The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-13
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Salem need an o. NJ. G. A.
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There win now be Wisdom in state
fair management.
There is to be grand assembly OF
Textbook Trust politicians at Salem
soon.
A man who will blk his best friends
financially is--well the word man with
any qualifying adjective does not apply.
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"Our states are made for county and
legislative ticket. We will take every
thing in sight. THE Salem Hog Push.
There is one mitigating circumstance
that ought TO plead in Roberts's favor ;
he has TO 20 back and live with three
wives IL he is unseated.
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A man who was advertised rs BACH
elor in this paper was married the next
day. That was pretty quick work for
the want column.
Is there any reason why a woman with
tact, business ability and common sense
should not take charge Of family's af-
fairs and set the old man at work at
something he is capable of?
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Salem pays over $50 day interest on
city debt alone. Albany pays over sl5
a day interest money on its debts. Tha
sounds big but il sinks into smalness
beside Portland's u 600 a day interest.
A Marion county blacksmith is going
through the bankruptcy court with
liabilities amounting TO $24l2, and as
sets, tools exempt from execution, $l20.
II is not often that mechanic travels
the bankruptcy road-Eugene Guard.
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As the Illihee club pays no liquor
license, pays no slot machine license,
pays no billiard table license, and pays
no taxes in any form, IL is hard to see
Just how IL is really beneficial 10 society.
Possibly II is a religious institution.
The other day Judge Boise was com
plimented by being told that he bad as
much sense on the bench as off the
bench, supposed 10 be rare thing in
Judges, who frequently act as II they
thought they were the whole shooting
match Just as soon as they get hold OF
the judicial gavel-Albany Democrat.
OF course, the Department OF Educa.
ton in this county and state are dead
against the Great American Textbook
Trust. The selection Of nearly all Text
book Trust politicians on the programe
of the State Teachers Association is
entirely unprecedented
This gem regarding two citizens who
represent the state OF Oregon ut the
national capital came over the wire the
other day without spilling.
WASHINGTON, ID g, Dec. 4.-TOday
Hon Binger Hermann pledged his
hearty support TO the reelection of
Senator Mcbride"
IL may come 10 pass that the people
of Oregon will conclude TO select n
statesman and representative man TO
represent them instead Of a very ordin-
AIRY clerk.-Valley Exchange.
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dispatch from General White, dated
December IL, says:
'Last night Colonel Metcalf and 500
of the second rifle brigade SORTED 10 cap
ture the Boer howitzer on the hill. They
reached the crest without being dis
covered, drove off the enemy and then
destroyed the howitzer with gun cotton.
When returning Colonel Metcalf found
his retreat barred by the Beers, but he
forced his way through, using the bayo-
net freely. The Boer losses were con-
siderable. The British losses were as
follows; Lieutenant Ferguson and
eleven men, killed; three officers and
forty-one men wounded; six men cap
tured.
The Boer has learned to use artillery.
He may learn to use the bayonet with n
few more lessons.