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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-04

Finally the Judge consented to take
the lead, and doffing his hat knocked
softly. The door was opened by the
child who babe them enter. Beside the
fire sat the mother, who rose to meet
them. All passed in but the stranger,
who stood outside.
Marm," said the Judge, who some
how had lost his usual ease Of speech
and gesture, we--that is, the citizens
Of Mud Flat, has come to wish you Q
merry Christmas, and to offer you these
few tokens of our respeck an esteem. y
Having thus delivered himself, the
old gentleman deposited the bum
dies on the table, and stood beaming
serenely on all his companions. The
strange lady, completely overcome by
this unexpected kindness, could not
find words to reply for a moment.
Then. in broken voice, she said:
"This is q glad moment in my sor-
rowful life. You are good, kind men,
and I know God will repay your gen6r-
osity to the widow and the fatherless.
+"
She stopped suddenly, and stood
WAeh bAhhShCu ShCCho anu oAotCa0Cu
eyes, staring toward the door. The
miners burned, and beheld the stranger,
who, with great stride forward, and o
cry expressing the widest joy, caught
the woman in his arms.
They stood thus, heart pressed TO
heart, and lips to lips for an instant.
Then the stranger turned his eyes de.
voutly toward the ceiling.
"Thank God" be murmured gently.
"The wife had supposed dead is re-
stored to me-"
The miners stole softly away and left
the stranger standing thus, with his
arms tenderly twined about the woman
of his love, and the little child clinging
fondly to his knees.
The air was balmy outside the sun
shone with ineffable sweetness upon the
scene |; blue jay screamed his delight
from a neighboring tree, and the wind
played joyful tune among the rocks.
Christmas had come to Mud Flat
Leander p. Richardson, in N. r.
Weeklv.
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Steadily Winning.

We doubt II there is better weekly news
paper published anywhere In the United
States than the San francisco WEEKLY
CHRONICLE. 1t completely fulflls the most
exacting idea of what such publication
is spared ID to nAl produce it. ABLY Conducted,
clearly printed, large In size, replete with
news, and containing something of interest
Tor every imaginable class OF readers II is
steadily winning Its way to an immense cir
culation.
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The Black Death.

The black death, which has again APP
peared in some parts of Russia, has
proved very destructive, and caused the
greatest alarm. This is the same dis
ease which, in the fourteenth century,
desolated the globe, and it gets its name
from the black spots, symptomatic of a
putrid decomposition, that show them
selves at one Of its stages on the skin
of the sufferer. It is thought to have
had its origin in China in 1888, some
fifteen years before its outbreak in
Europe, and it ragged for twenty five
years, while droughts, famines, floods,
earthquakes that swallowed towns and
mountains, and swarms of locusts
spread devastation everywhere. Dur
ing the same period Europe had as
many abnormal conditions as the East.
The order of nature seemed to be re-
versed. The seasons were at various
times inverted |; thunder.storms were
frequent in mid-winter. and volcanoes
long considered extinct, burst forth
afresh. The theory is that the extraor-
binary activity of the earth, accom-
panied by decomposition OF vast organic
maeses-myriads of locusts, brutes and
bodies of human beings--produced
some change in the atmosphere mimi
cal to life. Some writer's say that the
impure air was actually visible as II APP
preached with its burden of death. The
plague owed its extension almost wholly
to infection and contagion. Three
years passed from the date Of its APP
pearance in Constantinople before it
crept by huge circle to the Russian
territories. Statistics were not obtain
able then, but it is estimated that in
China alone IL. 00O, 900 people died, and
in the remainder OF the East "a ,000, 900,
while in Europe $4,000, 900 souls per-
ished, making grand and terrible total
of 50, DOC. 900. Although there is little
danger Of the spread of the pest to
Western Europe-for many generations
it has been confined to the East--it isnot
strange that the Russians should be
startled by ravages the black death has
already made. Persons attacked by it
are said to die like flies, and the ignor-
ant and superstitious peasantry are so
terrified by ii that many are thought to
have persisted of pure fright. Fortu-
nately the laws of health and the pecul,
iarities Of disease are much better I'M
derstood now than in centuries gone
by.--N. Y. Times.
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Macar0ni.

This nutritious and wholesome arti-
Gle of food is little used in this coun-
try. In Italy, however, its use is uni
verssl, often constituting the principal
food, or taking the place of fish, yege-
tables, and the dessert generally in the
regular dinner. 1t is also sold and
eaten in the streets as freely as fruits
are with rs. Its use is extensive in
France and Germany.
It consists of pure gluten, which ele-
ment constitutes only three and one
half per cent Of wheat -four, and is
wholly wanting in rye and oatmeal.
The gluten, when wet, is tough, elias
tic mass, of q yellowish brown color,
and is obtained by dissolving out the
starch and other constituents OF the
-four with cold water. The process is
as follows:
The -four, having been made up into
a soft dough, is placed on fine sieve,
over q vat of water, and is knesded-in
Italy with the feet--as long as the wa
ter, which falls ON it in spray, runs
through milky. The tenacious nature
of the gluten prevents its passing
through. Starch is manufactured from
the contents Of the vat.
The long, hollow tubes are formed
by pressing the gluten through pecu-
liar-shaped opening in q metallic plate ;
and this tubular form, SO important to
it in cooking, is indispensable to its
drying. as gluten, when moist, rapidly
tends to decomposition.
Counterfeit macaroni il made from
-four, instead of from its gluten. It
has, moreover, q starchy appearance ;
il more smooth and glossy than the
genuine /; is apt TO be mouldy inside ;
is not as elastic when broken, does not
show the glossy fracture Of the former /;
and in cooking becomes pssty, and
does not preserve the tubular form.
The genaine also-as the counterfeit
does not swells up to more than
double its original thickness.
Itwould be q gain to our cookery II
macaroni were In more common use
among u.s. Hossh's Companion. l
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Should We Become Estranged.


Should we become estranged, love,
What sorrow then must fall,
The bitter cup for each to drink,
The wormwood and the gall;
It might have been, 1t cannot be,
And, far more sadder still,
. The words that cut the heart in twair,
And more than life doth kill.
What artful thoughts to fill the breast,
What binding, scalding tears,
Should we become estrangcd, love,
After those few happy years;
The sun that shines 90 brightly now
Would turn to darkest gloom,
Aud thorns grow thick along the path
Where flowers sweet did bloom.
Oh, then, fond hope, deceive me not,
But let my dreams prove true,
And may never do deed
I will hereafter rue;
And when the hour Of death shall come
May ii find us both unchanged,
And then from earth we'll rise and soar
And we ne'er become estranged.
MAIDEN VALENTINE
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Dentistry.

A good set OF teeth are indispensable to
perfect health. A .iyst-class dentist repairs
the decay and waste OF nature. Such Q one
Is DR.. Cochran of San Francisco, his Office Is
at the corner OF Stockton and Market streets,
San Francisco, and we can cheerfully recon-
mend him to our readers. Call and see him
when you visit tt . city.
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company A; Private George Nelson,
company A. "Woman's Dress" In
dian scout, died on the road in.
Wounded = Captain w. H. Vessels.
First Sergeant Ambrose, company E |;
Sergeant Reed, company a; Private
Henry Debloise, company II.
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A Source of Much Bodily Evil.

II the habit OF body becomes irregular,
much evil Is inflicted on the system. The
stomach becomes dyspeptic, bilious symp-
toms develop themselves, the circulation Is
contaminated, and the nerves share In the
general disorder. It Is OF the utmost import
ance that the bowels should be thoroughly
and speedily regulated when they grow
derelict. The corrective agent best adapted
70 this purpose Is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, a wholesome, non. gripping vegetable
laxative, worth all the rasping cathartics in
vented since the time OF Paracelsus. People
who have been IN the habit OF using blue
pill, calomel, and other drugs and cheap
nostrums for constipation, should abandon
such hurtful and useless medicines, and sub
stitute for them this pleasant and gentle
aperient, which not only produces the pur-
gative effect naturally, but also strengthens
liver. 1t moreover cures end prevents inter-
mittent and remittent fevers, govt, rheuma-
tism, debility and urinary troubles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-04
The Fifth Pair of Nerves.

DIR. Brunton, in the Contemporary
Recie,c, says: "There are two nerves,
known as the fifth pair, which are dis
tributed to the skin Of the head and to
the mucous membrane Of the eyes, nose,
and mouth. These vessels are closely
connected with the heart and vessels,
and by stimulating their branches the
circulation may be greatly influenced.
as in the case of fainting. It is curi-
GUS fact that people of all nations are
accustomed, when in any difficulty, to
stimulate one or another branch of the
fifth nerve, and quicken their mental
processes. Thus some persons, when
puzzled, scratch their heads, others
stroke or pull their boards, thus stimu-
lating the occipital, frontal, or mental
branches of those nerves. Many Ger
mans, when thinking, have q habit Of
striking their fingers against their noses
thus stimulating the nasal cutaneous
branches, while in this country some
people stimulate the branches distrib-
uted to the mucous membrane of the
nose by taking snuff. The late Lord
Derby, when translating Homer, was
accustomed to eat branded cherries.
One man will eat figs while composing
leading article; another will suck
chocolate creams, others will smoke
cigarettes, and others sip brandy and
water. BY these means they stimulate
the lingual and buceal branches of the
nerves, and thus refexly excite their
brains. Alcohol appears to excite the
circulation through the brain refexly
from the mouth, and TO stimulate the
heart refiexly from the stomach, even
before it is absorbed into the blood.
Shortly after it has been swallowed,
however, it is absorbed from the stom-
ach, and passed with the blood to the
heart, to the brain and to other parts
OF the nervous system, upon which il
then begins to act directly. Under its
influence the heart beats more quickly,
the blood circulates more freely: and
thus the functional power of the various
organs in the body is increased, so that
the brain may think more rapidly, the
muscles act more powerfully, and the
stomach digests more easily but, with
this exception, the effect Of alcohol on
the system may be described as one of
progressive paralysis. The higher CEN
tiers suffer first, and the judgment is
probably the first quality to be impaired.
One of the most esteemed noyelists of
the present day informs me that, oil.
though he can take great deal of wine
without its having any apparent effect
on him, yet a single glass of sherry is
enough to take the fine edge off his in
tellect. He is able to write easily and
fuently in the evening after taking din
ner and drinking wine, but what he
then writes will not bear his own criti-
cism next morning, although, curious
ly enough, it may seem to him excellent
at the time Of writing. a
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DR., j. a, Hunter,

No. 321 Suffer ST., San Francisco, devotes
special attention to Catarrh, deafness and all
diseases OF the head, throat and chest. All
letters Of inquiry will receive attention.
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BANANAs.-Few people who see ban
anas hanging in fruit-dealers' shops
think of them as more than tropical
luxury. In fact, they are staple arti-
Gle Of food in some parts of the world |;
and, according to Humboldt, an acre
Of bananas will produce as much food
for man as twenty-five acres of wheat.
1t is the ease with which bananas are
grown that is the great obstacle to civ
ilization in some tropical countries. It
is so easy TO get living without work
that no effort will be- made, and the men
become lazy and intolerably. shiftless.
All that is needed is to stick cutting
into the ground. It will ripen its fruit
in twelve or thirteen months without
further Care, each plant having from
seventy-five to one hundred and twenty
five bananas and when that dies down,
after fruiting, new shoots spring up to
take its place. In regions where frosts
never reach, bananas are found in all
stages of growth, ripening their fruit
every day and eyery month in the year.
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TEA BIsouITs.-Two pounds of -four,
two ounces OF butter, one cup of milk,
one or two eggs, half cup Of sugar,
one cup Of yeast set at night, bake in
the morning.
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j. HILL, manufacturer ofCarrIages, Buggies
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BONANZA IN BOTTLE. That's what PRArT's
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CUsTARD PIE.-One quart Of milk,
four eggs sweeten to your taste flavor
with lemon or Whatever is liked best !;
line the pie-plate with crust and pour
the mixture in, grating little nutmeg
and bake on top.
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lowed him to do as he wished. /,
In an hour he was gone, and the set
Element was lost in speculations as to
what he would bring back for the
strange lady and her child.
The morning Of December twenty
fifth dawned crisp and cold. The fresh.
biting air Of the mountains raced
among the trees right merrily, whisk-
ing the snow into little wreaths. and
frolicking among the branches with
real holiday gayety. 1t was nearly
noon when the stranger rode into camp.
loaded with bundles. AT the Magnolia
he met an eager crowd Of miners. who.
headed BY Judge Gashwilder, were
soon on the road to the strange lady's
cabin. Arriving there, they felt sud-
den hesitation about entering. It was
like intruding upon some sacred
ground, and they were almost tempted
TO deposit their bundles on the thresh-
old and fly.
You take the stuff" said the Judge
to the stranger, "and go in fust.
You've bin familiar with wimmin. and
know how to handle EN-. Wen wait
outside."
But the stranger felt the same hesita-
tion. Perhaps his lor ] absence from
feminine society made him bashful.
Perhaps thought Of the memery be
revered, caused him TO hold back.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-07-18
z uetital.
THE ROSE OF EDEN.

Fair Eve knelt close by the guarded gate,
in the glow OF the eastern spring,
She saw the fash Of the angels sword, and
the sheen of the angels wing
She thought as she held her sobbing breath,
she could hear the happy signs
OF the tiny rivule,s tina, fed the MOSES of
Para disc
She knew how the birds were auttering,
among the clustering flowers,
And gorgeous blooms and arching trees, that
Swallowed Edens bowers,
She cried aloud 10 an agony Of wild remorse-
full prayer,
"Givc me one bud, bnt one, but one, from the
thousands that blossom there2"
lie turned as heard her pi,eous voice, In his
grave angelic grace,
And he looked with a wstfnl tenderness on
the beautiful woman's face
And because Il, was so Beautiful, and because
shAsould not see
How fair were the pure white cyclamen
crushed dying at her knee;
And because be knew this punishment through
the weary years must burn,
That through all things sweet and good on
earth, her heart would for Eden yearn
He gathered rich red rose that grew where
| the four great rivers met,
And flung 1t TO the frail, fatal hands tina
clasped imploring yet.
And though for many cycles past that ros'
in dust has lain,
With her who bore it on her breast, whe
she passed from life and pain,
There Is never a daughter Of Eve but once
ere the tale Of her days ia done,
She will know the scent of the Eden rose
Just once beneath the sun
And whatever else she may win or lose, er
dure, or do, or dare,
She will never forget the enchantment II CAV
TO the common air;
For the world may give her content or 10.
fame, sorrow or sacrifice,
But the hour that brough: the scent Of q
rose, she lived in Paradise.
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Kid Gloves.

The celebrated PERlN0T Kid Gloves
2-but,ous Ladies, 81 IS; 3-buttons do, So;
4-buttons do, So rs; 2-buttons Gents So;
Also the "LE ROYAL" KID GLOVES
3-buttons Ladies, 81 25; 4-buttons do, 81 so;
6-buttons do, 81 10; 2-buttons Gents'.Sl SO.
Full stock Of addressed Kid, Castor and
Isle Thread Gloves. Alexander's celebrated
kid finisb) Black Silk Gloves, 2-but'ons,
CI 50
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Attention Travellers.

TIVE subscriber having secured the con
Il tract for carrying the mail between Rock
Vile and Dawsonsville, notifies the public that
he will run a STAGE between those points
DAILY, leaving Rockville after the arrival of
the Mail train 10 the morning and reaching
Dawsonsville about ~ O'Clock Leaving the
latter place will arrive At Rockville ia time
tor the evening trains. -
in"e lj-u JAS. w Bus" ELL.
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WHILE EUUlSa

Plaid and Striped Naiusooks, India Linens,
Mousalins, French Nainsooks and Mulls, In
dia Null Muslins, ga wide French Organizes
and Tarlatans, White Berkeley Lawn at l22c;
Ladies' and Gents Handkerchiefs, all prices.
CORSETS,
The Flexible Hip Corset Zoo bonesl at 81;
the Cornet Corset at So; the celebrated G. p.
Corsets, French handmade at 50, So 80, So
and "a
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THE DIFFERENCE Did you ever no.
tice the broad. comfortable, shady-look-
ing Loghorn hats in the millincr's win
dow? Just buy your wife one, and tho
first thing she will do with it will be to
double up her dainty fist and punch
three-cornered dent on the right side;
then she will pinch the front rim down
and the back rim up, and then stave in
three or four more big dents at odd cor
ncrs, and when it resembles in shape an
old tin pan that has been target for
throwing match, she will remark
upon the elegance and grace Of the az
fair. But let Johnnie servo his new
straw hat in the same way. and he will
be stood up in dark closet and forced
to go without strawberry shortcake for
supper.
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Selected Misfellang.
"Hay.Foot! Straw Foot 7"

Many boys and girls may have heard
these words applied in a dcrisivo way to
raw rccurits who were making begin
ming in their military education by learn
ing to march; but very few young people,
or old ones, either know how the terms
originated.
During the war of 1912, there was
great deal of drilling and training among
the militia-men all over the country, es-
pecially the larger cities and towns, where
the principal recruiting stations were
situated. In New York city, much OF the
drilling of newly enlisted man was done
in what is now City Hall park, in front
of tavern which stood where the Sun
newspaper building is located. Many of
these wourld.be soldiers were from the
country, and these, of course, knew moth
ing at all about marching in military
fashion. They could walk far enough,
some of them, and work as hard and bear
much fatigue as any soldier in regular
army but they walked as they pleased.
and had no ideas about such things as
keeping STEP tits even said that there
were fellows among them who did not
know their right foot from their left, and
who we're therefore continually getting
themselves and their companions into
disorder by mixing up their lcgs-tha
is, moving out their right leg when tho
officer who was drilling them called ou
Left and the other leg when he called
out Right If they could have put boil
legs forward at once, it is portable tina
they would sometimes have done so.
To make these men understand exact
ly which leg was meant when the Office
gave his orders, curious plan wa
devised. Around the right leg Q
each man, just below the knee, was tie
a wisp of hay, while wisp Of straw wa
tied around bis left leg. Now, these coun
try fellows knew very we'll the difference
between hay and straw, and SO, whe
they we're ranged in line and tho Office
gave the word 10 march, and called gu
sHay-foot straw-foot hay-foot J straw
foot each one Of them understood exact
" which was the foot he must put for
: ward.
It sometimes happened, however
that man would DO so busy observln
his companions perhaps maxim
a fun, at the same time, OF their attempt
o'to walk like soldicrs--tbat he woul
=, -get bis own business, and put To-
., VIZ bis straw foot, when 'hay-foo
9 was s lied for.
D. ~ st have been very funny TO 81
,nesc "a .-ccruits-here country hous
X, lcr ~ mig Soots and striped shirt the
Ia farmer : sr, IN =, shirt-sleeves and bros
nd straw ha' the perhaps, village do
'se tor or schoo'mas'r, with his high bcav
~ nat and his 2ecta'cs, with tall b.
a. a. near by in @P al short jacket
marching side b side with hands dow
nd by their sides, th,Nbs turned out. cy
ds, Fixed on the officer Ahe stepped hcfo
them, and all kccphN.imoto tho N
notonous call Of 'llaJ-lSs straw-foo
- hay-foot straw foot 7
e