St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 January 1897 — Page 7

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Gov. Mount's inaugural address, as de- c livered before the General Assembly, is $ as follows: t Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Rep- s resen tatives: } In taking the oath of office prescribed by I the constitution of the State and entering < upon the discharge of Its obligations, I am < not unmindful of the grave responsibilities i and arduous duties thereby entailed. With - a profound sense of gratitude to the people f of our great commonwealth who, by their s suffrages, have railed me to this high sta- s lion of honor and tfust, it shall be my constant endeavor to so administer the affairs of state as to promote the best interests of all our people. It is made my duty, in ’ obedience to the constitution, to enforce the J laws. Gentlemen of the Legislature, into ! your hands is committed the high responsl- 1 billty of making laws. Conflicting interests will arise, urgent ' claims will be presented, the disposition of 1 which will require mature thought, careful consideration and unbiased action. Some of these interests will be represented by men who are skilled in all the details of leglslation. Corporations, trusts and combinations, through lobbyists, are able to look as- \ ter their interests, while the mechanic, th<‘ farmer, the miner, the business man and the day laborer have no one outside the ( members of the legislative body to exert influence in their behalf. To your wisdom and to your sense of justice is committed the right and power to enact laws that । shall advance the best interests of all the । people. . , , Laws should be founded upon principles I of intetdependence of all our industries, I ( business interests, pursuits, callings and re- ; । Nations of capital and labor —of employer and j ; ■employe. He who engenders strife, arouses | hatred, or creates discord is planting the । seeds of revolution. Laws that tend to | } •conciliate, that seek amicable adjustment | । of differences, that facilitate harmony and i concord, will strengthen the bonds of j . union. The interdependence of capital and ; 1 labor, of employer and employe, should be : the foundation of law and the underlying , ; principle of action governing these inter- . ests Actuated bv such principles as will . • lead to peaceful arbitration, we may hope I । for the time when the rights of labor shall t ( be accorded without strikes and the protec- , • t’on of property secured without soldiers, • ; IJuilding and Loan Associations. j These organizations should bo held to such strict accountability by law as will insure a better guarantee of safety to the money entrusted to their care. At the same time you must not be unmindful of the fa< t that these associations have, in many instances, been helnful to the common people in enabling them to purchase and build homes. Therefore, in correcting defects, your acts , should not prove destructive to what, under • proper safeguards, may be a beneficent institution. I ducatioii. Article 8, Section 1. of the Constitution, says- -Knowledge ami learning, generally diffused throughout a community, being essential to free government, it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to encourage, by ail suitable means, moral, intellectual, scientific and agricultural improvement, and to provide, by law. for a general ami uniform system' of common schools, wherein tuition "shall be without charge and equally > open to all.” The education of the masses I is declared essential to free government. In I compliance with the wisdom of this pro- | vision, we should look to the enactment of i a mild compulsory educational law. The agricultural improvement content- : plated in the constitution is of much im- | portance at this time. The questions ot sot fertility, combatting infectious diseases and insect pests, fungus growth, the science or ■ breeding, of feeding, of marketing, the ; law of supplv and demand, with many kindred questions, upon a better understand ng of which, in large measure, depends the future success of the farmer and fruitgrower. The far’d l institutes are the most direct and practical means of imparting to the farmer this needed information, m i(l >t is generally conceded that Indiana, for tin amount expended, is conducting t.ie best , institutes and holding more of them than '■"■'any other state in the Union. L ve Stock Sanitary Laws. - - ■'■Q ■ poo of live stock in Indiana titan s7s.inio,<joo. •Au i.aqg the , 1 Si‘S o v' v ^ x ' >.009; PennV vwk">s, $40,000; and New ig for $300,080. The allow- \ our State is but $4,000. The present *N„ H - is not wise in its provisions for the exjv'penditure of this amount. The law should •Q^^ive the State the power to select the most ‘Competent veterinarian available. I pen his judgment should depend the killing of animals. He could call and qualify competent men to assess values at less cost for such service than the law now provides. Highway I improvement. Good roads are essential to our highest development socially, intellectually and financially. .dany counties in our State, actuated by a commendable spirit o f progress. are rapidly improving the Highways. In the near future some of our counties will have a complete system of free grave! roads. The economy in road improvement will soon be demonstrated by the fact that the counties having the best roads will maintain them at less cost than the mud roads, with all their inconveniences, are maintained in their wretched condition. The work required by law of able-bodied men. together with the road tax. gives to the road supervisors of our State tile expenditure, in money and labor, of a vast sum. much of which is wasted by reason of incompetent management. In some instances in our State a brokerage business is carried on and money is mad. 1 out of trafficking in this road tax. While some of our road laws need reforming, the manner of their execution needs revolution. Commissioners and Trustees. County commissioners and township trustees. have large discretionary powers under the law. They should be held to rigid account through'printed reports of allowances and expenditures of public money, and the publication of these reports, as prescribed by iatv, should be made mandatory. State Tax, The constitution provides that “tax ion shall be equal and uniform througho. the Stale.” This clearly implies that all top-

h erty shall bear its just proportion of the burden. It is no uncommon thing in the 1 settlement of decedents’ estates to find V thousands of dollars in deposits, notes, shares of stock and policies that were not M listed for taxation. Real estate cannot be secreted, and, with no exemption on ac- 1 count of mortgage or other debt, he who t owns real estate is subjected to the pay- p ment of an undue proportion of the taxes. The tax law should be as searching as pos- h Bible, and the Township and County As- -1 sessors and the State Tax Commlsisioners t should see that the law’ is enforced. Trusts mid Co nbines. t Trusts or combinations of capital formed t for the purpose of counteracting the law of supply and demand and with a view to 5 arbitrarily controlling, manipulating or in- 1 creasing "the prices of any product, com- , modify or article of merchandise, should be declared a barrier to trade, and should be prohibited by law. Apportion mint Laxv. The spirit of the Constitution recognizes ' the equality of all men before the law; < that they are entitled to equal representa- < tion and an equal voice in selecting their representatives. It Is to be hoped ami confidently expected of this General Assembly that it will enact a law apportioning the Congressional, Senatorial ami Representathe districts that will reflect honor and ' credit upon those enacting it, and in a man- i ner that will give the electors their consti- । tutional rights. f Centennial Celebration. The committee provided for by the last General Assembly, with instructions to re । port to this honorable body, tire entitled | to much credit for their faithful service. They have manifested a laudable State pride, winch is reciprocated by the progressive people of our State. If this centen- । niai is to be observed, their plans possess , much mt fit. The prevailing opinion, how- < ver. is that any- exposition that would be creditable to our State will necessitate 1 a vast expenditure of money. The adds- , ability of the observance hinges upon the wisdom of expending a sufficient sum of money to insure success, ami the ability of th<‘ State to bear such expenditure. Any great outlay of money at this time must augment our already heavy State debt amt add to the burden of taxation. The best service that can be rendered our State, both as to its credit and honor and the welfare of our people. Is the adoption of a system of economy that will reduce our debt and lower the rate of taxation. Insurance Lawn. The pr< sent rate of insurance is burdensome. Too great a sum of money is leaving our State In premiums for the amount returned In loss on policies. Recent examination of tile State Auditor s books shows that slpce there Juts been paid oat over Ss3.(H>i.noo while theYe has been paid back to policy holders imt. a little over S2S,(XMI.OOO. These reports liidleate a lo>s i's poUcF holders of .*25.000,01 mi. It matters but llfl'ie whether this immense sum of twenty-five minions of dollars was In profits or in extravagant salaries, the loss to our people and State Is too excessive. Al! unnecessary barriers to home companies should be removed and the organization of home companies encouraged. The present excessive rates of Insurance are drlv- : ing the farmers into the organization of home mutual companies, as provided by ' the acts of 1881. Millions of dollars of I farm property Is thus being insured at low ! cost, with the money kept at home. Public Health. i Pure food and strleit sanitary regula- ' tions are needful to life and health. 1 herej fore. laws to this end should receive your vigilant care. Election Laws. The purity of the ballot will determine the existence of any free government. To every voter should be granted his untrammeled rights, both in convention and at the [mils. The choice of nominating conventions should not be subjected to traffic, barter and change at the behest of a committee of party tricksters. Eoldicr-s’ Homes. The Soldiers and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home and the State Soldiers’ Home still appeal to our sympathy and patriotism. Indiana is justly proud of her soldiers and sailors. The most imposing monument ever erected to -It'... —U? Patriotism of brave men n. ■. ■ —.■ n js a lasting testimonial of rtfK'veneration of the people of our great ! commonwealth for her soldiers, living or I dead. “To care for him who has borne the : battle, and to provide for his widow and I orphans,” is a part of the unfinished work j committed *o a patriotic people by the imI mortal Lincoln. Penal Inst tutions. j The Constitution provides that “the Penal Code shall be founded on the principles of reform, and not vindictive justice.” Cor the carrying out of this provision a merit system should be established in our prisons, and the inmates put upon their honor and manhood and graded accordingly. At tho earliest convenient period the Girls’ Reformatory should be disconnectetl from the Woman’s Prison. The close proximity of the two brings the Reformatory in tom'll j with environments that tend to undermine reform influences. Benevolent In- titntions. These great institutions stand as monuments to tile principles of love and beneficence. The unfortunate wards of our great State within their walls are entitled to our fostering care. While the State expects ' such laws, rules and regulations as tend to strict economy, yet our people desire j such liberality as will provide for the com- । i fort and care of her unfortunate wards. ' . In Con ’Jn i >n, . | Gentlemen. 1 trust you will meet the I pressing duties before you bravely, fear--1 i lessly. and yet with wisdom and patriotIsm. May your deliberations be mutually I pleasant and harmonious and your speech ami acts be tempered witli moderation. Humbly do I pray that God's gracious presence may abide with us as a people, and that the'light of His unerring counsel may ' guide you in your work so that the results ,Ai>of your legislation shall contribute to the - development and prosperity of our great State. May your deeds be such that the smiles of an approving conscience shall abide with you, and the benedictions of a n grateful people be showered upon you in e thankful acknowledgment of dutiec falth- >- fully performed.

WAR AGAINST TRUSTS GOV. MATTHEWS SPEAKS EARNESTLY TO LEGISLATORS. He Sharply Arraigns Evil Cciubina* t oils of Capital—The Centennial Plan Opposed—Appeals for Aid and Sympathy for the Struggling Cubans. Features of the Message. Gov. Matthews’ arraignment of trusts was loudly applauded in the joint session of the Legislature Friday. It took the Governor an hour and fifteen minutes to read his message, but the Senators and Representatives listened to it attentively. Gov. Matthews called attention to the wide-spread business depression throughout the country, and urged economy in the conduct of public affairs. On the subject of State finances he announced that the State debt had been reduced during his administration $2,110,000, and that there had been effected a saving in the annual interest charges of SBI,BOO. The present assessed valuation of property in the State for taxable purposes is $1,286,050,531. The total State debt is $6,720,615.12. lie congratulated the State on haying got rid of “the evil of winter and continuous horse racing,” and he said: “We can most sincerely tender our sympajhies to the States afflicted with the demoralizing and di^jgiphijjye. influences wpich suracing associaOn 3nto3 4 net om” ins^Wfions he canett*^.--^9, 'jcLX’lhat, । though he appoiifteafor the prisons a non-partisan board of directors, tnese ■ were removed and a strictly partisan board created. He showed that during his administration he had pardoned or paroled 115 prisoners, and granted jhir-ty-two remissions of fine. On the subject of public schools he urged the guarding of the common school fund; mentioned that the total enumeration of school children in 1896 was 734,640, and that the total revenue from all sources for the school year with $4,301,413.01. On the question of compulsory education he said: “I am convinced that a moderate and judicious law, compelling the attendance of children, say between the ages of 7 and 12, in the public, pri- ( vate or parochial schools for a certain number of months, say for four each year, could be enforced, and would be of great good to tho State and nation."

He recommended that the State sani- i tary commission be discontinued, and the < work it now does be taken up by a vet- t erinary surgeon to be appointed by the I (lovernor. Oppojcs the Ccntennia' Scheme. He does not indorse the scheme to hold a great State centennial celebration in ' 1900. and asked the members of the Legislature to consider seriously whether they would be justified in undertaking 1 such an expensive enterprise. He spoke vigorously to the question of an anti-trust law. citing the utterance of President Cleveland on the same subject. ' He said: "To every intelligent and unbiased citizen the fearfully dangerous power of combined wealth, for trust purposes, must be apparent, in that it is subversive of the principles upon which popular government is founded. The power of trusts is already alarming ami >nor mous. If State laws can efleetively deal with the subject, you cannot too spedily take such action as will limit, restrict or prohibit these powers." lit* urged upon the legislators that some action be taken looking to an aceoimting with the Vandalia Railroad Company He suggests that if it be I mud that there is money owing the State by tin- railroad company, as alleged, the attorney general be directed to collect it at once, He devoted some time to a discussion of the contention as to the boundary line between the States of Indiana and Kentucky and disputed claims to a tract of laud, known as Gretm River Islands, situated in the Ohjo River. He reported that tho matter had been placed in the hands of a commission, which had made a report, which was confirmed and approved last May. The cost to Indiana of the commission, he showed, was $1,418, which he urged the Legislature to pay. He said he believed Green River Island, separated from Kentuck" as it is by the Ohio River, should belong to Indiana, and he announced that he had requested the Governor of Kentucky to submit a proposition for its cession to Indiana, but he declined to entertain the suggestion. He says he is persnadwl that it will in the near future be found wise that the transfer be made. Appeals for tbc Cubans. He concluded his message with an appeal in behalf of the struggling Cubans. He said in part: “While you are peacefully assembled here under the benign influence oif free government, and in full enjoyment! of ail that human liberty can bestow, tllere is a people, our closest neighbors, ,jt this time engaged in a desperate and bloody struggle for freedom from a brutal and degrading despotism. These str^gling - -f-• •■'• ■ • -n e •iniciat'-d with the sail l ' ambitions and aspirations that nurffTtf within the breasts of our fathers ov^r 100 years ago. The patriots of Cuna are making a brave and earnest fight sot freedom, and appeal to, nay. have th(| right to hope for, and receive, our warmest sympathy. Sympathy —even subs antial aid—is more due from the American people than from any other on the ftce of the globe. Almost within the sot nd of the bell that rang out liberty throi-shout tho land to the inhabitants there >f, almost within the shadow of the stabs and stripes, the proud emblem of a nation’s freedom, almost breathing tho libertyloving air wafted from our shores, we 'nave aroused in their souls a longing for the blessings which we as a people exult in." A Iwsn t- 51 iruled. Slki (dreamily)■ Just think of it, in t wo weeks we shall be mill I'ieil. He (absent-inlndedly) Oh. lot us be happy while we can. ' —A ogue. A n Awful Ke -suit. ' “It is an awful thing to be married to a funny man.” said she. sobbingly. She had told him to get her some kid ' curlers while he wins down town and he - had sent her home a peck of sour ap- ‘ pies. Indianapolis Journal. A Bad t ign. t -I think the professor ks beginning tr ] lose confidence in his theories.” 1 “What makes you think so?” * “He seems unwilling to list-en to arguments against them.”—Flinch.

1 FROM FARM TO STATE GOV. JAMES A. MOUNT INAUGURATED. Indiana’s New Executive Takes Up His Duties Without Display or Ado — Barm-like Simplicity Rules—Gov. Matthews Says a Brief Farewell. Mount Sworn In. \\ ithout display or ado Indiana changed Governors Monday. .James A. Mount came to Indianapolis from the farm to receive the oath as the chief executive and Claude Matthews, after having served the people of the State for four years, left the capitol to go back to his broad acres on the Wabash. ’William S. Haggard, a newspaper man from Lafayette, succeeded Mortimer Nye, a lawyer of LaPorte, as Lieutenant Governor. The ceremonies incident upon the installation of the new officers occupied less than an hAur. In the presence of the Senators and Representatives in the Senate chamber the Lieutenant Governor was inaugurated at 12 o’clock. From the chamber the inaugural procession marched to the lower south rotunda of the capitol. where the new Governor was inaugurated. It was the wish of the incoming Governor that there should be no attempt at show and his wishes were respected. There was no inaugural paiudc; no men in uniform and no special displav of good ^ ar mp Among the farmers who came in to see their rej tentative take the oath of office were five brothers of the new Governor. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Jordan of the Supreme Court. Gov. Matthews said a word of farewell. “It is but an exchange,” said he in the course of his remarks. “My successor leaves the plow; I return to it. Proud of Indiana at home and abroad; proud of her splendid record in peace and in war, exulting in her illustrious history of the past, my heart and my hand will ever respond to that still grander future which, under the blessings of God, shall be hers.” The inaugural address of the Governor was brief and to the point. The new Governor and Lieutenant Governor, with their wives, assisted by tho other State officers, held a public reception in the Governor's parlors in the evening.

LeKiMative I’rocjcdinss. The sixtietli session of the Indiana Legislature convened at Indianapolis Thursday. Little was done after the organization, as tile Governor's message was not teady. In the House there are fifty-four Republicans and forty-eight Democrats, and among this imposing minority there are a number of astute parliamentarians, who will make affairs interesting for the Republicans ami the new Speaker. It is likely that contests will result in increasing the Republican majority. tin joint ballot the Legislature stands eighty-five Republicans and sixty-iive Democrats. This insures the election of a Republican to succeed Senator \ oorhoes, who has repn^senti’d the State nt Washington since 1577. The last opportunity Republicans had to elect a Uniteil Slates Senator was in ISSI, when Geu. Harrison was chosen, t'harlcs \\ . Fairbanks will be \ oorheo>' successor, an 1 lw-i years later there will be an opportunity to elect a successor to Senator Turpie. Winn the H nise met at 11 o'clo k everj member was present. i lie formality of the Speaker-hip elceiion resulted in Henry G. I’ettit receiving til'.y-tw । v des and Allen Swope of Seymour gettinu' the Demmratie eompbmeiitary vote of forty-seven. Mr. Ihntit's inaugural -peech indicated that he has a settled conviction of economic legislation. He called attention to the industrial and financial depressiou. which should be bn ue in mind bv the members when it coitus t > legislation that contemplates any further tax on tlie citizens of the Stale. Representative S. E. Nicholson moved that a committee l>e appointed to formulate a set of new rules to govern the Legislature ami the proposition went through over the Democrats’ protest. Un the committee are Nichols >ll. Willoughby, Smith. Liuck. ami Bowers. Ilie House then adjourned until Friday for the Governor’s message. As soon as the upjar house got back into its own chamber after the joint session had listened to Gov. Matthews' message Friday. Senator Shively of Richmond introduced an anti-trust bill. Ibe bill provides that any company or corporation wiiii h joins a trust shall forfeit its right to do business in the State, and provides further that the officers of the company or corporation joining a trust may be fined SSOO. The attorney general of the State is directed to prosecute all companies or corporations that become members of trusts, and as an incentive it is provided that he shall receive a fee of SSOO for every conviction. Prosecuting attorneys are also authorized to begin prosecutions. Tile House did nothing except to adopt new rules, one of which requires a two-thirds vote to appeal irom the chair. Both houses adjourned until Monday to await Gov. Mount's inr rs pfuf r n-tr——— —“— Tuesday was given up to caucusing by both houses, no regular business being transacted. It was definitely settled that (AV. Fairbanks should be sent to the Senate, but not before much feeling ami a Strong opposition had developed. The minority strength was divided between .McKeon, Gen. Lew Wallace, and Judge ■ Taylor.

f- poken LnnKtiases. In ninety years the Spanish-speaking people of the world have increased from 26,196,000 to 42.800,000. The German ami Spanish languages are remarkable for one fact, that every letter lias a uni form sound. It is said by Hebrew scholars that the same word in ancient Hebrew signifies blessing or cursing. T. Hewitt Key, ami many other writers on the subject, attribute the invention of language to Adam. According to Max Muller, there are a few simple ami fundamental roots, which are found in every language. Horace. Cicero, Lucretius and other Roman philosophers and poets regarded language as a human invention. It is estimated by Grove that the idea of the pipe organ was borrowed from the hur.tan chest, mouth and larynx. At the beginning of this century the Russian language was used by 30,770.ii.'O people, now it is spoken by <5,000,■ COO.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM REFLECTION. A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive Lesson, and Where It May Be Found—A Learned and Concise Review of the Same. — Lesson for Jan. 17. Golden Text—“ The promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off.”—Acts 2:39. A multitude converted is the subject of this lesson.—Acts 2:32-47. The crowd attracted by the uproar in the supper room when the disciples began to speak in many tongues was of course curious to know the meaning of the demonstration. The insinuation that the excited utterances of the disciples were due to wine gave Peter the opportunity that he desired to preach to the multitude Christ, under these highly favorable circumstances. His entire sermon, or rather the outline of it, in verses 14-40, should be included in the lesson. The fact that the committee saw fit to begin at verse 32, in the middle of a connected passage, need cause no trouble if teacher and pupils use their Bibles. But to attempt to teach this lesson without including the whole sermon is to court failure. Thev fore we inch’d-' - ’ inO lysis q sermon. “This Jesi<“ - ’ ™ ‘ A J SSB|D B OJUI II md PUB AjQii see. ihe Jesus whom uvu ......... „ v ' the same Jesus spoken of in the ps;o3 p< and the same whom the Jews bad pu death. “We all are witnesses:” the duty of the twelve to bear witness to the resurrection of Jesus is emphasized in the Acts and Epistles. The resurrection was the central fact in their faith. “He hath poured forth this:” the gift of the Spirit is here attibuted to the Son, exalted to the right hand of God. In John 14:26, etc., the Father is represented as sending the Spirit. Thue is here no contradiction, but simply different sides of the truth.

“For David ascended not:” the greatest man of the nation was not preserved from corruption, did not rise, did not ascend. The psalm ami other passages cannot refer to him. They must refer to the one of whom David wrote when he speaks of “my Ixird.” “Both Ixird and Christ:” in other words, king and Messiah, ruler and sufferer, prince and Savior; the two conceptions of the Messiah that appear side by side in the prophets were united in Jesus. “Repent ye:” as we have said before, the word translated “repent” means “change your minds,” “reform your lives.” It is not confined to sorrow for sin but includes the turning away from sin. “Be baptized every one of

you in the name of Jesus Christ for (re- ( vised version ‘unto’) the remission of , sins:” the importa.nce of baptism is clear- 1 ly shown in the Acts by the way in which the command to be baptized is coupled repeatedly with the command to believe. ' “And ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost:" this is the order henceforth to be followed, says Peter: repentance (that is. reformation, the human side of j the change which we call conversion), then baptism, and the gift of the Spirit. Here L’eter uses one of his strongest ni'guments, the appeal to the chosen people. They, of all men. should be ready lo accept the gracious offer of salvation, for tlicir race was chosen for tho high honor of being the bearer of the g^pel to "all that arc afar off.” “They have continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine' and fellowship:” the pre-eminence of the apostles, the desert nee that was paid tc their interpretation of truth and their church usages, appears plainly in the New Testament. Attempts have been made to belittle this authority, to deny that the apostles bad any better claim to determine the form of Christian theology or of the constitution of the church than men of later ages. But the special aid ami inspiration which was promised them, and of the possession of which they showed evidence, is sufficient to answer these objections. "In breaking of bread:" referring to the Lord’s Supper, the observance of which had pmbably not yet become ro stricted to any fix d time, such as once a month, as with us. Show how refer's sermon brought conviction to his hearers. He accused them of having assisted, or at least sympathized. in the murder of the one who was the fulfilment of prophecies and the des lined Savior of Israel. The work of the Spirit cvilently was already begun, though it had not taken up its abode in these inquirers. They heard the plain, unvarnished truth, and it humbled their pride and brought them to the point of surrender. This sermon was certainly faithful preaching. When the apostles were asked for tire way of escape, there was no hesitating for an answer. There were just two things to do. reform their lives as commanded by Christ, and then show that reformation to the world by being baptized. It is noticeable that the nature of fnith ’O tin co

lane upon™ ■* bated in the early wore being dealt with. The work of the apostles was not ended when they got converts into the church. They had an immense service of instruction and guidance to perform. The thousands of converts of Pentecost and the following days would probably have gone back into Judaism if they had been abandoned imnudiately on their baptism, and left to rule themselves and instruct themselves. The duty of training young converts is fully as important a part of the church’s mission as that of bringing them into the church in the first place. The 1 apostles and their followers preached, taught and sought out the people. But it was the Lord who added them to the church. Multitudes can be converted today just as well as at Pentecost, but it takes Spirit-filled men to accomplish the work, nn 1 a united church to make per-

manent its results. Next I.essim "The Lame Man Healed.”—Acts 3; 1-16. “One great source of pleasing others lies in our wish to please them,” said a father to his daughter, discoursing on the “small, sweet courtesies of life.” “We want to tell you a secret. The way to make yourself pleasant to others is to show them attention. The whole world is like the miller of Mansfield, ‘who cared for nobody—no, not he—because nobody cared for him,’ and the whole world would do so if you giro them the cause. Let the people see that you care for them."

INDIANA INCIDENTS. RECORD OF EVENTS OF THh. PAST WEEK. Ne?ro Substitute for an Indianapolis Man Wants Hie Pas—Disobedient Boys Get Into Trouble—Jokera Are Sometimes Infernal Fools. To Sue for an Old Wer Debt. Foster Fry, a colored man who resides In Muncie, has decided to attempt to collect $1,300, with interest, due him for . service rendered in the late war as a substitute for a prominent citizen of Indianapolis, whose name the colored man will not divulge at this time. Fry and James Furgeson, a colored man who owns a restaurant in Muncie, early in the ’6os were slaves. A white man stole them from their master and succeeded in getting them on the north side of the Ohio River. He claimed that his intentions were to free the men. but they suspected rightly that he wanted to get them to Maryland and sell them. When Muncie was reached they escai? Vurgeson remained, but Fry wen dianapolis and accepted an offe’’ .0 to go to war as a 1 th-' 33i|s pue smoq 9 3|oo |0 Sdojp Z JO 9 ppy J9IBM JO 90 jo aoQid e jng qq q± xvhm - Ajeiao IQ33N ROA IVHM Martin, twin IMS 10, were sent by their motheff ~~1 some washing which she ha 3 They kept the money and went to the theater. Being afraid to go home they stole into the electric plant of the heat, light and power company, and crawling up to a steam pipe slept there all night. Friday morning N. Heffner, the engineer, discovered them sound asleep, and thinking to have a little fun by frightening them, uncoupled the pipe and turned the steam on. The boys were horribly burned about the body and lower limbs. The flesh peeled off and both may die. Heffner is nearly crazed with the result of his little joke.

All Over the State. William E. Drew, formerly a wealthy carriage and wagon manufacturer of La Porte, died in the poor house. Drew’s wife died, his fortune dwindled away and in his friendless poverty he was obliged to become a public charge. 'II. Stearns, president of the New York Western Veterans’ Association, is missing. He has long been commander of Shiloh Post, (hand Army of the Republic, of Elkhart. His wife blames a woman named Scott, but believes Stearns will return. Anderson newspapers contain the statement that English capitalists have offered W. R. Covert, of Anderson and St. Louis, .1. (’. Culver of Buffalo, and others, owners of a new smokeless engine and boiler, with wonderfud steam raising and coal economizing features. $5,000,000 for the patents, which have been taken out on it in all civilized lands. It is possible with this engine to raise 3(M) jsiunds of steam with twenty-six jonnds of hard coal in one-third of the time consumed by other engines. The Indiana Women's Christian Temperance I nion has inaugurated a movement against the deadly cigarette, and in every county in the State petitions are being circulated which will be presented to the Indiana Legislature praying for a law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in Indiana. Petitions were circulated in all the churches at 5 aiparaiso ami over a thousand signatures obtained. An effort will be made to get the signature of every man and woman in the county. Some ingenious liar who writes front Hartford City has sent the following tc the daily press: “A peculiar accident befell a hog belonging to a farmer residing in the Dundee oil field. An oil wei had just been completed Saturday morning and the shooter was sent for to give the linishing touches. One of the nitroglycerine cans sprung aleak and severa quarts were left upon the ground. It is odorless and has a sweet, pungent flavor which seemed to be just to the liking of the hog which found the composition. The animal gulped it down down with a relish and in a few minutes began to froth ami snapped and snarled at everything in sight. In the barnyard it bit at the heels of a horse, which made a ■ vicious kick and hit the wild acting swine ; squarely in the side. An explosion fol--1 lowed that was deafening. The hog was torn to shreds and small bits of flesh wer^ . plastered up against the barn and out- . house on every side, while the horse ee , caped without a scratch.” rhis^ । cleverly conceived, and well t^’-- . where the hog is made to •marl.” — I > To—'- • 1 Il Virl I [ Failes, an nnT-rrn~ | j hart County. In the Inn. "T 1 had the care of a person who dieAw^^W consumption. There was a public funer- > al. with a public view of the body. Mr. s Failes opened the glass to rearrange th* • body, ami as he was lifting it back into 1 proper position, with his face close down, ■ a strange sickening odor, the strangest he ever knew in his work, struck him ; full in the face, and was more or less i inhaled into his lungs. Within titre* ; weeks he began coughing, and within three months he died of consumption wf t an aggravated type. During his sicKm s^ , Mr. Failes often spoke to his brother tin- . dertakers of the strange odor which he t Inui encountered, and both he and his at a tendant physicians were confident that . he contracted the disease at that time. Tie- health board claims that this case is •i study in etiology, and unerring proof that there is danger in public funerals. The annual itemized report of the In- ’ diam oil operations was issued Saturday. ■ T™<l“lin» in the price or oil nod tb, ’ overproduction has been disastrous to Inf di-ma workers, and the conditions exist- . : ng in this State probably exist in all. Ihe , number of wells drilled was 1,031; pro-dm-tion. 47,132 barrels; number of dry ' holes 452. In 18!M’> the number of wells t drilled was 2.711; the new production was 1 17.877 barrels over this year, and the B number of dry holes 754. This makes a e decrease in the number of wells drilled of LU7A