Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

The Bank of England has wisely
increased its rate Of interest to six
per cent.
Only next Tuesday and then cleo
ton. Such hopes and fears -
doth my soul invest"
The complaint comes that there is
no good coal-oil in town. What is
the matter with our grocers?
Born political parties are hard at
work preparing for live iolification
on the night after election.
THr bay is full of fish and hun
dreds are taken from the vicinity OF
the wharves and bridges every day.
One of the largest booms of logs
ever in our bay is now ready for
shipment from near Long Bridge.
II the horns of the new moon do
not egregiously deceive, we are to
have another month of dry wealth
or.
IF we may credit the hotel keep
ers, there is an increased travel over
the railroad and by the Sound
steamers.
TpE public printing muddle in
Salem assumes no more redeeming
phases, as yet, and bids fair to find
it's way in to the courts.
A NUMBER of our sharp-shooters
started at an early hour this morn
ing to put in the day at the Nisqual-
ly duck shooting grounds.
We saw the new moon last night
over our right shoulder and, as per
consequence, expect a deal of good
luck for some days to come.
WHEN Eve handed Adam the APP
pie, conscience smote him and it
stuck in his throat. She, on the
contrary, swallowed hers ~ II it had
been, creased omelet. Comment is
unnecessary.
The road from the city to West
side Wharf was never in better con-
dition than at the present time, not
withstanding the abundance of water
that has recently fallen upon it.
Ar the races in East Portland last
week, the fine horse Lumux, .
owned by Mr.. g. H. Foster, of tbis
place, came out two lengths ahead OF
Pedro" in the best three in five
trotting race.
The unprecedented success of the
Mechanics Fair, now in progress at
Portland, has induced the managers
of that institution to continue the
Exhibition two days longer than was
at first announced.
A GOOD opportunity is offered to a
small family who would be desirous
of taking up their abode at the Fair
Grounds during the coming Winter.
Go and talk to the Directors of the
Association and learn what they
want.
IT may not be uninteresting to our
people to know that the salary at
tached to the Postoffice at Olympia
has been raised to 81, 700 and that
of Seattle to $1,000. The present
incumbent of our Postoffice is out
with petition for re-appointment.
AMONG other inducements, a pop
ular "Cnild's Paper" devoted to
good morals, OF course, offers to the
good little boys and girls, "revol-
ver," an " illustrated family Bible
and q good double-barreled shot
gun," as premiums for getting sub
scribers.
| Few people are aware that there are
$25 900 Touring mills in the United
States. These mills annually turn
out 50 ,O0O, 600 barrels Of -four; L.
600 600 barrels Of which are expor-
ted to foreign parts. The wages
paid to employees for producing this
-four exceeds 81, ,0O0, 900.
DAx Warner has just put into the
water near East Olympia Bridge, q
stick of timber measuring los fsss
in length, S fest through at the larger
end and 46 inches at the top. Not
q bad item for those Of our Eastern
readers who are at loss to see what
there is out here to stimulate busi.