St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 29, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 February 1893 — Page 4

Jn impendent. WALKERTON, INDIANA. FEB. 1, 1893, W. A. ENDLEY, Editor. Light travels at the rate of 187,000 miles a second. There are about 7,276 known languages and dialects. A new postoflice has been established in Georgia called Thunderbolt. The cholera epidemic is slowly spreading in Europe. If the cold weather could not check the scourge, what may be expected when warm weather opens. Dan Coughlin, one of the Cronin murderers, has been granted a new trial on technical grounds. The outcome will be looked forward to with great interest by the public. It begins to look brighter for Ireland. It seems probable that home rule will be established there. Once delivered from the oppressive British rule and a new era of prosperity and happiness will dawn upon the Emerald Isle. Anti-crinoline leagues are being organized in England. The threatened craze is meeting with a determined opposition in that country. Some measures should be taken as soon as possible against it here. The newspaper men should whoop up this question for all there is in it. James G. Blaine, one of the greatest statesmen of the age, after a heroic battle against disease, on Friday of last week laid aside the cares of this life and passed to his reward. “The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour; Tiie paths of glory lead but to the grave.”

Border outlaws are committing depredations along the Mexico-Texan border. The reports of the U. S. commander of troops in that quarter show that the troubles are more serious at present than for some time previous, and the commander thinks it advisable that the government authorities at Washington give the marauders closer attention. “I’d like to know what elscHTe7l7l in power for,” replied Mr. Cleveland to a reporter who asked him if the McKinley tariff law would be repealed. When asked further if he thought the Sherman silver purchase law would be repealed, he replied, “I hope so.” And to the inquiry whether he was opposed to free coinage, he cautiously answered, “I have nothing to say on the question.” The Theodore Thomas orchestra gave a concert in Chicago last Monday evening to a large audience composed exclusively of wageworkers. When such a concert was first suggested some of the “high-toned” people ridiculed the idea as absurd. It is said that an assembly of Chicago's representative society people could not have been more attentive, enthusiastic or appreciative than was this audience. There is nothing particularly strange about this, however. Representative Hord, of Indianapolis, will introduce a bill in the legislature to abolish capital punishment I in Indiana. His reasons for being opposed to legalized killing he gives as i follows: “I regard capital punishment as a relic of barbarism and entitled to no more consideration than the stake, the thumb-screw and the rack. In- ( stead of diminishing crime, I believe 1 it rather whets the thirst if or blood. Children "rom their infancy, by hear-' ing and reading accounts of legal ex- i ecution, are taught to disrespect, the sacredness of human life, and in ma- ’ turer years, if they chance to suffer: either real or fancied wrongs, feel it i their privilege to seek redress even to | the extent of the sacrifice of life, be- i ing so instructed by the example of the State. But even beyond the rea- 5 sons based on what might be called practical utility, I am opposed to capital punishment, because I believe it is contrary to the dictates of the higher humanity. The Indiana law on this subject authorizes the jury in conviction for murder in the first degree to sentence the accused to be hung or to. inprisonment for life as they may determine. No one, however, who is opposed to capital punishment can be permitted to serve on a jury where the accused is charged with murder. Only those good citizens who believe in killing can sit in judgement in cases of that kind. Capital punishment is brutal in the extreme and should have no place in this free enlightened country.”

Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, says that four years in congress is enough for him. It is also enough for the country. ____ The dispute between the Chicago Inter Ocean and Tribune as to which had the largest circulation was settled in favor of the Inter Ocean. Each paper put up a forfeit of §20,000 on the result, and the winner was to use the money in behalf of charity. Maj. McKinley always begins his speeches in a very low tone, and pays no attention whatever to the ‘•Louder” Interruptions. His voice clears and strengthens and directly everybody hears every word uttered. If he began as he ends he probably could not speak half an hour and would end without being understood at all. Every experienced speaker knows better what he can do than anybody in the audience. The lesson is, do not say “Louder” at the beginning of a man’s speech.—-New Albany Tribune. The queen of the Hawaii Islands has been deposed, and that country wants to be annexed to the United States. The annexation might, in some respects, be beneficial to this country, but it is also quite probable that the disadvantages would far outnumber the benefits. The inhabitants i of Hawaii have demonstrated their incapacity to govern themselves, and as citizens it is questionable if they would be a desirable acquisition to the United States. The question is being discussed by leading journals, the majority of which seem inclined to oppose annexation.

Representative Johnson, of Marion county, has introduced a bill in the legislature for substituting fixed salaries instead of fees as compensation for justices of the peace. The bill in substance is as follows: In all townships having a population of 10,000 and not more than 20,000, the annual salary of justices is placed at $600; above 20,000 and under 50,000, SSOO per year, and in townships of 50,006 or over the salary is made SI,OOO, all payable quarterly out of the county treasury. The bill provides that all justices coming on behalf of their respective townships, shall tax and charge upon proper books, to be kept in their olliees for the purpose, the fees and the amounts now provided by which shall be paid into the county treasury. —-—

In speaking of the fact that Ben Butler's brain weighed four ounces more than Daniel Webster's, an exchange in a lengthy article, showing that the size of a person's head and weight of the brain has nothing to do with the intellectual strength, says: “The modern physician who is up in neurology and that part of medical science which deals with the brain and the nerves, will tell you that there are absolutely no rules which will make it possible to point out a man in a crowd and say, judging merely from the shape and size of his head. ‘There is a man of line intellectual power.’ Neither, thej say, is it possible to make any such statement as ler determining the weight of the man’s brain. The only way in which a judgement may be formed is by opening the skull by sawing around just above the ears and making a careful ocular observation. There will be disclosed to view a lot of lobes and convolutions. Each of these is lined on the inside with a coating of gray matter. All the rest is white. It is the gray matter that does the thinking.” .

Victim of an Acrostic. Attorney H. S. Robbins, of Knox, contributed a poetic effusion to the Democrat of that place last week, which, although not exactly perfect in i meter, nevertheless fulfilled the pur-| I pose for which it was intended. Robi bins and the editor of the Democrat, I Bro. Gorrell, have not been on the I best of terms for some time, it seems, I and the latter has scored the attorney through his paper a number of times of late. But by some means Robbins > induced Gorrell to publish this poem in his own paper, which the editor not [ knowing was an acrostic published, with an apology to his readers for its . poor meter. Following is the produc- ' tion, and by taking the first letter of : each line and reading downward it _, will be seen how slick Robbins got it | onto the editor. i Giving to each a timely say. ' I Only truth I ask ; S I Relying wholly by the way, , Reviewing the past. a Enquiring minds, which to you Look for truth—not trash; ~| Laid bare to view I : Independent of party lash, S I So let us fearless be, $ And cast aside the coward garb. Nothing daunted, no'hmg feared 11 Above, beneath or m dreams. ' Some serve the Lord in songs of praise, Some fan a spark to make a blaze.

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