Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-12
WHOLE NO. 979.

EVERY live farmer is making good
use of the prevailing fine weather
PANTHER poisoning is carried ON
to a profitable extent on WILDLY
Island.
A CLEAR conscience and plenty of
sleep is the best tonic. We can
vouch for this.
ACCORDING to the Seattle LnteUi-
gencer, a man in that city has invent
ed perpetual motion.
The raft Neptune, with her crazy
navigator, was passing down the
Straits Of Fuca, at last accounts.
Our down Sound friends are adj
icted to moonlight excursions ON
the limpid waters of their bays and
inlets.
The University, at Seattle, opened
its Fall term with ninety students,
which fact is q hopeful indication of
of what its future career is to be.
One plucky farmer proposes to
bring in big bear and leave the an
imal chained in his wagon to keep
away the marauding cows.
FREE trade, or no free trade:
tariff or no tariff" is now question
VIII ich agitates the great mass of the
people along the Atlantic seaboard.
!'Do I wake, or am I dreaming %
He was doing neither, but was only
drunk, and lying on the sidewalk.
last night, trying to ogle the man in
the moon.
PoTAToEs are now selling at 40 cts.
per bushel, and green corn colV
mands 163 cents per dozen. Bin
sells at Is cents per pound and Z y
25 cents per dozensw n sht HUM
atiQnss y
OREeos and doN1 Scund pspsr~
are warning the people aGsins
fearful consequenceso of alI0i &
erpillars to ego to sees" upon
trees. We have made several spe2
es on this question and have left IT,
floor.
The young ladies' of the Congregs-
tional Church have organized an aid
society, called The Cleaners" to
meet weekly for social advancement
and the promotion of the secular in
terests of the church. It comprises
the proper material for success. Its
next meeting will be held at the res
idence of Mrs. White, Saturday af-
ternoon, at 2 o'clock.
A COPY of Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary is to be the prize offered
to the scholar, in each of the Seattle
public schools, making the best pro-
gress during the year. These prizes
are given by private citizens and
the offer displays praise worthy
generosity on the part of those who
have at heart the best interests of the
rising generation. Could not SIM
liar incentive be offered by the peo-
pie of Olympia?
ACCORDING to late developments,
the Hawaiian treaty is proving det-
riment to the country instead of
good. BY its present working, =
limited number of individuals are
enabled to control the Hawaiian bus
mess 80 far as it relates to the impor-
tation of raw sugar. One firm, that
of Claus Spreckles & Co., San Fran
cisco, practically monopolizes the
sugar trade of San Francisco. In
ternational treaties should be wisely
planned for the good Of the people
and not for single firms or corpora
tions.
We know pretty well how to ap-
preciate the feelings of the Astorians.
and can sympathize with them in
their exuberant joy over the prospect
Of a railroad outlet. The chief engin-
eer of the Astoria snd Winnemucca
Railroad, with party OF fifteen
men has commenced the work Of sur
veying the proposed route. As in
the early days of our railroad pros
pect, the people Of Astoria are nov
ing en- masse, and large number OF
citizens accompanied the surveying
party on their way to tho head OF
navigation on the river through Lews-s
is and Clarke Canyon.