New-York tribune., 1899-07-30

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srbiter Of its destinies Publication day OF Ihe
Criterion" the hour even. when IL Is known ~
have been distributed at the postorlce' Is d"a''u
eagerly; and then great Is the hurryihB OIL iee
over the rattng board sidewalks What Is ioi
eign news TO those pages filed with local gossip
CONSEQUENTIAL as are the special correspondents Vi
the Buffalo and Rochester papers In every village
of Western New-York. naturally their parasrap"'
severely sfted by vicinity" editors are haVorle9'
compared with the spicy specials Of the home shee.
with patent insides which every one Is eHpec'eu
n contribute a report of personal happenings anu
the names and other interesting facts relating 10
guests from out of town. Society news !" -
Criterion" has a prominent place lh'eisp'
with gleanings from those journals that teh "i"'
the Duchess of Marlborough the Bradley Martins
and Mrs Astor are doing but to the columns
of Home Happenings" Applevillians turn nrst'
Mrs. - was severely bitten In her thumb ias'
Monday when setting hen" "A fine tandefn mas
! come from Boston for Harry -. ~! nv
five children OF Lem - have the chicken poN
| "pr. IS cat Mckinley plundered the rec
! tory refrigerator last sunday Oh ioa'' ~
! not embalmed."
| The minor associations Of Appeville-tnose out
side of church organzation-that are DONG % %soni.-
thing for the promotion or common i' 1
! unifying considerably the social me- are ~"
! Rrowninc Club the Chautauqua circles uepa'-
ing club. travelling library "a lot OF deau oooN''
mainly suggesting the suspicion that they were
bought by the pound) and several dancing anu
card societies The leading men OF the village
founded a reading room few years ago. put II uiu
not thrive billiard paror is now IN nS o'N
quarters receiving genuine support
Appleyle has it's opera house-what Vhiaee " az
.za on the Central has not? That or Apple'llle
Is an ambitious affair, with dress clrc'e dnu
gaIery-sometimes improvised boxes DuC
seldom anything "going on at the theatre i,ar tx
tha annual school commencement ana SInIiIal 49,,
ercses are over LOT tnv the chances that
ryfl ba
while anything in the line OF pulooneixb % farmer
boys Sometimes coming from miles away with @ tneir
girls but as a rule turning OUT adoue, tto az anY
early nosily expressing disappro6ation at 70 any my
deay in the raising of the curtain and given 10 III
/ opportune bursts OF applause. .,a rorheavy
The typical farmhand-the hireG ina man irs stinci
footed dull Drained. animal in dominating IHs'hu,
overworked overfed on unwnoesone ON 90 iyGv iIv rnada
bilious to get in the world ahd 700 70 see
resentfu tre success Of Others sSesitating
something Of what ne calls nie,d ye9 ysnbstance in
catching even glimpse-surey he is the ubiquitous I
ags tyee anH hs Would the ausst
of how kindly and intelligent pt bera dis
country districts may be brought aOou' ""ei ~
ntegration OF interest prevails, ,,o r,aca on
Perhaps Lake ontario should nave p,fIe pinfI II II
is the summer Of the villagers geneada1S ga ny
and ne be poor indeed VINO ryg may no he
The road thither from the village runs due y norm
op seven and T presaic as Weston NewYork cross
road can be: hut there is fine bluff with wdGt
Forest e@ az trees s under whose shade the pretty
cottages Of the Applevile colony 1 summer Inos
etc adjoining The cnder path for 6icyGles ,, Or-
tween the lake and the village is lively HSt 'nSc- t%o
down to the beach" is the programme OF eaen
Iegs dusty ride in sprngless wagons with
backless seats, no lack Of babies @ banniest IN daS
Of SfGns be year s4n and nd L horses and with
flags and flowers II there be ioad % OF ,oe hs
picnics on the ground. an! that is day never 10
be forgotten
RURAL SHORTCOMINGS.
When Mark Twain wrote SO amusihsy Oh WA
befell Pitcairn Island when the spirit OF relorn
had once gained a foothold upon 1t, 1t was plainly
his intent TO preach a gospel for that overzealouS
Tac,ion IN every community never content with
letting fairly we'll enough alone-say IN fltcaiIn
ike Applevllle-who In meGuilhs "tth tbinSs gen,
erally are as likely 10 upset as 10 imploEss' ,J"
at the risk of upsetting the plaeiuy oa @RP dRPpty
Vile its content with its shadeless unpaVsq; u'
most unattractive busness square re- tan Wa,n side.
1s wGescheG With th neglect of the railroad remove
offensive features from It's station--9t the RISK o.
how can any one with the rural prosperity
of AppIeville at heart. and foreseeng me sur
s suiu oi oiastine with due respect, what might be
wrought for its betterment generaiy throue" '''
Tbe overshaded streets of Appeville are not Sc
many as those unshadeG and Improperly saueeh houi
rrIned trees are everywhere, ana trees that siOt
Be feed Many spaces SHOULD oes oT set others 70,
road over Rocky Hill Is clearly the place for hh'
lot lot SS before w6ch crowdng well upon the side sid
walk stands big sycamore be incqeeG h GJSbpPor 10
S6od? S,d w How many are the mistakes in grading
and who gives thought to the pests reIy unt al al
that Ignorance Of arboricuture can DO LOT a low
is TO be seen in this typical village OF western
TheTe is no reason" says Charles ~ d6e L0Tns
pIes'uema oc,a,,on me "whv the residence portion o
our cities and villages should not oe N ma1e I& az az
sT taxation or arbitrary d,regar
Of personal right, the investment IN g tb
being more than mace up III 'ie N'O'' ~ "
valIe of real estate
A SEWAGE ABoMINATION.
Tho building OF a main sewer. with laterals ha
been accomplished, the taxpayers cohsratua'"'
themselves that the expense of the same was con
sderaby curtaed by prompt ana popular opPos'
ton to the original plan. which would nave given III
sewer another outlet and would not nave SUFFERED
Il to discharge into the old canal at the very centr
OF the village. in the rear OF business blocks OF IN
SSSnK Sames whose lawns border the polluted stream
the water % is 9' The Rs bed is nearly ri
part Of the year and IN the somer whe
the water is let off at once T..
Running water has not been as yet commonly Il
hotel one or more livery stables the bushes
blocks several industrial concerns and the bette
class OF private houses are connected with IN
''S'o Now that the University OF the State OF New
school of public health wherein free instruction
! 10 be given in sanitation and hygiene and specia
provision made for training just such local nspec
4 tor as Appleville needs. Official whose duty
- shall be 10 correct open evasion and defiance {
o sanitary laws, the day may come when Applevi
IS will have proper sewerage. and the common trad
. tion OF the surrounding country have less founds
% tion than at present; It's dreadful for ralarl
II over there In Applevile but they used 10 hay
II ing they don't know they've got II at all
a local Inspector graduate from the School OF Pull
- lie Health, will then be OF the indispensab b
IS officials OF the Appeve Village Improvement Al
l. sociation His exhibition OF the bacteriologic.
!. presumed will be more than enough to insure a
II extension OF the system to proper place for tt
disposal OF sewage according 10 scientific methods
Surely, no better start for tho organization OF
village improvement association can be- suggeste
than the obtaining OF advice In preliminaries fro