The Seattle Republican., 1901-05-17

more deadly than heavy problem
boWing at Jim Hams red beard.
Nordstrom will have his day. The
court will be closed and the judges
will attend the funeral. 1t was a
fight Of justice against technical
ties; and today law is victorious.
The machinists have decided on
a strike. | make the suggestion
that they put the idea into a glass
tube for twelve hours and let it ex-
plode.
Tacoma had her usual quarrel
with Seattle. Both are satisfied.
Now let the golden sunshine get
ready to smile upon President Nc
Kinley.
An Italian newspaper has appear
ed on the news stands. The main
object of the promoter is to make
the acquaintance Of meal tickets and
to receive from the dear people his
proportionate share of crumpled dol
lars.
The letter carriers are to come
out in shirt waists this summer.
Our noble mayor should lose no time
In formulating a scheme of colors
for official shirt waists. | insist
upon bright yellow exclusively for
the chain gang.
The bicycle cop could write
great story of anxious affection"
1t will pay in the end to understand
his weakness. What you hand him
will, have good deal of weight.
He'll be out again this evening.
Is Councilman Byers' "cow ordi-
nance" covered by international
treaties? My boy, if sincere thanks
are winged things that fly to heaven,
there is now flow Of gratitude to
the sky.
High license jumped over the
fence at last weeks meeting of the
city council. Seven or eight mem
bers of that body are near the head
of Salt River. The sign tells us
something of the election in the
spring of 1902.
The mighty Chief pretends he
don't believe in amusement. He'd
rather hear the cackle Of Puyallup
hen than a band. The musicians
below Yesler way will be taken up
some morning for attending to their
own business without license.
The gambling element will get
what it wants, and more, too. There
is no uncertainty about the picture
on the wall. The animals" will
sleep under sidewalks before the new
year points to the hump and Jump
of eccentric shadows.
Is there no hope of getting into
the reasonable rent channel again?
Landlords have been rocking in the
cradle of advantage" and cutting
all sorts Of "didoes'' during the past
two or three years. [ will say right
out plain that before the hour of
daylight Of 1902 the men with the
''best system on EARTH will be rest
ing again cross-legged at the foot Of
the hill.
Poor old Tacoma wants the Lake
Washington canal. It is also said
that Sammy Perkins is in the race
to succeed Senator Turner. At this
moment it flashes upon me that the
average Tacoman is too slow to pour
water on a woodpecker, to say moth
ing of throbbing with new life.
Those City Of Destiny fellows are
infants in the fields Of politics and
philosophy.
The editor of the has been Whet-
ting his scythe. He mumbles that
nothing can prevent him from
''printin' de news" The cats foot!
All the ''newsy news" famed
through the air to that publications
headquarters wouldn't fill up the
rat hole in a wisp Of hair Oh, it's
so easy to look at the play Of the
shadows.
Ills limited that a Dozen young
men are organizing an anti-matri-
monial club. This matter can lie
regulated with barrel-stave and a
funeral. l know it is bad taste to
pick a flaw in thing, but isn't the
truth more beautiful than a salary
without strength enough to buy
new pair Of suspenders? Boys, don't
trail sentiment about clam chowd, II
and call it ''noontime in your heart
1t will mop the earth with you.
The Epworth League, which is
sub-Organization to the Methodist
fraternity, celebrated its twelfth an
niversary on last Sunday all over
this country and wherever Method
ism is found. The Washington state
organization Of the league met in
this city last Sunday and held a