Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 30 May 1874 — Page 6
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THE SEW POST OFFICE.
Ill flcacral Arrangement mod Apprar*•«•—Deacrlptlon of tin l,orh Bom —It* Coot—A Orand Improvement.
In consequence of the multiplicity of duties, and the necessary amount of work required to perform them, a passing notice has only been made of the new fixtures, furniture and boxes at the postoffice. Among the many recent improvements made in the city none are neater or more handsome in appearancc than this one. And it can be said that there are but few offices in the West that are better arranged or which possess better facilities for the delivery of mail matter, and which can accommodate the public so well as the office in this city.
It is true that consequent upon the chango of transferring the mail matter from the old to the new there have been many annoying mistakes made, and of course some complaints, but the patrons generally have been patient and forbear ing. It is expected that within a few weeks the new system will be in smooth running order and the people be enabled to receive their mail promptly when it is called for.
The plan of the office was designed by the Yale Lock Manufacturing Company, of Stamford, Conn. This Company has made the businessof furnishing postoffices throughout the country a specialty for several years, and of course it is expected that the managers should be acquainted with all their wants. The general arrangement we think will prove to be ex ceedingly convenient and serviceable. In front is the general delivery containing four hundred sub-divisions, arranged on the double index system, and enclosed bv sashes of French obscured enameled glass. It has three windows, one for ladies, one for gentlemen and a stamp vindow. Behind the general delivery on one side are four hundred "call boxes," enclosed with double French glass and neatly numbered in vermillion shaded with black. On the other side are four hundred "lock boxes" and sixteen large drawers the general construction of which is as follows: To a wooden box or ''pigeon hole," such as is commonly used iu postoffices, there is attached, on the outsidt, a metallic front, consisting of a frame and door hinged together. Neatly hinged to the frame is the door containing in its upper panel the lock, and, below, a grated opening, glazed on the in side, which permits the contents of the box to be seen when the door is closcd. The door is secured by one of the well known Yale Locks, operated by a flat steel key, which when in the lock operates on a set of pins or tumblers, capable of more than one million changes. The "bitting" of these keys is from numerical lists prepared especially for this purpose, and the Company guarantees that no two of them shall be alike, no matter how many may be ordered in one set. This point is one of the utmost importance—indeed the whole value of the lock box system is contingent upon it. The numbers of the boxes are painted upon the glasses. These glasses are held in place by rubber washers which protect .them against breakage. The door is so constructed as to admit of the easy removal of the glass for cleaning, and is also so arranged that the postmaster can at any time open it from the inside. The door is self-locking, needing only to be pushed to, and when closed issecuredby a "heel pin." By an ingenious arrangement on the inside the posmaster is enabled to lock the door, so that the key can not open it, should he desire to collect postage or rent. Two keys are furnished to each renter of the box. In the rear of the "call boxes" is the money order window. Nearly every person who speaks of the improvement pronounce it the handsomest they ever saw. The whole cost of the furniture, including transportation and setting up is $1,650, which expense is borne by the postmaser without the aid of a dollar from the government.
A Little Side Is9ne to the Peon's Movement.
To the Editor* CrawJorti*vilU Join mil:
In last week's Rcoiew Mr. J. stands nie up and spells me down. He demands a showing, wherein he had previously made misstetements. He did it in the first place, by saying that the signers to the '"call" were men of disreputable characters and office seekers. He did it in the second place by bringing Mr. Harney into the new movement, so that he might hackle him over an old party difficulty. These two are sufficient. I could show more of the same note. But it is enough when the truth of the charge is established.
Mr. "J." next attempts to show that 1 am a candidate for Representative. I now affirm that I never was, nor am 1 now a candidate for any office, "J."tand the Review to the contrary. Neither did ever button hole officers, and jet appointed to office without the knowledge and content of my fellow citizens.
As to being "mistaken in my man," I may be, so far as living in Scott and signing the articles are concerned but I am not mistaken as to authorship.
Mr. "J." alludes to me as having at
one time been a correspondent for a certain paper of the Spiritual faith—of being "cheeky," and of my great "self-es-teem," Ac. I want no better evidence that his armory is iu short supply and that he wants to bring this matter down to a tooth pick warfare. This I do not propose to do. Neither do I propose to stand in open field and shoot at an Indian behind a stump. If he wants battle, let him come from under cover, or I shall leave him as an unworthy foe. Now, Mr. J., show your colors. If not, stand by your faith aud burrow yourself so deep beneath your stump that Gabriel's blast will never resurrect you.
J. N. OsnoRX.
Ladoga, May 27, 1874.
The Mineral springs.
To tht Editors CrawfordavilU Journal
The time has come when work will begin on the improvement of the medical springs, known as the Vancleavc springs. Work will commence at once on the fill, grading off the point of the hill on the north side of the branch, making a level fill from the pike at the north end of the bridge to the level of the plat where the old machine shop stood. This is to be the first work done in order to drive over with the material for the buildings. It is to be hoped that the citizens of our growing city will step'forward with their means to the amount sufficient to fully cover the cost of the fill and building of two spring houses. The work of building the bath houses will commence as soon as the material can be hauled over the fill. The house will be ready for bathing use in the shortest possible time.'
Blair & Vancila'vf
Educational.
To the Editors Craicfordsv\lU Journal:
Of all the professions it seems to me that none is so little appreciated by the majority of the people as the teacher. And not until the patrons of our present school system are made to understand the relation which they sustain to the teacher and to the schools will the cause of popular education advance as it Bhould. The true teacher spares no pains in making himself a skillful workman he avails himself of every opportunity to add to his professional knowledge he endeavors to make the school room attractive to his pupils and to instill in their minds a love of knowledge and a desire to possess that beauty of character which all admire.
With the opening of the current school year a new era dawned in the history of the schools of Crawfordsville. Previous to this many obstacles combined to retard the progress of the schools now a beautiful school building with pleasant rooms add to the attraction of school life.
The superintendent and teachers entered upon their duties this year with the determination to make the schools second to none in the State. But while they are laboring faithfully and conscientious' ly in the discharge of their duties they have one evil to contend with continually, and that is the irregularity in the attendance of the pupils. Without the punctual attendance of the pupils no school can be a perfect success, and in order to secure that attendance the teacher must have the co-operation of the parents. A teacher may arrange his programme to-day, and assign duties to his pupils to be performed on the morrow, but he has no assurance that they will all be there te perform those duties. Perhaps a difficult problem is to be explained, but the pupils who need the explanation most are absent when it is given. The result of all these absences will be a failure in the examination at the end of the year.
It is enough to arouse the indignation of any thoughtful person to know that the patrons of any school will allow a dinner party, a traveling circus, or a pic nic, which in all probability originated fifty or sixty miles away, to serve as an excuse for their children to absent themselves from school. It is to be hoped that the time is not far distant when the people of Crawfordsville will rise above stfch absurdities and will regard the schools in their proper light.
The child is preparing for the duties of active life, and every lesson that he loses is like one link out of a chain, the loss of which may make the remainder of the chain worthless. And a parent who will allow work or pleasure to interfere with the education of his child commits an act of great injustice, for which the child will censure him in after years.
The present school year is drawing to a close, and the past can not be undone, but the future is before us, and I trust the standard cf our public schools will be high, and that those who have them in charge will press onward and upward toward it until Crawfordsville will have reason to be proud of her schools. 1
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Medaryrille Jottings.
Reporter wants to know what has become of the Jotter. If he will ex-' amine the columns of the Joikxal occasionally, or take a look among the con-1 tents of your waste basket, he will be saved the trouble of making useless inquiries. Tom Tattler complains that! his clods arc so hard that they will almost strike fire. Wc have no clods up
here in Pulaski. Our soil is a rich black mellow loom that never bakes. I can't find a clod large enough to throw at my horses to encourage them to go faster. It is a real pleasure to plow and cultivate the soil iu this county. Tom, sell out and come up here and you you will be a clodhopper" no more. Then if you don't like farming and grazing, I might take you as a partner in the frog business.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining in the postoffice at Crawfordsville for the week ending May 23, 1874. If not called for in thirty days they will be sent to the Dead Letter office. Persons calling for these letters will please say, "advertised." AIIbrightMissMat'ieHogueHarry Bruce&Son
THE CRAWyOKDSVILLE SATURDAY EVENING JOURNAL.
A. B. Bayless and Jonathan Sparks, of Alamo, were up here last week, looking at the country. They were well pleased, and think seriously of trading for land iu this vicinity. Why do men go a thousand miles west to look out for homes when by a trip of seventy-five miles north of Crawfordsville they can find cheaper and better land in thickly populated neighborhoods, with good schools and churches adjoining, and close tc a railroad? I am a native Hoosier, and am interested in the settling and building up of my native State hence I would say to all who contemplate making a change to first come up and take a look at this part of the State. I have frequently stated that wild land can still be had at from $10 to $15 per acre, and tolerably well improved farms for $15 to $40 per acre. Your readers are aware that this was originally a very wet country, and the time was, perhaps not a thousand years ago, when this part of the State was a vast lake. Of course there are thousands of acres that are yet worthless for farming purposes, but they are turned to excellent account as pastures for vast herds of cattle and sheep, which are kept here all Summer free of charge, as your
Linden correspondent remarks. But this is not as it should be. Every foot of this wet land ought to be drained and cultivated, and it would be if it was owned by actual settlers but unfortunately it is owned by land sharks and railroad companies, who take no interest in settling or improving it. It ought to be taxed so high that these monopolies would be compelled to dispose of it to actual settlers at fair rates. Small speculators are already getting tired of paying taxes on land that is no profit to them, and are selling out to actual settlers, who are already fencing and improving it. Quite an immigration is setting in from eastern Illinois. They have just found out that there is cheap land yet in Indiana as well as in some of the extreme Western States and territories. Greeley's motto is changed in Illinois. There it is, "Go East, young man."
Pulaski county now supports four papers: The Winamac Republican, the Winamac Democrat, Home Banner, and Pulaski Guard. The two former are published at Winamac, the Home Banner at Francisville, and the Pulaski Guard at Medaryville. Albert Winegardeu is editor and proprietor of the last, but not least, of the Pulaski papers. Mr. Winegarden is a practical printer and a sharp writer and makes a very respectable and readable paper, It deserves a liberal patronage by the Medaryvillians and the people of the surrounding country. Medaryville is in the center of the best improved portion of the county, and is 20 miles from Winamac and the same distance from Rensselaer, besides beiner equal distance between LaFayette and Michigan City, and on that "old reliable," the L., N. A. & C. Railroad. I wish Mr. Winegarden and his paper abundant success.
Most of the farmers are done planting corn. A large breadth is planted and a good crop is predicted.
I was pained when I read of the accidental shooting of Capt. Myrick. I knew him well, and had the satisfaction of knowing that he was an honest and upright man. I hope, however, the report is exaggerated and that he will vet recover. We have a man in Aledaryville who carries an empty sleeve made about the same way. When will people learn to handle firearms carefully?
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T. II. B. MCCAIN, 1'. M.
Removal.
Ornbaun's harness shop has been moved to the rear of the lot on which it formerly stood, and will be found there jc* until the new building is completed, The progress of work on the building will not interfere with work at the shop. lfltf
CiiiM Flttlngf*.
William Wallace A Bro., of LaFayette, would respectfully ask those who are about to build or repair old buildings to send them their orders for Gas Fittings. No extra charge made for expenses to Crawfordsville. All work test1ed and warranted. 17tf
Razor**.
Cheap John has a superior stock of Bengal razors. They are highly spoken of by barbers and others who have used them. Give him a call when you want! to prepare for a smooth shave.
Whooping Congli.
I)r. Detchon, of this city, prepares a medicine which promptly arrests whooping cough and, cures it in a very few days. 18w8
CAS FITTINCS.
WILLIAM WALLACE & BRO., Of I.Kl'nj'elle,
WurUi respectfully ask those who are about build or repair old buildings to send them their orders for
1 Gas Fittings.
No extra charge nutria for expense* to Crawforritmlle. AH work tested and warranted.
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SHOEMAKER.
BOOT & SIIOEMAKIjS'G.
W. H.
MANUFACTURER OF
and Shoes,
No 9, West Washington St.,
Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Custom Made Work
HE
manufactures Hoots on the patent Pluner Last, which enables him to give a neat tnd easy fit. He is prepared to do custom work, either sewed or pegged, on short notice. Renair-
lleHol":'lh
PICTURE GALLERY.
Scenic Photographic! X.
T. llIDGE,
(WASHINGTON' STREET GALLERY), Makes nil the latest style Pictures, such as Rembrants, Ik-rlins, Cameo and Plain Photoi, large or small. Ferrotypes in Gems, Hon Tons, Cabinets, Imperials, and nil other sizes. Copying and enlarging done in an artistic manner, and ftt reasonable rat**.
UNDERTAKING.
IP. II. BUBNS,
UNDERTAKER,
Im
now opened on ton North Washington street, No. 21, in Millar's block, nnd will give prompt attention to the wants of the community in thi.« line. Here rmiv be found an assortment of various
Style* and Make of i'oflliiii.
METALIC CASES and CASKETS Ornamented or Plain,
Also Walnut Coffins. Uurial Kobes furnished also Gloves and Crape furnished to Pall-bearers. J. H. MATT1SON, ns assistant, will be found at the rooms al all hours of the day. Residence JIB hastCollege street. P.H.Burns' residence,
West Wabash Avenue.
Jo Jotter.
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YOUXCJ SUCCESS, rilHK
Celebrated Kornian Draft Horse will make the season of 1874 nt the stable of the miders ed,7 miles south of Crawfordsville, at 820 to insure.
DESCRIPTION ANI.» I'KDIfiHKK. Young hucoi'ss is darlt iron «rnv, Hi hands hivh. and years old next June, was sired by Old Sucre«s orinan droit horse imported from Normandy, Hram:.' by \V. .1. Edwards, of Clifton, Illinois, in °.".nK Hascom, ami he by Olil llambletonian, of New York.
Also, my fino .lai.k, Jerry, will stand at the same time and plnee, at to insure.
We will try to avoid all incidents, but will not be accoimtariiu for any. K. M. W'ATKIN.S
11'ln:l
ite
tor the Howe
Sewing machine and the Durbon Pump.
TO FARMERS
TO FARMERS AND STOCK MEN
1'ostoffiee W'hiir-svillr. "|'nd.
CREOLE,
rpHh matchless trottingstnll on, will make the season ol'lS74 at my stable, in Ludoira. Pasture furiished at rensonable rates. Kor further purticiiliirs iii|ii 1 !.• of me at I.:idoi»n, Moniu'omery county, lud. l.iws J.
JEWELRY.
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Hiih
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The limn f»r goinjj to lndinnapolis or UKityotto in •lliinjjof the p#»t, nine* aood the Iw.t be foiui.l at .home ami pru'.-s le*«. My utnclc of «j uif ri»«i
GOLD AND SILVER WATCH CHAINS,
STUDS, SLEEVE BUTTONS,
SOLID SILVER and PLATED WARE, FINE SETS of JEWELRY,
Anil everything belonging ton firm clujis Jewelry Store is complete. Krery article »old to he mm represented or jjoo-tH returned. As lmlfthe beauty ol present
At greatly reduced prices.
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BOOK 8TORE.
Corner Book Store
Now on Hand V«rv
T^sxrg-e and Complete
Stock of
jBLAJVK BOOKS,
.. Of Every Size, Style of Hilling or Binding.
Cap, Crown,^Demi
A ii 1 Medium
Ledgers, Journals, Day-Books,
llookn and IlecortlN,
Pass Hooks, Memorandums
And Dinrirs for 1S7!{.
SCHOOL BOOKS
School and OtlU'c
S A I O N E I
Ui Every
IiayIs.
Po.vmIpU'
Inscription, :il the
Corner Book Store,
Cor. Main aul Cireeu.
L. A.
room
in in being nieely
«i:All\?fTKK HAT18FACTION IN EVKUY CAHJ).
Watches a Specialty.
AKTK LES SOLI) EXOK.iVEI) FKEE. PRICES HOTTOJI
nigi-nred.
E I N
DRY GOODS.
RIBBONS! RIBBONS!
I will open on Thursday, April 16, 20,000 yards Ribbons,
WHITE SASH RIl)RONS, UROS GRAIN BONNET RIBBONS, HAIR RIBBONS,
NECK RIBBONS, WATERED RIBBONS, KOMAN RIBBONS, etc.,
AT iir» CENTS PER YARD.
DOMESTIC GDOIIS,
DRESS GOODS. BLACK STICKS, SUMMER SILKS, CASSIMERES,
NOTIONS AND HOSIERY
I would call particular attention to our new atock of
IR, 33 S
Which are very cheap. Our stock has lieTer been more attractive, and is kept fully reassorted by constant additions. Having purchased our stock in New York during the decline in the market, we are prepared to sell at very low prices.
C. M. CRAWFORD.
^JEWELER.
®u.V your Watches, Silverware aud Jewelry at C'olcla«cr»', No. 12 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, IimI. He keeps the best stock, the most celebrated goods, and sells ai lower prices than any other establishment in the city. For proof go and see J. II. OIAXAZEK,
WOOL.
The ow Reliable CRAWFORDSVILLE WOOLEN MILLS
R. M. Hills & Co.
Manufiicturors of
Blankets. Flannels, Yarns, Cassi meres, Etc.
Dealers in Wool.
A S O O O S
FOR
W O O Xj
At One
l'ricc—Its Value.
Xo Trade or Jturtcriiij l'riccn.
HdMlti: iV FH1
1Li\ tinnyM our »inm!*. ninl in
tK'ti with ih.Mi tii:«imii"ih M.H-k will ui!! nmmJlm'UM :n Hi!U' Wool |h«pnim»l .Mrl'lni* A Fry's.
Thanlvs foj
mut
fii^toim fr tin ir pnlmn-
\7o hop« to iiifi'it ri.ntinuHni'fs \uih host ol other-.
It. 31. HILLS & CO..
Corner ami Mnrh*
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