Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13

wi>c suggests paintings of Olympia
scenery "n panels OF native wood, by
home talent, OF which we have an
ample reserve Of capable amateur ar
fists. 1t seems Ia us that Il splendid
field of cndcaNor j. opened to the
ladies hv thc-'' suggestions OF one Of
Their nUIut'cr.
The Wizard Oil Company has
played to large and appreciatl>c
audiences at Olympia Thcatcr, the
past week, and will close the present
engagement Saturday night. The
company includes several excellent
specialists. y popular feature "i the
periodical visits oi the Wizard OH
people, under the management ol Mr..
Gallagher, l. still maIntalncd-tlic
distribution OF valuable presents OF
! >Ilvcrwarc each night ms souvenirs OF
their presence and constant reminders
Of the virtues uf Wizard Oil. The oh
jcct is not to sell, but to advertise
that standard remedy, and the ex-
penscs OF the company and the beauti-
full and costly presents awarded,
amount to much more than the
nominal price of admission charged
and the few sales made each evening.
Mr.. Gallagher announces that Il
diamond ring will be given to some
lucky individual tomorrow night, for
which all the coupons of the week, il
represented in person, will be available
at the final performance.
John Smith, not he of the Poca-
hontas experience: but another who
has been similarly allied to the first
families" for years, was hauled up be-
fore Squire King few days ago, on Il
charge preferred by his numerous
dusky daughters that he had threat
cncd to let loose his masatchie tumttm
on the whole family 1t seems that
the aforesaid d. DIS. have Il will of their
own and Il short time ago one of them
started out on an independent trail
where game seemed to be plentiful
and the chase to her own liking. This
INSTRUMENTATION made John Smith
angry, but he was alone in his pro-
testations. The copper-colored mother
and her lighter-hued daughters made
common cause, which led to further
estrangcmcnt and finally institution
of Il suit for divorce. Pending this
civilized way of ending domestic
creased until threats of use OF Il scalp.
ing-kniie or tomahawk compelled the
dusky maidens to invoke the also
civilized method of MISUNDERSTANDING
their pugnacious progenitor behind
prison bars.
When Brother McCallum has been
fully indicted into the managerial
profession, he will not allow his stars to
give free exhibitions as Il means for
drawing paid audience. Curiosity is
in the care OF celebrieties, the main in
centive, and a mere sight of the indi
vidual filling the public eye or bare
intonation of the voice, that is musical
to the multitude, is often satisfactory to
those who may possibly not be able tt
appreciate more than that. Sure it il
that Mrs. Lease who appeared Monday
night, under the direction OF the pastor
OF the Christian Church, sustained Il
frosty reception if the number who con
stituted her audience at the church is 8
reliable indication of sympathy of senti-
ment or the cordiality and hospitality
due those who ride on the crest of the
wave of popular opinion. SO marked
was this. evidence of want of apprecia
ton that some of our leading citizens
subscribed an amount sufficient to in
duce the talented lecturess to remain
till Wednesday evening and speak
upon the political situation, at the
Unitarian church. This, of course
filled the house, and feast of reason
was spread that filled to repletion al
who heard her. She is necessarily rad
ical in some of her views (and what
Populist is not? but she is able to Civ,
: a reason for the faith she holds, ant
her language and manners indicate
$ profound sincerity.