Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-07
THANKSGIVING comes next.
THEN comes Christmas

THANKSGIVING comes next.
THEN comes Christmas
Hon. j. w. Brazee came over from
Portland by the last evenings train.
ASTORIA now rejoices in tine pos
session of Chamber of Commerce.
PIERCE county teachers are to un-
dergo the ordeal of examination on
Wednesday next.
The cold wave having passed our
borders, late roses are budding and
only waiting for q little sunshine to
warm them into full bloom.
A GOOD many of our people are
anxiously waiting to hear the report
of the legislators as to the condition
in which they found the Territorial
University and Insane Asylum.
WHETHER the late frosty weather
has had the tendency to abate the
aiphtheria, in this vicinity, remains
to be seen. At last accounts, we
hear that several children afflicted
with the disease are fast recovering.
SEATTLE is in high glee over the
fact that the Treasury Department
has ordered that the revenue cutters
for both the Puget Sound and Co
lumbia River Districts shall pur-
chase their coal of the Seattle Coal
Company.
Our late frosty weather was not a
"Squaw Winter" as some denomi-
mated it, but only the ragged edges
of what is to come. A veritable
Squaw Winter must have q furry o1
snow to make it pass as the genuine
article among old tine down-easters
Mr.. Romines sustains severe los.
in the total destruction of the River.
side Hotel, at Snohomish City, on
the Oath ult. There was no insur-
ance on the buildings or contents.
But the saddest part of the casualty
was the death of James Poland, q
young man sleeping in cne of the
rooms at the time of the fire.
We hear of few farmers along
the Chehalis and Black rivers who
are determined to thoroughly test
the capacities of those two streams
as to their capabilities OF being made
the means of transporting grain and
other agricultural produce out of the
country, either down stream to The
mouth of the former, or up stream
to Black Lake.
The relatives and friends of the
late Henry NJ. Saunders will be glad
to hear that a sufficient sum has been
raised in Silver City, Idaho, to de-
fray the expenses of erecting fence
around bis grave. 1t will be remem.
bered that Mr.. Saunders was fore
man in the Office OF the Silver City
Aralanclte, and the above announce
ment evidences the fact that he had
succeeded in gathering around him
many warm friends during the short
time lie had lived in that place.
Few persons have definite idea
of the quantity of oysters that are
consumed in Olympia. While in
our neighboring cities. situated al
a distance from saltwater, these
delicious bivalves are accounted
one of the items in list Of costly
viands, they are q common article
of food in every household here. TAX
ing into account those used in homo
consumption and the heavy shipments
made every week and often daily
some idea Can be formed of the in
trinsic value of our oyster.beds and
the extent to whica the industry Il
carried by those engaged in the bus
TIE English press denounces in
becoming language. the insane walk
ing na3ches that are now so preva-
lent In London and Liverpool. The
large halls where the contestants
walk 70 nightly crowded with thou
sands f idle men and women. who,
daripgf fhs day, profess to have moth
inn to 10 whereby 10 gain liveli'
h6oS tesand let they have money
q 1pend every night at thess
purAAments, for strong drink and
soba1co. It isa just assertion that
nro,f tha prnaa rests large reSp0n.