Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-08-21


of over 5000 by imitation fees of new
members who joined under the slim.
illus created probably by the same
cause which impels people to join
church during a revival.
You had better strain your drink
ing water. One day this week q worm
nearly one inch in length and an
eighth Of an inch in diameter, of
greenish hue with black spots, passed
through a neighbours supply pipe.
This seems to be the season for such
repulsive creatures, and it may be
| we'll to thoroughly examine every.
! thing that we eat or drink, for detec-
ton of such repulsive, and possibly
dangerous admixtures.
1t is reported that $40 silver GER
tificate is in circulation. 1t is of
the series of 1891; the check letter is
ID; plate number 81, and it bears the
signature of j. Fount Tillman, Regis.
ter Of the Treasury, and d. n. Nor
gan, Treasurer. There is no silk
fibre in the paper, as is found in the
genuine; the length is an eighth OF an
inch longer, and the shades of car
mine and green ink used do not har-
monize as on the genuine.
Gov. Mcbride has pardoned Ed.
Morris sentenced to two years and
six months, on application of two
sisters, Misses Morris, cousins of the
convict, who travelled all the way from
Texas to make a personal appeal for
executive clemency. No reason is
stated for its exercise, unless possibly
the information incidentally given
that the young mans mother is in
poor health, that may have moved the
compassionate heart OF the executive.
1t is said that a certain Olympia
man answered an Eastern advertise
ment OF young widow who was seek
ing husband, and in consequence a
few letters passed between them. At
the widows" request he sent her a
sum of money to pay her passage to
Portland where the knot was to
have been tied. She was to have ar.
rived there on Wednesday of last week,
but after waiting several days in vain,
the Olympia man returned home after
leaving orders at the hotel they had
arranged to stop at, for her to proceed
to this city. He is still waiting, with q
close eye on every incoming train.
Another powerful machine for dredg.
ing, with special adaptation for re.
moving rocks and other large and heavy
substances that cannot be handled
by the Bowers dredger, or to pull
up piles or do any other extraordinary
job of lifting, besides serve as dredge
by the bucket system, if occasion re-
quires, has been added to the harbor
improvement appliances now at work.
Like the pipe dredger it seems to be
just the means needed in performing
the work for which it is specially de-
signed, and it was employed to remove
. pile Of rock, a scow-load of which
sank several years ago near the Horr
dock and to pull up the piles whore
slice is to be taken off that wharf that
projects over the waterway.
The steamer Caswell, Capt. Parker's
new boat, differs materially in some
respects from other boats of her class,
the result of thought and experience
of her owner. She possesses larger
carrying capacity for a boat of her
size than any that has ever visited
this harbor. The ladies' cabin is on
the upper deck and is neatly finished
in native woods. The main passenger
saloon is on the main deck, where the
boilers of other steamers generally
take up the greater part of the space.
The boiler of the Caswell is q novelty.
1t is not much larger than q fair-sized
range, is of the tubular form and made
to withstand a pressure OF $50 pounds
to the inch. It cannot explode, in
the ordinary sense; that is to do
much damage to either the boat or
the lives of passengers, as. should any
one of the tubes collapse, it would
only result in the escape of q small
quantity of steam. Her engines are
of long stroke and small bore utiliz ing
to full extent the expansive force of
steam. Two Worthington pumps
supply the boiler, working independ-
emily thus providing q continuous
supply of water, although one may
clog or fail from any cause to work.
The craft is receiving her finishing
touches preparatory to official inspec.