The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-07-20
JOURNAL x.RAYS

Gall is too often taken or mistaken for
moral courage.
Sons Of congressman for officers, and
common sons-of.guns for privates.
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Nails and wire and binding twine and
lots OF things are bringing good price
this year.
tl2 to SIS per ton is offered for Italian
prunes and Bartlett pears at Eugene,
for Eastern shipment.
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The man who doesn't believe in adver-
tising wants but little hero below, and
that's all he gets.-Printers' Ink, July
IL.
The estate of the late Vice. President
Hobart is worth SO, 900, 900. Mr.. Hobart
held bonds in 20 corporations and stock
in over 100.
The United States circuit court in Cal
iiornia has sustained Los Angeles city
ordinance limiting the height of bill
boards to six feet.
Three more cement crossings and a
good block OF cement sidewalk are evil
dences Of prosperity on Commercial
street, near Hotel Willamette.
80
The Democratic New York Times is
supporting Mckinley and the Springfield
Republican is supporting Bryan. It's
good sign when politicians disagree.
49,
An exchange declares that the man.
ner in which a man pays his subscrip-
tion is an infallible test of his honesty.
But there are others, and the newspa-
per isn't the only fish.
80
II is everlastingly to the credit of the
present administration that it finds
itself mot at war with the government of
China May it keep in that attitude,
would be the wish Of large majority.
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A neighbor suggests that 10 send more
men to China to avenge the death OF
those already killed, is very much like
bucking lottery game, and verify, it
W ould seem like calamity TO waste more
good American blood in order TO kill off
horde Of Chinese.
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Wonder just how the Republican
editors who publish as original matter
Mark Hanna's made.to order editorials
feel. Scores OF them have the same edi-
torials about Oregon sheep, written in
Washington, and possibly each one
thinks that he is the only one who is
jay enough TO use them and hopes it
won't be noticed
Uncle Sam is immensely popular with |
royalty just now. Britain cousins"
him, the kaiser says pretty things to
him about the "impulse Of interests"
and the car warns up with an allusion
TO "Russis's old friend"
France talks about ian ancient ally"
and the mikado is happy because his
people have been dubbed 'the Yankees
OF the Orient. Astoria Budget.
80
A writer in the Tacoma Ledger tells
the following Chinese story: The
Chinese Sunday school classin American |
churches will probably be abolished-it |
should never have been instituted. The
youngest and prettiest or most charm
ing of American society girls were the
instructors, and each Chinaman must
have a teacher b himself. He made !
handsome presents to his instructor,
fell in love promptly, and bestowed at
tentions until father or brother inter-
fered and stopped further demonstra-
tion. Their education proceeded as far
as reading a verse from the Bible in an
unknown dialect. After Sunday school
they finished the day playing poker
they we're heathens. A lady who had
seen one of the Celesttals in gorgeous
clothes at the c street church called at
his laundry 10 have him send TO her
hotel for the weekly wash, when this
dialogue ensued.
"You stlanger?"
Eyes"
Then bling PilceuAn-he know you