Year: 1879

CATCHING times for making hay.


WooD-haulers are loud in praise of
the newly graveled streets.


YoUSG ducks think the present
rain beats ali other attractions.


The signs of the times are rather
adverse to the perihelion theory.


We have not heard Of q picnic or
excursion this week. What is the
matter?


ANOTHER free-gratis days work
will be done at the Fair Grounds,
to o,morrow.


FARMERS near town are beginning
to-find out that strawberries consti-
tute profitable crop.


WHENEVER you are conscious of do
ing something smart, remember that
ten men have done the same thing.


For the benefit of our lady friends,
we will state that Mr.. Edouard Rem
enyi is between forty-fve and fifty
years of age and married man.


If young lovers keep late hours,
about this time, it is all the fault of
the man in the moon; he doesn't
light his lantern till Il reasonable
bedtime.


"THE Republican party being
the party of purity, honesty and
progress" is the way an exchange
commences a gushing editorial. o
te pora! 0 mores!


The Department has established
several hundred money. order Offices
during the last month; an indication
that the finances of the country are
in healthful condition.


THERE is still an opportunity left
fer railroad excursions, but they
must be conducted on the early and
late principle, thus allowing parties
to utilize the whole day.


PARTIES whose houses have been
burglarized will please report to us
by nine o'clock in the morning.
The first case announced will go
down as the regular" one.


OREGON papers warn all good peo-
pie to beware of blk named Hazen,
who is going about the country lee
turing on temperance. Let him
come over here, and we will "haze''
him.


SOMEBODY suggests the theory that
our rainy Fourth was caused by the
cannonading on the Atlantic coast,
the difference in time between that
point and this, being between three
and four hours.


WHILE we hear of new logging
camps being opened, we cannot un-
derstand how the alleged lumber
depression is so serious and far
reaching calamity as it is represent
ed to be by many idle men.


The regular burglary occurred Mon.
day night at the Olympic Hotel, and
the usual commodity, provisions, was
carried away. 1t isgetting to be quite
evident that if these little nocturnal
pastimes are continued much longer,
somebody will stand splendid
chance of getting hurt. The best
advice we can give is, for every
householder to suppose himself the
next victim and make due prepara-
ton for the interesting event.


Nor satisfied with their two cheese
factories, now running at full blast,
the one in Lewis county and the
other at Sumas, on the Fraser river,
British Columbia, Messrs. Long &
Birmingham are making arrange
ments for the establishment of a
third factory in White river valley.
By thus carrying on the manufac-
ture of cheese at widely separated
points; an enormous amount is saved
in the cost of freight, and this sav-
ing will go far towards enabling the
enterprising firm to maintain uni
form prices for their excellent cheese,
wherever made. a liberal patronage
is justly due these gentlemen from
the dealers of Puget Sound and
British Columbia. The importation
of Eastern cheese should be dis
couraged and the efforts OF home