, 1885-12-31
Uhe @eekly grens.
From Ths.rsdas,s Daily.

from thursdays Daily.
Damp days for Christmas festivities.
The post office will close tomorrow at
9, q. M.
Starrett's skating rink will be open
this evening.
Don't forget to pay your city taxes.
2hey haven't been postponed.
Hon. n. D. Hill arrived home this
morning to spend Christmas with his
family and friends.
Last day for buying Christmas presents.
The sale of toys, fancy articles. etc, at
Eisenbeis' was quite spirited yesterday
and last evening.
In order to allow the printers chance
TO black their boots and put on clean
collars so Us TO attend the Christmas
trees this evening, today's daily is issusd
earlier than usual. It goes without
saying tnat there will be no paper issued
tomorrow.
All who have been feeling depressed
for want of funds with which to pay
taxes may now rest easier for while.
The bill to make taxes delinquent March
lst instead of Dec. 31st has passed both
Houses of the Legislature, received the
Governors signature and become = law.
Oar poiica. authorities are informed
that, though We cannot do otherwise
than compliment them upon the manner
in which through their diligence and
never failing watchfulne5s, the rough
elements from Victoria, Seattle and other
parts OF the Sound are keIS from land
ing on our shores, or If 30, they are
watched and speedily got rid of, once
in a great while one escapes them and
gains footing III the upper part of town.
One OF these characters were seen prowl
ing about the residence of Capt. James
Morgan during the absence of the
Captain on his steamer, and but for the
fact that Mrs. Morgan had taken the
precautions to have the house securely
locked and we'll fastened, depredations
might have been committed in that
lonely part of town. Let the police
ferret out their man.
4 truly artistic. elegant and convenient
work in chronlolithography and the let
ter press is the Columbia Bicycle Calen-
dar for 1856, just issued by the Pope
Manufacturing Company, of Boston.
Each day Of the year appears upon
separate slip, with a quotation pertaining
60 IL I
prominent writer's on both sides Of the
ocean. The notable cycling events are
mentioned; and concise opinions of the
highest medical authorities; word from
practical wheelmen, including those of
clergymen and other professional gentle
men; the rights Of cyclers upon tine roads;
genera! wheeling Statistics; the benefits
Of tricycling for ladies'; extracts from
eyling poem; and much other matter
interesting to the public IN general, and
the cycler in particular, appear from day
to day. In fact, into little measure is
crowded in highly attractive way the
past, present and future of cyciing;-a
virtual encyclopaedia upon this univer-
sally utilized "steed of steel.' The
calendar proper is mounted upon back
ofheayE bQaSd, upon which is exquisiteIy
I oxecAted, in water-color effect, a charming
.ou,bination of cycling scenes by G. ii.
Buek, OF Nav York. A mounted bieyoler
in uniform is sounding the bugle-call
while speeding past an echoing lake. In
another view party of bicyclers are
enjoying spin by the light of the moon.
In another a sprightly and pretty, and
daintily attiEed, lady tricyc'er bears
evidences of the delightfulness of this
health-givlng exercise. As WORK of
convenient art it is worthy of place in
Office, library or parlor.