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Cholera Infantum.

The best medical advice should be
promptly secured in case of cholera in
tantum. The tendency to fatal issue
il too great for tampering. The seat
Of the disease lie the mucous membrane
which lines tho intsstizes; ths brain,
however, generally becomes more or
less oongestsd through the action of the
sympathetic nerves which convey the
irritation from the former to the latter
locality.
Among the causes are
l. Teething. In this cose the in
dammation, which deDtitioa always
gives rise to in the lining membrane Of
the mouth, ia propagatod dowu~ards
into the in,sstinas. the membrane which
lines boAh being the same and con
tinous.
2. insufficient clothing The skin
and the intestinal mucous membrane
are most intimately related. If the
former 10 chilled by the cold air of
evening after tho facilitating heat
OF the day. the latter becomes con-
gested. A child should have WOODEN
next its skin the year round. The night
air should be avoided.
8. Improper food. The sour, undi-
gsstsd mass irritates the lining mem
brane as it passes along. Moreover,
the system, not being properly nour-
ished, becomes predisposea to disease.
A large portion Of cases Of cholera in
fantum are among children brought up
on the bottle. There can be no full
substitute for the perfect food OF ma
ture.
4. Bad air. Most cases in cities are
in courts aud alleys where filth aocu-
mulates. aid the air is bad, indoors and
ont. Bat the air generally in large
cities contains more or less OF poison
Gus miasm. The surest way to save q
child sick with cholera infantum is to
take il into tho country during the
summer Youths Companion..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04
Tho Festive Auctionecr.

These are the days when the aio.
tioueer, with apt alIltaratlons artful
aid. makss his humorous harangues IN
the vacant stores about town wherever
he finls chance to display his goois
Yesterday the reporter listened AT tue
door Of notable auction place for
about two minutes, anu this Is what he
heard:
"Now. gentlemen, here is hand
some gold watcil-ail gold and silver.
Remember, dent misrepresent these
goods. You will tind them inst what
tell yoa; If | don't say anything about
them you must use your own Judgment.
Now, then, these CAGES are all gold and
silyer-not like the Ladd cases which
are flied with copper. These arc filed
with siiver--ths outside is eighteen
carat gold and the inside solid
silver. How much am l offered I?
Remember this watch is in good rug
ming order-all in good RAINING ORDER
and there are OILY two left. How
much am I offered? Make bid.
Here is a chance to get a 500 gold
watch cheap. Give me a bid. How
much p
No bid was forthcoming, and the
auctioneer nodding to vacant spot 10
the crowd, cried, Eight dollars,
in inefTahle scorn.
Eight dollars for watch like that!
Eight dellars! Why, gentlemen, you
couldn't buy the cases for s35. Re
member, this is oil gold and silver.
Eight dollars! Eight dollsrs! Who'll
80. ,1nIjoro Il In
make it ? Eight dollars eight. Eight
dollars. eight dollars eight dollar
neutrality-suspicious. - eightdollar.
Observation-Disclosures -
gimme tue ten, gimmetheten! Eight
dollars, will you make it nine? Why,
gentlemen, they hain't no use of your
standing here waiting. knew man
who stood around three or four years
waiting for something to turn up, and
he spent 81 coo in the business. 4
few rnonth4 ago lie came into my place
on Wood ward avenue, and sold him
one of these watches for Sl5--overy
dollar he had. He went ont and made
three trades with tae watch. and came
back with horse and buggy. | sold
the horse and buggy for him for SOB,
and he KEEP: on trading, and to-day he S
in business Oh Monroe avenuo ani
worth So 600 all from tina. $l5 watch.
l could give you his name if wanted
to. SO you see, gentlemen, they hain't
no use standing around waiting for
something to turn up. There is moth
ing never goin' to turn up. VIII you
give me 50 for the watch? Nine dol,
lars! Give me IS so to keep the sale ago
ing. What? What gentlemen, cant
talk to yon all day-my time is worth
money. Will anybody bid IS % Z
Eight dollars and q quarter for a solid
gold and silver watch! Then you don't
want it and it goes back in the case"
A halfhour later tho reporter passed
that way and saw the auc!ionecr sell the
same watch for $6.75.- Detroit Free
Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04
Not IN Accord.


'ls the daily newspaper g reflection
of popular sentiment, or is 1t not ?" he
asked as he elevated his feet to the top
Of the not stove.
mo, shur," thickly replied the man
10 the corner.
That's what say" continued the
other. "All tho newspapers are agin
w,ne at New Years calls. Now, here
is seven OF MS We are used TO whisky
and beer. and the idea of our trampiDg
around al! day long and samoiiag moth
ing bnt coffee strikes right to the soul."
"Sfrjzo ria to 'er soul, "repe,iel the
mAn in the corner.
Wa wouldn't object TO change
from beer to catAwba. or from whisky
70 champagne, but tine idea Of cuang-
ing off 10 coiT.e regular boarding
house bcyerdge-is pot only absurd,
hu: positively diAgracrful. Who ever
heard Of tr'iN gentleman getting
drunk on cotles?'.
Nobody gro"Ied the man on the
stool.
" Therefore, il is moved, supported
aud carried, that We drop our subscrip-
ticus 10 the newspapers. refrain from
mahiaG cur customary calls, and get
drunk on the usual beverages, and |
now declare this meeting ndi5urned. "
49, Detroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04
Swallowed His Teeth.

\ singular mishap occurred to q
prominent gentleman from one Of the
lower counties of Maryland a few weeks
ago, while lie was on visit to relatives
in this city. The circumstances con
nected with the affair are Of ali uileing
character, such rs perhaps Lev~r was
witnessed before in this city. \ few
days after Christmas this gentleman
came to the city to have cool time,
and while he was enjoying the conviy-
ialities so peculiar to the season, he met
with this extraordinary accident:
1t appears that in company with sew
eral friends he had partakcn e1trava,
gantly Of egg-nog and other good things
until that condition was produced
which is so familiar to the lovers OF
Christmas cheer; in this semi-conscious
state, while endeavoring to par:ake OF
solid food, he swallowed six or seven
false teeth, together with the plate to
which they were attached. The size OF
this plate by actual sasurement was
about 2Ijax11l inches. 1t would ssecs
almost impossible for so large body
to traverse so small an opening as the
esophagus, but this can be readily &C.
counted for by the fact that at the time
of the accident the party was in the
condition of complete muscular relsxa-
ton, which is very similar to that pro-
duced by the inhalation OF chloroform.
Consequently. under such circum-
stances, the throat was very expansive,
and the foreign body Tor set Of teeth
could traverse it with but slight resist
nGo 4
seem to be aware OF his condition until
the following day, when the absence OF
his teeth and intense pain in the region
of the stomach excited bis apprehen-
sions, which were subsequently verified
in all their frightful reality. He at
once sought prominent medical advice,
but all their efforts in the shape of
emetics proved unavailing, while his
condition was rapidly becoming more
and more serious. His stomach reject
ed even the most delicate articles OF
food and his strength was greatly
exhausted.
Fearing that something unusually
serious was the matter, his relatives
summoned DR.. A. Hill, "A prominent
young surgeon, who was not long in
responding to the call. When the
doctor arrived ut Che house, on Ed
mondson avenue, above Fnlton. he
found his patient in very weakened
condition, and after careful examine
ton, concluded that he was suffering
from incipiens inflammation of the
stomach, which he thought was pro.
duced by the swallowing of some hard
substance. The usual remodies were
applied, but proved futile, consequent
ly the only mode by which the patient
could be relieved was by the operation
known US gastrotony," or opening Of
the stomach. After the proper incisions
had been made, to the great surprise of
all present, set of false teeth met
their gaze. They were at once re-
moved, and at the request Of the
patient restored to their former posi-
ton. The man is now rapidly recover
ing, and stated to Macs reporter last
night that he expected to be able to
return to his home in few days, but
intended to swear off for the future
Baltimore News.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04
DreamS---A Song.

A dream Of delight that fled,
And dream Of delight that came;
The fire Of one grew cold and dead
But the other was living L me-
One seemed forever lost
Vanished for all the years:
Drifting the soul was tempesttost
On the salt sea Of tears.
But in the darkest hour
The dream OF delight drew near;
Shining again in unrivaled power.
1t rose to the soul more clear.
A dream OF delight that fed
And dream Of delight that came;
The Ere Of one grew cold aud dead
But the other was living hamei
~ F r. Russell.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04

!, ssasy enough 20 find plainly Of
meu who thak tn world cwrs them "a
living, Int bard to Inl chap 10 is
Wiling 10 own up that he l. - col. ctcd
'hc debt in iuOl.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04
A Means of Detecting Forgery

The papers until now made use OF
for orders, checks, and all other uses
in which the sums must be written by
hand, offer no security whatever, these
characters being easily effaced and
replaced by others. It ia we'll known
that there exists no really ineffaceable
ink, and that writing.ink, as we'll as that
used for printing and for TYPOGRAPHY,
can but too easily be ribbed out. Ths
pine-soot contained il printing-ink can
easily be effAced with benzine. or any
other hydro carburet; all chlorurets.
cxalio acid, and several other oxidating
chemicals, destroy all ink having gall
for base. 1t is consequently necessary,
in order to discover any attempt at for
gerry, that all paper intended for orders,
checks, etc., should easily change OF
lose its color when brought into contact
with those matters used for destroying
and etfacing characters written with ink.
The improvements made in this line
consist in adding to the stuff. when
manufacturing paper intended for this
use, such coloriag matters as will alter
at any attempt to destroy the written
or printed characters. Weld. or a
decoction Of French or Persian berries,
or xanthine, is used for yellow paper;
the coloring matters are soluble in
water or in alcohol. For red paper,
Brazil wood should be used, or extract
of violets, or Of red cabbage, or-stilI
better-of anemone. For blue paper,
indigo or litmus, and for violet paper,
semantine, which is extracted from
Brazil wood. For white paper these
coloring matters must necessarily be
used in smaller quantities thar the
blue, red, or violet paper. Aniline
may also be mixed in the stuff; but in
this case one of the above mentioneti
substances should be added, in order
that the paper should at once change or
lose its color if an attempt be made to
efface the ink. There il no lack of
bodies apt to be destroyed by benzine
and carbureieA hydrogen, but for
eafety. paper it is preferable to make
use of gambcge, which is soluble ia
benz;ne, in sui phnret Of carbon and IN
either. Made use OF alone, gambosa
gives very fine yellow; mixed with az
nlkali, it gives brilliant red. which il
destroye, By ammonia and Ivy chinye.
Oscanette or tnrmeric can likawls, b.,
maize use of. Such are the coIoling
matters which, added to the pape--stulf,
will render easily perceptible any
attempted forgery Of either written OK
printed characters.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04

The HAIR.-The fashion Of crimping
and curling the hair Of children is pos
itively iniquitous. Wee creatures of
three or four yenrs, and even younger,
are arrayel in curl papers, by affection
ale ana udmiring mothers, who are
bnnt upon making the cAil,lreD charm
lag, AMI who 90 not sop to consider
how far they may BIZ defeating their
own ends by tAe action, or how much
pain they may no intllcting On the OBJ
jects of their foud solicit lde. An au-
,hori!y ON that subject says: " Up to
the age of six or seven children retain
VIA: Is called their baby hair which
is iujured, not improved by cutting. 1t
il quite diff rent from the larsher hair
which succe. ds il. Ii the hair curls
naturally it looks charmipg dressed in
that fashion, but putting it in papers is
5are to inju'e it aud pull il out by the
roots Tae uso Of curling irons is still
more Questionable; unytIing which
targlts and cuts til" hair is bad in the
extreme, AID It is TO be regretted mat
Iothors draw so heavily upon the cap
ital Of their children's hair, instead OF
using the yearly increasing interest OF
its beauty and value" By keeping the
scalp of the head clean, and the hair
brushed into silky softness, its beauty
can be preserved until late in lifs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04
You've Dropped SuHn."

Thackeray. during his visit to New
York, was very anxious to see " Bow
cry boy" He was convinced he had
found him when he hailed youngster
on the street and told him he wanted to
60 to Madison Square. You can 60,
sonny, if you'll be good" said the
young scamp coolly. Two humber
Englishmen, new-arriv0d London me-
chanics, had q similar experience with
u saucy New York city Arab" Com
ing to a stop opposite the Tribune
building, and observing that edifice
with some attention, they were aware
OF being closely observed by newsboy
of the genus invariably found in all
large cities.
Rasuming their conversation, which
was couched in the dialect peculiar to
Lon toner's of The lower and middle
classes, they were unexpectedly greeted
by the shrill voice of the young Arab,
loudly yelling in key Of the highest
PITCH
Say! inisterl pick 'em up! pick 'em
mp! You've dropped sutlin!'
Surprised at this indication of hon
esty. which, under the circumstances,
was somewhat unusual, one IF the men,
turning in the direction Of the boy,
exclaimed, "El! what are WE
dr"ppedl'
70 wbicE query the gamin responded,
while his cpun'enance expanded into =
"erlsive grin from ear to ear,
Dropped = W., you've dropped
all your H'e!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04

ICING FOR CAKES To a half pound
Of fine slfted sugar, put the whites of
tao eggs. beaten Nth little orange
flower water or simple water, and
strain. With this. whisp the sugar till
it is quite smooth. Lay the icing
equally over large cakes with q flat
spoon. Large cakes should be cold
when ICED.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04

Au clito" acknowledges present OF
grapes. " No hy.c = give! Z basket of
grapes from cur f;,Ad W, Tor which
he will accept orr "omr!W }'9, some
Of which are nearly $50 lnc!rf n dia-
meter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04

A Western man, who Aa5 stubborn
wife, calls her Il mule. O1o would
suppose that We were Gsgenera'inG
were il no: tor the fact that the term
applied by the aucieut Roman, to his
wife, was NJ t2ie".
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04

solitud2 il tie religion Of the soul.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-04

Dr.. Murray, in his ANIMAL address 10
the English Pathological Society, says:
-" The stymoiog!'.l informr!Ion sup
posad to b. erb-lpud Ia. the curre ut
spelling is sappsa al il, very fcunda-
too by tbs fact sat it is, III sober fact,
oitDusr wrong til N right; that 1t ia Oft
auHr the fApc:es of pedants or SCH"
Ii.ib II the RanAIssaDce, or II axis,
e;yIoiogsrs Of sriil earlier times. t'la:
are thus preserved than the truth.
@h:ch alone ID .tym0lOgid. From the
fourteenth century onward fashion
swept ever FIenca ard English of re.
fasbioning the spelling nj words after
the Latin ones, with which, rightly or
wrongly tnoy were supposed to be en-
nected; and to such IN extt ut has this
gone that it il, IN nife ca 'es out If
ten, nov impossible, without actual io-
vehtiGstio0, 70 fora any correct upilion
apon The history of theso wo:ts-tAc
very thing wLica the currout spelling
l. suVpo cI 10 tell u"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-09

A correspondent of the World asks how
Democratic members Of the Legislature,
who have taken an oath to support the Con.
stltulion Of the State, can morally cast
votes for Senator JACOBS to ill PLATr's place
when The Constitution forbids such votes.
We answer, Just as until last year the men,
Defs OF The Indiana Legislature took the
oath 10 support the Constitution OF that
Stale, which prohibited negroes from
voting. although negroes voted at every
election. 10 word, every member Of any
State Legislature takes the oath 10 support
The Constitution OF the United States,
which Is "the supreme law OF the land
anything In the State Constitution to the
contrary notwithstanding. It would be
much more to the point to ask how any Of
the members OF the New York Legislature.
who have taken an oath TO support the Fed.
erai Constitution, could take an oath to
support State Constitution containing a
provision violstiye Of, or at the least incon-
sislent with, the Federal Constitution,
which, when 1t prescribes the qualifications
Of Uuited States senator, does In effect
forbid any State to add to those qualifca.
tjous.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-09
Candidates.

Although, as we have often lad occasion
to say, we cannot publish communications
euogizipg or setting out the claims of the
various aspirapts to the several State Offices
to be iled next fall, yet we make no obiec'
tion to merely naming the writer's favor
ties. seeing that somebody may suggest q
good name that might otherwise not be
prominently mentioned.
a Parkersburg correspondent recon-
mends JOHN GooDE for Governor. So does
aNorfolk correspondent.
A Bedford correspondent recommends
Judge JOSEPH CHRISTIAN for Governor,
CoyALLY r. TRlGG for Lieutenant-Go
ernor, and General w. II. PAYNE for At
forney-Generai.
A Buckingham correspondent recon-
mends j. b. FIcKLIN for Governor.
An Alexandria correspondent recon-
mends Judge WILLIAM j. ROBERTSON foI
Governor.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-09
. In MEMORIAM.
narasens Clan n.

No citizen of Boston was held In higher esteem
than the venerable gentleman who has just departed
this lie In the ninefe year OF his age. Descended
from an ancestry whose history Is part OF tue MS
tory of the early settlement OF Boston, t eer CIapp,
who landed here 10 1880, being the original ances-
Tor 10 this country. afterwards delegate 10 the
General Court from Dorchester, and again com"
mandant OF what Is now known as Fort lndepend-
ence in the barbor, Tor twenty-one years; Thomas
Clamp for twenly-seven years PRESIDENT oil Yale
College was another member OF this historic fatni-
ly,) DERAsTUs CLAPP inherited the sieriiog quail
ties of his For iorty's years he was consta-
BILE OF the city Of Boston. In 1882 ne was captain
OF militia member Of the "soul OF soldlery," or
the Bunker-Hiii Monument Association from us
Organization, of the Ancient and Honorable Artil.
lery, and for thir,y-two years Of the Handel and
Ha, DIN society. Possessing refined taste for music
and the sister arts. he in his early yesrs devoted
some time TO their cultivation. HIS life was noble
one-pure and without ostentaiion. Only tnoss
brought near 10 him knew how large measure Oh
his existence was devoted TO The wellbeing oi
Others His last years have been spent In thar qne'
peace which passeth understanding" and iovins
commune with the Master. Surrounded by LOVING
kindred,
" No hour Of darkness marked the approach O
For ere the evenirg twilight had Withdrawn
Fair flashed the light across the bills OF GAVIN
fBoston Saturday Epming Gassfte Of June
1851,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-09
VIRGINIA NEWS ITEMS.

The Memoral.day will be observed IN
Fredericksburg June 9th at O'Clock /.
NJ. The Confederate monument recently
completed will be unveiled, and an appro-
pirate address delivered. The procession
will meet in the Presbyterian church.yard
at 5 O'Clock and march TO the cemetery.
Richard Movie has been appointed post.
master at Laconia, Charlotte county, va,
rice A. G. KlIse, resigned; l.. III. Courtney
at Quinton, New Kent county, Va, uice
James r. Taylor, moved away; Sidney
Brown at Deatonvile, Amelia county, Va,
Uice ID. NJ. Tucker, removed for cause.
The Alexandria Gazette says: The color
ed member OF the Republican Executive
Committee in this city, r. l.. Tancil, has
been summoned TO Richmond to attend
meeting of the committee in that city
Thursday. The object OF this sudden
meeting OF the committee, OF which Gene
raj Wickham is chairman, is understood 10
be to remove ex-senator Lewis, the Ma
honeite candidate for Northumberland,
from the craftsmanship OF the State Central
Republican Committee. This looks like the
straightouts mean business.
The wife OF General Malone will, it !,
understood, soon 90 to Europe and spend
several years there experimenting the eau
cation OF her daughter, who Is now thirteen
| years OF age.
The Staunton Spectator says: The Ma
| honeites are blue, for they see that defeat
| awaits them in the State election. Inc
Democratic Readiusters have no idea OF
being led into the Republican party. They
will no longer follow Malone or support
his party. They see that they have been
deceived, and are unwilling to be deceived
a second time. Democratic Readjusters VII
in the next election vote FOR the Democratic
ticket. They will vindicate their characters
\ as Democrats.
The Fredericksburg Star says: The ticke
| which the Readjusters have put In the held
while undoubtedly the best they could dC
with the material on hand, is poor affair
and presents nothing whatever attractive &c
the people OF Virginia.
WIFI. c. Gregory, Jr., OF Richmond
Is among the graduates OF the Law schoo
OF Columbian University. Washington
| The other graduates from Virginia are w
ID. Writ, q. w. Seayer, G. ID. Johnston
| Fennimore Cooper.
The Eastern Virginian says that Mr.. VIII
cox, OF CbincOleagne Island, caught be
tween $4,000 and 100000 drum'hsh OIL
| Tuesday last.