Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-22
The dew drops still linger in the

, The dew drops still linger in the
air.
The new moon is receiving a
good many compliments for the rain.
MILKMEN never looked happier
than since the rain commenced fall
ing.
The EXPERIMENT is just one year
old to-day, and just as much of an
experiment as ever.
Rev. DR.. Lindsey aud wife, OF
Portland, having made an extended
tour of Alaska have returned.
IT is o common remark that the
weather is growing cooler, and now
that the grain is ripe, the change is
very agreeable to farmers.
The artesian we'll, at the intersec-
ton of Main and Second streets, hav-
ing proved u failure, the work OF i'm
proving the cistern has been com-
menced.
A FORCE Of men are engaged in
cutting down the high hill at the
upper part of Adams street and car
ting the earth away to fill up various
depressions.
The fine ship, Gem Of The Ocean,
which recently went ashore on the
Vancouver Island coast, has been
given up as total loss and is now
going to pieces.
The Town Board of Seattle have
passed a fire-limit ordinance to pro-
vide against fire within the city lin
its. An example which Olympia
might wisely follow.
WHEN a young lady refrains from
eating onions these days, on account
of their odoriferous effects, she is
simply sacrificing one of the best
elements of health for silly senti.
ment's sake.
A NEW postofice has been estab-
lished at Plum's Station. This will
prove great convenience to large
number of people who have, hereto
fore been obliged to come to Tum-
water for their mail matter.
If on no other account than for
the sake Of sanitary principles, it be-
comes every owner of wood.shed
to see that the accumulated mass of
bark-dust and chips is cleaned out
aud carted away before the Winters
stock of fuel is put in.
The long continued dry weather
is severely testing the high bridge
near Union Street. Gaping joints
aud shaky tendency would seem
to suggest the prudence of thor
ough examination of that rather
questionable structure.
LATE authentic accounts from the
Skagit gold diggings represent that
while there is plenty of gold in the
hills and on the bars for great dis
tance along the river, the great ex-
pense of saving it, consumes all the
profits. Two or three dollars day,
per hand, is all that can be made
with the present appliances for wash
ing the precious metal from the
gravel.
That the trade with Chehalis
county is steadily increasing is be-
coming every day more apparent.
The two stages which left last Mon :
day we're heavily laden, and large
amount of freight had to be left, and,
we are inform ed, this is not an un-
usual occurrence OF late. The low
prices which have prevailed .or
some time past has diverted consid-
cradle trade from other points, and
a liberal policy will doubtless keep
it here.
The United States Consul at Man
chester, England, says the demand
there for American meats and grains
next Winter will be immense. Last
year. eighty thousand persons were
supported. in that city, by public
bounty, and it is the opinion of the
consul that far worse times are yet
to be experienced. While we de-
plors the condition of the poor in
England, We cannot help congratu-
lating our farmers on the prospects
before them. Wheat and beef will