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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
THE LIMIT OF STATE EDUCATION.
SEATTLE, Oct. 20, 1891


To THE EDITOR: State education ia not for
the sake OF the man, but for the sake of the
state with the individual man the state has
no concern, except so far as seeing that he has
the elementary education which enables him to
discharge those duties and obligations which
are involved in the defense of the life of the
state. The property OF all is taxed that every
child may secure such education as will enable
II to understand and perform at The proper time
the political duties OF the citizen, not to be
a burden or hindrance TO the public veal. To
this extent ehildless men are as justly taxed as
men with children, since state education to the
end of good citizenship belongs to the funda-
mental common veal just much as the main
tenance of an army, the exaction OF military
service, the pecuniary contributions for the sup
port of courts and legislatures. man might as
reasonably refuse to pay for courts and legisla-
lures because he never had case in court us to
refuse to pay for common schools because he
was childless.
We tax the nation for West Point becaus, il il
one of the fundamental necessities OF state to
have a trained sodiery for defence But il is
not fundamental necessity OF the state that
every boy, rich or poor. shall receive higher
education at the cost IF taxing the many Tor the
few. Ii may be well for many boys, though not
necessarily for ali boys, that they should be
highly educated i'll books, but this is no reason
why the state should tax itself fer this end any
more than because it is better to BE- rich than
miserabsy poor. that the state should tax itself
To put money in every poor mans purse. Some
educators seem TO argue that the fact that the
child is capable of education is proof of the
obligation of the state to educate; that under
this view the child that leans toward music
should be unsteady educated at the public ex-
pense, and so on in regard to every specific
faculty or facility of requirement.
This vicious doctrine means that the whole
property of the country should lie taxed not
merely TO make good citizens, but expert me-
chanics, engineers, lawyers and physicians
which Is devoting the money of the many TO the
culture OF the few. The state is concerned that
the citizen be taught TO read that he may have
knowledge; that he may write that he can
communicate with his fellows; that he can COM
pute; 1t is concerned that he have all that funda-
mental knowledge that lifts the multitude, not
the few, to the level OF efficient etizanship but
the state is not sill concerned whether the eiti-
zen becomes a lawyer, doctor or a clergyman
The founders of our government believed
thst the state was bound to afford its citizens
such education as would protect them from
fraud in their business relations, and enable
them 70 understand the fundamental principle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES

There have been great floods around AIleria
In Andalusia, Spain. The town OF Albex has
suffered great loss.
signor scafate the famous singing master.
whose pupils include Derezs, Frank Noyara.
Nine. Grossi and other well-knoyn singers. is
dead at Naples.
Dispatches from Santos, Brazil, announce
that yellow fever is increasing. The govern
ment has ordered the vessels st Santos, 100 in
all, TO go outside until it is their turn TO dis
charge.
Lieutenant w. 9. Cowles, late commander of
the United states steamer Despatch, has ar
rived at Washington City and viii submit his
report in lew days. He had a long interview
with Secretary Tracy Monday evening
In the Brazilian chamber of deputies the hill
restricting the issue of paper money has passed
the second reading-l00 against T. The deputies
have also voted in favor OF abolition of the law
rendering obligatory the payment of tariffs in
gold coin.
The secretary of the navy has signed a contract
with the Iowa Iron works. of Dubuque. la. for
the construction OF torpedo boat No. , similar
to the Gushing, tor the sum of sIlS50O 1t is IN
be OF l,2o tons displacement, aud must be com
pleted within year
The steamer Furuessia. at New York from,
Glasgow, reports eyelonic weather One of the
cabin passengers had his skull fractured while
the ship was luTehing. Two passengers in the
steerage died and were buried at sea. One boat
Was stove in and one funnel torn away.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
Trans-MississippI Congress.

OMAHA, Oct 21.-The trans-Mississippf con-
gress was organized permanently this morning
by the election OF Charles $ Thomas of Denver.
Chairman. Secretaries were appointed and a
committee ON resolutions was named.
Mr.. Mason offered a resolution for the an.
pnintment Of q committee of three from each az
the corn producing states represented 70 devise
ways and means for the introduction of corn
iood ana disseminate in foreign countries the
methods of its use in America.
Miller, OF Nebraska, introduced a resolution
expressing the opinion that most of the national
laws that have been enacted for the regulation
Oh interstate commerce have been but n hin
GRANGE and should be repealed
Martin MeGinniss, OF Montana, discussed free
cesnage anu urged that silver be placed side bv
side with gold
MI, Crews, OF Kansas, offered a resolution on
posing the Tree coinsge of silver as calculated
TO unsettle the finances of the country. The
resolution was accepted with applause from the
anti-iree silver men
Bushnell, of Nebraska. introduced a resoIu.
ton peutioning the president 10 appoint rem
resentstfys citizen of the trans Mississippi
states upon the interstate commerce commits
sion.
Buchanan, OF Colorado, introduced a reSolp.
ticn fayoring free aud unlimited coinage of
silver. The free silver men then had their hound
OF applause. and il was a great one
Thomas, of Minnesota, introduced a resolu-
ton declaring that the trans-MisSissippi states
should petition congress 10 open a channel from
the great lakes to the seaboard. through which
large vessels might PASS. Adjourned until to-
morrow.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
EARLY wINN1NGsTApT CABBAGE.
boards or mating; in the spring they are
transplanted as soon as the ground can be

boards or mating; in the spring they are
transplanted as soon as the ground can be
worked.
Cabbage that is to be kept through the
winter should be pulled on a dry day and
turned head down to dram well for a short
time. Then they may be stored in a cool
cellar or buried head down in long trenches
dug in. well-drained soil. In the Middle
states the head and a portion of the stump
is buried IN the open ground and little
covering of straw or boards protects DUR
ing the coolest weather.
OF early varieties, the Wakefield is the
favorite with market gardeners, being
very sure heading sort. The All Seasons
is a recent acquisition, which may be
planted early or late, and forms very large
and solid heads. 1t is said to stand hot
and dry weather remarkably WELL and
keeps well. The wrinkled leaved SAVOY
cabbages are the standard English sorts
for table use. They are considered as of
finer flavor than the smooth sorts, es-
pecialiy after being touched by the first
autumn frosts.
fayorite yarie Y for general use is the
early Nnnlngstadt, an early variety, yet
II SoWn late IL is good for fail or even
winter. 1t has been claimed that it suffers
less from the cabbage worm than any
other sort. IN shape it somewhat re-
semDles Jersey Wakefield, but is larger
ana later P0rtttdr Gardening says: Early
Nlnnlngstadt, here illustrated, was al
ways tavorite OF ours. Wherever you
plant II, ii the soil conditions are only half
way favorable. YOU may be sure of getting
good heads. We might say that we have
never made failure with this variety,
which is more than we could say of any
other. 1t seems to make little difference
either where the seed was grown, whether
IN Germany, France, Long Island or on
Puget sound, the results have always been
satisfactory. Whoever has usually but in
different success with cabbages let him
try this variety" The late fiat Dutch and
the large Drumhead represent excellent
fall and winter varieties and good keepers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
junction CITY News.

JUNCTION CITY, Oct 20.-[Special. THE
opening of the new postofice last Saturday
evening was the occasion of a pleasant social
gathering. The site selected is at the head of
Discovery bay, at the junction of the Port Town
send d Southern and the Port Angeles railroads.
1t is also considered the most important inter-
section OF state and county thoroughfares in
this part of the state The great highway to be
constructed Jointly by the counties of jefferson,
Clallam and Chehalis, now in progress, will
make Connection with the Port Townsend and
Quilcene roads at this point. The Port Discov-
cry road here DIVORCES for Port Townsend and
Leland valley. The whole network of roads,
leading in all directions from the head OF Dis
eovery bay, cross the long bridge here. Here
also converge four quarter-sections of land, one
OF which Is the famous donation claim OF James
Tucker, who was murdered in his own house
several years ago, the assassin never being dis
covered. 1t is today held as the most valuable
estate in this county, but has no owner No
person living, so far as known, can give a valid
title to it. The patent of the government runs
to "the heirs of James Tucker" who are sup
posed to reside in England, but who as yet are
among the incognto.
The new postoffice is about thirty feet by six
teen, two stories, with capacious basement. A
substantial railway platform sixteen by fifty has
also been laid in front along the railway track.
As fitting coincidence, the material for these
improvements was furnished jointly by the
railway company and the people interested in
the office. The mechanical and other labor has
been performed by the gratuitous services OF
residents of the vicinity. Most OF the district
were represented at the social. The evening
passed pleasantly amid the festivities of music,
song, Rotations and the dance, interluded
with a sumptuous supper.
Mr. c. A. Smith has just completed his new
residence, almost within sight of the new post
Office.
Mr.. G. Moffatt has just closed the sale of his
property here to Mr. .Latimer. the well-known
grocer of Port Townsend, who will add valua-
BILE improvements thereto in the near future.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
The Largest Wheat Farm.
Pennington Newspaper.

fArmlngton Newspaper.
What will probably be the largest wheat
farm IN the great Palouse country next
year Will be operated by John Burke, the
weli-known merchant and banker of
Spokane, and William Masterson, of
Pennington. These gentlemen have
leased from the Ceur d'Aene Indians
5000 acres OF wheat land five or six miles
and viii be broken This fall and next
spring and the entire eight sections sown
to wheat next fall.
The lease is for ten years and the gentle
men estimate that the planting of the first
crop Will neceSsitate the outlay of $25, 900
in cash.
There can be no doubt. however, that
there Will he barrels of money in the ven-
ture. as it will certainly yield from 125, 600
to 10000 bushels of grain each year, and
possibly more.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21

OF the laws, social civilization, and political
system under which they lived, and that for
this purpose the common English branches
were enough: that the state had no right to
increase public burdens for intellectual accom-
plishments to rich poor To the rich Toy
who has been furnished with the weapons OF
the common school, the state says: "lf
you want further knowledge you are able
TO pay for it,, and TO the poor boy furnished
with the education of the common school, the
state says, "If you want higher education. you
must earn it; the state has no more right 70 pay
for your accomplishment than IL has TO vote
you an annuity SO that you can keep wife;
the education of your struggle for eminence
is the best higher education you can
possibly have" When the state stops with the
common schools ii simply refuses to afford the
mentally ungifted stimulus to eoneeit; to
tempt them TO waste valuable years at higher
schools only to educate them into contemptu-
ously declining to engage in those productive
industries for which they are adapted and on
which the welfare of the nation depends. Dis
taste for any employment that implies rough
clothes and soiled hands is a fruitful cause OF
the multiplication of gamblers, pickpockets
and swindlers, perennial tramps and ultimate
paupers among men and prostitutes among
women. Ii is the fundamental duty OF the state
to support helpless pauper, but il is no part OF
its duty to pay for piano because he has fine
ear for music or to elothe him in weil-ftting
garments because he has fine form which fine
clothes would set off TO the best advantage.
Sundsy-schools good in wide sense for
the state; so are churches, so are thousand
other humane enterprises of secular character
but it does not belong to the province of the
state to establish and support them.
Beyond the education necessary to state pro-
lection from foreign assault, or necessary TO
domestic defense from civil wrong, the state
wisely leaves higher education to society, Just
as it leaves a thousand missionary and charit-
able enterprises, not because they are not salu-
tary, but because it is the genius of American
institutions to let society regulate and govern
itself so far as possible without seeking 10 sup
port by statute things that wisely left to that
individual aspiration which stimulates the
spirituality of society to healthy action and
ceaseless growth. The state does not forbid
education beyond the common schools, but it cam
not afford to pay for it, because while it believes
that the state should pay for the neeessaries of
education it thinks the boy should earn its lux
uries, since II is honester and tuster for the
state and better for the boy. The elevation Of
the common school by having none but genuine
men aad women for teachers Is the only higher
education that can be properly undertaken by
the state. Given such teachers aud the common
school Will furnish all the education necessary
to make a man good citizen; enough to make
him fear God, fight for the flag and love his fell
low men. L.
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from all parts of the Union, Mexico and Canada
to discuss matters pertaining to the health of
the people. A number of papers were read, one
of the most Interesting being by Chief Justice
Horton, of the Kansas supreme court, on
"The necessity OF more stringent legisla-
ton to repress empiricism." Empiric-
ism, he said, was one of the worst
obstacles in the path of the progress OF medi-
cine. There could be no doubt that the practice
of these enpirics was harm to any commun-
ity, and they should be repressed. The legisla-
lures of the various states had power to regu-
late empiricism in medicine, and it was
their duty to provide such regulation. A vote
of thanks was rendered Justice Horton for the
paper
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
ABOUT CARRIAGES.
Favorite Tried yarieties-How to Keep
Late Kinds Through the Winter.

Favorite Tried yarieties-How to Keep
Late Kinds Through the Winter.
With deep, rich soil, good seed and
thorough cultivation, cabbage-growing is
pretty sure to be a success. Plants for
early use are started in hot bed or cold
frame, and seed for winter cabbage is
sown in seed bed early in spring. In the
South seed is sown from the middle of
September to the middle of October, and
transplanted into cold frames, where it is
preserved through the winter for early
setting into open ground. In transplant
ing cabbage the general rule is that they
must be set into the ground up to the
first leaf, no matter how long the stem
may be. Many gardeners SOW seed in the
fall for early spring and winter the plants
in cold frames, protecting them with
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
ParnelIites Won't Be Reconciled.

DUBLIN, Oct. 20-At q meeting OF the Ma
tional League today John Redmond, member of
parliament for North Wexford, presiding, the
members present repudiated the suggested recon-
Citation with McCarthyites. Michael Davitt has
been selected as the anti-Parnellite candidate
for the seat in parliament for North Kilkenny,
left vacant by the death of Sir John Pope Hen
messy. If Davitt refuses TO stand, a local candi-
date will be chosen.
The FreemaH's Journal today says there is
strong feeling throughout the country in favor
OF reconciliation. 1t adds that if the measure of
home rule granted by the Liberals is inadequate
1t will again become necessary to coerce them
into submission, which could only be done by a
united party
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20.--At meeting OF the
Chamber OF Commerce this afternoon, the COM
mittee appointed to draft law for the regula-
ton OF pilots at maritime ports reported in favor
OF the Farquhar bill, introduced in congress in
1890, but with some amendments Captain
Merry introduced a resolution in favor of a
memorial asking congress TO remit the duty on
wreckage OF United States vessels lost at Samoa
aud which was presented to the natives by this
government The customs officials would not
allow the wreckage TO be admitted at this port
for sale without the payment of duty. reso-
luton introduced by ex-Mayor Pond indorsing
the newly formed traffic association of Cslifor.
MIA, was unanimously adopted
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
TERROR IN SIBERIA.
Escaped Convicts Killing People
for Their Clothes.
THE RUsso-cHINEsE TROUBLE.
Russia Celebrates the Anniversary of
Navarino-Parnellites stubbornIy
Refuse to Be ReconciIed.

SHANGHAI, Sept 2E-Vladivostock Is under
going reign OF terror. Fourteen conyicts en-
ployed on the new trans-Siberian railroad have
escaped from the guards, and the only means
they have of providing themselves with
private clothes is by a succession of
murders They have already made
hVe victims, three inmates of one house, one
French naval officer belonging to a squadron in
port. and Russian band master. No arms
can be purchased in Vladivostoek, and
those who have weapons keep them ready
Tor instant use, as everybody fears attack
from the convicts The latter murder people
ior clothes, and If any one attempts to save his
lie by giving the escaped clothes he is immedi-
ateIy charged as an aecompliee by the Russian
notice.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
The Socialist Congress.

ERFURT, Oct. M.-Today the socialist congress
passed resolution favoring the creation of So
ciaist literature for the benefit of the young
and providing for the issue of pade meeum tcon-
slant companion) and formation of a statistical
bureau. 1t rejected the proposal to form
school OF elocution for training oratoricai agi-
tators in behalf of the cause of socialism.
The socialist leaders who withdrew from the
socialist conference at Erfurt held a meeting in
this city today. Many members of the moderate
party were expelled.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
State Board of Trade Exhibit.

Secretary Clark of the State board of trade,
has numerous inquiries for information rela-
tive to the counties in the eastern part of the
state Strangely enough the eastern agricult-
ural counties have almost no printed inforIna-
ton regarding their country, and the secretary
finds it difficult to get enough matter to supply
inquirers. The secretary will go to Tacoma to-
day TO confer with Manager Henry BUGGY, of the
exposition, upon the matter of the exhibit of
fruits, vegetables aud minerals that ID to be put
in the hoard of trade rooms
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
The Anniversary of Navarino.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 20. There is great
fete today in this city the occasion being the fifty
fourth anniversary of the battle of Navarino.
1t was made special celebration because of the
launching of the three new Russian ironclads,
one of them, the Navarino, being a battle ship
OF immense size and power. These launchings
took placanin the presence of all foreign naval
attaches and crowds of people.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
Canada Annexation Agitation.

STONY POINT, Ont, Oct 20. - Despite the
storm and knee-deep mud, the mass meeting to
agitate annexation to the United States was
held here today, with Israel Des Jardines, who
has been one of the most active Conservatives
i'll the West, in the chair. A resolution indoors
ing political union was carried unanimously by
a standing vote. There was intense enthusiasm
as the speakers announced the urgent requests
pouring in for meetings elsewhere.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
A Quebec Editors Big Bride.

QUEBEC, Oct 20.-Paucaud, late chief editor
OF LFlectuer, the most prominent liberal organ
in Quebec, admitted today that he accepted
from Contractor Armstrong the 100000 he is
alleged to have received part of the provincial
subsidy to the Chaleurs road. Fifty thousand
went to his own use and $4,000 to Robidaux and
Kangelier, prominent provincial liberals, but he
refuses to say what became of the other $4,000.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-21
Christian Missionary Convention.

PITTsBURs, Oct 2o.-The Foreign Christian
Missionary Society began its annual session
here today with 500 delegates present. Almost
the entire session was taken up with the read
ing of reports. In the afternoon the first ses-
sion of the General Christian Missionary con-
vention was hello. DR.. Ewing, of Des Moines
Ia, is president of the society His al dress was
the feature of this session. He gave an inter-
eSting aud exhaustive review of the work of the