Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-24


scenery on their route. One of these
is Mount Index" and the other
I" Tumwater Canon" object. OF special
interest to tourists.
A. II. Christopher made the run on
his bicycle between this city and Ia
coma, Saturday, in 207. Curtis Har-
rolds time I'll was thus beaten, and
the medal accorded him for it has been
turned over to the new champion.
The Thurston County Bar Associa-
ton met Monday and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year
y. :. Porter, President; Byron Mil
lette, Vice President; ?. NJ. Troy,
Secretary, and NJ. A. Root, Treasurer.
"I'll Tell Papa On You," is the
title of a most delightful new song by
Fred Lone, furnished by Fischer &
Bro, No. Bible House, New York
Ii is written in a sweet, flowing and
graceful style, with pleasing ac-
compartment.
A fruit dealer raises warning cry
against the shooting of small birds.
Next TO the biting frosts the insect pest
is the greatest enemy that fruit-raisers
have to combat, but the insect-eating
birds are his most valuable allies in
the early spring and summer.
Our resident astronomer asserts
that the earth is lessenipg its time OF
rotation at the rate of one hour in
10000 years. This means, OF course,
that the time will come when it will
be all day and no night with lis who
are living after sunrise OH the morn
ing that closes the above period.
Every clear night this week, the
new comet, first discovered by AS
tronomer Swift, has been seen in the
vicinity of the star-cluster known as
the Pleiades. Amateurs are directed
to look in the southwestern sky to see
the stranger, an hour or 80 after sun
set. A common field-gla will show
the nucleus and tail OF the comet.
Much has been said about that
prospective creature. the coming wo-
man. Our local bard puts the whole
matter to rest as to who and what che
is, by dashing eff single stanza as
follows:
"Talk as you will, you speculate in vain;
She's with us now, and we can make it plain.
Though posing as fine lady, prude, or flirt,
With flowing gown, or bifurcated skirt,
And novel head.gear, frizzled bang, or curl,
The coming woman is the little girl"
F. r. Brown, OF the Westside mill,
returned Tuesday from San Francisco,
where he has been looking after the
lumber interests Of his firm. He re-
ports a much better feeling in bust
ness circles and predicts a gradual re-
covery from the stagnation which has
80 long paralyzed all effort. The
prices paid for lumber are by no
means what they were years ago, but
the demand is firm and backed by an
increased activity in building enter
prises.
The U. S. Civil Service Commits
sion has ordered an examination to be
held by the local board in this city, for
the grades of clerk and carrier. in the
postal service. The examinations are
limited to citizens of the United
States, and for clerks to Is years OF
age and over and carriers over 81 and
under 40 years of age. Applications
must be filed by May 18th, and the
examination will be held June 9th.
Application blanks and information
will be given by A. A. Adams, at the
Olympia postoffice.
Miss Hattie G. Sprague. daughter oil
L. w. Sprague, aged 10, died at ST.
Peters Hospital Monday about mid
night, after an illness of only four
days. Her affection was that newly
discovered menace to human life, ap'
pendicitis. Miss Sprague, during the
several years she has resided with heI
parents in this city, has formed host
of friends who are inexpressibly
shocked at her sudden death. The
funeral services we're held in St. Johns
church, Tuesday, and interment wal
made in Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. C. w. Hayden died Sunday
afternoon, at her home on Columbis
street. She had been afflicted the
past two years with consumption
Deceased was native of this county
the daughter of w. M. Littlejohn, ant
was born in 1868. In 1891 she wal
married to c. w. Hayden, and two
little girls, aged two and four year
blessed the union. Funeral services
were held Wednesday. in the NJ. E
Church, under the management O
Washington Lodge OF Workmen, ant
Iinterment was made in Masonic
cemetery.
James E. Allsop, alias A. A. Austin
who was arrested in Seattle. on thu
10Th inst, by Detective John Courtney