The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-08-18
For the Palladium

Messrs Editors:-The Pic Mic or Basket Meet.
ing. according TO previous appointment came off
Saturday, the 18th inst, near Hillsbo,' WAYNE
county, Indiana. This Pic Mic was gotten up bv
the students of the Ind siral School at that
place, q reunion meeting during it's vacation
months Its object beifg solely of u literary
haIacter,the exercises were those usual at school
exhibitions aud did honor to the heads and minds
of these who participated in them.
An incident occurred in the morning ola lionor
seller coming in their midst from a neighboring
county, ard stationed himself near the seats pre-
pared for the students and citizens, with the
avowed purpose of dealing out bis poison But
he soon learned that he had located 10 uDcongen
ial surroundings The Sons of America Informed
him he could not remain the ground. lie
stoutly denied haviIg any liquor on the pre- misses,
but upon search of his small store Of cakes and
candy was revealed five well filled jugs of strych-
nine whisky. The managers OF the meeting deem
ing its presence in accordance with Judge Per
kns' decision a nuisar ce, consequently it WAS
removed from his vehicle. and taken before the
man felt that he had been unceremouiOusfy depriv-
ed OF his main sto !: in trade, followed his prop
erty TO the Esquires After short consult alton
with that dguitary he wisely concluded that dis
erection was he better part of valor ard packed
up aud left. Perhaps if he had bad the counsel
and advice of ote at least of the limbs of the law
Of your city. he might have instituted a suit for
bis Jugs and their coutents.
II all communities and neigh borhoods in our
county would unitediy throw around their moral
influence when those social ga behring's in pro-
gress for the purpose OF elevatng themselves and
all Others who may appreciate their Efforts, the
liquor vendors would not dare to show themselves
in the broad e are Of Intellectual light. which
their obscured visions are uDaccustomed; hence,
if cannot rid them from our midst, we may by
this moral battery exclude them from all such
gatherings alluded. whose purposes ave to
aise themselves to higher plane of intellectual
requirements than is found in the lower strata Of
minds of our youths aud adults, who need eIeyat
ing to higher standard Of moral excellence in
order to quality them to be useful citizens. Those
classes when they avail themselves of the priv-
Iege OF attendn g pic MICS are often drawn into
outside aliurements which have tendency to de-
grade instead of eievating them
IL compliance with the request Of the students
Of tie Institution, II On. ID. Z. Holloway gave in
the afternoon able and Interesting address,
Snhject-A grcGlture aud Horticulture, together
with few we'll timed remarks Oh the Importance
OF thorough education of the youths of our
county showing the advantages of educating all
classes that none ueea il more than he farmers
sons and daughters He gave some valuable and
au,heatic statistics, demoastsa ting that the soil
of many of the Eastern States by overtaxing
its qualities. that its soil is becoming sterile
there is falling off o. depletion of its agricultu
raj products. This being the case, wig may not
our fertile soil of Eastern Indiana also become
subject to the same causes? thence the impor-
tauce of scientific knowiedg e of the Chemical
laws that exist IN Datare TO acqaaint the farmer
how to retain tie farming land from depletion
and learn its qualities and adaptation to the DIFF
f-rent grains aud other products.
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