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The herald., 1896-07-04

the greatest number, the honor Of our
country and the welfare of the people
It Is self-evident from the above that
the ex-governor of Ohio is utterly ignor-
ant of not only the uses and powers of
government, but of political economy
and philosophy as well. If there Is one
doctrine which Is more essential than
another to sustain Republican form of
government, and which has been upheld
by the teachings of all statesmen ana
philosophers worthy of the name, from
Fales to Spencer, 1t is that government
is not to do good to the greatest num-
Der, but to be just to ALL The majority
nor the minority is not sovereign, put
1--WE, the people," And 1t is basic fact,
and the Fundamental support of our con-
stitution, that only with those rights and
powers which I'VE, the people, nave
loaned to the government for equal ana
Just distribution to all, that the govern
ment has power to act. To tamper
with unloaned rights. even for the
greatest good to the greatest NUMBER.
is simply stealing, and stealing the most
valuable and sacred thing human be-
ing possesses.
This sentence also shows and Is sup
ported by the context OF the speech
from which it is taken that the Repuo-
lican nominee believes that acts of con-
gress are infai'hle, morally and legally
A darker ana M noTTiUle Supeioeitioii
of this or the OFT ~ world never cursed
mankind. 1t is the mother from which
has sprung all state rneddling in natural
rights 1t places congress as ''our God
on earth"
Calling the United States America is
probably of no serious consequence. still
1t shows the wabbly, shiftless character
of the mans mind. His speech was no
doubt carefully written and edited by
his Warwick. therefore any display of
ignorance in it cannot charitably be
overlooked as mere verbal slips.
The herald., 1896-07-04
First Ward Free silver Club

A club to be known as the First Ward
Free Silver Democratic club was organ
lied on the East Side last night. Mr.. c.
F. johnson was elected president by a
unanimous vote. After a brief meeting,
at which all the preliminaries were ar
ranged, the club was launched on its
mission. The members are unit in the
determination to make the club the ban
ner club of the city, and club which will
make itself both heard and felt in the
coming and all succeeding elections. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. j. F. Johnson; first vice-president
Al Moore. jr.; second vice-president. NJ.
]. Moreno; recording secretary, ]. j.
White; treasurer, James Russell, jr.;
sergeant-at-a arms, Jerry NOLAN; outside
sentinel, ]. G. Ballesteros.
The herald., 1896-07-04
The Dynamite Gun

The military authorities made very
careful trials with one of the Zalinsky
dynamite guns five or six years ago.
Particulars Of these tests were not pub
lished at the time. but In the last issue
of the Journal of the United States Ar
tillery a very complete account Of the
Shoeburyness experiments Is given by
Mr.. b. S. Bachelor. S. 81 The gun In
uestion had a bore Is inches in diameter,
and it's barrel was so feet long, of which
35 feet was in front of ,.he trunnions. It
was made of cast-iron tubing IN inch
thick, carefully bored to gauge and
mounted on a riveted plate girder ex-
tending nearly the full length OF tho
barrel, the object being to prevent fiex-
ure of the weapon from its own weight.
Compressed air is used as the propulsive
agent. 1t is admitted to the barrel
through six rectangular openings near
the breech which are normally closed BY
steel sleeve forming the main valve.
The mechanism of this valve Is arranged
SO that 1t can be opened, left open for
definite time and then closed automat-
ically. The air pressure used Is 1000
pounds per square inch. The gun fs
connected to the air reservoir by steel
tubing having In it three movable joints,
by means of which the requisite fiex-
Utility in the supply pipe is secured.
These joints are packed with double cup
than that of the air inside. Very care
full arrangements were made for test.
fired over the Maplin Sands eighty-nlne
shots in all being made. Most of these
were sub1caliber projectiles, or 10
inches in diameter, which were centered
in the gun by loose wooden blocks at the
head, and as a gas check at the rear,
both of which fell off as the projectile
caused it to rotate as 1t Travelled through
the air, thus maintaining its direction.
as in the case of a shot from an ordinary
rifled gun. The full-siZed shell is capa-
BILE of carrying 500 pounds of dynamite,
while the 10-inch one will accommodate
200 pounds, and the S-inch 100 pounds OF
the same. The maximum range obtain
ed with the S-inch shell was 5007 yards.
With the 10-inch projectile mean range
of 394S yards was obtained, the error in
four shots ranging from two yards up
to eighteen from the mean With the
full-sized shell a mean range OF 263S
yards was obtained. The uniformity OF
results as regards both range and direc-
ton was excellent, though the wind on
some days caused considerable lateral
deviation of the projectiles. In some
further experiments to test the pene-
trating power of the shells, a 1O-inch
projectile passed through forty-seve
feet of beach sand, and an S-inch one
through forty-fve feet-Engineering.
The herald., 1896-07-04
ABOUT FLOWERS

The golden rod which was advocated
some time ago as the national flower of
the United States, is emblematic of en-
couragement.
The arbor vitae is indicative of I'M
changing friendship, the symbol being
no doubt suggested by the evergreen of
the plant.
The myrtle plant has always been re-
garded as an emblem of love. Among
the Greeks and Romans it was planted
in cemeteries.
The box is regarded as symbolic of
constancy. II is several times alluded
to in the lighter English poems of the
last century.
The verbena is indicative of SENSIBLE
ity. This plant is said by some natural
lists to display almost animate reason in
choosing it's habitat.
The monkshood is considered in
Switzerland an emblem of danger. 1t is
said that this symbolism abides only in
the Protestant faiths.
The fern is indicative of fascination.
In Saxony the present by lover TO ms
sweetheart of a handful Oh Ierhs - equiV-
alent to proposal.
The mini. is considered in the south of
France symbolic of pure affection. Peas
ant girls along the French Rivera wear
pinks at their weddings.
The honeysucke symbOlizes BOND or
love. The climbing habit of this plant,
clinging, as it does, to any support, is re-
sponsible for the symbolism.
The china aster is set down in floral
dictionaries as indicative of remem-
hrance 1t is said that the same signifi-
canoe is attached to it by the Chinese.
In the south of France the handing OF
a sweet pea by a young lady to young
gentleman is a polite way of stating
that she is tired of his company
The red carnation Is regarded In Spain
as an emblem of despair. There is
tradition in Andalusia that the flower
snrang from the blood of the Virgin
Mary.
The corn tassel is symbolic OF riches,
though the low price of the product dur
ing the last few years has deprived the
symbol of much of it's former signifi-
canoe.
The witch hazel in all parts of Great
Rritain, is considered as magic plant.
Tn MANY local traditions 1T is alluded to
a g nIaving a part in charms and incanta-
lions.
Among the peasants of Holland the
off of a straw between lovers is con-
sidered as indicating hope of concord !;
finding a broken straw symbolizes a
coming quarrel.
The Venus fiytrap is indicative of dan
ger There is no question that this sym
boil was originated by the habits of the
flower, it being a deadly trap for small
insects.
The deadly nightshade in Italy and
Spain is the emblem of falsehood. 1t is
probable that hte poisonous character
The herald., 1896-07-04
CELEBRATING THE FOURTH

The anniversary of the declaration
which made possible the great republic
which is working out the problem of
self-government Is with US again, to be
celebrated on the average in very much
the same way as similar anniversaries
have been. And there are many num-
bers of the ime-honored program that
should never be dispensed withholding
better or more appropriate can take
their places. The Declaration of indie
pendence, with it's glorious and immor-
tai truths, the poem and the song tell
ing of the heroism and sacrifice of the
patriot of the past and the hopes of the
patriot, present and future, the pagean-
try. and even the youthful eXuberance
which manifests itself in the apparent
ly senseess pastime of exploding deaf
ening bombs and aggravating fire.
crackers, are of the soul of the day, and
with the possible exception of the last
should be forever held to- The orator
and his Grafton is also an essential fea-
ture of the occasion, but in him and his
forensic effort some changes need to be
wrought. OF late years there has been
proneness throughout the country to
make of the Fourth of July a day for
the oratorical debutant, whereas, in the
beginning and until the last two decades
the most distinguished and most learned
of the orators of the land found probably
their proudest opportunities in this day
If the fourth is a great day, as we all
believe, it is a day for great men. The
themes that should be presented to the
public mind on that day demand for
their proper treatment the best intel
lects and the most graceful and effective
speakers.
The orator who makes the best use
of the national holiday, at this stage OF
the country's history, and under pres
ent conditions, is the one who uses the
incidents pertaining to the declaration
of independence by the colonies and the
war of the revolution! for texts and ex-
amples rather than for subjects. The
need of the day is for higher, broader,
more intelligent patriotism, and no bet
ter occasion for expatiating on that need
can be found than that furnished by the
Fourth of July.
The herald., 1896-07-04
Azusa.
Greed and the First Church Trouble

Editor Herald: In your paper of Sun
day last, r. r. H., in writing of The
PRESBYTERIAN Greed, asks whether Mr..
Burt Estes Towards views on the Pres
byterian confession of faith have had
ANYTHING to do with the long fight he
and his church have had with the Los
Angeles Presbytery.
Having followed this case through all
its civil and ecclesiastical phases, we
assert that creed or theological beliefs
have had nothing to do with the First
church trouble. but the trouble has been
an open and persistent defiance of the
rules, regulations and deliverances of
both presbytery and general assembly.
1t is believed that Mr.. Howard's views
on the vi0A n1ints Of the Westminster
The herald., 1896-07-04
SOUND DOCTRINE

Among the pet phrases with which
Nominee Mckinley adorned his speech
of acceptance was the greatest good
to the greatest number" He used this
phrase as meaning to promote the public
good. There has never been expressed
a more fallacious proposition than the
one quoted. 1t is based on an entirely err
roneouS conception of the objects of gov
eminent, and has been used to justify the
most fragrant violation of the very rights
governments We're instituted to pro-
tect. The public good" is not promoted
when the greatest good is done the
greatest number. The public" means
all the people. The greatest number"
necessarily comprises only a part of the
people. The only proper object of gov
eminent is to see that all the people
are protected in their individual rights.
In criticism of this part of McKinley's
speech, the editor of The Herald has re.
ceived a personal letter from Mr.. Rob
crt J. Bedford, who some years since pub
lished Belford's Magazine. one of the
brightest and most instructive publica-
tions of its day. Mr.. Belford has been a
thorough, painstaking student of pub
lie questions and political economy, and
his conclusions are those of a fearless
and lucid reasoner. His comments on
this political heresy to which Mckinley
lends his endorsement are so sound and
convincing that The Herald cannot for
bear reproducing them. Mr.. Belford
says:
Let me call your attention to a para
graph in Mr.. McKinleys speech of &C
ceptance published in The Herald Tues
day morning. 1t is: Should the people
ratify the choice of the great convention
for which you speak, my only aim will be
to promote the public good, which in
America is always the greatest good to
The herald., 1896-07-04

Mrs. Harriet w. Strong of Whittier
made an exhibit of pampas plumes at
the Worlds Fair, where they received
much admirng attention. In the year
1892 the Republican party adopted that
vegetable growth as its official emblem
Mrs. Strong supplied the recent st. Louis
convention with the thousands of
plumes there used. That the Repub-
lican party can assist in booming an in
dustry without financial detriment to the
people at large is thus demonstrated, and
that the said industry is peculiarly
Southern California one is reason for
emphasized felicitation.
The herald., 1896-07-04
PERSONALS

c. E. De Camp, Col. Freeman G. Teed
and a large party went to Catalina yes
terday.
Miss Kittie Loomis, who has been Wis
iting her sister at the Hotel Broadway,
returned this week to her home in San
Francisco.
]. Mills Davies, editor and manager
of The Household, will leave this morn
inc on the Santa Rosa on ten days
business trip to San Francisco.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kittredge, late from
Boston, Mass, and her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Kittredge Holmes of Kansas City. have
taken up their residence in this city at
No 1016 South Olive street.
Mr.. Merriam of the Peoples store, with
about 100 employees, left the city last
night at o'clock on special cars for San
Pedro there to take the steamer Her.
mosa for Catalina. A royal outing for
good people.
The herald., 1896-07-04
The Source Of Moral Strength

Force of principle gives, as it were.
new power to the whole man. With this
inward spring how much can we accom-
plish-how much endure! Sustained by
a consciousness of rectitude, difficulties
no longer daunt us, and hindrances sink
before us. The minds of men are eX-
ceedingly weakened by inconsistent
passions-by fear, interest, regard to
opinion. They effect little because they
want unity. He who is accustomed to
ask what is right and to espouse it with
energy, leaving the consequences with
God, derives new power from his sim
gleness of purpose. 1t gives him fear
lessness of mind. His faculties, con-
centrated on his duties, act freely and
strenuously he perseveres when others
would droop and succeeds when they
would fail. Right action, being in itself
simple and harmonious, brings an inn
mediate reward in peace, equanimity,
steadiness. Strong moral principle 10
a spring of honorable impulse, and gives
us the highest use of all our faculties.-
Claiming.
The herald., 1896-07-04

The story of Senator Teller's rejection
with thanks" of $50. 900 purse made UP
for him, when he was in financial straits,
by number of admiring friends, shows
only the act of a gentleman of proper
spirit: but the act of the boiling free
silver champion rises to the plane of the
admirable and creditab BILE when contrast
ed with the hospitable acceptance of
double that sum, from interested tariff
beneficiaries, by the nominee of the ST
Louis convention.
The herald., 1896-07-04
SATURDAY, JULY 4. 1896
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The herald., 1896-07-04
of the plant had something to do with
the symbolism.

the symbolism.
The primrose Is in England an emblem
of Inconsistency. The name signifies that
it is the prime rose, or the first rose of
the spring, this ofiewr opening before
most others.
The quaker grass and sensitive plant
symbolic agitation, the peculiar habit
possessed by these of trembling at the
slightest touch having no doubt sug.
gested the symbolism.
In the country districts of southern
England the present of bachelors but
ton to an unmarried man is a strong hint
that he ought to change his condition
as soon as possible.
The herald., 1896-07-04
A CENTENNIAL POEM
published July 4, 1850

Pealed Liberty Beif,
England farewell;
A tyrants bonds dissolved,
And hundred years
OF smiles and tears.
a nation hath evolved.
From memorys hail
The shadows fall.
The living past appears;
The vision flies.
Till gladstone eyes
Have dimmed the sight with tears!
Thrice happy hour.
Could Endor's power
Reanimate our urned,
Sweet be the rest
OF the faithful breast.
Where freedoms flame has burned
ID. p. Stoner.
The herald., 1896-07-04
St. Paul's Special Services

At st. Paurs church on Olive street.
opposite the park. a special patriotic
service will be held at 1915 p. m. today.
Bishop johnson will deliver an address.
Madame Martinez will sing the Star
Spangled Banner. The public is cordial
ly invited
The herald., 1896-07-04
Azusl


Editor Herald: l have just returned
from a trip up San Gabriel canyon. /
made the trip in a wagon. 1t is one of
the toughest roads on earth. The trip
in a wagon is frightful, as the road for
the whole distance is strewn with boul-
ders. | see nothing particularly enticinS
in this canyon. There is some mining
done there. The greatest feature of the
canyon is its beautiful river. 1t con-
tains more water than Los Angeles river
does, certainly. AZusa is proper site
for a large town, as it has more water
than any other town in Southern Cali
forna. except San Bernardino. The
water system in San Gabriel canyon can
be developed so as to be able to supply
a city of $50. 600 inhabitants. The noun
tains to the north of AZusa are full of
springs and the water in San Gabriel
river is more than that Of Los Angeles
river The town slopes southwark. An
excellent system of sewerage can be
made. There is not a better or more
healthy place in Southern California for
q. townsite than AZusa is. | challenge
any other section to contradict this.
This town has three times more water
than Pasadena, and its sewerage, on ac-
count of its location, far eXcels that Of
Pasadena or any other town in southern
California People in Los Angeles who
consider themselves over crowded would
do we'll to come out here and examine
for themselves The writer of this has
no interest here. ! am only writing
plain facts. Very" respectfully,
WILLIAM JORDAN.
The herald., 1896-07-04
ChiOan Nominees

The New York Sun has been looking
up the record as to the locality of GER
tain nominees for the presidency. "Of
the seven men nominated by the Repub-
lican party for the presidency, four were
natives and two We're actual residents
of Ohio-the state in which, William G.
Einley lives. The Ohioan Grant was
nominated as an Illinois man, and thu
Ohioan Harrison as an Indiana man.
Fremont was a Georgia man by birth,
Lincoln Kentuckian, Blaine Pennsyl-
Vanian"
The herald., 1896-07-04

James Carey while drunk at o'clock
this morning attempted to break into
crib on Alameda street and had shat
tered the window glass when Special
Officer Lyman nabbed him. Whether or
not he held any Interior designs on the
property within is not known, but he was
charged with simple drunk.
The herald., 1896-07-04
Only q Street Fight

Two unknown men came to blows
last night at the corner of Spring and
Second streets. They were talking at
the edge of the sidewalk in front of Coul-
ter's dry goods store when one suddenly
struck the other terrific blow in the
face laying open the cheek. The victim
was dazed by the blow, but after stag
gering around for a moment pulled
himself together and ran away. He was
followed by his assailant who seemed
anxious to get at him again. The streets
were crowded at the time and the two
men were soon lost to each other and to
view in the throng. No arrests were
made nor could names be learned.
The herald., 1896-07-04

confession. which were discussed during
the revision movement, are not more
advanced than a majority of the Pres
byterians of the United States, and
hence these opinions played no part in
this unhappY church trouble JOHN
The herald., 1896-07-04
TO THE EDITOR

(The Herald under this heading prints
but does not assume re-
The herald., 1896-07-04

In an Eastbourne. England, paper "A
in bicycle riding at shillings lesson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-25

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
c. ,rn icing 81 crop rhat almost every
farmer bJtn N5rUn and South, grows
year after year, 1t would seem to be
quite unnecess7r TO have anything to
sav az to the most successful mode of
making crop of Is. But as practical
exee,ierce aud some e1 peEimentipg go
loag way to help making better crops
In future 10 the Individual concerned,
l trust few remarks on the su6J CT
Will be deemed worthy of notice.
Ali 5h8 aUistics we come. across as
Co corn production per acre, and other
matters, are nearly ali bassd on the
Northern States sta istiC5, but now all
that is beng changed, as the South Is
slowly buJ surely forging ahead Iii the
production Of this crop, and IN a
year or two will outstrIp the North,
Els5 and West combined. The days
OF importing corn iato the South are
gone forever.
| have never been able to get g good
crop Of corn from lew land, as IL wants
the humuz s. essential TO this crop, and
7 fiai The older the lard the better 1t Is,
provided 1t nas nOG been allowed to lie
ouc for any TIM. Corn does we'll to
follow corn, lii fact, believe it Is an
advantage to follow itself regularly, as
the old corn roots decCmposlng In the
soil year after year keep 1t IN perfect
state Of physical condition to respond
readily to j1dlcious tertillzing, as these
roots with the natural growth Of crab
grass that grows so rank on our South
ern soil, is one of the Test sources Of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-25

FOR THE DR. NKS.

If there is one thing more than an
other that prevents hens from laying
in winter, writes breeder, it is being
obliged to drink snow water and fur
nieh the heat from their bodies TO melt
it. And also if there is one thing more
than another that keeps their owner
from watering them regularly, it is go
ing ont some cold morning ard finding
dishes frozen solil and The eeams all
gaping. Procure some deep baking
tins, square shape, to hold about three
pints; get those made Of one piece Cf
Ui0, with folded corners, 50 Uuey will
not leak. These cost 10 cents each al d
will last for years. When these get
frozen solid tney will not burst and can
be emptjtd Without melting by press
ing up on the bottom with the ends Of
the fingers of both hands while pulling
off with the thumbs on the rim, first
on the ends and then on the eides. Now
get scme blocks say two inches square
and SIX inches long and fasten them to
the side of the pen where it will be
most convenient to get at, and 80 the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-25
TEE FRUIT GARDEN.

Oar grape vines, says the editor Of
Gardening, are all p'uned ard tied.
Where vines are buried, leave the N
undistul bed. Apple, pear, peach. plum
ard other fruit trees are pyuned al 6
all wounds painted over. We have
some stem screpirg TO do yet; this il
done by a common iron tree scTaper {;
we scrape off the rough loose bark ard
then paint the stems with g ke~ Osene
waeh-one third kerosene. This kills
the scale, if any, and doesn't hurt the
bark at this time Of year. If bark
scale is seen on any Of the youog trees
-dwarfs eapecially-We spray them
all over with this kerosene wash
During the last three or four years
pear tree blight has played sad havoc
among our dwarf bearing trees, taking
the healthiest, biggest and beat Of
them, aud those growing in the heaviest
ground We cutaway all affected parts
as aOon as we noticed and them. We
also spray with amm0niacal solution,
CAV ASI@Ah9 VIC pa 7S AhS hc%~iA ChC%hEN
tue evil. In some Of our dry sandy
land we have dwarf pear trees, say
from IS to 20 years CID, but they are
gnarly AID unhappy, SO VIC are going
to root out every ose of them this
spring and plant worked standards IN
their places. Some of these We already
have there are very thrifty indeed and
show none Of tie stunted appearance
Of the d gerf5 On ounce roots. Ia
planting dwarfs they are generally S.
three feo5 IN from the walk and 10 feet
apart. The three feet is far too close.
1 you have room set them back f.e
feet from the walk emo - feet apart,
Y ,u can grow fl ,wers~o small vego
taoles between them. The dwarf pear
trees we havo on gocd soil DO very ~e4i
indeed