The advocate., 1895-01-16

INV Judgment must come from what Is known
aS the ''under-foW," and be utilized by pump
ing. And as every man who owns his farm
owns his water and can own his plant, no leg
islation Is necessary to aid him IN tne develop
rnent OF his farm Experimental stations, how
aver, can be made valuable, and thorough and
svStemstic survey Of that portion Of the state
NAV develop some new means Of utilizing the
present water supply. most earnestly COM
TnOnd to your careful consideration the subject
OF recaiming that beautiful section OF our state.
Uniformity Of Textbooks.
The question Of state uniformity Of text
books Is an important one, and should receive
your serious attention. AS 1t now Is, there Is
not even county uniformity. Indeed, in many
OF our counties the textbooks change with the
chool-district lines In some counties there
are from Eve to ten different kinds OF text
books used in the public schools family
moving from one district to another is thereby
needlessly put to great expense. Theresult is,
that in the aggregate the people OF the state
expend many thousands Of dollars for when
thew never receive any adequate return, which
would be saved the people If we had uniform
ity of textbooks. This is all the more i'm
pOrtant because this burden falls usually
upon those who are least able to bear
it. The farm tenant, who changes his
residence from year to year, or the laoorer'
who, seeking employment, must move from one
city to another, is almost invariably compelled
to buy new set Of books for his children.
This Is imposing upon him an unjust burden,
and compelling him to spend quite large
amount Of money uselessly, because the books
which he Is compelled to dispense with are just
as valuable, and as useful for the instruction
OF children, as the new ones which he Is COM
PEELED to buy. There Is no valid argument
against the system Of state uniformity, and
there are many arguments for it, and where 1t
has been tried 1t has proven very advantageous
Chlckamaugao
Under the act Of congress Of August 10, $780,
Dark has been established at the battlefield OF
Chickamauga, and the government mas pur-
Dhased, or proceedings are pending for the pur-
Jhsse, Of over 5000 acres Of the battlefield, en-
oracing most Of the heavy fighting ground.
commission was appointed by the president to
,ake charge Of this work, and nearly all OF the
states whose troops were engaged in that bat
lie have already appointed commissions to act
in conjunction with the United States commits
sioners in locating the positions OF the dlner-
gnt regiments and batteries; and most OF the
states have provided for the erection OF suit
able monuments to mark the position occupied
oy their respective troops on the field.
In that memorable battle Kansas was repre-
sented by Gen. Robert B. Mitchell, command
ing division Of cavalry; Col John A. Martin
commanding q brigade, and L1eut.-Col' D. H.
Abernathy, commanding the Eighth regiment
Of Kansas volunteers.
The battle was one of the most important OF
the war, and the Kansas troops fought with
much bravery, rejecting honor on their state.
The loss Of the brave Eighth has seldom been
exceled by any regiment on any battlefield.
They went into the engagement with four nun
dred and six men; they came out with one nun
dred and sixty-three; forty-four were killed
and one hundred and ninety-nine were wound
ed or missing. 1t is important that the posi-
tion occupied by that regiment in that contest
should be properly marked, and 1t is but q
fitting recognition OF their distinguished serV-
ices.
Eighteen states have already appointed COM
missions to assist the national commission lA
the work OF locating positions The Eighth
Kansas regiment should have one monument
near the Viniard place, where 1t fought on SAT-
urday, the 10th, one at Orchard Knob, and one
on Missionary Ridge.
I would most earnestly recommend that the
sum OF $500 be appropriated for the erectlon
OF these three monuments, and that the Iur-
ther sum OF S4OO be appropriated to pay the eX-
penses OF three commissioners, to be appointed
by the governor, from the survivors OF tha'
, battle, to select the proper monuments ana Ic
decide where they shall be placed.
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Fees and Salaries.
Your attention is called to the abuses whicl
have grown up under our system OF fees AM
salaries. The most practical way to reform
/, these abuses would be, where it is at all feast
BILE, to abolish the fees system and substitute
, fixed salary for all officers.
Your careful scrutiny is invited to the matte
of salaries, with view to such reductions a
will bring them in harmony with the change
business conditions Of the state.
, Enrolling Clerks.
, Your attention Is called to the aot OF May
1885, sections S65l, 1852 and 1868 OF the revise
statutes, providing for the engrossing and en-
q rolling OF bills. 1t was clearly the intention