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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27
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VAIN Ct6rHEs.-In choosing 4 warm

4 VAIN Ci6THEs.-In choosing warm
(ress,: gkt it as light as yop can, Think.
How ligEt animals, which have to endure
sreat sold, iar1T elothsd Whist i lighter.
Than feathers and fur? A bear can thus
give us lesson Of civilized science, and a. :,
goose ear. .impart wisaom.. The principle
Of the advice given by the wise pah, +" Go
70 the ant, thou sluggard," might well be
extended to the example Of the way in
Which the Creator clothes the dumb ami.
mails He has made. They are not heavily
laden, unless, Indeed, it is necessary to
protect them with armor, but here the ma
.terial used is remarkable for its combina-
ton of lightness with strength. The tor
toise is shielded more by the arched shape
of the shell than by its thickness. There
are some animals which float in water
which are covered heavily, but the weight
of their clothes facilitates their movement
in the element in which they are intended
to live, inasmuch as it enables them to sink
to the depth necessary for them to subsist
in. But for the warmtf, weight is needless,
aud for equal warmth and weight, is hln.;
dercncc, since heavy dress adds the heat OF
pressure to that of protection to those more
prominent parts of the figure upon which
It rests II you want to be warm, choose
"a material that is not only thick but light,
and when you wish. to be protected from
wind as we'll as still cold, wear under or
over woolen or furry fabric, the thinnest,
impervious texture you can get. Then
you have an arrangement similar to that
with which the animals of cold climates are
provided-namely, thin skin and thick
feathers or hair.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27

70 Mrs. Bu,fun, Of Chicago, wants
whmcn for President in 1872.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27

Why Is 1T Nor PUBLIsHEp?-Thc
San Francisco Eromincr of March 9th,
says that Congress have now, what they
sought to have in Johnson.-a White House
bailiff to execute unqucstioned their will
Upon all the measures of the dominant
party the Address shows him in full accord
He goes the whole Radical swine. bristles
and all. A dispatch to the Herald states
that the Address was read by Warwick, IN
actor, clocutionist, and cx-member Of the
Legislature Of this State. The Associated
Press seems to have been ashamed to give
this little item. They state that after tho
oath was administered by Chief Justice
Chase, Grant then delivered his Address
They mean by this, We suppose, that he de-
livered tito Warwick. Is it possible Grant
could not read his own Address! Surely
this was most extraordinary circumstance.
Verify is the Office Of President getting
to be low down in the scale |" Why have
not our Republican ncwspaporial friends
given publicity to the fact regarding the
inauguration? Are they ashamed Of the
manifest weakness Of their great and glo-
riticd Grant: II would certainly seem 80,
or the people would have been advised Of
all that was worth knowing regarding chat
great era in the life ofGrant.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27

l@-Thc Literal CAtiHiex says that
the most successful lobbyists is Washing
ton are women. .,, .
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27
A Good Yarn.

had once been a judge OF the county, and
we'll known all over it by the name of
Judge R. He kepta store and saw
mill, and was sure to get the best of the bar.
gain on his side, by which he had gained
an ample fortune; and some did not hcsi-
tate to call him the biggest rascal in the
world. He was very conccitcd witha and
used to brag Of his business capacity when
ever anyone was near to listen. One rainy
day, as quite number was seated around
the stove, he began, NJ usual, to tell of his
great bargains, and at last wound up with
the expressiOn-
Nobody has ever cheated me, nor they
can't either"
Judge" said an old man Of the COM
pany, I've cheated you more than you
ever did me-"
"How SOP" said the judge.
"lfyou'll promise you won't go to law
about it, nor do anything Ill tell you, or
else l won't; you arc too much Of II law
character for me-"
Lets hear" cried half.a-dozcn voices
ut once.
"Ill promise" said the judge, "and
treat in the bargain if you have"
well, do you remember the wagon You
robbed me off,
Il never robbed you Of wagon; | only
got the hest Of the bargain" said the judge.
We'll made upmy mind to have it
back. and"
You never did" interrupted the cute
judge.
"Ycs. I did. and interest. too"
"How SO ?" thundercd the now cnragcd
judge.
We'll. you see, Judge sold you one
day very nice pine lo2, and bargaincd
with you for lot more. Well. that log
stole of your pile down by the mill the
night before. and the next day sold it to
you. The next night drew it back home
and sold it to you the next day; and So
kept it on till you had bought your own log
of me twenty-scvcn times"
That's lie" exclaimed the infurutcd
Judge, running to his book and examining
his log account; lyon never sold me twcn-
ty-scvcn logs of the same measurement"
II know it," said the vcnder in logs
"by drawing it hack aud forth the end wore
Oft, and as it wore kept cutting the end
Oft, until it was only ten feet long-just
fourteen feet shorter than it was the first
time brought it-and when it got so short
] drew it home aud worked it up into shin
giles. and the next week you bought the
shingles, aud concluded | had got the
worth ofmy wagon back, and slowed away
in my pocket book"
The exclamation ofthc Judge was drown
cd in the shout Of the bystandcrs. and the
log-drlwer found the door without the
promised treat
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27

''AFRrscn srosY.-1n 1769,' gentle
man was passing ldte at night over Point
Nsuf, Paris, wish / lantern. ~ A man ssme
up tohin and said: =, be~q.'b as,I sia.
Vi" Read this paper" s.as a, eI .,i1v.
He held his lantern and read as follows ::
"Speak not . word when this you read,
Or N an instant you1i Se dead !@... : ft''l
Give UP year money, watch and tinss, n
With other valuable things
d Then quick. In silence, you depart.
Or with knife, I'll cleavc your hcartI"
Not being a man of much pluck, the af-
frighted gentleman gave up his watch and
money and ran of. He soon gave the
alarm. and the highwayman was arrested.
"What have you to say for yourself?"
inquired the magistrate before whom the
robber was arraigncd.
"That I am not guilty of robbery, though
/ took the watch and money"
"Why not guilty." asked the magis-
trate.
"Simply because can neither read nor
write. Ipicked up the paper just the mo-
ment met this gentleman with lantern
Thinking it might be something valuable
I politely asked hun to read it for me. He
complied with my request, and presently
handed me his watch and purse and ran,
supposed the paper to be Of great value to
him, and that he had literally rewarded
me for finding it. He gave me no time to
thank him, which act Of politeness l was
ready to perform"
The gentleman accepted the plea Of the
robbcr and withdrew his complaint
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-02-27
BaIky Horses


4 Somebody-we don't know who
he is--speaks in the following sem
sible way about balky horses, and
we think he ought to be listened to
by those who own horses which
may sometimes be guilty of the
horse crime ofbalking: Ii ,29a. x
aa eff you have balky horses, it is
your own fault and not than of the
horses, for if they do notpul there
is some cause for it, and If you re-
move the cause, the effect will
cease. When your horse balks, he
lis excited, ond does not know
what to do. When hesgets ahttle
excited, stop him for five or ten
minutes; let him become calm, and
as soon as, he is over his excite
ment he WILL In nine cases out of
ten, pull at the word. Whipping
and slashing and swearing only
make the matter worse. After
you have gentled him awhile, and
his excitement cooled, take hiln'by
the bits; turn him each way a few
minutes, as far as you can, pull
Out the tongue; gentle him a little;
unrein him; then step before the
hall.y horse, and let the other start
first; then you can take them any
where you wish. "A balky horse is
always high-spirited and starts
quick; haff the pull il out before
the other starts; by standing before
him the other starts FIRST by
close application to this rule you
can make any horse pull. If q
horse has beon badly spoiled, YOU
should first hitch him to an empty
wagon, and let him drive around
for awhile on level ground; then
put on.a little load and increase il
gradually, oaressing as before, and
in q short time YOU can have a
good wogk-horse.
M neI7 was 2sa au @ o
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her but could not arrive at a def
mite conclusion In relation t8 The
case. There is no peroeBtiBle
trace Of decomposition Her right
ear Teddens for hours at al time,
and upon one occasion, Temained
in that condition. aJWhDle daY.
HerfatheE is decidedly opposed to
any experiments with ANEW tore
animation, as proposed by those
who do not believe that ssshes MS
dead. This oppositiOnsto an Ifin-
Resdgation Of the kind gives srath-
era suspicious aspect to the case:
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-02-27
a LIZ of TwentY-.one tIays.

"a trance "a III n w eEA4 si790Ae Gays.
The Madison, Wisconsin, Jour
nal mentions the case of the young
German girl, ii Burlington ii that.
State who had been IN trance
twenty one dsys, whose case has
been alluded to IN this days paper
and adds: ha aEa aaaea zol
The above case lis d remarkable
one, but not altogether unPFece
dented.9n We have heard of other
cases Of a similar nature. Mrs.
Page, wife Of one of the. editors OF
this paper, when girl of eight
years Of age, living IN Utica, New
York, had d similar experience,
the detaiIslof which may bepf In
terest in this connexion, She was
outin the country In August, visit
ing, and overexeTting herself In
play, and perspiration being too
suddenlychecked! sheaWas taken
sick. Aaeountry doctor being con-
suited, sent q strong dose of calO-
mel and ia1ap, which caused yio-
lent purging, reducing her to d
State Of great exhaustion and bn-
conciOusnessy adUEing which she.
was carried hemei .and, after seYe
raj days illness of typhoid fever, to
all appearance died. The Physi-
clans pronounced her dead, her
measure was taken for b coffin,
Grape was put on the door, and
preparations made to lay her out,
Her parents, however, thought
they detected faint signs of life,
and applying a mirror to her
mouth, found slight moisture
thereon, and concluded to postpone
the fun6ral.E In this state she re-
NAMED for twenty-one days, show
ing no outward sign of life, regard
| ed by many as dead, visited by
many physicians who regarded the
case as a curious one, and taking
no nonrishment during that time.
Her parents were almost ready to-
despair of her ever returning to
life and oonciousness, though the
fact that In the heat of summer
her flesh remained unchanged was
evidence that the vital spark still
| fingered. At last, as a desperate
resort, a powerful dose of sugar of
lead was administered, which had
| the effect of restoring her to con-
seriousness, though terribly weak,
having no recollection Of anything
that transpired during her trance,
| having forgotten nearly everything
that she knew before she fell into
a cataleptio state, and having a.
gain to learn what child of that
age usually knows, as if again q
babe. r, .r. ro srr..
It was, Of course, many years
before she recovered from the eff
fects Of the poisons taken into her
system at the beginning of her Ill
ness, and as the active agent in
restoring her to active life.
Mr.. Page and his wife were in
New New Orleans last last Yessr, and many
| OF our frieads remember them
both. t
The young German was report
| ed dead d few days SINCE, but we
| find this ia an exchange paper:
1T IS now contradicted that the
| Young woman, Nina Rousch, who
has been lying iii 4 trance 50 ma
/ nv days In Burlington, Wisconsin,
ia dead. Dr. Kramer, of Milwau-
kee Is out in = card, in which he
says that the girl stil remains in
the condition reported some time
ago. Quite a number Of physi-
clans oYer twanty have VISITED.
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/ "a huge chlgnon saved a WOman's
life, III Pittsburg, the other day
Some careless boys were shooting
pigeons, when D bah from their
gun glanced through the window
,of an adjacent boarding house on
Fourth .aFeRues and lodged in the
ohignon worn by a lady in the
room, the unusual size 0f which
prevented the skull from being
.eracked. .r-
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-02-27

AAa@A " ~ wv Ne
Esafa glfT7 7rir.I b oJ ai sT
Ioa err By CHARLES SWAN ftw
aF9ita 5H Af4 t sEsET
! i wish my love vas some. fair stream
| \ Soft singing through her woodland
II sg way, @ 81 asrfa
AndssL some star, whose loving beam
Might in her bosom rest its raY.
pI wish my love was EkdftIe dew fgr
Half hidden meath the roses lip,y
And Il the young dawn, trembling
IaUog5 through ITO .asl taE 5Ed
p The fragrance hoae but + Knight sip.
4 wish like flowers that fonalIy meet
And cheer and charm 3E9 the humble
Bo ta sPok5sno9 III bHa .rgEaiHl f.
Our Lives might Iblen8 While bile. life was
pEua9 sEsetoY .uBm9I1u92 stlIoG
land even death divide us not s9g
sd jsrr 17fT7rrzfz' IL 7VTTr-Ts rsm
dbgiOURd10Y SONG. .Ln1sia
F4fsW EaG -aaaa+-4T ,3a9m3aq
.9saez b b. 4gsUBa DAl1s hsa1a
8aT52 8aDTgsdG hnG 5tu2ftiIb F. A
i wish s Il nz love we're Iemoa punch
With Strawberries foating IN the cup;
And she and / could meet at lunch
Then with straw-I'd suck her up.
E
I wish my love was like the Jew Dna
Al And had geld laid away in store,
Dye think ia read exchanges through
Or write for papers any more
I wish-like flowers that fontlg meet,
And bloom to furnish abees their
IL homes II 81 aa>4 .@3j}Gl SlE
We had some way-WhiIe life is sweet
OF keeping house without much
money. ..s-T. - / 7
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t L0sT TnEE, It Is noted by some
Of the Sonthern papers that, uhder
the present labor system, neatly
t1e whole month Of > gaiuar.yy Is lost
TO the planters. The freedmen are
paid off On the Ist 6t J January, and
most Of them spend several wsgks
III idleness and holic, spending
them money III the. same time, and
not caring to 90 To work anSiII Ell cir
earnings are al gone Much time
IS also lost In boxing ab5af for
new houses and In bmoVing and
getting settled. Some of The more
sensible freedmen, hoEeYeF, are
finding out that they do better by
getting permanent Situations o.d
5A .7zIZa1 1asG GdItest6t Hei0S2
5 ~ at a a
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-02-27

A GORGEOUS CIFFs. The Ma
tive Virginian makes this offer {:
Wanted, at this office, an able-bod-
led, hard-featured, bad-tempered,
MOTTO -be-pnt-off and not-to-be-
backed down, heckled d-faced, ,yeung
man, to collect for this office.-
Must furnish his own horse, sad
die bags, pistols, whisky, bowie
knife and cowhide. We will furnish
the accounts. TO such we prom
ise constant and laborious employ
ment. - -..
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-02-27

An old lady entered d sh0plto
purchase 3 sewing machine, and
was asked If she wanted d machine
with q fellerg 'Sakes, nOl. said
she, adon | want any your fellers
about me. mo
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-02-27
.atnL0UIS FISHER,
Corner Klr5q and Ryan Streets,
LAKE CHARLES La,
wholesale and Retail dealer

,raEfe sr rf IN .@f8 ~
.JF0raign and Domestic Dry Goods, Gro,
/. Sceries, Crookery, Hardware, Boots and
SShoes, Hats, and a general assortment q q
STATIONERY, always on niIIJt 16 the lowest
Srnarket prices, The public are requested
ITO call and examine his stock before pur-
schasing elsewhere, :5U
aas March an 4 1869s--~1y. aaala4r
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"A traveller walking on one Occa>
sion under the arcade of the Hor-
ticulturaI Gardens, London, look
ing at the works Of art displayed
there, came upon two wen dressed
zla1ias. nxarnininu a statuntta Of
Andromeda, labeled SExecuted In
terra Gotta. Saws one, Where is
that r. ''I am sure / don't know" "
replied the other but i pity the
poor girl wherever It was, i7a
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-02-27

"A Justice, better Yersed in law
than gospel, not long since mar
ried a couple in this way: Hold
up your hands, You sollemnly
swear that you will perform the
duties of your Office Jointly and
severally, according to your best
skill and Judgment, so help you
God. Fee, one dollar 2 ,l1lo
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Announcements Of candidates 5is II tpE ~
aEod 21llSe. L. sai II for bubiica-
aa t8iaST6 when there are no directions; will
beiins5erted iii Eng glish and French, and
IirhenD tiraeL is not limited viii be con-
ef4dnuedr until orders are received a and l
q eEf5 4 I6srai 8iseoInt t6 those Who adverJ
Fise byyl the year OF Is liL73s,3'i
adI 10 cF6dit w7iilIiBe given for Advertising
T36tg Job work sekeept byt special agTee-
bmenta0b gQd 9s9dt agGlI,
a. Cards, stating, merely the names
= Ibusiiness 5lii and pISI6ee Of Tesidence. with
65DTaa5EI5Jetrs .5DTaaEI5Jers included, Twelve Dollars per
bg6n11,11 lldmHtta .27Bb u9y9- 8f
-6Tms59An Judicial advertisements must
-FIle.paid for on. the, last day of ppbllea-- :
6 fion, q, en- the; day Of sale l.-oi
hgg bag sfaBin3dIffn sfaBin3dIffn5g3 81 Advertisements. !
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A coon sermon is like q kiss
it requires but two heads and an
application. ..r.ss
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SUBSCRIPTION - THREE DOAlAA5Ss
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-1gq OF Iis13ou EliTBRMs:mfd aas haa
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per annun, in advance.
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,OFTf0h NEAR THE CoURT-HousH.
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LOVE SONG.

LOVE SONG. ''.''
Eoa err BIZ CHARLES SWAN. Hzw
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3agd 81 sPUBIIsHED EVERY sATURDAX BY Ym
nj g3f GEORGE w. WRIGIiEY.
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ggaFHE WEEKL.Y. ECHQ.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-05-13

WILLIAM KRAUs, once of Cincin-
natl, but now tor many years citi-
zen Of Toledo, was chosen for the
office of Mayor Of that large and
growing city at the recent election.
Mr.. kraus is of the Isralite race.
Since one of this once prescribed
race became Miniter of Finance to
the French Emperor, and another
Prime Ministe.' Of Great Britain,
and two others United States Sena-
tors anu one Of them the Secretary
of War for the Southern Confed-
eracY, it is not an innovation that
one should be chosen Mayor, and
each case shows progress i'll public
opinion. Mr.. Kraus is native of
Germany, and came to America
after he had grown up, and began
the pursuit OF fortune with a ped
lers pack. BY application, inteIli
gence, and thrift. he soon entered
into permanent business i'll mer-
chandise. established large trade
and steadily accumulated hand
some capital, with which he now
carries on banking business at To-
ledo. He is highly esteemed among
his towusmen as liberal and public
spirited citizen and an active AID
influential Republican, ami his elec-
ton us Mayor is a well merited
colnpliment-(a in. Gdz.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-05-13
A Plea for the Little Folks.

Don't expect too much of them ;
it has taken forty years, it may be,
to make what you are, with all their
lessons of experience. Above all,
don't expect judgment in a child, OF
patience under trials Sympathize
in their mistakes and troubles
don't ridicule them. Remember
not to measure a child's trials by
your standard. LAS one whom his
mother comforteth," says the in
spired writer, and beautifully does
he convey to us the deep, faithful
lcve that ougut to be found in every
woman's heart, the unfailing sym
pathy with all her children's griefs
Let the memories of their child
hood be as bright as you can make
them. Grant them every innocen,
pleasure in your power. We have
often felt our temper rise to see how
C relessIy their little plans are
thwarted by older persons, when
little trouble on their part woul(
have given the child pleasure. the
memory of which would last life
t me. Lastly don't think a child
a hopeless case because it betrays
some very bad habits.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-05-13
Hon. VIM. Mungen.

1--WE would be much obliged to
this gentleman, if he would extend
to us the courtesies usually con-
ferred upon papers in district
where the member of Congress re.
sides, by sending US bound copies
of the Congressional Globe. We
sea all the papers throughout the
district are returning thanks to him
for these sort of favors, while the
Standard is slighted. What's the
matter ?''-Celina Standard.
awe are assured by Col. Mungen,
that the Standard labors under
mistake, and does him great in
justice. That so far from being
''slighted," the Congressional Globe
and other documents were put up
and mailed for the Standard before
he left Washington, and that it is
not his fault it they have not come
to hand" ."-Hdncock Courier.
WE have edited the Republican
for nearly three years, and have not
received a solitary copy of the
Congressional Globe during that
time.