Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-01
DR. Dean Clarke will lecture in
thisspla on Sunday next.

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en- districts in eastern Europe or,
not encouraging.
THE Morrisites, a new wing o
Mormonism, are creating some stil
and a good deal of litigation at Sal
Lake City.
The steamer Politkofsky, of the Por'
Blakely Mill Company, paid oul
harbor visit on Monday last, and
left this morning.
The new moon looks like shall
low bowl and consequently must be
a dry moon. So lunar prophets
said of the last new moon.
AN abundance of drift-wood and
patches of foam indicate that there
has been breaking up of the foun-
tains in the Deschutes River.
Mr. J. v. Yantis has rented the
Giddings place and will go into the
business of practical housekeeping
as soon as the premises can be put
into proper condition.
A GENTLEMAN from San Francisco
is in town, spying out the land"
with view of establishing a glove
manufactury here. Let everything
come that is useful and profitable;
there is room for all.
The train did not arrive from Te-
nino, Monday night, till about ten
O'Clock. The detention was caused
by slide on the Northern Pacific
road, which occurred, as we under
stand, about ten miles this side of
Kalama.
VIZ have heard of but one bona
.1fde love-match and consequent we'd
ding, since st. Valentine was in
town. Do not let young people dis
pair; if anybody has been exposed,
the disease turks in the system and
will soon come to the surface.
Mr.. j. Lenoir, the San Francisco,
representative of the Olympia Oy-
ster Company, is again in town,
looking after the interests of that
corporation. We are glad to see
that this one item OF our resources is
attracting the attention of interested
parties from abroad.
Nh. Charles Goldsteine, formerly
in the employ of Mr.. I. Harris, bnt
more recently from Oregon, is in
town, on brief business tour. Mr..
Goldsteine is a thorough business
man, and nothing would please his
friends better than to see him settle
down and become one of us in very
deed and fact.
MINERAL wax, q curious deposit
somewhat differing from parafine,
is one of the new products of Ari-
IONA. This substance is insoluble in
water, and hence, will doubtless be.
come of extensive application in the
varions arts. 1t is found in beds or
strata twenty feet in thickness and
miles in extent.
While the restraint placed upon
the Russian press, in regard to
plague reports, might, at first, APP
pear an evil omen, the measure is
doubtless a wise one. The object
was merely to lessen the spread OF
wild and unreliable rumors as to the
progress OF the disease, and thus
keep in proper check the fears of the
people.
A LADY of our acquaintance re-
marks with q good deal of truthful
ness, that the golden age of valen-
tines, in this country, like the pro-
gress of Roman literature, is fast
passing into the brazen and iron
ages of indelicacy and nonsensical
vanity. Granting that valentine
literature never had golden age,
we entirely agree with the lady.
The Blue Ribbon League met last
Monday evening, in Tacoma Hall, at
the usual hour, and was addressed
by Messrs. Marcum, E. l.. L. White,
j. S. S. w. Shelton, Mrs. Thomas,
j. N. Gale, and others. The exer-
cises were enlivoned by several WELL
rendered odes by the choir. The
League, By vote, decided that the
next meeting be held III Tacoma Hall,
Sunday, at ) O'Clock.