Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-02
In tho " Idiot Column


( ing requests a~kin. that the country
paper tax" mp the fight in their behalf
AMI set them night before the world
In TIM, past they have always figured
the country newspaper a. nunrntity
and uuw they evidently placed our fra
tcrnity oxen IN tin. idiot column. - dn-
/ c"tr fotunir,t..
/ There j. too much truth in the
above paragraph. The" country" pnh-
fisher becomes 80 accustomed to work
without pay, for every local enterprise,
or 10: the advancement OF his party
candidates, that he takes it for granted
that he must patiently turn the wheel
no matter whose grist is in the hopper
I The Standard Oil literature has been
coming to the STANDARD for some time
past, and has not even went the ordi-
nary course OF the waste basket but
has been reduced to ashes without
prayer or benediction. 1t the news
paper fraternity, at their annual meet
ings would spend some time in placing
themselves on record regarding the
value OF their services and adopt rule
for united action, instead OF spending
their time in pleasure jaunts and con.
VITALITY, the attendance would be
larger and some benefit might be de.
rived from their meetings. There is
no more reason why Standard Oil or
the Equitable, or the politician, should
ride free, than your drygoods dealer,
your grocer, or your vender OF harvest
ers and incubators. That the service
is deemed to be OF value is shown by
the fact that it is solicited, and il it is
wanted should be paid for in oil or
life insurance, or their equivalent in
money.
1t seems indeed strange that the
smaller publishers have no more re-
spect for their business, or their call
ing, than to become the sign.post for
men who try to look over their heads
except when the monkey act comes
on. A moments reflection will doubt.
less show the absurdity OF maintaining
q spirit of universal philanthropy for
people who are only obsequious when
they want to use you.
THE LAST DAUPHIN. "A question
which few years ago engaged much
attention, seems now to be on the eve
OF obtaining an answer. A Los Ange.
les (Cal.) dispatch of the Goth ult.,
states that a bottle had been picked
up at Ocean Park, having the appear.
ance of being in the sea long time,
containing a note purporting to be
from Wilbur A. Harris, a native OF
Pontiac, Mich, which says that on
May 9Th, 1902, the whaler Eltoro was
wrecked off small island, southwest
OF Tahiti. Among the crew who were
drowned was Lope Auittemenez, who
had knowledge Of manuscript handed
down in his family giving q complete
history of the last Dauphin Of France,
made by q man in whose charge he
had been left by Robespierre just before
his execution by guillotine ended an
era OF bfoodshed. The title OF Dauphin,
applying TO eldest sons OF the French
King, was created by Humbert II, of
Germany. who, dying childless. be.
qneathed his possessions to Charles OF
Velois, grandson of PHILIPPE vi, Of
France, on condition that the heir
apparent shall bear the title of
Dauphin. Louis IX conferred upon
the Dauphin almost sovereign rights,
but after his time they were gradually
abridged, and the province of Dauphine
was placed under the same laws as the
remainder OF the kingdom. Harris
asks that professor of history of Yale
be directed to receive instructions for
search of the hidden manuscript.