smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

free Now Amor pafrie is not 90 hot com
plant rs it used to be we take our national
excellence as a matter Of course and If we
celebrate, it is for our own enjoyment and not
for the nations glory.


And yet the energy of celebration Is not
altogether gone What sweet regiments OF
children will sing on the 9Th, Ny country,
"'tIs of thee!" How many of the rustical Will
90 gaddng to the city! How many of the
civic will run pleasure seeking to the country!
Sobriety will cease to be sober and labor
to dig and to deve. Money carefully saved
will be carelessly squandered. Great numbers
of. hands with an occasional hoad) will be
votively offered by the aid of gunpowdcr to
the Goddess Of Liberty Ebriety will be
rather in fashion, and there will be much less
whisky in the country next week than there Is
now, and fewer lemons and not so much sugar,
and the aggregate length of tOddy sticks Will
be reduced by several miles through the hard
usage of that sort of timber. There will also
be marked flatness of wallets, and good
deal of more or less wholesome repentance.
This high festival of Liberty will send many
of her sons to Jail. Cash which should
have gone to joyancc, will be appropriated
to the payment of fines. 1t is so hard for
men to make merry wisely. Sick and sorry
what kind of situation is that for Child of
Liberty to be int We don't want to preach,
even if the Fourth docs come on Sunday; but
wouldn't it be just as well to keep the fluid
department of the Day We Celebrate well
within bounds


Finally, if cannon must be fired, we would
call attention to the fact well known to MI
writers on gunnery, that it is not necessary
when applying the match to stand directly in
front of the piece. Moreover, one cartridge is
enough and little general care in achieving
the salute may facilitate your return in
whole state to your wife and children.
There is nothing in the Constitution which re-
quires a man, even upon the Fourth, to burn
himself or to blow himself up. Celebrate, but
do it with discretion. Abandon yourself to
iollity but try to keep yourself alive for the
real, rousing, genuine Fourth of next year;
for we shall not have another like it for
century.
Year: 1875




The last of this series of concerts was given
ON Wednesday afternoon by Mr. s. r. Warren. whose pro-
grammc comprised a Fantasia and Fuguc In q minor
by Bach, (the same lately given by Thomas at the
Central Park GARDEN an unfinished Theme and 'aria-
tons and concert piece in minor, both by Thice. and
Reubkes great minor sonata. The most interesting CT
these was Thielcs Theme and Variations" the compile
ton OF which prevented by the composers sudden
and untmey death by cholera in 1s4s still lacking tho
Finae yet incomplete is il is one Of the nobes OF
his works, and had he been able to write the flnie IL
would probably have been his masterpiece, 81 far
at least We can judge from his completed WORKS.
Tho technical difficulties OF this piece and the
Bach Fugue, also, indeed those OF the other two
numbers on the programme (which have been
played at some earlier concerts, and which we have
heretofore spoken OF at length. place them entirely
beyond the reach OF most organs and TINS was one Oh
the which impaired to the concert its exceptional
interest. They all admirably done by Mr. warren,
who deserves the greatest credit for the In which
they were given.


The work accomplished at these concerts during the
past Winter has been remarkably good and very valua
bic Most the best organists Of Ncw-York as well as
several from other Cities have played at thein ana the
standard OF the programmes has been throughout unus
ay high Many OF the great works OF Bach and Handel
and the old organ composers nave peeh
rlayed and an opportunity has been given
for becoming familiar with the works OF the new
school of German organ writers. who have here
ofore been very little known in this country "hiIe


most of the pieces given have been those written strictly
for the organ the programmes have been shtcned ny
uicious insertion OF Oyertures movements from SYM
phonics and the like though very little has been played
which was not Of real value Where there has been 40
much TO admire and praise fautfnding may seem I'M
gracious but Mr. Warren has sometimes erred in resign
ing his organ to hands greatly less competent than his
own We have organiss whom would not prove an
ungraefu task TO follow Mr. Warren and the substitutes
for him have not always proved satisfactory to the
audiences. A familiarity with good organ music Is
so important, and it cannot fail to exert 40 strong
an Influence on the taste for church music.
which Is now in pretty bad way among ur'
that men like Mr. Warren. who can do much
70 popularzc IT, should leave means untred to make
their work nearly perfect may be- and this matter
Of the selection OF performers is one OF the most import
ant These concerts are announced to be continued
next Winter and We trust that they may be even moro
slicccssfu than they have been thus far
Year: 1875

In noticing the removal of The Erening Post yes


tcrday, to its handsome new building on Broadway,
and its reduction in price from five to three cents,
we neglected to mention that it had also reduced its
size. 1t now gives the same number of columns
with The Ereaing Express somewhat larger, is only
a triile larger than The COMMERCIAL .idcertiser and
about the same size as The Erening Mail before the
Year: 1875

There are strong indications of trouble at
MatamorOs, on account of the arrest of Gen.
Cortina. The Mexican Government seems to
be making extensive preparations for prevent
ing a rescue. But the friends of this free
booter are numerous and the Federal authori-
ties will need all their available force to keep
their prisoner.
Year: 1875

Better discipline and efficiency seem to be
contemplated in the new police regulations now
promulgated. The city Is divided into four
police districts, and the revised rules by de-
fning more clearly the responsibility of officers
and men, are likely, if carried out to give our
police force more thoroughly military organ
izatiOn than it has ever had before.
Year: 1875

The magnitude of the disaster that has fallen
on Southern France was scarcely indicated IN
the earlier dispatches. The loss of property Is
now estimated at S60,00O,O0O. This is far
more ruinous to individual sufferers than fire
would be which destroyed the same value, be-
cause in the latter case there would be more
or less general relief from insurance. The
most appalling feature Of the calamity is, how
ever, the loss of 5000 human lives.
Year: 1875

Another damaged statesman has been summing up
journalism This is the sagaciOus and unerring way
in which Speaker Mcclure describes what he found
ont about il at Albany. He is reported as saying
that the Albany correspondence of the city papers
was made up mostly by young men who were just
out of school or college, and who have but little
practical knowledge. They guess some imagine
more and some one imposes upon them some buga-
boo story, and these go forth public sentiment.
Give OF them $40 and you would be the honestcst
of men if not, of the biggest scOundres. The
Speaker could not give receptions, the Gov
error could, and these fellows were not
going to say anything against one whose cake
they were eating and whose whisky they were drink
ing" 1t seems also that the Speaker labOred inces
sanity. standing up in Albany day after day, the
only man in favor Of exposing the frauds ON the
State, and having the villains punished, when dis
covered" No one proposes, of course. to dispute the
accuracy or modcsty of either of these statements;
but there is one point on which there ought TO he
more light shed. We want the statistics about the
eatables and drinkables Won't Mr. Mcclure give
us an estimate of the amount of cdke and whisky it
would take to make him satesnani
Year: 1875

Donaldson, the aeronaut, made an
| ascension in New Jersey the other day,
but his balloon became unmanageble, and
he was obliged to cut the air-ship loose
and saved only his life and the basket.


Israel Miller, of East Pennsboro, Pa,
had chestnut-brown hair the other day,
when bull began tossing him about, and
hair as white as wool when the bull had
got through with him.


Roast larks don't drop into peoples
mouths along the Shore Line, but two
woodcocks accidentally struck telegraph
and fell senseless near New Haven recent
ly, where they were picked up by a lucky
bystander


While William Maxim, Of North
Carver, Mass, was shiDgling his barn the
other day the ladder blew down, and as no
one came near him he was obliged to
straddle the ridge-pole all that night and
half the next day until tramp happened
along and got him down-the only in
stance on record of tramp being good
for anything.


Charles Evans, a young man eighteen
years of age, living in Marblehead, Mass,
put eleven 1" fingers of powder in an old
musket the other afternoon and discharged
it with the intention of making a big
noise" He had no recollection as to the
quality and amount of the noise, but the
doctor thinks that an amputation of the
right hand at the wrist will save one arm.


Mrs E. L. Irwin, highly respectable
young widow of Hannibal, Mo-, recently
tied clothes-line around herself and her
little girl, six years old, fastened the other
end to stake in the ground and then
took the child in her arms and deliberate
ly walked into Bear Creek. Both were
drowned Financial embarrassment and
disappointment in love are understood to
be the causes Of the act.


The harmony of public worship was
considerably interrupted in Boston
church, few Sundays ago, by the organs
refusing to discourse sweet sound, but
giving forth doleful shrieks when the
wind was let in. So the congregation sang
without organ accompaniment while the
sexton investigated the matter and finally
hauled cat out of the instrument, though
how she got there is mystery.


"A Vermont freight conductor fell
under the cars the other day, and the
wheels of the forward truck of freight
car weighing 13,500 pounds ran over
his legs, but, strange to say, did not break
the bones and scarcely tore the skin. Two
jack-knives in his pocket were bent nearly
double, and it is thought that the flange
struck them first, thus avoiding the shear
ing effect of the fiange upon the rail.
This is probably the only case on record
where a car has run over mans leg
leaving the bones unharmed.
Year: 1875

A few days ago an insurance agent
hired boy to mind his office and run er-
rands, and he had a long talk with the
lad, telling him what he must do and what
he must not do. The boy got along all
right until yesterday, when the agent en-
tered the office and found him up to some
roguery.


"See here, my boy,' said the agent,
"didn't tell you just what you'd have to
do if you stayed here?'


"You did," replied the boy; "you said
| mustn't sing or whistle; that l mustn't
have boys up here; that was to come at
eight and quit at five; that was to keep
up the fire, sweep out, run errands and be
civil that [ was to be careful and lock the
door, scrape my feet on the mat, keep my
knife away from the furniture and not
idle my time away. You told me all
this but you didn't say blamed word
about my pouring ink on the cock.
roaches!'


The agent had to have another talk
Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1875

We have no lessons to give by which ev


cry woman can learn to be a Sevigne or


Lady Wortley Montagu, but there are GER


tain hints to suggest that may serve to inn


prove the correspondence of even the most
humble letter-writer. LIE style c'est Ph0nn,e


fhe style is the MANI, said Button; and
| this ought to be true, especially OF every
inditer of an epistle, be it what it may.
Whatever is written should reflect the
character of the writer, give his or her
own observations, opinions and senti-
ments and peculiar views, and be all eX-
pressed in a manner familiar and natural.
The Injunction of the father to his son,
g Write as you would TALK may be ac-
cepted as very good counsel, although it
need not be construed literally, as it was
by that promising example of filial obedi-
ence who wrote, g How dye do, dear
Tom? | am glad to see you, y ETC., although
his correspondent was hundreds OF miles
away.


Ordinary letter writers are too apt to
trust exclusively to the epistle they have
received from the correspondent whom
they are addressing for suggestions of what
to write about They make their letters too
exclusively answers. OF course a reply is
to be made when the question requires it,
but there is no necessity for taking up
each line Of correspondents last epistle
and clinching it with an affirmation OF
what he asserts and a denial OF what he
denies. a long correspondence thus often
becomes perpetual circle of wearisome
repetition, where the writers lose their
separate individuality and become one,
like two figures in revolving box. writ


ers of narrow resource are prone to make
up for their deficiency of ideas by super,


abundant Acknowledgements, apologies and
rebukes. Thus whole pages are f1lied WIN


the mere statement of the receipt OF a lei


Ter. or excuses for not writing sooner, or
censllre of a correspondent for missing


post. AS a general rule, excepting, OF
| course. when writing on matters OF husl-


ness. if is we'll to forget as much as posi-
BILE the last letter Of your correspondent,
who probably cares more TO hear about
| Yourself and your surroundings than to
! have himself and his surroundings re-
| fected back with all their wearisome
familiarity.


Letters should be free from all affecta-
| ton, and especially that of fine writing
| The writer should divest himself OF all set
purpose of writing good letter, as IL is
| called. which generally proves OF the


worst kind. Elaborate descriptions, over
strained sentiment and forced humor are


never very acceptable anywhere, and GER
| tainIy not in the letter of familiar
| friend. With the universal diffusion Of
/ tbe newspaper, it is seldom necessary
| for a private correspondent to dwell at
| length upon the public events OF the
day, or attempt to rival the diffuse pollt-
ical disquisitions of his favorite editor.
| The topics of the familiar letter should pe
/ drawn as far as possible from the home,
intimate associations Of the family and


the daily pursuits of the writer.-Harpers $
B0SGr.
Year: 1875

AN ACT to amend Chap. 1874 of the Revised Stat


utes, entitled ''Of inquests of the dead"


The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-


sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-


lows


SECTION 1. Chapter one hundred and eighty
four QSD of the Revised Statutes, entitled Of in
quests of the dead,' is hereby amended by add
ing thereto the following sections; Section
fourteen C14 In each and every county in this
thousand all the duties in the foregoing
sections of this chapter required to
be performed by Justices of the Peace
ty, and such Coroner is hereby invested with all
the powers of Justice of the Peace in taking in
quests by virtue of any of the provisions of this
chapter, and shall have and exercise exclusive
jurisdiction and power in taking such inquests
in his county, except in case of inability to at
tend to such duties caused by his sickness or
absence, in which case the same may be per
county Sec. fifteen (15). Such Coroner shall be
paid quarterly out of the county treasury OF the
proper county for the perform OF an ms
tion, salary to be fixed by the Board OF super
visors of said county, and such Coroner shal! col
lect for all official services which he may perform
Except in cases of inQuests) such fees as he is
now by law entitled to receive, and shall at the
end of every three months under oath report and
pay the same to the County Treasurer OF said
the Board of Supervisors of such county to pro-
vide for the of such Coroner suitable office
room at the county seat of the county, and it
shall be the duty of such Coroner to keep in
his said office proper books containing records
of all inquests by him held, setting forth
the time and place of holding such inquests,
and the names of the jurors serving thereon,
together with brief statement of the pro-
ceedings thereof Sec. seventeen 60. Before
entering upon the duties of his Office every
Coroner who is by virtue of this chapter author
lied and required to take 1nquests shall deliver to
the proper officers of his county bond subscribed
by two or more sufficient suretes, in such penal
sum as the Board of Supervisors of said county
NAV determine. conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of all his official duties as set forth in
this chapter, and that he faithfully account for
and pay to the County Treasurer of said county
all moneys which may come into his hands be-
longing to said county and which, by virtue of
this chapter he is required to account for and pay
as aforesaid. Sec. eighteen 0S). All acts in con-
fict with any Of the foregoing provisions are
hereby repealed


SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 5, 1875 @@COPY.
Year: 1875

AN ACT to authorize County Boards of Super


visors to alter the boundary lines of villages


heretofore Incorporated by special acts.


The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-


sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as


follows:


SECTION /. The County Boards of Supervisors
of the several counties of this State are hereby
authorized and empowered, upon the application
of majority of the Trustees of any village here
tofore Incorporated by special act of the Legisla-
ture to change the boundaries of such village
fixed by the charter thereof.


SEC. g Notice of the time and place of hearing
such application shall have been published at
least three weeks prior to the time of hearing
such application, in newspaper published in
such county, and if there be no such newspaper
published in said county such notice shall be
posted up at least twenty days in five (5) of the
most conspicuous places in such village, and a
copy of such notice shall also be served on the
Town Clerk of any town which may be affected by
such alteration, at least fifteen Q5) days prior TO
such hearing, and no order shall be made by such
County Board changing the boundaries OF such
village until due proof be filed with the County
Clerk of such county that such notice has been
given as reinbefore provided.


SEC B. No such alteration shall take place
without first submitting the question of such
alteration to vote of the legal voters of such vii
lage to be taken at the annual charter election of
such village, and if majority of all the votes cast
at such election on that subject shall be in favor
of such change it shall be the duty OF the Presi-
dent and Clerk of slch village to certify the same
to the County Clerk of their county, who shall
thereupon enter of record such order of such
County Board of Supervisors, together with such
certificate. and transmit to the Secretary of State
acertifcate certifedl statement of the boundaries
of such village the boundaries of which have been
so altered.


SEC. a. This act shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its passage and publication.


Approved March 5, 1875 ggCOPY.
Year: 1875

AN ACT TO provide for uniformity and the free


use of textbooks in towns and cities.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-


sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-


lows:


SECTION 1. The qualified electors of any school
district or of any town in which the township
system of school government has been adopted
may by legal vote, and the Board of Aldermen
or Board of Trustees of any city or Incorporated
village may by ordinance or resolution, author
ize the School Board or Board of School Di-
7ectors of such district town incorporated city
or village to purchase textbooks for use in the
public Schools said text books to be the property
of the district town, village or city so purchas-
ing, and to be loaned to pupils or otherwise fur
nished to them under such conditions and regu-
lat1ons as the aforesaid school authorities may
prescribe.


SEC 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.


Approved March 5, 1875. sag-COPY.
Year: 1875

AN ACT to authorize the establishment and aid


in the maintenance of free high schools.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-


sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as


follows:


SECTION l. ANY town, incorporated village or
city in this State may establish and maintain not
exceeding two free high schools, whenever a ma
ton at any regular annual meeting thereof, or at
any special meeting legally called and held for
that purpose, shall determine so to do. The vote
school or schools shall be taken ui0d U0ce, or BY
ballot, as may be determined by the proper au-
thorities for calling and conducting such annual
shall be specified in the notices of such meeting
whereat such vote is to be taken: Pr0gided,
That whenever it is determined by the proper au-
Year: 1875

While there may be cases where it is almost impossible to get along without going in debt more or less, as a general rule the safer plan is to keep entirely free from debt. The benefits conferred by a credit system are by no means commensurate with the evils en- tailed. Both the debtor and the creditor are alike injured by it. The depressing influence which a general state of indebtedness ex- erts on the general prosperity of country is immense.

 We are all very sensible of the burden of our public indebtedness of late years, and the enormous expense it has been to run our state government on account of the depreciated credit of the state. But individual indebtedness is is just as objectional as public in- debtedness, and it's influence is just as depressing and burdensome to the individual, as it is to the public. We will have hard times just as long as we are involved in debt.

 We are glad to see an inclina- tion on the part of the people of our county to avoid going in debt, and to catch up and paddle their own canoe. This is the best for all, and we hope a strenuous effort will be made this year to keep out of debt. TT will be better to dis pense with all the unnecessary articles, and live hard for a while, than to go in debt for things that can be dispensed with. live can just make it through this year without going in debt to any con siderable degree, we have no doubt that we will begin to pros per in Pope county next year as we have never prospered before. Let all our people guard against going in debt this year, and next we will not need the credit sys- tenn.
Year: 1875

We reproduce to-day a letter from Gov. Garland to the sheritfs and clerks of the various counties, requesting reliable information in regard to the population, acreage in cultivation, produce grown, number of hands actually at labor, &c., and any other information bearing upon the development of the resources of the different counties.

 While it will be a little extra duty for the different sheriffs and clerks to get up this information, it is to be hoped that they will be willing to make some exertion to comply with the request; for the growth and prosperity of our state depends upon our exertions for the next year or two. We must furnish the world and those seek ing homes in Arkansas, such in- formation as will convince them that our state, notwithstanding the hard struggle she has had to free herself from the baleful inilu- ence of carpet-bag rule, is keeping pace with the other states in pro gress and enterprise. We hope the showing furnished by the sheriff and clerk of Pope county will entitle our county to a place in the front ranks.