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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27

zion to show wherein their candidate is
o, ,e-tenth part rs well qualified for the
position Of county superintendent Of
pub Vic Instruction.
IRA d. BROUGHER
> Hardly needs an introduction to the
voters of Barton county. Ira has a
friend .on every hill top-or would have
if there were any hills-in the county.
For the benefit of the two or three men
in the ctsunty who have not had the
pleasure Of his acquaintance, we will
briefly state that he ID As years Of age,
bachelor (this last statement was un-
authorized by Mr.. Brougher, but as it
may be for his good we will let it go),
was born in Pennsylvania and came to
Barton county, Kansas, in 1874, taking
a claim in South Bend township. In the
spring of 1862 ,,he enlisted as a private
in the $50 Pa. Vol, Co. F., and lost
his right arm in the famed battle of
Antietam, Md, the following fall. Af-
ter locating in Barton county he was
elected the first trustee Of South Bend
township. In 1877 he was elected to the
Office of county clerk, and again re-
elected i'm 1879 and 1881. Was elected
as clerk OF the district court in 1886,
and we will add right here that he will
succeed himself i'm 1885,. Mr.. Brougher
has always been q democrat, and was
never a candidate on any other ticket;
at the time he was first elected Barton
county was strongly republican.
JOHN SCIIAUF,
The democratic candidate for COM
missioner for the second district, is we'll
known thr oughout the district as a
man who would be careful and con-
servative in the management of county
affairs. he is we'll worthy the support
of every one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
Aystery.

The strangest and most mysterious
disease with which stockmen have ever
had anything to do, made its appearance
among the cattle of Mr.. J. G.. Hubble, q
farmer and stOckman living six miles
north of Jetmore. The trouble was at
first thought to be hydrophobia but up
on more thorough examination and OBJ
servation it was discovered that while
the symptoms would bear out this con-
clusion in some respects, in others they
were wholly different. Some OF the
cattle upon taking the disease would
plunge at the others with its horns and
froth at the mouth and act fully like an
animal afflicted with hydrophobla.
Others would not act so desperate, but
would act wild and dash about as though
they were suffering the most intense
pain and then lay down and expire in a
few minutes. The first one which be-
came sick made sudden dash at one Of
the cattle and the balance OF the her d
en- mass fell upon the mad animal and
horned it to death. Up to Thursday
about noon We are informed that eleven
head had died from the dreadful but
mysterious disease. Sheriff Gillian d ON
Thursday telegraphed the condition Of
things to the Governor, who replied
that his telegram had been referred to
the proper authorities.-Jetmore Sci7a-
ifUr. Q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
rRUITFul AND FAOETIOUs.

News o. the eak-Hospita e3orts..
The home stretch-a nse os she
lounge.
Vitue and happiness ale nothes sac
daughter.
Zeal without knowledge is frs ezse
out light.
Men who are constantly cutting @-
Butchers.
The door-sin of home is the tlsaho..s
Of heaven.
The only thing about some ReeA
their andaciry.
Wise men make more epportua6iee
than they find.
How to get even with some Aesa
Pay what you owe them.
To sit down on a red hot stosss 6G
sign Of an early spring.
Nothing makes devils OF people sffsg
believing them to he such.
A mellon rind mashed all over eAE
sidewalk, is q sign of late fall.
Every man is poor who spends aogC
than he has; NO man is poor ehospen@s
less.
Why is a clever man like pinf Bee
cause his head generally preyent& hiG
going to far.
Wealth may be d bolace, but > solS
ace isn't worth much whea the aEhes
fellow holds three of theEh.
A good man gone wrong is . stgsls
sad enough to make one eish be AaG
been found out before he left.
With the proper embellishments end
a good start, there is nothing thas GiI
travel faster than well-told lies
He couldn't raise the mortgage on his
| building lot, and SO poor man s7ikhous
becoming blind, he lost his site
The best people are the most hke4y
to be attacked by caiumnss as the 9est
fruits are the most frequently Peckn6
| by birds.
sGod made you beautifulsS seid
little Elsa to her fve-year old friendo
shut Mamma is going to make me ssyk-
ishl" she replied.
What an ardent prayer was Gaas os
the colored brotheI who besought Che
Lord to an'int his congregation witb
| ssile" of Patmos.
"Do you keep bananas?" iaquired
Jones of groceryman. Yes, sirSs~
sWhat do you want to keep Shem eoEs
Why don't you sell themF'
DR.. Hammond still sticks 80 it Shag
''death is not necessity Ne iaaeed:
but it will be a luxury to some shen
before the campaign is snore than Galf
| over.
An enthusiastic editor: The tsattle
is now opened" But alas. che inGlli-
gent composifor spelled 'battle' with an
20 and his readers said they Dad 'sus-.
pected it all along.
A Chicago dead beat is said 70 Ise
making a handsome living now by ad5
vertising for wife and requiring all
the applica nts to enclose stamp FOG De-
ply His mail has to be sent up fp Q
wheel-barrow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27

manufactures gets the $6. 9he labor
ing men of this country generally pat
ronize home industries, it is Che rich
men who patronize the foreign manu-
facturers. It is not Che fault of che
wholesale or retail dealers, i6 is the
manufactures that gets the benefit of
the tax and the consumer pays it,
Jim Cr0so," in Lane County Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27

THE BADGE worn by Kansas g. g.
4. veterans columbus mas bee8 men@
tior ed as a Sunfiower. IS eiae stat@
ment has been widely circulated dsy the
state press, it is time to make correc-
ton. The badge is a beautiful one.
From Che bar, a silver grasshopper,
there hangs blood-red ribbon bearing
in letters of golA tie cord 9 Kansas"
To this ribbon is attached golden
sunflower. with a dark center. No
state at the grand encampment had
bette9 Kansas leads.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27

OLD UNCLE Tobe Hutchinson told
some of b;s colored friends who were
'sgoing for him" for being democrat:
"Dat's ali righs. You go yo' way an
III 60 mine Eff my chickens WIZ
fo'ced to roost ez high off de groun, az
sum o'your chickens duZ, I'd leab de
'publikins. git homes. turn dimmycat,
an, let ,em roos closer ter the groun.'
1 don't say you'd steal yo' own chickens,
but eff 1 wuz yo' chickens I'd roos' very
high, eff you voted fo' any odder man
but Clebelan.' OATS wat l sed," and
he walked away.-Lane Co. Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
1884,

It has all along been claimed by the
republican papers that Maine would go
strongly for '.protection,'' it being a
heavy manufacturing state. But it
does not appear that the protection idea
was as popular as the large amount of
money <hey spent to make it appear.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
THIS MEANS CLEVELAND.

fes"Give meni q time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts. true faith anSs ready
hands;
Men whom the last of Office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of Office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men who have honor; men who will NOT lie;
Men who can stand before a demagOgue
And scOrn his treacherous datterie0 witiYout
y winking-
fall men, sun-crowned, who live above the Sog
In public duty and in private thiRking."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27

the oprea house last week. and we will
be tempted to believe that chairman
Galloway. of the democratic state CEN
tral committee has somehow made the
slate for the opposition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
The News From Maine" "

For the benefit of some who have not
followed the papers close enough to get
the exact figures in the Maine election
we give. them here. The republicans
are certainly welcome to all the encour-
agement they can figure out of this:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
OUR coUETY CANDIDATES.

Most ofouls readers will be pleased 20
read q shors descriptive sketch Of the
gentlemen wflo will be elected this fall
to serve the p eople OF Barton county for
the next tV0 years. We shall here give
their ''pedigrees," !" SO far as We are en-
abied TO learn them.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

The effort made by some of the MEM
bers of the legislature to secure TO wo-
men the right to vote does not seem to
have been appreciated by the women
themselves. 1t is clear from the COM
ments reported to have been made by
the wives of members and others that
woman suffrage sentiment is not very
strong in this state. Vermont women
do not quite see how political duties
and responsibilities are compatible with
their duties as wives and mothers. Most
are content to let the men run the ma
chine while they act as the power be-
hind the throne. We do not suppose
that any of those who oppose the giving
of the ballot to women do SO on the
ground OF their incapacity, as some
who are aggrieyed would represent, but
they simply question the propriety of
the measure. We believe now as for
merly, that when the women of this or
any other commonwealth almost uni
versally demand the ballot it will be
granted to them; but, so long as nine
tenths are opposed or Indifferent it is
folly to force it upon them. The little
band of woman sufiragists in this state
has an educational work to do before
our Legislators will be ready to incor-
porate their schemes into the body of
our laws.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

If there was ever a cold-blooded muir
derer, deserving of the death penalty,
Mrs. Robinson of Massachusetts is one
and it is a little singular that her SEN
tence should have been commuted to
life Imprisonment. We can hardly un-
derstand why the Governor and Coun-
ell should have taken this action, unless
because of squeamishness about hang
ing a woman. But when woman
makes a fend of herself it seems as
though she ought to be treated as a
man would be treated under similar
circumstances. Vermont authorities
did not forget their duties to the public
in somewhat similar case. The ques-
ton of sex should be passed by entirely
when great criminals are to be dealt
with.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22
REPORT OF THE NOR
NAL SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The legislature of 1886 provided foi
the appointment of board of commits
sioners to investigate the condition OF
the Normal Schools and make such
suggestions and recommendations as
seemed best TO them. The work of
I this commission and that Of the COM
mission appointed to prepare a new
school bill touched IN part upon COM
mon ground. In accordance with the
Joint resolution Gov. Ormsbee appoint
ed Jonathan Ross, III o. Wheeler, JUS
tus Dartt, II. NJ. Willard and Edward
IL. butcher as commissioners. These
gentlemen have made their report to
the present legislature. We made ref
erence to it briefly last week, we wish
to speak of il more fully this week.
At the end Of the report are figures
giving the number OF graduates from
the three normal schools of the state
since their organization. From these
it appears that Castleton has graduated
29j; Randolph, 40; johnson, $50 !;
total. 1850. Randolph has graduated
more than both of the other schools
These schools have'received from the
state appropriations varying in amount
from 81 800 to nearly So, 900, total "a
mount appropriated sl0S,GS5. Most
of these students have been natives of
Vermont, and the larger proportion
have come from those sections in which
the schools were located. Two points
are made against existing arrangements
-one is. that there should be one nor
NAL school instead Of three. We take
exceptions to this. 1t would be better
to increase rather than diminish the
number Of our normal schools. We
believe our common schools can be im-
proved through them more than thro'
any other agency. Better multiply our
normal schools and not build 50 many
battle monuments. These
are the monuments that do honor to
any commonwealth. The more schools I
there are the more students there will 1
be in them. These schools take the /
place of the old academies in the sec
tions where located SO far as an Eng
lish education is concerned. We do
not believe the statement needs any
proof, that other things being equal.
the graduates of our normal schools
make the most efficient teachers. The
existing schools do not furnish only a
small proportion of the teachers need
ID for the common schools. If the nor
NAL schools are doing a good work e
Iuip them for more work so long as
hat work is needed. And facts show
hat the work is needed. The CONSOLE
lation of these schools would most like
' diminish the total number Of normal
,upils in the state 1t IS not probable
hat any one school could gather to its
as many pupils as are now
gathered into the three existing schools. {
Many are drawn into a school because / !
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22
NO. &--787.
INTERESTING TO VETERANS.

Bostwick Post at Underhill recently
held a well attended campfire.
The Rutland Sons of Veterans gave
an entertainment Friday the 10th.
The G. A. r. Post at Newport gave
an entertainment at their ball last FRI
day evening.
Governor Dillingham; has signed the
bill making the regular appropriation
TO the Soldiers Home.
The G.. A. X. boys Of Bennington
have engaged c. NJ. Russell OF Will
mington to deliver his illustrated Get
tysburg lecture in Library Han, Fri
day and Saturday evenings, the 23d
and oath inst.
The youngest soldier in the war was
Alfred G. White, now pastor Of the
Universalist church At Amesbuy,
Mass. He was born in Ohio, Nov.
II, 1858. and was mustered into the
64th O. v l. in the tall OF 1861 as
drummer boy, being then but eight
years old.
At recent meeting Of the 6. A Il.
Post at st. Johnsbury il was voted to
hold campfire at an early date for
the discussion of the question: ''Did
you have experiences during your
army life that led you 10 believe that
an overruling power was controlling
the events Of the war5"
0riginalpensions have recently been
granted to Nermonters as follows
Michael Steady, Burlington Fl. o.
Peabody, Londonderry J. II. Burpee,
r. G. Rice, Dover; Abel
Norton, Addison; /. c. Smith, Brown
ington Ruth, widow of John Williams,
North Danville; Phoebe, mother OF
f. Wright, South Starksboro. In
,rease, NJ. B. Corey, Grand Isle; II.
G. Barnes, North Hyde Park w H.
Wiley, Newport Center.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

The appointment of l.. 0. Greene as
Inspector of Finance is a most fitting
one. He is admirably qualified for the
position, being very accurate, method
ical and painstaking in business, and
has a wide acquaintance in the state.
He will make a worthy successor to c.
5. Page who declines a re-appointment
and who has made one of the most
faithful officers the state has ever had.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

The marriage of Joseph Chamberlain
a prominent English politician, to the
daughter Of Secretary Endicott, and the
prospective marriage of member OF
the British Embassy to another Amer
lean girl, has alarmed the English pa-
pers, and the American girl is now un-
dergoing a thorough discussion. The
idea that our girls should compete and
win in the English market is distaste-
full to them. 1t would not be surpris-
ing if the English should attempt to
check the importation Of American
wives by means of a high tariff. We
would recommend some Of these per-
turbed writers, before finishing the dis
cussion to come over and see the girl.
They have only to come and see and be
conquered. But all joking aside, is it
not good thing for prominent and in
fiuential families, whether titled or un-
titled, to form these domestic alliances.
1t strengthens the bonds of national
sympathy and puts obstacles in the way
of strife.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22
VERMONT NEWS.

Rev. W. A. Bushee is preparing
TO leave Morrisville.
Willard Sueeter of Essex gets
year at Rutland for stealing poultry.
A mail agent on Passumpsic train
fell on platform recently aud broke
his arm.
A revival interest prevails in the
Methodist church at St. Johnsbury
Center.
Mr.. A. L. Parsons, the evangelist,
began his labors in Townsend Tues
day, the 18th.
Rev. j. c. Houghton of AIildlebury
is supplying the Congregational pulpit
in Weybridge.
St. Johnsbuay is to be lighted by
electricity, and the Thompson-Hous-
ton company has the contract.
Mr.. T. O. Harlow of Srafiord has
accepted call to become pastor Of the
Baptist church in Wilton, \. II.
Mr.. Edison d. Hale, was ordained
to the pastorate of the Congregational
church in Clayton, Cal, Oct. p.
The innocent amusements INDUCED
in by some Of the Fair Haven bows
Halloween We're settled for privately
for 50.
The contest in prize defamation at
the Green Mountain Seminary. Wat
erbury, was on Wednesday evening,
Nov. 2lst.
James Works Of Waterford, who
passed his Tooth birthday last Decem-
ber, died Tuesday morning, probably
of apoplexy.
DR.. Seward Webb has subscribed
$1,000 to the building fund of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
Burlington.
The Baptist parsonage in Hinesburg,
has been refitted and is to be occupied
by Rev. George Page. who has been
engaged as pastor.
Rev. Richard Soaring, late of the
diocese OF Connecticut has accepted
call from the Episcopal church at Ar
lington and has entered upon his du-
ties.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks Of the board
of trustees of Dartmouth college has
been appointed a member of the com
mittee to build Young Mems Christ
an Association building at the college.
4 considerable sum has already beer
'aised for this purpose; $4,000 will
be needed.
Rev. Fay Mills, formerly of West
Rutland, has just closed series of re-
-ival meetings in Philadelphia, in
which ten churches united. Six
.hurches will unite in a similar series
o be held in Roxbury, Mass, near
he close of December. After this Mr.
Mills will return to Philadelphia to
work with 10 other large and iufluen-
ial churches.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

Everybody is discussing the question
lis marriage a failure:" Why don't
everybody try it and find out;-Clip-
per.
As the young editor Of that paper
has no experimental knowledge on the
subject we respectfully suggest that be
obtain a little himself before he advises
any one else in that direction.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

DIR. George Dutton, formerly prin-
cipal of West Randolph academy, has
come to the surface again, this time in
the character of an opponent of vacei-
nation. lie appears before the COM
mittee of public health and protests a.
gainst compelling persons to submit to
vaccination. He argues that the prae-
tice is unhealthy, that it spreads dis
ease, etc. Well, the DR.. isn't anything
without a hobby, and we presume this
is as harmless as any he can ride, as
our Legislators win not be likely to pay
much attention to it. BY the way,
what is going to be done about that
medical college run on the faith or the
Christian science idea at Rutlandi
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

1t is about time for John A. Brooks
the third party candidate tor yiee-pres-
ident, TO be bottled up and laid away.
He has won the place Of champion tool
of the campaign. He had an abomin-
able political record to begin with, and
then like the old darkey he never could
open his mouth without being liable to
put his foot in it. He has now stolen
the title that somebody gave to Blaine
and attached it to Cleveland. "Un-
crowned king" is good "diserowned
king" is infinitely more appropriate
Brooks should 90 into a dime museum.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

of its proximity. Make more of thes,
schools and more pupils viii be secur.
ed, operating within reasonable limits.
Many good teachers are now made up
from the raw material of whom the
public would have known nothing il
only one school had existed.
The other point is, that the one nor
mai school recommended be located in
some large community, so that the pu-
pills can have the benefit Of training
schools and demonstrate their aptness
to teach. They more than broadly
hint that the normal schools located as
they now are in small communities do
not give to pupils the training demand
ed for the practical work Of teaching.
Theory and practice should be connect
ed in a course of training, and our inn
preston is, so far as the Randolph
school is concerned that the theory and
practice are combined. Some of the
time, at least, there has been training
school in connection with the institution
and very few of the graduates of that
school, who were intending to teach
have passed through the prescribed
course of study without some experience
in the practical work of teaching in the
districts and towns near their homes or
in the vicinity of the normal school,
This is a natural method of training
not an artificial one. This IS just the
kind the pupils need. We question
whether il be the best method to place
a teacher in a city school under the eve
of normal school teacher. The posi-
tion is too constrained and artificial.
Give the pupils points upon teaching,
discipline them thoroughly for their
work and then send them out to apply
these points according to the ability
gained, independent Of any direct per-
sonal supervision. More of the good
sought by the state can be secured un-
der the present arrangement than under
that suggested. There is a sense in
which each normal school is the center
Of large field of training schools, in
which the independence and resources
Of the teachers are developed and bro't
INTO use.
1t seems to US as though the report
IF these commissioners might have
,een made much shorter and convey
III that they intended. Stripped of all
hat is superfluous it might be made to
cad Let US have one normal school
n the state and let it be located at
Burlington, where it can come under
he eve of the L. Y. II. Thus coming
n close proximity to the Agricultural
5ollege the farmers of the state may
pc benefited.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Mr.. f. N. Whitney has purchased
the Burlington Clipper and taken pos
session. The first number under his
management looks well and reads well,
and we feel sure he will make it live
and wide-awake local paper.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22
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