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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Many Small Towns Are Max in .;
Progress In That Direction.


Progress In That Direction.
The administration of the municipal
affairs of American towns offers un-
rivaled opportunity for experiments in
this kind of government. That it has
largely failed in the large cities is no
less true than it is regrettable. but the
reasons for this are apparent, and the
remedy may be obtained in time.
Meanwhile some of the smaller towns
are commencing to show what can be
done by enlightened public opinion
accompanied by ordinary honesty.
Edinburgh is the name of small
place in Indiana which is held up as a
marked example of what a municipal
ity can do with the ownership of pub
lie utilities. Incandescent lights for
business houses cost only 20 cents Il
month and for residences l. cents the
light being better than that for which
Indianapolis is paying "a minimum
price Of ST. Water is distributed for
81 YEAR aud rl. l.-... ..a
can be o.au.a t.. t.. .. COATS rr
81 mouta
The small municipalities Of Scotland
have never had sufficient credit given
them for their part in making that
country what it is today. The kindred
Institutions of America will perform
service of inestimable value if they
prove to their larger neighbors the
possibilities and advantages of an
economical and clean system of gov
ernment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

Bilposting or advertising on proper
ty without the permission Of the owner
is "agin the law" in Connecticut y
billposter who said he had been tack
ing up advertising cards for five years
learned recently in Hartford court
that it meant~a fine of 500 and impris-
opment for six months. He said he
had never heard of the statute, and the
Judge let him off with a fine, which his
employers paid. AS there are many
who indulge in that sort of thing the
reawakening of the long slumberng
law should not be without interest to
them.-Wheel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
PICTURESQUE COTTAGE.
This nesign Has Many Points of Ex-
ceiiencc-Costs $4,000.

This unique and picturesque design i
from the English style and presents a
very handsome appearance when erected
ON suitable plot. \ broad veranda ex.
tends ecross the entire front Of the house.
affurding shelter from the heat of the sun
In summer and protection from the blasts
of winter. In the first story is large
staircase hall. with an open staircase
provided with neat turned balusters and
newels. rails, etc. At the left Of the hall
Is the parlur, lighted by two windows in
front and one az the side. In this room
Is an open fireplace arranged So that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
SaIying His COmpunctions.

Promoter-I called to see you about
that bill, the details Of which | wrote
you few days ago.
I.egislator-Excuse me- sir, but can
not lend my influence to any such
scheme as that.
Promoter-Who has asked you to
lend your influence? have come pre-
pared to pay you well for it.-Boston
Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
Town Builds n Hotel.

San Jacinto, Cal, is to have a new
hotel. a good up to date building in
tended to meet the growing needs OF
the town. The hsmber of commerce
is carrying the enterprise through. The
movement mas been on foot for some
time in the hands of private individ-
nails but for some reason showed few
signs of success until the chamber look
the matter in hand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
Victory For the Ladies'.

The Women's Protective association
started the trouble by protesting
against the barber poles in the ancient
borough of Brooklyn. The ladies OBJ
iected to the poles on aesthetic grounds
because of their ugliness and on legal
grounds because they are distractions
within the intent and meaning of the
law in such case made ana provided.
The women prevailed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

and balusters of stairs of ash, polished.
Floors of yellow pine Doors of white
pine. All other inside finish of white
wood painted two coats. Exterior paint
ed two coats in three colors.
The broad projections of the open tim
Der roof, half timbered gables, dormer
windows, veranda and porch, with other
details of the front, give the design
very attractive and picturesque appear
ance. The plans, too, are all that could
be desired and well worth the considera-
ton of any one who is about to build
comfortable home for small amount of
money. The building heated by fur
mace in a proper manner will cost $3,ooo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

Every person partakes Of his environ
ment. Don't live in a mud locked COM
munity.
Mud Is highway robbery.
We should never tire speaking a good
word for the broad tire.
Everything that tends to make roads
better helps the bicycle business.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

Mr.. Leslie NJ. Shaw, the governor of
He went to Iowa when a young man.
joined the Methodist Episcopal church
in 1872 and has ever been faithfully
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
GOVERNOR SHAW OF IOWA.

devoted to her interests. He has been
superintendent of the Sunday school
in his home church and president of
the state Epworth League. He has
been delegate to the last four general
conferences and was elected as lay del
egate to the one just closed in Chicago
by acclamation. Being poor. he work
ed his way through Cornell college,
studied law and practiced in the high
est court in the state. He has recently
received from his alma mater the de-
gree Of LII. d. 1t is gratifying sign
of the times to find the people honor
ing with positions in church and state
men of sterling integrity and Christian
devotion. 1t is as gratifying to find
men high in position in political mat
ters still true to God and securing time
in the midst of pressing duties of busi-
ness to attend to the work of the
church in private and public.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

"The girl that carries off the young
man the easiest" said the corn fed
philosopher, 'is the one that knows
enough not to know too much."-Indi-
annapolis Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
SPER CENT
Dividend Paying Stock,
0c r.F A1E2IcaS coNFEc TIoNERY CO..

OF fhE AllE"lSAN SoN w.
r.r,nont aui Boston enterprise and man
lining industry. Limited issue offered
p, ~ +, strcial pric. iar short time only.
sir. ft4II mai I. ubl. a>>r>S thlc fully partici-
.t,1- Write Hon. Geo. ". Wing, Treas,
Nuntpeiivr, Vt.
'os,l,striptin IONS VII also he received by ChaS.
"a. 'g,,itrr cashier Mercnants National Bank
81 I1hnShury, Va, who iS a Director of the
Company.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

Beware Of the fatterer. Behind your
back he will often be the slanderer.
He expects you to pay him in compli-
ments. This you cannot afford to do.
since too often it would lead you into
falsity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
Essex District Probate Court.

sessions at said Court will he held a'
R,i,,',tnn the second Tuesday of October ant
Anil Canaan the second Tuesday of No
..r,brr and Nav. West Concord the SECOND
Tresdoy of Decenbe~ and lune. Lunenhurg
tbr second Tuesday cf January and July.
Spr,ial sessions viii ne held at any place IL
the District bN agreement.
ROBERT CHASE. Judge
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
APREcEDENr FOR CHINA.

China Is not the first nation to de-
tain foreigners in time of war.p There
is a notable precedent in the case of
France in 1903. There had been peace,
or rather an armed truce, between
England and France for a few days
over year, and thousands of English
men took advantage of the opportu-
nifty to make a continental tour, either
state of war was proclaimed, thous-
ands of English subjects were on
French territory Napoleon l. issued
decree Immediately OBTAINING as pris-
oners of war all Englishmen between
the ages of Is and so on French soil
or in the countries subject to French
dominion, and between 10000 and
$4,000 men, old and young, were ac
cordingly detained in captivity for
twelve years. Fathers were prevented
from seeing or communicating with
their families, sons from their par
ents, wives from their husbands, lovers
from sweethearts. And this was not
for few months or a few years, but
for a dozen years. Many of the cap
tives died. Many, when finally re-
leased, found friends, relatives and
families dead, estates wrecked, for
tunes shattered, and themselves with
out hope, money, or avocation.
Many died at the various places of
their detention in Switzerland France,
Italy or Holland. Boys of sixteen were
men of twenty-eight when released.
Men Of sixty were seventy-two, and in
their dotage when relief came. The
men of thirty were forty-two when
permitted to return to England, with
life wrecked, hope gone and ambition
shattered
This is the precedent for China, and
it was set by the most enlightened
state in Europe. China can point to
it, and civilization will have to hang
its head-and fight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
BIG COMBINATIONS.
Trusts Are Formed In Spite of Pro-
hibitory Laws.

Baltimore Sun.
In a general review of the trust ques-
ton in its relation to the Presidential
campaign the Saturday Evening Post pre-
sents number of iteresting facts and fig
ures. According to the only semi official
statement the trusts formed in this
country in recent years have capitaliza-
lions that produced the almost incredible
total of over $1,000 100000 The Saturday
Evening Post gives a list of 80 combin-
atoms each of which has capitalization
of over s50,0OO00o. 1t says:
"These thirty combinations are credited
with capital amounting to two and one
third billions of dollars. The entire gen.
eral stock of money of all kinds in the
United States, gold, silver, notes and GER
tiflcates, amounts to about $2,700,0oO. So
that if all the 400 combines in the list
should try to turn their capitaliZations
into cash they would use up every penny
of the nations money and then have only
about 40 per cent. of their demands. In
deed, the 80 corpora tons mentioned would
nearly use up all our cash. OF course, we
know that business is transacted mostly
on credit and this gives an entirely diff
ferent view of the case. but the compar-
of the modern combinations.
Congress and 30 of the States have
passed laws expressly designed and con-
structed to prohibit trusts. and yet the
trusts have increased more rapidly since
these laws were passed and have grown
more in capitalization than ever before in
the country's history.
"A great trouble is the lack of uniform
ity in the various laws. For instance,
New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia
deliberately loosened and broadened their
Incorporation laws in order to increase
the income of the State Government by
the fees. At the same time Massachus-
etts, which is said to have the best cor
poration law In the country, has State
commissioner of corporations to examine
and approve the certificate of organiza-
ton, and compels every corporation to
pay in the whole amount of its capital
stock before it can begin business, and
after that to make annual statements
to the State commissioner, giving the de-
tails of meetings, shareholders, capital
stock, assets and liabilities"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
DIED.

SISSON-On Saturday morning at 2
o'clock, at his residence near Triadelphia,
w. Va, John E. Sisson, in the SSth year
of his age
Funeral from his residence Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Interment at Stone
Church cemetery. Friends of the family
respectfully invited TO attend.
McCOY-On Saturday. August 4, 1900
at $3.50 o'clock p. m, Katharine A, wife
of Joseph r. Mccoy
Short funeral services will be held at
the family residence, No. 81 Virginia
street, at 6 o'clock Sunday evening
Friends OF the family are invited. Inter-
ment at Belleville, w. Va, on Monday
evening.
FELSHEIM-On Saturday. August 4th
1900, at 1880 o'clock a. m. Jacob B., infant
son of Peter and Margaretta Felsheim
aged months
Funeral services at residence Of parents
No 1874 National Road. Fulton, Monday
morning at o'clock. Friends of the fam
fly respectfully invited to attend. Inter-
ment at Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
THE LOBSTER IN COURT.

This doesn't apply to the human be-
ing, sometimes designated as a lobster
but to the crustacean. Massachusetts,
has statute which provides that a
lobster must not be mutilated until af-
ter it has been cooked. Some restaur.
ant. people have practice of cutting off
the tails of the sea insects" before
cooking them, which practive evidently
comes under the head of our statute
relating to cruelty to animals, although
1t is rather fine distinction between
the cruelty of cutting OF a live lob
ster's tail and then throwing him into
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
THREE THEORIES
As to the Death of Philadelphia
Husband and wife.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.-Robert
w. Sinclair. aged fifty-one years. a
fruit commission merchant in this city.
and his wife, Annie E., aged thirty
two years, were both found dead last
night with bullet hole in each of
their heads, in the garden in front of
their summer home at Green Tree sta
ton on the Pennsylvania railroad near
this city. Whether it was case of
mutual suicide or murder and suicide
will probably never be known.
The couple had frequently quarrelled
and some time ago separated. Last
week the wife returned to her hus-
bands house. Sinclair and his wife
each carried pistol. For what reason
no one could ever find out. Last night
as the husband reached home and was
entering the gate, neighbors heard him
exclaim: Don't shoot" and a few
seconds later two shots in quick sue
cession were heard. Several OF the
IulO lue anu
in the darkness found Mrs. Sinclair
lying dead. Close by her head was her
husbands revolver. The husband was
lying few feet away and died in a
few minutes without regaining con-
sciousness. The wife's pistol, small
weapon, was found about three feet
from his body.
The police authorities of Chester
county made every effort to-day to
unravel the mystery. There are three
theories as to how the tragedy oc-
Cured. One, that they agreed on mu-
tual suicide; second that both fired at
the other in a duel, and third, that the
wife killed the husband with her pis-
toll, threw it near his body and then
took her own life with his revolver.
The police are inclined to the belief
that the last theory is the correct one.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
Indiana in the Campaign.

Springfield. Mass, Republican.
But aside from the mere election sta
tistics it must be noted that the Pre-
sident's Philippine and Porto Rican policy
of imperialism has not strengthened re-
publicanism in this doubtful State Gndi-
anal. Indiana is the home of ISaveridge
zut it is also the home of General Har-
rison, w. H. H. Mitlers General Lew wal
lace, John C. New and Henry L. Johnson
all of whom have been opposed to the ad-
ministration on this issue, no matter
whether they will or will not actively sup
port Mckinley for reelection. The Porto
Rican bill, with its doctrine that con-
gress is superior TO the constitution,
aroused no such intensity of opposition
in any State as it cid in Indiana. Mr.
Miller who was Harrison attorney gen
eral, publicly repudiated the administra-
tons view of the constitution, General
Wallace was most savage in his criticism
of the President, and Mr. News Indian
apolis newspaper, the Journal, led the
press of the State in an assault upon the
legislation. 1t may be said with no little
emphasis that the whole wretched policy
of imperialism has had an unfavorlbe in
PRODUCTION to the voters of Indiana
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
THE DrsAFFEcrIoN OF REED.


1t is now definitely announced from
Washington that ex-Speaker of the
House Thomas B. Reed will not lend
his voice or influence to the re-elec-
ton of Mckinley, and that he will
either remain quiescent or openly OPP
pose the nominee of the Republican
party. Of course Mr.. Reed will be
abused for this. Republican newspa-
pers Of the Intelligencer and Parkers-
burg State Journal stripe will de-
nounce him, as they have Pettigrew,
Wellington, NJ. c. c. Church, and other
lifelong Republicans who are unable
to stomach the present regime, and he
will be insulted, abused, caricatured
and denounced for everything that is
vile. This is the Republican policy.
and no man who from high conscien-
tious motives dares to announce his in
ability to agree with the Hanna and
Mckinley crowd can hope to escape
from TRADE of condemnation. If
Seward and Chase, Lincoln and Grant,
the elder Cameron and Conkling, Ar
thur and Morton, Garfield and Blaine,
or any of the other great Republican
leaders were alive, and should decline
to follow the pirate crew now running
the ship of State, they would be de-
nounced with a vindictiveness and
earnestness equal to that which has
been heaped upon the living. Thomas
B. Reed, stalwart Republican, may
confidently expect his share of abuse.
In fact, he has already received some
intimations of what is coming.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06

President to meet the situation. 10
allow him to proceed as he has been
doing is the beginning of what may be
a bad ending. If he can invade China
with American troops without specific
authority, in just cause. Mr.. McKin-
ley or some other President could in
wade some other country in an unjust
cause, and this country may at any
time find itself entangled in difficult
ties of the first magnitude. Congress
should have been called long yago-it
is not yet too late
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
SENATOR TELLER
Declares That the Chinese Situation
Demands the Assembling of Con-

Declares That the Chinese Situation
Demands the Assembling of Con-
Gress.
DENVER, Aug. Sin an interview
published here to-day, United States
Senator Henry M Teller expresses the
belief that ''the situation in China de-
mands the immediate assembling of
Congress"
The President" Senator Teller
added, is not justified in going fur
Their than to protect our official repre-
sentatives in that country. When that
is done, our army must be withdrawn
unless Congress shall order otherwise.
The President cannot declare war;
that can only be done by an act of
Congress, and the President cannot
legally carry on war in China with
out such declaration"
Regarding the Philippines, the sem
ator said: 1.-THE war will cease in
these islands when we satisfy the peo-
pie there that we intend to concede
them self-government. They are anx-
ious for an opportunity to prove
their fitness to maintain a government
of their own, and no one who is famil-
lar with their character and acquire
ments can doubt their capacity in that
respect. l have urged since the war
began that we take steps to convince
the Filipinos that we are not going to
deny them participation In their gov
eminent"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06

Whenever Populists and Democrats
combine in the North or West, Repub-
lican papers can be depended upon to
make sighting remarks. They have
no criticism, however, for the Populist
and Republican combination in North
Carolina. When man or party en-
deavors to aid Republicanism, he or it
is all right; when an individual or an
organization opposes Republicanism,
it's just the other way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
THE ITALIAN BURDEN.

The trouble with Italy is that the
people are taxed to death. The in
terest on the public debt alone, which
will never be paid, amounts to nearly
100000, 900 per annum. The annual
tax is about $500, 00e,OOop largely raised
by imposts upon land, incomes, and
such necessaries as salt and petroleum
Oil. The government controls the i'm
portations of oil and the sale of SALT
buying at the market price and selling
at an advance of about five hundred
per cent. Salt alone brings to the
treasury nearly sixty million lire A
quintal of salt, which costs the gov
eminent 80 cents dire 1927 is sold to
the people of So dire 400. Petroleum
which costs the government lire II
per quintal, is sold for lire 65. The tax
on grain is lire II the Quintal and
brings in revenue of forty-five mil
lions, while the government lottery
costs the people seventy million lire
The poverty stricken millions of the
Peninsula bear fifty per cent. of the
national burden through the taxation
of the necessaries of life. 1t is little
wonder that some Italians are Anar-
chists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
A BAD PRECEDENT.

1t will strike good many people as
a strange proposition that we can go
ahead and fight China without declar-
ing war. 1t has been decided at Wash
ington that there is no occasion for
calling Congress in extra session. that
the power vested in the hands of the
President is sufficient, that no state
OF actual war exists, and yet, in the
same breath, it is admitted that
energetic and war-like measures are
being taken, that all sorts of supplies
and munitions are being rushed across
the Pacific, that ships are being char
tered, recruiting pushed, and total of
at least twelve thousand men are I'M
der orders for Chinese service, while
We have even gone to the extreme of
ordering batteries in England for i'm
mediate shipment. We have a Major
General in the field now, with several
thousand men at his back, and battles
have been fought between United
States regulars and Chinese Imperial
troops. Yet there is no war.
The fact Is, a tsate of war exists
without the sanction of Congress,
which is the sole war-making power
in this country under the Constitution.
We are, it is explained, simply at
tempting to rescue our representatives
and Americans in general. That is
true, but it is war none the less. and
1t sets bad precedent. We were in
duty bound to rescue the American
minister, his staff and guard, also any
other American citizen held in con-
fnement or placed in jeopardy. but
u. ought to have been done in reg
ular way. Congress could have been
assembled month ago, and one day
would have suff1ced to authorize the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06

Omaha World-Herald.
Colonies are a weakness to a country,
as Spain discovered to her cost. 1t is
costing the United States four times as
much to hold the islands she has acquir-
ed as the entire value of their exports.
To make citizens of the mongrel popula-
ton of the Philippines is impossible; to
hold them is forcible subsection, such as
would eventually undermine our own
form of government and burden the people
with grievous taxation to pay the enorm-
Gus military, naval and transport ex-
penses which must be entailed under a
policy of imperialism.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06

boiling water, or throwing him in
whole. Nevertheless, there Is the law,
and State officer at Gloucester on
last Friday found thirty-five uncook-
ed lobster tails in Elisha NJ. Giyen's
restaurant, hauled the proprietor be-
fore Judge York, and the result was
a fine of five dollars and costs for each
uncooked tail, which made 1t pretty
expensive. The Register has lately
called attention to some curious laws,
and this Massachusetts, statute deserves,
apparently, to be placed on the list.