Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-05-10
S~@~~~N~%>-
( VELVET q RAGS
Y (HosvlpuAL opikoM)
{ BY LUE +. VERNON

{ BY LUE f. VERNON
I~~~e~~A
Bunch Of rapes. is the name of
a restaurant in Tacoma. Probably q
case of "sour grapes" with the other
eating houses.
Ansinternational law should be en-
acted requiring all passenger boats
to provide hfe-boats and other ap.
paratus for the saving of life in suf-
ficient number to take off every pas
senger, and each member OF the
crew, when necessary.
= 4 r
A Tacoma grill ends its ad. in o
Tacoma paper thus:
"You can eat here at price you can
afford to pay"
1t is not likely one could eat there
at any old price he could not afford
to pay. hence the IA words ending
the ad. are superauous. aren't they?
4 4 4
Seattle Exchange Has n Dull
Season." is heading in the Seattle
P.-L The heading is remarkable for
one thing. coming from that paper
as well as admitting Of anything ever
being dulr' in Seattle. That the
Post-latelligencer should acknowledge
this as fact, is astonishing.
4 4 \
Avoid the break in friendship. for
when it comes it cannot really be
mended. The jarring note mars the
harmony Of the whole glorious SYM
phony. It is not. alone q question of
forgiveness; that may be full and
complete. it is the hurt iE the
heart that will not readily heal and
the confidence that will not fully
come back.
The Tacoma Ledger says: From
now on until 1t becomes evident that
Taft has safe majority. the rumble
Of big political guns will be heard
all over the land" Is it possible
that the American people must sul-
fer the shocks produced BY the dis
charge Of Taft !" big political guns"
until Gabriel blows the trumpetl
Horrible to contemplated
= =
The greatest failures that / have
ever met in life. were over educated
people. As q general thing they are
never practical. The men who at
tain success in life are self-made
men; people with horse sense. =
Andrew Carnegie says that 80 per
cent. Of college-bred people are bust
ness failures. A good, thorough
common school education will carry
any person through life.
- = =
There seems q difference among
survivors as to just what piece the
orchestra ON the Titanic was playing
when she made her final plunge.
Some say they heard the strains
Of religious airs. others say they heard
lively music. As q matter Of fact
it is hardly to be sure what piece
they were playing, as there seems to
have been much confusion. besides II
is not probable the music could be
heard above theexcitement and noise.
4 4 4
Ill possessed the power, from the
accounts appearing in the papers. OF
the actions Of Manager Director H.
may. Of the White Star line Of steam
ers, as TO his escape from the IT,
tanic, I'd place him on one OF those
collapsable life-boats be knew was
aboard the Titanic. and which would
not work when thrown overheard,
tow him to "41.16 north. 80. IA
west" and throw him in the icy
waters Of the Atlantic with q kerr
plunk that would be heard around
the world.
4 +
II is to be hoped editor Johnson
Of the Hoquiam Washisgtoaias. will
not weep nor gnash his teeth be-
cause another newspaper man has
announced his candidacy for Con-
gressman-at-large from this State,
on the Republican ticket. John E.
Ballaine is the man. He, too. like
Johnson, was connected With q TA-
coma publication, and too, like John
son, had newspaper experience At
the national capital. Probably it
will be war between Johnson and BAL
laine up 10 the hilt" in newspaper
ink, 50 to speak. Let Ter 60! Whoop,
wowl
- ~ =
In recent speech Col. Roosevelt.
in speaking Of the loss Of the Tt
tanic, said: i wish to call the, at
tention Of our people to the fact that
~ a 49, .