Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-04-13

capable the average Olympia girl is
Well, one of them painted some wains
coating with maple syrup the othe
day thinking it was varnish.
Seattle papers insist that laborin,
men are scarce in the Queen City
Certainly they are, for the wages of
Tered and the rate for board charged
Let the Seattle employer offer So pc
day and see if he cannot procure help
An Eastern paper says that Senate
Piles is the best dressed man in Wash
ington. D. c. The writer of this OF
the World. for that is the paper tha
says it, never met James Hamilton
Lewis in the streets of the national
capital, perhaps.
A person in the street needs fou
eyes, one looking east, one lookin,
west, one looking north and one look
ing south. In this manner he nigh
be protected from the average woman
in buggy, who is liable to ride ovel
him at any moment.
Municipal corruption has become st
common that the discovery of whole
sale rascality in city councils of this
country hardly causes q ripple of ex
citement any more. It is looked upon
as"a matter of course" and the peo
pie of cities expect it.
A polite young man in Olympus
wishing to ask a young lady if be
might speak to her . few minutes
wanted to know "If he could roll the
wheel Of conversation around the
axle.tree of her understanding for q
moment" The poor girl tainted.
The arrest of a gang of negroes in
Brooklyn, N. Y, for grave-robbing is q
striking proof Of the colored mans
evolution. Thirty years ago you could
not have gotten him to a graveyard
after dark, even with quart OF gin, q
plate OF fried chicken and q water.
melon as bait. De world do move.
The majority OF divorces are caused
by intemperance, and intemperance il
the best ground that l know OF. The
idea of refined woman being obliged
to share the same bed and submit 10
the embrace OF a whisky boozer! Linn
burger cheese is sweet.scented com.
pared with the breath Of o chronic
druukard.
Every household should contain q
pair of scales. Short weights and in:
ferior groceries are the chief stock in
trade with some grocerymen. Soon 81
your groceries arrive home. each arti'
Gle should be checked up and weighed
If there is any deception, said mer-
chant should be informed OF it 1T once
And no doubt the amount missing
will be made good.
A leading German physician o
Berlin declares it is very hurtful and
dangerous to eat apples with the skin
on. But London physician declare.
that apples pearod lose their virtue and
are not fit to eat. Now that these two
eminent doctors cannot agree, though
the apple is favorite fruit with me
rather than to take chances OF eatinl
the apple shall save my money ant
buy invigorating, healthful Olympi,
beer.
81 am willing to go to Jail, or fish
ing with you. if you can find my store
without a customer from morn til
eve, any day of the week." said ar
Olympia merchant the other day. i
is not we'll to live life too strenuous
better hire another man or two ant
pass prosperity down the line rathel
than 60 TO Jail or die before your time
It is wise to fish occasionally. Dollar
afford little consolation when ache
fill your bones and there is no pleas
ure in meat or drink either.
An editor of the Portland Oregonia,
broke his fist on the form of . youni
ruffian who entered the editorial de
partment and assaulted the managing
editor. From report, it is to be re
gretted that the white highbinder va
not killed. Editors of the Unitet
States are not to be beaten, manned
perhaps murdered, by every blackleg
rascal and cur, whom their policy O
public criticism does not appeal to
Newspapers are the mirrors Of publ
life, and if they, like the camera, shov
you in your natural attitude, they ar
to be commended by the public q
large, and they will also be protected
by the jury and courts.
am glad winter is DER. I deligh
to hear the birds sing and see tn
green grass in the meadows. the leave
caressing the trees, the frogs singing {
chant in the marshes, the wild flower
peeping up through the mould, tn
boys getting bait to 60 fishing, tn
woods fragrant with aroma Of will
flowers. the hens eackling in the barn
yard, picnic parties discussed, avisit I
our new Mission Park, band concerts
wagons leaving town with fishin
poles hanging out behind, loafers q
the street corners, soda fountains bt
ginning to siz. girls and boys swinginI
upon the gate, people gathering at tn
front steps-these are the signs tina
summer is due and winter is side
tracked.
MEN are tempted by brides; wome
u by matrimony.