The herald., 1894-05-06

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the summing up, it demands that 1t be
made as brief as possible. What is now
most needed 10 the verdict, and 1t can
not be much longer delayed.
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The Buffalo Times administers q
wholesale drubbing to the Republican
majority in the New York legislature for
the way they cut down the appropria-
ton for the repairs OF the canal systems
OF that state. Competent civil engineers
had placed their estimates at 81 900, 900
for the Erie canal alone, and as much
more for it's tributaries. The Republican
majority reduced them down to tie beg
garry sum of $40, 600. which will do lit
tie or no good. The canals are kept
closed "a many days in the year as pos
sible, and all this in the interest OF the
railroads carrying lake products east
ward, while the farmers of Western New
York keep ON clsmoring for cheaper
transportation. The next New York
legislature will have much larger num-
Der of Independents than usual, growing
out OF this very same matter of canal
transportation.
The distinguishing traits OF the Scotch
are their industry, thrift and obstinacy.
Just now the ''braw men o. the He
lands" are engaged in a fight for home
rule, just 40 Ireland is doing, and with a
| greater chance of success. The Scot be-
lieves that all OF England's modern
prestige is due to the Scotch. just the
came as the Yankee believes that the
New England states are entitled to all
the credit for American renown abroad.
The Scot 10 az tenacious OF International
ity as the Irishmsn, and quite as ready
to fight for it. But the English con-
servatives fear danger in home rule for
Scotland, and will oppose it all they
know how.
That highly abstinent state, which
forms the extreme portion. of the United
States, must look oddly to a man from
some other part OF the country. Bishop
Hood, OF the colored Baptists OF South
Carolina, recently paid visit to the
city of Portland in Maine, and before
the exercises were concluded, the con-
gregation got into free fight, although
no razors were drawn. But the bre'r
from away down souf got thumped on
/ the starboard ear, aud, in all proba-
bility, went home with very singular
| idea of smoked Yankees and their hos
pitality.
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The death of George B. Bayley of Oak
land, who was killed in an elevator IL
a Market street building, in San Fran
cisco, last week, reveals that the de-
ceased carried $50 900 more life insur-
snce policies than any other man who
hes yet died on the Pacific coast. Rails
ton was insured for 100000, Flood for
800, 900 and Sharon for $4,000. Bayiey
was insured for 1000 in each of seven
| companies and for $25, 900 in another.
His disbursements for premiums on his
| life insurance were in excess of $4,000
annually.
The Vallejo board of trade spoke for
the whole nation when it memorialized
congress to have Farrsgut's old flagship
| rebuilt and kept perpetually in repair
/ The memorial says: Nelson's flag
ship Victory is never allowed to decay.
Why should we allow Farragut's flag
! ship Hartford to rot and pass out OF ex-
istence? 1t cannot be said that we can
not afford the expense. for we are the
richest nation in the world, and should
be the most patriotic"
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The Southern Pacific folks paid into
| Iuo -s0euS..J
dollars, a week ago, being $3.50, $500 rs
the second installment of its taxes Tor
1898 and 1898, 072.70 as it's second install'
ment OF taxes from 1SS0~to 1885, making
q total of $548, 1926 "a, which will be good
news to the holders OF warrants against
the state treasury, as it adds about
$l57 900 to the general fund. which has
been until now badly depleted.
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It does not look as though this lie going
to be such a bad year for railroad work,
after all. The Railway Age estimates
that about 22, 900 miles of railway will
be built during the present year. Com
ing on the back of such financial de-
preston this ought to employ a large
amount of our unekilled labor and keep
down the growing spirit of Ooxeyism.
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There ia economy in some of the fash
iona that have just reached their terml-
nation. The big sleeves, Tor instance,
had their use. as witness Santa Ana
lady, who has just cut up last year, g
dress and made frocks for her four little
girls out of It-all from the sleeves.
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The Oakland Enquirer, in speaking o
the boulevard to be constructed between
Los Angeles and Pasadena. sounds a
keynote when it says Oakland wants
little of that kind of enterprise il
these days. 1t ia the best kind OF rem
edy for hard times"
SO
That was cleverly said by the New
York World, when it declared that Cox
eyism is a condition without theory
1t is not often that presidential utter
ance ia 80 clevsrly paraphrased