Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-02-15
OLD Nimrods say that there is plen-
ty of snow left in the woods.

IF you would live long and enjoy
life, make none but good promises
and keep them.
THE Portland Daily Bee has been
changed to an eight-page paper. II
is evidently prospering.
The Daily Historian particularly
delights in referring to " Our Cham.
ber of Commerce.
IT is estimated that seven thous-
and persons are killed, every year,
in the United States, by the careless
use of kerosene.
A LADY friend of the Unitarian So
ciety in Portland has presented it
with $500, with which to purchase a
bell for the new church.
JOHN Hicks, the young man who
has been lying ill ut the New Eng
land House for some months past,
died on the evening of the 7th.
The Bay is full of dog-ish, and an
old expert says that rightly organ
lied company could do profitable
business in extracting the oil from
the fish that could be taken within
two miles of town.
The encouraging news comes over
the cable that the hard times in
England and Scotland are gradually
abating. Thousands of the labor
ing classes who have been fed by
public charity, have voluntarily sur
rendered their relief tickets and
gone to work.
The Daily Bee knows one jury
man who signed the petition asking
the Governor to commute the sent
ence Of Brown and johnson, and
now, the same man says he is sorry
for doing so, and would gladly sign
q. rsmonstranca. Jary1nsnls ahaald
make no mistakes.
DONALD MAoLEAY, Esq, of the firm
of Corbit & Macleay, Portland, re-
Gently visited his brother Thomas,
of this place. Mr.. M. has just re-
turned from q visit to Europe and
the East, and is now finishing up
his rowing for season, at least, by o
tour of the Sound country.
OuR Seattle friends are justly sx-
ercised over the fact that a large
vessel lately dumped her ballast
into the harbor within a few hund-
red feet of the wharf. This was
done contrary to the provisions of q
statute which has long been in exis-
tence. Seattle win have to create
the Office of harbor master and fill it
with an argus-eyed, good man.
ONE year ago, onions were drug
in the down Sound markets at one
cent per pound; now. they cannot be
had for seven cents q pound. This
is, only the hop story in a new
dress. When will farmers learn that
it is ever in their own power to
govern and control the markets? A
judicious division of crops, like the
division of labor is q safe policy in
oil cases.
THE Intelligencer, in speaking OF
the libel against the steamers Ruby
and Potakofsky, says: "The case
was dismissed, and the men having
claims against them, we've paid in
full. Undor q charter from A. A.
Denny and Dexter Horton, Mr..
Meigs again has charge OF them fol
a period Of three months. At the
expiration of that time, arrange.
ments have been made to turn them
over to the Meigs Lumber and Ship
Building Company"
Mns. Astor is reported to have
worn $3.50 900 worth Of diamonds al
Q late ball in New York; and yet she
is oblivious to the fact that 250, ,0OC
people ore out OF work and in needy
circumstances in the Atlantic cities.
Statistical tables show that in New
York alone, the unemployed mechan'
les are a. follows: Common laborers
5000; carpenters. 5000; masoni
and stone cutters, 1000; tailors
1000; brick-layers, 800; painters
800; plastersrs. GOO; cigar makers
$50. But then Mrs. Astor's dia
monds were the old family jewels
and had to be worn.