Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-02-22
Mn. MANN advertises O fresh lot
OF garden seeds.

New Moon, next Thursday, and
then look for change in the wealth
er.
The heavy fall of snow last weel
broke down che telegraph wires in
all directions. Repairers have, how
YER, succeeded in placing it in work
ing order.
CHARLES McGnL, q woman muir
derer and a most desperate character,
was hung in Cleveland on Thursday
of this week. 1t is comforting tc
know that the purging process is go,
ing on in the East as we'll as on this
side of the continent.
The business of the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company is evidently
looking up. 1t is stated that, on ac-
count of increasing business, freight
rates have been materially reduced
between Portland and the upper
Columbia ports.
CHARLES Ross, a train man on the
Northern Pacific Railroad, met with a
painful accident a few days ago while
coupling cars. His hand was caught
between the bumpers and horribly
jammed. 1t is though that two of
the fingers may possibly be saved.
THE late snow storm was the oc-
casion of some serious damage ON
the prairies. The roofs of several
barns were foced in, and Mr.. Dave
Drewry lost valuable COW, whose
death was caused by the falling of
some heavy cross-bars which sup
ported the roof, upon her.
A soLEalN young man, OF ON enquir-
ign turn of mind, wants to know
what saint presides over the first day
of April, commonly called "All FOOLS
day." The first of April is not sa-
orsd 10 any ons of the saints; if it
coE,es on week day, it is presided
over by an interesting young god
dess, and her name is Folly.
A BILL recently introduced into
Congress, primarily for the benefit
of California gold-note banks, will
prove equally effectual throughout
the Union, our own Territory not
excepted. This bill provides that
gold-note banks may become cur
rency banks without going into
liquidation, as would otherwise be
necessary.
In reply to our fair correspondent.
we would say that, in extreme cases,
a valentine may be sent the day fol-
lowing that which the Saint appro-
pirates to his own interests; but this
license is only allowable in cases
where the message is nothing short
of a true love missive, brimming full
of pathos, and understood by both
parties to be the last resort.
DESPITE the inauspicious weather
for a few days past, vegetation is ra'
pidly coming forward. Buds of al
kinds are swelling and it cannot be
mary days before wild flowers viii
make their appearance in favored 10
calities. Farmers are only awaiting
final settlement of the weather te
commence active operations in thu
various departments OF agriculture
work.
| The inventor Edison will have t(
look we'll to his laurels or Professo
Loomis will eclipse him by his aeria
telegraphic feats. The latter exper
imenter has already sent and re
ceived kilograms through q disteac
of twenty miles, with no ether arti
fetal conducting appliance than tn
; steel rods that are erected on tn
tops of high towers. He is now test
ing Che practicability Of the telephon
in connection with aerial currents.
MEssRs. Queitch and Gholson wi
leave in about ten days for the cour
= try east of the mountains, to wor
, their claim on the Peshastin. The
r intend to erect an arastra and reduc
the ore on the ground. 1t assay
0 800 per ton, from surface rocl
8 They will 60 by way of the Snoqua
. mie Pass, soon rs that route is oper
which fact will be determined by th
arrival of band Of 1900 head
n cattle at Seattle, now on the way owe
;. from the Yakima.