Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-11-15

name a new born calf right away
after its arrival for fear it would die
and the name would be wasted.
-
The following is the kind OF guff
gold standard papers give their
readers:
"Silver is being disseminated against
all the time. Last year the mints of
the United States coined only the
trifling sum OF sl53,OO0,OO0 in silver"
or course, no authority is given and
he might as well have said 153 billion
x*+
What wonderful influence a hyp-
notist can exercise over some people !!
His power in that capacity is only
surpassed by the Almighty dollar.
Portland Welcome: Governor
Lords Thanksgiving proclamation is
a vast improvement on President Nc.
Kinley's, though it is four times
longer than is necessary. There is no
"God" or "divine'' in it, though he
alludes to Supreme Ruler" and
the Giver of all Good. He doesn't en-
join humble worship" but suggests
prayer" Well as prayer is "the
souls sincere desire, unuttered or ex-
pressed" all we have to do-if we
choOse-ls to hope for what we want.
The governor avoided the presidents
example of making Methodist camp.
meeting hallelujah exortation.
These hard times who would not
gladly be hypnotised for 81 or $l.25
per evening?
Our esteemed brethren, the Repub-
lican editors, or few of them, have
had another meeting, and adjourned
till March. Welcome.
-
Barnum well said the American
people were fond ofbeing humbugged.
The Salem contingent of that people
have conclusiYe!y demonstrated the
fact during the past week.
"The Mitchell Push,' so-called by
the opposition "push," gives evidence
that it is as much alive and inf1uent-
ial as in its palmiest days.-Pendle-
ton e. O.
1t is reported the Elks "hypnotised"
McEwan Saturday night and that he
did not even stand them off on fines.
The New York Journal Of Com
merce estimated that the Dingley
tariffs first year will show a deficit |
of $90,0O0,0O0 The estimate seems
high, but the Journal is a conserva-
tive paper.
Baker Democrat: The captain of a
young ladies' basket ball team 10
Boise is named Twogood. Nothing is
TOO good for the young ladies of Boise
who play basket ball.
~
The festive spud is as uncertain as
politics, 1t may be away up or it
may be in the mud.
-
The credit of the city of Salem
would be forever ruined in the eyes of
the world If a Bryan city treasurer
were elected who'd not Doodle the
cash.
s*x
Private citizen: You are mistaken;
private citizens have no aights as
against public officials. The latter
have not only the first claim to all ap-
pointments for their own families, but
also the first right to buy all war
rants.
VIM. Jack DARCY cast consterna-
tion among the vulnerable classes by
his ready and witty punctures at the
Elk riot the other night. Some of
those fellows will as soon come before
the judgment throne as before Jack.
Jack darcy, the witty young Sa-
lem lawyer, in calling up and "dnlng"
the various more or less hOnorables of
the city, gave the following reasons:
Hor. j. J. Murphy for "being the
first guest of the evening at the hall"
Ed N. Edes "for the privilege of
serving the session as secretary"
p. III. darcy ''for being a brother
of the chairman" for "being a
singer" and for thinking he was a
singer"
Hon /. L. Patterson, for being the
chief conspirator OF the Mitchell
push that held up the legislature in
January last"
Walter Lyon, ''for misrepresenting
his friend, Senator Patterson, in the
Oregonian."
L. Hofer, for defeating the chair
man by 1000 votes in his late race for
the legislature"
Major F. Z. Hodgkin, for "evading
the law when il was thrown at him."
Mayor j. A. Richardson. for "not
keeping the streets OF Salem clear Of
mud during the rainy season."
The committee on arrangements,
for "selecoiug him as chairman Of the
session" Ii
J..Frank Hughes, for refusing TO
sing The Old oaken Bucket as once