Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-21

"Thr day is not far distant whcr
the man in the flying machine vii
look down upon the automobiles.
SAWS Il prophetic soul. in the New
York WmH. Let us hope, too
that hell fall down upon him.
am afraid a certain Olympia man
has met with rcvcrScs. He goes
about with Il gloomy look. saying
there is NO such thing Us diSintcrest-
ed friendship. That is almost Il sure
sign that he has been trying to Dor
rOW money.
1t is not easy to enlist the co
operation of good men anywhere in
an attack upon the unrightcous priv
ilc%cS which are the cause of vice
and crime. although they are usually
anxious to prevent the results that
flow from their neglect to do 50.
An Olympia woman of acknowl-
edged years. says she regrets She
never married and again She is glad
of it, For il j, hard to decide,
though. whether the pleasure of be
in9 one : own boss is outwcighcd by
the absence of some one to be boss
of. or not.
| was down to Seattle, recently.
and stopped at a Understand for Il
piece OF pie and cup of coffee. The
owner of the stand charged me ~
cents. asked him why he charged
such big price. Well, | tell you, -
said he, the fact is, by thunder,
need the money"
The other night IA father living
not far from Maple Park, asked his
daughter what she WIS doing at the
front door
- I'm just saying goodnight to
George, replied his daughter.
Well, said her father, as it
takes you SO long will say it for you:
Goodnight, George! " George went
SO quickly that he forgot to reply.
Max Sicbcrt, Grand Secretary of
the Sons of Herman for the State of
Washington, committed suicide in
Seattle the other day. He admitted
he was short from $1,000 to 100.
Probably if the naked truth was
known there are others holding
similar positions, whose accounts
should be Investigated, in order to
prevent them from following Max
Sicbert's style of exit from this vale
of tears
J. G.. Conine, of Yclm, was in the city,
Monday. lie would like to he a dele
gate to the National Democratic Con-
vention which meets in Denver next
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STANDARD.
Three cheers and a tiger. Say.
really, don't you know, by jove, af-
ter reading a letter written by Cog,
some time ago, and published in the
STANDARD, was tcarfully inclined
to imagine the " Sage of Yclm' had
capitulated under the writing of
messages. buck-tceth and big stick.
to repent, kncel ON Blended knee, at
the gilded shrine of one Roosevelt.
Indeed | did. But from the fore
going paragraph, am convinced he
still has yet Il kind regard. u pleas
ant memory and delightful senti-
ment for thc-inulc.
a young man who happened to be
travelling in Il train with pretty.
lively-looking girl. had been doing
his best to commend himself to her
good graces by succession of Jokes
and stories. He poured them forth
and was really brilliant, but she re-
ccived them coolly, not smile re-
warded his efforts. nod now and
then merely showing that she lis
tened with politcness. The station
came where he had to get out, and
he babe farewell with last joke.
Stolidly she heard; then, as the train
moved on, she leaned out and said:
1t appears to me we both take in
the same paper Then he fled.