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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
GEN J. o. MACRupER.
TIE Dasbiss Confederate Nero whs
10 Duricd In as Obscure Tesas
GrAYe.
~. Louis Rcpul,lIcan.l

~ Louis Republican,
He lies buried in nm Obscure spot N
the graveyard at Houston, Tcxas A
subscription IL now being taken NJ o.
inclose his grave and put something
upon IT IN the shape OF token that ho !,
still remembered 10y the people among
whom ho tonight and died
Magrudsr VAS u wonderful man. Iio
stood six feet four inches IN height, aud
had form which the men envicd nnl
the women adorcd. His nerves we're
all iron. Foreign travel and compre-
hensive culture had given 10 his wit
zest that was always crisp AMI spark
ling. llo never lacornted. To the sting
of the rcpartee he added tho honey n
the clover. He could tight oil day aud
dance oil night. In the morning .
glass bf brandy aud . good cigar re-
newed his strength. and caused tho cup
OF his youth TO run over with the pro-
cious wine of health aud high spirits.
He loved magnificent uniforms. mag
nificent horses. magnificent rllcrs and
magnificent women.
Gifted and graceful in conversation,
he was pet in the bondoir and logi.
clan in the barracks. He had studied
French in Paris, italian In Rome. and
Spanish in the halls Of tho Montezumax.
His horsemanship was of the English
kind, that IL 10 say. not graceful. but
impossible to be surpassed for firm
riding and endurance. He wrote little
love songs that were set TO music; ono
of them. "Imogcne." had in Il tho
plaintive repinings of q soldier-iove and
the sad rhythm Of burial bugles
In tho Crimca he as,onished the
French officers by sleeping nj the front
with tho Chasseurs under fire. In
Mexico hc sent back 10 tho archbishop
q lady's pcrfumed glove he had found
in his palace whom tho city was won, aed
in IL note which read; III Is
pretty enough ~ have belonged 10 Q
queen. Would she have pardoned mo
II had appropriated it7" As the arch.
bishop sent him the neXt day 0 basket
of delicious wine. 10 ia supposed THAI
the fair owner Of the glove must have
looked leniently upon tho handsome
American soldier.
Later. and he was riding with Gen.
Scott down the long street OF 1turbide.
Gen. Garnett joined them. and Magru-
der drew little back. for hts supcrsoss
to consult A white puff Of smoko
curlcd out from an open window, q sud.
den report followed speedily and osv.
nett and horse went down togethsr. Aa
ounce ball. intended for Scott, had
broken Garnetts thigh, and Mile the
charger. Fearing another IRE
Magruder gallopsd 10 ths aide of bis
chief and covered his body with his
own. Tho old mans eyes nevcr
dropped nor his voicc changed On In.
tonation.
"How long win u take you 10 batter
down that houscg"
He spoke curtly 10 LisuL Magrudes.
pointing with sweep Of his finger 10
the nearest, and from which The bullet
came.
AN hour by tho watch, general
Then open fire nj point blank range,
and leave not ono stone upon another
II was done, and we'll done; and
those who saw MagrudaS soonest after.
ward noticed that he had another bar
on his cpaulettes. and had been made .
captain. War waa his element, ths
bivouas his delight, and the bsttle-nsld
his perfect inspiration.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
Magazines too Dear.

The magazines will have to come
down in price. Thirty-fve cents is too
much, and now that they Q going so
extensively for pro. ess engraving they
can easily afford reduction. The
Century can he bought anywhere in
England for "a cents. Why should an
American have to pay IL cents more
than the Englishman for an American
magazine? But the thing that will
force the coming down in price is the
advent of the cheap English magazines
here. Cassells have just published
the first number of their Family Maya
zine in tho United States. This maga-
zine is the very best in England. Its
price there is Ii cents; its price here
is Is cents. The engravings are of q
very high c.ass and the articles and
stories by the very best writer's over
there. The tendency Of the age is to-
wards cheap literature. The sooner
the older magazines recognize the fact
the better it will be for them. HAr-
per's can be bought in London for 1e
cents. Why can't they sell in New
York for 20 cents?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
Forgot which Church.
[Oil City Blizzard.

An Oil citizen last evening found q
young man on corner swearing to
himself.
whats the matter?" he inquired.
"Matter!" was the reply; "matter
enough!" and then followed another
string of scriptural and unscrip.ural
words sadly mixed together.
I'll tell you what's the matter.
took my girl to church and left her at
the door and now I'll be diddledy dad
fanged if I can remember which church
it was"
And then the citizen passed on leav-
ing the young man in cloud of gloom
as big as barn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
A Teleph0nic Nightmare.
Fall River Neyvs

A young man of steady habits, who
has been working at his trade of wood
turning at Newport. arrived at his home
in this city last night. After retiring
he dreamed that the telephone bell rang
and he stepped to the instrument to re-
ply. He put the cup to his ear and
called Hello, central! What's the mat
ter? Be you all asleep?" Just then
the clock in his room commenced
striking, which caused the young man
to wake up. He was sitting up in his
bed with one OF his boots in his hand,
holding the open end Of it to his ear.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04


Miss Nlco't carries the burden of her
80 years lightly. II vou meet her now
you would see a stately lady. unusually
tall. with thick. dark hair. clear. seeing,
blue gray eyes. and strong. resolute
features, full Of varied oppression.
How we'll | rcmemb'r the humorous
twinkle in her ewes. which half belied
tho grave carncstncss of her manner,
when she told mo once that she WAS in
clineI (, believe in the transmigration
~ sous. II have often. thought" said
she. that might have been a horse
before ! w,s Louisa Alcott. As a long
limbed shila. ! had ali horses delight
IN racing through the fields. and tossing
my head TO snif the morning air. Now
! am more than half persuaded that l
am mans soul put by some freak of
nsture into n woman's BODY why
10 you think that | asked, in the
spirit Of Dr Boswell addressing DR..
Johnson. well. for one thing (and
tho bluc-gray eyes sparkled with
laughter. because have fallen in love
In my life with so many pretty girls,
and mover once the least bit with any
man
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
4 Little schtl,y.

Young Simpson Ito the lovely Felicis.
- they stand on the piazza in this moon.
hght)-Miss Felicia, this world looks
so drcary and lonely to me. I feel -
though no one loved me.
Felicia I'm sympathetic tone)--0h.
Mr.. Simpson, God loves you.
Simpson. after thoughtful pause.
suggests they 60 in. - u b growing
chilly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
silver Dlmea.
Inter Ocean.1

THE call for the dime silver pieces is
largely increasing" said Director Snow
den, of the Philadelphia mint, the
other day. Last month We coined
100000 ounces of silver into l0.cent
pieces, and for this month We have
been authorized to purchase and put
into coinage 10000 ounces of the same
denomination. The Scent piece, or
nickel, is also very much in demand, a.
you will see by the coinage Of last
month of that denomination, which
reached the total of II ,476,7OO pieces.
There has been usually large amount
Of 10-cent pieces held in the vaults st
Washington, but those have all been
put in circulation. the demand has been
SO great"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
Partisan "VVakers. Up."
[San Francisco Chronicle !

Among the curious callings in Paris
is that of the "wakers-up.' The walkers
up are generally old men. and winter
is their best season. The reveilleur. as
he is called, starts out between 3 and 4
o'clock in the morning, taking their
way through the suburbs adjoining the
fortification-mostly inhabited by me-
chanics and laborers. He awakes
them by uttering a loud whoop or cry,
and waits before house to ascertain
that it has been heard. Every work
man pays him cent daily for his
trouble.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
From Cause to Effect.
Exchanged

(ILACUuIISC.J
At first blush, it would hardly seem
possible that q dry season in South
America should ruin lumber dealer
in Boston. But the dealer in mahog
any and other hard-woods, who had
bought great number OF logs in South
America waited a long time in VAN fol
q wet spell to float them out. and
finally as obliged to make an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors. Not
many would stop to think. when seeing
a handsome piece of furniture. that its
beauty could have come to us only by
the aid of rain.drops falling in Hon
duras.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04


Judge Sites was once the editor of
two papers at the same time, both
weekly and of different political faith,
said the talkative "rt formed LAWYER"
as the conversation drifted around to
the court of common pleas and the ven.
cradle and amiable gentleman who is
its presiding Office. He was younger
than now and lived in Hopkinsville
where both Wing AMI Democratic
weeklies were published on different
days He was Democrat, like all good
people ought to be. AMI one day the
Democratic editor, who was called away
for a stay several weeks, came into his
Office and asked him to edit his paper
during his absence, which he agreed
to do. The editor of the Wing organ,
who was also his friend, by singular
coincidence, was also required to be
absent about the same time, and he
made request of Judge Sites that he
turn Wing for week or two, and edit
his paper. Without letting him know
that he was also to get out the Demo
cratic paper, the judge consented, and
the Whis editor went away.
The Judge went to his Office, and pro-
ceeded to raise cain. In each paper
appeare the mos. stinging personal
editorials directed at the other, and the
public being kept in ignorance OF the
author, were in constant expectation of
a personal difficulty. The Judge heated
the politics of Christian county red-hot
in his two weeklies for several weeks,
enjoying the commotion he had caused,
and in each article growing more bitter
than i'll the last. Finally. the editors
returned home and then tho joke was
ont. War smoothed her wrinkled ffont;
the Judge went back to his law books;
the editors resumed the tripod" and
Hopkinsvlle journalism found the old
time level. If the iudge asks who told
you this story, tell him that you sat
behind him on railroad car several
years ago when he himself related it to
a gentleman formerly practicing in his
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04

Lager beer, which thirty years ago
was practically unknown in this country,
is now made by 2,5UO immense estab-
ishments, with over $150,000.000 cap
ital invested. The value of this pro-
ductioa each year is over 5000, 900, 900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
CiNE HIN \ LIFT


l~printy journal
,'iv" ham lir' bout kn,., IN prayer,
A'f no tIt<' NTH his d,~pair.
%" unn B., i'Nu. AMI hi- -.reat need
i. t"th bop. not prayer AMI creed
ll- itn "h IA wounds are washed and
hsai,i
That 'rr iuN ,r IA, ,'tve bs revealed;
lilt u'N 'ht'''"r ~" spirit L..
'l" words are ,ilh Nv m,ckery
~" ~ ilp ~ asa in,i now j. more
: htn tnsn t"nr> II slyitIy lore:
lfht. u Won must. within ,ur heart
h't s'vr him "a hit. giva him IA start
1he w.fll /. full q goal niyice,
90 ltVrf npi praise and preaching nics;
h1i g'n"r dis 'Ils whp AM mankind
A." Tia" I dismin l.. hnrl u find
CIV" hk" - thii-i an speak IN deo.ls;
\ ur''" i'f', 90" h,,t "G cre'l>;
An 10 ,ht J wear hTpyal crown
hf gives sift when men are down
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
TOYS AND NATIONAL TRAITS.
W"~ the riaythinx~ or the TOddIers
u"td the Characters or Our Men,

'',hoe mo u nations toys" sa Il Mr..
tr,nIail. ia" 'ch,ldrens fricnd, ""and
~iil tell Won what kind of people they
are Now. q Germans. Won know. arc
4 a gr,a' to- nation. they 20 in for guam
ttf rather than quality. They .lanu-
future ch"ap toys. and every child in
t'in cnu ltry has them. Every German
+ olild, sir has plenty of tovs. What is
IT, r'sn'1 Wnv.wc find them the most
rnrnhl'. KIN ily. honest people IN the
world po sossrd of all tho household
viriu"s. kini g. their wives AMI chill
I dr n Ihcn th" French. they go in
for IualiN rather than quantity: every
thing they make - IA work of art their
. chidr' u have lew toys. and those they
have ar" Very expensive. aud must be
\ PLAYED with IN II quot. genteel way.
liow Il" ynu find tho French Why,
vorv polite. roiue |. suavo.
lako tho Chinese. They arc great
'ov mai n. tlcy ascend to the sky and
I dcscrn into the sea for IDEAS in regard
tn toys. anl spare no pains IN making
Thorn. Dragon, and giants and dwarfs
and strange rsh and sea-serpents and
curious monde cs'ript boings and animals
all rcr,c. and they give the children
plenty of them: req ut il that the Chi
ma" Rr' like tho Germans, nong
.h"msclves sociable. great for feast days
and celebrations mn very industrious.
Japanese are much the same. The Eng
lish now ran more on outdoor toys and
- nes winch exercise e-projectiles. ten
MS. football. cricket. shiny. hoop,
marhlcL The boys play Ia , and pail
away aud all such running games, and
tll" g'rls play ring games. How do we
finl tho English? Joyial. athletic,
rough and boisterois -. Again. look at
the Splniards, very f"w toys they use
What's tho result, Why they are
trea hcrous. harsh. implacable. Then
the Indians our own Indians = the only
toy they have IN the bow Well, now,
this cultivated the killing instinct only.
What was tn res ut? Why, We had
20 k,ll them sll of, they were entirely
untamab.e. The Eslumaux, he has no
toys Mt ALL and he is the mcanest speci-
men Of mankind ON Gol's foot stool."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04

Prof Swing: There is good and
bal skcpticism the good being that
which hopes the good is true. and acts
~ though it were true; the bad being
that which hastens to a conclusion in
harmony with lawlcss character.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
1bublin Deserted.

The aris,orracv have fled from Dub
lin. Ia li~s twelve peers aud fourteen
members Of parliament had permanent
residences IN Upper Sackville street /;
now there il not single nobleman resi-
dent IA tho clty
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
W.s,sr.- t- ussis~sa"

The standard q commercial integrity
10 loo Man, things pass Tor sharp
sbd slrewi wh ch ATE SIMPLY disrcput
allie ihe man Who f,l,s 10y deception
- no is,'of than a sneak thief. aud far
more danEefols "iiuslnoss IL busi
hess. s phrase ,ha, eo,srs more sins
than charity
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04

Ere leric Harrison: The fault of the
churches ls that they are not religious
enough. in their eagerness to be spirit
ual they are csasing to be human.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04

DR.. Foote'S Monthly: Don't fill the
cash with SCOT. sugar, or anything else
to arrest the hemorrhage when you cut
yourself. but bring the parts together
with strips of adhesive plaster.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
Progress sa Sapaa.
lCincinnati EnauirvY.l 4

But you must boar in mind thst
within tho past ten years japan has
made the most wonderful striasn
toward civilization ever known. HAL.
roads cross tho country, telegraph lines
bisect IL. steamships are legion. the
electric light il there, 20 10 I'm tsls.
phone. thcy have their own mint, cue.
tom-house aud postoflice. q navy that
puts ours to shame. and standing
army. oaiccrcd by Europeans, sufiioseas
TO repel oil comers. The mikAdo has
given the freest license 10 all corners for
any innovation which promises bencfit
TO the country. and day the traveller
can see the hoary and sacred aides of
beautiful Fuziami plastcred over with
bogus Yankee blood bitsers and liver.
pad advertisements, . surs sign that
the way OF empire In In the direction Of
the garden spot Of tho world Japan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04

S. Weir Mitchell: Human nature is
inexhaustible. and we may rest sure
that on Methuselah's 969th birthday he
might have startled his family by some
novelty Of word or deed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
A Artistic view es . rssss vsess.
Now YovA Neva1

Why don't somebody paint . plctuss
Of . prixe flghtf There 10 novelty snd
interest In tho subject. and IL pictur.
esqusncss would atone for ~ bvwNality.
Besides II the painter vas = ell ssrupu-
Ions. he might regard his work =
great moral lesson. have taken In .
few Of these sporting events during
NY rounds, and . couple of tlssm, e
least, will live In my memory vhils I
have memory % slf One of them hsd
Al the material for . slsikiae pistuss
in ii. II came Oh In TIN gray of . No
vcmbcr dawn. over on Long Island.
Over low rise Of ground, crowned ~
. wretched farm houss aad barn, . ela
and lettering that u had 70 bs proppsd
up with timber. The day wae brsshlpg
through . wet and scmbrs shy. The
light was very faint and eli che sasah,
vas dark, with inky shadows 10 he vss
breaks and declivities OF ths ground. A
chill wind made No shiver under ous
wraps aud ovcrcoats, bat the men facsd
each otAer in the ring, NAKED 70 Ne
waist snd oil aglow with health and o..
element.
II was . strange gathering. The
swell. in his white driving coat and his
slsek silk hat. jostlsd ths missssbls
hanger-on Of the groRgsry. whose ill.fed
nakedness was shuddering under bis
csnty rags. The Law. breaker snd ths
Iaw,msker looked On with . conmoa in-
tcrcst. and the good English Of The slub
and the slang OF the dive mingled In The
chorus which encouraged The COM
batanta. The fight began ~ soon ~ u
was light enough for the men 10 see
ono another, but iss picturesque
charm vanished with ths shado~s which
CLOSED ever the coarsensss Of tl,e scsns
and lent IL the fascination Of . dream
picture full Of suggcstions rather than
facts. II seems 70 me thai such . sesae
as this is capable Of pictorial repreaen-
tation in . why which would b neither
revolving nor demorslisina. AZ shy
ratio, - long - the bullHght n toleI.
ated ~ an artistic fact the prize fight.
which il infinitely less scandalous In its
brutality, should not be tsboocd.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04

10 r'vss't 'sa-,Ii on jsiiy. mel, paisfin.
ssd l-au es-s a
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
A BREAK IN THE CABLES.
The Steamer Faraday Supposed to bt
at the BOttOm of the Trouble.

The Steamer Faraday Supposed to be
at the Bottom of the Trouble.
NEW YORK, Oct. A London dispatch
says that both of the Gould cables be-
tween Europe and America are broken.
1t is supposed in London that the break
is near Cornwall Strait and that a ships
anchor caused the accident.
Information received at the Western
Union office this morning is quite at va
rance with this. The facts as re-
ported here are that the American
or Gould cables are broken about
900 miles from CansO, N. s. The
Western Union officials are informed
that the steamer Faraday is in that
vicinity graphing for the Bennett cable,
and surmise that she may have accident
ally fouled the American cables and
severed them. They say that this accident
leaves the poo. six cables, and that under
the pooling arrangement the Western
Union Company, lessee of the American
Gable Company, will receive its full
proportion Of the POOLS earnings, the same
as if the wires were in operation,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05

and Irving Hall on Monday night is a
proof of the strength of the German dis
affection in this city.
To Offset these favorable views is the
attitude of Tammany Hall. The nomina-
tion by that organization of a straight
ticket on Monday is the boldest and most
aggressive bit of policy it ever entered
upon. If John Kelly is its author, the
man who said the big boss wits were
falling him must be suffering from soft
ening of the brain himself. While Tam
many HalPs attitude commands admira-
tiOn for its audacity, it is none the less to
be lamented because of its effect on the
national ticket. 1t has, so to speak, put
the rival organizations in hole. Fear Of
popular opinion will, perhaps. prevent
them from indOrsing the Tammany ticket,
even if they were willing to so humilate
themselves, while the nomination OF
separate ticket will cause the Tammany
candidates to make their calling and
election sure by exchanging with the Re-
publicans Presidential votes for munich
pal. AS they have doubtless managed to
do that in any event, the regular Demo
Gratis have really no alternative but to
take the bull by the horns and make
separate nominations at whatever risk.
Better have Tammany as an open foe
than as treacherous friend, as it proved
four years ago.
THE THEATRICAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK
have been the simultaneous presentation
at the different theatres of a German farce
of the kind Mr.. Daily first introduced to
the American stage. ''The Private Sec
retary," at the Madison Square Theatre,
is an English adaptation, which has won
golden opinions in London. All rights to
its reproduction were, it was supposed,
carefully guarded. but Mr.. Gillette, by
translating the German original, which
was not protected, has secured for him.
self what is, of course, practically the
same play, and he is now presenting 1t
with some success at the Comedy Thea
tire. The Madison Square version, how
ever, is apparently the best, and its pre-
sentation is decidedly new departure for
that theatre, as 1t is not a bit goody-goody.
d.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
THE THURMAN ACT.
NOY. "a to Mark the Opening of tn
Great Railroad Suit.

NOV. "a to Mark the Opening of the
Great Railroad Suit.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The great suit
in the Court of Claims to determine the
construction of the Thurman act, and es-
pecially to fix the precise amount which
the Pacific Railroad Company has to pay
under that act to the government is COM
ing on Nov. "a. The court assemblies on
that day especially to hear this case,
which, considering the amount of money
involved, is one of the largest that
has ever been brought before a
United States tribunal. Testimony is now
being taken in Washington, New York;
Boston and the West, and every prepara-
tiOn is being made for the suit, which
both the company and the government
are anxious to have brought to an end as
soon as possible. 1t is especially i'm e.
portant for the company to reach an early
decision in order that its finances may be
entirely relieved from all doubts affecting
its relations to the government.