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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
Gems In Verse
FlNNIGiN TO FLANAGAN,


- UPERlNrINDlNT wuz Flannigan;
Boss av the siction wux FinniRtn.
y wn ,h1ssE the Nyar' got often The
An nuddled up things T. tn div =!
an back,
Finnigin writ II to Flanagan.
Afther the wrick wuz all on agin-
That is. this Finnigin
Reported to Flanagan.
whin Finnigin furst writ to Flanagan,
He writed tin pages. did Finnigin
An he touid Just how the smash occurred.
Full minny a tajus blunderin wurrd
Did Finnigin write to Flanagan
Afther the kyars had gone on agin
That wuZ how Finnigin
Reported to Flanagan.
Now Flanagan knowed more than Finni-
gin:
He'd more idjucation. had Flanagan:
An 1t wore m clane and completely out
To tell what Finnigin writ about
In his writin' to Muster Flanagan
So he writed back to Finnigin:
Don't do SIGH sin agin:
Make 'em brief Finnigin!
whin Finnigin got this from Flanagan.
He blushed rosy rid. did Finnigin;
An he said TN gamble q whole months
pa-ay
That It will be mnny an minny a da-ay
BEFORE suprintindint. that's Flanagan,
GIFTS a whack at this very same sin agin.
From Finnigin to Flanagan
Reports won't be long agin."
Wan da-ay on the siction av Finnigin.
On the road sup rintinded by Flanagan,
rail give way on bit av a curve
An some kyars went or as they made the
swerve.
There's nobody hurried" seq Finnigin.
''But reports must be made to Fianui-
gan
An he winked at McGorrigan.
As married a Finnigin.
He wuz shantyin' thin. WIZ Finnigin.
As minny raiiroaders' been agin.
An the smoky oil lamp wuz burning
bright
In Finngin's ehanty all that night
Bilin' down his report. wuz Finnigin.
An he writed this here: Muster Flanni-
gan
on agin ON agin.
Gone agin-Finnigin."
4 Strickland w. GILLIAN
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20


l. doca4e. A. rsstoFe1 y liberty Z man
49Nnd gnilty ~ ope Ot the most cruel
nlosderu tver commifted. Tor the only
I Deth0d suggested Wa one Of delib-
oeat5on and the only possible motive
oooo ~ IN Old mama millions.
1lx1ck was I lawyer, and from the
n6nont 81 bis ARREST. more than
tWelte ae0. be used all III legal ability
- nght f0r his freedom. He directed
~ own defense ana ID the subsequent
r9ocoedinxs argued brilliantly ID his
~ behalf.
/ -. 81. a1s,,s....,.. y :,,,,...
4 No., Z. rs.
An. 80 ~, HI. q. .s..... - n, ,s.,,.,'
.i.,- e ~ .s 800. :. 9 -. -sA -
Nd ia 81. s..'', $1,000 9 -al'''aW Anu
& aoat a. Chicago wss fnsfrSmentai s
part IL securing the freetiom.
lgilliken u ! millionaire gold miuer
~ operator. notwithstanding chemist
and erafn merchant His income =
so10o.OoO month. which Il & Der cent
1nfoeest On $4,000. 600. He has made
y much Is 100000 ID 4 single spec.
0lat1ve deal in grain % the ST Lo,,ia
! Merchants Exchange: also Il he
uoted collector OF paintings. A man
WITH the habit Of reticence. he has
made no public statement during the
1one fl1ht IN which he aided his broth
ln-law with his millions. And when
tle thing was accomplished be merely
oaid:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
Government Jobs
Now Open
Without Politics
s4&x4AxHAxA&HAxxA4AAxAxAS

kA ORE government jobs are open.
tV& and the civil service board ut
1 ~ Washington. of which Gener-
nj John {. Black is president.
it Is to I'll positions that require spe-
cia training along scientific lines. Ra
do research. scientific housekeeping
and practical dairying are three of the
fields Of endeavor opened by this latest
call to men and women who want to
work for Uncle Sam.
Also the bureau OF mines needs an
assistant versed in radiO-activity and
kindred chemical research. and in the
southwest there are number Of other
positions to he filed which require a
special knowledge Of sanitation and
hygiene. home management. laundry.
domestic supplies. cooking. care and
feeding of children. home nursing and
plain and fancy sewing.
The announcement. as Is always the
case. IL published broadcast over the
country and leaves in its wake. as
usual. n Juror Of excitement among
men and women who have long had
their hearts set upon working for Uncle
Sam.
Stir In Washington.
In Washington. the home Of the civil
service board. the announcement means
increased activities all down the line.
Perhaps a better understanding of
the work can be obtained when one
stops TO consider that over $4,000 per-
sOns In different sections Of the United
States were examined and admitted to
places through this commission during
the last year. 1t Ia true that WASH
ington IN simply one Of twelve stations
throughout the country. yet 1t Is the
most important one In that practical
~ all the actual work Of preparing and
rating the papers IL done there.
The commission does not have the
power to make appointments. as many
people imagine. but determines what
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

persons shalt be considered for Differ
ent kinds OF employment In the gov
ernment service. Its work. when the
examinations are over. IL to keep lists
Ut eiigibles from which the various de-
partments draw when they wish to
make appointments.
In fact. the first step in civil serv-
ice test is taken by the government de-
partments. Those In charge send word
to the commission stating just what
kind Of work they want done and the
SALARY they are willing to pay. After
this the commission sends notices
broadcast. announcing that an exami-
nation will be held and setting forth
all details.
Next comes the examination. then
the correcting. and from the rating
lists Of applicants are prepared. They
are drawn on until the list is exhaust
ed. after which the same plan is fol-
lowed again.
Every possible effort Is made on the
part of those directing this work to
bring notices Of examinatio to the
attention Of the public In every part
Of the United States. BESIDES announce
ments made in the newspapers and by
posting signs through the different dis
rricts. the commission keeps Oh hand a
mailing list of the principal education.
nj institutions and periodicals.. to which
notifications are sent prior to the ex-
aminations
Drumming Up Applicants.
In some cases where applicants are
unusually scarce or where it is diff.
cult matter to obtain qualified persons
posters are sent out calling attention
to the salary offered and other induce
ments that the government affords.
Many times In order to obtain appli-
cants for special scientific work word
Is sent to schools that lay particular
stress on the desired subject or to clubs
or societies where the members are
especially interested In the science on
which the examination Is based.
When the questions have been de-
cided upon they are sent In sealed
packets by special messengers to the
government printing office. where they
are put in printed form. The strictest
secrecy is maintained at the big print
cry. and in no way Is 1t possible for
the questions to become public until
they are distributed to the applicants
In the various examination rooms.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

DR.. and Mrs. J. N. Redpath returned
last week from an extended trip
through the East.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

Charles McRostie Of Peoria, ILL.,, ig
spending a few weeks in Olympia Wis.
iting relatives and friends during the
Christmas holidays.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
One of Strangest
, OF Crime Is the
Four Execution Dates Set.
Once Within Forty-eight
Hours of Death.
BIG FACTS IN PATRick'S
FIGHT FOR LIFE.

Twelve years and two months
from the time when William Marsh
Rice. multimillionaire. died. Albert
4. Patrick. under life sentence for
his murder. was pardoned by Gov
ernor Dix of New York.
Four dates had been set for Pat
rick's execution, and at one time he
was within forty-eight hours OF
death.
His arrest was caused by suspi-
cion aroused when ne sent a check
purporting to be signed by Rice to
a bank for deposit in which his
first name was written Albert, the
'1' being omitted.
During Patrick's troubles his
greatest comforters have been the
woman who married him through
the bars Of the Tombs and his SIS
ter, Mrs. John T. Milliken.
His brother-in-law. Milllken. has
spent $150.00O In an effort to clear
Patrick and to obtain a pardon.
Under the accepted will the Rice
institute of Houston. Tex. is the
chief beneficiary. During the ten
years Patrick was behind the bars
el0.000.000 was appropriated for the
institute. which was opened Sept.
q last. the twelfth anniversary Of
Rice's death.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
rHe MAN WHO WINS.

TIME man who wins II an average man.
1 Not built on any peculiar plan.
Not blest with any peculiar luck.
Just steady and earnest and full Of pluck.
WHEN asked . question he does not
w guess"
He knows and answers mo- or yes"
When set . task that the rest can't do
He buckles down until he's put It through.
rrHREn things he's lsarned-that The
man who tries
vinds favor in his employers eyes:
That II pays to know more than one thing
wells
That Il doesn't pay al he knows to tell
60 he works and waits TIL one fins day
- There's q better Job with bigger pay.
And the men who shirked Whenever they
could
Are oossed by the man whose work made
good.
EoR the man who wins u the man who
l. works.
Who neither labor nor trouble shirks.
Who uses his hands. his head. his eyes
That man who wins 10 the man who tries
-Unidsntiasd
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
Tales In annals
Case CT Patrick
Pardone1 After Twelve Years
For Murder OF Aged
Millionaire.

effort to establish scientific proof that
the congestion of Rice's lungs was
caused by the cmbaIming fluid and not
by choroform. Researches along this
line were made in America, London
and Paris.
Bodies were used in conducting ex-
periments and conventions Of under
takers and medico-legal societies were
put upon record as indorsing the views
which in Milliken's belief would prove
his brother in-law's innocence.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. author Of
the Sherlock Holmes detective stories,
was induced to turn his mental search.
light on the case. and his published
conclusion was that there had been "a
gross miscarriage Of Justice
Joseph Bell. president Of two royal
colleges In Edinburgh and the original
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
PArRicx's xAsrzsSuI HANDS.

PATRlcx's MAsTRRPUx HANDS.
after whom Doyle modelled the char.
acter Of Sherlock Holmes. expressed
his opinion that the embalming fluid
would cause congestion.
MilHken spent $4,000 in q world.
wide search for Rice's valet, Charles
r. Jones. confessed murderer who
swore he acted under Patrick's direc-
lions.
A recent close observer Of the par
d0ned lawyer said that his logged de-
termination. RESPONSIVENESS and pow
ef were not only manifest in his face.
but In his hands A study OF them
shows strong. virile. thick fingers. de-
noting physical force and cool bal
ance They. are. the hands Of an nm.
daunted man who assails problems
with an aggressiveness that foresees
no defeat John Z. Sullivan had hands
somewhat like them. excepting the
thumbs. which are Of what Il called
the "artistlc length"
The omission Of an II" in the writ
Ing Of the name ALBERT T. Patrick
as the payee Of check bearing the sig
nature ..William NJ. Rice" brought Az
bert r. Patrick's alleged cleverly work
I'd out murder plot to naught and pre-
vented him from securing the millions
Of William Marsh Rice.
Story Of the Crime.
Rice was I Texan OF great wealth.
The summer Of 1910 saw him living In
querulous seclusion In gloomy apart
msnt In New FORK city, feeble man
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

IA IA ORE government Jobs are open.
lV and the civil service board ut
1 ~ Washington. of which tiener-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

UNIVERSAL IAN0OAGe.
"HERE'S billion dollar baby
In a palace all complete:
There's baby much neglected
u In narrow. crowded street.
There IL one OF fair complexion,
There Is one of sable hue.
But they speak the selfsame language.
Which sounds something like ''Ah
goo!.'
There's mother clad in satin:
There In one with tattered gown;
There IL one Of finest feature:
There Ii one OF dusky brown,
But each listens to the story
Old as life. yet ever new.
That the baby tries to tell her
A. It softly says. "Ah COOL"
Mysteries II strives to utter
Must remain beyond our reach.
For they slip from recollection
A. Il learns the arts OF speech.
And the sweet and subtle meaning
That the mother party knew
Fades among the tongues Of Babel
When no more It says. "Ah gool'
-Washington Star.
SETTLED.
TN old! Al last ] know Il I've had sas-
pictons long.
Hut things have happened lately that have
made suspicion strong.
! almost owned-n0t wholly-betwixt tear
and smile
When hunting for the glasses that were
on my nose the while. L.
But now there's no illusion. It's Uttered
down too fine
The men all frankly kiss me! I've passed
the danger line!
Life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
THg soY WHO FoRcETs.

THE BOY WHO FoRcETs.
8 LOVE him. the boy who forgets!.
Does It seem such queer thing to
say!
= Can't help II: he's one OF my pets;
Delightful at work or at play.
I'd trust him with all that ! own.
And know neither worries nor frets:
But the secret OF this lies alone
Z In the things that the laddie forgsts.
He always forgets to pay back
The boy who has done him an, III:
Torgets that grudge he owes Jack.
And smiles at him pleasantly still.
He always forgets it's his turn
To choose what the others shall play;
Torgets about others to learn
The gossipy things that they say"
He forgets to look suIky and cross
When things are not going his way;
rorgets some ones gain II his loss;
Forgeta, In his worktime. his play.
30 this ID why take his part.
why say he 10 one OF my pets:
! repeat Il with all OF my heart:
love him for what he forgets!
-Paulins Frances Camp in St Nicholas
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

Pm pardoning Albert T. Patrick. con.
victed Ut the murder Of william
Marsh Rice. Governor Dix Of
New York did what Governor
Higgins. Governor Hughes and Gov
ernor White refused to do and wrote
the ''fnis'' mark on one Of the stran-
gest stories In the annals Of American
crime. bringing ~ An end legal bat
~ that has been fought tor more than
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
sETr'LED.
"A srANzA ON FREEDOM.

They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak:
They are slaves who will not choose
Hatred. scofang and abuse
Rather than in silence shrink
From the truth they needs must
think:
They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three.
james Russell Lowell.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

Harry Hurt, representing the Pac:.
fic Coast Pipe Tank Works of Ken.
ton, Ore, was business visitor to
Olympia Tuesday.
Miss Rose Berry of Elma spent
few days in Olympia recently as the
guest Of relatives and friends.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-10-12
THE cHILDREN's HEALTH

In observing the physical character
istics of her children, the careful moth
or soon learns that health is depend
ent on the regularity Of the bowels.
when the bowels become clogged with
the stomach's refuse, loss OF appetite,
restlessness, irritabflity, and similar
evidences Of disorder are soon appar-
ent. Keep the bowels regular and a
healthy, happy child Is assured.
At the first sign Of constipation the
mother should administer q mild Taxa.
tive to carry of the congested waste
from the stomach that Is fermenting
and forcing poisonous gases into the
system. A simple compound OF Taxa
tive herbs with pepsin is highly recon-
mended as being very mild, yet posi-
tive, in its action. q teaspoonful at
bedtime usually serving to bring an
easy, thorough, natural movement
next morning. This compound Is
known as DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin
and is sold by druggists everywhere
for soc bottle. A larger bottle, put
up especially for the family medicine
chest, costs one dollar.
The use of salts and violent purga
tives and cathartics should be avoid
ed. They are too harsh and drastic
tending to upset the entire system
Write to DR.. W. B. Caldwell, 2O3 West
ST., Monticello, Ill, Tor trial bottle
Of his Syrup Pepsin, n Won have never
used it. He will ~ glad to send 4
Without any exfs :ae YOU. Adv.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-10-12
AVIATOR FALLS 1000 FEET TO HIS DEATH
Practically Every Bone in His Body
Broken-FormerIy Lived In
Houston, Texas.

Trenton, N. with $4,000 per
sons watching him at the interstate
fair grounds Thursday, Charles F.
Walsh, while making spiral descent
in a biplane, fell 1000 feet to instant
death about quarter of mile out
side the fair grounds. Practically
every bone in his body was broken
and his face and body were badly cut.
Walsh had been giving exhibitions
at the fair all week and Thursday for
the first time was doing fancy stunts
in the air with his machine. He was
very high, probably 5000 feet, as he
began his descent. He was making
the spiral descent with the front OF
the machine pointed almost straight
downward when he lost control.
Walsh could plainly be seen strug-
Cling to regain his balance, but with
out avail. The machine then began
its fatal descent to the earth and the
large number of spectators realized
that the aviator's death was immi-
nent.
Walsh was Is years old and a ma
tive of San Diego, Cal. His wife and
two children are visiting at Ham
mondsport, N. Y, where they intend
ed remaining while he was flying in
the East.
Walsh lived at Houston, Texas. for
q number of years.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-10-12
Submarine GOES DOWN WITH IS men
"a- 2~ Of the British Navy Is Cut IN
Two by Liner AmerIka OFT
Coast Of Kent.

| Dover. England.-Fifteen officers
and men of the British navy were
drowned Friday by the sinking Oh the
submarine BE- after she had peen cu'
in two by the Hamburg-Amerlcan liner
America off the coast OF Kent.
The liner Amerika appears to nave
cut the submarine completely III
halves. Lieutenant Richard |. Pulley
was the only man among the Gre"
who was saved. He was floating In
the sea too exhausted to say more
when he was rescued than: THE SUD-
marine is cut in two. went GOWN d
mile"
The BE- had left Dover harbor to
participate with other submarines IN
a series OF maneuvers. The accident
occurred Just an hour later, although
none Of the sister submarines knew
ANYTHING about it until Lieutenant
Pulley was picked up from the sea.
The liner America stood by after
the collision and threw life buoys
overheard while number OF torpedo
boats searched the sea for hours. None
OF the other members of the crew.
however, was found. The Amerlka
then proceeded on her voyage to
Southampton on her way to New York.
This is the sixth disaster to British
submarines, each of them involving
the loss of from eleven to fifteen
lives.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-10-12
III Mrs. Fstella Gillispie
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS.

St. Anne, Ill.-sI was passing
through the change Of life and /
was perfect wreck from female
troubles. I had a displacement
and bearing down pains, weak
fainting spells, dizziness, then
numb and cold feelings. Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. / was irregular and had
SO much backache and headache.
was nervous, irritable and was
Respondent. Sometimes my ap-
petite was good but more often it
was not, Ny Kidneys troubled
me at times and / could walk
only short distance.
saw your advertisement ina
paper and took Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
I was helped from. the first. At.
the end Of two months the swell
ling had gone down, / was re-
lieved of pain, and could walk
with ease. / continued with the
medicine and now ! do almost all
my homework. I know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and l am willing for you to
publish anything l write to you,
for the good of others. Mrs.
EsrELLA GILLESPIE, RID. No. 4,
Box "a, st. Anne. Illinois.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-10-12
she-But your wife does like me.
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY's
SKIN

In the care OF babys skin and hair.
Cuticura Soap is tho mothers IA
vorite. Not only is It unrivaled in
purity and refreshing fragrance. but
it's gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irri-
tations, remove redness, roughness
and chafng, soothe sensitive condi-
tons, and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, 1t IL most valuable In
the treatment Of eczemas. rashes and
other itching, burning infantile erup-
lions. Cuticura Soap wears to = wafer.
often outlasting several cakes Of ordi-
nary soap and making IT. use most
economical.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with SIP. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cutcura. Dept L, Boston. !"
Adv
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-10-12
He Knew.

"sWhere there's a will there's a
way" AYERS Taylor Holmes, appear
ing in The Million. THE way, how
ever, varies. as in the case Of GER
tain pickpocket, who was convicted
and promptly fined.
"The lawyer of the pickpocket took
the fine imposed upon his client very
much to heart.
twenty-five dollars?" he expostu-
lated. Your honor, where is this poor,
unfortunate man to get 1852
His honor did not know, or If he
did he refrained from saying SO, but
the prisoner was less discreet.
Just let me out Of here for ten or
fifteen minutes he said, and Ill
show you'll "-Young's Magazine.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-10-12
WOMEN AS NATURAL ENEMIES
Writer Advances Some Good Reasons
Why This Unfortunate Condition
Must Exist.

The average woman now begins
that study of society which will merge
ultimately with the marriage cam.
paign. She makes many discoveries
which she admits frankly to herself
She comes to many conclusions" says
lnez Haynes Gilmore in Harper's Ba
Ear, (which sink unnoticed into her
subconscious mind. II marriage, fol-
instance, is her natural career, then
men are her natural prey.
But unfortunately there are never
enough men in her world to go round ;
and of those from whom she may hope
to choose some are much more desir
able than others. Naturally she pre-
fers the desirable ones-i. e., the
'eligibles.' But-and here she runs
against her first obstacle-every 9th
er single woman in her circle has
come to the same conclusion. From
the instant she realizes this she
must declare war on every other mem
Der OF her sex.
"Men must often wonder at that mi
mute and merciless examination tt
which, on a first meeting, every
woman submits every other WON
an. Men must often marvel at the
power of quick observation which
women always develop in these cir
cumstances. This is only the swift
interrogation with which warrior
surveys the arms of his opponent
Women are forever discovering new
and complex weapons In the posses
sion of rivals. And, perhaps, thu
most terrifying element In the situa
ton is psychological-her sense o
baffement, in that she cannot judge O
women for men any more than the,
can Judge of men for her. Every 9th
or woman becomes her enemy. IL
succeed in her world she must play
lone hand and a cut-throat game.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-10-12
WHY THE FIFTH MAN LEFT
Ne Wore Wig and the Other roaV
Men at the Table Were Bald
and laxative.

In the smoking room OF a "ese
bound ocean liner two days out from
an English port, five men sat at q
small game" OF poker. When the
chips had been cashed in the men re-
tanned their places, and presently one
OF the party said: This Is funny;
four bald heads out Of possible
Eve" and then there was discussion
as to the causes of badness, In which
all took part except the unafnicteo
man, who was good listener for
while He then bade the others gooo
might. When he had gone the young
est of the group, who was less oaid
than the others, said DO you know
why Mr.. Blank made the getaway:
He wears a wig, and Is probably as
bald as any Of US" And for the rest
Of the journey Mr. Blanks head was
the object OF study-at a distance
for he never again appeared in the
smoking room.