Ligonier Banner., Volume 45, Number 36, Ligonier, Noble County, 8 December 1910 — Page 2

The [jgonier Banner ¢); L v LIGONIER, : INDIANA. TR RARV S e AR A LR S SAT D - COUCH OF LUXURY. The most perfect resting place ever devised for a human being is just bemeath the roof, and then you must be -able to see the shingle nails sticking through. If a gentle rain be falling, 80 much the belter. Five minutes spent in that sweet retreat are enough to banish the memory of every trouble. Debt and death lose their terrors, and the peace that- passes understanding comes upon you, says the Washington Post. You become a boy. again and

euter once more into the world that used to be. Soon the dark corners of the room dre peopled with the images of childhood. Over where . the -old clothes are hanging you can see the outlines of a dismantled ship, while down the sandy shore come Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday. A swarthy face peeps from behind the big trunk. It is Faringhea, the strangler, creeping stealthily 'upon his victim. Faster and faster they come, some pleasing, some ferocious. - You welcome them all and are not a bit afraid, and’ the rain drips, drips, with a steady, monotgnous sound. Then comes a blank. Next morning the spell is broken, but the memory remains. You’ see the old clothes and the trunk, and find that the only gobelin tapestry in the room is a cluster of cobwebs over the little dormer window.. But you had slept the sleep of the just, and found it most refreshing. = ;

The passenger -traffic between the United States and Europe coutinues to i_)ffer most alluring inducemeants, Many of the: big companies are adding the newest, largest and swiftest vessels to their fleets. One of the latest launchings is that of a ship that is being built by a French line, to run to New York. This is one of the greatest craft yet completed, and when put in.commission will be able to carry 2,020 passengers. The total cost will be about $5,000,000. ' That is what foreign concerns are doing to get American trade. And Americans permit them to monop;olize'zi business that should be in Anferican’ control and which should be a most important auxiliary in extending American commerce.

English owners of homing pigeons have lost so mahy of them this season that they believe there is an especial cause. This cause, many of them are inclined to suspect, is wireless telegraphy. Many will dismiss the indictment ,as fanciful, on account of the comparative weakness of the current which wireless telegraphy brings into play. The answer tg, this is that the current does not kill the birds, but only confuses them, causing them to miss their way. If the Marconi curTent affects pigeons, why not igulis? Indesd, it would seem not impossible that wireless telegraph stations may be ‘the means of greater disaster to gulls‘y than lighthouses. :

Ij‘rolm London oomes the announcement of the death of the woman whe claimed to be the original of “Little Dorrit,” that famous ' character of Dickens. The lady was entitled to the benefit| of the doubt, but it is a fact that similar claims have been made by others. It is also asserted that a brother of the woman' who has just died was the original “Tiny Tim,” and that he served in part as the model for “Paul Démbey.” - If all those assertions can be proved it would seem that the family formed a sort of trust for Dickens characters. :

Perhaps if the truth were known a considerable .proportion of the socalled automobile “acéidents” would be found to have resulted from befuddled heads and unsteady nerves. The menace of a man under the influence of liquor and in an automobile is easily appreciated; and when it is demonstrated that crashes on the road are due to drunkenmess the punsshment should be severe. Those who nsist upon running amuck on the highways should be made to pay a heavy penalty, whether they be sober pr drunk. : £

The wusual fate of - getrich-quick schemes is collapse at the end: \An'd the ‘dambs’” are fleeced as a preliminary. A speculative scheme of this kind in Connecticut has brought up in the bankruptcy court, with unse-

cured claims of $500,000 to be seltled. And the further sequel no doubt will be the charging of the sum to the profit and loss account of those foolish enough to “invest.”

A German musician says that our . eraze for ragtime is the great obstacle to creative work in American musiec. Ragtime? Sounds like a faint echo from our past. Our friend must have got his idea from old newspaper files.

~ Among airmen excessive avoirdupoise is at a discount, most of the successful atmosphere navigators being physical lightweights. In this as in some other matters good goods often come in small packages. |, :

There is a man in California who went to sleep on a railroad track, was struck by a fast train and escaped with a headache. "_,’k’o ‘complete the simple beauty of ‘ihis tale, we are pleased to add that the locomotive is also doing well. - ;

- One by one the comic supplement jokes come true. I Detroit a henpecked liontamer has really taken refuge from his wife by sleeping (& the cags ¢

dHORT SESSION OF GONGRESS OPENED

President Has Ambitious Program for the Law-Makers.

MAY MEET WITH OBSTRUCTION

Reapportionment and Tariff Board Measures Likely to Cause Fights ‘ —Events Tending Toward - Extra Sessione.

Washington, Dec. s—Upon ' the temper of the Democratic leaders depends entirely the amount and the character of the legislation to be enacted into law at the last session. of the 61st congress, which convened at noon today. According to all reports, President Taft and his advisers have outlined an ambitious program. How much of it he ‘may be able to put through is a problem no one at this early. day would be justified in pre‘dicting. :

The short session of z\cong"reSS expires by constitutional limitation in three months. There usually is a holiday recess that consumes a fortnight. Adjournments bver from Friday. to Monday cause a loss of valuable time, and in the end, by reason of -these various causes, there remain only about sixty working days for the congress, reduced to ‘half that in the house as a result of the new rules. Within this short space experience has proved that it is well nigh impossible to do more than enact the supply bills by which the funds are provided for the maintenance and support of the various branches of the government. ; >

Special rules providing for emergencies are possible in the house and there debate can be limited and delay prevented. In the senate therg is nothing akin to cloture, and §0 long

as a single senator desires to spea there is no way to bring debate to

'\ gl ‘\ i -/ AN {{ / '.,"‘u‘:’:}‘:“: Y : () o 9 u%‘é':f"‘:,'»s/- ‘\.'\ : {7 ; (NL\ ";{'Nénﬂ \\ (hama s S L v N . RSN Y g TSR Uit 1 ) i ’ 0, SRR T I g j’—?j/{ A /;°‘€" Y YRS il i Gl b ¥ f/z-/-. w:; « ‘.. s 7 SR ﬁ’l [\' V’/ A //t ) : ), NS, Z 25 50 AN ) | neW)) /,(/////42///; "‘ g"; ; ,// / ///( I[ bz N T / 4 Speaker Cannon. close. It is in the senate, therefore, that the danger comes if obstacles are thown in the way of an outlined legislative program. In the face of all this the aéministration has mapped out a program that will require the most adroit political and legislative mahagement to bring it to fruition. May Block Reapportionment. Chief among the matters attracting attention, in view of the result of the recent elections, is the proposed reapportionment. This is the determination of the allottment of members of the house of representatives to the various states, based upon the population ascertained by each decennial census. While this ought not to be a political question, it invariably involves politics, and the- Republicans are anxious to deal with it while they control both houses of congress. It is not essential that this new reapportionment be enacted into law at this session, and if a bill considered unfair be submitted, the Democrats in the senate may be counted upon to prevent its conclusion before _March 3. : |

A big fight is promised with regard to the tariff board for which the president will ask a still larger appropriation and, incidentally, increased authority in the matter of conductiing its inquiries and making its investigations both at home and abroad. Many leading Democrats, like Senator Bailey, for instance, are opposed to the tariff commission plan and will antagonize this. The president is very earnest in this matter. Then; too, there are many men in both parties who believe the tariff should be removed from politics - entirely, and men of this view hold that this may be accomplished through a commission and are. inclined to give it a fair test.

If the effort threatened by Senator Gallinger and others to push through a ship subsidy bill at the short session is made seriously, it promises to precipitate a time-consuming contest. The Démocrats are opposed to this sort of legislation. ;

Small Hope for Currency Bill

It does not appear likely that Mr. Aldrich will be able to put through anything in the shape of a revision of the currency laws at the coming session, although he has been credited with having that in mind. Time will be too short to admit of full and free consideration of so important a subject. e The administration’s legislative plan includes, also, various conservation schemes, an anti-injunction bill giving relief, in a measure at least, demanded by organized labor, and a

Horrors of Collision at Sea

To add to the horrors of a steamship collision at night, it often happens that the water reaches the dynamos, putting the lighting system out of commission and making it impossible for the terrified passengers to find their way about. " In order to prevent such an occurrence one of the lake steamboats has i‘ecently installed an emergency electric lighting system, connected with a storage battery which is pké,ced\ on ¢ne of the upper

plza of pension retirement for aged civil employees ‘of the government. With the end in view of forming a cohesive Republican working force jo accomplish that which he has at hea:it, the president has had several conferences, with leading regulars and progressives at which his program has been thoroughly threshed out. The outlook seems to be good for united action of all classes of Republicans in the senate, but, as has been intimated; the danger comes from these Democrats who will antagonize all that bears a political aspect in proposed. legislation. The session may not be without its share of sensational incidents. The committee which investigated the Bal-linger-Pinchot controversy has concluded its labors and its report is ready for the consideration of the two houses of congress. By the majority of the joint committee the secretary of the interior is exonerated; by the minority, including one progressive Republican, Pinchot is sustained, and the discussion of the report doubtless will cause some sénsa.tional speeches in both houses. Lorimer Report Ready.

The Lorimer bribery .charges, growing out of the allegations that the

Illinois senator was elected through the corrupt use of money, were investigated by a senatorial committee during the summer and its report is ready. The impression here is that the committee did not find the charges sustained by evidence that was of

sufficient importance to warrant an unfavorable report. Another inquiry, growing out of charges made by Senator Gore on the floor of- the senate, was made during the recess. This charge involved the use of money and the offer of alleged fees to certain men in the senate and house for favorable action on legislation pertaining to Indian matters. Although the formal report'of the committee has not been made, it is understood that the conclusion has been reached that the statements rest on unwarranted accusations. . If one attempted to predict what will be done at the present session, it would be safe only to prophesy that. the appropriation bills and incidental measures necessary to-the ordinary conduct of the government. will be enacted into law. There will be much talk and very little action. Extra Session Is Predicted.

Leaders among the Republicans, as well as among the Democrats, are predicting that events are tending toward an extra session of the new congress, either immediately on the expiration of this spssion, or early in the summer. These leaders believe that if President Taft does not call such a session for the consideration of a revision of the tariff schedules, the Democratic or Republican leaders may force an extra session by holding up the passage of the necessary appropriation bills. , : The Democratic leaders believe, at least some of them, that an extra session for the consideralfon of the tariff schedules would be fatal to the Republicans, because . whatever the Democratic majority: in the house might do would be blocked by the Republican senate. Some of the Republican leaders say that an extra session would be fatal to Democrats on the Republican theory that the “Dem-ocratic.-party can be counted on to do the wrong thing at the right time,” and that if the tariff schedules are revised the Democrats will make some kind of blundes @ = = -

It is indeed seldom that two parties, at the same time, believe that an extra session will be of advantage to each.. Nearly everything done at this session will be with an eye single to a point of advantage from which the campaign to capture the White House in 1912 can he conducted.

Dark Skins and Malaria. @

In a recent issue of a daily paper we find it stated on the anonymous authority of a well known London doctor that blackness of the skin, however* produced, protects against malaria, and it is said that “if you are going to a country where malaria is rife stain yourself all over with walnut juice, or black yourself with burnt cork and you will be less liable to catch the disease.” -

And the explanation is given that the browning of the skin prevents the actinic rays.of sunlight penetrating the skin and so helping the malarial parasite to mature; and therefore we are told “if white men had artificially’ cotared skins or even wore black undercisthing they would be in the same position. as the natives—protected to a certain extent against the malarial parasite mataring.” : .. We should be interested to know on what facts the “well known Y.ondon doctor” bases his statement. It ig true that on the whole, the colored races suffer léss severely from malaria than the white races, but we are not aware of any evidence which even suggests that this is due to the color of the skin. Of course it is possible that the staining of the skin with walnut juice or burnt cork may have a deterrent effect on the mosquito and so prevent the inoculation of the parasite, but this, we should imagine, was more than doubtful. The imrmunity of the savage races is probably the result of evolution by selection.

Aircraft in War.

"One is certainly more impressed than one was by the importance of airmanship for the purposes of war. The airships really have proved this beyond the least doubt. Airships promise to be great in the art of ob: servation, and every one can realize the value of that in a campaign.—London Saturday Review,

decks. The batteries are charged during the day, when the regular lighting system is not in use. In this connectlon it is interesting to note that some of the theaters in Europe are using storage baiteries to furnish the power for the lights at the exits, and that a Chicago theater has just installed a similar system. iln this way a more reliable lighting system is assured, the necessity' of which was very forcibly shown in the Iroquois theater disaster.—Scientific American,

MAKESSOGIAL DEBUT

HELEN TAFT IS FORMALLY PRESENTED TO SOCIETY AT WHITE HOUSE.

COLONIAL STYLE IS REVIVED

Custom of Giving Dance in Honor of Debutante Is Displaced by Recep- ~ tion and Tea in Famous East Room. :

Washington.—Arrayed in a gown of her favorite rose shade, Miss Helen Taft, the president’s only daughter, made her formal debut Thursday at a reception which attracted all WashIngton society. This latest bud in the historic bouquet of White House debutantes was formally presented at a tea given in the famous East room where 50 many notable social events have occurred. !

The outward aspect of this event, which has exercised the anticipation of the buds and blogssoms of society

for the past three months, was a great crush of automobiles, carriages and pedestrians beginning at the Metropolitan club ‘and extending all the way to the east entrance to the East room. This room was a marvel of lighting and color at the hour at which the doors were opened for the host. of friends of the accomplished young debutante. The army, the navy, the corps diplomatique, each with its depth of gold and silver uniform, contributed its share to the luster and beauty of a scene which comes but rarely in thc life of the White Ilouse. Nothing could better attest the popularity and esteem in which Miss Taft is held than those tributes, all ‘of which were manifestations of admiration and pleasing hope. for her future career as a White House belle which bids fair to eclipse that of any of the twelve daughters of the nation who have ‘“come out” at the White House..

Miss Taft 18 the thirteenth bud of the bouquet but there is luck in cdd numbers, a fact which was' demonstrated -by the exquisite features of music, flowers, lights, gaiety, enthusiasm and animation of her entrance into the world of society of today. Of course the president was there and it is. needless to say that there never was an occasion on which the Taft smile was more in evidence or more amply “justified. It happened, apropos that at-the moment when he had finished his message to the people, society assembled to convey its message personally to his charming daughter. ) There was a decided innovation in this affair which was due to the tact and discrimination of Mrs. Taft. Heretofore it has been the custom.to give a dance for the younger set, after which the presidential bud was at liberty to -accept invitations and be considered formally “out.” Mrs. Taft, - however, reverted to the colonial custom, which included a reception and a personal presentation to society, young and old. This gave her an opportunity of introducing her daughter, not only to her debutante contemporaries, but to the matrons of society, members of the cabinet, army' and novy folks, the diplomatic corps and the creme de la creme of society. = Mrs. Taft was plainly pleased by the success of the revival of the old style.

REBELS SEIZE CHINESE ISLE

Portuguese Troops, and Sailors Rise iln Revolt—Drive Qut Nuns from ZTonvent. :

Macao, China.—This city,a' dependency of Portugal, is in the hands of the local garrison and the crew of the gunboat Patria, who revolted Tuesday night, marched to the public square and took possession of the city government at the point of the bayonet. 4 . All the demands of the mutinous force, which included expulsion of the religious orders, increased pay for the army and navy and indemnity for alleged wrongs done the sailors and soldiers,” were granted by the governor under threat. il

The first act of the rebels, who numbered several hundred, = was to drive the nuns from the Santa Clara convent, A cannon was then mounted in front of the government house and the officials compelled to accede to the demands. Considerable apprehension is felt among the people, as no guarantee for the security of life and property has been made.

Illinois Census 5,638,591,

.Washington.—lllinois has a population of 5,638,591, according to the 1910 census figures, announced here Monday. Cook county 'contains 2,405,233. This is an increase of 817,041, or 16.9 per cent. over 4,821,850 in 1900. The increase from 1890 to 1900 was 995,199, or 26 per cent. Cook county is one of those showing the largest increases. Many rural counties lust in population.

Robbers Bind Youth in Bank.

Ottumwa, la.—Discovered while seeking to force the safe of the State bank of Russell, near here Thursday, robbers bound John Stearns, a youth, who saw them, to prevent his giving the alarm and left without taking any money.

Heads George Washington *“U.”

Washington.—-Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton, who since last May has been acting president of George Washington university, was Thursday elected president.

“Billy’”” Sunday in Motor Wreck.

Waterloo, la—An automobile in which Evangelist “Billy” Sunday was riding was struck Wednesday by a srolley car while crossing the tracks of an interurban road near here. Sunday was uninjured. - .

Lawson’s Ex-Aid Suicides.

Boston.—John F. Donahoe of Lynn, for twelve years confidential clerk of Thomas W, Lawson, committed suicide Wednesday by jumping in front of a train in the Washington street tunnel.

CORPORATION TAX RUNS HIGH

262,490 CONCERNS MAKE RE"TURNS UNDER NEW LAW.

Total Amount Collected First Year Totals $27,000,000, Averaging $103.97 Per Company.

Washington.—The sweeping importance of President Taft's order for the publicity of corporation tax returns is emphasized by Jhe figures contained in the annual report of Royal C. Cabell, commissioner of internal revenue. According to . this report, the books of his office show that these returns have been filed by 262,490 corporations chartered by the various states. &

~ The. total capital is $52,471,626,752. The interest bearing indebtedness of those corporations is $31,333,952,§96.82; net income for the year which the tax ran, $3,125,481,101.04. The tax collected for the first year was $27,290,767.43. This is an average of $103.97 per corporation. - In the state of Illinois there are 17,908 corporations; aggregate capital, $21,191,058,968.74; total indebtedness, . $3,032,803,126.87; net income, $274,321,933.85. The average indebtedness of corporations in the whele country is 60 per cent. of the whole capitalization. In the state of Illinois average is 94 per cent. : '

According to the report Illinois stands first in internal revenue taxes. the total it pays being $49,165,273.75. New York is next with $36,000,000 in round numbers; Kentucky, $32,000,000 and Indiana, $28,000,000. There were twenty-four million more gallons of distilled spirits this year than last yvear, and three million more barrels of fermented liquor than last year. The total receipts of the bureau for the past year were $289,957,220.16.

DIAZ " IS RE-INAUGURATED

President of Mexico Takes the Oath of Office for Eighth Consecutive Tj\me.

Mexico City.—Gen. Porfirio Diaz was for the eighth time inaugurated president of the republic. of Mexico Thursday with simple ceremony. In view of the disturbances through .which the country has recently passed, the inauguration was not marked by the season of fiestas, which has accompanied it in former years, but was conducted with the same formal dignity and impressiveness. A kermess, with which it was planned to celébrate the occasion, was - postponed until the Christmas holidays, because of a lack of time to | make preparations. .. The ceremonies occurred in the hall

of congress in the Palace of Mines, where the chamber of -deputies has been holding its sessions pending the completion of the beautiful new home of that body. Only the diplomatic corps and a few other distinguished personages in addsion to the high Mexican government officials were in attendance. Followin,, the induction. of President Diaz the oath was administered to Ramon Corral, re-elected vicepresident. The president and vice-president then proceeded to the national palace, where they received the congratulations of diplomats, government officials and private delegations.

REBELS HOLD UP A TRAIN

Cars Ditched, Three Women Killed— Passengers Held Prisoners 24 Hours, but Well Treated.

Torreon, Mexico.—Americans arriving here Tuesday from points in the state of Chihuahua tell of the holding up a few days ago of a passenger train on the Chihuahua & Pacific railroad by revolutionists. Cars were ditched and three Mexican women were killed. There were said to be about 100 revolutionists in the party and the train was wrecked in the belief that it carried soldiers. !The affair occurred between Chihuahua and Madera., The passengers were held prisoners by the revolutionists for 24 hours, but were well treated. TUpon extorting a promise from the railroad officials not to send a train of soldiers, the passengers were released and were taken back to Chihuahua in a special which *went out after them.

INDICT JAMES J. GALLAGHER

Assailant of Mayor Gaynor Is Held on Charge of Assault With Intent to Kill. >

Jersey City, N. J—The Hudson county grand jury Tuesday handed up to Judge Blair of the court of common pleas three indictments against James J. Gallagher, the assailant of Mayor. Gayunor. Two of the indictments charge atrocious- assault with inteut to kill Mr. Gaynor and Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards, and the other the carrying of a concealed weapon. /

Washington Insane Increase.

Olympia, Wash.—One "person in each 238 in the state of Washington is insame, criminal or feeble-minded and a charge on the state. The ratio in 1890 was. one abnormal person to 546 inhabitants, in 190 one to 316. The legislature will be asked to provide more asylums. _

Fifteen Fishermen Are Lost.

Charleston, 8. C.—Fifteen fishermen are supposed to have been drowned off Charleston, their smacks having been missing for several days

University President Dies.

Wooster, O.—Dr. Sylvester F. Scovel, president of the American branch of the International Peace society, died here Tuesday of pneumonia. For 20 years he was president of Wooster univarsity. S

300 Lives Lost in Storm.

Astrakhan, Russia.—Three hundred‘ Persian dock workers lost their lives | Tuesday when a landing stage on which they were working was swept out to sea .by a sudden tempest in the Caspian sea. ; : |

BREAK TRUST LAWS

GRAIN MEN AND TWO ROADS iN- ' DICTED CHARGED WITH REBATING.

JURY IS CALLED PATRIOTIC

True Bills Are Returned: at Savannah, Ga., Against Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Line and ' ) and Shippers.

Savannah, Ga.—After hearing testimony since Monday, the :federal grand jury of the United States district court Friday handed down in-

dictments charging an infringement of the anti-trust laws on the part of three large corporations and two inviduals. P The Atlantic Coast line and the Seaboard Air line railways were indicted jointly with the .Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation company for specific violations of the Sherman anti-trust and Elkins laws. . Halrvié C. Miller and Morris F. Miller, grain merchants and -members of L. F. Miller & Sons, Philadelphia, were the indiyiduals to feel the wrath of the governmernt. The Miller brothers put themselves in the jurisdiction of the United States court for the ‘southern district of Georgia through their shipments into this district over the lines of the three corporations indicted. o

In the indictments dates are given when the individual defendants are alleged to have made shipments over the lines named at rates less than those on file with the interstate commerce commission.

It is alleged that from western points to Philadelphia the Millers obtained export rates where the law demanded domestic rates. This saved them from one to three cents on every 100 pounds of grain shipped.

Morris F. Miller and Harvie C. Miller of Philadelphia.were immediately arrested and placed under bonds of $25,000 each. Lo Immediately after the indictments were presented Judge Emory Speer thanked the. grand jury for its prompt and effective work and commented on the example of patriotism it had set through the service rendered. - The beginning of the investigation against the defendants arose from complaints registered with the interstate commerce commission during the summer. It was said the Miller firm had destroyed competition in grain shipments over an enormous territory embracing points along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and in the South Atlantic states. Proceedings were held before Commissioner Clements in Philadelphia during July. The revelations were sufficient to start the powerful machinery of the government against not only the Miller firm, but also the intermediaries.

91,000,000 PEOPLE IN U. S.

Total Population Estimated on Basis of Results of Count Already L Given Out.

Washington.—The total population of the United States, as revealed by the thirteenth census, is expected to be announced by the census bureau December 10.

Counting Arizona and New Mexico as states, the totals for 28 of the 48 states already have been announced. The grand total for 26 of these states is 60,036,759, which is a gain of 21 to 22 per cent. over the population in the same states in 1900. At this rate of increase the total population of the country should be about 91,000,000.

‘The most striking development of the census bureau so far shown is the relative growth of cities and industrial centers compared with farming regions. The eastern states have more than held their own, while the states of the middle west have fallen off.

FIFTEEN HURT IN WRECK

Passengers Suffer in Accident on the Missouri Pacific Due to a Broken Rail.

Lamonte, Mo.—Fifteen persons were seriously injured when a Missouri Pacific passenger train was wrecked two miles east of Knobnoster Friday. Among them were Mrs. Belle Rose, Chicago; Mrs. Josephine Flood, Evansville, Ind.; W. S. Hum phrey, St. Louis; E. G. Wood, Lenexa, Kan.; Mathew Matson, Maplewood, Mo.; G. R. Eastland, Nevada, Mo. The wreck was caused by a broken rail.

Wilson Seeks Permit to Leave

"Washington.—Harry Lane Wilson, United States ambassador at Mexizo City, Friday applied to the state department for leave of absence from his post. ' This is interpreted as- indicative that conditions in Mexico are approaching a normal state.

Shun Office, Order From Pope.

Rome, . Italy.—The official bulletin of the holy see Friday published a papal degree forbidding ecclesiastics to occupy administrative posts. Those holding such positions must resign them within four months of the date of the decree.

Dead Man Chosen Postal Inspector. Findlay, O.—An appointment as postal inspector was received here Friday for E. E. Reinmund, who died in August from lockjaw, due to a rusty nail wound in the foot.

Young Favors a Primary.

Des Moines, la.—United States Senator Young Friday expressed willingness to leave the selection of a;successor to. fill out the unexpired term of Senator Dolliver to a special primary to be called in January.

Fire in Detroit Stores.

‘Detroit, Mich.—Fire Friday partly wrecked the stores of David Wallace & Son, grocers, and B. King & Co,, chinaware, and damaged the paper stock of Gregory, Mayer & Thom, causing a loss of $150,000.

HE CRUCIFIXION

Sunday School Lesson for Dec. 11, 1910 Specially Arranged for This Paper ;

LESSON TEXT—Matthew 27:15-50. Memory verses, 4, 41-42. o GOLDEN TEXT—“He was wounded for our transgressions. ~ He was bruised for our iniquities.”’—lsa. 53:5.- : TlME—Friday morning, April 7, A. D. —, from six o’clock A. . M. " till = three o'clock P. M. . :

PLACE—(I) Pilate’s judgment hall either in Herod's Palace in te western parg of the city; or in Castle Antonia adjoining the Temple area on the north.

The Roman trial, before Pilate, was in the palace of Pilate, opening

into a large court. .See place. In the Jewish court the charge brought against Jesus was blasphemy, that is treason against God and the Jewish commonwealth. . The penalty was death.

When the leaders brought Jesus before Pilate they hoped that the governor would accept their verdict, and simply countersign. “their sentence without inquiring further, taking for gr#nted that they would not have condemned a man to death unless he deserved it. But Pilate asked: ‘“What alcusation bring ye against this man?”’ i

The verdict of Pilate was, “I find no fault in this man.” )

From the mockeries in Pilate's court Jesus was led away to be crucified. . )

Jesus was 80 weak from his long and intense sufferings that an African from Cyrene was compelled to help him bear the cross. - ‘ The distance was from half a mile to a mile, according to the place of starting (the tower of Antonia, or Herod's palace) and the location .of Calvary. In advance was a soldier carrying. a white wooden board on which was written the nature of the crime. Next came four soldiers, under a centurion, with the hammer and the nails, guarding Jesus, who bore, as always in such cases, the cross on which he was to suffer (John 19:17, r. v.). Then came two robbers, each bearing his ¢ross and guarded by four soldiers. As they went forth into the street they were followed by a great multitude—many with eager curiosity; priests exulting over their enemy; Mary, with other women, weep~ ing (Luke 23:27). This scene is vividly described is “Ben Hur:” “He was nearly dead. Every few steps he staggered as if he would fall. A stained gown, badly torn, hung from his shoulders over a

seamless under-tunic. An igscription on a board was tied to his neck. A crown of thorns had been "crushed hard down upon his head., The mob sometimes broke through the guard and struck him with sticks, and spit upon him. Yet no sound escaped him.” The seven words from the cross: 1. Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do, was probably spoken in the height of .the -agony, when the cross with the victim upon it was.dropped with a sudden wrench inte its place in the ground. - 2. Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. To the penitent robber, toward noon. i .

| 3. Woman, behold thy son. Behold thy mother! Toward noon, when committing his' mother to the loving care of John. . ) . 4. Elo i, Elo i, la ma sabach thani. | Aramaic for- My God, my God, why "hast thou forsaken me? Spoken in the darkness and depression of spirit near his death, about three o’clock in the afternoon. The seole expression of spiritual suffering.- . | 5.1 thirst, in the intense thirst of “his dying hour. The sole expression | of bodily suffering. . S | 6.1 t is finished. “Thé Workers’s Cry of Achievement, the Sufferer’s . Cry of Relief.” - . . : f 7. Father, into thy hands I com- ' mend my spirit. His dying cry, “the | triumphant note of a conquerer.”’ | “Redemption through his blood,” so rfrequently referred to in the New | Testament,. gives the highest possible lexpression of love. Blood is life, the | life he gave to save us. But this in- | cludes the whole life of Christ, his | coming, his life work, his death on | the cross, and his resurrection—it was ‘this Christ who expressed his supreme love and his Father’s love by . giving his life that we might live. The | sacrifice on the cross was the highest !‘proof and the strongest expression of : the love of God to man. Christ proved j the greatness of his love by what he | was willing to suffer for those he I loved. Ruskin says that “the fountain l'in which sins are indeed washed away ! is that of love, not of agony.” But the | agony was the measure and the- proof lof love. It declares God's love to ' man “in letters that can be read from | the stars.” The fact is that there is no other way to express in language Jthat all' can understand the highest degrees of heroism,; courage, self-sac-iriﬁce, and love. It is these qualities ' we see rather than the agony, as we t do not see the particles of matter in the air by which the sunlight is diffused, but we see the light. B ' Every power and every motive that can touch the heart of man to lift him out of sin into the Kingdom of heaven radiates from the cross, as the completion of the sacrifice of Christ. It shows to us the evil of sin, since redemption from sin demanded such.a cost. It reveals fo us the loving heart of God. It shows that we cannot enter heaven unless we are -cleansed from sin. It teaches us the value -of salvation, great. beyond our conception. It shows the value of our souls, of character, of a right life. It -sets us an example of doing right at any cost, even of our lives. ’ , Long Engagements. ! Beware of long engagements. Don’t wait to be rich before you take. a wife. Give her the luxury of helping you become successful—Rev. A. M. Bailey, Methodist, Akron, O. = When you hear a man boasting of ;hfs virtue you are quite likely to find the fear of the penitentiary driving him to it. i 2 ettt e He who regards the world as his orange finds that the universe hands him an entirely different variety of clftrus. i >

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