Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-31
TWO CENTURIES HENCE.

The following fancy picture or what
may be familiar enough two centuries
hence is no, more impossible on the
face of it than our railways, electric
tclcSraphs and the like, would have
seemed century ago:
'Scene-Librnry in the house of an ell
dorly gent, somewhere in Australia.
Old gent telegraphs to the kitchen, and
waiter ascends in balloon.
Old Gent-John, fly over to Calcutta,
andrtell Mr.. johnson, that shall be
very happy to have him sup with me.
Never mind your coat now, but go.
John leaves and at tho end of five
minutes returns.
john Mr.. johnson says he will
come; he has got to go to st. Peters
burg for moment, and then he will be
here.
0Old Gent--Very well, John. Now
start the machine for setting the table,
and telegraph to my wife's room, and
tell her that Mr. Johnson is coming;
then brush up my balloon, for have
un engagement in London at12 o'clock.
John flies, and the old gentleman
runs over to the West Indies to buy u
fresh orange. ' i-.
KHlvAN Proverbs. He who steadics
himself between two ships will certainly
be drowned.
Shame is worse than death.
He who weeps from his heart will
provoke tears from the blind. A.
A lean horse and u hero in strange
country each look amiss.
When you go to law against the en-
peror, God himself should be the Judge.
The wise man strikes twice against
one and the same stone.
You may praise a Russian thousand
times, but his eyes will still he hue (the
reverse of handsome, according to U.s.
beS taste). ~
Young men may die; old men mast
The Overlooking (Aattering) tongue
soon makes word. r r
lie who fears the sparrow will never
SOW millet. --... .
When the ass bears too light load
he wants to lie down.
The spoken word cannot again be
swallowed. fl . s..a a.. .
He whose heart is full soon finds a
loose tongue. ...,.... ........ .I.... /
Smoke rises only from large blocks
Of wood. n 'rH Hr@''""Ni'1 u 81
IA live mouse is better than dead
Him who God has marked the proph-
ct strikes with his wand. .....'...'. e,
He who is on horseback no longer
knows even his own father. The armed
men on horseback spares not his near
est relation.
When you die, even your tomb shall
be comfortable. taut aoJ ,. t....
Speak to each other but work ami.
mails by signs. ,.,.fF ELF t..t..,....- .,..
Man is caught by his tongue; an OK
by his horns. ''''' ~ 7"' ~
DO not fasten up your garment until
you see the water. ~ .Fl-nt ~. FL
That which is taken in with the milk
only goes out with tho soul. Faults
contracted with infancy disappear but
with death. 90 t.''..''' ~ 3. ~''0i ''..' +
The open mouth never remains hun
gryaod ewond oiE ara LH4 .geH H'ia.a
Time does not bow to you; you must
bow to time. -.
When the parsoni visits you don't
be, oyerjoyed;; he will soon begin to
beg, -, = f,..... ',....
"A great head has, great ears. .' 81
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aH The late Hon. Sam Galloway, of
Ohio, was q remarkably homely man.
On one occasion, while dining with
personal and political friend in Chilli
cetlfe, the six or seven-year-old daugh-
ter of his host, who had been intently
studying Galloway's face, said, loud
enough to be heard by all at the table:
"Ma, didn't that mans ma love child
rem mighty well?" " Why SO, my
dear?" asked her mother. ooh, just
cause she raised himv ...