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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
WIT AND WISDOM.

You can no, Jump over n mount-i'.
bht step by stop takes you 10 the other
side
The lad was blowing bubbles when
be nc 'idcntally swallowed some rap.
suds. and that made buJ lll - IYha hal
Times
a NJ Louis editor who s'ar'cd witt.
ont cent forty years ago. is now wo a.
siO1tOp Ills fortune !. all owing 10
his own energy. industry and frngslity.
sud the fact that an unrl, recently ici,
him sh, t"9. ~. -i'1 aaeipiia t,d.
~ man wants 10 own the earth.
What does woman want inpuin Il
MI. Crap of his better all nfer
little family matinee. n few days ago
We'll, nv dear. resy onded that Ia ~
In a gcn,le tone. - own the man, !
suppose "-- ostoH ios,
II wi.h you would come 10 zee ma
oftener, Charlie. mnrmurei Clarbii.
Hs they sat Ia the ifolt arlor irs rr
d. iind out which knew the Q st - !.
bui Nou knlw. darling. am h 70 evsry
night Yes, know that. bit ! wish
yOu 4 como tener Well, lut do "a
you see u DID ! world have 4, lssvs
oll.nrr ha. has' Yes. ihs, wss wnat
! said " And then he askei Ter she
know where he had pu, bis lat 80 Ciisa.
90 JoHrna'
Am ! on tn right road 10 I o VII
lasrp' deman ted = " ,vcler n an Il I
dsrsey who was working IN d H.
'yaas, sal" said the darksy. n,
Traveller pursned hIs way, Ia y .enIlJ
ruturnei ,ety mai Il ss,.' h.
s1onird 90 he old 'cllow. ~ hat dd soi
mean b. tc ne IN, ttnt was o. to
tight rad To- ,,o llagee' "ltf ~
d. trui dee I dll b,ss." rcpl 10
dafkey. "bu, 70 tnk 10 wro, "a drsk.
shun. sab "- Dsdts's MigafiHe
Confessions ~ q lowell Mass
journalist Wha, was almo.t % plo, ..r
good ghost story wss ena ted ilr
editor al room oi ihis paper lac o y
night Recently the os The tat efur
IN In the dark and to hs houof icun &
hlm'elf confronted by srsnfa with.
shape. Moiioniess. bat full ~ ~ sr
in u. ghosll, phosphotc sesaca Sat
inr back be hasl,ly sinisk ma -.
and thea at once the mys orr ws.
solved !, was tha clean iowsl w h a
given ~ for Christmas
You have yer, rich sol here, " 10.
snarke irndrr foot ~ q u Not, farm
~ "Kiet' Well. I shou 4 ,sy o.
Two years ago young mtp from be-
East came out here ile carr ei q
snakcwopd cane Ne stuck " a tie
ground and III, u hslv" 4 snpl eso. ="
unmarked tho tcndsIfeot with q an le.
''tou mean t9 tel me u spsou,e \ "
''sproutsi' Well sioa 4 .ay 10 sl,i.
aud bnssomod. too. why. last year
! Killed ten bu,hels ~ black snakes on
that patch ~ gtound. anh each ons wa,
warn ehei and ha I q haaHersi tllyss
bead. ~ . GfapAae.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
NTsRFeiTING.

The Methods Rc-ort.I to hy un ESport to
Initiate th' Greenba"k Of the R"pabiie.
United Stat, Detective W G. Bauer
recent; returned from Memph, an
tolncinT TIE cony ct on OF the c-lc
brA.cl conntcrfci;cr Martin OClc A
r"Por;er this afternoon found Detective
uer in hi, room surrounded b, - les
Of counterfeit bills. and loohin. over
the too with VIII ca the counterfeit.
hrc"np!'shcd his work. Toar.u,r,
iic cNpla anrd the proceSscs which r.r.
tanly display wonderful amnl't Of
Ingenuity aud d'licate workman liu
OTle had procured genuine t,r d.'.
lar bill ana spit this in halves "a.
being in itself a remarkable operation
The two shots thus made were 81, a., y
that they were transparent. H. mtdc ,
plate Of copper and brass. little larg.r
than the bill. and spread on. "f the
sheets on top Of IL. With steel tn
cling pencil Of his own manufacture lie
engraved through the sheet IT, exact
counterpart on the plate. The other
half was engraved on n different plate
i'll similar manner. and then he was
ready for printing h;s spurious money.
This method of workmanship looks very
simple, but it is the first time 1t has
been done by n cOunterfetcr. n il i al.
most impossible to split the bill.
The method always before used Is n,
follows: The workman took. say ten
dollar bill, and spread over it a piece oi
transparent gelatine paper. and traced
rho frnnrps nf thu tba L.
The metal plate was next put in use,
and was coated with solution of shcl-
lac. On this the gelatine paper was
pasted. AMI, when torn off. It lett on
the shellac the outline of its ii..urc.
BY following these in the solution they
were also traced in delicate lines on the
plate. The shellac then being washed
off the latter they could be cut To- the
right depth. and the counterfciter was
really his work. Ogle's method 90.
waited these three or four methods. nni
rendere" the engraving on the plat" far
more accurate, aS the correctness of the
lines was necessarily lost throI.h 90
many transfers.
This man TINS accomplished 4 p'"-e
of work alone and unaided. with t"ol.
Va h' '''u WlitU wv y "a
tional Government paid over SI0c. .0d9f,r
a steam machine to do the sauc thirg
Detective Bauer showed Owles tools.
which We're fitted 20 rongh wa ZEN
handles. but possessed points n sharp
AS steel. He also displayed the genuine
bill split in two sheets. and prrfcr.lv
transparent. lie had on table several
packages Of bills Of Ogle' manufacture.
amounting in all TO SO. in tons
and twenties. They were all on trc
TIL rd National Bank OF Cincinnati. sut
the new plates were INTENDED frr ~"
Queen CITY Bank
"Oglq." sa;.! - e" .'iv, Ba7rr - thc
first man who has is-r i a"v snur aus
money during the last s< vars. aud he
has shown Al almo-; urcNamplcd TX Il
and tu.eness. X = hrp hcr. v no has
been returned to the Pennsylvania peni-
tcntiarv. knew nothing about this work
manship. but was merely a kind Of heed
servant to Martin. The latter did all
his work on tlatboat, and scattered
the money chiefly at river points. lie
turned over TO me in all $3.50. 900 of
about the best cOunterfetng | ever
w."-Louisritie PoS,.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
A cTORY OF A NEW ROSE.
Tho Origin OF the Latest Product In Fine
FlOricuiture.

Tho Origin OF the Latest Product In Fine
Floricuiture.
The new rose. Beauty of America"
now the sensation in Washington. has a
history. 1t is well known that Mr.
Bancroft, the historian. has in his
grounds at Washington one of the rarcst
and finest collection of roses in Arneri-
ca. His gardener was privileged to
take the seeds produced to experiment
on. and thousands OF plants We're raised
from these. but only one plant showed
indications of excellence. This was a
poor, tiny, neglected one. growing
smong ..hcrs. 1t probably would have
been lost to cultivation had it not been
seen by a florist. who purchased The plant
two years ago from the original grower
for the sum of sevcnty-fvc cents! Two
Years in the hands of this florist has pro-
duced plants enough to sell this spring
for 2j.00D, all of which are already sold
to New York and Philadelphia in lots
ranging from 500 to LOCO. These plants
are but an inch high and cost $50 a
hundred.
Such results are very encouraging to
the or1ciuatorS Of new varieties. With
in two years three roses have been i'll
troduced here the "Sunset" of last
spring brought the originator $4,000;
the Bennett of Philadelphia. win
net So, ", while the Beauty OF
America will bring $5,000.-E u oShing
ton Star.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
a RGLiC DISCOVERED.
4 raTshmta, wh.sh Possesses Much His
tarlr taterest,

Available addition 10 New IIamp-
sh re hstury has Just been unearthcd
DO Zee shnp' of Grorge lis writ Of
pltN tcai settling the old boundary dis
puir be wcrn Massachusetts aud New
Hampshire. Ihi. parchment. dating
ln' g. i'a5. which has lain unds-
tnr'ml IN ~ o'd chest In the Portsmouth,
Athena mm over sixty wears. was recently
intrd ~ an Antiquarian of the Boston.
ial zoe ct, aud " II he soon put In its
rr .F' pa ~ among the state archives
iNr document u ch eilv important n
n1 Ang the first great stop toward the
st"rAu q ~ the two provinces of
hiss q hu.' a.. aud New Hampshire. and
Hs veil toward the establishment Of
NrW iinmpsh ~ ~ separate provincial
fn rr m"ni Ia this latter respect IL IL
mnf ini'ic ting Ia Granite State folks
iHHn - ~ ~ Massachusetts,. for il re
emile ihr iiet that In the final drcisipn
va = or1dlrN matter in England. dc
sr''r much " r. pulling on this side 81
tI" % "t1 10 the early stages of the
hAf' T. y " lilmp.hirc had been gwen
'"'"rai hnnd "d thousand acres more
lHhn -le LAT even claimed In itself,
l"' the "li paper IL 81 interest ~ nm
'N tWp'" ~ eugta,rr and -crivrncr work
o. e.ll' 'al records ~ those DAYS. The
Wrll pres rsrd state In which II has re
ni ned loa,o- The tcst clear snd leg bio
u s"n ftos-rd in old English In tn"
y" "''"'' nnnncr marvel Of pai'en,
~ el on. The silu'ation. 'f.rorcc
in' second h, the era - Of God. cx-
nd' acres the top IN lrttcr~ an inch
in ' am'ir except the initial letter.
- an example of intricate scroll.
w. B. 'lt' 'uratr IN the cNirrme. enrir-
c'nf a in" 'opperplalc engraving of
"fF " w riyal rohe. aud 4, corated
% thH nri ~ oi ~ George The full
t' ~ M" parchment !. thirty mr hv
''"f ia lnehos. ani every iurh OF
'ifIi'e not niherw - occupicd has been
"s'i ht th" "ngrav'r To depict lion.
rampant. hlr'la n prey, -"rprnt,.
crowns, ro.'s thi.ile.. and gr.l, harp
81 lrlhnd Sprag6sh R,pnsican.
The ilattleford (Maniional Krahf
'a's that rabbits are per odically -
about once "a seven years "a ctcd by
toase which nearly .Vic inmates
ih"m, For year. past the, have been
! crrasng In number. un, they threat
'rol ~ hocome nuisarcr tui those
Ted r. enily bear evidence 81 the re-
iuri oi this disease. and II u l. rs fatal
10 usual very few will b. srea for some
yrafs ~ ouine Tho glands In the
throat swell Just a. thcy do amongst
men In csses ~ mump-." aud few
seem 10 su.v.ve an attack.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
TIE MAXIM GUN.
= u'.i Im'lrni W,'hi"r Tor hulins 90,
Isitow men.

4 unsi Id.i-nt N,rhinr Tor hiilina 90,
Irilrw men.
The most Ell. rni ma, hinc for killing
our fellow mon ", invented appear. io
hc the Mn michInr gun. n ulrnsIl
which any p'r-on can carry without
difficulty into battle. AMI having lcvclr I
i, at li~ cn"mio. aud supplied II With a
qutnt ~ uf ammunition. hr need do
/ n"thh = more lhnn turn crank once.
aud I, =" g. place uf safety. The gun
| then h"gin> shuut'n D., it-rlf and con
! tnu's tu lr" lullvt, NJ any rate dr.lrl.
! fiom tW" minute h. six hundred uuiil
| il. cartridge bc.t which contain. three
| hundred and thirty thrr' charges. !.
exhausted The ndvani ,rcs d. var
| lisc pc. son of being nhlt to Mi three
| hundred and thlriN -thrre persons at a
| single "futt. without exposing h- own
valuable person IT, injury. are 40 obvious
! that there j. likely iu bo an extensive
/ demand for tie IcW instrument amou
| thristitn nat on. and nn one should
fail g. n quaint h msclf With The prin.
dip'cs on which II ats I,rr, one
! knows som t'lng of the machine guns
! n'I'N't'N' HH'Nt WV 'fAfhiN NNHt WIN
! ! ~iN harrcls tied tog,ihcr hS hands.
AMI the Grams nt IT, =, ar b'ing perhaps
/ the M :, familiar. lu' all those hitherto
u-cd Il fi'.r from the Maxim gun In en-
! ployiug continued force from the oui
Side. generally applied ,n crank ~ lrsrr
| To lire the charges. while the MaNm
weapon load, and irrs itself. after thr
| lir~t hot hrs been discharged. b, u'il
| ling the r'Coil uf each discharge g.
! ctlrr' The necessary movements m w
! gen ous system IT springs aud lry,fs
operated hy the larrrl. which slldr
back about hnli un inch nj each eNpin
SION. extracting ani throwing away III,
! shell 81 III cn,tidgr ,u.t ~ Il. puitinr
another In its place, pushing tho barre
forwari again. cnckin the hammer and
! pulling the trigger, aud repeating TIE
whole scrirs e move urnis n. the bar
rel slides In X again hy the rccoil ~ lh'
new disc ARG. With nll its ingcnu I,
AMI apparent complication. the ncW
| gun sccms from the test, ~ bc suhzian.
| till cnoagh for ~ tive service, ani Il /.
much to ic hoped that the ocC tslun y
employ NJ !, " u b. rcud red rarer h,
the very fac, thai Il. cilicirtc, will maA,
il dr,ated iDs,rfr1H Ircht,t
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01

Mr. Couauts susp Cons were 10 uup,
aroused hN thi. remarkable srp.ts.iu,
| n"n. tnpll ~ hr that the MAJ who
edited the ciiy new, was n rullu. nn
With some outsider who va. .,uiipr
h'in n hrst RAJ" uo'I'c iur rsrriIun
IN the news columu- smuggling Il ~
without paving duN a. The nd,rrti.inp
/ drsh' 1his Wa worthy ot immr.liaf,,
Investigation H. immcd aivl, ssn. fnr
/ thc man to whom the package wa. Hd
dressed aud CLOSELY scanned hs cpunt..
! nance while the latter opened tho cu.
,c,ppe.
And then tho nature ~ tho ntroelnu.
attempt 10 tamp"r with tho press was
, made manifest The content. wotr
two fragrant gnrs. wrapped IN q pIrcc
of paper on which were hsstil, s,rnw lr,I
the saEe wnris that appeared un the
envelope tive W a pu1 II va.
signed with tie Initials ~ u OC.
1ownlcv. writer (since dcnd who
was at that time attached To the stan Of
the Hnr, The l.u.h th,t followed
MAS ~ Mr. Coptut' = expense
Wei. he ,ad. Joining in the rrn
eral hliar.tr. \ think that worth our
ro' g.. and li,ht'Ig On" of IA, cigar.
which was rrcscntrd e. him b, The blue.
pencil man ut the Ciy Room. he r.
sum"d hi~ ,utics ~ d.. desk
shortly aGcrward. cu,criug the room
where tho sub editor was vigorousl, rn
gagged IN boiling copy. apparently
deriving much al aud comfort Ia thc
orcra' nn from the cigar which he was
lrutlv putting Will, the smoke wrcalhs
crr.cd above b : head. like the steam
flun Any other boiler Mr. Conant said
well. ] see thar is sent up"
"ih9 what is' s,kci the other.
WAY. said Mr. Conan'. pointing ~
tic frngant Cloud. of i"btrco smnk -
ihat t'ai'i overhead. "thatis That =
sT"pt up Tho Joke ~. iafrnnt.
though tmc'y, and to ilr uan wh.. tot
the moment. had rrs'ri suder Ric faint
cl.ud of su-pic,on that was 50 spcriil,
disprllcd, II has been fragrant mrmot,
ever silce. y. J. iriHrc.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
n DUDE DeCOY.
t'.s ite ri'V- ~, i"ii"w Dudes for the
usneut "f ~. urggar rsi.

hrnent "f ~. n~gEr rsi.
o. tYu ,,.c that Young dude walk
up lhr stree, with those four swell
.fNuou.' Nrll that gent il one Of
I','.t Il M many who live by
.hnP W.T. Keep an eve on him.
ar".'t,e officer on Chestnut street
'. t'rl1,. The fashionable group at
%. anne the object II attention.
IS walking up Chestnut street.
.tt ,lhnly liil m advance the
..I nl,roWd suI'I'nl, advanced before
...'. # cropt. blind bcggar. Dude
'n'r ci mo an animated con,er-
nl 10 bis ,"upnn|uns.
iH-l nur va. .olluW"d 10y general
very nh' At alm~ giving bv the
'H ln 'r men tnlns were >howrrcd
tf'" h"eti : ragged hat. aLd the
,'.Du o1 naturally drawn would be-
90 lhc p1rN hat Just returned from a
,aI Il i',iNd where charity" was the
sI.i. IT ihr SERMON
- %, cltriin lr motives have very
60 do win the pro c'dings." rc.
500 l. 4 ilr arar" guard an.
li. tIr n-t act of a clever trek
D' f.' 600 ir lut sec. II : done in this
ui.. ,n.i mud the officer The
iH.be' L. toulg man and hat blind
H. ...lt range ~ II may sem. are
90 ..ri 'r.tr- The bcggar stations him
s't ca a principal thornughiarc. re
co. ,I.g Nhtirvcr extra aim. he an get.
W '" tho n ic hes uil Ia ncighboring
ID" oT hl Hr room. IL play, several
thn'- ui ln,l or billiards with the
NoHpg h' ii= there assembled. IL yer,
rauIptp - inhle. invites them 10 drink,
q 81 h nliN propo.c- To pairJnizt some
% iFr stipin "a the vicinity.
Toe n'rfar h stationed between
'sr tWl places. The Young fellows
iurn. rltl. comply. The gang walks
~ th' street past the blind bcggar. who
~ ths moment walls sadly The
sharp dude - suddenly conscience
STRICKEN. turu. back. throws o dIllar or
tNo inin the mans hat. and iocularl,
in,lt's h- comrades TO do the same
\. rue they comply Then in n
nnl'rnt wh, the dude offers To he,
h,r dollars that he will contribute the
most the stake of the vanqushcd 10 be-
ven 10 The heggar. A weak po.nt in
'H' hN'iAt' Young ia~hionhhi" i struck.
N, hrt Is accepted. the sharp dude con
lrbuies 'rn dollars or more. he blood
have the = pride Gf birth arousct and
cover hat sum A, length limit is
20 siod the Contributions stop. and the
fur ~ ncces sfui men. the DIT prob.
alf among tho number. forfeit five
Il I.lt. nr eco in the brggar
ihc Young hlnn l. are llccccd with
"u knowing u aud console themselves
VIA tiv idea that they have done some
ih ~ very charitable n Is needless 10
stv 'hai there isn grand divide after
"nrl between the two sharpcrs. You
~ that crowd has Just bccn ropcd in.
al t'io sorst ~ u II we crn prove
90 hing gainst either IL the operators
! lHros b = money In ". tell You."
Concluded the stelwart prcscrvcr of the
lu lic Iclce. IhHadeiphia ~ So.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

George Bancroft, the historian.
says that George Washington was tho
wisest man that ever lived
The men and women who are born
TO write can not le kept from wrtin,.
The things they have to say compel
utterance. Herald
M. Dallin who was given So. COO
and two years time to model the de-
sign for the Paul Revere statue for C
city of Boston. did the work in three
weeks. boston Journal
-Irving's Washington receipts for
one week were $l4,850. Washington
Irving's receipts for one week ware
different However. Irving isn't Irving.
-Merckont IrGveLer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01

The loais, pol es'ssn sees, n te Z
wonderfully ,ruihial 4 spssl,oa iuF ms,
Who sec - much Of the worst de si
human ealure Ons ~ them slapped
an American the other dsy brriass he
carried suspicious loak.ag' ,ln b"s.
Inc q hceF wanted hifa o. swear o,
hts honor that u dti rot ,eaiaiu
dynamite. The American "swar'" aad
wa allowed 10 rroe.sd Arrtreaily
the policeman ruasaasi that mas who
carr cd dynamite eu,id nol = atoat u
Such faith IN the word ~ a stranger 10
touching aud chIvsirons bnt over ls' -
such a policeman w,nl ! ho considered
decidedly In need ~ s'l'sg " D.
frtbHHs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
a MANS SPHERES.

Whom mans 4 BAT" and has II crawl,
Wat i Il tnai IN tke- crazy all
lis tawL
W l"n he's toy aud full Of fun,
Wat does lie hit YOU with and rum
Snow ball
Wien he. youth wilnt ioe. he pay
y indiin himself and eoinradrs gay,
Eisc- ball
Wien Young man AMI fond of girls,
Wat ~eeps hIIn up alI i5ht In wnal,?
\ ball
whnt -cnls d ttcr to his Leart
Aud likes IN 1t Cuplis dart.
Eye bails.
Whrn fopd Of pofer. are-s and noke,
" hai hrlp- lam out when he s"hrUket"
FiEes balls.
~ e. II gc. at his pas evp nse,
What does he learn TO show his srnsa?
Fo,t ball.
what takes h'- poN-V every night
AM makes h IN wear and drink and frhti
Billiard bills
Nht' does his IandIray, sc,late,
la-s l. m each moiiIas Oh a plat
Fish balls.
when he i old and wisdom knows,
" 4, sthe proof y; II ho shows
Head bail i.
,nl then. Just when h. wants to stay,
WHAT Is II he must leave Away,
Terrestrial ball.
IL c. Dodge IN Chicago S"a
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01

On last THURSDAY even av. ~ Mlss
Pailco Daniel was making pf psrsilo 70
iar bury ride with NJ VIII Wage.
she remarked 10 be, MT ~ that sls
was going 10 be- married 10 Mt wsTss
before hey r,tuned lief mo her.
think ng she wts jasting femsrkri
We'll. then, Not must cone bsek o.
SOC ne sitns time " Irn, ta hsr ser |.
they drove TO lafsoa sees. whore they
s'ood IN the pro ssee oi ~. fam ",
and hsfatu Col h. solssnsl, nroui-e
10 work tot Wage, ss long rs shs hssi
--Alhsgs (Ca } bssssy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
Tho Presbyter,nn mentions "a

Tho Presbyterian mentions as a
satisfactory way Of paying a pastors
salary the plan followed by the Presby-
terian Church in Palmyra, No. On the
first day of each month the pastor
draws his check upon the bank for his
monthly salary in advance and the
bank regularly hopors the check and
charges it up to the deacons. who are
personally responsible for the salary
Thus no delay or default in the payment
of the subscriptions can affect the
pastor. This is at least business-like,
and relieves the pastor Of much anxiety
and needless embarrassment
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01

Nothing exasperates a woman VINO
has been shading her eyes from the
gaslight with her hand all the evening
50 much as to find that after all she
had left her best diamond ring on the
Nashstand
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01

There is blind Baptist preacher IN
Eabun County, Georgia, who recently
finished his 10lst year. He is unable to
20 out of his house. but his congrega-
ton gather around his bed every Sun
day. and he breaches to them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01

The above diagram shows he lie GIT
OF the Washington Monument Al ihat
OF some of the eS:-knoNn cd iic ) III
both hem spheres The re der w Il Sc
at a glance that it is Zig ,"r than tie
Cologne Cathed al, the won r ,uS Pvra-
mid OF Cheops and no ed his OF ical build
ings. Its. in fact, the tallrst tower o.
ancient or modern times. C:icayo
Tribune
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01
THE WASHINGTON OBELISK.

Diagram Showing the Relative Heights
Of Some Famous Structures.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-13
He Was the BOy,

Blanche X. Bruce, whose signature
as register of the treasury now graces
every national bank bill, was very
popular while he was in the Senate,
although he is of African descent. I'm
obstrusive, attentive to business, and
modest, he conquered the prejudices
against his race, and was treated
with marked courtesy by his associ-
ates. One day, after he had been a
senator for two years or more, Senator
BOgy, the aristOcratiC descendant of
one of the old French families of ST.
Louis, took a seat by his side, saying:
"Mr. Bruce, | have a bill here | want
you to vote for. 1t is one in which |
have a great personal interest. 1t has
nothing politicalin it. Look at it and
tell me what you think" Bruce
laughed as he said: Senator Bogy,
hope we shall arrange this more salts
factOrily than our last business trans
action" ''Our last business transac-
ton? What do you mean?' Don't
you remember meeting me before my
coming to the Senator" "Most de
cidedly no." 81 think | can refresh
your memory, Senator. Sonnet twenty
years ago you were one day running
down Oliver Street in a hurry to catch
a steamer. You were carrying a very
heavy valise. The day was very hot.
Don't you remember the colored boy
who came up and offered to carry the
valise down to theleveefor a quarter !?
You ran alOngwith the boy Soon the
wharf dock was reached. The boat
was lust swinging out. You ran and
jumped on board. You called for the
valise. The coIored boy put the valise
behind his back and called for his
quarter. You hunted, fished out a
quarter and tossed it ashore, but the
gap was too wide to toss the valise.
The captain had to stop the boat and
back up before you could get your
valise. Do you remember that )"
"Well, l should say I do" Il was
hat how -
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on the 2d inst, James Mcconnell, a
clerk, was fatally injured.
Thomas Maloney, a well-known rail
road man, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
was killed by lightning on the 3lst
during a slight shower. He was cross
ing the steel track to a place OF shelter
at the time.
The closing ceremonies of the New
Orleans Exposition took place on the
LIST, and exhibitors who do not pro-
pose to remain for the next season,
have commenced packing up their ex-
hibits.
Mrs. James W. Vim, widow, and
three of her children and Mrs. Tony
Stefano, tbe wife of an Italian mu-
sician, of Wilmington. \. c., were
drowned off Zekes Island, about
twenty-five miles below that city, on
the 1st.. The children were wading in
the water, and getting beyond their
depth, Mrs. Winn and Mrs. Stefano
went to their rescue, when all were
drowned.
Notwithstanding the threats of the
French Communists, the Obsequies OF
the late Victor Hugo, at Paris on the
1st, passed off without serious hitch,
which is a cause of much satisfaction
Six oratiOns We're delivered under the
Arc de TriOmphe and the body OF the
great poet was followed to the Pan
theon by an immense concourse Of
OaOpla