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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

The way boy builds a fire is Pc
culiar. He never glances at the
wood-box, but goes ahead and pre-
pares his kindlings with all the
method of an Edison adjusting his
carbon points for an electrical illum-
ination. These he carefully places
in the CRATE and when all is ready
touches match to the finder. Then
he makes the discovery that fuel is
wanting to supply the flames. He
PUSHES to the wood-house, and for
tho next five minutes the vigor-
GUS blows of the AK indicate an earn
estness of purpose Unborn Of despair
He returns with large arm full of
fuel and finds the crate cold az the
heart of Charity-the last spark of
hope expired. He then sets about
his task without method, but with
fxedness of determination, begins
just right and ends at philosophi-
cal result, with the fire blazing
reality. Why he pursues this course
with SO much method is one of the
anomalies which scientific research
cannot explain. If the boy is asked
Why? he gives the laconic answer
"Cause."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

A BILL has been reported by Sem
ator Voorhees,, authorizing the con-
struction of a new library building,
in Washington City, and appropri-
ating 81 800, 900 to commence con-
struction. If it requires this amount
to make Il beginning, it will undoubt.
edly be magnificent editice when
completed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

CAPT. l.. NJ. Starr is spending
the winter at Paso Robes Springs,
in California, in hopes of physical
improvement. He is said to be
afflicted with cancer of n dangerous
character, and fears are expressed
that it may prove fatal to him.
During his absence Capt. Chas.
Clancy has charge of the large
business interests connected with
the Starr steamboat line.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

The " doughnut festival" is now
the cap-sheaf of social entertainments
in Portland. A diploma is awarded
for the best doughnuts. It is said to
be just " nuts" for fellow to be
appointed on the committee of
awards.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

THERE are five cigar manufactures
in Portland, Oregon. They use
annually $4,000 pounds of tobacco
and produced last year 7S4 $50 cigars
and $500 cigarettes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

A SUBSCRIPTION paper was circulated
few days ago for the relief of the
Gilliland family, who have been so
sadly afflicted with that terrible dis
ease, smallpox. A very liberal sum
was secured, ample to meet their
present wants.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

The British ship Laputa was
wrecked on Tillamook Rock, on
The night of the 81 instant, and it
is supposed that all on board were
drowned. Twelve bodies have been
washed on shore.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

some article we fancy is needed, if
We only stop moment for rehec-
ton. Many an article identical with
those that have come through the
mails during the past holiday season,
could have been bought, here at no
greater cost. Under these circum-
stances it is not right to send abroad.
1t is not wise to do it. The money
thus expended never returns to us;
we have no reciprocal trade East of
the Rocky mountains, whereby any
portion of it will be brought back to
us. Let us keep what we have un-
der close purse-strings until, at least,
the financial horizon blightens in
the Northwest.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
DIR YOrk'S Lectures.

After an absence of four years.
this noted free-thinker again lee.
tured before an Olympia audience
last evening. ills theme was" Pro
blems of Science in the treatn ent
of which, i'll his own inimitable
style, he gave much food for re-
Election. While it may be true that
the stumbling-blocks in the path
way of knowledge, unearthed by
him, are not altogether new, it
must be admitted that they have
been passed around and over so
often that we scarcely remembered
their existence. His object is to
elicit thought; to awaken the DOR
mant energies of the mind and incite
effort to solve the great problems
which have hitherto evaded scien-
tifc research. He is not content
with the contemplation of results
flowing from fixed laws, but wants
to know Why it is So. He wants
to know the processes by which
food is assilnilated in the produo-
ton of the flesh and tissues of the
body, that we may build up just
such physical structures as science
may direct; the origin of disease,
that we may provide infallible anti
dotes, based upon exact scientific
data; the cause of wars and pesti-
lence and famine, that unerring
knowledge may provide means for
evading these great evils, which at
times afflict humanity. His position
is, that whenever an evil results, it
is caused by some violation of the
laws of nature. and that when Sci
erce solves the problem of cause
and effect, she will suggest adeq uate
means of relief. He afirms that
events were fast Fastening a solution
in some directions. The acquisi-
ton by individuals Of vast sums of
money, or large tracts of land, was
promoting socialism, which will pro.
duce a reaction that will reinstate
every man in whatahe denominates
his inherent rights.
We cannot expec. to do justice
to a lecture which occupied nearly
two hours in delivery by this hasty
review. 1t was fully up to his pre-
vious efforts, and in some respects
surpassed any ofthe very able course
delivered Oh his last visit. We
think the Doctor is net quite as
radical as he was then, or if he is,
he takes less occasion to show it
when it may not be understood and
result in evil. His faith in the UI-
known World is quite as strong
viewed from his standpoint as an ey-
lutionist as it WIS from test of
the few golden grains of knowledge
obtained by Spiritual" agency.
He warns honest believers, who are
always credulous, against believing
too much. While he would be in
the advance guard of thought and
progress, he draws q line beyond
which Reason warns us of the pre-
cipice.
The doctor delivers his second
and last lecture tonight on "What
is TRUTH" which is said to be his
best theme.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Tue Postmaster ut Walla Walla
talks of resigning. Well, we'll; will
wonders never cease? Who ever
heard of Republican letting go
before, until he was choked off?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

From the results of recent calcu-
.ation, Herr Ritter concludes that
the height of the earth's atmosphere
must be about two hundred miles.
The transformation of alcoholic
liquors into vinegar has long been q
matter of dissent. Pasteur holds
that the formation of vinegar is
physiological phenomenon caused
by the vegetation of a Particular
bacterium, the Mycoderma acct.
while Liebis saw in it merely chem.
ical action Of oxygen upon alcohol.
Recent observations are regarded as
conclusive proof of the correctness of
Pasteur's view.
Most young people-and perhaps
many children of u larger growth"
have often wondered what it is that
enables fly to walk on the ceiling.
An examination of the insects
mechanism quickly reveals the Sc
cret. Each of the hy's six legs ter
inmates in two or three tleshy pads,
which act rs suckers" The sus-
tanning effect of these suckers is in.
creased by sticky fluid exuded by
the minute hairs causing them.
La Europe and Hindoostan, accord.
ing to DIR. James Law, variola is so
common in pigeons and poultry as
to constitute veritable plague.
Thus, Guersent records that out of
a dovecote of one thousand scarce
one hundred could DO found that
did not bear marks of the disease,
while Tytler says the poultry yards
in India were habitually depopulat-
ed by the plague. Bechstein and
others claim that this is the true
smallpox, derived from the human
being and conveyable back to man.
That this affection has not been re-
cognized among us may, perhaps, be
due to the fact that men and pig
cons do not live so much in common
here as in Italy and India.
On cutting open beet, two series
of corcentric rings are observed, the
one white and Opaque, the other
clear, transparent and colored. In
the former the sugar is chiefly aggre.
gated, and in the latter the albumen.
An experimenter, NJ. Baudrimont,
has endeayored to promote the
growth of one or the other sets of
rings by the application of suitable
manures. The roots were grown on
four plots of land: one of these was
treated with water, the rest in order
with solutions of bicarbonate of am
monia, bicarbonate of potash, and a
mixture of these. 1t was observed
that the roots which had been wa
tered with bicarbonate of potash
solution were very large and hard,
and consisted chiefly of the sugar
bearing rings; those which had re-
ceived bicarbonate of ammonia were
much softer, hollow in the center,
and had more strongly developed
albuminous rings; those treated
with mixture of both salts were
not so hard, and showed clear album.
nous rings; while those which had
received water alone were the strong
est, and showed both kinds of rings
clearly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Eggs have fallen to Is cents per
dozen.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

The ROAD TO HEALTH.--Cleanse the
stomach. bowels and blood from all
acrid and corrupt acoumulations, and
you remove the cause Of most diseases
and thus preserve good health and
also save large DOCTORS bills. The most
eftectual and reliable remedy for this
purpose is Simmons Liver Regulator.
Read what physician Of twenty years.
practice says.
"Your medicine is steadily gaining
popularity, and is one OF the indispen-
sables in every family that has gwen
1t trial. No other remedy within
my knowledge can I'LL its place. I have
been practicing medicine for twenty
years and have never been able to put
up vegetable compound that would,
like the Liver Regulator, promptly and
eHectly move the liver to action and at
the same time aid (instead Of weaken
fng) the digestive and assimilative
powers of the system.
IL. nj. HINTON, M. D.,
Washington, Ark
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

an e1tensivs window screen, which
can be readily adpated to any window,
has been introduced in the market.
The frame of the screen consists Of end
bars and side bars, the latter being
made in two pieces which are tongued
and grooved together. A metal band
surrounds the two bars, beng attached
to the bar. A screw passes through
this band and enters one of the several
holes in the bar. At one end of the
screen frame a roller is journaled in
the side bars. The netting is attached
to the end Of the frame opposite the
roller and wound Oh the roller, so tina t.
the frame is covered and the surplus
wound on the roller. On the ends of the
roller are fixed ratchet wheel which are
engaged by spring pawls attached to
the bars, hold the roller, and the frame
prevented from collapsing by the strain
OF the netting. BY this construction
strong and durable extensible screen
frame Is produced. The side bars are
made of uniform size and equally
strong throughout. They offer no OBJ
struction to the light and are applica-
BILE to all windows.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13
A Renefactor OF Mankind.

p. Magnus NJ. Mayr Y. y, b., Cath. pries,,
Now Irier, Dacota Co., Minn., writes TO p.
Noustaedter & Co., solo manufacturers Of
Anakests, Or. Silsbees INFALL1BLE CuRE Fop
PILES: l used only four Of the 4,,akes,s
beans; the first two without observation of the
prescript. therefore without successl My case
was very difficult, lasting many years. wrote
for other medioaments to support tho first
dosos; meanwhile took tho second and third
globulus according to ordinance. and since
four weeks and two days after using the mois-
tened pills, am cured Dr. Silsbee is really
bonefactor of mankind. 1 suppose will
have no need of tho second box and oven not
Of the first ono! am cured, but will keep it
for my follow-oitizens suffering under like
pain, and send hereby tho two dollars. an un-
sspeakabio small amount for 10 great benoft
Thanks be to God.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
z. MAaNUs NJ. MAYR, o. s. B., Cath. priest.
Samples OF Anakesis tho Great External
Pilo Remedy, arc mailed free to all sufferers
on application. to p. Neustaodter & Co., Box
3946 Now York.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13
Fire Engine. m.ktnr Ten.

AS the firemen belonging to Engine
company No. 20 were returning from
fire In Warren street last evening,
they saw smoke issuing from the graf
ng over the sidewalk In front OF 2Ol
fulton street, occupied by the Wells
Tea Company. An alarm was sounded
md the engine had steam up again in
few minutes. Five moro engines
came. At first 1t looked as though It
would be very easy matter to extin-
guish the fire, but the smoke was SO
lense that entering the place to direct
tho streams was out of the question.
Poles were therefore attached to the
rozzles, which were then pushed in
Trough the basement windows. 1t
cook two hours of steady, hard work to
roughly extinguish the fire. The
lamage was estimated at from $40, 900 to
$40 900, and the amount of tea made by
he streams OF water playing for so
.ong on the blazing tea-chests was es-
timated at a million gallons.
-raken from N. Y. Sun, Dec. 8. $780,
The stock was a very large one, ana
rich In variety. 1t included not only
AL the various grades ofTea from Chi
ia and Japan which are we'll known,
ket Fired Japan, Natural Leaf Japan,
Japan Tea Dust, Gunpowder, Imperial
Tyson, Young Tyson and Twanky,
but these old-fashioned cold Country"
Teas, such as Congou, Souchong, Seen
ted Orange Pekoe, Scented Caper, and
the various grades from India, includ
ing the iar-famed Assam.
In all cases there were from tivo to
ten grades of each kind to suit not only
the East and West, but all the various
tastes Of the cosmopolitan population
Of our "whole country" and tho Cana
das included.
The Wells Tea Company are an OFF,
shoot Of the original American Tea
Company, Of which Robert Wells is
President. They were established about
six years ago, and have large resour-
COS. The fire has not caused an hours
delay in the execution of any orders.
In a few days the old warehouse will
be in its accustomed shape; no incon-
venience will be occasioned in tho
meantime to their large list of CUSTOM
crs, thcir adjoining building affording
all the facilities required
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13
lut0 Growth.

a lady who was under our treatment
several years ago, now informs us for
the first time, that she then gained in
height one half or lhrce-quarters Of All
Inch although she was at the time
thnty-nine years old, and, therefore,
she says, "you can see can prove that
1t is possible for people to grow after
they are twenty-five" We are so lit
tie IN the habit Of dogmatizing on any
subject, of declaring what may or may
not be possible, that we shall not derry
the pc ssibility Of such late growth, but
will simply point out how one might
be mistaken in such belief. Persons
suffering from chronic disease, q gem
orally relaxed state of the muscles and
ligaments, and feeling Of weakness call
through" are apt to lose something in
height by All increase Of the natural
curves Of the spine, caving in of the
stomach, dropping OF the shoulders,
ana falling forward of the head. a
loss OF a full inch could occur in this
way without anything approaching
actual deformity. Indeed it is said
that every Cnc goes to bed shorter than
when rising, because &c the settling OF
the body by its own weight during the
day. a 81 tferer from debil, tating dis.
case Of "many years standing" Gas we
are often told) might be expected tc
regain as much as ahalf or three quar-.
ters Of an inch by getting well, recov.
ering the normal tone of the muscular
system, the proper curves of the spine
and being "braced up" II the lady re.
ferred to should happen to see this, W.
shou uld like to know from her If II
view of these suggestions, she still be
heves her case to be proof Of the pos
sibillty Of growth" after twenty I've
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

TEErH are destroyed either by the
action of acids or the development of
vegetable parasites. The former Is the
much more frequent cause of decay,
1t has been demonstrated by actual cX-
pertinent that even very weak acids
may suffice to dec ompose the teeth
substances. In forty eight hours the
juice OF grapes Will render the enamel
Of chalky consistence. Most vege-
table substances are Inert until fer
mentntlon takes place and acetic acid Is
formed. Animal substances exert no
dclcterious Influences until putrcfac-
ton Is far advanced.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13
WIT AND HUMOR,

"YouNa ladies have the privilege of
saying anything they please during
leap year." she said, cycling him out Of
the corner Of her eyes with a sweet
look.
His heart gave a great bound, and
while he wondered If she was going to
long desired and feared to do, he an
swered, eyes"
"And the young men must not re-
fuse," said she.
"No, no! how could they?'' sighed
the young man.
"Well, then," said che, "will you
take a--''
He foil on his knees and said: "Any-
thing you ask, darling"
"Walt till get through. VIII you
take walk, and not hang around our
house 80 much p
He walked.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

lNvALlDs should keep tho refresh
ments covered IN their sick-room. The
jcllies, blanc manages and various llq-
uids used rs cooling drinks, are more
or less absorbent, and easily take up
the impurities whI,l loat about a
sick-room. a glass Of milk left un-
covered will soon become tainted with
any prevailing odor, us can be proven
by leaving 1t In room freshly painted.
How Important, then, that the poisons
OF sickness should be carefully kept
from all that Is to De eaten
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

animal vet known to have existed on
this globe. Its name is Atlanta-saurus
imn,arus. The thigh bone of this ami
NAL is over eight feet long, with a
thickness ut one end Of twenty five
Inches. a comparison Of this bone
with the fcmur OF the crocodile would
indicate that the fossil saurian, If of
similar proporuans, must have been
one hundred ana fifteen feet long.
That the reptile was Cne hundred and
fifteen feet long when alive Is most
probable. The other bones oc this ami
NAL found were proportionately gigan-
tic, the eaudal vertebra having dia-
meter of sixteen inches. The fossil
bones, which are from the upper Jur-
assic, of Colorado, arc in the museum
of Yale College.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

COLD SrAnLks.-llorScs arc quite
81 stnsili,e 10 chilling draughts OF air
blowing upon their head hence, in the
construction OF stables this should be
borne in mind, Many stables have the
horses an alley along the side OF which
are doors Or Il large space is left en-
tirely open, in which ease, whenever
the ltal stable door and the one lead
ing out OF ,le alley are open, the hors-
Is stand IN IL chilling draught, from
which they cannot escape. Horses,
Ike many people, can stand much
wind III All open field, but will catch
cold willie III draught only Il short
time. with proper ventilation, the
doors OF the stable should be kept closed
III cold Weather, th"t no draughls may
occur.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

TO SrICE ROUND OF CoRNED BEEF.
Take strong twino string and tic it
tightly around tho round, to keep it In
good shape; then stick 1t well on both
sides with cloves, squeezing them IN as
far as possible; rub it also we'll with
throo tablespoonfuls Of pounded salt
pctro, add then plenty of fine salt.
Lay il In large wooden tray or round
vessels that is tight, and every other
day turn it aud rub we'll into it the
brine which makes from it. In ten
days, II properly attended to, it Will be
lit for use.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13
THE HOUSEHOLD.

WITH regard to the quality of coffee,
the best is the cheapest. Burn 1t at
home, In small quantities, taking care
In using close roaster, never to I'll it
more than half. Turn the roaster,
slowly at first, more rapidly as the pro-
cess advances, keeping up lively fire.
Burn it until of light chestnut color.
Keep 1t in close canisters or bottles.
Grind 1t as wanted. Boil it in vessel
only half full, to prevent boiling oyer,
in proportion Of one and half ounces
to pint of water. Put in few harts-
horn shavings or isinglass,if you will ;
but If the coffee is taken off the fire
while boiling, and set on again, alter
nately. until nothing re mains on the
top but a clear bubble, and then some
poured out to clear the pipe and poured
back again, 1t will be as fine as If
cleared artificially. Long boiling does
not make coffee stronger, but destroys
Its color and makes 1t Lurbid. In max
ing coffee the broader the bottom and
the smaller the top the better it Will
prove.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

AN old fogy exchange, talking
about tho slatteynly home life of our
society girls, advises the yonng man Of
to day - to see the girl he is counting
before breakfast" "Why, bless your
stupid old soul, they all do. Sec her
before breukfast2 Hours before. Some
of tho boys never think Of starting
home until they smell liver and bacon
climbing up the hall stairs like a south
wind blowing over a bank Of violets,
stealing and giving odor: But tho most
of them say "good night" about three
o'clock in the morning. See her be-
fore breakfast indeed. Did you sup
pose the boys went away before nine
O'Clock?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13
GIVEN up by Doctors.

els 1t possible that Mr.. Godfrey Is up
and at work, and cured by SO simple II
rcmcdyr"
~ assure you it Is true that he is en-.
tiroly cured, and with nothing but
Hop Bltters; and only ten days ago
his doctors gave him up and said he
must die. -
"Well-a day That Is remarkable {!
l Will go this day and get some for my
poor George--l know hops are good
Salon Post
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

The pachymeter, lately patented In
Vienna, which measures the thick
ness OF paper to the l,000th part of an
inch, Is outdone by the micrometer
caliper, now coming into use In this
country, which determines the thick
ness of paper or anything else to the
l0,000th of an inch.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13
The Greatest ISlosSInp,

a simple, pure, harmless remedy,
that cures every time, and prevents
disease by keeping the blood pure,
stomach regular, kidneys and liver ac-
tive. is the greatest blessing ever con-
ferred upon man. Hop Bltters is that
remedy, and iIs proprictors are being
blessed by thousands who h@ye been
saved and cured by it. viii you try
it2 See another rcolumn.-Edyle
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

a rRANsCENDENTAL preacher took
for his text, "Feed my lambs" AS he
came out of the church plain old
farmer said to him, "That was a very
good text; but you placed the hay so
high in the rack that the lambs
couldn't reach 1t, nor the old sheep
either"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

PCrAGE COLBKSr. - Add to two
quarts OF clear beef stock small hand
ful each OF carrots, tuI Inips and onions,
Gall cut into little diamonds or roundsl,
and Of sprigs Of caulitiowcr; all these
vegetables must have been previously
parboiled for three or four minutes In
boiling water. Let all simmer half an
hour; then season and add cup OF
green peas, which have been previously
boiled tender. Poach an egg for each
person and put In the soup.