Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-29
WHAT OUR FATHERS READ ABOUT
IN THIS PAPER FIFTY YEARS AGO
From The WashinftOn Standard for
Saturday MOI ming, Aug. y, 1869.

SATURDAY inoI IlIlS, Aug. 20, IoOo.
Vol. IX. No. 43.
A man in Adar county, Iowa has
invented a cannon which he claims
will throw projectile Ia miles, and
has gone to Washington to obtain a
patent. He proposes to offer it to the
government for $1.OO0,0OO.
Chicago has never seen the time
when she contained so many persons
out of employment as at the present.
1t is computed that not less than
10000 men, women, boys and girls
are out of work in that city.
The three most prominent objects
in Seattle are the University, Father
La Fontaine's church, and the Mad
House.. Some of the members of
the latter premises, and some Seattle
artist furnished sketch of their
appearance then and there. The
sketch is gay one.
With concerts, theatres. circuses
and mad houses" all in blast, Seat,
tie is represented as lively, and be-
sides these, on all hands are indica-
lions of solid prosperity and improve
ment. which render it sure that Seat
tie will rank among the leading bust
ness points on the Sound.
In a new town in Iowa all the
deeds stipulate that intoxicating H.
quor shall never be sold on the prem
| Uses
! The gold discoveries near Van
couver have no real value. Prospec-
tors are returning in disgust.
The Town Improvements-The new
building of Mr.. Chas. Egan, corner
of Main and Fourth streets. has been
enclosed, and will be ready for oc-
cupancy in about a fortnight. The
main story. we learn, will be occu
pied by Mr.. Ouimete, at present in
Portland, for the sale of dry goods.
Harry Griffin's new building is about
finished and the salesroom is filed
with a choice assortment of furni-
ture. The Town Hall sis progress
ing" The lower story will be ready
for occupation by the fire company
in week or ten days.
A late dispatch says that large
number of Cinnamon are leaving Cali
fornia for the Eastern states, to en-
gage in the laundry business, cook in
hotels, and fill the positions of SER
wants in private families Is it not
evident that these barbarians de-
grade white labor, when they fill the
places of just so many white men and
women? Will Republicans deny this,
| in the face of reason and common
sense?
Omaha, Aug. 20.--A special an
nounces the arrival at Helena of the
Northern Pacific Railroad expedition
from Puget Sound via Walla Walla.
They express themselves pleased with
the country, and believe in the en-
tire practicability of the route. They
found one pass through the Rocky
Mountains with easy grades and an
elevation not exceeding 5000 feet.
They propose to examine the country
north of Helena.
Eight gunboats for Spain have
been launched at Mystic. Conn. The
rest will soon be placed in the water.
Spanish officers in charge profess con-
fidence that they will have no trouble
leaving port.
Pullman, the celebrated palace eat
ing and sleeping car man, is now
building a grand church car to run
on Sunday trains on the Union Paci-
fc Railroad.
Among the Councilmen chosen in
Washington at the recent municipal
election, one is head waiter at the
National Hotel, another is barber at
! Wizards, and another is bootblack
all gemmen OBJ de color.