Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-11-17
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DRIFTwOOD
Individual Opinion.)
By LUE F. VERNON.

Perhaps there is nothing in the
world that makes . woman buy q
thing she doesn't want so quick as to
have the clerk act as if he thought she
couldn't afford it.
A Boston expert who went to Gold
field, Nevada, to examine q mine Of
fered for sale, was fed on beans but
it is not believed that such thoughtful
consideration will in the least iuflu-
ence his report.
Joseph Blethen, associated editor of
the Seattle Times, and who recently
returned from a tour of Europe, at .
banquet rendered him by the me-
chanical employees Of the paper in Sc.
attle, few days ago, said that "Mount
Vesuvius angry and smouldering, is
but little higher than Queen Ann
HILL" It's . wonder be didnt say
higher than the Alaska building.
Give man 10-cent cigar and he
will beam all over and love you for six
hours; offer him the dime with which
to buy it for himself, and he will
throw it in your face. Give man .
pass 10 a show and he will call you q
good fellow in all the languages at
his disposal; offer him the money to
buy ticket, and he will call you q
fool. Ask q man to your home to
take "pot luck" and he will jump at
the chance, give him 81 and tell him
to get good meal at a cafe with your
compliments, and he will knock you
down. The dollar is mighty, but it
isn't warm. Nothing chills hospital
ity and good.fellowship moro than q
touch of cold metal.
People assert, and very properly, at
times, that nothing should be wasted.
l was at the theater recently and was
astonished to see so many bald. headed
men. The sight of them suggested
that the nothing should be wasted"
proverb is good. 1t suggests, for in.
stance, persistently, that bald heads
should be utilized for advertising pur-
poses. This may perhaps he q useful
hint to the proprietors of hair restor.
ers. How will this do? ~ am now
trying Jones' hair resusciator." The
disadvantage is, of course, obvious. II
Jones article was good, the badness
would disappear, and source of in.
come to the owner OF the bald head
would be irretrievably lost. I am
afraid the idea is scarcely practicable.
By the way, once had friend whose
bald pate was q regular skating.rink
for flies, and he often enough threat.
ened to have . spiders web painted on
it to warn off his tormentors.
Painting and sculpture are mere
limitations OF what Nature does far
better. When you see a beautiful
woman, as Nature made her, you do
not care whether the Greeks colored
their statues or not. An average sum.
mer sunset stamps the painted imita-
ton as absurd. These arts, in fact,
can never be really great, since they
are mans feeble efforts to copy Ma
ture's finest creations. Then there
is the art of literature. 1t has the
widest scope OF them all. Whether it
is initiative or creative depends on the
temperament OF the individual, some
men set down what they see and hear,
others invent a world OF their own and
busy themselves with it. 1 believe it
is the most human of the arts. It's
devotees not infrequently set them
selves the task of discovering just how
their fellows think and live, they try
to attune their souls to other souls,
they strive for an understanding of the
larger humanity.