Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

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SrxAn,oAr Pilots ere haPpy ovss
ths event al clear skias and shasply
defined horizons
"Inrxrr in variety" ere The suita
Of gentlemen's clothing nov o6.ssd
By our merchants-
THr renovsied crossings are Just
proving their timely efficacy. much
to the good will Of pedestrians.
The wind continues i'm the North. q
sure indication that the waters are
assuaged, for q season at least.
A LARaE tree fell across the railroad
track recently. but, 80 far as heard
rom. no material damage was done.
As the heated term is passing
away, the suicide rate is slightly de-
creasing, agreeably to the old theory.
Hon. j. W. Brazee, whose resi-
dence was recently destroyed by fire.
has removed with his family to Port
land.
New moon, high tides, high winds
and copious showers have had it all
their own way for the last twenty
four hours.
LOOK we'll to the new railroad time
table and make your calculations ac-
cordingly. That's the way to travel
without mishaps.
STRONGLY suggestive of crime: the
400 arrests made by the Portland
Police, SO far, during the month of
September.
IT may be of interest to inventors
to know that Ellis Spear, Patent
Com missioner, rendered his resig-
nation Saturday.
Ice CREAM is still advertised in Sa-
lem. The heat engendered by the
Legislature is doubtless the pro.
ducing cause of the demand.
We tasted venison, this morning,
the first time since the new raid upon
the antlered race; and found it rich,
juicy, rare and racy.
The Victoria officials have gotten
into a slight misunderstanding among
themselves in their efforts to enforce
the Chinese tax ordinance.
SUNDAY night was pronounced the
stormiest night of the season. A
high wind prevailed and the rain fell
in torrents almost continuously.
The Oregonian and Catholic Senti.
mel have locked horns on the question
of the expediency or efficacy ol
prayer in averting the yellow fever.
The steamer Zephyr departed from
her usual course, Wednesday, by
going to Arcadia for the special &C
commodation of passengers bound
thither.
WALLA-wALLA papers report Tom
Merry is sojourning in that city in
the capacity of "Judge" in some
weighty matter involving horse
trotting pool.
IT will repay lover Of the curious
to go down to the foot of Main
Street and see how the coming Chi
nese-American builds junk of small
burden.
OuR exchanges are teeming with
items bearing upon the various sgri-
cultural and industrial exhibitions
now being held in diverse sections Of
the coast.
TIE clergymen Of San Francisco
are striving to introduce . clause II
the State Constitution having for its
object the exemption Of church prop
erty from taxation
Ssxcr the publicstion Of our article
on Too much Talk. Il IL amusing
to note the stndied tersene~s i'm the
address and general deooeum of
those whs visit our .Asctun-
TEE school childrsn in Distrsct No-
1. sre marched mp and down ssairs IN
the most approved military style: .
measure veil a6iaps~d 10 securing
silesse and decosun ee,erally.
A Ds.-r0zw kussing party went
in 10 IL city a Ooahs with sseiws
tons of ga.e- This is dasg Pesssy
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ss.naxy.