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FINE STATIoyERY

Warren Choato & Co.'S list Of specialties adyer-
tlsed IN another column 10 an attractive one and
those IN want Of hrst-class stationery American
and foreign, would do well to look at their stock
CareW's writing papers have been IN use forty
years, and are perfect papers, while Hoes COPY
Ing presses are known the world over lust as well
as his printing presses. These and the other art
eles advertised are the best Of their kind in the
market.
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AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE UEIN.

FhOIED PROPERTY THIS AFTERNOON.
b. II. Warner, real estate broker and aue-
uoneer, Will sell this friday afternoon, CON-
menei0E Al SIX O'Clock, those valuable building
lois In Olarlos wilkes subdivision Of part Of
square e3i. The lots on North Capitol street,
between and y streets north, have q front Of
ABOUT y ieet, and are desirably located for prl-
Nnte residences as they command q beautiful
view 1.-THE city, the Potomac river and much Of
the surrounding country. Those on q street. be-
tween North Capitol street and New Jersey ave-
adapted for business purposes, being near the
baltimore and Ohio railroad depot, and on the
nne OF the metropolitan railway leading to all
parts Of the city. This sale wifi Afford pur-
ehhsers tne opportunity for 8 profitable invest
ment. The terms are easy and the title perfect
See advertisement in our auction columna
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BASE BiLL.
THE GREAT GAME YESTERDAY.

THE GREAT GAME YESTERDAY.
Considerable interest was manifested in the
game which took place yesterday on the White
Lot between nine selected from among the
honorary members Of the Creighton club and
the Theatre Comique n:le, the latter under
the captaiDCy OF that priI9 Of comedians,
Jake BUdi. Mike Sc4nlan showed great judy
ment in his handling Of the CreightoDs.
George Radclif, Denny O'Neill, Jake Budd,
Jake O'Neil and Cooper, Of the Comiqus nine,
fairly outdid themselves in their respective
positions, while no noticeable features occurred
on the Creighton side. We append the full
FcOre:
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TIE IrrRrrrnn

Of our readers lg called 10 the auction ADVERTISE
ment OF b. II. Warner, real estate broker and
auetoneor who Will sell. at six O'Clock this afler-
noon, that valuable Improved property On me
northeast corner OF Third and Il Greets north
west. This property Is finely located, being
within two squares OF the new Northern Liber-
ties mATkst-house, and Is improved BY a com
Portable thTee-story brick house. with back build
ing. Fine business stand. Terms easy
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COTTAGF F0R RENr

A beautiful cottage house, No. 14Oe Six
teenth street, is for rent for q couple Of
months, perhaps three, TO q person Of good
standing, having & small family, at it's un-
furnished rate OF rent. Everything that is re-
quired for neatness and comfort. See adyer-
tiEement.
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aHEEMsDA.

This paTAiele1 specing sSOIHpOunCedln natures
laboratory, and from its magic power and unprece-
denied achievements the most eminent men IN this
nation have, amer thorough and severe test, pro-
bounced i the only Sovereign Remedy for BriEhgig
Disease and Diabetes; also ali Urinary Bladder and
Liver Affections; also Dropsy, &C., &c. To the
mlrds Of uaEy our claims may seem prePosterousto
aOcoTs plsh with Bethesda Water that which has so
long I'd still col tlnueS oae medlc science. We
asa but test. Do not allow your skepticlsm TO be
Jour peril, II BETHESDA don 9 cure you, u cannot
certainly DO you any Injury. Therefore avail your
self Of the most pleasant ARd efficient curative agent
ever offered 70 suffering humanity. The Water Il
fvr sale At CHARLES sT0TT 6 co. g Drug Store.
No, 80 PennsYlvAnla Gvenue. Beware Of spurious
CO.. and all druEgiEts.
SsAN 'N' SiiS1i--' N RICHARD DUNBAR
pirectorRnd General Il RnaEer, Bethesda Springs.
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SERIOUS STONE TRRoWING.

Last night, about Z O'Clock, q eolorsd boy,
named Isaac Brady, and white boy, name
unknown, got into an alteration on Twelth
street, near O. It eliminated by Brady throw
ing large stone, which, instead Of striking
the boy, passed through the window Of the
residence Of Mr.. John Hurst, and struck his
wife Oh the head, knocking her insensible.
The boy was arrested by oficer Mahoney, and
taken 70 the Central station, where he was
lock ed nm
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OF STEAMSHIPS

WAsHISoTOS AND NEW YQRE-
,S45CsAfl er ths lne steamships Z. .. hnlSh i and
gHAA GIBSON will make regular WEEhLE
IdhhlisS IA bkI TWEEN NEW YORK,ALEXANDRIAy
Leave eW 1ork from Pier % East River every SAT-
aisay a. ?. u, Leave Georgetown eyeTX friday
Az n "a: and Alexandra the same day At u p.
.2I ~ IN formation apply 70 R. ?. A. DENHAa,
agento once and wharf % Water street, 6eOrEe-
t9WnI 81 At the corner Of Seventeenth street and
New York aYenue u w THOMPSON,
tall-9 '" President,
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MEDICAL.
ELoRIDA AGUE PILLS.

ETLoRIDA AGUE PILLS.
A certain care for ChILLs and FEvER, DUMB
CHLLs aud AGUE, without any Ofthe injurious efs
tegfJ Of 1Eia!nc, mercury or arsenic.
Sumsrous teg;irlcnia. or their specific eject IL
All cases Of OhillE aCu Fever, after guiT.in- and
9thsr rensdles bad completely failed, in the
hands Of The proprietor.
A cure Is guaranteed In every case.
Price, 50 cents box. Sent BY mail free.
I TFof sale b. ROBERT LECki. Proprietor, Rioh-
Dkslrfct OF Colum 6la.. lyIS-lm
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an TUP NV sTORT

We sre offering great Inducements to purchasers
Of Ready Made Clothing. English Worstsd,
DOuole-breasted and Single-bressTed FrOok Goats;
Cashmere Business or Travelling Suits; Alpaca,
Serge and Minis Cloth Sacks. All Of the above
we will close out at manufactury prices
Persons In want Of Black Cloth Suits, our sup
ply is up to the standard. %
NOAH WALKER & Co.,
625 Pennsylvania avenue.
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pRoPosALs FoR GOAL.


GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL ron The Insane
Sssted proposals. are hv.te mill noon o. SAT-
inpresenee Of such bidder choose to attend, 70
nfnish this institution fifteen hundred a. ~ TOMS
OF A21 pounds each, Of best Iun-ot-mlne blsn5nl~%
nous or cumberiand Coal, and three hnnorea Nv
tons, OF 40 pounds each OF white asn, egg 1lfs,
anthracite Coal, TO be delivered lp boats aongsQg
In cars upon the hospital wharf, Tue Gel livery 70
commence n not less than ave tSl days from tse
time OF the acceptance Of any proposal, ana % %
continued Al the Of It ieasf three hund 81 tens
week, until the WhOls amount advertised FOR Il de-
The coal viii Be received IN strict acc ordanee With
the act or Congress approved July II, 1870. Pay
menfs OF ninety 500 per gent. OF the amount due
for each cargo viii be made Immediately after tt 10
receiy ed ald the ten per cent. withheld will Be paid
when the null amount OF coal engaged to be delly-
cred IN accordance With this advertisement is re-
No oaer 70 furnish coal As above viii be eonsid-
cred unless the true name Is given IN the oder ~
which the coal bidder prOpos to furnish is BEST
known In tee market. nor unless IL ls mtde 9Y
regular dealer or miner; aud the SUCCESSFUL bidder
must furnish the exact quality aud description OF
cOhl that he agrees 20 furnish.
Ofsrs Will be received from the same person 81
company to furnish either bstUmlnous or anthrAsse
coal alone OF both kinds OF coal.
Bids will - considered binding Tor hVe W ~
after the first Of August, and the right !. asthSty
reserve ell reject all any OF the oueIs N
the Judgment Of the Superintendent zee puDAo
interests require II. ,rrcuora
jy1chW&F2W SnpsFinteGdenf.
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IKE LAhE U fUUR TALUABLES.
Call and examine the IRE and burglar proof
vaults Of the Safe Deposit Company, corner Of
New York avenue and Fifteenth street. for safe
keeping Of securities, jewels silYer-vare other
VaIuables. Rents, from ten to sixty dollars per
annum, according to sire. No business man can
afford to do without them.
Tsss lsarninq ironths Chieaao and Bosion .arss.
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PURE, HEALTHY, REFRESHING, IEVIG-
TAKE CARE OF your VALUABLE,

Palmer's American ginger ale. temperance
beverage, for sale BY dealers throughout the Dis
trict at $50 per Dozen or at the depot 81 Greene
street, Georgetown, D. q.
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Umpire, MI. IT. Wall, G. B. B, Q. Scorers,
Messrs. Frosier and Cash. Earned runs,
Creighton 0, Comique IL. Time Of game two
hours and forty Ave minutes.
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Lumber! Lumber!

"h9At1Sy SrOtherDy
Conner OF sEvENTH AND o STREETS.
NORTHWEST, AND
Ne. WATER STREET, GEORGETOWN, D. @.
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BUTTER.
CITY ITEMS.

Good butter, IS cents per pound; beet roll but
pound, at Dray's, l92 Northern Liberty market.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
COLLECTORS 0rRicE,
DIsTRleT OF CoLuHsiA,


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Z
WARRINGTON, July q. ls7i.
BY an act or Congress approved June %, 1874 en-
utlet An Act for the g0Vsrnment Of ths District
Of olnmo = And for other purposes there is lev
led upon The present assessed value OF all real c.
tate IN the Dltriet OF Columbia for the fiscal year
ending jane 30 le7o. the following taxes, viz: In
ths city Of Washington three dollars on each one
hundred dollars Of the present assessed y1luation
In the city Of two Co lars and dy cents
on each one hundred doRF Of The present ASSESSED
vaaation, and In the county, (ouslde OF the cites
Of esnln gtOn and 9eorgefoxn two dollars on
each one hundred dollars Of the present assessed
By the terms or this act an Abatement or one per
cent per mouth 70 allowed upon the taxes 50 levied
for each and every month or payment made IN adj
vance Of the -lst day or November, 1874. On and
amer that date penalty Of one per cent per month
By lie same act II is made the duty OF TIE ooll,s
tor the nrst day or March, ls75 10 prepare Ia
OF all property upon which iaXes are unpaid. and
ten dAys thereafter 10 advertise the came or Ale IN
some Newspaper published IN the Dis trct 81 Coirm
bla. In the mtnnsT prescribed By law.
The tax books prepared under this new lew lin
been completed BY the superintendent Of asses
ments. and turnsd over TO the collector blls Will
be furnished on application at this once.
An qod's1nent ~ four per cent. lOfll b dilOa0sd
ontK dtrtNg fhe 'aoHth Of July
Al Persoas DtshlHO % acafl themsslu4s Of he
higaett dbdeent ait9ioed ~ t1lc should mass i'm
msdtdfe dppit7dtsOH % thiS Office to procure thsfr
ettts ana tatts dUid fhe eT0trd AID det1v Gttcdgs
tnetdeHf to tAs last days q the EsS55sta. c,ou
t!z2-lM Collector Of Taxes for d. Q.
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BUILDING MATERIALS

UM O. MORRISON, CARPENTER AND
w Builder, shop corner Of Fourteenth street and
hhoie Island avenue, wishes 70 inform his friends
and the pubic IN general that he Is prepared 20 do
any and all kinds 6fCarpenters and Builders work
81 fssSonsble rates and on s1Ort notice. je25-2m'
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AT THE NEW STORE
Undershirt and Drawers.
uosieTies and Suspeuders.
Collars and Cuffs.
Ties and Crayats.
Bows and Searls.
Shirts at also.
Shirts at sl.76.
Shirts ct $500.
Shirts at 1925.
Shirts at ease.
Best fitting, the best made, and the cheapest In
the city. NOAH WALKER TO-.
e25 Pennsylvania avenue.
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scHENcK's sEA WEHp roNIc.

THERE is no excuse for poor biscuits, rolls
bread, griddIe cakes, mufiins, Hafhes, sc, Wher
p0oley's Yeast Powder il used.
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CURING VERSUS coRBLINs.

There are many medicines that give transient
relief In sickness without touching the source and
seat OF the complaint. HostettsF'B Stomach Bit.
tiers IS not one OF these. The great tonic and re-
storRtiYe does not cobble the diseased aud en-
feebled system. II is not Q mere palliative, that
only temporarily controls q few unpleasant Symp-
toms. No; Its inviKorating, regulating, Testora.
tive principle psnetTstes to the very source Of the
difficulty In the fluids and solids Of the body, and
hence its cures are radical and thorough. In dys-
pepsla IL strengthens the stomach, IN liver CON-
plant Il regulates the flow Of bile In constipation
II promotes punetual habit OF body, in nervous
ailments It tones the sentisntS and motive hbres
in rheumatism Il eounteracss pain, and IN cases Of
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BUY YOUR slate and marble NANTES Of Bsmil-
ton Pearson, Y. ii. y. A. building. corner Ninth
variety in the District. Also, lstrobs stoves,
CRATES, ranges, SC, and Et prices that defy CON-
petition, considering quality. Call at show rooms
and examine for yourselves. Aantels at as IN
eQualed.
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TOR MOUNT VERNON.

TOR MOUNT VERNON.
The Steamer ARROW, captain Frank HcliuFg-
head, having been rebuilt and entirely TeabLed BY
hef present onasrs, Will leave 9er wharf
FOOT OF SEVENTH SEAEETt
DA1LI Sundays exceptedl AT ~ O'CLOCK FOB
,.A.r MOUNT YERkQN, .,.
EES. Warrington an LANES SYKES,
1aoD Zen. SEPT SteAmsT Arrow,
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In the atmosphere experienced here during the
summer months, the lethaTgy produced By the
heat takes away the desire for wholesome food
and frequent perspIrations reduce bodily energy,
particularly those suffering from the effects Of de-
bilitating diseases. In order to keep natural
healthful activity Of the system, We must resort
to artificial means. For this purpose 6chenck'I
Sea Weed Tonic is very e6ectuaL A few doses
viii create an appetite and give fresh yigor to the
enerTated body. For dyspepsia II Is Invaluable.
Many eminent physicians have doubted whether
dyspepsia can BE- permanently cured by the drugs
which are generally employed for that purpose.
The Sea Weed Tonic in its nature 70 totally diff.
ferent from such drugs. II contains no corrosive
minerals or acids: in fact, It assists the regular
operations Of nature and supplies her deficiencies
The tonic In It's nature 80 much resembles the
gastric juice that Il 10 almost identical with that
fluid. The gastric juice 10 the natural solvent
which, in q healthy condition Of the body, causeE
the food to be digested and when this Juice 10 not
e1ereted In sufoient quantities indigestion, with
al It's distressing symptoms, follows. The Sea
Weed Tonic performs the duty Of the gastric
Juice when the latter 10 deficient. Schenck's Sea
M NJ a -. a.
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WBITA clean, sound teeth, an may have BY
using daily THURsToN's Ivory Pearl Tooth Pow
der. Price, Is and 80 cents per bottle.
BEAUTIFUL, son, glossy hair, all desire II, all
may have it by constant use Of THoMPsoN's Pc
made Optime. Price, Is and 30 cents per bottle.
LIeHr-coLoRED Kid Gloves areYery stylish when
not soiled. JoUvEN's inodorous Kid Glove Cleaner
Will renovate them thoroughly. Price, Is cent7
eIg.
WILLS MAcHINEsPRRAD STRENGTHENING
PLAsTKRs. whenever plaster is needed, are IN
TfYalled. Price, 20, Is, and 30 cents each.
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.

REGULAR POST STEAMSHIP TRAVEL
BETWEEN
BREMEN AND BALTIMORE,
VIA SOUTHAMPTON.
TIE steamers Of the North SermAn LIovd ora so
mi nv hrsn naNIH rurnishad nm III IS Nd i.rn
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THE sFEAMER COLUMBIA

4Ae sH II ana taVOrite IRON STEAMER
PILOT BOY"
CAPTAIN JOSEPH WHITE,
Leaves SiEth-stTeet wharf every
Tuesday and Saturday MornIn-,
for lan9ings on the Potomac as follows
On TUESDAY lEATs al : on SATURDAY Ienvs a.
osseck fer G'ol0ek for
Glymont, Glymont
sandy Point. SANDY Point,
Liverpool PolHt Liverpool P0t1.
Smiths POlat. Smith PolnL
ChAtterion, CbatterIOn,
stewart Wharf SIewart's Wharf
foisonrG Wharf, TOlsOn's Wharf
Matthias POirt, Matthias Point
DIl's Wharf, DilI's Wharf,
Mattox Greek. MattOX CrasR,
LOnEW0od Wharf, lOnEWoOd,
ColtonB Wharf. CoIton's Wharf
BlAkis:ou' . leland, BlAklston s Island,
CATrtoman. LeOnaTdtoWa.
RetaTninE on vSd1es-, CaFT.O1nan
day nAk.5g lAs above Returning Ga sunday,
labaieEs. maklpg tue sbgF6
LAnditGs
Fare for reaEd trip, s2.5o.
Apply 10 EM. h. BYLES, AGENT
lelB-u sixth street " EAFk
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no ONE MED BE SHORT or MONEY
since II can be procured on eollaterals 70 any
amount ct less than half the usual rates, at Il.
Fulton's, No. sl5 Ninth street, near Pennsyl-
yAniA avenue. Money can there be obtained on
all kinds OF personal property while for those who
have enough and to spare Of the "hlthly lucre"
there is displayed dne assortment Of gold and
silver watches, diamonds, musical instruments,
sewing machines. and . vast assortment Of other
articles which are selling ct almost one-hah what
they can be bought for elsewhere.
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TEE GREAT ErGLIsH REMEDY for 9out and
Rheumatism. All sufferers from the above CON-
piAtnts either Of recent long standing, are ad-
VtBed to use BlatrB 0out and Rheumatic Pills.
They can be rolled upon IS the most safe ami eE
fectusl remedy ever offered 70 the public, and
have been universally used In Europe for many
years with the greatest success. Prepared BY
PRoUT B HARsAHT, 32o Strand, London, England,
and sold By all druggists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-08-15
BYsBY's IRON WEDDING.
Bysby OF Trenton, celebrated

Bysby OF Trenton, celebrated his
:siron wedding" one day last week,
and he invited one hundred and tw enty
guests to the wedding. OF course each
person felt compelled to bring pres
ent of some kind, and each one did.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Smith came they
handed Bysby pair of Aat-irons. When
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones arrived they also
had pair of flat-irons. All hands
laughed at the coincidence. And there
was even greater merriment when the
Browns arrived with two pairs Of fiat
irons. But when Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
inson came in with another pair OF
fat-irons the laughter became perfectly
convulsive. There was, however, some
thing less amusing about it when the
Thompsons arrived with four fAt-irons
wrapped in brown paper. And Bysby's
face actually looked grave when the
three johnson girls were ushered into
the parlor carrying fat-iron apiece.
Each one of the succeeding sixty
guests brought fat-irons, and there was
no break in the continuity until old Mr..
Curry arrived from Philadelphia with q
cast-iron cow-bell. Now, Bysby bad
no earthly use for cow-bell, and, at
anv other time he would have treated
such present with scorn. But now he
was actually grateful to Mr.. Curry, and
he was about to embrace him, when
the Walsingham' came in with a new
kind of double-pointed Aat-irons with
wooden handles. And all the rest of
the guests brought the same articles,
except Mr.. Rugby, and he had with
him patent stand for holding fiat
irons.
Bysby got madder and madder every
minute, and, by the time the company
had all arrived, he was nearly insane
with rage, and he went up to bed leav-
ing his wife to entertain the guests. In
the morning they counted up the
spoils, and found that they had two
hundred and thirteen fat-irons, and
one stand and cow-bell. And now
the Bysbys have cut the Smiths, and
Browns, and Johnsons, and the rest en-
tirely, for they are convinced that there
was a preconcerted design to play a
trick upon them. The fact is, that the
hardware store in the place had an over
stock of flat-irons, and sold them at an
absurdly low figure, and Bysby's guests
unanimously went for the cheapest
things they could find, as people al
ways do on such occasions. Bysby
thinks he will not celebrate his "silver
wedding.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-08-15


A DUB1oUs ExpREssIoN.--Mary J. Ev-
ans, q respectable-looking woman, ad-
vanced in years, was charged in the
Police Court to-day with assaulting her
husband, a man of diminutive statue,
under the following singular circum-
stances: Yesterday morning, after the
children had been sent to school, Mr..
Evans started in to lecture his wife upon
the principles of domestic economy,
and warming up to his work suddenly
branched off to somewhat personal
abuse of his wife. He wound up a lee
tnre remarkable for the variety and
comprchensiveness of his expletives by
declaring she "was fit companion for
Beecher and ought to be made to en-
Joy his society" That was too much
for the good lady. She could stand the
vilest billingsgato without disturbing
the serenity of her temper, but to be
set down as only fit to associate with
Beecher was piling on abuse too heavy,
so she went for the old man and
pounded him into q confession not to
repeat such distasteful expressions.
As the old man was not immaculate
himself, the case was dismissed.--Sa,
Francisco Post.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-08-15

CORRECT SPEAKING. We advise all
young people to acquire the habit Of
correct speaking and writing, and to
abandon as early as possible any use Of
slang words or phrases. Tie longer
you live, the more difficult the acquire
ment of correct language will be; and
if the golden age of yonth, the proper
season for the acquisition OF language,
be passed in abuse, the unfortunate VIC
tim, if neglected, is very properly
doomed to talk slang for life.
Money is unnecessary to procure this
education. Every man has it in his
power. He has merely to use the Ian
guage that he reads, instead of the slang
which he hears; to form his taste from
the best speakers and poets in the
country; to treasure up choice phrases
in his memory and habituate himself to
their use, avoiding at the same time
that pedantic precision and bombast
which shows the weakness OF vain am
bition, rather than the polish Of an ed
ucated man. as
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-08-15
HOW HE GOT OUT.

"John" says: / met a man in Cali
fornia he would tell me a story. He
said:
"I knew fellow in the States once,
old Bill Smith; he was the worst old
beat you ever saw. He'd chase mos
quito eight miles with pair of lemon
squeezers if he thought he could get
one cent for the OIL He got married
on tick, and has slept on tick ever
since. He was so mean that once he
had cent in his pocket, to keep his
wife from getting it, he made his old
est boy swallow it, and that boy was
a copperhead all through the war. Bill
was going down the Mississippi on u
steamboat. When the collection was
being taken up, he got out on the
guard to hide, and he fell overheard.
The water was hundred feet deep,
and two miles wide, and the best water
to drown q man I ever saw. Bill
couldn't swim stroke, but, stranger
he got out.
Says I, "HowY'
Says he, " He just took and walked
straight ashore"
Says l, Chow could he walk ashore
in water one hundred feet deep?"
Says he, " Stranger, do you want to
know very bad?"
Says I, =" Yes, do, real bad.
Says he, " Well, stranger, that Bill
Smith was such big sponge he just
soaked all the water up, and then
walked right ashore.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-08-15

THERE IS NO DEATH. it be true that
nature abhors vacuum, it is equally
true that the great Creator abhors death
and glories in life. There is no such
thing as death the term is misnomer,
used to designate the changes which
occur in life. Life, eternal life, is Gre
ted by the laws of Almighty will-power,
which are as immutable in their appli-
cation as is the existence of the Creator
Himself. When God made life, He
made everything necessary to sustain
it, but left it forman's progressive intel
ligence to discover, convert and utilize.