Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-09-24
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seen no more. Under these circum-
stances i weep.
W. W. Shannon, State Printer of
California. is handicapped in his
fight for reelection by his gross
nepotlsm in appointing his wife to
draw the salary of an assistant State
Printer, which, however, is consid-
cred Legitimate graft among the un-
ionites.
Two men in New York city were
killed while fighting over clam. If
1t was an Olympia clam can under
stand why the men gave their lives
in order 10 try and secure it. \
man who has ever partook of an
Olympia clambake, and wouldn' t
fight for our clam, even though it
cost his life. should be compelled to
live in Puyallup three days.
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thereafter no Sunday funerals will be
held in Denver. unless orders are issued
by the Board of Health making them
necessary.'-Er.
When 4 man wants to shuttle off
this mortal COLI in Denver Town, ="
he will be expected to procure per-
mission of the Board of Health, al
lowing the privilege. No use talk
ing, sir; as rctorming nation, we
are IT.
Samuel II. Piles cannot be re-
elected United States Senator, even
should he desire it. The John Sulli-
van affair, his rumored connection
with it, though probably Piles
skirts are clear of any wrong doing
in the premises, has sealed his doom
politically. All Piles explanation
of !hc business will not stop the
votes that would send him to his
political grave. should he attempt
reelection.
The liquor business is continually
being exploited 10y politicians, theor-
lists, ministers. Office holders and Of
flee seekers.
On account of the changing Situa-
tlOnS, which occur at each municipal
election. the stability necessary for
successful regulation of the business
is destroyed, causing the best ele-
mentS gradually to withdraw and
discouraging honest men from engag-
ing in it.
Centralia has a brass band COM
posed of members belonging to the
= O. +. Reading the programme
of selections which the organization
rendered at recent concert given
at Ccntralia. the band is good one.
j. a. Protiitt is the leader The F.
O. f. band of Centralia will Profit
much, | imagine. should they con-
tinue that gentleman as director of
the band. Success to the " Yea,
Yea band of Centralia.
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After the airShip maneuvers Count
Zeppelin and the Kaiser drank a
couple of stems together. Double.
yes. thribble, would have been their
enjoyment had the stems contained
Olympia beer" : the water" IL
hundreds of puny, sickly. always COM
planning of physical troubles. prohi-
bitionists, would drink one, two. or
three. glasses of Its the water
each day. they would soon drive their
complaint away, and feel that beer
was u blessing to humanity.
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The theatrical trust is TO produce a
new play entitled: Mr.. Load of
Koal. Perhaps the play will not
be so black rs the name implies;
still. however, the theatrical trust
folk need not imagine for a moment
that the Coal Man" will patronize
it. If the name of the play were
Half Il Load, or Half Ton" he
might have attended a performance.
The theatrical trust should know
that the Coal Man only knows Il half
load, or half ton, he never heard of a
Load of COal''-nOt much.
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"The price of mules is now higher
! than it has ever been in the history OF
the country, not excepting times when
the Democratic party was in power. -
Los angeles Times.
The price of elephants is now lower
than it has ever been in the his tory
of the country, | suppose. not eX-
cepting the fact that the Republican
party has been in power the greater
part of the time. Downward
tariff" | suppose accomplished this,
although | am not posted as to
whether elephants were on the tariff
| list or not.
Mr.. Schively said:
"Dnring nv stay in Portland | me-
a stenographer who had formerly beer
employed in OLYMPIA. | took her Il
the theater that evening and afterwart
we went to Richards restaurant fo
refreshments. While We were in tn,
restaurant the police arrested every
body i'm the house. | said to them
Don't arrest me-: | am an officer o
another State The officer advised m,
to go along and make my objections a
headquarters.
"Richards and the authorities wer,
quarreling over the question OF taking
out the boxes in the restaurant.
went with the officers and put up So
bail. Later an officer saw me an,
handed me back the $50, saving tha
nv arrest was mistake. | was ol
nv way to San Francisco and ha,
plenty of money. y."-P.-I
was on my way to San Fran
cisco and had plenty of money. -
Certainly. You must hare Iloneu [,