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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

ECONOMY IN HOCsEKEErING.-In buying
anything, be it groceries or cotton cloth, be
not "penny wise and pound foolish" Some
people with an honest desire to oconomizc
look well to the "spisot, but forget to
watch the bung." They spend hours runs
ming from one store 10 another to see where
they can buy the cheapest, and if they get an
article few cents less at one place than has
been asked them at another. they are in high
spirits over their purchasing ability, never
dreaming that they have, even at the price
given, paid more than the article was WORTH
Some cannot discriminate fine favored coffee
from that of insipid or rank flavor. That
being the case, a cheap article will answer
their purpose Just as well. Indeed, many
people educate their taste just to suit their
purse-that is WELL A man with slim
purse is better pleased and much happier if
he have not refined taste, as it is certainly
an expensive thing to own but if he have,
better buy little of good article than a
good deal of poor one
Nothing is ever gained by buying cheap
articles, nor by changing your place of trade
often. Trade at one place year after year if
you can find place to suit you. A store
keeper soon learns to prize you if you are a
good cash customer, and will give you many
liberal trades. l have known them many a
time to even tell good customer when there
was going to be rise in a certain article, and
advise the purchasing of more than the usual
%l,n
benefit of any such hints, and then wonder
why they cannot get things reasonably. y.-Ger-
mantomn Telegraph.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08
SCIENTIFIC COURTSHIP.

Young Molly met Christopher down by the farm.
With his analysis
And his cataiysis
And his d;alysis.
What would he do there:
He came down to WOO there.
He came down to sue there.
TO bill and to COO there.
Not to fill her soul with alarm
Oh! Science, It's thus that fair maid you win,
With rarthenogenesis
And alterOgenesS
And heterogeneous
And other such things:
For Love he has wings
And with him he brings
Full many such things
In the ears of fair maidene to din,
Young Christie, ,.her came with his finest brochure.
On trilobtes
And troglOdytes
And such delights,
And he sad my dear these are your,
Yes they're yours.
Love may come and love may 90.
Science cndures.
The heart is stubborn thing,
And conical in shape;
A remnant which with us to bring
From our ancestral ape.
1t drives the blood to MOlly's cheeks
She opens her ruby lips and speaks
Her mtral valve plays
In the widest Of ways:
Her coumnal arena
Gives her an idea
3t By the way that it acts:
And, accepting the facts,
She then and there agrees to become
The partner of his scientific ho me.
journal of Applied Chemistry.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08
WHOLE NO. 800.
\ CANADIAN HERMIT.

Increditable rs the following may ap-
pear, it is an authentic fact to which
hundreds can bear testimony: About
forty years ago n young man named
Wilson, residing near the town of Perth
conceived the lunatic idea of leading
hermit's life. The youth had from, an
early age show symptoms of tcrnnge-
ment, and this proceeding on his part
was not considered strange by his
friends. The chosen place Of his her
mitago is about three quarters of milo
from his parental homestead. in tho ie-
cess of dense bush, where he erect
a small hovel, and furnished it with an
old log canoe, which he used us couch
to sleep in. Divesting himself of all
clothing, lie has ever since remained
perfectly nude, with the exception of n
tattered remnant of shirt, which his
fancy leads him to retain. In this nude
states, for forty years, he has lived.
walking i'll the depth of winter through
The snow, and yet he has never been
known to have received n frost bite.
When he requires drink he walks de-
liberatcly into the river, it mattering
not to him what season of the year it
may be, and wades ont till the water
reaches his waist, and then he stoops
and quenches his thirst.
His food is brought to him by his
friends, and when given to him is eaten
with the righteousness of beasts which
he now resembles more than man, his
body being as heavily coated with hair
as that of a COW. He never shows n
dangerous disposition, and chatters in
monosyllables. When people cross his
path he invariably begs for tobacco, for
which he has an evident partiality, and
in chattering tones will utter 8: bacca'
until his request is granted. His hair
is long, gray and unkempt, falling far
over his shoulders, and his beard,
which is similar, reaches down bolow
his waist. He is now between Sky
and seventy years of age, and is possi-
bly, the only living being ever known
to have lived year after year perfectly
naked and exposed to allthe inclcmer-
cies of weather which mark k'ourCana,lian
winters. rs.-Ca,lefon Rdcc H1uM.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

A LAWYER NoNpLUssED BY HIS WIFE.
The Petersburg (Virginia) Inder re-
lates the following incident: ga very
distinguished lawyer of Richmond, who
had passed the meridian of life and had
won a high renown' as an orator and a
jurist, was addressing court recently,
and was in the midst of a brilliant arru-
ment, when he saw his wife-the idol
OF his heart--enter the room. He of
once became confused, and concluded
with some abruptness. Tt was the first
time his wife had heard him speak.
Fearful that he would not make q de-
cidedly favorable impression on her,
:le WAJ had triumphantly faced judges,
Jurles, legislative assemblies, mass
meetings, political conventions and the
hteroti, succumbed, and before one who
i'll her love for him, would have seen
only the gems of his speech, and whose
criticism would have been fullest praise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

CHOOSING HUSBANDS AND WIVES. OF
one thing girls may be sure, and that
is that the young men who make the
best sons and brothers will also make
the best husbands. And young men
may be equally sure that those girls
who are the best daughters and sisters
will also, as rule, be me best wives.
If young man, before he is married
is destitute of those affections and prin-
ciples which come out in flial obedience,
courtesy, and controlling sense OF
duty, he will be equally destitute of
them after he is married. The mere,
fact of wedlock will not change the
fundamental principles of his nature.
He will be essentially the same human
being after marriage-or, at least, after
the honeymoon--that he was before it.
The same principles hold true with re-
gard to women. She who is selfish
and vain and idle and deceitful as O
girl will be pretty apt to be the curse of
the man who marries her. While the
girl who is dutiful to her parents, and
industrious and unselish and truthful,
will be almost certain to be blessing
to him who gets her for wife.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY MORNING. APR

recover his reason by his shock and
sickness lie sad Such things have
happened.
" Do you think SO: We pray Heaven
he may solemnly calculated the mas
ter and his men; and they turned away
deeply moved.
Two months later tho great bell hung
from q huge derrick III the lathe room of
the factory, and beneath it stood heavy
truck upon which it was about to be low
cred. : 4 silence fell upon the group of
workmen as the pale lace and feeble
form Of I" Inventor appeared, borne
on snail reclining chair. He had re-
covered his reason, and was fast getting
back his strength. His large gray eyes
instantly fastened themselves on the
bell, that splendid masterpiece, whose
making meant SO much to him. They
had told him the whole story of the
casting, aud the disaster in the foun-
dry, but it all sounded like a wild ro-
nance to him.
i" remember nothing that happened, -
said be, shaking his head with smile;
Its ailnew to me, I'll new and strange,
SO stranger
"Yes," said the master devoutly, 1T
was Gods hand"
"I should like to strike the bell
once"
Two znen lifted him up and put small
hammer in his hand.
He struck one gentle blow. A deep,
sweet, mournful tone, solemn as the
sound Of distant waterfalls, rolled from
the great bell, and echoed through the
foundry, Tears filled the eyes of the
rough men as they heard it.
Ah:" said the master, 'There's a
Hallelui iah in that ,anl it may we'll begin
here. Long may this bell praise God!
He saved it in the ruins of tho furnace
by one wise thought in the ruins of a
human brain. Our furnace is rebuilt,
and behold, this dear boy has his reason
again! I'he bell and the boy shall glori-
fy God together"
"Amon!' murmured The listeners.
Then the great bell was lowered, and
as the truck was rolled away with its
melodio1s burden, the boy was lifted
and carried after it, and both went
out into the sunny day together, the
rough men standing in the doorway,
waving their hands.
Little Inventor afterward proved
his claim to the title so lightly given
him in his unfortunate boyhood. His
name is now read on many q hell whose
matchless richness of tone his genius
in metals alone created.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

* After filing saw, place it on
level board and pass a whetstone over
the side of the teeth until all the wire
edge is of them. This will make the
saw cut true and smooth, and it will re-
main sharp longer. The saw must be
set true with & saw eet.-.Sri"ntit:c 1Lnr,'-
irOl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

@ The Freedmen's monument to
President Lincoln will be dedicated on
the l4th Of April next. The subscrip-
ton for erecting this monument was
started by an old black woman of Ma
rietta, Ohio, on the next morning after
the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln. by a
contribution of five dollars.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

Is a handsome structure is to be erected
on the Centennial grounds by an association
of dairymcn residing in Philadelphia and
the adjoining counties 1t consists of an
ornate building of unique desi gn, after the
Marie Antoinette style, and will he so feet
wide and 100 feet in length An acre of
ground laid out with shrubbery, statues, and
fountains, and with tables and chairs for
the accommodation of visitors, will surround
the building. Over 100 young ladies will
be in attendance, dressed in the picturesque
costume of Normandy dairymaids. Milk,
cream buttcrmilk, curds-and. whey, pastry,
and berries, will be dispensed by the atten-
dants, and cows will be kept for the purpose
of furnishing fresh milk for those who prefer
it. The upper portion of the building will
have handsome covered balcony for prom
enadng or sitting, The structure is situated
in one of the most romantic and picturesque
portion of the Exhibition Grounds, upon the
hill overlooking Lansdownc ravine, which
is spanned by fine new bridge leading to
Horticultural Hall. The milk dairy will be
one of the most attractive buildings at the
EXpOstiOn
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

REMEDY roR WARTS. Warts are very
troublesome and disfguring The fol-
lowing is a perfect cure, even of The
largest, without leaving any scar. 1t is
a Frenchman's prescription, .r.I ba,
'ecn tested II !le Nr.teI: Iakc q.
small piece Of raw bcef, s;ecr il III
night in vinegar, cut as much from it
as will cover the wart, and tie it on it;
is tie eAcrecense is on the forehead,
fasten It OH with strips of sticking-plas-
ter. 1t may be removed in the day and
put On every night. In one fortnight
the wart will die and peal off. The
same prescription will cure corns.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

AZ There will be thirty-two of the
Governments OF the world represented
at the Centennial besides our own.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

s~ When W. are least moved by heavenly
love, VIC sXmpathize least with human in.irn!
tiles; SO, also, when we are fulles; of heaven.
ly love, we are most compassionate t, ,;..i II
misery and best fitted to cope wit. The
troubles and in.irmities that Lcset us.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

sS Brooklyii is the home of charming
girl, with face so sunny and aIuripg that
an old gentleman said of her, that had kisses
been entirely unknown she would have in
vented them
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

e There's nothing mean about the Sul>
tan of Turkey His servants at the palace
number $500; the kitchen employing 900,
the stables 400. the menagerie goo, AMI oth>
ers accordingly. The gentlcman'S wives
number 300
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

3 Under a new ruling of the Buffalo
school board, no married women are here
after to be employed as teachers
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

= Do not be content with doing wba. an
other has done :; surpass it,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

ILL-TEMpenED LETTERs. An angry
letter never accomplishes the desired
end, and ali insolent one harms none
but the writer. This is true of all cor
,cspondence, but more especially when
applied to communication OF business
nature IL this department the true
gentleman is easily recognized, and
with him, above all others, it is sratify-
ing to deal His demands, which if
couched in other language would be re-
jected, are often complied with, and
whatever the business, there is satisfac-
ton in performing it.-Phro"'ogico'
.L,Ii1.n,oI
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08
G.T.gEHINGS I:y THE .vtySiDE.

G.TEEH{NE,S I:y THE .ViYSlDE.
Ti>. AND OrUEGWI5I-oRIGISAL AND SELECTED.
The latest paraSol handle coi!:ains a pow
der puff and a small mirror.
There are 5000 white men in Floritls who
have rot voted since the war.
The lumber business has pined. but it is
beginning TO look quite spruce.
y quiet, self possessed air is the passport
Of Il gentleman the world over.
They arc having sweet times in New Eng
land. All the sugar camps are busy
4 New York match.dcaler puts IS lucifers
in box and brands it Centennial"
4 lowcrbed forty fec: in diameter will
load the Centennial ground, with perfume.
Cream-colored cheap hats trimmed with
Strawberries are in the fashionable future.
Parson Brownlow's daughter was married
recently at Nashville, Tenn, to Mr.. Latta, a
lawyer Of Knoxville.
Miss Della Rama is said TO have adopted
the pseudonym Of "Ouida" from her own
infantile pronunciation OF her Christian
name, Louisa.
So far, what hss been done for the Ccnten-
nial in Rhode Island has been done entirely
by the women Of the State, according to the
Providence Journal. Who says they shan't
vote?
The late Mr.. John Foster possessed the
manuscripts Of all of Dickens novels, with
the exception Of that of "Our Mutual Friend" J"
which is now in the possession of Mr.. George
". Chi.ds, Of philadelphia.
The man who painted Patience as d healthy
looking female pcrched on chunk of sand
stone, never saw an editor chewing the end
Of pencil, whilst three compoSitors stood
in the back ground yelling for copy
They arc making a new kind Of cloth in
Lyons from the down Of hens, ducks aud
geese Sewn hundred and fifty grams O.
feathers maze enc square no'ic of l:.,,..l
and very warn waterproof cloth, which can
be dyed in sll shades.
Professor l'ynlall is or his bridal tuur--
gone glimm9rng amid TIC romantic delights
of the first 1slarter of his honeymoon. 1t is
ali awful strain upon The Imagination to
think Of the anan who has successfully Crap
pied some Of the graadcs: problems of nature
wildly paving arounl under the seat of a
railroad carriage for lis brides little nick
nackS.
Good. IIttNah! Bout face, and hold up
covered that George Wastington's Secretary
of State, Edmund Randolph, resigned under
the charge OF accepting bribes, and the old
man not onlf promptly accepted his resigna>
ton, but kept it Il secret unit! Randolph had
constructed his defence. This defence was
not q rooi. one. This makes Us feel less lone
some We are grateful to F. Randolph.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

An ATTEMPT TO CLoROFoRM AN ENTITE
CAR FULL OF PASSENGERS. last evening, as
the passenger train from Charlotte, on the
Lake Shore road was coming to this city,
peculiar smell was observed by one Of the
passengers on board, and on looking round
he discovered that o strange appearance Of
stupor had come over all the passengers.
His suspicious being aroused, his action was
prompt and energetic. He was not long in
discovering the culplit in a suspicious look
ing character VII" occupied a seat in the
rear end of the Car. He lit upon him at once
and disco' e'ed in his possession Il curiously.
constructed tin can, and demanded to know
what it had in it.
20 Coffee" said the fellow with the utmost
cflrontory.
"Ill coffee you" said the Oswegoan, as
his olfactories took in a full dose of the anes-
thetic, which was fast escaping.
"Here, conductor, Dick! Help. Up
with the windows! Seize tic rascal We
are all being chloroformed It's the same
fellow who chloroformcd and robbed whole
passenger train on the Michigan Central last
week :"
The now thoroughly aroused passengers
sprang from their seats, the windows were
put up and the doors thrown open instanter,
and as the train moved along there was
enough of :he pure sterling air forced
through the car to cSunteract the effects of
any quantity of the supplying ether
The can of the culprit was found to
contain enough "coifec to have sturetied &
dozen car loads ofpassengers. .-Os''[g" Ti~'S
- Prof Wilder, Of Cornell University
rives these short r,ileS f"r action in case 81
accident:
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing: da>l
cold water in them; remove cinders, etc
with the round point of a lead pencil.
Remove insects from the ear by tepid water
never put a hard instrument into the ear.
If an artery is cut, compress above th'
wound; if vein is cut. compress II below,
If chokcd, go upon all fou!s and cough.
For slight burns. dip the part in cold wa
ter: if the skin is destroyed. cover with Var
nsh.
For apoplexy, raise the head and body
or faintng. lay the person fat.
g In one of the large London hotel:
they have introduced steam machinery fol
washing dirty plates and dishes, and also fol
cleaning boots and knives and forks
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

- \ Danbury man has succeeded, after
months Of thorough study and patient ex-
perimenting. in pcrfecting machine for
counting the number of eggs a hen lays
The contrivauce is fastened to the hen, and
when she lays an egg it strikes a figure on a
slip of paper. The instrument costs about
ten dollars, which is much cheaper than
employing boy with paper and pencil TO
follow the hen, besides being much more ac-
cprate-D4n6Vry Ne.es.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

- - \ co,:nty newspaper says with appar-
ent truthfuiness, the best paper now issued,
is the greenbacks signed by Treasurer New.
II is difficult, however, Il, get on the exchange
list"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

- The rush for the American Centennial
has began in Europe.
e Borrow trouble if you have not enough
already.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08
BURNS AND SCALDS.

-
Ii the skin is not broken, an indica
ton that the burn is not deep, plunge
the part in water, cold or warm, and re-
lief, complete and perfect, is instantan-
eously experienced by entirely cxclud-
ing the air, because the oxygen which
itFcontains intensifios the buring. Cow
ering the part with cotton answers a
good purpose, but this is not always at
hand. As soon as some flour can lie
procured take the injured part out of
the water, and sprinkle it plentifully
with it until no more will stick on; it
soon forms into an impervious cover
ing; bind on an Irish linen or Gotten
cloth, loose, but in a way to keep the
flour coating in its place, and il not
disturbed a beautiful new skin, in three
or four days, will be found; the flour
can be softened with tepid water, and
will fall off of itself; do not pick it off,
as the skin is so tender that it is easily
torn. This is the simplest, most GER
tain, and most speedy cure for a super
fetal scald Or burn, ever used.
If the burn is deeper than the outer
layer Of the skin, and from neglect or
otherwise limpil or yellow matter is
formed, called suppuration" by ply
sicians, both tho pain and all odor are
promptly removed by immersius the
part in tepid water, i'll which sulphate
Of iron, known as green vitriol or cop
peras, has been dissolved. in the pro-
portion of small teaspoonful to a
quart of water, stirred until the copper
as is entirely dissolved; the amount of
the copperas can be increased OF dimin-
ished according to the severity Of the
burn, or the tenderness of the part.
The application should be made daily.
If the injured part cannot be convent
emily immersed, it may bo painted with
the mixture by means of fine brush
OF soft mop Of cotton. This same cop
peras water answers all admirable pur-
pose in curing all forms of sores and
ulcers; this is especially the case if the
person injured will live for a few days
on grapes, fruit, or berries, and coarse
bread, Or cracked wheat, hominy, or
oatmeal porridge
In case Of an ordinary burn OF small
dimensions, flat piece of common
charcoal laid Oh the spot affords prompt
and grateful relief
A sudden burn or scald usually
throws whole family into furry and
alarm. causing great depression in the
minds Of young children and feeble
persons, increased in proportion to
the pain; hence the importance, in such
cases, of relieving the suffering instant
ly, by plunging the part in water. 1t
would be we'll, in all such cases, if the
older members of the family were to
observe the utmost composure, and en-
p.oy the remedies with the utmost con-
tidence of 81 ,ccess, speaking to the suf-
ferer pleasantly and hopefully. As ac-
cidents of this character are likely to
occur in any family, at any hour Of the
day or night, it would be we'll to have
a copy of these instructions pasted on
the inside Of the leaf of some book
which is usually kept near at hand.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-04-27
Delaware Dwarfs.

The Easton Star has the following
about two diminutive young ladies
from the lower part of Delaware, who
are attracting attention just now:
The two dwarfs-the Misses Marine
exhibited at the Paragon House last
week by Mrs. Linder, from Green's
borough, are truly extraordinary na-
tural curiosities. These young Ia
dies were horn and raised in Sussex
county, Delaware. Miss Lizzie, %
years old, is 33 inches tall, and
weighs 55 pounds. Miss Amanda,
Is years old, is 81 inches tall, and
weighs but so pounds. They have
good heads, of the natural size, are
intelligent, and converse huently.
They have no bones in their bodies,
only a sort of muscle or cartilage, and
can bend their hands and fingers in
any direction. They do beautiful
needle-work, such as embroidery, etc.
There is nothing at all unpleasant
in their appearance, except that they
are small and look odd. They have
not travelled heretofore, but intend
next summer to visit the Centennial
and exhibit themselves to an aston
ished world.