Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-08
WHOLE NO. 974.

''S " " SsOSAS 90 ubu0ls
The wood and bark business il
one of the most fourishing enter
prises, at present.
A LARGE shipment of coal may
be look for, to come in by the Olym-
pia Il Tenino railroad.
The examination of applicants for
admission to Annapolis, will he held
Aug. 26th, at the Territorial Uni
versity. commencing at 9A. M.
WHEN does a tall woman "stoop
to conquer Ans. When she
stoops to kiss a short man who af-
terwards becomes her husband.
A SMOKY atmosphere would indi-
cate the prevalence of numerous
forest fires. Many farmers are TAX
ing advantage of the dry term by
burning their slashings" on the
bottom lands.
The Puyallup hop raisers are hav-
ing a season of spasmodic Joy.
through the report that prices are
coming up. One farmer has sold
half of his coming crop for thirteen
cents per pound.
PIERCE county boasts of having
raised the biggest and tallest stalk
of oats, and challenges the compe-
tition of the Territory. The stalk
was raised at New Tacoma and is
seven feet high. the head, alone, be-
ing twenty-nine inches in length.
Where is Lewis county? Where 10
Chehalis county?
ACCORDING to the new ordinance
passed by the town board of Oregon
City, prohibiting minors from sp-
pearing upon the streets after nine
o'clock in the evening, two lovers
innocently taking a moonlight stroll,
can be arrested as q brace OF hood
'lums. We know not whether the
editor of the Democrat is bachelor
or not, but he talks strong against
it.
The Town Board of Olympia ara
going to pass an ordinance prohib-
iting people from unhitchiag their
horses and tying them to tho
curbstone or tho edge of the side
walk. We mean the ordinance will
be passed when somebody's baby IL
Kicked and knocked into lump Of
cold humanity. Horses are thus
tied, every day, on Columbia street.
and nobody, whose business it il,
ever says anything about il.
As an indication OF the extent Of
salmon fishing business on this coast,
the Vancouver Independent notes the
fact that, during the catching season,
twenty thousand 6ollars per day arc
paid out to those employed in the
various departments Of the work.
At fair price, the aggregate SUM
brought by this seasons catch, when
sold, will be upwards of two mil
lions of dollars. The fish taken out.
this year, are said to be very sound
and fat. BY recent improvements.
every part Of the fish is utilized.
A large establishment near Astoria,
manufactures q good quality of oil
from the portions that do not go into
the cans.
We hear that chief engineer Dosne,
OF the Northern Pacific railroad, giveo
it as his opinion that the most OK
pedient and practical route which
can be adopted by that company for
reaching the Sound is line down
the valley Of the Columbia river.
The gist Of his argument is set forth
in the homely adage, "The bale Of
o pot is no longer whom lying down
than when standing up" The great
cost Of constructing and maintaining
a railway over q lofty mountainous
region, the slow rate of speed that
must be adopted and tho liability Of
snow blockades are among the arsu-
msnts adduced against the noun
tain pass route. On the other hand.
tho Columbia river route involves NO
other difficulties than such a. are in
cident to comparatively level coun-
try. It is . sort OF axiom among
leading civil engineers that the util-
ization Of river valleys should be the
rule and that OF mountain gorges thu
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