Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04
WHOLE NO. 969.
LOOK well, then jump.

LOOK well, then jump.
To drive the mice from your barn,
introduce colony of rats.
PORTLAND people are eating rasp-
berries at ten cents per pound.
Button kid gloves have now to
contend with new article that lacss
up the wrist.
IT is reported that the rotate
blight is prevailing, to some extent.
on bottom land.
STRAWBERRIES have passed the noon
Of their glory and are degenerating
in size but not in flavor.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of Portland is holding a series
OF open temperance meetings.
To improve the mind, we must
think, and to increase our faith we
must believe all is for the best.
In view of an abundant crop of
hay, our farmers are selling large
qualities of last years stock.
JOHN Downey, the ex-treasurer of
Pierce county has been found o de-.
faulter in the sum of 81, 300.
The street-improvement mania is
invading the lower portion of Fourth
street, and more alleys have been
filed with gravel.
DANCING quadrilles on horseback
is an amusement recently adopted
by young ladies and gentlemen in the
upper Willamette.
IT is estimated that there will be
no less than one hundred distinct
Fourth of July celebrations in Wash
ington Territory.
THOSE who complain of the large-
'sizsd stones in the gravel spread
upon our streets would be the first
to offer criticisms if our streets were
paved with gold.
IT is hard for down Sound papers
to relinguish all hope of the Skagit
gold mines. Late advices to Seattle
say tt.at miners are taking out
twenty dollars per day, to the man
CHURCH OF THE UNITy.-Rev. E. j.
Calvin will preach next Sunday
morning at the usual hour; the eve
ming service will be q "flower con-
cert" by the children..of the Sunday
School.
The new nodescript craft, recently
built by Mr.. Etheridge, made her
debut, yesterday, and most agreeably
surprised oil who witnessed her per-
formance. Old sailors say she is .
fast craft.
The Puyallup Indians are not to
be left out in the cold tomorrow, but
have published snowy programme
of their patriotic doings. A free
dinner, horse racing, fire works.
canoe racing and Black Ta-man-a
wous are some of the amusements
advertised.
A BOX of the most delicious straw
berries graced our table for short
time Thursday from the garden Of
Mr.. Mark Jones, of East Olympia.
They were too good to last long,
and their absence leaves void that
nothing Except more of the same
sort) can fill.
The Blue Ribbon League, at it's
meeting last Monday evening. re
elected the retiring officers for the
ensuing term, compliment hearth
ly appreciated by them. The at
tendance continues, as it always has
been, remarkably large, and the in
terest just now appears to be on the
increase.
For some time to come, excursion
tickets ale to be sold, every Satur-
day, by the steamer and railroad
companies between Portland aud
Tacoma. Price OF tickets for the
round trip, 81. Many OF the excur-
sionists will doubtless find it con-
venient to pass through Olympia.
ACCORDING to an Australian paper.
two scientists of that country arc
about to announce to the world =
method by which beef cattle can
be rendered insensible or tempor-
arilv dead and then frozen and