Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-07-29

best corners IN town, and the consider
alton paid-S2, J0O-i- but small per-
ccntagc OF its value when normal con-
,litions prevail.
The steamer Multnomah, will make
an excursion trip To- Seattle and Ia
coma, sunday. She will leave this
city ut : \. NJ. Tacoma at 10 \. n and
arrive at seattle about noon. Return
ing. she will leave seattle at ) y. NJ.
and Tacoma at l.. ". arriving home
about bedtime EXcurSiUni,t> will
have five hours time at seattle, t.
visit suburban attractions, which are
always enjoyable holidays; or nine
hours will be afforded at Tacoma for
recreation, and those who may desire
to witness professional game ri base
ball Will have an opportunity t. DO 80.
The price of tickets to either destna-
ton is only 30 cents, and they may he
obtained at Sawyer u Fillry's drug
store or at the c"mpany'S office on the
dock
Mr.. c. A. kirtlcy gave an cxhb-
ton Monday evening, Of fire cx-
tingui>hcr for which he i travelling
agent, which performed all he claimed
for it. \ board surface OF about 800
feet was saturated with coal oil and
turpcntine, and lunches OF excelsior
were thrust between the boards, and
lathcs stood at intervals, all apparent
~ calculated to create Il quick and
hot fire. This it did, and Mr.. Kirt-
ley with his eXtinguiSher, literally
wiped it out of existence rs quickly as
it sprang into flame from the active
combustibles. Many OF our promi-
nent citizens were present, and the
City Council and our fire department
were interested spectators, us they
had been requested to add this means
for fire cXtinguishment to the city's
apparatus. The matter will come up
for consideration at the next meeting
of the Council.
The Triumph of Love-" the beauti-
full opcretta presented under the able
management OF Mrs. Newmaycr, ut
Olympia Thcatcr, Wednesday night,
was delight for the large audience
present. The costuming was splendid
and the grouping artistic. Many OF
the parts were well sung and some
well acted. Recognizing the fact that
Indiscrminate praise is no praise"
and the fact that amateurs do not take
kindly to any comments of critical
nature, the STANDARD is too exper-
fenced in such matters to use other
than general terms of commentator
Even to accord merit where it is due
sometimes produces heartburns in
those who are charitahly classified I'M
der general terms. We may say safely,
however, that the entertainment
Wednesday night, rs whole, was very
creditably rendered, and there were
many evidence of talent exhibited 10y
those who took part in it. The oper-
eta will be repeated tonight, with a
general price of admission of % cents.
No reserved seats. The first who come
will take the choice. Doors will open
at Z 30 sharp.
To show with what diverse judg-
ment different men observe the same
event, it may be noted that Mt the ex-
hibition of the fire extinguisher, Mon
day night, some of the spectators
maintained that the stream was not
turned on soon enough for fair test
that the flames had consumed all the
high inHamables and was dying down
when the stream was applied. Others
just as forcible urge that had enough
time elapsed to have set fire to the
boards, the gas would not have smoth-
cred it out so quickly. Some thought
that the fire should have been placed
between two walls OF plank, so that
the gas could not blow out the flames
like the light OF a candle; others quite
as strenuously maintained that to
confine the flames would give the gas
a chance to get in its deadly work,
and would be just what Mr.. Kirtley
wanted-no test at all. And SO the
contention grew, until it is safe to say
that no two OF the spectators agreed
in all the details. The fact is, the ex-
tinguisher is a good one, containing
the latest Improvements in apparatus
using carbonic acid gas as a means for
subduing flames.
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