Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-03-12

A Graveyard Rose.

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A Graveyard Rose.
viii 20 alone. when the pink rose bloom-.
To u Graes grow muuni III the rlHc" Of ftonlhs.
viii lay me- down vi my cur 1" the sud.
For 50 i-r Awav seems nay sweetheart Maud.
And ihtr,.. Ia thr liitlc PINK rose, Will SAY
The words would speak 10 NV l"v" to-day:
- DO You know, htlle rorc, I've longed for the
hour
Whru you should awake TO your June time
flower,
have thought, little fragrant rose, that you
VINO live and breathe Of the sun and the dew,
with your roots deep down III the earth would
Ofaway To speak 10 my queen below
Though cannot see and cannot hark
To the words you SAY down there i'll the dark
Will trust You. little pink rose, to bear
My love tn the one who l. sleeping there
If the Fire Marshal, in Seattle,
forced thcatcr owners and managers
To abide strictly by the letter. aS re-
gard fire equipment which the public
is entitled TO, he would not be called
to inspect those places "f amu>c-
mcnt s0 often.
Amongst the news sent out by the
newspaper correspondents from
Olympia, as to the savings and do
inGS of politicians. not word has
been heard about that sterling
young Republican, as was spoken
of him years ago: the most brilliant
statesman ever sent by the voters of
the " Evergreen State. To the
United States Senate, namely, FIX
United State, Senator, John l.. vii
son.
The street car company insists
their patrons wait until the car stops
before alighting. but the conductor,
in many instances, gives the two
pell signal to go ahead. before the
passenger has time to wink the
other eye. The street car com
pany should insist that the conductor
be- sure the car is standing still, and
the passenger off the steps and clear
OF the car. before he signals the mo-
torman to go ahead" In Aus
tralia, it is a fine for the patron to
board or alight from a street car
while it is in motion. The Australia
law could be adopted in the United
States with much benefit.
Charles Z. Taft, thinks heap of
his big brother Bill. DR.. Watson,
pastor of the Church of the Cove
nant. Presbyterian, Cincinnati.
Ohio, of which Charles =. Taft. was
one of the trustees. wrote personal
letter to a Chicago minister in
which he expressed regret at the
liberal religious views of William II.
Taft. A copy of the letter was sent
by Chicago man to Charles.
Charles won't permit any one to
question his big brother Bill $ views
on religious or any other matter
wherein Charles must help pay the
salary. hence Mr. and Mrs. Charles
p. Taft have withdrawn from the
church. In his resignation, Charles
asked to be released as one of those
guaranteeing the salary of Dr. Wat
son.
The Old-time minstrels George
Primrose, famous for his soft shoe
dance, and Hi Henry, celebrated for
his magnificent cornet solos, during
a recent engagement of Henry's min
strels in Seattle. happened to meet
in the street when the following
gag" was propounded bv Henry to
Primrose:
Say, George" said Henry. " why
are you and | like many of the Jokes
we have used in the minstrel bust
ness for years.
Give it up, Ill.," said Primrose.
why 2"
Because" replied Henry. they
are aged, faded and almost ready for
burial, yet are still useful in our line
of amusing the public"
Then they shook hands, and both
wiped away the tears that rolled
down their wrinkled cheeks, and
Neutrality-suspicious. forovor