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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
Life in a German SChlOss.

The routine of life was quiet, even
monOtorous, but to an American woman,
fresh from the " ftful fever" of Ameri-
can housekeeping, sweet and restful.
The servants were numerous and we'll
trained and performed their duties with
little noise, and at the right time and in
the right manner. 1t must be said in
passing that it took ten men and women
to do the work which half that number
would be required to perform in an
American household. Then, on the
other hand, it must be stated that they
have not half our conveniences. Their
utensils are primitive and cumbrous,
and they have much to "fetch and
carry" but looking at results, one can
only indulge in an enviOus and useless
sigh. The absence of those pests of
American housekeeping, the weekly
washing and ironing days, is one reason
why the German servants are able to 60
about their work with so much more
regularity and thoroughness. In Ger.
many the family wash is done no ofterer
than once month - in many places not
oftener than once in three or six months
and then is done by extra help hired
for the occasion. On Monday of the
week devoted to this work, according to
my observations, the women came and
began preparations. The clothes. etc.,
we're sorted under the supervision of
the lady's maid or housexeeper; the
wood laid ready for lighting under the
great boiler in the wash. house, and
every tub. hogshead, etc., filled with
water. The water was pumped labori-
ously, and brought from some distance
in cumbrous buckets. The carriers
wore upon their shoulders for this pur-
pose, heavy wooden yokes, like OK Jokes,
with chain and a hook at each end, to
which the full buckets were attached.
The next morning at three o'clock they
were Mt work, busy as bees and out.
chattering the swallows in the ivy which
grew about the wash-house caves.
Washboards, those instruments Of de-
struction, were unknown, all rubbing
being done between their horny
kuuckles. The ironing is done in Ger
many by means of mangle, where
possible, and the clothes are beautifully
smooth and clean.
The whole atmosphere of the place
was peaceful and drowsy. Pigeons
cooed, swallows twittered, from morn
until night. These and the musical
haying of the hounds, the lowing OF
distant cattle, and the mutlsd wheels
of wagons upon the chaussee, were the
sounds to which the ear became at
;uued. The occasional shrek Of To-
connective Was the only reminder of
world outside this sleepy hollow of q
place. Atlantic Monthly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
The Young Man from the Country.

A San Francisco journal bemoans the
decrease in the population of the prin-
cipal city of the Pacific Coast, and at
tributes the trouble to the rage for
gambling which, it asserts, has taken
possession Of all the people. Gambling,
principally in stocks and mining
chances, has undoubtedly done much
to retard general industrial progress on
the Pacific Coast; but the bulk of the
worthless floating population of San
Francisco, like that of New York, comes
of the insane fancy OF excitable people
in the rural districts that luck rules in
large cities, and that n person who is
worthless at home is sure to be invalu-
able elsewhere. Every prominent bust
ness man in San Francisco or New York
can recall dozens of bright fellows who
have come to him, some bringing letters
CT introduction, under the impression
that their unframed wits need only d
new field to produce fame and fortune.
The same business man, however, will
fail to recall the names of one in twenty
of these applicants who have succte led
The young man who, with no special
fitness for any particular business,
wants to leave the old farm or home
should 60 to the Poor-house. There
he may be sure, at least, Of bread and
butter.-N. Y. Herald.
a Lowell young lady is so enthusias-
tic over croquet that her father says she
is " the maiden all for lawn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
Varieties.

The little princess cannot yet walk
Spanish.
Experience is the name men give to
their follies or their sorrows.
Swimming il advocated in San Fran
cisco as cure for the opium habit.
There is romance in figures. A young
man met girl, Ter, married her, and
took her Oh wedding Ger.
The Eastern publishers have contrib
uted nearly 1000 volumes for q public
library at the new settlement at Rugby,
Tenn.
The cowboys on a cattle ranch in
Pratt county, Kansas, have killed this
season 312 rattlesnakes, lis other
snakes and one centipede.
A society has been formed in Phila-
delphia to secure the appointment OF
Roman Catholic chaplains for some of
the regular army regiments.
In the winter of Presidential years
Washington hotels are always crowded.
The fall business is now Is per cent
greater than it was last year.
Even deacon won't say grace when
he steps into a rail way eating house.
He knows that it would be too much
to request that he be made thankful
for anything he will get there.-[ Bos-
ton Post.
A young man on main street says he
is going to attempt the feat of going
forty days without working. He says
if his employers do not watch him, he
thinks he can accomplish the task
[ Rockland Courier.
A Newport fox hunt camo to an unex
pected end the other day. The fox, q
thoroughly reliable animal, which had
been employed by the Newport hunters
for many years, died suddenly OF old
Age Chicago Times.
A Galveston woman, Just married,
wishing to impress her husband with
her ability as housekeeper, bawled
out to the servant as she entered the
door, Matildy, bring me the wash
board; | want to wash the potatoes for
dinner"
A Hungarian officer named Seer
kremesky swan across the PIatteu sea,
distance of twenty miles, in seventeen
hours. The fact that his name followed
after him on steam tug robs the feat
OF half its eclat, as it were.-[ Norris
town Herald.
A Galveston school teacher had
great deal of trouble making boy un-
derstand his lesson. Finally. however,
he succeeded, and drawing Q long
breath remarked: elf it wasn't for
me you would be the biggest donkey
on Galveston Island. - Galveston
News.
Only one man out OF 1000 in this
country makes daily use of fractions,
and yet every schoolboy must go
through abe tables rs if the salvation
of his life depeuded.- Detroit Free
Press. The reason Boston men abhor
fractions so is because the very first
they learned we're so vulgar Boston
Globe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Professor Theodore Mommsen, the
eminent sch slar who has had so great a
misfortune in the bureing of his price,
less library, is Schleswiger and son of
of clergyman. He.has long, clean
shaven face, bright eyes hidden behind
spectacles. ard bushy hair falling
nearly to his shoulders.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
Novelties in Lingerie.

In Lon Ion it is the fashion to muffle
the throat. Parisians, however, are
wearing broad turnover collars OF linen
aud lace, with the wide flowing Medici
collars of velvet or brocaded satin worn
with them. The collars of linen arc
simply fastened with stud or brooch
and no bow or tie is worn. A new
style in neckerchiefs is laced down the
front by cord. which is twisted about
little pegs like those in laced gloves
and is fastened behind under ribbon
bow. 1t is trimmed ON the edge with
lace and is pretty and gay looking. A
novel cravat, shaped exactly like gen.
tleman's, is intended to be worn with a
habit shirt. It is OF silk, embroidered
on the inner piece and crossing pieces
with floss silk in design representing
grapes and their tendrils. Another of
similar form in old-gold satin is en-
broidered with Lolly berries without
leaves. French MULE hsndkerchiefs
are trimmed with fine lace. Drawn
work or "tied work" is novelty in
decoration, while the monogram is
small and worked in floss silk. Cravats
come in all the brilliant colors of bro
caded silk, and also in the graver hues
Of Japanese and Chinese fabrics. Neck
ties of Persian twilled silk in varied de-
signs are also worn. They are very
troad and are sometimes worn with
slide or scsrf-pin. They are called the
De Joinvillette scarfs. The delicate
fsherman's green, palest blue and Per-
sian mauve colors in foriated patterns
are worn by blondes, and peach-blos-
SONS and frou-frou-buff by brunettes.
Directoire collars of black velvet are
richly embroidered and trimmed with
gold lace; they are also made of garnet,
purple, wine or dark myrtle green vel
vet, or brocaded satin de Lyon and
edged with frill Of creamy Languedoc
lace.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Truth cannot long be concealed. She
will burst the doors OF her imprison-
ment and flash her splendors on the
World.-BULwER.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

In New York, the other day, a steve
dore was injured by falling cotton
bale, and was placed in an ambulance,
apparently lifeless. As the vehicle
rushed towards the morgue, the surgeon
in charge sounded the gong as usual,
to warn other vehicles. Suddenly he
was startled by hearing the supposed
dead man remark: eff you don't stop
ringing that bell, I'll get out and walk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Pope Leo Kill, is described as
man of imposing presence, thoroughly
regal, free. easy and confident. He
speaks with a great dignity and fuency,
and with long. almost hexametrie ca
dence. He gives the impression OF
being man of tremendous will, coup
led with gentlemanly prudence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Ceilings that have been smoked by o
kerosene lamp should be washed off
with soda water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
SAN FRANCISCO
CHRONICLE
LEADING NE WSPAPER
PACIFIC COAST.
PACIFIC COAST.
The SAN FRANCIS co
CHRONICLE

The SAN FRANCISCO
CHRONICLE
Is the first paper on the
Coast 10 ability, and in
the freshness and relia-
hility OF its N E W s.
Nothing that the world
desires to know is
omitted from it's COL
umus. It aims to fill
every requi rement of q
arst, GLASS p aper.
Its Teleg rsphic Be-
ports are til 9 latest and
most reliabl e; its Local
News the ullest and
spiciest, and it's Editor
ials from the ablest
pens in the country.
The OAllY SAN FRANCISCO
CHRONICLE. incl ding the
SUNDAY e0iTi0h, sent 10
my par OF the United States,
postage aid,for Sc 7Oa We ar,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

KThe Bible without the spirit is sun
dial by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
DR.. HIllER'S
OrthOpedic, Surgical and Medical
Institute,
No. liz MASON STREET, s. F.

HAVING HAD AN EXTEN DED AND SUCCESS.
fu' practice of more than thirty years in all the
departments of operative surgery and obstetrics.
have during my extended travels devoted the past
G. Is OF diseases which I: increasing yearly 20 an
ia extent For tbs purpose have visited
Vienna and other cities of learning. where became
acquainted with the masters OF the profession. and
had the opportunity to witness the results of modern
trestni n and arpances FIR these forms Of disease
Armed with tue experience OF long term Of practice
and thorough knowledge OF modern medic ne and
sgrsery, feel justified to offer snreri ADVANTAGES
especialy from Ricketts,. Cus vature OF che
Spilre: Deferln'ties or she Chest. Hip.
joint Disease. and seases or women requiring
surgical assistance Patients from the country sup.
piled with suitable accommodations.
r. HlLLBH. ST.. n. d.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
PH0SeGyAzTpE

, IT your wife II IN the habit 81
using cosmetics Of any kind, advise
her to give up the pernioious prao-s
tice, as the most harWless face
powders obstruct the pores Of the
skin and sooner or later injure the
complexion, while PHO6PHATR.
SOAP removes all impurities and
assists nature In developing q nat;
ural, healthy and beautiful skin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Cheap toilet soaps manaIacrured
from rancid and refuse grease in-
jure the skin and are really more
expensive than PHOSPHATE
SOAP, which retails for 25 cents
per cake. seq 9f.f
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Not only Tor daily use on the Nhco
and :lands, but Tor bathing thu
entire body, there is nothing equal
to PHOSPHATE SOAP. It q q
thorough disinfectant and removes
offensive odors Of every kind.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

We have used the PHOSPHATE
SOAP in our practice, for cleaning
indolent ulcers, and also skin dis
eases, piaples and eruptions Of the
face, 80 often seen in the young Of
ommend it to the public as tho
most remedial agent of the kind
that we have used.--S. +. Medico-
literary JosassoI.
STANDARD SOAP CO..
SeA 8aeramenss g.. n. Csl.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
BILLIARDS!

BUY ONLY OF
2. LIESENFEED.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30

The reports Of interpretations and
surveys for railway from the Con-
nellsvilIe region through the south
ern portion Of the State to Cham
bersburg. are now stated to be O
project Of Mr.. Vanderbilt's to open
up u new line By means Of the fitts-
burgh & Lake Erie, the Pittsburgh
& Youghiogi,eny and the Reading
road 10 the Eastern cities. This
opinion is confirmed By u recent In
teryiew with Afr. Vanderbilt him
sell. According to the interview,
Vanderbilt said that all arrange
ments have been made to build a
railroad line east to connect with
the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
road in Harrisburg. A company has
been organized and a charter issued
The new road will continue up the
Youghiogheny cut through Somcr-
set, Bedford, Fulton and Cumber-
land counties, and strike the Harris
burg & Potomac Railroad here. Al
Chambersburg a connection will be
made with the newly opened West
ern Maryland road, and thus secure
an entrance to Baltimore. The route
will be thirty miles shorter than the
Baltimore & Ohio road to Baltimore
and will be a gain of like distance
to this city. At Pittsburgh the Lake
Erie road will form the Western
link. The road will be equipped in
first-class style, and will be con-
structed with a view of making fast
time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30
Guiteau Again Excited.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Phe eour
room was again packed this morn
ing, the audience being mainly com
posed of ladies. Mr.. Scoville sale
Guiteau wanted to make q state
ment. No objection being made
the prisoner read a statement justi
flying his frequent interruptions, and
disclaiming any discourtesy to the
court. He, however, wanted all hi:
personal, political and theological
record fully developed and publish
ed in the newspapers. Last Spring
the newspapers were bitterly de-
nouncing the late President for dis.
rupting the Republican party, and
in removing the President the pris.
oner had only done what these pa.
pers had said should be done. He
would like them to reprint those
same articles now and see how they
would look and sound. He never
would have shot Gen. Garfield but
for being specially commissioned by
the Deity. Still, if the wounded
man had been properly treated he
would be alive to-day. He then re-
ferred to the case of Abraham and a
score Of others, and said the Lord
did not look on him as a murderer.
81 hereby" he said, "warh all
cranks of high and low degree to
keep away from me under penalty
OF instant death" (alluding to the
vigilance Of the police protecting
him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30
A Minnesota Outlaw Lynched.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 2i.-The
Pioneer Press has the following spe-
cial At 2: II o'clock on Saturday
afternoon Ed. Maxwell, alias VIII
liams, was hanged in the court house
yard at Durand. His examination
was to have taken place during the
forenoon. He stated that he should
waive examination, but the matter
was postponed until two o'clock in
the afternoon. The fact that he was
not sent back to Menominee gave
rise to the suspicion that there was n
movement to be made to take him
away from the officers. From about
noon until two o'clock the people
from the surrounding country came
into Durand by squads, and at two
o'clock the court house yard and
court room were thronged with men
and women. The prisoner made q
statement confessing the shooting Of
the Coleman brothers, and what he
claimed to be the facts connected
with the affair, and asserted that he
should claim that it was done in
self-defence. Immediately thereaf-
ter a rope was thrown over his neck.
He made q feeble but momentary
effort to release himself, but was in
stantly pulled down, then through
the aisle, down the stairway to the
ground, and dragged to tree few
rods distant, and rope was thrown
over limb and Ed. Maxwell left
swinging. 1t appears that the lynch
ing was preconcerted, and. if not
participated in by the masses, receiv
ed their tacit consent. The widow
of Charles Coleman and Henry
Coleman and his wife were present,
and witnessed the taking of Max
well from the custody of law. When
the reporter came away the body
was still hanging. So rapid were
the movements of the villains that
death by strangulation ensued before
they reached the tree.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30
What Guiteau's Ex-wife Says.

CINCINNATI, November 22.-Mrs.
Dunmore, formerly the wife of Gui-
teau, who is on her way to Washing
ton as witpess in the strial being
asked if she thought Guiteau insane
when he was her husband (fIom
1876 to 1879, said: "Oh, no. He
was of a peculiar temperament; very
irritable when he could not have his
own way; but he was perfectly ac-
countable for ell he did. He was
not in any way less sane than most
men are. He was very vain. He
liked to have people talk about him,
and always enjoyed any kind of no.
toriety. Why, he enjoys all this
notoriety he has now,and is delight
ed to have his name in the papers,
aud to think that the people of the
United States are talking about him.
He never mentioned insanity IN his
family, and would have resented
such a suggestion by others" Mrs.
Dunmore will testify for the Govern
mpnf.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30

TRENTON, Nov. 23.-The State Ga
settc of this morning makes the fol-
lowing apparently authorized edito.
rial announcement
Among the cabinet rumors that
may Be regarded as definitely and
finally settled, Is t4e rJinination Of
ex-senator Frelinghnysen qs sscreta-
~ Of state. The position has been
tandcred to Mr.. Frelinghnysen by
President Arthur and be has signi-
fed his acceptance, and is poy put
ting bis professional business in
shape in readiness for the assump-
ton of the duties. Mr.. Freling-
huysen's appointment viii be "a very
strong and satisfactory one. It
places the administration on high
plane, free from ell fcliansl entang-
ling alliances, and 10 tn alignment
Of the most honorable saditions OF
american statesmanGhin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30
General Pennsylvania News.

PIrrsBuRG, Pa, Nov. 25.-The
Fovelly Works of Jarvis & Adams,
in this city, were completely destroy
ed by fire between 1 and 2 O'Clock
yesterday morning. The operatives
were at work until II o'clock the
night before, a press of orders having
made extra work a necessity fol
some time past. At midnight the
watchman went ,.ome, and an houI
later policeman discovered that
the interior of the building was in
flames. At 2 O'clock the works
were in ruins. The entire loss is
about $4,000, which. is covered by
an in surance of S25,009. All the
risks are held by Pittsburs compa-
nies, except couple small policies
in the East. About one hundred
operatives have been thrown ont OF
employment by the fire. The works
will be rebuilt at once.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30

The scenes which occur in the
Courtroom al Washington every
day that the trial of Guiteau goes on
are simply disgraceful. One might
suppose from reading the reports Of
the proceedings that an amusing
farce was being enacted for the en-
tertainment of the privileged per.
sons who are admitted to the Court.
room. Certainly a person unac.
auainted with the facts would hard.
ly suppose that the murderer of oul
late President was on trial. Judge
Cox either does not appreciate the
duties his high position impose upon
him. or he is incompetent to theil
performance. 1t may be difficult
for him to impose silence upon the
prisoner, but there is no excuse
whatever for his liberation of the in.
decent behavior Of the spectators
They are allowed n license which
reflects discredit upon the admins
tration of justice and upon the
American people. We read of this
statement being received with laugh
ter and of that other eliciting ap
plause. What can Judge Cox bt
thinking about that he does mo-
have the Courtroom cleared Of peo
pie who know no better how to be
have themselves? In his sermon or
Thanksgiving Day, Henry Ware
Beecher caustically said of the way
the trial was being conducted, thai
it looked like a Sight between al
imbeeile Judge at one end of the
bench and a vagrant fool at th'
other-like an imbecile Court tryins
to find the wicked insane"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30
PhiladeIphia's Tar once.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-The ru-
mors of the discovery of exlensivc
peculations in the Office of the Re-
ceiver of Taxes of this city have oc-
casi0ned much comment, as has also
the failure Of Mr.. Hunter, the pres
ent Receiver, to communicate TO the
citizens, committee, a special meet
ing Of which WAS called for that
purpose on Wednesday afternoon.
his alleged discoveries. That gen
tleman explained that he withheld
the information possessed by him
and few others, by the advice Of
his counsel, as the matter must first
be placed before the proper legal au-
thorities. Whereupon the commit
tee adjourned, after promising to
aid Mr.. Hunt r in his labors.
The peculations alleged to have
been discovered took place between
1872 and 1877, when Thomas j.
Smyth, brother-in-law Of Delinquent
Tax Receiver Donohugh, was Re-
ceiyer. The allegations are that the
clerks under Mr.. Smyth's admins
tration were in collusion with clerks
in the City Controllers Office, then
under control of Mr.. Hancock. In
the absence of specific information
from Mr.. Hunter, speculation runs
wild, and the frauds alleged to have
been unhearthed are estimated at
from 81 ,000,O 900 to s7,000,0O0. The
frauds are said to have been discov-
cred through disclosures made by
cne Theodore Hanel, who was dis
charged from the tax office by Mr..
Smyth when Receiver. and who was
convicted of embezzlement. Mr..
Hunter promised the committee
that at the next meeting of Councils,
on Thursday, he will make his state
ment 10 that body. Until then all
that is said on the subject will have
only rumor for foundation, as
neither he, nor his counsel will give
any information.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-30

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 81
General Iongstreet had a long inter
view with the President to-day, and
says the President left the impres-
sion upon his mind that no nomina
tions for the Cabinet or other impor-
tant positions will be sent to the
Senate until after both Houses have
effected u permanent organization
which it IL believed will probably
not be accomplished a short time
before the Christmas holidays. liz
thinks no nominations for the Cabi-
net will be made until Congress re-
assemblies in January. General
Longstreet again affirms that he has
NJ aspiration for a place at the Cab.
met table and no expectation that
any such offer viii be made to him
His b'siness here and with the
President relates, he says, solely to
his duties as United States Marshal
in Georgia.