Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-28
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LOOK for more daylight.
CLANS. oysters. venison, specified
trout and turkeys are what We Puget
Saunders shall have for holiday e.
ing. How do these things sound %
our eastern friends?
No rain worth being called q show
es FOR week. We know it comes
hard on milk-men, especially when
the big pump dries up. but exercise
the virtue of patience, gentlemen.
The wife of down-East editor
sued him for Q divorce because abe
found few scattering hair-pins on
his table. He could sail clear Of al
such troubles by doing as wa do,
employ female boys in his Office.
A FELLOW wants us to advertise for
a woman who understands house
keeping, and is willing to work for
her board and clothing with plenty
of pocket money thrown in. Ap-
plications received at this Office will
be forwarded.
If a Hungarian editor supports
the government, he is in danger Of
assassination; if he refuses to sup
port it, he is peremptorily incar-
cerated; if he refuses to take sides,
he is in danger of starvation. Let
him come to America.
The Commissioner of Agriculture,
at Washington, has received somo
of the famous Peruvian yellow pota-
toes grown upon the table-lands
near Lima, South America. They
will soon be freely distributed for
the benefit of experimerters.
IT is mentioned as being highly
complimentary to the American peo-
pie that, of the 25O, 900 foreign Wis
itors at Paris during the late great
exhibition, $4,000, or nearly ons-
twentieth of the whole lumber vsre
from s6S Unised Sxsss. l1Is
number was largely made up Of vs.
itors and exhibitors from this coast.
UNDER the head of Warning to
Locomotive Engineers" the follow
ing extract from report, relative 10
late terrific boiler explosion, is go
ing the rounds Of the press. We
deem the matter Of sufficient impor-
tance to give it place in our
paper: We are, therefore, Of The
opinion that the explosion Of the
boiler OF the locomotive Gem, Was
produced by the projectionof foam
upon the heated crown-bars OF the
furnace, caused by suddenly and
widely opening of the safety-valve.
at q time when the water had been,
permitted to get 80 low as to over
heat the crown of the furnace"
VINO does not like q good omelstt
Somebody claims to have invented
an oyster attachment to this article,
and we give the formuls for its pre-
psration, mainly because We are i've
ing in an oyster country: Add to
half cup Of cream, six eggs beaten
very light; season with pepper and
salt recording to taste, and pour
into . frying-psn with tablespoon
full Of butter; drop in half . dozen
oysters cut into halves or cut up 6ne
with parsley, and fry till Of . light
brown. double il over and dRve
before it gets cold and heavy. Il
cream cannot b had, use milk thick-
|'ened 70 the consistency Of cream
with corn-starch, adding another
tablespoonful Of butter.
TIE case Of the Territory against
Palm, for murder. IVES concluded by
| o verdict Of not guilty. last night. q
10 O'Clock. The case hes been quite
extended, owing 70 ~ great num-
Der Of witnesses called By both ddss.
and il being . circumstantial sass.
The argument took Ill Of yesterday.
Mr.. Nswlin. for the defence. spoke
about three hours. Mr.. Judson. o.
sociate, also spoke. about four houn,
and Mr.. Bloom6sld closed in . three
hour speech. The case b still 90
of great mystery. understanding ths
verdict to be correct. il is hopsd tbs
time win confirm The sams. b u
discovery or nsw faets oe ths trss
offender. Such crimes. and s0sh
secret ones particularly. should b