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THE GASTONIA GAZETTE: TUNE 28, 1 SS.S. THE GAZETTE. ple, from being carried away by the specious and deceptive sophistry of Republican orators. The welfare of North Carolina, moral, political and material, can only be subserved by the Democratic party, the party of the people. I only wish that every young Republican in the west had done as I did gone and seen the Republican contention fur themselves.

They would have reached the same conclusions that I have. J. P. Bobbins. well have part of the profit as to give it all to others, while the evil is not abated.

Some of them have said to us: Do away -with it altogether, and I am with you." We have stated what we believe to be both the duty and policy of the Prohibition party, at least all those who really desire the success of the cause they profess to advocate, if they can not conscientiously act within tha Democratic party. It is not expected that all persons will agree with us, but we want 'no office and have no ax to and, therefore, can afford to be a trifle independent in our expression. If the lines at the head of this article do not fully indicate our subject, we shall net trouble about an apology. rover Cleveland to beat in November with more ease and a greater majority than he beat Blaine four years ago. If there auything the nominee particularly striking, we have not been able, up to the time these lines are penned, to recall it.

His record as a public man and as a statesman is undoubtedly barren of brilliancy. The official record of progenitors neither gives brains nor insures discreet companionships, nor fixes popularity, nor secures wise political conclusions. Whatever the Harrison family may or may not have done, this standard-bearer of the Republican party went down before the people of his own state the last time he appeared before them for their suffrages. The Democratic party was not so strong then as to-day. He was nominated by a bewildered convention in spite of the candid warning of the delegates of the Pacific coast states; and the delegates from Maryland and other states, that he could not be expected to carry their states.

His Know-nothing "record will undoubtedly greatly diminish hia vote among the foreign-bom voters of the country. And every man who has studied the subject knows full well that weakness hero is fearful. pily and usefully as now, is 4be wisla of the Chronicle. Charlotte Chronicle Bock Hill Herald: The Catawba Rifles of Rock Hill at a maeting held last week decided to attend the State military encampment to be held in Greenville from the 23d to the 31st of of uly. Twenty-eight commands, comprising nearly a thou sand men, will be in encampment there at that time.

-Mr. John R. London, wh for 17 years has been the agent of the Southern Express at this place, has resigned, and Mr. Fred H. London, who during that time haa as clerk discharged the duties of the agency most satisfactorily, has been appointed to the vacancy.

On last Friday afternoon, near "Clover, In this county, Deputy U. S. Marshal W. J. Neely arrested Addlpn-us Rice, colored, of Yorkville.

When arrested, Rice had in his posession a one-horse, wagon and about forty gallons of whisky in packages Improperly stamped. He was brought to town and lodged in jail. On Saturday morn-ins he was taken before U. S. Commissioner, G.

W. S. Hart, and after a preliminary hearing' gave bond for his appearance at the August term el the U. S. District Court to be -held in Greenville.

Yorkville Enquirer. The papers are savins that the Chi American style is Pasour; yet this wise. learned and erudite graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with my name in print, before his eyes, correctly spelled, spelled it five times in one article with a "the eld fogyish," playei-out way. I trust the gentleman will not run so far into Old Fogyism as to go back to the time when peopla went to mill that they first put themselves on the horse (or mule, as the case might be) and then put the sack on the rider's shoulder to keep the weight of the sack off the horse or mule. Wise and learned eh? While your correspondent does not lay claim to the wisdom that might smash this old earth and the inhabitants thereof and people it with inhabitants who would be very good (Talmage style) and stick up to their integrity and not fall as old' Adam did; or to wipe out slieol arid put refreshing streams therein, or the wisdom of Solomon; yet he claims to have sense enough and to spare (good, sound sense, too), to know a good thing when he sees it, and also to the difference between the euphoneous sounds of the gentle zephyr and: harsh brayings of a kicking "Jack-horse.

Does any one catch on or tumble to the racket E. Pasoue, Chairman Board of Education. deal more and still have four months' school. The lower down we come, the more teachers we will have. His logical conclusions are that economy ia the only consideration that the schools shonld be let out to the lowest bidders.

I am looking after the interest of the children and not tho teacher. While teachers have to be curbed down to reasonable rates, at the same time their pay should be sufficiently remunerative to elevate rather than to lower the calling. In our objections to the present school law we have no complaint to make with the Board of Education in the distribution of school funds. Suppose they go according to law. Under the law a small district can employ a first-grade teacher at a high price and demand a four-months' school, while a large district may employ a cheap teacher and then only hays a four-months' school.

As to whatever may be said about the qualifications of our teachers, great improvements havebeen made under adverse circumstances, and a first-grade teacher that tries to keep up with improved methods will manage 60 pupils better than the old-time teacher could 30. The interest of education and the welfare of society demand that our young men and women, who aspire to teaching, should have some encouragement in a more liberal system. In regard to the Blair Educational Bill, we had as well expect money from the silver mines of the moon, as all the more progressive southern states that are taking much interest in education are opposed to it. But what does Mr. Pasour want with any more school money when we already have an abundant fund, according to his theory? And we have a lower state tax than any state in the Union and a lower county tax than any county in the state.

The subject of education is not a matter of choice; it is now a matter of necessity. We must educate in order to protect our-seiyes, or the great educated North will soon swoop down on us and gobble up our country and make onr children servants of servants, hewers of wood and drawers of water; to till their royal estates and run their factories. Our school district numbers about 90 and we demand $130 to give us a four-months' school, and nothing less will satisfy ns. It is our right, according to law. This is the year to demand our rights, while so many clever can-dinates are around.

J. C. Elliott. Cherryrijle, June 25, 1888. Established in 1SS9.

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Election, Tuesday, November 6, 1888. NATIONAL TICKET. for prksident: J3ROVER CLEVELAND, New York. for ALLEN' G. THURMAN, Of Ohio.

stats ticket. for governor: DANIEL G. FOWLE, lieutenant-governor: THOMAS M. HOLT, Of Alamance. justices to fill JOSEPH J.

DAVIS, Of Franklin. amendment: -JAMES E. SHEPHERD, of Beaufort; ALPHONSO C.AVERY, Of Burke. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, L. SAUNDERS, Of 'Orange.

treasurer: DON4LD W. BAIN, of wake. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN- M. FINGER, Of FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL: F. DAVIDSON, J- i.

Of Uuncombe. fob auditor: W. SANDERLIN, Of Wayne. CONGRESS EIGHTH DISTRICT: W. II.

II. OOWLES, Of Wilkes. THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1S83. i TTf TP in A fxT Tnr," The" Chicago Convention adjourned on Monday night after a six-days' session. Benjamin H.

Harrison, of Indiana; was nominated for President on the eighth ballot. Levi P. Morton, of New York, has Jtbe second place on the ticket. Being called away just after hearing result of the Convention, we can jspt prepare an account of the proceedings, but we judge the final result is about all our readers will care much to know. Many of our readers will doubtless jdesire to know who Mr.

Harrison is, and. we copy the following from the Charlotte Chronicle tq gratify that The Chicago Convention nominated for paesident yesterday on the eighth Hpn. Benjamin Harrison, of liidianapolis, Indiana. He was born XT I. 1 TT aii nuiiB jjciiu, uaiuiuun county, AuflTUSt 20.

1833. lift WiU from Miami Uuiyersity, Oxford, in 1852. His preparatory law studies were pumucd in Cincinnati. O. In J854 he moved to Indianapolis, where he lias since" resided and engaged' in the practice pf law.

In 1800 he was elected by a popular vote Reporter pf the Decisions of Ub Supreme Court of the State. In 1863 he entered the ijrmy as the second-lieutenant of a company, lje afterwards raised a cpm-pany of bis own, and later, was elected polonel of a regiment, and served in Kentucky. Subsequently, in 1865 he was breyetted brigadier-general. While in the field he was re-elected Reporter pf the Supreme Court. After he was regularly -mustered out of service he entered upon the duties of Reporter and served four years.

vIn 1876 he whs the Republican candidate for Governor of Indiana and was defeated- lie was appointed a member of the Mississippi River Commission' in 1879. He was elected to. the United. States Senate by the General Assembly of his state to succeed Senator Josepii E. McDonald, a Democrat, and took hia seat March 4, 1SS1.

Such is a brief biographical sketch of tbe man named, by Republicans for Boone, N. June 4, 1888. Ita.dica.1 Rule. Newborn Journal. Twenty years ago this fall there was an election held in this state, the equal of which had never occurred before, nor can ever be repeated.

A large proportion of the vote cast upon that occasion was from a class of people just enfranchised, in fact, enfranchised by that vote, while thousands were disfranchised from that high privilege. The profligate legislature wasted the diminished resources of the state as if bent on utter destruction. The governor elected then struck out to avenge imagined wrongs that he had received, when the patriotic people refused three years before to eleet him by their votes to a place to which he had been appointed by the authorities at Washington; and as if infuriated, began the use of the position to the utter destruction of the state in all its branches, legislative and judicial, Bogus bonds were issued to fabulous amounts, and as if determined that the poor children of the state should never be able to read the diabolical acts of the day, the public fund was fiendishly squandered. Moneys belonging to that fund, invested in well-paying stocks, were transferred to an investment these valueless issues at dollar for dollar, when the same-were being hawked around the streets of New York at fifteen cents on the dol-4 laf, and proved a loss to those who bought even at that low figure. To finish up the matter the most horrible conspiracy against the rights of freemen was organized that has.

ever blurred the fair pages of American 'X An army was called to the field, solely responsible to the government for its acts, composed of men in some cases brought from other states for their achievements in infamy, and from this state in some instances for a like reason, marshalled and equipped at an enormous expense, and sent forth to arrest whoever he might designate or their own evil propensities suggest. A number of the first men, in everything that constitutes a gentleman and patriot, were wrenched from their homes, and in the eyes of' trembling wives and wailing children," were marched off by this horde of irresponsible wretches to dungeons and pens reeking with filth and "vermin, too loathesome to mention. An equally irresponsible court martial was organized to try these prisoners and was in motion to its work of iniquity arid blood when the check came. i The writs of habeas corpus from the supreme bench of the proud old state had been disregarded. 1 Them papers.

is played out," was the defiant reply to the officer serving them; the Executive would not demand obedience to them, hence in truth the Judiciary was exhausted." But light came in the dark period and it came through Democratic unity. United efforts of Democrats broke the shackles from the limbs of these imperiled citizens, and by the mandate of Judge Brooks, of blessed memory, they were marched out into the free air of American citizenship. United efforts of the unterri-fied Democracy elected a majority of the legislature, and the Governor was impeached for high Crimes and misdemeanors. The army of his choice and dependence was disbanded and skulked away to their retreats, and once more the light of good old English liberty broke overthe Old North State. The same' party under the same leaders confront us now, and would, if they haa the power, re-enact the scenes of that dark and gloomy period.

Democrats must remember that united we stand, divided we fall. i NEWS FROM EXCHANGES. There is a conscientious merchant in Charlotte. He believes cigarettes to be injurious, and will not sell them. That is the kind of prohibition that prohibits." Would to heaven the land was full of such men.

Observer. The unvailing of the monument to General Stonewall Jackson to com-! memorate his beloved name and mark the spot where he received his fatal wound near Chancellors ville, was performed on Wednesday in magnificent style in the midst pf a vast concourse of The governor pf Virginia was present and presided, and Senator Daniel delivered an oration which electrified the great audience, and will add lustre to his record as one of the most gifted and eloquent speakers of the land. Charlotte Chron icle. C. E.

McDonald moved into the handsome new seven-room parson age of Central Steel-Creek Church, of which be is the popular pastor, last Friday, It ia a highly creditable building, and the good people of that charge have honored themseves in building it. This is the first experience of Mr. McDonald as" housekeeper, and we are told that he and his better half are delighted with their kingship and queen-ship. May they live long and as hap IllilEF NOTES. A Catholic priest was locked up in St.

Louis last week for being drunk and disorderly. Henry George, the New York labor leader, has come out squarely for Cleveland. Court convenes in Raleigh July 9th. It is thought that Cross and White will be tried the first week. Advices from Zanzibar state that there is little doubt that Henry M.

Stanley is dead. The summer term for the circuit court for York county will convene on the first Monday in July. Judge Kershaw will preside. The Seventh District nominated Hon. J.

S. Henderson for re-election to Congress, and L. C. Caldwell, of Statesville, for Presidential Elector. William T.

Walker retires frm the editorial of the North Carolina Prohibitionist to make the canvass as Prohibition candidate for Governor. Pineville is to have a cotton-factory. A sufficient amount of stock has been subscribed to start on and the mills will he built as soon as possible. It is announced that another train will be put on the Western North Carolina Railroad Saturday next giving two trains daily between Salisbury and the famous Hot Springs. This is a bonton road.

"Reports from forty counties embraced in last week's weather bulletin show that cropB had been doing well generally, but rain was needed very badly in places. The dry weather had been favorable for harvesting wheat, which is light. Mt. Airy had her celebration pn the completion of the railroad to within her limits, and now feels happy, as she justly should. The notables of the State were there Wednesday, and a great day it was for that rapidly growing town.

i 1 About one hundred representative colored men, principally from the Northern States, held a meeting in St. Louis Tuesday of last week and organized a Negro National Democratic League. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the administration of President Cleveland. A correspondent of the Mount Holly News says: Who will be the nominee for the legislature from Gaston? I will bet a five-cent cigar that no lawyer don't get to go to Raleigh this year from Gaston." If this writer means what he says, our representative will be a lawyer or Otherwise, if his prediction is as bad as his grammar, one of our lawyers may still be brushing up his Prince Albeit, Dr. Theodore Gay, who attended ex-Vice President Wheeler during his last illness', has presented a bill as is a bill to the estate.

It amounted to about $11,800. The items are in part as follows: For attendance from April 1, 1885, to December 31, 1885, at 515 per day; for attendance from January 1, 1886, to December 31, 1886, at 20 per day; for attendance from January 1, 18S7, to June 4, 1887, at $25 per -day; for keeping a horse two years, $3.50 per week, for use of carriage two years, $200. Mr. Wheeler's executor refused tp pay the bill and the matter will go to the courts. Reply- to tlie Cba.iruia.it.

Mr. Editor: In our Strictures on the Joint we suspected that the Board of Education had been derelict in their duty, but as they made out their estimate after the meeting of the Joint Board and presented it to the cpmmissioners, we thought they favored an additional tax for schools, but were too slow about it and let the Commissioners get the advantage of them. So to find out who was to blame we fired the whole crowd, thinking that the guilty man would cry out or dodge. Now, Mr. E.

Fasour, Chairman of the Board of Education, rises to explain and like an honest man, assumes the whole responsibility, defends the commissioners, and puts himself on record as in favor of education and the most rigid economy for the same. He tells ns why he did not demand aid fpr the schools because he considered there was plenty of money to run the schools four to six months all that was necessary for such a result was to divide tho money by 4 or that because the law allowed teachers as much as 515 per month was no reason why they should not be hired for less. We admire his candor. His old-time economy is in striking contrast with modern extravagance. From Mr.

Pasour's standpoint we might reduce the school fund a good THE PROHIBITION PARTY. The prohibition sentiment has become an important factor in the politics of the country, and it is growing. We have no means of ascertaining at present what proportion of prohibitionists now affiliate with what is known as the Prohibition, or Third party, nor can we tell with accuracy what proportion of the Prohibition party are true prohibitionists, for it is generally unr derstood that in the last election many who allied themselves with that party did so with sinister designs. We believe, however, that a majority of them are sincere, that they embrace many of the most worthy men, whose character and motives cannot be questioned, that they have relinquished former affiliations and pursued this course reluctantly and with the soje purposed (combatting a monstrous evil, whose steady encroachments they could see no other method of checking a monster which the old parties were disposed to conciliate with sacrifices and offerings rather than oppose and subdue. So much for the spirit of the true prohibitionists in the Third party.

In the Democratic "party, also, we find a large number of prohibitionists as large, perhaps, as in the Third party, and just as sincere and earnest, but believing in a different plan of attack, influenced chiefly by the danger of another enemy, which would bring even greater disaster since it would give loose rein to the liquor fiend, and impose, in addition, the domination of that party, whose record in all the South is a loathsome stench. Now, we thiuk it very unfortunate that the efforts of these two divisions of prohibitionists with the same purpose cannot "be united and thus made effective to the accomplishment of some part of their aim. We have no definite information as to whether or not the Third party will make a fujl or'partial nomination in this county. If they do, it will not be with the expectation of electing a single official, but only to marshal their forces and seek to increase their number by enrolling recruits. The Democratic prohibitionists feel that they must combine their strength with other Democrats to avert an impending danger, and at the same time, oppose the enemy which the Prohibition party are fighting.

The candidates nominated by the Democratic party, we may confidently expect, will be elected. Then, the purpose of the Third party being such as we have indicated, it docs seem to us that there is no reason why they should not support any candidate of the Democratic party, whose sentiments are such as they can endorse. In this way their votes would be felt and they would be acting thus far in concert with their brethren who are with them in this cause, but who, fearing other dangers, think it unsafe to confine their attention to this cause aloue. But this is only a small part of the influence they would exert. By such a course they could have a very influence on the nominating conventions.

If we were 'acting with the Third party in its present condition and had the direction of its course, both as a means of effecting present good and strengthening thp party for future work, we should hold out the Democrats, as an inducement to make good nomipatipns, the aid of the party in electing eyery acceptable man they would nominate, and put up candidates only in place of those we could not consistently support. The Democratic party could not afford to ignore the combinpl strength pf prohibitionists within and without its lnies. We believe it is the best interest as well as the duty of the Democratic party to seek, without compromise, the cooperation of all good men. The line between the Democratic and the Prohibition party i3 by no means clearly drawn, and the form? er cannot afford to furnish a constant drain of recruits to the latter, on account of pandering, for the sake of a few votes, to those who entertain qp-posite sentiments. Indeed, we do not believe rqany votes are to be gained or lost from the class last referred to.

We believe that jf the matter were prehented to them in the right light, very many of them would not object seriously to temperance men for office, or even total prohibition. Many of them admit that the liquor traffic is a great evil, but they engage in it for the money there is hi it, and claim that while it is allowed, they may just as cago convention is a notable one in at least three respects. It is one of the largest gatherings, all in all, ever held; it is one of the most disunited and contentious; and it is possessed of fewer men of broad and famous statesmanship. It is the new.and pert, rather than the experienced and able, who shine conspicuously in. the gathering.

Whoever heard of Thurston before? Some contemporary says that Mahone, of Virginia, and Governor Foraker, of Ohio, are the most notable members of the body. There are only two negroes in the convention from the Northern States. Four-fifths of the Southern representation are reported to be negroes. Charlotte Chronicle. Shelby yew Era: During the past few days the tin mine at King's Mountain has assumed a business shape.

Mr. a. it. j-eaaux, oi jnow and Jno. H.

Furman, an expert mineralogist have "purchased the following shares in the Wier tract of 150 acres: One-sixth interest from F. Dilling, for 81537.87, one-sixth from P. S. Baker for $1537.57, one-sixth from A. C.

Avery for $1637, and one--sixth from W. T. R. Bell for 51497. These gentlemen have "also secured bonds for title from the following: C-W.

Dabney, one-sixth interest in the Weir tract, $700; Wm. Falls, 360 acres adjoining, Wm. Falls, 100 acres, Isaac B. Falls, 68 acres, $2,800. Prof.

Furmaahas men at work digging out the ore, and will start a much larger force, If the exists in paying quantities. -In the disscussion of the Indian appropriation bill in the Senate recently Mr.TRlair sent to the Clerk's desk and had read a letter from an Indian woman living in Michigan, who writes some sense in a strong, forcible fashion." She says: I appeal to you as a nation to see that the Indians are educated. Send less theology among them and more Christianity. Send honest "people if you have any among you. An Indian loves honor and truth, but despises deceit.

We have great reasons to be proud that we are Indians. We have never been known to manufacture a lie or drink to destroy the uody or soul; neither have we language to take God's name in vain." "The two cotton factories in Shelby are running day and night. The new factory for the Cleveland Mills Co. is being pushed as rapidly as possible and will be running by September 15. Mr.

R. B. Miller's new factory on First Broad River, will be in running order by November, Hon. JaSi L. Webb will this week resign his position as postoffice iusec- tor.

Mr. Webb takes this step on ac-i count of his increasing legal practice, Froiii tbe Tax Heel Country The Walter A Taylor Atlanta, Ga: Gentlemen, We are selling your Huckleberry Cordial and have found it to be one of the very best medicines for all bowel troubles and children teeth' ing we have ever handled. Everyone using it speaks of it in the highest terms, and say they would not be with out it. We certainly commend it to very home in this country. Knott IIennkssek.

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Battle, President. Dallas, N. June 25, 1888. A Blaze in Fort mill. Charlotte Chronicle, Our neighboring town of Fort Mill was visited by a destructive fire last Sunday night.

Four stores were laid in ashes, and the destruction of four stores in a town the size of Fort Mill is no small affair. The fire was discovered at 10. 30 o'clock in the rear corner of Dr.iJ. E. Massey's drugstore, and it had then been burning but a few Those first on the scene found a goods-box, filled with inflammable material, burning under'the corner of the house.

The rubbish in the box had been saturated with oil, I The fire spread with remarkable rapidity, and the citizens seemed altogether powerless to stay its progress. Dr. Massey's drugstore was quickly a mass of flames, and it was but a short time, less than fifteen minutes, in fact, when the flames had communicated to the store-house of S. M. Mills, and thence the fire spread to the adjoining buildings of L.

J. Massey and J. W. Ardrey, all of which were entirely consumed. The losses, as well as can be estimated, are as follows: J.

Massey building and stock of goods, no insurance. S. Mills, building and goods, $800. L. J.

Massey, stock of no insurance, but about $800 worth of goods, were saved. J. W. Ardrey, two store-rooms and stock of goods, no insurance, but $2,000 worth of good3 saved, j- The store-room of P. K.

Mull and the dwellings of J. Ardrey and L. J. Massey were in great danger for awhile, but were eventually saved by the efforts of the citizens. All of the town records were in the office of Mr.

J. W. Ardrey, the inteudant, and were destroyed. Tho fire made a big blaze, which was distinctly seen in It was, indeed, so conspicuous that the firemen were called to quarters, the impression at first being that there was a fire in the southern suburbs of the city, There is no clew to the identity of the party who applied the torch Come Oat from AimongT Xliem, My To the Editor of th Lenoir Topic: I I went to Raleigh as a delegate from Watauga county to the late Republican State Convention which met on the 23d day of May. When I left Watauga county I was convinced that thfi present system of county government ought to be changed and that the cry of nigger brought against the Republican party was originated by demagogues for political purposes.

After attending that convention I was completely changed in my opinions, for I saw with my own eyes negrpes jostling their way among the white delegates, acting uproariously and making themselves unduly prominent in the transaction of business. They took complete control of the I convention at times and frequently it was impossible for a white man to get the floor or to obtain a respectful hearing, There were two negro secretaries of the convention and during a' portion of its sitting it had a negro presiding officer. Two of the four delegates to Chicago were negroes. Altogether there was too much negro, in the convention to suit me, and although "I have Seen a Republican, I am a white man and believe in white men ruling North Carolina. I fully appreciated, for the first time, what the people of the east have to contend with in fighting against negro rule and negro insolence and my ideas of county government have altogether changed.

I am in favor of the present system of county government, I now take this opportunity also to state that I do hereby formally withdraw from the Republican party, which is responsible for any danger there may be of foisting negro rule upon North Carolina. I da now, upon principle, and being moved by no desire for personal aggrandizement, I deem it proper to warn the young men pf the country who, like me, are actuated by princi Rcplf to Lincoln Courier." Mr. In the Lincoln Courier of the 22d is an article purporting to 'be. an. editorial, whose editor volunteers his services in calling on the united press, to condemn a paragraph in what I had to say in the Gazette of the 21st relative to the high prices paid to public-school-teachers, and says: It will stir the indignation in every citizen who favors better teachers, better schools and better education." Now, I happen to be one of those whose." indignation has been stirred," and stirred to the bottom, over and over, long before I wrote the article in the Gazette of the 21st.

First, stirred," because we have not better teachers (with: some exceptions) for the' money paid them, better schools and better education. Second, "stirred," because of the excessive prices that are generally paid teachers, so-called. Third, stirred," because of the over six hundred thousand dollars that are paid by the taxpayers of North Carolina for public schools, and paid to (in many instances) incompetent teachers, who, once a year, wend their way to the mountains or to the seaboard and institutes to recreate in the warm summer days, while the hard-working taxpayers are at home yarning bread and taxes in the sweat of their faces and preparing to meet the tax-collector. Yes, indeed, it is an indignation-stirring subject that stirs. And in all seriousness I would ask, Where does the good to the children of the State come in? Two and a half months' school, on an average, in a year and nine and a half months to forget about all the children have learned in so short a and over six hundred thousand dollars gone gone into the pockets of (many of them) so-called teachers.

Yes, while the united press is condemning let it also condemn the high prices being paid to teachers. Tax money comes too hard to be extravagantly paid out. This public-school business, the way it is carried on, puts me in mind of the man's extra pork hog, whose head (the hog's) weighed 89 pounds and the balance of the hog weighed 11 pounds 100 pounds, all told. But it was an extra hog. Now, let the good to the children be represented by the balance of the hog and the good to the teachers by the head (of the hog) and the problem stands thus: Good to the children, good to teachers, Old fogy, eh? Having been born 'a very young American a little over sixty years ago, and not having even heard of Old Fogyism for so long a time, I had concluded that it bad played out," vamosed de ranche and but I see a small speck of it in the article to which I am haying my say.

'My grandfather (and great-grandfather, too, for all I know) spelled their surname with a in it, thus: Paysour. But the young.