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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
LOST TREASURE FOUND.

We take following account Of the dis
covery of the lost express money, from
Portland paper:
With the exception of small sum,
the entire amount of treasure lost sew
eral weeks since at Kalama, has been
recovered by Wells, Fargo L. Co., after
a long and patient search. To Col.
Dudley Evans. agent of the Express
Company in this city, we are indebted
for all the circumstances connected with
the recovery of the money, which are
substantially as follows: Prior to the
arrest of the young man F. L. Budlong,
on suspicion that he was either the
principal or an accessory of the rob-
berry, he had been boarding with fam
lily named Hale, who reside in Kahma.
After his apprehension, it was thought
that if Budlong was the guilty party,
the money must be secreted somewhere
about the premises where he was stop
ping. This caused the house of Mr..
Hale to be more or less watched, not
only by the authorities, but the public
at large. The Company were very
anxious to recover the money, and the
authorities and many other persons
were equally solicitous to be the happy
finder, so that they might secure the
coveted reward. More especially since
the discharge of Budlong from custody
at the close of his preliminary examina-
ton, has his every action been the OBJ
ject Of public scrutiny, and the premises
occupied by Mr.. Hale been more mar
rowly watched. Nothing, however, of
n tangible character rewarded public
espionage until last week, when almost
the entire amount lost was suddenly
and in Most unexpected manner dis
covered. Adjoining the house occupied
by MIR. Hale is another building, in
which resides Mr.. Curtis, master me-
chanic at the machine shops, and his
family. Last Thursday afternoon Mrs
Curtis and her little son were out in the
front yard gathering up some dry sticks
with which to start fire. While the
lady was STOPPING down, she observed
some blacAlooking object lying under
the front porch, which was several feet
above ground. At the first glance Mrs.
Curtis supposed it was an old joint of
stove pipe, but on taking second look
she discovered it was an old boot.
Thinking it rather strange that she had
never before observed it lying there,
she took stick and turned the boot
over TO her surprise she saw that the
leg was stuffed full of something. Gu
riosity being now aroused, the lady
proceeded to inspect it more carefully,
and to her great surprise discovered
that the boot was crammed full with
greenbacks. The realization of the fact
that she had found the lost money, Sc
cured the reward offered, not unmingled
with the unpleasant thought that the
good name of herself and family might
thus be compromised and become the
object of an unjust suspicion, so COM
pletely overcome her with emotions that
she could hardly speak. In terrible
state Of excitement Mrs. Curtis ran into
the house, and informed her daughter
that she believed that some one had
hid the money under their house, and
desired her to come out and look for
herself. However, the daughter be-
came more excited than her mother
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

AN Awful. ExpER1ENcE.- "A young lady
named Miss Edgar, who was saved from
the VWe .de Harre had dreadful ex-
perlence. She is an expert swimmer
but after supporting her mother in the
water as long as she was able, she had
the misery of seeing her at last slip
away from her own exhausted and frozen
arms, and slowly settle down and dis
appear before her eyes, and only one
minute before the boat appeared which
picked up and rescued herself.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

money, or even to look at the boot.
Mrs. Curtis then ran down to the ma
chine shop where her husband was
working, and in tones almost inaudible
for want of breath and through excite
ment, she informed him of the discov-
cry. 1t now became his turn to get ex-
cited, and he refused to touch the mon
ey or have anything to do with it,
thinking that the public might have rea-
son for suspicioning him. A young
gentleman named Alger, who is con-
ductor on one of the trains, was next
told, but he too declined to touch tie
money. Meantime the matter was TAX
en- under advisement, and course of
action determined upon. The Sheriff
of the county was appealed to at this
juncture of affairs; but before he would
consent to get the money, application
was made to Justice Smith for search
warrant, which was granted, when the
Sheriff repaired to Mr.. Curtis house
and took the money into his custody.
Mr.. Evans was notified, by telegraph,
of the recovery of the money, and
started down early on Friday morning.
Mr.. Curtis, Mr.. Alger and the Sheriff
counted the greenbacks on Thursday
evening, and made the sum recovered
81 ,O45. But the amount was counted
hastily and under considerable excite
ment, and was not correct. After the
arrival of Mr.. Evans and E. A. Cronin,
from this city, the money was very care
fully counted several times, when it was
ascertained, beyond question, that the
sum of 81 $50 had been recovered, which
lacked only 1920 of being the total sum
lost.
Budlong was arrested on Thursday
afternoon, soon after the money was
found, the locality in which it was re-
covered being deemed IL strong circum-
stance against the innocence of the ac-
cused. On Friday, he was taken before
Justice Smith and the preliminary ex-
animation commenced. Judge Denni-
son, counsel for the defendant, demurred
to the complaint, when it was mutually
agreed to continue the further investi-
CATION of the case until Wednesday
next.
On motion of Mr.. Cronin, the Court
instructed the Sheriff to deliver over to
Mr.. Evans the sum of money recovered,
which was done. Mr.. Evans then re-
turned the sum of 81 1895 to Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis, the Sheriff and Mr.. Alger, as
the proper proportion Of the reward Of
fered-S2, This sum was divided
into three parts, Mr. Curtis and wife
receiving one-third However, Mr.. AL
ger declined to receive his portion of
the reward, but gave it to Mrs. Curtis,
whom he declared was justly entitled
to it.
Budlong is at present confined in Jail.
His friends still confidently assert his
innocence, Notwithstanding the suspi-
cious circumstance of the recovery of
the money. The general opinion at
Kalama is that he is the guilty party.
Since his arrest the last time, he ap-
pears less confident than before, his
courage in measure having apparently
deserted him.
All the money which was not recov-
cred was in small change, principally
fractional currency of the denomination
OF 10, 25 and so cents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

s The late Rev. Baron Stow, of
Boston, said; "Sermons are like guns,
long or short, new OF old. bright or
rusty, loaded or empty. Some shoot
too high, some too low. They teach,
amuse or exasperate, according as they
are managed"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

4 MODERATE DEMAND. - Mrs. Scott
Siddons was telegraphed to know her
terms to play Miranda in the Tenn
pest" before the arrival of Miss Fiddes:
Her reply was" 81 900 a week, third
of house clear once week, 81, 600 to
break an Engagement in st. Louis, and.
railroad expenses for three people
from New Orleans" The manager re-
piled: -
!" Madame - Your terms are much
too low. You shall have all that comes
in the house; Mr.. Fisk will present you
with the Opera house and 200 miles Of
Erie railway, besides what personal
property he has accumulated in life OF
toll and self-denial; also all that he may
make for the next five years, which, If
we may judge by the past will be no
inconsiderable amount. If these terms
should not meet your appreciation it
may be possible to make Gould give up
what little he has, that the light OF your
refulgent genius may not be lost to the
stage
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21


"WEr THE RopEs. That some things
shrink after they have been washed,
and that others expand is we'll known,
but the cause of this requires explana-
ton. If we take new rope, ten feet
or more long, and fix one end of it
across beam, and to the other end at
tacb heavy weight, and so stretch the
rope until the weight just rests upon
the ground, the weight, if the rope be
well saturated with water, will be raised
from the ground simply by the shrink
ing of the rope. The following state
ment is an illustration of the fact: The
Chevalier Fontana undertook to raise
an ohelisk at Rome. While the stone
was suspended in the air, just over the
pedestal, the ropes stretched so much
by it's weight that the base of the obelisk
could not reach the pedestal, and the
work was about to be given over, when
man among the crowd cried out" Wet
the ropes" This advice was followed;
and the column was seen gradually to
Use to the required hight, and was then
placed upon the pedestal, where it now
stands in front of St. Peters. The
obelisk is now known as erected by Pope
Sextus. In the shrinking of various
clothes it should be remembered that
they are made up Of small cords which
contract by moisture, more particularly
when wetted for the first time, both in
warp and weft, that is, in length and
breadth. Paper, with filaments in all
directions is forced asunder by the in
PRODUCTION of water among its pores.
On this account the wet side will always
be the outside of it's curl. Wedges of
dry wood; driven into clefts of stone,
and then we'll wetted, will rend rocks
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

WANTED TO SAVE THE ILE.--Some of
the Eastern papers tell the following
story of green lighthouse keeper:
Immediately after he took possess
ion, complaints were made that the
lights went out by twelve o'clock. The
proper officer was at once sent down
to look into the matter, and he was
told that complaints were made against
him. " For what q was his inquiry.
"Why," replied the officer, "they
say your lights do not burn after twelve
o'clock at night" 81 know they
don't, for l put 'em out myself then;
for I thought by that time all the ves-
sells had got in, and wanted to save
the ile."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

AZ Childhood is like mirror. catch
ing and rejecting images all around it.
An impious or profane thought uttered
by parents lips, may operate on a
young heart like spray of water upon
polished steel: staining it with rust
Which no after securing can efface.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
Town PROVIDED WITH FLAGS.


Some six or eight years ago, an eccen-
trio citizen of Cornish made bequest
to the town of 81 900, the interest of
which to be annually expended for ma
tional flags, said flags to be unfurled in
pleasant weather in various parts of the
town. The will was duly approved.
The town accepted the legacy, and ap-
pointed trustee, who has executed the
wish to letter. Cornish, however, is
not exempt from people who banker
after filthy lucre." Recently some of
the deceased relatives asked the Su-
preme judicial Court to set the will
aside on the ground that it is need
less expenditure; the town has no au-
thority to execute the wishes of de-
funct citizen, and, moreover, no provis-
ion is made for fag-poles, ropes and
tackle. The opinion of the bench was
given at Concord recently, by Judge
Foster, who took occasion to say that it
was very proper bequest, one calcu-
lated to keep alive the spirit of union
and patriotism, and the memories of the
historic past of the nation. The town
has the same right to accept the gift
and execute the wishes of the donor as
it has to accept a gift for school, pub
lie library, or any other object. The
court ruled that the poles, ropes and
tackle were only the incidentals to the
flag, andI as such were included in
the spirit of the bequest. The decis-
ion leaves the flag flying, and the heirs
to try some new expedient to make an
honest dollar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

s'' Excuse this bit of sarcasm, !"
said Smith to Jones; but I must say
that you are an infamous liar and scoun-
drel." pardon this bit of ironJ,,"4
said Jones to Smith, as be knocked him
over with the poker.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

% A special Washington dispatch
to the Chicago Tribune, dated January
10th, is as follows: !" Benjamin Butler,
as champion of the Administration,
objected, and thus choked off a resolu-
ton offered to-day by Small, of New
Hampshire, making inquiry as to the
use Of public money to buy carriages
and other luxuries for the private use
of Government officials. The Admins
tration does not particularly desire to
have these matters investigated" The
Administration, like George L. Woods,
of Utah, don't want any more investisa-
tions. 1t has had quite enough to last
the rest of it's term. 1t hasn't got over
the Credit Mobilier investigation yet
Nevertheless, the spectacle of infuen-
tial members of Congress sitting inves-
legations is most shameful one.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

sWelding cards are very plain this
season, and not disigured by gaudy,
illuminated monograms. The initials
"t the top of the note-sheet and on the
envelope is all that is necessary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

sas- An Irish paper states that the
salmon in the Boyne are SO numerous
that they are shoulderins each other
out OF the river.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

Y If you would be pungent, be
priei; words are like sunbeams, the
they burn. '1
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

seems to be favorable. My opinion is
that the Sioux should never have an
agency away from the Missouri river.
A Calamity Avsrted At La Conner.
La CONNER, w. T., Feb. 14.-An at
tempt was made here this morning about
2 o'clock, to destroy the town Of La
Conner Two balls of lamp wick, sat-
urated with coal oil, were placed on the
sill between the weather-boarding and
the inner lining of the house of J. S.
Conner, in portion Of the building oc-
cupied by L. B. Martin as general
merchandise store. The fire was dis
covered by Mr.. and Mrs. Conner, be-
fore it had much headway, who imme-
diately gave the alarm and, with the as
sistance of others, the fire was extini
guished. But for the fortunate and
timely discovery of the fire, our town
would have been in ashes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

The WORD "FEMALE. The use of
this word for woman is one of the most
unpleasant and ineXcusable of the COM
mon perversions of language. 1t is not
criticism, although it is as much
more in vogue among British writers
and speakers than among our own
With us, lady is the favorite euphonism
for woman. For every one of the soft
er and more ambitious sex, who is dis
satisfied with her social position, or un-
certain of it, seems to share Mrs.
Quickley's dislike of being called II
woman. There is no lack of what is
called authoritative usage during three
centuries of female, as l may show,
shoald l undertake the discussion of
Americanisms, SO called. But this is
one of those perversions which are not
justified by example, however eminent
\ cow or a SOW, or any she-brute, is 4
female, just as a women is; as Il man
is 10 more male than bull, or, u
boar; and no woman calls herself u fe-
male without thereby sharing her sex
with all the brute creation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
Wasllinota11 Standard.
IS ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING ~
JOHN MILLER MURPHY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Subscription Ratess
" six months ............. ............. 2 90
Advertising Ratos,

=" " annunl. ..............15 Is 90
GA liberal deduction will be made in IA
yor of those who advertise four squares, or
upwards, by the year.
c. Legal notices will bc charged to the at
to~ncy or officer authorizing their insertion.
pF Advertisements sent from a distance
and transient notices, must be accompanied
by the cash.
~ Announcements of births, marriages
and deaths, inserted free of charge.
g. Obituary notices. or poetry" append
ed to marriag geS or deaths. will he charged
onc-half our regular advertising rates We
will not hereafter dcviat from this rule.
- Blanks, Billheads, Cards, Catalogues,
Programmes, &C., printed at reasonable rates
OFrIcE-Corner of Second and Washington
Streets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

a Use FOR OLD OYSTER CANs.-The
empty oyster can will no more haunt
our sidewalks and streets, our yards
and parks. Heretofore, science, after
putting together the iron and tin that
form it, could find no cheap process of
separating them. Now we have but to
bathe the can in hydrochloric acid to
sev'r the two metals. The machinery
required is simple and the cost of work
lny over ton of tin scraps is less than
$40. The product will sell for $50.
In few months we may expect to see
men cleaning our premises of their
most unsiahtly incumberance, save one,
and actually paying us for the privi-
lese. The one is al ex-hoop-skirt.
Let anybody find out how to utilize
that, and the American housekeeper
will be content.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

A New WEATHER VASE. - The old
weathercock has two essential faults;
it indicates direction when there is a
dead calm. 1t gives no means of learn
ing the force of the wind; while it fails
to show the true course of the same,
by exhibiting merely its horizontal COM
ponent. Nj. Tany proposes the arrange
ment to be attached to the ordinary
Lightning rod. Just above a suitable
shoulder Oh the latter is placed cop
per ring, grooved and made into pull
ley easily rotated in horizontal plane.
Around this passes knotted co,d, the
ends of which are secured to the ex-
tromi;ie' of n short stick or metal rod
to which is secured simple streamer
Thus constructed the vanc indicates q
calm by falling vertically, and besides
shows .he strength of the wind by be-
ing blown out more or less from the
lightning rod. AS is evident, it is cap
able of motion in every direction, so that
if there exist in the wind an upward
tending vertical component, the same
will be shown
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-31

MYSTERY OF THE KEs.-Lake
Erie is only 60 or 20 feet deep but
Lake Ontario, which is 500 feet deep,
is go feet below the tide level Of
the ocean, or as low as most parts
Of the Gulf Of St. Lawrence; and
the bottoms Of Lake Huron, Michi-
gan, and Superior, although the sur
face is much higher, are all from
their vast depths, on a level with
the bottom of Ontario. Now, as
the discharge through the River
Detroit, after allowing for the pro-
bable portion carried off by evapo-
ration, does not appear by any
means equal to the quantity of wa
ter which the three upper lakes re-
ceive, 1t has been conjectured that a
subterranean river may run from
Lake Superior, by the Huron, to
Lake Ontario. This conjecture is
not improbable, and accounts for
the singular fact that salmon and
herring are caught in all the lakes
communicating with the st. Law
renee, but 40 others. AS the Falls
of Niagara must have always exist
ed, it would puzzle the naturalist to
say how these fish got into the up
per lakes without some subterranean
river; moreover, any periodical OBJ
struction Of the river would furnish
a not improbable solution of the
fiuX and retlux of the lakes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-31
In the matter of the last will and testament


OF John l.. Dawson deceased
On reading and filing an instrument in
writng puFportng to be the last will and
testament of John L. Dawson late of Favetta
county IN the State of PENNSYLVANIA deceao.
ed, and also the accompanying petition Of
Charles h. Speer, Henry W Patterson and
ohauncey +. Black, executors of sais4will
representing among other things, that the
SAID John l.. Dawson lately died at Friend.
snip HUI in said county and state. tha,
said instrument is the last will and tas'
lament OF said deceased, and that tbay tho
SAID petitioners, are the Identical nersons
named and appointed in said will executors
thereoI' ana praying shat day be set for
nearing the proofs of said last will and Zoe
lament anu 'ee-
IL is ordered that the proofs of said instr,
nleI,t De heard before the Judge of this conrt
on Monday the End day of November 1874 At
zen CLOCK AN. at the office of said ,Judoa in
superior In said county OF Douglas. And If
Is further ordered, that public notice tLaroo,e
De gwen to all persons interested bv nuhl;sb
hS copy OF this order for three weeks snc.
eessiSeIY previous to said day of hearing in
'ne superior Times, a weekly newsnanep
printed at Superior aforesaid.
GEO. W. PERRY, County Jnaga
DIR oc3oc24
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-31
From the Portage Lake Gazette.

From the Portage Lake Gazette.
According to experiments made
there is less sediment in the waters
of Lake Superior than any other
body of fresh water in the United
States.
The pay roll of the Calumet
and Hecla mine foots up more every
month than any other corporation
operating exclusively in the State
of Michigan.
-Ontonagon county's star begins
to shine. An interest in mining
matters is developing itself on the
Evergreen bluff range, while the
nucleus of a prospectively large
numbering industry in the shape of
saw-mill is going up at the
"mouth."