Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-21
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1t should be punishable offense
to alight from a street-car while it is
in motion.
All talk about self-made men makes
me tired. The only self-made man
ever heard of was DR.. Mary Walker.
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Live and let live" is q motto. if
followed strictly, would bring smiles
of approval to thousands of pallid
faces to-day.
Pre- acherS, when entering the pO-
litical arena, should be compelled by
the Government to retire immediate
ly from the pulpit.
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First Olympia Woman: I'm so
glad to see you. And how did you
enjoy your visit to Seattle?"
Second Olympia Woman: 20,
not very much! There wasn't soul
where | was staying except intimate
friends. "
Nowadays modern nations are re-
markably tender with each other
even when ut war, and when it is all
over they shake hands like pugilists
in the ring. No nation is any longer
a destroying angel to another. And
if we did not read so much depressing
socialist literature we would probably
think our world q tOlerably decent
place to live in.
At the 1O-cent Show.
First Comedian: why can q man
never starve in the Great DESERT
Second Comedian; Because he
can eat the sand which is there"
First Comedian: But what brought
the sandwiches there!''
Second Comedian: Why, Noah
sent Ham, and his descendants mus
tard and bread"
Tremendous applause.
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While in Seattle, recently, | went
into saloon and espied the following
sign on the back-bar:
SPECIAL NOTICE.
We keep a man specially engaged in
this saloon to do all the shouting, ours
ing and swearing that is required in this
establishment. A dog is also kept to do
all the barking. Our fighting man, or
bouncer-out, has won IS prize-iights, has
never been defeated, and is a splendid
shot with revolver. An undertaken
calls every morning for orders!
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During the career of Rev. Sam
Jones he built q costly residence,
and erected $25, 900 business block
in Gainesville, Tenn, which, with
his other Investments made his in
dependent rich. He made his wealth
by preaching sensational sermons
and Safeguarding people better
than himself. It's all right probably
if the public were willing to pay for
such stuff in the name of religion
and he was probably excusable for
taking it. There are other Sam
Jones on the Puget Sound, and no
doubt they too, are coming money,
peddling out religiOn!.
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Admiral RObley ID. Evans, tells this
story against himself. He had q Con-
gresham for q guest, but had run
out of his brand of whisky, and had
stocked up with something he could
not guarantee. He explained this,
and added: Here, however, is some
brandy that I've kept for q good deal
more than twenty years.
Just hand me the whisky de-
canter," was the reply.
Why! said the Admiral. What
the matter with the brandy"
That's just what want to know,
Bob, said the guest, but if you
have had it untouched in your pos
session for more than twenty years
there must be something pretty bad
the matter with it?"
1t is common maxim that history
repeats itself; it is quite as true but
less understood, that life repeats it.
self from generation to generation.
The meanness that has been forgot
ten, the lie that was too small to be re-
membered, the impurity, the hatred,
the skepticism that we think are
hidden deeply in our hearts, only lie
fallow, possibly to bear fruit in our
sons and daughters. whatever
we sow, we shall reap" This makes
life problem of tremendous import
ance. But the fact that what we SOW
Others may reap, complexities our re-
spOnsibilities and makes us not only
the arbiter Of our own destinies, but
the prophets, for veal or for woe, of
those who come after US. The science
OF life should be taught in our pub
lie schools.
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The fol flowing descriptive article is
the work of Texas editor:
The murmur of the beautiful San
Antonio river, laughing, plunging, and
rolling its crystal waters over its rocky
bed, sounds soothingly sweet. The noble
pecan trees lining its bank interlace their
l branches ~nI call 80.