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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-04

Two more dwelling houses were
unlawfully entered last Monday, the
residence of DR.. Steele in the upper
part of town, and that Of Mrs. Hunt
ington, on Fourth street. These
burglars seemed to be Of the hum
cry and thirsty kind. From DR..
Stsele's premises, we understand a
case of wine was carried, while Mrs.
Huntington lost quantity of hams
and other cured meats. Night
thieves do not 60 for money alone.
1t was only night or two ago, that
Mr.. Silsby's chicken house was bur-
glarized. Anything stealabls Ia
wonderfully attractive to them. Who
will he the next victim?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-04

The March number of the West
Shore comes to hand unusually full
of attractive illustrations and in
structive reading matter. This Pc
riodical, under the efficient manage
ment of Mr.. i. Samuel, is rapidly
coming into favor among the best
people through the entire north
western coast.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-04

PEoMnKNr members Of Congress
give it as their opinion that the pres
emit session may continue till Sum-
mer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-04

. )
A rUk-Lov1Ne couple in our gay
Olympia, have been having saccha-
rine time of it in deciding the rain
question. Several weeks ago, the
dimpled checked, pouting Tipped
Angelina wagered her sentimental
Augustus kiss thatit would not rain
on the following day; and to guard
against any cheating on either side,
twas agreed that Che question should
be decided by the official weather re-
port. OF course, the rash girl lost
her wager; but, woman like, she
was not to befoiled by the elements.
D no, not she. SO bringing down
her little foot with stamp that
shocked Augustus and made the
piano growl, she declared that the
original wager should stand intact,
until such time as she did win.
Well, the upshot of the whole affair
is, that tho staid Augustus has regu-
larry called every day, with the
weather report in his hand, and as
regularly received his stipulated
measure of oats; that is to say, the
interesting exercise of oscillation has
been daily carried on ever since the
first challenge. It is but just to add,
however, that the generous hearted
Augustus, duly approaching the
losses sustained by the poor girl,
promptly paid them back upon the
spot-upon her lips we mean. But
the pleasant weather has come, the
birds are singing, the waters are and
assuaged, their fun must cease, as
lawyers say. by Limitation.
LET nobody be airy longer wor-
ried about gold and silver. The Sec
rotary says it is no discredit to the
silver dollar that it is not popular
with the masses. Gold is getting
to be in nearly similar condition.
The vaults of the sub-treasury at New
York are represented to be full Of
gold which anybody can have in ex-
change for greenbacks by only ask
ing for it. But the truth Of the
matter is becoming agreeably mani
fest, that there is really no demand for
either gold or silver. There are now
six millions Of dollars in subsidiary
silver coin in the treasury, ready to
be paid out upon call. One fact
cannot be denied: the people Of
the United States are abundantly sat-
isfed with paper money a. long as il
il possible to redeem it in coin.
This il philosophical. right and pro-
per. When q nations word 10 as
good as its gold, the people are sat
isfed, and no force Of circumstances
or pressure Of the times can possibly
inaugurats panic. The finances
Of our country are safe and abiding.
PnoMnKNr members Of Congress
give it az their opinion that the pres
- OVERWHELMINGLY All Co.,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25
NUMBER Ii.
CHE STANDS FIRE."

Some time ago | was walking along
the Strand, in London, when | overlook
one of the finest looking soldiers | had
ever seen. 4 conversation ensued, in the
course of which | said to him, "There is
one thing in connection with soldiers
which puzzles me"
"What is that. SIR" asked the soldier.
replied: No one dares to doubt the
bravery of British soldier; he will rush
up to the cannons mouth, although h.
knows it will be certain death for him 10
do so-and yet many a British soldier, so
brave, so courageous, and so daring, Is
ashamed to kneel down in the barack
room and offer up the prayer taught him
by his mother! | cannot understand
that of the British soldier
"Well, sir, that's true; very few men
have the courage TO do that
"How is this-how do you account for
it," | inquired.
"Well, sir, you remind me Of what oc-
CURED in my own bedroom at the barracks
short time ago 4 fresh man came in,
and the first night, when he was going TO
bed. he knelt down by his bedside TO pray.
And there was a hullabaloo While he
was on his knees some of the men threw
their belts at him, some laughed, some
whistled, and one fellow jumped over
bed and shouted in his ears, but the new
conner was firm, and went on with his
prayer.
On the second night every one was on
the lookout to see whether he would knecl
down again. As soon as the man bent
his knees, strange scene followed.
Whistling. jeering. and mocking were
general, and belts were again hurled at
his head Still he went on saying his
PRAYERS. and seemed not TO notice their
jeers Of abuse On the third night, when
he began 10 pray, there was not so much
noise as on the second night On the
fourth and fifth nights he continued his
prayers, but on each succeeding night the
opposition grew less and less. On the
sixth night, while he was knecling, one
of the soldiers in the room exclaimed,
He stands 6re. HE, STANDS FIRE. He's
qeniuner And from that night every
man in the room begtn ITO respect him.
7. b. Smihies, m British HorLmaH.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25
A MOTHER OF SOLDIERS.

Hon. W c. Deering, native of Dan
mark, in this State, now member Of
Congress from Iowa, applied for the dis
charge of soldier on the ground that his
aged mother had furnished eleven sons as
recruits for the Union Army. The Sec
retary of War had the case looked up and
in a report upon the case says: have
considered the petition of Mrs. Elizabeth
Upright. of Butler County, Iowa, pray
ing the discharge from the military ser
vice of her son, y. VI. Merchard, Battery
b., Fourth Artillery, which petition Is
concurred in by numerous citizens. The
discharge of this soldier Is asked by the
petitioner, who SAYS she is - years old.
on the ground that she had ten sons nthc
Union army during the rebellion, includ-
ing one employed as a teamster, and that
the one above named, her eleventh and
Youngest son, has served for five years in
the regular army. She furnishes the
names OF her sons and a statement Of the
organization in which they served.
The papers having been referred TO the
Adiutant General for an examination OF
the records with d view to verifying her
statements, that officer reports that they
are true in every particular. The dis
charge Of this soldier will be ordered in
accordance with his mothers request
Discharges from the army as matter OF
favor are not granted except in extraordi-
nary cases, but this is, in my opinion,
such a case. Indeed. | doubt whether
another like it can be found If there be
another mother who gave ten sons TO the
service of our country during the war, she
may confidently ask and expect to receive
similar favorable consideration.-Iade-
peBdeuf.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

A QUESTION OF DAMAGES. - Some
lawyers take very practical views Of cases
in which they are retained. In a certain
town in Missouri Squire C. was de-
Tending a charge of malpractice. y col
ored man was suing fer damages, his wife
having died shortly after an operation for
the removal of cancer. When it came
Squire G-'s turn 10 croSs-examine the
plaintiff, he asked: "Mr Wilson, how
old was your wife when she died.
about forty-fve, Sir
"Been in feeble health long time, had
she not, Mr.. Wilson, and cost YOU great
deal for medicine and help
"Yes, Sir
"You have married again, have YOU
not"
"Ycs, Sir"
"How old is your present WIFE
about thirty five, Sir"
''Is she stout and healthy, Mr.. VII
SON."
"Yes, Sir
"Then, Mr.. Wilson, will you please
state to this jury how YOU are damaged
in this case:'
Mr.. Wilson had evidently never taken
this view in the matter, and could make
no answer. The good and true men
thought he had made rather good thing
by his bereavement, and brought in YER
dict for defendant-Editor's Drarer, m
HarPer'S Magazine for Apra.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25
um for straining acids, which do not affect

um for straining acids, which do not affect
this substance.
Asbestos steps aside from its useful ca
reer to surprise us by its appearance in
one of the precious stones. The peculiar
floating light in the gem known as cat
eye is due to flaments of asbestos passing
through greenish gray chalcedony. In
the East it is much worn as an amulet,
because it is imagined to have the power
OF enriching the wcarer.
This is a slight illustration of the man.
ner in which the apparently useless OBJ
jects in nature may become of service and
Y. Observer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25
When Lord stratford was Ambassa


dor at Constantinople, one of the secreta-
ries had an audience with the Sheikh ul
Islam, who, at the moment of his visitor 5
entrance, was engaged in the performance
of his devotions. The secretary sat down
while the devotee finished his prayers,
which were ended by an invocation to Al
lah to forgive a suppliant true believer the
sin of holding direct intercourse with a
giaour. His conscience thus relieved, the
old mutt rose from his knees and smil-
ingly welcomed his guest. But this guest,
was great original, in his turn begged
permission to perform his devotions. He
gravcly went through an Arabic formula,
and ended by begging Allah to forgive a
good Christian the crime of visiting a
"laithless dog of an infdel.' The aston
ished old mufti was nettled, but with true
Oriental imperturbability he bore the in
suit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

If a man on the cars sees young
lady he don't know from Eve and never
saw before, trying to let down the win
dow, he throws down his paper, takes off
his hat, bows himself double, smiles clear
round to his after collar button, says
sweetly "Allow me, and closes the win
dow with graceful skill and charming
courtesy. If his sister says, tom, won't
you please let this window down for me =
he tucks his paper savagely under his arm,
aud stalking across the aisle, stands on
her feet while he bangs the window down
with a slam that fills her face and hair
with dust. And if his wife, holding the
baby in one arm and lunch basket on
the other, tries to let down the window
and says timidly and suggestively, 'Oh,
dear, don't believe | can get it down,
he grunts; says, "Eh: OH and buries
himself still deeper in his paper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

Little Tommy has commenced to go
to Sunday school, and has learned some
very pretty little verses. Tommy has
also big brother who teaches him some
little songs better adapted to the minstrel
stage than to the Sabbath school room.
The minister visited Tommys mother
yesterday afternoon, and the precocious
youth was asked to repeat for the benefit
of the gentleman the last pretty little
HYMN he had learned. Instead of COM
mencing when l can read my title
clear" ETC., he sang out, when you
catch black cat, shave him, shave him,
when you rhe mothers hand over
his mouth stifed the remainder of the
song g.-Norridorp Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

pr Rrr. wAsnINeIoN eLAppEN.

M REv. wAsHtNGToS GLADDEN..
Lord, believe N Thee,
In want, IN pain, In GRIEF
trust Thee where cannot see;
Help Thou nv unbelieli
Thy Law is IN my heart;
With that follow Thee;
II sin still rule the worser part,
BE mercitul 20 met
trust my brother, too;
In him, though lost, I end,
Some spark Thy breath may yet renew
Tor Thou to him art kind.
Al that are Thine are mine;
To save men Thou dds come;
Live in my life, o Love divine,
Then I, too, may save some.
Sunday afternoon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

A country blacksmith out west put
up a notice: mo horses shodded Sunday
except sickness and death"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

1t stopped short, never to 90 again
"a groenback organ of our acquaintance
which was nine weeks of age.-Printers'
Weekly Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

There is nothing like shorthand
reporter to take a man down.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

Can person improve his condition
by complaining: If not whine not.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-03
Incren.e or Value. In Brown Count,


The abstract Of the assessment roll for ls79
shows an increase OF the personal property
over ls-s as f,llowf.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-03

ground away like an August sun would melt
n snow bank. The average Of the ground
taken awsy Ihus FAR II near 10 feet In " idtiI.
reaching rom Marshall .k 10 KINNEY
mile, enough more tnsn quarte-
TO call il third any way.
The current Iun around TIE cyke Tuesday
ui.ht in "A rush and eat out the quick sand
that lies below lbe gumbo on whicn even tre
railroad stands, - rrpidiy that The surface
c.,ved Ina ala ost by sections, and we had to
work all night tea save properly. We had To
take one shed sway in sections in order 10
save H. sixty feet in one place and ~ la an
other washed out in DO time at all" M q
N Young ssld- ut has Talned inces
s,ntIy almost since isst Tuesday night, and
n n Keeps up | don't know what N TO become
ot n The high water help, US some; but
am afraid the railroad track VIII have TO go.
The amount of earth taken away VIII I'VE age
t.n feet per day:ain mol corr CT " "-lis:
..Y.s," said tnst yeatlemsn, land l think
that in some PAGES the amount Is mucn
Il, the work done by the railroad company
doing any good: asked the reporter
NO" said Mr.. weIls,'it WAS all light ss lar
as AZ went but it uid not 90 Tar enough. You
see they intended To buid a d. k- sbout 10
feet out into the river-a a short way above here,
and Stopped after building 50 feet of IL. That
caused "A change for the worre IN the urreiit,
and makes II ors" ans thins. Than IL Was
% lore Ifther- IA been no pi ing driven
last week IL W uld nave been beiter y
THERE WAS No FooLIsHNEss-
.i have one thing u say. and that l., cur
p.opIe nelp one another. Dae day fulIy one
hundred people worked here all day trying
Ia save pn'p-rty, and did IL gratuifou.ly, and
IN. re wi,s no IopIIshness; they worked Our
mills have been stopped and all other
woRK Is sU-PENDED,
and everybody Is excited for miles around
OF course our mill is sale, but what Is inst
when other property is IN danger: The river
is too high now 10 40 anything hut under
stand the railroad company VIII try 10 make
a q ip.rap that will help u"
r. ii B=tton, during a short conversation,
said as he wip.d the mud from his hands,
TINS is bad business, amt II: Here We sre,
but we don't know now long We'll stay. The
point now is TO get away with our baggage
/ have moved mine and am giving this man
a lift TO get him sale, and III t-l you," re
continued AS he took his seal on the back OF
a mud-bespa'tered lNnge In the hOu-e, and
dropped "A rope he had adjusted, '.tbat II
things go on now Ms they have been going on
for "A week there won't he any south side TO
the city OF Pomeroy. II the company could
only have got out that other hundred ie-t of
the dyke We might have been ALI right, but
IL Is too late now; and as he got up he seemed
to mean what he said, Tor ne went 10 work
with Will.
Pomeioy IS fared. so far as the bottom lands
are concerned, As the river has decided To
The bluff Tor a jumping OF pace The water
Ii now within "A hundred feet of the Missouri
Pacific track
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-03

Many persons say Il haven't got the Con
sumption" when asked 10 cure their Cough
vita shilOh's Consumption Cure. Dp they
not know that Coughs lead 10 Consumption
any n remedy that will cure Consum ,tion
will certainly and surely cure II cough or any
lung or throat trouble? We know IL will
cure when all Others fail and our faith In II
is so positive that We will refund The price
paid II you receive nc benefit. Is not this a
fair proposition: Price 80 cents 70 cts. and
sl.0O per bottle. For lame Chest, Back I, T
Side, Use Shlloh's Porous Plaster. Price %
cents. For sale by Arnold X Hunt, wholesale
druggists.
HAYS you Dyspepsia are you Constipated
have you a Yellow skin. Los. OF Appetite,
Headache: IL so don't fail TO use SHILOH :
SYSTEM NITALIZER. Ii is guaranteed TO
relieve you. and Will YOU continue to suffer
when you can be cured on such terms AS
these? Price, 20 cents and 75crs. Sold by Ar
mold & hunt. Wholesale. Druggists.
wedfrisun&w
WELLS Persian Perfume, "HAcKMETACK'
rich and frarrant- Try IL. Sold by Arnold
Hunt, wholesale Druggist, Leavenworth,
Kansas, and by retail dealer generally.
wedirisun&w
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-03
More About the Cyclone
ITroy Chief, 26.1

The G Germantown (O.J Press, makes light Of
our "Curlosities of the Cyclone" published
several weeks ago. and, under coercion OF
Jake Paulus, intimates that II anybody else
had told OF them, II would not believe them.
Well. We did not see the things spoken of,
but We believe they were true, - they were
vouched for by responsible persons who were
there. Here are some more, OF the same kind,
which We also believe to be true:
A farmer found one Of the wheels Of his
wagon two and Q half miles from home, the
remainder OF the wagon being left . wreck
on the premises
A tire was blown of a wagon wheel, and
slaughtered ont a. well - Q blacksmith
could have done It
Many chickens were found with the feath
ers blown off as clean as they could have been
picked on after being scalded, and the fowls
were lively.
A farmer ves blown from his house and
carried entirely over his orchard, and his dead
body vas found beyond.
The body of . woman was driven into the
ground. head foremost, TO the shoulders.
A mans coat Was ripped up the hack In the
centre, and torn on Of him, one half eoing
stte directto0.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-03
The Turner's at AtchisOn.

tCUlsDu hhnhAs,
As It turned out, the storm OF Tuesday
night. instead Of breaking up the Turner's
celebration OF the twentieth anniversary OF
the establishment OF their society in Atchi.
son, only spread 1t over two evenings instead
OF one
After the pOstponement had been decided
on, aud the rain WAS pouring down, twenty
five Turner'S arrived from Lsaveuworth
The hall was alIeaiy Int up and their visitors
were escorted ihi: her by Mr.. f. Meir. of this
city. and John Pickefts, OF Leavenworth
THE sociabi.ity was kept up until o'clock.
Last nisht, the weather being fir, The ori.
ginal programme WAS carried out the Lsav-
.nw,rth Turner's not being able TO remain
Tie garden Was 6r ghfly Illuminated; the
platform at the emu being crowded with la
dies and chi Idren. The band gave "A fine
concert and there was turning by the Meter
brothers, Binil, Alfred and Albert, John
Eh-msn, Fritz strauD. Mr.. Breyer, of Leaven-
worth, and Rob-rt forbriger. jr., of this city.
The last named WAS the youngest OF the par
ty. out did his part with tue Older ones.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-03
CourfinS ON the Border.

| lN'i- o~4tSf SpEIDx> l'Hs>, 20
| "e!dy ard his girl attended the late deco
| ration at Baxter. wedy was dressed in his
best and the girl was just too sweet 10 live.
They had nice ride over and when they ar
| rived at the grove they at once proceeded TO
| quiet nook In spresd therr tsblecIoth.
Now Weldy is a little bsshiuI and having
\ known the young lady bat a short time ne
| was somewhat confused. and when ne
sfonp'd down tn str .'ghfen out the Goth and
| heard a rip from hchind he knew that some
| thing had given way. H- W. u m let Sophie
| know what bad happened for the = orId, So
he Immediately SIT do w. Th-rr har pened
| to he a nice big pumpkin nj. right whe he
| got down, and he hadn't been there more
| Than a second bef re he knew that the pie
| was mussed up too much to put In an apre-r-
ance for dinner.
Weldy's fare got .ha color ~ sundowr, and
| when Sophie wasn't Looking lie heckone,l a
| male friend over to his ass stance. borrowed
| his long coat and gave the young man his
| Seymour. This exchange covered up what
| pie was still clinging TO him and also the
rent.
Evrrythine went on r,erriIr f,- . while.
Right under where they he'd spr"af .he
cloth there happened 10 reside q swarm Of
hes. These honey coolers, when they saw
tDe Nnlte mAteFtal imagined that n circus
| had come To town and they began To make
merry over the event
When Sophie asked weldy n he wou d
have some pumpkin p'e he said that ne
didn't Ike II, and begged her not to put IL on
the table, ss the sight Of Il made him III.
The dinner progressed right ME ", ard
when the things were rinslly pack ed away
Weldy. after q Great deal of cnaxing got his
arm around Sophie's waist. He told her that
he loved her.
am never. never love anv but you."
what, nevsr?' she asked.
"Well, h."
Just NJ that moment tho bees Thought that
tie circus had begun and they BEGAN 10
underclothes. Ii made Weldy literally hon.
ping mad. The bees We're delighted to see
him do so many circus acts ard they ap-
plauded With their little stlngs
Whats the matter ." asked Sophi- az she
saw her lover do the hurdle act over the sur
rounding bushes.
"A bee siups me, y shouted weldy
"Spit on It," said Sophie com mi ratir gIy
"That's eoOf for bee stin :"
Put how could Weidy spit on it:
After he had become accustomed 10 IT, So
phie's sister wanted to swing Weldy y os
delegated to push her. He forpot sll alb ut
ran under the swing to '.eivs her = high one
all the girls blushed. snickered ard ran .wsy.
Aftrr WsIdy had run way under he turned
around and sew the eiris running through
the woods His hand shot und~r hts coat
tails, and he suddenly renemb red all about
II.
weldy vent home IN q hacs rha. night .nd
Sophie IL looking for another fellow 10 hod
her up on Sunday nights.