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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09
Wonderful, Feats With Bees.

His Royal Highness, the Prince of
Wales, who manifested so much inter-
est in the honey recently exhibited ut
the Kilburn Show, has been presented
with an American beehive. To Mr..
Hoge who explained the method of CD
Grating the hive. the Prince expressed
an opinion that the stories recorded of
Mr.. Wildman's command over bees
must to great extent have been myth
ical; but Mr.. Hoge assured his R,yal
Highness that he could demonstrate to
him that they were quite correct and
unexag gerated, and, acting upon his
assertion. he fumbled about for q little
while with the swarm of live bees which
he had with him, when they began to
cluster about his right hand, assuming
the shape and appearance of a huge
bunch of grapes. He then worked
among the bees with his left hand, and
at the word OF command they began to
shift and settle upon it. Then, placing
= tube made OF wire gauze between his
teetk, the bees began to accumulate
about his face and hang like q long
beard from his chin He then coaJed
the bees back into the hive. Mr.. Thnr-
Der, the great honey merchant, says
that the secret of Mr.. Hoge's, and also
of Mr.. Wildman's control over their
bees lies in securing the queen bee,
which in Mr.. Hoge's case was confined
in wire tube. which all the bees fol.
lowed from one place to another. - Lon.
doa Post.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09
The Author Of "Xesmerisn. {"

1t was exactly century ago that a
German practitioner of no fame. and
with q reputation something of the Gag.
lostro order, half quack, half adyen.
turer, made his way to Paris. He had
made some little stir in Vienna, where
he was born in 1874, and received The
degree of Doctor OF Medicine in l766.
when he produced thesis for his doc.
torate on the subject of the influence of
the planets on the human body. His
notion was that the same subtle force
which we call gravity, when applied to
the heavenly bodies, ran through ma.
ture in some transmitted form, and
touching human bodies, was transmut-
cd into what he called, for want of a
better term, animal magnetism. In
1774 he fell in with q certain Father
He'll, Jesuit professor of astronomy.
who professed to cure diseases by
means Of magnetized pieces of iron,
and certainly the cures Effected were
astonishing enough to excite an age
which had not then suspected the re.
fiex action of tho exotic motor system.
and to whom the whole nervous system
was as yet a closed book in physiology.
This was precisely the border. land be.
tween mind and matter, where super.
stition had long run riot, and supersti-
ton dies hard everywhere, and no.
where more so than in luxurious age
which has lost its primitive faith and
prides itself on its illuminism. The
age OF reason is generally also the age
of extravagant unreason. But Mesmer
and his cures were too much for the
Viennese, or, at least for Maria Theresa,
and she babe Mesmer to have done with
dabbling in this region of healing dis
eases by method which was not
miraculous on one hand, nor medical
on the other. Her blunt order, " de fnir
ceits smpercherie," closed Mesmers ca.
reer in Vienna, and, after wandering
for some time in Switzerland, where
he fell in at Zurich with Gassner, who
also had method of his own for exor-
cising devils, which was neither theo-
logical nor scientific, but q mixture of
the two, Mesmer at last drifted to
Paris, where he arrived exactly GEN.
fury ago, published tract, Memoire
sur Ia decOuverte de Magnetisme,
1779," which supplied idle Parisians
with what they craved-a new sensation,
and miracles which were not theolog-
icnl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09
The Veteran Soldier.

As the German Emperor was riding
lately near Strasburg, he came up to
very handsome old peasant with
wooden leg, who wore upon his breast
the Cross of the Legion and several
war medals. The Emperor, speaking
in French, asked Rusticus where he
had served and how he lost his leg.
Drawing himself up and looking the
old Emperor straight in the face, the
peasant came to the salute, and On
swered: 81 served thirty-four years
in the I'd Regiment of Zouaves-fourf
teen campaigns in Algiers, the Crimea,
Italy and Mexico-lost my leg at Sc
dan" "You have indeed seen some
service, my fine fellow" observed the
Emperor. $50, 80, sire. There's
good soldiers blood in my family. My
father served for thirty years under
Nap leon the Great, served Napoleon
the Third for nineteen years, and my
eldest boy. who is now in the Grand
Rifles at Berlin, will, please God, serve
the Emperor William for many long
year to come" The Emperor. delight.
ed with the bold and frank demeanor OF
the man, asked il he could do any thing
for him. Thanks, sire, said the vet
eran, ~ get liberal invalid pension
from Paris, and earn q good deal OF
money besides by weaving baskets and
cutting out WOODEN shoes. / have got
q little house and garden OF my own,
and that is quite enough for me ana
my old woman as long as We shall live.
We want nothing more" "You are .
rare good fellow" said the Emperor,
saluting as he gathered up the reins,
" and it has been e great pleasure TO me
to make your acquaintance" Many
thanks, sire; the honor il altogether
mine, +" reioined the Alsacian. still stand
ing rigidiy Of the salute, - the Emper'
or rode away.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09
Popular Fallacies.

"a woman should always be neatly
and elegantly dressed; she has no ex-
cuse for appearing otherwise !"
Has not she, sir? What do you call
those five little animals in pink aprons
and pinker cheeks, who hang around
her from morn till dewy eve?" What
do You call the baby. who always wakes
just when he ought to be asleep, and
lifts up the full force of his small
lungs just when he ought to keep still
What do you call the soup, which must
be seasoned to grain of pepper, and
the pudding which must be baked
just so, or there will be trouble among
the lords of creation? The coat which
must be mended? the cravats which
need only stitch the china that must
be washed? the carpets which must be
swept? We should call these very re.
spectacle excuses for little disha5ille
now and then
"Awoman gadding abroad is one of
the most disagreeable sights in the
world; her place is at home p
We are not SO sure of that, either;
not If she wears a pretty bonnet, and
has cheeks like the sunny side of
peach, and ripe, cherry-ki nd of lips.
We've seems great many more disagree
able-looking things, ana confess to
weakness for bright eyes and pretty
hair. Undoubtedly her place is home,
but that's no reason sine is to shut her.
self up there until she looks like cele-
ry stalk or lump of chalk. Who
would buy the coal and the calico-the
marketing and the new music-if wom-
an is never to set her foot over the
threshold? The man who wrote that
heresy never kept house. ace know.
woman should always DO calm and
composed, like peaceful landscape or
serenely shining star. Her whole
manner should carry out the idea of
rest and repose J"
All very we'll if the gentlemen in
charge of these serenely shining
stars " would allow them to remain up
among the clouds, high above all sub
lunary tolls and turnoils But what
is the luminary to do when the husband
brings homo guest to dinner on Mon
day, when the /" wash is in high pro.
cedure-when an extra chicken has to
be broiled, and the best table-cloth
whisked on at three and quarter min
utes' notice? Has our critic right to
complain if his wife makes her appear.
ance with face redder than the picked
beets and manner decidedly .taUried
"a woman should never, under any
circumstances whatever, lose her tenn
per y
Might as we'll tell tho wind not to
blow on March day, or the rain not
to come in April 1t does them good
to "explode occasionally. A woman,
to be good for anything, must have as
much spice and sparkle in her as a
bottle Of champagne. and if the cork
comes out once in while, with bang,
why, that don't depreciate the value Of
the goods!
But let the men preach; it don't
amount to anything after all. We
hold them captive by every one of their
dickey strings and coat buttons-by the
rents in their stockings and the tooth.
aches and headaches they want to be
nursed through They can't do with
out us, and all this good advice and as
sumed air of bravado is q very natural
chatting under the invisible chains.
On the whole, we think it is rather fool.
ish to take any notice at all Of it. Talk
away, gentlemen, you won't hurt our
feelings.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09
A Water Turkey.

A correspondent of Forest and Stream,
hunting on Indian River, Florida, thus
describes the snake-bird, or water.tur-
key:
On the left are islands innumerable,
with tortuous channels between them,
and woe betide the unlucky boatman
who gets lost in the labyrinth of their
intricate windings.
The islands are green to the water
edge with mangrove bushes, and the
scene is enlivened by the numerous
waterfowl. egrets, herons, pelicans,
gall;nules, water-turkeys, cormorants
and fish.crows, feeding near the islands,
and the gulls, terms, vultures, ospreys,
and man.o'-war hawks, swOoping, skim
ming and sailing in the air above.
Look, what q queer snake!" sud-
denly exclaimed Frank, as he seized his
gun.
We saw snake apparently wiggling
out of the water several feet into the
air near one of the islands. As Frank
fired, part of the snake dropped on the
water, while the other part took wing
and flew sway.
did the snake drop the bird, or the
bird drop the snake ?" asked Frank.
Yes, that was about the way OF it,"
observed Ed.
The explanation was quite simple.
A snake-bird or turkey (PIOtus
anhinga), swimming with his long neck
only out of the water, had the snake in
his bill. which he dropped and flew
away when Frank fred his gun.
Sidney Lanier's description of this
bird is quito characteristics
"The water-turkey is the most pre-
posterous bird within the range of orni
thology. He is not bird, he is neck
with such subordinate rights, men,
bers, appurtenances, and hereditarlents
thereunto appertaining as seem neces-
sary to that end.
"He has just enough stomach to ar
range nourishment for his neck, Just
enough wings to fly painfully along with
his neck, land Just enough legs to keep his
neck from dragging on the ground;
and his neck is light colored, while the
rest of him is black"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09
He "SQu0zc" Her Hand.

An Ohio merchant tells the following
story about himself. Where he lives
is a secret, except that it is not o mile
and half from the Xenia court house:
"When was about seventeen years
old I made q trip to Cleveland in the
old fashioned stage coach, with its
spanking four horses. At Mount Yer
non, about four o'clock in the after.
noon, . pretty girl came on board. She
sat on the back seat, next to an elderly,
farmer-like looking man. / was on the
middle seat Immediately in front of her.
I soon struck up pleasant chat with
her. She was q charming talker, and
almost as brilliant as she was pretty.
It looked as If we were mutually
pleased. When dark camel concluded
there would be no harm in giving her
hand squeeze by way of feeler. I
reached behind and got hold of the
hand. was q little startled at the
hardness, but it returned vice. like
pressure. I squozod again and it
squeeze back. A sense of disappoint-
ment would steal over me when In my
mind I would contrast the seeming
toughness Of her hand with the tender
ness and sweetness of her voice. The
contrast did not seem to arterialize my
blood quite up to the point of exhila
ration. At last sine reached her desti
nation and left the coach. After We
had started again. that old rooster who
sat beside her addressed me thusly:
"' Young man, do you feel all right =?
You had nice time tugging at my old
paw for the last five miles; hope you
enjoyed it.
1.-The two young ladies on the front
seat giggled all the way to the next
station. and the gentleman passengers
didn't forget to smile when l looked
up. have been more successful since
In that line."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09

DANGEROUS PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNTER
FE1Ts.-The Photographic camera is
playing an important part in the art of
counterfeiting. Chief Brooks, of the
Treasury Department service, has gath
cred in large number of counterfeit
notes so skillfully made as to be accept
ed by the banks. The fiber paper has
been the principal protection hereto
fore, because counterfeiters have been
unable to procure it; but the photo
graph reproduces it and the plate work
almost with perfection, and very rapid
ly. The red letter numbering is the
weak point. 1t is photographed black
and the washing of red over it may be
detected with q glass. These photo,
graphic issues are appearing every.
wherein San Francisco and Boston
and no trace Of the men engaged in
the business is yet found. The COM
mon operators have been weeded out
OF the business and first class talent
only, it is believed, is now engaged.
The Bank of England's plan of destroy
ing all notes that come into its hands
and issuing new ones is urged as a
remedy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09

only recovered her feet when O revol.
yer was fred almost in her face. She
leaped away to find her son struggling
with one of the unknown. He struck
his assailant with the gun, breaking it,
and in return was shot in the arm.
Two or three other men were firing
away meanwhile, and Martin was using
his revolver in return, and the air was
full OF bullets. At Il Is point Mrs.
Marble said:
when my son cried ont that he was
shot I ran to him and was trying to pull
him towards the house when the man
who shot him again rushed up and
seized him. They went down, and
while struggling on the ground my
husband rushed in and fired at the boy
l know it was him; I swore it was on
my trial. cried out in terror, and
then the men struggled up. While the
other one clutched my boy my hus.
band sprang forward. put the muzzle
Of his revolver to Wills temple, and
fired. Then became wild. l screamed
ont at him, and when he turned and
fired at me 1 returned the shot. He
fired again, and l returned that. Then
he ran away and found my boy on
the grass, dead l thought The bullet
had entered his head, and it is there
yet. but he did not de-"
When the son had been carried into
the house it was found that O man
named Ayres was lying dead in the
yard, ami another named Morley SO
badly wounded that he died in about
two weeks. Mrs. Marble had fired
twice, the son once and Martin FIVE or
six times-in all about twenty bullets
had whizzed over the grass.
1t was shown at the inquest that
Ayres and Morley were in the pay of
Marble for that night, and Marble, his
wife, her son and Martin were all ar
rested. Marble was soon bailed and
used as witness. He testified. as the
prisoner asserts, at the inquest and on
two trials, that the party from the
house came Gown and opened fire with
out word. When his wife was tried
he swore that the party halted and that
she cried out: "There they are
shoot y
The son was tried first, convicted and
sentenced to sixteen years in prison.
He secured new trial and was &C.
quilted. Martin was never brought to
trial, but held for awhile and dis
charged. Marble was discharged
also, and yet the wife was con.
victed and sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment. She would have Sc
cured a new trial, but was defeated on
purely technical grounds. 1t was
proven that she had fred two shots,
and only two. One of these grazed
her husband, and the other went wild.
Martin swore to emptying his revolver,
but he was discharged and the woman
convicted. The son certainly killed
one of the men, and yet second trial
proved his act one of self-defense and
acquitted him.
Mrs. Marble is q mptronly woman of
40, intelligent, well.bred, and terribly
earnest in speaking of her great
troubles. She had no bitter words for
any one, but the tenderness of any
mother in speaking of her son. As
stated at the outset, her character is
such that she is respected and trusted,
and If her case was reviewed and
points enough found in her favor to
warrant q pardon, every official around
the institution would truly rejoice
with her.-Detroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09
Love 1t First Sight.

But once we've met, yet strange decree,
felt the potent spell Of love,
And - my soul went out to thee,
Against thy power vainly strove.
But once my longing eyes hath gszsd
Upon thee, stranger, as thou art,
Yet with . Hssh that glance up-blsDed,
And fred with love my youthful heart
Zen though We MT tr shall meet again,
And time may float our barques away,
Far over tie eternal main,
Beyond cares ftful foaming spray.
Methinks the grim of holy thought,
Dwelt in one quick, inquiring glance.
And on LIES title page enwrougtt,
Tie luster OF bright romance.
At darkest hour Of midnight gloom,
When sll is silent as the grave,
spirit glides within my room,
And noS;s an Instant Oh q wavs
OF brightest, purest ecstasy,
Then disappears; and alone,
Feel doubly the de, p misery
Which takes the throne Of spirit down.
How strange the power. how wild the spell
know lot Il thine eyes b. blue,
Nor yet thy name could not tel,
/ only ksoIo that it Was you.
And eould lind the joyous trace
OF loves uudylng, oigeous llme,
Enc!ieilDg thy enchA ming face,
Id never care to know thy name.
In waking dreams Of titful tcsnes,
Thy pr, sence soothes each trying spell,
And Is thy spirit still caIeeus
Before me with mute farewell,
long To grasp the phantom charm,
Ere 1t floats OF ON wings Of light,
But as grasp it takes alarm,
And scars away, far, far from sight.
Ia give-but have naught to give,
Thou art my sous felicity;
Beneath thy smile long to liv,--
All ! that would be pure ecstasy.
But then whene'er these lines you see,
Methinks you'll say, 81 is not IT,
Yet lean truly say tbs thee,
But cannot give the reason ,cty.
JOHN lakewood, in Wdrer'ey.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09

Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, the woman
lawyer Of Washington, is conducting Il
case in Baltimore, where she was ON
Monday admitted a. an attorney OF the
United States Circuit Court. While in
court she removed her dark felt and
feathered hat and placed it ON the
table with the hats of the other counsel.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09

CHICKEN PIE.--Cut the chicken M
put 1t In pan and cover it over with
water; let it stew As usual, and when
done make thickening of cream and
Hour, adding Q piece of butter and
pepper and Galt. Have made and bake
pair of shortcakes. made as pie
crust, but roll thin and cut in small
squares. This il much better than
chicken pie and more simple to make.
The crusts should be laid on dish and
The chicken gravy poured over while
both are hot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09

/ A rather curious suit is in progress
IN New York. 1t seems that under an
act of Congress, If steamers carry too
many passengers the informer can re
cover from the steamboat company $40
for each OF the passengers in excess of
the legal number, besides the fare that
these passengers in excess paid. Nor
man Pollock, of Brooklyn, has been
travelling to good account this summer.
He went up one day On the Hudson
steamer Mary PopeH, which is allowed
to carry 700 passengers. and found she
was carrying 996. Pollock therefore
snes for So. 1872, being the $40 rate and
the fares for the extra passengers. II
Norman has been keeping watch Of the
Coney Island steamers during the sum
mer. his fortune is Detroit Fres
Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09
A Number Of Things That are Hard
to Find.

A man who will refrain from calling
his friends speech a " happy effort"
A woman who remembers last Sun
days text, but is unable to speak un-
derstandingly of the trimmings on the
bonnet of the lady in the pew next in
front.
An editor who never feels pleased to
have his good things credited, o. mad
when they are stolen.
A pencil that is always in the first
pocket you put your hand into.
A man who has been a fool some time
during his life and knows enough to
keep the knowledge Of it to himself.
A married man who does not think
all the girls envy his wife the prize she
has captured.
A married woman who never said
" No wonder the girls don't get mar.
ried nowadays they are altogether
different from what they were when I
was q girl"
An unmarried woman who never had
an offer.
A man who never minated that the
economies of the universe were subject
to his movements, by saying, II knew
if I took an umbrella, it wouldn't rain, ;"
or some similar assinine remark.
A pocket.knife that is never in them
other pants"
A mother who never said she " would
rather do it myself" when she should
have taught her child to do that thing.
A child who would not rather eat
between meals than at meals.
A oo, ko~ al ~,l,
does not experience q flush of pride
upon being thought what he is not and
may never hope to be.
A singer who never complains Of
cold when asked to sing.
A woman, who. when caught in her
second. best dress, will make no apollo.
gy for her dreadful appearance.-Bos-
ton Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09

Howard Paul has seen Q letter whit
ten by q French noblemsn, asking il
William H. Vanderbilt has any daugh-
ters, and If A. T. Stewart left any.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09

EXCELLENT GIxsERBRKAp.-Txo cups
of nolasses, one cup II butter. four
cups OF hour. oue cup OF boiling water;
with two ,easpoonfuls OF soda diss 1ivei
in il, txo tsaspoonfals Of gin ger 'ares
eggs.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-09

The pilots OF st. Augustine, Of which
there are five, who were first TO dis
cover that a wreck had occurred, and
what was Of more consequence 10 them,
the vast amount Of freight already
beached and more coming. They at
once formed themselves into a joint
stock company for the time and went
for that freight with n vim. Several
trunks belonging TO the Inflated passen-
gers came ashore In good order only 10
be broken open and rined. One evil
IDENTIFY belonged TO n lady Of wealth, for
It was filled with costly silk dresses and
clothing Of the finest order and laces
worth many a dollar, a gold watch and
chain and two valuable bracelets were
also found In the trunk. In another
trunk n large pocket book, well filed
with bills. was found by these fortunate
pilots. In fact they had n bonanza, and
they worked It for all II was worth, IL
having gold watches, diamonds, we'll
filed wallets, elegant clothing and
many tons OF valuable freight rs their
reward. Indeed, the latter was in
such vast proportions that teams were
employed for several days In hauling
their find, and large lighters were
loaded with the produce. A lag OF
mail matter was found September LIST.
Being duly cut open and examined and
nothing found in 1t worth keeping, it
was handed over TO the postmaster.
Several bodies were washed ashore
and being inspected and plundered, they
were buried in the sand on the beach.
The corpse OF n young lady came ashore
on whose person was n dress Of rich
silk, and on ont finger was u valuable
solitaire diamond ring. She was also
buried ON the beach after being rified
Of yaluables.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-09

w. q. KsAPr. OF Utica, on Monday
uight walked out on the Goat Island
bridge. Niagara Falls, and when but a
few feet from u Canadian lady, coolly
diverted himself OF coat, vest, cuff but
tons, watch and chain, which he packed
up. lie then wrote n note asking that
they be expressed to Mr.. Esmay, Utica.
Then he drew a revolver, fired into his
right temple and leaped into the rapids.
The lady saw him sink and then nan
aged 10 give the alarm. lie had been
waiting Mt the International hotel for
u dispatch which came ten minutes
after he left.