The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
EDITORIAL

popularize that sanitary habit that has
been introduced in most civilized coun-
tries. The founder Of the town was q
hook. and-eye Baptist and, having read
in the Scriptures the fate that overlook
the armies Of Pharaoh, when they got
an involuntary bath in the Red sea in
trying 10 initiate the Israelites, who
went across without getting wet, he ta-
booed going in swimming, and there
are probably more people in Albany
who can't perform the duck act than in
any city in the world Of so large popu
lation. The editor of the Democrat has
recently discovered what a pleasant
thing II is in summer time TO get wet
ell over, and he has been going in swim
ming az often as some Of the little boys.
He has also made the discovery that the
waters Of the Calipooia are consider
able warmer than the Willamette, and,
as that river runs through Salem, out Of
loyalty 10 his own town he did not feel
like patroniziug the other stream. But
the Oalipooia il Linn county river, and
following bis example Wild Bilyeu,
Judge Barton, John Holman, Senator
Kelly and some more Of the mullen
stalk brigade have been taking ablu-
tions and the thing has spread like wild
FIRE until there is hardly a man in Al
bany bat has taken wash all over un-
less II is the Populist editor Of the Re.
publican organ, and he may be got 10
immerse himself during the summer,
and in time 10 join the next new politi.
cal party that comes out. II is fortu-
nate that bathing has gotta foothold in
that town, because a great many Of the
citizens had got in the habit Of rubbing
the scales off on the telegraph poles and
the repair bills OF several big corpora
tions we're running up at such rate
that they were talking OF pulling their
piants out Of that town. Ii baths
become a regular thing they may be in-
troduced into the barbersLops and even
private houses and the town may be-
come az clean, pure and wholesome as
the Capital City,or even Eugene. Next to
Salem the Albany editors hate Eugene
the worst Of any place In the state. An
Albany editor would 20 without a tomb
stone over his mother-in-law's grave be-
fore he would order II OF either place.
Recently party Of Eugene Masons had
TO lay over at Albany when attending
Prof. McElroy's funeral at Corvallis. To
while away four or Ave hours they went
into the Palace saloon down near the
Belgian rabbit factory and had a small
game with two.bit ante. What did
the Albany fellows do but get up fake
raid on that place and haul four Of the
royal arch pastmasters at poker before
fake justice and made them put mp
about $500 TO keep the matter still and
II cost the Eugene fellows nearly ~
much more 10 keep II out Of the news
papers. Nobody knows to this day
how much Mayor Friendly paid Ira
Campbell, OF the Eugene Guard, TO sup
press that stuff. Il is certain he had TO
double his ad. space for chittim bark
and coonskins in all the papers OF Lane
county asa result OF the jam that was
run on him and his brothers at Albany.
But Albany will improve now that her
leading citizens have made bold dash
for progress and are taking a bath In
the limpid waters Of the Calipooia.
Other innovations will be introduced II
the newspaper men will just boldly lead
off as the Democrat man has done. lie
has broken the record for q Democratic
editor, and there ahould no longer be
any sarcastic talk about the Great I'm
washed. In duo course Of time, Craw-
ford, tho photographer, will get up a
more advanced theory as TO the ceremo.
nial objects OF worship which he has
collected for a museum for ladies'
seminary, and DIR. Hlll will adopt a the
ory Of tho circulation Of the blood not
founded upon the Greenback theory OF
the circulation Of money. This is THE
JouRNAL's regular simmer editorial on
Albany, and 40 the Albany editors no.
tioe Salem and THR JoURSAL great
deal all tho year around Il is only fair
TO give them and their city little at
tsntion once a year.
aaA
\. Lupton OF New York sends us a
copy OF his paper Good Literature and
we have read Il aud can recommend Il
a. containing some classics that will
thrill the cultured brain OF the most
esthetic members OF the sawdust club OF
slumgullion Avenue. There 10 serial
that starts of at dogtrot OF passion and
love.mAking the hrst paragraph Hottie
Wolfe was fair, too fair 10 be working In
factory, 20 the surplus of her fairness
went long way TO paralyxe the son Of
the proprietor. Cecil Kyng, who was =
fascinating young man who wore whits
Chicago turnips earlier la the season
than any other youth in tho village. II
would never do la these tenement houss
story papers 10 have the hero plain Ton
Klng, but Cecil KynR, or Kyuge, gives
the reader bis money's worth the fret
shot out OF the gun. Ol eonrse, the
heroine IL an orphan. has a pathetic
history, aud an only living brother,
Claude Wolfe. stalwart manly yonne
fellow Who disappeared away oat west
nye years ago. and never shows up until
hls sister iu In the clutches Of the william
when he appears just 1t the oppoFtnne
dime 10 save her from ruin, and he has