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The herald., 1897-06-05
SATURDAY, JUNE 5. 1897.
THE SUNDAY HERALD

The Sunday Herald of tomorrow, the 9Th
inst, will combine all the news with many
features of attractive value. Besides all
the events of the day and the hour, at
home and abroad, there will be many ar
ticles and illustrations of exceptional in
terest The complete service of the great
est news-gathering agency in the world,
the result of the work of the sixty-nve
special CORES spondents that The Herald
has stationed throughout Southern Cali.
fornia, and the most faithful and graphic
description of every event of Importance
in Los Angeles, are the three principal
sources that will supply an entirely satis-
factory, but always improving, budget Of
news.
Among the special articles that The
Herald can treat its reader to in tomor-
rows paper will be one written by a
famous military expert Sir Evelyn Wood,
who in a comprehensive and mastery style
deals with the English army during Queen
Victoria's reign.
The great jubilee procession is being re.
hearsed in London, pageant that is ex-
pected to dazzle the world. In the Sun
day paper will be found fine illustration
by Trowbridge. drawn from sketch by
an American girl in London, showing the
rehearsal in the Strand.
President Mckinley is to be presented
with a wonderful railway train, which is to
be absolutely without parallel in magnifi-
cence of appointment and novety of con-
struction. There will be an interesting de-
scription and illustration of the proposed
gift.
The United States government has de-
sermined to build model roads, scientifically
correct. These roads are to, be built in
every city that asks the government. The
Sunday Herald will contain the latest in
telligence of this project.
The colossal possibilities of electricity as
a manifestation Of force. and it's applica-
ton, will be dealt with in popular and
thoroughly comprehensive style by
Charles V. Barton. That electricity is to
be the great motive and active power of
the future no one doubts.
The Herald will continue it's series of
descriptive and illustrated articles on the
favored districts of Southern California.
dealing in tomorrow issue with the -four
ishing town and neighborhood of Fuller
ton. Carmen Harcourt Austin, a we'll
known and graceful writer, who has been
commissioned by The Herald to examine
the newly developed mining districts, con-
tributes valuable paper on the Panamint
country.
There will be short stories and sketches.
the usual valuable contributions on the
literature, the drama and the music of the
day. careful and dependable financial
review, the latest news of society and all
the features that go to make up a great,
enterprising and thoroughly up-to-date
newspaper.
The herald., 1897-06-05
PROTECTION OF FORESTS

There is one question that affects
every man, woman and child in the arid
west, and that is the protection of our
forests and the preservation of our
water sheds. There are several ways in
which it could be done.
The one practical way would be to put
the regular army in charge of the forests
on the headwaters of all the principa |
streams that are used, or may be used in
the near future, for irrigation. Let
forestry be taught as one branch ac-
quired at West Point and educate our
army officers to protect us from foes at
home as veil as abroad.
: The ucipal malefactore are the
sheep men. Cattle do not cause as much
damag, for various reasons. Sheep are
owned in a great many instances by for
eigners who care nothing for our country
or our laws, and they look upon all gov
ernment land as theirs
They burn off the brush one year 60
that their sheep may pasture or the ten
der shoots the next. John Muir apt,y
calls them four-footed locusts. and it is
a good name. An appropriate motto for
them would be
"Where'er we go. all verdure disappears,
And in our wake lies desolation."
{ IT the government really looked after
The herald., 1897-06-05
HAVE NOT SEEN HANNA
ABOUT IT

A story went the rounds not long ago
that Senator -Spooner went to see the
president to get some little favor. Mr..
Mckinley listened with polite attention
to the request of the senator from Wis
consin and then lifted his eyes in the
most matter-of-fact way in the world,
and asked, Have you seen Hanna
about it?"
Now Spooner is no tyro. He was an
expert in politics before Mark Hanna
was known outside of Cleveland.
Spooner had asked presidential favors
at many hands and had usually received
them on his own account. Well, they
do say the language of a certain army
in Flanders was mild compared with
the euphemism with which Spooner re-
sponded that not only had he not seen
Hanna, but did not propose to see him.
Now perhaps the Badger statesman
was too particular-more nice than wise.
Had he but crooked the pregnant hinges
may be that he would have obtained
all he wished.
All this is thrown out as suggestion
to our Republican friends in the Free
Harbor league. They all told US many
times last fall Of the greatness and good
ness of the man who was behind the Nc
Kinley campaign. Perhaps he Is now
the man behind the throne. We have
hoap horn ha rd dipp the deDa rt ment of war
with dead cats, SO to speak, and We have
been approaching the Mckinley ear in
half-hearted way, as if the president
had nothing to do with the matter Of
the harbor. How would it do, as
dernier resort, to "see Hanna about it?
The herald., 1897-06-05

Of good paving. The pavement itseli
win not last long Il the base - inferior
no matter how high the quality Of thu
asphalt may be.
No contract should be made that does
not bind the contracting company "a
keep the pavement in good repair FOR
the term Of at least five years. Fifteen
years is better. Paving guaranteed for
the latter term costs more to begin with,
but 1t is much cheaper in the long run.
In New York city nearly all the as
phalt paving laid is on fifteen years
guaranty. Three years ago the aver
age price paid was $3.50 per square yard
OF this amount but 20 per cent, or $2.66
per square yard, is paid to the con-
tractor on the completion Of the work.
The remainder. Of $1.14, Is retained by
the city. without interest. as a guar
anty for the maintenance of the paving.
No part Of this money is paid to the
contractor until after the sixth year,
at which time he receives one-tenth Of
the amount retained. and one-tenth of
such amount every year thereafter until
the expiration Of the fifteenth year,
when the guaranty expires. Asphalt
paving that cost $3.50 in New York city
three years ago. on fifteen years guar
anty, cost So on a five years guaranty
in Buffalo. 1t will be readily seen that
the former Is much the cheaper paving
Prices are considerably lower now all
over the country than they were three
years ago. New York paid 1886 on
fifteen years guaranty in 1896.
Minneapolis pays $2.45 a square yard
for asphalt paving on ten years guar
anty, gets a Is per cent reserve, and ex-
acts a Is per cent bond in addition. 1t
is interesting to note tAe terms and
prices that prevailed in the different
cities a year ago. Cleveland paid $2.S5
on a ten years guaranty; Kansas City,
81. so to $3.50 on a five years guaranty;
Buffalo, 50; Rochester, s2 so: Milwaukee,
81. 81 to 500; st. Paul, $2.31, all on five
years guaranty. In Philadelphia some
work was done on a three years guar
anty for from $205 to $2.35 square
yard.
In cases where the guaranty is for but
a short term a clause ought to be iu-
serted whereby the contracting COM
pany binds itself to make all necessary
repairs after the expiration Of the guar
anty at a minimum price.
With these precautions and careful!
inspection Los Angeles ought to be able
to get good paving
The herald., 1897-06-05
HOW TO GET GOOD PAVING

The wretched condition of the bust
ness streets in Los Angeles is not due
to the absence of paving, but to the fac
that the paving has been poorly dore
Wherever this explanation holds true
dishonesty is freely charged as the chief
cause. 1t is just as easy to have good
paving in Los Angeles as it is elsewhere
easier than in many cities, where the
climatic conditions are not so favorable
IS they are here.
1t has been frequently suggested that
more rigid inspection in the interest," IS
of the city is necessary to avoid inferior
work. That suggestion is all right SO far
as it goes, but it does not cover the
ground. There are other things tina,
should be taken into consideration
No contract should be made that per-
mits the use of inferior asphalt, regard
less of where it comes from. The con-
crete base must be up to the standard
The herald., 1897-06-05
THE BATTLE WITH TRUSTS

Even the most intelligent people prob
ably do not know to what extent trusts
are ramified throughout our business
affairs. The fact is it is almost impos-
sible to keep track of them, they in
crease so fast. The next law providing
for the national census should require
that trusts be enumerated and reported,
as a most important matter of informa-
ton. 1t would show that competition
has been almost entirely supplanted.
and that in all lines of business there
are combinations to make profits for
the few and to oppress the many
There is, however, an active movement
against trusts, and it is acquiring
volume and momentum with considera-
BILE success. The people are becoming
mere and more awakened to the SUBJ
ject and are beginning to display cour-
age. An injunction has been granted
by Chicago district court against the
tobacco trust, forbidding it to do busi-
ness in the state of Illinois, as by the
laws Of that state trusts and monop-
Giles are forbidden.
The American tobacco company was
organized under the laws of New Jersey,
a state in which trusts and monopolies
are fostered, and in 1889 it took in a
number of tobacco companies in differ
ent states under a single management
and with a capital OF $25, 5,000,0 900, which
was afterwards increased to $33, ,0O0, 900,
the chief business being the manufac-
ture of cigarettes. The judge granting
the injunction said: "A commercial
trust is a combination for the purpose
of uniting the respective interests un-
der one governing body, invested with
the power to limit the production, die
tate the sales and regulate the prices Of
articles produced by it's agents and
members, thereby tending to destroy
competition" The court further says
that trusts are the natural outgrowth
CT perverted legislation, which has made
il possible for persons without financial
m teams or commercial credit to organ
The herald., 1897-06-05

the interests OF the people in the weet
1t would either prohibit pasturing on
public lande or else Lease them and then
hold the lessess responsible. Would i
not be just and right to both parties II the
government would lease to q man. say
ten square miles Of noun tain for term
Of years and then hold him responsible?
Give him actual possession, and then II
any fires occur make him pay the dam
age As the law stands It 10 impossible
to convict eheep man of setting the
fires. yet wherever they go brush fires
inevitably follow.
When the brush leaves the mountain
slopes the winter rains have nothing to
detain them and the waters rush to the
sea in hurry. when they should perme-
ate slowly through the soil, keeping alive
the springs and streams for the forth
coming summer.
Again. sheep passing over the side hill
grind 1t to powder with their sharp hoofe.
This, with the absence Of brush to break
the fall Of the rain, causes the once clear
mountain streams to be thick and muddy
and totally unit for trout life.
We must send missionaries to the wild
and unlearned eaet that they may see
the error of their way and depart from
them. The government should take hold
of the forests and mountains with their
streams of water.
Either keep eheep and cattle men out Of
the mountains or else lease to them GER
tain territory and hold them responsible
for all damage. That will make every
lessee patrol his leasehold and preserve
both water and timber.
The herald., 1897-06-05
The End Not in Sight

The tariff debate may last in the SEN
ate well along into the summer When
ii is ended it will not be the Dingley bill
that is passed, but some measure that
will command the votes of the silver sen
ators from the sagebrush states,
without whose aid the republicans can
net carry their bill. And then will come
the effort to fix up compromise with
Mr.. Dingley and his associates of the
house. The next harvest very likely
will be garnered before the new tariff
bill is patched into a shape to pass
both houses of congress - Boston
Globe.
The herald., 1897-06-05

IL corporations without limit - to cap
itall1ation ana without restraint 20 tc
operation. and he thinks the ,existence
LOT ! trust Is : menace to commercial
integrity and to private enterprise. The
fact ID that sb per cent Of all those en-
gaged in the manufacture Of cigarettes
were members Of the American Tobacco
company.
| The New York legislature recently
passed an antitrust law, and under 1t
proceedings have been commenced In
the supreme court against the coal
trust. The we'll known sugar trust has
its headquarters in New York city, as
we'll as a good many others. But few
of the states have yet enacted anti
trust laws. and until all do so very
serious difficulty has to be encountered
The United States supreme court has
held that a commercial trust, organized
under the laws Of any state, has a right
to carry on business in any other state
Therefore. 1t Is necessary that all the
states shall pass antitrust laws, and
tnat congress snail pTOHlDit tEuStS al
connection with traffic that is inter-
state. This becomes necessary because
our government is dual. one branch
having control over a limited area
ana the other over the whole country.
but only in a comparatively few mat
ters
To wholly suppress trusts it will be
necessary that antitrust laws shall
be enforced with inexorable energy and
persistercy, for when one is put down
another will arise. With the genius of
our people. the tolerance incident to
free institutions and under the business
immortality that has been engendered
during the last third of a century, 1t
must be expected that every means Of
gaining advantage will be adopted. The
people might aswell make up their minds
that the battle with trusts will be pro-
tracted, and the victory will be with the
side that has the best staying qualities.
tiles.
The herald., 1897-06-05
CALIFORNIA OPINION
More Debts to Pay

Some Of our Republican friends seem
to place but little confidence in the
statement made by the postmaster.
general, that all presidential postmas-
ters will be PRINTED to serve out their
terms, unless charges are preferred
and sustained against them. We have
heard no complaints of any kind
against the postmasters at Visalia and
Porterville, and as their commissions
will not expire for nearly three years.
it would seem that too much haste is
being shown by the gentlemen who
hope to succeed them.-Visalia Times.
The herald., 1897-06-05
Republican Favoritism to Monopoly

Protectionists cannot sugar-coat
their scheme of favoritism to the trusts
and monopolies and of spoliation Of the
people sufficiently to make it palatable
to any Democrat. After a long period
Of evolution and through much tribula-
t!cn the Democratic party became har-
monious, compact and triumphant po-
litical organization on the ground Of a
tariff for revenue only and no tribute
TO monopoly.-Philadelph Record.
The herald., 1897-06-05
Editor Melick as Dives

The San Diego Sun yesterday gave
some desperate experiences of men on
the Colorado desert without water. To
be thus on a parched plain without
water in blazing sun. with lips parch.
ing and tongue swollen is an experience
NEEDED but once in a life time. We have
been there.-Pasadena News.
The herald., 1897-06-05

William Waldorf Astor is really COM
i1g up in the world of the British aris-
tocracy. having rented a cottage that
was once occupied by the Duke and
Duchess Of Fife. The Astor pays sew
eral times the amount paid by the duke;
but the royal flavor comes high.
The herald., 1897-06-05
The St. Louis idea Of Morality

The St. Louis millionaire caught In
New York with $4,000 worth of smuggled
diamonds and watches on his person Is
president of the Sunday school union In
Filleyville. He said he was going to
give the gems to the teachers. That's
fine morality-swindlng the govern
ment so that those who labor In the
Lords vineyard may wear contraband
jewelry.-Kansas City Times.
The herald., 1897-06-05

Rudyard Kipling. in the preface to a
new edition of his works, says in effect
that he. does not expect women to buy
his books Oh, no. Of course not Kipling
knows how to advertise, and he expects
to be pleasantly disappointed.
The herald., 1897-06-05
THINE EYES STILL REIGN
Thine eyes still draw r

Thine eyes still draw my soul unto thine
own
Although our hands have strangers grown,
And lips have never dearer known,
Thine eyes all other loves dethrone-
Thine eyes with passion flowers sown.
All that the tyranny of life denies
Heart-broken VOWS. unvoiced replies,
Visions that swift forbidden rise
Live in the nearness of thine eyes
Thine eyes, too tender to be wise
-Harper's Bazaar.
The herald., 1897-06-05

Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
made a martyr of himself Thursday in
the interests Of those senators who are
accused of specializing in sugar stocks,
and was neatly impaled on the longest
tine Of Senator Tillman's pitchfork. He
may recover If he is not exposed again.
The herald., 1897-06-05

"It is the word of Nelson w. Aldrich
againet that of the correspondent of a
New York newspaper. Which will the
senate accept?" shouted Senator GAL
linger in the course of the debate last
Thursday. when in doubt take the
trick" 1t is the safest course to take
the word of Senator Aldrich, for some of
the eenators are evidently more in need
of protection than infant industry.
The herald., 1897-06-05

Mies Adelaide r. De Hasse, a former
Los Angeles girl, has been engaged to
catalogue the public documents in the
Astor library at New York city. She is
considered the best authority on pub.
docs in the country.
The herald., 1897-06-05

Richard Croker has taken another
horse race in England. Does this indi-
cate that Tammany will come out in
the struggle for the political control of
Greater New York?
The herald., 1897-06-05
The Coming of Bryan

The news of the coming of Bryan has
gone abroad in the land, and in the
mountains and valleys throughout the
San Joaquin valley the people are pre-
pairing to come to Fresno on that day
Fresno Expositor.
The herald., 1897-06-05

The Republican party has a mission,
so it says, to reform the country Then
why doesn't Speaker Reed appoint the
house committees and give the reformers
a chance?
The herald., 1897-06-05
Bad for the Mental Health

The amount of attention which the
newspapers are giving to Durrant now
adays does not tend to promote the men
tai health of their readers.-Oakland
Enquirer.
The herald., 1897-06-05

personal liberty is disappearing"
says the Washington Post. So is personal
property, and it doesn't show up until
after the assessor has made his rounds.
The herald., 1897-06-05

The United States will not declare war
should the Japanese minister relieve the
Hawaiian republic of his presence.
The herald., 1897-06-05

Senator Tillman is the most origina al
package there is in South Carolina, the
home of the liquor dispeneary law.
The herald., 1897-06-05

The Spanish cabinet has resigned.
Why doesn't Weyler follow suit?
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-17
SOUTH BRITAIN.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
Mrs Smiley invited the members of
several of the younger Sunday school
classes to meet at the parsonage and see
about forming young peoples Mission
circle. Sixteen responded and the
"Wide Awake" Mission circle was form
ed, agreeing to meet the first Saturday of
each month. 1t being also Miss Helen's
birthday, a treat of sandwiches, cake
and chocolate was served at kthe close
of the business proceedings.
At last the renovation of the vestry is
completed and the Endeavorers were
pleased last Sunday night to meet up
stairs once more. The new lamps are
very satisfactory.
Mrs Alice Garfield returned home, last
week, from visit with her daughter in
Huntington.
Miss Mary Pierce is home for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS.
Mrs S. P. Averill has recently visited
her daughter in Bridgeport.
Mrs D, G. Plat has been housed for
several days with a grip cold.
Mrs Laura Clark has housekeeper
and companion from Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-17
ART AND MUSIC.

Everything in this line can be found
at So Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport,
Franc d and uni AIMED pictures in great
variety and for wy low prices. Sheets
music, folios, apd Instruction books of
all kinds. Thew eel sheet music from
five to 25c and make an ext a discount
of 20 per cent to t. thers. just now
thev are selling folios containing seven
to 10 pieces of music for five cents.
Boxes of paper and envelopes of SOC
value for 10 and zoe. When you call
ask to see this bargain. They also have
a fiUe line of blank books. You can buy
a printing press for YOUR boy from 81 to
$40; electric machine for family use for
81; pianos from SOC to $500; accordeons,
mandolins, violins, guitars, banjos
flutes, drums, etc. When you visit
Bridgeport do not fail to call on the
Northrop Publishing Co., So Fairfield
avenue, and ask to hear the famous
talking machine.
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-17
Silk Sale
Extraordinary.

We have just closed out
from Arnold, Constable &
Co.'S wholesale department all
the short lengths of this sea-
sons high-class high-cost Fan
cy Silks, a great many styles
Gin some cases not more than
enough for a single waist or
skirt.) The goods range in
value from LOO to 400 a yard,
but we offer the whole lot
without reserve, at 75c a yard.
This is the most important
sale of silks we have ever held.
No use to write for samples.
The bargain is SO pronounced
that the whole lot will disap-
pear quickly. Those who
come first of course will have
the most to choose from.
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-17

SHE CAN'T BUY GIFTS FOR A MAN WITH
OUT THE AID OF MEIGs 81 co.
A woman is generally at loss to kpo "
what to get for u mans Christmas. The
multiplicity of things she could get for
him only confuse her, and when she
comes to buy, the gift she gets Is quite
as likely to dlsplease as to please the re-
cipient. Whatever she buys, she's never
quite certain it will please "him."
But times have changed, and your sem
sible woman of to d y seeks mans store
when she buys q mans gift-a store
wher1 she knows she will be certain to
get the very latest things, the proper
things, that will be sure 60 be appreclaG-
ed. She has found out that the days
when u pair of slippers or box of bar
gain counter cigars will be duly appreci-
aCed by a man are gone forever.
Evidence of this change in the direc-
ton of WOman's Thoughts at Christmas
time are plentiful in Meigs 81 Company's
big hing and furnishing store, at
Main land Bank streets. Never before
have 50 many woman buyers been in the
store as this season. The furnishings
goods counter is the main attraction for
chem. There are displayed all the new
est novelties in neckGress, all the fashion
able shades and combinations from the
leading makers of mems neckdress. And
how the women are buying neckwear!
and gloves, shirts, collars, cuffs, dress
shirt shields, underwear, hosiery, hand
kelChieiis, garter, arm bands, suspend
ers, caps and other sensible gifts. There's
bound TO be a general sprucing up Christ
mas day If this sort of gift buying con-
Jinues.
M theirs of boys are found in the boys
department, buyirg suit or REFER for
the boy. Mothers and wives and sisters
are found buying iOusecoats, bathrobes,
msckintOs hes, umbrellas-helps to COM
fort and health of men. Evidently the
practical is ruling the buying of great
number OF women this year.
There are many deserving men who
would appreciate highly the gift of a suit
or an overcoat flom people more fortu
nate than they. This is a hint for geDer-
ou.ly d. posed persons who would make
glad the heart of less fortunate people.
The spirit of Christmas pervades the
whole store and the countless bundles
bearing the name of Meigs & Co. which
are beiI distributed among the homes
in and abound Bridgeport each contain
share of this cheer, to be set free when
strings are cut and bundles opened
Christmas morning.