Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-02-03
F'orerUnncrs Of Columbus.

Europeans. long before the tire oi
Columbus, had actually visited the New
World. 1t may be regarded as an es
tat.lshed fact that about the year 1O0C
OF "ur era the Northmen crossed the
stormy sea from Greenland TO tLe
Aaericin coast. and sailed Gown a,
lest rs far ae tie lati:ule of New York
Iaefo is strong reason to believe that
rLey reached as far south rs The Mexi-
eau iatitndes. Mexican legends tell CT
fair-haired, gcdlike strangers, who arc
bert explained from tie NcrSesian
coasts. There seems TO lie no valid
reason for doubling that, besides the
Se'niinaviau explorers, Europenn
! r.. 'ners may have visited the shores
of the New Work.. The larratiye Of
Eifisi OF the oxre,.i ion OF the Alma
GruriEs probably points 10 voyage,
before the middle of the twelfth century.
to some CT The African rather than the
American islands. Bat it is difficult to
dlsproye the voyage and settlement of
the Welsh prince Madoc in the twelfth
century, though. as Mr.. Major Justly
observes. the evidence is so vague and
unsatisfactory that m affirmative con-
clusion would be prosLmptuous. But
the voyage Of the fisherman of the
Fafoes lsl"nds-Who is said TO have
sailed into the far West and to nave
discovered E,toiilanh and Drogeo.
identified rs Kohl With Nova Scotia al, Il
New EnglGnd. and which led Antonio
Il no westward toward the cloae of the
twelfth ccE!urv. til lie landed On an
island called learia, from which how
ever he Was driven by TIE Inhabitants
rests oG better testimony, and may be
accepted as having. at any rate, solid
bases If fact; while, Oh the other hand,
the voys sc Of the Costercnls 10 the
Terra del Blccalhaos- tie Land Of Cod
tsh-in 1l6:i 4. may lie regarded as
fabulous. 1t rests on poor authority,
and Grew, no doubt, ont of the vanity
ana envy of the Portuguese.
Bat these floating ideas OF CONT
nent in tho EAR West det.act nothing
from The true glory Of Columbus. 1t
WAS practically an unknown path that
he trod; and he trcd it With a method,
foresight. "A purpose, and u grasp of
result, which made the realm that ho
conquered I'll mis- OWE.
BOYS, READ AND HEED THIs.-Many
people seem to forget that character
grows; that il is not something to put
on ready made with womaDhood. or
manhood; but day by day, hero {. little
and there u little, grows with the
growth, aud strengthens with the
strength. until. good or bad, it Becomes
almost coat of mail. Look at q man
Of business-prompt, reliable, con-
scirntious, yet clear headed and enel-
getic. When do you snpposc he De
veloped oil those admirable qualities :?
When be was boy? Lot rs see how
boy Of ten years gots MP in the morn
ing, works, plays, studies, aid We will
tell you just what kind Of man ho
will make. The boy who is lete at
breakfast, late Mt school, stands u poor
chance to be prompt man. The boy
who neglecis his duties, be they ever
so snail, ard then excuses himself by
saying, - forgot! I didn't thinkr
will pcver lie reliable man. And
boy who fiods pleasure in The sufferipg
oi weaker things will never be a noble,
generous. kind mana gentltman.
DIDN'T APPRECIATE HOME COMFORTS.
A young man advertised for pri-
vate boar1ing-Louse where he would
bs treated as one of the family. lie
got it. Bat after he had stayed home
fourteen nights in succession, to take
care Of the baby, had been u,ilizsd cold
mornings to build the fire, found him
self minus towels eight or nine times,
on which occasions ho wiped his hands
aud face on his nightshirt, and several
other things not worth mentioning. lie
became discouraged and left, while
the rest of the family eagely agreed
that some people SO deteriorate by
contact with the world that they are
unable to appreciate homo comforts.
Oil City Derrick.
ORANGE CAKE E-Ole cup butter, two
and one-half cups sugar, six eggs. one
cup OF milk, four cups OF -four, one
teaspoonful of cream of tartar, and
one half teaspoonful OF soda. Bake in
layers. Mike frosting OF the whites
OF two eggs, jlice ana grated ri"d Of
two oranges, and one pound Of pow
dered white sugar; spread this between
the cakes aud over the upper one.
I'm what condition was the patriarch
job at the eu.l of Eia life 2" asked n
Brooklyn Sunday y-schoOl teacher OF
quiot-iooking boy at the foot Of the
class. Dead" calmly replied the
quiet looking boy.
BREAD CEoQUErTEs.- - Prepare bread
rs for stulli0g, bu. without the herbs.
make into balls, aud fry brown in hot
Lard.
WAFrLEs -Ono pint OF sour milk,
one teaspoonial Of sJda, four well
beaten egga, one tablespoonful Of but
ter, a, liitio salt. anl flour for thin
batter. Have the irons hot and bake
quickly.
a loud crash in the suburbs the 9th
er night, which awakened and fright
ened the neiShborlool, was ascer-
tanned to have bccn cluscl by tins fall
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