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The herald., 1896-01-24
Unnecessary Tayatiou

In another column will be found an ar
ticle from the Los Angeles HERALD upon
the double poll tax. The Advance has
taken occasion several times before to
speak of California excessive taxes and
unnecessary expense. According to the
San Francisco Examiner there are in that
city alone about 5000 ofIice-holders. In
Los Angeles nearly 1000 are drawing
salaries from the public treasury. This
makes about every eighth voter all office
holder, and the other seven voters, to-
gether with their wives, sons, daughters
and all available resources are humping to
keep the pap sucker in office, and the
officials who accept salary they know they
do not earn bleed everything in sight. We
have no objections to officials in their
proper places, and enough to perform the
county's work, but useless political para
sites are an imposition upon the tax payer
and disgrace to their superiors. Sum
merland Advance.
The herald., 1896-01-24

Mrs. David r. Collins entertained very
delightfully."- with cards at the home of
Mrs. W. L. Pe@se yesterday afternoon and
evening. The light background of the
walls made charming contrast to the
decorations of smilax that were arranged
with grace over the walls and in the door
ways. Whist was enjoyed both afternoon
and evening, with hearts as trumps. This
was sjgnified by pretty conceits of pink
satin hearts that swung in the bay window
from ropes of smilaX, and in the hallway
where large heart was pendant from the
arch OF the stairway. The gracious hostess
was assisted in giving pleasure to the
guests by Mrs. w. L. Pease, Mrs. Daniel
lnnes and Mrs. Waldo johnson of Alham-
bra. Staten furnished the delicious re-
GUS bowl of refreshing punch stood in the
hall. Mrs. A. j. Salisbury won the first
prize in the afternoon, which was silver
mounted nail-polisher and silver box. The
second prize went to Mrs. Percy Schu-
macher, cut glass vase. The score cards
were unique and original with the hostess.
Bright red envelopes with Chinese charac.
ters held the tally cards, which were of the
same brilliant hue.
A cut glass vase was the ladies' first
prize for the evening guests. the second a
silver mounted tortoise shell dressing
comb. A handsome cut glass decanter
went to the gentleman holding the highesi
scores the second won a silver mounted
clothes brush. The afternoon guests were
Mines. w. S. Baker, c. M. Baker, Brown,
Felix c. Howes, Cole, Clarke, Crombie,
Dukeman. Gelder, Fixen, Hall, Hedges,
John r. Haynes. Robert HAYNES, Innes,
W. P. Johnson (Alhambra), Kugelo. Nc.
Keely, Parsons. Prayer, Peck. Russell, A:
J. Salisbury. H. M. Sale, Snyder, Percival
Z. Schumacher, Ward, Pease; Misses B.
Baker, Bloomfield, Cockins, Clarke, ,Howes,
Haynes. Katherine johnson, Lawrence,
Innes, Mullen.
The following enjoyed the evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins: Messrs. and Mines.
Bartlett, A. H. Braly, Bartholomew, Co
nant, Francisco, Flagg, Hanna, Innes. A.
c. Jones, w. P. johnson, H. Jones, VIM.
Il. Kerckhoff, Steckel, Veazie. Sharples,
John Wigmore, DR.. and Mrs. Walter Lind
ley, Capt. and Mrs. Overton, Mrs. Pearse,
Mrs. Parker, Misses Eshmen, Cora Esh-
man, Forester. Libby, Mark, Pinney,
Frisbee, White. Innes, DR.. Dearth, Messrs.
j. f. Blake, E. V. Baker, Darling. Forres-
ter. Millard, G. Perkins, Sessions, H. S.
Williams, Innes.
The herald., 1896-01-24

In THE town of Murray, Kentucky,
the same Kentucky that is in the United
States, presumably free country, it is
unlawful to sell newspapers on Sun
day. Anyone having the temerity to
perpetrate so heinous an offense is lia-
bic to fine of $5 to 500. According
to this enlightened enactment of a
community which seems afraid of itself
the only sales permissible on Sunday
are those made for purposes of relief
on account of sickness or because of
death. 1t would seem as though these
exceptions would legalize the sale of a
live paper. In such benighted town
a newspaper on Sunday would certain
ly afford an abundance of relief, and
might frequently avert sickness and
even death.
The herald., 1896-01-24
Unsound Condition OF Our Currency System

Unsound Condition of Our Currency System
But, we repeat, the offer of the loan to
public subscription was sound policy be-
cause it was practically unavoidable. 1t
remains for those who practically influ-
ence the financial action of the country to
make the b est of it that can be made, and
their power, if temperately and firmly
used, is very great. They will not fail to
see in this experience another striking
demonstration of the anomalous and un-
sound condition of our currency system,
and perhaps they will see more clearly
than they have in the past that no ade-
quate reform of that system is possible
until public opinion effectively demands it.
1t is easy to criticise and denounce popular
error. Under our institutions that is not
enough. the error must be dissipated.-
New York Times.
The herald., 1896-01-24
Licensed to Wed
The following marriage licenses were is


sued by the county clerk yesterday:
Henry Ramsey, native of Texas, aged
36 years and resident of Pahrump, New,
and Denimie Gam, native of California,
aged % years and resident of Los An
geles.
Jo1h Eichner. a native of Pennsylvania,
aged % years, and Lizzie Marcy, a native
of Rhode Island, aged 80 years, both resi-
dents of Los Angeles,
John Z. Morse, native of England,
aged 40 years, and Sophie E. Newby, ma
tive of Indiana, aged 36 years, both resi-
dents of Santa Monica.
Charles Schmidt, a native of Germany,
aged 40 years, and Mrs. Annie E. Nash,
native of Indiana. aged 81 years, both res
idents of Santa Monica.
Charles A. Schroeder, a native of Texas,
aged A years, and Media Wilson, native
of Iowa. aged % years, both residents of
University.
The herald., 1896-01-24

THE irrepressible David Lubin is
again deluging the state with literature
exploiting the alleged benefits that
will accrue to the United States
through the enactment of law provid-
ing for an export bounty on agricul-
tural staples. Mr.. Lubin is undoubt-
edly man of excellent impulses. and
aside from the entertainment of his
economic hallucination, is considered
sane. In the degree of his lunacy the
Sacramento gentleman is no worse
than the protective tarifiites, and he
Il certainly more consistent. The tar
The herald., 1896-01-24
A WEATHER BUREAU KITE

The weather bureau at Washington
is experimenting with new device for
aiding human intelligence in foretelling
rainfalls. The new invention is an
''aeroplane," that being the scientific
name for what is really sort of kite,
of cellular construction, without tail.
The kite possesses wonderful lifting
power, and is intended to carry to an
altitude of two miles various scientific
instruments which will accurately re-
cord the conditions of the upper at
mosphere. The experiments are being
made under the direction of Prof
Moore, who says that in the matter of
successfully predicting rsinfalis the
weather bureau is weak.
Everybody will be glad if this
new device shall prove a success.
1t is n3torious that the average
weather prediction from headquar-
ters is Of little use so far as
expected rains are concerned.
Such representations are about as
reliable as was the old Yankee farmers
clock. The owner of the timepiece
said that when the hour hand pointed
to figure seven, and the minute hand
to figure one, if the clock struck eleven
he knew the noon hour had come. Over
and over again have thousands of peo-
pie been disappointed by misleading
predictions from official sources con-
corning transforms and showers. Rains
come without having been foretold,
and fail to put in an appearance within
any reasonable time after the weather
prophet" has positively predicted
them.
Such failures are always annoying if
not actually exasperating. The weather
bureau costa great deal for its main
tenance, and its service should be the
very best that modern science can fur
nish.
The herald., 1896-01-24
Here and There

A very pleasing entertainment was given
last night by Miss Maude Willis and Miss
Jennie Winston in the chapel of the Uni
versity of Southern California. Miss Willis
entertained the audience with number of
excellent recitations and Miss Winston
sang in her usual charming manner.
The board of managers of the Ladies'
BENEVOLENT society have issued invitations
for their annual reception to be given
Wednesday afternoon. January %, at the
residence of Mrs. Charles Ducommun,
1347 South Grand avenue.
Mrs. James Montgomery and daughter
left yesterday to visit Mrs. Leon Rose, jr.,
at her home near Ventura.
The herald., 1896-01-24

Mrs. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON gives as
a reason why she quit bloomers was be-
cause they were ugly looking, but it is said
that many of the new women wear the
bicycle bloomers because they look more
mannish, forgetting that clothes do not
make the man.-Oakland Times.
1t is true that the clothes do not
make the man. But it is equally true
that clothes do not make the woman,
and she will be what she is regardless
of whether she sports skirts or
boomers
The herald., 1896-01-24
California to the Front

1t takes number of years, ordinarily,
to effect any industrial revolution, but
without venturing to be prophetic, we may
say that the logic of the situation estaD-
fishes the fact that California is destined at
comparatively early date to stand along
side of Louisiana as one of the chief sugar
producing states of the union. The success
of the various sugar factories there during
the present and recently past season proves
be- yond contradiction that beet sugar can
The herald., 1896-01-24
JUDGE UPTON DEAD
He Was a Weil-Known Citizen and an Able
Jurist

he was WeiisknOWn citizen and an Able
Jurist
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-William W.
Upton, appointed justice of the supreme
court of Oregon in 1867, and subsequently
chief justice, died today, aged 75. He was
a member of the Michigan legislature and
later of the California legislature, and pros
ecuting attorney of Sacramento county. In
1875 he moved to Portland. Ore, and held
several public offices. He was appointed
second controller of the treasury in 1877,
and lived here since that time. He was a
Scottish Rite Mason. widow and five
sons, three of whom are prominent in Ore
gon politics, survive him.
The herald., 1896-01-24
The withdrawal of Madame NJ ID ieska

The withdrawal of Madame M ID jeska
from the stage will be anticipated with
keenest regret by the hundreds of
thousands who have derived pleasure
and inspiration from her rendition of
the drama. With her charming per-
sonality and artistic work she has done
more to idealizs her profession than
any other actress Of the present day.
Madame Modjeska has for many years
owned a handsome place in Orange
county, and it is to be hoped that she
will see fit to spend the larger portion
of her time there.
The herald., 1896-01-24

be made in California as easily as cane su-
gar can be made in Louisiana. This point
granted and an opening made by the sue
cess of the three large sugar factories-one
at Chino, one at Watsonville and one at
Alameda-the capital of the country, which
is always looking for profitable invest
ments. will unquestionably endeavor to
avail itself of these wonderful opportuni-
ties that California presents for the devel-
opment of the beet sugar industry.
ana Planter.
The herald., 1896-01-24
A Republican Ready Regulator

1t was only little more than year ago
that Thomas B. Reed exhibited such sem
sationai friendship for silver, and indulged
in that famous interview which put him ON
record as being in favor of protection and
and silver as the great rallying cry for his
and Thomas B. Reed now, as the presiden-
tial candidate, are entirely different indi-
viduals, as his acts go to prove.-Santa
Rosa Press,
The herald., 1896-01-24
Suffrage in Kentucky

To Miss Laura Clay more than any other
woman is due the credit of winning voting
privileges for her sex in Kentucky. She is
the president of the Kentucky Equal
Rights association, and the splendid fight
ing qualities she developed are inherited
from her father. General Cassius Marcellus
CLAW.
The herald., 1896-01-24
A Heavy Failure

New YORK, Jan. 23.-William Foster, jr.,
engaged in the business of mining and
manufacturing, made an assignment today
for the benefit of his creditors. His lia-
bilities are expected to be about $4O0,O 200 !;
assets largely in excess of that amount.
The herald., 1896-01-24
Don't Paw Rent

We can sell you for 500 cash and $25 a
month, including interest, a charming,
new, modern tive-roomed house, bath,
pantries, china closet, stationary secretary,
fine cellar, cement sidewalks, barn, lot
5OX135, on Twenty-first street. Price.
$500. Another siX.room house on Thirty
third, near Grand avenue. Price, $3.50
no cash and SIS month. Langworthy
Co, 226 S, Spring
The herald., 1896-01-24

1t has been noted that serpent charmers
continually talk, sing or whistle, or have
an attendant to play upon some shrill
musical instrument during the time exhibit
tions are being given. That these sounds
have their influence there is not the least
dOIIbt
The herald., 1896-01-24
A Gunboat's G0dmOther

HELENA, Jan. 23.-The city council this
morning appointed Agnes Belle Steele,
aged 10, daughter of Mayor Steele, to
christen the gunboat Helena, named after
this city, which will be launched at New
port News, Va, January 30.
The herald., 1896-01-24

careful study of the requirements of the
wedding stationery trade ena bles US to give
our patrons the best service. Announcements
or invitations, either printed or engraved. at
right prices. See our samples. II. NJ Lee Il
Bro, lao North Spring street.
The herald., 1896-01-24

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immediate compiai1t 1t at the office.
The herald., 1896-01-24

Write the Truth as you see it:
Fight the Wrong as you find it: Pub
lish all the News, and Trust the
Event to the Judgment of the People
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05
Ffs.i Teachers Hand Book

Containing valuable information, will
Oe sent TO any teacher or friend Of c41.
cation upon recent Of 8 stamp.
CHAS J PARKER
Mgr. Teachers Aid AssOciatI0u.
QS63) Raleigh. \ g..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05

men who have left these two old par
ties, will never return to the organiza-
tions which they haveleft for good and
sufficient reasons. Therefore, it is too
plain to admit of argument or contro-
versy, that the only possible way to
unite the patriotic forces of America
against the gold standard tories, and
their British allies, is for them to meet
on common ground outside Of the two
old organizations. TIE day has been
fixed, and the place has been named as
the rendezvous for American patriots
to meet for freedoms battle. It is on
July 22l, in the city Of St Luis.
I can assure all silver men that this
silver organization will have a regu-
lar and accredited convention at S..
Louis, which can command the re
spect and confidence of all its allies.
The organization is already sufficient
in several States to make the defeat Of
the gold electors and candidates in
these States certain. There r State
Chairmen selected in thirty of the
States who have been chosen with
care, and are good and true men.
County organic alton in s0me # the
States is progressing well.
It is sure that with this union of
forces by this organic alton with that of
the Peoples party, many Democratic
and silver Republican States can be
carried, no matter what the Democratic
party may do.
But the silver forces must all get
together. 1t is a crime not to do it
The happiness Of millions OF people is
involved in it, as we'll as the continued
success of cur great couatry-a coun
try which, it would seem, God had kept
back in reserve to a late period Of civ
ilization that it might become the
home of the many bold, adventurous
spirits Of other lands, who here in
these environments Of infinite space
and resource, could enlarge their ideas
Of freedom and independence. Dat Of
this has come the new government,
the new civilization, the pride Of the
race, the glory Of the world, and the
envy Of mighty nations.
Shall we who are in charge Of it now
be true to our day and generation!
Shall we preserve it for what we believe
is a great destiny, Or shall we hand it
over to the alien money lovers Of u
time, who kiss the feet Of foreign shy
locks, and would in the int e Of gold
suffer the people to go into the bondage
of tenantry, pillage the common mind
of its intelligence, d garf the heart and
degrade labor.
Let us avert this awful catastrophy
before the manhood Of a brave PEG
pie is destroyed. They are yet free
and know what freedom is. Let us
get together at st. Louis and inscribe
on a common standard an unalloyed
name, offensive to no party who holds
dear the principles of J ff9rson and
Lincoln. Let US rally around it and
teach the world a new lesson, thatat one
period Of it's history there existed a
nation of such intelligence, such free,
dom Of opinion, such courage aud indie
pendence that by peaceful mean it
broke the chains of the money power
of it's time, with which it had been in
sidiously bound.
Yours truly,
T Mann HHS~o
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05

From my home. near Auburn, \. c., on r..
We dn, sday night, ore medium-sized roam r...
about II ears old. l will pay a liberal rev
for any info nation leading to the r~oraE.r.
same. BARDG p. Pool
Auburn, n. c.. April q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05
Raleigh, N. Q,
April II, 1896
S'gne6)

Tt will be seen from this paper that
the signers thereof regarded the author
ity of the Committee only recommen-
datory to the county, district and State
Conventions, to which all Of our differ
ences should be referred for final set
Element within the organization.
IL will be observed further, that the
Committee were unanimous against Co
operation with the republicans unless
the Governor should be conced d to
the Populists, and that a majority OF
the Committee were against it with
this concession, unless the Republicans
should agree TO support an Electoral
ticket pledged to vote for q free silver
candidate for President. A minority
Of the Committee thought the l tier
unreasonable and was equivalent to
lay ing down conditions which the Re
publicans at this time could and would
not accept.
1t is proper to state in Justice to the
majority of the Committee that NJ
formal yea and nay vote was taken
upon any proposition for the eason
that in our deliberations we never
reached a point for practical results
but the situation was fully canvassed,
each member taking a position, so
that the status of the Committee was
known to all, and upon this basis it
was embraced in the above statement!
Every patriotic Populist in the State
must be impressed that as an Organiza
ton we are passing through a serious
CRISIS that threatens the disinteration
of our party and at such periods, it is
always safe to let the people from
township to State conventions settle
the policy Of a party as we can always
trust them to act both wisely and with
o atriotism. l. am constrained to i'm
press upon these respective conventions
to act strictly within the letter Of the
organic atiOn-the minority acQuies-
cling to the will of the majority in each
township, county, district and State
conventions - otherwise, disruption
and disintegration is inevitable. 1t is
our duty to realize our responsibility
to the people of North Carolina and
good faith and consistent action re-
quires u5 to use our full Influence to
retain the local government, fair bal
lot, and six per cent. interest law, won
in 1894, and through these, to secure
the best local and State government
poss3 bic under existing conditions.
We must 10 k at the State as a
whole, aud look forward to the prob
able results in Novtm1er and so act,
as to attain the most results for silver
16 to I, as this is the paramount issue
10 which is involved the happiness and
prosperity not only of North Carolina,
and America, but of the entire human
race. HARRY SKINNER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05
A REPORT.
Messrs. Skinner, Thompson, Hamrick,
Parker and White issue an Address.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
April 25, 1896.

April 25, 1896.
It is apparent from sensational news
paper reports and the numerous letters
l have received, from all sections of
the State, that erroneous and COT fjct
ing statements have gone out to the
public about the action Of the Populist
State Executive Committee, which as.
sembled in the city of Raleigh on the
10Th inst. To correct these erroneous
statements I beg TO hand for publica
ton a paper drawn up and signed at
the time by five members of the Com
mittee:
To the PopuIiSts Of North Carolina:
As members of your Central and
State Executive Committee, which con
vened in Raleigh on the 16 h of April,
1896, we desire to make for your infor
nation the following statement:
That at 4 o'clock p. m, the Commit
tee held a conference with visiting rep
resentative Populists-some sixty or
more-from the various sections of the
State, from which it was evident from
the consensus of opinion there ex-
pressed that the Populists of North
Carolina r opposed to co operation
on the electoral ticket, but are in favor
of co operation with the Republican
party on State AID local tickets, the
Governor being conceded to the Pop
ulists. This opinion was based upon
the belief that the general result would
mean more for silver than a straight
fight, which, in the opinion of the
subscribers, would mean either the
surrender OIL loss of the results of 1894,
or a complete Republican victory,
which we deprecated.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05

At night, in room 48, at Park Hotel,
there was held an executive meeting of
the committee, practically, in senti-
ment as expressed, the committee
standing nine to eight against CO opera
ton upon any terms that did not pledge
the Republicans to vote for the prin-
ciples of the Populist party, and not to
vote for any man for any Office who
would vote tor a single standard. The
subscribing member of your Commit.
tee contended for what they knew was
the consensus of opinion of the after
noon conference, and what we believe
to be the Populist sentiment of the
State. We were o~verruled by a major
ity of the Committee, and as this is a
matter of grave Importance to the
Populist party, we deem it proper in
Justice to ourselves and to the people,
and for the purpose of securing har-
mony in our ranks, to make the sim
pie statement and to refer the matter
of co operation to each county and dis
trict and to the Populist State Conven-
ton for it's final determination.
(S'gne6) HARRY SKINNER,
CYRUS THOMPSON,
J Y HAMRICK,
THEO WHITE,
J. II. PARKER.
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