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A GREAT UNIVERSITY
Its Foundation Earnestly Advocat
ed by George Washington.
Part Taken by the Late Senator Kyle
In Carrying: Out the Disinter
ested Wishes of the Father
i
I of His Country.
Special Washington Letter.
THE late Senator James H. Kyle,
of South. Dakota, was quietly
' and unostentatiously engaged
in seeking- to promote legislation for
a truly national university, such as
Washington contemplated. He f ormu
lated end introduced a bill six years
ago, providing for a national univer
sity, with thousands of students, with
buildings .that shall eclipse the new
library set in the midst of a beauti
ful and spacious campus, with re
sources practically unlimited, and
with all the treasures collected here at
the command of graduates of the
highest colleges.
The plan for a national university
originated in the patriotic mind of the
first great American general and
statesman who is honored with the
name Father of his Country. He ob
served that American youth of parts
and means were usually sent abroad
to the English universities, or to the
great schools of the continent, and he
.feared the effect upon the country of
their coming to hold in contempt the
plain, and hard life of pioneer days.
He feared also the false political
teachings of foreign lands. For this
reason he strongly urged the estab
lishment of the school, and remem
bered it in his will. The failure of the '
nation to execute his wishes is partly
explained by two facts.-- The country
lias never till now felt unanswerably
the demand for it, and there has been
a jealousy against itby existing col
leges; the higher the grade "the more
vehement the opposition.
Senator Kyle's bill provides for a
University in which instruction shall
be given in the higher branches of
practical as well as literary and sci
entific departments of knowledge, and
facilities furnished for research and
investigation.
The governing power is placed in a
board of regents, 15 in number. Eight
are to be appointed by the president
jWith the consent of the senate. No
'two are to be from the same state.
The other seven are the president,
vice president, chief justice, speaker,
commissioner of education, secretary
of the Smithsonian, and the president
of the university. The scholastic work
of the institution is to be directed by
a council of faculties consisting of the
deans of faculties, presided over by
the f3jesdnt of the" university. The
school will, of course, be wholly un-
sectarian and non-partisan.
Endowed chairs arepr
.and also fellowships.
endowed with lesa than $100,000.
None but graduates of colleges with
the degree of bachelor of arts or the
equivalent are to be admitted." Free
scholarships are to be given to as
many from each state as there are in
its congressional delegation.
"University square," where the na
tional observatory was originally lo
cated, is set apart for the site of the
school. This is the tract originally
selected for the purpose by President
Washington. One-third of the net
proceeds of the sales of public lands
Jor ten years is given for an endow
ment. Half of the amount is to be
held by the treasurer of the United
States for the buildings and equip
ments and for current expenses.
The other half is to be allowed to
accumulate in .the treasury as a per-
4 JAMES II. KYLE.
(Late Senator from South Dakota and
Friend of the University.)
manent fund for the support of the
institution. As such a fund it is to
draw five per cent, interest. The
students are to have access to all in
stitutions, collections and opportun
ities for study and research under
control of the government so far as
possible without detriment to the pub
lic service. The heads of all bureaus
and departments are to cooperate
with the officers of the university in
securing the desired advantages for
the students.
It was the hope of Senator Kyle that
a complete report in favor of this bill
might be made early in December
next. He hoped that by having the
report thus early in the session an
act would be passed creating the
much-talked-of institution and put
ting in a way to realization the hopes
and plans of President Washington.
There have been several favorable re
ports on such a bill, but always so
late in the session that nothing could
be done.
The president of Harvard university
was antagonistic to the idea of a na
tion al university. One objection urged
V- ! A 41 lit -1
ujt mm rv cin mui tue m uiu a, te will not
permit study to continue longer each
vear than from the middle of October
to the middle of May. Second, the po
litical atmosphere would be a damper
on educational work. Finally, the
scheme for a governing board with
the president as a member was ab
surd. "A big university," he said,
"needs management, and that re
quires time and care such as any who
would be appointed to the governing
board of a great national university
would not have time to give." The
latest objector of note to the national
university plan is President William
H. Harper, of the University of Chi
cago, who spoke against it at the re
cent meeting of the National Educa
tional association at Detroit; but in
spite of his arguments the associa
tion passed resolutions favoring its
establishment.
The objections of all men and of all
time were anticipated by Washington,
WILLIAM R. HARPER.
(Chicago University President Opposed to
National Idea.)
Jefferson, both the Adamses, Madison,
Monroe, Jackson, Grant and Hayes;
by Benjamin Franklin, Edmund Ran
dolph and Justice Lamar, as well as a
long line of able but less famous men.
After a consultation with James
Madison and Edmond Randolph, Wash
ington announced to the commission
ers of the District of Columbia his pur
pose to contribute a large sum to the
establishment of a national university.
He carried out his purpose by giving
securities, which, it is estimated, if
held to the present day, would have
been worth $4,000,000. In the prepara
tion of his final address he set apart
the 19 acres of land known as Universi
ty square, at the foot of Twenty-fifth
street, where the National observatory
was first located. In his last message
to congress he said: "I have hereto--;fore
proposed to congress the expedi
ency of establishing a national uni
versity and also a military academy.
"The desirableness of both these in
stitutions has so constantly increased
with every new vie.w I have taken on
the subject that I cannot omit the op
portunity of once for all recalling your
attention to them. Among the motives
;to such an institution, the assimilation
of the principles, opinions and manners
f our countrymen, by the common ed-
cation of a portion of our youth from
every quarter, will deserve attention."
President Jefferson wanted to bring
a faculty from Geneva for the institu
tion, and proposed the use of the treas
,ury surplus for its endowment. Presi
dent Madison urged in three messages,
saying in his last: "The importance
which I attach to the establishment of
a university in this district on a scale
and for objects worthy of the Ameri
can nation, induces me to renew my
recommendation of its favorable con
sideration." President Monroe said:
"If it receives hereafter the proper'en-
couragement, it cannot fail to be em
inently useful to the nation."
President John Quincy Adams la
mented that "in survejang the city,
which has been honored by his name,
he (Washington) would have seen the
spot on earth which he had destined
and bequeathed to the use and benefit
of his country, as the site for a uni
versity, still bare and barren."
President Jackson, in 1832, approved
the appropriation of $25,000 to Colum
bian college, on account of the gener
ally acknowledged "utility of a central
literary establishment" and of his hope
that the institution might realize the
dreams of his predecessors.
President Grant, in 1873, again took
up the theme and said in his message:
"I would suggest to congress the pro
priety of promoting the establishment
in this district of an institution of
learning or university, of the highest
class by donations of land. There is
no place better suited for such an insti
tuton than the national capital. There
is no other place in which every citizen
is so directly interested."
In 1877 President Hayes renewed this
recommendation.
In 1885 Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar, then sec
retary of the interior, wrote: "Eighty
years ago President Jefferson, then in
the fullest tide of his authority as a
party chief, told congress that to com
plete the circle of democratic policy a
national university was a necessity
and should be created. In the histories
of nations democracies have been the
cradles of pure thought and art. The
same cause which operates in them ex
ists in American society, and whether
through a national university or in
fragmentary institutions in the sever
al states sooner or later a higher edu
cation, higher than the common school,
the academy or the college can furnish,
will alone realize and express the high
er aspirations of our democracy."
These historic excerpts form a part
of Senator Kyle's report. Will that re
port ever now be presentedto congress ?
The deceased senator was thoroughly
and patriotically in earnest on this sub
ject. The narrator has often, talked
with him and heard him express the
hope that his name and fame might be
linked with the university which
George Washington so fondly hoped
might be established.
Who will take up the work which
Senator Kyle laid down when he an
swered the summons: "Come up
higher?" SMITH D. FRY.
1
His Brother's Keeper.
Continued from Page 7.
owners at the lower range had not yet
succeeded In getting enough men in to
go to work. Several of them who had
gone on from Champion had been per
suaded to leave. The troops were still
at De Mott, -and the speeches of the
miners in their daily meetings at the
park were growing more bitter against
them. The wounded officer at the ho
tel was recovering. His friends had
come upvto take care of him, and the
doctor thought he could go home at the
end of the week. Andrew Burke had
proved a delightful companion to the
officer. He had moved some of his
choicest roses down into the room and
had himself proved the truth of the
proverb, "A merry heart doeth good
like medicine."
It was Friday night that the Vas
plaines had invited Aunt Royal, Lou
ise and Stuart to a quiet dinner at their
house. Stuart did not want to go. He
knew what the company would be, and
he had no liking for the young Vas
plaine who for a year or two now was
evidently trying to win the favor of
Louise. Stuart, even before the experi
ence which made life a new thing for
him, never had any fellowship except
that of an acquaintance with Vas
plaine, and he knew enough about him
to dislike his immoral character and
his general make up as a man.
The family was exceedingly wealthy,
and next to the Duncans' thefr house
was the finest in Champion. It was
built at the other end of the valley to
ward the park. The elder Vasplaine
had retired some years before. His
brother and his son carried on certain
lumber and copper industries north of
Champion. They were not directly In
terested in the iron mines, except as
they were Involved in the general con
dition of business, all of which, of
course, felt the effect of the strike
There was also in the family a daugh
ter, Miss Una Vasplaine, a young wo
man about Louise's age. The girls
had been playmates.
Stuart was sitting by Miss Vasplaine
at this dinner, and the conversation
was general all about him. He was
just replying to a question put by his
companion, and she had rallied him on
his serious appearance. Miss Una was
vivacious, a striking looking girl, and
Stuart in the old days had always
found her an agreeable talker. He
smiled x in reply to her question and
was on the point of answering when
the whole company received a shock
that set the ladies screaming and the
gentlemen starting to their feet in
alarm.
The large dining room fronted on the
veranda, and a magnificent plate glass
window extended from the floor almost
to the ceiling, looking out on the pine
tree lawn. The night was clear and
frosty. It was growing late in the sea
son, and winter would soon set in; the
ground was - bare now - and Ir The
moon was just coming up over the Da
vis hill rangel
Suddenly through this window , a
chunk of Iron ore came crashing right
over the table. It scattered the glass
In every direction, crashed through the
pendants of the electric chandelier and
A. chunk of iron ore came crashing right
over the table.
smashed into the mirror over the side
board, knocking it into splinters, and
then,' falling down on the sideboard it
self, broke the glassware and dishes
right and left.
The affair was so unexpected, it came
so without warning, that the compa
ny was terrified and altogether shock
ed. Aunt Royal was the first to speak.
"That's the work of some of your
precious strikers:"
"I don't believe it," Stuart shouted.
In his heart he cursed the saloon and
all its great wickedness. He believed
the hand that flung the ore was rum
crazed.
The men all rushed out on the veran
da, and the elder Vasplaine, thorough
ly incensed at the outrage, ordered his
horses out, and as soon as they were
ready he and his brother started off
down the road in pursuit. Word was
sent to the police force in Champion of
the affair. Stuart remained with the
ladies for awhile, and then, as young
Vasplaine volunteered to escort them
home, he hurried down into the town
to investigate the matter. He did not
believe any of the miners would do
such a thing. They had done enough
that had prejudiced the owners against
them, but only when under the influ
ence of drink. Besides, Vasplaine was
not an owner now, although he had
been years before.
Stuart found everything quiet in the I
town. Mcst of the miners were still
in De Mott. It was murmured that a
large load of men was coming In that
night. He remained at the office a
little while and then started out for
home.
As he cam out on the street he saw
the Salvation Army. It was kneeling
at the corner for its outdoor meeting
just before going to Its haU to hold Its
regular service. Rhena Dwlght was
kneeling right on the hard stones of
the pavement offering a prayer. Stuart
could not hear the words, but he could
see the pale, earnest face. He hesi
tated whore he was. He thought he
would go on home. " Then he thought
he would go Into the hall and see
what kind of a meeting the army had.
At last as the army rose and went by
up the street beating its drum he turn
ed slowly and walked iu the same di
rection Just as he entered the hall he
might have heard if he had not been
too absorbed In where he was going a
sound borne over the frosty ground
and through fhe clear mountain air
from the direction of De Mott. It was
the sound of thousands of feet strik
ing the earth and coming toward
Champion.
(To be continued.)
AN IDEA FROM KANSAS.
Riding: Cart for Harrowlas Which Is
Said to Save a Lot of Very
Hard Work.
Harrowing is a job few farmers like,
nd there are few jobs about farm
work that are more wearying where
the driver walks over soft ground.
Some men in the large fields of the
west ride an extra horse when the har
rowing team is easily managed, but
this method has its disadvantages.
Some of our farmers have constructed
RIDING CART FOR HARROWING.
a riding- cart, attaching1 it to the long"
drawbar of the harrow, and it is prov
.ng the most satisfactory method ever
tried. It adds but little to the draft
an extra horse may be put on it if
the team finds difficulty in pulling- the
harrow and the driver can better
manage his horses, as he is not re
quired to keep constant watch of his
steps, and he is always at an equal dis
tance from, them.
The cart uses some wide-tired
wheels, old corn planter wheels being1
qust the thing. These wheels are
placed on an axle made on or bolted
to a four by four, to which the seat is
bolted by means of standards running
from the seat to the four by four and
;o the brace between the shafts which
connect the cart with the long- draw
bar to which the evener and whiffle
trees are hitched. It might seem at
a glance as though the whiffletrees
.night be caused to bump the horses
heels and cause other trouble, but this
is noT the case, as the weight of the
cart keeps the drawbar and, evener up
jff the ground. Actual use in this re
gion-sbcows-thisriding-cart to be both.
practical and valuable. Jim L. Irwin,
m Ohio Farmer.
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and floral designs at short notice; birds
and cages, 87 Trumbull st., Allyn House
Annex, Hartford. tf
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Orange and Lemou Ranch in full bear
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well of water and all ranch tools. With
in two minutes' walk of railroad station.
Value $,5000. For particulars address
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Help Wanted. Female.
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Lmake big money everywhere selling our
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Pan-American Rooms.
PAN-AMERICAN Accommodations :
former Connecticut men managers; 50c.j
75c. and $1. 183 Swan street., Buffalo,
JN. x . 7-'27
Smith's Store House.
Separate rooms with locks, at reasonable pri
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Dealer in
New and Second-band Household Goods,
Ranees. Wardrobes. Chamber Suits. Chiffon
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Chairs, Folding Bedsteads, etc.
J. CHAS. SMITH,
Rear 36 Buckingham street. 7-13
JOSEPH BURNS,
recently from Boston,
Piano and Furniture Polisher,
564 Main Street, Hartford, Conn.
An tin Tin TfiTmi.m-o rprwi Ttri and refinished.
also Desks, Banisters, etc.
New work in any imitation or original color
wood preserved.
Work done in Houses by day or job as de
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Furniture Oil and Polish always for sale.
6-22
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Upholsterer. Carpet Laying.
Furniture and Grociery Packer.
Household Furniture
Repaired and Renovated from Insects
of every description.
58 John St , Hartford.
7-13
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C. L. HOLMES & CO.,
63 North Main Street,
Dealers in High Grade Invest
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FOR SALE-
House and Lot on Orange street;
lot 60x175.
Apply at 6 Exchange Place.
M. J. BKZEZIXSKI.
T. H. HAYES,
Wholesale and Retail
Liquor Store
34, 35, East Main Street. Watei&nry.
Carpets and Linoleum Laid.
rfo rta VtnnfV
Furniture, Bric-a-brac, Crockery, etc.,
careiuiiy packed ana stnppecuNTj-
Mattresses Renovated and made to or
der. Befinisbing, White Enameling.
ADAM KUZMINSKI,
Furniture Repairing and Up
holstering.
Twenty-six years' experience,
With the Benson Furniture Co.,
188-190 South Main Street,
WATERBURY, - - - CONN.
A Snowy Borden
Will come to you every
week from our Laundry if you just
say the word. Snowy and sweet
and clean, from papa's shirt to baby's
sock, every item shall be immacu
late. That's the kind of work we do
all the time.
We Handle Family Washing in a
Style to Please the Whole
Family-
Davis' Steam Laundry.
17 Canal Street.
Dental Rooms,
&6 EAST MAIN STREET; ROOM 1
Gold and Porcelain Crowns are the
best "for badly decayed teeth- and
roots. Gold and silver fillings as low
as good work can be done. , Gold
Crown and Bridge work; the best
Artificial teeth on Gold and Rubber
Office hours 9 to 12 a. m.; 1:30 to 6
p. m.; evenings 7:30 to 9.
Telephone call 520.
The Reason Why
You are not Using a
as iftSLiiige
is probably because you have never
tried one. "Once a user always a
user." and 12 will pay for a first
class range, and we connect it free.
The United
Gas Improvement Co.,
150 Grand St., laterbnry.
Wall Paper Talk.
We carry the best the world produces.
French, German and English Wall Pa
pers. Not a few dozen patterns, but an
immense and comprehensive line show
ing many hundred patterns.'
Rich handsome effects in Dark Reds,
Greens, Blues, Tapestries, Burlaps, Pe
nims, for library and dining rooms, dens
and halls.
Silk and Satin Papers with Brocaded
Effects for parlors and reception halls.
Dainty Floral Designs in Chintz and
Dresden Effects.
Marie Antoinette Cretonnes and Em
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These foreism sroods have an air of ex
clusive elegance, with the entire absence
of the gaudy show so often seen in richly
colored papers.
Domestic Wall Papers
In endless variety. New goods for
every conceivable purpose. Prices be
gin for good goods, heavy stock at 5c.
per roll, up to the best goods made in
this country.
Furniture.
Everything the Furniture Manufactur
er produces represented in our stock.
Good medium goods at the lowest possi
ble prices. Carpets, Bugs, Linoleums. .
THE L; F. HAASE CO,
27-29 CentJr Street.
The Leading Decorators of the Xauga
tuck Valley.
The Entire Building. Six floors.
Waterbury Advertisements;
A. C, NORTHROP & CO.,
67 Cawai. Stbezt, Wateebubt.
Manufacturers ot
Fine Paper Boxes.
Paper, Twine and Cardboard. .-'
. JOB PRINTING.
A. VY. UULillSMlTil,
Ashes removed by barrel
or yearly contract. Mason
work done. Telephone 53-12.
173 South Main Street.
James W.Hodson,
18 Exchange Place.
Spencer & Pierpont,
DEALERS HI '
Fancy and Stapla Groceries, Froils!::s
Meat, Flour, Grain Meal, &&
852, 85ft and 892 Eart Min Street.
DR. J. L. DEVEREAU,
Graduated Yeterinarian
OFFICE : KENDRICK AVE.
Telephone 168-6
vaterDnrjr
, Dr. BLAND,
Veterinary Surgeon,
office:
Pfcffinlx Ave., Bear Jacques' Opera Hem
P. F. & R. G. SNAGG,
MERCHANT TAIL0BS.
Spring and Summer Woolens now
ready for inspection.
SUITS $25 to $45.
TR00SKRIHGS,$7 to $12.
70 Bank Street, Waterbury. Ct
Edward McManus,
Contractor for all kinds of
SEWER, WATER, GAS AfiD CELLAR
, T ,v :K exCAYATIHG. 7
Estimates Promptly Given.
ISO Bridge Street, Waterbury, Conn,
Dyeing and Cleaning
Of every description. Dresses, Shawls,
Feathers, etc Carpets beaten and steamed.
Special attention given to djeing and
cleaning gentlemen's garments, (coats,
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43 Jefferson Street, Waterbury, Ct.
S. Bohl's Market,
GAME.
Quail, Partridge, Woodcock, Squir
rel. POULTRY.
Ducks, Chickens, Fowls.
VEGETABLES
Cauliflower,' Spinach, Celery, Let
tuce, Cress.
50 South Main.
Phone 195-5.
Christian Feigenspans
Lager Beer,
Ale and Porter.
BREWERIES: 2 to 50 Freeman St
Newark, N. J.
Represented by
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Foot of Judd St., Waterbury, Conn
Telephone 206.
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, WATER BOTTLES !
i
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Sheeting and Syringes ill Kinds.
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Telephone 157-&
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