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TUlB~AUX.
ALLEN J. BADEAUA

[Successor to J. Badeaux.]
RETAIL GROCER AND DEALER in
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THIBODAUX, La,
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06

limited accommodations. But this apparent
number is not the real number; because a
great many boys and girls, upon arriving at
the age of 10 or 10, are taken out of the schools
of theory and placed in the Ito them) more
valuable schools of practice, the shop and the
counting house, where the education which
will be most serviceable to them in the strug-
gle for existence is acquired by the tuition of
the most useful of all teachers, experience. The
real number of children in Chica. o that ought
to be in the public schools is perhaps one-thi d
of the number who, from the school records,
appear to De out of school-say 1900. These
are excluded from the common schools, in
which they have an equal right with all other
Chi 'dren, mainly because the common school
accommodations are insufficient.
In response to the query, why are common
school accommodations insufficient? the
Times answers by saying that 'the money
contributed by the taxpayers in common
for the support of common schools has been
largely Incorporated TO the establish
'ment and support of select schools, from
which pupils in common are excluded"
and adds:
The scnool statistics tor 1877 are not yet pub
lished (the foregoing figures being approXima-
tions.) But the school report for 1876 SHOWS
that the total average number of pupils in the
public schools was 3S,08i. The total number in
the "hiCn SclOOlSN WAS.
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Officers hereafter are not to have the same
allowances for Communication and forage but
the efficiency of the officers in the field has
not been diminished. Officers of the army
hereafter will have to receive such quarters
as the United States furnish. As conse-
quence Communication for quarters is abel
ished, and officers doing holiday duty in the
various cities and posts will have no
advantage in this regard over the brave
fellows who are on duty hunting Indians.
This one item Will save the government
several hundred thousand dollars annually,
money for the expenditure of which there
has been no authority. Ii officers want to
live in hotels or in fine residences they will
have to foot the bills. AS matter OF
course the officers kick like mules, but
abuses will have to be stopped whether they
are pleased or displeased.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06
HIGH SCHOOLS VS.. FREE SCHOOLS.

Evidences are multiplying that high
schools as adjuncts of the free school system
are becoming unpopular with taxpayers
generally, and the whole question is des-
tined at an early day to be subjected to a
very thorough and critical examination
with regard to cost and benefits. The
Chicago Times, in a recent issue, devotes
considerable space to the subject, and de.
monstrates by what appears as entirely
reliable data that the cost Of high school
education, as compared with the free school
expenditures, is out of all reasonable pro
portion. The Times holds that the high
schools of that city ARE not in reality part
of the common school system" but on the
contrary are costly, special and select
schools limited to the special use and
advantage of few, and adds:
they are not common Schools for they are
not schools common To all pupils within what
is called the ''schDOl age TGey are species
OF college, To which only such pupils are adj
United as have passed through the common
schools (thOse from private schools being alb
soluteiy excluded)-dnd they are not common
even 10 them, for only such can gain admit
lance pass prescribed examination in
preparatory studies. They are In the strictest
/ sense of the term select schools, whose dooiS
are closed against pupils In common, ana are
/ open only 10 such as are selected by the pre-
Scribed method.
/ Let Us ,esJ the proposition by the facts. The
latest school census shows that the e are ia
Chicago OF the "schOOl age" from To Il W ars),
/ ilO,lSI children. The common schools are
open to all these children; there Is no dlScrim-
I ination, no test by which they can be excluded.
/ But Tn common school, accommodations are
Insufficient for all, or for half of them. The
school statistics SHOW that the total number OF
pupils in the common schools OF this city l.
| only a little over 4j,OUV. But the number OF
| private schools in the city is greater than the
| npmber of public (IaX support dl schools, and
| the stats les show that the number of pupils
/ in the private schools il about 500. N the
public ana the private schools together, the
whole number OF pupils is, therefore
"a 100, leaving over 500 VINO, n they
are not found In the high schools
are apparently not attendants upon any
| schools whatever. The whole number OF pa
| pills in the high schools Is less than hfteer
hundred. Apparently, then, there are 51,oc
children, OF the school age, In the streets o
! Chicago, who ought to b in the puDlie schools
but VINO are excluded there4roan by the to-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06
THE ARMY.

The times are hard, money scarce and bus
mess is PROSTATE. Economy is therefore in
order. The democratic party is pledged to
retrenchment and reform. Since it has been
in power In the national house of represen-
tatives it has saved the country many mil
lions of dollars, and still 1t is pruning. 1t has
now got to the army, and proposes to save
annually 81, 100000 to the tax burdened
people of the country. Messrs. Banning and
Bragg. of the military committee, both SOL
diers have been doing some excellent work
which has been approved by the military
committee, and the bill prepared lOps off a
great number of army abuses. Below we
give the changes the bill makes in the pay OF
officers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06

democratic party for the past seventeen
years almost forbids that it should become
a force in reform" The people of Indiana
are not likely to allow such talk to defect
them from their purpose to better their con-
dition. nor to allow the ambitions OF few
aspirants to triumph at the expense of the
business welfare of the state. The general
good is now demanded, asd since the demo.
cratic party is in better position to secure
it than any other party, the people Of Indi-
ana are likely to place their votes where
they will secure the largest and the most
lasting benefits.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06
Chs Semtimst.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 6.
HAYES AND HIS VETO.

Elsewhere in the Sentinel will be found
the veto message of Il. B. Hayes. the presi-
Dental fraud, forbidding the passage of the
silver bill. We also have Geographic advices
that the house OF representatives promptly
passed the bill over the veto by vote
of 1876 ayes to 7S nays-22 votes more
than the constitutional two-thirds ma
jority, and that the senate quickly
followed suit in vetoing the veto by vote
of As yeas and 10 hayes. We can conceive of
no greater humiliation of the presidential
fraud, unless it be his impeachment for &C
cepting office from the crime cursed return
ing board conspirators From this day
Hayes is dead and damned. The people
spew him out of their mouths. He ought to
be tried, convicted and sent to the peniteE-
tiary with Anderson. He represents nothing
but fraud. Occupying an Office to which he
cl1med upon ladder of lies, he talks of bad
faith" accepting office from felons, he
pirates of "unflinching fidelity" appointing
perjured villains to Office who live off OF the
earnings of honest men, he sends hOmilies to
congress about sacred obligations" The
wretch who watched the progress of fraud
in overruling the will of the people,
he would have the people believe that
he has honest and firm convictions" in
regard to the right. Henceforth Hayes has
no party but ShylOcks and officehOlders.
Accepting Office with tainted title, still
Hayes might have got through his term
without msssing the indignation OF the
Rr4 ha hos
chosen 8 different course, and must take
the consequences. He is to day the
most distinguished miscreant in the
world. AS a representative of perjury
and forgery he has no cOmpeer. He stands
alone the official monument of fraud and
lies. That his opinions are regarded of no
consequence whatever the vote of the house
of representatives and in the senate is con-
elusive. His reasons for the veto are disre-
garded, and his authority spit upon. As the
agent of the Sbylocks he is despised, and his
veto message is likely to create 8
demand for his removal from office
The people are tired of this eternal antag-
onism to their interests, and since Hayes has
no valid title to the Office he holds. and uses
his authority only to oppose the welfare OF
the country, it is more than likely that the
people will demand his resignation or his
impeachment for completely with the Louisi-
ana returning board frauds. At any rate,
his influence as president is gone. He
has shown his hand. and done his utmost
to crush the people. Henceforth there will be
no peace for Hayes. A fraud from the begin
ming, he may escape the penitentiary, but
by common consent ne Will be regarded as
despicable as Anderson, or any of the
returning board miscreants. The silver bill
is law in spite of Hayes, and the country
will rejoice.
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Another World Fable
xr1--rHE WOLF IN CHEAP CLOTHING

XII--THE WOLF IN CHEAP CLOTHING.
An elderly Black Sheep of Means having
advertised for a Housekeeper, received a
Reply on scented Paper. directing him to
call at a certain ThickeJ On doing so, what
was bis Amazsment to find himself con-
fronted by Wolf in Cheap Clothing, who
Immediately sprang upon him and devoured
him.
Moral Served Him Right
XIII-THE PRoDIGAL SON AND THE FATTED CALF.
A Fatted Calf, hearing an unusual Stir in
the Household of its Owner, inquired the
Cause thereof, and was informed that its
Owners Prodigal Son had just returned from
a Foreign Tour, wherein he had acquired
much Experience in the matter of Railroad
Ties "In that case" said the Fatted Calf.
excitedly, Il have no Business here. Far
be it from me to intrude on the SacreGness
of a Parents Joy. Two's company. but
three isn't" and be fed into the Wilderness
before the Rejoicing Sire could ask what
there was in the House for Dinner.
Moral Better is Dinner on Herbs than
to be Fatted Calf at a Banquet.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06

The fact is stated officially that in the
departments at Washington women are
doing work for 5000, while men are receiy-
ing 81 200, 81, 400 and $1,000 for doing pre-
cisely the same work.
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Ti,s general impression seems to be that
Hayes the presidential fraud, will add to the
load OF infamy be now carries by vetoing
the silver bill.
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Total pupiIs.................... ,OO9 Av. 800 OIL
From which the reader will see that the av-
erage expense per pupil, for the ~ per cent. OF
the pupils served by the high schools, was
nearly three times the average expense per
pupil of the 971z per cent. of the pupils served
by the common schools.
Can any rational person pretend that schools
that participate in the benefits of the school
fund-schOOls from which ~ per cent. of
those pupils are excluded-schO0ls which con-
sumo per cent. of the school money for the
special benefit of2& per cent. the pupils who
share in the public school systen-Schools for
the special education of so insignificant frac-
tion of the pupils at nearly three times the
expense per pupil that appears in the common
SchOOlS-can any person OF respectable under
standing pretend 10 say that such special
schools for the few at the cost of "a fund which
is perfectly absurd to call the common schools.
Common schools are schools which are COM
mon to and for all, and from which none Is
status or OF anything else.
The subject is also being discussed in the
east, and we see it stated that:
The board of education in New York a few
days ago reduced the salaries of teachers very
materialiy-at Chicago the prOpriety of cur
failing the time for teaching has been taken
under serious consideration as a necessary eX-
pedient to reduce public expenses. The board
OF education at Rochester, n. V, has voted, III
to 3, TO abolish the free academy in that city
on the ground, which Is the correct principle,
that the state has no right to educate beyond
what is known as the common rudimentS-
reading, writing and arithmetic.
As the discussion proceeds it will be re-
quired of the advocates of the high schools
as a part of the free school system to show
that the common and high schools combined
are of so much importance to the perfection
of the system of common school education,
and of such advantage to the state that the
high schools can not be discontinued as a
part of the system without great injury.
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HAYES can not veto Anderson out of
prison.
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The MISSOURI state prohibition central
committee met here to day and resolved to
call a state convention TO meet az st. Louis
on June to nominate sts.e ticket.
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From which il appears that the number of
pupils in the high schools in 1876 was only %
per cent. of the nhOle number in the public
schools.
The total current cost of the schools in that
year was S7l0.62S' The total current cost of the
h gh schools was Sj2,i 1872. From which il will
be seen that though the high schools served
only 81 per cent. of all the pupils, they con-
sumed per cent. of the school money.
The same fact is exhibited in another way.
The expense per pupil of supporting the com
mon schools in 1876 appears from the report to
have var ed in the different schools from Sl2 81
to Subtitle expense being highest In those
schools where German and other foreign Ian
guages are taught to a few pupils. The average
expense per pupil in the common SCHOOLS was
1885. In the select or high schools the eX-
DenSe Dupil IS follows:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-05
The New York HerOld referring to

The New York HerOM referring to
the European war, says:
"In the present aspect of affairs it
seems to be probable that England
will lave to make up her mind be-
tween allowing Russia to finish the
war and make peace in her own way,
or accepting the alternative sugges-
ted by the Pail MdH Gazette. A
general European war would, of
course, be Americas gain. 1t would
build up our shipping, make us the
carriers for the world, enrich our
producers, swell the profits of our
great railroad lines and advance the
general interests of the country and
especially ofNeW York. The human
itarians will tell us that we ought
not, on that account, to desire war.
Perhaps not. War is to be depIored
as we know by our own sad expert
ence. But two great nations are
already at each others Threats in a
quarrel which has produced many
wars, and the horrors of the strife
have not often, If they haYe ever,
been surpassed"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-05
from this untoward state of things

from this untoward state of things.
Let them all resign, and then from
each party haye neU men appointed,
who shall be authorized to audit
every claim, and issue therefor GER
tificates of Indebtedness, payable out
of the levy of 1879, 1880 and 1881.
Let them bear 7 per cent. Interest,
and be issued to the holders of the
claims, and when creditors are not
willing to receive them let them be
sold, so that the present debt may be
promptly and satisfactorily settled.
Let all obligations for the present
year me made wife the understand
ing that they shall be paid from this
years. taxes, and none be liable to
demand till January LIST, 1879. Teach
ers and creditors of every kind will
be satisfied with this if they are only
told in advance what they may ex-
pect and know that they can depend
upon their money at that time
Build no new school houses. and for
no purpose but for strictly educa-
tional contract any debt whatsoever
until the present one is liquidated
Let the Examiners and every other
salary for the present year, aud until
the debtsis paid. be proportioned to
the time the schools are in session
With these suggestions carried into
effect, with Others that may be pro.
posed, and with the cooperation OF
the tax payers, we can, within three
years, put our school affairs upon a
substantial basis, without depriYing
any boy or girl in the county of a
days schooling that our tax payers
can afford them.
Perhaps these suggestions are ROT
practicable because Of lack Of power
to issue such evidences of indebted
ness as is proposed. If this is Sc
we ought at once to procure the pas
sage of an act enabling such an issue,
and as tits question of merely local
concern, there can be no doubt OF its
prompt enactment.
Wiser heads may propose some
more excellent way out of our present
trouble, for some way ought at once
to be devised by which our children
shall not be swindled out of their fair
share of schooling, or our tax payers
burdened with a merciless levy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-05
SATURDAY, JAN. 5, 1873.

We learn that no appointments of
School Commissioners have been
made, owing to difference or opin-
ion between their Honors the Judges,
Pearre and Motter, Judge Alvey
having refused for more than year
past to take any part in the appoint
ment of the School Board.) From
the petitions numerously signed by
the tax payers of the county, which
were presented, and from other facts
which came to his knowledge, Judge
Pearre favored an entire change in
the School Board, and urged the ap-
pointment of Messrs. d. f. Offutt,
VIM. r. Getty and John E. Gnagey
in their stead. Judge Motter was
unwilling to make any change as to
Messrs. Brydon and Delawder, but
was willing that Judge Pearre should
name a third man, provided he
would sanction the reappointment of
Messrs. Brydon and Delawder, which
he could not conscientiously do.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-05
THE LEGISLATURE.

Especial to the Cumb. Alleganian.)
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. 1.-THE
Senate met to-day and Senator J. +.
Lee, of Carroll county, was temper
airy President. The members were
sworn in and the Senate adjourned
until Wednesday. 'h . 90. .
The H1use met at IL O'Clock and
Hon, Murray Vandivier, of Hartford,
was called to the chair. The roll was
called and the House adjourned until
Wednesday.
In the Senate caucus held tonight
Hon. J. F. Lee, Of Carroll, was chos-
en- President; Augustus Gassaway,
Secretary; w. j. Hiss, Reading
Clerk - Aarcher, Journal Clerk ;
and - Porter, Sergeant-at-arms.
In the House caucus last night
Hon. Fetter $. Hoblitzell, of Balti-
more city, was chosen for Speaker !;
Hon. Milton Y. Kidd, Chief Clerk !;
and DIR. VIM. II. Cole, Reading
Clerk.
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right, a dozen of the MeXicans picked
up Howard and carried him away.
While this was going en- John At
kinson, who had been with the
Rangers and was treating with the
MeXieans, came to the Rangers and
told them to surrender by order of
Lieut.. Toys, which they did. At
kinson, Howard and Mcbride were
put in front of their graves, and nine
shots were fred at them. Howard
stoop perfectly defiant, and received
his death wounds with his hands in
his pockets. Lieut.. Toys was notified
before going to treat that bis quarters
were mined, and would be blown up
unless he surrendered. Howard
was not killed by the Shots and an
old Mexican ran his sword through
his body, which was afterwards
literally cut to pieces. The Next
cans then threw the bodies into holes
and covered them up with sand,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-05

1t seems that no canal can be made
self-sustaining, and the few that are
still in operation will inevitably be
abandoned. In order to compete
with the railroads for a portion of
the carrying trade the tolls must be
put down to a figure that will not
cover the cost of necessary repairs.
The Erie Canal, which was expected
to hold its own for a century or
longer, is running behind. In 1876
the receipts from tolls were 81 ,340,-
0O3, and in 1877 only $3.50, S66-a de-
crease ofS459, 3I7. The bulk of freight
transported was much larger than
during the preceding year, but be-
ing carried at unremunerative rates,
the increase in business only sWelled
the total loss. There was gain of
II per cent. in tonnage, and a loss Of
"a per cent. in receipts.
We see it stated that the James
River Canal, which was greatly
damaged by the recent floods, will
not be repaired west of Lynchburg,
and that the whole of the second
division Extending from Lynchburg
to Buchanan) will be abandoned. AS
all the world knows, Virginia is
somewhat crippled in her finances
and cannot afford to keep public
works in repairs which can only be
operated at loss. Although the
Buchanan division of the canal is
seventy or eighty miles in length
and cost several millions Of dollars,
the State will save money by allow
ing it to go to ruin.
Our own canal the Chesapeake
and Ohio is also in had condition.
The losses occaisoned by the prolong-
ed strike Of the boatmen and the
prostration Of business occasioned by
the railroad strike have affected its
revenues to such an extent that it
cannot repair the damages occasion
ed by the late floods unless the State
advances portion of the money,
The taxpayers of the State are
obliged to face the ugly fact that they
must net only pay the interest on
the debt contracted in the eonstruc-
ton of the canal, but that they must
also furnish the money whenever
any extraordinary repairs are requir-
ed. 1t is not a pleasant thing to con-
template the abandonment of a work
that has cost twenty millions of
dollars: but we have no reason to
suppose that the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal will escape the fate that
has already overtaken so many sim
liar bitches in Others States. - Bdlto.
american.