Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-30

"uth,r parties did not want to buy,
the banks, ui course, could not take
up ANY more warrants. This difficulty
is largely attnhu'cd to the : per cent.
interest Nv. winch has made warrants
uuI'-Ifh"lc paper.
\ PNIl"r'. r.tY.-By almost uni
tcr-al request Of those who witnessed
the rendition OF The Black Flag" in
Olympia Thcater, last week, by
Frcuch'- talented company, they have
consented to appear Monday night,
IA" evening Of the 81. in the seasonal
tie drama the Blue and the GRAY,
! military Illy OF great power. Let us
hope that the guaranty made will be
amply met, a the company gave ex-
,'ptlunally good satisfaction in their
i"im"r appearance.
81 the State weather bureau has pre-
pared II graphic rain chart showing the
amount Of rainfall in OLYMPIA for the
past fifteen wears. The chart is ar
ranged IN such II way that a person
can sec nj n glance whether it rained
on certain date or not. Indeed the
"d>" with winch it can be read is Il
cumm'nIIblc feature of the chart.
One reading shows that the Fourth OF
July for fifteen years has been clear
day with the exception of 1879, 1856
and 1891. We have good reason to
believe that the Fourth on next Tues
day Will toe bright and clear so the Cal
cdonians can give II good exhibition.
ENCot RAGING.-Spccial and interest
ing returns have come in from nearly
every county in Washington concern
my the acreage condition and prospect
of the fruit crop in this State. The
acreage il larger than it has ever been
before. Fruit is very backward in all
sections but in excellent condition,
with the exception OF cherries, plums,
pruncs, and apples in some portions of
kitsap, Lewis, Chehalis, Thurston and
Cowliz counties. In few favored To-
calitieS, strawberry and other vines
have yielded immense crops. The
quality OF the berry would have been
improved by little more sunshine
This seasons crops will be revelation
10 many as to the wonderful possibili-
ties OF fruit culture in this State.
A CHANCE FOR SoMEBoDY.-While
visiting school in a remote part Of
the county, Miss Case, the County
Superintendent, discovered that the
teacher, n young man, had partitioDed
off one corner of the room with a
curtain and was keeping batch. The
menfolks Of the neighborhood were
obliged to be away a great deal, and it
is presumed they did not want a young
and good looking man around the
house while they were away. That is
given a. the reason why he is compel
led to take care of himself. He has
his library and other literary materials
in this curtaincd room and has set
tied down to life of study. This is
certainly rare matrimonial Oppor-
tunity for some unmarried school
marin.
A CAUSE FOR GRIEF.-The New
Wall street incident will tend to show
the true inwsrdness of the present
hard times" as displayed among
money kings. Late in the day, a
Wall street broker sauntered into the
private Office of his next door neigh
Dor and found him bending over his
desk with his face buried in the palms
of his hands as if he had just heard of
she death OF his dearest friend.
Hello, old boy" exclaimed the
visitor, what's the matter with you
now?" Matter enough" sleepily re-
turned the other as he pointed with his
skinny finger across the room. "Do
you see that vault youder? Well, sir,
there's a million and half of gold
locked up in there and not Il dollar OF
it earning II id cent"
FoOr man. now he must have
suffered.
AssIGNED.-A. ID. Whitney & Son
managers of the Olympia hotel have
made an assignment for the benefit
of their creditors, and Geo. E. Thomp.
son as assignee, will proceed to take
an account of the assets and liabilities.
The hotel has never been a paying
institution, and during the protracted
season of hard times and especially
since the Legislature adjourned. has
cost more than the income to keep its
doors open. The dining room will be
closed pending the change that must
insue in management. A proposition
has been submitted by A. w. Wisner
and Harold Burntrager, to lease the
house and run it on the European
plan. The assignment was precipitat-
ed by an attachment on the stock of
liquors by Milton Giles, on notes
amounting to ST. Cos.
THE SACRED CoNCERT.-The con-
cert given by the Capital City Band
and Orchestra, in Olympia Theater,
Sunday afternoon. was we'll attended
and afforded a delightful means of
recreation for many who regard the
Sabbath as a day of rest. To rest is
not always to sit down and idly fold
the hands, nor is it requisite that to
derive benefit the person must persist
in thinking of nothing. The mind
and body is rested by contemplation
of beautiful or amusing objects, any
thing that may serve to soothe the
mind and divert attention from the
all-absorbing occupation of the hours
of business or toll. The preacher who
insists that Sunday must be spent be.
meath the very drippings of the
sanctuary, very probably speaks more
from the impulse OF the pocket than
the heart.
TAXING CosTs.-Olympia attorneys
have been at work for the past three
or four days taxing up costs in the re-
Gently dismissed tax suits. In the ag-
gregate these costs will amount to
several thousand dollars costs that the
county will be compelled to pay, for
the blunders of the Legislature. Two
years ago the lawmakers passed an act
bringing this litigation into the Supe-
rior Court and at the last session
passed an1theri ct throwing it all out
OF the courts again, with costs against
the State. In cases where the attor-
neys OF the defendants made appear
ance the lawyers so doing are allowed
30 for each case. When it is remem-
bered that large number Of the ap-
pearances thus made were merely for
the purpose of entering dilatory m o.
tions, the injustice of the whole syste m
is easily apparent. There is feeli ng
that the State should be compelled to
pay these costs.