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they feel justly vexed when they
come suddenly upon a newly opened
route of which they should have
been duly informed by the public
prints. 1t is no less true than
strange, that large portion of the
so-called travelling public are yet ig-
norant of the fact that Puget Sound
tide-water can he reached by rail
from the Columbia river through
any other route than by continuing
their way from Tenino to Tacoma.
1t is almost daily occurrence that
passengers reach this place from Te-
nino by sheer accident; they having
learned for the first time of the ex-
istence of our road by overhearing
some casual remark on board the
river steamer or on the train, after
leaving Kalama. We have no axes
to grind; we are seeking for no
half column cad, but we do con-
TESS that we feel an abiding interest
in our little pocket railroad. Now
we undertake to say that a short and
explicit advertisement of the Olym-
pia and Tenino Railroad, embody-
ing its timetable, in one or more of
the leading papers Of Victoria, Sc
attic and Port.ai;,,. could do more
to enhance IT," ,..terial prosperity
of the road taan any other a SIM
liar expenditure that could be made.
What say our railroad officials?
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A Shorter Route.

We have already alluded to the brilliant
exploit of a Danish vessel in bringing
cargo of wheat from Siberian seaport to
Hamburg, Germany. by way of the Arctic
Sea. In that article, we attempted to show
that Polar expeditions, dangerous and ex-
pensive in themselves, are, after all, ola
vast amount of practical utility to the
world. Such protracted expeditions are
not all in the mere interest of dry abstract
research. The ultimate result OF AL scien-
titic investigation is ever a rich harvest of
practical utility to the business world.
When Lieutenant Maury was engaged in
his researches, which resulted in his ia
nous sailing directions" now acknowl-
edged and adopted 10y every civilized and
enlightened nation on the globe. he drew
large drafts of Indispensable information
from the reports of polar navigators and
whslemen. Especially in establishing
| the current and wind theories, these re-
ports furnished data of most vital import
ance. Now, 1t appears that the achieve
ment of the Danish ship Neptune, is only
the precursor of even greater develop
| ments tending towards the securing of a
ussueiataohi oiS noiNu ioT ny the cO:ftleT-
cial world. When a ship leaves San Fran
cisco for one OF the European ports, say
London or Liverpool. she sails from tif-
teen Ia seventeen thousand miles. dou-
bling Cape Horn in her journey and ex-
posing herself and cargo to the perils o.,
three zones. But :et us examine another
route. suppose after leaving the Golden
Gate. ship steers north, Ia>ses through
behring's Strait pursues a westerly course
along the southern border of the North
Polar Ocean la Hsmmerfest, The starting
point oi the NsJtas~, aud thence either To
Liverpt oil or London. she will have ,naie
the run from san Francisco in much
less time thai. is required by the Cape
Horn route, while her log will show an
actual sailing distance OF only about eight
thousand miles. II may be argued that the
Polar Ocean route is only safely prac,ie.-
able during the summer months this in
very true. Then let il he made the Summer
route from western America to western
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-21

AN IMPORTANT SEss1oN.-Congress
has settled down to regular wolk
very soon this year. 1t is not usual
TO hear from such men as Blaine,
Wood, Hale, Cox and Garfield on
the first day Of a session, as we did
this term, nor is itgenerally the
case that q strong, influential,
weighty speech is delivered as early
as the second day, such as Stanley
Matthews delivered the next day.
He spoke upon the Texas and Pa
cific Railroad bill-brought up from
last sessions calendar-and with
great earnestness and weight, as was
evidenced by the attention paid to
what he said on the part of other
Senators. He argued we'll and rea-
sonably for the road, showing that
its construction would save $2,00O,-
600 annually for the Government be-
sides being a matter Of justice to the
Southern States. To prove the saw
ing he referred to, he mentioned the
great expenses incurred by the Gov
eminent in transporting troops and
supplies to Arizona and elsewhere,
and showed that the cost of operat-
ing the Texas Pacific would be less
than that of operating the Union Or
Central Pacific Roads. From til at
the speaker called to mind benefits
that must inevitably accrue from the
construction Of such road in attract
ing new trade with Mexico and open.
ing her Northern States to industrial
colonies. Matthews is an interest.
ing speaker, and when, as was true
in this case, his heart was in his sub
ject, his words carry volume o.
weight.
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The several haunts of Santa
Claus are beginning TO be patro-
nized. And when we speak of his
haunts," we mean, of course,
every business place in town; for no
two fond papas, mammas or even
lovers ever settled upon exactly the
same, identical Christmas gift for
the object of their hearts love. Lit
tie girls, as matter of course, must
have pretty dolls, par excellence, to
begin with, and then due allow
ance of candies and other cholic-in-
viting nonsense. Augustus gener-
ally settles upon set of jewelry for
his souls idol, new dress or an as
sorted bale of the newest and pref
test music. The practical and con-
siderate man buys calico dress for
his wife, or brings home fat turkey
for the family dinner. And so the
variety goes on, for Santa Clausis no
respecter of persons.
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A Practical Religion.

/ Many members, yet but one
body" Z. Corinthians, MI. 20, is tbe
text which forms the basis Of Nv
discourses preached in Hartto, d
Connecticut, recently, by Rev. John
c. Kimball, formerly citizen of this
place. That our readers may the
better understand q short review of
these sermons, we will quote one or
two opening sentences of the rev.
erend gentleman's first discourse,
Mr.. Kimball says:
expressions of interest which have reached
me of late, there is evidently a strong de-
sire amongst the worshippers here Tor
closer and conpleter organization of
their number, and strong. feeling that
such work ought soon to be attempted.
Sharing with you fully in these wishes,
the only reason for delay has been that
the organization might take its shape from
the unfolding of our inner life and with
reference to our own special needs, rather
than in accordance with any outside ira
ditional pattern.
After this exordium, the speaker
goes on to state that true Chris
tian church, is now no more like
what it was eighteen hundred years
ago, than Il monster oak tree is like
the young sapling it once was;
that the church, in order to be a
church meeting the wants of the hui
man race, must be as progressive as
the world itself. The conditions
of such church organization should
be only desire on the part of the
applicants to learn more of all that
is good and true in this world, and
to take upon themselves the great
work of preparing for another more
perfect, glorious and responsible ex-
istence hereafter. Because the
apostles adopted a certain form of
church government, and one un-
known to US, it is neither philosophy
nor expediency for us to discuss what
that especial form was. And even
did we know the minutest details of
the organization of the early Chris
tan church, ten to one that it would
be wholly inapplicable to ourselves
and the times in which we are liv-
ing. The world is moving morally
as we'll as physically, and we cannot
ignore this great progression. One
thing is most certain: There is des-
tined to be, sooner or later, uni
versal church upon earth; one which
must and will comprehend all the
children of men within it's walls
and its creed; and the sooner that
church is firmly established upon
an enduring basis, the better it will
be for mankind. Let US then, he
exhorted, set about rearing this
noble structure in our own day and
generation and leave its final COM
pletion to those who must inevitably
follow our teachings
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Lively Times.

That's the expression exactly, and
the sooner every farmer and mechan-
&c can realize its fullness the better
it will be for them. BY every flash
of the lightning across the ocean,
our advices are only more confrma-
tory ora complex European and Ash
ATTIC war. Thousands, and perhaps
millions of men will be drawn from
the arts of peace during the coming
yeaf, and if so, the brain and muscles
of other millions must work all the
harder to keep the great world go
ing. War is destructive to the in
dustries of civilization, its tendency,
in fact, being fatal retrosrade of
all that is good and valuable. The
war that is now going on between a
grasping, enlightsd nation and an
inoffensive tribe of semi-barbarians
is OBTAINING more than million of
able bodied men in idleness. To
make up forthis, their starving fellows
are sending to both the Atlantic and
Pacific shores for the wherewith to
make bread and all the appliances of
civilized life. God forbid that we
should glory in the existence of war,
but if it must be, let us get all the
good ont of it we can. The pro-
ducts of manufacture are going in
successive fleets from the Atlantic to
Europe, while the necessaries of Vi
tai existance are going from this coast.
If this state of things should con-
tinue six months or year, our pro-
ducers have no excuse if they do not
reap an immense harvest of British
and Russian gold. Wheat, most es-
sentially, will be the great staple for
our farmers to raise, and we assure
them that they will lose nothing by
devoting all their available resources
to the production of this, the king of
all the cereals. Let it be the aim of
every farmer who has unimproved
land to see that it brings him value
received next Summer.
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Europe. since, it is well known that, from
the first of May to the first of September,
the Arctic Ocean in the vicinity of seventy
degrees latitude is, as general rule, COM
paratively free from ice. We have no
hesitation in predicting that this route
will, in the near future, become the pop
ular route between San Francisco and Liv-
erpool for both sail-craft and steamers.
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Then and Now.


We have been perusing an extrac,
from quaint old volume, the sub.
ject-matter Of which was the educa-
ton and department of young ladies
one hundred years ago. We are
told that the girl of those days was
taught to embroider, to sing, to
play the harp and dance the minuet.
These were among the accomplish
ments that entered into her polite
education, we mean. She was in
structed how to walk uprightly, to sit
on the edge of her chair and never
lean back. It was esteemed All old
persons habit to lean back in any
kind of a chair, and SO young peo-
pie sought to eschew the habit in
company. In those days, the young
fellow made love to the girls, and
not as now, rice rersa. 1t was a
rule, also, that when a young lady
was complimeuted, she must always
look down at her feet, hide her face
behind her fan and look pretty by
blushing. At an evening gathering
she was polite to her elders, and al
ways sat in corner till an admirer
sought her out as he would seek
lilies and violets in the shade.
When she danced, she gave the tips
of her fingers only to her partner,
as hugging in the ballroom had not
been discovered in those days. She
wore her dresses very low in the
neck, it is true, but then it was the
fashion, and her bosom and waist had
not been squeezed into ugliness by
steel and whalebone stays. They
bust of lady in low-neck dress
and short sleeves was something
worth beholding in those days. The
young lady of a century ago, babe
her partner "Good night" when
the dance was over and not "Good
morning" as is the common custom
now. Tie reel the cotillion and
"catch the squirt" were among the
high toned d" figures" then, for By
ron had not written his poetical es.
say on the waltz. The young
lady of those days was not sup
posed to know quite as much as
her mother, until she wore long
dresses, at least, and even then,
the old lady's advice was honored
and respec, W. Girls never had bad
colds, thentedhen asked to sing for
the entertainment of company, and
they fastened their calveskin shoes
with leathern strings that wouldn't
break. On Sunday, she went to
meeting" sang in the choir with
out hearing the tune played on the
organ, and went home to contem-
plate on what she had heard. The
" Children Of the Abbey" al
ONO and Melissa" and Jare Tay-
lor's Structures generally constituted
her library OF light reading, and
yet, at the age of eighteen, she had
a goodly knowledge of the world and
the people and things that were in
it. With all their limited experience,
their artlessness and simplicity of
manners, the young ladies Of GEN.
fury ago are to be honored as the
grandmothers that have moulded
the symmetry of the present gener-
alton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-21

One of the Seattle evening papers
ostensibly expresses a fear that the
purchase of q new steam fre-enSine
by that city, may, after all, prove
an abOrtive affair, since the streets
are in SO deplorable a plight that
the engine would undoubtedly be
foundered in the mud before reach
ing its quarters, and then the de-
corning editor happily suggests that
it may b. bes, to sci, the forthcoIn. liz
engine TO Olympia. From the ALI
mus Of letter published i'll the DAILY
lHfeii,gencer, one though q wayfarer
and fool. would see at half glance,
the biggest kind of q cat in the
,neal-tub. The letter in question,
prOnounces the engiS> a failure and
its manufacturers q firm OF blk.
We advise our Seattle friends to
keep their playtbing; as it will make
. good street-sp,inkIer. if nothing
more.
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Modern Temperance Reform.

|
Modern Temperance Reform.
Everybody knows what the Blue
Ribbon badge means since its adop-
ton by the temperance reformers
under the lead of Francis Murphy.
The hundreds of thousands of the re-
formed who wear it proudly in the
Eastern, Middle and Western States,
are at no loss to account for the Sc
lection of blue, the color indicating
truth and firmness of resolve, as the
outward insignia of a new life with
in. The Blue Ribbon pledge is To
abstain from the use of intoxicating
liquors as beverage and to use all
influence to induce others to do so.
This is all there Il of it, and any
body is eligible for membership in
the leagues capable of understand
ing an oath. The first of these or
carnations was formed in Portland,
Maine, in 1870, its protector having
inst passed through the fiery ordeal
of drunkenness, ruin and incarcera-
ton for the results of his madness.
The Red Ribbon pledge is not,
however, so we'll understood. 1t is
of more recent date, but for the
time it has been spreading has re-
suited in quite as much good. 1t
originated with the Bangor Reform
Club, of Maine. in 1874, an organi-
cation formed under the lead of DR..
Henry A. Reynolds and eleven other
hard-drinkers. It's pledge is as fol-
lows: We, the undersigned, for
our own good, and the good of the
world in which we live, do hereby
promise and engage with the help
of Almighty God, toesbstain from
buying, selling or using alcoholic or
malt liquors, wine and cider includ-
ed" 1t will be seen that this pledge
is more explicit and restrictive than
the Blue Ribbon pledge. Its men,
bership is likewise limited to " Male
persons of the age Of eighteen and
upwards, who have been addicted to
the use of strong drink"
The Osgood, or Royal Purple Re-
form Clubs, differ in some respects
from DO h Of these, although bold
ing as essential requirements total
abstinence, reliance upon Gods
help, and for each member to induce
others to sign the pledge. 1t like
wise originated in Maine, and has
spread through the New England
States.
The progress of these movements
has been unprecedented. In 1877,
it was estimated that no less than
one million five hundred thousand
persons had been enrolled in the va
rious reform clubs of the country.
This shows that they are the most
efficient aid yet devised for the re-
clamation of the inebriate. They
have doubtless adopted the best
method of dealing with the evil.
There is no manifestation of fanatic
ism, in their management; no abuse
of those engaged in the traffic; no
visitation of saloons OF interference
with the business of dram-selling.
The appeal is made to those who
drink. It is made, for the most
part, by men who have been the vic
Tins of appetite themselves, and
hence are effective. Even the rum
seller, unless he is lost TO every
feeling of humanity, cannot but re-
spect the disinterested efforts of
mankind to aid fallen humanity.
An excellent bill has been intro
duced by Senator Booth tending to
| Tho rCol of Homestead cotf1orc Tho
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-21

CALIFORNIA grape-raisers are justly
proud of the great size and bearing
capacities of their vines. While
Italy, Spain, France, Palestine and
Persia may have large vines, but if
they have, there is not much said of
them. A single plant, the " Stock
ton vine" in Mr.. Phelps door-yard,
is foot in diameter, and has pro-
duced five thousand pounds, or two
and half tons of good grapes this
year. More than ten years ago, the
Coloma vine produced fifteen hun
dred lunches of grapes in a season.
The Montecito vine was grown from
a cutting of the cold Big" vine, of
the same place, set out in 1895, and
cut down in 1875, when eighty years 1
old. This vine was fifteen inche1
in diameter, covering an arbor LA
feet long by 7S wide, yielding three
tons of excellent grapes as its aver
age yearly product. The big vine
at "Blakcs' parts into two branch
es near the surface of the ground,
each being six inches in diameter.
The vine at Coloma is an Isabella;
the others belong to the Mission va
49,
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celled; and such settler shall pay
the land office fees for such contest
business.
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An excellent bill has been intro
duced by Senator Booth tending to
the good of homestead settlers. The
bill provides that any person who
has settled, or may hereafter settle
Oh Government lands whether ac-
tually surveyed OF not, with the in
tention of claiming the tract under
and by virtue of the homestead law
shall be allowed the same time to
"prove up" as is allowed settlers
under the prevention laws to put
their claims upon record; and such
claims shall relate back to the date
of settlement, the same as il he had
settled under the prevention laws.
The bill also provides that such lands
as have been once entered under the
homestead law. but not in bona
tide manner, and also, such lands rs
have been abandoned before the
final entry, shall he subject to either
homestead or pre-emp,ion entry by
the first party who has settled OF
shall thereafter settle upon them.
Provided, that within six months
from the date of settlement, he sball
take the necessary steps to have the
said completed homestead entry CAN
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A SUBJECT FOR REFLEcTIoN.-A let
ter from Memphis lady contains
this significant paragraph: II be-
believe this plague has made Uni
yersalist of me. have seen men in
q moment rise from the depths OF
degradation and wickedness to Christ
like sublimity in devotion and sacri-
fee, and the most polluted of my
own sex suddenly changed into an
gels of love and mercy. Thus God
teaches us to scorn none Of his crea-
lures"
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PanSies.

Mr.. Mark Jones, practical gar
dener of many years experience, we'll
informed in all that relates to flow
ers and vegetables, promises to con-
tribute hereafter regular articles to
this paper, on subjects connected
with his calling. His first chapter
is on the ever-pcpular modest little
beauty, the pansy, of which, it may
be proper to remark, our contributor
has fine varieties, from which the
public may obtain supply at pro-
per seasons.
The pansy, or heartease, one of
the most popular OF. the florists
stock, is the progeny of VIOLA Lutea
Grandjaora and Amena, produced
by formulating those species to-
gether and the endless varieties may
be continued and increased, crossing
one variety with another or saving
aeed from approved sorts which of
themselves produce considerable va
riety.
The very best soil is we'll decom-
posed turfy loan, leaf-mold. and
very rotten stable manure, or COW
manure. thoroughly incorporated.
If the loan be stiff. it would be well
to mix little sand with it.
INSECTS.
The wire-worm is about the only
insect that tronbles it, and the mole
is its natural enemy. The slug
snails sometimes eat the flowers, 30
far as I have seen they do not
trouble the plant.
SITUATION.
1t is pretty we'll understood that
the pansy does best in Spring and
Autumn. Then it would seem that
a situation partially shaded would
be the best for them. I am of the
opinion that they could do admirably
planted under standard roses. In
that case you have supply of
bloom all the year around between
the roses and pansies. It would be
worth trying.
PLANTING.
October is the best month for
planting, because the plants become
established before the growing sea-
son closes, and are, therefore, be t.
ter fitted to withstand the Winter.
But for the benefit of those who do
not have a mild and severe seas on,
I would state that I have trans
planted successfully, nearly every
month of the year, the plants should
be healthy and vigorous but not too
large.
PROPAGATION EY SEED.
August and September are the
best seasons for sowing the seed
saved from approved sorts the pre-
ceding Autumn, ard Summer.
| PROPAGATION Bv CUTTINGS.
This operation may be carried
ON throughout the whole year in the
case of choice or valuable sorts.
Csttings should be taken of as fast
as they are produced.
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IT may not he known that ~
price of sulphate Of quiuipe h,s!
been steadily advancing for ann.
time and lie much higher now than
1t has been at any time for ten vearu
past. The manufacturers in th;.
country do not turn out enou,h
to supply our own consump,;on
and large quantities nre apnua,Iv
imported from Europe. The mann.
factnrers' price for the sulphate If
quinine, in 1916, VAS 81 5Oper ounce:
IN the beginning of 1877, it stood
atS2 10; last June it was s. 80. with
strong indications that it will soon
he much higher. The primary
cause of this great increase in price
has been attributed to war now
going on among some of the Indian
tribes in South America, through
whose instrumentality the bark is oh.
tanned from which this valuable drur
is prepared. The English manufac.
turers obtaint heir bark from trees of
their own planting in India. These
facts convey a valuable suggestion
to the pharmaceutists of the United
States, if not to our agricultural De.
partment at Washington. It was
long ago demonstrated that the tree
from which Peruvian bark is taken
can be successfully cultivated in then
United States, and if we mistake
not, a delegation of physicians has
more than once solicited Congress-
for m appropriation to devote to-
the planting and cultivation of this
valuable tree. Since we have the
means of extracting the drug from
the bark, why not produce the orig
inal article from our soil.