Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-02-24
The Streak OF Fortune Which Be-
fell Reporter.

The Streak of Fortune Which Be-
fell Reporter.
ia like to sell you silver mine,
with little gold thrown in, and good
show for zine" said tall man. who
was not dressed in the height of fashion,
as one would expect to find bonanza
king.
The speaker was fresh arrival from
Colorado. The man addressed was one
of the weelthiest ofthe Record reporters.
"Do you trust?' asked the reporter,
with q show of confidence.
II should prefer you would refer
me to your banker" replied the Colo
ralo silver man, as he led the way to
his palatial quarters in the rear room
of the Merchants Hotel.
"With the greatest pleasure" said
the reporter as he began to move two
trade dollars from one pocket to the
other so as to ballast himself better.
"Ill Just think over few. There's
Drexel and Cooke and some others.
but that's q matter don't bother my
self m ach about. 1t might be essential
to the trade"
Now, this is one OF the richest
mines in tina. most auriferous and love.
ly country" said the mine vender.
1T is in Bloody Run Gulch, tkree
miles from where four horse thieves
were hung last week. IT'S the biggest
thing seen in Philadelphia for years.
1t assays $40 to the ton of silver and
$40 of gold.
"Here, I'll take thst-say no more, y
cried the reporter. as his eyes began to
glisten.
"The next mine is near Las Aaimas,'
said the man as he proceeded. It's
the richest in the West. Here's q GER
tifcate from Hill telling all about it."
"Put that down for me, too" yelled
the reporter, who began to see visions
of himself being transformed into a
bonanza king.
Nov, this mine beats anything
It's -" said the man.
"That's mine, too" shrieked the
uewsman. "Here, Just give me all
the mines you have. Quick; it's get
ting near my lunch hour"
Just give me your check for $780,
0OO," said the cruel man from Colorado.
"What did you say % asked the re-
porter. Just repeat that softly"
And then he began to shift the trade
dollras. Look here. Mister Colorado
Boranz, King" said the reporter,
putting on u bold front, "iust put
those mines to one eide while 1 80
down stairs and draw my check for
tina. little sum-"
"Why, cert" said Colorado.
The effort was too much for the re-
porter. He has been week trying TO
draw that chec5 and old Colorado has
his mines. He is likely to keep them.
for the newsman has decided not to go
into mining just at present. Phils-
delphis RECORD.
Head-Size VS.. Braln-Power.
Among the recently-published sta
tistics of head measurement, as inferred
from tho size of hats are the following:
Lord Chelmsford 6 IL full, Dean
Stanley 81. Lord Beaconsfeld 7, the
Prince of Wales 7 full, Charles
Dickens 7 Is, Lord Selbourne Z
Is John Bright Z Is, Earl Rus
sci 1-S, Lord Macaulay 7 SO. Mr..
Gladstone 8 4. Archbishop of York s
full" These measurements are repro
duced from statistics by Mr.. +. F.
Tucker, aud the contemporary in whose
columns they are reproduced is re.
sponsible for the remark. Whatever
may be the Case with regard to brains,
it would scarcely seem from these
figures that hats are q criterion OF
brain-power." 1t would be strange,
indeed, if any moderately intelligent
person supposed the hat. or even the
head. could supply the measure of
brain-power. The late DR.. Prichard
finally disposed OF the notion that
cranial measurements could be accept
ed as brain measurements. Since his
day the student Of cerebral develop.
ment has ceased to rely on what used to
be called "Phrenology." The chief
point of interest as yet elected from
the direct Investigation of brain meas
urements would seem to be that the
cerebral organs commonly found in the
class OF brain workers show evidences
of being locally and specially developed
and probably. as u physical conse-
quence, are irregular, and for the most
part unsymmetrical. Hereafter, prob
ably, light may be thrown on the sub
ject OF special or regional Developments
both in regard to their personal growth
and transmission by heredity. For the
present, however, We can only say that
neither the hat nor the head furnishes
Trustworthy indications Of mental pow
er aud capacity. and that the only
feature of interest as yet noted is the
curious fact of unequal development
and consequent want of symmetry
The Lancet.
BUCKwHEAT CAKES. --Buckwheat cakes
are improved for some people by mix
ing the buckwheat with Graham flour.
Put about one third of Graham with it.
Start the cakes at night with yeast-a
small teacup of yeast to one quart of