Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-02-27
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1-Ake TIE s4t2e and O. ghosts, II they
we're dead, and ae wish.
ADl6ulae printer saw & balloon at
agrexi heIghi at very early hour yes
terday morning. That Is very singular
The oDly woEder is, that 81 that boar in
tie morning, be didn't see two.
Why do you make promises. ex-
claimed an irase creditor, If you don't
eXpec; TO keep them? "Oh, cheek I"
shouted the indignant debtor. why do
you make goods when you don't want
to keep them"
A contemporary has long editorial
on The Curse of the Caucus" The
only peculiarly We ever noticed about
that curse was its wonderful volume
and limitless variety Of grammar, ac-
cent and expression. .....
In his address at the Savannah cen
tennial, General Gordon asked, "What
does not England owe to Ireland ?"
Well, she doesn't appear to owe her
any good will. Ask hard one, away
in the back of the book. ......
Let the young men of America re-
member this, no man was ever elected
president who parted his name in the
middle, and no man ever reached the
grade of major general who wore his
watch charm outside his coat.
A merchant agriculturist of Arkan-
sas has succeeded in raising South
America pampas grass. As pampas
grass never grows strong enough to
hang man on, we can't see why they
want to cultivate it in Arkansas. ,lt d.
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A household magazine says a little
whisky and water will give rich pol
ish to furniture. It doesn't say how
you apply it., but we suppose you rinse
your throat with the water, drink the
whisky and rub the furniture with a
flannel rag.
The Chicago cigarmakers are going
to strike. II they could only strike
some way to get three cents worth Of
good tobacco in q fifteen.cent cigar,
they would have the undivided sympa-
thies and support of q united public
sentiment. ..f F.. D.. -
1t is claimed that Colonel Ingersoll's
new party has already q membership of
FIVE hundred thousand. Well, this is
probably the fact. Count them now.
There is Colonel Ingersoll. that is one /;
now if some gentlemen will kindly call
of the names of the others, while we
keep tally. ~'', '..."' '''' ''
1t is reserved for Washington Zulu
fering humanity. He has published a
being Pinafore." Now, if any hating
or hateful Ute can conceive of more
diabolical combination let us hear from
him and die. ia IL" i.
:" What do you know about husband.
! ry?" snarIed q self-willed granger to
his wife. know that he's always
dryer when he comes back from town
than he was when be" went there" she
replied, and he sat still and held q
hame-string in, his hand for half an
hour, looking at it and never saying a
! word. t 90 t''h '' '''4''' 40
We have heard so often of the woman
and the man who were mo better than
they ought to be- that We have lost all
interest in them. If people WHO talk
want to astonish the world with d real
novelty, let them trot out, some human
specimens that ere better than they
should bel Humanity will pay money
just to look at them. n.to.t .tt
| At one time, history tells us, there
were million volumes in the Alsxan-
.drian library. But history fails to ex-
plain that SOC, 900 volumes were patent
Office reports, bound files of the Con-
gressionaL Globe and reports Of county
agricultural societies, so that a man
might prowl around through the library
all day snd not find anything that he
could be hired to steal.
- have always observed" remarked
the pedagogue. trimming the leaves Of
the plant switch, and gazing around
upon tbs school, "that a boy is very
like drum /; the less there is in him,
the more noise he makes when you beat
him." And then he called mp Andrew
Fersra and played a two.four and a
double drag and q long roll on him until
Andrew felt that he would give $40, 900
if his lungs reached clear down to the
bottom If his boots, and his mouth
stretched clear around his head, so
that he might give vocal expression to
his feelings.
Now, you have no idea, unless you
{ travel around the country a great deal.
/ how unsettled and uncertain this presi-
Dental question is. There is really no
telling where the lightning may strike,
and cautious, prudent and aspiring mel
are making much careful preparation
for all or any con.ir geDcies. That l
have myself received. from prominent
men II several States, no less than