Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-07-12
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON: FRIDAY MORNING. JULY H. 1912
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Every one who thinks he is un-
lucky car find something happening
every day to prove it.
A new anaesttetic has been dis.
covered under the influence of which
the patient retains complete con-
sciousness, yet suffers no pain. Hus-
bands might try this when presented
with the millinery bills of their
wives.
Can you blame Roosevelt for show
ing his teeth when he is held up and
robbed, so to speak, of delegates by
Taft and his Federal Office holders,
and those who directly and Indirect
ly. are fed from Taft's hand? Ger
tainly not. if you believe in honesty
in politics, as in all other matters.
Advocates of temperance make
great mistake in opposing the christ
ening of a boat with bottle OF
champagne. They lose splendid
chance of drawing temperance les
son from the incident. For instance,
they could say that after the first
taste of wine the boat takes to water
and sticks to it ever afterwards.
II Diogones were on Earth to-day
he would take the next train for
Chicago, for in that city is q police
man who, in twenty-one years OF
service, has never accepted drink
or cigar from a aloon-keeper.
Still. there are degrees of honesty.
The policeman who would accept the
favors from a saloon-keeper might
be unable to pass q peanut stand
without grabbing q handful OF GOO
bers.
That Georgia delegate, who amidst
the din. noise and wild shouts and
yells during the Underwood demon
stration. at the Democratic Conven-
ton in Baltimore, who walked
on the stage and released white
dove of peace. certainly had 8 pecul-
lar idea OF peace. Besides, he should
have been arrested for cruelty to the
soft-cooing dove" in liberating it
amidst the screaming, yelling, din
and deafening chaos reigning at that
time. Peace!
The Second Touch" was the title
of the sermon delivered recently by
the Rev. a. w. Leonard. D. D., pas
tor of the First M. E. Church in Sc
attic. Can it be possible. the Gold
en- Potlatch Finance Committee in
the Queen City. intend calling on the
business men to donate" second
time for the Potlatch? Really, it
should be far too touching" sub
ject to discuss further-from the
Seattle small business mems point
Of view, at any rate.
The Eilers music house, OF Seattle,
had an ad. in the Sunday P.-I.. ad-
vertising clarionets. at very low
prices. Nothing the matter with
this, only when the Eilers Music
House say the clarionet is one
Of the easiest instruments to play in
the entire orchestra" it simply states
falsehood. for every musician knows
the clarionet is considered difficult
instruments to learn to play well.
II the Eilers Music House mis-
represents other musical goods,
in order to make sales, as it does
clarionets. the Seattle public had
better patronize some other music
firm in the city.
The Sunday P.-L recently con-
tanned an article taken from the
Railroad Mans Magazine. wherein
is told why the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway is known as the
Katy" The railway line in ques-
tion uses q picture Of q charming
yourg lady, supposed to bear that
name. as its trademark, or brand.
for advertising purposes, and is al
ways mentioned as the Katy"
The article brings back to the writer
of this, the memory of q song which
he wrote, entitled, "Our Katy" as
an advertisement for the Missouri.
Kansas Railway. The song was
dedicated to w. G. Crush, General
Passenger Agent of the road in
Texas, and was published by the
Thomas Goggan Bros. music pub
fishers Of Galveston. Texas. The
title page contained q cut Of Katy"
the charming young lady, Of which
the article in the P.-L is taken from
the R0itrOdd Mdns Magazine with
which it deals.
Report has it that the orchestra
aboard the Titanic played Alex
ander's Ragtime Band, Chocolate
Soldier, " popular selections. and the
ship sank. while standing knee
deep in the icy waters" played
Nearer My God to Thee. The
musicians are only human, and in
my individual opinion. when they
found the boat was sinking, like 9th
ers aboard, tried TO- escape, and
ceased playing. before she ship took