Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-08-04

WnarVeS.
SHE WORE SUsPENDERs.-A youn
lady appeared on the streets of Olym
pia this week with her suspender
crossed, q la her big brother. Grea
SEQ t, or rather, as Josh Billings USE
TO say" Whittier air We drifting"
! RETURNED. - Mr. and Mrs. f.
Bickford have returned from tn
FAIR" They were considerably furthe
East than Chicago, however, havin,
paid visit to their old home in tn
Green Mountain State, during thei
absence.
CAPITOL BUILDING LANDs.-Th,
Land Commission has selected 1854!
acres Of timber land in the eastern
and western parts of the Clallan
county which mas been apportioned t,
the capitol grant. This selection
ranges i'll value from $3.50 to $24.6(
an acre.
G'NE FAsT.-C. b. Seeley, formerl.
Il student of the 0. c. l., left Olympi,
Thursday, with the expectation OF go
ing to College at Evanston, Ill.,, where
he will prepare himself for the minis
try. MIR. Seeley has been loca
preacher in the Olympia Methodist
church for some time.
\ BLOODY BATTLE.-A swarm o.
about 80 swallows attacked u young
hawk near the court house a few day,
ago and soon broke one of his w;ngs
The hawk fell TO the groung, where
the little birds would have pecked
the life out of him if he had not been
rescued by some small boys who wit.
messed the fight
A New CORPORATIoN-The Olympia
Graphite Co., is lately formed
corporation in this city, with cap.
italization of 81 100000. The officers
are: J, w. Robinson, President; W.
A. Wetmore, Vice President; X. A.
Graham, Secretary George hoffman
Treasurer, and Thomas Swan, SUI
perintendent.
RECovERED.-The many friends OF
Thos. N. Ford will be pleased to learn
that he has about recovered from his
severe illness, and the only lingering
traces OF the fever are in the shape OF
swelled leg, which compels the use
OF cane. Mr.. F. may be found daily
at his office on Fourth street, prepared
to write you a policy of insurance in
some OF the best companies in the
world.
NEW Observation-Disclosures lodge, |.
.. e. T., at its regular meeting Satur-
day evening, elected the following
officers to serve during the ensuing
quarter: Laura Avery, G. T.; Amy
Shattuck, V. r.; Bert Mari, s.; Roy
Coulson, F. s.; Edith Bissell, T.; G.
II. -Shattuck, Chaplain: George Avery,
NJ; William Goudy, Sentinel; Charles
Vandevcre, Guard. Installation takes
place tomorrow evening.
HAS No EFFEcT.-It would appear
that the so-called hard times have no
sensible effect ON the irrepressible
circus. These big shows come and 60
with the regularity of many of natures
phenomena, Oblivious alike to tinan-
cial fluctuations, political changes
and the flight of time. The biggest
elephants and lions are alleged to
come with every succeeding show and
we should at length look for some
wonderful evolutioDs.
PUTTING On A NEW CoAT.-Arthur
Davidson, master painter of the Ore
gon improvement Co., with head
quarters at Seattle, is engaged in
repainting the coaches OF the Port
Townsend Southern railroad. The
color has been changed from Tuscan
red to the Pullman standard coach
shade. Mr.. d., when he completes
the work here, will 60 to Port Town.
send to repaint the coaches on the
tother end of the road.
METHODIST MATTERs.-An adjourned
meeting of the Olympia Methodist
church quarterly conference will be
held at the parsonage, tomorrow
evening, to close up the business of
the year and get matters in shape for
the annual conference to be held at
Seattle, beginning August Is. The
conference will determine whether Dr.
S. Alonzo Bright shall be returned
to the Olympia church for another
year or not. Judging by comments
of various members of the church,
his return will be generally satisfac-
tory.
AS COMPARED WITH CHICAGO.-The
local weather Office has compared
Olympia weather in August, with that
of Chicago, for the past fifteen years,
and the report is quite interesting.
1t shows tina; the highest temperature
on record at Chicago was SO and here
"; the lowest. Chicago so and Olym-
pia 40. The average August tempera-
ture, at Chicago has been II, and here
81. The average rainfall for that
month at Chicago has been $3.50
inches, and in this city .76 inches
number of rainy days in Chicago 10
and here 4.
A STRANGE MALADY.-A well-known
citizen stopped on Fourth street and
began gazing through an open win
dow in an upper story on the opposite
side of the street. One by one he WAS
joined by Others. They heard strange
cries coming from the room. Some
body was in intense agony. The
listeners were in agony also. "What
could the matter be-" was the ques-
ton uppermost in each mind. Why
its nothing but gang of kids rehears.
ing for the Demorest contest" said the
knowing young man as he joined the
circle. Then the crowd suddenly
melted and vanished like vapor.
A DANGEROUS CAGE.-One evening
during the present week, a couple OF
tensfound their way into the glass
globe of a Columbia street electric
light and by their frantic but ineffec-
tual efforts to escape, excited the pity
OF number of spectators. As soon as
it could be done, police officer pro-
cured an employee of the company who
lowered the light and liberated the
birds. One of the frightened crea.
lures flew away, apparently unhurt
The wings of the other, however, were
so injured that it could not fly, and