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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-20
Discipline and Grading.

These are the two features of
school work that cause most of the
comments, favorable and otherwise.
Both differ greatly in various schools,
and it is q noticeable fact that no
plan has yet been devised in regard
to either matter that has met with
universal favor in the district where
tried. While human beings disa-
gree as we do in all things else, the
teacher should not take it as evil
dence Of wrong methods being used
because one, or even several, 6ud
fault.
All teachers know that quite a
feeling has arisen Of late among
teachers against strictness in grading
and discipline. Many advocate no
examination and no whip, and some
have supposed that this means lack
Of discipline and thoroughness. We
believe that the examination is q
necessity, and the whip too when
the teacher can't subdue by other
means. The teacher who allows the
pupils to 60 along in the grades
without doing the work usually does
not encounter the opposition caused
by demanding thoroughness before
leaving a years work, and some
times stays in a place several years
by this very means. But the results
are most deplorable. The child is
given the idea that school work is
never difficult, is taught to shirk
duty, a habit which he is likely to
carry through life,and when teach
er who wants to do good work gets
him, he finds no foundation on
which To build, and worse than that,
false ideas Of school life instilled
into the mind of the child.
In discipline it is impossible to
please all, but the teacher should
prefer to be criticised for being too
strict rather than for being too lax.
Punishment should be as natural as
possible, but after q request is made
Of pupils it should follow violation
as inevitably al the rising Of the
cum. Neglect in this matter is a
positive injury to the child. II a
child is told not to run up and down
stairs, or to talk aloud in halls and
violates, a natural punishment is to
keep him in his seat. II rhetoricals
are required and some wilfully shirk
duty, the good Of the child demands
that the teacher shall see him do
the work if he will not do it with
out, and to give his production OH
some other day il he stays away to
avoid the work. Instances Of nat
ural punishments might be multi
piled but these will suffice. Nor
does the fact that restrictions are
unjust make it just for a child to vi
olate any more than the fact that
we might consider a law bad makes
it lawful for us to violate. If the
rule is bad it should be abolished;
but while in force it should be
obeyed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-20

BRICK.-If you are in need Of
first class brick in any quantity
from 100 to 100000, enquire Of
JAS. B. sTECKMAN.
Yards 81 miles west Of Elk Point.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-20

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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-20

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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-20

Mems overcoats for a. 5 at A. O.
Ringerud's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

We Commend Him.

The Topeka Democrat accuses the
Times, with other papers of the state,
with being dumb as OYSTERS about the
transfer of the police power of this city
to commissioners who follow the policy
of finding the joints at stated periods
and do not try to suppress them.
Had the editor of the Democrat read
the Times closely he would know that
We informed the public of the change
and for the first time in long time
found occasion to commend Governor
Humphrey. 1t was the right thing to
do. 1t was impossible to suppress the
joints here and the only sensible thing
to do was to fine them. And so we
commend Humphrey. 1t is true that
he did not do it because it was the SEN
sible thing to do. Humphrey never
does. He did it because Cy. Leland
told him it was the ''slick thing to do. -
He did it in order to capture votes.
But when we have to deal with such
fellows as Humphrey it will not do to
be particular about motives. If he is
headed in the right direction we must
not grumble because he is going for
thisties instead of going because duty
impels him to pull the load.--Leaven-
worth Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
The Antitrust Law.

When the Sherman antitrust law
went into effect its friends boasted long
and loud of what it would do towards
wiping out the trusts of the country.
That its author proposed the bill in
good faith, and that he really believed
it would be enforced, the Champion be
lieves. The fact, however, is that the
law has been, and, from present indi-
cations seems likely to remain, dead
letter.
Not a single trust or combination
organized to destroy competition and
control the markets for its specialties,
has suffered in the least from this anti
trust law, and all of them-the standard
oil, the whisky, the cotton seed oil, the
starch, the harrow, ,,the steel beam, the
barbed wire, the window glass, the lin
seed Oil, the straw-board, the crOckery
trusts. are still in full force and opera
tion, as defiant and arrogant as ever, no
effort ever having been made to sup
press them under this law. So that it
may be said, despite Senator Plumb's
declaration: I'VE legislate with reason
able effectiveness against trusts,'' these
forms of commercial highwaymanism
continue to ply their nefariOus trade
with none to molest or make them
afraid. These combines have never
been made defendants In proceedings
under this law, and the probabilities
are that they will not be, and like the
sugar trusts they will continue their
high-handed impositions upon the pub
lie.
That it is within the power of legis-
latiOn and courts to crush trusts must
be conceded, or else the confession of
the lamentable weakness of our sys-
tenn of government must be forthcom-
ing. If an antitrust law were framed
SO as to make it compulsory upon
states attorneys to prosecute the Grim
inals, and if our courts could in some
way be removed from the corrupt con-
troll of these combines, then the prob
lem would be a matter of co Imperative
ly easy solution. But as long as that
notorious promoter and defender of
trusts, the Mckinley law, is allowed to
remain on our statute books, and so
long as money dictates legislation and
controls courts, all hope of crushing
out trusts is a tantalizing illusion.
This iniquity will never be effectively
disposed of until the people assume the
reins of government and the plutocrats
are relagated to the rear, an event
which, the Champion believes, the
near future will witness.-Atchison
Champion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
CLAFLIN.

From the Banner
The Wichita Eagle says that ingalls,
has the advantage of most farmers be-
cause he can sit on barbed-wire fence
between the barbs and rest.
A number of our sports were cut
fishing this week, but as the town has
gone dry as we'll as the creek, there
were no ''nips" at either end of the
H1e.
Judging from the large number of
headers, binders, and other farm ma
chinery now in our city, one would
think that Clafiin was manufacturing
center.
Many of our farmers are talking of
buying self f-binde1s with which to har-
vest their grain this year. simply be-
cause they cannot secure help sufficient
to run their headers.
Dalziel's grove is the most beautiful
spot in central Kansas just now, and
the old settlers could not have secured
a better or more pleasant place in
which to hold their annual reunions.
From all present appearances there
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
This Beats Jerry SimnSoD.

In the suburbs of Providence there
has just died widely known Rhode
Island old timer, John Turner Ingra-
ham. He had kept country grocery
for sixty-six years continuously at one
stand. and sold New England rum and
West Ingy goods" before most of
the men now living were born. He
had reached the age OF 80, and but for
an accidental cold might have lived
many years longer, as only few days
before he died he shouldereJ two
bushel bag OF grain and pnt it into a
customers wagon with significant
wink at several young men who were
lounging at the door of his grocery.
Some of the rules Of health followed
through life by Mr., Iugraham are
worth rejecting upon. He did not be-
lieve in the loose custom of the young
man of to-day ef changing his boarding
place often, for he boarded i'm one fam
lily continuously for sixty years and
slept in one room throughout the whole
time. He was a stranger to arsenic
poison, for he discarded wall paper as
foolish luxury. He always slept in a
cold room and opened the window lib
orally before retiring, without regard
TO temperature. He was true to the
modest candle of his forefathefs. be-
lieving that gas. electric light and other
artificial schemes of ilIuminst tion were
destructive to the eye. Up to the time
of his death he could read fine print
without glasses. In fact, a pair of
glasses never sat on his nose. He
never wore a piece of Undertaking of
any kind in all his life, nor ANYTHING
around his neck; nor did he ever wear
an overcoat. Last, but not least, he
never had on a pair of socks in his life.
Mr. Ingraham was no miser, but a
generous. genial and kindly man. He
gathered up fortune of 100000 en-
joyed life and died serenely happy.
never having called for the services of
"a ply ysician in all his life.-Boston
Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

tariff revised and the revenue reduced,
nothing but an insane desire to secure
free trade can prompt the democrats to
further efforts at tariff smashing.
''Stop tariff agitation and give the
business interests Of the country a
chance. When the present law has a
thorough trial. if it is found detri-
mental to the business of the country
then let us agitate for its amendment,
but rot till then"
Here is a full and complete indorse-
ment of the Mckinley bill by the Times
after it claims to have left the republi-
can party and gone over to the alliance
and the peoples party. Now let us see
what the farmers alliance has to say
about the Mckinley bill. The alliance
platform adopted at Ocala which is now
the national platform of the alliance,
contains the following:
Believing in the doctrine of ''equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none," we demand that our national
legislation shall be SO framed in the
future as not to build up one industry
at the expense of another; and we fur
ther demand a.removal of the existing
heavy tax from the necessities of life
that the poor of our land must have;
we further demand just and equitable
system of graduated tax OIL incomes"
That does not look very much like an
Endorsement of the Mckinley bill, but
it does look as if the tariff reform is an
issue in the farmers alliance. The
Leavenworth Times and Wichita Eagle
of course believe in knocking out the
high tariff and collecting revenue by
taxing the income of the rich. They
indorse that now just about as much as
they indorsed the alliance last fall
Wichita Beacon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
The Danger,

The Beacon has frequently of late
called attention to the fact that the great
danger now confronting the farmers al
lance and the peoples party is not the
republican party, but the enemies and
conspirators in their own camp. That
the monOpOlists, who have ruled the
country through the republican party,
have now determined to defeat the OBJ
jects of the alliance by sending their
emissaries into the order, can:no longer
be kept from intelligent observers.
That such bloody shirt republicans as
the editor of the Leavenwcrth Times
and the editor of the Wichita Eagle,
who have hOWled themselves hoarse for
a rObber tariff, are now in sympathy
with the alliance is too ridiculous for
anybody Of ordinary intelligence to
believe. The LeavenwOrth Times gave
notice few days ago that it was outside
of the republican party and the Eagle
copied the paragraph and added that
the republican party had left the Eagle.
The farmers alliance may well say.
Good Lord deliver" us from such
friencs. The Eagle is trying to down
the alliance by ridiculing the leaders.
Jerry Simpson, b. FL. Glover. PETER and
Willets are particularly the objects at
which its shafts of ridicule are aimed.
The Times discusses principals and
endeavors to Lave the alliance commit
itself to the very abuses which it stands
pledged to reform. The Leavenworth
Times of last Friday has this to say:
The people decided, after free full
and fair hearing. in November, 1888,
that the tariff of 1888 should he revised.
by Its friends, and the surplus revenue
reduced.
The Mckinley act is now the law
of the land. 1t has revised the tariff
1t has reduced the revenue $50, ,OOO, 900 a
year.
What the people want now is free
dom from tariff agitation. With the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
ALBERT ITEMS.

From .-Spunk"
A refreshing shower visited this
locality last Sunday morning.
VIM. Williamson was in Great Bend
ON business Wednesday of last week.
1t is said that Jack Frost Knocked
out the peach crop in one round Mon
day night.
The entertainment given last Friday
evening at the close of Miss DAYS
school was said to be quite success.
Miss Bina Dighton of Great Bend
came up last Thursday to attend the
wedding of her friend Miss Ora Smith.
W. H Dunkin, of Hutchinson, has
returned TO this place and resumed
charge of the Kansas Grain and Live
Stock company's interests at this place
MARRIED-On last Thursday even-
ing at the residence of the brides par
ents, in Rush county, MIR. = Hempy of
eastern Kansas to Miss Ora Smith.
They left the following morning for
their home in the eastern part of the
state. Miss Smith is one of Rush
counties most estimable young ladies
and Mr.. Hempy Is to he congratulated
on winning such prize. The best
wishes of host of friends from this
place go with them to their eastern
home. May they live long and prosper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
HOISINGTON.

From the Dispatch.
Mrs. G. w. Brisby is teaching a Sc
lect school in our city.
Dan Curtis has bought lot on the
corner of Main and Fifth streets and
will erect residence.
Ctas. Tindall's little child is recov-
ering from an attack of fever.
Thomas McMahon has taken charge
of the National hotel and is fitting it
up in good shape.
Why is a bald headed man like
grey b ,und? Because he makes little
hair go great way.
In matters of generosity a woman
acts first and reasons afterwards;
man reasons frst-and generally for
gets to act.
Instead of going to the ant for advice
| and wisdom, great many persons draw
their inspiration from the frog and are
continually croaking.
Quite a large delegation from this
place will probably attend the state
Sunday School convention of the Chris
tian church at Mcpherson, May 10, 20
| and 81.
Two things, physically resembling
men, were detected in the act of prying
board off of Cooke s. Wildgen's fence
Saturday night. While not absolutely
| recognized, their discoverer has a
pretty good idea of their identity. As
a warning to the scoundrels it may be
| we'll to state that load of buckshot
| awaits the next intrusion.
MARRIED-At the residence of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Seeber, in
Clarence township, April %, by Rev
r. A. Dadisman, Mr.. Benjamin F.
Butler and Miss Kittie NJ. Seeber
About seventy-five invited guests were
present to witness the marriage cere-
mOny and to join in wishing the young
couple a long and happy life. The
presents were many, and useful as well
| as ornamental. A sumptuOus dinner
was spread and it would be safe to say
that all enjoyed it and acquitted them
selves creditably.
SOUTH BENO--WASHB
From "Hawkeye."
Sunday school at Hood school house
next Sunday at 10 A. NJ.
George Moses of Great Bend visited
]. L: Roberts last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Riegel is very poorly with
| diabetes; she also has a severe sore
| throat:
Jack Frost came silently back last
Sunday night to bite our peaches and
potatoes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
LOGAN TOWNSHIP.

From ''Moreanen-"
Last Sunday night we had a heavy
frost through this section of country that
did great damage to fruit and also garden
truck
The prospects in our locality are not
as promising at present as few weeks
ago in regard to wheat and most all
small grain The opinion of some is
that certain insects are doing the dam
age, but l think it mostly on account
of drought. Corn is all planted and
some fields are nicely up, although the
acreage of this cereal is very small.
The Logan Township Creamery and
Manufacturing Company has perfected
its organization and will commence the
erecting of buildings as soon as harvest
Is over SO as to be ready for business
by the Ist of October, 1891. This
institution will be a great boon to the
farming community of this township.
They elected a Board of Directors to
manage the affairs of the corporation,
as follows: President, NJ. \. Keeper,
Ellinwood p. o.; Secretary, ]. F.
Strothman, Claflin P. O.; Treasurer,
]. Piller, Ellinwood P. 0. The board
will be ready to receive bids as soon as
they have specifications, to erect either
the buildings alone OF everything COM
plete and in running order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

will be reasonably large fruit crop in
this part Of the country this year The
trees are now covered with blossoms,
and if no frost comes a large crop is
assured.
Another case of wheat stealing took
place in this neighborhood last week,
but this time the thief was caught and
made to put up good hard money to the
value of the amount of wheat that was
stolen. The thief has since skipped
the country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS.
ELLINwOOD.

From the Advocate
Harvey Scott and Fred Steckel,
accompanied by their ladies. were fish
ing at Dalziels grove last Sunday.
What has become of the Barton
County Old Settlers Association? Is
it not about time for the annual love
feast?
Mr.. Fair has begun excavating for a
celler on this lots north of D. Bosses,
and will soon begin the erection of a
residence.
Maggie Thule had the misfortune
last Saturday evening, while sewing on
a machine, to run needle through her
finger twice.
Fred Clark left Monday morning for
Lucas county, Iowa. He will be alb
sent some time visiting and in search
of health, he being very poorly all win
ter.
Rev. Fay was few minutes late in
arriving at church last Sunday evening.
because he had to stop and tie the mat
rimonial knot for Frederick Moore and
Miss Carrie Hartman. Rev. Fay says
he would like to be late every Sunday
evening at that rate. Next.
The show that was to have been held
in the opera house last night, was not
held. Why? Nobody there. Reason:
Ibid not advertise sufficiently.
Moral: ''He who would do a good busi-
ness, should literally use printers ink
References, John Wanamaker, L. T.
Barnum and thousand others.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

FRANCE has been trying high pro-
tective tariff, a la Nc Kinley, and the
result is, an uprising of the people,
which threatens to become revolution
ary unless the duties are lowered. The
question is now under discussion in the
French parliament, and its decision
will be watched with interest by the
people on this side of the Atlantic
KinsleY Graphic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

DISPATCHES from the associated
press would indicate that Harrison's S
way is strewn with roses. The thorns
will show up when he tries to get a re-
nomination for president.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

CLARKsON says ''SOmething is ready
for correction" Correct, Mr.. ClarksOn;
and the democratic congress the coming
winter will proceed to read proof and
make the corrections necessary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

A CORRESPONDENT writes from Sic
lily: 1.-The Malta passed away from this
land long ago; there is no such thing
now." And he might have added, in
the words of an Italian-American. that
it passed away only after the Italian
government had shot down whole vii
lagos, guilty and innocent alike. 1t
passed to America and is about to be
passed back.-Kansas City Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

If, SAYS the LeavenwOrth Times,
Major Hudson has joined the resub-
mission forces then, indeed, is political
Joe Hudson is of sufficient Importance
to down prohibition, but because he
would not turn from it so long as there
was a chance to use it to further his
schemes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

A MAN may change his political opin-
ion; but if he has been triekster. an
unprinclpled tool of his old party, he
may be expected to attempt to practice
his old tricks in any party which he
NAV jOin
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Sol MILLER says that formerly great
men died of Bright's disease. Now they
die of heart failure, and both diseases
come out of the same bottle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

GREAT measures, like great men,
come to the front slowly and steadily,
but with force. Mushroom growth is
not healthy.-Holton Signal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

REPUBLICAN, editors are not saying
anything about the deficit in the treas
ury now staring the country in the
face. They have so often said that it
could not come that they hate to
acknowledge that it will soon be at
hand.-Junction City Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

SHERMAN county, in the western
part of the state, has already raised its
proportion of the Worlds Fair fund.
Barton county is called upon for $7O1-
how shall we raise it? 1t should be
some ones duty to call a meeting.