Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-05-13
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amount OF gOOd-fOr space writer's,
anyway.
The Republican could not name {
better candidate for Governor of the
State than Hay-fOr defeat.
The word insurgent" to a stand
pat Republican, has the same effec,
as red rag to an angry bull.
! With Gov. Hay, it was a case oil
giving Gen. Lamping a free hand
in the reorganization Of the Ma,
tional Guard.
| Just q tip. The Jeffries- Johnson
fight will be pulled off, alright.
alright, and Johnson will bring
home de bacon 1t is written so.
Though the A.-Y.-P. exposition
closed with enough money to pay
all debts, it has eight damage suits
in courts, which aggregate $45, 900.
Most editors tell their correspond.
ents not to get funny" However,
Mark Twain left an estate valued at
$lS0,0OO. Still Mark Twain" hu-
NOR doesn't grow on every kind OF
soil.
Wonder if the second marriage of
Ruth Bryan Leavitt. daughter of
W. ]. Bryan, will prove more happy
than her first one? Here's hoping
it will, for her parents sake if not
hers.
! "Tie Your Little Bull Outside" is
a late song in vaudeville circles. 1t
seems if any bull is to come inside.
it should be little one, hence, Tie
Your Big Bull Outside" would be a
better title for the song.
Ex-Gov, Mead has been appointed
receiver for the Home Security Saw
ings Bank. at Bellingham. Next he
will be elected city councilman
than death - politically - for one
Mead. Ex-Governor of Washington.
1t is well enough for some people
who sneer at those whom nature has
not given as pretty face. as them
selves, to learn that no difference
however ugly the features of a wo-
man may be, she is Venus in the
eyes of someone.
Lick Turns Big Gold Key Over
to Mayor Fawcett." is a heading in
a Tacoma newspaper. This is an eye
opener for Seattle. Seattle has here
tofore supposed there wasn't enough
gold in Tacoma to make an object
large as q cambria needle.
Rev. NJ. A. Matthews, of Seattle,
said, recently: "The unprotected
girl should come in for just little
more attention and protection at the
hands of men than the girl from her
happy home with brothers and faith
ers to defend her." Amen.
Chief of Police Wappenstein, of
Seattle. may not have known that
! gambling was being conducted in the
Monte Carlo saloon, in the red-light
district of that city, but the Sheriff s
deputies did, so they raided the joint
and arrested the dealers of games
therein.
A Kent prohibitionist was placed
in Jail the other day for being drunk.
His was case OF not practicing what
he preached. worked and voted for q
dry" town. Such hypocrites as
this Kent man is what disgusts even
those who really believe in the mo
saloon" cult.
Lottie Collins, who sang and kicked
her way into popularity. by singing.
fifteen or sixteen years ago. the song
"Ta-ra-ra-Boom De Aye" died very
suddenly ut her home in London,
May Sd. She toured the United
States during her successful career
and made plenty of money.
The let ters Of Frank Kenney de-
scribing scenes in foreign lands are
very interesting and delightful, to be
sure. A man who writes such charm
ing descriptive articles cannot do
otherwise than handle the king of
all beers It's the Water" and this
Mr.. Kenney represents as all STAND
ARD readers know.
H. Hriga. a Japanese 20 years old,
tried to commit suicide in Fauntle-
roy Park. West Seattle, by using q
revolver. TOO much study, too
much work. was all he would say.
1t is too much study, too much
work" and no play. that kills the
average business man of to-day,
whether he be a Jap or any other
nationality.
The Queen of Roumania collected
huge sums for a refuge of the blind.
A little town was built and inaugu-
rated for the blind Of all nationalities.
Now orders have been issued expell-
ing all the blind who are not Rou-
manians. turning them out to exist
as best they may. The Queen never
donated a cent Of the initial cost,
but simply collected from charitably
inclined folks. This woman may be
the Queen of Roumania, but she il a
Iheartless she-devil with it.