Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-11

sity were resumed, yesterday, under
fattering auspices.
The year 1878 will be memorable
in the annals Of astronomy for the
discovery of an active volcano in the
moon.
Our neighbors down the Sound
are bitterly complaining of the non
arrival of the through mails from the
South.
THERE is quite q sensible increase
of daylight, much to the satisfaction
of those who are obliged to be
early-risers.
IT is rumored that the mail route
between this place and Tacoma, the
service upon which has been per
formed by the steamer Zephyr, has
been discontinued.
The Willamette and Columbia
rivers are so blocked up with ice that
steamers are yet unable to reach
Kalama, and consequently, the Ore
gon mails will probably be detained
some days longer.
AN army of forty ol-children
from the school in District
No: l to the bookstore, Tuesday,
accompanied by Mrs. Cass, as their
chaperone, to exchange their old
textbooks for new.
FROM various exchanges, it seems
that the time-honored custom of
holding watch-meeting in the Meth
odist Episcopal churches, on New
Years eve, was generally observed
on this part of the coast.
A SERIES of very interesting revival
meetings have been in progress, for
some time, at the Brown Church in
Seattle. They are now merged into
the prayer-week exercises, and there
after will probably be continued.
IF you have not yet bound your
self by new and good resolutions for
the year just beginning, there is
plenty of time to doso. Resolve to-
night that you will make both ends
of the year meet in every good
thought, word and deed.
CA WoMAN's Mistake" is the
title of a new novel. A valuable ex-
change offers to wager years sub
scription that, whatever may have
teen that woman's mistake, it was
certainly not in getting q pair of
boots couple of sizes to large for
her.
ONE manifest result of our present
cold spell of weather has been to rem
der beautifully transparent the at
mosphere. Our magnificent noun
tain scenery by day. and charming
moonlight nights, cannot be ex-
celled in any country ON the face of
the globe.
OLD hunters say there is just about
snow enough in open timber to make
deer-hunting very perrlexing and,
withal, vexatious business. They
do not like to ignore the snow en-
tirely when they see a fresh deer
track, but they are sadly puzzled
to follow the ill-designated trail.
INDIAN women are not. to be triAed
with, even though they are living as
wives of white men. George Phil
lips, residing at the lime-kiln, Orcas
Island, was shot and killed by his
Indian wife on the Oath of last month.
The man was said to have been a hard
case by those who knew him. The
Indian woman is to be tried.
WE are requested to state that
after the regular worship in the Pres
tyterian church tomorrow evening
an election o. elders and trustees
will take place. The annual report
OF the Treasurer will be read and
other business of Importance trans
acted. A full attendance of the
church and congregation is desired.
REV. J. r. Thompson's lecture OF
Theatres and Theatre -going'' i.
postponed for one week and Rev. Mr.
Mccoy will occupy the Presbyterian
pulpit in his stead. The morning.
appointment stands unchanged, Mr.
Thompson preaching at that time il
Olympia, at South Union Mt 3 o'clocl
p. NJ. and at Tumwater at s o'clock.