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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07
WE WOULD, WOULDN'T YOU ?
Some Things We Would and some Things
We wouldn't DO.

we wouldn't DO.
If we were a storekeeper, we wouldn't
block up the sidewalks with boxen and
barrels so people could not pass by. We
wouldn't, would you2
II we were the Street Committee of
Council we would have the humns re-.
moved and the holes filled up on the
streets. We would, wouldn't you
II we were Congressman Reilly we
would secure few more postoiiices and
puhllc buildings ton paper) to fix up dis
SATISFIED Democrats. We would, wouldn't
you
IL we were a Councilman representing
blg corporation we would resign We
would, wouldn't you
II we were Contractor Quinn, we
wouldn't delay the completion of the new
water works. We wouldn't would you
II we were Chairman Whitehouse we
would issue call for the Republican CON
yention. We would, wouldn't you
II we had couple hundred thousand
dollars we would make a will and see
that Ringtown and Shenandoah were con.
nected by an electric road. We would,
wouldn't you
If we, were the Borough Council we
would elect water commissioner who
has the necessary ability without regard
TO politics. We would, wouldn't youy
Were we the judges and jury found a
man not guilty and placed the costs upon
nun Tor being an innocent man, we would
change the verdict We would, wouldn't
you
If we were Chief Burgess we would
make the hucksters hustle We would.
wouldn't youg
If we had our say, we would suppress
Ihe street iakir nuisance. We would,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

Richard Flynn, of Rappahannock, is
the latest candidate in the field for the
Republican nomination for Poor Director,
Mr.. Flynn has served six years as a trus-
tee of the Miners hospital at Fountain
Springs; four years on the executive com
mittee of the same institution; twelve
years as School director of Butler town
ship; four years as treasurer of the School
Board Of that township; two years on the
Republican county committee; and six
teen years on athe Republican standing
committee
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07
A Neat Publication,

The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has Just issued neat twenty eight page
book descriptive of the many points of
interest and picturesque scenery along
the route of this great railroad system
geographically it is an excellent pro
duction, and the information its pages
contain is of much interest to tourists
seeking recreation among the hills and
valleys of Pennsylvania, New York and
New jersey, through which the Lehigh
Valley runs. -
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07
DANGEROUSLY ILL.

Hon. ID. ID. Philips Probably Dying at At.
lantio CITY.
A dispatch to the HERALD states that
Hon. d. d. Phillips, of Gordon, who has
been i'll for some time, from stomach
trouble, and who went to Atlantic City
few days ago to recuperate, is lying near
deaths door to-day and his family, has
been telegraphed for.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

The Christian Endeavor Society con-
nected with the Evangelical church has
changed its meeting night from Sunday
TO Saturday and in the future will con
duct an entertainment every Saturday
evening, commencing at o'clock Every
body invited to attend the conservative
meeting in the Evangelical church this
evening The programs of the meetings
for the future will be announced in the
HERALD
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

The HERALD Office is connected with all
parts Of the county and state by the
Long Distance Telephone, and parties
having business to transact with this
once can reach us by that system any
hour OF the day. Our friends will con-
Ter a great favor by telephoning any news
happenings That may come under their
observation.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07
Fraternal sit.

Quite number of the members of Mai.
Jennings Council, No. 1867, Jr o. L. a.
NJ, paid fraternal visit to Ringtown
Council, and conferred the Oriental degree
upon several candidates of the latter
council. AFTER the tnitiatory ceremonies
had been concluded the visitors were very
pleasantly entertained by the members
of Ringtown.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07
Mir. O-Cnnnnr,s nanln1

Mr.. A. j. O'Connor, late PRINCIPAL of
the Gilberton schools, denies the Feport
that he instituted the suit against James
a; King, the School Director at Maize
VIE Mr.. OConnor says a school teacher
named Dolan is the prosecutor.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07
MonaRhan,r Rnrrains-

A good quality homemade rag Garnet
at 80 cents yard; nice table oilcloth, IS
cents a yard; good dress ginghams, 8 cents
yard the best so cent corset In the
market: Lace curtains and dress goods
of all kinds cheap
p. j. MONAGHAN,
No. 2S S. Main st., Shenandoah
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

Juniata Council, No. 81, Degree of
Pocahontas, of town, will celebrate it's
anniversary at Ashland Park on Friday.
July 18th, An invitation to the Imp. D.
of X. NJ. and ID. of p. of Mahanoy City is
extended
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

nIed

DoHgRTY On the 9Th inst. at Sbenanl
doah, Pa, Ruth. daughter of y. A. and
Jessie Doherty, aged one month. Funeral
will take place on Sunday, sth inst. at .
p m, from the family residence 2O9 North
limerick street lnterment i'm the Odd
Fellows cemetery, Relatives and friends
invited TO attend.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07
ExamInatLon. lor MIne roremnnshln-

The. members of the board appointed to
examine applicants for the position of
mine foreman will meet in Pottsville on
Thursday, at the court house, for that
purpose 1t Is said the number of ap-
plicants is unusually large, and among
the number are several from this town.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

The following is a list of the letters
which remain uncalled for in the local
post Office; Mrs. Harry Miller. Miss
Bertha Boslough, Henrietta Lowery,
hndenmuth. Joseph SPEEDING, c. Frev
Henry Miller. '9
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

The degree team of Shenandoah Lodge
No 59l, l. o, O, f., went to Nuremberg
this afternoon and this evening will
confer degrees on several members of the
lodge of that place.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07
Obituary.

Ruth, the infant daughter of Edward
A. and Jessie Doherty, Of North limerick
street, died yesterday afternoon. The
funeral Will take place at 2 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

Hotel Kaier, Mahanoy City, Charles
Burchill, proprietor. The best arranged
hotel in the county. Convenient to all
railroads. Excellent management. If
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

Rev, William POwick will preach a
special sermon in the NJ. h. church on
sunday morning on "The Preciousness of
Death"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

snapper soup,
Oyster and clam soup,
Hard shell crabs,
Devilled crabs,
Deyilled clans,
Lobster salad,
Little neck clans,
Fresh and salt oysters.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

Go to Cardin's, 224 w. Centre St., for
bargains in wall paper. 5-1S9m
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-07

Schmioksr's Ashland Summer Garden
open evenings. Ice cream and beer. Dane
ing every Saturday night. 616-tf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14
rur COLOR LINE Al rRIMABIEs

II was from no disposition 10 e'aue .ne
Dlspatcn's question as TO negroes Wins
In Democratic primaries that we iaiieu
10 answer IT yesterday. we simply o'ei
looked It. We will answer II now.
AS TO the negro participating In Demo
cratic primary. we do not tnihk IL mas
become a practical question, but we De
lieye that when a negro has so luehIheu
himself with the Democratic party as 10
give clear assurance of his fidelity TO It's
PRINCIPLES. and 10 satisfy the party mana
gers that ne is a genuine Democrat ne
should be allowed TO vote as any other
Democrat-The Richmond Times.
Suppose there should be heated con-
test for a particular office. Suppose tnat
partisan feeling ran high. as II often does
Suppose that the whites were pretty
evenly divided in opinion, and the colored
Democrats" came in and decided the con-
test--made the nomination, in fact-what
would the defeated whites say? And I'M
der such circumstances how long would
Democratic primaries continue to satisfy
the wishes and expectations OF the white
members OF the Democratic party?-Dis-
patch of yesterday.
In answer to the first question, We an
swer that II they were sensible men
they would say nothing but accept the
result quietly. In answer to the second,
we say, as long as the Democratic party
was composed OF men of common sense.
The Dispatch should have quoted our
article in full to put the questions 1t has,
but it's a trifie Of which We make no COM
plaint.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14
TWELVE PAGES.
MEETINGS MONDAY NIGHT

Ldbertas Lodge OF Perfection, st. Adams
Hall. 80,
PICKETT Camp. G. ". Central Hail.
1yanboe Lodge, X. OF r., Elletts Han.
svrac,,se Division No. 4. Uniform tank
X of T., Odd-Fellows' Hail.
Jefrerson Lodge J. o. O. f., Odd-Feiio"s
Hall.
Richmond Lodge. l. o. o. f.. Beividere
Hall.
IndIanola Tribe, I. o. r. NJ, Toneys
Hall.
Annowan Tribe, ]. o. Il, NJ, Laube's Han.
Grey Eagle Tribe. J. O. II. NJ, Jr. y. U.
A. NJ. Han.
Richmond Paper Hangers Union' Eagle
Hall.
East End Lodge, Golden Chain. Corcoran
Hall.
west End, w. C. T. u. Y. NJ. c. A. Par
II. 4. Lee Council. Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ. Hall.
Patrick Henry Council, Jr. o. u. A. NJ,
Powbatan Hall.
Aurora Council, Jr. Q. U. A. NJ, Jr. o. U.
A. NJ. Hall.
Grace Court. e. l.. OF A., Central Hail.
Virginia Lodge, Tont. Elletts Hall.
West End LoCge. 1. o. q. H., Clay-Street
Baptist church.
Rescue Lodge, /. o. G. r., Gatewood's
Hall.
Charity Lodge. I. o. G. r.. Springfield
Hall.
Myrtle Temple. !. o. G. T., Pine-street
Baptist church.
McGil Catholic Union, Cathedral Hall.
Carpenters Union, Concordia Hall.
Company ~" First Regiment. Arruory.
Jefferson Castle. X. @. T., Jr. o. u. a.
NJ. Hall.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14
County Judsrs-Thelr Important Du'i's
aud Inrdeouate Pay

TO the Editor of the Times: your remedy
for tho nresent execution of the election
laws. and to take the machinery oA
elections from a board practically respoh-
sible 20 no one, and to place IL Where II
originally was-in the county JUDGES
the most feasible that has been recon-
mended The county judges, from .he
adoption OF the Constitution unliI .he
wholesale removal Of them In So
exercised this duty, and there was no such
complaint as there Is now.
The custom of most Of the judges even
before 1t was made imperative by law,
was to appoint one OF the judges or cleo
ton of politics different from the other
two. But to intrust to the judges this
important duty, the Legislature should DO
everything to elevate the tone and pro-
vide for the independence OF the county
judge
There has been nothing which has done
more TO injure the respect due TO the
county court than the permission or the
judge TO practice law. AS the county
courts are the criminal courts. having
under control the county and district
Offices with the right to appoint to all
vacancies and 10 try their disputed cleo
lions, 10 take proper and solvent bonds OF
the treasurer, sheriff, and all fiduciaries.
and to act on probate and orphans suits
they come so near the people, that the
Judge should be relieved from the necessity
or coming from the bench and canN ass
ing for the practice of law among those
upon whom II Is bis duty 10 administer
the laws IL Is nest delicate duty, so
liable to temptation or to the suspicion
OF II. This privilege OF practicing law
should be taken away and their pay
should be increased. Now IL Is fixed at an
average or $50 In most OF the countie5-
not so large as the salary of the super
intendent Of the poor-house
II Is entirely right that the salaries or
the circuit judges should be increased.
While they only decide property rights
the lives and personal liberties OF the
people are In the hands OF the county
court lud az 1t is q shame TO the stare
t7i tho court reaiest fo ara 50 iuli-
moteiy touching the nelrie Should 10
nave salary 70 r0Ee 81 iuifngnderf
ne Traditions II iif-iria d. not ALLOW
tNe ludge e one court 70 practice law 4
1noiher among the same people Tais
douhie-faced action i1separable from this
privilege. degrades the county Judge n
me eyes OF the people. and would dero-
gate from them the respect and confidence
due them. II they are to be again entrust-
ed with appointing all the machinery
and insuring the freedom and purity OF
elections
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

The Association or Potters held BAN
quet In Washington city on Thursday
evening last. at which number OF
prominent Republicans made speeches.
Amongst them was Joseph G.. Cannon,
OF Illinois. lie said amongst other things
that I'm his early days he had worked
in a pottery FOR 81 month and boarded
himself. Those were the golden days OF
prosperity. from 1875 to 1860. when wild
cat and blue-dog currency were the me-
d:ums OF circulation" And this from a
leader in the Republican party-the party
par excellence OF the national banks. This
Is d very surprising admission from such
a quarter, but IL is in exact accord with
the facts. The halcyon days OF this coun-'
try were the fifteen years prior to the
war. when tariff was low and banking
was absolutely free, and all men could use
their credit and resources In any way
that suited them. There were no very rich
men, II Is true, but the whole face OF the
country was covered over with men who
were comfortably well off. But war, 10
concentrate all the financial ability OF
the country in the Governments hands
imposed artificial restrictions on trade
and banking which enabled the fortunate
men at trade centres 90 monopolize manu-
features and the uses OF credit and make
enormous fortunes for themselves. while
the rest OF the country--country pumpkins
they should be called-stand by with
mouths agape. and approved or their own
destruction. because. forsooth, under the
old system, few men were sometimes
swtndled. and because under the new
travellers from State to state none Of
them travel are able TO save themscives
ali annoyance In changing one CURRENCY
into another Thcre Is ps9hops one hun
dred times as mnci iptcrccursc between
France and England as there rs between
Maryland and Nirg'ria. and Whenever
friedman crosses TIE Channel ne chang
his French money into English mones
ana whenever an Englishman crosses the
Channel he changes his English money
into. French money But did any one ever
hear that that was a good reason why
Engl!shmen or Frenchmen should abandon
their local currenciesy
Mr.. Cannon was perfectly right in the
suggestions OF his remarks. In vain
theorists ridiculed the currency that the
snte-war State banks furnished. In vain
they applied to II opprobrious nick /
names and detained against 1t because
Il would not circulate outside the
States In which II was issued 1t per-
fsctly answered. nevertheless. the uses
of the persons at whose homes IL was
issued. The local bank knew the charac-
tor and means OF the local borrower. He
could. therefore. borrow money when he
had occasion for II. and enter into the
contracts ard trades that he saw would
beuent HIM But he cannot do that now.
The banks are all At the commercial cen
tses. and are managed by men who do
NOT know the country people. A country
uGn appeals 70 the manager Of ma
t1onal bank IN vain with representations
~ - nsighbors know him TO be hon
~ m ~ has abundant property. The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14
TIVE claws DELAY :"

Lynching is almost as demoralizing 10
public virtue and respect for order as
cheating I'm elections. There can be no
doubt that the tendency to lynching is
due in great measure TO the laws de-
lays" The Legislature should do all that
it can 10 abbreviate that.
We suggest some important abbrevia-
tons. End the right Of the accused TO
elect the circuit or county court in which
to be tried. Require his trial in the county
court. Limit his right of appeal to one
court. Let him appeal 70 the circuit
curt or the Court OF Appeals, as he
prefers, but not to one after the other.
REQUIRE that the writ of error as soon
as granted shall be placed on the docket
under the immediate control of the
court, the clerk 10 send notice OF 1T 10
the Attorney-General, when the case is
in the Court Of Appeals. or to the Com
monweaIth's-Atto when it is I'm the
circuit court. Give the appellate court
power to order argument in the case as
soon as it thinks right. The laws de-
lays Will come to an immediate end under
these provisions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

ambitious goodness; It Is the love -
truth and sense; 1t is devotion 10 uoa'
the Supreme Good, from whom al ho''
desires. good counsels. and just "o'As
proceed. that gives honor. and makes ous
mark worth making. 1t is possible 10
make a mark quite the opposite OF ms
II Is. the mark of the beast" our as
tinguished lives. our great fortunes our
high places. may be only great usy o'o''
on the face OF our generation selhsn al"
b!tion. or wretched avarice.
The mark for man to make IN Ms
age is not a machine-made obituary
aashy display. or lying epi'aph' ou'
the enduring imprint OF good name
with q general result that his light may
60 shine before men as Enthusiastically to
commend truth and virtue. and glorify
tho Father OF Mankind, the Creator ana
Governor OF all things.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14
Defect III School I xf-Bcoks

Aspen Wall, Va, jan IL. 1884,
Editor Times: Feeling deep interest in
the success Of our public schools. I take
this opportunity TO call your attention to
some defects In our present textbook
law, and some advantages that appear in
the proposed law you were so kind as TO
briefly notice In your edition OF Wednes-
day last.
Under our present system the immense
trade or an entire State is granted TO two
book companies. without offset. either In
reduced price or superior service. such a
privilege ought to enure TO the benefit
or the Virginia patrons In some way.
The system also works a hardship uson
a numerous class of our citizens. the
tenant farmers. who move from county
TO county. AK different counties now NAV
adopt different sets OF books.
Then. owing to the short period Of n.
censing. four years. the retailer otter
falls TO keep supply OF books. fearing
that portion may be left on his hands
by subsequent change In textbooks.
No single book conpt1y possesseS n
monopoly Of the best text-book4 but
rather some very good and some second
rate By our present system. the geed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

manager OF the national bank tells him
he has no money. but he means that nc
does not know him. and cannot tell
therefore whether his money VIII be saie
81 he lends II to him or whether II VIII
not be.
/ The most damaging hercsy from wpcn
the popular mind suffers to-day Is the
general idea that a great quantity u
actual cash money Is what the country
needs. That is what drove free SILVER
into producing what came very near being
national bankruptcy. This Is the oe'u-
sion of the day. 1t is barbarous peoP'e
who need cash money. but highly ci'iiizeu
people want II less and less as their CIVIL
izafIon< grows and increases. Credit 10
the desideratum amongst civiiized peo-
pie. Business with them is done. not by
exchanging cash money from hand ~
hand. but by transferring credit on
bank ledger from one person TO another'
To illustrate: Jones owns house on
Franklin street worth $4,000. lie "ah''
$4,000 He goes to bank and states mo
case TO the president. who tells MIN ne
can have Il. being satisfied that Jones
will not attempt TO swindle him, but VIII
hold his house as a security for repay
mont OF the loan. He gives Jones no
money; he simply passes $4,000 to his
credit on the books OF the bank. Jones
wants to use his money in ST. Paul. MINI.
He gets tbccashier of the Richmond bank
70 give him a check on Ney York, paya-
ble IN his order. He endorses this to
his correspondent In st. Paul. This cor
respondent places 1t to his credit In St.
Paul bank, and Immediately makes II
basis on which he draws one hundred
checks. which are I'm turn deposited and
become the basis Of one thousand other
checks Meantime the bank check may
pass from hand to hand all over the
West as New York exchange. becoming
at each transfer the basis of other checks.
and finally when 1t gets to New York the
New York bank enters 1t up on the debit
side of its ledger against credit 10 the
Richmond bank Of $4,000. and that trans
action is closed. Here. then. are an In
finite number of transactions that have
taken place on the basis of the credit
that Joness character and house gave
him, and not a dollar Of money has
changed hands.
What the people want, then, are their
local banks, which know them and will
give them credit, and these will never
get into successful operation without au-
thority to issue their notes. The ma
tional bank law, in conhscating the credit
of the people. has been an immeasureable
curse to them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

sion for conveying the idea 'nat as the
Constitution of the United S'a'eS makes
:, ,mpossibIc for the states to distran-
chise negroes because tney a.. "s'Oes'
II confers upon them the Tight 0' sur
frage. q. -
The correct way OF stating IT, however.
"a that the Constitution OF The State
makes the negro a voter, pu' ."o Nohsu-
tuition Of the United States VIII not allow
the States to disfranchise MN On ae-
count Of his being negro.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

Professor II. II. Harris. IL. D.. will
lecture on the Reformation" next Fri
day night at o'clock. at Grace-Street
Baptist church. His lecture forms one
of a series of the Christian Culture Lee
ture Courses of the BAPTIST Young Peo-
pies Union. Rev. DR.. j. c. Hiden will. a
few weeks later follow with a lecture on
Distinctive Baptist Principles" Rev. DR..
ohm Pollard on 1.-The Eng fsh Bible" and
Rev. DR.. r. ]. Willingham on "The
Progress Of Christian Missions" The
ittc pf rt Of these ectures will
be duly announced. The lecture on next
Friday night will be open to all interested
In the Christian culture movement
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

II we understand the Dispatch, It's logic
"a that Mr.. Beverly might be believed II
he wrote a letter for publication, but ne
is wholly unworthy of belief when he
makes a statement in a letter intended 10
be private. but which gets before the p' b.
lie by accident. The Dispatch must really
pardon us for declining to pursue as
cussion with an adversary who takes
this view of the value of testimony.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14
Captain -
CI. IT,.
GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY.
1t VIII BE Observed In This City Next FRI
Gay

Next Friday is the anniversary OF the
birthday Of Gen. Robert f. Lee, soldier.
patriot and idol OF Virginia, whose
memory will ever be held dear TO the
people of the Old Dominion. The event VIII
be celebrated by Lee Camp, Confederate
veterans, with an informal campfire. at
which old recollections will be revived,
and associations OF the late war renewed
The Howitzers Will parade at O'Clock
In the afternoon in honor OF the occasion.
and Will fire n salute Of nineteen guns.
The other military Of the city will prob
ably take some part in the celebration. As
yet, however, they have arranged no order
Of exercises, but will probably do 50 dur
ing the early part OF the week.
The day will be observed as a holiday
throughout the State, and many of the
schools and other departments Will be
closed.