Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-31
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A woman can't vote and a woman can't
A brick or a stone very high,
But weak little woman Of thirty or so
Can bring young man or his grand
father low
BY merely drop of her eye.
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Last Sunday morning an elderly
woman in Olympia, going home from
church, was simply Mortified at the
sight of small boy seated on scow
contentedly fishing.
Stepping on board the scow. the
woman thought to take the erring
youth to task by asking:
DO you know where little boys who
fish on Sundays so to-"
20, yes, mamam." replied the boy
they mostly go to Tumwater, but |
wasn't up in time to go with EN-"
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Wouldn't this rattle your bones ?
Some children, at the opening service
of Rev. NJ. A. Matthews new church in
Seattle. were baptised with water
brought from the river Jordan, taken
from the exact place in the river,
where it is supposed Christ washed his
feet. Now if sprinkling the children
with water from the river Jordan will
make them good men. and good wom-
en-, when grown into manhood and
womanhood. isn't it as reasonable to
suppose children sprinkled with water
from the Suwanee river will become a
Caruso or a Calve when grown? What's
your opinion?
When Admiral BrOwnson resigned as
chief of the Bureau OF Navigation be-
cause he and Teddy could not agree. |
said to myself. there is a man with
nerve. backbone and spirit of a true
blue American. Then 10, and behold.
l read that the Admiral attended the
New Years reception given in the
White House by Teddy" and that he
crowded his way to the President to
shake his hand, and wish him all the
greetings of the season. Gosh, al
nightly hemlock! Could l have my
way, would kick Admiral Brownson
in the bosom of his trousers from
Washington, d. c., to Blaine, in the
Evergreen" state. then back again
Ugh!
Chicago papers are suggesting that
the citizens of that burg make j. Ham
Lewis present of a safety razor. The
ruse won't work ]. Ham has the ex-
ample Of Samson to profit by."-P..I.
The Republican citizens of Chicago
should not be too sharp. they might
cut themselves, you know.
James Hamh,on Lewis has money to
pay for the service Of a barber when
he requires one, mark you. and doesn't
need any charity present from poverty
stricken, peanut, Republican would-be
politicians. whom he would not recog-
nize at a dog fight, and who also, are
just dying to ride on the elephants"
back. James Hamilton Lewis has the
talent. merit and ability to take care
Of himself. any time. any place.
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Bernard GrOdsky was arrested ON a
charge OF petit larceny at St. Louis,
the other day, and attributes all his
trouble to bad luck. He was born on
Friday, the 18th day of the month, and
came to this country on Friday. also
the 18th day of the month, thirteen
years ago. when he was thirteen years
old. He was arrested ON a charge of
stealing thirteen overcoats, on Friday
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license No. 1878. The police also aver
that he offered to sell the clothes back
to the man from whom they were
stolen for $13, and it was this latter
thirteen that caused his arrest
Whether the Judge gave Grodsky thir-
teen years or thirteen months impris-
onment. the account fails to inform
us.
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When salaries are being paid at a
theatre it is said that the ghost
walks" The usually accepted explana.
tiOn of the phrase is that the salaries
at famous theatre in New York city,
were at one time paid by an actor
whose favorite part was the ghost in
Hamlet" However. there is another
version Of the origin of the saying.
In certain official circles in WASH
ingtOn. D. c., there is phrase for
payday" which Is a curious survival
Of the old stock-company times. In
those days treasury" arrived caprici-
ously, the manager might pay one day,
1t was as possible that he might not
Thus arose the phrases Banker in"
which each passed the word round that
the manager was paying wages. From
this it is easy to see how it came to
be "BanQuo," and from this. why it is
that when a Government clerk hints
to his colleague that it is payday, he
always says, "The ghost is walking"
Bum Flies Atain.
Three-year-old Oliver was warned to
run away from two bumblebees which
were buzzing about his head. The fol-
lowing day he tore into the house, ex-