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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
WHAT MAKES CAMPAIGN
ISSUES.
Not Platforms or Conventions

In the Presidential campaign Of 1896
Tor months before the assembling Of the
National Conventions. the people Dem.
ocrats. Republicans, everybody ~ men,
women aud children. were talking free
silver" gold standard" aud political
leaders could not silence or suppress H.
and hence money become the great
dominating. all-oontrolling issue of the
campaign. he then condition IT the
country made Il tine issue. Now, in 1900
the Presidential campaign Sell on, and
for year past the people newspapers
and politicians are not talking fires 81
yer or gold. only incidentally. aud for
this reason il b not going 10 be a control
ing issue this year.
The people now, and for a year or
l.Aof1 l.ast have hccn taiisine the results
q the Spanish war. expansion. impe
rialism. and the different phases Of our
relations 10 our new acquisitions or pos
sessions All the platforms that Politi
teal party conventions can make from
nov until the election day can not pre-
vent this from being great, absorbing.
controlling issue The people. newspapers
and public men, have all been talking
about the trusts. trusts, and the dis
examinations Of State and National laws
in their favor. and therefore. this will
be a great issue.
la the Cleveland Presidential cam.
paigns the great issue was Tariff Re
form. because the then condition Of the
country forced the issue. Now tariff re
form will not be the issue. except Incl
dentally in discussing trusts &C. and
no more will free silver" or gold stand
ard" be the issue; except incidentally in
discussing the financial bill Of the last
Congre.ei
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
SEES VICTORY.
The Outlook is Bright.
States That Lean to Democracy

The Memphis Scimitar, an independ-
ent newspaper, says:
Judge Sterling Pierson, Of the law
firm of Pierson a. Ewing, who has Just
returned from three weeks trip to
New York City, believes that the Dem
ocratic candidate for President will
carry New York, Connecticut, New Jer.
sey. Delaware and Maryland at the No
yember election, and that the nominee
of the Kansas City Convention will be
elected
During his stay in New York, Judge
Pierson had occasion to observe the po-
litical situation in the east from many
points Of view, and his conclusions are
especially significant. inasmuch as they
come from a man who might be called
conservative and who, as many know,
has not been altogether in love with
what is regarded as the radical tenden-
cy of the Democratic party.
New York State will, in my opinion.
cast its electoral vote this year for the
Democratic nominees for President and
Vice President. said Judge Pierson.
''The whole tone and temper Of public
sentiment IN the east points unmistak-
ably to-fhat conclusion. While in New
York fmade IL point TO observe the
political situation there from many
points of view. l talked with many
men representing various shades OF DO
litical opinion dyed in the wool
HanfI hIrCQno Qn1 In
cans with organization or Tammany
Democrats, and with independent Dem
ocrats and. finally, with that exceed
ingIy large class of New Workers who,
though affiliatlng with no political par
ty, make up their minds carefully dur
ing the campaign, go 10 the polls ON
election day, and by their votes practi-
cally determine the result iu all closely
contested elections in New York State.
The neighboring States of Connec-
tlcut and New Jersey are practically a
part of New York in politics. As New
York goes they go. And / believe, for
reasons already stated, they win roll up
Democratic victories
delaware has been made Democrat
&c for several yeurs by the infamous
conduct Of Hanna IN the Philadelphia
4 convention. IL was he who deliberate.
\ " 'scAttd corrupt Addicks dole,tAlt1 49,
shat out of the convention the reputa
BILE Republicans of Delaware, headed by
the DUPONT faction. Addlcks is the
man who has tried for ten years TO pur-
chase the Delaware legislature. The
seating Of his delegates by Hanna has
sealed the fate of Republicans in Della
ware.
Maryland will be safely Democratic
The gold Democrats there will vote for
Mr.. Bryan. Senator German and Gov.
Smith will align themselves with the
party, as will also the Baltimore Sun.
When these influences are sOlidlfied
Maryland is always Democratic.
II would not be at all surprised, con.
cluded Judge Pierson, ito see the Dem
ocratic nominee sweep the country. If
present conditions do not alter, il would
not be surprising to see Democratic
landslide throughout the east and the
north central States. The campaign will
resolve itself down TO the question Is
McKinleyism more destructive than
Organism is dangerousl / believe that
the people of this country will answer
that question in the affirmative"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
Democratic Precinct Primaries

On Saturday, July lith, at > o'clock p.
m, there is 10 be held at each voting
precinct in Fulton county. at the usual
voting places, precinct convention for
the purpose Of appointing delegates TO
the county convention Oh Monday, July
10th, at 2 p. m, which county conven-
tion is 10 appoint delegates TO the State
Democratic Convention, 10 be held in
Lexington, Ky. on Thursday, July 10Th.
1900, for the purpose Of nominating a
Democratic candidate for Governor. All
Democrats who will feel themselves in
honor bound TO support the nominee are
entitled TO participate and are cordially
invited TO do SO.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
BRYAN BRYAN BRYAN!
National Democratic Con-
vontiOn.
Everybody and Everything
for Bryan.

The National Democratic Convention
In session at Kansas City Is emphatic.
ally. unanimously, overwhelmingly.
everybody and everything. for Bryan.
aud nobody else Is now, or has been
since 1896, seriously thought OF for the
Democratic nominee for President
Bryan ~ the nominee. the platform will
b. made as he wants IL. the Vice.P resi-
dent selected ~ he wishes. and the cam.
paign made a. he prefers. The conf
dence shown an him is unprecedented,
and the enthusiasm OF his followers
marvellous. At the hour OF gong 20
press the full news from the Conven.
tion u not kn9wu
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
White Man Turned yellow.

Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends of NJ A. Hogarty, of Lexington,
Ky, when they saw he was turning vel.
low. His skin slowly changed color,
also his eyes, and he suffered terribly
His malady was Yellow Jaundice. He
was treated by the best doctors, but
without benefit. Then he was advised
to try Electric Bitters, the wonderful
stomach and Liver remedy, and he says
After taking two bottles | was wholly
cured" A trial proves its matchless
merit for all Stomach, Liver and Kid.
ney troubles. Only 90 cents. Sold by all
Druggists.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
Horrible F! Horrible [!

The late news from China reports that
every foreign resident of the city of Pc.
kin-men, women and children have
been killed, and that orders have been
placarded in many other places TO mas
sacre the foreigners. This is horrible
to believe without full confirmation, but
such is the news.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06

The report reached Hickman that
Mr.. Alec Barnes, nc barbecue at on
near States, Mo, ON the 4th, killed a
Mr.. Will Clark No particulars given
The ingenuity Of the Filipinos
makes up for their want of signal ser.
vice material. A report from Brugued
says that valley was made into an am.
bush by the natives by means of out
posts shachs being kept in instant com
munication with headquarters by the
of bamboo ropes, with bells attached
malSinga sort Of iingling necklace around
the valley.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
While in Town

Call in at +, L. Reeves g. Cos, and see
his nice line of Carriages aud Buggies,
Young Mems II in. Buggies are now out
OF sight. Both young ladies and mar
ried ladies are specially invited,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06

Mr., Clint Ellison, who is in business
at Las Vegas, New Mexico, returned
home yesterday morning, TO visit his
mother and other relatives.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05

So, 4S49S. The total amount paid to
teachers was shown to be Sll, ,42G 60
President Sedgwick of the board i'll his
annual report favored IN improvement
in the ventilating system of the Park
school to cost So 500 and resolution ap-
propriating 50, 600 for the purpose was
passed. The board was authorized to
borrow 81. 600 ut 6 per cent, to live it
over until tax paying time.
Mrs. Anderson chairman of the Visit
ing committee read long report i'll ia
vor of a better system for keeping the
schools clean and read some very peril
nent remarks. The result was that an
additional $3.50 was appropriated for
this purpose. Mrs Anderson also called
attention to the danger to which chill
dren were subjected by too much writ
ing in the school room, which causes in
jury to their eyes. She thought there
should be some oral training. Her re.
port was applauded vigorously
Judge Anderson precipitated n long
discussion over motion to rescind the
action of tho meeting concerning venti-
lation, but he was finally overruled.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
PROF. EVANS WILL
BE RETAINED AT
NORTH SIDE SCHOOL

Al the annual meeting of Joint School
District No. l on Monday evening the
announcement that Prof Evans had
been retained another year was made
Clerk Alters report showed that the
past year there was decrease of 81 in
the Park school enrolment and an in
crease of 30 i'll the Luling school The
report of Thomas f.. Torrison as treas
urer showed that the total receipts for
the year ending June 80, was S3l, 731 92.
leaving a balance in the treasury Of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05

OF the principal at the present time is
centered III the high school:to such IN
extent that the lower grades suffer 1t
interferes with his duties to the younger
pupils.
An investigation is now being made
on the advisability of establishing IL
manual training department in connec-
ton with the Northside high school This
investigation will merely show that any
single district III this city cannot afford
1t. We cannot have system of manual
training until we havo "a central high
school.
1T is only an argument to say that
nearly every city of the state has drop
ped the district system and established
Il central high school but it is the same
kind OF argument that gave us our Ii
brary. For years it was said that only
two cities in the state Manitowoc and
Watertown bad no public library. We
established om public library and now
we discover that only two cities in the
state Manitowoc and Appleton have
no city system Of schools
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05

The Manitowoc Mailing company,
which is engaged in erecting its big
mailing plant ut the foot of South Goth
street will have one of the most com
for the manufacture of malt The en-
craving above shows accurately the
size and arrangement of the buildings.
The highest structure nearest the river
is the elevator, which is 1866 80 feet on
the ground and will be 11S feet high
when finished. The foundation of this
is completed and represents an enorm-
ous amount of labor Clusters of piles
We're first driven and cut off to level
Concrete was then laid ana ON this the
massive stone piers and walls were
built.
As the capacity of the elevator is to be
400. O00 bushels of grain, it was neccs-
sary to provide amply for the enormous
pressure, of the superstructure and its
contents The woodwork of this build
ing is already we'll under way, and will
progress at the rate of about five vertical
feet per day 1t will be entirely finish
ed by the first of August, When com
pleted it will contain over I 200, 900 feet
of lumber.
Machinery In The Elevator.
The elevator will contain. besides the
usual bins and hosting and carrying
ohiparv tba In aIast ,pDlarn .lanninty
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
The Officers of the Concern.

Mr. rAhr has hid entire charge of The
building operations, and will retain the
business management IF the company
when tho plant is started The other
officers are {. f.. patZer, vice president,
and @. Rahr secretary and treasurer.
The Manitowoc Mailing Company will
from the very start take its place among
the most important business-enterpris"
of Manitowoc 1t will deal only in large
quantities, and with its modern and
complete equipment its excellent loca-
tion with respect to transportation facil
tiles and the long experience and we'll
known energy of its manager, it is
bound to become II successful and grow
ing institution.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
MayOr Rahr For Central School.


Mavor Rahr director of the School
board, stated that Il central high school
would have been established years ago
but for the poverty of the city. Things
have now changed, he said, the assessed
valuation of the city having been doubl-
ed at the last assessment. Mr.. Rahr
had investigated the subject and found
that central high school could be built
and completely equipped for $50, 600.
Justice Hubert Falgo stated that he
was glad to see the citizens awakening
to the fact that our school system could
greatly be bettered by uniting the differ
ent rival schools along the lines of city
system. Years ago he had advocated o
change, but false patriotism in the diff
ferent wards had always been the stum-
bling block. Now the people were realiz-
ing that while all the larger cities in the
state were consolidating their schools
Manitowoc was clinging to a system
that had outgrown its usefulness.
Mr.. Schmdtnlan FayOrs 1t.
Two former university students, John
Schmidtman and Adelbert c. Schmidt,
We're called upon TO express their opinions
in the light of their experience. Mr..
Schmidtman stated that while at Madi-
son lie had changed his views ON the
high school question and was now firmly
h., 4
woe should become centralized under IL
common head. The fact that every city
in the state except Manitowoc and Ap-
pleton had abandoned our system ut
least raised the question, Is it for the
best interests of Manitowoc to cling to
it? He showed by statistics that the
salary expense of Il central high school
would be less than in three independ-
ent ward high schools, and the efficiency
greater. By prudence ana foresight
politics could be completely eliminated
from II city school system. He suggest
ed Il City Board of Education of seven
members, one from each ward, each to
be elected at the annual ward school
meetings. There was no more reason
he held, for voting for u member of
city Board Of Education along party
lines than there was to do likewise in
the election of treasurer or director of IL
district board at the present time.
1t was quite true, he continued, that
work of IL high order had been done
under the present system and hence the
frequent query Why should we change?
But the credit for success is quite as
much due to the extraordinary love of
education existing in Manitowoc as to-
the sys tenn itself. In fact such splen-
did school spirit abides in the communi-
ty that good work would be accomplish
ed under any system.
Mr.. Schmidt Encourages II.
Adelbert c. Schmidt stated that a
careful comparison of the work done by
students from different high schools at
Madison had firmly disposed him in IA
vor of central high schools
When the resolution was put to vote
there was not one dissenting vote. On
motion II committee consisting of G.. &.
Schmidt, Mrs. f. s. Luhman and Hugo
Richter was appointed to confer with
the other two district boards Of the city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DE.
MANDED AT SCHOOL MEETINGS.
Mayor William Ral1r Makes a Spirited Plea for
Consolidation.
Ne. School Eouse Wanted by The Third Ward District Which
Will be VOtedsfOr.


the central high school idea at the
school district meetings Monday Mayor Rahr
advocacy of did Dr. Luhmann
others Third the subject discussed well
build another school The North
and the First ward
choo alumni banquet unequvocaby endorsed the central high
In were!hed
North side, Thos f. Torrson; First
ward Ernst Wagner; Third ward Henry Wits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
LOVE ISLAND ON PIGEON LAKE.
A Spot in Manitowoc County Dear to nany of
the Old People, for There it Was That the
Yea of Love Was Said

Those who have Travelled the county road to kie
know Pigeon Lake. This is beautiful piece of
and there romance attached to IT, In the early
days of the county, when there fewer madens and
than and when families lived at greater distances
from another than in these days, it made court
ship much more difficult However, it came to be
tom which widely prevalent for the girls and boys
who desired to be mated to make arrangements through
third party TOR meeting and the spot always chosen
island situated in Pigeon Lake, known Love
Island This beautiful strip of land, laying idly in wide
OF water is admirably adapted to the romantic
put The island abounds in forest trees and plenty
Of shady hooks there where the and his
heart might sit and listen the babbng water ripple its
rymahic melody to the unutcrcd words which the heart
had formulated. If could call tender senti
mcnts then there place adapted to this purpose
than Love Island, and many happy mother i'll Manowoc
city ar' county she hears her big boy that he
going to take Miss - to Love Island remembers the
time, long past when big strong boy, who has de-
vclopcd into old with gray hairs took her to Love
Island and there twas the great life question popped
and the Of love said
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05

The following article has been written
for The Pilot by Prof SEEKER, once a
member of the Third ward school and
now Il professor in the milwaukee, West
sideIhigh school. Hisargument follows:
"lnasmuch as the sentiment in favor
of Il unitication of the educational sys-
tenn of Manitowoc seems to be growing
rapidly, it may not be inappropriate to
point ont briefly some of the advantages
that may Unexpected from such change
The school system of Manitowoc is nm
like that of any other city in the state
except Appleton. We have n mixture
of IA central and district systems. The
North side has two graded schools lead
ing to the high school. This is essenti
ally central system on small scale
The same will be true of District No.
7 tThird ward after the new school now
contemplated will be opened Owing
to its small population the First ward
has n district system, and will continue
to have such unless the school system
of Manitowoc is modified.
Central School the Best.
The chief end that is sought by those
who advocate n central system il the es-
tablishment of Il central high shool to
take the place of the three small ones.
II is generally conceded that large
high school is capable of doing better
work than small school can possibly
perform, We find ample proof of this
by comparing the schools of Manitowoc
with those of GAINESVILLE. Madison, Mem
ominee and Milwaukee, We have long
cherished the idea that the schools of
Manitowoc are unexcell.d, and that they
| enjoy n reputation as wide as the state
yet the plain facts are that our schools
are no better than other schools of their
size, nor nearly up to the standard of the
larger schools This is in no sense a re-
Election on the work of our teachers
| They are doing admirable work in face
of the obstacles that confront them. but
unfortunately, by scattering their forces
| llSltdu Ut ''hi'iHiHp tleIH, niucn Ol
their energy is dissipated.
Necessity of Special Instructors.
In our small high schools each teach
er is expected to teach equally ~ well,
almost every branch found in the curri.
culum. To be sure, our schools speial-
ize To rs great an extent as they can,
yet it il plainly evident that such speci-
alization cannot be carried very far
where the total number of teachers does
not exceed four or five In n large n
tral school no teacher will be called mr.
on to teach more than two branches and
in many cases but one. The teachers
of mathematics will be especially quail
fled to undertake such work. An in
strnctor i'll history will not be- expected
to lie equally as well Informed in biolo-
gy, manual training and American pol
titles, but will he concerned primarily in
solving the problem of giving suitable
instruction in the history of the human
race. 1t is obvious that, under such
conditions far better results may be ex-
Continued on eight page)
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Notice.

Any person having u claim against
he esta te of the late John Nagle is re-
quested to file it, properly attested with
the undersigned
THOMAS Il. ToRRIsoN,
NJ II. MURPHY.
Administrators of Estate
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
JUDGE BAENSCH
MAKES A PLEA
FOR A HIGH SCHOOL

Emil Baensch at the First Ward Alum
nj association banquet 1T seems to
me that central high school would
benefit the graded schools Complaint
has often been made that the attention
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
well is estimated at % eco barrels every
twenty-four hours.
To be Completed by Sept |.

The entire plant will be finished and
ready for operation by Sept / next.
II model of convenience and elegance
1t is located just south of the malt house
facing on 10Th st. Besides large lobby
and ample desk room, there is comfort
able and we'll furnished private room for
the president of the company, Mr.. Will
liam Rahr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
False Notions PreVelant
Concerning ManitO-
woes High School
System.
NECESSITY FOR SPECIALIZATION
Can Only Be Accomplished in a
Large School.
TILT IMPORT LANCE or THE EQUIPMENT.

What is Required to Give Scientific
Course.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
yM ScEocis INCREASE CURRICULUM

Mr.. SEEKER Argues That in Most Of the Edu.
cational Centcrs of This State as Well
as Other States. the Work OF In.
Structing the Rising Generation
is as Far as Possible Cen.
traliled Offers Ar.
guments to Prove
His State.
meat,
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and grading machinery. The latter
will be furnished by the 5. Howes com
papy of Silver Creek, n. Y. Running
along north of the elevator and between
it and the dock line there. will be three
side tracks of the Wisconsin Central
railway. Two of these tracks are al
ready in place and have been used large.
ly for bringing in building material
South of the elevator between il and
the malt-house, there is another side
track, on which will be placed the cars
to be loaded with the finished product
The company also owns eighty feet of
dockage, which will be of great value
when the river has been improved mp to
that point
The New rlalt House.
Directly south of the elevator is the
malt house. This is to be entirely of
brick and stone, and the stone walls and
piers of the foundation are already in
Four hundred and fifty cords of stone
have been used in the foundations of the
two buildings, and one million brick
will be necessary TO complete the malt
house. The brick are all furnished by
the Manitowoc Clay company, The
malt house is 1876 by lG6 feet in size, and
will have working capacity of 90, 600
bushels of malt a year. 1t will contain
eight terminating compartments, each
with capacity Of 1900 bushels. This
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
MAYOR RAHR'S HIGH SCHOOL SUGGESTION.

Mayor Rahr the meeting of the second school district
last Monday:
"The Manitowoc hasn't central high school is
that the city has able to afford it, is
open The present has raised the valuation
This the limit of bonded
Indebtedness S3O0,OOO. We build
completely equip central high school for $4,000
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