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a WONDERFUL WOMAN.
Mrs uyrn Clarke G.aincs. Her vi
tn,its ana Mental DriIIiancy.


In tins pleasant home we had the
81 asnre "i ne ng one of the most
"'n ''riul " omen of the ninteenth CEN
turt M,rlt lLrhc ga ncs. the willow
II ihc late cen Guincs. Mrs Gaines
has tr th" past fits years been irving,
thro gh the courts to prose her right
Ia prop rtv which tnally belongs to
het amt about which the supreme court
of the uiicl States has decided in her
favor. hui now comes some Technical
flaw nbout bonds. The little woman
has see n 90 wears. Int has the appear
an'o of being only -, with her far
complexion, bright black q e., that
n"Ncr look through glasses t. deciplier
The finest PRINT or to u.s. her pen, VIII .ch
sit" IN DOING. and the result will be her
Autobiography. which cannot hep but
he an Interesting work. With all her
trouble and OPP ~ ton. she d. es not
show any ,indictN encss 'r b b.tterness
~ amlab'e. generous. and true friend
To the poor Mhel relating to us the
oxl cri,nccs Of her trials, she would vi
brn,c about the room, gesticulating in
an a'nusing manner. She avCws that
she IAN outtalk. outlaugh, outwalk anv
woman under the sun. anil Ioasts of
ba' NJ monopolized the converse ion
when Mme. Lc\e was Of the company,
n,u h 10 the chagrin If that renowned
foreigner.
W hen tie question Of the illeg g.timacv
of Mrs. Gaines birth was introduced in
,our'. Tho pleaded her own case in the
~ Al
pie. which plea brought every member
oi the jury TO her side. She saws "iiod
never rep.nied having made woman,
hut He saw that man WIS a decided fail
NE. and was =, rry that He had created
bim. She ~ always % womans cham
pion. believing IN her rights, VIII ch she
saws must come. and the right OF fran
ch So. on which snble he has talked
in public to th' usands of attentive
listeners. III" sad she. IL had been a
man should have adopted the medical
prof ssion, because for I | inherit both
taste ani taleLt ~ She iesto: ed Eer
dMu ghter to crfect hea th after the
physicians had pronounced her be tonl
cure.
Mrs. Gaines father, Ian el Clarke,
was native oi ew { rleans, and m
that city -he is buried. In her early
maidouhosl she became the wi o O..
william Wallace Whitney, of New
loik. but IN few Nears was widowed.
She saws Gen. Gaines was greater
than Clay. Calhoun or Webster, and his
Last words 10 mo were, Your cause is
Just and ,ou must succeed" Alth ugh
her father was bcrn in Louis ana and
her husband in Virginia. she has never
kn WA any north or south. but has idol
eel Ter whole country. Her inst be
ne. o.cnt work VII be to biild a
wislvws' home. tho next an orphan asy-
lum, II the gre,ds lawyers do not
gobbo u" all she 40 ures. The
charges in tho ,ase thus fur, for fees,
stenograpl ers. writs and counsel fees,
have n r,pdr been over s3Oo,COO. The
print Il rec ri VIII cost $1,000. 1t is
hoped that the none. el woman will
soon s.yase her rights. a. she has been
living " borrowed sap.tai since 1870,
lm't ef the I me sdpl orting thirteen per-
Sons
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
LINCOLN TO aookgR
a Ws@srhsb,~ t.,,sr frsss ths " as
Department assbtses


President Lincoln had ,tonlia uth
the hoty 'rh. io iluuker. whs vas
angry ai the aplio,ntu, ui oi burnside
80 commander of th" i'o,omar army.
b-eluentiy Iloaker was app intrl ia
command Il, ani thnn llnsuln wrote
him Remarkable hotter
Ihis letter saws tho Na.hirut "a
corr uspoudsnt ui lhe iaston Herald.
sas gwen a. col Robert y r,,tt, 4
Tho ~af department by lluukri hln.
self, aud the original is nus 10 tIa
Rtchi'e-. II h. ohr oi tho nla-i nuial Ia
productions o,et wtitsh b. lte. ileat
lincoln fom" part II u eto fairly
Shakesp'sfcan IA diciiun aud Thought
II y ~ fellows
"ENrcrTSf M,Ssios, W,suiNar,y, =,
u. G.. jsn. ~. isGs H. Ma utS.
li'oErH tTNFuAI have PLACED ,uu
at the head Of the Army oi ,l,e Potomac,
of course ! have dome this u,,on ~hat
spssaf. h. n,a h. bp sufficient rea
sons. anh set thinh u lest iur yua 10
know that there are some thiugs ia re
gard to which ! am MT ~ H. sat siis,l
With you. believe you lo l,e blasa
aud skillful soldier Witch. of course,
like. also l,oliryo yoa De- MT n,iN
politics with your proics. on. In uhi,h
You are right. iun have coniiden,a Ia
yourself, which is q valuable. II ao, an
indispensable, quality, You aro am
b,tious, Which. within reasonable
bonb L.. aoe- Eoo; rather tea haTsl.
HIT think that, during Oen. Iafn.
si'lo's command II the arB,s. yea have
taken counsel of your ambiil;.n aud
thNarted hin ~ much q. you could,
in VII oh yuu do sres, wrong, bath
to the country aud q nost nisfisofi.
ons ard honorable brother osiieer.
have heard, In such = way ~ 81 ha.
lievc u, of year reeently saying that
both the army aud the saserams rs
needed dictator. Of course u vas no,
tor this, hut In spiie OF II. that have given
ycu q command Only those gssagals
who gain succesasa can sol nis ~ sle.
tstors. What ! ash Of yos is military
sue q ., and ! wlll risk the diuiatarshi,,.
The government will support Won b.
tha utmost of its ability, which /.
neither more nor less than II has tiena
and will do for all eommsnslers much
fear the spirit you have alaesi b. iniass
into the army OF etitirislns the CON.
mandcr and withholding confidence
from him will tuta upon yoa. shalt
assist you Ne far as I van ta put u
down. Neither yOa nor Napoleon. II
he w're alive again, could get any good
out of ang army while such ~ u. pre-
wallis In u. Aud nos, beware Of rash.
ness' i'ewsre oi rsshnc..l ilut with
energy and s'cepl.ss vigilance no fcr.
ward and give ~ victories.
Yours very truly.
~. IiscuLs."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
ssnany,in ~ l'aas.

f'T '"eyf 'N'au
We spent Sun " at I'll Paso, and in
the alt 'rnoon went across the river. to
SEQ The old church. the only object Of
hts,st IN Ahc town. The doors were
locked, AMI we inquired at a neigllborlng
store where we could get the key.
"of the priest" WAS the reply.
"Anl VIII. 70 n tue priest 2
rAt the go Knight"
Aud there VIZ found him: in q rough
smphitheatrs, crowded with men who
looked Hike land I'll, nearly every one Of
tlmm with eamecoct one arm and
ID tho other hand o few dollars of
Mexican money, engaged in the ma
tional amusement and betting upon the
combati' encss OF his favorite rooster.
u - the regular practice on Sunday
In Mexico for the entire congregation,
priest and all. 81 leave the church for
the cock pit after high mass and spend
the 10 nainder OF the day in that re-
hne,t ouuscment. Tho priest at Paso
lei >ortc owns number of fine game
u rIs. and was too much Interested in
the MATCH 10 accompany Us to the place
Of worship where he ofliciates.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
The Religion OF the COpts.

The ancient people known as the
Copts, or unmi-ei Egyptians, regard
themsel, es as the true founders and pre-
servers of the orthodox Christian
church. This people, distinctly derived
from the old inhab tants of the land,
were the first to embrace Christianity !;
and throughout the many disasters of
change in Egyptian rule, the persecu-
tions and martyrGom entailed by Mos
lem opposition, the Copts through
their descendants have maintained, if
not in purity at least in spirit, the early
Christian faith. The time of the
greatest streng h, perhaps, was a.ter
they had gathered, avo ding the hos
tility of Diocletan, in the fortified
town OF Coptos, of which now only q
few ruins may be seen on the way from
Cairo to Luxor up the Nile. In the city of
Cairo, however. are to Re found the best
evidences, ancient .anl molern, of the
mutations through which this hardy
sect passed in the successful attempt to
preserve the principles of their religion.
They are well-behaved, inoffensive
people, and have preserved fairly in
corrupted the early doctrines of the
church. They are all educated, and
constitute the most industrious and en-
terpris!ng of the community, and since
from time to time disabilities have been
removed, there is now wealth and pros
perity among them. The hope is there
fore entertained that the oil rel gious
vitality may be revived in the church
bones now exceedingly dry. There is
very good material to begin with, as
there are 250.00o of them in Upper
Egypt and $1,000 in t:e Delta. The
occupancy of Egypt by the English
governm mt will afford the Copts
the very encouragement they need.
They are already kindly disposed to-
warI the English, Us the British VIC
tory at Tel-el-Kebir saved them from
a threatened AMI bloody massacre at
the hands of the mob. Cautious pro-
cedure will be necessary, however.
The Copts would resent anyth n that
resembled evangelism or mission work,
for they regard themselves as the
representatives of the orthodox Chris
tian church.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
The Practici Life of t1e Germans
lRehub tn Sun lay Herald

There is probably no nation upon the
face Of the earth that knows so we'll
what the enjoyment of life means as
the German. They a~e practical in
everything they undertake, and make
it part of their business to find olt all
the beauty there is in living, and to
make the most of it when they do find
it. Their homes are more than mere
places of, shelter, to eat and sleep in.
Lven in the humblest OF these there is
a pleasing atte npt OF the inmates to
spread cheerfulness about them, notably
in the decoration of their windows with
Towering plants AMI trailing vines.
They are also practical in their charity,
and such thing as a broken limb, for
the want of shov l.ul of ashes or
sawdust on an icy pavement, does not
hap pen in front of Their homes. We
Americans might learn little human
ity, if nothing else, from the Germans.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
A SnOwbow in the Sierras

A curious phenomena was visible
from this city for sereral minutes last
even ng. Big thunder clouds were
float ng about in the heavens during the
day, and in the evening two or three
rain overs were visible n the vicinity
of the Sink of the Carson and off to-
ward the Humboldt. At the same mo-
ment. some fifty miles to the southwark,
over high mountain peak, it was snow
ing, and the sun shin ng upon the
falling flakes made white rainbow, or
rather segment of such bow. Had the
snowfiakes been rain drops there would
doubtless have been brilliant rainbow;
as it was, the bow was not bad one,
except that it lacked color-was of q.
pale straw color. The white rainbow
reported to have been seen in France a
short tine ago was probably a SNOW
bow" - ?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
What Is Slange
boston Courier.

In its best sense slang is an attempt
to get at the truth by the shorter
routes. It may not always do this
decorously, but, none the less, it gener-
ally manages to get there. Slang is
the sworn enemy of circumlocution and
periphrasis. 1t believes that in liter
ature, as in geometry, straight line is
the shortest distance between two
points. As it almost invariably orig
mates among uneducated people this is
quite natural. 1t is o stripping away
of the dry husks of things to get the
quicklier at the kernel. 1t is an un-
conscious striving to attain to the
actualities and essences of things-it is,
in its lowly, common way. q blind
reacher after what Mr.. Carlyle top
loftily calls the eternal veracities."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
The Widows HOPE.
(Chicago Tribune.l

A lady who had recently lost her hus-
band and her friend were eating dinner
together at the residence of the latter
Il sympathize with you from the bot
tom of my heart in your great sorrow"
said the friend. 1T must be terrible to
lose such a man." "Ah, me, yes,"
sighed the widow. 1T is only the hope
of soon meeting him in a better land
that gives me courage and desire to
1.-Two -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
A LAkESinE MtjsINu.
tthicaso ritiH,s,e /


10 q nswspsIeF nffise cam. slyls Qua day
In sSrsst June. wls.n the earth wa@ aisissan,
A sAii suuth, over ~b'-~ chsek s,#eai dfii
irni tlush
AZ h. ~.s.r'sl IN esiNss-rrVbm
sihsss es.s~, slf. = hs -~la IN y NV. mellow
solsss
Use o. that wsh which Iprs - old
vAtsthe ttp ~ 4 tf.s.- T., have ~. uIi .sow
Asa ~ In With bet oa, st thu ss'li y
'F~ ,he ro'iT@e u I''srcing 'ps hcl'oc, II
MA tlse issss,fsi ws-sps,n II uhoashi.
Aht IN rrisf ta tths al -slnslils yur may
hssu
ny a'pl,nn fiu'n collsap I've brpugbt"
vasth 'hs ~il'of man D. M -s~kef fof fame.
y an ~strf ~ ssy that oug stan
" ~ Isss-en, 'siliple'". sni elsewhere you
nHsss ssih
Al fs'taa ioH,alss ~ q,isff.
What ss m.i IL a nr.,-.la-. rrrartor oi
Nklcs '~.a A,~s.A arl f,.-1uan,ly h~t-
SAri the ga luAiai "fStur, that's my yciS
\ b Il lynllr-
f-as fr'''n Hssssrl that | ~ss esren..l'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07

1t is stated that the mountains OF Gel.
livara, in the northern part Of Sweden.
consist of pure magnetic iron In i'm
mense layers Of several hundred feet.
One Of these peaks alone IN supposed 10
contain $50, 600. 900 tons. Large forests
are contiguous, and they are less than
100 miles from the Atlantic. A railroad
is to be built. and il il estimated hat the
iron can be delivered on the soacoast al
q cost OF SO cents per ton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07

10. L. heauiey III uerpers Mngnktnel
Although the first formal celebration
was to commence at IL o'clock with
prayer, an anthem Of praise accom-
panied by the band. and followed by
three laundering huxzas. the excited
soldiers could not wait till then, hat
ushered in the day with firing Of guns
and shouts and songs till hill and val
ley rang again. Heath says that the
effect was grand when tho army with CT.
cited voices thundered forth the anthem
Independence" by Billings:
'The states. o Lord. with songs of praise
Shall in Thy strength rrjoscc;
And, blest with Thy salvation, raixs o.
To heaven their chcerfui voice"
And from plain and hilltop. field aud
forest, there rose strong and great
against the sky:
'And all the continent shall ring,
Down with this earthly king;
No king but God"
When night came the piles Of com.
bustible materials that had been heaped
on the SUBMITS OF Bcrean mountains
and Storm King 10 signal tho advance
of the enemy were lighted mp. not to
herald the approach Of the foe, but
blazed from their lofty tops like great
altar fires to the God Of peace.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
"A Senator's Helpmato.
TROstOn Rudpef

Mrs. Senator Logan is a model con-
gressman's wife. She is fine, matronly
looking woman, with snow white hair,
clear hazel eyes, the merry laugh of a
schoolgirl, and the tender kindliness Of
a mother. Magnetic in manner, she
exercises potent influence over the
senator, and does much to increase his
personal popularity. She writes his
letters, correots the proof of his
speeches, franks his documents, and
distributes his garden seeds with rare
Judgment,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
GETTING Ms VOICE
tate SHAPE f.r the orso,as of Na,i.
us,i"p q. the -p,i.w

Ar.i.Hfrf vl. hti iHisiu.ss in .all iufi
'i- uiiff a., ha,fi .n. pu. moving ah ,lt
iH .H,aU f.nn lsttiil4n.si ~ ffum the ipfi.
49, .ilt..f.t . s.iu- raif-t ant
NH.t.n fasaii' lhen lsl 80 the stern
ilnt
tusrs eas sll.aea fw a f.w =.-'n.i- an I
ih.n thH sHlfa 0a'Htinussi
r~iss.i, at the shs..l' init liile' Meet
iei nl~ she ssinys
aWhn Be- that ehap anl what pn earth 10 h.
iit ina tN.i.' Was sshs'i oi the .sii maker
st'h he eas msle an I ie ~ha-iar la,
yast. ani ia. ,slsninf -a-',n he i- Ia is csl,
tain 80 pr'is.iies ~ b. entting h,s vuice
10 sbat- 60 ille opening ~ nav igaiipn
luai ihen ti,v v,tr. ubarssl aui l.sliuwsi
sni rattle sr"ui ioll'ss-i hy tho ~"ri.i
rilsrk b., ,is aheai slow uui with that
Fanf lAsnI ta., ~ that s,sfiiiine"
sWhsi ~ 500 mean T., getting hi. vote, In
~haI-f was ashs-i ui the -sli man
4 mean that hr ha. ls.-n trarti,ing four
haifr . "a, fs tie lat n,nnih. ani will uon.
si.in u f.sf i un,nih n,pra Their, u ue siai,i
ssi f1f iuai.s ani annihnt fsr captains fir
las'saos. nate may sh,at. l. YOUR lin,
cls,sff act nt f.-,l n ne,.-szaf, a. fft-sa thu
sspis ~ lsss uRrgs al sri but the captain
ve~H u "a dmrvreni light When he utter.
sn ,<sl'i uf sipia,a as mq iiFy hr expects to
- splin'rie ~ from every wsrrhou-a Why,
-, rh~h N" espsais 81 . frsi cla-~ lIr,Fs'llrr
cf,s~ ssi' ~ g. ahssi ~ hack hct he exprcte
~ Iafalt sa esetg thing Coz q nile around -
-Ani Hs mels = yuisef
AYE ~. hn n,,-i have v.llse a. h.avy q.
the foauas - iion When hs has the voics'
10 must sfait tsssa Msxe n has the is,4sN a.,
,Adsi pfastirr fsc,ai s<ts-~~spn Tol~ a sue.
's--fn captain hs ,ss~s have n ss'sce like Nc
'nlimsh, p.s-- Lbs nasrs,, sni a dignity
u h-,k whlch mlshs tslnas 81 sn cfread~l
h'nt Then hs -tasAs ~ hk- thl. -ps--
aiH'ai Ike ihls assnip.e sa expression lks
ihss. ani rrlos eut E,ss 80 that bow hBoi' "
Aud fssm thu f,s,m =, she e',her eui u thu
: ioi, esass N" ,umfiing rsating thunder clap
~ a Nolre .syingI
Aud hoii fast l., the ss.rni'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
Three W,~hs 20 the s.amp.
IOliver Wendell Holmes

There are three little wicks 10 the
lamp of q mans life-brain. blood aud
breath. Press the brain little, is
light goes out, followed by both the
others. Stop the heart minute. and
out goes all three Of the wicks. Choke
the air out of the lungs. and presently
the fluid ceases 10 supply the other
centers Of flame. and all IL soon stagna-
ton, cold and darkness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
New yat rrilas, J

In la Morte Civile. says rslvinl.
l always weep, ssd greatly. Now.
there is in lilo Jsneiro . newspaper
editor. Senior do Castro, . his, beaf,led
man. whoos famous ios his isek VI fesi.
ing. They say hs barred his wsfs With.
out tear ! do not know, bat they say
90. lilo saw La Mofte Civile. sni sftss
tho curtain fell hs came upon the sisEa
Behold, ON each side u his nose there
WAS q great vet fufrow, ani - b. lesi
his hand upon nv shoulslef ! could fssi
u twitchins and ir.mb,ins And nesl
day every one Ia Rio Jsn.iro cent aboas
saying lie has male Castro weepl
What q triumphr"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07

Robert Toombs, of Georgia, owns
large tracts of land in Texas, and has
refused $40 an acre for one lot of 1000
acres: When living in Paris, Just after
the close of the rebellion, he was askei
how he supported himself He replied:
Il am eating an acre of dirt day" He
was selling Texas lands at $5 an acre,
which was about his daily expenses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
q Better Carbon Point.

NV FTT'uNH 7 Infr fVitlU'FitI
9ircun q. mn extract from mineral
fonnd ia considerable Quantities in the
som,h, / qnit. ikeiy 10 succeed rero-
Icum coke for the manufacture OF
.lvetr,c light carlo :. Recent expert.
psnts have lsecn highly successful. and
the discoverer cia ms 90 he able TO pro
ducc carbon point two inches in
length that will last for year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07

Some people are very stupid. There's
Gragle, for instance. Good fellow, but
wofully dull. In conversation with a
friend, he remarked: II regard the use
OF beer as the true temperance prin-
eiple. When l work all day and am
exhausted nothing helps me like glass
of beer. 1t assists nature. you under
stand at makes a regular fool of
me-" the friend replied. "That's what
/ say; it assists nature" And even
after the friend scowled at him 6ragle
didn't realize that he had said anything
inappropriate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
One of the Perils or Leap Year.

philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
There were nine men in the car and
six women. The vehicle was rolling
along with the windows all rattling SO
loud that those who were talking had to
shout. Suddenly the driver checked
up 50 quickly that all in the vehicle
heard the voice of a tall, angular woman
away up in the corner exclaiming:
snow, propose"
Immediately six unmarried men shot
for the door. while the three married
ones simultaneously remarked:
Its useless to propose to us, madam; I;
we're married"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
Shorthand by Machinery.


A reporter Of The World was ycster.
day shown an invention which seems
destined TO redues the hitherto compli.
Gated and uncertain art Of shorthand
writing to an exact science. 10 IN q
triangular-shaped machine. weighing
about three pounds and measuring
about seven inches at its widest part
Mounted on cast-iron stand are four
V-shaped keys controlled by eight
finger-pieces, four on each side III a
centre or thumb key, which IL placed
lower and is little larger than the
others. The writing In done by strik-
ing these keys, thus causing points or
markers" TO strike an ink prepared
ribbon against q paper tape. which
moves forward automatically under q
small rubber cylinder each time o key
is struck. The machine can be folded
up and conveniently carried in q neat
leather case, resembling that ordinarily
used to contain q field-glass.
The system il simplicity itself. con-
sisting, as it does Of dashes Of uniform
length, which in combinations Of ono or
more printed in five distinct positions
across the tape, can be made 10 repre-
sent oil the vowels and consonants In
the language. BY emitting tho vowels
and writing phonetically. as In ordinary
shorthand, q speed exceeding that oi
the most rapid stenographer with pen
or pencil can be obtained. The mo
chanical accuracy Of the instrument IL
such that blind man can operate II
perfectly, and deaf mute with good eyes
can read and transcribe the writing. II
is asserted by the inventor that the sys.
tenn can he learned in lcss than one.
third the time required 10 learn any
other system Of shorthand.
The machine is called the ''steno-
graph" and is tho invention Of Mr.. nj.
M. Bartholomew, Of Bcllevillc. Ill. who
had been writing Pitman's system oi
shorthand for eleven years as an official
court reporter. when he hit upon the
idea two years ago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
Over Penfteut.
French Fur

FIench FUN.
The Vicomtesse de Saint-Frusquin is
at confession.
Her sins are grave ones without doubt,
for the priest orders the penitent one
to fast -eYery day until noon for
month.
ayes, holy father" says the Vicom-
tesse, Il will observe the fast, and in
order that Gods mercy may be greater
I promise you to make all my domes-
tics fast with me!'