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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

PAPER HoUsEs-Passing along tho
street the other day, the writer's curiosity
was excited by seeing small house on
the sidewalk Was it model of some IA
nous mans domcile, or mad it been used
in polticalprocession, or figured Coun-
ty or State Fair! Or was it put there as
a sample of how houses should be built?
On examination, the writer found that the
roof, sides and floor, were covered with
compact paper or pasteboard saturated with
tar and inpcrvious to air and water. and u
non-conduc.or Of heat and cold, making it
cool in Summer and warm in Winter, and
protecting the house against vcrmin. 1t
is put on the studs without sheating boards
before clapboardimg or on the inside of
the studs before lathing, or on the lath,
and papered instead Of plastcring, like any
wall, on the joists under the foors-to'
keep out cold and no;se-and on roofs, un-
der shingles or states, or instead of felt for
II gravel roof. And it is so cheap that
house 25 feet by so, and 20 feet high, can
be covered with it, and made air and wa
ter tight, and as warm as brick house,
for about twenty five dollars. This paper
can be u'ed before saturation for the inside
of rooms, instead of plaster, and be pa
percd or whitewashed. Like all other new
and useful things ow-a-days, it is patent
cd We have had paper boats for scult
races, and now we are to have paper houses?
We iivd in u day of wonders. Chicago
Tribune. afn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

WONDERFUL CHANGE IN EGYpT.-
The ground on which stands Ismailia,
Egypt, town with 5000 people was, only
few years ago, sandy desert. All is
now transformed. The old dried up basin
of Lake Timsah has been again filed with
water from the Nile, bya fresh-water canal.
Trees, shrubs and plants of all description
grow rapidly wherever the soil is irrigated,
and the artificial oasis widcns fast. Until
two years ago rain was unknown, but in
twelve months, ending in April last, there
was actually fourteen days on which rain
fell, and lately there fell a tremendous
shower Of rain, phenomenon which the
oldest Arab had never previously wit
messed Rain ceases to fall on Il country
deprived Of its forests, or only falls in vio-
lent storms. Here We see rain returning
to the desert on restoring the trees.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28
The Prodigal Son in China.

A young Chinaman, Choy Awah, q
scholar ut the Five Points House of In;
dustry, reads the Testament in English,
and then gives the sense in . dialect of
his own; and this il what he makes Of the
parable Of the Prodigl Son:
A man, he two sous. Sons, speak he 10
father; father got money; give some he );
father he take it all right. just now give.
you half. lie give him half; he 60 long
way-likc me come China to Now York
No be careful Of money, use too much
money all gone; he very hungry. He
went to man. He want work, be say;
all right; he tell him to feed pigs. He
give the pigs beans; he eat with pigs him
self. He just now talk: "My father he
rich man-too much money What for
me stay here hungry! l want go back
and see my father. say to him, / very
bad; lie knows ! bad. Emperor lGodl
see bad. No be son, me be coolic,"', He
go back; long way father see him. The
son say, ~ very bad. just now no be
your son; coolie" His father talkey to
boy, and say, "Get handsome coat; give
he ring; give he shoes; bring fat COW
kill him; give him to eat" They very
glad. He all same dead; just now come
back alive; he lost; he get back. Num-
bcr one son come. lie hear music; he
tell servant, "What for they make music2
He says, Your brother come back your
father very glad be no sick; he kill fat
cow" Number one son very angry; he
no 60 inside; very angry. Father he
come out; he says, "No, no be angry"
Number one son, he say, ! stay all time
by father; never make him angry. My
father never kill one fat COW for me.
My brother he very bad, he use money too
much he have fat COW and music" Faith
er he say, "You no understands; he just
dead. He now come TO life; he lost now
come back. ."-Draper, Haxper's Mayasine
for August
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

How DO THEY LIKE IT?-Thcrc are
many conservatives who, late as the last
general election, deprecated the idea OF
making the negroes the political equals Of
the whites. They pretended to believe
that the Radical party had no intention of
enforcing that doctrine on the people.
They stated they woald oppose it to the Bit
ter end
What do these honest men think now
Are they convinced of the truth of what
we have all along been telling them that
the result of this crusade would be the in
vesturc of the black race degraded, ignor-
ant and brutal as it is, with all the attri-
butcs of citizens? Do they propose to eat
their own words at the beck of their lead
ers, and go down on their knees to wor.
ship the sooty idol!
The Republican party has not only come
out for negro suffrage but negro equality
in the fullest sense. 1t is trying to saddle
that doctrine as practical fact upon the
country. Will those who stated that they
would leave the party when the fact was
developed, make their words good; or will
they ignore their manhood and "cat
husks" because their leaders command
them?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28
An Adyenturous purglsr,

The New Orleans police relate an incl
dent, recently occurring in that city, which
dscloses very adventurous disposition
on the part Of certain burglcr. II ap-
pears that he had entered house in which
a couple Of young ladies reside. Ip his
search after plundcr he visited their ap-
partnlcnt Seeing the disorder in which
sometimes tho rooms occupied hy young Ia.
dies are left, all idea occurred to him to ex-
anime, and then try on the apparel scattered
around The hoops, with their many tan
gled bars, were first adjusted to his person.
Then he donned the ovcrskirt, and over
this he put the dress. Next he found a
bonnet, and after carefully adjusting the
veil, looked the beau ideal of young lady
incognito But his rashness did not end
here. The beautiful faces on the pillow
we're irrcsistibly tempting to the bold in
.rudcr. lie must have kiss, even if it
led to detection. The ripe full lips were
smiling, and the yellow hair lay like floss
Of gold on the pillow. The burgler had
good taste. A moment hcsitating, his dis
erction flew away and his impure lips
pressed those of the sleeping beauty. A
faint scream and the young lady started up
in bed.
"Who are you, ma'am?"
"Only your aunt my dear; don't you
know your aunt?' was the reply from be-
hind the veil.
What! not aunt B."
eyes, indeed.'
"Oh, I'm so glad" aud the white arms
were thrown around the neck of the impos
tor, and passionate kisses raincd on the
face of the pretended relative.
Now lay right down and 90 to sleep.
I'll see you again in the morning." and
with this benevolent injunction the "aunt"
hastily left the room.
The next morning the young lady's
dress was found in the hall below, and, al
though she searched every room, no aunt
was to be found.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28
4 CHEAP BAROMETER.-Aw western %

A CHEAP BAROMETER.-A western IA.
per is responsible for the following: 1t is
said that u cup Of coffee is sure barome-
ter, if you allow the sugar to drop to the
bottom of cup and watch the bubbles
arise without disturbing the coffee. If the
bubbles collect in the middle the weather
will be fine; ifthcy adhere to the cup, and
forming ring, it will be rainy; and if the
bubbles separate without assuming any
fixed position, changeable weather may be
expected.
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Wanted-a Loan,

A T meeting of the County Commissioners
n of Thurston county, held Aug. 10th, 1869,
an order was passed instructing the Clerk to
advertise for loan to said Thurston county,
for the sum of five thousand dollars, for term
OF not less than two years. Parties desirous of
negotiating such II loan, or a portion thereof,
In sums OF not less than one thousand dollars,
Will please make known their terms to some
member of said Board.
BY order of the County Commissioners
a. A. PHILLIPS, Clerk.
Olympia, Aug. IA, 1869. 4l:w3
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

NAIL IN THE FooT.-To relieve from
the terrible effects Of running nail in the
foot of man or horse, take peach leaves,
bruise them, apply to the wound, con6ne
with bandage. They cure as if by mag
ic. Renew the application twice day, OF
necessary, but one application usually does
the work. ! have cured both man and
horse in few hours when they were appa-
rcntly on the point of having the lock-jaw.
This recipe, remembered and practiccd,
will save many valuable lives:-Farn'
Journal. Hs -eH Us4," III ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28
NOTICE..

VTNHE copartnership heretofore existing un-
Il der the firm name of Ward Mitchell 4
Cooper, is dissolved by mutual consent, by the
Withdrawal offs. N. Cooper, with the lease and
business of the Lincoln Mills. All other bus-
ness of the firm will be continued by Ward l.
Mitchell, by whom all accounts with the late
firm will be settled.
IRA WARD JR.,
w. NJ. MITCHELL,
S. N. COOPER.
July cath, 1860. 39:w4.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

RECEIPT FOR HAPPY HoME.-Six
things, says Hamilton, arc requisite to cre-
ate happy home. Integrity must be the
architect, and tidincss tho upholstercr. It
must be warmed by affection, and lighted
up with chcerfulness; aud industry must
be the vcntilator, renewing the atmosphere
and bringing in fresh salubrity every day ;
while over all, protecting canopy Of glory,
and nothing will suffice except the bless
ing of God. Iil. ll-.ll lll
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

pT~ While the Knight .Templar process
sion was moving in Philadclphia, ragged
little boy came running out Of an alley,
yelling at the top Of his voice, "Come
quick, Jimmy! here comes the sogers"
Jimmy, another ragged little fellow rushed
out into the street and said, "Sogcrs be
darned!4 Then's all giu'rals !"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

FRIENDS AND ENEMIEs.-A shrewd
business man says he never suffered pccu-
niarily BY his enemies, but his friends had
often occasioned him repeated losses. The
reason is plain; hetrusted his friends, but
not his enemies y NAH NULWt ~ 12H
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

V The angel chorus in the South is
rendered: " I want to be statesman, and
with the darkies stand, carpet-bag be-
side Inc and greenbacks in my hand"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

~ ChIa-; % has never seen the time
when she contained so msny persohs out
of employment as at the present. 1t is
computed that not less than 10000 men.
women. boys aud girls are out of work in
that city. .a,..,,ef :,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

Bay" \ man in Adar county, Iowa, has
invented cannon which he claims will
throw projectile fourteen miles, and has
gone to Washington to get patent He
proposes to offer it to the Government for
81 900. 900
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NOlice-Sale of Real Estate.

NllE premises and buildings situated on the
i south side of Fourth Street, in the Town
OF ofOlympia, consisting of the Engine House
Hook and Ladder House, Bclfry, &c, hereto
fore occupied by Columbia Fire Company, will
DC sold at public auction, on the premises, to
the highest bidder for cash. on Saturday, the
-sth day of August, 1869, at the hour Of two
o'clock p. NJ
By order of Board of Trustees.
RICHARD LANE, Clerk.
Olympia, Aug. IL, 1869. 4l:wa
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

~" Reflect before you act, but when
the time for action arrives, stop thinkiug,"
was a maxim of General Jackson.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

THE SEA.-The deepest sea sounding
ever taken showed depth Of eight miles
and thrce-quartcrs, double the height Of
tic Andics.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

W A female mechanic in Springfield
has invented and is making a new sewing
machine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

&. 0. D.-WALTHAM WATCHES-C. o. D..
LATEST IMPROVEMENTS.
FULLER l. CO., (latc NJ. Il. Chapman l. Co. J
Removed TO No. IS John ST., N Y.
N!E will send, on order, single WALTHAM
w WATCHES, in solid Gold and Silver
cases only, by express, to any part Of the Uni
ted States, to be paid for on delivery, after ex-
animation, at wholesale prices. The buyer to
pay all all express charges.
The COmpany's guarantee sent with each
watch.
Gag Send for Illustrated Circulars giving
full information.
June s. 1869. 3l:ly
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" In new town in Iowa, all the deeds
stipulate that Intoxicating liquor shallnev-'
CT be sold en- the promises.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

nr The new fashioned parasols rcsem-
bic Chinese pagoda.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

facilities for printing Bill heads
~ circulars and Cards, at the office of the
WASHINGTON STANDARD.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

~ Many Of the waves Of trouble, like
those of the ocean, will. if we await them
calmly, break at our fee. and disappear.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

~ It's Christian adage that charity
covers a multitude Of sins. 1t is fact
that modern loyalty covers multitude Of
crimes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

ALDEN ii. STEELE. M. y.
tfORMERLY Of Oregon City-late A. A.
IL Surgeon U. S. A.
ohice and residence on Main Street nearly
opposite the Post Office, Olympia, W. T.
May 80, 1868. 3O:tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-17

Ore MARRIAGE LAws.-A few DAYS ago we
alluded 10 two cases before the courts where
women Who had been held to be wives, sought
relief from the cruel and unjust acts OF the men
with whom they had lived. In one case
there had been sixteen years combination with
out marriage service, during which time the
woman had been constantly represented by the
man "a his wife. In this case Judge Fithian
pronounced the marriage legal, and informed
the woman that she could not prosecute her
hUs hand III the form commenced BY her, because
she was his wife. In the ether case n man gave
a VOIDi ring. and told her this was marriage
enough To her protestatiOas of doubt AMI fear
lest lac might leave her, H. promised eternal
fidelity. lie engaged board Tor himself and her
n man and wife. He 50 lived year or two and
then east her off and married somebody else in
the regular and prescribed way. Judge Barnard
gives a noble decision in this case, and pronoun-
ces the woman the wife of the defendant. He
holds him response BILE for his acts. and remarks
that. Iii, while endeavOring tn accomplish a Sc
ductiOn he has Numbered into matrimOny, he
has 10 one but himself To blame To the al
legation Of the defendant that men were con-
tDualil passing on mistres>es wives. allowing
them to bear their names without any marriage
contract, the Judge said it was time such per-
s0Iss were informed of the the risk they ran, and
that n check should be placed upon them.-Neg
ICsi Commercial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-17
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRAMS. &c.

man named Ferd. EiesSer. while workingon
his farm at the five-mile lock near Cleveland,
Chic, Monday evening. was attacked by two men
and fatally stabbed. He was able to walk hons
after The murdereTs left him, but died shortly
aft'r- Two men, named Call and Feller, nave
Dee IA arrested on suspicion
The al Of Cornelius Kane. John Lynch, Ed
wa 81 Powers. and John Mulochill. for the m'tr-
der 81 Patrick Nackev on the 2ist day of August
last. Vs> commenced at Huntington; Pa, on
the 18th inst. and concluded yesterday. The
verdict against the four dt PENDANTS was for muir
der II ttc second degree.
The Tiie Pathway Company has instituted
suit 81 tie supreme Court OF New York against
Commodore Vanderbilt. for The purpose OF reco-
veTug Eve million dollars damages which the
G niIauy allc &c they have sustained by reason Of
certain fraudulent transactions on the part of
the Commodore.
Two raen went into an importers establish
merit IN New York, yesterday, representing
Themselves To he Custom House officers, and
seized large quantity OF laces, shawl> etc, for
alleged compartment OF duties. They were ar
rest,d. AMI one will now testify against the
other.
An oil man, sixty years Of age. named Paul.
was Killed BY his steIrson. Sharpe johnson. a
few DAYS since, just outside the city limits
Columbus. Ohio. The murderer l. sixteen years
old and has made his escape. At the time of
the homicide both were intoxicated.
James Gordon Bennett. Jr., has challenged the
owner of the English yacht Cambria TO race the
Dauntloss, from COwes to New York, for sill
yer service valued at flO,000, TO start from
Cows ON the sth Of March. 1S1O.
A sentry on guard at the drill she'd at Toronto
Yesterday was fired ut by some unknown person
Considers able alarm was created, on account of
a large quantity Of powder stored in the drill
shed.
The Governor of Delaware has offered a re-
ward ct II eco for the arrest of Robert III. Colds
borough, the murderer who recently escaped
from the Sussex county Jail.
Major &. q. Howard, agent of the Pittsburg
AMI Fort WAYNE railroad, committed suicide at
Milwaukee, Wis, ON "Wednesday night, by TAX
ing laudanum.
The lower branch of the Tennessee Legisla-
tire yesterday refused to ratfy the fifteenth
amendment by % to II, and the Senate will be
equally unanimous
a. =. Harold committed suicide in house of
prostitution, Saturday night, at Denver, Colo
RADIO. ~ shooting himself through the head with
pistol
CyrUS MCGOWAN, Postmaster at Knoxville.
ILL.,, has been arrested for opening registered
letters ami pocketing the contents
The passenger car shop of the PENNSYLVANIA
RailIOad Company at Altoona was totally de-
stTOyed 10y fire last evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-17

~ Henry Sanders, aged sixteen, passed
through Kansas City recently with his wife, aged
fourteen. His father had fitted him out with
train and $500 i'm cash.
st. q. RawlinS, brother of the late Secre-
tary cf War, recently had one OF his legs broken
10y the explosion OF cyl Under in San Francisco
sugar refinery.
81 Chicago has MONDAY prayer-meetings
1T would not be ont of place to have them sever
nj times a day. They have to import a man to
do the praying, no native being sufficiently
post ~.
~ Miss &c G0riOn is a London gymnast who
jumps from high platform, bursts through a
double paper balloon, ami is caught by one of her
brctAeIS V no hangs suspended from the trapeze
with hi head dUwnwartl<.
h The places of the striking Paris clerks are
beirg rapidly filled with women, to whom the
Oniy objection is The singular one that the Pari-
sian women, when they % shopping, prefer to
trade With men.
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RESULT OF .IOKE.-At Darlington. y H.,
on the evening of the sth inst, Frank Currier
of STAFFORD. thirteen years of age. hid himself
IN some bushes near the road for the purpose of
frightening Brad Waterhouse a boy two or three
years older son of Daniel Watern0u>e, of Bar
TingtOn. a near neighbOr to Currier The
Waterhcuse boy was walking along the road
heard and a growing and rustlng of the leaves
Not inspecting any trick was being played upon
him. he naturally supposed the noise was eau .eti
by some herce wild animal, perhaps a panther.
niT z to house near By he procured gun, and
returning to the spot again heard the growing
and PAVING He fired in the direction whence
the sounds came, when the screams of the
wounded boy told him that he had shot human
being instead OF animal The CuTrier boy
was taken home, when il was found that one eve
was completely DESTROYED, ami his face. tongue
and meek perforated by shot, 50 thai his life Is
IN "a very critical condition.
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SALE OF THE UNITED sTAYEs ARMORY
FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA, AND VICINITY.

ORDNANCE OFFICE, Washington, Sept. Is, 1850
In pursuance of the act approved December Is lss
erty q the tinted states at Harper Ferry sSp
xirgnsr, and vicinity will be sold by public auc
commencing at 10 clock a. m, and continuing from
day to day until all is sold.
poses too well known to render it necessary 10 de-
scribe IT herein but description of the same is be-
wish il as soon as printed upon their application BY
letter to this ONCE;
ndndpp s S r sSa in lS The % will
land running to the western boundary ON the Poto-
The walls Of two large buildings standing on this
ground and the foundations Of several others; and
almost in perfect order Three Of them Turbines
cast IRON with Wooden buckets Inc ''ner' are mostly
The second will be the site Of the Rife Factory,
upon which have been destroyed but the canal is IN
The third will be the Shenandoah Ferry, with
tract of IS of land the south, and Lot
the .e, harpers feTry shore, opposite
remove Wood from a tract OF -s96 acres, mountain
land, across the Shenandoah.
tract of about 400 acres of land known as Friends
Ore Bank, acquired by deed from Henry Lee aud
=. The remainder, consisting of Houses and Lots in
the st town, will be sold liz lot by lot . A.,
after payment shall have been made in full, all its
right and title to the property, which is believed to
The terms Of sale prescribed by law are credit Of
one ana Two years. tne purcnasers 10 give DOnd ana
security for the payment of the purchase money,
and these terms must be complied with within ten
days after the sale.
A map showing the metes and bounds of the Har-
pers Ferry property will be exhibited at the time Of
sale.
The Government reserves the right to withdraw
all Lots offered, if the bids are not satsfac
tory. A. Ii. DYER,
Brevet Major General, Chief of Ordnance.
NOTICE TO DELINQUENTS.
Persons " no purchased Lots in lS62, and have not
fully paid for them, notified that il they pay what
is due before the day Of sale the Lots will be decided
TO them. Otherwise, they will be resold.
A. ID. DYER,
seT-6Ot Brevet Major Cen. Chief Of Ordnance.