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The herald., 1896-01-13
Mr.. Collins Suggests Pungling Up

Mr.. Collins Suggests Pungling Up
EDITOR HERALD:-An evening paper says
there is great commotion at the city hall
caused by the report of the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the various commits
sioners for the opening and widening of
streets. According to the report printed in
The HERALD there was rake-oH of about
$685. between twenty-eight commissioners
and their clerk, and the report further says
that my share was $3.50 as a commits
sioner. And this seems to be true; but, of
course, the whole thing was an oversight.
The property owners on those ten streets
think they have been robbed land
they were), but it was done unintention-
ally; and the fact. also, that a half dozen
ey-councilmen we're on those commissions
is further evidence that the whole thing
was an oversight.
AS for myself, had been told that the
party of jefferson and jackson, to which I
belong, was indefinitely side-tracked here
abouts, and was simply trying to conform
myself to the new order of things; and in
these patriotic times the best way out of
this is that the investigating committee
shall continue in power and take up the
streets and their respective commissions
in rotation and have them ''pungle up,'
and when they get to Vignes street will
be there with my $12.5O-this to be given
to the property owners IN each street.
l don't believe that it is fair, either, to
try to throw the blame on Colonel W. T.
Shredder. Let each one shoulder his own
responsibility. In fact, the only thing I
have against the little blonde colonel is
that he is too much like Billie Dunn-he is
poor divider. Yours, as usual,
M. T. COLLINS.
The herald., 1896-01-13
WHAT PROTECTION DOES NOT
DO

With tiresome frequency we are in
formed by the Republican press that
"a protective tariff will stimulate en-
ployment, increase wages, strengthen
Investment and stop the export Of
gold"
The changes have been rung on these
allegations by the high priests of the
tariff temple until some people proba-
bly, believe that protection is really
potent for the achievement of the re-
suits claimed.
The papers which persist in thrust
ing this sophistry on patient people
seem to ignore the fact that for more
than thirty years this country has had
tariffs only Of the protective variety.
Some of the tariffs in that time have
been more protective than others, but
the pernicious principle of iniuuitous
discrimination has dominated all.
Even the present tariff, which soms
Republicans in the absurdlty of their
economic ignorance call Stree trade
tariR"-one might as we'll speak of a
dry rain-concedes substantial de-
gree of protection to nearly all the
benef1ciaries of former tariffs.
But in the degree that tariffs have
been protective they have failed to
s,stimulate employment, increase wages.
strengthen Investments and stop the
export of gold"
= - after more than thirty years
The herald., 1896-01-13
AT THE HOTELS

C. W. Dampster of Chicago is at the Ma
deau.
C. L. Riddle of San Francisco is at the
Ramona.
Charles J. Simms of Tampa, Florida, is
at the Nadeau.
F. W. Guthrie and wife of Redondo are
at the Ramona.
A. w. Meyers and family of Darlington,
Illinois, are at the Ramona.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Morner of Waseca,
Minnesota, are at the Nadeau.
Arthur Cosgrove, well-known lawyer of
San Diego, is at the Hollenbeck.
Mrs. E. Mattison and her son from Glib
son City. ILL.,, are at the Nadeau.
N. Hashm, in advance of the Tavary
opera company, is at the Nadeau.
H. A. McCrary. a prominent politician
of Sacramento, is at the Hollenbeck.
Senator C. N FELTON, is down from San
Francisco and is at the Westminster.
N. B. Coles, Harvard university man
from New York, is at the Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Elliot and child of
Boonville, Mo-, are at the Westminster.
DR.. E. L. Puett, the resident surgeon of
the Soldiers home, is at the Hollenbeck.
c, E. Maud, the well-known civil en-
gineer of Riverside, is at the Hollenbeck.
Mark R. Plaisted, the proprietor of the
Riverside Daily Enterprise, is at the Hol-
lenbeck.
Fanny Rice Purdy and G. W. Purdy of
the Fanny Rice company are at the West
minister.
V. E. McConoughey, a well-known real
estate dealer of San Diego, is at the West
minister.
j. E. O'Brien, the proprietor of the Hotel
Brewster in San Diego, is at the West
minister.
Wendell Easton, the head of the largest
real estate firm in San Francisco, is at the
Westminster.
bir. Harts PuterbauRh and family and
Jesse S. Wilson and family of Mackinaw,
Illinois, are at the Ramona.
John G. Reiger, the popular travelling
man for .. S. Potter & Co. of San Fran
cisco, will represent his house in Southern
California, with headquarters at the Hol-
enbeck.
The herald., 1896-01-13
Public EMPLOYEES

The Los Angeles HERALD has made a
very curious political compilation. 1t has
published all the names of persons which
have appeared upon the payrolls of the
county government as employees during the
past nine months and all those upon the
city payroll for the past six months, and
the showing is a remarkable one. There
were found to be 2247 persons on the
county list, and 1472 on the city list, max
ing total of 3719 names as of persons
who have been salaried or feed employees
OF the two governments during the period
named. There are some Implications. for
the same person will occasionally get q job
from the city at one time during the year,
and at another time will be on the county
payroll, but the number of these out of the
whole is not great. On the other hand, the
list is far from showing all who have drawn
public money, because the names of jurors
and witnesses are not entered, nor the
names of indigents who receive charitable
aid, NOR the names of patients in public in
stitutions.
But as salary list alone it is an aston
ishing compilation. If the whole year had
been covered, instead of but six months
for the city and nine months for the coun-
ty, and if all Implications had been omit
ted, it would probably have appeared that
over 1000 different persons have been up
on the payroll of the city and county. Out
of the 2247 county employees named. about
1000 live in Los Angeles city, making with
the municipal employees, total of 2472
entries of Los Angeles city names upon
the public pay-rolls. The political signifi-
canoe of this is very obvious. If the 2472
employees resident in the city or the 3719
in the county should act in politics with
any degree of unanimity in support of their
common interests, they would be able to con.
troll conventions Of all parties and dictate
every move of the city and county govern.
ments. 1t has been demonstrated, time
out of mind, that well-organized official
class. by working as unit can overpower
in popular government q vastly larger
unofficial class, except when the latter is
aroused to special activity.
Los Angeles county has six superior
judges ~ against four in Alameda county.
The herald., 1896-01-13

dren have never eaten an orange in their
lives. AS rule they can only look and
long,"
W. F. Gregory, San Francisco shipping
man, said that not for twenty years had
there been such glut of tonnage awaiting
charters. Freights are very low, and as a
consequence able seamen's wages had
dropped to $3.50 per month on deep
water ships.
The herald., 1896-01-13

TIE men of Bakersfield have petit
toned the supervisors of Kern county
to abolish the road poll tax, which it
seems has been in force in that county
for several years. The men in Los
Angeles county know how it is them
selves. For some years past every male
inhsbitant of this county, within GER
tain ages, has been subject to poll tax
Of the same character and inflicted
upon them by the same brand of states
men-namely, the board of supervisors.
Previous to the passage of a county
Of 50 on every male citizen between the
ages of 21 and 60 the regular state poll
tax Of 81 year had been levied and
collected, and that also continues to
absorb portion of each mans earn
ings.
So at present every male inhabitant
of the county, if he be not too young
or too old, enjoys the luxury of pay
ing q two-fold tax on his head. The
only known difference between these
man because he is alive and the other
because he is not dead. A poll tax of
any kind and for any purpose is an
outrageous violation of natural rights,
and when the laws impose two such
fines on the same man the outrage is
aggravated one hundred per cent. The
excuse for this extra poll tax is that
the fines thus collected are needed and
used for keeping the county roads in
good condition. That, we suppose, is
why Los Angeles county has 80 many
miles of excellent public highways !
A poll tax is unjust because it is
needless, and for another reason al
ready specified. It is also open to
serious objection because it falls with
equal weight upon the rich and the
poor; ON the man who has much and he
who has little or nothing. To the man
of wealth the annual payment of two
dollar fine called poll tax is
Q trifing matter; but to the man
who is scarcely able to procure
the bare necessities of life it is hard
ship. There is no foundation in Justice
for any such tax. Several counties in
this state have already moved towards
bringing about the repeal of the state
law which provides for the collecting
Of this peculiar fine. Other counties
in fact every county-should do like
wise. The assessing of second poll
tax may perhaps prove blessing in
disguise, as is often the case when
wrongs are heaped upon the people too
heavily. Then it is that the victims of
oppression are more likely to rebel and
shake off the unjust burdens. In every
case like the one under consideration
it is the fault of the victims themselves
if they do not obtain release from every
legal cinch, since it is entirely within
their own power to secure the repeal of
such laws.
The poll tax should have no place on
the statutes of a civilized people. 1t is
q relic of bygone ages, an emblem of
superstition, and an instrument of
petty oppression beneath the dignity
of any commonwealth or county.
The herald., 1896-01-13
The Great Drawback

The Los Angeles HERALD declares that
California's greatest drawback is land
monopolization. Correct! The Record
Union has pointed out that fact repeatedly
/ n manner to put question or doubt about
it out of consideration. And the worst of
it is that land monopoly has been actually
increasing during the last twenty years,
instead of diminishing. Record Union.
And yet, as the Californian has frequently
pointed out, it is not small farms but small
farmers that are needed. There are abund-
ance of such divisions in every part of the
state, but a scarcity of men to cultivate
them.-Bakersfield Californian.
The herald., 1896-01-13

of protection, and under the highest
and most generally protective tariff
known in this country, the Mckinley
act, that wages touched the lowest
point in the history of the United
States, that millions of men and
women sought vainly for employ ment,
that banks, trust companies and CON-
mercial establishments went down
into the sea of bankruptcy by the
hundred, and that the drain of gold
from the country commenced.
During the fiscal year ending June
80, 1S91-the first year Of the Mckinley
law-the expectation of gold exceeded
the importation by $63,13O,0S7. In the
last eight months Of Harrison's ad-
ministration, after the Mckinley act
had been more than two years in oper-
alton, $51, 1,144,179 more gold went out
of the country than came in. The net
loss of gold during Harrison's term
was $122624,O0O. Apparently protec'.
ton conspicuously failed to prevent
the expectation of excessive amounts
of gold.
During Cleveland's first administra-
ton and ante-dating McKinleyism, the
country imported $54,772,O00 more gold
than it exported. When Cleveland
went out of Office in 1889 he left $97,-
874,422 in free gold in the treasury
gold in excess of the $100,000,000 re-
serve. When Cleveland came back to
the presidency after four years of Har-
rison and Mckinley rule, he found less
than one million dollars in free gold.
The surplus had been blown in. He
also found some nice new plates all
ready for the printing of bonds to
maintain the gold reserve, which it was
apparent would be soon raided.
Unimpeachsble facts and intelligent
reasoning alike contradict most en-
phatically the persistent contention
that protection is efficacious in stimu-
lating employment, increasing wages,
strengthening investments and stop
ping the export of gold.
The herald., 1896-01-13

The attack of Senator White on the
senatorial superstition that renders a
majority in the upper house of con-
gress powerless to legislate so long as g
minority, no matter how small, sees fit
to obstruct progress by superauous
speech making, will be applauded
throughout the country. The next fic-
tion to be assailed is the senatorial
courtesy" which allows q single sena-
tor to prevent the confirmation of a
presidential appointment to a federal
office in the senator's state, if the ap-
pointee happens to be obnoxious to the
solon.
The herald., 1896-01-13

IT IS to be hoped that the cowardly
scoundrel or scoundrels responsible
for the dynamite outrage at San Pedro
will be speedily apprehended and se-
verely punished. Hanging is too light
a punishment for such wretches. The
dynamiter is not tolerated in the
United States, and should be discour-
aged by the swiftest and severest pun
ishmeut.
The herald., 1896-01-13

Mob Hill lots at extremely low prices and
on reasonable terms; will make an especial
inducement to you to build, either in price
for cash or in terms as to payment. Leon
ard Merrill, sole agent. rooms 240-24l,
Bradbury block.
The herald., 1896-01-13
Personal

Miss Florine Ferner, assisted by Miss
Florence Garfield, charminqly entertained
a number of her young friends on Satur-
day afternoon with a butterfly tea.
"Ned" Hamilton, managing editor of the
on the Pacific coast, is spending a few days
in the city.
The herald., 1896-01-13
Carpets and Draperies

Good lace curtains, soc a pair.
Zine Irish point lace curtains, So. so q pair
Smyrna rugs, 75c each.
Angora rugs, 81 each,
lngsain carpet, 30c per yard
Tapestry Brussels. soc per yard,
Stair carpet. zoe per yard.
Moquette carpet, vi per yard.
G. A. JUDD. 405 South Broad WAY
The herald., 1896-01-13
For Fifteen Years

Mrs. Winslows soothing Syrup has been useo
for children teething. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie and is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The herald., 1896-01-13

The new maternity ward at the
county hospital is pronounced by all
who have seen it to be complete in
every way, with all Of the accommoda-
tions that are required or could be
asked for. Visiting doctors state that
it is superior to similar accommoda-
tions offered in many large eastern
hospitals. THE HERALD put forth it's
best efforts to secure this result, and
the superintendent, DR.. Barber, recog-
nized the force of the presentation
made by the paper in relation to this
subject. He acted accordingly and is
deserving of all the credit that should
be given responsible public servant
who has done his duty. Score one for
DR.. Barber.
The herald., 1896-01-13

Try our port and sherry wines at rs
cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets. Telephone
3O9.
The herald., 1896-01-13
TO THE EDITOR

THE HERALD under this healing prints com.
munications, but does not assume responsible
ity for the sentiments expressed.
The herald., 1896-01-13

I Eckstrom does the wsn paper business ofthe
city. He has large stock, good taste and cor.
Iect pyiceA
The herald., 1896-01-13

60 All communications to THE HERALD
on matters editorial and literary should be
addressed to W. s. Creighton, Editor-in-Chief
The herald., 1896-01-13
THE TAX ON HEADS

r1ONDAY. JANUARY I3. 1896
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-01
A FALSE ASSUMPTION.
A MAINE OWNER WHO SEES THE FAIL
LACY OF THE SILVER IDEA.

A letter is published written by Henry
Knippenberg, manager of the Hecla Con-
solidated Mining and Smelling Co.,
Glendale, Mont, 10 friend, in which he
saws:
1.-The proposition Of free and indie
pendent, unlimited coinage at the ratio
OF rs 10 |, when the commercial value is
RI TO |. Is dishonest and must result IN
ruin. To say or claim that by iegisla-
tive action YOU can create values. is an
assertion that history, experience and
common-sense contradicts.
IL the assertion be true, then the law
of supply and demand is fraud. and our
poor world has been for 6OOO years doing
business on false basis. IL this asser.
ton be true, then we have at last found
the kew that unlocks the door and hence
forth. by order of Congress, signed by
the President Of the United States, water
shall run up hill; the law OF gravitation
shall forever be suspended; sowing and
reaping is a lie; every man shall reap
without sowing idleness and deoauchery
shall bring plenty and happiness; re-
pudiation is honorable and integrity Is a
fraud.
..This whole l6 to question is based
upon assumption. don't know OF .
single nation on earth that claims that
we Sc nation, by our action, could OF
can make the commercial valre of silver
90 up to Sl.29 per ounce. ms as
sumption is patented by the silver part!
of the United States"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-01

George A. Gum was in Boston this
week on business.
| At the annual meeting OF the oxford
| County Board Of Underwriters held in
this village the following officers were
elected:
| A. =. Hathaway, OF Canton. President.
Willis Il. TarboS. OF Fryeburg, Treasurer.
Freeland Howe. Norway. Secretary
C.B. Cummings and his son Charles
are stopping with friends at Camp Bruin,
Hanover.
Sixty tickets were sold at the Norway
station TO people who enjoyed the sun
day excursion TO Portland. The cheap
SUNDAY excursion TO the city Is an at
tractive outing.
p. SWEET; took the first prize in the
wheel race at Old Orchard. He is good
rider and Is always on hand ut the finish
W. ii. Dunn is making extensive re-
pairs on his house on Paris Street.
| Charles Bean is master workman.
Mrs. Ellen Bowker has sold her house
on Pine Street to Charles L. Hayes and
will move TO Auburn.
Hon. c. +. Whitman and Hon. John
A. Roberts spoke at Greenwood City
Saturday night.
Porter Seavey is building an ell to his
house.
Prof. Herbert l.. Russell Of Owego,
n. Y, is enjoying his vacation with his
mother.
Next Wednesday, Co. d, Norway
Light Infantry, will go to Lewiston and
with other companies OF the state guards,
will perform escort duty for the gov
ernor.
Norway Changers and their invited
friends met at the homestead OF Frank
z. Towne Monday and enjoyed a most
delightful day. There were between
two and three hundred present.
Mrs. Percy ID. Lowell OF Yarmouth
visited Mrs. W. II. Robinson during the
week.
Mrs. Alma Pendexter Hayden has
been engaged as assistant in the high
school Of this village.
| j. o. Smith, Esq, OF the law firm OF
White 4 Smith Of Pressure Isle, is visit
ing his father, James Smith, on Deering
| Street.
Miss Annie Cole enjoyed few days
at Camp Cleaves, Augusta, the past
week, with Mrs. B. F. Bradbury and
| others.
| Jason MARI, who has for some time
been drilling well at the south OF his
buildings, has an excellent supply OF
very cold water. He drilled some thirty
five feet into the ledge before the water
supply was reached.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-01
MRS. ], D. HASTINGS.


Died, at East Bethel, July 10Th, Mrs.
Emma X. Hastings, wife Of Mr.. j. d.
Hastings, aged IS years, months.
Funeral services were held at her home
July 80, Rev. Mr.. Bounds officiating.
Mrs. Hastings was great sufferer
from an incurable disease, and though to
live was her dearest wish, she would
calmly say, "Thy will be DONE" and
patiently bore her long and intense suf-
fering with Christian endurance, ever
forgetting self in her ease and anxiety
for those who were dear to her. She
will be sadly missed by large circle OF
friends, and especially so in the home
neighborhood, where she has always
lived, and was much loved, honored and
respected.
Her life has always been one of un-
firing devotion to her family and friends
She was ever ready to minister to the
sick, help and encourage the weary, and
comfort the afflicted; and while we miss
her pleasant welcome and friendly
counsel we shall ever cherish loving
memory Of her devoted and self-Sacrific
ing life, which will be an example Of
good to all who knew her.
She leaves a husband, one son and two
daughters, who have the deep sympathy
of their many friends, who mourn witt
them dearly beloved wife, mother
friend and neighb0r.
Her funeral was largely attended ant
she was surrounded with profusion o.
beautiful flowers which she loved 81
we'll. Mrs. c. NJ. KIMBALL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-01
THe CAMPAIGN.

AsSIGNNENTs-REPU SPEAKERS.
Hon. THOMAS II. REED at
Rumf0ri Fails, sept. /.
tIoS NEI son DIN6LEY, JR., nj
North WATERFORD. sept. l.
Bethel. sept :.
Andoyer, Sept. s.
uox rIEwELLYN POWERS at
Rumford Falls, sept :
HON HAROLD NJ. SEwALL at
Hiram. Aug. 81
BHckdeld, sept 9
south Paris, sept y
uox WILLIAM W. DoHERTY of Massacha-
Norway. Sept. u.
uos. HENRY SHERMAN BouTELLE oil
0nii piFxieid. sept :.
West Paris. sept =.
Brownieid, sept 10.
Hon. LEE FAIRCHILD Of California "
Bryant's Pond, sept D.
uox W. WOODBURY. Of Bethel At
sweden Town House, sept T.
pvor HENRY CROSBY EMERY of Bowdoir
RHmfor,l Centre, Sept :.
West sumner. sept :
waterford Flat. Sept 9.
| Lowell, sept 10.
keEar Falls, sept. IL.
uoS CHARLES =. WHITMAN t
Hunts Corner. Albany, Sept-f u
Denmark. Sept-s.
/ stow, sept g.
HON LANES : WRIGHT at
/ Hebron, Sept. D.
/ Stoneham. Sept-s-
4 e,ilezd, Sept 3.
| Rumford Point, Sept TO-
West Peru, Sept. IA.
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VIRGINIA LETTER.

Editor Democrat:
Since writing you last, summer has
come and nearly passed. From now
until Christmas we shall have our most
ENJOYABLE weather Of the whole year
January and February constituting
about all the winter we have.
Everything in the way OF crops Is har'
vested, excepting corn, and that bids
fair 10 yield an abundant harvest, which
means a small price for the farmers
Here we sell corn by the barrel, three
flour barrels making a marketable barrel
Of corn. The usual price ranges from
two TO two dollars and half. This
wear the expected price will be much
less. Corn Is the great crop In this sec
ton; IL YOU haven't as much as thirty TO
seventy acres In corn, you are not doing
much.
A large and enthusiastic colored Bap-
tist Association has Just closed a three
DAYS session here. 1900 colored people
were estimated 20 be In attendance. As
a rule the ministers were an intelligent
looking BODY Of men. The most re-
marksble feature was the good behavior
Of that number Of people. not one arrest
being made. although there are three
saloons in town. Were IL not for these
vile places Of sin and wrong doing, ours
would be an ideal town.
During the summer we have had some
pleasant reunions. Our sister, Mrs. {.
:. Sherp. and son, from South Dakota,
were with US, aud at the same time, our
fathers only living brother, Mr.. A. b.
Greene. and wife, made US visit. They
had passed from comparatively young
people 10 nearly three score since we
had seen them, il having been about
thirty years.
Who will be our next president, Is the
universal question in Virginia. No one
can tell, but our opinion is that II will be
decided in the house, and that will mean
Mckinley In the presidential chair. Our
resident representative in congress for
the past few years, Mr.. Meredith. fail
ed TO be- reuominated this year, Judge
Rixey (DemocraD OF Culpeper, being
the favored one. Not much showing here
for Republicans.
EsTELLE G.. Cross.
Manassas, Va. Aug. -, 1896.