Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-19
CHIPS AND RAGS
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BY LUE F. VERNON.
Now we have the summer sham,
ChoWder with a single clam.

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Now we have the summer sham,
Chowder with single clam.
Magazine guns, We suppose, are the
weapons editors have to "plug" poets
with.
We think there should be music in
every home, but object to the music
next door.
The Oregonian of Portland cannot
stomach Mead, the Republican candi-
date for Governor of Washington.
In the summer begin to lay up for
your overcoat, or in the winter you
may be laid up for the want of it.
Now that Prophet Dowie has de-
clared for Roosevelt the hoodoo and
conjure vote seems solid for Teddy.
This is the season of the year
When the watermelon grinneth
1iltl tlit S1-ttil DON CdIlllOb DC
Ii he takes a chance and-sinneth.
1t is said that a Chicago pig ran
away from the butcher because he had
heard that prevention was better than
"cure."
There would be money in an article
on Solomon, if the writer could only
furnish a complete set of portraits OF
old Soils wives.
If you want a good drier for your
clothes on "wash-day," place them
on the editorial page of the Hoquiam
Washingtonian.
A Canadian has invented button.
less shirt. This is nothing new. We
see number of men in Olympia wear.
ing the same thing.
Shaving the warts off pickles is a
more pleasant job to some people,
than scraping an introduction to some
high society soft.brained asses.
In spite of the persistent rumor
each summer that the shirt-waist,
worn by women, has had its day, each
season sees some new and pretty de.
velopment of it.
An exemplary lady in Olympia, who
was about to send somewhat faded
silk gown to the dyer's, had her mind
changed by happening to open hel
prayer.book at the hymn. Sinner
Turn, Why Will You Die?" and she
turned it accordingly.
The air is so clear, it is said, in
Zululand that objects seven miles
away can be distinctly seen by star
light. That's nothing. The political
air is so clear in the United States
that a politician can see by faith, an
Office from two to four years away.
An administration organ declares
that President Roosevelt will handle
the trusts without gloves. This is
calculated to hurt the feelings OF "my
closest friend" Littauer. Mr.. Littauer
it will be remembered, has something
do with the manufacture OF gloves.
President Roosevelt informs us that
Mr.. Knox never took a vacation while
Attorney-General. If he had, some
underling might have taken the Presi-
dent seriously and undertaken a real
fight upon some of the trusts. Mr.
Knox knew why he didn't take va.
cation.
The election of Judge Parker is GER
tain. The nomination OF this emf.
nent man is proof that the old divis.
ion in the Democratic party have
been healed and he himself is the
antithesis of Roosevelt; 80 a clean,
vigorous and interesting campaign
may be expected.
We saw a sign in print-shop re.
Gently, reading: "No Credit Here"
We can vouch for the truth of that
sign. Three articles from the STAND.
lARD were lifted bodily and used by
that paper and what we want to know
is this, what's the use OF displaying
the sign "No Credit Here" in that
Office?
Now is the season OF the year when
the high society people nail boards
over the windows and doors of their
mansions in small towns, place q pla.
card on the gate saying they have
gone to the sea-shore and the vege.
table.peddler finds them in a tena-
ment house in Portland, to whom they
owe bill for "spuds" and cabbage.
1t makes us feel real bad to receive
An exchange with watermelon seed
ClluRluS w lSs VIC eOit VI envy tuO
" force" in that Office. After reading
the aforesaid paper we fail to see the
usual: "John Smith left the "A
watermelon yesterday. The melon is
the largest one of the season. John,
accept our thanks" Still, we hope
the boys" enjoyed it.
No doubt pretty teachers would add
much to the sttractiveness of the
school-room, for scholars and visiting
school commissioners, and Chicago
may be doing the correct thing in de-
manding that the teachers in her
schools shall measure up to GER
tain physical standards. Results, how
ever, is what the schools will be judged
by in the end, and the pretty teacher
will be no better able than any other
to hold her job unless she produces re-
suits.