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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20
About Lacing.

To argue. says the Book of the
Horse" with those infatuated ladies
who superstitiously believe that mems
eyes are charmed and that mems hearts
are won by waist resembling as near
ly as possible the form OF a wasp or an
hour-giass, would be waste of time.
No number of surgical cases would
convince them that to compress the
stomach, the bowels, tho heart, the
lungs, the liver, within the limits of Il
corset several sizes too small is, sooner
or later, equally fatal to health and to
beauty. But of one fact in regard to
equestrianism they may easily convince
themselves - namely, that as the Gle
gance OF woman on horseback de
ponds entirely on the fexibility of her
figure, she can never ride we'll enough
to be worth looking at otfa walk, unless
she is contentt d with corset that will
not compress the vital organs. Ii she
cannot lace her own boots and put up
her back hair, she may give up the idea
OF becoming horse-woman, or any
thing better than stuffed doll on
horseback. A woman who means to
ride we'll can neither afford to cramp
her muscles nor to impede the crcu-
lation of her blood.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20

members of the craft The worst sign
Of all, according to Desbarolles, is the
supcrhuman pride shown in the cross
ing OF the is. The It's, in fact are more
than eloquent. The Germans, he says,
generally cross their letter low down;
Bismarck crosses it right at the top -
Just to have way Of bis own" su-
preme pride" After this it will not
as,onish us to learn that other parts Of
the letter to Nine. Bismarck show him
TO be =" like tiger which throws itself
Oh its prey
Desbarolles had discovered all this
when fortune threw the great chancel-
lor himself in his way. He dill not see
much Of him-he simply met him taking
a walk-bnt he saw enough to recognise
all the signs of wars" which means,
among other things, that when he was
at the university he was rather fond OF
his beer. This chance meeting, coupled
with view of u photograph, served to
finish Off the chancellor almost as COM
pletely as Dumas. They revealed a
love of music. OF property, revengeful-
ness, ruse, and q taste for the stage.
Destructiveness was added to the debit
Of the dread account after glance of
the big Bismarckian ear, and there was
only poor penn worth of benevolence
for the credit side. Bismarck's spirit
of justice and his savage aptitudes, we
are given to understand, will always be
unevenly matched. This is nearly per.
feet, as far as it goes, and do not know
that nything Is wanting to complete it,
except science of character founded
on an observation Of the corns on the
foot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20
Philadelnhia clark who

A Philadelphia clerk who is some.
what smarter than his employer was
heard to remark the other day, "Thank
fortune, the boss has stopped adver-
Using for the season! Now we will have
a rest Chicago Inter Ocean.
No man knows what he may come to
yet, We have seen candidate for
United States Senator walking in the
mud with a political torch-light pro-
cession while his hired man paid fifty
cents for window to see the show.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20
Death Of An Ex-Slave.

Had George Thompson lived until
tho 18th instant, he would have beer
eighty-ive years of age. When young
man he made his escape from bondage.
He was born slave and worked as only
slaves were wont to work, upon his
masters plantation, in tho State OF
Maryland. Before he escaped his wife
and children were sold to another per
son and were transferred further South.
Thompson came to Newport, where he
found many friends. Years rolled on,
and he never heard word from his
wife or children, and in vain did he
keep up protitless correspondence
At length, believing her dead, he mar
ried u Newport woman, by whom ne
had several children. Less than SIX
years ago his Newport wife died and he
was again alone in the world. Two
years ago, by mere chance. he heard
that his long lost wife was alive. ne
acquainted his friends here with fce
welcome intelligence, and it was not
long before the citizens subscribed
liberal parse, to be used by Thompson
in bringing his wife to Newport. lie
was soon on his way to the sunny oontn,
where he found her from whom he had
been separated for over fifty years. Inc
meeting between the aged conple can
better be imagined than described
Reason in the poor woman was sooh
dethroned, the shock upon meeting her
husband being too great tor her alfea'y
overtaxed nerves. AS soon h!tef"ar0
as possible the aged couple TOOK NY
their residence in Newport, where they
were cordially received by the husbands
children and grandchildren. Inc ohl!-
dren of wife No. | died in the e,outN
soon after the cruel separation he'E7F
10 Nep York Uraid
Iced air" sounds delightfully."- -e
freshing when all humanity IS panmne
with the ferviI heat of summer. Ihls
term has been applied to tho novel and
elaborate system Of ventilation whica
has been lately introduced into the
Madison Square Theater. by means
of two immense fan wheels IN the cei,
lar the air in the theater is changed
completely in Ave or six mlEates'
This supply of air is drawn from above
the building. and is purified by pass.
through o dust-catcher made OF
cheese cloth. 1t is then cooled by
passing over huge vault filled with
ice, and distributed by complicated
process to all parts of the house. Ihe
impure and heated air is removed by
various ingenious devices. 1t IS be-
lieved that no more effective method OF
cooling large buildings has ever been
put into practical operation.--Ne' E"-s
Paper.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20

MIXED PIcKLEs.-To one gallon good
cider vinegar add one.quarter pound
cloves and set on the stove to heat; fill
fruit cans with small cucumbers, beans
onions and green tomatoes; if you like,
first wipe them with dry cloth; do not
crowd them into the can, but fill it full
when the vinegar comes to scalding
heat; skim if it needs it and pour into
the cans slowly until filled; then seal
them tight. 1 have put pickles up in
this way and never had any trouble with
them. l never salt cucumbers or any,
thing else for picking. have picked
barrels of cucumbers. tomatoes and
beans, simply putting them into cold
vinegar, and never had any turn soft
yet. l put few gallons of vinegar in
the barrel, throw in some whole cloves,
put in my cucumbers; then add vinegar
and cloves as I fill the barrel up.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20

The poet has referred idlers to the
ant for u lesson on industry. The com.
mon house fly, however, wears the belt
for persistent perseverance. One of
these creatures will go thousand
times to the same spot on a mans bald
head, and yet there is nothing to lie
gained by it in any way.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20

Do not think of knocking out an
other mans brains be cause he differs in
opinion from you. 1t would be as
rational to knock yourself on the head
because you differ from yourself ten
years ago.-HoRACE MANN.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20

The inveIt ion of clocks is by some
ascribed to Paci6cus, Archdeacon of
Verona, in the ninth century, and by
others to Boethius, in the early part Of
the sixth. The Sarscens are supposed
to have had clocks which were moved
by weights. as early as the eleventh
century. Dante applies the name clock
to machine which struck the hours
They must have been known in Italy
about the end of the third century,
The most ancient clock of any certain
account was erected in a tower of the
palace OF Charles ", of France in 1864,
by a German artist. A clock was
erected at Strasbourg in 1870.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25
Seventeen Year LOcusts.

The scyentecn-year locust is filling
the hills and rich bottom lands Of West
ern Pennsylvania and Virginia with its
droning thunder, which il almost deaf
ening AT noon OH sunny day. The
farmers have plenty Of reasonable
theories to account for its mysterious
appearance and long absence. 1t has,
they say, 70 make a journey to China
and back, which takes eight years each
way; or, it is part Of the Egyptian host,
lost in the Red sea, which still live in
some neither world, but are allowed
every seventeen years 70 revisit these
glimpses Of the moon, and cry on Phar-
a-oh! Pharaoh to arouse the rcmorsc Of
their buried leader; or, il comes To fore
tell war, rs may be seen by the most i'm
crudu0us in the W on it, wing. But
the sole outcome ofall these impending
disasters will he downfall Of dead limbs
in August.
This locust eats neither fruit nor vcge-
table, so far as can be discovered. u sim
ply riddles the green new wood Of the
tappering limbs of trees To deposit it,
eggs. II these branches are burned
and the ground plowed up our visitor
will be longer in making his journey
from China or the Red Sea.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25

Lead the horses into the track, and
then come here, | said
As spoke | partially looScned my
hold on the williams throat, and. he
drew i pistol from his bosom; but saw
it in good season and jammed his head
into the snow again and got il away
from him.
BY this time loNgNe had led the horses
out and came back, and explained
the matter IL him i'll rs few words rs
possible.
We hauled the rascal ont into the
road, and upon examination We found
twenty packages of letters which he had
stolen from the mail bag and slowed
away in his pockets.
He Sworc, threatened and prayed, but
We paid no attention 10 his hlarncy.
Longce got some cord, and then when
We had securely bound the william We
tumhlcd him into the pung. then ask
Ell the old man IA accompany me to
l.ittleton, and he said "OfcourSc will "
So he got his overcoat and creloug we
started ON.
l reached the end If my route with
my mail all safe, though NOT rs snug rs
it might have been, and my mail bags
little the worse for the trick that had
been played upon them However the
mail rohber was secure, and within u
week he was identified by some officers
from Concord rs nm old offender, and
am rather inclined to thc.opinion that he
is in state prison ut thcprcScnt time At
IN Iva In
heard of him
That is the only time ever had amy
mail trouble, and think that under all
the circumstances came ont oft pref
~ well.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25
A STAGE DRIVERS STORY.

Fourteen years ago, | drove from
Danbury to Littleton, distance of for
ty-two miles, and rs | had to await the
arrival of two or three coaches, and
did not start until after dinner, very
often had good distance to drive after
dark. 1t was in the dead of winter, and
the season had been rough one. A
great deal Of snow had fallen, and the
drifts were plenty and deep. The mail
that carried was not due at Littleton
by contract until one o'clock in the
morning, but that winter the postmaster
was obliged to sit up little later than
that hour for me,
One day in January, when drove W
with my mail at Danbury, the post
master called me into his office.
"Pete," said he with an important
serious look, there's some pretty heavy
money packages in that bag" and he
pointed to it rs he spoke. He said the
money was from Boston to some land
agents up near the Canada line. Then
he asked me if had any passengers
who were going through to Liuleton.
told him | did not know, "But sup
pose have notg" says /.
"Why,' said he, the agent of the
lower route came in to-day, and he said
that there were two suspicious Charac-
tiers on the stage that came mp last
night, and he suspects that they have
an eve on this mail, 50 it will stand YOU
in hand to be little careful this even
ing
lie said the agent had described one
Of them rs short, thick set fellow,
about 40 years of age, with long hair,
and n thick. heavy clump of beard
under his chin, but none on the side OF
his face. ! did not know anything
about the other. ! told him | guessed
there wasn't much danger.
ooh, no, not if you have got passen-
gers all the way through, but only told
YOU this so that YOU might look out for
your mail and also look out sharp when
you change horses"
answered that should do 20, and
then took tne bag under my arm and
left the office. ! slowed the mail away
under my seat little more carefully
than usual, placing it SO that ! could
keep my feet against it, but beyond that
/ did not feel any concern. 1t was past
one when we started. and ! had four
passengers. two Of whom rode only 70
my first stopping place. l reached
Gowan's Mills at dark, when We stopped
for supper. and where my other two
passengers concluded to stop for the
night.
About six O'Clock in the evening
left Gowans Mills alone, having two
horses and pung
had seventeen miles to 60 and
hard seventeen it was too The night
was quite clear, but tic wind was sharp
and cold, the loose snow flying in every
direction, while the drifts were deep and
closely packed II va. slow, tedious
work, and my horses soon became leg
weary and FESTIVE At the distance Of
siy miles 7 came I'll / little settlement
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25
BARRIERS and Shaving,

The idea that shaving is duty core.
momal, us among the Egyptian priests,
or social merely, rs among ourselves
is older than the invention Of steel or
even of bronze razorS. Nothing is more
remarkable i'll savage life than the
resolution of the braves who shave with
shell or with n broken piece Vt glass,
left by European mariners. \ warrior
will throw himself ON the ground, and
while one friend holds his arms and
pre- "ntS him from struggling, another
will scrapc his chin with the shell or
the broken bottle glass till he rises
bleeding but bcanlloSS. Macaulay, il
seems, must have shaved almost M
badly with the razor OF modern life
When he went To n barber, and, after
an easy shave asked what he owed, the
fellow replied Just what you general
~ give the man who Shavcs YOU, 81"
generally give him two cuts on the
cheek, said the historian of England.
Shaving requires combination OF
qualities which rarely meet in one
amateur.
You should have plenty of razols, I'M.
like Russian ambassador ofthc stingy
Frederick This ambassador, accord
ing to Noltaire, cut his throat with the
only razor he possessed chin oi
that diplomatist must have been I'm.
worthy alike of the court To which he
was accredited and of that
from which he came. The cx
quisitc shaver who would face the
world with smooth chin requires
many razors, many strops, many brush
es, old soaps, a light steady hand, and
perhaps, IL certain gayoty of temper
which prevents edged weapons from
offering unholy temptations. Perhaps
the shaver is born, not made, like the
poet certainly many men are born
with an inability to shave. Here comes
the need for the kindly race of BARRIERS
II race dear to literature. The energy
Of the British character our zeal for in
dividual enterprise, makes us self
shaving race; the Latin people mr.,
economical, but they do not grudge pay
ing for an easy shave. Americans in
this matter are more continental thar
English people are in their taste. Was
it not in Marscilles that his friends in
duced Mark Twain to be shaved by 4
barber worthy of the bottle-glass or sea
shell stage Of his profession2 The,
pretended that his performances were
equal to those of the barber ON board
the ship that brought them from Amer
ica,
Englishmen as rule shave them
selves when they do not wear boards
Razors are like Scotch shcep-dogs
no one would keep II bad ono, or sell Oh
give away good one. No razor should
be condemned till it has been 'strop.
ped" well and carefully, Some say that
soldiers old buff belts make the bcat
strops. The Scotch peasantry use II pc.
culiar hard smooth fungus which grows
i'll decaying elm trees,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25
Blowlock's Misfortune.
littlo Rock Nngctto.

Little Rock Gnzcttc.
Virtue does dot always receive it's ro-
ward Virtue is sometimes punished
while vice il Landed. Mr.. Blowlock has
just met with u misfortune which teaches
him how disastrous pious efforts can
sometimes be- Some time ago he wns
elected superintendent Of Il Sunday
school in this city This gave rap
tuous pulsation TO the young mans
heart. lIew he had longcd for such
distinction. He had been religious MI
his life and now the gilded gato To the
flower garden Of regard was swinging
open. There were 40 many beautiful
girls in his Sunday school and SO many
complimentary mothers That hia posi-
ton wits indeed enyinblc The next
Sunday after election he arose early and
began arranging his toilet. Blowlock
was II proud young man, and when he
surveyed himself arrayed in his new
clothes he softly chanted n song. On
his way he met three boys. They were
ugly children They were freckled and
had on dirty clothes. just M he met
them one Of them remarked:
Look nj the stiff
Boys" said the superintendent, IL
am going To Sundey school and If you
will accompany mo III make all three
Of you Il present
"Yank the string, said another boy.
Don't talk that way; come here and
let me talk TO you seriously"
The boys were led short distance
into MI alley and the superintendent,
grouping them said
You all have mothcrsT
you bet your Kentucky life"
And should honor them Now, what
want you 10 do is to come with me TO
-
The party had been standing under
the window Of dye factory. A red
face man came TO the window and
cmptied n tub Of blue looking stuff on
the superintendent The white vest,
the lavender pants, the magnificent coat
lit was toe much The young man
took off his hat, looked up and Vailed;
/ can whip the thing that poured this
devil broth on me. Just come out Of
there and I'll pulyerize the earth with
you"
A smooty looking man ran down
stairs into the alley, and when the fight
had begun policeman arrested both
parties Az they were going to the
lookup the good looking girls, the COM
plimcntary mothers, the dcacons and
the minister. passed Next day after
Blowlock had paid his finc,a note which
read AZ follows, was handed him:
Dear Sir--It is not becoming in d
Sunday school superintendent 10 engage
in street fights. You are, therefore, re-
moved from that position, and will
please not appear al our church again. "
Nelly Grants colorcd portrait np-
pears IN recent English publication,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25
To the Marquis Of LOrne
-


Dear sir, do not let VIM. Eyarts get
started on one Of his long sentences: II
you do, il will not be completed when
he has 70 say good bye, and very long
correspondence will necessarily ensue.
Choke him off, noble sir choke him off,
Instruct the Princess 70 interrupt him.
Have guns fired to stop him At Tie first
comma and have the bells ring and the
drums beat ~ soon a. he reaches &
period Reject thi- warning AZ your
peril Heed !, and M happy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25
A Railway Tragedy In Belgium.

A railway tragedy very similar TO
TINT which occurred near Miramas took
place lntely near Antwerp. Three m.
tiycs Of TURNOUT, named Van Eyck,
De Voldct and Corncllie Borch, got into
n train bound for that town the other
day. Al nm immediate station they
were joined By wild looking stranger.
Hardly had the train started when tho
new conner drew knife from his pocket
and made furious stab at Borch, who
fell MORALLY wounded. The man then
attempted 10 assasinate the two remain.
ing passengers. A desperate struggle
cnsued, in which De Voldct and Van
Eyck were horribly cut. At last they
succeeded in mastering the murderer,
whom they handed over to the authori-
ties nj the next station. Borch died
soon after. There seems TO have been
no means Of communication between
the guard and the travellers in the
train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25

MRs. HAYES is passionately fond OF
flowers, and has had the Conservatives
Of the White house enlarged She has
opened, by means Of their abundance,
q regular flower mission in the capital
city; sending out every day large bask-
cts Of ferns and blossoms to the sick the
afflicted, and 10 those "whom the king
delighted TO honor"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25

FoR weeks past the mortality Of Lon
don has been only 70 to the 1000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25

Nelly Grants colorcd portrait np-
pears in recent English publication,
, 1880-04-13
Till: OUTLOOK.


Spfetdt DttjHtch to 9he Chtela1 1tihaNt.
WAs,i1SGroS, D. C.. April 19-Atr. +. Y.
Sn,alley, 0nU OF tho eltltuIH ut tllo New York
Ifihu'le, nttur spending II week hrrp, comes
to tho following conclusion "a 10 tho I'rcsE-
DENTAL outlook: "tFlth Cnnk!inE tLoclarilg
lls 'ns nj second cl,olre mud Is not gsang Il,
liayu n.l,, with Cameron telling everybody
l,o Is for B!ano II Gr1.nt eal,lIut l,a MOln1-
llatetl, and With Lognll contemplating thu
chances 1T hNg brought Into tho Held l!inI-
self, tho leaguo of tho three Setlnturs does
nut promise to survive tic defeat ut the ex-
l'rcsflUnt. AZ The a!elA l0aks NOW, It seems
10 l.n thnt thu most likely outcome OF tho
Chicago Convention Is tho nomination OF Atr.
nlalnu oil thu Kccn'l4 lN1i0t by tho transfer
IL lllln Ut tho v0to Ut Ohio; tho Hecortt s,+
slllt III tho order of probability being thu
nomination of WAslllil.rI,u or noilln inucll
tArker Horst by 4 combination ng,,inHt l,lalnu
of al! tho tlalhelsta not flyorublu to hln,."
cAAElloN's rK0sttxl:. /;
senNtor Ca,narnn IL. setA,rtsd tn hive sa!d
within tho }rsst two wEekX to Sunntnr ls!nillr,
within hearing Of ,Dthur SyNat0rs, tint III thu
went Ut tl,e -pusslh!o withdrawal 0f Grn,lt,
ur Ut hls .leftat 1T ClIlcnX0, ii!NllH wouhl
.l!ltlOnltattly hu tliu ell0len OF Cameron n,ld
thu eastire Pennsylvania delegation.
, 1880-04-13
ANT1-TI1IIsD-TERNf.

Special Disstneh tu The caieaqo tribune. -
New YonK. AggIl la.-rllo Independent
Republican Association, l,as Issued Gull for
u conference Of Republicans ut tho Deluya,,
House, In Albany, April -, to consider thu
proprlety Of resiont!ng TO tho call fur
Nationsl lnasS;'neetlng mt st. Louis
on the otll Of f,May next to PROMOTE
tho application oft tho avowcd principles Of
tho Republican party III its ciluice Of
Presidential candidate. The cnlI says;
Delegates tn tht Albany conference aro
especially desired frum Organizations rol,re-
scrtIng, 2o,00o Republican, waters Who re-.
t,1sed Ia; , last fall IL By driven e tto polls
catltii!lates ot tliu. corrupt nnu .lnngurnlls
nlnGl!ino, but thla Invitation ia sent nlso
u thlrtt turn for tirhnt, 10 tio cni that Till
s,nIfsreNce, .,'!I BY alSquntcly, representing %
tllu Sntinnal ConyGltlon thu views Ut this
necessary part 0f TIC Republican snn]or1ty
~ New York, may faeliitate tho nnini!iatloiI,
9t M n'ty candidates for w'mm aIf !seput-
would not bo ut tho pnrty's peril"
, 1880-04-13
LOUISIANA


sp'etdi DIspasch to The chseauo Tribune.
NEW ORLEANS, April 12.-Tl,e Democratic
Stats Convention met at noon Mt Mnsohlu
JInIl. with nj, parishes yenrasantetl hit Nix:
.Jm,i.. .innes .ir,TTj.s. NJ Ranllrs Permanent
y.Nse o'u"ea 1cntscs' ~ as'p''lsS' cl"s1cMs
CItn1rfliall. Illo Coins!tttee 0n Itesoiations
presented the naInU Ut Hancock ~ the lli-
qualified cl,Uice of tho Democracy OF LOU
,isiouo. and fnstructrI tlrl,,rntrs IL vota No n
..''.. .,,.s ~. ..,.,,'."t. ~ ~. .,.,s,, ~,
"nit u'u hlaihta.1i lae two-tn!r"s fut. q
motion that TIC Delegates b. not considered
;n5 t., 15S. Join arcEnery. Patrick Nanley.
~. 4. Strong, a,,d Charles rarInngp wers
e'eelea "t iafse' m'q the alsst1sts arc as
lfol!owa:;' First John ,Fltzpatrick a''d Ja'irs
TuttnI. T,irt}. +. r. Brent and 1ol,,,
1,i"vT. En"rth .rn,nua .1,rr';va nnd San
GesE' ton,st'' t,,tt,' u",..ca "sn'usa "lio sun
MORRISON; F1tt't, q. ". Mcliiftc altl q. Z.
Goldman; Sixth NJ. u. knvallash md
pntns rrnominutr, Rn,,lnit II, Git4nn fnr
ss"rass ,n,,,, s,.,,t,,"s ~ ioit % :ra IT, 1u4
eonssess WIN ssnhpto''s " po!l' tao ols-
satisfied claiming that tl!e tlclegates had no