Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-26

n euN Oh SeD<booo LAVE oteo u
yellow fever at Memphis, on the 18th
of the present month
To fsily estimate the amount Of
human vanity in the world. go 70 .
Political meeting.
YESTERDAY the man in the moon
hung his lantern out on the other
side Of the sun.
ESslI~HxEx are beginning to hike
American turkeys better than roast
beef for holiday eating.
As was anticipated, the RECEIPTS Of
the late Oregon State Fair did not
paw current expenses.
Two weeks more. and election day
will seal the doom Of those who are
now the victims Of suspense.
TnE novelty Of making and can
ming plum, pu.l,iinas has grown into
aproftabie business at Dover. Del
THE Mechanics Fair opened in
Portland on Monday last, and il is
thought that il will prove a financial
success.
DRrxkESxEss and disortlerly con-
duct is on the increase among the
Indians in this vicinity Where lies
the blame?
The pavilion at the Fair Grounds,
is about to have its windows protec-
ted by substantial shutters, an I'M
provemeut long needed.
4 LARGE order has lately come
from Berlin to Worcester, Mass, for
ladies' corsets. We always thought
the German ladies had good taste.
ANXIOUS teachers. no less than
restless pupils, arc already counting
on their fingers the weeks and days
that must elapse before the holidays
shall come.
A FEARFUL dearth of freight exists
in all the eastern, Asiatic seaports.
Cargoes are gladly received at 81
per ton from Hong Kong to New
York and Boston.
The Directors of the Paris Expos
ition have conferred gold medal
upon a California grain dealer for ex-
hibiting wheat which weighed sixty
eight pounds to the bushel.
AN extra train ran to Tumwater
Tuesday evening to bring passengers
down to the Republican meeting.
This circumstance explains the un-
wanted whistling that startled our
people at so late and hour.
The editor of the Seattle Tribune
has evidently been the vain recipient
of free pass to Leotard's sickly ef-
forts Mt entertainment. He will
doubtless smile different smile SO
soon as tho Professor decamps.
A STRANGER was rather suddenly
taken back, the other day, on being
told by a a genuine old clam.digger
that the last few weeks of " damp
weather were considered merely as
the beginning of our Winter rains.
HEARTFELT acknowledgements con-
true to come from the South in re-
Spouse to the muniGcent contribu-
tions sent thither for the relief of the
yellow fever suffers. Truly, " it is
more blessed to give than receive. %
DIR. Holt, Secretary of the New
York State Board of Charities, has
discovered that in sixty-four poor
houses, containing thirteen thousand
paupers, less than one-foarth of the
miserable inmates were Of American
parentage. ''.
Mn. John Keenen, of the Seattle
Marble Works, came up ON the Mes
senger Tuesday night to superintend
some work at the Masonic Cemetery.
Those in want of slabs or monuments
will do we'll to call on him and see
his specimens.
A LOUD warning comes from
Europe and the Atlantic seaboard.
cautiouing everybody against poison
Gus. hats, gloves. stockings and many
other articles Of clothing. A de-
lsterious substance 10 put into the
dyes used for coloring those things.
A vAxcouvEa firm want it an
nounced that they have received in
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