Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-12-21
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Bult and run hy. .......... ....... Luc I. Vernon
Business rooms. Any old place
Editorial rooms Wherever my rent il paid
pieces washed up by the tide. doomed, sawed
split aud piled for perusal and pastimc for read
ers OF the WAsIIINGToN STANDAKDl
United for Lilies Battles is the
significant manner in which an Ore
gon editor heads q list of marriage
notices.
The poor father has a strenuous
time these days in hustling money for
his family to spend on Christmas
presents.
Many q nnn protests that he would
lay down his life for woman, who.
after marriage, he won't lay down a
carpet for.
1t seems man is never given rest
on the money question. When some
politician is not worrying him about
it his wife is.
There is one thing, besides many
others, that Gov. Mead will be short
on-his message-providing he ad-
heres to his declaration.
It's nothing but human nature
man carry a string of fish down
the main thoroughfare but push
baby carriage up side street.
How many people, proud of birth,
Disdain honest labor;
Obtain the best there is on Earth,
By working friend and neighbor.
Wonder il Brown, the Governors
Secretary, will send the saloon keeper
in Spokane who twisted his nose a few
months ago, q Christmas present?
Hey!
A man who will tell little boy or
girl that there is no such thing as
Santa Claus, could not eat meal nor
drink glass OF Olympia beer, at my
expense.
Seattle has doctor named Miracle.
And for the past few months it is a
miracle if his name does not appear n
some court transaction, according to
Seattle newspapers l read.
Overheard in AN Olympia restaurant: !:
Customer: "Waiter, bring me
fried beefsteak."
Waiter: Wild pleasure"
Customer: mo, not with pleasure,
with onions"
We've had enough of Gompers
An Over-supply of Thaw,
A plenty of Senators Depew and Platt,
Although of Smoot-Utah.
sufficient dose of "Frisco Rufe,"
An abundance of Mother Eddy,
And since his Japanese citizenship"
views,
Too much, too much oi-"Teddy."
Small pot, nickel-in -the-slot poll
ticians may jeer and snecr at ex.Sena-
tor John L. Wilson. but he accomp.
lished moro genuine results for the
good of Washington than any other
representative ever sent to Washing.
ton, d. c., from the Evergreen State.
He may never have had the title of
being tho best.dressed man in the
Senate" but he was, and is yet, re-
garded as q diplomat and classical
scholar, which is vastly more to his
credit.
After he had waited in the rain for
ten long minutes the door was opened
on the chain, aud face appeared At
the aperture.
"Good morning." began the vender
10 his mildest tones, Z" have here q
little article of universal utility. 1t is
called the Marvellous Mice Extermin.
ator, and the price is -"
"No use," interrupted the house.
holder firmly. We have no marvel.
Gus mice in this house-only the ordi.
nary kind"
Then the door was shut and the
vender was once more alone.
Au Eastern daily states that the
Ringing Brothers big circus arrived
at its winter quarters in Baraboo,
Wis, in the midst OF . big blizzard
one night last week, after the most
successful season the show has ever
had. The last appearance OF the sea-
son was given at Pine Bluff. Arkansas,
and from there the trains were four
days in reaching winter quarters. On
the homeward trip one OF the elephants
} estimated to be nearly 100 years old
died, having been ailing for two years
The herd now numbers 20. The ami
, mails are kept in furnace. heated quar-
ters during the cold weather.
A few Eastern newspapers arr
shocked, humiliated, and are throw
ing all sort OF fits because Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr.. in q public cafe al
Cambridge, Mass, recently ate raw
oysters, using maple syrup upon them
: instead Of juice from the regulation
hard worked, aud often wilted anG
. weary appearing lemon slice, 90 otter
3 seen in such places. There is nothing
alarming, strange, or new about Theo
= dore's stunt, as Christ, when upoI
> Earth set the example, for his seem
ingly strange mixture Of eatables, 4
the heretofore mentioned newspapers
as He ate broiled fish with hoaey
: comb. See Luke XIV: 37-43.
9 The following appears on the pro
e gramme OF the Lois Theater in Sesttl,
J. "Those coming in late will not b,
4 seated until after the first act, and a
). the management will produce from tim
to time the most pretentious plays in
). highly artistic manner, We cannot ALLOW
those who come early to be disturbed b.
Q the noise of late comers."
Managers of other theaters, outsid
Of Seattle, can we'll profit by eniorcin
- the foregoing rule. Nothing is g
. annoying to patrons OF theater VIII
; enjoy listening to the attraction as
. proceeds, than to be disturbed b!
those who make . business Of beinl
late, for no other reason than to q,
y tract attention.
= Certainly the working people bull
9 all the houses, libraries, automobiles
!. but do they work for nothing?
|. not, who pays them for their work
10 Who pays for the material so they Cal
o build houses, automobiles. and 80 on
o Another thing, Mr.. Holman or hi
o followers do not have to build house
b if they do not like the work; they cal
lquit. Ten chances to one, if Holman