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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28
Sue Westons Foibles.
by NEGLIGENT IRWIN.

"Annie and have come to get our
dinner!' said pleasant Mrs. Edridge,
i'll her straightforward way to her friend
Mrs. Weston. 6" l came into the city
this morning with troublesome shop
ping list, and this little woman is very
tired" she added, turning to the little
girl who stood beside her, and remov-
ing the childs hat as she spoke.
Mrs. Eldridge and Mrs. Weston had
been school-fellows, and their acquain-
tance had been uninterrupted in later
years. Mrs. Eldridye, however, whose
large family and domestic tastes con-
fined her much to her own family cir
Gle, and more frequently received her
friend in her own pleasant out-of-town
home than she visited her. Mrs. Ed
ridges share of sociability had been
confined to semi-annual call, and the
acceptance Of few special invitations,
wedding festivities, and dinner party
or two, given in compliment to mutual
friends. Being far up town, she had
said, in reply to little Annie's "I'm
so tired, mama
Have patience, darling and we will
go to Aunt Sues and have nice din
ner. We will not sit all alone at lit
tie round table this time, will we, An
ME? And won't Auntie Sue be sur
prised p And the little creature
waited patiently by the high counter
while the lady looked at cambrics, or
tried in vain to match trimmings.
81 thought our usual dinner would
be about your lunch time," further pur-
sued Mrs. Eldridge, as she brushed
back with gentle fingers the child g
damp curls, and turned half APOLOGIZE
cally to her friend in the momentary
silence.
Really Emma" began Mrs. Wes-
ton, and look or disturbance fitted
across her face as she spoke. II would
rather you had come almost any other
day! 1 shall have to ask you to excuse
everything, and am fearful there il
nothing in the house that 1 would like
to offer you; though what you will
think of such housekeeping I'm sure 1
cannot tell" and Mrs. Weston turned
from the window where she had been
turning blind to admit little light
into the darkened room, and resumed :
"If had only known you were COM
ing-I'm so sorry! and the disturbed
look began to. be reflected in her friends
face, the little delicate flush that
had mantled Mrs. Eldridge's cheek
growing brighter as apologies grew
more profuse. She sat with the little
hat in her hand, having as yet, in the
multiplicity of regrets and excuses,
been unlimited to remove her own.
when the servant, who had been sum-
moned by the door-bell, was heard to
say, in Hiberniau accent:
"There's no lady stopping within of
the name, I'm thinking, sir"
"She is in this block, I an, sure. and
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28
E Lo, the poor Indian! A Kansas

@ Lo, the poor Indian! A Kansas
district school was visited by party Of
advanced" Indian chiefs, who came to
hear the classes recite. A nischievous
boy placed crooked pin on the seat
allotted to one of the chiefs, and as he
sat down he was observed to rise has
tily and remark energetically, Ugh!
too much fea-bite. Me no care for
much papoose education; me git;" and
he got, followed by the others in SOL
emn order.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28

How Much Was PENNY A Day.
Much better wages than it sounds to
us. In the time of Christ penny was
equal to fifteen of our cents, and as
money was ton times as valuable as now
the penny was as good as $50 of our
cents; so that man who worked in the
vineyard for that got as good wages as
men now generally have in harvest.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28

@ A croupy youth having strongly
objected to taking medicine, was in
duced to make hearty meal of buck.
wheat cakes and maple sugar, but the
latter proved to bo hive syrup ofsquills.
The boy said he Thought something
allied the molasses the minute his father
told him he could eat all he wanted to. -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28
THE COST OF A PLEASURE.
FROM THE SPANISH

FROM THE SPANISH.
Upon the valleys lap
The dewy morning throws
a thousand rcarly drops,
To wake a single rose.
Thus often, in the course
or liie's few flceting years,
A single pleasure costs
The soul u thousand tears.
Nm. Cullen Bryant.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28
~"I can't line the grange" /" "a

S<"I can't jine the grange said
IN Oregon farmer: 81 am sorry" was
the reply; "we had counted on you"
No I can't jine," said the farmer.
because they've let womsn in, and
they'll work round so as to get to, vote
Directly, and I won't have nuthing to :
do with it. The women is getting above
their privileges, any way. They don't
stay at home enough now, a. ST. Paul
commanded, and I tell you I won't
have nuthing to do with oranges"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28

u A darkey left in charge of q tel
eegraph Office while the operator went
to dinner, heard some one "call" over
the wires, and began shouting at the in
,s,t!rument, "De operator isn't yer!'
The noise ceased.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28

s~ Gen. Grant has purchased the
ground for his contemplated perma-
nent residence il Washington. at the
corner Of Vermont avenue, P. and
Thirteenth streets
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28

A REMARKABLE BILL.-There is rath-
er remarkable bill before tho New York
Legislature for securing pure liquors to
consumers in the city of New York. Il
prohibits, under, severe penalty the
counterfeiting of any liquors, wine or
beer; and the seller Of any such coun-
terfeit shall lie held to possess guilty
knowledge thereof. It provides for .
Board of Liquor Examiners, consisting
of twenty-sevsn chemists, with twenty
four assistants, who shall be assigned
to duty in the various wards, and who,
after preparing schedule of the exact
composition of all pure liquors, shall be
empowered to compel all dealers to con-
form to the standard, under penalty Of
fine, imprisonment, seizure of liquor
and revocation of license. The exam.
iners may enter any liquor shop at any
time, and begin the work of inspection
and analysis, and they shall investigate
any liquor or shop upon. being asked to
do SO by three complainants.G q 1I7ag50
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"Gracious mer' exclaimed a.44.
lady in witness box ,s">ho1 should
know anything about anything I donst2
know anything about r. III l,sylsssa a5o,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28

q A straight line is the shortest
IN morals, as in geometry. .-Rahel.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28

@ Deliberate slowly, but execute
promptly.
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Ea5- An idle brain is the devil l's work:
shop. 1Tiiti 4a'9s 9s4-AiqftTio ~; n
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28
PEOK'S EXPERIENCE WITH A COAL
STOVE. E-J

We never had coal stove around
the house until last Saturday. Have
always burned pine slabs and pieces Of
our neighbors fence. They burn we'll,
too, but the fence got all burned up;
and the neighbor said he would not
build new one, 80 We went down To-
Jones' and gotta coal stove. Itis called
the Radiant Home" and any man.
that says we didn't have radiant home
at our house for about four hours last
Saturday night is Republican and q
villain. You see we didn't know any
thing about coal stoves. We filed the
Radiant Home about half full Of pine
fence, and when the stuff got we'll to
going we filed the artesian we'll on top
with coal. It simmered and sputtered
about Ten minutes and all went out, and
we put on IN overcoat and pair of
buckskin mittens and event out too"
to supper. We remarked, in the courss
OF the frugal meal, that Jones was d
e. froad" for recommending such con-
founded refrigerator to q man to get
warm by. After supper we took piece
of ice and rubbed our hands warm, and
went in where that stove was, resolved
to make her draw and burn if it took:
all the pine fence in the First Ward. :.
Our better half threw quilt over her
and shiveringly remarked that she new
er knew what real solid comfort was
until she got coal stove. Stung by
the sarcasm in her remark, we turned
every dingus in the stove that was NOV,
able, or looked like it had anything to
do with draft, and pretty soon the
Radiant Home began to heave up heat.
1t was not long before she sputtered
like the new Silsby steamer. Talk about,
your heat! In ten minutes that room
was as much worse than Turkish bath
as Hades is hotter than Liverman's ice
house. The perspiration fairly fried
out of tin water cooler in the next
room. We opened the doors, and tho
snow began to melt as far up Vine
street as Hanscomb's house, aud peor
pie all around the neighborhood put on .
linen clothes. And we couldn't stop,
the confounded thing. We forgot
what Jones told us about the dampers,
and she just kept boiling. The only
thing we could do was to go to bed,
and leave the thing to burn the house
up If it wanted to. We stood off with
a pole, and turned the damper every
way, and every turn she just sent.out
heal enough to roast an OK. We went
to bed, supposing the coal would event.
ually burn out, but about twelve o'clock
the whole family had to get up and sit
on the fence. Finally q man came
along who had been brought up among
coal stoves, and he put wet blanket
over him and crept up to the stove and
turned the proper dingus, and she,
cooled off, and since that time has been
just as comfortable as possible. If you
buy coal stove you want tc learn how
to engineer it. or you may got roasted.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17
A SUGGESTION FOR THE CENTENNIAL.

The New York World makes the fol-
lowing suggestions, which are apt:
stSouth Carolina, a sovereign State of
the Union, one of the original thirteen
colonies which founded the independ-
ence and greatness of America, comes
now by a committee to ask of the
President of the United States protec-
ton, no matter what form and at no
matter what price, against horde of
thieves let loose by the Federal Govern
nlent to plumber and degrade her peo-
pie. The committee represents the
tax-paying population of the State,
taxed now in 1874 without representa-
ton, and enduring in helpless indigna-
ton at the hands of American Republic
cans greater wrongs than those which
in 1776 reused all the British cotonists
to arms against the British crown. The
President of the United States is not
ashamed to answer this appeal by pro-
Tossing that he has no authority to inter-
fere in the local affairs of a sovereign
State.
"A year ago Louisiana, another sover-
eign State, by q determined effort of
her tax-paying population threw off a
yoke Of oppression and thievery such
as that under which South Carolina
now groans. The oppressors and
thieves, not the Taxpayers, then APP
pealed to the President of the United
States, through Il telegram signed by
one of his own brothers in-law, to set
aside the verdict ofthe honest men and
to continue them in defiance of law
and of liberty in the enjoyment of
property of other people. The Presi-
dent of the United States was not
ashamed to answer that appeal by
ordering the troops of the United States
in Louisiana to obey the behests of
the oppressors and the thieves, and to
prevent the honest men and the tax
payers from coming into their own.
Here are the simple facts Of two elo-
quent incidents in our current history.
What invective can intensity their elo-
|quence?
"Nhen we come to celebrate in 1876
the Centennial of American indcpend-
ence what nobler offerings can we pay
upon the tOmbs of our fathers to bear
witness to the fidelity with which we
have kept the great trust they bequeath-
ed us than the replies Of President
Grant to the telegram of Collector Casey
and to the appeal of the Taxpayers
of South Carolina, framed in one
framc'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17

NEW ORLEANS, April lO.-Thc mon
umcnt to the Confederate dead erected
in Greenwood cemetery under the
auspices OF tho Ladies' Benevolent
Association, was unveiled this evening,
with appropriate ceremonies in the
presence of 4 large assembly.
Gov. Kellogg has appointed \. A.
Atocha Judge Of the now Superior
Criminal DistrsCt Court created by the
late Legislature.
Elcl,MnNp, April 9.-llon. Il. NJ. II.
Hunter was to-day elected by the Cen
craf Assembly state Treasurer. vice
Mayo, removed.
LONDON, April l2.-'rhc officers and
members of the itoy:i Geographical
Society, and other distinguished per-
sons, have gone to Southampton to re-
ceivc the remains of Livingstone. The
steamer bearing them is expected there
early tomorrow. Great preparations
are being made for the reception and
funeral ceremonies. The body is re-
ported in good state of preservation.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17
SOUND VIEWS EROM Ex-GOVERNOR
| CURTIN.

[From the New Orleans Picayunc.
No man during the war exercised q
greater influence with Mr.. Lincoln than
the then Governor of Pennsylvania,
Andrew Curtin. When he returned
from the mission to Russia, to which
he had been appointed by Mr.. Lincoln,
his course was anNiously watched by
both the Liberal and Republican par
ties. Immediately upon his arrival he
announced himself favorable to the
Liberal movement, and was elected by
the combined votes of tho Liberals and
Democrats to the Pennsylvania consti-
tutional convention. Apart from his
successful labors in the convention, Mr..
Curtin has taken no active part in polit-
ical affairs during the past two years,
Recently he visited New Orleans, and
his visit is remembered with pleasure
by those of all parties who enjoyed his
society.
Upon his return to the North he has
not hesitated to express Il candid opin-
ion as to the lamentable state of affairs
in Louisiana. He could not persuade
himself, he says, that the great city of
New Orleans should be given over to
African control. 1t is his opinion that,
notwithstanding the people of the
North are friendly to the negro, and
admircs the patience he manifested
during the war, this gratitude and
friendlincs's would pass away in view
of the wonderful changes since the war,
The men of the North can never con-
sent to tho degradation and ruin of the
faircst portion of the country by Il class
of ignorant men; and believes that a
reaction will be certain to take place.
He thinks that the reaction against
Radical misrulc and abuse is steadily
increasing in strength throughout the
Northern States.
This testimony of Gov. Curtin is en-
titled to great weight, and must cheer
the hearts of those who are struggling
and hoping for good government and
prOSnCritN.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17
A LIVE DEMOCRACY.

Familiar sights and sounds of the
olden time salute our eyes and ears.
awe write," says Western Demo-
cratic paper, s'with the sounds of vic
tory agitating the ARR Says the Gin
cinnati "Enquirer':
A great sweep for the Democracy was
generally anticipated, but not such 4
one as we chronicle in our local col
umns. This is something even more
than q sweep. There has been hardly
anything like it in the history of this
city. The majorities at II local election,
for local offices of no great importance
and upon which the voters usually
scratch literally, for the entire Demo-
cratic ticket rise to a figure that is
almost fabulous in its character. The
Republican party-the proud and pow
erful Republican party which for Il
dozen years had unchecked supremacy
here-seems almost to have disappear
ed from the political field. 1t was not
the license question which did it, be-
cause the Republican candidates were
by their platform committed alike to
that idea. There seems to have been
some dry-rot prevailing in that organi-
cation. Hundreds of men heretofore
Republicans voted yesterday the
straight-out Democratic ticket, and
they declared that this was but the be-
ginning of the end. =
The Democracy Of Ohio can now
clasp hands with two New England
States permanently Democratic. There
is reason for rejoicing. Not only have
the Democrats gained a United States
Senator and elected Governor in New
ENGLAND the StrOnphOlI Of Eanuhli-
canism, but they have indicated and
fastened the rapidly approaching dis
solution of the Republican party. The
past few months have seen half dozen
Republican States become Democratic.
The local elections held in this State
yesterday indicate that the tenure of
the Democrats in Ohio is not feeble
That which held the Republican party
together is a thing of the past. The
Democratic party is the party of the
future and of the people.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17

is made of them. CHE that hath mercy
on the poor, happy is he." Prov. IA, 81.
!. I can truly say these people are in
great want and are deserving of SYM
pathy; for they are our people and.
Gods creatures.
Very truly, yours, TIIos. MULLETr.
P. S.-Mea1, meat, -four and some
coffee would be desirable. There are
some 800 sufferers. Il. M.
[From Madison Journal, 7th.]
The locomotive quit running from
Delta to Tallulah last Saturday. The
mails and passengers are now carried
by hand car and skiffs all the way to
Monroe. We understand the road has
been greatly damaged by the Bass
crevasse, and that it will take several
weeks to get 1t in running order after
the water goes down.
The levee at Milliken's Bend has
been kept up without any assistance
from the Levee Company, thanks to
the energy of the citizens of the neigh
borhood. Hon. Curtis Pollard took
charge of the Delta levee, and has
made it secure against rise of a foot
more water. Had our people waited
on the Levee Company they might
have been overhOwed.
Bayou Mason, Joe's Bayou, Tensas,
Willow Bayou, in fact the whole par.
ish west and north of Walnut and
Roundaway Bayous, is now under
water. The loss of stock has been i'm
mense, and this has all been caused by
a crevasse in a levee which the LOuisi
ana Levee Company has been building
every year since its organization, ano
for which it receives fifty cents a cubic
| ward.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17
FAREWELL TO LOUISIANA.

The Shreveport Times is advocating,
with zeal and earnestness, the annexa-
ton of DeSoto and Caddo parishes to
the State of Texas. A memorial to
the same effect has been laid before the
Texas legislature, from which we ex-
tract the following:
Your memorialists would quit with
feelings of sadness the jurisdiction of
the State they so much love, of whose
past history they feel justly proud, and
around which will over cluster holy
memories. But they believe their in
terests demand that they should link
their fortunes with Texas, and march
forward to tho glorious destiny that
awaits her.
Commenting on the memorial, the
Times says:
A large number of our citizens yes
terday signed the memorial to the
Texas Legislature, published in the
Times of Sunday morning. Copies
have also been sent into the country
and to DeSoto parish. We take this
occasion again to urge, not the impor~
tancc of the movement, for that is I'M
dcrstood by everybody, but the vital
Importance of promptncss of action.
The press of Texas is now nearly unan-
imous in advocacy of the measure the
people of Texas are warmly in favor of
it, and tho Legislature of that State is
ready to act. If the present feeling in
our State is not taken advantage of by
us, the deep and cordial interest in the
now expressed will die out, and
it is not probable that we will again be
able to fully arouse it.
Here is a sermon--a whole volume
in very few words, upon the admin
of State affairs in Louisiana.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17
90 TO c. BOFENsCHEN,S

40 TO c. BOFENSCHEN,S
~ AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES!
Tho following articles now on exhibit ion
and for sale iOaO fO,. cash:
WATCHES,
Consisting in part of fine Gold and Silver
American and Swiss mako, for ladies' and
gentlemen, key and stem winders.
n SELECT STOCK OF JENELRY,
Such as Gold and Silver Watch Chains,
Gold Sleeve Buttons, Shirt Studs, Gold
Lockets and Il variety of Charms; Crosses,
Necklaces and bracelets (gold and iet) !;
tlemens' Bosom Pins Gold, Silver and
Steel Spectacles genuine pebbles). \ very
select stock of sterling
SILVER PIIATED-WARE,
Consisting of Casters, for dinner and
break fast; Ice Pitchers, Soup and Gravy
ladies' ladies, Napkin Rings, Tea and Table
Knives, Butter Dishes (plain and revolv-
ingG Fine China Vases; Ornamented French
ments; Howe Sewing Machines Uhe best
machine made.) Monroe, May ri, 1878.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17
NEW MAsNT.T HOUSE.

The undersigned has opened has opened
his new market house, and will he pleased
to supply the best of meats at all hours of
the day. His old patrons are respectful
Invited to come and see him.
Ess~ Whole hogs. neatly butchered, sold
at So per pound. ]. l.. NELSON.
Dec. l9, lSTS.--14:tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17

There was to have been Il grand
colorcd Wedding i'll Columbus, Ga, the
other day, but when the bride and her
friends reached the church, they found
tho bridegroom missing. n search was
made and he was found fast asleep on
Il dry goods box in the street, with no
marriage license, and but fifteen cents
in his pocket.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17
THE VARIETIES THBATRE.

We copy from the Picayune as fol-
lows:
We are informed that arrangements
were concluded on Thursday, by which
Mr.. John e. Owens became leesee and
manager of the Varieties Theatre, COM
mencing with the next season. Thi
intelligence, we are sure, will be received
with delight by our readers. Mr..
Owens career as manager of the old
Varieties, in ante-bellum days, was a
brilliant one, las all know, either person.
ally or by report. His administration
has been accepted as the criterion by
which critical judgments and stock COM
panies have been guided.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has lately consolidated its Trans
mississippi lines and placed them all,
from the Rio Grande to st. Louis, un-
der one superintendent, Mr.. l.. c.
Baker. He is TO transfer his head
quarters from Little Rock to Houston.
Texas.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17

Congress has passed an appropriation
for stocking the rivers of Texas with
fish, such AS trout and salmon.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-17

The officers of the Alabama State
Grange report that the area Of land in
that State devoted this year to corn,
wheat, oats and other grain, is far
greater than was ever before known.