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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-01
Odds and Ends.

An in-voice-that of the hotel porter.
The best color MT n can have is Writ
hue.
The man who lost his balance was
cut of his weigh.
A fitting opportunity-The visit to
the dress maker.
Caught in the act-The performer
who forgets his part.
Where is the man who is going 40
days without drink?
Are not brewers sons of malt-eh p
Quincy Modern Argo.
"How sad!" exclaimed one blade OF
pair of scissors to tho other; how
sadl We only meet to severn
Tanners fast is not original. The
old gentleman, Noah, lived forty days
on water Boston Commercial Bulle-
tin.
Some men are born fools. some
achieve idiocy, 9nd some have it thrust
upon them by the American Paragraph
ers. Men Yorh Meas.
A little boy Of four years was sleep.
ing with his brother, when his mother
said: Why, Tommy, you are lying
right in the middle OF the bed; what
will Harry do?' well, roa," he re.
piled, Harry's got both sides"
An American minister, when elected
by the laity and rejected by the clergy
was asked, Z" If man is Right Rever.
end, who is elected bishop. what is a
man who is only half elected ?" The
left reverend was his witty reply.
The LINE IS DRAWN. Light minded
young thing, III q bathing suit:
"Surely, Aunt Margaret, you are not
going to wear your spectacles in the
water ?"
Aunt NJ: Indeed / am. Nothing
shall induce me to take of another
thing"
Tie SCOTCHMAN AND THE MINERALo-
GIsT.-" YOn man gave me his bag ia
carry by short cut across the hills to
his inn, while he took the other road
Ell! 1t was dreadfully heavy, and,
when l got out of his sight, l deter
mined to see what was init, for wond.
cred at the unco weight of the thing
and, man, it's no use for You to guess
what was in that bag, for you'd ne'er
find out. It was stones" "And did
you carry it?" "Carry it! man, did
you think 1 was as mad as himself
Nae! nae! l tempted them all out, but
filed the bag again from the pile near
tue house, and l gave him COOL meas
ure for his money"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-01

strange proposition was over. the young
girl jumped eagerly at the prospect OF a
change from the dull home she never
vet had left. She was Young and spir'
tied; at an age when love and variety
and "A longing to see the world AMI
plunge into its unknown delights are
natural. The playing the widow she
thought would be excellent fun. There
was a spice of adventure in it. and 1t
would be like the private theatricals
and acting charades she had read of
and imagined SO pleasant. The old
gen;lemans reason for wishing her to
do so WAS puzzle; but then who could
wonier at anything ds did? absurd
o idity that he was. Perhaps it was to
avoid having to provide chaperon for
her; he hated ladies SO, and elderly
ones especially.
The result OF the scheme We have
seen; and tho scheme itself was what
its originator proceeded to Givulge to
the would be husband when that indi-
vidual presented himself with consid
cradle misglvings and agitation on the
appointed morning.
As the lady has not turned out to
be what you took her for, is not, in
fact, widow. perhaps the whole matter
may bs off. A disappointment, no
doubt wound up the uncle with one
OF his grim chuckles; but twas only
right to tell you in time. Young man,
if You can pardon tho deceit, take her. v
WE'LL" exclaimed the young man to
his Fancec, when, all things cleared up
aud satisfactorily arranged, the en-
gagged pair were talking over the queer
circumstance that had brought them
together, " always knew your uncle
was eccentric, but this surpasses any.
thing I could have imagined even of
h NJ Selected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-01
An Escaped Princess.

The cable reported an interesting
scene some days ago. The Princess
Pauline of Wurtenburg, it appears, has
had the good sense and courage to
break the spell of etiquette, and give
her hand in marriage to physician of
Breslau; and this with the consent of
the King, her father.
The clergyman who married them, in
his address reminded the husband that
his bride in marrying him had given
up many things which were esteemed
OF great value by the world. When he
proposed to the bride the usual ques-
ton, whether she would have this man
to be her welded husband, she was not
content merely to answer, Eyes" She
added, in quiet manner:
II declare I give up nothing that
can at all be valued in comparison to
the happiness awaiting me, and con.
slider my lot most enviable one."
This was rather humiliating 10 the
clergyman, who excused himself for
his ill-timed observation, at the we'd
ding breakfast.
This Princess has indeed escaped
from kind of slavery. 1t is not
merely that princesses are hemmed in
on every side by etiquette, but they are
severed from the sympathies of man
kind, and can seldom know the delights
of friendship.
Madame d'Arblay relates that the
daughters OF George Ill. OF England
would sometimes steal away at Windsor
Castle to the apartment OF an officers
wife, and beg for a glass of beer to
quench their thirst. The eldest Prin.
cess gave one day their reason for do
ing so. in these words:
r." said she, we should send a
servant to bring us some beer, we
should have to wal, for a barrel to be
tapped; and there would De forthwith a
new Office created parrsyo,' Of beer to
tie PrinceSSes behoeen meats and as that
barrel would become somebody's per.
quisite, fresh barrel would be tapped
every time one of us called for glass. -
When John Keeton, a Cumberland
county. Kentucky. man saw a swarm of
bees in the woods, with nothing to
catch them in, he was sorrowful. He
adopted the first mode inwardly sug.
gested to him, slipped of his pants,
soon had the bees hived in the legs,
and so carried them home.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-01
Where Does the Day Begin?

As matter of fact the day begins all
round the world--not at the same in
slant, bat just as the sun visits success
i've portions OF the earth in his journey
from east to west. But the traveller
who crosses the Pacific ocean can give
another answer to the above question
that on the ono hundred and cightieth
degree of longitude-one half of the
the circumference of the globe, start
ing from Greenwich east or west-there
is an arbitrary change or dropping of
q day, and that at this point, if any
where, the day may DO said to begin.
1t was with strange feelings that the
writer, crossing the Pacific, having
gone to bed on Saturday night, leaving
everything pertaining to the almanac
in satisfactory condition, awoke on
Monday morning! Sunday had com.
pletely fallen out from our calendar,
for that week, at least. Every one
knows that in travelling round the world
from cast to west "a day is lost, and in
order to adjust his reckoning to that of
the place he has left. one must drop a
day as if he had not lived it, when in
reality the time has passed by lengthen.
ing every day during the journey.
For long time it was the custom for
sailors to effect this change pretty much
when they pleased; but now it has be-
come settled rule among American
and English navigators that at the one
hundred and eightieth degree a day
must be passed over if going west. and
one added if going east, in which latter
case the traveller enjoys two Sundays
or two Thursdays, as the case may be.
1t is most likely that this particular
degree was decided On from the fact
that, except te@ scattered islands of
Poi. nesia, there are no large commu-
mites, with their vast commercial and
social transactions, to be affected by
the change.
He came into the editors sanctum
with large roll of manuscript under
his erm, and said very politely: ~
have little triae here about the suns It
yesterday, which was dashed off by a
friend of mine. which l would like in
serted if you have Rom" "Pien,y of
room; just inser, i. yours, IT," replied
the editor, gently pushing thu waste
basket toward him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-01

Nashville ranks thirtieth among the
cities of the Uni ed States in regard 10
population.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-01

Quiet, the French historian, IN u
letter lately published, addressed to one
Of his children, tells how, on his FIRST
vlsi. to Windsor, he lost his way and
opened wrong door and beheld for
moment lady having ner hair brushed.
The next day the Queen (for it was
she) joked him about it, and he says
L ended by asking her leave, if ever
l wrote my memoirs, like Sally or st.
Simon. to mention how at midnight
opened the door of the Queen Of Fog
land. She gave permission. laugh og
merrily.'
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
TIE NAposEoNs AND HIUNoxkK
nres. 7Al AAsnesa

Kossuth saw no reasot, why Freuch juipefi III
bition and the cause OF Italian libofntao4 ~
gsrian gssi patriots, and with tEis o6jssi H lein@
Klapka and others In O. csrefnliy eIotQfeoe4
In February, 1869, he issued 4 nsnifeeto
ton be- might hereafter advise Them % peslj1
In and month later be publishcd . eeogpd &<1
ment. intended quite as much e warn t1e EnEe
the Hungarians themselves: Kossuth hIpss!f
TO Paris OF the beginning OF May. There bs noN -
teryiews first with Prince Napoleon. ana ~
with the French Emperor AccordinE = Z ko4,e1
report. both were eager TO- faii 10 wnn nls W.
i" The Emperor's Intention said the Prlce So13
Hungary should become s an IN la1ndepnG9sSsns 49,
the sovereign right. Of Hungary % -.
eide her own affairs." He made enlE
should %s s adopt %not . republican form q esvss
ment, but Q constitutional rnonarchys 20 e44Z
Kossutb made no objection. He had prefe2ne
tionality Of Hungary. lts freedom from Sx4aH
bondage, was the one supreme object no al1neo ~
ROssuth went SO sar as ts sqsssss Ss
help Of Prince Napoleon, the Prince himselI s6o1
accept the offer Of F" the crown Of 81: 6&spe1:
What followed is worth quoting 10 full - &,
Upon this the Prince, who sat with ~ IN
small table, rose, and making deep bow. taids X
Yer Sery much. But must fe1uess W you not to ~ e
tion this again to me,or to the Emperor when yen
speak with him. We Bonapsrtes bave leernt rcae4.
IrOm Inc history Oh our uncos Wo uevo sossxny
only what we must but also what We must NOD dos
We know that members Of our family must nqt -,
cept foreign thrones. for that might lead 70 kufo
pean coalition against us. Permit me TO say that'
the French imperial throne is such as not 70 allow
us to risk its possession to our family even f the
sake Of the ilustrious crown Of st. Stephen.,N 4.
In note Kossuth declares bis belief not only that
Prince Napoleon was honest In ths assertion ~
well he might be. but also that there was no peri
sona ambition in his his cousins participation ~
the Italian war. Kossuth at the time fully saf
isHed, az any rate, Of the good Intentions ct his
ally. lI
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
WORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY JUNE 81

Mr.. Cibbins was wondering at the engma presented
by maidenhood and silence. After all u was bus
the .waywardness Of young girl, he reflected, and
he followed her to whore shs stood in the smiling
Spring sur shiiIe She was leaning against the
messy red. brick wall with different lover In the
time gone by. On her lips played o tender smile.
All, that's right; you are not angry, Dearest
said the vicar persuasively. He again essayed
sort of lover-lixe earess She recoiled at the
touch. Turning sharply round. with burning
@hopen Mr.. Gbbins. l thought just now i would
try to like you, but you see it's all too lateP
Too latoP repeated the wear, turning from the
garden gate and gazing along the muddy road,
:" Surely,n as the Psalmist says, "sureiy every
man wa!keth in vain show; surely they are dis
quieted in vain.w
IIullo, Gibbns,' exclaimed an irritatingly-elated
voice in his ear, while hand grasped his own.
just run down. you see; governor all serene
again. Come down TO our mutual friends-over
the wall. What is the matter anxiously. They
In perfect bodily health said the divine
mournfully. New lights began to beat in on the
darkness Of the wears brain. You are not going
TO- he stammered aghast.
Can't stop now, old fellow-tell you oil about 1t
afterward.' =,
The gate swung to- Gibblns found himself with
out on ths same road with changed sky. For Mr..
Courtney still thinks as before that an uncom-
monty nice little girl lived on the other side OF the
wall; while His presence whispers to Mona that the
Winter indeed is dead.-lAll The Year Round.
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
CARLYLHs LETTER TO A YOUNG MAN.
From Memoir Of JAMES Dodds: .

LONDON, Sept 81, t641.
My DEAR SIR! The truthful genial temper mani
Tested in your letter cannot but increase the IN;
terest | felt in you. 1t will be good news In all
time coming TO learn that such o life as yours un-
folds itself according to promise, and becomes In
some toerable degree what IL Is capable OF being.
The problem is your own, to make or TO mar;
great problem for you, as the like is Tor every man
born into this world.
You have my entire sympathy In your denuncia-
tion of the explosive" character. lG is frequent
in these times, and deplorable wherever met with.
Explosions are ever wasteful, woeful central fire
should not explode ITSELF but lie silent, far down.
at the centre, and make all good fruits grow. We
cannot too often repeat to ourselves. Strength Is
seen not in spasms. but in stout bearing OF Dur
dens"
You can take comfort in the meanwhile, IL You
need IL, by the experience OF all wise men. that
right heavy burden Is precisely the thing wanted
for a young strong man: Grieyous to be DorneI
but bear it we'll you will find 1t one day to have
been verify blessed. " / would not for any money"
saws the brave Jean Paul in his quaint way, !" have
had money In my youth" He speaks truth there,
singular as it may seem to many.
BY the way do you read GERMANY IL would De
vel worth your while to learn it; and not iInpos-
sible, not even diicnlt even where you are, II you
so resolved. These young obscure years 0ugnt 70
be necessarily employed In gaming knowlege OF
things worth knowing especially OF heroic human
souls worth knowing; and you may believe me, the
Books are needed. but yet not many books; . rev
well read. An open. true. patient and valiant soul
is needed that is the one thing needful.
have no time here, In this immeasurable tread
mill of place, to answer letters. But you may
take 1t for new fact that If You can, as you say,
gether welcome. If at any time definite seryicee,
can be done by answering, doubt not 1 snail
make time for it. subscribe myself IN great haste
yours with truo wishes and hopes, T. CARLYLE.
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
ANECDOTES OF GOVERNOR JOHN 4. AN
DREW.
r.n,a pelen ". Chandler,s Memoir.

From Peleg W. Chandler's Memoir.
Among the Governors friends was young mer- pr
chant Of Boston, and will lot him tell the STORY IN
~" II was in the Summer of 1862. when emancipa-
tion was being talked great deal. We had not
had any great successes, and everybody had notion
Governor sent for me to- come up 10 the otate
House. | went mp up to his r0om ana 1 never
shall forget how | met him. He was signing some
kind of bonds, standing at tall desk III the Soun-
eli Chamber In his shirt sleeves his fingers all COW
cred with ink. He said: Il How do You dot
want you TO go, to Washingtonw Mhy, Gov, Nv
sny such notice as this. am busy, and it is inn
SosSsSe S for me to co. All my folks aye serving
their country said he ana ne ensloneu "" va ed
in. and said with emphasis: Somebody must 80
to Washington We'll, Governor. don't see ,l how
cam Said hs 3 mat yUa Tav 70 s6d 3D. shall TO-
Of course There something gong OH, IaS ne re;
marked. This Is q momentous time. ne tnrnea
suddenly tO%ard GOm me ana sod Siiu WHY Of course
1FIEen' let us pray : and he knelt right down at
the ohalr that was placed there; we Doth kneeieu
down and never heard :ich prsyerin all my iife:
nsver was so near the throne OF God, except when
nv mother died, as was then. said to the Gov
ernor am PTSf9WgaayI gOr VA" ''
'N' !" anon found out that emancipation was in
evervbody,s mouth and when got to Washington
and called upon sumner ne began 70 ths s prssssS
England fa% GSH n'T regarded it. went to the White
dent. Tdo' We first talked about everything
but emancipation, and finally h9 asked
me what j thought about emancipation. told blm
w6nt / thought about it. and said that Governor
Andrew was so far interested IN IT that had no
doubt he had sent on there to post the Presdent
ton and New-York thought of 1t, and then re-
peated 10 him. as had previously TO sumner, this
Drayer If tho Governors as well as could remem-
her H. The President said: when we have the
Governor of Massachusetts, to send troops In the
way ho has, and when we have him to utter such
prayers for US, have no doubt that we shall sue
In September the Governor sent for me- He had
n dispatch that emancipation would be proclaimed,
and II was done the next day. You remember the
President mado proclamation IN September 70
take efGct In january. Well, he and ! were alone
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
THOREA U'S PITY.
From a Letter 10 The Spectator.

The following anecdote, given by q gentleman
who had been introduced to Thoreau by Emerson,
may, or may not, be taken to illustrate MIR, r. l..
S!s statement in the too exhaustive, but also too
neat and final essay in The CornkiN OF June, that
There IS no trace of pity in Thoreau"; but your
words in crlticisng the said article encourage me to
send It:
'When went next morning, / found them ell
Thoreau was then living in his fathers housel IN q
state Of excitement, by reason OF the arrival OK
fugitive negro from the South, who bad come faint
ing to their door about day ybreak, and thrown him.
self on their mercy. ThOreau took me in to see the
Door WRETCH whom found to be man with whose
face. as that of slave 10 the South, was familiar
The negro was much terrified at seeing me. suppos-
ing was one of his pursuers. Having quieted his
fears by the assurance that L, too though
in O different sense, was refugee from
the bondage he was escaping, and at the
same time being able to attest the neRr0s
genuiness sat and watched the singularly tender
and owly devotion of the scholar to the slave. he
must be fed his swollen feet bathed, and he must
think of nothing but rest. Again and again tnls
coolest and camest Of men drew near to the
trembling negro and soothed him and bade him feel
at home, and have no fear that any power should
again wrong him. Thoreau could not walk with me
that day, as had been agreed, but must mount
guard over the fugitive for slaye-hunters were not
extinct IN these days. and 30 l went away atter
while, much impressed by manv little traits that
had seem as they had appeared in this emergency"
An abohtionist Of this kind cannot be without
DtY.
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
Ax rMtrllITToNyoF WoRDsWoRTK.
rnsra i. a river clear and fair.

There 10 o river clear and fair,
sris neither broad nor narrow;
1t winds little here and there
IL winds about like any hare,
And then 10 takes as straight course
As on the turnpike road horse,
Or through the air an arrow.
The trees that grow upon the shore
Have grown hundred years or more;
So long there is NO knowing.
Old Daniel DObsOn docs not know
When first these trees began to grow;
But still thoy grew. and grew, and grew,
As IL they'd nothing else TO do,
But ever to be growing.
Tho impulses of air and sky
Have rear'd their stately heads so niRh.
And clothed their bougbs with green;
Their leaves the dews of evening quah,-
And when the wind blows loud and keen,
pye seen che Jolly timbers laugh,
And shake their sides with merry glee-
Wagging their heads in mockery.
Fix,d are their feet in solid earth,
Where winds can never blow;
But visitings of deeper birth
Have reach'd their roo is below.
For they have gan'd the rivers brink,
Aud of the living waters drink
There's little viii. five years child
He is my youngest boy;, -,
To look OH eyes SO fair and wlld
1t is O very JOY -
He hath conversed with sun aud ehoWer,
And dwelt with every idle flower,
As fresh aud gay as them.
He loIters with the briar rosc.--
The blue-beiles are his play-feilows.
That dance upon their slender stem.
And have said, my little Will. -,
WHY should not he continue still
A thing of Natures rearingf
A thing beyond the worlds control
A living vegetable sOul.-
No human eorrow fearing.
1t were ablessed sight to see
That child become u Willow tree,
His brother trees among.
He'd bo four times as tall as me,
And live three times as long.
CATHARINE NJ. FANsHAw.
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
MILE. BERNHARDTS OPPRESSIVE cos
TUNES
From The Spectator

infect Parisian audience, but II might be worth
Mile. Bernhardts while to consider that she is nog
acting to English play-goers, aud to modify Itee
her oppressive costumes Frou-Frou. Der charns her
grefs, and her punishment are almost oblitcrsted
by Giberte's gowns, and the most patient and ipr
feresed audience that ever set st play tat leaSt i
Iondon) must grow weary OF the endless leu2th oS
the entractes. The thread Of the story 10 lost tt
effects are weakened while people st fdeettnE end
yawning 10 order thar Nile. Dernhardne dresDqgo
may have time to smother her in cascades of stlf
(which does not JroH.fros-erl, clouds OF Laos and
bales of beads.
These outrageously extravagsnt dresses M
totally inconeruous with her position, ir the Ayst
act, as an unmarried girl. and all Through Nth ~
shabby mounting Of the piece Frou Erou - poo
yelyet and gorgeous lace complaqsntlY betplds ~
husband. her sister, and her child sitting down -
side-tabie. to banquet served on tea.lzlys Al
whose OompOnsn. psrts are one coysrsd e cis9 e ~
installe,n she says. trailing her tfsin abcnt ~
table and snrveying the tin cover snd ehs 49, ~
hottie "Vous etes charmauta ntnskY 4b4 -
Eisses her anger-tipss and goes OF to h2E gsrlo<.
anca OF indiana. This scene comes 0hreDx9oy
near the ludicrous thanks to the tea.trsy eno ~
same samptuous provision s... Scs SI,szs 49, "a
makes its appearance W tne ssns~sn - - a.
fourth aotl s.s sss' 81 s1
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
THE BALLADE OF BOOKHUNTERS.

In torrid heats OF late July,
In March. beneath the bitter bise,
He bOok-hunts while the lOungers tiy-
Ho bOok-hunts, though December freeze
In breeches baggv at the knees,
And needless of the public jeers.
For these, for these. he boards bis ices
Aldines, BOdonis, Elzevirs.
No dismal stall escapes his eye,
He turns DER tones OF low degrees,
There soiled romanticsts may lie,
Or Restoration comedies;
Each tract that 1utters in the breeze.
For him is charged with hopes and fears,
In mouldy novels fancy sees
Aldnes, Bodonls, Elzevirs.
With restless eyes that peer and spy.
Sad eyes that be I'd not skies nor trees,
In dismal noOks he loves to pry,
Whose motto evermore is Spes
But ah the tabled treasure fees;
Grown rarer with the feeting years,
In rich meu'5 shelves they take their ease
Aldines, Bodonis, Elzevirsl
ENVOY.
Prince. all the things that tease and please
Fame, hope, wealth, kisses cheers. and tears,
What are they but such toys as these
Aldines, Bodonis, Elzevlrsf A. LANG.
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27

teesshef again IN the Cesne:l Q1a1
wsss,sssan xsI asas%sfF sss sid, ~ u. "a
weliy Well. said be, I didnt kpoK
/ wanted you to so fof then. Nov 1fl{
what let's DOT you sing yCQgue&!en u
also Praise God from whom e1l blo
Then sang Old John Brown, be rnoxot
the room and joining in the chokee ~
verse.n y. ,<>+1
New-York tribune., 1880-06-27

.Tney call me acarrots" in the village said
Mona simply, In wide.eyed wonderment at these 80
Fashionable ecstasies. For 1t IL not yet beautiul III
the country to havesrod hair. .oo
Never mind, little one; You must come anu see !;
us said the vicar. stroking the ruddy name III
question. oNona. in due time. went. a ,oor, Mr.
Gibbins had offered TO teach her German. Eucnd,
and other accomplishments; and as Miss Newman ma II
tunefuf voice he would fain have taught her tnaC
which tyas not in her mind to give.