Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 May 1894 — Page 3

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We guarantee every pair against rips and to be first class in material and workmanship. Remember these goods are made of whole stock and not split or buff leather.

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Furniture, Carpets And Stoves.

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small profit, or no profit at all, and in some cases goods will

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VOL. 52-lsTO. 19 CRAWFORD SYILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1894—TWELVE PAGES

THE TRUSTEES MEETING.

Tlic ItliM'TiiiK Kcsnlts in an Adjustment of Allans to the satisfaction of All Concerned.

The board of trustees of Wabash College was in session all clay Thursday and evening, considering mainly matters pertaining to financial management and detail. A review of the year's work indicated that all branches of college work had been carried on with great efficiency, and that the departments were fully .-manned and equipped. Certain plans looking toward the development of particular lines of work were carefully considered, and so far as possible, arranged for. The department of chemistry will be romoved to South Hall probably ufor one thing. Attention was given to the financial methods and conditions for another year, and adjustments made looking toward increased stability and usefulness in this direction. Notwithstanding the stringency of the times, it is expected that all branches of college work will be maintained at their present high standard, and the expense kept strictly within the limits of the income. Action upon the resignation of Professor Alexander Smith was postponed until the .June meeting of the board, in the hope that he might be induced to reconsider his request and remain in the service of the college. The public will be glad to know that the faculty will remain unchanged and additions made to the working force as rapily as the means of the college will permit. The departments of athletics and oratory, arranged and provided for by private friends of the college, will probably be continued in the same way during next year. The attempt to do so will at least be made.

Didn't Know It Was Loaded. Mack Thompson is the handsome and accommodating clerk at Thompson's second hand store. It is the prerogative of Mack to put the lounge and shovels out in front of mornings, to dust the diamonds in the show ease and exhibit the stock of revolvers to enterprising customers who contemplate suicide or matrimony. Last Friday about six or seven gloams after the gloaming a hungry cadaverous looking man whom Mack at once put down as a probable suicide shambled in and asked for "a pop." Mack reached into the show case and pulled a big number forty-two and holding the rusty side obscui ed he began to 'expatiate on its excellences as follows: "This here pop will always do its work. The last man who owned it committed suicide with it—it's a beaut for suicide—and although it killed him instanter without pain it didn't mutilate his beauty at all. If you wish to shoot your wife or a friend before yourself this is what'll do the work. See Mit Scott sitting up there in the clerk's office: why if this was loaded I could pick him off as easy as eating sugar."

To illustrate Mack pulled the trigger. Bang! went the gun and a great big bullet buried itself in the wood work of Mit Scott's window. Mack didn't know it was loaded.

A Vair.

The Attica Ledger vouches for a hen owned by Mrs. Milton Rupert, living outside the limits of that city, which fowl has no use for nests, but daily climbs in a tree and drops an egg. The limb is fifteen feet from the. ground and the hen has been doing this peculiar thing for several weeks and not an egg has been broken.

The same same paper says that Gideon Leek, of Davis township, last Sunday gathered ten bushels of mushrooms on his farm in less than an hour. The Lcd/jer is entitled to the joint professorship in the hen and mushroom sections of the Attica Annanias club.

Score One for Vory.

A special from Terre Haute, says: The Democratic committee of this Congressional district met here to-day and fixed the place for the convention at Covington, Fountain -county, and July 25 as the date. The significance in selecting Covington lies in the fact that it is the most inconvenient place of access for Terre Haute people. The The Terre Haute Democrats of the Lamb following, while not openly opposing Brookshire's renomination, are not his friends.

Fair .Hoard Meets.

The board of fair directors met last Saturday and transacted some business. It was decided to drop from the premium list all prizes for heavy draft horses without registered pedigrees. Substitute premiums were established for Ilackney and coach horses. The object of this change is to encourage the raising of blooded stock in the country. The board adjourned to meet two weeks from Saturday when the contract for the new stable will be let.

BROOKSHIRE'S FINANCIAL BILL.

The Kt'Ji^ons Ho for Thiiikiiii II ill l»e Dt'MiabU' Legislation.

The Washington correspondent of the 1 ndianapolis News of Hrookshire's new iinaneial bill:

The financial bill introduced by Representative Urookshire which was mentioned in these dispatches last Wednesday is attracting considerable attention. Mr. Urookshire took counsel with Speaker Crisp, and several of the leaders on the Democratic side before introducing the bill. While it stands no show of passing this Congress it has already been discussed in Wall street, and a number of inquiries have been sent here concerning it. "The bill I have introduced," said Mr. Urookshire, "is in line with a measure urged by the late Senator Beck. I think we need some revision of our financial system. This bill proposes to issue coin certificates on the deposits with the Government of either gold or silver coin." "It will not do to say that men will not deposit gold coin aud take silver certificates in return for the same, for it will be remembered that Senator Sherman, when Secretary of the Treasury in September, 1880, issued an order providing that coin might be deposited and silver certificates given by the Government in lieu thereof. By November, lS'.il, I think it was, sixty-six millions of gold had been turned oyer to the Government for silver certificates. In November, 1881, the order of September, 1880, was revoked, but the revocation was for a time withdrawn, and the deposits of gold in a short time increased to over eighty millions of dollars. It does seem that all laws preventing our citizens from exchanging- coin for paper currency ought to be abolished. This is my idea of the way to maintain the equality between gold and silver coin.

W1IAT THE 111],I. l'HOPOSES.

"The plan I propose would cause the idle coin in the country to be turned over to the Government, and paper money in smaller and convenient denominations put in circulation. The idle coin is principally gold coin, for our general stock of standard dollars amounts to $419,000,000, and of this over §305,000,000 are now in the Treasury. While our g-eneral stock of gold coin amounts to $012,000,000, only $115,000,000 is now in the Treasury. Such a change in our financial system would prove beneficial, both to the Government and the people, for reasons other than those of convenience. When the Government receives coin and issues paper currency in lieu thereof, the Government derives some gain by the destruction of such paper currency by tire and fiood. A man even with the instincts of a miser will put paper currency in circulation when he will hoard coin and thus keep it out of circulation. This bill seeks to put in circulation a full volume of coin certificates of small and convenient denominations and to provide for the use of silver coin for small change, and to do awaywithjthe necessity-of hauling gold and silver coin over the country at great expense. Our Government pays annually for the transportation of silver coin alone from one part of the country to the other from $40,000 to $S0,000. My bill if a law would do away with the immediate necessity of coining the silver bullion now owned by the Government, for coin certificates would be issued on the same."

The Funeral of Miss Jones.

The funeral of the late Miss Janey Jones occurred at her late residence on Friday at 10 o'clock and was largely attended. Bishop Knickerbacker conducted the services which opened with a voluntary, "O rest in the Lord.'' from Mendelssohn's Elijah. The chant used for the burial l'salms was the 3rd mediation of the 3rd Gregorian tone, and the hymns were Nos. 201, "Not for the Dead in Christ we Weep," and 250, "My God, My Father, while 1 Stray." The Dead March in Saul, of Handel, brought the service at the house to a conclusion. I'.y request of the family the choir attended at the graveside. The service was most impressive throughout, and the Bishop delivered an able and touching address.

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he pall bearers were Robert Dunn, of Frankfort: E. J. Binford, of Denver Sam Smyth, of Lafayette Dr. E. II. Cowan, A. W. Binford and 11. li. Tinsley.

Another Fry.

Indianapolis News: A dispatch from Crawfordsville states that Fry was born and reared there. He joined the regular army, after which nothing was heard of him. Fry says: "I was never in Crawfordsville in my life, and I never served in the regular army. It must be some other Fry. I don't aspire to the honor of being a citizen of Indiana. I was born in Keokuk. I went from there to New York, from there to Panama and afterward to California, where I settled, living most of the time in Sacramento."

J. R. Ross, who knew Fry of Crawfordsville, called at the Circle House. He did not recognize the "General."

IJeath of Dan Merrill.

Dan Merrill, aged about seventy-five years, died very suddenly May 3d at his home just south of Waynetown. The deceased was one of the oldest residents of the county and was for years trustee and assessor in Wayne township. He was an excellent citizen and respected by all.

OUR ENUMERATION.

CniwforilsviUe Comes Out of IJnd l.ooliii'K Iloli- With it Safe Hide.

The announcement made the first of last week the week that the enumeration of school children in Crawfordsville would show a falling otV of 1.000 from last year caused along and bitter howl. It was patent to all that the enumeration would not be any where near exact as there were so many children in school as wex-e enumerated as being of school age. Supt. Wellington at once set quietly to work and brought every means to bear to ferret out a list of those who had not been enumerated. lie used last year's lists and this year's comparatively and called in to his aid the services of a score of persons well acquainted with the residents of the city. The result is being brought out and is of a most gratifying character.

Prof. Wellington reports that the enumeration which will be submitted for Crawfordsville will exceed that of last year by nearly one hundred. Thus the city is saved about $5,000.

Itev. Frank Fox for Ladoga. Ladoga Lender: The officers of the Presbyterian church have found to their sorrow that Ladoga's proud reputation is heralded far and near. They were writing to Rev. Frank Fox, of North Carolina,, and pleading hard times as an excuse for the rather low salary which they offered him as pastor of the church. Mr. Fox wrote back: "I have met your Congressman, E. V. Urookshire and wife here, and they tell me that your community is one of the most wealthy and prosperous in Indiana: I think you can pay more." The officers of the church are proud of Ladoga, and did not dare dispute Urookshire's truthful words. They at once wrote for Mr. Fox to come on at the salary be wanted. If 'they want a man who has never heard of Ladoga they will have to employ a half breed heathen.

JurioB Drnivn.

The following juries have been drawn for the May term of the Circuit Court: Gkan'I) Junv.—Frank O. Maxwell, Union Isaac Patton, Coal Creek W. M. McKniglxt, Clark Isaac M. Henry, Coal Creek David Hays, Sugar Win. Quillen, Wayne.

Petit Jury-.—Henry W. Ueck, Walnut Albert E. Uard, Ripley John Henderson, Wayne Thomas J. West, Union Eleazer Cole, Union Wm. Stoneciper, Union James Galey, Iirown Aaron A. Graham, Urown John Ilughleliiem, Walnut T. N. Myers, Union: John P. Uiddle, Wayne David H. Mangus, Scott.

The Cost of Insurance.

The amount to be spent for advertising must be determined by the percentage of profits and the percentage of possible customers. It doesn't pay to buy advertising blindly, no matter how good it is. If you are selling §1,000 a week at a gross profit of twen-ty-five per cent, and can increase the sales to $1,250 at a cost of $50 for advertising you are a clear $12.50 ahead. Rent and clerk hire, light and heat and interest all go on just the same, whether you sell $1,000 or $1,250. It is ad vertising that brings in the money to pay all the expenses. Advertising is business insurance.

The Official Vou).

The canvassing board on the city election shows the following number of votes to have been cast and counted in this city last Tuesday: I-'or Mayor 1715 l''or

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For Treasurer ". ......107(1 For Murshal "l 082

There, were, besides, about twenty votes thrown out for irregularities and quite a number of voters who did not appear at the polls. Crawfordsville has in the neighborhood of 2,000 voters and pretty near as many strong minded females who think they ought to be.

A Itougli Shot.

Ladoga Leader: Miss Annie Linn Carr, of Crawfordsville, was announced to give a recital at the Opera House last Friday night. No audience was present and so the entertainment was not'given. Miss- Carr is probably a talented lady, and a deserving one, but her only advertisement was a little two-by-twice dodger stating that she was kin to some one. Her advance agent should learn to patronize the press and to let Miss Carr depend on her own merits, instead of naming her relatives.

The Plain field Reform School, The semi-annual report of the reform school for boys has been filed. The number of boys cared for during the six months was 580, and the average cost was $00 each. Seventy-two boys have been instructed in the woodworking department, and forty-four have been employed in the printing office and in issuing a newspaper. The addition to the new administration building is about completed, and will be occupied in Jul v.

PART FIRST

LOOK FOR A DIVIDE.

All Kstate of .Wi1? ,000,000 111 Which C'raivfordsville I'm-tier) Are I nlereslt'd.

A special from Indianapolis says: Joseph Urown, an aged clerk in the county clerk's office here, and W. .1. Elstun, or Irvington, have secured evidence showing themselves to be entitled to part of the I5all estate in Pennsylvania, including S.000 acres of coal and gas lands, and real estate in Philadelphia. The estate is estate is estimated to be worth $7,000,000.

Capt. George R. Urown and T. D. Brown, of this city, are also heirs to the estate and will realize quite a good thing in the division. There are about 00 heirs altogether, but the estate Is so large that the number of heirs does not mar the desirability of a portion of the divide. The estate will soon be divided.

lloosler Marriage Statistics. In 1800 there were 1,118.347 men in Indiana, while the number of females was 1,074,057. Of the above number of men 70,8(7 were single, 413,733 married, 20,802 widowers, 3.000 divorced and 855 are classilied under the mysterious title of "unknown."

Of females 413,323 are married then there are 110 less than 71,^52 widows and 4,711 divorces there are 584,184 maids, young and old. The female "unknowns" number 381. It, therefore, appears from these figures that there are 13,(500 more unmarried men in Indiana than there are women. Hut as there are at the same time in the whole State nearly 45,000 less women than men, it is evident that the girls know their business, and there is at least one infant industry that fears nothing from the Democratic tariff bill.

After Allison Dodd.

Mary Dodd, the wife of little Allison Dodd, the ex-leader in the Salvation Army, has brought suit against her husband and made the Uig Four railroad co-defendant. Mary and Allison, it will be remembered were married about three years ago when aged fourteen and sixteen respectively. Their ridiculous llight to Danville, 111., and their pretended marriage there which was followed later by a real marriage, when their outraged parents learned of the deception of the kids, is still fresh in the minds of many. As predicted the infantile match ended disastrously and last month Allison deserted Mary and her two babies. In her complaint she alleges that the Big Four owes Allison 827.50 and she wants to collect this sum to help feed the children.

A Wabash Athlete in New York. The following from the New York Sun's account of a field day contest will be of intei'est here:

The fifth annual spring field meeting of the New York University Athletic Association was held at Harkeley Oval yesterday afternoon. The cool weather was responsible for the very slim attendance. Some of the events brought out good material for the making of athletes. One record was broken. This was the running high jump, at which John A. Hlair, a "Theolog," cleared the bar at 5 feet 0 inches.

Mr. Blair also won the pole vault, clearing feet, lie won two gold medals and the privilege of represent— in New York I'liiversity at the intercollegiate games.

OetifliH.

Mrs. James Stephenson, aged fifty years, died last Friday at her home on west Wabash avenue of bowel trouble. The funeral occurred Sunday morning at a. 111. conducted by Rev. Maxwell, interment at, Odd Fellows' cemetery. .lames Wilkerson aged fifty-eight years, died last Friday at New Market of a complication of diseases. He was an old soldier and a member of the (J. A. 11. The funeral occurred Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the New Market church, services being conducted by Rev. G. P. Fuson.

A Concert by Miss Thomson. By an arrangement of the Young Ladies' Missionary Society of Center church the people of Crawfordsville will have an opportunity of hearing again their favorite singer, Miss Mary Thomson, now of Chicago and a teacher in the Chicago Conservatory of Music. Accompanied by a lady pianist of the conservatory she will come to Crawfordsville on May 24, and give a concert in Center church.

The New Money Order.

Sample copies of the new money order have been received at the postoffice. The order is virtually the same as the express money order, though a little larger. It will come into use July 1, orders having been given to issue none of the old orders after June 30.

Murrhigo LictiiimeB,

Fred T. Robinson and Cora Hell Lambert.

James R. Welch aud Victoria Smithftmi. ..