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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11
ROOSEVELT ON WILSON.

Persiiiage covers a multitude Of faults, Woe
fui discrepancy Of facts, and sometimes serves to
befuddlc the reader into believing the writer is
really saying something. A torrent of words
high sounding and fluent flowing, spoken or writ
ten is apt to be convincing until subjected to
analysis and one learns how little there really is
of actual substance. 1t is common method Of
trying to make the reader or listener believe that
something of value is actually being given.
We know of no better example of the use of
persifage than the prejudcial attack made upon
President Wilson and his Mexican policy by a
former president, in last Sunday newspapers the
country over. Stripped of 'my" opinions, 'my"
policies and "my" criticisms, the framework of
facts upon which the TRADE was builded was so
fimsy as to waver and fall to pieces with the
most cursory analysis. And the few facts that
offered, clothed in prejudice and malice and
vindictiveness as they were, were such that could
be gathered from any internal strife of any
country, not alone in torn and bleeding Mexico.
Personally we feel that this former presidents
widely advertised attack upon President Wilson
has fallen Of it's own weight and has given the
people Of the United States further reason for
graduation that Wilson and not the author of this
attack, is handling the policies of this nation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11
Valuable Information For Farmers

The first biennial report of the
Estate department of agriculture has
been issued and will be mailed upon
request. The report is an interesting
treatise of all the divisions under the
department, including horticulture
agriculture, dairy and livestock and
pure food. 1t contains 121 pages of
interesting and valuable information
on points of interest to the farmer,
land is illuminated with a series of
Is cuts, showing fire blight, it's work
and control measures, also a series
of cuts illustrating the manner in
which seed is tested, one on the value
of the Babcock tester and one of
display of canned goods unfit for
food.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
mustn't TOUCH. :"

Remember when you were a little tad, or tad
dess and your mother or father pointed out some
thing to your eyes and said Mustn't touch?
OF course you remember it. You'll never forget
as long as you live how those very words threw
cloak of mystery around the object that you
s'musn't touch'' and how that phrase started the
determination in your mind that you would touch
The other day mother took her two-y ar-od
baby to call on a neighbor. The first thing the
child noticed in the room was the glare Of the
fire in stove. She pointed at it and said, in her
childish lisp:
''Pitty!"
Mustn't touch, baby warned her mother,
drawing her away from the stove
Then the mother turned to talk with her
friend. The very first thing the baby did was to
touch the hot stove. The 'musn't touch" COM
mand of her mother only whetted her curiosity
and made her touch the stove. But she burned
her hand and learned through experience not to
1ouch
The other day the mother of boy in town
here made some pumpkin pies AS she placed them
near a window to cool she saw her young son
looking longingly at the steaming pies.
Mustn't touch, /" she warned, shaking finger
at him Then she left the room. The first thing
her son did was to grab one Of the pies and eat it
all. He became very i'll.
He learned, through experience, that he
shouldn't eat too much pie The mustn't touch
warning had only made him all the more curious
Men and women are only big boys and girls
They have almost the same thoughts and identi-
-cally the same aversion to the phrase mustn't
1ouch = only in the realm Of big boy and girlhood
at isn't q mother or father who says "musn't
touch, but some law, framed by zealot who
would try to make legislation do what nothing
but education or experience viii accomplish. Such
laws are too often broken and thus is generated
<1isfespect for good and necessary laws
If q law was passed today prohibiting man
having ham and eggs for breakfast it would be a
safe wager that he would have ham and eggs for
breakfast for 1854 days out of the year and on the
-365th day he would have-h ham and eggs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11
OF COURsE-WHY NOT?

"Will good times ever return9" the Kent
Journal says pessmist inquired in specializing
on his Christmas expenditures, and here's the
Journals reply
"Of course they will! Why not9
'tHere's the why of the will:
81 There is just as much money in the
try now as there ever was.
80 The farmers have just harvested one of
the biggest crops in history and selling at
good prices.
90 Federal reserve banks have been opened
and millions of dolacG nf new money will be plac-
ed at the disposal of the banks of the country.
"a. The banks in turn will have plenty of
money to loan to big manufacturing and other in
dustries for operating capital.
IS. Foreign governments are placing heavy
orders for all kinds Of supplies needed in prosecut
ing their war.
-. Other orders for American made goods
are pouring in from all parts Of the world.
IS. The financial situation has clarified, con-
gress has adjourned banks are opening up their
vaults, and great manufacturing industries are
preparing to open up again on an extensive scale,
many of them even calling in employees who
were laid off many weeks ago.
eyes you can dig down and spend that Christ
money without any fear of where the next
dollar is coming from.
1t is on the way-and hitting the high
Places
Cheering news!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11
WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
from The Washington Standard Fol
December Is, 1880. Vol.
XXI. No. 3.

The whole community sustained a
evere shock early this week by the
report that party of prominent Sc
lattle citizens, consisting of DR.. Min
probably been drowned while on a
hunting expedition near Whidby's
island. 1t was not until several days
after the catastrophe occurred before
any uneasiness was felt, until canoes
owned by Cox and Halter were found
on the beach, wrecked.
Robert Browning, the poet, died
at Venice last Wednesday.
| Silcott, deputy sergeant-at-arms of
the national house of representatives,
has absconded with $4,000 belong
ing to the members.
| Jamestown, Pa, was the scene of
another horror Monday night when
Parke's opera house was the scene of
a panic during the performance of
Uncle Toms Cabin" when an alarm
of fire was sounded. Twelve per-
sons were killed when the crowd
rushed for the exit.
Next week telephone wire is to
be stretched between this city and
Centralia.
The legislature has been in session
a little more than a month and but
two laws have received the signatures
which give them vitality.
Chicago has just opened the larg-
lest playhouse in the world. 1t was
dedicated Monday night with an au-
Idience of 5000 people and an out
Iside assemblage of 10000 enthu-
Isiastic spectators. President Harri-
Ison was present and delivered an ad-
ldress.
The many hotel managers who
have examined 1.-The Olympia" pro
claim it beyond doubt the most ele
gantly appointed hotel in the North
west.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11

viction that the old system is cumbersome, unsat-
isfactory and outworn. Its advantages have only
to be presented to intelligent minds to win their
prompt approval. for the voter knows of his own
experience that the long ballot imposes guesswork
whore discrimination is needed
Any one who struggled with the ballot at the
November eject ions, "A ballot so large you could
hardly get it into the voting booth with you,
recognizes the need Of some change which will
tend to make voting easier and simpler. Nor can
it come TOO soon--lets hope the Legislature acts
upon il this winter
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11
Cheering news!

We've settled our city affairs for another year,
now-et's all get together and push the city for
ward still further in the next twelve months.
keeping up the record Of progress of the last six
or eight years. Olympia has done more for itself
in that period than most of us realize. The pros
poets that the coming months will offer great
er opportunities and we must be ready to make
the most of them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11
AGITATION FOR SHORTER BALLOT.

just now the newspapers of the state are in
~Glulging IN great amount of discussion of the
Sshort ballot reform as it is called, proceeding
the assumption that some effort to obtain such
reform will likely be made at the coming legisla-
tive session. and the peculiar feature Of the discus
sion to date is that while it has been most general
=and no particular plan has been offered, not
newspaper has SO far protested to the proposed
rschange.
mo important question can engage the
thought of legislators this winter, says the Aber
#deen Herald, and this opinion is also expressed
by the Ellensburg Democrat and the Davenport
Tribune .sShort ballot reform is not partisan
ISSUE the Herald continues, and there is no
indication that it will become an issue between the
parties. Public men of all parties, speaking from
-the knowledge born of long observation, for it.
President Wilson and former Presidents Taft and
Roosevelt commend it,
All the newspapers recognize that constitu-
stonal amendment will be necessary to permit the
-achange and all recommend that the legislature
=study the question carefully and submit the need
led amendments to the voters in 1916, also making
whatever changes are possible by legislative
7Ion in the meantime, proposing such procedure in
preference TO a constitutional convention. In
connection with its discussion of the short ballot
<the Davenport Tribune takes up the commission
form of government and suggests that the adop-
4fion of this form, especially for counties is
question that is going to be brought before the
Hpeople sooner or later
As the Aberdeen Herald also says the short
aoallot is not mere fad advanced by theorists and
=agitators 1t is need emphasized by long
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11
That the farmers and orchardists of the state

That the farmers and orchardists Of the state
can assist in the solution of the unemployment
problem that confronts the state this winter ow-
ING to the predominating seasonable character of
its industries and at the same time promote their
own interests, is the belief of Seattle organiza-
ton which, suggesting that nearly every farm
there is work to be done during the winter for
which the rancher cannot afford to pay much
wages, advises that there are hundreds of men
now stranded in Seattle who are anxious to 90 out
on the land and work for very small wage and
their board The suggestion is timely one-if
il appeals to you, write w. X McKibben, League
building, Seattle, who is secretary of the organiza
ton dealing with the unemployment problem.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-11

We one of the new federal reserve bank
notes the other day, through the condescension of
our banker-here' hoping we II see lot more of
'em.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11
TheLastShot
FREDERICK PALMER
(COpyright. 1914. by Charles scribners sOna)
SYNOPSIS.

At their home on the fropSe- between
che Browns and Grays Mar,< Saaand and
her mother, entertaining Colonel Wester-
hing of the Grays, see Captain Lanstron,
stan intelligence officer OF the Browns,
injured by fall in his aeroplane. Ten
years later. Westerling. nominal vice but
real chief Of stan, ,einforces South La
Tir, neditates on war. and speculates on
the comparative ages OF himself and Mar
Ia. who 10 visiting in the Gray capital
Westerliag calls on Marta. She tells him
OF her teaching children the follies OF war
and martial patriotism, begs him 20 pre-
vent war while he is chief OF stan, and
predicts that IL he plal1es war against the
Browns he will not win. on the march
with the SD OF the Browns Private Stran-
sky, anarchist, decries war and played
out patriotism and 10 placed under arrest.
Colonel Lanstron overhearing begs him
of. Lanstron calls on Marta at her home.
He talks with Feller. the gardener. Marta
tells Lanstron that she believes Feller TO
be spy. Lanstron confesses II Is true.
Lanstron shows Marta a telephone which
Feller has concealed in a secret passage
under the tower for use to benefit the
Browns in war emergencies. Lanstron de-
cSares his love for Marta. Westerling and
the Gray premier plan 10 use trivial In
ternational affair TO foment warlike pa
trfotism In army and people and strike be-
fore declaring war. Partow. Brown cf.ef
of staff. and Lanstron. made vice, discuss
the trouble. and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans 10 Lanstron.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11

then, Eugene convulsively threw up
his arms, dropped his rife, and
whirled on his heel. AS he went down
his hand clutched at his left breast
and came away red and dripping
After one wild backward glance, Pc
terkin plunged ahead.
"Eugenel" Hugo Mallin had stopped
and bent over Eugene In the supreme
instinct OF that terrible second. sup
porting his comrades head.
"The bullet Is not-made--" Eugene
whispered, the ruling passion strong
10 the last. A flicker OF the eyelids, a
gurgle in the throat. and he was dead.
Here, you are not going TO get out
this way" Fracasse shouted. in. the
irritation OF haste. slapping Hugo with
his sword. Go onl That's hospital.
corps work"
Hugo had a glimpse OF the captains
rigid features and last one OF Eu.
genes. white and still and yet 90 n
he were about 10 speak his favorite
boast; then he hurried on. bis side
glance showing other proserate forms.
One foun a few yards away hall rose
to call Hospital" and fell back.
struck mortally by a second bullet.
That's what you get n you forget
Instructions" said Fracasee vith no
sense OF brutality. only professional
eras 2eration- Keep down. you vound-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11
TELLS OF TENSE MOMENTS
Man OF Prominence Had Two, and
Their Causes We're OF Widely
Different Beginnings.

heard prominent Cambridge man
tell OF the two most tense moments
OF his life yesterday. says CORE
spondent OF the Boston Journal. But
the tension In each case was differ
ent.
Il doubt n ever shall forget either
occasion" he said. refectiyely. They
were big moments.
THE first was when ! was in col
lege. was captain of the baseball
team that year. We came % the end
OF the ninth. We needed one run 70
tie the score and another 10 win the
game. Two men down and two on
the sacks when ! came 10 bat Anc
for once in my career I did H.
lined out a three-bagger. right over
the railroad rack. When felt II go
well. that was one occasion.
And the other" He chuckled. but
a slow flush crept over his cheeks
1T was thirty years ago. soon after }
left college. I went over 90 see a cir
J thought was prstty nice and TO meei
her folks for the first time ] wen
on Sunday. All the men we're away
And they had duck for dinner" H.
stopped. Ever carve a duck7" b.
asked meaningly. NO. neither had
before Nor have 7 since" His blusl
deepened. II never even went 10 80
that girl again." he added plaintivel'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11
PRECEDENT HAD BEEN SET
Youthful LoglcIan Could Not 6sS
Why Ne Should Not Follow He
Fathers Course.

Who can tell the working OF chill
drens minds. or how. all unwittingly.
we may make ourselves appear un-
Just In our dealings toward themf
This was brought home to Mr.. Hes-
wit the other day as he took his youne
hopeful, aged six. for constitutional.
The youngster was evidently thinking
hard. for no was silcnt--which was
unusual.
Daddy" he said. looking up sudden
ly. Il think ! want To get marriedi"
DO you. my son7 And who "a.
may ! ask?" answered the proud par
ent. looking Mt him.
II want To marry granny"
do you. indecd2 And do you think
would let you marry my mother
eh?"
Well. why shouldn't II" rctortcd
the tender logician. You married
mine. didn't you!"-Dallas News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11

Tho Martins were on n trip covering
n period OF three or four weeks. They
left at home Master Edward Martin.
aged eight years. 10 whom his father
wrote nearly every day In each let
ter was enclosed shining silver dina
Five or six OF these dimes had been
sent TO Master Edward without any 40
acknowledgement OF tho generosity. Thcn
came this brief and tothe-point mis-
sive:
Dear Father: Every time you have
wrote TO mo since you went away you
put n dime I'm your letter Please
write oftener TO Your loving son.
Edward"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11
CHAPTER TX.
The Baptism Of Fire.


All the landscape In front Of Fra
casses company seemed TO have been
deserted; no moving figures were any
where in sight; no sign OF the enemy's
infantry.
Family the town clock was heard
striking the hour. From eight TO nine
and nine TO ten Fracasse's men wait
ed; waited until the machine was
ready and Westerling should throw In
the clutch waited until the troops
were In place for the first move before
he hurled his battallons forward.
They did not know how the captain at
their back received his orders; they
only heard the note OF the whistle.
with a command familiar 10 a trained
instinct on the edge OF anticipation. IL
released a spring In their nerye-cen-
ters. They responded as the wheels
respond when the throttle is opened.
Jumping TO their feet they broke into
a run. bodies bent, heads down. like
the peppered silhouette that faced
Westerling's desk. What they had
done repeatedly In drills and maneu-
vers they were now doing in war. me-
chanically as marionettes.
Come on! The bullet Is not made
that can get mel. Come on!" cried the
giant Eugene Aronson.
Nearly all felt the exhilaration OF
movement In company. Then came
the sound that generations had drilled
for without hearing; the sound that
summons the imagination Of man In
the thought OF how he will feel and
act when he hears II; the sound that
Is everywhere like the song snatches
of bees driven whizzing through the
air.
That's II! We're under flrei We're
ming recognition OF the sound through
every brain.
There was no sign OF the enemy:
no telling where the bullets came
from.
Whish-whishl Th-ipp-whlngl The
refrain gripped Peterkin's imagination
with an unseen hand. He seemed TO
be suffocating. lie wanted TO throw
himself down and hold his hands in
front OF his head. While Pilzer and
Aronson were not thinking, only run
ming, Peterkin was thinking with the
rapidity Of a man falling from high
building. He was certain only that
he was bound TO strike ground.
"An inch is as good as a mile!" He
recollected the captains teaching.
"Only one OF thousand bullets fired
in war ever kills a man"-but he was
certain that he had heard a million
already. He looked around to find
that he was still keeping up with Eu-
gene and felt the thrill OF the bravery
OF fellowship at sight OF the giants
flushed, confident face reveling in the
spirit of a charge And then, Just
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11

listened. spread ana Increased in vol
ume.
Go on--on to the end Of the oath!
IL will take only q moment" said
Marta resolutely. 1T isn't much. but
it's the best We can dol"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11
One vIewpolnt.

Hemmandhaw--Kangaroo farming
Q very important industry In Austraii
Mrs. Hemmandhaw-Fsncy hoeii
q kangaroo -Yoo1ssto~p Telegram
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11
Modern Bookkeepluu.

Under what head shall place your
wife's millinery account. Mr. Blinks7"
Overhead charges Smith"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11
Indorsed.

Does she approve OF cosmetics7~
"She seems 10 lend countenanco to
them so far as can seel"--Judge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-11

In his effort 10 be known as n good
fellow many a man shows evidence OF
entertaining
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-15
ECZEMA ON BACK AND CHEST

Pierson, N. Dakota.-'The eczema
started on my scalp. 1t finally went
on to the back Of my neck, then on to
my back, arms and chest. 1t broke
out In pimples first and then seemed
to run together In some places, max
Ing a sore about the size OF dime.
At times the itching and burning were
so intense that 1t seemed unbearabie.
The more I scratched 1t the worse It
became, and there would be slight
discharge from It. especially on my
scalp, so as to make my hair matted
and sticky close to the scalp. The
hair was dry. lifeless and thin. My
hair was falling 80 terribly that I had
begun to despair of ever finding re-
lief. My clothing irritated the erup-
ton on my back. The affected parts
were almost solid scab.
II had been bothered with eczema
for about year and half. Then l
began using the Cuticura Soap ana
Ointment. used them daily for two
months and was cured" (Signed)
Miss Mildred Dennis, Apr. 30. 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. l.. Boston."-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-15
PROFESSION AN OLD ONE
That AncIents Knew the Art Of
Dentistry Has Been AbundantIy
Proved by Discoveries Made.

Tooth-pulling is doubtless as an
cient surgical operation. II so II may
be called, as Is known to mankind, but
tooth-filling has been supposed to be a
modern invention. Herodotus, and Of
course, Galen, knew something about
dentistry, but apparently not about
filings. But as early as the sixteenth
century there is found printed evil
dence that the use of gold leaves to
fill cavities had long been known. II
not generally practiced.
The assertion that Egyptian mum.
mics have been found with gold-filled
teeth Is now generally thought to be
an error arising out of the fact that
the Egyptians often gilded the teeth
of mummies for ornament. The ques-
ton comes up in connection with the
explorations OF Professor Saville Of
Columbia, In Ecuador He found many
pre-Aztec skulls perhaps 1000 years
old, of type superior to the Aztecs.
and what was especially remarkable
was that their teeth showed both gold
and cement filling.
The gold-filled teeth struck him az
the most unusual feature of his finds.
In Mexico, he had dug up skulls with
teeth filed or ornamented with stone
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-15

but he had never before seen gold ill.
ings In prehistoric skull. The gold
was on the edges OF the teeth. and
had been applied from the inside. It
showed little on the outside, so the
purpose appeared to be less for orna-
mentation than for utility.
Some of the teeth were filled with
cement In all cases, whether the fill
ings were gold or cement, the borings
indicated that a tool had been used
that did the work possibly as we'll as
the instruments of the modern dentist
Some of the teeth that apparently had
been loosened were, held together by
gold bands. Professor Saville
said that the residents, or natives. OF
that part Of Ecuador where he found
the skulls and the pottery. just north
of the Equator, apparently were the
only primitive people who understood
the art of using jewels and platinum
In decorative art. One of the objects
In using gold in the teeth doubtless
was ornamentation, but the chief pur
pose seems to be to preserve.