, 1877-06-17

that they arc being robbed, and that they
con only save themselves in tho fnturo by
beginning next fall to elect men Of character
and integrity To the County Doard.
An OUTRAGE ON THE FOURTH or JULY.
The Common Council at It's adjourned
meeting on Thursday evening passed. m
ordinance which Is calculated to fill tho im-
preaaiblo soul Of tho average small boy with
tender melancholy II not with au incxprcs-
sible feeling Of disgust. Twenty-four out Of
twonty-nine Aldermen, without my discus
sion, deliberately ortlnlnod that from and
after the passago Of tho ordinance
No person. firm. or corporation shall actl OF otter
for sale any squbs, rockcta csnckefs serpcnts, OF
other dfoWofks containing powder OF other com.
buttite OF explosive materials; provided. however,
that thls ordinance shall not apply to the sale OF
any such article whcn sold in tho original packagcs
~ Imported: and anY person. drrn, OF corporation
violating This ordinance shall bo aubtect 10 nc Of
not less than S25 nor mora than 800
and further declared, at shn1i be tho duty
Of the police foros to Immediately arrest and
properly prosecute any porson found violat-
ing this ordinance" This ordinance will Gu
ter into every house whore thero Ia smal1
boy with tho direct and disastrous effect of a
bombsholl twill throw q wet blauket over
the Juvenile patriotism which eycry year
commences to kindle up about this time. It
will disaipnte plans OF carly rixing aud mn
tutinal celebrntions, based upon crackcr and
squib, a. et1ecsually ns tho s,,n clears OF The
mist. Tho small bov who has made des-
pirate effort by Seasons Of nbnormal good
ness, by tliligent running of srrands with q
display Of enthusiastic though porfunctory
alacrity, by salos Of old iron and rags, by
regular attendance upon the Sunday school
and refusal to shook jack" from
the day-school, and other proper auta
which ordinarily disagree with the
small boy. to accumulate hoard
Of pennies sufficient to supply himself with
bunch OF Are-crackers md tho accompany
Ing punk, handful Of aquibs, and, il he
Las beon extraordinarily good, even rocket,
now fIutls himself with his investment In
hand, but without opportunities for its ex.
pondituEe, and tho calling suspicion in his
mind that tho fond pareut may insist upon
It's deposit In tho bank on tho mantcl- piece,
which cannot be checked npon mud pays no
interest; OF. worse still, that tho good
mother may suggcst m avenue for tho SUPER
fluous cash calculated to delight young un-
hrecched lloashen In foreign parts whom tho
small boy would like to encounter tn a fair
field with no grown up Intermediates In the
immediate vicinity, 10 TINT for once he could
have m opportunity Of expressing hia views
On the missionary question.
The worst feature Of this ordinance is tho
fact that 1t is tantamonnt to . tliacsimiua-
tiou against tho average small boy In favor
OF tic exceptional small boy. While lilo
former will not get blu buach OF crackers,
tho latter will get lia boz. In othor words,
there being forty punches In a boz, tho e.
ceptional small boy Is not only forty times
better oil than tl.e average small boy, but
his opportunities In tho why Of massacre and
incendiaisn a.e forty times improved.
There aro eighty crackoss In oyesy bunch,
which gives ht.n au unlimited sweep Of OPP
era.ions will. $500 crackers, much to tho
envy Of tho average snall boys Of hla noigh-.
borhood who kindly gather in bis backyard
or on Ills front stoop TO assist him in his
arrangements for holocaust, What a
small boy with $500 h.e.crackere
can't do Ia hardly worth meu-
tiou,nR, Wo doubt The wisdom
OF concentrating patriotism In this manner.
Forty boys with ons bunch are not go ex.
ubarapt or effective as one boy with forty
punches, In order 10 thorouohly imnroyc
his onportunities la must snrea,] hf1nxa,f