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yield IN Sonic instances IL Feporea Al high % dfty
bushels per acre. Tho yicl1 per acre Of oata fs
somewhat atoss halt IN asssass: the quality ID no;
tho aost.
scott-Cotn has sufforcA for wnnt of rain; tho
tassel tylgE on nneh ol the cafty, corn. and the
lick u pollen, will make the yield very aiaht;
without tho most favorable conotians tt'err viii
Not 1u over twu.lhtrls Nf all average Yield. Tha
winter wleat crop u oas vt tbs hest oyrr rroWI IN
this county; the average Yield per acre y unusually
large. ap't the Hnni!y IL the bvst. tlasa VIII NIT
uhost aud beAfls mol we'll hea.
6nulhy-TIIu conttlIon At corn Ia much aboyc an
average, aAh. vii b cuntlnHeu tayotanIo weather,
Will MAKE moro than an average yield per acre.
s!any nets Ut wtn!et Wteat averaged thFty.itso
buai!eis PCT acres the quality u excel!cn, aud tho
| Uats ttresh out much better than expected; tue
yield tangca from ttty 10 afsy busiols per acre.
ssa!k-coEH hat EreatEy improved during tue last
| munlh, aud Promises ~ mako nn aseIa.c crop:
tho weather llAs been nioal favorable warn with
| sufficient FAtAs 10 insure thu most rapid growth
much l0oys eoud aserara, an. Tho auallty ID *.
colrnt. lEaoM.c corn. llhx. and votghWn arc nenTly
up 10 ayu!aHe In contlilt1n. apring wheat n!llY
quality very poor. The luality or thu ont cruz IL
Guot. with nearly two'tllieIs Vt IN average Yield
1t, uiair-rsotpects arc excellent for good ave-
rsgo cEop Ut cnrn. Tho aferago Yield of tho nrua.
| eAt winter wheat crop tlas BctdoM been Gxcellcd,
aud The quality IL superior. sorehanl aud castor
beans arc UP ~ An average In coIdti0n. lflHh aud
| sweet potatoes prullta to Make an average crop.
rAu cold dry Aptu1 was unfsyoE&bls 10 oats. which
have na1s hul ltla aver nalf Nh average Yield psi
| ucto.
steplcnson-Cpsn IL well advanced and promises
to nlsks mafe than an averages yield nsF acf1.
WtnieF what II pr an excellent quality, and ths
| yield per ncre u much ah1Ye nn avera9e. HpFln4
waea Was Injured hY thu hot dr3 wsatleF' md tlle
| yiu!a II below aA Asesaue: 4na lsy tMr, Oats arc
rood la quality hut thin OH tho gsuund. ana she
yield IL much bulow an average.
TAze:tell--Cosn In aeUSe III average IN condition,
auu ig.ssos,ux. VITA favorable waa'htr antl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
The Fatal Slumber.

There is little story that has gone
the rounds of the American press that
made a great impression on me as a
father. A father took his little child
out into the field one Sabbath, and it
being a hot day, he lay down under a
beautiful shady tree. The child ran
about gathering wild flowers and little
blades of grass, and coming to his father
and saying. Pretty, pretty At last
the father fell asleep, and while he was
sleeping the little child wandered away.
When he awoke his first thought was,
." Where is my child ?" He looked all
around, but he could not see him. He
shouted at the top of his voice, but all
he heard was the echo of his own voice.
Running to a little hill, he looked
around and shouted again. No re-
Spouse. Then going to a precipice at
some distance he looked down, and
there, upon the rocks and briers, he
saw the mangled form of his loved
child. While he was sleeping his child
had wandered over the precipice. I
thought, as I heard that, What pic
ture Of the Church of God!" How
many fathers and mothers, how many
Christian men, are sleeping now, while
their children wander over the terrible
precipice, right into the bottomless
pit? Father, where is your boy to-
night ?-Moody.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
Dissecting an Elephant.

Professors and students Of the Column
bia veterinary college in Thirty.fourth
street near Third avenue, on Thursday
morning, dragged the carcass of the
baby elephant that died the day before
in Central park into their court yard.
Then they prepared to hoist it to their
dissecting room. The great weight of
the animal alarmed them for the safety
of their pulleys and hosting ropes.
Reflection overcame the difficulty. At
nightfall they had fitted up an incline
plane, placed the animal upon it, and
adjourned for the morrow's work.
There gathered yesterday about the
body Professor Edward G. Spitzka, DR..
Finlay and score of students. Before
fixing the ropes and tackling, they
stripped the monster Of its skin, there
by saving the hosting of hundred
pounds. Singing the body upon ia
BILE, the students prepared for the au-
topsy. Two seniors, George 81. Berns
and Charles A. Meyer, with junior,
went with sharpened knives at the alb
domen, while Professors Spitzka and
Finlay cut and carved about the head.
When the examination was finished
Professor Spitzka gave an explanation
of the autopsy.
"This animal was about two years
old, and had not of course, attained its
full growth. Its weight was about 800
pounds. That spongy, honeycombed
looking bone contains the air chambers.
You notice that there are two skulls.
In the skull of the elephant that went
mad in the Royal college of London,
four hundred bullets were imbedded,
yet only one of that number caused
death. The only way to death, in my
opinion, when firing at the head, is
through the eye.
"This is the brain. Its weight is
five pounds" the professor said. Plac-
ing a human brain beside it he con-
tinued "The intellectual portion is
we'll developed. The convolutions are
more intricate than those of the human
brain. The spinal cord is not as large
as thai of the horse. The trunk is rich
with nerves and muscles. The eye is
smaller than the horses. The heart,
you will notice, has two points in that
It differs from all other animals. This
shape is in marine monsters whose
shape is somewhat like that of our por.
poise. The complex mass OF muscles
on the neck, which supports the head,
is most interesting. The direct cause
of death was pulmonary congestion.
The lungs were so congested that they
sank in water"
The hide was exhibited. The cover.
ing of the feet look like large rubber
shoes. The hide at this part is more
than three-quarters of an inch in thick
ness.-New York San.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

A PERFECT LuK.-The Hartford COR
respondent Of the Springfield Republic
can tells some interesting stories Of the
Mitchell family Of Hartford, ancestors
Of Donald G.. Mitchell ("Ik Marvel"l.
The best is the reply Of one Of the old
daraes Of the house q century or more
ago to the clergyman who, preaching
in Wethersfield on the sinfuhess OF
man, suddenly asked. in Q most dra-
matte way, "Who Of you, oh my breth-
rem and sisters, can stand up here and
dare exhibit yourself as one who knows
that he or she finds nothing Of which TO
be ashamed? I pause for such an
one to stand up." Hereupon the old
lady calmly rose and looked about .
moment or two, until all eyes had been
fastened upon her, and then quietly
seated herself, without sign of per-
turbation. Without . word OF conn
ment from the preacher, the sermon
was very quietly finished, but no man
or woman present ever dared to hint to
Mrs. Mitchell that her conduct was 9TH
er than any true Mitchell should have
taken under such circumstances.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
FEAR OF HUMAN JUDaMENT.-Ia

FEAR OF HUMAN JuDaMENT.-I am
just going to do something which I
have clearly made up my mind to do,
and some friend passing by catches
sight of me, standing with the tools all
in my hands, and on mere momentary
impulse, lie cries out "What fool you
are to do thatr and SO passes ON and has
forgotten me and my plan in amoment.
And yet it is just that sort of taunt, or
the fear of it, which has blighted many a
sweet and healthful impulse in the bud.
1t is good for us often to know how SUI
perfcial, how lightly made, how soon
forgotten, are the judgments of our
brethren which sound so solemn, and
which tyrannize over us so. Such a
feeling sets us free, and makes us indie
pendent. Be sure that you may feel
that about any cruel criticism that is
hampering you, and may cast it aside,
and forget it, and 60 your way. TIE
man who made it has probably forgot
ten it long ago.-Phillips Brooks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

The sounds of blows and shrieks at
tracted crowd before house on Null
let street the other day, and directly a
policeman came sauntering along. He
seemed trifie anxious, but yet made
no movement, and one Of the crowd ex-
claimed: J..
why in the name Of Heaven don't
you stop that ?"
sis il q fght2' queried the officer.
"Of course it isl'
care you suref" =,
"Sure! Why, even a fool can tell
that some one is being pounded to
death!'
"Perhaps So" unused the officer |;
"but you can't tell-can't tell. I
jumped in once in just such case as
this and found that it was young lady
taking music lessons instead of q row.
Keep still, you boys, and let me see il I
can hear crockery bang against the
wallsr'-Detroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

"WHo ART TRoui"-When DR.. Bea-
den was rector of Ethan, in Kent,
England, the text he one day undertook
to preach from was, Who Art Thou?"
After reading the text he made las was
his CUSTOM q pause, for the congrsga,
ton to reflect upon the words when q
gentleman, in military dress. who OF
the instant was marching very sedately
up the middle aisle of the church. sup
posing it question addressed to him,
to the surprise OF all present, replied,
!" I am, sir, an officer in the sixteenth
regiment Of foot, on . recruiting party
here and having brought my wife and
family with me, I wish to be acquainted
with the neighboring clergy and gen.
try" This so deranged the divine, and
astonished the congregation, tnat
though they attempted to listen with
decorum, the discourse was not Pro
ceeded with without considerable diff
ficulty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

JOHN PHILPoT CURRAN.-When his
school-days were over, and his college
career ended, Curran went to London to
keep his terms for the Bar. His f.
nances were often very low, but his
spirits kept high. and though oppressed
by poverty he did not give way to de-
spair. A story is told Of his going din
nerless to st. James Park, where, sitting
hungry on o bench, he began whistling
an Irish tune. An elderly gentleman
paused to rest on the same seat, and I,
struck by the melancholy look Of the
youth, inquired. How he came to be
sitting there, whstling an Irish tune
when other people were at their din
ner."
Curran replied, "He would be at his
dinner, too, but trifing matter-de-
lay in remittances-obliged him to dine
on an Irish tune" The stranger,
struck with the playful manner of the
youth, invited him to dine at q neigh
boring tavern, and ere long was de-
lighted with the humor of the young
Irishman. Curran was equally pleased
with his new friend, and, years after
ward, when Curran was known and IA
nous, recalled this occurrence to the
recollection of his generous entertainer
-Macklin, the celebrated actor-with
the assurance I" you nerer acted better. "
Irish Bar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

The other day, when the Queens
speech was to be read from the chair
OF the House of Lords, &" Black
Rod was sent by the Chancellor to tell
the Commons the faithful Commons =
to come out of their chamber to hear it.
The duties of the gentleman who car
ries the "black rod" in his hands are to
60 with State messages from one cham
Der of legislation to the other in the
same building. He shall walk, at each
message, forward and backward, about
three hundred yards. He shall do this
onerous duty about dozen times in the
course of the six months of the Parlia.
mentary session. The remainder Of the
years time is all his own. And for
this duty he gets $4,000 ($10, OOO) Q
year This lucky gentleman is Colonel
Knollys, q valet, or gentleman usher,
to the Prince Of Wales.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
A Female Edison.

A Nevada City lady of high social
standing presents singular case for
the consideration of scientists. For
many years past she has been afflicted
with acute neuralgia pains in various
parts of the body, and some time since,
hoping to find relief, resorted to the
use of an electrical battery. She used
the apparatus for six months, but
found no relief. At the time nothing
was noted of unusual character as the
result, and although several months
have since elasped, it was only when
the recent cold weather commenced that
any extraordinary symptoms followed.
One night last week the lady had COCA
sion to enter dark room and pick up o
wooden coat that was lying there. As
she did 80 she was both surprised and
frightened to observe bright light
surrounding the hand that held the
garment. At the same time the cleo
trio currents passed along the arm,
shocking her quite severely. When her
husband was informed OF the fact he
discredited its reality, thinking there
was more imagination than anything
else in it. So the next evening, to con.
vince the incredulous better half, che
turned the gas out in the room where
they were sitting, and letting her hair
down began combing it. A remarka-
BILE display Of light was the result.
The sparks few in every direction, and
there was sharp cracking sound as
the teeth Of the comb passed between
the hairs. In laying her hand upon
iron the lady does not observe the pc.
culiarities referred to; but the instant
she touches wooden cloth the fire be-
gins to fly, and the shocks follow one
another in rapid Observation-Disclosures
Transcript.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
Not Generally Known.
'rogs live from twelve to fifteen years

Frogs live from twelve to fifteen years
(if not eaten.)
Ducks can fly at the rate of ninety
miles an hour.
The crow can fly at the rate of twenty
five miles an hour.
The sparrow can fly at the rate of
nintey-two miles an hour.
The falcon can fly at the rate of sew
enty-five miles an hour.
Hawks can fly at the rate of one hun
bred and fifty miles an hour.
Fair winds may make their flight
three times greater.
The Australian dog and the shepherd
dog of Egypt never bark.
In Spain there are 10000, 900 fine
wooded merino sheep tended by so 900
shepherds and guarded by 80, 900 dogs.
Queen Isabella's jewels have been
sold for 1920, 900 and she kept a few of
the neatest bits just to show off ROW
and then.
The old Alexandrian library contained
700, 900 volumes, the largest ever
brought together before the invent on
Of printing.
Each square inch of skin contains 8,
800 sweating tubes, or perspiratory
pores, each Of which may be likened to
little drain-tile one-fourth of an inch
long, making an aggregate length Of
the entire surface Of the body of 201,-
166 feet. or q tile ditch for draining the
body almost forty miles long.
The skin is composed Of three layers,
and varies from one-fourth to one-eight
Of an inch in thickness. It's average
area in an adult is estimated to be 2, 900
square inches. The atmospheric pres
sure being about fourteen pounds to
the square inch, aperson Of medium
size is subjected to pressure of 49,
600 pounds.
Leuwsnhock has computed that TO-
600 threads of the full. grown spider are
not larger than q single hair of the
beard. He calculates, further, that
when young spiders first begin to spin,
400 Of them are not larger than one full
grown-allowing which, 4,000, 900 of
young spider threads are not so large
as the single hair of o mans beard.
The average weight of the brain Of an
adult male. is three pounds and eight
ounces; of female, two pounds and
four ounces. The nerves are all con-
nected with it directly, or by the spinal
marrow. These nerves, together with
their branches and minute raminca-
tions, probably exceed 10000, 900 in
numbers, forming "body guard" out.
numbering by far the greatest army
ever marshaled.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

EVERY drop of bran'y I drank paid
duty, mi dear" swell, what of it ?"
said his wife, as she pulled of his
boots. "Then mi dear, amt i (hic)
duty.full husband ?" She concluded
he was.
If bank officer would look at bur-
glar with bag Of tools as severely as
he does ct an honest man with small
check, many robberies might be pre-
vented.
Customer Waiter, this bit of tur-
bot is not SO good as that you gave ms
yesterday" Waiter Beg pardon,
sir it's off the same fish"
Calling 6 slaughter-yard an abat.
toir may increase the price OF sur
rounding real estate, but it doesn't help
the smell any.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

SpIcED BEEF.-This one 10 for B.
W." I think it will suit his circum-
stances. For supper or breakfast. salt
or fresh beef, chopped fine with boiled
potatoes and warmed up, with little
pepper and ealt and water; add little
butter if you have any just before tax.
ing up; boiled turnips or onions are
good warmed up with minced meat;
meat rare, roast beef and mutton, are
good sliced and warmed through ON
the gridiron; meat that is warmed over
should be left on the fire just long
enough to warm it through.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

A SENAroh CAUGHT NAPPrNo.-Aj joe
ular Senator from the West tells very
good story about another Senator from
Southern State. The latter began
life as brakeman on railroad, and by
industry and foresight has accumulated
fortune and high political honors.
Senator Thurman, while speaking, usu-
ally holds his eyeglasses in one hand
and q huge red handkerchief in the
other. He blows sounding blast on
his nasal organ in the midst Of O speech
quite as naturally as Senator Dawes
looks up az the gallery every time he
addresses the Vice-P President. It was
an all-night session. The Silver bill
was under discussion. The Southern
Senator referred to was quietly Sleep
ing on sofa in the cloak.room. Mr..
Thurman was speaking. He blew his
nose with such vigor that the report
could almost have been heard in the
Secretary's Office. The sleeping Sens.
tor was awakened by the noise, and
leaping to his feet grasped chair by
the side of the sofa and twisted it around
until the author of the story grasped
him by the arm and brought him to a
realizing sense of his whereabouts. It
is now On unhealthy matter for any one
to call "down brakes" to the victim of
the JOKE Washington Letter to Boston
Post.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

RICE Pm.--Take cold rice, cooked
soft in milk, mix with it q cup OF Zante
currants, cleaned dry by rubbing with
-four through q aolander twice. Then
add eggs in the proportion one to each
pie, yolks and whites beaten separate
Nv, and whites added last, and cream or
rich milk, one cup to each pie, or to
two cups of boiled rice. Bake without
an upper crust.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

To TAKE RUsr Our OF STEEL
Place the article in o bowl containing
kerosene oil, or wrap the steel mp in q
soft cloth well saturated with kerosene;
let it remain "a hours or longer; then
scour the rusty spots with brick dust.
II badly rusted, use salt wet with hot
vinegar; after securing, rinse every
particle Of brick dust or salt off with
boiling hot water: dry thoroughly;
then polish off with clean flannel
cloth and little sweet oil. ,,e..
BETTER THAN SARAToaA.-Take pota-
toes and mash them fine; mix with
them butter, salt. pepper and raw
egg, pour the potatoes on plate and
form them with O knife into small
cakes; lay them on q buttered tin;
brush them over the top with an egg
beaten up with q teaspoonful of cold
water, and color golden brown in o
moderate oven.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

LEMON MERINaUE PIE. Beat the
yolks of four eggs, ten tablespoonful
Of sugar, three Of melted butter, and
the juice of one lemon and-a.h half, add
three tablespoons of milk or water;
bake in an undercrust, than beat the
whites, pour over the top, and put
back in oven to brown.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

Twenty years ago the steel produc-
ton of the whole world amounted to
little more than 800. 900 tons, at an av-
erage cost Of ESQ ton. An English
paper says that last year the produc-
ton went beyond 1900, 900 tons, and
its cost only showed an average of e12
per ton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
Chinese Ladies.

The compression of ladies' feet to less
than half their natural size is not to be
regarded as a mark, or as o consequence,
of the inferiority of the sex. 1t is re-
ally mark Of gentility. Various &C.
counts are given of the origin of this
custom. One is that an emperor was
jealous of his wife, and to prevent her
from gadding abroad, put her feet in
iron stocks. Another is, that certain
empress Tan-ke (B. O., 1100) was born
with club ieet, and that she caused the
emperor to issue an edict, adopting her
feet as the model of beauty, and re-
quiring the compression of female in
fants' feet so as to conform to the i'm
perial standard. While the third &C.
count is that the Emperor (Le.yuh. A.
d. 961) was amusing himself one day
in his palace, when it occurred to him
that he might improve the appearance
of the feet of favorite concubine.
He caused the feet to be so bent as to
raise the instep into an arch, to resem-
BILE the new moon. The figure was
much admired by the courtiers, who
soon began to introduce it into their
families. It is said that another en-
peror, two hundred years later, placed
o stamp of the lotus flower (water-lily)
on the sole of the small shoe of his ia
vorite concubine, so that at every step
she took she left on the ground the
print of the flower hence, girls with
small feet are complimented at the
present day as "the golden lilies. "
The operation of bandaging and COM
pressing the feet is very painful chill
dren cry very much under it. NORTH
cation of the feet has been known to re-
suit from the cruel practice. Custom,
however, imposes it as necessary at
traction in women. An old gentleman
at Canton, being asked the reason why
he had bandaged his daughters feet,
replied that if she had large feet she
could not make a good marriage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

Several mill girls in Birmingham. Ct,
were made very ill by eating "motto
lozenges." o physician pronounced it
case Of arsenical poisoning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

II you would render your children
helpless, never compel or permit them
to help themselves.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

Stay bolts, when screwed and rivet-
ed, are one-third stronger than when
screwed alone.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

Gentlemen in mourning in Phila-
delphia wear black ribbon in the but.
tonhole.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

Metz. which at the census of 1871 had
ol'oS2 inhabitants, has, nov only 80, 900.