Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28

Chas. L.. Manson, q young man who
hlled the position of clerk in the
Land Office under Messrs. Mills and
Welty, died at Warsaw, Wis, Satur.
day.
Merchants and dealers in variety
goods generally, all unite in saying
they cannot remember having had q
better holiday trade than during the
few days just past.
Kissing under the electric lights is
coming into fashion. Of course, the
innovation is supposed to be ctically
popular OH the border streets, only,
and then when no leering passer-by is
near.
There will be a tournament of
eclipses during 1895, including no less
than two total eclipses of the moon,
March 10th and September Sd. besides
many other phenom ena OF interest to
the astronomer.
Our business men say that the holi-
day trade this year has been much
larger than that of 1893, and the BUSH
ness OF the past month has been lar
ger than that of the corresponding
month last year. y
There will he an old.t;m. uot,,,-
night meeting at the Methodist
church of this city, New Years eve
next, beginning at 8 80 and closing at
midnight or very soon thereafter. All
are cordially invited.
Many old Olympians can hard.
ly believe their eyes when they see
the harbor improvements now being
prosecuted. The Long bridge fill and
the big sheds at the capitol grounds
fairly knock them speeehless.
The weather now, in midwinter, is
in delightful contrast with that on
the Atlantic seaboard., The sun
shines, the birds sing. the flowers
bloom, while Learts throb with Joy
during the bright holiday season.
Company A, First Regiment N. G.
W., will meet at the armory to.mor-
row evening to elect a Captain and
First and Second Lieutenants to sue
coed Messrs. Rinehart, Reed and
Milroy. whose terms have expired.
1895 only lacks one of being leap
Eyear, that is, when the number ex-
pressing the year is divided by 4, there
is . remainder of Is which does not
contain the divisor an even number of
times. Wait another twelve months,
girls.
The Citizens Tax Relief Association
will meet in the Horticultural Associa-
TONS room, in the Courthouse, to-
morrow Saturday evening, At Z
o'clock to further consider suggestions
for legislation to meet the present
emergency.
The Talcott Bros. propose to rattle
off three gold watches to obtain funds
for placing . drinking.fountain in
front of their jewelry store. They
doubtless take the view which justifies
the grab.bag at tho church social
The end justifies the MEANS"
Hiram o. Hubbard died At Tumwa.
ter, yesterday, after a short illness.
He was q native OF New York, So years
of age. He came to this county about
four years ago, and has been employed
the past two years by the Light and
Power Co. He. leaves = wife and two
| children. - =
Yes, Olympia is going to have q
fresh water basin adequate to the
wants of the largest sea-going craft
Let this news be heralded to the east
the west, the north and south, not.
withstanding the Tacoma basins and
Lake Washington that are yet in the
indefinite future.
"Have your no candyr was the in.
quiry of little Miss of four as she
sat patiently watching the distribu.
ton of gifts from a Christmas tree the
other night. "Not yet" was the
quick reply, but will have some
soon as the tapiocas are 'stributed.'
She meant cornicopias.
William Sternberg has made an
exceedingly appropriate present to the
local lodge of Elks. II is chair made
OF the horns of the animal which is
the symbol of the order. To match
the horns so as to present pleasing
effect was the work of years, and the
labor of construction his own, indi'
Gates taste and skill of q high order
In recognition of Mr.. SIS active inter.
est in the order he was presented with
| certificate OF Lille membership.
1t is the week between Christmas
and New Years, and yet the days are
balmy and warm: women are pushing
their baby carriages along the side
walks without extra wraps about the
little ones; boys are playing marbles
on the ,pavements As cberrily as they
played in July and August, flies are
dancing in the sunbeams and birds
are singing on the ornamental shrub
berry. Don't let our eastern friends
wrongly construe us, when We say ell
these pleasantries are in progress while
yet it 10 the interval between Christ.
mas and the new year.