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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
When A. r. Stewart Was Nominated.
Ben: Perley poor

A. L. Stewart, the New York mcr.
chant prince, made large sales To the
government during the war for the up
preston of the rebellion. AMI hc dls
played his gratitude by making Mrs.
Lincoln handsome pro ,ents He was
also large contributor To the fund Of
100000 raised by the merchants of
New York for Gen. Grant. as an ac-
knowledgment Of his war services aud
when the general wa elected president,
MIR. Stewart was selected by him as the
man to reorganize the treasury depart
ment, pruDe off its tseXcrescences. aud r.
form its abuses. Mr.. Stewart wa, de-
lighted with the order. and had suite
of rooms in the Ebbitt house with a
private entrance fitted for his occupa-
tion until he could go housekeeping A
few days before the 4th of March he
came to Washington and occupied these
three rooms. with Judge Hilton as his
companion and adviser. After the in
auguration, he was nominated by ten.
Grant; but Senator Sumner, who had
been consulted as to the formation Of
the cabinet. interposed his objection to
the immediate consideration OF Mr.
Stewards nomination.
Late in the afternoon of that day, u
rumor got abroad that there was a law,
understood to have been really written
by Alexander Hamilton while secretary
OF the treasury, prohibiting an i'm.
porter in active business from holding
the position of secretary of the treasury
A newspaper correspondent obtained
the law bearing on the case. and
carried it to Gen. Butteriieid. who con
veyed it to MIR. Stewart and his legal
adviser, Judge Hilton. They consulted
Chief Justice Chase. and he confirmed
the view which had been taken OF the
law by those who first brought it to Mr.
Stewards attention. MIR. Stewart then
propos ed to retire from business and
devote the entire profits that might ac
crue during the time that he should
hold the office of secretary OF the treas
ury to charitable objects. But this was
decided to be something which would
not be proper, either for him 10 carry
out, or for the government to accept
Immediately after seeing Chief Justice
Chase, Mr.. Stewart and Judge Hilton
drove to the White House, and laid the
facts and opinions before the president,
who, on the next day, wrote message
to the senate, asking that the law of
l7eS be set aside so as to enable the
candidate to hold the office. This the
senate declined to do. 1t was a very
natural ambition for man of Mr.
Stewards tastes and training to desire
to be at the head of the treasury, and it
is not unlikely that the disappointment
was very severe one. This was the
beginning of the "unpleasantness" be-
tween President Grant and Senator
Sumner, which finally resulted in an
open rupture.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
Cancer and Skin Diseases.
lPopular Science Monthly.l

IOpultT NCle1Ct MOntniy.
In regard to the relative frequency of
these diseases i'll this city and country
it may be stated the number of persons
afflicted is very large, and appears to
be increasing; at least 10, 900 new cases
OF skin disease occur in this city yearly
among the poor, while there is no
proper hospital for their care. In the
matter of cancer the needs of the city
are still more painfully evident. The
malady is reported by the registrar gen
eral to be on the increase in Great
Britain, and the mortality from it has
increased in New York of late years, a.
cording to the returns of the board of
health, as may he seen from the follow
lowing figures:
"In 1869 there were 304 deaths from
cancer, being q little over one per
hundred of deaths from all causes. In
1879 there were 572 deaths from cancer
in this city, or little over two per
hundred of all deaths; that is, in ten
years the proportion of deaths from
cancer had nearly doubled, one death
out of every fifty being from this dread
full disease. In 1880 there were 659
deaths from cancer, or 2.O6 per cent.
of all deaths in this city; in this latter
year cancer actually caused more deaths
than scarlet fever, this being very
light year, with 6lS deaths from this
latter disease. In 1882 the mortality
tables showed 73l deaths from cancer
in this city, or more than two daily.
During these fourteen years, 6,S43 per-
sons died of cancer in New York city.
Patients suffering from cancer are well
coined in no hospital in most institu-
tions they are absolutely refused, and
nowhere in this country are cancer
cases grouped together with view Of
studying the disease as to its nature
and cure"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
Philadelphia Call.

Mrs ~ tlairo-Iiorrorsl horrors This
|. too awful for anything. My poor grill
how do you manage To livei
ror g,il-l don't live. am nearly
star 'ei, and am faint from the bal air.
Cant you work"
4 can't get work Please give me n crust.
! have had nothing tut bone since yester-
day."
"Gooinc~s gracious but this is terrible.
will help you at oncr."
"Oh. thanks. thanks. | would gladly be
your slave"
"No need ~ that. my poor child. My sis
tar who lives IN the country, wants girl.
With her you viii have IA nice home the
i-st uf board. o. "A week. and three after
noon= oil Come with me"
sob! ! could not think Of going TO the
country y
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
Pet CATS Pictures.


1T was expected, said west side pho
tographer, that instantaneous photog-
raphy would result in some interesting
scientific revelations. And so it has,
but by far the most conspicuous result
of the instantaneous process is the vast
number of photographs Of cats in the
possession of the great American people.
"You see, the photographer went on,
about nine-tenths of the household
pets in the cities are cats. Allowing
then, that the increase in the numbers
of other pets photographed has been
proportionately great, the grand total
seems still to CO insist principally Of pic
lures of cats. There is this also TO be
remembered, that the instantaneous
process is the only one You can depend
upon for o good picture of Thomas or
Iabby, and the discovery Of that pro
cess has made easy work of what was
very uncertain and uphill business.
1T is fact in natural history" con
tinued the man of the camera, with a
learned air, "that the cat is almost the
only creature which does not remain
motionless for q moment when il hears
an unusual sound. Now, suppose you
succeed in making O cat lie still in q
chair or on . stand till you have
stepped out of the cameras field. Then
the man at the camera tinkles bell or
does something to attract pussy's at
tention so that she will look like live
cat. What does she do? Well. her
spine begins to arch, the hairs on il tip
forward, her tail becomes as big as your
arm. 1t is good time then to aban-
don the work. She thinks you're put
ting up job on her, and makes break
for the skylight.
"But the quick-as a-wink method"
said the man of dry and wet plates, has
done away with all this. 1t is quick
enough to photograph creased light.
ming and vi b it the historic cats Of Nil
kenny could have been pictured Just M
they would have looked, if the eye we're
as quick as the camera, when their me.
morable conflict was Mt its hottest. A
handsome cat makes q very pretty pho
tograph, and the popularity Of pictures
of pet cats has grown so much that
there is almost q craze in fashionable
life for having the Toms and Tabbes OF
the household reproduced on imperial
cards and displayed in velvet frames on
brackets and chimney pieces"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29

ANeW h"s eof tutcsEo usfatt
The walking match must not ts fuvxnttsn.
especially ss such grave peFsons - Dr. nos~
mus and farson Newman have VISITED a. A
saw the Rev. Dr. rysg hanging over tb-
rail Tor half an hour. watching the n,ssus.s.
onou.ly recurring forms of the ,~~is ! hsssi
. delicate. high hr~i youag siIl say 81
another Yesterday "oh. ~. no fsn b. esnss
10 walking match until the les. day. Thea
all the men look positively awful, iass ready
to drop, and you are likely b. $50 EN- fsiss
or somsthing." Thsn hsr eompsslna sala
her brother should is masis 81 bring hss
again on Saturday sfternoo,. when shs men
would bs all worn out ! fini th.. slesifs d,
look upon human suffering 10 Widespread.
and ] recommsui any maa -raAins q esw
and remnnsrstivs fusm os enssrssiaa.su, q,
get up show OF cstsiepslc filters snd n,
Vitus dsncers, with an Occaslsnal operation
OF q painful character, II wonli dss " like a
mustard plaster here Ia New yast Zoe a
yuunth
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
Turning One Of Boston,s Corners.
H.

Everybody knows Of the crookedness
OF Boston streets, but we think Will
Rivers tells the best story about them.
He says lie was looking for certain
place one day, and, after turning mul.
titudinous corners and becoming hope
lessly involved in q maze of sinuosity
William didn't say sinuosity, but he
would If he had thought oft. he resolved
to ask assistance. Turning another
corner at that moment he saw just ahead
of him a man, who coat he reached
out quickly to grasp to arrest his atten-
tion, when he himself at the same mo-
ment felt a vi, lent pull from behind.
Turn ng hastily, Will discovered that
by reason of the crooked street and
phenomenally sharp corner he had
grabbed h mself by his own coat-tail.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
CLAY PIPE FACTORIES.
pip" Tia, fr"m >"W Jrr-cy---l Pc
.uiinritie---Slp.N Ncrou> Wurkm.m.

However. tier" arc cheaper pipes
made than th Sc hy the stolid carver o.
MANcucD Who once made pipe that
cost 500 pctroit makes "A pipe that
sell, ut who'e alo for about the fifth
of u cent and at retail for "A cent, which
II somewhat cheaper than mccrschaum
even IA Germany Ihcr" are three of
these clay ppr factories III Detroit.
\morira used t. get It, clay pipes mo 'ly
from scotland. thrr" b,ing some large
factories in tilasgnw but now all the
cent pipr. wanted are made IN the
ntod Sta'">. \s may b- imagined,
the proc c~- OF making "clays" Is me
chanl,al
here - no margin for NEE ornamcn-
IA, on on - cent pipe. In the first
place tho clay comes from Wood1Tidgc,
y y, where II cost, 100 ton. The
freight then costs - ton. aud bv the
time the clay l. at the factory it is
worth 30. 30 far all attempts to find
pipe clay nearer at hand have been un-
successful. II any Michigan or Ohio
farmer reads tins and THINKS he has
plpo clay on his farm. let Ii m put
chunk oi II IN the fire. If II lurns red
u won't do. If 1t turns white the pipe
factories Of Detroit will be glad to hear
from hiu. and tho chances are that his
fortune will bc made Ii Is rather
curious that no one has ever tried red
clay pipcs They are used IN Turkey
and on the south shores of the VI odi-
terrancan. where they certainly know
something about smoking.
4
working Mt tho Joseph Campau avenue
factory. One man takes the moist
Jumps Of clay and with one lump in
each hand rapidly rolls them into the
share Of n club with spindle handle
and heavy end. Tho dcNterous man
ncr IN which he works with both hands
at once would please Charles Ecade.
the champion of amhI-dextcrity. Three
men work nt three a,hin,s and turn
these soft clubs # clay into the shape
OF pipes with great rapidity.
ach man makes about 2.tio pipes
day They take the clay club:
DIP long needle IN mixture of
Kerosene and fi-h oil; run the needle
into the stem Of the future pipe; rub
the clay with the oil mixture; chuck it
into the steel mold; squeeze down
lever that presses out the hollow of the
bowl. When released it is the blue
scmhiance Of clay pipe. and all these
Processes together take about second
and half
Next the pipes are partially dried
aud then turned over to IA couple of
girl-. who give them sort of finish ing
polish. They are neNt allowed to dry
aud are ,hon packed in earthenware
crooks. these crooks are placed i'll
the furnace aud about 10000 pipes
burnt at once. They come ont pure
white. aud are then packed up in cases
holding 2sS pipes. which are sold for
10 cents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
% Was Accident.


The world owes It's greatest achieve
ment4 to accidentS,' remarked Col
SWIM to his vie ~ they sat on the
In X gallery cn.oNing n cool breeZe
Nearly all great discoveries were
purely accidental. and Mrs. Swiiie,"
added the colonel 1t was by mere
chance that We met
1es, the lady replied "it was an
a ciicnt that cause | our marriage"
The go oncl dilnt very much like
this reply. and with elevated eyebrows
reloincd
Accident? Why. my dear. hardly
understand YOU. What do YOU mean :"
"Oh. mean that II Tom Benson had
not accidentally shot hIm elf, l would
never have married you. You would
like for me- To think that you married
mo by accident. lut don't want to think
hat II WIS accident that caused me to
marry YOU. Wish you'd draw a bucket
of fresh water"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
Value Of False Hair.
Exchange,

The most expensive kind Of false hair
is natural silver white. 1t is worth $lS
or so an ounce, more than its weight
in gold. Bleachei white hair is worth
only - an ounce. Natural hair of
ordinary shade is worth from IS to $50
a poand, except the hair collected by
rag pickers, which brings only from
81 to $3. The value of different colors
of hair dep, nds on the fashion. Vel
low hair, not golden, is almost useless.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
ru tnnlnrN VIOLET

Harriet ti,sroti r'fi
4 t..l z ln thr morning lew
Wfh a.lsiHHr nrIt'rg tp ~ silirr"s,
~ b. .. h.f.f n.l thr eIli l-s.a kusN
AHi lff.la Hii hf.Hfr.. happy tr.~
rf .u tir 100 tniua =
NA. Hhr h.i iu lbe ear, years
4 t.l tf.sifirn uu.tef fst
r.. mtaih sl lth iHni iug ts.tfuus rife.
NH iHi.is ati i--.s sni ifai fsa mute.
Ani uult tssfa aisstt ths tt.lt
\ tiI.ist tifaiian uttter fslt
Ns- liA. lss, ~ hnt lst"f he
kso.in,.s ~, i'iling iti shs shei
Nhen ias q, dsN hf'aiRh, darker lode,
Act sHfftws 18th heavy tfvat
'nlsii's.i hsI AMI h'uissst the luV.li heal -
~s"siurs. pas, telling dli 10. shr'i
A. ihs bruised sini', sh,sl lfs s,iul
~" wss Nee sptenerl lfpl%si ani crushed I
an sl thH Ifsa iiiis ointment u iri
nh 'sin' that alHfut u guslpi
As ~. sthin. sh hole rafiirn- hlush'~l
80 was The .idhensfi hfui-., and rruahrt
That utrf ~" issfd's furi Sas -pilssi
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
IMITATION oYsrrRs.
4 Traveller. Tate 81 o,.s.r tas,sstss
lee Parts.


Tho most singular thug that aas
IN PARIS. sad "a gentleman iu.' t".
turned from lur"Ie. Sas Htt.h,si
oy~trr~ not What yuucall moyk oysters.
that ~. meat done mp ~ patty ot
potpIc. bat MA nmitai ot o." tral
li,alvc and NJ g. serve raw Aui ui
far ~ their hooks gu tun would anY %
once that thoy W,T.g"nu ~ imetirah
OYSTERS lut ehcn Suu came tu at nus
the d,llorence volll b. uttcrpiiYla
at once How thry ara msis
aud what ~ used n ihc,t mapu
facturc IL - NY iorv did Mt solve.
but II ~ certain that u great deI e
money - made hy tl" proiuccra ~"
usual price IL . cents "a II, nnl some
times ~ the second class eating IA u.es
they are tu be had fur . cents though
they arr not apt g. bs irosh ~ that
price. You order plate un tie hall
shell, and when tho waiter brings them
to you they look lu-t as nice a. those
you get in the best Nav lofk place,
II you are no, a good judge oi oyster,
you will eat them with your wine aud 40
away without asking any questions
The only thing genuine about th"m
~ tHt NltilHs ffNh
second hand shells from restaurant
keepers at u small cNpcn,e. aud With
sort Of paste faSt"n the apur ous oya.
ter IN it. place. bnl one half shell
il used for the purpose. aud IN tha,
shape the fraul oysters aro packed "a
shelves IN boxes Others. tu Bee "f,sj
without the shell are pat up in cans
containing twenty i've -, iuu Tho
dealers ia real oysters urge the saloon.
keepers 10 break up their shells aa fast
as their contents Rro consumed aud
even pay the cooks aud waters tupuund
them Ia pieces
"Do We ha,o any manufactured oy,
ters IN this country" reporter ~.
qulrod II n Fulton market uy-,crman.
"lcs. sir" he replied; the standard
OIL company anl several Gther s,utlar
concerns aro manufacturing nystoGs into
lamp wIcks. warranted o. burn oil Or
lamps. and think its an Internal
Hold on" exclaimed the reporter.
"that liz not what mean. What | want
to know IN, do they make All imiiat ON
oyster that could be sold nA the real
article?"
Not that know Of. | do not th ink
they have come 90 that yet What IL
more. do not think II would pay, that
is, Just at present: bu. we cannot tell
what we will come % II any more oil
is dumped in tho bay aud rlyer-. AZ
present the finest oysters are = or 3
cents apiece, and j should say they
could not DO initiated and tod fof that
price
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
The Great Unrest.

Thomas Hughes in The Century says: ut
,annot lie too clearly understood that the
great unrest of our me, thoush IA taking diff
ferent tnames-co-Uperatlon, communism, So
cialism. nihilism-and having different super
fetal characteristics in England, France,
Germany, Russia, Italy. springs from the
same root and looks to the same goal" He
finds that root to be the hopelesSness of the
great majority under prevailing industrial
systems, and the goal to be such alteration OF
the organization Of society rs To ring the
surplus wealth within the reach OF the ex-
cluded ajority.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
Vrlahseaea Aniean..

WaNhIhEson NHIFlNIlcan
"fou couldn't hire dsfksy b. t.ss dssn 20,
the south side 70 samI~pn str,u, after nisht
for any amount u money. sail s.ntls
man Ia the Avenue Man - ,i-, tsa wssa
standing at ths corner ~ fourteenth sni
Sampson strcet-
"why notF' azkai tho scritsn
"Do you 80 tina, IsorchI' sail ths ssrila
pointing tn q hou-o q short distaHr. f,ou
Fourteenth street "Weii, that tsifth 1.
made from tho b,-.y ~ . hears and ~.
color~i p"ople arc ~ afraid e il ne tls ,ls, a
is of holy water whan yoa s~e sns q thee,
go by It after dark just cpuha and s.ll n,..
AMI you tind y ns~ hat b. your oi,.it
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
usli.s va, ., IN. r,.,..,,

The first Iondoncr. arCof llus 10 The
Builder. Who in,ro,iutri cuulu wata,
into his premises Was ttaiusman a
I lcet street. THIS IL how record of
li7s set, forth the Z, ccurf, noe "A
wex chandler ia ! leet street had by
crate perced pipe oi the candit
withSnnc the ground and so conceived
tho water Into hts -elar wherefore ho
was Judged Ia ride through ths elite
with condi, upon his hside. the cl,y
crier meanwhile preceding be crimtnsl
aud proclaiming his onsnss
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29

II s related that when Lady Duffcrin
iiis went to -. Petersburg 1t WAS nec-
rsstry for her Ia be rcce vel in audi
cncc 10y the empress. At the time ap-
pointed she arrived and was ushered in
tho room. There she found lady
very plainly dressed. who app" 'ached
aud asked her. Did yo see my
daughter before you left England?"
"ENcu,c me. SAID Lady Dutierin, but
who is ,our daughter" my daughter
~ the duchess Of Ldinburg." sad the
PLAIN lady. who was none other than
the empress
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29

By the general military law Of Rus.
sia, adopted some years ago, the term
of service for ordinary recruits is six
years with the colors and nine years in
the reserve. The number of years to
be passed in the ranks could, however.
for recruits who had received certain
measure Of education, be shortened 10
three; while students who had passed
the leaving examination at gym.
nasium could get off with six months
service, and students who had gradu.
ated at university with three.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
saw,a., ...s ,h. w..aeo.s.


iffns-i inEefssiil in The turtent
un nis ssf ssnsssri I'LL inio cony.rss
thn Nth . man ~hn es,. az amusing nc
ssnn' q the ~,-sle'ck ~ b. knew u when y
lray 10 the Maine wo-is above Mo,-.besd
lsis
",m talking alsa, the fish, one, am
nsaf ha astai q bfi With . tall like a
,-afi nail, ,ha, Ho.s~ arand punching holes
H. the wad 10 swamp, w~silsair
I asurssi him that knew nn other biri
ia, seuli answer h. hl. de-rtip,iua
Wei - aids-i, 4 knaw him when hs is
Hyinu. anYtgw be los,ks like a Junk bottle
shh ~inssi They never u--i b. think 10 eat.
,ns the things in ouf naishiofho-.i. | heard
thes w~s~ ssssi, AMI tnli one ~ my fathers
nssThisaf~. ~hn said b. wonii tfy lhem ~
h~ ~snt down ~ the ~usis with his gun
tisy wsfe thica Ia ,h~fv aud pre-ntiy came
tark sith wuo is.sk
'hhot !, =. " sai nn the grouni. ! suppo~~-
! in,ssys=~i
tn. Wo ds'nla h- rs.uldnt got ~ any other
~s,. I ga.-~ We'll he t~,k u home. aud
nssi dsy sst~i hlm II hs like the hirIi"
'jsfus=lsni7 b" sIsculs,~i. tho thing
hokesi ~ dsfnsi mssn after hal Iullei IT,
fs~'l'sFs ~ that | csu 4 not iesf to c.ok u.
aHi ihfes u assay
sss' mn.ni this story ~ ~lAcur,-, Who
may think ~ ~. ues, tinie they order
~Utsiisas pu tasi
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29

Be omnipotent in self hood! whate'er you
are, that grandy le,
For to make Of life a fiction Is an irksoms
travesty.
Nature knows no aifectation; blustsr III
becomes the brave:
Life unreal shall evanisb in tn slembic OF
the grave
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
The Small MInorisic.,

Religio-Philosophica Journal
The opinions, the faiths, the govern.
ments of the world are controlled
everywhere and always by small minor.
ties, often by one man, who sways q
million of votes as he pleases, while
each one of the million fondly believe.
that he is doing his own thinking. de
Gliding for himself, voting entirely 20
suit himself
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
Lime.kiln Club Fines Cancelled.
1Dotrnif Eraa PrasS

The president announced that he had cam
celed the following fines for reasons specified:
Samuel Shin-$3, 600 for breaking the stove
door; cancelled on account of his wife running
off to Canada with another man.
Equanimity Taylor - l,45O for calling
Elder Toots a liar on the alley stairs. Can
celed be, ause it was proved that the elder did
lie.
Put Back Hascall-$ti50 IS for raising the
cry Of fire during a regular meeting and
piling up fifty or sixty members at the foot
of the stairs Cancelled because he was de-
ter1nined to commit suicide and beat the club
out of il anyhow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29
s,.,,.H ia N~sse..


TI7I7TIFT-T'F y -IHHFH TIII0"
Thee ladies w. - coming along, two
yohig uncs aud "a Old unc. the durnnn
ihrN apiioA' h,d ! nuti,oi ,ha' ono
ut ih, iDair'r lit - VA, feeble 10, n
ahn miNt'ei 'ni wh,i dil the ether
'ao Il" then hut iuuuco upon her
80 I sh" voi a for an ~ ~ ,e II her
nn'''nsc on- Struggle. hold her tight y
hs q" nu'' and mouth to prevent her
hiea'hnff The b,fharous procedure q
nas continued tll more intelligent
Me'ican released their hold. when tho
'"hur Weman slow rrtn'd wa
i"l tlr tla' ticr Is common one. anil
- ai1'l"d g. Il i-e, whrnovor they have
"A Ni