Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-08-08
ASTORIA SHARP SHOOTING
The Daily Budget Has Some Pointed
Paragr lphs.

The Daily Budget Has Some Pointed
Paragr lphs.
"Binger is again on the Whine" He
threatens to "kick. buck and bolt" if he is not
renominated for congress in the second dis.
trict next June.
Some OF the Willamette valley towns ring a
curfew to notify people what time TO 90 to
sleep. Other towns in the same valley do
not require any notification Of that kind, but
it would take something louder than cur.
few to waken them.
Wheat fields of North Dakota are ruined
by heavy rains, rust and smut. The farmers
of that state should be told about Oregon.
1t is unquestionably true that hard times
are passing away, but it is also true that soft
snaps are as scarce as ever.
Judging from the many newspaper para.
graphs floating around, ex-president Harrison
has more fool friends than any other presden-
tal canidate in the field.
II the Oregonian is SO sure that the silver
craze is dead why doesn't Harvey quit talking
about it2 What is the good of kicking
dead carcas?
In the recent financial discussion at Chicago
'coin," the silver champion, got away with
the gold.bugger, Horribly.
During the senatorial campaign at Salem
last winter, much was said about Hon. ]. N.
Dolph being as cold as an iceburg. If the
warm weather Of the past two days keeps up,
we would like to see the ex-senator in Astoria
Hon. John Mimic, of Salem, has quit
writing letters to the Oregonian about the
perniciols effect Of the Wilson tariff on wool
,ince that article has gone up about6 cents
per pound in Eastern Oregon.
little Cathlamet girl who recently visited
Astoria and saw bloomer on wheels, upon
her return home was trying to tell her papa
what bloomers were, "They are Just like
pants" she said ''only fatter."
We second the motion, that hereafter all
debates on the finance question be carried on
in twenty-four foot ring, with five ounce
gloves,
We hope that when the time again arrives
to nominate candidates to the legislature that
the motto will be 'rascals to the rear" OIL
course this will almost completely deplete the
front rank of the old gang, but that can't be
helped. There must be no more legislatures
like that of 1896.
The little urchin who went into a down
own drug store to get fly paper to make a
kite, had an idea Of "the eternal fitness of
things"
The supreme court of the state of O.egon
in the suit of J. b. Eddy, railroad commiss
oner, against H, r. Kincaids secretary of
ate, has decided that the latter must pay
the "holdovers" their wages. This knocks
Joe Simon's failure to elect-scheme into
smithereens and helps the boys out. The
legislature passed all the appropriations for
state commissioners and agents and the money
to pay them has been collected from the tax
payers and is lying in the state vaults Mr..
Kincaid will have to issue warrants and State |
Treasurer Phil. Metshem will have to shell |
out. The railroad commissioners, state fish |
and game commissioner, pilot commissioners,
state librarian, etc., can all step up aud draw |
their stipend as well as all other hold overs |
This will give Governor Lord an opportunity |
to fill several Offices created by the last |
legislature, who have been on the ''anxious |
seat" waiting this decision.