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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

If the stomach performs its functions
actively and regularly, the food OF which
is the receptacle, is transformedinto blood
of nourishing quality, which furnishes
vigor and warmth to the body. Herbine
gives tone to the stomach and promotes
digestion and assimilation. Price, SOC.
Sold by all druggists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

ADMIRAL DEWEY now believes
chat Bryan will be nominated for
President by the Democrats, and
If the admiral is chosen for second
place he viii probably accept the
nomination.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS,
TAKE NOTICE.

On the first Monday in July, next, at
the courthouse door in Camden, Benton
County, Tennessee, I will offer for pub
lie sale all the real estate belonging TO
delinquent taxpayers for the year 1899,
q description Of which real estate can be
seen upon the books in my office II
said sale is not completed on said first
Monday in July the same will continue
from day to day until completed.
This June 6, 1900
J. z. CAMP,
OOPS Trustee.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08
NOTIUE.

Having sold out my mercantile bust
ness, 1 must ask all those indebted to
me by note or account to come in and
make Immediate settlement, as wish to
wind up my business as speedily as pos
sible. You will find me in my old Office.
JOHN w. BATEGIAN.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

DOUBLE and even triple salaries
are said to have been paid in the
establishment of the Porto Rican
postal service under the Washing
Ton post-offce, Il Grosvenor told a
plain fact when he said: "We are
going to make all we can out of it. +"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

Many women fail to digest their food
and so become pale, sallow, thin and weak
while the brightness, freshness and beau
ty of the skin and complexion departs
Remedy this by taking Herbine after each
meal, to digest what you have eaten. IS
cents. Sold by all druggists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

The Ok" on your paper indicates
that your time of subscription to
The CHRONICLE has expired, and
your paper will be stopped unless
renewed at once. We hope our
subscribers, upon finding the OK"
on their paper will kindly renew
their subscriptions promptly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

IT is asserted by those in a posi-
zion, to know that an investigation
Of the Cuban customs service would
reveal a greater scandal than was
found in the postal service. owe
are going to make all we can out of
it," says Congressman Grosyenor,
who halls from the State of Ohio.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08
CHAIRMAN BABnooK. Of the Re.

CHAIRMAN BABCOOK, Of the Re
publican Congressional campaign
committee, expresses anxiety about
the control of the next House. If
the truth was known, there is great
anxiety in other quarters. 1t is
even limited that Hanna will retire
as ohairmanof the Republican com
mittee-for his health!
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

A monster mass-meeting of anti
expansionistsin Cooper Union, New
Work, declared for the defeat of
President Mckinley and the de-
struction Of the Republican party.
Just little straw, you know. And
there are others.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

WANTED Honest man or woman to traveller
large house salary $50 monthly and expenses,
with increase; position permanent nelQs6 selI-
addressed stamped envelope MANAGER, $50
gexton Building Chicago.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

The Memphis Herald says the
disappointed office-seeker is the wet
nurse Of the Carmack campaign"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

WALL street fears that the liabil-
tiles in the Price, Mccormick & Co.
failure enay reach S16.000,000.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

The Methodist general confer
once at Chicago decided to abolish
the time limit Of pastors.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

WHEN you hear q man say "every
man has his price" he is on the bar
gain counter.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

AN examination of thomovomeut'
OF prices reveals the fact that the
present level is due, not to arise ia
agricultural products which show
a tendency 20 decline, but to man
ufacturod articles only In other
words, the rise in foodstufrs in 1898
and l899-due TO the war and other
foreign demands-is now being lost
while that in manufactured COM
modities controlled by monopolies
is not onlymaintained but isaccent-
uated. Some manufactured prod
ucts have risen in price more than
100 per cent, while increases of 90
to 100 per cent. are common. Thus
Che trusts control the whole field of
industry. Do you see the point?
The flour combine fixes the price
of -four to the farmer, whose wheat
is bought at a price named by the
purchaser, and SO on. This power,
understand, is not perfected, but
with each fresh advance Of trust
absorption the farmers find them
selves at a greater disadvantage.
Soon they will be at the mercy of
the bloodsuckers-unless mean
while a way is found to escape the
danger.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

All agents Of The CHRONICLE are
required to remit the full amount
Of our club rate subscriptions.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

THE CHRONICLE and ST. Louis
Semi eekly Republic, one year,
ST. 10.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08
THE CHRONICLE.
COUNTY HEwsrArm.
tuBLlaMp WEEELY Az CANDIES. TEsE.



Tie subacrptl0n price of run CHRONICLE ia
~ eohls per years 20 cents for six months. which
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ratesi0r display aud local advarllgnr on aDniica.
tlOn.
News communlcatlonsau and articles on auestlons
81 public Interest are solicited, but no agaumenO
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snch communications and articles published
hehllianceS can De made in various WHY'S That
ere perfectly safe. but AN remittanecs sent arc al
FISK OF the sender
All remlttanccg and bugfnpss ootantutt4r iona
shoulu DC sent 10 IliE CHRONICLE,
Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08
FRIDAY, JUNE s, 1900.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor
BENTON McMILLIN.
For Railroad Commissioner.
THOMAS l.. WILLIAMS.
Electors, State at Large.
E. - EsLIO.
JAMES B. FRAZIER.
Electors. by Diatriot
First BAXTER TAYLOR.
Second JOHN w. STAPLES
Third. j. LYNCH.
AOurth-W. 8. FAULKNER
Fifth A. B. NEIL.
Sixth m. IA. MEEKs.
8eventh-R. ID. WILLIAMS,
Eighth-THOMAS q. RYE.
Ninth-W. w. CRAIG.
Tenth w. III, CARROLL.
Tor Sheriff.
E. E. FRY.
For Trustee.
q. w. E. HERRINs
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-08

MAGISTRATES WARRANTS, Executions,
w and State Warrants for sale at IHE CHHoN
ICLE Office. Other blanks printed to order.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

b9th-st- 115 # Of 11th-ave. 25x1005: Louis
Heilbr1nn 70 Lewis SteinhaEdt. -...-.-.-.......
IelaneeY-st No 1le. and No 9s Essex-st n e cor
ner. 25xbi Louis Gordon ct al 10 Nathan Hirsh
<Ith-st, s, 27o II " OF 11theve. 50x1o0 3; Susan
A and Eugene c Ludin 70 Ludin Realty Com
41st-st. >. 300 II Of sth-ave soxss.e: susan A
and Eugene Ludin 70 Ludin Realty Company
and Eugene Q Ludin TO Ludin Realty Company
41st-ft. = O. $50 II Of sth-ave. 30x9S 8: Susan A
and Eugene c fJudin 10 Luoin Realty Company.
37th-st. e. l52 Fl of 7th-ave. 20x93. 10x2txt5;
Susan and Eugene c Budin TO Ludin Realty
z4th-st No 1852 West % 4x1o0.4: Eugene c Lud.n
10 Lu6n Realty Company Observation-Disclosures.
<0th-st. n &. 175 II OF 7th 25X9s.9; Susan A
18th ave. corner 49th-st 117x150x irregular:
Susan A and Eugene LndIn to LDdin Realty
clinioa-sf. No 22s 25y98 ex25xaS5: Abraham
Greenberg Aaron Goldstein. Observation-Disclosures.
s5th-et. No 14i West. En6ch Z Emrnons 10 Jessie
7sth-st 6. 100 # W OF Madison-ave 25xlo2 2;
Henry II Cook J II Main INSTRUMENTATION.
73th-st. 6. 20 p Of Madison-ave. 35X102 2;
Henry II Cook Sidney D Ripley ........-....
steaTns 10 John N Kyle. ---.----..
esth-st. so II of Psrk-ave. 601100.11 liz
Louis less 20 Edward Muller.
e5th-st. 20 n OF k-aye 17x1o0.5: Ed
ward W candee. individual. et al to Mary s
I2ath-sf, Nos 20 and ~ West ooxss II: Thomas e
Hanson. Individually and az executor. TO Agnes
Park Row. Nos 227 and 22s and New Bowery.
Nos e5 and 6s; Julius Katzenberg 70 Randolph
7th-aye. cor l11th-st, 100 l1xl5o; Julius kat
enbeTg 20 Eliza Guggenhe heinner. ................
Szrh-st. No LAB Esst, 17.6XloG: Howard PeII and
another. executors. 10 Peter Garry. ...........
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

- Anthony Association 10 Sarah B Potts et al
executors 29th-st No % East s years -
baird. Matthew. to Nineteenth Ward Bank both
81 s, l06-5 II Of 1st-ave, secures notes -.
Davis. Michael, 70 Hiram Dater and another
trustees Westchester- AVE. No 96S wears
cCormack, Michael. TO the Washington Life In
surance Company, 81 Nicholss-ave n W corner
1l6th-st. 3 years
Livingston. William s. " Emlen Roosevelt
and another, trustees etc 55th-st No 50 East
Brown, Adam y, Francis VI Jenks 9th 81
8. l75 q " OF West End-ave ] wear 80
Same 70 same. same property, demand ...........
Daily. Patrick II J. TO Thomas + TAYLOR trustee
Jackson-st tor ave- $ SIC Il n Of Home
81. ZX65.11 70 BostOn-sve. s years....-......
McClenahan. William. 10 Title Guarantee ana
Trust Company. 47th-st, No 50 East years
Main. J A,odUgh. % Tltle Guarantee and Trust
Company 7sth-st, e 100 II Of Madfson-ave
8ulcshy. Mary r. 70 Miana KnOch WestchesteT-
ave, e :. 260 II Z OF DaWson-st 2 years s.
DsnenhaueT Marie l. and Karoline Jung to Will
lam Kirchhof executor, etc. 7th-st $ 100 II
of Avenue A leasehold, 3 years ..............
Kolb. Jonas, 10 William Kingsland trustee
etc. Nsdison-ave. v :. 5o-l1 n n OF 10sth-st
ySere .-
Garry, Peter 4, tc William Shtllaber. jr trustee
2zth-st. No 143 East years. .................
Leis, George. enc others 10 the German Savings
Bank. 3d-st. No 1ss East. year. 49,. .-........
Denton. Henry NJ. 20 Caroline NJ Hills. Lenox-
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
CASHIERS & BOOKKEEPERS'
DESKS.

cIs41TPS Z BOOKKEEPERs' DESKS.
roll tops cabinets for typewriters, part
tions. raiIlngs: low prices 5. HARBOh-
GER 454 Canal-st.. near Hudson-st
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

ave. W corner i31st-st, years. 40
aver. James. TO John II Gregory 1.fth-st. Q lo
IT W of 3d-ave, / year. ar........................ Id
haufmann Leopold, New-York Protestant
Episeopal City Mission Society. Rutgers Place, -
Reper, Henry and Jacob TO Lehman Bernhemer,
Sth-ave. corner 12tst-st. 3 years Al
Marks. Esther B. TO American Mortgage Com
pany, 13Sth-st s. 124 II Of Ratroad-evs,
extends Mott Haven Canal. 3 years ..-:. 1e
Same to same. 13Sth-st, 6, "a IT of Railroad
Same to same. 13sth-st, g. "a IT of Railroad .
aNs, D years ~
Hansen. Niels 10 George C Freer, Amsterdam
ave, W corner 14Sth-st years. ......-.-.-... Oh
same 10 Edward and Henry Hirsh, same prop -
erty. demand ......-.........--..-.-.- 80
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
NEW BUILDING PLANS.

lOlst-st 8, 1875 fl q of Lexington for four
five story brick fathouses 25xs6: Cusack &
Sevestre, No 100 East 55th-st, owner: A Seves- 49,
FVo
6th-aye. No 967. for five and basement
brick dwelling house. so 11x69.7: A &
7oth-st architects e.-'.H nam. 200
1enoxave. corner 116th-st- for seven story
brick apartment house and stores. Oll1l2o
Rothschild & Kallmann. No 109 East S1st-st
owners; @ r Pelham. architect. 20S
Bank-st. No I12 to 118 for a four story brick fac
tory and storage house. 74.9X91 @; Corrections
Manufacturing Company. No 81 6th-ave owner
II hoelIer architect 10
ParIer-ave, n s, $50 w of St Raymond save.
for a and ne-half story frame dwelling
house. 20x31: Allard Van Nest. owner: Henry
Lane No 7Ss East 146th-st, architect.
Webster-eve. g 100 # Of 233d- st. Woodlawu.
for story office l6x14: Charles
Tier. Mount Vernon, owner w H A Horsford.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

MANHATTAN Steam Carpet Cleaning Co..
office and factory. 1881 2d-ave. near
64th-st.J Telephone 1,32S-79th-st Steam
cleaning all kinds. SC. per yard
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

. West Point. n Y, June ;. Sealed proposals
IN trpllcate, will be received here IL NJ July 3
100 for construction of two Officers Quarters per
pans In this office u 5. right
lect any or all proposals thereof.
speensations furnished upon application. Address o
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
ELECTRIC MOTORS 4 DYNAMos

ELECTRIC Motors and Dynamos: new and
second hand: bought. sold. repaired and
installed. GEO. BENDER. l53 Centre-st
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
OFFICE or THE COMMISSIONERS D G

Washington. D. c. May % 1900-SEAIED PRO
POSAIS viii be received this office until II O'Clock
noon Saturday June 23 1900 for paving
and with sheet asphalt. forms OF Pro
Posa Specifications and ali necessary Information may
be obtained the office Of
d C. H B. MCFARLAND JOHN w. ROSS Ian
SING II. BEACH. Commissioners. y. q.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
WORK WANTED.

Male
ARTIST.-Young. 20. good hand at sketch
ing from photographs. would like posi-
tlon where drawing Is needed Addres. II.
b. H.. 62f Bergen ST.. Newark y. j.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

Washington. y. c. May ~. 19OO-SEAIED PRO
POSALS viii be received at this Office I2
Saturday %, 1900 laying asphalt biort
paVements Blank OF Proposal Specifications and
all necessary information obtained at the ofce
Of the Engineer Commissioner. d c. II. B. F. MAC
FARLAND JOHN w. ROSS. LANSING H BEACH
Commissioners d " --'
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
RHEUMATISM AND GOUT RE-
LEV ED.

ABNORMAL JOINTS and sprains cured:
obesity reduced at least pounds per
week by my new method. ANDREAS De
VOID. 225 West 42d-st.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
SCRAP IRON. MACHINERY. ETC.

WE BUY SCRAP IRON. metal and ma
chinery also old buildings and bridges
We always have second hand machinery
Slip.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
ANTIQUES, SILvERWARE AND
JEwELRY.

8 WYIER W. 2sth ST. uate with J. NJ.
Guggenhelm). Diamonds. Antiques. etc:
bought and sold Highest cash prices paid
for Old Gold and Silver
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
billiard AND POOL TABLES.

BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES. new anu
second hand; lowest prices: easiest ts-ms'
MARX BROS. "a Union Square.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
.DON'T GET MARRIED"

BEFORE getting my prices engraved
wedding invitations, announcements Wis
iting cards. monograms and address dies;
lettering on gold and silverware. WOOL
SEY 431 Fulton-st.. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
Proposals.

4 RMY BUILDING, Whitehall ST, New York
City. June 4. 1s0o-Sealed proposals, duplicate
will here until Il June 13 1900
ana then opened, for furnishing and delivering
Of vessel at Pier %, Columbia Stores BROOKLYN N Y
such other pier In New York may be desg-
mated by the Depot Quartermaster, New York city
100000 lbs. clipped white Or
timothy hay American 100000 lbs straw and 400 600
lbs bran. All the above forage be
the months Of June July August and September 1900
or az such times and in such quantities Depot
Quartermaster, New York City, 10
be IN accordance with conditions specifications sci
circular Iurorna+for
and blanks for bidding furnished upon application L. 5
reserves right to reject
part thereof Envelopes containing proposals should
be marked Proposals for Forage 10 be opened June 10
1900 and addressed 10 A s. KIMBALL4 A O. NJ q
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

4 lHGANIST WANTED for the Roman Church
~ az BernardSVile New Jersey. moder
ate Address, stating salary desired F p
O.. p. o. Box ESQ., New York. ". z
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
MACHINERY.

AT REDUCED PRICES.-500 secondhand
wood and iron working machines: fully
guaranteed; machinery bought and ex-
changed GEO. B. EDDY. 39S MadisOn-st
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
TYPEwRITERS.


for sale. EMPIRE METAL CO.. Peck
Slip.
TYPEWRITERS.
TYPEwRITERS bought sold. rented,
paired; best machines: lowest prices:
trial free; telephone CONSOLIDATED
TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE, 241 B'way.
HELP WANTED.
Male
ATTENTION. MENi-S7.50 to Europe. also
free passage and steady positions pro-
cured. SHIPPING OFFICES, Clinton-st-
or 73 West-st.
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS.-Don't pre-
pare for any civil service or census exam
ination without seeing our catalogue OF In
formation sent free. COLUMBIAN COR
RES PONDENCE COLLEGE, Washington.
D. c.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
School Ascnries.

A MERICAN AND FOREIGN Teachers AGENCY
"A supplies Professors Teachers Tutors Governesses
&C.. Colleges. Schools and Families. Apply to
Mrs M J. YOUNG FULTON. % Union Square.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

For [PW@p1O [RH@On
Ponce as follows:
s. MARACAIBO. .......... Saturday, May 2S P NJ.
s CARACAS. Thursday, June T. p N.
s. s. PHILADELPHIA. Thursday June II, p. NJ
For freight passage apply
BOULTON, BLISS e DALLETT.
General Managers. 1876 Front ST
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

WEDDING Il Il ssFs'.::. ssFs',, s to TO iS fS
RINGS. 2s as ksFst...: karat. t.. 10 3 to to as as
Quality Guaranteed" Engraving Free.
NIFFMiF'@{ l4S SEy EVLT0E T0Sx ST,
(Near Nassau ST. Hours 20 Saturdays
included.)
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

Ocean Gteamers.
MWRTEl @ERMNN Lloyd
FAST EXPRESS SERVICES.
CHERBoURG, SOUTHAMPTON, BREMEN
Lain ........... June ~ *. der Crosse. July
Trave .............June 16 Lain July 10
Kaisern Mar June 10 Kalsern Tn July II
Departure 10 A NJ.
Twin-Screw Passenger Service
SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON. BREMEN, =,
Barbarosss. noon Bremen July g. 10 A M
Fr. der CIR. X. Luise July 49, 10 A M
CHEROURG. PARIS. BREMEN
X Lulse. Il, G. Kurfdrst June 2S noon
Mediterranean Service.
GIBRALTAR, NAPLES. GENOA. -
Ems June Werra June u
Departure II A. NJ.
3 BROADWAY.
H. Meyer IS South Third St, Phila-
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE
Qearbers.

nR. w g. NOVEL;. private tutor At pupils homes or
- at III p s2dst. Two pupils received in family
NERVOUS. backward and feeble minded children taught
IN Specialist Address EXPERIENCED. Tribune ONCE.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

Also 1901 Washington St. Boston.
A PURE. white. hawless. Japanese crystal
ball; diameter. "a inches; price. $1,000
Address MATSCDAIRA Box 0, Tribune
Office
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

CHAM young girl. best ciry
reference Can De seen ar last employ
er's. 26 East 3sth-st- No cards
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

MCT.OSKEY'S Steam Carpet Cleaning
Works, 345 West 31th-st. office, 204 East
19th-st.; cleaning. all kinds. 4c. per yard:
rugs, Sc Why pay more?
New-York tribune., 1900-06-06

FREDERICK ACKERMAN. 1913 West SD
st near 6th-ave.-Steam carpet cleaning
and feather and hair renovating works.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17

THE CREDIT GUIDE COMPANY. FORT DEAR.
BORN BUILDING, has q record concerning the dnan
cia standing and general reputation for credit Of
than 10000 Of Cicagos credit buyers and II adding
hundreds Of names daily. Every business man with
either large small business should have
its records Subscription. $500 to 5000 per year.
oordn0 services required It writes special
camille reports request for individuals Call and In
vestgate Agents wanted. salary and commission.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
a Tyrannous Rule.

One Of the harshest instances OF the
iron hand OF capital crushing labor in
its grasp is that presented in the bot
Ting department of the Blatz brewery,
in Milwaukee. Untn recently the COM
pany allowed the men four quarts OF
beer a day each for personal consump-
tion. Recently. however. the company
decided to cut this allowance down to
the insignificant amount OF three quart
bottles a day Under the old system the
men were allowed one bottle at o'clock
in the morning. one at IL O'Clock. one
at 2;3o o'clock and another at 4 O'Clock
Under the proposed new schedule one
bottle is 10 be cut OF the afternoon al
lowance.
Naturally. trouble ensued at once.
The men maintained that they could
not work on such short rations. and
pointed out very feelingly that the
warm days OF summer were approach
ing. bringing with them the attendant
increase in thirst and the demand OF
the system Tor even a larger allowance
of beer than the insignificant amount
allotted to them. in addition TO their
wages, by the soulless corporation for
which they were toiling. In Milwaukee.
of course. public sympathy was with
the men IN their legitimate demand. for
the average Milwaukian could appre-
ciate the hardship involved In the de-
privation u such large share % one
OF the absolute uecessaries Of life to
the inhabitants Of that city. It was
looked upon as stroke OF had business
policy certain 10 act ultimately against
the interests Of the great industry upon
which the Wisconsin city thrIves. ana
for which it is best known throughout
the United states, TO intimate In an
official manner that it Was possible for
any man 10 survive through the trying
days of the summer upon the meager
allowance of three quart bottles OF beer
consumed during his working hours.
\ strike. with all of its possible at
tendant horrors. including q shutting
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
FROM THE PEOPLE.
STATE TEXT BOOKS.

Centralia. Wash. May II. 1900.
To the Editor: If a farmer with hay
seed in his hair has any right to express
his opinion in this school book contro-
Versy, allow me to say through your valu-
able and influential paper that the School
masters Club is eminently right in pro-
testing against the scheme of adopting
unknown books or those which have not
been extensively approved by educators
I'm different cities and states. The chill
dren parents and teachers of this state
have been so grossly imposed upon during
the last ten years by the adoption of
worthless text books through their agents,
the state board Of education, that for the
teachers to remain silent upon this ocea-
sion would be crime.
Ten years ago the board threw out OF
use an excellent series of readers for a
weaker one. causing thousands of dollars
OF useless expense to the parents and an
irreparable loss TO the children. By the
adoption of a grammar unsuited TO the
pupils and the teachers Of the rural dis
tricts they left the schools of the state
practically without a text book upon that
subject for five years. 1t was not because
the board was dishonest or incompetent
but because It was biased in its judgment
and hasty in its action, the grave inn
portance of which IL did not fully realize
For the last five years the children and
the teachers of this state have been af-
fiicted with the poorest text books in or
biography, geography. history and arith-
metic that have been published in this
country during the last fifty years. In
speaking of this am not simply express
ing my own opinion. but the sentiment of
the teachers in general throughout the
state. OF course, this board cannot do
much worse than its predecessor In the
matter of giving the children of the state
poor text books by the "home product
scheme. and they might do better. But we
don't want to take any chances. 1t is Of
too vital importance to run any risks. Let
us have books that have seen service,
stood the test and stand approved.
O. A. TIFFANY.