Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-31


running out from Cleveland have acted
and are acting, unless arrested, as his
personal agents. This is but sample
Of what is carried on on a larger scale
from Chicago as a center, and from all
our great cities, with more or less Sc
crecy, but with large success.
Third-We note the fact in the grow
ing power and influence of the criminal
daily newspaper. This successful sheet,
which is practically a report OF daily
crime, is the mother Of the whole brood
of modern vicious letters. The editor OF
the modern newspaper is the one man
who IN cur daily life sweeps its whole
gamut. He alone is in aposition to speak
with authority and with freedom. Car
lvle declares: 1.-The true Church of Eng
land at this moment lies IN the editors of
its newspapers. These preach TO the
people daily. weekly, admonishing kings
themselves, advising peace OF war with
an authority that only the first reform
ers and the long past class of popes were
possessed Of, inficting moral censure,
imparting moral encouragement, in all
ways diligently administering the dis
cipline of the church." This is undoubt-
eddy the position and the privilege of the
modern editor, and yet what are the
painful facts with which we are con-
fronted?
The motto Of the successful newspaper
in the line Of successful news of today
is to give the people what they want
and give them the very worst OF 1t.
This editor has the power 10 poison the
minds and unnerve the arms of thousands
daily with hatred, hes, ISLANDERS and APP
peals to the basest instincts of the ami
nal, or to lift the world from the slum-
Der Of a night to the beauties of day IN
the arms Of love, hope, courage, faith.
The successful monger editor chooses the
former. He should be the minister Of the
Most High God. charged with keeping
the great fires Of truth that burn alon
the worlds highways, that sweepthrough
darkness into the infinite and eternal,
and yet, like Judas Iscariot of old, he
betrays for gold and silver this sacred
trust Charged with the life Of those TO
whom he ministers, he betrays innocence
and weakness for the sake Of gain.
Charged with protecting the wayfarer,
he is the friend Of the highwayman and
the assassin. And he knows better.
These sheets are edited with genius, and
their editors present to the world the
most shameless example Of the intellect
ual prostitute.
TIE CR0ToN RESERVOIR
A distinguished reformer who has
made this subject life study says on
this point: LET a man be discovered
throwing barrel Of paris green or ar
senic into the Croton reservoir, and he
would be almost lynched. What name
shall be applied TO the newspaper that
covers up the letters Of the libertine, the
secret doings of the rake. the minute de-
of revolving crimes, the utter
ances of lips lost 10 all shame, the ooze
Of corruption from the debanched. and
weaving that into a highly sensational
story decks it with flying colors and
peddles it out each day for the sake of
money? They make these successful de-
tails of crime their stock in trade. The
details thus published familiarize their
readers with crime and tend even TO
glorify it,
1t is said that flower has sprung up
On the old Dan Farris lot, near Nc
Combs blacksmith shop in Marion conn
", which has proven a great curiosity.
Ii is called the Dragons Tongue. The
Tower is somewhat ON the lily order, but |
arger. The upper portion of the bloom |
caf is a dark reddish color, the under |
side green. At the stem Of the bloom is
IN egg shaped receptacle from which a
, dark reddish tongue about 8 inches |
ong protrudes through the orifice at the |
lpper end of this globe shaped receptacle. |
Il gives very striking resemblance to
he mouth of the dragon. The plant is
The odor can only be
ikened TO that Of decaying carcass of
/ dead horse. Nature has endowed it
With this offensive odor that it might col
ect and gormandize all sorts Of insects.
can think of nothing more striking
IS an illustration of this modern news
,aper. Such is the flower that has grown
ip in the putrid conditions of our mod
IN city life. Its color is as gorgeous as
is perfume is offensive. Its roots take
lold of the saloon, the gambling hell,
he dive and the brothel. and from them
lraws its richest life When the streets
nd sewers of our civic life are at last
lnshed with pure water, it must disap-
,ear with the filth from which it springs
nd on which it feeds. / make this state
nent without the fear of challenge from
my source: Place in the hands of an
verage boy and girl, in average home
onditions in the great city, every day in
he year, such newspapers as the New
FORK Sun or World, give them only
hese papers every day in the year to
cad from the time they are 10 years of
&c until they are 10, and will guar
ntee my life upon the issue that the boy
Till land in Jail and the girl in house
prostitution before either of them are
t age.
What are the inevitable results from