Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

and Monkeys" are among the titles
of new books just out and largely
advertised as books that will prob
ably be much read during the hol-
idays.
CyRUs Elliott captured profession
al grave robber owns that he has
been engaged III the business of pro-
curing subjects for medical colleges,
during the last seven years. AS a
rule, he received $25 for each body.
The Portland Bee gets caught in
the web We spun for smaller insects.
1t gravely announces the indefinite
suspension OF the Experiment. We
expected ordinary mortals to be
caught, But Portland city" ed
itor-O my!
THE closest contested case in court
is liquor case from Lewis county.
A man has been indicted for selling
whisky to minors aud, some OF his
most valuable witnesses are among
the men whose young boys have
been furnished with strong drink
from his saloon.
Two small boys were lately SEN
fenced to three days Imprisonment
in London for stealing an onion val
ued at one penny. How about the
sanctimonious churchmen who stole
the savings Of tho laboring people
from the City of Glasgow Bank there
-Syuuosas vsrthrswUf4hatvo-
lossal institution?
The Oregon papers are advocat-
ing the construction of narrow-gauge
railroads in all the more thickly set
tied portions of the State; assuming
that such roads, cheaply constructed,
would, give such an impetus to the
ain-growiug industry that in % few
years, the roads could be paid fol
and owned by the farmers themselves.
The almost uninterrupted rains
have induced a good man. of oul
citizens to provide means for secur'
ing rainwater for culinary purposes
This is a good move in more ways
than one. Besides being inexpen
sive, it largely conduces to the sani
tary welfare of all who use it. The
purest water that can be obtained
next to that which is distilled fol
chemical purposes, is that which
falls from the clouds.
| VARIOUS religious journals in the
country are deploring the increasing
prevalence of profanity and obsceE
ity in almost all the walks of life
1t is alleged that these habits are no
only INDUCED in by the people of tn
world, protesting no religious creed
but the fact is instanced that a larg
class of professedly Christian peopl
of both sexes are shockingly give
to such carelessness aud loosenes
of expression in their every day SC
, cial intercourse as to fearfully tel
r on the rising generation.
IT turns out that We we're in erro
when we stated that the lady teache
: in School District No /, TO whom W
recently alluded, never resorted
? whipping in order to preserve th
l proverbial good order in her room
: What We said, the other day abor
her almost divine qualities rs
Q disciplinarian was received rert'afil
from one of our deeply impresse
= city clergymen. who alleged that B
{ spoke from personal observation, }
{ having just paid visit to the schoo
: room of the teacher in question
o Now there comes q little boy to o'
9 Office, alleging even in strong'
C terms than our first informant, tn
!. the lady does whip, and most seven
4 ly. toe, the children Who dare I.
e her rules. hs navin. hal pet-o-.
= and pain'ai experience Of the fac
Il Perhaps cur reverend friend did r.
call at the whipping hour.