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. 'MW'rt ¥.^u j ytj^^t'Cmi i<r;fc&?f.n. ■'■■ ■■ ALBANY WEEKLY HERALD: SATURDAY, JULY t6, 1892. lH'7. *1 THE COURT HOUSE HUDDLE. .11 ■ :- - -■ A HEIGHY* KBBOn IN THE CAI.. OVE.ATIONH. The I'm el Ceealracllen, Bawever, Weali Be MnmU-Whnl I’romluenl EIe« Bey Abeut tbe Elnttev* rr — EElri FROM OmBBBIiAIDi Bern Albany’* Feeple Are ■ajarhl SeaaMe I.Ife. From Saturday's Evenin':: Herald. e* , An error In the calculations of tbe Commissioners in regard to Court House improvements was discovered yesterday afternoon, and was the sub ject of much comment. It seems that $100 should have been the basis of the calculations instead of $1,000, so the mistake reduces itself to an oversight in locating the deoimal point. Based upon $100 an annual tax of 12)4 cents would give the amount required as estimated in the calcula tions made yesterday. This Inoludes interest on the principal, as the annual amount thus accruing would amount to over $400 more than the amount re quired to pay the principal. The disoussion on the streets yester day in regard to the matter was varied and interesting. One wealthy citizen remarked that he merely signed the petition because he thought the pro posed improvements unnecessary at the present time. “But,” said he, “I really have no opposition to the action of the Commissioners, and will do as much as any man in the county to help towards the progress and enter prise of the city or county.” The lawyers say that the legal point has not yet been decided among them. Capt. Wooten, however, believes that it is only a question of Improvements, and that the Commissioners have a perfeot right to take action in the matter, as the question is not one of issuing bonds. He thought the mere construction of a gallery in the court room would be worse than useless, and would be a wasteful expenditure of publio money. On the other side of the question, however, as the Herald Is inolined to present both sides, a lawyer, well- known throughout the county and State, who has been practicing law In the present Court House for many years, has tills to say: “I am opposed to any such action on the part of the Commissioners. I have been practicing law in the present Court House for years, and have found it not only amply BUfHoieht for all needs of the county, but as plensant a building for the purpose as can be found in the State. Neither dol think that the matter should be left to a vote of the county, as has been suggested but It is a matter that the tax-payers ought to have a right to settle, and not the great mass of voters who do not own a dollar’s worth of property. To build a palace would only be to encourage tramps and vagabonds to congregate there. I think the grand jury Is the proper authority to take this matter in hand, and until they make recommendations for improve ments I do not sec wlint authority the Commissioners have to act. The bur den of the waterworks debt is on us any how, and it will have to be paid at one time or another. “I will admit, however, that the grand jury needs n larger room. That is a necessity, and the only one that I can see. But as for going $20,000 in debt, the county can’t stand It at tills time. This is the ground of my oppo sition to the improvements.” This is the way'the matter stands now from both points of view. The requisite tax, however, is a very small one, notwithstanding the error in cal culations, and it is to be hoped that the proper authorities will see lit to make all needed improvements. News comes from Cumberland of the pleasant time which the Albanians are enjoying on that island. .* The party, consisting of Mesdames Hobbs, Tift,Lookett and Jones, Misses Mamie Tarver, Mela Outliif, Benie Woolfolk, Annie and Coka Hobbs, and little Maohelle Tioknor; Messrs. R. Hobbs, Tift, Jones, Lookett, Jerry and Agnew Hilsnmn, and Richard Hobbs, left Albany last Monday at 1:30 a. in., and, after a pleasant trip, reached Cumberland at 9:80 that night. The party enjoyed a delightful trip on the boat from Brunswick over to the Island, and, later, were joined by Messrs. Shackelford, Clayton and Weston. The time has been most pleasantly spent in Ashing, surf-bathing and dancing, in which they indulged in the evening’s after tea. The surf bathing has been one of the greatest pleasures of the visit, and very muoh enjoyed by the ladles of the party. Continuing, our correspondent says: “You must ask Capt. Hobbs why he fishes for crabs with his middle finger, and who told him to turn the crab loose, for the Captain seemed to take special delight in this kind of sport. The ladies will talk while surf-bath ing, and, as a consequence, they drink sea water as an appetizer." After a few more days of fun, fish ing and surf-bathing, the part# will return to Albany, reudy again for bus iness ns of old. ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. — TBE BBTIBATRD Cfl»T PER CAP- ■TA VERT SHALL. The Cennljr « a OmS Financial Rada -Na Trouble Abenl Bakina Panda —Facta and VlRarca. A Great Pecnlinrllr of the Negro Rnce. There Is a trait of character about the Negro wliioh, though one of many peculiarities, is one never found so fully developed in any other race of civilized people. It is a habit they have of quarreling, getting into.rows, making life a bur den for an enemy for a short while, and then quiokly getting over all evil feelings, becoming reconciled, and for a time continuing good friends. Never is there a gathering of darkies but what some instances of this Bort occur. A disinterested person can stand nside and watch the progress of a misunderstanding between two or more darkies. Some friend (?) goes cautiously from one to the other re peating to Bill what John has said, and visa versa, gradually fanning the embers of discord into wliat often gets to be a llame of terrible passion, and ends in bloodshed. But whether or not this latter happens, there is almost sure to be a speedy reconciliation. The women are far worse at this than men. They are continually en gaged In petty quarrels, and are the most fertile persons imaginable in in venting hard things to say when show ering tirades of abuse on the heads of those who have Incurred their ill will. Verily, they are a peculiar race, aud it Is almost an impossibility to thor oughly understand their nature. Rack In Blc Old Place. Mr. T. P. Green, the job printer, is back in Ills old place at the Herald of fice, and has charge of the job rooms. Here is where he belongs—the place where the people know and like him the best, and here will his friends and former patrons find him ready to serve them in the future as in the past. Ther Bad Flak (or Urcultfnat. A well known sportsman of the city, who prides himself on his skill in en ticing the finny tribe from their native element, and who, by the way, is a very good hand to get away with his share of the juicy meat when cooked, was considerably chagrined recently by a little incident that happened, as- follows. On a certain day in the early part of tbe week the aforesaid gentleman hied himself to a neighboring pond where fish were reported abundant, and after some fine sport returned home after dark with eight large trout and a jack. The fish were all cleaned and put away in the refrigerator, it being the inten tion of the gentleman to send some of the fish to his friends next morning, and still have enough left for several meals. Now it happened that a new cook was in charge of the kiteken, and she knew nothing of the customs of the household about disposing of fish when there were more than enough for one meal. So, when the family, consisting of three persons, sat down to breakfast next morning, what was their conster nation and chagrin to be greeted with about a bushel and a-half of flsb, piled up on several large dishes. Tbe cook had cooked them all, and there were enough for the biggest family in Al bany. The book will doubtless receive instructions about cooking tbe fish next time Sir Nimrod goes angling. —The original biblical Adlai bad a son named Shaphat. but, the Demo cratic candidate forj|a«^£ndra bal too mucjurJpaptTor the Society fp Protect cntinren from' Cruelty to ror- low suit. II Was Political. As the Hkrald predicted, the Alli ance gathering at Mt.Horeb in Worth county, though announced as a social meeting, took on a political hue. Several speeches were made, Walker, ofMcDuflle, and Piokett announcing Third Party principles and Alliance twaddle, while Democracy as enunci ated by Col. W. N. Spence brought a good many of the would-be Democrats into line. Aboot 1,200 cars of watermelons have gone North via the Central this season. In front of the stores watermelons are displayed by the dozens, but Ne gro customers soon clean them up. Chapes continue to come in from the country in great quantities. The Concords, those large black fellows, are the most common, and they are certainly fine fruit. The thrifty housewife puts them to good use, by jellying and otherwise preparing them. There is to be a mile race next month at the Fair Ground race track, between the bay trotting horse owned by Messrs. Wm. Godwin & Son, and the sorrel owned by Mr. Sam Farkas. The owners of the respective animals are now engaged every day in train' ing them for the contest. Mb. W. R. Johnston and a few other all-wool, yard-wide Democrats from Willingham, were in the city to-day, and they say that old Worth is not yet ready to be turned over to Third Partyism or to Candidate Stevens. “There’s life in the old land yet,” and all that is needed is some work. From Fridny’a Evknikq Hkrald. There will be no trouble about rais ing funds for improvements on the Court House. A few facts and figures will con clusively demonstrate this proposition. The amount of the taxable property of Dougherty county, exclusive of the railronds, is assessed at $3,685,000. The annual inoome from this, at the rate of .0192 per cent., is $17,688.20. Add to this the county tax on the railroads according to the Glenn bill, amounting to $2,192.02, and the total annual Income of the county reaohes $19,830.22. No dlssatisfaotion has been mani fested at the present rate of taxation, aud when it is taken Into considera tion that the tax assessments through out the State have been Increased by $40,000,000, it will be seen at once that the reduction of State taxes contin gent thereupon will almost if not quite make up for the small per oapita addition necessary for the improve ment of the Court House. WHAT MR. TARVER SAYS. Mr. II, H. Tarver, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, stated this morning to a Herald reporter that the oost of improvement would in no case exceed $20,000, and would very probably come muoh under those figures.* Snid he: “What the Commissioners propose is just this: To pay for the building In five years, making five $4,000 payments. Now, a tax of 12)4 cents on $1,000 will give us sufiloieut funds to pay the principal and inter est for a year and have a small sum left over besides. “But that is a very liberal state ment,” said he. The estimate of $20,- 000 includes the total oost, internal as well as external improvements. In case there were no reduotlon in the State taxation, and such a reduotlon will in all probability be made, the purchase of furniture and heatlngap' paratus migbt.well be postponed for a year or two^thus making the burden still lighter on the oounty. “Another faot to be taken Into con sideration is that the total expendi tures of the oounty will fall far short of the Income from taxation, for be sides the shortened term of holding the Superior Court, there are several other ways in which expenses could be lessened. “All these facts considered may bring the cost of improvements far below that estimate, so much so that the tax required will probably fall far shdrt even of 12*4 cents on $1,000. “No, I don’t know exactly what action the Commissioners will take, but If the people will carefully consider the above faots and figures 1 n regard to taxation and small esti mated cost of Improvements, it seems to me that they would not hesitate an instant in regard to whether the Court House should be Improved or not.” THE COUNTY NEEDS IT. There is no doubt but that the coun ty is in need of a Court House which shall be a decided improvement on the present building. It will be seen from the above state ment of Mr. Tarver, a member of the board of County Commissioners, how small the cost would really be. It could not cost a single citizen who owned $1,000 worth of property, at the outside more than 12% cents annually, for not more than five years; 82)4 cents then is the sum total of the cost to a man owning that much property, to be paid in yearly installments of 12)4 cents. It was the opinion of several gentle, men, seen on the streets this morning, that the majority of the people in the county around, favored the action of the Commissioners, and greatly de sired to see the improvements go on, One gentleman said that he thought most of the opposition came from the city where a good part of the valuable property was owned by a few. Bring it down to a matter of county pride, Amerious above us has a Court House which cost $36,000, a jail costing $26,000, and a hotel which is valued at $140,000. Dawson’s Court House cost $40,000, and even Camilla paid $20,000 for hers. Why, then, should not Dougherty, with a large and growing county seat, spend a few thousands in the con. struction of a building which would be a pride to the olty of Albany? What Is It that tho old bells ring. Jingling, jangling os they swing? “Cheer up, white soul*, blaok souls, fatal Hearts ean be oleansod os are rugs—rogs- ragsl Every one bo fashioned new Into something good and trne.” —Julie M, Llppmann In Youth's Companion. Our Stupendous Water System. The traveler embarking upon a steamboat can sail from Pittsburg. 4,300 miles, to Fort Benton. Mon., and from Minneapolis, 2,200 miles, to Port Eads, on the Gulf of Mexico. Should he chooso to extend his voy age to the head of navigation upon its forty-five navigable tributaries his outward journey would exceed 18,000 miles, through twenty-three states and territories of tho Union. This stupendous water system is equivalent to a land locked harbor, on estuary, or an arm of the sen, penetrating into the North American continent farther than from New York to Liverpool, with a const line of 82,000 miles, having hundreds of populous towns and cities and in numerable ports and havens from which the agricultural and manu fnctured products of one-third of the arable surface of tho United States can be shipped to all ports of the globe. The territory which it urainB is considerably larger than central Eu rope.—John J. Ingalls in Lippincott’s. It i« Well te Remember. Music and Drama. That every promise is a debt. That all are not saints who go to church. That there is no worse joke than ue one* J That life is'short—only four letters it.* Three-quarters of it is a “lie,’ and half of it ar.“if.” Albany has had no boom; yet it has been outgrowing all her neighbors and is in a better fix to-day than any of them. Jjcrry Kilsman writes from Cum berland that he’s “Catching the biggest fish he ever saw.” We would like to see Jerry land a ninety-pound bass, wouldn’t you? The, cotton crop this year promises to be fine. In some places there are already full grown bolls, and although the crop was somewhat .damaged in the first part of the season, the. yield to the acre promises to be extremely good. A RAG 80N0, What Is tt that the old bolls Jingling, j tingling, ail the day? As each backward and forward wnji, Clinging and clanging Its "Ragsl—old ragnt White rags! blaok ragsl red cad blue. White is best, but the rest will do." They’ve been up since tbe small o’clock*. Ringing their alng song blocks and blocks. Kow they are tired, their cross rope sags; il~ Yet they must rattle their “Ragul—old ragsl • • luel White ragsl blaok ragsl red and bluet Sell us some, we beg of you.” Every day It la just tbe same. Ragman’s woary and horse Is lame; Cart is feeble but onward drags, Making the bells clash, “Ragst-old ragsl Wash and boll and steam and *tow: Proas to pulp the motley brew.” Raindrops patter, sunbeams glance. Still they sing as they dangling dance: ’’Buokots and boxes, buttons and bagel All of them made out of raga-old ragsl Please believe us, ’tin our due. Since the truth we’re telling you.** COOPER AND WORDSWORTH* An Iat.rvl.tr with th. Af.tl Pori a Tmw V.ar. Il.fore HI. Death. Thomas Cooper, the veteran chartist, who has received a grant of £300 from tbe Civil List, had, on one occasion, a very interesting interview with Wordsworth at Rydal Mount. Cooper had been at Carlisle and started on a walk through the Lake country. It was on the third day after leaving Carlisle that Cooper arrived at Rydal Lake. He was very anxious to see Wordsworth and have a talk with him, but, not knowing the poet and having no introduction, was rather doubtful as to what the nature of his reception might be. But, summoning nil the courage at his command, he boldly strode np to the poet's door and knocked. In reply to an inquiry he was told that Wordsworth was at home; so he wrote TBI DITCHER* I WORK* Laber Plentiful nl B.v<.... ■ Dnr. ■■ i ■ '■ on a slip of paper, “Thomas Cooper, author of 'The Pure Household Hints. It will be found advantageous to select a good supply of pot names at the threshold of married ed life. The following suggestions, hosed upon the inexorable logio of history, may be found of value: Tootsey—Most properly applied to a man of forty-five with one eye, u large red nose and stiff block whis kers. Birdie—Not to be tolerated unless the bride weighs over 260 pounds and has false teeth. Girlie—Refers exclusively to the fourth or fifth timo bride of thirty eight summers and upward. Sweetness—A very choice epithet applicable to almost anybody whom the cold world would regard as any thing but sweet. Owniest Own—Finds groat favor with husbands who have married a fortune.—Detroit Tribune. High He clod Shoe* for Angels. Somebody having been poking fun at the wooden angel on the old Uni versalist church spire at Bath, Me., •because it wore high heeled shoos, recalls this story: The Rev. Dr. El lingwood, of the North Congrega tional ohurch, meeting Mr. Anthony C. Raymond, a devoted Universalist, asked, ‘‘Mr. Raymond, did you ever see an angel with high heeled shoes on his feet?” “Well, no,” rejoined Mr. R., “I can’t say that I ever did: but did you ever see one without them?’’—Bath (Me.) Enterprise. irgatory of Suicides,’ desires to pay his devout regards to Wordsworth.” In a very few minutes he was in the presence of the “majestic old man,” and was bowing with deep and heartfelt homage when Wordsworth seized his hand and welcomed him with such a hearty “How do you do? Iam very happy to see you,” that Cooper says the tears stood in his eyes for joy. Nothing Btruek Cooper so muoh in Wordsworth’s conversation as his re mark concerning chartism—after the subject of Coopor’s imprisonment had been touohed upon. “You were right," Wordsworth said; “1 have always said the people were right in what they asked; but you went the wrong way to got it. There is nothing unreasonable in your charter. It is tha foolish attempt, at physical force for which many of you have been blamuble.” By and by tho conversation drifted to other subjects. There was but one occasion, Buys Ooopor, on which I discerned the feeling of jealousy in him; it was when I men tioned Byron. “If there wore time,” he said, "1 could show you how Lord Byron was not so great a poet as you think him to be—but never mind that now.” I had just been classing his own sonnets and “Childo Harold” together as the noblest poetry since "Paradise Lost,” bnt did not reassert what I said. “I am pleasod to find,” he said, while talking about Byron, “that you preserve your muse chaste and free from rank and corrupt passion. Lord Byron de graded poetry in that respect. Men’s hearts are bad enough. Poetry should refine and parity their natures, not make them worso.” Wordsworth's opinion on Tennyson is interesting. Cooper asked the poet what his opinion was of the poetry of the day: “There is littlethatoan be called high poetry," Wordsworth said. “Mr. Ten nyson affords the richest promise. He will do great things yet, and onght to have done great things by this time." "His sense of musio,” 1 observed, “seems more perfect than that of any of tho now race of poets." - "Yes," Wordsworth replied) "the per ception of harmony lies in the very es sence of the poet’s naturg, and Mr. Ten- nyson gives magnificent proofs that be is endowed with it.” WordBworth spoke of Southey in the highest terms, and again reverted to politics. "There will be great changes on tho Continent," he said, "when the present king of tho French dieB, hut not while he lives. The different gov ernments will have to give constitutions to their people, for knowledge is spread ing, and constitutional liberty is sure te follow." Wordsworth also alluded to the spread of freedom in England, and descanted with animation on tho growth of mechanics’ and similar institutions. “The people are sure to have the fran chise,” he said with emphasis, ‘fa* knowl edge increases; hut you will not get all you soek at once, and yon must never seek it again by physical force,” he added, turni-g tome with a smile; " will only make you longer about it."- Pall Mall Gazette. At about half-past 9 o'olo morning twenty-three of the employed on the wate oity struck. They were receiving cents a day, and demande- and shorter hoars. They claimed that they wore ing twelve hours a day, hut inve tion proved that this was not ... They Imve been going to work J o’olook a. m. and working until 6 m., taking a rost from 12 m. to 1: m. at noon. The wagea paid the dltohers, make the exoavatlons for the mains, is seventy-five cents Then there is another Bqaad kn the “hell hole squad.” These i the earth around tbe Joints wl pipes come together so that I ers” oan have room to do Some of this “bell hole” squ the corkers are getting a dolla and the ditoliers, thinking were earning as muoh,|den pay. Mr. Bailey, who haa char work for Mr. John O. pcrvislng architect, oonaull the Mayor and Council, and his power to bring about a l tion. But the Mayor and pat on seventy-five cents n the men that they coult. e wanted to—that their places filled at once. At 2 o’olook, when a report: Herald visited tho works street, seven of the twenly-tliri ers had returned to work, probably returned during tf noon or will go baok to wor row morning. Mr. B. F. Sibley, who is In o the foroe, says that he oon go men as he wants at 78 oent-s t Some mischief-making ] probably at the bottom of tempted strike; and who doubtless be bounoud f when It Is found out party Is. The strike Beems to 1 foolish and groundless < failure. Why Slio Ii a Vegetarian* Lady Paget, wife of the British embassador to the Austrian court, has become a convert to vegetarian ism. She is said to have renounced the use of flesh meat on humane grounds, but a different complexion, so to speak, is given tq the announce ment by her explanation that vege tarians have usually a very clear and frequently beautiful skin.—San Francisco Argonaut. Politics In fepltnphs. In a cemetery indefinitely located “on the Susquehanna river” there is a grave with this epitaph on the marble memorial slab: “Chat:. Lewis: He Voted for Lincoln.” A Baton Rouge (La.) gravestone bears' this legend: ‘ 'Here lies the body of David Jones. His last words were, 'I die a Christian and a Democrat.'”—St Louis Republic. Very Nice Indeed. Mrs. Gadd—Wouldn't it he grand if science should discover the moon to be inhabited, and hit on some way to talk with our lunar neighbors? Mrs. Gabb—Indeed it would. They would be near-enough to talk to, yet not near enough to be running in at ail hours of the day, you know. Exchange. A B.U of Maine. The largest bell in Maine hangs in the tower of the Androscoggin mill, at Lewiston. The tongue Is as tall as a man and six times heavier. Whdn rung as loud as it is possible the concussion breaks the glass in the windows along the front of the mill, , . - - - - — Iindstinct print I . I I Like Some People. Dimling—It is said that kangaroos can develop more anger than an; other anhnaL .';>>'*<• : ?■ : ■ f Mrs. Dimling-You don’t say I Dimling—Yes; they get hopping mad.—Detroit Free Press. I. JADURH Near nail Falling from a Groat Height. It will be remembered that Mr. Whymper, who had a severe succession of falls once in the Alps, without losing his consciousness, declares emphatically that as he bounded from one rock to an other ho felt absolutely no pain. The same thing happens on the battlefield: the entrance of the trallet into the body Is not felt, and it is not till he feels the blood flowing or a limb paralyzed that the soldier knows he is wounded. Persons who have had several limbs broken by a fall do not know which limb is broken till they try to rise. At the moment of a fall the whole intellectual activity is increased to an extraordinary degree. There is not a trace of anxiety. One considers qnickly what will happen. This is by no means the consequence of “presence of mind,” it is rather the product of absolute necessity. A solemn composure takes possession of the vic tim. Death by-fall is a beautiful one. Great thoughts fill the victim’s soul they fall painlessly into a great bine sky. —Drake's Magazine. Wo Invito attention to the a advertisement of Mr. new hardware merchant, of the IlBnALD. Mr. Jnoobson hn S. W. Gunnison and solldnting the buslnesi hard ware stores, and is out after trade. He lias slve stock of goods, o thing in the lino of ery, stoves, edged tools, ] plements and house ( and ho announces that 1 I ned to sell them off to mak more. In connection with hit hardware business, Mr. poses to do a general plu Ing and guttering busin competent men employed t of business, and is prepared t oloso estimates on all work the services of a skillful roofer and tinsmith. Mr. Jacobson evidently me ness, and tho trade will do' on him. The party of Albanians spending a few weeks at are having a royal time, jud letters from several of the pa Work on the waterwork along in a hurry, and hustling things for The gang has finished Socie now laying thq mains and you will be surpris tho laying of mams * If oft Gambits*. In a portion of a tribe of the west ern Chippowas the evil of gambling is prevalent. A occasion to visit them, took the braves to task about their sin. “Don’t you -know it is wicked, John?” “It heap bad for white man, admitted the descendant of a former chieftain. “Wicked for white men!" asked the Rood man in “Hugh,” grunted* the ted man. The large 12-Inch iron have been distributed along ton streot furnish boys « something to test their requires a great deal of t lift one of the heavy pipes, am are not many persons who - one of them. has the Great Spirit, then made one law for the paleface an: and another for his red Mdhheq. brother!” The C* The Board of County { met this morning in the < The petition opposing ments was presented but the Commissioners t in regard to it. The petition suggest: tion of a gallery in t' cost between $800 that this would be: all needs. It ,is- not Commissioners \ the petition, I pressed any: “White man gamble. Take b r’s money all away. All same teal. -Indian g&nble. Takd m er’smoi steal. Indian gamble, from brother. Next time take money back. No steal. Just borrow.—Kate Field’s Washington. Suede( metal or i