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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30

The undersigned. having been appointed o{ ~.
Honorable Probate Court for the Distrlet W, W. and
dolph, commissioners 70 receive, eAaai ,,, 'rsnus
adjust the claims and demands Of AZ 80 q
against the estate of Ransom r. Wood az M
Randolph, in said district, deceaseds - - give
claims exhibited Ia Offset thereto herel9 ire
notice that We win meet for the pufl2s', -,-n Il
said at the residence OF H. s. Booth, 10 the Tsau-
Randolph In said district, on the 1atn Gay "ciock
airy and LIST day % June next lfp.A - and
p M, until O'Clock p M. on each ql $40 - 4 p.
that six months from the eth day q Decea ~, aid
1909 e the time limited BY said uoN1 ~ sv4all-
creditors 70 present their claims % " i'
nation and Allowance. . r,,rsrl-
Dated Al Randolph VI, this 1ad day q
Der Al ID fs1F 1854
n p SANFORD ( C0m'ra
n s. BOOTH.
Frank W. wood, Admr.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30
fire District Report.

To the Tax Payers of Fire District No.
IL
The annual meeting will be held next
Monday evening, Jan. 3. | submit the
following account for the current year.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30
Report OF Commissioners for Repair
Ing Orange County Jail

-Four orders 20 Pauly Jail company
amounting 20. si1NH
The bal OF the orders drawn on this
acct amount 20, i.g7lH
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30
Card.

We take this means of saying,
"rhanks," to large number OF our
townspeople whose gifts Mt Christmas were
real source OF pleasure &c ns.
Mrs. Eliza T. bearing,
lde I. bearing.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30


RECEIPTS.
Special tax Of Sc. on the dollar Of the
County Grand last. tAee0
Total present indebtedness, ts,sl6A
The above amount Of indebtedness Is made W
Of orders drawn on this account, which have
been presented for payment, accepted BY the
county treasurer and cashed by the National
Bank Of Orange county, at Chelsea, and are held
by said bank, subject to per cent interest pei
annum, payable seml-annunlly, on January lsi
and July ist Of each year.
We have constructed a cemept reservoir and
have connected Il with the Jail by a two-inch iron
pipe with small branch pipe conveying wtter 70
the court house.
The water supply Tor the county buildings has
always been uncertain and constant expense 70
the county, and We hope the present plant VII Be
permanent.
The Jail and dwelling house are lighted BY
electric lights and warmed By steam beating
plant Installed as a part Of the repairs haih
rooms have been provided and both the house
and Jail have all the modern conyeniences,
Respectfully submitted for the consideration q
the taxpayers Of the county
HORACE WHiTE,l
DANA H. MORSE, Commissioner
II. T. BALDWIN,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30
Stockholders, Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the National White River Bank Of
Bethel. vi. will be held at their banking
house on Tuesday, jan. Il, 1910 at .
O'Clock a. IN. for the election Of Ave di.
rec,ors for the year ensuing. Per order,
+. a. Davis, Cashier.
Bethel, Vt. Dec. ?. 1909. 5w
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30


On hand Jan. }, 1903, s1.bl
Loans at bank, 100000
Discount, goods bought, $50
OLD lumber sold, 1000
Reed from r J. Flint collector, 5220s s5el1.i6
TREASURER, cR..
Building account new pumping
station.
Expense Of inlet lo9B
Expense Of cement building, I37067
Wiring and line, NlH
Motors llSsl2
Pump 1858 40
Miseellaneous and supplies, sOs7s
s523Os7
Firemen's pay, repairs old
pump and expenses not con-
nected with erecting the new
plant, 1850 b45o.6I
Balance on hand, 1904
There are unpaid bills due amounting
to some $500.
Respectfully submitted,
Coy Wilson, Treas.
Bethel, VT, Dec. "a, 1909.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30
Notice.

Having sold my business, all parties
owing me are requested to call aud settle
their accounts at once. In my absence
my accounts will be left with John j.
Wilson. +. b. Wright.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30
EAST Bethel

The Firemen's 18th annual concert ami
ball viii be held in Grange hail. RAN
dolph, Dec. 81.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30
Rochester News.
E. NJ. HARVEY, Local Editor.

The Firemen's 10Th annual concert and
ball will be held in Grange ball, Ran
dnInh Dec. Al ]. -
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30

HEIEIFIo.
Special tax Of Sc. on the dollar Of the
County Grand last. SO
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
HAD LIBERTIES UNDER ROME
WHICH WE'RE QUICKLY LOST

LOS ANGELES, March 9.-[Editor
Herald1: Mary Holcomb asserts that
until the coming of Christ man lorded
it over woman" which is true. but did
Christianity change that condition or
cause her to be treated with justice.
even in the church? No.
At the time Christianity dawned on
the world women had attained great
freedom and influence in pagan Rome.
They enjoyed freedom of intercourse,
they took part in political movements;
they were allowed to defend their own
law cases if they wished they even
left their housekeeping to take care of
itself and issued forth into the public
thoroughfares- in groups to waylay
every man that had a vote, to secure
the repeal of obnoxious laws against
their sex.
They behaved very much after the
fashion of the present day "suffragette,
whose conduct seems to distress the
present day male citizen. One would
imagine Christianity was in favor of
forwarding the extension of woman's
freedom. For Christianity itself was
revolution against old customs. And in
the very first stages history shows us
that woman did take q prominent part
in the activities OF the churc e
AS martyrs they presented a grand
spectacle. The early church had
prophetesses, but the female voice of
prophecy was soon hushed into silence.
Saul of Tarsus promulgated the de-
cree that woman must remain silent
In the church" Women could only
scour the vessels of the sanctuary, lis
ten to the dictation of priestcraft and
seek God through the mediumship of
man. If the coming of Christ meant
freedom for woman she was sadly
robbed of her Inheritance by the early
Christian man. MARION MARTIN
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
QUOTES GREGORY THE GREAT
AGAINST MONOPOLY OF LAND

LOS ANGELES, March 9.-IEditor
Herald: "Those who make private
property of the gifts of God pretend
in vain to be innocent. for in thus re-
flaming the subsistence of the poor
thew are the murderers of those VINO
die every day for want of 1t.
Whom do YOU suppose brought TINS
drastic indictment against the private
ownership of land-the most essential
gift of God? Some wild-eyed SOCIAL
ist9 Not so. 1t was none other than
Gregory the Great, the first pope Oh
Rome of that name who mas peen
canonized.
If that was good Catholicism in days
gone by. what is the matter win u
today?
ST. Gregory saw that by the few
owning the earth they could ana dlo
levy tribute on the poor for the use OF
the land, and he called them muir
,derers.
Are there any high churchmen today
denouncing the private ownership or
Gods gifts? You do not hear of them,
do you? on the other hand, they are
defending the private ownership of the
earth and everything that is in 1t or
on it, under it or above 1t.
The rich have captured the church
and use it to Cypress the poor. I sup
pose some will denounce me for call
ing attention to this, or they may
claim that God has changed since st.
Gregory was the head of the church.
Read it over and see how 1T harmon
ICES with the teachings of the church
today. y. M.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
FORAKER'S MISTAKE

TORMER Senator Foraker says he
Il does not believe there has been
Il a great moral uplift in the coun-
try. He says also he does not believe
things are as bad as some people would
have the country believe. What Mr.
Foraker says does not affect the truth
of the assertion there has been a great
moral awakening all over the United
States. No one has asserted the coun-
try is worse" People who are discon-
tented with many present conditions
say it is a great deal better than ever
it was in it's history, and that it is a
pity any debasing influences at all
should be allowed to affect it. There
is all the difference in the world be-
tween clamOring for reform and
knocking. The voice of the man who
asks for reforms and for a return to
the first principles of Americanism
must not be COMPOUNDED with that of
the peeVish, whining, complaining, I'M
reasonably Disconnected person, or
with that of the pessimistic knocker.
We are sorry Foraker says he does
not believe there has been a great
moral uplift in the country. But the
fact that Foraker says he DOES NOT
BELIEVE there has been a moral up
lift in the country does not alter the
fact.
There has been great moral uplift
in the country
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
HIS OPPOSITION is NOT TO
RELIGION, BUT TO THEOLOGY

LONG BEACH, March 9.-[Editor
Heraldl: am glad to say that l dis
cover in the mazes of "logomachy,
where Mr.. Bissell seems to love 10
roam, several statements of fundamen-
tai truth, not common from men
of his profession. But his de-
clination to prolong discussion on re-
ligious subjects is unnecessary TOT l
never discuss religion" 1t is not
subject for discussion. Its truths are
self-evident; nobody disputes Inem,'
Religion is not a matter or opinion,
but a matter of fact. One of its tenets
is the golden rule" No man dls-
ousses that, but all take it for granted.
Not because somebody repeated II, but
because it commends itself to the hu-
man conscience everywhere.
The theology I denounce is not some ne
vae1le thing sin posse" that may be
dug out of Latin roots, but a historic
entity ain esse," that has filled the
world of man with blood, and tears,
and falsehood and fight. The dragon
that has for all the centuries turned
human vision and human study away
from the discovery of truth 10 tne
wrangle over questions that can never
he settled, and would be of no import
70 anv mortal creature-but theologues
IF thew were settled Questions about
the INSPIRATION of books. squa bibles
over "dip and sprinkle" Infant dam
nation could fill The Herald with
the list. 1 repeat; Theology never dls-
cussed a question that was of any
importance to any human. alive or
dead, except to those whose preao anu
ucuser depended on the answer.
catch CLEANS of light flashing
through Mr.. Bissells fogs. recon-
mend him to encourage them. Some
dav~n,avbe-he will be amazed to re-
member his fogs. oENGn'
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
COWARDICE
w E would give good deal to learn
wv the name of the cowardly thief
" who is haunting the downtown

w E would give a good deal to learn
wv the name of the cowardly thief
" who is haunting the downtown
residential districts and, disguised in
mask and fiourishing a revolver is
holding up" women and children. If
a man must enter the "hold-up" bust
ness, why cannot he make a mans
trade of it?
You hold-up men of Los Angeles,
who, free from police molestation, and,
for aught we know, under police pro-
lection, are operating in various Sec
tions of our city. why can't you be
decent about your queer business?
You have before you the noble example
of Robin Hood Jack Sheppard, Dick
Turpin and ALI the famous hold-up men
of old stage coach days, and you know
they were distinguished for gallantry
and gentlemanliness. But you, you
cowardly dogs, you low-down, currish
whelps, you go armed as heavily as If
you were going into battle and you
pick for victims little boys. anemic in
valid men, tottering grandfathers, weak
women and little children. You are
not entitled to the dignity of beins
called "hold-up MEN" There's moth
ing manly in your makeup, you pusil-
luminous nincompoops. If you will be
robbers, why not adopt high STAN
dard of professionalism? Why not live
up to the recognized ethics OF your
calling? Stop molesting our women
and children, you picayune little fiabby-
hearted thief1ets, and if you must hold
up people, show some enterprise about
it. Hold up burly men. Hold up armed
citizens able to defend themselves.
Hold up policemen. We are ashamed
of you, and at the same time we are
proud of Mrs. G. NJ. Churchill OF 1907
South Olive street, who by her cool
ness and bravery put one of your cow
ardly crew to fight.
There are some other towards to
whom we would address a word. we
refer to the miscreants who are poison
ing dogs out in the Eagle Rock avenue
district Some fine dogs have been
killed by these cowardly human mon
grels. Do you realize, you despicaoie
creatures, that you are importing the
lives of the children in a big reslden-
tial district? In your poison
YOU have shown no discretion. You
are taking chances and lurking IN some
hiding place from which you may
watch in safety the results of your
dastardly work While cowardly hold
up men are fiourishing revolvers in the
faces of women and children. while
cowardly assassins are scattering poi
son over residential section where
are the police?
WHY are not men detailed to dis
tricts in which they are needed? why
should not the city of Los Angeles be
protected from crime and vice?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
BRAVERY

TNVERY-DAY heroism frequently
X passes unnoticed. Not only is 1t
Ia true that peace hath her victories
but peace hath her braveries. Mankind
is only beginning to appreciate what
We have called everyday heroism-
bravery which is manifested in the or
binary life of the day.
w. F. Nittel, the laundry wagon
driver who by his bravery saved the
life of a baby who was toddling across
the path of his boiling horse. is as
much entitled to the word hero as is
any soldier who seeks reputation in the
cannon's mouth. He chung to the reins,
we are told, until his body was almost
beaten to a pulp, but he saved the
child with his body humping and
pounding on the sidewalk, he used all
his weight to bring the horse to a
S. ,ndstill. When he was picked up his
body was a mass of bruises and his
left arm and left leg were broken. Nit
tel said his own injuries did not seem
so bad after he found the child had
been saved" Therefore, Nittel is
hero for not only was his action char
acterized by bravery but by self-sacri-
flee. If Mr.. Nittel desires any more
tangible reward for his deed than the
admiration of his grateful fellow citl-
zens. who recognize he saved a life
for the community as we'll as for the
parents of the child, it should not be
difficult to obtain a Carnegie medal
for him.
A soldier on the field of battle per-
forming a deed of valor equal to that
of Mr.. Nittel would receive a medal;
and, if injured, would be put on the
p--.sion list Mr.. NitteL a hero of
peace, is equally entitled to recognition
with any hero of war. And, whether
he is officially recognized and reward
ed and Carnegie-medaled or no, his
fellow citizens are proud of him.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
RUMORS OF WAR

A TJSTRIA has certainly cause for
n WORRY, since the note addressed
IA by Servian government officials
TO the minister of foreign affairs be-
gins with the ominous words: In ac-
cordance with the friendly counsel of
the imperial Russian government
Austria, Servia, the Montenegro region
and a small territory known as the
back kitchen of Europe, are in
a condition which constantly me-
naces peace. The armies of the
smaller European countries are al
ways ready to go to war on the
slightest provocation. The enlisted
soldiers and their officers have no re-
gard for 'preliminaries." They do not
wait for formal declarations. When a
political leader has a grievance against
his own or another country he pro-
ceeds to "shoot up" the region he holds
responsible for his troubles.
AS a rule the army will follow him
because the army is restless. 1t dis
likes inactivity. 1t wants to see how
it's guns will work. 1t may be asked,
Why do not the great powers OF Europe
take the quarrelsome little fellows
under their protection? But that is
exactly where the trouble comes in"
The big powers are so jealous that in
reference by any great power in the
affairs of smaller powers might be re-
garded by some other power as a cause
for war, and the much talked of
European conhagration" would be
kindled.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
SHE WILL BE CHARMING

These new spring hats are frightful things.
They look like washtubs when inverted;
To each a hanging garden clngs,
with here and there twist inserted;
II ever since this world began,
More homey headgear was Invented,
The poor inventor, whether man
Or woman, must have been demented.
You wonder when you see them in
Show windows scattered through the city,
How women wearing them may win
Mems love or be considered pretty;
You ask yourself as you behold
Them on the dummies. forced to bear them
How lovely women, young or old
May ever be induced to wear them.
But be of good cheer yet and cling
INCREASINGLY to hope, oh, brother;
The maiden will be sweet this spring
And charming still, somehow or other;
She never yet has failed to stir
The old, disturbing heavenly passion,
No matter what the milliner
Decreed to be the latest fashion
Chicago Record-Herald.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15

T ONDON EVENING STANDARD
Il is the latest English journal to
"a get excited over the use of the
words America" and American to
describe the United states, its people
and affairs. It admits that genera
ton or two ago the error was an ex-
cusable one, but asserts that the re-
cent growth of Canada in population
and Importance entities it to a share In
the terms now monopolized by the
United States. and suggests that some-
body invent a new word to describe
the land of the free and the home or
the brave An idea of the excitement
under which the Standard is laboring
may be gained from the fact that 1t
employs the expression ITS up to"
the people of the British empire to add
the new adjective to the language.
When the standard forgets its dignity
and its responsibility as the guardian
of the pure we'll of English indebted
we may know that it is tremendously
in earnest. Furthermore. the Standard
speaks of the bigger half of North
America, departing from its customary
accuracy, says the Pittsburg Gazette
Times.
Some of the reasons assigned for ROD
bling Uncle Sam of the adjective Amer
lean are amusing. IF the United
States formed the country of the nine
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
Municipal Affairs Gives
Truth Concerning Grand JHfy

down by the timld until the residuum
was pretty thin stuff.
''The minority report or protest was
a very different kind of an instrument.
It's signers evidently regarded the pub
lie veal as a matter of somewhat great
err Importance than the danger OF a IL
bel suit. 1t gave particulars of the
orgy told of the police chiefs gam
bling performances, the drunken esea-
pades of the mayors secretary and the
location of houses of ill-fame through
an arrangement effected in the mayors
office,
1.-THE mayor attempted to meet the
stunning effect of the minority report
with published statement that he IN
tended Immediately to swear out
complaint against the signers for GRIM
inal libel, and he seems actually to
have called on the district attorney
and have gone through the motions or
asking for action. But of course moth
ing came of it. IL he was so desper-
ately in earnest about this matter, one
is tempted to ask why he did not
bring a civil libel suit; and The Her
aid newspaper which has made many
charges more damaging than those of
the minority protest, has not as yet
been prosecuted for libel, although 1t
has begged the mayor to give 1t a
chance to get into court and bring out
it's testimony.
"In justice to the signers of the ma
jority report it should be said that
there are several of them who have
since explained to their friends that
they signed the report only in order to
make the protest possible-for 1t re-
quires twelve or more signers to pub
l;sh any report at all. Had three of the
signers gone over to the protest side,
where it is said they belonged, the vote
would have been 9 to 10 and no report
possible.
''But the grave and startling ques-
ton now put up to the voters of Los
Angeles city is whether they desire to
continue such a man as the majority
report and the minority report de-
scribe in his position as chief execu-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
John Bull Asserts His
CQnuCkS Are Americans

teenth century, Canada will surely
prove the country of the twentieth. It's
population is already greater than was
that of its southern neighbor at the be-
ginning of the last century, and 1t has
actually received a greater number of
immigrants in single week than were
landed in the United States during a
whole year at the beginning of the
nineteenth century, That Sounds
big" until we remember that the act
ual present population of the Dominion
of Canada is only about 100000, or
some 100000 less than that of the
state of Pennsylvania alone. The
Standard calls the Canadian authori-
ties to invent an adequate and correct
adjective" for the United States and
then insist on it's general adoption
throughout the Dominion. That is
about as sensible an idea as that of
smplifed spelling. The confusion
which such a play would entail is OBJ
vious. Canada could not effect the
proposed reform unaided, and the rest
of the civilized world has become too
accustomed to the present use of
america" and American to join in
the movement. There Is no ambiguity
in the present use of these terms.
Everybody knows exactly what they
mean, and John Bull might as we'll
pocket his pride and stay in the pro-
ceSsiOn.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15
BALLApE OF EXTREMES

It's fine to have an interest
That's keen and ardent, l suppose,
But moderation's always best,
Experience quite clearly shows,
like to see a man who CLOVIS,
Who every doubt aside will Ming.
WHO doesn't "thihk'' or guess" but
knows,
But one may overdo the thing.
I quite approve the merry jest
Unless a. man gets too 1ocose;
It's we'll to eat and drink with zest,
To take an after-dinner doze.
It's we'll to hammer up ones foes.
And to ones friends to closely cling
It's well at times to tell ones woes,
But one may overdo the thing.
/ like TO grant n small request
Unless beyond all bounds 1t goes.
II have money to invest.
Away from me 1t freely flows.
It's well for girls to have their beaux,
If not too many scalps they string.
It's well no secrets to disclose.
But one may overdo the thing.
L'ENVOI
Fair sir, am not one of those
Who to the two extremes will swing.
I've been afraid that might prose,
But one may overdo the thing.
Chicago Daily News.