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Jones. getting np from his dinner.
in II quiet way remarked Ia his land
lady that h- had found everything
on the table cold except the ice
cream.
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The r. the only Lottery ever voted on by
the people of state, and under "a late de-
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HayncsNil!e Circuit.

REV. J. \. MILLER, PASTOR.
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Married for Love.

The man who has married for
love is a happy fellow. He is gen
orally cheerful, aud always think.
ing Of the loved ones at home. He
is rarely late at business, rises ear
iy, gardens a little, eats a hearty
breakfast, and goes to the necessary
labor with light heart and clear
conscience. He often brings homo
pleasant surprises for his wife and
children. You may recognize him
III trains loaded with parcels. which
he good natnredly carries with per.
feet unconcern of what others think
IA new bonnet, music, books, u
clock for his wife; while in another
parcel the wheels Of Is cart, - jock
in,the box, doll, or skipping rope,
intrude through the paper and sug
gest the nursery. He is brave and
kind, though he makes no noise in
the world. The humanizing intiu.
erce of that daring, reacheekea lit
tie fellow who calls him father
brings q glow and rapture of the
purest pleasure earth holds; for the
man who has never teIt Tiny hand
clasp his will always lack something
he will h less human. less blessed
than others. This is'the noble, the
honest, the only form OF life that
imparts real content aud joy. that
will make a death bed glorious and
love see peace through tears. 1t is
81 purely nnselisb. 50 trnd"rly true;
it satisfies the highest instincts; II
stimulates men To the lest deeds
they are capable Of.
DR.. Schiicman thinks he has dis
covered the site Of The alter ot the
Twelve Gods. but it may turn out
to be only the basement of IL detunct
lager beer saloon. One cant be
sure Oh this old relic question.
Jones. getting nP from his dinner,
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ut Union Grove. six miles north 81 HiHsI
on The Mindrn and Eldorado road cnu'
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22
How the Minister Obtained
Large Load of Wood.

The Rev. DR.. Wellington was the old
Templeton minister from earlv in the
eighicen hundredths, and Col. Laouard
Stone was one of his practitioners. 1t
was the custom to supplement the
minister's moderate salary with presents
from the products If the farm, and es
pecially with wood. Now Col Leorar
one day in January, 1922. was drawing
to the parsonage some of his nice hard
wood. 1t was good ox-load-two
cords or so. As he was going across
the common with it, his brother, Col.
Ephraim, caught sight of him from the
store, and was surprised at such a great
load
Hello!" says he, "why don't You
take your minister load of wood while
you're about it?'
Now, look here" says Col. Leon
ard, I've been saving ont lumber
downt the mill. and there's any guam.
tity of slabs. I'll give the minister as
pig load as You Can take!'
Col. Ephrsim was man for fun. He
n.tigated the tOwnspeop'e to take hold
with him and accept his brother chal-
lenge. FIRST, they made the sled.
Long trees were cut for the runners.
These were made thirty odd feet long
and set eight feet apart. The body Of the
sled projected two feet over the runner
on each side. Thus the sled weuld hold
twelve regular cords at one layer. There
we're two tongues, one in front Of each
runner.
On the appointed day the men and
the oxen from all over town came to the
meeting place. The sled was taken to
the saw-mill AMI backed up against the
great pile. On went the slabs with a
will. Col. Leonard stood by, laughing,
cheering, urging them along. When
they had got on as much as they thought
would do, they hitched up the team.
One hundred and sixty oxen. four
abreast, for al it easy enough to pull.
They had to go around through Bald.
winville, because there was not room at
the Otter River bridge for the sled to
turn in. When they had got on to the
level ground above Baldwlnville, they
stopped and unhitched. Then with
their every day sleds they went back to
the mill to bring more slabs and pile
them on the big load. This they kept
mp till ther. were no more slabs.
Forty cords lay piled upon that sled.
And the evening and the morning were
the first day.
The next morning came the rest Of
the journey "up In town." The school
children were let out to see the great
sight go by. Oae of them, to whose
heme it was going, says it looked as big
as house. 1t lay unloaded for quite
q while out by the parsonage, and PEG.
pie came from near and far to see. 1t
kept Mr.. Wellington in slabs for years
to come.
When tue great sled was taken to
pieces, some of the timbers were used
in building Mr.. Winch's barn, and may
be seen there in the framework until
this day Boston Advertiser.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22
Decorative.

A rolonaise is made in one piece.
Very close crimpel hair is now in
style.
Sic. of ball dresses are to be hall
lo'g
Woolen dresses are made with plated
skirts.
Tiny combs of gold Or steel ornament
new hats.
Small women cannot wear borJered
robe dresses.
Very wide ribbon will be worn on the
neS bonnets.
Luce pins have superseded all other
kinds OF brooch.
White continues to be the livery oil
festive occasions.
Stained glass windows are in favor
for iue residences.
Many shades of one color are seen in
the latest millinery.
Egyptian designs are preferred in
millinery ornaments.
Feathers and flowers will be used to
excess Oh spring Donnets.
Small bonnets will be revived in the
spring to limited extent.
r d and yellow are the conspicuous
colors in spring millinery.
The use of gold thread in embroidery
is the feature of the season.
Ladies use gold or jeSeled collar
buttons almost as much as gentlemen.
The immense collars which come to
point in front are Anne of Austria
collars.
Steel and silver beaded laces are
cons picuous among the new millinery
fabrics.
Spring goods represent designs used
by manufacturers over one hundred
years ago.
handkerchief and robe pattern
dresses are becoming only to women OF
good stature.
A stylish necklace ia composed Of
gold or silver fringe formed of balls
graduated in size.
For dinner the. polonaise is cut out
square. The colors are violet, green,
blue and pied brown.
O.d-fashioned lace undersleeves are
introduced to wear with the sleeveless
dresses 70 popular now.
1t is said that plaids will gradually
succeed to the popularity which has
been accorded to brocades.
Embroidered muslin as wide as dress
goods is novelty for making basque
Waste of white muslin dresses.
Art needlework societies in smaller
towns produce more truly artistic en-
broideries than those inIarge cities.
Worth is using q new material, blue
satin with round plush spots. 1t is
employed in the same way as brocade.
Black or dark velvet bodices worn
over skirts of different color are
trimmed with lace and guipure. with q
few flowers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22
Cold Feet.

The connection between the head and
feet is we'll known. A hot head is or
dinarily relieved by q hot foot. bath.
So cold feet tend to congest the brain
and other internal organs.
We have known persons 80 accus-
toned to cold feet as to make no effort
to warm them. In such cases there il
either an i'm perfect digestion, or feeble
action of the heart, or q low physical
state generally.
The whole system of such persons
needs to be invigorated by careful e1
ercise in toe open air. by generous
diet, by thorough friction of the skin,
and perhaps by brief use Of medi-
cines helping the stomach and quicken
ing the liver.
Sometimes cold feet come from over
action OF the brain. In such Case,
the person must use his brain less and
his legs more. not by "spurts," but
habituaIly. He should take at least
two solid hours from his study, his
sanctum, his office, or his counting
room, and put them into such exercise
as will send the blood ut each heart. beat
warm and strong to the tips Of his toes;
and that, too, without any violent exer-
ton.
Sometimes cold feet are caused by
tig ht-lacing or tight fitting shoes. But
it is as much suicidal act to hasten
death by COMPRISING the lungs or the
feet as by COMPRISING the neck with =
rope. The God of physiology is the
fi1al judge.
Sometimes cold feet are caused by
thin shoes-the owners Of which must
be left to die as the fool die,h. Some
times they come from carel. s,aess in
the matter of overshoes and wet feet,
q carelessness for which, in the case OF
children, mothers are largely RESPONSE
BILE. 1t is the duty of the latter to train
their girls to right habits based ON right
ideas, inculcated from early childhood.
IT the rising generation will keep
their feet warm, there will be marked
elimination in the general death rate
YOUTHS Companion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22

A ToUaH SToRY.-It is reported from
Harlem, New York, that an old man
there was recently suffering from rheu
matism, and was told that kerosene
taken internally would relive him. He
swallowed wine-glassful. and soon
after feeling better. filled his pipe for q
smoke. As he lighted it, he saw blue
flame playing between the match and
his lips and felt singing sensation in
his throat. Hastily blowing on the
match, his breath ignited, and q ribbon
of flame extended yard from his lips,
while the burning within increased. He
Immediately closed his mouth and placed
his fingers on his nostrils, thus extin-
gushing the flame. He believes that
but for his presence Of mind, he would
have met horrible death. Some of
his neighbors believe so, too; but it
isn't surprising to learn that others are
skeptical.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22
A Serpent Cactus.

Mr.. S. J. Spray, Deputy United
States Surveyor, found unique speci-
men of the cacti family lately. while
surveying some claims near Grouse
Mountain, Jobnson's Gulch. The
specimen is at present in the Colorado
Mining Exchange. and has elected no
little comment in consequence If its
rarity in this section, if not III the cac-
tus belt. The specimen above referred
to is the only one found and recorded
about here, and yet it il probably not an
isolated type, absolutely. 1t was found
upon the western decllnstion OF q butte,
or hogback, Oh a steep side-hiil, and
under u warm shelter. 1t WIS coiled
up like serpent. somewhat, with al
ternute concaye aud convex carves, not
unlike some patterns of lace. The dl-
ameter Of the plant is not lar from SIX
inches, and the elongated measurement
is twenty inches. 1t has CEN
trail line or spine, from which. on either
side, pro jeciing mt an acute angle, as
an axle, the little cucumifdrm pr@jec
tions arise of very delicate proportions,
and are hardly detected without q mag
nifyirg lehs. These projections arc
sessile upon the main body of tho
pultaceons growth, and these onter
ternini are armed with stilel;o com
bination Of tho most delicate thorn
known to this naturoily hated plant.
These tufts are composed If a nnLuber
of fine points, and they feel III one way
IS soft as velvet plush, bnt npon the
reverse direction are as thorny "a tue
thistle or t,Gsei plant. The eeiimate,
by actual calculation al tho sectional
inca, makes these i'll the number of the
cucumitorm cells about eighteen hun
dred from tins specimen, and the splke9
or thorLS about twelve thousand.
There il ~ evidences Of blossom, but
the Inference from this and other i"di-
cations ID that il il very y0nuG yet, and
what its future may become viii be re-
vcnled, a= it. is carefully prt'rd and III
good condition for deycioguient.-- TX.
Sex htyllcho can OFTEN De- great )
relieves, aud sometimes eHtir,lS cured,
by tie application OF y I-tafd-plaster
as the base IF the neck. The plaster
should not DO kept on more than Il
QUtGtcr Of an hour.
What is the spot most Goar b. cattle ?
Tier i.lGetldHd.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22

Growing OLD.-Dont grow old and
rusty aud cross. afraid of nonsense and
fan. Tolerate the follies and crudities
of youth. Gray hair and wrinkles you
cannot escape, but you need not grow
old in feeling unless you choose. and 80
long as your age is only on the outside,
you VIII win confidence from the young,
and find your life all the brighter from
contact with theirs. But you have too
many grave thoughts, too many weighty
anxieties and duties, too much to do
to make this trihing possible, you say.
The very reason, my friend, why you
should cultivate fun, nonsense, light
ness OF heart-because you need them
so much, because you're weary of
thinking" Then try to be young,
even if you have to be foolish in so do.
ing. One cannot be wise ell the time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22
Senator Conkling's Father.

It is related of Judge Alfred Conk-
ling. Senator Conkling's father. that
while he was Judge of the United
States District Court for the northern
district of New York, he was able to
give a valuable amount of advertising.
worth about $40, 900. to the Albany
Journal. He called ut the newspaper
Office one day. when one of the persons
connected with the Journal said to him.
Judge, the journal has reason to be
very grateful to you; and l have to say
to you, sir, that the pioprietors OF the
paper have requested me to ask you to
accept from the company. as q slight
token OF their esteem and thanks, the
present of new suit OF Clothes
Clothes, in those days, were often Sc
lected for presents between friends.
J Judge Conkling drew himself up and
said very emphatically, "No. sir; no,
sir: nothing of the kind can be permit
ted or thought of. No obligation has
been incurred; none at all. sir; no ex-
preston or any sense OF it will be
allowed" The Judge then said, j
dropped in here because Was reminded
at nv home of the fact that ] have not
paid for your paper for two years past.
and ! came to settle for it during that
time" :. But" was the reply, Judge,
you do not owe MS anything for that
paper. We sent it to you free, and
have 80 entered it" No, sir" said
the Judge; II thank you for your
courtesy; You can, doubtless, in your
position, feel able to send me Your
paper, as you say; but !. in my posi-
ton, cannot afford to accept of that OF
any other favor. "-[New York Evening
Pnat
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22
Heaven.

It is a suggestive fact that heaven
takes it's hue from our cherished desire.
Robert Hall, who all his life was suf-
ferer from physical pain, said his idea
of heaven was g Rest, eternal restl" A
celebrated scholar, whose weak body
often Obliged him to cease his studies,
expressed his idea Of the heavenly state
by these words, Labor without weari-
ness"
But there never was a more pictur-
esque compliment paid by child to q
Christian home than the one recorded
by Mrs. Peabody in her "Reminis-
cences of DR.. Charming"
The child was a visitor, when nine
years old, at Dr. Cummings summer
home in Newport. r. I. The house
stood in the midst OF an immense gar
den.
In the morning, DR.. Charming would
take the children and roam through the
garden. He would point out to them
the aspects of sky and earth, the beauty
of the flowers, and the domestic life of
the birds, sometimes aiding them in
peering into the nests among the bush
es, in order that they might note the
progress of the family.
At ten O'Clock, when the hurry Of the
morning work was over, little hand
bell called the family, servants and all,
to the family worship. Then. with
child on each side Of him. the good
doctor would read from the Bible in a.
style that made present, even to the
children, the sins and temptations of
the Israelites, or the teachings and
works of Christ.
The prayer which followed sympa-
thized with the trials and temptations
of children. and inspired them with
sense of their relation to the good
Father in heaven.
"Oh, whats beautiful time we are
havingl' said the little visitor, one
morning, after family prayers, enthused
by the freedom and joyousness of the
family life.
One Sunday of the next winter, Miss
Peabody asked each of her Sunday
school class to think and tell her what
they would like heaven to. be.
"Good things to eat and drink" said
one, frankly.
piles and piles of books" another
replied.
Thousands and thousands of fiow-
ers," answered another.
But the little visitor of the previous
summer, whispering in her teachers
ear, said, "Newpoet aud all the folks;'
and the picture in the child's mind of
the beautiful grader, and the family
circle, with its rare fellowship and its
reverent, earnest, happy life, was de-
lightfnl, and perhaps fitting, symbol
of the hereafter that God has revealed,
when life shall be swallowed up in i'm.
mortality. Youths Companion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22
Personal

A letter Osted at u little HUNGARIAN
village WAS received lately at Vlenn,
addressed to " Her Royal and Impe-
rial NJ j sty Maria Theresa" AT the
eud of tive days 1t was returned to the
place where it was mailed, marked.
ID ceased.'
The Princess of Wales not only de
signs her own c ,stn mes, but cHis them
out herself A, Marlborough House is
kept It If of needle women always EN-
poyeh. and not even NJ. Worth him
self ca, turn cat better specimens for
taste uud fir.
General Benjamin Lincoln was the
first S cre'ar, Of War. He was APP
pointed III 1881. The last Secretary Of
War is Il b TT Lincoln. appointed in
1881; jIsl 100 years difference between
tie da"s OF appointment.
La y Hesketh, Senator Sharon's
daughter, Is slight. vivacOus aud r.
markedly pretty. Her features are reg
uar, aud very beautiful in repOse.
Her cl, ar, rose tinted complexion is
happily set off by ker rich brown hair.
Her eyes are OF II lighter hue.
When Tom Corwin, it is related, was
in the height of his popularity, young
man approached him asking what he
should do, what course pursue, to be
come like Corwin. The response was
brief and sad: " Young man, be serious.
Ii had been serious might have
been President, but now l am nobody
but Corwin."
Oae Of the chiefs ef the Beers is an
Irishman named Aylward, who was i'm
plicated in Fenian plots some years ago
in Ireland, but was unwilling to 60 to
the same lengths that ultra-Fenians
we're. For information given to the
British authorities AS to the murderons
designs of the Brotherhood, his connec
ton with it was condoned and he was
furnished with means 60 leave the
country. He is u smart fellow, Of
course.
George E!iot's passion for music was
remarkable. Nature seems to have de
MED her only one gift, personal beauty.
Justin Mccarthy saii'o her, " She is
what we in England call decidedly
plain; what people in New York call
homeiy; aud persons who did not care
to soften the forms Of an unpleasant
truth would describe probably still
harsher epithet; her face, it is said
not even being formed and illuminated
by the light of her genius"
The late Vice President Wilson was
always quite frank when speaking Of
the depressing influences that sur
rounded his eerly years. He used to
say that until be was twenty one years
old he never had dollar in money TO
spend for anything. During his whole
apprenticeship his master never gave
him penny bat once; then he gave
him three cents, and allowed him to
spend it Mt muster. Mr.. Wilson
never had but twelve months school
ing, but even il his youthful years he
was an Unsuitable reader.
General Arson Stager, who recent
" retired from the vice-pres.den-
cy Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, has been longer in the con
tinuous service of the company than
any other official. His connection
with it commenced thirty years ago,
when its capital was bnt $500, 900. op-
Grating COO miles of wire. The Board
of Directors accepted his resignation
with regret, and in appreciation of his
services, ordered that his salary be
continued for the term for which he
was elected.