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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16
Are There Other WOrlds2

Around the sun, sphere of $50 900
miles in diameter, there revolye a
number of globes; some, the more
important, called planets, and the
rest asteroids, or else, if very small
aerolites, or meteors. The planets
are, OF course, the bodies most likelv
toprove interesting to US, and they
may therefore be pro6tably enumer-
ated. The nearest to the sun is Mer-
curry, 81 millions of miles distant:
then the Earth, 95 millions of miles.
Outside of us, or farther from the
sun, are Mars, 142 millions of miles
from that luminary; Jupiter, 483 mil
lions; Uranus ], 800 millions; and
Neptune, 5000 millions.
An idea of the comparative size
of these bodies and other distances
from the sun may be gained from a
table constructed by Sir John Her
schel:
The Sun, a globe two feet in diam
eter,
Mercury, a mustard seed, diameter
OF orbit l64 feet.
Venus, pea, diameter of orbit 284
feet.
The Earth, large pea, diameter
of orbit 430 feet.
Mars, a large pins head, diameter
of orbit 654 feet.
Jubiter, an orange, diameter of or
bit half mile.
Saturn, small orange, diameter of
orbit one and one-ffth mile.
Uranus, acherry, diameter of orbit
a mile and O half.
Neptune, a plum, diameter of
orbit two and half miles.
The nearest fixed star, distance
fifteen thousand miles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

A WrE's HARD Lor.-Dunbar's
wife listened to long political dis
cussion while riding down town
yesterday morning, and at dinner she
remarked to her husband:
Well, eight or nine days more
will decide the election"
In a measure" was his guarded
reply.
"I'm awful glad" she continued.
You commenced going out nights
about the first Of March, and you've
kept it up ever since. I'll be one
happy woman about the 9Th Of No.
vember. Well lave cheerful fires,
games, comfort and-'
"Charlotte," solemnly interrupted
the husband, "can't you understand
this thingS The election will occur
on the 7th prox., of course. After
that date I must help count up the
returns, verify them, put our club
in training for the next campaign,
examine the opposition, and so forth
and it may be next April before !
get through. You must have Pc
tience, for everything is working all
right"
What could she do but burst into
tears?-DetroI Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

E The indications that Russia
means war continue. She is monop-
olizing her army, accumulatins mil
itary stores, monopolizing the carry
ing capacity Of railways for military
transportation, establishing military
hospitals, and in every way acting %
If she was on the eve Of war. Tuf-
key responds with extensive defensive
preparations. The present hitch in
the negotiations for q peaceful Set
tlemsnt. is due to Turkeys dscliniug
to 60 into the purposed conference,
on the ground that England refuses
to forestall its action; But if England
wishes o settlement, and is anxious to
stave of war, as undoubtedly Is the
case, the Turks will, of course, have
to back down and submit to take
part in the conference. As the Lon
don Times remarks, "the Porte must
be convinced that il it stubbornly re-
fuses to give guarantees it will stand
alone;" and without the help Of En-
gland, moral and material, Turkey
would be in bad straits in the event
of war. Russia. however. is likely to
insist on what she knows she can
only get by war. The London money
mark eta continue to suffer from the
depression due to warlike tokens.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

The DOMINION GRANGE.-The annual
session of the Dominion Grange took
place at Toronto, Canada, the second
week in October, with one hundred
and seven delegates present. and was
presided over by Master S. W. Hill.
The interests of the Grange in
Canada are progressing, its member
ship increasing, and the advantages
of the Order receiving more general
acknowledgment.
The desire for amicable relation
ship with the National Grange of the
United States was warmly expressed
by Master Hill in his opening ad-
dress.
The Executive Committee in their
report allude to the respect shown by
the Dominion Government to the
Grange in referring questions affecting
agricultural interests to the Grange,
through its chief officer, for its
opinion, expressing the hope that
this and other recognitions of the
Order by their Government would
strengthen their hands and lead to q
more thorough acquaintance, especi-
ally on the part of the younger mem
bers of the Order, with the true
sources and cause of a country's pros
perity, that all from considerations of
the noblest character may be pre-
pared to discharge those civil and 20
litical duties, whether of o more Or
less prominent nature, which may de-
volve upon them.
The business ventures of the
Grange in procuring implements, ETC.. b,
are spoken of as being satisfactory.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

HOSPITALITY In TExAs.-In no city
in tho United States, says the San
Antonio Herald, is the travel-stained ,
weary traveller taken as good care of
as he is in San Antonio hotel. The
manners and customs Of the guests
arc carefully studied. A young man
from the frontier, stopping at ono Of
our hotels, told the clerk the other
evening that he was going to be out
late. "Just wait o minute" replied
the accommodating clerk, and he rush
ed out but soon reappeared with q
large envelope, which he placed in
the guests breast pocket, with the
remark: "That is a bond for your
appearance before the Recorder, prop
erly signed. As soon as you are or.
rested for being drunk and disorderly'
just give the bond to the policeman
mention my name to him, and he
will bring you home in q hack. Good
night! God bless your
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

Mrs. McGill sat in the parlor
talking to the minister. "What I do
love-, said abe, sis to see the children
ENJOY themselves" And yet when o
moment after q baseball came sing
ing into the room scattering the re-
mains of a fifty-cent glass, do you sup
pose she leaned out of the window
and cried" Here's your ball, darling,
never mind the old glass" Not
much. She sailed out Of the front
aoor like q cyclone, and banged the
mead OF the boy who owned the
Dail against the railroad until he
.nough the fourth of July had arrived
TWO months ahead Of time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

LITERATURE AND PEANUTS. The
Hartford C0urant remarks: "There
is still a popular belief that it is less
extravaeant to epend ten dollars for
a dinner than one dollar for book.
A festive person out on holiday will
spend twenty-five cents for q quart
of peanuts, which he does not need,
and which he eats in an hour or two
Ito his inward damage,) who would
never think of buying, for the same
money, some cheap edition of
standard book, which would furnish
him solid enjoyment for many days,
and add materially to the value of his
life. Such a reluctance is there to
buy books that o whole neighborhood,
eager, perhaps, to read u new work
by popular author (hungry for it,
will wait for months to borrow it,
and snatch the reading Of it, rather
than spend half dollar to own it,
and satisfy the intellectual appetite
at once. every day, in every city,
people spend five and ten dollars for
elaborate lunches, which they do not
need, when the money would buy
some fine edition of work that would
entertain them for q month or two,
and enrich their minds forever. They
are prodigal about eating and drink
ing. spending literally for dyspepsia,
but trust to chance and borrowing
for what the mind wants. The
sample-Ioom is more attractive to
them than the news-room, and they
pass by the bookstore for the restau-
roOfn
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

CuR1osrrEs-A fence made from the
railing of q scolding wife. A plate
of butter from the cream of . joke.
The small coins in s'the change Of the
moon" The original brush used
in painting the signs OF the times.
The hammer which broke up the
meeting. A buckle to fasten laugh
ing-stock. The animal that drew the
inference. An egg from . nest Of
thieves. A bucket of water from
Ais Well"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

@ A young man, supposed to be
weak in the upper story, and who
was consequently slighted by the
girls, very modestly asked . young
lady if she wouldn't let him spend
the evening with her. "No! that's
what I won'tr' she angrily replied.
"Why," he replied, "yon needn't
speak so snappishly about it. I
didn't mean this evening; but some
stormy one, when I can't 60 any
where else"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

One OF MANY.-The man who could
la We once purchased the site of De-
troit for shotgun was in town
lately. He was relating the circum-
sta nee at the City Hall. When he
was asked why he didn't close the
bargain. "Well, I had chance to
trade the gun for six bear-traps." he
repl led. 81 suppose I'd have made
bett er if I had taken the land, but I
tell you there used to be heap of
money in bear-pelts. "Did you catch
many baars?" inquired another OF the
group. Not a consarned one" !"
Then what good did your traps do
you?" I traded'em for a scow?"
"She sunk. "And then you realized
nothing at all?" "Nothing; but when
feller's taste runs to beae-traps and
old scow's you can't make him buy
land. I'm not sorry, sir-not bit i.
When I own anything it must be
something that can take an int crest
in.-DetroI Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16
UNSATISFIED.
"Only a housemaid!"
She looked from the Kitchen
Neat was the kitchen,

"Only hOusemaid
She looked from the Kitchen
Neat was the kitchen,
And tidy was she;
There at the window
A seamstress sat stitching:
"Were 1 a seamstresS,
How happy I'd be"
"Onlya Queen
She looked over the water
Fair was her kingdom.
And mighty was she:
There sat an Empress,
With Queens for her daughters:
"Were 1 an Empress,
How happy I'd be-"
Still the old frailty,
They all Of them trip in!
Eve in her daughters
Is ever the same;
Give her an Eden,
She signs for 4 piplin;
Give her an empire,
She sighs for name
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

H-The Philadelphia Evening
Chronicle { Dem. } says the bsst thing
a man can do now 10 save his country
IL 10 shoulder his tongue and wait for
the returns.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

@A sister of Spurgeon, the great
London preacher, has entered the
pulpit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

Sc All men ara not homeless. but
some men are home less than others.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26
ALL THERE is ABOUT IT.

in a recent interview at the White House
the President expressed his qualification at
learning that the rifle clubs and other arm
ell organizations in South Carolina had
concluded to heed the warning of his proc
lamation, and to stop their interference
with public meetings. He states most EN-
phatically that his sole purpose is to pro-
tect the rights of the citizens of South Car
olina without respect to party: that they
would all be treated alike; that the troops
would not be moved out of their garrisons
if the people were pesceable and were sat
isied that there should be fair election;
that, however, troops In number sufficient
for any emergency would be sent TO the
State, and that they would protect Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, whites as well as
blacks, in the exercise of their rights as
American citizens. And that is all there
il of IL.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26
INST JUDGMENT

The Marysville NelJs, endorsed By the
Atchison Champion, in attempting 10 de-
fend George T, says: at IL always cor
rect to Judge an army official by the testi-
nony of the men under his command.
We are under obligations to the Aers lor
this brief and distinct statement OF The
truth. 1t is always correct TO Judge an ar
NV officer by the testimony Of his men.
We have in our possession statement toi
which we shall furnish the Ae'rs copy
signed by twenty-three members OF George
rs battery in Orleans county, New YORK,
(where the battery was raised being nearly
all the surviving members in that county,
certifying that be was universally detested
bv all the men OF the battery, that be was
considered by all Of them coward and
tyrant. and that they all believe lie took
and now holds several thousand dollars oil
the company's money, raised from the sale
OF rations of which they were deprived
And they add: at is our belief, and we
think the impression prevails throughout
our community, that he is destitute oi ousi-
ness integrity, is morally dishonest, and
that he left our village on account Of the
feeling Of dislike and hatred openly ex-
dressed against him" ThGfs the testimony
Of the men who were under his command,
and we have the statement Of the Marys-
VILE Nerrs, endorsed by the Atchison Cham
pion, tbs. this is the correct standard by
which 20 Judge him.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26

procured through faiss Representations end
pretenses but j short time before the
coUcern Of Hill, Anthony 4 Co
shut down and refused TO pay. They paid
nothing FOR them, hence the goods could
not honestly lie involved in any risks. Tie
goods were sold and the money they
brought was appropriated by Hill, Anthony
20. Hence, we say that Anthony being
q party TO these sharp practices, is thief !;
aye. worse than thief, Tor he obtained the
goods under false pre;enses and then en-
bezzled the money obtained for them. No
body but rascal will do such things, and
Webster says that a rascal is a scoundrel.
To farther illustrate the ecoundrelism Of
George 1. Anthony by local facts that We
do not have 10 go to New York for, and
that are undispu,ed, We will cite that part
OF his speech in the Opera House in this
city on the night of September %. when he
took 80 much pains 10 illustrate the Elm OF
lying. He said thief or a murderer hsd
more chances for redemption than a liar
lie also said that he had never paid a cent
IN his Lille for votes. or political promotion.
A great many innocent minded people, who
read such papers as the Gazette, believe
what he sad /; they did not know that he
had paid whiskey bill at bar-room in
this city, oil SIG 30, only a month before,
for whisky used by his friends during the
Convention that nominated him, and vet
this IL Tact. They did not know that he
had sent $50 to q citizen Of Pottawatomie
county TO be used to induce votes for bonds
IN which he was interested to the extent Of
50 per cent, and yet this is fact. Then
according to his own definition Of liar, he
Is far woIse than a mere scoundrel.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26
STATE TESS.

The western bound express tain the
other day, when within four miles Of Par.
sons, struck a loose rail and four cars ditch.
ed. Luckily no one was injured, but the
damage done amounts to several thousand
dollars.
The people Of Hiawatha hold q mas
meeting at the place on the 18th inst, to
zee II some measures cannot be devised to
destroy the present deposit of grasshopper
eggs. The people Of Ottawa county met
at Minneapolis on the DIST for the same
purpose.
Through Texas cattle are for sale at
Dodge City as follows: Yearling., mixed,
80 10 $40 per head two years olds, mixed,
Sl3 to IA; 3 years olds, mixed, ST. to Is;
steers, years old and upward, $50 TO S24;
cows, from 8 to s years old, Sli to Sic.
The Mary.ville News Gays, the Farm
ers' Co operative store in that city was bro
ken into last Wednesday night, and So
taken from the money drawer. The en-
trance was made BY cutting away q window
pane. There was about S25 in the money
till at the time but the thief in lie haste
overlooked all but the s. bill.
1t is reported that at Salt CITY, Sum
ner County, coal has actually been discov-
cred, and the Suspension OF work by the
sinking the shaft, under the pre-
tense OF needed capital, is only dodge, the
importance OF which in not fully known.
Small pieces Of coal which were taken out
Of the shaft have been picked up, and be-
ing tested, have proved 10 be OF the best
quality.
A barber in Topeka named Scot. Smith
attempted suicide two or three days ago BY |
prussic acid and then cutting
ais throat with q razor. Had he tried |
.ither method separately he would doubt
ess have succeeded, but he overdid the
natter and lived. Besides be is q citizen
It the Capital city which accounts fer his
deliverance.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26
REFORM is NECESSARY.

The burden OF Sam Tilden's refrain is,
reform is necessary" Kelley, OBrien, and
Morrissey, his three Tammany Captains,
go up and down vociferating that reform Is
necessary, and knocking men down who do
not agree with them. We have not seen In
any recent Tilden literature better or more
stirring reform speech than the following
by a noted Democrat made 4 few days
ago. Read il first and make up an I'M
prejudiced opinion whether you have Rad
anything finer in the way OF hlgh-toned
reform promise, even in the best efforts OF
the heightened Tilden orator:
In these great and perilous times, stand
points must be taken. The Tammany go
ciety propose to be governed by those rules
which have made all countries powerful
which have followed them. We propose
that the interests of one shall be the inter-
ests OF alt1 We propose to carry on sirlct
Government. We propose TO recognize The
right Of those who elect persons TO high
official stations to call them TO personal ac-
count for the manner in which they conduct
themselves and perform their duties. We
propose to wrest, if possible, the Govern
ment from the hands Of those who now, in
our opinion, are betraying it; from those
who are trying to crush out all principles
of equality, liberty, and liberation. We
propose to recognize the right of the gov
erned to choose who shall be their Cover.
nors. We propose to let the whole issue OF
the past die; TO strike forward into bright
and noble career.
Pretty good speech, isn't 1t? Who do you
suppose made it? Tilden? Not quite. 1t
was made by Tilden's old Tammany part
ner, Boss Tweed, on the 4th OF July, ISL,
Just fourteen days before the New York
Times exposed him as the most colossal swim |
dler ofmodern times. Reform is neces-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26

MONEY in abundance, liberal use
thereof, ard systematic practice OF cor
rupt manipulation, gave Tilden the Gov
ernorship Of New York. A general subsi-
dization of the Democratic press, and the
securing OF personal pledges from large
portion of the delegates to the St. Louis
convention, together with large expendi-
ture of money, secured for him the Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency Of the
United States. And now, by the use Of
similar irstrumentalities, aided by Tweed's
successors, and supported by the vote Of the
.'Solid South" this same adventurer hopes
for victory in the Presidential contest, and
a triumphant escort TO the White Hous..
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26
THE SOLID SOUTH.

Tho condition OF the ooio.ed people oi
the South is practically worse io-day ti.N
when they were held in slavery. Ana 'his'
no, because they are less peaceful or mol
f.n.;ve lint because their old masters are
determined to render their enifanciii
nuga,ory unless the, cast their woes ict
.bs me, and party which opposed their
and who still hold them Is
onlv e. 70, chattel serritude. They can
onIy escape death by becoming Democrats.
T'bose who refuse are murdered-not by the
swbite trash" alone, but by the very "chlV-
.Irvn Of the South. The evidence II that
there are to-day thoroughly organized
armed bands composed OF the represents
,iv.s of the "Grst families" ready to re-
spond at any moment to "disperse i'ePuo-
lican gathering or "kill Niger. 1t n
because OF this reign Of terror that Georgia
has lust recorded her 5000 majority iof
the Democratic ticket, On the lishtest Vo'e
ever cast in the State. 1t is by this process
Of intimidation and murder that 4 ioiid
S,u,bp il TO cast its vote for Tl!den. IL he
;s elected he will be elected through the
agency Of a system of sssassisat;on - bar
barous and brutal as that OF the Iu-ks In
Bulgaria.
Tbs Democrats are determined 10 carry
tho Southern States "at all hazards" and
will stop at nothing. For instance read
,be following resolution passed by the
oou,tv convention OF Richland county,
S. c.:
P,solred. That this committee commend
n All men in this county, who are 10. hon
es,v and reform, to do all that they can 10
s.cnra the election OF the Democratic STATE
and county ticket, and that they establish
the absolute rule to employ, and or patron
ize only those who join US now, anu VOTE
with us for the honesty and reform which
we know will promote the welfare oil all.
This is intended especially for the color
cd workingmen Of the State. 1t il brutal
mode of elcctioneeripg, but it is not quite
as had a. outright murder. The Southern
acbivalryn who sanction this proposition
may Justify themselves in their own con-
sciences. but there is no: a gutter
sninen IN the whole North who would not
daem bimself dishonored by an act OF such
,,,,,ra,a rneapness
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26
Ruined Him.

What Is thy sorrow, friend ?" inquired a
berevolen; Philadelphia Quaker, the other
day, as he gszed upon despondent-looking
stranger, who was gazing hungrily at the
painting of beef--teak hung up in res
taurant window. "Ah, good man." sighed
the Stranger, Il have seen better days; l
was once happy, rich and respected, count
ing nv coupon bonds by the Thousands. (,
"Aud now came thee into thy presen, low
condition, into thy" IL will tell Won I
will tell you, SIR" broke in the poor man !;
"you zee, sir, came to visit the Centennial.
and put up at a hotel. Then / unwittingIy
let my bill run on two or thres DAYS, and
and" And" at ruined me !" sobbed
the poor fellow. Then that kind hearted
Quaker led the poor Centennial victim
home and gave him a square meal, which
80 encouraged him that be .oon started out
On foot for Ii. friend. in Indiana
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26

The Albany Express thinks united
South for Tilden ana Hendricks should give
us, I'D We believe it will, united North Tor
HAYES and Wheeler. Ii we are to have the
old sectional fight over again-and that is
what the Democrats are nov practically
claiming-let US Of the North be once more
united Is we were when these same South
ern Democrats were endeavoring to force
their peculiar ideas upon US ii ct arnis
Keep it before the people that Democratic
success depends upon securing for their can
didates the united Confederate vote in all
the Southern States; that the victory for the
Democratic party thus obtained means
turning over of the Government to the ex-
rebels; that the results of such a victory
would be either Reputation of the present
national debt or an agreement TO pay the
rebel war debt, and compensate the owners
of emancipated slaves.