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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20

pain of the unaccustomed blast, know
ing that action is their only hope, and
yet bitterly realizing their incapacity
for it. Theirs is the suffering. but not
theirs the sin. Much cherishing has
been to them kind of moral morphia.
uniting them for any act requiring
vigor of mind or body and subjecting
them to the trampiings of busy millions
who are too intent on reaching their
own goals even to foot them out of the
path. l do not know that there is 10
the world more helpless and forlorn
condition than theirs. There are 30
asylums for such women, and | see no
escape Tor the greater number of them.
| fear they must lie where they have
helplessly fallen until their breath is
trampled out.
l wonder how many such Rave gone
to Judgment embittered accusers of the
fatal folly that destroyed them.
wonder how many fathers AMI moth
ers who are dandling daughters in that
mistaken fashion to-day, are conscious
of the wrong they do!
The daughters of luxury demand the
right to know what possibilities lie
beyond the gardens in which they bud
and blossom; and woe unto those who
deny that right!
The daughters OF toll have tasted the
elixir distilled from conscious power,
and it tingles through all their veins.
sending flashes of light to eyes that
dare face and do hourly face life's re-
sponsibiliiies, and flushing cheeks with
the pride of independence. do not
doubt their frequent yearnings for the
other state. Home, elegance, rich
drapery and sill those harmonies that
make up the sum of that intangible
beauty which is called refinement, are
very dear to woman, and it is not sur
prising that her nature covets them.
But the independent observer, man,
sees always the self-relisnt, self-helpful
woman's splendid superiority, and
measures his honest admiration of her
by his pity for the other. If he does
not see and confess that superiority his
claim to generous manhood is imperti.
nent pretense. and it were righteous
penalty to load him down with the
handled darling for life.
see scores of these frail shoots daily
whom one could easily break in two
with thumb and finger. For them I
have no sentiment but commiseration;
but my wrath blazes at sight of those
who are chargeable with their frailty.
There is homely proverb to the effect
that it is easier to take care of peck of
Aeas than of one woman; but too much
care is the death of women whom the
tempestuous seas of human life cast
des0late upon the shores where lie
wrecked and broken the stately ships in
which they sailed so merrily when the
seas were still and the sky was blue
Signor Max. in Detroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
The Little ConQueror.

"Twaa midnight Not sound was heard
Within the "Papa! won't 'ou 'ook
An see my pooty little houses
lwis' 'ou wouldn't wead 'ou book
Within the palace, where the king
Upon his couch in anguish lay
"Papa! Papa! wis 'ou'd tum
An have little tosty play"
No gentle hand was there to bring
The cooling draught or battle his brow,
HE courtiers and his pages gomez
"Tum, papa, tum. want 'ou no,o.n
Down goes the book with needless force,
And with expression far from mild,
With sullen air and clouded brow
seat myself beside the child.
Her little trusting eyes Of blue
With mute surprise gsze in my face.
As II, In it's expression stern,
Reproof and censure she could trace.
Anon her little bosom heaves,
Her rosy lips begins to curl;
And with quivering chin she sobs,
"Papa don't 'ove his little dirl.n
King, palace, book, all are forgot;
Ny arms are round my darling thrown
The thunder-cloud has burst, and 10!
Tears fall and mingle with her own.
-lCharles Follen Adams.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
Supply OF Hot Food IN London
Streets.


The newest form OF charity in London
is that Of the Hot Food Street Supply
Association, who have sent out number
of barrows or trucks, fitted to contain a
heating apparatus, ETC., which moves
from place to place supplying hot soup,
bread, and other provisions of the best
quality at the lowest price. The first
cost of the barrows-about 95 each
has been raised by subscription, and it
is calculated that three-quarter pint
basin of hot soup and a slice of bread
can be sold for penny, at the same
time leaving sufficient margin to pay
the attendant and other expenses. Hot
coffee is to be supplied, and there is
also an idea Of Offering timed meats
made hot. The. Daily Telegraph begins u
leading article on the subject, with the
following story: Hot gray peas and u
suck of bacon" was popular street cry
in the London Of James I. The peas
were piping hot, and lad an oleaginous
and savory flavor impaired to them by
the privilege of sucking for minute or
tive slice of boiled bacon attached to
piece of string, the other end of
which the peripatetic vendor of peas
kept for safety's sake in his hand. The
mingled rapture and anguish expert
enced by the small boy Of the period,
when the unctuous delicacy was placed
80 closely to his lips, and was then so
suddenly and so cruelty drawn away,
may be more easily imagined than de-
scribed. Possibly the small boy took
it out of the peas"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
Honest in Small Things,

People will generally be honest in
small matters. 1t takes prize worth
appropriating to induce most men to
be dishonest. 1t is reported of the
late James Fisk, Jr., that when some.
body accused his father of lying in a
shilling transaction, James replied
mo, he didn't. The old man wouldn't
tell a lie for shilling. though he might
tell six lies for dollar" The Wash
ington Post tells this story Of small
sum Of money: The regular visitors to
the private reception room of the
Postmaster General could MT have
failed to notice that upon tho desk lay
two small copper cents. They have
lain there for several months, no Que
claiming them, amt no one taking them
away. They ere in The same ,lace
to-day as when they we're loft three
m9nths ago. The man who cleans the
rooms, dusts the desk, but Goes rot
touch tho pennies. Despite al c,issrs
Of vlsl;uJs, D. "a pgnu,ta have RENAMED.
H. I"si ) l3GAg .iaa called the a'ien
tion OF ly~i"i.-te General Maynard to
the fact, and lie gave slight history OF
the coins. A lady, an ottice.syeGuc,
called about three months ago. aad
when SHE left the pennies we've upon
the floor near the chair sh9 occupied.
Mr.. Maynard picked them up and put
them ON the Gest where they have
since remained. " You See" said Mr.
Maynard, that the people IN the post.
Office are like unto those of ancient
Sparta under Lycurgus, where money
and lew elry were HING mn Inv fine
roadside. aud no ore hpt the owuers
was ever known ~ tAke them away.
If "oman says To you. "! will
never seA You again! hope; hHt, il Ate
saws, "Npt,viths,anJir&, shat. a.wyys
see YOU ~itA pleasure - tg,Y,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
The Dog.

The dog is u dieitigra1e carnivorons
mammal. This will be- news to most
persons, who had always supposed
that dog was simply dog.
1t has been hruIted about that the
dog Is the best friend to man amohg the
brute creation.
He pants after the thief When once
he gets hold Of the thiefs pants, he
makes breaches.
\ barking dog never bites; that is to
say, when be begins to bite he stops
barking. Conv' rsely, biting dog
never bArks, and for similar reasons.
The hair of dog will cure his bite.
This is Il cnre-ious superstition among
hair framed young men who are fast
going t, the dogs.
Dogs are dentists by profession. They
insert teeth without charge.
! The sea dog loves his bark. Did you
ever see dog that didn't?
The ha,k of tree is unlike the bark
of i. dog. Even dogwood know thu
Dngs are not always kind, though
there are many kinds of dogs.
E.ery dog has his day although dog
da, last but u few weeks in the year.
There must be Sirius error here.
TIE dogs star is the dogs planet.
They planet so that their days come
while the star is in the sky.
they do not fear it, 1t is not Skye
terrIet.
When dog enters a pitched battle
he uses the dogs tar.
Brutus said, had rather be n dog
and bay the moon than such Roman"
lie had seen the dogs roamin' around
on the bay.
They never get over the bay.
Sea?
A living dog is said to be better than
dead lion. There's no lynn about
this, but dead dog is dog gone bad.
Tray was u good dog, but trey is worse
than the deuce when it is against you.
Dogs were the original Argonauts.
They have never given over their SO arch
for the tleas.
The bulldog is stubborn fellow.
He is not easily cowed.
~ great many stories abont the dog
have obtained currency. The man who
has left a part of his clothing with the
dog has cur rent. See?
Puppies are born blind. They are
not sse dogs then.
There are many types of dog, includ-
ing the doguerrotype.
But perhaps we had better paws here.
Howl this do for the dog p Boston
Transcript.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
Forgive and Forget.

Let bygones be bygones; remember how
deeply
To heavens forbearance we all are in debt;
They value Gods infinite goodness too
eheaply
Who heed not the precept, "Forgive and
forget"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
Death from Delirium 1'remens.


Death from Delirium I'remens.
A Detroit physician, who seems to
have rare idea of what fun is, has
published treatise on delirium tire.
mems. in which he says death from su Oh
source is not painful, but very pleas,
ant. Many who have witnessed the
rawlings of a patient with delirium
tremens, when it required three or four
men to hold him in bed, in bis anxiety
to escape from serpents which crawled
upon the ceiling, and rats that hung
about his pillow; when his best friends
had turned to be the worst friends in
the imagination OF the sufferer, may
reasonably doubt the doctors conclu-
siOns. Death from no other disease
leaves such marks upon the poor
wrecked vital organs OF the body as
from deiirium tremens i'll an old drink.
er. The coats Of the stomach, instead
OF being as thin as II knife blade. are
often found an iLch or two in thickness,
ald covered With ulcers. The liver is
naSriy always u mass OF disease, and
art@tles which convey tue alcoholic
liquor to tie brain and the delicate
nerve ccutrrs IN RI ai.a0,t pure State,
are necessarily 0isru.cl Ii death,
with the bod, Il ii mind IN the condi-
ton Of dellrlum tftmsos, lis not pain,
f'''. hut very pie4s~nt, rs cur Dclloit
doctor declares, hen hauGinE or strang-
ling TO death must he It real luxury
Chicago IDtrr-Oc"an.
DR. Ea.ln .t pr.!r,, -,,a 81, bal -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
A Panther Loose in a Ship.
An exciting story is brought by the
rorlop1 pnuiI from, alcuffa The vas

An exciting story is brought by the
overland mail from Calcutta. The YES
sci Glenarvney, when leaving The
Straits took on board one of the largest
specimens of the black panther. The
animal was secured in an iron cage
house, suffi ,iently strong, it vas
thought, for Its conveyance to Calcutta.
When in the Straits OF Malacca, screams
we're heard from the passengers in the
tween decks-numberiug some three
hundred IAen, women aud children ;
these were followed by rnsh upon
deck. The panther had got clear Of
his cage AID found lis way down to the
tween decks. 1t had been dispWting
itself over the PROSTATE forms OF the
three hundred slumoering passengers
| for some minutes before its presence
became known. Every available means
of exit were thrown open, and ali the
passengers got on deck In safety, when
tie patches and companions were again
closed, and the panther lett in uudis-
nuted and solitary possession Of the
Gween decks. One man alone appeared
| to have suffered from the claws OF the
animal, large strip Of skin and flesh
having been torn off his back. Nanous
accounts of the behavior of the animal
while below we're given by those who
had seen him; but most concurred in
saying that after gamboliug over the
sleeping bodies as described, when the
alarm was given and the shouts and
screams were raised, he had made one
or two frightened springs from one end
of the deck to the other. 1t was con-
cluded that the animal must have
jumped out of the port into the sea- for
he could not be found. The steamer
arrived next at Penang, the passengers
settled down in their quarters as be-
fore. and she started the same evening
for Calcutta. During the night some
boatswain's stores we're required from
forward, and one of the Chinese lascars
was sent down to get them, when he
presently returned trembling with fear,
exclaimipg, "Tiger have gone down
there!' Captain Bolton sent for his
breech-loading rifle and cartridges, and
went down the hatch by himself-or-
dering it to be closed after, lest if the
beast really was there it should get on
the deck, and re-ensct the alarm of two
nights before. On reaching the deck
of the store room aid locking round,
Capt. Bolton saw the large yellow.lit
eyes of the animal glaring down from
the top of some spsrs slowed along the
ships side, and by and by, by the dim
light admitted by the port, could make
out the outline of the body. when tsk-
ing as steady aim as he could for what
he considered the center of the animals
body, let fire. When the smoke from
the discharge cleared away, the two
yellow eyes were still glazing down
from the same direction; a second car
fridge having been supplied, the rifle
was again raised. and, following the
second discharge of the piece, Captain
Bolton had the satisfaction to hear the,
heavy body of the animal come tun-
bling down on the deck at his feet. 1t
measured seven feet eight inches in
length.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
An Indian Boys Love-Letter.

A love.letter picked up on the floor
of school with Hampton's views on
co-education need not inevitably shock
even pedagoRic sensibilities. Written
in an unknown tongue. however, with
only the names to betray it, o trans
lation by the private interpreter seemed
only u proper precaution. If coniide
it to the gentle reader, the Indian low
ers will be neither the worse nor the
wiser, while some others may find in it
valuable suggestions for similar corre-
spondence.
"NoRMAL SCHOOL, Feb. 3, 1879.
Miss - -: L said | like you,
and | want to give you letter. When
ever I give you letter, L want you an
swer to me soon. That's all l want, and
L will answer to you soon after. When
you give me letter, it raises me up. 1t
makes me .heart-glad, sister m-tap.
When talk, am not saying anything
foolish. Always my heart very glad.
l want you let me know your thought,
| always like you and love you. l am
honest about what say, always keep
in mind. I want always we smile at
each other when meet. We live happy
always. l think that's best way, and
you think it is and let me know. And
1 want to say one thing--don't Say
to Henry. L don't think
that's right. And 1 say again. when l
give letter, keep nicely and not show
to any one. If they know it, it not
good way. They take US away, and
that is the reason don't show it. Hear
me, this all am going to say. l like
you, and love you. l won't say any
more. My whole heart is shaking
hands with you. I kiss you.
Your lover,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20
Hello!

The other day New Britain gentle
man had urgent business to transact
with Hartford parties, which was salts
factorily discharged through the teie.
phone, and he was so elsted over it that
his final utterance to the man at the
Hartford end of the instrument was,
God bless the telephonel
A day or two later the same party had
other business on hand, and with the
pleasantest recollections of the last
transaction he again sought the medium
Of the telephone, but this time it did
not tell at all we'll. The Hartford gen
tleman could get fragments OF the
message, but they were 30 disconnected
it was almost impossible to make them
Ineligible.
Sometimes three or four words would
come through loud and clear, as if shot
oat OF Q cannon, and others would
sound faint and far away, like the dy ing
whisper Of summer breeze. The
voice would be 80 indistinct at times it
seemed as though the transmitter had
been reversed so as to carry the sound
away, the same as an inverted telescope
lends enchantment to the object viewed.
The New Britain gentleman struggled
in vain to Iake himself understood.
i say. Hartford, do you hear me "
Hartford answered: "No; I don't
quite make You out"
Well, now, try again" responds the
other.
"All right; 60 ahead"
did ysu get it this time ?"
"What name did you say ?" and the
Hartford man listened intently.
The voice family replied.
"Didn't quite understand you'll"
says the man at this end of the line.
"Did you say Smith,"
"No," came from New Britain q
little spitefully. 81 will spell it.
Keep your ears open" After a pause:
"There, did you hear that2"
II believe so; you said Jones, didn't
your"
Hang it, no! I said"
This was as far as he got this time.
There was q lull for full minute.
Hello!" came from New Britain
directly after.
"Hello, yourself" answered Hart
ford.
Ibid you hear what said ?" asked
New Britain.
"Yes; you said hello!'"
:" No. confound you! Imean theft
before that"
You didn't say anything the time
before it, replied Hartford, testify.
Just here New Britain's patience was
exhausted.-[ Hartford Times.
CROOKED TO DEATH By AN OYSTER
A strange accident happened last week
in Jackson, Miss. Two men, named
Wharton and Bailey entered restaur-
ant, and Wharton called for raw oys-
tiers. Soon after the table had been
spread, Wharton, holding up large
oyster on his forks prongs, good
naturally remarked: "This is the kind
of oyster Walker Brooks choked to
death on" We'll, Tom, l hope that
one will not hurt you" as pleasantly
replied Mr.. Bailey, and scarcely had
these words escaped his lips when,
without other converse, he arose and
walked to back entrance. y waiter,
standing near the door, cried out in
alarm: "The gentleman is chokingw
Wharton jumped up and ran to him,
and after trying all the conventional
remedies Of relief known to him with
out avail, rushed wildly into The street
in search OF physician. Before his
return, however, Mr.. B.ieys life had
pa sed beyond the recall Of human
skill.
4
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20

+ Helen W. Ludlow, in Harper's
Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20

A tiet! steed-fAe horse radish =.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20

If "oman says TO you, - will
never seH You again! hope; hHt, il Ate
SAYS, N,t~i,hs,anjirS, | shai. a!wyys
see YOU ~itA pleasure - tg,Y,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-20

OyGEWoRK.-It is the pace that kills;
and OF all forms of. "cvprwork," thai
Wnica consists il all excessive burst OF
otllrf, sLraining 10 the strength, and
NorryinBto the Wiii hurry OF all Kinds,
ioc example, TINT SO often needed 10
catch train. the effort required to
complete task Of LeadWork within Il
period OF time too short for it's accom-.
pH7bment by moderate energy is iu-
furious. Few suffer from oyerwolk IN
the aggregate; it Is too much work IL
100 little time that causes the break
down Ill nineteen cases out OF twonty,
when collapse occurs. Most sufferers
briDG l. evil on themselves by driving
of the days work until the space
allotted '"r IL pc~formance is past, 0r
much reduced Method III work is the
gre: need ot the day. II some portion
.! ,ncn dt"lsiUn of ume nas devoted 10
ti,r @pp"rtioulng of hours ana energy,
.h'ro would be less confusion, far les
hurrs. aud the need of working ut
h'Sh pressure would he greatly reducod,
II LCt Nlu.Iy UbYiate3.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-05-14
An Attack on the President.

The Washington National RspablieGR,
which Is edited by Mr.. George c. Gorkam,
the Malone republican nominee for secretary
of the Emitted States Senate, in its issue OF
Monday SAYS Of President Garfield
This is the man vRo sEs hastily caught ap
by q combination Of beaten candidates at
Chicago IL June last aDd nominated ~ he
President Of the United States, upon the pre-
tense that unless tha packed galleries there
we're allowed to hsot down Grant the country
wonid driil into imperialism. Fram the net
lie Grant We plueked the flower Garheld; the
result Is before u.s. The neR President, IN
toxicaied to the verge Of delirlum by the
power which is safe only IN the hands OF the
iruly great, is engaged in pasFila eferi 10
dictate to the republicans Of New York State
whom they shall honor as leader. There il
no danger that the New York delegation to
the next nominating convention can be mold
cd BY mercenaries and oiheehOlders, but the
attempt by the President az this early day 10
prepare The way for such resalt IS an ottense
which no parrot cry that Garfield IS Presi-
dent can conceal Il il rs fragrant an abuse
Of the appointing power as eges d,sgTaeed any
administration. 1t is q iyrannicai EFFORT 10
tear down O State organization which cannot
be used to asi in the scheme for the success
sion. Il is criEsa against the people OF the
whole country, who have right to q free
choice in 1884, and who will noe tamesy sub
mit 10 have officials set up over them 20 hs.
rass them into obedience to presidential
dictator
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-05-14
American Newspaper Statistics,

The census Office has issued preliminary
exhibit Of the statistics Of the daliy press OF
the United States during the census year,
from which. the following figures are obialuea:
The total number Of daily journals IN the
country during the census year - placed al
962. which included 50 dailies which were
suspended, and ia which we're established
in the course Of that year. The aggregate
daily circulation IS placed a. S,5sl, ISL and
the aggregate annual circulation al l, IL 90
355. With an aggregate daily circulation OF
s,5Sl,IS7 at an average price per aunam Of
81. SO. il appears the people Of the United
States pay out Annually the sum Of SD, $50,
100 for their daily newspapers. New York
State takes the lead in publishing the largest
number Of dailies, il5; Pennsylvania next,
with gs: Illinois, 70; 0his aud California,
each 81; Missouri, AZ; Indiana, 30; Massaehu-
sets, s5: Michigan, SO; Iowa aad Texas, y
each: New Jersey, -: Virginia and Wisconsin
II each;C colorado, 20; Kansas, lsi Connecticut.
IL: Georgia, l6; Maryland, Nevada and Ne
braSka, "a each, North Carolina, -; Tennes'
see. II; Kentucky, Louisiana aud Maine, II
each: Minnesota 10; Arkansas and Oregon
each; Alabama and Rhode Islsadi { each;
Delaware. Mississippi, South Carolina and
Vermont. 5 each: Florida aud West Virginia,
each. and Al in the Territories and The
District Of Columbia. Statistics Of tAe week
" press proper, and Of all periodicals. other
than daily, or issues connected Herewith, as
well as some important information regarding
the daily press, notably tbs amount OF capital
Invested AID the Valse OF snnusl products,
are reserved for subsequent statement