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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21
Fashionable Society.

Bishop F. d. Huntington, in the
October Forum, describes fashionable
society " as something too formal
for an instruction, too irregular for an
organization, too vital for q machine,
too heart,ess for fraternity, too law
less for school, too decent for a mas
querade, with too much lying for a
bureau. and too many passions for a
pageant. There are the competitions,
matches, risks, calculations of q peri
lous game, the interchanges of an i'm
ponderable, immaterial commerce, mu-
steal voices from inharmonious breasts,
spiteful courtesies, magnificent mean
nesses. There are songs of peace, fly
ing arrows of malice and revenge,
bonds and fragments of friendships,
charming wells over hidden horrors,
laughter ripping over dark depths OF
silent agony. One has only to reflect
a moment how considerable a section
OF the lives OF many men and more
women these. activities occupy, what
capacities they include, what forces
they engage, the interplay between
life and death, the issues and destiny
OF character, the august responsibility,
to comprehend that society," even in
this limited sense, to comprehend
that it is study for the wisest minds"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

ing could be quoted by columns. Our
patriotic America" is sung to John
Bulls "God Save the Queen" and
yankee Doodle" was borrowed by
our embattled forefathers from an old
ditty and turned into defiant jingle
against the British red-coats. Here
are some more recent oddities as re-
CARDS the transformation of popular
airs: "When the Robbins Nest Again"
starts exactly like Maid of Athens"
"Wait Till the Clouds Roll By" be-
gins as does the Blue Bells Of Scot
land" Emmet's Love of the Sham
rock" il of the same musical idea as
"There is Fountain filled With
Blood" Any one comparing Dixey's
great success in Adonis," Its Eng
fish You Know" to the old song,
:" Flying Trapeze," will find that there
is but slight modification. By a
change of key and the quartering of a
few notes, difference is made be-
tween the" Spanish Cavalier" and the
chorus of Peek-a-BCo." Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little STAR" or "Will You
Meet Me at the Bars" which met so
much favor in Joshua Whitcomb,"
is so clearly allied to Claribel's " You
and y that they can hardly be dis
tinguishcd one from the other. "All
ON Account of Eliza" from the. opera,
Billee Taylor" is nothing less than
"How Lovely Are the Messengers"
from Mendelsshon's oratorio OF "St.
Paul" Think of it! One of the
grandest of sacred chorals "transmog-
rifed" into comic opera. And last,
but not least, that stirring revival
hymn, Hold the Fort" is, SO far as
the music is concerned, an ancient
German drinking song.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21
THE OLD SONGS.


1t is interesting to study the evolu-
ton of popular songs and favorite airs
says the Picdyune. "The meaning OF
song goes deep" says a noted writer.
And so it does. Often, however, the
original meaning of song, or the
music to which it is set, is very diff
ferent from the latter Interpretation.
Take Home, Sweet Home" for in
stance. How it has swept the worlds
heartstrings since John Howard Payne,
." the man without home" wrote it
in 1892! Yet it was part of an opera
which proved a dismal failure. The
words are not too beautiful, and alto
gether would not be called good poetry
and it is doubtful if they would have
carried people by storm had it not
been for the exquisite air to which
they were adapted. And the air is
said to be taken from an old Persian
or Arabian love song. The song,
however, living on its borrowed music,
won Mr.. Payne such lasting honors
that years after his death a rich
American dug up his bones and
brought them to this country to be
buried again. Other specimens of
metamorphosed meaning equally strik-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21
Death Of a Pioasar Resident.

William Henry Barnes, more gener.
ally known as Henry Barnes, died at
Centralia, of heart disease, on the 3Oth
ult., aged Is years. Mr.. Barnes was
born in Brockport, New York, on the
23d day of December, 1925. At the
age Of twelve years his parents re,
moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and
in 1852 came to this coast settling in
Portland. The succeeding year they re-
moved to Tumwater, in this county.
Henry remaining with the family till
that time. In 1868, he was married to
Artemisia Simmons, who died several
years ago. They resided for time on
q farm on Rocky prairie, and subse.
quently became possessed of consider
able land near Centralia, which is now
quite valuable. Mr.. Barnes was a
faithful and industrious citizen and in
all respects an exemplary man. He
leaves daughter, Anna, aged p years,
two brothers, Mcssrs. George A.
and Hiel Barnes, sister, Mrs. Char
lotte Scott, and host of friends TO
mourn his loss.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21
Feb. ii, 1890.

structions between Oak Bay and Port
Townsend Bay. Adopted.
The Senate's amendments to House
bill LAG, by Randall, creating a mining
bureau, were concurred in.
The House took up Senate bill 1S5,
by Hyde, providing for extending the
corporate limits of cities and towns.
Passed-ayes 81, noes l, Judson, of
Pierce. The emergency clause was
also passed.
House bill $50, by Megler, for the
removal and location of county seats,
was passed.
Senate bill 70, by Hyde, exempting
firemen from jury duty and capitation
tax was taken up.
A motion to strike out the emer-
gence clause was lost-2O to 80.
Recess until 2P.M
On reassembling the firemen's bill,
was taken up, put on its final passage
and rejected; ayes 80, noes q. Plum
mer gave notice of q motion to recon-
slider.
Senate bill 125, by the joint COM
mittee on roads, ETC., to provide for
the laying out, altering and changing
the width of country roads, ETC., was
passed; ayes Al, noes IL.
Action was indefinitely postponed
on Bush's and Cooks road bills and
Senate bill 126, relative to the repair
of highways, ETC., (same as Senate bill
1860, was placed on final passage.
After a long debate the bill was
passed-ayes 81, noes q.
The Judiciary committee reported
favorably House bill 1876, repeating the
act confirming the title of the Seattle
& Walla Walla Railroad to Glands
in Elliott Bay. Also in favor of in
degnitely postponing action ON House
bill 203, disclaiming on the part of the
State all intention to give force to the
act passed the Legislative Assembly in
1873, confirming the title of the Seat
tie & Walla Walla Railroad to certain
lands in Elliott Bay.
Judge Evans said an inspection of
the enrolled bill on file showed that an
erasure had been made in it after it
had passed in 1878, the word "com-
menced" being substituted for "com-
pleted." He thought there had been a
forgery by somebody, and that an in
vestigation ought to be made. The
report OF the Judiciary committee was
tabled.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 80,
relative to obtaining witnesses to
testify relative to the title of the State
University lands in Seattle, was con-
CURED in.
Adjourned until IL A. NJ. Thursday
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

The Rev. J. Snyder, a Unitarian
preacher in St. Louis, undertakes to
explain in the Forum for October, the
singular fact that there is not o preiu-
dice among any European people
against the negro rs negro, such as
is evident in every part of the United
States. He thinks that this prejudice
Is more or less natural in the Southern
States, where the negroes were slaves,
but he can find no satisfactory reason
for its existence, in an equal degree, in
the Northern States where slavery has
not existed for so long a period, or in
the Western States where it never ex-
listed at all.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

TAE Tacoma Ledger has engaged
George Francis Train to beat the Nelly
Bly, trip-around-the-world record. He
will leave Tacoma March 18th for
Vancouver, and take passage on the
Abgssinia, which sails from that port
on the 18th. He figures OH beating
the record eight days. This will be
big card for the Ledger and triple
sheet hanger for Tacoma.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

A NAN by the name of Thomas
James, was killed by Bizenah, in a
prize-fight at Dallcs, Texas, on the
18th inst. Bizenah is a member of
Kilrain's sparring troupe now making
professional round. It is supposed
that the blow injured the spinal col
umn, producing paralysis. Now if the
hangman will but paralyzc the man
with the euphonious name, i. will
even up matters, and probably produce
a marked decline in the stock that
the public take in slugging exhibi-
lions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

Gov. Ferry probably had Grant in
his minds eye when he gave the order
that the Legislature should remain in
session till its work was done-for q
" fighting it out" AS it were, d" on that
line, if it takes all summer"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

ADJoURNING--The Legislature is at
last beginning to adjourn. At roll
call on the 18th there were twenty-for
absentees from the House, and four
teen from the Senate. Atthis rate we
shall soon be relieved of the incubus.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

ANOTHER crank seeks to scale the
ramparts of fame by an exhibition of
physical endurance. He proposes to
walk from some point in Indiana to
San Francisco and return in 65 days,
on a wager Of $1,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

EXPRESSIONS of sentimental regard
Tor murderers is not confirmed entire
iy to women. A French girl, Gabrielle
bompard, who killed her lover and
packed his body in a trunk, was lately
the object of an ovation at Lyons,
while on her way to prison. She was
al'endel by a crowd, several people
Kissed her hand, while u party of
young men presented her a bouquet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

~ 's stated tnat Congressman Wilson Is OF the
opinion that only one of the cities OF washington
Is likely to get an appropriation during this ses-
sion OF Congress He is, therefore, DESTROYS that
senator squire cease his efforts in Seattles be-
be, Mr.. Wilson Seattle Press
I" If it's this way yer lookin," we
answer: Probably because Seattle
has, so far, got away with the main
part OF the party "swag," and Spo-
kane very naturally objects to the
turkey and crow" game, whereby it
gets crow every time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

For Heavens SAX e, give us rest on
the Oalkins racket! His failure to get
an Office seems to rest like night
mare on the average Republican brain.
There are men in the State who do
not carry their habitation in a carpet
bag
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21
Let Justice be Done.

Two OF the leading Tacoma news
papers, the Ledqer and the Globe, are
engaged in n tilt to determine which
is doing the Republican party the
most injury from its criticisms of the
acts Of the Legislature, and the former
incidentally refers to the STANDARDS
defense OF that body as showing that
approval or disapprovai OF the law
makers position on general legislation.
does not of necessity involve any party
feeling on the part OF those making
them.
II our respected contemporaries
would but bear in mind that the duties
OF citizenship are higher than those 10
party; that the legitimate object and
use of party organization is to afford
means of securing results that are
beneficial to the people; and ii they
could be induced to recognize the fact
that mankind is falliblc and liable to
err, they might be led to take a more
charitable view of the course of those
who are probably actuated by quite as
high a standard Of right as themselves.
The STANDARD by no means endorses
all that the Legislature has done; in
fact it finds SO far but little to approve
but it does not assume to pass judg-
mcnt, especially in condemnation, be-
fore some act is committed that may
indicate venality or corruption, or a
disregard of duty that amounts to a
deliberate violation of the trust re-
posed in them. When that is clearly
shown, the STANDARD will be as out.
spoken in censure as either the Ledger
or the Globe, and probably the reserved
fire will he quite as effective as the
fusilade which seems to be kept uy
more to meet the morbid craving fol-
sensations than any proper object.
The STANDARD is Democratic be.
cause it honestly believes that those
principles more nearly reach and affect
the individual sovereign-the citizen
than any other creed. 1t will adhere
to them so long as they serve that pur
pose. 1t is no part of its mission tc
carp and snarl at everything done by
its political opponents, but to endea
vor to show wherein, on matters o.
public concern, they fail to secure " the
greatest good to the largest number
The Ledger must not jump at the con.
clusion that because this paper insists
on fair play, and delay of the verdict
till the evidence is in and the case il
submitted, that it will not measure the
good and the bad by that rule of right
which has always been its reliance in
passing judgment upon public affairs
The legislative record will afford many
of the issues of the next political cam
paign, and if it is deliberately =" weighed
and found wanting" it will be very
natural for the people to turn to the
other party for relief, as the organized
means for attaining that object. Fair
and just comments will serve to for.
mulate public opinion, but captions
criticisms of the acts and unjust as.
PERSONS of the characters of the mem.
bcrs OF the Legislature, are worse than
useless, and like the boomerang may
injure the unskilled hand that hurls it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

some OF the Seattle papers are kick
ing vigorously over the exactions of
the Sunset Telephone Co. 1t is no
wonder. Is is about as soulless cor
poratiOn as ever existed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

EMILE de Laveleye, the European
publicist, says in the October Forum
that hundred years hence, leaving
China out of the question, there will
be two colossal powers in the world,
beside which Germany, England,
France and Italy will be as pigmie
the United States and Russia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

The height of water in the William
cite river, at Oregon City last week
was sol feet above low water mark.
The estimated @losses in that city
amount to 1854 ,495.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

HE Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany offer to pay the debt of Louisiana
II that State will renew their charter.
which expires in two years. The debt
is about $l5,0O0,O0O.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

Gov. Ferry has appointed Platt A.
Preston, Frank w. Paine and Frank
Louden, Penitentiary Commissioners
at Walla Walla.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

In the eternal fitness of things
wouldn't it be better to designate our
Legislature Sages as SOlongs, instead OF
SOlons?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

1T Is suggested that the first day of
April will be an appropriate date for
our Legislature to dissolve into moth
ingness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

A MEETING of the National WOman's
Suffrage Association was held in Wash
ington last Wednesday at, which re-
ports were received OF the progress Of
the cause in various States. The topic
for the morning was The Attitude of
this Association toward Political Par
ties" Addresses were made by Mrs.
Picker, South Dakota; William Dud-
ley, Foulkes. Ind; Mrs. Tray, Toledo;
Rev. Olympia Brown, Wis, and others.
The general sentiment was that the
Association should urge its rightful
demands upon all political parties, but
should enter into alliance with none.
Carrie Chapman, of Iowa, opened the
evening session with a denunciation of
" Political Bosses and Corruption in
Politics." 1t was time, she said, that
intelligence and morality were made
requisites of suffrage. Woman's In
fuence in Official Government" was
the topic of Phoebe w. Cozzens, Of
Missouri, who detailed her experience
in Office. Her removal, she declared,
was due partly to the fact that she
was woman, and partly to a political
combination.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

-v ~-
THE effect of the late Supreme
Court decision in the case of the city
of Puyallup will be to invalidate all
such corporations made since the law
went into effect, about II in number,
and to include Sheridan, Hoquiam,
Cosmopolis, Wilbur, Orting, Buckley,
Des Moines, the several incorporated
suburbs of Spokane Falls, and others.
The decision is based upon the princi-
pie that judicial bodies cannot exer-
else legislative factions, and that the
legislature cannot impose such power
upon them. Puyallup was incorpo-
rated, in conformity with the act Of
the Legislature, on petition OF 63 citi-
zens, to the District Court of Pierce
county, July 31st, 1883. George o..
Kelly, the relator in the case, owned
farming land within the limits of the
proposed incorporation. He refused
his assent to the enclosure of his prop
erty within the limits, and would not
consent to plating it into lots and
blocks. He was unwilling, besides. to
pay taxes for municipal purposes.
Kelly set up many other things,
claiming irregularity in the mode OF
procedure by the petitioners, and he
brought suit to test the validity OF the
order. The court passed, not only
upon the points raised by the plaintiff,
but inquired into the constitutiOnality
of the law with the result stated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21
Some Queer Rulings.

1t seems that under Republican rule
the old-fogy laws OF parliamentary
usage are swept away, whenever occa-
sion warrants. We do not have to 90
to Washington City, and to Congress,
to find practical advocates OF the new
dispensation. Reeds rule oi a visible
quorum, found an imitation in the
Montana Legislature, ana the conse-
qucnce was that portion OF her law
makers had To leave the state in order
to protect the right that has hitherto
been unquestionably accorded 10 mi
noritics. In oar own Legislature, the
other day, the Speaker ruled that 1t
required two-thir,ls vote of the mem
bers to suspend call OF the House,
but that the call could be dispensed
with by order of the chair. Quite as
remarkable stretch OF authoritv--or
rather defiance OF all lawful authority
was exercised "Wednesday. Mr.. Plum
mer was in the chair when motion
was made to adjourn. To adjourn
without date is, according to all recog-
nized parliamentary usage, till the
hour prescribed by the rules on the
next legislative day. The vote was
in accordance with the motion, and
Plummer announced the House adj
jOurned to 10 A. NJ. next day. After
several of the members had dis
persed for dinner, Speaker Feighan
took the chair. Geoghegan appealed
from the decision OF the chair (Mr
Plummcr). Feighan and the House
entertained the appeal, and the Speak
er declared the House in recess till
80 p. NJ. As promised, however,
there is no law recognized by the dom
inant party except its own sweet will,
and it will keep right on until it butts
its brains out against n stone wall.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-25
Indicated.

That mattress episode described in last weeks
MIRROR requires no denial. but 1t calls loudly for
an explanation. The mattress is all right and SO
is the young man. The only trouble with the mat
tress was. it found out by some mysterious and
occult means unknown to US, that it had been put
at the disposal of party who bearasuch twisted
and perverted name, and who is neither young nor
good looking, that even a wooleyed mattress
could see the disgrace it would suffer by being
associated with the aforesaid name. When the
mattress found out that three parties had already
died of lock-jaw trying to pronounce its wrongful
owners name, its indignation knew no bounds,
only the bound from the bed to the floor, which it
made in all haste, and with blood in its eye, set
about to right its wrongs. The only injury it had
received was foul cut the full length of its side
as it turned from its opponent. but the doctor
was called in and its life was saved. The mat
tress is now living in peace and harmony with its
rightful owner. This explanation may not be
conducive to the good appetite of some party
concerned. but it fully vindicates the dignity of
my much injured self, OLE MATTRESSON.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-25

from whom all blessings flOw-tO give US
that peace which the world cannot give
peace with Him and peace with ourselves
which cannot be obtained unless the past
and all concerned therein are forgiven and
forgotten. Let us offer Him as the East
ern kings did, who had '.seen HIS Star in
the East and had come to adore Him" the
gold of our love. the frankincense of our
devotion and the myrrh of our sorrow for
the past and consequent hopes for the fut-
ure. Let us. like the Shepherds who as
the ''GlOria in EXcelsiS DeO' fell upon their
wandering ears left all and sought Him who
is Christ the Lord in the City of David"
throw aside once and forever the errors,
frivoities and anxieties of the unhappy
past and seek with christian fOrtitude the
goal of an honest and honorable career by
the road of righteousness and truth. Thus
will our festive hours be gladdene6 and
made merry. for it cannot be gainsaid that
the only truly happy man is he hose life
is acceptable i'm Heavens sight OH Christ
mas Day.
To one and all-Officers and bOys-l send
Christmas greeting with the prayer that
the day may be to them. individually and
collectively. full of all the blessings that
Heaven can give.
A wandering refugee from my own feel
ings would be if on this occasion refrained
from thanking the good ladies outside who
in the immediate past so kindly remembered
me and my "broken vase' and to assure
them that their restored articles of taste and
beauty with their Tiny blossoms" have not
only largely contributed to cheer the monot-
onous hours of my present unhappy life but
have SOwn a seed of remembrance within
me which will live and blossom--whether
in fair or stormy weather-until time for
me shall be no more.
Guard. please throw up the window and
let the music in There they go. boys!
Ding, Dong! Ding. Dong! Ding. Dong!
A Merry Christmas to all.
lNNISFALLEN.