Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 November 1892 — Page 4

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SATURDAY, NOV. 26, 1892.

CROAKING NOT AN ELEMENT OF SUCCESS IN FARMING. During the session ol the Farmers' Institute held in November, 1891, an attorney asked the privilege of making a few remarks, which was granted. His address was characterized by discour agement to the farmers. He said there had not a law passed Congress in ten years in the interest of the farmers. A. Mount replied, saying he was eorry -to hear only the dark side of farming

presented—that many laws had been enacted of benefit to the farmer. He predicted the "meat inspection law" passed by the 51st Congress would add to the

profits of the farmers of Indiana many hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Through this law we would satisfy Europe that American pork was healthy and thereby secure for us an enlarged market. Mr. Mount predicted a bright future to the

swine

growers of this coun

try. He predicted that 1892 would find a short supply of hogs with a largely augmented demand. In this meeting was presented the calamity side and the side of intelligent enthusiasm. The croaker went home taking a pessimistic view of the future. Mr. Mount actuated by intelligent enthusiasm enlarged his acreage of corn, bred CO sows and raised more hogs than he had ever before raised. He now has on his farm :}04 head of hugs l'he price is (30 per

cent higher than one year ago. The croaker "is not in it" to any great extent, while the farmer who studied the law of supply and demand and raised hogs is "in the swim." Px*

TriEUE will bo no excuse for the Democratic party, and no mercy for it from the people if it fails to redeem the pledges it made during the campaign juc-t as soon as it gets the power. It must repeal the McKinlev taritT and make a new tariff with a view to revenue and not to protection.— Indianapolis Sentinel.

Nothing less than a compliance with the demands of ihe Sentinel will be satisfactory to the rank and file of the par

ty If the party fails to redeem its pledges there'll be a row. And no doubt the attempt will be made to postpone action. A storm is brewing. Let her brew.

THAT plutocrat, Henry Yillary, gave a dinner the other evening to Presidentelect Cleveland. A dozen or more sat at the board not one of whom is worth less than a million. There were present such plutocrats as Wm. C. "Whitney, Calvin S. Brice, Wm. R. Grace and other millionaires of less note, altogether representing not less than $50,000,000 at that plutocratic table. How the heart of Mr. Clevelend must have gone out after every poor man who is daily growing poorer.

BEFOKE the election Democratic newspapers were filled with hypocritical assurances of affection for Union veterans and boldly stated that Cleveland was a better friend of the soldier than Harrison. These Bame Democratic news

papers now denounce the pension system as "a carnival of wrong and robbery" and frantically shriek that it must be changed. Republicans are ready for the issue. Let the war on pensions begin-

THE superintendent of the new plush factory established at Bridgeport, Conn., by Sir Titus Salt, Sons A- Co., says that no more goods will be made at present, and that if the McKiniey bill is repealed they will go back to England, and adds these significant words: "I don't see why the people of this country were so anx

ious for a change. During the last four years it is the only country that has been prosperous.'"

A WAYNKTOWN friend, presumably Morris Herzog, has sent Governorelect Matthews a turnip which weighs eight pounds. The inscription pasted on it is: "Who knows what will turnip next?" The significeance of the gift is that the Democrats have elected a turnip as Governor.

PKESIDEXT-KLKCT CIJEVKLAKI has said to the oilice seekers to go to a warmer climate, that there "is no reason or de

cency" in his being overwhelmed with such matters at this time. Four years of Grover do not promise to be four years of clover.

THE most conclu-ive proof that the war is really over is furnished by the election of an ex-Confederate Colonel as Congressman-at-large in Kansas. St. Louis Rejiubtir.

But when were there any Union sol diera elected in the South

Jfntfe. 1

WHY WE HAVE BAD ROADS.

Tin IndffToroiiCf* of tlio I'uhlic More to Jilimie Than Kxistltig Laws. Thore is undeniably a want felt in the community for better public highways, The subject is now generally agitated, it lias been brought by the chief executive officers of a dozen different.states to the attention of their several legislatures. It, has received intelligent and careful consideration at the hands of commissioners, of experts appointed especially for the purpose, of committees of several of our legislatures and I of the legislators themselves. It must be confessed—in spite of all that has been said, of all the study that has been 1 given to the subject: and of all the effort to reach practical conclusions that nothing generally satisfactory lias as yet been attained. The main difficulty in the case is perhaps to be found, not in the inherent, defects of presetit laws or in the inability of legislators to make better ones, but in the indifference of the general public upon the subject.

Every member of society is interested in the public, road. At birth, at death and at all intermediate points during life it is used, to a greater or less degree, by or for every individual member of society. It carries the doctor to the bedside of the sick, the minister to administer consolaiion to the dying, friends to the house of mourning and the dead to their graves. It, brings purchaser and consumer together. It is the avenue Ulike of pleasure and traffic. The farmer seeking his market, the commercial traveler looking for customers, the millionaire in search of enjoyment with his coach and four, the wheelman in pursuit of health. Hie few seeking pleasure or profit on wheels and the many in liko pursuits on fool—all are interested in tho public road.

And yet, direct and immediate as these interests are, we are content to follow the methods of half a century or more ago. to submit: to inconvenience, to discomfort and to tho immense waste of money and patience, not because we do not, admit the advantages of a good road over a bad one, not because we cannot see, in theory at least, that a solid, smooth, level road which allows the farmer to convey to market twice as mucli with half the power is advantageous to him not because it cannot be clearly demonstrated that in the end (because of the saving in annual repairs and tho saving of waste in vehicles, horseflesh, harness and the like) a good road is cheaper than a poor one—for all these things are distinctly and fully admitted by those who have given careful study to the subject—but because prejudice, opposition to change and indifference control the masses of our people and dictate the course of legislation.

In the discussion of the road question one of tho most popular and oft quoted remarks is ihat relating to the evidence of the civilization of a country which its roads exhibit. It is not a question of civilization, however, and we have not yet readied the point when we can fairlv view it from the iesthetic side. It is a question ot the simplest, commonest, most: practical business sense. It reaches the everyday life of every man. woman and child in every comniuniry. Those of us who advocate a reform in the mode of laying out, constructing and repairing our public roads must show, and are responsible for showing, to our people that their direct and immediate pecuniary interests are involved, and will be subserved by a radical change in every lepartment of road management.

It is not impossible for us to hope for some improvement, even under our present unsatisfactory laws, in certain favored localities. An example or two which will appeal toour readers will best convey the impression desired to be made. Mr. A. J. Cassatt, whose country residence is in Montgomery county, adjoining Philadelphia, was a few years ago elected—probably partly as a joke and partly in the hope of securing the benefit ol his knowledge and experience— a road supervisor for the township in which he lived. To the surprise of many he accepted 1 he position, levied he largest amount ol tax allowed under the law, summoned his neighbors and secured voluntary contributions from those who were interested like himself in good loads for driving purposes, oid as a result during his official term secured for that township the best roniuioii roads in Pennsylvania.

Another gentleman in one of tin.- suburbs of Philadelphia, anxious to benefit his kind and to secure for his neighbors the greatest comfort and convenience in everyday life, located, laid out and built at his own expense some two miles of model public road which lie presented to the municipality in which he lived.

As to the practical results arising from the improvements just referred io. there have been undoubted enhancement of the value of real estate, an iuHux of desirable population and the largest: possible increase to the comfort and convenience of all the people of those regions who make use of these roads. If a good road, thoroughly constructed. will endure for a thousand years wit ordinary repsurs. what better monument can a man who wishes to benefit hi.-, kind raise to his niemor how can l:e contribute to the welfare of his fellows more fully and for a longer period, and how better perpetuate his memory than by following ihe example of the gentleman last mentioned, and by giving his own name to the road thus .•onstruei d?

I know of no law which prevents'the •.nterprisiug citizen from budding or repairing t.ht: roads in front of his own property, -.nd there would be undoubted acquiescence on the part of the public in work of this kind. Is it not possible therein:-,- fur a single enterprising citizen in any.given community to show bv a practical illustration, at his own e.\pt use, the difference between a good load, properly constructed, and those which are ordinarily traveled in our country communities, ami will not such an illustration lie productive of better practical results than any amount: of argument, or effort to secure better law.-: '••u:es A. Beaver in FMIIIII).

INDIANA

Bits

of Information from S Towns in the State.

Ghouls at Work in

Many

Klcven Companies on tlic ItluiUhst. INTMANAi'oi.is, Ind., Nov. 21.— Eleven insurance companies that have beer doing business in Muncie, Anderson, Seymour and other places in Indian:) were placed on the blacklist by the state insurance department Saturday, and they will no longer be permitted to take risks in this state. They are:

Tho Lumberman's Fire Insurance Company, Berkley Springs, W. Va.: Mercantile Fire Insurance Company, Charleston, y. C. Davenport Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Davenport, la. Protection Fire Insurance Company, Charleston, \V. Va. Fireman's and Mechanics' Fire Insurance Company, Alexandria, Va. Cieseent Fire Insurance Company,Cleveland,O. Underwriters' Fire Insurance Company, Sioui City, la. National Fire Insurance Company Council HlulTs, In.: Home Fire Insurance Com' pany, llinton, \V. Va. Empire Fire Insurance Company, Huntington, W. Va. United States Fire Insurance Company, Charleston, \V. Va.

liultn Hawkins Acquit tel.

SHKJ/BYVILI.K, Ind., Nov. -JL.—The trial of IJabe Hawkins on a charge of assaultand battery with intent to murder John Chamber terminated Saturday in a verdict for acquittal, the jury trying the same findiug that the deed was done by Alfred Isaacs, Hawkins' consort. On the witness stand Hawkins reprimanded the officers of the court, called them cowards, and accused the prosecutor. Senator Elect A. F. Wray, of being a subject of purchase and sale.

7!R,AZIR„ Ind., Nov. 21. It was dis' covered Saturday that the corpse of Miss Emma West bad been stolen from tho grave. She was buried a year ago. Her father recently purchased a lot in the cemetery and proceeded to remove his child's remains. The family had congregated at the grave, anil all were horror-stricken when the coffin was reached and it was discovered that the corps bad been stolen. The coffin was turned upside down.

Anderson's 1'lnte .Mill Rurned, A xw:i soN, Ind., Nov. 21.—'The plate mill was burned to the ground Saturday night. The tiro was of incendiary origin, the. entire factory having been saturated with coal oil. It was being operated by Clark & Allerton, owners of the Arcade file works, and tliej lose S~,000 worth, of material. The factory was owned by S. ]!. Orvis. The building and machinery are a total loss of over SI."),000.

Indiana V. ,M. C. A. Convention. Loo A xsroirr, Ind., Nov. 21.—The state convention of the Young Men's Christian Assoeiation adjourned Saturday night after a three days' session. The following officers were elected:

President, .lolin M. Coulter, of Bloomington vice president, Samuel Moore, of Latayctte: secretary, Herbert Teompson, of 'rawfordsville treasurer, John F. Wallick, of indianapo lis.

Two Mori' CViiii'teries Dcscci'iite|. AKTINSVH.I.]-:, Ind., Nov. 21.—Reports have arrived showing two additional cemeteries to have been desecrated, at llindoostan and St.inesville. Soldiers' graves alone continue to be the object of attack. The markings on the stones are exactly the same ii) all places—four ,clumsy red,crosses tc the stone.

Swindler C:i|tur«*d.

SOUTH IJUXD, Ind., Nov. 21.—Nec Austin, an old-time goid-brie.k manipulator, who cleverly swindled George \V. Swygart, of this city, out of *7,00G recently, was arrested at Newberg, N. Y., by Detective Morris, of Springfield, O. Austin will be brought here for trial as soon as requisition papers can be obtained from Oov. Chase.

I'll till Cutting Affair.

WASHINGTON, Ind., Nov. 21. ICd Harmon was stabbed to death by Henry Stewart in a low saloon early Sunday morning. Both are colored barbers, and Stewart is noted for his habit of slashing his kind with the razor. Harmon was a quiet negro. His death was instantaneous. A large posse started after Stewart and captured him.

ltriiiK. Up the

Hear.

CHA WFOKDSVII.LK, Ind., Nov. 21.— Wabash defeated the Indiana state university eleven at foot-ball Satnrdaj by a score of 3tt to 24. This is the last game of the inter-collegiate league, and gives the state university hist place. Eight of its eleven w-ie injured. one or two seriously.

Death of a Valuable I'ointer. COI.U.MHUS, Ind., Nov. 21. Kent's -Mike, one of the pointer dogs entered for the American litdd trials In-iv, but unable to go on account of siekness from consumption, died Sunday night. Kent's .Mike was owned by ,1. H. l'onleter, of Oarrollton, Mo., anil was valued at S.j,000.

lul

of Old Meet.

icnixi.. Ind., Nov. 21.—The Threescore club of Mitchell held its eleventh annual meeting Friday night at the residence of Dr. William A. Burton. The club was organized eleven years ago by \Y. V. T. Murphy and others. It consists of the old citizens of this vicinity.

Narrow Kscapt: oi (iilinori-'s Hand. YKEDKHSHUKO, Ind., Nov. 21.—The special train on the Big Four road carrying Oilniore's band narrowly escaped an accident here Saturday. The truck of the front ear broke down before entering town, derailing the ca r, which had to be sidetracked.

Capture of an Kseaped Convicl, KI.KHAIIT, Ind., Nov. 2J. William Aslicroft stole live head of blooded cattle from a farmer near here two years ago. He was sentenced to the penitentiary but escaped. Saturday he was captured here and will go over the road again.

Iturjjlais at Work in Oil on. ?5 WASHINGTON, Ind., Nov. 21. Burglars raided the town of Odon, IS miles north of this city, Friday night. Cromwell it Tocll's safe was blown open and robbed of several hundred dollars, and a number of stores were pillaged

Powdorly Honored Once More b» Knights of Labor.

MADE GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN.

The Kcvst of the Ofltcers Chosen at St. .Loiii* iCcsolut ion I'nsscU Deploring Hie Outcome ol' liu

Homestead Stru^le.

ROWDKRM* RKKLECTKD.

ST. LOUTS, NOV. '2:1—At .Monday's session of the sixteenth annual convention of the Knights of Labor the. settlement of the Homestead strike was the subject of much discussion. The result was the adoption of the following resolution:

Kesolved, That it is the sense of this general assembly of Knights of Labor that the outcome of the recent struggle at Homestead is deplorable, but that it has been of fa"-reacliing results in settling temporarily at least great economic questions.

Unsolved, That in the declaring off of the strike at Homestead and in the discussion following we should not lose sight, of the thousands of

M'7 !/Ifi

T. v. row [)t:i:i.v.

workin'.r people left in idleness and on the ver«?i of starvation therefore, bo it Ordered. 1 hat the {federal executive board of the Knijrlit- of l.abur be instructed to issue an appeal for aid for those unfortunate people and distribute the same 1'or tho best advantage of those who need help.

The following officcr.-, were elected for the coming year: Orand master workman. T. V. Powderly general worthy format!, Huirh Cavnnaugii general secretary and treasurer, John llayes members of the executive board, T. V. t'owUnrly, chairman: A. W. Wright, John Devlin, Jolih Davis and T. D. McGuire.

WANT TO DIVIDE KANSAS.

A Scheme on l-'oo» to Cut the State Into Two K|iial Parts. TOUKKA, Kan., Nov. 22. A movement has been inaugurated in the Seventh congressional district to divide Kansas into two states, each oi which shall have an urea of 200 miles snuare. It is proposed to bring the question up in the legislature, which convenes it, January, divide the state with a line running north and south on the western boundary ol .leivell county, and request congress IN concur. Tho project nas frequently been broached before, but the western half of the state lias always protested against, it. Now. however, it is the people in the extreme west win •lemand the division. The demand is based ooth on political and material grounds.

Hall:i Million Cora \it licilr I.

New

Mr. Herman Hicks Of KochestPi

Deaf for a Year

Caused li.v

Catarrh in the Head

Catarrh is a LONSI I 11 1 IOXAL disease, and requires a CUNSTITI'TIONAL RKAIKUY like Hood's Sarsap.u iila to cure it. Read "Three years ago, as a result of catarrh, I entirely lost my hearing and was deaf forinoro than a year. 1 tried \arious things to cure it. and had several physicians attempt it, hut no improvement was apparent. I could KiiimIi no wound, I was intending putting myself under the eare of specialist when some one suggested that possibly Mood's Sarsapanlla would do me some good. 1 began taking it without 111" expectation of any lasting help. Jo my Miivprise unit urent joy l'ounil when I liatl taken three, buttles that mv henrI1IK Mil* rrtiii-uiiiK. 1 kept on till had taken three more. It is now over a vear and I can hour perfectly wll.

otiK. Xov. '22. It is reported

on good authority that an individual, whose identity is tor the presimt 1:011ceaU'd. has signified to Bishop lienry C. Potter his intention of donating §500.00(1 toward the fund for the building of the new iYotestant Kpiscops^l cathedral of St. .lohn the Divine. It is asserted further that the money is even now in Bishop Potter's custody, but it niav be that this is assuming too much. At any rate, all the indications point LO the substantial truth ot the report, and it is probably only a question of a few days before all the details of this magnificent gift will be made public.

Strikers Keturning: to Work. PITTSKIUGH, Pa., Xov. 'J'.1.—The

wreck of the great Carnegie strike was slowly being cleared away on Monday. Reports from Homestead are that most of the old men hope to be back in their former places by January, but a large number are on the blacklist. The Beaver Falls men are reinstated, except six, and in Lawrencevill-^ the men ate yet out, but believe tha many can get back.

What!

tnlubleil lu.t

very tittle with the catarrh. I consider this .i rriiiiirlutblc in*o, and cordially reco.ameiid

Hood's Sarsaparilla

to all who have catarrh." JIKHIIAN HICKS, :0 Cartel Street, liochestcr, Y.

HOOD'S PH-I.S are imreljr vugetiilile, and do Dot pm g«\ pain or npe. Sold by all druggists.

QUEEN5WARE.—'fhe

STOVES

What is

Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.

It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys "Worms and allays feverisliness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Castoria is the Children's Panacea—the Mother's Friend.

Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for children. Mothers liave repeatedly told me of its good effect upon their children."

DN G. C. OSGOOD, Lowell, Mass.

Castoria is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope the day is not far distant when mothers will consider the real interest of their children, and use Castoria instead of the variousquaek nostrums which are destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending them to premature graves."

DR. J. F. KU.'cnEi.oc, Conway, Ark.

2i lbs e.'suoar 20 lbs while extra 19 lbs granulated.... 19 lbs conf a 16 lbs cut loaf 16 lbs powdered. 1 lb Arbuckle collee. 1 lb Lion colTee 1 lb Jersey colH-e 1 lb Banner coll'ee 1 IbRio roasted lb Java and I\loca..

Castoria.

FURNI TURE. ==A u'lvut line of Furniture we are showing—•

Castoria is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior any prescription known to ire."

ARE HEADQUARTERS!

READ:-

New goods arriving daily and we are right in it for Christ

mas. Come in and seleet and have vour goods set aside..

is nicer for a Christmas present than a piece of furni

ture.' Rockers of all styles, dininsj room tables and chairs

side-hoards, book-cases, lounges, reed and rattan chairs,

children's chairs, and anything else in the furniture line.

H. A. Aucinrn, M. D.,

111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N.

Our physicians in the children's department have spoken Lighly of their experience in their outside practice with Castoria, and although we only have among our medical supplies what is known as regular products, yet we are free to confess that tho merits of Castoria has won us to look with favor upon it."

UNITED HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY, Boston, Mass.

AU.KN O. SMITH, iVes.,

Tho Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, Now York City.

.$1 '25 lbs Kureka flour 50 1 5 0

best stock in this line in this city to

select from, haying just received a number of new dinner

sets and a great many fancy articles in„ vhite China and in

glass: we are prepared to offer you a" nice stock of queens-

ware for Christmas. Come in and see what we have.

.—Our store stock was never better we have the

stock to select lrom. In gas stoves we can furnish you

want we ask you "to come'and look and see what we have.

BARNHILL,HORNADAY& PICKETT.

E mm

Grind Your Corn

And make it worth (ioe per luiHbel to feed. The BOSS FEED (Ml IN DEE will do this. IT grinds very fust (cob and all and runB very light. One horse can inn it. Our Agent w»il call on you in a very few days, (rive the liOSS a triiil and make money. Remember, the l$OSS.

®Colioon«Fisher*

HEADQUARTERS FOR

Hardware, Implements, Stoves and Vehicles.

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25 lbs BenHur llour 50 1 1 5 0 1 2 5

.23 25 lbs Pure Gold Hour. 2 3 1 5 0 .23125 lbs Pride of Peoria Hour. 2 3 1 5 0 .25 25 Ins Gold JM_ dal llour •30,150 ..

1.00 •5° 1.00 .70 1.40 •75

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