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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11
Four Hugs to the Square.

The man who walks at night sees
funny things. On Wednesday night,
between 10 and II o'clock, while fact
slater was cleaving the dimness Of Wal
ton street, his attention was attracted
by youthful couple who were walking
at the frightful speed of fifteen minutes
to the half square. While he was
thinking how long they could keep up
this pace without stopping, they
stopped within the friendly shadow Of
q huge billboard, and the young man
clasped the young lady to his heaving
bosom and kissed her. Then he looked
up and down the street, as though ex-
pecting some one whom he sincerely
hoped would not come, and then sud
denly remembering that he had pre-
vious engagement, he turned and en-
braced his companion in long, loving,
and business-like manner, and then he
kissed her. Somehow he seemed to
feel that he had not made complete
success, and he kissed her again. Then,
as if displeased with his style of work,
he repeated it in sort of Emma Abbott
way. This struck him as being quite
the thing. and he practiced it several
times. After while he stopped kissing
the young lady and Rugged her. And
Just here he displayed real genius. He
was master of the art. He showed q
perfect familiarity with every possible
style. He clasped her gently, then he
squeezed her rapturously. then he
grabbed her violently-then he en-
braced her slowly and impressively-
then he Rugged her as if be had firmly
resolved never to 60 into any other
business as long as he lived, and then
he thought he heard somebody coming,
and they walked off as if nothing in
the world had happened. They turned
into Broad street, and having joined
their friends, the shadows near Wilson's
coal-yard, they repeated the Walton
street performance without any material
change of programme. And then they
strolled leisurely into Lucky street,
between Forsyth and Broad, and, in
answer to an encore, gave another per-
formance of the same description. At
ter this they passed into Forsyth street,
and when they neared the first Baptist
church the idea occurred to the young
man that he would give farewell per-
Torrance. They did so. Both seemed
deeply affected, and the unseen audi
ence was almost moved to tears at the
extremely touching sight. And then
those happy nocturnal cioser-to my
boaom-comes moved silently down
Walton street, aud the unseen audience
of one slowly dispersed.-Atlanta Con-
situation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11
Farming in Ireland.

Irish farms are so very small that II
a crop fails, suffering and want is in
evitable. In some districts, q farm OF
ten acres is considered rather large,
and it is often the sole support of an
immense family-father, mother, ten
children, and, perhaps, an old grand
mother. The country is perfectly
level, with few trees and innumera-
BILE boys. The farms do not all lie
along high road, AS with us. Farms
are behind farms; and great number
of them can only be reached by don.
key path three or four feet wide. All
the work is done by hand. The fields
are dug. not ploughed, and many
farmers have 10 implements but q
SPADE, o hoe and turf-cutter, and no
vehicle expect small donkey-cart.
The farmhouse is generally one story
high, and very often consists of u
single large room, with perhaps re-
cess for bed. 1t is commonly built
of stone, with q roof of thatch, but
many of the houses are made of earth,
with q hard floor of homemade CO
ment. In .this one room, the dairy
work is done, and all the family live,
the pig coming in and going out as he
pleases. 10 us, with our large priv
ileges, all this seems very wretchcd
and poverty stricken. But in good
seasons, when the harvest is good ,
there is not more contsnted race on
earth than the humble farmers of un-
fortunate Ireland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11
Old Coins.

The coin collectors are among the
individuals who realize the impulse oil
improved times. They report that the
"craze for coins" has revived to u
wonderful extent. Old numismatics
are taking more interest in their hobbies,
new ones are into tho field, and, as 9
result, coins are growing scarce and
prices daily tending upward. Among
the coins for which there is now O great
demand are the dimes, quarter dollars
and half-dollars of 1879. Only $15, 00C
of these coins were issued from the
mint, whereas the average issue of pre-
vious years hos been larger. Collect.
ors are now paying seventy five cents
for the half dollars; thirty-6ve cents
for the quarters and twenty five cents
for the dimes of 1879. while the figures
obtained by the dealers from theil
private customers are nearly twenty
five per cent in advance OF buying
prices.
The articles relative to the old and
rare coins Published in the Record over
q year ago have had the effect of un
earthing couple OF extremely rare
specimens which are now in the pos
session of E. Masoh, Jr.. a numismatist
of this city. One Of these is Wash.
ington silver dollar of 1876, which is
believed to be the only one in the com
try. and to which history is attached.
When Washington was in the height
OF his popularity it was proposed 70
place his bust upon the coinage. This
was done in some silver and copper
issues of 1912; but Washington OBJ.
jected SO vigorously that the coins were
withdrawn from circulation. Again, in
1876 it was proposed to place his head
upon the dollars, but once more he OBJ
jected, and the idea was not persisted
in. Two or three coins were, however
struck off, and the one just now turned
up is of the number. Where the others
went to nobody knows, but this one
has been in the possession of Schuyl-
kill county farmer for over sixty years.
The diverse has military bust OF
Washington, facing left, surrounded
by the legend, "Wsshington, Presi-
dent and the date 1916. The head is
surrounded with laurel wreath. On
the reverse is spreadeagle, sur.
rounded by fifteen stars. A broad
milling extends around the margin.
The diverse has the name "Birch
in very small letters beneath the head.
This was the designer, who was the
father of the present auctioneer of that
name.
The other coin is also new to the
numismatic world, which has been
generally ignorant OF its existence,
although it was stated liz Boston recent
ly that such coin was extant. 1t is
a confederate gold piece the size and
weight of two dollars and fifty cents,
gold coin, for which it was probably
intended. The diverse has a naked
bust of JEFF Davis, with the name in a
circle. On the reverse is a laurel
wreath, with the date 1861. Around
this is the legend: "C.S.A. First Presi-
dent" This piece has just been brought
to light by resident of Richmond, Vir-
ginia, who values it at one hundred
dollars. Whether it was struck as a
sample coin, or intended as medsl, is
u question which numismatists will
now attempt to solve.-Philade!phia
Record
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

DRESS AND CULTURE.-A physiolo
gist of much acuteness once asketlfpe:
"Why are bright colors beautift-a in
the sky, but out of taste in dress? Why
should it be a sign of coarse taste ia
dress in the most brilliant colors
when all 60 to see All imposing sunset!
High culture and sensitive nerves react
to slight irritation, while low culture
and unsensitive nerves require strong
irritation. Loneliness in dress is Just
regarded as proof of coarseness in
nerve fibre. Tue American girl is ex-
quisitely susceptible, is impressed by
mild irritation acting upon any of the
senses. She dresses in taste, and when
the means are at hand, with elegance
in colors that are subdued, and notice.
able only at a short distance. If we
could clothe ourselves in sunsets; if all
the rcsplendency of crimson and scar.
let and gold, and all the varieties OF
hue and form could descend upon the
delicate maiden, and fall about her il
palpitating folds like a rich garment
the eyes of that maiden and of those
who gazed upon her would soon weary
the irritation of such splendors would
become pang, and they would only be
worn as badge and sign of q nature
in the lower stage of evolution. Bright
colors-scarlet and red, so common in
Switzerland and Germany-are never
seen in America in any class.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

A DANGEROUS SPoRr.-Jumping with
rope is one of the most fascinating
amussments of the spring-time.
Groups of school girls may be seen in
the city and country emulating each
other in skill in their frvorite sport.
But physicians are sounding u note OF
! warning against this amusement, be-
cause it is attended with danger. which
in some cases has proved serious.
1t has been long known that this ex.
cessivo jumping is perilous; and that
several girls, in attempting to reach a
high figure of many hundreds, or a
thousand jumps. without stopping, have
thereby caused their death. But the
new protest is against even moderate
indulgence in this sport; and several
recent cases of paralysis of nerves OF
the limbs and Of the spine enforce il
with terrible emphasis.
Physicians say that the sport is al
ways attended with jar to the delicate
nerves Of the foot, and with q strain on
other nerves in the body, which may
lead to paralysis, or even to fatal in.
jury. It will be hard to check girls
from indalging in this favOrite amuse
ment; but if it is attended with such
great danger, parents and teachers
should forbid children from joining il
it,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

To restore writing when it is faded
moisten the paper with water and ther
brush over with a solution of sulph
hydric.amonia; it will be restored
This article can be obtained at any
drug store.
To roast meat properly. the air must
have free access to it. This is the reason
why meat roasted before an open fire il
more palatable than that roasted
(baked) in q close oven.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

Two performing elephants, intended
for the Crystal Palace, died recently on
the voyage between Bombay and Suez.
They were raised in British Burmah,
and had been trained, in the native
method, to stack timber in the teak
wood forests. They were subsequently
trained also for circus exhibition. At
Calcutta, where they were shown, they
were valued at 80, 900 rupees.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

A WISE CHoICE.-A Detroit tailor
was the other day measuring lathy-
legged young man from the clover dis.
tricts for pair CT pantaleons, and get
ting down to the chaps feet, the tailor
inquired:
Twill you have spring bottoms ?"
"Waal," replied the stranger, after Q
moment of anxious thought, "it's purity
late IN the year for spring bottoms, and
as alters like to be leetle ahead oil
the season, I guess you may put on
fall-bottoms and clinch EN- extra fol
winterl"-Dstroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

One of the best things to resist fa-
tigue with is music. Girls who " could
not walk a mile to save their lives.
will dance, in company with knock
kneed clarinet and superannuated fid-
die, from tea-time till sunrise; while o
soldier, grown weary with quietness,
will no sooner hear bugle give -four
ish, than he will give one himself.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

Iowa papers are telling little story
at the expense Of young business mar
who went to Des Moines the other day
with the intention of returning the fol
lowing evening, but his partner received
q card from him stating that he had
missed the train. The peculiar part OF
the story is that the postal arrived
on the train that the young mar
missed"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

The WAY TO HEALTH.-The only
true way to health is that which COM
mon sense dictates to man. Live with
in the bounds of reason. Eat moder-
ately, drink temporarily, sleep regular
ly, avoid excess in anything, and pre-
serve q conscience 'void Of offense."
Some men cot themselves to death,
some drink themselves to death, some
wear out their lives by Incidence, and
some by over-exertion, while not few
sink into the grave under the affects Of
vicious practices. All the medicines
in creation are not worth q cent to
man who is constantly and habitually
violating the laws of his own nature.
All the medical science in the world
cannot save him from q premature grave.
With suicidal course of conduct, he is
planting the seeds Of decay in his ewn
constitution, and accelerating the de-
struction of his own life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

A fairly rich Englishman lately
looked into his payments for his min
listers support and discovered that
every sermon he heard cost him five
pence-less than he paid for backing
his boots. OF course there are no
parallel cases in this country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

BOILED FRosTINa.-One cup OF
sugar, ene-half cup OF boiling water
boil until it threads from the spoon,
about fifteen minutes; beat the white OF
one egg to a stiff froth, then pour the
hot syrup over it and stir. This will
not fall off on cutting the cake.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

"Do you say I've been hard drinker
all my life?" said an old topper to an ac-
quaintance. Eyes, I do" swell,
there's where you're mistaken. At one
period didn't touch drop for two
years-in fact I drank nothing but
milk" Indeed! What two years was
that?" "My first two."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11
Hawkeye Chances.

Barnum calls his new show the "Peri-
pathetic Moving Marvel"
The Cheyenne Sun has adopted the
phonetic system Of spelling.
North Carolina brides, usually, clope
twenty-four hours after marriage.
A Paris correspondent says that don.
key meat is superior to horse or pork.
The fearful consequences OF general
strike, as depicted by Puck, are appall.
ing.
Anthony Comstock, in st. Louis, was
severely criticised for improper re.
marks.
Folks are naming babies after Edison,
they are such bright little things.-[De-
troit Free Press.
A scented cane is the latest awwis.
tocwatic plaything. The scent is carried
in the nobby part.
Bartlett Campbell was brought up O
printer. Hence the Galley Slave."-
New Haven Register.
The key to every man is his thought
but there are great many keyless men
in the world.-[ Boston Globe.
Schumann is the name of Philadel-
phia shoe man, and lie is patronlzed by
people who want music in their sole.
A poor little waif left on the doorstep
is generally poor little waif.error, un.
til some one takes it in Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Philadelphia Chronicle Herald
says: "The hod carriers is O profes.
sion in which man is constantly as.
cending."
A white married woman at Evans.
vile, Indiana, was so fascinated by the
banjo playing of a wandering Negro
that she eloped with him.
1t is estimated by the Detroit Fire.
Press that handsome woman weeping
before q jury has more effect in five
minutes than two hours talk.
Some one has calculated that if all
the fifteen puzzles sold during the past
month were laid in single row they
would reach twice around the world.
A contempory thinks Adam should
have been very happy in the Garden OF
Eden, because he didn't have to "tear
up the carpets and move every spring. D
"She never told her love "-because
her young man, anticipating something
of the kind, hasn't called to see her
since leap year opened Norristown
Herald.
The man who will wait two hours for
his girl to friz her hair to 60 riding
with him, will swear awfully if his
wife keeps him waiting thirty seconds
to fasten up a stray braid with hair
PIN Whitehall Times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

American mothers have acquired no
little reputation abroad for skill and
energy in connubial management on
behalf of their daughters. They are
not generally, we imagine, more in
clincd to management of this sort than
mothers of other nationalities; but
some of them display so remarkable a
talent for settling their girls advan-
tageously, that they have made a nanae
for their entire tribe. A Paris news
paper gives recent instance of the
great success of an American mamma
Of this peculiar order. Her eldest
daughter had sailed from New York
with some friends for tour of Europe,
and, after doing the Continent, had re-
turned to the French capital for several
months of rest and pleasuring. At
tractive and clever, she had many suit
ors, some more, some less desirable.
She could not marry them all. 80 she
adroitly reduced the number TO two
the best of the lot, of course. Then
she wrote the fact to her mamma. add
ing that they were both 80 handsome,
agreeable, well-connected and rich,
that she could not decide between
them, and closed with the question:
"What shall I do?" Ten days later
she received cableeram from mamma;
81 sail morrow. Hold, both till ]
come" The next transatlantic
steamer carried Mrs. and hel
younger daughter, turned 10 and just
out of school. On arrival she imme
diatly took the helm of affairs, and
steered so deity through the danger
GUS waters, that in few weeks she had
reached port with all the colors flying,
To drop metaphor, she attended the
wedding of her two daughters at the
American chapel the same morning.
Neao York Times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

OF Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth il
is related that he was devoted snuH-
taker, and at one time believing that he
took too much no tried to break the
habit. He carried his box to the gar
ret and deposited it on the top Of the
garrett stairs, obliging himself to as
cend and descend two flights OF stairs
every time he Vented pinch. But he
soon found this took up too much time,
and he returned the box to his pocket.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

Allen. of the New York Times. says
that the man who wishes to break Oft
the habit of smoking should postpone
the lighting of his first cigar five
minutes each day. In this way the
hour for beginning to smoke will be
gradually put off until after he has
gone to bed and got to sleep.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

A Wisconsin woman has been mar
ried fifty-eight years and has never
missed building her kitchen fire. Her
husband is probably the Oldest fire
escape on record.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

To Gloss SHIRT BosoMs.-take two
ounces of powdered gum arabic. pour
in a pint or more of water, and then,
having covered it, let it stand oil night.
In the morning pour it carefully from
the dregs into clean bottle, cork, and
keep it for use; add teaspoonful of
this gum water to pint of starch made
in the usual way.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

An important case was being tried
before the Criminal Coart of the Dis
trict of Columbia. An old colored man
was on the witness stand. The district
attorney had before him long list OF
convicted criminals. After glsncipg at
it, he thus Intercepted the witness:
What is your name ?"
"John Williams, sah."
was sent to the Albany Penitentiary for
larceny?"
"No, sab: not this John"
care you the John Willianrs who
was sent to the district Jail for ASSAULT"
"No, sab; not this john"
Are you the John Williams who
was convicted OF arson, and sent to the
Baltimore Penitentiary?"
"No, sah."
Tired of asking fruitless questions,
the district attorney suddenly put Q
leading one:
Have you ever been in any peniten-
tiaryp"
"Yes, sah."
All eyes were now turned upon the
witness. The district attorney smiled
complscently, and resumed:
"How macy times have you been in
the penitentiary ?"
"Twice, sab. )"
"Where :"
"In Baltimore, sah."
"How long were you there the first
time"
"About two hours, sah."
Chow long the second time 2" que
ried the attorney, rather crestfallen.
IAN hour, sab. I went there to
whitewash cell for shyster lawyer
who had robbed his client"
The attorney sat down amid the
laughter of the spectators.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

CocoANUT PIE.-One grated cocoa
nut, one quart of milk, five eggs beaten
one tablespoonful of fine
bread crumbs; sugar and havoring to
the taste. The above makes two pies.
No TOD crust.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

A colored women of Chester, Pa.,
aged SO, went to Salisbury, Nd, to
attend the funeral of her mother, who
was 1T years OF age.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

The Legislature Of English colonies
are very Independent. They merely
fly the English flag.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

He that knows not when to be silent,
knows not when to speak.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

A Colorado girl, only IS years old.
on the death Of her father. took charge
of his family and farm, and now man
ages her mother and brothers, and also
her sisters, her cousins and her rancho.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11

A merchant was asked the other day
how many children he had, and he re-
piled, "Five boys, and each boy has
two sisters" This may be called the
new puzzle of fifteen for those who
think he has an unusually large family
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-01-07
miscellaneous Items.

PRINCESS LOUISE will return to Can.
ada in January,
TwENTY-Two-PoUND sweet potatoes
are raised in California.
Upon modest gravestone in Vim
cennes Cemetery appears the plaintive
legend, ellis neighbor played the cornet."
IT always makes the immortal gods
laugh when they see twelve-inch man
trying to fire ffteen-inch shot. And
there are just several of that kind of
men in the world.
AN embarrassed actor bounded on
the stage of San Francisco theater, in
a scene depicting robbery in a hotel
Office, and shouted: Gag the safe,
while I blow open the night clerk"
How READY some men are to go to
law. So empty thing as banana skin
has caused many one to bring his suit
against the pavement. And what did
he recover? Not even his equanimity.
A GOOD woman, after the death of
her husband, had married the brother
of the departed. She preserved, nev-
ertheless, in her dining-room, picture
of her first spouse. One day, guest
Wv VIZ o@'DAC3 AoIASAAo OAC COA u NV AShcN
her if it was member of her family.
Eyes" replied the lady, frankly, cit is
portrait of my poor brother-in-law."
'' We must consult the gentlest manner
and softest reason of address in our ad-
monishment; our advice must not fall
like violent storm, bearing down and
making those to droop whom it is
meant to cherish and refresh. It must
descend as the dew upon the tender
herb, or like melting fakes of snow
the softer it falls the longer it dwells
upon, and the deeper it sinks into the
mind
Mrs. LEWIS was alone at night in q
house at Air Line, Ohio. She was
awakened by the dropping of the key
from the lock of the front door. Guess
ing Alright that burglar had pushed
it out, she armed herself with pistol,
and, when he intruded his head, fired
at it. His dead body was taken away,
by companion, in the wagon that was
to have carried the plumber.