Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-09-28

individual Opinion.)
BY LCE F. VERNON.

/ II (lndlvldual OpinioD.) Is
n BY LUE F. VERNON. z
1t is not an easy thing for a presi-
dental boom to sustain itself for the
space OF two years.
Grover Cleveland finds the fishing
good and that it is not necessary for
him to do any talking.
One often hears OF shortage of rail-
way cars, but have you ever heard of
the shortage of railway tickets?
Stensland pleaded in mitigation
that he stole no more than a half
million from the Chicago bank.
Tillman has not stated if he ap-
proves Of the government ownership
Of railroads, as proposed by the Demo-
cratic leader.
General Funston sent his orderly to
Vancouver to help Mrs. Funston pack
the trunks. The orderly has my
deepest sympathy.
The wilderness OF hypocrisy is so
dense that if ever one could cut
through there need be little fear OF the
mark being noticeable.
Apparently the fellow who used to
be q building inspector, before the
Iroquois Theater fire, is now q Penn
sylvania bank examiner.
Neither the Republicans nor the
Democrats will do things to suit some
people. These insurgent hearts scarce.
ly know what they want.
Tho man who fails to run busted
flush over two little jacks is ready to
agree with the Euglishman who de-
clares poker q dull game.
Now it is said that Russia's object
in so frequently changing its high
officials is, to keep the frenzied com.
mon people from knowing just who to
shoot.
1t will be nearly two years before a
Democratic candidate for President
will be nominated. That will give
Judge Parker plenty of time to spend
q year abroad.
Jaggs (writing letter)-"I say. Baggs.
shall spell muscle. meaning the
muscle in my arm, M.u.s-s.e-lT
Bags" No, if you do. your COR
respondent will think you q clam"
Preachers are objecting to funerals
on Sunday and weddings on Wednes.
day evenings, but 80 far have consid
erably refrained from endeavoring 10
control the day for births and deaths.
The government is experimenting
with seventy.five hens to make them
lay more. At the same time it should
club into their heads that they must
not roost in the cherry tree in the
front yard.
Those three street cars in Seattle.
which ran away, were only showing
the Municipal Ownership folk in the
Queen City, by actual illustration,
what the public thought of their ideas
-smash 'em.
The fact that some governments in
Europe have control of the railroads
is no argument in favor of it here.
We have not been in the habit of 60
ing to Europe to find . model system
of government.
A miner raised q laugh when he
interrupted the recently long.drawn
mill in . loud voice aud sdmonished
the pugs that Gold6eld was . union
camp, and the performance musn't
exceed eight hours.
The world very soon finds out q
fool, but it takes long time to locate
Q genuinely smart man. He usually
keeps his mouth shut, while the fool is
always opening his "Hy.trap" to tell
what no does not know.
Eight hundred men walked out Of
the railroad shops at Paducah, the
other day, as the ice man was late and
there was no drinking water. The
reason that this is good item is be.
cause it was in Kentucky.
Richards & Pringles' Georgia min.
strel company is unique for one thing,
il no other. It is Q safe wager that
not coon" in the whole bunch has
ever seen the State of Georgia. New
York and Chicago is about their limit.
If you must lie in order to pay
compliments, pay them to . mother
about her children, and you will not
only not be found out but you will not
even be suspected. Any mother will
believe a lie that you tell about her
child, if it is complimentary.
Stsnsland may be able to clear up
what has teen considered q mystery
in connection with the disastrous fail.
ure of the Milwaukee Avenue Bank,
but the swindled depositors would be
better pleased il some Of the abstract.
ed money could be returned.
The railway companies pay the most
liberal salaries to employees OF any pro.
fession in the world. There are thou
sands of railway employees that are
making at least 500 per month. At