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THE OREGON SCOUT. AMOS K. JONES EDITOR, City and County Official Paper. Thursday Dec. fftli, 1889. A PUGNACIOUS I'ltUACHKK. It bus como to our notice Hint Mr. Driver, a Methodist preacher of this city, took occasion in a recent termon to make nn insulting personal attack upon the etlitor of this paper nnil EOino of our correspondents, on account of articles published in the paper con cerning Thanksgiving proclamations. It is hardly necessary for us to repeat, what nil our readers must bo aware of by this time, that Tim Scout is pub lished for the benefit of tho people, and its columns arc open to all who have n reasonable thought to advance, regardless of their sex, color or condi tion in life, friend or foe, and that we hold ourselves in no way responsible for the sentiments expressed by our correspondents. Tho editorial depart ment is our own and whatever merits or faults it may contain may bo at tributed to us alone. Wo conduct tho paper as our judgement directs and believe wc can do bo in n manner mod erately acceptable to the people with out assistance or suggestions from Mr. Driver. Wo have not the slightest ob jection to his preaching from Tim Scout instead of tho bible if it pleases him to do eo, but when ho runs up against an article that ho" has not brains sufficient to refute or good judgement enough to pass by unno ticed, but must mako a clown of him self in his pulpit and abuso us person ally, it is quito another thing and ho cannot hope to go unrcbuked. Vitu peration, as an argument, is not con vincing, but it seems to bo Mr. Dri ver's strong hold. .For tho denomination of which ho is a most unworthy member, wo have tho greatest respect. To it belong Bomo of our dearest frionds, and wo would not, willingly, say anything to wound their feelings, however much wo may diil'er from thorn in opinion. AVo believe as firmly as thoy in a fu ture state of existonco and that im mortality awaits on every soul, but do not think that any barrier to this grand inhoritanco lies in theological dogmas or sectarian creeds. We ac cord to every man tho right to think and speak for himself and oxpeot tho same consideration from him. It is quito evident, however, that tho sub ject of this sketch is not of that way of thinking, but is built on tho kudu plan as the generality of "ono-horso preachers" whoso predominating char acteristics seem to bo tho dosiro to an nihilate everything in opposition to them. Vrobably thoy aro not altogeth er to blame for this inclination, for, without doubt, it is an hereditary in finity handed down through tho gen erations from father to son. Tho an cestry of tho Row Driver is, ovidently, of tho Cotton Mather breed and his contracted mind yet gropes in tho dark ness of tho ages past. Wo would re mind him of a fow things that he has, probably, never thought of, and in do ing so it is in no spirit of malice, but with a sincere desiro to do him good, lie should sit down and roalizo, if ho can, that this is tho nineteenth centu ry ; that Reason has become tho guid ing star for ovcry human endeavor; that Hcionco is tho ono great factor in tho process of human development; that tho Dark Ages have passed away and all that is left to remind us of thorn is a woeful pago in history; that tho Inquisition is no longer powerful; that tho thumb-screw and rack havo coated to bo moving forces in theological ar gument; that anathemas from tho pulpit no longor havo powor to harm; that tho froo excrciso of a man's reas oning powers is not now considered a crime; that tho Universe is an open book spread out for everyone to read ; that thero is no limit to human at tainment and knowledge; that our foremost thinkors and workers no long er look backward to tho murky l'nst for inspiration, but forward to tho ra diant Future; that tho world to-day, as never before, is free, is bright and happy, is bouyant and full of llopo. When tho Rev. Driver fully realizes theeo things ho will bo a wiser and a bettor man. Ho far ttH his attack upon our cor respondent is concerned, Mr. Hulunan is able to tako euro of himself. Wo think that Mr. Driver i'h not sufficiently advanced to teach him anything. Wo aro intimatoly acquainted with tho young nuili and feel honored by his riondship. He has been n oloso ntu dent, and though just entering tho threshold of manly action, his mind is Htorod with knowledge gleaned from books and (ho uxporionco of living, progressiva nml liberal men. Ho has ! a lovo and a hope for every living thing, but loathes whatever he deems i unjust and wrong. He possesses the J gift given to but fow men of making j his feelings known in forcoftil senten ces, replete with graceful words and most poetic imagery. Young as he is, his heart has a diviner pity for hu manity, and his mind has sounded a ! deeper depth of philosophy than the Row Drivor ever thought of in his dreams of an eternal flro and his maudlin efforts to keep some of us out of it. The Methodist congregation of this city have been singularly unfortunate in tho pastors selected to servo them for several years past and it is to bo hoped that tlicy will not always havo to contend with similar obstacles. If any of the thousands who will read this article during the next few days think that it is too lengthy for the sizo of tho subject treated of, wo can only say that tho occasion seemed to demand it, but wc promise not to alllict them in a similar manner again will ccrtainlv not unless forced to. iii:i.r to mnrovji vmm town. HALL BROS. E AD QUARTERS for HOLIDAY PRESENTS, Toilet Seta, Tine Dressing Cases, Photograph Albums, Scrap Books, Juvenile Hooks, Gift Hooks, Christmas Cards, Toys, Dolls, Tea Sots, Doll Buggies, Wagons, Drums, otc. Vases, Fancy Cups and Saucers, And a Fine Assortment of Japanese -:- Fancy -:- Goods. JSF"Tako Notice: Wo will not give prizes, but will sell you goods at the very lowest prices, and give you value received for every cent you pay for. GIVE US A -CALL.' mast. 1 tlirlfifllSI Every town desires, or ought to de sire, to advance the value of its prop erty, to increase its population, to add to its voto rind to make itself known far and near (as a wide-awake, thrifty and enterprising place. A person who comes from such a live business cen ter is always proud of tho fact and spares no pains to let people know it. A man coming from a slow, easy-going place where there is no enterprise, and tho word "boom" has never been heard to echo through its streets, is seldom as anxious to tell whoro ho is from. Ho takes no pride in tho fact that ho is a resident of such a place. Jf ho docs tell whoro ho is from, he does so feeling that it is no credit to a man of a progressive nature to bo a citizen of a dead community. Tt is the pcoplo of a town that gives character to a place. If tho people aro wido-awako and energetic, fidl of a desiro to see tho town go ahead and build up with new improvements and oiler inducements such as aro calcu lated to induce pcoplo who aro seek ing a location, to settle and mako them selves ono of its number, the town will prosper. But if on tho other hand tho people aro that class that drag along, who don't caro whether tho town im proves or not, who would rather sco a fow hundred dollars in tho treasury than to see good strcots and sidowelks and otlior substantial improvements, such a town will always bo shunned by those who believe in progress and desiro to see business go with a rush. If tho residents of a town want to increase tho business chances to build up a reputation for their town, and to add to its population, thoy must work together. Thoy must bo willing to spoud their money to holp on their town. They must pay to advertise it. Thoy must pay to give it a reputation. In short thoy must work for the town just as they would work to on banco their own business. Uy so do ing tho result will at once bo apparent in tho prosperity of each individual as woll as tho community at large. Work for your town. THE TARIFF ON WOOL. Tho Opinion of a Wool ctrowor on Thia Important Subjoot. ICditok Oiti:iON Scout: So long as tho wool grower listens to tho argument of the republican doino goguo, just that long will ho be de ceived and led to erroneous conclu sions. Tho proposition that tho tarill" on wool protects tho wool grower is a fallacy. Why? Simply beeauso of two things: First, tho wool manufac turer fixes tho price of tho domestic article, and while exorcising this pre rogative ho takes caro to make tho domestic producer pay him enough in reduced prices in domestic wools to ollVet tho enhanced price of tho foreign article by reason of tho tarill'. For instance, 1,100,000 pounds of foreign wools aro imported on which tho tariff is on an average 8 cents per pound. Tho manufacturer pays an eiihaneod price of if S0.000 by reason of tho tarilf, for this wool. Ho buys, say, 2.O00.000 pounds of domestic wool which is ac tually worth 20 cents per pound, but in fixing tho prico thoreon ho takos into consideration tho enhanced prioo of 8 cents on tho 1.000H10 pounds, which equals .'1 M cents per pound on tho 2,000,000 pounds, consequently, instead of paying 20 cents per pound, tho manufacturer pays only 1(1-1-5 cents per pound for domuetiu wools. Is this possiblo? Dons tho manufao turer do this? Whuro is thu wool grower that will say that tho prices of domestic wools is not llxod by the manufauturor? Koho answer, whore? If it is a faot if it is poud)lo that tlu A fspk-aOiJ L!ne oi Fall tier Styles Now on Exhibition. Magnificent Plush Goods, Ele gant Designs in Ribbons, Feathers and Decorations- English 'Wnlktiiir Hats nml I load AVear in nil tho I. ntcst Styles. fAll work done uniler the supervis ion of Miss Uslier, an experienced dress maker, recently from London, Hngkind. ii THE SURE-CO." To livvvy 1'nrclmsor of Ton JolInr's AVorth of fioorte, Ono Dollnr's worth of Jowolry will he Given Free, Rineliart and Gager, Main Street, Union, Oregon. !2-5tf manufacturer occupies the position answered in the foregoing illustration then tho illustration must be true. Second: The home production is entirely inadequate to supply the home demand and consumption, as is clearly proven by tho fact of the im portation of foreign wools, raw and manufactured, amounting to 2,500,000 pounds yearly. Now so long as this is a faot the tariff cannot assist tho home producer, especially when ho is at tho mercy of tho manufacturer in tho fix ing of prices, on tho contrary tho tariff is actually and absolutely against tho interests of the home producer under tho existing laws and regulations. Fonder over those propositions, yc wool growers, and compare them with tho situation, and answer that the tni ifi' is a boon for you if you can. W. AN INTERESTING CONTEST. 4 Two American Oirls Eaga&ed in a Rrco Around t&s Earth. Tho most interesting contest on record is now in progress, it being tho effort of two plucky American girls to see which can travel around tho globo in the shortest length of time. Each is bent on beating the record of eighty days made by "PhineAs Fogg," with tho aid of .Tulos Verne's vivid imagina tion, but this is a secondary considera tion compared with tho determination of ouch to outstrip tho other in tho novel race, which began Thursday, Novombor 14th, from Now York City. Tho contestants aro Miss Elizabeth Bisland, and Mrs. N. H. Cochrane, known to the newspaper world as Nel lie lily, of New York. Miss Uisland is a Louisisnian by birth and is recog nized as the head of an exclusive set of artists and literary people who do a great ileal toward making the eastern magazines. For a long time she was the literary editor and book loviouvr for the World and then went to her present position. Sho is ono of tho best writers in tho city, and her maga zine articles on home life are marvels of word printing. She is about 21 yours old and extremely handsome. Hoforo she eamo to Now York Miss Illy was a Pittsburg girl, and did work for the Smoky City newspapers. Tlion she wont to Mexico, oamo back, wrote a book, oxkwod tho inner-workings of tho insane asylums. Sho is described ns being slimly built and the casual observer would wonder how the has boon able to stand nil that she has gone through. In a word, she is a plain every day girl, with a wonderful head and warm he.irt. She is twenty three years old, with a slim yet shape ly ilgurv, oval face, smiling mouth, topped by a rtr." little rvtnut uoso and woiidcful pair of eyes, with heavy i velai-ht s, tho whole fruir 1 by hair of a pt'culi.ii ''i wu, c dai;. tti.u it hoks black at I ia.r-.. One thing that make tho race more itit ivm! in; i.. tii it t;irl-ari going in d.u'uiiil i. ,.'U and w.U pa- i',n !i '.ii! .i u ii . . . t!i pn-iU' side of tho globe, Miss Bisland is traveling toward the west and Miss Bly toward the east. Two brighter, truer representatives of the thorough bred American girls with dash, push, bright womanhood and beauty never went abroad. They will both do their best, and that best will bo away abovo tho ordinary. Trains will bo hired and steamers chartered, for both aro in earnest. It is thought that tho trip can bo made in Jabout 70 days, and during that time tho race will be watcho.l witli interest by the entire world. LETTER FROM MONMOUTH. A Gtudont from Union County Writes Con corning the College, etc. Editor Scout: Tho following is a brio f description of Monmouth and tho school situated here, which 1 thought your readers would bo interested in reading: Monmouth is situated in tho vicini ty of tho coast range of mountains and about forty miles distant from the Cascade range. It is a lively, business town, having a drug store, two dry goods stores, a large opera house, a bank and no saloons. The inhabitants number about livo hundred. They are. devoted to tho cause of education and the welfare of the Oregon State Nor mal School which is situated here. Tho beautiful scenery 'attracts many to this place. On tho cast aro Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson and tho Throe Sisters pointing upwards toward tho heavens, two miles in verticlo height. In riding over tho valley you will seo the graves of men who havo lived and died in building up their country. Thoy certainly havo succeeded f jr the beautiful homes and artificial land scapes furnished by them aro second only to theso mountain ranges. Monmouth is tho contral town of Polk, Benton, Lnn and Yamhill coun ties in tho way of education, although all tho counties aro represented oxcopt Klamath and Lake. Tho college hero is a magnificent structure. It is brick, tho first part being built in 1S71 and the new ono is being built now, when finished, which will bo soon, it will bo a credit to thu town, county and state A good gymnasium is ono of tho additions to tho school, where muscular development can bo cultiva ted. Even tho fair sex have pur chased dumb-bells for their use and aro led by ono of tho faculty. Tho climate in this part of tho valley is very mild. On tho 1th of this mouth a handful of ripe wore found. Tho ilowors bloom and everything is farmers here sow most of their wheat in tho fall, finishing about Christmas. Tho county swit question lias boon bothering thu good people lioro. One town is btiuggliug to retain thu sunt of the comity, (lie other to aaptiue it, yet so far they have failed in taking it. Trusting th.it I have not used too much of votir wdu.ihh' Hp,u'c, 1 reinuu Your lrnlv, CIIAS. K. cor UK N. strawborrios wore also in green. Tho Important to headers. Our F k $4 Tape?, .'.CO ?.sro:, rstmita s, CCGO Oi:t;m::i ALMOST C&SVEB ATOAV. U fUriM rfftas!) Liifrcars t: a ir; ci&er cro L:s rrr.a..;; ftt VI mm n " i . it To every person who (within 60 clays from the date of this paper) will subscribe for The Oregon Scout, (Subscription price, !r'1.50.) And pay in advance tho yearly subscription price, and $1.25 additional, we shall send for one year' a copy (weekly) of our paper and also for ono year a copy (weekly) of THE CELEBRATED ILLUSTRATED HUMOROUS PAPER The robsription prico of SIFTINGS is $i a vear. 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