Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04

power behind the throne, when she
has so desired"
1.-THE Chinese Awakening,' is the
title of an article on the present Asi
attic war Its authors seem to think
the war will be the means of Weakening
China and Of opening OF Asia to the
higher civilization of the world. They
declare, with marked humility, that
There are wonderful countries and
wonderful people in the Orient, OF
which We know very little, and know
ing little, with the conceit of igno.
rance, we despise. Much is said about
the survival of the fittiest, and il
China and the other Asiatic peoples
come into the struggle OF competition
and so-callcd higher civilization can
not hold its own, it will deserve to 90
under. There is much for it to learn
of virtues which seem foreign to it,
and a practical knowledge of the
virtues which make for the still higher
development of humanity will come
to the peoples possessed with the least
bigotry and stupidity with which even
the gods are said to contend in vain"
An article on "Child Study" favors
the adaptation of instruction to the
peculiar characteristics of the child
taught. They assert that "Too few
teachers understand the natures of
their pupils. They think every one is
exactly the same, and if, per chance,
some differ in mental characteristics
from others, the average teacher be-
comes a modern Procrustes, and causes
her children to be stretched on q bed
OF learning till every one fits exactly.
If they do not naturally, they are
chopped or stretched mentally until
they do fit, without any assistance
from their teachers"
els Self.Respect q Lost Factor?"
concludes the editorial page, in which
it is held that the days of chivalry
have passed. 1t is held that individual
honor is too often cast upon the die
of success; that in the past there was
= time when the disgrace of the prison
or almshouse, restrained people from
reckless speculation which might land
them in the one or the other. The
ideal OF lofty personal character is sac.
rifced as . common thing to an ephe-
neral show of success. The fair COM
mentators hold that "The greatest
degradation q man can suffer is not to
be conscious of his degradation"
The brain work OF the holiday paper
before Us does not suffer in compare
son with the issues that have preceded
it. There are OF course notable crudi.
ties which only experience can OBJ
viate, but the wonder is that so really
creditable a paper could have been
made by class whose life duties are
so dissimilar and whose habits are so
widely separated from the activities
requisite for getting up a single issue
OF metropolitan journal. One of the
peculiarities of the novice is observed
in the display headings of the general
news-matter. The uniformity usually
observed in the composing.room was
ruthlessly violated by those who either
did not understand the rules of ty-
Biography or have subordinated me-
chanical appearance to common-sense,
appropriateness Of expression. Now the
uni7n printer insists that il the first
healing is full line, it must be full
line. nothing more nor less, no matter
how much sense the object OF the cap
ton is sacrifice by extension or con-
traction. The second heading, if two
lines must be of that exact length,
and the third must obey the same
rule. Well, the ladies were all at Odds
and-ends over the problem thus pre-
sented. No matter how expert they
had been in counting the stitches of a
crochet pattern, they could not ap-
parently measure out intellect by the
same process, hence some of the head
ings are long, some short. and all'are
at variance with the rules OF the staid
old journal. As this was to be rep
resentative issue of the paper, the
ladies in charge OF the several depart
ments were not interfered with and
each had her own "sweet will" OF
which the result is striking evidence.
Among the amusing incidents re-
lated of the reportorial work is this:
A stately bride had been assigned to
inspect company of strolling players,
and A. was perfectly proper took as her
escort her newly.made husband. All
went well until they reached the green.
room, when cloud of lace and rib.
bons was waited out OF dressing-room
and came to halt with the ejacula-
ton of "Oh. Harryw before the en-
barrassed benedict. Harry managed
to introduce his wife. but just then the
bell-boy came to the general relief by
summons for the fairy to assume her
part. "Goshl" gasped the vision as it
darted behind wing to reach the foot
lights.
On Monday morning all the men
were banished from the rooms except
one at the main Office, to serve "a an
encyclopedia, for reference only, and
in the business Office, one to serve as
messenger.boy for the ten beauties
who took orders and made change for
the various business transactions of
the day.
While the duties imposed must have
been somewhat onerous from want of
experience, Mr.. Hearst had made
every preparation whereby they could
be lightened, without detracting from
the consciousness of its having been
self.accomplished. While an escort