Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-22

enthusiastic in its praise.
The remark has frequently fallen
from the lips of strangers the past few
days on passing the new Hotel
Olympia what beautiful build
ing And it is a beauty, and prob
ably rs well adapted for the conven-
fence and comfort Of guests as any no.
tel in the country. One OF its chief
attractions Is its broad verandas. and
its many cosy alcoves and slightly por-
ticos, where a dolce far niente would
rival in luxurious cas- a dream of Par
disc. The whole building will be
heated by steam and lighted by cleo
tricity as we'll as gas, and there is not
really single modern improvement
that has not received the careful at
tention of the building committee, and
been adopted VIXEN its utility has been
demonstrated.
The Inman boys and Ed. Lennox
had a narrow escape from what might
have been a serious mishap, during the
recent storm. Coming out of Oyster
bay, when just Off Sandy point with
all sail set, and wholly unexpected, a
squall struck them. Quick thought
and prompt action was in order as the
boat reeled and plunged, and for a
time to sink or sail was the question;
but after hard struggle the staunch
little craft and good seamanship tri-
umphed over wind and waves and they
sailed safely into harbor at Hunters
Point, to find Mr.. Hunter watching
their struggles, prepared to 60 to their
aid if the boat swamped, as he fully
expected it would, it being, he says,
the worst storm he has seen on those
turbulent waters in many years
The city seems to be infested with
thieves. Mayor Conveys residence
was entered Tuesday. evening, while
the family was at dinner, from an up
per window, and a gold watch and
some money belonging to Mrs. Man
ming, and wearing apparel of various
kinds, taken therefrom. On Sunday
afternoon the house of Mr.. Mark Hart
suck was raided and the kitchen and
pantry placed under contributions for
temporal supplies, and Wednesday
night the room of Representative AL
len, in Temple Flat, was robbed of $50,
which shows that the people are I'M
der surveillance OF a well-organized
and determined band Of professional
thieves, who watch opportunities and
have so far, accomplished their work
with remarkable precision and safety.
One OF the neatest displays ever
made in our city was shown in the
large windows of Messrs. Toklas &
kaufman, this week. In compliment,
doubtless, to the military companies
present at the Inauguration, the efforts
of the artist who arranged the display
was directed towards presenting pic.
lures of the scenes OF war. In the
north window a life-sized figure of a
soldier in regimentals, supporting a
frame of natural flowers, while all
around on the ground, scattered in
realistic confusion, were the accoutre.
ments of war. The design was doubt
less intended to represent an era Of
peace which has succeeded the desola
ton of human conflict. The middle
window contained q large picture Of
Washington, surrounded with artistic
Embellishments. The corner display
was, however, the chief point of in
terest. Here, amidst evergreen trees
were seen the pitched tents and stack
ed arms of a military encampment
and "boy in blue" just emerging
from the canvas in realistic attitude
that was truly startling. Upon the
ground were piled knapsacks and 9th
er accoutrements of war. The win
dows won the admiration of all who
passed, and the life-like pictures pre-
sented will long remain imprinted
upon the memory of those who saw
them.
This is the time when the moss
back gets in his best work. The hobby
he is riding just now is the street
car, or rather the methods adopted
for making the wheels of the car o
progress ego round" He objects t.
q steam motor; it's noise will frigh
ten horses and its smoke blind thu
eyes of the people. He thinks thai
the Trails will trip up people and
twist the hubs off of vehicles. He is
apprehensive that tie company will
substitute electricity for horses and
wants it bound by contract to keeE
the bob tail" in the lead. He wants
the streets cleaned. The earth thrown
up in grading is a serious impeachment
10 traffic. He is considerably "rattled'
because the cars will run in the middle
of the street. He wants them ON one
side, as passengers can step aboard
without using the muddy crossings
He wants the cars to curve around
Adams street, or Franklin, or Wash
ington, for What's the use OF street
car if it don't 60 where you want to
CO." And he stands on the street
corner and grumbles by day, and he
sets with his feet cooked up by the
bar-room fire by night, and his tongue
ways on-and on-and on-with
dreary monotony. Meanwhile the
work goes on as we'll, and lie will soon
see that the world moves on without
the slightest attention to his idiosyn.
crasies.
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Mr.. Rutledge, of Black river, is Wis.