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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-07-03
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THE DEVIL AT THE TREASURY.

A few days ago q small party OF
ladies and gentlemen visited the Treas
ury Department for the purpose of see-
ing the sights and wonders there, ana
Satan came ALSO" This time be was
distinguished as neatly dressed young
man. His, air and manner were .digpi-
fed, modest and somewhat retiring -
He was noticeable for his thick, black
hair, mustache and imperial, and pierre
ing black eyes, which, ssehaeds % look
into and comprehend all things around
him. With that peculiar and graceful
| style which the Prince OF Darkness has
when in the presence OF those having
authority, he was immediatelyFins the
good graces of all with whom he came
in contact. He stopped a moment bs-
fore clerk who was handling stamped
bills. BY some quick and potent in
fuence the stamped were changed IN
the /" twinkling of an eye" into una
stamped ones. 55t7l l.s's .ia sg7l sa t.ss
The bewildered clerk looked FIRST
from one to another, and then, as IL be
would implore the mercy Of heaven in
proof that he was honest; but while he
prayed, lol the bills were stamped
again and he was happy. The 9ayil
glided noiselessly up to-, beautiful
young lady, (all the ladies in the Treas,
ury are beautiful, } and as she looked up
consciously innocent that her count
would be all right, he drew,a large roll
of bills from the folds Of her dress.
Her cheeks were blanched with fear and
che tyaxnE nEIa1 1sEa a., oe,1a., lat If,,xxf
expression seemed to say, rs Great heav-
en-, what have donelJ Who will take
care of mother now?" Her companions (
looked on in astonishment, and the
officials were thunderstruck. The de-
vii :" smole q ghastly smile" and the
young lady came to herself, saying.
"Zamiel, is this to be the record Of the
dying year, and is my soul free r. a.
| The devil continued his, inspection
tour, and in another department he
found pile of old bills which had
never been missed, causing the gravesta
apprehension and astonishment, and
explaining how it was to the chief he
abstrncted his watch from his vest
pocket In the long grey boards of the
most honest men the world ever saw d
number of gold coins were found se-i
creted, and in the pockets Of others,
packages of bills ready for delivery were
found. The situation was becoming
embarrassing, when one cool head,
wiser than the rest, suggested that the
famous magician, Hermann, was of the
party, and so it proved. National Re-
publican. s...s.,,.s
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-07-03

WE ALL HAVE OUR SATANs. Each one
of us has different Satan. Satan
comes to one man in the form of idle
ness, and makes him waste day after
day, year after year, until he has wasted
his whole life life doing nothing. Satan
comes to another man as work, and
makes him destroy himself in the OPP
posite way by wearing out prematurely
his brain and his body. He comes to
another as Christian zeal, and the man
becomes bigot, fun Of fire for the
Lord; but the Lord whom he serves is
God of wrath, a God who cares for
trifes, God who prefers sacrifice to
mercy. He comes toanother as charity,
but it is charity which tolerates evil and
let's it alone, which has no edge to it,
or courage; an intolerant charity, which
is no love at all, but only easy good
nature. So he DISCUSSES himself as an
angel of light, calling himself patriot
ism, when he wishes to make nations
hate each other; calling himself Christ
iapity when he wishes to make men
persecute each other; calling himself
honesty when he wishes to encourage q
man in his rude and overbearing ways;
and so on, changing himself into every
virtue and every grace.-Clarke.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-07-03

that is coarse and mean. For myself,
in breathing an air sweeter than that
which first caught the honeyed words
of Plato--in looking upon loveiier wales
than those of Tempe and Eurotas4-in
wandering through land whose SEN
tinel peak of Shasta far overtops the
Olympian throne of Jupiter--I could
not but feel that nature must be false
to her promise, or man is not the splen-
did creature he once was, if the art, the
literature and philosophy of ancient
Greece are not one day riyaled on this
last ofinhabited shores"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-07-03

A PoEr's IDEA OF CALToRN1A.-Bay-
ard Taylor, the great traveller, poet and
writer, speaks of California and her
children as follows: The children of
California are certainly great improve
ment upon those not born among us.
Nowhere can more rosy specimens of
health and beauty be found. Strong
imbed. red-blooded, graceful, and as
full of happy, animal life as young
fawns, they bid fair to develop into ad-
mirable types of manhood and woman
hood. To them, loving their native
soil with no acquired love, knowing no
associations that are not linked with its
blue skies and yellow hills, we must
look for its proper inhabitants, who will
retain all that is vigorous, earnest and
generous in the present race, rejecting
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-07-03
HOW A WOMAN BUYS MEAT.

When woman enters butcher-shop
to select piece OF meat for dinner she
has her mind made up to take mutton
roast. Therefore, when the butcher
rubs his hands and asks what she will
have, she promptly replies:
"Pll take some OF that NUT"
She stops there. Her eye has caught
sight of ham, and she suddenly de-
cides to take ham.
els that nice ham ?" she inquiries.
/" Best ham I ever saw, madam.
How much ?"
"Well, you may give me three p -.
Well, don't know, either. My hus-
band was saying he'd like some sausage.
Have you any real nice sausageY'
"Plenty, madam. Now, then, how
much sausage will you have p
Z" It's pork sausage, is it ?"
eyes, ma'am."
Well, suppose u pound would be
enough for our small family, but but
"Shall I weigh pound, madam ?"
I" I was just wondering If veal pot
pie wouldn't suit him BETTER" she an
swered. "You have veal, I suppose p
"Oh, yes, madam. Here's splen-
did bit OF veal-as good piece as I
ever saw"
{" Yes, that does look like nice veal, "
she says, lifting it up.
"And you'll take it?''
"Let's seep she muses.. "Y-no, I
guess not. Iguess I'd better take pork
chops"
"Nice chops--how much ?" he asks.
Gone of those slices will weigh a
pound, I suppose?"
"About pound, madam"
6" And it was n young hog?"
"Quite young, madam"
" And you'll cut the rind OFF,
I" Yes. madam" ah0
" Well, J" she says, heaving a deep
sigh, Il guess you may give me some
beefsteak-some that's nice. and be
sure to cut all the bone outl'
And she's only been half an hour
coming to the point. Detroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-07-03
THE OLD spELL1Na-soHoOL.

AZ. u Ii .
These dictionary men and women of
to-day, says an exchange, presume to
como forward and think they know how
o spelling-schoof was conducted forty
years ago. But it's all a mistake.
They were never there and helped to-
do it-then what can they know about
itP They never walked two and thrae
miles through the SHOWS and blows of
a winters night to a spelling school, in
o school house away up in the hills, just
for the sake of sitting beside a sweet
little bright-eyed girl in striped calico
gown, with small linen collar, and
white apron. They never knew the
pangs of iealously from seeing another
boy chosen to sit beside her; and they
never felt the awful misery of getting.
the mitten," and having to walk of, !,
knowing that that other boy was t7udg-
ing home in bliss beside that striped
calico gown, with the plump little hand
of that bright-eyed girl resting confd-
ingly in his arm, Nor did they ever
feel the stinging pain Of frosted ears,
which every boy was willing TO hazard
getting for the sake Of seeing the girl
he felt 80 tender about. Those were
happier days. We thought we had our
sorrows then--and weighty ones they
were too-bnt now we know that we
had so much OF youth, and life, and
hope, and trust, and tenderness, too,
for the little bright-eyed girl inrtha
striped calico gowp--either ahe or
another--that we look back to those
spelling school days Of forty years ago
with feelings Of infinite longing; and
some ofus who wear spectacles find
that when we go over the scenes Of
those days, somehow our glasses be-ss
come dim and need wiping. q.
, Shall we ever forget Webster spells
ing book and the long words our moth
ers gave us while We were pfacticing
for the schooli Ali many Of the old
boys and girls have been tspslled
down" never to take their places again;
the old school-house, too,s ID gone, and
the sods Of the church yard cover 81
many of the teachers that altar your
best efforts your spelling match a to-
day is only q very common a1eiE scom-
pared with ours in old days. Yetn the
revival Of this pleasant cnstosn Will
make our boys aud girls hekter spsllSrs,
or if il will only giss thsm . little ofthes
happiness that Ne enjoyed sosmnGhs and 4
which we still remember 90 viyidly. &.
why, bless them, let them spell, and
why not 7 ". .'s,s = Y ~ Is ssss'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-07-03

No MORE FRAGILE GLASS. Another of
our dear old proverbs is now to be
thrown overheard" People who live
in glass houses must not throw stones" /"
Now comes M. De La Bastie, French
chemist, and demonstrates that here
after glass house will resist the i'm
pact of stones. He has probably re-
covered lost art, or at least has made
one of the greatest discoveries of the
age in producing elastic glass, of such
toughness as to bring CONSERVATION to
crockery dealers. No cracks, no shiy-
ering Of window panes and mirrors, but
tough glass like horn. tds4 so
Some one has written very readable
little book" Life Under Glass
showing that it is perfectly feasible to
create any climate wanted, by erecting
enormous glass buildings capable Of ac-
commodating thousands of people. A
whole village might be rooted over. II
We are to have elastic glasswhat should
hinder the roofing or covering in OF
streets with glass? It appears from the
best authority that Bastie's discovery is
real one. The glass has already been
exhibited in this country, and resisss
impact like India rubber. BY all means
let us have elastic glass. We know
just how number of persons who, be-
cause they are living in glass houses,
political and otherwise, are unable to
indulge in the luxury of throwing
stones.--,S. r. Bulletin. a,. a .ip
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-07-03

1 Barnum is going to travel through
New England this summer with his
Roman hippodrome entire. He will use
l26 railroad cars aud give exhibitions
twice q day under immense tents 500
feet long. He will bring 500 mer,
women, and children, 600 horses and
gonys. besides elephants, camels, etc.
This will be the biggest enterprise the
Old man has ever undertaken, but as
years are added unto him he grows
more y venturesome. II viii cost him
$500 day. 3
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x What the girls say; A thing,
OF beauty is d boy forever. SkelbYpills
{ His.) Ufason. stsss VI IS. s. ''sssss 8
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.xE Charity should begin a home.
but not end there. ss.ssa' 's.ss ss.s,' ssS''
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Subscription Rates I;
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12
STOCKS OFF.
From the Virginia Enterprise of Jan. eo...

From the Virginia Enterprise Of Jan. 27.,
 There was general smash in stocks yes terday all along the line. The bears disport- ed themselves joyously, while the poor bulls seemed intent only upon finding patch of white sage sufficient to keep them alive un- til the cold snap shall have passed over. Old Wisdom was comforting as usual to losers by saying, "I told you so," and men who had California when it was S1O0, wait ing for it to go to a thousand, mourned Tn spirit and would not be comforted, when they thought if they had but sold then they might now purchase the same stock back for half the money. We suppose there is some cause when a single mine drops in the mar ket value eight or ten million of dollars in a single day. We suppose there is some cause, for we know nothing of the "dark ways" and "yain tricks" of stock manipulators. What ever the cause, it lies with them. There is nc indication down beneath our streets, in the mines themselves, to justify any such panic. The grea. bonanza has neither shrunk in length, breadth nor depth there is no falling off in assays; there is. on the other hand, only new splendors unfolded by every pick that is struck and every blast that is fired. If there was any reason for purchasing on merit six weeks ago there is more reason now, for there is more merit re- vealed. We do not advise people to buy stocks, for there are too many things con- nected with the business which we do not understand; but to those who have pur- chased in the great heart of the Comstock, we say, ''let patience possess your souls" and to hold on to what you have. Napoleon said "Waterloo was lost by a moment of panic." We say, don't let this panic disturb either your sleep or your philosophy. The ''run" is only on the surface; the vaults of the great bank have hardly their doors open yet. The treasure is almost undisturbed, and there is enough to honor your drafts for generation to come.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

CLOSE RUB- -Messrs. R. Cram and John Dolan came in from Bradshaw last week and report the snow from four to five feet deep for considera- ble portion of the way.
 At Battle Flat they were compelled to stop at an old cabin, into one end of which they put their horses, while they appropriated the other half to themselves; here they remained five days, waiting for the storm to abate, and in the mean time were nearly out of provisions.
 At one time they began 10 think about butch ering of their horses in order to supply them selves with beef, but the weather moderated just in time 10 let them out, when they made their way to Walnut Grove on short rations.
 They are highly pleased with the mineral pros poets of Bradshaw and after resting and supply ing themselves with provisions have gone back to try it again.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

THE OVERLAND MONTHLY FOR FEBRUARY.-In glancing over the present issue of this magazine we find it to be an interesting number. 1.-The Kearsarge and the Alabama" the first article, is a vivid description of this famous fight, by an eye witness; followed by characteristic local sketch, entitled, IA Sage brush Alibi. Joaquin Miller contributes poem, "To the Lion of Venice;" Charles w. Stoddard concludes his fine realistic sketch of "Bloomsbury Lodgings" the Venetian love story, "Playing with the Fire"-closes as graphically as it opened in the previous number s'How we went to Tivoli," is an entertaining ar ticle and so is "lsabel or the Peatship of Breda, by Dr. Yer Mehr. In "Glmpse of Central American Republic" "Gold-hunting on Queen Charlotte's Island," and 1.-The Story of Battle Rock" we find condensed material that goes to make up the history of the sunset land. The editor contributes the second chapter of his autobiography of a Philosopher" "Cnrrent Literature" department contains some excellent reviews. John II. Germany IS Co.,, Publishers. San Francisco, Cal. Send s4, and you will get 1t for year, postage paid.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

GREAT SALE OF RACE SrocK.-On the 2Sth of January the stud of thoroughbreds be- longing to George Treat was disposed of at public auction, in San Francisco. "Thad. Stevens" brought SLIGO, and was bought by w. $. Chapman; "Nell Flaherty" was se- cured by Buckley & Schroder for Sl 900; NJ. Nelson gave $500 for "Monday;" Camilla Urso" cost w. Mcdonald S275; Annette" became the property of H. S. Bowley for S425; "Venture" was knocked down to R. S. Farley for Sl, 200, and the sale closed with the little mare, "Mattie Howard" for whom c. Mclaughlin paid s550 '"Turf Gallery" and Henry" were reserved from the sale This sale was had to satisfy debt to C.. Me LaughIin, for which the stock was pledged Every animal sold is said to have gone below its value. One year ago old "Thad." would have brought $l5,00O, but "Kate Pease" cooked his goose, and now he is valuable only for breeding purposes.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

PREscoTT PUBLIC SCHOOL. On Wednesday afternoon, in company with Mir Gray Foster and Col. Bigelow, we visited the public school, and without any inclination to fatter anyone ex- agerate enlarge on facts we unbesitatingly pro- nounce it model institution.
 MT. Sherman, the teacher, appears 10 be, what they would denominate, in the West, "A natural born school master"
 Two months ago we called upon him when be organizing his classes, and it is but truth to say that, with few exceptions, the pupils were not only but little advanced in their studies, but lacked in department; and appeared to have been neglected as to school discipline. Now, however, we arc pleased to note that order has been brought out of chaos, aud a more gentlemanly and ladyike school of sixty pupils would be hard to find anywhere.
 We were particularly interested in the geog- raphy class.
 Col. Bigelow is pretty cunning and makes use of his privilege School Trustee to ask ques- tlons calculated to bother the little fellows, in der 10 see if they know anything beyond what is in their books, but in this case he found several budding Olneys sud Moltibrons that knew about as much as he did about geography, and they didn't have to go te the books for it, either.
 We shall visit tho school again and hope to be able to record still further improvement.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

GONE TO CALiFoRNIA.-We neglected last week 10 state that Jake Marks, NIT. Eliason and Mir Dawes started in spring wagon for Ehrenberg on Thursday, from which place Mir. Dawes would return, while the other two intended 10 proceed by blackboard to California Jake has been un- der the weather for some time and seeks relief by tearing himself away from the cares of business for a season.
 Mir Eliason is Internal Revenue Inspector and came to Arizona on business connected with that department
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

CLEANLINESS is next to Godliness, and yet the wicked and impentent may indulge in the former by calling on MT. Otto, below Head X Co.'S store, where he not only gives baths for a reasonable equivalent but advertises to shave the human face for less cash than former rates.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

MUSIC We have received from Mr. Gray, music publisher, San Francisco, large bundle of sheet music, embracing concert songs, songs and ballads serenades, etc, which, for want of proper cultivation we feel incompetent to crticse intel ligently, and have passed to the hands of those who can better appreciate them.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

WANTS LOOKING INTo. - The military maps place Greenwood City and the Greenwood mine, together with large portion of the Cedar Min ing District, in Yavapai county. and yet all those mines and other property are recorded in Mohave and the taxes are paid there. How is this? Are the Mohavcs getting away with the Iavapais?
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

ALMANAcs FOR 1S7S-We have received the World, New Tor k; Public Ledger, Philadelphia; and Alta California, San Francisco; Almanacs during the week. They arc all good in their way and are full of statistics most useful in printing office. The World publication aboundsin political information, that of the Ledger is replete with all sorts of valuable statements of fact on all sub- jects and the Alta California Is particularly de- voted to the Pacific States and Territories. This latter annual is edited by John & Hittel.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

GIN AS A LIFE FREsERvER.-John Moon, who freights between here aud Ehrenberg, has told us several tough stories, but none that caps this He says that while he mined on the American River, in early days q siorekeeper on the bar kept quality of liquor which he called gin, but which in reality was manufactured in Sacramento and contained turpcntine tobacco juiee and other ingredients that caused the patrons of the house to rush for the open air to avoid the stench whenever he began to draw jug full of the yil- lainous compound One winter there was, on the bar, person who got drunk on the old mans gin and did not get sober for seven years, contn- uing all the while to drink nothing but this liquor, until he became so saturated with it that he was thoroughly preserved, became imperv- ous to heat and cold and could be distinguished by the odor of turpentine whenever he made his appearance in the neighborhood. One night he started home, after getting himself full of gin, and had to cross tuilrace into which he fell headlong. The water and mud were nearly two feet deep, and as he happened to strike right side up, his head remained above water in which condition he remained all night. The water was bitter cold aud when the men, in the morning, found him he was still sitting bolt upright in the ditch froze fast in the ice which had 10 be broken in order to extricate him. They took him back to the store and placed him before the fire to thaw out when the proprietor came and took look at him, there were evident signs of life but no movement of any muscle of his body; ques- tions were loudly pronounced in his ear, but no recognition; finally the landlord remembering his patients fondness for sin concluded to try its effects on him and said in a loud voice, Jim, ,could you hke to hare c drinkf No movement was visible, bis eyes were still set in his head, and his tongue paralysed, "but," said Moon, as he related the story to us in his impossible way, s I'll be der,led if he did't nod his head"
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

WE call attention to the new advertisements of NJ. P. Small, C. S., U. s. A., for bids for furnish ing beef and mutton supplies; Davis, Nee & Sncs, contractors and builders; D. NJ. Scott, Of Kirkland Valley; mining notice of W. NJ. Towle and James P. Bull Postmaster Giles schedule of mail arrivals and departures; money wanted c. T. Hayden, of Hayden's Ferry; notice to cred itors; L. Tressel's Greenwood and Prescott ex- nress
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

SOME time since, Sargent, in the Senate, and Page, in the House, introduced bill to prevent Chinese naturalization. It proposes merely to restore the naturalization laws as they existed prior to the late codi6cstion, in which the implied discrimination against Chinamen was inadvertently omitted.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

ORANGES AND APPLEs.-Ben. Weaver has q keen appreciation of what printers like. He "knows how it is himself," in fact, and now that he has laid down the "stick" and "rule" and re- formed, as it were, and gone into the mercantile line he still remembers the lowly condition of those who toll at the tease" and in the "sanc- tum." Those oranges and apples were delicious, and he has plenty more at his store to sell.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12

J. L. FISHER sold by public auction, yesterday, in the matter of the estate of Geo. Thrasher, de- ceased, half interest in the famous Thrasher and O'Leary ranch, situate on Walnut Creek, to Dan O'Leary. The sale of interests in the Tiger and Grey Eagle mines, together with town prop erty in Tiger town, was postponed to a future day