Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-16
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BUSINESS rooms. ANY old place
Editorial rooms. Wherever my rent is paid
pieces washed up by the tide, doomed, sawed,
split and piled for the perusal and pastime of
row and steal the STANDARD in order that they
may enjoy Il little sunshine us they Journey
through this vale Of tears.)
Your children are always good.
1t is your neighbor who has the bad
ones. Don't forget this.
The biggest dead-beats in every
town are the ones who put on the
most style and assume the most airs.
The Alaska Fish Packing Associa-
ton is putting bonds on the market
to enable them to enlarge their opera
tions.
The reason Missouri went Republi-
can was because the Democrats put 20
many votes for Parker in the rural
postoffice mail.boxes.
The Democrats occupy q relative
position to tho sewing society. They
are so divided that they can't get to.
gether long enough to 60 visiting.
An Indiana man has sued railway
for $4,000 for the loss OF his nerve.
The majority of people who sue q rail-
road seem to have an extra allowance
of nerve.
When a man nowadays begins to
tell you how proficient you are in
your business, have q care. Look out
for the individual. He is going to
ask you for the loan of q dollar till
tomorrow.
The more we see OF the country
the more we like it. If we were rich
we would live in the country. A per.
son to enjoy country life must have
plenty OF money, at least ensugh to
to cut out drudgery.
The able staff correspondents OF the
big papers, who, prior to the recen,
election, were busy making predictions
whereby men have parted from theil
money, have returned to their home
desks to remain quiet for . while.
The older one grows the more We
are satisfied that it pays to be polite
and considerate of other peoples feel
ings. You make friends and establish
yourself in the good graces OF people
who may be of advantage to you
when you want friend.
Everett is beginning q campaign
OF refor ms in municipal salaries
The salary of the Mayor is tt
be cut in two, beginning the first o
the year-from 500 month to $50
Well, we should imagine that 500 q
month salary for city like Everett il
none too large.
We saw an old-fashioned carpet. ba.
last week-don't think it the one
George Turner had when he arrived
in Spokane Falls, years ago-that wa.
made sixty-four years ago in New
York State. 1t illustrated wonder
fully the progress that has been mad.
even in that direction.
The Pennsylvania railroad has added
hOspital'car to its railroad equip
ment and will operate it up aud dowr
its system. Judging from the mum
Der of accidents being recorded on the
various railroads OF the country, 6
hospital car will have to be hooked or
to every passenger train in tn,
near future.
Mrs. Robb, who shot aud killed
the seducer of her daughter (Georg'
Joyce) has set the example for other,
to follow. A few such killings may
have the effect of teaching young mar
that to ruin young trusting girls il
more serious q nature than they
dream of. 1t would be we'll if more
Mrs. Robbs were to be heard from.
In a mountain near Elko, Nevada
there is an inexhaustible supply O
pure soap. One may enter the mine
with knife and cut as large u piece
as he wants. The soap is beautiful,
notified, and on being exposed to the
air hardens somewhat. The noun
tain OF clay is of fine texture, and i
contains boracic acid, soda, and borate
OF lime. Its color is given it by The
iron and other minerals. In its nat
ural state it is rather strong in alkali
and removes ink and other stain,
readily.
No use talking, something will hav.
to be done to check men from striking
each other with bare fist. A Law
must be enacted requiring every mar
to wear pad of cotton or some othel
soft substance on his fist when he goe,
to strike aman. Last week, in Sar
Francisco. a man accidentally stepped
on the train of a woman's dress il
Mission street. Her escort struck The
man with his fist, killing him. Now
comes a fellow in Louisville, Ken
lucky, who. during a quarrel, struck
and killed Frederick Saunders OF thai
city, with blow from his fist.