Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-02-22
DRIFTwOOD
BY LUE F. VERNON
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Misery loves company and gener-
ally sees that it has it.
There is q sign in Seattle saloon
which reads: ''All nations welcome
except Carrie
If some women didn't giggle all
the time they might talk, and per-
haps that would be worse.
The War Department has barred
white horses from the army. l hope
the discrimination doesn't extend to
red-headed girls.
A store in Seattle exhibits some
engravings of celebrated judges
framed complete-together with the
sinister legend: ''All these are ready
for hanging"
If the sinners of the. world are to
be won into church faith, it means
that members of religious sects must
associate in q brotherly way with
non church -goers.
"Wheat was furnished the steamer
Frankly at the London dock this after
noon. .'-T'dcOma Nens.
What for; fuel? Gee! 1 did not
suppose the fuel famine had reached
such an acute stage in Tacoma
"The late Shah of Persia leaves 800
widows, and there will doubtless be the
usual harum-scarum of time in settling
up the estate. e."-Tdcoma Neus.
Wonder if hack-fare for the widows
attending his funeral, can be realized
out of the Shahs estate?
If there is God, He is wise, good
and just" as His agents on this
Earth say, then He surely has His
eyes on Chester Thompson, who, in
cold blood, murdered a man who
never did him wrong in his life
Judge Emory.
Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco,
displays the greatest courage and
eagerness to perish for his beloved
city, and right in the faces of the
Japanese, too. Also, the Mayor is
willing to drop all court discussions
and let bygones be bygones, so far as
graft is concerned.
Certainly Will H. Thompson, who
defended his son, Chester, SO well
that he escaped punishment deserved,
does not wish to think his dead wife
is alive in a world beyond. She
would be ashamed of her son, could
she but know of the cowardly and
deliberate murder he committed.
"When the citizens of North Yakima
raided q coal train recently, we are
naively informed that 1T so happened
that the Sheriff and all his deputies
were engaged in duties which took them
out of town at the time.' A Sheriff
like that deserves reelection. ."-Tdcoma
News.
Certainly, and by acclamation at
that.
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An Olympia man who was in Oma-
ha recently on business, attended a
concert given by the Theodore Thom-
as orchestra. After the concert was
over he asked an old fellow who sat
next to him, what he thought of it.
WELL" he replied, II was very
much impressed. They hauled that
bass drum all the way from Chicago,
five hundred miles, and only hit it
once"
"You very often see the statement,
Theology'-or The New Science
There is nothing new aboutit. There
has been no new theology since the
sixth century. REQ. N. A. Matthews,
Seattle.
There may have been no new
theology" since the sixth century,
but there are new-style preachers ap-
pearing in the lime-light of publicity
every week.
"Orno Strong's fifteenth annual mum.
Der of the West Coast TRADE has just been
issued and, as usual, proves to be q
hummer for Tacoma. It is we'll written
and nicely illustrated. Under the title,
Commercial Eloquence of Tacoma for
1906" the following interesting figures
are presented:
Bep a eSas-1sthefght hr m m mmm"
I-TacomG News.
Looking at the first item of the
list, we pass the article up until the
Necs sends us a map, or key to it.
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Railroad companies receive enough
money from the patron who travels
on their line to more than entitle
him to three meals day, when the
road is blockaded in any shape or
manner. A ticket reads good for
one continuous passage" and when
the company cannot fulfill their part
of the agreement, and their customer
is compelled to lay over, he is not to
starve, and the law should see that
the corporation feeds him free of all
cost, until his journey can be re-
sumed.
WANTED - Office girl who under
stands typewriting and shorthand. Per.
manent position to right party; salary
S25 per month. Address G 65 care
Post-InteLligencer."
Now you girls on the farm who are