Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-04-17
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fishing season. lie can I think OF
talk of anything else.
Mrs. Klam: Is he fond of the
sport?"
Mrs. Starfsh: Well. | Should
say so. He's regular Anglo-man
lac.
J. II. Tillman. the eX-GOvenor OF
South Carolina. who shot and killed
Editor Gousalts, an unarmed man
and beat justice 10y swearing he
saw the editors finger wiggle, is now
Il preacher, and is preaching the
Methodist faith. He cannot helu
making Il powerful adversary OF
Satan if he gets the same advantage
over him he did over the poor editor.
Rev. NJ. A. Matthews says that
theaters present fiction as truth, and
that is one reason why no Christian
should attend such places. What
does Matthews present? Many
learned men-probably as well edu.
Gated in biblical matters, as the Seat
tie preacher-claim the Bible is only
fiction. You pay your money, and
take your choice. This is all there
is to it.
An Olympia man made wager
with his sweetheart that he could
dust the sitting-room before she
could throw a stone that would hit
the fence. Now he is sorry-finan-
cially SO, anyway. At the end of On
hour she haG broken three window
panes, hit a small boy and destroyed
several rose bushes, while she had
brushed some china ornaments into
the fire. And yet there are people
who maintain that the spheres of
the sexes are one and the same.
In England some time ago a man
Of-war was launched at which there
was an elaborate religious ceremony
On sending her forth to her work of
death. More recently a ship in
tended for useful and peaceful pur-
poses was launched and there were
no prayers at all, and l am in
formed that all OF England war;
ships are officially blessed with prayer
before launching them. Meantime
the ships that she builds for indus
trial purposes and every one of which
IS a genuine agent of peace, are sent
1own into the deep prayerless. This
ige presents some queer spectacleS
or the curious and the thoughtful.
DiSraeli says: Assassination has
never changed the history of the
world" and never was this dictum
more true than in the case of Portu-
gal.
Two assassinatiOns of the King
md Crown Prince was only to arouse
universal indignation, and to cause
Portuguese subjects to rally round
he throne. The prospects of the
and the Extremists were
never less favorable than now. An
'rchy has defeated its own ends and
he Constitution prevails. True,
Portugals new ruler is mere youth
VI eighteen, but he has stiff back
zone and has gathered around him
aithful and competent advisers,
Moreover, King Manuel has the SYM
'athy and the encouragement of the
Whole of the civilized world in the
work. which lies before him, for the
hrOne he assembled is drenched with
Hood,
An Olympia musician had thepieas-
ire OF riding some distance with
'aderwski in his private car during
he recent tour Of the great artist in
Washington State.
At one Of the stops, Paderwski
vas handed letter from a certain
oted society woman of Spokane. 1t
Vas most gushing epistle, and after
everal pages Of what was evidently
Intended as tribute to his art, the
writer wound up by requesting a
ock OF hair, and enclosed q stamp for
eturn postage. When laughter had
ubsided Paderwski's secretary pro-
eeded to indite a reply, which ran
do AOllOWS.
lear Madame:
NJ. Paderwski directs me to say that it
ftords him much pleasure to comply
nth your request. You fail to specify
those hair you desire, and to avoid error
e has secured sample from each of
he staff en- route, to wit: his manager,
rs secretary, his valet, his two cooks,
nd his waiter, together with q small
OrtiOn from q cat and mattress.
l have the honor to be your obedient
ervant.
There was some uprOarious sport
n collecting the souvenirs. especially
hat contributed by the cat, but they
we're finally secured.
During Territorial days l was cam
'assing in Eastern Washington for q
lew York publishing house. ! was
book among the ranchers,
hose days which had for a title, is
Marriage Failure?" 1t was a pop
liar book and hadn t much trouble
o sell it nearly everywhere l showed
t. But | went up against one ranch
# that wouldn't have it at all. He
vas about thirty-five and weighed a
hundred and sixty, built in proper
ion. Just as soon as he saw the
title he showed it away from him.
don t want no book like that"
le said. u know marriage amt o
allure, because l have tried it. Now
ook here at Martha, she builds the
Tres in the mOrnin', gifts breakfast,
ixes five children ready for school,
Ooks after two more, feeds the hogs,
makes the butter, cooks all the meals
Ices all the darnin' and patchin',
makes the garden, splits wood, does
i'd jobs about the place between
lines, not to mention keepin' up our
,hurch-wOrk on Sundays. Could Il
:it anybody except by marryin' 'em
hat would do as much as she does?
guess not, mister, and don't have
% buy no books to be learnt that
amt a failure. l don't
want yer book, but YOU kin Stav IN