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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22
The Yarmouth Dog and Cat.

The Yarmouth water-dog deserves a
special notice, although not entirely
peculiar to the country. For its sagac-
ity the writer can vouch. One instance
may serve to illustrate the general in
stincts of the class. a dog of this kind
was kept at the fen pumping mill, at
the top of Breydon Water. In the wir-
ter his favorite pursuit was to go out
stones which face the Breydon wall for
wounded wild-fowl; these always, if
possible, creep into some nook or cor
ner. When the wind was northeast,
and many ducks in the country, he
somes,imes carried home eight or nine
wild fowl of various kinds in tho same
morning. After leaving one ath e
mill with his master, he returned of
his own accord to the place whence he
had taken 1t, proceeding regularly in
his search. and every time recommenc.
ing exactly where he left off. AS he
travelled to and fro on the marsh wall,
he would, if unloaded, wag his tail and
acknowledge the notice of any one WHO
spoke to him; but no sooner had lie oh.
tanned booty than he seemed to corsld-
- thS u tTCuSurS,
and to distrust every one. AS soon as
man appeared to be coming towards
HIM he left the wall, and crossing
wide dixie. betook himself to the
marshes. and went the longest WAY
nome. Its generally supposed that !.
cat mas an unconqnerable aversion to
wettlng Its feet. There are many mu-
thentlc exceptions to this notion.
While we were staying at the Wherry
Hotel, Mutford, we were often Oh the
banks from which the anglers depart
for the sport, which is here Of the bet.
A cat belonging to the house, tempted
down 10y the fry and smaller fish thrown
out OF the baskets of tue captors, some
times found herself SO much engaged
on board boat as to be unaware that II
had proceeded far into tee lake before
her knowledge of her abduction had be-
come fact. Needless of water and it,
consequences, however, the would
mount the gunwale, look for an instant
IN the direction of the hotel, and then
take header and swim, us we'll as any
dog. toward the landing stage, mount
the ladder, wiring herself mopwise, and
shortly atterward be found purring
about with a perfectly dry skin. -AN
tie Year R0uad.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22
The Origin of Some Ancient Elk.
preSsiOnS.

lhe word "Hurrah" is pure Slave.
uian, and is commonly heard from the
coast of Dalinatia to Behring'. Straits
when any of the population living with
IN those limits are called on to give
proof of courage and valor. The origin
OF the word belongs to the primitive
Idea that every man that dies heroically
Ter his country goes straight to heaven
-hurray Ito paradise) and in the
shock and ardor of battle the combat
ants utter cry, as the Turks do that OF
Allah, each animating himself by the
certitude Of immediate recompense to
forget earth and to csntemn death.
"Shebang," which sometimes means
hut, sometimes low place of immor-
al resort. originated with the pupils of
Yale College, New Haven, who used it
to indicate their rooms or public hall
fitted up for some theatrical or other
performance. 1t was never English.
"a little bird told me-" comes from
Ecclesiastes 90" For bird in the
air shall carry the voice, aud that which
has wings shall tell the matter"
Such phrases as " He was beset with
duns, y" He was dunned for money that
nc owed, are often used. Horne Tooke
says that dun came from the Anglo
Saxon dyRan and the Icelandic dyn,
and that" q dun is one who had dinned
another for money or anything else.
Another idea is that dun comes from
the French. where dOnRez means "give
me, and that it is demand for some
thing due. Another derivation, palmer
,p.t far az Ga h. Al
reign OF Henry VIII. there was u noted
naliiif in tire city of Lincoln, named
Joseph Dunn, SO extremely active, so
dexterous i'll the management of his
rough business, that it became saying
when a man refused or neglected to pay
his deb's, why don't you Duan him?'
that Is, Why don't you send Dunn
to arrest him? In time the w0rd dun
came to have general rather than a
local acceptation. Francis Bacon used
it about IL century after it originated in
Lincoln, as follows: shall be dun-
ming thee every day" And Phillips
said, a dm, horrible master hated
by gods and men,
Count their chickens ere (not be.
fore) they're batched," is taken from
Samuel Buffers Hudibras," aimed at
the Puritans of Charles L., by
whom was founded the British Repub.
lie, of which Oliver Crom we'll was lord
protector for several years until his
death in 1858.
Not much the worse for wear" mot
none) was written by William Cowper,
an English poet, who was born in 1871
and died in 1900.
Though this may be play to you,
it's death to u.s." was written by Roger
l. Estrange in 1904.
No new thing under the sun" can
be found in Ecclesiastes j., 9.
Escaped with tho skin of my teeth"
is in Job xix, 20.
"Whom God wishes to destroy he first
makes mad' is translation fir ON O
fragment of Euripides, the Greek poet,
and was first brought to notice by being
left on the table of Cambridge under
graduate who shot himself in his room
nearly two centuries ago.
Coming events cast their shadows
before" was literally dreamed by
~. ~ .s~S<s<,.>p.. :.
Pleasures of Hope" who woke up one
night repeating it, and introduced it
into }" Lochiel's Warming" one of the
most striking of his minor poems
Troy IN. Y J Times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22

The Pilgrim polonaise has reached
New York.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22

OAKLASn CAL. Aug. 1. 1873.
Standard Soap Co.-Gentlenssa
We have been giving your PHOS-
PLATE SOAP o pretty fair trial.
and we like it the best Of any SOAP
for toilet use that we have found
on this Coast. We have lutte doubt
that it will meet with universal
favor. MRS. r. q. JOHNSTON.
lcl0 Kirkhau street.
STANDARD SOAP CO..
YOA Nacra 4 ,ass <s.,S r.,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22
1t May Be True.

When Jules Verne wrote his romance
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea-" he found it necessary to construct
a cigar. shaped steamer that would
travel under water while her crew could
breathe with the same ease they could
on land. II Mr.. Verne had waited for
few years he might perhaps have
saved himself the trouble of inventing
this submarine craft, as he might then
ye found it in actual operation. 1t
II at present only prop osed to apply a
recent invention to divers helmet in
the following manner: The apparatus
having been fastened over the nose and
mouth OF the diver, when he wishes to
breath the air out of his lungs he does
10 in the ordinary way, and it goes
down the tubes into the bottom of the
front filter. It then filters through the
caustic- charged sponge in front, and,
passing along an outlet at the top, is
conducted over the divers shoulder
into the other case, through which it
filters in the same way, and then as
cending into the helmet, mixes with
tie oxygen that has been let in from its
store chamber. and is ready to be
oIC"'u eu aSuAu lItO tue ulVer lungs,
Mr.. Fleuss states that if he could only
eat under water he could remain there
for whole day; as it is, he walked for
a quarter of mile under the sea at
Ryde, aud when at Brighton he went
down during stormy weather into five
fathoms OF water. This being tho case
it is a simple matter to apply the prin,
ciple to an air-tight submarine ship.
The devices for sinking it or for raising
1t to Tie surface OF the water would be
easily arranged, so we may soon have
orr enterprising excursion managers
of@'!ug a trip along the bottom of'the
river b. Lake Fri single tickets, zoe.
l"ty and EaAtlem ans tickets, TO-, De.
tcit Free Press.
Emile dc Girardin recommends
I'l"G F!"uchmeN 70 let Greek and
Ldi" alone, and % study English and
o,"I''", be clnSe they are the Ian
6uas' al Tie .Gtnre.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22

rAN rIANcrsco, July ~, 1oN.
Standard Soap Co.-Gentlemen
The ladies OF my household, four
in number, unite with me In pro.
nouncing your PHOSPHATE
SOAP the best ever tried for toilet
use. It is noticeable that while e
readily removes impurities from
the skin, it also leaves undtsturbed
the natural oil 80 essential to the
health. It is not too strong Ian.
guage to say that we are delighted
with it. III "
G. NJ. SAWTELLE, N. D.,
lao Oapp street.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22

Near Galena, ILL.,, farmer said he
would rlow corn to spite Providence
for sending a thunder shower, but he
was yet in the first row when a bolt of
lightning killed both man aud horse.
Rich Americans who go to England
10 reside are said to soon become so
snohbish and affected that genuine
Yankee wouldn't pat up and fodder
with them ii he had to sleep in fence,
corner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22

Eml!r dc Girar3in recommends
I''"G F!"urhmcN 20 let Greek and
L'ia alone, and % study English and
o,'r'''', because they are the Ian.
SHas'- al The !Gture.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22
Pn0SeGsAAPE
TESTIMONIALS:

Standard Soap Co.-esn.s =
I have tried your PHOSPHATE
SOAP, and have no hesitation ia
saying that it is the best toilet
soap ! lever used. My wife has used
it and Is Of the same opinion. 7
have paid ashigh as fifty cents per
cake for an article in every respect
inferior to what you coll for twenty.
hve cents. HENRY III. LYNCH.
6l6 HaiGht street.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22

We have used the PHOSPHATE
SOAP in our practice, for cleaning
indolent ulcers, and also akin dis
eases, pimples and eruptions Of the
face, so often seen in the young Of
both sexes, and can heartily roc
ommend it to the public as the
most remedial agent Of the kind
that we have used.--S. F. Aedico-
Literary Journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16
For the FARMER AND N~EcHAsIc.
The Drought

There are seasons when an all wise Prov
ldeDce wlthholds the rain. and the labor Of
the husbandman yields no harvest. This
Is considered a calamity, but what is 1t when
compared 10 the intellectual drought that
now prevails In the rural districts In North
Carolina? The effect of the first may dis
appear with an abundant harvest the com
ing year-the effects Of the last will not eff
feet this generation but will leave its only
impress upOn the next. What has caused
this intellectual Drought? Let any one turn
to our public school laws and note their
workings. Money We all know is the power
that keeps in motion every branch of gov
eminent 50 upon the amount Of money al
lotted them depends 10 great measure, the
success OF our public schools. Let US see
how much is allotted? According to the
statement of our superintendent Of Public
instruction etghty cents per child per yedr, .
The country school districts will not average
more than thirty children each, giving only
trenty four dollars a year to each school.
We understand the average salary of public
school teachers throughout the State is less
than SIS per month for 4 months in the year.
less than any negro cotton picker earns
What kind OF teachers can this system Of
Public Schools afford ? How many days does
the school last, These questions had best
be left unanswered. Yet in the fact that
they cannot be answered satisfactorily may
be found the reason why emf grants pass us
by and go on and live in the cold and rigor-
Gus climate of the Northwest reasons why
our cotton is manufactured in New England
our vehicles and implements Manufactured
on the the banks Of the Ohio, and out OF
poorer timber than we North Carolinians
burn in 'log heaps" Is it not ime to stop
the discussion of issues of the past, and dis
! cuss measures that will promote our welfare
Is it not time to demand Of candidates for
the legislature this much needed reform and
hare them erplom hotO they expect to accom-
phsh It? What chance in the great race OF
life will the coming generation of Agricul-
turists stapd if this State o%f.affairs continue =?
If knowledge is power, none Monopo-
lies and rings with their educated sharks will
find them as easy a prey as England
does the teeming millions of India. VIVA
right has our religious press to abuse our last
legislature for taxing Book Agents" when
we have no public schools? If this State OF
affairs continue it will not be long before the
Book Agent can say with Othello, My oc-
cupation's gone" ENDERLY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

he announcement was received with cheers
of delight, Can't. Ali, then, ordered all
into line near the fence, and directed each
officer whose lane Was called 10 step into
another line on the left. A certain number
OF held officers, captains and lieutenants
were selected apparently at random though
1t hdppened that among the lucky ones were
most OF the wealthy and dashing ones and
to night there is much complaint of ~favorit-
ism. 1t is alleged that Wolfe whispered in
formation OF the coming exchan re to several
of those whose Northern relatives have fur
nlshed plenty OF greenbacks, aud part of
these greenbacks were passed into Wolfe )
hands. This Is a good way to enjoy a lot
terry without risk. AS the drawing went
forward strange sights might nave been
seen. Occasionally a man was so excited
that when his name was called he could
neither answer nor move. No one knew
what name would come next consequently
the whole assemblage were kept in a state Of
tension or supense not easy to describe
though a single glance at the long line of
ragged, haggard men, with trembling limbs
and gllstenlng eyes, standing IN an attitude
which may be designated as AL attention, >
listening 10 the harsh voice calling the lucky
llst-would suffice to show how deep was
the universal, and individual, interest In the
proceedings. Alas all my anxiety and az
citation was for noughtl When Schoepf
turned away and the crowd dispersed, my
name had not been called!
some men actually C led l don't wonder
at it 1t means life or death to many For
my part, L felt stupefed, as If it could not
be possible that. ont of6OO, my name should
be omitted. | can nov understand the feel
ing of Robin: on Crusoe on seeing a vessel
approaching his desert isle for an whole
day, then suddenly turn and vanish
1Ug. 14th.-The day has been a trying
one the lucky six hundred having their
baggage, 80 called, packed and ready to
march for the gate in the winking of an eye.
But the order to march is withheld, and
gloom sits upon six hundred brows that
yesterday were all smiles. Well | do hope
and sincerely pray they may all get away TO-
morrow for of a surety our little army
needs every arm that can be raised to its
assistance. 1t seems to me our government
could afford to give ttcO, or even three, \ an
kee prisoners IN exchange for every able
bodied Confederate because we can always
catch enough to keep no the supply and
surely one Rebel, with Fort Delaware mem
urles to spur him, ought to be worth more
to our side than three bounty-iumpers to
the other side
To RE C0NTiNJrFD
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

HANCOCK A MAN NJ DESTINY Hancock
is a man of destiny. Why, just look at the
record. In 1868 Garfield brought a bill
into Congress to drop the junior Major
General. That was Hancock. 1t passed
both houses of Congress and was signed by
the President, but before it could be car
ried into effect. George II. Thomas the sem
Tor Major General died, and Hancock,
going up one grade, was no longer the ju-
NOR Major General, and 50 the law could
not reach him. Then the Republicans, still
led by Garfield passed an act reducing the
Major Generals to three. This was signed
by the President, but before it could be car
ried into effect Meade died, and the Major
Generals were reduced to three. Finally a
law was passed authorizing the President
to drop one Of the VI jor Generals, Before
il could be carried out. and Hancock be
cropped, HalIeck died, and Hancock, be
coming the senior Major General, he could
not be dropped. The man who survived
all these attempts to retire him cannot be
retired. The man who led them (Gar6eldl
will, as a fitting cOnsummation Of his act.
fall a victim to his intended victim. Han
cock will be elected President. Garfield
will be retired-at least from the Presiden-
tial field. -LoutsrlNe Courier journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

HORSE 40 ANS MAN Ctcng0 III. Sept.
An the match etween OL"arv. on
horseback and three runners On foot, foI
thirty miles. to night. on an eighth of a
mile track. the horse won, making the dis
tancc in tnree hours seven mir utes and
twenty six seconds, while the men ran p
miles. McLeary, the Scotch runner made
his ten miles in one hour nine minutes and
twenty seconds, White Eagle, the cclebra-
ted Indian runner made bis ten miles IN one
hour eleven minutes and nineteen ecOnds
Price, the champion of England, made his
ten miles in one hour four inmates ard TWEEN.
tv SIX seconds
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

WILMINGTON STAR ITEMS. Gen. James
n. Lane announces that he will open a
male school about October 1st. He has
gone to Virginia to make arrangements for
the removal Of bis family to Wilmington he
has secured the School room next to St.
Johns church, -Vice Consul r. E.
Heide and two daughters returned home
Tuesday evening from their extend Jour
through Europe.-The store Of Messrs.
Tieuken & Cowan, with dwelling and
kitchen at Burgav were destroyed by fire
on Tuesday Just before day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16
SINGULAR SwARMING OF FLIES.-H0I

SINGULAR SwARMING OF FLIEs.-HoE
fdr, Sept. 7.-Immense swarms Of flies
passed over Guysboro on Sunday. They
came from the east, and resembled a dark
cloud. People were much alarmed.
On Saturday afternoon last a remarkable
''hy storm was encountered on the Hudson
River. A steamer which met it between
New Hamburg aud Newbury describes it as
reching southwark, from shore to shore, as
tar as the eye could reach and as high up.
There were millions upon millions of flies,
and they hurried northward as thick as
snowfakes driven by a strong wind. They
were long and black and had white wings,
and the clouds must have been miles in
length. A few weeks previously, during a
fine afternoon, an immense cloud Of long
black flies descended upon the pilots and
sailors at Havre, driving everybody before
them in panic. At length the storm passed
by. and it was then found that the sails OF
the ships were simply hidden under the
masses Of flies which had crowded upon
them. Far out at sea, pilots were covered
with ~stragglers from the mass, who, it was
remarked, fell dead the moment they were
touched. These singular swarmings are a
puzzle for naturalists. -Phao. Record.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

NASHVILLE, Sept. 9TH, Mrs. ". +. Doles
and Henry infant son OF John helms, de
parted this life on the 3rd inst; Miss NJ.
Ella Barrett, aged 81. died Oh the 4th.
Rev. Mr.. Bronson, Of Wilson preached a
most excellent sermon in the Methodist
church OF Sunday night. TO an appreciative
congregation that will turn out to hear him
whenever he can favor them with bis pres
ence.
Mrs. Dossey Battle, of Tarboro has boon
on 4 visit to Mrs. Scott 5 family.
Miss Sallie Griffin, of Rocky Mount is the
guest of Mrs. J. T. Ly on.
A few days since "a visitor at Nashville
sneezed so heartily as to dislocate his arm.
Chloroform was administered by DR. Drake
and the limb adjusted.-T. I. IN Wilson
Adrance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

4 NEW Use FOR CoTToN SEED HULLS.-
We understand that experiments have
about been concluded which seem to sub
stantiate the sangulne views Of those who
predicted, from the preliminary expert
ments. that cotton seed bulls would shortly
supersede cotton waste in packing car jour
nal boxes. In one instance the four boxes
on the right side of a locomotive were
packed with six pounds of bulls and two
gallons of West Virginia oil. The two
kinds Of packing pro, ed about equally
durable, with the difference that, in time,
the cotton waste must be loosened so as to
allow the waste to feed freely. This is not
the case with the cotton seed bulls, which
are said to be very elastic, while the oil
does not appear to affect its elasticity nap
left on the seeds acts as a receptacle for the
oil, which may DE said to be held in sus-
pension, and as it is taken up and used by
the journal the oil is gradually drawn from
one hull to the other until it reaches the
journal and Is fed to it n about the proper
quantity.
The comparative cost, in the instance first
named is as follows; Packing one side,
four journals, with cotton seed huIls, six
pounds, at q cent, 3 cents; two gallons Of
West Virginia oil, at ii cents, % cents
making the total cost of packing the four
journals with cotton seed hulls and oil p
cents. For packing one side, four journals,
with cotton waste, four pounds, at t. cents,
% cents; two gallons West Virginia oil. at
| cents, - cents; making the total cost of
packing with waste aud oil Al cents, or %
cents more than the cotton seed hull pack
ing. Should these tests result as satisfac-
torilg as there seems to be good reason for
believing they will, a new and important
source of revenue will he developed for the
cotton planter in the enhanced value Of
cotton seed. N. \. (OttOt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16
Sunday Morning in New Orleans

oh. nice hansny, un pesos pour bonchee'"
'Lemmonee wan doazen you dake for a
dune -
"Sasafras roots-bsy leaves-gumbo flee"
BulitroEs. 20 Trash, jump seek fae:
avery time
Naype isa> peter IN sorn> you not
stanit 90
"ArrAh, g to the diviI' st out Of me
way
Monsieur. yonler vous a,hc,er ~atty my
lon ?"
Fnish aiss' Creole A,s~ yoo., l.i,
Yesterday
Senior, want buy ginger, yer, hns Meht-
"s.asueh hne ~a'uch fraish liver and
trlpe
Who want buy maseek box Play ike
"Cante!spe, cAnielope' cheap sweet
aud npe
w 10 want buy cigars, tree FOL wan nickel2''
Now, what in the worould arc We troyin'
TO sy thin ?"
"Cucombrr cucomhre vary fine pickle
Now, lay 70 me Goa, there, you'd Choi-
nee>e haythln '
~ cost look At dosc preecheA here, ontly
Que taller ,"
Guyana ~onyaus' look, f. cents a
pile :"
+" Ere's yer pure butter, now, none o yer
taller ="
Fresh swimps, here fresh swimp-,
here -
Can smell EN- a mile
Let's get out of here now, that If we isrr
able.
For that bates the devils old Tower Of Ba-
bel