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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1874
Page
6
A jumble of humorous vignettes and snippets appears, including notes on fashion, a Wisconsin clergyman, classroom quips, and a tale of shoes. The piece blends social scenes, anecdotes about royalty, and light satire from a past era.
A neighbor overhears Peter Martin decline to intervene when a boy steals apples at Hyde’s orchard. Later his own son Edward is tempted, pairs with Jim Ryder’s urging, and an Apple theft unfolds. Martin faces the consequences as Hyde punishes the child while Martin reflects on responsibility.
The Boston Advertiser reports the draft constitution and by laws of a new cosmopolitan body aims to codify international law and establish a general tribunal while preserving sovereignty. Officers include honorary president Count Frederic Scropis and president David Dudley Field with a Council of Twelve and secretaries in Paris London and Boston.
In Bolton a butcher loses pennies from a cellar barrel. The thief turns out to be the butcher’s dog Nep who slips in to steal and eat his owner’s goods. The tale unfolds with a moonlit vigil and a comic reveal of the canine culprit.
From Yokohama to Nagasaki and Formosa the dispatches report a fatal assassination of Haber the acting German Consul, a severe typhoon wrecking ships and thousands of homes, and naval losses including the ironclad ram Stonewall. The Mikado conveyed regrets to Von Brandt and demanded an imperial notice restricting swords near foreign settlements. In Britain a canal powder explosion near Regent's Park killed several and damaged the zoo and bridge. Spain shows Carlist weakness while Germany presses France for troops to curb Carlist aid.
A drunken man near a tree is approached by school children who sing to him. They urge him to sign a temperance pledge, offering a pencil and pledge. A girl suggests signing on the crown of his hat, which he does after the hat is placed, and he thanks God for the mercy shown by the children. The tale ends with his gratitude in Worcester Town Hall.
Ratnest and able men are identified with it and the group seems equipped for efficient work. Weffenani rejoice that representatives of the leading nations are associated in a grand league with a comprehensive and philanthropic aim. ATL bids God speed to the movement.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports Mrs. Tilton preparing a reply to Theodore Tilton's statements. She calls the recent letters painful yet inevitable and disputes the so called double letter. She notes a World article may sway readers toward truth and reiterates her innocence amid past accusations.
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