Ligonier Banner., Volume 25, Number 48, Ligonier, Noble County, 12 March 1891 — Page 4

The Figonier Banner, ¢ Figonier Banner, ; : } THZ BANNER PUBLISHING COMPANY " THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1891. PRESIDENT HARR(st has an opportunity of appointing nine judges of the newly created appellate courts. It is said that Judge W. A.Woods, formerly of Goshen, is to be promoted to one of these judgeships, with headquarters at -Chicago.

Tir seNATE of New York: pays $5 for each prayer delivered at the opening of%the daily sessions. Here in Indiana the members do their own praying, free of charge. There are usually men in our legislature who know how to pray. .

IN A LETTER addressed to the editor of the South Bend Times, Senator Turpie states that the use of his name in connection with the presidential nomination is without his consent or approval. He says he is very well satisfied with his present position and does not want to be considered as having presidential aspirations. :

THE LEGISLATURE made short work of the trustees of the Richmond hospital for the insane, after a committee had investigated that institution. It was promptly decided to remove the entire board of trustees and elect a new set. That's right: When men betray the confidence reposed in them they ought to be given their walking papers without delay. i

THE FIRST THING the new senator from Kansas, Mr. Peffer, did after the 4th of March was to° draw a month’s salary in advance. He pocketed his little pile (between $4OO and 8500) with great avidity. Forareformer it would have looked better to have waited until the end of the month before calling on Uncle Sam for pay for which he has not rendered a particle of service.

THERE is good philosophy and solid truth in the observotion of an eastern contemporary that ‘if the people of Oklahoma had cultivated their fields last year instead of congregating at their seat of government and threatening each other’s lives on the capital question they would in all probability not now be asking $30,000 worth of seeds, seed potatoes, and seed grain from jhe federal government.

THE SELECTION of Senator Manderson, of Nebraska, as president pro tempore of the U. S. senate, to succeed Mr. Ingalls, shows that the western senators are determined not to fritter away any advantages that may be gained from the control of the chair. It was a close contest, six or seven ballots being necessary to secure the selection of Mr. Mandersen over Senaters Frye of Maine and Hoar of Massachusetts. .

SENATOR VOORHEES writes from the Het Springs, to his friend, J. B. Stoll, that the reports pu.blis'hed in a number of papers, representing him to be in a very precarious condition physioy.lly, are gross exaggerations ; that his only trouble is rheumatism, and that he expects to be relieved of that within sixty days, when he says he will come North and challenge Mr. Stoll to a foot race. The senator is evidently in a gratifyingly happy frame of mind. =

TaE REPUBLICANS are doing a good deal of talking over alleged ‘‘great gains® in the recent municipal elections in New York. While it is true that the Republicans carried a number of towns and cities in which they were defeated during the past few years it is likewise true that they lost in a number of places where they have hereto‘fore been victorious. The issues being purely local, there is very little significance to be attached to the result of these municipal elections. : :

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, which adjourned last Monday, did not succeed in making as good a record as its. predecessor, though several meritorious

acts were passed toward the latter part -of the session. 'L'here was too much talking done during the fore part of the session. A number of the legislators committed political suicide by their extraordinary course. ~ The best record made in the. senate was by Senator Howard of South Bend. Next to him comes Senator Magee of Logansport. '

Gov. HiLL does not intend to vacate his position as chief executive of the Empire state until the first day of December — unless perchance there should ‘be a special session of congress, in which case he would 1n all probability lay down the governorship in order to take his seat in the senate. He does not, however, intend to draw his salary as senator, while acting as governor, though legally he ‘would have a perfect right to do so. The governor is entirely satisfied with one salary. A, _ ; " Gov. Hovey seems inclined to again kick up a muss over the management of our benevolent and penal institutions. He still adheres to the notien that he, and not the legislature, ought to appoint the trustees and directors of these institutions. He proposes to carry the matter before the courts for final decision. It will be remembered that the supreme court decided against the governor two years ago. The governor probably thinks that the reconstructed court will be more favorable to his way of looking at the mat-

SoME of the New York millionaires alk of raising a $150,000 purse for Mrs. Windom, widow of the late secretary qf the treasury, whose estate figures up ‘“‘only” $150,000, the income of which is considered altogether inadequate for a woman of her station in life. 1t is said that nearly the full amount of the proposed donation has been subscribed. This is lucky for Mrs. Windom. The enthusiasm of New York capitalists is usually very much subdued fifteen days after the object of their admiration and sympathy is laid away in the grave. . AMONG the most disgusting and provoking things that the readers of metropolitan papers have to encounter every now and then, are statements to the effect that Mr. So-and-so *‘ died a comparatively poor man, his estate figuring up only $150,000.”” Now,what sense is there in placing such rot before the reading public? the South Bend Times asks. A man with $150,000, or less than one-fourth of that sum, is:by no means a poor man,even in this country of millionaires, It is this abomination of treating twentyfive or fifty thousand dollars as a mere bagatelle that makes so many people discontented with their financial situation, and fool newspapers are largely responsible for this.

WE are going stark mad as & nation over this pension question,an exchange exclaims. Here is a case in point. The late Admiral Porter left an estate of over $300,000. For over twenty years he had enjoyed a salary of $13,000 and practically done nothing. Now a special bill is to be passed giying his widow a pension of $2,500 per year. This money is collected in taxes from all the people in the United States, hundreds of thousands of whom are hanging on the ragged. edge of absolute want. Our pension system is honeycombed with fraud and should be thoroaghly ouerhauled and reformed in the interest of those who merit tee kindly consideration of an appreciative government as well as of the taxpayers who foot the bills. -

SeNATOR VOORHEES, while on his way to Hot Springs, Ark., for the benefit.of his health, stopped oft for a few hours at Cincinnati. While there he was interviewed on the presidential situation. When asked what he thought about the silver question in his state, he said: “1 think it would be a difficult matter to carry Indiana on a platsorm opposed to the freecoinage of silver as it would to carry Ohio on the nullificatien doctrines of John C. Calhoun.” Mr. Voorhees stated that Mr. Cleveland could not hope to get the nomination with his silver ideas, and spoke kindly of Gov. Hill, Senator Gorman, and others. He indicated that the Indiana delegation would in all probability present the name os Isaac P. Gray,who he thought would make a strong candidate and a goodJpresident.

IT 15 INTIMATED that Lyman, the mugwumpian member of the civil service commission, is soon to be displaced by a Republican. This will afford genuine cause for congratuiation. Lyman is anything but a straight-for-ward man. ' He has done a number of things of which a Democrat or Repub lican would be heartily ashamed. Bez sides, what business has a mugwump on an important commission like this? That breed of hybrids represents nobody in particular. There is only 'a handful of these political dyspenptics, and past experience proves that they can’t be trusted anywhere or by any party.—N. B. To guard against misrepresentation we desire to be distinctly understood as recognizing a marked difference between an indepeundent and a mugwump. For independent voters this paper has the very highest regard, for political, guerillas none whatever.

Tae NEW TAX LAW of this state provides for a board of tax commissioners consisting of the governor, secretary of state, auditor of state and two commissioners appeointed by the governor. The law requires the governor to select one Democrat and one Republican. He last week selected Col. Ivan Walker of Indianapolis and Josiah Gwin of New Albany. The former was the republican candidate for state auditor last fall, and the latter is editor of . the New Albany Weekly Public Press and the Daily Truth Teller. The Democrats are not overly pleased with the selection of Mr. Gwin. They hold that he is not a representative Democrat and altogeiher too much of a Kkicker. He kicked against Frank Landers for governor in 1880, was not particularly friendly to Col. Matson in 1888, and has been giving Groyer Cleveland ‘Hail Columbia’’ in almost every issue of his papers since 1885. Mr. Gwin is a decidedly independent newspaper man and never hesitates to express his views, without regard to consequences.

It IS GENERALLY BELIEVED that if the legislature of '9l could have had a whack at the liquor law it would have made some radical changes, in the direction of temperence. In the house the chairman of the committee on temperance, Mr. Gent, of Columbus, studiously a~oided a meeting of the committee and otherwise stood in the way of any change of the present law regulating the liquor traffic. The house practically censured him for his arbitrary course. He defended himself in a speech that in no wise reflected credit upon him as a man of intelligence or judgment. It was as insolent as it was senseless and incoherent. He holds that the state has but little right to interfere with the sale of liquor and

that everybody has the right to do pretty much as he pleases. Mr. Gent ought to study the decisions rendered by Justice Byron K. Elliott of this state and of Justice Field of the U. S. supreme court. The opinions delivered by these eminent jurists would give him a clearer conception of that important and interesting subject. - - It 13 NOT OFTEN that charitable organizations enter into contention over dependent children—that is to say, over the privilege of caring for homeless orphans. Such a contest is now going on between the managers of the Childrens Home at Mishawaka and Mrs. Julia E. Work, up to last Saturday general manager of the latter institution, but now serving in a like capacity in the newly organized “Northern Indiana Orphans Home,” located at LaPorte. Mrs. Work made the Mishawaka home what it is, and a few months ago entered into contracts in her own name for taking care of orphans. instead of making these contracts in the name’ of the Mishawaka Home. This the present managers of the latter institution denounce as an evidence of bad faith. Beth parties appeared before the commissioners of eight or nine counties in Northern Indiana to negotiate for the care of orphans in the future. So far Noble and Steuben counties have contracted with the . Mishawaka Home, while Marshall Fulton and Porter counties haye contracted with Mrs. Work. The LaPorte Home is said to be well equipped. 1t consists ot a large brick building and ten acres of ground near the city, bought at the low figure of 8 000. There will doubtless be sharp competition between these two institutions. Orphans will be in demand.

WEALTH AND POVERTY.

Long ago, in the prayer of Agur, the philosophy of material life was presented in a way that no one since has been able to improve upon or to dispose of. = ““Give me ncither poverty nor riches; feed me with food cenvenient to me, lest I be full and deny Thee and-say who is the Lord? or lest I be poor and steal.” Endless are the writings upon the subject of wealth or the want of it, and litgrature is fllled with beauties of thought fashioned into eulogy of poverty. We have Seneca’s wonderful theory of a happy life prepared elaborately in praise of the estate of the poor when he himself luxuriated in the opulence of imperial favor; and the legend of the king who was to cure all his ills by donning the shirt of the happy man, though the happy man when 'found possessed no shirt. But the sum of modern science and ethics applied to community life is the same as the wise reflection of ‘the scriptural Agur. : ~ In the Christian Union the Rev. G. 1 Dowling discusses entertainingly ‘the’ question, “‘How Much Richer is a 'Rich Man than a Poor One,’’ excluding from consideration the extremely rich and the extremely poor, both of ‘'whom are miserable, he believes, the \one having little advantage of the ‘other in the matter of happiness. - He deals with the bulk of society com‘posed of those who are neither im‘moderately wealthy nor immoderately ;\‘po?r, and he reaches the conclusion ‘that the most desirable condition of life is that in which man has a little more than enough. That is to say, one who is industrious and who avoids extravagance is as near an ideal state as he can hope to approach if he is able to live comfortaply, dress respectably, afford certain pleasures, set a wholesome table, and keep his family suitable to their right station without incurring debt or living quite up to his income.

The trouble is fhe mhjority of people mistake the one just immediately beyond them for the right station, and sow the seed of. discontent and unhappiness in an attempt to emulate the example of their more fortunate meighbors. This disease of the moral nature, for it is nothing less, is so prevalent that there is no class of so- | ciety free from it. No one is satisfied with that' “little more than enough” which is within the reach of almost every one, and which is sufficient to happiness did we live inwardly to ourselves and not outwardly te the view of our neighbors. ‘‘lLife is what we make it; and whoever gets the most out of it does it, mot because of his circumstances, however ‘fortunate’ those circumstances be, but in spite of | them.” We do not think enough upon the fact that everything in this life is relative, and we are apt to ovyerestimate the apparent differenees, unmindful that the things we:covet bear with them increased responsibility and obligations. We do not pay attention to the law of compensation that runs through so- | ciety. But the great idiocy of this age is the notion that money is the soundest foundation and chief custodian of happiness, that to be rich is to have all things, The healthy, hearty, soundsleeping, clear-thinking, regulx;frly employed man who eats well and digests his food thoroughly as the result of his enforced methodic habits and the brisk walk he takes to and from business, heaves a sigh of envy as his clubdined, champagned, and elegantly groomed speaking acquaintance rolls by him in carriage or in trap, and straightway Jongs for fortune that will let him overheat his liver and muddle his brain and drive a fast pace to old age and decrepitude. : The happy man is he who takes a clear conscience to bed with him, who sleeps soundly through his eight ,hom;sl and rises in the morning refreshed and !

i ol s lear-headed for the day’s duties. Not nany men are so, perhaps, but most nen owe it to their folly if they are therwise. Let any man resolve to ive safely within his income, indiffernt to the habits, pursuits, or income f his neighbor, taking what needed | xercise he may, interesting himself oyally in his vocation and being zealous to perform his duties as the head of a family, bearing in mind also that , cultivated intellect is a thousand imes better than -a superfluous bank account, ann very soon the fact will take possession of heart and soul and brain that this is a beautiful and a joyous world in which there is more God than devil. Make the best of your lot and quit comparing the inside of your own life witll the outside of another man’s, would you learn what happiness, and peace, and contentment, and a sense of spiritual power are. 1f you can not drive in a carriage walk manfally along the way, filling your lungs deep-full with free air unenviously. If you can not feast at the banquet table, take good appetite to your own wholesome home fare and consider how much better blood and healthier blood you are making. If you can not enter the social gatherings you think you would like to, take down from the shelf your favorite au-{ thor and read aloud to your wife, andi reflect afterward on the superior ideas you have encountered.. Pray with Agur and be content and you will lie on asphodel and drink nectar. The man is an ass who sighs to live his neighbor’s life. That neighbor has his sighs of envy, too.—J. W. Tindall, m Inter Ocean. ‘Q_ Mrs. Work and the Home. The Mishawaka Enterprise in speaking of Mrs. Work in connection with the Orphans’ Home affair says: *“That she is a remarkable, competent and brainy woman, there can be no doubt. As a manager of such an institution as an orphans’ home she has but few equals. It is no doubt true that she had many petty annoyances to contend with in being hampered and hectored in various ways, but whatever her grievances there can be but in ene opinion of the methods employed in attempting to build up her own fortunes by ruining the institution which made her what she is.”” The institution made her what she is, eh? Everybody conversant with the facts, especially every editor in Northern Indiana, and none so well as the editor of the Enterprise, knows that is not se, but that the reverse of it is the true state of the case. Mrs. Work made the institution what it is. She 15 the founder of it and the builder of it. Can the thing formed ‘‘make’ the one who formed it? That is too silly! ¢“Hampered and hectored in various ways’’ is a truthful admissien, ‘but not the worst thing Mrs. Work ‘had to contend with. While the home was in its infancy, and struggling for an existence, she could have things her own way and take the credit or discredit, but when she made the institution a success others wanted the credit, and at the last change of officers those came into power who desired from disposition and force of habit to imperiously dictate and domineer over Mrs. Work, and endeavored to reduce her to- the statute of an employe. These parties wanted tc manage ;the home and yet lacked ithe ability, and did unwise things, and here is Where the trouble began. Other counties were expected to dotheir ‘share in supporting the institution, and were doing so, and yet were not invited to share in its government nor attend the board meetings, these new officers saying, ‘‘We can run it without them,”’ and behold the result! A debt was contracted for furnishings, etc,, and the other counties asked to pay their proportion of it., and some of them including LaPorte, did pay, as one of the .officers of the home said they ‘‘orter’” do. Then money for transportation in locating the children in homes was withheld, and Mrs. Work was obliged to borrow money on her own responsibility for this purpose. Other troubles of a similar nature followed, culminating in Mrs. Work resigning - and coming to LaPorte, which notionly provide hser a suitable building but whatever else she wants in the way of furnishing it without asking the other counties to pay the bill, or paying for any thing, except taking care of the children. —LaPorte ‘Herald.

iT e : Public School Lyceum. The Lyceum on last Thursday eveng was well attended and interesting as usual. We hope the patrons will appreciate the fact that the aim of this society is to encourage the development of the intillectual powers, to promote sociability and to maintain a high moral sentiment. Everybody interested in this society is invited to attend. The following is the program for March 12, 1891: , . Devotional exerci5e5.....................Chap1ain ROLL CALL, : Récitation..ecav.iviuaoo.o........ Maude Willits E55ay.......cccu........... Maude Shallenbarger MUSIC. ... ouceciisvoianeiintisivannan vtz <. SOCIODY. Recitation e....................... Carrie Merritt 8010- .- oo ollLaiiliia i ciasssasnCiOra K. Mather New5paper......................81anche Marker Oration ....ceeoeuuiiaeieecssenca.. Lula Chapman DEBATE. : : Resolved, That the farmer should receive aid from the government, : P w s rank Weaver Amrmative. oo Lo R{’Eg Sci:iloss < eader Marone Negative... ... s o =O6 {Chas. Green y el 0> W ———————— In Memoriam, The Death Angel has cast in his sickle and gathered another ripe sheaf, Mrs. Mary Banta. ‘At the regular meeting of the Ladie’s ‘Aid Society of the Christian church, a committee was appointed to draft resolutions on her death. | WHEREAS, Our Heavenly Father, in His wisdom, bas sent His messenier for Sister Banta, gm;tcalled her away from this world; therefore e e Resolved, That we acknowledge His supreme rigll}t to call her, knowing] He doth all things well, S .. Resolved, That we feel the church has been gngived of a congistent, earnest disciple of the ra. 2 ‘Resolved, That our. church and society have lost one of the charter members and a faithful and devote sister, . Resolved, That we thank our Heavenly Father for her coristian trust and hoge,' and for the exhibition of patience and fortitude she manifested in her lox:g sickness, and for the Saviour in whose blood she has “washed her robes” and *entered into rest Resolved, That we extend to her sorrowing daughters our warmest sympathy, assurlgg them that we sorrow with them s_,nd pray G to give them comfort in his loving flomtaea. o . MRB, G. W. BROWN. )

L WEIG s e o I&QYA{ L : \ GP AJ?}‘( Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength.—U. 8. Govern-! ment Report, August 17th, 1889, \ ee e e JOHN M, |PALMER ELECTED. The llllinois Senatorship Settied at Last and the Voice of the People Respected. The Farmers, Moore and Cockrell Vote for the Geuneral on the 1354th Ballot, The Illinois Senatorial contest, which for two months has attracted the attention of the Nation, was settled yesterday afternoon in a manner most gratifying to the Democracy of the country. With a majority of over 30,000 the people of Illinois last November indicated their choice of John M. Palmer. Palmer’s election was forshadowed by the address issued Tuesday by two of the three A]liapce members of the legislature— Dr. H.. H. Moore and James Cockrell, who had decided to drop their nominee, A. ‘J. Streeter, and vote for Palmer. .

The vote stood: John. M. Palmer, 108—just enough to eiect. The Republicans voted for Lindley, and Taubeneck cast his vote for Streeter.

PERSONAL MENTION

Col. O. H. Judkins returned home Monday from an extended trip. Geo. F. Brand and -H. J. Stansbury went to Columbia City Sunday last. Mrs. W. A. Jackson, of Goshen, was in town for a few hours last Saturday. ~J. L. Dunning went to Albion Tuesday as a witness in an important state case.

Ex-Postmaster Clark, of Cromwell, was a welcome visitor at our sanctum Monday. ‘

J. N. McNear, of Churubusco,was in town last Saturday for several hours on business. ! EIL F. Kitson 1s at home for a few days from Indianapolis, where he is now located. : F. A. Rees went to Toledo Tuesday night where he will' visit with bis brother for several days. L

Miss Ida Hubbel and a lady friend, of Elkhart, are visiting with B -V. Hoffman and family. " ‘ Mrs. D. W. Green, who has been confined to the house by a severe attack of the grippe, is again able to be out. ;

Mrs. Orpha Witt returned Saturday from Ridgeville, Ohio, where she en joyed a pleasant sojourn among rela. tives.

Will A. Long left for North Baltimore, Ohio, yesterday, on business. It is reported that he may locate in that city. : :

Wilbur Draper continues to improve and 1f no serious complications arise he will soon be on the road to ultimate recovery. :

« Sol May, our popular clothing merchant, is at Cincinnati, where he has gone to purchase a big stock of seasonable goods. * We acknowledged a pleasant call yesterday from J. C. Bailey, of Wolf Lake, one of the leading young men of that section. .

- Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Green went to Plymouth Saturday last, where they were called by the illness of Mrs. Green’s mother, who is very low.

Hon. A. M. Jackson returned from Indianapolis yesterday. He was ac. companied by his wife and child who have been with him during the winter Dayid Hough returned yesterday from Logansport where he went to attend the March meeting of the board of trustees of the Northern Indiana Asylum. - : Miss Effie B. Cooper, of the HawPatch, a student of the State Normal, at 'erre Haute, had the distinguished honor of representing the col%ege as delegate to the Y. W. C, A. at Cleveland, Ohio. M. L. Helpman, of Philadelphia, Pa., joined his wife here last Saturday and together they visited with the family of D. W. Green for several days. Mrs. Helpman will continue her visit for gseveral weeks. :

We are pained to announce the serious illness of our -old friend, W. A. Smith, who has been confined to his bed for several weeks. He is said to be very low this morning, but we hope that he may prove strong enough to throw off the disease.

Will and Bert Inks, our professional ball tossers, will play this season at Fort Wayne, where they signed contracts. The managers of the Fort Wayne club are to vbe congratulated upon securing the service of these exeellent players. They could have doubtless secured better })ay elsewhere, but they wanted to play nearer home. ‘ —— et D - PP —eeee. | : Fay’s Roselene. This popular preparation for the complexion is a liquid, Ipure and clear as water. ' [t takes the place of powder and is perfectly harmless. Itimparts a brilliant transparency to the skin and positively removes freckles, pimples, sunburn, tan and other facial blemishes. For sale by 8. T. Eldred & Co., Ligonier, Ind. ‘ Miss MARIAN FAy, Proprietor, i« South Bend, Ind. = el A AP ) List of Letters ; remaining in the Post Office at Ligonier during the past week: , Hulbert, Harry McGillioray, Jad, Parker, F. F. Shell, Miss Alice Annie Seedlers, Dave - . Wineland, lda Wilkerson, J D Wyright Mathew Persons calling for any of the above letters will please sayv *‘advertised.”” 7 J. H. HorrMax, P. M.

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