Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-03-15

( VELVET so RAGS :
INDIVIDUAL oPiNioh.)
{ BY LUE f. VERNON {
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There is a reason to fear the Lord s
opinion of men is preiudiced by what
he hears in the prayers of women.
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It's 16 to l wager that William
J. Bryan, if a Republican is to be
elected President OF the United
States, would prefer Teddy" to
William.
Hi Gill, of Seattle, has many friends
in Olympia who regret to know he
was defeated by the prohibition,
holier than thou, crank George F.
Cotterill.
/ knock on the woman who nags
her husband. More men have gone
to hell by this route and picked
up correspondents along the way,
than any other.
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The reason why women are so
eager to have alimony included in
their divorces is probably because
the last two syllables of the word
have such pleasant sound.
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The editor of an Eastern Washing.
ton weekly says he endeavors to
publish all he knows. l doubt it.
An editor who did this wouldn't last
as long as SNOWFALL in hades.
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Now that George F. Cotterill.
the prohibitionist, has been elected
Mayor of Seattle, every prohi in the
Queen City. no doubt, will take q
drink of water. cape. and consider
they've had q bath.
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At q recent meeting of the Pierce
County Prohibitionist Society a heat
ed debate was engaged in as regard
to the name Of the organizations.
Why not call them "The White Bot.
tie Associations"
As to Fred w. Davis, a street-car
conductor in Seattle. being bitten
by q dead dog-well. I believe it.
After Seattle electing as its Mayor,
George F. Cotterill, I believe any.
thing may happen in the Queen City.
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should like to learn why it is
that all revivalists intimate that the
majority of their listeners are on the
straight road to hell. Why don't
they infuse a little more charity,
compassion and benevolence into
their sermons?
Talking about the Seattle spiritl"
Here is speciman. A Mrs. Jeemer,
who conducts sort of bake-shop in
Seattle, in her advertisement in the
P.-L., says:
Honestly, feel that the good public
has imposed on my good gracea, as l
had no intention OF becoming Seattle's
leading baker when made my humble
start few years ago. was forced in.
to it.
Isn't it greatP A bunch OF Repub-
lican ofice-seekers "get together"
in Tacoma use siokening homage and
flattery to Taft and announce Wash
ington State is for Taft. This aggre.
cation takes it for granted that all
Republicans must vote as it dictates.
1t l was o Republican, l certainly
would be good one and enlist under
the banner with the inscription:
Theodore Roosevelt.
Acting Governor Hay. in his
speech ut the Republican dinner in
Tacoma, said, as regard political
muckrakers: They pride them
selves on their supposed powers OF
observation and analysis. Well,
this is far more than Acting Cover
nor Hay can do; for if he could, he
would know from observation"
that he has no chance to be elected
Governor. and from analysis" that
the people of this State are through
with him.
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Talking about being absent-mind.
ed, an Olympia citizen run out of
bacon and went out before breakfast
in search of a luscious rasher. To
kill two birds with one stone he took
out for posting a letter he had writ
ten overnight. The bacon was duly
bought. and with sharpened appetite
the morning pilgrim wended his way
home. With satisfied main ho throw