THINGS ELIHU ROOT DID NOT EXPLAIN ABOUT THEODORE ROOSEVELT

 

Elihu Root.

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, October 14, 1898.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.

Things Root Did Not Explain.

   We do not, of course, set our logic against that of the eloquent and learned Elihu Root but here are a few cold facts which that gentleman did not by any means elucidate: Theodore Roosevelt told the Oyster Bay assessors that they could not assess him for personal property as he paid his taxes and resided in New York. When assessed in New York he made an affidavit saying that "I had no residence in New York city and did not vote and could not vote there at the last election. I have been and am now a resident of Washington."

   Then Platt wanted Roosevelt for governor of the state in which he had repudiated his resilience, so Platt proceeds to administer political soft soap to the delegates at the state convention something after this fashion: Roosevelt did not mean that he was no longer a "citizen" of New York; that while his "residence" was in Washington his "domicile" was in New York; that while he swore his residence was not in New York city he did not swear that it was not at Oyster Bay and that really he was so busy when he made the affidavit that he had not time to think and realize exactly what he was swearing to. It would have been all the same to the menials at the nominating convention if Platt had told them Roosevelt never made the affidavit bearing his signature. Platt wanted the man for candidate and he must be nominated.

   Even if the candidate was busy with the affairs of the nation at the time he made the affidavit, he was not so busy but that he could find time to make every effort necessary to dodge his just taxes and if the tax had been unjust he could easily have avoided paying them without denying that he resided in New York.

   Now the question is, when did Mr. Roosevelt tell the truth—when he said he resided in Washington or when, in order to be eligible as Governor of New York, he said it was all a mistake and he has resided in New York all the time. If the latter is correct then he swore to a lie when he said he resided in Washington and he confesses that he lied in order to avoid paying taxes. Again, if as Mr. Root says the Colonel's residence has not been Washington, why did he begin legal proceedings to have his assessment vacated and why, last week, was he just as anxious to compel a suspension of those proceedings?

   The effort of Mr. Root and the will the Boss succeeded in nominating Roosevelt but the taxpayers are the ones who do the electing and they have not been hoodwinked. They will vote for Van Wyck, a man about whose eligibility there is no question and one who is not under obligations to any boss.

 

Col. Theodore Roosevelt.

Washington Letter.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)

   WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 10.—Lawyers for the defense seldom bring out any testimony against the accused. The members of the McKinley war investigation commission—"The Alger Relief Commission" is what a local paper calls it—who have put the questions to the witnesses and have so far testified may not consider themselves Secretary Alger's lawyers, but if they were their questions could not, in the opinion of many unprejudiced persons, have been move carefully prepared to prevent the giving of undesired evidence. One witness—Col. Lee, who started to tell about some of the War Department's management, in the matter of transportation, without being questioned upon subject, was at once called down and informed that the Commission was not ready to enter that branch of the investigation. He took the hint and thereafter only answered such questions as were asked. Gen. E. V. Boynton reiterated his theory that flies were responsible for so much sickness at Camp Thomas, and another witness—a brigade surgeon—indorsed it. Instead of trying to find out, the Commission appears to be trying not to find out anything derogatory to Secretary Alger's management of the War Department. It appears to desire only evidence that will be complimentary to the Department.

  There is much sympathy expressed for Mrs. McKinley, who left Washington for Canton, Ohio, Saturday night, to attend the funeral of her brother, who was killed supposedly by a jealous woman Friday evening. She was to have started to the Omaha Exposition to-day, with Mr. McKinley and a party of officials and their wives. The party went and will be joined at Canton by Mr. McKinley, but Mrs. McKinley will probably not go.

   The arrest of Senator Quay for conspiracy in connection with the failure of a Philadelphia bank, has been much talked about in Washington. Opinion is not unanimous as to whether Senator Quay is innocent or guilty of this particular charge, but aside from a few men who are under personal obligations to him, the letters from Quay to the cashier of the bank, who committed suicide after the bank closed its doors, have added to the opinion held by most persons who know his business habits that Quay is utterly unfitted to hold a seat in the U. S. Senate. Quay is, and has been for years, a regular stock-gambler, and has never hesitated to make use of knowledge obtained in his official capacity to gamble in stocks for his own profit. He was one of the most prominent of the senatorial sugar speculators, whose operations shocked the country and brought about alleged investigation while the tariff was under consideration by the senate Finance committee. At the investigation Quay adopted bluffing methods, told the committee that he speculated in sugar or anything else, whenever he wished to, and in effect asked what the committee was going to do about it. No real patriot will deny that the country would be better off if all such men as Quay were driven out of the Senate and kept out.

   Col. Phil. Thompson, once a member of the House from Kentucky, who spends much of his time in New York, has been telling his Washington friends about the campaign, He said: "I believe that Judge Van Wyck will beat Col. Roosevelt for Governor by a heavy majority. There is an element in the Republican party that doesn't like Roosevelt and will secretly rejoice in his downfall. He is cordially hated by the saloon keepers and their friends for his course while Police Commissioner and they will work like beavers to roll up the ballots for his opponent. Then, too, Judge Van Wyck is an amiable and upright man, with no blemish in his record, and conservative people think he will make a far better executive than the brilliant, but rather impracticable rough rider. The strongest card, however, for the Democrats is the bad record of the Republican state administration. The taxpayers are up in arms over the canal improvement fraud, and when they come to vote they are going to take a sure way of manifesting their displeasure with Black's regime."

   Mr. McKinley is said to be very much disgusted at the position taken by Teddy Roosevelt, that his election to be governor of New York is necessary as an endorsement of the administration and the war, and it would not be surprising if he should take some way of letting it become known that he would not consider Roosevelt's defeat an affront to himself or his administration, although pressure is being brought to keep his mouth shut.

 

FROM EVERYWHERE.

   Up to date there have been nearly 1,200 burials in the cemetery at the Bath Soldiers' Home, and more than 500 who have died at the home have been buried elsewhere.

   There are now several hundred men at work on the new railway from Delhi to Bovonia and Andes, and the outlook is good for the road to be in operation before snow flies.

   A pointer dog was taken from Elmira to South Carolina by a family who moved to that state. Six weeks afterward the dog reappeared in Elmira, footsore, weak, and hungry.

   George E. Green, president of the Commercial Travelers' Home Association, has started an endless chain of letters for the purpose of raising money to complete the home at Binghamton.

   Charles McDermott, who recently died in the Cayuga county almshouse, is found to have had a bank account of $1,000. His family have not known his whereabouts for six years.

   Hon. Pliny T. Sexton of Palmyra is the richest man in Wayne county. He is one of the best of men. His bill for shoes, given to the poor children of his village, amounted to $300 last year.

   Col. Andrew Cowan of Louisville has presented Colgate University at Hamilton, a bronze eagle and two silk flags, costing $600. Col. Cowan was a member of the class of '65, and the first man to enlist from the college.

   The state Baptist convention will meet in Oneonta on October 25 and the gathering of clergymen will doubtless be a large one. The convention embraces the 43 associations in the state, and comprises 930 churches, 815 pastors and 150,406 members.

   It is reported that a company capitalized for $100,000 is negotiating for the purchase of the Long Point Hotel property on Seneca Lake and that two or three large steel steamers are to be put on the lake, and a pleasure resort fitted up unequalled by any in the state.

   The original Paige typesetting machine, of which only one was built at an expense of nearly $3,000,000, has been presented to Cornell University. It contains over 10,000 parts and besides being the costliest piece of machinery in the world is remarkably ingenious and in every detail remarkably perfect in its working. This is the machine on which Mark Twain sunk his fortune.

 

THE KIRMISS A SUCCESS.

Everybody Pleased—The Hospital Made Money.

   Last Saturday night was the last of the Kirmess entertainments, and it was by far the best. To single out separate dances which were better than the others would be well nigh impossible. The hardest dances to perform well were the court dance and those of the Pages and Aces and these were all exceptionally well done. The dances participated in by the younger ones all came in for much praise. The grotesque make-up and perfect lines of the Klondykers on Saturday evening won very warm applause.

   The game of duplicate whist was won by Cortland, they standing five points ahead at the end.

   A source of considerable revenue was the voting contest. For 5 cents anyone was entitled to vote for their favorite dance. There was considerable rivalry among the leaders. The final vote stood Pages, 290; Court Dancers, 286; Aces, 151; Swedish, 84; Gypsy, 69; Harvest, 55; Even Cards, 18; Joker, 14; Cupid Minuette, 11; Fairies, 7; Klondite, 7; W. T. Yale, 3.

   The four prizes for ticket selling went to Miss Helen Corwin, Hugh Duffey, Jr., Miss Harriet Shepard, and Miss Goldie Clark, in that order.

   The exact figures cannot be told at this writing but it is estimated that the hospital will clear about $261 by the Kirmess. The work expended should have netted more.

 

Cortland Opera House.

Black Patti's Troubadours.

   A genuine festival of mirth and melody will be offered by Black Patti's Troubadours at the Cortland Opera house next Tuesday evening. This organization has earned the reputation of being the best of its kind ever organized in this country, and is credited with giving a performance which embodies a beautiful blending of opera, comedy, burlesque, and vaudeville, embellished with magnificent costumes and appropriate scenery and stage settings. There are fifty people in the company, which includes Black Patti, who is unquestionably one of the greatest singers this generation ever heard.

   The first hour and a half of the evening is devoted to the comedy and spectacular forces in which is introduced the most novel and merriest skit of the times, called "At Jolly Coney Island.'' In this skit, life at the Bowery of this famous resort is pictured true life. This affords a splendid vehicle for the comedians and specialty performers to disport their diversified talents. The skit is a medley of bright sayings, and up-to-date songs and dances are prominent features. The vaudeville olio which follows is made up of varied and startling acts, and this is followed by the sensational operatic kaleidoscope which has made a tremendous success wherever the company has appeared. It is in this part of the entertainment where the company gives evidence of its superiority. Such solo and ensemble operatic singing as rendered by Black Patti and her fifty troubadours has been rarely equaled by the most pretentious grand opera companies.

   The operatic kaleidoscope lasts only about thirty minutes and during that time a glorious review of the best solo, quartette and choral members of "Faust," "Carmen," "Trovatore," "Grand Duchess," "Tar and Tartar," "Bohemian Girl," "Maritana," "Luccia and Rigolette."

   The costumes worn by the company are said to be magnificent and costly, they were made by Herrman, the great London costumer formerly with Sir Henry Irving. Prices 35c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00. Sale at Rood & Co.'s, Saturday at 2:30 P. M.

 

HERE AND THERE.

   Cortland defeated Cazenovia at Cazenovia at football last Saturday, 11 to 5.

   We are now ready to receive about twenty cords of wood on subscriptions and allow market prices.

   Registration days in this village Oct. 14 and 15 and 21 and 23. In the balance of the county Oct. 15 and 22.

   Do not fail to read the letter from J. E. Phelan who is with the invading army in Porto Rico. It is on our third page. [The page is missing at our source—CC editor.]

   The case of The People against Arthur O'Donnell, charged with cruelty to animals, will come up in Justice Dowd's court to-morrow morning.

   G. T. Maxson & Co. are laying a new cement walk around the Cortland house to correspond with the new curb and grade. Mr. Bauder always has things in shipshape order.

   Under the auspices of the Women's Auxiliary Miss Elizabeth Vernon will give a series of lectures on all kinds of cooking in the Y. M. C. A. rooms each afternoon next week from 3 to 4:30.

   Rev. John T. Stone, pastor of the Presbyterian church, is wearing a most benign smile, and although we have not seen him passing around the cigars, he will certainly do more than common for his friends. It is a girl, born yesterday morning.

   Alexander Steele was arrested last Saturday night by Sheriff Brainard on complaint of his wife. Steel resides on the Antisdel farm, and it is alleged that he was intoxicated and threatened bodily injury to his wife. Monday Justice E. C. Parker fined him $10 or ten days in jail. He took the latter.

   Old soldiers who are receiving pensions will be interested in the recent decision of Commissioner Evans, who says that internal revenue stamps need not be placed on any pension papers; many pensioners have been affixing these stamps to their papers; but according to this decision it is unnecessary for them to do so.

   The question of perpetual motion has been solved by an up-to-date philosopher:

   Rags make paper.

   Paper makes money.

   Money makes banks.

   Banks make loans.

   Loans make poverty.

   Poverty makes rags.

   Rags make—well, you stop here and commence over again and keep on going until the cows come home.—Tully Times.

   We have received the September number of the "Black Diamond Express," the handsome quarterly issued by the general passenger department of the Lehigh Valley railway system. It is a superb publication, containing much of interest aside from railroad matters. It is finely illustrated and does great credit to the company.

   Some very interesting races were held at the [fairgrounds] driving park last Friday afternoon. Water Cress won in the 3:00 minute class and Black Bird in the 2:38, both owned by L. J. Fitzgerald. In the named race Chas. Rowe's Honest John won first place. The races were best two in three. A small crowd was present but the races were close and exciting.

YELLOW JACK AND CORTLAND COUNTY HOME FOR AGED WOMEN

 

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, October 14, 1898.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Yellow Jack.

   Panic prevails throughout the state of Mississippi because of the yellow fever. While the disease is comparatively of a mild form, it is more widespread than has been the case before in some time. Nineteen counties and over a score of cities and towns are infected. With the exception of the secretary of state, every official of the free silver state government from the governor down has fled from Jackson, the capital. The fall session of the supreme court was to have opened there on Monday, but all of the justices were out of the city. When high officials like these desert their posts, ordinary people may be excused for becoming panic-stricken.

   The epidemic once more finds the state board of health powerless to deal with the situation. It has no adequate system of quarantine regulations, no organized plan of delivering supplies, no general sanitary service; and there is little if any basis for a concerted effort between state and federal authorities to check the fever. The result is the establishment by the people themselves of the haphazard, brutal and utterly demoralizing shotgun quarantine. Under it railroad traffic is stopped, trade is brought to a standstill, poor people are herded together to starve, and even women and children are roughly treated should they chance to pass beyond a cordon.

   The present situation in Mississippi but emphasizes the argument in favor of a national quarantine. Under such a system early, thorough and vigorous measures would have been taken to stamp out fever before it got anything like its present foothold. Now that they are powerless to do anything themselves the state officials appeal to the federal authorities for help. If there was a national quarantine system it would always be in operation, and whenever yellow fever appeared it would be checked at once without regard for state rights or co-operation. Last winter congress defeated the Coffey bill, which provided for the extension of the functions and duties of the marine hospital service, giving it the power of a national board of health. The reappearance of yellow fever this year makes the necessity of such legislation all the more pressing, and it should be enacted before the coming of another summer.

 

    Gen. Nelson Miles.

Russel Alexander Alger.

CONFLICT OF OPINIONS.

Miles and Alger Differed on the War Plans.

CAMP THOMAS INVESTIGATED.

Shortage of Medical Supplies and Lack of Tents Caused Some of the Suffering— The Division Hospitals Were Often Overcrowded—Nurses Were Without Training.

   WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.—After devoting several hours to hearing the testimony of Dr. Hoff, a chief surgeon of the Third army corps stationed at Camp Thomas, the war investigating commission gave the remainder of the day to the reading of papers submitted by Secretary Alger with his statement concerning the conduct of the war. The papers include orders for the movement of troops, communications to the secretary of war from the officers in the field and from the secretary to them and various other documents bearing on the subject of the Investigation. The documents reveal the fact that General Miles recommended the occupation of the Isle of Pines about the time of the battle of Santiago and that Secretary Alger disapproved the suggestion. It also appears that General Miles recommended that some point between Santiago and Porto Rico be taken previous to the beginning of either campaign.

   The correspondence also developed the fact that there was an apparent conflict of authority between Generals Miles and Shafter at Tampa before the Santiago campaign was inaugurated. It also shows that orders were issued by the secretary of war that in the event that General Shafter should be disabled by sickness or other cause, the command of the troops at Santiago should devolve upon General Wheeler and upon the next in command in case of the disability of both Shafter and Wheeler.

   Dr. Hoff's testimony was sometimes a sensational nature. He said that he did not consider Camp Thomas to have been in the best sanitary condition, but expressed the opinion that it was the best it could be under the circumstances. He said that in the beginning the camp was deficient in medical supplies. There were at this time many cases of diarrhoea, and it had not been possible to meet all the demands for remedies. The shortage was due to the fact that it had been expected the troops would come to camp supplied with medicines, but some of them failed in this respect, making a greater demand than had been accounted upon.

   Continuing, Dr. Hoff said that the capacity of the division hospitals were often doubled and trebled. It sometimes occurred that there were eight men in tents which were intended to accommodate six because of delay in securing tentage to care for the increase of disease which was unexpectedly rapid. On one or two occasions patients were necessarily placed in beds made upon the floors because of a temporary deficiency in cots. The orders provided for careful disinfection in typhoid cases. As a rule the nurses were without training and this fact occasioned some difficulty in dealing with typhoid cases. Yet he knew of no specific cases of suffering on this account. He specified the case of a man afflicted with an infectious disease who had been compelled to lie in the open air one night on account of the lack of tentage. He was sure that no injury resulted, as the weather was pleasant. Dr. Hoff said that the shortage in medical supplies had continued for several weeks, but there was generally sufficient to meet the immediate demands. He also said that some requisitions had been returned by the Washington authorities because improperly filled and he was under the impression that there had been complaints of some suffering on this account.

   Dr. Conner stated that the governor of Arkansas had complained of the neglect of the troops from that state, and he read an extract from the letter of the Arkansas governor saying that he had made a personal investigation of the conditions in the hospitals of the second division of the Third army corps and that he had found "the conditions deplorable—simply disgraceful." He charged that the doctors in the institution were all northern men, unfamiliar with diseases incidental to the south; that there were cases of fever in which patients had gone without water for 24 hours and in which sick men went without attention from a surgeon or without receiving a dose of medicine for a week.

   Replying Dr. Hoff said that several southern physicians were engaged at the hospital and that he did not think it possible that men could have been neglected as indicated by the governor's letter. He had heard of no such cases.

    A statement in the nature of a report was read from Dr. Samuel D. Hubbard, surgeon of Ninth New York, reflecting to some extent upon the second division hospital. He charged that the water from the hospital was bad, coming from Chickamauga creek, which he said, drained the camp.

   Dr. Hoff thought the only safe plan was to regard the water in the pipes as infected. The in-take for this water was about 40 feet from the mouth of Cave Spring branch, which drained the camp, and some physicians had regarded it possible that it might be infected through the instrumentality of side eddies which might have taken water from the small stream into the pipes. He said that during the last few weeks of the second division hospital's existence it had been so overcrowded that it was found necessary to stop receiving patients there, but that the congested condition was relieved as soon as the Sternberg hospital was completed.

   The commission has summoned Major Louis L. Seaman, a surgeon in the First volunteer engineers, to appear before it and he is expected to testify at the next session. He has recently been quoted in New York as saying that 200 men had died dally because of the maladministration of the quartermaster's department.

 

ECHOES OF THE WAR.

Military Notes and Items About the Recent Conflict.

   The United States commission in Porto Rico have informed the Spanish commission that the United States expect to have complete possession of Porto Rico on Oct. 18. The Spanish commission assent to this and say that it is expected the evacuation will be complete on or before that day. If not, they will concede possession.

   The remains of Major Bebee of the United States military commission, who died in Havana of yellow fever, have been embalmed and were deposited in the Colon cemetery. They will rest there until permission is obtained from the New York health authorities for their shipment to the United States.

   Thirty cannon captured at the forts and in the trenches at Santiago, Cuba, are now ready for shipment to the United States. The proposed plan is to give 15 of the principal cities of the country two guns each as trophies, to be placed in position of honor in the public parks.

   The custom receipts of the month of September at the ports of Sagua, Cardenas, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, Nuevitas, Caibarien and Havana amounted to $1,320,865, which was $655,230 in excess of the receipts for September, 1897.

   The court-martial that tried Chaplain Mclntyre found him guilty, his sentence being dismissal from the United States naval service. The case is now under review at the navy department.

   Typhoid fever of a severe type has appeared again at Camp Wikoff. There are three cases in the Seventh infantry, the only regiment there.

   Rear Admiral Schley, who is recovering from his sprained ankle, expects to sail from Ponce, Porto Rico, for home on or before Oct. 24.

   The Spanish transport Rabat and Cavadenga have arrived at Ponce, Porto Rico, to embark the remainder of the Spanish forces.

 

TROUBLE IN PHILIPPINES.

Rebellion Against Aguinaldo—Hard Fighting is Taking Place.

   MANILA, Oct. 14.—A rumor here says that Macabulos, chief of the five northern provinces of the Philippine Islands, has rebelled against Aguinaldo and that hard fighting has already taken place between the opposing factions.

   It is also reported here that General Rios, the Spanish commander at Iloilo, has sent emissaries from that place to undermine Aguinaldo's influence and induce the natives to demand that Spain retain the Philippine Islands.

 

Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Republican candidate for governor of New York State.

A FLYING TRIP.

Roosevelt Speaks in Rensselaer County To-day, In New York To-night.

   NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Colonel Roosevelt left here this morning on the 8:30 o'clock train tor Troy. He had expected to have the forenoon for rest at home, but late last night he received from Benjamin B. Odell a telegram asking him to go "up-state" and make a speech at the Rensselaer county fair. Governor Black had requested that the colonel do so.

   Colonel Roosevelt telegraphed lo Mr. Odell that he would go gladly if arrangements could be made for him to return in time for a speech this evening, as he had engaged to address a meeting of colored Republicans in the Lenox Lyceum tonight and that he would not miss it.

 

THE ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE CORTLAND COUNTY HOME FOR AGED WOMEN.

Held at Homer on Tuesday, Oct. 11—Annual Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer—Election of Officers, Directors and Managers for the Coming Year.

   The annual meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Cortland County Home for Aged Women was held at the Home in Homer on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 2:30 o'clock. Reports of the secretary and treasurer were given and officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows:

SECRETARY'S REPORT.

   To the Board of Managers of the Home Association:

   To-day I present the seventh annual report of the Home, which must necessarily be much like former reports of this institution. I do not mention this as an apology but rather to the contrary. At the time of our organization we found many friends that were willing to aid in all undertakings, and the same spirit has been manifested during the past seven years. The Home long ago passed the experimental stage, and is now one of the permanent organizations of our town.

   At our last annual meeting the provisions in our constitution in regard to what shall constitute life and honorary members was amended to read as follows:

   Article 8, Section 2. The payment of $20 at one time or in installments shall constitute the donor a life member.

   Article 3, Section 3. The payment of $50 at one time or in installments, shall constitute the donor an honorary member.

   Jan. 25 Mr. F. E. Stone of Skaneateles gave his lecture recital on American song writers and their music in the Congregational church for the benefit of the Home. For all the night was very stormy a large audience greeted Mr. Stone. The entertainment was of a high order, and all felt repaid for the effort made. The recital netted the Home $31.43. At the monthly meeting in February a vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Stone for his kindness.

   In March our matron, Miss Susie Ellison, resigned to take effect June 7. The resignation was accepted, and the services of Mrs. Emily Bates were secured. She is very efficient both as matron and nurse, and is a great favorite with the old ladies.

   We have held twelve monthly meetings with an average of eight at each meeting.

   Our books show eighty-seven annual members. This number is not as large as in some previous years, but I do not think it shows a lack of interest, but no doubt carelessness on the part of many. It would be very gratifying if the members would pay their annual dues to the collectors, Miss Editha Stephens of Cortland and Mrs. Walter Jones of Homer, without solicitation.

   We have received one life member during the year, Mrs. Marietta Griffin of Syracuse.

   Our permanent fund has been increased by $100 from the estate of Miss Eunice Stickney of Homer, $200 from the estate of Mrs. Clarissa Babcock of McGrawville, $25 from friends of Mrs. Pardee, $25 from a friend, and the Home has had a gift of three acres of valuable land in Homer from the estate of Mrs. B. W. Payne of Homer. During the year we have had three deaths: May 15, Mrs. Amelia Pardee, aged 56 years; Aug. 18, Mrs. Mary Thompson, aged 89 years; Aug. 26, Mrs. Palmyra Stebbins, aged 89 years.

   We have received into the Home family: Miss Emily Cook, Homer, Dec. 21, 1897, Mrs. Polly Beckwith, McLean, Aug. 27, 1898, and during the summer months we have had three boarders at the Home.

   The committee have all done their work very acceptably, and all the workings have been very satisfactory, but the needs of the Home were never more than at the present time. Since our board was reduced to $2 per week, provisions of all kinds have been higher, and how they should meet their bills has been constantly before the officers. A little from each would make it easy for all, and all gifts, no matter how small, will be gladly and thankfully received by the managers. FLORENCE B. MAXSON, Secretary.

TREASURER'S REPORT.

   Amount received during the year, $1,103.80; disbursements, $958.58; amount on hand, $145.28; permanent fund, $3,707.04. HATTIE E. GREEN, Treasurer.

   The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:

   President—Mrs. Elizabeth S. Newton.

   First Vice-President—Mrs. Jane M. Crane.

   Second Vice-President—Mrs. Susan L. Hitchcock.

   Secretary—Mrs. Florence B. Maxson.

   Treasurer—Miss Hattie K. Green.

   Trustees—Mrs. Elizabeth S. Newton, Mrs. Susan L. Hitchcock, Mrs. Maria Stone, Miss Ellen Phillips, Mr. B. H. Griffin, Mr. Walter Briggs, Mr. A. H. Bennett of Homer; Mr. Calvin P. Walrad, Mr. D. F. Wallace of Cortland.

   Board of Managers—Mrs. Elizabeth S. Newton, Mrs. Susan L. Hitchcock, Mrs. Jane M. Crane, Mrs. Newell Jones, Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs. Maria Stone, Mrs. Mary Bacon, Miss Ellen Phillips, Mrs. Emma Bennett, Mrs. Cleora Kingsbury, Mrs. Sarah Griffin, Mrs. Anna Fisher, Mrs. Elizabeth Brewster, Mrs. Florence Maxson, Miss Hattie Green, Mr. B. H. Griffin, Mr. A. H. Bennett, Mr. E. L. Stone, Mr. Walter Briggs, Mr. E. G. Ranney of Homer; Miss Editha Stephens, Mrs. L. J. Fitzgerald, Mr. Calvin Walrad, Mr. D. F. Wallace of Cortland.

 

Fireman's Hall, Main Street, Cortland, N. Y.

FIRST DAY OF REGISTRATION.

It is Light To-day—Only Three Days More.

   To-day is the first day of registration for districts in the corporation for the coming state election, and the registry boards are in session in the following locations which are the polling places:

   Dist. No. 2—M. E. Corwin's shop on Pomeroy-st.

   Dist. No. 3—Steam laundry, Clinton-ave.

   Dist. No. 4—Bennett & Horton's shop, Clinton-ave.

   Dist. No. 5—Warner Rood's barn on Madison-st.

   Dist. No. 6—Yager's livery barn on Maple-ave.

   Dist. No. 7—Fireman's hall.

   Dist. No. 8—C. H. Stickney's barn, 113 Tompkins-st.

   Dist. No. 9— McGraw's wagon shop on Main-st.

   Personal registration is necessary for all voters residing in the corporation. No one else can do this for you. The registration so far to-day has been light, owing doubtless to the rain. Those districts extending out into the country have the heaviest registration the first day because the names of voters residing outside the corporation are put on the lists by the boards.

  There remain but three more days for registration, to-morrow, and next Friday and Saturday. Register to-morrow for next week you may be sick or out of town.

   In district No. 1 at McGrawville the registry board will sit to-morrow and next Saturday, two days only. The same is true of district No. 10 at Blodgett Mills. Personal registration is not necessary in these districts, but every Republican should make it his personal business to see that he is registered, as if he is not, he cannot vote this fall. Register to-morrow.

 

ABOUT THE ASPHALT PLANT.

What it is and How it is Operated in Street Making.

   The rain which began last night and has continued all day has stopped work on the new pavement. The Nelsonville block brick pavement on the railroad strip has been laid as far as the Cortland House corner. The blocks have been laid on a cushion of sand one-half of an inch thick, but that portion of the pavement is not yet completed. The joints are to be filled with a grout composed of one part Portland cement and one part sand swept to and fro over the pavement until every joint is filled flush. Wet sand is then to be spread over the pavement 1/2 inch in thickness and kept wet until ordered removed by the engineer.

   For a distance of 15 feet back of the headers on street approaches, the natural earth is to be removed and the space, 6 inches deep, is to be refilled with broken stone.

   The asphalt plant near the Lehigh Valley station is an institution of considerable interest. There are four revolving cylindrical sieves under which are hot fires for the purpose of heating broken stone and sand used in the mixture. The sand and stone reach the cylinders by means of carriers similar to those connected with a threshing machine.

   The asphalt itself is melted in a huge tank from which it is drawn and conducted to the mixer where it meets the hot stone or sand as the case may be, the stone entering into the binder course mixture and the sand into the pavement proper mixture. The mixer consists simply of a revolving iron rod from which extend arms. When properly mixed, the material is let down through a trap door into a cart or wagon which has been placed beneath to receive it.

   The asphalt comes to Cortland in barrels from New York, where it has been refined. It is hard and black as tar. The barrels have to be chopped from the asphalt.

   The pavement mixture itself is composed of refined asphalt, fine sand, fine powder of carbonate of lime, and a hydro carbon flux or softening element, consisting of a residuum oil obtained by distillation of petroleum. The sand and asphalt are each to be heated separately to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit and the mixture is to be brought to the street in carts at a temperature not less than 250 degrees nor more than 310 degrees. It will be spread two inches in thickness, and then rolled thoroughly with a five-ton steam roller.

 

BREVITIES.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Palmer & Co., Visit our Silk Counter, page 8; The Country Gentleman, page 7.

   —The Auburn Advertiser says that Mrs. Augusta Nack who is confined for life in Auburn prison for the murder of her lover, Guidensuppe, will be totally blind in a few months as a result of cataracts.

   —The STANDARD is indebted to Mrs. M. W. Kunkely of Denver, Col., formerly of Cortland, for a copy of the yearly program and bylaws of the Denver Woman's Press club, of which Mrs. Kunkely is a member.

A POLITICAL TEACHER

 

McGrawville Express, Thursday, September 21, 1848.

EDITOR’S TABLE.

A Political Teacher.

   A correspondent of the Cortland Democrat under the signature of "Huge Paw" enquires: "Would it not be well for the Trustees of Cortlandville Academy to employ a teacher that would not go about the country making political speeches?"

   Now, we are ignorant of the character of this "teacher's" politics excepting this much, viz: we are aware that they do not coincide with Mr. Huge Paw's notions.—Who believes that if the "teacher" of Cortlandville Academy had been identified with Huge Paw in the advocating of political principles the propriety of his course wo'd ever have been questioned from such a source?

   In this instance we see exhibited the tyrannical influence of party spirit. If a person is depending upon public patronage for a livelihood woe be to him if he submit not uncomplainingly to the gag rule, sought to be applied to him in reference to all political questions. If he be a "teacher" he must not venture to express his convictions, publicly, upon political matters—he must not enjoy privileges in common with his fellow citizens—he must not discuss the merits of candidates for office, nor offer in a public assembly his views of governmental affairs, lest some political mastiff should growl upon him—lest some "Huge Paw" (how significant this title, and withal, how appropriate) should be lifted against him.

   We were aware of the former strength of party shackles—we knew there had existed a kind of political slavery, even among our boasted "northern freemen," as potent in its control over the mental powers, as is that of the South over the energies of the African, but we had hoped that amid the political revolutions that have seemed to spread consternation and dismay among the throng of greedy aspirants throughout the land, sufficient light had been evolved to secure independence of thought and action—at least, to prevent any rabid politician from holding the rod of defamation and of prospective ruin over the head of a political  opponent, who should dare give utterance to his sentiments.

   We are at war, and ever shall be, with the doctrine, that because an individual does not coincide with us either politically or religiously, that therefore his business must be crippled—he must be victimized—his profession must be encroached upon and his means of support threatened by base attack or dastardly innuendo. Here is an insult of so gross a character offered to a gentleman, that we almost covet the satisfaction he must experience in the repelling of it. We know not whether this "teacher" be a whig, a barnburner, or an abolitionist of the olden stamp, but in whatever political interest he may have embarked it is to be hoped he is honest; and if he feels conscious of being in the right, it is hoped that no "paw" however "huge" has power to gag him; and that he will not desist from the preaching of politics, even at the peril of his bread and butter! Let him so deport himself hereafter that the individual whose "huge paw" penned the paragraph before alluded to may understand that however many political slaves may do his bidding, he—the "teacher"—is among those who have free papers.

   We consider that no greater indignity could be offered us than that of threatening to injure us or diminish our patronage if we do not confine our writings, our thoughts and speeches to certain subjects—appealing to our supposed love of gain to induce us to sacrifice principle and independence!

 

   ''THE CENTRAL NEW-YORKER.''—This is  the title of a well conducted and neatly printed sheet published in the village of DeRuyter under the supervision of C. B. Gould, Esq. As an independent—or, as such are usually called, neutral paper, we welcome it to our table and commend it to others.—May the proprietor be liberally patronized.

   The "Cayuga Telegraph,'' about which we had felt some solicitude, came to hand recently accompanied by a political Journal entitled ''The Cayuga Democrat;" the latter emanating from the same office which published the former. It is hoped the political will not swallow up the neutral paper(?)

 

FREE LECTURE.

   We are requested to state that Dr. POTTER will lecture at McArthur's Hall, this evening, at 7 o'clock, on the subject of "Mental, Moral and Physical Education, as contemplated in the establishment of a Free Central College in Cortland County, N. Y."

   During the evening, Mr. Waters of Boston will sing the "Family Bible," the "Mother's Vow," the "Bereaved Slave Mother," etc., accompanied with the Aeolian piano forte.—Buffalo Republican.

 

First News Paper in the United States.

   The first newspaper printed in the North American Colonies was called "The Boston News-letter," and was issued in 1704 by John Campbell, a Scotchman, who was Post-master and bookseller at Boston.—Sometimes it had one advertisement, and often none. After fourteen years, when 300 copies were sold, the publisher announced that his weekly half sheet being insufficient to keep up with the foreign news, he should issue an extra sheet each fortnight; which expedient he announces after a year, has enabled the "News-Letter" to retrieve eight months of thirteen that it was behind in the news from Europe; so that those who would hold on till next January, (five months) might expect to have all the arrearages of intelligence from the old world needed for to be known in these parts. After sixteen years the publisher gives notice that copies of the "News-Letter" will be "printed on a whole sheet of writing paper, one half of which would be blank, on which letters might be written," etc.

 

CAUTION NOT TO DRINK IN THE DARK .

   We learn there is a young lady residing in Coeymans (County of Albany) who eighteen months ago drank with water in the dark, a small snake, since which time her body has grown nearly as large as a barrel, and the physicians attending her say the snake is about the size of a man's arm.—N. Y. Sun.

 

"Free Soil'' State Convention—The Nominations.

For Governor,

JOHN A. DIX, of Albany.

For Lt. Governor,

SETH M. GATES, of Wyoming.

For Canal Commissioner,

CHARLES A. WHEATON, of Onondaga,

For Prison Inspector,

WILLIAM P. ANGELL, of Chautaugua.

   Mr. Dix is the present able Senator in the U, S. Senate, who represents the barnburners of this State in that body. Of one so well known, little needs be said.

   Seth M. Gates formerly represented the County of Genessee in Congress, and is somewhat distinguished for his course while in that body as a Whig Abolitionist of the John Quincy Adam's and Giddling's school.

   Charles A. Wheaton is a resident of this city; long known in this section as an uncompromising party Abolitionist, and was for some time the editor of the Liberty Intelligencer, formerly published in this city. His qualifications for the office are of the first order. No better name could have been presented.

   Of Mr. Angell we know little. Report says he was recently reformed from a Western post-office by the administration. This, in the eyes of the barnburners, was perhaps considered as giving him good claims to their favor.—Star.

 

MARRIED.

   In Freetown on the 2d inst., Mr. Milo Robinson of Freetown and Miss—Wilds of Willet.

   In McGrawville on the 19th inst., by the Rev. E. B. Fancher, Mr. Volney Carpenter of Homer and Miss Polly R. Powell of the former place.

   In Norwich on the 13 inst., by Rev. E Barber, Mr. Odell Gregory of Owego and Miss Hannah A. Hinckley of the former place.