Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-01-14
GATHERINGS by THE wAYsIDE.

Why are types like criminals! lie.
cause it is not proper to lock thcm up with.
out taking proof.
The cost Of the public printing at the
Government printing Office, last year, was
about s., 900 900.
An English Bishop once said: "Our
girls arc poorly educated, but our boys
will never find it out"
People often wear religion good deal
as they wear their clothes on Sundays fnc
and glossy; on week days soiled aud thread.
bare.
-!sussia has nine Universities, all under
control Of the Government. The largest,
that of Moscow, has Is professors and
1000 students.
When n man and woman arc made
one, the question is (which one" Some.
times there is long struggle between them
before the matter is settled.
AS ono item in the cost of the present
war between Prussia aud France. it is cal.
cu!atcd that the farming classes in Fraucc
have already lost sl70,Ooo,000.
A Wisconsin editor was called out of
bed one night to receive subscription
After that he sat up nights for over week,
but the offence wasn't repeated.
An eccentric clergyman lately said in
one of his sermons, that "about the com.
moncst proof VIC had that mau is made Of
clay. is the brick so often found in his
hat"
Two barns near Lancaster, Lime coun.
ty, Oregon, were lately struck BY light
ming AMI burned. We believe these arc
about the first Instances Of the kind in
Oregon.
An Indiana paper tells Of . lawyer
there who charge . client $40 for collect
Ing 81, but said he would not press him 10
pay the other dollar for few days il it
would be more convenient for him to let it
stand.
by tho late census it appears that
New Hampshire has lost in population
since the last was taken. This is very re-.
markabls, aud it is the first time any.
thing Of tho kind has happened in this
country.
An Ohio papers says: "Besides
Grants property in other places, he pays
taxes on 100000 worth in St. Louis,
where, few years ago, he pcddled kindling
wood to get money to buy whiskey. Talk
about your thrift"
When . steady, well.behaved young
man Is seen shaking hands with pump,
and bidding it an affectionate good night,
or saying, " Poor old Cobbiuseu Robscre Y, .
there may be faint apprehensions that he
has been taking something"
Some clever fellow has manufactured
handkerchicfs upon which map of the
seat Of war in Europe is stamped. They
have proved an immense success, everybo.
dy wishing to poke his nose into the scene
of conflict without personal danger.
The New York Sxs, Republican
paper, says Of General Grant, that every
Intelligent Republican understands him to
be fool aud his administration dishouor
to the country. Dana's affection for the
President grows absolutely killing the more
he nurses it.
II think" said Mr.. Bronson Alcott. IN
conversation, "that when man livea on
beef he becomes something like au OK II
he eats mutton he begins to look sheepish.
and ithe eats pork may he not grow to be
swinish :" "That may be-" said DR..
Walker, Of Cambridge, "but when man
lives on nothing but vegetables, I think
he's apt to be pretty small potatoes" :"
-"And ye have taken the teetotal
pledge, have ye" said one Irishmau to
another"
"lndade have, aud am not ashamed of
it aither."
And did not Paul tell Timothy to take
little wine for his stomach!"
so he did but my name is not limo.
thy, and there il nothing the matter With
my stomach, bedadw ."'