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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

REPORTS from east of the mountains
are to the effect that the Republicans
are quite apathetic, which is an indi.
cation that the Democratic mvjority
will be still larger than was expected.
It is now confidently expected that
the ticket will come west of the noun
tains with at least $4,000 majority.
That will ensure its election from top
to bottom.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

THE" Strenuous One" finds his party
don't enthuse without Hanna TO stir
the sugar."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

A BOLD RoBBERY.-A young man,
who has been identified az John p.
Mitchell, formerly Spokane broker,
last Saturday, in San Francisco, held
up two clerks in the Grain Stock Ex-
change, and compelled them to give
up 81 400 and many valuable papers,
and then made his escape. He was
subsequently arrested and confessed TO
the hold.up. Part of the money was
recovered.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

CONSIDERING the crisis, it must be
admitted the Republicans were justi.
fed in calling in Farrell as Mediator.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30
STATE TICK EFT.

For Presidential Electors,
FRED THIEF. OF Adams
John TKCMBULL OF Clallam
J. :. hARNELL .......... OF Cuwlilz
:. L. RICHARDSON ..... ....-.... OF Mason
J. !. CARNEY 49,. -.-... .... Of Chchali.
For Governor.
GEORGE URNEk OF Spukuuc
For Lieutenant Governor.
STEPHEN JUDSoN OF Pierce
For Congress.
HOWARD HATHAWAY OF Snohumish
J. J. ANDERSON ........ ........Of Pierce
". T. BECK ..... -........ ... OF Ferry
For Secretary OF state,
PATRICK HOUGH.... ... OF Clarke
For Treasurer,
GEORGE MCDGETr .......- OF spokane
For Auditor,
For Attorney General,
4. 81. NEAL .--..-.--..-..- ..... ... or Lincoln
For Land Commissioner,
VAN T. PIERSON acknowledgements OF King
For Superintendent of Schools,
". ID. GERARD observation-disclosures. OF King
For Supreme Judge,
ALFRED BATTLE .................... OF King
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

ASTORIA.
$500 g !: 9; &M :, Z; Z :; e; -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

IT CREATES DECIDED STIR.-Judge
Parker's letter as was expected, has
proven a veritable chestnut bur under
the crupper OF the &. o. p. They
claim that his letter is weak, while it
is plain it causes them to vince.
They say it is Disappointing to his
party, while it evidently fills them
with dire apprehension. They declare
that it is an excellent weapon for the
Republicans, while the blood streams
from the gashes cut by their bare hand
ling. The Brooklyn Eagle. which tried
to force the nomination OF Cleveland,
is, as usual, boiling, and declares that
the only difference between Parker
and Roosevelt, with regard to the
Filipinos, is one of naturalization.
Whenever that paper uses the scspel,
it, like its great exemplar, Cleveland,
falls into use OF words of great length
length or OF obscure meaning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

A "DUsKY MAID" STARTS OUT TO
SEE THE WoRLD.-A beautiful Indian
girl, age l6, ran away from her tribe
in Alaska and came to Seattle, by the
last steamer to "see the world"
Being intelligent and educated she has
read Of the white mans world aud it
bears the glamour of fairyland. She
bought ticket by the Cottage City
and when she arrived in Seattle had
500 left. On stepping ashore she
was arrested by order of her parents
at Skagway. and will doubtless be
taken back to the cold environments
Of her native NOrthland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

AND now Mr.. Roosevelt makes the
lugubious complaint that somebody
has been masquerading over his name,
and representing that he favored the
packers, when he didn't, and His
Strenuosity has directed that suit,
for forgery be instituted against some
unknown person who has been med.
ding with the Presidential "John
Hancock"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

FOLK, the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Missouri, sent the other
day the following wireless message
from the st. Louis Fair ground to
Chairman Taggart, of the Democratic
National Committee:
Thomas 7. Taggart.
Democratic Headquarters;
Chicago, ILL.,:
First wireless g~eeting. viii send You another
day alter election. JOSEPH w. FOLK,
In all seriousness the Democratic party
believes, apparently, in vaudeville poll
tics, new bill at each performance
Oily.
And the Republican party seems to
believe just as firmly in the absurdi-
ties OF comic opera. in which if the
grand Mazoork drinks to toast, it
slips down their outlets in melohuous
gurgles.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-01-21
Flattery.t

Miss Pechis-1 have already said
mo" to you, Mr.. We're. don't seem to
be able to make myself plain, although
I have tried
Percy We're you couldn't do that
no matter how you try, Miss Pechis.
T: -er-of course. 4 shall always
be glad to have you call upon me. MI.
We're. philadelphia Press.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-01-21
FUN FOR THE BABooNs.
Young Ostriches ON south African
Farms Afforded Them Some
thing to Play With.

Some 80 years ago, when ostrich farm
ing had become established on firm
and paying basis in South Africa, the
parties who had embarked in the propa-
ganda of these birds had to face a curious
difficulty, says an exchange. Although
lions, leopards and, to some extent, even
jackals and hyena dogs, had, by 1869, in
large part disappeared from Cape Col
ony, the country still abounded in small,
Indigenous animals, the most numerous
being the dog-faced balloons, which are
the most crafty, michievous, trouble.
some members Of the quadrumana They
soon proved worse enemy to the young
and growing ostriches than all the
.prowling leopards or jackals that occa-
sionally invaded the ostrich farming dis
riots. Not that they killed or ate the
young ostriches or even robbed the
nests, but the industry had barely start
ed before these balloons were seized
with an irresistible desire to harass and
play with the young birds, just as mis-.
chievous city children unused to farm
ways would harry barnyard full Of
chickens. They would chase the young
birds until they dropped dead of fright
or exhaustion. At other times they would
catch and pluck out their feathers or
play with them, allowing the young birds
to run a few steps, then recapturina
them and subjecting them to all man
ner Of rough handling.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-01-21
servant Girl. Popular.

Minor officials and railway employees
in Germany seek their wives by pref
srence among servant girls.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-01-21
Broken China.

superintendent-We are likely to
have brisk sale Of ch!naware ths
tyear. Mr.. Tiler.
Foorwalker-What makes you think
hat:
Il see It stated that long. flowing
sleeves are coming into fashion,
Boston Transcript.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-01-21

IL
There was no reply.
LET me get away from here before
I do her an injury! Would to God she
had never been born!" Kit heard a
husky, unsteady voice exclaim, and
footsteps moved towards the door. Z
In that moment Kit realized that
there are things more to be feared
than death-the life of one who has
failed to act as becomes man, one
who has finched ignobly at the mo-
ment of trial.
The sound Of an opening door made
father and son pause. Turning round
they saw Kit standing with his back
to the cupboard door. his face white
as a sheet, and his eyes shining like
two stars. He flung his sword from
him, and 1t lay quivering at their feet,
Take it," he cried fiercely. II yield
She never came in at the window. I,
was they saw. and she said 1t TO save
me-"
Charity uttered q cry of despair and
leaned sobbing against the window cur.
tains. az
$50 this is your lover, madam? ?" be.
gan the old Puritan.
Indeed, am mott" protested Kit
his face as scarlet as it had beer
white; II never saw the girl neve,
was SO much as in this country. before
And l do most heartily beg her t.
! forgive mel"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-29
Petitions We're In order.

The caution and conservatism of the
average banker are proverDial- y little
story which heard serves to illustrate
the banking trait to 4 rather humor-
Gus degree. 4 man know had some
paper to discount. He resides in one
Of the larger towns near PittsburS, and
he called at Il certain bank in that
town with his note
MIR. Blank he said to the cashier
81 wish your bank would discount this
note for me. can get So-and-so to In
dorSe it and So-andso and So-and-So,"
giving the names of 4 score of men
who. he stated. would be willing to put
their names to the back of the notc.
'.-All right said the cashier in reply
Suppose you get them ALL
This reply took the man who wanted
the accommodation completely off his
feet. So, picking up his hat. he made
a profound bow to the man with the
hoe-I mean the man with the dough
and replied in tones of biting sarc:iSm
My dear sir, 1 see your point exact
". What you want is a petition. not n
note. Good afternoon. sir-''-PittSb1lr.
Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-29
low STEPHENS ESCAPED
sFhe DnrinE PLOT by Which the Feni-5
80 nm Lender WINS Isexcued.

The Dnr inE Plot by Which tn e fSenll.5E
Z an Lender. Was Rescued.
Among the thrilling stories of es.
capes from jail that Of James Ste
4phens the head and front Of the F'e-
Man brotherhood in Ireland IN 1865,
i from Richmond prison, Dublin. has
place. Two men were chiefly concern
ed In the affair, one named Bresiin. the
hospital warden, and the other Byrne,
a night-watchman. Breslin procured
an impression Of the key which opened
Stephens cell and which always hung
on nail in the governors safe. he
had to distract the governors atten-
ton, steal the key, at the same time
putting another in its place. get the
impression and then return the key TO
Z its nail.
3 The time came for making the es-
cape and the few moments were all
I too short. It was dark night, ana
the storm howled furiously. Most dis
couraging of ALL the ladder provided
& for scaling the wall proved too short.
z This fact seemed to promise absolute
disaster. The wall was twenty feet
high. and Stephens could not possibly
reach its top Bresn in an agony Of
haste brought table from the dining
room and placed the ladder on it. 1t
was still too short, and the prisoner
Z had to descend again.
The reScuerS, who We're in as great
danger as the prisoner. grew almost
wild with apprehension. Another table
was procured, and again Stephens
made the ascent and this time, after
desperate struggle. succeeded In get
ting outside the wall. Once there he
had to jump twenty feet into the dark
ness, having no idea where he should
land or whether it would be with bro
ken limbs or neck. He let go his hold
of the wall and fell. fortunately strik-
ing soft ground. Meanwhile Byrne and
Breslin had been obliged to return to
their duties. Stephens now found him.
self in n garden surrounded by another
wall twenty feet high.
Over this wall Breslip--Lad told him
to throw a stone asa signal to eleven
armed men who were waiting outside
ITO receive him. Now q score of small
er difficulties beset him. He could not
find the garden walls and groped
about in vain for q stone. At length
he reached the wall and threw over
handful Of gravel, whereupon rope
with weight attached was tossed
over to him. He quickly climbed the
wall and soon found himself in the
arms of his joyful bodyguard. who
conducted him to q house within sight
of the Jail, where he remained four
teen days.
He afterward went to 4 fashionable
boarding house in the finest part Of
Dublin and spent two months and
finally, when the hue and cry for his
capture had somewhat subsidized. took
ship from Ireland.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-29
MiSu OaicrS.

Brussels carpets are made at Kid
derminster, and I[idderIninSter carpets
are made at Brussels. while Irish stew
is q dish entirely unknown to the Irish,
The word 'slaye" originally meant
noble" being, in the first place. 'Slav."
one of the Slavonic race.
The Turks never delight in tho lux
ury of the Turkish bath while wax is
not constituent of sealing wax and
catgut is sheep gut.
Bafin bay is not bay. and neither
titlnousc nor shrove mouse IS Il mouse
at all.
Kid gloves are made OF sheep or
lamb skin. while rice paper is not made
OF rice or any part OF the rice plant,
and German silver Is not silver at Ill.
nor is it of German origin.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-29
Doing His Fest.

\ certain old deacon who formerly
lived in Warreasburg was Il good deal
like several sanctiiicI looking old fcl-
lows who still live in the country
towns and occa sionally visit its cities
ION busiscss.' This good man. ac-
cording to the Warrc:lsbur- Journal
Democrat. was found ''Duciiin:r the IT,
ger in q st. Louis gambling house
with an energy of purPcs" that was
admirable. ''What"' exclaimed the
young man who found him. starting
backward Deacon is it possible you
are here:'
"Oh, yes calmly rejoined the old
sinner. 81 am bound to break up this
evil institution"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-29
The TWO Systems.

"a man chooses his hat by the size
struct the class in the matter of ar
tistic effect. Now, how does a wo-
man select her hat? What standard
does she adopu?''
The price, m 1lth i. answers answers the lit
tie girl in ts .ssronf seat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-29

F!5. In the State museum at Raleigh. \.
c., is q flag that was carried in the first
4 battle of the civil war. 1t is known as
the Bethel flag because it was borne
3 by the Buncombe rilcmen in the battle
Of Bethel, fought in Virginia June 10,
1861. It was made by the women Of
Ashevi1le and presented to the COM
pany. which belonged to the First
S North Carolina regiment, and which
lost the first CONFIDENT killed in that
battle, Henry a. Wyatt.
You get the news in the Dali: West
sVirginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-29

Designated Depositary of the United
States and State of West Virginia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
RAPID PROGRESS
 ON CYCLE TRACK
IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS THE BICYCLE RACE TRACK WILL BE FINlsHED-AM AMATEURS WILL SOON TRAIN.

It will be less than two weeks now be- fore Jack Prince finishes the bicycle race track in the Stadium he is building at Greene station on the Bessemer car line. Already the boarding on the track is finished all round to within foot and half of the top, and it will require only a few more days to complete this work.
 As soon as the track Is finished the To- cal amateurs will be permitted to com mence training on it while the work of building the seats all around the track Is in progress. A large number of union carpenters are engaged for the work. and they are pushing 1t very rapidly. much more so than any one anticipated it could be done.
 Jack Prince telegraphed from Atlanta last night that the condition of Walthour was not as bad as had been reported, and that the champion would be able to ride again in a month or six weeks. Prince will return here today. He made ar engagements while In Atlanta yesterday for the opening races, provided Walthour is not in condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
WAS ROBBING THE
 WOODWARD SALOON
YOUNG MAN LED ASTRAY WAS ARRESTED BY POLICEMAN BROWN IN CELLAR OF WOOD WARD-A-eoNFEsSloN.

". Mills Heaven, the 20-year-old son of George Heaven, who lives at 1712 Seventh avenue, was arrested last night by Policeman Brown on a charge of bur- glary and grand larceny.
 The boy was in the cellar of the Wood ward building taking whisky from the store room of the Woodward saioon, ana before he was captured the police had a hot and exciting chase through the cellar The boy admits his crime and says he is in bad and knows it. and is willing to take his medicine like a man. He is a stenographer and works at Ems ley.
 There were three boys implicated in the burglary, but the police are unable to get refused absolutely to tell who they were. One of the others escaped by climbing through a hole in Twentieth street where an artesian well is being bored. He climbed ladder which reached to the top of the fence which encloses the en- zine which is boring the well.
 Heaven slipped into deep hole in the Stiidi3 6Vb AhtO NdltI hutc ueepf SOlltu his clothing from his slide down the sides of the hole and generally made himself non-presentable by his attempts to escape. It seems that aDout 10 o'clock last night the two poys who were not captured went through Parkers drug store into the lobby of the Woodward building They proceeded down the steps to the cellar, pried open a corrugated iron partition which separated the store room of the saloon from the remainder of the cellar and carried away a quantity of whisky in basket. One of the two came back to get some more whisky, ran across Heaven and told him of the scheme. Heaven was led astray and followed the leader Into the cellar. The Greeks con- ducting the fruit stand in tho Woodward became suspicious and called Policeman Brown. The policeman went down into the cellar and finally caught Heaven.
 The police have no way of finding out who the other boy was, and they doubt very seriously If they will catch him. At the city jail Heaven said
 T am in bad; know it. and will take my medicine. I will not tell on the other fellow, for he Is my pal and has stuck to me. He led me into it. I never drink whisky and did not have any use for it. l am working in Ensley and live at 1712 Seventh avenue. do not know who ac- companIed the other fellow the first time. as he was not with us when we went in."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
FIRE LOSSES WERE
 SMALL LAST MONTH
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE ALARMS AND
 TOTAL LOSS WAS ONLY ABOUT
 $1oo-IMPRovEMENTs MADE AT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS

During the past month the fire depart ment had comparatively few alarms, only twenty-five coming in during the thirty days of June. The losses were also small, being only about s1600.
 During the month decided changes were made at the headquarters fire station. All the arrangements for the stall of the horses and the location of the apparatus were changed, and now the department is able to hitch up ana get out Of the house In several seconds less time than previously.
 Instead of the horses navIng to run the full length of the hall which was about 100 feet, they are required to go cnly about twenty feet in order to get under the harness. The aerial truck was moved into one of the stores in the city hall, which adjoned the fire department headquarters on the western side and a place was also arranged there for the chiefs wagon.
 Two new pairs of horses were bought and three of the animals were retained, one being entirely unfit for fire depart ment work.
 In June there was not a fire of any consequence. even in the residence por- tions of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
POSITIONS IN THE
 P. 0. TO BE FILLED
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN GOV EMINENT BUILDING IN BlR- MlNGHAM JULY 30.

The United States civil service commis- sion has issued circulars announcing that a clerk and carrier examination will be held in the postoffice building in Bir- mingham, July 30, at a. m. The post1 office department at Washington recent ly allowed the Birmingham office several additional clerks and carriers.
 The age limit is IS to 45 years, and all applicants for positions must have the medical certificate in the application blank executed. Male applicants must be at least feet inches in height in bare feet, and weigh not less than 125 pounds. All persons who have been examined for the position of clerk or carrier within the past year and failed to pass may be re-examined, upon filing new applications in due time. The examination Is open to all citizens of the United States who will comply with the requirements.
 From the eligibes resulting from this examination, it is expected that certifca- tion will be made to existing and future vacancies. Full information relative to the examination will be furnished upon application to s. D. Harris, secretary of the local board at the postoffice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.

A special meeting of the stockholders of Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company Is hereby called by the board of directors of the company to be held in the office of the company at Birmingham, Ala. on the first day of August, 1904, at 10 o'clock to consider the form of the gener- al mortgage 4i3 per cent bonds to be is- sued by this company, and the form of the mortgage to secure the same; the making and issuing of such bonds of an authorized issue not to exceed $10,000, GOO par value, and the execution and delivery of such mortgage to secure said bonds. and to consider the provisions, grants and Limitations to be contained In said mort gage including the method of refunding redeeming or retiring the bonds secured by mortgages now liens on the property of this company, the payment of commits sions. and the sale of certain portions of the bonds for corporate purposes of the company, all as may be be approved by the board of directors, and such other matters as may become before the meet ing.
 Bv order of the board of directors.
 7-1-31-t J. P. ROSS, Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
THREE MONUMENTS WILL GRACE PARK Suggestion for Changing Name
 of Capitol Park APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION Present Name Is a Misnomer and as Monuments Ar to be Placed
 There Monument Park is
 Suggested for Name.
APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION

In connection with the plan for plac- ing the Vulcan statue in Capitol park and the movement to erect Confederate monument and a monument 10 the late Dr. W. E. B. Davis in the same park, 1t has been suggested that the name be changed to Monument park.
 The three monuments already proposed will make an impressive appearance, and if other memorials can be built from time to time. this park would be a place of great interest to Birmingham people and also to visitors.
 When the suggestion was made atten- ton was called to the fact that Birming- ham is behind all the cites or the south of it's size in the way Of monuments, and it is now thought that a park of monuments is in order.
 The park was named when the ques- tion of changing the state capital from Montgomery was being agitated, but the name is now a misnomer.
 The Confederate monument is to be built in the next year or two if possible, and already a considerable sum of money has been raised sfor that purpose. The monument to Dr. Davis Is practically reality, a portion of 1t having been al- ready finished end ready for shipment to Birmingham. Vulcan, the 55 foot Iron Man which Is the Birmingham districts exhibit at the exposition In St. Louis. has been given to the city of Birmingham and Jefferson county by tte Commercial club and will be erected in Capitol park as soon as the exposition closer.