smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

will be added to the amount Of said remaining
half OF the tax charged in every case where the
party assessed shall fail to pay said remaining
half within the time so lmited.'' -


~But In case any person having failed to pay
in the MONTH OF JUNE one-half of the city
taxes due from such person, shall fail to pay the
whole thereof on or before the slST DAY OF
DECEMBER, there shall be added


sa,it F TWENTY PER CENT.


upon the amount of tax SO rernaining DUE"


The collector respectfully callsthe attention
Of those parties who have so repeatedly promised
to settle their bills tother than the halfpaid
bills), and on which he has been go lenient,
that should he now fail to call on them by the
10TH OF DECEMBER, and they fail to pay
during the month of December, that he will be
compelled under the duties of his office to collect
in JANUARY BY LEVY. with the additional
TWENTY PER CENT.


IA Ii JOHN F. REaNAuLT,


de lin Collector.
Year: 1873

lDr. Hinton in Popular Science Monthly.l


Childrsn's ears ought never to be boxed. We
nave seen that Che passage of the ear IL closed by
thin membrane, especially adapted to be infu-
enced by every Impulse of the air, and with moth
lng but the air to support 1t internally. What,
then, can more likely iniure this membrane than
sudden and forcible compression of the air in
front OF itS If sny one designed to break or
overstretch the membrane, he could scarcely de-
visa more effective means than to bring the
haRd suddenly aud fOrciby down upon the pas
mge ot the ear, thus driving the air violently be-
fore it, with no possibility for its escape except
by the membranAgiVing way. And far too Of
ten 1t does give way, especially If, from any pre-
vious disease, it has been weakened. Many chill
dren are made deaf by boxes on ears In this way
Nor is this the only way II there is one thing
which docs the nerve OF hearing more harm than
almost ally other, it is q sudden jar or shock.


Children and grown persons alike may be en-
tireiy deRfened by falls or heavy blows upon the
head. And boxing the ears produces q similar Ell
feet, though more slowly and in less degree. II
tends to dull the sensibility OF the nerve even il
1t does not hurt the membrane. knew q pitiful
case oncs OF poor youth WhO died from a terri
BILE disease Of the ear. He bad discharge from it
since child. Of course his hearing had been dull
and what had happened was that his father had
often boxed his ears for inattention Nest likely
that boxing on the ear, diseased as IL was, had
something to do with his dying. And this brinGs
me to the second point. Children should never
be blamed for being nRttentive, until it has been
found out whether they are not a little deaf This
IL easily doae by placing them q few yards dis
tant, and trying whether they can understand
what is said to them in rather low tone 81 voice
Each ear should be tried, while the other is stop
ped by the finger


do not say that children are never guilty Ol
inattentiOn, especially to that which they do NOT
particularly wish to hear; but / do say that very
many children ara blamed and punished for mat
tention when they really do not hear. And theEa
Is nothing e once more cruel and more huFtiu
to the character Of children than to be found frnll
with for What y really their misfortune. Three
things should be remembered here; l. Thai
slight degrees OF deafness often lasting only for
time, are very common among children, especially
during or after colds. 2. That a slight deafness
which does not prevent q person from hearing
him very dull 10 what he is not expecting ant
3. That there Is q kind Of deafness in which
person can hear pretty well while listening. but il
really very hard OF hearing when not listening
Year: 1873

as we'll as this class did We believe that
Prof. Curtis has hit upon the right idea
and think that the Red Wing School District
did very wise thing in adopting his sys-
TEN. Prof. Curtis, personally, is perfect
gentleman in the very best sense of that
word. Nothing could be more satisfactory
than the work done by his more advanced
normal class.


SENATOR BOUTWELL, AND HIS LECTURE.


While at the Normal School we met SEN
ator Boutwell,. The ex-Treasurer of the
United States is a man Of medium size
who looks about fifty, with the appearance
OF man Of business, moderate in speech,
and evidently desirous of making himself
agreeable. His lecture, delivered on Fri
day evening, was given to his audience in
an easy, conversational tone, lacking in
energy If in anything. He gave very in
teresting account Of the manner in which
the Treasury department was run ascribed
the panic to the borrowing Of money by
Eastern National banks on call, which
means that all loans will be due at the
same time. Showed how money at certain
seasons Of the year seeks New York, where
it is taken by stockholders upon call for
purpose Of speculation, then when the
money is needed in the West to handle the
crops, it is called for by the Western banks
hn hor rlrc -
been loaned for small rate of interest :;
these banks call in their loans all at the
same time, and if the demand be great and
continued panic and smash ensues. $50
itwasn't the grangers after ally He eopposed
either the expansion or contraction Of the
currency, showing that stability was the
most important feature of circulating 2
medium. He asserted that women made
the best clerks in the departments, that the
large balance ledger of the United States,
whose balance sheets footed up millions,
was kept by woman and he believed
that it was the true policy to employ wo-
men in these places.


He made statement Of the present sys-
tenn of civil service reform, making among
others, the very sensible remark that no
man has right to public Office; it is the
people that have right to his services.
Political service does not qualify man for
Office, nor give him any right to claim Office


He closed his lecture by reference to the
Virginius affair, reasoning against rushing
into war, saying that the sympathies Of
the American people should rather be with
CASTELAR, in his present struggle to build
up a republic in Spain, counseling patience
and forbearance. and expressing belief
that the Spanish government would make


restitution asf ar as their ability extended


The lecture was full Of thought and val


liable information, and was listened to with
close attention, but was not Of the kind t


elicit applause.
Year: 1873

"a Mrs. Charles has returned from
Chicago and New York with large and
elegant stock of Fall and Winter Millinery.
and invites the ladies to call at her store
in Red Wing and examine.
Year: 1873

of teaching the proper use of language.
She is certainly very hne teacher and
the pupils evidently appreciate her as such.
And we will remark right here, that the
order and neatness Of the building and its
appointments seems to have taken hold of
the pupils. We do not believe that there
was whisper passed, or an act, step, or
look, in violation Of school decorum while
We were in the building. The scholars
arose in their places as they were called
upon and recited with = precision and
promptness, with gentlemanly and lady
like bearing that was certainly very pleas
ing. Upon the invitation Of


PROF. CURTIS,


Teacher of pennmanship in the Normal
Schools Of the State, we visited with him
= room in the model department where
Pennmanship, in accordance with his sys-
TEN, was being taught to class of pupils
ranging from five to eight years Of age.
They had no copies before them but were
forming the letters from ideal principles
that had been impressed upon their minds
by lessons given upon the blackboard. We
have seen exceptional cases Of pupils Of the
Ages Of some Of the class, where we'll
trslned, do very nearly as we'll but We
never before saw any class as whole do
Year: 1873

the Court which tried it, and the law was
definitely stated in the decisions of the ap-
peIlate tribunals before which it was carried


Gov. Dix, it seemed to us, had no discretion
in the matter. If his action is open to any
criticism, it is that his long delay in
coming to a decision has excited hopes and
encouraged excrtions among the friends OF
the unhappy man which are cruelty disap-
pointed by the result. 1t has seemed to us
from the beginning that the case could have
n other logical or legal termination. Yet the
end of it all is, confirmation of the sentence
which appears more cruel than the original
verdict, short week of despair that will


nfalliby gain for the prisoner the sympathy
which until now has been lacking, and at the
end q spectacle of which the evil is only too
evident, and of which the good is in this case
two years after the crime-only probematl-
Year: 1873

AN IMPRO VEMENT IN LIFE INSURANCE.


There are probably more people paying for
life insurance than are directly paying taxes
in this country. The amount of money in
volved in life insurance is enormous; the in
terests dependent upon it include in very
large proportion the families of both the rich
and those in what are called moderate cir
"cumstances" in every community. The sys-
TEN is better in many respects than the life
insurance of any other country; gives more
insurance at lower cost, with greater privi-
leges; and in general exhibits more liberality.
There is also just reason for the confidence
reposed by the people in the life insurance
companies, since the management is kept we'll
under supervision in most of the States, and
has met with no such disasters here as have
marked its history in England


1t is right, however, that so large a trust
should have its management scrutinized with
jealous care. There are from time to time
wordy attacks made upon it by those who
have given the subject merely superficial con-
sideratiOn. The heavy expenses of the bust
ness are made the subjects of severe and
injurious criticism. Doubts of the value of
the system itself are widely spread. in cOnse
auence, among those who take hasty gen.
eralizatiops for facts These and other
causes lead to frequent Instances of
disseminating policies, or seeking their sur
render. There is not exactly popular feel
ing of suspicion about life insurance, but there
is an underlined and slight, yet very general,
dissatisfaction. Recognizing this fact, we have
asked the Hon. Elizur Wright of Boston, an
unquestioned authority in these affairs, to give
to the readers'of THE TRIBUNE his views as to
the mistakes, if any, that are made in con-
Quoting life Insurance. and the probable con-
sequences. His reply will be found in other
columns.


The principal dissatisfaction of the holders
of life insurance policies is that which is most
developed when they wish to withdraw. Various
devices to cover this in advance have been
put forth in the programmes of insurance
companies; such as paid up" policies and
the like-that form of these which is made
chusetts being about as good as any-but none
of them are perfectly satisfactory. The amount
of money which companies will pay upon the
surrender of policies is usually so small as TO
seem absurdly inequitable to the applicant Yet
the actuary is ever ready with pencil and paper
to demonstrate the .justice of the transaction
by showing its relation to minus one, raised
to the tn power Mr.. Wright indicates.that the
companies have really been mistaken in this
matter; that they can and should pay more
than they do, when policies that have long
been running arc surrendered. lie proposes a
continual ANALYSIS of each policy in advance
Year: 1873




The Governor has finally refused to interfere
with the course of the law in the case of Will
liam Foster. and yesterday notified to the Sheriff
that the sentence should be executed upon the
day fixed. The most determined and skillful
effort ever made to save the life of a criminal
has thus failed. The majesty of the law is to be
vindicated by spectacle of punishment which
is blot upon our civilization, and from now
until the hour which shall close the tragic
story of crime and retributiop, the SYM
pathies of the public will flow toward the
prisoner and toward his honorable and stricken
family. They at least can have nothing to re-
proach themselves with. They have exhausted
every expedient which affection and family
pride could suggest. If now, in spite of all
their efforts, the law takes its course, they can
only consider that no stain is cast upon them
by the error of their relative. They deserve
and will receive the respect and sympathy Of
the entire community.


There is no necessity for arguing the case
anew. This was done with great thorough
ness before every tribunal in the State
into whose jurisdiction it could be brought.
They all found the accused rightfuly SEN
fenced in view of the law and tho facts. In
the recent discussion which has arisen in con-
nection with the application for Executive
clemency this point has been greatly over
locked. The facts in the case were all before
Year: 1873

Under existing laws, Collectors of Customs
are required to send returns of the business Of
their Office to the Treasury Department, once
a month. For some unexplained reason, the
Collector at this port has not made any returns
of the warehouse business Of New-York since
December, 1871 There is now a deficiency in
that account amounting to nearly $20,0O0,000
This fact was stated in THE TRIBUNE, the
other day, and drew from the Custom house a
denial which implied that the trouble was be-
tween the First Auditor of the Treasury
and the Commissioner of Customs AS
it happens, however, both these officials
belong to the Treasury Department; and
that Department is understood distinctly
to authorize the statement that it has not
received the warehouse accounts of the New
York Custom-hOuse. We cannot pretend to
say how much of this $20.0O0,0O0 deficit is
constructive" as the lawyers say; but, if the
law means anything, there is a defaultng
officer in the Custom-house. The amount in
default is very large, and it is pity that it
has just been discovered in the best Civil
Service on the planet.
Year: 1873

In regard to the sale of railroad concessions
in Prussia, our Berlin correspondent gives
some details of the transactions which have
recently caused so much excitement at that
capital The letter which we publish, how
ever, is chiefly serviceable to show the great
advantages which may accrue to State from
q well-organized civil service.
Year: 1873

We publish, this morning, au interesting and
timely letter from correspondent upon the
anomalous constitution of Courts Martial, and
the necessity of their reform upon some basis
of general equity and common sense. Es-
pecially in their hard dealing with the accused
is change demanded; nor can such change,
we think, be for many years delayed
Year: 1873

abstract of the debate in the Senate to the
attention of the reader, IA a clear evidence
that that body must have done with dilly
lying; it is obliged TO look at the facts ana
the law squarely. There can be no more dods
ing now.
Year: 1873

Any President who would reappoint to office
such man as Collector j. f. Casey of New
Orleans might be fairly given over to blind
ness of mind and hardness of heart. Mr..
Casey was Extensively active in the original
Louisiana troubles; he lent the Custom house
service to the conspirators who attempted to
break up the Legislature; and all his acts
were so notoriously at war with the princi-
pies of common decency that the Congress
Committee of Investigation could only submit
the facts and silently await the result. The
result was that Casey was retained in power; |;
and now he has been again appointed to
the position which he has 80 openly and
shamefully abused. There never was any
palliation offered for Casey's conduct. The
only reason which can now be found for his
persistent retention in Office is either that he
is the Presidents brother-in-law, or else that
the Presidents chivalry cOmpels him to stick
by man for whom nobody else has a good
word.
Year: 1873

We present our readers with two sunlighted,
pictures from Southern Europe in letters from
Lisbon and Sorrento, printed on the third page
of The TRIBUNE, to-day. To be sure, the
current chapter of Amadeo's career may not
seem especially sunny; but our correspondent
says that the ex-King looks on his two years
of royalty as dismal sort of masquerade; 80
bis temporary sojOurn in Portugal must be
pleasant enough. Life in Sorrento, as pictured
by another correspondent looks agreeable from
this distance and through the medium of our
March atmosphere.
Year: 1873

On the eighth page of THE TRIBUNE to-day
we print clear and forcible analysis of the
City Charter now pending in the Legislature.
The document is prepared by subj Committee
of the Liberal Republican General Committee
of this city, and invites careful examination.
In the confusion which successive ill-digested
and partisan city charters have wrought, we
have lost sight of many Of the constitutional
landmarks which ought to guide citizens and
lawmakers alike. The review is timely
because it recalls these half-forgotten points !;
and, more especially, because the applica-
ton of constitutional principles to the pro-
posed Charter shows how illegal is the
scheme which is intended to misgovern New
York by an invasion of popular and pre-
scriptive rights.
Year: 1873

The task of the Conservative leaders in Great
Britain is a very difficult one. They have no
hope of obtaining majority to support them
in the present Parliament in case they under
take to hold the reins of Government Be-
sides, the Irish University Question presents
few facilities for victory of their party if
they decide upon dissolution of Parliament
Our dispatches this morning represent Mr.
Disraeli as undecided, with strong tendency
to refusal to construct Cabinet. One re-
port goes so far as to represent the Earl of
Derby as willing to undertake this work. He
is a more liberal conservative than Mr..
Disraeli, and, if we consider the interests of
his country, he would be the least of two
evils.
Year: 1873

So far as our observation has extended,
the press OF the State have been unRni-
nous in applaUding the recent message of
Gov. Brown. As unanimous as was that
applause, we are quite sure it will not ex-
ceed in unanimity, nor equal in cordially,
the manifestations of approval which the
press and people viii give to his inaugural.
If there be citizen Of any class, caste or
condition who can point TO a line or letter
that is Objectionable, he will be more hyper
critical than the needs Of the sge demand.
In tersen IS, and yet felcitousness Of ex-
preston it is in the highest degree admir-
able But IN that broad, liberal, catholic,
tolerant spirit which has ever distinguished
true craftsmanship, it is above all praise.
Year: 1873

A RECENT writer believes there are only
three things needed to bring about the mil
lenium. First, motive power to do all
the work Of steam but require no fuel; sec
ond, aerial navigation, By which geograph-
ical and political boundaries will be oblit-
Grated, and the whole world become one
nation; and third, chemical food, to be made
in the laboratory without either animal or
vegetable substances, and produced so
cheaply that want will be uuheard Of
Year: 1873

LADIES recently returned from Paris say
that the latest style Of ornament to wear
with necklace, is one Of the old-fasnioned
miniatures painted On ivory and set in the
old-fashioGe red gold. Those who possess
no such heir looms are having them painted
and set in as exact imitation as possible Of
the old style. These miniatures are quite
large, but are very handsome and expensive,
and fashion makes them the proper and
suitable thing to depend from ribbon or
necklace,
Year: 1873

contests of the Democratic party is
that of their war against monopolies
and class legislation. Our olden read,
ers have not forgotten tho struggles
which in 1889 resulted in the declara-
ton by the Legislature ct New Hamp-
shire of the important principle an
nounced in the first resolution we have
quoted above; that all corporations
are, and of right ought to be, subject
to Legislative control. 1t becomes us
now to look steadily at the great
questions of the day, which touch so
deeply the vital interests Of the peo-
pie. By bold denunciation and vigor-
Gus action against the great evils of
the day, we shall displease and prob
ably throw off from us some nominal
or false friends whose interests are
with the monopolists; but we must
remember that our cause is the cause
of the pc ople, and with us the masses
eventually must be arrayed.
Year: 1873

An Iowa editor, recently, to keep
up with styles, ran away with another
mans wife. He did not get off so
easily, however, as he imagined he
would. The man followed him, and
overlook the truant pair. The editor
got behind the woman and prepared
to sell his life as dearly as possible
He was uncertain as to whether the
outraged husband would shoot him, OF
murder him with a carving knife
He stood there, like a boy upon the
burning deck, and calmly awaited the
result. The outraged husband came
up within two feet of the editor and
said i: "Cuss your impudence. l
want you to stop my paper That
was all. The editor recovered himself
and said he would have the matter at
tended to at once. During all the
trying scene the woman stuck to the
editor like sand burr to a girls
stocking. Some people get mad and
stop their paper for almost nothing
1t beats all.
Year: 1873

What has poor Mcroz done that
she must be cursed? Done? 1t is
because she has done nothing. She
occupied a position where she might
have been of great service to the Lords
people, but instead of cooperating
with them, and rendering Efficient aid,
she undertook to be neutral. She
stood still when she ought to have
acted, and ought to have acted on the
side of right


Meroz represents great many peo-
pie in this world, some of them in the
visible church, and some outside of
the church. They profess to be friend
" to religion. They would feel them
selves slandered to he called opposers.
They are like Pliable in Pilgrims
Progress. They are one thing with
one class of men, and another thing
with another class. They often at
tend religious meetings, and pay re-
spectful attention while there. They
don't want to take a decided stand for
the Lord, nor for the devil In revi-
walls, they don't believe in going too
fast. They are afraid ministers will
trighten the ungodly. They don't be-
lievc in preaching about hell and
damnation, nor in calling on sinners
to ask prayers. They patronize the
opera, and encourage dancing parties.
They show a dislike to the Puritan
method of keeping the Sabbath. 1t
does not hurt their conscience to walk,
or ride out, towards evening, on the
Lordss day. They don't believe in
being righteous over-much. Religion
is very well in its place, but they
don't believe in thrus'ing it into peo-
pies faces in the streets, or in the cars.
Trey don't want to be annoyed by
religious conversation. In q word,
they want religion confined to the
sanctuary. Now, do you wonder that
the angel Of the Lord was disguised
with such people ?-"Curse ye Meroz,
saith the angel of the Lord; curse ye
bitterly the inhabitants thereof, be-
cause they come not to the help of the
Lord, to the help of the Lord against
the mighty God wants every man
to show his colors, and take q stand
on his side.
Year: 1873

| had a bottle OF whiskey in my pocket
at the time: when out Of town |
smashed it, and washed my face in a
stream by the roadside, and resolved
never to touch liquor again. 1t was
hard to keep my resolve for the first
week or two; but / stood it, and soon
my taste for drink disappeared. |
care nothing for it now, and would
not touch it if it ran in streams
Now, Nettic, if you love me as ever
and God knows l love you the same
let us get married over again, and the
bitter experience of the last few years
will only enhance our happiness
Nettie, dear what do you say?'


She could not answer; she was cry
ing as if her heart would break, and
her head was pillowed upon his breast.
1t was a more eloquent eyes than
her tongue could speak.


The moon was raising as he walk
ed home with Nettie to her fathers.


So Harry Rogers and Nettie Ray
were married again, and there is no
divorce that can part them now.