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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30
BRYAN BRlEFLETS.

1t is much to be feared that Mr..
Knox's latest is premature comic
| valentine for the trusts.
The trusts are not a bit afraid Of
Republican antitrust thunder. What
they are afraid OF is Democratic anti
trust lightning.
Those Republican statesmen who
oppose the entering wedge will some
day wake up to find themselves used
as mauls to hammer it in.
The coal operators are discovering
that a shivering people are inclined
to do something calculated to make
the mine owners shudder.
If removing the coal tariff one year
is good thing for the people at large,
why wouldn't removing it for two
years be twice as good? And if one
year, why not forever?
Mr.. Vest is in poor health but
makes strong attack upon the trusts.
Mr.. Knox enjoys good health and
does not bother the trusts enough to
attract their attention.
Whenever the Republican party
selects a standard bearer for Democ-
racy it is very careful to select one
who has been in the habit of support
ing Republican candidates.
General Grosvenor advises steering
middle course in trust legislation.
BY this he means that he favors enact
ing legislation that will not benefit
the people nor injure the trusts.
Honest men who support the Re-
publican party should pause and
think when a man like Matthew
Stanley Quay has to stand up and de-
mand that the Republican party keep
its platform pledges.
Mr.. Roosevelt insists that it is justice
that the negro be permitted to hold po-
litical Office when he shows himself to
be fit for it. Are there no fit negroes
in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Canton, Oyster Bay and other north
ern cities?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30
Tobacco Cultivated Under Cloth.

A new development has taken place
in the growth Of tobacco in Connect.
cut, BY covering in the whole tobacco
field with cheese cloth. It costs
about $3.50 an acre to cover a field at
height of nine feet. The field is
practically huge tent, with 1876 posts
to the acre. The tent is so stoutly
put together that even the toughest
winds necessitate but slight repair. In
this tent continuous tropical climate
is obtained. The temperature is uni.
formally three to five degrees warmer
than that Of the open field. The rain
instead of beating upon the plants,
penetrates in the form OF fine, warm
mist. The insect pest is reduced to q
minimum, and the net result of the
experiment is that tobacco grown in a
tent brought about 62 cents q pound,
whereas outside-g grown tobacco seldom
brought "a cents q pound. Tobacco
experts declare that Connecticut tent
grown tobacco is equal TO the best
leaf grown in Sumatra.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30
MATTERS OF INTEREST.

About $4,000 men find employment,
every winter in the logging operations
of Minnesota.
Every man makes mistakes, but
that man is lacking in strength OF
character who makes the same mis-.
take more than once.
1t is said that everything comes to
him who waits, but he who hustles
while he is waiting will have things
come his way much sooner.
According to an English labor paper
more steel was used during the past
ten years in the manufacture of pens
than in all the sword and gun factor.
les Of the world.
The authorities at Washington have
taken up the subject in regard to the
survival of the Indians. 1t is stated
that 80 per cent. of the Indians die OF
tuberculosis, and the question has
been raised as to whether this disease
has been introduced by contact with
this disease.
Among other unusual employments
for women are 100 workers az " lumber
men and raftsmen," 113 wood chop.
pers, 373 saw mill employees, 44O bar
tenders, 2.0S6 saloon keepers, yO4
"draymen" and teamsters, 1923 under
takers. 143 stone cutters, 63 "quarry-
men," 65 whitewashers, IL we'll borers
and III stationery engineers and fire.
men.
Since the great coal strike inventive
genius has been turning its thoughts
particularly TO finding something TO
take the place of coal as fuel or lessen
the amount necessary to furnish a
requisite degree of heat. 1t is reported
that no less than 1881 patents for the
use OF oil as fuel have been granted
this year, and :, ZOO for use of gas and
captors.
A Swedish inventor named Elsen.
burg has constructed . machine which
takes herrings as they come from the
net, sorts them into the four sizes rec.
ognized by the trade, scrapes off their
scales, cuts off their heads, splits
cleans and washes them inside and
out. The machine does all this auto.
omatically. and turns out 20,9OO her.
rings per hour.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30
Wit OF q Woman.

A woman cured her husband OF
staying out late at night by going to
the door when he came home and
whispering through the keyhole,
I" Is that you, Willie~ Her hus-
bands name is John, and he stays
home every night now, and sleeps
with one eye open and a revolver
under his pillow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30
Those Daar Children.

Little Ethel" Do you live in the
water like fish, Mr.. SlomanT
Mr.. Sloman (waiting for Ethels sis
ter to appear)-" No, my little dear
Why do you ask that question:
Little Ethel" heard papa tell
ing sister at the supper table that il
she didn't land you tonight thered be
no more heat in the parlor this win
ter"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. 80 HN&

conduct gambling games and fixing
the penalty at from one to three years
imprisonment in the State peniten.
tiary.
The House adjourned to Monday at
III o'clock.
The Senatorial vote stood Saturday,
on the eighth ballot, as follows, King
and NOVEL; being paired for Ankeny
and Preston, respectively, and Van de
Venter absent: Ankeny 81, Preston
AZ, Wilson 8, Turner % and Allen 6.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30
A Most Accomplished Statesman.

"My boy, the way to succeed j!
always to do right. Henry Clay said
he would rather be right than Presi.
dent"
"Was he President?"
"No; but he was right"
He tried to be President, didn'l
he?"
"Yes-but he was not elected"
"Then he must have been both
right and left"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30

THE Chicago Record-Hcrald warns
the uncompromising protectionists"
that "they are putting in the best
work that is being done for the elec-
ton of q Democratic President and
Congress"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30

UNCLE Sans biggest army is the
fourth. class postmasters, who number
more than seventy thousand, exceed
ing twelve thousand the officers and
men OF the regular army OF the U. s.
The extension OF the rural free deliv-
ery has occasioned the discontinuance
of nearly 1900 fourth.class postofiices
during the last year, and the new Of
fees created do not Offset the losses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
peppermint For sIeeple.,ne,..

A physician declares that he finds
peppermint water an efficient remedy
for sleeplessness. This is very sim
pie cure, and it will not bring forth
from the organs Of professional opin-
ion any declaration of unsafeness. 1t
is added that mixture of spirits of
chloroform and peppermint water CIV
en- in hot water TO the victim of insom-
mia will produce sleep, but perhaps in
the case Of the admixture of chloro-
form water may claim decided share
in relieving the trouble. 1t is at least
easy to try peppermint water, and the
theory of its action is believed to be
founded on its effect In withdrawing
blood from. the brain by attracting a
fuller flow to the stomach.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
HID BEHlNp THE RULE.
One of Horace GreeIey's Orders That
Helped His News Editor.

As an editor Horace Greeley had be-
come weary of the constant repetition
of the word ''the" in opening sentences.
One issue of his paper in particular ex-
asperated him. Almost every item had
its opening paragraph begin with
"the." This lack of judgment on the
part of his writer's in the choice of
words received attention. Greeley wrote
note This notice he requested to be
copies OF 1t to be sent to correspond
ents. The order read:
Under no circumstances must the
word the be used in the opening or
subsequent paragraphs of a news ar
ticle. In sentences within a paragraph
1t will be tolerated if used with mod
Grafton. If you cannot write para
graph without the to open it, omit"
One day shortly after the issuance of
his new rule Greeley entered the ed
itorial room in fury.
'How is 1t that we have nothing in
today's paper regarding Hollands at
titude toward the policy of the north?"
he asked of his editor who had charge
of the foreign news
This editor was aware that he had
omitted an important news item which
at the time he considered as unimpor-
taflt. But he was resourceful.
"Your rules and orders are positive,
Mr.. Greeley, are they not?" asked the
editor.
scribbler.
"Then tell me how could have used
The Hague for the date line in the
Holland dispatch without violating
your positive order"
Mr.. Greeley was beaten, but he NUT
tered, 'If you fellows could use judg-
ment, there would be no need for
rules"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
STREET CRIES IN CAIRO.
Sounds aud yeices That Travellers
aedr In the Egyptian City.

Take a chair outside a busy cafe
near the market place and tram center
and watch street life. There are no
hungry men, no starving, pinched child
faces, no finger worn mothers, for this
is land of plenty, and the peoples
wants are few and simple. Thus sun
shine and laughter spray a welcome
fragrance over the novelty and ro-
nance of the gay city's streets. Here
is street melodist twanging a monster
one stringed something and accom-
panied by nose ringed girl who taps
deftly on a species of tambourine,
while bystanders calculate allah, al
lah!"-the Arabic word for applause.
If not quite in accord with your spreju-
dices concerning music, well, maalaish
(never mind, 1t is not nearly SO dis
tracing as street corner at home, and
they VIII go away If you tell them to.
The baboon, the donkey and boy are
In evidence, with a score of performing
tricks that are very original and GER
tainly funny, and you console yourself
with the hope of a minimum of cruelty
Ill the tfulHliS.
A fruit seller, basket on head, with
luscious grapes and figs, saunters by,
singing in quaint minor: 20 grapes,
o sweet grapes, that are larger than
doves eggs and sweeter than new
cream! o angels food, delicious figs,
bursting with honey, restorers Of
health There is drink seller, bent
under the weight of the odd shaped Jar
slung over his shoulder, lump of ice
projecting from its mouth, conjuring
custom in similar strain as he struts
up and down, making the air resound
with the rhythmical clap clap Of two
brazen saucers: 20 Refreshments Of the
weary. o quencher of parched lips!
o blessing of heavenw
Another street cry which may be
heard in the main street of Abbassleh,
suburb, contains the following entic-
ing announcement: Tomorrow, o peo-
pie, | am going to kill camel! The
doctor says, 1t Is young and healthy.
Oh, its flesh will be tender as the quail
and juicy as lamb. Its price is but ~
piasters q cents pound. Do you love
the sweet flesh of the camel? Then
come early and be satisfied" Not the
least picturesque figures in the streets
are the city police, in their neat white
drill and red tarbouches In summer and
blue serge in winter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
A anaint Old Custom,

A London shop assistant says: ut is
my duty every night to go out to the
rear of the premises and fire off an old
fiintlock pistol. This curious custom
dates back to the middle of the eight
zenith century. Our shop, now in a
crowded north London district, was in
those old days practically in the coun-
try, and it was the custom of the then
proprietor, who was-a timid, eccentric
man, TO fire a pistol off every night to
let the would be burglar know he was
armed and prepared for him. Think
ing his custom such good one, seeing
that his shop was never attempted, he
stated In his will that the custom
should be continued, which has always
BEEN carried out, although, of course.
we do it now merely to keep up a
quaint old custom"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
War Veterans

Douglas township has one survivor
of the Mexican war of 1861 The
name of this old settler is David
Jones living in the northwest part of
the township. He was in the army
that made the invasion OF Mexico and
stormed its capital. compelling same
10 surrender, at the fierce and deadly
fighting under General Taylor. II is
quite a "reminiscences OF history 10
have this old soldier among us here.
Madrid Register.
Audubon can beat Madrid consid-
erably. We have two survivors of
the Mexican war. One of them is
Uncle Jesse Keith, well preserved
and rigorous old man. The other is
George $. Hart who is becoming feeble.
Mr.. Hart was also in the Union army
during the Civil war, making a SPLEEN
did record and coming out as captain.
Audubon also has seven boys who
were in the Spanish war These, with
the forty-four Uuion war veterans.
and several who have served In the
state militia. at different times. make
OF this quite a soldiers town.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

There are some good reasons adduced
by those who favor the claims of the
columbine as national flower. The
colors of the wild varieties are red,
white and blue. The flower is purely
American, quite widespread, hardy,
graceful, beautiful. The petals are
perfect liberty caps" reversed they
are "horns Of plenty" Columbine
comes from the Latin columbia, dove;
the peaceful derivation of the word
accords well with our national policy;
the name also recalls Columbus, the
great navigator and dlscoverer. The
flower also lends itself well to con-
ventional architectural decoration.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
TRAPPING ERMlNE.
D1n98ank Methods For the Full
Grown and Baby Animals.


The colder the climate the finer the
fur, says the author OF ''The Greatest
Fur Company Of the World In Frank
Leslie's Magazine, and the difficulties
Of obtaining the rare furs are many.
Errnine Is at its best when the cold is
most intense, the tawny weasel coat
turning from fawn to yellow, from vel
low to cream and then to snow white,
according to the latitude and the sea-
son.
Fox, lynx, marten, otter and bear the
trapper can take with steel traps Of a
size varying with the game or even
with the clumsy but efficient deadfall,
but the erinine the fur of which is as
easily damaged as the finest gauze.
must be handled differently.
The hunter going the rounds of his
traps has noted curious tiny TRICKS like
the dots and dashes of the teleSraphic
alphabet. Here are little prints slur-
ring into one another in a dash; there
dead stop, where the quick cared
stoat has paused, with beady eyes alert,
for snowbird or rabbit; here, again, a
clear blank on the snew, wherethe crafty
Ii,,Io forouor hos divod hollow tho Iioht
snrfoco ana a,,.,oolod Forward lilo =
snaEa 70 dort ,n with n nlunge az his
zones into tha hoart hlood of The nm
u.ory snow ,,,ntipa
Eror, tho Ianatb ~ Tho le.ns tho tran.
no,. tndras tha oao 90 tho orn,ina Tho
full grown ermine has hair too coarse
20 I'D danoaood Nv snare ~ there
Fore tha tracks Indicate n fun AVN
animal tho TRAINER snsnends the moose
az loonad twina or wire across tho
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

From twenty-year-old mulberry
tree 21S pounds Of leaves have been
picked in year.
String beans may be obtained during
the entire summer by planting once a
month for successive supplies.
Some trees are much more unfavor-
able to the growth of plants beneath
them than are others. The worst are
the yew and the ash.
Whenever water is given to pot
plants enough should be used thor
oughly to wet the soil around the roots.
Mere sprlnkling of the surface does lit
tie good.
The next time you have bouquet of
flowers to keep add a very little cam.
phor to the water in the vase and see
how much longer its freshness will be
retained.
One of the most satisfactory plants
for house culture Is the yellow oxalis.
1t will blossom freely If given sun and
water, and its bronze brown foliage
sets off its pretty yellow bloom rarely.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

A woman with her little son, child
of four years of age, inquired Of man
standing in one of our railroad stations,
Can you tell me what time the next
train leaves for Scranton
"At t-t-wenty m-m-inutes p-p-past
flour" About five minutes later she
again put the same question to the
same man, and he repeated the same
answer in the same suffering way.
When she approached him for the third
time with the same query, he said to
her: "W-why do y-y-you a-a-ask me
$3.50 m-m-many t-t-times? IL a-a-al-
ready t-t-told you t-t-twlce."
81 know you did," replied the wo-
man, "but my little boy likes to see
you work your mouth. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
RU7S

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are.
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
Chronic cases" that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
1t makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
Scots Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
of the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
He Asked A-miss.

whats the trouble, my boy?" queried
the minister of a young member of his
flock. You look sad"
And l feel sad" replied the young
man. 81 asked Miss Silverton to be my
wife, and she declined the honor"
THAT'S too bad" said the parson.
But it's in accord with the Scriptures,
which says, 'Ye asked and received not
because We asked amiss.'"
well, what would you advise me to
do?" queried the youth.
''Next time ask widow" replied the
good man, with suspicious twinkle in
his eye.-Chicago News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
PONIES AND coss.
How the Distinctions Between the
Two Are Defined.

wv hEc DShhSus
A correspondent writes, says the
Badminton Magazine, to ask me what
pony is-not the pony of the bet
ting ring; he refers to the animal. The
dictionaries which he has consulted tell
him no more than that "a pony" Is "a
little horse" and he wants to know
where the pony ends and the horse
begins The term is, of course, very
loosely used. At Newmarket, where
one might expect accurate definitions,
the trainers seem to call all sorts of
animals ponies. Il will send round
your pony at s O'clock" is familiar
phrase to me- and in two cases 1t has
always portended the arrival Of an ami
NAL of quite 14.2. have searched for
authorities for some time past ard
only accidentally came upon one the
other day. A pony, find 1t stated, is
strictly applicable to an animal under
10 hands. Above Is and up to 1873 the
creature should be known as gallo
way, and over 1873 1t becomes horse.
This, however, is not the modern inter
probation, though when the phraseology
was altered do not know. According
to the birmingham rules of polo, ''the
height of ponies shall not exceed IA
hands inches" and such an animal,
according to my old time authority,
would be quite a full sized horse. One
cannot. Of course, go against the Hur-
bingham nomenclature, but l should
be inclined to say that in general par
lance anything under IA hands is a
pony. / am glad my correspondent did
not ask for an exact definition of a
Cob for could do no better than
suggest that thickset pony from
about 1873 TO 14.2 would come under
the head. The term COLBY" at any
rate, has a significance of its own.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

Eyes, poor old sport, when he had
money he had good time, but he went
broke
'Then starvedY'
IL should say not. He secured q
splendid position in swell boarding
house.
what doing"
"Just has to sit around in the board
ing house parlor posing as the star
boarder, meanwhile complaining loudly
before prospective boarders about the
bad case of govt contracted there
Baltimore Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
ImItatiou Laughter.

This is perfectly splendid liver
medicine: Take a deep breath and then
expel the air from the lungs in little
puffs, like a donkey engine. Push out
all the air you possibly can, drawing
the abdomen in and up as far as 1t will
60 The doing of this exercise will
probably strike you as being so per-
fectly funny or silly that you will wind
up with some Of the real thing, which
Is, of course, better than the imitation.
-Maxwell's Tallsman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Esau and HI. copyrieht.

Once a month 1t was the custom Of a
clergyman in neighboring town to
catechlse the Sunday school. Among
the questions asked was, who was
Esau?" Several responded, but none Of
the answers was satisfactory, and, as
the pastor was about to tell them, one
little fellow said, Il think I can tell you
what he did"
WELL" said the pastor, "tell me
what Esau did"
"Esau was the fellow who sold his
copyright for mess of potash. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Love superstitions,

In parts of Massachusetts, it is
thought that il a girl puts piece OF
southern wood down her back the first
boy she meets will be her husband. In
Boston, II a manageable woman puts
bit of southern wood under her pill.
low on retiring, the first man she sees
in the morning will, SO says the super
stition, be the one whom she is to mar
~
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
SEVERE ATTACK OF GRIP

"When | had an attack of the grip
last winter 1.-THE second one) | actually
cured myself with one bottle of Cham
berlain' 5 Cough Remedy. says Frank
w. Perry, Editor of the Enterprise.
Shortsville, N. Y. "This is the hon
est truth. at times kept from cough
ing myself to pieces by taking a tea
spoonful of this remedy, and when the
coughing spell would come on at night
would take a dose and it seemed
that in the briefest interval the cough
would pass of and would 90 to sleep
perfectly free from cough and its ac-
companying pains, To say that the
remedy acted as most agreeable sur
prise is putting il very mildly. | had
no idea that it would or could knock
out the grip, simply because | had
never tried it for such purpose, but
it did, aud it seemed with the second
attack OF coughing the remedy caused
it to not only be Of less duration, but
the pains we're far less severe, and
had not used the contents OF one bot
tie before Mr.. Grip had-bid me adieu. I"
For sale by a H. Roberts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
A Hind For the Future,

at is source Of great happiness to
me, my dear" remarked Mr.. Baxter to
his life's companion, "that no one can
ever with truthfulness point to you as
a woman with past"
Eyes, James," replied Mrs. Baxter, ''it
should make you happy, and as tomor-
row is my birthday 1t will make me
happy to have everybody point to me as
a woman with present."-New York
Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
aoaHsHEEHss' EXCURSION.


April and p the Rock Island Sys-
tenn will sell round-trip tickets to
points West and Southwest as well as
to points in Old Mexico at one fare
plus 800 Liberal stop-over privi-
leges. CO.,
Unequalled opportunity to visit the
growing Southwest and quaint Old
Mexico at small cost.
For full particulars, tickets, etc.
see nearest Rock Island agent.