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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05
Formation of a New Island in the
South Pacific Ocean.

We can form some idea the wonder
full changes this planet has undergone
through commissions of nature, in dim
ages past, by those that occur, so to
speak under our own eyes. The cap
tain of a German steamer, lately ar
rived at Honk Kong, witnessed an ex-
traordinary phenomenon in the South
Pacific, longitude 1852 degrees east, and
latitude 4 degrees south. He found all
the northeastern coasts of the island of
New Britain covered with thick smoke,
and had great trouble to pass the strait
separating it from New ireland on &C.
count of fields of pumice, which COW
cred the sea to the depth of
four or five feet. After considerable
delay, no reached Makada, one of the
Duke of York islands, and discovered
that three craters had opened on PEN
insula formed by the island of New
Britain and that continuous streams of
lava were issuing thence. A great rise
took place at White Bay, and a new is
land, near a mile long, abruptly APP
peared, where the water had been
eighteen fathoms. The bay was for
several days very hot, and large num-
bers of fish and turtles were thrown on
shore, and devoured by the natives,
nearly famished by the extraordinary
dryness of the season. 1t is probable
that many other phenomena occurred
thereabout, though they were unob-
servable in consequence of the immense
quantities of pumice. The new vol
canic island, being evidently warm,
would be good place for James L.
Anderson. But it may not be so warm
place MS he would like, or Us he de-
seryes,--N, Y, Times,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

IL surprised the SINNERS and nezs-
boys sroabd TIE po~s-o6se the osh~r
day 30 sre -Linpy Tim csne .lsNg
them IN . q ai~s v2y. and 30 hear kin
s~y:
'-Boy.. I vAas 10 cell ny kI,. Here's
tso hrushes, hull boz Il hl.rkinx. q
good sssuf box. and the oatst goes for
tso shiIlln's,'
'-Gcsn ssay. Tizs- qsirca one.
''Nes xs~sly, boys, bat Was, :
garter the ssfall--s hind las; Bow
Con - m 'scur~ioas@ .~kei an
other.
Not to-day. hat I laast have . qa.r-
ter. he answered.
One Of the lads p&~>ei over the
change and to,k the AIT. and Tina Walk
ed straight 90 the eOQbtIng-rooza Il .
daily paper. pat dOsn his n0oey. and
xA,A:
Il CUES. kin si,e j, if yOun give
me .: Teneil--
With iow-uoving fagers he wrote
. death notice Ii vent into the paper
almost as he wrote IL, bat you might
not have seen Il. He wrote.
Di@i-Liial Ted-of scarlet fever:
aged three wears. Funeral to-morrer. .
gon up to Hevin; left won brother.
Was it Your brother" a,kel the
cashier.
Tim tried to brace up. but he couldn't I.
The big tears came up, his chin qgiv-
cred, aud he pointed to the notice on
the counter and gasped:
II had to sell my kit to do it, b
bu, he had his arms aroun' my neck
when he d--died?"
He hurried away home, but the news
went to the boys, and they gathered in
group and talked. Tim had not been
home an hour before barefooted boy
left the kit on the doorstep, and in the
box was a bouquet of flowers, which
had been purchased in the market by
pennies contributed by the crowd of
ragged but big.hearted urchins. Did
God ever make q heart which would
not respond if the right chord was
touched?-Det,'on Free Press
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

We sre csly rsaiiy aaiss vhea vssE-
ioy the goeA viii of oskssa.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

CAxxIxs PIN xTxs- Peel and eat
the rumpkin in pssees that ~ill ensily
60 into yosr jar. w.>l IN lakevsrn
water. eook a. for Use; when your lsss
are fall, poar in the iaioe. or vsrn
water vii do: sexl l NE STONE g~rs
consAining tso 90 tArre eElisnz-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

The Burlington Hmckeye sharp man
solves the question of dissection. Let
the medical st-ssants draw cuts when
they want material" and murder the
one who loses. ''Science" viii be pro-
NOTED. the overstocked doctor market
will he thinned out. the community at
large will he gamer, and We will have
a healthier country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

nj - s.aissly sss a assoss, hua
vM pssAshly ssessse sisA enss "a
sosa .sr..s. he FAysi.is. sa.s ma
u nsss - kyarsShshia. - The sishG Il
. pssce cf 10 tkr0ss Tie pasieas insD
the wil<aess and ousf fsrsous p>ruxysus.
-B~rlsssss~ Hs~keys.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

observation-disclosures Of sugar
one cup of buttsr; four eegs: one cuf
of milk; scant three cups OF -four; too
hesping seAspoonfuls Of haking powder
lake in layers Fer the Chocolate nix
ture: Grsfe one cake Of seess Chocolate
heat the whites Of tvo eegs 30 . stif
fro,h and add cup Of powdered szgHs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

assssaary sh~xnss n naking M o.
asaUsossos 10 roli 90 ~ ka.sy silver
a~llnD ss<s - essnssy shswseA ~
- vizi .egs,<s.ar :s.r isasis ss.sy
tsaA - xsakna s.r<~Hs Olisxr on
seAssi skess us<Ass.s Bali ssa The
ssss.saA hssaeH Aaak- Ose a tha
s.ssib se.zn~x the Cnssea ss.as. n.sk
N. ths ezi-sl.s-a --happy fk~seks- Do
peS<e n ss>niseney Nv tr~.ksax oa<
a In hrxnche~. II Which fA~zr we're I'm
&C twelve xzfnxsex N azS~rsns ezss<~-
SssssnaA sss f.r as~<ssf frgG fkils-
Ar}pkss m tkne days. sa2 the be~sne><
81 she hank vss esopsrzfsseay soail.
eoesssszns eks~1y 81 arsfss s>sa es<sos
~s5~s reqzlr1nx very ha2e ss~rs~. ef
shsck tkess vzs bot . small ssoznf
k<pt IN IN v.alss. eonp~r~d - In halls
n e1rrzl.1ien- ss vs1ia he an esxs
szsffer. ther~xsr~. 90 caiculsae the cp-
po~zEx p<rss<s. % s-czre az<xly . isxee
szsczn; II the balls. prs.~1s tA~z fer
r~3raptise. befors TIE h~nk hsA 10
Bc~. naa~ ran 90 u, % e<h~r woods.
xse have - hall. Pros~~s~A snA IN
doors shaf, tAas proving the insolvra-
ey 81 the branch. n would resrs % the
parcrf con,eyn-
So the s=S-De vss SO gosng. Bat
Mr. NscholHs BsAdle at in the eoanf-
ing -koa~ rcaAlng the weekly return.
Of the branch bsnks- For several
vceks he ob.r~vei the reports from ore
branca AFTER anssher. I'VE refurn
you less THAI our average Of Savannah
branch notes-" Just what 10 meant vxs
n0t aE&rcns. but 10 meant >oneshing
evidently. - sbe ready President. keep
ing his own counsel, quietly shipped
5000 Of specie 10 the Savannah
branch, 9th q letter Of caution and ad-
vice 10 the President. Meanwhile the
New York operator, having secured
something like sl75, 600 Of the bills Of
Savannah branch bank, started for that
place. secure in his scheme. Arrived
there he asked q private interview of
he was New York broker and had q
quantity of bills for redemption, pro-
badly much larger amount than was
usually presented at one time. To his
surprise the President did not appear
at all Disconnected, but politely replied
that he would be happy to give him
drafts on New York or New Orleans for
the amount. These, however, were
declined, and the specie demanded.
The President remined him that he
could get the specie for the drafts in
New York and so save transportation
and insurance. But the broker insist
ed on the specie, and so it was counted
out, key after keg. When about q
hundred thousand dollars had been
oonnted and still the kegs kept rolling
out. the broker saw that he was out
witted, and kindly offered to change
his mind and take drafts instead. But
the President told him that he was re-
ally very much obliged to him for re-
lieving him of the specie, and couldn't
think Of taking it back. So the gentle.
man had the satisfaction of shipping
the specie back to New York and pay
ing both freight and insurance on it.
Phitadelphia Ledqer.
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y
and then Ethel asked:
How do they make soda water, Mr..
Henderson,"
And while the yonng man was getting
ready to recite q recipe composed mainly
of dirt and poison, Elfrida read aloud
four ice cream signs. and Ethel read on
n transparency, Lemon ices, cooling,
refreshing. and healthful." and Elfrida
read ladies and gentlemens ice cream
parlors. twice. and Eihel looked at the
door and said: '.Oh, don't they look
nice and cool in there? How comfort
able and happy they do look" Ana
Elfrida then said, Yes. indeed. it
makes this dusty stree; ami scorehing
sidewalk seem like an oven, Just 10 look
in al them even" and then youog Mr.
Henslerssa, Who for the last ten min
uies hal ben clawirg hrs hair, and
tearing of his necktie and collar. AID
paving the AIR shouted IN tones OF ali
trenzy:
'-Oh, YES, yes, yes, Coz.e IN; eonae
an aaa gorge yourselves Eyerybody
eozAe in and feed mp whole week .
salary IN fifteen u.isutes. Set EN- mp.
Sa~Iy. Ice cream, cake, straw berry cob
bier. lesaon ice, md shertet- So en-
mp, h's On me. Oh yes. can Stand
IL Hs. NJ. hal lam JOAN Jacob van-
dsrasslt in diAguise. Oh yes; u don !
ca.s anything 10 take IN evening vsik
N b1kiiagson- Oh no, Pvt out yoar
froasa Psaaing, Ha. hA- ha-ss'
They c.rrisd the young man to has
kanh3s honrlinx-house, got hin into
bed. 81 srnt sas his physscisn- He y
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

"Now-A marriage service was
strangely but fatally interrupted, re-
Gently, in Cincinnati. An intelligent
lady was engaged to be married.
Learning that her affianced was in the
habit of drinking, she kindly remon.
strated with him, and received his
solemn promis to abandon the use of
liquor. She believed him, and appoint
ed the wedding day.
The gentleman continued to visit his
bride-elect; he also continued to drink,
q fact OF which she, misled by her trust
in his word of honor, remained in ig-
norance until they stood side by side
before the clergyman who was to marry
them. His telltale breath, as he turned
toward her, betrayed that he had been
drinking.
There was but moment wherein to
decide, for the clergyman had begun
the marriage service.
"Wilt thou take this man to be thy
welded husband ?" asked the minister.
Family came the response-"NoP
Surprised, the minister again asked
the question. Clear and decisive.
she said, "No."
Turning to her lover, she reminded
him of his solemn promise. "You have
broken it this morning." she said. "a
man who violates his word of honor to
her to whom he is engaged is one to
whom I will not trust my happiness as
his wife"
Friends, relatives, and the man him
self, entreated in vain. She remained
firm to her "No!"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

HrxDoc Pnovxxns.-Beware Of er-
rors Of the mouth. DO not NEEDLE
With clsndestine Affairs. Do not change
Whist you have SAID DO no; reviis wise
men, lie ne>: cautious With respect
TO SUPERIOR. relatives snd the Dead
DO not so tssleep early sni sise late
DO Lax neglect y0ur ovn Seia II plow
yosr .seishhars- do not r=n fast afssr
gaia dc hot seArn % DO THAI from
which ther- - no sdvxssage- BE most
On yoar guard sg.isss ksving the body
ps~~rnt. hot mind sbsent- DO not
nnske dz6ezenr~s beeveen the soksie and
she ignoAle- Lisinx o. dgizg be the
08e- Lrf The D<g13oess1s sa& eefers-
i've nztnally savise-
TuR phrsas Il have . bcn~ 20 Psak
eth yea- n ts.r~i 30 IN origin: IA
IL narsiaos bssqssss q The sseilsAa
psss, ~ kria~s seker. sxssw ths nsal.
- - hanA - bxsAssureso ssss.
m0inG. Pa skis bsas. Tor geo kmss
- = - . nsrA hnsAs ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05
American JOanS of Are.

That clever woman, Mrs. Henry M.
Field, that Frenchwoman with the
great brain and heart, now dead, said
to me once that she had been watching
all day New England heroine.
II have seen her sit by her son
through most cruel operation" said
she. "Of course it wounded her later
ally and diagonallY moro than it did
him; what is worse, it will reverberate
through her nerves forever, while he
will recover and forget it. She showed
nothing but tender firmness. I have
left her sewing upstairs as If nothing
had happened. There is a color high
upon either cheek. natures only sign
of victory over that indomitable I'M
selfshncss!"
"And yet. said I, "a sister Of chari-
~ does this every day."
"Ah," said my observant French
woman. 1.-THE sister is not mother, to
begin with. She has her church. her
vows, ard her dress to help her. What
Q shield il uniform! These are all
enormous aids. The New England
Joan of Arc fights without armor."
OCI ACA hOhCSt t4oo6haf
said I.
YES" said Mrs. Field. "she leans
on her own unassistei soul, as no other
woman ever did"
And the Woman who spoke there
lived an 4 died q heroine. iiIasfhe.
When the New Testament Scriptures
can be bought for five eenfs there is no
good reason why every person Who can
read should not have q copy. The
American Biple Society issue . copy Of
the Testament which IL sells Tor I'VE
cents. and the demand fog il Is 30 CREST
that IL has led 10 the issae Of thOa-
sani copies day throashoasfhe month
II MAY A nev prire list has beer
aioysed. in which the vArious Pablica-
ssons Of the society are gressly reizce.-
The rvcrirts for Nay we're s3i-38:
copies Of Scripture issue3. ioa. oe..-
Hs~krvs.
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There being no reports of the COM
nittees, the President of the Lime Kiln
Club drew . thermometer from his
pocket and said:
"3m lem. de moar' ye Am Instructed
in knowledge de moar' ye will know.
l he, been invited by de gov'ment to
keep q weekly record of de state of de
fromometer in dis hall for one year, an
shell begin right of. Jsnitor hang dis
masheen on de wall an report de con-
dishun Of de mercury"
1t was suspended from . nail, and
after one wild, defiant look the janitor
called out in husky voice:
''She an bloin' OF ct six hundred,
an headed to de norfeast."
Secretary, job dem figgers down in
good order" said the President, IAN
now yell pass ont an git de grateful
vormth Of de sun on our collar-bones. ="
|-Ffee Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

A wave Of conscience has snitsen
Sxrssoea dccsors. and they ny n~ny
visitors injure theUselvese every ssasoa.
ariukinx 100 mueh cf tie iron waters.
vhira are ma soaic, excsPe in soall
su.pfisiss and under certain coodatsoas
If tie syuoe0s-
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-07
TINE STORY A SHELL TOLD.

held the mink .linped she'll TO NV ear,
And il murmured soft and low,
A ncIodr in swee,er strain
Thar Irman yoice couII know
Aud sad Az the moaning of an autumn
wihd, .
oh the sign Oh ri'eTs ho"'
"Nv so,t ia futt of n storv told
~ arivcr that ;ourncved down
r, ,on,b ya,ioy anJ op;st meadow land.
Ana many a stately town
And sang oi the nio"ers anu ''he' anu
H"ce,
And the great rocks mossed AL" pro""'
"But she slammed her singing. and sobbet,
ono NIGHT.
While the rain went down from tho sky,
Az IL !, nitiea her sorroH SO
7, would ,,;y, her sympatby.
while IN, told of n auict forest nook,
Sb. over went softly by:
uFor ,he trees bent over with long green
arms
To rive her blessing of love.
AMI M tbroncb shadows cool she saw.
Wharo ,L,. IL ,rcheL far nhoye.
And tLr ,lcrcv cIondIets moved across
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-07

heat. Contrary to all expectations,
however, he pcrse,crcd, and even
offered to bet a thousand dollars on
the issue of the race.
"The iellow'sa fool said one.
"IIe don't know Which side His
bread is buttered,' said another,
cor else hc would not risk any more
money at so desperate stake
"Hc's safe enough there said
third, ''for he has no more to risk
Hero, however, everybody was
mistaken again, for the peddler
hauled out an old greasy pocket.
book, and planked the one thousand
dollars. IT was covered, Of course.
But confess now began to feel
staggered, and to suspect the Yam
kee was, after all, more knave than
fool. / had no fears, however, for
the purse. Soutbron was not a
horse to he distanced i'll one day,
especially by such n miserablc.lOOk
ing thing as Sleepy David.
The second heat was now com.
menced; and if | had before felt
confident in the entire superiority
of my noble horse, SouthrOn, that
superiority was strengthened as l
again saw him coming in ahead OF
all the rest. considered the purse
now as my own property. In i'm
agination | had grasped it, and was
about putting it safely in my pock
et-wlien, 10 and behold! the ped
dler's horse, which was behind all
the rest, suddenly shot forward as
if he had been kicked on end, and
stretching his neck like a crane
won the heat by barely a head.
Everybody was astOnlshed
THAT horse must he the devil him
SELF said one. 81 was sure he
would play you some Yankee trick
before he had got through" said
another. Such were the observa
tons that passed from mouth tt
mouth.
Tho Yankee in the meantime
offered to plank another thousant
dollars; but nobody would take thu
bet. And it was we'll they didn't
for at the third heat Sleepy Davi'
not only distanced every horse, bu
even came in a full quarter of
, mile the lead of Southron himself.
"There, by gauly!T said the Yam
kee, AS he dismountesl; an TAX
that little purse, if you please, an
) the other cool thousand dOllar'
III knew well enough that you
Southern horses couldn't hold cal
0 die to Sleepy David
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-07
Sound Advice.

Gen. l.. Pope Walker, WHO was
first Confederate Secretary Of War,
delivered On address in Madison,
Ala, the other day, in the course Of
which he said: "Our duty is to
change the current of our thoughts
and the pursuits Of our industry.
Do not cease to raise cotton, which,
though not king, is yet great pow
er in the commerce Of the world,
but do other things besides. Guilt
vate the faculties Of invention. Give
to mechanic arts their due place in
the roll call of honorable pursuits.
Make all labor respectable BY hon
oring the true worker in every vO-
cation.
No people yet we're ever truly
great who had but one industry, for
it is the cultivation Of but single
iaculty. Agriculture Is the most
primitive of all the occupations of
man, and, although one Of the
noblest vocations, with capacity for
the highest mental power, and the
basis of individual aud national
wealth, our plodding pursuit of it
has reduced it to all established
system of never. corrected blunders.
The ways of our fathers are the
ways of their children. Change
may be written OH all things else,
but progress finds no favor here.
We delvc and dig, and pillow and
hoe in this age of pro.ligious activf-
ties, when all the inventive forces
lie obedicnt to our command, much
as our forefathers delved aud dug,
and plowed and hood a century ago.
OF all the States Of the Union, Ala
bama is richest in manufacturing
capabilities. She has illimitabie
water. power, measureless fields OF
coal and iron lying ia coBjagal
proximity, as if 50 placed by the
! hand Of nature to work together for
the enrichment, the civilization, and
|, the glory of man. But they are
, dead agencies until human hands
! shall put them in motion. Let us
= then, not altogether forgetting the
past-for sacred memories are otter
!. the incentives to noble deeds-turr
Our faces rcsOlutely to the future
with q determination to develop ant
/, utilize these vast possessions by di
! versifying our labor, making it uni
form, and yet homogeneous. Di
!, versity is not aDtagonism. Ih'
" man who manufactures cotton IL thu
> friend and not the foe Of the maj
= who raises it. The man who PEI
= forates the earth and disembOwel
- its minerals works in harmony wit
= the man who cultivates it's surfac
:, and makes green pastures for low
- ing herds or browsing sheep. 1t
z in this way, and not otherwise, tina
:. our people can recover their los
prosperity
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-07

fair. Some shrank from the room,
others more hardened in the sights
of horror. Grove ed near the gaming
table, perfectly cognizant OF the des.
pcrate character of st. Every, and
inwardly lauding the bravery Of the
unknown.
Each party examined the pistols.
Tho naval captain first threw the
fatal dice.
He threw eleven.
"a good throw said st. Every,
holding for moment his own "the
chances are now in your favor, but
listen if it turns out as it appears
to me it will, that fortune favors
you and not me, l wish neither
mercy nor pity, as should think
either coward who would spare
the other
"Sir, need not your impertinent
remonstrances to back me neither
now nor at any time,' replied the
commandment.
st. Every took the box and threw
fifteen.
The company were paralyzed with
horror.
NJ. le 'ommandant arose. "Your
life belongs to me, SIR" said Cap
tain st. Every, throwing down the
dice on the table.
hFire, sir = said the commandant,
placing his hand on his heart; "an
honest man is never afraid to-
st. Every's ball scattered the
brains and blood OF the unlucky
commandant over the clothes and
person of the by ISLANDERS, as his
lifeless body fell to the saloon floor
st. Every deserted to the English
and soOn after fell MORALLY wound
ell at the battle Of Irois as the Eng.
hsh were carrying the day.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-07
Sleepy David; or, the Yankee Racer

The following story, extracted
from a az Yankee among the Null.
fiers,' purports to be told to the
author by a South Carolinian:
The Yankees, as | said before,
are apt to be too cute for us in eve,y
thing except horse flesh, and even
sometimes in that. 1t was this day
three years ago, and on this very
spot, that | entered my horse
Southron Tor a purse of two thous'
and dollars. lie had won like
sum the year before with all ease.
In short, he was the best horse at
that time in all Carolina. There
we're, to he sure. two other horses,
and very fine ones. too, entered
against him; but they were no
touch to Southron and | was as
sure of winning as am of sitting
here AZ this moment, when who
should come along but a Yankee
with "a tin.cart. He had the shah
best, worst looking horse you ever
set your eyes on. lie was as lean,
slab sided, archaeological, rough,
haired, milk and molasscs colored
son of a gun as ever went on foul
legs. He stood all. the time as il
he was aslecp-in fact, his owner
called him Sleepy David. In short
sir, he WAS such horse as would
not have brought twenty dollars.
1t was near the hour of starting
when the peddler, whose exterior
correspondent marvellOusly will
that Of his horse, and who said hi
name was ZodOck Barker, to thu
establishment of all intimated
wish to enter his horse along will
the rest.
"Your horse.' exclaimed
"what!s that sleepy looking chal
therei You'd better enter him TO
the turkey buzzards.'
"Not's yon know on, mister re
turned the Yankee, with some sho'
of spirit. "To be sure, the critic
looks rather sleepy as he stands
!, and on that account | call hir
Sleepy David; but he's an all j
fired smart horse for all that He
= like a singed cat, a darned sight be
ter than he looks. l should LII
tarnation we'll to try him again.
some of your Carolina hoses. 1
4 be sure, | didn't come all the wa
from home on purpose, but as
was coming out this way with
load of tin and other notions,
S. thought l might time it so as
=. kill two birds with one stone; TO
thinks to myself, if l can win II
purse and peddle off my notions
= the same time, shall make
plaguey good spec. But l had
hurry on like the nation to git he
L in season, and that's one reason n
boss looks 80 kind Of shabby al
out OF killer this morning. b
ct. for all that he'll perform like da.
work, I tell you"
Surprising that he had no idea
- running his horse, and that all
:, said was merely to crafty his p
pensity for talking, l babe him
&c gone, and not trouble me with
" Yankee palaver.
"Why, mister said he, "this
-, a free country, and a man ha
right to talk or let it alone, inst
- he can afford. Now, Pve takel