The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-24
JOURNAL X RAYS,

Mckinley let Alger go 10 save the
party and the party may have the same
thing 20 do with Mckinley.
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The people Of Oregon are not exactly
in the sOup-they are in the hands Of
the Oregonian and seem to like it.
Editor Davis has severed his connec-
tiOn with the Toledo Leader, and the
Ashland Town Talk has changed hands.
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The Atlin mining fake IL not as great
as the Copper river fake, but even then
there is room for considerable great
ness.
Henry Willard says that trusts will
breed disaster. But they seem 10 be
the natural outcome Of protective sys.
TEN and of special financial legislation.
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Roseburg Review The Oregon vol
unteers should be little chary Of ex
pressing opinions Of their superior Of
iicers. Better wait, boys, until you are
mustered out.
An exchange says: According 10
the Salem JOURNAL the Dutch are in il. "
This exchange, like many others, uses
the word Dutch" when IL means the
Germans. Holland and Germany are
not the same.
Here il life at Ashland-from an ex-
change: Two charming young ladies
walked up to Lieutenant Thornton on
Main street, Tuesday, and kissed him.
lie, like the hero Of Santiago, accepted
the OsculatOry salutatiOn with becoming
mOdesty.
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Are trusts the product Of ANYTHING
but class legislation? And none fought
harder in congress 30 protect them than
the Democratic senators who forced
special features into the Wilson tariff
for the sugar trust and the oil trust 80
condemned by Cleveland.
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Regarding Colonel Ingersolls estate.
his brother in.law and private secretary
&. =. Farrell says:
"lf he left will I do not know il.
Colonel lngersoll died poor. lie was a
great money Garner, but a poor saver.
lie has not left any estate worth speak
ing Of. What he did not spend on his
loved ones lac gave away in charity"
Miss Dell Pickel, Southern Oregon
teacher, is located in picturesque place
where she can keep cool and at the
same time dispense knowledge To five ~
bright children as can be found i'm Jack
son county. The Willetts and Prices 90
several miles through pine woods each
day 10 meet the teacher, but they are
amply repaid for their effort in the SUI
perior instruction they receive.
More than an ordinary person is the
appraiser of customs at Portland at 5000
year, and chairman Of the Marion
County Republican central committee
and chairman Of the Republican party
i'm the Second Congressional district
and collector and disburser Of Republi
can campaign funds and proprietor Of u
job office and editor Of the daily Salem
Gasp.
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The city of Salem IL selling $4,000
OF her bonds to home people in amOunty
Of $50, TO $1,000. Home people will bus
them and in most cases dispose of them
10 outsiders at profit. The city will
lose to the extent Of the profit and gam
nothing from trying 10 keep interest az
home. There is more cheap sentiment
about such matters than horse SENSE
Pendleten East Oregonian.
Seems to us, we recall that the above
editor has made commissions OFF the
sale Of bonds to Wall street. II his
criticism OF the Salem home bond plan is
correct he ought not kick.
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"rhe doctors and preachers" said
BuitOon Sam Jones, "belong 10 the old
est professions, yet they are behind i'm
the race. Electricity is in its infancy,
yet Edison can tell YOU how many miles
out from land break in the Atlantic
cable is. A dCItor with man only six
feet long lying before him cannot tell
you what the trouble il, and preacher
Is still further Off than that. Many of
them sit In their studies all week and
come mp on sunday morning with a
handful of ecclesiastical medicine,
which they want to throw into the
mouths OF each member Of their con-
gregations in place of reaching down
into the truths OF the gospel of Jesus
Christ and bringing up something that
will cure each dying soul.
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A correspondent tells Of the heroisin
of Chaplain Gilbert in the Philippines in
securing water for the soldiers. "The
well had plenty of water in il, but the
water was iorty-iye feet below the sur
face and there seemed no way To get at
Il. But the chaplain proceeded 10 climb
down Ia the water mark. Ii was
hazardous undertaking but that didn't
seem To bother the clergyman. lie
worked his way down cautiously and
succeeded in reaching the water with.
ont accident Then lac flled several OF