Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-03-27
GATHERINGS By THE wAYs1DE.

Schenck."
Some one asks why people always call
for piece of string, and never for
whole one? a..l-.., u.
It is reported that President Grant
will take short trip to England during
the Summer months.
A brother of the famous dwarf Com
odore Mutt, is a we'll known resident of
Coos county, Oregon. 60,
j. Quinn Thornton is engaged in
writing history of the Provisional
government of Oregon.
Schuyler Colfax has donated 81 900 to
the sufferers of Colfax county, Nebras-
ka. There is something in name af-
ter oil.
It is reported that Jesse Apologize,
of Yoncolla, lost 5000 head Of sheep
in Southern Oregon, during the past
Winter.
w. III. Andrews, of Walla-walla,
comes to the surface as an aspirant, for
the Office of Marshal of Washington
Territory.
The New York Tribune makes the
novel suggestion that ex-P Presidents shall
be retired as United States Senators at
large, for life.
The Postoffice circular instructions
show that recent legislation has fixed
the postage on transient newspapers at
one cent per ounce. -s til.>
The aggregate sum of twelve general
appropriation bills passed during the
late session of Congress is about $176,-
600, 900, apart from other bills. IS.
Samuel w. Allen of Nevada is be-
lieved to be the greatest herdsman in
the world. His ranch is eighty miles
long and he owns 225, 900 head Of cattle.
A woman near Saginaw, Michigan,
drives wood to market, and afterwards
saws it for her customers. In this way
she supports sick husband and, four
children. ..f. ......
Out near the Tacoma coal fields has
been found an immense quantity of
granite, as fine as any in the world for
building purposes. Also marble of first
class.
Don't leave off Your overcoat and
prance around as If Spring had come,
because it is juicy day, unless you
want to give series Of receptions to
your doctor. .'.a' d.
Kentucky has always been famous for
her beautiful women, and there is some
talk OF sending few to the Centennial,
as specimens of what the State can pro-
duce in thatline. ....
The way the Southern saloon keepers
evade the civil-rights Act, and keep out
Samoo, liz TO put up sIgn," Drinks S.,
subject to discount" The discount for
white men is 81 So per drink.
The New York Post suggests that il
10 likely to become matter of some in
terest before July 4th, 1876, to know
the precise hour and minute when
the Declaration of Independence was
signed. u
A dispatch from st. Johns, New
says that over forty bodies
of persons who died there this Winter
have been temporarily inferred in che
snow, which lies so deep as to prevent
digging graves. n
It has been suggested that the en-
blematic statuary Of Odd Fellowship
Faith, Hope and Charity-be exhibited
at the Centennial in Philadelphia, next
year. Funds are required to provide
the necessary works Of art.
Poetry has well paid Mr.. Tennyson.
He owns valuable property in Lincoln
shire, on the Isle OF Wight, and in the
county OF Surrey. He recently de-
clined to write for periodical at the
rate Of three guineas o line.
The bill providing for the admission
Of the Territory of Colorado as State
finally passed the House, by vote of
l64 to 76, before Congress adjourned.
The bill for the admission OF New Mex
leo. however, failed to pass. st;a9
Joshua Bailey, of Cohoes Falls, New
York, promised the bulk of his fortune
10 whoever Of his nephews raised the
largest family Of boys. w. W. Bailey
Of Waverly, Iowa, raised five boys, and
got two million dollars on the death OF
his uncle. ~ ~ slaI~'
Perhaps one ought not to mention
such things, says the Courier.,Jo,trr,al,
but it's hard TO keep from thinking how
the history of this country
would have been if Ulysses s. Grant,
Benz r. Butler and Henry Ward Beech
sr had been born girls. .'@
Dubuque, iowa, boasts of the female
of brass band. As soon
is Spring opens these musicians will
start out on a trip through the North
vest giving concerts, with view OF add
ng still further to the sufferings OF
misrepresentation people, III
A private letter from Colfsx says that
our inches Of snow fell at that place on
he night Of March Sd, and parties Just
Town from Yakima say that there is yet
nearly foot in Kittitass, which fell in
asst November. tits also probable that
ho,r nra still having aleiohiI0 in COZ