Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-19
JOURNAL X-RAYS


The Oregonian chuckles at its
stroke of enterprise whenever it prints
some mans picture who has died, who
-, probably should have died long before
:, he did.
Say, but wasn't there a real Christ.
massy feeling in that little snowfall
Monday morning? The little ones were
hollering merry Christmas at each
other, and rolling up the big snowballs
on the court house square. and young
people were pelting each other just as
we used to back in Minnesota.
Tn way petitions read now is: ITO !
the voters of Oregon, gentlemen" The
way the Suffragists would have it: "To
the voters of Oregon, ladies and gen.
tlemen."
A Portland man is accused Of tear
ing out and carrying off, with inten.
tion of reading the Oregonian editorial
page. If convicted, of course, he will
be committed to the asylum, and prop.
erly belongs there.
Those who heard Patti in her prime {
when her voice was the song of birds,
he music Of falling waters, the ca ;
dence Of zephyrs among the pines, the /
laughter Of girls, the prattle Of child.
hood, all things sweet and pure and
beautiful did well to keep the mem. n
ory, and avoid the pitiful exhibition u
Of her last appearance. o
jerry Simpsons socks are all wool in
and Il yard wide ii
An Omaha postal clerk stole $2O29
worth Of stamp money, and, being con.
yicted the Judge fined him $4,000. 500 Be-
less than he stole This is a convent. Sig
'nt aTangement-preventing possible
oss in case of detection. -
There is a grand field for harmon. =
zing influences In this state. and II Is
ime they should begin."-Dalles
'hronlcle
The Dalles is about as good a place
there is in the state to begin the
lovement and the Chronicle should
,ad it.
Joe Chamberlain, over in England
oints to the United States as an ex. q
nple OF even distribution OF wealth.
'ell' any way, Rockefeller has his
arc.
salem business men have nothing q
Tear. The paralysis OF the lumber 2
dustry does not affect our prospsri
Take hops alone. Contracts put
record for three years at 16H
nts settles that. Here is a great in.
stry that will pay 100 per cent
'ht to the grower That alone would SO0'
)duce good business conditions
Ihe Journal will give a beautiful ts-f
endar for 1904 to any female srt q
sist who will tell us which side q, ]
man suffrage the editor OF the I
lesman Is on. He says: Certain. 4
general conditions along the lines -
'etter laws and more satisfactory ]
orcement OF them in states whore
men Suffrage has been tried. is NOT
med by the advocates OF that
cement yet, in many cases there I
Dom Tor the belief that practically
good women would vote as n rni,
avor OF the suppression of manv ! HI
which thrive, especially in the I frC
ana towns OF the country" Tr
'S'erday was fine snowballing
" is better coasting, but the snow I
not make as good ammunition A
oi weather Good for prunes
make demands for lots OF prune -
. next year Big prices for hons Res
ana mohair away up, Cord wood ]
sn, Papa getting tired OF paving I 1
o''lS Tor that young man. Lean g
anu great prosperity. The matri ing
a. market was never so bright he
ms are advancing Gus
o,,,.. ano
, V''l1'nS ~ IN the suburbs say they or
oeen in the dark long enough Gin,
-, '""' " wait all winter TO tur,