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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-02

Ar THE BATH.-It was with some Gu
'osty that we entered a Japanese bath
lou,e. We entered a low porch. first
Ruttlns aside hanging screen of mat
Eng, aud passed into spacious room
Elvlded into three compartments. On
|Ae right was dark division, with
benches around for resting or smoking
(pon. A youth sat upon small table
flth cash-box before him for the re-
|elpts of bath money, the price for
Rcl bath being five copper cash. On
Ee left the apartment retired far back,
Pc floor gradually inclining downward
pr about six feet, and again ascending
P@ard screen, behind which some
(ood people were enjoying the luxury
a warm bath. A channel passed
Erough the room to carry off the water.
ear the screened apartment, but ex-
lOsed to public view, was a broad and
lailow path of cold water in the angle
the double inclined floor. Here men,
omen and children squatted down. on
fs,ll'ng from the hot bath, and splashed
Old water over their bodies they use
ansparingly. They were perfectly
AAed, but not at all abashed by the
lesence OF strangers. On leaving the
a'hs they scrub themselves with dry,
PARSE towels, then dress, and leave the
punishment, or retire to a small
VOn' where they can be provided with
refreshing cup of tea.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-02

BOILED TURKEY. Follow ordinary
directions for cleaning and trusting;
substitute oysters, chopped celery, or
celery seed for the sweet herb in the
dressing. Wrap the turkey in towel;
put it in kettle of boiling water, and
boil steadily but slowly until it is
cooked, which will be from two to three
hours, unless the turkey is very large.
Serve with celery or oyster-ssuce &C.
cording to the stufing.
ROE PUDDING. - Take ono quart
milk, half cup rice (boiled), four table
spoonfuls sugar, four eggs; favor. Put
milk and sugar in saucepan and let it
come to boil; then stir in the rice
which has been mixed with the beaten
yolks; let this boil two or three min
utes; beat the whites to froth; mix
with them two tablespoons sugar; place
on top the rice and place in the oven to
brown.
SCoTCH STEw.-Four pounds OF lean
beef passed through q sausage mill. one
onion chopped fine, half teaspoon Of
salt, pepper to taste. Place in covered
vessel with one tea cup of boiling wa.
ter. Let stew slowly three or four
hours. Just before taking it of the
fire stir in lump OF butter the size OF
an egg.
PoppEp Cork BALLs.-To FIVE quarts
of popped Germ take cup two-thirds
full of sugar, little water and boil it
till thick enough for candy; pour it
over the corn; grease your hands; stir
we'll, and roll into balls.
SALLY LuSS.-Six eggs, three cups
Of -four. one each of milk, yeast. sugar
and butter. When wanted Tor supper.
mix at moon, when for breakfast, omit
the sugar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-02
Shoes

h, r. cor. R p,
|ranclsco..oihtenI,ss
II French can Can
to ~: CalIfOir..
kers and Alexis
4 oxford Ties Ties
ems Boots anu any.
n,,,ntry order,
Twelve Dollars
four per cent !.
| /. | sell Boys
|TURE oNLl'
By one price
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-02

DEL1oAoY OF MINT SCALES. The ad-
vance towards mechanical perfection is
indicated by the following statement of
the delicacy of the mint scales in use at
New Orleans:
The fine gold-weighing scales made
in Philadelphia for the New Orleans
Mint, and placed in position yesterday.
are marvels of mechanical invention
and accurate workmanship. The larger
of the two has capacity of ten thousand
ounces troy, or about six hundred and
eighty.six pounds avordupois, and when
loaded to its full weight, will indicate q
variation of one thousandth part of an
ounce, or the millionth part of its
weighing capacity.
Another pair of scales is the one in
tended for weighing gold only. It has
bearings composed of the finest agates,
which have been ground with wonderful
precision. So delicate is this machine,
that it will give the precise weight of
human hair, and is susceptible to the
slightest atmospheric changes. Mil
lions of dollars worth of precious met
ais will be weighed annually upon these
scales.-Neu Orleans Times.
The Iola register., 1880-11-12
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

ABOUT million of copies of Web
ster's Spelling Book continue to be sold
every year.
The English Unitarians have issued
IN edition of Channing's works, copies
OF which are sold at a shilling.
DIR. CHARLES MACKAY will soon pub
lish treatise on "Obscure Words and
Phrases in Shakespeare and the Eliza
bethan Dramatists."
Nix. ROBERT BROWNING. the poet. is
living at present in France. His ply
sicians have advised pedestrianism as .
relief for his recent ill-health.
Mrs. j. WELLS CHAMPNEY will fur
nish the text ard her husband the illus
trations of some forthcoming magazine
articles on Spain and Portugal, where
the artists are now travelling.
The Directors of the Edinburgh Phi
losophical Institution have ordered the
removal OF "Ouida's" novels from the
shelves of their library. Considerable
excitement has followed the order.
SCHoPENHAUER was thirty years
without disciple. almost without
reader. At present the mere list of the
books and articles in which reference is
made to him occupies ninety pages
octave of q special photography.
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL, of Cincinnati,
is very feeble physically, while his
mind appears to be as active as ever.
He recalls with delight his early theo-
logical labors half q century ago, when
he rode hundreds of miles through for
ests to establish churches.
IT has been found impossible to fill
the orders for Miss Nelson's photo
graphs since her death. Next to hers
the largest number sold are of Mary
Anderson. and the next in popularity is
are of Maud Branscombe, many of
whose pictures are bought by artists as
studies, and are used by young ladies
in their first attempts at crayon por-
traiture.
WILKIE COLLINS began life as tea
merchant, but after short time studied
law at Lincoln's Inn. and presently
abandoned that for literature. He is q
rapid inventor and slow producer,
writes at o massive desk, on one side
of which hangs picture of his father,
and on the other is tin box containing
plots and schemes and ideas jotted
down. In composing he first finds q
central idea, then fits the characters,
lets the characters evolve their own
incidents, and begins his story at the be-
ginning.
The Iola register., 1880-11-12

Mr.. TOOLE, who was one of Artemus
Wards most intimate friends in Lon
don, says that he told him the follow
ing story: He went to q lecture at q re-
mote place. where his face was not
known. He was little late; the audi
ence became impatient, and began tn
stamp with their feet and to whistle.
By and by Ward came out and began to
move about the platform, dusting the
chairs and desk. The people took him
for "supe." and became still more
impatient. Presently he turned around,
dropped the dust-cloth. and said:
"Now, having busted the chairs. will
begin my lecture" Many of the jokes
he made were not so good as this, but,
no doubt, served to amuse himself and
others. An acquaintance told me that
he was once riding in Broadway omni-
bus when Browne got in. and, on be-
ing asked for his fare. inquired of the
driver if he could change five dollars.
The driver said he could not, stopped
the coach, and requested Ward to get
out. Upon this Ward became very In
dignant. Why should he get out? Be-
cause he had not the proper fare. But
l bave." he said: 81 never said /
hadn't ten cents. only asked if you
could change five dollars. re. S. No
dai, IN Scribsser.
The Iola register., 1880-11-12

quiry into the case. and ordered every
instrument of music locked up and
quietness kept with unsailing strictneSs.
Once armed with AUTHORITY, Aunt
Phrony was too glad to obey orders
like this, and under her careful, kindly
nursing. Jack at last got well, and came
to himself full of penitence and emOrse
that he confessed To his mother one day
with humble honesty.
She was panied and grieved. yet full
of mercy and forgiveness. mOther-lise;
but all she said was except what her
face said during the story Jack.
when 1 went to school. had for the c
sentence in my copy-book this old
proverb:
".'Curses. like young chickens. al
ways come home to roost. '"-Rsse
Terry Cooke. tn YOUTHS Companion.
The Iola register., 1880-11-12
HUMOROUS.

SECRETS may be trusted to q miser.
He never gives anything away.-M O.
Picayune.
A CHINESE adage-Love 90 little.
love Oolong.-Boston Commercial BuI-
letin.
s.Do FISH sing?'' asks an exchange.
Certainly, and many of them have been
known to reach the high sea.-PHils-
delphia Sunday Transcript.
BJoRNsoN, the Norwegian novelist
and poet, HAS Arrived lin this cjoun-
try, creating quite ain excitement lin
Literary circles. a ind lis anxious ito
inject Wilhelmji, bjingo.-OI CITY Der
rick.
"THERE are only one hundred and
fifty different ways of putting up peach
es," said young lady to our funny
contributor; which way do you prefer?"
II prefer putting them down." was the
reply.-Toronto Grip.
AN American lawyer is now At
torney-General of the Sandwich ISL
ands. If in two years he doesn't own
the entire country and hold the Kings
note for large sum he is no credit to
the American bar.-Rhilaaelphia CIron-
icle.
"BY Georger' observed q Danbury
young man who was married last
month. eff I'd thought about kindling
coal fires I'd never got married in the
fall. I'd waited till next spring and
had six months honeymoon" Dan
bury NeUs.
No APPLAUSE will be allowed in the
theater in New York during the per-
formance of the "PassiOn Play"
They're rather afraid that some of the
,Wall-street men might evince dispo-
sitiOn to start cheer for Judas Iscariot.
Boston Post.
A GALVESTON woman, just married.
wishing to impress her husband with
her ability as a housekeeper, bawled
out to the servant as she entered the
door: Matildy, bring me the wash
board; want to wash the potatoes for
dinner. "-Galueston Nescs.
The Iola register., 1880-11-12
POLLY ANGEEINE.

TWAS on q winter evenin'-
The clock had just struck nine
i sot inside the farmhouse,
With Polly Angeline.
The folks was all a-Sleepin'-
heard her snOrin' sire
While she and l was keepin'
Awake around the fire
Awake around the fire.
While up the chimbley leapin'
The sparks few higher ar higher.
Now she was just the sweetest
o. all the gals knew;
And. while sot aside her,
The minutes more n few.
AT. last tn me sez Polly,
''Ef we stay here till morn
Twill make the night more jolly
To pop leetle corn
To pop leetle corn"
Sez /, you're right, gO!ly,
EZ sure cZ you were bOrn!
Iknew that she was wiiliu':
Thought jest would melt;
I'd gin bran new shillin'
Tu told her how / felt.
The corn was soon a-poppin',
An she was talkin' gay;
My heart it KEEP a-hOppin.
But nOthin' could say
But nOthin' could / say;
The corn 1t KEEP a-droppin'-
1WlSned was away.
At last she took the pepper
An laid it on the floor:
An, redder n any copper,
She went and shet the door;
An then, a moment stoppin',
She came leetle higher,
An whispered, "Du the poppin',
An will tend yer fire
An will tend yer fire."
/ felt my heart a-floppin',
But was bound tn try her.
Mex Christmas I was married
To Polly Angeline,
An now we pull tewgather,
With Children eight or nine.
They make heap o mOppin,
Altho' our house is small:
And it jest keeps me hOppin'
To clothe an feed 'em all
TIE clothe an feed 'em all;
An now l must be stOppin'-
1hear the baby bawl!
Eugene J. Hau, IN Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register., 1880-11-12

A JERSEY" may be q lady's jacket,
a kind of COW or brand of lightning.
The Iola register., 1880-11-12


looked at it with less lenient eyes.
The packages arrived on Christmas
morning by the stage which passed
through the village and the children
were gathered with wide-open eyes to
see what they contained.
The first thing was q fiddle for Jehiel;
the great ambition of his life, and his
dull eyes really shone for once at the
sight of this long-wanted possession.
He's real cleverleetle feller," the
tall youth growled, as he eyed the shin.
ing instrument, and began to string and
tune it as best he could.
Eliza's bundle was an accordion, an
instrument much in favor in the rural
districts of New England. though the
dwellers in cities being provided with
nocturnal cat-serenades do not need
these valuable substitutes. She too was
delighted; to own an accordion was to
be parsonage in Bassett, and Eliza was
almost fourteen. Josh and Eben had
respectively q drum and q fife of the
most ear-piercing description, while
Pe,eg turned red with Joy, and INDUCED
in all the big words he knew over real
shotgun.
The deacon and his wife were pleased
of course. Short-sighted people! their
enjoyment was brief. The house be-
came q pandemonium; the long drawn
piteous howls of the accordion in 'Liza's
unskillful hands were even worse than
cats; she made efforts of the most des-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-03
AMERICAN BOOK EXC

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-22
Headache and its Cause.

Bilious headache, or such as arise from a
disOrdered condition Of the stomach, usual
ly affects ouo side Of the head only, most
commonly over one eye, and increases to
an acute and often thrObbing pain. II is
often accompanied with a feeling Of sickness
and vomiting, producing laug,for and de-
dression OF spirits. Rheumatic headache
Is commonly caused by exposure 70 cold,
and the pain is Of a shifting nature, shoot
ing from point 10 point, and Is felt most at
night. All kinds OF remedies have been
used for headache. Fvr headache arising
from weak stomach, bitter tonic Is US
ually prescribed. Among the favOrite med
icines and one that very frequently proves
effective If persevered in a month or two
or three, Is ''quassia," the wood and bark
OF plant that grows in sons parts Of
South America, and was prescribed by a
negro as a specific. The chips are soaked
In water, aud q few slips Of the bitter water
are taken three or four times q day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-22
The French Doctor

IL was upon South Carolina plantation
up IN Fairfield county. The baby was
taken with the Group and DR.. TrocLee tho
great French physician, was called I'm.
'Bad-a case, bada-a-case ~ said DIR. Tro-
chee, shaking his head "but me tink me
Kin korc HIM; fcch II me one new ackissec,
quick I"
Mrs. f., the mother of the child, whis-
pered to servant who departed, and in a
few moments came running In with the
newest pole-aX on the plantation and pre-
sented II TO the doctor
Me no want dat" said the doctor /;
take him bac, and fecha me one new
ackissee, quick ~
Again the mother whispered to bring the
broad-ax, thinking that would do as Il was
bright and new, bought only few days
previous and never, as yet, used In any
way, and the servant disappeared and sooner
than 1t takes to tell 1t, returned, presenting
the glittering blade, full front, to DIR. Tro-
chee.
Take car, sar Wanted to cut "A me
troat, ha? DE dcbble What fool ha! me
no want Il dat run fech me new ackis-
see y"
Away went the servant and reappeared
this time with the hatchet.
iS ulhDlci WnaJ IOOl Can you no
understan Can you no fech a me ackls-
see 2"
Doctor" said Mrs. f., "Them's all the
Kind of axes we have, and we have brought
you the newest on the plantation"
"Me no want dem, Mrs. f., tnk me
want ackissee to cut baby's troat Me no
want broad ackissce, nor de narrow ackis-
see, nor de pole ackissee me want new
dcktSscei fcdery ackissee new federy
ackissecn
'Spell IL, doctor; spell what you mant
we can't understand you" said Mrs. f..
Me want ackissee federy ackissee,
new federy ackissee; me no spell you la
diable; himself no spell me dat, by gar
Go way jack ggur5 Go way-fcch a me
broad ackissee an narrow ackissee-wot "A
fool, ha Go way, jack niggur me 90 fech
him myself. And, leaving the family
In great amusement, out went DR.. TrOchee
in high dudgeon, and after rummaging
about whilo returned with what he
wanted--a new laid Cgg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-22
"WonderfuIi''

Lester Smith came from the interior Ia
see about buying corn Cultivator When
hc reached the city hc at once began culti-
waiting the juice Of the aforesaid cereal.
Three or four drinks didn't tangle his legs.
but they made his head swell until he
found mis- hat too small He therefore re-
moved IL and placed Il on the walk Then,
clutching lamppOst, he remarked
"WOn'ful what shighs feller shoes in
town. It's per fly splendid '-per'fly' MAJ
ing!"
A boy came along with parcel, and
halting him with gesture, Mr. Smith
said:
"Bub, ishn't zhis per'ny wonful-per'.
hy won'fulI'
woman carrying basket was next
halted, and Mr. Smith remarked
"Buful angel-per'hy bu'ful- -pcr'6y
won'ful!"
She scOrned him and passed or. and a
policeman happened that way Mr. Smith
crooked his finger at the officer and said
81 JUS sheen free stree cars at once.
Won ful tOwn-per fly won'ful"
lie was willing 10 walk to the station,
and when shown his cell he folded bis
arms, looked around, and whispered in a
voice full Of awe.
'Ju ever shee likes er This Why, itsh
won ful-wOn'fu!n
When brought out for trial VI. Smiths
head was quite clear. but as the court asked
him 20 plead 10 the charge Of drunkenness
he looked all around and slowly replied.
81 declare bnt I'm in Jail right in
jail Why, it's perfectly wonderful"
He had fatherly look Further, one
could see that he was man who never
came TO town without taking home 1asscs
candy for the children and spruce gum for
his wife, and that he wouldn't cheat a
ncighbOr In a horse trade unless actually
forced into II TO get means 10 found an
orphan asylum. His honor studied the
prisoners face fer a moment and then he
said
'You were taking your Fourth Of July
rather early, weren't you f'
Was ] intoxicated ?"
you were" J."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-22
Mrs PartIngton at the sooiabie.

| There was no mistaking the costume, and
the fact that the venerable dame led q
small boy by the hand, confirmed the I'm.
| preston that Mrs. Pnrtmgton was indeed
m the asscmblagc. There was momen.
| tary lull in the buzz of conversation, and
the party gathered around the new conner,
eager TO shake her by the hand ''Blesf
me! said she, with beaming smile,
which played over her face like sunshine
over lake: ''I|lcss mel how salutary you
| all arel--just as you ought 10 be at u time
| like this, when nothing harmonious should
be allowed TO disturb your hOstilities You
are very kind, Pm sure, and | am glad 20
see you trying TO enjoy yourselves We
| had no church sOciabcs in my young days,
but we had huskin' bee, and quiltin' bees,
and apple bees, and ''Bumble- bees -
said Ike, breaking in like a boy on thin ice
land though we had good times, and
sOciable enough, goodness knows, when
the red ears were found, they were moth
ing TO the superiluity Of this" There was
slight disturbance IN the circle, ~ Ike m
rcstlessneas placed his heel on circumla-
cent toes but IL was stilled M the master of
ceremonies came mp TO Introduce the min
ister, 81 hope you may find the hour
spent with us a happy one" al know
shall, sir, replied she, "for happiness de
pcnds very much ON how we enjoy our
selves, and enough Of anything always sat
isiies me. How could I help enjoying
myself In n scene of such life and animOsity
~ this ~ Every true madam" "And
then the lights blazing like consterna-
ton, and the music and flowers make II
seem like Pharaoh land" The minister
was called away, and the master OF cere-
monies asked Mrs. Darlington If she would
like Can ice which she family heard.
"a nice ?' she replied, looking at him
and hanging on % the long --, as If IL
were the top bar Of a gate; "Oh, very" A
rush, by the cOntesianents In game, here
broke in between them, the band gave n
crash which seemed TO start the roof the
mass Of people waved % and fro. Ike
started of with new crOny in quest Of
some suggested peanuts, and Mrs. Par
ttngtOu backed into a seat She looked
pleasantly upon the moving spectacle
through her own parabOlas, her fingers beat
time 10 the music, and her oil-factories in
hailed the breath Of flowers and the smell
Of coffee from an adjacent room, til she
was becoming 'lOst," when she realized
that a figure was standing before her. and
a cold spoon was being thrust into her
right hand II was the attentive manager,
again, with On ice-crcam which he invited
her 10 take. 'You are very surprising
sir, ~ said she, smiling. az vas uncon-
.scionabie at the moment Thank you;
will am very partially fond Of ice
cream, and this is MANILA, too, which is
my favOrite," She ate with a sense Of en-
ioyment caught with the scene and went
away soon after, when Ike had Joined her,
with plethouc pockets, bidding the mana
ger convey good night from her to the
party, saying she had enjoyed a real socia-
ble time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-22
Nutcatine.

gentleman in the South has discovered
method OF making waterproof any kind
of fabrics, from the finest silk TO the
coarsest canvas, by means of substance
called "vulcatine,' prepared from the
liquid OF milk weed. The inventor made
the discovery while trying TO utilize the
gum OF the milk weed for the manufacture
OF plates for artificial teeth. The
inventor of vulcatlne gave test of
II I'm New York recently. The fabrics
shown were delicate colored silks. broad .
cloth, leather, silk velvet, cotton and
woOlen goods, and cloths of various kinds.
ana then articles such as kid gloves, fine
ostrich plumes, ladies boots, etc or the
fabrics experimental on, two pieces wero
exhibited, one that had been treated to a
bath IN solution prepared from this
vulcatine, and one that had not. Ii was
impossible To distinguish them from each
other In any way, except by plunging
them into water. Then the difference was
startling in the extreme. Pitcher after
pitcher OF water was poured over "A
piece of pink silk. that had been i'm the
bath, said the inventor, two years ago. and
yet the fibres We're untouched by tho
moisture, the water ran oil as from the
back of duck, and flap OF two i'm the
air was sufficient to remove even the few
drops that rested upon the surface. The
ostrich plumes were dragged through the
water and withdrawn without n curl having
been disturbed, and hair frz2es treated i'm
the same manner came out without tho
least change in their appearance Tho
action of the solution seems to he sure
TO encase every fibre of the material i'm n
hlm impervious to water. yet this film is
invisible. The pores of the texture are
not filled up, as is the case with the water
proof goods known heretofore Cashmere
cloth that has been treated with vulcatine
and saturated with water can Toe dried by
simply pressing it with piece of goods
that retains ITS qualities as an absorbent.
The pores of the cloth being left open,
clothing made from it permits just as free
circulation of mir IA does other cloth,
and the healthfulness OF the material is
unimpaired, rather improved, as the
inventor contends.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-22

Education sat last beginning to reach the
kitchen. Cooking schools are springing up
in many places in this country, and the
Scotch and English arc taking the lead in
organizing them as part OF their national
and common school system We abound
~ female seminaries and female colleges
high schools and normal schools. in which
everything under heaven is studied except
that practical art which is daily and vital
necessity in all the households Of the land.
Ourkitchens are the fortified entertainments
Of ignorance, prejudice, irrational habits.
the rule Of thumb and mental vacuity
and the result Is that Americans suffer be
yond any other people from wastcful, un-
healthful, uupalatable and mOnotonous
cooking. We have long professed 10 be-
lieve In The potency OF education, and have
not been slow to apply It 20 all other inter
ests and industries excepting only the fun
damental art Of preparation, of food 20
sustain life which involves more of econ
Omy, enjoyment, health, spirit and power
Of effective labor than any subject taught
Ia our schools