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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30
But the Younger bull was less phleg.

But the younger bull was less phleg.
matte than the old ones. He roared,
and tore the earth with his horns, and
without waiting for the bear to come
very near, dashed at him with furious
"blatt of rage.
The bear struck but because OF the
quicker motions of this young bull. as
l think, he missed his master-stroke.
For a moment or two there was
rugged conflict, and the bear gave such
a growl as made the cliffs resound. l
distinctly heard bones snap, and the
bull was thrown headforemost along the
ground. l watched breathlessly for u
moment, but he did not rise or stir.
Meantime, the OK had disappeared !;
and I thought had better do likewise.
But now perceived that something
was the matter with the grizzly himself.
Without noticing his late antag onist,
the brawny monster stood pointing his
nose towards the pond-hole, and swayed
his head and body slowly from side to
side.
Then he dragged himself slowly up
near to the rock, and lay partly down
on his belly and now could hear him
making a low grooming or grunting
noise.
81 reckon tie little bull has given
you stomach,ache if nothing worse,
old chap" thought 1 ; and then went
back through the thicket. and climbing
over the crags retraced my steps to
camp.
AS soon as we had eaten breakfast,
Cline went back with ne to the scene of
the mornings conflict.
From the top OF the crags we could
see the grizzly lying in the same place,
beside the butte, and as We stepped out
upon the open plat, lie did not change
his position.
"He's got his death stroke y Cline
said.
But knowing the treacherous nature
OF these savage brutes, we took the pre-
caution to salute him with two balls
from pretty safe distance. He did
not stir.
Onapproaching nearer, we discovered
that the animals intestines were pro
truding from an ugly wound low down
in its left side, and it scarcely needed
the dried gore on the young bulls horn
to testify as to how the wound was
given.
Cline skinned the bear for me, and l
have the skin in my possession. 1t
measures rather over six feet in length
in its present dried condition. Alive,
that grizzly must have been at least
eight feet in length.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30
Hobbies.

A banker, we'll known in the financial
world, died lately in one of the Allan
tic cities, ct thu age of eighty, leaving
property valued at millions. After
his death, collection of toys was sold
for over 100000, which he had been
accumulating for twenty years.
Scarcely any valuable scientific or
mechanical toy had been made in Eu.
rope of which he had not q specimen,
but his assortment included also the
most trivial of children's playthings.
Another, citizen of Philadelphia.
one OF the foremost jurists OF his day,
had fancy for collecting fairy tales.
His shelves contained thousands OF
these volumes in every language.
Manias for china, old brasses and rare
editions are so common among scholarly
men, that the incongruity Of tho pursuit
does not strike us.
The popularity OF a hobby indeed is,
that it is usually ct odds with+.the gen.
eral character OF the person who exhib-
it's it. 1t is bit of childhood left by
careless Nature among the sterner stuff
of which manhood is made.
Jim Fisk, the most hardened and DIS
honest of swindlers, had passionate
love for canaries, and was surrounded
by them at home.
Our genial poet. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, delights in graveyards, boasts
that he knows every one within forty
miles of Boston, "and when the spring
opens" he says, smiling, ~ go out to
see how my dead men do" The doc
tor also is fond of working with tools.
The portable stereoscopic glass is lis
invention. ~
One of tho most eminent surgeons in
the country delights in writing poems,
and very bad poems they are. There
can be no doubt that an innocent hobby
land hobbies generally are innocent) is
q safety-valve for the escape of nervous
excitement in men who use their brains
to an exceptional degree.
For this reason they usually do much
towards softening and humanizing the
character.
Whatever is to be boys trade or
profession, encourage in him taste for
music, or art, fishing, cunning some
hobby, in short. Before you fill the
boiler and build the fire, provide the
safety valve.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30

A servant girl who had read the pa
pers, seized detective entering u house
in Jersey City to tell them that the
front door was open. and put him
through cross-examination. He told
her he was policeman and sho said
she didn't know whether he was or not,
and since the Manhattan Bank robbery
she didn't think policeman were any
better than thieves then she searched
him, locked him up in q dark room and
kept him till the man of tho house
came home. The police officer was
then released, when it was found that
a sneak thief had got into the house
while the door was open and stolen the
spoons. Detroit Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30
REMARKABaE PRESENCE OF MIND

REMARKABLE PRESENCE OF Mind
Remarkable presence of mind was re-
Gently shown by miner near Potts
vile, Penn. He was employed in a
shaft on Sharp Mountain. He had
lighted fuse and was climbing to the
surface by means of pegs in the side of
the shaft. When within few feet of
the top, one of the pegs gave way and
the unfortunate man fell to the bottom,
thirty feet below. One of his thighs
Was broken, and the splintercd bones
were pushed through two pair Of pan
falcons. Notwithstanding his terrible
injuries he had sufficient presence Of
mind to crawl to the lighted fuse which
had. burned within few inches OF the
charge, and'to smother it. Ii he had
not done this he would have been blown
to pieces when the explosion took place
He then crawled back to one Of the
earth buckets, got into it without as
sistance, and was hoisted to the sur
face.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30
TennysOn and Victoria.

Speaking of Tennyson's hospitality,
recent anecdote runs thus: Her
Majesty, the Queen, announced it to be
her good pleasure to honor her poet
laureate with a visit. Unfortunately
she did not say precisely what day she
would arrive. In duty bound the
whole family was put into its best "bib
and tucker" The children agonized
in their best rig, and were vigorously
spent" indoors. Mrs. Tennyson was
bedecked with her state raiment, and
the great author himself was gotten up
to perfection, and in the latest invention
of his tailor. Four or five days went
by in the same atmosphere of expecta-
ton and grandeur, but no royal guests
came driving up. At last it became
unbearable. Ordinary manners were
proclaimed 4; everybody sighed with re.
lief and flung aside too violent eti.
quette with too belaced and beribboned
attire. The children resumed their in.
timacies with mud pies and rocking
horses. Mrs. Tennyson began to enjoy
novel and wrapper, and casting aside
romance, Mr.. Tennyson took up a hoe
and began wedding his garden, and with
glowing cheeks and animated eyes tried
- to make two blades of grass grow
where before there was only one" OF
course when everything was jogging
along in this coy and homelike way,
the Queen and her escort arrived. at
first there was a general hutter of fright
and excitement. Everybody was en-
barrassed and i'll at ease. But the grand
old fellow, coming up to the house with
soiled hands and sweat.drops on his
lofty brow, made it all right in few
words. MY sovereign, We expected
you for several days, and were prepared
to receive you as should become those
who are honored by their Queen but
to-day We did not know of your intcn-
tion, and are therefore only so far pre-.
pared as loyalty and love can make us"
1t is needless to say that the visit was
very friendly and pleasant affair, and,
we doubt not, far better enjoyed by SO
sensible woman as Queen Victoria
than it would have been had it been at
tended with courtly formality and state.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30
That's My Boy.

Big blue eyes with roguish twinkle;
Dimples ever running not;
Busy tongue that's never quiet
Forehead fair, with ne'er a wrinkle,
Clustering hair Of sunny hue:
Nose little snub, tits true
That's my boy
Fun and mischief never stopping:
Teasing now for "psnts and boots
And truly gun that shoots"
Kisses on my cheek fast dropping
Then away with shout and hug
Till cry "Oh, mercy, stop. -
That's my boy
Never ending, sull beginning;
Pockets full of dirt nd crumbs;
Crazy over horns and drums:
Noise in all things ever winning;
Dragging he Of " jim" is master,
While run for white court plaster
That's my boy!
So il goes some pain, some pleasure.
Wondering 'twix: tear and smile,
Will i. be thus all the while
Joy and grief i'll equal measure?
Shall Y, in bitter sorrow.
In some dread, far tomorrow,
That's my boy!
Ah, no, no! Mothers eyes look far ahead
Aud mine see, with tender pride,
BY gray.haired womans side,
One whom, now that years have sped,
Brave, yet gentle, is her stay;
One Of whom she'll proudly say,
That's my boy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30

SLEEPLEssNEss.- Those who suffer
from sleeplessness and the number is
not small-might do we'll to notice their
position at night. A German physioI-
ogist stotes thai the heating of the
earth by the sun caases magnetic cur
rents from the equator to each pole.
We should lie, therefore, in the direc-
ton of these currents if we lie across
these, the result is unpleasant, and
want of sleep is the consequence. The
head to the north is the best position
to the west, the worst. Physicians who
have charge of hospitals attend to the
directions in which the beds are placed,
and with the best results.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30

CRANBERRY SAUcE.-Put q quart OF
clean cranberries into a sauce pan with
& cupful of cold water stew slowly,
stirring often, for an hour and half
take from the fire and sprinkle abun
dainty with white sugar rub through
a fine colander, and set to form in wet
mold.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30

The comparatively low price of coal
at present, and the fair prospect of
cheap fuel this winter have emboldened
country editors to treat the authors of
poetic contributions with considerable
independence, if not asperity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30

MASHED PoTAToEs-BRowNED--Whip
light with milk, butter and salt pile
upon creased pie-dish and brown in Il
good oven slip to no. dish blythe
aid Of your cake turner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30
A Farce in One Act.
ara

A young man in Paris on a recent
Sunday. sticking his head into cab,
was surprised to meet woman enter
ing by the opposite door. Each order
ell tho driver to take them to the ad.
dress they gave him, and begun short
dispute about their rights to the CAP.
A crowd aud policemen came. Tue
regulations were consulted, but the
case being unforeseen. was not provided
for. The policemen took sides, one for
the lady, the other for the gentleman;
the crowd and cabman enjoying It
hugely, the cabman keeping the crowd
in roar by his'humorous remarks. Az
last. the gentleman yielding to the
claims of the fair sex, got ont ; and tue
lady not to be outdone, followed SUIT
while the cabman stopped his Joking
and swore at the policemen, while tue
crowd roarei louder than ever at THIS
street comedy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30

SpISAcu.-Boil twenty minutes AN
plenty of boiling salt water drain and
chop very fine return to the sauce,
pan. with u little sugar, pepper. salt
tablespoonful OF butter rolled IN nouf
stir until hot ana dry enrus h 10 10
nodded turn ont, shape INTO nh-
topped ridge upon hot dish ana i's
the chops nj the base.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-17
Sunday as a Day OF Rest.

circular is being issued by the Work
ingmen's Lords Day Rest Association in
Great Britain, in opposition to the two mo-
tons now before parliament for opening
museums on the Sabbath, which gives the
opinions OF the late and the present prime
ministers on this question as follows The
Earl OF Beaconsfield in voting against the
opening of museums, said in the house of
lords: "Of all divine institutions, the most
divine is that which secures day of rest
for man. | hold it to be the most valuable
blessing ever conceded TO man. 1t is the
cornerstone of civilization, and its removal
might even affect the health of the people.
What is proposed is a great change, and
those who suppose for moment that it
could be limited to the proposal of the noble
baron to open museums will find they are
mistaken" The Right Hon. w. L. Glad
stone, nj. p, has always voted against the
opening OF the British museum, etc, on the
Lords day. and in reply to deputation in
March, 1869, he said "The religious obser-
vance of Sunday is main prop of the re-
ligious character of the country. From a
moral, social and physical point of view,
the observance of Sunday is duty of abso-
lutte consequence" In letter dated 18Th
January, 1876, Mr.. Gladstone wrote as fol-
lows to Mr.. c. Hill Believing in the au-
thority of the Lords day as religious
institution, l must, as matter OF course,
desire the matter of recognition of that
authority by others. But over and above
this, l have myself, in the course of la
borious life, signally experienced both its
mental and its physical benefits. can
hardly overstate its value in this view, and
for the interest of the workingmen of this
country, alike in these and In other vet
higher respects, there is nothing more anx-
iously desire than that they should more and
more highly appreciate the Christian day of
rest."-Christian Statesman.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-17
My Reasons for 1t.

Last Sabbath was a dark, damp and
dreary day. In weariness and weakness
from unusual activity during the week I
could easily have found tolerably fair ex-
cuse for remaining at home. But went to
church. Why did go? For the following
reasons:
!. From regard for my pastors feelings.
knew he would miss me, and might not
understand the cause of my absence.
knew, also, that he had often to officiate
when suffering from exhaustion equal TO
mine; and that from the existing relation
between us was as much bound to be in
my pew as he was to occupy his pulpit.
2. was afraid that if was not in my
place in the sanctuary, my family would be
led to initiate my example, even on less jus.
tifiable grounds, and the congregation might
be influenced to do likewise, thus causing a
gradual and grievous reduction in its size
and influence.
3. was persuaded that, in the circum-
stances, would have ventured from home
in answer to the call of business or social
enjoyment and hence, if stayed away from
my chosen place of worship. the inference to
be drawn against the fervor, if not the real
ity of my professed piety, would be both dis
couraging and damaging.
Il. ulu HOp KNOW Dut tnht III 1 was aD-
sent from the house of the Lord, even an in-
yitation to visit which gave gladness to the
Psalmist, | might fail to hear the very mes
sage which would have brought me special
profit, just as Thomas, by not being with his
fellow disciples in the supper room," did
not see the risen Lord, who appeared in their
midst, and crowned them with his benedic-
tion.
8. ] felt that it was my duty to be in the
sanctuary, mingling with Gods people in
his worship, and that only thus could es-
cape a sad reckoning among those who
:" "for-sake the assembling of themselves to-
geiber."
8. | did not know but that the Lords day,
which | was then permitted TO see. might be
the last | should spend on earth, and
could not gain my consent that, If such
proved TO be the case, | should leave my
friends with the knowledge, and meet my
maker with the consciousness that the last
Sabbath in MY earthly history, which should
have been devoted to the enjoyment of the
promised blessing OF faithfully observed
public ordinances, was permitted to pass
away in the violation Of a solemn obligation
and the neglect of a sacred privilege.
III these were good reasons In my case why
not 80 in that of others 2
"When through the peaceful parish swells
The music OF the Sabbath bells,
Daily tread the sacred road
Which leads you TO the house OF God
The blessing OF the Lamb Is there,
For God Is In the midst OF her" Selected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-17
Sundays Abroad.

One way or another, says writer in Sun.
day at Home, the last few years / have been
abroad a good deal, and in Italy, France
Holland and Germany | have felt quite
painfully the dreary monotony of foreign
Sundays. To-day my dislike to them has
reached perfect pitch of bitterness. Ow.
ing to an accident have not been able 10
go to church the last two or three weeks
and SO | have had the full benefit of Sun
day at home in foreign land. Let me give
my experience for the benefit of such as
think that our English Sunday may be i'm.
proved by conforming it 10 the pattern OF
the Continent. As lie here | hear the
piano IN room close by played on most
vigorously. The same runs, the same shakes,
the same crashing chords are being repeated
over and over again that | have had to lis.
ten to every day during the past week,
eau also hear the piano across the road be-
ing practiced on in the same way that |
have heard it practced on every day during
the past week. In the long stone passage
outside my door l can hear the servant
securing away, as hard at drudging work as
she was yesterday. can hear the house
wife, with her jingling keys, opening store
cupboards, aud giving out stores IN the same
dreary round of the same duties that have
occupied her all the week aud when am
carried into the salon this afternoon, no
doubt shall fnd her, as did last Sunday,
with her kind, tired face bent over her work
basket, putting strings, and buttons, aud
fuckers To little garments, Just as she has
put them any other day of the week. Sweet,
unselfish, tenderhearted German lady, what
true English Sunday would be TO her |
Talk of dullness indeed What can be more
intensely dull than this horrible sameness of
an utterly unbroken routine from month to
month, from year to year, which some Eng
lish people profess to envy.--Seiectsd.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-17
Died that He Might Live.

In a dreadfully cold winter many years
ago, an army was flying from Moscow, a
city in Russia. With this army there was
German prince and some German soldiers,
One by one the marching soldiers fell down
by the way, and perished of cold and hunger.
At length, at the end of one day, when only
mere handful of them were alive, the
prince and few common soldiers, and these
were nearly all spent, came up to the re-
mains of hovel, once built to shelter cat
tie, now ruined by storms, which had blown
it all to pieces. But in the wild, snow-cov-
cred waste they did not despise it even a
prince was glad to shelter from the sleet
and wind of the coming night which this
tumbled-down shed could afford And there,
hungry, cold and weary he and his men
lay down to sleep. The men were rough.
stern-looking fellows, yet the sight of one
so delicately brought up, used to comforts
which they never had known, spent heart
and body, come to such want, glad to sleep
in such wretched place, touched them.
The sight Of him asleep, no bed, no cover
ing, probably sleeping his last sleep, was
more than they conld stand. They took
their own cloaks off, and laid them all on
him, gently, one by one, lest they should
awake him. He would be warm with these.
Then they threw themselves down to sleep.
The night passed. The prince awoke.
"Where am ?" was his first thought.
Am at home in bed ? am SO warm r.
and he turned over and raised himself up
to look about. He was not at home. All
around was snow, and all was silent save the
wind, which whistled through the planks of
the broken shed. Where were his men ?
He stood up and looked, when 10 there
they lay, huddled together to keep warm,
not yet awake. He spoke, but they au-
swered not. He advanced to touch them
they we're dead Without their cloaks, too
Where were their cloaks? Another glance
towards where he had lain, and all was
plain. The prince burst into tears. His
men were dead to save him alive. Now,
was not the deed-these rough soldiers
deed-a noble deed? Their hearts were
gracious hearts; they graciously took upon
themselves the death another should have
died.-Sunday Magazine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-17
They Both Prayed.

~ Woo Phoe ihiuulknts iDbSlDB III tnt
Z <stlessness of pain and fever, Florence lay
On her wakeful couch, burning with thirst,
yet unable to swallow drop of water to as
suage it without adding to her pain. "Call
my father" she cried in her agony to her
mother her only watcher, who had sought
in vain to afford any relief.
Softly the mother went to an adjoining
room, where Florence's father, exhausted by
previous watching, lay in deep sleep. Hes
itating, she went back without disturbing
him, to hear again the beseeching request
"Call my father. l am 80 thirsty, and /
cannot drink"
This was something beyond the mothers
experience, that water taken when craven
so earnestly should distress, not afford relief.
She felt that power beyond her own must
bring help, if it came. For twenty-four
hours Florence had neither slept nor drank.
Once, when she had tried holding water in
her mouth to assuage the thirst, she had
swallowed little, which caused intense dis.
tress and she turned from it as from an
enemy. Again the mother went into the
next room, and again returned without
disturbing the sleeper. She lay down
softly by the restless child, and earnestly
yet silently prayed that if possible God
would relieve her. In moment came the
words "Mother, | feel better would like
drink"
loo much for the mothers faith, she re-
piled; "a drink You know how even
swallow distresses you"
Please give me drink, MOTHER" was
the reply.
The glass of cold water was held to Flor.
ence's lips, and eagerly without fear she
drank freely OF its contents and lay back
on the pillow, with look of perfect quiet
on her face. Hardly daring to move, her
mother repeated in a low voice two verses
she had learned when child younger than
Florence, and which hundreds of times since
she had repeated to herself when wakefu
at night, to find them bring rest, if not sleep !:
"who, ,-.;u .,hou
The hours number.
And sad cares cumber
My weary mind;
IBIS rms tnougn. shaIi cheer me-
Whose ear rto' to hear , ma
Is still Inclined
"Mr ann, ,,ou ,o.,
Who never sIeenest.
Mid gloom the deepest
There's light above.
rhii Thine eyes behold me,
Thv v word % bsa e"od ,oJ ne' me-
That God is love"
c,o ,oo,.o, =. p,..
Al. ue ne iooAea az rioiehoe as sue hh,shea
e Sh LILIES aioa ahu .ne N. sstiess eyes were closed
,. Sne as..n was as,eep NO! uarlng 70 move, she