Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-13
DRIFTwOOD
individual Opinion.)
BY LUE +. VERNON,

( e. a.
A stage scene illustrates better than
a speech.
A free-lance job beats any salaried
office or position.
James Hamilton Lewis is the Lord
Chesterfield of Chicago.
Amy fool can fall in love. 1t takes a
wise man to fall on his feet.
When man says he never made a
mistake, that's one of them.
An "add" in newspaper is worth a
dozen on theater drop.c urtain.
A man who is certain about his
honesty doesn't have to brag about it,
The man with fad is generally
supporting it on other pc ople's money.
If an active young man sets his eye
on your place you might as we'll move
out.
We know that man is good and
great, when the yellow journals attack
him.
Now let's see what sort of a fight
physician Blalock of Walla Walla can
put up.
Many snake who is in a hole now
will be out next summer with q fang
full OF venom.
Many an individual who prides him.
self on his staunch adherence to prin-
ciples is merely bull.h eaded.
Probably Mother Eve ate the for
hidden fruit in order that che might
have the pleasure of dressing.
Probably Warden KEGS thinks there
are too many political locks on the
Penitentiary job. Who knows?
Preachers like to see their sermons
in print as we'll as those who attend
receptions. wish to see their names.
One is not even safe with political
job, if he intimates the least bit that
he has individual opinions of his own.
Five dollars spent with an up.to-
date newspaper is worth fifty dollars
expended in a magazine for advertis.
ing purpose.
When preachers begin to dabble in
political matters, it's high time they
should resign from their vocation, and
be in reality ward heelers."
When q youngsters mustache is
smaller than his eyebrows, he is bet.
ter satisfied with himself and knows
more than he ever will again.
If the same rules of responsibility
for speech that maintains among men
was maintained among women the
women would exchange fewer polite
insults.
Any newspaper that is approved by
both the women and men of its town
is certain to be . means of moral good.
If it is only approved by the men, it
is sometimes doubtful force.
The mistake most lawyers make is
presenting all of an authority. One.
half Of an opinion is sufficient to sup
port their case while the other half
will knock it sky.high. Theologians
have the same trouble.
All bribery has ito root in the fact
that some one wants to secure the use
Of something belonging to the public
for sum smaller than the common
sense of the public would exact. The
cure is publicity in the disposal OF
privileges.
Chow do you know it is rheuma.
tism?" asked his friend. "You haven't
seen doctor"
al know what it is, all right" re-
piled the victim. Rheumatism is
one OF those things that doesn't need
an introduction"
A chimney may be belching black
smoke at one end and be a cheerful
Preside at the other; but that is not
any more evidence that the outside
end would be acceptable i'll the house
than it is an evidence that a man
ought to indulge his mean temper be-
cause he is good hearted.
One young lawyer down in Seattle
says that after three months occupa-
ton OF a room which the front door
sign designates as his Office he has
learned this much about the practice
of law: That every tenant along that
corridor wipes his feet on the hall mat
next to his own. That every man
who passes through the corridor over
looks the cuspidors and spits on the
door.mats; that most country clients
step over the door-mat; that no clients
so far have stepped over or on to his
that he knows of. He is still waiting.