Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-24
PERSONAL.

UUb worm OF property.
MIR. Thomas Hughes has son aid
two ncphews living on stock farms.
Annie Louisa Cary has so eco worth
of real estate Ii Portland. She bought
il for song.
Tho Princess Louise writes us that
she loves the beautiful blue Danube
on which size is now sailing.
George Eincloft, in reply to an in
uIliry, stat s that George WashinEton's
stature was exectly six feet two inches.
Alfonso was heard to murmur, while
foulling the baby few days ago, that
the cry Sis vas upon him III earnest. -
Boston Post.
Judge Treat rits on the bench in 81.
Louis. There is no difficulty in find.
ing lawyers to practice nt his bar -
New Orleans picnyrLe.
Rev. Charles Sturgeon, i. is said,
keeps two men constantly at work 60
ing through the London libraries to
find illustrations for use in his ser
mons.
Millais, the English painter, charges
SO 600 for painting Il portrait, and
this in the face of the fact that good
photographs can be had for s. II
dozen.
Secretary Evarts' twin sons ono OF
whom is ut Yale and tn" other AZ uar
ward, gave IL dinner in New Haven,
last week, 10 celebrate their twenty
first birthday.
Mr.. B,ncroft, the historian, has
been celebrating his S0th birthday.
lie Is still healthy and comparatively
vigorous, pushing on his history Of the
United States.
Samuel Watkins, u prominent citizen
of Nashville, Tenn, died in that city
on Saturday. ii, beGurathed $l3S, coo
to the city for the establishment of IL
polytechnic institution.
The power of the press is great.
When Tom Hughes landed the New
Haven ReJi>tJ suggested that he naro
his Tennessee town Rughy, and ac-
corlingly Tom did go.
Governor Wright of the Indian Ter
ritory is Il converted Choctaw Indian.
Sometimes after presiding over IL po-
litical meeting of his people hc calls
them to order and breaches Il sermon 10
them.
Col. Ben. BtoHntiell, Of Cnion!o wn.
Pa, died the other day, aged l0l
years. He voted since lSUO and hoped
to vote for Hancock in November. He
presided ut "A Democratic meeting on
September 18th, last.
I" have seen the time said SeDa-
tor Hill, Of Georgia, at IL plss meeting
of the Democracy in New York, re-
Gently, "when | would have given NY
life to prevent the abolition of slavery.
Now l would give my life Il thousaud
times TO prevent its restoration"
Queen Victoria takes u keen interest
in agriculture. When new reaper
and binder was being tried on IL farm
in the neighborhood of Balmoral, re-
Gently, the Queen happened to drive
past, and observing what was going on,
stopped the carriage, got out and
walked into the field to observe its OPP
eratioEs.
The Mayor of Szegedin having used
in vain all such methods as imprison
ment, whipping, and hanging. in order
to drive away the gypsy Tziganes, who
beg, steal, tell fortunes, and are u nui-
sance generally, one day ordered them
all to DO shaved. They declared they
preferred death, and they now give the
city a wide berth.
Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott has no faith
in the opinions of the ancient disci-
plinarians of New England. 81 hold"
said he the other day, that the man who
can not govern children, or men either.
by moral means-by the power of his
eye, the charm of his manners, and re-
sources of his intelligence-is not
worthy to control his fellow creatures.
Judge Blacks recent statement in re-
gard to "Thad' Stevens unbeliefs
has caused the publication Of a private
letter written by Mr.. Stevens in 1867,
and dealing with similar statement.
~ have always" he wrote, "been Il
firm believer in the Bible. He is fool
who disbelieves the existence of God,
as you say is charged on me. 1 also be-
lieve IN the existence of hell for the
especial benefit of the slanderer. /
have said that | never deny any
charges, however gross. | make al
exception when my religious belief il
brought in question. l make no pre-.
tension to piety (the more pity, bnt |
would not be thought to be an intidel.
was raised a Baptist and adhere to
their belief"
THE Fruit AND FLOWER MISSION
For five months past Hollis street
Chapel has been open twice week for
contribution of flowers, plants. fruits
and jellies. These we're sent in from
fifteen different towns. From these,
23,750 distributions of flowers and
plants were made in "a hospitals ard
charitable homes, and eighteen large
workrooms; and through the right
channels found their way to many sick
beds outside the hospitals, and bright
ened the poor rooms of many living in
poverty and lonliness. The fruit re-
ceivea WAS chiefly peaches, pears and
grapes. The figures ut the best show
but little of what is really done. Fine
Flower Mission of Boston is bringing