Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-08-25

made of magnolia grandillora from a
tree planted by General Washington
in 1879, the year of his death. The
handle is of magnolia from a tree
planted in 1920 by General Lafayette.
Both trees were planted at Mount
Vernon and are still living. A rare
display of flowers was made from we'll
known growers oil over the country.
The Sault Ste. Marie Canal is only
two and half miles long. Yet it is
one of the worlds nine great ship
canals and in total annual tonnage it
surpasses all the rest. Last year 16, 100
vessels passed through its locks. Their
tonnage was 81 SAG, JOG. Fewer ships
and no more tonnage entered the port
OF New York for the same period. The
celebration of the semi.centennial of
the Zoo" canal, as it is called, was
lately held in Michigan. In 1852 a
government land grant of 100000
acres was made for a canal and two
years later the 400" was opened.
In 1881, the government built second
lock at cost of 50 ,OO0,O 600 and in 1896
another costing $4,O0O,0O0 which is
800 feet long, 100 feet wide and admits
vessels drawing 81 feet of water.
A practical deminutive paper mill -,
at work turning out rolls Of paper ten
inches wide, is one of the wonders of
the Portland Fair. Itoccupies space
of three by eleven feet, and is a COM
plete duplication OF the mills that
make many tons of paper OF many feet
in width and miles in length each
day. 1t is notable fact that a paper
plant covers more space than almost
any kind Of factory, as the strip must
pass through an innumerable series of
rollers to transfer it from pulleys held
in suspension by strips OF cloth, until
it is 80 pressed and dried as to form a
film.capable of self-support in passing
from one successive set OF rolls to
another. This fact adds to the
Achievements OF equipment of so small
mill, but it has been done by Mr..
Casper, Superintendent of the Camas
Paper mill.
The Mayor Of Thermopolis, Col,
must be a man adapted physically,
we'll as mentally, for the arduous dut-
les of his Office. The other day half
dozen "punchers" from Big Horn.
took possession of the town, in direct
violation OF proclamation of the Mayor
that such acts would not be allowed.
The police was powerless. The Mayor
when informed, at once appeared and
read the "riot act" He was met with
derision, whereupon he quietly laid
aside his pistols (seems that such
"jewelry" is fashionable in that coun-
try) and deliberately began knocking
out the desperadoes with his fists.
The fight lasted only a few minutes
and ended with the inglorious defeat
of the cowboys, whose natural love of
fair play prevented them from shoot.
ing during the melee. The Mayor was
trained in boxing in bis college days
and is an athlete.
Oh Consistency! The surreptitious
use of water for christening the war.
ship Kansas has given rise to many
reasons why the question should have
never have been brought to the front:
One party of ultra.religious people
insist that to use wine symbolic OF the
blood of the Saviour in christening q
steel fighting machine, is incongruous
and sin; another that the use of water
the medium OF Christian baptism, as
was done, is rank sacrilage. The
commercial spirit would have found
something to wrangle over in the use
of crude oil, suggested by Gov. Hook,
from the strained relations between
" Standard" and Independent" oil in
the State. A second suggestion of the
Governor, for release of a dove, every
where regarded as the emblem of
Peace. was in altogether too mark ed
antithesis for the foster-spirit of an
engine of War, Death aud Destructi on.
So incensed were the people of the
State of Kentucky over the use OF
water in christening the warship bear
ing the name of that State, some time
ago. that dozens OF bottles of good
Kentucky moonshine were unofficially,
but with none the less fervant feeling.
broken over her prov when she glided
into the water. This may suggest q
means Of removing the present hoo.
doc. that many superstitious people
believe rests upon all maritime craft
which escape an ablution of c. H. OH.