Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-27

\ fearful type OF sturm is the so
called white death" Of Alaska. This
IS fog in which the whole air be-
comes full Of minute particles Of Ice
II is thick beyond belief. and exposure
t. ii for any length of time in the
open means certain death to human
beings.
y golf player in n match at Roch-
ford. Essex. England, drove a bail into
n hedge bordering on a stream which
intcrScctS the course. on searching
for TIE ball ii was found In nest rest
ing on four eggs, the parent bird hav-
ing been knocked into the water Nei-
Their nest nor eggs were damaged
In north Wales the Welsh word for
nov" IS "rwan" In south Wales Ii
is ''rwan" spelled backward-viz,
"nawr" 1t is conjectured that the
first north Walian who made use Of
the word was standing on his head at
the time and that his pronunciation
became general. Cardiff Western Mail.
Small Lilan's father was very home
ly. and one day she said:
Mamma, why did you marry papa?"
Because loved him, dear" was the
reply.
Mamma" continued Lillian, "love
will make US women do anything
won't IL"
The river Indus In width during the
year may vary by miles. Traffic for
long distances cannot he guaranteed
because the ever shifting channel
throws up mud flats and sand banks
here and overwhelmed good land there
In n manner which defeats the wisdom
Of the ancient boatmen.
Betane.
In the highlands Of Scotland and In
Ireland May l was called Beltane.
This was the name of an ancient pa
gan festival. traces of which have sur
vived to this day. The name IS still
used for May day In Gaelic Scotland
1t is said that the Druids on that day
used to make two fires with great In
carnations and drive their cattle be-
tween them as safeguard against
disease
His Protest
The Bookman says the high water
mark OF protest between author and
publisher was reached when a certain
authors book was published by n well
known firm who pushed ii hard" The
result. however. WAS very disappoint-
Ing to the author He wrote the firm
that he WAS very much dissatisfied
and went on to say. IF your firm had
published the Bible there would have
been no Christian religion"
Swiss Glaciers.
AS the Mattcrllorn is the grandest
| object to be seen In Switzerland. so
also are the glaciers above Zcrmatt the
most magnificent. In the Oberland and
at Chamonix the glaciers are frozen
rivers and cataracts. From the Cor
ner Graf the glaciers are vast seas OF
Ice. with lodges of rocky beach, over
which the frozen breakers are beating
The Aletsch and the Rhone glaciers are
grand frozen torrents Of immense vol
ume, and the Ice fields OF the Mont
Blanc range are Of vast extent, but 1t
Is from the Corner Graf. where the
spectator is surrounded 10y frozen seas,
out OF which the snow peaks rise. like
Islands. that the imagination is over
powered by stupcndous glacial effects.
A Sultan's Suicide.
Sultan Murad V. of Turkey was de-
posed In 1876 after n reign OF three
months. 1t WAS alleged that he was
Insane He lived until 1901. In the
palace which had been assigned him
as residence he was found dead one
morning. ard the first Impression was
that he had been assasslnated lie
was lying half across the sofa In his
apartment with his feet on tie floor
III great pool of blood Nineteen
physicians Of different nationalities
were at once called I'm. and all agreed
that the deceased sovereign had died
by his own hand. The weapon en-
plOyed was pair Of scissors. with
which the unhappy man had opened
the arteries Of his arms.