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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
ART ECCENTRICITIES.
A Satire on the "Impressionist"
STANDARDIZATION of the
Artists Idea.
New York News.

we" OTk NeWS
One OF the cleverest satires on the impress
ionsts ever heard was la Cigale," farce
produced in Paris some years back The
hero is an impressionistic painter. You see
him in his studio, surrounded by monstrosi-
ties, paste daubs, and smears Of absolutely no
ntelligibiiity around him in chaotic con-
fusion He displays them to a poor picture
buyer. One immense canvas is covered with
dirty yellow paint. The only object visible
and comprehensive in it is a knife in the
background.
Very fine" says the visitor, obviously,
"but what is it!'
THAT, my dear sir" answered the painter.
is London fog"
'Ahl to be sure. But parion me. The
knife there, ehs'
That is to express the quality Of the-to
show that it is thick enough to be cut, don't
you sees'
Another eccentricity of geuius is canvas
across one-half Of which is fiat smear OF
vermillion, while the other half is similarly
decorated with indigo.
'Now, there says the painter, ''is my
greatest work. 1t is my chef d'puvre.
'lndeed! Very fine it is, too But, pardon
the. | am not an artist, you know, and look
to you for information"
Certainly, certainly
"N"w, what does that picture represent!
What. Is it possible that you do not rec
ognize the ocean, with its sunset sky suffuse
with blood, and the great dark sea rolling be-
meath in all its iInmensity.'
ITO he sure Fine-very fine, indeed"
"But that is not the best Of it. That pic
ture is really two pictures in one. All you
have to do is to turn it upside down. Now
look at it"
"Wonierful. Wonderful, But really you
must excuse me if
What. DO you not see hf'
well, the fact is, l am a little near
sighted"
why, it is the desert-the vast ami melan
chely desert. with its blue sky above and its
red sand below"
This Is very extravagant, isn't it! Yet,
at the last water-color exhibition, one Of our
artists spent half an hour in ecstatic admira-
ton Of one of Curriers' contributions which
was standing upside down"
There is another hit in LA Cigale" which
is too good to be passed by. A canvas is
shown which has no meaning whatever. 1t
is simply one diabolcal and incoherent
smear. The visitors asks what it is. The
painter is a quandary. He absolutely does
not understand it binlsef Suddenly an idea
Eliminates him
''The name must be on the back, he says.
The visitor turns it and reads:
"A landscape"
"Ah!" says the painter with a sigh Of re-
lief. That's it. 1t is landscape"
And he proceeds to expatiate on its beau
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

A st. Louis inventor claims to have COM
pleted q piston movement like that Of the
steam engine, to which, however, electricity.
instead Of steam, is to be applied. 1t has four
magnets, which act alternately in attracting
and repellins the piston. 1t is proposed to
apply it to cabs, street cars, yachts, etc. 1t
will have storage battery capable of run
ming it twenty-four hours. The great desid-
eratum in locomotion now is a small, cheap.
convenient motor for vehicles in cities. Horse
power in its literal, not its mechanical sense
Is behind the age. There is no more reason
why the carts, carriages and cars of raved
city should be drawn by so expensive and
awkward power as horses than why ware
house elevators should be hoisted and lowered
by man'power, or saw mills be operated by
horses A small, neat motor slowed COM
pactly away under the vehicle would be as
progressive a mechanical device as the sew
ing machine. For in health and cleanliness
alone it would he a blessing. Nearly the
whole of the mud and dust in CITY streets il
the result Of using horses; and their shoes
pound and tear the payements to pieces quite
as much as the wheels of vehicles. The day
will come, perhaps, when even the present
generation will see ali vehicles in large towns
and cities propelled by electricity, and
horse be only all object Of luxury or curl.
OSity
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
SONS or THE NONORED DEAD

II
Boston Courier
What singular pos ton is that of
the secretary of war? His father is
almost as historic as Caesar and nearly
as remote. And vet Robert Lincoln is
young man whose hair is not vet gray.
1t is as odd as if Cc.avius we're alive:
as If the SPHINX la! son moving
around to-day in Prince Albert frock.
A grandson Of John c. Calhoun is a
farmer in Mississippi. He is anan of
great executive ability and great wealth
tall made by HIMSELF. and the leading
planter of the state. Cne would think
that by such achievement n man might
attain to an individuality. Ent no: he
Is never spoken of rs .'o!In {. Calhoun
ibis own name), hut as the grandson Of
John {. Calhoun. Taking all these
things into consideration it is no won
der that Fletcher Webster of our own
state, n genial gentleman of large and
various abilities, said what he did. All
his life. no matter what he ATTEMPTED to
do, he was invariably put down by com
parison with the "God-liAe Daniel"
his father. This fetish ! ursued him,
dwarfed and minified him everywhere.
Finally, when elected as colonel of the
Twelfth Massachusetts, he cried ont, as it
were, IN jubilation of emancipation,
Thank God, my father was never the
colonel of regiment" He had attained
to an individuality.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

PREPARING SEALSKINS.

THE CoLORISG ALL DONE IN ENGLAND -
MoSoroNorS WORK FOR GIRLS.
New York Sun.
In small. gloomy room at the TOP
Of q dingy building in q down town
street eight girls sat yesterday working
stolidly. The light seemed dusty and
hot as it s!ione dimly through the SCOT
incrustcd window panes, and the rum
BILE Of machinery below Jared the floor
necessarily. The girls sat in little
groups. They were shabbily clad,
though there were touches Of bright
color hero and there, and their faces
all looked pinched and care-worn.
Their backs we're bent in worry way
a. they leaned over the work. Each
girl held q sealskin stretched across
her lap. and picked at it with great
rapidity. Their hands We're quite
black. They seldom spoke. and when
a stranger entered they looked at him
listlessly for a moment, and then
dropped their eyes on their work
, again.
They are picking the long black
hairs ont Of the skim" said the FORE
man. rubbing his hand over one of
the glossy pieces of fur. We get all
of our sealskins from London, where
they are taken direct from the Arctic
regions. Scalskins cannot be colored
outside Of England. They not only
have . peculiar process thee, but the
climatic influences result in better col
oring than can be done here. SO the
SKINS go to England first. After they
have been co,ored they are shipped all
over the world and made into sacques,
dolmans. muffs. gloves. AMI hats, when
they arrive at their destination"
why are the long black hairs you
speak Of not taken out in London?"
well, ] don't know that there is any
particular reason except the econom-
zeal one. The London concerns charge
quite heavily for tho work, an! tAe re-
suit is We prefer to do it here where it
doesn't cost as much. It does not re-
quire highly skilled labor. The black
hairs you see arc not so very much
longer than the rest of the fur There
is difference Of perhaps sixteenth of
an inch. BY blowing against the grain
of the fur the black hairs can all be
made TO stand out"
How many hours do the girls work
a day.
They come at o'clock and leave at
6. They are paid fair wages Of
course they do not make their fortunes,
but still the pay is fair"
'Monotonous work."
"Oh. it's overpoweringlv SO" said the
chatty foreman. shruggin:, his shoulders
impatiently. 1.-The incessant picking
almost drives me mad at times: but
then suppose it's worse for the girls"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Why does not the proprietor of Ammen's
Cough Syrup publish testimonials from
those who have been cured or relieved by
his medicine? The answer is. the greater
the humbug the more testimonials they
publish. Ammen's Cough Syrup is NJ
humbug, and TO prove that and let it stand
on its own merits, a 15-cent sample bottle
is prepared, which is certainly more con
vincing than testimonial from stranger
Large bottles, Sl.OO. Ask your druggis,
for it. wtv
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
A WONDERFUL SIGHT AS VIEWED OFF THE
SHORES OF THE ARCTIC.

WONDERFUL SIGHT AS VIEWED OFF rHk
SHORES OF THE ARCTIC.
New York Tribune
\ lady from New York, Mrs. John
Straiton, who is travelling with one of
her daughters in the north of Europe,
sends me % description of the midnight
sun. from which take some sentences.
Her letter is date Ten minutes past
midnight, June b." and it commences:
Il have just descended from the steam
er's bridges, and had the inexpressible
pleasure of witnessing the wonderful
sight of the midnight sun. which now,
nearl V at o'clock. is shining so bright
~ that cannot gaze upon it with the
naked eve. 1t has not been lost or OBJ
secured for a single moment, and at half
past II when L came Oh deck, little
birds were Swimming the surface OF the
water, and larger ones We're soaring
high in the bright blue sky; and great
mountains and glaciers were around me
on every side, EXCEPT one side, where
the Arctic ocean was lying open and
tranquil under blaze Just ripping its
surface.
My imagination could hardly realize
that it was the middle of the night,
with life all around me, and the half
bewildered passengers. unable to seek
their beds, sleep being banished
in the excitement of the phenom-
enon; yet no one seemed to
feel the want of sleep, there
being an invigorating something in the
pure atmosphere The familiar gesture
of the passengers is to take out their
watches. Almost everybody is sleepy,
but the prevailing impression is that it
is midday and not midnight; everybody
has been anticipating this glorious
sight, and though the elements proved
contrary and clouds and rains made all
gloomy. We have suddenly come to the
present rapture.
The first thing We knew was two rain
bows encircling the sky at 3 in the after
noon, and then the blue vault of heaven
appeared and the sun broke forth in
glory. 1t shone so keenly that We had
to use colored glasses over our eyes, of
red and green. Under that sun the
lofty snow crowned peaks were seen to
stretch away miles in the distance, and
glaciers upon them reaching halfway
down; and at their base in the fjords
were fishermen's huts hardly distin-
guishable from the rocks; moss on the
mountains sometimes made sharp
contrast with the glaciers. The noun
tains were more than 1000 feet high,
and cascades rushed down their slopes
to the waters, flashing in the midnight
sun. This sun seemed 10 look down
with majestic grandeur upon the noble
mountains. most of which give birth to
cascades slowly *ickling down from
the melted SHOWS; and here and there
is an amphitheatre of mountains disap-
pearing in the exquisite distance, and
while our steamer glides along, peak
after peak raises its head to welcome
u.s."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
A Hint to Reporters
fCaicago Herald


Mr.. Vanderbilt was standing in the office
of the Grand Pacific one evening when he saw
a newspaper man whom he had met num-
Der of times before. The Wall street Co.
lossus took the newspaper man by the arm,
walked him into the private Office, aud said:
81 know swear, and perhaps say things
shouldn't, but no man-no matter who he Is,
whether he ia rich or not-likes to see these
weaknesses Of his nature in print. You have
never made use Of them in your interviews;
you are now in another and more lucrative
brI,ii.eSs. There can be no misunderstanding
between you and me- Here Is $780, This
might not occur again in 100 years. But it
II fact.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
A DRUGGISTS STORY.

Mr.. Isaac c. Chapman, Druggist, Newburg. y.
Y, writes us: Il have for the past ten years sold
several gross of DIR. WILLIAM HALLS BAL
SAM FOR THE LUNGS. can say Of il what
cannot say Of any other medicine. | have
never heard customer speak of it but to praise
its virtues in the highest manner have rec
commended it in great many cases Of Whoop
ing Cough with the happiest effects. I have
used it in my own family for many years; If
fact, always have bottle in the medicine close
ready for use
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
UONpFPL.i.ND.

N;eor.s. III ar Montgomery
Mv neart to DAY is like summer flower
Which lifts its tl,,'ming chalicr Ia absorb
Sweet ,-iurs from the air. For, ike a
flower
Ny heart absorb, the fiery life that dwell,
Within the blossumng matter of the world
And naked strength "f nature. Here, where
earth
Seems peaceful As a ,lIeamer's paradise.
| trace the movement Of the univerSr
The sl'S'ndur that inspires the thought Of
nan.
And glory that outshine~ the fancy Here
learn the clear and simple speech Of truth,
And feel the by:oyart spirit Of forest birds
That III a whole bright summer with their
song.
look mon the Old world as a child
Looks with vague anl tender trust upon
lite mothers face: and. strangely moved, ]
Beyt:pi the beauty OF familiar things,
As ono NAV sce intn anoth"rs heart
" nth the fine u, use IL ioy'.
No harsh voice falls
Along the sol"mn Iuirtu,.-' a the cir.
Yet can h Ar faint Vol, - d." ,i.h arc like
Eho N I'M. r'l nurse; there = s;'AH'h
Ia tho Ilclesi.Uu; breeZa, AMI there l. song
Within the sof; huS, of tn. languorous
Som, that woali roar Ike thun'lcr If the cal
Could catch it, un1'r>on'. Tn" fire and stir
OF Il d'ialian imrni>'. thr,h h'rsitn
T. d" It"ar,i siunt.er Of q life wh:,'.I il
~, 'plrss ant everlasting. There y not
a leaf. n rose. a tree, nor al.Inln1" thing
Whrh dos not add I'm ,,:S:-c - :ha world
And |. that am a art IF q" i;h ar,' :kv,
F.,ai that ii, unity and kin ,l,, i.,:';i
or truth and noi,'c knowledge oh love
1e watch the pageant If III" world unroH
To search with:n k, sorccry. and t. drink
It's wild enhintnea', even as ni"n We're
wont.
In the dead DAYS Of fable to givc foi1n
To spiite. and gno.nr, an! col.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
The Taxes of the AstOrs.

The A>tors figure among the heaviest tax
payers i'll the CITY. In l>>2 they paid $3to
0ob. and this Year they handed in check for
S406,0lO. Even this large amount does not
represent their entire taxable wealth, mas
much as they lease great deal OF property
with The stipulation that the less,es snail pay
the ground rent and other taxes. 1t is au
tsoritatively reported that these reach at
leas> SlO0,GUo, so that fair representation Of
the amount Sf taxes which the Astors' real
estate contributes to the revenues would make
it at least $500, 600 per annum
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

d. Oldroyd, special admirer of the
late President Lincoln. has leased the
old Lincoln homestead at Springfield
for term of years, and, while pre- )ar-
ing it for his personal occupancy. has
been fitting it up with the view of p O.
serving it as nearly as possible Just as
Mr.. Lincoln left it When he went to
Washington. A room has been set
apart for the storage and display Of
Mr.. o droyu's p.i ate collection of
LIN ,oln mementoes, gathered during "a
period of nearly twenty years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
A Lover Among tho "Gods.-
Chicago Trih,,nal

The recent attack on Mile. Van Zandt in
Paris by crazy adInirer reminds The St.
James Gazette that Mile. Dejazet received
every evening for long time a penny bou-
quet Of violets from an unknown lover. At
last came also bilIet-doux begging for a
recogIa ion at the theatre, OF " h;ch the most
important part vas the postscrip, telling how
the writer could be identified. "Iook up tn
the fourth gallery and you will recognize
me; am the man with his legs hanging over
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

DIR. R.E. PIERCE. Buffalo, n. y: Three
months ago was broken out with large
ulcers and sores on my body, limbs and
face. | procured your Golden Medical
Discovery" and ''Purgative Pellets" and
have taken six bottles, and to-day am in
good health, all those ugly ulcers having
healed and left my skin in natural,
healthy condition. / thought at one time
but poorly express my gratitude to you,
yet there is drop of JOY in every word
write. Yours truly,
JAMES o. BELLS, Pennington, n. J.
discovery" sold by druggists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

The negro Invariably addressed each POI
son they met as " Captain" and asked him
a. Is dis de right road to DcntonT and wa
always informed in reply thai it was Wher
the place of their destination was reached the
old lady asked the negro why he addressed
everybody as captain" when he made the
following intelligent and appropriate reply
Cause the land is SO poor hereabouts,
thought they could not make Twin widoH
dey followed de water"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Dyspepsia dampens the ardor of many
an aspiring soul. Why suffer from dys-
pepsial Why be frightened over disor.
dered kidneysf Why continue the miser.
able life Of a dyspeptic nervous mortal
Browns Iron Bitters will surely cure you. II
has permanently cured thousands of cases
where other remedies afforded only tenn.
porory relief. Ask your druggist concern.
ing its merit. Try a sample bottle and you
will be relieved of further mental and
physical distress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Mr.. |. Carpenter. 463 Fourth avenue,
New York, after running gauntlet of
eight years rheumatism, used St. Jacobs
OIL the great pain reliever, by which he
was entirely cured and has had no return
Of his complaint,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

\ sore throat or cough, if suffered to
progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lung trouble. Browns Bron-
chial Troches" give instant relief.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Consumption in any stage may be curet
by Pisos Cure. % cents bottle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

The virus of all diseases arises from the
blood. SAMARITAN NERvINE cures all
blood disoroers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

We call attention to the advertisement
OF the Chicago Magnetic Shield Company
in another column.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

DR.. j. G. Mcclure. Anamosa, Ia, says:
81 know Browns Iron Btters is good
tonic and gives general satisfaction"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Spaniards have a religion, reverence
for the banana, believing it to he the
fruit Of which Adam partoOk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

-On our fourth page to-day Will be found
q striking and instructive illustration OF
the comparative worth OF the various kinds
of baking powders now in the market.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

''ROUGH ON COUGHS" l5c., DC, Soc, al
Druggists. Complete cure Coughs, Hoarse
ness, Sore Throat.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29


DIR. r. V. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
covery" cures every kind of humor, from
the common pimple or eruption to the
worst scrofula.
Four to six bottles cures salt rheum or
letter.
One to five bottles cures the worst kind
of pimples on the face.
Two to four bottles clear the system of
beils carbuncles and sores.
Five to eight bottles cure corrupt or run
ming ulcers and the worst scrofula.
BY druggists, and in half dozen and
dozen lots at great discount.
The Queen of Tahati arrived at New
York recently.
Weak lungs, splitting of blood, consamp-
ton, and kindred affections, cured with
out physician. Address for treatise, with
two stamps, WORLDS DIsPHNsARy MEDI-
CAL ASSOCIATION. Buffalo. n. Y.
New York city officers place Chamber
lain Churchs defalcation at 81, oO.
DIR. b. r. Boyle, Wadley. Ca, says: II
consider Browns Iron Bitters superior as
a tonic to any preparation now In use"
"MoTHER SWANS WORM SYRUP" for
feverishness, restlessness, worms, consti-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Caloric Vita Oil, the renowned healer, at
wholesale. Hodge, Davis & Co, Portland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

SKINNY MEN. wells Health Remover"
restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia,
Impotence
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

"Cut-thrut" is Irving's pronunciation OF
the word
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Work on the Walla Walla and Pendetor
Railroad is progressing rapidly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

The wheels of railway and other cars are
now made of leather In Paris.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

DIR. Pierce's Magnetic Elastic Truss" il
advertised in another column of this pa.
per. This establishment is well known on
the Pacific Coast as reliable and square in
all its dealings. Their goods have gained
an enviable reputation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
"A DROP OF JOY m RvERY WORD"

Applications for patents average 1000
Der month
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

u.
How long it will b, ere Prince Vic.
tor, should he live. will become king
of England, of course, is beyond hui
man ken to determine. There are two
lives between him and the goal. one o.
them. though Old, yer: tough, for | am
told that the decadcnce of Victoria
physical powers bears no proportion
whatever to the rapid decay which
seems to be setting down upon her
mental faculties. The prince of Wales
however, is not strong, though he is
getting corpulent. Since his severe ill
ness twelve years ago, he has had to be
very careful of himself. Many predict
that he will never reach the throne,
simply because his mother will outlive
him. But that the prince intends to
cheat these prophets if he can, is shown
in the trouble he takes to bundle him.
self up as he energies from the theatre
into the night air, and in that abstem
iousness of diet which leads him to
confine himself at the riche-t banquets
to the plaipest food.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
TWO OLD BELIEFS DIsTURBhD

AtlantA constitution.
Born and bred in the south we have
yet to catch even II fleeing glimpse of
the "lordly manors" and vast ancestral
piles" so freely alluded to in the trash
which passes for southern literature.
But the northern people believe that
every southern man was the pos>essor
OF lordly manor, and the owner o.
multitudes of negroes. As q matter of
course the belief does no harm. and no.
body cares anything about it, but it is
worth abiding to.
If the whites borrowed their dialect
from the blacks, how does it happen
that the basis of the dialect of the
blacks is the identical oil English
which Chaucer found so useful? Ii one
is person of pathological tastes, he
cannot spend an hour more probably
than in searching Chaucer's poems for
the words that puzzle him in the dialect
of the blacks. We promise him that he
will not fail to find them there.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

There were 1900 suicides in Paris last
year.
DIR. J. a. Patmore, of Riley Ind, truly
remarks: SAMARITAN NERvINE cures
epilepsy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Ammen's Cough Syrup never fails to
cure il used in time and according to di.
rectiOnS
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

"MOTHER SWANS WORM SYRUP" for
feverishness. restlessness, worms, consti-
patton tasteless. Is cents.