The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-26

E-gfishnan with q hereditary Gt1es fners
Is really nothing 30 wonderful about some
thing IA, has merely happened n the
course % eveaz Royal heirs corne and
royal heirs SO. but s-oooe-y gees on Tor
ever.
After the very lively correspondents be-
tween the state board % control and the
Snohonfsn county fusion committee. il IS
not Observable that Gov. Rogers' admirers
are stepping over each other 10 get INTO
tina. tempting Office az the Meoicai LAKE
asylum. viz: enc laundryTnan at 50 per
month. Are we ruined by Chinese cheap
labor. or IL IL true simply that for ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain 'hs
Rogers regime Is pscaliarr
Notwithstanding the mountain OF deniass
the Pcpulists have sought 20 throw n the
way OF the car Of prosperity. 1t Is getting
thers t2st the same. King wheat mas
landed q blow OF the tawbone OF 1usson-
Est discomfort that has done much to stop
its wagging. But he isn't knocked out
You can't convince Popg!ist that he Is
wei OF by leading him up TO the stream
OF prosperity and asking him to drink ne
must be kicked in over his head
local Tacoma paper grows trns
hystertcal over The sailing OF three wheat
ships In one day. ard jumps II the con-
clusion that the world Is fed" BY Tacoma
The world Is a pretty big world. and i
has good many people. and IL takes
good many ship loads OF wheat 10 feed
them; 50 II may be inferred that cur neigh
Dor Is jumping at conclusions. There IS
one point however about which all viii
agree. and that is that the world has for
many years been strung by Tacoma
Mrs. Louisa Williams, OF San Leandrc.
Cal, walks a quarter OF mile over
stony road on her bare knees once year
to keep her VOW. Two weeks ago she ac-
complished the feat for the seventeenth
time. Seventeen years ago she prayed that
her husbands sight might be restored.
She vowed that II her prayer were an
swered she would walk on her barred knees
from her house to the church once year.
Her husband regained his sight. and the
woman kept her VOW. VIII some am
bilious martyr kindly do Mr. Bryan 'hs
favor 20 perform the same office Tor MIN
The theory IS still occasionally neard
that the bicycle is passing fad
glance over the world does not tend TO
confirm the idea In France S@s,sl4 Oh
cycles are registered. and the government
collects a tax on them Of over s6co.oeO. In
American cities. by watching one
chance, he is still able sometimes TO GET
across the streets without collision with
a wheel: but a Seattle pedestrian who has
had many encounters with the passing
fad" Is prepared to assert that there are
either g. 600 wheels here. or there are LOO
bicyclIsts who have somehow acquired
the art OF multiplying themselves sixty
i've times
The student who saws wood ana does
other odd Jobs to work his way Is natu-
rally somewhat concerned at the new
order requiring regular gymnasium exer-
else at the state university. There Is such
a thing as too much of a good thing.
very happy compromise might be reached.
however. II the board of regents would
agree to saw the wood OF the wood-sawing
pupils, and let them put in their time
throwing the weights and swinging on the
flying trapeze. II saving the wood would
lead TO the very admirable habit of saying
nothing, the acceptance OF this PROPOSE
ton by the board OF regents really ight
lead to very satisfactory results.