The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
EDITORIAL.
In a game Of cards but one person
can have the lead. So In life.

a. q
The Willamette valley possesses won
derful fertility, bat you wouldn't think
10 10 see some mems improvements on
their farms. AZ matter Of fact things
como 90 easily that shiitless farming and
unenterprising premises have become
almost a second nature TO the commu.
nifty, and you can probably see more un.
painted houses and weedy fields be-
longing 10 rich men in this country than
anyGhere else. Most farmers prefer
large bank accounts to red barns and
clean fields. Still there is no incosis.
tency between the two and there is
little excuse having grainfelds half pink
and the other half iennel when nature
does 90 much. The same is true OF our
cities like Salem, where the people
breathe manure all summer in pref
erence TO paying ftty cents a week TO
keep the sprinkler going few months
In the year. The state officials and cit
izens shall cooperate and have the main
streets sprinkled bot they have failed.
Wake up, Oh thou disgruntled denizen
OF capital city and quit breathing
pulveTiEed homemade guano long
enough 10 10 out and sniff Gods un-
tained atmosphere At the Insane Asy-
lum grounds where II smells as fresh
aud full OF recreating Influences as a
mountain summer resort. In a country
where God has done 90 much II seems
pity man should be constructed
on the plan Of doing Just as lit
tie as possible So In our
city and country we should spruce up,
clean up, improve, don't keep your
woodpils in iront OF your city residence
ali summer as though you lived on the
hill road between Eola and Spring
Valley. We could have one OF the most
beautiful cities and countries in the
world but we'ye got TO get mighty
rnstle On The population that's here or
bring In an entirely new breed Of cattle
10 cross with the blood we've now got.
The age is iaal one and twill be a
moral pity 20 have the twentieth century
people going through here In few years
on their automobiles and asking II the
Rip Van Wrinkles have not moved out
here from Sleepy Hollow that Washing
ton Irving immorsalised. The editor OF
this paper doea not wish 10 latter his
readers a. he is not candidate for office
this year, bat II only ten per cent Of the
wealth produced this year we're spent on
paint aud lumber you wouldn't know
your own country, II would be 40
changed In appearance. Because you
get along with gravel sidewalk in front
OF your residences and few maple trees
for ornaments for forty years that didn't
clSt you = cent, for heavens sake don't
imaglne that Kind Of enterprise is
creditahle 10 the city YOU have made
your money in. Aud don't think for a
momsnt you can 70 to heaven stamped
as . public heneiactor with such record.
Oregon has'passed the mud sidewalk and
soft maple decorative period, and public
intelligence demands progress and q
shaking off the Rip Van wlnkle con-
dition,
Eseuohe Is said 20 be color blind on
sOme hoe of the Tainhow. The old
bachelor has never seen red ilps.
q =
Jehoshaphat aud Ahab were kings,
aud the former was on visit 20 the lat.
ter very much as Il William Of Germany
we're on visit 10 hls Uncle, Edward OF
England. And Ahab asked Jehoshaphat
Il he had better 70 90 war with The syr-
lane, small people like the Boeru in
south Africa. Jehoshaphat told him
that he vas . solid lriend Of bis and so
we're bic people. bat he had better call In
All his prophets aud asceriain II h were
the will Of the Lord that he 50 10 war At
ali, and II you want 10 learn what took
place read the lsth, chapter OF Second
Chronicles and you wall see that the
hlgh .mucklmnoks Of tho church Ia those
DAYS stood Ia with the throne and all
had bat one voice and that was for war.
Not one Of tho loar. hundred prophets
Who pretended 10 voice the sen.i@enta
Of the great Jehovah a. that time had
the courage 10 tell Ahab, you have iust
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