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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-10-30
Gathering knowledge.

ut seems TO me-" said Mrs.
Wakeman, pausing on the sidewalk
to let the grade pupils, just released
from bondage, rush by, that school
must be more interesting than it
was in my time. The children ac-
quire so much general knowledge
nowadays-so much that is use
full"
"They do" agreed Mrs. North
rop promptly. "Now, here comes
little Johnny Greenfield. Well ask
what he learned. Here, Johnny
Tell us what your lesson was about
today"
about octagons," replied blush
ing Johnny.
"And what" pursued Mrs. Wake
man, lis an octogon:"
Its a many sided animal"
piped the lad, that grabs you when
you go in swimming" - Youths
Companion.
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SUMMONS FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN
HE superior Court al the state OF Washii =
l ton for Ihurstou Epuuty

y ihc Superior Court oi The state of WashiI
L ton Tor Ihutston County.
Marie Jensen, plaintiff. vs. An unknown
owner. and an persons having or claim
hIS 10 nave any interest in the herein
after described real estate, defendant
The state OF Washington to an unknown
owner. and all persons having or claim
hereinafter described. Defendants
You ar" hereby notified that Marie
| Jensen, Is IN" owner and holder of GER
uilcate of delinquency numbered 2}2}
county. Washington. on the 18th dav Of
September. 1913. for the sum of three and
thiriy-nne hundrcdths GID dollars. the
sam" being the amount then due and
delinquent for the taxes for the years
, l+i. l9h. 1896 and 1871. together with PEN
ATTY, interest and costs thereon. upon
real property assessed TO said unknown
owner hud of which NoI are the owner
or r'put"d owner. or in which you have
or Citlm to have some interest or estate
and which said real estate is situated in
IhufStnn county. Washington. and more
particularly bounded and described to-
VII; Lot :, Flock j of Phoenix Park
Addition I" OLYMPIA. Washington.
Illdt plaintiff has paid taxes other than
th"S" included in said certificate of drlin-
qurncN in the sum dollars
and which bear interest at the rate of
ID per cent. per aunum. You are further
notified that plaintiff will apply tn the
Superior coirt of the State OF Wash
lnSton. for Thurston county. for a iudg
''rthlcat". taxes. interest. penalty and
costs. and turCloSing EIS lien against
said property hcrcinheforc dcscrit ID
You are hereby notified and summoned
To appear within sixty days from the
dat" of the first publication of this sum
mons. To Wit, September II. lsN. and de-
md thus action in the court aforesaid.
or pay IN" amount due; and in case Of
Your failure :" To do. Judgment will he
rendered for the amount of said cVrtifi-
Catt Of Delinquency. taxes. interest. pen
it,,r MA lint, - 4
lien against the lands and premises here
nh"furr described and the same will be
Ordered sold To satisfy said Judgment.
Any pleading or process may be served
upon the Undersigned at the pust-utticc
address below given.
L. NJ. TROY.
County Prosecuting Attorney in behalf
of plaintiff.
f"Stoiticc address. Suite 1. Byrne build
ing. olympia. Washington.
Dat" of First Publication Sept. Is. 1913.
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College Chums.

\ rich and well known citizen Of an
eastern city boasts Of an extraordinary
collection OF books wherein the au-
thors have inscribed their autographs
1t Is rumOred that the envy and fire.
quently the skepticIsm Of his friends
have been aroused by the fiattering in
scriptionS in question. and some cynics
have even gone so far as to hint of a
similarity In handwriting throughout
the collection.
The citizen recently purchased q rare
edition Of Montaigne's essays. One
evening at dinner the costly volume
was passed from hand to hand, and
for a time the owner lost sight Of It.
When. however, 1t did finally come
back to him he was astonished to find
on the fly leaf this inscription:
ITO John Blank. From His Old
Friend and Classmate. Mike Mon
taigne. Weekly.
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To Strenqthen the Eyes.

Unless one has unusually strong
eyes one must not read when one
is extremely weary. Exhaustion
and fatigue affect all the nerves OF
the body, and the optic nerve is 50
sensitive that it should receive par
ticular consideration. Nor should
one ever be guilty of the careless
ness of reading or writing facing u
window. This, too, is a cruel strain
OIL the sight. Washing the eyes
morning and night in water as hot
as it can be borne is wonderful
tonic for those useful servants
which are SO easily injured. When
We consider how We neglect their
welfare by using them by fading
daylight and insufficient artificial
light, by forcing them to do work
when they are weary and by deny
Ing them the rest for which they
long, We have cause to wonder not
that they sometimes become mutt
nous and refuse to fulfill our de-
mands, but that they are ever faith
full in our service. They will, as a
rule, be as good to us as We are to
them.
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Wanted the Grocery Seat. !"

Leigh Lynch while he lived was a
happy man. In the first place. he was
the husband Of lovely and gentle Anna
Teresa Berger, the belle of the bell
ringers in her girlhood; secondly. he
had the years long friendship and In
innate companionship OF Eugene Field;
thirdly. he was the father Of a family
Of children III whom was conferred his
unsellish hope. He used to carry his
business cares and pleasures home,
where he was always sure Of ready
and generous sympathy. For several
years he was treasurer Of the Union
Square theater in New York. One
evening at dinner. in the presence OF
bis little daughter. Marie. he men-
toned to Mrs. Lynch that the gross
receipts Of the week had risen to an
unprecedented height. The next day
Marie asked to be taken to the matt
nee.
"All right. dumping" assented the
fond father. what seats would you
like?"
swell. papa" she replied, I'D like
to have them grocery seats you telled
US about. "-DetrOit Free Press.
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t. bee 'nntinu",i
Tho Wife of the Cat.

Nasr ed din. the Persian shah. was
an intensely superstitious man and be-
lievcd that his luck lay In his beauti-
full black Persian cat, which was re-
markably handsome cat In Il land
where cats are nearly all handsome.
The shah never allowed the black cat
to be away from him. and 1t was given
In charge of one of his wives, Amin
ASdas. who was styled "the wife OF
the cat"
When the shah went on his long
shooting expeditions. the Persian cat
WAS put into decorated basket and
carried by n special attendant directly
behind his master. Cnluckily one day
an accident occurred. and the black
cat came to an untimely end. The
shah was In despair Mt the loss Of his
luck bringer, but the clever wife Of
the cat" exerted her influence and
brought her nephew under the shah's
notice. The lad was sharp enough to
make the most of an accident PLANNED
by his aunt and save the Shah'S life.
and the monarch was SO pleased that
he gave the boy the name of the
cherished Of the sovereign and in
stalled the new luck brinser.
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Work With Pile Driver.

A gang of workmen were engaged
in driving in some piles, and q
crowd was watching the heavy block
raised to the top of the machine
released and allowed to fall upon
the pile. Among the onlookers was
an old woman from the country
who had never seen such an appa-
ratus before and was evidently at
some pains to discover its object
She watched patiently while the
ram made its laborious ascent and
sudden descent for about twenty
times in succession, and then she
turned away.
"Ach," said she i'll Disguised
tones, "sure, they'll never get it to
stay up"-London Bystandcr.
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TOMATO BlSQUE.
Trn.Ite to This Culinary Triumph and
Castronomic Joy.

Very often when person sits
down To d dinner he l. confronted
by the MISUNDERSTANDING or
PURGE. The former Is a clear liquid
supposed t. represent the strength
Of some meat. and the latter i the
infusion into Il cream Of tie virtue
Of some vegetable. The former j.,
really the dinner soup and tie lat
ter a lunch affair. and w!cl per
son makes HI, choice upon these
Considerations lie leaves out the
question Of merit altogether.
But what We want to select out Of
all the category Of soups. consomme
or purcc, j. that form of the latter
known as tomato biaque and boost
il UP on the pinnacle Of glory as the
diylnest revelation of the culinary
art. You say IT Is not entitled to
such superlativc adulatlon, but did
Won ever taste it at Its bcst-that
delicious blend of tomato and cream,
with an alkaline trace i'll il and a
PARKWAY suggestion of mace and on
ION and bay leaf, all put into hGr-
monv as delicate as dream Of a
loved one?
i here is nothing in all the kitch-
en- joys that more completely en-
pIoys the soul of good things than
the PURGE, whether it is of celery or
corn or tomato, for there is no com
bination over which the graccs of
the cook can more happily hover
than over this Wand. We spoke Of
the tomato hisquc. When you put
your spoon in it, it bushes up at
you as if it were u kindred spirit,
and isn't it-a symphony in which
all nature joins, where one feels
the ruddv glow Of the sunset, the
cream of the clover, the sunshine of
the tropics and the gurglc of the
brooks? All there? Yes, sure, to
the soul that discriminatcs and eats
with grace Anyhow, one will be
able to say-take away the roastS,
the entrees, the salads-this is the
climax, this is the answer to my
praycr.-Ohio State Journal.
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ITO Eat Crow"

Although the use Of the expression
ito eat crow" In II metaphorical sense.
meaning to cat ones words, may well
have dated from the time Of Noah,
when the bird was first looked upon
as unclean and not fit to serve as food
for man, it seems to have arisen from
the old tale Of the officer and the prl-
vate
A soldier. having shot tame crow
belonging to one OF his officers, was
discovered by the owner with the bird
In his hand. Selling the privatc's gun.
the officer commanded him to eat the
bird as punishment With the fire
arm pointed at his head. the soldier
fell to. but no sooner had the officer
laid aside the gun than the culprit
grasped 1t and compelled his superior
to join In the distasteful banquet.
The private was court martialed the
next day. and when he was asked by
the examiners what had occurred he
replied. Nothing, except that Captain
Blank and l dincd together."-Wash-
ington Star.
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SUM MONS.

IN the Superior Court of the State of Washing
ton in snd for the county of Thurston.
Grace ". Bloom. plaintiff vs. Lynn Bloom, de.
PENDANT
The State of Washington to Lynn Bloom, de
fndant.
gu arc hereby summoned To appear within
sixty day after the date OF the first publication
OF thls summons Ia Wit. within siNt, days after
the 18TH da, of sept, lHlN and defend the above
entitled action IN the above entitled court aud
answer the complaint Of the plaintiff and serve
Il cory OF your answer upon the undersigue, ~
t"rncy for plaintiff II, at his Office below stut. Il,
and in case of your failure 50 Ia do Judgment
VIII be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint, which has been filed
with the clerk OF said Court
The object of the above entitled action Ia to
procure divorce from you on behalf of the
plsintif upon the grounds Of your non support
OF the plaintiff and your family and by reason
OF your cruel treatment OF and towards the
plaintiff and t. furthermore award to the plain
M certain Insurance moneys due and unpaid by
reason of loss by fire of certain community
property owned by ycu and plaintiff in the
town OF Tumwater, Thurston county. Washing
ton, and TO bring said funds into the registry
Of the court and for general relief
q. G. ISRAEL.
Attorney for Plaintiff
L. q. and Office address IA safe Deposit Build
ing, Olympia, Washington
Date oi first publication. sept. Is, 1905 Il
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Perilous Boatino.

ON the west coast OF Ireland. near
the mouth of the river Shannon. are
several large sea caves which open
into each other. The visitor seems to
lie floating through Il submarine palace
of many halls whose roofs are either
as green as grass in the sun or blood
red. But the visitor needs q good
guide and Il good boatman. for the sea
Is insidious and the labyrinth Of caves
Intricate. On one occasion, writes Au-
brey dc We're In his 'RecOllectiOns,"
soon after party had entered the
boatman suddenly shouted. Bend
down your heads for your lives!'
No one saw any danger. but the
bOatman felt the placid water insensi-
bly, rising and knew that the tide had
turned. At last the visitors knew this.
too. for 1t was not until the boat had
assembled within few inches Of the
roof that 1t began to descend
Pull your BEST" exclaimed the man
at the helm. III the second wave
reaches us. we are lost" But before
the second wave reached the cave the
boat had issued from its mouth.
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w. A. WELLEI IL
PHONE MAIN Z
Notice of Sheriff'S Sale
OF Real Estate Under Special Execution.

vi Real Estate Under Special Execution.
No. 576..
Tn the Superior Court OF the State of Washing
i ton for Thurstou county.
K. II Fry. plaintif, rs Phil Skillman and Fan
ME Skilman, husband and wife, defendants.
Under and by virtue of a special execution H.
sued out of the superior Couri Of the State of
Washington for Thurston county on iudg
ment and decree entered IN said Court on tie
;,Oth day of september, 1905 i'll favor of the above
named plaintiff, K II. Fry. and against the
above named defendants, Phil Skillman and
Fannie Skillman, husband and wife. for the sum
of sixteen hundred twcnty-six aud 30-lU (Sl.
626. 30) dollars and an attorneys fee aud costs Of
action taxed at fifteen and LOO dollars, max
ing a total of sixteen hundred forty one aud 20
lOU dollars. and 10 me as Sheriff of Thur-ton
county, directed and delivered, and by which |
am commanded TO make the last above named
amount ont Of the follow ing described property.
towit: Lots three t3) and four l4) block four
() Chambers Addition TO Olympia, Thurstun
County, Washington, together with all and
singular the tenenents, hereditamens and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging
Now, therefore. public notice IL hereby given
that | will sell the above described prop
erty al public auction, At cording To law, To the
highest bidder for cash. at the front door of
the Court House IN Olympia, on the eth day
the forenoon of said day. o. ~ much thereof n
may be necessary to satisfy the last above
named amount ($l6il.tO) together with increased
interest and increased costs.
Dated this 9TH day Of October. 1905.
T. F. CONNOLLY,
sheriff of Thurston county, Washington.
Date Of drstpu blication, Oct. y 1905. 81.
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ORDER.

IN the Superior Court of the State of
L Washington, in and tor the County
OF Thurston.
In re the guardianship of Bradley Dodge.
Glenn IL: Dodge, Milton Dodge and
Dean Dodge, minors.
ON reading the petition of Ada |.
Dodge, guardian OF the above named
minors tor leave To sell the following
described property tu-wit
That lot or parcel of land. commencing
at the southwest corner of the halt-hlock
No 2 in the town of Crntralia. County of
Lewis, State ct Washington. and running
IN an easterly direction along the south
inc of the said half-hlock distance of
W feet: thence III "A n0rtherlv direction
parallel with the Northern Pacific Rail
way for distance of I20 feet; thence III "a
westerly direction along the line between
tOts , and ) "a distance of 30 feet To the
east line of west Front street: thence
>ouiherly along the east line of said w, 81
Front street u distance of l2O feet to tina
place of beginning. Also lot Il. : and s
block &, Martins Addition To Ema. in
thehaliS county, Washington: lots , 1 )
and Il block 4. of WriShts Central Addi-
ton To Olympia, i'll ThurSton County,
WashEgton; lots II and Is. block H., Gate
city. Thnrston county, Washington; lot u
block IS Gate City. Thurstou county
Washington, and lots - and Dc of block
IL of Gate City, III 1hurSton county.
Nbiili Icing tulN
advised now sets saturday, the 18th day
81 November, 1905. at the hour of 10
o'clock A. NJ. and the courtroom OF the
court house of Thnrston county, as the
time and pace for hearing sad petition.
And ii is further ordered that this order
shall Ice published for four successive
weeks in the WAsHINGruN STANDARD, "A news
paper published weekly i'll the cItv of
oily mpia, Iaior To the said 18th day of
November. 1905
Dated this 10th day of October. 10 \
JOHN i. IAkEI.
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Reading . Pics Tail.

Don't buy that pig" said the older
butcher hastily.
why not?" asked the younger man
look ut his tall" was the reply.
"See how loose 1t hangs. like the tail
Of q rat. That Is n sign that the AMI.
NAL Is In bad health.
You can read pigs condition by
Its tail. The tighter 1t is curled the
filter is the pig. And when the tall
hangs straight. as this one does, the
pig ought to take to his bed and send
for the veterinary" - New Orleans
Times Democrat.
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An Unmentioned Ancestor,

Mr.. d. is very proud Of his ancient
lineage and never lets slip an opportu-
nifty to boast OF It. At dinner where
he had been unusually rampant on this
subject fellow guest Quieted him by
remarking:
III you climb much farther I'D your
family tree you will come face to face
with the monkey. "-Philadelphia In.
Quirer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-10-30
The Real TARGET.

Lawyer-So you want n divorce
from your wife because she throws
things at you, Ell?
Client - Nothing of the kind.
She's too smart to throw things at
me.
Lawyer-But 1 thought
Client Gnterrupting) - She in
variably throws at the dog, but she
always manages to hit me.--Chica-
20 News.
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Got the Cart Before The Hor.s.

Rich Uncle John-Ah. Is this one Of
your children? Agitated Mother-Yes,
Uncle John. that's our little Johnnie.
Kiss your uncle. dear. and then 20
and wash your face.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-10-30

Father father. iri.at hare they done to
yOu7"
Blake. Mrs RosSmore's establishment
OH seeing her sister was almost COM
ical
"Hil!y." She exclaimed.
They embraced first and explained
nfterward. Then Shirley got out and
was Ia her mothers arms.
where's fatherf was ShIrley's first
question
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First publication. Oct. IL. 1898.
A STEADY STREAM

Practically limitlcss comes down
from the breakers, through the
trained fingers of breakers. who pick
out the slate, thence to ears. thence
to our yard, the screens, the wagon.
your house. All the clean coal Won
want at present ruling prices
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-10-30

FORGET the pin-pricks, the Sights
find the trivial ofenses incident to life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

go to a good dressmaker; the material may be your horses blanket, only 1t must be cut properly"
 To the ever up-to-date this advice is true more than ever before for with the present fashions all amateur efforts are absolutely hopeless.
 Imagine home dressmaker' copying Botticelli! And many of the new models are built along these famous picture lines
 For instance, a piece of cloth is swathed round and round the figure un- cut from bust to train. the folds ofttimes ending in absurd little rosettes and some times falling in point at the hem line.
 Some of the skirts end in spike-like trains, while others are of the long, round length variety: yet all the Greek effects call for absolutely calm outlines.
 A well known tailor in thIs city ob- serves that 1t is much easier to fit wom- ems clothes and make them correctly than mems. This seems almost absurd from a womans point of view-for a womans idea of a mans clothes is usu- ally two straight pieces of material sewed up for trousers, and a piece of cloth with two holes cut in it for the arms, to answer for the coat. In fact, a man sort of protrudes from a piece of cloth like turtle from beneath his car apace-and yet, his clothes really require more skill, art. and labor, to turn them out properly, than a woman's
 It is safe to say though, that with the present styles both the ess-makers. and the tailors' art require absolute per lection to accomplish wonderfully models fully and fearfully made garments which the Eve up-to-date is revelling in this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Here and There.

He-'Hasnt she lovely Titan hair?f She-'I should call it Ini-i-Titian." A Botanical Pickering
 I'd hate to be a wall floweri"
 Heavens! that's nothing to being a plant in balcony"
 Are you and your new neighbor on calling terms?'
 'T should say so. She calls me a fright and I call her a cat
 
 Why do you say she has auto mobilious' tongue?"
 Well, she is always running people down."
 An old darkey and his wife were sit ting by their humble fireside in a little cottage one cold, clustering, winter even ing, and presently the old man turned and said to his spouse:
 "Old woman, I wish you were in heaven tonight and I had a bottle of whisky" "Um," said the old woman. bound for you, always wishing the best thing for yourself"
 Adam had some luck after all, unused the man who had been prancing up and down the drawing room for an hour, longing for his wife's appearance. "He never had to wait for Eve to get dressed" he sighed.
 A discussion came up in a newspaper office as to the proper place for obitu- aries. A clever member of the staff sug- gested that they be placed in a column right above the marriage announcements. And why?" asked an inquisitive' by stander.
 "Oh, just to show that all the fools are not dead yet"
 A hint from a wag of economical turn of mind is to the effect that You should never allow your wife to pick up her handkerchief. provided you carry the purse. Suspenders are cheaper than cor sets to replace"
 Where is your mother. dear?" asked the caller of the small boy who answered the door,
 She has gone to meeting: I don't know whether it's the Continental Dams or the Daughters of Revolver"
 Once upon time young man decided that he going to win the girl in the case. He observed the meagre efforts put forth by his rivals, and. he didn't think they were making much headway with d five-pound box of Huylers here and a small basket of fruit there So he re- solved to do things on a big scale. And this Is what happened:
 He sent his lady love a bunch of ba- nanas box of oranges, a barrel of ap- pies and bucket of candy.
 Within two weeks she married the other fellow.
 Moral: Quality-not quantity.