Not Hardwood Sawdust
ATWOOD'S SPICES
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An? absolutely puro. Try them and you will
le surprim'd nt the dilfcronco botweon AT
WOOD'S Sl'IOES and tho ordinary ones.
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Brock Sl f$G&oaas toErapazw
(&) rue noDi-RM druooists . penuleton
-r vj- Tlu fact that tracts of la vl below.
I lug to corporations In tho country
"""''- V.-, . i aro valued lower than those belong-
liifj to individuals is explained. When
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1902. j thp valuatlous wore flxe(1 cori,ora.
I Hons hold mortgages on many of tho
tracts of land. Since that time all
of the good lands have been redeem
ed or purchased by individuals and
the poor tracts were taken on tho
mortgages held by tho corporations,
THE TAX SITUATION.
Between the newspapers, the ofllc
ors and people, tho tax question
ought to bo settled in Umatilla coun
ty. All aro tailing a hand In tho dis
cussion. Discussions are usually re- That )s explained as why tho corpor
snHfiii. Tr. 1 hnnn.i ihnt it win im ations all own "poor" lands and tho
In the case of this county's assess individuals all own "rich" lands,
ments. ! It is admitted that valuations
Abuse of officials will do no good, ought to bo raised on nearly every
It is admitted that the officials are tract 0f land in the county; that they
honest. Tho point is to' go to the hiwo an grown in value since .tho
root of tho evil or laxltv of tho as- old valuation was put on them in
sessments, it there be any, and then I'anicy times. Hut it is still claimed
begin on a proper foundation. The that there is no necessiay for this,
officer will then have no trouble in as the difficulty is met by Increasing
the levy.
discharging his duty. One man can
not revolutionize tho collection of
taxes In a day In Umatilla county.
These things have to be accomplish
ed gradually.
Hut under the increase in the levy
it 1b claimed that thoso whoso proper
ty is not properly valued escape- and
those with something like the proper
The best methods of collecting value bear the brunt of the taxes of
taxes and doing so equitably have not the county.
bean determined. The tax question j It is claimed that all are satisfied
is an open one. Able writers have now for the reason that their prop-
discussed tho question for ages and
they still differ on the subject. Uma
tilla citizens differ. In fact, there
are no two of the same opinion. Ad
mltting that a bad state of affairs
exist, if the best conditions existed
they would still differ. It is an in
herent dlspositlon'on the-part of the
people to differ in their opinions on
all important questions.
In discussing theso- different opin
ions they should be discussed with
out abuse. To read some of the pa
pers and near some men talk, one
would think Assessor Buzan the most
corrupt or most ignorant man on
earth. But when the matter is inves
tigated all admit that lie is absolute
ly honest and of average intelligence.
An Interview with Mr. Buzan dis
closes that a great many false state
ments have .been made in regard to
the matter and that there Is( general
irrnoranco as to tho real situation.
But 'still it is admitted that condi
tions should be Improved.
Here are some of the statements
made:
"Property is not equitably assess
ed." "Property In Pendleton is assess
ed much higher in proportion to its
value than is tho property In tho
country."
"Farm lands worth $50 an acre aro
assessed at $G and $G."
"Lands lying north and northwest
of Pendleton are Inequitably assess
edone tract is assessed at 50 cents
an acre and a tract lying by the side
of It of tho samo character in every
way, is assessed at ?1 an acre. Be
sides, some of these lands produce
20 bushels of wheat to the acre."
"Tho corporations are getting tho
best of It."
"Tho railroad Is not assessed high
enough."
"Men are all liars, for there Is not
a tract of land in tho county assess
ed at its real valuation and the as
sessments aro sworn to. 'I am a liar
with the others.' said a prominent
citizen.'"
All of theso statements simmer
down to the personal opinion of tho
man expressing them. Many or tho
statements are true. But there is a
wrong impression about tho cause of
the situation and the manner of Im
proving It. Buzan has neither lower
ed or raised the assessments on any
property slnco he has been in office.
Neither did his predecessor. Tho
samo valuation flxed on real property
a number of years ago still remains.
There haa been no raise on the city
property, I
erty Is absessed at less than Its value.
It Is urged that new valuations
ought to be placed on all prop
erty; that much of It has Increased
in value more rapidly than other
property since tho last valuation, and
for this reason the assessments have
become inequitable.
Tho officers all agree that to at
tempt to raise the assessments at
this time would require the sending
out of nearly two thousand notices
and require the attendance before
the board of equalization of nearly
overy citizen of the county, and to
take evidence and adjust the matter
would require months of time and a
largo expenditure of cost to the coun
ty and taxpayers. Tills project will
probably be abandoned.
The favorite remedy seems to be to
let tho present assessment pass, 'but
before the next assessment is made
to have a commission appointed to
flx the valuations all over the county
in conjunction with the assessor, and
to let the valuations flxed by this
commission stand for four years and
then have another valuation flxed and
so on as valuations change with tho
growth of the country.
It Is admitted that no one man can
do this; that tho assessor who would
attempt It alone would have a bitter
fight from the day ho start 1 in to
the finish and that one man's Judg
ment would result in unfair assc3
ments. A commission of property
owners, versed in valuations, ia
thought to bo tho best method.
ZOLA LESSON OF HIS LIFE.
Bmile Zola's courage and sincerity,
shown in suffering persecution for
what he believed to be right tho
cause of the baited Jew3 in general
and that of Captain Dreyfus in par
ticular are spoken of with profound
respect by the press of the entire
world.
Courage end sincerity aro so uni
versally admitted to be virtues and
so universally esteemed that it Is to
be regretted they aro not practiced
more. Perhaps it is because of their
rarity that they excite such Intenso
admiration.
It costs to be courageous and sin
cere.- Danger must bo faced In order
to prove courage, and sincerity must
do without tho rowardB that wait on
time-serving insincerity,
The primary reason why these IiIkIi
virtues aro rare and costly is that
they( aro seldom recognized at first
for what they really aro.
The courage which dares to utter
unpopular opinions, for example, Is
invariably paid wltL misrepresenta
tion and abuse at tho beginning. Tho
public man who lias it usually is so
calumniated for n season that most
politicians deem tho virtue n luxury
too expensive for them.
f
In Journalism It Is tho samo. The
newspaper that truckles to the preda
tory rich and defends their privileges
pretends that It Is the volco of tho
"better classes," and therefore eml
ncntly respectable, whereas tho nows
paper that upholds the public rights
as against special privileges which
aro nothing but license to steal is
denounced as disreputable. The pre
datory rich and all their organs and
other lackeys impute to tho courage
ous and sincere newspaper overy
port of sins of which It Is not guilty,
with the ooject of punishing r for
llu one sin It does commit the si
ul trying to keep their hands out of
other people's pockets.
When Zola poured his scorn upon
the mean-souled bigots In France
many of them polished persons of tho
highest socinl position who made a
specialty of hating and traducing th
Jewish race, he did a "yellow" thin?
When he flung his defiance in tho
faces of the army and the govern
nient that were robbing of his honor
and torturing an innocent man, Zola
was "yellow" again.
To speak for justice when wealth
and power aro committed to Injustice,
to plead for the claims of humanity
when It ils to tho interest of the privi
leged to be rapacious and cruel, to
stand up tor right when wrong is on
top these are always and every
where "yellow" acts.
But In tho end courage and sin
cerity win the victory over cowardice
and insincerity. Zola, living, loomed
an Incomparably larger and nobler
figure to tho world after he had dial
lenged wrong and taken blows for tho
right; dead, his memory is dignified
forever.
And so must every man grow in tho
respect of all whose respect is worth
having when, a moral question aris
ing. he puts aside expediency and
takes his stand for principle. UIll
mately it is what one does, not what
others who have an Interest in alms
ing him say about vhlm, that counts.
Hearst's American and Journal.
When s
woman Is
nervous her
-imagination
gives
fantastic
and threat
ening shapes to
the most fa
miliar ob
jects. By day
she starts in fear
at every sudden
or unfamiliar
sound. By
night the furni
ture of her room
takes on af
frighting forms
of ghost or gob
lin. You can't
reason with the
nerves. Neither
logic nor love
can quiet them.
Thev must be
nourished and then tlie outcry of the
nerves will cease as naturally as a hun
gry child ceases to cry when fed.
I'or nervous women tl.are is no better
tonic and nervine than Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Pres iption. It cures the dis
eases which produce nervousness in
women, irregularity, debilitatine drains.
inflammation, ulceration aud female
weakness. It trauquihzes the nerves.
encourages the appetite, and induces re-
iresning sleep.
"When I began taking your medicine I wa
not able to stand on mv feet ten minutes at a
time," writes Mrs. Hattie Borradalle. of m
Spring Street, Nashville, Tenn. "Had falling
of uterus, and kidney and liver dUeabc. ami was
so weak and nervous I eodld not keep still.
Would take nervous spells and almost die at
times. I had several different doctors attend
ing, but they could not do me any good. The
last one I had said I would never get up a?iin.
Told him that 1 was taking your" Favorite Pre
scription" and 'Golden Medical Discovery,' nd
he said, 'Might just as well take that much
water each day.' But I thought I would glv the
medicine a fair trial. Before I had finished the
first two bottles 1 was able to get outside the
house aud walk around the yard. I kept oil
taking the medicines and they cured m:."
Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
Blight's Disease and Diabetes
Positively Curable,
They are curing Bright's Disease
and Diabetes In California. The per
centage of efficiency (recoveries) In
theso hitherto Incurable diseases
averages as high as 87 per cent. Tho
details of the investigation and dem
onstratlon of the now compounds are
so conclusive that we at once sent
tor a bundle of tho reports and for
tno now treatment for urtrent rnnoa
in this city. Call or send for ona of
the reports.
P. W. SCHMIDT & CO.. Pendleton
heating Stoves,
$3 to $25.
COOK STOVES AND STEEL
RANGES,
$4 to $55.
WJ.Glarke&Go.
Coft Street.
Prices Cut on New Goods
Our new Full Goods are now all in, and as usual
we have Cut away under others' prices and you will
find you can do better here than anywhere else on the
Baine (juality of goods.
CHILDREN'S WEAR
We have just received a large shipment of Child
ren's Worsted Ureses, ade up in the latest styles
and every item good value, at the puce asked. Also
a nice assortment of Children's and Misses' Fur
Sets. Now is the time to buy these.
Wool V Tains for school wear, warm mittens, golf
gloves, long and short coats; in fact everything to
make your children comfortable and happy whilcj go
ing to school.
LADIES' FURS AND CLOAKS
Our line of Coats and Purs is very strong and we
can fit you, suit you and save you money on your
Winter Wraps. v
Don't buy until you have seen our lines above men
tioned, for we can certainly do yo;i good.
THE FAIR,
THE PLACE
TO SAVE MONEY
Carpenters
Headquarters
We are headquarters for all kinds of carpenter tools
and our prices are always the lowest, quality consid
ered. Estimates furnished on builders' hardware and
plumbing.
"Money saved is money earned." See
T C. Taylor,
"THE HARDWARE MAN."
741 Alain Street
Phone Alain 871
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127 and 120 East Alta Street
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For your lumber and building
material of all descriptions and
you will save money jind get
first-class stock. We can sup
ply you with
Doors, Windows,
Screen doors and windows,
building paper, lime, cement,
brick and sand.
We make a specialty of wood
gutters for barns and dwellings.
Oregon Lumber Yd
Alta St., opp. Court House.
T
camber.
t
A" kinds for all
Sash, Doors and j
Planing of all descnv
to otder. CtlP
Don't place yotr .
Building Material
consulted us.
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Lumber U
ROBERT rORSTIR, FrasrJ
THESE
...COOL EYffli
Are a gentle remindeijJ
Stove season is here. 1
baslerJ
Bargain Ho1
it - 1 i I
i vuu u ecu a neabiu
stove or steel range, 11 J
ovunuoK an opportunity-til
uiuiicy ii you UO,
BASLER has eat tiJ
on Stoves
Come in and inspect til
ana learn the puce.
MURPHY'S
IS
If you have painting.fi
hanging or deeoriDtil
want done in first-class I
then come to us. I
Our prices are net I
but low. Let us figare
you.
E.
J. M
Court Statl
I Lave bargilvl
competent
to locate
Valuable
Timbcf
Claims
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
HARNESS-SADDLERY
Tho East Oreaonlan u tr
Qon'a representatlva nan.r u
f.."? th J60.?.1 "PPKelato It and show
J, , r "DoraI Patronage. It la tho
advertlolno medium of thlt section.
On the line o.
now nnder
This means i
for flrat-coBw
N;Berta
Have some
sale.
a1?1
PLUVltSing
Tflrat class work.
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rninnlnff-EvfiP"!
lino of KrlrWtda
isfaotorlly.
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