Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-12

tney nave been asked to repeat GER
tain plays. Honest. now. do You be-
! licve any one" I0-20-30' show was
! ever asked to repeat play?
The Seattle .Ntor is showing up Sc
attic grafters in its usual brave and
fearless style. The articles of politi-
cal doings. as practiced in days gone
by, are written by Joe Smith. and
Joe" is not afraid to speak right
out in meeting" either. The .r,or is
Il bitter enemy of any and all fakes
and wrinkles with articles exposing
frauds, and SO on.
Ncn of business nova days are not
apt to place any trust in other men 5
statements, particularly when they
refer to themselves and to their posi-
tionS. When Il fellow says he is 4
big gun in the world, and talks about
his wealth and influence, shrewd
sharp and keen business men always
set him down for liar, until they
ascertain beyond the shadow of d
doubt that he is what he claims tC
be.
Japan names her big battleships
war vessels from some well-knOwn
natural features of the country. 1t
may also be mentioned that at the
end of the name of every Japanese
ship is either the termination kan
or 'maru." Kan means war YES.
sells, and is applied, of course. only
to the Emperor's fleet. 'Maru.
which means round, is applied tC
merchant vessels why, it is difficult
to say.
Certain women of Omaha are en-
deavOring to have the authorities
compel the managers of department
stores to remove from their show
windows the plaster of paris legs
upon which ladies fine hosiery is
displayed. Would they be pleased tC
see the hosiery exhibited on broom
sticks? There is no need to be
envious of a shapely bunch of throb
less plaster, it is probably the best
the poor store man can do-until af
ter he sells the goods.
Edgar Allen Poe once said you
could call thief an honest man un.
til he became so. This is, of course
Il poetic eXaggeration, but it con
tains the germ of truth, for even in
the worst of men there is something
good which may respond to the prop
er appeal; 4 good, which recognized
and stimulated. may finally obtain
the mastery over the worst parts OF
his nature. At any rate you will bt
u happier man for thinking we'll OF
your neighbor and your ncighbor will
be better man for knowing he is
not utterly despised.
Mr. WatterSon. editor Cf the Louis.
vile Gomrirr-.Io"r"ni. talks horse-Sense
to the negroes of his country. Mr..
WatterSon was raised among the ne.
grOeS, had negroes for his playmateS,
has been with them in slavery and
freedom and knows them. He ad.
viSes that the negro is better off in
the South than he would be else
where. and that nowhere has he SO
fair an outlook. Why asks Mr..
WatterSOn. and answers: Because
we know one another. and because
no matter what anybody says to the
contrary, there is u common Sympa-
thy between us. That sort of talk
will do much good.
| The sweetest existence is hoping.
hoping half our lives and in anticipi-
tiOn. Some people hope to go to
Heaven. some hope to catch the
paper carrier and scOld him for not
leaving the paper, some hope to have
their house rent ready for the col
lector, and SO on. 1t would be a
miserable world indeed without hope
Far as hope is concerned. | hope rs
hard us anyone can. will tell you
why. Every month purchase q
lottery ticket. l have never drew
anything, but take pleasure in hop
ing some day, lightning may strike
me, SO to speak, SO | will get the
capital prize and live in clover the
rest of my days.
High tariff is the forerunner of the
sOcialistic state. How are immense
fortunes emassed? I'll tell you. BY
taking from the many and giving tC
the few. The Republicans do this
under the plea of protecting labor
and industry. Having thus pervert-
ed the functions of government, anG
being confronted with the evidence OF
the injustice practiced, what more
natural than the demand for a grad
uated income tax and for progress.
Sivc Inheritance tax? That the pro-
tectionistS are Fastening the social
iStic state is attested by recent ut
terances of Teddy. who advocates
tax schemes for mitigating the evils
of swollen fortunes.
A rich Kansas bachelor sought {
wife for many months. He haC
many opportunities to marry, but
he was somewhat particular and was
especially anxious to obtain q wift
who could cook. He finally met 6
widow and was SO favorably impressed
he wanted to marry her if she could
show skill Us u cook. She cooked 6
dinner; that did the business anG
Mrs. Anna UStick became Mrs. Geo.
W. Brown. And she doesn't have tC
cook unless she wants to. She simp
ly had to know how. Being u widow
the chances are that Brown would
not have succeeded in getting away
from her even if she hadn't known Z
skillet from Il stewpan.
Receipt for Kisses.