Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-04-09
" Siu.cs Fork" Cogita.es.
TuRT GiMLLr, April 1.

observation-disclosures Of forking around in
and about Tie town of Olympia. the seat
Of the Territorial Government, the heal
quarters Of the Government functionarie-.
, the city of churches, public halls, steam
boats schools. newspapers, and politicians
While there | was in almost constant cir
culation. and did intend to drop few
jot,inys now and then into the SrANDAgns
box. giving the results Of my observations
my -. walks and talks" But the spirit of
doing such things failed to come to time
, and returned to this classic burg without
contributing single stickfull to the
columns of your valuable journal You
are doubtless aware, Mr. Editor, tina, when
the mercury in the mental thermometer
gets away down among the cold figures. it
is no pleasant task to indiic readable
article for the press. The mercury ;hould
stand at the right temperature and the
mind balanced to suit the occasion. Grave
subjects will admit Of lower degree of
mental temperature than those Of an OPP.
poste nature. As for myself, when the
temperature is high and tho minds fever
is raging, I am not to be trusted for
readable composition, (if | ever am, under
any circumstances.) In such cases. my
manuscript would be stuck chock full of
exclamation marks. looking for all and all,
like bean patch that had been just poled
When l write under such influences for
the press, the Editor, of course, has to
seize his editorial ball, make lot of "ten
strikes" and knock the exclamation poles
fat down. At about 65o above nothing.
I can usually make my best effort in a
literary way. Some do best at higher
degree of mental temp era.nre. The italic.
lied words and exclamation poles always
indicate the degree, very nearly at any
rate, OF the mental Temperature Of the
writer. Keep cool, at least comparatively
SO, is my motto
Among the many strolls, long and short,
taken during my tarry at Olympia, was
one to the Territorial Capital lately the
abiding place Of the aggregated wisdom Of
the :. Sound country" The most notable
aspects of the structure we're its retired
local situation and the ccmetery-likc still
ness aud solitude which prevail around it.
But notwithstanding the tomb-like APP
pcaranre Of the place, was informed by
comp, .nion that although many terrible
conflicts had there been had, there were
no dead bodies either entombc3 or lying
around loose. about the premises. Some
coat-tail scraps were the only Indications |
saw of battles lately fought. and these were
supposed to have been jerkcd oft Of the
I tail ends of the ''bolte,s" in their tusscl
with the members Of the 'party proper
last fall. That persons Of great power
had been there was not to lsc questioned,
providing huge tracks arc indicative oil
that quality. In SD Of the impossible
grounds about the locality were to he scc,,
long, broad ard deep foot prints. remind
ing me of the tremendous, understandings
said to have been wicldal there and there.
abouts at the lat. conyocasivn Of the law
makers. My physiological requirements
will not enable me to determine whether
J;y feet are indicative of mental power, OF
otherwise. They may be. and they may
not lie, can't say. 1'ken for 81 anu all,
the Territorial Capite presents NO at'rac-
tive features, but on the contrary. wears
an aspect of drcarincss and solitude snore
bcfttiug a resting place for the departed
than a spot where laws arc nr1dc to pro.
mote the interests and well being Cd the
living. There are some other matters and
things pertaining to Olympia and its sur
roundings Of which would like to speak,
providing had time and you space TO al
init of it, but | will only stop to say Bow,
that felt the power of the press very se1,-
sib!y while there. | ranched directly over
the Office Of the Pacifc Tribune, and every
throw Of the lever below shook the BALL
ing from bottom to top, from center to eis-
conference. But the press has mornl
things before Of greater weight than the
building in question, or that of your po,'.
4 dcrous correspondent, and so 1 did nos
complain.
Down here in Gamble, there is not q
very great amount of matter of interest tC
write about. OF late, business seems t.
have revived slightly, principally Oh account
OF the arrival of number Of both foreign
and coastwise vessels. Some half dozen
large crafts are now taking in cargoe>
here.
There is no sickness in this burg at tho
present time to interfere with the usua
business operations saving and expecting
the peculiar rheumatic troubles of the 10
cality. Whisky is abundant and its stag
, gering reeling victims are not unfrequent
ly on exhibition along the streets. The
porcine portion Of our population-and
that is largely in the majority-appear in
fine health and in very gruntablc mood
As usual, they are doing vast amount o.
deep and responsible roofing in the roads
on the clam flats, and elsewhere in anc
about the burg. Their motto is, l." Roo
hog or die"-a very wholesome one for the
bipcd as we'll as for the quadrupcd crca
ton.
Political affairs here are not much ayi
: tated as yet The political pot Just begin.
to simmer little around the edges. The
primary meetings of the two prominent