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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-25

Mr.. Downs and wife were at the North
field camp meeting few days last week.
Mr.. Whitcomb of Randolph, Mass, vis-
tied at A. j. Lambs day last week.
Joseph Burke and wife visited in Mid
dlebury few days last week.
Mrs. McCluron of Montpelier was a
guest at n. D. Rice's last week.
Ernest Hubbard and Miss Dora Allen
attended the excursion to Queen City Park
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Campbell of War
rem visited at E. W. Ford's Thursday.
Wm. Vinton lost horse last week.
Miss Gertrude Swenyer has closed her
labors at the Central House and returned
to her home in Rochester.
Misses Dora, Ida and Mary Allen were
guests at the Central House Thursday.
Eugene Pierce and son are in Salisbury,
Vt.
Remember the prayer meeting at the
church every Thursday evening at seven
O'Clock.
Several from this place attended the rail-
ly at Rochester Saturday evening.
Eleazer Hubbard is at Queen City Park.
What makes Joseph Burke, Jr., look SO
smiling OF late? II is the new boy, OF
course.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cady of Waitstield visited
in town over Sunday.
+. B. Fuller of Rutland was in town re-
Gently tuning pianos and organs.
Bert Haskins is guest at Geo. Ford's.
The Misses Rice of Bethel are visiting
their uncle, Henry Farr.
Miss Alma Thomas OF Salisbury is a
guest of Miss Addie Hemenway.
IVA. .l.,a
camp meeting at Northfield last week
Mrs. Fred Lewis and daughters, Misses
Josie and Annie, are visiting in Lancas-
ter, n. II.
Mrs. Sarah Gee is in quite poor health.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores,
ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter. chapped
hands, ehilblains corns and all skin eruptions
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-25

STATE OF VERMONT, In Probate Court,neld at
RANDOLPH DISTRICT, sst Randolph In and for
John A. Buswell executor Of the estate Of
Avery j. Smith late of Randolph in said district
deceased presents HIS administration account for
examination and allowance and makes application
for decree of distribution and partition Of the
tate Of said deceased. Where
upon ii is ordered BIZ said Court that said application
come under consideration and be heard the q day
Of Sept. A. u. 1882. Mt the Probate Office hi
Randolph and IL is further ordered that all person
Interested be notified hereof by publication of notice
this application and order three weeks successive
ly In the HERALD AND NEWS, printed al Randolph,
before said time OF hearing that they may appear
aid time and place and If teysee cause object thereto
BY the Court, attest,
WN. II. NICHOLS. Iutge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-25

STATE OF VERMONT, I Alta Probate Court held
District of Randolph, SIS al Randolph, within and
for said District. on the 23d day of Aug A. ID. 1892
An instrument Importing to he the last Will aud
testament OF John r. Bates late OF Randolph
in said District. deceased IS presented to the
Court by j. A. Fowler the executor therein named
for probefe: and II is ordered by said Court
that all persons concerned therein be notified 10
pear before said Court at the Probate Office
In Randolph the 18th day OF Sept
1892 and contest the probate OF said will. IL they
cause; for lich purpose II is further ordered that
Cory Of the record OF this order he published three
weeks successfully. previous to the time appointed
for proving said will, in the HERALD AND NEWS,
newspaper printed at Randolph in this State
9S5 Attest. WA. H. NICHOLS, Judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-25
Estate Of William RiX


The undersigned having been appointed by the Hon
Probate Court for the District OF Hartford Com
nissOners to receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands of all persons AGAINST the estate of
William Rx late of Royaton. In said District
deceased and all claims exhibited In offset thereto.
aforesaid. at the office OF ID. G. Denison 4 Son in
said Roy alton on the Path day OF December next
from o'clock p.munti O'Clock, p. NM each of said
days, and that six months the 23d day of July
A. D. 1892 is the time limited bv said Court for said
creditors TO present their claims TO for examina-
ton and allowance.
Dated at Royaon. this 18th day of Aug. AID. 1892.
DUDLEY c. DENISON, Commits
aS5 CHARLES w. BLISS. sIoners.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-25

BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALyE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores,
ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter. chapped
hands. chilblains. corns and all skin eruptions
and positively cures piles or no pay required.
Ii is guaranteed TO give full satisfaction, or
money refunded, Price % cents pc rbox.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
PROMINENT PERSONAGES.

Mrs. MARY RUSSELL DAY has b ecome
Kentucky's State Librarian.
JOHN BACH McMAsTER, the historian,
has been offered the Presidency of the Penn
sylvania University.
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY attended the st.
Francis de Sales Catholic Church fair at
Cincinnati last evening.
SECRETARY BLAINE yesterday drove to
the Damrosch house and saw for the first
time his youngest grandchild.
ANDREW CARNEGIE is said to have a
profound knowledge of botany, though
doubtless his favorite plant is steel rail
mill.
AT the recent opening of the horticul.
tural exhibition in London, Buffalo Bill sat
in state, with Mrs. Maclay in the seat of
honor on his right.
SIR JOHN PAUNCEFoRE, the British
Minister at Washington, gave a dinner
Monday night to leopold, Hereditary
Prince of Isenburg- -Beistein.
GENERAL JOHN G. NEW, United States
Consul General at London, spent a portion
of yesterday at the White House. He will
be present at the Minneapolis Convention.
EX-SENATOR JONES, of Iowa, was re.
Gently in Washington renewing hts ac-
quaintance with place which he first knew
as Congressman 50 years ago. He is now
50 years old
MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND sent Chin
pendale dressing table as bridal gift to
Miss Gwendoline jackson, of Jamaica West
Indies, who was recently married to Joseph
B. G ilder, the editor OF the Critic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
THE ELECTRICAL VICTORY

There is double cause for congratula-
ton in the victory of Mr.. Westinghouse
securing for his company the contract for
electric lighting in the Chicago Exposition.
Both public policy and local interests are
benefited by this result to decided de-
gree. In the first respect the effort of an
electrical combination to exact excessive
prices from public enterprise has been
defeated. The greed of the combination
policy, as displayed in the way the charges
on this contract were expanded, has been
duly noticed. The Westinghouse COM
petition has decisively and finally de-
feated this scheme and insured the light
ing of the Exposition at moderate rates
In the second place, the contract brings
an amount of work to PittSburg equal to
the lighting af the two cities of Pittsburg
and Allegheny. 1t promises active en-
ployment for the local electrical in
terests, and beyond that it shows that the
electrical interests of our city are not only
able to meet fair competition but to de-
feat the methods employed by combina-
ton to shut them out of a large contract
While Pittsburg's other interests may
be slow in providing for full representa-
ton at Chicago, the electric display
given by Pittsburg will be splendid ex-
hibit by itself.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
THE DEATH PENALTY INFLICTED.

At II o'clock yesterday Patrick Fitzpat-
rick expiated the murder of Samuel Early
on the gallows at the county Jail. The in
terval between the crime and the punish
ment has not been as long as in some
cases, but the interval between this exam
pie of capital punishment and the last one
is decidedly significant.
1t is eight years since murderer has
been hanged in Allegheny county. If this
long respite from the infliction of the
death penalty were caused by freedom
from capital crimes 1t would be an espe-
cially grateful fact to notice. But the op-
posite Is forced upon the attention Of
everyone by the frequency of homicides.
During last year the number of killings
averaged one every ten days. In the
past five years there have been homicides
enough to establish an average of ~ per
month. 1t is impossible to resist the con-
clusion that the infrequency of the ex-
treme penalty has ere ated a belief among
the class addicted to violent crimes that
they can incur the danger of taking life
with fair chance of escaping the gal
lows
In this view it is to be hoped that the
execution of Fitzpatrick will disturb the
belief that hanging is played out in Allie
gheny county. The murder for which he
was hanged was not more wanton than
Others in which the murderer has escaped
with imprisonment; but it was such as to
fully justify hanging. If the infliction of the
death penalty can be taken as proof that
the policy of misplaced mercy to homicides
is abandoned 1t must exert some restraint
on the alarming tendency to violent
crimes That is undoubtedly one Of the
social needs of the day. Justice should be
deliberate and unerring; but it should also
be SO certain that people prone to violence
will know that they cannot give way to
their criminal propensities with impunity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
SAME IN NAME, BUT DIFFERENT.

On another page of this issue will be
found some interesting comparisons be-
tween the Law and Order Society of Phil
adelphia and that Of Pittsburg. The two
organizations have nothing in common but
their name. The Philadelphia society has
legitimate objects, works openly and
above board, has large number of men,
bers, and is supported both by the con-
stituted authorities and the public at
large. Its members belong to no sect, re-
ligious or political; among them are found
leading and respected men of the city. In
Pittsburg the few who usurp the title and
pose as the sole supporters of law and Or
der are ashamed to publish their names,
use men who are in Jail most of the time,
stOop to the meanest methods for obtain
ing convictions, and generally convey the
idea that their main objects are to make
themselves obnoxious and secure their
share of the fines.
The Philadelphia body confines its
efforts to the suppression of real moral
evils, while the Pittsburgers dissipate
their energies in the attempt to suppress
public conveniences which rank as practi-
cal necessities. 1t is too much to hope for
a reform on the part of McCure's en-
ployes, but they would he wise to take
leaf from their Eastern namesakes. There
is, however, one consolation for Pittsburg
if the newsboy prosecutors refuse to make
a voluntary move for the better This lies
in the fact that the next Legislature will
without doubt see the wisdom of repeating
an antiquated and obsolete law which has
proved temptation to men who are now
generally regarded as public nuisance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
p1TrsBunG. WEDNESDAY. MAY Is. 1882.
TWELVE PAGES
AN INSPIRING y nE.

Whatever may be thought of the mo-
tives of The political managers who are
now urging Baine-and those motives
will not be valued for more than they are
worth-it is undeniable that an immensely
inspiring responsive thrill has been felt
through the Republican party at the re-
newed suggestion of the Secretary's name.
Leaving all questions of the maneuvering
of big and little politicians aside, great
satisfaction will be felt everywhere if the
Secretary's health be such that under any
circumstances he can feel justified in TAX
ing the nomination.
Several recent incidents go to indicate
that either his health is not so feeble as some
of the Harrisonites would make us believe,
or else that there has been Of late won
derfully sharp and decided recovery. The
Secretary's nlmble movements at WASH
ington lately have been reassuring. There
was no trace of feebleness in the sweep
ing letter in which he disposed of ex-
Librarian Bancroft last week He was
bold and confident in his bearing with the
New York correspondents Monday night,
and spoke like man who meant not only
to live, but to enjoy life for some time to
come.
1t is wise, therefore, to recognize that,
while the leading motives of Clarkson,
Platt and Quay are doubtless as charged
that they love not Blaine more, but Harri-
son less-facts are nevertheless coming to
the surface as to the Secretary's condition
which may fully justify Blaine's nomina-
ton. As for the country, it would be
greatly gratifed if this view prove correct
1t does not want Blaine offered as physi-
cal sacrifice on the altar of the mean
ambitions of Platt and his associates; but
it would feel it a privilege to have an
opportunity to bestow its highest honor on
the ablest living American in public life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
BLAINE.
The Main Things in Connection With the
Present Gossip.
New York SUM-

ATcbcut ooSsiPs
New York SUM-
The air is full of rumors and contradic-
tions about Mr.. Blaine's health and illness,
ability and disability. willingness and un-
willingness. Much of it all, we dare say, is
mere talk and invention, without knowl-
edge or fact to go on. What people desire
or dread, what they hope or fear, looms and
f1ickers before the imagination till the diff
ference between truth and falsehood, real
ity and vacuity, disappears.
What the fact is about MI. Blaine we do
not undertake to determine. Two things
may, however, be taken ior certain.
First-If he takes the nomination, for Pres
ident, he will stand chance of getting
publican, provided the voters believe that
he is able to do the work of the Presidency.
To convince the voters that he is
up to that job, he must make at
least three or four speeches. One of
them. may be delivered in New York,
one in Boston, one in Chicago, one in Gin
cinnatf, and one in Richmond. They must
be tip-top speeches, full of the genuine old
Blaine fire and quality, such as he showed in
his palmy days. There must be no falling
of from the highest Blaine standard.
Second-1f he should be nominated, and
try to get through the canvass without
afording such unquestionable evidence of
physical and mental power, the people would
not believe that he is really able to be Presi-
dent. Then he would be beaten worse than
would be possible for even Harrison or
Alger, or any other conceivable Republican
candidate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
Social Chatter.

THE first preliminary contest for the grand
prize by the lady graduates of Kings School
OF Oratory and Dramatic Culture, will take
place tomorrow evening. There will be II
contestants. Tire contest for the David Il.
King medal will occur Friday. that for the
Mrs. lnez Todd King medal, Tuesday even
ing, May 81, and for the grand medal, Thurs
day evening, June 2 =.
Tomorrow will take place the marriage of
Miss Cecilia Kirsch, of Allegheny, TO
Frank A. Zellner, of New Philadelphia, o.
dence of the brides mother, Mrs. f. Kirsch,
on Perrysville avenue, Rev. G. Lorsch, of the
German Lutheran Church, SouJhside Off
ciating. The couple will reside in New Phil
adelphia.
A MUSICAL and literary entertainment Is to
be given by the Epworth League Friday ut
the smithfield Street NJ. E. Church. The
pastor, Rev. c. E. Locke, and the President
of the League will be present, and do their
part toward making the affair success.
Tomorrow will be Ascension Day. 1t is a
holy day of obligation in the Catholic
Church. T ere will be services in all the
churches Of that denomination as well as in
the Protestant Episcopal Churches.
MRS HENRY DAVIS, of Sewickley. gave q
luncheon to few friends yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. Davis will sail for Europe for a
short stay OH the lst OF July.
THE 14th of June Is the date set for the
wedding OF Miss Mary E. Kennedy, of the
West End, and Mr.. Thomas Fitzpatrick. of
the same neighborhood.
Mr. AND MRS. MELVIN HOUSE, who were
lately married in New York, are in Pitts
burg. They will reside permanently in
Oakland
THE Willing Workers Mission Society will
give q fair and festival at 926 Fifth avenue,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, June
andS.
Miss HILLS, OF Washington, D. c.. is visit
ing Mrs. Howard Morton, OF Denniston ave-
nue..
Mrs. HENDRICKS, OF sunbury, Is the guest
of Mrs. Biddle Arthurs.
Mrs. JARVIS ADAMS has cards out for q re-
ception Friday.
Mrs. PHIPPs. of the Arsenal, gave a recep-
tion yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
MIR. SIMPSONS MISTAKES

Uncle Jerry Simpson will find that
things have been made uucomfortably
warm for him when he returns to Kansas
to seek reelection to Congress Pictur-
esque oratory, of the kind wherein Mr..
Simpson is an old master, may be made to
cover q multitude of sins. Its mantle
might even be stretched to cover such
comparatively unimportant details as an
outspoken declaration in. favor of free
trade and against the anti-option bill.
But, alas for poor Jerry, the Kansas farm
ers have learnt that he has committed
ofenses that, compared with these de-
tails, are really grave and serious.
Visitors from Kansas to Washington
have made some horrible discoveries.
They have seen their Representative
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
IN FAVOR OF SINGLE TAX.
A Remarkable Report Made by a Special
Committee Of tho House.


Committee Of the House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 24.-The remarka-
BILE report issued to-day of special commit
tee, whose Chairman is Congressman Tom
johnson, Of Cleveland, appointed to investi-
gate the system of assessments in vogue in
the District, attracts a deal of attention
from all sorts OF people. 1t goes into an
elaborate statement of tho difference be-
tween the treatment Of the rich landlord
and the small householders in the matter of
assessments In way which must make
capitalists and subservient District officials
vince.
The report is really m exhaustive argu-
ment In favor of a single tax ON land values
only, upon theory whose authorship is
commonly ascribed to Mr.. Henry George.
Representative johnson is devoted to that
theory, and he compels the testimony taken
to support 1t all through in a way which
makes his paper really the most striking and
from formal committee of Congress; and it
lays stress on the fact that large number
OF persons giving testimony, persons of
property and persons OF the highest stand
ing. expressed themselves as convinced that
the single tax theory is the only scientific
one, or, at least, the only possible reform,
under the system of individual ownership
of land. Notwithstanding these conclusions,
the plan Of levying taxes on land values
alone and not on the land and its improve
ments, is not embodied in the recommends
tlOHSp dS, III tuiS LDdtIcr, mr. johnson was
overruled by his two associates; and the
recommendations, therefore, are merely for
a simpler and more equitable way of making
assessments.
Mr.. Johnson's purpose is to great extent
accomplished, however. He has made an
investigation into great abuse has ex.
posed the abuse, and has shown as lie and
many other congressman and citizens think
that q tax on land values is the only proper
solution. He proves in his report tnat if
this were the system, the revenue could be
moro than doubled with levy of less than
one-third OF the percentage now imposed,
which is 81 so for every 500: and, also, that
this would tall in equitable proportion on
rich and Door alike and would tend to
abolish the evil OF investment in unim-
proved land ;or the purpose of letting it lie
unused until it is greatly enhanced in value
by the growth OF population around it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER.
Wiser to Take Advantage OF the Current
Than to Try to Stem 1t.

Than to Try to Stem 1t.
Spokane Spokesman.
distinguished colored divine of Virginia
some years ago astonished his fellow citi-
zens and made himself famous by announc-
ing that "the sun do move" Notwithstand-
Ing the strong evidence he has brought to
support this theory he has had a monopoly
OF that belief among civilized people ever
since he announced it. There are q number
OF good people who, while not accepting the
theory of the suns moving, are equally loath
TO recognize that IL the sun does not the
world does. and the progress and advance
ment of civilization and the contr olling
ideas of mankind move with it.
Two hundred years have passed since the
blue laws of Connections were enacted and
Salem burned witches. While good many
Americans to-day are proud OF the fact
that their ancestors passed the one and be-
lfeved in the other, they would be very
much ashamed of seeing the old laws en-
forced, aud are very far from protesting any
faith in witches and wizards. What seemed
very natural and proper to Cotton Mather is
looked upon as the grossest superstition to-
day. Liberal ideas have taken the place of
the old-ttme bigotry, and the gospel of char
1ty has replaced the go spell of terror
with this change of ideas has naturally
come change in methods, and oven good
churchmen no longer think it necessary to
abstain from all social enjoyment and
amusement on Sundays. AddcS to this
change Is the progress of the arts and
sciences; the Introduction of the steam en-
gine, and the development of similar insti-
tutions which have made 1t necessary to do
much more work on Sunday than in the old
days of the Puritans: the result of this has
been that great deal of labor is legitimate
and necessary to-day which under the old
system Of things could be avoided.
With the spread of these liberal i'd eas
many institutions, such as the Sunday news
paper, have grown up and bee ONO a part Of
the daily life OF the nation, and to suppress
them is as impossible as it would be to stop
the running Of Sunday trains or street cars
on that day.
Is it not the part Of wisdom for church.
men to take advantage OF the current rather
than to attempt to stem it? There arc
thousands who read the Sunday papers who
never go to church and vino can only be
reached with religious teaching through the
Medium of the press. 1t would be better for
the clergy to endeavor to lend their aid to
make the Sunday papers more religious
than to endeavor to suppress the m.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25

dressed in tailor-made clothes, with sup
Elementary socks, kid gloves and walk
ing stick. Worse still, they have found
that he rides bicycle at times when he
should be voting in the House. And his
leisure is occupied with epi-cyclic. exercise
on asphalt pavements in place of agricul-
tural experiments on any vacant lot
where he could find room for them. All
these errors of judgment jeremiah Simp-
son will have to face on the stump. He
will find full use for all his rhetorical
powers, or his songs of a universal pros
perity to be achieved by vague impalpable
schemes will be changed to painful per-
sonal jeremiad.