Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-07

SEATTLE is mourning over the pros.
prospective scarcity Of onions.
The old Kyuse Saloon is under
going reftting and refurnisbine
process.
SAwDusr and shavings from Allen
& Titus machine shop are getting ia
be in demand.
An Olympia expert is still,pursu-
ing a series of optical experiments.
1t is thought that he will soon find
the focus.
The opium trade is surely destined
10 be numbered with the things that
were. The Chinese Government
means to do what it has undertaken.
The city of Rio Jenerio is offering
a munifcent reward to anyone who
will light its streets by the new cleo
trical method. Here is a chance for
our own experimenter to take his
animated apparatus thither.
The iron horse now runs into the
new depot building as any other
horse prances into his stable. This
has been something long needed,
and we congratulate the railroad Of
ficials in the progress they are max
ing.
WHILE preparing, for the late
Thanksgiving Ball, a petulant lady
remarked, in our presence, that, "to
live up to the behests of modern
fashion required the. constitution Of
a horse" We entirely agree with
the lady.
TENNYsoN, the poet-laureate OF
England, it is said, is not going to
have his masterpiece published till
after his death. We suppose this
is for the reason that he will then
be oblivious to the verdict of heart
less critics.
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inclemency Of the weather Sunday,
the various churches were well at
tended in the morning; the Sunday
Schools were but thinly attended,
Christmas Festival committees, ,hav-
ing the hour mostly to themselves.
We didn't say Julian cullen
der but calender" Mrs. Julius
Cesar may have had q strainer of
some kind, but in all her strainiugs,
we don't believe she ever strained
half so much as some of our people
have strained themselves in trying
to find out what we were going to
do with an almanac.
MossMAN wants it understood that
his establishment is Just the place
for the old as well as the young peo-
pie to 60 and look out bran new sets
OF household furniture for newly
married couples or those intending
to take that important step. Walk
into his rooms and see his well-ar-
ranged assortment.
The decorous and even obseouious
manner in which Oregon editors
speak of each other in their late is-
sues is througbt to be owing to the
stringeucy of the libel law passed at
the last State Legislature. The
good people Of that State will re-
joice to know that unscruplous
journalists are at last properly muz-
zled.
FIVE modest little items, ct the
head of our business notice column,
have been the means of almost en-
tirely clearing out Ford & Co.'S
stock of the respective articles there
in mentioned, and those gentlemen
inform us thst they have already or
dered new supplies. Thus it is with
those merchants and business men
who are not afraid to advertise
their wares.
DIsrRIcr Court convened Monday
morning, in the new building,
Judge r. 8. Green presiding. The
lawyers in attendance to-day were
H. g. Struve, ]. 7. Ostrandsr, B.
F. Dennison, N. 8. Porter, 81. 8.
Hall, J. p. Judson, r. Henri, T. N.
Newland and Allan Broth6rs. From
abroad ws notice the names ofN. 81.
Bloomfield and Irving Ballard. Pros
scuting Attornsys. The greater
part Of the day hss been devoted to