, 1875-08-08

| that bag and tied down then Is pounds Of porl
were tel IN above it and, over that, about 8
Eounds OF coffee. sugar, and other PROVISIONS
| IL ali, about 80 pounds. This was q heavy load
to be sure, but somehow, the success Of m
misslon-fhe tlust go generously rsposed in ms
buoyed me up. xud made me e1nal TO the tAs1
OF toting it home. tell you, be is the sam'
bIud: Whole-soused man to-day that hs the'
VAS, continued the pioneer, az his eye l'ghtet
Hal. Ii ''' ''' '''''04 % tho AAAA1'@' ~
Among the pioneers and their children, many
OF whom are LOW influential business men II
this city, the name OF Ludington is cherished
and revered as household word No wonder
then, that Bluff Old Hal is 80 popular wher
ever hs is known.
oLD-FodY1RM RAMPANT
Within the present week there has been deSel
oped an organization STYLED "Ta1-payers
Union. under the nRis OF certain superannuared
politicians. Retrenchmeut and reform ln mu'
nicipal afa1rs ia the ostensbls object, but, a.
the government OF the municipality ls all that
be desired, the real object alpears to be the
advancement OF the individual interests OF a 10"
who have found that they cannot r1se above
their present level uuless they throw dust into
the eves Of the honest tax-paye1a. sud divert al
tentiou f1om themselves while shey Chamber into
place. The administration o! Mayor Iudlngton
has been careful! aud judclous ono, and az 40
evidence Of its tendency, need but state that
the assessments for 1875 show an lucrease OF
nearlv 81. 0000 200 in tie taxable value Of the
property OF the city. The Wild notion Of that
eccentric charlatan, George Francis Train, when
be drew rounds o: applause from Milwaukee
audience by 3 suggestion that the citg would
never amount 70 anything until the inhabit-
ants led about forty OF its old foees out
upon the blun, ehot them and rolled their
bodies oil aud down into the lake, amounted
TO nothing. but recent events almost persuade
one that there was reason IN the advice Of the
mouotebauk. A review Of the public services OF
the men comprising the Ta1-payerB' Union ex-
hlblts nothing that entities them to the graft
tude Of the people. But, within the past few
days, their lament over extrayagance in expend-
lures in public improvements has been sllenced
by m argument in the figures Of t3e Board OF
Aeylew to the effect that in the wards in
wl1ich improvements we're most actively prose-
cuted ring The season the taxable value Of
roal estate has increased fully 20 per cent.
ASTONISHING WEATHER.
Last wiuter anu the present summer will in fu-
ture years, doubtless, stand conspicuous for their
ecceutticltles. 1t will be remembered that We
we're we'll on into the heart Of the winter Of
l874-'5 and the trees we're still thick With leaves
aud the air still genial, when the first really ae-
ve1e weather came; and that ohen Jack Frost
did pinch us it was WITH lion fingers Such q
terrible season Of intense and long-continned
cold was unpl ecedented in the flozen North.
Yet there we're days. about the beginning and end
ing OF the long cold spells, that reminded obs OF
summer. Az tHeS6 luCIuatlnE PeT!ouS II Nas not
uncommon to so to bed with the mercury Fl ozen
and The very atmosphere 80 ICY that one could
almost cut 1t into chnuks. and rise IN the morn
ing to find real lndan-summer weather.
With tho thermometer away up about 40
to so. This summer has frequently been
ike winter. Laet week I wrote fer
jestins lines on the fact that the girls had put
BY their furs and the boys their oYercokts for
good. that the hot weather had come in earnest
and one could eat ice-cream almost without shiv-
aling. The very night those lines we're being
stuck into type people having business out Of
doorH were compelled to wear winter ovefcoats
,r otherwise wrap up. Fires we're almost neecs-
,asy for ordinary comfort. took tramp next
morning, before breakfast, down to th8 depot,
% get my TRIBUNE on the arrival OF the news
3arer-traln, and shivered in a thick overcoat.
And there has been weather that, like thief,
,ue OF the lower part OF the Gull of Mexico on q
till afternoon, ABOUT o'clock, with not breath
IT air stirring. 1t is cool and refreshing by CON-
'arison to walk into the Tufkish-bath sweating
oons uron such occasions they arc shady Ard |
IN contrast We seem to have It |
nteusely hot and freezing cold in about equal |
loses.
LUTHERAN TEACHERS.
The German educational Aseoclations Of the !
tate, 10 well rs OF the country at large, are
vAiiing themselves Of the advantages OF s1cial
nnuHi gatherings. The last Of these IT this
olut has just dispersed after Tery Interesting
essop OF three days. I refer to the gathering
Lutheran teachers Of the WISCONSIN Syuol OF
be Evangelical Lutheran Church. About twenty
eacherB and tftean invited guests were in al
rof. Efrst, Of Watertowu, showed hlmself to
9 Ao enthusiastic educator and close thinker,
I'd his address oa the best methods Of echoul
suggested many admirable reforms
i pedaeogio science. Mr. Warneke, OF this
IT, read tsa.. paper on conducting % school
ymnologv was introduced and discussed in cor
ecson with prscticaI lesson. and the most ap-
roved method Of teaching arithmetic vas illus
'ated by P1ol. Seifett. OF this city. The elec-
Oh Of oficezs for the ensuing year resulted in
1oice of Prof. Ernst of Watertown, for P,ea1-
snt. Prof. Dehtens. Of this city, was elected |
ice President, aud Messrs- Grathe1 and Rren-
r, 6ecretaraes-
RECREATION.
Newspaper men have ustie time to court the
quaintxncs OF this genial dl.ter OF the summer
onths, but, judging from ones surroundings, |
I'm OF The opinion That be has found MlIwan-
70 . fair field for tho exe1c1se OF his blandlsh-
Enta. Too greater part Of the present week
. boen devoted to excursions aud pionlcs, and
usequently every public enterprise and pub-
:, measure r" has suffered delay: The gen; |
'eam leaves the chroncler o{ local events little
'a to nota than tha ordinary casualties inc.-
Mt to CITY life, and these have been 30 few,
r1unatesy. that general matters, snd topics de- ,
rred during stresses OF news, we're in order | !
! discussion and consideration. However, thus
ner1 relaxation gives time tnr thought, and,
leu the season ia over. expect the letters OF
ur correspondent will fairly brun over With
bject-matters Of interest. :
RACINE.
CROPS.
Special Correspondence Of Tie C4icaoo Tribune. |
2Ac1sE Aug. 7.-Duriug the past week TIC