The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-08

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- Hon Myron II. CLARK 10 elected. The
udhcisl rcsarns are all ia, and the plurality
for Clark is 3ia.
u =. Raymond. X. n, is clccted
mayor Of Cambridge.
The Know Nothing ticket /. elected
in Lawrence.
The 81. Louis Repusiican Gays that
whithold,ihe proslavery candidates. elect
ed a delegate TO Congress from Kanzas by
= large majority.
- During the severe snow storm Of Mon
day, a very high mast, carrying the tcle-
graph wires Of The Boston aud Vermont
lines over the 81. Lawrence River from st.
Hclen's Island to Montreal, tell and crush
cd in the roofs Of Two houses, but without
iniuring the inmates. The damage done is
estimated at $1,000.
-GRar. the vitriol scoundrel Of New
York has been committed to prison on If
teen complaints Of persons who have been
the sufferers by his vitiol throwing pro-
pcnsi,y. The Providence Journal thinks
that unless he turns out 10 be an alderman,
or n man Of great political influence, there
Is a hope that he may be punished.
= HoRAcE GREgLEr owns a farm on
Hudson river, and knows better than IN
manage il himself. lie has rented Il to G.
f. waring, who formerly contributed to the
agricultural columns of the HERALp, and
who has recently published a School book
on Agriculture. We wish Mr.. Wariny
success in putting his principles and theo-
ries into practice.
Mn. WARINo's B~ooK.--It is difficult
to tell the value Of a book as a school book,
until it has been thoroughly tried by teach
ers and scholars. But as this book is thu
first Of the kind published, we sincerely
hope that it may receive an early trial in
the common schools of Vermont. e If there
is anything that will light up and cheer the
path Of the farmer-boy if there is any
thing that will tend to show that farming
needs head-work as well as hand-work =
ifthere is anything that can unite study and
labor,-we sincerely, and earnestly hope il
may be tried thoroughly. Such we believe
is the tendency of Mr.. Warnings Elements
Of Agriculture"
The following is from the Stamford(Ct.)
.4dpocafe -
AGooD MovEMESrI IN vERMoNr.-Ver-
mont has thus fur distinguished herself but
little by taking an active part in tho pro-
gross Of the times. She has pursued "the
Y g tenor Of her way" and has always set
to the world an example of substantial CON-
mon sense in the management of her public
affairs and Of sobriety and purity in the pri-
vate conduct Of her citizens, but she has
not been remarkable ina progressive sense.
She has now, however, set aside the lin.
its Of conservatism and stands before the
world as the first State in America that has
passed a law to encourage the study Of az.
ricnlture in The Common Schools. This is
striking at the root of the matter. The in
terests of her people are almost entirely ag.
ricultural; her soil is good, and her climate
not unfavorable to cultivation, still she has
labored under one difficulty. Her younp
men found nothing in the pursuit of farm
ing that afforded a fair scope for their fac
ultics and ambition, and they very natural
ly have left her in hopes of improving their
condition abroad. This drain on the ener-
getc part Of the population of Vermont
Inns been q serious drawback to her mo-
gress, and her Legislators have at last seen
the necessity of elevating the home condi.
ton Of the farmers in order that her chill
dren may be kept within the borders of the
State and lend their assistance TO her i'm
provemcnt.
The Legislature which has Just closed
ITS session, have enacted a law authorizing
the Governor to purchase one copy of Var
ing's Elements Of .4grcsLture for each
own superintendent Of schools in the State,
and arrangements are made for supplying
each school district. at a very low rate,
with a sufficient number of these books 10
insure the prosecution Of the study in
every quarter.
We hail this step as one which is calcu-
lated to do much toward the promotion of
general intelligence in Vermont, and a. a
precedent which other States will follow,
10 the great good Of the whole country
We know this book and believe il to be Pc
culiarly adapted to the uses here laid out
for il. Its author, Mr.. Warning, was for a
long time our townsmsn, and we are glad
TO see his early efforts for the Improvement
Of agriculture thus appreciated BY State
authorities. While this movement will
greatly benefit him in point Of position, we
think that Vermont has the best Of the bar
gain and will always remember him az n
bencfacior 10 te. people.
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