The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-06-19
NOTES AND ComMENTs.

The Ncio Engl0nd Fd,1aer has been
asking the opinions of college professors
and teachers as to whether the current
education of our school educates away
from the farm. They all say it does
not; but they seem to have conscience
enough left not to say that it educates
towards the farm. All the education
towards the farm that any school can
give is practical education in the nat
uTal sciences. You cannot teach the
manual operations of the farm in the
schOOl-room, and no sensible man eX-
poets it,
Vermont does not propose to be lost
sight of in the epidemic of strikes. The
Barre stone workers have been making
an unenvlable reputation for the state
for some time. There have been many
settlements but no sooner is peace
restored in one gang than war breaks out
in another 1t is needless to say that
the whole trouble is limited to the
foreign element. On SATURDAY. last the
strike extended to Williamstown, where
the union cutters and blacksmiths were
ordered out of their respective organiza-
tions. Towns thus afflicted are to be
pitied in the disarrangement of business.
The British government makes an
annual appropriation for the instruction
of the agricultural community in the
most approved methods of dairying. in
cludiug the production of butter and
cheese. The results have been glatifyS
ing. 1t is reported from Swindon that a
week instruction brought about an an
provement in the butter produced to the
extent of from Sd. to i'd. per pound in
value, similar accounts being received
from other localities. The matter was
arranged through the local agricultural
societies, by whom classes were formed.
Is not here good hint for American
farmers?
The little fact that the foreman of
the grand jury which refused to indict
the ballot box suffers and tally sheet
forgers in indianapolis a short time ago,
has received a Democratic nomination
for the Legislature speaks volumes for
the character of the Indiana Democracy.
Some of the census takers have re-
signed. But what of that? Think of
the millions of people who have to be
resigned.
The noisy clamor of numerous Demo-
cratic and Mugwump journals against
the ''lnquisitOrial questions in the CEN
sus enumeration has brought ont from
the Brooklyn Standard Union quiet,
deeply sarcastic and sensible rebuke. 1t
is merely the challenge of attention to
the fact that the census bill, ''inquisi-
torial questions and all, was passed by
Democratic Congress and signed by a
Democratic President. A Republican
administration is simply endeavoring to
do its duty without fear or favor in
carrying out law, the Objectionable
features in which are chargeable to the
very people who are advising resistance
TO the law MS unconstitutional. In this
light the Democratic opposition to
| certain census questions is funny-very
funny.
-Chauncey M.Depew Friday addressed
1000 people in Chicago and he talked to
them about the worlds fair. All Amer
| leans should unite to make the exposi-
ton great and successful This was the
burthen of his speech.
The astounding statement is made
that the annual profits of the Louisiana
Lottery Company are Sl4, ,000,0 600! If this
be true, modern Carlyle may well say
the United States has a population of
G5,0O0,OO0, mostly fools.
Various newspapers have intimated
that Hon. James 5. Smart, editor of the
Cambridge Post, will be candidate for
Congress this year. To this he responds
in his paper that "if nominations were
going at dollar apiece we could not
buy more than half one. Such is the
life of the editO.." His brother of the
Sunday Budget says; "That's too bad.
Is it possible that the 'woodpile' is ex-
hausted. Anyhow don't let the lack of
money keep you out. You got into
Congress once before without money,
and might perhaps do so again There 5
no law that forbids you trying for it,.
| The Boston Herald is mean enough to
call attention to the fact that the Demo
| Gratis of Vermont, in State convention
assembled last week, forgot to say any
| thing about a bounty on maple sugar in
their platform, and yet, it was only a
| few weeks ago that the Montpelier Argus,
complaining about one of our Vermont
congressman, said that he ''pretends to
be great friend of the farmer, and why
does he not see TO it that the same
bounty is paid upon maple sugar as on
| other kinds?' This question has now
| come home to rOOst in the 1rguS office.
| Why did not the Democrats, who pre-
tend to be great friends of the farmer,
| frame plank in their platform declar-
ing for reason and justice in granting
a bounty ON maple sugar, if the bounty
| principle is 10 be recognized at all and
the sugar interests of any part of the
country are 10 be thus encouraged? (?
-Ffoe Press.