Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-11-27
ANOTHER INNOCENT ABROAD.
Lue Sends Pile Of "Driftwood" From Cali
fOrnia.

Inere are several horse car lines in
Frisco.
Van Ness Avenue is the widest
street, without a car-line, also the
wealthiest in the city.
Hot rolls are we'll and good for some
people; but rolls of the steamer Queen
are entirely different, don't cher know.
The Cal building in San Francisco
would be good place to hold High
jerks" 800 feet is high enough to
hold anything.
The curtain in the Alcazar Thea.
ter in Frisco is pulled from the sides
OF the stage, and does not arise to the
top of the arch as in most play houses.
On every check at restaurants and
chop houses in San Francisco the fol-
lowing is printed: "No mutilated or
foreign coins received" 1t is a good
idea.
A cafe is on the top floor of the Call
building in San Francisco. This build.
ing is 800 feet high. The price for
lunch at the top is in keeping with the
height.
II the 30 cent officers of The Queen
would be more civil and courteous to
the company's patrons they would be
doing the passengers great service
and the company no harm.
When you visit the Cliff House in
San Francisco, don't 60 with the
crowd on the first balcony OF the no.
tel. Walk down to the second floor
you have a far better view of Seal
Rocks.
"DOwn by the sea shore" in the
good old Summer time, is very nice
But on the bosom Of Mother Ocean in
Winter time when shes mad, is Al
together horse of another color.
Sabee?
Ii you board Pacific Coast steamer
you must have your "goods and chat
ties" inspected by custom officers
upon arrival in San Francisco, whether
you board the boat at Seattle or Vic
toria, B. c.
San Francisco has the largest horse
in the world. His name il" Sampson"
and can be seen on the streets in
buggy built for his special use. He
weighs over one ton, length 104 feet,
height. 81 inches.
Most of the paving in Frisco is
Balsatic rock. 1t is hard on the wear
and tear of vehicles, but the horses OBJ
tain better foothold than on any
other pavement tried in the city.
Hence its usage is large.
l was disappointed in the Orpheum
Theater. 1t is nothing more or less
than big beer hall. People drink
and smoke during the performance and
the famous orchestra we expected to
hear was very much absent.
San Francisco ought to be ashamed
OF herself for re.electing Schmidt
Mayor. He is not fit man for the
office and has been tried and found
wanting. But Frisco" elected him,
and now let that city suffer in silence.
In the window of the Call building
is q set OF dinner dishes given as
present to its subscribers. This
is quite appropriate for the Call as
most people in Frisco" will tell you
the Call dishes up its news from other
papers, mostly.
On one corner of Market street,
Frisco, is the Examiner, on the other
corner the Call, across and on Geary
street the Chronicle. Now if the P..I
OF Seattle would move down to Frisco
and occupy the fourth corner, what q
good ridance to bad rubbish" would
occur.
Oranges bought in Olympia, grown
In California, are taken away from
the passengers on arriving in San
Francisco, BY custom house officials,
ii they are specked, for the reason
that they don't want any "scales"
brought from Washington. This is
peculiar, isn't it?
We have noticed that the silly
young lady on a steamer has favors
bestowed upon her by the gilt.band.
cap gods, when at sea, while the wo-
man with three or four children can
lie sick, or fall overheard if she wishes,
without any attempt on the part of
the company's servants to help or as.
sist her.
For unlimited nerve and gall, the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company take
the whole bakery, when they adver-
tise comfort, ease and courteous
treatment assured to their patrons"
The company would profit by sending
some one 40 passenger unknown to the
officers OF the steamer for a trip to
San Francisco and read carefully the
report OF same. We have no doubt
that several employees on some of
their boats would be looking for an
other job.
AEORY We PRAHrIHE