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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12
Battling Omce-Seekers.

Fifty'two years ago. just after Gen.
Jackson had been elected President,
the Washington Telegraph said, he
will reward his friends and punish his
enemies" Four years later. William L..
Marcy proclaimed, in the United States
Senate, the rule that "to the victors
belong the spoils of the enemy"
The idea expressed in these two utter
ances has ever since been rooted in
American politics. It will take much
hard work to eradicate it. Some day,
however, the people will see that the
business of the Government has moth.
ing to do with its political policy.
Then we shall have Civil Service Re-
form which will run public business as
a merchant runs his store or q manu-
facturer his factory.
Until that day, Senators and Repre-.
sentatives will look upon the civil pat
ronage as belonging to their "perqui-
SITES" And the most perplexing duty
of the Secretaries of Departments will
be, as it ever has been. the distribution
of Offices among claimants.
There is chronic battle between
heads of departments and Congressman.
One result of this continual contest has
been that certain number of employees
has been allotted to each Congressional
district. But a Representatives. con-
stituents compel him to be an incessani
beggar. He is generally asking fol
more than his share.
When the late Senator Chandler &C
cepted the Interior Secretaryship
knowing what was coming, he prepared
for the battle. He armed himself with
a memorandum book, containing the
number Of clerks in his department
from each Congressional district-and
waited the hourly assault.
AS soon as Congressman asked fol
the appointment of some constituent te
clerkship, Mr.. Chandler would con
suit his memorandum.book. If il
showed that Congressional district t(
have received its allotted appointments
as was usually the case, the Secretary
would reply:
"You see your quota is full; but thai
don't matter; pick out any man you
want me to remove and I'll put yor mar
in his place at once"
Bat" the cautious Congressman
would reply. l cant do that. If Iasl
you to turn out any of these men,
shall get myself into hot water
"You don't mean to say" the Secre
tary would ask, banteringly, "tha
you're asking me to get myself in ho
water for you?"
Few members Of Congress were Sc
stupid as not to see the point. They
bowed themselves out, disappointed, o
course, but amused ut the shrewdnes
of the politician who did not propos,
to burn his fingers by pulling thei
chestnuts out OF the fire.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12
Night in the Moon.

AT last, however, night sets in. Crate
full it comes after the sun has gathered
up his smiling rays and gone down to
his rest. All at once we are plunging
into comparative obscurity; for again
there is 40 twilight to stay the step OF
departing day. At one stride comes
the dark. But, looking up into the
sky, We behold vast orb which pours
down milder and more beneficent
splendor than the great lord Of the sys.
tenn. 1t is such O moon that we terres.
trials cannot boast; for it is not less
than thirteen times as large and
luminous as cur own. There it hangs in
the ornament, without apparent change
of place, as if " fixed in its everlasting
seat But not without q change Of
surface. For this great globe is a
painted panorama, and turning around
majestically on its axis, presents its
oceans and continents in grand sue
cession. As Europe and Africa, lock-
ing the Mediterranean in their embrace,
roll away to the right, the stormy At
lantic offers its waters to view. then the
two Americas, with their huge forests
and vast prairies, pass under inspection.
Then the great basin OF the Pacific, lit
up with island fires, meets the gazer s
eye, and rs this glides over the scene
the eastern rim of Asia, the upper por.
ton of Australia sails into sight. The
Indian ocean, and afterwards the Ara
bian Sea, spread themselves out in their
subdued splendor, aud thus, in four
and twenty hours, the great rotundity
we tread" turns his pictured counte.
nance to the moon and grandly repays
the listening lunarians by repeating, to
the best OF his ability, the story of his
birth. Nor is the sky less marvellous
in another respect, for the absence of
any atmospheric diffusion of light per-
mits tho consultations to shine out
with distinctness which is never
paralleled on earth. They glitter like
diamond points set in armament of
ebony. Stars and clusters which we
never sos by the naked eye flock into
view and crowd the lunar heavens
British Quarterly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12
The Schools.

It is customary at this autumn sea-
son, when the schools are re-openlng,
for the journals to give more or less at
tention to the subject of education;
and this practice, within the last few
years, has become so much q matter of
course that articles on this topic with
difficulty avoid a perfunctory look
which is not prepossessing. There is
an unpleasant suspicion running along
between the lines that the writer's are
writing from sense Of duty, and not
because they really have anything to
say. Still it must be admitted that the
question of education takes the first
rank among the burning questions ="
of the day. From year to year it is
evidently becoming still more burn
ing question. And the reason is APP
parent; the feeling is becoming every
day more widely spread and deeply
rooted that the old educational methods
are out of joint with the times. New
methods, the outgrowth of modern
ideas, are forcing their way into use.
But they had not displaced, nor are
they sufficiently matured to be quail
fed to displace entirely the older
methods. The consequence is that the
whole field of educational work is in
an unsatisfactory condition. There is
great activity displayed, but there is
no unity of purpose, no settled plan
of organization. That the present is
an age of transition from an old
regime, which was thoroughly consis-
tent in its ideas and methods, to q
REGIME the principles and order OF
which relain to be settled, has long
since been shown in various ways. The
educational methods of the past have
however remaiLed till quite recently
undisturbed in their medieval fort
resses. But it is now quite apparent
that they have lost their tenacity of re-
sistance, and that new life is breaking
through the old foundations. In this
country we began by patterning ouI
education after European models, Oui
grammar schools and colleges being
limitations in small way of the
English public schools and universe
tics. Bat this effort on the part oil
petty and weakly institutions to array
themselves in the amplitude of the
scholastic robes has only served tt
make the Anticipated fashion of these
robes the more conspicuous, and Of
late years our schools have been anx
iously trying to reshape the old gar
ment by cutting off little here and
piecing out little there. This sense
OF discomfort with the present condl
tioh of educational work for this re-
forming activity are encouraging signs
but the results are as yet far from sat
isfactory. 1t would indeed ke fruitlesI
to expect thoroughly consistent plar
of education, co ordinating and har
monizing the working forces in various
fields, until the incubus of old tradi
tions shall have been removed and tn,
scientific spirit of modern though
shall have gained free sway.-Hom
Journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12
For Preserving Meat.

Secretary Gold gave the following
receipts at the Willimantic meeting of
the State Board of Agriculture: Beef
should not be allowed to freeze. Salt
ing should be deferred until the meat
is ripe. The fat of pork should only
be salted, the lean should be used for
saugage meat. Pack pork in clean bar
rels on the edge, first scattering on the
bottom few handfuls of salt, then
again upon every layer, packing very
close, and when all is packed in pour
on brine made by dissolving salt in
hot water. BE sure to cover the pork
and place board upon it, and weight
upon the board to keep all in place.
When q piece is removed be sure that
the remainder is tightly pressed down.
For curing hams lie used 6 gallons of
water, pounds of salt. 2 pounds of
sugar, quart of melasses, 4 ounces of
saltpetre, ounces Ct saleratus for 100
pounds OF meat. He first covered the
hams with salt and let them lie a
couple OF days, flesh side up, then he
packed them close in barrels, and
poured upon them the brine aoove de-.
scribed. For small hams, three weeks
would be long enough to stay in the
brine, but If large ones, then he would
let them remain six weeks. lie then
takes them out, dries them, but does
not allow them to fretzs. When prop
erly drained he then smokes them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12
Tie Present Fashion Leaders.

According to the London World,
Americans are Worth's best customers
and American ladies now lead the
fashionable world; in fact fill the place
ia such matters formerly occupied by
the French Empress. The editor says
Worth, the Paris dress. maker, laments
the republican diversity in dress. if
not simplicity, which has come in with
the French republic as compared with
the days of the empire. Then the
Empress or one of her fine ladies used
to set the fashion and make it perma.
nent until the fashionable world was
all clothed in that style, when another
change WAS made in this regular and
almost constitutional way. IF it
were not for the United States" our
London contemporary goes on to say,
Europe might be without anything to
wear. The women of that favored re-
gion, finding the throne of fashion va
cant, with no prospect of u succession,
are Enthusiastically setting up a
regime of universal suffrage for the
choice of skirt and bodice, which may
eventually work as well as the old in
stitution. They are Mr.. Worth's most
valuable customers, and everybody
knows that they are about the best
dressed women in the world. OF his
own countrywomen, we grieve to say,
he speaks with a sorrowful shake Of
the head. Declining prosperity seems to
have made them as mean in spirit as
they are poorin purse. They crib his pat
terms by the ingenious processes of Or
dering dresses, keeping them long
enough 10 get copies made 10y the cheap
dressmakers at'home, and then send
ing them back on pretense that they
do not iit; or, if they keep them alto
gether, it is only to wear them out
long before paying the bill-in fact, to
reduce themselves to state of moral
shabbiness which is far more distress
ing to their dressmaker than any blem-
ish of the kind in their outer casing"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12

Philadelphia is said to have about
104 900 pupils in her public schools.
1t is asserted that there are not enough
teachers; Council forgetting that the
school population is increasing and ex-
pecting the Board to work with the
same appropriations as were made sew
eral years ago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12

GIRLS IN New ENGLAND.-Nover in
the past twenty years has there been
such scarcity of girls for general
housework in North Adams, Mass, as
at the present time. The local intelli-
gence bureau is overrun with applica-
lions for domestics, and is unable to
supply the demand, though the highest
wages have been offered. This is in a
great measure owing to the mills and
shoe shops taking off the best girls.
who prefer factory work to general
Homework, because ofthe larger wages
they are enabled to earn. In Sampson's
shoe shop there are girls who average
$40 per month, and in some of the
other shops they can do equally as
we'll. Pittsfeld is similarly troubled,
and in this latter town some of the
women who work in the silk factory on
piece work earn as high as $l5 and $50
per week. In fact, at the present time
women there can earn more than men,
ana are in greater demand, though
manual labor is worth $l.2S per day
this season, against 81 last year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12
SAFES

Two SPLENDID NEW SAFES FOB
l. SALE Weight, 500 pOusds each, with burglar
proof chest and the best backs These safes are first
class In every respect. but the owner Obtained them
in the way of trade and will sell them below the
regular price, Call on or address, Carlos White,
3xO SansO me IT.. San Francisco.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12

A word with business men Settle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12

The froth of speech is not eloquencee,
no more than the foam on glass 10
beer. There must be ideas in talk and
body to beer to 60 down we'll.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12
Hotel

NOT CLOSED!
RUT REFuRNIsHEDAN REPAINTED
- throughout. continues First-Clsss Hotel.
Rooms with Board, %3. Suites OF Rooms. with
Board - to S1x. Rooms, without Board, ~ per
day and upwards. Monthly contracts made at offce.
s. F. THORN,
BUSINESS MANAGER GRAND HOTEL,
San Franciaco Cal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12

Because there is in man an election
touching the frame of his mind and q
necessity in the frame of his body, the
stars of natural inclination are some
times obscured by the sun of discipline
and virtue.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-12
Boots and Shoes.

JOHN SULLIVAN, n. Z cor BET
terry and Jackson ets., San Francisco
onsss 70 make st e %rdeI he be,s YssncS
California Leather Bcota. 9; gSiters sa4
Alexis Ties, Is g %; Frensh CsifO sford
and shoes made TO order Pefsons 10 the country or
derins Boots and Shoes to the amount Of Twelve Dol
Lara OF mere will be allowed reduction of four Per
g r to %a e re ht
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-11
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASE.
Verdict Of $512 for Capehart on a Side
Issue.

A Verdict Of SOL. for Cspehart ON a Side
Issue.
The celebrated case of A. r. Capehart vs..
Mary Kennedy, in one of its innumerable
phases, has been on trial in the district court
for two days, and reached a verdict yesterday
at the hands of q trusty twelve. The
long time litigation came up this time under
the title of A. r. Capehart vs. Matthew
Craig, VIM P. Murry and John Farber, the
same growing out of the removal of the
art-Kennedy house on Sixth street,
about which the whole trouble has been.
Capehart brought suit to recover $500
damages, alleging that the parties
defendant had removed, or caused to be re-
moved the house in question. Much time,
when the case was brought to trial, wzs con-
sumed by the introduction of documentary
evidence to prove title. Following this, after
verbal evidence was in, motion was made to
dismiss the case on part of defendant. 80
far as VIM. P. Murray was concerned, nothing
being introduced to show he had connection
with the house moving bee, of which Cape
hart is plaintiff, the trial then progressed
ss against Craig and Farber, and was given
to the jury about noon, yesterday. At 2
o'clock the jury returned verdict of $512.-
Is for Cspehart. Tins, after q tortuous
existence of nearly, or fully two years, in all
the courts, the Capehart- Kennedy case has
scored its first verdict, and that is on record
for Capehart.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-11

Mr.. G. M. MCCARTHY asks: "Does the
GIoBE wish its readers to understand that it
Is an enemy to Parnell and the cause he ad-
vooates?" That depends. When Mr.. Par
nell arrived in this country, he assumed to
be a solicitor for aid to relieve the famish-
ing poor of Ireland. The GLOBE gave him
hearty welcome, and ure ed all to contrib
ute of their means to his cause. He had
been here but short time, however, before
ii was learned that the moneys given to him
we're not devoted to the relief of the suffer
ing, but to maintain an organization that is
essentially revolutionary-the Irish Land
League. The GLOBE does not disapprove of
the purposes of this organization, bat hopes
it great success. Yet it is manifest that
American citizens should not, on grounds of
public policy, assist revolutionary organiza-
tions in foreign countries with which we are
ct peace. The proposition needs no argu
ment. We objected to the South receiving
assistance from England during the late war
England has an equal right to object to our
rendering aid to revolutionary or treasona-
bic associations in Ireland at the present
time. We say to American citizens, whether
born in Ireland or elsewhere, open your
hearts and pockets for the relief of distress.
but de not contribute to advance any poIiti-
cal interests, no matter how praisewortby
they may be in the abstract. It is DANCE
rous ground to tread upon.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-11
ROCHESTER,.
14s below zero this morning.

14e below zero this morning.
There are thirty-four members in the
First NJ. E. church.
Widow Hyatt, mother of ex-Alderman
Hyatt, died at her residence, yesterday.
The committee on the reorganization of
the fire department have accomplished
nothing, as yet.
Snow about eight inches deep, and better
sleighing could not be wished for. Ice one
foot in thickness.
The $17O paid in fines by those who were
convicted for illegal voting, has been paid
into the school fund.
Fifteen hundred signatures have been for
warded to the postmaster general asking
that postal car be put on the Chicago d.
Northwestern railroad.
Owing to the snow that had drifted into
the outs east of st. Charles, the western
bound passenger train, due here at 2:4O,
Sunday morning, did not arrive until
noon.
Rev. j. Whistler and w. H. 81. Pierce
have recently had a slight stroke of paralysis
or apoplectic fit, but by the prompt admin
istration of powerful restoratives. were soon
revivifed.
About $50 persons listened to Mrs. Liver
more's lecture on Queen Elizabeth, Satur-
day evening, at Grace Universalist church,
that was pronounced by many as not being
up to her standard, but she fully regained
herself Sunday evening before smaller
audience, and during portions of her lecture
held her audience spell bound by her elo
quence.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-11
Minnesota Bi-Centennary.

In response to letters of invitation sent
out by the committee of arrangements fol-
the celebration of the two hundredth ami
versary of Father Hennepin's discovery Of
the Falls of st. Anthony, several letters
from distinguished gentlemen have been re-
ceived by Gen. r. w. johnson, chairman of
the committee. General Sherman promises
to attend and suggests that he ought to
visit Fort Smelling the coming summer. He
doesn't write word about st. Paul, but, all
the same, We know he wants chance to
stop here a few days. Hon. George b.
PendIeton of Ohio, writes that prior en-
gagements for the summer will prevent him
from coming. Attorney General Devons
will come if he can, but the time duly is
too far away for him to promise now. SEQ
rotary Rogers writes, for the President.
promising definite answer to the invita-
ton as early as possible.
The committee are in correspondence with
railroad companies relative to giving low
rates to persons attending the celebration,
ard is encouraged to believe that e1cursion
rates will be given from all parts OF the
country end that there will be gathered on
the occasion the largest body of distinguish
ed men and women ever assembled in the
United States.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-11

lieye the two nominations referred to are
the only ones of Importance that have
been rejected since the Democratic party OBJ
tanned control in the Senate, and there has
been good and sufficient cause for such &C.
ton in both cases. Kutchin was blatant
partisan who, at the last election, advocated
the murder of all who might oppose the Re-
publican party and policy, following it up
with the slaughter of their wives and chill
dren. Morton was not a resident of the
district for which he was nominated, and
was named in direct opposition to the EN-
tire California delegation in both houses of
Congress. 1t was in obedience to the wishes
of these gentlemen that the Senate refused
to confirm them.
Mr.. Hayes has reason for congratulstion
that so few of his appointees have been re-
iected by Senate composed of q majority
of his political opponents. In their course
| in this respect the Democrats have exhibited
far more commendable spirit than did the
Republicans when President johnson under
took to make few changes in the public Of
fees. Then every person named
by the President was rejected
| by the Senate save in cases of
vacancy because of death on resignation
Now especial pains seem to be taken to con-
firm all fit persons who may be nominated
and only the gravest offenses are regarded as
| bar to interference with Mr.. Hayes wishes
| The question arises, Would Republican
Senate do as much for a Democratic Presi-
dent? Judging by the history of the past
we would be compelled to answer in the
negative. 1t is more than probable that the
same obstructive policy that prevailed dur
ing President Johnson's term would animate
the party in case of the election of Demo
cratic executive, and the choice of Repub-
lican Senate. The consequence would be a
ceaseless strife altogether different from the
cordial relations that now exist, despite par
| tisan differences.
Here is one specimen of the difference be-
tween the two parties. The Democracy il
essentially patriotic party, caring more fol-
the interests of the country than for parti
san advantage. The Republican is a party
that is supremely selfish, and would stop Al
no indignity that promised even temporary
gain. 70 prevent the placing of Democrats
in Office, even by appointment of President
of that political faith, they will not hesti
tate to violate both custom and law, and il
every way possible obstruct the executive il
the discharge of his constitutional duties
We do not apprehend that an emergency
! such as we have referred to will arise, for the
Senate will continue to be Democratic be-
yond peradventure at least as long as
1888. But subsequent to that date there
may be such a contingency when, it will be
| found, that we rightly estimate the character
of the party that has done so much to over
| turn the reign of law and order throughout
| the republic.