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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02
Here Boys, Read This !!
Some thirty years AGO the New "

Some thirty years ago the New York
and New Haven railroad had Just begun
running on single track. One after
noon country boy was standing near
the track at cross-road half way be-
tween Stamford and Darien.. He heard
q train coming from the latter station
Just as New York train was coming in
sight from, the opposite direction. He
ran to the track and waving his hat,
caught the attention of the engineer,
and by his earnest manner and his
pointing in the opposite direction, con.
WINGED him that train was coming
around the bend. He instantly applied
the breaks and stopped his train just in
time to escape disastrous collision.
The railroad company expressed its
gratitude at the time by the present of
a valuable silver cup and life, pass
over the road. But this was not all |;
a year or two later the boy was taken
into the employ of the company and
instructed in mechanical engineering,
for which he exhibited marked ability.
He was an Industrious worker, honest,
intelligent and ambitious, and rose to
responsible and lucrative position with
the company. Hesettled in New Haven,
where his worth was recognized, and
he was chozeu to number of honor
able offices, all of which he filled with
the same honesty and efficiency. Then
the Stamford manufacturing company,
one of the largest and most profitable
concerns in the State. sought his SER
vices, and here, too, he continued his
successful career. To-day he is direc-
tor and general superintendent OF this
establishment, is director of the Yale
national bank of New Haven, is inter
ested in half dozen or more profit
able manufactures, and is one of the
most prominent and respected, as he is
one of the best, citizens of the Elm
City and of the State. He represents
the city at present in the general as
sembly, his name being John Harris
Leeds, and his native modesty will
probably cause him to object to this
brief sketch, which is written because
the lesson it teaches is valuable one
Hartford Courant.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02
The Comanches.

Some one has been studying the
Comanches, a roaming tribe Of Indians,
who have no fixed locality for habita-
ton, but roam and plumber over wide
tract of country. He thinks that there
| are at present from ten thousand to
twelve thousand, Of whom about two
thousand five hundred are warriors.
They own large herds of horses and
mules, obtaining horned cattle only for
their immediate wants, because they
caunot drive these as fast as they want
| to move.
All their animals are stolen from the
Mexicans and Americans, and all their
wars are undertaken more for plumber
of this sort than for any other purpose.
They never take men prisoners, though
they kill and scalp them but they carry
off women and children, make wives OF
the former, and rear the latter as their
own.
They seem to have, been born ON
horseback, where they do all their
| fighting. In attacking trains, they al
ways endeavor to stampede the animals
by cries and war-whoops-a stampede
| rendering destruction of train almost
certain. II they attack a village, they
kill everybody they encounter, and
then drive of the stock. i''"" ." -. ''''
The chiefs of these Indians do not
| inherit their authority, but acquire 1t
by superior knowledge, personal brav-
ery, OF success in war ANY social dis,
agreemeAtis adjusted by aceuaeil OF
chiefs and seniors of the lodges: but
these disagreements are few, and fami-
| ly feuds are rare.
| Oflaw they have no notion, nor have
! they any conception Of national policy.
lThey never observe treaties any longer
than self-interest' prompts, in which
they resemble most enlightened PEG,
pie. -
Their rsligibus ideas are terScrnael
and indefinite. In an evil spirit they
do not believe, but ascri6e both good
and evil to the Good Spirit. Their
conception of future life is yindistinct,
| but they hold that men who have stolen
flie most horses and taken the most
| scalps will have the best chance of
happy hunting-grounds in another
world. Fire is sacred with them. and
used in all their religious obserVances.
Ties OF kindred are very strong, and
extend not only to relatives by, blood.
but by marriage. Offences against any
member of family are avenged by all
or any one connected with it.
They are polygamists, some chiefs
having ten or twelve wives. The hus-
band exercises absolute dominion over
the wife, who does all the work while
he fights and steals.
10 ,d+trvv -'--<r--e-s ,syoIo0
GRAHAM BREAp.--Prepare, Q sponge
as for white bread; then when very
light, take two parts graham -four, one
third white, and to every quart of this
allow handful Of meal, a teaspoonful
salt; wet this up with the sponge, and
when mixed add for a loaf Of fair size.
half q teacup molasses; the dough
should be very soft; knead it diligently
| and long, it will not rise so rapidly as
| white; rise second time; brown -four
| should not be sifted. AtA SAVANNA 10
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

The question of expensive funerals
comes tdp properly for discussion in
this era of hard times. 1t is Rcurious'
fact that, while there has been, q der
cline in wages, and in prices OF family
supplies, there has been a gradual in
crease in funeral expenses. Custom
has made a rule for wealthy and poor,
and both classes blindly follow it. 1t
is poor custom and should at once be
abandoned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

raThe reason that milk boils, more
readily than water is because it is q
thicker liquid, and Consequently less
heat is carried Off by evaporation of
steam; therefore the heat Of the entire
mass will rise more rapidly. Again,
there isa thin skin which forms upon
the top of heated milk, which Of course
confines the steam, and increases the
heat. !. Ss L
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

)" Reconstruction is the thief OF time"
-Youaa's Night Thoughts. Procrasti-
nation was arrested and time found IN
his pocket, whereupon he was fined ten
dollars and costs, and locked up In the
city lookup over night. The nexs
morning he couldn't raise the wind,
and n blear.eyed justice sent him down
for thirty days.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

FRENCH ROLLS. in kneadipg dough
ior the days baking, after adding and
working in the sponge, set aside enough
Tor d loaf OF 'tea-rolls, work into thisla
heaping tablespoonful of lard or butter
and let it stand in q tolerable cool
place, out of all draught, for four
hours; knead again and let ii stand
three hours more; make inio rolls; roll
out very lightly pieces OF the dough
INTO round cakes and fold these not
quite, in the center, like t,irnoyers, &let
1t raise for an hour, bake steadily half
an hour, or less if the oven is quick.
Can make Graham rolls the same way.
2 c-Tv7- IA Il. Ell
BLuINd.-Take one ounce, Of Prus-
SIAN blue one. half ounce oxalic acid /;
dissolve in one quart perfectly, soft
ram water; insert quill through blu.
ing bottle to prevent waste of putting
100 much in clothes, and you will be
pleased with the result. One or two
tablespoons is sufficient for a tub Of
water, according to the size Of the tub.
Chinese blue is the best and costs
Twelve and half cents an ounce, and
.ne acid will cost three cents, This
amount win last medium sized fami.
one year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

To be ambitious Of true honor, Of the
true glory and perfectionoi our natures
is the very principle and incentive q
virtue ! but to be ambitious Of titles, OF
ceremonial respects and Civil pageantry,
is as vain and little as the things are
which we court.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

A Philadelphia Clergyman claims that
there is tsneither health, sense nor re-
lirion in full mourning" and tells his
congregation that bit OF black ribbon.
worn in some way, will tell the story
of bereavement just ~ well % COM.
plete mourning suit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

Picayane: A poet has said. "smile
while you can" The men stand about
in bar-rooms waiting for angels to live
up to that.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

RAIs1N Pre-. One cup OF raisins.
chopped fine, one CUP Of sugar. two
eggs. one cup OF yinagar. one cup o.
syrup, one cup OF water, one hair cup
OF -four, one teaspoonful OF cloves, the
same of cinnamon and soda, butter
size OF an egg; two crusts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

" IN thirteen years of existence the
h hational line has never lost passenger
oy shipwreck. 81 ~ = f''''
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

The principles, of acoustics are but
poorly understood. As general rule,
the ceilings of halls and churches should
be at moderate elevation only. Some
times the hanging mp Of flags or dra-
peries will improve the acoustic prop
critics, sometimes a hood or false ceiling
becomes necessary. The whispering
gallery of st. Paufs, London, offers an
Interesting example Of one OF the prinri
ciples Of acoustics.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

Rubinstein has a wonderful memory.
and if he loses his eyesight, as now
feared, he will be able to travel as q
Blind Tom. -New Orleans Picayxns.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

or else doff, his abashed hat to the supe-
rior fiexibility and greater variety ard
verbal wealth Of the United States
language.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

It is we'll for us not to dwell too ex-
clusively, on the last five years Of finanl
cial depression, but to average the re-
suits of a longer period of national de.
velopment. Take, for instance, the
growth OF, woollen manufacturing n
this country, whose extent may be
learned from the fact that in 1910 the
products of our woollen factories
amounted to sac. $40 900, while in 1870
they reached the enormous aggregate
of $155, 496, 900, and this exclusive Of
worsted carpets and hosiery. which
amounted to S43, 762, 000.--N Y Mail.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02

CURIOUS COINCIDENCE IN AGE.--Df.
Iren@sus Prime, in the New York Oh
serrer, mentions the following coinci-
dence in ages: At funeral of o dis
Itinguished citizen of New York, large
number of the clergy were present by
special invitation. The late Rev. DR..
Spring, pastor of the Brick Church,
was one who bore a part in the service.
AS We were leaving the house to enter
the carriage in waiting, he took my arm,
for his eyes were dim and his steps I'M
certain. I assisted him into the car
riage, and DR.. Dewitt took o seat by his
side. DR.. Vermilye entered also, and /
was shutting the door when one of them
babe me come in. said, "No,s. my
place is with the younger brethren"
This was speedily overruled, and ! was
seated with these fathers OF the church.
AS the procession moved, DIR. Vermilye
said to ma: :" You declined our COM
pany because of your youth pray, how
old art thou?" Il am fifty-one and
you 2" DR.! v. responded "sixty.one."
We turned to DR.. Dewitt and. begged
to know his age, and he said, " ! am
seventy-one. 1t was now the patri.
arch s turn to speak we looked onr de-
sires to DR.. Spring, and he answered /;
I" If I live until February next / shall be
eighty-one.o :. Perhapsay more extra
ordinary coincidence in ages was never
ascertained four men finding them
selves in the same carriage, with a dec4
ade between the years Of their birth
now all of them beyond the half century,
and ascending by tens to fourscore.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02
The Iowa Idea of Woman's Rights.

At the Iowa Agricultural College
every girl in thejunior class has learned
how to make good bread, weighing and
measuring her ingredients, mixing,
kneading, and baking, and regulating
her fire. Each has also been taught to
make yeast and bake biscuit, buildings,
pies, and cake OF various kinds; how
to cook a roast, broil steak, and make
b fragrant cup of coffee; how to staff
and roast turkey, make oyster soup,
prepare stock for other soups, steam
and mash potatoes SO that they will
melt in the mouth, and, in short, to
get up first-class meal, combining both
substantial and fancy dishes, in good
style. Theory and manual skill have
gone hand in hand. Vast stores of
learning have been accumulated in the
art of canning, preserving, and picking
fruits, and they have, taken practical
lessons in all the details of household
management, such as house furnishing,
care of beds and bedding, washing and
ironing, care Of the sick, care of chill
dren, etc. The girls, we are informed.
are also thoroughly grounded in sci
ence, mathematics, and English litera-'
ture /; but this. is of slight moment COM
pared with the foregoing catalogue of
virtues. II there is any thing that chal-
lenges the unlimited respect and der
votion of the masculine mind it is
ability in woman to order we'll her own
household. Each one of these charm
ing Iowa girls, it is safe to say, will
marry within six weeks after gradua-
ton 81. Paul (Minn.), Pioneer Press.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-13
lFor. the DIspatchI

T ~
A correspondent Of the Wing asks Who
is General Logan And as he may not
be as well known to some OF orr people Us
be is to the citizens OF Richmond, we an
swer that General T. M. Logan came 10
Virginia in 1861 with Hampton's Legion,
at the age OF twenty years, or a mere boy:
He served through the war in the Army OF
Northern Virginia, 1ongstreet's corps, In
1866 he married a Virginia lady, and las
since resided in Virginia. As he was NOT
OF age when be left South Carolina ne mas
no claims to citizenship elsewhere than IN
Virginia. His long residence in Richmohd
ana his close Identification with the business
interests Of this city entitle him to be con-
sidered in all respects citizen OF this STATE
and devoted exclusively to its interests.
Tue Central Conservative COMMITTEE,
which represents every district in the state,
elected him In August last member OF the
Executive Committee to manage tue pre-
sent canvass, in the place OF Colonci Jonn
II. Guy, who had resigned on account OF Ill
health, and it is no doubt the efnclent man
ner in which General Logan has discharged
the duties imposed upon him by the Conser-
yatiye party that leads 10 the inquiry made
by the Wing. ,r
General Locan's war record was publish
ed in full some years since IN south caro-
lima paper, with that OF many other Con-
federate generals, and if the Wing consld-
crs it OF interest at this time the paper con-
tanning it can no doubt be found, even at
this late day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-13
M STCLE BROTHERS.
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO DIR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE NOW \ COMPLETE STOCK OF
FALL FASHIONS AND A GREAT
MANY GOODS OF OUR
OWN IMPORTATION.
NJ STCLE BROTHERS.

BLACK sn.KS--thc cchcapes; ever offered; IeaQi-
full SILK at zoe, -, sl.25, $3.50, sl.75, -,
In BLACK CAsHMERE> We have the largest as
Scrtmcnt ~ any hou.c this si,ie Of New York
CASlIMERES at 10. 20, 40 80. G3c. TO Il per
Don't fall to look at orr LINEN HANDKEE-
New s rnSH, II St1rlxGS IN all colors;
MUMMY AMI CREPE CLuTHS:
S-BUTTON Isle GLOVES at CSC:
FLASNEL> at old prices: 500 pieces FLANNEL
from 2!:c to s. Yer rard-thc cheapest lot "l
Don't fail 10 LOOK a, our WATKINS i, 81 per dozen;
300 pairs RLANkE'rs n;asnt al special bargain
$50 al BE T. c" q rs ,ra ' i TO :2.25:
Six pair good BALBHlGGAN HOSE for $50;
500 pieces DEESs GOODS from SIC. 70 y yer
yar,l-wc have the largest stock OF DRESS
GOODS eyer shown IN Eirnm .,!Ti~, .m,n, ?.
TOR per yar,l--wc haze I large stock 20 select
from aud can suit every person.
We have very large stock q goods Of orr ON
a RRSE. "ni EME Si of every KIND
which we would ike 20 show our cu;tomcTs ,,,
CHIEFS. six for 81;
STRfrED and PLAIN SATIN and SILK PLUSH
1000 " dozen Fl HOSIERY f,r ladies' AMI children.
which We guarantee 10 suit i'll price aud quail
ity;
a I'll! assortment Of LADIES and GENTLE
We have a 'arre stock OF LADIES rNDERGAR-
MESTS, which We are selling very low to close
CASSLMEREs, wATEErRouFS. and CLOAK
ISGs at OLD prices;
On the third floor wc have u !liI line OF >ftAN Is
CLOAkS. and nOI.MANS; ,,.a..
On The fourth Moor We have 4 fnl line Of ARFEIs
PIN! sna NAHy!NS EA u Every ytE
No Trouble to show goods.
II has been ,.ec!t!e! for genuine bargains sGCLE
'''> = -" " sYCLE BROTHERS,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-13
Is the Bottom Out?

The question has recently been asked IN
this city, more than once, elias the bottom
dropped out OF the MALONE party!" The
same question has reached Winchester, as
appears from the following paragraph in
the last issue OF the Neaos:
.So far as the State Is concerned, the bot
tom has dropped out Of the great repeal
inc cause We believe the Repealers ac-
knowledge this. In spots, here and there,
they are still keeping up nght.'
Well, it looks so. Here we have this
morning a letter from Richmond county
which states that both Colonel MAYO and
WILLIAM MAYO Ohe Agitators' candidate
for the Senate) said publicly that they were
opposed TO a repeal of the MCCULLocu bill,
"and Mr.. W. Mayo said if be was elected
to the Senate he eoould oppose its repeat"
What sort OF candidate is that for the Mo.
Fart party? None at all. AS to this one
question, he is on the Conservative side.
And what shall be said Of party that
claims srch men az their candidates?
Mr.. j. D. PRETLow, Of Southampton,
uncle Of the famous b" THOMAS J. PRETLow,
one OF the secretaries" of 1S77-fame, was
in our Office few days ago, and informed
us that the Conservatives had the same
trouble in HE county, or his senatorial dis.
trict 1--WE forget which,, the Agitators' can
didate taking q position Of hostility to the
MCCuLLoCH bill, but promising that be
would not vote to repeal it un!sss he could
qet better bill. 1t is clear case that no
better bin will ever be offered to the people
OF Virginia or to the General Assembly.
So here is another so.called Agitators' can.
didate who is substantially an enemy Of the
pet scheme OF the Agitat0rs.
But, worse than all for the leader OF the
malconents, there are, We hear, Agitators'
candidates who are pledged not to vote for
General MALONE for the United States Sem
ate.
Now, then, when we remember that there
will be only one hundred members in the
House OF Delegates next winter, and that,
to be exceedingly modest in our claims,
sixty Of them will be Conservative friends
Of the McCULLocH bill, several Of them Re-
publican friends OF the McCULLocH bill,
several others Readjuster friends OF the
McCULLocH bill, and others anti-MAHoNE
Readjusters, we may well conclude, in the
language OF the Winchester Neaos, that the
bottom has dropped out Of the great re.
pealing cause.,'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-13

The sAspelling reformers may make use
of the fact that the book-keepcr OF Mr.. Isaac
STABLES, of. saltwater. Mimi, has list OF
fiftv misspcllings of the name Of Isaac, co.
pied from the business correspondence OF
that gentleman. These are: l>iac, llsac,
Icaack, Isaac. LEX, Isak, 1saack, islc,
Icaaz, Iaasic, &c, &c.-JournaI OF Eaacd-
ton. .
The spelling rcformers must be very stu
hid if they cannot see that the fact recited
is an argument against their proposed re-
form, The word "Isaac" would be pro-
nounced under their system as it now Is.
The writer's of all the letters alluded to
above evidently spelled the word rs they
supposed the sound of it Indicated 1t ought
to be spelled. Yet they found fifty differ
emf ways to spell it.
What will these spelling reformers do
with French, Spanish, and Latin words
when employed in English composition
How would "Thon-thoe represent "zon-
zo"? How would "nall-evc-ta repre-
sent "naive'e"? How would Wany,'
" Wedy," "Wcky," do for "Fcni,"
"Vidi," sVici"?
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-13

s ,,.Isee nj df,,s,ers III faction, and I
Nm ,inwfIilng to aiilband the Kepnb+'
Eiiean q marty OF tb6 State, which be-,
longs TO d great national organization
advocating honesty and the pay Hent-~9 o.
honest debts, and Joining faction. IL
we are Stb dis0fganfze and unite WIN
another party. lei, il be the Great. deht-paying
Dpmocra,ic party, and not faction. de
then announced himself Republican can.
fiji]ate for the Senate, and said ne thought
he wor,d be elected. He. then ret1red ana
MI. walker took the stand. He began by
saving he had not sought the nomination;
that he had been approached on the SUD-
iect. and had replied he did not desire the
nosition. he would not seek 1t, ana would
not be In anybody's way, ana wouiu noC
accept the nomination unless 1t was unani-
nous. Here Colonel Mayo bleated out 81
would not believe you on your oath," ana
picked up bis bat and LETT the mouse, calling
on his friends to follow him. MT. walker
remnined quiet till order was restored, ana
then proceeded to make brief but inagni-
icent speech with telling effect. Colonel
Mavo as Mr. Walker concluded bis remarks,
returned TO the courtroom and said to A1r.
Walker: 81 have done wrong. l have be-
hnyed very badly. My remarks were ur-
on lied for. unprovoked, and l humbly beg
Your PARDON" Mr.. Walker replied: 81
am not aware that / said anything to pro-
woke your attack, and I accept your apollo,
gy.n Dir. w. Mayo, who accompanied
his brother, then said: Mr.. Walker. |
thank you. Mr.. Walker said: For what:
He replied: For accepting my brothers
apology. Ard so the affair ended.
After this Colonel Mayo, In converse
tiop with the chief Of the Republican party OF
this county, told him that Il Ohio and New
York went Republican this fall he would
Join that party. Both lie and Mr.. W. Mayo
said publicly that they were opposed to
repeal OF the McCulloch bill, and MIR. w.
Mayo said If he were elected to the Senate
he would oppose It's repeal. Why, tnen,
this agitation and disturbance of the public
naace9 CUSTIUS.