Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-02-15
The author of the beautiful sno,
WAS n wOman

The author of the beautiful snow
was woman.
JUDGE Hoyt, wife and child ar
rived at this place Wednesday, anG
are stopping at the Carlton House.
WHAT was your name befor,
you came to Olympia ?" is not SC
significant question now as it wal
few weeks ago.
We said recently that the snow
was six inches deep; experts said il
was seven. 1t is good thing to bt
on the safe side.
We understand that steps have
been taken by the Academy of Sci
ences to have the depth of the late
snow accurately measured.
The amendment to the army bill
reducing our land forces to seven.
teen thousand men has been de.
feated by large majority.
A woMAN's tongue is one of the
seven wonders of the world. The
Experiment claims this announce.
ment as copyrighted property.
A PORTLAND firm advertises valen-
tines and fire arms in the same item
we suppose the latter is intended for
would-be-suicides in case the former
" flash in the pan."
KMBALL, the great church-debt
raiser" is still engaged in this good
work, having lately raised $4,000
for a $4,000 church in Penn Yam,
NY
The total amount of the Indian
appropriation bill passed by Con-
gress is s4,713,2 ,2O6; about $50, 900
less than the appropriation of the
current fiscal year.
The immense structure on the
Centennial grounds, known as Ma
chinery Hall, which originally cos:
$S00 3900, Wss ssld xsAaasisA,Alasa
Saturday, for $4,000.
The rapid progress made in the in
PRODUCTION of American manufac.
lures in Europe is evidenced by the
fact that New York firm has
opened stores in London, Liverpool
and Manchester, for the sale o1
American goods.
The duck hunters, who visited our
lakes on Saturday, succeeded in
bagging sixty of them. They would
have killed many more, but the
sights Of the guns, it is reported
became crooked in the afternoon,
making accurate range o matter o.
extreme difficulty.
FoR some time past, large mum
bers ofpeople have been daily crossing
Niagara river just below the fall on ar
immense ice-bridge, which is formed
once in about five years. Reporter
may begin to sharpen their pencils t.
write up frightful disasters as the ic,
gives way to warm weather.
The ship Great Western, arrived .
few days ago from New York, to on
gage in the Seattle and San Fran
cisco coal trade. It will be remem
bered that this is one of the vessel,
recently purchased by the coal com
pany to meet the requirements o
their largely increasing business.
The English flagship. Duke O
Wellington, recently took fire at Ports
mouth. A large number. of tug,
went to her assistance and she wa
soon surrounded by a feet Of vessels
While she may not prove q total loss
heavy damage will be sustained
She was one Of the largest vessels il
the service; rated at 6,O71 tons bur
den, and her engines of / 800 horse
power.
TEE present condition of the wealth
or calls forcibly to mind some sug
gestions we made to farmers, in th,
early Autumn, relative to Winter
preparations for stock. Now, tha
the green hills and valleys are GOV
cred with snow of NO inconsiderabl,
depth, We can well imagine the EN-
barrassmsnt experienced by q far
mer when greeted by lowing herd
and bleating focks, with neither hay
in the loft nor corn in the crib, t.
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