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abSuttfino tho saraj policy shoOld
prevail Yn tho' navy. Wo ?fo spending
art' enormous amount of monoy io
build nrt a first-class navy, but it will
avail nothing unless tho- vesaols com
missioned "iifit 'aro commanded by
competent officers, thoroughly equipped
in tho knowlodgo of their profession
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BY HOFER BROS.
OFFIOIAIi CENSUS SAliEil.
and temperate in their habits. As tho
Now Yorw Sun corroctly sums up tho
Special al
situation, "tho deadwood of tho sorv
ico must bo cut away in order to pre
servo tho sound."
"' "rniE HOUE 8UPBEME.
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3. Vaaea Cheney, in tho January Con-
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"WlueU Bw'ccost Is, stillness or sound!
Which is most musical... ? v .
Song or tho intorvalH ' ' '' '
When tho silenco stirs, to bo
A vwke, a melody 1
a Nature's way
IWHch, fairest is, dawning or day?
TWTiieli would tho nlco .cycs.cjioose, ,
Xb oon gold or tho hues " ,
TVht tho shadow of tho night
Wales, smiling into light? ,
Ay, when is bliss
TThe sweetest that it ever is!
W&iem the loved ono is at rest
IDpem tho lover's breast,
0? when ho first may daro
Tc dream ho fells her thcro?
XiRAYS 1
3IOW WE WHITE EDITORIALS,
A lady subscriber wishes to know,
Jhow wo writo editorials. Wo aro will-
Sng to tell a lady anything within rea,
on. ' "" '
VjVoll, wo ont broakfast, somo fish 1$,
possible, nnd go to tho office as fast us
possible.
Then wo look over tho morning mail,
Slaving first read tho morning papor,
and jump onto tho typewriter.
yfo proceed to writo about whntover
wo think tho public may bo interested
in' reading.
Wo write on what wo have thought,
"have road about, what wo havo scon,
hnvo heard, whnt wo havo
any
vrhat wo
.learned.
c.
Wo writo what wo think and bolievo
-4o4bo true, und what would scorn rea
.Bonable to others.
Wo try to bo honest nnd sincoro, but
don't nlways succeed. Wo try to lot
4ho truth leak out onco in nwhilo.
L,Th'nt is tho way cditorlnls aro writ
ton 'onch day on Tho Journal,
o
PUBLIC LAND REFORM.
Ex-Governor Qcor hns n long oditor
3al' explaining tho way tho lieu land
- tmsincss has becoino such n problem
nnd Ibsuo in stato affairs.
'Kxplanntions may explain, but thoy
rcstoro littlo or nothing to tho people
of their stolon patrimony.
No governor in our brief fifteen
years has culled a hult In tho'lieu land
operation, until tho prcsont executive.
Jllojins instructed his land agent, Mr.
yeT,togo t6 tho bottom of iho busi
aicss nnd formulato u roport.
. Whether that will accomplish any
thing remains to bo soon.
' Tho stato nnd tho nation havo but
ono plain course to pursue save tho
jrost of tho land for tho homo-builder.
".9UT OUT THE SPECULATOR.
'"Let home-buildors nlono havo pub
1b,hvnds at nominal prices for homes
-qnlv? Mnko them live on it.'
.fl'or each child born on tho land givo
them n commutation in timo or price,
to chcouriigo growth in tho population
of tho' state.
JJumnrrled men or unmarried women
iio''hot need nil tho privileges of tak
ing up homesteads that persons of fam
ily should have.
BBFORM NEEDED IN TIIE NAVY.
1 A distinguished officer in tho Uni
ted States navy, whoso nnmo, for ob
'vjous reasons, has been suppressed,
f lin' nddresesd n letter to tho Now
York Siu, in which ho points out tho
1 growing- necessity for the institution
? reforms in tho porsonnel of tho
navy, says tho San Francisco Chron
icle. Ho charges that examinations
for
charges
promotion in tho nuyy aro "in
, most " cases practically a farce."
' Those who aro notoriously unworthy
of promotion are ndvnnced under tho
jn-wont system nnd given positions of
jcrent responsibility, although entlroly
inoompotont. Ami tho Incompetency
of somo officers who have reached tho
lijghr-r gnulos after long careers hns
Ijocoiho tho subject of tho rldiuulo of
tlio ordinary seumnn at tho forecastle
incases. When nu officer becomes tho
tutt of his subordinate, tho situation
ussunu"! u grave- aspect.
Wo hnvo no doubt thnt tho arraign
nont of tho'sorvleo in -jiiBUflnble -by thn
existing conditions. Tho frequent uil
fortunes which befall many of our
vmIii)m tndiouto thq grossest core-
Jibsiuvm of iueompetenoy, of thoso In
irmu5hiid. . Ships havo boon lost or
gfoumled or been exposed to other
, nerious dingers for which no explana
tion except incompetency cnu bo made.
5J?wflbly uianj naval oflleors nro incn
yacltnted from tho proper fulfillmout
ol their dutios through their irregular
Jmblts, Intomperanco is 9a much of
a bauo iu tho navy ns It is in tho army.
Hut la tho lattor servlco there Is a dis
H)sltion ovlnced to weed out tho dis
oluto wad th( Iucoruiitent, and It U
Tho Eugene Mothodist church op
poses any amendment of tho local op
tion law.
In tho last presidential election whnt
tho voters lacked in number they mado
up in quality.
Tho Roseburg lawyers nro roaping
a harvest out of thq city light nnd
water plant litigation.
Tho powor to Indict, try, convict
and sentonco n man -has not yet been
lodged in tho newspapers.
Lot no guilty man escape, was
Grant's motto. But. also no nowspapor
convictions. Thoy don't stick.
'
Portland has ono high school, and
will build another. Tho salaries of
tcaclfors havo been raised ten por cent.
Chicago has another reign of terror.
That has boon a pretty steady thing
over sinco Carter Harrison was mayor.
In Marion county the grand jury has
practically been abolished, nnd nono
of us prominent men have anything to
fenr.-
"Sad Aecldont" is a sad headline
It is not tho nccidont thnt is sad, but
somo ono who may have had that kind
of an accident. See?
Our friend, Stormy Jordan, hns
asked us to get him u position in tho
legislnturo ns janitor to stand around
and look wlseT Ho could do that, and
says ho is willing to divy up besides.
Tt would bo too bad if somo of our
poor public officials who nro making
all kinds of monoy out of politics
should bo deprived of the sacred right
to gobblo soveral sections of public
land.
As tho Snlom board of education
handles moro moYioy than tho city of
Salem, it is rensonablo to nsk thnt it
transact its business in nt least us or
derly n mnnnor.
Whlteluw Hold is to succeed Itufus
Clionto us minister to England. An
other newspaper man gone wrong, nnd
a number of pooplo will stop taking
tho Now York Tribune
e
Tho talk about doprlviug a young
man of tho right to tnko up a picco
of government land is rot. Ho should
tnko up a innrriago license, nnd show
ovidonco of honest intent by founding
u homo first.
Our friend from Eastern Orogon,
"Snako" Kinney, writes to kuow if
wo will holp'him to got. a clerkship in
overhauling tho stato treasury. Ho
wants tho nnnio of somo member who
would bo willing to help for a "divy."
Ho should know thcro are no such men
fit tho legislature.
A Senttlo man, in support of his ap
plication for divorce, testified in court
Saturday that his wife was n woman
of social habits, und in order to go out
dosed tholr thrco children liberally
with drugs, so thoy would slcop. Thoy
died. It is a hurrlblo nccusation, but
llkoly true, as tho court granted tho di-vfirce.
and
Pos-
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IIow'b This?
Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not bo curod by null's Catarrh Cure,
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Wo, tho undersigned, havo known P.
J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and
beliovo him perfectly honorable in nil
business transactions, and financially
ablo to carry out any obligations mado
by his firm. Waldlng, Kinnan & Mar
vin, Wholosqlo Druggists, Toledo, O.
., HnU's Catarrh Curo Is tnkon inter
nally, acting dirootly upon tho blood
and mucous surfaces of tho system
Testimonials sent freo. Price, 60 por
bolUa. Sold by all Druggists,
Tuko Hall's iWtly PHls for constl
pation.
CASTOR I A
Por Infants and Children.
Tin Ky You Havi Always wM
YIamwa itA .L
Blguatura of
C&&fffi&&
petous
New
Yeai
EVERY
3ATWRBAY
AT THE
THE ECONOMY U TO 25c
Nothing Higher '
STORE
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To'otff many ft lends and
costomers and we thank
yott for ine patronage
we nave had since we
opened this store How
well it Is appreciated by
the public. Efforts are
being mane through oar
buyer in the East to give
you continuous bargains.
Again we thank you.
Fo next Sattwday, Dec. 3st, lO-qp&tt enameled Pails
J&ith. strong bails,
25c Each
For
Regttla price, 50c and 65c. Only one pail to a custome.
Every Monday b$ Tuesday the windows wjfll be dtessed
fo? the coming Saturday's Special. Therefore watch the
windows at the
Economy Jc to 25c Store
NOTHING HIGHER
Next to Capita National Bank
PERSONALS
A. II. Williams, of Chemawa is a Sa
lem visitor today.
Jordan Purviue, of Portland, is n
visitor in tho city today.
Miss Leo wont to Drain this morn
ing, where sho will enter school.
Miss Minnottn Magors rcturuod from
a visit nt Portland this morning.
Misses May Alloa and Lcnna Cavnn
agh aro visiting frionds iu Silvcrton.
Mrs. H. E. Green, of Portland, is in
tho city, tho guest of Mrs. J. D. Suth
erland. Mrs, Amolia Miller went to Albany
today, whoro sho will visit relatives
for a fow days.
Sonntor nnd Mrs. Squire Pnrrar wont
to Portland last oveniug for a sliort
visit with frionds.
Miss Carrlo Wint roturnod from
Portland this week, whoro sho hns been
visiting tho past week.
Mrs. 9. O. Slmofer, of Portland, is
visiting with her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs.
J. D. Sutherland, for a fow da3-s.
W. A. Williams, of Portland, spocinl
roprcsentntivo of tho Continental In
surance Company, is in town ou busi
ness. Itollnnd nnd Monroe Tocvs returned
to their homo at Albany today, after
spending Christmas with relatives in
this city.
Mrs. Leon Clinton, of Portlnnd, who
has been visiting her parents in this
city for a few days, returned homo last
ovenhrg.
E. C. Hcckmnn, who has been visit
ing Ills brother in this city for soveral
dnys, returned to his homo in Senttlo
Inst ovening.
Webster Kincaid, 'of Eugene, who
has been the guest of Chauncey Lock
wood for tho past fow days, roturnod
homo this morning.
Governor Chamberlain went to Port
lnnd Inst ovouiug, to spend a fow days
with his family, and nttend to his
business interests thore.
Mrs. E. C. Apporson, of JMcMinn
ville, roturnod homo last evening nfter
o short visit with her mothor, Mrs. J.
A. Norwood, in this city.
Mrs. J. P. Rogers and littlo dnugh
cr wont to Eugene this morning, whoro
thoy will spend New Years with Mrs.
Rogers ' mother, Mrs. Daniel Shnfor.
Charles Sternberg, of Albany, is in
tho city, visiting frionds.
Mr. jind Mrs. Elbert Thompson ro
turned this morning from Philomath,
whoro thoy spent tho holidays with
Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. 11. Roles.
Miss Lizzie McNa'ry, matron of tho
Salem Hospital, returned this morning
from an extended trip in tho East,'
where sho attended tho fair and many
cities of interest.
David Steiner wont to Roseburg to
day to visit his son, Armiu, who is in
business there. Ho will return with
tho romnlndor of tho family, who hnvo
beon .spending tho holiday season there.
A Costly Mistake.
Dlundors nro sometimes very expen
sive. Occasionally lifo itself is tho
prico of a mistake, but you'll novor bo
wrong if you tnko Dr. King's Now Lifo
Pills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Head
dohe, Liver .or Bowel troubles. They
aro gontlo yet thorough. 25c at J, 0
Perry's Drug Storo.
Northwest Notes.
' Four boilers exploded in a s$w
nt Chohalis, Wash., yesterday, lillij
thrco men nnd Injuring two other. 1
causo of tho explosion is unknown
tjio mills were shut down for rep
and thoy woro only keeping up t ml
amount of steam.
A' strange man, supposed to b Jl
M. Myor, was' run over ami killed
n. lniloil rrnvol car on a Seitl
street. Tho people who witnessed
nccidont wero greatly incensed, and I
wns necessary to take the motors
and conductor to tho police statioal
savo tuem trom mo muu.
Tho Stato of Washington hat
tho Desdcmona Sands, in tie lower (
lumbla river, under an application"!
hv a Tncoma man. Tho stale oi
con nlso claims titlo to the same 1
and hns passed title to them ktI
years ago tho Columbia ldver r
Association being tno purcu.
w,nn lmvn linen doine some of t
IIU...v.. ...- - ,.
seono nnintinc at tho imperii -i
tro, London, lately.
GREAT DRY GOODS SALE
Miilinety
40
per cent reductiens:
$2.00 hats for $1.20
3.00 hats for 1.8f0
4.00 hats for 2.40
$5.00 hats for 3.0Q
60c velveteens for
$1.25 silk velvets for
75c silks for
39c
,'ots for
75c
39c
. t jess--
9c Bleached tnblocloth for
43c
,$1.25 nil wool suitings foi ,
85c
,15e ladies' seamless hoslory
rsi-sUr
Clothing
Our best suit values up to 20
now
Our best overcoats up to $20 .
$ljj.50 suHs ( ""
$10.00 suits t'M
$10.00 overcoats
$15.00 ovorcoats
J12.W
1150
9.00
Our Wnt?f CfearanceSalc is now on. Great Reductions in prices, on every article, except Spool Cottoa
ana faper jraiierns.
Ladies' Boots
(i0.50 coats for $4.73
(v5.00 coats for 3.75
$0 and $10 coats for 0.50
$12.50 and $15 coats for 7.50
Child's fur sot 05a
, Sjiwlng silk,, 3ft. a spool.
lOo cube pins, 5c each.
25a ladies' woolen mittens, 15c pair.
36-inch curtain scrim, 4c a yard.
U circular shawls, r6e each.-
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Bargains in Mens' W
Lots of holiday goods loft" over; get - Nightshirts, good outing flan
them naw for less than wholesale w?a . T.0 . !1, 75c. ovr
Porcnlo sniris, &""
cost. Socks, seamless, Be par
ROSTEIN & GREENBAUM
295-300 Commercial St.