, 1889-01-03

The Cheney Sentinel calls Nash~
inston "the bright land of afternoon
sunshine"
Washington has the banner Re
publican Legislature OF the West.
There are 81 Republican members
and only 1 der.ocratic.
According to the statistics, Tacoo
IAa and Spokane Fails cast the same
number of votes at the recent cleo
tion-2435. Seattle cast 1868.
The NeIcs states that the water
power at Centralia is to be develop
ed, and that this viii put that town
IN way Of becoming a gre2t manu-
featuring center
A Kansas lawyer who has recently
beeen looking around in this Terri
tory says that in few years Puget
Sound viii be a continuous city from
one end to the other.
BouIanger is looming Up promi-
nentIy for the presidency of the
French republic. Boulangez was an
adventurer, reyoludonist, IA few
months ago. He IS a statesman now.
Our beautiful Snow-capped peak,
Mt, Baker, was named in 1892 after
Lieutenant Baker, of Yancouver's
expedition. It was first seen by him
April Both of that year, from the ship
Discovery.
In 1850 the vote in this territory
was 1923. In 1884 It was Il, I,S42. And
this year, Notwithstanding the fac:
that the women did not vote, 1T was
1888. Nothing better shows the
wonderful growth of the Territory.
The prohibition vote III this terri
tory was 1,137- This was 1.73S less
than the vote in 1884. This decrease
is doubtless due TO the fact that the
women did not vote this year. West
ofthe muontains, the vote was 500;
east it was 56S.
The editor of a Portland, Maine.
paper has mustered up courage
enough to say that the hat salute by
gentlemen who meet ladies on the
streets is being a little overdone.
And the editor Of the Seattle Times
says that ne is right.
The Northern Pacific snnounces
that aftSr January first it pill put on
another through passenger train,
and will make the run through to
Chicago. After February! the time
through to Chicago viii be a hours
less than at present
The New Year edition of the
Post Inteltigencer is most excel-
lent number It is devoted to the in-
terests of the Territory in general
and to Seattle in particular. 1t will
prove of great advantage 10 every
portion of the Territory, setting forth
as it does her resources throughout
The Tacoma Ledger suggests that
great democratic daily be started
IN Skamania county instead of in
King And this, because Skamania
gave Voorhees, majority of 80 in a
total vote of a little more than 100
This is certainly logical so far as
it goes; but as it doesn't go very far;
il must be humorous.
As a straw, indicating the rapid
ity with which immigration to the
west is increasing, we may mention
that the passenger receipts over the
\. P. r. R. for October were just
double their receipts from that
source in the same month of 1887.
With d corresponding increase for
1889, the population of Washington
will be very largely increased.
If man wants to become known
the country over, let him write for
recommendation of /
some patent medicine. About the
most advertised and worst advertised !
IL an in the whole country is one by |
name of Cecil, living near Muneie, |
Ind. The man who doesn't want to
see Cecil's name in that patent med
icine advertisement viii have to go
where the woodbine twineth. 1t Is
to become noted in this
world, but quite easy to become no.
torious.