Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-21
Personal.

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Carlyls's income is 81, 900 . year.
Ben Butler took lis regular trick at
the wheel when sailing in his yacht.
Hon. A. Il. Stephens says he has re-
ceived $35, 900 royalty on his book,
1.-The War Between the States"
A sister of Professor Agassiz, Mrs.
Higginson, has twenty-five kindergar-
tens under her direction in Boston.
Tonahatcho, Q young Seminole, has
been attending the public school at
Fort Myers, Fla. and stands at the
head of all his classes.
Mark Twain preserves the proprie-
ties in his most ordinary conversation.
my friend, Mrs. Clemens" he says,
when he aEudes to his wife.
In conversation with Secretary Sher-
man at Newport recently, the Duke OF
Argyll alluded to Daniel Webster as
once having been President of the
United States.
People who have been anxious about
the health of Oliver Wendell Holmes
may be interested in knowing that, al
though 20 years of age. he repairs his
own sidewalks and calls it fun to split
wood.
The Rev. Newman Halls new church
in London cost $3.50, 900, all of which
except $22, 500 has been paid. The
church has l, 225 members and carries
on much benevolent work.
Michigan is priding herself on the
font that ko hnl -
fever within her borders. Verify is
the "law of compensation great.
Neither has Memphis ever had q case
of Zach. Chandler within her borders.
Louisville Journal.
Sir Rowland Hill, the originator of
the system OF cheap postage which now
prevails throughout the civilized world,
died in London on the 18th ult., aged
SO. The most decided and bitter oppo-
sition was manifested toward the scheme
OF penny postage when Sir Rowland pro.
posed it, and it was largely due to his
enthusiastic and unwearying labors
that Parliament finally, in 1889, enacted
the law authorizing it.
Stephen A. Douglas, Jr., of Illinois,
and Robert NJ. Douglas, of North Caro-
lima, the sons OF Stephen A. Douglas,
are in New York. They have recently
come into possession of about 5000 900
by the decision in their favor of suit
in the Court of Claims for the recovery
Of the proceeds from quantity of cot
ton belonging to their father and con-
hscated during the war.
Jessie Benton Fremont has been
lecturing to history class of big boys
and girls in her new home in Arizona
with great success. She writes to q
friend:-" I acquired last winter prac-
tical insight into the vast and spreading
influence of the spoken word on the re-
ceptive and willing young minds. I
have never done any one thing that
gave me so much content in the doing
and the remembrance"
Her royal highness, the Princess
Louise, sailed from Quebec on the 18th
Of October for England, by the steam
ship Sarmaiidn. Special arrangements
have been made on board the steamship
for her accommodation. For some
time past she has not been enjoying
good health, and her medical advisors
have, it is said, urged change of air.
It is understood, however, that her
royal highness will return to Canada in
time for the opening of Parliament.
Lady Sophia MacNamara and Hon. Mr..
and Mrs. Moreton, who accompany her
royal highness will not return to
Canada.
Edwin Thompson, the old Abolition
list of Lynn, talking recently of an early
anti-slavery meeting in stable, records
Mr.. Garrison as making joke. 1--WE
are now on q stable Foundations" said
the iberator. John Rankin, o Presby.
terrain minister of Ohio, used often to
speak at these meetings. Mr.. Rankin
was great advocate Of moral suasion
and peaceful means, but one day while
talking, rotten egg was thrown at him,
whereupon he stopped to pick up some
stones to throw back. ~ believe in
peace" said he. "but I can't stand q
goose egg, anyhow" Mr.. Thompson
knew very we'll the other Abolitionist
Thompson-George Thompson, of Eng
land. Mr.. Whittier once told him that
he was in New Hampshire at the time of
the great riot that drove George
Thompson out OF that State. They
were obliged to start on Sunday. and
as they drove up to the tavern at Ohes.
ter, they found the landlord telling
about the mob and about i" that Quaker
Whittier, and how they fixed him up
there" Whittier turned to the land
lord and said, "Shall I make thee &C.
quainted with my friend, Thompson p
The landlord bowed, and Mr.. Whittier,
having introduced Thompson. added,
to the landlords great establishment,
~ am Whittier" The landlord was
much confused, and Whittier much
amused.
RUSSIAN TEA-HousRs.-The Russian,
in all circles of society, is Q great tea
drinker. The tea sold in the tea.houses