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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11
THRII MYSTERIOUS LIrrIRs.

An English traveller reaching New
York put up at a fashionable hotel and
looking down the list Of arrivals found
the name Of Orheil written In a lsrgr,
sprawling hand, with the capital letter.
F. r., 8. after Il. The grave-looking
middle-aged gentleman was struck by
the letters, IA, everyone else had becn,
but to him they were not the mysterious
things which had proved 40 pushing "a
the other native guest. He smiled m u
gratified and
"Dear me-" he exclaimed. "f. X. =,
Who would have thought it?"
He called up the clerk and asked him
TO explain.
al don't know what they mean, sir.
He lives down south, and In awful eccen-
trio in his eating. He lives almost en-
tirely on oysters; he's always s-talkin'
about em; seems kinder gone mad ou
oysters. There he goes now, rir."
The visitor looked eagerly in the dircc.
ton pointed out, aud saw = tall, fine
looking, well-dressed man. He ran uv
to him, and grasping his hand, per
formed that vigorous pump handle move
ment- which we English regard ~ q
cordial demonstration.
Beaming with pleasure the English.
man cried Delighted TO meet you. MI
delighted! A most unexpected pleas
ure-really! Never expected 10 meet
one Of us on this side Of the Atlantic
Are you an old member? Ny measosy
is so defective"
"Member Of whatr' asked the sur.
prised Osheil.
"Oh! don't be modest, my dear cir,
l know you are Fellow"
"Who are you calling fellow 7" asket
the American, angrily and hsughtily.
"You mistake my meaning. sir.
meant a Fellow Of the Royal Society,"
the Royal Society In London, sir"
"London! Never was there In Ill m,
life. I'm from down south. in the oystc
trade"
"Then, what On earth does IF. X. \.
mean attached to your namey"
"Mean! Well, stranger. don't car
if do tell you. Ye see like oysters.
do, and F. X. y. means adsactly nothing
more nor less than Fried. Roasted AM
Stewed."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11
KILLED BY A SHOCK.

1t is dangerous to "shock" ncrvou,
person, or one whose physical ~ stem !,
weak. An emotion which suddenly AZ
itat-s him may heget such dcrangr
| ment of the nervous system ~ o. ca,,-.
death. The following ease illustrate,
the danger OF subjecting one a. SUD
den and violent mental shock Monsieur
Berger, Parisian. lost his wife in 1910
very beautiful and youthful woman
whom he had married but three years
before.
He became broken hearted. and
mourncd for his wife. living in the same
suite Of rooms where shc died and keep.
ing everything sacredly ss she had left
it.
His wife's sister. AT the time II hei
marriage, was small girl. hut sui,se.
quently expanded into "a hands.,n,
woman.
For years she had not seen Monsieur
Berger, but being in Paris she resolved
to call upon him, and went o. his apar,
ments, where she knocked at tho door.
The servant was not at hard, and NJ
Berger opened the door himself.
She entered the apartment, calling
him by name, and lifted her veil.
ado you not recognize me?" she
asked.
"My wife," almost screamed the cx.
cited widower.
"NO, no, monsieur" she said sooth.
ingly.
"She is dead she is dead"
"Monsieur! monsieur" said the
young woman, striving to quiet him.
at is her spirit" shouted the
widower.
"Nay, monsieur; will You not listen
for one moment to me?'
"a ghost! Il ghostv hc shouted.
The sister-in-law became frightened m
she saw NJ. Berger's excitement.
"Help! help" he exclaimed.
In vain were her efforts 10 soothe the
half-distracted man, who rushed to-
wards large portrait hanging upon
the wall, and which WAS life-like pic.
ture of his departed wife.
For moment he looked first at the
sister and then at the painting. with
clasped hands and wild expression In
his eyes. Then he once more shrieked
ut the top of his voice:
"Help! A ghost! u ghost" - lie then
fell upon the floor, shaking In every
limb.
The neighbors hurried In and at
tempted To lift him up, hut NJ. Berger
was deadr'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11
THIS WORLD.

How strange tn think that one who dies
Tan never s.e this world again:
AZ l".-t, not with his m,rtal eyes;
W Nh'n one" h" PASSED ls.yund our ken
Tins World ~ beautiful, that
Aii 10th a. think that ! must die
How friendships tone, sweet ON nv car,
Doth charm my spirit no one knows;
l.li" SEEMS feast of goodly cheer
~ l~aut'"us that it "verflows;
Would 'ts"rt not sn: q God, forgive
We. Tor de- So love to live
HuI- haS not died within my bra~'.
Nor love forever taken flight,
And pur.-t Joy oft builds her rest:
Athwart the shadows Of the night;
III" future like a ~nng-hird sings,
And mem'ry sweet, return her strings,
Ih'n TIL mc not that must die
Until vr buried all of these
Beneath thu mildrw If a sigh,
Or -urrow which dethroneth ease,
util llfr pals upon my sense,
And hspIan'ss grows less intense.
I'LL then the clustering grapes II cull,
And wreathe life fiowrets for my brow.
Forgetting thai the world is full
~ rnourners wailing in their woe;
F.sv-tting that there eonses u time,
Whvn i-aauty changes /" sublime.
iiark, now hear voice. low. sweet.
Its cadence seeIneth not uf earth;
All, darr ! angel words repeat,
Live. soul. e grand imperial birth,
Live ti- thy Iruvnc. not to die
Destined l., Immortality"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11
THE STORY OF THE BOOK AGENT.

A Philadelphia book agent importuned
James Watson, rich and close New
York man, living out at Elizabeth, un-
til he bought Il book-the Clearly
Christian Martyrs" Mr.. Watson didn',
want the book, but he bought it to ge,
rid OF the agent; then taking it under
his arm, he started for the train which
takes him to his New York office.
Mr.. Watson hadn't been gone long
before Mrs. Watson came home from a
neighbor's. The book agent saw her,
and went i'll and persuaded the wife to
buy another copy of the same book.
She was ignorant of the fact that her
husband had bought the same book in
the morning. When Mr.. Watson came
back from New York at night Mrs.
Watson showed him the book.
81 don't want to see it," said Watson
frowning terribly.
Why, husband?" asked his wife.
"Bscause that rasca,ly book agent
sold me the same book this morning.
Now we've got two copies of the same
boek-two copies of the early Chris
tian Martyrs and"
"But, husband, we can"
"No We can't eitherv' interrupted
Mr.. Watson. "The man is Off on the
train before this. Confound it! I
could kill the fellow. l."
"Why, there he goes to the depot
now" said Mrs. Watson, pointing out
of the window at the retreating form of
the book agent making tor the train.
"But it's too late to catch him, and
Pm not dressed. I've taken off my
boots, and"
Just then MIR. Stevens, neighbor of
Mr.. Watson, drove by, when Watson
pounded on the window-pane in fran
tic manner, almost frightening the
horse.
"Here, Stevens" he shouted, "you'r
hitched up; won't you run your horse
down to the train and hold that boos
agent till l come? Run! Catch'im
now"
"All right" said Mr.. Stevens, whip
ping up his horse and tearing down the
road.
Mr.. Stevens reached the train Just as
the conductor shouted "All aboard"
"BOok agent.'- he yelled, as the
book agent stepped aboard the train.
Book Agent. hold on! Mr.. Watson
wants to see you"
."WatsOn! Watson wants to see me ?"
repeated the seemingly puzzled book
agent. Oh, / know what he wants he
wants to buy one of my books; but
can't miss the train 10 sell it him."
"If that is all he wants, l can pay for
it and take it back to him. How much
is it?"
1.-TWO dollars for the Early Christian
Martyrs said the book agent, as he
reached for the money and passed the
book out through the car window.
Just then MIR. Watson arrived, puff.
ing and blowing, in his shirt sleeves.
AS he saw the train pull out he was too
full for utterance.
"Well, l got it for you," said Ste-
vens; "just got it and that's ALL"
"Got what" yelled Watson.
"Why, l got the book Early Chris
tian Martyrs and"
"By-the-great-gunsw moaned
Watson, as he placed his hand to his
brow and swOoned right in the middle
of the street,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11
I WILL NOT TELL THEE.

] viii not tell thee thou art dreanlin.
or building castles in the air;
Visions IL love will never vanish,
But hcc"mc more and more fair.
! will not trll thee hopes are tickle,
Or that friends will soon forget;
l"vrt II genuine. is lasting,
Savocs not If sad regret.
Wind. from off the mighty ocean
Tel me, in their whispers sweet,
Hearts in sympathy commingle
A. the waves and sunshine meet.
Love is not seeming fancy,
Aud life not vain regret;
Hearts that love will love forever,
Aud they never can forget,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

THE BIGGEST WHISKY TowN.-Peoria,
ILL.,, has only 10000 inhabitants, but
there is one respect in which it is the
biggest city in the land. There is no
other from which the Government re-
ceives SO large an amount OF internal
revenue. Thirteen immense distilleries
make this the center Of whisky manufac-
ture. The tax is 80 cents gallon.
The largest distillery is under contract
to send every drop of its product to
France, to be used in the native wines
OF that vine-clad country.-fNew York
Sun.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

''Pretty expensive business this thing
of spending the summer abroad" said
Brown. "Not alone because of the
cost of travel, but there's the danger of
ones house being robbed. Why, when
we got home We found that all the
family plate had been stolen" "That
comes," said Jones, "of not having the
plate securely screwed to the door from
the inside. When man has a hand
some door-plate he wants to take care
of it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

Young ladies who wear the Langtry
bang are very popular as the guests Of
scalping parties among the Indians.
The red men use the scalps for doo-.
mats and dust brushes according to
texture.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11
HINTS TO GENTLEMEN.

Don't be untidy in anything. Neat
ness is one of the most important of the
minor morals.
Don't wear apparel with decided col
Ors or with pronounced patterns. Don't
we address here the male reader, for
when this brochure is mainly designed
wear anything that is pretty. What
have .men to do with pretty thingsl Se-
lect quiet colors and unobtrusive pat
terms. and adopt no style of cutting
that belittles the figure. 1t is right
enough that mems apparel should be be-
coming, that it should be graceful, and
that it should lend dignity to the figure
hut it should never be ornamental, fam
ciful, grotesque, odd, capricious nor
pretty.
Don't wear evening dress in the morn
ing, or on any occasion before o'clock
dinner. Don't wear black broadcloth
in the morning, or, at least, don't wear
black broadcloth trousers except for
evening dress.
Don't wear your hat cooked over your
eye, nor thrust back upon your head.
One method is rowdyish, the other
rustic.
Don't wear trinkets, shirt-pins, fin.
ger-rings, or anything that is solely CT.
namental. One may wear shirt-studs,
a scarf-pin, watch-chain and seal,
because these articles are useful; hut
the palmer they are the better.
Don't clean your ears, or your nose,
or trim and clean your finger-nails in
public. Cleanliness and neatness in al
things pertaining to the person are in
dispensable, but toilet Offices are proper
in the privacy of ones apartment only
Don't chew or nurse your toothpick in
public-or aynwfere else.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

ALL 1T WAS WoRTH.-We bet one cent
on the late election and lost it Lowell
Times. We guess you backed your opin-
ion for all it was worth.-[ Boston Travel
Ter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

4 irrc-ani-casy sort Of fellow Of
New York says the REDUCTION In the
pricr oi the morning dailie~ II all right
~ lar ~ u goes but what he wants "a
s~. Is a nifty per cen, reduction In the
o&hrv n.ce-ssr,es of iiie---~uch m beer
psol. tol,aeco. theatsr tickets and scarf
pins.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

A young d"rssv. upon Isins sald thai
= certain pssisss was .ssvslsssrsst. ssid
"wLy the, " apthisu. ! caa cwss ecs'
valesccacs In thrse hours"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

DRINKING HEALrHs.-The drinking OF
healths originated during the Danish
occupation OF Britain. The Danes fire.
quently stabbed Englishmen while in
the act of drinking, and it finally became
necessary for the English, in view Of the
constant repetition of this dastardly mode
of assassination, to enter into compact
to be mutual pledges of security for each
others health and preservation. Hence
the custom of pledging and drinking
healths.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

A patent medicine man who suddenly
came upon humorist who was trying
to hatch out new joke offered him
fifty dollars if he would sit still and
hold his expression till a photographer
could be brought. He wanted the
picture to put on new brand of liver
searcher over the words: "Before tax
ing"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

Let the father or the mother think
long, before they send away their boy
before they break the home-ties that
make a web of infinite fineness and
soft silken meshes around his heart,
and toss him alOof into the boy-world,
where he must struggle mp amid bicker-
ings and quarrels, into his age Of youth '
There are boys indeed with little
fineness in the texture OF their hearts,
and with little delicacy of soul, to whom
the distant school is but vacation from
home; anf with whom, a return revives
all those grosser affections which alone
existed fefore,-just as there are plants
which will bear all exposure without
the whiting of leaf. But there are
others, 10 whom the severance from the
unseen influences of the home altar,
gives q shock that lasts forever; it is
wrenching with cruel hand, what will
bear but little roughness; and the sobs
with which the adieux are said, are sObs
that may come back in the after years,
strong and steady and terrible.
A GOOD MOTIvE.-De Cosse of Brissac,
used to shave himself, and the motive
which drove him to his daily task was
an admirable one:
This French noble was once heard to
solilOquize of a morning with an open
razor in his hand:
"God has made thee a gentleman
and the king has made thee duke. Il
is, nevertheless, right and fit thot thor
should'st have something to do; there
fore thou shalt shave thyself."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-04-16

ballot in the convention, It's well
known that relations Of cordial ami
ty exist between the friends of. Ar
thur and the friends Of Edmunds,
and nothing political is more GER
tain than that Arthur's strength
will promptly go over to Edmunds
the moment it becomes apparent
that the former cannot accomplish
a nomination. The same can be
said Of a large part Of Mr.. Blaine
following. It is an open secret
that many Influential independent
Republicans are favoring the cleo
ton of Blaine delegates in Pennsyl-
vania aud elsewhere with the dis
tinct understanding that they shall
transfer their votes to the Vermont
Senator in ample time to make his
nomination certainty. Mr.. Ar
thur has failed to bring his own
candidacy within the line Of possis
BILE success. He will have reason
able showing Of delegates and will
receive vote in convention which,
tor numbers and character should
be gratifying to any citizen, but he
will not achieve success. So far
as concerns personal popularity and
the individual preference Of del.
egates it is probable that Blaine
could win at Chicago, but he is sure
to be defeated by the cool-common
sense of the members Of the CON
vention which will assure them that
his nomination would Seriously i'm
peril at least the States of New
York and Indiana. denominations
were intended simply as deserved
compliment to the recipients, Mr..
Blaine's chances would he exceed
ing)y gool; but the Republican
party is in the habit of setting up
candidates for the purpose Of elect
ing them, and there are other fields
in which the plumed knight can be
of service. Then the almost unan-
imous wish on the part of Republi-
cans East and West to see the
worthy son Of Abraham Lincoln
made Vice President practically
eliminates John Logan from the
presidential contest, and gives in
creased certainty to the nomination
of an eastern man for the first posi-
ton on the ticket, thus practically
narrowing the choice to Edmunds,
Blame, and Arthur. But Arthur
and Blaine are both unsatisfactory
to that large independent element
in New York, New England and
Pennsylvania which holds the fate
of the Atlantic States in it's hands.
This same element would be entire
" satisfied with the nomination of
Edmunds and its preference will be
an influential, if not a determining
factor at Chicago. Unless during
the next six weeks events shall oc-
cur which now seem utterly impro-
bable, the next Republican presi-
Dental ticket will read Edmunas
and Lincoln, and it will be singu-
larly worthy successor to those that
have succeeded it. OF it's election
there would be no more doubt than
of the coming of November. A
better ticket could not be named if
only the best and wlsest men of the
Republican party were to make the
selection. A more gratifying out
look could not easily be imagined.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-04-16

Some are ungreattul enough to
charge Senator Sabin's vote to re-
store Porter to the Army, to a trade
made with the Democratic members
Of the last legislature whereby he
secured the Democratic vote which
elected hin.-Er. Bosh, all bosh.
It was distinctly understood by all
parties in the legislature that the
Democratic members would vote for
any Republican, besides Window,
that received IS Republican votes.
Sabin got there first, and the Demo-
Gratis turned their votes over to
him. There was no bargain, the
Democrats simply acting with a
desire to break the deadlock.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-04-16

The wheat product Of India has
increased sixty.fold in the past de-
cade, and the cost Of the raising the
wheat is exceptionally low. The
great rawback it labors under is
the transportation. It costs more
to carry wheat from Delhi to the
seaboard than from Chicago to Liv-
erpool, while the rate from Calcutta
to Liverpool is So a ton higher than
from New York there. The Chica-
go Inter- Ocean encouragingly re-
marks: ''American farmers can go
on raising wheat and hogs and
sheep. If Europe don't buy we will
bring Europe over to eat our sup
plies at home."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-04-16
SHERIFFS SALE.

by virtue of an execution, issued out of and un !.
Dder the Seal of the District Court, in and for
the Comfy of Brown and State Of Minnesota, up
on a judgment rendered and docketed in the said
Court on the eleventh day Of May A. D. 1874, in
an action wherein Saint Paul Harvester Works
was Plaintiff, and A. +. Somervill, Omer More
house and Jacob Duncan were Defendants, in ia :
vor of the said Plaintiff and against the said De-
PENDANTS. for the sum of Three Hundred and Fif-
ty-one Dollars and ffty-six cents 1881 .56) and
the sum of Five Hundred and Eighty three Dollars
and sixtytWo cents (5e3. 62) is now due thereon,
have this Oath day of March A ID 1884 levied upon
all the right, title and interest of the said Defend
ant Jacob Duncan, which he had on the 18th day
OF May, a. D. 1874, and afterWard acquired in and
to the following described real estate and proper.
y situated, lying and being in said County of
Brown and State of Minnesota, known and DIES.
cribed as follows, to wit: Lot Number eighteen
Qs) of Block Number twenty.sx (26), in the
Town OF Sleepy Eye Lake, according to the plat
thereof as recorded in the office ofthe Register of
Deeds in and for said County of Brown and State
OF Minnesota, together with all the Entertainments
and appurtenances thereunto belonging
Notice Is hereby given that will sell the above
described real estate and property to the highest
bidder, for cash, at public auction at the front
door of the Court House, in the City of New Ulm,
in the County of Brown and State of Minnesota,
on Thursday the eighth day of Maya. D. 1884, at
ten O'Clock A. NJ. of that day, to satisfy the said
Execution, together with the interest and costs
thereon.
Dated March 25th, A. D, 1884.
EDWARD CASEY, Sheriff OF Brown County
J, NEwHART, Plaintiffs Attorney.
81 81
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-04-16
A Remarkable Escape.

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, Of Turk.
hammock, Pa, was afflicted for six
years with Asthma and Bronchitis,
during which time the best physi-
clans could give no relief Her life
was despaired Of, until in last Octo.
Der she procured a Bottle Of DR..
Kings New Discovery, when i'm
mediate relief was felt, and by con
tinuing it's use for short time she
was completely cured, gaining in
flesh 5Olbs, in a few months.
Free Trial Bottles of this certain
cure of alltThroat and Lung Diseas-
es at G. L. Roos' Drug Store. Large
Bottles 81 90.
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friend, and supported by a crutch

friend, and supported by crutch
looks at least twenty years older
than at the expiration of his last
Presidential term. He has declined
all invitations and hospitalities dur
ing his stay, and has made marked.
progress under medical treatment
in the last two weeks. An i'm.
.promptu reception and ovation in
the Honse of Representatives when
he visited the Capitol was one Of the
most pleasant features Of his sojourn
here. When he appeared on the
floor Of the hall the body voted a
recess Of fifteen minutes, during
which Members fled by the ex-
President and gave him a hearty
hand shaking, Messers. Carlisle,
and Randall being in charge Of the
levee, the former making the pre-
sensations.
This has been quiet week in the
social world as is usual with that
just preceding Easter. The whirl
will begin again after that season,
but it is not likely to become at all
maddening
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-04-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Southern Minnesota Fair as
ISOLATION has decided TO hold the
next annual exhibition at Rochester
Sept. l to 6 inclusive.
It is said that the New Brighton
Cattle company, a foreign organiza.
ton, holds unlawfully over 100000
acres Of Minnesota land.
Ward Hand of Brainerd, whose
feet were SO severely frozen some
time since, was removed to the
Northern Pacific sanitarium, where
his feet were amputated.
Since the LIST Of November the.
secretary of the state board of immi-
grafton has distributed 80, 900 Of the
boards German pamphlets. The
immigration from Bohemia and Ger
many this year promises to be unus-
ually large.
A writer to the Wells Advocate
about blooded stock, says, there is
considerable improvement of stock
in Faribault county and cites pair
of colts, half Percheron, for which
the owner has refused $3.50, at three
years old, and concludes by saying:
''Raising blooded stock tends to ele-
vate and refine mans nature, inst
as surely as cultivating flowers bene-
fits lady,
Frank Young Of Red Wing
was shot by George MUTT,
a bartender in Henry Hickman's sa-
loon, last night. Young was trying
to prevent MUTT from shooting his
employer during quarrel resulting
from a bet on the age Of dog. The
wound is dangerous, but the chances
are fair for Young's recovery. MUTT
escaped to the Wisconsin side in a
row boat and has not been captured
At the meeting of the Southern
Minnesota Wool Growers Associa-
ton. held at Eyota April 9, twenty.
one new members were admitted. It
was decided to hold a sheep shearing
festival on May 5. Quite lengthy
discussion was held concerning meth.
DDS Of raising, sale and transporta-
ton of sheep, and other questions re-
lating to the wool growing interests
Of Southern Minnesota. Dr.. E: G..
Cross, T. G. Bolton and J. T. Price
were elected delegates to the nation
al convention in Chicago on May 49,.