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


my trade is dull, the merchant cries."
Delay not. then, sir. but advertise.
We are pleased to see DR.. Turner on the
street again. May he long abide with us.
HARRY Gordon is pronounced out of dan
ger and is in fair way to rapidly i'm
prove.
1t is estimated that in tho year 1900, the
population of the United States will be
80,O00,OO0.
No more gold certificates are to be is
sued. This order, it is said, has for its
object, the doing away with the high pre-
NUNS on gold.
In tho District Court, the case of Milroy
VS.. Hunter is continued. The Grand Jury
found true bill against Palm for murder
in The first degree.
The man in the moon is kindly mindful
of us just about these otherwise dark
nights. A great convenience during tho
prevalence of our muddy streets.
EY examining the Nautical Almanac
from day to day, our readers will be able
TO note the slow but sure progress Of the
four great planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Ur-
anus and Neptune, in their journey to the
dreaded perihelion point.
The fleet of scows loaded with wood and
bark that have been for some days dis
charging at the levee, have taken their
departure for the various logging camps
whence they will again bring their fine
cargoes OF fuel to our city.
INCOMING passengers from Oregon want
to know why our railroad company do
not advertise their timetable. Months
ago, few cards were hung up in some of
our hotels, announcing the time Of depar-
ture of trains at each terminus. 30 far as
we know, this Is all the world knows CON-
corning the matter.
The man who does not read the news
papers" was sadly wanted at the Court
House yesterday. There having been two
cases OF the same title, one was decided,
and when the other came up for trial, the
Judge was exceedingly troubled qfind q
jury. Everybody had read the papers,
and for long time, nobody unsophisti-
Gated enough could BIZ found by the sheriff.
The benches were fillea ut last, however,
by dint of extra effort.
MARSHAL Thorndyke, of Seattle, brought
up this afternoon by the Messenger, a
man charged with being implicated in
the "Twenty-thousand.dol dollar Robbery" in
Lewis county, a few days ago. The name
of the prisoner is Joseph A. Jacobs, and
his version of the affair places new phase
upon the whole matter. He says that Hen
doraOY, fyhO han tyu W. h; @ v,o ~, a nj To,,os,
induced him to go on an expedition to
unearth money buried by an old miner in
the mountains, but when near Napavine
Station, Henderson informed Jacobs that
the real object was to murder the Catholic
Priest on Cowlitz Prairie and possess
about 1880 he had secreted in the house.
This he refused to do. when Henderson
attempted to shoot him, and he drew his
pistol, and wounded Henderson in the
| head and wrist. This is. in brief, the
sworn statement ofthe prisoner now in
custody of the Sheriff Of this county.
BATTLING with the Demon, or PROGRESS
of Temperance" is the title OF new vol.
ulne Just out and sold only by subscription.
Our townsman, Mr.. B. F. Brown, Agent
for tho book, is soliciting subscriptions,
and will doubtless give everybody q call.
Tho price Of the book, cloth bound, is
81 50: and leather bound, S.. The book
agency business has been SO abused, of
late. that we have cease to be 90 intensely
interested in every new publication as we
used to be. but we are willing to throw
all our strength and influence in favor Of
the above volume, both, a. we may say,
on account Of conscientious principle, and
for the sake Of casting our mite into the
great ingathering for good. trusting that
when the final accounts are made up, we
shall receive our own with just usury.
Now. chat he Temperance question Ia re-
ceiving . new impetus, we commend
Battling with the Demon" to every man.
woman and child able to read the English
language. We predict for Il . glorious
! mission.