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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
Ccrnanches and White Buffalo.

Waite buifaloes are not ,.Ty c,ia.
m0ns end the superstit;ous lr.:iara fa-
gardsfhem as uncaEr7," and nct
royei IKE the white elephant ot Sim,
a writer in the Ameri.,1 -T1t"raii<!
says.
Tt5 Comanches hsiieve it yrry
da ngerous to see white buff,.lo.
In 1863. saw q young Comanche
who lad seen white buffalo, return to
his amp almos. dead with fear. He
was saken into his tent, the medicine
men we're sent for, and they smoked
BIN aud kept up incantations over him
DAY and night for a week. When be
cana cat no believed that he he'd he'd
vefy narrow escape from death.
IL 1869. n white buffalo was killed
by white man on the north fork CT the
R1s>-ss;Tess III, and the hide presented
IL s2::e - .s-s"o. Hs .slsaired to have
it dressed to prsserv6 it. but failed TO
get any Indian to undertake tie task
for long time.
At last he prevailed on Comanchs
chef named Horseback to have the
operation performed. Horseback se-
lected oDo OF his s0uaws, had the
medicine men" OF his band go
through various ceremonies over her
TO preserve her life, and then placed
her III teepee some distance from his
camp, whore the hide was taken to her
by n soldier and brought away by him
when dressed. No other Indian would
look at the hide. much less touch it.
Her food was left ut some distance from
her teepee, and when the robe was
dressed medicine ceremonies were
held over her before she was allowed to
rejoin The camp. Itwitied Horseback
abont tho fear of the robe, calling his
attention to the fact that no harm be-
fell any OF the white men who handled
the rohe, but lie answered that such
might be the case. but what was bad
medicine for Il Comsnche might be
"gooi medicine for white nan, and
rice cerSa. II, proposed to take no
risks in tbe ~ ,i.er.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02

the "ocr came frrih frool tho .erl-
nsntI u cglcp an! linen.
lac fellow was assured tila. MS
wh"in pict had been discovered. and at
lcns;th l-e "encd ,.,at il had heen his
plan IN Urn ouf u the cnUrse of the
lig;.t ans set hold # the ball Of twine.
tnen lie attended 70 have rona nf:.
carefully Cnwinding the strine is h.
went along; then tn have got into the
boat, cut the falls, ami as the boat fell
1910 the water he wouiJ have r1ll!e.,
smartiv upon the trine.
And think >ol know" be con-
tinued, with Il wicked lock, what
would have followed. All can sev il
that I'm sorry didn't do it."
1t was with much difficulty tlla: tie
commodore prevented his men from
killing the villain on the spot. He
proved to he ore CT ,Ge enemy's otli
GERS, and lie was to have a heavy reward
II ie succeeded ii destroying the com.
mooore and his crew.
The prisoner was carried on deck and
laHhed to tho main rigging
What h0rrid death that yillgin
meant for ns," uttered Clrter.
Yes. he did," said Tucker, with It
shudaar.
" He belongs to tho same gang that's
been a Robin and bnrpin' the poor
folks houses oD the eastern coast" sail
one OF the men.
Yes SAT-; the commodore. with q
nervous twitch of the muscles aboUt
his mouth.
A bitter cnfse from the prisoner now
broke on the air, and with clenched list
the commodore went below.
In the morning, when Tucker came
on deca, Se9uin was in sight upon the
starbosrd bow, bnt when he looked for
the prisoner he was gone.
Carter, where's the villain lashed
here last ni2ht?"
I'm sure / don't know whero he is.
commodore. Perhaps lie jumped over
board"
The cid commodore looked stcrnly
III Carriers eyes, and he saw IL twinkle
OF satisfaction cleaning there. be
hesitated moment-then he turned
away ard Duttered to himself:
" Well. well-I can t blame them. If
the murderOus villain has gone to death
he's only met fate which be deserved"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02

MoLAssEs CoOKIEs-One cup each
Of sugar, butter and molssses, one.half
cup Of Geld coffee. in it dissolve two
tablespoonfuls Ct soda. and one table
spoonful Of ginger. Mix soft and do
not roll too thin.
Mock CREAM PIE.-Roli out the
upper and under crust with . little
-four between, bake delicate brown,
split them rs soon ~ baked. and set
them away until wanted for the table,
then fill them between with custsrd
made with enc pint OF boiling hot milk
thickened with two eggs, two-thirds
cup of white sugar, two tablespoonfuls
OF -four, salt, season. and scald together
until thicksnsd. When almost cold
fill the pie. and eat when cold.
To Cock FRESH FIsH.-Cut the Ash
in pieces about three inches long,
place in a baking pan, sprinkle salt,
pepper aud -four over the top, scatter .
few very thin slices OF pork or lumps
of butter over the fab. Lske in hot
oven from twenty to thirty minutes.
and carefully remove the fab to Q
platter; then turn few tablespOonfuls
OF good sweet milk or cream into the
baking pan and place on the top Of the
siove; when it bells thicken Q little with
cornsssrch or flour; after it boils up.
pour over the fish aud serve.
BERKSHIRE RUsKs.-One cup sweet
milk, one cup yeast, one cup sugar. one
cup flour. Set over night. In the
morning add ons-half cup sugar, one
half cup butter rubbed together, Two
eggs, reserviug white of one, beaten to
froth. with little sugar to spread over
! the tcp.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
WHOLE NO. 1881.
A Careful Housewives Maxims.

Hot lemonade is excellen; for cold;
drink it just before going to sleep.
70 cure bunions rub them every day
with birthstone, for u week or two.
Common matches are sure cure.
Melt piece of rosin in some kere-
sene and rub it on steel knives; it will
save them from rusting. If already
rusted, oil the spots; after few days
rub the rusted places with ground
glass, or glass pounded very fine.
BY emitting all shortening-that is,
both butter and lard-from any good
fried cake receipt, and using in place
OF it cup of sweet milk, the cakes will
be light and almost entirely free from
grease. Take care to have the lard in
which they are fried very hot.
When cooking asparagus be sure to
put salt in the water, put in almost
enough to season it with. The asBara-
gus will cook quicker and be more
tender. A solution of salt and water
boils at higher temperature than water
alone; consequently little salt should
be added to the water in which any
vegetable is cooked.
All who like q finely-favored tea are
advised to drop sprig of lemon.verbe-
ma OF two or three leaves into the tea.
pot while the tea is being drawn, to
have an aroma to their beverage they
never dreamed of. The effect is also
said to be very beneficial, preventing
the nervousness caused 80 often by tea,
and removing all symptoms of dys-
pepsis.
10 whiten straw hat, first wash it to
take any grease or dirt from it, then cut
lemon in halves, and rub the hat we'll
with the pieces. This will whiten any
kind of straw or leghorn. Dry In tho
air. For stifening it, dissolve little
gum arabic in water, and wet the hat
with it. When ready to press it, lay Q
cloth between the hat and iron, and wet
it. A toothbrush is good to use if the
straw is coarse.
Hot water will frequently restore
flowers to freshness, even when every
petal is dropping. Place the stems into
a cup OF boiling hot water, leave them
in it until each petal has become
smoothed out, then cut off the coddled
ends and put into milk-warm water.
Col0red flowers revive sooner than
those of snowy whiteness, the latter
turning yellow. A cool room is adapt.
ed to keeping flowers fresh. They will
quickly wilt in badly-veutilated rooms,
especially if filled with tobacco smoke.
Take each flower away as it fades, else
it will decay the others.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
The Mysterious Widow.

During the summer Of 1S41 the Brit
ish had laid claim to ell that portion Of
the district of Maine lying east of the
Penobscot. Shortly before the arrival
of the Euglish squadron, Commodore
Samuel Tucker had been sent around to
fenobscot Bay to protect the American
up to Castine he lay at Thomaston.
1t was aschooner that the commodore
commanded, but she was heavy one
we'll armed and manned; and she car
ried the true Yankee "grit" upon her
decks, of which the enemy had received
IRON them rather too many proofs. On
the Iuufprg If the 28th of August q
messenger was sent down from Belfast
with the intelligence that the British
frigate was coming from Castine to take
him. Tucker knew that the British
feared him, and also that Sir John
Sherbrooke had offered large amount
for his capture.
When the commodore received the
intelligence his vessel was lying at one
of the low whsrves, where he would
have to wait two hours for the tide; but
he FASTENED to have everything pre-
pared to get her off as soon as possible.
The schooner's keel was just cleared
from the mud, and one of the men had
been sent upon the wharf to cast off the
bowline, when q wagon, drawn by one
horse, came rattling down to the spot.
The driver, q rough-looking country.
man, got upon the wharf, and then as
sisted middle aged woman from the
vehicle. The lady's FIRST inquiry was
for Commodore Tucker. He wal
pointed out to her, and she stepped
upon the schooner's deck and ap
preached him.
Commodore" she asked, when de-
you ssil from here?"
-" We sail right off as soon as posi-
bic, madam"
%, then, l know you will he kini
to me- the lady urged, in persuasiv,
tones. My poor husband died yester
day, and l wish to carry his corpse I,
,wiscasset. where we belong. and wher,
bis parents will take care Of it,"
But, my good woman. shan't g.
to Wiscasset."
"lf you will Only land me at th
mouth OF the Sheepscot, will ask n
more. 1 can easily lind beat there t
take me up"
Where is the body ?" asked Tucke,
:" La the wagon" returned the lad,
at the same time raising the corner {
her shawl to wipe away the gatherip
tesrs. II have a sum of money wit
me. and you shall be paid for you
trouble"
Tut. tut woman; if I accommoaat
Son there won't be any pay about it.
The kind hearted old commodore wa
not the man to refuse favor and thoue]
he liked lot the bother of taking tn
woman and her strange accompaniment
on board. yet he could not refuse.
Some Of the men were sent upon tn
wharf to bring the body on board. .
long buffalo robe was lifted off by th
man who drove the wagon; beneath
appeared neat black cotfip. Som
words were passed by the seamen 8
they were putting the CT fin on board
which went to show pretty plai,,ly th.
the affair did not exactly suit theu
eut it may have been but prejudice O
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
The Blind Birdie.

We know not who invented this in
strument of horse torture, but We know
he did not understand the anatomy and
physiology of the eye of horse. Hu.
man vision is binocular-that is, We see
tho same object with both our eyes,
and so adjust the axis of vision that the
object appears single though seen with
two eyes. Dut the eyes of the horse
are placed on the sides OF the head, and
the axis of each eye is nearly at right
angles with the longitudinal line OF the
body, so that it is impossible that the
same object can be distinctly seen by
both eyes. Now, by binding the eye
In the direction in which it was TO-
tended, IN Its construction, that it
should see. 1t is forced to use an OBJ
llque vision, as if we should cover the
front OF our optics and be compelled to
see only by the corners of our eyes.
This unnatural and constrained use Of
the eye must to greater or less extent,
impair vision, if not entirely destroy it.
The object for which the blind bridle
is used is not accomplished by it. A
horse is more readily frightened when
he cannot see the object of his dread
than II he can have fair view of it..
But IL is surprising to observe with
what tenacity men hold on to an absurd
and cruel practice when a momept's g
reelection shonld teach them better.
Nineteen ont of every twenty horses
You see Ia harness have blind brides
on, and If you ask the owner to explain
its benefits, or why he uses it, he will
be utterly unable to give q rational an.
swer. we arc not surprised that draft
horses are subject to diseased eyes-we
rather wonder that thsy are not all
blind Indiana Farmer.
HINTS ABOUT WATER.-No water that
has stood In open vessels during the
night should be used for drinking OF
cooking. BY exposure to the mir il
has lost its aeration," and has alb.
sorbed many of the dust germs floating
IN the apartment. If convenience re-
quires water to be kept in vessel. sew
eral hours before use, it should be
covered, unless vessels are tight.
! Wherever practical, all distributing res.
ervoirs should be covered, unless the
vessels are tight. Filtering always adds
to the purity of tie water. Drinking
water should not be taken from lakes
or rivers on a low level. Surface water,
or water in lake pools. or rivers which
receive the surface wash, should be
avoided as much as possible. Do moi
drink much water at time; more than
two tumblerfuls should not be taken al
q meal. Do not drink between meals
unless 10 quench thirst, as excess ol
water weakens the gastric Juice and
overworks the kidneys. Excessive po
tations. whether of water or other fluid
relax the stomach, impair its secretions
and paralyze its movements. By drink
ing little at a time all injury il
avoided.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
Knitted STOCKINGS,

Put forty stitches on each of three
needles. if yarn is fine, and knit round
several times, one plain, one purled,
aud when enough has been ribbed, knit
plain, leaving a seam stitch in the mid.
die OF one needle. finger length from
tho ribbiug, narrow within one stitch
each side of the seam; tine first time
knit two stitches together. the last timo
take eff one stitch and knit one, then
slip the unknit one over the knit one,
this is called slip and bind, and makes
1t look better than narrowing the COM
mon way bath sides. Marrow this way
every three fourths of an inch. till the
stocking is small enough for the ankle.
Knit half finger or more, then divide
half the stitches on one needle, leaving
the seam stieh in the middle, put the
rest Of The stitches on two needles, and
knit Gnd turn back and forth for the
heel. Til! 1t is three-fourths of finger
in length, then count in ten stitches
and knit, then narrow and knit till
within three of the seam. and narrow
agaiB, and one beyond the seam, then
slip and bind. and when within twelve
of the edge slip and bind again. Do
this every time you knit across the
right side, till the narrowing comes to-
gether, then knit half way on the seam
side, and foId the heel together double,
and with the end OF one of the needles,
with tho stitches. knit the seam stitch,
and narrow one from each side both at
once and draw the seam stitch through; !;
do the same til! all are narrowed eff;
this is called binding Off the heel.
Take the one stitch left and pick up and
knit every stitch down the side Of the
heel, widening every fourth stitch, and
knit on your needle fou1 stitches from
the instep needles, knit all but four
of the rest OF them on one needle, and
the four on another needle, and pro.
ceed tn take up the stitches on the other
side o: the heel, widening every fourth
stitch, till you reach the last stitch /;
now knit down the other side to within
six stitches, and narrow, and on the
other side knit four and slip and bind,
then turn back and knit across the in.
step needle, and four stitches on the
other side, when take off one and knit
one, and turn your knitting round,
slip aud bind, aud knit round to the
same place, narrow. and every other
time do this; it is called knitting back
on the iustep. till you have been back
four tim Is, then narrow each side till
the foot by measurement is little
smaller than when you Sc. the heel;
knit the foot as long as you want. To
narrow tff the toe, narrow every
seve,lh stitch and knit round plain
seven times, narrow every sixth aud
knit around six times, then every five
and four, and three, and two, and one
then mario all off to one, and the work
is complete. Fasten with a darning
needle. Take off the first stitch of the
heel without knitting.
WHITE CAKE.-One cup OF butter
two cups of sugar, one cup Of sweet
milk, the whites of five eggs, three cups
of foar, two tesspoonfuls Of cream o.
tartar. and one teaspoonful of soda. Il
properly mixed and baked this is 6
| splepdiA cake.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
Riding j Donkey in Caro-.

Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner has writ
ten few things more exquisite in its
way, or more frequently quoted, than
his monograph on the camel. His de-
scription of the Eastern donkey IS not
equal TO that. but it reminds one ot
sUme of its quiet drellery. lie says in
his book My Winter on the Nile:"
The best way of getting about Cairo
and its environs is nn the donkey. 1t is
cheap aud exhil4raiing. The donkey is
easily mounted and easily got off from
not seldom h" will weaken in hia hind
legs aud let his rider to the grouad-a
siukinE operation which destroys your
confidence II life itself. Sometimes lie
stumblea AMI sends the rider over his
head.
But tho good donkey never does
either. He is the best animal of his
sics and appearance living. He has the
two qualities OF our greatest general.
fsasi.isae nna -obstinacy. Tho Cond
donkey IS as easy as rocking chair,
sure-footed as ckam0is; he can thread
any crowd and stand patiently doing
in any noisy thoroughfare for hours.
10 ride him is only slight compro-
misc of one's independence in walking.
One Is so near the ground, and so ab.
sent mindedly can he gaze at what is
around him, that he forgets that there
is anything under him. When the
donkey. in the excitement of company
on the open street and stimulated by
the whacks and cries of his driver,
breaks into the rush Of q gallop, there
is so much flying of legs and such q
general hutter that the rider fancies he
is getting over the ground at an awful
rate. running break-neck race; but ii
does not app ear so to an observer.
The rider has the feeling OF the
swift locomotion of the Arab steed with.
ont its danger or expense. Besides, 9
long-legged man, with . cork hat and u
flying linen "duster," tearing madly
along on an animal big as sheep, is al
amusing spectacle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
Battle Flags.

Bring ont the flags before us;
CufGrl tatm on" by one;
i.rc laid in solemn s,l,nce,
Away from sieEt ani SUI.
With name and date Of service,
So men to cone may read
How sped the loya! forces,
When brave hearts took the lead"
So spake the voice In power,
Wn,n statesmen, soldiers old,
Gathered in solemn c1uciaye
To count each sicrcG fold;
and so the il.c> w,tr lifted,
4 mom.nt raised Oh high.
Bach with its s1l,ml story
o. death aud victory.
/, toe, have seen dim hanEc:s
From battles braveiy won
A fair, dead wOman's treasures
S-queathed when life WAS done;
There WAS no soil Of conflict;
There was nc stain Of smoke;
A haunting fac,-a tassel drupt
Ffom of a soldiers cloak;
Apscket Of old letters,
Tied round with ribbon grass
A ta'e OF guiiiles9 loving
A fet'er strong as brass;
A childish promise given
When but siddy maid,
Ere won ms heart had spoken,
Or sailor-love been weighed.
As years went down the valley
We only guessed the fight
Knew not the heavy armor
She stTove TO keep SD bright;
Nor Iis'e: ed 10 his wooing
Whtn oft the soldier spoke,
And yet she kissed a midnight
The tassel from his cloak;
Until the faithless sailor
Had wed aud set her free;
Too late. slas. forever
The dead can make no plea.
Are they not battle tokens,
Those 'riles lying there
A siciured face, a tassei frayed,
A loci OF sunny hairy
IN. Y. Ledger
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
Jamalca--Thc Land of Plenty.

In the woods the soil literally disap-
pears beneath an inextricable mass of
creepers, ferns, and rare lichens and
mosses of freshness and vigor of veg
citation almost incredible. The most
exquisite natural rockeriea, overgrown
with rare plants, meet the eye at every
turn. The grarled roots and massive
limbs Of the giant forest trees are
draped with quaint and beautiful para
sites, which fling their delicate flower
Gemmed tendrils from branch to brauch
and droop in heavy, graceful sprays
from among the densely foliaged
boughs. AvaIanches of hoary old men 3
beard, and frightful, scaly. snake-like
looking switches entangle the dead mon
archs of the forest, which cumber the
ground in numbers, and beneath their
sheltering warmth the most lovely little
shells find refuge. Trccatelias akitinas,
and hundred others, all striped and
barred with beautiful rainbow tints,
pale pink and gray, amber aud black,
pure transparent white and somber
brown. funny little fungi (ungoes we
call them) grow on the soft decsyed
wood OF the dead trees. Big umbrella
shaped fellows, under which "duppies"
(ghostsl are sail to sit, and beautiful
soft white ones, with prettily c:imped
edges. which are awfully nice to eat;
when boiled they mako the most deli
cious soup. We have no end of nice
eatables growing i'll our woods. Epi-
cures go gastronomically mad over our
vegetable delicacies. The mountain
cgbbage is great favorite. This isa
slender, graceful palmetto. and just
between the body of tho tree and the
! plume-llke crown of serratcd leaves
which graces the extreme top. is a eoft,
white heart, costly nestled between
closely-packed layers of cool, green
bark. This makes the most delicious
vegetable possible when boiled and
eaten with butter. 1t far exceeds in
delicacy and flavor any cabbage ever
grown. The soup made from it, too, is
just splendid, aud the pickles are too
lovely for anything. The rivers abound
in delicious fish. mountain mnllet, Cal
apevit (which from time immemorial
piscatory epicures have extolled), craw
fish, shrimps, eele, crabs and many
others. too numerous to mention. The
seacoasts abound with turtle. great aud
small; manatee or. the far-iamed sea-
COW; Holsters, oysters, conch. and mus
sells of all descriptions. Delicious
fruits grow wild everywhere. The
Avocado pear, the guava, the shaddock
the Tauserine orange. the Spanish lime
the cashew, tue musk and water melon,
the passion flower cup, tue graunaailla
and ever so many more Chicago
Times.
CRACKER GRIDDLECAKEs. To one
beaten egg add two pounded crackers
a pinch of salt, and milk enough tt
make thin batter. OF course one cal
increase the quantity in same ratio
They are very light and nice.
SUNSHINE CAKE-Y olks OF clever
eggs, two cups Of sugar. ons cup o
butter, one cup of milk, one teaspoon
ful OF cream of tartar, one half teas poon
full OF soda, three cups OF flour, aut
flavor with vanilla.