Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-29
Price Four Cents.

\ ioes not seem to play any important part in \ he ice market. The ice companies speak | lightly of this means of supply, and the gen. | ral opinion coming from that source is that he manufacture of ice might pay in excep- | eional seasons when ice was phenomenally -carce, but that in an ordinary way it would 1ot. On the other hand, certain manufae- surers of freezing machines and certain ice manufacturing concerns claim that ice can De manufactured at 8 total cost of less than | g Der ton However this may be, certain it
 Is that the manufacture of artificial ice has 1 never yet had the effect of reducing the price tn the market nor of seriously affecting the ice companies in any way.
 The feeling of discontent on account of the high price of ice is by no means of re- ;ent origin. For several years previous to s70 there was much dissatisfaction in this city on that score. The Knickerbocker Ice company was at that time the one great ice company of New York. It practically mono polized the business, forcing the many small concerns that stroye at various times to op- pose it to the wall The prices charged by the company each successive season. regard less of how plentiful the ice crop might have been, were exorb.tantly high, and the com plaints among business men using large quan- titles of ice were widespread and numerous Finally, in 1870, number of hotel keepers and business men resolved to submit to the imposition no longer, and they formed an or kanization which was named the Consumers Ice company. Richard French, who had
 been prominently identified in the formation
 of the company, was elected its president This was the first really formidable opposi-
 ion the Knickerbocker Ice company had yet
 encountered, and the fight that ensued was
 long and bitter one Large numbers Of
 business men, who hai pledged themselves
 to support the new company, however, were
 faithful to their promises, and the Consu-
 mers' company was enabled successfully to oppose the Knickerbocker and materially re- duce the price of ice. In time other new companies sprang up, and eventually the
 Consumers company passed under other management At the present time all the large companies are on very friendly terms
 with each other, and If one company falls short of ice owing to any hitch ID the trans mission from the place of storage it can pro- cure aid from the other companies to make it's deliveries, There Is now no warfare which would have the effect of breaking the rates. Prominent among the new companies started recently is the Brewers Ice company, which was organized by 8 number of brew CTS who use large quantities of ice for the purpose of mutual protection. The compa- ny has been successfully conducted, and at a recent meeting of the stockholders the capi- tai stock was increased from $30, 900 to S150,O in order to extend the facilities of the concern.
 UseIessn-ss of Church Bells.
 Rev. Dr. Irenssus Prime writes as follows to the New York O6SerUer About 20 years ago we had the misfortune to reside in the im- mediate vicinity of Trinity chapel, in which a so called chime of three or four unmusical bells were incontinently rung three quarters of an hour every Sunday, and half an hour every day, and, so far as we know, the same 1-1. I.oIf ff,aA have since elapsed. It is question worthy of serious consideration whether the ringing of bells in the city, from those on carts ID the streets to those in church towers, except ing in extraordinary eases, should not be prohibited by law. If the public good is to be consulted before the wishes of a few in diyiduals (which is the real basis of many Of our laws) this is case in which the discrim- ination should be made. The common veal does not demand any such disturbance as that of rousing and annoying thousands for tine purpose of informing half dozen peo- pie every day in the year that the hour IS at hand in which they are accustomed regularly to attend religious service. Nor is it any more necessary on Sunday in such city as this where every family, however poor, has its clock, and almost every individual watch We are very sure that if our citizens and our civil authorities should confer togeth- CT in regard to this matter, the nuisance would be abated; and. if religions corpora- tions would be governed in the matter by Christian principles, there would be no oe- casion to invoke the interference of the civil law to protect the sick and suffering"
 George and GwendoIen.
 From the ChicAxo Tribunal
 "Can you not answer me, Gseudolsn s'' 2 Up from the meadoE TVS the soft breezss of perfect June evening were waiting the faint perfume of the cowslip, and George w. Simpson and GIendolen Mahafy stood neez the gate whose decrepi. appearance told with more eloquence than could mere words of the deathless passion that enslaved their souls. both felt that a crisis in their lives had ar rived-a moment had come winch would in ths misty future that stretched away before them. like one Of William H Evartsf letters be either a bright beacon of hope and joy to look back upon with gladness, or desolate landmark like the lightning riven tree that one never beholds without feeling of sad ness. Secure in the consciousness of his own meri.-that sterling merit which always lies in strong arm, clear brain and large fest and yet with a modest difidence concerning his own worth, the young man stood there in the gloaming with a half reluctant eaton the back-fence expression that lent an added beauty to his pure young face, and made more pleadingiy tender the earnest, father is- coming up-the-front steps look with which he regarded the beautiful girl who stood by his side. He had asked her to be his wife to leave parents, sisters, brothers and all the endearing influences of happy, Christian home where two girls are kept. and go out with him into the wide world as helpmeet and companion. He had told in fsrvid sem tences of the great love he bore her-a love thet would ever be the guiding star of his life he said, cheering him when the bSeSk clouds of diversity and despair hung heavily in the horizon of his hopes, and without which his whole existence would be one arid. trackless waste, on which lay the white skel- etons of Ambition and Hope-ghastly rem nants of life whose final wreck was all the more sad because of the happiness which 1t might have held had love not flown away with nocking laugh when pleaded with 90 passionately.
 Cwhen it came to ornamental lying. with two rows of futing up the back, George took first money.
 Gwendolen had stood in graceful poise as he spoke, one ear thrown slightly forward and her right foot covering the door mat, and, now that he had finished, was looking down in maiden shyness, whih the rosy bushes that chased each other under her dazzling complexion would have told, if any body could have seen them, of the emotions that were agitating her young soul But no words came from her hps-those rosy ripe port als that opened with such languid grace when there was pie in the house; snd George began to fear that perhaps he had talked her to sleep. Presently, however. she drew quite close to him, put her hand in his, and, resting her cheek upon his shoulder, she said "Yes, George, will marry you"
 But when ?" asked the yoang man, hor- rible fear that his bluff was to be called chilling his very blood.
 T will marry you" repeated Gwendolen, ''when a bicycle rider is elected President"
 Turning away to hide his emotion, George muttered, in low, piratical tones, Thank heaven, am safe"
 unrnn WILL convince rou ot