Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-10
Hawkeye Editorial Dots.

Very often a young man im"gli es
himself To be perfect brick, when hc
really isn't more than half baked.
General Grant has bought iaru
down i'll Pennsylvania. We thought
nobody bought ready made farms now,
except railroad conductors.
The olive tree, it is said, will live to
the age OF 1000 years. Well yes, aud
Judging from the taste OF the olives
most of tie fruit has obtained tn iull
age of the tree.
In Iiau. has a law to prevent weak
minded persons from marrying. Pity
| Mr.. CaristIanicy hadn't lived in H.
diana. He wouldn't have 20 much
trouble on his hands just now.
Pantaloons are going tope worn very
tight THIS summer, aud the tall, thin
passenger will wander up aud down
this pleasant land of ours. looking like
pair of tongs with clothes on.
Sitting Bull says that be may not be
a very poSerful iogieian, but he wants
you to understand that he is Tho oss
hair-splitter on this continent. and he
docsn't furnish his own hair either.
In California wages are high, food is
cheap, the climate is glorious and ITS
the cheapest country in the world IN
which to shoot anybody. Ttund, r
storms aui moteoric showers are Lot SO
rare as CONVICTIONS for murder.
That very popular Polish noblemap,
HotwIskI, Is going INTO retirement III u
few weeks. He will be sadly missed in
social circles, ana his place will tie
largely filled by the German count,
Eiscolsger. They are both temperance
men; Crosby temperance MN. that is.
Would you say" asked Professor
Stearns, 49, would rather walk; or l
mad rather walk 2" - woald say"
replied the smart bad boy. "'I had
rather ride, most emphatically." Aud
he was marked three below TO, Wi:h
cloniy orputly clearing weather.
The mau who won at the resent six.
days walk III New York may look upon
himself al the champion pedestrian, but
sc can pick out IA ten'year old boy, in
the dark aud at random, who will get to
the IRE twenty minutes ahead OF him
and Elk minutes ahead of the frat IN.
CINE, three times out OF possible two.
Four of the Apostles, Peter. Andrew,
James and john, were fishermen. But
they never wrote a twenty -four page
magszine article to tell how they caugut
just one trout, and they didn't lie three
pounds on it to make it five-pounder.
Hence they Ure little known and helj
in rather low repute among mcdern
fishermen.
Mr.. Beecher Was once offered, by
lecture syndicate, $500, for twelve
months engagement. Mr.. Bsechtr is
too busy and Is also disinclinei 10 &C.
cept such proposition, but if tls s. u
dictate would like to engage u III h.utnee,
two forties and twenty Off, ihey can
address this Office, for the next thirty
years.
at is good thing for me-" said the
new boy in the history class, to Prof
lessor Stearns, that [ wasn't born in
Bedouin. would have died OF stalva-
ton every time started to Cross the
desert" And why asked the prof
lessor. Because" lille respon,!i,, "
would always have forgotten the d..ea.
Every tune" be added With touching
emphasis. Aud then he went On to s4y
that Napaleon Bonaparte was bore vt
Ajoccio III 1910, and u snded tho throne
in 1917. at the age of sixty-five years.
A lecturer on spiritualism. DIR. Ben
son, said in q recent speech that 1" one
evening while sitting In dark room
repentiug my past folly, felt touch
upon my arm, aud looking up SAW
beautiful woman. 1 was frig htened,
but seeing that her face beamcd with
love, Said to the vision, What do you
want?' Without speaking, she kI.sed
my brow. and although Tried to grasp
her, she slipped through my arms and
I WAS alone. This remarkable vieiol,"
the speaker continued, has lei me to
the iuves isation of the truths of sp.rii-
ualism," etc., etc. 1t will lead him INTO
no end Of trouble, if he has mnny more
such visions. 1t won't do for HIM or
any other man 10 tramp around this
country. founding new reii, lou ON
cham oerm.id basis. LIT the doctor
keep his room locked, and he won't
have any more visions.