The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-01
JOURNAL x RAYS,

March cometh in like lamb-like
a lamb-like twin lambs.
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II il takes O,OOO English four months
to catch 10000 Boerp, how long will u
take 100000 Britons to catch p'oOO
Beers?
80.
OF course, Senator Mcbride is lighting
the farmers battles. He always worked
great blisters on his hands when larm-
ing the state house.
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"There I've land.thieves and water
thieves land.rats and water-rats. "-Bill
shakespear. Aye, and courthouse rats
There used to be city hall rats.
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The Marion county Democratic con-
vention is to have 254 delegates. A
splendid chance for the Salem politicians
t. buy free drinks and fifteen cent meals.
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A bright single Salem woman, who
mikes her living lending money, but
draws the line at usury, says: 81 made
~ my mind long ago that If | was ever
in position TO do so, | would never
squeeze my fellow man." 1t is believed
that she has kept her word.
The push organ has a great deal to
say about improvements on the state
house and state fair, but it never men
tions the fact that the appropriations
were secured by the persistence and
bulldog tenacity Of Hon. +. II. Flagg,
the Salem member Of the appropriations
committee.
49,
There is some sense in the recently
revised and remolernized Ten Com
mandments that read like this:
First-Get quiet.
Second-Don't worry,
Third-Pay your debts.
Fourth-Don't chew the rag.
Fifth-CleaD your feet.
Sixth-Don't spit around.
Seyenth--Mind your own business
Eighth-Do others or they will do
you.
Ninth-Don't talk when you haven't
anything 10 say.
fenth-Remember, that there are
others just as warm as you.
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Public schools where the common
branches are well taught and model
city government would make Salem
famous and prosperous. The San Fran
cisco Chronicle Of Feb. 25th says:
Salem. Ore, recently refunded its
bonded indebtedness by the issuance Of
4 per cent call bonds payable on or be-
fore ten years from the date Of issue
The new bonds range in denomination
from $50 TO $500 and the interest is paw.
able in Salem. The issue was subscribed
for four times over and preference was
given 10 the smallest subscriptions. II
is believed 10 be the first time such an
experiment has been attempted any
where In the country with municipal
indebtedness, and future bond issues OF
the city are likely % take the same
course, which means that Salem's debt
will soon be distributed among lis own
citizens exclusively.
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An exchange says II our imperial
istic friends would look around home
for room to expand, they would find
something within the United States on
which TO expend their energies. Govern
ment surveyors agree that there are H.
OOO, 900 acres OF public land which could be
reclaimed aud made highly productive
by irrigation. This land would, when
brought under cultivation, be reasona.
bly, worth $40 an acre or t7lOcCO, ,O0O.
This land would furnish homes for 700.
900 families or perhaps 3,5OO0C1 more
people. Why not annex this now worth.
less land, and expand over the territory
We already have? II would be a lot
cheaper 20 reclaim the arid land
than TO subdue the Filipinos, and would
add 10 our population over 5000, 900 Of
desirable people instead uf 1000 900 Of
lNterigrs.