Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-12-08
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One OF the largest pear orchards in
! the West, situated south of Medford,
Oregon, has recently been sold for
$4,000. 1t is claimed by many that
within five years the income annually
should exceed the purchase price.
And now Sarah Bernhard propose S
to make a farewell tour of the United
States. She is Go years of age, a
French woman and Jewess. She
has warm place in her heart for
America, for it was here she achieved
her greatest success. She is regarded
as the greatest actress since the time
OF Rachel. She owns the Theater
Sarah Bernhardt, in Paris.
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The Misses Blanche Williams and
Florence Ruskenheim, of Chicago,
received medals of recognition Of
their heroism in saving human lives
at St. James Episcopal Church, on
Thanksgiving day. A gold medal was
awarded to Frank Osborne of St.
Louis. The two young women re-
ceived silver medals, all the gifts OF
the Chicago Life-Saving Association.
That a State statute of Limitation
cannot be used to protect stockh old
er Of failed national bank against liza
bility on his stock was decided by the
in an opinion delivered by Justice
McKenna in the case OF George C.
Rankin, receiver of the Hutchinson
National Bank Of Hutchinson, Kas.,
VS.. Edward E. Barton, stakeholder
in the bank.
An important action taken by the
American Federation of Labor, in
session at Pittsburg, Pa, was to adopt
a resolution favoring womens suffrage
as necessary step toward raising
them to q level with men in securing
a proper scale OF wages. The conven-
ton is making every effort to organize
the women Of all trades, and q mum.
Der of resolutions adopted bearing on
this subject we're adopted.
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The rumor that the Dowager Queen
Margherita OF Italy intends to visit
America cannot be confirmed at the
Italian Embassy. 1t is held probable,
however, that she may como to the
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traveller. She has just finished an
automobile trip through Holland,
travelling incognito, and in a very
democratic way, going around to see
the sights not generally viewed by
travellers.
"The Prince" Louis of Battenburg
has stolen the heart of the American
people by his reverence for their wo.
men, which is marked and outspoken.
One of his expressions was: 81 never
saw anything equal to the Coney Is
i land scene, and never cav so many
handsome women as at the Horse
Show. Where do you get all your
pretty women? l do not know how
long can keep up this awful Ameri-
can pace"
LEAD, Kindly Light" President
William McKinley's favorite hymn,
was declared to be unfit as a song of
praise and worship to God by the Rev.
w. A. Patterson OF Princeton, Ind, in
an address at the United Presbyterian
Psalmody Convention, which closed a
fortnight ago. in Chicago. Mr.. Pat
terson criticised the song when used
as a church hymn in the worshiping
OF God, and offered as a substitute the
Forty.third Psalm.
The Inter-Church Conference on
Federation in New York, on the Goth
ult.. changed the wording OF the
phrase, Jesus Christ, Our Lord and
Saviour" in the preamble of the con-
stitution Of the Federal Council, TO
read "Jesus Christ, Our Divine Lord
and Saviour" 1t is understood that
this change will exclude from men,
bership in the Federal Council the
Unitarians, on the ground that they
do not accept the theory OF the divin.
ity of Jesus Christ.
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In the presence Of Mrs. Mckinley,
the trustees of the Mckinley National
Memorial Association, other noted
guests, and citizens and school child
rem OF Canton, the cornerstone of the
Mckinley monument, the gift of the
American people, was formally laid
last week, at Canton. o. Justice Viii.
liam R. Day presided. Among the
trustees present were Vice President
Charles w. Fairbanks. Postmaster
General Cortelyou and Judge Horace
H. Lourton of Memphis.
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Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Weightman, who
recently brought suit against her hus.
band for separate maintenance, told
Judge Brentano, during the hearing
OF her case in Chicago, that she be.
lieved her husband had married her
for money, and that she, therefore,
threw money and securities valued at
$4,000 into the stove and watched
them burn. She afterwards left her
husband, and when she sought a
reconciliation she was told not to enter
the house again.
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Gov. Folks definition of the word
"Grafter" is complete as it is unique,
and is given in response to request
from the publishers of the "Standard
Dictionary" for the new edition now
in press. He writes: ga CRATER is
one who preys upon the people. either
against the law or under the law.
The boodler sells his official vote, or
buys official acts, contrary to law. He
is a CRATER, but n CRATER is not neces.
sarily boodler. Grating may or
may not be. unlawful. It is either a