The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-12-30
MISFITS.

MISFITs.
'Gloiy TO God in the highest, on earth
ace. good will toward men,"
Salem has raised 1915 for the fair the
st two months. Wot's th' mollaf :
ling bloke2 Towns like Stayton have
lsed more money than that to celebrate
Fourth Of July.-Mail. II
At the Baptist church tonight they
Ill go down in we'll for their presents,
hlle at the U P. church they will go
p In Ferris wheel WheCher down or
Santa Claus lie equal 10 the occasion.
The Seattle p. /. han reason for crow-
". In its Sunday edition OF Dec. Is
ne amount OF advertising exceeded that
the San Francisco, Examiner, Chron-
lie and Gail cont bined by 144 inchee. 1t
Ias not Fpecial edition either.
n OusltlL l8s niTal Dew 1
y 10 his promotion 10 lie nighest posi- |
ion IN the U. S. navy. Though made |
Iy the president 1t is the git. OF the Am
'riean people. fof the endorsement is
universal.
The attorneys of Portland at a rscen
meeting passed resolutions iavoriDg :he
increase Of the number Of Supreme court
justices from three TO five, evidently
hunting for some jobs for some OF their
members. The opinion was expressed
that II could be done without constitu-
tlonai amendment, though Lionel Web.
ster probably correctly dissented from
this.
Here is q sample OF the Salem Inde-
Pendent's sarcasm: II is reported that
Gill, the conce,ted little fellow who pre-
sides ovSr the destinies OF the Candy In.
dependent and the Woodburn Independ-
ent, and who rides a cross eye mule
nearly TO death each week between the
two towns IN his great double iointed
feat OF editing two papers with one small
head ,is candidate with Claire and WAL
Lyons for the position OF private eecre
tary 10 the goyeFnor-elect.
The Salem papers are getting person.
al again, and the Sentinel calls the edit
or Of the Statesman "the Spittoon
thing who ought TO be in TIE pest hou
boodler, CALLED jade, sanctimoE Gus
hypocrite. etc. while the Statesmrn man
calls the Sentinel mAn q blarA mailer
who runs . nasty guttersuipe, SIc. Al
the gentlemen were on the came papeI
together for good many yesrs it looks
very much as il they were giving each
other away. The Journal and Independ.
ent also have some very lively fiiDgs aI
each other and the other fellows. q
that the newspaper businees 10 some
what hot in the capital city.
Hall CAine eontriDuteud long article
to the Daily Telegraph of London en-
titled life in America" He refers q
the people as followa: "T love then be
cause they are the most industrious
earnest, active and ingenious people oi
earth; because they are the most mora
and religious and most sober people il
the world. because in spite OF all the shal
low judgments oi superficial observer
they are the most childlike in nationa
character. earliest 70 move 10 laughter
reAdiest 10 be touched n teArs, most ah
soluiely true in their impul ulses aud mos
generous in their applause" Caine ha
10 do some live hunting 10 fned that oui
All over the Nosihwes. are great Bald
win fire salee. There we're evidentl
enough goods saTed from that ere l
stock hundreds of stores. Wonderful.
One ri the biggest jokes Of The con
ing state legislature wili be G. J. Curt
Of AsloEio posing as . reioTmer and ecog
omiat. Curtis needs looking aftei
Keep both eyes On his reform measures
1 Darn the holes in your stockings Il
iomoro< night 10 the time for hAugin
them up. just "a average sired stockin
will DO this year. and the Albany sEors
are veil supplied with 6ns presents |
select from.
Il will be . dreary Christmas in man
parts OF California. As viii be appreciate
by reading the appeal TO the Governo
Their stockings are too full OF holes
hang up.
Farmer 6cer is now busily AZ work Q
message to the people, his FIRST expe
lence in writing governors message
Wall il be high Cieer affair, or Just
medium easily running message.
An exchange says the trouble in q
Normal school a. Weston was over Il
use OF such expressions a. this heie''ar
that there" Wonder il they we
learned in Albany.
The new state officials will do thir
that viii lie pleasing TO a good many pc
pie IL they will sweep out some of tho
chesnuts that have been living on th
state and rolling ten pins since the men
ory OF man runneth not to the contrar
Now it transpires that the troub
about Adiutaat General Tuttle is that l
does not reside in Salem. This Is an o
Tense that demands immediate investil
alton. General Tuttle's resignatio
should be demanded at once by Cover
nor Lord. Really what right has a ma
TO live who does not reside In Salem.
The law of supply and demand vi
well illustrated in Portland after the bi
huns for ducks, when so many wer
brought TO that city by the sports" tns
the price dropped TO cents and lower
A true sportsman will not slaushte
game needlessiy, beIng satisfied with
respectable bak.
In order TO get even with the stat
legislature for refusing to confirm tn
nomination OF John P. Robertson as
member OF tho state soldiers home board
Gov Lord hae appointed Mr.. Robertson
q member OF the state board OF agrieult'
ure. While not as lucrative . position
Il is as conspicuous, and means q fres
ticket TO the show besides mileage and
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