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Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Tho "sentence System .

Charles Dickens, while visiting the
Massachusetts school ship, was called
upon for a ''speech." He responded by
saying, "Boys, do all the good you can
and make no fuss about it,"
Mr.. Dickens, as his novels attest, be-
heved in the beneficial effect of a pithy
saying and a striking proverb-pointed
words which would fasten themselves in
the memory. The conductors of the
Netherlands Mettray," one of the model
reform schools Of Holland, use this "sen.
tence system" as a means of moral edu
cation. They hang on the walls sucf
sentences as thesei
"He who seeks himself will not fine
God;" "a poor man he who has nothing
but money" "He is a fool who lives poo
to die RICH" Labor has a golden bot
tom;" Scare for the moments, and thes'
will care for the years"
Sometimes a boy is made to learn
sentence by heart. One boy was over
heard using foul speech to a comrade
He was ordered to read to the boys every
morning for eight days this sentence
''It is better to be dumb than to use TIN
tongue for filthy talk" Il made hin
clean in speech: Youths Companion.
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5a2 Washington b., New Work
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Supposed to be Over 1900 Years Old,

In the province Of Canton are occa-
sionally dug up ancient copper gOngs or
drums, which some say were made by
the aboriginal Laos tribes, others say by
Ma Yuan, the renowned commander who
invaded Tong King in A. D. Al and
quelled the rising of the rebellious tribes
against the Chinese, erecting a pillar of
bronze on the extreme southern border
of the chill country" The Nan-hai
MaiO temple, at Canton possesses two OF
these curious monuments, one large and
one small; the characters are mostly in
decipherable, owing to the length of time
they have been under the ground. The
larger one was obtained from the tomI
of barbarian chief 1 900 years ago, dur
ing the Tang dynasty at Kao-chow; the
smaller one at tSunchow, They are much
valued as rarities by the Canton people
A very fine sounding one was dug III
lately and presented by the finder to th(
Temple of COnfucius. - Chinese Elk
change.
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a.-Stops to let Off passengers from Philadel-
phia aud Wilmington.
b.-StOpS to take on passengers for Wilmington
Gnd Philadelphia.
NelO castle accommodation Trains-Leaye Will
mington 600 a. IN. and255 p. m. Leave New Castle
$50 u. m and 80 p. III.
Ha- Express train leaving Harrington at $50
a. m, and arriving at 5.44 p. m, runs through
solid to and from Baltimore, Uia POrter's and
Newark.
New York, Philadelphia G Norfolk R. Il.
Leave Philadelphia, Old Point Express, ll2O
p. m. daily, Baltimore 9O8 p. mr Wilmington
l2.O5 a m, daily, stopping At Dover and Delmar
regularly; and at New Castle, KirkwoOd, N i'd
dletOwn Clayton. FELTON,, Harrington, RI4dge-
vile and SeaiOrd to leave passengers froya Viii
miugtOn and points North or take on passengers
for points south of Delmar
The II 20 p. N. also stops on signal st Laurel.
NOrthbOUnd trains leave Delmar % a. IN. =. daily,
Dover zi3 a. N. regularly; arriving at Whining
ton 10 a m, Baltimore $50 a. m, and Philadel-
phia 10 a IN.
The los a. m. train also stops at Seaford,
BridgeVlIe, harrington, FELTON,, Clayton and
MiddletOWn to leave passengers from points
South of Delmar, or take on passengers for VIII
mington and points North. Also stops on signal
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE. MARYLAND * VIRGINIA R. R.
Leave Harrington tor IeweS lIO5 a. m. and
04I p. IN. For Franklin ana way stations II %
a. IN. Returning trains leaves Lewes for Harring.
ton $50 a. m, and 2.4j p. m. Leave Franklin
7.O5 "a. N.
For Berlin, leaves Harrington l1.O5 a. m. Re
turning, leaves Berlin S07 a. m.
QUEEN ANNE " KENT X. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centrevile and way stations $50 a. m. and 74i
| p. m. weekdays
DELAWARE ECHESAPEAKE K. R.R.-Leave Clayio?
| Tor oxford and way stations 1905 a. IN. and , II
| p. m, week days.
| Cambridge ~ SEAFoRD Il. R.-Leave Seaford fol
Cambridge and Intermediate stations 1l5U a N.
| week days.
| CoNNECrIONs.-AtP Porter, with Newark lG Della
! ware City Railroad. Al Townsend with Queer
! Anae s& Kent Rail road. AtClaytOn with Delaware
! & chesapeake Railroad and Baltimore Il Delawart
| Bay Railroad. AZ Harrington with Delaware
! Maryland Virginia Railroad AtSeaford. with
Cambridge d aeafoFd Railr0ad At Delmar with
| New York, PHILADELPHIA L Norfolk Wicomico <
! Pocomoke, and Peninsula Railroad
CHAS. z. PUGH, General Manager
J. R WOOD, General Passenger Agent
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VINEGAR BITTERs,

The only Temperance Bitters known. 1t
stimulates the Brain and quiets the Nerves,
regulates the Bowels and renders q perfect
blood circulation through the human veins,
which is sure 70 restore perfect health.
GEO. W. DAVIS. Of 169 Baroone st New Or
leans, La writes under date of May 10Th, 1883, as
follows: Il have been going TO the Hot Springs,
Ark, for fifteen years for an itching humOr in my
blood. have just used three bottles Of Vinegar
BitterS, and il has done me more good than the
springs. It is the best medicine made"
JOSEPH J. EAGAN, of No. % West St, New
York. says: Have not been without Vinegar
BitteTs for the past twelve years, and consider il
a whole medicine chest in our family"
MRS MATTE FURiUSON. of Dryden. n.
says, Vinegar BitterS is the best medicine ]
ever tried; it saved my life
7. +. BAILEY, OF Humboldt Iowa says "Vin-
egar htt9rS cured me Of paralysis ten years ago
and recently it cured me of rheumatism"
MRS. WIN. A. DAVIS, Of Camden, n j., says
Il have suffered greatly from indigestion and
bowel troubles, and Vinegar Bitters gave me
great relief"
JAMES II. DWYER, of Webster, Mass, writes
| 81 always use Vinegar Bitters as spring med.
icine, and have the best of health
l. COLEMAN, n Montgomery ST., New York
writes: Il find your Vinegar BtteFs . tirst-class
tonic"
Thousands Of other testimonials sent on appli
catian, also ladies book free.
Address, R. II. MCDONALD DRUG co,
5a2 Washington st New F0Fb
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Philadelphia, Wilmington I Baltimore Railroad,
DELA WARE DIVISION.

ln atfi after December lGth 1858 Sundays ex-
ce DtcaA, trains will leave as follows:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-08

il swlecifa prawie wsrod corsz
wiecej zapadajacsgo zmroku, a
d}ugie i rzadkie lego wfosy,
rozwiane powiewem wieczor-
nego wiatru, 2adawaty tel tru-
piebladej twarzy wyraz ekrop.
ny, niemal szatanski. Z zafo-
aoneml rekami stall Jan tax
przez chwile, wrzaca Mamie
tnescia piers jego wznosi}a sic
i spadafa, )ak gdyby PEEK sat
mu chuiafa a zfowregi ~zrok
jego skierowany byi W strone
ciche; chaty farmera Ludwika,
ktora wkrotce JUL STAG sic mia.
Ia jego wlasnoscia.
Wreszeie, wreszczie uda-
TO mi SIC rozmowe ich postu-
chae; = zasyczal szyderczo
rrzez zacisnlete zeby - a
wiec ME pobiora sic re wzgle-
du ma uczucia biednego, go
dnego politowanla Jana! TAX,
lltuja sic mad biednym Janem,
ktorego to obchodzi& ME Po-
winno, kiedy wesele wypra-
via; - ktorego le4 obchodzic
ME powinne, lie mu obey prey
bysz porwaf wybran4 i tenn
samem SERGE mu wyrwaf. TAX!
Ona ola mnie byfa przezna.
czona ! moja byfaby zosta}a,
gdyby losy ME b.fy sprewa-
dzlly tego przeklstego przybfe-
dy! Ale ME posiadasz jej jesz'
cze, - zawo}af ochrypfym 2
wscleklosci gfesem, wznoszac
plesG zacisniona W strone, W
kterej zniknat pred chwila
mlody strzelec, = ME pesia-
dasz ]ej jeszcze i posiadae jej
nie bedziesz. Albo ia, albo Ia
den z mas!
M6wiac to, oPari sic o drze-
wo i PEDESTAL dtu2szy ezas ME
ruchomie, iskhy W myslach "a
topiony; okropne musiaty
bye obrazy, kt6re pred du-
sza jego sic przesuwaiy, DO
Nilkakrotnie brzvdkie przeklen-
silva wybiegaly z spienionyeh
ust jego.
- Me tutaj - ME! - wy
szeptaf wreszcle - nie tutal,
gdzie ramie sprawledliwosci
doslegnaG by mnie megfe i
zemsta moja byfaby 2byt tru
dna do wykonania; ME, ME
tutaj; = | mowiac Ue sfowa
zasmiaf sic dixie i wolnym
Srokiem udat sic wzdfu2 lasu
W strone wlasaej zagrody.
".
Wiosna panowafa lnz W ca.
lei swej pefni, gdy szerok1
szlak wlodacy przez olbrzymie
stepy amerykanskie cd brze-
Cow rzeki Missouri al do gol
skalistych odgradzajacych Ka-
lifornia Cd wschodniej Amery'
XII, pokryf sic mrowiem ludz
zda1ajacych do tel zletodajne
krainy. Dniem i noca clagne-
iy tam wielkie wozy pokrytt
biafeml pfachtami pfociennemi
W kt6rych ma skrzyn'aeh f,
sprzetami siedzia|y nlewiasty
dzlecl, podczos gay mezezyzn
: jechali keEno obok wozu, lul
dozorowali zabraue SODA by
die. Swiezy i wesoly wyra'
i twarzy, malo jeszcze zuzyt'
odzienie pojedynczych wy
chodzcow, jake tel bral
wszelkich niepotrzebnych de
tad srodkow ostroznosei wska
3 zywaty, " wychodzcy cd DIN
: kilku dopiero zna]dowali ST
ma dz.kim bezpanskim stepi
i ze zadnych wa2niejszych nj
: doznali przeszkod, AMI przyge'
n~ieprzyjemnych. Ogolna we.
i sotosS tych ludzi zdradzaia dc
bra Ware W p~rzyszfose i ma
J dzieie pieknei ~prZysz1osci, kite
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-08

: lspiej bys tel zrobif, nie
edchedzac dzlslaj, przeciea Ju-
tro dosy6 bedziesz miai ma to
czasu! -
A tax! - przerwaf jej
smie)ac sic Hsnryk, = miaf-
bym czekae do ULTRA, ably
znow pred wisczerem cd
Cieble sic ME oderwas? Me,
Anne! keniscznie dzisiaj jesz-
cze wyruszy6 musze, zraszta
mann jeszcze dwie godzlny
ezasu, MIN noe zapadnie, Kto-
ra u stsrege Musllera przspe-
DE; chce dis jeszcze ujsc spo'
ry HAWAI- dregi, ably ]utro exc
10 pofudnia stanae W mlescle.
Pestaraj sic tylko o to, ably
braeia twoi pejutrze ma czas z
wozem sic stawili, a ia wszy-
stke p:zygatuje tax, abym jug
"a dni kilka znew do was
megf powrocie. =
= Badz spokolnym, jul o
to sic postaram. Ale przyrzscz
mi, il ME bedziesz sic staraf
spetkaS sic z Janem; bardzo
Gle 0 TO prosze, Henryku! -
Be wiazlsz - dedafa pc chwl-
Ii, obawism sic barazo wa
szego spotkania. Jan niezmier-
ME jest pepsdliwym n'eprzy-
Jamie wzgledem c;ebie uspo-
sobionym. Cd tego czasu, kie.
dy do mas zawitaies, jeszcze
ami razu sic na fannie n~eszej
ME pekazai.
A colby Jan mogl mice
przeciwko mnie i toble. Pre-
eiez masz wfasna wole i tyi-
ko tego weimiesz sob'e Ia me-
Ia, ktory najlepiej oi sic pc
doba! Albo CO 60 to obche-
die mole, ]ezeli zam,ast W
Kallfornii luz tutai sic pob!e
rzemy?
Zapewne na zfe nam te.
60 bra& nie mole, dtogi Hen
ryku, - odpawiedzia}a Anna
- ale przyrzektam mu, sby
ME drazni& 60 wiecej, sdy M
sic owege wieczora oswiadczyf
il tutaj "a maz ME wyjde
Zazdrosc i close Jana ME qua
| ia atoli granie, i wszystkiegt
pc MIN spo9ziewac sic mozna
ola tege tel prosze cle, uni
kaj go, . lie meaesz!
A vice dopiero W dni'
wyjazdu naszego nam sic twyn
rodzicom eswiadczye? = "a
pytaf Henryk sciskajac dfo1
dziewczyny.
= Now z mimi, kiedy cheese
albe NOW z mimi pc powro.
Gle twoim z miasta, = odrze
kla Anna tulac gfowke swej
do ramienia Henryka. = Ke
chaja Gle "a bardzo, ably odlnt
vic CT mleli. Ale presze CT
usilnie, nle Aadaj cd Mich, alb.
Stub nasz odbyf si4 jeszcz
pred wyjazdem. Pomysl ty
ko, lie ten biedny Jan by wy
cierpiaf widzqc mnie iona il
nego. Zaraz W Kalifornii alb
juz W najblizszem niescie, ktt
re napotkamy pc drodze, eh'
tn1e po)de z toba do o}tarz'
tylke ME tutaj, gdzie dill
wzrok Jana wiecznie stafby n
priced oczaml ] szczesliwe "a
TRIVIAL mi chwlle!
A zatem MECH sic sta
ME, jak zadasz kechana An
ne! Me zwracaj jednak2e ty
znow uwagl ma tego niSczen
nika. Wierza] mi, IL ME wa
on tege, ably obraz jego ust
wicznie iak wlamo rrzykre st
wal pred teba. Badz mi VIII
zdrowq oczekuj mnle "a d:
kilka!
Pc tych s1owach usclsne
, sic m1odzi raz jeszeze i He
. ryk puscif sic W droge. Pr
stanat atoli JUL ma krancu
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-08
TRY CR0bY.
Obrazek zyciaa merykahsklego'
(Ciag dalszy.)
(Ciqg dalszy.)

Gdy wreszcie cafe wyruszy-
10 towarzystwo, p6fnec dawne
Jul minsfa. Reka W reke z
wese]emi piesniami pestepowa-
~ parry "a parami wsrod CT
CHEZ i piekneJ jesisnnel neey:
Me predzej zas rezesli sic 81
nisstrudzeni mfedziency, depo-
kad drzwi rodzianej chaty "a
estatnia z dzlewczat sic ME
zamknefy.
/ ma farmie starego Ludwl-
ka wszystko jua spafo. Hen
ryk speczywat we snie giebo:
kim, marzac o czerwone] klsol
kornu to zpew o dalekiej swe]
eiczyznle. l Anna dziwnie we
snie widziala ebrazy, a Jaw
szs patrza1y ma MIA wsrod sen.
nych wldziadef tie piekne l
szIachetne eczy mfedego strzel-
ca.
Cztsry Baissiace Ninety Cd
czasu tego i zlma sic skonczy-
Ia. Zapasy, Stony i slana W
szopach starego Luiwika INA
cznie sic zmiejszyly, a stosy
drzewa pod sciana znikiy zu-
pe}nie. Gaia natura nova PREY
brafa pestae, step swie&a pc
kryf sic zielenia a wesoie sple-
wy ptaszat napefniafy powle-
trZe.
W rodzinis farmera Ludwi-
ka ETC sic ME zmienifo. Przy-
getewania do zamierzoneJ pe-
drezy do zfotodajnej Kal'for-
nil byfy JUL prawle ukenezo-
ne, lecz wciaz lesscze skrze
tnie pracewano, ably jak maj
rychleJ W droge wyruszye. Sta
~ farmer byf weso}y .]ak Ia
wsze, a i dzlsci jege niecier-
pliwie wyczekiwafy dina wy
iazdu. Jedynie zacna matka
redziny na mysl o opuszcze-
niu dotyohczasewej sled7lby
smutnie czasami wzdychafa
roniac ukradkism lie jedne
druga. W taklej atoll chwll'
umial starry Ludwik znalese "a
wsze pare slow %poeiechy, a u
dawato mu sic to najfatw'e]
gdy z tajemniczym i znacza'
GYM usmiechem wskazywaf je.:
Anne i Henryka, ktory W GA
sic diugiej zimy byf nlema
cedzlennym i zawsze na far
mie mile widzianym gosclem
A stara matka Amy doske
male usmiech meza rezumla-
Ia, DO ehociaz jeszcze zadnycE
ze streny mfodzienca ME otrzy
mali oswiadczen, to stara mat
ka przeczuwata JUL dawno,
jakiege to powodu mfedy stree
lee W ich towarzystwie do Ke
lifornii przssiedlic sic Jamie.
rial i z jakiego to pewodu Je
skromna zwykle corka tai
chetnie 60 al do fustki eyre
au wyprowadzaia, gdy pc xii
kodniowym pobycie wyrusza
ma polowanie. | zacna keblet
cieszyfa sic W duszy, DO mic
dzi ludzie ]akby stworzen: by
Ii ola sieble. Peznafa ena ju
destatecznie zacne i szlachet
ne SERGE Henryka i szczerz
pragnefa %powierzye mu los
jedynej cork swojej.
l dzlsiaj znowu pozegns
Henryk redzine farmera, ud'
lac sic ma kilka dni do pebl
skiego mias:a st. Charles, gdzi
zamierzaf zakupie nlektore dr.
be a dc tax dalekiej podroz
niezbedne przedmiety. Jak q
zwyczaj tax i dzisiaj zbiegi
mu Ia farmie chwile bard2
szybke, i zmrok juz zapada
gdy W towarzystwle Amy st
mai PREY furtce W ogrodzenl
zagrody. Byfo to tax mile d!
obejga miejsee, gdzie JUL nj
raz &egnali sic z soba l gdz
~ ,a+1o
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leaders would strengthen the party by
ceeating an interest among many that only
notice political affairs during the excite
ment OF the campaign; by attracting a
larger per cent. OF the first voters of 1892
than it would be possible TO do in the
midst of political excitement; and by af
fording better facilities for education on
the tariff question-for organization is al
ways the the first step in any educational
movement; and by enabling the efforts of
democratic congressman to suppress mon
opolistic legislation TO be more thoroughly
brought to the notice OF the laboring
masses.
Organize and educate. and without
doubt the monopolists Will be greatly agi-
tated in lS92.
Thanking Mr.. L. A. Brown and others
for the efforts they are making to organize
a state tariff reform league, and express
ing admiration for the reply that The
SENTINEL gave to the Journals historical
attempt OF recent date. and the position it
takes against the school-boOk trust and
for election reform. r. BREWER.
West Newton. Ind. Jan 20
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THE SURVEYORS.
a Passing AlIusion in THE Sentinel" Calls
Forth n Spirited Reioinder.

Forth Spirited RejO nder.
To THE EDIToR-Sir: Under the head
of COMMITTEES at Work" in The SEN
TINEL OF the 18th inst, you make an asser-
ton that not only does an injustice TO but
is an insult to every surveyor IN the state.
You say in that article, "That the county
surveyors. like the school-book trust, are
hard at work 10 prevent any action, that
they may continue to pluck the farmers,
etc, etc" The association OF civil engi-
neers and surveyors was organized in
1873, and is composed OF engineers and
surveyors OF the state, who meet annually
at Indianapolis in January, that month
being selected on account OF work being
duh, but IL seems unfortunately for us,
rs the legislature being in session at that
time, our object is therefore misconstrued.
Not more than 33 per cent of our mem
bers are county surveyors, the writer
being a charter member and not a county
surveyor, and has attended every meeting
since its organization. The association
was formed for the purpose oil advancing
the standard and elevation of the pro-
fessiOn, and the question OF fees of the
county serveyor has never been discussed.
Yet they have always been con-
sidered as inadequate, and because
in some one or two counties
the surveyor may have charged an ex-
cessive fee, the whole fraternity are
censured. Let me state here If such is
the case that matter should be regulated
in the counties where IL may have oc-
Cured and not made subject for the
state legislature.
The offica ~ curva,or u ono Of tLo
most important in the county, and withal
the poorest paid. No consideration is
made that the surveyor must have a
special education; must be exposed TO all
kinds OF weather; purchase expensive in
struments; keep horses and vehicles, etc,
and be cussed by everybody who can't
have line run just where he thinks it
should 20. In fact il seems he has no
right to 60 10 Indianapolis to meet with
others OF his profession.
Inasmuch as this has been called forth
in convention with the surveyor as a
drainage engineer. the writer would sug-
gest that it might be a good idea to pass
drainage bill at this session, being careful
to provide against having surveyor en-
ploved in connection with any part of its
operation. With each recurring session
OF our legislature since 1851 with but one
OF TWO eNCepJlOnSl drainage acts nave
been repealed and new ones passed. Why
not appoint a commission on this i'm
portant subject?
One word more about the surveyor. He
should be required TO pass an examination
as to competency; should be licensed TO
practice in any county in the state and
should be superintendent of all public
work in his county, and have a fixed
salary. In counties where a surveyor
should be elected who might be unable to
pass the examination, the commissioners
could appoint one in his stead. If the
county surveyor is to be regenerated, then
begin right. WALTER A. OsNER.
Logansport, Jan. 81.
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Nineveh, Johnson County, Jan. %.
The Kankakee Marshes.

To THE EDIToR-Sir: In THE SENTINEL of
Jan. l9 / notice that number of landowners
held meeting at Chicago for the purpose OF
requesting the legislature of Indiana TO appro-
pirate certain amount OF money to enable the
above landowners to remove a certain ledge of
rock which extends across the Kankakee river
at MOmencc.
Now you would oblige some of the people Of
this county if you would tell us through your
valuable paper, why the state should make any
such appropriations, especially if the land is
owned by the above named gentlemen?
/ may be mistaken, but | think if the Kan
kakee valley is owned by private parties they
should do as the farmers OF Miami county have
- do whenever they want TO drain a certain
part of their swamp lands. They are assessed
10 the amount of benefit which they would de-
rive from such ditch or drain.
Ii the state must make appropriations il
should be very careful not to benefit the few at
the expense of the many AS THE SENTINEL
has been taking the proper course so far, and
has been exposing the schemes OF mOnOpolies
and trusts of all kinds, hope you will be able
10 give US the proper information on the above.
A. II. kALBFLEISCH.
T.
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Tariff Reform Must Come.
N. Y. Times.l


Tariff reform is absolutely necessary to the
healthy development of the resources of the
country and what is more, TO the natural and
inevitable progress of the enterprises, very
great, numerous and various, that depend upon
that Development Quite apart from any
theory OF protection or free-trade, the indus
trial forces of the United States have reached
the point where their product must seek for
egE markets. Every clog 10 their progress
toward access to those markets will have to be
removed, and this is especially true of those
that are artfcally created by legislation. and
that can be reached by public opinion and by
votes. When the high tariff again comes before
the people il will be forced TO meet the criti-
cism and the opposition, not only Of those
who by study and observation have been con-
WINGED of It's unwisdom, but by organized
interests to which it is hostile, by men whose
prosperity depends directly upon its reform.
That is the fact that ma es the future of tariff
reform secure, in spite of the reverses that it
has lately been obliged TO encounter.
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THE SCHOOL BOOK TRUST.
Duty of the Legislature Very Plainly Sci
Forth.

DNNJ u eihO Us hOtS AaAAAg ~
Forth.
To THE EDITOR-Sir: The dauntless spirit
evinced by your paper in tearing the mask Of
hypocrisy from the face OF repubIcanism and
WoOdism; your clarion bugle-call for ballot re-
form and your mastery expose of the vampire
book trust that drains the resources Of the too
patient public, can not but commend the ad
miration of good people everywhere. As the
boys put it nowadays, you ION to this little
raeket'-the book trust-in all its turpitude
enormity and extent. You are wonderfully
positive, for you seem not to hesitate 10 call
things and men by their right names; you call
an angel Mr.. Angel and a devil Mr.. Devil
This is right. 1t is just well for our legisla-
tors to know now once and forever, that-pub-
lie sentiment is anything but dormant upon the
textbook question | would call TO their at
tentiOn the historic words that are fOrclbly APP
plicable TO them at this time: THE eyes Of
Indiana are upon you; Indiana expects every
legislator to do his duty" With this trust there
must be no shutting nor patchwork no temper
iZing eXpedients, trucking, nor cOwardice. for
the trust must gO-yea, it must stand not
upon the order OF its going, but 90 at once
aud forever" as it has tarried here ana
iattened vampire-like too long There is
indeed crying demand for the abolition OF
this exorbtant trust that makes the peoples
sheer necessity its opportunity TO fleece them.
Something in the way OF n remedy must be
given and that too by this legislature, or some
would-be Solons will, in the near future, be
stalking about in political grave-clothes OF
their own manufacture. They would far
better have remained reading law or trimming
apple trees along the Wabash or the White
than to aspire to the dignity OF lawmakers
and then neglect legislation that is so heaven
attesting in Its Justice.
The public, though aware of the formidable
foe that IS 10 be overcome, will never excuse
the majority now directing, by legislation, the
states destiny. Even though the JOur1Gl."
"the School .OWrR0i," the state superintend-
ent, the republican members, and the millions
of the trust combine to throttle justice, the
democratic majority will be held accountable
Yet this textbook question is far more
difficult of successful solution than ballot
reform. II the book trust has manipulated,
stipulated, and fabricated matters so as to
coin millions, cannot the state make it pay in
a legitimate way? Ii certainly can.
Only one point, we think, is necessary 10
watch carefully-the extreme. ReactiOnary
measures must be handled with care. Hence,
let this legislation be characterized by calm
elaboration, acute eircumspection-in fact a
very strong tincture of brains must be ap-
piled to it TO obviate our being wrecked by
Scylla while steering clear of Charybdis. That
the efforts OF our Legislature in this trying
crisis may be crowned with success is the
trembling hope of \. I. EACHER.
Ian %