Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-01-01
20 RAGS.
individual Opinion.l
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Tom and Jerry are very popular
in Olympia.
4 womans train OF thought is otter
on her dress.
The city OF red lights, red tape and
grafters-Seattle.
; A woman may coax nail, but she
can seldom drive one.
A full man and an empty pocket
book often 60 hand in hand.
About the only thing the w. c. L.
U. does In Seattle is to cause trouble.
About the sillest object in the world
is a young woman crazy to get married.
"Russia and Japan will -" is a
good head to be kept standing" now.
Two is company, three is a crowd,
and four is hali-dollar for the drinks.
Most every man carries watch, but
few men can tell the time to stop
drinking.
About the only use we can see for
rubber tires on hearse is to give the
corpse an easy ride.
From reports Tacoma, Seattle and
Hoquiam must be the headquarters for
the Burglars Union.
DIR. Eugene Jordan, of Seattle, seems
to be regular ladies' man. He must
hire lawyers by the year.
Articles that are given away most
cheerfully by the possessor in this
world-matches and tobacco.
No doubt the Christmas present you
received wasn't near as nice as the
one you thought you would get.
The hardest task bartenders have to
do in some saloons is to hunt for the
cherries to decorate the cocktail.
Probably the reason the Ledqer of
Tacoma is flying so high is because it
has good tail in the Evening News.
Now is the season of the year when
the column top-liner Don't write it
1SO3," will work overtime for q few
weeks.
In Los Angeles couple wishing to
be married, told the preacher to hurry,
As they had engaged an automobile by
the hour.
Chicago may not be desirable place
in which to live, but since the outbreak
OF the hackmen's strike it is a far
worse one to die in.
The borrowing neighbor is the worst
bore that we know of. They seldom
return as good an article as they bor-
row or as much of it.
Il would were Bird" she sang
| When the concert had begun.
eve wish you were," the people cried,
For then we'd get gun. ;"
1t is said that the leftover turkeys
from Thanksgiving and sold at the
Tacoma markets on Christmas, were
labeled Handle With Care"
w. d. McAlrin, of Morristowu, N.
j., died leaving an estate of 81, OO0, 900,
and made no public requests. Is this
blow to church and college?
The Governor of Alaska says the
white population is decreasing very
rapidly. Certainly, they are locating
in Thurston county. This is the rea.
son.
The most pronounced fools that we
have ever met in life, we're so-called
ideals of society. A strictly "sassiety"
person is always insipid to q sensible
person.
It is to be hoped that Editor De-
Witt Of the Chelan Leader will not
use the cup presented to his baby by
the State Press Association, as shaw
ing. mug.
The Bible tells US that Naomi was
$50 years old when she married.
Surely that ought to be some consola-
ton to few old maids who live in
Olympia.
Perhaps the time will come when
the intelligence OF the people will make
politics Improbable. "-Idcoma Ledger.
When it does, the Ledger will cease
publication.
Give some men twelve dollars day
and they are not one bit afraid OF the
unlucky number IL. They will, in .
short time insist, and later on, demand
$13-a day.
i We bet the Butler hotel manage
ment was not one.tenth as spooney"
when the boycott was commenced in
Seattle. More likely in an AZ or
Ratchet mood.
Science says peanuts will cause
drowsiuess. Yet there must be other
causes, since no one has ever claimed
to have seen q church. floor Uttered
with peanut shells.
j It is reported that John Considiue
will leave Seattle and locate in New
York. It's up to the "ring" in the
, Queen City, to present him with Low.
ing cup, ere be departs.
General Lew Wallace, author of
Ben Hur," is being treated for can.
Ger in New York city. There 10 one
thing certain, it was not the loss of
box.receipts that caused it.
The fellow who practices all morn.
ing learning to toot slide trombone
horn may be good Christian, but in
our estimation the fellow who has
the room next to his cannot be.
l, Business men are waking up to the
fact that unions, as q rule, are all
right in their place, but they want to
stay there, and not try to take, run,
and manage the business mans place.
It seems the Recorder only prints
articles that "jollys" it. Anyway the
STANDARD is no coward. 1t publishes
the unvarnished facts wherever il
comes from, not caring either, whose
toes it may tramp on.
Its high compliment to be paid to
a window -dresser in the employ OF an
Olympia firm, when q newspaper man
declares that on q recent visit TO Port
land, before the holidays, he did not
see as handsome display in the dry.