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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-09-07

Possibly Had to Economic.
At a recent golden wedding in Eng
land the aged bridegroom wore the
suit in which he had been married.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-09-07

He most lives who things most,
feels the noblest. acts the best.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-09-07

ornament and he always consults his
dignity by doing it-Carlyle.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-09-07
Great Discovery Announced.

Sir William Crookes, as result Of
his own researches and the expert
ments OF Professors Krowalski and
Moscicki. of Freiburg university, has
discovered a process OF extracting
nitric acid from the atmosphere. The
process is available for commercial,
Industrial and agricultural purposes,
and Is expected to revolutionize the
nitrate industry and the worlds food
problem.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-09-07

Painting is an art with some men
and a habit with some women.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26
IT WAS A COCKTAIL THAT KILLED

IT WAS A COCKTAIL THAT KILLED
Poor ROBBIN.-A down-Sound paper,
in an autopsy held upon Fairbanks
Presidential boom, shows that while
the cocktail story was improbable,
it has served to cook the Fairbanks
goose to a turn. The grounds of i'm
probability are that buttermilk is the
only beverage suiting MIR. Fairbanks
to dot. Witness: Buttermilk
does not sparkle like champagne,
neither does Mr.. Fairbanks; it is not
frivolous and gaudy like a pousse cnfe,
and neither is Mr.. Fairbanks; it is
not vigorous and self-asserting like
straight whiskey, and neither is Mr..
Fairbanks. 1t is beverage which
only a few of us like upon first ac-
quaintance, but which is safe, sane
and somewhat sour-sO is Mr.. Fair
BANKS" If he really likes it, or
does not like it, does not affect the
similitudes. all of which seem to be
SO apt and appropriate that they
command acknowledgment and re-
spect.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

AT the Pullman fire, when the
warehouse of the Standard Oil Com
pany caught fire, last Saturday, it
is said that, when volunteers were
called for to save the building and
contents the request was met with
an emphatic refusal. Save every
thing but Rockefeller property"
was the reply, and the oil fed the
flames without restraint. The loss
of the Standard Oil company can
probably be paid by few minutes oil
income, going on by night and day,
and if it ever comes to the knowledge
of the Millionaire operator that he lost
by fire at Pullman he will be able to
make up the loss by merely looking
at the thumb-screw which regulates
prices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

MRS. HUGHES Nor AN ANTI.-The
New York World is calling attention
to the fact that the statement of Mrs.
Charles E. Hughes opposing woman
suffrage, recently published in it's
columns, was an erroneous one and
that the correspondent responsible
for it has been dismissed from all as
ISOLATION with the paper. This will
not be sufficient to restore the Gov
ernor to favor with the woman teach
ers of New York, however. Anent
this teachers fight, the editor of the
Troy Press sagely observes that:
"Suffrage is the shortest and sanest
path for women who want equal pay for
equal work. Then the jury box will not
be packed against them"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

AGAIN HAULED UP TO THE BULL
RING.-Roosevelt is in another squab-
Bile with still another naturalist, this
one q resident of New Brunswick,
who has vcntured to express his
opinion regarding the prowesS of a
lynx in putting to flight 4 pack of
wolves. But then Mr.. Roberts, the
author, who published "On the
Night Trial" and has devoted life
time in study of animated life in the
wildwOods of Canada, is Immediately
classified by the impetuous man in
the White House as Nature Fa
kir," and placed beside DR.. Long, in
the GALAXY OF liars, fakirs and freaks,
with which he regales all spectators
after picking them off with his ever
loaded needle-gun. Mr.. Roberts says
in reply to this unkind and unjust
criticism. that probably Mr.. Roose-
welt errs in judgment through ignor
ance, as there is vast difference be-
tween Rocky Mountain and North
Eastern Canada animals, and mod
estly aflirms; II think that am
qualified to write on the subject of
animals, as the greater part of my
boyhoOd days were spent in the
woods of Northeast Canada"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

INCOME OF THE RICHEsT MAN.-It
is estimated that John ID. Rockefeller
earned 1921 200, during his % hours
detention at Chicago, as witness in
the Federal Court. For the part of
that time he was on the witness
stand his pay from the government
amounted to $3.50. His income is
estimated at $40 a minute or 81, 200
an hour, aggregating the above to.
tai. He was on the witness stand
just "a minutes, during which time
he told all that he didn't know about
Standard Oil. His income yearly
from oil is reported to be $2S, zoo, 600
and from other enterprises $l2, OOO,-
600, making total of 100000, 900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

VICTORIA HAS A Bio FIRE.-A fire
resulting in the destruction of five
blocks of buildings and involving a
loss of $3.50, 900, happened at Victoria
Tuesday afternoon. The fire started
from the bOiler-room of the Albion
Iron Works, and part of the area
swept was the tenderloin district,
with cheap buildings, or the loss
would have been much greater.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

TENNEssEEANs INVITED HOME
Arrangements are being made for a
grand reunion of residents of the
Bid Bend State" at Nashville, on
Sept. 23d to the 2Sth. 1t is estimated
that there are about 1000 Tennessee
ans in this State, and Gov. Mead has
been requested to appoint a commit
tee of five to make a roll of eligibles
and arrange plans for a general at
tendance at the homecoming, if pos
Sible,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

A MOVEMENT is on foot in Paris to
purchase the house in which Ben.
Franklin lived, and make it museum
The house is situate not far from the
Ministry of the Interior, and the
owners declare that it was built for
Franklin himself, he preparing the
plans. 1t bears ON its front Frank
Inns name surmounted by medal
lion portrait of the famous states.
man. The house has recently come
on the market.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

A DOwIE COLONY FOR SRATTLE.-A
new Zion, of the Dowie stripe, is to
be established near Seattle, by Alex
ander Granger, who was a right
hand man of the Prophet and is a
rival of VOliva, who is now attempt
ing to run the Chicago Zion, with in
different success. The object, as
stated, is to reorganize the scat
tered and discontinued forces of the
Christian Catholic Church" into a
united body, but it is not yet given
out that there underlies scheme to
supplant Voliva's leadership. Poor
Seattle; she has had Salvation Ar
mics, the Holy Rollers, and she now
has cult that is just about rs un.
reasonable in its aspirations and
methods Of advancing them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

One of the most absurd acts on
record based upon journalistic re-
sponsibility, was the call made, the
other day, on the Springfield Mass,
Union by Jap, for an explanation OF
the term "Pussy-footed," applied by
that paper to his race, and posi-
bly, demand an apology, if it was in
tended in approbrium. An explana
ton was given which did not seem tt
satisfy, and the fear is expressed
that this incident may add still
further to our international compli
cations
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

ALABAMA seems to ride on the
very crest Of this wave of moral re-
form. She proposes that saloons in
large cities close at o clock, in those
of from $500 to $1,000 at 8o'clock,
and in others at 6 o'clock P. N. This
action is in reponse to the demand Of
the Anti-salo0n League.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

SEPARATED BY QUAKE, UNITED AT
LAST. Richards and Isabelle
Doner were united in marriage in
Seattle, this week, under exceed
ingly romantic circumstances. They
were affianced at the time of the
great earthquake, and separated by
that disaster. Both went to Alaska.
He was successful and she became
i'll and discouraged. They met on q
steamer from Nome en- route for Sc
attic, and the result was that on
arrival at the latter city, they went
Immediately to minister, and after
the few necessary formalities, were
married in their rough mining CARDS
OF the Alaskan wilds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

Mrs. Potter Palmer has for the second
time in fortnight been given away in
marriage by the American press. They
appear determined to palmer off on some
one, but she still potters about Q mere
widow.-LondonTr Tribune.
1t is probably true that observa-
ton, if not experience, has taught
her that effete English titles are a
poor recompense for the love of any
! true woman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

OFFENSIVE PARTISANSnIp." -
That is what President Cleveland
termed just the acts which have been
condemned by executive order of Mr..
Roosevelt. 1t is the taking of a too
active part in forming party clubs,
or leagues, for advancement of pure
ly partisan objects. The Acting Col
lector of the Port at San Francisco,
has issued sweeping order that all
employees in the custom house service
who are members of any political
club, must Immediately sever such
connection or leave the service of the
government. This order applies, in
principle, to all subOrdinates, wheth-
err connected with the executive
civil-servicc or not. The right to
vote is not affected by the order, nor
to discuss political questions private
ly, but it is when discretion is thrown
to the dogs and the officer becomes a
ward dictator that the proposition is
made to strip him of his official
robes
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

A NEW religious fad starts out on
the belief that the Sun is the place
where the old-fashioned orthodox hell
is located. Very likely, if the late
experience Of the East is an indica-
ton, with old Thermom registering
in three figures, the multitude of
sufferers in the big cities are at least
willing toadmit that their experience
is nearly h-ades."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26
Wreck Of the Steamship Columbia

Another Of those ocean horrors
which periodically send thrill q.
anguish through people far and near
happened Saturday night in the col
liSiun uf the passenger steamship
Columbia un her WAY from San
Francisco Ia Portland with the ium-
brr steamer san Pedro. The coli.
SION took place of the California
coast. near Shelter Cove. l19 miles
from san Francisco The san Pedro
was likewise 50 badly injured as to
require tow to Eureka. by the
steamer Geo. W Elder.
News of the disaster did not reach
shore till Monday morning when the
steamer Roanoke brought To San
Francisco few of the rescued and
dead. The loss Of life at first placed
at l5u. has since been reduced tC
nincty-thrrc.
1t WAS near midnight when the
tragedy happened. when about all on
board except the officers and crew
had retired to their brrths. The Co
lumbia was Steaming at an easy rate,
when suddenly the hull of the San
Pedro doomed up out of the fog The
latter is said to have been out of her
course. Every effort was made in
vain to avert collision The San Pedro
struck the passenger steamer on her
port bow. tearing an immense hole
in the sid. from which she sank in
about five minutes. The water of
Shelter Cove is SO deep that not a
vestige of the doomed vessel can be
seen.
The Columbia was a steel vessel of
1.146 tons, 300 feet in length, 39.5
feet beam and IA feet in depth.
She carried a crew of "a men, and
was commanded by Capt. Doran, who
went down with his ship. She was
owned by the San Francisco and
Portland Steamship Co., and was
built at Chester, Pa, in 1880. Dur
ing the earthquake and fire, the Co
lumbia was lying in the drydock of
the Union Iron Works, and it is
said the shock loosened some of her
blocks, with the result that the YES
Sci capsizsd. But she was in good
order when she left Saturday on her
Inflated trip.
Soon after the collision, the steam.
ers Roanoke, Elder and Daisy Mitch
oil, all south-bound, came to the
scene OF disaster, but too late to be
OF service for rescue of passengers.
There were 191 passengers and 81
of crew aboard, making a total OF
245 human lives. OF these there are
reported saved 1872; unaccounted for
80. There were 81 women aboard, OF
whom AZ were saved; of the SO men,
20 were saved. Two of the seven
children survive, and of 81 members
of the crew, 80 are alive.
The San Pedro is lumber craft,
1863 feet long, 81 feet beam and II
feet depth, owned by Hanify & Sons,
and commanded by Capt. Hansen.
Her stern was torn off, her mainmast
gone and her foremost sprung. Her
deck cargo was carried away and the
vessel was in a water-logged condi-
ton. Six of the Columbia passen-
gers who had been rescued by the
San Pedro were again thrown into
the sea, by falling mast, and lost.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

IT is indeed the unexpected that
sometimes happens. Now it is the
bugs and bees in California that are
on drunk. They have been made
so by the fermented juice of spoiled
oranges, which insects imbibe to ex-
cess. 1t proves to be the most power
full of bug juice to the little busy
bodies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

PORTLAND has many sad hearts
over the Columbia disaster. Among
the lost passengers we note the
names of Mrs. w. H. Souls, wife OF
the marine editor of the Orcgonian,
and wife of R. d. Cannon, city editor
of the Telegram.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26
A Trial Marriage.

While the discussion of the vcXcd
question of lettering martial condi
| tions is generally of a theoretical ma
ture. we occasionally find people of Il
practical turn, who prefer actual cx-
perience to an application of assumed
facts to forecast probable results.
: 1t is not necessary to 20 further than
our own and Il ncighboring State, to
find romance founded upon the
theory of Mrs. Parsons. Il leader in
the political and Social world of the
great Empire State.
1t seems from a package of letters
found in Tacoma, short time ago,
that a contract marriage had been
entered upon in Portland, to end on
the 10Th ultimo, unless both parties
consented. as the courts say, to Il
continuance. AS this course of
procedure is SO UNUSUAL. it may justify
us in publishing the contract, which
is rs follows:
"Portland, Ore, April II, 190G-We,
the undersigned, agree To live together
As man and wife until June 30, 1907. and
at that time and date to be married by
proper authority. Both said parties to
have an equal interest in all property
acquired during the term of this a.ee-
ment. Further, !, q. :. Harvey. agree
to protect second party or Nellie iIendcr-
son, and to pay all bills contracted by
her, and to do my best to help her in all
ways possible. acknowledge her as my
legal wife in respect. and will as such do
my best and stand ready at any time to
fulfill contract at her willingness. or will
vacate or leave her, as she wills, and
will divide equally all property and cash
that | may have at time or end of this
contract.
Having signed willingly and of my
own accord this contract, | solemnly
promise to fulfill it to my best ability.
to the letter. Signed in the presence of
witnesses, we both and each of us at our
own willingness.
Both understanding thoroughly the
contract. We now sign, being of legal age
and capable OF directing our own bust
ness. We both sign,
Contracting parties:
| GEORGE S. HARVEY,
NETTIE HENDERSON.
Witness: Roy Curtis.
Whether the trial was satisfactory
or otherwise, the high contracting
parties leave lis in annoying ignor-
ance. 1t is to be assumed, however,
that the Long sweet song was not
all that fancy painted it, for no rec
ord has been shown that the ventur-
some couple have been married by
proper authority"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

IT might be well to let Schmitz
run for Mayor of San Francisco again,
just to see how vigorously honest
people would sit down upon him,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26
A REMARKABLE CASE OF ALpHONsE

"A REMARKABLE CASE OF ALPHONsE
AND CASTOR. - Here is an Enoch
Arden case which does not have the
same ending that constituted the
pathOs OF the original, who. with
astounding compOsure and self-sacri-
flee, decided not to interrupt the
bliSSful life of others he had stumbled
upon i'll after years. In this instance
the Arden was John Gordon Hoopcs
who returned to Seattle from the
Alaskan gold fields with an ample
fortune, after ten years absence,
and found his wife welded to Nicho-
las Rcdovich. and his family in
creased by the advent of seven-year-
Old son. AS Redovich had married
the woman under the impression
that she was widow. he very gal
lantly offered to have the marriage
set aside in favor of his predecessor
and the twain Immediately separated
the wife applying for divorce from
her first husband, Hopes, which was
granted After this Rcdovich ex-
hibited another evidence of unparel-
leled magnamity. He found that
Hopes and the wife were frequently
together, and rs he averred, she
seemed to like him best" he asked
for an annulment of the subsequent
ceremony, thus leaving her in Il posi-
ton to remarry her first spouse. 1t
is seldom that such matters are set
tied in this expeditions and complai-
SAINT manner or with less trouble to
all concerned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

THE Boise court is brought up very
forcibly against the axiom, in the
Orchard testimony that A tree is
known by it's fruit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

IT does seem little strange that
the Lincoln hotel management, in
Seattle, declined to entertain the
three negro trustees of the Christian
Endcavor Association, and welcomed
all the colOred races of that body,
from foreign lands including the
Japs and Chinese, a lot of jabbering
heathens-and excluded the people
who are Americans by birth and who
fought for our Government when the
hand of treason was raised against it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

THE JUDGE Nor ALWAYS A JUDGE.
r. Artman, Circuit Judge
of Indiana, lately spoke in Portland
on the UnconstitutiOnality of Sa-
loon licenses, under the handicap of
a decision of the Supreme Court of his
State, which had laid down the princi-
pie that it was not within the prov
ince of the courts to make laws, and
that it was for the Legislature of the
State to say whe ther the State shall
license saloons or not. And he
probably had no knowledge of the
fact that the U. S. Supreme Court
had declared that States had the
right to regulate. restrain or con-
troll the liquor traffic, which it classcd
with other nuisanccs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

AT Clear Lake, Iowa, even the
ringing of church-bells OH Sunday is
prohibited. 1t seems, however, q
retaliatory measure for the closing
of saloons. The Mayor and the edi-
tor of the local newspaper have been
hung in effigy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

THE twenty-third annual Christian
Endcavor meeting, lately closed in
Seattle, is said to have been the
greatest in its history. The roll
call embraced the United States and
all foreign countries in which the So
ciety has branches. Some remark
able speeches were made, and not
the least interesting was one by an
Alaska Indian, who made a vigorous
plea that the United States Govern.
ment should not segregate his PEG.
pie on q reservation. The society
has formulated 4 plan for erection of
an international building in Boston,
ut Il cost Of half q million dollars,
much of which has already been sub
scribed, during the five days of the
session. The threatened deficit in
the expenses of the convention was
met by subscription ample to meet
all demands.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26
SOME PEOPLE HAVE QUEER TASTES.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE QUEER TASTES.
Only think of it! Mrs. II. c. Rob-
inSon, wife of the rector of St. John S
church, at West Seattle, eloped one
day last week, with Y. Sacamoto,
q Japanese servant formerly en-
ployed in the minister's home! The
police found the couple together in
the Japanese quarters and arrested
them. The woman at first gave an
assumed name. Later in the day
she appealed to her husband and he
took her home with him, on release.
1t really seems as if moral professions
pass for nothing with some people:
deserving n minister of the gospel for
a heather Jap-Ugh!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

A New PRODUCT FROM Milk
And now combs, superior to celluloid.
are made from the casino of milk. 1t
resembles, when made into combs,
pen-handles, hair-pins and samples
of imitation marble and onyx, some
what celluloid, but is much rich
er. Slate, aluminium and other sub
stances are initiated. The product
is quite cheap, as the casino of milk
has hitherto been thrown away. 1t
will not burn, and one of the dangers
of celluloid is thus avoided.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

LULU CHASER, the actress, who but re-
Gently married, announces that her hus-
band Twill support her next season.
En-.
As leading man, or angel?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

IT is said that the discovery has
came from the Philippines that mo-
squitoes never bite through any
thing white, while black and somber
colors attract them. Consequently
ladies in our PARKWAY archipelago
wear white gloves, white stockings
and white everything else where the
insects proboscis is likely to pune
ture the sensitive epidermis. If this
be true, it is worth to the swampy
districts, in some parts of our wide
spread domain, all the Philippines
have cost us, but the query rises,
why have not scientists made the dis
covery long ago for relief OF o pa
tiently suffering world? There are
very few "skeeters" and no poison
GUS snakes, however, in Western
Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

The town of Olney, Texas, of L.
600 inhabitants, has been moved
two miles, to the line of the new
Wichita Falls and Southern Railway,
the company giving like amount of
land in the new plat for site owned
at Olney. The buildings were all
frame.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26

GERMAN STEAMSHIP SINKS IN HAIR
BoR.-The steamship Kaiser Wilhelm
III sank at her wharf at Bremerhaven.
Germany, Monday, while coaling.
She suddenly listed until the water
lowered into her bunkers and boiler
compartments, and when the tide re-
ceded she keeled over and sank. In
explanation of the catastrophe, the
inspectors of coal storage declare,
that the vessel was not properly
trimmed, and was left on her keel and
with the increasing weight of coal
lost her equilibrium and topplcd over.
The big ship was not much damaged
by her bath, and a greater loss was
in the transfer Of full list of passen-
gers to other liners. while she waited
to dry out.