Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-31

daughter "who came to stay" la.
Saturday.
Mrs. Botel, who has been for som
time resident on the poor farm. ha
been adjudged insane and sent to III,
asylum.
Inc change OF the moon, from oil,
to new, occurred yesterday and i,
about three days we will see the finel,
cut crescent.
Contemplated business changes ar,
causing various repairs and the re
modelling of store-rooms on Main An,
Fourth streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Scammell arc
preparing to leave for Oakland, Cal.
where they propose to make theil
future residence.
There is we'll marked increase in
the demand for dwelling houses within
convenient distance of the business
portions of the city.
Mr.. Chas. Patnude is doing a good
piece OF work in plastering the Bur.
meister building on the corner of
Main and Third streets.
Rev. A. NJ. Reaper still holds his
evening services and seems in a fair
way to inaugurate a deep interest
among a number OF people.
Misunderstanding was one OF the lead
ing exercises seen on the street cor.
ners, last Tuesday. Look out for
some bear-hugging tomorrow.
About score OF men are at work
repairing the Northern Pacific rail-
road track leading out from Olympia
towards Gate City and Tacoma.
1t is worth getting up in the morn
ing extra early now to see the curtain
of fog and smoke that shuts in what
would otherwise be the visible world.
Quite contrary to the predictions OF
a good many people in the early spring,
the apple crop is fully up to the aver
age in all sections Of the upper Sound
country.
Some miscreant stole the incandes-
cent lights on the band-stand, and it's
members were subjected to delay and
expense, Saturday night in replac-
ing them.
Providence Academy opens its Fall
term next Tuesday. No educational
institution stands higher, and none
can equal it in developing the traits
of gentility.
A China ranch on Third street, in
the Schall building, was fire Satur-
day, and quite q hole was burned in
the roof. As usual our firemen did
their duty we'll.
A brisk business is done by boat
house proprietors during these balmy
days and nights when the music of the
mermaid keeps time with the dipping
OF the feathered oar.
Very little business was done at the
meeting of the City Council, Wednes.
day evening. Several petitions were
received and referred and bills to the
amount OF $8ll.75 were allowed.
Rev. Mr.. Reaper now breaches
nightly in Good Templars' Hall
Quite an improvement upon street
| preaching when the convenience Of
women and children is considered.
Are the children of Olympia's Chin.
ese residents entitled to the privileges
of our public schoolsi That's the
question, just now, and we submit the
matter to the State and county school
officials to determine.
There is nothing small about the
Republicans and they do nothing by
halves. At the primary, last Tuesday.
they employed q woman organ grinder
to make their music for them. Such
party magnanimity will not lose its
reward.
There are forty places in Olympia
where cigars and tobacco in some form
are sold and the money paid by con-
sumers Of these questionable luxuries
each year, would dredge Olympia har-
Dor and fill Long Bridge with gravel
from the hills.
The great topic of debate among
resident Cinnamon is the war now be.
ing wsged between their nation and
the Japanese. By means best known
to themselves they are in receipt OF
news bulletins fresh from the the seat
of the great conflict over which they
chatter day by day.
DR.. Dean Clarke will lecture in Lib
eral Hall, Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock.
Subject-"A Candid View of the
Claims of Theosophy; are They True
or Falser Everybody invited. Mr..
Clarke has had special advantages for
the study OF this subject and he pos.
sesses the ability to clearly express his
views on that or any other subject.
Only about two and q half years
more and the time of the end" will
have come, according to Rev. A. M.
Reaper, when the righteous dead will
rise from their graves 10 mingle With
the saints that shall then be living
upon the earth. Such predictions
as these should be carefully and
solemnly considered before being pro.
mulgated. to say the least.
A runaway team belonging to Bruce
Dodge made excellent time along
Fourth street from Eastside to the top
Of Percival Hill, Saturday afternoon,
without breaking q spoke, or starting
. bolt, as would doubtless have been
the case had some kindly rescuer have
ran out with an umbrella and fright
sned the horses into the desperate ef-
fort of forcing their way through solid