Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
YoUNG colts are getting numerous.
WEATHER cool, pleasant and salu-
brious.

WEATHER cool, pleasant and salu-
brious.
LUMBEpMEN are getting hilarious.
Logs are moving.
THERE is great deal of blow, now
a-days, about large noses.
The late rains have brought into be-
ing myriads of mosquitoes.
RAILROAD enterprises have had the
effect to increase the value of town
property i'll Roseburg.
IT is foregone conclusion that
President Hayes will veto the execu-
tive and judicial bill.
THERE is no excuse, now, for
Olympia people not having good
article of milk at fair price. .
BRIr1su subjects throughout the
country celebrated the Queens birth
day by appropriate ceremonies.
A TREATY of peace has been signed
by the representatives of Great Bri-
tain and the Ameer of Afshanistan.
The frogs have settled down to
private rehearsals and feline artists
now have the moonlight evenings all
to themselves.
Mrs. P. A. Peckham is telling the
people of Walla-walla what they
ought to do in the temperance re-
form. She is calling out crowded
houses.
AN exchange is desirous of having
Fitzhugh stand on the Eastern coast
SO as to balance the country when
General Grant steps ashore at San
Francisco.
The people of Walla-walla are en-
joying ripe cherries, and according
to our exchanges from that city, the
boys and birds are sharing the spoils
about equally. a,..sY e.
The tailor's pet: Miss Fits. The
billiardist's: Miss Cue. The boys:
Miss Chief. The politicians: Miss
Count. The printers: Miss Take, es-
pecially if it is a " fat take.
A SUNDAY school excursion, some
three hundred strong, from Chicago
and Omaha, was to have left the latter
city yesterday, the Goth, for tour
through the Yosemite valley.
The German, named Ettleman,
who took horse from the livery
stable OF Messrs. Griffith and Chip
man and sold him at the Yelm,
has been arrested in Seattle few
days ago.
JAMES d. Fay, we'll remembered by
Oregonians, committed suicide at
Empire City ON the 30th of May.
He was a lawyer of more than aver
age ability, but was addicted to
strong drink, which is said to have
been the cause of his death.
We should like to kiss tho sweet little
creature who said that fire-tlieS were made
by God t." yite 20 little froggies to bed."-
Erie Herald.
If she is verging on "Sweet six
teen," the chap who writes items for
this paper will take the job off your
hands, without money or without
price. ...t
One of our boys asked his girl,
the other night, what kind of tree
she would marry if trees were men.
" Yew," was the laconic and sug-
gestive reply. The ice is broken,
and Adolphus says we may look for
the cards and cake very soon. Let
bashful lovers come to Olympia.
Mr.. Edison, the inventor, has
written to Mr.. M. 9. Moore, of
Walla-walla, for information relat-
ing to the existence Of platinum on
this coast. If any of our prospectors
should happen to discover a mins
Of this rare metal, they need not hes
itate to make the fact known. It
will find n ready market. '.',' 49,
CLEaoYMEN are often asked to
preach from given texts to CRAFTY
tAe~hims of curious listeners. In
,arsimilar manner, we have been re-
squested to write an article on tho
subject of High.toned bilks. II
Should we conclude to crafty our
good friend, the subject will be
treated as it deserves, without re.
gard to the likes or dislikes OF neal