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1 ir- THE PIONEERS MEET. MUt Crescent I Eyan EDITORS -AND PROPRIETORS. SPEC ci)i) i 1 1 i i ty is too heavy for that balloon. The young enthusiast for social perfections has our sympathies, we should be glad to have him land his air castle, and anchor: it somewhere upon our planet and bequeath all i that is practicable to posterity. But we strongly suspect his imaginary republic, wont materialize.

For the kind of people he so easily fancies as living happily together are "not born of the will of man," alone, much less does such fair progeny come forth from the paternalism of any human government, merely It must itself i be born from above. When the spirit of the Divine Father shall have descended upon all, and be in all and through all city fathers, and state grandfathers and national great grandfathers then! Mr. Bellamy's vision may be realized. -j i But our looking backward is over the real earth, wherein we have not prematurely rested underground in profound sleep, i Our awakenings have not been under any overshadowing gourd of a night's growth. We are reviewing a period of unbroken toils, in which we have borne our parts.

We have drop-, ped in here to-day from the real battle field of principles where the struggle for righteousness has I been constant and severe. Where nothing has been looked for in the perfections of the organisms, civil or ecclesiastical, that does not arise from and is not sustained by the individual perfections of the majority. Mind, I do not say, that each one of the majority, must be superior to our social institutions, but each one helps to mass a grandeur of character, and to voice a sublimity of thought, inherent in the PETTTBQNE'S that they should be advanced to other fields. For the sake of their better portion we can rejoice in their rewards. But let the distinguished privilege remain to us and to our anniversaries, of wearing some chaplet or wreath of laurel, that long may breathe the essence of their lives and the fragrance of their For the best manhood of eyery age is enriched by the heroic lives of preceding centuries.

And every philosopher and historian, every poet and orator should incarnate again something of the spirit of Old Mortality, whose chief pleasure was found in unearthing the buried monuments of the bid Scotch heroes; clearing the mosses from head stones of the! covenanters and rechisel-ing the inscriptions of their! hardy virtues, their enduring fidelities and in erecting fresh memorials of hitherto "unheralded fame, belonging to men who had neither been bred nor fostered by paternal governments of kings, but, who were really purified and perfected by the fires I of their persecutions and thenarrow intolerance which drove them apart with God. I i But the memorialist should not forget that we are a composite people, having a blood enriched from heroes veins from every land and race. That the whole world is here made kin, in the amalgum of one assimilated humanity, in one affiliated brotherhood. Let true worth be commemorated in all our pioneers alike the French missionaries of the Romish church; in the children of the Netherlands and Germany and in the Sons of Erin with equal pride, i It matters little what strain of blood has fed "hearts once pregnant with celestial "Hands that the sod of empire might have swayed or waked to ecstacy the living lyre." Worthily might we pause to read the whole elegy over the grave of every village Hampden, or mute inglorious Milton, whose patriotic lor poetic fires were consumed in burning the forests' primeval, from fields where posterity is to enjoy its earthly paradise. Let their obituaries be prepared with care and so become an inspiration to our children.

But I will not leave you with the fascinating picture of Walter Scott. There is an English painting of no less pres Special. Cotton and --n-- Wil 1 1 WEDNESDAY, We shall then offer 16,000 vOtton. one varn rn fwn rdnrl hnoikiir i ci. Lv.j i basing.

at Very Low If rices. Hk- 1 'r! 1 We shall display our SprjngJ Importation of Cotton and Wool Dress Goods Spring Novelties, American and French Satines, American and Scotch Ginghams. rf Uj-Ji-i-' One Case, yards of AlliVool French Beige, 40 inches wide 60c. yard, worth Sec. 1 1 I One Case, 2,000 yards Spring Shades Cashmere, 25c.

per yard. Table Linen and Napkins, our bwn importation; at Attractive prices. Spring Patterns Swiss and Hamburg ooo1 yards at SC. a yard. 1,000 yards at 6c.

Sc. and 10c. a yard. 2,000 yards (wide) at I2c. to 25c.

f. -f'r Large, Variety of Nainsooks. The largest display of niade-up Night Dresses, Chemisejand Drawers ever shown by us. New designs and.Richly Trimmed for and 50c. up to $5.00.

Sole AffentS for the OelehrMpd Tpnnpcs lUillor rnat MlTili ifirntJ ful and graceful. All Styles of Corsets, and we have added the Cele- uiaicu ivyyai vv orcesrer J' I I PETTIBOlkE'S. Muslin Underwear Sale Begi irjKB- i i (JANUARY 29A yarijs of Bleached arid Unbleachsd WEEKS To jpay for! a jWatcli at the MAYER JEWELRY HOUSE. System is the Best. the Other.

Call and see lour fine as prices i -i. 1 i- 1 A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING. The Pioneers' Association met pursuant to notice in South Odd Fellows' Hall in Appleton, Feb. 22, 1890, for their annual festival The meeting was called to order at 11 a. m.

by Mr. John Dey, the president. E. Spencer was present as: secretary. The first business in order was the election of officers for the ensuing year; John Dey was unanimously elected president; Joseph Rork, vice president; John McGillan, treasurer; E.

Spencer, secretary. The following executive committee was chosen: W. F. Johnston, Henry ethroe, C. E.

Spice, J. S. Buck, Daniel Huntly. The following resolution was adopted Eesolved, That the date of the settlement of the pioneers as conditions of membership be stricken from our constitution, and all actual residentsfof the county be considered as members of our society. The afternoon program of the pioneer meeting held at Konemic hall Saturday was of a highly interesting nature.

When, at noon, after a brief business session, the company adjourned to partake of a sumptuous dinner the ladies had prepared, over seventy-five of the old sturdy pioneers of Outagamie county filed into the dining hall, and took seats about the heavily ladened tables, which were spread with all the substantial and delicacies imaginable. An hour and a half later, when President John Dey called the meeting to order, the hall was unusually well filled with representatives from all parts of the county, who had come to share the the pleasures of the event. To look over such an audience of gray-haired old settlers, who have withstood many a storm, impressed one deeply. The vicissitudinous lives they have lived, the dangers they have braved, the privations and hardships they have endured, together with the weight of years of unceasing toil, have left traces upon them that cannot be effaced, As soon as all had become quiet the college quartette favored the audience with a song," after which Rev. led in prayer.

President John Dey make a few very appropriate I remarks; At the outset he requested those who had come to the county previous to the year 1849 to rise and only four responded, In the year 1849, there were nine; in 1850, five; in 1851, two; in 1852, six; in 1853, one; in 1855, five. Besides re lating the changes that have taken place and the progress that has been made in the county, Mr. Dey called at tention to the painful fact that since the association last met a number of old pioneers, who were present at. its last meeting, had been called home du ring the year; and that the annual death rate in their ranks was exceedingly high. Rev.

Gardner followed next on the program, and he was not long in getting everyone in good humor. A letter from Rev. P. S. Bennett was read by Rev.

Faville. Mr. Bennett is now visiting his native place in New York, and in the letter related his pioneer experiences as a resident of the Empire state. The President called on Henry Ryan who excused himself by present ing Judge Myers and H. W.

Tenny. Mr. Tenny responded. He spoke in a humorous vein and kept his listeners in continual laughter. Mrs.

Li. B. Mills, formerly of Greenville but now of Ap pleton, spoke next. She related a num- ber of her early experiences, all of which were entertaining. At this point a collection to defray expenses was taken up, and something over twelve dollars was raised.

Rev. A. A. Drown then deliv ered the annual address, which riveted the closest attention. Mr.

Drown This is an hour devoted to reviewing the past. You are mostly that since your last meeting a novel method of looking backward has been introduced by that fanciful romancer Mr. Bellamy. It is in the modern style of "French without a teacher" or, retrospection made easy. The fiction is a piece of brilliant imagination of a people who have retired from individual competition and i achievement who have! delegated the direction of most of their affairs to the paternal instincts of a central government.

The scheme leaves out the imperfections of our humanity and so avoids much that has humbled us in the strug gles lor perfection. Mr. Bellamy's hero has never known toil or, struggle. He does not even patiently await on the promise "He giveth his beloved sleep." Jtie gets nypnotized in the forenoon of life's busy day, and enjoys a century and more of mesmeric slumber. Then he awakens, with no aid of a general resur rection, awakens prematurely to a new order of affairs.

Mr. West's fancy wonderfully fertilized by his long rest, disports itself luxuriantly among the promises of a new earth, and i realizes at once upon all such as he had a taste for. He modestly chronicles himself as awakening at the threshold of the next thous and years, but his illusions are freely fraught with the most of material hopes possible to the whole millennium Now it is nice enough for us old boys, foot-sore and wearied with the ground floor of real life, to go a kiting once in a while with a child of a vivid imagination; jis. Ryan, Editors.) g. J.

Ryan. The Crescent is the most generally read in this' city and' county or any paper published In the American lan-. guace. Dates to be Remembered. -OPERA HOUSE.

March 6 Si Perkins Comedy Co. March 26 Stetson's Comedy Co. March in Meg Merrills. April 16 and 17. Pirates of Penzance.

March 10. KeLIey at High School, Services at Grace B. Talbot Rogers, of Manitowoc, officiate at Grace church on Sunday morning. There will l)e- daily Lenten services at .10 o'clock-a. m.

and 4 :30 o'clock p. m. Last of Igh School Course The last entertainment of the High school course will occur Monday night, March 10, at which -time Prof. 1 John Ti Kelly, of 'Milwaukee, will give a series of lectures, interspersed by vocal music by Prof. Zenier's classes.

An -evening of enjoyment is promised which none should miss. Registration. The Board of Registration for the several wards should make no error in the dav of the registration. The first day of the meeting of the several boards at! the several is Tuesday, Marth 4th. The date of the second meeting of the registration boards is Tuesday, March 25th.

Signs of Spring. Messrs. Wood Bergeon have hung out new signs at their paint store on the ajrenue, showing the artistic skill in which they do their work. They have already entered upon the spring cam paign of paper hanging and painting and intend being kept very busy all through the season. i Skat.

The first evening of the skat tourna ment was held Wednesday in the rooms the Appleton Eight tables, thirtv-two nlaveHs. contested for the hjonors. Friday evening the tourney will be concluded. On Wednesday the liighest scores were Fred Pete.rsen, 930 Jos. Koffend, 909 Willis Babb, 751.

-Evan Edwards, Says He Used Very Abusive Language. Evan Edwards, of Oshkosh, formerly of Appleton, a trayeling salesman tor James Ripley, was arrested some time ago for assaulting S. D.JPitcher, At the tjme of the trouble between Messrs. Pitcher and Edwardsy the latter claimed that Pitcher used abusive language towards him 'and caused him to strike the How At thaWime Edwards swore out warrant for it was not eryed as Pitcher left Oshkosh to represent his firm, Armour-xSc of Chicago, On the Titcher has returned to Oshkosh and was arrested, and find $2. An Old Settler i Judge Miner, a prominent Wis consin man died at his home in Necedah on Sunday the 9th inst.

(With one ex ception he was the oldest settler in Crosse Chronicle, Who is that "older settler?" Judge Miner came to Green Bay in 1828 with his father, a Presbyterian missionary to. the Stockbridge Indians, and the writer well remembers, of 'going to that mission school there being no other school then in existence unless at Prairie du Chien with the Judge now deceased. His father the missionary, is buried on John Brill's farm in Buchanan, near South Kaukauna. Odd Fellows Elect Officers. At the business session of the Grand ncampment, I.

O. O. Wednesday morning, at following officers rwere Grand' patriarch, B. I. Dugdale, Platteville grand high priest, Thomas Telford, Ashland; grand senior warden, L.

F. Thiesser, Oshkosh grand O. Holmes, Baraboo grand treasurer, Wm. HUniphery, Watertown grand junior Fathers, Janes-ville R. Hoe grand marshal, C.rOates, Darlington inside sentinel, H-L.

Whittier, Appleton outside sentinel," O. Smith, Whitewater. The next encampment will be held at The home for old Odd Fellows', widows and orphans received consider able attention and $500 was subscribed toward the fund, which now reaches nearly $4,000. The encampment has enjoyed greater growth in 18S9 than for any vearin seven years, and the mem bership increased 207 oyer that of the last report. The total membership of the state is 1,400.

The total number of Odd Fellows in the state is about 16,000, a net gain. The other day Mr. George M. Miller, of the Gerry- Lumber Company, sold $2,000 worth'of lumber which was taken i to. the coup for ice house building, near I the Waverly resort." There has been a perfect rush of ice companies to lake Winnebago and an immense crop is be-j jng gathered all along the shore.

majority, which is greater. j. Even Re- publics cannot bequeath eminence to their bitizens. In any democracy must be found a plurality of men and women whose characters are grander than! the nation, which they build, the commonwealths they fashion, the institutions they found. Every town and county has had settlers and pioneers intellectually great or morally grander than their Just as Washington, whose birthday we commemorate, was nobler than the Confederation and just as he and his; worthy compatriots gave the rich overflow of lives fed from supernal fountains, to the securing of sur er forms of a more perfect Union, so may we continue to arise; out of the mcreas ing excellence and probity of more en lightened and purified majorities or we may gradually fall through their decad ence.

j. The- revered Washington, both in his inaugurals and in his ever memorable farewell address was a supplicant to that Almighty Bemsr "Who rules over the Universe. Who presides in the counsels of nations" that His' benediction might enable every instrument employed in its administration to I execute with success the functions allotted to his charge. Now I wish to emphasize again that this Washington, instead of beiner the child of the colonial paternalism was the Fathes of his country It was his virtues his heroism, grandeur of his character that gave his country renown. What is a county my hearers, but a landscape of its notable men and women good or bad What is the proudest nation, but a chart of earth, whereon are marked the birth places, the scenes of toils of sacrifices of heroism of victories and the resting places of her noble dead? made our country more glorious than any other on the round earth? Was it her mountains, her valleys, her lakes, rivers, forests, mines, skies and climates All were here with the red! Was the home of the savages, either lustrous or of high repute? No no I But, them migrated hither, some noble men from the best bloods earth ever and i they and their descendants have given it all its fame, all its splendors and sublimities.

i It was those pioneers, who cleared our Atlantic shores, and made way for the majesties, of civil and religious liberties; who gave large i place to i broadening manhood butjnone to crowns! and thrones who welcomed democracy of brawn and! brain, among which should be neither preference of i nor proscription of plebeian, i It was i such men as could camp in a wilderness and plant it with a civilization of free churches, free schools, free! presses and free governments, that gave renown to the former land of savagery. It was the clusters of heroes that planted these in stitutions in the wilderness! It was the circles of their defenders, that gathered like "Coronets of! flame about the wise Leader of "freedom's battles, together with the unconquerable i recruits that swept up the north for I their second maintenances, that made the nation. the dignity of men that can survey wilderness and give immortality to their pathway. That i can found a government that shall change the world's choices of its social institutions. It is an immense pleasure for me on this 22d day of i February, to look into faces of self -forming men, who have also formed new societies and states, worthy successors of the revered Washington, who have imparted your own excellence to your rising institutions.

Venerable pioneers you have not been solicitants of governmental nutriment. You have not been reared as leeches or parasites living upon benefice or sinecure, nor at the expense of public or private virtue. You are men who were in at the fights, but not at the spoils, you have not grown fat upon jobbery or robbery of towns or" states. But you are representatives of the hardy sons of labor, and honest industry by whose toil all that is sublime in our past has been achieved, and by whose exposures to the perils of war, that which is best has been preserved. I could pray that each of you might go late into heaven to join the company of your coadjutors who have been promoted to the other world solemnites.

Our anniversaries-! are made less lus trous by the passing of their familiar faces behind the veil, their heads grown hoary in the way of service were crowns of glory to our assemblies. But other crowns awaited them beyond the river. Our Watch Club Because you can select whatever Watch you the lowest cash price and" pay 50 cts. a week on $19 w'atch 55 cts. on $21 watch, 65 cts.

on $25watch, 75 cts. on $32.50 watch, $1 ajweek ion a 38 watch. This is no lottery as every memlser is sure to get just what he pays for anb! pays for just what he gets. ent interest. The artist names his fine conception, "How they met themselves." It is described as a man and a woman haggard and weary, wandering in a somber wood.

Suddenly they encounter the shadowy figures of a youth and maid; some mysterious fascination fixes the gaze, and stills the hearts of the wanderers, and their amazement deepens into awe as they gradually recognize themselves as once: they were: the bloom of youth upon their rounded cheeks; the dewy light of hope in their trusting eyes; exulting confidence in their springing step; themselves blithe and radiant with the i beauty of the dawn. Pioneer couples, turn to this picture as your own. Let me introduce you to your former selves, and now I close, with a picture of your first home, as De Tocquevill looked in upon you while visiting.the American Democracy. He sees a pioneer in a new retreat, felling a few trees and building a log house. He says nothing can offer a more miserable aspect than these isolated dwellings.

The traveler who approaches; one of them toward nightfall sees the flicker of the hearth-flame through the chinks in the walls, and in the night, if the wind rises, he hears the roofs of boughs shake to; and fro in the midst of the great forest trees. Who would not suppose that this poor hut is the asylum of rudeness i and ignorance, yet no sort of comparison can be drawn between the pioneer and the dwelling which shelters him. Everything about him is primitive and unformed; but he is himself the; result of the labor and the experience of eighteen centuries. He wears the dress and speaks the lan guage of He is acquainted with the pastjCurious of the future and ready for argument upon the present; he is, short, a highly civilized being who consents for a time to inhabit the back woods and who penetrates into the wilds of a new world with the Bible, an axe and a file of newspapers, My knowledge of some of you verifies the description, and my reverence for the "noble rage" that is now repressed within your genial souls bids me make room for the embellishments of this feast that you will give. When Mr.

Drown had concluded, Henry Kethero occupied the floor a few minutes. The audience was then favor ed with a selection from the Appleton Banjo club which received a tremend- uous encore. Judge Ryan followed with a few minutes' which; he made in his usual pleasant style. A letter was presented by Rev. Drown, written by Mrs.

B. B. Murch, giving her experiences of the settlement of Grand Chute, in 1840; a letter from Charles Wolcott, now residing in Geor gia, was also, presented. Among those who were called on later for a few re marks were: William iBriggs, William Whorton, E. John McGillan, Mrs.

J. F. Johnston, John Bottensek, Mrs. Alexander Ross, Mrs. T.

W. Brown, R. Bandall and Rev. Faville. This closed the exercises of one of the most Successful pioneer meetings ever held in Appleton.

Meeting of Board of Registry. Notice is hereby given that the board of registry will meet at the polling place th several wards and precincts ot the Citv of Appleton, oh Tuesday the 4th day of March, 1890, as the general registry law now applies to municipal elections, it becomes necessary for all ersSns wishing to vote at said election see that their name properly regis tered. E. Mokgan, Appleton, Feb. 18, 90.

City Clerk Snow fell steadily all day Thursday. MAX MAYERi Agent. days from Jan. 1 positively sell JNo Member is Responsible lor; sortment of goods and get our low For the next 60 We will (n nil TK 0 miuj mi Wintb v- i all see us, I JOSEPii wi jra .1 1 I. 1 IT WILL PAY YOU To put in a stock of clothing and men's furnishing goods for next winter, if you are not now in need of them.

I'" iji "rt Come and SPITZ. 760 College Ave. but we know very well that our humani We deem it not strange nor wholly sad L. -iiSSifij sS4iifi iii4iata;.