Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-09-08


The Mount Vernon HernH notices
births under the head "Cutest Yet. "
1t makes no difference what the
weather conditions may br in Sunny
side (Wash. lit always has 4 bright
san.
Having a Bone editor. naturally
the public expects meatlesS editor
ials to appear in the Seattle Po>t-M-
hNiW"cr.
The makeup" OF the Hoquiam
WoShingtoainH is a cross between a
crazy-quilt and the old plaid shawl Of
other days.
And now it won t be very long.
Until our winter moisture,
And with the falling Of the rain
., gee! The Olympia oyster!
The Dove of Peace seems to tiy as
far away from the perch of " Uni
ycrSal Peace or" Peace Universal,
to-day, as in the Dark Ages.
y friend writes me that Seattle
has large number OF vacant store
rooms. and tie real estate men only
know the number Of dwellings,.
DO not let the idea run away with
You every man You see driving an
automobile owns it. Chances are
he's buying it on instaliment plan.
If you wait five minutes on a man,
it seems an hour; but if you keep him
waiting three hours it's Just min
ute with you. That's the differ
ence.
The Tacoma FDrum has nominated
John L. Wilson, for Governor of this
State. John need not depend IN
" Sammy Perkins to second the
nomination.
:" In the name o Sam Hill, wonder
if I'll be elected Governor of Washing
ton State?' is not what any one has
reported Acting Gov. Hay as saying,
but probably he thinks it.
No difference how drunk some two
legged animals become they never
forget the way to the though
they cannot think for life of them the
rOad-home. Ever notice it?
Tacoma does not believe in freak laws
but she does believe in law and order
Progressire Democrdt
Gee! This is somewhat amazing
when Tacoma votes an Anti-treat"
law; isn't it?
Funny, isn't it. why union men in
Seattle subscribe to the Seattle Star,
which is owned by the Scripps- Me
Rea syndicate, and ignore the Tnjon-
Record, their official paper? But
tucy wv ~ JuSt tic Sdtiit.
When Hoquiam defeated Sydney
Moore Heath as candidate for Mayor
she knew not what she did. Sydney
Moore Heath is made of the Glass A
material for Mayor Hoquiam will
be sorry. Wait and see.
The present Governor, by accident,
of this State-Hay, will be elected
Governor of the Evergreen State, the
same time John l.. Wilson is elected
to the United States Senate by the
votes of this grand commonwealth.
A. X. Dice and George Struthers
were elected Commissioners at the
recent municipal election at Walla
Walla. When a problem appears.
wonder if Struthers will be able to
shake Dice into his way of thinking?
"Our notion of dandy new game is
to count the peeks in a peekaboo. -
While would delight in the game,
you must excuse me from having as
partner, the fat woman with Barnum
& Bailey circus Nothing doing.
When buying small fruit be sure
the paper wrappers are removed, so
you may see what you are buying; if
not, you'll be sorry. in nine cases out
of ten. Decayed and rotten fruit is
hid from view by paper wrappers in
many instances.
Chief John r Wilkie, of the L. S.
Secret Service was recently in Sc
attic. Probably trying to discover a
trace OF the old-time Seattle Spirit
that of live and let live" It's
not likely Mr.. Wilkie discovered
even a shadow of a clew.
The same white men that yelled
" Banzais" at Admiral Togo in Sc
attic, would yell to h with the
white devils if they but dared.
And by the way the majority of men
yelling banzais' looked like fol-
lowers of Emma Goldman, to me.
Harry II. Moore, with a record of
43 burglaries in Seattle. was arrest
ed recently in Portland. Gee. Forty
three burglaries-and Preacher Mat
thews is still in Seattle. Yet, per-
haps, Harry did rot want to en-
cumber himself with freaks of any
sort.
Talking about "fire-bug" work