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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
MONSTER CAVE DISCOVERED.
Roaring Stream Flows At Bottom OF Choctow
Wonder.

Roaring Stream Flows At Bottom Of Choctow
Wonder.
A monster cave with more than the
usual quota OF wonders and traditions
has been discovered near Antlers, in
the Choctow Nation, l. I. The cave
is narrow at the entrance, but once
inside the opening one finds no diff
Guilty in progressing 300 feet, when
the way again becomes difficult.
The cave has been explored for near
ly quarter of mile in the interior,
and at the steep inclines there have
been cut inches in the rocky inclines
evidently by persons who once used
the cave ss q habitation.
There is roaring river in the depths
OF the cave that can be distinctly
heard. Little is known OF this river
There is q story that this cave Wal
once the winter quarters of band ol
outlaws and robbers, who were often
in hiding and stored their booty there
The land has been allotted by q
Choctaw woman, and the story is that
she selected the place as a matter ol
sentiment and not OF value, for the
land is rocky and practically worth
less. But in her youth this woman
bad q sweetheart who was killed in 9
fight near the cave, and she wanted
the land on that account.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
THE PRESIDENT SNUBBED.

Mr.. Roosevelt Gets q calling Down From
Woman From the Baekwoods Of Virginia.
President Roosevelt received the
greatest rebuff of his life at the hands
of Q woman OF the back woods OF Abe
marie, Va, who did not know she was
speaking to the head OF the nation.
Few heard it, and it is likely the story
would never have become circulated
had it not been told by Mr.. Roosevelt
himself, who laughed immoderately
about the incident.
1t occurred ut Red Hill, Albemarle
county, the little station on the South.
ern Railway where the President left
the train to 60 to the country home
near Scottsville recently purchased by
Mrs. Roosevelt. According to his us,
ual manner the President stopped to
shake hands with the crew of the
train.
Just at that time he noticed plain.
ly dressed elderly lady attempting to
get on the car. Rushing forward, Mr..
Roosevelt assisted her to ascend the
steps; he then caught her hand and
gave it a regular executive" shake.
The President was dressed in a
rough-and.ready costume and the wo.
man had no idea who ne was. Snatch.
ing her hand away, and cycling him
wrathiully, the said:
"Young man, I don't know who
you are, and I don't care a cent; but ]
must say you are the freshest some
body I've seen in these parts"
She then entered the car and the
President turned away convulsed with
laughter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30

In justice to "China Tom" we must
say that at the time he bemoaned the
backward season bis structures were
true, with possibly rare exceptions.
His vegetable garden Uhe largest in
the county, We believe0 was a failure
in both quality and quantity. at that
time. His late vegetables have, how
ever, been found better. Later crops
OF lettuce we're good, and the late peas
he has just brought to market are su-
perb in quality. 1t may be possible
that the latter part of the season will
"even up" bis efforts to save little
money, but at the time he gave the
STANDARD his opinion OF this years
crops he expected to lose at least 5000
by his experience.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
Outlawed National Bank Notes.
Case and Comment.

The financial world will be greatly
startled by decision just rendered in
Minnesota by justice of the peace to
the effect that a national bank bill is
outlawed and cannot be of any value
to anyone, and therefore cannot con-
stitute a good tender for a debt after
six years from its date. The opinion
OF the learned justice states that the
law is to the effect that demand
must be made within six years in or.
der to preserve a cause of action on .
demand note, that the banknote is a
demand note, and in the absence of
proof that payment thereof had ever
been demanded of the bank the note
is outlawed. Strange that no one
though: OF it before.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
Swiss Greatest Smokers.

For some reasOn-or none-most
people have hitherto looked upon the
Germans as the most invsterste smok.
ers in the world, although few will be
surprised to learn that the Dutch are
q little ahead of them as con sumers oil
tobacco, since pictorially Dutchmau
is always associated with . pipe. But
none will be prepared to hear that the
Swiss smoke so per cent. more than
either, still less that the Belgian burns
moro than double as much as the
Dutchman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
GOLD IN CHINESE CASH.
The Discovery Causes a Great Demand fo
the Coins in This Country

A year or two ago certain prominent
interests in New York, who were
largely concerned in the copper metal
business, came into possession OF q
small consignment of Chinese copper
coins, known as cash pieces, the famil.
lar round coin with square hole in
the center. Something prompted one
OF the assayers connected with these
persons to make All assay OF some OF
the coins, and to his astonishment
they were found to contain consider.
able amount of gold. This was due,
says the Brooklyn Eagle, to the i'm
perfect knowledge Of the Chinese
smelters as to how to separate the gold
from the copper, and for centuries the
copper coins that have been in circu-
lation throughout the orient supposed
ly worth their copper values only in
reality were worth materially more.
Naturally, a scheme was formed to
buy up and secure as many Of these
old coins as possible, remelt them and
separate the more valuable metal from
the copper.
For months China has been an enor-
NOUS buyer OF copper in the United
States. The trade attributed this de.
msnd to requirements arising out of
the eastern war, as it was believed that
China was engaged in manufacturing
some lines OF material for either the
Japanese or Russians. Recently, how
ever, it has been learned that the
bulk of its copper imports was intend
ed for new copper coinage by reason OF
the rapid disappearance of the old
copper coin. 1t has become known
that within very short time millions
and millions of these coins have been
taken out OF circulation. In Febru-
ory, i. is reported that such coins to
the amount Of 100000 pieces a
month were being shipped from Haub-
chau to Shanghai and that the rate OF
such shipments was rapidly increasing,
No one except the shippers of these
coins can of course form any idea OF
the number that has been picked up
during the past year or more, as ma.
turally they have very secretive about
their work, first because they did not
want others to learn OF their new found
gold mine, and, secondly, because it is
understood that the shipment OF coin
in this manner from China is illegal
and somebody might get into trouble
If the business came to the knowledge
OF the authorities. But in spite of the
law, it is very apparent that somebody
has been after the Chinese coin and it
does not require much imagination to
connect the New York copper men
with their disappearance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
HAIL. INDEPENDENCE.

Ey boEorHEA GARDINER. GATE CITY.
Hail, day ii Freedoms glory, whel
banners stream on high,
In honor of the patriots who vowed t,
do or die,
Who pledged their lives and fortunes
and sacred honor, too.
To defend the cause OF Justice and KEEP
that compact true.
Hail. cultures greatest conflict, whe1
clashed the Old World power,
With young and sturdy Freedom, ther,
dawned the golden hour,
OF New World thought and customs, o
Democratic zeal
For sovereignty OF the people, that gior
ious dream made real.
Hail! minute men of Concord. who
seventy, wrong deiied,
Their leader, Captain Parker, theiI
cause. their countrv's side,
Who stood in line untlinching, refusing
to he dispersed,
Whose blood was spilled bv tyrants, tc
quench tyrant's thirst.
Hail! minute men that followed, and
peppered the road with lead.
When fences, barns and boulders, each
sheltered patriots head,
Along the road to Lexington, still mount.
Ell is their gun
Appointing down the roadway, the way
the British ran.
Hail! Continental Congress, that con-
tidently assigned
Twenty-seven half-barrels Of powder
Statistics true you'll find,)
10 fourteen thousand soldiers from both
far and nigh,
Their banner, severed serpent, their
motto, join or die"
Hail! Washington the conqueror, whose
life was under charm,
Reserved throughout the conflict from
captivity and harm,
Who willingly took the burden Of bleed.
ing nation fate,
Appealed to in every crisis that beset
the struggling State.
Hail! Sage os Monticello, first statesman
of the land
Author of Declaration, Liberty's patron
grand;
Hail patriot Patrick Henry, who in a
single breath,
Proclaimed the cry OF a nation, Liberty
Hail. patriot Bob Morris, of high and
honored name,
Of social rank exalted, and wealth OF
princely fame,
Who to back his country's credit, an
swered so oft the call.
That upon Sweet Liberty's altar, he
sacrificed his all.
Hail Boston's Mohawk Indians" all
champions of the free,
Beneath war-paint and feathers they
made bay of tea,
Enough for all supporters of the crown
to have drink,
Made by an improved method, patented
by patriots, think.
Hail! Colonel Ethan Allen, who Tic
anderoga stormed,
In the name Of great Jehovah. and the
Congress not yet formed;
Hail! General Francis Marion and regi.
ment (at one time, eight,
Hail Colonel Thomas Sumter, the pride
of his fair State.
0 patriots and sages that kept a ma
tiOn's trust,
Green be, and daisy sprinkled, the turf
above their dust,
And meath their Southern crescent and
meath their North River tree
And meath their Starry Standard let's
strike the harp of the free.
o, Liberty, We love thee, and to thy
robes We cling,
America, We adore thee, and of thy
praises sing.
Ring out, We bells of Freedom, and tell
OF Freedmen's sway,
And set the world to singing Of Inde.
pendence Dav.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30

LITTLE Marie's father is very
homely man. The other day, after
looking at him steadily for some time,
Marie said:
Mamma, didn't they have any
good.looking men in stock when you
went shopping for husbands"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
NOT so BAD AFTER ALL.
Our Crops Are Turning Out Better Than Was
Expected at the First Part of the Season.

L&psStSu dt tne AifSt fdft OF inc 1edSon.
EDITOR Standard:
| was surprised to see that but one
person had resented the libel upon the
county made by "China Tom" Our
citizens have only to notice the nice
lettuce and early potatoes in the mar
kets to know that all lettuce this year
Is not tough and bitter, but the STAND
ARD has too wide q circulation 10
allow such An assertion to remain un-
contradicted. We do not claim to be
gardeners; far from it, but can give
rather strong evidence to prove that
lettuce grew sweet and tender this
spring. We sowed two different kinds
of lettuce last fall and six this spring,
and all were good excepting one. Our
pea vines are white with blossoms
the early ones were full of pods; we
had new potatoes the 4th of June and
took some to market on the 10th, and
they produced unusually we'll.
1t is a fine year for hay. Tall mead
ow oat grass (Arrhenather1.m elatior)
is from four to seven feet high. We
have some oats six feet ii inches; tim
othy five feet seven inches, with heads
III inches long; wheat four feet II
inches; clover four feet, all first crop,
on newly cleared land. All that
makes poor farmers in this country, is
too little cleared land. English rye
grass is sure crop on q burn, sowed
in the fall and fall meadow oat grass
sowed in February or March, as q
catch crop. where your clover has
partly killed out, or sowed with clover
to hold it up SO it will not lodge and
get musty, is perfect success. 1t is
like timothy, in one respect. it does
not seem to take up any room on the
ground but counts in the hay NOW.
And when sown, every seed seems to
grow and thrive. have Paul Neron
rose that should be put in the same
class, a small bush having nearly 40
roses in bloom at one time, three OF
them seven inches in diameter; the
most OF the others were six. Yes, We
are blessed or not blessed, with the
largest crop OF spiders and meadow
moles ever saw. My work for three
weeks b as been, after breakfast, starting
out with our meadow mole destroyer.
II l find a new runway, carefully
remove the earth until find the tun-
mel. put in a cake Of destroyer and
lightly cover. have them we'll un.
der control in the garden and potato
patch, but they are in the ground in
all directions and if / weary in we'll
doing, are liable to visit the garden
any time. If 60 for walk l take o
few cakes in my pocket. We we're
troubled with them ten years ago, on
another piece OF ground, and that is
the way l used them and they have
never bothered since.
We have about a quarter acre of
high gravely land. cleared in the win
ter, upon which We have sowed six
different kinds of grasses, thought best
adapted TO high land. The seed was
sowed in the last OF April, as had no
fertilizer for it. l am surprised to
find the meadow oat grass is. part OF
it. two feet high. The other grasses
have stooled out wonderfully, but are
ready for a good growth this fall.
b. F. DENTON.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
Certainly.
Chicago Tribune.

al went to consult my doctor the
other morning." "and he gave me a
u bit Of advice and charged me $40 for
it. didn't occupy his time more
than five minutes. It's all right for q
doctor to exact reasonable fee, but /
don't think he ought to charge plumb
ers' rates for his time"
"What was the advice he gave you,
may ask?" said the professor.
"He told me / must give up my
pipe"
"Your pipe? Then he had right
to charge you plumbers rates."
A MAN went home early the other
morning carrying beautiful souse'
He WAS undressing quietly 80 as te
avoid wifey, when the sleepy spouse
turned on her pillow and asked hel
husband why he was getting up sc
early in the morning. Hubby was
game, pulled on his trousers and wen
out and moved the lawn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Items oi Interest Gathered Here, There and
Everywhere

Thomas button was found guilty at
Spokane, last week, of robbing China
man OF $l5 and will 60 to the pen for
it, the penalty being from five to TWEEN.
ty years for robbery.
The City Council of Walla Walla has
decided to make an experiment with oil
on number OF streets in that city, and
has placed AN order for two carload:
OF oil, which is expected to arrive with
in ten days.
The new directory OF Seattle shows
total Of 75,G25 names upon which
the P.-L estimates the population OF
that city at G2 ,955, with $4,000 more
outside OF the limits. Tacoms's pop.
ulation based on her new directory il
but little short OF $4,000.
Thirteen months in the penitentiary
at hard labor was the sentence passed
upon George Frazer, the colored porter
by Judge Smell at Tacoma. The pris'
oner was charged with stealing 13
pairs OF pants belonging to S. N. Wit.
enburg. at Tacoma, and was captured
in Spokane few days ago.
The principal dramatic perform
ances at Spokane are now in the open
air at Natatorium park, where splen
did stage with excellent scenery and
fittings has been erected, and the seats
are on a hillside giving suffi cient ele-
vation for perfect view OF the per-
formance on the stage. One Of the
best companies on the road opened the
engagement last week.
The Craig Fish Products Co.'s new
T5,0O plant for the manufacture of
fish scrap for fertilizing purposes made
its initial run last week. and turned
out . trial batch OF some 600 or 500
pounds of cured ratfish. The process
eliminates the offensive odors usual in
converting waste fish into fertilizer,
and the finished product is turned out
in two hours, whereas the old process
required several days.
Louis ]. Urann, wanted in Boston
for larceny, was arrested in Seattle
last week, by detectives. He admitted
that he was the man wanted, but stated
that he understood everything bad
been cleared up. There are 101 in
dictments against Urann, copies OF
which, together with photograph,
were received by the police. The az.
gregate amount of the the thefts is
Sill .533. stolen from Samuel P. Good
enough Of Boston, by whom Urann
was employed from November 4, 1899,
to March 81. 1904.
Knights of King Arthur, q boys
club, is identified with the First Con.
gregational church, of Bellingham,
and the only one Of its kind west of
Minneapolis. has been camped during
the past week near East Sound. In
letters written TO their parents they
report they are having most enjoyable
time. The jolly party is being looked
after by Rev. William Orr Wark, pas
tor OF the First Congregational church.
The camp is under military discipline,
and with the boys it is . case OF early
to bed and early to rise, regular hours
for bathing, and in fact regular hours
for everything done by the young
knights.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
The Modern Novel.

Chapter THE prettiest girl you
ever saw.
Chapter 1.-THE young man inter.
views her pa.
Chapter III-A wedding grand with
out q flaw.
Chapter IV-An oath-a tear-a lot
OF jaw.
Chapter v" I'm going back home
to my ma"
Chapter VI-Her maiden name re.
stored by law.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30

they can secure bargains in their line
Now who will make it eight pages
AS the P-L. has the largest circula-
! ton and is read by more people than
any other newspaper in Washington
one can see why the e. l.. Holmes
Furniture Co. did it.
DIR. Fourthly: Now that YOU are
converted, | should think that you
would give up smoking"
Blake: Why should /? II matches
are made in heaven isn't it fair
TO assume that pipes are allowed there,
toO?"
DIR. Fourthly: Young man, speak
ing from experience OF years, can as
sure you that the number of matches
annually made there wouldn't keep
an average smoker lit up for twenty
four hours!"
The orchestra that renders light,
popular and catchy music, will cap
ture eight of ten in the theater. The
orchestra likes applause as we'll as the
actors, so when you go to the play
give the orchestra hand whether you
like the selection or not. 1t won't
hurt you, and it will make the musi-
Clans feel good. Perhaps they may
the next time play piece that will
please you, and then you will be glad
to know you showed your apprecia.
ton by little applause. Don't forget
this next time.
A Romance.
a buttonhole with mournful voice
Bewailed his empty life,
A Hover just across the way
He wanted for wife.
He loved her pretty nodding head,
Her never ending charms,
And when by happy chance they met
lie held her in his arms.
But life hung only by n thread,
She went. despite his pains,
Twas months ago-the buttonhole
A widower remains.
Among the congratulations forward
ed to Governor Albert f. Mead of
Washington during the election last
November, was the following poetical
dispatch, signed by Lue F. Vernon:
d" YOu routed them, you secuted them,
You gained success and fame,
You made them ill and miserable,
All Democrats walk lame.
You fought your way to victory,
You did it just and fair.
Here's health and fortune, Mr.. Mead,
You've won the Governors chair"
The dispatch was enclosed in an
envelope bearing the following inscrip.
ton:
:" Hand me to Governor Albert f. Mead,
He is the peoples choice.
lie has the citizens confidence,
The voters ballot-voice,
He is the one whom people trust,
His creed-Mckinley. Roosevelt, I'm
Gle Sam.
80 q mt forget to put me nff,
In Washington, at Bellingham."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
Whale Meat.

Newfoundland has recently developed
q new industry. which is stated to be a
successful one-namely, that of plac.
ing on the market whale flesh in place
OF beef. Whale meat tastes more like
venison than beef, and is quite q
tempting article OF diet. A firm in.
tends shortly to try shipment to the
English market, where it is expected
they. will be able to retail whale meat
at from one and one-half pence to
three pence per pound. The meat has
already been shipped in large quaint
ties to the West Indies, where it is
much appreciated by the natives.
PREACHERS of Toledo, Ohio, have
organized, and say they will try and
have city ordinance passed that will
prohibit drygoods merchants from
displaying hosiery in their shop win
dows. Now, if it is violation of the
moral law for drygoods merchants to
hang stockings in their shop windows,
why not prohibit the washerwoman
from hanging the product OF her tub
out on Q clothes line? The Toledo
brand of moralists is enough to give
morally good person a pain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30

ONE OF the Japanese wise sayings il
&" First the man takes drink, then
the drink takes q drink, then the
drink takes Q man."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
Unhappy Women =!

No woman can he happy when her
health is undermined. No woman can
have good health while She suffers from
female weakness, Inflammation. ulccra-
tion or any disease of the delicate wom-
anly organs. Nervous, SlecplesS, frctful.
suffering in body and mind she does not
live but only exists.
More than half million such women
have found perfect and permanent cure
for their diseased condition in the use of
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Women cured by this remedy say it is
"wonderful medicine" 50 perfectly
does it restore them to health and come
illness.
There is no alcohol in "Favorite Pre-
ScriptlOn." neither does 1t contain opium,
cocaine, nor any other harmful drug. 1t
Is In the Strictest sense. an honest tenn
perance medicine. Its ingredients are
purely vegetable and 1t will agree with
the most delicate constitution.
HEo Don't be hypnOtiZed, or over per-
suadcd. into accepting a substitute.
This medicine has record that's worth
far more than any difference In price
Sick and ailing women are invited to
consult DIR. Pierce. either personally or
by letter, absolutely without charge or
fee, thus avoiding the unpleasant ques-
tioningS, offensive examinations and OBJ
noxiouS local treatments considered nee
eSSary by many local practitioners. All
correspondence treated as strictly private
and Sacredly confidential. Write without
fear and without fee to DIR. r. v. Pierce,
663 Main Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-30
Next Morning.

Private Secretary Il wish I had
half the head you have
Gay Oldboy (sotto voice)-I wish
you had it all.
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Herewith. by competent, reliable phar.
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