Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-10-11
A Lesson in Object-Tcaching.

special interest for loggers. 1t is as
follows:
a certain Wisconsin lumherman
lately visited the Pacific coast and to
show how readily any one will be de-
ceived regarding the height or contents
of the big trees that grow there, al
though standing alongside of them, it
is related that Puget Sound lumber
man took the Wisconsin mill man into
the woods and successfully showed
him little of what he did not know
about red and yellow fir He found it
was not white pine, by jugfull. Tie
Puget Sounder was asked to estimate
how the timber on certain tract ran
to the acre, and did so TO the best of
his ability, but his figures were hilar-
iously scofied at. Then the Wiscon-
sin skeptic was asked to make a guess,
and he about cut the natives estimate
in two. The coast lumberman pro-
posed TO show how bad his visitor
went astray, and he bossed the Job in
a business-like manner. An acre was
surveyed, and an average tree selected
by mutual agreement, as the basis OF
calculations. The Oshkosh man
guessed that the tree would run 1000
feet to 16 feet in length, and the New
London man acquiesced, He thought
also that there were about eight 1G-foot
cuts in the tree. Then the native
laughed. Two axmen ut once put
their foot-boards into notches and
felled the tree. The Wisconsin man
laid off II 16-foot lengths, and looked
sheepish, but turned pale when he
found that the tree was $40 feet long
from butt to top; that 16-foot log
contained 1900 feet, and that the tree
contained ST. 800 feet instead $4,000
feet. When he recovered from the
severe guying to which he was sub
jected, he went to sawmill and saw
16-foot logs that contained 10000 feet
and into the forests where there were
trees that grew $50 feet without a
knot or branch, and averaged six or
seven feet in diameter. After seeing
all this it is said he wanted finger in
the pie, and had soon bought some of
the big timber. 1t is pretty hard for
lumberman to keep his money in his
pocket when he is surrounded by the
wonders of Pacific coast forests; but,
as rule, he is only casting slices OF
bread on the waters to get loaves in
return, and big ones, when he buys
timber here"
A CENTRALIA correspondent, writing
to the Tacoma Ledger, says: ain all
future contests for the capital, it looks
as if Centralia would ignore Olympia,
and vote for North Yakima" 1t may
look that way in the correspondents
mind, but we venture to say that not
one in hundred of the sensible citi.
zens Of that thriving little place agree
with him. There cannot possibly
arise condition of circumstances
whereby q greater or more vital inter.
est can be felt by our neighbors for
the city amid the sage-brush than
they will feel for us, at their very
threshold, and bound to them by kim
dred as well as the strongest personal
ties. We have no fear but that Gen.
tralia will, in November, 1890, give a
united support for the city by the
sea" for the permanent capital Of
Washington.
The display at the Pavilion, in Port
land, this year scarcely equals those. OF
some other years, either in mechanical
or agricultural products, but the
building itself, and the unequaled
music of Liberati's band are an equiv
alent for what the great show may
fall below expectations in other re-
spects. The ornamental garden OH
the ground floor Of the central part Of
the building is worthy of special men.
ton, as is also the artistically ar.
ranged grotto at its south end, where
the band is situated, and whose lofty
pinnacles and rugged crags glisten at
might with many electric lights. The
fair will. be great success financially,
the attendance being largely in excess
Of former years.
4 THAT Tenino is the banner Demo.
cratic precinct of Thurston county is
owing mainly 10 the exertions Of Mr.
! FIN. Bard, the proprietor Of the Bard
Single Mill, located about q mile
north Of that station. MI. B. is one oil
the live and energetic men Of the day
and will leave the impress of his earn
est convictions wherever he resides.
We are pleased to learn that his bust.
ness venture is success and that he
may be Classified with the permanent
residents of our county.
WHEN will the Democracy again renew
our pledges" point with pride" and
getting scarce, and few of these thrown
on the MAI ket just now would relieve q
long felt want.-Iac0nG Globe.
Possess your soul in peace. The
time will come when those chestnuts
will sprout and grow like Jacks beam
stocks. The Republican party has
had evidence of it several times with
in the past quarter OF a centur.
Bear in mind, Sonny, that
Truth crushed to Earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers.'
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THE first issue of the Washington
Magazine, a very neat illustrated
monthly of "A pages, published by
Alexander Begg, at Tacoma, has ar
rived at our exchange table. 1t con-
tains several very well written articles
from local contributors and deyotes
considerable attention to illustrations