Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-10-02

two or three thousand horses from q
burdeI some life, but will afford better
transportation facilities than Boston
has ever enjoyed. Timid people have
had misgiviugs in regard to the safety
of electric transportation. but this fear
has been di, PEELED in Il large measure
ly its gradual introduction oh somc
lines, and | believe The casualties
have been no greater, if rs great, as
under the old system cf moving the
cars hy horse power, while the change
will relieve the great business
thOroughfarcs Of the city by the les.
sened number of cars that will be re-
quired to do the work.,
1t is all exceptionally mcritOr'ous
play that can hold the boards here for
an entire season, but "The County
Fair" now running at the Park Theatre
aud Dcnman Thumpson's "Old Home
stead" Mt the Boston, bid fair to break
the record for steady financial returns.
Seats are being sold two and !hrcc
weeks in advance at each of these
playhouses, and there are several eX-
cursions weekly from ont of town TO
see these great plays. Dr. Mary
| Walker has been here recently at one
of tho dime must ums, but whether sh"
| posed rs freak or an orator. | did
not learn. The doctor wears pants. Il
feature which might draw those whG
/ have had no cX cr'cuCr III married
! life, but aside from this have never
noticed anything particularly la,cinat-
ing about her.
Our colOrCd people are for ginS to
tho front in politics, and ] sec that
J. Gordon S'rc"t Editor Of the Bos-
ton RErUnLICNN, un able local race
paper here, has been mentioned fol
the legislature. Boston has q number
of very intelligent c0lurcd people,
aud see no reason why they should
not be recognized hY the leading
political parties We have srvcra.
colorcd men on the police force, and
all attest that they make good officers.
They attend strictly 10 their duties,
arc courteous to every body and dc
not seem TO be undu'y impressed will
the importance of their position.
If there j. sincere desire among
rcformcrs 10 ,il''ct any good in the
coming election Of representatives tc
the grcG' aud general court in the
state, they should see to it That only
such men are chosen rs will pledge
Themselves to the enactment of I
law against usury. There is NOR,
real distress in the large cities OF
Massachusetts through the agency OF
Shylock~ than there i from that ocCa
stoned by rum. Although there is ;
law against these human blood ,uck
crs charging more than ten per cent ;
month Oh cola cral i,ams, the law il
utterly ignored, and many strug
Cling workingmnn is paying 10 to 2t
per cent. month TO these mex
orablo thieves aud taking lh'
| bread out of his chldrcn's mouth
to do it, This species of robbery i
tolerated in few states outside o
,, Massachusetts. and it is II disgrace t,
! her civilization that it goes unuoIiccd
Once in willie particularly sal cas-
is reported in the daily papers whcr
a widowed mother has been stlippc'
of all her household effects to sNtsf
: the demands of these human vampires
A., but il seems TO excite no dcsir
/, in any quarter to remedy the grow
&, ng evil. Here is an excellent chanc
E for the Nationalist party 20 put in cf
fcctivc work right in liuc with it
, profc sscd principles, vet ! have thu
q far failed TO STE any inlimation tia
it intends to do auylhin
y about it. Putting the Shy
lock within the pal" Of tII
h law should engage the attention {
~ some one of the numerous philai
y thropIcal societies here, but it pr,l
, ably never will, aS most Of them NJ
4 organized for the sole purpose g
/. venting cheap oratory or providin
r soft places for few salarcd, Officials
0ZNOLA.