Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-12-23

nervcd myself for my last attempt, an6
walked into the office of one of on,
merchant princes.
There was gentleman writing al
one OF ihe desks. who was pointed Out
10 ne rs the only partLer in. He was
Jast finishing letter, and locke d ur
IS ] paused before him.
Ny appearance seemed to please
him, for was neatly dressed and he
spoko with some surprise as he an.
swered my request.
lyon have an honest face, my lad ,
he said in conclusion. 'ani | will zee
what can be done for you
"The words we're. few and simple,
but l afterwsrls learned that he never
promised without fulflment.
81 saw him next day and he gave
mo employment, not only en-
p!oyment-but he saw my moth
er. ard for years, through his
kindness. We were saved from want.
Fortune smiled upon me, and I be-
came rich; but one sorrow weighed
upon my heart-the family of my ben
efactor had escaped me. What if they
were now suffering?
" came back to New York last
autum1. and as soon as I saw YOU felt
the haunting resemblance to face ths.
had somewhere crossed me. Your name
AZ once struck tie old chord, and ]
found to my surprise that you wero the
daughter If Thomas Carter.
And 50, darling, 1 wish you to help
NE tighten the debt l owe your father.
. have to-day purchased lovely
homo which wish your taste to fur.
nish, and if you will condescend to be
an ola mans pet, l will PROMISE" he
adced smiling, "to submit to the rule
OF very wayward womap."
She could not answer him then. for
her tears fell rapidly. and the first
words that plide urged were: 81 am
too poor for a rich mans WIFE"
And the house in - street received
its beautiful mistress, aud Annie Carter
'oyod 10 watch her darling dispensing
hs noble charities which her hus-
i.nd's wealth allowed.
MARK Twain"
The Detroit Free Press says: "Among
the visitors ut the mayors Office yester.
Gay vas all Odd-looking man, who
asked al audience with the mayor.
The latter's clerk informed the caller
that the mayor was not in. but he
would communicate any message which
the caller might entrust him with.
Well,' said the visitor, "I came
Lere en- very importan. business, who b
must he attended to-"
" What is it" asked the clerk.
" | have an invention to prevent
forest fires. and desire to be appointed
one of the members of the relief COM
mission"
Il don't think that Can be done, as
the commission is full" said the clerk.
What! l would like to know the
reason why. You don't know who
am, do you?'
Tue clerk replied in the negative.
Il am Mark Twaip!' shouted the
caller. Yes, sir; the original Mark
Twain, and l want you to understand
it. l am The only and original Mark
Twain"
Il am glad to meet you, Mr.. Twain" :"
said the clerk.
Perhaps you doubt what say; but
l olfer to bet you 81 .0G0 that l can
prove my identity, and can put up the
money, too"
The clerk intimated that the sum was
too steep, and "Mark Twain" then
began unfolding document; but be-
fore he got fairly into the N erits Of the
case he was invited to leave. which he
did reluctantly. again declaring that he
was the only and original Mark Twain,
and had the best scheme in tho world
fer the prevention of forest fires.
The recent attempts made in Liver
pool TO photograph landscape by the
aid OF lightning flashes is described at
some length in the British Journal OF
PAotog,uphy. 1t appears, briefly. that
a gelatine plate requiring by day an
exposure of two seconds. was exposed
from 1915 p. NJ. to 10:45 p. NJ, during
which time there were 120 brilliant
flashes, and about half as many minor
ones. Most of these were in horiz n
tai direction, and five or six of them
were imprinted or the negative. A
perpendicular flash, which struck n
church tower half mile away, was
rendered with extraordinary sharpness
and brilliancy. The Surrounding OBJ
iects, in spits of the long exposure,
were but feebly impressed; and from
this il is assumed that, though the light
Of dash of lightning is of very
actinic character. there is after all not
sufficient volume of light to illuminate
q landscape or building to allow sue
cessful photograph to be taken; or.
again, the probable difficulty may be
that the photo-plstes are not sufficiently
sensitive.
Take four or five pounds of boiling
beef or veal and cool several hours, or
until you can remove the bones, if any,
and pound with the potato masher till
the fibers break. Il forgot to say the
l;,u1r ehoulI oil hara l1,Iol .-ox, he