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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24
GATHERINGS BY TIE WAYSIDE.

Kansas ladies hold pie,plant" festi-
walls.
The French fair in Boston nctted
$4,000.
Professor Morse has passed his eight
eth birthday. -
A woman manufactures all the cigars
smoked at Shcboygan, Wis.
-Kempville Canada is building new
house, the first in twenty-five years.
There is in New York city dress
maker who rides in 5000 carriage.
High tortoise shell combs and gold
belt buckles are again coming into fashion.
A husband of forty at Danville, Him
ois, has wife aged twelve and half years.
Iowa has twenty-five countiys which
have never been mapped, and whose pre-
else location is problematical.
English sparrows have not only estab-
lished themselves in New York, but they
have driven all the other small birds out.
Mrs. Fairs property pans out we'll.
Her assets foot up six city l'ts, $4,000
in Government bonds, two dcrringer pis-
tolls and three rtVOlvcrS.
Naples large enough to make three
tcn-root rails, with 1000 trees to the acre,
have been raised from the seed in seven
years in NJ ,nroc county, Iowa.
The average weight of the human
heart is eight and half ounces. Its work
in a day is equal to raising one hundred
and twenty four tons one foot high.
"A citized of Ottawa, Canada, has tax.
en- out patent for new style Of boat oars,
by which man, when rowing in the usual
manner, faces the direction in which the
boat is going.
An Englishman has invented new
aid for writer's, voltaic electric p-nholdcr,
with pens especially adapted to it. The
h"l'ler is said to generate small stream Of
electricity, which relieves the nervous sys.
tenn and prevents u fatigue in writing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24
Look Before You Kick,

A minister in one of our orthodox
churches, while on his way to preach a
funeral sermon in the country, called on
one of his members, and old widow lady,
who lived near the road he was travelling
The old lady had just been making sau-
sases. and she felt proud of them-they
were so plump, round and sweet. OF course
she insisted on her minister taking some
of the links to his family. He objected
on account Of not having his portmantcau
with him. This objection was soon over.
ruled, and the old lady after wrapping
them in rag, carefully placed bundle in
either pocket Of the preachers capacious
great coat. Thus equipped he started for
the funeral.
While attending to the solemn duties of
the grave some hungry dogs scented the
sausages, and were not long in tracing
them to the pockets of the good mans
Overcoat. This was a great annoyance,
and he was several times under tho neccs-
sity Of kicking the whelps away. The
obsequies at the grave being completed,
the minister and congregation repaired to
the church, where the funeral discourse
was to be delivered. After the sermon
was finished, the minister halted to mako
some remarks to the congregation, when
brother, who desired to have some ap.
pointment given out, assembled the steps
of the pulpit aud gave the minister's coat
hitch, to get his attention. The divine
thinking it dog, having designs upon his
pocket, raised his foot, gave sudden kick,
and sent the good brother sprawliug down
the steps.
"You will excuse mo, brethren and
sisters" said the minister, coufusedly; and
without looking at the work he had just
done, for could not avoid i'll have
sausages in my pocket, and that daruatiou
dog has been trying to grab them ever
since l came upon the premises"
Our readers may judge Of the effect
such an announcement would have at q
funeral Tears Of sorrow were suddenly
exchanged for smiles Of merriment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

% An exchange says there is tan.
merry in Roxbury, Mass, for the tan
ming of alligator's hides, which, when
properly tanned, make an exceedingly
toug and elastic quality Of leather, said to
be almost impervious to water. The first
attempt made to utilize the hides Of the
reptile, by making them into leather for
boots, dates back about fifteen years, and
was undertaking by two French brothers
in New Orleans, who however did not
make good article, and failed durin :
the war, when the establishment was
transferred to Roxburg. Green hides of
the alligator were purchased at New Orleans
and all along the cost of Florida, all of
which find their way to the Roxburn tan
merry, where there undergo long and
expensive tanning process, during which
they are handled every week. The skins
of the young animals, only, are available,
as, after maturity, the hides become horny
and valueless.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

the nation to its unconstitutiouslitt, except
such disorders as may seem to justify the
plea Of necessity that is made for it. Let
it be clearly seen to be usurpstion and
outrage. A.H
= There will then be- no State
in the Union which will not welcome the
overthrow of this force bill, in the. courts
or in Congress, by any peaceful and con-
stitutional means; nor any in which they
will not have an opportunity to regsin the
respect and sympathy of patriotic and intel-
ligent men, whom they have so long and
SO thoroughly alienatsd from them by their
factious opposition and their alliance with
traitors. tf1 ~ 80 =
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Water in the Stomach.

The first effort of nature whe6 wafer
has been received into the stomach, is 10
remove or take up from it all the elements
of nutrition which it may contain, IF it
contains sugar or meat or anything else
which may go to feed the system, those
elements, if the stomach is in healthy
coalition, are first abstracted and digested,
aud whatever inorganic matters, it may con
tain, not needed in the system, are cast OFF
by the excretories, or at least the effort, is
made to SO dispose Of them by those or
gans. r...t .,. ~
Sometimes mineral or other poisonous
substances are taken into the stomach in
such form that the assimilative organs
take hold of them. and distribute Them
throughout the system before the ex-
cretories can act. Poison is thus diffused
in the system, more or less rapid in Us
action, according to its nature and the
quantity present. .a!sT
We often. drink in6nitesimal quantities
of poison generally disorganized vegett
bic or animal matter-in the water which
we imbibe. The sickness in low swampy
neighborhoods is generally due more to
the water than the atmosphere. It was
deleterious substances in the waters of the
Chickahominy swamps, drank by the
| soldiers, which decimated our army there
not the malaria. ef the atmosphere. ado
Nothing but organized matter seems to
aid in building up the system. Meat,
flour, corn. barley, ETC., when taken into
the stomach in their natural condition, un-
decomposed by either cooking or any osher
exposure, are Immediately digested; !; but
when decomposition commences before
they enter the human stomach, that de.
composition is only accelerated there, and
they are converted into poisons. tla1
Sugar is produced from the cane or beet
,0ithous decomposition, and is therefore
healthy nutriment. Alcohol is the result
of the decomposition Of sugar from mo-
lasses, corn, barley, etc., and, is therefore
poison. Medicines are generally poiso6s,
taken into the system to accomplish GER
tain specific objects, apart from building it
up; alcohol is thus employed as a stimulus
its origin from decomposition precludes
the possibility Of its utility as nutriment.
If taken in excess like other stimulants.-
which are always poisons-it is followed
by more than corresponding depression Of
power. Alcohol is goad, sohir,-good
for proper use, but dangerous in proper
tion to its excessive employment. People
cannot be ever careful in selecting good
water, nourishing food, or too cautious in
avoiding stimulants.-Pacyfc Rmrel Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

A RING OF SATURN GoNE.-Populai
as we'll as scientific interest will be excited
by the announcement that one OF the
rings of fSaturu, with which the youngest
students of astronomy are familiar, has dis
appeared. The missing ring is the lnne,
one of the three hitherto observed, and
tho astronomer Sturve has been watchin,e
for years its approach to the body of the
planet, upon which it has closed Ike Del,
Of semi-trausparent vapor, its centrifugal
force being entirely overcome.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

PRETTY BUT UsELEss.-As a fashlona'
bly, dressed young lady passed some gen;
tlcman, tho other day, one Of them raised
his hat whereupon another, struck oy 'ne
fine appearance Of the lady. made some
inquiries concerning her, and was an
swered thus: j" She makes pretty orna'
ment in her fathers house, but otherwise
is of no use."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY, SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE

"Yes, I did"
"What was it ?" said Barbara, a little
disappointed.
IL forgot to ask you if you would marry
me ?"
"Dear me, was that all ?" said the
young lady, demurely.
"Isn't that enough. Say, Barbara, will
your"
"I'll think of it," answered Barbara,
evasively.
"No, but tell me now. Quick-the
baby's waking up"
"Wcll then-yes."
Barbara had taken the little thing in her
arms, and disappeared before she had time
to utter her waking yell.
A week afterward Mr.. Joseph Yer.
lev took the 1890 train with his wife aud
little neice, the happiest of reclaimed old
bachelors, and it was all the unconscious
baby's work.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

D0- In Warsaw, KY, are thirty-two wild.
ows, each possessed of a fortune of not less
than one hundred thousand dollars. The
oldest of these widows is thirty-nine, the
youngest twenty-one. All are handsome
and all in the market Should Brigham
Young make a sweep from his harem.
scarem, at Utah, upon this widows nest
of Warsaw aud capture the entire lot, he
would cut quite figure. He might do SO
but for fear such raid and capture OF
the widows of Warsaw would mako more
war in Utah then it ever before saw.
This being the case, the reporter could
say: Of all the wars we ever saw, VIC nev
er saw war like the war we saw among
the wives and and widows Of Warsaw: As
said the man once upon time. ."Of all
the saws l ever saw saw, never saw a
saw saw that would saw as that wood saw,
except it was a saw that 1 once saw in Ar
kansaw, and that wood-saw would out.
saw any saw I ever saw in any place
outside of Arkansaw !"-Ponaeroy's N. Y.
Democrat.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

CHINA.-This is country where the
roses have fragrance aud the women no
petticoats; where alaborer has no Sabbath
aud the magistrate no sense of honor
where the roads bear no vehicles and the
ships no kcels; where old men fly kites :
the needle points to the south aud the sign
of being puzzled is to scratch the antipodes
of the head; where the place of honor is
on the left hand, aud the seat Of intellect
is in the stomach where, to take of
your hat, is an insoleut gesture and ia
wear white garments is to put yourself in
mourning; which has literature without
an alphabet, language without grammar
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~ The last Ku Klux outrage occurr

u The last Ku Klux outrage occurred
at Goldsboro, NC. The citizens heard an
explosion and went to neighbor's house
and found a wcnch in the last stages Of
being frightened to death. They supposed
the Ku.Klux had been there, and while
a portion of the crowd started to find the
perpetrators of the outrage, others
rushed to the telegraph Office to send the
news to the Northern papers. But the
old lady got better, and said she used
bottle for candlestick, and the bottle
had powder in it, which she would have
forgotten entirely ifit hadn't got on fire.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

FRIED CAKEs.-Three eggs, one ana
half cups sugar, one cup sour cream one
aud half cups buttermilk, one teaspoon
soda. Do not mix very stiff.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24


CRY GIRLs.-The girls Of the princi-
pal cities in this country are noted as fol-
lows: u -
Baltimore, the handsomest. -,
Boston the most intellectual
New York, tho gayest and most expeu-
sivc in dress. s3sfe
Washington, the most airy and superb
cial. ,..a..
Philadelphia, the most refined and LADY,
like.
Chicago, the fastest and most dissipsted.
Toledo, the biggest feet.
St. Louis, the most reckless. ~
New Orleans, the most Travelled. f
CINCINNATI, the greatest firts.
Louisville. the proudest.
Detroit, the widest
Cleveland, the most graceful and enter
tanning in conversation.
San Francisco, the most indifferent.
Richmond, the most anxious 70 b loved.
Mobile, the most liberal entertainers,
Hartford, the best musicians.
Buffalo, the dullest.
Rochester, the longest hair. fs ss.sA
The girls in the country for making the
best wives. f. .
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

CREAM CAKE.-Oue cup cream, one
and half cups sugar, two cups nour' Two
eggs, one teaspoon soda. Flavor with
lemon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

A HINT IN HoRsE SHosINosaA
writer in the Western Rural says: A
great saving Of wear and expense nay b.
affected in !. rough-shocing," By having
the smith drive small piece Of cast steel
into each hcelcalk, andtwo into each toe.
They can be cut very conveniently from
strip of steel fve.eighths OF threefoufths
of an inch wide; aud can easily be put
tho toc-calk while tho shoe Is being
fitted up. in this way, yet az, old one may
be. After tho shoe is 6ttod, the calks
should be hardeued, 50 that the steei win
be as hard a. flc. This plan isabslasr
than putting on steel tses. which will
wear duh, and not shsps, y the sAeel sill
in an iron too. I, VI
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-24

~ The men who hatter wousa do
not know them sufficiently; and the nsa
who only abuse them do not knosn them
at all. a5 yyi.ff s.s &. Il l3
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catalogues, bills Of fare, posters, programmes,
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OrrtcE--Corner of Second and Washington
Streets.
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~ Live and let i've.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-02
Condensed xs@rass.

A purse OF S22J. contributed by the working.
men OF Capitol Hill, has been raised for the
family of Mr.. John southern .s7ho was killed a
few days since by a fan frcla sca:fod.
The steam roller EN- loyed IN packing the earth
as foundation for the new pavement on Poan-
svlvania avenue west OF 18th Ttreet, got I" stuck
in the mud" yesterday.
AT the meeting Of the Oldest Inhabitants As
sociaton yesterday, resolutions OF respect 10 the
me moTy OF the late &. T. Sen EStaCk and ReT. $.
Tustin, were adopted
The Beard of Putiic Wssks have ordered the
grading, laying OF feet walks. curbs and cutters
on X street north, between North Capital and
1st streets east.
The new p street bridge is nearly completed,
the last plank having been laid this morIing 2.
Workmen are now engaged in putting up the
hand-Tail.
There is some complaint among persons who
have business on Louisiana Avenue, between
9th and 10th streets, or account OF its muddy
condition, and many are anxious that a gsed
clean pavement should be laid this fall.
The Executive Committee of the Twentieth
district organized last night by electing T.. \.
Atkinson, chairman, and VIM. f.. Wise, secSe-
taTy. Finance and campaign committees were
appointed
The yacht race Tomorrow will be over the
course from Eleventh-street wharf to Fort Wask-
ingtOn and return, and the following yachts will
start: Fannie, Emma, Rattan, Fannie Bell,
andFcho.
BY the official report, the time made by the
AnaOstans and Potomaos in the race on Tuesday
is as follows AnalOstan, Is minutes 80 seconds
Potomac. - minues 10 seconds difference,
minute - seconds.
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GEORGETOWN.

HEADQUARTERS Y. NJ. Z. A large room
over CrOpley's drug store, at the corner OF
Bridge and Congress streets, has been rented by
the Young Mems Christian Association of this
city, and will be fitted up a reading room and
general headquarters of the association.
WATER STREET was dull to-day up to noon,
on account of the non-arriral of grain per canal,
This afternoon boats commenced to come in
lively with wheat and corn consigned to the
different commission merchants.
FLOUR.-The -four market is steady without
any change in prices The New York steamer
John Gibson, will take out about 900 barrels
to- morrow.
Lock GATE REPLACRD.-The lock gate which
went ont at six locks night before last was re-
placed last night, and boats began to pass early
this morning.
AN OBsTREPEROUs PRIsONER.-Last night
Sergeant BOarman and officer Myles arrested
John Sullivan for being drunk and dsorderly
and while on their way to the station house with
their prisoner, he made violent assault on Off
Ger Myles. He was with difficulty taken to the
station, and this morning took ticket in the
8 Black Maria " for the purpose of interviewing
Judge Smell at the police court.
GEORGETOWN, Nov. ., 1871
Too THIN.-EditOr Star: Major George Hill.
jr., the gentleman of frequent serenades, this
morning publishes card in the ChronicIe pro-
posing to submit the question of his nomination
to primary election, at which, to use his words
1.-THE polls shall be open all day, and none al
lowed TO vote but bona fde voters of the district
Just look at the adroit cunning of the willy Ma
lor Does he say republican voters? Not once.
Would he submit to the decision of a primary
No, no. Mayor. 1t Is every pretty quarrel as ii
stands and as the republicans have not much
hope of clccting their candidate, in view of the
fearful odds against them, my advice would b.
| to allow you to show your strength at the polls
| and let the community at large see Just how far
| the republican voters of the Sd district endorse
you. don't believe there will be a serenadt
| for the Major when the vote is announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-02
A l. E x A N DRIA.

RIVER NEws.-Captan Frank Reyes, Just up
from below, reports that the u. ). ). COnstella-
ton, from Annapolis, bound to the Washington
Navy Yard, anchored OFF Piney Point at four
O'Clock yesterday evening, having been aground
for two days at Point Lookout. Capt. X, also
reports six coasters-two loaded-bound up, of
Indian Head.
PROPERTY SALE.-The three stored brick
building on King street, adjoining the drug
store OF Mr.. Samuel Lunt, belonging TO DIR.
Leiberman of Washington, but at present oc-
cupied by Mr.. W. i. Atwell, has been sold by
Green x Wise, real estate agents, to Mrs.
Martha Chatham for 81, 800. 1t will be repaired
Immediately.
The New MARKET HoUsE.-Mr. Cluss the
architect and superintendent of the new Mar
ket House, was in the city this morning, and
finding that some of the brick work on the inside
walls Of that building had not been put accord
ing to the provisions of the contract ordered it
to be taken down and regretted
NOT SOLD.-The handsome residence OF T. B.
robertson, esq. corner of Prince and Column
bus streets, TO have been sold by auction this
morning, was bid i'm by the owner for IS, 45O.
Mrs. General Benton, of Missouri, was anxious
TO become the purchaser and bid 81 $50 for it,
Gazette, last ereninl.
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ss to prepare Tor hs sGperssrustcre: pov there
Sac. ]. A.1 % 81 s.asrsa Tsat. pro,saed that th,.
act shall he submitted g tho popie Al the NEXT gen
Srse s ss 20; n sr s. ~ r Esor q &c
A. such election: AZ rrs-'asd fsrfAr. ThSt this -
gres. of the Unitcd Ststes. the governor shan -
and be e hercey sgi h0r.Lsd q snesoribe. IN te
e the Piedmont and Potomac Railroai Company. ~
an amount Rot exeeed,n "a hunirsd thousand aol-
The Board q Pulle works that sach .ss.e l
srsans Of .Sid rosd and ssfisisctSrT susrSS,ees
shall he given . sid Bard that The sh,.aai . SAB
tbs; said work will be completed within the ,iass
necessary ava. q said guarantee q the Peunsyl-
'sTsEs-. That said rad shal be oonStrac,- frons
some Point on the Potomao river az Ge.rgs;syn
Works
SIC. 3 Aka b az ys-fA~ s.aa,a. That 70 order 20
Governor is her.Sy suJharirei to Issue n regis
,sss ,Sh ~ ns9rsSn so,ds q ne r,irSi q CcS.s
fscs shall be signed by ,hs Governor and Secretary
after date and bear siN centum Interest. rAyats
hai yearly 20 an amount necessary O. provide said
bonds and pay hc proceeds thereof to sail Pied
mout aRd Potomac Rsilrosd Company. AZ snch tlsnes
gres. q the work Aforesaid PTsrif.a. rSs, ala
bonds shaii not be Sid st lower rate than ninety
per centum II the par value thereof.
sEc ;. asd Be tf gSrtA1 enacted, Thai m order 20
MEL the interest 70 secrne On said bond-, there
;uSh lower rate as may sEfilce, on every hundred
dclars ~ the ssssssed value 80 rcai and personal
estate IN said District, the proceeds a which tan
shall SUBSTITUTE special fund rl.ased f0r The ray.
mont Of said interest
SIC. 4. ARd D. % fVTftc sAdcfsf. That ths Gov
Is hereby requested 70 cause this a. - 3 driy
published before the next general election. - ~
9ulfed by the fourteenth section Il tho charter -
The District Il Columbia. act ~ CHn 81 Feb
ruary twenty one, eighteen hundred aal seventy
0He,l and BY suitable proclamation - snhslit tfs
sane g the people, aud presc he the form IN whics
u shall be voted upon.
CHARLEs T.. HULsE,
Speaker 81 the House % n-hgafss
WILLIAM STfCkNEY.
President q the Council.
Approved, August ls. ISL
II. n. COOKE. Governor. ausl -su