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The herald., 1897-05-29

alton was Job" The secretary Of
war II annoying congress unwarrant-
ably by asking that body to tell him
definitely what 1t meant In ordering
the job done. Such questions are sore
ly embarrassing.
Congress appropriated $2soo.ooo with
which to create at San Pedro ''har-
Dor of refuge and commerce" AS
there Is no natural harbor at San Pc
dro and no commerce. and no occasion
for refuge" and as the sum appro-
prlated. great as it is is wholly insuffi
cient to create any of these things. the
secretary asks congress whether he
shall spend the money in building a
needless breakwater. or whether he shall
count upon $5.o0o.0O0 or SIC. 100000 more
with which to create a commercial har-
Dor where nature intended none.
Obviously Secretary Alger does not
understand the congressional mind or
appreciate congressional purposes.
In appropriating $2.90o,o00 for this
purpose congress intended that that
amount of the public money should be
spent where 1t would do the most
good" AS to harbors and the like, con-
gress was Indifferent. There was
lob" to be done. There were campaign
contributions to be collected. There
was a ''local" interest to be con-
ciliated. There was not the slight
est thought that a practical busi-
ness man from Michigan would
come to congress for instruc-
tions as to how the 'job" should be
worked for all it was WORTH
Mr.. Alger is pestilential person who
ought to be suppressed. With such
men in Office it will be impossible to
carry on political business"
OF course congress might repeal the
appropriation and reconsider the plan
of spending untold millions in making
a harbor where there is none, for the
enrichment of railroad ring. But to
do that would be to cripple the next
California campaign grievously and
utterly to abandon the purpose that
dictated this appropriation.
Replying to this vicious attack the
New York Journal very pointedly OBJ
The persistency with which Mr.. c.
P. Huntington is sticking to his reso-
luton that If the people of Los Angeles
will not allow the government to build
harbor around his private wharf at
Santa Monica they shall not have any
harbor facilities at all, is one of the
curiosities of financial warfare. In his
campaign on behalf of his scheme of
revenge, Mr.. Huntington has now en-
listed the services of the New York
World, which calls the appropriation
for the improvement of the port of San
Pedro a lob" and asserts that there
is mo natural harbor at San Pedro,
and no commerce. and no occasion for
refuge" San Pedro has the only
natural harbor on a coast line as long
as that from Boston to Chesapeake
bay, and 1t is the outlet for one of the
richest regions in the world. including
a city as large as Albany. If every
port improved by the government had
deserved the expenditure as we'll as
this one, there never would have been
any scandals in connection with the
river and harbor appropriation bills.
The herald., 1897-05-29
"The Farmer"-A Van Dyke Picture

"The Farmer"-A Van Dyke Picture
To the Editor Of the Los Angeles
Herald: hoped when 1 saw Mr.. Van
Dykes article headed Economic
Rent" that we would be treated to a
clearer light on economic troubles than
1t Is our usual fortune to see. 1t was a
groundless hope. however. His theory
is simply the old fable of "the organ AMI
the piano and the extravagant farmer"
revised to date, with painted rake"
thrown in as an additional villain to
add spice to an otherwise bald and un-
convincing narrative"
1t is really inconceivable to me that
man of the accurate and close powers
of observation that Mr.. Van Dyke has
SO often exhibited in his articles on
outdoor California should have swal-
lowed whole that old fairy tale to the
effect that all our troubles come from
extravaganza" Mr.. Van Dyke SCOTS
at economic rent being at the bottom Of
our poverty. Well. lec-us see.
Rent Is income derived from posses
sion. To discover who has rent Is SIM
ply to discover who has income without
work
We will start after big game right at
the start. Havemeyer, Huntington,
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt. Astor. etc, are
the monarchs of the economic jungle
that we want to bag. When we, the
public, have corraled the big fellows II
will be then time enough to run down
Mr.. Van Dykes poor consumptive who
has invested his all in mortgage. That
consumptive of his is simply the poor
widow disguised, who is always exhib-
tied by the gas or water company as one
of the stockholders who will be ruined
If gas rates are reduced. The true own
ers of the United States are those that
trot in the Huntington-H -Havemeyer
class, and those are the fellows that are
gathering the economic rent that we
the people, are cunning for.
The country produces enough, heaven
knows. for the farmer to buy painted
rakes" and organs, but the difficulty is
that Huntington's rent charge in the
shape of a high rate on his railroad
and Havemeyer's rent in the shape of a
high price on his sugar, and of Rockefel-
lers rent in the high price of oil, and so
on ad infinitum, take so much out of the
farmers products that he has nothing
left.
quite agree with Mr.. Van Dyke that
as long as we vest the ownership of our
country in a handful of Havemeyers,
to whom we must pay rent, it is alb
surd to look for relief to such superb
cial means as issuing paper or silver
money instead of gold or raising or low
ering the tariff.
H. GAYLORD WILTSHIRE.
The herald., 1897-05-29

this system It received practically
nothing. while some Of the growers were
! frequently called upon to eend forward
freight money in addition to giving away
their fruit.
The Inauguration Of thie system by the
fruit growers Of Southern California
has compelled the fruit merchants to
enter the field again as buyers, so that
1t is possible for those who remained
outside the exchange to sell their fruit
at good prices and in some cases the
growers have received higher prices for
their fruit than they could have. obtained
through the exchange-the fruit mer-
chants paying these large prices so as
to make points against the exchange
and weaken IT'S hold upon the people.
1t is very plain proposition, however.
that without the exchange the fruit
growers would today be consigning their
fruit to commission merchants and get
ting very little in return for their crops.
A determined effort is being made to
break down the exchange. This effort
is being made by interested parties, who
hope again to get the fruit on consign-
ment If they succeed in the one they will
succeed in the other. If they succeed
in both 1t will be sorry day, not only
for the fruit growers. but also for the
business men of Southern California.
If the fruit growers prosper the business
men will prosper. If the fruit growers
fail the business men will feel the effects.
This, is fair statement Of the stu
are you going to do?
The herald., 1897-05-29
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Huntington's Breach Of Faitl

Mr.. Huntington. in continuing to fight
San Pedro iarbor has violated his obli-
cation, for the railroad company's S
agents agreed to abide by the decision
of the commission which named San
Pedro as the harbor location by vote
Of to l. This breach of faith is only
one in the long record for which the
Southern Pacific company will yet be
called to judgment by the people Of this
commonwealth, who have so long been
outraged and bled by this great corpo-
Angeles Labor World.
The herald., 1897-05-29
NAY! NAY! PAULINE !
The greatly esteemed California FRI

The greatly esteemed California Fruit
Grower incorsiderately remarks:
terranean coast of Syria, has increased
its population from 10000 to $4,000 in
ten years, keeping pace with the orange
growing industry in the neighborhood
That beats Los Angeles"
Beats Los Angeles, does it? Not by
many lengths and laps. 1t may beat
the city of bay and fogs, seated on its
dreams out facts. But beat this mar
velous city of the ages? Not this time.
Insixteen years Los Angeles has grown
The herald., 1897-05-29
FOOLISH WILL

II pity Will with all my heart
But, oh, fear that we must part,
And that at once;
For he has never seemed to care
To cleave the circumambient air,
And so I ask. why should he share
My love, the Ounce?
"Now Tom can ride in splendid wise,
In fact he once lugged off prize"
Gust here she sighed;
$50 must bid dear VIII adieu.
You'd do the same thing. wouldn't you?
Although he's rich and handsome, too,
He doesn't ride"
Cleveland Leader.
The herald., 1897-05-29

The sanguine tone of the secretary's
report at the National Bimetallic league
in Paris yesterday unfortunately is de-
pendent upon a condition. If England
were inclined for serious effort in favor
Of silver =" an international
agreement might be arrived at. The
fact that to abandon the single gold
standard would be to deprive
Great Britain of financial domin-
ion is, on the one hand. the very
good reason why she eschews bimet-
allism, and. on the other, an excellent
reason why the United States should
adopt an independent policy. If France
joins hands with the United States in
restoring silver the rest of the nations
would soon be compelled to follow suit.
The herald., 1897-05-29
A Good Suggestion

The Los Angeles Herald makes good
suggestion when 1t advocates semi
centennial celebration of the discovery
of gold in California. Such an event
would attract the attention Of the world
to the Golden State and bring into
greater prominence its history. its phe-
nomenal growth and its vast and varied
indus stries.-Bakersfield Californian.
The herald., 1897-05-29
Precautionary Measure

Patient-Isn't it little dangerous to
administer anaesthetics'? Must be ter
rible to have one die in your chair after
you have given him ether.
Dentist-Yes; it was for that reason
that we adopted a rule that where an
anaesthetic 10 administered the patient
must pay in advance.-Boston Tran
script
The herald., 1897-05-29

from II. 900 to 1o7. 900 population. And in
ten years from less than $4,000 to the
present figure. In six years, since the
last federal census. the increase has
been $1,000. In percentage the Fruit
Growers Turkish pet has outstripped
this fiower-crowned queen of the semi
tropics. But in percentage the hamlet
Of last year beats Joppa and the Fruit
Growers dreams, too.
Nothing beneath the bending skies
beats Los Angeles!
The herald., 1897-05-29
Hanna Assessed Huntington

Alger is but the agent of Hanna and
Mckinley in the matter. 1t is reported
that during the campaign Boss Hanna
assessed Huntington 100000 for cam
paign purposes, and afterward for $780,
600 more, all of which was paid and was.
used for the election of McKinley.-Los
Angeles Voice
The herald., 1897-05-29

George Duey, who was accidentally
killed by a policeman at Cincinnati
Thursday night was one of the most
competent telegraph operators that
ever worked for the Associated Press
and had host of friends in newspaper
and telegraph circles.
The herald., 1897-05-29

Those troublesome insurgents who
according to General Weyler's assur-
ances, had dispersed and were ''paci-
fed" have just sent a couple of hundred
wounded Spanish soldiers back to Ha-
vana to emphasize the truth of the cap
tain generals assertions.
The herald., 1897-05-29
A Bad Case

AS expected. Secretary Alger has sub
mitted the San Pedro harbor matter to
congress for further Instructions His
report reads very much like a lawyers
brief when the attorney knows he has
a bad case.-East Side. News
The herald., 1897-05-29

Whereabouts in the procession will
Willie Waldorf Astor be upon the oc-
casion of the Queens diamond jubilee.
Will he march ahead of Albert Edward
Victim. commonly known as the Prince
of Wales?
The herald., 1897-05-29
The Closing Of the Gap

The certainty that the coast road will
soon be completed and that through
trains will be running from Los Angeles
to San Francisco over the most pic
turesque and inviting line in the country
has stirred every county through which
the road will pass into unusual activity.
San Jose Mercury.
The herald., 1897-05-29
Beyond the Experimental Stage

There is nothing experimental now
about tobacco raising at Downievilis.
The first crop has been made into cigars
that have found ready market. Ala
media county, too, has got an embryotic
tobacco plantation that will be heard
of some day.-Oakland Tribune.
The herald., 1897-05-29
Will Take Young Maids Later

At Stanford university this week liz
pupils took bachelors degrees Of differ
ent kinds. Not one took old maid de-
grees. Does not this prove that men are
the smarter?-Pasadena News.
The herald., 1897-05-29
BRYAN at Fresno

If 1t is announced that the usual cele-
bration is to be given on the 9Th, and
that the people will be addressed by
Mr.. Bryan, Fresno will have the largest
crowd on that day that ever assembled
in that city--Visalia Times.
The herald., 1897-05-29

Now comes the cherries news that
BOSS" Platt is solid" with President
Mckinley. The chief executive will have
to sit up nights to protect his reputa-
ton if such stories continue to be cir
culated
The herald., 1897-05-29

A rigid course of discipline seems to
be very much needed at the San Quentin
establishment. Within the last few
months there have been several gfaring
instances of lax discipline and, when
700 convicts positively refuse to work
because the menu is not to their taste,
it is about time to demonstrate to them
that the officials and not the convicts
are the dictators of prison.
The herald., 1897-05-29

Senator Tillman's alternative, pro-
pounded in the senate yesterday, still
remains unanswered. Either certain
correspondents are liars or certain SEN
ators are corrupt. The dignity and in
tegrity of the senate should not res.
an hour until the question is settled
The herald., 1897-05-29

The fact that England is preparing to
transport an army corps of 10000 men
to South Africa will not be reassurins
to Dom Paul that no interference with
his potato patch is intended.
The herald., 1897-05-29

A slight earthquake shock was felt
in Vermont Thursday night. 1t is sup
posed that Senator Proctor suddenly
left the state without giving notice Of
his Intentions
The herald., 1897-05-29

A new liquor law in Connecticut pro-
Eibits the selling Of cider in no-license
towns in less quantities than five gal
Ions. Five gallons is pretty big drink
The herald., 1897-05-29

A state conference of Silver Republic
ans was held at Columbus Thursday.
This in Ohio, the home of Hanna and
Mckinley? What rank treason!
The herald., 1897-05-29

One crime leads to another sin. The
Durrant incident has brought out some
of the tallest lying on record.
The herald., 1897-05-29

Lillian Russell has applied for a di
vorce. When is the wedding to take
place?
The herald., 1897-05-29
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far ~ II consistent with the
proper expression OF their views.l
The herald., 1897-05-29
All Small Boys Are Cruel
Reflections of a Bachelor

Better to destroy the cruel small boy
than the birds.-Santa Monica outlook.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

We learn that O. Taylor and
Thos. Stringer are soon to have a
carpentering job in Woodstock.
Chas. Curtis is moving to the Per-
kins place lately purchased.
F. S. Merrill, who was injured
some time ago by being thrown from
Il load of hay, is improving.
E. A. Davis purchased another
horse for his livery Monday.
Mrs. Davis, who has been sick for
some time. is improving.
Miss Nettie Wiley and sister were
in Ludlow Sunday to attend the
funeral of their aunt.
DR.. Boyden has purchased horse
of |. Whitcomb and will turn out
his pair OF, drivers.
News came Wednesday announc-
ing the death of Frank Shannon of
White River Junction. Frank had
many friends here, where he lived Il
long time.
Frank Moore, who has been with
II. d. Curtis, went to Lebanon
Monday, where he has work.
Horace Bradley is driving stage
for VIM. Billings for few days.
n Mr.. Sharon of Clarcmont, n.
H., has taken work in the mill and
has moved into the tenement vacated
by +. E. Taylor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
1isugewarer village.

Mr.. Dearborn of the Vermont
Farm Agency, White River june
ton, was in town last week and we
learn that he has the sale of the DR..
Rodimon residence and the Allard
farm. We wish the firm success in
finding quick customers for these
properties.
w. S. Rodimon returned to
Northampton Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Capron
visited their daughter, Mrs. Myron
Acklcv. in Cold River last week.
II. G. Wood has rented his tarm
to Ed. Peoples, as we learn tor five
wears.
Rev. f. b. Hyde of Westminster
has been in the place tor few days
this week.
We understand that MIR. Macken-
zie is to give his help Saturday
afternoons.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Prob ate business of the Week.

Nav is V Kendall's estate,
Royalton: Executrix ordered to
settle May IS.
Harry V Whipple's estate, Royal
ton: Admx. makes application for
license to sell real estate. Ordered
tor hearing May rs.
Leonard Hamilton's trust estate :
w E johnson, trustee, ordered to
settle his account May 20.
May S-Charlotte Davis estate
Will proved.
MAY Io-Guy Graham's estate
Administrator account settled as of
April 3, 1897.
May LEICESTER Pierce's estate
Comrs. report returned.
Hannah Randal's estate: Comrs.
report returned.
Amasa Fullcrton's estate: Ii
censc granted admr. to sell real es'
tate.
II ID Whceler's estate: License
granted to sell real estate.
Roswell Bates estate: EXr. Or
dcrcd to settle June 4.
Harry V Whipple's estate: Or
cutt Brxby files his appeal from dis
allowance of his claim by comrs.
May ls-Charles Clapp's estate,
Royalton, testatc: Dudley { Deni-
son is ordered to settle account May
Il.
May 13-Joshua II Powers es'
tate: Inventory and comrs'. report
returned.
John Starts estate, Hartford :
Will presented for probate by cxecu-
tor therein named. Hearing ordered
for June 4.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
At the Churches Tomorrow.

Congregational-Morning service
1890, sermon by the pastor; Sunday
school after service. Junior meeting
5 o'clock. Christian Endeavor 6.I5
o'clock. Evening service I o'clock.
Notwithstanding service at
1880. Junior meeting $50 o'clock.
Epworth League 6.I5 o'clock, Even
ing service 7 o'clock.
st. James-Usual morning and
evening services.
Universalist-Usual morning and
evening services.
Chrstian-Usual morning and
evening services.
Catholic-Nlass in Barnard at 9
o'clock. III Woodstock at 80, cat
echism at $50, evening service at 7
o'clock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Local Horse Gossip.

DR.. \. \. Logan has purchased
of Fred Whitcomb the horse Bay
mont, sued by Wcstmont. and now
has an excellent match for the
Wilkes horse bought of III. p. Clark
some time ago. Baymont has taken
nine first premiums at various exhi-
billions and has record of go.
+. +. Richmond has bought a
mate for his fine chestnut mare Mol
lie, the latter coming into his hands
for the third time, the pair making
an exceptionally stylish team. Mr..
Richmond has disposed of his five
ycar-old stallion to G. NJ. Perry.
II. c. johnson recently purchased
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
No. Romfret.

Miss Edna Spear is at home for Il
vacation.
Mrs. Obed Whipple expects her
first summer boarders next Monday.
Henry Turner has moved on to
the Putnam place.
George Green has taken up his
residence in town near the Center.
There is Il controversy about the
Chamberlin place. Mr.. Alvenos
Stetson has bought it and Mr..
Chamberlin forblds his occupying it.
Mrs. \. Z. Clifford is iii again
and confined to her bed.
George Fay is at work on NJ. Z.
Adams house, putting in 4 bay win
dow and building a piazza.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Death In South Dakota OF Moses
Cheney.


Moses Cheney, formerly of Bar
nard, died at Watertown, s. d.,
May +, after brief illness. lie
was born December 10, 1872, but
carried his years lightly and had
been in uncommonly good health
during the last winter. Mr.. Cheney
was member of the "Chcncy fam
lily" of musicians, who are known to
all Nermontcrs and to almont every
body else. Members Of the family
organized Il concert company years
ago and travelled all over the country
singing. Moses Cheney was the son
Of a New Hampshire clergyman,
but passed the most of his life in
Barnard. He taught singing school
for many wears, and many of the
middle-aged people IN and out of the
state will remember his ministra-
tons. He was an irrepressible
humorist as we'll as Il musician, and
there are eXtant stories about him
without number. He represented
Barnard in the legislature when the
present state house was located and
made speech in the midst of the
hot contest about the matter, urging
Barnard us the true place for the
capitol, which stands as the funnist
talk ever made IN the dignitied
House. He had for number of
years lived in South Dakota with
one of his sons.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
MEMORIAL DAY.

Randall Post will assemble at Post
Hall, Sunday, May 80, at ten O'Clock
a. m. March to the Congregational
church, where a Union service will
be held, address by Rev. ]. F. Sim
mons. After service will march to
town hall for flowers, then to the
cemetery, where the q. A. X. ritual
service will be used; from the ceme-
terry to Post Hall and break ranks.
Comrads will appear in uniform or
dark clothes and white gloves and
march to the beat of mutfled drums.
Guard in uniform and equipments.
Sons of Veterans, Ladies Relief
Corps and all soldiers are requested
to Join in the line of march.
CHNp. III. ENGLISH, Com.
Official. l.. !. Nj. MARCY. Adjt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
FeIchvIlIe.

Rev. Leslie Moore of Claremont,
n H., Mrs. G.. II. North of Brook
line, Mass, and Wade Reyes of
Boston were in town last week call
ing on friends.
Waller Parker met with a serious
accident recently. His horses became
frightened by the barking of dog
and ran, throwing Mr.. Parker from
the wagon and breaking his arm.
The carpenters have commenced
work on the new store.
Mrs. DIN Dunsmore of Troy, N.
v, was called here last week by the
illness and death of her father, Mark
Stockin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Free Lecture to Men and Women.

DR.. II &. Flower, of Boston,
will deliver his new lecture entitled
"Youth and Health Forever" at the
town hall, next Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock. Dr.. Flower is recog-
nizcd by many as the greatest orator
on the American platform. What
the Boston Globe says:
DR.. II. G. Flower iectured last night. to
nearly 5000 people in fremont Temple.
His audience went wild over his eloquence,
keen thrusts, pathetic appeals and quick
SallieS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

The Brattleboro correspondent OF
the Boston Globe says: An organ
lied effort is to be made to secure Il
reduction IN insurance rates. l.
Martin, John Calvin and Colonel
Hooker will now try their hands at
securing reduction from the New
England insurance exchange. If a
fair agreement is not reached the aid
of the legislature may be invited.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
A Point to Remember.

If you wish to purify your blood
YOU should take a medicine which
cures blood diseases. The record of
cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla proves
that this is the best medicine for the
blood ever produced. Hoods Sar-
sapanlla cures the most stubborn
cases and it is the medicine for you
to take if your blood is impure.