Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-04-06

may warrant, until the timber tract
is exhausted. As yet, the company have
not revealed future plans of operation,
but it is safe to say the numbering inter-
terests OF this vicinity will be greatly en-
HANGED because of the operation of the
enterprise.
Mr.. SiInensen has machine called
the dloptic eye-meter, which beats any
thing to caliper ones visual organs we
have yet seen. You look through a nick
el-plated tube while Mr. s. turns crank
until properlvfocused tense turns up,
and It's number corresponds exactly to
the number OF the eyeglasses or specta-
Giles suited to your vision. 1t beats all
the devices for sizing up your eyes.
An alarm of fire at half-past two this
morning, was occasioned by the burning
of some combustibles on the awning Of
Herman's Beer hall, Fourth Street 1t
seems that Sam Peters, the boot-black,
occupies the attic rooms, and had gone
to bed at late hour, very " tired" from
frequent potations, smoking a cigar
Whether this is regular habit OF Sam,
or he was under such control of tangle-
leg as to be obvious of his acts, is mvs-
terry, but that his cigar set fire to the bed
clothes. and that he in his effort to save
the building, broke out a window-pane
and placed the burning mass, where it
would be famed by the breath of heaven
into renewed life on the dry boards of an
awning, will not admit of a doubt He
then incontinently fed, to ring the bell,
as he says, but more probably to escape
the consequences of his involuntary act
at cremation. The fire-boys, as usual
were prompt in responding to the call.
The entertainment given by the Congre
gatiOnal Society in Columbia Hall, Mon
day evening, was a success, but could have
and performers had not seemingly formed
a mutual admiration society, resulting in
| an encore of every number on the pro
gramme. When a call is intended as a
compliment, its force is materially weak
| cned by frequent repetitiOns. and wholly
lost, when everything is applauded indis
and if the repetition of the part is pro
longed very much. sigh of relic
involuntarily greets its final close. W.
claim that it is unjust to the holder:
oftickets, who have probably been induced
| w dt'CHu u ptIioI HlduCc ny all sdldHSCt
programme, to have it drawn out to twice
its length and be compelled to await the
close, at a late hour, before the part he
may have specially desired to witness i:
reached. Besides, it is tax upon the pa
thence of those Of the performers who may
have learned by experience, to place i,
proper estimate upon such compliments
| "E Tho ~ -
nal Office furnishes the STANDARD
with the following weather report fol-
the week ending April 9Th:
MISUNDERSTANDING height, 29.9$
inches; highest, 1920; lowest, 1864
range, Sc.
Temperature-Average, As degrees
highest, Sc on Thursday; lowest, 81
OH Wednesday; range, 10 degrees.
Average temperature for this weel
for s years, so deg.
Rainfall - Total amount, durin,
week, 1.O7 inches.
Greatest amount rainfall for one
day, Al on Saturday.
Average for this week for 9 years
50 inches.
Mean relative humidity during weel
IS per cent.
Misunderstanding direction during
week, south; highest hourly velocity
during week, "a miles on Wednes
day. Total number of miles travelled
729.
Weather-Light rain on Friday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day. There were 2 fair and cloudy
DAVIS during week.