Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-23
WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE.

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WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE.
The papers have lately told us of a
number of distressing deaths by fire
Great hotels and warehouses have
suddenly burst into sheets of flame
in the night, and frantic people have
either persisted in the dreadful blaze
or,throwing themselves from windows,
have been dashed to pieces in the
street. l hope that mono of my
young friends may ever have to pass
through SO awful an experience But
if you should be surprised, at night
OF in the daytime, by the presence of
smoke in your rooms, do not lose
your wits if you can help it.
Remember at such moment that
although You are i'll great danger,
there are friends near who will try, if
possible, to come to yeur assistance.
Do not open doors or windows wildly,
and waste no precious moments in
standing and screaming for help. In
stead, think if you can of the straight
est way out, quickly wrap thick
shawl OF blanket around you, cover
ing your head and your hair, and
then creep on your hands and knees
to the loor or the stairway. There is
always air to breathe near the floor
If you are in the room with others
and lamp is upset or some floating
drapery takes fire, recellect that you
must smother the flames by throwing
rug on them. pulling curtains OF
hangings down, and covering them
with carpet or quilt, or in some
similar way stop the current of air
on which fire feeds If a child's
apron catches from the CRATE OF
stove. wrap shawl or blanket about
the little creature promptly, and roll
her on the floor.
You can not be too careful with re
gard to matches, candles and lamps
Those of you whose homes are
lighted with kerosene or other oils
should ask the person who takes care
OF the lamps always to fill them in the
morning, never doing so after night
fall. A properly filled lamp is not like
ly to explode. Servants should be
warned to be extremely careful in
the use of kerosene. They should
not be allowed to pour it upon theil
kindling wood in order to light fire
quickly. Make it rule never t.
trife with fire, which is great com
fort in its proper place, but dread
full foe when beyond our control
Harper's Young People.
| HIRING A COOK.
Mr.. Peterson Chaffey ADVERTISED
recently for a colored servant. Among
the so called colored ladies who ap
piled was Miss Susannah Crow. She
was willing to do the work and re
ceive SIS month, provided her con
ditions were conceded to. She
wanted quite number of concession.
and among them immunity from
anything like work. II wants it un
derstood that l amt gwine ter fotcl
no water nor wood inter de kitchen
and somebody has got ter git up in
de morning and make de fire in dc
stove" "Of course not Susannah
Nobody would expect you to do those
things. Whenever you want a fire
made, or wood and water brought in
just ring the bell for Mrs. Chafiey
and order her to bring in what you
want" And Use not gwine ter dc
no scrubbin'; and no washing ob dc
dishes. No cullud lady in Austin
does de like oh dat "Of course not
Miss Grow. l always make my wife
and daughters do the drudgery about
the house. If at any time they dc
not speak respectfully to you, just
let me know, and l will see that i,
does not occur again" Il believes
I'll come de fust OBJ de mumf." "Be
fore hiring you, Miss Crow, I want tc
ask you few questions" "What
does yer wont to know" Can you
play on the piano? Can you render
Beethoven's immortal syphonies with
the proper musical expression?' NO
sab; but l sings camp-meeting tunes
Then l am afraid you will not suit
the family at all. While my wife is
washing the dishes, and doing the
scrubbing, want the cook to play on
the piano and receive company. ]
am afraid you will not fill the bill.
Just get out of here, you old char
coal fraadw So he opened the gate
and turned her out into the street
black looks, sass and all Texas Sift
ings.
Only two members Of the National
Senate were in their places one morn
ing lately when the Chaplain began
his prayer, but the religious portion
of the days proceedings went on as
decorOusly as if there had been a full
house. This was as it should have
been, so far a. concerns the devotion
al services, for wherever at the Ma
tional Capital there are two Senators
gathered together there is some one
who needs to be prayed for. 1t is a
bad sign, however. that of the whole
seventy six there were only two who
knew their greatest need.
A matter of fact young man from
New York, during a recent visit in
Boston, received an invitation from a
lady-an old acquaintance-who had
Just blossomed out into a typical
specimen of the Boston ;esthete, re-
questing his presence at her house on
a certain evening ito meet two
minds" 1t happened that he had
just accepted an invitation to dine
elsewhere on the same evening, and
SO he replied. expressing his regrets
that he could not avail himself of the
opportunity Ito meet two minds"
owing to a previous engagement ito
meet four stOmachs."