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A Picture of Edison.

The master spirit moves about busy
and commonplace. I have said before
that all study, but none divine Edison.
He has not reached his neglige air by
finding himself able to neglect appear
ances-that shibboleth Of society. He
never was tidy man. Mind you, he
is only 81 years old. though he looks
older. You talk to him, and he answers
volubly. You scrutinize him for some
sign OF the fire of his genius in his
eyes. 1t dawns upon you as you look
at and listen to him that you have been
using false standard with him all the
time. You have been thinking Of great
writer's. great orators, great states
men. You have been thinking of ex-
ceptional men, of a different order.
You never troubled yourself about the
expression of u steam engine or cot
ton spindle. Remember, then, that
before Edison you are in the presence
of the greatest machine of the present
generation, his brain the motor. It is
the modern fancy that the faces of the
old gods were expressionless of emo
ton, because they were Indifferent to
pain or pleasure, simply looking
straight on in the plane of their power.
Edison's face, like theirs, is expression.
less. He has the high, full forehead of
the man of brains, the strong jaw and
chin of the man of action, the set
mouth of the man of determination.
The nose, long, and slightly retrousse,
seems to spoil the picture, but it is q
combative nose. You look to the eyes
to see these features focalizing, as it
were, but you are disappointed. They
are shade somehow between light gray
and light brown. You expect them to
peer into your face, but the look is only
that of calm examination, quickly con-
cluded. He is slightly deaf, and that,
perhaps, lends something, as has been
said, to the darkness of his shaven
face. It is flesh mask of thought.
He bends over some work as I stand
before him. The eye does not seem to
sharpen as he gazes, but o deep vertical
ridge gathers between his eyebrows
the only indication that the busy brain
is working at its hardest again.-N. Y.
Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05
COnsuul ptiOn Cured,

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of a simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy aud per-
manent cure for Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh. Asthma, and all Throat and Lung
Affections, also positive and radical cnre
for General Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands Of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known TO his suf-
fering fellows. Actuated by this motive and
a desire to relieve human suffering, will
send free of charge to all who desire it, this
recipe, in German, French, or English, with
full directions for preparing and using.
Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, nam
ing this paper, W. W. SHERAR, l49 Porers'
Block, Rochester, ". Y
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No Alum No Adulteration |

CD. Hawley Il Co.'S strictly pure Grape
Cream of Tarter Yeast Powder. On appica-
ton sample will be mailed TO your address,
postage paid, that you may compare our
Yeast Powder with others. To test yeast
powder put one-half Of a teaspoonful in a
goblet half full Of cold water. The pure
powder will eifer esce until dissolved, lenv-
ing the waller clear, while the adulterated
will not You cannot he too careful about
these authorizations; it is too late to think Of
it after the harm is done. Insist upon YOUR
grocer ordering &. J. Hamiey It Co.'S least
Po,cder. s@Send for our new Catalogue.
G. j. Hawley ~ Co., Grocers, 2!5 and PIT
Suffer Street. San Francisco.
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Irish Distress.

The suffering in Ireland is terrible
reality, not a creation of Mr.. Parnell's
imagination. In Cork, the streets are
patrolled by mounted police, and bread
riots are feared. In all the chief cities
of Ireland the suffering is great, and it
is doubtful if Mr.. Parnell's estimate,
that there will be 100000 destitute
people before the LIST of February, is
an exaggeration. For the relief of
this vast number Of hungry mortals,
immense contributions will be demand
ed. That the necessities of the case
would be met by gifts of charity, were
there no other source of relief, is not to
be doubted. But, fortunately, the use
Of the great fund derived from the es-
adjustment of the Church in Ireland
is to be made available for feeding those
who are unable to procure food for
themselves. Although the trustees OF
the fund-which now amounts to more
than S35 zoo, 000-are unable to use the
principal, except for loans, the accumu-
lation of interest is large, and there is
a scheme for Q system of loans to the
poorer tenants, by which they are to
be encouraged and materially helped to
provide for themselves. The immedi-
ate application of some part of the
fund should prevent any extensive
bread riots. and take the place, to a
great extent, of the charitable contribu-
tons which would otherwise be re.
quired from all parts OF the world.
Charity must assume part of the bur-
den, however, and immediate contribu-
tions will effect more good than those
that are made when the main plans OF
relief are contemplated and put in op-
eration.-N. 7. Mail.
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p ublislier
To "Willma."

] know little maiden
With che, h Of fairest hue,
Whose eyes are like the violets,
That spai kle in the dew,
She il winsome creature,
With hair of richest gold,
With arms as soft as veivti,
And hands OF perfect mold.
Her lips are red as fubies,
Her teeth a. white as snow,
And Ger her face. so happy,
Sweet smiles with beauty glow.
Her heart so young and tender,
With innocence is blest,
Her little feet, no never,
Tie ways OF Sin have press'd.
God bless thee Wilma, darling"
Aud keep thee pure and sweet,
AMI on through life's rough journey
Direct and guide thy feet.
WILBUR j. ALLEN, in lrarer'ry
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NOrdenSkiUld'S Discoveries.

The discoveries of Professor Nor
denskjold in the Arctic regions are full
of interest from q geographical and
commercial point of view. The ex-
plorer in a recent letter states that the
coast of Siberia west of the Lena
River is q vast treeless plain. There
are no islands to prevent the wind from
driving the ice foes down upon the
shore; and the points where rivers
empty into the Polar Ocean, and with
their warmer currents maintain open
spaces, are separated usually by enor-
nous distances.
For several hundred miles in the vi
cinity of the Lena. however, there are
several great rivers, and chain of
islands acts as barrier to the ice.
Toward Behring Strait the frozen foes
crowd closer to the shore and are
liable in the autumn and winter to bar
the way to shipping.
Nordenskjold's discoveries, from
scientific standpoint, is that of group
of islands off the Siberian coast.
These islands, the New Siberia, open
the book of the history of the world ut
a new place.
The ground there is strewn with
wonderful fossils. Whole hills are
covered with the bones of the man.
moth, rhinoceros, horses, uri, bison,
oxen, sheep, etc. The sea washes up
ivory upon the shores. In this group
is possibly to be found the solution of
the question of the ancestry of the In
dian elephant and important facts with
regard to the vertebrates which existed
at the time of mans frs. appearance
on earth.
region now locked in the letters of an
eternal winter, uninhabited by man,
not now supporting animal life in any
form, and almost impossible of access i?
Professor Nordenskjold was unable
to solve the question himself, and he
suggests that it is of the utmost i'm
pOrtance to science to send light
draught steel steamer to those islands
for thorough exploration.
The natives seen along the coast be-
long to hardy, jovial race, dressing in
furs. keen at barter, but ignorant OF the
value of money. They live in double
tents, and expose themselves to very
low temperatures with little clothing.
There is great resemblance between
the people and the Esquimaux or the
North American Indians. Though
armed with stone and bone weapons,
and though wild and itinerant, they
evidently have a history. They drove
off the original inhabitants of the
region two hundred years ago, the
Onkilons, whose houses, places of sac
rifce, circles of moss grown bear
skulls and weapons are still to be found
almost everywhere on the coast.
There is no trace of any religious
belief in their customs. East of the
Lena the explorers found scattered
blocks of stones, bearing evidence of
glacial action and pointing plainly to
the presence Of land to the north.
Another popularity of the Siberian
coast is the gradual elevation of the
land above the level of the sea, SO that
the inhabitants have been obliged to
shift their villages nearer to the waters
edge, which is gradually receding
Professor Nordenskjold's explorations,
when published in full, will undoubt-
eddy excite much interest and lead to
the anticipation of possibly more
valuable discoveries on the part of the
Jeanette. Home Journal.
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Hints to Butter-Makers

Is the title OF a valuable little pamphlet,
sent free to any address for one stamp. Ad-
dress, Butter improvement Co., Buffalo, n.
Y. 1t tells you how to increase amount Of
butter from given amount of cream 6 per
cent, improves quality OF butter 20 per cent
and make "giltedge" or golden colored
butter the year round. Every farmer and
dairyman should send stamp for 1t.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

A slave has but one master; the am
bilious man has as many masters as
there are persons whose aid may con-
tribute to the advancement of his for
tune,-J. DE LA BRUYERE,
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The Robertson Process

For working rebellious ores is meeting that
success which its merits deserve. The cheap.
ness and simplicity of the system place It
within the reach of men Of moderate means.
For full particulars address John A. Robert
son, the patentee, z. o. box 552, Oakland.
al
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05
Worthless Stuff!

Not so fast my friend; if you could see the
strong, healthy, blooming men, women and
children that have been raised from beds of
sickness, suffering and almost death, by the
use of Hop Btters, you would say GLORIOUS
and invaluable remedy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

"Why, Dick said a lady teacher the
other day, "you are getting to be an awfully
good boy lately; ever so much better than
you were last year. How is it?" "Oh
psh.w! Miss Hetty," said the youngster, "I
don't have so much tummick.achc now. -
SDrinlfeld Republicnn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05
Sensible Canadian,

Mr. Gadbois, of Brockville, Canada, after
being cured of a prostraiing malarial disease
contracted In Texas, by means OF Warmers
Safe Pills and Safe Riters, writes to us: 81
shall never travel in that climate without
your Safe Pills and Safe Bittcrs as part Of
nv outfit"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

The ARTISTS MoDEL.-Courbet, in
1868, had in his studio q number of
disciples, who were ready to go into
ecstasy before each stroke of his brush
and who. by their continual expressions
of admiration, pushed Courbet on into
all sorts of extravagances. One day,
on entering the studio, the pupils were
astonished to find on the models plat
form fine OK, very much alive indeed.
What sublime ideal" they all cried
and straightway set to work to draw the
animal. After posing a while, the OK
began to be impatient, and very soon
exhibited a violence of temper and en-
ergy of movement that scared the stu
dents out of their wits. They uttered
one cry of horror; but Courbet was
delighted. "That's what I was wait
ing for" he cried, land will proclaim
as my beet pupil, the man who renders
best that expression of the model"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

CREAM CAKE.-One cup of cream,
two eggs, one and one-half cups of
-four. one cup of sugar, one teaspoon
full ct cream of tartar, and one.h half tea
spoonful of soda.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

HoARsENEss.-All suffering from Irritation
of the Throat and HOdrseness will lie agree
ably surprised at the almost immediate re-
lief afforded by the use Of "Brown's bronchial
Tr0chfS"
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Dentistry.

Go to DR.. Cochrane, $50 Market street, San
Francisco, IL you want tirst-class work at
low rates. Cochrane stands at the head OF
his profession.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

$50 will buy 1000 fine cigars al j. w.
Shaetfer & Co.'S, 1923 Sacramento St., S.
F. (No Drummers employed)
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profusion from all classes OF educa
tors and students In California and the world saying
Adams Map Of Universal HtstOry." \
mammoth photographic panorama, ~ feet long. IS
inches wide, is inconparably the best for family
student or school, Agents wanted. Circulars free
NJ W. Woodland. sole agent for California. 49, Broad
way, Oakland. Cal.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-07
A VEGETARIAN SHINDIG

The Providence Jourhal gets of the fol-
lowing laughable play upon the creatures
of our kitchen garden: The vegetables
had a masquerade ball. The watermelon
Wore watered silk, the cucumber came
in green tarlatan, and treated every
body coolly. reSenting the exclamation OF
the awkward vegetable that trod on her
trail. and exclaimed, Here is a pretty
pickle The caulitlower came to call oil
for dance, and wanted his celery cash
down. The eggplant was dressed III
purple, ami would have made Il fine APP
pearance bat for limited conversational
powGS. being only able to reply Eggs
actly" to all remarks that were addressed
to it, The lettuce family was on hand.
but very exclusive All they asked was
Lettuce alone The mustard was seem
in.iy arrayed in yellow stain, but com
planned of the heat and wanted topoul
tce another young lady, who observed
that it was pleasant to see SO many good
people mustard together. Old MIR. Pa
Ships and Mr.. Carrot were on hand with
their two sons. Thomas W. and Judas |.
- lltllldS w . stii'i 81 lStptloi.
Also promptly arrived old Mr.. Bull Nosed
Pepper, who began quarrel with Beet
because the latter termed his language
pcpper-sauce. Next to Mr.. Pepper stood
Mr. Potato, wearing a blue ribbon, and
claiming to be one of the originators of
the Murphy movement. lie declined to
dance. saying he had an eye out for the
prettiest woman in the room. He took a
wi Dnta OF
came sauntcring in and was declared by
the ladies to be too sweet for anything
The Tomato enjoyed himself huge y.-lIc
wanted to catch up with the music and
trip the light fantastic toma-toe.-During
the dance young Rhubarb stalked
across the room and trod upon the equity
Tomato. for which rudeness he was de
nounced as Rhubarbarian. At inter
mission a gang OF young Caraways got
high and reeled into the ballroom, sing
ing We'll drive dull Caraway." There
was also a disagreement between the
1 Radish and the Turnip families. One of
/ the former family was heard to declare
. that female member of the latter family
/ had a Tur-nip nose to which the Turnips
replied that Miss Radish'S nose was al
ways reddish and she should like to pull
. IL.
mother on the floor He said: You
! Lima whereupon old Mr.. Bean poled
him on the spot. The wealthy Mr.. Corn
came late-he was of the late kind. Mrs.
Corn was silkcd out to kill. but the child
rem were all smut-.aced and spindle,
shanked. Young Mr.. Bunker Hill Beans
of Boston. was recognized through his
costume. He wore Il bag domino, which
lie had united on account of the heat. Sc
it happened that when Mr.. Squash came
up, put out his fceler and exclaimed
'Beans. old boy, how are ye?' that
Beans replied: 'lIow did you come tc
know me, Squash - ''Oh, | know bean:
when the bag is united responded
Squash, gayly, as he whirled a crook
neck into the midst of the waltz. 1t wa:
an amusing sight in the morning to see ;
Savoy cabbage rolling into barbar'
shop to have his head rubbed up, Will
the complaint that his hair curled and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-07
POSITION IN SLEEP.

\ writer to the Christian at Work in
sists that position i'll sleep is OF great i'm
portance. He says:
The food basscs from the stomach at
the right side. hence its passage is facili.
tated 10y going to sleep on the right side
Water and other fluids flow equally on q
level, and it requires less power to prope
them on a level than upward.
The heart propels the blood to every
part OF the body at each successive beat
and it is easy to see that if the body is
placed in horizontal position the blood
Will be sent to the various parts of the
system with greater ease. with less eX-
n"nditure of power and mere perfectly
than if one portion of the body wele
,ryatcd ab.,vc IL horizontal line.
If one portion of the body is too low.
the blood does not return as readily a.
it is carried thither: hence there is an &C
uuulation ard disteItion, and pain fol
lows.
If a person goes to sleep with the heaC
but little lower than the body. he vii
liner soon wake up, OF will die with apo
p!exy before morning, because the blood
could not get back from the brain as fast
,S it was carried to it.
The SAVAGE uses a log of wood or {;
bunch OF leaves, civilized man pillow
nd if this pillow is to" thick. raising the
head too high, there is not enough blooc
aired to the brain: and as the brain il
nourishcd and inv isoratcd by the nutri
nent it receives from the blood during
sleep. ii is not fed sufficiently and the
esut is unquiet sleep during the night.
wake up i'll WEAKNESS, without refresh
ment, to be followed by a day Of drowsi
.ess and discomfort, and general inactiv
ty of both mind and body.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-07
WEBSTER, CHOATE AND SUMNER.

Thirty years ago, when a student at
Amherst College, remember going over
with several of my classmates to North
ampton. where Daniel Webster and Rufus
Choatc We're the opposing lawyers in the
great Oliver Smith will case. | shall
never forget the impression made by the
great contrast between the manner and
gcsticulation of these two distinguished
picaders in their closing arguments. The
court room was crowded almost to suffo-
cation, and the immense interest involved
opposing counsel, combined to excite the
attention and interest OF all to a remark
able degree. Webster 5 gestures. as well
as his words, We're comparatively few. but
weighty. massive, the very cmbodiment
of dignity and conscious strength. Most
Of the time during his half-hour argu-
ment he stood perfectly motionless, his
body slightly bent forward, and his hands
behind his back. Choate spoke for near
ly two hours, in manner the very coun-
terpart of Webster's and yet equally ap-
>
He was alert, every vein swelled to full
ness. every muscle to its utmost tension.
He advanced towards the jury and re-
treated. He rose on tiptoe, and several
times in his excitement seemed to spring
up entirely off his feet. lie ran his long
nervous fingers through his dark hair,
and annon shook them in the air above
his head with 50 swift a motion that they
seemed to run into each other like the
spokes of Il spinning wheel. His plea
lasted two hours. The day was hot. and
wien he had concluded he sank into the
arms of his attendants i'll 4 state of per-
itct exhaustion and was borne out into
the lobby like IA corpse, The excitement
in the court room was intense. but Web
sters calm. stern logic carried the day
over Choate's brilliant and fiery rhetoric,
| The verdict was for Webster and the will
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-07
FRANCIS BACON AND HIS WARTS.

Francis Facon supplied Il very etlectiv,
,,iece OF evidence as to the influence Of
.he imagination on external growths
which seem to have their origin i'll def
cient vitality of certain parts of the ex-
ternal surface of the body as warts. wens
and the like. Bacon did not. however.
the evidence afforded in his own case with
,he acumcn which might have been ex-
tected from the inductive philosopher.
Il had from my childhood, he says. "a
wart upon one OF my fingers: atterward.
when was about sixteen years old. being
then at Paris, there grew upon my hands
/ number of warts-at least one hundred
N months space. The English ambas-
sador'S Ia ly, who was woman far from
superstition Ga statement which must be
AIKEN rum grano) told me one day she
would help me away with my warts:
whereupon she got a piece of lard with
the skin on, and rubbed the warts all
over with the fat side: and among the
rest that wart which had from my child
mood: then she nailed the piece of lard
with the fat toward the sun, upon Il post
# her chamber window, which was to
the South. The success was that within
i've weeks space all the warts were quite
away. and that wart which had so long
endured for company. But at the rest
did little marvel, because they came in
/ short time, and might go away in Il
hort time again: but the going away of
hat which had stayed So long doth yet
stick with me-.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-07

A scholar i'll a country school was
asked, "how do you parse Mary MIXED
the COW p" The last word was disposed
Of as follows: - Cow, noun, feminine
gender, third person and stands for
Mary Islands for Mary! How do
YOU make that out?' Because, added
he intelligent pupil, "if the cow didn't
stand for Mary, how could she milk herr"