Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-05-06
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The Hoquiam Sawyer uses a half
column of our stuff under the heat
" Splinters," and gives due credit fo
the same. How did you come to Civ,
credit, Mr.. Sawyer. Aren't you airai,
of overstepping the bounds OF journal
ism in the State of Washington?
The Tacoma Ledger recently con
tanned an editorial headed, "Spac,
Under the Sidewalks" The last tim,
we visited the City OF Destiny" there
were plenty Of space above the side
walks. Empty buildings with the
sign Toilet" right on Pacific avenue
There is a man in Olympia who ha.
received, as present, knife, contain
ing four blades and cork.crew. The
sender OF the present surely doesn't
know his friend as we'll as we do. or he
would have sent him a knife contain.
ing one blade and four corkscrews.
Poor old Tacoma. She is bound to
attract attention, if she only secures i,
by a scratch. Horses in that berg
have the Texas itch. That's the best
the poor animals can expect to receive
in the hamlet situated at the head oI
Commencement Bay. Hay! Hay.
The fellow whe dreamed his mother
was a queen, must have felt terrible
when he was awakened by her voice
saying: "John, help me lift the
boiler off the stove. I've got to hurry
up and get Mrs. Smiths washing out
while the sun is shining" The blow
must have been awful.
The leading surgeons of New York
say that they believe cancer is the
most prevalent disease in the United
States to-day. They 60 even further
than that, in declaring that the dread.
ful malady is rapidly increasing all
over the civilized world, and that they
are still utterly in the dark as to it,
cause or cure.
An investigation should be started
Immediately. No delay should be
tolerated. Recently the girl pupils at
the Washington Agricultural College
cooked a six-course dinner, and the
Board OF Regents did then and there
partake thereof, and no complaint oil
sickness has, as yet, been made by the
Of by the Regents. Let an investiga-
ton be at once ordered.
Delaney, Seattle's new Chief OF Po.
lice, is cleaning out the restricted dis
trict. GA new broom sweeps clean,''
is the old saw; but he might as well
try to dip the ocean dry with a clam.
shell as to forever rid Seattle of what
is termed the undesirable class"
The Lord himself could not reform
mankind when upon this globe, and il
will take more than a Chief of Police
to do it in Seattle.
1t must be delightful, edifying and
inspiring to the honest man, who il
forced from circumstances, for the
time being to be designated as hobo
to stand outside q church.door in a
town. with no money, perhaps hungry
and hear the song, What a Friend
We Have in Jesus" rendered by we'll.
groomed and amply-fed choir. II
should make kim ponder DER life, and
the way of things. Asa general thing
it does.
There is this to be said OF the Nor.
mon who has more than one wife. He
marries each and every one, according
to the rites OF his religion. There are
hundreds OF men who are not Nor.
mons, and some we know OF right here
in Olympia, that have one vile, and
pay the expenses OF two or three Other
women, whom they would not dream
of marrying. And these men are no,
arrested either. They are Sultans oI
Turkey on a small plan. That's all.
"J see by the newspaper" said ar
Olympia man to his friend, "that the
whale that swallowed Jonah was re-
Gently killed in the Mediterranean
and in its stomach they found, writer
on parchment. the diary that Jonat
kept during the three days"
"You can't make me believe any o
that stuff" replied the friend. "Ir
the first place, how could Jonah se'
to write his diary?"
why" responded the Olympus
man "don't you suppose the whale
had pains in his stomach? Then yol
know he might have used his flights
for illumination"
Bishop Spalding OF Illinois say
"that strikes are hell" and he uset
no dash in expressing himself, though
giving credit to General Sherman fo
some OF the inspiration. The Bishol
is guessing pretty close. Strikes, lik'
war, hurt the poor and unfortunat
worse than anybody else. The inno
cent suffer equally with the guilty
Those concerned will eventually learl
that it is better to make some con
cessions and sacrifices rather thar
work so much injury. The lessor
may be o costly and bloody one, bu
let us hope the good sense OF th
American people will prevail befor
irreparable injury is done.
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