Entered at the pottoffice at Union, Oregon, as
tccond-clats mail matter.
B. Chahcey, Editor and Proprietor.
rates of sunscmi'Tiox.
One copy, one your
Onocopy, six months
Ono cony, three months
,i no
l oo
Invariably Oath in Admuce.
If bjj chance unUcripliovt are wit paid till
end ajijmt, two dollars will be charged.
Itntos ot advertising niadu known on ap
plication. y-CorrpSponlonci' from nil parts of
the country solicited.
THURSDAY, MAY 28. 1801.
KIHTOKIAI, NOT ICS.
Thk idea of tlio editor of the Chron
icle running a "family paper" is ludi
crous indeed. Ho cannot writo an
articlo fit to be read by tho slum of
the cities, and yet ho talks of running
a "family newspaper" which ho thinks
will bo patronized by the respectable
people of this county.
Wiiii.k Mr. Jones was editor of this
electric machine, ho never hesitated to
turn on the currant whenever he
thought it was needed. In conse
quence a number of individuals in the
countv seem to fear him a. they would
the devil, and still attribute every shock
they get to his hand. Wo beliovo if
any of them wore a thousand miles
away and were to got struck by light
ning they would think Jones did it,
As wo have had exclusive control of
tho wires for pevoral months pant and
have manipulated thorn according to
our own ideas, tho contortions wo have
produced arc beginning to make us
think wo are not a bad electrician our-
self.
Tim Scout is in hopes tho county
court will not bo influenced by the ac
tion of the grand jury in recommend
ing that no addition or expense bo
added to the court house at present.
It is evident in tho minds of all, and
also the grand jury as will bo seen by
tnoir report that many of tho rooms
aro too small for tho accommodation
of tho officers who occupy them, and
in view of the increased population of
our county and of the new olliees that
have been created makes it necessary
for at lea-t two additional rooms in the
building. In our opinion tho court is
taking the proper stops to romedy this
matter and wo tiro in hopes their plans
will bo carried out.
As will bo soon by tho grand jury re
port, that body deems the progont
county juil an unsafe and unfit place
for the keeping of prisoners, and they
recommend that if it cannot bo re
paired without too much cost, a new
building bo erected. This seomH mi
nucossary. Tho county commission
ers aro nogotiating with parties with a
viow of lining tho jail with a steel plat
ing, which would make it safe in every
respect. Tho jail is provided with the
host steel cells manufactured, and if
tho corridors and brick work inside was
lined with a stool plating, Union coun
ty would have as good a jail as their is
in tho State. No brick jail is a safe
placo for tho keeping of criminals, and
it should have been lined long boforo
this. As to tlio ventilation and sani
tary conditions wo aro not prepared to
upoak, but such matters as these can
bo easily remedied. Wo aro in hopes
the county commissioners will invest i
gato these matters in regard to tho
jail and court houso and act according
to their host judgement.
l'oon Mao; ho has mado a failure of
ovory undertaking of his life and is
now trying to work up another scheme
of some kind. Ho has puddled brass
jewelry and load pencils, salts and
soap throughout the east and has
again conio buck to Union county
with tho idea that his literary talont(V)
is in demand, and that ho must start a
"newspaper." As a sample of how
much tho people of Union appreciated
his undertaking, a bonus of about $70
was raised in two weeks, to bo paid in
potatoes, cabbage and onions, as an
inducement for him to start a newspa
per here. Ho family succeeded in
gulling tho 'people of Kreowator into
tho boliof that they needed a paper,
which was finally started, and tho poo
plo throughout tho country woro af
Jlictcd with its weokly visit, contrary
to their wishes, and tho poslodloos
woro toon filled with tho papers
marked "rofubed." Booing his efforts
were not boing appreciated, ho man
aged to "lot go" and is now running
tho "ouly-domoonitio"-mujj-wunip'alli
anoo-would-bo-family-papor in Union
county, which ie a total failure in every
reaped, ami will soon nuvt the Mtn:i f ,,.. Hie Uiyi Mrmt from ttwt ,,,,,
" fate tho Sentinel did- die for th" want ,ibc0Unu linr inlU uiiUuaimot bo undor
of support. Udie, atli n pin in tliK C'lt-wtt
THE, THIItl) TA11TV.
About fifteen hundred representa
tives of the farmers' alliance, labor,
greenback and various reform parties
throughout tho United States met, at
Cincinnati last week and organized
and formed a now political party
which will be known as the "people's
party."
Just what effect tho now party will
have upon tho old political parties at
tho next presidential election remains
to bo seen. It is very evident the new
party is growing very rapidly through
out tho country, and no doubt has
hopes of success, but it is not likely
they will be able to carry tho next
presidential election, although it starts
out under much more favorable cir
cumstances than any previous third
party. It will be within their power,
however, to throw tho election which
ever way they may desire, and tho
party whoso principles aro mostly in
accord with theirs will no doubt re
ceive their support, providing they tee
no chance of success, which it is not
likely they will, so soon as 18U2.
There aro many good principles
embodied in the platform of tho new
party, but it is not natural to suppose
all the tho principles advocated and
demands made by them would suit
everybody. Following aro tho de
mands of the new party :
The abolition of national banks.
Government loans on non-pcrish-ablo
products and land at 2 per cent
per annum.
I'Veo and unlimited silver.
Prohibition of alien ownership of
laud.
Tlio return to tho government of all j
railroad lands not "needed" by the
railroads.
Tarilf for revenue only.
Institution of an income tax.
Abolition of a protective tariff which
builds up "ono interest or class at the
expoiuo of another."
National control and supervision of
railroads and, if necessary, national
ownership.
Election of president and United
States senators by tho people.
Submission of universal suffrage
question to the people of tho state.
Justice to the old soldiers who were
paid in depreciated currency.
Eight hour day.
One thing; it is quito evident the
people's party does not favor a tarilf
for inoro than revenue only. This
fact alone is causing fear among re
publicans of defeat of their party.
Tho republican papers throughout tlc
country aro almost a unit against the
new party. They aro constantly fight
ing it. The election last fall is ample
evidence of the power of the new par
ty, and it will bo more clearly shown
at tho election in 1892. Tlio people
have just begun to study the tariff
question and tho inoro they study it
tlio more they become convinced that
it is a robbery and only calculated to
benefit a few at the expense of the
many who toil for their daily bread.
Wu.i. wonders never cease? Tho
wind bag of tho Chronicle lias formed
a stock company and is going to run
a "family paper." Ho has failed to
elicit the sympathy and support of tho
Alliance, which lie tried so hard to se
cure by his little speech at the organi-
.ition of the county Allianco in this
city a few weeks ago, and is now en
deavoring to capture it in another way.
The people of Union county are "onto
bun," Tho timo has passed in which
such fellows can gull tho public by
any such niothods. At tho timo when
ho run tho only paper in tho county,
some eighteen or twonty years ago, ho
was probably considered "soino pump
kins," but that timo is past. Tho
Mountain Sentinel, which this wind
bag used to palm oil' on the people for
$1.00 a year, has long since boon dead.
Its few mourners have become recon
ciled and tho peoplo have breathed a
sigh of relief, but imagine their feel
ings when they aro informed that it is
to be brought to lifo again under the
form of the "Industrial Sentinel," and
that they are to bo harassed by a
ghost of. this kind.
fin: editor of the Chronicle seems to
bo worried to think that Swinohart of
the Recorder was able to join tho
farmer's alliance, so ho thought he
would try it. Wo understand that
Mac sont in his application at a recent
meeting, but a number of his friends
n formed hini that ho btood no show
and would undoubtedly get "blaok-
allcd," so ho withdrew his applica
tion. Wo do not understand why tho
allianco should refuse to take into
membership a man who has offered to
give his whole paper in support of tho
organization, and "throw his services
in," unloss it is that they aro "onto
him" ami have no use for such mom-
Uirti.
Krw ribbout, lionets, trimmings and now
t,liau, dlraot from ICatrn fitctoiliw, tiro
I 1.. I n.I.Ju1 i Mm Ult.ll.ll.lCl' ktlWlL Mt
A WOltD rnOM A. K. JONES.
Editor Oregon Scout:
Allow mo space in your columns for
a word or two. Sly attention has
been called to a vindictive attack mado
upon me by "Medical Lake Mao" or
"Fakir Mac" alias McComas, in the
8x10 sheet known to a few peoplo in
the valley as the La Grando Chronicle.
Just what prompted him to spew out
his stencil toward me I do not know.
I have no newspaper, hold no public
office, and as a private citizen certain
ly have the right to go peaceably about
my business, unmolested. His as
sumption that I have written for The
Scout since retiring fr6m its editor
ship, is merely a pretext, and in
making tho statement that I was the
writer of the article he takes exceptions
to, as also tho other propositions ho
6cts forth, ho simply lies like a cut
throat. Tho cowardly instincts of the
creature arc shown in his waiting till
he thought I had taken my departure
before attacking me. I have always
disliked to honor an opponent by hold
ing a controversy with him, if he had
no social standing or was not respon
sible for what he said, but notwith
standing this, if I had tho time, and
your consent, and was sure of the
pardon of your readers, it would be a
real pleasure to sicken this fellow with
his own stench and smother him with
his own offal. But after all, it would
probably have no permanent effect.
McComas is incapable of writing ten
lines liko a scholar, a statesman or a
thinker, and to hold an argument
with him in this style would, no doubt,
bo equally fruitless. Perhaps the most
appropriate argument to bring to bear
upon such irresponsible blatherskites,
and ono that would do tho most good,
is a heavy horse-whip, vigorously ap
plied. Allow mo to congratulate you, Mr.
Editor, on the manner in which you
aro conducting The Scout. I am
fully convinced that I could not have
yielded tho editorial faber into abler
hands. Keep up tho fight. Tho
great, honest heart of tho people is
with you and their support and en
couragement is certain. It is so with
all true, fearless, outspoken, independ
ent newspapers. Your great army of
readers have not tho time or opportu
nity to "catch on" to tho schemes and
machinations of wildcat boomers, dem
agogic politicians, chronic office-seekers
and hypocritical mountebanks who
would feather their nests at tho ex
penso of the public. These abound in
every county and tho honest journal
ist should not hesitato to expose them
mercilessly. To stand between the
people and such frauds as these, to
uphold tho truth, encourago all pro
gressive movements and impartially
give the news, should bo the aim of all
true journalists.
Indulging tho hope that tho causes
which take mo away at this time will
not continue, and that 1 will again be
back, possibly in tho nowspaper field
again,
I am Yours Fraternally,
Amos K. Jones.
Crop-Weather, Bulletin No. 11.
'fho obsorvor of tho Oregon Weather
Bureau, of Portland, Oregon, has is
sued the bulletin for tho week ending
Saturday, May 211, 1S91, tho same bo
ing based upon reports received from
1(51 correspondents, which is as follows :
WESTERN OREGON.
Weather. The temperature has
steadily risen, ranging from -10 to 85
degrees. Thoro has been absolutely
no rainfall, and tho weather has been
generally cloudless. Light frosts on
17th and 18th aro reported from many
sections. Fresh to brisk winds havo
prevailed, which dried out tho soil.
Crops. All vegotation has had ex
cellent growth during tho week. Tho
weather conditions woro favorablo to
all crops. Winter wheat never prom
ised better. In Yamhill county it
began heading on tho 22nd. Early
sown spring grain is 10 inches high.
At Langlois, Curry county, rye is sov
on feet high and heading. Potato
acreage is increased in Washington
and Clackamas counties. In these
counties and iti Yamhill the number
of hop yards havo also been increased
and lice are apparent. Tho hay crop
will be unusually largo, especially in
Columbia county. Considerable buck
wheat has been sewn in Clackamas.
Tho prime crop has been somowhat
blighted and not more than an aver
age yield is expected. Churries havo
been somewhat injured by blight and
frost. Peach trees aro afl'ected with
Might in sections of Bouton couuty.
Strawborrios aro ripening rapidly in
most tedious. Jackson, Josephine
and Douglass counties havo excellent
prospects for grain ami fruit. Tho
sin face soil is becoming dusty and clay
soils hard. Showers would be welcome
and beneficial. Tho week ulosos with
continued excellent crop prospects.
EASTERN OREGON.
Weather. Warmer, cloudless and
dry weather prevailed. The showers
on the 15th and lGth were of great
benefit, but did not cover the entire
sections. Snow fell in Baker county
in tho mountains on the lGth. Frosts
have been reported hem the more ele
vated sections. The winds havo been
fresh to brisk.
Crops. Fall and early sown wheat
continues to thrive and do well. In
sections it is filling. Late sown spring
grain is generally poor. Much of it
failed to germinato on account of lack
of moisture. The continued relatively
cool temperature has been of great ben
efit to the wheat crop. Strawberries
aro ripening rapidly in Wasco county.
Vegetables aro plentiful in many sec
tions. Fruit trees are thriving and
doing well, ltain is badly needed,
though the week closes with prospects
for more than an average wheat crop.
Wool is being hauled to ware-houses
and many head of cattle arc being
shipped. The grass is quite good and
cattle aro generally in very good con
dition. Good general showers within
ten days will increase wheat outputs
fully 20 per cent.
B. S. PAGUE,
Observer, U. S. Signal Service.
Strayed or Stolen.
From Union, Oregon, April 18, 1891, ono
bay gelding abuut 15 hands high, branded
M J It L on left shoulder; brand quite
dim; has a wart on right side of neck.
One chesnut sorrel about 10 hands high,
scar on left shoulder. Both are gentle and
well broke to saddle and harness.
We will pay $10 for the recovery of these
horses, or a liberal compensation for infor
mation that will lead to their recovery.
T. It. CltAWKORI),
5-21 Nelson Schoonoveb.
In Honor of the Boys In Blue.
Tho Albany, N. Y., Telegram for May 30,
will be printed on red, white and blue pa
per and consist of 10 pages. It will bo the
most original, unique and popular paper
oyer presented to tho American public
Nothing liko it ever attempted by a news
paper in tho nineteenth century. As a
mechanical wonder and military literary
library there will be nothing to even com
pare with it issued in this country. If
there is no agent in your town you can have
the paper mailed to you at 5 cents a copy.
CH.17AII TOUn TACB.
It luu boon hsroloforo ihoum hi
these columns tiuA modsru laecti
aid has demonstrated that t plnv
plr skin is not the result of blood
diseases, but U eausod by impaired
digestion, for which thoy now girt
Tcgotablo corrective Instead ot pot
ach and minora blood purifiers. Two short teatV
noniuls am hero siren to contrast tho action ot
tho potash gargaparltUs and Joy's Vegetable Sax
aparllla. Mrs. C. D. Stuart ot 1211 Mission stroot, 9.
writes that she took one of tho leading sarso
parlUas for indlacttlon and dyspepsia, Its only
eflViot was to causo ptmplos to appear on her (ace.
Upon taking Joy's VcgotaWo Barsapaillla ths
tint offisot was the disappearance of the plo
pics and she was subsequently relieved of hoi
indigestion and dyspepsia. Robert Stowart oUs
writes from Petaluma, Cel., that
being troubled with boil ho found
that ono of the leading sarsapv
rlllos actually Increased tho erup
tions, whloh responded at onoo to
Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparllla and
dlsappoarod almost imniodiatoly.
The B
alth
Cannot be successfully trarslsd with
cut good health. To rscch wealth or any
cmctod po3lthn la !!fo requires the fall
poscesslon and cpnratlo.iof all the fac
ulties kind naluro Ins ondonod us with.
These conditions cannot exist unless tho
physical being Is la perfect working
order, and this Is l.upiusISIo when tha
liver and spleen are torpid, thus obstruct
ing tho secretions, causing Indigestion
end dyspepsia, with all of their accom
panying horrors.
DR. HENLEY'3
English Dandelion Tonlo
exerts a specific Influence over the liver,
excites It to healthy action, resolves Its
chronic engorgements, and promotes tha
secretions; cures Indigestion and consti
pation, sharpens the appetite, tones up
the entire system, and makes Ufa worth
living.
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Plow work, leaving of Cylinder
Teeth, Balancing, etc., given special
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I KNOW
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Dresses, Hosiery and Ladies' Furnishing
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in a first-class millinery establishment.
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l-2-tf Next to tho Post Offlco.
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Tho facilities having been increased by tho addition of a fino assortment of
now typo and a largo invoico of tlio finest papers and material, is now battor
prepared to execute
THE FITTEST WORE:
on short notice. Call at onco if you want anything in tho way of
Letter Heads,
Rill Heads,
Sliipping'Tags,
Legal Blanks,
rosters,
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&
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