Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

them and communicate them to their
victims. Between dying OF yellow
fever and being asphyxiated most
people would prefer the latter.
James ]. Corbett recently said he
had sold house for S24, 900, and upon
being asked if he Invested the money
he replied: al didn't invest it. /
lived pretty fast clip. lived like a
king. I gambled, played the races,
entertained my friends. What's
$4,000? Its nothing to me! 1 have
spent ten times $4,000 in a short
time. Why, S24, 900 doesn't last me
six months! Its a mere bagatelle to
mel" BY this answer the possibilities
of the prize-ring are still further re-
vealed.
A church has been founded in
Brooklyn which must be as interest
ing as the children's play of "Make
Believe" 1t is called The Church Of
the Holy Spirits" and the leader,
Mrs. Beatrice Stratford, says she is
Christ, come to earth again. Other
members who are butchers, grocers,
bakers, ETC., on week days, claim on
Sundays that they are Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John. The idea of being
one person on Sunday and another
during the week, is not new. Mrs.
Stratford isn't original.
The word "obey" in the marriage
ceremony is causing much contention
in the strenuous times; young women
refuse to promise to obey and some
young men won't have it otherwise.
The fact that such q contention arises
is very good storm.signal of danger
ahead. The young woman who has
go little trust in her prospective life.
partner that she considers change in
the conventional marriage ceremony
necessary would best wait awhile, and
the same is true of the young man
who would insist upon the pledge.
Why doesn't the Portland Oregonian
permit the person writing the spright-
ly department on the editorial page,
under the caption Of Mote and Com
ment" to sign his name thereto. The
work is excellently done. 1t has
variety and vivacity and veracity, and
the public would like to know who
II must thank for the daily pleasure
the department gives. l hope that my
calling attention to the matter, az be-
ing worthy of the interest of people
who can read, will not result in the
discharge of the author by the in.
furiated business office.
Whittier are We driftingi Some
time ago wise fellow discovered that
it was unhealthy for two people to
occupy the same bed. Later another
found out that it WAS unsafe to ride on
. car with other people, attend church
where other people attended, and
lately an association Of physicians de.
cided that TO kiss was to tempt death
in all manner Of diseases. The very
latest discovery OF q French scientist
that the practice of hand-shaking is .
prolific source Of speedy disease. If
things keep up it will soon be un-
healthy to be buried in the same
graveyard with other people.
Christopher Robinson, K. c., on the
Alaska Boundary Commission, was
taken sick during an argument in
favor of Canadian claims. He be.
came SO fstigued that he nearly faint
ed, and Lord Alverson adjourned the
session on account Of Robinson's ill.
ness. No wonder Christopher became
sick. Just because Americans found
gold in Alaska, and with the push and
energy Of Americans begun developing
and digging the gold out, Canada,
wanting to get hold OF some Of the
gold, and being too lazy and shiftless
to work for it, get up the cry that the
gold land belonged to Canada. With
such . falsehood to combat with for
Canada's sake, no wonder Robinson
became sick.
The Seattle Times in apologizing
for having printed the picture Of Con.
gresham Jones OF Nevada for that of
Hon. w. L. Jones of Washington,
says:
"The printing Of the portrait of the
wrong Congressman will be comment.
| ed upon throughout the press of the
State, and perhaps in wider bounds.
But it is a good safe bet that the most
cutting comments and loudest laughs
will come from the smallest and most
unimportant sheets. To be yapped at
by little dogs is one of the penalties OF
being full grown.
The word newspapers" is no doubt
intended by the Times instead OF
"dog." Well, we have eeen growl-
ing, snarling, ugly.faced, full.grown
bulldog made hunt his kennel by
little, tiny dogs. "In union there is
strength" you know.
Here is a very odd case, and shows
that one woman, at least, doesn't en-.
JOY being made the choice of horse.
sense. Mrs. Ralph E. Brown of Hen
dricks county, ILL.,, in her suit for di-
vorce, charges that her husband let a
horse select bis wife. She and Mr..
Brown we're married in August last
and separated in September. She says
Mr.. Brown was paying attention to
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