The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-27

only that they construct the craft
that can sail half round the world
without recoaling and, incidentally,
whip everything aAoat.
OF course Joe Simon will be presi-
dent of the senate. The republican
party of any state dearly loves boss.
Why was Algcr ever appointed?
asks the New York Times. Go and
and ask Mark Hanna. He evidently
had a reason for it.
The avaunt courier of the extra ses-
sion, Hon. Graham Glass. is making
tour of Eastern Oregon. II he reports
the Corbett-Simon-Scott fences in good
repair little billie lord will call an ex-
ira session.
A Salem lawyer claims that if an ex
ira session is called, It's first duty will
be to count the gubernatial vote and
install T. T. Geer as governor. 1t is
to be hoped the contention is true for
the people are heartily tired of the
present executive.
The Union, 4 Manchester, N. H.,
paper, has no confidence in the peace
agreement. 1t says: ''No one can
tell what the Spanish corset will do
when it meets" Just so, that new
girl composltor is at her old work
again.
The air has been split into three
additional gases, one OF which is of the
beautiful green of the aurora. The
scientific journal from which we CLEAN
this intelligence concludes by saying
that this fact opens up field OF most
wonderful speculation. And so it does.
but what is it?
The average American is always
equal to the call of duty, and peace has
her heroes as we'll as war. In there
cent fire at Baker City the brewery
was saved by the heroic work of the
firemen. But alas.
The much lauded gold standard has
failed in both India and Japan. The
United States with their wonderful
resources can prosper in spite OF it,
but it is a grievious burden to the COM
mon people.
If the Nicaragua canal we're COM
pleted, man-of war could be sent to
Portland in time to be on exhibition
eoincident with the holding of the In
dustrial Fair, asserts the Portland Tel
egram. This must settle it. The
canal must be constructed without fur
ther delay. The argument of the
Telegram is unanswerable.
The estimated wheat crop of the
United States is 700,000,000 bushels.
A contribution of one cent per bushel
would raise 81, 600, 600, and placed in the
hands of young Mr.. Letter, he would
agree to boom the market raising the
value at least 20 cents per bushel.
The farmers should remember the
best friend they have had in many
years and act accordingly.
Men who have been away from this
state tc better their conditions con-
tinue to return shouting "Oregon Is
good enough for me-" Candidly no
state in the union offers better advant
ages, and now is the time for our
people to unite in letting the world
know about it. Something is being
done in this line at Omaha, but not
enough.
The gold standard has so paralyzed
industries in India that it is an open
secret that the English government
knows it cannot be maintained with |
out widespread disaster. In Japan,
the national bank has added a large
quantity of silver to its reserve in
order to give financial support to the
Comment is unpeees-
sary..
Dewey's little joke about the chris |
tening of the Paris and New York
with the names of Harvard and Yale |
has the Vermont favor of humor.
Having two little Spanish gnnbosts in
his possession, he said he thought |
seriously of remaining them respectiy-
ely "The Massachusetts Institute of I
Technology" and "Ths Philadelphia
College of Physicians and Surgeonsi'
A Buffalo paper makes the following
which can be also quoted
truthfully of conditions in some other
cities: "WheD poor people call upon
the Buffalo Organized Charity Associa-
tion for assistance, the secretary has
the inspector investigate the case and
if found worthy the applicant is given
an order on the American News COM
pany for copy of "What to Eat"
Tammany Hall of New York has de-
clared for Dewey for president in 1909.
Now, if some one will nominate Fitz-
hugh Lee for vice-president the job
will be complete. With these sons of
Vermont end Virginia as the standard
bearers the Democratic party would
teks on new life. 1t weeld be further
eyidenee that sectional lines had been
wiped Out,-East Qregonian.
While the worlds wheat crop Of
1898, including the crop OF the see th-
ern hemisphere fer lS9S-99, If that
shonlI turn out well on the increased
area sswn, promises to be pretty
large one, the stock now on hand is
lower than for many years psst, and
Jhis remark appears to be applicable
10 that In farmers hands as we'll as to
,he Visible supplies. This fact would
appear to furnish q pretty good
against any sudden return to
;he low prices OF Q fey years ago.
The Roseburg Review is perpetpally
liter Binger Hermann. Mr.. Hermann
8 the most distinguished citizen of
Soseburg, Is Q genial, whele-souled
gentleman and friend, and ranks with
he leading public men OF the nation.
Ie is man of sterling worth, vino
yves his advancement solely to hls
'wn lndomitable energy aud pluck.
Tho Review is a bright paper but It
la4y hslittles itself in never having a
Eord OF compsndation for its fellow
ownsman.
The laws Of the United Statss declare
hat there shall be no appeal to the
ourts from the decision of collector