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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Quite Number ol Suggestions Il May Be Well
to Remember.
Never eat or work when tired.
Never bathe the face while it is very
warm or very cold.
Milk should be used to cleanse oil
cloth.
A pinch Of salt put into starch will
prevent its sticking"
A bit of raw onion will remove fly
specks from gliding without injury to
the gliding.
A rough fatiron may be made
smooth by rubbing it when warm over
q teaspoonful of salt.
Canned sardines, carefully Drowned
on q double-wire gridiron, and served
with lemon, are appetizing.
The white spots on vanished sur.
face will disappear if hot fatiron is
held over them for q second.
Hard soap is better than grease to
quiet squeaking doors or to make un
willing bureau drawers submissive.
Dip your brooms in q kettle OF strong
suds every week or two; they will last
longer and be easier on the carpets.
A tablespoonful OF powdered alum
sprinkled in q barrel OF water will
precipitate all impurities to the bot.
tom.
A glass OF warm milk has wonderful
restorative powers, to the invalid. the
shopper, or the mentally exhausted
woman.
A young woman florist OF London
has adopted with success the rather
novel idea OF tying her bouquets with
black velvet ribbons.
One great secret OF washing Aannels
so that they will not shrink is to dry
them quickly. When nearly dry they
should be pressed with not very hot
iron.
Canned tomatoes are more delicious
baked than stewed. About ten min
utes before removing from the oven
spread buttered bread crumbs over
the top.
Silk fabric that is to be laid away
should not be folded in white paper,
lest the lime used in bleaching it may
have an injurious effect upon the color
OF the silk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Use kerosene now and then on The
scissors to keep the blades bright and
preserve the edge. Kerosene is also
the best possible agent for keeping the
sewing machine in good order. 1t can
never be used as lubricant, nothing
but the very best machine oil should
be used for that, but if all the bearings
and iron work be occasionally wiped
with a rag moistened with kerosene,
and drop or two injected into each
oil hole and then worked into place
where it will do the most good, by the
rapid running of the treadles for .
minute or two, the crankiest, jerkiest
machine will Immediately become
lamblike and as obedient as the most
censerious mistress could desire.
For cloth gowns that are wrinkled
after packing, draw the bath tub half
full OF hot water, or take a common
waShtub and NIL 1t with the hot water,
and hang the gowns over it in the
steam for couple of hours, when all
the wrinkles will have disappeared.
it also freshens lace and chiffon gowns.
In packing away, stuff sleeves with a
little tissue paper, laying the waists
flat in the tills. Also cover velvet col.
lars, cuffs or vests with the tissue pa.
per to prevent marking.
In sewing buttons on garments that
have to be washed, if the knot is put
on top Of the goods directly under the
button, there will then be no danger
of the knot washing off and conse.
quently the button will stay on much
longer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
NEWS OF THE STATE.

The body OF David w. Sullivan, q
Seattle laundry man, who has been
missing week, was dragged from
Lake Union, Saturday by his brother
in-law, William Phipps. The body wa:
found in twenty-six feet OF water.
An appropriation OF $4,000 for the
erection of an armory in Spokane has
been secured by Adjutant General
Drain from the County Commissioners
This will be added to the appropria.
ton of $40, 900, which the State makes
for this purpose.
Walla Walla meat dealers are en-.
gagged in meat war and the people ol
that place are getting the advantage oI
buying cheap meat. The war was
started by a new market that adver.
tised meat at prices far below the
usual retail price.
Albert Schultz, q Fremont carpen.
ter, is held in the King county jail
without bonds, charged with assault
ing his 15-year-old daughter, Frances.
Several days ago Mrs. Schultz ap.
peared at the Office of the Prosecuting
Attorney with the girl who is alleged
to have been her fathers victim. Sob.
b;pD os ,e har hoo~k mould b.ool, <ho
mother told the horrible, unnatural
story.
8. S. Bailey of Seattle, who is re-
ported to have lost between $4,000
and $4,000 on the recent election,
accuses the election boards of fraud in
explaining the defeat of his favorite,
George Turner, for Governor, and
Jack Williams for Sheriff. Mr.. Bailey
makes the charge that more than u
600 votes were disregarded in King
county by election officials, who
should have credited them to Turner.
The shooting of Frank Parker by
Charles Martin at the Oregon Rail.
road & Navigation depot was Thanks
giving day tragedy at Colfax. Six
shots were fired into Parker by Mar
tin, who claims he was hypnotized las,
summer by man who commanded
him to shoot Parker and E. w. Vein.
berg, former city marshal, and q
wealthy property owner of Colfax. 1,
is thought Martin is feigning insanity
Parker claims not to know why Mar
tin shot him. Parker may recover.
Two Spokane men celebrated Thanks.
giving day by an automobile ride
around the city At rate of speed fal
exceeding the limit. The ride came
to an end when the machine crashed
into q grocery store, breaking the
glass front and stopping in the midst
Of downpour Of canned goods, groc
cries and broken glass. The men and
their machine were unhurt and in 9
moment, before the assembled crowd
realized their purpose, had dragged
the machine out and made theil
escape. Their identity is not known
and the police have been looking ir
| vain for them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
IF We KNEW EACH OTHER BETTER.

Could we but draw back the curtains,
That surround each others lives,
See the naked heart and spirit,
Know what spur the action gives
Often we would find it better,
Purer than we judged we would.
We would love each other better
If we only understood.
If we knew the cares and trials,
Knew the efforts all in vain,
And the bitter disappointment;
Understood the loss and gain.
Would the grim, external roughness
Seem, l wonder, just the same?
Would we help where now we hinder
Would we pity where We blame?
All we Judge each other harshly;
Knowing not life 8 hidden force;
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbid at its source;
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of good;
Oh, we'd love each other better
If we only understood.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
THE SEEDLESS APPLE.
One Of the Wonders Shown at the Worlds
Fair-lmmune to Coddlins Moth.
st. Louis Republic.

Fair-Immune to Coddlirs Moth.
st. Louis Republic.
We have long had seedless grapes
and recently seedless oranges and
other fruits and now we are shown,
among other horticultural wonders
and curiosities at the Worlds Fair,
the seedless apple. This was produced
by Mr.. J. F. Spencer of Grand juno
ton, Colo. after many years OF assid'
uous experiment in the crossing OF
varieties and of peculiar culture. The
trees are said to be entirely normal in
form, foliage and habit Of growth. but
instead of the conspicuous clusters OF
pink and white blossoms, there is a
group of small terminal bulbs which
bear abortive stsmens and pistils.
These bulbs develop into fine. large,
red apples. resembling the Ben Davis.
but, il is claimed, bette. in quality.
This apple has great advantages over
every other sort for drying. peeling
easily and having no waste connected
with the cutting out OF the core.
1t is also said to be almost immune
from the attacks OF the codliug moth,
as there is no opening through the
calyx end leading directly to the cen.
ter of the fruit, through which the
minute apple worm, upon Matching at
once makes its way to begin its work
OF destruction around the core. Should
this continue TO be the case it would
be All attribute of the greatest import
ance.
The attention which this anomalous
fruit has attracted from orchardists Of
every section of the country and the
demand that is made on the originator
for scions indicate that il will soon be
thoroughly and widely tested and may
lead to the discarding of many old
favorites in its favor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
WHOLE NUMBER 2,32l.

inches in circumference and 8 to 10
inches in length. The cob is hard
and woody. The cobs sell for 25 to
30 cents per 100 and the yield OF cobs
is about $40 per acre. 1t requires
good land to produce Collier corn. 1t
is planted thin on the ground, not
over two stalks to the hill. The ears
weigh when quite dry 16 to "a ounces
each-single ears are found that
weigh two pounds each. The Big
Collier is raised only in the territory
in reach of the cob-pipe factories at
Washington, Mo-, where four of such
factories are running, producing over
100000 pipes annually.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02

highest prices. The same rule sp.
plies to other fruits designed for sale.
Coloring is one Of the necessary
points of excellence. In addition to
the color, a proper application Of
plant.food adds to the flavor and gen.
eral good qualities OF the fruit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
OTHER SIDEOF THE INSECT PES
Great as its Destructiveness Il is Not Without
its Compsnsations.

dreat as ITS DestructveneSS II IS Not Without
its Compsnsations.
+ Very startling and sensational esti.
mates have been made from time to
time since the science of economic en-.
tomolOgy became popular OF the i'm
mense aggregate of losses annually
experienced from the ravages of in
sects. In recent bulletin Of the De-
partment of Agriculture the statement
is made that ait costs the American
farmer more to feed his insect foes
than it does to educate his children"
One OF the professors at Cornell
would put it even more strongly and
say: at costs American farmers
more to feed their insect foes than it
does to maintain the whole system OF
education for everybody's children"
This is. of course, considering
mere estimate" in comparison with
actual statistics and yet the estimate
OF an average loss Of ten per cent. OF
the annual crop product is by no
means o large one, but this loss is
calculated on tto market prices re.
ceived for the crops. which would be
less if the yield were heavier, espec.
tally Of perishab le products, which in.
clude most OF the vegetables and
fruits.
Another thing which offsets the
loss, though not to the producer, is
the immense business that has sprung
up within the last twenty years in
the manufacture of spraying and
other machinery and in chemicals
used for insecticides. This affords
employment to thousands OF men, and
to get these applied TO the trees and
plants necessitates the hiring OF thous.
ands more, 80, from broad altruistic
and even to some extent from an
economic point of view insects are a
benefit to the laboring classes, not to
mention the large number OF students
and investigators whose occupation
would be gone did not the interests OF
the farm ers demand the attention and
experiment they are constantly giving
to the small but potent foes OF the
farmer and fruit grower, the dairy
man and miller, the grocer and the
housekeeper; for every one of these
comes into more or less close relations
with destructive insects.
Another indirect benefit resulting
from the ravages and personal annoy.
ance attributed to insects is found in
the impetus these have given to the
study OF natural history. 1t would not
have been easy to introduce ento.
mology into the schools merely - an
abstract science, but when its utility
is demonstrated it is taken up with
esgerness and soon claims the student
by its inherent fascination-in most
cases leading to study of the vari.
GUS kindred sciences. Thus it will be
seen that the plague OF insects has
some consequences not wholly evil.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
HOW TO PAINT APPLES RED.
Irrigation and Special fertilization Are Wha
Do Il.
St. Louis Republic.

st. Louis Republic.
Washington red apples are attract.
ing much attention at the st. Louis
Fair. Visitors notice the fruit be.
cause, OF their bright colors, large size
and long-keeping qualities. When
the other apples Of similar varieties
are withering and losing their brilliant
luster, the specimens on exhibition
from this State retain their plump
form and perfect ooloring.
They were produced for the purpose
of advertising the wonderful soil and
climatic possibilities of the State. In
that respect the exhibits have &C.
complished the object sought and are
splendid mediums of publicity.
The red apples were grown in some
orchards in the Yakima Valley. They
are the product of irrigation and
scientific fertilization of the soil. -
Young, thrifty trees were selected,
and an experiment was conducted
that has demonstrated what others
might do in every apple-producing
section OF the Northwest. The trees
were fed on one of the essential ele-
ments OF plant-food and kept in per-
feet growing condition.
Five pounds of muriate of potash
were spaded into the soil at the roots
OF each tree. This made up the de-.
ficiency in soil fertility and enabled
the tree to bring forth perfect speci-
mems OF fruit.
The experiment is worth consider
able to every orchsrdist in the North.
west. It is we'll known that the
market demands rich coloring in all
fruits.
Ifa variety OF red apples is put on
the market, the specimens must be
exceptionally red to command the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02

SMALL Howard, accompanied by his
father, was visiting the ZOO for the
first time.
"Oh. papa." he exclaimed, as they
stopped in front Of the elephant, "look
at the big cow-with her horns in her
mouth eating hay with her tail"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
RULES FOR CENTENARIANS.
Nineteen Rules for Those Who Believe Lona
Life Desirable.

Sawyer, has recently promulgated
nineteen rules for the guidance OF
those who believe right living will Sc.
cure to them long life. The doctor
himself believes that any one who fol
lows the rules given below will stand a
reasonable chance of reaching the cen.
tury mark. Here are the regulations,
for those who are interested:
l. Eight hours sleep.
2. Sleep on your right side.
3. Keep your bedroom window open
all night.
4. Have a mat to your bedroom
door.
5. Do not have your bedstead against
the wall.
6. No cold tub in the morning, but
a bath at the temperature OF the body.
7. Exercise before breakfast.
s. Eat little meat and see that it is
we'll cooked.
9. (For aduits.) Drink no milk.
10. Eat plenty OF fat, to feed the
cells which destroy the disease germs.
IL. Avoid intoxicants, which destroy
those cells.
IL. Daily exercise in the open air.
13. Allow no pet animals in your
living room. They are apt to carry
about disease germs.
II. Live in country if you can.
Is. Watch the three D's-drinking
water, damp and drains.
16. Have change of occupation.
II. Take frequent and short holi.
days.
Is. Limit your ambitions; and
10. Keep your temper.
Ninety-five per cent. OF the people
violate, either from choice or necessity,
at least half of these rules. Their ad.
vocates will therefore affirm that that
is the reason the great majority fail to
attain old age. Others will affirm that
because many men who approach the
hundred mark have been free livers,
liquor and tobacco users, and careless
in their personal habits, therefore
right-living is not an essential to Ion
gevity. Some investigators are now
advancing the theory.-and support.
ing it by citing numerous instances OF
its application-that, regardless OF a
PERSONS habits of living, his length OF
life is determined by the age to which
his parents lived, being fixed at the
average Of the two. For instance, if .
mans parents lived to be 70 and 80,
the man would be supposed to attain
the age OF Is.
The relative truth Of the various
theories is for scientists to determine,
il they SO desire and are able, by pa.
tient and exhaustive investigation.
The fact that so far. in spite Of all Of.
forts. no determining principle of Ion.
gevity has been settled upon will not
deter the scientific worker, and some
day, possibly, some light may be
thrown on this subject. The theory
of heredity would go to prove that
ones ancestors determine, almost ex.
clusively, both ones habit OF life and
ones length of days. That has not
been demonstrated to the general salts.
faction. In the meantime, people will
continue to violate the rules laid down
by the various authorities on longev.
ity, and leave the result to fate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02

KING w. FELTON,, an early settler OF
Seattle, died last week at the age of 81
years. The end came in his old home
in the Woodland Park addition, the
frat house ever built there.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02

Foolish man is he who weds the
woman who marries him to spite an.
other.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02

The influence of such a cry as this,
more awful than the thunder OF the
captains and the shouting" should
prove decidedly stimulating to the
young men of Bellefontaine, and they
should attack the hosts of darkness
with an impetuosity that would scat.
ter them as rapidly as the shadows
fee away.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02
Attention

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the aim is that our atten-
ton to these needs
be SO 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 REsPEcrFvLLy SoLIcr
You to give us a 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
tronage, whether small or large,
and sell goods at reasonable prices.
OUR PRESoRiPTioM DEPARTMENT
Roalising our responsibility in this res
pect. we are scrupulously particular, in
every detail, using only the best and
pureSt drugs and chemicals with guaran-
teed accuracy. 1t matters not what phv-
sician writes your prescription, it will be
compounded in the strictest accordance
Herewith, by a competent, reliable phar-
macist, If brought to US, and only reason
able charges made.
RO6T. MARI,
Home Drug Store
OLYMPIA, WASH.
Oct. 10, 1908.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-02

A CLASS yell made up from the first
syllsbles of the names of the minor
prophets 10 use by the Bible study
department of the Y. M. C. A. at
Bellefontaine, o. The yell is:
Ho, 10, Am, Oh, Jo. Mi, Ma,
Ha, Ze, Ha, Ze, Ma.
Bible Study! Bible Study!
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-01
Otton,

Quotations for middling range as fol- lows; St Louis, lSSsc; New York. l3 10c : Memphis, l3i2c.
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-01
Live Stock Markets.

St Louis-Cattle-Fanc exports. $5o00 6Q; butchers $ I5a5 30. stockers, s oINp $,75;, cows and heifers, $25olpl5o Hogs Packers $ 6O04 12l2. butchers, S46504 SD: light, S4 20u4 65. Sheep-Mutton sheen: S.25q35o: lambs, $4o0a5.60
 Indianapolis Cattle - Good to prime steers, $i.5o66.25. Hogs-Good to prime heayies A.Soa4so; medium and mixed, VI ood4 @. Sheep-Good to choice sheep. S@dS50; lambs, $.50u5. s5
 ., Kansas gan City--,Cattle - Native steers. S.5Va4 60; southern steers g. GodS 65; southern cows, l.5oQ2 50: native cows and helfers, S2. 2.36I3. @. stoekerS and feeders s3 U0tiS 65, calves. S2 5o6i5 5o: western steers. s 2o@4 loo; western cows, sl 50u2 g0 Hogs Heavy, N5e04 70; packers. s4 50a4. e; pigs and light, A Sa4.60 Sheep-Muttons g p Q42, lambs. S4 7505 50; range wethers, S5ed4@o; ewes, $2. 25a3.50,
 Chicago to prime steers. Aooao.i io; poor To medium B 501i i-75: stockers and feeders. $l 75n4.O .O0: cows. $I 5j a4 10; heifers. s200N465 canners, $l 5elD 2 40; calves, $2 50a615. Hogs Mixed and butchers. A.1ou4.s0; good to choice heavy, s4 1eI4S0; rough heavy. S45oM410 light. S435a4.6o. Sheep-Good to choice wethers' $3 75a45o; fair to choice mixed. s 00a3 75 : western sheep g. .25Ii4. D; native lambs. A.25Q6.l0 western lambs &6oa6l0
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-01
Partial Destruction of the Troy Club House By an Early
 Morning Blaze
TWO PROMINENT TROY LAWYERS
 AND X BUSINESS MAN DEAD.
Moses r. CIough. Nestor of the Rcps- setaer County Bar. and William shaw. Head of Prominent Law Firm. Sunocated. and Ben. w. Kinney Burned to Death.

Troy, N. Y, Dec 31.-Moses T. Glough, the nestor of the Rensselaer, county bar and the last survivor of the class of lS4S of Dartmouth college; William Shaw. head of the law firm of Shaw. Bailey & Murphy, and Benjamin W. Kinney. manager for the Fuller Warren company. of Boston, lost their lives in fire which partially destroyed 1he Troy club Wednesday morning. AL though the doomed men were seen at the windows, nothing could be done to save them. so dense was the smoke and so rapid the progress of the flames
 Edward Capentier. of New York, was .aken from an upper window by the dremen and removed to a hospital, where he is recovering from the ef- fleets of smoke inhaled. He was in Eown preparing for his marriage with young society woman of the city. His escape from death was regarded as one of the remarkable features of the fire All the persons killed were occupying rooms on the upper floor of the club building. which is four stories in height, and it was this part the flames attacked first. The victims had re- tired about ten o'clock, and were sleep ing soundly when the alarm was given by the employees. An effort was made al once to reach the sleeping apart ments, but the progress of the fire had heen SO rapid that the help at hand could not make their way to the top floor.
 The fire is thought to have been caused by lighted cigarette being thrown among some combustible ma terial. The club house was built ten CT twelve years ago at a cost of half a million dollars. The loss by fire will reach s55.
 Mir Clough was S9 years of age and Mr. Shaw was nearly 70. Both resided at the club. at which MT Kinney and MT Carpenter were guests.
 The police report that while the fire was at it's worst a man was discovered trying to set fire to the building at the corner of Broadway and Fifth avenue. occupied as a news stand. The man escaped. It is not believed, however, that the club house fire was of incen- diary origin.