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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08
Amusing.

~ A'H l'"pA'N"i ti'NH, WIN kitHt
unanimity, endorse Mr.. Cleveland
when lie declares that the laws per.
tanning to civil service reform must
be executed. Why do they do this ?
Simply from 4 selfish motive. The
leaders who control the organization
of that party care not tig for civil
service reform. We know this is so.
for the reason that they have had
control Of the Government for TWEEN
ty yfour years and they have, during
that period, rigidly excluded every
Democrat which they possibly could
from all part or lot in the Govern
ment. Yes, even down to the post
office whose salary was $50 per an
mum, have they excluded Democrats
except when no Republican compe-
tent could be found to take il. No
party has ever existed that so stIen.
uously and universally enforced and
carried out the "spoils system ms
the Republican party. And right AT
the time when they were enforcing
that doctrine with the greatest vigor,
they were engaged in denouncing
Andrew Jackson for ever having in
troduced such dangerous system.
We speak now of the leaders Of tina,
party. There is no difference be-
tween the rank and file among Dem
ocrats and Republicans: they arc
equally honest or dishonest. But
the Republican party, by its leaders,
has fastened the "spoils system
upon the country in a greater and
more dangerous degree than was
ever done before, and the only rea-
son now that they favor tho enforce
ment of the civil service law. is be.
cause, under its enforcement. they
think Republicans might be kept in
and Democrats kept out OF Office.
Their motives arc purely selfish
But in this Endorsement OF tho civil
service law at this late day, they
make grave mistake. For il that
law was enforced in spirit it would
turn nine-tenths of the Federal mp
pointees out Of their Offices at oEcs
Its design was TO keep offensive
partisans" and ward politicians out
of office, but this class Of men has
grown SO strong and numerous III
tho Republican party that they easily
control its organization against the
most earnest protest OF the bottci
men of the party, and hence the
offices ars nearly all iilled by these
offensive partisans" and ward
strikers, hence they will all be driven
out of place and power when the
civil service law is duly enforced
Who would think for n moment thai
such men as O'Dell, Ben Simpson
Tom Patton and others Of like lib
could remain in official place under
reform Administration conducted
by Grover Cleveland. No, Republi-
can officials would better oppose the
enforcement of the civil service law
as its enforcement will land many
of them high and dry in the fields oI
private life. OF course, some faith
full men who have felt that their
duty was to the Government and not
to party will be retained in tho ser
vice; but unfortunately there are
few such. Yes, let us have the en-
forcement of tho civil service law in
its purity SO as to purify tho civil
service and all will DO well, even il
it does displace nine.tohths OF those
now in place. .-Oregon Democrat.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08
The Appointments.

A few impatient Democrats, says
the Eramincr, in various sections o.
the country, are apparently unable
to understand why the President
does not proceed at once to put all
the Republicans out OF office and put
Democrats in their places. They
forget that this sweeping way of do
ing business is not in the line of his
duty. There is a law respecting re-
movals from office, and the President
has no intent on of disregardinS it.
AS a rule, the offices which are not
affected by the civil service enact
ment, we have no doubt, will be
given to Democrats as soon as the
necessary changes can be made.
There can be no two opinions, also,
respecting the Presidents action
toward those persons who have used
their offices for party ends, and who
have been offensive partisans and
manipulators of elections. Ef1icien-
cy, fitness and fidelity are the sole
conditions of official tenure. The
quiet and unobtrusive exercise of
political rights is the prerogative of
all men. As matter of fact, how
ever, there is no inj justice in saying,
that there but few, if any, Republi-
can office. holders wlo have not will
fully violated the civil service law.
Indeed, they were appointed to Of
fee for party services, and held their
positions upon the condition that
they and their subordinates should
actively and in every way support
the Republican tickets at each sue
cessive election. The people fully
understand that clerks and employees
in the Federal offices-from the chief
clerks to the humbiest porter-have
been mercilessly assessed and forced
during each campaign to give up
part of their wages to the Republican
committees for porty purposes.
This has been done with the consent
and under the eye, and in some in
stances the supervision, of the men
who hold the offices and are now
loudly prating about civil service re
form. Not only this, but there
have been in some instances corrupt
uses of public money and the public
authority. These things disqualify
the perpetrators from retaining Off
cial positions, and sooner or later
their cases will be reached and at
tended to. The facts are just as
certain to cone out as that the Of
fenses have been committed; and
when this knowledge is obtained it
is morally certain that clean sweep
will be made of them. 1t may take
weeks and months to do it, but il
will be done. In the meantime it is
not just to treat the Presidents
movements with unfriendly or impa-
tient criticism. Caution and pru.
dence characterize his actions, but
these actions tend TO justice and
right at last.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

who drank whisky and milk before
reakiast. Besides, l don't think
he cares two picayunes "A picayune,
girls, is a New Orleans coin, and
| believe th y also call small ne
gro children picayunes--for My
opIs herself, and don't much blame
HIM for that. for one of Myopia's s
eyes is dreadfully askcw, and her
mouth-w'll, when sii, ian.bs he
top of her is..d looks iiAa an island,
actually and truly. He's after her
money.
For example, as I was passing he
smiled at me and leered, actually
leered, and l heard HIM say to a fel-
low at his side, What is it's it
alive ?"
That is just my luck. Somehow T
am bound to attract the notice of
every man who sees me. If l had
given him the least bit of encourage
ment, he would have followed me
and tried to make my acquaintance.
l know he would. Now, suppose
should tell Myopia about that; would
it not destroy confidence in her hus-
band and make family discord?
Yet, I haven't mentioned it to any
onef and | will not. Although, Mrs.
Hussy says l am a gossip.
Why does she say so? Simply
because, never thinking, / told Car
oline ApeIl that Mrs. Hussy's new
hat wasn't paid for, and when 1 was
there to supper week ago 1 did ac-
tually forget myself so far as to 90
to supper with with the creature.
About all we had was bread and tea,
and the bread was as heavy as lead, .,
and it set SO lily upon my digestive
organs that | had most horrible
nightmare that night; it was a won-
der my hair did not turn gray.
I was upon a desert island, and
there were fifty or sixty apes, the
most awful, terrible, odious animals
you ever saw, all chattering and
splitting at me. They all had green
eyes just like Georgiana Mallet-did
not you ever notice her eyes? they
are green.
That is why she wears spectacles
to cover them up, because she is aw-
fully sensitive about them, and she
ought to be, for if had green eyes
l would go to u convent and become
a monk-I would
Here comes Miss Angevina up the
stairs. I'm so glad, for I'm just dy-
ing to know what Mrs. Gedney paid
yard for new dress goods. Mrs.
Keith asked me to find out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

OFFICE SEEKING DopaEs.-In sew.
erol cases the number of visitors
was so great that the different cab
met officers were half an hour work
ing their way through and into their
private rooms. With the exception
Of Mr.. Manning not a member of
the cabinet had the opportunity to
examine his mail to-day. Some Of
the appointment clerks of the de-
partments were kept up all last night
indexing the applications which
came in by the thousands. In many
instances the applications are got up
in a very elaborate style. One man,
wanting place under the dspart-
ment of justice, had two ledgers. of
about a hundred and fifty pages
each, bound in antique style, and
filed with Endorsements and all
sorts of recommendations. Many
presented their credentials printed
in pamphlet form-some handsomely
bound, with the name of the appli-
cant and place wanted in gilt let
ters on the back. Wash. Corr.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

Husband-My wife has severe
pain in the back of her neck and
complains OF q sort of sourness in
in the stomach DR.. B-She has
malarial collie. Husband-What
shall I do for her? Manager Fink
at the Central office thinks the con.
versation is over and switch the hus.
band off to Foreman Roberts, who
is giving instructions to the engineer
of Rescues.] Roberts to husband
II think she is covered with scales
inside, about an inch thick. Let
her cool down during the night,
and before she fires up in the morn
ing, take q hammer and pound her
thoroughly oil over, and then take a
hose and hitch it to the fre-plug and
wash her out. The husband is now
walking with O shot gun on his
shoulder, up and down in front OF
DR.. BIS residence waiting for him
to appear.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08
Blowing Out the Gas.

There is undoubtedly a vast deal
of gratuitous insult and contumsly
heaped upon the head Of "that fool
who blew his gas out" l cannot
believe that there are enough people
of this exaggerated type Of idiocy in
the country to ill up the list Of
deaths from asphyxiation by illum
mating gas. l am Of the opinion
that in the majority Of these cases
the fault lies in having the gas
turned down when retiring for the
night, either from an idea Of econ
omy in the Saving Of matches or
some other reason, and that tho
flame is afterward extinguished by
any one of the natural causes, with
resulting insensibility and possible
death of the victim from inhaling
the escaping gas. The following is
a case in point: While staying at q
hotel in Pittsburg recently l dis
covered, by narrow escape from
suffoe~tion on my own part, that the
gas had peculiar way OF extin-
gushing itself.
After studying over the matter l
came to tie conclusion that tho pat
ent machine in which il was pro-
duced permitted air to enter, no that
at times there would not be sufficient
gas emitted at the burner to sustain
combustion. One night the entire
house was aroused by the porter 90.
ing through the corridor and pound
ing on each door and asking the
rudely awakened guest il his gas was
escaping, the halls being filled with
it from some unknown source. In
the morning the answer TO tho uni
versal question was: 20, that fool
in AZ blew his gas out" Excuse
me, gentlemen" said l "bu, have
been there myself. That gas blew
itself out. and the foolishness OF No.
AZ consists only in expecting it TO
burn" ."-New York Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08
1t Worked Like New Yeast.

Brown (who has just had tele
phonic connections established be.
tween his Office and house and is
very much pleased with it'll tell
you, Smith, this telephone business
is wonderful thing. I want You to
dine with me this evening, and
will notify Mrs. Brown to expect
you. (Speakiug through the tele-
phone)-My friend Smith will dine
with us this evening. Now you
listen and you will hear how dis.
tinctly her reply will come back.
Mrs. Browns reply looming back
with startling distinctness)-Ask
you friend Smith if he thinks We
keep q hotel.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

SrcRM SIGNALS. The following
stations on the Pacific Coast will dis.
play caution signals in advance of
storms: Port Angeles, on tho Straits
Of Fuca, Olympia, Fort Candy,
Astoria, Portland. San Francisco
and San Diego. New stations of the
second order have been established
at Kseler and San Luis Obispo, Cal
Cautionary Signals will be ordered
"up" and down" by Lieutenant
Robert Craig, in charge of the
weather indications and signal
hoists" on this coast, headquarters
San Francisco, Cal. A cautionary
signal consists of red flag with a
black center by day, and a red light
by night, hoisted upon flagstaff at
each cautionary signal station. This
flag or light means storm, with the
wind from any direction, but when a
storm with northwest winds is anti.
cipated. a white flag with black
square by day is hoisted above the
red flag with black center, and a
white light above the red at night
this is an off shore signal. These
signals will be ordered up all the way
from eight to twenty.four hours in
advance of the storm, giving the
shipping masters timely warning to
prepare for blow. Any station at
which these cautionary signals are
ordered, they have o wind of twenty
five miles or more per hour. If the
winds velocity does not reach twen-
ty-fvs miles per hour the signal is
reported as not being justified.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

IT is noted that more soft hats are
now seen in Washington than ever
before. Why it is that the Demo G rats
have prediction for soft and the
Republicans for stiff hats is one of
the unsolved psychological problems,
but the fact remains. OF course ,
there are thousands of exceptions but
not too many to disprove the rule.
IT is noticed, too, the more deeply
seated in Democracy man becomes,
the longer he wears soft hat. 1t
is an idiosyncracy which ossihes
with age, but just as an old maid
gradually acquires passion for the
color of Iavender.-Chicago Times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

Miss Cleveland, who is to be the
" first lady in the land" is, like Mrs.
Hayes, a temperance women. Her
influence over Cleveland will not be
all that which wife could WELD, but
it will be wiser and possibly stronger
in some directions. Besides this.
there are some things to be said of
Cleveland himself that go q great
way toward promising better for
Washington society. The man does
not pretend to be society man, and
his friendships are not permitted to
enter into and control his official
conduct. Tue new President will
apply civil service reform principles
to the social system, and the result
will be wholesome.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

THERE is some talk in Baltimore,
the beautiful Monumental city, that
Miss Mary H. Carroll, a descendent
of Carroll of Carrollton, and sister
of Miss Anna Carroll, who is credited
with originating the Tennessee cam
paign which resulted in breaking
the backbone of the rebellion and
destruction of JEFF Davis Confeder.
acy, will be made postmaster of that
city. This is another result of hand.
ing the Government over to the
90 rebel brigadiers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

S. F. Examiner: Gordon was sent
to rescue the Soudan; Wolseley was
sent to rescue Gordon; Graham goes
to recue Wolseley; and now an army
is on its way to rescue Graham. The
English Government is now per.
picking itself to'discover some de.
vice by which to rescue tho army.
The rescue business is evidently be.
coming monotonous.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

The Cincinnati Commercial. CT azettc
says that the term Extensively par
tisan" is one "that will include 80
out of every 100 Republican Office
holders and make the way clear for
a clean sweep" Well, if that is so,
the service has been o trife worse
than we thought; tut it certainly is
not the fault of the Democrats.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

Poor John A. Logan, defeated for
Vice President, beaten in the Sena.
torial race in his State, and by TAX
ing the stump in opposition to Har-
rison in Chicago, he has secured
that Democrats election! This ap.
pears to be an off-year for Logan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

AN Albany lady, an admirer Of
President Cleveland, has undertaken
to construct crazy quilt for her ad-
mired out of the silk badges used in
the late campaign.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

MISS Addie Kurtz is the Deputy
Sheriff of Franklin county, Pennsyl-
vania, and she recently escorted
seven male prisoners from the Coun-
ty Jail to the Penitentisry at Phila-
dslphia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

AN Oakland (Cal. agricultural is
making an effort to introduce tho
cultivation of tea in that State. He
has over two thousand tea plants In
a very thriving condition. and when
they arrive at the age OF four years
he will obtain Japanese labor and
Pick and cure. He has also num-
Der of canphor trees that are grow.
ing we'll.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

The total membership of the Nor
mon church, according to the census
Of 1880, was 1886.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

MRs. Thumb, wife of General Tom
Thumb, was married in New York,
April 7th. to Count Primo Majui, of
Italy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08
Progressive i.uehre.

The above game has obtained
widespread popularity oi late aud
people Who SEQ no harm Ia game ~
cards nfo pnsslonalely fond ~ n
lhefo has been Just euough taik
about prUgIo,sivo ouchra last winter
To excite tho cutiusiiy ~ those un
acquainted with the gamu. aud the
following description will therefore
prove Nory interesting Il" i'foefe.
slve ouchre takes twelve personu.
There ATE three tables. each supplied
with cards One IN called the ace
ono Tho king and one the queen Ia.
bic. Take the aces. kings aud
queens from one of tho packs, aud
after they have been ahuiiled let each
person draw one. the ones drawing
kings to tho king and those queens
10 tho queen table the persons
drawing black cards being partner.
and those red partners. Wien this
has been done the paving commence.
regular ouchre 10 played. No
games count save those al tho sce
table. and each players record al
tho table is kept by tbs scorer.
Whom game has been finished at
tho ace table the parties who arc is.
isa'ed go TO the queen table, aud
those who have made the most
points at Tho hing table, take their
places aud try 10 defeat their yiotors
while the parties who have made the
most points at tho queen take the
places OF tho pernons who left tho
king table Tor the acs table. A. the
king aud queen tables they do not
stop playing because they have
finished n game, but keep right on
until tho gamo has been finished at
tho acc table. n9r on tho other hand
II game has been concluded nj the
ace table aid the king or queen table
sets have not finished their game. do
they try 20 finish II. The ones aal.
iug the most points are tho vlctors.
whether less or more than FIVE, the
regular number for a game, has
been made. II 10 usual 10 uiys
some present or favor 10 the person
winning tho most games at the ace
table. aud also 10 the one getting the
lowest. on course the game can 10
played with greater number ol
tables, but is scarcely 30 interesting.
A change OF partners In every game
sdds greatly to the excitement" "
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08

A WAsnlSotos dispatch says The
Territorial delegates aud ci,issns 9
In Washinton are not happy. Tho
two recent Territorial appointments
are not accepted by them q. In s,rie,
accord with the pledges In the Dem.
oeratio platform. the letter Of accept,
ance aud the inaugural address, thai
Territorial positions should he filed
by residents Of the Territories. The
recently appointed Associate justice
of New Mssseo vas q Missouri man.
and The Associate Jusiies of Ulah.
appointed April 2ist. Mr. q. W.
Powers, IL lawyer of Kalamazoo,
Michigan.