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The thief Did Not believe In Equal d.,
Ion When Revolvers Came In.

The Thief Did Not Believe In Equal Divi.
Ion When Revolvers Came In.
i, he had both hands in tho air and
was looking into the barrel Of a revolv-
er. hut he retained his presence Of
mind.
Il presume" ho said, "that you be-
lieve in an equal distribution Of proper
ty."
"That's wot," replied the highway
man as he began going through the VIC
TINS pockets.
II supposed SO. That's usually the
way with men Of your class, but you ar-
que from false premises. You try to
justify your nctions"-
"Shut up!"
"Oh. I'm not going to give you o leo
ture on your evil ways. In fact, I may
say that I am willing to accept your
theory Of life temporarily"
"Well, shell out. them.
Certainly. certainly. anything l
havoc But am I to understand that you
insist upon operating upon that theory?"
The highwayman nodded. and the
victim deposited a bunch Of keys. an
Olu 6IIVor WdtCu ulu tWO ulCkeIS uu tile
fencepost beside which be was stand
ing.
"That's all I have" he said.
The hiehwaymnn gavo ell ezclama-
tion Of disgust aud pushed all tie arti-
cles of OH to the sidewalk.
II amt Robin %paupers." ho said.
"Of course not" replied the victim
cheerily, "but this isn't robbery. you
know. It's the theory Of equal division
Of property. You get half Of that stuff.
and I'll just take one Of those handsome
reviewers that You have. That's fair
and right in line with your
But the highwayman declined. and
he did it very roughly too.
"And yet," said tho victim as he put
the silver watch back in his pocket. "he
was the one who upheld the theory. It
only shows that these idealists don't
live up to their teachings when it comes
down to the stern realities Of life. -
Chicago Post.
, 1896-04-14
WHAT SAY.

1t would be an interesting chapter in
economic history If We could have in
figures the abatement of foreign prices
which have followed every increase of
the tariff, for 1t would show what enor-
nous profits have been made out Of us
by these people when no protection ex-
sted.-Hon. Thomas B. Reed.
dowed, splendidly equipped for a sue
cessful struggle with any other. Our
fertile lands can feed a billion of peo-
pie as readily as they now sustain 60,
900. 600. We have a seacoast almost
limitless, within our borders one-half
OF all the fresh water in the world, To-
Gated in lakes and rivers, as If our ne
cessities and convenience had alone
been consulted; as many miles OF rail-
road as the rest of the world, and as a
legitimate consequence. the lowest
rates Of freight to be found anywhere.
We have inexhaustible mines Of iron
and coal in "a of our states and terri
tories; .eSb6 NsHntaiaa Of iron like
Pilot Kn0osA6A Iron mountain. said to
contsiasSoe.tos,o0o Of tons OF good
quality. accessible. We have copper,
lead, tint gold. silver. granite. slate,
lime rock. marble, mountains of salt
and sulphur. Our capacity for wool
growing and for cotton raising has
never yet been tested. Texas alone can
easily produce all the cotton we man
ufacture at home and export. We are
possessed today of the finest machin-
cry and the best tools, with a skill in
their manufacture able to respond to
all demands that may be made upon 1t.
We have nor inventive genius than
any two OF the nations of Europe. Our
business men are energetic, bold and
s%agacious, our laborers the best in the
world, active. hopeful, and ambitious.
With all these advantages we cannot
compete successfully with the coun-
tries Of Europe. Why not There is,
there be. but one answer, we are
handicapped by the cheap labor there.
Hon. VIM. Frye, U. 8. senator, of
Maiue.
l shall only say this-and l shall cay
1t deiiberately-that the cause of pro-
lection has triumphed in the last two
elections, and it will triumph in the
election for which we are now prepar-
Ing. And more than that. the Ameri-
can people have a settled conviction
that there will be nc genuine return to
prosperity in this country until there
il a genuine American tariff on our
statute books. And while l know that
the republican party's great embar-
rassment in this emergency is the
superabundant wealth OF presidential
candidates, or rather OF presidential
timber. the democratic party will not
Be permitted to decide who that candi-
date shall be; but I will tell them, and
I will tell the country, and I will tell
any peeson who chooses to ask of the
matter. tAat the man who will carry
our hammer to victory in the coming
contest Will be that man who measures
up most nearly to the ideal standard,
70 ~ living impersonation, Of the
bsns9c3sut doctrine Of protection
Han. a. Pearson. M. C. Of North Caro-,
Hnn.
, 1896-04-14
TUESDAY, APRIL "a, 1896.

Buffalo's city council is composed of
a democratic mayor, three democratic
councilman and two pops. That's a
pretty good government, we don't
think.
, 1896-04-14

Busy people have no time, and en-
a slow remedy. One Minute Cough
Cure acts promptly and gives perma-
mem results. Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-04-14

A little Ill. then = little Fill. The
i'll has gone the pill has DeWttt's
Little Early Riser., the little pills that
cure great ills. Chas. N. Settes.
, 1896-04-14

Pure blood mean good health. Do
Wits Sarsaparilla puriies the blood,
cures eruptions, eczema, scrofula, and
all diseases arising from impure blood.
Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-04-14

It's all the same, . slight cold, CON
gested lungs or were cough. One
Minute Cough Cure banishes them.
Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-04-14

b. NJ. '~AUsHERMAN.
Secretary.
, 1896-04-14

Nllut 10 tIlcip W sVN az ~ y
tonight:' asked the man from the coun-
try. His city friend sighed. "A large
hat, with four ostrich feathers, enamel
ed buckle, II cluster of roses and several
jeweled hatpins,' he said. "Be sure
md take your opera glasses, for then
you can distinguish the minor details Of
the trimming New York Tribune.
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.
Headquarters Republican State Com
mittee.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 20, 1896.
To the Republican Electors OF Wyo-
ming:
In accordance with established usage
and by direction Of the republican
state committee. notice is hereby given
that the republican state convention
will be held at Sheridan, Wyoming, OF
Thursday, May IA. 1896. at IL O'Clock
a. m, for the purpose Of selecting six
delegates and six alternate delegates to
the republican national convention to
be held at st. Louis, Mo-, on Tuesday,
June 16, 1896. to nominate candidates
for president and vice president Of the
United States.
This state convention will be COM
posed of 102 delegates. apportioned
among the several counties as follows:
Albany, IL; Carbon, IL; Converse, s;
Crook, s; Fremont g.; johnson, 4; Lara
mic, 10; Natrona, g.; Sheridan, z;
|Sweetwater, 9; Uinta, IL; Weston. s.
The delegates from the several coun-
ties will be chosen at county conven-
lions called and conducted according
to the rules and customs followed In
such counties in selecting delegates to
state conventions.
All republican electors, and voters
without regard to past political anil
atoms, who believe in republican prin-
ciples and endorse the republican poll
cy, are cordially invited to unite under
this call in the selection Of delegates
to the state convention.
WILLIS VAN DEVANTER,
Chairman.
B. NJ. AUsHERMAN.
Secretary.
, 1896-04-14
REPUBLICAN Book COUPON.

THE coupon, accompanied by
10 oonts, will entitie the holder
to three Of tho choice books In
the "vseful ard Popular Books"
oerlee, advertiae ed elsewhere In
ttlo paper. Orders received by
mail and books sent postage
Tree. Order by number.
souH -
The herald., 1896-10-01
VALUABLE CAMPAIGN DOCU.
MENTS

1t is moot question of what value the
ordinary campaign document may be.
Of the forty million circulars with whicn
Mr. Hanna has already flooded the
country it would be very interesting.
but beyond the powers of any statisti-
clan to discover, what percentage are
opened, how many are at once thrown
away, how many are filed away for fut-
ure reference never to be realized, and
how few are read. Practical politicians
have long ago realized that there is
much misspent energy and many thous-
ands of dollars wasted in the wholesale
distribution of campaign literature, and
have come to the conviction that the
most valuable campaign document is in
reality the daily newspaper, which
passes through the hands and is read
by the large proportion of an intelligent
community.
However, there is yet another still
more valuable way of influencing
thought, which should not be lost sight
of in this campaign. Almost every man
in the west has relatives or close friends
in the middle or eastern states. Have
they any idea of the service they can
render their cause by personally writing
to their friends and giving some of the
reasons for the faith that is in them?
Allen w. Clark, chairman of the In
diana Silver league, says he considers
this one of the most effective methods
by which the people of his state, for Il
long time under the influence of gold
standard metropolitan press, were made
first to tolerate, then to investigate, un-
Gerstand and finally to espouse the cause
of silver restoration. "A letter from
loved son or brother living in the west"
says Mr. Clark, detailing the absolute
necessity to the western states of silver
restoration, explaining how soon ana
inevitably a similar condition will con-
front, indeed is already confronting, the
middle states, will find an entree into
the homes, the hearts and the conscience
of the father or the brother living
farther east that no regular campaign
document could possibly secure. And
if it Is backed up by accurate printed
data, furnished in such abundance by
the local press, it will make more votes
in proportion to the labor and expense
involved and the number of persons ad-
dressed than any other sort Of propa-
ganda work that has come under my OBJ
4servation. st
If you owe letter home" improve the
opportunity and create the most valu-
able campaign literature On your own
account.
The herald., 1896-10-01
SYMPATHY IN EUROPE

| The goldbug journals have been strug-
Cling hard to dissipate the force of
| Prince Bismarcks .letter to Gov. Gull
| berson, and in many cases have strained
| to distort its obvious sense. Confirma-
| tory evidence of the true force of Ger
| many's grand old mans bimetallic be-
| lief comes in special cable dispatch
from the New York Worlds special cor
respondent in London, and will be read
with wide interest. The dispatch is as
follows:
LONDON, Sept. 23.-Moreton Frewen
came back today from the international
agricultural congress at Buda Pesth,
bringing with him, to be presented to
William Jennings Bryan, a copy of a
book written by M. Bontmy, delegate
from the South Russian Federation of
Agriculture, and with much formality
dedicated to the American silver candi-
date.
Ia is entitled The Agricultural Crisis,
and advocates bimetallism as remedy.
Mr. Frewen declares that of 22O dele
gates, large proportion sympathized
warmly with Bryan's struggle, including
practically all those representing agri-
cultural societies, and particularly from
Russia, as your readers saw from the
names signed to the message sent Bryan
exclusively through the World a few
days ago.
The membership of the congress in
cludes many distinguished men from all
parts of Europe. 1t was called by the
Hungarian government One delegate
Herr Won Kardoff, leader of the Free
Conservative party in the German
reichstag and neighbor of Prince Bis
| marck at Friedrichsruh, reported con-
versation he had recently with the
prince on the American political situa-
tion as follows:
Frankly, ,Kardoff, am too old to go
to school over the currency issue, but 1
recognize that, although I acted in 1873
on what l regarded as the best advice.
my action was too precipitate, in view
of the results which have followed.
''The fact that the Agragrian party in
Germany is vigorously urging the res
toration of silver weighs much with me,
and must weigh much with any intelli-
gent government ON the continent of
Europe.
"The one class that we cannot afford to
estrange is the farming class If they
are convinced, and they assure you they
are convinced, that agricultural depres-
sion is peculiar to these monetary
changes, our government must review
its position
The herald., 1896-10-01

Investigations. that the minds of ma
jority in that body may become i'm
pressed with the idea that, after all, the
only just, practicable and scientific rev.
enue system is one which would exempt
all labor products from taxation and
take for public use only the community
made value of land irrespective of i'm
provements.
Anyhow, the holding OF a state con-
vention of assessors means much need
ed investigation of our taxation laws
and methods Therefore such gather
ing can hardly fail to accomplish some
good. The presidential campaign will
soon be past, and during the ensuing
winter the subject of tax reform will be.
paramount in California, as it should be
in every other state.
The herald., 1896-10-01
ASSESSORS CONVENTION

A movement has been started by Win
field Scott of Bakersfield. county as
SCISSOR of Kern county, looking to the
holding Of state convention of assess
ors, Ito revise the revenue laws, or make
recommendations for their Improvement
before the next meeting of the legisla-
ture." Nearly every assessor in the
state has given favorable response to
Mr.. Scott's call, and he has named No
vember Esd as the date for the conven-
tion. 1t is expected that the state board
of equalization will be present and that
there will be a complete overhauling of
the existing revenue laws.
This looks like a step in the right di-
rection. 1t is notorious fact that the
revenue laws of California need to be
overhauled, investigated, discussed,
amended and to great extent abolished.
In many respects our revenue system is
n ridiculous farce, travesty on justice,
discouragement to industry, promot-
er of speculation, barrier against i'm
provements, a breeder of perjury. "a
robber of individual earnings, q burden
on the backs of all classes of wealth.
producers. 1t is all of this and more.
An enumeration Of all of it's incongru-
tiles, weaknesses and unjust provisions
would require too much space for this
article. Besides, they are already
known to every taxpayer who has given
the matter any considerable attention.
The forthcoming convention of as
SCISSORS and equalizers need have no
trouble in unearthing facts and statis-
tics sufficient to show that the present
revenue system is defective from core to
outer edge. 1t can easily be shown that
personal property to the value of many
millions is either assessed far below it's
cash value or allowed to escape entirely;
that improved land is often assessed
higher than unimproved land similarly
located-which is in violation of an ex-
press requirement of the constitution.
Also that innumerable license taxes, oc-
cupation taxes, poll taxes, export taxes
on human corpses, and many other
forms of legalized robbery under the
name of taxation. are making the poor
poorer and the discouraged desperate,
A mass of interesting facts can be col
lated from the official reports of the state
comptroller and the state board of
equalization for 1894. The contents Of
those official documents should be suf-
ficient, without other testimony, to con-
vince any unprejudiced mind that the
uniform, equal and fairly distributed
taxation of personal property is an i'm
possibility.
1t - Just possible, also, that by the
+sv,-s chs ~arvertior hee ~~---'---- :.
The herald., 1896-10-01

member of that party, even though I
am going to stand with Lincoln, Grant
and Blaine by voting for Bryan instead
of with Hanna, by voting for Mckinley.
l would respectfully ask Mr.. Bradner
Lee and the other members of the Re-
publican county central committee If in
reading out of the party those who, like
myself, stood by the party's past record,
rather than by it's present position,
whether we are to understand that our
votes are not desired for the Republican
county candidates in November. Do
Judge Smith, Judge Clark and the other
candidates for county offices desire that
we should vote for their opponents be-
cause we decline to vote for ihe Nc
Kinley presidential electors? If they
do. they can rely on our carrying out
their wishes. Is that the position Mr.
Lee ard his fellow committeeman de-
sire us to take? REPUBLICAN.
Los Angeles Sept 30 1896
The herald., 1896-10-01
THE NEwBERRY MUSICAL.

Yesterday, at her home on South Hill
street, Mrs. j. r. Newberry entertained
at an informal musical in honor of Mrs.
Walter Wise, a lately arrived musician
from st. Louis. The house was prettily
decorated in La France roses, heliotrope
and asparagus plumosa. Mrs. Newberry
wore a becoming gown of dark green
silk, jet and lace trimmings. Her niece,
Miss Funk, wore taffeta silk, with vel
vet and dark green silk trimmings. Mrs.
Wise wore a handsome dress of black
silk, jet trimmings. Delightful refresh
ments We're served by Christopher. An
entertaining program of half a dozen
numbers was given, as follows: Vocal
solos by Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Parsons and
Mrs. Wise. Intrumental solos by Miss
Funk and Mrs. Price. Those who en-
joyed the hospitality of Mrs. Newberry
were Mines. Prime, Albert Russell,
Earnest Price and Hemingway of st.
Paul; Walter Wise of st. Louis, r. B.
Cronbie Parsons, Miss lone Parsons,
Miss Marie Funk and Miss Rose Whip
pie. 49,
The herald., 1896-10-01
THE BACHELOR MAIDS.

A delightful leap year dance was CIV
en- by the bachelor maids at Kramer s
hall. Thursday night. The patronesses
were Mines. c. A. Garfield, Wyman,
Grippen, King and Miss Dawson. The
reception committee included Mrs.
King, Florence Garfield, Louise Maud
and Marie Apablasa. Those present
were Misses Lupe Gelcich, Rose Allen,
Louise Maud, M. Apablasa, Flora AL
den, Floy Garfield, G. Bassermap, K.
Basserman, Zoe Lewis, Harrington, Fay
Lewis, Cline Labory, Finn r. Meyer,
Meyer e. Olhausen. Sadie Jordan, Lille
Knoll, Cora Knoll, Hand, M.McClintock
Messrs. Rice, Maud, Satter, Allen, Null
lin, Mclean, Arthur Godin, Collins,
Splittstoesser, Schmidt, William Akin,
Sens, Black, Arthur Wallace, Grippen,
Allison, Wallace, Will Lockwood, Chas.
Lockwood, G. Apablasa, Dunmeyer, Les
lie Farrell, Powell Korbel, Martin, La
bory, Alden, Wyman, Louis Maud and l..
NOrdlinger.
The herald., 1896-10-01
+. HERE AND THERE.

Judge and Mrs. Anderson left Monday
for short stay at La Canyada.
Mrs. j.. w. Mathus. who has been
spending some time in the city, left for
a few weeks visit to her brother r. B.
Taylor. the wealthy South Riverside
capitalist.
1t is rumored that Miss Maud Tuf-
ford, popular in society Several seasons
ago, and who left recently for Chicago
is soon to be married to Mr.. William
Cowan, brainy young lawyer of SPRING
field, ILL., Mr. Cowan is the son of a dis
tinguished southern jurist
Friday evening an informal dance will
be given at Kramer's hall by that pop
ular set of young society men who were
known last year as the Figueroa Cotil-
lion club. These delightful dances will
be given the last Friday in every month
o. ~-1t fhe winter
The herald., 1896-10-01
CROQUET PARTY.

Mrs. r. M. Lyon of 3209 South Grand
avenue entertained very delightfully."-
with croquet party yesterday after
noon. Dainty refreshments were served
The dining room was tastefully dec
Grated in nasturtiums and ferns, large
bowl of the flowers being placed in the
center. There were three croquet sexs
out on the lovely lawn in front of the
house. Mrs. Lyon was assisted in re-
ceiving her guests by her sister, Mrs. T.
Sansone and Mrs. j. Q. Tufts. The
guests were Mines. De Groot. Rutzen.
Horace Anderson, H. M Gabiel, A. j.
Cass, Edward Tufts, Frank Gregg, j. @.
Tufts, jr., B. H. Cass, Van De WORT. T.
A. Sansone; Misses Dewey, Mullen, Gift
fin, Cass and the Misses Howes, Master
R. NJ Tufts,
The herald., 1896-10-01
Observation-Disclosures.
IN SOCIETY

A wedding which united two promi-
Angeles was celebrated at high noon
yesterday at st. Paul's church, Rev.
John Gray officiating. The affair was
extremely quiet, owing to the serious i'll
ness of a sister, Mrs. Arthur Pike, only
the immediate friends and relatives OF
the contracting parties being present.
Those who witnessed the ceremony at
the church were Mrs. Ford, Miss Almer
Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams, Misses Adams and Mrs.
Brandt Major and Mrs. Easton, Mrs.
Wendell Easton, Mr.. and Mrs. L. J.
Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, MI.
and Mrs. Harry Rose, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Rose, jr., Edward H. Sanderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wachtel and son, Master Val
Wachtel, and Miss Bessie Wachtel, j.
N. Moore, Mrs. Fargo, Mrs. Squires,
Mrs. Stafford, Mrs. l.. e. Easton, Misses
Mae and Abby Easton and Mrs. Henry
Melveny.
The chancel was prettily decorated in
potted plants and roses. On either side
of the altar were bouquets of pink roses.
In the center Of the chancel rail, lined
with palms, was placed large bunch of
delicate white flowers.
To the soft strains Of the beautiful
Lohengrin wedding march the bride was
met at the altar by the groom, and was
given into his charge by her father.
During the ceremony Answer was
softly played, Prof. Dunster presiding
at the organ.
The bride, petite brunette, is the
daughter Of Hon. l.. j. Rose, while the
groom, George D. Easton, is a son Of
Col Easton of the we'll known San Fran
cisco firm of Easton, Eldridge & Co., and
has charge of the Los Angeles branch
of that firm.
The brides going away gown was of
handsome blue serge, with silk trim
mings and hat to match The groom
wore a business suit Of black, and a red
carnation as buttonhole bouquet.
The, happy pair spent a short time
after the ceremony at the Rose mansion.
corner Grand avenue and Fourth
streets, with the relatives. They then
lett on the honeymoon, and after their
return will occupy the Carson West
home on West Twenty eighth street.
The herald., 1896-10-01
Tnu esDAY, OCTOBER !, 1896
VOTERS. LOOK OUT!

Changes in registration stop on Oct.
6th.
There are to be no great registers in
this election.
There will be precinct registers.
These registers will contain only the
names of the voters of the precinct.
Consequently mistakes can by no pos
sibility be corrected after Oct. 9Th. II
d voter is registered in a precinct In
which he does not reside he will be una
bic to vote.
4 Every voter must be registered in the
precinct where he resides.
The herald., 1896-10-01
CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.

Editor Herald: In your issue of the
oath inst. you have copy of the ballot
as the names will appear in November
on the regular election ballot. Now l
don't understand how a silver man is
to vote-whether the straight Populist
or Democratic nominees-in order that
his vote may be made to count. For in
stance, should c. A. Barlow in your
district receive 5000 Democratic votes
and 1000 Populist, and should the gold
candidate, James McLachlan, receive
300 votes, who would be elected? A
reply will oblige,
FRANK A. ARMSTRONG.
Moreno, Sept. 26.
(Congressmen are elected by plu-
rality of the popular vote. Mr.. Barlow
would be elected.-Ed. Herald.)
The herald., 1896-10-01

Mr. Mr.McKinley, says the Chicago Chron-
icle. seems to have discovered '.the
cause of the hard times at last" In
a speech Thursday he asked what was
the cause. and Immediately added: 1.-The
reason is not hard to discern. For more
than thirty years we lived in this coun-
try under protective tariff. Just So
He proceeded to qualify and hedge a
little, but nothing he added could mod
ify or negative the truth he began with.
The herald., 1896-10-01
TAYLoR-RoB1NsoN wEDpINc.

Yesterday at the residence of the
brides father, E. G. Robinson of 1923
Union avenue, occurred the marriage Of
Miss Elizabeth Robinson to DR.. c. FL.
Taylor, a prosperous professional man
of Memphis, Tenn, which took place at
6 o'clock p. m. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev ]. Herndon Garnet
The bride is the eldest daughter of f.
G.. Robinson Of the well known Broad
~a--. . p p~Ns,r~r
The herald., 1896-10-01

II am one of those Americans who
believe that the American workshop
should be protected against the foreign
Workshop is one of the late utterances
,of Mr.. Mckinley. There was a time
when Mr.. Mckinley believed in ar
american system of finance.