Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1915 — Page 6

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>iness or mankind, schools and the means of education shall be forever encouraged.” It guaranteed civil liberty by providing for "free speech, free press, free assembly, free petition, free trial by jury and for the writ of habeas corpus.” In addition to these fundamental principles of free government, from ■which we should seek instruction and inspiration in these times of feverish excitement, this ordinance took cognizance of the fact, that material progress could not long be made, nor society long held together in peace, in the absence of a proper regard for property rights; and so it stipulated against the impairment of contract; and that ‘‘conviction of crime should not work ; corruption of blood nor forfeiture of estate.” It repudiated primogeniture, feudalism’s relic of tyranny, that gave to the elder son the whole of his father's lands and houses to the exclusion of his other children and made it impossible for nine-tenths of the people ever to have an interest in landed estates. If it be asked whether these settlers of Indiana had a proper appreciation of the manifold advantages afforded. dhem in their new home, I submit these words of one of the pioneers as an answer to the question: “Lying directly across the track for all time of all the great artificial improvements that can be made connecting the east and the great Pacific, over the valley of the Mississippi; coupled with the fact that she is so highly favored in climate, soil, mineral, wood, water and rock, we can see that Indiana combines all the elements of a great and growing state.” If it be asked, if our fathers had a proper appreciation of the principles and ideals embodied in the Ordinance of 1787, let me answer that these principles were set forth in Indiana’s first Constitution, adopted in 1816; and as to whether or not these ideals played a part in the lives of Indiana’s pioneers, I cite the fact that in Indiana’s first Constitution there was to be found most humane provisions for the treatment of the criminal. Imprisonment for debt was -inhibited after the accused had surrendfefed his property. The penal code xy?s to be founded on the principles of reformation, and not vindictive justice; and the legislature was charged with the duty of providing sufficient land, whereon those persons who, by reason of age, infirmity or other misfortunes have a claim upon society, may have employment and proper comfort and in the language of that instrument “lose by their usefulness the degrading sense of depend nee.” Public School System. Yes, these old settlers caught the ideals suggested by the great Ordinance, for in their first constitution they also said: - “It- shall be the duty of the general assembly as soon as circumstances will permit, to provide 4 by law fora general system of education, ascending in a regular graduation from township schools to a state university, wherein tuition shall be gratis, and equally open to alt” *tJ s s .£ e « those "ho Sa v P | us the state we love : , set for those following them an example which the citizenship of Indiana has always striven to' emulate. Her schools are in truth the source of her greatest strength. They develop her moral fibre, as well as train the mind, and without moral fibre the state is without enduring foundation. Across the threshhold of the free school all pupils pass upon a level. The public school is a levler, but it levels up and not down. It is a sort of a melting pot, by means of which the best there is in a pupil is gotten out of him and under conditions whereby all those sharing the melting process will derive advantages not otherwise possible for them to get. The boy and girl who have not attended the common schools are handicapped; for they will never know howto interpret accurately that ever present and constantly assertive thing we call the life of the common people. The boy who touches elbows with his companions in the common schools w-ill in the end, in the majority of instances, have the clearest comprehension of these problems, because he is in touch with the life of the common people. Such a youth, upon attaining the stature; of manhood, will have a better understanding of the people’s needs. Indiana has long been widely reputed for her public school system and the high efficiency of her schools. They arg constantly enriching society with a well equipped citizenship. They have reduced the state’s illiteracy until it now represents but six-tenths of one per cent. Of those ranging between the ages of ten and twenty years. . Our schools are conducted on the theory that our state is secure just in the degree she rests on a patriotic and intelligent democracy. Educational Legislation. Any one who will take the pains to make the examination, will discover the state has shown in recent years a progressive spirit and materially strengthened her school system, by providing uniform text books; by' requiring medical inspection and sani tary school buildings and playgrounds; by making fire drills compulsory; by enacting a teachers’ minimum wage law; by passing a compulsory educational law; by the erection of the of flee of high school Inspector; by creating consolidated schools, central

ly locavea, with necessary equipment, good teachers and a course better planned to meet the needs of pupils; by increasing the tax rate for the three state educational institutions, Indiana university, Purdue university, and the State Normal school: thereby enabling them to do with greater efficiency the work they are designed to accomplish, without having to practice the questionable tactics of the professional lobbyist; and finally and more recently by placing upon her statute books a vocational educational law, s > This latter law marks an epoch in popular education. It is a masterpiece of legislation. One of the greatest tragedies of this nation —and Indiana has had her part in it—has been the turning of boys and girls out of school, without proper qualification by the vast majority of them to do their life work. Teachers and schools have taught them nothing of the plane and the mill; nothing of the forge and the factory. In her vocational legislation, Indiana has set about to make reparation, as far as she can, for her neglect of her youth in the past. The truth is now pressing upon her, as it never has before, that not more than fifty per cent, of her pupils complete the work of the grades; that only a small per cent completes the high school course; and that a very small part of high school graduates ever receive a college course. The multitude has been permitted to take up the thread of life without having a well fixed viewpoint of life. And the fault has been with the state. Under this law the elements of agricurture, mechanics and domestic science will be taught in the district school. And it is fair to assume, that hereafter a keener interest will be felt in those subjects. We are looking ai things differently from what we formerlly did. We now know that domestic science serves society to a better purpose than does either the science of the stars or the thin polish of the finishing school. We appreciate that the kitchen is more of a factor in the family than it is possible for an observatory to be. The philosopher “who siteth on the circl of the heavens” does not contribute in the same degree to the public Web fare as does the man who develops a great industry in a manner so as to dignify labor and humanize capital. Indiana’s vocational educational law is a long step forward. It is a law adapted alike to the little, Davids with their flocks of goats and sheep and the ambitious Jonathans with a thirst for power. It will afford opportunities alike to the hoy of the cottage and the hoy of the mansion, to train their minds and skill their hands in equipping themselves to do the things they are best adapted; to do* ■ Woman’s Part tn Education. In our efforts to increase our educational, facilities and diffuse knowledge the should not escape us that Indiana women have wielded a most potent influence. They have been tireless and wise in their efforts to build up and extend libraries through the state. They have been constant in urging civic improvement. They have .favored the creation of a juvenile court. They have demanded pure food laws. They have long been abreast jof all movements looking to tne’ care of children; to the promotion of public morals; and to the extension of literary wfirk.’ The Minerva Society organized in New Harmony in 1859 was the first woman’s club in the United States. This is a distinction for our state, of which Indiana women are justly proud. This organization was as much interested in educational matters, as it was in behalf of its own members; and as it was, I have no doubt, in the kindergarten of Now Harmony the first school or the kina in the United States and the second in the world. Indiana's Noted Men, Our state has produced many able men. They are too numerous to undertake to name them, or even to designate those in any particular field of distinction. Often have they been called into the public service by the nation, and invariably they nave shed luster upon their state. Indianians take pride in the fact, that the present vice-president of the United States, the scholarly and brilliant Thomas R. Marshall, is a native horn Hoosier, and that one of the Indiana commissioners to this exposition, the well poised - and conservative Charles W. Fairbanks, occupied that office not long before him. We hate indeed produced states men, who ranked among the; foremost of the nation. The fame of our scient Isis have long since excited favorable comment in other lands and they have been credited many times with having spoken the final word in their respective lines of research. In litera ture our writers have charmed, entertained and spoken with the weight of authority. Our poets have sung in raptuous strains of the innocence of childhood, the romance of youth, the strength and glory of middle life, and the sweet and solemn tenderness of age. They have plucked the earliest and fairest flowers of the human heart, and attuned the souls of men with the immortal music of the stars. Our soldiers have always brought honor to the state and their sacrifices and heroism have exalted our citizenship. - Agriculture and Manufacturing. The Hoosier farmer has taken hie stand near the head in the agricultural column. He has come to know the value of scientific farming. He

nas ceased to exhaust his soil before renewing its strength by approved means of fertilization. And he applies the same up-to-date spirit in the growing and development of live stock. The result is our farms are among the most productive anywhere to be round and our breeds of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs are always in demand at paying prices. The farmer, always dependable in his citizenship, is row in the mest thrifty class. As a manufacturing state, Indiana has displayed wonderful genius, industry and progress. She makes all kinds of farm machinery and other labor saving devices. Her plows are known everywhere. She has the larg? p st wa.’on industry in the world, a like claim can be made for one of her furniture factories, and she makes more lawn mowers than any other state <>r nation—She is beyond doubt the second state in the union in the automobile industry. Her business men are energetic and progressive and conduct their areat enterprises along safe lines. The result is that, as a rule there are no violent shocks or serious disasters in the commercial life of the state

But the citizens of Indiana have not thought solely of their natural advantages and material progress. It is their philosophy that the grandeur of a state depends upon moral qualities. Superior numbers do not necessarily mean superior virtues. Territory is not always synonymous with honesty, nor wealth with patriotism; .but love of country, supported by sacrifice, is a people's highest ethical expression. Back in Indiana we have learned that material progress is safe progress so long as wealth does its part in suppressing vice, eradicating disease, and maintaining an enlightened democracy, properly safeguarded by law and order. Lawlessness, vice, disease, and ignorance Unbridled do not exist where society is sound and democracy sane. Our Benevolent Institutions. Holding these views. Our citizens have quite naturally given some time to doing the things suggested by the better impulse* of the heart. They have not neglected to cultivate sympathy for those of their fellows, who have been bereft of reason or in sourother . manner rendered dependent upon public favor. Therefore, out of hearts of Jove and in recognition of their duty to society, the people of Indiana are providing most generously for their insane, criminal and dependent classes. How to deal with these unfortunates properly is one of the most perplexing problems the state is called upon to solve. The rate at which they are increasing is appalling, and clearly indicates that improved methods must be adopted for dealing with the public wards of the state. Beyond doubt Indiana has taken advanced grounds in the construction ’ and management of her penal farm, .reformatory and benevolent institutions; and yet. as one interested in the inhabitants of these institutions and in those who may be-1 come inmates thereof. I have not the I courage and the -knowledge to assert ! that we have always taken the wisest j course in the management of these ; institutions, of to prophesy as to what the future demands upon us will be in ! dealing with these objects of public ; care. ~ .

The State’s Defectives. i Indiana is giving practical proof of her enlightened interest and public 1 spirit by adopting or creating new methods and instrumentalities for the care and cure of her afflicted and defective population. ■ She is now developing the colony plan for her chronic insane, that they may have the advantage of outdoor life, with its sunshine and fresh air; and that they may in a measure contribute to their own support by invigorating work —by gardening, working in truck patches, and taking a part in the activities of farm life—calculated to improve both their mental and physical condition. Indiana has gotten away from her former custom of trying to reform law violators by sending them to jail. Jails are no longer recognized as cures for crime. Th“y are degrading rather than regenerating in their nature and effects. Nine out of ten of those sentenced to jail come out morestrongly bent upon mischief than they were when they entered upon their sentences. This class of law violators will therefore be hereafter sentenced to hard work on the penal farm, where they will be kindly treated and given time, to see th” error of their ways and an opportunity to make compensation to’society; by labor on the fann and by making lime and crushing stone for commercial purposes. It is believed' that a stone pile will do more toward giving this class of individuals a proper concern tion of the duty they owe to themselves and to the state, than will a privilege afforded them to swap stories over a deck of cards in a jail cell. ■ ■ Indiana's March Forward. Indiana moves forward. Our state amone the first states of the to create a board of state.charilaying upon it the duty to investi- - the whole system of public charities and correctional Institutions and to review the management of any institution, wheneierjihe board believed the same should be done, with the view of having errors corrected and new and modern methods adopted therein. The duties of this board are diversified, perplexing and arduous; but its work has been performed most efficiently and in a manner that has Ittracted attention and won approval throughout the country. The Rev.

raauviß n. uan*x, nne spirited tn mi that he Is, has long been and now is a. member of this board; and he has I juite recently brought honor to his state by being elected president of the National Conference of Charities and Correction. i Indiana moves forward. Our people ire a practical people. They believe :hat the Lord helps those who help ihemselves. They believe therefore, that it is better to prevent illness than it is to take chances on curing illness. For this reason they are becoming more and more watchful of sanitary conditions—they are champ ions of the public health. ! The typhoid germ was discovered In 1881. That same year Indiana inaugurated her public health work. In 1899 our pure food statute was enact- , sd, and we are proud of the fact that, ; when congress came to legislate on [that subject in 1905, it had the sound I judgment to appropriate much ofc our i law. But I cannot now undertake to mention the progressive laws enacted lln the interest of the public health. [They are numerous, of course. That they are wise may be inferred from the fact that health authorities ot

other states and of the federal gov ernment rank the work of our state board of health second to none. Disease Prevention Work. I know I shall be pardoned for suggesting in this connection, that I ■have the honor of having issued, as governor, the first proclamation issued in this country asking the people of a state to observe a day as Disease Prevention Day. i n my proclamation I said: “Health is the greatest of blessings and the source of efficiency -and power. The enjoyment of life, and the achievement of liberty and happiness are impossible without it. There is nothing strikingly glorious in a civilization not founded upon intellectual ana moral as well as phvsical strength; for physical health is the surest foundation of mental and moral health.” This proclamation attracted favorable attention throughout the nation. It was discussed in pulpits and by i publicists; and in newspapers and magazines. The public spirited Nathan Straus of New York, in urging j other governors to favor a disease prevention day said in part; “The governor of Indiana has proposed a plan that will pay dividends to the state and its people. The idea is one of the best that ever has been originated in this country. It is so good that I want to pa-s it along to you in the hope that you will adopt it in your state.” As an evidence of the humane and progressive spirit of the people of Indiana. I cite the fact that no day, set apart by statute to be observed as a holiday, was ever as generally and as enthusiastically observed in Indiana as was Disease Prevention Day. Indiana moves forward. ? . Indiana’s Centennial. And now let me spy to you. former sons and daughters of Indiana, those who have moved away from your old Hoosier home—the home where you were first loved and where you first reciprocated love —that next year your mother state will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of her admission into the Union of States. I know you will be interested in that

historic event. I Some of you will want to return on that occasion, because near the old home rest the remains of father and mother; and hallowed is the spot where their ashes lie. Some of you will want to return, because there you can regale yourselves anew with the stories and experiences you enjoyed in the flower of your youth, before you knew of the bitterness that comes with the breaking of family ties. Some of you will want to return to see how we, who have remained, have kept the old homestead—and the faith. You will find in many instances, that the walks about and the hearthstone in the old house have been worn out by the fieel of time and replaced in modern style to meet our demands. The old well, with its moss covered bucket, is no more to be seen. The winding pathway down to the spring Is no longer visible. And while these things will , bring to you a touch of pathos and sorrow, on all hands the evidence of a happy people and a normal life —industrious, thrifty and cultured—will bring gladness to your hearts. You will discover that we have been farsighted enough to know that we had to make our own fortunes and cannot rely upon other .persons or the state to make them for us Having indlviduany progressed through our own endeavor, we are now ambitious to make a creditable showing of our state’s greatness; and you are asked, because of the ties that bind us together, not to fail towitness this display of Indiana’s glory. But you will also discover, that your mother state, in her first century, has not lived for herself alone. Her vision is world wide and under the bow of promise of her patriotism —a patriotism resting upon justicewill be seen the manifestations of her fraternal spirit—her affection for a’’ mankind. Just now Indiana is mosolicitous for universal peace. A her moral strength is back of President Wilson, in his tireless efforts i heal the bleeding wounds of civi' zation, and re-establish the golden rme and the open door between the iations of the earth. Indiana wo id love her neighbors as herself and : ie would find her neighbor wherever t ie can serve in promoting civic righteousness among men.

Twin Tires?—No One’s a Goodyear as It Might Be The Other Costs Us $1,635,000 More This is to prove that you with the Goodyear, because can t judge tires by looks. of our matchless output. None Here are two Goodyear does. Goodyear excels all tires, seemingly identical. But other tires in at least five imone is built like many of its portant ways, rivals. Goodyear extras are xz rx t omitted. The other has those YOU Ueserve It hidden values. And those un- You deserve the Goodyear seen extras, on this year s out- quality when you buy a tire, put, will cost, us $1,635,000. You deserve Fortified Tires, This year’s betterments with the No-Rim-Cut feature, alone add to our cost SSOO,- the “On-Air” cure, our extra--000 yearly. Yet our 1915 strong fabric, our number of price reduction saves our plies. You deserve in anti-skids users about five million dollars, our AH-Weather tread tough No Price Excuse This is not a price excuse. Goodyear the largest sale in Goodyear prices have been the world. They are saving our fairly racing down. Our late users millions of dollars yearly, bigreduction They are at made the your comthird in two mand. Any years, total- yOJDYEAR dealer, if you ing 45 per akron.ohio ask him, will cent. No Fortified Tires supply you equal tire No-Rim-Cut Tirei-**On-Air” Cured Goodyear can compete With All-Weather Tread, or Smooth Goodyear Service Stations Tires in Stock RENSSELAER. .Central Garage. Main Garage. BROOK Davis & Meyers. Foresman & Lowe. GOODIAND ... .W. J. Cramer. MOROCCOChas. A. Brewer. REMINGTON. . ..Auto Sales Co.

flanitoba Canadian Lands ise people are investing in Manitoba Canada lands. There is fortune there for you in the famous farming country where bigger, better cattle and bountiful acres of farm products are produced for less money. Unimproved lands $30.00 per acre. Improved lands from $55 to S7O per acre on easy terms. Our personally conducted excursions are the Ist and 3d Tuesdays of each month. Write us for particulars or see Mr, Harvey Davisson, Rensselaer, Indiana, our our local agent. P. S. —The round trip railroad fare from Indianapolis is but $35.60. In five days you can make the trip and give two days on our lands. THE U. G. MICHENER LAND CO. 517 Traction Terminal Bldg. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

Music Killed a Mule.

When a band paarded the .streets o Jackson, Miss., a mule stiffened its ears as it heard the wail of the ■ 1 I brass horn, dropped to the earth and gave up the ghost. The band manager paid the claim made by the owner of the dead mule. —Kansas City Times.

A Good Household Salve. Ordinary ailments and injuries are not of themselves serious, but infection or low vitality may make them dangerous.'Don’t neglect a cut, sore, bruise or hurt because it’s small. Blood poison has resulted from a pin-prick or scratch. For all such ailments Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is excellent. It protects and heals the hurt; is antiseptic, kills infection and prevents, dangerous complications. Good for all skin blemishes, pimples, salt rheum, oczema. Get an original 2-ounce 25c box from your druggist.—Advt..

Real Estate Transfers.

Oscar H Wylie et ux to William H Stahl, March 3J, pt sw, 17-30-7, 120 acres, Union, $2,600.

Louise Treichel et baron to Charles Nelson et al. May 25, It 7, bl 7, Dunnville, $2lO, G Reuben Wolfenbarger to Joshua Ash,. April 27, 1912, n % ne, 24-31- », 80 acres, Gillam, sl. q. c. d. Joshua Ash et ux to Michael Kanne, April 30, e %, 24-31-5, 320 acres, Gillam, $16,400. Mary E Spitler to Sarah E Hopkins, July 6, It 14, bl 8, Rensselaer, Leopold's add, S6OO. Michael Kanne et ux to Joshua Ash, June 25, w % se, 36-29-7, pt sw ne, 36-29-7, 81.50 acres, Marion, $1 6,400. j Charges D Shook et ux to Christian L Fritts, July 2, s % se, 22-32-7, he se, 22-32-7, se ne, 22-32-7, n % ew, 23-32-7, sw sw, 23-32-7, nw se, 23-32-7, Keener, $26,000. James H Chapman et ux to George H Gifford, exec., June 25, s y 2 nw, 4-30-5, s y 2 sw > 4-30-5, nw 5.e,~4-30-5, Gilam, SSOO. cf. c. d. Charles D Lakin et ux to Charles U Garriott, July 6, pt out It 12, Parr, - $790. Charles Anderson et ux to Jacob Prium et ux, May 28, w % ne, 15-31-7, 80 acres, Keener, $3,60.

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