Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-30
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,
1eavenworth, Kan. makes returns Of 1900
Inhabitants.
Miss Susan B. Anthony has declared her.
self rebel
New Jersey cranberries are exported to
Germany.
The Germans are famous for making their
children happy.
Chicago calls st. Louis "the self-styled
metropolis at the bridge.
A western man says that figures won't lie
unless they happen to be on gas meter.
The Danbury Ners man enters the lecture
field next fall. The time chosen is ominous.
One of the Prince of Wales tigers, on the
passage home from India, bit off midship-
mans hand.
Alexander Hamilton, Walter aleigh and
Justin Mccarthy are on the New York po-
lice.
The weekly statement of the Imperial Bank
of Germany shows an increase in cash and
on hand of 1920, 900 marks.
The Old South Church, Boston, has been
sold to John H. Roberts, a pawnbroker, for
$3.50.
There has been fearful degree of crook
edness in Mumm's champagne, but the deal
ers have kept mum about it.
The remains of the celebrated Merrimac
have been towed into the navy yard at Nor
folk and placed in dry dock.
Several cities are beginning to drop the
ceremony of decorating soldiers graves. This
unsubstantial tribute to the brave will doubt
less die out altogether in few years
The grave of "Captain Moll Pitcher"
who displayed such bravery at the battle Of
Monmouth, June %, 1878, is at Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, unmarked.
The Governments of Austria, Russia and
France have instructed their representatives
at Belgrade to counsel the Servian cabinet to
exercise moderation.
INDEPENDENCE in journalism seems to
consist mainly in freedom from any obliga-
ton to observe ordinary consistency or f.
deity to truth.--Nesc York Times
The mother of the late General McPher-
son he's given her consent to have the re-
mains of her gallant son placed under the
monument now being constructed in Nc
Pherson square, Washington.
An Englishman of intelligence (?) writes
that every man, or at least the majority OF
men in the United States, not only carry
pistols, but place them beside them in res
taurants and other places of public resort.
Hugh r. Somers wants the st. Louis GlO6e
Deiaccr,t whose editor is in the peniten-
tiary for whisky Frauds to pay him $50, 900
to repair injuries given by the paper, as
juror in the whisky frauds.
All through lines of railroad running out
of New York have adopted the rates on
fourth class aud special freight to the west
River road.
The widow of Shirley Brooks, the novelist,
at one time editor of the London Punch, has
been placed or the English civil list, with
pension of CLEO per annum, ON account OF
the literary services of her deceased hus-
band.
The Canadian Government has issued an
vertisement saying that it expects to be a.
BILE, on or before january, 1877, to invite
tenders for building and working the sections
of the Canadian Pacific Railway between
Lake Superior and the Pacific Ocean.
While man was singing, the other day,
"There's Good Time Coming" another
man rose and said, Would you kindly fix
the date!"
UNDER the laws CT New York State, q
married woman VIC !@':,.s her husband ht-
teen cents can sue al. over and make hlI1
pay the cost of such su.s.
Punishment and exile will have no terrors
for Mexican generals, when they find ont
how easy and safe it is to rob stages in West.
tern Texas--Sdn Antonio Herald
Lawrence Jerome says you can't be very
bad if you love horse" They think in Ar
kansas that it depends on who owns the
horse.
Missionaries furnishes the latest sensation
in pathological stories A pelican five feet
high, with wings measuring eight feet from
tip to tip, was lately captured.
The surplus of wheat in California for
shipment this season is estimated 1t 1901 600
tons, which exceeds by POO, 600 tons the sur.
plus of the crop of 1875.
A Christian pound weighs sixteen ounces,
down weight; a Christian yard is thirty -six
inches, cloth not stretched; Christian ton
is two thousand pounds, not estimated"
but weighed.
The trustees of Canadian school recently
advertised for o teacher. From the many
letters they receive they selected two or three
of the best, and sent for the photographs Of
the writer's. Then they picked out the best
looking photograph, and sent for the original.
He proved first-rate teacher.
The rapidity with which the Japanese are
assiinilating the habits and science Of the
West is one of the greatest marvels of the
age. Civilization, until now, has always
taken the opposite course to that OF the sun,
and the change going on in these for Eastern
islands is not mere external imitation, but an
absolute internal transformation.
Ha young lady wishes young gentleman
to kiss her, what papers should she 'uen-
ton? No Spectator, no Observer, bat a.
many Times as you please.
Don't boast of your happiness to man
who is less fortunate than yourself.
Some Of the merchants say that silks are
ruinously low in prices. Judging from the
toilettes being made for the seaside they
will be still lower in the neck, say the nsostes.
It is said that the old Romans loved offices,
but they never had the feeling which an
American constable has--never felt that their
shoulders carried over half the burden Of
government.