Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-08-18
Oily mpia at the Fair.

, lana Purchase Day, wherein David X.
Francis figured as the great central
luminary, who was introduced by
President Goode as the "most dis
tinguished son of the state OF Mis-
souri,
, The omissions were the speeches
scheduled. and the compliment pub.
lie !! the "yellow" papers are fair
index Of popular sentiment, was
pleased that their place was supplied
by the sweet sounds of harmony; but
then surfeit Of anything leads to q
/ feeling OF tnnui; while no higher sense
Of p.casurable enjoyment can be raised
than hy expression of noble ideas by a
gifted orator. No better means OF eli.
tertaining the worlds people on pa
rade where their best products were
on display, could have been adopted
than few brief, well.timed speeches.
In our humble judgment, it was a
mistake to cut out the speeches, even
though Olympia, on her special day,
was somewhat under An eclipse from
that Opaque body from Missouri.
II is said that Mrs. Chambers as
hostess, and her galaxy OF assistants,
consisting Of Mrs. A. E. Mead, Mrs.
Wallace Mount, Mrs. H. E. Hadley,
Mrs. Geo. E. Filley, Mrs. P. H. Car.
lyon, Mrs. J. r. Mitchell, Mrs. A. S.
Ruth, Mrs. O. V. Linn, Mrs. N. j.
Redpath. Mrs. S. A. Madge, Mrs. w. l..
Bridgford, Miss Janet Moore, Miss
Josie Oppenheimer and Miss Villa
Scobey, performed we'll their parts,
and made everybody feel at home by
their generous hospitality. Punch
was served, and over 5000 dahlias,
Olympia's flower. were distributed in
the Washington building by our peo-
pie. They created unusual admira.
ton, for no more perfect flowers of
that variety were ever placed on exhi.
bitiop.
Wednesday was set apart for an cat
home," for the hostess; Thursday was
Dahlia Day; Friday (to-day) devoted to
a reception for Mrs. Mead, wife of our
State executive, and tomorrow will
be Shelton day, and that little city
represented by her own hostess.
A picture of the Olympia party
indefinitely stated by the Oregoniam
to be 200 or more-was taken from
the west entrance of the Washington
building, by the official photographer.
The figures given by the big Portland
paper are far less than the actual
number Of excursionists, but il is
probably better to he within bounds
than to initiate the number go that the
bubble bursts before it leaves the pipe.
To be exact 292 tickets were sold, and
there were q few transients on the
special train, going Nowhere, on no
special mission. The truth never
hurts like Misrepresentation, and
"boosting" falls fiat without some
solid support.
Take it all in all, We think Olympia
has nothing to be ashamed of in the
demonstration this week. The town
and county has shown come very
creditable products. and that they
might have "done better" is now ap.
apparent. But then, if the object to
be attained, a solid. steady growth. is
the result sought, probably enough
was done to cause desirable accessions
to heed the sdmonition that You
can do better at Olympia"
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HENS AS LIFE PREsERvERs.-A CAL
ifornia scientist claims that he has
discovered the elixir of life, in process
for electrifying eggs, infusing them
with transmissible form of vital en-
ergy, as it were. The alleged discovery
was made by George J. Foster, Of Ala
media. The current is turned on the
nests by a system OF wires, and he
claims that by it the eggs take on q
peculiar property that rejuvenates and
perpetuates life. When eaten these
eggs serve as tonic and the aged be-.
come young under their regenerative
influence; dimmed eyes become bright;
the hating step elastic; the bent
shoulders straight, and the laggard
spirits brisk and animated. In the
course of time, he claims, the fowls
become imbued with this life.giving
energy and keep on laying life-preserv.
ers without the wires, somewhat like
the wireless telegraph, we suppose !;
although the eggs.act process is only
as yet matter of conjecture.
MUST BE FORMALLY INVESTIGATED.
IA majority OF the New York Assem-.
bly, favor Legislative investigation of
insurance companies. The collapse OF
the leading company may lead to an
equitable adjustment of rules govern
ing such organizations of trust, if
nothing more. The present condition
of Equitable stock is shown by the
fact that, last week, five shares offered
by public auction, in New York, went
begging for bidders. The only bids
made were in jest and not considered.
GEORGE Westinghouse, one of the
appointed trustees of the Ryan major
ity stock in the Equitable, is trying
his best to put "break" upon the
rapidly depreciating stock of the
company. His whitewash OF Banker
Schiff, former broker and bond buying
director, would como with better grace,
however, had it not been shown that