Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-08-25

( been OF AS ABOUT aS llIuCH use 10 the
Commission as the prOverhial fifth
wheel to the wagon, and it Is probably
for that reason he is sent on this beg
ging mission. lie was no use there
and in the eternal fitness OF things it
WAS hoped that he might be OF some
service in a role for which nature and
adoption has apparently better quail
fled him.
Not so BAD AS CHARGED.-T. B.
Midlothian, charged with larceny by
embezzlement of a span of horses and
wagon, by Z. II. Wright, had an en-
animation before Justice Rathbuu, to-
day. 1t seems that the defendant had
contracted for clearing a certain tract
OF land upon the ranch OF plaintiff, at
South Union, for the team and $40
cash, and that after partial fulfill
ment of contract, and obtaining the
cash payment. McGlothlan took the
team and departed. 1t was shown on
the other side, that Wright had failed
to supply powder to blast the stumps
and all the team work had been done
until this important step was taken !;
that defendants absence was ONLY
temporary, and that he had only ac-
cepted another job, at harvesting, till
such time as necessary supplies were
furnished by his employer.
PopR HUMAN NATURE-Those who
witnessed the ascension of Hazel
Keyes, at the Fair Grounds, Sunday
without entering the enclosure, to
save the cost Of admission, may find
some comfort in the thought that the
guaranty was paid TO the aeronauts,
Just the same as il they had Clipped
ill.," although the citizen who afforded
them the opportunity for doing SO,
! lost just $40 by their parsimony. Had
all paid the very moderate charge
made at the gate, only fair margin
of profit would have been afforded
As it was, those who are engaged in
making a study of human nature
were afforded rare opportunity for
extended observation in the throng
that climbed stumps, scaled fences and
took possession OF the grove, on priv
ate property, for which license had
been paid to the city of Tumwater
that the premises might be used as a
show ground for that express pur-
pose.
WILL TAKE ANOTHER WAY TO Col.
LEcT. - Mr.. Crawford's four suits
against Mrs. Stapleton to collect the
amount of years rent OF the Los
Angeles lodging house, came on for
trial before Justice Rathbun, Wednes-
day. The defense moved that the
several suits be consolidated, as they
were for the same claim; that the first
suit must liquidate the whole demand
and be a bar to further action, or il
the whole claim was consolidated the
amount involved would be beyond the
jurisdiction of the court. The justice
seemed disposed to override the mo-
ton to consolidate, whereupOn Mr..
Crawford, on motion, dismissed all
four suits, at his own costs, and will
begin action in the Superior Court for
the recovery of his claim. The princi.
pie involved is that, a plaintiff has no
right, in suiting his own convenience,
to incur excessive costs when the law
has provided court of ample jurisdic-
ton.
REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF MATERNAL
NsTINCT-The attachment of hen
Tor a grown chick, has come under
our observation. The hen had in
sisted upon sitting on nothing. Other
hens, and among them bantam, had
quite as persistently insisted upon
occupying the same nest and de-
posting daily fresh eggs under the
patient biddy that WAS doing her
best to rival the miracle of creation,
and evolve something out of nothing.
After the lapse OF the usual time for
incubation the hen came off, her nest
clucking loudly for a brood which
came not; but finally spying the little
bantam, and having seen it so often in
the nest she doubtless conceived it to
be her own offspring, for she at once
adopted it, much to the delight
of the bantam, who had no more
to fight for her share of the rations Of
wheat dispensed twice q day to the
feathered family. While the hen
fought and scratched for the bantam,
same as she might have done for her
own, there was one thing she could
not do, and that was to hover her
adopted brood. Try as she would, she
could not get the bantam under her
wings, notwithstanding the marked
willingness of the smaller chick to sub
NIT to this protection.
STOLEN BICYCLES FoUND-A party
of young men while gathering berries,
last Friday, discovered in the brush on
the summit of Ayers hill, q bicycle,
and surmising that it might be one of
the two stolen from Mr.. Van Epps,
store, few weeks ago, at once notified
that gentleman of their find. On
proceeding to the ground, Mr.. Van
Epps at once recognized the wheel
both from appearance and number,
and while they were on the ground
they heard somebody making hasty
time drought the brush, evidently to
get away from the close quarters he had
found himself in. Pursuit was made,
but the fugitive escaped. On Satur-,
day warrants were issued for the arrest
of Frank Myers, Ed. McClarty and
Walter Mitchell, and all were soon
apprehended and in default of $500
bail were locked up in the county
Jail, to answer a preliminary exami-
nation on Monday. The arrests were
made on evidence gathered from a
very slight clue and much credit is
due for the prompt manner in which
it was worked up. There was small
kit of tools found on the ground,
consisting of wrench. strip OF book
binders leather and bolt-nut. The
blacksmith shops were visited, and at
one it was remembered that Ed. Nc
CLARITY had been searching for nut,
and at the State printing office the
other articles were recognized. AS Ed.
had been employed in that establish
ment, the presumption was quite
strong of his implication. When
confronted by the Chief of Police and
shown these articles. he at once con.
fesseJ his cuilt Frank Myers or