davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Ing, could be prescnt tn give some excuse for
empowering bis Committee to join the cxcur-

empowering h's committee 70 JON t"e e1cur-
sion'sss.
Of Twelve Ia tnoulru into sc mcthoil Of transact
tr,. ,,,,.,r. t., ...tn,,s .,..a..,.,o,,. A., ,..
ny ""e'"ess !" .a''oA' nephlt"'c"1s' an'' 40
also kEfcrd TO- III REGARD to tflese resoluttohs'
hIr. Morrill, took OCCASION to-day 10
CALI, nxsA1ons 10 THEN sxssEs
hs .ts,I,,, th, o,,no,lr two,,o i,,rto,,no .x+,o.
D9 sta1''S '1lat a''e"a' 1"e'Vs !u"ke''n9 pa'lles
nao ocea pso'luea'ot'ani" WI" inc tnsce lass pro-
posed the number would be Increased to hfteen,
which in ahc auuregato wouid rcauiru tho Rt-
tru,]nnre in ,yercnt narts nj the co,,ntrv tf te-
tw.-n f,ftv nn,l .t,,v Senators. Th,. crt,aor.
d[uary & bustres. @ vii prohab1y be continued. Tic
iuxurtes of sumner travel arc ali provided lor
tls ollcr si1tech aehatofs' II seems pr1habie
that instead OF adtdlirnrE st11 die The Senate
totite., to lit Ut sueh pleasure resorts as may be
n,oAt nrtrrat,tr
"'''' w. .-''''e' .n
49, D"aHa
n ~ 'fff!" hsoe.nfa 81 {.ffn M o.,..
-: ,. ~, su"o ~. s.h ~ - e,i.tIa.
ths mntn'hs ~. m.na1n aesn 'sn u,
~ itIaso ~ ,.e ,.ir1 - thn rn,nars. :" ~
IL u"si.t'',sr r..te,ia, =, n V,n1n,nt. con.
. ..' t. LII H. sts. s.n.1n. H. Wiu,1on, ia.
nectl9h W!ts l',G negao e11autf F' m'ooa' ni m",
slaree .!s 's s'osGu = f 4c, ~ .r, t,,ii
uune sou.GtuIe ~ r'.i' ity ..e & m.eu .I'. n'.
~ u ,s.. ,I,r..s" III hcn :" M ,shcrc he
,,tI ~ ~ ~ up ,na..e " m,r;cor rtt,,sn
i. II. - .Af
7r ~ t' s,.,'.. -. ns,tn H., ~ In III hs
iis nau ps.s t'S'h ,,i:t;a ~ ~" ~ r. mo. nc.
o.'.a ~ L., if.,.rn1 ~ .,,etn. ~ ,hnsa mar
eass fs w au ,,.., n,,,,st,.i s"rmiceo r1nic
[e!uees. w EMn'SIGa .,na ,,.!,,4o m'a
ior poh'!ea, eme. . ',t ,Ho,.s ~. ex.'.1I,s
III ~ .'t ..,,,t' ~ H. ~ 1,a,usn II ,s1
%ouao s1"u, ous s.a "oI.o ,;,o ,,nxt +.t ~
s''ams~ e;a.4.s ~.rt .ro e'at'ps1' :" '''e ~
tIrce years. ,,, IT, w,r.o u,. h., -.
~. a.es ahheo .t III. ILL. tn.,, Ma.,, Sar.,i,n.
~ n',' ~ !.sG ntS' ,iG a.h ,stt,r .snrnn,;
~ 4e ashc" nGeaueo ~ ~" tI.iu 49," .Is.,t ~,
~ ~ snsosvp liz. r.,I m" aa f<'ows W '"e
e'es" ossN a"a ".,a uau .eIa. W '.
20 ufstrf. cohh'ny. ts; "H fIts its """ o,r ~
~ ~ nar.n,.i,v nrnm,tn1c III
H. i,nn Env vnnce nnt: iaEc tRe ijaer,y. tnronrh
him' 10 statr that. 10 tic belt OF our knowledge
md ballet there neye. wn1 black n,an prevented
frnm vo.lng in North Car1nn On account Of race.
VIC apcns knowingly Of thl. county. w ars beth
Of haek co,nple1on. anu hase feniet.n.eo ,l LUIS
County N the Lces!"tutc o' Hof'o ea3o'aa~
Mr. Wndo1n-llttW black
Mr. Fancn-DarE enough to belong to the Rc
p,lbtlran party AMI not be- mistaken.
Mr. CanElug-Am l RIGHT In hearing fny
name rcnd rs tlle !1rst Uf those to whom tlatlc..
| ter was addressed!
sfr. Vnncc-fes, sir.
atr. ConklinE-1 wish only to say that ncTeF
| heard OF It before. unta the complc1inn Of tllt
Irtlcr scetns therefore, more doubtful than tf,e
| comulcxton Of those who wrote It. II Is rntheI
unusual 10 address letter 10 one or three Sen
ators, a1hl, In plure Of sending It to either oI
] thpu1, Ia send it to sumcb0iy cine.
| Air. Vance-l'hc letter was accompanied oy .
note authorizing ma to use It as hnvc.
, 1879-06-27

PROVIDENCE. Il. l., Juns A-r'e striking
sptnuers uutl weayers ot the Westerly woocn
iHii!s resumed work to-day unGer . eoMpso-
tnfhH.
, 1879-06-27
Ohio Democrats Making Formal
Arrangements for the
Campaign.
Frank Mckinney, Of piqua, Suo'
cceds Thompson rs Gcn- -
cral Manager. ~.
Ewing Makes q Few Preliminary Rs.
marks to tho ASS mbled
Fnglers. j.
no Admits that Foster Ia a Foo
Worthy Of tic Best Demo-
cratfc' Slert.
Maine Republicans Nominate
.. F. Davis for Cow
ernoF.

s17 ~
Si''
OHIO.
6Df7ct ot7oase5 to 3ns Tribune.
COLUMBUS, o., June 26.-Tl,c meeting Of tho
Democratic Stata Central Committee t0-ttnY
brought to9ether Iarrc Number of no1ttlc,ans
mi ,,.wx,,a,.r ,nec f~,,, In ,,to~o- a, .hs
n.a "s"sp"p.. "su l'4.4' tAs il.t'''of y. "'e
state. den. Ewing. the democratic Candidate
after John q. Thompson but IN IN appearance, :
much 10 the surnr1se of eycry ouc. cycn IN his
a,S ,,n,,s A.. nra,,o,a, ,s,. ' =. e,sm ,, .,," ~
own .am"s' As ureueteo oaS OF Two snee,
| tlle feeling against thompson developed Itself
! at IN early hour thfs morning, AMI before noon
# vas rcnerally conceded Tint the great o,vn,,.
/ t1.r NJ thrN rNohn D.mnrr.rv ,ron1d hovc tn vi.
cate the Chulrnanah!p, and tl,at Frank Mckinney
.ovt1 bo-c,rtor .o,tr,f III. h,,r1o-,ioo+ c.f,frg
"ou.o neisa.st 'o"'o ~" u.a'e.ua't r,, s''4'.'
I enoh Inc la''htal 10 to no ahu dohe. ihomp-
son ut ancc realized the astaat!on. aud
QUIETLY ppwEp TO rtTE lHHv1rArrE
an"..N.,s .,,.' ~. ao a"s. .."".
VI she Uc1.e@fat'e H,ac"'"e' ho h"e" ulat 70
10 50 would DO nut tn create stranger feeling
| against him, which would eal,ec bis being t1n-
ccrenon!ou,ly l,ounred from tl1c cnunci]s OF TIM
| r,sm,ota,y -, ;,ooo,,,o-
T,e ~ ~ E'...,'
1nc ll1ehas u E"llls generously cohceueo 10
| him place on tho Slate Committee, and tho
| great Jongcc who made the bitter war agatnst
| nI.b,, h.e oroiu hrc,, 1,u,n1,tot~d o,d ia n
n,".' o.'n 1,m.o-hsa1 ".o ta '~' D""'""''' "90 80
mere ngufe-neau' -
Gov. Bishop a',d hfa fr[cEds, as well as Gen.
Ewing, have been Instrumental Ia bringing
about this result, and doubles, to gfattfy nero
nersohal enfn'ty. Frank mckinney VINO moi"
assumes the management Of the campaign fot
ticu. Ewing. hns had considerable experience,
Wv 'ssse '"e eA.e'. ..w, Io''t.' "Iesse ,
on campa'en success'uli] !" q ota'e 10 c,ose'y'
contested rs this hns been for tho past ten
| ycnrs, Ihompson's long management Of thu
nemocrn,,c camn,,rn rorc him ernprfenre tbnt
,,..st ~ sa."s.,.'.",t,, ~~~
eaaao' a,'O ~ W. o,s'cs.'''a.ea' '.',' ,.;.
!no hsnhn!'eans ara we'll p'casca a. tae fo-
| suit, as they feared Thonpson's peculiar STRAIT
| cey in csn1pafrn futty q. much M the Dcmp
| .rs,i, n. ndL,e,ns ,ho,n..,ra,
~"N'~ 1880 r,...'
| s"tae nfHfF" Ahne'atfo t'nA
| LOLUNDGS, U.4 JtHo 11.-lhc Dtm0cfatic
s'atc Central COMMITTEES and canuiiases met
, 1879-06-27

3kN4TE.
WASHINGTON, D. t., juno 20.-to tho Senate,
Mr.. Thurman being still nb.ent, owing to sfek-
ncbs, Mr., Eaton presided. Sir. Thurman e1.
poets to bn present Tomorrow.
sfr. Vest askcd unanimous consent. out Of The
morning hour. to call up tho concurrent silver
resolution submitted by him yestcrday, anil
stated that his object was to get vote on tic
subject and let the people know who were In
faror Of, a1,d who against, reconciliation and
free coinage. lie believed that the Western
Senators were almost unnnimonsl! In favor OF
It, regasd1css Of parsy lincs. lie mad received at
least lou letters from lis people advocating re-.
pnpizatfoil, md hardly one 10 regard to p0ll1.
cal que*ipns being discussed The people de-
sired to know how thu Senators stood on the
question.
Atr. Chatn1ler-I object.
Thu resolution accordingly went oFcr, and
c0nstdera,ton was resumed OF the Joint resolu-
ton to provide extra oay for Congressional elm
p!oses.
Tue report Of the Conference Committee on
the Lettrr Carriers Deficiency bill Was adopted.
The nrnr!taE modification is that the apnroprla-
tfon fur balances due railroads on account Is
Gu motton Of Mr. Paddock the Senate nro-
ccolcd to consider tho substitute reported from
| the Cutn,nit.ee on Public Landa for the House
bill extending The provisions Of All net entitled
ian nct for th relief nf certain set tiers OIL pub
lie It,ds,'' until Oct. |, 1851, which waa passed
with light amendment.
! Air. Bcrlf, from t,ie Committee on Finance,
reported farorabIy OF the Joint resolution pro-
yldiug for a committee to Investigate tic best
| means Of guartli,I. a,nl collecting the public
rcrrrue, n1,d rs To whether any change Is neces.
sarv III 'a'c nlttt'od Of milking anpFnprtattous.
The resolution was passet. II provides that tlle
| Committee shall copsst of three members of
each Hnuse. instead OF five Senators and seven
| Representatives.
slr. Ransom, IRON tho Committee on Cam
| mnrcc. reported tavoratly the House Joint reso.
1ution aut!lofsng The survey Of the Nisslssppl
River near Lake Concorlla, Louisiana, mud co~-
| pen j}ent. MTssfsatpnl. p1sscI.
On motion Of Sir. Jonas, the House Joint res
| olut!on to donate certain granite blocks to
Mower Post, Grand Army Of ,hc Republic, At
| New oFieane, t0r monument IN heceaAcu
Union soldiers. WAS taken UP an! pnssed.
| Tic Senate went tnto executive session.
Wien tic 1oors rcbpene1 the presiding ofl1-
Ter {Roltns} laid before the Senate tho Judicial
Housc to4iav, and II was read first tt1nc.
Mr. Window objected to its sccond reading
| today.
Air: Davis fwva.) appealed to A1r. wfutlom TO
! Withdraw hiA objection 30 thai the bill could be
read secoud ttmc and referred TO tue Commit
tee on Appropriations.
Mr. Window said he would consider the mat
ter a few moments while examining the bill.
Tie regular order WAS resumed, being tile
Joint resolution relating to the extra par Tor
Congressional etnpluyes.
3fcssrs. Davis {W. WI nnl Allison engaged
~ short discussion upon tho tuuncial quGs-
t1ons.
Sir, Window withdrew his objections. the Ju-
dtcial EXPENSES I'LL was read second tfn1e, md
referred to the Cnln,utttee GU Appropriations,
md the sonate adjourned.
, 1879-06-27

r. thr lFtatf1t AatoftattI E'rt:A
WARRINGTON, d, G., June fA-Ihe Konse
tl,rn went Into Iomutttve of The Whole, Mr..
n1ackburn ~ tr cilaIr. On tho blu making NJ.
preparations for esstatn judicial vxpeasss, all
general depaiu thereon being 1smi,Ga 10 one
Elnuts, There wa4, however, general dcbate,
, 1879-06-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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CONTENTS.
3tcAnDA. Story uy Mary Hagcr'F1ahef'
psruHMs IN AsIATtC TURKEY. Dy Ono Who LII
Lived Th4rc.
ITALIAN SKETCHES. I. Tho Homes Of tho P|a1tcf"
Image Iea. II. Italian Moytu9 py Llndh VII
lafI
THE SEAMY SIDE: a Novel. Chaptera VII. to Tx
l]y Walter pcsapt md tanes alce.
THE MIDWAY INN. Ny james paYn.
roSsplnAc1Es IN RUSSIA. by Rssl blind.
NOt.AtlSTS IN BLUE CHINA.
Ill., pKowN1SQs DRAMATIC lDTLs.
Tue QUEENS PRIVATE APARTMENTS AT
WINDSOR.
TIE ROSE OF LOVE. Poem. D7 Marie Le
Baron.
xp1ToNs TAHLE: Reflection at National Character
in Literature and hrt-ToWn spaccs and Town uaf'
dens--Tho lncscnBu Of Melancholy,
poOkB OF TuE DAY.
, 1879-06-27
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CONTENTS.
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tuE GEOLUGlGhL eulIYEY nr TIRE FoRT1EIH
rARALLEL. Dy Pro{casof J. 3. NaweesEy.
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Marcy. tIl1ustrated.}
JOHN aTuAnT MILL. II. Dy Professor Alexander
Rain, LII. D. ...
ACQUISITION UF EATING. ny Tm. Drowning. Ph.D.
THE CONDITION uF wOMES FROM zooLOG1'
CAL POINT OF VIEW. II. ny Professor ". x.
rro0kR.
Aylslr 70 THE NEW ZEALAND dErsEHs py
Gteuent Eanuary. -..
"PLEASED WITH A FEATHER" BY Professor
GrnAt Allen
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SKETCH OF JULIUS ROBERT MAYER. tWtth Pos.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-25
The Mother of Napoleon l.

How little is known of the mother of
Napoleon I. Letitia, the wife Of Carlo
BOnaparte, was married at seventeen,
and became the mother of thirteen
children, of whom five died in infancy.
She was only nineteen when her
second child, the wonderful Ma.
poleon, was born. At the age of 35 she
was left widow, with eight children.
of whom three We're daughters. Joseph,
the Oldest. and Napoleon were then at
tending school, the remainder of the
family were soon compelled to remove
from Corsica to Marseilles to escape the
dangers Of war. Within two years
from this time Letitia Bonaparte saw
her second son the first General in
Europe. When he first became EN-
peror she removed to Paris, and was
appointed protectress of charitable in
situations. She was then "a, and her
anxiety concerning Napoleon rendered
her life one of constant distress. The
rejection of Josephine. the retreat from
Russia, the exile to Elba, and Water.
loo. were among her sad memories.
She was IS when he was banished to
Ot' heleAa, duu Blk years aiterWaru SIG
heard of his death. After his fall she
retired to Rome, where she died in
1886, being then &c. She lived i'll
widowhood fifty-one years, and sur
vived not only Napoleon, but also her
two daughters, Marie and Pauline. No
other woman was the mother of 50
many monarchs for while Napoleon
was Emperor, her Oldest son. Joseph,
WAS King of Spain, while the youngest,
Jerome. was King of Westpha!ia.
Louis was at the same time King OF
Holland, Lucien, Prince of Cairo. The
three daughters were also, through
marriage, each raised to the dignity OF
a Princess. A record of family honors
equal with the foregoing has never
been met with.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-25
The Women Of To-Day.

There is no friend to man, so true,
so kind so real and 80 good as women.
The Grecian ladies count their age
from the date of their marriage, not
from their birth.
Don Carlos mother resides in O con-
vent and passes her time in praying for
his success and conversion.
Two female physicians residing in
Chicago realize from their practice
$1,000 and Sl5, 900 respectively.
Mrs. Brooks, the butter-woman !"
of the Centennial, has returned from
Europe with improved prospects.
A woman is candidate for the Office
of State Librarian of Kentucky. Mich
igan is one ahead, for she has lad q
lady librarian for several years.
Mrs. Martha Marett, left an estate of
S167 900, and among her legacies was
$500 to John Carroll, newsboy, who
did her a service once when her house
was on fire.
The Princess Louise has taken the
lead in sensible reform of dis
carding deep and long. continued
mourning. though she has dressed in
plain dark colors since her sister 8
death.
A woman reformer is exerting her
energy in Massachusetts toward pro-
curing protection for working women
against fraud and injustice from their
employers. 1t is reform much needed
in the large cities.
Miss Florence nightingale is now GO
years old and lives III London almost a
prisoner to her room. She wrote lately
in letter to friend Overworked
as am, my health is necessarily bad.
Thank God, for still giving mo work
to do"
In the tombs of ancient Egypt wom-
ems shoes have been discovered having
soles Of wood, to which are affixed four
round prOps-a sort Uf foot stool fixed
to the feet, and raising the wearer
about foot in height. The shoes were
laced in front.
Mrs. Louis Agassiz and Miss Alice
LongfellOw are among the ladies who
have been the most actively interested
in the movement to obtain admission to
Harvard College. There are 355 senior
candidates and 375 junior ones now un-
dergoing local examinations. %
The newest thing in high art, girls,
is to paint your brothers clay pipe a
delicate sky-blue, with cluster of
Internationally on the bowl. II
you haven't got brothers clay pipe,
some other girls brothers clay pipe
will do as we'll. or perhaps better.
| If Massachusetts woman is 81 years
old, has lived year in the State and
six months in one place, has taxable
property, and can read and write, she
10 entitled to vote ON matters educa-
tional. A step in tho right direction
and one that women will appreciate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-25
Life. Giving Vap0rs.

A stranger would imagine that
hospital for consumptives had been es-
tablished at the Belmont oil works
when passing there OH fine spring
day. Sickly looking men, more
shadow than substance sparsely built
females, and mothers with delicate lit.
tie ones may be seen passing up and
down in front of the works, their
mouths continually open, as though
they desired to inhale all the by no
means Fragment vapors which proceed
from the stills. Such in fact is the
reason for their presence in the neigh.
borhood. It is the theory that the
vapor gas from the boiling oil is o sure
cure for sore throat and lung diseases,
and numbers 60 to the spot each day.
The employees of the works are among
the strongest advocates of the theory.
About fifty men are engaged at the re-
finery, and although they are sub
jected to all The vicissitudes of the
weather. and work in the open air the
winter through, pulmonary complaints
are unknown among them. This is
true also of the four hundred people
employed at the Standard works at
Point Breeze. The people in the vicin-
ity Of both refineries also enjoy remark
ably good health. 1t is stated on good
authority that some years ago, when
the smallpox was raging in the city,
the neigbborhood jacent to the re.
fnery, which was then situated at Hes
tonville. was exempt from the conta-
gion, and that no signs of it appeared
along the streets under which we're the
drains through which the refuse from
the stills passed. Crude oil is also
stated to be q good remedy. for pull
monary complaints. Formerly large
numbers of consumptives were in the
habit of obtaining supplies from the
refneries. and some wonderful stories
are told of individuals on the brink of
the grave who have been brought back
to the vigor of manhood by close ap-
plication Of the greasy. coffee colored
liquid. Philadelphia Record.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-25
The HOuSe-Fly.

We started to write solemn essay OF
futurity. But the first fly Of the season
suddenly perched himself upon our
nose, aud, stubbornly refusing to stay
away, dlssipated our finely wrought
fancies and turned our disturbed
thoughts in an entirely different direc-
ton. Ii ever " Multum in Pa,ro" de-
scribed an insect, it applies to the fly /;
for never was so much diabolical per-
severance and exasperatlng ingenuity
crowded into SO small compass before.
he seems to care nothing for his dim
lnutive slze-except as it gives him i'm
munlty from capture-and would as
soon attack the Kentucky giant as q
caterpillar. Then he is graceless
rascal, with no organ of veneration to
speak Of We have known half dozen
hies to make whole congregation
angry, minister included.
Vino can turn his thoughts to heaven
ly things with q fly creeping snaklly
uown the back of his neck, and another
dancing the German Inside the leg OF
his pantaloons? How can a preacher
look impressive when constantly thump.
ing flies from the end Of his theological
nose, or preach of the eternal fitness OF
things with fly buzzing like lunatic
photograph in his ear2 Ninety and
nine times will a fly return to favorite
spot, and the internal ingenuity with
which lie picks out the softest and most
sensitive places is enough to make q
p'ous deacon wrathy, and tumble head.
long from grace.
We believe that flies are an invention
OF the evil one; and even Edison him.
self could not have done better--for, az
u patent perpetual motion double. back.
action aggravator, the fly is decided
anu unqualified success. He is q use.
less. bHxzing, active, tireless, soul.
stirring, Bodybuilding, wrath provok.
ing, swear'producing, peace-d estroyin
insect torpedo; charged to the muzzle
with pure and unauthorized cussedness
and capable of destroying More good
resolutions than anything .elRe of his
size in this or any othsf World IT any
man can sweep themi1sOn( axe lace Of
the earth, we prouesA u QtgN~ize 9
monument association; ard to erect 9
tine and magnificeut MART 3 shxitst6 bis
memory, at least ahuhdreS gears before
the Washington naonar Eais Com
pleted,-- Wa0srlsy-ja ali Z awo, RI
The theaters ofl11 hilS ">Ihaus .
seating capacity of q, OO~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-25
The British Empire.

At the commencement of the present
century, England and Wales had pop.
ulation of nine millions. Now the in
habitants of the United Kingdom num-
Der thirty four millions. The total
population of the British dominions
may be set down at over three hundred
millions. The empire is constantly
growing in dimensions and numbers.
Insignificant as the later annexations
may appear, they are of considerable
Importance. In the Fiji island group,
consisting of two hundred and twenty
five islands and islets, there is one is'
land larger than Jamaica and another
larger than Cyprus. 1t would take a
fast steamer six days to steam around
the whole group. The soil Of the Fiji
islands produces luxuriantly the tropi-
cal plants and fruits, and is of the most
prolific character. Sooner or later
Papua, or New Guinea, and Borneo
viii become British possessions. The
latter Las an area of 285, 900 square
miles. 1t abounds in animal life, and
in useful plants and fruits, such as rice,
sage, sugar, camphor, cassia. cotton.
the bread fruit, banana, opium, pepper,
nutmeg, etc.
New Guinea has an area of 2OO, 900
square miles, and is 1900 miles long,
with an average width OF 100 miles.
Its coasts are furnished with deeply
indented bays and harbors. 1t is com
paratively unknown, except on the
coast line, but sufficient is revealed OF
its natural resources to create the i'm
preston that it is one Of the richest
regions in the world, and that it has
mineral treasures of most raro and
precious nature. On both of these
tropical islands England has q firm
footing. The Dutch have small set
Elements. but they are merely trading
posts. The time is not distant when
the Anglo Saxon race will overspread
these and all other Of the South Sea
islands, and will supplant barbarism by
civilization. Inser sibly their origin nal
characteristics will be modified by lux
urious climates, and broad distinc-
ton will spring up between Northern
and South Sea Observation-Disclosures
Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-25

THE OLDEST OBELIsK. Next after
the greatest, it may be in order to no.
tlce the Oldest of the existing obelisks.
This is the one close to the modern
village of Matareeah, or the site of He
liopolis, in the land of Goshen, near
Cairo. A single perpendicular line of
hleroglyphics ornaments each side and
records its erection by Osirtasen l., or
probably about b. 9. 800. The insc1ip.
ton, with one slight exception, is the
same on all sides. A myriad of wasps'
\ nests now completely obscures the carv-
'lNgs on two Of the surfaces. Authori-
ties differ regarding the height, but
sixty eight feet two inches is given as
the latest measurement by Marietta
Bey. Nearly six feet Of the length is
buried in the accumulation of soil de-
posted by the Nile and the stone,
even ut the surface OF the ground, pre-
sents sad evidences of the destruction
caused by repeated visits of the
water. The opposite sides only are
equal, the measurements at the base
being six feet one inch and six feet three
inches. Pococke gives six feet and six
feet four inches as his finding in the
same connection. The southern side is
the best preserved, while the western
is In the worst condition, on'account of
having scaled to the height of fifteen
feet. This obelisk is supposed to have
stood at the entrance to the great tenn
pie of the sun, where Moss studied
theology. Remnants of the temenos
or inolosure of this sanctuary still re-
main.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-25

A walking stick for tourists aud bot
anists, recently patented in Germany
by Herr Herb, of Pulsnitz, is furnished
with the following articles: One side
of the handle is signal-pipe, and on
the other side can be dxed Q knife
(which is above the ferrule). In the
middle of the handle is compass. Tho
handle itself can be screwed of, and
within is small microscope with six
obiect-s glasses. In the stick under the
handle is vessel containing ether or
chloroform. Outside the stick there is
inserted on one side q thermometer,
and on the other q sand or minute glass.
Above the ferrule is the knife already
referred to, and to the ferrule can be
screwed botanist's spatula, or an ice
point flor glacier parties). Lastly,
meter measure is adapted to the
stick.