The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
A Transient Record Of Private Opinions
Publicly EXPRESSED.

Col. Ho4lett-I WIS driving home in
the dark the other evening when | ran
afoul OF a limb OF tree which swatted
me over the hat and my right eye. You
know man with black eye never gets
any sympathy. l had a time the next
day explaining to nv friends how it hap
pened. DR.. Hill came along with the
usual query of What's the matter with
your eyer" replied, of course, that a
limb of a tree struck me. The doctor
very unfeelingly asked, "Who had hold
of the other end of the limb?"
J. M. McCleary-The Philippines offer
grand field for Investment in business
enterprises. The country is magnificent
in natural resources. The trouble. how.
ever, is that the islands are go far away
from the base OF supplies that it costs a
fortune to get goods there from this side
to sell.
Governor Lowe-I cannot see any
sense in the democracy attempting to go
it alone in the next state campaign.
Rogers has made good governor on the
whole and think the sensible thing to
do is to unite all the forces that worked
together before and re-elect Rogers.
There is no hope of beating the repub!i-
cans in splitting up into wrangling fac
tons.
O. V. Carpenter-It is an unusual
thing to see a mad dog in this climate.
But there was one who created a great
furore in my neighborhood. He was
fine hunting dog, a greyhound. He tore
around like mad and the froth streamed
from his jaws in fearful way. After he
had tortured himself by biting his own
flesh little while thought it better to
kill him and put him out of his misery.
r. StrObach-I do not think the oppo.
sition of disgruntled politicians will cut
much figure in the next state convention.
When man hobs up who is known to
have knife for Governor Rogers and is
inspired by personal enmity by some
real or fancled grievance, his opposition
will not amount to much. believe that
Senator Turner is thoroughly loyal to
Rogers.
DR.. Taft-Unless there is fusion again
there is no chance to defeat the republi.
can party in this state. l have hoped
that the great principle of direct legis.
lation would bring all the reform forces
together again. This, however, is the
experimental stage and it will take time
to develop whether it is the one thing
needful.
P. T. Contine-Selah is prosperous
and happy. We raised more money for
our Christmas tree than we know what
10 do with.
Col. Taggard-Truly our lines are cast
in pleasant places. Here is Christmas
tide and yet the air is laden with the
breath of flowers and the zephyrs are
as balmy as the cline of Araby, the
blest. When l was in California such
weather as we are having in Yakima
was the forerunner of earthquakes. l
was in a wholesale house once in quake
and as the barrels came tumbling down
about our ears cried out, "Set 'em up
again, all down but pine!'
Judge Beck-I cannot see any differ.
ence between the Beers fighting for their
country and freedom and the Filipinos.
Henry Ditter-If there had been no
gold and diamond mines discovered in
South Africa there would have been, in
my judgment, no Boer English war.
'Doc" Coe-Talk about your fine
Italian climates. where on Gods green
earth do you ever find choicer Christmas
weather than we experienced right here
in Yakima this year? On that day I
passed the home of W. L. Steinweg and
saw in his yard beautiful rose in full
bloom. Mr.. Steinweg very generously
gave me the flower, which l propose to
keep as a souvenir of Yakima's glorious
Christmas weather.
WI Lince-There is no doubt in nv
mind that crude oil in paying quantities
exists in the Selah valley. There ia
plenty OF oil at Mount Rainier and there
is no doubt seepage from there. r
showed what can be done in the Wenas
at depth of 20 feet. If deeper we'll
were sunk believe oil can be struck. r.