Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01
Hawk Eyptems.

80 to Kansas.
The parasol Of this summer looks like
resurrection OF Yankee Robinson,s
time honored circus tent.
Tie robins are focking all through
the country in immense numbers. This
indicates tremendous cherry crop.
School children in Ohio are taught
that there were no presidents until after
that State was admitted to the union,
Fred. Douglass thinks the negroes
ought to stay where theyare. Changed
your views since 1898, haven't you,
FreJerick?
The wee green apples are now Just
getting large enough and la i eLough
to tempt the worms and the BOYS in
equal quantities.
General Grant and hi. party" saws
an Illinois paper, will reach San
Francisco some time ia June" July.
you villain, July
Pshaw After all, Victoria is only
sixty years old. We thought from the
SIS they made about it she was about
one hundred aid tv ensy.
" Tenoyson is tall" remarks Fuller.
Of the Il 'cklana Courier. And then he
adds: :" In this he differs from other
poets, who are usually short"
" How do yOu tie love knot?" asked
Laura, toying with IL bit Of blue ribbon,
ga, any way, gruwied Tom, behind
his newspaper. just 50 it will pull out
easy
We had mighty good one the othX
day on "ClrVpatra needle" but-3
found ont, just IN time, that thai wasn't
tho name Of IL steamboat, 30 that
wouldn't tit.
Grorg" Eliot got $35, 600 for her last
novel. We expect pc pie would nav
us that mach Tor our last one. too: il
they could be convinced that it really
was the last one.
4 man was hanged for horse stealing
down in southwestern Missouri! last
week, and just fore he WAS swung off
he confessed that Tor nearly two Years
lie had been addicted 10 wearing u liver
pad.
Niagara Fails is to be lighted with the
eit ctIic light. Now if they could only
mj.hc the electricity strong enough to
strike al. the hachnen and hotel heep-
ers aud Tie other robbers, il would be
IL success.
General Franz Sigel is lcctU lug on
tine German American cleMeut of
American popului1n." That's tight;
take the most Numerous element In the
country, 40 T.; You can make longer
lecture of it.
The Troy Press says an owl is the
best waith dog. Yes" REMARKS the
commentator oil the Philadelphia Balie-
IN, I'VE have often noticed that
watch dogs owl was the most cJnSpic-
uJus part of llm."
When Washington learned of Arnold's
treachcry, he exclaimed, "Whum can
We trust now?' The next evenIl,l he
received II pustal'carl from afWS!
grocer, telling him that he woult&V6fe
to trust every body, If he wanted to get
amy trade.
a young man who went from Bur.
lin9tun 10 Leudvile about six weeks
ago, writes chrerfully back to his
friends: have gained three pounds
since | came here. and gained 1t all in
half ounce instuliments. Haven't been
shot III the head yet"
A South Hill man had n terrible
dieam last night. lie dreamed that
Congress was only going to meet once
every two hundred years. lie awoke
IN such state OF nervous agitation that
he had to drink about three fingers OF
nervine befure he could get to sleep
again.
Rev. Mr.. Goss, of New York, who al
fects to know all about 1T, denonnces
from his pulpit " the senseless twaddlo
which is now called cOurtinS.' Oh,
go way MIR. Goss, You knew II great
deal more about it forty years ago than
You do now, ana you liked 1t better
then, too.
The ", ST Hill literary lyceum is de,
batting the question, " Which is the
most destructive to the peace of man
Kind, church choIrs or croquet?' 1t
is generally concealed that the choirs do
the most quarreling, but the most bun.
ions are split and engagements broken
at croquet.
An nggrieved member of society
rii,h to use II mans hat for foot stool
ob que uuS, BIG uuS, ilnu
don't you forget it. Besides, If she
doesn't use it fora oot-stool, some man
will come along and spit in it. WHAT
then, distresses you?
We have, in this office. good poem
on spring, about fortyfve minutes
long, which has been saved over from
lasl April, and is still in an excellent
state Of preservation, which We Will
sell at greatly reduced rates, fora Fourth
of July Grafton. Apply early and avoid
the rush ut the door.
Would you suppose" sail Atom,
pointing to the tramp on the other side
Of the way, "would you suppose that
old vagabond was worth 81 ,0OJ?" Is
it pos,Inle?" exclaimed Molecule. with
great interest. No, l would not sup
pose So WE'LL" said Atom, you
would be great fool ii you did,
About week ago an Iowa man died.
He was very wealthy and left three sons,
40 l,ay hsII