Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-10-04
GATHERINGS EY THE WAYs,rE.

There IRE thirtv-threc saloons in
Walla Walla, and only five churches.
Nermont's experiment Of restocking
her rivers with salmon has been very
successful.
! Spa is crowded with Americans.
They lately rendered reception to the
Queen of the Belsians.
America had only thirteen pictures
at the Vienna Exposition, while France
had over one thousand.
! Brown is fashionable color for ladies'
note-paper. We have some new freak
III this line to record every other day.
| Jcwclrv of cut steel is coming into
fashion again; some very pretty byou-
t'ri' has been imported i'll this material.
Five young ladies contested in the
New York swimming match for pair
Of bracelets and some coral gold ear
rings.
Long waists, tight sleeves and high
Illf1s will be the distinguished charac-
teristics of feminine streets garments
next Winter.
The scarlet fever has made its apcar-
ance among the little folk of of Port
Townsend, and several of them arc
down with it
The most expensive and fashionable
iewelry in Denmark is said to be made
from tish-bone and scales. It is more
costly than articles of gold.
Walla Walla Valley with q million
bushels of wheat can only send to mark
ct one hundred thousand bushels.
Cause lack of transportation.
Appearances are that purple will be
the prevailing color i'll street costumes
this season, just as brown was last
Spring and rifle green last Winter.
The Rev. Jacob Crcath of Carthage,
ILL.,, thinks funeral sermons Il super
fluffy, and will preach no more of them
because the Saviour had no funeral.
There is one Summer-house at Long
Branch where it is said that over one
hundred engagements have been en-
tered into since it was built, last sea
! son.
A funny freak of fashion is the sud
den disfavor into which diamonds have
fallen. " Shoddy" is the mildest terms
now applied to them by the whilonl
worshippcrs.
The members of lodge of Good
Templars in Springfield, Mass, chew
so much tobacco that the owner of the
hall occupied by them refuses to lease
it to them again.
It is reported that Mrs. Wilkes, an
English lady of rare learning and at.
tainments, has III the press learned
and curious work. urging the affinity of
the Hebrew and Celtic races.
Gen. McAulitf, of Walla Walla, was
presented last week with a silver fife
with gold monntings, by the Fire De
partment OF that place. A happy time
was experienced on the occasion.
In the year ending June 80, 1878, in
the city and county of San Francisco,
CAL, there were three more divorces
than marriagcs There were too humid
red marriage licenses issued to DOB de-
crees of divorce.
It costs London a million dollars an
nually to water her streets. The prin-
cipal part of the work is undertaken by
a few large contractors, who employ
some l 800 horses and carts, with as
many men, for thirty weeks i'll the
year.
The great international railway bridge
to span the Niagara river between Buff
falo and Fort Erie, will be completed
and formal opening take place some
time in October next. 1t was begun in
May, 1870, and the cost will be some.
thing over 81, 100000.
From the McMinnville Reporter OF
September 18th: "We learn that Mr.
Theodore Branson, of Tillamook coun-
ty, has discovered the great prize, per-
petual motion, and now has his ma.
chine in operation. Of course he will
not expose such an important accom-.
plishment to the gaze of the world, and
we cannot know what it looks like.
He will first try it on boat"
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