Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-18

A Goon SToRY-Somc of the students
ofthc Indiana State University were sus
pcctcd to be in the habit of drinking BRAN
dy. Where they obtained it was mys-
terry. DIR. Daily determined to ferret out
the secret. Calling into a drug store, the
proprietor asked him, "lIow that student
Mr. Carter, came on 2" Smelling a rat,
the doctor answered in an cvasive manner,
and soon drew out of the arothccary that
the students under suspicion had been in
the habit of purchasing handy; that they
said he was quite low, and was kept alive
by stimulants; that the young men seemed
very devoted to him. Now the secret was
ont. The Carter was a fictitious character
aud the doctor had thc secret. However.
he kept his own counsel. The next time
the students were assembled in the chapel
f,r prapcrs, he cast hi, eyes ovcr,hc crowd
and satisfied himself that Cartcr's nurses
were all present. The dcvotions were lu-
ly conducted, then he had Il mournfulta task
I, perform. As the President of the Uni
vcrsnity it become his duty to announce
the death of their fellow student. Mr. Car
ter. After lingering illness of several
weeks, portion of his time kept alive by
stimulants, he had breath his last. lie had
no doubt that announcement would fall
sadly on the ears Of those who had so faith
fully attended to his wants. but he horcd
they would bear it with rcsiynaton-he
hoped they would reflect on the oft repeat
cd words: mrmeufo mort-that he would
dctain them no longer, but leave them to
their own reflections. The result of this
announcement was startling. None of the
Professors, and but few of the students
had heard of this man Carter. "Who is
he ?" was whispered. None knew but the
kind friends who attended him, and they
wouldn't tell; and the President seemed so
deeply affected they didn't like to ask him
MENTAL AND MANUAL LABoR-Pro-
fessor lIughton of Trinity College, Dublin,
has published some curious chemical com
putations respecting the relative amount
of physical exhaustion produced by men
tai and manual labor. According to these
chemical estimates, two hours of severe
mental study abstracts from the human
system as much vital strength as is taken
from it by whole day of mere hand work.
This fact seems to rest upon strictly scicn-
tific laws, and shows that the men who do
brain-work should be careful, first, not to
overtask themselves by too continuous ex-
crtion, and secondly, that they should not
omit to take physical exercise each day
sufficient to restore the equilibrium be-
tween the nervous and muscular systems
@ Tn speaking of the Radical sermon,
preached by humbug divine, named
Scudder, in the Howard street Church,
San Francisco, on the subject of the COM
ing election, says: "During the delivery
Of the patriotic discourse, the reverend
speaker was frequently applauded, and
more attentive audience could not be found.
At the close of the discourse the vast as
semblage sang america, and the benedic-
tion was pronounced" 1t is said that the
preacher who thus turned his church into
politicians hall was handsomely paid for
it by the party his efforts were designed to
benefit. We are of the opinion that the
followers Of Scudder, the humbug divine,
will be too one-sided to keep the j." straight
and narrow path.
ANOTHER BRoTHER-IN-LAw.-Dr. A.
X. Sharp, brother-in-law of President
Grant, is likely to be chosen United States
Senator from Virginia. We should like
to see full catalogue of the Grant family.
k'th and kin, now alive, and already, or
soon to be, in office.
@ In letter to the Collector of New
Orleans, Secretary Boutwell, says the in.
voluntary immigration of Coolies into
this country is only "new modification
OF the slave trade" and directs the Collec-