Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-18

The middle of July and good
cracking fire was comfortable.
+ A PLAN is on foot for illuminating
Niagara Falls by electric light.
"CRops never looked better" is
the burden of reports from all
quarters.
Would an account of the doings
OF our army in Flanders be classed
as profane history?
| The Territorial Teachers Institute
convened in Seattle, OIL Tuesday,
with good attendance of teachers,
full of talk.
, The Portland Standard Of the 9th
inst, publishes lenghthy, meritori-
Gus poem written by prisoner now
in confinement at the city Jail.
GREEN apples are getting large
enough to attract the attention OF
little boys, especially if we'll loaded
bough projects over the sidewalk.
OuR girls are beginning to wear
| miniature lightning rods on their
hats and bonnets. BY this means,
there is no danger of being struck
awhile in the company of attractive
gentlemen.
/ French engineers have already
succeeded in sinking artisan wells
lin the midst of burning deserts and
bringing thence abundant streams of
pure cold water. The world is mov-
ing and the future is pregnant with
events.
| A SINGULAR death occurred at Coos
Bay, on Friday last. Louis Jackson
was stung by some poisonous insect
and died shortly after. His princi-
pal suffering was on account of inor-
dinate thirst. This is a case we'll
worthy of investigation by pbysi-
| clans.
An old experienced individual
urges that extra care and pains be
| taken, this year, in putting ny
fruit OF all Kinds, on account of the
excess of water it contains. The
suggestion has philosophy in it and
we are not afraid to heartily second
it.
The Arctic exploring yacht Jean
cite, sailed from San Francisco on
Tuesday, the Sth inst. The schoone,
Fannie 4. Hyde will accompany hel
as far as Behring's sea, as a coal and
provision tender. The entire ex-
pense of this expedition is borne by
James Gordon Bennett, Jun.
A CHURCH festival committee, in
Portland, assure the public, in their
posters, that the sights to be seen at
the festival will never be seen again,
while those who visit the entertain
ment will never forget it. OF course,
all these promises are clearly within
the range of possibility and are
quite irresistible.
WHAT is an appropriate song for a
hungry man? Ans" When the
swallows homeward fly" This con-
undrum is copyrighted oy us and
those exchanges which desire to
copy it will act accordingly. And
we don't want the Portland Standard
to credit it as it does many Of ou,
smart things by an abbreviated Er.
The world is on the eve of three
great events. The construction OF
the Darien ship canal, the flooding
with sea-water of the great desert OF
Sahara, and the purchase of steam
fire-engine for Olympia, Washing
ton Territory. 1t is confidently
hoped that oil three of these great
enterprises may be duly accomplished
before the close OF the present CEN
tury.
The much needed work of gravel
ing the railroad bed has commenced
at Tenino. A large amount OF gray
el will be dropped near the depot
buildings to render the surroundings
easily accessible in the worst wealth
er. As the working force moves
this way, the whole Of the road will
be put in excellent condition. The
company has inexhaustible supplies
Of gravel near at hand; o great de-
o;1orotru, IN oil vo;lroode