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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
rRGIye KANSAS FARMERS To nom THEIR corn

Cbjcaro Feb. - t-pccihl Mohlcr' Of the
Eausa. Arculur: Department. has issued an address
"a thc farmer, Of .nat state In which he gives u q,
i opinon that there ought not 70 bc bu~hcl Of corn
sold I'm Kansas AT the present prices lie imnh' the
lot eoution Of the problem T. flr the alliance, Of the
, =, .tor. The surpms corn until better price, are
rd and TO arrange for the farmers 10 draw or
,orr,,c money on their product. lie add: " Corn In
X,neas at II cent, bu-hcl ., rs good a5 gold and
,udcr thc circumstances no" cNrllhe mere D. moi,
', '',iuinu bank n the state That would not
nhcorftllr loan money ai reasonable rates on corn
wcu crbhcd IN store. Corn ~ KAMA, At ~ ''nl,
Lu,bcI vnuld be- good security ~ that rate per
%u.hcI and that amount could be- borrowed by any
farmer The security good, because corn J. morally
artsi, In he worth Is cents per bushc liz less tlh
tonT months from now and II fed 10 stock, 30 cents
ner bushel would be rcaiZed.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
corERyoR CAMPBELL MAKES Az EXPLANATION.

Columbus. Ohio, Feb. 23.-Washlngt"ns blrthuy
was celebrated last evening with meeting under the
auspices Of the Patriotic order sons Of America, 40
which Governor Campbell presided. Among the
speakers was l.. ". O'Bricn, state NloePIesldent OK
the order His remarks were explanatory oil t'e
organilation and were largely construed to De an
attack on the catholic Church and priestcTait Con-
siderable comment has been created by the speecn'
and Governor Campbell has made a statement III JUS
,if,tinn lie saws that the speech of o'BWeh mas
been exaggerated that he said nothing derosaIor{ I'D
IN Irish and did say the order was nor oppp,yu "
n. catholic Church. The Governor says tht brieh
/, a mechanic and not public spealer' ana pro9'nly
said more than he really meant ana oNerst'pPcu . I
Sounds of propripty upon such an occasion. id
says he wonli not preside At public meeting where
he anticipated that any ones creed or pohtcS "OuI'
be attacked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
A MINING DAM BROKEN.
FORTY PERSONS SUPPOSED TO HAVE LOST
THEIR LIVES.
NEW STRUCTURE SWEPT AWAY BY THE
WEIGHT OF THE WATER IT WAS MEANT
I'll IETNN-AN ENGINEERS
STATEMENT.

san Francisco, Feb. 23-Thc fine large storage dam
built across IIa,sayampa River, Arizona, by tc Wal
nut Grove WacrStora Company at cost oi
$500 900. way yesterday under the great pressure
Of the heavy food. and swept everything before IL.
Forty persons are supposed to have lost their IVES
As the town Of Wichcuburs, thirty miles below the
dam was on the same stream fears were entertained
for the safety Of that town. The service dam oi inc
company. fifteen miles below the reservoirs, ana III
teen miles Of fumc just approaching completion were
also swept away. The hydraulic mining machine III"
arrived and the company expected TO begin opera
tions next week. Lieutenant Brodc, in charge OF the
work, was absent at Phoenix experimenting the snip
nicnt Of the machinery 10 the works. and was saved
Of those known to have been drowned were j. lianc'
wife and four children H. Boone and daughters John
Sily Joseph Rcynold. Mr.. ctartly and :. N'Mll"r
Not ths slightest doubt had been entertained Of the
safety VI the dam. and numerous houses had been
erected by miners at various places along the course
Of the stream. These lifted by the raging waters
a, though they had rccn cOrhs and carried down
stream until they were dashed - pieces. Tho first
intruation Of the disaster was sound rr>'hbHhS
thunder: AZ the same instant pcrpcndcuar wall "i
water fully fifty feet high came rushing down the mar
row valley with almost incredible speed. Fortunately
tlcr, We're few people living near the bottom "i the
hlsdcs. and Of these a lrc" number were W'rucu ~
the awful sound In time to escape 10 higher ground
The valley wdcns above Wckcnbur-. ana much
Of the lie, upon tho lowlaud, close +" the coN' "i
the stream and II is almost certain that the vast h"dy
~ water which rushed ont of the reservoir mas
carried away many house, at that place. II is be
licycd here that fully many people were drowned
there as Immediately below the dam. The ruined
dam j., cut from the top almost to the bottom aS
though a section had been dragged ptt. ana tine "a'V
above f. only fcw feet deep. Heavy rams Rave
fallen FOR several day and last ni,t it was appac"
that the water in the lake was approaching the
danger line Tie rain continued throughout the
ui.ht and early this morning th" water rose &" the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
FEARS FOR A NEw-YoRKER's SAFETY.

De Witt Bates. Of Brooklyn. who is one OF inc
largest stockholders OF the Walnut Grove Water storage
Company expressed fear yesterday for the safety OF
Henry s. Van Buren, Of this city, who. with MS
daughter, has been most Of the winter in the lass
ayampa Valley. Mr. Van Buren, who is of the Old
and well known Van Buren, family, long resident in the
brownstOne mansion at No. 81 West FOurtcenthst.,
was to the extent Of several hundred Thousand
dollar, in irrigation scheme of the water storage
COMPANY and had. with the view of nsuring its sue
cess, gone tQ Arizona personally 10 oversee the work
ON the sluiccytays which approaching compe-
tion II understood that hi, house is and below
The DAM and it seems improbable that he could have
cscapcd unless away from home. Mrs Mccarthy.
who in the published dispatches has been reported
a. drowned was not the wife Of a labOrer, but a
gOvcrnc-5 in the Van Burcn family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
curpoFrrs DISPOSED TO RESIST.

Little Rock Ark. Feb. 23 (specian.-ReportS from
Indian Territory are to the elect that the Cherokees
are considering plans 10 legally resist the removal
~ cattle from the Cherokee strip under President
Uarr,on's recent proclamation. The Cherokecs claim
the land embraced In the strip, 0O0oOoo acres IN
100 simplc They claim that since le-3 they have
Lren leasing il without moc>tauOn from Tie Govern.
nrnt and that the United states has no more right
nw than il had several To annul the lease
IN the cattle syndicate some of the cssceN are reported
to be- opposed 10 carrying on legal heht with the
Goycrnnrnt and Others urging that resistance be
made chief Mayes is Of opinion that the Cherokee
nation should not yield without struggle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
LITTLE HOPE FOR HIGH LICENSE ~ MARYLAND

Baltimore. Feb. % CspeciaD.-The fight for meh
license continues before the Legislative Committee at
Annapolis The bill prepared by the Commlttee oi
one Hundred Of Baltimore, providing for Sl.oOo
license for the sale of spirtuou liquors and $500 for
malt liquors, has been graded down by proposed
amendments 10 one third the above figures The Bal
tmorc Board Of Trade and other business mems a'so
Citations have sent delegations to advocate the highest
license The Democratic ward politicians who run
the groggeres are welding strong influence over the
committee in support Of the lowest license figures
Tie provision Of the proposed law, requiring all
saloons and p aces OF entertainment where liquor or
bocr is sold to close at midnight has so aroused the
Germans Of Baltimore, that tomorrow deeSauoh, rep
reSentng over fifty German clubs and singing societcs
will 20 before the committee, ana ask IN thc name Ok
20 900 German citizens that no such law be passed.
a. il will break up their entertainments. Ie Demo-
cratic party manager, are in "A dilemma me entlrd
respectable element of the city il demanding a hgn
license though the Germans and many others opp",s
the midnight closing provision. on the o'her naId'
the grocgerv propretOrs threaten decrease IN Demo
cratic maiortc, and lack Of political interest," on
their part should their profits be cut down oy msR
license.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

The dams were no JOhnstOwn structures but ad Deeh
buU with conscientious care, and at large 0ulaS vi
money The total cost of the work was hei.1 ooo
600. OF this. the small dam Represented @iO''00'
and the lumc. $4,000. A., - ,o,rIv
This enterprise, long in preparation WAS WAS HUaH n
ready 10 repay it, projectors and backers nc nuino
AT It's end wa, 21O feet above the crcekIeVel strtS
a satisfactory pressure for hydraulic mnlns' @ lmo
pipe, monitors derrickS and other machlIey VIZ
ON their way from san Francisco, and IN Two WeehS
would have been in operation, washing 900 OF oVoV
the gravel and the lowest estimate made, placed tie
Gnantitv Of gold at ~ 10 per cubic yard. Tie stock
O 1he cnmpanY /, owned in This city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
Az ABScoyDER TRACED TO yEW.BRUySwICK.

Kansas city. Mo-, Feb. &C. II. Epplesheimer.
manager Of the Pinkerton Detective Agency in this
city. TO which was intrustcd the task of capturing
f. 4. Walton. the abSconding agent of the Pacific
Express Company at Dallas. Tex received dispatch
to day from St. John. " H.. stating that Walton has
Te,m arreStcd Walton stole $4,000 Of the COM
nany,s money only $1,000 was found on his per-
ri"n His offence is not cNtradltable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
A MOVE pY TIE PENNSYLVANIA IS BALTIMORE.

\ MOVE ~ TIE pENNol Y NNIN n HNI.I' ''|''I''''
baltimore. Ich. - Special. Tie F'hh-NI'i''
Railroad Company f. having a tfa'h near u'' "'H
TuuucL I'm th, ,ty. which the Western Maryland
r,ilr,,J C,fuuauy clnI- j, a move To- block i'- pro
uo.,d tidcwatcr connection. The friendly relations
between these two companies were .cfcr"d when ID
became known that the Western Nar'lnnd hld nid'
A traffic arrangement with tc Baltimore ana ONO
Cornuauy and contemplated Couu"' tnn "iih iu"
Hcadiur I'm southern pcuu-y yara. The F"nu-ylvau.t
neople have aniagonlcd the Western Mars land bilI
and tbc latter road has appealed % te Legislature
a. urcycut the Pcuu-ylvatii from attempting tp hlr h
IT, tldc,yatcr line. The trick objected 10 D. !. '
/ 0o0 feet long which tac Western Mary Wand claim,
NAV make its line, impnctl'able.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
THE COMMANDER OF THE NOHICAY on TRIAL

san Francisco. Feb. % (Specal.-At Mare Island
Navy Yard will soon be held the court martial OF
Captain Conghan, OF the United states Navy, Lieu
tenant Commander Of the steamer MOhican. lie
arrived here yesterday the steamer Australia, and
was sent at TO Mare Island. The MOincan was
recently oyerhauled and repaired. at Mare Island
When she went to the island for repairs she was
thirteenknOt steamer, but after considerable money
had been expended her for repairs and for putting
In machinery, her speed the trial trip was
found 20 have been reduced 10 seven knots dn hour
Captain Couglan thought there was something wrong
letter published his signature In which
lie charged that the work done carclc,sN and
scored certain officials. The letter carried on com
plant 10 Secretary Tracy. and COuglan WAS ordered
home for trial. His friends confident that he
prove that the letter not written by him. lie Is
able jealous ocei, but lie has not the patience
10 endure quietly naval red tape and the frequent in
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

from their bodies ON search being made, IL was
found that the of ~ 900 in silver wl'h hau "o'
drawn by ono Of the partners from bank III lanama
a few davS before, and all their JcwclrN ana oi PcI
sonal property had disappeared. suspicion @ icI, H, ~
ucdiatclv ON the two labOfcr> employed by them 10
work the plantation, on inquiry 1t was dl,'oNclcu %
that cy had fed The fuSitivcs were capiWcu Sc9'
terdpN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
WITH THE SQUADRON AT ToULoN
PHEASANT EXPERIENCES or UNCLE SAINTS
SAILORS At 4 FAMOUS FRENCH PORT


Tou1on Feb 1O-At daylight tomorrow the Sdua'
ron of Evolution will leave Tonlon for Nlo' an" WIN
carry with il pleasant experience, OF lrehoh N"''''
o,,,itios Tie ball given by Vice Admiral Dupcire on
saturday night was magnificent affair, ana nc
American officers are loud In their praise oi tAe ho
some manner in which they were treated A' F'7'
400 ner,on, ATTENDED the ball. the greater hn"Do'
leinc military and naval officers. Admiai puP''I0
~ tic,,lar that the cadet, should have good time
and held long conversations with many "' '''' }"
english. He said: Now, mind, introductio' are nos
,ccc..arv Your uniform is sufficient Introduction =
overvbodv understands this. Dance with tc Pit'''''
vounr lade. YOU can find. want you to ENJOY your
selves" ..,.
ON the face Of this it is hard to find any fault WIN
these excellent entertainer. but II may be Hei'''ho'
mot when the American officers availcd thcm,clve, ol
tle privilege Of visiting the arsenal and Navy lau'
they were hurried through, especial care hayhS beeh
,.Lcn that they should see absolutely nothing winch
rouId enable them 10 form any idea Of the Icch' al
,,nccs made by France ia the art OF snip bnidlhP'
manufacture Of projectlcs and generally important
naval matters. u
rho priti,b and French officers who have visited tc
sbns have been surprised at their elegant finish ana
,a inlic,v and effectiveness Of the design Of their
,u,,s spcaNng in general terms Of the whole
souadron one Of the most prominent ,HmHiIG%t,9 or m,
believe there were four vessels alotl VII" MN mud I
nlec offensive and defensive ARRANGEMENT, anu "
sides said he. am pclc'lN ',I t'I' 'I''' " ',
,,com,ntS for the comfort Of their crews are con
cerned they are the best ,,, r,uro
HGnirsI waller entertained Vice Admiral DnpcTe
and staff at dinner last evening on board the
and he has exchanged visits WIN an tlc haNal d''
military officer, of nigh rank during the Weeh. ,.
on Wednesday evening the squadron cNcI'l.'i & &N''.
a system Of night SIGNALLING Gy mean 81 u" nt
incandcscent lamps placed vertically aDont sIn vV'
apart and suspended from the fofct0p>a.i ydTuaMl. M
Much interest was manifested In the maicT pS % uo
French naval officers and many spco'a W MI
quay, and lie Pcit Var" one OF the JouThhs Puu
lished here contained elaborate dc'ciIp'o" Vi '
| system, and commented favOiabN upon H. 1900,
Large parties Of the men visit the shurc daN "'u
fraternizc with the French sailor, In the l"aHI',t
possible manner The health the squadron Is Sood'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

Richmond. Feb % (SpcciaD.-JameS Bradley. OF
Richmond, was murdered here at p. m. to-day by
a mulatto woman, Annie Brooks, who lives in Union
st. The woman asked Bradley. whom she knew WELL
10 60 with her into her house and on his hesltatlng
10 do so she whisked out dirk and stabbed him u
the left breast twice. lie died N afteen mtnuteas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.
LATEST RETURNS FROM THE COUNTRY.
HEAVY LOSSE. SUFFERED By ALL THE GcNEEN.
MENT GROUPS IN THE REICHSTAG-THE
sOCI,rIST STRENGTH N s,XOXY
SOCIALIST STRENGTH IN sAXt

Berlin, Feb 22-Thc Cartel parties have as
vet secured only scvcnty-four seats in the new
Rcichstag, as against 2l3 held by them previously
The following lis a comparison between the
strength of the various parties in the last RelchS-
tag and their strength in the new body so far as
definitely known: Conservatives, formerly 's,
now As: ImpcrialiStS, formerly SO, now IL; Ma
tional Liberals formerly %, now a. Ccntralls'S
formerly | O3, now Sc; FreiSinnigc party, formerly
81. now %: Socialists, formerly l. now 20.
The Socialist vote in SaXony has increased ST.
s73, mainly at the expense of the Cartel parties
The Conservative leader llelldorf, is defeated
Putt\amer is reelected. BcnngScn Will run against
a Socialist in the second ballot
The Dutch Socialists. Nanfewercn, Domcla and
MerwcnhauS. who arrested here yesterday
have been expelled from the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
MIR. rlGGAR.s roDY REACHES IRELAND

MR.. BIGGAR'S EODY REACHES IRELAND.
Belfast. Feb. 23.-Thc body Of the late Mr.. IiGGir
arrived here last night and was conveyed I" ~
Patrick, Chapel Many Tarnclitc members Of Par
lament attended The requiem mass which Wa, cclc-
bracd i'm the chapel to-day. The bodY VIII 10
inferred tomorrow at CarnmOucY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
N rAroR OF rLoYD cLARGsOy F0R COYMAYDEl

Albany. Feb % (spcciaD.-The delegates from tho
various Grand Army posts of this city to the state
Encampment at syracuse. on Tuesday and Wednesday,
are unanimously in favor Of Floyd Clxkson, OF New
York City, for Department Commander.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
rn1.nrrEN rnnlEs rEXEArn TIE rLooE.

London, Feb. -Wholc-alc iniautlcidc was ro-
vcalc1 by frcmcn who were at WORK on 'he u'p'''
after the burning Of house In sienna ST.. warsaw
tli ,no~ninr Ecucath the floor of the burned build
ing the corp>cS Of fourteen infants were found INC
establishment presided over Ly midwife uanol
Skoblin ~ka. This woman and her sister ana t"o
daughters are now under arrest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
R,1Ior REFORM UNLIKELY IN WEST VIRGINIA

Charleston, Feb % (SpcciaD.-lt is generally mn
,erstood that the Wilson Ballot b reported back
n hc senate by the House stripped of all the Senates
amendments will be killed 10 morrow, the Repub-
rans will probably vote soldly against II. After IL
!, disposed ot the Legislature will adjou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
1L1GmwAY EnnnEE, IN GEEMNNY.

Berlin Feb. Ga gang of rohhcr- stopped a mail
coach. between Soudcrbury and ilcn-hurs' beat inc
officers in charge into state ~ in-"nHiIty ana ,non %
csropcd with "a number OF registered bag aud other
plundcr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

roDD IANDorPII's INDEPENDENT ATTITUDE.
London. Feb. .:;-Lord Randolph Churchill. speak
inr at Paddincon yesterday. said he would give a
general support to the Government during the present
session of Parliament lut would reserve the H-ht "I
liberty Of action on certain subjects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
r,vK LINE WAREHOUSES; BURNED.

Council Bluffs Iowa. Feb. 23.-Ihe Con>ohua.eu
r.,t Iipa Company's warehouses here burned THIS
morning. The loss may reach $4,000. The cause
Of the FIRE is unknown. TWO immense oil tanks htA'
10 the burning buildings were saved from cAptSIoh
bv having several streams Of water playing on the'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
roYNL ANNr.rY IL roETrGA

Lisbon. Feb. 23.-Thc King ha, -icucd an amnesty
decree such ~ 10 i- customary for ne" I'I'' ~
issue upon hi, accession g. the throne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

ANGEL TO PAINT TIE QUEENS PORTRAIT
London. Feb 23.-Ihc Queen has ordered AnScH'
the artist to paint her portrait for the Prusslan rcSi-
mcnt which she il honorary colonel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

TWO FRENCHMEN on TIE IsTIIMUs MURDERED.
Panama, Feb. IA dastardly crime was recently
perpetated at the village Of Charme on the coast OF
the Bay Of Panama. Two Frcnchmen who started a
plantation there not long ago found one morning
In their house with their heads completely severed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
HONNRING wAsluNGrnN lN ArnENs.

Athens. Feb. 23.-Mr. snowdcn. the United states
Minister, gave banquet at the United States LEGATION
last evening in honor Of Washingl0n's Birthday.
Among the guests were officials, Cabinet
Minister'S the entire diplomatic corps, and many dis
tingnished Americans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

THE BABY KING Ill AGAIN.
Madrid Feb. 23.-Thc young kius Of spain Is ac''h
nd -DO-pd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

LORD TENNYsoN AND MIR GLADSTONE BITTER.
London. Feb 23.-Lord TcnnysOn, who is suffering
FROM bronchial catarrh, is somewhat better 10 uiF'
Mr.. Gladstone, who i. similarly afflicted, Is ai-0 better
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-06
Interesting TO Veterans.

The Dorset Relief Corps gave very
enjoyable sociable recently.
The ladies of the w. X. c. of West
Burke gave five cent sociable and
supper last Saturday afternoon.
A fine American flag has been pre-
sented TO the Graded School at Poult-
eny by Joyce Post q. \. r. of that
place.
Col. l.. X. Fuller of Brattleboro was
one Of the speakers at the dinner ofthe
Sheridan Veteran Association in Bos-
ton last week.
A. III. Hall of Island Pond, adjutant
general of the State G.. A. r., has
been in Boston making the arrange
ments which devolved upon him, for
accommodation at the national en-
campment next August.
There are those among Vermont's
veterans who will be interested in the
bill introduced by Senator Allison,
granting a bounty Of 500 to the vol
unteers of the late war disabled by
reason OF disease incurred in line of
duty before serving two years.
The recent campfire of the Sons of
Veterans Of Vergennes was largely at
tended and was made very interesting
by reading and speaking by members
Of the G.. A. II. and also by the Sons
Of Veterans. Coffee, cake and hard |
tack rendered the closing hours Of the
evening particularly pleasant and So
cial.
The following Nermonters have re-
Gently been awarded pensions Or
iginal, Edward Lake, Post Mills; NJ.
c. Morey, Chelsea Francis Now,
Pawlet; +. +, Sanford. st. Johns
bury reissue. c. Il. Putnam, Mont
pelier; Chas. Westcott. Eden. In
crease, w III. Thurston, South Roy
alton; VIM. II. Fay, South Royalton
John Hayes, Bellows Falls; G. J.
Green. Lincoln; Benz. +. Warren,
huntington G.. +. Norton, Middle
,ury; G.. III. NJ. Brady, Burlington
Mary, mother of Edgar Reed, South
Rovalton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-06

! ing the second or third time. For all
this get nothing. There is some other
work that we have to do for which we get
the prescribed remuneration, but the total
amount is very small, and is much less
than men of the same average ability
would secure by spending the same a
mount of time in working in some of the
line shops which you have in West Ran
dolph. ] am surprised, sir, that you
should counsel rebellion to the law and
advise parents not To purchase the pre-
scribed books for their children. / ap-
prehend that il copy of your paper of
Feb q should fall into the hands of some
man OF wealth in Mass. who was thinking
of coming to Vermont to establish man
ufactory and erect a residence he would
think twice before he decided to come to
astate where the papers counselled rebel
lion TO the law and urged the keeping of
schools in the status quo of the last TWEEN
ty years.
Now, if you win advocate the adoption
of free text books by the various towns,
this will obviate the very difficulties to
which you allude and viii at the same
time be step in progress. Sec. 1856 of the
new law says that 'tany town or district
may purchase and hold text books for
use in its schools il it SO votes in meeting
warned for that purpose" Thus West
need not wait for the next ses-
sion of the Legislature; it can, as district
by itself, or as a part OF the town, secure
text books free OF cost to its pupils and
thus make it possible for the poorest pu-
pill TO be present the first day OF school
ready to work at once instead of waiting
one or two weeks for the hard earned !
money OF the parent to be furnished to |
provide the needed books. Mass. has for |
many Years had free text books and has |
had its school attendance increased 10 per |
cent. thereby. New Hampshire, seeing |
the beneficial results from free text books |
in several of its towns has made it COM |
pulsory throughout the state. The town
Df Rockingham in this state has already
had free text books for several years and
would by no means go back to the old
system. Yours Very Truly,
w. X. DAVENPORT.