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The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-06
''Pocket Burroughs" In the British
Parliament.

Pocket burroughs" derive their
quaint a~ppellation from the TACT that the
Individual commanding their votes car.
rics them. rs 1t were. in his pocket.
Not all the pocket burroughs. however.
are under patrician control; the purse
OF Plutus holding influence over agoodly
number of them. 1t is . well-Enown
fact that there are scores of them a
chasablc rs any other commodity Of the
market a be bought up, lock. stock
and barrel. and are so bought. The
late commission of inquiry into con-
tested elections gave ample evidence o.;
this. having brought TO light the az
founding revelation that the voters Of
several such burroughs-not small ones
~either-were bribcd. almost TO q man,
MANY of them even boasted of the large
sums they had received, after stipulat-
ing for. and chafiering over them. with
out thought of shame or qualm Of con
science.
One would naturally expect that q
candidate for Parliamentary honors
would be required 10 give some proof Of
his fitness for Parliamentary duties. But
in boroughs like these no such qualifica-
ton is needed. With them. political
capacity and knowledge Of statesman
ship-or. indeed. other knowledge Of
any useful kind-are the least and last
things thought of. Money will make
them take the wall; and well the man
of menex. knows it-feels rs certain of
entering Parliament. il he only pays the
price. as he would Of an opera box by,
purchasing a ticket II Is simply q
question Of how much he Is disposed to
pay; and that he aEranges with tho
electaoneering agent. who in turn makes
it square with the elec.OrA There arc
always constituencies open to represen-
tatives Of this kind. and Hho care for No
other. and would NOT have any other.
Nor does the candidate need to be rcsi.
dent among them or ever have previous
acquainiol nee with them. He may be
total stranger Of unknown antecedentS |
brought from some distant part of the
county-London or elsewhere his first |
introduction tn his Constituency that 10 |
to he, given him by the local hwyee
who acts - his elsctioneering AGENT !
often only . few days before The eless
ton. But the lawyer himself has been |
previously made acquainted With Ais
legis!aRive capabilities b hayilx heasd
the Jungle AZ his eoA This eonnnnie
Gated 70 the coseeu1s csaseit1sncy1al
marvelcu& almost WEicakvUsck and1
presapl; tAs nakpevnH
To veuest adre1tuFer. becomes 60 a
TIE SeeaturtSf Gfsn1oes q &o,uoasj
British &mpfEoS0 U6ichstho~01W
sees!-c4plb1 l9yW 114 NHxt
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-06

srISsiNs 'ffitssias. issanss sftra. 81 gLs
sey Iomsasis;s. cured b. Be. hapagsa o.
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-06

II believed meat vfl nr< be mueA cAesp-
e. snti sitter eAssesuas Asvs ssrsvsd-bss.
tssy Susl
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-06

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men Who eoala 20, s<si = he II IL yr,b4hsy
the ffst tsne ne hare eves sEvr-d IN maxsr
sSns 6cSioa-4s~vusvsa Usvsk
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noSrDis n The bssss itsaxh 90 fsss - n.
taears pst rata. mise. ees. fo.shes. hoI baxs
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wHrS lie fanls are sss,ssdJ-whs s.s.
~ is tstt-Tk 4 Lxsse
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xr tays pais of iyDa'. rstsat Heel stirea
ere and mASe a h-bt 80 ssas at iee a. Aeax
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The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-06

n Uysa9a o. suss1sueae $500
tossvdafnsA snsoo
80 sv0G0wo1 - NmD Rsne010
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The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-06

ueorSc, anu won oack 3 good part al
what | have lost; enough to -ecover the
watch and ring and all the money !
took from the TILL"
us it rossible!" exclaimed the signor.
astonished.
Il have it all here" said George,
touching his coat. 1T was in my pock-
ct when you came to the house; didn't
You know it,"
The signor was obliged to confess that
he had not een so far as that
81 was in distress. trying to invent
some way Of returning the things with
out being found outlying to keep my
father quiet-when he brought YOU in
and spoiled all, Unless" said George,
with looks of entreaty-..unless YOU will
be merciful ana help mer
81 will help you on one condition"
said the signor.
Name it! / will do anythingr' the
youth eagerly promised.
81 only ask you not to do . certain
thing" said the signor. You know
what it is-the greatest folly and sin q
young man can b guilty Of"
IL know what you mean" George
Gambling. have found out
experience what misery il leads IA
And 1 had vowed that i'll could only
win back enough TO save nv honor. 1
would OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES play again!
And I never Wiars
"Then trust me 70 make evsrytAine
With your father" aid he si9aof.
lgaing clasping tie young mans hand
Fl shan be 70 gisdto. II yea yin taks
ID truuhle!'s sid Geesga
A few ninutes hte9. relieved 4 his
afeodful burden. with > lighter and
more hopeful heart than - had carried
his kreast for daya he6epaEtsd. leav-.
IL Si2nnr to Wpgk ous ~ 6e1ienfe
3uesiua 4 kis own way.
That afbsg1ooe 10 agnee dilpa1ehsd
! note % III. oufman. m1bsn}neA Mn
'Aattf vas sslss lpsts1e - ska1lfl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
Manners at Table.

Is there code of proper conduct con-
nected with ones knife and fork, ones
spoon and glass and plate at the table?
Is it the right thing TO hold your plate
by the two sides. as if it would run away
unless it were tightly secured?-to play
with your bread and crumble it all over
tine place. when you are not eating it rs
if for dear life all through the pauses
between the various dishes?-to hold up
your knife and fork in mid-air. suspend
ing operations while you talk to your
neighbor. dancing your food on the
point of the prongs till you have fin
ishcd your remarks? Or, if you do not
do this, then industriously endeavoring
to do two things at once, eating while
you talk. talking while you eat. to the
imminent danger of accidents better inn
agined than described? Yet many
worthy souls and well-dresscd bodrs
commit these denominations with light
hearts and clear conscience. Also
many drink with their mouths full. as
we'll as shovel in supplies ON supplies
before they have disposed of the first OF
half-masticated the second-all ofwhich
are sins against the morality of the din
ner table, so far as the best law givers
have as yet gone on the sub. .ect.
10 refrain from picking bones with
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03

.HrS. Gardner was hoppin' mad, but l
was aS cool as red-hot crowbar. Why
shouldn't Il hired gal want to 90 to de
kentrv an have rest from breakin'
dishes an kickin' tinwar' aroun' de
kitchen? 1t improves her complex
shun, braces up her form, shapes her
feet. an often result in her marryin' q
millionaire. If de Jedge an his family
cant afford to 60, dat's nuilin' to do
wild de servant.
Mrs. Kernul Dash was AKIN my ole
woman only las mite if she couldn't
hunt her up seamstress who'd be kind
an obleegin' 'nutf TO do a few davs'
work at twelve shillin's a day. She
won't git one. Dis am de season when
de poo overworked an half pad seam
stress packs her trunk, draws her money
from de bank, an hies to de seashore
to secure de benefits of de ozone an
saltwater bathin'. Arter dey reach
Long Branch it am hard to tell one of
'em from de wife of banker or broker,
but dat's none of our bizness. Let
yer naybur save, squander. keep sober,
git drunk war good cloze or ole cloze-
it's muffin to you. Let us now extri-
cate ourselves upon de reg lar order of
bE;ness. ."-DetroU Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
He Had the Russ ian Accent.

The Russian is the most difficult of all
Continental tongues to acquire. One
must have throat made on purpose.
and vocal cords strong as the hawser Of
a ship, or he will never be able to speak
with ease and freedom. The following
true anecdote will serve to illustrate
the nature of these awful gutturals
with which the language is filled. The
Russian Minister, a most accomplished
gentleman, was seated at table by the
side of an American friend, who was
taken with sudden fit of sneezing.
Now there are sneezes and then again
there are sneezes. There is little cat
sneeze in which some delicate ladies in
dulge, and there is the robust sneeze of
the full grown man, and, lastly, the
sneeze immense, the earthquake sneeze,
loud enough to waken even a watchman
at the dead of night, and strong enough
to lift heavy mortgage off the house.
Of the later kind was the sneeze we are
describing. At the third report, which
brought the entire dinner company to
their feet in dismay, the gentleman from
st. Petersburg quietly turned and said
to the sneezer: "Sir, congratulate you
on having perfectly mastered the Rus
sian accent. ~. Y. Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
MORNING IN TIE CITY,


what charms are thine. oh, incense, breathing
How blessed with dewy freshness is the
hour, - 1O
Before thu dawn hear the milknan's horn
BLOW at my gate with every-swclling power
Inc rnsE-ilngered hours far in the glowing
Touch all the skies with streaks of gold and
Food for the eyes, though for my morning
usually take little roll in bed.
The English Sparrow. just outside nv gate.
oaiules . tne morn with many u rasping
The cartman. with slow wheels that creak and
CRATE.
Insp res his laggard steed with shout and
whack.
And now the bakers bell, with dire alarm,
D'h2 dongs and ciangs: in tones that fairly
The human blood, a huckster from the farm
Jones down the street and yells: Mice
radishaeS."
With rattling sticks along the picket fcnce
hush down the street loud swarms OF whist
And every man in all this city dense
starts up and greets the day with some new
"Wash-tubs to mend" comes bawling down
the street;
"Oud hats. ould hats. ould hats!' Just
shakes the door:
"Char-coal. chaar-co-n-al!' Here's your nice
fresh cats meat.'
While MORNING papiz" swell The thurl-
dering roar.
Oh peaceful morn! oh, bushing, cloud;ess
dawn!
How sweet to kiss thy dawy-scented breath !,
How sweet t. grasp club and fall upon
Yon shrieking boy, and maui him half to
death.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
WHOLE NO. 1142.
HOME AND FARM.

Silk lace may be cleansed by wash
ing and rinsing it in benzine. When
clean, hang it in the open air till all odor
has left it. Press between folds of white
paper. Delicate silk ribbons may be
cleansed in the same way. As benzine
is very intlammable. care must be used
to let no flame approach it.
-Spiced Vinegar: For every quart Of
vinegar allow three ounces of grated
horseradish, one ounce each of pepper,
cloves and allspice (whole), two ounces
of white mustard seed, two onions
chopped fine. Simmer all together five
minutes, and when cold pour it over
boiled cabbage or beets.-N. ?. Tribune.
"A pretty mat intended for the top
of small table is made of drab felt.
The edge Is cut in sharp points; between
these points are placed soft little tassels
made of high-colored crewell. Tho
border of the mat is made by working
with gay embroidery silks any pattern
which suits the fancy of the maker.
The old-fashioned cross-stitch, or some.
modification of the feather-stitch, Is
pretty.-N. Y. Post.
-Ten-minute Cakes.-Take two tea
spoonfuls of cream.tartar and mix it
with one pint Of dry flour. Dissolve one
teaspoonful of soda in q teacupful of
milk; rub piece of butter the size Of
an egg into the dry flour; then beat up
one egg and teacupful ct sugar; mix
all well together, and bake Immediately
after adding the milk and soda. Have
your oven ready heated before you be-
gin, and you can make and bake this
cake In ten minutes. !
"A decision of considerable import
ance to farmers and hired help was rem.
dered by the Supreme Court of New
Jersey the other day, in the case Of
Mather VS.. Brokaw. Mather contracted
to render services to Brokaw for q cer-,
tain period, but before the expiration of
the time agreed upon left his employ
ment without the consent of his en-
ployer, and without any good cause.
Being refused wages for the work done,
he sued for them, but the Court decided
that the employee could not recover for
the work which he hadsdone under tho
contract, for, having broken the con-
tract, he could not maintain an action
under it.-Chicago Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
Brother Gardner'S Philosophy.

"What was gwine to remark" be-
gan the old man. as he took an undis-
solved troche from his mouth and
placed 1t on Il corner of his desk, 'was
to de effect dat it am none of our biz
ness what our naybur do, Onless dey
frow stones at our dog or toss deir oys-
ter cans Ober our fences. One great
cause of so much unhappiness arises
from de fack dat sartin people want to
know all about sartin odder people.
Frinstance, Deacon Turner's wife runs
ober to nv house an tells my wife dat
Elder Dorker's wife has gotta new bon
net dat neber cost less dan twelve dol
lars. DE Elder am workin' on straight
salary of eight dollars per week. an
he has a wife an fo' chill en-. How k i'll
he save up twelve dollars on sich sal
AIRY as dat? How did his wife git dat
bOnnetp An what cheek fur poo
woman who can't set table for seben
nor ride de street kyar once q week
to fam out in dat manner! DE wimin
sot dar' an talk an wonder an git
mad an want ter pull ha'r, an | slip
out an go to pullin' weeds in de gar
den. It's nobody's bizness how she
got dat bonnet, an yit some folks feel
sick bekase dey can't find out.
: "My ole woman goes down town to
buy three towels wild a red bo' der, q
spool of No. 60 white thread, anshalf
yard of linen to make RE some cuffs
She am as pleasant as June mawnin'
when she starts out, but when she re-
turns dar am hull cyclone in her left
eye. She pens me up in co'ner an
demands to know how de gals who
stan behind dc sto counters fur three,
f0' an five dollars q week kin pay bod
an washin' and dress in silks and sat
ins. l can't tell, an de less know
bout it de madder she gifts; an bime-
bv dar Gums a climax an somebody
gifts hurt. If n gal kin make fo' dollars
week go furder dan kin make twen-
ty, dat's none O my bizness or yo' biz
ness.
''De odder day my ole woman cum
home from Jedge Blanks an said dat
de Jedge's hired gal had gin 'em no.
tice dat she was about TO go to the ken
try on her annual six weeks vacation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
Treatment Of Water. Brash or Heart
Burn.

The means most commonly employed
by the ignorant is the use of some alkali
to neutralize the acid A little soda,
for instance. relieves the suffering at
once. But this chemical remedy is not
a good one. Strange to say, the oppo-
site course is more successful, viz: the
employment of small doses of acids.
have known persons who have suf-
fercd long from water-brash, to cure
themselves by the daily use of little
vinegar or a few drops of lemon juice
after each meal.
Mr.. D., a college student, consulted
me during his junior year for most
distressing heartburn. 1t seemed to
me 4 case in which cure might be eff
fected on the Homeopathic law, and
prescribed twenty drops of lemon juice
to he taken at the close of each meal.
He called upon me several months after
to say, that 1t not only had cured him,
but that he had resolved himself into
doctor among his fellow students and
that lemon juice was known as a good
remedy throughout the whole institu-
ton. He had,in prescribing the lemon
juice for water-brash, been careful to
urge the omission of drinks at and im-
mediately after meals. and likewise the
avoidance of soups. In fact, suffer
ers from the malady under consider
alton may obtain relief by u dry
diet.
In speaking of the employment of
alkalies in aciditv of the stomach, for
got to say that the saliva. which is al
kaline, gives great relief. | have, for
a good many years. been in the habit of
advising my patients, who might be
temporarily afflicted with heart burn,
to chew spruce gum and swallow all
the saliva. 1t affords the most grate-
full relief. and is not obnoxious to the
same objection which may be urged
against soda, saleratus, and other strong
alkalies.
Of course, the cure of this affection
is to be sought in the discOntinuance of
the table error which produced it. It
IS not easy. in round terms. to say
what this error is. But the discontin-
uance of drinks at meal time and of
liquid foods will generally give relief.
1t may be necessary to discontinue
pastry, fat meats and butter. 1t would
be rare case that did not give way at
once under beef and bread diet, drink
ing only water. and that, sofar as prac-
ticable, on rising in the morning and
lying down at night. have prescribed
this with success in hundreds of cases
g. ". Lei0iS, in Golden Rule.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
BarbPrS,

The barber is man who does not
abuse the power he possesses. He has
the power to cut mans head off with
more facility than has any other man
on earth, but he seldom improves lis
opportunity, although occasionally the
temptation must be very strong We
have often wondered if BARRIERS were
not sometimes possessed with a wild
impulse to try if they couldn't whack u
man s head off with one whack of the
razor-an impulse similarto that which
sometimes comes to Il man when he is
walking along the edge of n precipice,
and that prompts him to throw himself
TO the bottom. We have no doubt that
the shavcrs have some such thoughts
occur to them, especially when they
are shaving 4 man who has an impede
ment in his credit, and who is liable to
stand them off" for the price of the
shave. We know the shavee some-
times thinks of it as a possibility as he
lies back in the chair watching the ma
neuvers of fly on the ceiling, and re-
alizes that the barber is trying to whit
tie a clip of the end of his chin.
The negro barber is not so loquacious
rs the white barber. When he is
scraping around your lip with razor
that you have every reason to believe he
sharpens lead pencils and cuts strings
with, he does not ask you question
that you are afraid to answer fearing
you may sacrifice Il piece of your lip if
you reply, but otherwise he acts very
much as the white man does. He sub
scribes for the Police Gdzefte, and keeps
it on his table for the purpose of tran
QUILTING the mind and occupying the
sttention of the customer, who has been
Informed by the barber that he is
"neXt," when there is really ahead of
him two men who want to get shaved,
and one who is desirous of having his
hair cut. He has dandruif eradicator,
Il hair invigoralor. and Il corn softener,
put up i'll bottles by himself, that he is
not only willing bit anxious to sell.
Between his mirrors he hangs up to-
bacco advertising chromos. and richly
colored pictures of females dressed in
gauzy and abridged garments. He
puts lather i'll your ear, parts your hair
at the wrong side, and paStes it down
on your forehead, and usually suspends
operations. while the soap hardens on
Your jaw and he discusses some mat
ters of a personal character with bar
Der who is engaged on a bald-headed
man at the other end of the establish
ment.
In private life. the colored barber
gives tone TO the society he moves in.
He Is looked up to rs an authority and
rs a leader of fashion. He is almost
invariably n preacher or a member of
brass band. The ability to shave
comes naturally to a negro barber-an
instinct inherited; at least we suppose
it is so, as no one has ever seen barber
learning the business. -7eraS SUtings.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY,

ones fingers and not to cat with ones
knife are of the very clemens of rooI
breeding: and the lr>t lesson taught in
every well-conditjoned household is that
these are table sins which nothing can
excuse. We have seen lad e, at hotel
tables hold their ch ckcn bone or outlet
shank between their dainty fingers and
thumbs while they gnaw off the meat
with their pearly teeth as neatly as
would Fido. the lap-dog. Then they
Will suck their fingers one after anOt her,
and wipe the residue on their napkins,
smiling and glorioaS. conscious that
they have left no waste. and cniovcd to
the last fiber the good things provided
for them.
This mOnotonous use of the fork and
craven fear of the vul garity lying in the
spoon seems to us simple liable snob-
berry. 1t isa wcl!-known axiom that the
fork is to he used in preference to the
spoon when possible and convenient.
Rut the people who Use il always-when
scarcely possible and decidedly incon-
venient--arc people SO desperately
afraid of not doing the right thing that
they do the wrong out of fear of Mrs
Grundy."
Is 1t not better TO use a spoon where
slipperincss is an element? Some pco-
pie hunt their ices with Il fork. and 9th
erS stick their small trident into Jelly at
the risk of seeing the whole thing slip
off like Il gold-colored snake.
We sometimes see people put little
heaps of salt on the table-cioth by me
side of their plate, into which they Dip
radiSheS. and sometimes the edge of Il
piece of meat. This goes along with
resting the elbows on the table aud
reaching across ones ncighbor to help
themselves to dish that Just suits
their taste, and they cannot wit TO he
served.
We see these things done at restaurant
tables more frequently than anywhere
else, and we presume it is because they
pay for what they get and do not con
slider it incumbent upon them to be po-
lite there.
Another thing we see that is wholly
objectionable the Use of tooth-pickS
where another person is still eating
This we think is the worst feature of
all. Many time have we turned from
our food with dislike for il. caused bv
seeing those who having finished their
meal and are about leaving, tilt them
selves back in their chair and COM
mence the process of cleaning their
teeth with a tooth-pck. Of course it is
seldom that women are guilty of this
objectionable act. and those having
the least delicacy of feeling will never
do it.
There is no reason why politencsS
should not he carrie To the public Ia
bic, nor why it should he taught only al
the home table. 1t is at the public ia
BILE where good breeding tells; and per-
haps in no better way than the graceful
handling of knife, fork and SPOON
Rural NCU YORKER
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03

The high price of beef is gradually
drawing the yellow dog of Georgia into
the hot vortex Of the bolognt sausage
factory.-Atlant1 Constitution.