Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-24

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lation of her life in the New, the COM
mittee feel it their conscientious
duty to investigate the authenticity OF
the Scriptures. If convinced that they
emanate from the customs and olin-
ions of barbarous age, and possess no
significance in the civilization of the
ninth-teenth century, they hope to free
women from the bondage OF the Old
heologies, by showing that the Bibl
rests simply on the authority OF man,
and that its teachings regarding wom-
en- are unfit for this stage OF evolution,
in which the sexes occupy an equal
place in the worlds thought.
Two PAPERS FOR THE PRICE OF One
The STANDARD has hitherto uni
formerly rejected the numerous offers
of California and Eastern papers to
club with it at minimum rates, but a
| proposition comes this week from the
publisher of the Mayfower, of Var
mouth, Mass, weekly, eight-page,
family newspaper, that is SO favorable,
and the paper SO much superior in lit
erary contents to its competitors, that
we relax the rule, and will try the ex-
pertinent, for short time at least, of
the benefits of cooperation. The
WayRower will be sent to all new sub
scribers to the STANDARD who pay in
advance, the full year, for So, or to
those who pay up arrearages and sub
scribe one y : in advance for 50 so
for both l.;.r;. We are satisfied that
| tins arrangement viii give satisfaction
to all who avail themselves Of the up-
p0rtunity Tor obtaining large amount
of reading matter at Il nominal cost.
The Maaaouer is filled with just the
class of entertaining reading matter
that is acceptable to the home circle
We will be able to furnish sample
copies to all who desire them.
WORK on the coast branch of the
Postal Telegraph is being prosecuted
with vigor which assures success
ful termination OF the enterprise, the
realization OF hope long felt for a
competitive service in this important
branch OF business. At present five
construction parties are engaged in
stretching the wire between Portland
and New Westminster. The poles are
of cedar and strong and substantial.
On these are strung two IRON and two
copper wires, which will make it one
of the best equipped lines in the coun-
try. This company will have connec-
ton with the eastern hemisphere and
the whole world by their line along the
Canadian railway and the cables to
Europe. Its completion will inaugu-
rate n new and reduced system of
rates, and bring the chained lightning
within the grasp of ordinary people.
AT the term of Court beginning at
Tacoma Monday, q case will be heard
in which the land grant between Ia
coma and Kalama will be involved
The commissioner of the General
Land Office has directed the Register
and Receiver at Vancouver to receive
filings Of homestead and pre-emption
claims on this land, which is near the
Columbia river, upon which a number
of persons have already settled and
taken homestead claims under the d.
rection of the Commissioner. Now J.
B. Montgomery brings suit claiming
title to the land from the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, and asks
the court for an injunction restraining
these settlers from making improve
ments on this land in compliance
with the homestead law, or to do any
act by which they may acquire title
under these circumstances.
THE Democrats of Mason County
last Saturday made the following
nominations for local officers: Audi
tor, John Latham; Treasurer, NJ.
Fredson; Sheriff, D. NJ. Duckworth;
School Superintendent, Newell Day;
Commissioners, NJ. C. Simmons, Ed.
McReavy gnd VIM. Potts; Probat.
Judge, Malcolm Dunbar; Coroner,
- jackson; Wreckmaster, Mike
Simmons. A good ticket.
THE adaptability Of the word b" can
didate," has never before appeared so
plain as it does just now, during pro-
longed period of waiting for the eva
tiers to move" 1t should, however, in
the eternal fitness of things, be spelled
candy-date, to more fully embody the
idea Of tafy so lavishly dispensed to
the sovereign people.
Gov. Squire has gone East. Would
it not be well to telegraph those dime
museum fellows to run him in on a
"spec." The originator Of martial
law would draw we'll in an anarchist
community.
The Mechanics Fair begins in
Portland on the 7th OF October and
closes on the 23d. Quite number OF
our people contemplate a visit to this