Tolland County press., 1883-02-08

-EZfa u. GOlDuEu uBS d A8LlAH OAAAAnSy which he bought of Mir. Glover, eight years ago he has used no other ln hla family, during the time. It IS as sound as when first bought
 Mir. R. E. Steele of the Stafford Springs bakery has two articles of interest to experts in antiques-a silver spoon evidently entirely formed and ornamented by beating, also clay opium pipe, both found by him while blowing in Holland, by an old cellar hole on which it is known that no house has stood for 150 years.
 The Mineral Springs mill IS getting its different departments running again. The carding machinery is now running, and next week will probably find all but the finishing rooms in full run.
 Lent began yesterday.
 -Regular monthly meeting of Torrent Engine Go. next Monday evening.
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 MR. EDITOR Tn the Press of Jan 18th appeared communication signed .sObserver." It invited criticism, and should have it. I have waited, hoping some of the many friends of good schools would reply to it, and 'topen up 8 better line of procedure" thanHthe cold, dead system therein referred to- Not being an admirer of Gov. Butler in any sense what ever, I leave untouched the savory docu- ment which hits such hard blows. I am glad to learn that changes in our midst are contemplated, for the need has long been painfully apparent. Skipping all preliminary logic, can any reader deny that for years Stafford Springs has been drifting along close to the plan Observer lays down, and only within past ten years has any effort been put forth to get out of the rut "imbecility" and get upon the highway of energy and progress. What have oar schools been, what have they done, what the fruits, where the results ? Look up the grown up boys and girls ed ucated at home and question them, and what do they say of a system that gave them little instruction outside of the three R's? Gan you find one of them that has risen to fair degree of intelligence and informatIon-in spite of the semblance of school advantages they had-but will tell you had they, early in life, had the ad- vantages and training which characterize the most advanced and best conducted common schools, their progress in life would have been more rapid, their success more sure, their value to themselves and the community in which they live greatly enhanced As to the fact of only seven per cent. of the scholars being directly benefited by the higher branches taught, do not wish to enter into controversy. It is question for the jury and not for the judge or counsel to decide. My own opinion is that it is an unknown quantity, and no algebraic formula can be found that will give anything near 8 solution like the moral influence of an upright man in a community, the direct benefit cannot be measured, weighed or summed up. think every person belonging to the ninety-three per cent. part can trace ideas, thoughts and facts which are part of his inner life to no other source than the overheard recitations of and explana- tions to the higher classes, classes circum- stances prevented his or her continuing long enough in school to enter Without prolonging argument, it follows that the better the advantages, the more compre- hensive the studies, the more opportuni- ties offered for all to lay up store of ideas valuable to themselves, and if of value to the person. then indirectly valu- able to the community. Let us not lower the standard of oursschools in any respect, rather let us put more thought, more en- srgy, more intelligence, and, if need be, mOf0 mOuey lutO tu6u. A0l lb not De said that we send out poorly equipped laborers, capable only of working by scribe rule, but let it be known and felt that the way to every avenue in life has been opened to the child in our midst, and a knowledge of the tools needed, and the use to be made of them in order to insure success, has been placed before each child, and urged upon it, % shall we attain the desired lend of elevating, purifying, strengthening and snriohing the eommuni- ty. EXAMINER.
 RErAILPRIoEs. Meal, $1. 50; corn, 90; oats, .6O@. 65 -four, $7.25@$9.2 .25 pota- toes, l. DO onions, per qt. .05 beans, 8. 50 i, eggs, .35 butter, .32035 cheese, Is l; lard, .16. Beef --sirloin, 20; porter house, 20; round, .18; soup, A j; roasts, .12@ Is ; salt, .08@.12; edge, 10. Pork-roast, .16 steak. .16; salt, .16; sausage, .1e. Lamb-fore quarter, .12; hind quarter; .16. Veal-steak, 20; stew, .0b@.10 i; roast, .120. .16. Ham. 1S@. .25 tripe, .10; chicken. 2e; oysters s6; turkeys, .22.