Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-08-19
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Senator Mcbride is i'll In New York
or perhaps Mr.. Geer, Of Macleay would
get the postoffice.
Going into business Cholly-No;
father thinks I'm too much of an ass
I'm going into society
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All that is necessary in writing a
love letter is to say 81 love you" in as
many different ways as possible.-N.
Y. Life.
The most cultivated minds are usu-
ally the most patient, most clear
most nationally progressive. most
studious of accuracy in details.
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The agricultural editor of the States
man is hereby informed that fibre OF
flax is not grown on the inside of the
straw, as stated in his recent article
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Game Warden MCGUIRE is talking
of starting some prosecutions for vio-
lating the law. He must fix up to
get his state warrants, you know!
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The real reason why Mitchell and
Hermann were retired from Oregon
public life last spring was because
they helped retire j. N. Dolph.
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"Pa, what is peri? ?"
ga peri is woman who meets her
tired husband at the door with glass
of iced lemonade, and then sits down
by him and fans him."
BY some oversight salal berries apd
salmon berries were lost sight of in
the new tariff bill, but it is believed
bull pine and cbittam bark are fully
protected, and Oregon cannot but
prosper.
The speech of the Queen has given
absolute satisfaction to the American
tories. That was high stroke of
humor on the part of her. majesty,
however, that she nowhere referred to
the arrival of Old Prosperity 10 our
country.
We take off our hat to the worlds
tennis champion. We don't know his
name, nor of what particular use he
is in the world and tomorrow he Will
be forgotten. Great is the obscurity
that awaits the sport.
The anti-Corbett Republican papers
cannot find pleasure in anything that
happens to him, or anything he does.
They are now fuming at the mouth
because he is going to spend the sum-
mer in the east.
"We know Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon"
is said to be one of the sententious
remarks dropped in the Presidents
kitchen cabinet. Just the same we
predict Mr.. Mitchell will get one of
the biggest and fattest offices in this
light weight administration, so far
as its appointments are concerned.
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1t would be an awful calamity to
the professional county treasury
looter if Judge Terrell should be re-
moved (he will never resign and
plain business man like John Q. Will
son would be appointed. 1t would
ruin the party"
A white minister, after conducting
services at a colored church, asked an
old deacon to lead in prayer. The
brother in black offered a fervent ap.
peal for the white brother, and said:
80 Lord, glb him de eye oh de eagle
det he spy out sin from afar off. Way
his hands to de gospel plough. Tie
his tongue to de line OBJ truth. Nail
his ear to de gospel pole. Bow his
head way down between his knees,
and his knees way down in some lone
some, dark and narrow valley where
prayer is much wanted to be made.
'Noint him wild de kerosene lie of
salvation and sot him on fire. p
Wave.
While Oregon Republicans wait in
vain for federal offices, Iowa men have
them thrust upon them. The
Iowa State Register has this about
Hon. G b. Pray, of Webster City:
"He was in Detroit when he heard
of his appointment as surveyor general
for Alaska, or ratEer he read of 1t in
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