Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-13

in that year l,4l4,o79,952 gallons OF
beer and other malt liquors, 3g,4I3.3OI
gallons of wines and Il7,252,I4S gal
Ions of distilled spirits. The importa.
ton of malt liquors in 1904, in bottles
or jugs, was 1,165,37S gallons; not in
bottles or jugs, 100000 gallons; still
wines in bottles, All, 153 dozen; cham.
payne and other sparkling wines in
bottles, 366,245 dozen; other liquors,
1887, OS7 gallons. The population of
the United States, according to the
census Of 1900, is 1908, 1857.
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A queer experience befell passen.
gers on the steamer Kosmos, while
passing the Santiago volcano, in
Nicaragua, on the 29th ult., no less
than being served with hot coffee,
supplied wholly by Natures own pro-
cess. 1t did not appear in a palatable
shape, although it had the smell and
color OF pure Rio or Java. The Der
ries were "burned" on millions of
coffee trees, then saturated with water
heated by the mountain and waited
in the form of mist over the ship.
Had it been possible to condense the
vapor, there was an abundance OF
sugar and canned milk on board to
have given it the finishing touches for
q delicious cup of the beverage (which
cheers but not inebriates."
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The human family is subject to
forty-eight principal governments. As
to their form they may be classified as
follows: Absolute monarchies, Abys.
sinia, Afghanistan, China, Korea, Mo.
rocco. Persia, Russia, Siam Turkey
limited monarchies. Austria. Hungary,
Belgium, British Empire, Denmark,
Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Monte
negro, Netherlands, Portugal, Servia,
Roumania, Sweden and Norway and
Spain; Republics. Argentine Republic,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile. Colombia, Costa
RIGA, Cuba, Dominican Republic,
Eucator, France, Guatemala, Hayti,
Honduras, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador,
Switzerland, United States of America,
Uruguay and Venezuela. Besides
these are the underlined despotisms OF
Central Africa and few insignificant
independent States.
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The names of John Greenleaf Whit
tier and James Russell Lowell have
heen chosen to be inscribed in the
Hall of Fame of New York University.
Official announcement was made this
week that Whittier's name had been
chosen by a vote of SO out OF 95 of the
Board OF Directors, and that Mr.. Low.
ell had received IS votes. Fifty-one
votes, or a majority of the full board
OF electors OF 100, are necessary for
election. Those names which failed
of election to tho Hall of Fame, hav.
ing received less than 81 votes, were :
Authors-Oliver Wendell Holmes and
James Fenimore Cooper, 4S votes
each; William Cullen Bryant, John
L. Motley and Francis Parkman, 46
each; Edgar Allen Poe, 43; George
Bancroft, 80; Horace Greeley, "a /;
Noah Webster, 80; William H. Pres.
colt, 25; William Lloyd Garrison, 20.
Teachers-Mark Hopkins, So; Mat
thew Simpson, 20.
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For forty years Miss Rebecca Brack-
or, OF Niles, Mich, has acted as train
dispatcher for the Michigan Central.
This lie an onerous position. It entails
great responsibility, and an error
could readily mean the loss of human
lives. Miss Bracken has very gray
instead OF the glossy dark brown hair
which crowned her head over forty
years ago, when she began as . girl
the study of telegraphy at the Niles
office. Recently she was surprised BY
a delegation Of Michigan Central con.
ductors and officers who called to
leave with her diamond ring and q
railroad register" in neat printed
form, containing the names of the
donors. In order that she might en-.
Joy her declining years in comfort,
Miss Bracken recently decided to
sever her connection with the COM
pany, and give up all active work. As
soon as they found out her intention
the managers of the company gave
her as q pension sum equivalent to
her salary.