Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-04-27

not seek notoriety; he did not exhibit
any disposition to wear red cockade
or waving plume, to designate him
from any other man. He was a plain,
unassuming man, and in his daily
walk and conversation illustrated that
favorite sentiment of Robert Burns,
man is . man for a. that" On the
bench, when his conviction Of right
and wrong was settled, not even Lord
Hale nor Chief Justice Marshall could
induce him to deviate from those con.
victions."
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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The occupants of the Philippines
represent such variety of races that
that thirty-one languages are spoken
there.
The town of Troquay, England, has
adopted a bylaw to prohibit people
from using bad language even in their
own houses.
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There is but one Admiral in the u.
S. Navy and his name is Dewey.
There are. however, d Rear Admir-.
ais and SO on the retired list.
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Mrs. Hanna has decided to sell
Glenmere, the beautiful country home
of the late Senator Hanna, near Cleve-
land, o. She will live in New York
with her son.
In Denmark it is the law that all
drunken persons shall be taken to
their homes in carriages provided at
the expense of the publican who sold
them the last glass.
In China . man cannot by will dis
pose Of his land in favor of any one
person, whether relative or stranger;
it must be distributed among all his
male children without exception.
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Several hundred guests were in the
Hotel Black Stag, at Nargold. Ger.
many, when it collapsed and fell into .
macs of ruins, during . fete, on the
18th inst. The guests were at lunch.
con, and from 200 TO 300 are sup
posed to have been killed and many
others seriously wounded.
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The residents of Cherokee, Ok, on
the edge Of the salt plains, where the
big coursing meet coon takes place, are
bitterly opposed to the meeting, and
are praying for rain so that the meet
ing cannot take place. The w. G. T..
u. is also opposed to it and open.air
meetings were held in the streets Of
Cherokee, the ministers praying for
sirn.
Attorney General Sturdevant, of
Wisconsin, contemplates bringing suit
against the Standard Oil Co. to annul
its charter to do business in Wiscon.
sin. The suit will be similar to that
brought by MIR. Hadley in Missouri.
The basis OF the action will be the
allegation that the company is q trust
and operates in violation of the anti.
trust laws OF Wisconsin.
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Gaugrosa, a tropical disease more
repulsive than leprosy. has become 90
prevalent upon the island of Guam
that Lieutenant McNamee, the Acting
Governor OF the island, has recon-.
mended the establishment Of hos.
pital for the isolation Of the disease
which is believed to be highly con-
taeious. Lieutenant McNamee says
the disease destroys the upper part of
the face by slow alterations and is
more horrible both to the victim and
his companions than leprosy.
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Junge Humphrey has set the trial
OF the packing corporations, the Of
ficers OF which received immunity at
the hearing ending a fortnight ago,
for the second Monday in September.
A conference was held between Judge
Humphrey. District Attorney Morri.
son and Attorney Miller. representing &
the packers, regarding the trial of the
corporations. The District Attorney
asked that the trial be immediate and
the Judge and Mr.. Miller favored a
date in September. The court set the
date after the attorneys failed to agree.
Rev. Charles A. Eaton, pastor OF the
Enclid Avenue Baptist Church, in
New York, has established q COM
munity parlor for those of his consre.
CATION who have no homes. which the
irreverent call counting" parlor.
He is enthusiastic over the project,
which has been q success so far, and
he thinks that every congregation
should exemplify the true Christian
spirit by providing come of the COM
forts of home. life for wayfarers, es.
pecially the young people, to keep
Them from the saloon and wine.room.
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The twenty.seven first.class battle.
ships of the United States navy are OF
eight different types and the variety is
80 great that few of the ships are
suitable for joint operation. The
ships may be classed in types as fol-
lows:
Indiana, Massachusetts, Oregon.
Iowa.
Kearsarge, Kentucky, Illinois, Ala
bama and Wisconsin.
Maine, Missouri and Ohio.
Virginia, Nebraska, Georgia, New
Jersey and Rhode Island.
Louisiana, Connecticut, New Hamp.
shire, Vermont, Kansas and Minnesota.
Mississippi and Idaho:
North Carolina and Michigan.
This great variety is not satisiac.
tory to naval officers, who are desirous
that the new construction should be
harmonized in such manner that more
OF the battleships may be used in
forming units of action.