Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09
LOOK out for railroad milk.
LOOK out for a fall in the pric

LOOK out for fall in the price, o
milk.
HOUSE burglars are going through
the people Of New Tacoma.
The next big thing on the stag.
will be the " Berger family" They
are billed for Portland and will
probably come over here. No lacl
of amusements now.
Mn. r. D. Herrington, of this place
has accepted the position Of cook in
the Hospital for the Insane, at Steil'
accom-. he leaves, with his family,
this week, to assume his new duties.
Ir you want to do business, ad-
vertise; If not, keep still; don't say
a word, but keep perfectly mum,
and your notoriety viii not amount
to so much as compensated oys-
ter.
FRUGAL housewives complain that,
since twenty-five yards of calico can
be bought for one dollar, they can
not trade off SO many old dresses to
Indian women. This makes it bad,
doesn't it?
The American Pipe Company con-
tinues to make valuable improve
ments to its already well-appointed
works, and after all its numerous
reverses, is now one of the fixtures
Of Tumwater. A large amount Of
pipe was shipped by the last steam
or.
CAPrAIN Isaac Hall, senior member
Of the firm Of Hall Brothers, ship
builders at Port Ludlow, died in
San Francisco, on the 18th ult. after
q protracted illness. Mr.. Hall came
to this coast as master Of the schooner
Francis Street, in 1867. In 1873 he
founded the present extensive ship
yard II Port Ludlov. And ~ Snea
been largely engaged in his chosen
profession.
ANOTHER subject turns up for
Barnum's curiosity shop. Frank
Miller, q young printer. who has
been working in the press-room Of
the Dallas, Texas, Herald has fallen
heir, through his wife, to $4,000
COO. Printers were formerly sup
posed to represent, as a class, the
very embodiment of poverty, but
they are slowly redeeming their
character.
To his duties as professor Of elocu-
tion, in the Territorial University,
our old friend, Mr.. @. B. Plummer.
has added the task of collecting
specimens, from all parts of the Ter
ritory, to form q cabinet represent
ing its natural history. resources, etc,
He has already made good pro-
gress in the work, and the institution
which he represents may well be
proud Of such o devoted member Of
its faculty.
The people Of British Columbia
have demonstrated to the world that
where there is q will there is not
only o way but that way can be open
Fed for traffic. BY persistent repre-
sentation, they have compelled the
Dominion Of Canada to accede to
their demands, and now, they are re-
ioicing over the prospect that they
will have railroad outlet to the re-
mainder of the world in q reason
able length Of time.
IT would seen that nearly every
body who can read, in the North
western and Eastern States, should
be pretty we'll acquainted with the
general features Of Washington Ter
ritory. This is not the case, how
ever, although for ten years il has
been the policy Of our faithful news
paper men TO write up this country
and mail their papers by the hum
dred to all quarters east Of the
Rocky mountains. We believe il the
people ct the East took as much
trouble TO inform themselves in rs-
gard to this coast as We do to posi-
them. I" letters Of inquiry" would
be unknown. But, on the contrary,
our Eastern friends appear to b
about 20 ignorant Of what We are
here. and what We are doing q
Camille Fiammarion 10 concerning
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