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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY MORNING, aug. 5, 1871
Northern Pacific Railroad.

Gen. Sprague, Superintendent of tho
Pacific Division of tho Northern Pacific
Railroad, takes issue with us in regard to
the policy Of Immediately locating, or pub
licly announcing the location of the ter
minus at this end Of the road. His view
is plausible, aud at least establishes case
in which, to use the language of an Oregon
Republican platform, "loyal men may
honestly differ" The General is ofopinion
that to locate the terminus some time in
advance Of the completion Of the road, or
before it was definitely ascertaincd at what
time it would be finished, would incite
Juror of speculation which would enhance
real estate prices far beyond the business
requirements, and in case Of delay in the
construction Of the road by any unforc-
seen embarrassments, would result in pri-
vate financial disaster aud materially dam.
age the future prosperity Of the country.
He believes therefore that the Directors
are pursuisg the best public policy by not
determining the FINAL terminus Of the road
until the work is 50 far advanced as to cal
culate with reasonable degree Of certainty
the time at which it will be finished.
There is sufficient force in this argument
TO relieve the Directors from suspicion Of
Interior design, but We cannot regard 1t as
conclusive in support of their policy. The
evils arising from speculation may be de.
layed, but cannot be averted, and in the
mean time the material interests of the
country are suffering, and all capital for
investment in business enterprises is di.
verted to other channels, in consequence
Of the uncertainty attending tho matter
Of location. All real estate transactions
are now games Of chance, outside of legiti-
mate business operations, and the Govern.
ment lands are all passing into the hands
Of spectators, who do nothing to develope
or improve the resources Of the country,
to the exclusion Of proposed settlers who
are waiting for the determination of the
railroad routes and connections, before Sc.
Letting their locations. Those who reside
here see and feel most keenly the disad-
vantages under which this section now la.
bors in the stagnation Of business and sus.
pension Of settlement in consequence of
the uncertainty attending the 6ual location
Of the railroad. .,- ... ......,.
We are glad, however, to note the fact
that the prospect now is that we have not
very long to wait. In addition to the twen-
ty Eve miles of road now under contract
from Kalams, to be completed by the first
of0ctober, the company propose to clear
and grub 40 miles more this fall, and to
make connection with the Sound by rail
before the fall rains of next year set in.
On the Eastern division of the road they
are now building at the rate of three miles
day, and if the average work Of the pres
cnty year is kept up, the road will be fin
ished from that side to the Sound, or to
the Columbia river, or both, in two years
from this fall. 70 .'e7i1i q '@t' .'.1l'.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

BETTER HALF YANKEE.-Gov. Mus
grave, the retiring Governor of British
Columbia, is a son-in-law of David Dudley
Field, of New York. Gov. Trutch, his
successor, also has an American wife, mar.
ried we believe in Oregon. Both practical
anncxationists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05
Clerical Politicians.

The Rev. j. p. Newman, pastor Of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church Of Wash.
ington, ID. c., addressed the following
circular to the leading Methodist clergy.
men of Iowa, in behalf of the re election
Of Senator Harlan, and it has by some
means found its way into the public
points:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

COUNTY CoURT-The first regular
meeting Of the new Board Of County
Commissioners will be held ON Monday
next. The Board consists of William
McLauc, Ira Ward, Jr., and G.. w. French
The Echo says that the new Board intend
requiring applicants for liquor licenses TO-
comply with the law; which is understood
to mean that petitions for licenses shall DO
signed by a majority of inhabitants Of the
town, regardless Of age, sex, color or pre-
vious condition Of scrvitude. Heretofore
the signatures Of majority Of voters only
has been required to procure license.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05
TnE VIrrNrENr, CoNcEEr-Tuc,.

TUE NITI NTENr> CoNCERr.-Tuc,.
day evening la; the Vieux,emps Broth
ers" gave concert in Good Tempars'
Hall, under the patronage OF the several
churches Of the lace. The performance
on the piano and organ by Carl. was cx-
cellcnt. but when this is said the full need
cfpraiscis accorded. Their singing does not
at all approach in harmony or artistic exc
cution the ordinary efforts Of many ANA
tours in our md>t. This might have
been excused, however, as they unloubt-
cdly did their best, had not one of the
"brothers" given vent to an exceedingly
unamiablc disposition when the proper Off
Ger notified them that their performance
was in violation Of town ordinance, requir-
, ing a license to be taken out previous to
any "conccrt or other exhibition" He
not only grossly assailcd the officer in dis
charge of an imperative duty, but subsc-
qucn'ly improvised a string of doggcral,
in which the collectors name was coupled
with degrading epithets, and sung 1t for
tic dclcctatiou IF on audience composed of
pious people and chidrcnl Such an cx-
hibition would have been in bad taste be-
fore the usual audiences of second class
variety theatres, and in the present in
stance was an insult to every person pres
ent. IF any church member approves all
that was done at the Vicuxtemps" con-
| cert, let him not condemn circuscs or the
aires, on the plea of conscience. We re-
gret that our Sunday Schools have been
induced to take any stock in the "show
business" in the belief that the result
would be beneficial or satisfactory, and We
earnestly appeal to parents never again to
allow their children to become concert
"runners" and mcndicants in the belief
that they arc advancing the cause Of right
eousness. If they could but hear the pub.
lie comments, when their dear ones are
sent to beg money from those who would
not otherwise purchase a ticket they
would acknowledge with shame the justice
of these remarks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

~ Miles JcaPs Circus met with very
flattering success at Victoria and on the
Sound. They gave their farewell perform
ance here last evening, and left this morn
ing for Oregon. "
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

Pos1poNED.--The sale of the Puget
Sound Woolen Factory has been postponed
by Sheriff DAVIDSON until next Monday.
the 7thins This is a rare chance for a
profitable investment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

TELEGRApnIC LYING.-A short time
since the Associate Press dispatches an
nounccd that Governor Hoffman, in let
ter to the Tammany Society, disclaimed
the "Ncw Departure" doctrine. Tho fol-
lowing is an extract form that same letter ::
"Thc acceptance or non acceptance Of
certain amendments which have recently
been made part of the constitution Of
the United States is not practical ques-
ton. The civil status of the colored man
is established, and he is 10 actual posses.
sion Of the right Of suffrage. The task DO.
fore us is to save the constitution as
whole. TO save it as it is requires our best
efforts. The question Of the day is whether
we ore to live under constitution at oil,
which shall he construed by IN impartial
court so as to limit and restrain, rs it was
intended to do, legislative power alike, or
under hollow form of o constitution in
terpreted according to the expectancy Of
the hour by Congress itself, such interpre.
tation being enforced by an uurestrained
executive"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

FARMERS CLUB.-A stated meeting of
the Farmers Club will be held to day at
Olympic Hall. The ladies are specially
invited to attend. '.t.. "a
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05
Agents IN the Atlantic States.
Til. following named gentlemen arc autho

TIL. following named gentlemen are author
xed to receive and receipt for money due on
subscriptions to the STANDARD:
N. ". wIArr, Victoria, V. t.;
N. p. HARPER, Rockland, klihitat Co.;
&c. CARY; Yakima county;
l.. L. DUBEAu, Cowlitz;
WARREN Cow, Nisqually.
E.A. WILSON, Arcadia;
STEPHEN JUpsoN Stcilacoom;
f. A. LIGHT, d"
HEyMAN GooDTIM, "
FREQ. MYERS, Fort Montgomery;
s. F. CooMBs, Seattle;
.. J. McCAusLAxD, Port Blakely;
Maj. q. 0. HALLER, WILDLY Island;
JAlEs MURPHY, Utsalady;
HoLDkS A JuDsoN, Whitcom;
JonS P. JUDsoN, Port Townsend;
JoHN Coxpov, Port Gamble;
OnRix A. HALL, Port Ludlow;
D. K. SIMMONS, Grand Prairie; =.
g. w. CANNON, Portland, Oregon.
~ Money can be sent through the mails
at our risk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

FoREIGN MISSIONS. venerable
spinster who operates the official organ is
terribly exercised at reported official de-
linquencics in New York and other foreign
parts, devoting large space to the discus
sion of the same, but has not one word to
say Of manifest official Irregularities under
our own noses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

BOUND OvER.-We learn that two men
have been arrested and bound over in
Pierce county, charged with the murder
of Cook, statement Of which we gave, in
our last issue. Their names are James
Brewer and Philip Bird. An investiga-
ton was held on Monday and Tuesday of
this week, which elected strong circum-
stantial proof Of their guilt. ." W ,'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

NEAr,-The new store of Macleay g.
Co, is now open to the public, and one Of
the neatest in town.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

V Miss Laura De Force Gordon, .
lady lectures of considerable note, is lee
turing in Portland. She will probably
extcua her tour TO the Sound.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05
AGENTS FUR THE STANDARD.


l., p. FrsHxR, 20 and 81 New Mechanics En-
change, is our authorized Agent in San
Francisco. For Eastern advertising, Mr..
Fisher is represented by s. +. Pct'ingill Il
Co., of New York and Boston.
BE,x l. Co., 40 Montgomery Street, arc also
our authorized Agents in San Francisco.
Agents IL the Atlantic States.
HrpsoN l. MExEr, are the only Eastern Adver-
Using Agents, with whom We do business
direct in the Atlantic States. Office. 4,
Park Row, TINES Building, New York City.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

A SIGN OF THE TINES Mr.. Gordon,
living on Bush Prairie, gives US the follow
ing singular facts, which came under his
own observation A male turkey belong.
ing to him, drew from under setting hen
turkey a portion of her eggs, set upon
them himself until four chickens were
Matched, and has taken the sole care Of the
brood ever since. Nearly all great social
and political revolutions have been pre-
ceeded by significant signs in nature, and
this remarkable phenomenon may be re.
garded as propitious omen to the advo-
Gates Of female equality or woman's rights.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05
Washington, July Is, 1871.

U Mcssrs. Lightncr e. Rosenthal arc
offering superior inducements to customers,
in view of making room for new goods.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

CALIFORNIA LABOR MARKET.-By re-
cent dispatches from San Francisco we OBJ
serve that there is some difficulty expert
cnced in obtaining farm laborcrs; that in
one case out Of 220 able bodied men only
ten were willing to engage, some Directing
to leaving the city, and others were not
satisfied with the remuneration offered, al.
though 81 80 per day with board was
offered. This is not surprising, however,
when we have instances in times past of
what farm labor in California is, and very
naturally laborers have no desire for rep.
etition of it. To assume that the wages
paid is ample, when the time demanded
each day is equivalent to day and half,
is a mockery. To expect man to rise at
four o'clock in the morning, breakfast at
half past and be in the field at fivo, to toll
till sundown, is exacting too much. In
the Eastern States and in England, on
such joyful occasions as harvest time, beer
or cider is served to the men, but Califor-
MIA farmers do not appear to know anything
about such inequalities. 1t may be all for
the best that these difficulties have arisen,
for it may demonstrate the necessity Of
better treatment for the laboring classes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05

DEATH OF BISHOP DEMERs.-Right
Rev. Bishop Demcrs of British Columbia,
died at Victoria on Friday last aged g.
years. He was anatiye Of Quebec, Canada,
and came to Oregon with Bishop Dlanchet
in 1883, aud served for many years as a
missionary in various portions Of this then
wilderness country. He was ordained
Bishop of Vancouver Island November
30th, 1917. He attended the Ecumcnical
Council at Rome in 1870, and while pass
ing through France was injured by rail-
road collision from the effects Of which he
never recovered, and which finally caused
his death. In private life the Bishop was
greatly beloved and is always spoken Of
with affection by all of the early settlers of
this region. He was buried on Monday
last, his funeral being attended by the
most of the Protestant clergy and the civil
dignitaries Of British Columbia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-28
Machine Newspapers.

Accompany has been established in
New York under the name Of the
"New York Newspaper Union,
which promises to get up newspapers
of all sizes and forms, and "suited to
all localities, politics, and tastes "
Another establishment of the kind,
at Middleton, New York, advertisss
to furnish Eastern Outsides and To-
sides, Republican, Democratic, and
Neutral" We are sorry to say that
this business, mean as il is, is too
largely encouraged by the country
press for the good of the profession.
1t destroys the individual character
istics of ne wspapers, and reduces the
business to mere mercenary arrange
ment of dollars and cents, between
the machine that makes newspapers
to suit sail localities, politics and
tastes and him that buys these pro-
auctions by the quantity. How much
weight ought tho politics of coun-
try newspaper have in Pennsylvania,
which is written and printed in New
York by company that has no pol
itics, at all, ar just as it best suits !
The opinions Of an editor are respect
ed and have weight according to their
sincerity; but when it is known that
an article, however able, is written
by one who entertains opposite views,
it Is without influence. Such manu-
featured politics or religion is not
,oorth the papeI 1t is printed on. This
Newspaper Union" as it advertises,
prints papers for different parts of the
country, which are sent to their re-
spective localiti es and thence distrib-
uted to subscribers. This may prove
a saving to some offices, but there
was never a thing devised better cal
culated to degrade the newspaper
press of the country. If man holds
himself out TO the world as an editor
or proprietor, let him write his own
editorials and make up his paper in
his own Office, and not get the thing
done by proxy-or let his subscribers
know who does it for him.-D0yleSo
tol0n Pa Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-28

Dom Piatt met Mark Twain at 0
dinner party in Washington, short
time since and describes his personal
appearance as follows:
al had seen his portrait in the Gal.
axy, and it gave me an insane idea OF
the humorist. | recollect when /
was boy, that the enterprising
Monsieur Borfuille, in his museum 10
Cincinnati, had the head of q MUIR
derer named Hoover, who had been
very properly hanged, preserved in d
jar of alcohol, and on exhibition.
This woodcut of Mark Twain looked
to me more like Hoover's head than
anything else, and was entirely un-
like the counteDancc that beamed in
on us last night. One would not
pick Mark out from a crowd as hu-
morist indeed, one would not ven-
ture to pick him out as a literaty
character at all. He looks more like
member of the Ohio Legislature (if
you know what that is) than any
thing else. That is q sort of man
who had narrowly escaped being
made County Commissioner and so
was returned to the Legislature. He
is not only careless about his clothes,
put he is positively ignorant on the
subject, and labors under the impress
sion that the garment that hangs so
loosely upon his shoulders is coat.
From under his bushy hair his face
peers out, presenting square, well
proportional forehead, keen gray
eyes, and hooked nose, a well devel-
oped mouth, exhibiting a good deal
of decision, and a chin that rounds
out, supporting the whole, in no part
of which will you find a particle of
the humor for which he is distin-
guished. His face, on the contrary,
is sad one, and when all are in
roars around him he continues in a
state of dense solemnity. His voice
is the most extraordinary voice I
ever heard. 1t is q cross between
Horace Greeley and Tim Lincoln.
He drawls his words out in the most
preposterous manner, that gives a
drollery to what he says utterly be-
You'd description.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-28
An Odd Proposition.

The Liberal, q paper of Lyons,
printed just before the conclusion of
the terms of peace. the following Gu
rious PROPOSE ion tor plebiscitum:
"The French nation is summoned
to answer yes or no to this project of
decree:
First: The French nation, CRUSH
ed but not conquered by the Prussian
forces, refuses to sign peace with
the barbarous invaders OF the coun-
try;
"Second: The French nation gives
itself TO the Government of the Re-
public of the United States at WASH
ington;
@Third: The Government of the
United States, if the preceding is ac-
cepted, will Immediately take posses
sion of the territory of France, with
it's limits as they were on the 18th of
July. 1870;
"Fourth France will form an in
tegral portion of the United States,
under the name of the United States
of Europe, and will be governed by
the same constitution and the same
laws, with the changes rendered nee
essary by the difference of religion
and of customs
Fifth: Up to the time when the
United States takes possession Of the
French territory, France binds her
self TO continue the struggle a ou-
trance against the Prussian forces. "
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-28
Henri Rochefort.

The cable announces the death of
Henri Rochetort, young Frenchman
whose name has attracted much
notice during the last two years. He
was brilliant and effervescent wri-
ter and speaker, and bitterly hostile
to the Empire. His paper, the Lam
terne, was suppressed by the author
titles for its boldness, and he was
fined and imprisoned. This paper
was one of those audacious sheets
that sprang into life Under the new
law Of 1868. 1t was small pamph-
let weekly, and its first nine numbers
had a circulation of 1855 900 copies
Rochefort was fined $4,000 frances
and sentenced to imprisonment for
twenty-nine months. His paper was
removed first to Brussels and then
to Aix-la-Chapelle, where he issued
100000 a week, and sent them in
sealed envelopes into France. The
war found Rochefort in limbo, but
the surrender at Sedan released him
and sent him into the streets of Paris
as triumphant an agitator as ever
sought the favor of a capricious peo-
pie. For several months he has been
heard from only as an orator of the
"Reds." 1t was his challenge to
Pierre Bonaparte that led the latter
to shoot Victor Noir who bore the
challenge. and who was Rochefort's
best friend and ally.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-28
Logan in the Senate.

The Washington correspondent Of
the Springfield Republican writes:
81 suspect that General Logan will
prove very sharp thorn 10 the flesh
of the Senate. He is a good deal of
a talker, something Of a demagogue,
but, spite Of some failings, is a man
of great Influence, and is generally
on the right side of important ques-
tions. 1t was be who put through
the oadetship trafiickers in the House,
and who drove the House to its bit
ter censure of the first class at West
Point. In the Senate be will have
his say on pretty nearly every thing
that is up. He is q decidad improve
ment on poor Dick Yates, for though
Dick was always radical he was 20
full Of whisky most of the time that
he only brought reproach upon rad
icalism' The two eminent drunk
ards of the Senate-Yaies and Sauls-
bury have left, and trust it will be
a long time before men like them
will have places there, though it was
their own fault. They were men OF
ability and thoroughly honest. Nci-
Their has ever made dollar out OF
his position, though many of their
sober associates who came here q few
years ago poor are now quite
wealthy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-28
What Makes the Wind Blow P

If the question were, "Who makes
the wind blow ? all our young read
ers would have a ready answer. -
They know that God controls all the
forces ofNature. But he uses means.
The sun is his great wind-maker.-
To understand its action, think of the
air as a great ocean like the water,
but much lighter, entirely surround.
ing the globe. The sun shines upon
this ocean of air, and through it on
the earth, heating them both, impart-
ing most heat at the earth's surface.
But the suns rays shine more direct
ly down on some parts than on 9th
ers, and therefore heat them more.
Thus, it is always hotter in the re-
gion Of the equator than at the poles.
Now heat expands fluid, making it
lighter, and wben.part of the air ia ex-
banded by the heat, it rises, and the
cooler, heavier surrounding air rush
es in to fill its pace, and thus wind is
produced. The following experiment
illustrates this: Fill large tin pail
with water, and in it scatter some fine
crumbs. Place burning lamp und der
the middle of the pail, and the crumbs
will soon begin to be carried upward
by the heated column of water, and
then, making o curve toward the
sides, will sink and press in horizon
tai direction along the pals surface.
You will see how the air moves at
each point in room containing hot
stove, by simply dropping in differ
ent places bits OF light cotton, or dry
thistle blossom.