Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-11-16

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varied the drama Of the world in all its
subsequent scenes, are numbered = NJ
teen bv Professor Greasy, who fills the
chair of Ancient and Modern History
in the University Of London. They
are the grand subject Of two volumes
by him lately from Bentley's press, and
are:
/. The Battle of Marathon fought
49O Il. c.. in which the Greeks, under
Themistocles, defeated the Persians. I'M
der Darius. thereby turning back the
tide Of Asia;ic invasion, which would
else have swept over Europe.
.. The Battle ofSyracase, 4l6 Il. c,
in which the Athenian power was bro
ken. ard the west OF Europe saved from
Greek dominion.
3. The Battle of Arabella, 33l b. c.,
in which, Alexander, by defeat of Da-
rius, established his power in Asia, and
ly the introduction Of European civili-
cation produced an effect which may
vet be traced there.
1. The Battle of Metarus fought 218
Il. c., the Romans under Consul Nero,
defeating the Carthagenians under As
,lrubal, and by which the supremacy OF
the greet republic was established.
). The Victory of Armenius, a. ID.
g. over the Roman legions, under
Ncrus, which secured Gaul from Roman
dominion.
6. The Battle of Chalons, A. D. 451,
in which Actius defeated Attilla the
Hun, the self:styled Scourge of God"
and saved Europe from entire devasta-
ton.
7. The Battle of Tours, A. D. 1856, in
which Charles Martel, by the defeat of
the Saraccns, asserted the Mahomedan
yoke from Europe.
8. The Battle of Hastings, A. D.
1,OO6, in which William Of Normandy
was victorious over the Anglo Saxon
Harold, and the result of which was the
formation of the Anglo-Norman nation,
which is now SO dominant in the world.
8. The Battle of Orleans, A. D. 1929.
in which the English were defeated,
and the independent existence OF
France secured.
10. The defeat of the Spanish Arma-
da, A. ID. 1888, which crushed the hopes
of papacy in England.
IL. The Battle of Blenheim, A. D.
1904, in which Marlborough, by the de-
feat OF Tallard, broke the power and
crushed the ambitious scheme of Louis
XIV.
II. The defeat of Charles XII. by
Peter the Great, at Pultowa, A. d.
1909, which secured the stability of the
Muscovite Empire.
13. The Battle of Saratoga, A. D.
TIT, in which Gen. Gates defeated
Burgoyne, and which declared the con-
rtest in favor of the Revolutionists, by
making France their ally, and other
European powers friendly to them.
IA. The Battle of Valmy, A. D. 1892,
in which the Continental allies, under
the Duke ofBrunswick, were defeated
by the French, under pemouriez, with
,out which the French Revolution would
have been stayed.
Is. The Battle Of Waterloo, A. D.
1915, in which the Duke of Wellington
utterly defeated Napoleon, and saved
Europe from his gasping ambition.
ma A cynical individual on reading
pathetic story in one of the papers,
noted in his memorandum book as
follows:
Somebody whistled. Teacher calls
up big boy on suspicion.
Big boy comes up and holds out his
hand, sullen and savage.
Noble little boy comes manfully for
ward and says: 81 am the boy what
whistled," at the same time held his
hand out.
Teacher SINNERS down, and lets them
both of.
(Mem-Noble little boy thought
teacher would not lick him if he told
the truth, but knew big boy would lick
him if he didn't)
WHY Is IT So?-An exchange says:
"Fasten nail or key to 4 string, and
suspend it from your thumb and finger,
aud the nail will oscillate like pendu-
lum. Let some Que place his open
hand under the nail, and it will change
to circular motion. Then let . third
psrson put his hand upon your shout
der, and the nail becomes in . moment
stationary"
~ If you be rich man, says Gold
smith vo., ,,,~v onxne tho vr,rsvn 18th