Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 44, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 30 December 1908 — Page 2

Indiana at >. Vicksburg

At last the monuments marking the positions held by Indiana troops in the lines surrounding Vicksburg, Miss., during that memorable siege of Jthe city during the civil war have been marked by suitable monuments that were dedicated on December 29. The work of the Indiana commission looking to the erection of the monuments exploiting the services of the infantry, artillery and cavalry in conquering this stronghold of southern confedracy is completed, now that the monuments are dedicated. The people of Vicksburg have shown much interest in the work of the Indiana commission, and the Vicksburg school children, under the direction of Superintendent Carr, formerly an Indiana man. with the Vicksburg Southerns, an infantry company, and the Vicksburg light artillery, were prominent in the program; the children in singing patriotic songs, and the infantry and artillery giving such military display as added charm to the occasion. Many Vicksburg jpeonle were urea? ent. Capt. W. T. Rigby, president of the Vicksburg National Park association, although an lowa man, has given much attention to the proper recognition of Indiana troops, and he has cooperated with the Indiana commission in everything that might tend to give Indiana that prominence ou this celebrated battlefield Warranted by the distinguished services of her troops. Every regiment, with the cavalry and artillery, representing Indiana in the Vicksburg campaign, has been proper-

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lv placed in the alignment of monu- j ments and markers, besides which i Capt. Rigby has reserved a conspicuous knoll close to where the Indiana troops made such a desperate charge j near what is now known as the Jew- ; ish cemetery, hopeful that in the near j future Indiana will see fit to erect ! a handsome state monument there j similar to that which lowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and other states have placed in other sections of the field. The Indiana commission consists of Harry C. Adams, president; George F. McGinnis, Maj. M. M. Lacey, John W. Sale and Lewis C. Moore, and Messrs. Lacey and Adams were represented on the committee on location, appointed in 1897. which selected the sites where the monuments and markers were placed. The other members of the committee on location were Rev. E. L. Seaman. A. R. Crampton and T. M. Hardy. Gen. George F. .McGinnis has jhe distinction of being the only man with the tank of general in that siege

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••• , , A Queer Origin. .- . It‘is interesting, and sometimes amusing, to trace the origin of words. There is the word “pecuniary,” for example^,which, you know,. means relating" to money. Strange to say, its original meaning was “cattle.” It seems that oxen were the medium of exchange between the ancient Romans. one Ox being the unit of value. The first Roman coins bore the image of an ox, .and the word “pecus” meant an ox or a coin, according to how you used it

| now living in this country. The other surviving general (Osterhaus) lives abroad. \ McGinnis commanded a brigade which included the Eleventh, Twentyfourth, Thirty-fourth and Forty-sixth Indiana infantries, and the Twenty-

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The Spitz Dog. Spitz dogs are so named owing to their sharp noses. This is also a German name, spitz meaning sharp-point-ed. Another name for this breed is Dalmatian dog, because his native home was in Dalmatia. Goqd Suggestion. . A Japanese saying riths: “Woman i#'an unmanageable creature; flatter her, she is elated; thrash her, she weepeth; ’kill her, her spirit haunts you.”- % wotild suggest that the best remedy is #olove her.—Exchange.

ninth Wisconsin, and the position of these regiments, the closest to the investment of all the troops engaged in the siege, is shown by a monument, while each individual regiment also has a marker on the exact position of each particular regiment at the time of the surrender on the morning of the Fourth of July. That of the Eleventh Indiana has been placed in the original appronch, dug by the regiment in the investment of the big fort. Another four-regiment monuihent is that of the Twelfth, Ninety-seventh, Ninetyninth and One Hundredth Indiana infantries, which has a position near Sherman headquarters. The three-reg-iment monuments include one for the Sixteenth, Sixtieth and Sixty-seventh Indiana infantries and one for the Forty-ninth, Fifty-fourth and Sixtyninth Indiana infantries. There are also two-regiment monuments, one for the Eighth and Eighteenth Indiana in-

fantries, and the other for the Fortyeighth and Fifty-ninth Indiana Infantries. The single regiment monuments represent the Twenty-third, Twentyseventh, Forty-seventh, Fifty-third, Eighty-third and Ninety-third Indiana infantries; Company C, First Indiana cavalry; Company O, Fourth cavalry, and the First and Sixth Indiana batteries. Altogether there are 53 markers, showing the various positions, all of them of Barre granite, and much larger and finer than similar markerd adopted by other stattes. The expense will all come inside the original appropriation of $38,000, but it has taken careful pruning on the part of the commission to bring about this satisfactory result. There are 16 monuments. The dedication ceremonies at Vicksburg were set for two o'clock p. m. Tuesday, December 29, and the Vicksburg * Jackson rallw-ay ran a special train to within 300 yards of the’ site located for the speaking, where a stand had been erected. The stand was

on the knoll reserved by Capt. ltigby tHI such; time as Indi.anajßijy.de ter-

mine to erect a monument, and it overlooks the scene' of the desperate charge on what is now the cdrrifetery. In addition to the participation of the Vicksburg people. Harry C. Adams of Indianapolis?, as president of the Indiana commission, tendered the monument to the state, represented by Gov. Hanly, who; in turn, transferred them to the government, and? they were accepted on the part of the government bji Capt. Rigby, as president of the national commission, he having been commissioned, by the war department to represent" the government. There was also a solo by Miss Clarissa Koons of Muncie, Ind., who recently made such a delightful impression,.at the. AudersonvTUe dedication. Gov. Hanly and many of the Indiana visitors started for home on Tuesday night, but*the special train remained until the following night. The Hanly party was accompanied by Adjt.-Gen. Oran Perry and other military officers front Indiana. ELLIS SEARLES. • - v -' ■ . Clergymen Are Scarce. The reluctance of men to take holy orders in the Church of England, winch is so noticeable a feature at the present time, is a .matter of more than ecclesiastical interest. It affects not only the existing clergy but also "thejaity; and not the church laity alone but the nation- as a whole.— Nineteenth Century. r Common Fault,, Some people don’t know much, and even that they can’t keep to themselves. *

DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN TU Pro*W. Loyalty to HU Gad b Wondrmuly Rawaidad. BY THE “HIGHWAY AND BYWAY” PREACHER

Scripture authority—The Book of Daniel, chapter 6. The Prophecies of the Book of Daniel. —Chapter 2 predicts the course of the five great empires of the world, which should succeed each other in supremacy—vii. the Babylonian, Persian, Grecian, Roman and Christian. In Chapter 7 the four world powers under the figure of the four beasts, are viewed in their religious aspect. In Chapter 8 is predicted the struggle between the Persian and Grecian powers, and the rise of the corrupting Influence of Antiochus Epiphanes which prepared the way for the final overthrow of the Jews by the Romans. Then follow the precise prophecies regarding the Messiah. In seven weeks (48 years), the city would be rebuilt; In 62 weeks <434 years), Christ would begin his ministry and in the middle of one week (three and one-half years), he would be cut off. Chapter 10 foretells the opposition of the Persiari power to the restoration of the Jews; while Chapter 11 more minutely predicts the history of the four Persian kings, ’ that of Alexander and his successors, till the conquest of Syria by Rome, followed by forecast of the growth of the supremacy of Christ’s kingdom to the end of the world.

SERMONETTE. The lions' den Is the safest place a man can find if God be there to close the lions’ mouths. It was not ostentatious display of his religion which got Daniel into trouble. It was faithfulness in secret prayer. The man who meets God in his closet is not going to be afraid of the enemies he meets 42itside. I submit to the busiest man of affairs who can be found today whetheror not Daniel as chief man in all that vast kingdom did not have tremendous responsibilities, and yet not only did he not find it necessary to\ make a work day out of the Sabbath day, but he found time three times a day to seek the Lord in prayer. Business tasks always are easier by taking the Lord into partnership and holding a private conference with him several times during the day. What a testimonial that was to the character of Daniel, when his enemies were forced to admit that they could find no fault in him save as It concerned his loyalty to the laws of his God. Early in life Daniel had settled that question as to where his first obligation lay, and the whole success of his life was an outgrowth of that determination to put God first and to steer his life by the polar star of God’s will. Daniel didn’t know that God would close the lions’ mouths so that he would receive no physical. hurt. True faith and loyalty to God never seeks to bargain with God concerning physical or material blessings. It is content to do the thing God would have done and to leave conditions and consequences with him. Notice in this incident the graphic demonstration of the truth of God’s word that “The wrath of man - shall praise thee.” —Psalm 76:10. For not only did the plot of Daniel’s enemies bring added dignity and honor to him, but it resulted in a magnifying of the name of the true God throughout all the vast kingdom of Darius. He who maintains secret daily devotions with God is going to be conscious of an inflow of power which will help in every relationship in life.

THE STORY. INTO the far corner of the vast do•minions of the great King Darius came a messenger one day bearing .■tidings,—the-like-of which they had never before heard. That the messenger came from the king was certain, for he bore the king’s credentials, and the proclamation which he brought was sealed with the great seal of state. If the message from the king had been one demanding an increased tax to fill the royal coffers, or it had been a call for the raising of an army to go' forth and fight for the king, there would have been little wonder caused, for such demands were being made upon them from time to time, but when the royal messenger came proclaiming the majesty and power of some new and living God, a God. not., made of wood or stone, and a God not afar off but near at hand so that he performed mighty wonders before the nation, then was there a great stir and questioning among the people as to what it could mean. . v Who was this ra|n Daniel whose God was being set. ..above every god which had before bfeeai worshiped by the Medes and the Persians? And what wonderful thing had happened that should move the king to send out such a wonderful decree, a decree which sounded like an insult to the mighty gods of the -Persians who , had made Darius so great a king and extended his kingdom to the utmost bounds of the' earth? Such were the questionings whfch arose In the minds of the people as they listened to the proclamation, which the herald announced: “Peace be multiplied unto you. I vmake a decree/’ ran the proclamation,

"that In every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he Is the living God, and Btedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be eyen unto the end. He dellvereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and In earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.” These words proclaimed through the streets of that far off city of Darluß’ realm fell upon the ears of one of the earnest devotees of the gods of the Medes, one of the priestcraft. In his heart was a struggling hunger for the truth. He believed in the gods before whom he served. He believed they were the great gods before whom no other gods could stand. And now, behold, here was the word from the king, the great Darius, proclaiming the power and majesty of another, and an unknown God, a god he called the “living” God. “Qur gods are not living gods,” he .thought to himself as he pondered the meaning of the words of the proclamation. And deep In thought he entered the temple where the Images of their gods reposed. “Can it be that there is one God and these are no gods at all?” came the vague questionings Into his heart as he came and stood before the hideous creatures of wood and stone that looked down In meaningless way upon him. “Surely some great thing must have happened at Babylon that the king should have sent out such a decree,” he exclaimed aloud. “Who is this man Daniel, to whom the king refers and whose,God hath delivered him from the raging fury of the lions?” “Art thou troubled by thes things?” asked a voice at his elhocw. The young priest started violently, for he had supposed he was alone, and turned to look into the face of his superior. He was too surprised to answer at first and the question was repeated with fresh emphasis. “I would know concerning this man Daniel and his God,” at last came the hesitating response. A dark look shone in the face of the older man as he said, half menacingly: “It were not well for thee to wander after other gods than thine own, lest the first thing thou knowest thy calling shall be gone.” “But what if the God of this man Daniel should be greater than our gods?” questioned the young priest. “Dare you to question the greatness of the gods whose priest ye are?” de>manded the other. “1 would know of this God whom the king declares is the greatest of gods,” was the earnest response. “Turn from this folly of thy mind,” exclaimed the other with intense, voice. “Let well enough alone.” Andi with those words he turned and left the younger man standing alone. A strange resolve had been forming in the mind of the young priest while his superior hq4 been talking to him, and now that he was alone he started to put It into execution. He divested himself of the robes of his priestly office and, hastily donning the simple clothing of a traveler, and placing his few possessions in a bundle, he started forth. “I will not even return home and let the family know of my intentions lest word reach the chief of the temple and he forbid my going," he exclaimed to himself, as he hastened through the now dark and deserted streets of the city. He knew of the road which led from his city toward the great Babylon, and when he had reached the gate of the city he slipped quietly through and struck out boldly into the darkness. , Footsore and weary, many weeks later a dust-coyered traveler' was seen to enter the gates of Babylon, and he was soon surrounded byothe wondering people in the market place. It was the young priest from the far oft corner of Darius' kingdom. He spoke a strange tongue to those In Babylon and the people around him shook their heads as he strove to make himself understood. At last one word seemed to catch their ear and they repeated after him, questioningly, “Daniel?” A great light of joy broke over his face and he shook his head vigorously “He wants to see Daniel,” spoke the people, and with willing eagerness they had soon guided him to the palace. “Would Daniel see a traveler from a far off province?” “Surely,” spake Daniel himself, and he had soon found an Interpreter for the young priest and was listening attentively to his story. “Thy journey has not been in vain,” Daniel responded, when ,the young man had finished, and he went on to tell the young man all the wonderful story of his devotion to the true God of heaven and of his miraculous deliverance from the mouths of the lions. '-With strained, eager Intensity the young man listened, dFinking iu every word as Daniel spoke and the interpreter repeated it in his own tongue. Then he sat In silence for some minutes and then, rising, he pointed upwards and then toward his town heart, and then, looking out in the direction in which his far distant home lay, he pointed thither, saylngt “i'll go back and tell.” Plea for Flanges on Rails. At the recent meeting of the American Street” afid Interurban Engineering association of Atlantic City, anew system of street railway construction was proposed. - The idea was to form the car wheels without flahges, but. Instead, to place the flanges on the rails. The new construction was ably presented and many good arguments were brought forward to show the superiority of such a system o.ver the present one.

WHAT THE DOLLIES HAD. K _____ Small Wonder That the Little Mother Wae Really Alarmed. Little Mary was really very 111. Mother said she was sure it was an attack of appendicitis, but Grandma was equally sure the little one was threatened with convulsions. The argument waxed warm In Mary’s presence, and appropriate remedies were used, and the next day she was better. Coming Into her mother’s room during her play she said: “Mamma, two of my dollies are very sick this morning.” “Indeed, dear, I am very sorry. What Is the matter with them?” s “Well I don’t really know, mamma, but I think Gwendolyn haa ‘a pint o’splders’ and Marguerite ia going to have ‘envulaions.’ ” * \ _______________________ INTOLERABLE ITCHING. Fearful Eczema All Over Baby’s Face —Professional Treatment Failed. A Perfect Cure by Cuticura. “When my little girl was six months old I noticed small red spots on her right cheek. They grew so large that I sent for the doctor but, instead of helping the eruption, his ointment Beemed to make It worse. Then I went to a second doctor who said it was eczema. He also gave me an ointment which did not help either. The disease spread all over the face and the eyes began to swell. The Itching grew Intolerable and It was a terrible sight to see. I consulted doctors for months, but they were unable to cure the baby. I paid, out from S2O to S3O without relief. One evening I began to use the Cuticura Remedies. The next morning the baby’s face was all white instead of red. I continued until the eczema entirely disappeared. Mrs. P. E. Gumbln, Sheldon, la., July 13,’08.” Potter Drag A Cbom. Corp., Sole Prop*, Bolton. JUST A TEST.

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'•Goodness, sonny, what’s the trouble?” “Nawthtn’. I just wanted to see if 1 had forgotten how to cry—boo-hoo!” Squelching Him. The Rev. Sam Jones greatly disliked befng interrupted when speaking, and the rash auditor who attempted it generally met with a pretty sharp retort. He was preaching on prosperity, when a little man in the front row shouted: “Prosperity haiaT hit me very hard yet! Tell us about suthin’ we know about." The speaker paused and glaring down at the diminutive interrupter squelched him with the following: “So prosperity hain’t hit you yet, eh? Well, you can’t expect it to till yc: grow some. It is pretty hard work to hit nothing!” Rug Industry Has Suffered. Persia's rug industry has suffered materially as a result of the closing o fthe bazars at Tabris and other Persian cities. The difficulties of transportation on the highways of Persia and the lessened American demand for luxuries have contributed in no small measure to the depressed condition of the Persian rug trade. Prices have fallen recently by one-third and rug exports have fallen oft by onehalf. Labor there now commands only between five and ten cents a day. Beware- of Ointments for Catarrh i that Contain Mercury, as- mercury will surety destroy the sense ot smell _ and completely derange the whole system when entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except, on prescriptions fromgeputable physicians, as the damage they will do Is In Jold to the good you can poaslbly derive from them. Halt's Catarrh Cure,- iftaiiufaetured by F. J. Cheney * Cos., Toledo. 0.. contains no mercury. and Is takort Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catairh Cure be sure you get tbs genuine. It Is taken internally and made In Toledo, Plilo, by F. J. Cheney A Cos. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c. per oottle. Take Hall's Family Pills lor constipation- - Meteors Add to Earth's Weight. The meteors which Tall upon the earth in vast mumbers every year add their weight ’’t© the earth. Thus the earth is increasing a minute quantity in weight each year, but not enough t® be perceptible In thousands of years. Except for the escape of light gases from the atmosphere there is. no known way In which the earth can lose weight. Chinese Idea of Government. Here is a Chinese Idea of prosperity in a natioh: When the sword is rusty, the plow'bright, the prisons empty, the granaries full, the steps of the temple worn down and those of the law court* grass-grown, when doctors go afoot, the bakers on horseback, and the'men of letters drive in their own carriages, then the empire is well governed. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and Bee that it Use For Over 30 '/earn. , The Kind You Have Always Bought A Work of Art. Patience—And is he fond, of works of art? Patrice —Why, sure! He married one!—Yonkers Statesman.