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Daily Republican., 1879-06-02
school Teachers Examination.

The examination of candidates fOl
permanent certificates commenced last
Saturday, May 3lst. There were sixteen
y teachers present. The attendance al
this examination is entirely optionual,
and the regular time for holding the
examination is the first week in July
(which week the teachers are paid.
~ examination is granted to them on
NO avs as an equivalent for that
Ia, Wv" looking over the minutes of
saal - u =, Education held on the
he Boar. .ust, lo,f4 81. we find a report
18th of Aua rittes on teachers, the
rom the conn time were IL. sKing an
at the hers for the purlH Hose
of teac. ',als for primary
# selecting two princll as follows:
chools. The report rea,. 'rbssr ad-
Your Committee cannot l, nee to a
ling word or two in refere. I'D to|
'oint which has been present ~
heir minds during the recent exam. |
tion of candidates for the above NEIL
ioped place. While they do not wish /.
0 draw any invidious comparisons, nor IN
to wound the feelings OF !,
class of persons for whom there
hould always be felt the most tender he
egard, yet thev have been thoroughly In
nvinced of the need on the part Of II =
ur teachers generally of more CON- y
lete and liberal education.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-02

an order to hold Edward McGahey IL
$500 and Martin Coleman in e200 for
their appearance. Dugan Is held for
the murder.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-02
v UNwARANTED ASSUMPTION.

A. ~ecedented action of the iur
he members of the Pre-.
lhe "hP' 'atsn receives gener;
IN expeliing Whether the Corone
from tne exam'- responsibility {
condemnation. v V bat besit as
acted upon his own an unwaron,
not, We are uniuformeo, norId /,
may the act was certainly. Slicatio
ed one. The ends of justice oval,
no wise be defeated by the pu. al
Of the testimony and the order, ii
thoro uas, from the Attorney GerA..
is looked upon by the public as al a. i,
sumption of authority upon ha part
In the vote upon the motion Of expul
sion the only ones who took the liberal
view of the question were Messrs. Ber-
toilette, Babcock and Schultz. These
gentlemen strongly opposed the motion
and rightly too. Aside fron this we
worked under considerable disadvan-
tage and it is after the greatest labor
we are enabled to present the above
facts.
The most embarrassing obstruction
was the evasive and unexpected actions
of the Coroner, who after having promi-
sed the Press representatives to furnish
them With the testimony Of the jury at
a certain hour, failed, and it was only !.
after the most aggressive importuni-
ties on our part that we were enabled
to secure for our readers the meagre tes-
timony given above. g
Daily Republican., 1879-06-02
coryc1IuAyIc ACTION.

Mayor Almond last evening calls a
special meeting of city council to take
action or the death Of the deceased
Councilman. The members assembled
in the Council chamber. President
Lichtenstein on taking the chair said:
While our fellow citizens are assem-
bled in their various places Of worship
in divine service, we are gathered here
to consider the sudden and unexpected
death OF our late fellow member Rich
ard H. Rowe. Like wild fire the news
Of his trageic death spread through
the city shaking it, as it were, to its
yery foundations. Though my ac-
quaintance with The deceased dates on
Daily Republican., 1879-06-02
DIR. GEORGE TRoUP MAXWELL

being sworn, said IL examined the
body of a man in Wilmington, over
Eleventh street bridge, said to be that
of Mr.. Richard II. Rowe, and found a
wound in the left temple, made appar-
emily by pistol ball upon probing
the same discovered that the ball had
passed through the brain transversely
in direction slightly backwards, as
thoagh the shot was fired from posi-
ton in his front and to the left this
wound caused the death Of the man.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-02
THE VERDICT.

The Jury came to the conclusion that
Richard II. Rowe came to his death
from pistol wound on the 3lst day of
Nav. 1879, at the hands Of Hugh Du
oan." Accompanying the verdict was
Daily Republican., 1879-06-02

NEW ADvEnTIsEhENrs.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-02

was She said that she was afraid to
= Rim the truth. and told him that she
Ven ,"i ,h,own it away. Mrs. McGahey
;nsormed n%n The repor,er: that she did not
know what became Of the revoi: i:.r a,'''
she gave it to Mrs. Dugan on Friday
evening, when she put it in a segar
hnv
Daily Republican., 1879-06-02
OFFICER JOHN J. UtOtD

sworn:-Was notified that some one had
been shot over Eleventh street bridge
went over, and went to Dugan's
house; when found Dugan had gone
to City Hall and found Dugan had Civ
en- himself up; when at Dugan's house
Mrs. Dugan informed me that she
might as we'll tell the truth as Mr.. Du-
gan shot Rowe, after cothing back at
Hall Dugan said that McGahey struck
him when he came into the housei
took the pistol off mantle piece and he
fired the pistol and shot Mr.. Rowe. The
statement he made voluntarily.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
The Greek.

Charles WHY'S Elliott, of Boston, in
O lecture before the Lowell Institute,
last Friday, gave IL sketch OF life at
Athens in the time of Pericles. Athens
then contained only 10000 or $4,000
free citizens, and these rested upon a
great basis of slaves. Those slaves were
prisoners taken in wars; many eilu-
Gated, high-bred men and women !; all
prisoners were made slaves and oil were
treated as such. The price of an able
bodied slave was some $17; handsome
women and girls sold for more. At
one time 1000 of the best citizens of
Mitylene, prisoners, were brodght to
Athens and were there slaughtered in
cold blood and their wives and children
made into slaves and this was done
where culture" was the end and aim
of life.
The great value of money was shown
in that the wages of man was about
eleven cents day, and the whole prop
erty Of that wise vagabond, Socrates,
was put down OF $87 30. He stated that
the life of men was almost wholly out
OF doors on the streets, that of the wife
almost wholly indoors. The houses
were nearly all small-places merely to
eat and sleep in. Pictures Of the houses
were shown from vases, and one from
ruin found on the Island Of Delos.
The daily life of o free citizen was
given; how he went to the theater at
sunrise, had his breakfast there, thence
to the market to buy fed salads,
thence to the Agora to hear the news,
thence to the fish market, thence to the
BARRIERS, the armorer's, the ceramicus,
to the gymnasium, to the porticos,
where he heard or talked with the soph-
lists, perhaps with Socrates himself.
He described o fashionable supper
party in Athens, held 450 years before
Christ was born, showing how the
whole night was consumed in eating
and drinking, and that when morning
dawned only three of the jewellers were
awake, one OF whom was Socrates, and
he was pressing on about love, which
the two others were too sleepy or too
drunk to listen to.
The condition OF women then was Gu
rious- the wife holding place Of great
inferiority, and living life of seclu-
sion and stupidity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
An Egyptian Wedding.

An American lady residing in Cairo
writes as follows descriptive of an
Egyptian wedding: Hassan Boy was to
take to his harem one OF the bellies of
Heluan. Heluan is q watering-place
that the Vice. King wishes shall eclipse
the famous bathing places of Europe.
It is little green island not far from
Cairo it is dotted with cleaning white
houses, in the midst of an immense
glittering desert bordered by the Nile.
The women of Egypt look upon the
place as sort of Eden, where they can
purchase all sorts of bijouterie and Par
isian nothings, and spend their pocket
money as recklessly as their more civil
lied sisters across the waters. But to
return to the marriage. Through the
courtesy of Hassan Bey was wedding
guest. He escorted me to the door of
the brides house, and there left me.
placing my right hand over my left
upon my breast, according to the GUS
tom, I entered, and the woman who
guarded the door conducted me to the
room prepared for me. l finished my
toilet quickly and went into the saloon,
and soon after my entrance the bride,
with all her attendants, came from the
bath and entered the room. 1t was q
bright-colored picture. First came the
slaves and servants of the house in
their right hands they held wax can
dies, in their left a green basin which
contained henna, for coloring the nails;
the bride followed with her guests. She
wore creamy embroidered silk, with
q violet-blue overdress that was fast
ened at the waist by girdle set with
diamonds; the little arched feet were
encased in pearl.embroidered slippers |;
the little cap upon her head set with
precious stones, and her long, black,
shining hair rippled over her should
ers, half-concealed by o gold tissue veil.
When she was seated, they painted her
nails, the palms of her hands, her feet
an orange-yellow, and then bound them
in white linen. After this operation
she retired from sight, but the guests
remained, drank coffee, ate CONNECTIONS
and cakes, smoked dainty cigars and
watched the dance of the bayaderes,
listened to the songs of the Almahs and
chartered as only crowd of women can
do over the approaching wedding. The
next day, the day of the wedding, the
bride was led under purple and gold
canopy to the house of the bridegroom.
We followed and went up the stone
stairs to the vestibule of the harem.
Here coffee and fine CONNECTIONS were
served. Then the brides guests re-
turned to her home to await the arrival
of the bridegroom's mother. who leaves
the house when he enters to claim his
bride. And this ends the ceremony.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
Whilst irving vainly 10 move my

Whilst trying vainly TO move my
arms, suddenly became aware that the
hands as far as the wrists had the facul-
tv of motion. The conclusion was easy;
they must be above the snow. I set to
work as we'll as I could; it was time.
for I could not have held out much
longer. At last I saw faint glimmer
of light. The crust above my head was
getting thinner and it let little air
pass, but could not reach it any moro
with my hands; the idea struck me that
1 might pierce it with my breath. At
ter several efforts I succeeded in doing
30, and felt suddenly rush of air to-
wards my mouth; saw the sky again
through little round hole. A dead
silence reigned around me.
was so surprised to be still alive,
and so persuaded at the first moment
that none of my fellow sufferers had
survived that l did not even think of
shouting for them. I then made vain
efforts to extricate my arms, but found
it impossible; the most could do was
to join the ends of my fingers, but they
could not reach the snow any longer.
After few minutes I heard a man
shouting. Whats relief it was to know
that was not the sole survivor! To
know that perhaps he was not frozen
in and could come to my assistance! I
answered. The voice approached, but
seemed uncertain where to go, and yet
it was quite near.
A sudden exclamation of surprise!
Robot had seen my hands. He cleared
my head in an instant, and was about
to try to cut me out completely, when 1
saw foot above the snow, and so near
me that could touch it with my arms,
although they were not quite free yet.
I at once tried to move the foot it was
my poor friends. A pang of agony
shot through me as I saw that the foot
did not move. Poor Boissoult had
lost sensation, and was perhaps already
dead. Robot did his best after some
time he wished me to help him, so he
freed my arms little more, so that l
could make use of them. I could do
but little, for Robot had torn the ak
from my shoulder as soon as he had
cleared my head II generally carry an
ak separate from my alpenstock, the
blade tied to the belt and the handle at
tached to the left shoulder).
Before coming to me Robot had
helped Nance out of the snow he was
lying nearly horizontally, and was not
much covered over. Nance found Bev-
ard, who was upright in the snow, but
covered up to the head. After about
twenty minutes the two last named
guides came up. was at length taken
out the snow had to be cut with the
axe down to my feet before I could be
pulled out. A few minutes after l
O'Clock P. NJ, we came to my poor
friends face. I wished the body to be
taken out completely, but nothing could
induce the three guides to work any
longer, from the moment they saw that
it was too late to save him. I acknowl-
edge that they were as nearly incapable
Of doing anything as I was.
When was taken out of the snow
the cord had to be cut. We tried the
end going toward Bennen, but could
not move it it went. straight down and
showed us that there was the grave of
the bravest guide Valais ever had and
ever will have.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
A Healthy Place.

"What town is this ?" asked q tourist
of bright specimen of Jerseyman in
one of the lower counties of this State.
"Why, this is Waretown, and it is jist
the healthiest place in the world. Peo-
pie can't die here. mister, and it's no
use tryin'." swell, what in the mis-
chief do you want with that graveyard"
he asked, pointing toward one. "Why,
don't you see? When they started this
place they knew it wouldn't be consid.
cred nothing without cemetery, SO
they went to Philadelphia and bought
up some dead bodies that nobody
owned, from graveyard that was get
tin moved, and then went to auction
and bought some secondhand grave
stones and started that berryin' ground.
Why, mister, whenever they think it's
time, jist for the looks of the thing, to
have funeral, they 60 off somewhere
and buy q corpse" at suppose, of
course, your old people have to de-"
said the doubling tourist. "Not much;
they can't do it 4; why, about six months
ago old Sam Anderson, who is nigh
about hundred, wanted to die awful
bad, he got tired of Twin, but it was no
go, so he took wallpin' big dose of
laudanum, and we all thought he was
gone. So we went off and got coffin
for we amt got no undertakers here
and fixed up funeral. The whole
town came out, for genuine funeral
was new thing. Well, the people
came, and the preacher preached the
old man looked bully in his coffin, I
talI Won Hio family oil kiecad him
good bye, and the undertaken came with
the lid to screw him down, when what
should the old duffer do but rise up in
his coffin and look around and begin to
sing Il want to be an angel but,
stranger, it was no go-he couldn't do
it. The people went home disappoint-
ed, I want you to know, and that old
chap is alive yit and no chance of dyin'
here, don't you forgit it."-Can'des
Post.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
Boys Will be Boys.

Concerning the long bow, no Ameri.
can effort can surpass one that comes to
us from Scotland:
/" It was told that Colonel Andrew
Med owall, when he returned from the
war, was one day walking along by the
Myroch, when he came on an old man
sitting greetin' on q muckle stane at
the roadside. When he came up, the
old man rose and took off his bonnet
and said:
"'Ye're welcome home again, laird"
"'Thank you,' said the colonel; ad-
ding after a pause, ! should surely
know your face. Aren't you Nathan
M'Culloch?'
"' Ye're RIGHT Decd says Nathan ;
it's just me, laird
SO You must be good age, now, Ma
than, says the colonel.
"'I'm no vera aul' yet, laird was
the reply, I'm just turnt a hummer
"'A hundredl says the colonel, mus.
ing we'll, you must be all that. But
the idea of man of q hundred sitting
blubbering that way! What ever could
you find to cry about?'
1T was my father dashed me, sir, -
said Nathan, blubbering again 'an'
he put me DOT, so he did,
"'Your fatherr said the colonel; is
your father alive yet2'
"'Leevinl ay,' replied Nathan; I
ken that the day tae my SORROW
"' Where is he?' says the colonel.
"What an age he must be! I would like
TO see him.
"'Oh. he's up in the barn there,
says Nathan; an no, in horrid good
humor the moo, aither.'
"They went up to the barn together,
and found the father busy threshing
the barley with the big fail and tearing
on fearful. Seeing Nathan and the
laird coming in, he stopped and 90.
luted the colonel, who, after inquiring
how he was, asked him what he struck
Nathan for.
"'The young rascal says the father,
there nae DOOM wi him; he's never
DOT O. mischief, I had tae lick him this
mornin' for THROWN stanes ct his grand
father!' "-Hmper's Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

A MILLION OR NoTHINa,-A good
natured looking young man of rs, &C.
companied by a modest-appearing young
woman of about the same age, evident
ly his wife and just made so, yesterday
called upon Griswold street insurance
agent to see about insuring her life.
After some preliminary conversation
the agent inquired what sum they had
in mind.
81 want her insured for at least o
million dollars!" promptly replied the
husband. as he reached over and patted
her on the head.
The agent figured up the premium
and stated the amount. The wife turned
pale % death, and the husband lost o
pound of flesh minute.
"But take a smaller sum, say five or
ten thousand dollars" suggested the
agent.
"Not o cent less'n o millionr' ex-
claimed the husband. eft she amt
worth that she amt worth nothing, and
as can't chalk up for million we'll
CO."
And 60 they did. stopping neither
for argument or good wishes.-Detrois
Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
Royalty and Loyalty in Canada.

Writing of this subject in the mid
winter Scribner, DR.. Holland says:
We have no wish for change in the
American form Of government. The
risks would be too many, even were a
change in any way desirable; but one
does not need to be very acute of vision
to see that the peculiar form of loyalty
which gathers around the Queen and
royal family of England is the grand
bulwark OF national stability. Indeed,
the Queen and her family hardly exist
to-day for anything more or better than
to sit or serve as the objects of the ma
tons loyalty. The sovereign of Eng
land is person who, in these days,
exercises very little authority, for the
English nation is about as truly and
thoroughly self-governed as our own.
Indeed, England is one of the freest
countries of the world and, in some
respects, her governing powers are
more directly and Immediately respon-
sible to the people than our own. She
certainly has this one advantage, to
which in this article. we call special at
tention, viz: that for long years she
has had in the supreme place woman,
who has represented the nation and
been the recipient of its affactionate
loyalty, and not half dozen men who,
for limited periods of time, have repre-
sented a party. Through all admins
trations and above all administrations
there has stood unchanged the person
OF the British Queen, as the incarnation
OF the national institutions, laws, au-
thority and life.
So we are delighted with the express
sions of loyalty which have attended
the reception OF The new Canadian gov
ernor and his wife. Canada is friend
ly neighbor, with whom it is for the
interest of the United States to cult
vate the most cordial relations. She
wants nothing of us politically, and we
want nothing of her and it is crafty
ing to learn-what this reception seems
to have proved-that Canada is content
with the very mild foreign rule under
which she lives; nay, that she has sense
OF pride in being brought closer to the
heart of the empire by the presence
within her borders of royal blood. This
reception promises we'll for order and
peace and unity, on which our neigh.
Dor is to be heartily congratulated.
She is to be congratulated on the &C.
QUESTION Of capable and worthy gem
tleman to stand at the head Of her af-
fairs, and woman for her social lead
ing and political inspiration who repre-
sents in her blood the person around
whom cluster the loyal affections of o
great and remarkable people,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
Ten Years After.

Ten years ago, when she was ten,
fused TO tease and scold her;
liked her, and she loved me then,
A boy some Ave years older.
liked her, she would fetch my book,
Bring lunch to stream or thicket;
Would oil my gun, or bait my hook,
And field for hours at cricket.
She'd mend my cap, or find my whip.
All! but boys hearts are stony!
liked her rather less than Gyp,
And far less than my pony.
She loved me then. though.heaven knows why,
Smalfwonder had she hated.
For scores Of dolls she's had to cry
That decapitated.
tore her frock, pulled her hair,
Called red the sheen upon it;
Out fishing would even dare
Catch tadpoles in her bonnet,
Well, now expiate my crime;
The Nemesis Of fables
Came after years to-day Old Time
On me has turned the tables.
I'm twenty-five, she's twenty now,
Dark-eyed, pink-cheeked and bonny;
The curls are golden round her brow;
She smiles, and calls me Johnny.
OF yore used her Christian name,
But now, through fate or malice,
When she is by, my lips can't frame
Five letters to make Alice.
], who would joke with her, and tease,
Stand silent now before her
Dumb, through the very wish to please
speechless, shy adorer.
Or, if she turns to me 10 speak,
I'm dazzled by her graces
The hot blood rushes to my cheek,
babble commonplace.
She's kind and cool-ah Heaven knows how
/ wish she blushed and faltered;
She likes me, and love her now
Dear, dear how things have alteredl
London Graphic.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

Paris Figaro: ga man was in bed
very i'll, wnsn an old chum came to see
him. I am awfully bad said the pa
tient; you see I am lying ON my right
side, and my doctor says I am 30 bad
that II were toturn over on my left
side should de- What an extra
ordinary thing to say said the friend.
assure you he did say it, replied the
sick man. Il can't believe it. reioined
the visitor. 'Whatl' exclaimed the
SICK, you don't believe it? Then look
here! and he turned over and died in
O rage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

The final reports to the Bureau flag
riculture show that this year will be as
famous for cotton crop as it has been
for grain and breadstuff. This ought
to do something to relieve the indus
trial depression abroad.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

A FELLOW FEELING-Old lady ito
young curate who has obtained prefer
ment, and is about to leavo): "We're
MAR sorry to lose you, sir. You've
been very good to us old people. You
might q been an old woman yourself,
sir r--Punch.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

Ia farmer of Washington county,
Pa. aged eighty, married a girl Of
twenty. 1.-THE brides elder brother
had previously espoused the groom's
only daughter. III.-The old gentle
man, therefore, is his son-in-law's
brother-in.law, and his wife is her sis
ter-in.law's stepmother and her broth
er's stepmother. law, &C., &c.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

One of the saddest and most vexa'
tious trials that comes to girl whey
she marries is that she has to discharG|
her mother and depend upon hSfs5
girl.-Erckange.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

GROUND TEA.-A French chemist
asserts thatiftea be ground like coffee,
Immediately before hot water is poured
upon it. it will yield nearly double the
amount of its exhilarating qualities.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

A case originally involving $50. but
which has swallowed up the estates Of
both litigants, besides costing the coun-
try large sum, has been " settled ami
cably at Bath, Me.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07

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