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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
IMPOSSIBLE CLASSIC HEROES
The Characters Drawn by Old Written
Not at Al Truc to Life.

Some # the older novclistS in dealing
with odd I;oue. the frudal days il
France. Germany or ENGLAND. or with
pioneer life. make their characters be
.onC simply t. another time in the new
world. instead If IL another race and
world If their own. SAYS Il writer in the
New England Magazine. In cndeavor
my u reproduce scenes and social con.
ditiun~ which have passed away. many
historical npvvlistS confuse the cOndi-
tinns and perennial human nature
They label their characters according
to their social station and confuse these
social distinctions with the qualities OF
the spirit. They give us men and
women whom God would fail to recog-
nizr. but whom the critics more acute,
readily hail rs models and types for all
other students ui human nature. Their
characters are nearly all mounted on
stills: they are animated by motives
and considerations which are quite i'm
possible. and they talk as human be-
in~s never talked in this world. They
deal not with the exceptional, which is
possible and artistic. but with the i'm.
possible. whicl, is caricaturc.
Their old Romans and barons and
highwaymcn. etc, stalk through the
scene mnuthing platitudes and "senti-
mcnts," whereas we may be quite GER
tain that they occupied themselves
chiefly with cheating, lying. cringing.
stealing. schcninE, dining, drinking.
di>sipating. working. gosSiping, gam
ing and talking slang, just as men are
doing in the streets, marts, public Of
fees. thcatcrs. etc, of Paris. London
and New York to-day. And beneath all
this action there was always Il crude
philosophy, classifying and Analysing
both motives and actions. One would
imagine from the romantic representa-
tions of these phases of life that this
reflective habit of mankind was an in
vention of yesterday, and did not really
date beyond the decline of the Roman
empire to the philosophy and civiiizn-
ton of Greece. These same virtues and
vices exist to-day. and never will be en-
tircly eradicated. no matter how high
| The title of civilization rises; but, ex-
cept in the very lowest plane of human
| life. where the relation to humanity is
scarcely more than that of the human
| form. men in all ages have sought for a
solution of the riddle of existence. and
hence have. in a more or less crude fash.
lon, reflected upon action.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15

ard i'i," Williams j. aching :" pick
t..~- ...t'. leu. I,.j,,.,' Al h,,lIn.. :,
PARTNERS. AHa y hen thu ~h"ut.n' begins
p..a>,. rriu"u.h,.r Ma, 'hc fiddler never
,lrt.~ sides
Wr had Zee, II .!aucinr .'-lut an hour
49,! ryr-5 s-'i, seemed :" hc Thoroughly
.,"pd ua'urcl ana Al peace With all
ri.;,IA u.:. ~ hrn 'hy farmer bcckoncd
;.,t.., auA whispered.
II and IL give ;-"' IKE minutes warn
N. bat I'm -" minutes behind time
Errah tnr the barn
I broke. bat Ha~ not over thirty feet
trpm III" ,""r when the shooting be-
gan. Il lasted about FIVE minutes. and
I cau:."u~.y returned 10 the house to
hear The fiddler calling in the same I'D
n.ri."t"ruu> voice:
Take partners for Virginia reel. and
don't rI;.Ar >irh a fuss over three men
woul.lr'., First lady and gent for
ward and back. and EIll Tayl nr has
gone after :, doctor Forward again
ami sasha. and somebody attend t.
that lral in Mysteries. Swing with the
right now with thv left. and if this
isn't the most >urrre>tul dance IT tho
season, then you folks needn't pay M
n c,.li''
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
Unconscious wit.

Lord Cockburn, after long stroll
sat down on hillside beside shep-
herd and observed that the sheep Sc
lected the coolest situation for living
down. Mac" said he, g." think if
we're sheep l would certainly have
preferred the other side of that hill
The shepherd replied, "Aye, my lord
but if We had been sheep ye would
have had mair sense" and his lord
ship never tired of relating the story
and turning the laugh on himself.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
A SUCCESSFUL DANCE.
A Few Incidents That Didn't Disturb the
Fiddler.

The party was given at farm house,
and about thirty couples were present,
said the Toledo Blade. l told the
farmer when 1 first arrived that !
should depend upon him to give me at
least five minutes notice before any
shooting began, and he replied:
IN do it. shall be watchin' out,
and think / can give yo' plenty of
time to get out of range"
There will be shooting. of cpurse?'
''Oh, certainly. The boys would feel
that they had Sighted me if there
wasn't a row"
What do the women folks do when
the shooting begins?'
''Sit right down on the floor till it's
all over. Don't be a bit Uneasy. I'll
give ye' plenty Of warnin'."
There was only one fiddler, and he
was also the caller, says the Detroit
Free Press. His calls puzzled Inc at
first, but no one else appeared TO mind
it as he drawled:
Right and left on the head, and Bill
Taylor don't want to drop that revolver
on the floor balance four and half
promenade, and Jim Henderson has
knife in his bootleg. Ladies change
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
A CLEVER BOSTON GIRL.
Even . Chicago Iiackman Was "araly 10
by Her Financial Operat Ions.


The Chicago hackinan i, supposed TO
be endowed with Il full allowance Of
the smartncSs peculiar to men IN his
profession. but a Boston girl is cred
tied " it'll getting the best of him. The
hickman himself tells the story, says
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
His name is johnson, and his business
during the summer has been mainly in
the service of the guests i'll the dorlni-
tories Of the Chicago university.
johnson has run daily excursions FOR
them through q twenty-five mile drive
for one dollar,
Within two days after her arrival
johnson took the Boston young woman
out a. one of his morning party. She
occupied the seat with him and piled
him with questions. On the following
day when he called for passengers
Johnson noticed this Boston girl flying
around in 4 lively way. Soon she
came to him and wanted to know how
much he would charge to take forty
persons up to the center OF town and
bac,. for an evening reception. lie gave
his figures. and then she went shopping.
The next day she told johnson she
could get the work done for twenty
| eight dollars. and that he might as
well take the job ut that figure. She
preferred his rigs, she said, because
they looked nicer than any she
had seen elsewhere. johnson took
the job, and on the evening appointed
the young woman marshaled out her
forty people. They were in evening
dress and full of gayety. Suddenly the
Boston young woman sp oke out: I'VE
may not all get together when we come
back and may be very tired. Suppose
collect the fares now and be done
with ito"
She did SO, and each person paid her
one dollar for the evenings transpor-
tation. She quickly counted out
twenty-eight dollars and gave it to
johnson, and placing twelve dollars in
her own purse rode to the event ng's
reception with a satisfied smile and q
most charming affability. Three days
later she did the same thing over
again. AS she put the twelve dollars in
her purse johnson scratched his head
and says lie muttered: well, I'll be
| d"
The next time he proposed a d.
vision Of the spoils. She eyed him for
a minute, saw that he was in earnest,
gave him four dollars out of the twelve,
and after that they did business on
this basis. She got up sightseeing
parties inside the fair, theatrical
parties. lecture parties, made scores
Of friends, and at every move
seemed to add to her purse. So
well did she succeed that she had two
months at the fair and went home
with one hundred dollars in her
pocket.
johnson says he has travelled about
good bit, his last excursion of impor-
lance being trip to the Paris expo
sition, but he never saw a person who
could do up" Chicago hackmen as
that Boston girl did.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
RAILROADS IN JAPAN.
No Conductor Ever Enters the Cars, ~
the Newsboy Is Prohibited.

No Conductor Ever Enters the Cars, ans
the Newsboy Is Prohibited.
The railroads of Japan are solidly
constructed and carefully run, says the
Philadelphia Telegraph. The gauge il
three feet six inches, and the cars are
generally eighteen feet long. There
are first, second and third classes, anG
the fares are for several classes one
two and three sen (cents) a mile. Tht
Japanese are great travellers, and more
than nine-tenths of the travel is o,
second and third class. The rate o,
speed is uniformly about twenty mile.
an hour. The trains are run on what
is known as the "staff" system, and .
train is not allowed to leave the sta
ton where it meets another until the
conductor has received from the con
ductor of the other train symbol
called "staff." which is his evidence
that he is entitled to leave.
In the first-class carriage, which II
either one room, like our drawing.
room cars. or in three compartments
like the English, one finds cushion
seats, wash hand bowls and water
closets, and generally a teapot and
cups, the former occasionally replen
ished with hot water. If this is lack
ing, the passenger can buy on the plat.
form at any station teapot full Of tea
and a cup for two and one-half cents.
The teapot is pretty enough to bring a
quarter in this country, and the cur
would be cheap at ten cents. You buy
the whole "outfit" and could carry il
away if you pleased. As a rule. the
pot and cup are left in the car and
about sixty per cent. Of them are 10.
covered by the vender.
The railroads in Japan are partly
owned by the government and partly
by private stockholders, but the rates
and rules of the government roads
govern the others also. At all the sta
tions are overhead bridges, and cross
ing the track at grade is prohibited, as
in England. The stations are roomy
and neat, the platforms ample, and at
both ends of the platform the name Of
the station is conspicuously posted.
The passenger shows his ticket on GO
ing through the gate to his train, and
surrenders it at the gate on leaving.
No conductor enters the cars We
also miss the familiar visits of the en-
terprising young man who sells news
papers and popular books, and who
loads our seats at home with lozenges,
photograph albums, comic periodicals,
vegetable ivory, matches, chewing
gum and other merchandise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15

Some time since a hanson cab was
driven at very rapid pace along the
strand in London, and passers-by OBJ.
served, to their horror, there were two
men inside engaged in an apparently
deadly conflict. Fearing that murder
was about to be committed, they raised
an alarm, and some bold individuals
rushed to the horse and brought the
animal to standstill. Thereupon the
two persons who minute before
seemed to be engaged in life or death
struggle quietly leaned forward and
distributed among the crowd some hand
hlils inviting them to go to such and
such theater to witness certain DER.
Torrance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
AUTHORS OF THE PAST.

ScARRoN was for many years a victim
OF acute rheumatism. He could use
only his tongue and his hands. All his
brilliant works were written on a port
folio placed on his knees
FIELDING often made a Jest of the
poor reception met with by his works.
on the title page of one of his comedie.
he says: 1t is printed not as it was
acted, but as it was damned"
VoSpEL was the Dutch Euripides.
Most of his tragedies are on subjects
drawn from the Scriptures. In the De.
Hverance of the Children of Israel the
principal actor was the Almighty.
PORE was kcenly sensitive to criti.
cism. whether just or unjust. and was
repeatedly made ill by the attacks Of
his literary enemies. Most of them
are mentioned by name in the Dunciod
RYMER, the collector Of the British
Foedera. the greatest historical work
up to his time, was imprisoned for
debt; Ockley, the Orientalist, wrote
most OF his works on Saracenic history
in jail
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
LORDLI L.ACkF.YS.
Elton Fags Who Arc Forced &c
Wait Upon the Older Students
Ahe Art at Cooking Acquired Ia An In
pheasant Naun.r IA TIA" pld Id
uCAtlOnal Institutions
~ InSIand.


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"nh l'rAhi. Tor h'';1r.E hAif y M l'''rH
"l EhSith" ar" ola i-''n'Ali>' ANA on"
81 'h' "'''>' IhNt'tutl"hN N'.1l cherished
nnd'r 'i'r shade" 81 II" distant spires
anu an que towers sacred u The H!riIi"
r. ~ Ming lt"nrY> shade j. t.;.t ~
'aFf'"e he first and second Gay e.!
every term when III" " ho!" s''h""! !.a~ re-
turned a sort Of slave narhr. : lr!.!
IN each house. at which thu upper hny,
have the privilege Of chasing from
among the lower boys thar own par
tcular "fag" FOR the next three months
or So In some houses where thu iowcr
hoyS-'hat IS, boys who have lot
reached the NTH f"rE ar" numerous,
an upper boy may ha' t"n such r
vlt"rs TOR his OWN - iu>.vr neF he
duties OF an Elton fa@ are many Tie
Tag Is responsible" f'l getting h. mas
ter out ot bed in TIN" for early morn
ing school dang r'HN and thahH-
less tnN'< :" perform n = Ing boy who
J. q hard sleeper an':-frc" with hi fists
ana quick at thr"" ing >h""'N "il"n once
awakened. school over. tn" flag has to
prepare his masters breakfast. He
lays the cloth, makes the tea and toast
Woe hetilr him II the latter be-
burned or "nt too thit@- b"ils The eggs
and fri"' ANY extra luxurirs in III" way
"f bacon and shuN;g"s his master may
send him t" purchase IN the town.
The same round OF duty has to be
gone 'hr"hgh again at supper time.
but Tagging at meals IS by II" means
the only service winch the lower boy
mas to render. lie has to scrape the
mud on his masters football boots, to
put ms clothes away after cricket or
running with the beagles, and take
notes to other boys in other houses
Mr.. Gladstone was somewhat lucky
in his tagging at Eton, as he tagged for
his elder brother Thomas, and naturally
got let down easier than If he had been
apportioned to some strange boy. The
MARQUIS Of Blanford and his brother.
Lord Randolph Churchill, had the repu-
tation OF being incorrigibly idle Tags,
but when they chose to exert them
selves they were excellent cooks. and as
such were much in request. 1t is equal
ly difficult to imagine the dignified Lord
Chief Justice Coleridge making toast
and boiling eggs for his master" bu.
tradition has it that he was most ex.
emplary flag.
In addition to their regular daily work
for their own master, the lower boys
have to flag in desultory way for any
upper boy who may want him during
the day. The headmaster's birch does
not inflict such wounds as the vigor
ously applied toasting fork Of an in.
censed fagmaster. The most tedious OF
Of IN 10 IN hov 70 cit
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15

A horticultural society OF the growers
Of the Lake Chelan country has been
organized. Lake Chelan is fast COM
ing to the front as the fruit-growing
section of the State. Over 900 trees
were set out last fall. and the amount
will be more than doubled this spring.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15

Allow three cups of flour, shake
down in the cup. to one of cold water
and one OF sweet milk. Add the water
and the milk gradually, 80 as to
smooth out the Jumps. Then beat
steadily just five minutes. Have
ready hot and buttered gem pans.
The pans should be heated very hot
on top of the stove, then fill them
even full. Bake a nice brown in IS
minutes. They can be made of gra-
ha m flour.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15

of the physical being is the result of draw
ing necessarily upon the reserve capital of
nerve force. The wear, tear and strain of
modern life are concentrated upon the nerv-
Gus system. The young men Of our day be-
come sufferers from nervous debility or ex-
haustion, nervous prostration or weakness
This may be the result of too much mental
worry and excitement, or the result of bad
practices and excuses, or pernicious habits,
contracted in youth, through ignorance.
They feel irritable, weak and nervous with
such distressing symptoms as backache,
dizziness, shooting pains in head or chest,
sometimes indigestion. The middle aged
men, as we'll, suffer from exhaustion loss OF
manly power, low spirits, impaired memory,
and many arrangements of mind and body.
The ill-used brain is morbidly wide awake
when the overworked business man attempts
70 find rest in bed.
The physicians and specialists of the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute devote
their best energies to retaining and restor-
ing such unfortunates to health and happi-
ness. They have written a book of 1853
pages, treating of these maladies and setting
forth = rational means of home -treatment
for their cure. II is sent securely sealed, in
plain entelobe, on receipt of 10 cents for
postage.
Address WORLDS DIspENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, No. 663 Main Street, Buf.
falo, N. Y.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
Nj O w II II -
JudSon and Giant Powder,
For stump and tree blasting.
Goods at factory prices. Call for de-
scriptive circulars.
Timber Land. Act June 3, 1878,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
OLYMPIA, WASH Nov 1891 I,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
OLYMPIA, WASH Nov. /, 1894. |
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 3, 1873. entitled An act for the sale of tim
Der lands in the States Of California, Oregon
Nevada and Washington Territory" Andrew J
Davis. of Bucoda. county OF Thurston. State OF
wash. has this day filed in this office hi, sworn
statement No. 342, for the purchase of the S.N I,
of Section No. -, in Township No Ii y. Range
No. 6 West, and will offer proof TO show that
the land soug hit is more valuable for its timber
or stone than for agricultural purposes. and to
establish his claim to said land before the Reg
lister and Receiver Of this Office at Olympia
Wash, on Saturday, the I'D day of February
1895.
lie names as witnesses: F. II. Haurs of &c.
darville, Wash; Burt Lemley, of Cedarviie
Wash; James lIemphli. Of oakville. Wash; q.
\. Nanatta. of tedarville. Wash.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before said BID day OF
February, 1895. JESSE L. MURPHY,
Register
Date of first publication, Nov. 20, 1891. 10
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15

The Tacoma steam laundry, at 943
e street, in that city, burned earl
Sunday morning. The loss is $40, OOOy
about half of which was insured.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-08
ON TnE CASIpGMouNp.

-
Everything and Everybody frightened by
the ShowSrE-ThO COmluG COmpmSSI-
Ing.
AZ the time approaches for tho com.
mencement OF tho Wheeling diStrict
campmeesing, the preparations are
being completed. and everything will be
in perfect order. The grounds never
looked batter. After the rains Of Tues
day and Tuesday night, everything
seems to have taken new lease OF lie.
The birds sing more Bweetly, the Sun
shines brighter, the children laugh
more Gayly, and In short, nature has
put on a new appearance. The dry,
pRrched ground hAa Slaked ito thirt, the
dust is no more, for day, atlsaSt, and
every body looks his best,
The coming Of Bishop Mallalieu iS
on every ones tongue. HE mere pres.
0nce will draw an immense crowd OF it.
self. Tie will be here GU che 10Th, 18th
and 18th. preaching twice on Sunday.
All the exercises OF the meeting will
be under the supervision OF those who
understand the work Of the different de-.
partmeuts, and all who come may know
that the exercises will be elOVating in
every way.
Tho lawn fete on Tuesday night was a
success, though some remained too
long on tho lawn, and were forced TO
hurry to their cottages on account Of
the storm, which burst in lie fury at
about 1880 o'clock.
The cake walk was the feature Of the
evening, Mr.. Harry McCombS and Miss
Sara Mendel took the cake, and by this
time the cake is q thing Of tho past.
Many OF the School marine" are
boarding on the camp ground, aud at
tending the Marshall County TeAchera'
| lnBtitute.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-08

A Telegram was received last night
from Mr.. William Niebur, who 10 at
Los Angeles, Cal, accepting tho Secro.
tOryShip Of the Wheeling Hide aud Tai.
low Articulation. and saying he would
lOavO for Wheeling at once. Mr.. Me.
bur recently resigned that position TO
90 to Los Angeles aud 90 into business,
and &. II. MOdick was elected to tho
vacancy, but owing 10 tho Home
Dressed Beef Associations objections to
his quitting its employ, he declined.
JhO msmbers then mot and rO.eioCted
Mr. Niobur. both gentlemen no doubt
gained substantial advantages by tho
proposed change. sir. Niebur aud 9th.
ara from this section werO going into q
fruit growing enterprise In California.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-08

The Wheeling BaFrlsch WitIelS'
bacher MuximilIIan VOreIp, more
commonly known as the BavaF!an 60
ciety, met Tuesday evening at the Arion
hall, on the South Side, and transacted
routine business, including a dstermI'
nation to participate in the parade OF
the German organizations OF Wheeling,
eommemoFaliHg the Battle oil Sedan
the great combat OF the FraRCo'Pru''
sian war OF 1901. After tile society
had adjourned, tho general convention
committee, having in charge the ar
rangements for the coming national
convention Of the BarrISCh WittOls'
bachsr Macmillan Versin, Of Ameri'
ca, held q meeting, its first by tho way,
and organized BY elec!tag Nh Louie
Oolmar, OF the StRatS'Ieltung, chair
man, and Mr.. f, D. Friedrich, secretary.
Chairman ColmAr made extended re-
marks, and urged tho members Of tho
local society to mako every poasible OIL
fort for tho succem OF the convention,
which takes place in Wheeling, June Of
next year, lasting four days The mem
bers responded enthusiastically, and 1t
IL probable that the Wheeling convon'
ton Of the association will he the most
interesting and enjoyable yOs held. 1t
10 expected that several hundred dele.
gates will be present, representing local
societies in almost every city in the
country.
A committee com posed Of Jacob Korn,
l. Becker, Louis ColmAr, IT, P. StolS
and Philip Hornisch will meet next
Monday evening to select the Sub-com-
mitteoS that will carry out the plans Of
the general committee. Already word
has been received from a number Of tho
eastern societies, the members Of which
are anxious to attend tho Wheeling con-
vontton. The national convention
meets evOry TWO years and Wheeling
was chosen at the last convention, ut
baltimore. in 1904.