The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-09-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

If the people will be quiet for a few
days it may be permitted to witness
the exhibition OF Professor Kruger's
skill as lion tanner.
} Mr.. Fred Beck, U. S. commissioner
to Paris, is Logging against the pro-
posed boycott of the Paris exposition
like man who is in fear of having
good thing yanked from under him.
The fact that 200 pension agents and
attorneys were dropped from the lists
last year and there still remain $4,000,
of whom there was in Washington
alone more than 1000 may account for
the recent organized raid against
commissioner of pensions.
Kruger's stone face remains set in
the same direction. 1t will need a
great deal of rain and wind to change
its expression and an earthquake to
turn it about. England may be the
coming earthquake but its shock will
probably cause only half change.
England's bluff has not intimidated
the Beers, nor has Kruger's stubborn
ness frightened the British, so about
all that is left is to begin burning
powder, and when the war begins it
will be one of the most holly contested
that has been known in this century.
l. is to be regretted that President
Diaz, of Mexico, cannot, on account OF
the illness of his wife, attend the
Dewey celebration in Chicago. as
previously arranged. His visit to this
country would have a tendency to
more closely cement the friendship of
the two nations.
The report comes from Porto Rico
of people starving on account of the
loss of single product of that island
by heavy storm. What an argu-
meat this is for diversified industry
The fruit has been destroyed and be-
sides few herbs and roots the natives
are without food. Certainly American
energy is needed in this island to in
troduce new occupations and broaden |
its commercial life.
The Hood River Sun made it first
APPEARANCE yesterday, and is right,
newsy paper. While Hood river is a
live place, and the valley adjacent
thereto is prolific, capable OF produc.
nd mi oil |
it is doubtful if it will support two
papers. Shoan P. Shut, editor of the
Sun, says he is republican, having
voted for Mckinley in 1896 and is ,
with the republican admins. |
ration, trusts, money, monopoly and
Philippine war; hence he will run his /
,aper in the interest of that party. +
Several of the lesding railroad com.
'anies haYe undertaken to do what C
tate and federal statutes have only d
artially accomplished, and that is the t
bolishment of the pass. This is a #
ombination that might be properly Il
tyled the anti pass trust and the OBJ fl
oct sought will meet with general C
pproval of the fare-paying public. o
lat is if the plan is carried out to a
'gical and equitable ends. There is Il
0 doubt that if the railroad could do
way with passes, the regular rates of 81
re could be reduced, or at least the te
ads could afford to give occasional "
ductions in fare that would induce &C
any persons to travel who are not OF
lie to do so now on account of the
pense. Few people realize how
any travel either with transportation 1t
rnished absolutely free or at much
's cost than the regular fare.
The attention which Oregon has re- CO
ived this year is due to the advertis- so
2 she has received, mainly through (C
3 meeting of the National Editorial an
sociation in this city. Yet there to
, some people who do not think it WI
ys to advertise. Hundreds of thous. pls
Is of dollars have reached Oregon bu
8 year through tourists that never pos
uld have come had it not been for for
advertising, and that is not all. the as
3 of immigration has just begun to OF
v into our state, and men of means ing
enterprise are arriving daily. Ad- F
tising is the only way to make the Dal
'lic know your wants and what you sel'
e to give. 1t pays every time. to
Me!
or sale-A two Thousand acre stock stof
grain Iarm on 0ne 1onn Lay river whi
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