Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-02

was not found at the Western Military
Institute school for boys established at
Blue Lick Springs, Kentucky. But as a
professor he won the general liking which
had fallen naturally to him as II student,
and was rather uncommonly successful,
1t would seem, in a calling which could
not have been congenial.
1t was at Blue Lick Springs that he
met the admirable woman who became
his wife Miss Harriet Stanwood. a
native of Maine, had been sent to be edu-
Gated at seminary for young ladies' at
Millersburg, Kentucky. This school was
presided over by the wife of the principal
Of the Western Military Institute, and
was twenty miles frcm Blue Lick Springs.
No account remains Of the wooing but
in little more than year after his
arrival In Kentucky he married Miss STAN
wood, and soon afterward returned with
her 10 Pennsylvania, where he for time
studied law. Though prepared, he did
not present himself for admission to the
bar, but the grounding in legal princi-
Piles then gained was of essential service
in all his later work. He was perhaps in
Need of some more Immediately remun-
eratlve occupation unan tine sbuuy the
law, for in 1854, being then the father Of
a boy of two, he answered the ADVERTISE
ment of Mr. William Chaplin, Principal of
the Pennsylvania Institution for the In
struction of the Blind, for teacher.
This excellent home and school for the
blind still stands at the corner Of Twen-
tieth and Race streets in Philadelphia,
and Mr.. Chaplin is still its admirable prin-
cipal.
He left tlxis institution in 1854 to take
editorial charge of a newspaper in Maine.
In his xrfrir IL fa avid HOT
Blaine was successful, but his wife was
anxious that their home should be made
in her native State, and, guided perhaps
by his own ambition for larger field az
well as by spirit of complaisance TO his
wife's wishes, he resigned his position in
the school and removed to Augusta,
where his home has since been He found
himself, perhaps, without certain of the
theories of life and affairs which prevail
in Maine, but he either readily assimi-
lated them or found that his own sound
and honest theories sufiiced; for, from the
editorial chair of the Kenneoec journal,
purchased with Joseph Baker, q proaii-
nent lawyer of that place, he presently
exercised an important influence in his
adopted State The Journal was weekly
and an organ of the Wing party. and ua-
der Mr.. Blaine's management did vigor-
Gus service for that expiring cause. In
1887, just after the first convention Of the
Republican party, he disposed Of his in
terest in the Journal and assumed edi-
torial charge Of Portland, (Me.) Adver-
tiser
Almost from the day OF his assuming
editorial charge Of the Kennebec Journal,
at the early age of twenty-three, Mr.
Blaine sprang into position of great in
iuence in the politics and policy OF
Maine. At twenty-five he was leading
power in the councils Of the Republican
party, so recognized by Fessenden. Ham
lin and the two Morrills, and others then
and still prominent in the State. Before
be was twenty mine he was chosen chair
man OF the Executive Committee OF the
republican organization in Maine "a
position he has held ever since, and from
which he has practically shaped and di-
-ected every political campaign in the
State, always leading his party 20 bril-
liant victory
In 1860 he was elected to Congress
An attempt to pursue his course stepby
'tep during the long term OF his service in
congress would be wearisome He spoke
lpon every important measure, and
lriehy discussed many petty laws about
which none but sedulous readers of tne
Record will ever be per
ectly informed.
Mr.. Blaine had served six years In Con-
,ress and was still young man, having
My reached the age Of thirty nine, when
Ie wns chosen Speaker Of the House BY
tightly complimentary vote. the ballot
tandinz So fer Mr.. Michael e. Kerr, of
ndiaua.. aad I35 for Nj. Blaine