Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-08-17

DRIFT~OOD
Individual Opinion.)
BY LIE r. VERNON.

Seattle has Chief of Police,
Who makes law-breakers frown.
Wenatchee has its apples red,
Sp"kane its picturesque falls.
But Wala Walla takes the cake
For political brawls and squalls.
Already femininity is talking about
fall styles.
Can the preachers house be prop
erly called union shop?
Most of us expect better obituary
notices than are coming to us.
Those who ride in automobiles must
pay the repair man and the surgeon.
II there's so much room at the top,
how is it man is pushed Off so
quickly?
Uncle Joe Cannon's visit to Coney
Island must have reminded him Of
we'll, of Congress.
The original Thaw.witness sextet
now has charter members enough to
put on an extravaganza.
The present gets away from lot of
people while they sit on park benches
worrying about the future.
Honestly, now, when Russell Sage
could gather together only 100000.
600 what's the use OF the rest of US
trying?
Some PEOPLE claim that the tariff is
going to be an issue, while others agree
that it is going to be an internal nuis.
ance again.
Admiral Dewey has been attending
an old settlers association. If you
don't believe George is an old settler,
ask some Spaniard.
Zion City is in the clutches of law,
so to speak. Legal prayers must be
resorted to, it seems, in religious quar-.
rels, as well as spiritual.
1t cost Gibson d. Packer, of Pitts
burg, $4,000 to settle widows breach
OF promise suit. Simply another jolt
for the canning business.
Many q man will gracefully sur.
render his seat in q car to q lady and
as gracefully retain his place in bed
while bis wife walks" the baby.
Perhaps the reason that pawn.
brokers always use the sign OF three
balls as the emblem of that business is
because it is two to one bet that you
never redeem the pledge you leave
with them.
Now that country editors are in
harness again they will "get busy"
reading the accumulated mass OF let.
ters sent in during their absence
signed. Constant Reader" "Old
Subscriber" and so on.
It's natural to suppose the Portland
crew would win most prizes during the
races at the regatta just ended at
Nelson, b. G. The Portland boys are
"web-footers" you know, consequently
are used 10 padding in the water.
Dick Sloboy Goyfully): "Great
news! GuessT
Cousin May: al give up"
Nellie has promised to marry mel"
"Pshaw! That's no news She
asked me a month ago if would be
her bridesmaid."
A little jest or gibe oftimes helps us
to face cheerily many a day whose
advent was the dread and horror OF a
racking night. Blest of the gods is
the fellow who has the gift to make
US smile at ourselves as we face the
fight and save our sympathy for tho
other fellOw-even II the other fellow
is q little wrong.
The editor OF the South Tacoma Press
says he is informed that John L. Will
son went to Jim Hill and procured the
money to purchase the P.-I. from Rid.
path, Turner and their associates, thus
becoming owner OF the P.-I. l won.
der If the editor OF the PresS could 20
to Hartman and get money enough
TO purchase the Tacoma Ledger'
"A labor leader OF Seattle was fined
SO and costs for patronizing a non.un-
ion barber-shop. Why?''-7acoma Ne,os.
Simply because it is q common law
of unions in Seattle not 10 patronize a
non-union concern. F. A. Rust, the
State Organizer OF the Printers I'm.
ion and also President of the Music.
ians' Union, was caught red handed"
so to speak in chair, being shaved by
a woman, in q non.union shop. He
pleaded guilty to the charge, hence the
fine. That is why.
Justice has many sides in Canada.
The minister of justice pardons one Of
of the slimiest things in the shape of a
man that ever tainted the atmosphere
with the poison of his ego. and sends
two men to Jail for life because they
failed to rob railroad in the orthodox
manner. ."-The Ledge, Greeawood, b. G.
The above paragraph was sent me
by friend in Greenwood. This is
some consolation. The United States
has always thought Canada was the
Mecca for Justice. From the forego.
ing it seems that even the judges oil
that province or colony err once in q
while.
| Ono OF the most wholeso me fads