VOL. Lin.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., DEC. 31, 1898.
NO. 53
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NKME ONE OR  MORE   IDEAS  IN   BUSINESS, SOCIAL OR SPIRITUAL
Lines That   Have   Especially Impressed
You the Past Year.
Name One or Mora Victories for Yourself
or for Humanity, for Which You
Will Especially Strive the
Coming Year.
1st Premium.—It is impossible in the present abundance of good literature for anyone
who is in the habit of improving the spare
moments, which are apt to be few in farmers
families, with the best reading material to be
afforded, to escape being impressed with ideas
expressed therein. One idea that has held
especial fascination for me of late is that we
only really begin to live when we have learned
to realize the worth of a .distinct individuality. And that our work or way is a part of
our birthright, to be developed fully, if we are
to attain that strength of character which it
is possible to reach. To *>e sure there are at-
tributors to all characters, which to make
them successful, must be toned down, but this
process often only serves to bring into prominence a much more beautiful trait, which was
hidden by the other. It takes a wise and skillful hand for the work, and one that has all
charity for other pointg of view, or the' individuality they are attempting to develop will
be destroyed and only a modeled form will be
the result. The character, with no thought
above that of imitation, falls so far short of
what it might be. Be yourself by all means.
Parents so often make the mistake of trying
to compel children to follow a certain profession; but in choosing the life work there ought
to be no restrictions except those of morality
and a love for the business whatever it is to
be. It Is useless to attempt to succeed with no
heart in our work. And if the business chosen
is farming, let the faculties be trained as thoroughly in that line as for any other, thus
bringing out the full rounded characters,
which are at present so successful and will in
the future be yet more so in building up ideal
farmers' homes. I shall especially strive to
cultivate tho best in myself through the coming year, in order to help bring out the best
in those over whom I have an influence.
Randolph Oo. E. M. H.
2d Premium. A lectute illustrated • with
Btereopicon views which I attended in town
early last summer, gave me a subject for
thoughts which may or may not be entirely
new to others. The front rows of seats in the
hall were occupied as usual by a very lively
set of boys, who came early that they in ight
secure seats as close as possible to the curtain.
Their conversation before the performance
began was not particularly striking or intelligent, and as they became impatient at waiting it grew somewhat hilarious and finally
ended in vigorous whistling and cat-calls that
brought the manager of the camera to his
place, and the exhibition began. It was the
very intelligent recognition of the various
scenes brought forward that elicited my surprise. The Spanish war had just begun and
Admiral Dewey's great exploit was very recent, but these youngsters knew all about it
and testified their enthusiasm by vigorous
stamping when the old hero's placid face appeared upon the canvas. When the scene
changed to "a painted ship upon a painted
ocean," these boys had a wonderful argument
as to whether it was a battleship or only a
cruiser. A more prolonged stamping than
usual followed the appearance on the canvas
of the face of Gen. Gomez, showing that patriotism was a quality greatly appreciated by
these specimens of young America. President McKinley's full length  figure "brought
down the house," while the smirking face of
Weyler was greeted with a storm of hisses.
All this shows that there is a great difference
in the education of the young from what it
was even a few years ago, and its effects can
be seen in the habits of observation acquired
and in the conversation of our young people.
The practice in vogue in many of our schools
of having a short time one day in each week
devoted to a discussion of current evt nts probably accounts   in some measure  for the un-
away with the strike and its large following of
poverty and despair. The Board of Delegates,
in connection with the United Building
Trades of New York City, seems convinced
that strikes in general must be made things
of the past. The board asks the co-operation
of the United Building Trades, and expresses
its own willingness to come to any reasonable
terms with employes rather than strikes shall
result, particularly sympathetic strikers,
which   are  always most  disastrous to those
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test with my worst enemy—a hasfy temper—
and hope in the end to come out victorious.
We are all either victors or captives. The
over-coming of every daytrifiies leads up to
the strength of greater victories. We could
never be crowned as victors if never had to
meet an enemy. Let each one place with his
New Year resolution this motto: "To him
that overcometh will I grant to sit with me
on my throne, even as I have overcome, and
am set down with my Father on His throne."
S. M. N.
usual familiarity .which even the small boys
have of what is going on every day around
us, although the newspapers furnish the
greater part of "the information. Certainly
this is a good thing, especially now, when
events of importance come crowding sc
quickly upon us. Americans cannot afford to
be asleep; and how much better it is for the
boys to keep posted in the history now transpiring than to read the quantities of trash so
freely published and sent out in.the shape of
cheap novels. There is, I think, a lesson for
parents in all this. Let us give up some of
our selfish pursuits that we may have time to
to read and keep up with current events and
talk them over with our children. It will improve their conversational powers and make
the home more sociable and pleasant. It will
be a sacrifice, to mothers especially, to follow
the movements of Congress and foreign events
rather than spend the time in more congenial
occupations, but there must always be a sacrifice where anything important is accomplished, and what ia more important than the
proper education of the yduth of our land?
Mary.
3d premium.—The past year has been one
of impressing events which go far towards
making history, and were the time and space
mine I could easily name a score in each
branch of society, but will try to limit myself
to but one. First, in business the hopeful
sign of the incoming of a better condition of
things is seen in bthe fact a serious, thoughtful effort is being made  by laber itself to do
entering into them.
In society, while recognizing the existing
evils, we take a hopeful and we believe, a correct view of the conditions of the world;
There is good as well as evils the hospital
stands besides fhejiil; churches overshadow
the synagogues of Satan; there is industry as
well as idleness, and piety as well as blasphemy; the devastations of war are followed
by the blessings of peace. Compare our cities
with what they would be if all the streams
which flow from the Christian religion were
dried up, and there will be songs of gratitude.
Our social and political clouds, dark though
they may be, have a "oilver lining," which
deserves and demands thought. We should
remember that in spite of prevailing impiety,
there are thousands who have kept themselves
from idols. Tn the midst of the evils about
us, if we will look for the good, we shall find
much to encourage us.
An impressing affair in the spiritual line
took place last summer where our young men
were gathered in camp, the Christian people
of this county contributed liberally to send
ministers and evangelists to co-operate with
the army chaplins in helping to stem the tide
of tempatton, from which the Boldiers were
in danger. The navy was also looked after
by agents of the army and navy committee at
Hampton Roads, Key West, and other points.
I honestly believe that no religious movement
has ever touched our young men like this; for
they were exposed to many and great dangers
in the camp.
With the New Year I shall enter into a con-
An idea involving all of these features perhaps, has Come  up   often   in   my reading of
late.   This is the long-vexed question, capital
vs. labor, emploper vs. employee.   The troubles arising from the relationship of these two
factors or forces has come to be a disease of
long standing   in  the  best civilizations and
has a way of breaking out at intervals in our
own country in a particularly ugly sore.   The
existing state   of  affairs among the Illinois
miners  is  the   present  sore, and a bad one.
There is much need of reformation in present conditions   surely,   when bloodshed and
soldiers have come to be common occurrences
of   the   troubles   between    the   two   classes.
Doubtless, the   fundamental   truth, an over-
supply makes   a   cheap   price,   enters largely
into   tbe   trou*r»le.    "But   -whut   cats   be    done
againtt an ovjr supply of bUmauibj^Ajoiiier
of the chief factors   in   the   trouble, and one
more easily dealt with, has been well and ably
summed up by the Scotch poet, Burns, thus:
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousand., mourn.
Nationally we are known as a people who worship   the   almighty   dollar—a   worship   that
makes a selfish and hard hearted follower, it
is to be feared.   Such capitalists and groups
of these known as monopolis very often are
must be indeed from the very nature of things-
These by force of  one sort and another, legal
of course, and spoken  of  as "good business
sense," absorb undue proportions of the common wealth, grinding   and   oppressing their
less able brethren   in   the  process.   The attempt to solve the problem has brought gray
hairs for many of the wisest heads of the age
and the end is not yet.   The trouble between
the two classes is older in England than here
even.   There the co-operative system that has
been on trial for some years comes nearest to
a satisfactory solution of the trouble thus far.
This admits capital and labor to proportional
shares in all profits and losses, and seems to
have reason on its side.   It would seem that
so progressive  a  people  as   we  are  should
adopt such ideas also.   This very progression
which means "hustle" and   making big fortunes too often perhaps stands in the way of
the true progress.    If so   we would better be
less progressive and more considerate of our
fellow-man.   "How  rich   is   it right to be?"
some one asks, and concludes that $10,000 is
the limit to  equal   wealth,   an   amount that
would seem   paltry  to   many, yet one that is
great enough to  afford   much   comfort and
pleasure if one's tastes have not bean spoiled.
The adoption of  some  such   standard, after
acquiring which, to retire to the cultivation
of rcses cr some such harmle/s hobby, leaving the field for another, would doubtless be
a great gain over our present system.
Happy the man whose wish and care,
A few paternal acres bound,
sang Pope. A song recognized as containing
as much truth that it has lived in the hearts
of the people for more than a hundred years.
There are so many good things money cannot
buy fortunately—health, happiness, friends,
the sort worth having, sunshine and many
another blessing. Neither is much wealth
necessary to insure the simpler comforts of
mind, body and estate. How often has he
who has gotten together much wealth been
known to look   back  wistfully to the happy
Concluded on 12th pace.