Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-02-02
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He could not bear limburger cheese,
Its smell made him quite i'll,
But of fragrant, delicious garlic
He ne'er could get his fill.
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Oscar HammerStein says he be-
lieves Orville Harold to be the best
tenor in the world. It's back to the
monkey-house" for Caruso, SEEM
ingly.
January 1st, 1912. has passed, but
the Morning Erominer, the Hearst
paper that was to make its bow in
Seattle at that date, has SO far faile d
to appear.
There are four candidates for Mayor
of Seattle. 1t must certainly be de-
lightful and pleasing to the tax
payers of Seattle to know only one
can be elected.
1t is said single picture on a wall
will add 10 the beauty of a room.
Not if the picture be that of the
mOther-in-law of a cerlain Olympia
citizen / know.
The Charleston Is. c. Courier SAYS:
" The man who can save money has
insurance against melancholy. or
even disease and death" A bigger
lie was never uttered.
Gee! To think the day would
come when the "lOst collar-button"
joke would be omitted from the hum
orous departments of newspapers!
Nevertheless it seems to be the fact.
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1t a proprietor of a meat market
in Seattle made Christmas present
to his wife, consisting of $500, 900
diamond necklace, the Seattle papers
failed to mention it. Such careless
journalism is awful doa't. .cher-know!
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The worlds greatest teacher
not drive the shining
women from town to town, as has
those self-appointed Christians would
and have-according to news dis
patches-in Everett, Aberdeen, Ho-
luiam and Bellingham. No wonder
years. years ago, SO many so-called
Christians were fed to the lions, if
report be true.
If q liquor dealer should have done
The same that certain Eastern sky
pilot did. and confess that he did it,
IS did the preacher-church, people
would have wanted his eyes burned
out. or some other religious torture
,f the dark ages inflicted on him. but |
" it was one OF Gods servants, they |
'nly ask for pardon-for this red |
handed (preacher) murderer.
The style and manner in which
Woodrow Wilson gave the marble
leart" to Col. Harvey, editor of
Weekly, and the man. to
whom the former college professor
yves his press notices" as regards
him (Wilson) being in the race for the
nomination. would not
appear SO surprising should it ema-
lated from a professor in tho Chi
ago University.
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Ninety-nine per cent. of the laws
onld be destroyed-they are not
nforced; they were only enacted by
awyers for lawyers to make money.
here should be one law for rich and
'oor. and the rich, when guilty,
hould be sent to prison, or have
entence of death passed on them,
nth all the rapidity allotted to the
'oor man. The law should play no
avorites-the mOneyed and money
ess should share and share alike.
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The P-L of the 10Th ult. has a
artoon depicting Henry Watterson,
he great editor, looking at picture
I Samuel ]. Tilden, while Woodrow
wilson is seen making his "get
way" from the presence of Watter-i
On. The cartoon bears the follow
,g inscriptions: Marse Henry
hall l Ever Look upon His Like
gain" No. not even a shadow,
hould the veteran editor still con-
nue. to gaze upon Woodrow Wilson,
kpecting to see any resemblance
hatever to the illus trious Democrat ,
Samuel J. Tilden.
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Sylvester Metzetti. of the Metzetti
'oupe of acrobats, which recently
ppeared at the Empress theater in
cattle, succeeded in turning o
ladruple somersault, the first ever
lccessfully made from a springing
oard in the world" says the P.-L. I
Ilvester may be the first to do four }
'mplete revolutions in the show
1siness, but lawdy man, in the po-
tical profession. Seattle can pro-
ice several men who, when it comes
political somersaults. has Sylvester !
beat to a frazzle," as Teddy would
make Sylvester's stunt ap- S