Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-11-24
JOURNAL "X-RAYS."

The possibilities Of agriculture
are unlimited Eugene is TO have
new farm paper.
An Alaska navigation company has
been organized at Florence, in Lane
county, and it is liable to prove
Klondike-to the Lhanagers at least,
x*x
Seven million dollars worth of city
bonds sold recently. Prosperity for
the bondholGers; taxpayers nit.
The city of Albany has an ad In the
War Cry. Albany is smooth when it
can work the Salvation Army for an
ad.
Metschan could beat Lord as a
governor out of sight. Lord amt
got any relations or else he's too
mean to put dem on de payroll.
Every relative would be saving his
country if Metschan was governor
COmmOneT Portland
Governor Lord will have some "rel-
ativeS" who will be available for office
in few years, however. He may
learn to initiate M. e...-..-,
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VIM. Mckenzie, an old man, OF
Portland. claims for distinction the
fact that he was sonce kissed by a
princess, a daughter of QueenVictoria.
Portland is bound to he ahead even in
famous people.
Frank Dayey, of Salem, and other
men, are telling us that there is no
use to 90 to Klondike for gold, that
there is plenty all around in Oregon
No doubt this is true, but it is so
much in prospecto that people are
tired of waiting for it. There are
men who have been getting this gold
for ten nr fifteen years without color
to show for 1T, but with empty pockets.
AT the same time it is here, and the
DEMOCRAT likes to see people trying
to get it for eventually it will be
brought to the surface in rich quanti-
ties. Albany Democrat.
There are e5 prisoners less in the
pententiary than there were year
or two ago. That indicates that JUS
tice has not been done, though some
one declares it is a sign of better
times. ALBANY Democrat.
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A photographic exchange has
caught the following chorus of Re-
publican editors: "We may have
been scared in Iowa, walloped in Ne
braska, chased for our lives in Ohio,
killed in Kentucky and buried in
New York, but for heavens sake
don t say that VIM. j. Bryan had any,
thing to do with it.
1t Is said that Japan has built a
monument to the horses killed in her
last war But the japanese are just
common pagans.
Yerkes, the rich ChicagOan, who
purchased the Illinois legislature, has
given Chicago a telescope, so he can
steal through isome more charters
while the aldermen are star gazing.
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The gold in Oregon is panned out
of the increased farmers, crops, from
the manure that he spreads.
There is saying that the seasons
verge into one another in Oregon
without one knowing it. But If the
season crank could be made to change
places with his COW, standing out in
cold rain storm, he would realize
the changes are quite severe.
Last year the Republicans defeated
10 Baumgartner for city treasurer by
solicitating votes out of sympathy for
Mr.. SWafford who could not qualify
after he was elected, This year they
are conducting a campaign of sympa-
thy for his bondsmen.
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Billy Bryan is being kicked for
''kicking of" game Of college foot
ball, He will be kicked into the pres
idency yet.
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Albany is advertising its recOurces
in the War Cry. Here is pointer for
the Salem Chamber Of Commerce.
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RESOLVED, that on November 25, we
convert ourselves thankfully into dis
troyers of that article Of commerce
called dressed turkey.
Enquirer; "No, the object OF elect
ing Bryan man for city treasurer is
not alone TO collect up what money is
due the city. but also 10 have treas
urer who win not take safe and all
next time"