Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-10-24
The Car Nicholas.

A young student, relative of the
writer, had, with few friends, formed
a literary society in which the works
OF contemporary political economists,
publicists and philosophers were read
and debated. The secret police de-
nounced this society as revolutionary
organization, and the young student
was imprisoned and condemned to ST.
IBERIA. All possible influence was
brought to bear ON the Gar, but in
vain, and at last the young mans
mother, meeting the Gar one day in
the Summer Garden, knelt and i'm.
plored her sons pardon, asserting his
innocence. The Gar seemed touched,
and promised to give the youth a per-
sonal interview. The latter was brought
to his majesty the next day, and the
Gar, forcing him to his knees before
an image of the Saviour, exclaimed:
"Can you swear before Almighty
God that neither you nor your asso.
ciates had any criminal design against
my life? Can you swear that you be-
lieve in the holiness and eternity of the
Russian autocracy?"
The surprised prisoner answered:
81 can swear to your majesty that
neither I nor any of my friends had the
remotest idea against your safety. As
to the autocratic form of government,
1 cannot conscientiously swear that
believe in its eternity. The history of
other countries teaches us that the time
must come, even in Russia, when the
people themselves will take part in its
government"
The Gar tenderly embraced the stu.
dent, and giving him a ring drawn
from the imperial finger, said:
"This is token of respect from
your Gar. You have been sincere
and truthful to me, and there is moth.
ing l hate so much as lie." He then
approached the writing liable where lay
the students sentence of exile, and
with one stroke of his pen, signed the
paper II pity you from the bottom
of my heart" he said; "you are an
honest man, and an honest man, true
to his convictions, is more dangerous
to autocracy than an unprincipled ras
cal. Therefore, l must punish you,
though never was this duty more pain.
full to me than now. God bless you,
my son, and Judge me mercifully if
should appear to be in the wrong"
Then once more embracing the stu.
dent, he dismissed him to Siberia.
The more man has in himself, tue
less he needs of others, ana the less
they can teach him. The supremacy OF
intelligence leads to unsocianleness
Ay; could the quality of society be
compensated by quantity. it might be
worth while to live in the world I'm
fortunately, we find. on the contrary, a
hundred fools in the crowd to one man
OF understanding /! The brainless, on
the other hand, will seek companion
ship and pastime at any price. For in
solitude, when all of us are thrown
upon our own resources, what he has
IN himself will be made manifest. Then
signs the empty pated, in his purple
and line linen, under the burden of his
wretched Ego, while the man rich in
mental endowments fills and animates
the dreariest solitude with his own
thoughts. Accordingly we find that
every one is sociable aud Graves society
IN proportion as he is intellectually poor
and ordinary. For we have hardly IA
choice IN the social world between soil
tude aud commonplaceness.
The presence of ammonia in the
water OF existing seas is general, al
though its quantity is variable. 1t ex-
lists to a notable extent in gypsum,
which. being sedimentary formation.
gives evidence that ammonia was also
In the ocean water OF the seas of early
geological times.