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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
4 Noted African Town.

Among TIE British possessions in
Southeastern Africa, Il degree or two
north 81 the Cape Of Good Hope, is
Callraria (Which, III Arabic, means the
country OF the lereties) Inhabited by d
peculiar type Of negro-who is de-
sc.ibed al European liz the conformation
of his skull, Asiatic in the character
istic Of his nose and negro in the
structure Of bic lower jaws and mon b -,
the lips thick and bulgirg. When tbr
Portuguese discovered this region. 10
the coast Of which, Oh the Indian ocean
the name Natal has been given, a mari cd
desire to advance on the pSth of civil
cation was decidedly manifested by
these people. Upon Caifraria becoming
subject to Great Britain, many colonists
hocked to it, and finally q site was
selected upon lagoon in the upper
part of the river Natal, for the now
considerable town of Durham. As q
sea- port, Durham cansIever become u
rival even to tifth-rate maritime town.
Unfortunately for it, its water is too
shallow to admit o. vessels of large
tonnage; and, as the country back of
it is hily and calcareous in the char
acter of its soil, it eau hardly ever be-
come of sufficient agricultural impor-
lance to draw sustaining population
to tho settlement, or to the city. The
Zulu war has brought the port of Natal
and the town of Durham into promi-
nence. But this is only temporary.
With the cessation of the war Durham
will return to its apathy. From Durham
direct but not always easy route may
he taken to the dominions of the dusky
king-Cetewayo OF Zululand.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
Noble Deeds.

81, was Il ~al funeral to me-" oaia
the sre kcr; Ike eaddest L have ut
tended .pr niany years.
TIA, Of L inonso'l's?"
rs
"II v did he dio :? -,
"Pusr-ro1r cs poverty. Ills lie
was ono long struggle with the world,
and n. every disadvantage. Fortune
Knocked him all the while with golden
nron,is,g that were destined never to
know i4lfliment.' :,
..Y.t he .as patient and enduring"
remarked orc of the company.
Patieut IA Il Christian-enduring as
q MARTYR" WAS answered. Poor man
He was worthy Of q better fate. He
ought to have succeeded, for he de-
served success"
"Did he nct succeed?' questioned
one who had spoken of his patience and
endurance.
mo, sir, he died poor. Just as have
stated. Nothing that he put his hand
TO ever succeeded. A strange fatality
seemed to follow every enterprise"
81 was with him in his last mo-
ments," said another, and thought he
died rich"
Ono, be has lefs nothing behind
was replied. 1.-THE heirs will have 10
concern as to the administration of his
estate
"He left good NAME" said one,
"and that is something"
"And legacy of noble deeds that
we're done in the name of humanity"
remarked another.
"And very precious examples said
third.
L esons of patience in suffering, of
hope in adversely, of heavenly cont
dence when no sunbeams fell upon his
bewildcred PATH was the testimony OF
another.
"Aud high truths. manly courage
and heroic fortitude."
"Then he died rich" was the EN-
phatic declaration. Richer than the
millionaire who went to his long home
on the same day, miserable in all bot
gold. A BAD funeral, did you say? No,
my friend, it was triumphhi process
sion. Not the burial Of a human clod,
but the ceremonies attending on the
translation Of an angel. DID not sue
coed? Why, his whole life was II series
of successes. Ia every conflict he came
Off tho victor, and now the victor s
crown j. on his brow. Any graspin9,
soulless, selfish man, with II moderate
share OF brain, may gather money, and
learn the art Of kecpiag il; but not one
in u hundred en- Conquer bravely, IN
the battle of life, - L lmonsgn has con
quered, and step forth from the ranks
OF men Cnristian hero. No, no; be
did not die poor, but rich rich il.
neighborly love, and rich i'll celestial
affections. And his heirs have an in
terest il the administration CT his
afTairs. 4 large property has been left,
anu let them See to il that they do NOT
lose precious things through false estl'
mates and ignorant depreciation. There
are higher things to gain in this world
than wealth that perishes. He 1iies
rich ho takes his treasure with him to
the new lard where he is to abide for
ever; and he who has to leave all be-
hind on which he placed his affections,
dies very poor indeed"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
The Game Law.

It is high time that some other in
terest beside ring" composed OF hall
hundred sportsmen, had say re-
gardinS the game laws of this State.
Game is something in which all are in
terested, and any law on the subject
should serve all alike. The present
Legislature will be asked to repeal all
laws and provisions and substitute the
following:
ANY keeper OF hotel, resta urant or
boarding house who substitutes mutton
for turtle in making turtle soup shall
be fined not less than $50, and in de-
fault of pay ment shall stand committed
to the cooler for the term of thirty
days.
Any public eating-house keeper who
advertises quail on toast, aad then
substitutes ham on biscuit, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
punished by fine Of not less than S25
1t shall not be lawful for moro than
five men to pursue the track OF one
poor, lone rabbit, with evil intent.
Any duck hunter who buys birds
and passes them off on the boys as
having been killed by himself shall be
deemed guilty of piracy, and punished
accordingly,
Any person or persons discovered
capturing deer or elk by means oil
poand nets or seines shall be liable to
a fine Of not less than $25 nor more
than $50.
If fox, on being routed from cover
and pursued, takes refuge under q
school-house. it shall be lawful tor the
teacher to dismiss the school and lend
his assistance in the capture.
That section of the amended law oil
1879 requiring all persons to give coons
400 feet the start before pursuing with
intent to kill is hereby repealed.
Any person or persons firing ovel
twenty consecutive shots into flock Of
decoy ducks shall be deemed guilty OF
misdem eanor and punished by q fine
of not less than So
Any person who shall, after the pass
age of this act, knowingly falsify as tt
the number and size OF fish taken BY
him ST any time within the past two
years shall DO deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanof and punished by thirty days
in the County Jail without relief.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
Detroit Currency.

The rule winch WOTkS DAu Why's 10
no rule at all.
Whenever a poor Judge steps down
the bench is elevated.
Where is the man who can invent a
non -freezable lead pipe?
The obslisk, having finally got set
tied down on its base, will now begin
the work of Willing away another 2,OOO
years.
Down East folks are paying fifty
cents per dozen for eggs which have
lost their hold. Westward tho prolific
Leghorn takes her way.
One of the greatest astronomers OF
this country lost q barrel of pork by
not knowing how much salt it required
to keep it. lie was great but fresh.
Nevada men are very precise. It was
on Austin man who said to citizen:
Blast your eyes, sir! That is, blast
the one which is not glass;"
Statistics show that only one man
out of twenty pays a bill on sight.
Even if they have the cash in their
pockets, "Call again" is national
watchword.
fla young man only works his cards
right he can hire O livery to take his
girl riding and have at least the hold
back straps left when he comes to settle
the bill at shutdown.
It takes justice with an awful sight
of cheek to tell merchant that jury
of his peers has decided 80 and so
when the said peers consist Of four cd,
buns and two corner loRfers.
Ali the men in al entire county in
Minnesota turned out on a wolf-hunt
the other day. The result was thirty
six dog fights and the capture of q fell
low who mad run away from his wife.
When the telephone companies
charge by message instead of renting
the instruments by the year, thousands
of women will return to the old.fash-
Toned solace of gossiping over the gate.
Ralrs Journal Of Health says that
person can catch the diphtheria by
holding his head over drain for fifteen
minutes. You now know rs much
about it as Mr.. Hall, and if you don't
catch it don't blame him.
That's the racket. Let's number the
hours of mtieright up to 81 O'Clock. It
will sound odd to say ID O'Clock, but no
more go than the present figures
sounded ut first. We will lead off by
remarkipg that the counting room OF
this paper is open for business from .
to 16 o'clock.
The forests of this country must be
preserved, aud while We oil feel that
way it does look particularly bad to
see a woman working up an old knot in
the back yard with husband and two
hulks of boys toaulipes their shins in
the kitchen.
No TRUsT.-One issue Of Wiscoa.
sin paper contains no less than thirteen
notices to the public not to trust my
wife on my account" etc.
John Armitage, of Cairo, asked a
grocer to trust him for four pounds OF
sugar, and fell dead in the store.
Peter Cooper says he never ran in
debt to the amount of dollar, and he
thinks this is the secret of his prosper
ity.
The MILKY WAY.-In honest old
England the milkmRn who puts only a
pint of water to quart of milk is
considered highly conscientious.
An Alabama doctor says that man
about to be hung can brace his courage
with milk much better than with
whisky.
A Michigan tramp entered stable
for the purpose of milking cow, and
was foundsin corner, with a broken
nose, and consciousness departed.
Bossy had kicked him for his mother.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
Unpardonable Cruelty.

Every day we meet some striking
example of parental cruelty. Look at
that young lady who cannot read a
newspaper without the aid of al eye
glass. At nineteen, too! Why? Because
her parents were cruel to her. She
liked TO sit up late in tho night reading
fine print by kerosene lamp, and they
had the cruelty to let her do it. The
worst possible cruelty is to let children
have their own way, when their own
way docs them harm. There is lonely
man in handsome house, from whom
His wife has He'd, worn out by many
Years Of abuee md violence. From
babvhood to manhood that man was
ruth,essly spoiled by cruel parents.
They 1attered him, laughed at his out
bursts of passion, supported him i'll his
rebellious insolence at school. Nov he
is intolcrable to himself and every ono
else. Better have killed him in oyhood
than allowed him to grow up so. There
ere many forms of cruelty. Harsh
words, harsh blows, hard fare, all these
are sometimes cruel; but ordinarily the
pain they inhct is of short duration.
The cruelty of which we now speak
may give pleasure for an hour, pain for
seventy wears, and shame for genera
sions. All sorts of evils result from
allowing children TO have their own
uGwise way.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

Tho man vino hunts ior u gas leak
with light found it at No. "a White
street, New York. He is doing IS we'll
as could be expected at the hospital.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

\ gentleman from Washington Was
robbed OF tea :A9Gsasd dollars on z
train over the PegLsy lYania Railroad.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
New Seaport Projected.

Tho interview had by u reporter re-
Gently with party of gentlemen en-
route to Sabine Pass, while not disclos-
ing great deal in the way of direct in
formation, shows that the attention Of
capitalists is attracted to the Pass. at
least to the extent OF inquiry and re-
search. 1t is inferred from the tenor
of the interview that the gentlemen in
question, if not themselves members OF
railroad s. indicate, are agents tSr the
tho same, whose mission is to invest-
gate the deep-water possibilities OF ga
bine Pass \ charter was secured ut
Austin some months ago for the Deni-
son & Sabine Pass Railroad. The gen.
tlemen now on their way to the Pass are
connected with this enterprise. They
report that money is at command in
abundance to construct said road, if The
situation is such as to demand it. 1t IS
further deduced from what little was
dropped at the interview that the char
acter of the report which those gentle.
men will make, after having examined
the Pass and the country generally,
will in IL measure determine the out
como Of the enterprise. AS yet, the
work is in o prospective condltion.
The syndicate referred to is composed
of New York and Boston capitalists.
The movement merits attention mas.
much as it demonstrates the interest
felt at certain great trade and iinaucia!
ccnters in the matter OF deep, water
port on the Gulf of Mexico. Tho future
is evidently charged to the full with
material enterprises Of moraentous I'M
portauce in the direction Of Texas
Galveston News.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

eCoQUETRY.- Coquctry is . crime q
which many OF our sex are guilty. A.
vain woman, who will endeav0r to At
tract, in order {, gain admiration and
matrimonial offers, with 4 desire to
crafty vanity, receive valuable presents
from her suitors, and then jill them
and retain those presents, unless re-
quested to do 30, is not worthy q the
honor and tender regard which are due
and which every true gentleman desires
to bestow on true lady. Tho Drawer
sex are not all innocent Of their part ~
the crime, but orr sex have great deal
more influence than we are s0metimo1
willing to admit, and We can not BE- too
careful about giving too much enoouR-
agement to our susceptible admirore.
Were q broken engagement to cause
encouragement and dissipation. the
guilty party is responsible, In my
opinion.--[ Sister Justice.
SWEET POTATO PIE. One pound eaclh
OF sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed,
eggs and white sugar; sufficIent sweeS
cream or milk TO make il thin batter
the consistence Of pound cake; Asvc9
with nutmeg and cinnamon; extract q
lemon or pineapple may be added
Bake in light puff paste without top.
Beat the eggs separately 40 Tor pound
cake. Puff paste for above: In =
pound and quarter of sifted -four rub
with the hand half pound OF fresh
butter; mix with half pint Of spring
(pure) water; knead well and set =
aside for qaarter Of an hour, or whilo
you are preparing the potatoes; then
roll out thin, spread it with buttsrs
sprinkle -four over it, double in folds
and roll again; repeat this three Or fouS
times and let it set an hour IN . Geld
place. This pasta, made OF salt butter,
with the addition of three eggs benton
together, makes delicious paste Tor
| meat or savory pies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

A new Excise bill has been introduced
at Albany III both Houses of the Legis-
lature, and will DO vigorously pressed,
1t is said to he favored by the temper
anco reforners Of the extreme and
moderate class alike, the prohibition
people seeing clearly that a radic,l
measure such IS they wonld prefer could
not be passed. The new bin has, among
its chief features, the limitation OF
Licences to one in every five hundred Of
the population, the extension OF the
hours in which liquor cannot be sold,
the requirement Of the consent OF a
majority of the resl-estate owners within
three hundred feet OF the place proposed
to DO licensed, aud the setting aside OF
a certain number of days in each Court
for the exclusive consideration of excise
cases, so that the law may he enforced.
An important change Ill regard to
Sunday liquor selling is making The
exposure OF liquor on Sunday IN saloous
proof of aviulaiion OF the law. Whether
the bill does away with the fraudulent
"hotel license is not stated, bnt 1t
ought TO, just as plainly ~ tie Legis-
lature ought to pass an excise law that
win be favorable to Temperance and
good citizenship, and not wholly to the
interests OF the l;GQor-sclla1s. - n. y.
ExAIa!ncr.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

For Owns -OE2C CE, ono cap eTee
milk. ONE cup -four, pinch OF aat;
bGkr sa.Aa rs g>m3.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

In the Dhammspa,la" it is related
that two pilgrims were once on their
way to SEQ Buddha. In crossing
desert they were nearly dying with
thirst, when they came to pool. There
were insects in tho pool. One of the
pilgrims said, If L drink | shall de-
stroy the lives of insects, which Bnddha
says is wrong" The other said, " II l
no not drinl; I shall perish without the
blessing Of Buddha." One abstailed
and died, the other drank and journeyed
on. But when the latter arrived IN the
presence Of Buddla ic found the com
rada BE had Ief; dead, seated at Bad
lha's right hand; he had gone to
heaven and heen reincarpated. The
drinknc and destroyer q insect lie had
10 IN !ccro long PUBLICATIONS before ne
could come Aear IL scsa.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

INrrrAcEAB1E PENCIL DRAWINGS
Pencil drawings may be rendered incf-
faceahl9, according to German contem-
porary, by a very simple process,
Slightly warm sheet Of ordinary
drawing paper, then place it carefully
on the surface of ISOLATION of resin in
alcohol, leaving it there long enough
to become thoroughly moistened. AT
forward dry it in current of warm air.
Paper prepared in this way has very
smooth surface. In order to fix the
drawing, the paper is to be simply
warmed fer few moments. This pro-
cess may prove nssiuI for the preserva-
ton Of plaAs or designs when the want
If time or any other cause will not
allow of the draug htsman reproducing
them in ink. \ simpler method than
the above, however, is to brush over the
back Of the paper containing the char
coal or pencil sketch with weak solu-
ton Of white shollac ia alcohol.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

Charity is the salt Of riches.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

Detroit Free Press: Some womeps'
main idea in making pumpkin pie is to
kill the taste If the pumpkin with
something else.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

Tie 1nsu Who taa piacidiy sleep in
church. while tle danger of coademna'
tea ID Bong preached, must have IN
CAN c,lsa.elCg.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-12
NO. 10.

The liquidation Senator from Vir-
ginia has been almost entirely obscu-
red by recent events at Washington.
The war between the Executive and
the New York Senator-the break Of
the deadlock, and the failure to ratify
the contract and confer official posi-
ton upon Gorham and Riddleberger,
for which the Virginia Senator sacrif-
ed his honor and independence, places
him in a pitiable position. He is Of no
account now, a mere wreck 10 hang to
the tail Of the Republican kite, despi-
sed by all, in the first two months Of
his official life.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-12
Steel and Iron Rails.

Secretary Swank, OF the Iron and
Steel Association, has Just obtained
from the manufacturers complete re.
turns Of the production Of iron and
steel rails for the year 1880. The figures
show that the production Of all kinds
OF rails throughout the United States
last year far surpassed the production
oil any previous year. 1t reached the
enormous quantity OF l,4Gl ,S37 tons.
This Is 81 per cent. more than the pro-
duction OF 1879, in which year l,fl3.-
213 net tons OF Bessemer steel rails
were made. The rail production Of 1850
was composed OF 9ji 4GO net tons Of
Bessemer steel rails. 4g3, ,762 net tons Of
iron rails and 1865 tons Of open Bearth
steel rails. The total production Of
Bessemer steel rails was 27O4g6 tons or
40 per cent. more than that OF 1879:
that Of iron rails, -, COZ tons, or Is per
cent. more, and that Of open Bearth
steel rails, 4iG6 tons, or 20 per cent.
more. The Bessemer steel rail produc.
tion includes 3G,SGs net tons OF rails
rolled by rolling mile, mainly from i'm
ported blooms. The production Of steel
rails in lSs0, included in the total pro.
duction for the year, amounted 70 lG,.
s44 net tons, Of which s0jj tons were
Bessemer and open Bearth steel rails
and the remainder were iron rails. Of
the total production Of rails Pennsylva-
MA contributed 4G per cent, or GO, I9s
net tons.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-12
Ex-senator Wallace Refutes a
Slander.

The silly SANDER that appeared last
week in a number of newspapers ale
ging that large sum Of money had
been contributed by the Star mail
route contractors TO aid in securing the
nomination of Gen. Hancock for the
Presidency meets with a prompt and
decided refutation from ex-senator
Wallace. The following letter from
Mr.. Wallace in relation to the matter
appeared in the Philadelphia Times
of last Sunday:
To the Editor Of the Phadephl. Times.
Certain Washington correspondence
of the Philadelphia Prcss, New York
Times, Boston Herald, and other news.
papers give currency TO statements
that money to a large amount, recciv.
ed from the Star route ring, was used
TO aid in nominating General Hancock
at Cincinnati = that money from the
same source was used in the Pennsyl.
yanIa Democratic Convention OF lSsO,"
and that in my capacity as chairman of
the sub committee Of the Senate ap.
preparation committee on the Post OF.
flee appropriation bills | aided the Star
route ring.
1t is not my habit to contradict news.
paper ialsehoods, but the truth touches
the purity Of General lIancock's nomi.
nation, and therefore | write.
No money whatever came from any
source to carry the delegation from his
own State for General Hancock and
none was used. His enemies and mine
trumpeted the result of that conyen.
ton rs a victory over General Hancock
and his friends. General William +.
Franklin was in charge Of Hancock
headquarters at Cincinnati and con.
trolled the expenditure of all moneys
used there. No such sum as 100000
was either raised to expeud or was ex
pended there. The whole sum expend.
ed did not exceed 81 800, and this was
for rent, music, banners, badges. etc.
Those in charge OF his interest there
did not believe in securing either his
nomination or his election by the use
OF money.
In the passage Of the Post Office de.
fciency bill OF 1850. as chairman Of the
subcommittee | was asked for a hear.
ing by those interested in routes which
would be cut off by failure OF the ap-
preparation. They complained that
the House committee refused TO hear
them. The Eub.committce--Seu
Beck, Booth and myself-gave them a
hearing. 1t was public and the state.
ments made to us were printed. We
reported the bill back TO the full com.
mittee iavorably. Our report was
adopted and was instructed 10 call it
up and put it upon its passage. IL pass.
ed the senate without n call Of the yeas
and nays. ! gave my views of the sub.
ject then, which are in the record. In
our action upon that bill the guilt or in
nocence OF no public official was passed
upon, but we acted solely upon the con.
viction that il would be unwise public
policy to break down the mail service
west Of the Mississippi by refusing to
vote the money TO carry it on
Very respectfully yours,
WILLIAM 4. WALLACE.
Clearfeld, Pa, May, 1881.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-12

RAscALLY and unfair as the appor-
tionment of Senators and Representa-
tives in this State has been for years
past, it carries some show of decency-
some regard for the official oath of
the Representative under the Constitu.
ton, when compared with the in.
famous bill now before the Legislature
for the approval of that body. And
yet the men getting up this enormity
profess to be friends Of a free ballot
and equal laws. Shame