventive for grow
ing avoirdupois. The theory is that
every particle OF food must be chewed
slowly and carefully until nothing
solid remains to be swallowed.
Munching as fad made its appear
ance in England, where King Edward
was its sponsor, and of late its de-
votees are becoming numerous in the
Eastern watering places.
1t is fad to be commended and
encouraged and sent on its way with a
hearty godspeed until it reaches every
nook and corner of our country.
If encoura ged it means the creation
of more rugged constitutions and the
infusion of new blood in the men and
women who make America the gem of
the universe.
1t may likewise create line of dis
tinction between the monkey and the
Newport society leaders, who were the
first to adopt it, although truth and
candor compels US to admit that in do
ing so they merely aped the ruler OF
the Britons.
Let US encourage the nunching fad,
even il in doing so we lay ourselves
open to the charge Of being faddists
ourselves.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
A Rose Bush 1000 Years Old.

III the town of Hildersheim, Ger
many, is rose-bush one thousand
years old, and sprouts from its branches
have realized fabulous sums. Some
years ago rich Englishman offered
$250.O0O for the entire tree, but the
sum was refused. This wonderful
plant clings amid thickly grown moss
against the side of the famous old
church of st. Michael. 1t is claimed
that it has bloomed perennially since
the days of King Alfred, and this
statement has never been disputed, for
its record has been as carefully kept
as the pedigree OF the bluest. .blooded
family in the kingdom. 1t is supposed
to have been discovered by some mys-
terious means through the medium OF
King Louis of Hildersheim, as far
back as 1922.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
Animals Longevity.
Detroit News-Tribune.

Elephants live 100 years and up
ward, rhinocerous 20, camel 100, lion
25 to 70, tigers, leopards, jaguars and
hyenas Tin confinement (about 25,
beaver so. deer 20, wolf 20, fox IA to
16. llama Is. chsmios 25, monkeys
and baboons 16 to Is, hare 8, squirrel
7, rabbit 7, swine Is, stag under 40.
horse 20, ass 80, sheep under 10, COW
20, OK 80, swans, parrots and ravens
200, eagle 100, geese 80, hens and pig.
cons 10 to 16, hawks 80 to 40, crane "a,
blackbird 10 to IL, peacock 20, pelican
so to GO, thrush 8 to 10; wren 2 to 3.
nightingale Is, blackcap Is, linnet IA
to 25, goldfinch 20 to "a, redbreast 10
to II, skylark 10 to IS, titlark S to 6.
chafinch 20 to "a, startling 10 to II.
carp 70 to $50. pike 80 to 40, salmon
16, Goldfish Is to II. eel 10, crocodile
100, tortoise 100 to 200. whale (esti-
mated) 1000; queen bees live 4 years,
drones 4 months, worker bees 6 months.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
THE CONFESSION.
BY LUE VERNON.

There is something on my breast, father
There's something on my breast;
The life. long day l sigh, father,
At night l cannot rest;
cannot take my rest father,
Though would fain do so,
A weary weight oppresses me,
A weary weight of woe.
Tis not the lack OF gold, father,
Nor lack Of worldly gear,
My lands are broad and fair to see,
My friends are kind and dear;
My kin are real and true, father,
They mourn to see my grief,
But oh, It's not a kinsman's hand
Can give my heart relief.
'Tis not that Mary's false, father,
'Tis not that she's unkind,
Though busy flatterers swarm around,
l know her constant mind.
'Tis not the coldness of her heart
That chills my laboring breast
'Tis that confounded cucumber
l ate and can't digest.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
TELL HIM so.

If you have a word of cheer,
That may light the pathway drear.
OF a brother pilgrim here.
Let him know.
Show him you appreciate
What he does, aid do not wait
Till the heavy hand of Fate
Lays him low.
If your heart contains a thought
That will brighter make his lot,
Then in mercy, hide it not.
Tell him so.
Wait not till your friend is dead
Ere your compliments are said;
For the spirit that has fed,
If it knew,
Does not need, to speed it on,
Our poor praise; where ere its gone
Loves eternal, golden dawn
Is all aglow.
But unto our brothers here
That poor praise is very dear;
If you've anv word of cheer
Tell him so.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
LEFT-HANDED WICKEDNESS.

Prof. Cesare Lombroso, the Italian
scientist, skilled in detecting traces of
abnormality, explains in the North
american Reuiew the imperfections OF
the left.handed.
People who are more agile with the
left than with the right hand are most
numerous among women, children,
savages and criminals" The percen.
tage is about per cent. among men
Operatives and soldiers,) 5 to s per
cent. among women and about the
same among lunatics.
But among criminals Prof. Mario
found 13 per cent. Of the mer and %
per cent. of the women left handed
Swindlers offered a greater percentage
no less than 33-and murderers and
ravishers only from 9 to 10 per cent.
Prof. Lombroso also discusses the
far more complex subject Of cleft
sidnesses." Certain people are more
sensitive upon the left side than upon
the right. This condition has no con-
nection with left.handedness, and is
highest in lunatics-44 per cent.
Parrots are left-handed and so are
lions. Rollet found in twenty.seven
monkeys the left shoulder heavier
than the right.
Women, children and primitive
races make gestures and simple move
ments from right to left. This is why
women button their garments in a
different direction from men, and why
early languages, like the Arabic, are
written from right to left. Very old
chronOmeters were wound from right
to left, not from left to right, as at
present.
However, Prof. Lombroso hedges by
saying: "One can without difficulty
find among good men real left-hand-
edness as among the greatest evil-doers
there are some who have not that
characteristic. / do not dream at all
Of saying that all left-handed people
are wicked, but that left-handedness,
united to m any other traits, may con-
tribute to form one of the worst char
scters among the human species"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
Classified.

The instructor was trying to teach
the class the lesson that brain work is
no less important than the work of
ones hands.
"Now," he said, "to recapitulate,
how many kinds OF labor are there"
"Two," replied the solemn-faced
young man; "organized and agon-
ized."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
VOLUME XLIII.--NUMBER Is.
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Laugh, and the world laughs with you,
Weep, and you weep alone;
The grand old Earth
Must borrow its mirth,
1t has troubles enough OF its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer,
Sight is lost on the air;
The echos bound
To the joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
room in the halls of pleasure
For long and lOrdly train;
But one by one
We must all file on
Through the narrow halls Of pain.
Be glad and your friends are many;
Be sad and you lose them all
There are none to decline
Your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.
Rejoice and men will seek you,
Grieve and they turn and go;
They want full measure
OF all your pleasure,
But they do not want your woe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
NEW KIND OF CHERRY.

Minnesota Farmer Develops Cross Between
Plum and Cherry.
"Compass cherries" is the name of q
new kind of cherries exhibited in the
horticultural building this year. The
cherry comes from tree grown by M.
c. Stein of Crow Wing county and
was formed by crossing Rocky noun.
tain cherry with . Minnesota plum.
The fruit has the shape of small wild
plum and rich, delicious cherry
taste.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25

II SEE you have chicken for din.
ner."
"Yessuh," said Mr.. Erastus Pinkley.
a" l hope you bought the chicken"
"Well, no; but the transaction
were strictly regular. Dat chicken
has been roostin' on my fence fob
months wifout payin' muffin, an
reckoned it we're bout time to ioh.
close"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25

IT is just one hundred years ago
this month that a fsst.mail" coach
was put on between New York city
and Albany, which made the journey
in three and half days, charging $S
fare and IS additional for $50 pounds
OF baggage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
Family Jar.

al can do my own cackling over this
egg, thank you," the old hen said,
with marked irritation. "There isn't
any need of your joining in"
"I wouldn't have joined in," re-
piled the old rooster, after moments
inspection, "if had known it was
such little one. thought from the
fuss you were making, it was q double.
yolked egg."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25

HALF a teaspoonful of mustard
mixed with the water poured over
beans in the baking gives fine flavor
and makes the beans more easily di-
gested.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25

MAUDE Brown, eighteen years old,
OF Washington, Ind, is the only fe.
male mail-carrier in the United States.
She does not wear q uniform.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
light and DARK,

Day and night, sunshine and shadow
are not more different from each othe-
than a healthful from a sickly woman.
The healthful woman carries light and
sunshine with her wherever she goes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25

7 he ON q n
who suf f er s
from ill-health
casts a shadow
on her own hap
piness and the
happiness of
others. She
cannot help it.
Those who suf-
fer mot
smile aud siup
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
A Cat.Astrophe.

There was once cat named Mariah,
Who to sing to high C did aspiah;
In the midst of her wall
Came of water a pail.
That had previously been near the fab
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
Not ALWAYS, You Know

"Do figures ever lie?" he asked,
AS he looked out at sea.
"Some may but mine does not, - she said
Then blushed delightfully."-.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25
ASTORIA.
Bsa,, tho HIhs Kind You Have Always Bougl
a'.;'''' .; &zzMzzM
Green River Hot Springs.

Excursion tickets to Hot Springs
WASH, and return, good 30 days, on sale
all the time at Northern Pacific office.
Rate, 1915. Children half-rate.
A. +. STANFORD,
Agent n. I. X.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-25

WHEN you are softening butter to
make cake never allow it to melt. II
you do the cake will be heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
MONEY IS SCARCE
 ON WALL STREET Christmas Presents Will Not be Numerous This Year OPERATORS FEEL A CHANGE Do Not Feel in Mood for Lavish Gener- osity and Expensive Goods Are
 Not Bought-Latest Finan-
 ciaI Gossip.
BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, December 19.-Two years ago columns and columns of printed space were devoted to the lavish dis- nensation of Christmas money in Wall street. I do not recall that any estimate was made of the aggregate amount ol money given away at that time put it must have been very large The em- ployes of various banking houses from the office boy up received p''.eses equivalent in some ipo.@stcs to their salary for a full year. and in few ln- stances did those of the big institutions get less than the equivalent of their salary for quarter. Directors or trust companies voted lump sums to Presi- dents. Even the commission houses dls- tributed gold to their clerks, bookkeepers and messengers. There was a riVary about it, one house evidently being bent upon outdoing another of its own class rather than be made the object Of in- v,dious comparison with others. The several exchanges made up large sums of money for the benefit of their az tendants All this happened at a time when Wall street was more prosperous than ever before in its history. Every body had been making money and every body was rich in paper wealth. A year ago there was a marked falling off Tn the Christmas distribution as compared with the preceding year. and this Christ mas will be very slim one indeed Tor those who attend to the vast machinery of Wall street. A good many houses have already stated that they will be unable to make presents of any kind to their employees and others will make presents of only nominal value. A house that gives nothing will not be con- spicuous. The bear market not only caused a heavy falling off of commits sions but entailed serious losses upon houses that were engaged in promo Hons. others that were loaded up with stocks not amply protected by bargains. and still others whose clients refused 10 make good on their accounts. This year everybody feels poor in the financial district and feeling has a good deal to ao with Christmas giving.
 The financial community has been talk ing deep interest in the Christmas trade. Reports thereon published in regular trade reviews as well as special reports prepared in response to the demand for minute information on the subject. have been much more optimistic than might have been expected. It is admitted that there has been some falling off in the more expensive branches. but it is said that this has been fully offset by the Increased demand for goods of medium grade. There is a marked discrepancy, however. between these published re- ports and the private information that one gets as to the condition of the Christmas trade. The private nforma- ton is much less optimistic than that which is published. It is the most nat ural thing. of course that merchants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
A Study of the Sultan.
the Worlds Work.

From the Worlds Work.
 The sovereign was frail, worn, pale faced man of between 55 and 60 years. with thin. rather fine features except for his prominent nose. A well Kept but grizzled beard covered the lower part of his face. He had slight forward sink ing of the head and shoulders, as though the years had weighed too heavily upon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

him. Yet he showed klngly dignity as he drew himself up to salute the throng pressing to the windows of the rooms as- signed to the comfort of European vis- itors. l had stood wedged in mass of Turks within five feet of him twenty-two years before, on the day when he was formally girded with the sword of Osman.
 He was then a slender, erect young man of 35 years. pale faced and smooth shoven but for q black mustache. His bearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
No More Than Right.

From Puck. and you have certainly encouraged me.
 t,lsie-And why not? l always encourage d promising pupil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

A Remington shot gun will be given away Decemb Der 25 bv w. R. McVay. Ticket goes with every soc pur- chase. Finest wines and lior1ors in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

produced no particular impression of power, and 1t was a matter of somewhat surprised interest to see this immature prince now q king In fact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

Metropolitan Cafe patron ized by people who care for the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-13

Lord Kitchener is celebrated FOR his
stern and eXacting manner, and his
subordinates are apt to shake in their
boots when "K. of X" comes along in
specting their work. But on one oc.
casion even the redoubtable conquerer
Of the Soudan met his match and
proved the fine quality of his nature
by acknowledging the fact. 1t was
in the days when the railway was be-
ing driven across the desert to Khar-
toum. A young Canadian engineer
was in charge of the work, which was
progressing satisfactorily, when one
morning the Sirdar (as Kitchener then
was) appeared on the scene and ex-
pressed his disapproval Of certain fea-
lures of the work with his usual scath-
ing brevity. The young officer listened
until his chief had finished and then
quietly inquired: "Am I bossing this
railway, sir, or are you?" Kitchener
looked at him, recognized the breed as
one after his own heart, nodded ap-
proval and then went away.-London
Taller.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-13

Thomas Kelly, who rode a mile on
horseback to give an alarm of fire
which saved the village Of Luxembourg
from destruction, is hero who is apt
to be cheated out of his just rewards
on account of his name. He has al
ready been likened to Paul Revere,
and, like that gallant rider, he deserves
to be made famous in verse, but In
the first place there is no Longfellow
to celebrate his deed in heroic metre,
and then minor poets would find it
most difficult to construct rhymes for
"Kelly." If Revere had been named
Kelly instead of his own euphonious
patrGnymic, he would have been COM
paratively unknown. 1t would not
sound bit heroic to say, "Listen, my
children, and I will tell zee, the mid
night ride of Thomas Kelly" Or If
we attempted to describe the manner
of his riding, We should have to say
something profane or anatomical,
which might be embarrassing. We are
sorry for Mr.. Kelly, but if he wants
a poem written about his exploit he
will have to pet+tion the Legislature
to change his name.-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat