Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-30
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PATENT PARAGRAPHS.

PATENT PARAGRAPHS.
Insanity, as plea for murders, has
given way to "h,pnotism" or, as old
timers used to call it, "mesme. ism"
The much reviled hay-seed has become
an object Of admiration With the politi-
clans. Verify, the "wolld do move"
Mr.. Harrison evidently isn't super
stitious or he would not venture to
"swing around the circle" in the face of
the fate of the other presidents who
accomplished that feat.
There is always hope for man who is
aware OF his own faults. Ex-senator
Blair, just before sailing for China, his
new post Of duty. declined to be inter
viewed, saying: 81 have talked too much
already" He had evidently read the
newspapers.
twas Senator sherman who originated
the expressive political phrase 81 am
looking alter my fence, and he has now
started new one on it's travels by say
ing: 81 came out here to build Il barn."
There are not a few people in Ohio who
would like to know the kind Of crop the
willy politician proposes TO store in that
barn.
Ex-senator Ingalls, says he proposes to
devote his attention to making money by
farming. We trust that he will succeed !;
but wliethershe does or not he will be
better occupied than in making money
out Of the farmers, by exacting usurious
rates Of interest for the money loaned
upon mortgages, as he is credited with
having done for Yeats
There is Il wid.. difference OF opinion in
| t!ie ranks III the republican party on the
question al Cana'ii,n reciprocity. Sena-
tor Morrill, says il will never come"
and OK Representative. Butterworth says
sit is bound to Gomez. These, Of course,
are the extremes, hut even among those
who favor the idea there is little hope of
anything being accomplished under pres
ent circumstances.
! Secretary Tracy is deserving Of the
sympathy of all honest people in his
efforts to take The navy yards Of the
country out Of politics, but lie will lnoba-
lily realize, If he has not already done so,
that he has undertaken the largest COLI
trrt OF his life, and hi> failure toc.ary it
| IA Mr.
Tracy s only one lnaa and ths. ,,l jcians
VIII work TIE navy yards for ,h II own
per> nal benefit are numerous aid in
| fueM.ial.
WHO pays for the costly and magnif-
cent special train that the railroads have
placed at Mr.. Hanisoi.'s disposal during
his crossthe-continent trip? The peo-
pie at large do, and you, dear reader,
must put up your share of the money in
some shape, for you may be sure that,
although the railroad companies furnish
the trains free of any charge to Mr.. Har-
rison or any member OF his party, they
expect to be recompensed therefor. 1t
OCCURS W us, Ill tniS COunectlOl, tNdC an
accurate statement of the expense in
cured by the running of special trains
and cars on all the railroads of the coun
try would make what the late Horace
Greeley used to call mighty interesting"
reading for the people. and it also occurs
to US that if this expense, which must be
enormous, was wiped out by abolishing
the practice that the railroads could
afford to make material reduction in
the price Of both freight and passenger
traffic without reducing their profit