Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-10-30
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of last week, large number-old anC
young--of the people of Essex listened
to an address on the subject of Common
Schools and Common School Education
from j. S. Adams, Esq, the Secretary o
the Board OF Education. He SPOKE
nearly an hour and half, on this his ia
vorite topic. His manner of presenting
the subject is at oLce unique, striking
and bold. He does not deal in general
tiles. These are too dry, and husky, fol
his peculiar enthusiasm. He treats hi
audience with facts, dressed in such Ian
guage as will convey exactly the mean,
ing, and accomplish precisely the object
he intends. In some instances a plair
matter.of-fact-man might think he over.
drew bis pictures, putting into the out
lines and body somewhat more of fancy
than "fact" would warrant, still the pur
pose in view is always a good one, name.
ly the education of the masses. He Ia,
bors TO bring a proper public opinion tc
bear upon this great end, and to wake up
the public mind to its overshadowing i'm.
portance in the prosperity of our free in
stitutions. Enthusiasm in such cause
can we'll be pardoned, and bold state
ment of even colored facts received with
some complacency. Yet we appreLend
the difficulty in the way of educating the
poor children of the State is not more in
the penuriousness, and nigardliness, OF
those who have heavy taxes to pay, but
have no children to educate 10 the com
mon Schools, than in the inequality of
the taxation which the school law does
not remedy. The object is to give free
instructions 10 the poor. To do this Mr..
Adams, if we understood him, would
make the whole expenses of the school
tax upon the grand list, thus compel
ling the tax payer who has no children
to aid in schooling the children Of bis
neighbor whose tax paying ability may
be equal, if not greater. No law can
remedy this inequality, hence the "teach-
er's board the 'fuel,' etc, may be paid
upon the scholar if the district so direct
This provision may be defect in the
school law, but we doubt whether any
legislation could improve it. The rem
edy for it, in our opinion, is not that OF
Mr.. Adams, but that which the good
sense, and the liberality, of many of our
districts provide, viz; to impose no tax
upon any one who is unable to pay, or
whose children would be deprived OF
school attendance by its imposition
argus.
DEsERTER ARREsTED.-One Mike
Smith, who has lived in this town and
almost everywhere else, was arrested on
the hay-mow in Moses Pages barn, in
this town, by deputy sheriff DwineIl, on
Saturday last. Smith claims to have en-
listed seven times, received a bounty,
and deserted each time. He came from
Canada to visit some friends here, bu;
the day before and was intending to 60
back the day he was arrested. 1t is be-
lieved that he enlisted as a substitute and
received his pay before he made the last
deserton.-NeUSdealer.
ACcIDENT.--Monday afternoon lit
tie daughter of Louis Fourier, living in
the French Village, was playing in the
front yard, where a vicious horse had
been turned in to Craze. Going too near
him she was kicked, making a wound
about inches long and 1-2 an inch
wide over the right eye, and about an
inch and half depression upon the
brain. DR.. Tbayer was called and
trephined the skull. II is doubtful wheth-
er she will recover, as the operation is
dangerous in itself, but it is the only
thing that can save her.-BUri5Rgi0n
Times.
COPPER IN RUTLAND-As some work
men were quarryiug stone upon the farm
Of Leeds Billings, of Rutland, they dis
covered specimens of ore which indicated
the presence of copper in considerable
quantities. NJ. S. Richardson and J. Z.
Bagley have taken a lease of 80 or 40
acres of land, and will proceed forthwith
to test the ore. The land lies on each
side of the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad, about mile southeast Of the
Rutland depot.
SAD.-On Wednesday of last week al
son of Mr.. c. S. Benson, of Fairhaven,
about nine years old, in the absence of
his parents, amused himself with a gun
which had been in the house for some
time. As he was swapping it. his little
sister CHANGED to run i'm front, when the
gun went off and the ball passed entire