Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-21

lh!cIy DGcn strengthened ana repaired.
1t is to be hoped that there will he no
more botch work in our public build
ings for some time to come.
1t seems that c. y Damon, the tailor,
has had financial cmharrassmcuts OF
late. His stock is being disposed of at
Sheriff S sale.
TO give an idea of what the grangers
of the state are thinking about, we
send the following resolutions gotten
up 10y Aaron l}roughton, of Evansville,
chairman OF the committee on agri-
cultural education, ut the meeting of
the state Grange of Patrons of EIus-
bdndry held here last week:
Your commltter, to which was re-
lrrrCd the subject of agricultural
education, hcgS leave to make the fol
loving report:
Since arlStUcratical wisdom is used
by the priests OF humhug to betog and
hclUOl the industrial man, and direct
hla energies 10 support Il vast multi
ludc Ut prrtcntlouS IrampS, who are
unwilling To earn au honest living us
long Us the Industrial man will suffer
Them To sponge their luxurious sub
SIatenCe from the industrial man 5
hard earnings;
since common wisdom of the prac-
tiCal sort would satisfy the aspiration
of the industrial man. and To be
cibowcd oul OF even that 10y the windy
wisdom distilled out of the study OF
the dead languages of dead nations
who now slumher in pagan graves, is
lar too much Tor the patience of the
industrial man OF the granger type;
Since Your committee has studied
the problem of combining the indus
trial luan, with pure intellectual devel-
opmcnt as is supposed To he obtained
from the study ut the classics, So
called, or, in other words To harmonic
the establishment of an agricultural
and mechanical college i'll connection
with 4 college Of letters, il has come To
the satisfactory conclusion that who
ever can Join harmOnlOuSlv inCompat-
lble tempurS or homogeneous materials,
can beat natures laws, and make ice
aGd fire embrace each other to the sat
lStaCtlun of both: and that III the ma
turc of such things there must he an
lrrrprcSSIblr conflict - Il house divided
against itself that must continue mn
til one rules and uYrlShadoWS The
other, or 4 separation must pnSuG. also
/ that when the foundation is wrong,
even II the upper story reaches to
heaven, il must fail, us did the Capltol'S
wing, an example of where those thai
knew the most knew the lCaSt-both
botch work-an eNempiticatlon of arts
tucratical wisdom: aud Ia carry out the
foregoing principles, we submit The toI
lowing rCSNlutlOnS:
Resolved. That the grangerS of Wis
conSn continue more earnestly than
ever To ask Of those in ideal authority
that the common sense of the indus
trial man shall have at least one fan
trial, and that The just prer"gative OF
the chief taxpayers he not forever ig-
nOrcd, by final separation of the
agricultural and mechanical college
from the university proper of the state
of Wisconsin and placed upon an in.
dependent foundation.
Resolved. That the common schools
need more encouragement, and thar
more studies relating to the practical
business affairs of life be introduced
therein. with the view of making the
industrial man Il better ami more
useful citizen. to the end that 10y his
progressive aevclopement he NAV. uIt
der the auspices of the state proper
direct his own energies without the
utliClouS supervision Of arIStocratir
Wisdom.
The Fairbanks Sewing Machine com
pany, of BeIvidere. Illinois. is contem-
plating its removal to this city. lis
projected change is based on desire
to secure better shipping facilities and
more rapid disposal of its produces
rhe company is consulting with the
Business Mems League here, and if Il
small amount of stock is subscribed
by our citizens, Madison will have an
important industry within her limits.
employing nearly two hundred skilled
wurkmen to start with. Ii is TO be
hoped that Madison will wake up and
secure this valuable addition to the
city
! The preseat term of the University
closes on Wednesday. Vacation will
last two weeks and school will com.
mence again on Wednesday. January
! I'd. 1884.
! We notice that one of our state
papers mentions the name of E. ".
Reyes, 10 whom the republican part,
owes so much and pays SO little" AS
| the republican candidate for governor
in 1884. Col. Reyes has been abused