Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-06-26
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| tney make, are always beaten.
Trying to paddle around in dry
counties will work u hardship on
many webfOot in Oregon.
Exchanges all over the State CEN
sure Seattle for lis grating of visit
Ors during the visit of the Atlantic
fleet to the Queen City.
l hardly know whether it is better
for man to remain single and dis
appoint several women for a time or
marry and disappoint one woman
for life.
Starfish: :" Do you think Pray
hard follows the Golden Rule in his
daily life as he processes to do?"
klam; Yes, but think he keeps
as far behind as he can"
Meat has advanced in price in Sc
attic, while coaloil has declined. No
doubt this is caused SO the poor peo-
pie can light their way to the butcher
shops in greater numbers.
The churches are mixing up in
lively fashion with all worldly mat
tiers. They are demanding reform,
reform, reform, for most everything
under the Sun except religion.
a Republican candidate for Con-
gress in Illinois has written an essay
on the cure for panic | haven't
read it, but it is probably another
form of gold cure he advocates.
A New Mexico boy was run over
by a wagon loaded with nine barrels
OF water and was severely injured.
1t seems that there are worse dan
gers than that Of merely falling off
the uncomfortable vehicle.
With the schools "Commencement'
is the finish Funny, isn't it it?-Hdrring-
ton Citizen.
Not if you believe the Bible, you
know, which says: The last shall
be first and the first shall be last
An Olympia man was asked the
other evening what he thought of
the two candidates. Ankeny and
Jones. What do think of them?"
he replied, Well. when | look at
them I'm thankful only one of them
can get in
Peter Piper picked a peck of
pickle pepper pods, etc, is heap
easier said fast than to say if " Col. )"
Alden J. Blethen, editor-in-chief of
the Seattle Times, and John l.. Will
son of the P-L. will ever chew each
others gum, during political re-
cess.
All the arrows of hate malice and
envy aimed at James Hamilton Lewis.
roll from his placidity like water off
a ducks back. Lewis knows if the
brain of those who sneer ut him were
placed in a mustard seed, it would
have as much room as shrimp in the
Pacific Ocean.
The Tacoma News is a good start
ing place for editors employed on it.
Johnson, former editor. is now
night editor Of the Seattle Times, and
Ruff, recent editor Of the Ners, is
reported to have purchased an inter-
est in the Aberdeen World. of which
he is now editor.
Kind words cost nothing. They
make us rich if we use them. They
bless the world if we employ them.
We can bless those around us if we
scatter sunshine as we go. The dog
will love you if you treat him kindly.
Human hearts will open to you, if
you only come to love them.
AS cod weather approaches the aver
age man sees how easily the " fuel" and
his money change owners.-Fdirfeld
Stondtrd, June 5th.
The editor of the Standard must
have found some copy which he
wrote last fall, or else he hasn't dis
covered that this is the month of
rOses-June.
Every time a locomotive or steamer
whistle blows in Olympia, some peo-
pie nearly kill their foOlselves, run
ming to the pOstoffice and inquiring
for mail, when to the cartain knowl-
edge of the postmaster these same
folk have not received either letter,
pOStal-card nor paper since Mt.
Rainier was hole in the ground.
The P-L has donned it's war-paint
has hit the trail Of the pale-face
Ankeny-haS tOmmyhawk and bowie
knife in its belt, so to speak, and
from its angry 'wawa,' intends to
bring his political scalp into the
Republican wigwam, whereupOn the
Republican braves will dance around
the CORY article in all their gleeful-
ness and delight. Ugh!
Governor Mead opened his cam
paign for reelection in Bellingham
recently. In his address he invites
George Stevenson to use and exert
his supreme efforts to encompass his
defeat. Gov. Mead need not have
singled out Stevenson. There are
more than enough voters in the Ever
green State to defeat Mead at the
primaries, never fear, even though
Stevenson doesn't vote. Wait and
see.
Frank Rust, formerly Of Olympia,
manager of the Labor Temple in Sc
attic, in speaking of non-union men.
refers to such as scabS." AS this
fellow Rust was caught open handed
and above board, SO to speak. being
shaved in a wOman's barber-shop in
the Queen City (women BARRIERS are
not recognized by the BARRIERS un-
ion). he should be the last man on
earth to call anyone or anybody a
scab.
\ Mrs. Ina b. Hawkins, in Seattle,
wanted divorce from her husband
because the house he furnished con-
sisted of only four rooms. conse-
quently was too small for her. Judge
Frater, after hearing her evidence
said: Il lived in a smaller house