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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04
Poems OF SCHOOL DAYS.
THE AFFAIR OF HONOR.

THE AFFAIR of HONOR.
Nee an bill Pearson are a goin too fitc
behind the stabul after skoul toonite.
hcez bigyern NEE butt i've gott new
trick
That henry Beemus sez ull maik him
sick.
And henry sez just look how david sloo
gOliutl an he wuz a giunt too.
Wenn ennybuddy walks home every mite
With ure best gurl wi 1--WE just gott too
fite
So henry Beemus seZ ur els unO
Ule bee a howard i'll you let him go.
ARTuRwURDS.
henry sez | mussta strained
mi mussels ur els wuz overtrained.
Ennyhow he putt Deefstake on my eyes
an sez am a terrur fur Inc sighs
Butt bill wuz too big fur me, SO my Ease
doant hurt SO badd becuz its no disgrais
TOO be licked Henry sez if ure outclassed
in sighs. think that tite ull bee my
lasst
Fur some time an CESS tits good enuf
fur me fur blieven thatt goliuth stuf!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04
COST OF THE WHITE PLAGUE.
tuberculosis Causes Isl, 1000 Deaths and LOSES
of Millions YEARLY.
New York Medical Journal.

New York Medical Journal
Tuberculosis causes annually more
than 10000 deaths in the Unied
States at the average OF 81 years. At
this age the normal after lifetime is
about 32 years, so that the real loss OF
life covered, measured in tine, is rep.
resented by 100000 years PEI annm.
II we assume that the net value OF
year of human life, after the age OF 35
years is at least $50, the real los. to
the nation resulting from the disease
"a large proportion of which is known
to be needless) may be estimated at
$2iO,00O,0OO per annum.
These astounding and almost incom.
prehensible figures are far from being
an exaggeration, but let US assume
that only one half Of this mortality is
preventable, and we have net posi-
BILE saving to the nation of 1920, ,OOO,.
600 per annum. This estimate does
not take into account the social, moral
and sentimental value OF at least 1OO..
600 lives, which, under different con.
ditions, might reasonably hope to
continue for many years.
The mortality from tuberculosis is
therefore, a problem compared with
which all other social problems of a
medical character sink into insignifi.
canoe, and it is safe to say that the
possible prevention of large portion
OF the mortality from this disease is
justly deserving OF the solicitude, the
active personal interest and liberal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04
A SURE THING.
Safe Bids on Lost Purse Fill Its Owner With
DIsmay.
Golfers Weekly.

Golfers Weekly.
A crowd standing around one OF the
bookmakers at Overland Park, Den.
yer, one day during the races, was
given an opportunity to have little
joke on that self-important person,
who was interrupted in his talk to the
men by a well.dressed man who forced
his way to him and said something
excitedly.
The booilmaker beat on the railing
before him and called for attention.
Gentlemen" he shouted, al have
been asked to say that a pocketbook
containing $500 has been lost by or
stolen from gentleman here who says
he will give reward OF $50 for it,"
Seventy-five dollars!" yelled some
wag on the outskirts OF the crowd.
Ninety dollars!" came from some
one else instantly.
Zone hundred dollars!" "$125!"
"$l5Ow
In moment the enthusiastic bids
for the lost purse caused its owner to
retreat to the grandstand and the
bookmaker to say things which were
drowned in the laughter of his aud.
Hence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

question? He studiously avoids these
questions. And where does he stand
on the second term question? Every.
body knows how Mr.. Parker stands on
all of these, and upon every other
question at issue.
Secretary OF State John Hay in a
speech at Boston welcoming the Inter
national Peace Congress. said religion
was the remedy for war. John must
have forgotten little of history. Re-
ligion is no remedy for war. War has
always been the remedy for religion, if
we have read history correctly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

So much has been written about the
Presidents use of the expression big
stick" that the connection in which
used it is interesting. He said. "To
boast is bad, and causelessly to insult
another, worse, yet worse than all is to
be guilty of boasting. even without in.
suit, and when called to the proof to
be unable to make such boasting good.
There is homely old adsge which
runs 'Speak softly and carry big
stick; you will 60 far"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04
WHERE IS HOME

Home is where affection binds
Gentle hearts in union;
Where the voices all are kiud
Holding sweet communion.
Home is where the hearts can rest
Safe from darkening sorrow;
Where friends we love the best
Brighten every morrow.
Home is where the friends that love
To our hearts are given;
Where the blessing from above
Makes the home a heaven.
Yes, it's home where smiles OF cheer
Wreath the brows that greet us;
And the one of all most dear
Ever comes to meet us.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

LITTLE Johnny-Say, pa, will you
buy me Q pair of roller skates?
Pa-What in the name of common
sense do you want with pair of roller
skatesP
Little Johnny-Why, pa, want to
use them for moving the lawn in
summer and shoveling snow in winter.
What else could l use them for, PAT
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04
NEWS OF THE STATE.
ITEMS PICKED UP HERE, There
AND EVERYWHERE

nOpS VIII mop Stlit HiSher-ldh0 ChtTy Cx-
citement-Woman in Contempt Of Court for
Wedding the Day After Divorce.
The Republic vouches for the relia.
bility and good judgment of a we'll
known hop-dealer in Eastern Wash
ington, who predicts that the price OF
that product will 60 up to As cents be.
fore next April. In the meantime the
price may f1uctuate, but he does not
think it will 60 lower than rs cents.
The crop in America this year will be
$4,000 bales, against 5000 predict
ed earlier in the season. While it is a
good average, it is not sufficient to
meet the home trade and export de-
mand.
The shingle blockade is broken.
Within two days the Great Northern
and Canadian Pacific have distributed
more than 100 cars to mills in and
near Bellingham and are bringing
more every day. Thus far the North
ern Pacific has given little relief.
Manufacturer are encouraged and feel
that the threatened paralysis of the
shingle industry is passed.
The steamer Skagit Queen, owned
by the Mcdonald Steamboat Com
pany, Of Seattle, sank last Friday after
noon while loading hay at Fir, near
the mouth of the Skagit river. The
steamer had been loaded too much
on one side and she turned completely
over. The cargo was total loss, but
the boat will probably be raised.
Mrs. Cora E. Fretwell was last FRI
days, at Bellingham, fined 500 for
contempt of court in marrying before
the expiration Of the six months pc.
Rod, as prescribed by statutes relating
to divorced persons. Mrs. Fretwell
was married in New Westminster the
day following the granting OF her di-
vorce. She was cited for contempt,
with the above result. Judge Neterer,
in passing judgment, said the defend.
ant had been guilty OF the grossest
offense, and that were it possible to
make the sentence more severe, even
to imprisonment, he would do it. The
defendant paid the fine and left the
court room. The question of the le.
gality of her present marriage was not
passed upon by the court.
Last week 100 men left Hoquiam at
all hours of the night bound for the
Olympic reserve, where it was reported
81 900 acres OF land would be thrown
open for settlement. The fever grew
go strong that business men locked up
their stores, clerks and millmen gave
up their positions to join the rush for
timber claims and homesteads. Just
what land would be thrown open was
not known, but many thought it would
be township 26 or %, which lie in
Chehalis county and are said to hold
some valuable claims. All the horses
in Hoquiam were hired by the settlers
and many were brought from Aber-
deem. All was scene of greatest ex-
citement when groups of men with
their provisions outfitted for the trip,
headed for the North in search of a
claim. Word reached there that
townships &c, q, 2S and 90 would no
doubt be thrown open about March l.
but nothing assuring the opening of
the land in this county has been re.
ceived.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

OKLAHOMA is now the greatest
broom-corn producing district in the
United States, this year exceeding in
amount OF production both Kansas
and Illinois. It is estimated that 25,.
600 tons OF broom corn will be raised
in Oklahoma west OF the Rock Island
railroad.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

The Boston museum has a love
letter which is $500 years old. 1t was
written on q brick and addressed to ON
Egyptian Princess.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

IT is said that you can't always tell
how many wheels man may have in
his head by the spokes that come out
of his mouth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04
Weighing MOlasses.

When weighing molasses sprinkle
the scale we'll with -four and then it
will slip off again quite easily without
sticking.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

SOME of the new trolley cars at
Cleveland have speaking tube rum
ming from the rear platform to the
front, so that the motorman and con.
ductor can talk with each other easily,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

Dox'T be too quick to strike an.
other. my boy" said the kindly old
man, who had interrupted the fight !;
|" always count ten before you do it,
and then"
"Yeh," replied the boy, contemp-
tously, can den it'll be de referee
dat'll be countin' ten on you."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

A YOUNG woman goes up stairs to
dress at 7 :45 for the evening. She is
10 years old and weighs 102 pounds.
State the wait of the man below.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

The postoffice at Alton, Me-, has
been in the hands OF one family for 50
years..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

MANY mans so-called gems OF
thought are nothing but paste.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04

OUR PREseRiPrioN DEPARTMENT
Realising our responsibility in this res
pect, we are scrupulOusly particular, in
every detail, using only the best and
purest drugs and chemicals with guarsn-
teed accuracy. 1t matters not what ply
compounded in the strictest accordance
Herewith, by competent, relia BILE phar-
macist, if brought to us, and only reason.
able charges made.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-04
Attention

To your wants in all that should be in q
Drug Store, is our business, and
the aim is that our atten-
ton to these needs
be 81 satisfactory to you
that you will depend on US for
your supply of
PURE DRUGS, PERFUMERY,
CHEMICALS, SOAPS,
CIGARS, STATIONERY,
PATENT MEDICINES,
AND
DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES.
We RESPEcTFvLuY SoLIcir
You to give us call when in need
of anything in our line. Whether
you purchase or not, get our prices
see our goods. These two points
alone will make you regular pa
irons. Then, we treat everyone Just
alike, child can do as well here as
an adult. We always appreciate pa
tronage, whether small or large,
snd sell goods at reasonable prices.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-03-25

Cherry trees must have well-drained
soil-they cannot stand wet feet. This
fact has been fully demonstrated during
the past two years, which were unus-
ually wet. The fruit buds of the cherry
are often destroyed 10y spring frosts, and
for that reason it is desirable to choose
an elevated site, which is less liable to
frost than valley or low land. Often
difference of few feet in elevation may
save a crop of fruit, and in selecting a
site for planting, the top OF knobs and
the side of hills should be chosen.
Cherries will thrive on almost any we'll
drained soil, but show a preference for
rather light gravelly or sandy loan. In
rich black soil they tend to an over-pro-
duction of wood and produce few fruit
buds.
The distance apart that trees should
be planted depends upon the varieties
of soil. Eighteen to twenty feet apart
is about the minimum for Montmorency
and Morello groups of cherries, the va
rieties most generally planted in the
West. For the first five years the cherry
orchard should be kept cultivated, al
though vegetables, root crops and small
fruits can be profitably grown among
the trees. Potatoes, beans, beets, car
rots and squashes make ideal crops for
young orchards. They should never be
allowed to grow less than four feet from
a tree and as the trees grow and take
the ground they should be removed al
together Oats, wheat or field corn
shouG never be grown in a cherry or
chard under any consideration.
For the cultivation of the orchard it is
always an advantage to have the rows
farther apart one way than they are the
other This permits of cultivation only
one way, but with a small amount of
hand labor the orchard can be kept
clean After the first five years the cul-
tivation Of the orchard depends some
what upon circumstances If the soil of
the orchard is very rich and the trees
are making too vigorous growth, or the
ground is so situated that it is liable to
be washed with rains, it is best to seed the
ground to clover, orchard grass or tim
othy, and to keep it in sod for three or
blue grass sod be allowed in the orchard.
While the orchard is seeded down the
grass should be kept moved and the
trees heavily mulched. If soil is of
medium fertility and is not subject to
washing it should be kept clean cult
waited until the middle of July and then
seeded to a cover crop. The best cover
crops are vetch, COW peas, soy beans and
crimson clover, if nitrogen is needed to
be added to the soil. If no nitrogen is
needed oats and rape make good cover
crops, not being killed by frosts until in
November.
Little pruning is recommended for
the cherry. Cut out broken or mangled
roots and limbs when planting. Prune
the top into symmetrical shape, remove
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-03-25
Mn. woodman VS.. Sage Brush. .
Editor True Northerner:-

Editor True Northerner:-
Permit me to make few points, in
answer to Mr.. Sage Brush's reply to my
article. To what he says of Mr.. Glidden
have no answer to make; Mr.. Glidden
can take care of himself, Sage Brush
contends that Glidden's mission was to
get ''cheap labor" and says: "Mr.
Woodman only few days ago contra
dicted his own statement on that point,
when he stated that the last man who
came to him for work was young,
thrifty, robust fellow, but wanted s26
month" and exultingly exclaims, "How
10 that for scarcity of help?" l submit
that no such language exists in my arti-
Gle, which he was answering, and will
say that no one has heard me make such
statement Does Mr.. Sage Brush
think it fair and honest to pick up a
hear-say story and change the language
to suit his own inclination to misrepre-
sent, and treat it as true in a correspon-
dence like this? If so, he is welcome to
all the glory he can get out of it.
have said, and l repeat, that have been
looking for a single man for three
months, aud the only man who called on
me mot 1.-The last many offering to
work, was young man claiming to come
from Missouri he wanted 500 a month
for eight months, board and washing in
cluded. In reply to the insinuation that
| work my men II or ID hours a day" |
have only TO say, it is not true. That
insinuation is in keeping with his per-
nicious attempt to prejudice laboring
people against farmers and other en-
ployers of labor. / will say to Mr.. Sage
Brush that | hire men to do the work
necessary to be done on farm, and pay
them for it. / have employed scores of
men in the last 40 years; some of them
have stayed with me long time, five,
eight, nine, ten and twelve years.
have, as a rule, had the best of men.
A strong attachment grew up between
us, and | count them among my best
friends.
He quotes me as saying that "the
cause of the failure of the beet
sugar factories was the farmers not be-
ing able to procure help to cultivate
and harvest the crop" Had he intended
TO be fair he would have quoted me as
saying, "the failure of two sugar beet
factories was caused, / understand, by
the failure to get help to cultivate the
beets."
Again he misquotes me in saying
"The United States laws debar all low
and illiterate from coming TO our
shores" What | did say was: "He does
not seem to understand that the govern
ment does not allow quoting the words
of his article the slough and scum of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-03-25

foreign immigration to land upon our
shores. None but those possessing
official recommendations for morality,
soberness, health and industrious habits
are permitted to land, or to be sent out
to those applying for their help. Such
is my understanding of the situation
But forgive him, for it only verities the
old adage that "a drowning man will
catch at straws."
Another of his hear.say stories is that
of "noted fruit-grower" who swindled
women out of portion of their wages.
What that has to do with the matter in
hand, fail to understand. 1t is, how
ever, a safe rule to believe that to be
false which ought not to be true, that is
said against the reputation of another,
until we have convincing proof.
Sage Brush takes backward step of
six years and says: "At the time Mr..
Pearl came here and contracted for the
city water plant, he lifted the laborer's
pay from the meagre 70 cents per day to
sl.25. What was the result? Goals of
fire accompanied with curses were
heaped upon him by those who were
employing help. He was denounced and
condemned for having the bravery to
come here and raise the wages of the
laborer To degree that would save him
from starvation If that is true, and |
do not deny it for l do not know, Mr..
Pearl ought to be adorned with string
of pearls of the first water, and pre-
sented with gold medal; and those who
"cursed him" ought to have been COM
PEELED to work on the water plant to pay
for them. But where are the individ-
uals residing in Paw Paw or vicinity to-
day who have clear recollections of that
exciting episodeY AS 1 live so near the
village | am obliged to pay the same
wages for day labor, with board taken
into account, that is paid in the village.
In referring to NY ledger | find that in
1897, the year before Mr. Pearls wonder
full raise in wages, hired good active
boy for 81 days, paying him 10 cents a
day with board, ETC., which was consid-
cred equal to 81 day. / paid men on
some conditions 81 day. Six years ago,
in 1898, the wages paid by me did not
differ from the previous year. But what
has all this to do with the question in
hand? We are dealing with the present
and not the past.
cannot close this without making
one more quotation from his article.
Had it not been for the following para
graph, hardly think that / should
have answered him at all. In referring
to the scarcity of domestic help he says:
g But right here let me ask and answer
the question, why is it that there is such
a scarcity of domestic help? Simply be
cause, in years gone by, domestic help
was treated no better than the common
slave of the South; and in many cases
we find the same state of affairs today.
where the only sitting room and place to
receive friends is the kitchen, and where
they partake of what is left from the
masters table in solitude. Then. when
their hard days work is done, they re-
tire to dingy and poorly furnished
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-03-25
Questions and answers.

q. Please give new hand advice on
pruning grapes plain enough so he can
lot fail to comprehend. | also have
some young peach and cherry trees to
prune, one year from planting Please
state how these should be pruned. The
peach trees lean way over to the east
and the limbs run that way; how can
stop them?
A. The vines should have four arms
running two each way from the trunk of
the vine, one on each wire. These arms
should be so pruned as to leave ten to
twelve buds on each arm making, not to
exceed 40 buds on the entire vine. Care
should be taken in the selection of the
shoot which is left; too often the larger
ones are left. You should select one of
medium calibre and with short joints
these are always more fruitful and don't
go so much to wood. We will give more
definite instruction next week in an arti-
Gle on Grape Culture. In regard to the
trees the peach should be severely cut
back on the east side, and always be
careful to leave the last or terminal bud
on the west side so as to throw the
growth that way, To make it more
plain, leave the buds on the upper side
of the limb on the east side of the tree
so as to throw the growth to the center
of the tree, and on the under side of the
limbs running west so as to throw the
growth outward. The center branches
and side branches should be so cut as to
throw the growth westward. Cherry
trees require very little pruning, in fact
will stand but little. They should be
pruned regularly every year, carefully
studying the tree and cutting out while
they are yet small such limbs as will be-
come cumbersome in the future.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-03-25

Group instantly relieved Dr. Thomas
Eclectric Oil Perfectly safe Never
fails At any drug store.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-03-25

room, where they may try to gain cour-
age and strength for the next days
trials" III any one has doubted that the
aim of Mr.. Sage Brush is to excite preju-
dice among the laboring people against
those employing them, the above will
surely remove that doubt. Now, IL Mr..
Sage Brush will come out from his hid
ing place, and stand up like man and
repeat the above, he will be met with
such storm of Indignation and con-
tempt from the housewives of Van
Buren, county, many of whom have been
domestics, that he will want to crawl
back into his hole and pull the hole in
after him. Now, Mr.. Sage Brush, we
have occupied good deal of valuable
space in The True Northerner, which
could, no doubt, have been filled with
more profitable matter; and think the
readers and the editor will feel relieved
il we subside.
Il i WOODMAN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-03-25
COAL MINE SCALE SIGNED
Committee Of the Operators and u. NJ. W.
Men Settle the Wage Question
for Two Years.

indianapolis. March 22.-The meet
Ing of the scale subcommittee of the
United Mine Workers and the opera
tors went into session at the Claypool
hotel. and proceeded TO consider tie
new scale of wages for mine workers
voted on last week by the miners.
The scale was signed by the joint
scale subcommittee, consisting of two
miners and two operators of each Of
the four states forming the central
competitive district yesterday after
noon ut $50 No change was made
from the original proposition of the
operators The next joint conference
will be held at indianapolis, Jan %,
1905
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Couldn't Forget His Pet Theme.

Down In Virginia, says Thomas Mel
son Page, there was an old darby
preacher who hal preached about in
FAINT baptism morning and night until
his congregation couldn't stand il any
longer. They told him TO preach
something else or they'd have to find
some one who would. He promised.
and the next Sunday announced bis
text, adam, where art thou?"
dis, bredern, can be divided into
fouh heads began the dominic.
First, every man is somewhat. Sec
ondly, most men am where they amt
got no business to be. Thirdly, you'd
better look out or you'll be gittin'
there YOURSELF. Fo'thly, infant bap-
tism. Now, bredern. | guess we
nights well pass by the fust three
heads and come immed't'ly to the
fo'th, infant baptism"