Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27
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A New Hotel 1xpsrineNt. ,

A citizen Of Boston recently bought.a
house in one Of the aristocratic streets of
the city and transformed il into h0tel.
The proprietor designed making the build
ing ten or fifteen stories high, but yielding
to the advice of friends, .contented himself
with eight stories. The buildisg has .
steam elevator and two dumb walters, the
advantages Of which are described by the
proprietor: 4 ., stI -..'
MY own bedroom is in the eighth sto-
ry, $50 feet from the Office. On going
home to-day for dinner. / at once rode il
the elevator to my own floor, and suggest
ed to my wife that VIC should dine in our
parlor. Turning to the mouth of the
speaking trumpet, blew, ringing the bell
in the Office, which threw down silver
ball that indicated the number Of my room.
The clerk ut once asked, What is want
cd :" replied that l would have such
and such articles for my wife and self in
fifteen minutes. The articles were put in
little portable cupboard with non n.conduct-
ing sides, placed in one Of the dumb wait
ers at the right time, and sent up to the
eighth floor, giving notice to the waiter on
that floor that my dinner was coming up.
The waiter spread the table and left us in
peace and quietness to dine at our leisure
No servant had asccnded single fight of
stairs. If had rang the bell on the
eighth story of an ordinary hotel, l should
have to wait fifteen minutes for the waiter
to come, then should have to wait half an
hour for the food to come, with the waiter
putting as if he had been running a race.
This would have been unsatisfactory to us
all. and an additional expense as WELL"
Every tenant furnishes his own rooms !;
and the hotel is SO arranged that the most
absolute privacy is secured. The prices
ofsuitcs otrooms range from $500 to 1000 /;
but the situation is ia Beacon street, aud
although high for moderate incomes, these
rooms are cheap for that aristocratic loca-
ton.
a CLERICAL JoKE.-The Rev. Samuel
Clawson, a Methodist preacher Of eccentric
manners, sometimes called the /" wild man.
was very popular in Western Virginia,
some twenty years ago. He was cross.
cycl and wiry made. and very dark-skinned
for a white man. At times he was sur.
prsingly eloquent always cxcitablc, and oc-
casionally extravagant. He once accom-
panicda brother minister. Rev. Mr.. r.. a
prominent pastor, in visit toa colorcd
church. Mr. r. gave the colorcd preacher
the hint, aud of course Clawson was invit-
ed to preach. lie did SO. and during the
sermon set the impulsivc Africans, to shout
ing over the house. This, in turn, set
Clawson to cxtravagant words and actions,
and he leapcd out Of the pulpit like deer,
and began to take the hands ofthe colorcd
brethren. and mix in quite happily. He
wcpt for joy. Then, pressing through
the crowd, he found brother r., and. sit
ting down beside him. he threw his arms
around his neck, and with tears streaming
down checks. he said: "Brothcr r., |
almost wish / had been born a nigger.
These folks have more religion than we
have Well. WE'LL" said Brother r..
"you come so near it that You needn't cry
about it.
TIE CAMpHoR TREE-An eminent
botanist says this valuable trec can be as
easily cultivated in the United States as
clsowhoro II il unite m hardy in its hab-