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

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aas in Olympia
I'm Seattle pspss sss justly saan-
plineatisg Prof. Garrison - . vIi-
ting teacher Of rare quali6caaions
Go 10 the Academy Of Sciences,
next Monday evening. and hssr how
our great ancestors anticipated Co
lumbus.
IT requires vigorous exercise to
keep the leechcs cnnui and lassitude
at lay during the prevailing weather
of q Washington Territory Winter.
The twenty tons of hay and ten
tons of potatoes brought up from
WILDLY Island by the schooner
Granger will be discharged on long
bridge and transferred to the various
logging camps in this vicinity.
In the recent treaty between Great
Britain and Egypt for the suppress
sion of the slave trade, the willy
Khedive reserves the right to pur-
chase for his own use the most beau
tiful Circassian girls. Astute diplo-
matism that.
MORE than one hundred cargoes
of this years wheat have already
been cleared from San Francisco
harbor. This wheat goes to Europe,
and still the demand continues firm.
Cause, the unchanged probability of
more hostilities.
The following late decision should
be especially interesting to prospec-
tive citizens Of Washington Territory.
Soldiers in the regular army may
file claims and acquire homesteads
on tho public lands without intend
ing to become actual settlers.
The Pacific coast people are said
to be peculiarly subject to felons. .
fact which would rsuder tho follow
ing worth remembering: Make q
salve of soft soap and air-slacked
lime, apply this to the affected part,
and the felon will disappear.
BIO fairs and little fairs are over;
teachers conventions and grand
lodges are likewise ended, and now
everybody save preachers, editors
and other star celebrities must come
down once more to the dull bus
mess of paying full fare on our rail-
roads and steamers.
AMONG other salient points in the
sermon at the Methodist Church
last night were some severe stric-
lures upon the "bad company" tol-
Grated by too many parents and
young people. The remarks of the
speaker were well-timed and should
be needed by all concerned.
IFtwo forest or Seeding fruit trees,
of the same age and size be trans
planted, the one in the Fall and the
other in the following Spring. all
things else being equal, the one
earliest set out will be half o year
ahead of the other in their future
growth. A precept worth remem-
bering.
Lov1Na mammas who take pride
in having their little ones beautifully
as we'll az substantially shod, will do
we'll to 60 to L. A. Tresn's and buy
u bottle of that liquid bronze. One
application Of it rejuvenates a pair
of half-worn shoes into new ones,
besides making an angel Of the baby
for Q week.
The combination umbrella" 10 .
late invention that forever wipes out
the intrinsic profit Of umbrella seal
ing. A tiny combination lock is at
tached to the slide or " runner" and
unlsss the figures are knowa 70 the
borrower or thief the thing won't
spread worth . cent, even though
the rain ID coming down like pitch
forks.
An expert in The business robbed
the Bank Of England last year and
escaped 10 The Confiseot; - made
he tour. of Europe. thsses vsst 10
Nsv York, San ,Fraseiseo. China.
Australia, back 10 San Frsacisco md
vss finally captsred in TIE interior
Of the Staae. The detective who
eapsured him had trsveled q, 0,OOO