Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14
Courier.JOurnal Rifle Balls.

The gander that doesn't prepare for
Thanksgiving is goose.
"And besides he wore a white hat, "
adds an Illinois paper to an item ragard-
ing suspicious character.
Well, it isn't long now before the un-
successful candidate can furnish his
$50 excuses why he was beaten.
The Indianapolis Herald is the most
impolite paper in the world when it
addresses its readers. It came down
Saturday with an article headed, "Some-
thing for Idiots to Ponder"
Speaking of women, Douglas Jer-
rold says: 81 have always considered
her to be an admirable idea imperfect
ly worked out" We do not remember
whether Douglas had an interview with
his mother-in-law about that time or
not.
"No other girls nose itches so much, "
says the Yonkers Gazette, ''as the one
who wears diamond ring" You had
never uttered so base calumny had
you ever noticed how painfully afflicted
with the seven years itch is the unhap-
Ply nose of the girl who wears two dia-
mond rings.
"You should never kick blind dog"
says q newspaper philosopher, "nor
hit u man when he is down." True, by
kicking the dog you may lead people to
think that you are some kin to him,
and it is never quite safe to hit man
VIXEN he is down unless you know
positively that he intends to stay
down.
The fact ought to be carefully sup
pressed that "a New York court has
placed the present cost of Gripping a
man for life at little more than $50, :
0OO." Let it become generally known,
and before tomorrow night every other
tramp in the country will be going
around trying to provoke people into
breaking his leg with hand.spike or a
fence.rail.
The candidates for the House of Rep.
resentatives number over eight hun
dred this year, about one hundred and
fifty being members of the Forty fifth
Congress, who have been favored with
denomination. In some districts
there are three and sometimes five can
didates, all of whom expect to be elect
ed. It is safe to infer that regular bus
mess is not very good throughout the
country.
A correspondent of the New York
Times shows that the story that the
French people paid the war indemnity
of 81, O62 ,00O, 900 to Germany out of
their old stockings has been greatly
exaggerated. OF the amount, 4, 161,-
O0O, 900 francs were paid in drafts on
Germany direct against the proceeds
of 8 per cent French rents, of which
Germany had subscribed three fourths
of the whole loan. The balance, L.
153. DOC, 900 francs. was paid partly in
French gold, silver and bank notes.
and the greater portion in German
bank notes paid out by the German
army in France and in the bill of dam
ages to the railroads. 1t appears,
therefore, that the French peasants gen.
orally kept their gold in their stocking.
Considerable writing is being done
to show that gluttons and guzzlers al
ways have much to fear in yellow-fever
season. II is claimed, and many facts
are cited to prove, that the abstemiOus.
and those who avoid heating foods in
warm weather, are least affected by an
epidemic such as has desolated large
portion of the South this year. 1t is
said to be fact that the Inhabitants OF
the French quarter of New Orleans.
who live sparingly, taking light break
fasts and not overlooking the stomach
at other meals. have suffered far less
than their neiehbors. The death lists
certainly show . large proportion OF
English. German and Irish names. Ii
10 even alleged that the yellow monster
likes beer, and thst he seeks il every
where.