davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

The Walla walla Union gives the
following meteorological data and
comparison of the late Winter
months with former seasons: Mean
temperature for March 1880, 41.750;
mean temperature for March for FIVE
years ending March 81, 1879, 46.5 $40.
Amount of rainfall for March 1880,
10Y inches; mean amount of rainfall
for March for seven years ending
March 81, 1879, 1.72 inches.
Amount of rainfall from September
/, 1879, to March 81, 1880, 1901
inches; mean amount of rainfall for
same months for seven years ending
March 81, 1879, 9.SS inches.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09
JuE Walla-walla Statesman con.
tains the following:

tains the following:
The Sound people appear to be queer
lot. The general idea here is that they
are very clanish, but Judging from Their
papers, their motto is, Every one for
himself and the devil for us all" Then
ignore, or pretend to, Eastern WashiH1!l
ton altogether, and never say a word for
or against us. One of these fine days we
shall Just wake up and remove the Capt..
tol of our future State to this side of the
Cascades. This side is sick and tired of
having set of high-toned humbugs put
ting OH airs.
What is that fellow talking about,
anyhow?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

IT is poor policy to keep man
in office so long that he imagines IL
was created specially for him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09
Exit Ferry.

AAlV VAlJs
The majority of the people of the
Territory will be pleased to hear
that the official junta which has SO
long controlled our local politics
has at last lost it's acknowledged
head; that Gov. E. p. Ferry will
cease to exercise the functions of
Executive soon as his successor can
be appointed, confirmed and appear
to assume those duties. That a
change will be productive Of good
there can be no doubt, even were
the present incumbent less OF par
tisan than he has shown himself to be
on all occasions. Rotation in Office
is as essential to the purity of the
civil service as succession of crops
is necessary to maintain the integ-
rity of the soil. The mere sugges-
ton of q third-term Governor should
be as much condemned as the pro-
position to elect O third-term Presi-
dent. But aside from this growing
popular antipathy to long terms in
office, the present Executive has not
been, at all times, that impartial
administrator of public affairs which
the people had a right to expect.
We do not believe in post-mortem
euloeies, and therefore state this
connection without any unnecessary
preface. That Gov. Ferry possesses
many sterling qualities of head and
heart we do not dispute, but these
very virtues have made his partyism
the more execrable while its success
was the more certain. The name of
the new Governor is VIM. A. Newell
and he halls from New Jersey. He
was the Republican candidate for the
Governorship of that State in 1877,
against Gen. Mcclellan.
BOARD OF EDuCATIoN.-The annual
meeting of this body began in this
place last Monday. The following
members were present: j. S.
Houghton, Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, of Goldendale, F. E.
Eldridge, OF the First Judicial Dis
trict, and J. R. Thompson, of the
Second Judicial District. Mr.. J. 7.
Browne, of the Third District, was
absent. A resolution was passed to
allow the teachers and directors in
Seattle to substitute course of
study, which they had prepared to
be used in the graded schools, in
place of that prescribed in the last
report of the Superintendent OF Pub
lie instruction. Certificates were
granted to the following teachers:
Prof. E. S. Ingraham, Mrs. Jennie
McDowall, Mrs. Jennie Mcclellan,
and Messrs. w. A. Wash and II. r.
Cox. The Board adopted the fol-
lowing rule relative to the grading of
certificates: That there be ten SUBJ
jects with a maximum of 100 credits
each-total 1000 credits. For first
grade certificates, the candidate
must receive 900 credits, (not aver
age, and not fall below 80 in arith-
metic and grammar. Fer second
grade certificates, the candidate
must receive $50 credits and not less
than IS in arithmetic and grammar.
For third-grade certificates, the can
didate must receive 600 credits and
not less than 60 in arithmetic and
grammar. The sets of questions for
the May examination were then pre-
pared. In most subjects 80 per
cent. of these questions are from the
textbooks used in our common
schools. This was all the business
Of general interest transacted up to
the time our report was finished.
The Willamette river rose ten feet
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

The first regular meeting OF the
new Board of Trustees of Olympia,
will be held in Hook and Ladder
Co.'S Hall, this evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

The Philadelphia Times maintains
that this country is too big to DO
held up by the tail by Ohio all the
time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

CASCADES MINING Co. Articles of
incorporation were filed yesterday
by Messrs. NJ. Blinn, E. N. Oui-
mette, VIM. Billings, T. M. Reed,
S. G.. Ward, Sam'l. Williams, F.
Tarbell and j. M. Swan for the for
nation of a company to be called the
"Cascades Mining Co." to operate
and develope quartz ledge on the
Peshastin. The capital stock is
fixed at 81 900, 900, and tho princi-
pal place of business at Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

The spring-time has come, Gentle
Annie.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

A HOG raised on San Juan Island
weighed 700 pounds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

DIR. Turner is again able to be
about.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09

Picnic parties will soon be in fash
ion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09
hipman JAMES CARLISLE,
OF the Ship Lalld RO0hh.

Mr.. Williams admires the che elk
of the boy, and seems to enjoy the
affair very much, but will neither
send the glove nor the check, as
suggested.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
A Plan TO Make New York Fresh Water
Pert.

James Cochrane, formerly of the
United States navy" gravely proposes
to convert New York harbor into n mill
pond, for the benefit of commerce and
the improvement Of public health. In
the first place, he would build at the
Narrows, and Mt ThrogR's neck. on the
sound, artificial dams with locks, which
would shut out tho ocean tides and con-
vert the bay and the water communi-
eating Herewith into many-armed
fresh-water lake, with level five or six
feet above the present level OF the water
nj aigh tide.
Among the benefits promised by the
change are these:
The vast area OF fats along the JERSEY
shores would be permanently flooded,
putting nm end to their malarious ex-
halations.
The depth of water could be regulated,
and would be uniform, thus saving that
portion OF the large expens" involved in
handling freight at the wharves, due TO
rising and falling tides.
The danger and cost of ferry bridges
would be obvlated, with much of the
difficulty and danger now attending the
navigation of ferryboats.
The water of the port would be fresh,
NhN tht1A W bAIustSttc anu sup WOTulk.
making the port desirable one for ship
ping awaiting freight.
The flow of the river would be steadily
toward the sea, so that the tedious an
chor watch might be dispensed with.
The surplus water could be used rs
the source Of mechanical power.
The aggregate saving promised for the
plan proposed amounts to millions of
dollars every year. and millions of lives
in time not stated. But the greatest
benefit Is modestly withheld. In COM
paratively few years the vast areas OF
waste water from Newark bay TO
Throgg's neck would be filed up by
river silt, and under proper cultivation
would furnish all the garden truck re-
quired by the surrounding cities. The
value OF such reclaimed land would be
enormous; while the narrow channels
that would carry off the inSiowing fresh
water would probably be ample for the
needs OF all the commerce that would
seek New York as an inland port
Scientific american.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
The Duck Hunter,s Story.

" Speaking of duck shooting on st.
Clair Flats" sighed an old citizen as he
took seat in gun store yesterday, ~
don't think there are as many birds up
there as there were ten or fifteen years
ago. Why, sir, the channels used TO be
just black with 'em, and they were so
tame that you could knock 'em on the
head"
Everybody sighed to think those good
old days and ducks could never return,
and the veteran hunter continued:
81 remember | was out one day in
April. / got IN among the bipeds, and
how many do you think I countedP"
Three hundred" "ventured one of the
audience, after a long interval.
"Three hundred! Why, I always
killed over a thousand every time /
went out! No, sir, / counted over IL, 900
great big. fat, plump. delicious ducks,
and then ! had only counted those on
one side of the boat!"
How long did it take you9"
=" don't know. sir. ! had no watch
with me. Time is nothing to n man
counting ducks. ] counted aloud, and
when the ducks were small counted
two for one. By-and-bye / got tired of
counting and got ready for the slaugh-
ter"
How many did you kill2"
about it and say / killed nine or ten
hundred, but I'm getting too near the
grave for that. No, / didn't kill a
blame one, and that's where the strange
part OF the story comes in. When be-
gan to lift that gun up those ducks
knew what was up TO Just as we'll as a
human being, and what did they do?
Why. sir. about 200 of 'em made sud-
den dive, swan under the boat, and all
raised on her port side at once and up
set her! Yes, sir. they did, and there
was in the North Channel, in ten feet of
water, boat upset, night coming on and
/ in my wet Clothes"
"Well?m
Well, / climbed up on the bottom
OF the boat, floated five miles, and was
picked up by two Indians. We towed
that upset boat TO an island, and here
another curious thing comes in. Under
the boat were 284 large. plump ducks.
They had been caught there when she
upset, and all we had to do was TO haul
'em out and rap 'em on the head"
why, why 1idn't they dive down
and get from under the boat?" asked an
amateur duck-shooter.
why didn't they, sir-why didn't
theyp Well, sir. might have asked 'em
why they didn't, but 1t was late, cold
wind he'd sprung up, and didn't feel
like talking! All / know is that
counted over 10000 ducks, was upset,
captured 264. and have affidavits here
in my wallet TO prove everything
have stated. Does any man here want
to see the documentsf"
No man did. They all looked out oI
the windows and wondered If they
could lie that way when they had
passed threescore years.-Depo OF Ere,
HrcAk
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
A Brave Indian Scout.

There has been received at General
Sheridan's headquarters n communion
tion frcm Colonel f. b. Beaumont. ma
jor in the Fourth cavalry, dated Fort
Reno, Indian Territory. asking that a
pension or some other suitable reward
be given to an Arapahoe Indian scout
by the name of " Oh ilk )" who displayed
distinguished gallantry in fight which
the troops had in Indian Territory in
1873. with the recalcitrant Northern
Cheyennes, led by Dull Knife, Little
Wolf and Hog, then on their flight
through Kansas. Lieutenant ID. N. Nc
Donald, of the Fourth cavalry, whose re-
port of the affair is enclosed, says that
when the command started in pursuit
there were some fifteen scouts with the
expedition, but after travelling some
twenty miles or so, and fearing ambus.
cade, they commenced "feeling sick, Z"
and one after another dropped out OF
sight and returned to the agency, with
the exception of two, Chalk" and
Sitting Bear" These two Indians be-
haved splendidly, and were excellent
scouts and trailers. On the morning of
September l3, 1873. these Indians, who
were In advance, discovered the hostile
Cheyennes in position awaiting the COM
mand, and it soon became evident that
In point of numbers they were greatly
superior 10 the pursuing troops, who
were soon surrounded. A small knoll in
rear of the position occupied by the
troops which was held by squad of
one sergeant and three men, was vigor-
ously attacked by a party of Indians.
The sergeant and his squad were in dam
ger of being overpowered, when "Chalk, !"
borrowing q revolver from the white
scout who accompanied the command,
and jumping upon one OF the cavalry
horses, made desperate charge into the
midst of the hostiles, creating such n
diversion as enabled re-enforcements to
reach the beleaguered party. and the
enemy was repulsed and driven back. In
this charge Chalk received danger
Gus wound in very tender part of the
body. The next day, as the command
were away from water and beleaguercd,
1t became necessary 10 make o retreat,
and to do this the command had to cut
Its way through the lines OF the hostiles.
Chalk" who was being carried on n
litter, seeing the dangerous position Of
the soldiers, told the men who were
carrying him to "go and fight" and get
Ting OF the litter. managed by crawling
upon his back to keep up with the re-
treating soldiers until camp was reached.
The result IL that he Is : cripple for life.
deneral Pope commanding the depart
ment OF the Missouri, In forwarding the
report, earnestly recommends favorable
action In the case OF this faithful and
deserving Indian.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
Land Floods. :

Numerous striking facts have been
narrated to illustrate the suddenness
and disastrous character OF floods In the
East. a gentleman travelling through
the Holy Lano pitched his tent in dry
valley one pleasant evening, and retired
TO rest without thir king Of the posi-
bility of being disturbed by rain. Be-
fore morning he heard the rush OF water.
from which he and his party had barely
time to escape, with loss of clothing.
books and instruments.
The wet monsoons invariably bring
sudden and heavy rains, causing the
earth-long previously baked by burn
ing sun-to swell and heave the founda.
tions of houses not built upon n rock.
In Egypt higher rise Of the Nile
than usual sometimes sweeps off whole
villages and their inhabitants. A writer
who witnessed one of these Nile floods
said:
The cottages, being built of earth,
could not stand for one instant against
the current, and no sooner did the water
reach them than 1t leveled them with
the ground. The rapid stream carried
OF all that was before it--men. women.
children, cattle, corn-everything was
washed away in an instant, and leit the
place where the village stood without
anything to indicate that there had ever
been n house On the spot"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

There are 3os. .4ao Roman Catholics in
Scotland.
More than 1900. 600 Is said to be in
vested in mission buildings In New York
city.
Several Congregational churches in
Massachusetts have lately elected den
conesses.
1t is stated that no less than sixty
eight missionaries have gone from Maine
TO the foreign field, one-third of whom
are still In active service.
The is, ,OO0, 600 Coreans have never had
the Bible in their own tongue; but the
translation of the New Testament into
that language is half done.
Idolatry. the missionaries report, is on
the decline in Western Africa, where the
head priest Of one large district has en-
braced the Christian faith.
7 ehighest salary In the Holston con-
fert ce (Methodist Episcopal church
Sol h) last year was 81 200; the lowest
se' nty-five cents and deer skin.
',lere are 1914 Congregational
churches in the United States whose
benevolent contributions last wear were
3 ,09S, ,69l .43, and whose home expendi-
lures were o., ,594, ,22s.sI.
An evangelical paper states that there
are nearly two thousand more clergy
men in this country than there are pull
pits, and ii advises the young men
to shovel and hoe rather than be minis
ters.
The Baptists have in Great Britain
and Ireland 3,45l churches, 1875 minis
ters, 278.34S members. and 399, 9,3l7
scholars in the Sunday schools. They
have ten colleges, employing twenty
seven tutors and professors.
The Presbyterian Bunner rejoices that
pastoral visitation, which has been in
many places for years one of the lost
arts. is giving evidence of new life. 1t
Is good for the people, and It is of no less
advantage to the pastor himself.
Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, is de-
scribed as a working Christian-a man
who carries his religion into his daily
life. II is said that probably no man in
Georgia gives as much toward the sup
port of church and charity as does Mr..
Colquitt.
1t is an admitted fact that thousands
Of men, women and children on Manhat-
tan Island are living outside of all pa
rochial bounds. and never enter any of
the regular churches. 1t is the object of
the New York city mission 10 carry the
gospel from house to house that 1t may
reach these people.
The number OF conversions at St.
Louis during Mr.. Moody's stay is esti-
mated TO have been 9. 400, and some en-
terprising man, by means of the multi
plication table and the division method
his ascertained some o:her curious
statistics OF his work. Mr.. Moody's
spoken words he places at a total OF
.256, $40, or an average of more than 500
for each convert
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

The enormous sums received By popu-
lar actors are thus stated: l.. A. Sothern
gets every year Sl50.0O0 ~ Lord Dun
jreary, and John G. Owens plays thirty
weeks annually for 30, 600; Joe Jcffer.
son plays forty weeks as Rip Van Winkle
and earns $40, 600. and Ms<gie Mitchell
earns from $4,000 TO $500 Dion
Boucicault he Just finished season -
Shnughran.n ETC., at 5000 : week.
and hi managers scold him In the pub.
lia prints because he would not
play longer at the same price. Mis-
Nelson makes over @l50.OOO a year,
while Fanny Davenport earns 81 900 >
week every week she plays.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
Words OF wisdom.

The key to every man Is his thought.
Casual thoughts areso met lines of great
value.
People seldom improve when they
have no other model but themselves to
copy after.
The more we do, the more we can do; /;
the more busy @e are the more leisure
we have.
Envy Is passion so full Of confidence
and shame. that nobody ever had the
confidence to own it.
The mind of youth cannot remain
empty;. you do not put into IL That
which is good. IL will gather elsewhere
that which Is evil.
There Is no time In mans life when
ne i so great as when he cheeriully
bows to the necessity OF his position.
and makes the best OF Il.
Newton found that n star. examined
through > glass tarnished by smoke,
was diminished into a speck of light.
bot no smoke ever breathed so thick q
mist as envy or detraction.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

Gus literature; abnormally she wants
nothing but Mother Gooses' melodies.
She writes with her right hand In the
one case and with her LEFT In the other.
That her eyes are entirely closed during
the somnambulistic freaks Is vouched
for by several physicians, and that Lers
Is really not another case OF hysterical
deception Is affirmed by DIR. Eads, who
has attended her since her childhood
She, OF course, does not, or pretcnds
not, to remember what she did in her
abnormal condition, and when told she
will not believe it.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

A ton of gold or silver contains %, l66.-
&C ounces. A ton Of gold Is worth S6oc,-
SIS. A ton Of silver, Mt the present rate
per ounce, Is worth about -, 900. A
cubic foot of gold weighs 500 pounds,
and Is worth nearly $500, 200. A cubic
foot of silver weighs 600 pounds. and is
worth about sIO.Oo0. The valueof gold
coin, bars and bullion In circulation In
the world ls estimated at %, go. .000. 600.
This would make In one mass twenty
five foot cube. The amount Of silver In
circulation In the world il believed 70
be equal In value to the gold supply.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

Or tie SIT British peers. 10 have
seats In the house Of lords. 81 BY per-
sonal right and a. BY election. I6 hy the
peers Of Scotland and % by the peers oi
Ireland while the IS peerages Of which
the holders are not Legislators at present
are distributed among the peeresses and
peers uf Scotland and Ireland.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

Cuba has population of I,l0O. 600,
comprising 100000 Cnbans. 1OO. 600
Spaniards, 900 negroes and s.. 600
Chinese. The debt of Cuba Is $50. .OOO.-
000, and increasing Mt the rate Of eI6,-
600 900 to 30. .O00, 900 annually.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

Tee Countess PanIne, lady-in-waitinr
TO the Empress of Russia, has been re-
quested TO resign and to travel abroad.
She Is of a romantic turn, and some
times received guests of whose character
she was not fully aware. Among them
was young student. who, warned that
the police were about TO search his
rooms, fed to her house with his papers,
and. being pursued TO her ROOM, hid the
papers under her pillow. The police
discovered them and arrested him. That
the Nihilists, however, have friends In
high quarters Is shown, not only by the
cipher documents found on Deutsch,
killed in the secret pres. affair, but bv
letters found on Russian doctor and
refugee at Par 8, who either threw him
self or was thrown into the Seine.
These documents were sewn In his
trousers ming and were handed over 70
the Russian embassy, who forwarded
t. EN- to the 81. Petersburg detectives.
A case of what may be called dual
existence has been discovered by the
Louisville CourieT-Journdi in the little
town OF Millersburg, Ky. A pretty girl
about hftecn years old. who had some
trouble with her spine. Is the interesting
object. when she Is awake she acts
like : sedste and modest maiden: but
when she i In one of her somnambu-
listic travels she Is wild, romping,
forward hoyden. In the former state
her nerves are super-sensitivc, and even
to touch her is to give her pain. In the
after state her nerves are entirely cal
ious Naturally, she likes to read scri
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
Turning sGanure.

A large heap may be turned by be.
ginning at each end. and throwing off
the manure to distance of about three
feet; gradually move 1t from each end
until there are two heaps. After the
manure has remained in this way for a
few weeks, replace the two heaps, max
ing one heap again, thus turning the
manure very thoroughly twice. In
turning, the manure should be shaken
thoroughly apart. and all the Jumps
broken. Two loads of manure so treated
do as much immediate good as will
three of coarse, lumpy stuff.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
Wet and Dry Flowing.

Flowing land when it is very dry is
nearly rs hurtful as when it is very wet.
But my experience is with heavy clay or
land in which clay is an important con-
stituent. Such land when plowed dry
breaks up lumpy, and subsequent rains
do not dissolve the Jumps. 1t is my
opinion that there is never more suit
able condition for blowing any soil than
when it has enough moisture to cause
the burrows to fall loosely from the
plow, with no appearance OF packing
and no Jumps.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
fIHxLY r0rIM.

And now courts have decided that q
chalk mark Ii patentable, and have or
dered the commissioner OF patents to
issue n patent to the man who wanted
one for such mark! The chalk Is ap-
piled to a piece of paste board cut in n
strip and fastened together in circular
form, with beveled edges, so that IL can
be slipped over sugar buckets, jars of
sweetmeats, cake boxes and the like to
repel insects.