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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-28
OTlCKEYBOS rs. RCRT

It is apparent Mr.. George P. Quackenbos
imagines that State Superintendent Burt
stands alone in his opposition to the text
book bill in Minnesota Having, to his own
satisfaction at least, demolished Mr.. Burt,
he rests from his labors with great compla-
cency. It happens that MIR. Burt is, one of
many, and that the opposition to the meas
ure is general and widespread among the
educational men of the State. Of course it
is natural that Mr.. Quackenbos,
being connected with the house
which now has the fifteen year mono
poly, should favor the present bill. just as
it is natural for publishers not having the
monopoly to oppose it. The controversy of
books publishers is not however, a point of
great interest to the people. What they are
interested in is determining whether an ex-
pensive and dangerous system has not been
inaugurated. Attacks on Mr.. Burt, or con
troversies between individuals, do not reach
the case in point. Mr.. Burt has given NOR
tai offence to Appleton & Co the
publishers of the state text book series
because, in the discharge of his duties as a
public officer, he has not failed to point out
the great mistakes of the legislation last
winter. It comes with very ill-grace for
Quackenbos to attack State official, be-
cause, in the discharge of his public duties,
said official has conscientiously opposed and
exposed his (QuackenbosD grab.
One of the most peculiar portions of the
Quackenbos attack is the list of testimonials
which are given to demonstrate that Mr.. Q.'s
Language Lessons . are the right thing to
have in schools. Mr.. Stubs of Clarence,
Iowa, and Mr.. Nightingale of Lake View,
ILL.,, and Mr.. Snow of Alfred, Maine, certify
that Quackenbos has achieved greatness in
his Language Lessons The inquisitive
public may ask, who is Stubs, and who is
Nightingale, and who is Snow that they
should be held up as models of judgment in
educational affairs? Is it possible that CLAIR
ence, Iowa, and Lake View, ILL.,, and Alfred,
Me-, have secured the great educational minds
of the nineteenth century whose dictum shall
be as the law of the land? If there had been
any doubt before relative to Quackenbos'
ability, the certificate of these distinguished
and enlightened educators from Clarence,
Iowa, Lake View, ILL.,, and Alfred, Me-,
would settle the question No wonder that
he assailed Mr.. Burt so bitterly. With such
prominent educators at his back he becomes
irresistible. Hail to Quack
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SCHOOL BOOKS PRO and con.
The Text Book Iniquity.

Lie 1e4t DOOA 1u14ulCy.
Editor of the DAILY GLOBE
Though not an admirer of Superintendent
Burt, yet think that he deserves the lasting
gratitude of the people of Minnesota for the
stand he has taken on the text book ques-
ton.
Had the law been styled an act to cripple
and demoralize our common school system
it you'd have been more properly named,
for had the worst enemies of our school sys-
tenn studied for years, they could not have
hit on plan more ruinous to their efficiency
than the textbook bill. The law of last win
ter is nullity, and could not be enforced ):
with the amendment of Senator Hall il
would be full Of injustice to many hundreds
of our districts.
According to the State Auditors report
School Districts have debts amounting to
over $4,000, most of which has been in
Cured in building and furnishing their
| school houses, and for which they have is
sued bonds, and under the law they have le-
We'd taxes to pay principal and interest, the
MONIES arising from such taxes they depend
upon to pay their Indebtedness Districts
also levy tax which with the current school
fund Will be sufficient to keep school the
length OF time ordered by the District
Under the text book law, as Senator Hall
proposes to amend it, any Of the money le-
We'd for the above purposes can be detained
from the Districts to pay for books never or
dered by a vote Of either the District or its
officers.
Bonds and interest must remain unpaid
teachers must go without pay for their ser
vices, or schools must close for want OF
means to pay their necessary expenses.
some may say that this text book none,
will all be paid back to the school treasurer
How do they know? We have in the Stat,
nearly 300 clerks, many of them irrespon
sible. and who are under no bonds, to whom
we propose to entrust 100000 worth O
books the first year, and about one-third al
much annually thereafter; who will guarante,
the districts against losses by defalcation, O.
otherwise.
Again, what right has the State to compe
3,7OO clerks to become retail book
, Sellers and to perform the wor]
without compensation under penalty Of fin
and imprisonment?
What justice is it to make the treasure
give bonds for the safe keeping of all mon
les belonging to the district, and then pu
7 part of it in another officers hands withou
bonds?
; What justice is it to give the clerk tn
power to run the district in debt without tn
consent of the other trustees, and direct tn
4 monies belonging to it from the objects fc
= which they were raised?
}, What justice is there in forcing inferic
books on ths poor country schools agains
r their will, and permitting the city school,
to purchase where they can get them til
: best and cheapest, if we are to be compelle
) to take them, make the law binding on a
!. alike, if the cities are to have a choice v
demand the same rights?
:. We of the country demand the right
u spend our own money in our own way an
deny the right of the State or any of i
# officers to rob us in the manner proposed
the textbook law. DANIEL GETTY.
WHITE BEAR, Jan 26.
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FAIR AND HORSE NOTES.

John E. WEIGH, of Kalamazoo, Mich. OWLS
an excellent mare. the Belle of Canada.
which can trot evenly within 2:35
Capt. Williams, of the Clifton House,
Mankato, thinks he has good speeders-
under 300, in hisfne span of blacks.
After the adjournment of the meeting of
the State Agricultural Society on the 9Th
prox., a State Dairymans Association will be
organized.
Tatersall Of London stable, auctioneer of
world wide fame, says that in the event of
war, England will have to come to America
for her cavalry horses. He attributes many
of the Turkish defeats to the want of good
cavalry horses.
The State Fair to be held under the auspi-
ces of the Minnesota Agricultural and me-
chan1cal Association is appointed for the
I'd 4th 5th 9th and 7th. of September. The
association intend offering good turf prizes
for trotters, and runners.
Leonard johnson of East Castle Rock.
Dakota county, the great Norman Horse I'm
porter and breeder. has just returned from
Des Moineo Iowa, with 5 pair Norman
Mares and some short horns which he pur-
chased of Hon. B. a. Campbell.
w. L. McCracken of st Peter has grand
son of Lexington-a splendid three-year- old
thoroughbred which promises excellent
speed. He is a handsome horse, dark brown
with biased face and three white feet stand
ing 1871 half hands with limbs like deer.
The annual meeting of the Minnesota
State Agricultural Society will be held at the
capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 9TH. Officers will
be elected; essays on agriculture and horti-
culture will be read and debated. The pro-
gramme for the two days meeting will be
issued at the opening of the meeting.
It is stated that W. a. Vanderbilt will not
take $50, 600 for LADY Mack nor 500, GOO
for Small Hops. One would think if he
wanted to sell there would be small hopes of
his ever realizing $4,000 for team OF
roadsters. The reebrd of this magnificent
team is 2:23.
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REFORM THETARIFF and REVENUE
FEATD

There is and has been more rascality in
partment of government. No law, no legis-
lation will be complete, unless it reaches
down to the bottom, and not only reforms
the tariff, reducing and equalizing duties,
but simplifes and remodels the custom
house business from root to branch, from
cornerstone to the cupola. The custom
houses of the United States, with few or no
exceptions, are hot beds of corruption. With
their nurnberless political sinecures, with
their old political barnacle hangers-on, with
Republican understrappers and pot-house
politicians, with their interminable clrcum-
locution of Offices and red-tape, and expense,
and stealings, they are digrace to civil
lied country. The whole system is corrupt,
expensive and doubly complicated. The
buildings themselves have been political
jobs to swindle the government, and to rob
the tax-paying people, and they are used as
headquarters for partisan ofice-holders, and
as a machine to plumber the people.
This is true everywhere in the United
States, and notably in New York, where the
appointments and the system are an ever
lasting bone of political contention, blocking
the wheels of government and delaying legis-
lation for their settlement. The present
Congress should remodel and simplify and
purify the whole business, and relieve it OF
the political incubus, now resting upon the
collection of the national revenue.
The next work is the reform of the tariff
Every cent for protection should be abol
ished. It adds nothing to the revenue, bu'
goes into the pocket of the manufacturer
| We want to get as near to free trade al
possible. If we wish to sell we must buy
The country needs an enlarged market W.
produce more wheat, tobacco, cotton, bread
stuffs, beef and pork than we need. Ope1
the markets of the world. If we export FREE
we must import Free It is all barter. TAX
off the tax on foreign goods, SO that we ma.
buy in the markets Of the world, exchanging
our products.
It is not only the farmers and producers
who need markets, but the manufacturer
also. No country on the globe can equa
the United States in the qualit
and cheapness of cotton cloths
calicoes, boots and shoes, hardware, SEWN
machines, agricultural implements and s
on. The manufacturers make more tina
they can sell in the United States. The
need other markets, but unless we buy there
we cannot sell. Here is the work for th
Tariff Committee in Congress. Take o
every dime Of duty, except strictly for re,
enue, and very little of that-none to SUI
port Custom House barnacles. If we expor
we must import, if we sell we must bu,
Sell for the highest and buy for the cheapes
price. Throw open the markets Of the worl
FREE TO ALL, and there will soon be an era
prosperity une1ampled in all our history.
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THE 1VllR ENDED--PE4CE.

Latest European intelligence indicates the
conclusion Of peace between Russia and
Turkey. The great purpose of Russia will
be accomplished in the opening of the OAR
danelles to Russian ships of war. This,
virtually, as to Russia, makes the Black sea
free. Turkey has long since held the key,
and the Black sea has been mare czuusatz,1
to all the world. Russian ships, during win
ter, were blocked up in ice in the
ports of the Baltic, or
in friendly shelter at some
neutral port. Hereafter they will winter in
the ports of the Black Sea; and Russia with
the immense resources of timber and harbors
thus opened, will soon become the great
naval power of the world.
We shall see, in short time, the splendors
and royalty of st. Petersburg transferred to
the shores of the Black Sea, and the icy cold
of the iceberg throne exchanged for the
voluptuous gardens and palaces overhanging
this hitherto closed sea. The effect on the
power of Russia, will be tremendous.
With mighty land forces, and powerful navy,
the empire Will become lnvlncible. The
prophecy of Napoleon seems to be in the
way Of fulfllment.
The immediate result of peace will be the
release Of all the garnered grain from the
plains of Odessa, and the ports of the
Black Sea will soon food Western Europe.
We have no means of knowing the amount
on hand-but be this small or
large, these great grain fields of the earth
will soon pour their golden haryests into
commerce filling the markets of Europe.
And the fate Of Turkey is only postponed.
The doom is sealed. The conflict, just ended,
is the death knell Of the sssick man, There
was a time when the Moslem's banner bore
victory on every field from Jerusalem to the
city of Constantine, and the Cross of st.
Sophia gave way to the Crescent of Moham-
med. The time has passed, and the reign OF
the Turk in Europe will soon be over.
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Ho,v 1T Does Operate.
itOr of the Daily GTORE.

Editor Of the DAILY GLOBE:
Sn-ln your paper of Friday morning
you undertake to say how the school text
book law will operate, when put in force in
accordance with your idea of the working of
the law. Theory and practice are often at
variance. am one of those s:district
clerks, who give no bonds, and are often
times Ignorant and incompetent, as we'll
as irresponsible" The text book law re-
CURED OF me as clerk to make out a list
of books, that would be wanted. In the per-
Torrance of that duty, I obtained from the
teacher a list of the books needed to supply
the scholars then in school, and increased
the order in the lower grades of books 25
per cent. The list was forwarded to the
County superintendent, and in due time I
received the books from the County Auditor.
The change of books was made the scholars
came forward and paid for what they bought.
and the most gratifying feature of the whole
matter is, that the enrolment of scholars
has been increased 25 per cent.
and 1 know it to be fact. that
this increase is from German families
who could not afford the expense of purchas-
ing books for all their schoolable children
when the price was double the State price.
Inc teacher, Mr. Vi. ). Haseltne. formerly a
principal in the Jefferson school of this city,
and well known as competent teacher. con-
siders the series of books introduced as equal
to any he has ever used in a school room.
and the Language Lessons as the best
book he has ever seen for teaching grammar
to beginners.
Now, the only problem to be solved
IS, will the average school dis
trict clerk steal the money which he receives
from the sale of books, while the director
and treasurer are both members of the
school board and interested to see that the
clerk does his duty faithfully.
The objections to the working of law arc
rather tim, when it is necessary to malign
the character of three thousand clerks. who
are elected by voters of the several school
districts. and are usually chosen from the
most responsible men in the district and are
particularly thin when the average amount
of book money they can have during any
one year will not exceed ten dollars for q
district.
Respectfully,
DAVID RAMAIEy
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.Nichintt,t.s kt..i.,, linn.

One of the most disagreeable features of
debate in the House is the everlasting squeak
OF that Michigan wind instrument, the Hon.
snarleyow Conger. This person adds to a
remarkable ugly face a cracked voice and
rasping tone that is very irritating to a
healthy tympanum, and positively agoniziug
to an ear of delicate sensibility. BY some
lnscrutable process this man has been pro-
foundry impressed with the idea that he is
both wit and an orator, as is rendered pain
fully evident by his continual search for OPP
portunities to display his ugly mug and
wind his hideous horn. Somebody ought to
sit down hard on him.
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Daily Globe Advertising Rates.

Fourth Page cents per line every insertion.
Third Page 5 cents per line for the first week. AL
subsequent insertions cents per line.
Display Advertising Con Fourth Page only double
above rates. AL Advertising is computed as Nom
parei 10 lines to an inch.
Reading Matter Notices, First, Second and Fourth
Pages, 25 cents per line.
r ading Matter Notices, Third Page, 20 cents per
line.
especial Locals Second Page, Is cents per line.
The GLOBE offers no yearly space, but proposes to
charge by the line for the space occupied, and the
charge for the last day will be the same as for the
first no matter how many insertions are made
Rates are fixed exceedingly low, and no charge is
made for changes, as it is preferable to have new
matter every day if possible.
Minneapolis Office, east end Of City Hall block
second floor.
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4 Touching .speefaele.
New York Sun.

It is spectacle-Beecher weeping at the
contemplation of human wickedness. Mr..
Pecksniff was pretty moral man, and bis
mind was frequently exercised by the frality
of his fellow-worms and the variety of their
pursuits, but we nowhere read that they
moved him to tears Even the morality of
a Pecksnitf rs preferable TO the sicl ening
gush of Beecher
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D11V1O
Clerk of School District No. IL. Ram
Goot11tue County Font Rob the Lord.

Red Wing Republican.
The work on morning newspaper is
done, almost wholly, on the day previous to
its date. Now that the Pioneer-Press is is
sued on Monday mornings, there must be
regular work on Sundays. The compositors
must violate the Sabbath or lose their
''cases.'' Of course the only printer who
lost his case was Goodhue county man
our old friend Robert Bryan. He was the
only man who sacrificed his financial inter.
ests for his principles. The explanation is:
he was from Goodhue county. Goodhue
county is full of it. No one here robs the
Lord of a day which he demands, or a neigh
Dor of his just dues. No one here lectures
other people about their sins while he steals
from them every cent he owes them. They
are all Spartans-like honest Robert Bryan
firm even when it costs money to do right.
Hurrah for Bryant How many men are
there who lose money on account of their
principles?- is outside of Goodhue
county,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-28

GEORGE Fl. Brown of Boston, died, leav
ing the bulk of his estate to his son, George
Clifford Brown. The widow filed objections
to the probate, and the son had his mother
sent to the insane hospital to prevent con-
test of the will. This is flial affection.
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EuZL of Nelcs.
Worthington Advance-Rer

Worthlngton Advance-Rep.
We have received the first number of the
DAILY GLOBE, the new Democratic paper
started at St. Paul by that live Journalist, H.
P. Hall. The paper is full of news, and is
alive and vigorous, 1t has city-fed APP
pearance, something like the N. Y. Sun.
We wish the paper success in everything but
its politics.
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THE WEEKLY GLOBE.

The WEEKLY GLOBE is mammoth sheet, exactly
double the size Of the Daily. 1t is just the paper
for the rcside containing in addition to all the current
news, choice miscellany agricultural matter, market
reports, &c 1t is furnished to single subscribers at
$1.5O per year. Clubs Of five positively to one ad-
dress) for S1.15 EACH
Postage prepaid by the publisher on all editions
All mail subscriptions payable invariably in advance
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-28
Neat and full of Nc,rs.

We have received the first number of the
Daily GLOBE issued at ST. Paul, on Tuesday
morning, by Harlan P. Hall, formerly of the
Dispatch. It is very neat, democratic in
politics and full of news. Mr.. Hall has long
had reputation for making red hot news
paper and the initial number of the GLOBE
indicates that the old disposition remains.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-28

UNDER John Sherman, who, on salary of
$4,000, has in fifteen years amassed for
tune of million, there have been in 1877 in
the United States, 1872 failures, with liabil-
tiles over assets of $192,G69,O00. Will that
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-28

THE light, irreverent and even personal
manner which the Washington Post INDUCES
in, with reference to our distinguished fell
low citizen Gen. James H. Baker, is truly
shocking. The General ought to mollife the
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Viii Ftlla High Niche.

EJaHesV1Ie Afgus-hep.I
The DAILY GLOBE made its appearance up
on our table the past week, and great was
the rush to inspect it, and many and varied
were the remarks made regarding it. On
the whole it was pronounced worthy of Fl.
P, and the high niche it is intended to fill.
Long may it wave.
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Smells Mighty Stromg.
Glencoe Register-Rep.

IUIcncOe feglster--Kep.
That new Globe, started in ST. Paul few
days ago, promises to be one of the most
brilliant in the constellation of Minnesota
journals. It glistens all over, but it smells
shall not feel obliged to say of it that it
''shines to stink and thinks to- shine like a
rotten mackerel by moonlight.
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Chance for Democrats.

i11ICcGoH OHIUH-NFp.J
We are in receipt of the first and second
numbers of the Salt Paul Daily GLOBE.
The energetic and gentlemanly FL. P. Hall is
the publisher, and of course the GLOBE will
be strictly democratic. Democrats, now you
have chance to subscribe for democratic
newspaper, improve your opportunity.
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Success from. the Start.
[St. Charles Times Dem.


new morning Democratic daily paper,
called the DAILY GLOBE, n. P. Hall, Editor
and proprietor, was launched upon the read
ing world, at St. Paul, on Tuesday morning
With Fl. P. Hall at the head of it, it means
success from the start. The Democracy of
Minnesota are to be congratulated upon hay
ing an able, independent, fearless metropoi-
tan daily journal, and that it starts out I'M
der the management of one of the most
successful journalists in the Northwest.
Long may the GLOBE make its daily travels
to battle corruption and official jobbery
everywhere
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-28

How DO Senators and Congressman man
age to make fortunes on their salaries? Re
served for next message of Hayes.
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Deserves a generous support.
Renville Times. Rep.l

I1tc11V111c lilies. IttP'J
The Daily Globe, st. Paul, has come to
hand. It is neat and newsy seven column
folio, and as full of news as an egg is full of
meat. In short, it is a newspaper in an emf
nent degree, and deserving Of a generous
support from the people at large, regardless
of their political notions.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-28

The ethics of Blaine, Hoar and Dawes
have substituted Goldfish for ''plantation
manners in the Senate.
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EDlxHZ tn the Task.

Farmers Union & Minneapolis Tribune-Rep.]
St. Paul rejoices in another daily morning
paper, called TIE DAILY GLOBE. It is DEM
ocratic in politics, is published by n. p.
Hall, whose experience as a newspaper man
and the ample means at his command are
sufficient assurance that The GLOBE has
come to stay. It is a newsy, ably conducted
and neatly printed sheet, and will prove it
self, we think, equal to the task of maintain
ing its ground in the field of morning jour
nalism in Minnesota.
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Success u. the Title.

Anoka Sun and Republican-Indl
in the very title compressed in the above
head, and when it is remarked that the name
of Fl. P. Hall appears at the head of this new
candidate for public favor, all preconceived
doubts of the entire success of the enterprise
at once disappears like the dew before the
morning sun. But enough of vagaries. st.
Paul has new morning paper-THE DAILY
GLoBE-and the first number lays before us,
bristling through and through, as it were,
with life and enterprises very embodiment
of that active body and brain that have ush-
cred it into existence.
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Sprightty Enough. to Lire.

O"atV1i1tI JUuTHdI-htp.I
b. P, Hall, Esq, has started Democratic
morning newspaper at St. Paul called the
GLOBE. 1t is handsome seven column
folio, and appears sprightly enough to live.
If anybody in the State can do the thing
Hall is the man.