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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-10
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,

DISPATCHES from Washington up to
the Sd represented the condition Of Pres
idcnt Garfield as materially unchanged.
| Some weakness and loss of animation, how
ever, seems to have strengthened the i'm
preston that he is being unfavOrably affect
ed by the weather and by the maarious air
from the Potomac flats, Immediately south
of the Executive Mansion. DIR. Ham
ilton said that the President had
not much chance to live in such
an atmosphere as that carried by the
southerly wind every day from these flats
to the window of his room, and that in his
opinion the necessity Of removal was urgent.
At conference of surgeons I'm the afternoon
it was decided to move the patient at the
earliest possible moment, and Long Brano h
was agreed upon as the place to which he
should be taken. In response to a telegram
from Attorney General McVeagh, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company announced that
a special train could be had at an hours no.
tice, and that the road would be cleared
for the passage of the President to Loag
Branch. 1t was decided that only the Pres
ident's physicians and nurses, Mrs. Gar
field, Generals Swain and Rockwell, and a
few OF the attaches of the Write House
should go on the train. AT midnight on the
was not considered strong enough to bear
the fatigue of travel. On the 9TH it was an
nOunced that the President would be re-
moved next morning, provided no unfavor-
able symptoms were developed in the mean
time Preparations for the journey caused
some fever, and there were signs of increas-
ing weakness.
THERE was meeting of the Cabinet
in CHI u a
second only in importance to the conference
of surgeons, and involved more than the is.
sue Of life and death, extending to the disa-
bility of the President. 1t was the first
formal recognition of the possibility of an
acting President by the Presidential advis-
ers. The session lasted some time; what
the conclusion was has not been officially dis
closed.
OFFICIAL dispatches from Agent Tiff
fanny at the San Carlos Agency to the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs at Washington
to the effect that the reported massacre
of Col. Cars command has been greatly
exaggerated. The agent says Carr not
killed. The list of killed comprises only
Capt. Hendig of the Sixth Cavalry and about
ten mon. Tiffany says the agency is in no
danger and that he is able to cope with the
hostiles.
The Nihilist organ VIII Of the People
has made its temperance in st. Peters,
burg.
THE total loss of life by the founder
ing Of the Teuton at the Cape Of Good Hope
Is placed at 236.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-10
Identified by q Dog.

French journals contain accounts of a
terrible accident which occurred at the
railway station of Seclin. A young
man named August Provost opened the
door of his carriage and got Off on the
side of the other track. He had hardly
got on the track when an express train
from Paris swept by with lightning ra-
pidity and literally reduced hun to
atoms. The largest piece found of his
body was a foot. The heart was found
on the road torn from the breast and
still beating. The fragments were col
lected and as far as possible restored to
their proper place, the body being
thereupon taken to the hospital of
Seclin for Identification. His wife and
brother-in-law, suspecting that he
might be the victim, came to inspect
the body, but it was impossible to dis
tinguish his features. His dog was
then sent for, who, as soon as he was
brought in presence of the body, set up
a most dismal howl and began to lick
the bloody remains of his master. The
man was father of six children.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-10
Why Wooden Fabrics shrink.

The fibers of wool and certain kinds
of harS are tOothed or jagged at the
edges, the teeth, or imbricatiOns, point
ing upward-that is. from the root to
the point. When subjected. therefore,
to compression or friction, these tibers.
being free to move only in one direc-
ton by reason of these asperities of sur
face, have a grand tendency to unite
and lock together. This explains the
peculiar capability possessed by wool,
of telling and also the shrinking of fab
RIGS of wool. In the latter case, the ex-
cessive rubbing to which they are SUBJ
jected causes mating or binding to-
gother OF the ultimate ibers, which
causes shrinkage; and this is intensified
by changing the goods from hot to cid
water. which is usually practiced. as the
contraction of the fbers which this
causes is itself felting process. For
washing wooden articles, it is recon-
mended to place them in warm water.
never in cold; and if changed from one
water to another. they should go from
hot to hotter. They should be cleansed
with as little and as gentle friction as
possible. The fibers of cotton and linen
are straight and smooth, and possess
none of the surface roughness that char
acterize the structure of wool, hence
they do not shrink in washing.
tdcturer and Builder.
Rev. Andrew Bonar, whose visit to
America is made to assist Mr.. Moody in
evangelical work, is seventy-One years
of age. He is the brother of Rev. Ho-
ratius Bonar, whose hymns and sacred
lyrics are loved by Christians all the
world over. He is author of the Mem
Dir of Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne.
n work fragrant with conservation to
Christ. and one of the best contribu-
tions ever made to the literature of de-
votiop.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-10

"A Berlin manufacturer is laboring
under the impression that he is God,
and has been travelling two million
miles on the comet for the purpose of
dealing out punishment to the world.
1t is said that there have been num-
Der of cases of lunacy in Germany of
which the comet has been the cause.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

A GENERAL TEMPERANCE CAMPAIGN
INAUGuRATED. The general campaign
inaugurated by the temperance advo-
Gates and the vehement opposition it
is meeting with would seem to in
dicate that we are about to enter an
era of temperance politics, in which
the old parties will be somewhat
disarranged by the new issue. Kan
sas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa, Mich
igan. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
are all theatres of prohibition
movements. The teetotalers have
secured possession of Kansas-at
least they imagine they have-they
have gained preliminary victory in
Arkansas in the passage through the
House of a resolution submitting q
prohibition amendment to the Con-
sitution and they are pushing their
campaign with equal zeal, though
with inferior success, in half dozen
other States. ST. Louis Democrat
February 24h.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
Protection of Timber.

The following circular issued by
the Department OF the Interior to
the Land officers is of general inter-
est:
GENTLEMEN:-The following rules
and regulations are prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior in addition
to the rules and regulations approved
by him August 16, 1878, for the pro-
lection of the timber and under
growth on mineral lands of the
United States in pursuance of the
act of Congress of June 3, 1878,
authorizing the citizens of Color
ado, Nevada and ths Terri cries to fell
and remove timber On the public
domain for mining and domestic
purposes" and these additional rules
and regulations, as well as the rules
and regulations approved August 16.
1878, are announced as the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior, in accordance
with law, for the protection of the
timber and undergrowth growing or
being on the public lands not sub
ject to entry, except in the States,
Territories and districts specified
in said act of juno 3, 1878.
1st.-The authority to fell and
remove timber on the public domain
under the provisions OF said act of
June 3, 1878, is confirmed to tho
telling and removal of such timber
by citizens or bona fds residents;
by themselves o. the personal agents.
for their own personal use, for
building, agricultural, mining and
domestic purposes, and not other
wise.
2d-Persons telling or removing,
or causing to be felled or removed,
timber or trees growing or being on
mineral lands of the United States
for the purpose Of selling the same
to others, or of manufacturing tho
same into lumber for sale, even. for
the uses named in the act OF June 3,
1873, are not within the permission
of the statute, and all such. cutting,
removal and manufacture, and all
commerce in such timber or lumber,
is prohibited under the penalties
provided by the third section Of said
act.
Registers and Receivers in tho
exercise of their duties under the
second section of said act will be
governed accordingly.
Very Respectfully,
(Signed) j. A. WILLIAMSON,
Commissioner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
Territorial Items.

A force of men, which will soon be
increased to forty, are now at work
on a granite ledge on bar above
Wawawai Landing, Eastern WASH
ington. The men are employed by
tho Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company, and it is said the rock will
be used in the construction of q
bridge at Texas Ferry.
1t is reported that five young ladies'
of Pleasant valley, Klickitat county,
recently started out skinning dead
cattle, and succeeded wonderfully
we'll for beginners. This shows q
commendable disposition among the
young ladies of that section to share
in the labors and fruits Of the
general harvest bequeathed by the
fearful winter just closed.
Contractors are making good head
way with the work of clearing, &C.,
on the Blue Mountains. Already
between $4,000 and 100000 ties
have been made, and not less then
8 900, 900 feet Of. saw logs cut, most
OF which have been delivered. The
timber has been fell and cut up on all
most ten miles of the road, but the
brush cannot be burned until the
snow goes off.
Sometime last week word was re-
ceived in this city that the sale OF
Northern Pacific lands had been re-
sumed at five dollars per acre, but
this proved to be erroneous, and
they are now offered at the low rates
Of $3.50 per acre for cash and 81 on
time purchases. It is however pro-
vided that no one person shall be
permitted to purchase over a half
section, and that in all cases before
q sale is consummated the purchaser
must have twenty acres in q good
state of cultivation. This is done t.
settle up the lands and prevent it's
falling into the hands of speculators
-Coyar Gazette.
The new depot building at Seattle
is now completed and presents very
handsome appearance, both inside
and out. The Office rooms are large,
with high ceilings and we'll lighted.
Down stairs on the first floor will ba
the freight and passenger agents
office, waiting room, coal company's
Office, baggage and freight rooms,
On the second floor the cashiers
office, sawmill office and Office of the
superintendent of the road. Ths
various officers will move into ths
new building this week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

WHAT THE CHINESE EAr.-Except
in times of famine, such as have late
ly devastated five of the provinces,
causing the death of about seven mill
ions of people. the Chinese have very
good food. Indeed, a Chinese nurse
whom we brought home with us, ad-
vises her fellow servants to emigrate
to China, because she thinks Chinese
vegetables and fruits so much better
than those in this country. l don't
agree with her there; butreally some
of the vegetables in China are very
good. will describe one of these.
This vegetable is the young shoot of
the bamboo is one of the most beau
tiful and valuable Of trees. Itgrows
very rapidly. Shoots come up from
the roots of the old bamboos early
in April, and, pushing through the
soft earth like asparagus (only much
thicker, and hard and Fl m instead of
soft), they reach their full height
that is to say from twenty to thirty
feet-by July; and year after year
they grow no taller, but the hollow
stem hardens its rind. This hard
stem is turned to every imaginable
use. The masts and sails, and ropes
and poles and tilts of ships and boats
are made of bamboo. Kainshoots
and chairs, tables and chop-sticks,
and cups and bowl all come from
this wonderful tree; and you often
see a Chinaman at his dinner eating
boiled bamboo shoots, with bamboo
chop-sticks in his hand and bam-
boo vessel or basket of boiled rice
supplying his chief dish.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

FOLLOWERS of Jesus are called upon
to do good to those who have done
harm to them. You know the old
saying, evil for good is devil like,
evil for evil is beastlike, good for
good is man-like, good for evil is
God-like. Rise you TO that God-like
point. If man has taken the bread
out of your mouth, seize the first
opportunity to help him to liveli
hood. If he has bespattered you.
be ready to forgive him, but say not
a word against him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

A YoUNG Mems Christian Associa-
ton was an active religious agency
in nearly every city and large town
of the United States ten years ago,
Only few of these organizations are
in existence to-day, and the survivors
are in the largest cities. 1t was found
that they tended to draw young men
away from the churches; and, there
fore, they lost the countenance OF the
clergy, who have gradually adopted
most of the social ideas on which the
associations were conducted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

GENEvIvE Ware, the actress, de-
mands separate sleeping cars for
women. "I think it is perfectly
shocking" she says, the way ladies
and men are huddled together like
animals in these sleeping cars, with
nothing but a curtain hanging be-
tween them. It shocks a modest
women frightfully to have to endure
this ordeal. Where is the much
vaunted decency of the American
people, that it does not rise against
this infringement of propriety and
self respect ?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

EXCELLENT SYRUP.-Common sweet
cider boiled down to one half, makes
a most excellent syrup for coughs
and colds for childien-is pleasant
to the taste, and will keep for year
in a cool cellar. In recovering from
an illness, the system has craving
for some pleasant drink. This is
found in cider which is placed on the
fire as soon as made, and allowed to
come to boil, then cooled, put IN
casks, and kept in cool cellar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

How Nor TO Do Ir.-A million
aire, who has made every dollar of
his fortune by advertising, offers, on
retiring from business, this bit of
advice gratis to those he leaves
struggling behind while he starts
for Europe to enjoy life: ''The fault
of the ordinary advertiser is this, he
goes in for squirt, and while the fit
is on him he will pay money to any
journal he may fall across. By-and-
by the bills come in; the advertiser
finds that he has spent three times
as many dollars as he meant to, and,
as there are no replies to his adver-
tising, he thinks the speciality he has
been trying to introduce has fallen
fiat on the public taste, or business
has become dull, and he fancies buy
ers are few and little likely to pay
attention to his announcements. He
stops short, accordingly, and loses
nearly all the benefit of his previous
expenditure. The success reaped
by those whose advertisements ap-
pear every year should teach men of
business first to be careful in the
selection of the medium they choose,
and next, when satisfied on this point,
to persevere, disregarding apparent
failure, and never retrenching expen-
diture when business is dull, as that
is the time when advertising is most
necessary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

A WOMAN who has tried the expert
ment, says: " When a man finds
place that is pleasanter to him than
his own home, his wife should put
two lumps of susarin his coffee, and
double the quantity of sunshine IN
the front room.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

CT DON'T like" says Carlyle,
"t to talk much with people who al
ways agree with me. 1t is amusing
to coquette with an echo little
while, but one soon tires of it. "
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

NICE BIscUIr.-One quart of milk,
raised; when light, add one cup of
butter, one egg, one tablespoonful OF
white sugar, half teaspoonful of soda;
raise again; roll thin, and bake quick
ly
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

A LUNCH basket system is being
tried on the Boston and Albany Rail
road. Lunches of varying sorts and
prices, but all of good quality, are
delivered in neat baskets at certain
points to those who have ordered
them of an agent aboard the train.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

A TRAMP was looking wistfully into
a coffee saloon on Galveston avenue.
Smackins his lips he said: " wish
| had some coffee" 4 kind-hearted
gentleman reached in his pocket,
and taking out ten cents, handed it
to the unfortunate man, saying
"Go and get some coffee, if you need
it SO bad" The tramp took the
money, but instead OF going into the
coffee saloon he made bee line for
bar-room. "Hello! Come back.
There is no coffee over there, called
out the bouefactor. " That's all you
know about it. There Is coffee and
cloves in q saucer on the bar. I've
been there before. "-Gu{reSfpu N'lr*.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

The Rev. DR. Withrow, of Boston,
has no faith in Mother Shipton, bas-
es no calculation on the perihelia of
the planets, has no confidence in the
dread forebodings of the Jamaica
professor, but he does agree with the
great students OF Scriptural prophecy
that we are near the end OF the
world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

IT has been we'll said that God
requires a whole hear. for affection,
but d broked heart for sacrifice.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

HorE is like the sun, which, as we
Journey toward it casts the shadow
of our burden behind us.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

HAPPINESS is like mamma. 1t is to
be gathered III the grains and njoyel
every day; it will not keep; it cannot
be accumulated, nor need We so out
of ourselves nor into remote places to
gather it, since it has rained down
from heaven ut our very doors, OF
rather within them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

WHEN others are suffering, drop Il
word of sympathy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

WuuN men close their hearts
against >ou, Goi orcua his 10 receive
Nou.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

The pain of It spralned limb is
quickly removed by lce-cold water.
The terrible panss oE whltlow or
fclon are cut short by intense heat.
A large proportion OF all cramps and
spasln can DO relieved by water OF
proper temperature and lntelliSently
applied.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

EVERY act OF sin is more injurious
to him who commits 1t than it can
possibly ba to any others who suffer
by Ii.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
Mashinoton Stanaara
II nsUBp EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY
JOHN MILLER M u RPHY,
splTor AN0 PROPRIETOR
4 yertising Rates:

~ 4 ITUFTWI VVIIlVII'ITI W III TV IFTlTIU III
fayor Of those who advertise four squares,
or upwards, bv the year.
" Legal notices will he charged 10 the
attorney or officer authorizing their inSer
ton.
" Advertisements sent from a distance
and transient nG.iceS. must he accompan-
ID fv the cash.
~ Announcements of births marriages
and deaths, inserted free of charge.
" Obituary notices. or "poctrv' ac-
companving marriages or deaths, will he
charged half our regular advertising
rates. We will not hereafter ucviate from
this rule.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
How a Cyclone Looks.

A recent terrible cyclone in Ma
coupin county, Illinois, il thus de-
scribed by Engineer Cutter, of the
Chicago Il Alton express train, which
was running at full speed and met
the tempest near Carlinsville. Mr..
Cutter saw out on the prairie what
he supposed to be a straw or hay
stack on fire. As he approached it
he saw that it moved rapidly toward
the track, and then realized that it
was a cyclone of the most appalling
character. It was a dark, funnel
shaped cloud, reaching from the
ground high in the air, where it dis
appeared into the clouds. 1t was
black and dangerous looking, and
whirled with terrible velocity. Its
voice, heard even in the distance
above the rumble and roar of the
train, was frightful in the extreme.
The cyclone seemed to travel at the
rate OF twenty miles an hour, and
was SO fast approaching that the
moving train must in a moment
inevitably strike it. Mr.. Cutter shut
off his engine and applied his air
brake just in time, for depite the
precaution, the train struck the
cyclones outer edge. Mr.. Cutter
describes the sight as the most horri-
BILE he ever saw. The air was lurid
and dark, and hot as if from an oven.
Everything in the pathway of the
storm was demolished and crushed
and annihilated. Barns, fences,
sheds, telegraph poles, and every
thing at all fragile was swept up.
Mr.. Gutter and his fireman crcuched
down in the tender, and for
moment feared that the whole train
would be overturned. The cars
were only held on the track by their
safety chains. The passengers who
at first wondered at the stop, with
blanched cheeks and terrified couu-
tenances viewed the terrible monster
of the air in it's work of annihilation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

Congress has passed Il special act
placing Mrs. Elizabeth Upright, Of
huckland, Iowa, on the pension
rolls, because she had eleven SONS in
the Federal army. There is 10 other
instance III the country OF q mother
having eleven SONS, all III the amy,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-23
Boycott at aichmOusi

Richmond, April 2l.-Captain C.Cunning-
nam Boycott, in company with Mr.. Muir
ray M. Blscker, from Amelia county, ar.
rived here this evening and registered at
the Exchange hotel. To tho Herald cor.
respondent the famous captain stated that he
mad realized none Of the sad ex-
perience Of Tough Mask since his
arrival in Virginia or even on Amer.
can soil. Looking at his friend, Mr.. Blacker,
he remarked that he was In very good hands,
and was we'll taken care Of. He spoke in the
most asttering terms Of the warm and hos
pitable reception that had been accorded
him, not only by the large colony Of his own
Seountrymen in Amelia, but by the
SSlrginians generally: His brother, Mr..
n. Boycott, he said, after first losing his
way, then finding II, then losing II
again, had finally Joined him at Mr.. Black.
ers residence last week, where they were all
living and enjoying sense Of freedom and
security that was new 10 them.
The Captain had not made up his
mind as 10 whether no intended to
make this country his future home. That de-
petdsd on circumstances entirely. lie
was charmed with all of II that he
mad seen and would DO glad to live in Vir-
g'nia Ae stated, however, that 1t was
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-23

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