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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26
The EsQulmo Sleigh Ride

Beyond the toughest portion of the
hummock region we found the dogs,
nearly 100 of them, with IL sleds,
making as they lay at their ease O
strange picture among the white ice.
Three OF the teams we're Strengthened
out and one of them given in charge to
Joe, who is an adept ut driving, while
the Captain and / were taken on be-
hind the drivers of the other two; and
away VIC sped over the frozen ceiling of
the sea, two rows of tails ahead. The
distance to tho village, called "Tapkan :"
by the natives. was about three miles,
the first mile very rough and apparent
ly hopelessly inaccessible to sleds. But
the wolfish dogs and drivers seemed to
regard it all as a regular turnpike, aud
logged merrily on. up one side of O
tilted block or slab and down the other
with a sudden pitch and plunge. ewish-
ing round sidewise on squinted cakes,
and through pools of water and sludge
In blue craggy hollows, on and on, this
way and that. with never a halt, the
dogs keeping up a steady Jog trot, and
the leader simply looking over his
shoulder occasionally for directions in
the worst places. The driver admon.
ished them with loud calls of ".Hoora!
fIoora! Shedack Shedack! Knock!
knockl" but seldom struck them. He
had to hold himself in constant readi-
ness to jump off and hold the sled while
guiding it round sharp angles and
across the high cutting ridges. My
sled was not upset at all. and the Cap
tain's only twice. Part of our way was
across the mouth of a bay on smooth
ice that had not been subjected to the
MASKING, upheaving strain of the ocean
ice, and over this We glided rapidly.
My Tchuchi driver, now that he had no
care about the upsetting of the sled,
frequently turned with smile and did
his best to entertain me, though he did
not understand word of English. 1t
was rare, strange ride with us, yet
accomplished with such everyday COM
monplsce confidence, that it seemed at
the time as if this might be the only
mode OF travel in the world. The dogs
are as steady .s oxen. each keeping its
trace:line tight. and showing no inclina-
ton to shirk-as unlike the illustra-
tons had seen as possible, in which
all are represented running ut a wild
gallop with mouthsiwide open.
The village is built on sand bar
pushed up by the ice. I counted
twenty huts in all. When we drove up
the women and children and old men
who had not been tempted to make the
journey to the chip, came ont to meet
US, and received US kindly. showing US
to good seats on reipdeer skins, and
making good :natured efforts to return
our salutations. When We discussed
the proposed !.rd journey the women u
and children listened attentively and
took part in it Letter of John Muir,
in the s. T. Bulletin.
HODDIE's GINGER PUDDING. One
egg. one cup of molasses, half cup ol
butter, half II cup of fruit, half q cup o1
hot water, enc tablespoonful of ginger
one teaspoonful of Soda Stir stiff anG
steam one hour.
SAUCE FOR GINGER PUDDING.-Ont
egg, one cup Of sugar. one-thIrd of {
cup OF butter, one tablespoonful o
four, one and half tsblespoonfuls o
lemon. Pour boiling water in ant
u
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26
Scraps.

Live canary birds tied and perched
on bouquets are hawked about New
York streets.
The last report about Adelina Patti
is that sue will come to the United
States with her own mansger-her bus
band.
Horace Greeley's brother, Thornton
Greeley. bequesthed his farm, valued
at $40 900. to the City Of Nashua, N. H.
The London Times says that "the
Americans are very imaginative peo-
ple." Is this polite way of calling
them liars?
"The captain and his daughter run
terry hoat across the Hudson River,
she at the wheel and he as a collector
! of fares.
! Cincinnati will not allow married
teachers In its schools. They are a
hard hearted set not to allow these
women to support their husbands.
| DR.. ". Il. Russell, the English
journalist, says that the Yosemite is
equal to the Alps and combines the at.
fractions of half o dozen famous Eu-
ropean places.
A negro recently bid as high as
81. 600 on a racer, against Lorillsrd, in
kentucky. thus showing that the col
ored race is progressive and keeps
abreast Of the times. = Rochester
Chronicle.
Gen. Tom Browne says that " wher
the Naval Academy Board unanimous
ly voted the use of tobacco IN ipiuri
GUS habit, which ought not to be tol
Grated among cadets, every member O
it had oigsr in his mouth"
i At London theater not long az,
the audience were electrified by th
sight of a leader of fashion sitting il
her box, apparently robed in her night
gown. 1t was soon discovered, thougl
that the lady in her desire to sppea
odd. had enveloped herself in q whit
satin ulster with cuffs and collar O
white velvet. Doubtless the idea vii
be followed over here.
Divine vengeance comes with feet O
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26
A Charming Companion.

There was natural grace about
Leigh Hunt, which became positively
ornamental la o room. With u low,
distinct, deep, musical voice, and with
subdued emphasis which invested his
most commonplace remark with inter.
est. the courteous Difference he paid to
every speaker gave to him an irresist-
lble claim upon the company. Although
he could not play from notes, his ear
enabled him to accompany himself with
considerable effect in certain songs.
each OF which had some special interest
attached to it. When he was asked by
those he liked, he would seat himself
at the piano. and after running his
hands over the keys with Careless
grace, which led strangers to think, at
his first starting, that he was an accom-
plished musician, he would swing him.
self round and say; Now I'll give
you barcarolle that / have sung to
Byron hundreds of times, and hope
yon will like it aa much as he did," He
would then reswing himself round to
lace the piano and commence in very
pleasant voice lively Italian song
When he came to very pretty part OF
it he would, in utter defiance of musical
rhythm, measure and time, play it ovel
again, as though his fingers loved te
linger over the notes. He would then
turn round again and tell us some
piquant anecdote connected with it,
which would lead to his playing anoth
er tune, which tLis time wss possibly 6
fayorite one of Keats, and helped t,
aoothe his dying hours Thomas
! Powell.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

Judge Macomber, of Rochester, New
York, has rendered an important de-
oision TO the effect that majority of
the church Board OF Trustees, ALTHOUGH,
sustained by majority Of the congre-
CATION, can not carry the socie,y aud it's
property over to another denomina-
tion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

"How do you train tomatoes 2" asks
an agricultural contributor. Well, We
generally train the lighter ones for tra.
pezs business and clog dancing, aud
put the heavy weights through for
cannon ball tossing, breaking anvils.
shouldering horses and that sort Of
thing. Occasionally you will be able
to train few into good square trotters.
When We were ut home. and there were
four toys of us, We used to train the
over ripe ones over against old Charley
Fishers barn--distance, 40 feet, and
We thought it mighty poor training
when the dominic couldn't splash Q
plumb center on the hay NOV door
every third shot. II you want any
further particulars call at the auditors
office and ask father.-T Hav keye.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

A citizen OF Rochester, N. Y, has
patented an invention for ventilating
houses. Acting Hpon the well-known
fact that plants SHOW Off oxygen and
consume carbon, he has arranged a
small conservatory with which connec-
tion Is made to every room in the house
by series of pipes, through which the
oxygen is conveyed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

hshect upon your present blessings,
OF which every man has many; not on
your past misfortunes, of which all
men have some Charles Dickens.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

MAKING THE CACTUS BLooN.-I often
notice articles concerning the cactus
not blooming. lhave one eighteen years
old. The first fifteen years would not
have kept it only for the sake OF the
giver, for it would not bloom except
that occasionally stray flower would
make its appearance. Three years ago
large piece of the jar was broken out.
l let it remain so for that season; placed
-it-in tho yard whers. all tho light and
sun could bear direct ON the roots; IL
soon began to bud, and. to my surprise,
my eyes feasted on 10 beautiful flowers
that year. The next year, without any
change of soil, I placed it again in the
yard; it sent forth 25 fine flowers. Last
year. with the Same treatment, it was
adorned with % fine large blossoms.
The 10Th of the present month it took
its old position in the yard, and is
watered occasionally, I will give the
results.-.Co Country Gentleman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

SHoEINa HoRsEs.-One OF the most
prolific causes of contracted heels in
horses is allowing their shoes to remain
on too long. Il is seldom We hear of
horses having contracted heels when
worked regularly every day. Few per-
sons are aware Of the importance OF re-
moving a horses shoes, which should
be done at least every nonth or six
weeks. 1t is too often the custom to
allow the shoes, after having once been
placed. to remain till worn out before
removing them. Fifty years ego. when
horses shoes lasted much longer than
they do now, it was Q common practice
to remove them once before they were
worn out. Whsn removed, the horses
feet were pared down the same as when
newly shod. If this was the practice
now we should have less interfering and
fewer lame horses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

1t doesn't seem good policy for a
church to shine up its collection plates
to such degree of brilliancy as to
cause two-thirds of the congregation
to turn their heads when it circulstes
in their vicinity.-[Yonk Statas-
man.
President Garfield has had Ills life
insured for $25 200,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

The tobacco crop in Wisconsin will
reach 81 100000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

Divine vengeance comes with feet Of
lead but strikes with hands of iron.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26

HoDDIE's GINGER PUDDING. One
egg. one cup of molasses, half cup of
butter, half u cup of fruit. half cup of
hot water, enc tablespoonful of ginger.
one teaspoonful of Soda Stir stiff and
steam one hour,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-07-01
Second Life.

Men may inquire solemnly and with
many doubt whether any other word
than this awaits the human race but,
once admitting second life, the dark
cloud of punishment must be seen on
that remote horizon. There can be no
second life without q memory OF the
events of this career. 1t is the chain ot
memory which makes a resurrection from
the dead possible. II a person should
arise from the grave and have no con-
sciousness Of ever having lived before,
that would be no second life only III
most triAing and unjust sense. DIR. Ed
ward Beecher once published quite
volume to show that man is now IN ms
second world, and at death will pass 70
his third and last. But if we have most
utterly forgotten any such first life this
| is made our first existence by the very
fact OF such forgetfulness II we did all
| live once before in this planet or IN some
other planet. that fact has been forgot
ten with m amazing uniformity and
tboroughness. Memory makes this our
first life. A thousand volumes from all
the wise men Of all nations could not IN
teryene. with their learning and elo-
ouence, and oppose the simple evidence
Of memory in this strange case. 1t if
your first world. Your memory can
pick up its twenty or thirty or forty it,
sixty years, and can hold them all IN OF
grasp and say L once lived one of thos,
summers and winters. We can all lool
at that bunch of faded flowers and say
saw them when they were fresh an'
beautiful. This recollection is, there
fore, that mental attribute which alon
will make possible resurrection iron
the dead. The only immortality tha
can be Thought Of is, therefore, on
which can look back upon this first e4
perience Of being. Unless friends shal
} know each other, there will be no meet
{ ing Of friends, for take away the recogni
tion and all else is empty. Thus tn
Z future world awaits wholly upon men
!; ory-the creator Of immortality. PRO
DdUtd StOtnq.
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"Go you home, girl" he whispered.
'Ill kill them? Don't fret. I'll kill
en-, and
Come home, darling, she whispered
again, and he stopped and gave her q
kiss. AT that the boys yelled derisiyoly,
and flung more mud and stones at them.
One threw a stone-a heavy stone, sharp
pointed and jagged Whether he ever
intended 10 strike the man is doubtful,
but the missile flew fiercely through the
air and crashed against the golden head
Of the devoted wife. A stream of blood
gushed from the white temple and poured
down upon the bosom where it dropped
never to lift itself again-never. never
more. Only with n quivering shudder
Of pain she felt for the face of the man
who had sworn to love and cherish her,
aud had broken that vow so utterly
while hers had been so truly kept.
"Good-by, Edward" she whispered.
" can't see you kiss me. Oh, be
good to baby BE good to babyl" and
no word more.
The crowd was hushed to silence. A
sobered man bent over the dead woman,
whose hands had dropped away from his
breast, and the love and truth and ten
| derness of her heart were all manifest to
him in that terrible moment- manifest
in vain, for repentance could not restore
her to life, nor blot out the love which
| had crushed her heart through all those
weary days of her sad married life.
"What il the matter hereP' cried q
voice, as u portly man forced his way
through the crowd. GA woman hurt?
"a woman killed. said the policeman,
and that brute is the cause of all, and
the gentleman bent forward and started
back with cry Of anguish.
at is Ruth !" he said " My Ruth
and fell back into the policeman's arms
in a deathlilSe swoon. Forgiveness and
repentance had come alike too late fol
poor Ruth Holly Her father could give
her nothing but a grave.
The child born amidst want and pen
ury, nourished by a half-starving mother
pined away and died i'll the Luxurious
home to which its grandfather bore il
and now, as the old man sits alone IN hli
splendid home, he sometimes hears {
strange, wild cry in the streets outside
through which drunken creature reel
and staggers, howling ever and anon
"Ruth Ruth Ruth !"
II is Edward Holly, who ever in hi
drunken madness searches for his mur
dered wife. 1t is the pitiful, horrible
art-breaking wreck Of the once splen
didly- beautiful man Of talent, who ha'
only one fault. Mary Kytc Dallas.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-07-01
An Incident OF the RIockade.

A correspondent Of the Boston AdUer-
Hser. discussing the subject OF color
blindness, relates the following as coming
under his own experience when en-
ployed in the blockade of the port OF
Wilmington, North Carolina, during tho
war Of the rebellion; "Ihe ships on
blockade duty got under way at sunset,
and at dark moved TO their regular sta
tions, some going well in toward Fort
Caswell and others further off, keeping
under low steam and in specified beat.
To prevent as far as possible our own
ships from mistaking and firing into each
other, each supposing the other block
ade runner, as did happen more than
once, my own ship getting three 24-ponnd
shells from one OF our own vessels,
system Of challenging and answering sig
nails by showing or flashing ared or white
light was established. As we all knew
the station or beat of each ship, we could
usually tell with tolerable certainty what
vessel was sighted. But, to prevent ac-
cidents. it was the rule for any ship
doubling to challenge by showing the
challenging signal for that particular
night. IL no answering light was shown,
or an incorrect one, the challenger had
right to fire. One night my own shiI
was challenged. We we're SO near that
all hands on my vessel knew well what
ship made the challenge. We answered
| by showing a red light for three or fom
seconds. Again we were challenged an'
again we answered as before. All handl
were at quarters Almost immediatel,
after our second answer the lock-strinl
Of the 100-pounder rifle on board tn
challenger was pulled, the gun, pointe'
directly at my ship. happily missing. fire
Before the gun could be reprimed "
we're made out, and no harm done. Tn
next day an interview was had with til
commander of the challenging ship, an
he was informed by me that his cha
lenges were correctly answered, l m,
self seeing it done Why our answer
were not seen by his ship could not y
/ made out. He informed me, howeve
! that he had been many months in con
4 mand Of his ship, and never before ha
e that gun missed fire.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-07-01


found the loyeliest spot on earth,
Where sweet and odorous blooms had birth;
q Good-by," said, "to ills and sadness,r
When 10, there sprung from out the green
A hldeous imp upon the scenel
j cried, " Dread form, what is your name7n
In mocking tones, the answer came
HMalariAVI
fed unto the nearest town:
Here resolved TO settle down,
Mid dirt and CRIME, mid dust and mortar
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-07-01
what Mamma Said.

The young woman who, with her lover
and little niece, sat in the shadow Of the
curtain while the company was in tile
room adjoining, had good deal OF pres
ence Of mind when the niece said very
loud. ''Kiss me, too, Aunt Ethel." 'You
should say kiss me tlOice, or kiss me two
times, not two, said Aunt Ethel, calmly.
It is to be hoped that the well-known
English "beauty lady" was equal TO the
occasion. also. when an elderly and emf
nently respectable gentleman made an
afternoon call. and, as elderly gentlemen
often do, he took the child and kissed
her ''You must not do that, said the
child. struggling, 81 am respectable
yoarried womanl" ''What do you mean,
INV dear ?" asked the astonished visitor
a0h. that's what mamma always say
when the gentlemen kiss herF replied
the artless infant.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-07-01

ADVICE given to gay Lotharios by M.
AnreIian Scholl: FWheneyer yon write
4 letter TO married woman date it
April !. Then, il the husband finds \,
clap him on the shoulder, point to the
date. and say with burst Of laughter;
Fooled again, old fellow. Figaro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-30

Mr.. Scovfe at recess to-day. al will keep DR. Gray
on the stand all day. do not propose that they
shall drive us TO the gallows at railroad speed
The marshal has prohibited the prisoner from
giving out autographs at the city hall
Congressman Wood and President Potter Of
Union college, New York, sat with Judge Cox this
morning
Judge Porter did not arrive this morning until
an hour after the trial opened. gentleman in
terested In the defence remarked that il was an
hour OF peace.
Hon Proctor Knott, OF Kentucky. and Gen H. F.
Huret, OF Missouri, were present In court this
morning.
1t was So dark in the court room this afternoon
that lamp had TO be provided for the steno. ra-
piers table.
Judge Wylie occupied the post OF honor beside
Judge Cox this afternoon.
Gen. sherman sat at the prosecution table this
afternoon.
The door leading to the anta-room or the mar
ShalS Office had To be barricaGed this morning, TO
prevent its being forced I'm by the crowd. Bailir
Dorsey had to add his own weight Ia the harri-
cade5 in order TO secure the door. The officers
have never, during the trial, had such a day Of
tr1bu.atio ion as they had today.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
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The Center Market will be open SATURDAY. Decem-
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10 o'clock an d3O-2t
~ GEoRGETOWN MASONIC HALL AssOCI-
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pose OF electng nine Directors to during the
may legally come before it. viii be held at Masonic
Hal, GEORGETOWN, d. c.. on TUESDAY, January Sd.
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~ BROTHERHooD OF CARPENTERS AND
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Washington. D. c., Dec. %, 1881. d22-9t
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WASHINGTON, December 10, 1881.
Water takers hereby notified that water rents will
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to be cut of from premises and the gsnsty Of g added
d15-tJan1 Water Registrar.
DEEf u Hfefs Mb9SaSAhf Ahp
Hayward R Iron Work. Nj.
snd oI9a%sntsi Glass; Mntons Hes Terra Gotta.
~a HOLIDAY GOODS.
large assortment Of Fancy Porcelain and Duplex
Lamps, Portabes and Fancy Shade Paper Shades
Magnificent Display of Gas Fixtures.
E. F. BROOKS
dit Corcoran Building.
K2 IHE BaK or " HHS SEN
BSk % OF s
ssa " dn the ssn.rg m
Of % viii Hhf Be saS at
| the same day.
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! Secretary Board Of Directors d9-f&m, 4w
y GGh sse bsls5y nsd S
meet at No l4l6 street northwest at IL O'Clock a. M
Der 31st 1881, for the purpose Of perfectine
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| ter granted said Company.
aSR.sE 5S9: 3 fRfSHSEHs : eSSEEses.
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| DIG, "a, %, 20 AUGUSTUS HAIL.
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thesda, Blue Lick, Bedford. Salurian. Michigan Con
Water and other Natural Waters received
and foT bale on draught at
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ms 1929 Pennsylvania avenue.
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NeW feaf ReCept1OnS and Ca1IS.
THE STAR OF next Saturday will contain q full
list OF those intending to receive on New Year
day who desire and authorize that fact to be made
known through its columns. Those wishing such
announcements published will please send them
In, property authenticated with the names OF
such company as will receive with them, any time
during the week, but in all cases before noon @,
Saturday. No charge is made for these notices
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s493, ,4o962; customs, s675, ,76421.
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The Garfield memorial exercises take place in
the Hall OF the House OF Representatives early in
February.
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NEW ROUTE OPENED.-The new route to Cali
forn1a by way OF the Texas Pacific r. II. will be
opened next week-the first train leaving st.
Louis on Sunday morning.
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SPEAKER kEIFER will not keep house, but will
room at the Ebbitt House during the session OF
Congress.