Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-08-04
DRIFTWOOD

Business rooms ........-...... . ANY old rlare
Editorial rooms ..... Wherever my rent is paid
Pieces washed up Ivy the tide. boomcd sawed,
SiIt and piled ior the pciuSal and pa~ii,ue of
puld NJ subscribers, also for those who heg bOr-
row and steal the STANDARn in order that they
may enjoy little sunshine rs they journey
through this vale OF tears
If there is anything worsc than
man with the garlic breath, it's the
one with the limburser respiration.
When at the exposition,
Should you barely mention graft,
Should gentleman feel insulted,
And say you hint of TAFT?
So strange, while every drug store
carries in stock patent medicines, to
cure every known i'll, that so many
deaths occur from disease.
Robertus Love has taken the place
of Wex J. on the Oregonian. 1t is
noticeable that Wex J. did not leave
any OF his fine, best and great Notes
and Comment behind him, either.
At the exposition when you gaze at
any curio, you are besieged by iakirs
to buy, buy, buy. This is aggravating
to most folk, and the tiresome fakir
loses many Gales by his greedy manner.
Vancouver, b. c., now has the
Great Northern Railroad and is proud
OF it. Just short time ago the Can
adian Pacific Railroad Company had
Vancouver. Times change, don 't-cher.
know.
ID. w. Bath is proprietor of the
Weekly Independent, Hllsboro, Oregon,
and w. A. Wash is the editor of the
Weekly Hemioer, Of Dallas, the same
State. Cannot Washington produce
Towel and Soap?
Tacoma now has two dance.halls in
operation. If things keep a-moving
in "dead town." the citizens can con-
gratulate themselves on securing in
dustries that "whirl and move" to
their hearts content.
Ii is noticeable that tho preacher
undertaken in small town, never
stops TO inquire if the customer for q
coffin is gambler or a church mem.
ber. This is appliable to city under
takers as we'll Tainted money buy
silver handles if you have enough Of
the filthy lucre"
The old-time almanac as a thing to
occupy the prominent place in the
old home-to hang by the mantle-is
fast fading away. Seldom now, that
you see the old yellow or green.cov-
cred back book. you desire it you
must inquire for it. Thus do old-time
articles and custom disappear from
view, slowly but surely.
Tree moss is now used, and consid.
cred the best packing material that
can be found for shipping fruit trees.
II is dampened before being bound on
roots Of trees, and will retain dampness
much longer than straw or hay. Baled
moss for this purpose is a common
sight to be seen in the streets Of
Salem, Oregon.
Isn't it shame and disgrace the
Bennington, known to be unsafe, was
allowed to be the home and the death.
trap OF so many gallant men? Why
did not the authorities destroy her,
when knowing she was menace to life?
Probably the Administration could
not afford to lose so much red-tape as
the proceeding would require.
Time ch anges people and sentiment
to be sure. Ex-President Cleveland
intended TO return all flags captured
from the South. The G. A. r. rose as
one man and declared against such
high-handed treason. Years rolled
along, "Teddy" returned the flags
amid cheers, music OF bands, and wav-
ing flags. Yes, time changes people
and sentiment.
1t is with a feeling of regret that we
observe "Wex j." OF the Oregonian
has ceased to write for that paper. 1t
will be hard for the great daily to re-
place q man like "Wex j." His
Notes and Comments" were a high
class feature OF the Oregonian, and
will be missed by hundreds OF his ad-
miring readers. l"Wex" is now writ
ing for the S. +. Examiner.-ED.I