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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
Language OF the Foot.
Detroit Free Press.1


The foot is marked feature amongst
peoples. Ones nationality is readily
distinguishable by the feet. Thus the
French foot is of medium length, with
small heel and slightly tapering towards
the toes, with but little hollow beneath
the instep, and denotes restlessness,
courage and irascibility. The English
foot is long. broad and thick, with large
heel and low instep, indicating de
termination, hardihood, self-reliance
and untiring perseverance. The Ger
man foot is broad, thick, fiat and of uni
form width from heel to toe, showing
careless, phlegmatic sluggishness,
with a mind readily susceptible
to influence if properly manipu-
lated. The Irish. have narrow heels,
high insteps, short feet usually,
indicating strong attachments, gener-
osity, patriotism and fondness OF per-
sonal encounters. The Scots foot is q
combination of the English and Ger
man, and is equally adapted for high
land and lowland life, since, owing to
the peculiar formation of their feet,
they can climb up or down the steepest
hills with ready facility, and for this
reason they make good soldiers and the
best of sheep herders. The Chinese
have feet like Oscar Wilde-who is an
exception amongst his English brethren
-denoting fondness for epicurean
delicacies.
The American foot must be divided
into several types, since to each of the
various latitudes of our country be-
longs distinct style of feet. The New
Englanders have long, narrow elastic
feet, firmly fitted to the ankle, with
projecting heels, clearly intended for
mountain climbing, and therefore
adapted to the character of their
country. These indicate lofty aspira-
tions, perseverance, indol liable will
and rare genius.
The people of the middle states have
feet of moderate length, rather broad,
with wide, fiat heels, and when these
feet are planted in any spot they are
there to stay. They mean energy. de-
termination, fondness for official station
and acquisitiveness.
The southerners have short, narrow
feet, perfectly rounded heels, high arch
ing insteps, with quite a curve beneath
and these perfectly exemplify their
character. In that the southern is of
luxurious tastes, easy and indolent Or
dinarily, but firm, decided and at times
imperious, vet withal kind and amiable,
Openhelltcd and free-handed, but with
decided .li,inclination to manual labor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11

lNa-HtHfthh tittf
"What did Booth ridcY" asked ths
reporter.
'pld Sorrel Charley. the best sad
dl"r ever seen IN this country doubt
u the world ever produced his equal
of coarse he came from kentucky. All
great saidlers do
did Booth buy himY"
mo. he hired him
And what became u himg"
"We never heard"
"was ths hire paid7"
IN she sense that Booth had been a
good customer only"
What were Charley's points,"
"All that q saslllcr ever boasted. He
vmkln't pull . pound. hut . good rider
could singlcfoot him down from Capi
tol hill Ia our stable with full glass OF
water In each hand aud never spill a
drop. and - better than a four minute
Hs;t 100. Booth knew him well, and
could rile him like n picture. doubt
" be suffered oven with his broken
limb ~ much ~ has been said
How fAs wss the ride
Down 10 DIR. Mndd's that night, full
twenty miles away Sheridans gallop
from Winchester, IN bet, was fool 10
That ride. When heard In the morn.
ing what horse Tho assassin rode, 7 said
They who pursue will follow. and only
feilow'"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
Serpent Worship In India.
M II Cnnuay's India ALTAR

As l walked on, men and wo nen
+ eemed to lie frantic in the same degree
that l had witnessed when they were
pressing to the temple of Kali at r a.
hghat, only there WAS something more
ominous in the faces of the people
They did not clamor for "backSheesh.
They all seemed to be pressing to q
small, gray, evidently ancient temple in
the distance. Thither followed To
my surprise | fourd no obsta le to my
penetrating as near as | wished to the
altar of thi' temple. The image there
stood alone-a huge five headed ser
ent This monstrous cobra in stone,
blackene by time. was the sole deity
of the temple near Daharwanga. 4
crowd, mainly Women, was PROSTATE
before this we.rd form.
1t WAS the first time had seen SER
pent worship pure and 81 inple. There
was horrible splash of blood on the
pavement in front of the entrance.
What poor animal it was that had there
shed its blood as an Offering to the old
serpent L know not, but know that
there the human heart had shed its pity
and reason, sunk lower than the brute
it sacrificed. For two pice l bought
one of the popular prints of the Allaha-
bad festival, hawked by the wayside. 1t
is rude and primitive representation
OF krishna standing on lotus, on the
sands; on the surface of the Ganges o
deity floats on croc odile; ON the Juma
deity rides on turtle, while between,
presumably on the unseen Saraswati, a
third rides on goose. 1t appeared to
me far Triad, and fairly mounted on
the geologic types OF cruelty, slowness
and Stiffness. l returned to enlightened
Akbar's beloved lllahabad, which Mos
lem zealots changed to Allahabad, city
of Allah, past the night-camps of in
Vulnerable pilgrims, whose fires and
caldrons made appropriate incidents in
the big witches Sabbath / had wit
pao.al
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
New syssssn sS resesssphy.

A new system Of telcgraphy hes been
tried in boston. Tho musical system
Of notation 10 employed. just ~ ths
pitch OF . half note IL determined by
the bar in which il occurs. 40 . tale.
graphic character is By this method
give n six different meanings. according
to the styles through which u 10 cent
and tho posit on In which II is rssoFdssl
The bars of the sisn are ruled With sn
instrument which makes red line oa
the receiving strips - they move for.
ward, Q constant current iron q iersl
battery being passed through them Toe
this purpose. When = message " 10
be sent by hand six Keys are used 81
the transmitting stations, each core.
spending to . stylus ri = 70 s,eiving
station. or enc hey pisoted ~ swing
easily over six contact points msy bs
employed. The speed of Transmission
Is double that by the Morse system.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11


i've abandoned tho river foveves,'
said one Of tho best known Asksnssw
river pilots. II am not fitted fof any
,ther business. and don't know what
10 do"
Why did you quitS" some one asked.
Wei. you see. ws- coming mp the
river the other day ON tho Jim lrovn.
" hile We we're Out In tho middle of
Tho steam ] happened 10 lock toward
he bank. when | saw q fellow. dressed
dark clothes. waving whits
handkerchief blew the whistle aud
landed. Then tho boys lanahs mo od
the boat The hail was from q littls
black COW with q white tail That
settled il with mo. for ! thought that
Il COW couldn't lash the nies without
landing my boat, Id simply quit"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
Old Washington aud New.
New York Sun.1


The part east of Sixth street, VIII, ch
forty years ago was the heart of Wash
.ngton, is fourth rate now. 1t was here
that the magnates hal their quarters.
None owned palaces then. Petty shops
are now where were the only places of
trade in town. What were the finest
dwellings are now fifth-rate boarding
houses. ongressmen then lived in
"messes," that is to say, they had rooms
together. Frequently the entire dele
CATION OF a state lived under the same
roof. There are many historic places
on either sile of the avenue below
Sixth street, which the present genera
tion pass by unconscious of their associ-
ations, but on which older citizens will
discourse with uniiagging interest by
the hour. This part of Washington
seems destined to recede in Importance.
You hear not little Mt times, and
in particular quarter, about how the
suburbs of Washington will be in the
near future. or m les out in certain
directions spectators are gathering up
farm property in the confident expecta-
ton of rich gains. There are those
who will tell you where the future
White House is to be. when the present
one is used as the executive office; and
they will almost fix the time when it
will be built. Then come ideas of
grand boulevards on the ad AGENT high
lands, over the r.ver by suspension
bridges, through Arlington. recrossing,
and then around the city to the place
of beginning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11

.l|Ntfi iHhI fHififf
old Mr. Cullnmnro T. vcr, draf Tho
other SUNDAY. ~ the IA d-t II the ser
Wees Nj lioh. Wtu sits immo,lini. |,
i-hind Nj tullamorr. saw "a sp,l.r
crawling over the laiter'- bald head
His fr-t impulse waa tn nudge lam and
tell him about u, hut ho remembered
that Mr. tullamor" wa donf. su ho
lifisi up his hanl aud brushed the
Spll,f IN Hon diln't aim quite high
enough and. ~ bis nrrsouanca'. be- hat
oil ollamoFo quite severe blow The
old gentleman turned around IA - rage
b. sec " ho hal dared to take such "a
hbefty With him snd hIoii began 10 cx-
plan with gestures. Iut Cullamure.
ia loud Vnlre. demanded what II
meant II was very painful to Hon.
The ewes II the congregation were upon
him and he grew rcl IN tho face
There WAS q spider on your heal" ~
white place on NY head. hey S'pose
there u, what's that To you7 You'll
know hat u IN b. be- la 4 headed your
self some dav." ~ was q spider"
shriek~l iiofi. white tho Precipitation
began 'o roll oi his face. Certainly
u's wiier. said Collanore. "and got
mure Ia Il, than yours. Hut let il alone
do yen mind You may let my head
aion. in church" Mr.. Collnmorc,'
shriakei iioif. ",hcfe was a spider On
yuar heal. aud I brushed him oil this
way, and liof made another gesture nj
CoiIamofe's head The old man thought
he was going b. nght him then aud
there. and hurting a hymn book ai
Hon, he sei,ed th. kncellng stool on
The hoor II Oh. pew aud WAS about ia
hang Mr. Hoa. when tho sexton inter
fercd. An explanation was written on
The ny Lost of the hymn book. where
upon Mr. tollamoro apolagix"d in n
bcistcrou~ voice. and resumed his seat
They think of asking Mr.. Collamoro H.
worship elsewhere.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11

tGath IN Phi'a 'ephia Times.
The chief epidemic of this island,
which is steady as the yellow fever at
Vera Cruz, is money-spending. That
never stops, and is the only systematic
occupation of many a family. You PIT
down so much for servants wages, go
much for grocer and butcher, so much
for interest, taxes and plumbers, and
lump it all and double it for spending
money.
The noblest occupation of the young
females here isto revive business. They
90 to the stores where you get every
thing for grab and buy presents; steel
Jewelry, silk stationery boxes, stockings
which black ones leg to the knee, dirt
cheap, gloves which rip beautifully and
button on patent combination brass
catch, clocks OF gold that run over
night and stand for the rest of life on
the hour of nothing to facilitate the
missing OF trains and pay schools, books
with flour paste backs, glass ihkstands
and chin babies all are bought be-
cause they are cheap. Children lose
their memories trying to count their
toys. Nothing of old times survives
but molasses candy.
That great manufacture goes on as a
sign of salvation to females from
Christmas to Christmas. The world
still idealizes woman with her mouth
full of it. Chewinggum may come and
go, chocolate hath its brief revivals,
but molasses candy is the particular
bow set i'll heaven for the mothers of the
coming race.
The dentists all prescribe it as better
to draw out the teeth and keep
business and bills brisk than the same
amount of shoemaker's wax. The
favorite way of spending money here is
to go to the dentists and have the raw
ages of molasses candy repaired and all
the old filings taken out and new ones
put in. People who sell molasses andy
never retire and never fail. Our great
est banking houses in panics and straits
maintain an underground connection
with their noiasses candy branch In
this way ruined or borrowing men are
temporarily bridged over by getting the
loan of what their families spend at the
toothsome uptown succursale.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
A Wicked Joke.
NEW York Disnatch I

Charley Willard was a practical
Joker; he was what the many victim
lied darkies called "a ba-ad man."
One day Charley hired a darkey 10 lot
him nail him up in packing case, and
he instructed the thus imprisoned
African that at certain time he should
groan dismally. Then the joker called
q dray and said to the driver:
Here, Jack, take this box TO the de-
pot. l don't like the looks Of that box
around here. 1 wonder who left il
here"
The box was placed upon the dray.
and the careless drayman mounted
upon it and started for the station.
He had driven about half the length of
Bay street when q hollow groan Of
deep agony came up from the box
beneath him. The driver was not
quite certain that he rightly caught
the direction of the noise, but he
lightened mp on the box. the perspira-
tion oOzed out upon his forehead, and
the furze upon his hands rose up in
creeping horror at the sound.
What dat?" he softly asked himself,
and his voice squeaked and wabblcd 10
he spoke.
"Umrh-h-ah-oh- oh-ee-umrh-h-ah!'' - came
from the box, and the captive foun.
dered in his cage.
There was yell OF awful terror-a
big negro man leaped high in the mir
from the drsy and landed full fifteen
feet away, and with huge. white. dis
torted eye out over each shoulder he
fed down the street praying and snort
ing as he ran:
"Oh, Lordy! o, my Heavenly Father |
Be with me, pray! 90. wsh-ah-ahi |
De debill like to cotch me! My Lord
In glory! save your sufierin' child"
He stopped at last, but it took half
an hour to get the thing explained.
and the coon in the box inquired very
particularly as to whether the drayman
was near at hand before he would con-
sent to being released.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
sarawsat. o.. ss.a.

The fiIi fine,. In speaking recently
~ The value a the cocoanut M food
ratiohs ts,~- that se ST. left san
ffaneiss" w,,h i0j passengers Tor sgd
hey. and "a consequence 81 running
short nf stores put IN st Samst. where
a larra quantity ~ cocoauuts we're oh.
isias~i d. Gather became so severe
that ih r"maind-r "a the passage con
sn'nsd eighty days ~ that men. women
aud rhliIoh we're reduced entirely 90 a
c'euanut ile, and we're obllp"i to he
con'snis4l ~ last With one ror diem Tor
sseh sslul, Notw thstanding this
dis'. saws The rnport mot lite was
lest. ard not single cs~e of sickness
orraitv'l all the passengers landing IN
. healthy and vel .nourisho Il condition. :"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
What Stanley Has Done.
tAtlanta CONSTITUTIONS.


In six years Henry NJ. Stanley has
succeeded in establishing chain OF
international stations across the Afri-
can continent. In 1SS0 he founded
Viva, the first of the series OF stat .ons
IN western Africa. BEFORE the end of
the third year Leopoldsille, q s'ation
on Stanley Pool, at the head of the
lower cataracts, anl the key of the
upper Congo, was founded, and four
steamers were launched on the great
river. In 1883 the station of Stanl "
falls, 900 miles up the river, was
founded. About $500 miles of river
transit of the Congo and it's tributaries
are opened to commerce by this chain
OF stations. The imports to the west
coast of Africa last year were over $22,-
OOO,0OO. while the exports were over
S27 100000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
what she Learned ss ssesgvapsy.
fnufysIo Commercial

Elizabeth Ia . BuiYalo girl about \
years old. When asked how fas she
had got in her geography lessons shs
little woman said We are In tls
Alps now. And whs. do you think
The girls there wear short rcd skirts
and . sort Of green jacket laced in
front and behind. with pulled sleeves
] don't just remember what hisd of
stockings they wear, but l think they
are blue" We'll" exclaimed tI,e par.
alyzed parent when che could recover
breath. but where are the Alpa,
childY- Il don't know, was The art
loss response. 1T DOESN'T say anything
about thatY"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
The American Aloe.
Mexican Letter.

The masuey is almost as useful to
The Mexican as the cocoa-palm to the
south Sea Islander In fact, don't
know but it has hundred Uses. as that
S alleged to have Admirable paper is
made from the pulp; tw.ne and thread
from the fbres; excellent needles from
The thorns; thatches from leaves;
opos from the bark; and pul lue,
mescal. and te iuilla from the sa }.
There are thirty varieties from til s
Amer.c can aloe, which Prescott calls "a
miracle of nature" and the favori'e
sorts are planted i'll fields of thousands
If acres and lend picturesqueness to
he landscape for leagues.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
sss.wm rsiv~ R,raa


Va preliminary paper read before u
teesnt nesting ol ih. London iatho
lngieal soci.,y. Nh sutton and br
iiensage ,ibl~s dies ril'cd an Invcsii-
rs,.ss now being INA H. hy them into
tuberculosis of birds They tnd that
the dI-ssa. ia very prevalent among
bS'ls. aud That n sometime, becomes
ephismio The effects do MT cNactly y
e~fFespond 90 those produced IN man
Wy on.umpto on, but the parasite
rressnt ~ hith eases seems to hs the
saiae I he dis s-e virus appears 10 bo
snifelaesi sith tho foal. aud the birds
l''o-s liahl. 10 l.. affected are common
fo~l, peacock. grouse. aud other grain
eaters.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
Japanese Paper Air.Cush ions.
Popular Science News. |

Japanese paper air-cushions are said
to have some advantages over those
made of rubber. They may be rolled
into package OF spaller dimensions
when not in use; they will not stick
together, as rubber does after it is wet !;
and for pillows they are better, because
they have no odor. Their strength is
marvellous: man weighing 160
pounds may stand upon one without
bursting it. They are said to be water
proof, and to make excellent life.pre-
servers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
THE BiRBiRiSW or BELLS


Cincinnati Enquire
Bells ar, n rel. of barbarism,' said
John q. SAKE. the pot, to a chance
companion in small Ohio village,
where he hal stopped t, deliTer lee
tirc. II happened that the lecture
room was one of the churches of the
town. and the ringing If the bell an
nounccd the hour appointed for the en-
tertainment. They wee we'll enough"
he continued, I'm melirval times,
when people lived far apart and were
always at war, aud when loud and sud-
dcn warnings Acrc needed: but civili-
Iniion does not need them" OF all
those that ring from hour to holr in
this city. it il que, ton how many
conld h. spared. The bells attached
90 the tower clocks are the most useful,
though they are by no means ind.spens-
able. II - only because people have
been .ccds,omed to them al Their lives,
and have Inherited the traditional no.
tions uf their ancestors from centuries
II nsr. that the claagor repeated every
iSiy minutes or every quarter Of an
huur hns any value.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11

The French mode Of executing cs'mi
nails by the guillotine IA rapid enough
to satisfy any one. When tho criminals
neck In fairly under the knife . lever I.
touched, the blade nash.s downward,
the heal falls into q zine ease standing
in readiness 10 receive n. tho body v
thrown into tumbril. aud tho remains
are gallopei on to The Turnip iieii,
there 10 be buried with raup.rs snl nm
claimed inmates from the morgue. The
spectators at these executions compriss
dandlies. loose women. journalists sai
rifi.raff. Everything goes Oh quietly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
Muss sulman Fuuerais.
ICincinsafi Ennnirar1

As soon as the grave is filed mp each
friend plants sprig of cypress, one ON
the right and another on the left Of the
deceased. If those on the right grow
the deceased will live forever, enjoy the
delights and bliss promised to all true
followers of Mohammed. II those on
the left, he would forever be excluded
from enjoying bliss in the arms OF tho
ravishing Houris, whose eyes are big as
the tea saucers, and forms as Of Parian
marble. If both grew he would be
greatly favored in the next world; il
neither, he would be haunted by black
angels until Mohammed interfercd.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
Bism arck's Policy.
Inter Ocean.l

1t has been said of Bismarck that no
mans mind was ever more free from
cant than his. The story is told that
he won his first decoration by rescuing
a drowning soldier. When the drown
ing man clung to his rescuer in
such way as to endanger the lives OF
both, Bismarck held the terror
stricken mans head under the water
until he ceased to struggle, then carried
him to shore and restored him. This
was the Bismarckian method, and he
occasionally tries to choke the German
people into quietude now, that he may
carry out his plans for making the
unity of the German nation like .
rock"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
upsvss~a Usss Druss q.

I'EHrskO Uefsk
The denial ~ Miss Jena,s rlood. tlss
daughter Of tho California mlliloaare.
that she Ia engaged TO marry sn English
peer, recalls Che fat that she once se'
fused q New Yorker because. - she
contemptuously told him, he had NOT
energy enough 10 spaster the mud on
his trousers In rainy weather.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
10 kEEP FROW DROU,NTNI.

@iMl.iI F''t~. '~iIf LEARNED. WHICH
NN ~N,l NnrE LIFE.
Popular ~,iru,. NuthiS
IT," hnmAn loi, weighs pound in
th' W.t"i. and q CHAIR will carry two
grown l'r."u~. that l.. II will keep the
leal above w.ti..t. which IL all that is
necessary Wl'u y - Il question Of life
~ death. bnr finger placed upon u
stool ur rhair. q ~'unll box or II piece of
n"nrd. W3ll easily keep H." head above
Wh."r. Wllr th" two feet and other
hand ma, hc "a ns paddles to propel
toward the shore. II /, not at all nee
'-eafN g. know how - SWIM To he able
I" Keep from drnwnin, IN this way A
l'il" "Nrcronc" ui the hroyant power
of water and faith IN IT. is all that is
required. We have seen small boy.
who could not SWAN II stroke. propel
himself back aud turt'I acros, deep,
wilr puni hv nculs of "A board that
would not sustain ii," pounds weight
Children. and all hers. slloull have
pririicc M the su tuning power of
water In nine eases ont Of ten, the
knoNl ledge that I" le able to sustain a
pound weight l. all that is necessary to
keep ones head above water will serve
better IN emergencies than the greatest
eNpcrtn"ss u, IA sAimmcr. A person
unfamiliar with the huovant power of
water viii naturally try to climb on
top of the floating OBJECT on which he
tries to save himsclf. II it is large
enough. that is all right But it is
generally not large enough: AMI half
of struggling group is often drowned
IN the desperate scramble Of life and
death struggle to climb on top of a
piece of wreck. or other floating object
not large enough to keep them all en-
iirely above water. This often happens
when pleasure boats capsize. All i'm
media'cly want to get out Of the water
on top of the overturned or half-iilled
boat, and are all drowned. except those
whom the wrecked craft will wholly
bear up II they would only trust to
the water tn sustain ninety nine hun
drcdthS of the weight of their bodies,
and the disabled boat the other hun
drcdth. they might all he saved. under
most circumstances. An overturned or
vatcr-iillcd wooden boat will sustain
more people IN this way than it will
carry. II wonld keep the heads above
water of rs many peo ,le rs could get
their hands on the gunwale. These are
simple facts. easily learned. and may
some day save Nour life.