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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01
THE SHORE OF THE OTHER SIDE.
Through the gray willows the bleak winds
are raving

Through the gray willows the bleak winds
Here on the shore, with its driftwood and
sands
Over the river the lilies are waving,
Dathed in the sunshine of Orient lands;
Over the river, the wide, dark river.
Spring-time and summer are blooming Tor
ever.
Here, all alone on the rocks, am sitting, -,
Sitting, and waiting - my comrades all
Shadows of mystery drearily fitting
over the surf with its sorrowful moan,
Over the river, the strange, cold river,
All! must wait for the 'Boatman forever?
Wife and children and friends were around
Labor and rest were as wings to my soul;
Honor and love werethe laurels that crowned
me;
Little wrecked how the dark waters roll.
But the deep river, the gray misty river,
All that lived for, has been taken foreverl
Silently came blacl; boat DER the billows
Stea!thly grated the keel ON the sand;
Rustling footsteps were heard through the
willows
hand,
Whispering, Il come, DER the shadowy
river;
She who is dearest must leave thee forever"
Suns that were brightest and skies that were
blueSt
Darkened and paled in the message he
bore,
Year after year went the fondcst and truest,
Following that beekoning hand to the
shore,
Down to the river, the cold, grim river,
Over whose waters they vanished forever
Yet not i'm visions of grief have ] wandered;
Still have / toiled though my ardors have
flown,
Labor is manhood and life is but squan-
dered
Dreaming vague dreams ofthe future alone.
Yet from the tides Of the mystical river
Voices ofspirits are whispering ever.
Lonely and old in the dusk am waiting,
Till the dark Boatman, with soft, muflied
oar
Glides DER the waves, and hear the keel
grating,
See the dim, beckoning hand on tho shore,
Waiting me over the welcoming river
To gardens and homes that are shining
forever.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01
THE NIMBLE BANK NOTE.

The following amusing scene, which
occurred recently in an American family,
will be found not uDinteresting. The
chief role is played by money, the prime
mover in such affairs. An eyewitness
recites the occurrence in the following
words:
One evening that I took tea with
friend of mine, while we were seated at
the table, Mr.. Baker, my friends hus-
band, while absently feeling in his vest
pocket, found five-dollar note which
he had no recollection of putting there.
Halloa!" he exclaimed, "that is no
place for you. should have you put
in my pocket-book. Here, wife, don't
you want some ready money! and he
threw the note across the table to her.
"Many thanks" she replied, "mon-
ey is always acceptable, although have
no present need of it," She folded
the note and put it under the edge of
the tea-tray, and then proceeded to
pour out the tea and attend to the
wants of her guests.
At her right sat Mrs. Easton or Aunt
Susan, whom we all knew as an ac-
duaintauce who, from time to time,
spent week with Mrs. Baker. Her
visit was just at an end, and she was
about to return home that evening.
AS Mrs. Baker was pouring out her
tea, it occurred to her that she was in
her aunt's debt for certain small mat
ters, and when she had the opportuni-
ty, she pushed the note under her plate,
saying:
:" Here, aunty, take this five dollars
in part payment of my debt"
every well," she replied, but the
money does not belong to me. I owe
you S15, dear Grace, which you lent me
last Saturday. I had to pay the taxes
on my little house and had not the
ready money, and Grace lent it to me, I"
exclaimed Aunt Susan.
Grace, an orphan, was o cousin to
Mrs. Baker. She and her brother
Frank boarded with her, and made a
very pleasant addition to the family
circle. She was studying music, and
her brother was clerk in mercantile
establishment.
AS soon as Aunt Susan received the
note, she handed it to Grace, saying:
!" I viii give you this now on account,
and the rest as soon as 1 get it"
",All right" answered Grace, laugh
ing, "and since we all seem in the hui
NOR of paying our debts, will follow
suit. Frank, I owe you something for
music you bought me; here is part of
it," and she threw the bank-note across
the tea-table to her brother, who sat
opposite.
We were highly amused to see how
it wandered around the table.
=" This is a wonderful note" said Mr..
Baker; !" ! only wish somebody owed
me something and I owed somebody
something, 50 that ! might come into
the ring"
!" You can,' said Frank. sI owe
Mrs. Baker-or you, its all the same
for my board; herewith pay you
part Of It,"
Amid general laughter, Mr.. Baker
took the note, and playfully threw again
it to his wife, saying: =
=" It's yours again, Lucy, because
what belongs to me belongs to you. II
has completed The round, and we have
all had the benefit Of It."
And now it must 60 round again. =
replied she, gayly. 81 like to see
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01
NO.

money circulate; it should never lie
idle. Aunt Susan, you take it. Now
have paid you ten dollars" ., aa9a
Dear Grace, here is another five
dollars on my account, said Aunt Su-
san, handing it to Grace" .aY
"And you, Frank, Lave received ten
dollars for the music you bought me,
said Grace, handing it to her brother. y
"And I pay you ten dollars for my
board" he continued, and the note
once more rested in Mr.. Bakers hands.
The exchanges were quick as thought.
and we were convulsed with laughter.
"Was there ever so wonderful an ex.
change p exclaimed Grace.
"It's all nonsensew cried Mr.. Baker.
mot in the least" answered his
wife. "I It's all quite right" ..-.s
Certainly said Frank, "when the
money belonged to you, you could dis
pose of it as you would; 1 have the
same right; it is fair kind of exchange,
though very uncommon
"It shows the use of money!" said
Aunt Susan; " its makes the circuit OF
the world and brings its value to ev-
cry one who touches it." '-.
"And this note has not finished its
work yet, as I will show you, my dear
husband, if'you will give it to me again, u
said Mrs. Baker.
ct present you with this five dollar
note" said Mr.. Baker.
"And I give it to you, Aunt Susan
I owed you fifteen dollars, and / have
paid my debt" ..t ... ~
"You have, my dear friend, without
doubt; and now, my dear Grace, / pay
you my Indebtedness, with many thanks
for your assistance. .-'
81 take it with thanks, Aunt Susan, "
replied Grace; "and now the time has
come when this woodworking, this
inexhaustibly rich bank-pote must be
divided, because + do not owe Frank
five dollars more. How much have l
to pay yet?''
Two dollars and sixty-two cents"
replied Frank. . .es
"Can you change it?' ... ..,-
Let me see, two >thirty-eight-yes,
there is the change; the spell is Broken,
Grace, and you and I divide the spoils. !"
"This bank-note beats all ever saw
How much has it paid?' Let us count
up" said Grace. Mrs. Baker gave
Aunt Susan fifteen dollars, which Aunt
Susan gave me; / gave Frank twelve
dollars and sixty-two cents; Frank
gave Mr.. Baker ten dollars altogether
fifty-two dollars and sixty-two cents"
90 It's all nonsense, I tell you, said
Mr.. Baker, again; "you all owe each
other what you owed before
"You are deceived, my dear, by the
rapid, unbroken race this little sum has
made; to me it is as clear daylight, re-
piled Mrs. Baker
"It is all nonsense: How could the
note which you gave Mrs. Baker, if
nothing to you or to me. be divided be-
tween us two ?" asked Grace.
Mr.. Baker did not seem to see it very
clearly, but the others did, and they Of
ten relate this little history for the
amusement of their friends.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

"As THE TwIa IS BENT. y" Well, I
declare! don't see where that child
gets his disposition FROM" I heard o
mother exclaim, not long since. ' -t
o, how easily any impartial observer
could have told her; but she could not
see; and she would not have believed,
had she been told.
An incident, comical in some respects,
but yet seriously suggestive, came un-
der my observation within that mothers
door-yard, the relation of which will
help to solve her moral problem:
"Jack!' screamed bright-eyed,
golden-haired, fair-faced little girl, of
not more than six summers, to her
younger brother, who had dumped
himself under the wall, where he was
digging sand with a piece of shingle---
"Jack, you good-for-nothing little
scamp, you are the torment of my life!
Come right into the house this minute,
or I'll.take the very hide Off m you /!
Come in, I sayp e. ~H
" Why, Totty," exclaimed her father,
who ehanced to come up. at that mo-
ment, what in the world are you say
ing? Is that the way you talk to your
little brother? r. ,,s .,.-- ~ -
9 0, no, papa" answered the child,
promptly, and with an innocent smile.
eve was playing keep-house, and I
am Jacks mamma, and 1 was talking to
him just as mamma talked to- me this
morning. l never really spank him, as
mamma does me sometimes"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01
CURIOUS FACTS.

Fishes swallow their food whole.
They have no dental machinery fur
nished them.
Frogs, toads and serpents never take
any food but that which they are salts
fed is alive.
When bee, wasp or hornet stings,
it is nearly always at the expense of its
life.
Serpents are SO tenacious of life that
they will live for six months and longer
without food.
Turtles dig holes in the sea shore and
bury their eggs, covering them up to be
hatched by the sun.
Lobsters are very pugnacious, and
fight severe battles. If they lose a
claw another grows out.
Naturalists say that single swallow
will devour 5000 flies in a day.
The tarantula of Brazil is nothing
more nor iess than an enormous spider.
A single Goldfish produces more than
q million Of eggs in season.
A whale suckles its young, and is
therefore not fish! The mothers Of
lection is re@arkable.
Toads become torpid in winter, and
hide themselves, taking no food for five
or six months.
Serpents of oil species shed their skins
annually like sea-crabs and Holsters.
Turtles and tortoise have their skele-
tons partly outside, in place of within
their bodies.
II 10 believed that crocodiles live to
be hundreds of years old. The Egyp-
tians embalmed them. .....
In South America there is prolific
honey-bee which has not been furnished
with sting. y,2
In the darkest night fishes pursue
their usual movements the same as by
daylight, .....,...,>s.,.,. -.
Serpents never feed upon anything
but animal food which they themselves
put to.death. "a. ..-..s, .....
Seals are as intelligent as dogs, and
can be trained to perform many tricks
like them. t 9s..s, ..as
The head OF the rattlesnake has been
known to infict a fatal wound after be-
ing severed from the body. -a
II the eye of newt is put out, anoth-
er perfect one is soon supplied by rapid
growth. {
Fish have no eyelids, and necessarily
have to sleep with their eyes open.
Alligators fall into lethargic sleep
during the winter season like the toad.
The power of serpents to charm birds
and small quadrupeds is well authen-
ticated fact. @Afr }t
There are agricultural ants in Texas
that actually plant grain, and reap and
store the harvest. tf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

/. 10 An Irishman used to come home
often drunk, and, once, when he was
watering his horse, his wife said to him /:
Now, Paddy, is not that baste, an
example to ye? Don't you see he
leaves off when he has had enough the
crayther? He's the most sensible baste
of the two" '1't' s'''" '''-'
a" "Ah, it'svery we'll to discourse like
that, Biddy," cried Paddy, "but if there
was another horse at the other side of
the trough to say, Here's your health ,
my ould boy would he, stop till he
drunk the whole trough, think ye?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

RS~ A youngster, while warming his
hands over the kitchen fires was remon-
strated with by his father, who said:
" Go way from the stove; the weather
is not cold" The little fellow, looking
up at his stern parent, demurely re-
piled: '' I amt heating the weather;
I'm warming my hands. p s'sis'Fas7 a 80"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

10 Bootmaker (who has o deal of
trouble with his customer)-" I think
sir, if you were TO cut your corns, /
could more easily find You pair Of"
Choleric old gentleman cut my corns,
sir! I ask you to fit me pair O. boots
to my feet, sir! I'm not going to plane
my feet down to fit your bootsv'} sae
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

V A short-horned steer was recently
butchered in Detroit that weighed 4, 100
pounds alive, and yielded 5000 pounds
of dressed beef. This is believed to be
the largest animal ever slaughtered for
beef on this continent. @o702 afs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

~ The tenor and soprano in Bos-
ton choir were married recently. They
met by chants the usual way, and ul-
timately agreed to duet. ..t.t
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

x The paper manufacturers report
the rather peculiar fact that the rags re-
ceived at the mills, this Winter, are no
ticeably more ragged and threadbare
than usual, which is all supposed to be
the result OF hard times, everybody
wearing out their old clothes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01
Subscription Rates {
Advertising Rates :

UyA liberal deduction will be made in IA
vor of those who advertise four squares, or
upwards, by the year.
CO Legal notices will be charged to the at
torney or officer authorizing their insertion.
g Advertisements sent from distance
and transient nLices, must be accompanied
by the cash.
G Announcements of births. marriages
and deaths, inserted free of charge.
Co Obituary notices, or "poetry" append.
ed to marriages or deaths will be charged
one-half our regular advertising rates. We
will not hereafter deviate from this rule.
Uy Blanks, Billheads, Cards, Catalogues,
Circulars, Bills of Fare, Posters, Pamphlets
Programmes, &c, printed at reasonable rates
OFFIcE-Corner of Second and Washington
Streets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

AZ 1t appears that low-necked
dresses are to = be the Very thing this
season. A fashion writer, says that
lovely woman is going to foam out over
the top of her clothes again. s@ @
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

siS<E An economical farmers daugh-
ter in Massachusetts, put off her we'd
ding day because eggs were up to forty
cents dozen, and it would take two
dozen ,fer, the wedding cakes and pad-
ding. ", ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

S The admission Of Colorado makes
the number of States in the Union 80
and the number of Senators rs. .N
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

81 The Bostong Herald figures cut an
increase Of the Government expenses Of
1874, as compared with those Of 1865
amounting to $31 ,S15, ,3S3.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

sa- Some of the farmers in the Con-
necticut Valley are becoming rich by
raising potatoes for the the starch fac
tories. lsf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

aO~ Rhode Island bristles with spell
ing matches. Some of the dictionary
words reach clear across the State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

Sg Men in their thirst for happiness
make themselves most unhappy. xai
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

sE Florida ia said TO be the best
tisakared State in the Union. More
timber than anything else probably
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

ssE A precious boy was asked which
was the greater evil Of the two, hurting
anothers feelings or his finger. He
said the former. Right, my child" !"
said the gratifed qnestioner; and why
ID it worse to hurt the feelings r. Be-
cause yon can't tie d rag around them, /"
explained the dear child.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

nar They. ara actually harvesting
barley now in Southern California
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-01

s0r Here's new parlor game: Two
players are closely blinded with band
age made OF their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Each one is provided with saucer full
of cake or cracker-crumbs, which is
held in the left hand, and o spoon,
which ia held in the right hand. A
sheet is spread upon the floor, on
which the players sit, and at given
signal they begin to feed each other.
Their efforts to find each others mouths
with their spoons never fail to afford
much sport. Another amusing expert
ment is to try to blow out candle
blindfolded. The candle is placed upon
table, up to which the player is first
led; he then walks back six steps, turns
around three times and walks forward
as nearly in the direction ofthe candle
as possible and tries TO blow it out. II
he happens to wander to the wrong
part Of the room the effect Of the blow
ing is very funny.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-17
New York Market.

.NEw YORK, JUNG l6-Cotton-D
at I54Gl5sc; futures closing barely
steady; sales 35 500 bales: June IA 81 -
Gl5c; August i 3 32c: September l5c.
October "a u. 32c. November Il 7-82G,
9-lGc: Decembe- II q-IeGlI 10 20.
Ian. IA 2-.32G14lc. Fol IEJ-IelrlhIc
FIonr-Receints : 0oo harr.I. I,.. .rt,y.
demand. superfpe western and Stst.
Il G5I[4 eOi common to gn,J "xtr.S5 Nu
az ~. White wheat extra S5GnG6 40.
eytra ohio 81 OO. 81 Ionis n 35G, $40
Rye FIour-Steady Mt s4 25lG565. Corn
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-17
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, June lG.-FIour-QUiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Activc. weak and
lower; No. spring nominal; No. fresh
99c; regular 9sic spot; g9sc seller July;
81 0Ol seller August; No. 3 yjc; rejected
Soc. CGrn-Dull and unsettled; No. .
mixed 69Ic spot; T04c bid seller July.
rae bid seller August; rejected 6sc. Oats
Demand fair and market firm; No >
5S!G5s4c spot; j6$c bid seller July,
4lBG4lic seller August; rejected 81 BE-.
Rye-Steady and in moderate demand,
No. 97c. Barlcy-Dull and unsettled;
No. 81 2ll bid spot; 81 OGml o. seller
September. Glover Sryd-$G OO"G -.
Pork-Dull and decliningat SIS Is spot;
$lS 20 seller July SIS 80 seller August.
Lard-DuIl and nominal at $l3 90 spot.
Sl3 2OMl3 - seller August; Sl@ 900
Il 424 seller September. Bulk Meat,
Dull and lower; shoulders ic short rb
middlcs lie; short clear l.c. WHISKY
Dali and nominal NJ - IT,
On call board wheat unsettled ani
lower at 99tc seller July; 994c seller
August. Corn-Easicr ut G9ic seller
June; 7Or seller July. Oats-Unchnug.
ed. Pork-W Weaker and lower at IS -
seller July; SIS 50 seller August Lard
u uchanged.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-17
PROPOSALS
FOR
Building Marshall County
Court House.

SDaIed Proposals Will be r"c'Il"b 'N lI"
Building Committee appointed b' Ihr
Marshall county Court 10 bulld "a ht"
Court HuuS, at MOuud~NIl.r, " y a., uuI'I
the FIRST Monday OI J"ly. al y o"ip'h
n. said Court House tD be- huIit according
10 the plans, drawings aud Np'c.hchlloir
of Mr.. {. G.. krmblo, of Mr"rilugr W. d.
ofiic, nj MuundsvIlIu, ". Va; also ti VI
GO. Kcublc', Office. Wh"Sling. lhr com
ruittre will receive bids nom sat" ana r..
liable master bidders, Tor tn" performance
Of the entire work, under ON" cont rnc',
and also bids Tor each separate part VI ~"
vorl; by Ia. various trades, T'>rTSlug IN"
right to reject any or all uids.
IHr CUmmittr,. will also receive bids a'
the same time nom any parties Tor the sal"
of the old Court House. should any Of The
contractors for building the new hou~" b"
successful builders for the old housc, such
material Of the old nous" ~ may b" APP
proved by the superintendent, may b"
used in the construction Of the new build
ing The Bell of the old building j. r'~-rN-
ed by the committee. The Old building To-
De removed by Tho successful bidder 50 rs
to not Interfere with The erection ~ Ia"
new building.
The Committee reserve the right Ia re-
icct any or all bids. Contractors VIII b"
required TO give approved bonds ana s"cu-
rity for the faithful performance Of thr!r
various contracts.
Proposnls should be addressed. ''s-alrd
Proposals tor Building New Court House
uf NoundSville." or sealed Proposals toI
sal, of Old Court House all tO b" uddl,~--
.G To- VIM. Blake, Esq, MoUudSNil'r, W.
Va. Hy order of the Committee.
HI. =. WHITE.
Iunl5i Chairman
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-17
After Recess

Mr. Beach continued his argument and
took up the subject of the letter of con
triton or letter of apology. Either
name, lie said, WAS appropriate for the
document. The question was whether
Mr.. Bcechcr's ideas at the time were rep
resented fairly by the paper. 1t was
maintained by some that this document
was bad English. and could not have been
dictated by II master Of the language like
Beecher. Well, opinions differed on this
point One of the most cultivated cdl-
tors in the city Of New York when this
letter was read to him for the first time
exclaimed, THAT is Beecher all over,
Shakespeare might IL well deny the au-
thorship of Hamlet, soliloquy, rs Beech
cr deny the authorship OF that letter"
tie did not know that he could rcfutc the
charge that the letter was ungramatical
any better than by reading it. Mr..
Beach then quoted from one OF Bccchcr's
"Lcc,urc Room Talks" some remarks to
the effect that extravaganza of language
was natural and iustiiiablc in great
crisis of feeling, and that at these mo-
mcut, men did not stand upon grammar
or nicrtir> Of ofcNprcssion. ltwaS not right,
thourh. Mr. Bccchcr said, to adopt To
common circumstances the language OF
these 'paroNy>mal m~mentS Here was
that word "paroNysmaI again. Beach
quoted the passage in the letter OF
apology. referring to that poor child
Iy,nr there with folded hands, and
pointed out the correspondence bc-
tween this description and Il
passage referring to Mr.. IiIton
IN Mr.. Beechers statement. lie also
qlu,rd from the statement of Mr.. Beech
rr. the description Of the manner in
which he poured forth his soul 10 MouI-
ton. ike water, and then cited II passage
in u letter from Becchcr to MOulton IN
IS-G speaking of his letter to Tilton
ihrosgh him lMoUltonl 10 Bccehcr. The
Jury would see why he would not cIalmih
authorship of this letter of contrition IN
1911 Mr.. Evartt ridiculed the idea Of
confession. Mr.. Beach said, and declared
that criminals did not confess. Counsel
here quoted the celebrated passage on the
mower of conscience in Mr.. Webster ;
speech at the White murder trial, IN
which he declared that there
was no resource for the guilty
but confession or suicide, and that
suicide was confession. The letters of
February ISL, oncto Moulton and the
other to Mrs. Tilton, from Bccchcr, We're
read to the jury, and the counsel sad,
why did Beechcr lear investigation if hc
was - conscious of his innocence? W hat
made Beceher write that Moulton was
the best friend that was ever given To
i man. in an emergency like this? Was
not this almost a virtual confession on
the part of Beccher? What made him
write that MoUlton was the best friend
God ever gave man, if he was not >erv-
ing him in some way? Who was it
thus holding the storm in his hand and
preventing it from bursting on Their
heads. but Francis d. MouIton? Why
did Beccher say that the letter to Mrs.
Til,on should be- returned to him, and not