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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1891)
4 iviitwv at the puntoffini at Union, Onyou, iu xcoMl-clims vutil matter. B. Chanoey, Editor and Proprietor. itvTiw or ittrwM RirTioif . .One f.i.y. one y'r 1 One c )', fix iiioiitln l w One c v, thrc(i inuiitlm . Iamrlably Uiinh'in Advance. f I hi eh rt lire lhCfiplion fl fid tl'M t . v;r, tir tltitUirt be charged. Hut ot advcriisliiK made known on ap plication. A'Sy-Com-fpfitHlenri! from nil part of tlio aountry millnlu-tl. THURSDAY, MAY M. 1801. KDlTOltlAI, XDTKS. It is agixiti Hinted Hint the forthcom ing isiue of Portland's now demo onitio daily will ocotir ui May 2f. Its title will be thu Morning Tribune. It is said the exact anionnl of tho appropriations of tho Fifty-first Con gress amounted to one billion, thirty eight million forty-tie von thousand eight huiulrod and twenty-six dollars. Tim lenders of tho llupublioan will bo surprised to h'iirn that the grand jury has been inciea.od to III motnbers. At least that is what that paper calls tho jury list of .'11 persons drawn for tho Mav term of court. , , THIS is tho way tho editor of the .UiMn Soout puts it: "Wo aio a .'imgnjjo and law abiding citizen and wo uftuidk bpiiht f our physical ability ImLWjIl iuH'iso all such snipes iih tho pvojlrielors of the Wlmngdnodlu U not monkey with us, for if thoy do Ihoy may get hurt." JJro. Ohnncey must bo getting the worst of tho argument. Hindu. From tho ahovo it is very evident tho Ultido is not ported in rogard to this matter. Tho fact it tho Whang doodle was getting tho worst of it and had throatoned to annihilate us, or something of the kind, if wo did not let up on them, and Tino Scout was merely giving them a little advico. Tin: W(?st Shore has suspended pub lication, tho management claiming it was not a paying investment and (hoy wore losing money. They soein to lay thu blame on li. Samuels, thu former manager. Mr. Sainuuls founded tho West Shore and managed it for sixteen years and was sole proprietor, aud in our opinion published a much bettor journal than has appeared under the lato new mainigumont. Ho is now oik of thu largest stockholders and will no doubt be (he heaviest loser Wi iro sorry that a journal of this class should Ih compelled to succumb, as it waH nf groat benefit to tho state, and hope it will not be long ore its publication is again resumed. MoComab. of tho Chronicle, became somewhat riled because, as ho thought, the Republican and Gazelle wore fur nished a copy of tho semi-annual re port of tho linancos of tho county by tho olork for publication. The Repub lican did attempt to publish it and wo prosumo the Gazette took its copy from that 'paper, as they wore both the same. Neither paper published all, and it was so mixed up that a person of ordinary iutolligeuco ouuld not tell anything about it. Tho only oorruot and ollioial publication of tho report was made in Tun Scout. Tho reason of this is vory plain. Tho law says tho roport shall bo published iu one paper in tho county, and Tiik Scout is the propor placo, bt'ouuso it is road by twioo tho number of people of any other paper iu the county, a fact that is well known, and Mr. Oliver could not do uthorwiw) than order the report published iu it, As will b seen by tho council pro ceedings that body has takon thu re sponsibility of bonding the city in tho sum of -fSO.OOO, aud have pwssod an. or dinance empowering the mayor to ne gotiate the sale of tho bonds and to ad vertise and reoiovo bids for the con struction of WKtor works. Whilo Tit Scorrdow not oppose tho construc tion of a system of water works, and think probably a majority of tho citi zens of Union are in favor of it, they should be consulted in rogard to tho matter. The proposition should have been put to a vote of th people, the same us the school hoiuu quostion. If a in.ijoritv are in favor ol bonding the city thin then' u chunee for' complaint. It lo k like the eotine il lire taking a great dilf n-poiiMlnlity 1 un their lunds m dom t in.-. I'lie charter may givolluun thu ixjwor, uvl wv do not d.nibtit duo, for then is j many thing contained theiviu ot 1 Wliu It th jMHtile me llii.uvuii' .I'l l W' llld UOt be snrjirixed to cri' them ! tl'iO.t l!l It l" I'lld'HIIuM .HI I proper that such queUons U j.ut u i u vote t the pwople. ' McUOMAS UOUUIJMI. I At the organization of the Farmer's Alliance and Industrial Union in this city a few weeks ago, Tin-: Scout pro Bontcd a letter offering the alliance two columns of space in which to express iU views. In doing this we did not think wo were- committing a very heinous ofl'enc,, as wo notice it is a common thing among our exchanges to have departments of this kind con ducted by the alliance, W. C. T. U. A. 0. U. W. and various other organi zations. So far as editing and con ducting a department of this kind in the interests of any organization, wo would not proniso to do it. If at any time we folt disposed to favor tho views of those conducting a department in our paper we would have no hesitancy in doing so, or on the contrary, if their views wore not in accord with our own we would also lot the fact bo known in the editorial columns, which arc our own, conducted solely by tho editor who is responsible for every item ap earing therein. This ofler of ours seems to worry MeComns of tho La Grando Chronicle. It was plain to bo seen that Tin-: Scout was treading on his loos, and ho has been simmering and blubbering about it over since. Last week, however, he got workod up to a boiling heat and run ovor, scattering the following slush on a few only a fow of the good peoplo of the county: Our ostecincd young friend who is struggling to imitato .Jones iu tho edi torial chair of tho Scout, made sonic minutes at the meeting of the delegates who ashcmblud at tho court houso to organize a county allianco recently. ThoRo ho proceeds to write up in his last issue. Among other joltings ho seems to have remembered quite vivid ly that he made a bid to try and in duco somebody who could write some thing original to tako charge of two columns of his big white elephant, hoping, no doubt, thereby to fill at least two columns witli something that would induce peoplo to tako his paper another six or twelve months. Tim Scout did make minutes of tho mooting and published a more correct roport of tho proceedings than any other paper. Wo made no bid for any one to tako charge of two columns of our paper. The oiler was gratuitous and wo did notoxpoot any great benefit from it iu tho way of increased circu lation, but MoComas has his eye on the allianco and would like to unload at least half of his diininuativo wind manufactory onto that organization, and no doubt thought our arraugomuul would intoroforo with his scheme. I lowevor, two columns in Tin: Scout conducted by tho alliance would bo worth more and do more good than all four pages of the Chronicle. Tin: Scout iB read by three times tho num ber of people; is an independent county newspaper, working for the best interests of (he entire county and is always pleased to recoivo corres pondence from any section upon any and all subjoots. For this reason wo prod'ered thu alliance space, and tho odor is still open if they desire to ac cept it. If our action has boon the causo of McConias failing lo unload his "news paper" onto tho allianco of Union county, we aro really sorry for Mac. Notwithstanding his evident desire to misrepresent us, and his ill concealed envy of the phenomenal success of this paper, wo have no animosity towards him, I'oor Mao. llo is a greater enemy to himself than anybody else and it will, probably, always remain so. Ho seems to forget that (he world has changed in tho last dcoado and that the vapory substance ho used to palm oft' for solid matter in (ho wild and wooly days of years gone by, does not pass current any more. A now regime is upon us aud younger men do hotter on ontirely difVerent linos. Tiiuiti: aro two important questions in regard to national finances now. Is the government spending more iiiQney than it reoeives, and who is re sponsible for the increased expendi tures anil reduced rovonuos? The people of the country are studying these questions and no llummery of book-keeiMug can keep them from And ing tlio oorroet answers. SI. Louis Republic. TIII'WMIHllMlW IMIII.H I.M MK CU&BXK ALLIAHCK. Tin First Msetlnc a unuid Susctws and Wall Attainted. Mn. Ctuii, Mays, 1S01. The farmers' alliance mat at tho m'IuhiI hoiuu on their regular moating day tin lir-t Saiuaday in May, with fiitv-tw.i miiiil'iis iiMiit. Mr. W. 11. Mwi nd Alri. Annie II. Sams j were iuitiittd in tho order ami twelve 1 in ue i ro.i weie t'loH'l d nu tubiTr, . who Hill U' jut'M nU-d .it ulll next ' inii'liiic. luaLiu,; m all i i nt two L I. .In I . .1' M.lid i ll.lNi Ull .....i.vi , ami Uiu mure we learn of the t gloiioiu principle mikI the pledge, 1 ! which can do nothing but elevate each : and every one who takes it, wo feel to ! thank God anew for this blessed privi lege. May the band of brotherly lovo grow stronger and unite in ono grand alliance this whole nation of American farmers. We are proud of our temperance principles, our president and our lady lecturer, who are doing all they possi bly can to discharge every duty de volving upon them. Our first meeting was a grand suc cess in every respect, and we can only wonder why tome one has not thought of this movement before. Other tradespeople have their unions and can with true joy or sorrow assist their brothers and sisters in times of happi ness or distress, and feel a nearness for ono another, being held by the ties of lovo and business closely interwoven together. So may we, although afar from tho city, not only live for the joy our alliance affords us, but bo a power in tho land in the distribution of knowledge, love and peace. Wo read something of politics in tho alliance, but in our organization wc have as many of ono party as another, of ono kind of religions as another, and iu fact arc a little like an omelette pretty well mixed up. So don't stand back, farmers, for fear you aro the only one to leave your "party," but do just like the ladies of Big creek catch on to all that comes along that will bo a benefit to yourselves or your neighbors, and let tho wise ones laugh at our "Socklcss Simpson." Wo aro glad that socks arc going out of fash ion and brains arc coming in. We are having some now scats mado for tho school house for the ac commodation of our lodge, which is tho largest in this state up to tho last report. We will close for this time, dear Scout, thanking you for your favor. Mas. Ji. I. 1, Socretary. In Mcmorlum. The following lines were punned by II. U Emery, on the death of tho unknown man who suicided near tlio Hot Luke hist Fri day. He had a homo whore once ho stood, The pride of a fond mother's heart; Who loved him. well, nor thought there would A timo come when they two must part. With stilling soh-i she liado farewell To him who was her pride and joy; With anguifh did her bosom swell When parting with her noble boy. (iood-bye dear mother, dry your tears; Tis best that 1 should o from home. Hut hope 'twill not be many years 'Till back again your boy will come. And thus he left, and passed beyond The mother' sad and earnest gaze, And carried in his breast the fond ltemenibranee of his youthful days. Far, far from hoiuu ho wandered on Oft asked for labor to perforin Oft chilling words told him, begone, Whllo hunger gnawed his weakened form. If food he asked, 'twas oft denied While standing at some rich man's door, Whose voice, with arrogance and pride, Hade Una begone and eonio no more. lie wandered on and sought iu vain All hope within his bosom died; llo ne'er could reach his homo again, Or stand beside his mother's side. His mind dethroned ull hope was dead Ho plunged into the pool and died. His form was found, ami peoplo said Ho did commit self-hoinleido. Perhaps that mother now doth wait And stand within tho open door; Perhaps, will never know tho fato Of her dear boy, sho'll seo no more. H. C. E. n YVOEKOUS? I'ltKOATIVKS. A City l'ollroiiiun'K Kxporlenco. Mill. 'ml pill and drustle purgatives so Irrltato .lie mucous ooiiUubj of tho jtoninoh nml bowols, 'lml Ihoy otten leave tho system lu worse coa lition tlimt before. Iu fact their cathartic ac tion Is duo to their Irritation. Tlio danger at tomlliiB thejr sternly use U apparent. Tho new laxuttvo principle In Joy's Vcgetnblo Sarsnporlllii jets Its cathartic iicttou by lucrcastnif tho rati oous soorottous and gently stimulating tho atom ach. It Is purely vegetable, does not loto Its cITbct, Is ofTbetlvo ami absolutely snfo to bo taken occaitonally oreoiitluously by tho most delicate pertOllS. vi.l...,ii ).. irnll Vnnnn polleootllccrof No. lSSllIoward St., San Francisco, writes: "Al ter my own oxperlonco I flrmly bollovo that Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparlllii will euro tho most obstinate cases of const Ipatlou. Although cured I am still U- klim It, and never had my system so thoroughly rifulatod. lly Increasing or diminishing tht Uom) ono has absolute coiniuuud over UlinseU with this valuable remedy." Bucklon's Arnica Salvo, Tun llwsT Salvi: in tho world for Outs, llrtiUo, SoriM, Ulcers, Salt Kliouin, Fever Soros, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, ami all Skin Eruptions, and post alvoly euro Pilau, or no pay required. It U guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or mouey rWundixl. I'rleo 'X cents per lx. Fur wile nt Urown's drug store. TonuluT' liviliiikiiuttiiu. 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