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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13

ming out of the road, he threw himself
on the ground and buried his face in
the heather, till the thing should have
gone by. When the sounds had died
away he got mp, and found the nis,s
clearing and the birds singing to well
come the dawn. Knives are very val
liable in driving gwyllion and other
spirits away survival OF the belief in
Excalibur and other raagic swords.
Stories about changelings are not
distinctively Welsh. In Denmark and
Sweden the mother heats the oven as
ii intending to put the suspected
changeling in mo doubt in olden time
she really used to do SOY; or else she
throws it into the water, believing that
ii it be fairy child it will swim like u
duck. Among the Germans change
lings used to have very hard times. Lu-
ther tells us OF one whom he wanted
very much to have thrown into the
Moidau, and to test which he seems to
have recommended starvation, for his
complaint vi it was that =" it would eat
as much as two tLreshers, would laugh
when any evil happened in the house,
and cry when all went we'll. One Welsh
test (known also in Ireland) was to
seat the child on hot shovel; another,
tried with fatal result in Carnarvon as
late as 1857, was to wash it in decoc-
ton of fox-glove. Prophet Jones' de-
scription OF changeling, which he
naiceiy says" lived longer than such
children usually do" proves that faith
in changelings helped the survival of
the tittest. or rather the removal of the
unfit. 81 saw him myself" he tells us
OF an idiot left instead OF child in
Church Valley, Monmouth; there
was something diabolical in his aspect,
and especially in his motions. He
made very disagreeable screaming
sounds, frightening to strangers, but
was otherwise harmless. He was of a
dark, tawny complexion. "-Harper's
VppLly
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13
HaWkeye Wit.

1t will cost the great American peo
pie S75, 900 to see Sarah Bernhardt 9
hundred times.
The smaller the husband, the bigger
the bundles his wife makes him carry.
- Binghampton Republican.
The Rochester Herald says that swim.
ming tights and intoxicated bathers are
not ono and the same thing.
The birthplace at Wools.ock, Yer
mont, of Hiram Powers, the sculptor
ia to be marked by Il monument.
Tn New York Commercial. .Alcertis
e. suggests that bicycles be introduced
as pGit Of the training ut West Point.
Miss Burlingame, daughter OF the
late minister to China, is shortly to b,
Aalried to Mr.. Henry jacques, Of Dos
ton.
Feminine Detroit anuses itself viii
500 pet poodles. We woulGn't con-
slider such dogs petty y. O. Pics
y!ne.
An Irish gentleman. speaking Of the
scarcity Of feed IL Utah, says that
thousands OF cattle have had to be killed
to save their lives.
The Wheeling Let3t' is palming of
the biggest snake story on record, how
a serpent attempted to swallow a New
jersey mosquito.
The more secret societies and asso
Citations man belongs to when living
the more diff cult it will be for him to
decide which crowd to march with in
the celestial procession Gin ,innati
Saturday Night.
Now that her wardrobe has been sold
Miss Nelson explains, Oh, that was
oniy lot of cast of duds.' buds
indeed ! Why was not this information
printed previous to tle auction p Ell
mira Free Press.
A bolt Of lightning killed clever
hogs in Virginia. Any one who has
ever seen Virginia hog will ackno vi.
edge this to be ahead of anything that
lightning has ever ACCOMPLISHED before
- Boston Transcript.
Walt Whitman is to write an ode to
Colonel Ingcrsoll. 1t is not known
WHICH Oh TIC COLONEL y enemies uas
employed Whitman to DO this thing.
1t is - mean way to seek revenge, any
how Norristown Herald.
An exchange says that u ton of gold
is worth only about half million dol.
lars. We give this for what it is worth
our time has been so taken up with poll.
tics, and somebody has hidden away
the scales Boston Transcript.
An amusing story is told of thrifty
householder in Newburyport, Massa.
chusetts, who travels on q season ticket
to and from Boston, and having pur-
chased u bedstead in that city, carried
it home piecemeal to save freight
charges.
There are some things cheaper than
chalk. A New York correspondent
tells IN interesting story about four
women who get twenty-five dollars an
hour for going to dinners and recep
tons to talk and to help tie hostess en-.
terrain her guests.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13
An Earth Rock Avalanche

The sand storms through the great
Colorado desert are as obstructive to
the Southern Pacific Railway as tho
snow is to the Central Pacific road on
the Nevada SUBMITS. Instead of snow
sheds the Southern Pacific is putting
mp sand fences for many miles, which
will greatly lessen the evil. Never in
the history of the Central Pacific road
has travel been interrupted for week
before this winter. Snow sheds have
been destroyed and tracks buried be-
meath landslides of great extent. The
company has given proof of being
prepared for the emergency. Snow
plows and working brigades swarmed
on 200 miles Of track. They seemed
to spring out of tho ground. But
near Alta, on tho California slope Of
the Nevadas, an earth and rock ava.
lanche occurred of such magnitude
that tho army of shovelmen stood
aghast at the months job before them.
But hydraulic gold gravel sluicer
smiled Mt it. "In forty-cight hours,
without pick, shovel, or barrow,
raman to WELD them, l will say to
yon mountain mass begone, and it will
vanish and leave no sign Aud it was
SO. 1t was but an hours work to make
fiume of boards and tap mountain
stream $50 feet overhead and lead it to
the spot. Then borrowing some by
draulic hose and three inch nozzles
from gravel mines close by, ne had
quickly several such streams, under $50
feet PRESSURE playing with nitro.glyc-
crime power on the mass. Down came
rocks, bouldors, trees, stones, ard
earth; 100 tons at roll tumbled down
the steep declivi.y. and, good as his
word, there remained in forty-eight
hours not a h;ll0ck to bear record of
the wondrous achievement. Quick al
most as thought the track WAS replaced,
the cars and engines appeared, glad
passengers released from bondage
made tho wcIkin echo with joyous
shouts, and the next train wonders
where was tho obstruction !-Balimore
San.
The girls at Lasell Seminary are not
only taught French and the " oloyies,"
but dressniaking, housekeeping and
cooking. Their last Junior Exhibition
was unique affair. The class ro-
ceived III dresses fitted and made by
themselves, in connection with the
dress. cutting class. From the parlor
they led the way to the CHAP ell, and en-
tertaincd with music and lively advice
to undergraduates in class day fashion.
This done. the supper-room revealed Il
table arranged by the class i'll style
which would not have done discredit to
an elegant private house. The fair
hostesses dispensed sandwiches and
coffee, salads, cake of various kinds
with delicious home made flavor, coffee,
genuine and creamy, and icecream
nodded in forms appetizing and taste
fnl--every article of their own making,
Puzzled PEACHEs.--Si lbs. Of peach
es, three lbs. of sugar. one pit OF vim
egar. Put foNr or tive cloves into each
peach. Boil the vinegar and sugar to-
gcther; while boiling, drop III the
peaches, Il few at 4 time; boil them ull-
I'll tender, then place in jars ana pour
the syrup ore, them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13

blue not quite % much q Tie DARK -
other colors Les ~ they wsss II xk3
and the quite white remained % ~
surface OF the snew, not having sntoGD1
at all. What signi6ss philoeophy that
does not apply to some ussy Nay ~
not learn from hence that black cloths
are not so fit to wear in hot sunny 61l-
mate IS white ones 2"
"What signifies philosophy that dos
not apply to some use? That IL 49,
timent Characteristic of franklin.
J. W. DRAPER, in Hdrper's Magasiae-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13
Personal.
Kate Claxton has lail away snug
title pile of So. 900 this season.


Kate Claxton has laii away a snug
r, -, W.
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.onI,":''y rAp.'sS'ns " "'s'fe 10 WISH
!he ohi'''' '''"'e0'
The late Senator Norton, OF lad: sna,
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II,
M L. ',7' p bin ;'H7 S'|" i''Ht ,S
proph, / T,.,pr. Hrjgh. I'm Yo,pu's s,lc.
ccssor.
Cav G.r,h.l,E l.,, ,,,.a,...d Ia ,bo
,o,,1n,,n, .tf r,,,,,..r or.,y -. 7,,lr;J
III. noni,yi ,,,nI ly .,j., in Iii, Arrr;
c,u,xnr.ii.iuna
MIR. james G. Fair, Of. miuing fame.
IS me. now amusing himself in China.
Thence he is going to India. Egyrt
and Europe, not forgetting the Emer-
aid Isle.
=,
bridge Press. will not come to Boston
this year. Wat il they should die
githou! ever seeing the Common and
the Frog Pond
-, ~, .,
Inc i,'I'aIc'n"i" iFieh"S Oh .hr.
ga oi' murphy vac 'VhPorsHc; ICY
.ufe!' haTo presented MN haha ,omo
iufhi urls rcSiuehc1 IN 'l'a' city, ""eFe
Ho "''i "'ie"''cA 'csi"e'
MIS- fietchef "|oster Is nGli"lno a
nan"soMo mouse on me Spot where i,, the
oiu E''ae H'' ! a, ~ ttsnhelo. Luo
sieaI can Whion Webster Fai''e0 so
h'sn'S IS s'i'i Standing.
General Hancock is n twin. HIS
Twin brother, Hilary Hancock, is a
LAWYER ia MINNEAPOLIS. Mlnn. When
yonng the brothers looked so much
alike that thoy conll scarcely be dis.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13
Cold Cabbage.

George Abrahams was extravagrantly
fond OF cold cabbage, and, one day,
seeing that quite dishful was left at.
ter dinner, asked his wife to save it for
his salad at night.
About midnight George came home
laboring under stress of heavy
weather. Feeling hungry, and think
ing of his favorite cabbage, he asked
where it was.
His wife replied: "In the pantry
on the second SHELF"
Down he went, found the cabbage,
got out the oil, mustard and vinegar,
cut up the cabbage, dressed it to the
queens taste, and ate it all.
In the morning his wife noticed the
plate of cabbage where she had placed
it the night before, and, turning to her
"dear George" innocently asked him
why he did not eat the cabbage.
~ did," he said.
How did you like it?"
"Oh not very we'll, it was tough
and stringy."
but here is the cabbage; where did
you find any more ?"
Why, on the second shelf, where
you told me-"
A quick glance at the shelf by the
wife. and then Cry of agony.
"Why, George, you have eaten $40
worth of lace collars and cuffs that I
had put in starch; stringy cabbage, in
deed"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13

PEACH PIE.-Select mellow and luioY
peaches. Peel them and cut them =
quarters. Line deep plate with pastes
put in q layer OF peaches, thick layG
of sugar, two tablespoons OF water, and
sprinkling OF -four. Cover with .
crust, and bake slowly one hour.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13

Swindlers, attached to circus, nov
in Iowa, defrauded q granger Of 42QQ
The proprietor and all his aids were.
promptly arrested, and rather than sub
NIT to the delays of trial. the former
refunded the money lost by the greeny.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13

PRESERVING FLowRRs AND FRU1x.
Fruit and flowers may be preserved
from decay and fading BY imme1sing
them in solution of gnm-arabAc and
water two or three times. waiting =
sufficient time between each immexalon
to allow the gum to dry. This preesGD
covers the surfaces Of the fruit with =
thin coating of the gum, which il en-
tirely impervious to tho air, snd thue
prevents the decay Of the fruit Or TIC
whitening Of the flower. Roses thno
preserved have all the beauty Of freshly.
plucked ones, though they have been
separated from the parent stenA 1ee
many months. To insure succeso n
experiments Of this kind, il should ~
borne in mind that the whole suRfaoo
must be completely covered; for Il -
air only gets entrance ct pin-hOle, -
labor will all be lost. In preserving spooi-
mems OF fruit particular Oare shouaa r.
taken to cover the stom, end and m
with the gum. A good way 10 70 vind
thread Of silk about the stem, 81
then sink it slowly in the soln1leuns
which should not be 80 strong - ~
leave particle Of the gum undiasolyo1s
The gum is 20 perfectly transpo16t
that you can with difficulty deteet ~
presence, except by the touch. Bogo
We have another simple method Of n
ing the fleeing beauty Of nature.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13
Hawkeye Editorial Dots.
"a workman is known BY his chips.s
Same way with faro dealer.

A workman is known by his chipo.
Same way with faro dealer.
The acrobat in the circus il really IL
man who introduces the spring style.
All the outfit csnsus marshal wants
is an acre of cheek and boat load Of
interrogation points.
Why is il, o hotel porter is always
hale and stout? Not the one q NJ
bar, you know, but the other kind.
It is pitiful to see bald headed nan
hunting for the parting on his keod
while he sings. There's no place liz
comb" n
Now il the two Ohio men Who voro
overlooked by Mr.. Hayes are smart,
they will hustle around and stand u
with Mr.. Garfield.
Courtney used to be scheol teacher.
II he was % great failure with IL
paddle then as he has been since. ~
don't wonder that he quit the businesS.
"No matter how ill-tempsrsd q -
sentful the ship may be on her voyage,r
said old Captain Crosstrees, she ~
ways drops her rancor whom she com1s
into port"
Says fscetious exchange, g The
Reading failure will not effsct the prizes
of books" Dear me, that Joke Wa in
tended for the eye alone; thsy don't
pronounce it that way, ct al.
A Pennsylvania man last week von
four oil wells in lottery, and imIne-
diately burst into at Of his derrickal
laughter. Reward offered By the.
4 3 Z
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13

mometer may be useful instrument
to q navigator, since currents coming
from the northward into the southern
seas will probably be found colder
than the waters OF those seas, as the
currents from southern seas into North
ern are found warmer"
Though Franklin was not the dis
coverer of the Gulf Stream, he was the
arst to bring it prominently into no.
tice, to cause chart of it to be pub
lished, to detect its most important
characteristic--its high temperature
to introduce the use of the thermome-
tor, and to point out tho importance OF
that instrum ent in navigation.
In the short compass of this article I
have not space to relate many OF his
minor experiments and observations.
There is, however, one that deserves to
be referred to, from the influence it has
lad in optical science. - took, "
SAYS Franklin, "a number Of little
square pieces OF broadcloth from
tailor's pattern card, of various colers.
They were black, deep blue, lighter
blue, green, purple, red, yellow, white,
and other colors or shades of colors.
laid them all out upon the snow on a
bright sunshiny morning. In few
hours (I can not now ba exact as to the
time) the black, being most warmed
by the sun, was sunk so low as to be
below the stroke of the suns rays; the
dark blue almos! as low; the lighter
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13

PIcKLEp PEACHEs.--Six lbs. Of peach
es, three lbs. of sugar. one pit OF vim
egar. Put foAr or tive cloves into each
peach. Boil the vinegar and sugar TO-
gcther; while boiling, drop III the
peaches, Il few at time; boil them un-
I'll tender, then place in jars ana pour
The syrup ote, them.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-05-08


Washington, May MIR. Hayes il
regarded by some shrcwd observers as
3 candidate for honor at Chieago. To
ldavahc has made bid for stalwart
support BIZ vetoing the deficiency aP-
|lpropriation bill, which includes . pro-
vision that deputy marshslls to super
wise Federal elections shall be appoint
ed by the United States courts, instead
| Of BY the marshals, and also be divid-
ed equally between the two political
parties. AS these marshals are invari-
ably Radical partisans, and often select
ed criminals Of the worst stamp for
these purposes, it is obvious that the
Sunday school President wants to pre-
serve an immoral and corrupt influence
over the Presidential election, This
is the secret Of the veto.
The bill cannot be passed over the
veto, as the Republicans will sustain
Hayes. The Committee on Appropri-
atoms will be in no hurry to pass tho
bill, nor will they crafty the Republi-
cans by keeping up a conflict on the bills
with the President. The plan at pres,
ent is to wait for the general deficiency
bill to come, and then insert all the
items Of the six million appropriated,
except the part about the marshals.
This is six hundred thousand dollars,
and as Mr.. Hayes objects to the ap-
preparation, they can so on without
money.
In the event Of Congress adjOurningi
without passing the appropriation for
marshals, it is generally assumed that
the President would call them back.
He has power to do 50 even If o recess
were taken; but as it would annoy his
own party as much as the Democrats,
he may let the thing RIM on. Atpres-
ent he is probably playing his cards
for denomination.
MIR. Vest made a capital speech to-I
day in opposition to Kellogg. He
riddled his witnesses and Kellogg with
a fire of humor and of sarcasm which
delighted the Democrats and some of
the Republicans. 1T was a telling ex-
pose Of Louisiana Republicans. It is
not generally beloved, however, that
Kellogg viii be nnseated. L. @. w.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-05-08
The Mol, Attempts to Esescsae
NOftsinEer basE Fails.
[special g tne Houston Telegram.l

Especial to the Houston Telegram.l
Gainesville, April 30.--Nearly ten
thousand people witnessed the hang
ing of Lin Noftsinger here to-day.
Early in the morning crowds surround
ed the jail and threats were plentiful.
He should not hang Ms governor hob
erts had commutcd Krebs and Preston.
The sheriff waited until two o'clock
for respite from governor which had
been asked for, and then read the
death warrant. In the meantime the
preachers had been praying and sing
ing with the condemned.
AT $50 "a start was made for the
gallows mile and q quarter distant.
Difficulty was met with in passing
through the crowd. When the com
demncd mounted the scafold and the
moose was adjusted the crowd raised Al
yell and made a break for the scaffold
to rescue the prisoner. The guards.
succeeded in rcpulsing the crowd,
when Noftsinger addressed the audi
ence saying, "Fellow citizens if You
think 4 ought to die 4 am willing. 1,
do not think Governor Roberts did
right in my case, though he was hon
est in his convictions He made a
few other remarks, but not Of particu-
lar interest. "A hymn was sung and
then, bidding all farewell, the trap was
sprnag and in thirty minutes he was
pronounced dead. He was firm and
game to the last. The body was deliy-
cred to his father, who will take III
back to Virginia.
The crime for which Noftsinger was
executed was the murder Of Cline.
Both had been counting the same girl,
but Cline was the fortunate rival and
married hor. after their marriage
and as the couple were sleeping in 81
bed near an open window, Noftsingerl
in the darkness crept Up and shot the
instantly killing him, but not
imuring his wife. The blood and
brains spattered her night dress. Cir
evidence led TO the detec-
ton Of the murderer, who confessed
his crime.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-05-08
The Missing NEorlkmnn or the
Winter Palace Eosand and
Arrested.

London, April rs. A ST. Peters
burg dispatch says: There il reason
TO believe that The missing workman,
who had been lodging in the basement
and under the guard-room cf the
Winter Palace until the day of the
explosion, WAS arrested here Saturday.
His name Is Shevitch, u Isithian, and
nephew Of the Governor Of the Prov
ince Of Kalonga, He was placed Iii
the palace BIZ the Executive committee
PIX months before the explosion. He
has confessed the deed. Three other
arrests cf higher rank have been made.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-05-08

Gainesville, April 2e.-iSfebs and
Preston were taken by the morning
train 10 Huntsville. AN effort 70 hang
them would have been attempted 70
night had shey remained here. The
feeling is intense against the governor
and judge Carol, in Montague county,
where they will be burned, it is said,
in effigy Tomorrow The town y MI
ed with ra,nors to the effect that
Noftsinger will be rescued and be re
leased to night or tomorrow, BY two
hundred members, organized TOT That
purpose in this and adjoining counties.
The sympathy for him is bassed upon
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-05-08
LEAVE THEIR CLAIMS,

as starvation is staring them in the
face. The people in some of those
countries are living on cornmeal and
wheat bran, and in some instances,
chop feed. Single men ID those conn
ties have almost all left for Colorado
and the Western country. Men hay-l
ing families have disposed Of what lit
tie stock they had, and, in fact, their
only team, to buy bread for theirlittle
ones. But few Of the above being orr
gained countries, there is hence no
taxes Or poor fund 10 assist the poor.
The people are flocking into tbetowns
along the railroad in large numbers,
making their grievances known, and
asking for food. In many instances
they say if not helped they will have
to steal.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-05-08
Am Esxodims of starving Families
From Western Manassas.

Hays City, April 22.-Eyery indi-
cation points to the belief that if there
Ills not rain in the next two weeksthere
will be one thousand people in the fol-
lowing countries of Western Kansas,
to wit: Ness, Hodgman, Lane, Trego,
Cove, Wallace, Sheriden and Graham.
What little winter wheat that was
isown is dead. The ground being 50
dry prevents corn planting, The reg
lister of the United States land office
at Wa-Keeney has informed me he is
in receipt Of at least twenty letters
each mail daily from the settlers of
the above countries, asking permission