Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-22

SIXTEEN deaths have occurred from
yellow fever in New York city.
HOUSE plants, at this season Of the
year, need the most careful attentions,
The Water Company are putting
down new mains across Fourth street.
The Grove Nesting yesterday at
tracted quite large attendance
from town.
COOP company or none, should
be the rule of both old and young,
but especially The young.
IT is better to praise your neighbor
than to condemn him; but then there
isn't nigh as much fun in it.
LIFE would not present half the
difficulties if We would do more
looking up and less looking down.
A cUFr-plN was picked up at the
Grove Meeting yesterday, which the
owner can have by calling at this
office
IT is wonderful to see how much
improvement can be made in rick
ETY. old fence with a hammer and a
few nails.
NEVER praise your children before
company. If they deserve commen-
dation, they will receive it, even
from strangers.
MEssRs. Mcintosh & CASTOR are
engaged in getting into market some
of the finest bark that ever grew in
Washington Territory.
PRESIDENT Anderson, of Seattle,
has received an invitation to accept
the Presidency of the Willamette
University. It was declined.
MAMMOTH posters, announcing the
various fairs along the coast, are out
and scattered through the length
and breadth of the Sound country.
The Oregon people want the West
Side railroad to be completed to In
dependence in time to bring down
the grain crop that will centre there
GA GOLDEN crown cannot cure on
aching heart nor a golden slipper the
gout." says an old adage, but we
wouldn't mind trying them on once.
Now is the time when directors
are securing school-teachers for the
Fall term and they should not forget
that Olympia can turn out q few
more of the first grade.
MEssRs. George H. Hines and
Lyman Chittenden, visitors from
Portland, left last Monday for the
Satsop. to spend a few days with
Mr.. VIM. Ruddell, a relative of the
former gentleman.
The attendance at the Blue Rib
bon meeting, Sunday, was as U.s.
ual, large. The interest continues
unabated. A meeting will be held
tonight, at 8 o'clock, to which all
are invited.
You can save from 20 to 25 per
cent. on most staple articles by buy
ing them of 7. N. Ford & Co. They
are actually selling at cost and some
articles even less than the San Fran
cisco wholesale price.
The faithful representative" ihe
" efficient sheriff." tho courteous
county auditor" the model hotel
keeper" the "obliging steamboat
captain etc., is the way fowery
correspondent sets off the eminent
men of Snohomish City.
AN old miner predicts that the
platinum search set on foot by Mr..
Edison, the inventor, is likely to cul-
inmate in rich discoveries, not only
Of the metals platinum and irriGo-
sium, but many other valuable met.
ais in localities not now suspected.
The British ship Bechardass- -Ambi.
adass went ashore on the Vancouver
Island coast short time since. We
should think that name would sink
any ship. Doubtless, the ill-fated
craft went on to the beach stern
formost.
The question Of abolishing the
Aogging system in the British army
and Navy has been undergoing q
thorough discussion in Parliament,
and the fact is noted by conserva-