Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-20

was carried by the breeze in her direc-
ton and she, in stepping back to avoid
it fell into hot spring where the wa
ter was bubbliug with heat. 1t took
some time, of course 80 extricate her,
unprepared as they we're for rescue
from such an unexpected disaster, and
her body was literally cooked from the
waist down, and death ensued after a
short period of intense agony.
And now comes an astounding story
OF woman disappearing as a man
Tor life tlme-over forty years-dur.
ing which time she served as cashier
in bank, at Hannibal, Mo, as sheep
herder in Colorado, and common labor
er at odd Jobs. She was born in Mar.
settles, France, and came to this cOun-
try when 81 years of age. At the age
Of 81 she became county charge al
Trinidad, Col, and her sex was discov.
cred from her reluctance to take q
bath which aroused the suspicious OF
the physician. She claims to have
taken a medical degree in France, and
she speaks several languages fluently
Notwithstanding her hard work, che is
we'll preserved and may live many
years.
The largest church in the world is
St. Peters at Rome. 1t occupies the
site of Nero's circus, in the northwest
part of the city, and is built in the
form OF Latin cross. The total
length of the interior is Gl2J feet
transept 4I6t feet, height OF nave 1921
feet, diameter of cupola 1913 feet
height of dome from pavement to tor
of cross AIS feet. The great bell with.
out the hammer or clapper, weighs
lS,6OO pounds, or over nine and 6
quarter tons. The foundation of the
building was laid in 1850 A. d. Forty
three Popes lived and died during the
time the work was in progress. l,
was dedicated in 1926, but not entirely
finished until 1880. The cost was
about $40 ,OOO, 900, and it costs heavily
to keep it in order.
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The ten counties in the United
States having the largest negro popu.
lation are, in percentages, Isaquena
Miss, "a; Tensas, La, 935; Madison
La, 927; East Carroll, La, GIG
Beaufort, S. c., 90.5; Tunica, Miss.
90.5; Washington, Miss, S9.7; Goa
homa, Miss, SS.2; Leilore, Miss, SS.2
Bolivar, Miss, SS.1. The negro popu-
lation of cities having the larges
number Of negroes in 1900 were
Washington, d. c., SG,702; Baltimore,
Nd, 1925; New Orleans, La, 77.714
Philadelphia, Pa, G2.6l3; New Yorl
city, 6O,GG6; Memphis, Tenn, 1870
Louisville, KY, 39,l39; Atlanta, Ga.
1927; st. Louis, Mo-, 35,5lG; Rich
mond, Va, ~ ,230; Charleston, s. c..
81 ,522; Chicago, ILL.,, 3O,l50; Nash
vile, Tenn, 3O,00l; Savannah, Ga.
2S,O90.
The Igorrotes at the Lewis anC
Clark Exposition, with the exception
of the three who were at st. Louis las
year, were treated to a new experience
when they were asked to take q batt
with soap aud water. The little mer
are fond OF water, and have been &C
customed to taking shower baths two
or three times day. but finally they
were asked to use soap as we'll. After
the use of the soap had been explained
to them, they were left to themselve.
for a moment, with the result that
attracted by the sweet smell OF the
cakes in their hands, they took to eat
ing them. Then the attendants gol
busy with a cleaning mixture, guar.
anteed to remove everything but the
complexion, With paint brush this
was laid ON the 1.-the bodies literally
and, of course, the Igorrotes we're com
PEELED to remove the mixture.
=" Peace on Earth and good will
among men" does not seem to be any
part of the creed of the Peoples Unit
ed Church, at Spokane. An objector
is fired out because he alleges that the
bishop was running it as a personal
graft, and the Supreme Court will be
called upon to decide whether he had
a right to tell the facts, If they were
tho truth. The bishops name is B.
N. McTurff, and his accuser. backed
by Others, is w. Hendryx. He alleges
that $4,000 of the church money
derived from sale of its property, was
used by the bishop to establish stock
farm in Idaho, which is to be the
headquarters OF a communistic colony,
over which the bishop has made his
congregation believe he could exercise
the power Of healer of diseases and
promoter Of happiness. Hendryx has
sued also to recover the value of the
church. The case was dismissed by
the Spokane court because it was held
that it was in retaliation for being ex-
PEELED from the organization for criti-
cisms OF the bishop.
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Shall men wear corsets, lie the latest
query to be settled by the Social Set,
and IS the ladies have taken up the
matter, it will probably be settled just
as mans aristocratic dictums regarding
women's wear-by acquiescence. Miss
Linda Ross Wade, OF New York, who
lately gave up a trip to California and
postponed a visit to st. Louis to DEM
onstrste the necessity for adopting the
waist compressor, says it must be done
as we'll az to don stockings and hose
supporters. Miss Wade gave the men
a talk on How TO Be Beautiful"
which apparently does not coincide
with the very general opinion that
women admire rugged and angular
lines. instead OF the graceful curve,
the line OF beauty" Corsets made
for the masculine form are trimmed
with an edging of lace and punches of
ribbons. fore and aft, while yards and
yards OF string are used to place the
pressure on to create a wasp-like fig
ure. "Of course" says Miss Wade,
|" don't expect that men will Jump at
the idea for they seem to think that
wearing corsets that give them belt
line is going against nature. What il
it does nip them bit at first? Any
one who is beautiful must suffer and
there is no reason WHY mon shouldp'i