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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
Detroit Currency.

A st. Louis house having sos, 900 in
bad debts standing out are willing to
believe that man is an owing animal.
The war in South America has been
booming away for two long weeks, and
the list Of killed is only just half that
of the newly created generals.
The natives of the Sandwich Islands
are so jealous az to who shall appear
with the first spring hat that many of
them wear their spring hats all winter.
An English philosopher asserts that
whether they live or die. Let him for
ward a specimen or two over to this
side.
Steam carpet heaters are not failures,
but every man of any business tact
knows that his wife can beat carpet
Just as thoroughly as any machine, and
that without cost.
The New Orleans Picayune is deter
mined to beat any Boston Paper. 1t
talks about 81 the light fantastic toe of a
canal boat" The mule should "kick "
against such paragraphs.
Fond du Lac is abusing one of her
clergy for trading off horse which
kicks. They expected him to keep a
kicking horse and still maintain the
enthusiasm of his church.
The New Haven Register thus de-
fines it: when an indulgent mother
promises her young hopeful a pen
ny if he will be good boy all day
long, it's the same story, taffy-he
never gets the penny"
Time was when an historical paint.
ing, or beautiful spring landscape
was considered the acme of art. The
chef d'eucre nowadays comprises stork
balancing himself on one leg under the
outrageous shade of three swamp cat
tails that stand forth on the canvas like
a sore thumb done up in brown velvet
rag.-New Haren Register.
A business letter from New Orleans
to firm in Providence says: 1--WE are
now organizing Citizens Sanitary
Corps that just means business, and if
we cannot keep yellow fever out of here
this coming season, then We will give
it up. 1t is a very popular movement,
and will he pushed right ahead. We
wish to get it circulated through the
North that we are going to bury the
dead, clean the streets, fill the bottom
holes, and endeavor to make New Or
leans what it should be-a healthy
city"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
Watch Words.

Though gathering clouds and stormy seas OF
Fate
Two golden watch-words guide and comfort
me:
To;linS along my path, early and late,
cling to Patience and Fidelity.
In all the weary changes Of my day
Istrive to follow duty faithfully;
And when falter, fsintng, by the way,
With subtle influence Patience strengthens
me.
So onward through what suffering God may
send,
Iwalk with faith, aud feet that shall not
tire,
Trusting with Patience, strong unto the end,
To reach at last, q lord, my souls desire.
-Helen S. Cona,t. IN Hdr7er's Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
A Hundred Years Hence.

Man for the future can but reason bv
the past. In hundred years he has
seen or heard of many changes on the
wondrous globe he calls his home.
Great souls have come and gone great
souls will come again. Intellect has
quickened the means of his locomo-
ton. lessened the Adamite course of
toll intellect will do so still. So he
reasons, and so his logic rests upon the
past. One hundred years ago the
world travelled in lunbering coaches
and sailed to sea in slow-going ships,
To-day the iron horse goes tearing
through the land, and steamers bridge
the widest oceans. Months have
changed to weeks and hours. One
hundred years ago the traveller be-
tween New York and the Illinois wilds
would have made up his mind TO a
three weeks trip in numbering wagons,
sleepy ferries and uncomfortable sta
ges. In this year Of grace 1879, two
days and one night passed in ease and
comfort, see him safely at his journeys
end. When his majesty's troops sailed
from the shores OF England to give
these colonists a lesson, they were for.
tuuaLe II tureo weeks TOSSING On the
broad Atlantic brought them in sight
OF Newfoundland. To-day an eight.
day passage is matter of course.
Who knows what is to be? Already
whisperings fill the air with wondrous
motors. The busy brains of men
work. "Across the ocean in fifty
hours $50 reads the latest tale-a
life-boat raised by gas and sailed by
steam.
A hundred years hence !! Who that
is born to-day will live to see it? And
what if he does? Shall he see daily
balloon to London and an afternoon
trip to Florida? Will the docks, now
echoing to the hiss of steam, be filled
by strange, unearthly shapes, witty
wings and fans, and gaudy bags of
gas? Will freight trains drawn by
noiseless power, pass swiftly beneath
the sea, and parcels dart like lightning
around the world? Stranger things
than these have happened within a
hundred years, and some may live to
see still greater wonders.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
We Gentlemen in Black.

Timely wit can do easily a great
many very hard things. It can even
disarm a haggling debtor. A North.
cumberland bishop returned home after
long absence in London. A chimney
sweeper had been at work cleaning the
chimneys Of the large mansion and its
connections, and had just completed
his work as the gentleman met him in
the driveway.
Mercy on US r. cried the bishop, as
he came face to face with the apparent
imp of darkness-for the fellow had
Just come from the last chimney, and
was literal mass of SCOT from head to
foot. "Who and what art thou?"
"I, Your Grace, am your most hum
BILE and devoted servant and helper
the cleaner and amender of your CHM
neys."
"Ohol You have been sweeping the
chimneysp"
~ have, Your Grace and you may
now build your fires with solid assur-
ance of peace and comfort"
81 am glad of that. And now, I
suppose, you would like for me to pay
your"
From yourself, my lord. either the
pay, or an order on your treasurer"
I'll pay you. How much will it
be?"
Indeed, sir. it was a pretty job ;
take 'em big and little, there were six
and twenty chimneys, and I should
surely have shilling apiece, but we'll
call it four and twenty shillings."
"Four and twenty shillings ~ cried
the bishop. "And how long have you
been at it?"
Yesterday and to-day, Your Grace"
Well, declare, you manage to
earn great deal of money in very
short space of time"
"Ah, Your Grace" retorted the
sweep. with a comical shrug and leer,
at the same time giving a sweeping in
dication of his finger towards the pre-
late's glossy habiliments Of matchless
broadcloth, "we that wear the black
cloth must needs get good pay for our
work."
The bishop laughed heartily at the
humor of the retort, and paid the four
and twenty shillings willingly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
Edinburgh Street Bow.

Dean Stanley, at a large children's
meeting recently held in Westminster
Abbey, told the following touching
st DRY of little boy from Scotland:
Not long ago, in Edinburgh, two
gentlemen were standing at the door of
q hotel one very cold day, when little
boy, with a poor, thin, blue face, his
feet bare and red with the cold, and
with nothing to cover him but bundle
of rags, came and said:
"Please, sir, buy some matches"
"No, don't want any," the gentle
man said.
But they are only penny box, :"
the poor little fellow pleaded.
Yes, but you see we don't want o
box" the gentleman said again.
"Then I will gle ye twa boxes for a
penny" the boy said, at last; and, so
to get rid of him, the person who tells
the story says {" I bought a box but
then found had no change, so said:
"' will buy box Tomorrow
oh, do buy them tonight, if you
please the boy pleaded again. 4 will
run and get ye the change, for am
very hungery.'
$50 1 gave him the shilling, and he
started away. waited for him, but
no boy came. Then l thought I had
lost my shilling /; still there was that in
the boys face that l trusted, and did
not like to think bad of him.
"Lqte in the evening, l was told q
boy wanted to see me when he was
brought in, I found it was smaller
brother of the boy who got my shilling,
but, if possible, still more ragged and
poor and thin. He stood moment,
diving into his rags as if he was seeking
something, aud then said:
Are you the gentleman that
bought the matches frae Sander
go Yes
"' Weel, then, here's fourpence out
oyer shilling. Sandie can not come /;
he's very ill a cart run over him and
knocked him down. and he lost his
bonnet and his matches and your seven
pence, and both his legs are broken,
and the doctor says he'll die, and that's
a.
"And then, putting the fourpence
on the table, the poor child broke
down into great sobs. So l fed the
little man, and went with him to see
Sandie. L found that the poor little
things lived alone, their father and
mother being dead. Poor Sandie was
lying on a bundle of shavings: he
knew me as soon as 1 came in, and
said:
"'I got the change, sir. and was COM
ing back and then the horse knocked
me down, and both my legs were
broken. And oh, Reuby little Reuby !!
am sure l am dying, and who will
take care of you when I am gone ?
What will you do, Reuby?'
Then l took his hand and said I
would always take care Of Reuby. He
understood me, and had just strength
enough to look up at me as if to thank
me; the light went out of his blue
eyes,"
That story is like an arrow in the
hands of giant. 1t ought to pierce
many heart, old and young. When
ever, dear children, you are tempted to
say what is not true, or to be hard on
other little boys and girls, or to take
what you ought not to take, / want you
to remember little Sandie.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
A Neat Stratagem.

"There's more than one way to kill
cat" A man in q certain street in Pat
terson desired to build q new house.
He wanted the house to he of wood,
and of pretty design, as the progress
of the work so far shows. But the 10.
cation of the proposed house was in
what is called the sire limit" within
which nothing but brick buildings can
be erected. The aldermen will not
make any exceptions to this rule, but
they will grant permission to make
additions" and alterations" to frame
buildings already erected. On the lot
where this enterprising gentleman de-
sired to erect the house there stood o
little old house, hundred years old o}
so. He asked and got permission to
make some repairs to this house, or to
build an addition or something else OF
the sort to it. This little house was
raised in the second story, and large
new house was built to it, after which
all but the timbers or frame of the orig
Nal structure was removed. The old
house now forms about one room OF the
second story of the large and beautiful
residence nearly completed on the site.
The neighbors are laughing about II,
but they are glad that the gentleman
did get the best of the aldermen, for 1t
is q fine addition to the locality and
will advance the value Of all contiguous
property. We heard of the aldermen
laughing over it themselves. The hre
limit ordinance is too sweeping. In
places where the building is not close
to the next house, and the danger OF
fire is small, it would be we'll to make
exceptions but in the crowded part OF
the city, where there is danger iioM
fire, it should be rigidly enforced ana
that is Something that has not been
frame structures put up in the th !i st
part Of the city since that ordinance
was passed, and apparently with impus,
to it by the authorities. II a'fe''0"
Guardian.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

We need to be reminded every day,
how many are the books of inimitab bic
glory, which, with all our eagerness
after reading. We have never taken in
our hands. It will astonish most of US
to find how much Of our very industry
is given to the books which leave no
mark, how often we rake in the litter of
the printing-press, whilst a crown of
gold and rubies is offered us in vain.-
Frederic Harrison.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

Scriblerus contributed to the liter
airy cook book this receipt for making
q storm at sea: Take Eurus, Zephyr,
Auster and Boreas and cast them to.
gether liz one verse add to these
rain, lightning and thunder the loudest
that you can. Mix your clouds and
pillows we'll together till they foam,
and thicken your description with q
quickssnd."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

Maj. Gen. Wool's monument, now
being made, is said to be the largest
stone shaft of the kind which the world
has seen for 5000 years. Cleopatra's
Needle is only nine feet longer. For the
credit of the American eagle ten feet
ought to be added to Gen. Wool's mon.
ument.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

He that will be angry for anything
will be angry for nothing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

The days are growing shorter, and
it's getting hot. or oughter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

The famine in Cashmere is very seri-
GUS. Great distress prevails through
out the country. Many towns and vii
lagos have been depopulated. The au-
thorities are sending assistance. The
famine has also been increased by the
selfish obstacles thrown in the way Of
relief organization by the maharaja h' g
own officers, who have been speculat-
ing in grain, making profit on the
high prices at which it is sold to the
starving multitudes. The Indian gov.
eminent is now insisting on active
measures, and the Cashmere ruler him
self is thus forced to the front to su-
perintend the relief which the Indian
government is providing. The distress
has all the more been intensified by the
villainous court intrigues keeping back
the grain supplies. Dispatches from
the spot openly declare that thousands
of lives have thus been sacrificed. Three
thousand five hundred tons of grain
are now in transit to the valley of Cash
mere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-14
DOLES KNITTED AND CROCHETED GAR
MENTS.
From The Young Ladies, Journal.
DOLLS wooLLEN cRAvAT AND MUFF.


DOLLS wooLLEN CRAvAT AND MUFF.
Materials Observation-Disclosures wool and two
knitting pins. No. IA. Walkers gnage.
For the cravat cast on ten stitches
First row-Knit.
Second row-Knit one, turn the wool three
times round the first finger of the left hand pass
the pm through the next loop on let-hand pm and
through the loops on the finger work off all to-
gethcr. Repeat from to the end of the row.
Repeat these two rows until the cravat is the
length required cast off sew both sides together to
form roll The front is finished by cord of chain
stitches. wooilen tassels. and fancy button.
For the mnfi cast on sixteen stitches. and work as
in length, join round. line with wadded silk. draw
up each end into nice round and finish with bow
of ribbon; silk cord is passed through the null
by which II is attached to the dolls neck.
CROCHET: PETTICoAT FOR DOLL.
Materials required-Blue and white Andalusian
wool aud a small bone crochet hook.
The bodice and skirt are worked separately. For
the skirt, make n chain with white wool the length
required to fit the doll work one double into every
stitch; in the next row, work one double into the
back horizontal loop of each stitch of last row.
Work eight rows with white wool, then four with
blue; repeat from the beginning until you have the
width required.
For the pointed edge. shown in No. 81
LIST row Work with white wool one double into
the fourth stitch from the edge of petticoat, one
double into the third stitch of next row. double
into the second stitch of next row. double INTO
the first stitch of each of the two next rows one
double into the second stitch of next double
into the third stitch of next row. one double into
the fourth stitch of next row: then repeat from the
beginning of the row.
ID and following rows: One double into every
stitch Of last row.
Sd and 9TH rows: With blue wool.
9th and 9th rows With white wool.
9TH. Sth and 9th rows With blue wool.
10th and lth rows With white wool.
18th, 18th and 14th rows: With blue wool.
18th row With white wool.
For the bodice. make a chain sufficiently long TO
60 round the waist work eleven rows in double
crochet with white wool; then fold the work in
half laying the two ends together in the middle Of
the back las shown III the dcSIgnl to form the arm
hole work one-half Of the back-stitches for six
rows then for the shoulderstrap work on only four
stitches until you have n sufficient length to
the dolls shoulder. work six across the front
half of stitches. The other half of back and
shouder-strap are worked "a described for first
half
With blue wool work one row of double stitches
all round the bodice and armhoes; to form the
three buttOnhOles, make two chain, and pass over
three stitches.
Second row One double into stitch, three chain,
pass ever two stitches and repeat
The top Of the skirt is sewn TO the waist with q
needle and wool it must be slightly fulled on to
make il set properly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-14
RICE STITCH LACE.

Cast on seven stltches-Fir,t roir-slp one, make
one. knit two together, make one, Knit two to-
gether. make one. knit two. Second rObC-Slip one.
knit the rest plain. Third rOW-SlIp one, make one
and knit two together three times. then
make one. knit one. Fourth roC-Same rs the second.
Fnh r0r-Slip ono, make one and knit two to-
gethei three times, then make one, knit two. Sirfh
rOtp-Same as second. Screnh rOlc-Sp one, make
one and knit two together four times then make
one, knit one. Eighth rotc-Saine rs second. Ninth
yow-Slip one make one and knit two together four
times. then make one, KNIT two. Tenth ror-Same
as second. Elerenh rOW-Slip one, make one and
knit two together five times, then make one. Knit
one. Tcelfh rOr-Same as second Thirteenth rOg
Slip one, make one and knit two together five
times. then mako one. knit two. Fourteenth roc-
Same as second. Fifteenth rOW-Cast Oft leaving
only five stitches on the left needle then mako
one, knit two together, make one, knit two to-
rcther, make one. knit one. Sixteenth r0lr-Same as
second.
These sixteen complete the pattern. 1t
must be borne in mind that in the odd rows where
Il says make one and knit two together" a GER
tain number Of times. the " make one" Is to be re-
pested as well as the knit two together" lit
tie examination of the pattern will also show its
simplicity. All the odd lines are alike. except that
the later ones gradually increase in the number OF
their stitches. The border may be made wider or
narrower by casting on more OF fewer stitches, but
the number should always be odd, as 3, 8. 8, etc.
might he continued till there were nine or eleven
stitches when all should be cast off but three,
which would he knitted thns,-makc one, knit two
together make one. knit one. The construction OF
this pattern is simple that 1t admits of
almost as many notifications as tue knitter may
wish.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-14
N. Y MIYIyG STOCK ExcHAY0E SIZES
THIRD CALr--2:3D p. N.
sArrRpAY. Dec. - ".

The stock market to-day. measured by the trans
actions of only 2J2. l25 shares. against 30o.OOO
shares yesterday and $4,000 shares Thursday.
generally was dull Yet there several fluctua-
tions in prices that relieved the market IT
monotony. As rule the tendency Of prices was
downward because of continuous dropping OF
long stocks upon the market, which perhaps was
aggravated by a bank statement that proved to
be unexpectedly poor and in the last hour by
rumors of the failure of largo operator.
whose stocks it was said were pressing upon tho
market. The bank statement undoubtedly was un-
expectedy poor. but the rumor referred to prob
ably had no better foundation than what seemed To
be a fact, that the stocks of the operator named
being sold out by his own order. Soon after
the opening of business there was an Improvement
in the temper which lasted for the greater part Of
an hour, during which time Erie to 80. Del
aware. Lackawanna and Western to s5ls Ncw-Jer-
sey Central to Sis Iron Mountain to ass. Wabash
to 443s Mobile and Ohio to 23l2. and Pacific Mail
to 1865. There new causes. other than those
that purely local in their character. affecting tho
market, and Notwithstanding the unsettled feeling
which prevailed in the last dealings to-day. tho
majority of operators are firm IN the belief that
either before Immediately following the new
year there is to be another great speculative boom.
While this Is the general opinion. spectators arc
likely to cling to their stocks with unusual tenae-
ity and will not be frightened by small declines
like that of TODAY.
The final changes from the last prices of yester-
day are as follows Declines-Lake Shore, Manhat-
tan Elevated. New-Jerscy Central, Iron Mountain.
and Union Pacific each Is Chesapeake and Ohio
Michigan Central. Missouri. Kansas and Texas. and
Pacific Mail each Il Quicksilver, IS e. c.. ana |.
c. St. Paul preferred, Erie. ONO and Mississippi.
and American Express, each l.; Hannibal and ~.
Joseph preferred, indianapolis Cincinnati aud La
fayette, and Reading each 80 Northwest preferred,
Ohio aud Mississippi preferred and Wabash. each
81: st. Paul aud Louisville and Nashville, each y:
G. c.. c. and l.. Northwest. Atlantic and Pacific. AID
Western Union. each Delaware, Lackawanna
aud Western. 1ls ETie preferred and Wabash
preferred each, III Metropolitan, Z Northern IA.
cifc 15s Delaware and Hudson and 81. LOUIS aud
san Francisco. each l7s; Nashville, Chattanooga
and ST. LOUIS, and 81. Louis and san Fran
cisco first preferred. each .; Chicago. st.
Paul and Minneapolis. 2iI and 81. LOUIS and San
Francisco preferred. 2l2 per cent. Adyances-Mor-
ris and Essex, Is Adams Express, l. Chicago and
Alton. Kansas Pacific, and New-iork Elevated each.
l.; Mobile and Oho,os and Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, per cent
fiiR STOCK Markell
Asreportsd bV me Goid and sio;s Tsl,grIDh corDIra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-14
CURIOUS CUSTOM.

country.


Modern law and ancient custom have come into
conflict lately at Avenches the old Roman Avent-
cuml IN the canton of Naud. TO the utter disconi-
tturc of the latter. 1t is custom IN many Swiss
villages, when a maiden belonging to the
narish accepts "a foreigner AN inhabltant
of some other paiish-as her bridegroom.
Ia compel tho successful saItOr to redeem
ms bride from her own native community by pay
ing an indemnity in money to the young men OF
aIy demanded Immediately after the marriage,
when the bridal couple are leaving the brides vii
lape cham OF rope is stretched across the road
ina front of the bridal wagon, and Is not removed
until the husband has paid 10 the young
male representatives Of the tribe the price
Of the daughter whom he is about to
carry away. The custom has been much
corrupted in the course of time and the money Is
now not upfreouently cxtoIted from the fatherwh
IS about TO lose his daughter, instead OF beng de-
mauded with "a plea OF immemoTlal unwritten
LII and show Of force, from the husband, who
has robbed the village of manageable maiden.
I'm Viilars-le-Grand, not far from ANenches, the
village youth met in council. and resolved mat tne
father of departing bride should DC
made TO pay the sum OF 90 francs, as
n fine for marrying his daughter to Tor
ei0ner A population was sent 10 MN, Which,
.tfer informing him of this resolution, Threatened
INN with ci,arvaTi IN the event of hls refusal
Ihe father offered 30 francs TINS sum, however,
was refused as insufficient, and Tor three successive
nights the yonng men and lads Of the village exc
cuted fearful cats-cOncert " underneath his
doupLtor's window. The father complained to tie
police; the case was brought before the District
Court and four Of The Iingleaders, III spite OF ine
plea OF custom. we've Condemned To hVe days I'M
prsonment, iiDo of 20 Iancs each and payment,
of the costs.