Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-03-01
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Henry Watterson, the great editor
of the Louisville 0Ken) Courier-.Jour-
nal become a candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States. Says the
Providence Bulletin: THE suggest
ed candidacy OF Marse Henry cannot
be met with anything but favor.
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Sheriff Robt. I. Hodge, of King
county. is a candidate for Governor,
and says: The only thing that
can keep me from being elected Gov
ernor of this State is death" Robert
overlooked--votes; they can do the
same thing as death; keep him from
being elected Governor, and what is
more, they will.
Mrs. Proud: Yes, this is an
heirloom. It's been in Mr. Proud's
family over hundred years.
Mrs. Malaprop: do tell! I've
been naggin' John to get an heir
loom ever since we moved to Olym-
pia from Alaska, but he can't find
any, except secondhand ones, and I
won't have them
Ill bet w. T. Howard, editor of
the Island County Times, threw the
paste-pot out the window; chased the
devil out, threw the shooting
stick at the cat, and then walked
down the street. after he read what
Mrs. May Hutton. of Spokane, said
about Teddy" comparing himself
to Honest" Abe Lincoln, in the
P-L of February 10th.
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The bad object of all food faddism
is to make food WEAKNESS and a
burden. Food is to be hearty, lest
we eat too much of it. Food is to be
chewed to extinction, so as to make a
hard work of feeding. All Of which
is founded on the wholly foolish idea.
which is more and more obsessing
civilization, that man is on earth to
work. He is on Earth to be glad. if
he doesn't believe that he is mad.
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Acting Governor Hay says: POL
tics, which may become q vice when
left to the manipulation of the few,
becomes the highest virtue when en-
gagged in by the many" Politics do
become a rice when ''left to the
manipulation of a few" Therefore,
the many of this State will engage
just enough in politics this fall, to
eliminate a certain Je,o politicians
who are assuredly engaged in max.
ing politics vice.
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Whether Hi Gill, candidate for
Mayor in Seattle, in which he won
out in the primary by such q large
vote last week, is dead one, or not,
as some holier- than thou so-called
moral reformers in Seattle say he is,
read this from the Argus of Seattle:
ellis opening night at Dreamland
proved that the ''old man" is still one
OF the greatest single-handed drawing
cards this city has seen since the palmy
days Of 7. ]. Humes.
Gee! Wish was as sure of o new
suit of clothes as Hi Gill is of being |
the next Mayor CT Seattle,
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Robert L. Owen, United States
Senator from Oklahoma, made q plea
for q National Bureau Of Health at
the weekly meeting of the Republi-
can Club in New York, few days
ago.
Two hundred thousand children
die in this country annually from
preventable disease" Senator Owen
said. King Herod, who killed all
the babies of Bethlehem, was quite |
harmless compared to King Ignor-
ance."
No comment is necessary. The
foregoing speaks for itself.
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In an article in the P.I., recently,
headed. "Seattle's Plain Duty" the |
Rev. N. A. Matthews. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of that
city, says: The political boss. the
commercial dog in the manger, the
business CRATER, and the peanut
politician have had their last say. |
Never again shall they control in
any sentiment in the city of Seattle.
Or in the State of Washington. We
are through with them. They have
neither brains nor Drawn to dis
tinguish them as leaders or make
them worthy Of respect" Gee!
what q long tail our cat has got!
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An Olympia doctor recently had
among his patients very unclean
infant, brought in the arms of its
mother, to his Office, whose own face
showed the same adherence of soap. |
Looking down upon the child the
medico solemnly remarked:
1t seems to be suffering from
hydropathic hydrophobia."
30 doctor, is it as bad as that?"
cried the mother. THAT'S a big
sickness for such a little baby. !