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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05
TIE DECLINE IN FARMING.

We called attention the other day to the
poor memory of the Tribune genius. In at
tempting to account TO- the fact that ex-
ports from this country, including gold and
silver have exceeded imports to the extent
of sl,650, 900, 600, in fifteen years, showing
that this amount of wealth must have been
driven abroad into foreign investments,
the truthful organ said:
Fifteen years ago, the United States owed,
deducting the greenbacks which are reckoned
as part Of the national debt, a bonded debt OF
just about sixteen hundred million dollars. 1t
was nearly all held in London and Holland. II
is nearly all paid at the present time, that is,
nearly all of the foreign debt is paid This
country has been paying the debt at just abou,
the rate that the rate the balance OF trade has
seemed to be in its favor. The balances instead
of being met in money, have been met by re-
turning to this country this country's promises
to pay,-Sah Lake Tribune, Sept. 1, 1890,
One story is good until another story is
told. In endcavoring to show how the de-
monetization of silver permitted all occu-
pations except farming to flourish in this
country Gan absurd fancy the same sheet
said
During the past ten years, in interest and
principal the government of the United States
has paid out 81, 500 100000. This has been put
in the cities and in the railroads OF the country,
not in the farms, because the farm products
were falling oil the time under the shrinkage OF
money. In that way the average Of the country
has shown increased prosperity, although the
farmer has been growing steadily poorer all the
time.--Sah Lake Tribune, Sept rs 1890.
The first statement says the money was
sent abroad to pay the debt; the second
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

made heavy enough to furnish all tie rev
enue of the governments Some have pro
posed, notably Mr.. Null, to make this tax
pc heavy as to confiscate the rent OF real
estate. 1t is pointed out that rent arises
by the settlement of land, and as long as
people continue to settle about any given
piece OF land its rent will rise and its value
increase without any exersion on the part
of the owner, and at rate entirely dispro.
portionate in most cases to the increase Of
values in other directions or to the interest
on capital. This augmentation of the value
OF land by reason of others settling
around it, has been called 1.-THE
unerarned increment Of land
and men have not been wanting to assert
that this unearned increment belongs to
the community that creates it, and not to
in the first place
MIR. Mil proposed that the government
should purchase the land from the present
owners, and then take the rent thereafter.
He admitted the grave difficulties in the
way OF such proceeding, and organized
society for the investigation and agitation
of the land tax and land tenure conditions.
HENRY GEORGE at first proposed, as we
understand him, that the government
assume the control of land without com
pensation to existing owners, basing the JUS
tice Of this extraordinary proceeding on the
claim that the land was anciently acquired
by private individuals largely through
fraud and injustice. He has since modified
his proposition to include only single tax,
sufficient to meet the expenses of the gov
ernment and levied in proportion to the
rent commanded by the different areas. II
it be practicable, there are strong reasons
for supposing such a tax would be vastly
better than the present unequal and oppres
sive method of taxation. But it has grave
difficulties to overcome. 1t has never been
tried. economists are divided as to the re-
suits that would follow, and it must over.
turn the system of taxation that has existed
for centuries.
HENRY GEORGE is fearless and brainy
advocate of the single tax, and the move
ment has large following, principally il
England and Australia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

of the American citizen or one VINO Is
loyal to the principles on which the eeV-
eminent is founded as the heavens are
above the earth and is only worthy OF
man who is plotting to rob an entire people
of every vestige of political rights Tor MS
personal advantage.
NERO showed his filial affection by killing
his mother and then mutilating her body-
THOMAS shows his affection for his country
by recommending that he be given more
power than king, and that the sacred
rights of the people purchased by the lie
blood of the loyal, be trampled upon that he
may possess authority to appoint his
friends to Office THE HERALD said at the
time that THOMAS made his famous recon-
mendation that ''some federal agency
should be authorized to appoint the follow
ing county officers: Selectmen, clerks, re-
corders, superintendent of district schools
and assessors - that he wanted himself to
be that agency and now he admits IL, which
at that time he would not do. His cheek
seems to DE on the increase. POPE says
Whatever nature has in worth denied.
She gives in large recruits OF needful pride.
For as in bodies thus in souls, we find
What wants in spirits swells with wind:
Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense,
And fills up all the mighty void of sense.
A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Perian spring;
These shallow dfaughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sob,rs US again.
One might almost have thought that
PORE had been blessed with prescience and
that he had dear ARTHUR in his minds eye
when he penned the above. No one pos
sessed of much sense Or the least semblance
appointing power In a land of freedom.
There is no wonder that ARTHUR has to re-
sort to false statements against the people
OF this territory, as he must know he never
could secure the coveted prize if he told
the truth. Once in while, however, he does
tell little truth about the people, as when
he admits their honesty and industry.
THE HERALD will give our little Wash
ington expoliceman pointer. In cise the
law he desires so much to see passed shall
ever become a reality he will be the first
man to ''go," as the business men Of this
territory would not consent to have man
of his capabilities exercise any such power
as the law would confer on the executive
THE HERALD says if the pioneers and tine
early settlers of this territory are to be
robbed of all their rights and made to play
a part on par with the Chlnaman an6
below the negro, for heavens sake let it be
done by taking The right to vote away from
them and not by making them slaves to ar
unjust and hypocritical governor. Tit
Idaho test oath is one of the disgraces tt
the statute books of that new state, but tn,
law our governor wants to see passed TO-
Utah would cause the former to pale int,
Iinsigniticance in comparison.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

WHAT EFFECT the MCKINLEY bill will
have on the amount of revenue derived
under it is doubtful. The (Republican)
majority report of the House committee
says Of it, 1.-THE exact effect upon the
revenues of the government by the pre-
posed bill, is difficult of entertainment.
That there will be substantial reduction,
as we shall show, admits of no doubt" The
(Democratic) minority report on the bill
says: 1T is impossible to state with en-
tire accuracy how much the bill increase S
taxes" The majority cannot ascertain
how much the bill will decrease taxes; the
minority cannot ascertain the amount it
will increase taxes. The bill is evidently
muddy guess at financial legislation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

Mr.. JAMES HILL, Scotch statesman of
wealth who has been making tour of the
world by easy stages in order that he migl t
the better observe the customs and study
the laws and institutions of the various
countries visited, tells an interviewer
"All can say is, COP help Englishmen,
when the Americans go for free trade! At
this moment they are paying thirty millions
into your pockets on account Of the ship
building and carrying trade which their
idiotic navigation laws have lost to Them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

The ASSESSED valuation of the property
in the whole state of w yoming is $50, 665, 499
The assessed valuation of the property in
Salt Lake city is $4,000 900. Wyoming
was admitted as a state by Republicans.
Salt Lake city was assessed by. Libe, ais
Both state and city have an elephant on
their hands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

The POPULATION of Wyoming is Go,5S9;
that of Salt Lake city by the federal census
Is 45,025; by two other independent
methods-the city census and directory es-
timate-it is $1,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM.
Special Rates to Salt Lake for Confer
ence, October to 6, 1890.

Church of Jesus Christ
the follow
authorized for Round Tickets:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

Forstss yernov,ng IRON place 10 another ana
les-i,g papers changed should asaDays gOeJo'1''ef
oaqgeU as rresent address.
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SHELTON.

W. c. Hawley has resigned his position as station agent.
 Rev F.. J. Bosworth began his pastor ate in the Baptist church, June-S.
 F. E. Munson has recently slated the roof of Mrs Mary Greens house on Di- vision auenue.
 Edward Camp and l.. D. Latin have been appointed ushers for the M. E. church.
 A. B. Ruggles is actively engaged in pushing the post office project and it is expected that the question will be defi- nitely settled in a few days.
 G. E. Osborn is enlarging his barn.
 John Young is having the store for merly occupied by J. w. Anderson fitted for a new tenant.
 The parties giving a Japanese enter tainment in behalf of the W. R. c. stop at Rocky Rest.
 s. T. Hart intends to build a home on Erospect avenue. MT Nelson of Ansonia has sold one of his houses to Edward Feeny and William Hull.
 Philip Kendrick has returned from the New Haven hospital.
 At the hearing, Monday, to throw Al. Daggett into insolvency, Lawyers Bris- tol and Watrous appeared for the peti- tioners, Col w. B. Wooster for Wilkinson Bros. & Co. and Lynde Harrison for the respondent. The hearing was adjourned.
 John s. Hurd, who has recently grad uated from Yale business college, New Haven, and received a diploma, has now secured position as clerk in Abbott < Co.'S hardware store, Birmingham.
 Sidney A. Downs, prominent mer- chant and business man buried at Bir- mingham, Saturday, was born in Hunt ington, August 13, 1877.
 Col Stevenson will tender d compli- mentary trip to New York to business men of shelton, Birmingham and Anso- mia, Saturday, to inspect the terminal fa- cilities of the company.
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BRIDGEPORT.

The opening night of the great pardon and klrmess at ProctOr's was grand success, which has been repeated through out the week. The theater was filled, Monday, with merry throngs who divided their attention between the may and fascinating dances on the stage, partici- pated in by hundreds of ladies and gen. tlemen, and the booths with their rich and artistic decorations and smiling at- tendants. The success of the fair Is as- sured and the associated charities will doubtless receive goOdly sum as the fi- nancial result of the enterprise. Besides tho evening performances, which contin- ued through the week, there have been matinees, at which children danced in perfect rythm. The kirmess is under the personal direction of Miss Margaret Mel. Eager and she Is assisted by nearly all the society ladies of Bridgeport.
 The high school contestants for the Barnum prize, this year, were Misses Hattie Burroughs, Jennie Tolles, Sadie O'Rourke and Euphrosyne BOwn and
 
 Nelson. All essays were we'll delivered, but the judges, Rev Dr Hovey, Hon John l.. Vessels and Lawyer A. Talmadge, awarded first prize to Miss Jennie Tolles, who spoke on "The future of the negro race in the United States" and the second to Miss Sadie O'Rourke, who handled the same subject in an entirely different manner.
 At Mondays meeting of the board of education, II. M. Harrington, who has been superintendent of schools for 15 years, was succeeded by Dr George A. Bouton of New York and it Is expected that number of changes will be made in the schools as soon as Dr Bouton takes charge.
 I.C. Peek and o'Brien & Schindler will build the new Swedish Methodist church on West Liberty street for Ss000.
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WESTON.

B. F. BullSley is putting ventilator in his shop.
 Dr Will Coley of New York and broth CT Henry of Coleytown have visited their sister, Mrs Dr K. Gorham.
 Henry c. Grumman of New Haven and friend, James Herdman of Bridgeport spent Sunday with MT Grumman's sister, Mrs T. J. Bennett.
 Myrtle Chase has been with Edna Bradley and Annie Lockwood with Hat tie and Eva Bedient.
 Ava Beers has gone to Danbury as grocery clerk.
 Mrs F. Kicks and son of Bethel have visited her sister, Mrs Walter Rowland
 A monument is soon to be erected in the hill cemetery in memory of Edgar Scribner by c. J. Hughes of Stratford.
 A young man from Cannon, while hunting, shot a COW that belonged to Henry Burr Sturges. The hunter settled for $l0.
 Mrs Phillips and Mrs John Bedient en- tertained friends, Sunday.
 Children's day service, Sunday, 18th, 30pm.
 Miss Minnie Beers of Norwalk spent last week with her uncle, W. c. Wester- field.
 Will Lockwood drives a new trotter, q recent purchase from Brookside stock farm.
 F. W. Warehouse of Waterbury has been with his parents.
 Miss Mary Perry is with Mrs Jennings of Bedding Center.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Hotchkiss of South Britain visit Mrs Columbus Bulkley. and is due at II 30.
 Miss Carrie Morehouse visited her cousin, Miss Alice Fitch, last week.
 Mrs J. A. Godfrey of Da nbury visited her sister-in-law, Mrs Charles Gregory, Sunday.
 While w. B. Morehouse was driving in Saugatuck, his horse became frightened at the cars and one of his buggy wheels was badly wrecked.
 While passing through Southbury, Saturday, c. T. Gregory had the misfor- tune to lose an overcoat from his wagon. While returning, next day, he was stop ped by man who produced the missing coat, having seen it drop.
 The bridge which Selectman Rowland and his assistants have been putting in near the post office is 2 great improve ment.
 Mrs Wildman Adams entertained her sister-in law from Norwalk, last week.
 George Kicks has suffered with d se- we're attack of rheumatism.
 Joseph Asche has leased for three years the old Dana place, owned by An drew Nash.
 The Cedar point yacht club will have another regatta, July 22..
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HUNTINGTON.

William Drysdale and wife of Crawford N. J., spent Sunday at Bonnebrook. MT Drysdale is on the staff of the New York Times.
 Children's day was appropriately ob- served, last Sunday, at the Congregation al church. The Sunday school was seat ed in the center of the church and the older people on each side. The exercises consisted of reading in concert by the school, interspersed with music by the choir and recitations by several of the scholars. The church was tastefully trimmed with flowers and presented a fine appearance. At the beginning of the exercises, the infant daughter of the baptized by the pastor.
 Mir Potter reports very courteous treat ment thus far in taking taking the cen sus and willingness to answer all ques- tions. | J. E. Palmer, Jr, is making improve ments around his place, remodeling his barn, putting on new covering ands an addition.
 Meeting, next Sunday at ,, at Lower White Hills school house. Grass in this section is looking finely and it is thought much of it will be ready to cnt earlier than usual.
 Walnut Tree Hill school, on it's closing day, 9th, entertained it's friends with a program including vocal and instrument al music, recitations and the reading of reproduction papers. At the close ofthe progam, Helen c. Jones, a bright little miss of eight Summers, stepped forward and, in behalf of the school, presented the teacher, s. W. Linsley, with an ele- gant volume of Longfellow's poems. MI ! Wheeler, the historian of the district then read an amusing paper purporting to be the result of the census taker i1 rhyme, which thoroughly pleased the children, especially the unique manner ir which the names of the p were mention ed.
 Young ladies of both churches arrang ed large quantities of wild flowers anC snow wballs in St Paul's church tor tho wedding of George H. Botsford and Nils; Bessie Wheele; wreath of daisies en twined the chancel rail.
 Frederick +. Johnson attended the or dination at Middletown of Rev c. c Bristol, formerly of this place.
 Lightning struck John l.. Nichols: house, last week Thursday night, tear ing off the casing of the corner post neal the caves, shivering the post, throwing plaster about the room and on a bed or which one of the family was sleeping tearing off mantle; running to the kitchen, it loosened plaster and, going tt the water cask, drew the bung and spli a slave. None of the family were injur ed. It may have followed the tin con ductor, as that was twisted apart.
 Horace Graves is working for Nh Hooper.
 Mrs Bolles is slowly improving.
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BEDDING.

The festival at the Ridge, Thursday of last week, was not largely attended on account of the thunder storm; however, the receipts were over $20. All enjoyed the delicious eatables; being unsurpass- cd.
 Mrs II. Walsh and family from Bridge poat are with Mrs Henry Sanford for the Summer.
 A tree in front of Mrs Banks's house was struck by lightning, Thursday night.
 George r. Sanford and family will soon remove to Danbury, where he Is en- gagged In business.
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WESTpORT.

Children's day was appropriately ob- served at the Congregational, Methodist ard Memorial churches, Sunday. MT and Mrs Charles F. Chapman have returned from their wedding trip and board with Mrs Serene Allen.
 The frame for George $. Adams's new barn was raised, Saturday.
 Eight of the street lamps on Riverside avenue were broken, Saturday night.
 Eli Pakulski intends setting up busi- ness for himself in Danbury. 1 During the services at the NJ. E. church Sunday evening, Rev Mir Still received a telegram of the death of his wife's sister in New York. Jurors for the ensuing year: W. II. Couch, w .J. Finch, J. k. Palmer, Eli Bradley, Eliphalet Gray, s. II. Wheeler, John Goodsell, John W. Hurlbutt, J. B. Hill, l.. E. | Pillow, II. E. Bradley. D. B. Bradley, Jr, II. E. Coley Lloyd Coley, W. II. Marvin, H. B. Sher- wood, Moses Sherwood, k. II. Coley, H. G. Birge, J. II. Jennings, Patrick Campbell, c. F. BulkIey, W. H. Bradley, W. L. Coley, c. II. Jones, W. c. Staples, D. B. Bradley, N. W. Bradley.
 Misses Carrie and Annie Bradley spent Sunday in Stratford.
 Mrs F. R. Reed of Brooklyn is in town.
 Henry k. Burr, who has been confined to the house for five months, is able to be out once more.
 Stephen Babcock of Piermont, N. Y., visits Samuel Wood.
 Mir and Mrs Charles II. Twist of New York have visited E. NJ. Lees.
 Miss Mary c. Hubbell of Sing Sing, N. Y., is at Mrs John II. Gray's.
 The M. E. aid society, Thursday, with Mrs William E. Nash.
 A strawberry and ice cream festival will be held in the NJ. E. church, next Tuesday evening.
 Mrs G. A. Darrow has been at Oswego, N. Y.
 MT and Mrs Sherwood Thorpe of Bridgeport spent Sunday at George F. Thorpe's.
 The Land and Building company's fac tory on Riverside avenue has been leased for five years to Mir Patterson, who will manufacture some kind of cotton goods.
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COLEYTOWN.

A. E. N. Sipperley has sold four hay ted ders within week.
 The first reaping of the season was done by E. N. Sipperley, Tuesday; four acres of rye belonging to Arthur Sher- wood of Sherwoods Island.
 The moving match has been postponed to the 23d.
 The carpenters will finish the wood work on E. N. Sipperley's house, this week
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DEERFIELD.

George Bradley has improved his place by wire fence and several new buildings. Mrs Daniel Fuller of Port Jervis, N. Y., Is with her father, Gilbert Wakeman. E. F. Banks's house was struck by lightning, last week; also several tele- graph poles near Nelson Raymond's.
 John wakeman has bought horse of z almon Bradley.
 Charles s. Everett is taking the census In Easton.
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WHITE HILLS.

Rev MT Bosworth gave a practical ser mon, stocked with common sense and had good house to hear it. Mortimer HuhbelI is building new front fence.
 Barnum Curtis and wife of Stepney have been at Stiles Johnson-s; Oscar Hubbell of Shelton at Capt Beardsley's; ]; MT and Mrs Frederick of Bridgeport and Mrs Andrew Leavenworth and Miss Enl- ma Leavenworth of Stepney at Highland Lawn; George Clark and family of Der by at Charles Burr's.
 Miss Rebecca Birdseye is still poorly.
 Hive of Bees give lawn party and festival at Warren Hubbell's, Thursday evening, June I9; abundance of ice cream and strawberries with other good things,
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EASTON.

Lafayette Candee, wife and child of Chicago visit his father, Jason Candee.
 T. W. Turney is painting for E. s. Gil lette.
 The social monthly meeting of the neighboring ministers, Monday after noon, at Rev Mir Gilbert's was enjoyed by all present. Rev Mir Nance of the Step ney Baptist church read an interesting sermon from ''The mind of Christ" Af- terward, they were hospitably entertain- ed by Mrs Gilbert. The next meeting is to be at Rev Mir Weeks home.
 Rev D. J. Ogden, delegate from the Fairfield West consociation, attended the general conference at New Haven, Tues day, 10th.
 Children's day service:
 Organ voluntary; opening hymn; Scriptural reading; Mir and Mrs Chauncey c. Wakeman's little daughter baptized; prayer by the pas tor; song, choir; recitations by Misses Hattie T. Perry, Lulu Jacobs, Nellie Murr, Lena Wheeler; recitation and song, Misses Elsie Ward, Anna Parrack, Nellie Murr; chapter exercise, Mrs Benedict's class; song, Miss Jessie Turney; song by cholr; song, Misses Elsie Ward, Anna and Florence Parrack, Ida Ward; song, Anna and Florence Parrack Mel lie and Harry Murr; recitation, Mrs Benedict's class; collection for Fresh Air fund; hymn "God be with you;" benediction, Rev Mir Gil bert, Flat Rock. .-.. l..s.e.s-- --.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Mir Mapes of Brooklyn, N. Y. .,who has the contract for the mason work of the new house now being built by Frederic Bronson, has engaged the services of An drew wakeman of this place as his fore man. Under Mfr Wakeman's superin- tendence, the foundation walls are now nearly finished. The house, when com pleted, will be an imposing structure and add much to the attractions of Greenfield Hill.
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Should it be rainy, Friday even

for Poe. Should it be rainy, Friday even- ing.
 David Wheeler was taken suddenly ill, Friday, but, after two days ill bed, is able to be on the milk route again.
 Mrs James Glover entertained friends from out of town, last week. l John Hanlan's little daughter died sud denly, last week, of peritonitis.
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CEASON OF lS90-To parties interested in
 D raising Horses, we would say that seven
 years experience with the French Percherons has convinced us of their superiority tor draft
 and general use. Imported Omega. four years old [l600 pounds) and Pomperaug, three years old Q0O0 pounds) will make inc season at our place in South Britain, New Haven county, Conn. Terms for service, Sl0, SIS and s20. We would also call attention to the imported French coach stud colt Duke de Borbon, one year old $500 pounds). JOHN PIERCE x SON.
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DIAMOND HILL, BEDDING.

Miss Edith Boughton visits in Dan- bury.
 Elijah Grumman Is repairing hishouse again.
 Mrs George Underwood and Mrs Frank Perry of Westport visited here, Sunday.
 Miss Eva Allison and Fred Platt were married at the Methodist parsonage by Rev Mir Taylor, Sunday, June l, They reside at the groom's home in Little York. rraeyuL PRESENT in every package SAVE y <. she hest washing Powder. Sold by grocers