, 1875-09-12

resentetlte elect to Congress from the E1sn.i
District, who. by curious combination OF CIR CIR
n "Iteform'' Board at Madison. are re
| spouslblo. is recorded as elected to 1na
Lunornble body By majority OF two Vose!
on a total or nearly II, O0o. Ihe "otld neso
! kuew what gen!ua was hidden ava? IN tns ~
sou Ct this Judge, up III the nortne!n
/. IF Wisconsin, till Thursday. on tnas occaslo.
he burst forth full fedged, IN fuil o!coai,
ready-made eteam-hamluer apostle OF naht1t a;11,
every citizen wealthy by act OF Congress- 80 -,
| cut reference to age sex, creed- nas.ona.ts, ~
previous condition. He appeared as m NV lnsne. =,
orator at the State Fair. BE rolled ont tn1ee "
fonr coiuu rs or illogical, ungrammat.eei aec,
| laratious aud theories on the subject OF nnaueo
60 surpriaing 1lat it fairly took the breath aWas
Afier showing that gold aud silver are no oe.se
for any practical purpose than iea1ast, " 49,
| or ANYTHING else in the way OF pEooucs' W. W.
circulating medium. he went , ,..ana,. On 70
are1,e that it mntters not what We call cu1r9nes,
or bow it il created, long as the Peop4e aass ~
faith in it, aud accept and uss It, inls "as ~
sum auj substance OF what the gen14s44an ~
yocated With much more that was auxnlary' e1- r.
n5.nntorv and aryuu1entative. In enect, he
said. the Government may take several sons ~ -
mar and prpt it into legal tendar notes, ana 1t
Iuay somehow get it into circulation. ana 80 ionS
as no other currency is lawful 1t VIII answer ~
t1on orators be dodged most cleverly' namely,
the manner in which Government BONDS we[e ~
ha gotten rid of His argument was. that Lon"
Grass should issue all tho currency deemed neg
eseary. billion il desired # the trade OF the
trade OF the country demands 1t, tnls WI po ~
vested in trade. All the surplus is N some mys-
terious manner to buy Government bonds 1or
example, ii trade p2ys bigger interest," j., tnao
bonds, the eutira volume Of currency VIII on-
doubtiy be taken up and used in trade; but Il It
is not, then it will be used IN bonds.
THE FIGHT FOR pAuPER CHILDREN:
fniI
School on purely religious grounds--for no otner
have ret been apparent in any hostile action yet
taken-is beginning to set utt!e zoo c1ifolsA
and absurd The last notice OF intention 10
take proceedings to recover an inmate Ii N
the case Of child years OF age, who was
found among the abandoned. homeless chil,
dren in Tue poor-House. Tho pollee-reco3r,d
for ou1y nineteen months shows that the chllds
father has deserted the family, and that me
mother was in the House OF Co1rectlon &t tAe
time the child was taken to the Poor Farm. Inc
father and mother were arrested BY the pollce
during the specified time nearly dozen times
each. for drunkenness, for keeping disorderlS
house, and for yagrancy. AS soon az the moth
er's name and address had been aHceEtalned "
the parties carving On this war against TINS
hare visited her. The result was visible in
few days, tho wretched woman calling in a firm
OF resrectabIe attorneys, and lustruct1pg them
to sue for recovery Of the child on the ground
that she is fully abe aud willing to maintain it,
and that it was taken against her protest, and
so forth. The ladies' Will try to keep the child.
Indignant readers complain that they are
obliged to pay tho heathen newsboy 10 cents for
the Sunday edition Of The TRIBUNE.
Louis Boyer, formerly marine news editor Of
tho Euening Wisconsin, has left that journal
yota himself entircly to the interests Of the Chi
cago Times In this State. Mr.. Bleyer is man
OF nntiring energy and much ability.
The Commercial Times and tho daily Necs,
the two Democratic English papers, are charg-
ing each otner With being bought up in certain
itself.
TIE STATE FAIR.
II hare had li.tto to saw about the State Fair
it is because there WAS not much to be enthusias-
tic about, aud not little to condemn. The fact
has been painfully apparent, this year more than
ever before, that tue fair ia q big advertising
medium, aud not much moro. 1ts radeeming
feature, that it gives tho farmer chance to
make holiday, ia orerbalanced by the fact that
the farmer. for whose onconras cement as pro-
ducing exhibitor it was mainly designed. has
almost ceased to exhibit. The greater part Of
the fiuer grades OF stock is shown bY profession
al Dealers rrizetakers at every fair in the country
Single beasts arc often worth more money than
the average Wisconsin farmer ever in his widest
dreams hoped to become possessed OF. They
belong to capitalists and associations Of import
ers and persona Who have found 1t lucrative TO
import hlooded stock and exhibit for prizes all
over tho country; and to another class who ex-
hibit for purposes OF sa!o.
THUS, the fair Of the day, in Wisconsin, from
being representation Of homo produce, homo
home industry, hoiao thrift, and
home Inventions has become vast advertising
medium. In that capacity We must learn to deal
with it. Criticisms Of such wares, products, aud
nuiua1s a5 are generally shown in our fairs, this
year, are worth their weight in greenbacks to
any respectable newspaper.
IL poultry, the show vas poor, a failure. The
Fine Arts Hall contained some few fine speci-
mems that re3eomed it from mediocritv, bat,
speaking generally, was mare photograph gal
iery, with Yankee notions thrown in. The cat
tie and stock were manly shown By professional
importers, and men whose names can be found
oil over the country. Agricultural implements
we're of course Interesting to farmers. The fruits
and flowers we're good The races won't bear
looking into. The 1ager-bear stalls and such ike
places we're more humorous than ever. There
was falling of in attendance, owing to the bad
weather. toward the close OF tho Fair, notwith-
dsy to help 1t out: and altogether am not SO
much in love with the business as some people
pretend to be.
SHALL otR MILITARY FADE AWAY?
The daEblng and accomplished Colonel OF the
First Wisconsin militia, too, has not neglected
tho first glow OF generosity that might justly be
anticipated on the part Of the newly nominated
State oficers. 4 meeting OF the military State
oi1icers was called, to take place at tie Newhal
House Thursday evening, to consider the ques-
tion OF the representation Of our military at the
Centennial, and other purposes. Like the tail
that wagged the dog, and the postscript Of a
lady's letter, the other purposes contained
the kernel Of the business in hand Col.
Arnold, us commander Of the First Regiment,
not unnaturally desires to hare al appropriation
by the State, fer military purposes, upon which
his organization can make reasonable draft.
There is some fund somewhere for the defense
of the State, or, at least, popular superstition
TO that effect exists, but il 3d. where the money
goes, or who are the happy mortals that absorb
it, are matters Of conjecture. We have an Ad-
jutant-General, who is atraohod to tho 6taf of
his Excel]encv, and is the head of 4 Depart
ment that hath no existence IN reality, and
there ara forms and blanks, and beaded
letter paper, snd pigeon-holes. and clerks, and
gold lace and men OF military bearing, of farce
mustachios, and loarse voices evidently accus-
toned to give the word of command amid the
thunder OF cannon on the CORY field OF the
Fourth Of July, and all the pomp and circun-
stance OF war department headquarters, With
out war affairs to administer. These cost some-
thing. The military companies get nothing.
Col. Arnold wanted to have the military officers
OF the State together, to talk OVER the claims OF
his regiment to part OF the: honors