Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-03-04
GATHERINGS ~ THE WAY>IpE.

-GIrls Mss each ether because they
have nothing better to kiss
The ties, humor is that which con.
tains mos, humanity, that which is favored
throughout with tenderness
Measure every man according to his
measure: that is, do not expect or demand
from him more than there is in him.
--Encourace charity and brotherly love
between relatives or friends, and especially
between cuemics, or those who have been
such.
Mrs. Grimes. lend me your tub ?"
Can't do tall the hoops are Gifts full
Of snds besides, l never had onc--1 wash
in barrel"
We safely lay it down as a rule Of
life, that things of doubtful expedieucy are
always best avoided. Let not your good
be evil spoken of.
Mrs. J. c. Headlcy, Sheriff 10 Mon
tana, performs the duties of her Office com.
mcndably, besides training family Of little
ones in the way they should go.
An old, delapidated bank note is going
around with piece of yellow paper pasted
on the back of it, on which is written in a
bold, free hand, "Go it, BILL will back
you"
TO make boarding house hash, take a
little Nv everything good deal Nv nothing,
and throw in something; jam to a mux,
cook over kohl fire, season with hair pins
and serve up on the jump.
If the minds of men were laid open we
should SEQ but little difference between
that of wise man and that of a fool there
are infinite reveries and numberless extrav-
aganccs passing through both.
The Chairman of the Democratic Elk.
ecutivc Committee has thrown out an init
nation that St. Louis is likely to be
selected as the place for holding the next
Democratic National Convention.
AN Indiana paper says that Garrett
Clawson, of that State, who is eighty years
old, "shoots squirrels without spectacles. "
A Missouri paper says that squirrels with.
out spcctacles are quite common in that
State.
"A pretty custom is practised in Swe.
den. of hanging up in front of every house
at Christmas, small sheaf of wheat for
the winter provisions of the birds who arc
exposed to tho enclemencies of northern
winter.
Live and let live" is the curious head
ing of coffin: makers advertisement in the
Androscoggin Herald, and the Kennebee
Journal has heard of one in the same bust
ness who speaks Of his wares as wooden
overcoatsw
If you are wise man you will treat
the world very much as the moon treats il
show it only one side of yourself, seldom
show too much Of yourself at time, and
be calm, cool and polished but look at eve
ry side of the world.
The man who never failed is a myth
Such one never lived, and is never likely
to. All success is series of efforts in
which, when closely viewed, are seen more
or less failures. The mountain is to over
shadow the hill, but the hill is reality
nevertheless. If you fail now and then
therefore, don't be discouraged, but pres,
on.
The examination of Ben. Butler, charg
ed with corruption in the management o.
the funds of the " Soldiers Home" is still
proceeding. 1t is stated that Gen. Farms
worth will, before the investigation is clos
ed, introduce testimony showing that of the
$4,000 paid by the Government in the
purchase of the Home at Augusta, Maine
only $50, 900 was received by the owner.
of the property.
=" Petroleum V. Nasby," the distin
guished Ohio Radical, delivered a lecture
recently in Boston, en- "The Man Of SIM
1t is full Of hard hits. Among other things
he says: II saw Cadetships sold for DOL.
lars. I met Judges Of Courts in the South
ern States, who, ten years ago were host
tiers in livery stables at the North, and
whose knowledge Of criminal law they had
gained from standing in the criminal dock