Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-08-21
The WHEELBARnow.-It takes a great

The WHRELBARRow.--It takes great
man to do o little thing sometimes.
Who do you think invented that very
simple thing called q wheelbarrow :?
Why no less man than Leonardo de
Vinci. 40, ~, -.,..-.sr ...,i ,tp.,i,. ~. H..
And who was he? s.a.},-,. s-.. l. .-.r
He was q musician, poet, painter,
architect, sculptor, psychologist, ell
gineer, natural historian, botanist, and
inventor, oil in one. He wasn't a
"Jack at all trades aud master of
none," either. He was real master of
many arts, and a practical worker be-
sides. ..r ...... I....
When did he live? .... ....-. d..
Somewhere about the time that Co
lumbus discovered America. 9as@ 10
And where was he born?
In the beautiful city of Florence, in
Italy. ri,er % ~ 70. Hau -.f
Perhaps some of you may feel a
little better acquainted with him when
we tell you that it was Leonardo de
Vinci, who painted one of the grandest
pictures in the world" The Last Sup
per"--a picture that has been copied
many times and engraved in many
styles, SO that almost every one has an
idea of the arrangement and position
at the table of the figures of Our Lord
and his disciples; though it is said that,
without seeing the painting itself no
one can form q notion of how grand
and beautiful it is. a.
And only to think of the thousands Of
Arono ha
really own, in their wheelbarrow, an
original " work" of Leonardo de Vinci!
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The MOTHER TONGUE. An English
Clergyman and a. Lowland Scotsman
visited one OF the best schools in Aber-
deem. They were strangers, but the
master received them icivilly, and in
qaired: - Would you prsfer that 7
should speer these boys, or that you
should speer them yourselves ?" The
English Clergyman having ascertained
that to speer meant toquestion, desired
the master to proceed. d He did so with
successy and tho boys answered satis-
factotiiy numerous interrogations as to
the exodus Of the Israelites from
Egypt. The clergyman then said he
would be glad in his turn to speer the
boys, and at once began +" How did
Pharaoh die?' There was d dead silence.
In this dilemma the Lowland gentle
man interposed, 81 think, sir, the
boys are not accustomed to your Eng
lish accent; Jet me try what I can make
of them,sa And he inquired in his broad
Scotch, e Hoo did Phawraoah dee n
Again there was dead silence; upon
which the master said, - I think, gen.
tlemen, you can't speer these boys; I'll
show you, how ] do It." And he pro-
ceeded: 4" Fat cam to Phawroah at his
hinder end ~ The boys answered
He was drooned;s andsa smart little
fellow added; sony lassie could hae
told you that" .tiSil. si ~ M ,ss ~ s,;,g f,3
DoN'r DE Idle. Time is precious, life
short, and consequently one must not
lose q single moment. A. man of sense
knows how to make the most of time,
and puts out his whole sum either to
interest or to pleasure; he is never idle,
but constantly employed either in
amnseiments OF Id study, Idieness il
the mother OF all vice. At least, it, is
iccfthlH tuht HiazlHcss 10 tue }lHupfashhce
of fools, and nothing is SO despicable
as o sluggafd. sli34 d Ft'iss5af S9tils 2.
lasr Mrs. Mary Abbott Of Smyrna,
Delaware, has been q, blushing bride al
the alter seven times. She has, been
Miss Williams, Mrs! Truax, Mrs. Far.
row, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs.
Berry, Mrs. Pratt. md now Mrs
Abbott, aud has married y 4 widowe,
every time but once and has reared
numerous step-childrsn for her various
husbands, bat has never had children
of her oWn. s9t,,a sS. XXI ''.'.'., q NJ,
SEA teaspoonful Of powdered bora,
dissolved in quart of tepid water ID
good for cleaning old blagk dresses oil
sill, cashmere or alpaca, y - s.lbapi
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