Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-01
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that our reporter is himself again
The season for transplanting house
plants has come. No more iniur,
from frosts need be apprehended.
BIRDS are choosing their mates
and they will be nesting about tn
time that good little boys are eman
cipated from school.
Now is q good time to beautify th'
lots at the cemeteries, while th'
ground is soft and plant. Sucl
work has already been begun.
TIE name of the unfortunate mar
who lost his life by the avalanche
near the Cascades, o few days ago
an account of which we published
last week, was George Pratt.
The steamers North Pacific and
Alid1 have exchanged their running
days between Tacoma and Seattle.
The Alidd now goes down on Mon
day, and the North Pacific on Tues
day.
A MEASURE is under discussion in
the New York legislature, for reduc-
ing the legal interest from seven to
six per cent. per annum. This is re-
garded as favorable omen in fnan-
cial circles.
The frame of the new Catholic
Church has been raised. It's COM
manding position will make it a
prominent landmark as we'll as an
ornament to the northern portion of
the town.
WE regret to state that our young
friend, Frank Rabbeson, we'll known
as one of Olympia's original printer
boys, is still quite i'll, while there is
no immediate prospect of his being
any better.
ONE of our prominent business
men to-day informed us that the in
dications of revival of business
soon as Spring fairly opens, are
conclusive. The verifcations of his
predictions hitherto, based upon
close observation, lead us to place
much faith in this opinion.
Mr.. Silsby has just received, a let
ter from Maine which states that the
proposition before the State Legis-
lature to amend the Prohibitary Liq-
uor Law SO as to allow druggists to
sell spirituous liquors for medicinal
purposes, has been defeated by q
vote of six to one. This indicates
that the law, after many years trial,
is success.
We don't know whether our arti-
Gle few days ago did it, or not, but
certain it is that one of our capitalists
has finally decided to erect at tirst-class
brick building, soon as the dry sea-
son will admit of it. The precise
size is not yet fully determined upon,
but it will cover enough ground to
afford two commodious stores, both
.of which are engaged in advance for
term of years.
PAPA, in spelling You the 90 is
silent, isn't it ?" Papa: Yes, my
dear" Little girl: "Then what is
it good for ?" Papa: Nothing, my
child" Little girl: "Oh, that can't
be, or they wouldn't spell itwith 90.
1 think know now what they put in
the silent letters for. You see; if
they didn't put 'em in, we little girls
wouldn't have to go to school. 1t
would be too easy. The words would
spell themselves, and we'd know all
about it without asking the school
ma'am."
We are in possession OF informa-
ton from what we regard as reli-
able source, of the discovery of q rich
silver lode in the Cascade noun
tains, about forty miles from Olym-
pia. Samples of the rock have been
taken to San Francisco, for an essay,
by the fortuated discoverer, who pro-
poses to bring up with him machin-
cry for its reduction. We are not
allowed to give full particulars,
at present, but ars promised de-
tails soon as it is prudent to make
them known to the public. The
SAN pies of rock are said to indicate
the existence of a veritabie bonanza.