Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-07-20
DRIFTwOOD
individual Opinion.)
BY LCE f. VERNON

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The contractor who figures OH sand
paper makes rough estimate.
Every man whose wife is extrava-
CANT hates the drygoods merchants.
After asking "How's all the folks?
the subject for conversation with kin
folks is exhausted.
The man who tells his wife ",he
truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the TRUTH" is as great a curiosity
as q woman without curiosity.
Great boom ior Taft. Justice Brewer
says that he is the politest ever, hav-
ing recently got up in ssreet-car
and given his seat to three ladies.
The skeleton that every man thinks
he keeps safely hidden in the closet
at home walks along the street behind
him, grinning over his shoulder at all
his friends.
A girl always thinks man is inn
pressed with the beauty of her face
when he turns around to take another
look to see how in the world she keeps
her hat on.
But very few girl clerks will tell the
truth abont their salary. I know of q
drygoods clerk who receives 81 per
week and she has told hundred peo.
pie that her salary is 80.
The expense OF the trip q woman
took isn't all, when she returns home.
She has to give party to show off
new game she has learned, and the
latest thing in sandwiches.
Isn't it pleasing 10 receive a case of
the celebrated Olympia beer on . hot
day as a present from your sincere
friends? Well, should murmur yes.
May they live long," and so on, as
Rip Van Winkle says.
Mrs. Olympia (severely)-"rve been
lying awake these three hours waiting
for you to come home"
Mr.. Olympia (ruefully)-"Geel And
I've been staying away three hours
waiting for you to 60 to Sleep"
Boy (to sea Captain who has repu-
tation TO maintain): "Did you ever
get your leg bit off by shark. Cap
tainH
Captain: "Did I, sonny? Did 1?
Well, rather. Dozens of times!"
"Come let us drop the subject, gentle
men,"
In bored and weary tones the Sheriff
| said,
And spring the trap with listless hand,
| and
They wandered off, for Web.Foot Sam
| was dead.
Time was when Senators and men,
bers of Congress were chosen for their
qualities Of intellect, statesmanship
and patriotism. But these are mere
bagatelles in our day. The real re.
quirements are, first money, second
a desire to pose as q Senator or Con.
gresham. The rest is ridiculously
easy.
Apparently the wit of man has not
yet devised way of carrying on work
in which there is not some injustice
be il large or small, done to both en-.
ployer and employe. Working meth
DDS should be founded on justice and
equality, to the entire satisfaction of
master and man. Individual cases Of
hardship there may be, but the stand.
ard to be aimed at should be the great
est good for the greatest number
union or non.union.
People who don't like Elbert Hub
bard are always saying he can't write.
Well, let those who have heard this
read his Little Journey to the Home
of Mary Baker Eddy" appearing in a
recent issue of the Philistine. 1t is
full of all kinds OF writing, humor,
fancy, irony, poetry, sentiment, philos-
ophy, sarcasm and character. When
"they" yelp "fakir" at Hubbard
"they" advertise their asininity. He
does think, he surely sees and he can
write.
l From the manner the common folk
are flocking to get in line with the
Bryan movement, which is 90 striking
as to arrest the attention of the world,
it shows in its best phrase the determ.
ination of the people to have a real
voice in the control of the destiny of
the United States, to demand that in
our national concerns we shall act
more effectively than in the past for
the greatest good OF the greatest mum.
ber. The people are Seeking to come
to their own, and if they play their
parts wisely and we'll, they will sue
ceed, and the nation will prosper more
truly than ever, having at its head, as
President-William Jennings Bryan.
Mrs. WEDAGAIN-I don't see why
you can't come home sober once in
awhile. My first husband never drank
q drop.
Wedagain-Thas hall (hic) ri, m
dear. He didn't (hic) have t listen t
yer t-t-talk bout yer (hic) firsht hus-