Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-02-13
Nasllinatau Staaa;ara'
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1850.
A Grand Charity.

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nifcent donation of 500, 600 by MIR.
Bennett, of tie \. y. Herald, to the
suffering poor of ireland, that he
had taken advantage of temporary
distress of an impoverished people
to draw the eyes of the world upon
himselfas the alimoner OF whole ma
ton. We do not believe this to
have been the controlling motive OF
the princely donation. The terrible
scenes of suffering, the heart-rending
spectacle of over 100000 people in
urgent need of food, and the apathy
of the people nearest at hand to al
ford aid, seemed to demand just
such a remarkable example of gener-
osity to awaken the people to sense
of duty.
The condition, according to cable
dispatches, was simply appalling.
Every day new horrors were revealed,
as the extent of restitution becomes
more fully known, and there now ap-
pears to be no adequate hope of re-
lief except as is afforded by the con-
tributions from abroad, for many
months to come.
The New York Herald realizing the
probable duration of the misfortune,
announced that its publisher will re-
ceive and forward contributions to
the relief fund. The immediate re-
Spouse in that city was gratifying,
and now it suggests that every Amer
lean city from Bangor to Galveston
and from New York to San Francis
co, take part in this grand charitable
undertaking. 1t estimates the num-
her of families in the United States
and British Provinces at 10, 200, 600
and if each head of a household gave
but twenty-five cents, the aggregate
would he 81, 500. 900, a sum adequate
for prolonged seige of famine. 1t
expects nothing, however, from the
rural districts, where the means of
contribution are not SO easily pro-
vided whatever may be the molina
.tion to do so, but the amounts sub
scribed by people of wealth in the
aggregate should far exceed the
amount named.
One remarkable feature of modern
progress is afforded by the alacrity
with which the whole people respond
to the calls of the afflicted. The
distress occasioned by the great fires
in 1876, the lamentable effects of
the yellow fever in 1878, and other
great public calamities, have shown
that popular aid is becoming so sys-
tented, that, by the use of the rapid
means of communication, now avail
able, the time is not distant when
the people of no quarter of the globe
may suffer any distress which hu-
man effort can alleviate.
Since the above was written comes
the amazing announcement from
across tie sea that Baroness Bur-
dett Couts intends to give 50 500, 900
for the permanent relief of Ireland.
Truly this is an age of large.hearted
philanthropy. But is it not barely
possible that the magnitude of this
donation has in some degree been
determined by Mr.. Benefits gift?
The Oakland Times says that the
Alvarado beet sugar factory turns
out from 80 to 40 barrels of prime
white refined sugar day. The
quallty Will compare favOrably with
the best cane sugar. About GO tons
of beets are worked up daily, yield
ing s per cent. of nice, white refined
sugar, selling in the San Francisco
market for II to - cents. Thirty
Six carloads of sugar have been
shipped, of about eight tons each.
The manufacturers contracted last
year with farmers for LOO tons of
beets at 81 ton. They employ
about 100 men in the factory. They
are making better sugar than has
ever before been made from beets in
the United States.
ANOTHER fail of snow began on
Wednesday, and at one time attained
the death OF couple of inches on
level surfaces. 1t has fallen at in
tervals since then, but has melted
nearly as fast as it fell, and the in
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