Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-01-14

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Aiuety'bA separate muulClpalltles
which were made one when Greater
New York was created the old city
Of New York enj"yel the ill-will II
ninety-tive. He probably uid not have
in mind the village known AS Riuh-
mend Hill when he made that state.
ment. How the rrol erty oAners OF
Richmond Hill could harbor any 10.
sentiment against Gotham passes
comprehension, for they have been
gamers by consolidation, aud they
freely admit the fact. They have
macadamized streets and fine side
walks, and New York must pay the
bill. &Three years ago the section
known rs Richmond Hill and Morris
Park was sort o! no mans laud. 1t
contained hundreds OF homes, but it
had no local government The only i'm
prOvements possible were those sauc-
toned by the Supervisors of the
I county, and they were slow to
act. One day number Of resi-
dents got together and drew up IN act
I of incorporation. The legislature
passed the act and the Village Of
Richmond Hill wns e, Gated. School.
houses were built and number of
other improvements made. About
that time it became evident that CON
soldation wonld he dscreel by the
law makers at Albany. and with u peep
into the future the Fichmon Hillites
concluded to bOmd themselves in the
sum Of $500, 600, the proceeds to he used
in macadamiziny the streets, laying
sidewalks and building high school.
The bonds were sold and with the money
thus obtained the village officials SET
to work. First they made the streets
what they should lie. There are no
better streets in thi, neighborhood
today But the next thin. they did
shows how little precedent is cOnsid
ered when money which some one else
must make good is to be rent. The
village officials decreel that all the
sidewalks in town should be tagged,
the cost to come cut of the bond ac-
cosnt, and so it was done. The man
who had forty vacant lots Jared the
same as the man who had
built little home on two lots. OF
course the sidewalks added greatly to
the va ne of the vacant lets. They
did not cost the owner cent. When
consolidation was effected the bonds
became charge upon the entire city.
With what was left of the bonds Rich.
mOnd Hill began the construction OF u
high school. II will be ready for oc-
cupancy when the school year opens
next September.
Queer judges they have on the bench
here. At complimentary dinner
given the other night to Judge Fitz-
gerald, who has been elected to the
supreme court, one of the speakers
took occasion to describe one OF the
characteristics Of some of the orna.
ments of the bench in this city.
He mentioned case where All ac-
complished lawyer, graduate Of the
Harvard law school and u representa-.
tive of one Of tie old New England
families, late. v went before one of the
judges to oppose II motion, aud when
it came to his turn he arose aud spoke
as follows: "Ii it may pleaae the
court, it seems to me this motion ought
to be denied rs dot TO-" exclaim.d Il
the Judge. "Vell, it don't make 70
much difference what it xeems to you.
It's what it zeems to me, und it zeems to
me it ought to be granted already yet"
'Well. take an exception"
''All righdt, said this urbane Judge,
"dake two, und If dot vas not enough
dake dree: und if dot don't zatisfy
you, go over und dake de city hall.
And all the lawyers at the banquet
promptly recognized the picture.
That's a neat sentence in Governor
Roosevelt's inaugural remarks, where
lie says that i'll the long run he serves
his party best who most helps to make
it instantly responsive to every need
of the people and to the highest de-
mands of that spirit which tends to
drive us onward al upward. Prob
ably this will live even longer than
the cuss words Tedd used on the way
up San Juan hill. BY the way, Gov.
ernor Roosevelt alrea iy has tile record
Of having drawn together the biggest
crowd ever assembled to witness in-
augural ceremonies ut Albany. 1t in.
cluded representatives OF all parties,
race,, creeds and conditions, and they
were treated to the briefest inaugural
ceremonies ever known at New York's
capital. Everything was done with
neatness and dispatch, and the COVER.
nor, likewise, established a new rec
ord in the art Of handshaking. He
grssped 4500 hands at the rate OF
forty-one hands q minute. The Nc.
Kinley record is only thirty-seven.
1t is everlastingly to the credit OF
Cissy Lotus that she declined tc
fulfil her engagement on the vaude.
vile stage here unless an objection.
able feature of the performance was
withdrawn. Some of the New York
managers of this popular kind OF Ell.
appear to be labOring un.
der the impression that indecency eau
be made profitable feature of it, but
they are probably destined to And out
their mistake. That sort of thing
never hourishes on the stage or else.
where in the long run.
The Times here congratulates ths
people Of the metropolis on the fact
that during the holiday weeks just
closed there has been less drunken.
ness in public than has formerly been
The same compliment il
is understood is due to Boston and to
other CREST centres OF population and
In this, as in other re-
spects, the world is growing better ali
the time.
KNICKERBooKER.
A Mothers Sacrifice.
Pawtucket. r. l.. Jan. 1O.-Whiis Slid
ing on the Ice on Hammonds pond yes
feYday IOhp Efplay 4 ola hroAA