Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-09-18


II she's always daubed up the way she
was the other day.
1t the man with the hoe would run
into the woman with the Ratchet,
there would be enough reading matter
for the World and Journal of New
York for Sunday issue.
We don't m ind eating pudding, but
when junk-shop is run in connection
with it, We honestly believe we should
be Informed as to the partnership be-
fore tackling the mixture.
Soon we will hear of pupils in our
public schools striking because the
directors do not provide colored chalks
for them. 1t would be as sensible as
most strikes are nowadays.
You can't play blackjack or poker.
o, no; it's felony. But down in Sc
attic you can "place" not bet" your
money on the horse you think will
win. But what's the odds?
They say that the bluejays in Ore.
gon are becoming scarce. We don't
know about the bluejays of Oregon,
but we do know that the Popjays of
Washington will soon be extinct.
A man who will wear no socks be-
cause they cost money, yet pays $500
or more for piano for his daughter to
bang and hammer on to entertain
few brainless dudes, ought to be sent
to the insane asylum.
Lue Vernon seems sore on the CAPITAL
and writes sarcastic advice to us about
buying editorials by the cord.--Cdpitat
Of course it is my error, beg pardon.
Your method of measurement is doubt
less by the bushel or sack.full.
What is meant by "the Powers that
B?"
"Why, the Powers that r."
Is Turkey one of them?"
Turkey is one OF the Powers that
O."
"G!"
If this issue of the Sunday Times,
were salmon it would be right up to
-.
Times, Sunday, Aug. 23d.
We hope no exchange will substitute
the word "cod" for salmon" or
bullhead" for "sockeye."
So many preachers are wondering
why the churches are not filled.
Simply because there is often more
religion in the pure air and bright
sunshine than within the gloomy
temples where creeds are taught but
not obeyed. This is the reason
Victoria is one OF the oldest towns
in the world" said q stranger in
Olympia the other day, who had been
Listening to group of fellows talk
about the Washington Press Associa.
ton holding their annual meeting in
that pretty town. "Why, no, young
man, it is not. It" "Well," re.
piled the stranger, "they write it
Victoria, Be and l supposed it
was very ancient" When the crowd
got it through their noodles what the
stranger meant, they adjourned to
SCOTS and partook of some stimu-
lants.
The following clipping is taken from
the Pomeroy Independent issue of
September Sd:
THAT must be an awful low down
person who would steal chickens of Rev.
Reid at this place. Such rogue should
die with the stencil of his own carcass,
eaten up with CHASTITY sores, of itching
boils and putrefying carbuncles."
F. w. ID. Mays, the writer of the
above and editor of the Independent. is
. preacher, or was, some years ago.
We might have expected such Ian
guage from horsethief, but coming
from one OF Gods servants it sounds
very, very bad.
There was q man at Trail, B. c.,
sometime ago, who stole the water bar
rel off q grave. and at that time we
wrote of him as being the most de-
graded skunk we ever heard of. But
we were told last week about a man
so-called-who lives in Seattle, who
at the death of his father was handed
money to purchase Grape for the door;
instead Of doing so this wretch squan-
dered the money in booze bazaar"
His mother told him to send a tele-
gram to his sister informing her that
their father was dead, and asked him
what the message would cost. He re-
piled So. The actual rate, as found
out afterward was so cents. He was
given the money to pay for the tele-
gram, but spent this also for whisky.
The mother at last requested neigh
Dor to send the message and purchase
the Grape, which was done. We pass
up the trail incident as q good joke,
but will cling to the Seattle man as
the most depraved specimen OF hu-
mainly we have heard Of up to date.
Tacoma "sees' Seattle "ante" and
goes it one better in hold-up of
prominent Tacoma hotel, in open
daylight, by five masked men. few
mornings ago. The Rhein hotel was
the scene of the activity. They did
not carry the safe to bluff and throw
it over, as mask for their Infamous
work, but walked in, held up eight
men, robbing the safe by making the
bartender open it for them of five
watches aud 81 600 in money, rifled
the cash register and, not forgetting
the pockets of the victims, who wit
messed operations with uplifted hands,
departed without hindrance, although
they we're but three in number. That
we think covers the Seattle bluff.
The cities of Tacoma and Seattle
had to return mainly to the light OF
"other days." last night, in conse-
quence of disaster to the Snoqual-
mie electric service. The transformer
house was destroyed by fire, and it
may be several weeks before the ma
chinery can be replaced.
OA9TOEIA.
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