Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-06-19

GATHERINGS BY THE WAYSIDE.

An Englishman is going to start q
weekly newspaper in Jerusalem.
Seventeen towns in Mississippi are
preparing to build cotton factories.
1t is said that American dairying now
represents capital Of 500, 600, 900.
1t is the fashion in Paris to engrave the
dying words Of the dead on their tomb.
stones.
New York city has four velocipede
manufactures and the demand exceeds the
supply.
In Michigan, the Democrats elected
eight Of the sixteen Circuit Judges at the
recent election.
1t is estimated that the cotton crop of
Missouri the present season will be worth
more than $40 100000.
A lady mechanic at Springfield, Mas
sachuctts, is manufacturing new sewing
machine of her own invention.
An out-wcst clergyman has, it is re-
ported, "takcn contract for revival
preaching" i'll Davenport, Ohio.
Water rice, which grows abundantly
in the northwest of Maine, is of late being
brought into use for the manufacture of
paper.
There were 210,OOO,0OO pounds of
coffee used in the United States in the
year 1868. This is about seven pounds
per head.
"A silk weaver in Lyons has invented
Innvp OF, ,v,Io I,ok
in the manufacture Of silks and satins is
predicted.
The number of German papers pub
lished in the United States is over two
hundred and fifty, about forty Of them
being dailics.
1T is stated on UNREASONABLE author
ity that Spain is having about thirty light
draft gunboats built in this country for
guarding the coast Of Cuba.
The Illinois Legislature has passed
law classifying drunkards with idiots and
insane people, and giving their property
and persons to the charge Of guardians.
Speaking of the coming fourth of
July, u gentleman says it can be properly
observed by people going to church and
behaving themselves, as it comes on Sun
day.
Australia is larger than the United
States. Its area exceeds that of the latter
by about one hundred thousand square
miles. It is more properly continent
than an island
-Mauna Loa, a domc-shapcd, volcanic
mountain on the Island Hawaii, contains
two lakes, side by side, one of fresh water
and the other salt. Both arc far above
the level of the sea.
Boston is a wealthy city. It's taxable
property is more than S495. 900 900, being
larger than the whole taxable property of
the State of Alabama, and more than
twice as much as California
1t is estimated that nearly 900 900
acres of land in the northern part Of the
Province of Kiangscc, China, is planted in
cotton. The yield is said to be 100 to
1000 pounds ofseed cotton peracrc
The magnanimous Republican party
of Richmond, Va, have nominated two
white men and one black man for the
State Senatc-and for the House of Rep
rcscntatives, seven black men and one
white man
john c. Calhoun, when a law stu
dent, at Litch6cld, used to write his name
on the walls of his room. Recently sever
al thickness of papcr-hanging were torn
from the wall and his signature was found
in many places.
Lookout Mountain, in Tennessee, is
crumbling to pieces, and the surrounding
inhabitants, fearful Of harm, are focking
to Chattanooga for safety. A piece weigh
ing 500 tons was detached from the top of
the mountain the other dau