Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-02-26

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upon his shelves and in his showcases
Go and sample goods and prices.
Dr. w. A. Starkwather has received
the appointment Of Assistant Physician,
at the Hospital for the Insane, and left a
few days ago for his new field OF labor.
The Doctor has been resident of Olym-
pia several years, and has made many
warm friends in the community, who
will regret his departure, while they ex-
tend him hearty congratulations on his
accession to a position Of such responsible
iiy and trust, the requirements Of which
Just suit men OF education and zeal in
their chosen professions.
A new roofing composition has been
discovered, which is said to possess all
the qualities OF tire-proof paint, and to
form much more durable coating than
the mineral ingredient. The basis of
the preparation is coal tar, which forms
a substantial body, and is rendered in
combustible by the addition of some me-
tallic substance which give the shingles
the appearance and density Of veritajle
slate 1t is claimed that it will prevent
tnc growth of moss, one of the most de-
>truc;ivc agencies to shingles as well as
aids to the spread oil fire.
1t is the intention of the p. S. T. CO.,
to place the favorite steamer Messenger
on her regular route and schedule, UNI
der command of Capt. J. Il. Parker,
commencing Monday next. About a
dozen artisans are now Oh board busily
engaged in getting her in read
mess The Messenger has always been
a lucky boat and commanded good
business and we wish her success for the
coming season. She is owned at home,
and during her career of nearly seven
years has placed oyer SIC, 900 in circul-
alton in our community for supplies.
The steamer Gold Dust arrived here
Saturday night, and has since been an
chored off Mr.. Smiths place, on the east
side of the bay. She is about 50 feet
long and only IL feet beam, covered her
entire length with cabin. She is said
to possess excellent speed and will be
able when she is placed upon her route
to make a round trip between this place
and Seattle every day. 1t will require
some time to place her i'll first-class
order, and she will not probably begin
services till sometime next week. She
is owned by the Smith brothers, one OF
whom resides at Seattle and the other
here.
a bachelor correspondent, curiously
enough, asks ior some information in re-
gard to the term "dccollete," as used to
describe the gossaIaer dresses worn by
ladies' in fashionable society. A decol
letc dress literally signifies "a dress
without neck" style of evening
costume invariably adopted by those Ia
dies who are contemplating suicide by
quick consumption. And now the query
just us curiously suggests itself to us,
why does our lonely friend desire the
above information? Perhaps it is with
him as with the man under sentence OF
capital punishment, a case OF neck or
nothing.
Joe Mathews, the plumber, left this
place for British Columbia, Saturday
morning, owing various debts to many
OF our business men. This might have
been unavoidable, but he surely could
have returned property belonging to
others, instead OF purloining it. 1t
seems that he made business of
gathering in' tools of various descrip-
tons just before he left, and they stuck
with remarkable tenacity to his fingers.
Ii he were within reach Of certain stogy
boots we know of, the line of the song
would certainly be made true. for there
would be veritable Joe, kicking up
behind and before"
The catching OF smelt at Long bridge
seems to be prevailing sport of many
of our people. The appliance used is
simple but very effective. a triangle is
made of telegraph wire to which dozen
or more of fish-hoOks are attached and
this is lowered into the water by stout
cord, and the fisher waits until school
of smelt pass over his infernap device,
when by sudden jerk he impales a
large number of the little sinners on the
hooks. A "mess" for large family
can thus be caught in few moments.
An enterprising Maine man would see in
this employment something more than
sport. He would make fortune in a
season or two, by small expenditure
for an outfit and the use Of muscle and
brains, in packing these fish as sardines.