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s6SI AMI WORK.
4 Charcoal Sketch Worth One Hundred
Dollars Drawn In Ten Minutes.

Ibrawn III len minutes.
Improvisation as an nrt is usually as
s0ciatcd with music. but artists also
can dash of 4 picture when the
spirit moves them; and the spirit seems
10 have been very vigorously al work
on Mr.. +. Il Hardy. whose sca>cape> are
81 W.,!rlV renowned. on certain feS-
tive evening not long ago. SAYS the
London Telegram. There was stretched
before him, 50 il is credibly reported,
sheet of paper measuring about three
feet by four on an easel. and upon tn is
canvas he was invited 20 eXccutc char
coal drawing in ten minutes. The sub
ject chosen by him was The Pool"
below London bridge. with the usual
accessories 81 the tower looming in the
background and harges and steamers
coming up the river on the tloodtide.
So deity did the artists hand trace
the design already recorded in his
brain that the whole picture was fin
ishcd within the very short space of
time already mentioned. Aerial and
wave effects" we read, were obtained
10y rapid rubbing with the hand or a
si'th- ~ HiEit I'D tui any pc tAltSteu
shat Il drawing done under such trying
circumstances would be somewhat
"sketchy," and no doubt the details in
it We're rather suggested than careful
ly filed in; but the result was very far
indeed from being a mere smudge, and
the company of brother artists, literary
men and actors before whom the feat
WAS exhibited were loud in their
praise. Their appreciation indeed was
shown in the most practical of all pos
sible ways, for Mr.. Hardy's charcoal
sketch, which bad taken him only a
sixth part of an hour to complete. at
once changed hands for the price Of
tKentv puineas
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
NEWSPAPER WAITS.

IT is the little things that tell. II
you don't believe it, ask the big sisters
who have small brothers.-Philadel-
phia Record.
JUDGE-'Have you anything to offer
the court before sentence is passedp"
No, your honor. My lawyer took nv
last shilling. Puck.
CLARA-"Would you take Walter
Handsome and Arthur Handsome for
brothers." Amelia-''Yes. l have al
ready promised to be sister to them"
-Raymond's Monthly.
"ASD why do you want me to give
you dime?" asked the benevolent old
gentleman. Well" replied the bright
beggar, Ito tell the truth, I'm in the
soup, and want to reverse the situs.
'ion-"-Philadelphia Record.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
. OPEN HANDED Mr.. FIEL0.7

4 Generous Act OF . Good Man Told Here
for the First Time.
It was in Cyrus w. Fields Office, says
the New York Press. A matronly look.
ing woman Of forty-five entered. She
told Mr.. Field that she was distantly
related to him. She was born in Stock.
bridge. Mass, and her father was .
second cousin to Mr.. Fields father. She
showed him letters that established her
identity beyond doubt. =.
''Now what can do for you?" said
Mr.. Field.
"Well, SIR" she said, my husband 10
dead and I have big family. I've got
. mortgage on my little farm in Mas
sachusetts and-and 1 need a little
money"
big family, eh-how many chill
dren?"
Six" was the reply.
swell, like to help a person when.
ever can. like to help my relatives
first Of all. Now. I'll tell you what I'll
do. I'll give your children one hundred
dollars each and you five hundred dol
lars. Will that help you?"
"Oh, yes" she said. trembling, as the
tears rolled down her cheeks.
'.All right, them" said Mr.. Field, and
he wrote out = check for eleven hun
dred dollars and handed it to her, at
the same time introducing one of his
clerks to go with her to the bank to see
that she got the money.
II don't know how to thank you,"
said the woman.
Never mind that" said Mr.. Field.
''Go and get the money. Don't spend it
foolishly. When you get your mortgage
fixed write and tell mellow you are get
ting on. Good day."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
PUN0ENT PARAGRAPHS,

"How DID you learn that old Kicker
would make good addition to our
football team?" Dodger-"I asked
him for his daughters hand"
EDITH-"Tom told me he loved me
the first time we met" Clara-"It
must make you feel swfully curious to
know who told him of your fortune"
= $50 YOU do admit that you feel bet
ter for having gone to church," "Yes."
WAS it the music?" mo" 1.-THE
sermon, them" mo! No! worked
of two plugged nickels I'd had for six
months"
! MINIsTER-"My dear young friend,
are you daily preparing yourself for
that other country which," She
"Well, should say SO; I've engaged
three extra dressmakers to hurry mat
tiers up, for we want to sail week
from to-day"
l. ToMMY-'I wish you would come
every evening to call on aunty" Mr..
Loftley-"Do you think she would be
glad to see me?" Tommy-'I don't
know, but she gives me a quarter
every time she sees you comm if I'll 60
down and say she's out. Inter Ocean.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
PERSONAL POINTS.

TIP prince of Wales smokes the fin
,st Cuban cigars, prepared especially
for him at Il cost of four shillings each.
TIE queen of Holland has made +. ].
De Peyster, of New York, a Dutch
knight. He is now privileged to wear
i strip of orange and blue ribbon.
A MONUMENT to the memory of Enin
Pasha, the African explorer, will be
erected by popular subscription in
Neissc, Germany, where his sister and
little daughter live.
QUEEN VICTORIA will be settled in
Florence before Easter. At the close
of the following month she will be
found in Coburg, and the next May
will find her seventy-four years old.
HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE. mark
Twain" Charles Dudley Warner, DIR.
George ii. Clark. Albert Hardy, Annie
Eliot, Richard Burton and De Lancey
Pierson, all hail from Hartford, Conn.
JUDGE FRANCIS MARION Cox. of Macon
county, Mo-, died a few days ago.
Among the pleasantest of the many
creditable things narrated of him is
the fact that, in the course of his life,
he cared for and educated eighteen
orphan children.
SPEAKER CRISP at the close Of the
last congress presented the gavel he
had used to Miss Savannah Barrett, OF
Augusta, Ga, saying that it had ham,
mered away silver, repealed the fed
eral election law, SO far as the house
was concerned, and excluded the
Chinese
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
BOOK NI,rES.

THE first draft Of Gibbons "Declins
and Falr' went to Il e printer direct
from the pen of the uuthor and with
very few changes of any kind.
GEORGE EEE.s has written a novel
entitled ''Cl"opatra." lie has been in
tending to make her heroine for many
years, but until recently his courage
always failed when he began.
To young man asking for his
opinion. DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes re-
Gently enumerated as the best three
books 't:'c E;hlc, ShalSespeare's plays,
and good dictionary, say, Worceste.
or Webster"
JULES VERNE is now sixty-six years
old, has written sixty-six books. and
sincerely hopes to finish out a round
eighty before he lays down his pen.
He said recently with tone Of sad
ness that the greatest regret Of his life
is that he has never taken any place
in French literature.
FRAGMENTS of the Had and Odyssey
have been discovered in some Egyp-
tian papyri bought for the Library Of
Geneva. The new books XII. and XII.
especially vary from those we have.
Fragments of the Orestes of Euripides
= thousand years older than any exist
ing texts were discovered also.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
STRINGS OF SCIENCE.

IT is proposed to establish in Rich.
mond a permanent exhibition of the
mineral and agricultural productions
of Virginia, with which bureau OF
information will be combined.
! A sERIE 8 of experiments is to be
made at Yale college to determine the
relation of the nerves to the muscles
OF the human body and test a new the.
DRY that strength depends less upor
the size Of the muscle than upon the
strength of the nerve.
, THE Russian government has shown
much interest in the meeting place foI
the twelfth International Medical con.
gress in 1896. 1t desires that Moscow
be selected as the city, and promises tc
donate $4,000 roubles toward the ex.
penses OF the congress.
IT is stated that there are now in the
United States more than 300 mining
companies making use in their opera
tions of electricity for light and power
About one-third Of the gross amount O:
copper refined in this co..atry is now
treated by electrolytic prcee.aes.-En
cheering Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
MISSING LINKS.

SIcnIAN sulphur deposits employ 49,.
700 men.
CUcUMBERs were originally tropical
vegetables.
THERE are $50, 900 suicides yearly and
increasing.
PALM leaves on the Amazon grow
thirty feet long.
THE giraffe has . tongue almost
eighteen inches long.
NINETY-ONE per cent. OF the farmers
in Utah own their farms.
THIRrY-TwO thousand varieties of
goods are made from wool.
THK thread of a silkworm is one
one-thousandth Of an inch in diameter.
WORTH recently made for Partisan
belle a gown which cost the wearer
e30, 200.
AN entomologist estimates that there
are 240, 900 varieties of insects in the
world.
SHIGAKEN, Osaka, claims to have q
dwarf SO years old who is only II
inches in height.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
1.-THE QUEEN WENT OUT"

Extracts from Victoria's Contribution to
the Queen.
On Thursday morning, the 18th uit.,
the queen and Princess Beatrice went
out, and in the afternoon her majesty
drove, attended by Hon. Bertha Lam
bert and Hon. Mary Hughes. Rt. Hon.
Henry ampbcll-Bannerman and Fleet
Surgeon Henry c. Woods dined with the
queen.
On Wednesday morning the queen
went out with Princess Beatrice, and in
the afternoon her majesty and the prin.
cess drove out. attended by Miss Nc.
Neill. The duchess of Albany, with the
young duke and Princess Alice lunched
with the queen. Rt. Hon. Henry Camp
bell-Bannerinan dined with the queen.
Maj. Briggs left.
On Saturday morning the queen went
out with Princess Beatrice, and in the
afternoon her majesty drove, attended
by Niscountess Downe and Miss Nc
Neill. Maj. Gen. T. Dennchy arrived.
On Monday morning the queen went
out. attended. by Miss Mcneil. In the
afternoon her majesty, with Princes.
Beatrice, drove, attended by Viscountes.
Downe. Prince Henry of Battenbere
left the castle for the south.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

RArNDROPs are said to be hollow, as
they fail to entirely wet the circle upon
which each falls.
BEARS in southwestern Washington
invade the farms and carry off the
hogs, calves and sheep.
WILD geese in Roseburg, Ore, seem
TO be dazed by the electric street
lamps, and dash blindly against them.
ELECTRIC ambulances are to be used
in st. Louis. They will run, when
possible, on the lines Of the street rail.
ways.
DIR. Ross, a Nova Scotia mining ex.
pert, says that Wyoming is richer in
minerals than any other state in the
country.
MOST of the inhabitants of Landers,
France, walk constantly on stills. This
is because the soil is either marshy OF
sandy.
AN English machinist has discovered
. new method of coloring iron. 1t en-.
tirely prevents rust, even though the
metal be brought to a red heat.
The largest check ever drawn was
for the sum of f5,333, $50. 1t was &C.
cepted as payment for the Kimberley
diamond mines, and was drawn on the
Bank of England.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
ABOUT PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

HENRY L. HIGGINsoN, Of Boston, has
been chosen to succeed the late Fred
erick L. Ames in the corporation Of
Harvard university.
THE estate of James c. Smith,
brother-in-law of the late A. ]. Drexel,
is valued at IS, OOO, 900, and his widow
had So, 00O. 900 in her own right.
Mns. AMELIA E. BARR has taken tho
place formerly occupied by Mrs. Bur-
nett as the best-paid female author in
America. She often receives five thou
sand dollars for the serial rights to a
novel, and her shorter work is proper
tionately well paid for.
WHILE hunting in Darby, Prussian
Saxony, the emperor had the men Of
the Twenty-sixth regiment act as
heaters. Six men ollowed him, hand.
ing him loaded rifles as fast as he fred.
In two hours he shot three hundred
and eighty-five hares, or more than
three hares a minute.
D. N. NIMR, of the Egyptian army.
read a paper before the United States
Service club of New York, in which he
told how much his army had been i'm
proved since its reorganization by the
English, and gave some account of its
recent engagements with the forces
Of the mahdi and with the dervishes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17

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DR.. K. Y. Pierce (chief consulting physician
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
The Worlds Most Famous PeODlC.

Kings Queens Statesmen, Heroes Actors distinguished men
and in all the ranks of life full description given
object of interest and brief biographical people
whose portraits embellh this choice volume
This book will be given free three cash subscribers to the
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
A Queer Text.

"A good story is told of a Chinamai
who is employed as a cook in a Cali
fornia family. He recently saw in a
confectioner's window huge cake on
which was a motto made of frosted
sugar. And knowing that his master
and mistress were very religious, being
specially given TO reading the Bible, he
determined to give them a pleasant
surprise by making a cake with a text
from the Bible ON it. lie wasn't very
familiar with the Bible, but he hap
pened to have some tracts in his room
which contained numerous texts, 4" and
he concluded to use one of these. So he
vent to work. made o most beautiful |,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17

c..,,o. and with truly oriental patience
"u.h.AloIrd it with Il text. Eut the
fcr..u.-N Z the family may Ice imaginrI
when John proudly placed his master
picc" IN The table and they read on it
th.Sn words: We generation II viprrs.
who hath warned y"u 10 flee from the
Erath - ,,nru..rp
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

NATCRALIsTS assert that a healthy
swallow will devour six thousand flies
every day.
DIR. FAIRFAX IRWIN. United States
marine hospital service, has gone to
st. Petersburg to investigate Russian
cholera.
A CONCESSION has been secured by an
American for the construction of an
electric railway between Toxic and
Yokohama, distance Of about thirty
miles. Two American engineers are
said to be now on their way to Japan
in connection with the matter.
EXCAVATIONS in Oisseau la Petit, de.
partment of the Sarthe, France. have
revealed GallO-Roman city. which ap-
pears to have been destroyed by an
earthquake. The city probably con-
tanned some sc, 600 inhabitants, but its
name is not known in French history.
The ruins include a great temple, part
of which is still standing, also a thea
ter and monuments Engineering anf
Mining journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
The Original "Sucker.

"The word sucker originated at the
Galena mines in Illinois in the fall Of
1922, at a time when there was great
exodus. A large returning party, while
boarding steamer at the Galena
wharf, was asked: 'Wher' We go.n?'
To hum was the reply. Well was
the rejoinder of an old miner, we put
me in mind Of suckers, they do go up
the river in the spring, spawn, and all
return down ag'in in the fall" ~-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
HOUSEKEEPERS
who are delicate,

who are delicate,
run d own, or
overworkcd, and
those who suf-
fer from back
ache. headache,
dragging-down
sensations in the
abdomen, and
III a ny OF h er
symptoms of de-
rnvCP-,,et,t nftbA
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17

student OF nervous diseases. and author
of many noted treat ises ON tine latter subject
long since realized the truth OF the first
statement, and his Restorative Nervine
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mcnt OF the nervous system Is wonder
mails in possession of the company manufac-
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Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine Is 4 reliable
remedy for all nervous diseases. such as
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sleepicssness. dizziness hysteria, sexual de-
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tie, six bet9les for s.. express prepaid.
opiates or dangerous drugs.
For sale bv all druggists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17

OF the and imposing Nature; beautiful and inspiring
in art the grany scenic eventually historic and kngy descrp
ve including impressive heroic and
ments which mark human progress and distinguish the
earth. 1t also contains photographs of
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17

cut. The little
white lines TO
the nerves which
convey the nerve
fire from t no
nerve ccnterS to
every part Of the
body, Just as tho
elcc riccurrenti5
conveyed along
he telegraph
wires TO e very
station, large or
snail. Ordinary
ply -it'ianl fail Ia
reEar,l this fact;
instead of treat
.lg1i.e nervecen-
tiers for thccause
II the disorders
;ri~inc thcrcfruin
they res { the
part affected.
Franklin Miles.
NJ. d., LII. b., the
highly celebrated
SpnrinliSt aud
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY!
A Great Mistake.

A recent discovery t. that headache.
dizziness, dizziness. confu,ion Of tho mind,
Ct, are due To dcranccmcnt of tho nerve
ccntcrs which supply the brain with nerve
force; that indigestion. dyspepsia, neuralgia.
wind In stomach, etc, arise from the dcran.e-
Ecnt Of the nerve centcrs supplying these or
CANS with nerve fluid or force. This Is likewise
true of many diseases OF the heart and lungs
The nerve system Is like "a telegraph system,
as will be-. seen by the accompanying
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17

1hes 7. OaLs Henry C. Payne Henry C. Rouse Receivers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-09
Bob In Memphis.

Ex-Gov. Bob Taylor lectured in Memphis Monday night, and the Memphis Commercial-Appeal has the following to say of his appearance in that city.
 Ex-Gov. Bob" Taylor, under the auspices of Post A, Tennessee divis- ion, Travellers Protective Associa- tion, carried a well-pleased audience far into the realms of "Visions and Dreams" last night, and all who made the trip with the fascinating lecturer were only sorry when the journey came to an end. The Audi torium contained an immense audi ence, that occupied all the chairs on the lower floor and extended far back on the balcony chairs; and among these were a great many ladies. The happy evangilists were out in force. Gov. Taylor was ac- corded a long round of applause. He was introduced by short but happy speech; indeed, no introduce tion was necessary, except as a mat ter of courtesy. The lecturer entered directly upon his subject. 'sVisions and Dreams" is a topic excellently calculated for the oratorical flights and rhapsodies of the eloquent ey- Governor. 1t gives him scope to wander from field to field, to breathe in sunlight and to illuminate the dark places. To render a verbatim report in cold print would be homi- eide. Suffice it that in this lect ureCol. Taylor has a companion piece well fitted to alternate with '"The Fiddle and the Bow.' His eloquence has been heard here many a time before and it is the strongest testimonial of his dramatic force and his attractive ness as lecturer that the oftener one has heard him the more anxious is he to hear him again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-09
A GRAND DINNER.
Elegantly Served and Heartily Enjoyed by
 Scores Of eeopie.

From l 1 until 3 o'clock yesterday that beautiful new hotel, the Arling- ton, was thronged with q concourse of people, all viewing with delight it's lovely bedrooms, handsome parlors and magnificent offices, and at the same time enjoying n feast of rousing music furnished by the orchestra Of the Cotton Belt band. Mr. Jack O'Kieff, the clever and enterprising manager of the Arlington, had ex- tended invitations to dinner to about loo of our citizens, nearly all of whom were on hand when the appointed time arrived at which they were to enjoy feast not often spread in a poblic hostlery. The grand dining room was scene of loveliness with it's polished floors and numerous tables covered with snow white napery, while on them, arranged most tastefully were stands of rare tropical fruits and confections. The menu was as follows: New York Counts Soups
 Cream of Saho Consomme au Oiufs Relishes Celery, Mixed Pickles Fish Fillcts of Trout Sause Tartarine
 Potatoeg Dauphine Boiled Leg of Southdown Mutton Roast Kansas City Prime Ribs of Beef au just Young Rhode Island Turkey Chestnut
 Dressing Breast of Veal Larded Ia Creole Entrees
 Calf Head and Fen Financierce Sweetbreads Plain Apple Fritters au Macedon Salad Lobster, Chicken, Shrimp, Vegetables 1 Mashed Potatoes, French Peas Asparagus Tips, Sugar Corn. Glazed Yams Pastry and Desert Hot Mince Pie Cranberry Pie Cabinet Pudding Brandy Sauce l Vanilla Ice Cream Assorted Cakes, Mixed Nuts, Raisins