Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-12-10
GArEHRIyusl BYi THElwAYsIDE.

Preliminary to his marriage with the
Princess Louise, the Marquis of Lorn is to
be made Duke.
-Scrofulous and consumptive children
arc benefited by allowing them all the white
sugar they can eat.
"A Detroit lady was recently surprised
bv the yift Of q valuable set Of diamonds
from her Quaker aunt. They were accom-
panied with the following epistle: "Thee
may 6nl them convenient, Ca:harine, in
case Of necessity"
How is it. my dear, that sou have nev:
er kinIlcl fame in the bosom of man r
said an old lady to her pretty niece, who
was portion!css "Thc reason, dear aunt," !"
replied the young lady, els, as you we'll
know, because l am not good match"
AZ see Thea illain in your face" said a
Western Judge to an Irishman. "May it
please your worship" replied the prisoner,
"that must be personal reflection"
1t has always been mystery to us
where all the Smiths came from; but while
visiting 10 n neighboring city, tho matter
was satisfactorily explained by the appear.
ance Of large sign over the door of fac.
tory, with the announcement that this was
the " Smith Manufacturing Company"
Tho wooden nutmeg fraud finds new
match in New England. Somebody has
been selling tho farmers of Rhode Island
common Brahma fowls as rare and valuable
specimens of barn yard life worth IS apiece.
These fowls have been dipped in solution
of the popular solferino dye, known to every
housewife, aud present most remarkable
and attractive appearance.
A ludicrous incident is related in con.
nectiou with the earthquake. A fat pupil
in one Of the schools Of Beverly, Mass,
was in tho act of sitting down when the
shock of earthquake shook tho building,
which the teacher attributed to the abrupt
manner in which the lad took his seat, for
which. offence he was required to stand
three. quarters Of an hour.
The style in which George Francis
Train lately arraycd himself at Marseilles
was, to say the least, peculiar enough to
suit heather Chinese. He wore black
swallow.tail coat, studded all over with
golden fcurs.delis, pink satin waistcoat,
fastened with huge diamond button, and
sky.blue trowsers. On his bosom was EN-.
broidered the harp Of Erin. The fingers
of his gloves were red, white and blue al.
tcrnately, to simulate the tri.color. Aud
in this rather remarkable costume he re.
hearsed to the Marseillaise, in equally re.
markable French, the speech which he has
repeated, we forget how many millions Of
times, to the Americans.
The following curious sentence Sa.
tor arepo teyet opera rotas," is not first class
Latin, but may be freely translated-"I l
cease from my work the mower will wear
his wheels" 1t is, in fact, something like
q nonsense verse, but it has these peculiar
titles: l. It spells backward aud forward
the same 2. Then the first letter of each
word spells the first word. 3. Then all the
second letters of each word spells the Sc.
cond word. 4. Then all the third. and 90
on through the fourth and fifth. S. Thea,
commencing with the last letter of each
word, spells the first word. 6. Then the
next to the last and SO on through.
In Tamaqua, the Mountain City," Of
Pennsylvania, has resided for many years
an old colored individual, by occupation q
barber, who one day complained Of the suf
ferings from dyspepsia, and attributed his
ailiment to the fact that he had no teeth
by which he was unable to properly masti
cate his food. "Well, Simon,," said by.
stander, why don't you get set of falls,
teeth? They wouldn't cost you much.
False teef!" exclaimed Simon; "oh, o,
sab! no you don't +! Use had jest all de tee
want in my mouf! Use suffered more VII
de toofache den ever did wid de 'spepsy
an am glad enough to git shet Of nj,
teef! You don't git no NO teefin my mou