Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 October 1897 — Page 2
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1897.
THERK will, it is announced, be six celestial eclipses in
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will be other eclipses, too.
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TIIK single tax advocates throughout the country are no less delighted than are Socialists and the Anarchists at the apparent popularity of Henry George's candidacy in New York City. All the "ists" of that city are Hocking to his standard.
MR, BKYAN was heard to say some months ago that he would be glad if the McKinley administration could bring prosperity to the country. That was very patriotic, but has anybody heard his expressions of satisfaction since it has come?
HOKACB BOISE, of Iowa, has made another statement to the effect that "the Chicago platform is at variance with the whole theory of our form of government." Now, Uncle Hod was supporting the platform last year, but he knows a dead dog when he sees it, ana he would like to rally the party to some other issue.
SENATOR JONES, of Arkansas, called attention—in a speech in the Senate— to the remarkable record of the Wilson law as relating to the exportation of American manufactures. And yet the exportations of this clasB under the second month of the operations of the Dingley law were 25 per cent, in excess of those of the corresponding month of the Wilson law of last year.
THE Democratic managers do not even use good judgment in engineering their canards. Their latest attack upon Senator llanna and the McKinley administration is that the former last year negotiated for the sale of the Pacific railroad to favored parties in recognition of large campaign contributions, but a little investigation shows that the sale was ordered by the preceding Democratic administration and that the sale is to be DO the highest bidder, without favors to anybody.
TIIEUE has never been that cordial feeling between Wabash College and Crawfordsville which you would naturally expect to find between two corporations so closely connected. The college has been close mouthed, seldom intimating that she would like the cooperation of the town and the average citizen has been supremely indifferent to the welfare of the college. This is unfortunate, but true. The adoption of co-education of would improve this condition. You can't expect a Crawfordsville man with daughters to be a very enthusiastic friend of Wabash College.
THE American people must be proud of the record the defeated candidate of the Popocratic party of last year is achieving in making of himself a drawing card for county fairs through the country. Mr. Bryan "lectured" at the Wichita, Kansas, county fair the other day, under an agreement to receive one-half of the gate receipts. This was paid him, amounting to $2,100, but it was then discovered that he had been swindled by the management, which had made extra charge for grand-stand tickets and for selling beer, the proceeds of which were not divided with Mr. Bryan.
THE Director of the Mint, in his report, shows, that, while silver has been "assassinated" in many leading countries, there never was a period when so much silver was used in coinage or in some monetary form as in the present. During the period of 1851-00 Europe, the United States and India coined an annual average of §38,300,000 in silver, but in the period of 18ST-1 the annual average coiner1, by these countries was SI 13,000,000. In spite of this "wider recognition," however, silver has continued to fall in price, and there is no proof that the opening of the Indian mints or the adoption of an international ratio would arrest this tendency to any appreciable extent as long as the production of silver goes on increasing year after year as it has done of late. The truth is that silver has apparently had its day as primary money, its perpetual and sharp fluctuations in value, combined with the constantly sagging tendency of the latter, rendering it no longer safe except in the form of subsidiary money.
TEACIIING TIIIUFT TO THE YOUNG The number of minors who become depositors in the postal banks of countries having the system in operation, says the Chicago Record, is very large. It is principally for the purpose of encouraging children to save that provision is made for stamp deposits. In Great Britain, for instance, the smallest deposit which will be received aud entered in a passbook is 1 shilling, or 24 cents. However, smaller amounts may be saved py stamps. A child with a penny may buy a stamp and affix it to a card. When this card contains twelve stamps it can be deposited as a shilling, and the depositor is entitled to receive a passbook. This arrangement makeB the institution very popular among the children, and is BO convenient as to stimulate them to make use of its advantages. In addition the schools are frequently made, use of asiagencies of the postal bank for the collection of savings. The teachers receive the deposits of the children and turn them over to the postal bank authorities. Belgium is one of the countries in which the activities of the savings bank are extended to the school voom. Out of 7,447 primary schools, inclusive of infant schools and the schools of primary instruction attached to educational institutions of other classes, there were which took part in the savings back business. The number of children in those schools possessing deposit books was» 154,192, of whom 80,309 were boys and 07,883 were girls. 'Including the schools above primary grade there were, according to a recent report, 5,050 schohls of all kinds in which 200,847 pupils hadsaved 3,734,402 francs. Most of the schools of Belgium, therefore, it may be said, teach thrift and economy with their instruction in the elements of education. The spectacle of the postoffices of a country being used as a means for teaching the young the value of saving and inculcating in them habits that will be of great use to them in later life should make every thoughtful person an advocate of postal savings banks.
"WOITDSTROM AN EX-PRESIDENT. Ex-President Grover Cleveland made a speech at Princeton the other day taking as his subject "The Self Made Man." He said a great many good things calculated to make for a better citizenship. We submit a few selections without further comment: "We have a right to complain of the rich if, after spending their lives in gathering wealth, they find in its possession no mandate of duty, and no pleasure, 6ave in the inactive and sordid contemplation of their hoard. But sordidness is not confined to those whose only success consists in riches. There is a sordidness of education more censurable though perhaps less exposed. There are those whose success is made up of a vast accumulation of education, who are as miserly in its possession as the most avaricious among the rich. No one is justified in hoarding education solely for his selfish gratification. To keep it entirely in close custody, to take a greedy pleasure in its contemplation, and to utilize it only as means of personal unshared enjoyment, is more unpardonable than the clutch of a miser upon his money for he in its accumulation has been subjected to the cramping and narrowing influences of avarice, while he who hoards education does violence to the broad and liberal inlluences which accompany its acquisition.
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"In a country like ours, where the people are its rulers, it is exceedingly unfortunate that there should be so many blind followers of the lying partisan and the flattering demagogue.
"Of all the useless men the mostculpably useless are those who, having educational acquirements and fitness for beneficial work, do no more than exploit their acquirements in the false and unhealthy sociability of club life, or find in them only aids to the selfish pleasure of constant restlessness foreign travel and accessories to other profitless enjoyment. Such a waste of qualifications for valuable service is especially blameworthy in a country like ours, where so many national problems remain unsolved, and where vast development awaits the most strenuous activity and effort. vt
"To say nothing of actual danger to our institutions, all must see that we can not gain their beneficent results, if the best intelligence and the most disinterested patriotism among our people either refuse to enter the field of politics, or allow themselves to be driven from it. I am not condemning party allegiauce founded on reason and judgment. Party men we may all be but only with the reservation that thoughtfuland patriotic citizens we must be. -Jr -K*
"1 will not close without a more specified reference to one particular condition of American life, which sadly needs the active and persistent interposition of our well constructed and well preserved self made man. Evidence is constantly accumulating that at no point can he do more vitally useful work than in the field of politics.
The fact that this word signifying the science of government and the administration of public affairs is associated in the common mind with sharp manipulation and smooth deceit, plainly shows how badly it has been 'soiled with all ignoble use,' while the contempt with which self-seeking candidacy and party subserviency, even in a canvass now pending, 6peaks of disinterested citizens who are oiganized to secure good government, as 'a modern school of doctrinaires' and as 'college professors,' 6tartlingly illustrates how confidently arrogant partisanship dares to insult thoughtful and intelligent citizenship.
COMPTROLLER ECKEI.S, a Democrat, says: "The improvement has come rapidly and permeates all lines of industry. It began with the agricultural class. The farmers have large crops and are getting good prices for them. The cattle raisers are benefited by a substantial increase in the price of cattle, and the same is true with the sheep-raisers. Tbe improvement in agricultural interests has had its effect upon the railroads by increasing their earnings. 11» has put money into circulation and has enabled people to discharge their debts, and thereby benefited the merchants."
Sunday School Notes,
The Union township Sunday school convention held at Smartsburg last Thursday was probably as well attended as any township convention ever held in our county. The church building was well filled in the morning, and in the afternoon it was impossible for many to get in. The programme was a strong one and the discussions were interesting and profitable. The next convention will be held at Liberty Christian church next May.
Walnut township is planning for the best convention in its history. It will ba held about the middle of next month at Mace. The programme committee is now at work.
Excellent reports are coming in from many parts of the county concerning rally day. The attendance has been large everywhere, the exercises interesting, and the collections for State work greater than ever. One whole township reported every school having observed the day. Others will soon fall in line. There is probably nothing that would prove more helpful to a school at this time in the year than rally day services. Old members may be strengthened, new ones gathered in and the attendance increased largely. Let every school in the county observe the day in the next few weeks.
The object of rally day, by some Sunday schools, has been misunderstood. It originated with the executive committee of the State Sunday school association and has two objects in view, viz: The upbuilding or rallying of the Sunday school for the winter campaign, and the taking up of the annual collection for State Sunday school work. This has been explained fully from time to time in these columns with all the whys and wherefores. Now some schools have observed the day, and quite successfully. They have been greatly benefited, the collection has been taken, but instead of sending it to where it belongs, it has been applied in their own denominational work. Now this is wrong. As we said above, the idea originated with the State executive committee, composed of members of several denominations, and the object is
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denominational and not denominational work, and, when the day is observed and the collection taken, it should be applied along inter-denominational lines, for hac* it not been for the State association, which is purely interdenominational, there would have been no rally day. Very few schools have made this mistake, not more than half a dozen in the county, and we make this statement now in order that others may not likewise err.
Ripley township will hold a convention at Yountsville on Saturday, Dec. 4. The programme committee is now at work, and those who attend the convention will not be disappointed, as the topics will be up date and in the hands of persons active in Sunday school work and who know whereof they speak.
The world's third Sunday school convention will be held at London, July 11-10, 1898.
The International Lesson Committee will meet at Washington, D. C., about the middle of November.
Foster's "Forecast.
About the usual programme of warm waves and cold waves is promised by Foster for the next two weeks. He says the next distuibance will reach the Pacific coast about the 29th, cross west of Rockies country by close of 30th, great central valleys 31st to Nov. 3. A warm wave will cross the west of Rockies country about the 29th, great central valleys 31st, eastern States, Nov. 2. Cold wave will cross west of the Rockies country about Nov. 1st, great central States 3d, and Eastern States, 5th. Temperature of the week ending 30th will average high in the northern portion with a moderate cold wave, though the temperature will run pretty high before the drop.
PIPE ORGAN AND CO-EDUCATION
"W. W." Thinks tlie Former is Necessary to the Latter—Reply to "Amicus."
To the Editor of the Journal. Permit space for a reply to "Amicus." Our article, neither directly nor by influence, suggested limiting Wabash to Presbyterians. We simply made the rea60Lable assumption that the denominational colleges of the State had equal relative power to draw from those outside denominational lines if there be any such. We made no guess. We based our statements as to attendance upon facts gathered after months of work from the history ol the colleges of the State. We believe that a thorough investigation will convince any one that the preponderance of evidence is to the effect that co-education would not increase the attendance at Wabash. Amicus' reference to the "Confession of Faith" and a "system of theology not now much believed" are simply meaningless words in this connection—men of straw he himself sets up and then proceeds to knock down (?). Nor did we by word or inference intimate anything like inferiority of women, mentally or otherwise. This is another straw man of Amicus' creation. We merely stated the fact that women, as a rule, did not desire a classical education—a fact that no intelligent man will attempt to deny. Now, if women do not desire it, do dot ask it, do not accept it to any great extent when it is offered them in a score of colleges within the State, why should Wabash that emphasizes a classical course, admit women? The effect can only be to change, in a degree at least, the character of the college. While DePauw was non co-educational eighty per cent, of her graduates were in the classical course. Since '71, when womed were admitted, only sixty per cent, of ho• male yraduatcs were in the classical course.
Such expressions aB "cushioned mahogany," "velvet carpet" and "silver goblets" are only words—words having no bearing upon anything outside the mind of "Amicus." The extra expense we spoke of was in building or renting music halls and art halls, and furnishing them with pianos, pipe organs, instructors, etc. When Am.cus affirms that he "cannot conceiye how the admission of 100 women to Wabash would increase the expenses more than the admission of so many men" he either ignores facts or has not grasped the questions iavolved in co-education in a denominational school. The latter we presume is the explanation and it adds weight to the statement that co-education for Wabash is based more upon sentiment than reason.
The intention of the founders of Wabash, to which Amicus gives much attention, we purposely and expressly passed by.
Only two material arguments are advanced, so far as we know, in favor of opening the doors of Wabash to women—an increased attendance, and a college to which a sister could accompany her brother. Investigation of other colleges shows it exceedingly doubtful if the first of these would be obtained. While as to the second, two questions must be answered, viz: 1. Shall we change Wabash from her present classical standard? 2. Where is the money with which to furnish music and art halls, buy instruments and pay instructors?
This is the issue and these the questions, and if the issue is fairly met and the questions rigtitly answered it. will be by looking all the facts squarely in the face and acting from deliberate judgment and business principles Reference to what the "Supreme Court" did,that a man could "castigate his wife with a horse whip," and the "cruel wrong of women," and the "dark shadows of a superstitious and unenlightened past" is only to give place to sentiment. It will not build girls' dormitories, or buy pipe organs. It is a nice sentiment but it will not hold Wabash up to her present classical standing, or raise the hundreds of thousands of dollars which will be demanded immediately upon opening Wabash to women. The proposition to be met is a business proposition. A passionate reference to mistakes of the past will not meet it. W. W.
BROWN'S VALLEY.
Joseph Dovel, of Penobscot, is very poorly. I nele John.Hanna is inavery poor health.
A. W. Johnson is the proud father of a fine big girl. Wm. Muck went to Russellville Tuesday ou business.
Charley Patton went to Indianapolis last week on business. Fred Wilson was in Crawfordsville Saturday on business.
Miss Ida Lydick, of Crawfordsville, is visiting relatives here. Rev. Brown preached here in the school house last Friday.
Please remember the prayer meeting every Wednesday night.
John Goff and wife were guests of Geo. Vice and wife last Sunday. Henry Williams' new house will be ready for occupancy next week.
Mose Jones, of Dana, was the guest of Miss Lillie Miles over Sunday. Mrs. Anna and Eva Vancleave went to Waveland Saturday ovi business.
Fred Cooper and wife, of Waveland,
visited at Geo. Cooper's over Sunday. George Cooper and wife went to Crawfordsville last Thursday on business.
John Lydick was the guest of relatives at Crawfordsville part of this week.
There will be singing at the church Saturday night. Everybody invited to come.
Mrs. Chas. Patton and Mies Dee Patton visited relatives at New Richmond last week.
A1 Vancleave and wife, of Crawfordsville, are visiting James Vancleave thiB week.
Jasper Wilson and Wm. Myers and son, of Raccoon, visited relatives here last Friday.
Aunt Ruth Todd was called to Crawfordsville Tuesdav by the death of her brother, Mathias Vancleave.
Rev. Waterbury preached here last Sunday morning and evening, and will preach again next Sunday morning and evening.
There will ba a shadow and box supper given in the school house by the pupils Friday night. Let everybody bring boxes well filled. Everybody cordially invited to attend.
RACCOON.
B. D. Skillman and O. M. Walker are in Hendricks county. Walter Cainden, of Shanuondale is visiting at Gus Camden's.
Quite a crowd from here attended the corn carnival at Roachdale Saturday.
J. W. McMnrtry and wife have returned fiom a week's visit on the Wabash.
Rev. Botkins, of Greencastle, filled the pulpit at the M. E. church last Sunday.
A. 0. Lockridpe and family, of Greencastle, were guests of R. Lockridge Sunday.
The Modern Woodman supper has been postponed on account of the whooping cough.
Misses Mollie Standiford and Franch White, of Ladoga, were Sunday callers at Miss Lyde Skillman's
A wreck on the Monon crossing at Roachdale delayed the I. D. & W. trains several hours Tuesday.
Misses Mabel Miller and Lou Etcherson, of Roachdale, attended Rally Day services at the Sunday school here last Sunday.
The Parkersburg Endeavor Society will give a "Hidden Hand" supper at the Modern Woodman hall Saturday night. All are invited. No charge for admittance.
In last week's items we omitted to mention Richard Stokes, who is still another one who has passed the three score and ten years alloted to man. He was the boundfather of Chicago's present postmaster and is a remarkably well preserved man for one of his age. I
SMARTSBURG.
Todd Kennedy is some better. Meeting here Sunday morning by Rev. Kelly, of Dirlington, was well attended.
Sunday school has changed from 10:30 a. to 2:30 p. m. Everyone invited to attend.
Rev. Dolby, of Beckville, will preach here the second Sunday in next month. Everyone invited to attend.
The oyster supper at Shiloh Friday night was attended by a large crowd. Miss Ice Doyel got the cake for being the prettiest girl present
The pie supper at Greenwood Thursday night was largely attended. The cake was awarded Miss Stella Owen, of Garfield, and brought 87.95.
The pie supper at West school house Saturday night was largely attended. The cake was carried away by Miss Anna Finton, of Crawfordsville.
The convention here Thursday was a sueces6 in every respect and we were favored by the largest crowd ever known here. All went away saying they had had a nice time.
GRAVELLY RUN.
Mrs. Geo. Lee has been quite sick. Mrs. Will Sayers and daughter have returned to their home at Mt. Carroll, 111.
The Garfield & Smartsburg road is being graveled by those living on aud near it.
Pleasant Butlemand wife dined Sunday with W. II. Lynch and family at Darlington.
G. L. Gallion and wife, of Thorn town, visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday.
C. L. Barker and John Doan with their families were the guests of Joseph Johuson Sunday.
Miss Lucinda Johnson attended the Griest-Wilkinhon wedding Wednesday evening at Crawfordsville.
Miss Alma Enoch is improving in health under the care of a trained nurse from Crawfordsville.
A number of our people attended the Union township Sunday 6cliooi convention at Smartsburg last Thursday.
One of the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Newby, died at their home in Maryville, Tenn., on Monday of last week. Mis. Newby was formerly Miss Emina Moore and at one time resided here.
LINDEN
The corn stalk factory is about all the talk here now. Mrs. Anna Treadman has returned from a visit in Iowa.
J. M. Hose is having some grading done at his residence. Mrs. Emma Galbreath and Stella are residents of Linden again.
George Ammerman moved into ,the H. B. Smith house which E. W. Pixley vacated.
Some of the Liuden people are not going to pay the penalty on delinquent taxes and have their receipts for the last installment.
J. H. Montgomery shipped 3 car loads of fat cattle to Chicago Tuesday. He accompanied them and will ship a car of stock cattle back.
People should not forget the prayer, praise and singing meeting at the M. E. church at p. m. next Sunday evening. This is a union meeting and singing. People are'called on to worship God and nothing else.
ROUND HILL.
Sam Jones was able to begin school, again Monday. Chas. Bennet took a fine lot of ax: helves to Crawfordsville Wednesday.
Ora Rafferty has about recovered from the shock received about a week ago.
Jos. Bennett will move his tools tothis place from Liuden Saturday and will run a wood work and shoeing shop.
Geo. Pierce is hiving considerable gravel hauled on the Now Richmond road.
J. C. Bennett came near losing afinger on his left haud Monday while hewing out ax handles.
Mrs. Mary Bennett spent Tuesday and Wednesday visiting relatives in and near New Richmond.
Jos McGinnis and wife, who have been visiting here for a month, rereturned to their home in Iowa Monday.
The Round Hill Literary Society will be organized here to-night. Let everyone come out and help If you can't debate perhaps you can get adeclamation.
JAMESTOWN.
Miss Scot and Ol Orear were at La-" doga Sunday. Mrs. K. L. Stockton spent last week at Mooresfield.
Mort Becuner was looking after business here iVonday. Henry Lamb and Will Somervillo. of Lebanon, spent Sunday here.
Messrs. Ashby, Hostetter and Milk, of Ladoga, were calliugon friends Here* Sunday.
Prof. S N. Geary and C. D. Orear were in Indianapolis last Friday and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harshbarger and fain-' ily. of Waveland, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs Bob Robbins this week.
Mrs. Cornelius Sheridan and daughter Catherine, of Indianapoliis, were1 guests of Mrs. E. E. Camplin last week.
Miss Adine Emmons and Charley Clay, of North Salem, were quietly married at the home of the bride's parents Wednesday evening.
Miss Maude Southard and James Cross were married on last Sunday evening at the home of the bride's parents on High street, by Rev. Dunlavy, of the Methodist church.
EAST GARFIELD.
Our gravel road is out of sight. George Francis is on the sick list. Miss Lizzie Binford is visiting friends in Kansas.
Corn here is yielding about forty bushels per acre. Charlie Morrison is preparing to build anew barn.
Frank Moore has gone upon the prairie to husk corn. Dave Sands, of Frankfort, is visiting his brother, Will Sands.
Miss Nettie Mote i6 staying with her sister in Tippecanoe county. Charlie Campbell and Pearl Rich, of Campbell's chapel, visited Miss Phema Foust Sunday.
Maud Wisehart, of Wring Neck, took the cake for being the prettiest girl at the Garfield pie supper.
Elisha Cox and wife and Harry Freeman Bnd wife visited the Widow Hall, near Oak Grave, Sunday.
Several persons from here attended the Greist-Wilkinson wedding at Ciawfordsville Wednesday evening.
Denton Cox says he can prove that he husked fifty-five bushels of corn in four hours and a half. How is that?
George Elliot and wife, of Thorntown, visited Mrs Mary Mote last Saturday and lost their horse, buggy and harness in the fire.
The bridge crossing the branch near the Alfred Freudres house has been condemned by our supervisor as beingunsafe for heavy loads.
The many friends of Howard Griest tender their congratulations and the male portion stand ready to smoke at his expense tbe first opportunity.
Last Saturday night about 12 o'clock Mrs. Marv Mote's barn was discovered to be on fire and before help could be secured the barn with all its contents was burned, consisting of seven head of horses, tfcree wagons and harness, three buggies and three single sets of harness, twenty five tons of hay, two hundred bushels of corn and all their farm implements Four of the horses belonged to the Mote family, two to Mr. Moore and his son. who live on the place, and one to Mr. Elliot, who was visiting- thein. The loss falls heavily on all the parties. Cause of the fire is unknown. The loss on the barn is partly covered by insurance.
FIBROID TUMOR
Expelled by Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound.
Interview With Mrs. B. A. Lombard.
I have reason to think that I would not be here now if it had not been for Lydia E. Pinlcham's Vegetable Compound. It cured me of a fibroid tumor in my womb.
Doctors could do nothing forme, and they could not cure me at the hospital. I will tell you about it:
I had been in my usual health, but had worked quite hard. When my monthly period came on, I flowed very badly. The doctor gave me medicine, but it did me no good. He said the flow must be stopped if possible, and he must find the cause of my trouble.
Upon examination, he found there was a Fibroid Tumor in my womb, and gave me treatment without any benefit •whatever. About that time a lady called on me, and recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, said she owed her life to it. I said I would try it, and did. Soon after the flow became more natural and regular. I still continued taking the Compound for some time. Then tho doctor made an examination again, and found everything all right. The tumor had passed away and that dull ache was gone.—MRS. B. A. LOMBABDI Box 71, Westdale, Mass.