Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-10-17
BAsE-BALLIsTs are talking of going
into Winter quarters.

Qua streets will soon be sraced by
new and elegant omnibus.
THs Dschutes livec is slowly bot
steadily increasing in volume.
VENlsoN is coming in quite pleoti-
fully, and in excellent cond it;on.
POUND pears are ipe and should
be gathered before falling 20 tbe
ground.
THE bill to prevent selling liquor
10 half-bleeds is causing a warm dis
cussiou among outsiders. 4
M.sER, was the word for " "miser-
able among the Romans. Let sor-
did wretches bear this in mind.
THOSE who are contemplating COW
e,ing their roofs with new shingles
should lose no time iu doing the
work. r
WITH the mercury at fifty degrees
and the wind 10 the North, there is a
pretty good indication that Winter
is coming.
Mr.. r. S. While will give free
opening party, on Saturday evening",
Oct 18Th, 1879, 70 which all of his
friends ale invited. n
One of The most extensive assors-
inents of rubber goods ever brought
10 this town can be found at The City
of Olympia Store. 81
1HE ,iue for another new moon is
approaching, when change Of
weather may be expected, if any re-
Lance may be placed upon the luuas
theory. M
The Oregon Siate Asricultu raj
Society pays the premiums, awarded
at the Fair, just closed, by issuing
warrants, which amount to nothing
more than discounted scrip.
l..,LAEar numbers of wild geese ar
vending their way towards the South,
and it is enough 70 make one sbcd-
! der to think OF The cold blasts that
ale coming from the North.
THE demand for jobbing lots Of
Ioagh aod dressed lumber is by no
means growing les. Oar people
like comfortable dwelling during
the inclement part of the year.
DcElNa tho late interegnum in
The Legislature, Rev. j. r. Thomp-
SOD, chaplain of the Council, made
himself bosy by payioy official
visits 10 the various schools through
oat The country.
DON'T persist 10 standing al your
store door when not engaged in
waiting upon customers. Stay in
side, rush about, make believe you
are half killed with business and
you will make business.
The mother of a marriageable
daughter info,ms us that tbe gale in
flont Of her house was broken off
the hinges last night. When The
young mao reads this, he will pro-
badly call and put tbe tbiogs in
order.
The Scotie Mteligencey is sill
asitating, i'll lively manner, the
subject of having another laud office
established somewhere on The Sonnd,
Get Seattle, of course,) and the col
umus of that paper are open 70 those
who want to discuss the subject
THs addresses OF Rev. Messrs.
Reed and Whi;worth before the Dlue
Ribbon League, last Sunday, were
splendid efforts and elected no little
comment at the close of the exer-
cises. An original ode, by Prot Rob-
elts, likewise added interest to The
proceedings. The attendance, as
usual, was large.
IHE Seattle MteUigcacer takes to
itself a good deal of the credit at-
taching to the introduction of the
bill relative to protecting the postal
rights of Insane persons while they
are inmates of the asylum. As we
view the matter, Mrs. Packard should
be the sole recipient of all credit. It
is we'll known that this lady has
spent both time and money in work
ing up the matter, and il the bill
passes, we shall ascribe TO her the
honor.