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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-05-02

The GREAT FAMILY MEpIcINE-Dr. VIII
hoft's Anu-Periodic or Fever and Ague Ton.
ic! No case Of incurable Chills has yet pre-
sented itself, where this scientific and safe
medicine has been employed. No case has
been found SO obstinate as to resist Its
prompt and mastery action. No man has
been SO reduced by malarial influences, but
with its use has come up perfectly recon-
structed. No pills or purgative required
with this medicine. G. X. FINLAY & Co..,
Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE By ALL DRUG0IsTs.
WE are satisfied that Hatch's Universal
Cough Syrup Is one of the most valuable
cough remedies that we sell. II any one In
need of such remedy will call on US, we
will refer them to those who have used and
will fully corroborate all we cen say about
1t. We have sold IT some four years, and 1t
has become the leading medicine of its kind
j. I. q ii. +. WooD, Dexter, JEFF. Co, n. Y.
Sold by j. Block 4 Co, Chicago, Ill.
, 1877-01-06

make her much presents; she 10 buy
auy'ling.' This last brilliant 0atlook
brought the interview TO sudden
close, and John was sent TO the leil
about quickly.
lie was heartily persistent in his o.
fer- for bis principals, and is ei:her a
perfect Joker or in downright sohrIeiy
intended all he uttered. Steps have
been taken 20 prevent further Mon.
go!iau matrimonial advances in that
quarter. and the wcmeu folks nave an
unhealthy reception tor the agent
when be again appears IN that Io!e
The affair j. made the subject Of
much merriment by the women, while
al are impressed with the feeling that
The aged heather was 10 real earnest.
We learn that = young !adyn another
IaIt of the city, lady Of beaEty aEd
accomplishments, has been comli-
menicd by direct offer OF marriage
from a wealthy San Francisco Chiua~
man through Chinese matrimonial
agent here. We are also informed
that the Chinese here entertain the
belief that the ice now beng broken,
IL is IN order for them to seek whie
women for wives, and that money
is the grand thing 20 bring about sue
cess. Record Union.
, 1877-01-06

DEBATING TIE MATTER.-The mana
gers Of The Centennial Exhibition are
sill puzzled over that 81 $1,000 ap
propr!arcd by Congress to carry on
the enterprise. They hive gathered
in all the money possible to be reaiiz
ed, even to the proceeds Of the sales
Of the Centennial buildings. The
amount on hand, it Is estimated, will
paw the investors about ninety Per
cent. on The dollar, if the division is
made by counting the government
cut. Ii it is taken in, then no more
than thirty or thirty Gve cents to the
dollar Will be received on the invest
ment.
, 1877-01-06
(Sen'aur'


"ATIOCH, Ill, Dec. !, 1874.
"Messrs. !. b. R0s SCc
Ny wife has. ior a %, time been q terrible SUI
fer-r nom Eh.unatisIn She las triei many ply
sicians ami many reueds The only thing winch
Las given her relief is Citaur Liniment. AIN re
lOIce1 10 say this has cu-l her. | am aling what
can 20 extend IT. sale - WI. RING
This Is a mpi" Of mar Thousand testimonials re-
&C vi, OF wopA rfui ca effected by the Ceutfur
li'ifaeut. The inTetits of this article are pub
llshef around each tOtth 1t contains Witch Haze.
Neutha, Arpict, Rock q, Crrholic, AMI ingredients
The CeTtaTr Iinim-ut kpsriOrHiug more cures Of
-welliuEs, Stiff Jo.nts E-up ions, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Sciatiea, Ga Il Breasts, Lock-jaw, Nc ,
than all other Iinunefs, EmhrUca;iOUs Extracts,
OntInents, and Plaster now Ia use
For TOO-htcuP, EHrghe, Weak Back, ltch- ami
Cu'aneouS ErupJouS, uiS admirable. 1t cures hJIr7
AID scildS without q 2ar. Extracts poison ilon
bites and stuss, and heals frosis-'ites anu ehiL
bltlns, IN "a short time No family can ah'iH 70 '-
without the Csntaur Iilimeut, wtlte wrapper =;
lhe ScBtaur t.ihiHIe0:. yellow s'I.Is' - tIs
adapted 10 the tough kin, mn~'le9 ana Ne -. ~
animal creation. Its .ff-cts uPon sever Il psi
Spawn, Sweeny, Mid Call, biS 'iei-
Evil, little less tl2ti ma c,r Elm
MessTs. J. Mcclure 4 Co, bruSs's'7'1'
and Front Sts.. CinciInai,o sis on. ar..
- Il, orr D.isli1rf-od nutnier OF 'rl.N7 'r. -
- - C.ufiur I.iuinent- They pig9i"I - -
.ut..fi3r 70 anything they i4-' -. -, -, g.,
- - - foyr 10 rye duzsp o''lies PEI month 70
these transfers. . ,,rfla- testimonials
" huHe ~ SsV Scratches, Ring toue, %r.,
! : -. IL n Sheep, It has no rival f1.-
an - ,l - and StOck-raIs-r>, have IN tins
Tin,rnsnt a r,r-dy which Is ~of'ii " A"'e- ''''i''
It's oust. 1I,.,,rr OIL p Ross * q,
rss 10 DlI 81, NEW N0KK.
, 1877-01-06
Fr,BNI Lrsalk .aALEE.

1 FARM FOR SALE OF One H,if Section Of Land,
j GOOD FRAME House aId FRAN l. -
"A % a scJI ORCHARD, with FEJ i and IA T. -
pEpY ON lie r,lsa, Tae-- ;, an abundance Jf good
,-,,,uir water AMI plenty Uf tiILbr for TIRE Wtol
ana fencing purposes ON t..e band Iie paer : SIT
mattel one AMI one hti+ ml-S rom Dayton, Column
hi. county Washington trirIt Ty- For iuri.r' ar
- - i lr.s. -i,a am l,ls .rrs4 tf Dayton, " T.
go NFWIa> ID 81 ElIk-
, 1877-01-06

FITEAoHDIyAEY.-In disproof Of
;he charges Of b#h dosing aud Intimi-
daliou ii Louisiana, nothing could be
stronger than tie united Testimony Of
tie c!ercymen Of ali denominations
who have in their address ro the leo-
PIE of The United States borne vii
ness to the fact that there never was q
more orderly aud fair election than
hat by which Tillen secured the
State byuearIy ten thousand majori'y.
Furthermore, It is not extraordinary
that the aggregate vote Of Louisiana
shows A large increase over preceding
elections, in spite Of all the fabricalions
pnt forth by the radical returning
board?
, 1877-01-06
TaNes Cor - gamr -.

THE WATI.A wALLA DUNTY TAX BOOK
L for tie year 1870 i nov il - hluis ot the Conn
g Treasurer, tn whom tx De- pail until the
5Dth day of D-opmle gt Wbl date al nuPrI ta;'1S
will bccOme delinquent, and IN per cent. ad"r. Tor
collection. Walla NrllI. T.. sept. -, lS76-
4lil L. +. RIBS. County treasurer
, 1877-01-06

with a net work Of black chinille,
through which knife piai;ings Of Car.
dirai silk CLEANED. The coat was
fastened together in TWO places IN the
black with bows Of satin faced ribbon,
which DESTROYED the otherwise almost
perfect copy Of = mau's swallow tailed
coat The YES. and sleeves were black
sill, the cuffs were velvet aud six,
edged with the chenille lace over the
Cardinal pIailinss. There was long
tuuie front of velour frappe, trimmed
TO match the coat. \ lrotusiun OF
plain fine knife pIoi,ings OF black silk
covered the back breadihs, which
were Uf Cardinal ELK. As many ladies
object 10 The manly style of The Con
tiuenlal coat, which Worth has reviv-
cd for uS in this cur centennial year,
II Is no, likely that it viii become at
al common. Indeed, only an artist
can produce the perfect cut and 1T
that this garment requires.
Among the very tIoquen; black vel
vet costumes Is a Princess Tolonaise,
trimmed with q heavy fringe half a
yard deep, The sa>hes are velvet and
silk, anl the skirt has = saw tooth
rifle of silk on The velvet fan shaped
trair.
P0Ionaise continues to he in vogue,
and frequently q confection Of the
same material Is worn over The pol
onaise in the street. Often the priu-
cess costume Is made in one piece,
with the back part laid in large plaiis,
bat this was a fashion which many e.
egant toilets Of silk and yelYets were
made last winter.
Nearly all The elegant dresses have
the skirt and overskirt made together,
AMI this Is q distinguishing difference
between the modiStes' work and
dresses that are made at home, the
drft fingers and skill of the artist
alone being able TO manage the in
tricale drarery.
TEE TIGHT C9RSAGE.
The perfection Of the art Of dress
making has been attained to such o
degree that the corsage must ft ike
wax. From the throat 10 the bottom
of the basque there must be sott,
graceful curve, unb!emished by tie
slightes shadow Of wrinkle. What
the natural form lacks in -oundne,s
anE symmetry must be supplied by
the INST wonderful artistic skill,
High ioulders must be made to take
a graceful dToop, narrow chests must
be given breadth, until, ike The great
RaUhel's, the contracted, bonY, almost
deioImed chest must be padded and
,irapcd and disguised un,il II takes the
lines and curves and tulucs> Of beauty.
IN order to produce thir perfectly fit
ting coIsage, soft kid, the exact shade
Of the silk OF the dress, Is sometimes
used 1nt IN accomplished artist can
til the silk as >muolbIy rs the kit. In
Paris the leading mciiSTes say that
the demand for novelties and cXag>
geraIed, ineomprehonSibIe styles $50
great, that dress making has become
by !ar ;ke most eyacliug and difficult
of the arts. The restless, raurr l,nr.
SUIT OF American women Of fashion
after novci, striking combinations Is
such as to tax even French ingenuity.
, 1877-01-06
40 Tar i. tsed in rI.is Co..,posit:on,

summer
On iecayei sLinges it fills up the hoes and pores
st.I s-cls new Substantial ryot that viii last tJT
y-l1s CyELEB or WARPED shingles II brings ro their
pi1Cr,, and !erTs item th.I- I fll- ~ al holes IN
drver rain dos Affect i lev hours after apply
IN As nearly al paints IL 4 are black clut1iu ,I,
he sure you obtain Ocr GES1lsE article, winch .lJr
shIUgr ToOfSl =
, 1877-01-06
Chinese Matrimonial Agents

,,,.,I,o-. 8 ,l.o I,r-.l,I1 evl,;L.'ir0
'',ol inu,nD,'a u i;h"r,i;,~ ,,'C wi,h his grn5s
-, M, 49,. ,,.a' Io,,in,, ,-,,;p59 mes
OF, a'' rlnr, ,5na f. rirn 4 week on
on,9 ono,,a ~, or.;o,,, ;,ss ,rorshi,or ,re
80 az '"a, n,.~n -r' ', ,to f,m;Iiari,y wb;cg
sunni fi,,,,,l upon or, ~ bis Ionr rrad;ng re
1n.:..,. 1la: 5,Vm ,,:,L tho far,fr,. ,cok his ae
la''ois I -, a,. ~ =, ,I's rs.b room Of the
,os;I'nca ou5'',,,S' and ,bgS addressed himself
80 ,bo Lorso maid ~ ,!.e was engaged
., ~ Lor m Ioncdrv work :
.Yan I,Lo woIk here hcv?'
CON ros very veil
,Uow rnychGe Won catchec >
.Fifeen dollars = month. John.
vLv >,
sYon oettee much eat an-an GOOD
rooIm,
Yrs certainly. plenty TO eat. and q
oood roo,Y
sSoov-von-I,Een mgllv Cbinaman
-sabe;'
WI. = Won did
w. ono ,;.o v,rng Cb;nlmaD .
oot hcon none von M wo.k some
mo,o or-,os mare Ilif,cpo dolJa month.
Chinor,., ,i,.o Won ono ;ous9r Gnlla.
w. Ch;n.,,,, Sal Flocsc, n, yame
NOW lr,r;n.n ,,.,,,,,,, ,rcn tops,n Jo,,a.
she 10 w;f.o. sgIoy Yo, Jil,aa China
man Won bn.b n-Ieyy
lie continued IN rLis strain for soma
timr Tie Joke WIS too broad, and
tho r,onosit;or TO Iud;crous 70 listen
to lnno and the vorn, woman aed 10
..U ~ lvotrLo rnnSa of IA, aston
irb;n,r ,,roros,I which ror rle next
a.9- ,,rn ,r,, ,ho .,arJ;p.t iosr IN
49, 49, I.,T,. I'm, a f.v. 5aTs after
- r"o H. .Looi.5 "a na,1;noni,
', ... ?. .-..I ,,,a.,.o "a or,cr iLa
=. 'A'n' io'..H - ,.;..,a.s - 'rrna
u''''"G '|,''' nv ~, .I. ',', ,,;,L tIo
Hon,rllo'r n;,}Il' w., "%G a., =.
'N.'V''" .Tr 49, ;,'S. ~, ,I.,,,., ,,.o,.s,
\ o'-' &C. 80 IN -, - Wy
t'S' S''0 5."s ''.','.' 80. .,, J.,
,-,i,oI Niora d o,s's'a .Ssa I.orGien,io,,yl
co"r.''"'" ,., u. ! ,s' 49,, Chic,
sne en-, ilSe many oNe-O" "'lo nina
man W, ILL.,, ..-,, ~ r,so,l
Wv N -, Nf,,,i
Iop, 'Ip' w. -. =" s.I' s.,r,a-,r"Y a.. @ 'ton,
eau ,n'i, Tr o' ~i -, ' If .n,,sr 'r..r
~ az ,n' . ,""s ''lo" ",, W ,.,.,.,. Chinan5sn
ou ,''','' ',' 49,. ~,
ne goI "',P ,n,n'! -, d" .ta ,'I ~ W. n.;f,.a
'e' ',r' -, ~ = H., I,- ~ n,al, Lo.,,
sooN nus n'",'o '''',' 'i.,,' 3io..a. ~, ,"'N
in',e .,:" h; u, IN -, ,,,,} ,I.,,., oh,,,
~ ,:.,S' ',,,'i I .I, " -, ,,;, 'Y'' -, ,ros3 ..
''' '",'"','' - -, -. -. ,.' ,,I.l -,
han " "''No"',' "",' .I ''''''' 80 -. - -.
WISH 10 eh'N''.e '.'e vNi'''l'.' VI '''0
whiie woman IN -" E'aUc''oo / " ~
married the 'A'''1'n'u' IL, nc ''',''''r, "
ed 'he argument i " "'' anu '0' 'o' ~
The advantages ol l"e o.'e., lI anu IS'l ~ :.
e'as'n u i.e', pa Pa i No'i''-',,' ,,rnoI -
'S''.u'2 t.' Jr,I.. po',. - -. =.
,H s iI,,',s~ -. - I;,,, ., ,ia I,,cben Joo,-
.te i'lUH me- nm 80 - ''.N VI, ,,..
,-I, = ..,. :" ~" ~, ~ - - 9
,,, musG i ilv,,! ,,! ~ ro Ch;,,,,non nv Ch;os
mum NJ NM M -; -" =. -
iudU ne s'y "'I ~, - ~ - h,,r
every unG, ne pay mouse at o"l
hoTSees, he Guy store lie guy 'ta'I tiI
carS-aiI 'ii'gS : "n m"eN s'o' "''
hcan man he no get Much any 'Ns
s-aa-y, you Sa6e loH hNee MaIIii
one veltey nice Chnaman now Al
same Mellican woman >AI + !aelSco d!
And the old Mongol chnckied over
his logic rs he unwound bret and
ragged cue from hiS @rIzz'cd and
wrinkled pate. and carefully replaced
, 1877-01-06
CENTENNIAL STYLES.

Another Of Wo-,h's costumes that
attracted much notice was q Coniin-
entail coat OF volourc frappe, edged
, 1877-01-06
EXTREMELY CHEAP.

Two gallons VIII cover a hundred square feet OF
shIusie root lyIi.e TIM fcu felt, Hatcci boards,
or any s-na . surface, fpu Two quarts 20 one gallon
are required 70 leo square ieet Oi suriace aHd al
though tie paint has heavy body i Is easily applied
with "A brush
, 1877-01-06
Pitcher S
Castoriia.

Mother. NAY have rest anl their cables mag have
health II they VIII use Ca-ioria Tor Wind GoiIc,
Worms. Frye-ishue-S. SOre Mouth, Group, On SON
ach Complaints II l. ePtirely vegetable p--TsTa-
tiCt and contains uesfser mineral, morphine u T
alcohol Il 4s pleasant take IS honey, ami nsi-
. L.. r.-r- IN
, 1877-01-06
ET STOPS EVERY LEAK,

asl for tn OF iron Is no equal As II eNlih - 'y
80 t.--rs..t- h,- s-l..urs l-F;I cssscE- aog sal
Roofs covered vitL .r rieItlus f-it rsn he Ira.i'
,a--r-;Isht at su.! e,I -Is-, AID, I-e>esEel ioi
many years
IL.s ~Hs;e Paint :
, 1877-01-06
CHOCOLATE COLCR,

when fr.t applied. changing intlout a mouth 20 a
uniform slate color, and Is 10 q seuis anu plIiISes
III q.
, 1877-01-06
ORe-lEligd ille Cosl Of GesliiagIing.

The exT-r.-e Of sll,n- new shingles $ only about
tn cost Of simply IIyur them. Ti- paint Is sIHi-
r.-npF a,.sn-t sparks ,- dying e1iilesi .~ Iaiy u
easily te-teI iy any one.
, 1877-01-06
BRICK WAlIS

our re5 a1,o- Is usually preferred = s Goa, l. e1a
% five Of any ordinary Iaiit- Elt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-25

A colored man named James Laws has
been shot in East Feliciana, greatly to the
evident delight of Mr.. Packard, who, the
New Orleans Republican reports. has sent an
account Of the case ito General Butler for
campaign USE" We we're in hopes that the
killing Of negroes "for campaign use" had
come to an end; and we do not, in fact, be-
lieve that the case Of poor Laws will be
worth cent for political purposes. The
country has got little tired Of the ''cam-
paign use" of the black man, and it has not
forgotten the notorious Eliza Pinkston
fraud, nor the hundreds of other and SIM
liar frauds by which its sympathies were
worked upon in shameless way by men
like Packard.
Governor Nichols will. we have no
doubt, see that justice is done upon the
murderers Of Laws. 1.-The does he will do q
great deal more than Packard and Kellogg
ever did in Louisiana; for under Kellogg
rule the negro was slain entirely for ''cam-
psiQn purposes" Some Of the republican
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-25
9 tue Woiambi.. challeage Corn ell

~ I've Holumbia challeAge Cornell.
= It seems tolerably certain that Cornell
means TO decline race with Columbia this
season. Various reasons are assigned, such
as that the best oars Of last year do not want
to row; that they never agreed to Green
wood Lake; that funds are scarce; that
Ostrom cannot give the time, and SO on.
All or any of these may be reasons. but they
look moro like mere excuses. A few months
ago Cornell was making urgent negotiations
for race In England ten times as expensive
as This Home contest need be, requiring twice
a. many men, and in every way suggesting
the truth Of the old adage that Where
there's Awill there's way"
In England the crew which won univer-
sal respect and sympathy was that which,
beaten for nine long years, never once fall
tered, but over and over again manfully
faced the foe. Now, suppose the winner had
in any Of these years refused the vanquished
An opportunity for another meeting would it
take long to guess how that winner would
stand in the estimation of every lover of
pluck and fair play the world over? Bad
counsels arc prevailing at Cornell, and it will
not take much work of this sort to very per-
ceptibly dim her brilliant record OF the past
two years. The way Columbia pressed her
in 1875, and the unmistakable drawing up
on her by Harvard last summer on the home
mile will be given their full weight, and the
wonder will be whether Cornell is not, after
all, staying out to avoid danger, after ethe
fashion Of the Beaverwycks in disbana-
ing promptly after stumbling into the
position of champions of the world. Ifthis,
impression is not correct she should try;to
remove it, and while giving reasons to the
contrary she might also offer much better
explanation than has yet been given why she
did not meet the Yale four on the Schuylkill
last fall.
Columbia can settle this question quickly
and concusively. Six good weeks yet re-
main. Let her at once challenge Cornell to
O four-oared race, to be rowed at such time
in July, and at such place as the latter likes
and for any distance she pleases This will
raise the issue with entire fairness, and
then either race must come or better ex-
cuses than have yetappeared. If both sides
are wise they will have the struggle, as do
the great English universities, on the waters
of the metropolis Of the country, where many
thousands may watch it with intense in
terest, quick to detect and ready to commend
everything worth commencing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-25
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. Theodore D. woolsey, Of New Haven, 10 At the
Everett
Senator william W. Eaton, OF Connecticut ID At the
Now York.
Doudan calls N. Victor hugo ''that Michael Angelo
IN terra Gotta"
Children consume more food in proportion TO their
years than adults do.
Agricultural laborers from Australia are migrating
in largo numbers to Manitoba.
society for Palestine exploration 10 TO be formed
in Germany on the English plan.
II your tat In frying Is too cool your food will be
soaked; " 100 hos it will be charred.
Red wine should be OF the temperature Of tho dining
room, whore It may DO kept for day before using.
Coffee should be roasted and ground at home lust
before it used. and should be OF mixed varieties
Count dc Suzannet, secretary OF the french Lega.
tion arrived Al the Clarendon yesterday from WASH
ineton.
Thomas Hughes believes that the Church Of England
should be reformed and be national blessing but that
Is should not be discsIabished
The Efquimaux and the Fusgians, Ut the extreme
north and south OF tho American continent, agree in
having no private property and no chiefs
Henry ". Longfsow, the poet, IL residing with
Henry K. Brown, the sculptor, al Nowburg, N. Y,
and will speak In the Unitarian Church in that city
on Sunday.
Paul Janet thinks that because France 10 not myst-
cal and loves exact IDEAS having sentiment for man
and humanity, she will never accept . philosophy
like spinoza's, which too much absorbs man In tho
great whole.
Cooks insanity Is peculiar phase OF insanity CO
curing among French cooks IL 10 caused BY tho
bonic oxide given on charcoal stoves The patient be-
hevss himself 10 be the victim Of persecution. The
principal symptoms vertigo, OPPRESSION hallucna
lions Of sight and hearing and syncope.
The many friends In this country Of Mr. Michael
Guiet Of the carriage building arm OF Million, Quiet
Co., OF Para viii be glad 20 hear that he has lately
been made Knight Of the Legion OF Honor for con-
spicuous services as ajudse ana superior merit
exhibitor Al the late Centennial This 10 the highest
distinction 10 which manuiacsursr may aspire In
France
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-25
c..r and sultan 4. Arms.

It is significant of the spirit with which
Russia enters upon the war that is related
to q century Of national aspiration that the
Gar is to take the field and to assume in
person command of the Army Of the Dam
ube. AS the Gear is not known to the
world as the possessor of military talent
this is not analogous to the assumption Of
command by sovereigns who were also great
soldiers like Frederick the Great and Ma
poleon; yet it is an important fact as indi-
eating the intention that the nation shall
feel and see that the ruler, the government
and the Court have no other thoughts or
purposes at heart pending this struggle
than such as are related to its conduct and
conclusion. If the Sultan also assumes
command Of the Ottoman armies, as it has
been reported he will, the standard of the
Prophet will 60 with him, and the fanatical
fury of the Moslem will be as deeply stimu-
lated as the resolute fervor Of the Russian.
Perhaps the impulse thus given on either
side, as we'll as the experience Of the respec-
tive sovereigns, may shorten the war. It
will be observed that one more demonstra-
ton Of the softas has been made in Constan-
tinople, this time assailing the Ministry be-
fore the Parliament. With this element Of
the men of the mosques thus acting as the
real power behind all other powers in the
Moslem capital the possible limitation Of
The struggle becomes far less likely than it
seemed at one period.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-25
The Day We Are to Celebrate.

The American eagle presents his respect
full compliments to the people of New York,
and suggests to them that his feelings will
not be hurt if they should omit this year
some part of their usual sacrifices in his
honor He admits that the small boy loaded
down with firecrackers and popping away
all day, is nuisance and a danger to the
rest OF mankind, and that as we are begin
ming our second century in good order the
patriotic small boy can be dispensed with.
He suggests that as this is an era Of CONSOLE
dations it might be we'll to concentrate
the fireworks, and thus increase their
effectiveness while decreasing their danger.
He respectfully represents that by such
judicious concentration of effort each ward
in the city could have almost as fine show
of fireworks in the evening as has usually
been got up by the city authorities in the
Park; and the children, having spent the
day harmlessly at circus, or in the Park,
or on the Battery, or on some excursion,
might in the evening enjoy their fireworks
without danger 70 their own lives or the lives
of grown people and without the great risk
of setting fire to the city.
Why not? After century of promiscu-
Gus and irregular pyrotechnics 1t is surely
time for reform. There is no ward in the
city in which, if the people put together
the money they would otherwise waste on
frecrackers and other dangerous explosives,
they could not secure o really admirable
and interesting exhibition in some central
and safe location, and under the auspices of
experts, who would take care that nobody
got hurt and that no house was set on fire.
What to do with the day? Well, it would
do no harm If the idle citizens should as.
semble in their wards to hear some one
read the Declaration Of independence. But
there are many other pleasant ways to spend
the day. There are steamboat and barge
excursions on the water; there is theCentral
Park; there are cheap excursions by rail
into the country; there are Coney Island
and Long Branch and the shores of Staten
Island, and other places where the air is
fresh. 1t is not absolutely necessary for
any onetO spend the day in making himself
a nuisance sndn danger to the rest of the
city. Huw'wcu3dsit do for the city author
tiles to entirely forbid the use Of fireworks
Of all kinds during the day, and to permit