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The GnillOtinc'S Name.

The shade of DR.. Guillotine ought to
be content. That gentleman was born
at Saintes in l7IS, and died in Paris in
1914. lie was professor of anatomy
and physiology, and. being an authori.
ty on all sanitary questions. he was a
kind of standing counsel on all these
matters. He exposed the charlatauism
of the divining roi, and with Franklin
made joint report. in 1884, to the Con-
stituent Assembly. of which he was a
member, against the rcputed miracles
of Mesmer. He did notinvent the gull.
lotine, As it popularity believed; but he
nearly was executed by it. as he was ar
rested during the Reign of Terror. and
escaped, like so many others, by the
fall and execution of Kobespierre. His
political enemies, the Royalists, called
the machine after him; the name stuck
and saddened the poor doctors
remaining years. In his memoirs
he never alludes even to that in
strnment. The doctor proposed to the
Assembly that since the law declared
equality efore the eXecutoner, mode
of punishment ought to be devised
where all would be executed alike. Till
then mobiles had the privilege to be de-
capitated by the ax or sword, and that
forfeit of life carried with it no disgrace
for the victims family. The plebeians
were hanged. and that death was asso-
ciated with infamy. Dr. Guillotinc, ad-
dressing the Assembly, advocating for
purely philanthropic reasons the rapid
dispatch of the condemned, said:
"With my instrument Iacan whip of
your head in the twinkling of an eye,
and without your feeling the least
pain" Explosions of laughter fol-
lowed, and the poor doctor was carica-
tured numerically. 1t was colleague
OF the school of medicine, Dr. Louis.
that was called upon to report
on machine made by Ger
man man named Schmid. for de-
capitation. 1t was experimental
upon at Electra, on corpses, cats, dogs.
rabbits, poultry, etc.. and pronounced
admirable. Schmd received a patent
to supply the machine for the depart
ments ut ''eight hundred and twenty
four pounds" each. Out of gratitude
he baptized it "Louisette," but the
name did not take any more than that
of the National Razor" or the
windmill of Silence" In the slang
of the prisons it is called The Widow"
The inventor of the guiliotine is un-
known, possibly it is lost in the night
of time, or dates from China. Accord
ins to some old engravings, an instru-
meet not unlike it mas been known in
Sc"t'and in the sixteenth century; a
variety of the machine exists in Italy,
called mannaja, and beyond doubt that
was ;hc instrument employed to decap-
ita;r lie Due Henri de Montmorenci,
in Ia, in Lanluedoc. The AK was
cumh.rson and cruel; two blows were
rcqGirc.! to sever the head of Mary
Queen of Scots, four for Monmouth.
and seven for de Thou.-America
Re0iSter
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lmpr0ved Ocean steamers.

The latest ships of the Great Eastern
Railway company, the Norwich and the
Ipswich, have the advantage of twin
screws, double shafting, and duplicate
engines, and thus, if any misfortune
should happen to one set of engines.
to one main shaft, or to one propeller,
they can still work on, in storm or in
calm, at two-thirds of ther speed, and
bring their passengers safe to port. 1t
is, l would submit, q question we'll
worthy of serious consideration whether
some similar improvements could not
be male with regard to ocean-going
steamships. Not only would the risks,
and even the certainty occasionally of
serious delays, be thus avoided, but also
the safety OF ocean travelling would un-
doubtedly be enormously increased.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28

short tlne sgo sher- WAS discovered
" q marsh ~ ~ehu-~enrrld. In Wurtem.
nsafR, a we'll preserved hut ~ the age
~ s'ana The Hearing aud part uf
We sails serr intact. and ~ appeared
iF'Hn careful sdneasuremrni. had
faftnssl. when complete. = recianglr ten
sssssss l"un, and seven meters wide.
TIE bet vas divided ln,o two c"mpart-
meats. communicating with each other
" issai bridge. msde ~ three gr,lrrs.
The sieRie doof. ls..klng toward the
Nssilh, Vas . meter Wide, aud opened
w" fe,m q. ~ meter. long aud four
mssers ssae. d. one .pru"r lay "a
heap - sl.as., which hal apparent,
h1msi the Lssplace. This room
sa- the Kitchen. Z" the living
fss'a', aud probably q night refuge Tor
s'ss sal,lr IN suld weather. Tn. second
f'ssm, whlch hai no opening outside.
messased eln meters long aud nv.
hssiefs . sic. aud wa. np doubt, used
=. W" Tamil, he'd chamber The floor.
~ 'n''h f's"us wee fprmci II round
tEs and The walls ~ split logs. Ihis.
70 y remembered, va. n hut nf the
ss"sse age Il NAV he safely presumed
'hs' she lsAe dwelling. ~ The bronze
AZ ssfe large in size ani less primitive
" We arrange urn,s. A. hah p., iois
ms platforms supporting the houses
communicated with the .hnr. b., means
~ hF''lfs tpfshably reno able nj
I'"Hsnis Hud wlti ihe water hy lad.
us's ihes" ladders. q. appears from
an rssnrl+ found NJ thasannes, we're
ms'e 90 slnFl. stang. with holes for
~. ~ -'stes which rr,iru,iei IN either
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28
Lightning.

At this time of the year one commonly
reads of persons struck dead, blind or
senseleSs by lightning; some of the phe-
nomena are very puzzling, especially in
eases where persons are but slightly in
jured.
On June 6, 1881, was in the open
country near the sea between Gosport
and Southampton, in place where
there was no shelter. Here | was sud
denly overtaken by a violent storm of
thunder, lightning and rain. Before |
had time to think of escape. the air be-
came darkcncd by the pouring rain. and
to save myself from a drenching l. per-
haps foolishly, put up my umbrella; at
the same instant saw blaze of fire on
the right-hand side of my face. the thun-
der burst the same moment, and vio-
lent wrcnching pain seized the fingers
of my right hand (Which held the UNI
brella), the pain instantly travelling to
my elbow and shoulder, where it ceased.
With the exception of a strong pain in
the arm like rheumatism for the rest of
the day. felt no further ill effects.
There is a blind beggar sometimes
seen about here who carries a label stat
ing that his eyes were DESTROYED by
lightning; there is no iris to either eye;
both are quite white. One dav lately l
asked him how he lost his sight. He
said that he was leaving country pub
lie house during thunder storm, and
he received the blow from the lightning
at the street door, as lie stood on the
top of short flight of stone steps.
He could only remember seeing the
blaze of the lightning, and being hurled
to the ground down the steps into the
street. On his senses returning, he was
blind. He states that he had Q little
glimmering sight at the time of recov-
cry, but first one eye and then the other
soon became totally blind.
A few years ago several letters ap-
peared in Nature regarding the descent
of balls of fire in thunder storms. On
July 5. 1881, while watching a storm
from my windows at 1:30 p. m., l dis
tinctly saw in the south ball of fire
drop from the clouds to the earth. The
descent was rapid, but not comparable
with lightning, and with an inclination
to the east. The ball appeared large.
and about one-haf or one-third the ap-
parent size of the moon. A carpenter
who was working for me at the time.
Mr.. George Hebb, on calling upon me a
few days after the storm, told me q
had not previously mentioned the mat
ter to him) that he had seen the descent
Of the SAFE ball of fire from Mildmav
park while he was walking toward the
south, 1t is the only example l have
seen.- Worthington G. Smith. in Ma
kIre
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28
"WhO Planted This Old Apple Tree ~
Waterbury American

On the land OF Delos Hotchkiss OF Cheshire,
Conn.,, is an apple tree that is said to he the
last of an orchard set out by the first settlers
in that neighborhood. and which is reckoned
to be 1s6 years old. Mr.. Hotchkiss, who is in
his SD year, has known and owned it for
nearly half century, and when he was
boy he told the writer that he heard his
grandmother say that while in her early girl
hood she used to play under its then broad
and sheltering branches. The body Of the
tree is four feet in diameter up to point
where the limbs branch, Of which there are
five main branches, each of which is nearly
two feet in diameter. Its height is sixty
feet, and from its outermost branches apples
falling perpendicularly lie upon the ground
six rods apart. Mr.. Hotchkiss informed me
that he had picked up and measured l25
bushels of good sound apples for one years
produce of this tree. and he estimated that it
has borne from 10000 to 1900 bushels up to
this date.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28
Personal AND LITERARY,

The Duke of Cambridge ha. held
the post of Commandrr-in-, hicf uf tho
British army twenty eight wears.
Rev. Henry ". Little. who laburci
Tor inanI Years ~ u missionary IN
East VI daga.car. has written book
with the title: Madagascar. Its H..
tory and People
A Theological library OF thirty thou
sand volumes has been presented In the
Wesleyan Conference of London bS a
gentleman who will not permit his
name ~ br Z vent the public,
An American woman named ~cr,tn-
gin was married Ia n Chinsman named
Wun Lung the other day at Denver,
As ne ther desired IT, take the other :
name they compromised on "Spilh. &C.
ChtcdJo H,raid.
Grace liiggs tculorrdl. who lives
within two miles ut savannah, Ca, ..
said to be i2u years old. II l. claimed
that sine was prime mover In the crer
tion Of the First tolorrd baptist church
in Georgia. and held the first board
nailed on IT, This church wa. erected
in 1888. and still 1t ,nd-.
General Spinner. cN-t nitei States
Treasurer. saws that when he was In
doubt about the gcnu nenrs. of notc
he invariably took the Judgment ~ \
clerk named Miss Grandin. lie did not
believe in clairvoyancr. 80 he called her
power 10 detect counterfeit money in
stinct. L. Chicago JoHrnai
Spain has the high honor ~ having
furnished the first cookery book In sny
modern tongue. II II entitled "I.ibrp
de tozina. compucsto por huberio lie
Nola II was print Il about gHi The
first regular cookcry-book published in
France was printed in lG92 II was the
production II the Sieur ic In Narranea
jesse vokcs. the actress. the cid.
est member of the famous Woke. faml.
ly. died in London recently. She ilrs,
appeared on the stage nj the surrey
Thcaier. London. when four years old.
She made her first American debut with
the Nokes family at the Union square
Theater. in New York. In April. isS2.
PLAYING in Belle of the Kitchen"
Aunt Eliza" IL known aud called
so by the army of employee. of IN.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company that
work about the station on the Jersey
City side. For thiriy-iive wears this old
colored woman has been the stew ar,icss
OF the ladies room. She IL now SIXTY.
five years old. ani says she was born
and baptized into the Episcopal
Church" She never misses church
nor weekly service. N. D. Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28
HUMOROUS.

Carlyle says: Laughter mrans
sympathy" Tbs will bring comfort
To the man who has Inadvertently irod.
den on barana peel.
-" George. my sou. don't YOU think
II is rather eStrayagant of you Ia eat
butter with that delicious lamp' "No,
mother; IL is economical. The same
piece Of bread dees for both. ~ Golden
Days.
i; Is n mean father who Ne early as
1880 at nigh. will scare his daughter
from her Alphonso's arms by yelling
from the top OF tie stair; sarah. wind
up the clock. II must have rua down. I"
-ihiiadciphid taH
"A society has been formed at Hart
ford, Conn. To provide harmless amuse.
ment for young men. The ravagcs of
bicycling and base ball arc evidently
beginning 10 be felt In that community.
-fHiiateiphid Cbr0aicic.
A scarcity Of dude, IL reported Al
the Northern watering pla 80. u must
DO ON account oi heat Tho dude IL
known by his shirt t-collar aud general
idiotic appearance. On DAYS when the
collars will not stand up dudes are
overlooked. N. ~ Rcagsac.
A young g'rl being asked recently,
as she returned from tho circulating
library with the late I novelties, u she
had ever read Shakespeare. tossed her
pretty head AMI answered. " shake.
speare? Of course | have; I read II
when II first came out. - bali,mor.
Day.
In the year l5t7 n proclamation
was issued by Henry VIII. command.
ing that women should not meet to.
gether to babble aud talk. and that all
men should keep their wives In their
houses" And We, some persons do.
clare that we are living In q more en-.
lightencd-that IL. the world. they tell
us. is growing bet or. rather. thai the
laws Of to-day are. Well. they tell
us something. anyway. Norrisiows
Herald.
Little Jack: "What did pa mean by
saving he was Captain Of the -hlpp"
Ma: ''Oh! that Is only his way II say.
ing that he is the head of the hons" :"
Little Jack; III pa Is Captain. then
what are you?" Ma well. I sup
pose | am the pilot" Little Jack
''Oh. yes. aud then | must be- tho com.
pass?" Ma "rhc compAs-p Why
the compass9' Little Jack. why,
the Captain and pilo, ARE always box.
ing the compass. you know. - Bostoa
Post.
An erroneous phrenoiogist once
told me that ] would shine as n revival.
ist. aud said that ought 10 marry tail
blonde. W Oh nervous. sanguinary
temperament. Then he saii "Ons
dol ar. please" and said IAN right.
gentle scientist with tawny name. 4
will give YOU the dollar aud marry th.
tall blonde with the bank account aud
bilious temperament when YOU give me
chart showing me how Ia dispose of y
brown. eyed brunette with thoughtful
cast of counienance. who married me
in an unguardcd moment two years
ago" lie looked nj me In n rcprosch.
iui kind of way. struck nj me with q
chair in an absent minded manner and
stole away. Bill Nyc.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

A false hunger ought not to be
soothed, nor false thirst to be salts.
ned. for satisfaction here is only adding
fuel To iii" that would otherwise 90
out. N \. Mall.
-According to the annual police re
port OF England, recently issued, l2,4lI
children under ten years of age wee
lost iii that country last year. Only six
were recovered.
The Southern darkey has a belief
that amounting the eve. of shying
horse with water in which chameleon
ha' been boiled. will cure the horse of
the bad habit -LouisUtUe Courier
,oHFHai.
= ONE OF the cleverest detectives in
New lo.k are women. They are of
the di crcnt types of beauty and mind
calculated 10 gain this or that man s
confidence and learn his secrets. NY.
Ucraid.
Two little boys planted a third,
standing. in the sand on the beach at
Long Branch so etfectually tbut when
the tide came up they couldn't get him
out. and but for timely aid he would
u. Il.
The bonnet of the day is described
as a handful of beads and the business
end OF feather. This is better bon
ret than that of last season, which re-
semblcd an embroidered dishrag.-
Cai"aJo Inter Oceva.
-''It was amicably arranged" re-
piled the Texas gentleman to the Coro-
ner. Il called him u liar. and he de-
manded an apology with a six-shooter."
"And did you make one?" asked the
Coroner, IL did, sir.'' "Was it ac-
cepted?" "Yes, sir" GLOW was it
then that you shot him?" IL had to do
so to make him understand my apol-
ogy.-1tras Sittinys.
u. II. Lardner, Secretary of the
New Orleans Water Works Company,
claims to have clarified a great reser-
voir of Mississippi River water con-
tanning l2,750.0J0 gallons in twelve
hours, at a cost of one cent. pef~100
gallons, by continuously pouring into
the stream of water running into the
reservoir n solution of iron.--N O..
Times.
-Farjeon, the novelist. might have
made 4 sequel to his BREAD and Cheese
and Kisses" out OF the Dayton romance
where young married man kept his
bride in cage and fed her with bread,
bologna sausage and kisses. The revolt
of the wife took all the romance out of
the story, but that would not spoil it
for an expert novelist. Clcreland
Herald
A young woman. who thought she
was losing her husbands affections
went to seventh daughter of seventh
daughter for love powder. The mys-
terry woman told her to '.Get piece of
raw beef. cut fiat. about half an inch
thick. Slice an onion in two, and rub
the meat on both sides with it. Put on
pepper and salt, and toast it on each
side over red coal fire. Drop on it
three Jumps of butter and two sprigs
of parsley, and get him to eat it," The
young woman did SO, and her husband
loved her ever after. Aibany Journal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28

---Charvh helis sr. going nut ~ use
in every considerable Ameriesn city.
" y Hfraid
According to the returns fr ss<,,
recently Issued, there we're IN Irrlaad
a the close II that year 7,sbT schools
under the iurisdioilea III the National
Educational tomsuisslaa.
sisty-nlns years ago q missionary
bore Cor ths fFsi time the standard of
Ireshy terlsnlsm beyond the borders of
fsdlsna Into the wilds ~ Missouri.
New the rresbyierisns rwport IN the
region then opened. ten synods. i.7uD
ministers. s,osD churches. aud 100. 600
commandments. 80 Troy nmss
The nishop ef iAvsrpeol h hslpisg
10 solve the qa.ssioni ''Ilcw IN reach
the masses. lie presehes In the open
air In the great ship building yards q
tho aooa intevmlssioa. end amsag The
lt,voo carriers. with their wives. chill.
drcn and babies. aud to the men II the
great goods staiioas. ofientluaes frum
1000 tn a..Ho In Que assembly.
There IL an association In London.
Just year old. organized to place tcsts
of scrirlure In the street ears and ON
nibuses. The street cat routes alone
number more than tOi. and Il h esii.
mated thas the passengev traAlc, which
is steadily increasing. u 75.uSl. no m.
nuaily. 1est. have bcea pIared IN
iify ~ tho ears. nj q cost of two dollars
aud . half each for the year. and sosn .
good results are claimed.
Just think Of a. During thu past
year ths young ladies ar vMsssr college
ate ~, i5s pounds ef meat, Wkich est
eiA, 55s. so. and used s6.s9t quspts ol
milk, worth t.sti.t,5. They also made
away with -. .dvo pounds NJ Hour, 1857
pounds oi butter. y.aJs pounds ~ cot.
lee. 500 bushels of potatoes. $4,000
eggs. 10. ~ CLANS. Ftg bottles of
pickles, and vast quantities ~ other
food supplies. Pancakes are . very
favoriie dish, aud q griddle sau feet
long by three feet wide 1. used In hske
the =. an pancakes thai ara consumed
o, q singl. breakfast The milk used
NJ the eollege comes from q dairy of
from ~ Ia 90 grade COWS, which are
kapi on the college property.--M y.
san.
Rev NJ. Beeeher's r.een, Informal
h'tufess befvr The Ntors. Agricultural
schoal at Mansfield. toan.. contained
this pleasant rasersnro ,o the storr.
family II had learned something about
Mansfield through my friends the
storrses. Ols Dr s,ors.. of Bssintree.
was one of my sariles, memories. and
his genuine eloqaencr was the iirst that
really reused snd held the. His som is
my neighbor. Dr. storrs. of brooklyn.
Charles storrs Il my Belghbor and
great friend ~ mlae. And last. An.
gussus storrs. here. ls tho treasurer of
my church. All my revenue II In his
hands. When he asked me a. come 10
this plaes J knew too much oi human
nature 90 refuse. thur Income is from
sto.0D 10 eco. 600 II all passes through
his hands. and that stupid man never
stole . cent VI H."
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Honest Charsasas uassss.


Msngin, the celebrated black lead
penoilmaker Of Paris, IL dead. Hs
Grove every day in IN open carriage,
attended by q servant, to his stand
either by the column Of Che Place Ven
dome or on the Place de 10 Bour.e. His
servant handed him case. from which
he took large portraits Of himself aud
medals With descriptions OF his pencils,
which he hung on either side Of him.
He then replaced his round hat with q
magnificent FURNISHED helmet, mounted
with brilliant plumcs. For his over.
coat he donned q costly velvet tunic
with gold fringes. iie then drew pair
OF polished steel gauntleis upon hia
hands, covered his breast with brilliant
euirass. and placed . richly mounted
sword ct his side. His servant then put
On velvet robe and helmet. aud siruck
up tune on an organ mounted In gold.
10 the crowds gathered around he then
exclaimed: Il am Mangin. the great
sharlatan OF France, Years ago hired
. modest shop in Hue Rivoli. but could
not sell pencils enough 30 pay my rent.
Now. attracted by my sweeping crest.
my waving plumes. my din and glitter.
] sell millions Of pencils" This was
true. His pencils were the very best
1t is said that only oue small herd
OF bufiMlox remains In Texas
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I y il NON Y.

t.n . ih'f,I i. ''" -lurN "i that land
INt' ..- 'a.,..lI..lr ktu.
iN 90 fN'i o. ir' ih'' ti-iun scanned.
i..f I.tii H- "'td ahi i".n
500, h'r. wI-hiu th,-'. lou.-. perfected days
"a N.h lfHtt .I'l .. amy tli.
Nu,h ..'... .I- u'f slow "a the suns warm
~u,, .hndov ,loihc each Hill.
liuN cnn w' rI.tutc nughi beyond more fair
lh' tfHrrtuf ir,.uh ot pine.
ln' cn-r ir"m iiow"r- that wave in summer
IaA.- luri'ori with ahtc lilies, hall
d'In'
tpn th'i- %, ntn'r rrnndrr skies unseen?
rhH fhrIt d" uo iUtr" -,a.
th r~ "ti sW"'p'i waves. Its clianr FL
sheen
Ant -it,ug". wclrl u"lu.ly!
tuu'i Wt iui ht,hN th'. Silence. and unvei
h,. Woo q That les -r near.
HuiI uut the pu -''ut prove a weary tale
W. would uni IaD-r 10 hear:
Ave-. ~ g. hrst. hut still the asking soul
Nuuil tan uI huoN uut wings.
t. kn.v "h d'nth rul chang" unrull.
AMI W ''n'' -tl' i -,"rN springs.
Tho Ntrt tore. - uurniur of .Onc home,
tuttninH,i 'rrfu ut"riHl Nt"w.
~ tuuui ouI pleasant summer dwelling
futrt.
our hong inr- tu r.hcw.
Boston Transcript.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28
chronological Journal


By the terms of the will of the late Henry
Seybert, rich and eccentric citizen Of Phila-
delphia, the later years Of whose life were
absorbed in the vain effort to get at the truth
of what is known as Spiritualism, a consider
able legacy (S50,OOD has been bequeathed to
the university to found a professorship Of in
tellectual and moral philosophy, with the
proviso that the authorities shall undertake
to make thorough investigation Of the phe-
nomena of modern Spiritualism, and publish
the evidence and the conclusions to which il
leads. The university has accepted the be-
quest, and has appointed a committee Of five
members Of its faculty to conduct the investi-
cation. This committee comprises among its
members the provost ian NJ. d.. and the pro-
fessors of chemistry, social science, and anat-
omv. and tutor, who is a clergyman
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Be Careful.

A short time ago q young woman
residing not Tar from Whitby was tell
ing in neighbOr's house how her hus-
band had been troubled for several days
with severe pain in his head, that she
had done everything she could think of
TO relieve it,that even the doctors med
icine didn't seem to do anv good, and
that she was about tired out. Thercupon
a new neighbOr, who had just been in
trodnced to her, kindly asked if she had
tried soaking his feet in mustard and
hot water. Greatly to the astonish-
ment of the woman who had male the
suggestion, the wife turned upon her
like tigress. ''Insult my atlliction,
will you, you shameful hussy!" gasped
the wife of the sick man, working her
fingers cOnvulsively, her blood rising
to boiling heat and her voice getting
higher and higher. The hostess at this
point interposed in the defense of the
new neighbor. and quiet was finally re-
stored. Alter the wife had retired, and
explanations were entered into, it ap-
peared that some years before the sick
husband had been deprived of both his
legs by piece of machinery, and there
had been story that his present vile
married him for his money. People
should be more careful in giving med
ical advice to strangers. h Er-
chance