Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-18

CHIEF Moses and his suite have
arrived in Washington.
STREET preaching is one of the
institutions of Portland.
Every hen wants to raise a brood
of chickens. Look out for bad eggs.
NEARLY two million head of cattle
will soon be driven from Texas to
the Northwestern States.
IT is rumored that W. N. Horton
is soon to re-assume control of the
Water-Pipe Factory at Tumwater.
APPLE blossoms are wary about
coming out. They do not care to be
put to the severe tests experienced
by the smaller fruits that have pre-
ceded them.
The school in East Olympia hav-
ing closed, a good many children
have been made happy. The school
in District No. l will probably ab-
sorb a good portion of them.
AN ardent sort of a chap, who
visits his girl seven nights in the
week, wants to know the price of
bark. The price of fuel will be item
lied in the forthcoming bill.
The people in Dallas, Oregon, are
talking of adopting the plan of the
Olympia people in building their mar
row gauge railroad, turning out, en-
masse, with picks and shovels.
GEORGIA and Alabama are afraid OF
losing their negro population. The
legislatures of those States have
enacted a law imposing license tax
on every person soliciting people to
emigrate out of the country.
PRoF. Price, of Oxford, is an al
dent advocate of classical education;
and we should say he was entirely
correct if he did not try to lessen
the Importance OF mathematics in
his efforts to sustain the classics.
ASs0x youne znsns~ annzz4ys ~s|
mean, stands in all the gushing ele-
gance of the latest fashions, at the
doorway of Messrs. Toklas & Gold
STEMS new store. An attractive
feature and splendid advertisement.
The large banner-sign stretched
across Main street, by our enterpris-
ing townsman, W. Fl. Clark, does
almost as good service as if it had
tongue. Whenever spanking wind
blows, it " cracks" up his new store
in way that need not be mistaken. !.
CHAMBERS received last Tuesday six
fine salmon from the Columbia river,
weighing thirty pounds each. They
are a great delicacy with our peo-
pie, and, being the first of the sea-
son, were speedily distributed in fry
ing and baking lots. We acknowl-
edge the courtesy of several delici-
Gus slices.
HAYES does not stand alone in the
veto business. Washington vetoed
two acts of Congress, Madison six,
Monroe one, jackson nine, and Tay-
lor four. The vetoes of Hayes are
likely to be followed by more before
he leaves the Presidential chair, so
he will, at least, find himself in
pretty good company.
Ar the United States Circuit court,
in Portland, on Tuesday, the jury in
the case of the two Indians who were
arrested for murder at Sitka, brought
in verdict of guilty against Kot-ko-
wot, and one of not guilty for Koh-
ko-not. The witty member of our edit
orial staff thinks that this latter name
may account for the milk in the CO.
coa-nut.
GEN. M. V. Brown and Capt.
Humphreys, of Albany. Oregon, have
taken to the lecture-feld in the in
terest of the temperance reform. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Brown turns
out to be a pleasing and effective
speaker in behalf of the cause In
which he has lately embarked. May
abundant success attend him.
The Salem Io,cn Talk says the size
of the new pavilion on the fair
grounds near that city WILDE "Ox2OO
feet and 20 feet high" If the town
affairs cannot be talked up better