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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
LEARNING HUMAN NATURE.
Experiences OF a Woman Who Il ObllSs
to Take BOarders.

Experiences OF Woman Who Il Obliged
to Take BOarders.
A woman, driven by the vicissitudes
of life to throw her home open to board
ers, says Her Point of View" in the
New York Times, finds the experience,
as most other women who try 1t do, diff.
ficult, to say the least. But she saws,
philosophically: Il am learning human
nature. ] have discovered that the soft
voiced, refned-looling woman often
carries tigerish claws beneath her vel
vet, and that the frank-looking, well.
dressed man may develop into Med
dlesome Matty' before my eyes. don't
know why humanity should become
brutal when it essays boarding, but it
seems to. A woman called recently,
liked my apartments, and returned to
the parlor to talk business as she said.
with an engaging smile. business
meant series of searching, relentless
questions and exactions which set nv
checks afiame and filled my eyes with
bot tears of modification. Did | intend
purchasing q new carpet for the parlor?
We're my stairs and halls usually kept
somewhat cleaner than they appeared
that day? We're my beds clean? Did |
have two kinds of meat for dinner? Use
homemade bread entirely: and, finally,
did maid open the front door as Il
rule? This was gratuitons inpcrtin-
ence. / was taking the letters from
the postman as She came up the
steps and natura Ivy received her And
then she went away, after taking
three names Us references. insisted
Ia turn that She shuuid give me one. !
tina, Of former land!ady. and il was
one OF the small coinpcns;tiona of my
io' when she wrote me Il week later
that She found nv references salts.
factory and would take the rooms to
reply that had found her references
most unsatisfactory and was sure /
could not tolerate her cxactious 4.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
AIDED BY A PIG.
Animal Dug Up the Trufilcs and III
Hunters COniiscatcd Them.

Animal Dug Up the Trufilcs and the
Hunters COniiscatcd Them.
= Speaking Of pigs reminds me that I
lately went truffle hunting with one,
says Paris letter to the Boston Tran,
script. 1t was not near Paris. for there
are no truffies hereabouts; but far to
the south, in the region of the
Dordogne. The pig was about the
ugliest and most depravcd looking
beast of its kind that can be imagined
one with stilted back and shockingly
exaggerated nose, having the curve of
apump handle, but. like many human
beings who are not beautiful. it was
exceedingly intelligent. Its greediness,
OF course, made it SO, but greetiness is
not always corrective to stupidity.
The truffle-hunter-in-chicf was the
pigs master, and rs far us appearances
went there was really not much differ
ehce between them. lie had also a
bent back and nose that seemed to
have been designed for no other pur-
pose than that of turning up truffles.
Nevertheless it was the pig that did all
the digging work, the. mans part of the
business being to take care that the
cryptogram did not get swallowed on
the spot. To guard against this acct
dent he had filled his pockets with
maize, few grains of which the animal
accepted in exchange for n trufIie.
Once or twice the sybaritic instincts of
the beast Wee too strong for its judg.
ment, and it ate the fungus before the
man had time to snatch it; but blows
upon the nose with stick counter
balanced the satisfaction thus derived,
and the pig, being reasonable animal,
soon came to the conclusion that it was
better to accept the maize and leave the
rufle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26

The most wonderful cannons on
record are those which are described
by Brydone, whose travels in Sicily
and Malta won well-deserved reuown
towards the end of the last century.
many facts and stories he recounts
That seem strangely old-world to us,
though the date is little more than a
hundred years ago, so grandly did the
French revolution transform Europe.
Malta was full of wonders more or
less droll while the Knights held it.
But nothing equalled the stone guns.
Everybody knows that the fortified.
tlons were cut out of the solid rock.
but Brydone was right in saying that
q Kind OF ordinance used to defend
them was unknown to all the world
besides. ~
AS we understand his description.
the knights left great block of stone
where they followed out an embrasure
IN the Cliff, which afterwards thew
shaped and bored in the form of a
gigantic mortar. These engines con-
tanned a whole barrel OF gunpowder.
mat shovelled in, they plugged it
with great piece of wood, fitted ex-
sctly to the bore, as wadding and
loaded up with cannon balls, shells
and other deadly materials.
About fifty of these remarkable
guns commanded the spots which a
hostile ship was most likely to ap-
proach. "The mouths of some are
SIX feet wide, and they are able to
throw 10000 pounds weight of balls
or stones" The range is not stated.
but the falling projectiles covered an
area OF over 800 square yards.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
A College for MONKEYS.

The Garner idea OF monkey Ian.
guage and general humanllke intelli-
gence is to be given a thorough test al
Calcutta. At that place, says the St
Louis Republic, a college for the cult.
walton of the higher senses of preco.
cious monkey, has been established
and some wonderful results are conf.
IDENTIFY anticipated. The school" is
the result of an agitation Oh the part
OF some very advanced evolutionists
and naturalists, who know enough
concerning the monkeys character.
istics to firmly believe that he can be
taught to talk" in a way, enough, a,
least, to express wants. The method
to be employed is known by the name
OF the letter-block" system. A
block alphabet in which the letters
are all highly colored is arranged be.
fore the monkey student. With these
he will be taught to arrange some
simple word, such as pie" and as
soon as the word is completed he will
be given a piece of pie as a prize. The
promoters of the scheme are conf
dent of success.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
THE ovERsHoE TRICK.
A Mean Joke to Perpetrate ON . Slopp

A Mean Joke to PerpetrAte ON . Sloppy
Day.
"Ever see the overshoe trick?" asked
an indignant man the other day of a
Chicago Tribune man. "It's the mean
est thing I've seen lately and think it
ought to be exposed in the papers. I'm
a victim myself" he continued, "and
know just how it is done. There's a
lot of young toughs down here on Clark
street and they have been practicing
until they have got the thing down
fine. It's like this: ::
"A fellow steps up briskly behind
you which, of course, you do not notice
when walking along crowded street,
and, with n dizziness born of evil.
touches the heel of one of your rubber
overshoes with the toe of his boot.
This is done so expertly that when you
lift that foot to take another step off
comes your overshoe. You turn around
and find u fellow with his hat lifted.
bowling his apologies, but in the mean
time he has touched the heel of YOUR
other rubber, and there you stand in
the slush, minus both overshoes. What
can You do beyond putting on your
shoes again? There is no redress and
that makes it all the worse" =.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
4 WANT WALES WARRANT.
Every British Tradesman Seeks the
Princes Custom.


There is no day in the life of the
British tradesman, excepting, perhaps,
his wedding day, so filled with the
poetry of beatific JOY and exaltat;on as
that upon which, like messenger from
above, that coveted slip of parchment,
known as the Royal Warrant" de-
sends upon him. This warrant is no
ordinary honor, but is in trade more
than a degree to doctor or a commits
sion to an officer. Both the latter come
in the ordinary line of promotion, but a
tradesman may be, financially speak
ing, very successful, and still be out in
the cold as far as royal customers are
concerned. All royal personages, says
the Clothier and Furnisher, have n right
20 issue their personal warrants, from
her majesty down, and such are gener-
ally of a very simple character, written
on large Autograph form under the
deliberately worked arms of the donor,
and signed by the comptroller of his
household. Each warrant is governed
by its owners own special conditions,
that of the prince of Wales being, be-
sides the usual clause limiting its use
exclusively to the original recipient
during his actual business career, to the
effect that it is only given after three
continued satisfactory service.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
LANGUAGE MADE BY WOMEN
Their Influence Much Greater Than 1,
Ordinarily Thourht

Ordinarily Thought.
The influence IF woman on the Ian.
guarr uf each generation is mrct
greater than that Of men. saws Maj
Muller IN Science of Language
We very properly call our language
III 'rcrlnany our mother tongue. with
all its pcculiaritics, faults, idioms, &C
cents. Cicero said:
1t makes Il great difference whom
"r hear at home every day and with
whom we speak as boys. and how our
fathers. our tutors and our mothers
speak. We read the letters of Cornclia,
the mother If the Gracchi and it is
clear from them that her sons were
brought up not III the lap, but. 80 to say.
i'll the very breath and speech of their
mother"
But this is not all. Dante ascribe:
the first attempts at using the vulgar
tongue in Italy for literary compost.
tions To he silent influence of ladies
who did not understand the Latin Ian.
guage. s- .
Now his vulgar Italian, before il
became the literary language of Italy.
held very much the same position there
as the so-called Prakrit dialects in In.
dia; and these Prakrit dialects first as.
sumcd literary position in the Sans.
krit plays where female characters,
both high and low, are introduced as
Prakrit, instead Of the Sanskrit EN-.
ployed by kings, noblemen and priests.
Here, then, we see the language of
women, or, if not of women exclusive
ly, at all events of women and domes.
tic servants, gradually entering into
the literary idiom, and in later times
even supplanting it altogether; for it
is from the Prakrit, and not from the
literary Sanskrit, that the modern
vernaculars of India branched off in
course of time.
Through thousand smaller chan
nels the idioms of women everywhere
find admission into the domestic con-
versation of the whole family and into
the public speeches of their assem-
blies. The greater the ascendency of
the female element in society the
greater the influence of their language
on the language of family or a clan,
a VILLAGE mr. n fo,up
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26

The climate of Oregon and Washing
ton is SO much like that of England in
its mildness and moisture that the plan
of importing song Eirds of the latter
country bids fair to be a success. In a
consignment of birds received the other
day were slsylarls, nightingales,
thrushes, finches and the English robin.
They are to be kept in an aviary until
the spring, when they will be released
in the Willamette and other sheltered
valleys near the coast. A story went
the rounds recently that the song of
nightingale had been heard in Oregon,
and many persons who read it were in
credulous, believing that the nightin-
gale was never seen or heard out of Eu-
rope. The only explanation possible
was that this nightingale was new.
conner. that was being acclimated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
a MASTlFF'S JEALOUSY.
al" Hills a Pet Pawn Which Wanted to
Roam AWAY.

- 80 Is" u ~ 10
Foam away.
Elias shaw. f Racket creek, caught
doe fa"n on y, nth mountain early in
the summer. says = Scranton cores
p"nG,'It If thu Sew York Sun. He tool,
her lone, Ina.i' Il pet Of her, and
H!!a',! i,r I..i.i..c. Mr.. Snaw's mas
TN, !'.~rr. t'"r a great fancy to the
fa"n from. t:c tart lie soon became
very much attached to her, and sh. to
him. ~ the middle of the summer
Irar'r and Fannie were inscparable
companions. The dog looked after the
fa"n with great care, protected her
from other dogs, and appeared to be
Jealous when anyone fondled her
hey r"amcd over the farm together,
and the dog wouldn't allow Fannie to
get out Of his sight. BY her actions the
fawn showed that She was pleased with
the dogs attentions, and She frequently
licked HIM on the head and capcred
with him III the yard. Along in the fall
u" fawn got in the notion Of wander
ing away Ia thr woods. The dog coaxed
her ha"j, Il nunIi,"r II times, seeming to
fear that something might happen to
her II She went far from the farm build
Ings After awhile Fannie got SO that
She didn't like to he restrained of her
freedom by the dog. She was deter
mined To 90 to the woods. and when
Teascr found that he couldn't coax her
any more he headed her of, and drove
her back to the house every time She
started for the forest One afternoon
last week Mr.. Shaw missed the fawu
and dog for several hours. He was
about to send the boys in search of
them when Tcascr returned to the
house without Fannie. Ills face was
covered with blood. and he wh:ned and
made a great fuss. "Tcascr. where's
Fannie?" Mr.. Shaw asked him. The
dog uttered several mournful howls
and started on Il run toward the near
est woodland, looking back as he ran.
Mr.. Shaw followed han for nearly two
miles into the woods. the dog giving
vent all the way to howlS of distress.
In little dark ravinc the dog led Mr.
Shaw To the dead body of the fawn,
where he sat up and cried as though he
had lost his best friend Mr.. Shaw
raised the fawn's head, and the dog Law
down, licked her nose, and whined pitt
fully. The fawn's throat had been torn,
and she had bled to death. Tcaser had
slain Fannie rather than let her desert
him and become wild.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
HURRYING UP JURlES.
Why Verdicts In District Courts Are Ron.
dered without DELAY

dered Without Delay.
Give jury of six or twelve restful
men comfortable, well lighted and
cool room, plenty of tobacco and ice
water, and there Is nothing by which
the judge or the counsel on either side
can guage the time of deliberation.
Under such circumstances, says the
Newark Sunday Call. juries have been
known to remain out twelve hours on
case involving one dollar and forty.
nine cents, and then come in with a
disagreement. There is such a thing.
however, as forcing a speedy verdict
by making the retiring room uncom-
Portable. Freezing the jury is said to
have been practiced with success in
Minnesota, where the counsel for the
defense saw" the janitor, and it is
just possible that windows have been
nailed down to stew a jury into hasty
action in warmer climates.
No such precaution is necessary in
the new quarters of the district courts
in this city. The jury-room is a mar.
row apartment, situated directly over
the boiler room, with one window
opening upon narrow and breath.
less alley, thanked by the dead wall of
the next building. 1t has not been in.
simulated that any lawyer has encour-
aged the engineer to put on extra
steam when a jury was celebrating
over case, but it is said that of late no
jury has taken more than five minutes
to fry the fat out of any case which
has required discussion in this room.
1t is used by both courts, and is the
only apartment accessible. OF course,
the doors must be shut when the Jury
is celebrating, and then the window
does not admit the smallest of the
zephyrs which may by accident have
found playground in the alleyway.
1t is said that one lawyer announced
his intention of appealing case be.
cause the jury found verdict four
minutes after the doors were closed.
One of the jurors says, however, that
there was heated discussion over the
case during the short time the jury
ont
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
The Human Electrical Forces
How They Control the Organs
Of the Body.

Tho electrical force OF the human body, as
Tho nerve fluid may be termed. Is an espe-
cta,ly attractive department of science, as it
exertS 81 marked an influence on the health
of the organs of the body. Nerve force is
produced by the brain and conveyed by
means Of the nerves to the various organs of
81. h,dv ,huc cupnlvipv tho latter IN I he
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26

tllt W." tltbN supply ~
vitality necessary to In
sure their health. The
pnrumogastric nerve, "a
shown here, may be said
To he the most important
OF the entire nerve SyS-
ten. as it supplies the
heart. lungs, stomach
bowels. etc, with the
nerve force necessary to
keep them active and
healthy. As will be seen
10y the cut the long nerve
descending from I h c
base Of the brain and
terminating in the bow.
els Is the pneumogastric,
while the numerous lit
tie branches supply the
heart, lungs and stom-
ach with necessary vi.
tally. When the brain
becomes in any way dis.
ordered by irritability
or exhaustion. the nerve
force which it supplies
il lc-Scned. and the or.
ganS receiving the d.
n.ni>lIcd supply are con-
sV,I.Icutly weakened.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26
serenaded by Twenty Thousand Swallow

SFrtHHutU by twenty ThOusAnd SwallOWe
The swallow nuisance continues with
undated vigor at the Naval academy
Annapolis. From eight thousand to
twenty thousand swallows gather every
evening in the five or six maple trees in
front of the superintendent residence
and make evening and morning hideous
with their cries. All efforts to drive
them away have failed, and a bell and
gong are kept going at intervals to
drive the pests from the two trees next
the superintendent house Every year
from the 18th of July to October this
rendezvous is maintained
by the swallows.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26

Physicians generally fail to recognize.
the Importance OF this fact, but treat the
urrIn Itself instead Of the cause OF the trouble
LII. h.. has given the greater part of his life
10 the study Of this subject, and the principal
discoveries concerning it are due to his efforts.
vailed brain and nerve food, Is prepared on the
principle that all nervous and many other
difficulties originate from disorders OF the
nerveccnters. Its wonderful success In curing
these disorders is testified to by thousands in
every part OF the land.
Restorative Nervine cures sleepleSsness.
nervous prOstration. dizziness, hystcria. sex
ual debility, 81. NituS dance, epilepsy, etc. 1t
Is free from opiates or dangerous drugs. 1t
is sold on a positive guarantee by all drug
Co. Elkhart, Ind, on receipt of price. Il per
bottle, six bottles for Is. express prepaid.
For sale bv all druggists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26

OF the ma ete and imposing in Nate beautiful and inspiring
art; the gandy scenic eventually historic and strkingy descrp
tive; including impressive scenes heroic events and famous achieve
nen which mark human progress and distinguish nations of the
EARTH 1t also contains photographs of
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-26

ThOs. !. Cakes, Henry c. Payne Henry C. Rouse, Receivers
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-15

and cases cited. Every case must be
governed by its own circumstances
and the question OF multifariousness
is left to the discretion of the Court.
The bill to be- multifarious must con
tain several matters distinct from
each other. In suits between proper
parties relating to the same subject
matter several species of relief may
be prayed for although each might
be the subject of separate suit. Id.
sec. lis.
The remaining question is the
costs. The defendant had demurred.
The case had not been set for trial
and defendant was not authorized to
bring his witnesses to the merits OF
the case from another district at
large expense, until the demurrer
had been disposed of adversely to
himself.
The return day is not by Rule 13
Of the Circuit Court the day Of hear
ing,-the Court appoints the day at
its convenience.
We think the demurrer should be !
oVerruled and it is so ordered.
Q. w. Ashford for plaintiff; w. G..
Achi for defendant.
Dated Honolulu, February IL, 1896,
as of the December Term of 1894.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-15
Annual from Circuit Judge Third
Circuit.

IN The assignor of . lessee having as
w si9ned TO the assignee all his interest
in the leasehoId estate need not be a
marty TO a bill for specific performance
Of covenant IN the said lease for re-
neTal thereof.
f21 A covenant was in the lease for re-
neWaI to the lessee or his assigns
upon his or their request on CT before
the termination of the term in and by
said lease limited the assignee OF
the lessee on q refusal TO renew being
made to him. filed his bill for specific
performance ION the 10th September,
iS94) before the original term of the
lease had expired October 18th, 1891.
Held, the lessee was entitled to his re-
newal whenever he made his request
and being refused. could bring his bill
before the lease expired.
(3) Where a bill is demurred to and not
decided, nor the time for hearing on
the merits set, the expenses OF witness
ses summoned by defendant to attend
cannot be taxed against plaintiff.
(4) Equity has jurisdiction to specifically
enforce a covenant for renewal OF
lease.
(5) In suits between proper parties relat-
ing tn the same subject matter several
species of relief may be prayed for
though each might be the subject OF a
separate suit.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-15
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Complete stock of Ladies'
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~ Don't fail to inspect
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and Childrens' fine Shoes and
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