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

they could lie bad at a much lower
figure. OF course, the iron alone
would he the great consideration.
Connection cnce completed, how
ever, between Olympia and the coal
district, TIE none, would soon be
forthcoming from the increased
earnings of the road. TO pay of all
Indebtedness. Much a. We would
desire to see our present road run
down to tine West side Wharf, we
regard the extension from Tenino to
Seatco. ~ this time, a Thousand
times more requisite. Only let the
coal I've brought into town, and We
could find WAYS aud means, Cor
transferring it to deep water craft.
In fact. with a continuous road from
the mines. the remaining mile AMI
a quarter. necessary to reach n sys-
TEN Of ccal bunkers. would follow a.
a matter Of course. Ii is agreed On
all hands that a road from Olympia
TO the CLehalis nver would prove =
wonderfully good thing for the veo-
pie ai both ends Of the line; but
even this we regard as Of minor iIh-
poriance compare with a substan,i-
al road to the ccal-fields. One
thing is mos. certain; If we depend
upon our little road, as il now exists,
for bringing our city up to tie ste
ton of respectable metropolis, our
hopes will most certainly take to
themselves wings and fly far away.
Those who have the present manage
meut of the Seatco coal nine assure
Us that with proper facilities, the
mine will yield Que hundred tons a
day for twenty years. Hopeful as
this sounds, Il fraction of its truth
would abundently satisfy our most
ardent lodgings. We trust that the
Railroad Company and the owners
of Seatco will thoroughly discuss
this subject while yet the golden OPP
| portunity is ours.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02
What Shall the Harvest BE !

The progress OF the canvass SO fa1
has been very satisfactory to the
friends of Mr.. Cation. He has made
friends wherever he has spoken,
and he has to-day many unqualified
advocates in places where he was
scarcely know when the canvass be-
gan. His intelligence, frankness
and gentlemanly bearing, combined
with tho altogether unfavorable i'm
preston which Mr.. Brents has pro-
duced, has already given the victory
TO the Democratic standard bearer.
This is our honest conviction from a
careful survey of the field of contest.
Our district and county nominees
are too we'll known to the people to
need commentator from us. Any
thing that could be said, during a
political campaign, would add but
little to, or detract from, a personal
character based upon the everyday
acts of life. This is the scale in
which they will be weighed by the
people, and upon this test We rely
with confidence for q favorable ver-
dict. We cannot see how our ticket
could we'll be strengthened or i'm
proved. There is not a man omit
but who possesses the Jacksonif
test of honesty and capability.
We regret, however, that great
apathy exists in regard to the mos,
important question to be decided by
the ballot next Tuesday, and that is
of State government. The masses
fail, apparently, to appreciate. the
importance of this issue. The mat
ter to be decided is not whether we
are to assume the privileges of self
government this year, or next, but
whether by neglect we ,uay not fast
en- the shackles of serfdom upon us
for ten years or more. If this effort
fails, we have lost o favorable oppor
tunity, for placing ourselves III q
condition TO ask admission to the
Union. We believe it to be the part
Of wisdom to; cast an affirmative
vote on this question, and if we fail
to do so that it will be the source oil
unavailing regret.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02
A Railroad Wanted.

We want another railroad now
quite as much. if not more, than we
wanted the one just completed. It
is only four mile road that we want
this time and only a coal-road ct that.
The necessity OF unloading and
then re-loading every sack of coal
brought from Sea'co to Tenino, is ii
business farce of the purest water.
Seattle is already laughing out of
both corners of her mouth to see
how we bring coal from the mines
into Olympia. 1t used to make US
laugh in school to hear the teacher
read " How the water comes down
from Lodore" but that was not half
so ridiculous as our present style of
bringing coal into town. But, as we
were saying, we wsnt railroad ex-
tended from Tenino 20 Seaico, q dis
lance o. only four miles. Along this
roa.e there are no difficulties TO be
enc unte:ed Whatever. The county
bei'een the two points is essentially
a prairie country, and one sEIiner,Iy
adapted 10 railroad builiiay. The
prisoners -, -Seasco xoaid do the
grading IN a few days. and by en-
s'loying them upon the work. the
cost Of the whole job coald thus be
reduced TO the minimum cost IL
Chinese labor. One thousand dol.
lars will procure the ties if paid fog
at the same rates paid for ties used
on the OLYMPIA and TesiDo road II
gotten out by the Sesaeo Psiaoners
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

growing Of bone and muscle than il
is the generation Of animal heal II
is well known that Arctic explorers
lay in large stores Of oily food, RS;
50 much TO drive away hunger rs to
keep warm. The well known power
Of hears 20 endure the ri;ors of
northern Winters, with little or no
fool, j. solely due To tie fac: that
they permanently house themselves
AMI thus keep warm. The same
principle apPlics IL al It's force TO
the proper AM huEaaae cara of do
nestle animals To NEE: the Prob
able exigencies Of severe Winter,
the husbaniman shoa j look vel To
his Winters store Of traits and veg
etables. A hundred bushels Of po-
ta;oes ruined IL the frost ONLY
through gross negligence H. IN alb
soluie loss TO the world. The same
might be said Of 4 valuable stock 81
Winter apples suffered TO rot in a
deep bin, instead If being properly
arranged upon shelves without con-
tact one with another.
4 late writer on agricultural and
industrial economy Of the times as
ser,s that fully fifty per cent of the
general scarcity and consequent suf-
fering among men and the domestic
animals incident to the Winter
months, NAV he traced directly to
the unmitigated waste and i'm
providence among the farmers and
other producers of tue country. In
a word, it becomes us all, in what
ever calling we may be engaged
to look well to our own and the pub
lie welfare in all things that involve
national prosperity and happiness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02
Whisky and Tobacco.

Tho drinking of whisky and the
consumption, in various ways, OF to-
bacco, constitute two of the cardinal
sins of the American people. Esti-
mates based upon official returns
show that the money squandcred by
the people of the United Suites for
the single article of whisky. used for
drinking purposes only, reaches up
into the denomination of millions.
And yet, the newspapers of the land
are teeming with farcical discussions
on the stringency of the times. The
cheapest whisky in the market, such
whisky we mean, as will freeze like
water when the mercury drops down
to thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit,
cannot be had for less than twenty
five cents a quart. The poor man
who manages to worry this quantity
down each day, makes way with one
dollar and seventy cents OF his week
ly earnings at hard labor. If he
smokes and chews as he drinks, it
costs him certainly one dollar week
more, making two dollars and seven
ty-five cents to be deducted from tho
money which he should save each
week. At the lowest estimate, then,
he drinks and smokes up ten dollars
month, liberal salary, in many
countries, for o farm hand. For
this worse than useless habit, then,
the laborer who calls himself poor
man, and whines as loud as the big
gest cur in the crowd, this same Ia
borer drinks, smokes and chews up
one hundred and twenty dollars u
year, to say nothing of the interest
on his money. Thus, in five years,
the money expended for whisky and
tobacco would buy and furnish a
pleasant home, a blessing totally un-
known to thousands of families
solely and only on account of these
drains upon what should be right
eously husbanded as the domestic in
come.
We were led to making the present
remarks on the perusal of long ar
ticle going the rounds of the papers
entitled" How to Cure Hard Times.
There is no such thing as accomplish
ing any great public good without
first removing the existing evil as it
shows itself amolg individuals.
Even as charity begins at home, SO
ia it even true of ali the great re-
formations that move the world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

IT shoaI he the earsess aim os
every ASSUMING teacher 10: only 10
ordinarily succeed lot 10 brilliantly
excel In this must honorable eallinr.
There Is plenty OF time yet interven-
ing bciveea EOw and tie eosaissr
pgJair examinations To- prosecute q
faithful AID ihoFoCgh review Of al
that directly aP.perlains 10 those
branches Of s;Gly required by the
SchcO! Law. Tie BOsri If eza.nin-
eEs L. coInposSd Of candlcily disposed
aen Nko have at hear. the Welfare
Of both teacher ard pupil. Candi-
dates sssoaid Ii; forget the ali-irn-
portzn; fact that, It Is no, - much
TIE object Of an examiner 10 find ON.
wlaf = te=eher actually knows As TO
ERa cot EOx sell lie can convey TO
others tha. knoxledSe which has
found ioigment in his own nsiud.
Tins l. the great secret Ia the quail
Ihea;ion oi \ true teacher. Dont
lie nervous about telling hos much
YOU know. but make clean breast of
IT and show the Board that yoa have
the valuable faculty Of aptly convey
ing {" Others Just what you know
yourself
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

THOSE who pay a heavy tax on
every dollars worth Of property they
own. should make a special effort TO
secure Al equal distribution of the
burden, by voting Tor Mr.. Drewry.
The tasoritism of tie present incum-
bent is q matter IL considerable con-
nent. Il is by this aelns, doubt
lsss, that his friends are enabled To
boast that he carries the county in
his pocket.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

TsconA Lodge Of Good Tenplars,
last night. eseet~d tie following Of
scsrs. to servo the ensuing quarter:
W. G.. T.. W. r. Gale; W. Y. T.,
Mrs. A. Chilbsrg. s.. n. d. Yoxag;
r. s., J. r. Psstison; T.. H. Bss-
ksss; n. X. Psssissa; c.. l. r.
vssea; l. G.. A. DObtsns; o. g..
y. p. Corey.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02
Winter Preparations.

It is generally understood by the
denizens of this northwest coast.
both man and the provident part OF
the brute creation, that the Winter
lust ut our doors is to be severe
one. Be this as it may, it is the
part of wisdom to prepare for all
possible and especially probable
emergencies. To farmers, this is a
matter of vital interest. No more
aay should be sold than calculation
itself will show can safely be dis
pensed with. By counting his stock,
deduciing that which shall be sold
OF otherwise disposed OF at home.
the farmer ought to be able To ap-
proxirnase very nearly to the arnounE
Of hay and other feed which q long
cold winter wlll exact Of the year q
product We are inclined to the be
lief that he severity Of Winter ~ not
20 much the true cause Of nlschie:
10 the farmer, in the loss Of sock and
dsseruesion Of fruits and vegetables
- - hi. ealpshls n~gligsncs IN
sakisg doe preparations in ths ssn-
urr md Ausumn- Bed shelser and
worse hsAdiag vsh Do - Dseh 10
vusds saki.g ~ - iron . hosss
- hsagsr isasM- Indsed he isgs-
tinaae obisct Of food il no DoFs the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

IHEzE Is not the least doubt bu,
that Mr. I. q. Lowe is the peer
q Mr.. Phillips in all essential quail
f1cntsoos TO- the Office of County
Asditor. He 10 q good scribe and
aseounsan. snd N s4Able gentleman,
90 dos n04 eaaim . Iife-lesse upou
- o1kcs. - does the present in
Anobeaf.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

NODS4190AIo0dl
Ever since the frst agitation of the
Temperance question in this country,
which may he forty or Fifty years ago.
an abundance of evidence shows
that the people, rs a mass, are oP-
posed to the liquor traffic. We be-
Eeves il at this time, the question Of
license or no license were eaEdiily
ru, 10 the people of every State and
Territory in the Union, there would
he a respectable majority against the
Granting OF lIcense~ for selling IN
toxicaiing drinks. We are unwise
in Judging the sentiments III the
PEOPLE at lars. by the results OBJ
tanned at precinct elections, or the
vote OF even larger districts The
popular vote Is the only irae cnter-
ION by which We can he guided. or
10 which se mus, look to predicate
the probabilities Of the future OF the
temperance question. Now we be-
lieve, if the question of license, or
some form of o local option law,
could I've brought simultaneously be-
fore the people of the United States,
the majesty of sound morality and
good order would assert itself in m
overwhelming vote on the side of
strictly Temperance principles. In
other words, the people would rise
up in the sovereignty of their nigh:
and say, " No license for us" But
let us see what has already been
done in this direction, and then we
may Judge the future by the expert
ence of the past. In lS47, the ques-
ton of prohibition was submitted to
the people of Vermont and majority
OF 1000 in favor of prohibition was
the result. A similar result was
again obtained in 1850. The same
question, in all it's bearings, has been
submitted to the people of Maine, II
number of times and always with a
result largely on the side of tenn
perance. In 1858, the question was
decided by the ballot-box in Wiscon-
sin and majority of 5000 counted
in favor of prohibition, even al
though, as is we'll known, this State
stands second as to its percentage of
foreign citizenship. In 1874, ma
jority of 1000 was obtained in Ohio
in favor of emo license" In the
State of New York, tho question was
submitted, in 1916, to the voters of
,49O towns, when, as result, it was
found that 656 of those towns We're
against the sale of liquors in
any manner whatever. A popular
vote being taken in the same State,
resulted in majority of over 81 900
in favor of no license law. Now
we think that quite enough has been
said to show fairly and conclusively
that the ror populi is substantially
and decidedly against the liquor
traffic. 1t has often been said that
all great moral reforms have sue
ceeded only in proportion as they
were carried on by or through strict
ly organized effort. We believe
this is the true method of doing all
things that involve the common in
terests of the people. Temperance
principles most assuredly involve
the dearest rights and interests OF
the people of the United States, and
hence, we believe, as has been al
ready intimated, that the reforma-
tory effort should be made by the
people themselves. This is just the
kind of organized effort that must
be brought to bear if grand results
of national character are to be ex-
pected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02
A New NpectrOscopc.

ton of the telephone, and one of it,
out-croppings the phonograph, the
electric pen, and various other de-
vices, depending in part or in whole
upon the agency Of electricity, has
suggested the idea that the incentive
faculty appears to be disposed. as
it were, in layers or strata, each
one differing, essentially from the
others, and the prediction has ieen
ventured that, for some time TO come,
the most important discoveries, I'M
proyements, etc, would continue
to partake OF the electrical type \
Few departure, however, IN the
method Of constructing speetToscopes
rather takes 10y surprise those who
have all along been looking IN the
direction of the las: CLEAN OF light
ming for something new to Ii de-
veloped. Whether light and cleo
tIici.v are brother and sister, cous-
ins-german, or only distant relatives,
i, matters no: 50 much now. The
invention 10 which We aliade entirely
does away with the use Of the COM
mon prism in the construction oil
spec,roscopes. L; was along since
observed that various specimens OF
mother-of-pearl and kindred sub
stances we're noted for their bril-
liant displays of the prlsma;ic colors.
We believe it was Newton who
first called scientific atta ntion to this
phenomenon; bu: his means of in
yestiration were course and rude,
and the matter has been sleeping
for more than two centuries. Latter
ly, however, the microscope has re-
yealed the fact that all such surfaces
as are noted for prismatic displays
are invested by series of inhnitessi-
mally fine lines or grooves. Until
quite recently, the highest excel
lence of art has never been able to
initiate these rulings. Incredible,
as it may seem, the polished surface
of speculum metal can now be ruled
SO that each consecutive line shall be
removed only the six-hundred-mil-
lionth part of an inch from its next
nearest neighbor. Every school-boy
who has not neglected his philosophy
lessons will understand why ray of
light falling upon system of finely
drawn lines OF gratings," is de-
composed into it's constituent ele-
ments. Now this is the whole Sc
cret in the new spectroscope. A
slip of highly polished metal, ruled
with miscroscopical lines, receives
the image frol. the telescope as did
the common glass prism in the older
form. The rays of light are beauti-
fully separated into the several colors
that compose white light, and the
peculiar Glands" are duly repre-
sented in their proper places and re-
lative proportions. Some brilliant
results are looked for soon as this
improved form of the spectroscope is
thoroughly tested, in the hands of
skillful observers. Indeed it has
already been applied with marked
success to the solar photosphere.
Traces of new metallic elements
have been detected and much new
material obtained upon which to
base explanations Of hitherto imper-
fectly understood points in the new
science of spectrum analysis.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

WHILE the town authorities are
doing q good thing towards the I'M
provment of Main Street, we are sell
fshly enough inclined to remark
that Washington Street, second only
to Main in business importance, h
left almost impossible from one ex-
extremity 10 the other. The cash
CLEANED from the taxpayers ~hO re-
side on Washington Street assrs-
gates no small amount, and vet, for
. term 81 years not a dollar has
heen expsnded upon that street to
make Il . better thoroaghf~re for
vehseles or pedestrians While ne
are speaking one good ~ord for cur
ourselves. ~s are speskings hundred
words foe our neighborx~
-R-k 49,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02


The Canadians are ahead of us in
one respect, at least. To guard
against political cheating at elections,
they have enacted law in which oc-
ours the following language to fix
the definition of treating" "The
giving or providing, or paying who'll
ly or in part, and expenses incurred
for any meat, drink, or refreshment,
or provision to or for any person, in
order to be elected or for being
elected, or for the purpose of cor
ruptly influencing such person, or
any other person to give or refrain
from giving his vote ut such election"
A person guilty of treating" as
above defined, is severely punished.
A heavy penalty also attaches to that
kind of bribery which promises an
office to another, whether such prom
ises is to be kept or not. Nor is it
allowable for interested parties to
take others to or from election for
the purpose of gaining their influ-
ence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

81 Do not give heed 90 any iaes
set as.sxs in reference TO our candi-
az:cs &C The eve Of eieetson- Sach
lodges are always r~soried TO by the
advocates Of . cause that Will mot
ssand upon rs own inertia
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

ADMIRAL Hiram Paulding, whose
death we mentioned few days ago,
deserves rather more than q passing
notice, and we are gratified to see
that the papers, all over the country,
are extending that honor to his
memory which is due from every
lover Of patriotism. Mr.. Pauldine,
was born December 18th, 1907. He
was the son of John Paulding who
earned an enviable fame as being
one of the captors of Major Andre
in the darkest days of the Revol-
ution. Hiram entered the Navy in
1911, and for sixty seven years Ne
has served his country without leav-
ing the smallest blot or stain to mar
his noble career. One of the few,
very few, who remain OF that noble
host of our prehistoric warriors and
statesman, he too has gone, only to
live in the hearts of his countrymen.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02
Thursten County Ticket.

For JOINT Councilman. with Lezi..
FRANCIS HENRY.
For Representative.
EDWARD T. YOUNG,
l.. Il. COUCH.
For Auditor.
L. G. LOWE.
For sheriff.
DAVID T. DREWRY.
For Probate JUDGE.
FRANCIS HENRY.
ra- Treasurer.
JOSEPH CHILBERG.
For Commissioners.
ROBERT FROST.
JAMES LONGMYER,
SAMUEL DAVENPORT.
For School Superintendent.
HERMES HICkLlN.
For Surveyor.
D. S. 3. HENRY.
For Coroner.
GEORGE G.. BLANkENSHlF
Fer Wreckmas'er,
JOHN L. COOK.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

4 PoErI.AxD mechanic has invented
an augur for boring square hole.
4 strong screx combined with sys-
tea Of ehisels il what does the work.
II the instrument Is capable of doing
cha. the inventor claims for II, II
will certainly become q popular tool
IN the haois Of wood
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-02

IT appears that the bill before the
last Congress. containing n provision.
relating TO Territorial Legislatures,
has become a law and made the
following important changes: The
Council, after the rext session,
shall consist Of not more than twelve
members, and the House of Repre-
sentatives OF a number not exceeding
tweniy-four. The members are to
receive four dollars per day and the
same mileage as has been hitherto
paid, and the presiding officers six
dollars per day and mileage. The
Legislature of each Territory is
required by the act, at its next
session, to designate Council and
Representative districts, based upon
an equible estimate of population,
as returned by the assessors in the
annual census report of next year.
1t is highly important, therefore,
that this hitherto much neglected
branch of the service be thoroughly
and faithfully performed.