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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
ANECDoTE OF MENDELss Ohm

fond OF having artists, literary meI
and singers of talent at his small
suppers, and he enjoyed free humol
and encouraged gayety with all his
power. Personally fond of musi.
and literature, he had special liking
for the philosopher Mendelssohn, who
was very witty, as hunchbacks usu
ally are, and he often, relates writer
IN Temple Bar" gave him a seat at
supper by his side. 1t Sc happened
that some small ambassador Ger
many was then divided into a number
OF microscopic countries with pigmy
sovereigns-tried to chaff Mendels
sohn, who. with his quick repartee,
turned the tables at once on his ad
versary. Furious, his lwarfsh excel
lence ran to the king and complained
OF the plebeian being admitted into
circles above his reach, etc. The
king saifto him:
"Mendelssohu was nv guest. as
yot were. and you should not have
loAed him, or you should take the
consequences"
"Ah," said the ambassador, ''he is
a man who would consider nobody.
and would offend your majesty if it
SO happened that for some imaginary
reason he thought himself hurt: and.
my way, he would not offend me-"
as it wager?" asked the ambas.
sador
Certainly" replied the king.
"Well, If your majesty will do what
L say, we will soon see whether am
right or wrong"
And what do you want me to do?"
"Will your majesty, at the next
supper party, write on a piece of
paper, 'Mendelssohn is an ass and
put that paper, signed by your own
hand. on his platter
Il will not; that would be a gra
tuitous rudeness."
1T is only to see what he would
do, whether his presence OF mind is
SO great, and in what way he would
reply to your majesty"
well, if it is Just for an expert
ment, and l am at liberty to after
ward tell him that l by no means in
tended to offend him, 1 do not mind
complying with your wish"
agreed; only the paper must lie
signed under the words, 'Mendels-
sohn is an ass so that there can be
no doubt in his mind that it comes
from your majesty"
Reluctantly, but with feeling of
curiosity as to how it would end, the
king wrote and signed the paper as
required. The evering came: the
table was laid for twelve; the fatal
paper was on Mendelssohn's plate
and the guests, several of whom had
been informed of what was going on,
assembled. AT the given moment
all went to the ominous table and sat
around it. The moment Mendelssohn
sat down, being rather short sighted,
and observing some paper, he took
it near his eye, and, having read it,
gave a start.
"What is the matter?" said the
king. mo unpleasant news, hope,
Mendelssohn?"
"Oh, no." said Mendelssohn; "it is
nothingm
Nothing? Nothing would not
have made You start. l demand to
know what it is.'
''Uh, it is not worth while"
But l tell you what it is. l com
mand you to tell me-"
"Oh, some one has taken the liber
ty to joke in very bad taste with
your majesty
With me? Pray do not keep me
waiting any longer. What is it?'
, why, somebody wrote here, Men
delssohn is one ass, Frederick the
Second"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
Mr.. LoRILLARD AND rKI yRDsYY
YARuKk.

A good story is going about the
clubs concerning New York milliou-
airs who owns q big stock farm In
New Jersey. He has put in force
strict rules about the admittancs Of
curiosity seekers. and IL one happens
to get in, he il soon hustled o6.
The other day nsighborin9
farmer called on business. He had
never been on the place before, and,
entering at a gate he found open,
was strollipg about looking for The
superintendent, when the owner, who
happened 10 I've there, encountered
him. Supposing him TO be n,sssly
an idler or a prying person, hs asked
him what he was doing there
The farmer, taken aback BY such
an address, replied, Nothing
DO You know st which gate You
camel" said the owner.
Il do" said the farmer.
well. then, said the owner, get
out there ~ soon IN you can"
And the farmer walked out.
Shortly after the superintendent
o"he uP "he iuIuareu u u018uUU1
So and 80 had been theirs. He waa
the only one anywhere about who
hsd the timber they wanted very
much. and they wanted II immediate
ly. He had promised TO come that
morning TO see about the sale Of u.
WELL said the owner OF the farm,
IL shouldn't wonder IL ! had lust
sent him Of with Aea In his ear. I
found man strolling about here,
and, supposing him 10 be one Of those
strsgglers, l cleared him out. Whsrs
does he livef ! will drive over and
see him"
OF he started nj once. Reaching
the farmhouse. he drove in, and,
seeing him. began an apology, bat
was cut short by the farmer. who in.
quired II he knew nj which gate be
came in. He said he did. Then" !"
said the farmer. Il want you 10 ~
cut as quick m you can"
The owner of the stock farm wss
obliged 10 depart. Il Baldwin's
Monthly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
Faith. | am not surprised. any

Path. l am not surprised, any
how, was the contemptuous rep'y
81 know it's but few that are able tC
afford the luxury. But / must be
going after the girrui or / won't be
able to reach her at all, at all"
SO saying, Pat plunged INTO the
waves once more and struck out fol
the plank which had now drifted
nearly a quarter OF a mile from
shore. Fortunately. the plank was a
wide one, so the little girl easily
managed to keep her seat upon it
but by this time it had a brisk breeze
against it and was rapidly being car
ried ont to sea.
On swan the Irishman, straininc @
every nerve; but his already eufeebled
frame was rapidly losing its strength.
1t soon became evident that he
would be unable to reach the plank
unless some fortunate accident hap
pened to help him.
Strangely enough, it happened.
The wind had been shifting .or some
time. until now, when Pats strength
was almost gone, it began to blow
from the opposite quarter, sending
the plank slowly toward the point
where Pat was struggling desper-
ately onward. At length he seized
it and paused a moment to regain
his breath, then, pushing it before
hin. he swan slowl ly for the shore.
Nearer and nearer it came; the
spectators on the beach were holding
their breath in suspense, for they saw
that the Irishman's strength was
nearly gone
The lady whom he had rescued
had by this time recovered herself.
aud was in the water. waist deep,
waiting with outstretched arms TO
assure herself that her darling was
safe. They could hear Pats short
quick gasps, as he neared them,
growing louder every moment.
At last, when he was within a
compile of rods of the anxious mother.
they were astonished to see him stop
moment and try to catch his breath;
then, drawing himself forward, he
seemed to use all his strength in one
grand push, which sent the plank and
child within reach of the now ioyful
mother.
But in that push poor Pat gave his
last remaining spark of life. and
without groan or sigh he sank be-
meath the waves that he had all but
conquered.
Next day swollen, discolored
body was washed ashore; and Pat,
who had so long wandered in rags.
at last rested beneath monument as
grand as the rich boarders whom he
had envied could ever hope to obtain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
THE OLD MANS OPINION.

1t was September, 1879. The train
that bore Bode Hawkins to college
bore him away from the arms of his
mother and the. kisses of his sisters.
Very glum was Bode Hawkins. and
very reluctant he to go to school.
saw, shaw" he growled, 81 donkaire
to go, nuther, so what's the use?
Doggone the collidge, it don't do no
good, and l won't know no more wen
l come back then / do wen l go
away I'd ruther drive team r learn
a trade r something. bod fetch the
thing anyhow" June, 1883. Amb-
rose Hawkins returns to his ancestral
halls Oh the farm. His family weep
for Joy. All rush to embrace him as
he steps from the train. Ambrose
Hawkins gazes f1edly at them the
oriel window that includes one eye,
and delicately extending two fingers
for them to grasp, he murmurs. "Aw,
fawthaw! gently, my deah fellah,
gently; easy on the rings. ye knaw;
bless you, me mothaw--how? no,
thanks; kiss you when we get home,
ye knaw; how do, brothaw-brothw-
well. bless me soul, but I've forgotten
the boys name. Sistah, heah will
you kindly hand these brawses faw
me boxes to the luggage mawstah
Avis this the vehicle?' And all
the way home the old man didn't say
a word, but just drove ahead and
thought, and thought and drove
and nearly all that night he sat uE
twisting hickories and laying them
to soak in the watering though down
by the COW barn. And he told q
neighbor next morning that he ''had
about four years of college larnin' tC
unlarm for Boie afore the boy could
holler at yoke O steers like he
used to; but the boy seemed to bt
comm round all right, and he re
ckoned he'd do by'n'-by.'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
PEOPLE.

Ex President Tyler's son Alexan-
der died last Saturday at Santa Fe,
Mexico.
The banker poet Stedman's poetry
and prose brought him in about
81 900 yearly.
Roscoe Conkling received a new
dignity on Tuesday. He accepted the
office of grandfather.
DR.. r. d. Joyce, author of the
Irish epics, "Deirdre" and "Blanid,"
sailed from Boston for Dublin Satur-
day.
The Prince of Wales has accepted
Ernest Longfellow's painting of the
poet Longfellow's residence at Cam
bridge, Mass.
DIR. Schliemann, who is at WlIdun-
gen, Germany, busily engaged in put
ting the finishing touches to his new
work on the excavations on the site
OF the larger City of Troy, will soon
visit England with his family.
The wife of the notorious Itch
borne claimant and her two children
are inmates of workhouse at South
ampton, England. She still per:
sists in calling herself "Lady Itch
borne," and her name stands as such
on the workhouse register.
During the next year the Century
expects to print at least three stories
of varying length, by Henry James.
The first one, Impressions of a
Cousin" is entirely American in sub
ject. the scene being laid in New York
or the country near it.
Mrs. E. Lynn Linton, the English
story writer, is pleasant faced lady
of 60 years, with gray hair and spec
tacles. She spends her winters in
Rome, and is general favorite in
society, because of her brilliant con-
versational powers.
Nj. Alexandra Dumas has written a
letter complaining of the brilliancy
of stage decorations, and, above all,
of stage dresses. The actresses
think, he says, more of their costumes
than'of the piece, and "the genius of
the author is lost in the art Of the
milliner."
The publishers state that to date
over 100000 copies of Miss Alcotts
publications have found a market
These estimates do not include Eng
lish reprints, pirated editions Oh
translations. 1t is not strange that
Miss Alcott feels justified in moving
her pen leisurely in these later days
Some time ago dispatch was sem
from st. Louis to Memphis, addressed
to james Giles. pie clerk steamer
Magenta" There was no man named
Giles on the boat, and the message
was not delivered, whereby lawsuit
ensued. The person mesnt was
James Gillespie, clerk of the Ma
genta.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26

A Cincinnati journalist has dis
covered that Fanny Mills, aged TWEEN
ty-two, of that State, wears the
largest shoes ON earth" Ii the jour
nalist is not laboring under the i'm
preston that Miss Mills father wears
the heaviest boots on earth, it is be-
cause the latter was not at home
when the Cincinnati journalist was
prosecuting his Investigations Nor
ristOwn Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
MAIDENHOOD.
u. ". LONGFELLDw.


Maiden. with the meek, brown eyes,
In whose orbs shadow lleA
lik. the dusk III evening skies.
Thou whose locks out-hine the sun,
Golden trcsSes, wreathed in one,
A. the braided StrcamlctS run,
Standing. with reluctant feet.
Where the brook ard river meet.
NOiLanhood and childhood fleet.
Gazing, with timid glance.
On the hroOklei = swift advance,
On the rivers broad expan>e.
Deep and still that gliding stream
beautiful to thee must seem,
As the river of a dream.
Then why pause with indecision,
when bright angels IN thy vision
B,ckon thee TO fields Elysian?
Scc>t thou shadows sailing by,
A. the dove. with startled eye,
Sce-t he falcons shadow fly?
lieare>t thou voices on the shore
That our ears Perceive no more.
Deafened by the cataract's roar?
O. thou child of many prayers.
life hath quicksandS-I.if Life hath snares
Care and age come unawares.
Like the swell of some sweet tune,
Morning rises into noon.
May glides onward into June.
Childhood is the hough, where slumbered
BIRDS and blossoms many numbered
Ago, the bough with Shows encountered.
Gather. then. each flower that grows,
When the young heart overfows,
To embalm the tent of rnows.
Bear a lily in thy hand:
Gates of brass cannot Withstand
One touch of that magic wand.
Bear through sorrow. wrong. and ruth
In thy heart the dew of youth,
On thy lips the smile of truth
q. that dew. like balm. shall steal
Into wounds that cannot heal,
Even rs sleep our eyes doth seal:
And that smile, like sunshine, dart
Into many "A sunless heart.
For smile of God thou art
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
AN INCIDENT CONNECTED WITH POWERS
GREEK SLAVE

II Is pity that wealth and educa
ton cannot he simultaneously nc
CURED \ miner. who, by lucky
hnd, becHm" suddenly the possessor
II fortune. took II into his head To
20 10 Europe. and after many adven
turos found himself IN Florence.
During MS travels he caught the
maladN Tor collecting works of art
aud visited the studios of renowned
artists ~ search ~ marvels a. he sent
hom" Amor x others he visited the
studio of Powers. the sculptor, and
glanclug over varioua statues. his ey,
aight"i upon the Greek Slave.
Nv ha, may You call tha, air boy T.
he asked.
The Greek Slave" replied tho
sculptor
And what may be- the price II it l''
wa- th" next question.
Tire" thousand dollars SAID
Powers. gazing at the odd specimen
ol humanity before him.
Three Thousand dollars. he OK
claimed. You don't ray So. now
Why. Thought Ia hny something o
You. but that's u ho,ch above me
Why. rthtiary H. rlz amt it,
Bowers. IN telling the story, use,
To CIV" AN amusing imitation of tn,
miners drawl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
AT THE FRENCH WORD PLAY.

Feminine compliments:
Just think, PAMELA has married
chiropodist?"
81 am not astonisheG. She is sen
timental and wants to have a man
who will always be at her feet
Adele is splendid cook, but it is
evident that she cannot content
everybody and his father.
The other evening Madame went
into the kitchen and found the gas
stove lighted.
why, Adele, do you light your
stove at this hour?"
But l have not put it out since
morning.
why, girl, are you crazy?"
mo; but Madame is always com
planning that l use too many
matchcs2"
That familiar sign:
"Ah, who is it that speaks English
in your store, for see the sign Eng
lish spoken %
why. it's the English people who
come in to buy, of course"
Good references:
The due de KS man servant is an
excellent fellow, but he gets terribly
drunk twice a week.
Unhappy manw cried his master,
''if you were to be found in the street
in that condition."
"Oh that wouldn't make any differ
ence; I've always one of Monsieur's
cartes de viste in my pocketw
The Countess Jane to the dowager
de Brionne:
"You do not compliment me upon
the marriage of my sister,
The dowager struggling her shoul-
ders:
"AIy dear child, l never make any
compliments upon marriage until
ten years afterwardsw
Reflections of Normand peasant
to Parisian:
I'VE have still a little property.
but my brother in law has inherited
large amount, and since he has be-
come rich he does not help us any
more. After ALL" the peasant added
with resigned air, 1.-The more people
have the less they give; l know how
it is myselfw
More feminine compliments:
The Comtesse de B., who is on the
shady side of 40, visited the Baronne
de T.. where she is invited to dine
Il beg you will excuse me, dear
Baronne," she says with simpering
air, ''for coming in such an unadOrned
costume. l waited to write letter.
and / had not the time afterwards to
dress myself properly"
The Baronne, with her most veno-
nous smile:
My dear Comtesse, dent worry
about that-you no longer have any
need to dress upw
What some people see in the coun-
try:
The husband: "Well, my dear.
did you see some beautiful things on
your mountain excursion?"
The wife: 1.-The guide told me to
look where 1 walked; all l was able
to see was my boots.'- Translated
by Boston Courier.
Fashionable people at Newport are
accused of neglecting their children
but no belle of ball wants half
grown girl hanging about her skirts
and crying ma" when she is attempt
ing a Irritation with nice young
man. 1t is a give away, and to say
the girl is her husbands by former
wife, does not wholly heal the matter
An indiscreet son in-law: Your
mother in law appears to have pain
in the side?" Not at all. She has
the tooth ache" But every now and
then l see her put her hand on hel
side, as though she felt a pain there. ,
That is because she has put hel
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26

There will be less loud dressing of
the hair hereafter. Bangs are going
out OF fashion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26

An indiscreet son in-law: Your
mother law appears to have pain
in the side?" Not at all. She has
the tooth ache" But every now and
then l see her put her hand on her
side, as though she felt pain there"
That is because she has put her
teeth in her pocket"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
JOHN MILLER MURPHY,
&DsEnTtst>.. RATES

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'rss. Iut.c~- ~ ! h. s.iar.ssi to tie attornsg
Oh. .'i'rl nufl"utius tteif iu-.rtlon.
AI'rr .rneu s'uf FROM d stance aud tran
90 H'f..p 90 must uinI auie.i BY the cash
.Hauurru.erfs - hris narrlAges and
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Nh.fH.rl notices or "pc-trJ ACCOMPANYING
n frias's "r death. vii 10 charged one-half
90 f~ruisr advertising rates. We oil not here
s's cssi TO ffom this rule
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26

Fashionable people at Newport are
accused Of neglecting their children /;
but no belle of ball wants a half
grown girl hanging about her skirts
and crying ma" when she is attempt
ing Irritation with a nice young
man. 1t is give away, and to say
the girl is her husbands by former
wife, does not wholly heal the matter
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26

That familiar sign:
"Ah, who is it that speaks English
in your store, for see the sign Eng
lish spoken 2"
why, it's the English people who
come in to buy, of course"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
Good references

Reflections Of Normand peasant
to a Partisan:
1--WE have still little property.
but my brother-in-law has inherited
large amount, and since he has be-
come rich he does not help us any
more. After ALL" the peasant added
with a resigned air, ''the more people
have the less they give; l know how
it is myselfr'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
lore feminine compliments:

What some people see in the coun-
try:
The husband: "Well, my dear,
did you see some beautiful things on
your mountain excursiOn?"
The wife: The guide told me to
look where l walked; all / was able
to see was my bootsr'- Translated
by Boston Courier.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-08

binary business and wa. caused rreat an.
gu'sh and suffering of mind and OF body.
ana plaintiff further represents that said
oeien1snt did then and there without
nroeaole cause, advise, procure, instigste
aud cause u. II. Miller, constable Of pre-
einct No. l: Dallas county. Texas, and
henry Lewis, deputy sheriff of said
county, the said defendant being then and
there present 10 take charge Of and unlsw.
fully arrest plaintiff on q pretended. false
and malicious charge Of theft, and carry
plaintiff through the public streets of DaT.
las to the county Jail of Dallas county and
their deliver plaintiff. against his will to the
Jalor OF Dallas county, and cause plaintiff
TO be locked up and imprisoned in the
county jail OF Dallas county for long
time, t0-wit.: For space OF eight days,
aud after the plaintiff had been so unlsw-
fully imprisoned Of the Dallas
county Jail the said defendant IN continual
ton OF his false aud unlawful Imprisonment
ofplaintin. and of his unjust and civil act
against plaintiff, did cause aud procure the
ssid Lewis TO again carry plaintiff as pris-
OF Dallas 10 the depot Of the Houston q
Texas Central railroad and there deliver
plaintiff to the sheriff Of Collin county,
Texas, who carried plaintiff ~ q prisoner
out Of Dallas county into said Collin county,
and there Confined and imprisoned plain
tin in the county jail Of Collin county for q
long time, to-wit, for the space OF ten days.
All ofsaid unlawful acts, wrongs and out
RACES being then and there perpetrstcd
upon plaintiff by the procurement and At
the instigation Of said w. s. Bolls. There
fore. plaintiff prays that said defendant be
cited 10 answer this petition, and that he
have Judgment for said sum of $4,000 and
for cost Of said suit and for general and
special relief.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-08
Big Suit for Dameyes

A. M. Boice, of Denton county, has filed
suit in the district court OF Dallas county
against VS.. Bolls, praying for $4,000 or
the grounds that Bol's falsely imprisoned
him on the charge Of the theft of o saddle
The petition reads MS follows.
A M. Boice, oomplst 'g ofv. s. Bolls
represents that the plaintiff resides in Dal.
las county, Texas, and the defendant 70,
sides in Denton county, this state. Tba,
4, heretofore, to.wit: On the 18th dsy of De'
cembeI 1882, In the county Of Dallas and
state Of Texas, the defendant. v. 4. Boils
assaulted plaintiff, and without ANY
fessonable or probable cause Ard
Without any warrant or authority of law,
did then and there unlawfully imprison
plaintiff for tho space Of eighteen DAYS
ooutrary "a the laws OF this state and
egainDt the will OF plaintiff, by means
whereof plaintiff was prevented
, nd restrained from removing from, one
place TO another as he might see proper,
md was prevented from transacting his or.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-08
Horsford's Acia Phosphate
is very valuable for professional men. 1t
supplies the phosphstes which are always
lost by severe mental labor.
Weather on Cattle.

From all parts of the state comes up the
cry that the cattle are dying from the cf
fects OF the sudden cold weather. Willis,
regretting the loss of the property to. own
ers from rs to 90 per cent? il Is certainly tc
be hoped that greater precaution will be
taught the rspchmen by this fearful de,
struction. Apart from individual loss
there ia aHelement of cruelty in the mat.
ter, which must address itself to every hu.
name person.
1t is cruel TO own stock and not provide
for then protection. A very little outlay
would Obviate this barbarlty. A few hun.
dred feet of plank, judiciously arranged on
a slope, would cluster under its sheltering
sides many poor brutes, who otherwise
have to Withstand sudden and fierce blasts
that freeze their marrow and CONCEAL their
vitality: Economy and humanity alike
demand a reform in this particular, and, il
an appeal Of this character fails, the law.
making power Of the state should be in
voked. Sheep have been the greatest sui
ferers, and to them the barbarity of pro.
prietors has been worse than the fangs oil
wolves.