Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-08

dopted. All the governments of Europ
and America and all the geographical
and other learned societies If the world
have been invited to send delegates to
this Christopher Columbus celebration
1t is said that Vienna writing mas.
ter has written forty French words on q
grain of wheat and that the words are
easily legble for good eyes. It has
been presented to the French Academy
OF Science.
To succeed you must keep moving
to grow rich you must keep saving.
Que of the most essential duties de.
vo!ving upon teacher is that of guiding
hie mind Of a pupil and in the perform
ance Of this duty, differences 10 ability
to teach are clearly manifested, and
many of the failures in the work OF
teaching, find their primary cause in the
neglect to perform this duty. TO b.
able TO guide the mind Alright, the
teacher must have character. He must
eSemplifv the life that the practical APP
plication of his moral precepts would
exhibit. He must have ability to lead
his pupils toward his high ideal, rather
than the power to drive them toward it.
He needs courage sufficient to sustain a
love for the work at all times and cannot
hope for good results, if subject to fire.
quent spells of desperation. The teacher
too, must be honest. industrious, firm
and cheerful. always respecting the
rights of his pupils and thoroughly in
earnest.
The signature of the President
to recent bill passed by Congress gives
the work of fish culture the dignity of
separate executive office. Mr. Marshall
Mcdonald of Va. has received the APP
pointment TO the newly created office.
The existing taxes on tobacco are as
follows: manufactured tobacco and
snuff are taxed Sc. h.. cigars So. per
1000 & cigarettes soc. per 1000 In,
addition to these taxes, the manufacturer
dealers, and peddlers of tobacco in any
form, have to pay special taxes or IL
cense fees. The total revenue from
tobacco and tobacco trade last year was
$50, los 067. II now appears, from
differences of congressional leaders OF
both parties that the internal revenue
taxes will be taken off of tobacco by the
present congress. President Cleveland
opposed this, however, in his message.
on the ground that tobacco was luxury
that could well bear the tax and the tariff
reformers do not generally advocate the
repeal, but the free trader argues that
30,000.000 of the necessary surplus
reduction will be accomplished by this
repeal. The NJ. S. tobacco Journal op-
poses the repeal, because it says the
trade and cigar manufacturing is fost-
cred by the imposition of the tax, but it
seems that. If the tax on tobacco should
be taken of, mucn moro of it would be
used than is being used. II this be- true
we say keep the tax on it and bury it up
or drive it out Of existence by tax. The
teachers, who are today teaching the
pernicious effect of using tho ST uff, feel
discredited by the differences of public
men in favor of such use. When Blaine
styles tobacco, mo longer luxury but
a necessity when Sherman in Con
gress treats the use Of tobacco as a
harmless indulgence, Though not a
necessity like bread and meat and
when the late Gen. Grant is made 10
testify 'lo tho comfort he derived from
its use; when all these things occur the
teachers have reasons sufficient to be
discouraged, but SO long as we can
observe the filthy stuff marking so many
Of Americas young men for the poor
house, insane asylum and a premature
grave, firm courage to fight it can
never fail us. Socrates says:''he who
knows what is good, and chooses it.
and knows what is bad, and avoids it,
is learned
We saw mention, in last weeks issue
II the HERALD, of the name of our
County Supt. as q candidate for con-
,raccpap III fiic ,po 49,, b,,t e.. ~
If the citizens in this congressional dis
'rict desire to send to congress man
who fully understands the needs and
necessities If The people, aud who will
further their interests by carrying out
heir wishes. and who Is willing and
has the ability to legislste for the com
mon good, we say, we know OF no other
man in the district so we'll qualified tor
the place as our beloved Mr. Harper
But, Grant Co., can not afford TO lose
ais valuable services, we bsl better pay
lin The salary of congressman and
keep him where he is than to let him
20 from rs.
Mr.. Erasmus Cooley has been laid up
or few days with sciatic rheumatism
Misses Elsie Barnum and Mar,
Whilmore, having closed their term Of
.chool, have returned to our school.
Mr. Leonard Barnum closes his school
At MillviIle on Friday Of this week
Rev. Ellis aud the church are holding
a series Of evening meetings here and we
hope good will be done
w. J. Wright is prepared to do all
sinds Of work in the Photograph line.
large work specially, All work
warranted satAhctoFy Fsnnimvre WIS,