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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14
Wheat Supply and Demand.

The present condition of the bread
stuff markets mnst be highly satisfactory
to California farmers. Prices are
higher and the demand brisker than we
hAteoseen for more than yeae. The
values now obtaining ere not the result
of war, actual or, prospective, but
rather are caused by the actual needs Of
our cousins on the other side OF the
Atlantic. Anything bearing on the
subject cannot fail to interest pro.
ducers. We give below some we'll
authenticated facts drawn from the
most trustworthy sources. First, We
give the latest estimates of our own
crop, and these seem liksly to prove
correct in the main. The table is from
the Chicago Tribune: = ! e!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

I vANbERD11T's New MANSION, VIII
liam H. 'Vandetbilt has filed; with the
Building Depssthaeat the plans for. his
NEW mansion ION the soorner OF FIFTH
avenuH andoFiity.6rst street. The man.,
sion,wNl nSt be Pxcellsd by apy, 10 the
United States. rIt-,will consist of two
dwellings,, one single and. two double,
and will occupy the entire space be-
tween Flftyehflt alhd Fifty second,
streets, fronting tile & fashionable awe
nues.1' Exclusive Of the costs OF the
land, the dwelling, il to,inyolve an ex.
pepditure of e70e;090. The fronts will
be Of brown, stone, in the French Re-
naissance style, three stories and half
high. Vanderbilt intends to spread
himself on this mansion. He is ambi-
tious to own the finest d yelling on the
continent, and it is more than likely
he will expend 81. loo. 900 on it.
He is reported TO be looking over
Coney Island with the intention of
spending $4,000, 900 or $4,000. 900 on
hotel property and running railroad
to il. ~. ,'"3- d. 49,, -,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14
= Welcome to the Water.

A lively scene on Boston Common
over thirty years ago is thus described
by writer 10 the American CuAioator
OF that -6ity. The Introduction ,of the
Cochituate Lake water WAS really an
important event in the history Of the
New England metropolis, and 10 still
gratefully remembered: .,,,
On the 25th of October, 1848, at sun
rise one hundred guns had been fired, and
all the bells OIL, the churches rgng. The
streets had been decorated with flags,
triumphal arches and notices, the
troops had been reviewed Oh the Com
mon by the Governor, a magniAc cent
procession, occupying over two hours
in passing any given point, had filed
through the streets, and now with q
mingling of banners, .plumes and arms,
La sea Of Np-turned faces bad halted near
the: spot then occupied by the, !" big
It was four oiciock when the osre-
monies were com Menced by singing
hymn to the tune of sod. Harvard ="
|'uy tho immense assembly, led by the
Hxndeiand haydn Society. After 9
prayer from theoyeperable DE-. Sharp,
the mayer said, " Citizens Of Boston, it
h8s been proposed that pure. water be
introd uced into the city. All who are
in favor Of the proposition will please
to 10y aye Tfi q .'l"'r1; +,
". a. trehsAdetls shout of" Aye" arose
ffomstery part of thv Common, and
tho fountain vt that exact moment burst
forth; scattering Its sparkles +, aud oits
freshness in mid air The enthusiastic
of the citizens broke forth in thrilling.
CHORUS that woke; the ecAqes Of the hills
for miles around, and the roar, of the
multitude, mingled nth the booming
Of artillery, Welcomed to Boston the
pure waters Of Lake Cochituate:a
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

> The MosrPonuIAR GlR14-.-Ehe msst
popular girl in America so,dsyis' AAsh
Anna Williams, 1 modest teacher in the
House Of Refuge, philadelphia, If we
may judge oby the struggle, people Of
every rank and condition inilifo make to
secure her likeness Men toll early and
late, commit crime and do all manner
OF evil to secure the impress of her
dapltlese p}Qfile even. ~WoWeafell that,
tie pride WAefeoftts ahovS ,xhliss, that
they may possess her counteIfeit fea-
lures, though they have never seen or
known the original. :, Not one of tho
many beautiful women whose pk0tds
graphs, taken in hundred different
positions, are in the stock of number.
less picture stores, ara, nearly 60 much
sought after as that of the modest Miss
sisis ia @ rs s g..
of their ambition the possession, 81 Tie
gentle, Anne''s likeness, and why? Be-
csuss ft'iA har face thai is stamped on
the, silver dollar, she having set for the
artist Who designed the head Of The
Goddess Of Liberty which adorns that
coin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14
Hope.
By IRWIN RUSSn.

No matter where We sail, tf,
Aiscrn may come 70 wreel Pc
A bitter wind, to check US
In the quest for unknown lands.
Aud cast us on the sands,
No matter, where We sail.
TAee rh.n ny shin goes down., -;
What choice is left to me
From leaping in the sea
And willingly forsake
Al that the sea CA take,
Then. when my ship goes down?
Still, in spite of storm,
From all We feel or fear
A rescue may be near
Though tempests blow their best,
A manly heart can rest
Still, in spite Of storm!
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

,o nast years product aggregated 3S3,
OOO 600 bushels. Russia is our greatest
competitor, having exported during the
past fifteen years from 100000 to
W, O00, 600 bushels of wheat. The last
sum was in the year OF 1873 after the
close of the Turkish war, and was the
result OF two years production, in
part. She has, however, averaged So
OoO. 600 bushels per year for the period
above mentioned, and her soldiers hav-
ing returned from war to the plough
and her production having steadily in.
creased for years, we may expect her to
ship her average, or nearly so, during
the present season. This is more proba-
bic, as high prices will call forth all the
stock not absolutely needed for home
use. ge. ,
We next present table from the
Berlin Germany Borssn Zsitung, show:
ing the condition of the crop through.
out Europe. An average is Represented
By 100, and the figures stand for so
much above or below par: - T.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

KEEPING THE HEAD CLRAN.-Manv
persons find speedy relief for nervous
headache by washing the hair thor.
oughly in weak soda water. have
known seyerY cases almost wholly cured
in ten minutes by this simple remedy.
A friendl finds it the greatest relief in
cases of rare cold" the cold sJmbr
toms entirely leaving the eyes and nose
after one thorough washing of the hair.
Tn, heal should be thorppehly dried
afterward. and avoid dranghts Of air. fDr
little while. ISL .ga..r.
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{ BRITISH WHAT CROP.
Variation
For nine years, i87O,l878.

This table Is from the hands Of mo less
on authority than Mr.. :GairI,r OF Lon
don. The average crop is again repre-
scented byo100. It will he seen that
only one year in the nine stands below
the estimate for the current year, "a
against IS per ceut.,a Int the previous
decsde, the same is true. For',he past
nips years the hyeragei ID 9o,and Tor the
previous decade ,1Q4. Taking q decade
still further back we get Ild53Y when the
average WIS only H.; or course, the
general failure, MORE " 1sss 'seriohs Of
European crops. increases the force Of
the demand. ~; .nu!s.U; 1ouIlpo Gcc
Following is our own estimate of the
absolute needs''of Europe. ,supposing
'ber people to consume a full avefsge.: of
wheat; -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

AN INDIAN RoMANcE.+-Little Bird,
daughter of angreat chief OF the Sioux,
hadamany white lovers, one Of whom
John Provost, by name7-sent her a
pony, which she accepted, which cere-
mony is all that is necessary to consti-
ttite marriage according to an Indian
law. Just at the happiest moment OF
this' Fife the gay bridegroom was inter
.rupted. Rs he was starting on wedding
tour, Thy o. rival, named Barnard, who
explained to the ,nswly-made bride that
heE gay bridegroom had married her
with Q stolen pony, and that the pledge
Of faith belonged TO him (Bsrn3rd) and
come duently tho bride also. The dusky
inaiden Saw ~ at once, and declared
that dc she had accepted the pony, the
owner, whoever he might be, Was OF
COURSE her husband - Ptpvost. the first
husband o. once committed suicide,
and two days afterwards Barnard was
shot from the bushes; after which, the
'dusky widow m6unted' the pony; caught
the md2defei, shot Ahim dead, and
f8tthd that 1T was! Ptevost'sl brother.
NIB, 1his ID AMI Indian romance
right ont. of,real ,lie.a .c :. 1c -crs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14
How to Live.

To all excepting those who enjoy per-
feet health, it is yearly bee oming more
difficult to know how to live 80 as to
gain it. He who trusts alone to the
information given him by periodicals,
is in a sad plight indeed. These merely
convey the opinions given by different
medical men. and the opinions of. medi.
cal men are as the stars, of heaven in.
number.
After comparing all the numberless
opinions together, one is, indeed; almost
inclined to settle in despair, under: the
conviction that the majority Of doctors,
when they come to speak of habits con-
ducive to normal condition and long
life, do not know much more about the
subject than the lsity. Every invalid
has to become to some extent his own
doctor. He knows, or ought to know,
better than any doctor, what is good
for him and what is not. There is an
old adage, which says that at forty ev-
cry man who is not his own physician
is fool. At any rate, he 10 fool If he
has not arrived at settled convictions
with regard to the best means OF pro-
noting his own health.
4AO eACdb 8ChOA0A AuAO 40 w NO tCL&.
perate in all things. On one side
swarms troop Of doctors who. inform
us that o cold, bath every day is the
only means by which colds ami rheu.
matism may be avoided. On the other
hand ia, another troop who declare that
cold water every day is injurious, and
that it by no means acts as q preventive
against the class Of 'diseases above men
toned. The whole condition Of things,
with respect both to the ignorance Of
the public in general and the preju.
dices entertained by them, and the con-
fli9ting convictions SO steadily main
tanned by the various members of each
school is very confused and mixed.
.Itfreqdently happens that no bodily
cure can be effected unless spirituall
cure accompany it.. The body acts upon
the something which animateR it, and
which we call the soul, the soul reacts
upon the body, and thus tha mutual
disease goes on increasing. II any rem.
edy is to be Effected, therefore, it must
act mutually, too. The POWER Of the
will must be increased. aud this can
only be d6ne by haBitually exercising
the Will, 30 that the intellect and the
sensibiities may be kept in their due
relations to each other. But while an
effort is being made TO put the spirit into
healthy condition, the body must be
given the diet, the exercise. the clean.
illness and the fepose that it needs.
Such o task a. this is not easy to &C.
complish. Invalids who would have
health must work for'it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14
How to Become Graceful.

The Young Woman's Journal thinks
q refined. graceful manner can be ae-
quired by any woman. II says: y" The
best grace is perfect naturalness. Still,
you must study yourself and form your
manners by the rule of that art, which
is but carrying out of the law Of ma.
ture. But, If it, is your nature to be
forever assuming some unpicturesqu
ungracefai attitude, pray, help nature
1vith.a little art." 20 r 'iG.:,,-A;. ..
If-you- stout avoid the smallest
chair in the room. and be sure you sit
on the chairAhot' lean back with your
hands folded in front Of you Just below
theiline of your waist. especially while
the present fashion lasts. :t,i -, ~:
If you are thin do not carry your
sell WIZ Our tUlHiH protf udfng and your
spinal column eqrying like the bowl Of
II spoon 80. - ~ 9; VI 'ott
do not wear fimsy materials made
up without ruf1e or puff or foppce to
fill up the hard outlines of yoer bad fig-
ure, so cruelty defined by the tightly
pulled back, draperies. -.
H"6tudy The art Of dress. We once
k a very p!sin . :. Who 4. dFe;sd
oO V"ot0f uAE .tlAak ~ Wac bA oboVAoSV
p!eslsEs to Lei Lei 3 hfi hoping until you
are sick with. tho thought Of your. own
hopeless ugliness. be up and doing
forget Your disapp oihtments. forget The
past and the sneers of your own family
oAer tn ~isttA.tEff' tnss w. l hsEY'I made g
|]a u .gT-TE, .-;a
eSterminate Ant, II will tell you that a
PIECE of camphor will sometimes Is
elect ukL OIL SEQ toh shaff sprihkled over
the infested places. or an old meat bone
laid down will cause them to crowd
upenit, when they can be burned up.
A remedy for fleas is to place hand
fnl Of tobacco stems in the place @hefe
the dogs or horses sleep, or q Leaf, or
two ~ ite e4me yeed gill rid setting
hen Of TIE pests. THIS is good usa to
PIT tobasooitt... III .If3'i. / 100
Some one, have forgotten who, asks
h0w to extermihKte WORMS from cabbage
Fheadsm This. has beep going the rounds
of the press and seems to be effectuaF:
For every hHndied heads OF cabbage
EtAke. O. anarteFE, 0gffr pound Of. black
tpepper and pAtin = box large enough
to'sift0nt'wsl. Get into the patch be-
fore the dew is off and pepper the cab,
bage veil. Two or s,threesnmes will be
sufficient: The worms. 60 through the
leaves and die. ''!'' a
Any one can make their own muci.
lsge. There are various recipes. The
most simple appears to be this: Take
4uffcient dextrine. Tor British gum; Is
some call il, y and1sdil sufficient hot VA
ter to obtain syrupy liquid, then ada
. few drops of oil OF cloves and cool
for use. ,..,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

Tie old cAurchEi4 BEead street, Lon
don, wherein John Milton was baptized
in 1908, was torn down last year. and
on the buildings erected on the site is
placed an inscription and sculptured
head of the poet. .,-.. -.i'..'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14
EUROPEAN WHEAT CROP.

It will be obsert ed that there Is no es-
innate for the Spanish Peninsula, but
the London Economist estimates the
yield there at about an average. 70
show that the estimate for the principal
buyer-Great Britain--is u low one, we
give the following table, showing the
ratio of yield for nine years: SO SO %
=. ,,,.i, BRITISH wHIlr CROP. -.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

England consumes a, average, 81 goo
00O, 900 bushels annually ,asbout half Of
which. it, imported! 1--WE add 30, 600 900
mote than the average imports for the
coming year. France imported &c..
00o. 900 bushels last yeaE, end that Was
estimated to need. Our theory is, she
took So. .rnneh. because Abe ,atuff was
cheap! The other estimates ase. based
OF actual IMPORTS f6t the pAstfew years.
v TIE above deficit j. ID Zig One and 9ur
cali for q. 600. 900 bushels more, In
answer to,the question ,inW here j. IL All
to Come ftbh awe make che following
estimate otthIss surplus IN 'tesS 'gp of
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

Il A, FaMA1s oBLAcxs,f4TH.-A woman
died in Richmond. ". e few days ago
wh9 bad chosen the blacksmiths forge
name was Rachel Vent HeF father
came 10 this Country from Germany and
opened bfaHtsmith's shop lin Rich
mdndr: oSlie aearaed 4 Abe trade jim her
sirlhooa saa became q S99d s. Tora a;%
she took, control Of the shop and sup
She Et6bFe e tight hitting 'woolien dress
andsR bla6Asmith's leather apron, and
freddeAtly smoked ia AAert clay pipe as
she toilette When the old &mhp died
abe. still stuck. to the strade; lbut /" few
months ago. she, grew enfeehled and
rapidly sank. Her work had given her
in her best days the muscular strength
of a man. She had eligible offers OF
marriage when young, but preferred TO
remain single aud provide htor tho
family. -:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

This is rather nice balancing OF sup.
ply and demand. It will be seen we
hold control OF the situation and can,
in o measure, dictate terms. The esti.
mate of our surplus IL based on facts
Of last year when our exports embrsced
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

Pompadour broche is generally 10
vored. Handsome brooches are to De
seen. with blue aud red flowers on an
old gold .colored ground, with PINK
flowers: Some iof the latter have PINK
grounds with seal colored flowers
These are combined with faille or In
dian Grape, in all colors. o.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14

Virtue il the safest helme.-.he most
seQpx0 deere. -. -aL.1 IL
, 1879-08-21
NELLY.

Not long ago-perhaps-not long
Ny soul heard no discordant tone,
For love and youths sweet mstin song
1t hearkened to, and that alone;
But now the song is hushed-it hears
Strange music, in harsher key,
For every sound dirge appears
Since Nelly died, who lived for me.
The Summer of my life is past
Eternal Winter reigns instead
For how, for me, could Summer last,
When she, my only rose, is deadF
Sweet Nelly would thou couldst be yet,
As once, my day, my only light!
But thou art gone--the sun has SET
And every day, to me, is night
Yet be the darkness e'er so deep,
Let no more suns arise for me.
For nignt can soothe my heart to sleep,
And, Nelly, I will dream OF thee!
, 1879-08-21
Labor.Saving Machinery.

What is to be the ultimate result Of
the constant Improvement" in ma
chineryl 1t is easy to answer that by
cheapening processes of production, ar
ticles which only the wealthy could for
merly enjoy are brought within the reach
of the poor, and that is. the way the
consumption is greatly increased, and q
market opened for the increased supply.
Up to certain point that works admir-
ably, but may there not be point be
yond which it will not work 2 Does
the demand increase in a ratio sufficient
to furnish employment to those whom
improvements in labor-saving machines
throw out of work, and if it has done SO
in the past, will it continue to do so in
the futurel A person visiting cotton
mill will be struck by the loneliness of
the vast halls in which the weaving is
done. Busy minds are constantly seek
ing means to make it more lonely-that
is, to reduce the number of persons nee
essary to do the work. A vast change
has been made within the past decade,
and the end is not yet, by any means,
indeed; in some branches Of manufacture
it is claimed that the machinery has
been made so nearly perfect that one
person can tend roomful of machinery
and have but little to do at that.
Should the advance in that direction Of
laborsaving he as great in the next de-
cade as in that which has passed, it is
difficult to believe that the old arguments
will hold good. There Is much food for
earnest thought in his--Causeur, in
Boston Transcript
, 1879-08-21

'It's so un n,ommon lonesome since the
boy left the farm" she went on "but
it's worse since he got married. 1t
seems like deserting us altogether"
"Have you son7 You never men
toned him."
"No, George has gone his way, and
we must 90 ours. Yes, he married one
of those crack-headcd boarding school
people, who can't tell the difference be.
tween a rolling-pin and a milk pan"
But despite her scorn, Mrs. Clements
dashed off the tears with her brown
hand.
SIS his wife pretty | suppose you
love her dearly"
81 don't know anything about her,
and never want to know. He's left us
for her, and us old felix's will leave him
for her, too. Mary, just turn them
cakes around seems as if they're burn
ing"
When Mary had turned the cakes,
Mrs Clements was leaning on the arm
of her chair.
"Mary, supposin' you stop with US
another month yet, anyhow. The dea,
con will make it all right"
"It isn't the money l care for, Mrs.
Clements. I only wish | might stay al
ways. You don't know how much i
love you"
Glove u.s. do you? Bless your heart.
If poor George had only picked you out,
what a comfort it would be to us all |!
But it can't be helped now"
She sighed wearily, then glanced out
of the window, looked a moment and
then threw down her work.
"Bless my soul, if there amt our son
George coming up the lane Deacon !!
deacon ! George is coming p
With all her mother-love rushing to
her heart she hurried out to meet him.
Oh, the welcoming, the reproaches, the
caresses, the determination to love him
still, despite poor, innocent little Marion!
Then, when the table had been set in
the next room by Marys deft fingers,
and she had returned to her "west gar
ret" Mrs. Clements opened her heart.
"There's no use talkin, George, this
fine, fancy lady o yours II never suit
me. Give ME smart girl like Mary
Smith, and I'll ask no more. Come in
to supper now. Mary, Mary F"
She raised her voice to call the girl,
when low voice near surprised her.
ooh, you dressed up in honor o my
boy Well, / must confess / never
knew you had such handsome dress,
and you look like picture with your
net of, and them short, bobbing curls
George, this is Mary Smith, my"
George came through the door and
glanced carelessly at the corner where
the young woman stood Then, with q
cry, sprang with outstretched arms to
meet the little figure that sprang into
them. The deacon and Mrs. Clemeuts
now stood in speechless amazement.
Then Marion, all bushes and fearful
smiles, went over to the old pair and
took both their hands.
81 am Georges wife. was SO afraid
you would never love me, SO I came de-
termined to win you if could. Mother,
father, may I be your daughter
And happier family, when they had
exhausted their powers of surprise,
amazement and pride in the beautiful
Marion, never gave thanks over aisupper
table.
, 1879-08-21

Talmage Torever He Is proving him
self friend Of the poor down-trodden
producer Listen-"EVeTy Time yon
throw brickbat at me will pour oil on
your head till it runs down on your Goa,
collar. Our prayer now Is that the sock
Of bricks may not run out.