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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11
Personal,

Rev. Theodore Irving, D. D., nephew
Of Washington Irving, died recently.
Gen. Walker is evidently in fall pos.
session OF his census Philadelphia
Record.
John Wesley's TRANSACTIONS from the
German are among the best hymns in
the English language.
Senator Thurman, it is reported, in
tends to live permanently in Washing
ton and practice at the bar of the Su-
preme Court.
King Kalakaua of Hawaii is coming
to this country in February. He has
personal friends in Omaha whom he in.
tends to visit.
Ex.Queen Isabella, now fat, un-
calmly, but good natured looking wem-
an, drives about Paris in handsome
landau. drawn, not by horses, but by
four mules.
NJ. de Lesseps' infant son is to have
ex'Q1een Il, b,lla for godmother.
The Bishop OF Panama, represented by
the Nuncio at Paris, is to be the young
gentlemans godfather.
Mr.. P. T. Barnum has invented new
and kindly charity. He has given
winter house plants to over six hun
bred families in Bridgeport, chiefly
of the working classes.
By the will of John T. Crawford, who
died in Cincinnati recently, bequest
of his entire fortune, estim ated all the
way from $40 900 to 800, 900, is made
for the establishment of an asylum for
aged colored men
Mrs. Garfield is described as having
strong sense of personal dignity, and
much reserve of manner. She is clever
and judicious, having a Cuisines
head" and planned not only her
Washington House. but also the i'm
provements of the Mentor cottage.
The home of Speaker Randall in
Washington is bright and cosy one.
In the Speakers study, close beside his
desk, stands his wife's sewing. machine
"a fact significant of the gentle, wom-
anly influence which brightens his life.
Their eldest daughter is tall and
graceful young woman just entering
society.
CARLoTTA. ex-Empress Carlotta
has fortunately lost all memory of her
Mexican experience, never making any
allusion to it. The unhappy princess
in the darkness of her mind still retains
the habits OF court etiquette, exacts all
ceremonious adjuncts, even to guard
Of honor, and always attires herself in
handsome costume for dinner.
Paul Brebant, proprietor of the Cafe
Anglais, in Paris, is an author, and 8
,naa Of high literary culture. His
restaurant attracts intellectual celeb.
rites, and has made him q millionaire
More princes of the blood have dined
there than at any other restaurant in
Curistendom, more witty things have
been said there, and eight hundred
poor people are fed there gratuitously
every year.
A correspondent who saw Victor
Hugo on the occasion of the fete at hit
house in honor of his saints day, July
81, thus describes him: "Victor Hugo
looks we'll, but old age is at last be
ginning to show its effects on bis still
vigorous frame. The redundant white
hair is thinning on the crown of the
nobly poised head, and the broad shout
ders show slight but perceptiblt
stoop. He looks now like man o.
seventy; five years ago he might have
been taken for one not yet sixty. Ye
tue keen eye is as brilliant, the step al
firm. the deep, soft tones as musical Of
ever"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

CARE OF UMBREILAs.-Most persons
when they come in from the rain put
their umbrellas in the rack with the
handle upward. They should put it
downward. because when the handle 10
upward the water runs down inside to
the place where the ribs are joined to
the handle, and cannot get out, but
stays, rotting the cloth and rusting the
metal until slowly dried away. The
wire securing the ribs soon rusts and
breaks. II placed the other end up
the water readily runs off, and the UNI
brella dries almost imms iiately.
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ItaIY'S Queen.

A pretty story Is told in Naples OF the
beautiful Qieen of Italy, who is also
noted for her kind heart: cit appears
that as she was driving to the royal
woui Of LioaIo tho coachmaa mistook
the road and one of the gentlemen
asked countryman the way. The man,
seeing the fine carriage and horses, and
the servants livery, and all the gay
company, thought he was being fooled.
- As ii You did not know!' he said ,
with big grin. The Queen laughed.
and assured him that they were lost:
Then only did the countryman conde-
scend to point out the way, after which
he walked off AS if fearing to be laughed
at again.
"Give him twenty francs for his
trouble, said the Queen to one OF her
escort, who, going after the country
man. said to him, Here, my man is
"a little present from the Queen of
Italy. who thanks you"
1.-the Queen!' cried the country
man, returning to the carriage. For
give me that l did not know thee. But
l had never seen thee before. Thou art
AS beautiful rs May rose. God bless
thee. And the carriage drove off.
Nov the countryman, who had
once seen the Queen, wanted to see her
pretty face again, anu the following day
he presented himself at the palace.
81 know her, you know he added,
mysteriously. l spoke to her yester.
day, and l want to speak to her again.
Thinking he had to do with mad
man. the porter was about to have the
poor fellow arrested, when the very
gentleman who had given him the
twenty francs appeared, and, recogniz
ing the man, told him to wait.
:" He informed the Queen of his pres
ence. Bring him here, by all means,
was her answer.
"When the man was, for the second
time, before the Queen, he said, Yes,
tits thou. I thought I had seen
fairy. Thou art just an angel. I did
not tell thee yesterday that have two
little ones without mother. Wilt thou
be their mother? ?"
THAT l will, said the Queen.
"'Then there's the twenty francs
thou gavest me yesterday. thank
thee, but want no money" And he
went away, crying and smiling like q
child.
1.-THE Queen has adopted the two lit.
tie ones, aud they are in an institution
under her special patronage"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

To STRENGTHEN THE VoIoE.-Prac-
tice two or three times day, but at
first no longer than ten minutes at
time, and let one OF these times be be-
fore breakfast; exercise the extremity
of the voice, but do not dwell upon
those notes you touch with difficulty
open the mouth at all times in the
higher notes. especially; take nothing
to clear the voice but a glass of cold
water and always avoid pastry, rich
cream, coffee aud cake when you in
tend to sing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

PINK CoLoRINa FOR CAKE.-One
tablespoonful Of pulverized cochinesl,
one tablespoonful each OF alum, soda
and cream of tartar xix thoroughly
with one glass or hal Of boiling
water; strain and bottle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11

bore 1t on to the wayside shrine, and
laid it down.
Until anon relieved Of pain
She rose to take her load again.
But 10! the bundle Of dead wood
Had burst to blossom, and there stood
Filling the air with odors light.
Then spake her traveller friend, ID aar'soui
Thy perfec. faith has InsGe thee whole.
! am the burden.bearer;
Viii never pr 5 the oerlade7 by,
My feet are on the mountains steep,
They wind through alleys dark and deep
Wherever there's a load to bear"
= Lizzie York G lse. Dat Free Press
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-11
Energy the True Mark of Genius

Ralph Waldo Emerson, in one of his
lectures, describes with the clear sweep
Of painter tho vital necessity of energy
and labor to even the most gifted. In
the present day of steam and puuctual-
ity, the lazy man, no matter bow extra,
ordinary his requirements, must III way S
fall behind in the race of human life.
He says:
Genius unexerted IS no more genius
than bhshel Of acorns is a forest of
oaks. There may be epics in men's
brains, Just as there are oaks IL acorns,
but the tree and the book must cont
out before We can measure them. We
very naturally recall here that class Of
grumblers and wishers who spend their
time III longing to be higher than they
are, while they should De employed in
advancing themselves. These bitterly
moralizo upon the injustice of society.
, Do they want a change? Let them
change-Mho prevents it? If you are
as high ns your faculties will permit
you to rise in the scale of society, why
should you complain of men? 1t is
God who arranged the law of pre-
cedence. Implead him, or be silent
If you have capacity for higher station,
take it-what hinders you? How many
men would love to go asleep and wake
up Rothschilds or Astors
How many mon would fain 60 to
bed ounces and wake up Solomons !!
You reap what you have sown. Those
VINO SOW dunce seed, vice seed, lazness
seed, usually get crop. They that
SOW wind reap a whirlwind. A man Of
mere capacity undeveloped' is only an
organized daydream with skin on it.
A Hint and genius that will not strike
lire are no better than wet junk-wood.
we have Scripture for it, that'A living
dog is better than dead lion If you
would DO seen, shine.
AT the present day, eminent position
Ill any profession il the result of hard,
unwearied labor. Men can no longer
ny at one dash into eminent position;
they have got to hammer it out by
steady and rugged blows. The world
Is no longer clay, but rather iron in the
hands Of its workers."
GIVE THE BOYS TooLs.-Almost all
boys are naturally mechanics. The
constructive and initiative faculties are
developed, IN part. at very early age.
All boys are not capable of being de-
Veioped into good, practical working
mechanics, but most OF them show
their bent that way. There are few
cases in which the boy has no COM
potent idea of the production of ia
b4lcated result from inorganic mate
rial, but.such cases are. Given the prop
or encouragement and the means, and
many boys whose mechanical aptness
Is allowed to run to waste, or is divert
ed from it's natural course, would be.
come good workmen, useful, producing
members of the industrial community.
The mechanical boy ought to have O
shop OF his own. Let it be the attic,
or an unused room, or a place in the
Darn or wood shed. Give him a place
and tools. Let him have good pocket
snites gimlets, chisels, gouges, planes,
Suttlng nippers, saws. foot rule, and
Iaterial to work. Let the boy have q
enance. II he is a mechanic it will
oome out. aud he will do himself
cfedlt. II he fails he is to follow some
Gazing that does rot d-'and mechan-
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CANADIAN TOPICS.

ToRoNTo, April 26.-McKee Rankin quar-
relied last night with o. d. shepard. manager OF the
Grand Opcra Housc. and o fight cnsued This morning
Rankin takon before police MAGISTRATE, charged
cellcd his engagement here.
MONTREAL. April 26.-George stephens II. b. Angus
and the Hon Donald Smith, Of the Pacific Railway syn
iicatc have arrived here from England The
Van Arsdaen cxirnditon brought 10 close to
day by Judge Cross giving Judgment against the
prsouer who will DE given up Ia the United states oni-
GERS 7 + O'Brien was to-day found guilty of utter
u,. forged receipt for SlsOO0, and was sentenced 10
i've years IN the Penit'ntary
sr JonN y. b., April 2GThe post Office at Frederic
ton VIZ broken into last night, and all the letters, ex-
cent those In the safe together with $40 In stamps were
slrp II is coniectured that the loss will prove to be
heavy.
HALIFAX, April 9G.-Henry d. Cleveland, census
euumcraor for the district of Blandford lett nome Oh
April II to attend meeting Of the enumerators a'
h.s,.r JIc lost his way I'm the woods and persisted
Ui- body haA ulst been found near Gates Lake
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
WAsnISGToS, Tuesday,

WAsIISGTOS, Tuesday, April 20, 1881.
The President has appointed william McMichael, Of
philadelphia and John X. Bolcs OF Hudson, Mich,
members Of the Board Of Indian Commissioners.
Colonel g. d. sturgs, 7th Cavalry has been detailed as
Governor OF the Soldiers Home and cutenantColonel
j. = Mason. goth Infantry, as Deputy Governor.
Internal Revenue Collector Young, OF Raleigh, n. c.,
teleg-aphs 20 Commissioner Raum that deputies cap
tured on Saturday evening large Illicit dstilery owned
by Lewis Marley.
Secretary Blaine has instructed the American Consul
at Victoria c. TO investigate and report upon the cir
cusances connected with the alleged imprisonment Of
two American citizens at Yale last winter
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has Just de-
cded, IN which arose In the Fifth Collection Dis
tct OF North Carolina that money the custody Of the
levy and attachment under proceedings instituted In
State court by creditors.
circular Will be issued by Secretary Window to-day,
which will modify circular No AZ relative to the extern
sion Of ak per cent bonds 39 per cent that foreign
bondhoders OF the six per cents may present them
continuance 10 the London Agency which to be esab
lished under the management OF Mr. T. Coon, OF tho
Loan Division OF the Treasury Department Mr.. Coon
and assistant win leave for Europe during this week.
An opinion has been rendered by Attorney General
Macyeagh In the Stevenson -Caswen case which was
some days since referred TO him by the President Un-
der Paymsster stevenson will be entitled To the dis
pted adv anoement the grade Of Pay Inspector Pay
Edward Bellows IL declared not 70 be IN the ser
VICE which is a virtual acknowledgment that his rein
statement by President Hayes was illegal and therefore
void
Secretary Kirkwocd today sent telegram to j. Milton
Turner OF St. Louis president OF the" Freedmens Okla
hosua Association advising him that the question OF the
right Of the coored people To settle upon the lands OF
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CRIMES AND CAsUALrES-BY TELEGRAPH.

FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT, -
RONDOUT n. Y. April 2G.-Brakeman W IN ihhe m VIZ ~
~ ami , other persons Injured, by al acueDt oh 'nV
lister and Delaware Railroad today.
KILLED BY A HALLWAY TRAN =
Syp,cUsE \. Y, April 2G.-William tollinger, OF
80, IT. .as kild by A tram the NewlOrk Cchtrh anu
Wnison River railroad this morning He atHmp'eu T"
catch ride -
MISSING MAN FOUND IN CREEK; .
NoRTH BRANCH, " j., April 20.-l ne Dolly %, Ut
c,ntan n REYNOLDS who has been msslng sue ma oh
l6 was found IN Kettle Creek yesterday Key NUNS w" ~
ty.hye years old ppx~
POST OFFICE ROBBED AT PITrsroN, PESN.
pITTsToN. Penn April 20.-The post OH Once ga. AZ
& pthe .afe and robbed It Of small amount OF money pos
taage stAmps and registered letters
AN ExsuERIFF ACCIDENTALLY KILLED;
CuATrASooGA Tenn, April 26.-George II. BOYD
80 ted 10 night by Naahyillo aun tnhtIsnooss @ uan
sars lie ox.Sherih OF HainDier county,
renn ne had been the employ Of the company oy "e'e
hours. .,,,, oooN Apr MURDFRFD
u,nnr rTowN n. j., April 26.-The body Of q
~ hon Sabe was found Captain Walls place, at West
onnouh Yesterday. t had been stranged with me strings
- snron domestic has been arrested on Suspicion oi Dc
Ing the mother and murderer
HELD ON CHARGE OF MURDER
AuurPsT Mass, April 26.-The examination OF
prirgs murdered Charles Stetson at dance IN
Paham April IA took place to-day The prisoner was bound
about nineteen or twenty years
ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.
GALVESTON, Tex, April 26.-A dispatch 10 In,
N,,aS frm blossom Prairie says b. T. Aokerman, living TED
% of that place while at the house OF one OF h Ten
ts veciertay fired upon by four with Wncnesse
Ines ana serousy wounded In the face breast and eg
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TIE WRECK or 4 STEAMSHIP.

THE CITY OF AUSTIN, or THE MALLORY LINE
ASHORE NEAR FERNANDTNA, FLA.-TIIE PAssEN-
GERS LANDED IN SAFETY.
FERNANpINA, Fla, April 26.-The steamer City OF
Austin Captain Stevens, has been wrecked on Pelican
shoals. mile inside of the Fcrnandina bar. The
ship is n total loss, and her cargo, consisting ct
sugar. cotton, sponge and fruits, will prove nearly
total loss The cargo of is insured for $4,000
in Ncw-York Offices The vessel is insured in foreign
companies, but to what amount is not known. Inc
captain is still on board. Captain Els the agent ol
the Underwriters i doing al possible The loss 0f
the steamer is attributed to the pilot
SAVANNAH, Ca. April 2G.-Thc passengers oi me
steamer City of Austin arrived here this evening"
and will leave for NewYork tomorrow.
c. II. Mallory & Co. received a dispatch yes
teray stating that the City of Austin went ashore at
p IN. Sunday on the Pelican Shoals. near Fcrnandna,
Fla Another dispatch stated that the steamer in
charge Of local pilot and being taken into the port
Of Fornandina II also sGid that the vessel was
going pcccs, and that all the passengers had been
ashore in tugboats. The steamer in charge OF
Captain Stevens and was on its way from
Nassau 10 Fcrnaudna, thence TO this city.
The passenger lists and cargo manifesto arc on board
and there Is way now o tel, who the were.
Information received that part o the cargo con-
sisng OF 900 hogshcads OF sugar ana 3Oo bhrrvis VI
Mr Merton proprietor Of the Morton House. at Broad
way and Fourtcentsi. T. the proprietor oi the kol
Victoria Hotel nj Nassau. In speaking about Tue WIth
last night, he said: am surprised I" near Ihl ,nc
vessel was abandoned because have received tls dH
patch from my brother. who l. 0n hOard steamer
on sand bank; stay here TIL Thur-ay All well = =
Norton supposed from the dispatch that the delay
was only temporary, aud that the steamer wonid
continue s trip. 0m familiar with the Pelican Sh0ar
and cant sec how vessel could he wrecked there. II
Is a long sandy bar something like COucy Island ana
vessels often the sand In low water. IL s only a
short distance from the shore, 80 that n any serious
dent occurred the steamer would be- easy for the
passengers To land safely am Interested ia The rassel-
gers because most OF them from my hotel. We
closed the April ~ and forty O the giess,
of tile hotel and brother,
who Is tho manager all sailed the City Of Austin the
same day The guests mostly from Ncw-lork and
they had been al the hotel all the season. suppose
there were also some persons nhonr who live In Nassau
The city of Dallas from Fcrandna, arrive lust night
a Pier No 20 but the captain said he had heard noih.
Ing Of the disaster the city Of Austin until he reached
this port. go,
The city Of Austin built In Mystic, Conn. In 1871,
and registers 2gJ tOnf Shc screw propeller, two
mass and sohoonc rrigc,d She measured 22i feet IN
length 3G feet beam and 20 feet depth OF hold rhc
was built OF oak chestnut aud yellow pine. and had two
engines aud three hulkhcads.
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
sVAr1pox AT wIIM1NGToy Drr

y.
CURED here m smallpox la- week and six new cases were
the Almshouse ycstertiay
4 SHIP LAUNCHED At BATH. ME-.
BATH Me- April 20.-The William j. ROtch. fine
ship ZOO launched here today She owned by
persons ln NewburyIort and elsewhere.
NOTICE or a DEMAND FOR MORE PAY.
BOsTON, April 26.-The cuopers of Boston and
Cambridge have given notice that they will demand frum
Monday next - per cent advance on present prices
MEMORIAL DAY IN THE SOUTH
ATLANTA, Ga, April 2B.-MemOrial day was gene
rally observed to-day Citizens and former soldiers ropairc
10 Oakland Cemetery An address Was delivered and graves
were decorated
FOREST FIRES EXTINGUIsHED
RID BANK, n. j., April 26.-The fires in the woods
Threatened become serious have been by
oopOus rain showers.
THE CHAMPLAIN CANAL.
ALBANi April 2G.-The work on the Champlain
Canal Improvement reported to he very satisfactory
ready for business early Ia the first week Of May
AN EDITOR ASSAULTED
FALL RIVER, Mass, April 26.-During the meeting
assaulted George unt0n Editor Of ne Labor
ing nd kicking HIM Harrison lncensod by artcic
0uniOn published.
THE CHACE MILL STRIKE ENDED
FALL RIVER, Mass, April 26-The Chace Mill
started up this morning. all the old spnners having returned
TO work except MarAnd account Of whose s
the operatives about 10000 In the loss Of wRgos
wOMAN's BOARD OF FoREIGN MISSIONS.
WHITEHALL, MY, April 26.-The Woman's Board
nan Church began it, ninth meeting s evening
Presbyterian Church tho Rev John IOwrey presiding and
the Rev Dr Holmes OF Albany delivering the address
ODD FELLOWSHIP ANNIVERSARY.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., April 28.-rhe anniversary OF
esdn SSS sn o% State Ods TSS
s' & s.1 kS 81 a1 TSs
bration ended with banQuet
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PRICE FOUR CENTS.
FATAL FIRE IN GREENPOINT.

BUILDINGS DESTROYED AND LIVES LOST.
EDWARD C. SMITHS BOX FACTORY IN FLAMEs--oNE
MAN BURNED TO A CRISP IN THE BUILDING
TWO OTHERS MISSING AND SUPPOSED TO HAVE
LOST THEIR LIvEs---sEyERAL MEN AND BOYS
INJURED---OTHER BUILDINGS BURSED---TnE LOSS
LESS THAN 100000.
A fire broke out about noon yesterday in
Edward C. Smiths box factory, in the extreme
eastern part of Brooklyn. The factory was
almost entirely destroyed and two neighboring
buildings were also burned. One man was
burned to death in the factory, and two others,
who are missing, are supposed to have met the
came fate. Besides these, seventeen men and
boys including two iremen, were more or
less injured. Two of these are not expected to
recover. The loss by the fire is estimated at
less than S1O0O 900.
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NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY LAW.


COMMITTEE SEEKING IMPORTATION.
WASHINGTON, April 2G.-Authority having been
obtained from the Senate this afternoon for the Sub
judiciary Committee on the subject Of bankruptcy
TO employ stenOgTapher and sit during the recess
of the Senate, that sub-comuittee consisting of
Messrs Ingalls,, Mcmillan and Garlandl will shortly
address letters 10 United States Judges and former
registers in bankruptcy throughout the country TO
boards Of trade in all the important cities, and TO
prominent merchants, eminent lawyers editors of
commercial newspapers. etc. with view of ascer
tanning FIRST whether it is the opinion Of such rep
rescntatves of the business interests of the country
that another National bankruptcy law should be
enacted secondly, to invite practical suggestions
from them as to the best methods of remedying
knOwedged defects in the former laws relative to
delay in the distribution of estates and the consump
ton of assets in extravagant fees aud costs.
The information which is thus to be solicited and
gathered by correspondence during the summer will
be compiled and digcsted for the of the sub
committee in the fall that they may be enabled to
report to the full committee early IN December
some measure that may confidently be expected to
meet with the appreciation of Congress and the conn
try The members of the subcommittee say they
will be glad to receive communications on this sub
iect from any and all persons interested whether
specifically invited or not.
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THE NIuIIJSTs AND THE CZAR.

LONDON, April 2G-A Dispatch from Berlin to
The Times says: Another audacious address to the
Gar has been issned by the Nihilsts pointing out
that the indiscrmnate execution of those con-
corned in the assassination of Alexander II. has
only s"rvcd To strengthen the ranks of the NIhilss
by driving many lukcwam malcontents into the
extreme faction of the party
LONDON. April 27.-Thc correspondent of The
Daily Nc'rs at ST. Petersburg says that the assaSsi-
nation of Alexander ii. has caused such shock to
the nervous system Of the Empress Marie, that She
j. subject TO morbid Authorizations and Other dis
trcssiug symptoms night aud day.
The Daiiy NcirSs ,sp0ndent at Paris saws
Russia is making great efforts to obtain an extrldi-
tion treaty from France, and her adhesion to the
Conference ia reference to the right of yum. 1t
is believed that the first request will be granted