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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27
The Heart-brOken Merchant.

The shire wdness and business capa-
city that have made the Yankee the first
of traders and promise to turn this
country into the workshop of the
world, received striking and happy
illustration the other day. The scene
was hereabouts, the characters q rising
young merchant and a pretty woman.
He had an affection for her, she liking
for him, 80 they became betrothed.
After time she found out that she
didn't love him we'll enough to marry
him, and the match was broken off. 1t
was severe blow, and he staggered
under it; but he fought we'll for him
self, protested that his life was ruined,
asked if she could not learn to love
him, and in all ways did the proper
thing. She was immovable, however,
and he sadly AMI reluctantly took his
leave. While his eyes were full Of
gathering tears he babe his faltering
farewells, then closed the door upon
his hopes. A moment later he opened
it, stepped back into the room, aud,
with tears in his voice. brokenly MUIR
INJURED, hope this will make no diff
ference about your coming to the store.
Miss; and that your mother will
continue to trade with us. l shall be
happy to give the usual discount. Our
stock is large and varied, our aim to
please" And the door shut finally,
leaving him alone with his grief.-Yor-
ick in Portland Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27
The Good Old Times.

We oft, with wistful eye and quaint desire,
Recall events which early days inspire.
For these eur untaught souls are wont to yearn.
And sigh for good old times which ne'er
return.
As down the vale Of time our being flies,
Scenes, new and changing, every moment rise.
Each passing hour new vibration feels,
And each newborn phase OF life reveals.
But when the mind, with retrospective eye,
Reverts to scenes which in the distance lie,
Imagination paints their forms anew,
And " distsncelends enchantment to the view
But if the time so old, and held SO dear,
Should, at moments warning, reappear,
Should customs, dim with years, around us
spread,
Aglast we'd stand, with wonder filled and
dread.
Vain is the retrospect, aud vain the thought;
Even could the "eooJ old phantom once be
caught,
'Twould be myth. change, as yet untold,
Lies deep within ourselves--,re hare gro,rn old.
-Boston Traveller.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27
From the Top Of T0fana.

The air had become very light, and
the breathing induced by such exer.
ton grew painful. Three thousand
feet below, the nostrils had become too
small, and the open mouth had to help
to pump in the needed supply. Lips,
tongue, palate, and throat were parched
and tired. We halted only fifty feet
below the peak. Had it been hundred
feet, j. faith fear 1 should have failed
to reach it; at fifty feet did reach it
the absolute top. Ghedina began to
discourse upon the many distant peaks
within sight. I begged him to wait.
The air was perfectly clear, and not at
all cold, the breeze only fresh. Being
warm and exhausted, 1 threw the
poncho over my shoulders, took the
coiled rope for an arm rest, and
stretched out over sloping couch of
precisely the composition one sees in q
stone breakers half-fnished heap at
the roadside. I have had few so rest
full half hours as that passed on this
unsy baritic bed. Ghedina gave me a
tumbler of wine. I drank single
swallow, took the glass away from my
lips, looked in vague ami half-uncon-
scious wonder over the billowy clouds
resting in sheltered valley below
and was startled from my sleep by
spilling the wine over my other hand.
That was all-probably not fifteen sec.
onds-but it gave the mysterious
change which comes only with absolute
sleep. The blood coursed with q
quieter impulse; the eye became
steadier and the brain clearer. I was
able to give attention to the details OF
all that one sees from mountain.top.
The long road Of the Ampezzo Val
ley looked like narrow bobbin trailed
over the dark green fields and among
the specks of houses. Cortina, three
miles and half distant by the line of
sight, looked, through The clear air,
like toy village out of a wooden box.
We fancled that with the strong glass
we saw man in its streets. The bell
calling the people to midday mass
rang clear in our ears. Except for this
little stretch OF inhabited valley, all
else was an unmeaning mass of dis
torted rock, desolate, cruel, Dantesque,
lncoherent chaos, without expression,
without interest, and without charm.
The great peaks of Eastern Switzer-
land, the sharp point of the Oetler, the
Oetzthal group, the Stubaier Fernez.
the Grosser Venediger, the Gross
Glockner, and the peaks of the CORN
THAN and Illyrian Alps, stretching over
more than 200 miles OF the horizon
from west to east, were all in clear
view, all near, and all low. Their
height barely brought them into the
plane Of vision. They and the great
lce-feld OF the Marmolata all seemed
lower than Tofana itself. And Tofana
had lost its majesty. Seen from below,
it was sublime. Conquered by the
toiling tread OF two insignificant men,
it became mere stone beneath our feet.
Colonel Geo. E. 1Nuriny, Jr., in Har-
per's Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27
International Exhibition,

No part of the world is now so re-
mote that its industries are without in
terest to the people of the United
States. There is no country with
which we do not have or hope to have
commercial intercourse, and if we are
not interested as sellers in the market
of any land, it may be that we are or
shall be buyers OF its products. Aus
tralia is by no means too distant to be
commercially available to the United
States, as existing relations already in
dictate. But were there no hope OF OK.
tending our trade with that fertile isle
of the sea, there would yet he reason
for acquainting ourselves with it's in
dustries. Australia is destined to be-
come no insignificant rival in certain
branches of trade of markets of the
world which we hope to supply. 1t is,
therefore, wise for US to become &C.
quainted with Australian industries,
A very favorable opportunity for such
an acquaintance is 10 be afforded in the
International Exhibition which is to be
opened at Melbourne the first of Octo-
Der, 1880, and continue until April,
1881. The Parliament OF Victoria is to
defray the expenses OF the erection of
buildings for the Exhibition, in Carl
ton Gardens, and the provision prom
Uses to be ample for the accommodation
of exhibitors from every quarter of the
globe. The Commissioners are EN-.
powered to invite British, foreign and
colonial governments to take part in
the display. Since Australia has been
represented in every worlds fair since
1851, it is not too much for its people
to anticipate friendly co. operation in
every land of civilization in insuring
the success of their proposed Exhibi-
tion.-N. Y. Mail.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27
Agassiz and Home.

At the time that "spiritualism was
most popular in New England the men
of science were adjured by intelligent
ladies and gentlemen who thought they
could believe the testimony of their
eyes, and who thus considered them
selves to be " observers" to investigate
the phenomena. Agassiz was among
the foremost of the scientists who
stepped forward in answer to this ap-
peal, but he and his associates could
not force the spiritualists to comply
with any of the conditions under which
scientists observe. They were con-
stantly tainted for not investigating
the wonders which they were constantly
prevented by the wonder workers them
selves from investigating according to
the accredited methods of science. Agas-
siz during this controversy happened
to meet Home. the chief magician OF
the sect, in railway Car. cit is sad,
Mr.. Agassiz." said Home, "that the
prejudices of you men OF science inter-
pose to prevent the advancement of
science, owing to the fact that you re-
fuse to investigate the phenomena
which are nightly presented to all un.
prejudiced observers. "Mr. Home"
was the reply, L never refuse to inves.
tigate anything which promises to ad-
vance science, and nothing will give
me more delight than to investigate the
marvels which occur, as you say, at
your meetings." "Well, then" replied
Home, "come this very night and wit
ness the appearance of the spirit hand"
Nothing will give me more pleasure"
answered Agassiz. ethan to be one of
the selected guests around the table
where the spirit hand appears. My
opinion is that it is a physical hand
with little phosphorus rubbed over it;
but am open to conviction. I am
little skilled in the use of weapons, and
all ask is that shall have the priv.
lege Of putting my stiletto through it.
Ii the hand is spirit hand, no harm
will occur if it is a human hand, 1
feel confident in my power to transfix
1t on the table, much to the discomfort
of its possessor." Home declined the
test. Such want of faith, he said,
would necessarily prevent the spirit
hand from appearing. And, indeed, all
means of investigation which Agassiz
suggested were dismissed as not calcu.
lated to induce the spirits to commu-
nlcate with any company of which he
was a member.-E. p. Whtpple, in
Harper's.
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Reasoning of Arctic Foxes.

Desiring to obta n some Arctic foxes,
DIR. Rae set various kinds of traps, but
as the foxes knew these traps from pre-
vious experience. he was unsuccessful.
Accordingly, he set trap with which
foxes in that part of the country are not
familiar. This consisted of loaded
gun set upon stand, pointing at the
bait. A string connected the trigger of
the gun with the bait, 80 that when the
fox seized the bait he discharged the
gun, and thus committed suicide. In
this arrangement the gun was separated
from the bait by distance OF about
twenty yards, and the string which con-
nected the trigger with the ball was
concealed throughout nearly its whole
distance in the snow.
The CUNT trap thus set was successful
in killing one fox, but not in killing a
second, for the foxes afterward adopted
either of two devices whereby to share
the bait without injuring themselves.
One of these devices was to bite through
the string at its exposed part near the
trigger, and the other device was to
burrow up to the bait through the snow,
at right angles to the line of fire, SC
that, although in this way they dis
charged the gun, they escaped with out
injury-the bait being pulled below the
line Of fire, before the string was drawn
suffice ntly tight to discharge the gun.
Now, both of these devices exhibited
a wonderful degree of what think must
fairly be called the power of reasoning.
I have carefully interrogated DR.. Rae
on all the circumstances of the case,
and he tells me that in that part of the
world traps are never set with strings,
so that there can have been no special
association in the foxes minds between
strings and traps. Moreover, after the
death of fox No. 1, the tracks on the
snow showed that fox No. 2, notwith-
standing the temptations offered by the
bait, had expended great deal of scien-
tific observation on the gun before he
undertook to sever the cord. Lastly,
with regard to bu,rowing at right au-
giles to the line Of fire, DIR. Rae and Q
friend in whom he hiss confidence, OBJ
served the fact sufficient number of
times to satisfy themselves that tie di-
rection of the burrowing was really to
be attributed to thought and not to
chance. - WacerAy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27

A WISE ELEPHANT.--One very warm
day, my attention was drawn to the
conduct of an elephant which had been
placed in an inclosure in the open air.
On the ground was heap of newly
mown grass which the sagacious animal
was taking up by the truukful, and lay.
ing carefully on his sun-heated back.
He continued the operation until his
back was completely matched, when
he remained quiet, apparently enjoying
the result of his ingenuity. After that
we need not be surprised that elephants
can lie taught 10 dance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27
England and Africa.

The project for an African overland
telegraph, which is now being dis
cussed, is matter of great interest not
only to the commercial and political
world, but especially to Great Britain
and the United States, the two most
important nations on the globe. The
British government has examined, by q
commission, three proposed routes,
which the commission denominates the
"west CENTRAL" the "east central, aud
the coast" lines. The east central"
appears, thus far. to be the favorite line.
The route which it takes is significant
in view of the fact that the enterprise
is really in the hands of the English
government. The route lies through
magnifcently productive country Of
which that nation virtually has control.
It runs from Alexandria up the Nile as
far as Lake Victoria, distance Of near
ly two thousand miles. On the north
west corner of this lake Mtesa has his
kingdom. The Egyptian government
proposes to build and protect it thus
far. Thence it goes almost directly
south, through the lake Tanganyika
and lake Nyassi country to the Zambesi
river, where it may turn east and go to
Mozambique, or continue directly
south to Port Natal. In either case it
will give to British merchants direct
communication with the richest portion
of the African continent. It will pass
through Egypt. Nubia. SIENNA.
Unyamneza and Zanguebar. This is
the regular travelled route from the
Zulu country north. If England OBJ
tains possession of the Zulus she will
have an uninterrupted route from the
Red Sea to the Cape of Good Hope.
She already has connection from Egypt
and from the East Indies to the home
country. Her success in the Zulu war
will give her perfect circuit of COM
munication through Europe, Africa and
Asia.
The great wealth of the east coast of
Africa is not generally known. 1t is
still terra incognita to most people,
except to those who have a commercial
interest in it. The principal states
through which this telegraph line will
pass are Zanguebar and Mozambique.
Zanguebar is rich in dates, sugar,
spices, aromatic gums, ivory and gold.
1t also raises, in abundance, rice, plan
tain, cocoanuts and caoutchouc. Its
imports are nearly all British. Mozam-
bique exports mahogany, ebony and
other fine woods. hippopotamus ivory,
washed gold, etc. England already has
control of this trade, and through her
the United States is receiving great
benefits from it. She is really the con-
trolling power all along the east coast
for the Portuguese, the only European
people who have any foothold there, are
very weak. She also controls the trade
of the western coast and she owns
Australia.
With the subjugation OF the Zulus,
the British empire will have established
an unbroken line of trade which will
ultimately give her the possession of
the whole African continent. That con-
quest is more matter of money than
of glory. When she achieves it. she
will dictate the commerce of the world.
But she will have to share it with the
English.speaking people of America
Burlington Hawk-Eye
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27
Hawk-Eyetems.

The teachers of the program sys-
tenn of spelling have made one more
step toward perfecting their method.
They have now cut off the ram en-
tirely, but they stick like death to their
"prog."
The weather continues very change
able in central New York. A few days
ago a man in that country was sun
struck right at the close OF snow
storm, because he couldn't get his ulster
off quick enough.
"The best thing" remarked David,
looking up from the letter he was writ
ing to Sadie. 81 the best thing that I
know about this system of phonetic
spelling is. that nine -tenths of the ad-
vocates spell it phonetic"
Last Friday the gnu in Barnum's
great moral show got its back up and
butted the breath out of its keeper and
raised Ned in the menagerie generally.
No stronger proof of the existence of q
gnu rebellion is necessary.
"What killed Cleopatra ?" asked the
professor. The bite hof hasp," said
the boy from Liverpool. "Landl" ex-
claimed the boy from Vermont, "what
if she had sot down on the staple?"
Prolonged and vociferous silence.
"Suferer writes us from Oquawka,
=" Is it wrong to kill man who plays in
a brass band, and lives next door to
your" Well, that depends, q great
deal. If he plays the E fiat, and has
been playing seven or eight years, II
would be very wrong. But If he plays
the tuba, and has only been practicing
about three weeks-kill him kill him
at once go into his house and shoot
him we send you the loan Of o gun by
this mail.
A violent discussion has broken oat
in one of our city churches over the
question, Is it wrong for Christian
and church member to chew gum :"
The majority of the church appears dis
posed to admit chewing gum, but de-
termined to draw the line rigidly some
where, and the two factions will proba-
bly, compromise by allowing the mod
crate use of gum, but making it a case
for church discipline if member chews
paper wads and flaps them up against
the ceiling during Sunday morning SER
vice.
IT is world Of change, an age OF van
dalism and iconoclasm. The radiant
sunrise and the cloudless skies this
morning the tossing clouds and the
pitiless storms tonight. To-day we
stand in speechless admiration before
the bill boards of Barnum the magnln-
cont, and to- morrow-the goat OF happy
hollow and the bill district pensively
browses upon the gorgeous tropical
scenery, the writhing boa, and the fierce
Numidian lion, the Kentucky giant, the
sleeping beauty end the lady whose
clothes were destroyed in the Chicago
fire. Sick transcript globular Monday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27

The happiness of your life depends
upon the quality of your thoughts,
therefore guard accordingly, and take
care that you entertain no notions un-
suitable to virtue and unreasonable to
nature. - arcus Antonius.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27

Whoever thinks of life as something
that could be without religion is yet in
deadly ignorance of both. Life and
religion are one, or neither is anything.
Macdonald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27

When a man commits a crime it is
usual to say that he belongs to one of
the best families. If the same man
runs for Office, it will be found on the
opposite stump that he belongs to one
of the worst families --New Orleans
Picayune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27

The Indians used to bury" their
dead in the tops Of the high trees. This
was considered an awful joke ON the
Ohio medical student, burrowing
around in the ground beneath.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27

Never despair. Many a boy VINO
goes around with yellowish pafch ~
his blue pantaloons may some day WIZ; 1
q volume Of poetry in blue and golo'
or have silver plate on his door.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-27

Did You ever see Lotla's mother :?
asks correspondent of Philadelphia
paper. They are as nearly alike rs two
peas. except, of course, that while one
is still green, the other is somewhat
withered. She keeps watcLful eye
upon her daughters interest. be as
sured. She is father and mother, and
mistress and maid, rolled into one.
She keeps the breakfast warm and
packs the trunks and reads manu-
scripts, accompanies her daughter to
the theater, frowns down intruders and
makes the bargains on the stopping
tours. They are hardly ever parted,
and, Notwithstanding her decided
opinions upon some things, she is a
very atfable old lady and good mother,
and it is to be hoped that she will be
spared to her daughter and friends for
many years to come.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-19
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD,
STEAM BETWEEN BREMEN AND NEW OR
LEANS. VIA HAVRE. SOUTHLAND
TON AND HAVANA.
kKT$k. The steamships OF the North Ger.
sS1aaaaGGa& man Lloyd will resume their Regular
Trips. as follows: - "4''A
From Bremen. From N. OrIean.
Hanover 1880. September II 80.
=, THESE steamers touch outward at Hayre and
Havana. and on their home trip at Havana and
PRICES OF PASSAGE:
From Bremen. Southampton or Havre to Hav.
ana or New Orleans-Cabin, $50; Hteeraee sas
:, From New Orleans to Southampton, Hayre or
Bremen-Cab1n. $3.50; Storage $45
Storage, SIS. ~"
Children under ten years, half price: chill
dren under one year free $500 oA111
n. B:-Our agent for Texas, Mr. Peter M. En-
hard, In Galveston. Is authorized to issue steer
rates: Asu
Frsm Bremen to Galveston, $42.
From Bremen to IndianOla $45 TO-
me company reserves the right to change the
departure and the prices Of passage.
P1ssage TICKETS from Bremen, Southampton
or Hayre to New Orleans Issued By the under
signed. '0
For further particulars apply to
ED. =. STOCKMEYER & CO., Agents.
sn3l ~ 40 Union street.
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-
So steamers - oa 'st''o0 laa'
NEW CAMILLA AND HEROINE
leave New Lake End on arrival Of City Railroad
SUNDAY EXCURSION.
| NEW CAMELIA. on arrival Of the q. M
train for Vaudeville, Lewisburg, Mandevi1l.
and Old Landing = -1''AN'o 'iii'
: Returning, leaves Old Landing at 8 D. m. ant
HEROINE, on arrival a. m, and D, m. train,
for Vaudeville. = NN = '''A&
Returning. leaves Vaudeville at 70 m and s D
Fare to Vaudeville, 50 cents round trim.
| Fare to Jacksonville. 81 round trip.
Fare to Old Landing, 81 round trip
| Fare between Vaudeville and Old Landing 2E
NEW CAMELI. Mondays and Thursdays, at
sonville and Old L Landing. 1e"ls0ufe maoi.
Saturday. $3.50 D. m. train for Old Landing.
m returning, leaves Old Landing at q m. on
HEROINE. leaves Madisonville at 5:45 a, m.
and M mI at m on Mondays Wednes.
Lake End Tuesdays Fridays and Satupd avs
3. 80 D. M. train. Saturday, Vaudeville at $3.50 o.
Fare to MandevIlle. 80 cents each way.
Fare to Madisonville, 81 each way.
Fare to Old Landing. 81 each way.
EXCURSIONS FROM EITHER SIDE
HEROINE, Wednesdays and Thursdays on
ARRIVAL OF a. M train, 81 d $3.50 q. m. train.
Returning, leaves Vaudeville 4 q. M. 10 m.
and o. M, Saturdays, on arrival Of the $50 D.
M train. Returning. leaves Vaudeville at G. o.
m.
Excursic from Madisonvile on Wednesdays
only, leaving New Lake End by .. M
Fare from either side round trip, to Mande-
vile so cents; Madisonyie ST.
Two lines Of stages connect with steamers at
Old landing =
: Freight will be received daily at her landing.
New Basin. near Magnolia Bridge
baggage (only) received atthe corner of Canal
and Carondelet streets on the departure Of the
train on Itch the boat leaves. The above trips
Will be made unless prev nted by bad weather
or low water. For further information appyt 10
W. CT. COYLE
Jyl9 VI 35 Carondeet street.
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NOTICE TO STATE CREDITORS,
BOOKS COMMITTEE on THE Dryr o.

Rooms COMMITTEE on THE DEBT o7i
the State, at the State House,
New Orleans. April 80, 1871
The Committee on the Debt of the State. fn
accordance With resolution OF the Constifu-
nonal Convention. hereby give notice TO the
creditors OF the State that the committees fs pre-
pared to receive propositions relative 10 the sd
justment OF the bonded and floating debt OF tbs
State.
Propositions should be submitted In writins
Il the chairman Of the committee by svndL
cate or agency. representing each particular
class Of Indebtedness.
- q =. MKIDD.
Chairman OF Coihmittaa.
Address, New Orleans. Ia. state-Houae.
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