Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-23
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Alta rabbit drive on Blalock island,
Walla Walla, last Saturday, in which
100 sportsmen participated, more than
a thousand Dummies were killed.
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No other country produces so great a
surplus OF meat and no other country,
except Ireland, sends so many cattle to
the English market as the United
States, according to bulletin issued
by the Department of Agriculture late
ly. During the year ended June 80
1904, the exports of live meat animals
and packing-house products were
valued at $2l7, O00, 900, while the ex-
ports OF United States cattle to British
ports during that year amounted to
3S7 900 head, valued at $36,OOO,OOO
and along with them were exported
5000 sheep, worth nearly 81, OOO, 600.
And now another air ship, invented
on entirely different plans from all
others, has been announced by Charles
M. Davis, OF Brighton, Massachusetts.
1t is not balloon nor has it gas
tank of any kind, but ascends to any
height without difficulty or danger of
drop. 1t has been designed primar-
lily for battleship, and will move
equally we'll in air or water. Three
aluminium propellers afford the motive
power in either element. Soon as the
inventor can interest enough capital
work will begin on model OF practical
scale.
1t is said that the wedding presents
OF the Presidents daughter number
about thousand. While some OF
them are of regal splendor, the value
OF others have been greatly exagger-
ated. But that has not restrained the
beggars and cormorants from annoy.
ing the bride with requests for gifts
from the doubtless many duplicate
presents, or from those she does not
want. 1t may be that one occasionally
is written by some person prompted by
the desperation of need, who thinks
that the joyous occasion is q propitious
time for preferment of such petitions,
but the large preponderance is from
seekers of notoriety. The former
phase OF the matter has, it is stated,
caused much regret on the part of
Mrs. LongwOrth, from her inability to
obey the promptings Of her heart by
environments that may be understood
on little careful consideration.
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"Garage" is q new word that has
come into use since the advent of the
automobile, and it means a place for
keeping the speedy vehicle when not
in use, similar somewhat to the barn
for the storage and safety of horse
propelled carriages and other riding
vehicles. Now that the auto has been
improved SO as to travel over two
miles q minute, attention has been
turned to greater advancement in
facilitating its management and use,
and now Chicago architect is at
work on plans for an apartment build
ing, in which every fat shall have its
own garage. If the scheme be put
into effect as planned, dwellers in these
unique apartments can step directly
from their living. rooms into their
motor cars, be conveyed to the street
by q mammoth elevator and drive
away serenely without having lifted q
foot since they entered the auto.
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Now, since Prof. Frederick Schiller
Lee (let his name appear in fully has
told us that the use of candy will, half
an hour after eating, dispel that " tir ed
feeling" which attacks almost every
body, and cause one soon "after eat.
ing to feel very energatic" Ha says
the German army authorities have re.
ported that ration of sugar helps the
soldier in q long march. Prof. Lees
experiments were conducted on frogs.
Of course they were pursued in a cold,
scientific spirit, but that need not rob
them OF interest to young persons OF
sentiment. just observe what o won
derful aid it will be to pave Q way
over conventionalities by young peo.
pie. A box of predigested energy"
sent to Angelina in the form of gum.
drops may result in an enthusiastic
reception when Adolphus appears.
and the lew words "I'm 80 tired"
while passing a confectionery store
may become synonymous with "How
hot it u.s." while in sight OF an ice.
cream parlor.
Gov. Stokes, of New Jersey, has
granted further reprieve in the mat.
ter OF her conviction OF Mrs. Anton.
nette Tolla for the alleged murder of
Joseph SOnts, to enable the Board OF
Psrdons to submit new evidence and
take steps for another trial. 1t ap.
pears from the mesger accounts OF
the trial that have appeared at this
distance, the act was committed in
saving herself from q dishonorable
assault that she killed Sonta, and il
this bare statement be true, the pre-
vailing opinion is that she should
have been commended, instead of con.
demned, for the act. It is this feeling
that has aroused public sentiment,
all over the country. to vigorously
protest against the judgment of the
court. The reprieve is granted till
March 18th. 1t is to be hoped that it
will be successful, or the plain facts
justifying the extreme penalty made
known, if they exist. Mrs. Mary
Quackenboss, representing the Peo.
Piles Law Firm, Of New York. pre-.