Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-06-14


WOMEN AND WAs-Was and revelations
bear great ikeness to eeeA other. The
young ladies in vasioas seminasiu and schools
in Maine and Massachusetts, have I'D Of in
reputation Of British dry goods, - their
Revolutionary great grand-lnolhsn did almost
ninety yea1 ego. AT Chelsea in Massachu-
srtts, all the teachen and pupils 10 ono
school have entered into this patriotic COM
pact. and pledged themselves to observe it
faithfully, and to do oil they can everywhere
to propagate the feeling. Shead such poll
cy be generally adopted by the women ia n.
spect to everything that we can produce, it
would 60 far to insure our complete manuiactu-
ring independence Of Great Britain. and touch
John Bull in his most sensativs spot. the
pocket nerve. while it would afford him no
sort Of excuse for pitching into 10 in warlike
fashion. He is not tenth part 20 strong in
natural resources as Jonathan, and We have
but to let his wares severely alone to make
this surly fellow rs 'umble as Uriah Heep.
Thirty per cent Of his whole exports have for
q number Of years come to this country.
Nor will our patriotic women be required to
impair charms by discarding British fabrics,
for, in color, texture and style, many descrip-
tions of American dry goods are at the very
top of the worlds market. Patriotism, econ
omy and desire to please tho young men
(who are full Of suppressed wrath against
England) concur in making this movement
"take" among our young women. If the Ia
dies of the North would make it fashionable
to dispense with English goods. and use in
their place American manufactures. they
could do more to humble the menacing roar Of
the British lion than a dozen line Of battle
ships. The women Of the North could by tho
mere caprice-or rather patriotic and sensi-
bic resolution-of fashion. cost England a
trade worth at least ten millions of dollars
year, and benefit our own country to just that
amount. Will they do itl Let the patriotic
example set by Maine aud Massachusetts be
followed by the ladies' Of all tho loyal States.
Bio THlxo.-Thc Oregon papers tell Of
men making five hundred thousand dollars
per day up ut Salmon. With about the same
approximation to truth, we might say that
there are miners in this county making twenty
five million dollars per day, end don't make
much fuss about it either. 1t was discovered
one day last week that Shasta Butte is one
solid mass Of gold, with the exception of about
four feet of snow end rubbish on the surface.
The gold is cighty-nine carats fine, and of
deep green color. Occasionally veins of first
water diamonds are found, ranging in size
from two bushcl basket up to common hay
stack. To work these rines no tools are re-
quired except box Of matches with which to
build firs,-to melt off the snow. The only
difficulty IT, that for the last mile before reach
ing the gold region every step you take in the
direction Of the gold. you slip two, aud some
times three, backwards. This slight obstacle,
however, It 10 expected will be removed as soon
as tho thermometer pokes his head above
zero. We have just learned that there is no
occasion to take anything to eat to these
mines, as large mountain near by has been
found to be composed Of hot rolls, ham,
eggs and custard pie, whilo from its base
runs large river, one-half of which is
fair article Of gin. and the other good average
whisky Yreka Uat0S.
MILITARY DuEL.-The following anecdote
10 told by correspondent attached to General
McClsllAn's army:
During the first days skimish on our right.
two soldiers, one from Maine and the other
from Georgia, posted themselves each behind
a tres, and iudulgcd in sundry shots. without
effect on either side. at the same time keeping
up lively chat. Finally that getting little
tedious. Georgia called out to Maine, "Giye
me show" meaning step out and give him
an op, ortunity to hit. Maine, in response.
pokes out his head a few inches, Georgia
cracks away and misses. "1oo high, now
give me a show." Georgia pokes ont HE head
and Maiuo blases away. "Too low" sings.
Georgia. In this way tho two altesnated ssv-
cral times without hitting. Finally, Maine
sends ball 20 - to erase tho tree within an
inch or two Of the ear Of Georgia. "Cease
firing" shouts Georgia. "Cease It H." rs.
sponds Maine. "Look here" says one. eve
have carried on this business long enough for
one day. 'Sposs we adjourn for ratione I"
Agreed" says the other. and the two
marched away in different directions. one
whistling " Yankee Doodle" and the ether
"Dixie."
WgI0Hr or CANNON BALLS. 1t is not
generally known or rscolleetsd that the weight
of spheres or balls does not increase proper
tionalIy with their diameter. bat much moro
rapidly-or that the weight Of bah Of six
inches in diameter is not double but eight
timrs n rrvat a that Of 4 ball three inches
in diameter but 90 II is. We are. therstogs.
strongly inclined to tho opinion that balls Of
tweuty-inch diameter the introduction Of
vhici has rscsatly bsen suggested } would bc
rendered Of littls use by their weight alone.
without taking into eonsidssatioa that Of the
cannon large enough to propA then. Assum.
ing the specific gravity Of cast iron to be 2 Is
f7.a07) times that Of distilled water. and that
the bails are perfect spheres, their weight will
be as follows, in pounds and tsnths:
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