Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-21
MoNuMENr TO ARTEMus WAR;

A movement has been ~iuauguratcd,
which will doubtless be successfully
carried out, to erect a suitable aud APP
propriatc monument to the memory OF
Artemus Ward, the requisite funds for
the purpose to be contributed BY the
printing fraternity and members Of the
press generally throughout the United
States.
Charles Francis Browne, by his queer
nom de plume, of ARrrNus WARD, was
widely known, not only in the new but
in the old world. As a genial, pleasing
writer, the American humorist was
popular among all classes of people,
everywhere. Warm-hearted and friendly
in his impulses toward all, he had no
enemies, and his legious Of readers were
all his friends. His style Of writing
was peculiar to himself, and many were
those who cssayed to initiate him, and
follow in the same popular literary path
which be had marked out, yet mono
could excel or even equal the original
Ar,emus. He was a doubly successful
writer, in that he not only made his
mark in the literary world, but also
succeeded in the accumulation Of a
snug little competency, as far as pecu-
mary wealth is concerned. Almost the
very last act of his life was q substan-
tial token of his affectionste friendship
toward his fellow craftsmen, in be-
queathing the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars, in his will, to be applied to the
establishing Of a homo for INDECENT or
disabled printers.
As practical printer he was we'll
known among the typographical frater-
nifty, and was as proud of his profession
rs his brethren of the press were Of him;
and it is but meet and appropriate that
his fellows should do the honors to his
memory in the erection Of this monu-
ment. A very small amount cootribu-
ted by each will promptly create q fund
amply sufficient to accomplish the de-
sired object, and rear a handsome en-
| during memorial to him whose genial
pen now lies still forever under the
hand of death, but whose quaint and
humorous brain-fancies still retain their
| place in the circle ofAmerican literature.
The following, in connection with thii
subject, just received by mail from the
East, best explains itself:
NATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, !
OFFICE OF PRESIDENT, 7
CAIRO, January Is, 1868. }
To Subordinate typographical Unions:
I deem it my duty to call the atten.
| ton of the various officers and members
of the Subordinate Unions to q portion
of the Report of the Special COMMITTEES
| of the National Union on the Presidents
Address, which was adopted, and reads
as follows:
"That this Committee asks the Union to 70
quest the printers under It's Jurisdiction, on the
hrs, anniversary Of the death Of ARrENus
WARD, to set one thousand ems. the amount OF
said contributions to DO devoted to tho erection
Of a monument TO the deceased; and that editors,
local editors, reporter. ETC., be requested to con.
tribute to the fund. said moneys to be forwarded
to the Secretary and Treasurer Of the National
Union ut the next session Of that body" Next
session will be held In Washington City on the
first Monday in juno, ls6s.-Ep.l
CHARLES F. BROWNE (Artemus Ward)
died on the 9th Of March, 1867. l trust
that the officers Of the Subordinate
Unions will give this matter their carli-
est attention, and take whatever steps
may be necessary to a prompt and gen.
erous response to this worthy object;
that we may erect q monument that will
honor the memory of u departed
brother, and be q credit to the Typo.
graphical Union organization.
Yours fraternally,
JOHN Il. 0BERLY, Pres't.
ALEX. TRouP, Sec. and Treas.