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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
WHOLE NUMBER 2,2S6.
HAD ABOUNDlNG NERVE
Startling Proposition Kansas Merchant Made
to His Creditor.

10 Ills SreOitOr.
The out-of-town merchant owed the
Kansas City house 500 for goods pur-
chased the month previous. The bill
was due and a letter was written re-
questing payment. A letter came
back saying that the writer was some
what short of cash and requesting an
extension of ninety days on the bill.
The Kansas City merchant wrote an
other letter saying that he must insist
on the payment of his bill and sug-
gested that if the customer was "hard
up" the local bank would undoubtedly
accommodate him with loan OF 5000,
so that the bill might be paid.
In seventy-two hours the Kansas
City man received a reply, which he is
carrying around and showing to his
friends as a certificate OF the nerviest
business proposition ever issued in
Missouri. The letter follows:
"DEAR SIR: Your letter of Dec. 26
came to-day and noted. was much
pleased with your suggestion about
borrowing money from the bank here.
In fact. was SO pleased that this
morning went to the bank and asked
for loan. l was told that it would
be necessary to get another signature
on the note besides my own. Now, l
do not care to ask anyone down here
to indorse for me, but as you and l
have had considerable business togeth-
er inclose the note for your sigma
ture. Please sign just below where l
have written my name.
"You will probably notice that the
note is for $500 instead of 5000, the
amount of your bill. You see, I
owe two other fellows who handle the
same kind OF goods as you $50 each,
and 1 thought as long as you and l
are going to pay your bill we might as
we'll borrow enough to pay the other
fellows at the same time"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
DOPED THE WATERMELONS.
They Exactly Suited the Taste Of the Prohi
tionists, Who Would Raise Similar Ones.
Golfers Weekly

Golfers Weekly
Secretary Shaw tells o story at the
expense OF some disciples of the Prohi.
bition faith. There were some good
and well.meaning people, he said, who
had volunteered to look after the in
terests of society in general. They
subscribed to the tenets that forbade
quaffing from the cup that smacketh
of liquor. They gave banquet won
drous in the moderation of its menu.
Watermelons wound up their festal
itinerary. Now some creature in whom
dwelt the spirit of the wicked had
poured champagne into the watermel.
ons. The sparkling stuff permeated
the pulp from end to end and left its
impress-at full strength-from base
to circumference. Each one OF the
faithful band of absteminous citizens
smacked his lips unconsciously, and
then quickly glanced at his compsn-
ions. They looked suspiciously at each
other. Then they resumed the attack
on the luscious melons with renewed
vigor, and slyly extracted the seeds and
put them into their vest pockets!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
THE ORANGE SECRET.
LUE +. VERNON.

LCE +. VERNON.
1t was told me by Martha, a little
Italian girl in Los Angeles, and | am
going to tell it here and now to every
one, because | never have found any
one who hal discovered it.
] was finishing reading the morning
paper, when heard little sound at
my elbow. 1t was Martha, who had
slipped off her shoes at the outer door,
and came so softly through the open
hall that had no, heard her.
After | had taken the parcel that
her mother had sent, | gave Martha
two oranges which were left in dish
on the table. One OF them was big,
and the other quite small.
"One orange is for you," l said,
and the other you may carry to
Pedro. Which one will you give
him?"
Martha waited a long while before
answering. AT any time she would
have thought it very rude for a little
child to answer promptly, or in a
voice loud enough to be easily heard,
but this time she waited even longer
than good manners required. She
looked one orange over and then the
other. After a little more urging
from me she whispered, "This one."
1t was the big one.
Curious to know OF the struggle
which had made her so long in de.
Gliding, l said:
"But why don't you give Pedro the
small orange? He is small boy"
Martha dug her little stockinged
toes into the carpet and twisted her
apron hem before she answered:
"Is not Jennie waiting for me at
the gate?" she said. "Jennie and l
will eat my orange together. Mine
has twelve pieces, and the other only
eleven. Jennie would not like to take
six pieces if had only five."
"You cnnnot see through the
orange skin, Martha, to tell how
many pieces there are. How is it you
know" l asked. Then Martha told
me the orange secret, and this is it,
If you look at the stem-end OF an
orange, you will see that the scar
where it pulled away from the stem is
like little wheel, with spokes going
out from the center. If you count
the spaces between the spokes, you
will find that there are just as many
of them as there will be sections in
the orange when you open it, and SO
you can tell, as Martha did, how
many pieces your orange has. Per-
haps you think every orange has the
same number, just as every apple has
five cells which holds its seeds, but
you will find it is not so. Why not?
Well, 1 do not know. But, perhaps.
away back in the history of the or
ange, when it is a flower, or perhaps
when it is only bud, something may
happen which hurts some of the cells
or makes some of them outgrow the
others.
Then the number OF cells is fixed,
and, no matter how big and plump
and juicy the orange becomes, it has
no more sections than it had when it
was little green button, just begin
ming to be an orange.
The next time you eat an orange,
try to find out its secret before you
open it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
When She's Mad.

A married editor solioquizes thus OF
the gentler sex: "There is gladness
in her glsdness when she's glad, and
there is sadness in her sadness when
shes sad; but the gladness of her
gladness and the sadness of her sad.
ness, are nothing to her madn ess when
she's mad"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
Mystifyins a Kentucky Audience.
New York News.

New 0rk news.
Colonel Kaintuck Talking about
sleight Of hand, the most mysterious
trick I ever saw was in a little town
in Kentucky. The man wasn't pro-
fessional, either, but just genius for
such things. He took glass of water
and held it up before US all and then
we threw table cloth over him. In
two minutes he threw off the cloth
and there was the glass empty; yes,
sir, not drop in it.
Friend--Perhaps he drank it.
Colonel Kaintuck-By Jove! May
be he did. Never thought of it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
THE NEW VERSION.

A soldier of the Russians
Lay japanned at Tschrizvkjskivitch,
There was lack of woman's nursing
And other comforts which
Might add to his last moments
And smooth the final way;
But comrade stood beside him
To hear what he might say.
The japanned Russian faltered
As he took that comrades hand,
And he said: Il never more shall see
My own, my native land;
Take message and token
To some distant friends of mine,
For was born at SmnlxZrskgqrxski,
Fair Smnlxzrskgqrxski on the Irkz
trvzkimine."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
Her First Thou sht.

~ believe the day is near when
some man will invent machine that
will think" said Mr.. Blankley.
Mrs. Blankley muttered something,
and went on with her work.
What's that you said, dear" quer.
led Mr.. Blankley.
go, nothing"
But you said something. What
was it?"
al was just thinking that when
such a machine was invented you'd
have job"
"a job at what?"
"Fixing up some excuse for not
posting my letters. Didn't you say
that machine would think?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
THE TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION
LAW OF WASHINGTON.
BYRON MILLETT.

The new and untried road law of
1908 has prompted investigation to
an appreciable extent in this county
into the merits and dement's of town.
ship organization. In one of my arti.
cles. which appeared in the STANDARD,
l made mention of few of its salient
features. Since that time 1 have been
requested to submit through the same
medium, some additional views on this
same subject matter.
Article XII, Sec. 4, OF the State Con-
stitution, provides as follows: "The
Legislature shall establish system of
County Government, which shall be
uniform throughout the State, and by
general laws shall provide for town.
ship organization, under which any
county may organize whenever a ma
jority OF the qualified electors of such
county voting at . general election
shall so determine; and whenever q
county shall adopt township organizs-
ton the assessment and collection Of
the revenue shall be made, and the
business Of such county and the local
affairs of the several townships there.
in shall be managed and transacted
in the manner prescribed by such gen.
eral law"
In 1895, laws Page 472, the Legisla.
ture enacted a law presumably for the
purpose of carrying into effect the
constitutional provisions in that be.
half. Sec. l Of this act provides for
the presentation of petition signed
by one hundred or more qualified
electors of the county At least thirty
days before q general election to the
Board of County Commissioners ask.
ing them for the submission OF the
question At such election.
Sec. 4 provides, "Should a majority
of the votes cast on the question OF
township organization be in favor
thereof, it shall be the duty Of the
Board of County Commissioners, at
their next meeting after such election,
or as soon thereafter as practical, to
divide all the surveyed portion Of the
county, outside of incorporated cities,
towns and villages into organized
townships."
There seems to be an incongruity
between this section 4 and the con-
stitutional provision above noted, in
that the constitution provides that a
majority of the voters at such election
shall determine for township organiza.
ton, while the Legislature enactment
only requires q majority voting on the
proposition. Though this law has
stood on our statute books for nine
years, 1 am not aware that any county
in this State has thus far adopted this
method of township government. !
have been advised that in some in.
stances, wherein requests have been
made to submit the question, the Pros.
ecuting Attorneys OF certain counties
have pronounced this law invalid on
constitutional grounds.
This matter seems to have been oil
enough importance to our constitution
makers to give it place in our funda
mental law. The question of its va
lidity ought to be definitely settled at
an early date. If found defective, the
law should be amended by the mex,
Legislature to make it square with the
Constitution. At any rate, it would
seem, that the people ought to have 9
chance to vote on the question.
This mode of local self-governmen,
| has been tried among the most pro
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
WOMEN At THE WORLDS FAIR.
Weaker Sex Represented in Art. Education.
Manufacture. Mining and Agriculture.

Weaker Sex Represented in Art Education.
Manufacture. Mining and Agriculture.
Woman's work at the Worlds Fair
will not as heretofore be sequestered in
building by itself, as if unworthy to
compete with that OF men; it will be
classified with the achievements of the
sterner sex, compelling recognition OF
success or defeat according to its worth.
The Board Of Lady Managers has
the privilege OF appointing woman
on every jury to pronounce on the
merit Of woman's work. Feminine
handicrafts will be more generally ex.
plotted than ever before and women
will be represented in art. education,
manufactures, metallurgy, agriculture,
forestry, horticulture, transportation,
etc.
Women have but one building dis
tinctly their own, the Board Of Lady
Managers being comfortably housed
in spacious structure. Never before
has such considerable sum been en-
ployed in hospitality; these ladies in
tend to keep open house for the en-.
tertainment of the various clubs and
patriotic organizations.
Every State Building will keep open
house, most OF them being presid ed
over by women. The visiting Or
CARNATIONS OF women will make a
fine showing.
The Federation OF Women's Clubs
and the patriotic and fraternal so.
cieties have monopolized at least half
Of the 260 conventions to be held dur.
ing the Exposition.
Exhibits demonstrating the fact
that the so-called weaker sex is enter
ing fresh fields OF endeavor, will be in
evidence. Women who run stock
farms in Ohio and Colorado will show
blooded cattle. A mining magnate will
display specimens OF ore, and south
ern cotton planter will emphasize the
fact that woman can manage a plan.
tation. From the middle west comes
a successful foundry woman, while the
head OF a great wagon factory halls
from New York. AS raisers OF small
fruits and in dairying and poultry
keeping, women will complete for rec
ognition.
Several women OF artistic bent have
been engaged by the dairy companies
to model in butter, and in this plastic
material have achieved wonders.
OF the half million dollars expended
in sculptural decoration, women have
secured a considerable part. Six are
included in the distinguished corol-
larry of artists selected to embellish
the buildings. In the Art Palace the
work OF feminine painters compares
favorably with that of men. In rug
weaving, working in metal, book bind
ing and decorative work, woman has
made great progress.
The model nursery emanated from
q woman's brain, and is equipped and
run by a committee from the Board
of Lady Managers.
In education, women pedagogues
will show what has been accomplished.
Many of the concessions for restaur-
ants have been sought by women. In
fact, in everything pertaining to pro-
press women will take hand.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01

THE beautiful girl stood weeping.
Her sweetheart from Boston was 60.
ing home.
Tears!" she sobbed; b-bitter
tears!"
Her cultured and learned lover
gazed down reprovingly.
mot bitter tears" he said sharply
"any schoolboy knows that tears are
composed of chloride of sodium and
water. Study your chemistry" And
with a scorniul laugh he vanished.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01

JUDGE RowNDEs-Your face is IA
miliar. I've seen you before.
Prisoner-Yes, your honor, quite
often.
Judge Rowndes-Ahl What was
the charge the last time l saw you?
Prisoner-I think it was 10 cents
your honor, mixed cocktail for you.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
Biggest Indian Woman uvine.

William Deborah and wife, Winnie.
bago Indians, who will make their
home in the northern part Of Sauk
county, Wisconsin, have been engaged
at good salary TO spend the next
summer at the worlds fair. Mrs. DE.
korah weighs about 400 pounds and is
said to be the largest Indian woman
in the United States.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01

"IT strikes me, Mary" mildly OBJ.
served Mr.. Slowun, that these cakes
would be decidedly better if they had
little more ginger in Them"
$50 would you, John," calmly re.
Joined the feminine end of the com.
bine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01

MoTHER-Bessie, you are too small
to play with such big boys.
Bessie-Yes, but. mother, dear, the
bigger they get the better we like
them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
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We RESPECTFULLY Souc,r

You to give us a call when in need
of anything in our line. Whether
you purchase or not, get our prices
i see our goods. These two points
alone will make you regular pa
irons. Then, we treat everyone lust
alike, a child can do as well here as
an adult. We always appreciate pa
tronage, whether small or large,
and sell goods at reasonable prices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-01
Attention

To you- wants in all that should be in a
Drug Store, is our business, and
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.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-10
HOW TO CUITxvATm -4 A aRACExUI WALK.

one of the most graceful women on the stage is Julia AgaxlQwA Her step and ear ringe are perfection. yet e is eAAd when sha began her stage tralning hsf gaaf was % awk- ward and shanbllns that t vsHaa her greatly. gha resolved to correct sE Ehe studied and practicsd tili she found how to stand and step correctly, then with sturdy viii began Ions walirs across the country. tnaantaaninB every moment thla poiso and step M
 By coRRoct and faithful pedestrian exercise unslghtly fat may be wAlksd 00 and Good compiexion. good muscles eno Hood Ggestion walked on Much. howave. depahds on what physicAl trainers call poise-shat is. tne way the body in held and earTied- Mrs. M, Landon
 Rsod. the pelsartsan. hsraele sna of the most graceful of women. ahew1 in the presence ot
 her pupils how a woman may make herseit
 look ten years older or younger without nov nov
 Ine A atep. simply by changing her poise. HOW to gst the correct one Mrs. Reed sxpiAAnS @S follows: .... ......-., s,5tsndinx erect, cheaE up. Shonlders natural arms hanGing relaxed, let the weight og ne hodv be tranpfeFred slowly rom tns neels to the balls of the feet. If the ArIns " raiEed to a horizontal position eS me wslsnt
 Is transferred from the heels % tne OsliS t,. Sx
 the feet a further sense, or nsn.S a...S as.s ana If one takes c deep hreath at tne same ts,na ths ssnsation is as if ons might ny."
 wall. mat is the correct poAtion Co Tnaan- sasr tn 1aflinr or stsnding--tAe eheat hold
 S-avaiy ,ip. the arms hanging loosely and no er,railv hw the sldas, the weight oE the body
 ,s,.r-, as.~ front part oe tho eo1t- Tina out of ,-tnd the front portion of the human foot has hea,, eaIlsd inc .ball." why it is impossible
 to eay for 1t ss no more like q ball than like
 q brick. But ct any rate on tha torware pot- tian of her foot tho woman must stana ana
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-10

ing is that the wearer oz the tnery for which he Is paying far outshcne her Brit ish rival and perhaps caused a score of danes of historic lineage to go home sick with envy and distraught with jealousy. This battle of the nations for social As- tendency. although a .bloodlesa one, is not free from tragic elements. More than one proud woman-proud of her long line of distinguished ancestors who have helped to build the realm to its prsasnt great neas-has been practically exiled from society because of her inability to com pete in luxuriousncss of apparel and vi- vaclty of manner with. the upskart ir- truaers from the States. Naturally they are nearly heart-broken. yet they are too sponaible for their humiliation are con stantiy thrusiing shaypar thorns into their Aesh and adding to their misery. will these conditions continue7 No one can tell. but the are hundreda~Ds perhaps thouaands-of former society- lights nov practically extinguished who would Ike to know.
 Tired of Royal visitors.
 The London city council has come Co the conclusion that the limit has been reached in tho entertainment Of foreign n0tables, royal and noble, or birth, and has called halt. IL has been costing too much Co 9tl<te34-4As4A yeSAt0 from foFaign -sovereigns, who have been in London and who have lodged in west minister has made great inroads upon the councils finances. As the ofElcial report quaintly states they are +'besinning to consider their posltien seriously" A reso- ,lution was passed recently which. whiIo rstteratang their loyalty and delight In welcoming national guests. proposes that tho council should ask for financial aS slstance from the government fin dsfray- ing the expenses oe the welcome, It ia impossible to entertain royalty on small scaie Inr tho c1sy of xsOndcn proper tas bills this year for feasts and receptions have exceeded those of former years. The members of the city corporation are wealthy business men. who must be able to subscribe 1iberally to sntaFtainmsnr funds in order to maintain tho dignity of their position. At the same time the bulk of the expense faiin back on the city itseIG The new lord mayer is not setting an example of economy by any means. His reign at the rnansiop house has be gun with far more splendor than was ex- hihitsd by his predecessor, and. of course, when the lord mayor leads the way oth" CTS must danca in step. But. neverthe- less. the, piper must Dc paid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-10

for her face was as rosy as the morn. Let's walk to the conservatory" she said, haIf-timidly; and they walked past the smiling groups, who were making comments on the handsome stranger ana the Senator's pretty daughter; and at last the palms screened, them' ana sne faced him. q feel that I ought to make an ex- planation," she said. looking at her fan. My sister and I-that time you over heard us-were going over our parts in some aneteur theatricals-we had given the play at home,. and they wanted 1t over there for the benefit of the miners families, after that explosion-and we were to be in the play that night"
 He was silent for q long time, staring at her. e -{.y
 "Do you mean that-sthat it was ell . mart of (. play7'' he asked painfully.
 ''Yes-and my sister was glad, because she said we must have acted 1t very well indeed--but I-I was sorry you were de- ceived." '.''."
 He did not let himself dwell. upon the fact that he had made a fool of himself. deeper grief tugged at his heart strings.
 Tt is six months tomorrow he said. his lips white. T was on my way back there." -.-
 She drew away from him toward the door. and looked up. her face growing rosier.
 And so was l." she whispered, and would have escaped. but that his ranch training stood him in good stead. Come back" he said. holding her hand with sudden mastery. T asked you a question then-and told you that you | wouldn't be sorryAand you win not. It | isn't & play now. sweetheart! What Is t to be?"
 Her answer might have sounded q httie irrelevant; but for the sweet tmidity of her looks and voice.
 Papa is at home now" she said. He says that he would like for you to pay him quite a long visit-to post him on the mining industries-and-things in gem eraI." ~r And the wreck was cleared away, and the whistle blew and blew, while Stuart remained conteptedly at a function Tn which he had not the least concern