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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

New YoRK STILL DEMocRATIc.-The
total elections in New York indicate no
refiux in the Democratic tidal wave that
swept over the State last Fall. OF the
ten cities which have voted, eight went
Democratic, namely, Troy, Utica, Rome,
Cohoes, Oswego, Rochester, Pough-
keepsie and Newburg. The Radicals
carried Auburn and Elmira. Roches-
ter elected the Democratic ticket by 81
600 majority. and in the strong Radical
county of Monroe the Democrats have
twenty out OF the thirty-fve Supervisors.
In Oneida county, hitherto Radical,
the residence of the United States SEN
ators Conkling and Herman, the Demo-
Gratis have a majority of twenty in the
Board of Supervisors, gain of fifteen
over last year. In Utica, its county
seat the Democrats have l 200 majority.
In Oswego county which is two-or-
three thousand Radical county, the
Democrats have majority in the Board
of Supervisors. In Troy (city) the
Democrats have 5000 majority. In
Duchess county the Radicals had thir-
teen Supervisors to the Democrats
twelve last year; now they have five to
the Democrats twenty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

CURIosrTIEs OF LANauAaE.-The Hin
docs are said to have no word for
Z" friend" The Italians have no equiv
olent for our humility" The Russian
dictionary gives word. the definition
of which is, "not to have enough but
tons on your footman's waistcoat;" q
second means I" to kill over again." q
third TO earn by dancing" The Ger
mans call o thimble !" finger-hat, T"
which il certainly is, and grasshopper
q "hay-horse." A glove with them Is a
"hand-shoe." showing that they wore
shoes before gloves. The French,
strange to say, have no verb !. to stand ," !"
nor can Frenchman speak Of {" kick
ing" any one.i The nearest approach
he, in his poiteness, makes to it, is to
threaten to "give blow with his foot;"
the same thing, probably, to the recip-
lent in either case, but it seems to want
the directness, the energy Of our " kick. %
The terms upstairs and "down stairs
are also unknown in French.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

How Tom MARSHALL CAME TO BE A
DRuNKARD.-" How came you to be o
drunkard ?" asked friend of Tom Mar
shall in q conversation with him. "Ill
tell you all about that" said Tom. "I
graduated in law in Lexington, with the
celebrated divine, Rev. Robert I. Breck-
inridge, and our friends thought we
were the intellectual wonders of the
age, and they advised us by way of
takiag q aigd p0stioa 1t once, to ai-
tack Henry Clay, then in the prime Of
his fame and power, upon the first op-
portunity which presented itself. That
opportunity soon came. We were both
employed in q case in opposition to him.
Bob madea speech and made speech,
and our friends congratulated us ON
our tremendous efforts, and we were
basking in the sunshine of our coming
prosperity, when the old lion arose,
and with one sweep of his paw he drove
Bob to the Bible and me to the bottle,
where we have been ever since.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

SMPLE AND UsEruI. We herewith
give Q very simple and useful rule for
finding the percentage Of profit or loss
on merchandise transactions: 9t
To find the percentage OF profit, sub
tract the cost price from the selling
price, add two naughts to the remain-
der, and the Sc answer" will be the per
centage.
ExAMrIE.- IF d pound of raisins cost
IL cents, and you sell at 25 cents, what
is the percentagef Subtract Is from
25, and the remainder will be z. Add
to this two naughts and we have TOO.
which. divided BY the cost, 10, gives 28
as q result. which plainly shows the
profit TO be Is percent. To find the
percentages cf loss on any transaction.
you simply reverse the terms. giil i'Fiai' 7
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17


SINGULAR MATHExATrcAL FACT.--Any
number of figures you may wish TO null
tiply by 5 will give the same result if
divided by "a much quicker opera
ton. But You must remember to annex
o cipher to the answer, whenever there
is no remainder, and where there is
remainder whatever il may be, annex
FIVE 10 the answer. Multiply AGA by 5
and the answer. will be 2.320, divide
the same number by 2 and You have
232; and, as there is no remainder you
add cipher. Now take 357, and null
tiply it by s.; there is 1,785. Divide
the same number by Q, and you have
178 and a remainder, You thsisfore
place Eve at the end Of the line, and
the result is again 1,785.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

Too DxEP ron Ur1ERANcx. - There
are times when language. even in Mich
igan,' is totally inadequate, and one Of
them was the other day, whom carpen-
ter named johnson put his finger
through. On anger hole to remove sliv-
or, and his fellow workman seeing tho
digit projecting from the orifice took it
for another silver let AZ with his chisel
and took il OF clear up to the knuckle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

xE AWestern editor asserts that Il
is no ,ise trying to publish nonpa-
riel newspaper in long primer com
MUMMY which win be readily, under
stood by the initiated. '37
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

EE Could there be finer bit Of un-
conscious satire than this? A picture
OF the boy that never told liea looks
down upon the witness-stand in the
Brooklyn courtroom. ~ Boston GLOBE.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

p1- Grass fringe in great profusion
is promised for the establishment of the
apparel of the fair sex for Spring. Oh,
the ladiesi Having worn feathers like
geese all Winter, they now propose to
turn their thoughts to grass, also like
geese. asli6sosE81s 49, 64a fst..'s..t,,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

E No, sir" angrily exclaimed Mr..
Scott, OF the ST. Joe Commercial, as ho
waved the agent toward the half open
door. ..tNo, sir; I want none of your
revised statutes. Give me the old Gre
clan and Roman antiqusries, ifelike
and human-a crude Venus or Cupid
and SIGH" fsg .,,.1. 4.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

xE Only woman's hairl Who has
not, some time in his life. picked such
q golden thread from his best coat col
lor, and felt his heart beat the quicker
for it? Or gazed upon tress laid
away in some nook, and not felt the in
Auence of tender memories ? Only q
woman's hair! and yet We don't like il
in biscuit. 9 i.F
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

cap The Metropolitan Hotel, Lin
coin, Nebraska, has the Lords PRAYER
printed entire on the daily Iii of fare. 3
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

ssSr Elder Frederick w. Evans, Of
the Mt. Lebanon Shakers, ii authority
for saying that there are, ID the Unitcd
States, about 6 600 Shakers, forming
eighteen societies. Each society has
sixty families or communities.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

Sound CoMMoS SENsE.-H you are
well, let yourself alone, One Of the
great errors OF the age is, we msdicate
the body too much. More persons are
destroyed by eating too much than by
drinking too much. Gluttony kills
more than drunkenness In civilized 30
ciety. The best gymnasium is . wood
yard, q clearing, o corn field. A. hearty
laugh ia known, the world over, to be .
health promoter; it elevates the spirits,
enlivens the circulation, and is marvel
ously contagious in agood sense. Bod
lily activity and bodily health are insep-
arabic. If the bowels are loose, lie
down in bed, remain there and eat moth
ing until you are well. The three best
medicines in the world are, warmth,
abstinence and repose.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

( SzE The Democrats casr0ds sth0 1naa-
niciPal election at Galveston Tszss. tvI
5000 majority. q. q .,.s. 4 I. sss
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xz- The Nebraska Relief Society are
now reported to be feeding and cloth
ing Is, 500 men, women and children
in the grasshopper districts. ss Nsf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

s& To prevent moths In eArpetss
wash the floor before lying them with
the spirits of turpentins on henzinas
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

sY- Gray marble h6krths can be
rubbed with linseed oil. and n6 spots
will show. it1es = '',s.ssS,,''ss ssssass
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taking her in his arms and laying his
chsek against hers. Ny own Ksls. i q
IL notf" IS
She murmured aomething hetwssn
her sobs, that she must 60 away this
minute. & l VS.
2 " Nonsense darling! Haven't You been
here for months? What difference win
day longer make? You are safe with
me, Kate. o, because / know You are
Miss Franklin, will you give me tho
pleasure Of . song from that long silent
voicei Oh, Katie, you bswitshsd me
that dayl am afraid you viii bewitch !.
me always. But, Katie, let's of these
trappings, untying her cap, and remoy-
ing the gray hair, and with this action
down fell the wealth of brown tresses. \
"Oh, Mr.. Dayton, you were NOT
surely you were no homo that dayY
looking up covered with confusion.
eyes, Mr.. Dayton was--in the libra
ry with an accent on his name which
Kate understood" 60 " i.tsa
"Oh, Edwardi you teased me with
oil those foolish questions when y0u
knew"
Eyes, my Kate, way not?'
"But you looked so innocent"
He laughed. ia
"I shall soon, hope, have some
body to confde in; and Kate, it 10 my 7.
duty and pleasure to give you . hus-
band SO that in future, you can answer
without so much pain when he is In
quired after. @f
You are too generous"
81 can afford to be generous, he said,
earnestly, "when I have had the pre-
cious gift Of your love. Kate, blest
forever be the day that I first engaged
my housekeeper. 7 aI
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18

Arrived at the capital foand thtt The
Vast collection of huts erowhing the eiiii
nence were the royal quarters, around
which ran five separate palisades and cir
cular courts, between which and the city
was circular road, ranging from 100 to
200 feet in width, from which radiated six
or seven magnificent avenues lined with
gardens and huts
The next day after arriving / was in.
PRODUCED to the royal palace In great state.
None of the primitive scenes visible in
Speke's book were visible here. The
guards, clothed in white cotton dresses,
were by no means comical. The chiefs
we're very respectable looking people,
dressed richly in the Arab costume. The
palace was a huge and lofty structure,
well built of grass and cane, while tall
trunks of trees upheld the roof, which
was covered with cloth sheeting inside.
On the fifth day after his arrival Mr..
Stanley met Col. Tenant de Bellefonds, of
the Egyptian army, who had been sent
by Col. Gordon to Mtesa to make treaty
of commerce between him and the Egyp-
tan Government. Col. BellefOnds fully
confirmed the opinion of Mr. Stanley that
the great Niyanza was the true source of
the Nile.
A postscript to Mr.. SANKEY'S letter, writ
ten on the 18th, presents the views of the
"ii'Ci vi SAtSSuS NluSuobt no q
for missionary enterprise, and declares
that country a field and harvest ripe for
the sickle of the Gospel. What is wanted,
according to Mr.. Stanley, is the practical
Christian tutor, who can teach people how
to become Christians, cure their diseases,
construct dwellings, understands agri-
culture and can turn his hand to anything
like sailor-this is the man that is
wanted there. Such man, if he can be
found, would become the savior of Africa
He must be tied to no church or sect, but
profess God and His Son, and live a
blameless Christian, be inspired by lib
eral principles, charity to all men, and de.
vout faith in God. He must belong to no
nation in particular, but the entire white
race. Such a man or men, Mtesa, King
of Uganda, Usoga, Unyoro and Karagwe
"a Kingdom $50 geographical miles in
length by so in breadth-invites to come
to him.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18

The next point to be considered, said
Prof. Wise, is the question of transatlap
tic ballooning, and, said he, 81 should
have solved the problem had it not been
for the second Boston fire." 1t has been
distinctly proved that there was such a
thing as an easterly current. The upper
air is always to the east Out of forty
ascenslons which the speaker had made,
IN ,''''rtv-nine of them the balloon had
oos,s easter, otter it had got above the
Clouds. Tbe time W. Md come when cities
would be illuminated by balloons. A
two-horse Baxter engine could sHcnerate
an electric light which could light the
whole city if suspended by a copper
balloon which could be kept up indef-
nite1y.
Mf Wise closed with an earnest appeal
for a recognition Of aerial navigation as .
science. He felt that the time was coming
when the navigation of the air would be
as much matter of course as the naviga-
ton of the sea. A man had as much
right to sail through the air as on the
water. A plane inclined to the air at the
proper angle will mount upward. A Chi
nese kite would fly itself in a strong wind.
He thought the best we could do with
the balloon was to make it drifting
machine, for the surface exposed to the
wind was SO great that it could not be
overcome. We must get it by the kite
principle.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18
A Timely Story.

A LITTLE incident came to our knowledge
the other day which at this time may be
worth the telling. Just after the holidays
in 1878 physician in one of the large cit
les, while making his daily rounds, gave
description to one of his patients of the
upon the pitiable sight of so many chill
dren to whom Christmas had not been
even a name, but had passed in all the
dull misery of other days. The lady to
whom he spoke was helpless invalid, un-
able for years to leave her bed; she was
straitened, too, in means. But. hearing
the story, she determined that the next
Christmas should bring a little pleasure
to at least some of the little ones whom
their birth. She had that inevitable store
house in family, the "piece- bag ~
brought and emptied on her bed, and be-
gan to make rag babies, knitted mittens,
balls, etc., etc. the thousand inexpen-
sive little triaes which required only labor
and patience to make them precious 10
any child. She had a whole year in
which to work; her courage and zeal
grew with every day; her friends became
and brought in their contribu-
tions of velvet, cloth, yarn, etc. When
the children she began to work for the in
sane ward, then for the hospital. OF
course, as nothing is more contagious
than charity, the idea spread among
her neighbors One brought socks,
another comfortable underclOthing, an
old lady knitted jacket, her son a col
lection of pipes, one housekeeper a pile
of chromos and old prints, another a cart
load of magazines, until by Christmas,
although the almshOuse has as many in
habitants as flourishing town, there is
not one for whom this woman did not
have gift. The Christmas presents were
given from the unseen friend, she lying
in the far-off little room which she never
was to leave alive; and with each gift was
some message of Christian kindness
which told of Him who was born on that
day and of His errand here.
All this happened last Christmas and
was the work of one poor crippled woman.
The birthday of Christ is coming again,
and in every town there is an almshouse,
asylum or Jail filled with the miserable,
the guilty, the poOr-the very class to
whom He came first; and in every one of
these towns there are communities of men
and women who profess to follow Him.
When one woman can do SO much to give
to His birth to thousands of
these His brethren what may not these
communities do? Christians, as a rule,
do not visit the prisons or almshouses.
What if they made Christmas Day an ex-
ceptiOn to their usual neglect? Let them
go, not with stern rebuke or tedious SER
mons, but with some cheerful, tangible,
live remembrance of their Master which
will gladden. and soften the hearts of those
who know God only through the hard
justice of men.-N. Y. Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18
INDUSTRIAL.

AN ingenious kind of fire-proof joist,
recently introduced consists of a slip OF
wood five inches wide by five-eighths OF
an inch thick belted between two Hanged
strips of quarter-inch iron, making a
beam quite as strong as those of wood Or
dinarily employed. The iron sides, in adj
dition to affording strength, it is claimed
render the joist substantially fire-proof,
while the center of the wood affords the
means of putting down floors and mailing
on laths in the usual manner. The i'm
pediment to the manufacture of these
jOists heretofore has been the difficulty of
rolling the Hanged iron sides, but this has
now been successfully overcome-Ihe
Builder.
THE bronzing of wood forms the sub
ject of an interesting article in technical
journal. The best and most efficient
process for accomplishing this process, it
appears, consists in first saturating the ar
ticle with hot parchment glue, previously
filtered and not too weak, and when dry
it is to be coated while slightly warm with
when perfectly dry a second coating is to
be applied. The whole is now rubbed
carefully with moistened shave grass, and
then, with a bristle brush, the bronze-Of
cope. and brass or tin mixed with alco-
hollis put on with skill and care. Two
or three coats are necessary to produce a
perfect effect; and the article, as we'll as
the bronze, must be kept warm during the
operation, either in the sun or near a fire.
A SIMPLE and beautiful process of imi-
tatlnG enamel on iron has recently been
introduced. The process consists in pro-
ducing on iron various designs of differ
ent colors, and initiating the vitro enamel
in the following manner: A crystalliZed
appearance is given to timed iron by
means of mixture of water and sui
phuric and nitric acids applied thereon
and then carefully washed off. An inn
preston of Il design is made on suitable
| transfer paper, on which coatings of solid
white and silver bronze dust and colors
are applied, according TO the effect de-
sired to be produced. The plate, prepared
| in this manner, is coated with mixture
of turpentine and copal varnish; it is then
heated, the design transferred thereon in
the usual way, and the plate baked and
polished.-N. Y. Sun.
In consequence of the overstocked con-
dition of the Eastern markets and of the
close of navigation, the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company have di-
rected the stoppage of thirty eight of forty
collieries in the Pennsylvania anthracite
coal region. the remaining ten, having a
producing capacity of 1000 tons daily, to
continue To supply the furnaces and rail
ways in that vicinity. About 5000 men
and boys are thrown ont of work. TWEEN
| ty-fve individual collieries have also slls-
! pended, and it is thought that suspension
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18
Selected sWisrellaty,
THE FROST KING.

FroN out his winter palace
The King has started forth;
The birds have left their summer nests,
The wind Is in the north.
The river and the mountain,
The brown ana wrinkled sod,
Begin to show already where
His messengers have trod-
The clouds unroll their ermine,
And DER meadow, lane and street.
Like courticrs spread their mantles down
Before the royal feet
Close to the friendly corners
The sheltered ivies cling,
And wear their emerald cloaks despite
The coming OF King.
His mien and look are haughty,
His voice lie cold and stern,
And yet his kisses on the cheek
Like crimson roses burn.
Down rom the crested mountain,
With grandeur in his tread,
The Winter King is coming, with
A white crown on his head
Not amid waving banners,
Or 10 the sound of drums
Beating their gladdest music,
This conquering hero comes;
But silently and solemnly
He eaters his domain.
With twenty and a hundred good,
Stout yoemen in hls train
Clasping the old earth tightly
Against his frozen breast.
As IL she were his chosen Queen,
He Gays: - bring thee rest.
Thou hast reigned long and nobly,
Thy virtues all are known.
And thou wilt not forgotten he
Though possess the thronel"
Contentedly rceigning
Her scepter and her crown,
Beneath downy toverlet
The weary Queen lay down,
To sleep with her companions,
Who. ut the touch OF spring,
Shall rise again in time to see
The going of King.
-Hdrper's Weekly.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18

rr,,, T., "ral and over 10000 people be
VIII De GEN. In the Schuylki1l
region the suspension may nos -.
tWo rhbhttis; though fears are entertainer
that work will not be Resumed uatil
spring. The iron trade continuing dull,
orders have been issued by the Reading
Coal and Iron Company to stop work at
their various mines, where 500 men are
now employed. 1t is claimed enough ore
has been mined and stocked ready for
shipping to supply all demands until
spring.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18
0nr Bcps ard girls.
HANG UP THE BABY'S STOCKING

HANG up the baby's stocking;
Be sure you don't forget
The dear little dimpled darling!
She never saw Christmas yet;
For I've told her all about it,
And she opened her big blue eyes,
And Pm sure she understood it,
She looked SO funny and wise.
Dear! what tiny stocking!
1t doesn't take much to hold
SIGH little pink toes as baby's
Away from the frost and cold.
But then, for the baby's Christmas
It never would do at all;
Why, Santa wouldn't be looking
For anything halfso small!
know what wen do for baby,
I've thought Of the very best plan
I'll borrow a stocking of grandma,
The longest that ever | can;
And you'll hang it by mine, dear mother,
Right here In the corner, SO,
And write q letter TO Santa
And fasten it over the toe.
Write: "7his is the Baby's stocking
That hangs in the corner here;
You never have seen her, Santa,
For she only came this year
But she's just the blessedest beby-
And now, before you go,
Just cram her stocking with goodies
From the top clean down to the toe" -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18

Now THEY'VE got the Astor estate fig-
ured down to $4,000, 900. Poor man
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-18

PADDY cornered the pig in his best par
lor and the pig jumped through seven
by-nine window. WELL said Paddy,
philosophically, watching the fast recedlng
form of the diminuiive Tweed, i've got
yer dimensions onyhow."