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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
Uses of Stale Bread.

l. Make dressing for meat: crumb
it fine, turn hot broth over it, season,
add butter and well-beaten egg, or
more according to quantity.
2. Make bread pudding: soak two
hours in sweet milk, then beat eggs,
sugar and spices and bake. l some.
times add fruit.
8. Make biscuit: soak over night in
sour milk, mash fine with the hand.
mix in your biscuit for breakfast, add
ing salt, lard and soda. They are bet
ter than without the stale bread.
4. Make pancakes or gems: soak over
night in sour milk, add well-bea,en
eggs, cornmeal or graham -four to
m Ike batter. and soda and salt, and
bake ON griddle or in gem pans.
s. Crumb fine and put them in the
next omelet you make.
6. Toast your bread set q pan OF
milk on the stove, but do not remove
the cream from 1T, add butter and salt,
dip the bread in this and send to the
table for supper or breakfast.
7. Crumb tine and put in your to-
mato-s when You are stewing them
s. Pound fine, season, and roll oys-
ters or fresh fish in them and fry In
nice lard.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
Bedrooms,

The London Lancet has some com.
ments on this topic which may be read
with as much profit in this section q
in London. It says: II q man were
to deliberately shut himself for some
six or eight hours daily in astuffy room,
with closed doors and windows 1.-THE
doors not being open to even change
the air during the period Of incarcera.
tion) and were then to complain of
headache and debility, he would be
justly told that his own want of intelli-
gent foresight was the cause Of his suf-
fering. Nevertheless, this is what the
great mass Of the people do every night
of their lives with no thought of their
imprudence. There are few bedrooms
in which it is perfectly safe to pass the
night without something more than
ordinary precautions to secure AL inflow
of fresh air. Every sleeping apartment
should. of course, have a fireplace
with an open chimney, and in cold
weather it is well if the CRATE contains
small fire, at least small enough to
create an upcast current, and carry off
the vitiated air of the room. In all
such cases, however, when fire is
used, it is necessary to see that the air
drawn into the room comes from the
outside of the house. BY an easy mis-
take it is possible to place the occupant
of bedroom with O fire in closed
house in o direct current of foul air
drawn from all parts Of the establish
ment. Summer and winter, with or
without the use of fires, it is we'll to
have free ingress for pure air. This
should be the ventilator's first concern.
Foul air will find an exit if pure air is
admitted in sufficient quantity, but it
is not certain pure air will be drawn in
if the impure is drawn away. So far as
sleeping. rooms are concerned, it is wise
to let in air from without. The aim
must be to accomplish the object with
out causing great fall of temperature
or, a draught. The windows may be
drawn down an inch or two at the top
with advantage. and a fold of muslin
will form ventilator" to take off the
feeling of draught. This, with an open
fireplace, will generally suffice, and
produce no unpleasant consequences
even when the weather is cold. 1t is,
however, essential that the air outside
should be pure. Little is likely to be
gained by letting in q fog or even a
town mist.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
Edison Achieves Success.

When World reporter entered Ed
ison's workshop at Menlo park yester.
day. the inventor exclaimed " What
brings you here Did you hear lad
been illuminating this building with
my electric lamp" This news had not
yet reached New York, the object of
the visit being to ask how the electric
light was getting along. 1t had been
suggested that the solution of the
problem Of lighting by electricity was
slow of fulfillment and that there was
a general desire to know what Edison
was doing.
Edison laughed. 1--WE had eighteen
lamps going in this workshop said he.
and they worked perfectly. All those
lamps were supplied from two.and a.
half horse power Grumme machine. and
each lamp was equal in brilliancy to
sixteen candles. L rugged them up to
show our stockholders, and l expect
some others of the company down here
to night"
Have you overcome all the OBJ
stacles that were in your way p asked
the reporter.
"All that is left for me to do" an
swered Edison, sis to do away with
mechanical defects. The problem of
subdivision is solved. The question of
economy is answered. The burner is
no longer affected by chemical action
and it acts perfectly well in the sealed
globe"
When, then, is the lamp to be put
on the market?'
ct had sNtop1aI n, M axnor; -, ant n
light Menlo Park with my lamps, but
1 concluded that as there are SO few
houses here, the experiment would not
be conclusive. Therefore, some time
this summer I intended to light up
Metuchen, two miles off, which is "A
large place and which will offer tests
that could not be found here. will
run the current over poles. 1t is my
object to present the lamp in such IL
way that all kinds and classes OF people
may have an opportunity to Judge of it
and compare it with all other modes of
illumination. 1t is more important to
me that the servant in the kitchen
should express her mind Oh the lamp,
with regard simply to its lighting pow
or, than that her mistress should won
der over itas novelty without properly
comparing it with gas. When l have
brought it to that degree that it is pop
ular, my work will be done, and the
company will take charge of the whole
matter ?"
How does the company feel with
regard to the lightt Z"
Well, have heard that my hackers
went back on me. If such is the case
l don't know it, and don't believe any
one can buy any Of the company's stock
now at any price. l haven't the slight
est doubt that sufficient money will he
given me to carry out this experiment
of lighting Metuchen. tell you what
it is." he continued, in more animated
tone, when man finds q system Of
lighting that costs, taking the figures
of gas, fifteen and half cents thous.
and feet, it isn't necessary for him to
bother about what people think if he's
satisfied in his own mind that he il
right. The great trouble with electric
lighting has been on account of the
failure Of the voltaic arc to produce any
good results. aud consequently the
whole thing has fallen out Of popular
favor. "-Ner York World.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
Scientific Cookery.

Cooking is the proper preparation Of
food for human consumption. TheO'
retically. the gauge of cookery should
be the healthfulness Of its results
practically, the standard is simply one
of individual taste. and that in this
country. where the majority are edu.
Gated to relish compounds indigestible
and worthless as brain and muscle pro.
ducers, is fallible in the extreme.
It seems to be general assumption
among men that women are born cooks.
This is q great mistake. Cookery is a
science nearly akin to chemistry. A
chemist must be carefully educated,
vet We place the most foolish Hibernian
virgins in our kitchens to prepare our
food.
If cookery were reduced down to &C
curate rules, like chemistry, any one
might make eatable dishes but it is
not 80. Let the reader ask any sue
cessful cook how he or she makes any
dish, and very likely no explanation
will be given. Practice is proba-
bly, stated as the reason, or "experi-
ence" or luck" In most cookery
hooks the same inaccuracy prevails.
What does teaspoonful mean-heaped
up, or level with the rim? Or a tea
cupfnl? What size of teacup? Or a
pinch? There is 10 standard of meas.
ures conscientiously followed and
, hence woman will guage Ter ingre'
dents by the grab with the same un-
questioning faith she reposes in the
notion that the distance from the end
of her nose to the tips of her fingers is
Just one yard.
The practical solution OF the question
whether people can be taught to cook
their food properly is yet to be de
termined.
Make practical cookery part of the
education of every woman and, above
all, let us have recipes AS accurate as
physicians prescriptions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
4 COolncss Between Royal Ladies.

4 The London correspondent OF the
baltimore Sun writes:
have heard al explanation of the re.
fusal Of the Empress Of Austria to grace
the wedding ceremony at Windsor with
her amiable presence. 1t is GER
tainly not the distance from the
ROYAL Borough to Royal Meath !;
no. this is it, on dH Her Imperial
Majesty, last season, had selected
Worcestershire. first among English
counties in the annals of hunting, as
the scene of her Nimrodian prowess.
On her return journey to Vienna she
repaired to Windsor to say farewell to
Queen Victoria. 1t was Sunday. The
snow was thick upon town and tower,
Int such little Inconvenience are be-
meath the notice of the illustrious lady,
WAC faces wind and weather as gallant
" AS she does the most formidable
..bull finch to be met with in thirty
miles run.
In royal visits it is "the thing" to
announce beforehand the hour of ar
rival and departure, and tho Empress
who had come by the ordinary train,
took leave of the Queen and sot out in
one of the royal carriages to catch the
train that was timed to pass Windsor
station within ten minutes of their
adieuc. 1t was showing and blowing,
AMI altogether uninviting for even such
trip as the journey to London but
the Queen, either through forgetfulness
or something else, made no offer of
prolonging her hospitality to her i'm
perlal sister. SO, naturally, things
took their course, and the carriage pro-
ceeded to the station However, wind
ing down the somewhat steep descent
from the castle, one of the horses lost
footing on the slippery road and
fell, and before the e0'tege was again
en- route the up.train had arrived and
departed.
The Empress. adhering to the strict
etiquette of the court, nevertheless
went on straight to the station and was
fain to accept the hospitality of the
station-master's parlor with the &C
companying creature-comforts indis-
pensable even to IL travelling sovereign
on cold afternoon in al English win
ter. Tue Empress, they say, still re.
members with satisfaction the homely
meal and the cosy fire at Windsor sta
ton she remembers also the fact that
the royal carriage was not sent back to
invite her return to the castle, and that
no inquiry was made by her royal sister
as to how she got over the little con
tretemps. Hence the very unmistakable
refusal to accept the invitation to the
coming nuptials from the high.spirited
lady now hunting the fox at Summer
hill, and taking captive the hearts and
freeing the tongues of the finest
peasantry in the world by the gra-
ciousness of her manner and the bold.
ness of her equestrian feats on the
"crack hunter of the "crack hunt.
ing county Of Ireland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
PERSONAL.
Pope Leo speaks English fuently.
A-~11,;.j,, ~, D,,r,oli's health &c foil.

Pope Leo speaks English fuently.
Archbishop Purcell's health is fail
ing.
Mr.. Sankey is singing to crowded au.
diences in England.
Chief Moses and Henry Ward Beech
OF are said to look alike.
A life of Gen. Ben Butler is to be
published by Boston house.
Gen. Hawley will be the orator atthe
annual reunion of the Army OF the
Potomac.
A once prominent banker of Iowa,
B. F. Allen, now lives in 15x20 log
cabin in Leadvi]le.
Pope Leo sent Queen Victoria an
autograph letter OF welcome to Italy,
Notwithstanding she is hereto.
Mr.. Bergh secured the arrest of Viii.
liam Newman for torturing an elephant
at the Central Park with a red-hot
iron.
A grandniece of Ethan Allen, Mrs.
Marie Gilbert, fifty years Shaker,
has recently died from the bite of q
spider.
Queen Victoria has assumed the
"Countess of Kent" as one of the
names under which she travels in
cognito.
DIR. J. J. Bullock, the new Chaplain
of the United States Senate, is pastor
of Presbyterian church in Alexan-
dria, Va.
The daughters of Secretary Evarts
are enthusiastic members of the class
OF Shakespeare readers made up of fash
ionable ladies at Washington.
A writer who saw Gen. Butler in
court says that on his watch chain
there hung a bone whistle, mounted
with gold, Florida bean, a heavy seal
ring and several other trinkets, which,
during his address to the jury, dangled
against his round, full stomach, making
u noise like the jingle of a Car bell.
The Pope is making great reductions
in his personal household, observing
that it is useless to keep up an enormous
kitchen where nothing is cooked. His
dinner consists of soup and one plate.
Of personal service he requires very
little, SO that his retainers will be re-
duced to one third of their number.
DR.. John Hall recently met little
girl near his residence, only few rods
from his church, who looked as if she
would like to speak to him. He asked
her name and inquired if she knew
him, when the child replied: 81 do
lot know your name. but know you
are the gentleman who breaches in DIR.
Halls Church"
When "Tom" Corwin, disappointed
and discou aged by the poor result Of
his miss Oh to Mexico, was on the point
of sailing for home he wrote to cousin
in OHIO, saying that he had accom-
p!ished all he could, and when he got
back to his country he should want
something to do. He suggested that
he had in youth some skill in impart.
ing knowledge, and might teach q
country school. But in case he should
die before he arrived at home, he asked
that no costly monument should be
placed above him. and that q simple
stone should bear only this inscrip
ton " Thomas Corwin, born July %.
1894 ; died -. Dearly beloved by
his family; universally despi ed by
democrats useful in life only to
knaves and pretended friends"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
Gen. Grant Riding an Elephant

To go to Amber we must ride Ella.
plants. For after few miles the hills
come and the roads are broken and car.
riages are Of no value. We might 90
on horseback or on camels, hut the
Maharajah has sent us his elephants,
aud here they are waiting for us under
q grove Of mango trees, drawn up on
the side OF the road as if to salute. The
principal elephant wears scarlet cloth
as o special honor to the General. The
elephant means authority in India, and
when you wish to do your guest the
highest honor you mount him on an
elephant. The Maharajah also sent Sc.
dan chairs for those of us who preferred
an easier and swifter conveyance. Mrs.
Grant chose the sedan chair, and was
switched off at rapid pace up the as
cending road by four Hindoo bearers.
The pace at which these chairs are car
ried is short, measured quickstep, 50
that there is no uneasiness to the rider.
The rest of us mounted the elephants.
Elephant-riding is q curious and not
unpleasant experience. The animal is
under perfect control, and very often,
especially in the case of such man as
the ruler of Jeypore, has been for gen
erations in the same family. The ele-
plant is under the care OF a driver,
called mahout. The mahout sits on
the neck, or more properly the head :,
of the elephant, and guides him with q
stick or sharp iron prong, with which
he strikes the animal Oh the top of the
head. Between the elephant and ma
hout there are relations of affection.
The mahout lives with the elephant,
gives him his food, and each animal has
its own keeper. The huge creature be-
comes in time as docile as kitten and
will obey any order Of the mahout
The elephant reaches great age. The
one assigned to me had been sixty years
in the royal stables. It is not long
since there died at Calcutta the ele-
plant which carried Warren Hastings
when Governor. General of India "a
century ago. There are two methods
of riding elephants. One is in box
like the four seats of carriage, the
other on a square quilted seat, your
feet hanging over the sides, something
like an Irish jaunting Car. The first
plan is good for hunting, but for COM
fort the second is the better. When We
came to our elephant the huge beast. at
signal from the mahout, slowly
kneeled. Then a step-ladder was put
against his side, and We mounted into
our seats. Two of our party were as
signed to an elephant. and We sat III
lounging fashion, back to back. There
was room enough on the spacious seat
to lie down and take q nap. When the
elephant rises, which he does two legs
at time, deliberately, you must hold
on to the rail of your seat. Once on
his feet he swings along at q slow, wob.
bling pace. The motion is an easy one,
like that of boat in light sea. III
time, If you 60 long distances, it be-
comes very tiresome. Apparently you
are as free as in a carriage or railway
cur. You can sit in any position or
creep about from one side to the other.
But the motion brings every part of the
body into action, bending and swing
ing it, and I could we'll see how day 8
journey would make the body very
weary and tired. Cor. N. Y. Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
Detroit Currency.

What has become Of that wickedest
man in New York.? We'd like to
know if he ever got entirely over it.
A Michigan farmer is father to eight
cen children, yet he won't let any one
sing him that song of Baby Nine"
An Ohio boys jaw is worth $40. 900.
If you don't believe it write to the Gin.
cinnati dentist who broke one while
pulling tooth.
This is the first time for twenty years
that Delaware peach growers would ad-
NIT that the outlook was favorable.
They must be going crazy.
"Never deceive your Children" says
Prof. Swing. No, don't do it. Many
child has been ruined for life by q
pill hidden under spoonful of pre-
serves.
There are two worlds fairs to take
place next year, and you can take Your
choice between Mexico and Australia.
You'll find the landlords in each case
about the same.
Some folks have a way Of writing
to you on postal card and marking
the comm unication Confidential and
private" The letter Carriers won
read it, of course.
If you will stand close against q
horses heels he can't kick you. He will
simply rub you with his legs, and will
be deeply chagrined at his failure to
kick your head off.
A Rochester cow of playful tempera-
ment hooked her horns into the ground,
turned somersault and broke her
neck. Boys should he careful how
they play baseball.
A Boston printer received a take "
of copy the other day as plain US print
spelling. grammar and pnhctuation
perfect. He couldn't stand it, poor
fellow. He hadn't been nse to such
copy. He died instantly.-Boston 1r"m-
script.
Yesterday, when an organ grinder
appeared on the streets wearing gold
watch and chain, twelve mechanics
quit work and resolved to become mu-
sicians. It's just such little things as
this that demOralizes iabor.-Philadei-
phia Chronicle. 1
As q bank president thinks it is not
worth while to tell the police when his
bank is robbed, and firm agrees to let
thieves keep the money they have
stolen if they will return papers they
cannot use, the light fingered race will
soon come to hold Pittsburgh in high
estimation. - 1sleyraph.
A Hartford juvenile who has always
declined to eat oatmeal, although his
mother has urged it upon him as .
strengthening diet. suddenly surprised
her by Que morning by eating . liberal
plateful and calling r" more" When
she asked for An explanation. he re.
piled: II am bound 10 eat oatmeal till
get strong enough to whip Georgy
! Scott. Post ...- A.s.t ~.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
Coca.

The remarkable properties OF coca
the dried leaves of small tree growing
in Peru and Bolivia--and especially its
power to enable one to put forth long
continued exertion without fatigue,
have been exciting good deal of atten.
ton among scientific men for the last
few years.
These properties were known and
priced long before the Spanish con-
quest. the leaves being employed, even
as q medium of exchange. After the
conquest, they were among the most
valuable articles OF export. At Potosi
alone, 100, 900 bushels were consumed
yearly.
Under the influence of the leaves of
this plant, the miners can work night
and day, with only brief intervals of
rest and sleep. The slightest food and
a handful of the leaves enable the ma.
tives to endure the severest and most
protracted toll of every kind. They
take them three times day, chewing
them and lodging them in the side of
their mouth. like quid of tobacco.
In 1876, the Toronto (Canada) La
cross Club, consisting of sixteen play.
ers. all Of sedentary professions, held
the championship of the world against
all corners, white men or Indian. forti-
fled mainly by coca, which they chewed
during the game, swallowing the saliva.
Ons day. during which. the heat in the
sun was at ITO deg. F., though their
antagonists, mechanics and trades men
of sturdy build, were utterly exhausted
before the game was finished, the
former seemed as free from fatigue as ut
the beginning.
Its chief action is upon the heart, and
it is believed, by some, at least, that it
is liable to the same objection as other
powerful stimulants aud narcotics. A
French writer affirms that when long
used in excess, it affects the brain, and
ultimately induces mental imbecility.
PERSONAL SECURITY.-An insolent
railway passenger, who said his face
was his ticket, is said to have had his
ticket" punched by the conductor.
A similar literal adherence to rules
seems to have been the practice Of q
certain usuer.
Old John Walsh was banker, and
also money lender. He was accounted
II greedy, close. listed old chap, yet he
possessed sort Of grim, rigid humor
which, in some cases, was really funny,
One day, dashing, reckless young
man Of the period called upon him.
Mr.. Walsh" said he, ~ want to
borrow Ave hundred" .-
For how long?"
six months"
"What security can you give meg
The young fellow drew himself
proudly up. My own personal 50
curity. sir be replied. with flourish.
Old John Turned and opened o stout
iron chest by his side. "Get in here,
sir, said lie. ~,. f-.,. ~
The young blade looked first at tho
chest and then ut Walsh. "What for p
asked he.
because here ia where I always
keep oil Of my personal securities.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
A Sad Romance.

A writer in the Boston transcript tells
q pathetic incident,-one of those ga
romances that seldom find their way
into print:
A young lady possessed wonderful
gifts of song, was poor. and had no one
to aid her to get the pcOlic ear. 1t
happened one evening that she was
singing in concert in her native town,
and was heard by q gentleman who
was transient visitor there.
He was so much struck by the beau
ty and richness of her voice that he
sought her acquaintance, and urged her
to 60 abroad and study. The want OF
means stood IN the way, but the gentle.
man persisted that in some way that
difficulty must aud should be overcome.
He even offered to furnish the means
himself, but the lady declined to put
herself under such obligations to q
comparative stranger.
Their acquaintance had ripened into
something more than friendship. and a.
length he offered to marry her then ane
there, and he did it.
From the church porch they started
on their journey. she for Europe, he fol
St. Louis, where he WAS engaged IN
business.
Two years passed, during which she
prosecuted her studies, and the day Tor
her return was set, it being arranged
that he should meet her in New YORK.
But the day set for her departure
from Paris was the day OF her death.