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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-01-15
PROBATE NOTICE.

PROBATE NOTICE..
TN the Superior Court OF the State Of Washing
i ington for the County of Thurston.
In the matter of the estate of T. l. McKenny, de-
ceased.
No. 712.
Notice of settlement of ANIMAL Accounts.
Notice is hereby given that Cynthia A. Nc
Kenny, ExecutriX of the estate of T. l. Nc
Kenny, deceased, has rendered and presented for
settlement, and filed in the Superior Court of
Thurston county, State Of Washington, her an
nual accounts as such Executrix and that Mon
day. the 25th day Of January, 1904, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, at the court room of said Superior Court,
in the city Of Olympia, in said Thurston county,
has been duly appointed by said Superior Court
for the settlement of said final account at which
time and place any person interested In said
estate may appear and file his exceptions in
writing to the said final account, and contest the
same.
Witness Hon. D. V. Linn. Judge of
SEAL. the said Superior Court, and the
seal Of said Court affixed this 29th
day of December. A. ID. 1903.
W. NJ. MUM.
County Clerk and Clerk OF the Superior Court.
First publication, Jan. l, 1904.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-01-15

HANNA has been reelected Senator
from Ohio
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
A Word to Partisan Democratic.

Republican prosperity is not vague,
meaningless platitude. 1t is not some
thing that may be good for the other
fellow and not good for you. If you
would be willing to deny yourself Re
publican prosperity for the sake of being
n hide-bound partisan Democrat, you
ought nevertheless to ask yourself wheth-
er you have a good moral right to vote
tn deprive others of it.
Republican prosperity is what will con
duce to the happiness of your home. In
Democratic times your wives and chill
dren and your neighbors suffered as well
as yourself. If you are willing to try
for yourself another dose of Democratic
hard times, your affection nevertheless
for the helpless ones at home, who want
the good things of this life if you don't,
ought to be sufficient to make you vote
for four more years of Republican pros
nprity
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Democrats mud Protection.

The difference between the Republi-
can and Democratic parties on the tariff
question is radical and fundamental. The
former believes in protection to Ameri-
can industries because experience has
proved beyond doubt that it is promo
tive Of the prosperity aA~e of capitalist
and workman. of manufacturer and wage
Garner or employer and employe. The
Democratic party denounces protection
as robbery. and would wipe it out.
The Democratic platform attempts to
make an issue out of tariff revision. but
when Democratic orators talk OF tariff
revision they mean destruction of pro-
tcction. 1t is the protective principle
with which they are ut war. The Re
publican party believes in real tariff re-
vision. Conditions change. and as they
change the tariff needs modification to
meet the new conditions. The Rcpub-
lican party would revise schedules, but
still maintain protection, while the Demo-
cratic party proposes not to revise schei-
ules but to abolish protection.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Rlahts of Marrled eer.o,.

Without inviting discussion of this
thorny question, l may say, writes
Labourchere, that my own opinion is
supposing anybody wants it-that a
husbands rights are what he can get
My view of wife's rights is the same
Whether it is wise for either party to
get all that he tor she) can is a cues
tion of expediency to be decided ac-
cording to circumstances and fndiyid-
ual inclination. The governing prin-
ciple of the situation is that when two
people ride the same horse one must
ride behind. The question, therefore
whenever a conflict of rights arises
is whether the front seat is worth
fighting about, and, if SO. how long and
how hard.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
DUNKARDS ARE FIRM
HIRED MAlIGNER OF ROOSEVELT
REeUkED INDIANA MINISTER.
Can Stand wnr, FIens, Plies, Frogs
nnl All the other Plaques of Pha-
:aoh, but Not Another Dcmocra ic
Ad inistration.

At the opening OF the campaign the
Democratic managers asserted that
Friends, Dunkards and members of 9TH
er peace-loying Christian societies would
oppose Mr.. Roosevelt's election. Inves-
uSation showed the assertion to be un-
true. Now the Democratic managers are
rcsortins to despicable means, in the
hope of winning few votes, but are
meeting with merited rebuffs. w. J.
Showalter, who processes to be Dunk
ard, has been employed ~ the Democrat
ic Committee to do its dirty work. Here
is sample of the letters he is sendin;
to Indiana Dunkards and the kind of re-
plies he is receiving. The recipient of
the letter quoted is a preacher at Kappa.
Indiana. Showalter's letter follows:
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 10.
My Dear Sir-l enclose you a stamp
ed envelope in which | want to ask you
to he good enough to send me the names
and addresses of all the male members
of your church who are over u years OF
age. or as many of them rs you can.
You will see by the enclosed slip just
what President Roosevelt thinks OF peo-
pie who profess the peace principle, and
L simply want to put the same thing in
their hands that if they vote at all
for him they can do it with their eyes
father being treasurer of the Old Folks
Home at Tmbervile.
Il trust that God will speed the day
when all men will espouse the peace
principle as your good people have done.
the day when there will be none to ma
iign them for it.
Thanking you in advance for the IA
vor, l am, very truly,
wv. ]. SuOWALTER."
The reply sent by the Dunkard preach
er was as follows;
Kappa, Ind, Sept. 10.
wv. j. Showalter, Esq. Washington,
ID. c.:
Dear Sir-In reply to yours of the
10th inst, concerning President Roose-
velts attitude toward those who do not
believe in war, | will say that while
your statement may be correct, | ques-
ton it. Even il the President is a war
Ike man, as you say, and if by electing
him we should be thrown into war. I
would say that we can stand war. fam
Inc. pestilence, tleas, flies, blood, frogs
and all the other plaques of Pharaoh,
but, o, pray You. do not give us anoth-
er Cleveland. We couldn't stand anoth-
er of his administrations. and that is
what we would get from Parker
You have thanked me in advance for
the names of my brethren. | will do
you "A greater favor than You asked. |
will not send them. Their reply to you
would be in substance the same as mine,
but they might not take the care to ex-
press themselves pleasantly. Like me,
they are for Roosevelt; their minds are
made up"
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Trnde the wntehword OF enc Wont.

The Hon Binger Herman, Republican
member Of Congress from Oregon, in n
public address recently delivered in that
State said:
We Of the Pacific coast aan never look
much for great markets In the Atlantic
States. We must look elsewhere. Europe
Is pressing us closely. With adverse tnritf
laws In some nations and with Increasing
limitations of onr products In others, we
ni:rs expect the European market to re.
cfse less and less of our surplus Ii IL
tipe TO provide for future contingencies
VT look to the Orient. and there we fnl
one-half The reputation pf the earth begin
Ming the career of consumption of such
products as we produce. The Asatic rice
caters are fond Of -four as we are. Sup
pose our nation Increases our trade with
the Chinese alone only one per cent per
capita. for each day, that would equal
Si,Oto,OOp per day, one billion hve hun
dred million dollars per year One bushel
of wheat sold the same people per capita
would equal an increased market of 400.
0OOOo0 bushels each year. We shall beat
our foreign rival In the east Just as long
as we can sell cheaper than he can. We
cross the ocean cheaper, as we have
but one ocean to cross, while he has three
to cross"
For developing the West and establish
ing American prestige in Oriental COM
merce, vote for Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Confidence in Roosevelt.

Not all public men who are popular
enjoy public confidence in the same de-
gree. People may say of a public man:
IL admire him for his brilinncy and re-
sOurcefulness, but | am not sure that
his motives are altogether disinterested.'
No person spcakS that way of Presi-
dent Roosevelt People not only admire
his ability and rcspurcefuness, but they
have absolute confidence in his integrity.
il, the purity of his motives and in his
determination to administer the govern
ment in the interest of the whole people.
That being the case, why not re-elect
him and Congress that will hold up
his hands? Why vote to remove a tried
and faithful public servant. or for a
Congressman who would try To tie his
hands and emblrrass his administers
tinni
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Democratic Contradiction.

The following is an interesting illus
tratiou Of the way Democrats say things
they don't believe, or the way They let u
few of their members officially express
for them as Il collective whole views
that later on they can unotieially and
individually repudiate,
The democratic platform says: 1--WE
DENOUNCE PROTECTIONlSM AS
A ROBBERY OF THE MANY TO
ENRICH THE FEW"
James j. Walsh, chairman of the
Democratic State Committee of Connec-
ticut. says, according to Raymond" OF
the Chicago Tribune: mo ONE BE-
LlENES IN FREE TRADE NOW
ADAYS, If FOR NO OTHER REA-
son TITAN BECAUSE THE TARIFF
Is THE EASIEST WAY OF RAIS-
ING REVENUE, AND THE TAXA-
TlON is FELT LESS THAN BY
ANY OTHER SYSTEM"
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Why Docs Parker ohice.r

The Democratic presidential candi-
date says, in substance, that Presiden,
Roosevelt advocates violent methods OF
diplomacy; that is, he has departed from
the old style, believes in straightfor-
ward expression of exactly what the at
titule of this nation is, and does not hes
itate to say that this nation is quite pre-
pared TO take care of itself
Well, what would you have? Are we
not great nation, practically owning,
with our Canadian brothers, great con.
tincnt and quite prepared. not merely to
suggest but TO assist in the affairs of the
world? And is it not a duty?
Why does ex-.Tuhge Parker, David
Bennett Hills ex-political manager, OBJ
ject to thisI
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Elect n Republican House.

Nearly every American citizen who
will vote for President in the coming cleo
ton will also vote for "A Representative
in Congress. 1t is to be hoped that no
Republican will fail to vote for the Re
publican candidate for Congress in his
district. While the national honor and
the public welfare demand the election Of
President Roosevelt, and while the rca-
sons for his election are overwhelming
and unanswcr1blc, those for the election
of Republican House of Representa-
tivcs are equally SO, With a Democratic
House Mr.. Roosevelt would be almost
helpless to carry ont the great Republic
can policies to which he is committed
No Republican should be induced by any
consideration not to vote for the Re
publican candidate for Congress in his
district.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Presidents Letter to Irrigation Con.


The North Dakota Irrigation Congress
IN session at Mandan, Sept 81, received
the following letter from President
Roosevelt: ~,
Mr. pyv;eT Wii,,asy, Bay, \. Y, Sept. 1o-My Dear
~, r' mi.nms; ! nm In receipt of your let
leE OF the l5tb inst. Inviting me to be
present at the North Dakota State Irriga-
tioh congress on the 2Ith inst and I wish
II We're possible for me TO be present but |
Icsret 10 say 1t Is not During the time OF
my presidency there has been no measure
IN which | have taken keener interest
nun thai which started the policy of ma
tinhaI AID 10 the cause of Irrigation
nave felt that the use of the rivers and
smaller streams of the States OF the great
plains and Rocky Mountains for irrigation
was even more important to the future of
TINS country than the Improvement Of the
course OF these same rivers, lower down, as
an ala TO navigation. and when | became
president one of the first things to which |
turned my attention was the effort to Sc
cure the passage Of the law which lnauCu-
rated this system.
| congratulate the people of North Dn
hota.lndeed, congratulate the people of
an the United States-upou the fact that
this work has begun. 1t Will be Of incnl-
culable b"nrht to the people of the senII-
arid regions, and therefore 10 the people of
the whole country, for in this country
Whatever benefits part Of It benefits ALL
With best wishes, believe me- sincerely
yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
MUNICIPAL CREDITS.
They Have strengthened and Im-
proved Under Republican PoIicien.


The same Republican policies which
have strengthened the credit OF the Uni
ted States government and caused its
bonds TO rise steadily in value have also
promoted the credit OF States. municipal
tiles, school districts, etc, which can
now issue bonds to far greater advant-
age than eight years ago, thus resulting
IN great saving to taxpayers. Owing to
the increase in the general prosperity.
savings have steadily accumulated and
have become invested largely in bonds
/ ISSUED by municipalities in furtherance
OF public improvements.
Eight years ago in Democratic times,
municipalities and States found it even
more difficult than the general govern
ment TO sell bonds except at great sacri-
nee, owing to the extreme depression in
the investment markets. Public i'm
provements. therefore, had to wait In
definitely since the none for them could
hot be obtained, except by excessive in
| crease in taxation.
The change, however, within the las.
eight years from bad to good, as regards
the credit of these local governments and
their ability to borrow money for needed
improvements, is an evil thing from the
Democratic standpoint.
In his speech to the Democratic edi-
ton B. Parker bewailed the "extrava-
gance in Federal State and municipal
governments" and dolefully noted: The
| Indebtedness of the municipal govern
ments is steadily piling up. BOND IS-
SUES ARE INCREASINGLY FIRE
QUENT, and the people have not the
satisfaction, in many instances, of a full
equivalent in improvements for the
| money expended"
The appended table shows how in
| seven typical cities of the United States,
about evenly distributed geographically,
municipal credits have risen during the
last eight years Of Republican prosperity,
and have made 1t possible for public i'm
provements to be accomplished with dim
| inishing burden TO taxpayers. The table
compares the basis on which these bonds
were sold in 1895 and 1896 with the
| basis on which they have been sold this
year. (Of course the lower the basis
the greater the advantage to the muni
cipalities in placing new issues and the
| greater the advantage to investors who
hold the original issuesD Here are the
| figures:
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
WOMEN EASY TO WAKE
Hotel Men Have Greater Troubie n
Rousing Men From Slumber.


1T is immeasurably harder to awek-
en- men in the morning than It -
women" a hotel proprietor Informs
me, says a writer in the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. "a tap or two 1t
woman's door in the morning il sum-
cient. No matter how late she may
have retired. no matter how exhaust
ed she may have been, no matter how
faint the yes that comes from the
bed in answer to the knock, you can
bank on it that within a half-hour or
SO that woman will walk into the
dining room. bright-eyed and cheer
full; but the maxwell, it's different
"A man may leave call for
o'clock in the morning with the warn
ing that he must be up at that hour.
few minutes before Z you detail
boy for the purpose and tell him not
to stop pounding until the man
ewakes. The room may be on the top
floor. but you can hear the thump,
thump. thump on the door way down
in the office. Does the man wake with
faint yes and scramble out of bedr
Not he. The boy knocks until his
knucl<les are sore, and then suddenly
room, Yes, yes, what in blazes is the
matter with you? Do you think I'm
dead" The boy retires, turns in his
report at the office and goes to ease
his hand in cold water.
Three hours later a swollen-eyed
individual, with wrinkles in his brow,
walks up to the desk. I thought /
left call here for I o'clock in the
morning You did. and the bellboy
woke you promptly at T. That's a
little too strong is the answer. and
after you've argued with him for half
an hour you haven't convinced him
that he was actually awakened as he
had ordered. So it goes day after day.
The women get up promptly in re-
sponse to 9 call. while the men invari-
ably turI Yer to have another nap"
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14

The foregoing table is furnished through
the courtesy Of Mason. Lewis X Co, bank
crs and bond dealers, OF Chicago and Bos-
ton.
Mr., Parker is probably right in think
ing that II there was Il return to Demo-
cratic policies municipalities would is
sue less bonds. They probably could
not, If they would. The reason is sim
pie. Democratic victory would again
create depression in the investment mar
kets, prices of municipal bonds would
go 10 pieces, municipalities could not
issue such bonds except at exceptional
cost to taxpayers, and they would be fore
ed to the alternative either of not spend
ing money in furtherance of improve
mcnts commensurate with their growth,
or they would have to enormously in
crease taxes, and so let present taxpay-
ers pay the entire bill for benefits which
posterity would enjoy.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14

farmer can do the labor of seventy
Cinnamon. As these conditions change,
in obedience to economic laws, the Chi
nese farmer becomes our competitor.
The land value will regulate the price
of the product, and no competitor. the
world over. can enter the market against
our western prairie. We can place our
foodstufs in TIE Oriental market at
prices which will prove less than the
cost of producing them in Asia, and
right here comes the question: With
TINS future before it. what are the pos
sjbilities of the arid West? An untold
treasure house, the products of which
VIII. in one year. exceed in value, all the
gold coin since the world began.
Another great advantage for the farm
or is. that unlike the manufacturer who
must educate the Orient in the use of
his products. there are no prejudices to
overcome in the case of foodstuffs. The
orientals know their value, and the
market is already made and waiting. 1t
is one that cannot be taken from US.
Our Pers>nni Duty.
The twentieth century opens for the
United States with its industrial ma
chihery adjusted to the production of
wealth on scale of unprecedented mag
nitude. In land. in labor, supplemented
ny best inventive skill; in wellth-the
three great agents of production, this
country easily leads the world
Inc reclamation of the arid West and
the extension of our Oriental trade are
patriotic questions in which our ma
uonaI honor. pride and profit are at
stake. WhosOever commands the sea
commands the trade: whosoever com.
mands the trade of the world commands
the riches of the world, and consequent.
ly the world itself.
Ihis country has too much at stake to
1eopardize such vast interests and pos
siDliIties Every one knows what Roose-
Velt mas done for the West and where he
stands on the questions of Oriental trade
Mhat has Parker ever done for the
WestF Does he know that such a coun-
try exists?
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
Why wc.t should Vote for Him.

The st. Paul Pioneer Press. Sept. 81,
speaking of the National Irrigation Act,
said:
THAT Theodore Roosevelt was one OF the
foremost to appreciate the benefits and that L
he lent most powerful reinforcement to the
society In Its finally successful appeal Ia
Congress, is not the lrnst of his claims to
the support of the Republican people The
setting apart Of the proceeds OF public lands
as fund to he used In the cOnst ructIon
of irritation works-a fund which comes
back to the government through the sa e
of the irrigated lands at advanced prices as
the work prorrcsses-hns I'm the minds Of
many given the final impetus needed to
carry the dreams Of the early irrigationlsts )
to u final contamination"
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
w2h>\AND THEIR USES.
About 5000 Only A.. Used by Edu-
Gated peopIa

ABOUT o,ooO only Are Used by Eou-
Gated People.
No one can say how many words
there are in the English language, be-
cause there are so many words of
doubtful standing, says the Spring
field Republican. The Century die
tionary contains about 225.000 words,
and the new edition of the Standard
dictionary lays claim to over O,0O0.
OF these many are obsolete, and many
others are rarely used. Science has
added vast vocabulary OF polysylla-
bles that are scientific formulae rath-
er than real words. They have no
place in general literature. The ordi-
nary English vocabulary may be said
to contain from 10000 10 $4,000 words.
the latter estimate being large. No
single writer of literature has used
as many as the lower number named.
Shakespeare. whose vocabulary is
larger than that of any other English
poet, unless 1t be Browning, used
about $4,000 words, while Milton.
whose range was narrower, employed
only about half that number. The
vocabulary of the illiterate has been
set as low as 80 words, but this must
De exceptional. It's more likely that
the ordinary workingman" uses from
1000 to 5000 words. while. Of course,
he is familiar with sever A0lA AusanH
more, which he recognizes In print
but does not himself use. The COM
mon estimate of the average vocabu-
larry of educated people is from 5000
to 5000, but in this case the number
of words which are not used is enor-
mously increased. A well-read col
lege graduate should be familiar with
perhaps 100000 words. while in the5
course of a year he might not use s.
900 of them in his writing or conver-
sation. Shorthand reporters fnd
about $500 word signs and contrac-
uons ample for representing the
words which are commonly used in
public speaking
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
stenonranher of Old

jefferson had just fired the stenog-
rapher.
Il had to-" he said sadly; "see what
she made of the Declaration of Lde-
pendence."
I'VE hold these tooths to the shelf
of dentist-the tall men ere Grated
quail"
Signing heavily, he finished the rest
with his fist.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14

bered as one result of the great fire.
In many of the streets the number
l3 does not appear, IL 1-2 being SUBJ
stituted. The mayor does not intend
that this state of things shall be al
lowed. No half numbers are to be
used and all houses must be marked
in regular order.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-14
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RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Republicans Alone Deserve Credit for
1naugurntiuE the Serves.

When Democrats assert that their
party is the father" of rural free de-
livery, they willfully nisstate the facts
1t is charity 10 call their assertion Il
plain falsehood, for it is a deliberate lie,
uttered with the intention to deceive
many persons. Rural free delivery had
its origin under the Harrison adminis-
tration, and Postmaster General Wana-
maker was its father" He proposed
and established the first experimental
ruute. When the Democrats came into
power, under President Cleveland, they
did everything possible to kill the rural
free delivery; in fact, they absolntely
refused to expend any of the $4,000
congressional appropriation for its nour-
ishment, and both Postmasters General
Bissell and Wilson, in their animal re-
ports, did their utmost TO discredit it.
President Cleveland also threw cold
water on it in hostile message to Con
gress. When Mckinley became Presi-
dent. rural free delivery was pushed to
the front as Republican policy. This
policy has been continued under Presi-
dent Roosevelt, until now there are
about 27,5O0 routes in operation. No
farmer need be deceived by Dcmocracy's
false claims. for the record shows that to
Republicans alone belongs the credit of
ipaugnrating and fostering a mail SER
vice that is of incalculable benefit to
rural communities.