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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05
At the Ness Table.
How they Dined in 1EAine DuTf
Late Rehetl1on.

A letter to the Boston Beral0 from
Augusta, Me-, gives us the follow
ing description Of 4 dinner sceAo
during the campaign. The play3
wrights are missing an opportunity,
There is the material for o popul
comedy in this City OF Augus
Act one, scene first, should op1& =
the dining room OF the Augusta6
House, at the supper hour, whs1
hungry Republicans and Fusionists
sit down for their tea, toast and gos-
sip A traveller from New Zeal
and would never imagine that the
capital of Maine was the scene Of
Mexican muss. The tables are filed
with Fusionist officials and legisla-
tors who elbow their Republican an
tsgonists and get them to "pess
the sugar." The much.arpested Ma
jor Folsom eats his steak with tht
appetite of man who never read, ~
drumhead court-martials and 4lhe
ringing volley of q death fusiIade.
.Fuionist Governor" Smith sits q
the head of one of the tables, with his
cheerful spouse and daughter, two
persons who fully recognize his title
to the Governorsbip. Near at hand
Governor Davis sips his tea and
chats with Fusionist friends, who
call him Frank" bat refuse to call
him Governor. President Locke
of the State House Senate and the
gold.spectacled benevolent gentle
man who presides over the Ndsionist
House both eat cuts from the same
sirloin. Eusionist " Governor" Smith
is as democratic in his ways as old
Hickory himself. He smokes q "T.
D." pipe, and has no sort Of anxiety
about eoloring the lace curtains.
He is as full of old Penobscot grit
as Governor Davis, and. with suit
of armor, would pass for one OF King
Johns barons. Throughout. the
early pant of the night the rival par
tisans play euchre, and 3 few way
ward wicked men indulge IN twenty
five cents worth of poker. The
Maine law prevents anybody getting
a glass Of nerve-quieting lager OK
honest ale, but there is ! superpr
bundanae of cool, refreshing: gin, "
doctored brand And forty.rod whis-
kv :. S.tEsf ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05
Fractional Currency.

The origin of the fractional cur
rency, which has been in the past
few years superseded by fractional
silver, is somewhat peculiar and not
generally known. The appearance
of this currency, which at first was
always spoken of as "postal curron-
cy," was due to the premium on
specie.
In 1862 small change became very
scarce. Gold being up and taking
with it silver, these coins disappeared
from circulation. Stockings we've
brought out, and the precious metals
found their way into the heels and
tue toes.
1t was d7ieofe than a days search to
find a five-cent piece or any other
small coin Of that denomination.
People could not find exchange for
small transactions. In buying a
dinner at the market, change had to
be made in beets, turnips, cabbages,
.@otatoes and what not.
General Spinner was then Treas
. urer of the United States. He was
constantly appealed to from all
sqparters to do something to supply
the demand for small change. He
had no law under which he could
act, but after buying half-dollar's
worth of apples several times, and
receiving for his half dollar in change
more or less different kinds of pro-
duce, he began to cast around for
q substitute for small change.
In his dilemma he bethought him
of the postage stamp. He sent down
to the Postoffice Department and
purchased quantity of stamps. He
then ordered up package of the
p&per upon which Government Sc
curieties were printed. He cut the
paper into various sizes. On the
pieces he pasted stamps to represent
different amounts. He thus initiated
q substitute for fractional silver.
This was not, however, Govern
ment transaction in any sense. 1t
could not be. General Spinner dis
tributed his improvised currency
among the clerks of the Department.
They took it readily, and the trade
folks more readily. The idea spread; !;
the postage stamps, either detached
or pasted upon q piece of paper, be-
came the medium of small exchange.
1t was dubbed "postal currency"
From this General Spinner got his
idea of fractional currency and went
to Congress with it. That body
readily adopted it, and but short
time after General Spinner had be-
nsun pasting operations, law was on
the statute book providing for the
issue of the fractional currency which
became so popular.
The fac simile of postage stamps
was put on each piece of currency,
and for long time it was known as
"postal currency" The intoduc-
ton of postage stamps as money
entailed considerable loss to those
who handled them. In short time
they become so worn and disfigured
that they would not take letter on
its way, and therefore usless. .-Ne,c
York Sun.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

The Chief Engineer of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company
has notified the Superintendent of
Construction that he must dis
charge from his employ any man
that carries liquor to the works or
int' his camp; and as further pre-
c,'uon,. that the failure of gang
tol emen to report any cases Of DISC
bedience to this order will he re-
garded as sufficient cause for their
dismissal. The reason for this strin-
gent order is that none but careful
and sober men should be employed =,
and the Empire says. nor does any
reasonable man deem this order too
severe. =
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

GRANT has never announced him
self for the third term. If, when he
finds he has no chance for the nomi-
nation, he announces that he has
never been q candidate, those gen
tlemen who have boosted the boost
will wonder if there are any other
foolish people in the country.
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come. Perhaps it is an effect of the
hard times, but in every direction
we hear the question, What do osr
children get at. school that is worth
this vast amount that is spent in
building schoolhouses, paying teach
ers, ETC., etc.? And in the following
up of this question the startling dis
covery is made that the average pupil
OF the public school is not even we'll
taught in reading and writing. He
reads mechanically, getting few
ideas from the page of words he
pronounces, latter a fashion) and
obscuring those with the peculiar
cadences of his periods. In writing
the matter is worse. The penman-
ship is often fair, but few pupils Of
the public schools ever learn to write
u letter Of four pages OF note-paper
with less than six serious blunders.
For some time we have been hear
ing of the Quincy method as a now
departure in school matters, and it
seems probable that very influen-
tial body of the school reformers will
FIGHT for common sense under this
name. This seems probable be-
cause of q few practical expressions
of radicalism that are connected
with this name, such as the aboli-
ton of reading books and arithmetics
and grammars. This sets every
body to thinking, and takes away
the hope Of those who plead for
gradual improvement, and the text
book teacher suddenly finds his oc-
cupation gone.
Yet the central idea of the Quincy
method is simple common sense.
It is, first of, all, that it is more i'm
portaut to teach children to think
than to teach them anything what
ever by rote. Second, that the teach
er should know what he teaches 50
entirely tat o text book wound be in
his way in impartins it. Third, that
children are to bs'taueht how to use
books instead of making vain at
tempt to memorize the contents of
special text books. Fourth, that
attempting too much and doing
nothing. we'll is very nearly if not
quite as bad as doiEg nothing at all.
Fifth that the public school cannot,
should not attempt, and should not
pretend to equip its pupils for the
business of life, but should attempt
and succeed in teaching them to
read and write and to observe, think
and study. They then go out into
the world not /" finished" but pre-
pared to learn. They know how to
ask questions and listen to the an
swers and thus learn from their fell
low men through life. They know
how to use books, and that opens
the great reservoir of human knowl-
edge to them Better than all, they
60 out into the world thirsting for
knowledge instead of puffed up with
the foolish notion that they know
almost everything. This Quincy
method and what is called the new
departure in education, is making
such stir in educational circles in
the East that it becomes every lover
of our school system and every be-
lever in education to find out what
it means, and labor towards tho in
PRODUCTION of any methods of teach
ing that will promote the needed re-
forms and insure the best practical
results.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

SrovEpIpEs and men are often alike
too much crook OF the elbow and
too much smoke.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-05

WEIGH right if you sell dear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-30


James Campbell, a young draughtsman In the
Patent ONCE, who was picked up in the street
one week ago last sunday night near the City
Hall, and removed to the Almshouse hospital
d1eo there yesterday afternoon. he was found
lying under the steps OF the City Hall by officer
Byrnes, who removed him to the seventh pre-
cinct station. AT the time he appeared to be
recovering from prOtracted Spree his he I'd
statement was that he did not wish 10 90 20
his home In the condition he was 10. aud be
was permitted to remain at the station
until last Thursday, when, getting no better
he was removed TO the hospital; at the sams
time his brother and other friends were notified
OF his condition. He was meanwhile supplied
Will food by the police and after much solicit
tatlon ana ADVICE NJ was persu aded TO g, TO
the hospital DR.. Marstella treated him while
but did not anticipate any serious results. When
asked by Lieutenant Austin how he came to be
lying on the ground that Sunday night he re-
pied That he supposed some one thought he
might nave had money on his person and
knocked him down with a sand bag" striking
him on the head; but his memory
On this point seemed quite vague. Coro-
ner Patterson was notified Of the death
and at his request DR.. j. F. Hartigan made a
att til at the skull had been fractured on the
I, lear one or the temples and ciots OF blood
re 1ouLd as well as inflammation. Further
ban this there were no external INJURIES on
lie body. An inquest has been Fl zed so-mor-
Ow morning, at Mr.. Buchly'5. the undertaken
pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and 10th
t. eets, at which 1t Is hoped the mystery will he
solved. The deceased had many W irm personal
Irit IDS tn the District who Will regret his sudden
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THE COURTS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERM.~
yesterday, Berry agt. Berry; dismissed with
out prejudice. f. L. McLeiland was appointed
an examiner in chanceTy. G. w. Ward was
admitted TO the bar On report of the com.
mittee
CIRCUIT Court no. 1.>-Jdtdqs Macarthur
Yesterday, Bloxham agt Wilson; verdict for
plaintiff Ritchie agt. Cropity; Judgm ent con-
fessed for 500.
Basshor q co. agt. Hill; on hearing.
CIRCUIT COURT (No. 2)-J,td9e Hagner
Yesterday, Miller agt. Baltimore aud Potomac
fal ps.a. company: trial resumed sneahan
son; Judgment by default
To-oay, Middleton agt Suit; discontinued by
blalnIln. ozark agt. Augusterfer; referred to
Fayhe. Milton agt- B. P. r. r: On hearing
EQUITY CeURT-Jtidge Coz.
Yesterday, Cook agt Cook; hearing COM
1nenced. Noonan agt. Noonan: divorce granted
mngnes agt Faunce sale and auditors report
select guardian ad ntem appointed. Wise agt.
Slgourhey; Injunction denied. FAIR gt.Key-
ser; referred to Justice Macarthur. Williams
To-day, Cook agt. Cook Coleman: argued
and submitted. Gregory agt Gregory: do.
Ashton agt Wan; referred to auditor. Mar
Senor agS DO Young ags Gaddis
Leonard; trustees report do and distribution.
Ferguson agt. Ferguson; offer at private sale
Clements: time for service extended. Dawson
agt. James; amendment making allotment
approved.
CRIMINAL COURT-Judge James
ibis morning, John Montgomery Green as
saul!fng Officer Boyle, pleaded not guilty: and
Tor assaulting Officer Prather, pleaded not
guilty. W. c. Murdoch nuisance: on trial.
POLICE CoURT-Judge .SneR
10 day, Patrick MahOny, trespass; S. or Z
days. Susie Patterson. assault on Ella Goldin
81. Jno Henry. alias Thomas, and Jno. McGill,
charged with being suspicious characters; bonds
or 80 days. Jas. c. Graham, carrying a razor:
$50 or GO days. VIM. Kidwell and VIM Hill,
charged with being dlsorderly In the National
theater last night; IS or 10 days each. Eliza
beth Williams. vagrancy: bonds or 90 days
Geo. Longhart, do; do. Geo. Smith, loud and
0o1sterous; S. or Is days. Thomas Lewis, va
grancy; bonds Or 80 days VIM. Brooks, alias
Green vagrancy; bonds or 80 days in the work
house. Frank Hawkins alias butler charged
WIN the larceny of some gas fixtures from E.
A. Mclntire: IS months In jail. Ellen Breen.
profanity; . or I days. Edward Frazier, va
graDcy; bonds or 20 days. Jno. Brown. lond and
hoisterOus; IS or IS days.
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The A,phaIt Nuisance Cases.

Yesterday, In the Criminal Court. Judge
james, the case Of W. C. Murdock charged
with maintaining a nuisance-the asphalt
works at I4th and B streets, was continued
after our report cioSed-Mr. X. Christy renre
sentfng the defence. DR.. AntiSeIl testified that
the erect OF the yapOrS as described would de-
peho on the impurity OF the materials used
tne more impure the more INJURIOUS would ne
The effect Mr.. James E. Miller testified for rho
lhIence that he never perceived any tniurions
ao,L, Vi onensiVe doors emanating from Muir
siding On 18th street, between r AMI {,
'ts.ihed that be was made sick BY the odors:
IhaL the smell was nauseatin9, and his lungs
we're we're anected. He had been driven from his
business on Id and l4th streets by these smells
ne aad perceived them when the 18th street es-
iaDlsbment was not In operation Or T. It,
,sa residing at 1924 New York avenue, tes-
nhed that he had suffered from the doors. w.
u IoGd, residing at 30S 14th street, testified
that the doors were sitting. Mrs. Mary Mitch
eii, residing at No. 3o3 l4th street. testified that
me cdofS were sitting and sckening. Mt.
Chr1sty, for the defendant, said that they would
snow ttat these nOxiotiS vapors which drove the
edtor rom his sanetun1, and which stified the
peaceaole Inhabitants, were not from the works
OF MI. Murdoch. AS for him, they would show
that although in the business, he had the
authority OF the government which now pros
ecu'es him, and that the process used by
him was such that 1t was impossible for the gas
that is complained OF to have come from mis-
e Punishment He had used nothing but pure
materials, and had not used nytSinp which
would create a nuisance Dr. E. J. De Smedt
testified that be was Chemist, aud was en-
ployed by the District, and when Mr.. Muir
dcck's WORKS were IN operation be visited them
oaily He described he work and the materials
used and said that there was another business
10 me neigh6orhood-a refining establishment.
al 18th and Ii streets. The crude Trinidad as
pit alt Is there refined. IL contains a large
guar tity Of sulphur. which escapes while the
ork is going on. He described this work at
length. saying that Murdoch received from this
establishment asphaltic cement. which cpn-
tanned but small quantity of sulphur. Messrs
ID. A. Windsor, David Proctor and W. C. Muir.
dock testified for the defense that no nuisance
was created by the works
TO-DAY.
This morning, Mr.. Murdoch took the stand
and testified to the location of his works. Mr.
McGinn was recalled and testified that yester-
Day he smelled the gases. Mr.. w. r. Davis
test1fled that he had done no work since july |
last at his establishment. Mr.. Perry made the |
for the government. claiming that |
they had made out a case; that although he |
may not have used the crude asphaltum, yet a |
nuisance had been created. Mr.. ChfYsty fol- |
lowed Tor the defendant,
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''Healih Department and the Al.
dcrney Dairy.''
NOTE FROM F. X. WARD.

Ne
Editor SGJ:-I enclose YOU official commu-
D1cations from the Health department, dated
october I'd, unstead of November 2d) received
by NE In answer 10 my letter dated October LIST,
lseo, tlnStead OF November Isl, 1sS0,) requesting
the same.
The documents handed to the person who
mas charge or the advertising department OF
my business. In making copies for the pa oers
ana trying TO be explicit, may have got dates
DC. a little Mixed but You will see the purport
or each Is the same. There was never any milk
sent from my place to the Health ONCE for
analysis.
There was no intention whatever by any one to
DO injustice TO the Health office" nor harm to
any one, but simply to show the fact that milk
had been secretly purchased by the Health Office
from my wagons az random while they were
delivering the milk to my customers on their
regular routes. and that it was found upon be.
Ing analyZed TO De first class article OF good.
pure milk.
Now, let the Health office, who has so care
fuiiy and thoroughly investigated this matter,
and who has the records OF the same on file
give the public list of the samples taken from
every da1ryman. together with the analysis OF
the same, and ] will prove the assertion that
mine Will be found at the head OF the list for a
nne article OF good, pure milk; or say nothing
about the poorest, but simply tell the public
who has the best, so that those who want the
best can find 1t. Then See Ii my name doD,t
appear. The following are the original offcial
communications, under seal OF Health depart
meht, and viii speak for themselves.
Your ooedtent servant
F U,pu
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Condensed Locals.

street lamps VIII be lighted at sos pm. and
eXtingulshed at $50 a. M
Gen. LOUIS wagner, commander in-chief OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic viii visit this
city about the middle OF next month on an In
specttol tour.
Hurst Ashby colored was arrested Yesterday
b. Detective McElfresh as De alighted from the
Leesburg train. His father THOMPSON Ashby.
teegTaphed that he had stolen $50 from hin
aDO CPcdmpeO,
At the memorial meeting last Friday evening
IN The nall OF Potomac Lodge, Alexandria Va
IN honor OF the late Past Grand Representative
Hugh Latham, Representative Given. OF this
cred touching address.
In Circuit Court, No 2, yes, erday, Judge Hag-
ner announced that he woiid shortly commence
nearing District appeal cases In that court,
under The provision OF the last amendment to
the law, giving the court power TO try criminal
cases when desired by The Justice holding the
criminal term. The majority OF these cases are
for violating the liquor laws and many are
quite old. This effort will result, at least. In
clearing the docket, aud viii make 1t possible
hereafter for an appeal 10 be heard In a few
months after judgment Is given In the Police
Court
The Equitable Co operative Building AssocIa-
ton meets az Marinl'S hall TO morrow evening.
See Special Notice,
In the mention In yesterdays STAR OF Dis
tfict suits against the street railroad companies
Iof street paving taxes, two amounts We're
UanSpOSed. The amount for which the Notr1-
Politan road is sued is S152 2f6I5 and the
amount t0r which the W. s g. road IS sued Is
SO, e49 SO.
sign"rr Paola Baraldi. professor of vocal
GOTTOw. at Narints hall
From Shinington and also from A. B. PoIkin-
horn We have 81. Nicholas for December, a very
attractive Christmas number.
Last night, officer Jones. of the Ist precinct,
arrested colOopd man named David RuSe
charged with rOOOing a white man named
samuel Banks, while The latter was on dram
Zen spree), last night OF $50. He Is held for
hearing
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GEORGETOWN.

A NSw ORGANIZATIoN.-The coopers have
organized Beneficial and Protective Assocla-
tloD. No !, and elected the following officers:
John Webb. president; John F. Sullivan, vice
president: Geo. A. LeuZ; recording and financial
secretary; Henry Jones, treasurer; Joseph Gas
kins. sentinel. They claim that some of the
bosses are endeavortng to take to themselves
the increase In the price OF barrels which the
mliierS gave some months ago when the Jour
neymen coopers STRUCK" and the purpose Of
the organization Is seif-proteciion, with the
beneficial features OF similar organizations.
The COAL TKADE.-It seems to be tue general
opinion among the coal men that the canal coal
trade Is about over for the season and that Ship
ments from Cumberland will cease when the
coal is cleared from the docks there
GRAN.-There We're no arrivals Of grain To-
day.
MERCHANTS offerings on Change
yesterday 5000 bushels Of wheat sold at prices
ranging from 119 to 1851.
LEAKS AND BREAkS.-There Is leak in the
water main at West Market Space and Bridge
street. and break Ia the hydrant at the corner
of High and Bridge streets.
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Obnoxious Taxa alton Clauses i'm the
New Code.

OPPOSITION OF TIE EAR ASSOCIATION.
Yesterday afternoon meeting of the Wash
fngton Bar Association was held at their room
In the City Hall-Mr. l. G. Hine presiding and
Mr.. j. F. Hanna secretary. The president
stated that the object Of the meeting was to
consider the report OF the committee on the new
CODE. which was before Congress at the last
session, and would doubtless be up for consld-
GRAFTON at the coming session Mr.. Fendall
from the committee To consider the code re
ported that the committee believed that the
proposed code was. In the main, a suitable one
Dut upon two subjects, taxation and tax sales
Inc committee favored laws very different from
those proposed In the code. The code continues
Inc tax upon personal estate. This, the COM
mittee thought, bad policy, as every Induce
ment should be offered men OF wealth cutiya-
tl0n and refinement, 70 settle and make per[na-
lent homes at the nations capital They think
that Win proper license tax a sum sufficiently
large could be raised without seeking to tax
SOCKS. ponds and other personal estate OF resi-.
s 1ebts OF me District. The proposed aH..,5n OF
Jules Was considered as most oppressive TO the
person owing taxes making the tax-deed con-
elusive as TO the right OF possession; dlSpoSSe5S-
Ing the owner at once aud giving him no
remedy except by an expensive suit In chancery.
MIR. Dayidge, who supported the report, said
that If band OF men had combined TO take
away the property OF real estate owner IN
fortunately not able 10 pay his taxes they could
have adopted no better plan than the one pro-
posed In this provision The code was recon-
mitted, with Instructions that The committee
cooperate with all bodies OF citizens who agree
with this association 10 opposing the personal
tan ana tax title provisions OF the code
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District Government Affair.".

The license board to-day received four ew
applications for license. and dlsapproved th e
application OF Alberto Campbell, No 800 Penn
syIVania avenue, corner Sd street southeast.
District Cole tor Cook yesterday took in
$4,000 on account OF taxes, and kept his entire
force at work until after 10 O'Clock last night
to finish up the days work.
r, Building permits issued by Inspector Eatylsle:
harvey Spaldfng, erect two two story dwellings,
Union street. between N and o and ~ and 9Th
streets southwest; s., 600.
THE THBATER COMIouE LICENSE.
Respecting the papers of the Theat Comique
Ior liquor license. which the Commissioners
have referred to Attorney Riddle, the latter re-
pies "a bar cannot be licensed In
theater. This office, so far as 1 know, has
always held that the granting or With
holding a license was matter within
the sound discretion OF the Commissioners.
Those who hold to the contrary can easily test
the question In the courts. Let any one who
makes q case within the law, and yet
TO whom a license Is refused, proceed
by mandamus and let the question be settled
once and for always. This is eminently the
true method of testing the cases where license
Is wished for drinking place In front OF the
General Post Office department, and where the
postmaster General refuses his consent