Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-12-29

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And where is Mae Yohe? Also
the Hope Diamond?
Vancouver, B. c., is to have a new
daily. 1t will be called the Morning
SIN.
1t is not expected the California
woman who objects to a Growing
rooster would pick up and try to
soothe a crying baby.
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Why not have Christmas come on
the Fourth of July-you could buy
the Christmas numbers OF magazines
just as we'll in July as December.
The man in Puyallup who says our
public schools need less Latin and
more about butter-can have jam on
his bread and butter, at my house.
Those Internal names of towns in
China make it unpleasant at times to
tell what city, town or hamlet was
the scene of the most horrible mas
sacre. What?
Twenty-seven thousand persons
died this year in India from snake
bite. This is conclusive evidence
people in India have never heard of
the Yankee remedy.
"No, Clarence. writing for a living
isn't matter of inspiration it's a mat
ter ct Precipitation, desperation and COM
pensatiop." Helen Ro,cland.
If Helen had substituted "starva-
tion" for compensation many writ
ers would believe her more truthful.
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Between preachers and reformers
Seattle is dead-from q business
standpoint. Why the keen business
men OF the Queen City have allowed
this is beyond comprehension. Even
the Alaskans who spend their money
now journey to San Francisco, as \
rule.
One Emmanuel Sternheim SAYS
the average poor man lives to be but
% years old. Maybe Emmanuel
knows; but most poor men, who
work for living, instead OF asking
passers-by in the street to give
me-. believe they live to be 1000
years old-feel like it anyway.
The disciples of Roosevelt. Pin
chot, Poindexter and Brandeis, who
believe in keeping Alaska for the
people, and not handing such over
to the Alaska syndicate. will 60
marching on. while such names as
Taft, Ballinger, and some more that
could be mentioned will be buried in
land of-Forgot.
1t was said years ago that the
heather Chinee sent all his money
back to China. Gipsy Smith, the
evangelist saver of souls, preacher
and sacred song-singer, sent draft
back to London, England. his home /,
town. for over 1900. which was the
result Of his labor among the crowds /
OF unsaved souls" in Seattle.
Capt. Charles T. Buck" Bailey.
Of the tug Tatoosh. which rescued !
the steam schooner Washington and
saved forty-eight lives. will be pre-
sented with an engraved medal, by
Seattle admirers. The brave crew
that assisted Buck" may be given ,
Tree tickets to t-cent picture show,
but this is not reported q fact as yet. ,
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An old saw reads: "One good I,
turn deserves another" Taft sbou;d :
ieclare he will not accept another
'erm and come out flat-footed and s
ell the dear people" that he wants ]
Teddy" to be the next President !
II the United States. Teddy" is i
yoing to be nominated and Taft NAV s
IS well make up his mind to that
fleet.
Ill wager Krbelik, with his $75.-
'OO stradivarious violin. does not !.
'lease his audience with his playing
NY more than Fiddler Sam"
'leases his listeners with his $3.bOl
pressed" gourd. And l am salts.
led " Fiddler Sam" can slip it"
N Kubelik when it comes to rasp- !.
ng out The Arkansaw Traveller" =
Turkey in the Straw" and q few =
ther numbers. :
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Now that John w. Considine, of
ullivan & Considine, the great vaud-
vile concern. has reached the top
ung Of theatrical $ucce$$, 1 won- "
er if at times his mind doesn't won T