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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-05

Every true and well disposed Olym.
plan should remember that now is O
season of high tide, now is the accepted
time, so far Is concerns anything like
. prudential preparation for the future
good and prosperity of our city. A
constitutional Convention comes but
once in lifetime. The Legislative
body is often facetiously referred to AZ
the wisdom of the Territory"
But the delegates to the Convention
about to assemble have been selected
with . good deal more care than is
ever exercised in the election of legis.
lators. Their deliberations will be Of
far grayer character than the dull
routine of our legislative hall; hence
the conclusion is . reasonable one that
the Convention will comprise a body
of men eminent in every department
of political economy.
Many of the delegates have brought
their families with them and for a sea.
son they aresdestined to become part
apd. parcel Of the social eleme1t of the
Capital City. Doubtless, some of
them may Be charmed into permanent
citizenship. At all events it becomes
us to extend every courtesy to the dis
tinguished visitors. Let it be shown
thai the people Of Olympia are on u
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ELLENsBURG BURNED.-This seems
to be an era of disasters. Ellensbure
is the latest victim to feel the heavy
hand of misfortune At IL o'clock on
the night of the 4th, fire broke out
Anthonys grocery store on Main street
between Fourth and Fifth, which
speedily spread till fourteen blocks were
involved in the ruin. Every business
block in the city, excepting the First
National Bank and Lynch's building
were consumed. At , As the morning
of the 9Th, the fire was under control
and the burned district is bounded on
the east by Sprague street, on the
west by Water street, and extends
from Second to Fifth. The loss is es.
timated at 81 ,OO0, 900, and many of the
people are homeless and destitute.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-05

II am glad to see that you two are
friends. as from something have heard
rather fancied that such might not he
the case"
They both eyed me very sharply for a
minute of very uncomfortable silence,
and then the one whose name had been
told was Jim asked, with that information
Of studiously punctilious politeness
WHICH one soon lesrps 10 understand us
q very dangerous symptom in western
dialogue:
MAY be permitted to inquire what
has given rise to such a supposition?'
"Why, certainly" replied, a little
uneasily; IL had been told that you actu-
ally contemplated duel tomorrow"
"Ah!" exclaimed the one known as
Bill, in a tone of surprise, and then he
continued, in tone so obsequiously
courteous that it had sort of blood
curdling effect, Excuse me, but may
venture to ask who has told you so?"
Manifestly delay in explicit explana-
ton would he likely to eventuate speed
lily in trouble. and answered promptly:
"A very beautiful young woman, well
known to both of you, who, deeming
that by so doing she might save brave
mans life, asked Inc to speak to you and
demonstrate with you against what her
woman's intuition caused her to fear
was your joint purpose"
They looked at each other with express
sions that seemed TO say each to the
other, "lle is not to blame" aid then
Bill said with smile:
That's all right. But there is no oc-
casion for you to mix up in this affair.
Jim and | are friends, however things
turn out, and we know what we're
about, don't We, JIM"
Cert" assented Jim CURLY, adding to
me. There amt any hard feelings be.
tween Bill and ME, stranger, but we've
just laid out to shoot this match off in a
way that will settle it without Mary get
ting talked about Ard she won't be,
Tor nobody will be any the wiser about
IL If you keep your head shut, which !
would il were you, for it amt likely
we'll both be wiped out"
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had forgotten that he was sick. me ex-
plosion of a lot of dynamite cartridges
planted in stunps added the effect of
cannon to the uproar.
AS soon as the battle had moved on
Bradley, Clarity and myself set to work
hosting triumpbal arch of light poles
covered with red, white and blue flannel
streamers and trimmed with evergreens
that had been prepared in advance and
ingeniously rugged with hosting tackle
SO that we three could handle it. Then
we ran up an enormous American flag
on the tall liberty pole before the hotel,
and the strong mountain breeze spread
out its glorious stars and stripes as stiff
as a board Hardly were our labors
completed when the sound of drum
and fife, coming from the west, heralded
the approach of the patriot forces and
their prisoners, the British, who had,
according to the programme. surren-
dered at a point half mile out ct town.
at the foot of the liberty pole the lit
tie procession halted and the English
colonel, speaking for his men. gave fitting
expression to their penitence for having
borne arms against q people who were
striving to be free, and announced their
readiness to forthwith and forever repu-
diate allegiance to the king Of England,
If the Continental army would accept
them as recruits. Abner Joyce-whose
excitement, exertions and an opportune
pull at somebody flask had quite broken
his chill-had leaped into the part of Gen.
Washington, for which he had origin
ally been least" and, in response to the
English colonel, made such an Independ-
ence day Grafton as raised his hearers to
the widest enthusiasm of patriotic de-
hight. Then the two armies mingled fra
ternally; the English flag was raised half
mast high, union jack down; an effigy
of Benedict Arnold was hanged and then
consumed in the still smoldering embers
of the burned house, and the proceed
ings wound up with feast and a dance /!
that lasted all night.
Much to my surprise only one casualty
was reported. My quondam friend Jim
had had his right arm pierced by bull
let. The wound was very severe one,
put not dangerous, and ne had the nerve |
to show himself for little while at the
dance, but he was very pale, silent and
distraught, SO much so that it was re- |
marked by some that he "seemed strange |
ly broke up, just for a little thing like
that" knew what they did not, that |
the ache in his heart prevented his feel.
ing the hurt of his arm. He danced
once with Mary. Then he went away,
giving his left hand to Bill, who stood by
the door as he passed out.
The next morning when I took the
stage to continue my journey I found
that Jim was a fellow passenger. His
right arm was done up in splints and
tied to his breast.
"Going away" he said to me, with
sad smile.
Manfully accepting the fortunes of
war, he was going, never to return.
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OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA. FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 5. 1889.
Now or Never.

The Railroad Committee have add
ed to the embarrassing committee
Messrs N. H. Owings, C. B. Mann
and Thos. Prather, who with Messrs.
Samuel c. Woodruff, J. L. Henderson
and Geo. B. Scanned, the original
committee, now constitute the "work-
ing force" to which the future destiny
Of our city and county are committed.
They are wide-awake energetic bust
nes-men and will do their part we'll !;
but whether or not they will be able
to awaken the average sluggard, is
somewhat problematical.
The situation is grave enough to
startle the most obduratc believer in
predestination. The factors of the
problem seem outlined with such Pc
culiar distinctness, that it is surprise
that everybody cannot read the newt
able solution. The arrangement of
the terms, however, is still possible, but
it will not be much longer. On the
south of us we have a road from the
Northern Pacific, at Centralia, under
construction to Gray's Harbor; on the
north another road, with the same des
tination, to make that country tributa
~ to Seattle. Our local road is owned
and controlled by Tacoma capital
This is the situation in a nut shell,
We are, or soon will be, sidi-tfacket
north and sonth, and as effectually cu
off from the worlds traffic by marrow
gauge, as if we had no road at all. AL
ready established industries demand
transportation facilities with an i'm
perativeness that will not brook delay
Time and again capitalists have looket
over the field and gone elsewhere fo
the developement Of enterprises tina
were dependent upon ready .communi
cation with the outside world for max
ing .available q close margin for profits
If you have not money, give thu
committee, charged with raising this
subsidy, . few acres of land or town
lot, to be held in trust until you set
the wheels go round" If they dom
revolve, you need not pay; if the do
you will be able to pay much more
than you have subscribed, and yeu viii
ultimately thank those friends who &c
peuistently dinned the present neces
sity into your ear.
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The Time is Short.

DEMONSTRATION is thief II was
born a thief, and it will steal your
money and your life ii you have any
thing to do with it. A good resolu-
ton is a good beginning. 1t will ac-
cOmplish wonders if kept alive and put
into action, but ii put Off it is dead.
When the Railroad Committee call
upon you do not put them off Better
say no, at once, and let them 90 about
their business. They have no time for
making repeated calls. The Subscrip-
ton Committee is made up of live men
and they should not be made to tolerate
nonsense. Then DO not parlcy with
them, hut, when called upon. write your
name, and from tie abundance of
your heart, say what you can and are
willing to do to bring standard-gauge
railroad into Olympia. Remember the
time is short.
Golden opportunities are the most
fluttering of all things. They must be
caught on the wing or they are lost
forever. Live men with capital in their
hands are waiting for the people of
Olympia to say what they will do. If
we promptly accept their offer they
will as promptly commence to build
the road.
Time to them is money and they
cannot afford to wait. So far as con-
Germs the road, it is certainty, and it
is ours to say whether or not its Sound
terminal point shall be Olympia. 1t
is the old story of the lark and her
young ones enacted over again, only by
men instead of birds.
Olympia may just as well be city
of $4,000 inhabitants in five years az
to be the "dull unchanging shore" il
has been for so many years. As its
population increases SO will grow in
value its real estate. Let anybody
look back five years, compare pop
ulatiOn and prices then with what ex.
lists to-day, and he will be convinced
that we are INDUCING in no fanciful
overdrawn assertions.
A man had better own one city LOT
worth $4,000 than two lots worth
5000 each, and a neighboring farmer
can better afford to manage and pay
taxes on hundred acres of choice
land than on twice that amount only
half as valuable if sold to-day. Con.
centrated value is the only true value
after all, in whatsoever commodity the
money is invested, We have men in
our midst who say they are Gland
poor" and these are the very men
who can be made rich by giving hall
they own to help forward the biggest en-.
terprise that ever offered to help Olym
pia out of the Slough of Despond
But time is short and breath is toe
precious to be frittered away in fruit.
less discussion. The Committee will
call upon every business man and prop.
erty owner and it is only for him to
dare and do or to croak and do moth
ing. Remenber then, gentlemen, that
time Il sliort and procrastination a
thief that should have been hung long
ago.
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TON.
I realized that although it was not Of
fensively uttered there was in his words
decided threat of unpleasant conse-
quences If did not keep silence. That,
think, would not have deferred me
from speaking If by so doing l could
have, accomplished anything, but l well
knew that l could not Their minds
were made up If the whole community
had known what they purposed, nobody
would have thought it his business to in.
terfera.
II the ownership of a mining claim
had been ut issue they would probably
have tossed a double eagle" or .'cut the
cards" to decide it. But the stake here
was, in the eyes Of both, worth more
than all the mining claims in the noun.
tains, and they made their game one
worthy Of its dignity-life or death, foi
love.
Wc.sauntered back to the bar and took
drink together. AS raised my glass
I bowed slightly to each and said,
"Whichever." They looked at each
other, smiled, touched their glasses, re.
peated whichever" and drank. They
understood me. We had drank to the
health Of whichever one should have the
luck to come out alive.
The sun arose brilliantly on the morn.
ing of the Fourth, and tho people OF
Jupiter, who had got up long before him,
were full Of the excited bustlo of final
preparation of details 1t was Abnel
Joyce's day for chill. but he had him.
self helped out and pcrched up where he
could overlook good share of the pro-
ceedings, hoping to get some satisfaction
out of them before the fever struck him
and made him delirious.
About II o'clock in the forenoon
dropping shots in the canyon away
up to the northeast told that the
skirmishers Of the British line wer.
advancing and tho very small Con
tinental guard falling back before
them. Soon the latter were driven
through the town in full retreat, pursued
by the victorious British, whose red fan
mel blouses and red flannel covered hats
made quite an imposing show. The
Continental uniforms were simply white
flannel facings pinned on the jackets
and Toured hats cooked up to three
pointed shape with pins. As the British
went through the town they fired a log
house, stuffed with pine tops and othel
combustible material, that had been con.
structed for the purpose. The rapid dis
charges of the guns, the shouts of the
men and the thick, black smoke from
the burning house blown across the
scene, gave a startling realism to the
mimic battle. From all directions then
came the patriot volunteers, supposedly
called by the sounds of strife from Their
peaceful ayocations, to defend theil
homes from the ruthless invaders Out
OF town they, too. swept, firing and
yelling, in pursuit Of the British, and
among them went Abner Joyce, who
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-05
How We Celebrated.

1t is the common verdict that, in
the annals of her history, Olympia
never passed through more trium-
plant day than yesterday. The
weather was all that could have been
desired, the streets almost free from
dust, while thousand accompanying
circumstances as if providentially Or
dered catered to the happy occasion.
The Capitol City has had many happy
celebrations, but yesterday, July 4,
1889, is destined to be written upon
the pages of her history as an import
ant epoch, a day occupying the mid
way point in wonderful transition
period in our Territory's lifetime; a
day in fact, which will ever be regarded
as a bright and shining central mile
stone in our eventful journey from
probationary minority into the SOW
ereignty of glorious Statehood.
The number of visitors from abroad
is variously estimated, but it is safe to
say that from $500 to 5000 people
came in by the steamers, the cars and
other conveyances. On account of the
non-arrival of the Potter on time, there
was some little delay in forming and
starting the procession, but the pro-
gramme, however, was successfully
carried out in its minutest details.
All these are enlivening and inspir-
ing reflections, but it is more our
special province now, to deal with the
activities of the hour. The central
feature OF the day was, undoubtedly,
the doings in the pavilion and the
eliminating feature of the programme
there was the grafton of his honor
Mayor Wheelwright, of Tacoma Its
great overlapping waves of eloquence
and matchless peroration will not soon
be forgotten by those who listened in
wrapt attention from beginning to end.
Altogether the reading, the poems the
Grafton and the music were happily in
terwoven parts of grand and magnifi-
cent whole. Everybody was joyous,
hopeful and decorous, and good order
prevailed throughout the city.
To note in detail the interesting
happenings of the day, would be to
write book. Nothing short of this
could do justice to the occasion and
we have cOntented ourselves in merely
giving few crude jottings of such
thoughts as came to hand.
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par in social ameities with the
acknowledged beauty of their CITY.

par in social ameities with the
acknowledged beauty of their city.
"Therc's a tide in the affairs of men,"
etc, and the import OF this oft quoted
precept is no less applicable to-day
than when the almost divine cOnceI-
ton found Judgement in the mind of
the great delineator of human nature.
This tide has come to Olympia, and if
now taken at its food will surely lead
on to fortune if not to fame.
In their daily contact with the men,
bers OF the Constitutional Convention,
the people OF this city will be living
epistles, known and read of all men. ~
The conclusion. then, of the whole
matter appears to be that Olympia has
a rare opportunity of establishing and
confirming her own fair name in the
hearts and minds of the Territorv's
representative citizens.
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BE Diligent.

Fires are liable at all times and it
becomes every good citizen to be 3
public IS well - private custodian of
life and property. It is reasonable to
suppose that there will be much great
er risks during the present week than
on ordinary occasions. The late rain,
lie is true, has thoroughly drenched
town and country and there is less
danger Of accidental ignitions out of
doors than : few days ago when every
thing was - dry AZ Under, and yet,
this tavorsble circumstance should
not, in the slightest degree, lessen the
watchfulness Of the property owner or
householder.
There il no safer way than for every
man to be his own watchmen, while
he turns his houshojd into q FIRE de-
partmcnt. Our policeman and night
watcbmeu cannot be everywhere at all
times. Many points Of danger will at
times be unguarded, save by those liv-
ing in the immediate neighborhood.
Firecrackers and other explosives
will be more numerous than prudent
or desirable, and cigar stumps will be
thrown about Unfortunately. II is
only few days ago that the stump of
: cigarette caused the destruction Of q
large wheat field in California. It is
: thing of common occurrence that the
most trifling accident causes wide
spreading CONGREGATIONS. The old COW
kicking over the lantern in a Chicago
hovel and the immortal glue pot in
Seattle. are familiar examples. If all
would watch their own households
within doors as well as outside, there
would be little danger of destructive
firesin any small town or city. Olym-
pia is going to be full of people during
the coming few. days, and, We bave
thought it but just prudential to sound
. note of warning. Too much reliance
- often placed upon the fire depart
ment, but the best paid and disci-
| plined FIRE service cannot forsee and
prevent the results Of careiessness or the
work Of the deliberate incendiary. But
Hords need not be multiplied in deal
ing with matter of common interest.
What has already been said should be
sukcient, and We conclude by saying
that the great safety is, after all, vested
lin individual diligence. ~
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made up my mind that would stop
over and see how a small town with SO
surprisingly large name celebrated In
dependence day.
Az a result Of somewhat extended OBJ
eervation, am inclined to think that
earnest patriotism-or, perhaps, I had
better say intense Americanism-does
not flourish 20 vigorously In the "effete
civilization" Of the east as In the untram.
meled freedom Of the west. And you
fnd Il more pronounced among the
mountains than down in the valleys.
Appreciative love for our glorious land
grows with knowledge Of Its grandeur
and beauty. And how can they help
their hearts swelling with affection fol
and pride in our country's starry banner,
who live close up to where the heav-
ems spread 1t? But ! have never any
where else found patriotism at quite
such white heat as it was just then in
that little California town.
81 took out Of the boot Of the stage
and delivered to the local committee Of
arrangements several big rolls Of red,
white and blue flannel, the nearest ap-
1cximation be had been able to make
toward filing their order for bunting
which had been intrusted to him. II
vas great deal more expensive, so they
vsRe perfectly satisfied. Nothing was
TOO good for Fourth Of July.
Within an hour after my arrival old
Bradley, landlord of the Golden Eagl,
hotel. where stopped, had told me all
about the arrangements for the celebra.
ton and enlisted my cooperation in
carrying them out, as he was rather over.
weighted with the burden of details, Alb
ner Joyce, the originator and moving
spirit of the affair, having been inoppor-
tunely "taken down with a fever.
Joyce, learned, was an eccentric Yam
kee, who chose to consider himself the
local schoolmaster, and was so recognized
by everybody. It was quite true that
there were, as yet, no children there for
him to teach, but he was on the ground
and ready to receive them when they
should come.
He had announced himself as a school
master when he came there among the
earliest arrivals to work rocker" on
Grizzly Run. and it was at his insistance
that the name Of Jupiter was given to
the camp that had subsequently devel-
oped into the town. Everybody liked
and respected him, so that his present
illness was deeply regretted for his own
sake as well as the consequent depriva.
ton of his directing genius suffered by
the enthusiastic celebrants. How sick
he was may be inferred from an incident
that occurred the day before my arrival.
Opinions were divided among the COM
mittee as to the number of stars that
should appear in the field of the flag to
be borne by the Continental soldiers in
the sham battle, and there was nobody
who had clear idea Of how an English
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Notice

rs hereby given that the Common Council oil
L the City of Olympia deem 1t expedient, and
propose to order the construction OF a sidewalk
on the west side of block No. 13, Swans addition
to Olympia, commencing at Fourth street. thence
running south along the east side OF Chestnut
street to Fifth street.
The survey diagram and estimates of costs pre-
pared by the City Surveyor are now file In my
office, and circumstances against said improve
msnt, IL there be any. must be filed within ter
days from the second weekly publication Of this
notice.
Dated at Olympia this June 2s, 1859.
By order of the
COMMON COUNCIL.
RoRERT MARI, City Clerk.
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A SAD case of the evils of cigarette
smoking comes from Ellensburg. A
young man of that city commenced
business about year ago, under the
most favorable and promising auspices
Everything went we'll for Q time, but
the deadly habit of cigarette smoking
gradually environed him until gratif-
cation of the sordid appetite became
the dominant impulse of his whole
being. Friends demonstrated with
him, but in vain. An effort was then
made to render it impossible for him
to procure the vile trash that was
slowly but surely working his ruin
All efforts in this direction also failed
He pursued his downward and hopeless
way until now his body reels and sways
as with the decrepitude Of age, while
his intellect has become little better
than absolute nonentity. A gloomy
foreboding has taken possession of his
mind, and he fancies that the officers
of the law are constantly on his track
bounding him to the goal of justice
on account of some imaginary crime
he has committed. Several cases quite
similar to this have been, from time to
time reported in the Eastern papers,
and one from California. The record
is a. sad one to contemplate, and its
teachings should be needed by the
young, and especially boys, in every
community,