Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-10-24

AUTUMN leaves are losing their
pristine brilliancy.
AL questions have two sides and
SO has the Insane Asylum bill.
The principal business of Olympia
at the present time, seems to be vest
ell in the wood and bark business.
PRUDENT housewives will see TO it
that their house-plants are not left
out to be nipped by the sharp teeth
of Jack Frost.
The structure which surmouuts
the tank at the New England Hotel,
puts one in mind of the house at
the end of Jacks bean-stock.
THINK how your money came and
for what it is to go, before spending
it. This simple rule strictly OBJ
served hos made many o poor mao
rich.
As result of the keen frosts Chat
now visit us, almost nightly, the
cleanly swept sidewalks are covered,
each morning, with new structure
of leaves.
SANKEx and Moody have begun a
Fall and Winters tour of The prin-
cipal Eastern cities. They are at
present holding grand jubilee at
Cleveland.
"WHExcE came they?" is the all
absorbing question, now, relative to
the wonderful communications OBJ
tanned by DIR. Slade for those who
honor him with hearing.
We. notice with satisfaction that
some of our citizens are rakiDg up
the fallen leaves about their prem
ises and burning them in heaps.
We hope the practice will become
contagious.
In Maeswer to q question PROFOUND.
ed 10 him by toadying Portlander,
Gen. Grant replied by saying that
he was pleased to see the people
turn out in such crowds 10 see him j..
Mi,u5ile dictu!
Is there anything strange or cur
ious in the coincidence of President
Hayes and Grant swinging around
the circle at the same time? The
Republican. nominating convention
will show us that there were emil
lions in it.
WHENEVER O member of the Legis.
lature is pretty sure of the success Of
any of his pet measurers, he invaria'
ably expires ses desire 10 "']et i
stand on its intrinsic merits." 1t i!
only when he is in doubt, that he
exploreth the highways and by-ways
seeking whom he may devour.
The sauce man of the Portland
Standard should not be so lavish O
his spices, now that the cool wealth
er is setting in. If his sauce is goot
for anything, it will Reep, in thi
climate, in its normal condition
without the addition of highly sea
soning condiments OF appetizers.
IT is said that there has been N
woman within tho. confines Of th
valley of Mount Athos, for five hand
dred years. Old men residing there
say they have never seen a sample o
the species. What q field for tn
exhibition of a few buxom girls
What is P. r. Barnum thinking
about?
The remains of Mrs. Granger, o.
aged lady, were brought up fron
Steilacoom on the steamer, Tues
day, and buried in the Masoni
Cemetery. She was mother OF tn
late MIR. w. j. Granger who wa
associated with DR.. G. G.. Turner
in the druggists business, and VIII
, died at the residence of Mr.. Davi
Chambers, about five years ago.
! POSTERS are out, announcing tha
) Miss Henrietta Monroe will appea
\ at Columbia Hall, this Friday even
3 ing, in a selected programme OF N
: citations and impersonations. Th
3 lady brings some very hatterins e'
5 comiums from the English and Anne
: lean press, and doubtless occupies
!, high position as an elocutonist. II
/. served seats can he obtained at Gro
II.