Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-28


has probably read that a rose smells
ln>t a> sweet though called bv any
other name. and 50 thinks his appIns
VIII taste just a sweet hy Whatsoever
maine they may bc called.
some mi>crcant has been engaged
IN marrng and dcfacing the grave.
stones in odd Fellow, ccmctarv, and
that order has appropriated $50 to dis
cover the villain. If found, he should
toe buried head-down alive, the punish
mcnt that Dante proposes ior scandal
in"ngcrs.
y l"lnt debate took place between
rival political interests at Moshcr &
! McnGnald> camp "Wednesday night.
.. ID. Sullivan and Geo. II. Funk
>pok" few minutes, and were fol.
/ lowed 10y the heavy weights who
speak 10y the hour-I,ob Bridges and
J. II. liaight.
The Emergency Corps at Tacoma
and III this city ended their "rganiza-
tion at the close OF the war with small
balances in their respective treasures
the former had Sl3.2O and the latter
T3.l,-whicl sums, by vote of the
members, was turned into the souve-
mir fund.
DR. Newell, in II private letter dated
| Hartford, Conn, ON the Odd inst,
states that the next day he would
start on his return to this city, via
New Jersey and Washington City.
He may, therefore, be several weeks on
the road. but that he will return to
resume his permanent residence in
this city, is assured.
An cruptive disease has broken out
among the Indians at Mud Bay, from
which one has died and another will
probably soon follow to the happy
hunting grounds. From these facts it
is feared the disease is contagious, and
until its nature is ascertained appre-
tensions must exist rs to the probable
spread of infection.
You will be pleasantly entertained
if you call in at the Equal Suffrage
headquarters in the Silsby building
fronting the plaza, Saturday afternoon.
The ladies of that organization would
be pleased to talk with you about sup
port of the constitutional amendment
according women simply justice in
the matter of political rights.
Certain shrewd boys in knickerbock-
ers are planning a sharp game to
supply themselves with holiday spend
ing money. They are arranging to
remove front gates on Halloween eve
and then contract with disconsolate
owners to find their lost property for
4 small compensation. The only
drawback is that their nice little plan
has leaked out through some of their
own over-zealous participates criminis.
An Olympia lady who worships at
the shrine of Fashion mincingly de-
piores the cruelty of Staying beautiful
birds for the sake of their plumage
and then in the next breath thus
learnedly moralizcs: But since it is
n case of necessity, we must, of course,
resign ourselves to the inevitable. u
Well, there is some consolation in the
thought that she will never hear the
birds sing that assemble in the tree
of life up yonder; not she.
Chas. II. Pridham was suddenly
called to Los Angeles, by Il telegram
received Saturday, announcing that
his mother, Mrs. +. Pridham, was
suffering from Il stroke of epilepsy
. He left by the evening train, but had
to lay over day in Portland, from
want of train connection. A dispatch
received Sunday morning announced
the death of the sufferer. The funeral
was postponed till Wednesday to
await Mr.. Pridham's arrival.
The programme in brief for Carni
val week will be: Tuesday, the 18th
will be devoted to decoration and re.
. hearsals; Wednesday, Coronation oil
the Queen; Thursday-Seattle Day
baby show in afternoon. In the even
. ing farce comedy entitled The Gay
Soubrette," will be presented by Seat.
tie talent; Friday, Ladies' Ministries
in the evening; Saturday-Children's
day. Afternoon matinee for the little
ones, by the Ladies' Ministries.
, Miss Lou Hartgrove is in the city
her former home. after an absence of q
year or more. She halls from What
com, where she has located, with
others, several placer mines in the Mt
, Baker mining district, from which
splendid gleanings are made of golden
particles averaging the size of pin.
heads. The largest flake OF the speci
: mems so far found weighed 80 cents
Miss II. has the usual faith of miners
in her properties and will soon return
, to aid in their development.
John Byrne, the fusion candidate
2 for County Commissioner relates g
, good one on himself, but rejoices that
) it is still better one on Tom Miller
: who of course "knows everything
and in this knowledge possesses an I'M
!, mense fund of information regarding
the highways and byways of Thurstor
county. They started the other night
, on an electioneering tour to Gull Har.
Dor, only a few miles north of town
and strange to relate got lost in the
woods, and did not find their way Out
till morning. They did not camp, buI
kept going. Miller at the forks o.
every logging road declared that he
had discovered his bearings and could
at once emerge from the labyrinth
In the meantime an expectant crowd
, of American sovereigns awaited the
! words of fire and wisdom which did
, not fall in pyrotecnic display that
night. Mr.. Byrne says the next time
he puts to sea, he will secure a com
pctent pilot.
, On arrival of the Multnomah last
, evening, an attempt was made to char
ivari W. p. c. Adams, the benedict
whose marriage this week is the sensa
ton of the day, from an inequality Of
ages of the contracting parties. The
demonstration came off in good shape
The music made by horns, bells, tin
cans and horse-fiddles, vigorously ma
nipulated, was simply horrible, but
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