Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-20

justly spoken or III that light, but o
the great majority il could be trul!
said, They never would be misse l..
Why does the average public mar
grumble and grOan under his self
imposed tasks. and then at election
fetters may not be loOsed? am re
minded of a story told me by 4 poll
tician in Vancouver. b. c., during al
election some years ago. A ScOtchman
of some importance gave a ball just be
fore election time. Coming to one OF
his guests he said, Il dinna ken ye
you're so Draw
Nae" replied the individual. "and
dare say yen no ken me for anither
siven year"
4 man named Kramer. in Seattle. is
reported to have been kept by a woman
named May Brown for months. The
man never worked at all. Recently the
young woman shot herself with inten-
tion of suicide. The bullet failed its
purpose at the time. but inflicted in
jury to her which the physicians at
tending her claim she can survive only
a few months. Kramer was arrested
upon the charge of felony. Since ar
rest he married the young bed-stricken
girl and now the charge will be dis
missed. as Kramer, without the wom-
ans testimony. cannot be convicted,
and now that she is married to him she
cannot be compelled to testify against
her husband. Kramer's parents have
sent the girl $3.50 for her expenses. and
have promised more
The poor deluded girl no doubt i'm
agines that her husbands people are SO
dear" and kind" to her
The truth to a layman is this: By
sending her money. now that she can
not recover from her wound, and by
the "bullconing" of Kramer. marrying
him, he Is saved from Walla Walla,
where he rightfully and Justly belongs.
Such devils as Kramer are far better
of under six feet Of earth.
Some Collectors Strange Hobbies.
Many collectors" all over the world
gather about them articles of more or
less interest. but possibly few go in
for such bulky objects as those chosen
by the Duke of Westminster.
Old doors are the object of the dukes
desire. and he has most curious col
lection. says the Sunday RecOrd-Herdld.
His doors come from old houses. cas-
ties and abbeys that have some his
torical interest. 1t is said that the duke
once offered as much as $4,000 for a
door through which. during the French
revolution. Marie Antoinette. Charlotte
Corday. Danton and Robespierre passed
to the guillotine.
Not quite as interesting in a general
sense. but in all probability OF quite as
mu ii interest TO the collector, was a
eminent Frenchman who died few
years ago at Paris. fairly good his
tory of his life was to be read on these
c0rks. for he saved every one drawn
for the delectatiOn of himself or his
friends. and on each he inscribed the
date and particular occasion upon which
the bottle was opened.
Probably nobody of today has a
strong desire to bring together a great
variety of teas and snuffs. Lord Peter
sham. however. a noted dandy in his
day. had hobby for collecting various
kinds Of tea and snuff.
All round his sitting room were
shelves. on the one side laden with
canisters Of Sonchong, Bohea, Congou.
Pekoe. Russian and other te?s. and on
the other bearing handsome jars con-
tanning every kind of snuff the collector
could lay his hands on.