Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 18 January 1895 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1895.

COLUMBIA COLLEGE this week received 81.000,000 in donations. Ilail, Columbia!

THE solution of the foreign war on American products is to restore the reciprocity clauses of the McKinley law.

M. J. CARROLL, of this county, had the empty honor of the Democratic caucus nomination for Olerk of the House.

THE statement is made that the Hon. John W. Foster will receive

$100,000

from China for negotiating peace with the Japanese Government.

CLEVELAND seems to be a greater man than Mahomet. The latter ordered the mountain to come to him, but the mountain declined the invitation. When the former ordered the Hill to him it obeyed.

THE Democratic party as an evolver of financial measures for a great nation has never startled the world and never will. It has so often run the Treasury into bankruptcy that everybody has lost faith in its financial ability.

THE Anjus-Neivs quotes as an editorial from THE JOURNAL a portion of a communication sent in by a correspondent of THE JOURNAL and printed distinctly and unmistakably as such. The Aryus-News is nothing if not unfair.

IN two days of last week 82,000,000 worth of foreign wool goods were taken from the custom house in New York. This S2,000,000 worth will displace that amount of American goods. Is is any wonder that sheep sell for a song?

No THURCR statement of the currency muddle has been published than this from the St. Louis Qlohc-Dcmocmt: "The country does not need a newkind of currency so much as it needs a new kind of brains in control of the in

THE New York Sun suggests that perhaps the Treasury deficit was arranged by the Administration to emphasize Mr. Cleveland's former horror of a surplus. This is a poor policy. Statesmen usually balance themselves on the happy line of common sense with greater success.

A JACKSON LEAGUE has been organized at Indianapolis. Its object, we suppose, is to push to the front that celebrated motto of Jackson's administration, "To the victors belong the spoils." There is certainly nothing else in the Democracy of to-day that has even the smell of Andrew Jackson about it.

IT is claimed for the University of Pennsylvania that for the second time in its history it is the third largest university in America, the University of Michigan being first, with something over 4,000 students Harvard second, with about 3.200 Pennsylvania coming next with 2,389, and Yale fourth, with 2,350.

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A BILL is to be introduced in the Legislature to tax paid-up stock in building and loan associations. The claim is made that a large amount of money is invested in such paid-up stock on which no taxes are paid, though the investor sometimes receives interest amounting to 8 oer cent or more.

THE Lebanon Pioneer thus condemns a practice among retiring county officers that should be more honored in the breach than in the observance:

The Pioneer has a Dumber of times condemned the practice of retiring county ollicers "stocking up" their offices with^ supplies beyond what is necessary, for the purpose of giving •the^ furnishing of these supplies to their party friends. The practice is wholly indefensible and to be condemned, no matter who is guilty of it.

THE Senate bill for the reapportionment of the State for Legislative purposes gives -Montgomery, Clinton and Hoone each a Representative and the three counties a Joint Representative. It also provides that the three counties shall compose one Senatorial district and be given two Senators. Under the enumeration«a Senatorial district has about 11,000 voters and a Representative district about 5.000 voters. As the three counties have about 22,000 voters this is about as fair an apportionment as possibly could be made. We are told that the whole bill cuts as close to the exact figures as our districts.

A NEW FERTILIZER.

Julius Hensel, a noted German chem' ist, has recently published a small vol ume designed to show that the various kinds of rock on the surface of the earth, when reduced to a fine dust, constitute a fertilizer for worn out land superior to any other substance. The whole surface of the earth, he claims, was once only rock, and that its decomposition had made all the rich lands. The valley of the Nile, famous for so many thousands of years for its great productiveness, he demonstrates, is composed of the disintegrated rock annually washed down from the mountains at its source. The author gives many experiments that have been tried in poor land with what he calls "rock meal," all of which proved highly sat isfactory, and demonstrated the cor rectness of his theory. If this discovery stands the test of experience, it will certainly confer a boon upon the human race. We have often heard, it said that the dust from our gravel roads, which is only ground up gravel, constitutes an excellent fertilizer, but we supposed it was owing largely to the droppings from the horses that passed over the road. Experiments might easily be made by those living near the roads, with the dust from their surface. If Mr. Hensel's theory be correct, the business of grinding rock into dust will start a new industry that will give employment to many people and benefit the world in many ways.

A GOOI) CANDIDATE.

The Terre Haute Mail has this to say of a young man of that city who aspires to the Presidency of the State Lincoln League. THE JOURNAL heartily endorses the candidacy of Mr. Iliggins and can vouch for the statements of the AftM7 as to his pre-eminent qualifications for the position: "The numerous friends of Alvin M. Iliggins in different parts of the State have united in a movement) to make him a candidate for the position of president of the Lincoln League, at the annual election, which will be held in Indianapolis next month. His many friends in this county will 'cut things loose' in his behalf, should he decide to make the race. There is no more popular man in Vigo county, either 'among old or young Republicans, to whom his energy and industry in the cause have endeared him. In the last campaign his personal efforts as president of the McKinley club made that organization a power in the election, and to him as much as to any other one man can the success of the party last year be credited. He is the kind of a fellow, too, who can stand popularity without getting the 'swell head.' He is a clever, able and modest young man, with lots of determination, and if he once makes up his mind that he would like to have the position, which is one of honor alone, he will make the fur fly in his efforts to get it. He will have the united assistance of every Vigo county Republican who can get to Indianapolis on the day the meeeting is held."

POOL SELLING.

Among the many excellent suggestions made to the Legislature by (Jovernor Matthews in his late message, is one very bad one. He seems to recommend that pool selling—sometimes called gambling by plain people—be authorized by the Legislature. The Governor's language is as follows:

I, therefore, in the name of the people, insist that you shall take action upon this subject, and recommend that you make it unlawful for any association within the State t,o hold such meetings between the first day of November and the first day of April no race meetings shall be held

that within the State exceptibyassociations duly 'incorporated under the laws of this State, and that it shall be unlawful, at the meetings of any association, to engage in pool selling upon any racing other than that conducted upon the day and at the track the .racing is to be held.

This seems to be a direct recommendation to the Legislature to authorize this species of gambling at our county and State fairs. There are so many things in the Governor's message to commend that we are pained to see it marred by a recommendation so fraught with evil consequences. It seems all the worse that such a suggestion should come from our Governor at a time when nearly all the other States in the Union are struggling to put the brand of disgrace upon this species of gentlemanly gambling. The people of New York, by the adoption of her new constitution at the last election, utterly prohibited all pool selling and gambling on the race course, and made it imperative on the Legislature to enact laws to carry into effect this prohibition. Is it less disastrous to_ the morals of the people to gamble in the Summer and Fall than in Winter? We hope to see the Legislature treat the Governor's pool selling recommendation with the most stern and positive condemnation

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THE I. niledtSuites Investor gives this advice to men who have money to invest: Do not invest in the securities of any road which is located in a city having more than one mile of street railroad for every 2,000 people. Companies which have become insolvent have transgressed tliismile. If this ratio is a safe guide a four mile line in Crawfordsville would be a safe investment for capital.

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CURRENCY SCHEMES.

The Republican party is unalterably opposed to any scheme of currency or banking that will be the source of unsafe money. The money that circulates among the people as a legal tender, must have the quality of stability in value. Its value must not be subject to the whims of any political faction or party. The Republican party will, as it has done heretofore, steadily fight against all wild-cat banking enterprises. The money that constitutes a people's circulating medium should be put beyond the possibility of depreciation, except from natural causes. Ranks of issue, whose bills are secured by the credit of the bank, even in part, have ever proved disastrous to the bill holders. We do not mean that every individual bank organized under this system, has defaulted, but that "every bank so established is liable to do so. One of the main objects in all wild-cat banking systems is that the stockholders may loan their credit and draw interest on it, and for this reason the system is unsafe, for whatever is based on credit is liable to fail. The credit of the richest man on earth may become tainted. Even the credit of the strongest 'government in Christendom may be impaired, as the credit of our own government was at the close of Mr. Buchanan's administration. A circulating medium should therefore have something better than anybody's credit for its basis. Rut if we must have money based on credit, it should be the credit of the National government, and the government should give its unconditional pledge, in some form, for the redemption of every bill issued. The various schemes now being so profusely proposed in Congress are all schemes that are dangerous to the people, and should be postponed till Congress shall be under the control of men who believe in absolutely sound and safe money, of a national character— good wherever it may be offered.

IT is a well known fact that one of the hobbies that Prof. John L. Campbell, of this city, has cherished and nourished for a good many years is the construction of a ship canal from some point on the Wabash river to Lake Michigan. Prof. Campbell is not an idealist but a man of practical views. He has had large experience as an engineer, and as he was at the head of the geodetic survey of this State for several years, he is familiar with every foot over which the proposed canal will traverse. The resolution of Senator Haggard providing for the appointment of a commission to canvass the feasibility of the project will bring the question to the attention of the people, and it is to be honed result in the successful completion in the near future of this most stupendous enterprise. Its importance to Indiana cannot be estimated. If, as Senator Haggard suggests, convict labor can be utilized in its construction its cost can be reduced to the minimum, and will at the same time solve the perplexing question, for several years at least, the conflict between convict and free labor.

NEARLY all the States of the Union are moving in the matter of improvement in their laws concerning libel. As it has been and is now the laws have discriminated against the newspapers. The publishers of newspapers are not asking to be relieved of any responsibility. All they demand is to be placed on au equality with everybody else. Minnesota has provided that if any newspaper in the course of its business has libeled any person, and the person libeled demands a retraction, and the retraction is made it shall go in mitigation of damages. The publishers of Indiana think that a similar law will be just and fair.

REPRESENTATIVE MOORE, of Montgomery, Putnam and Clay, has presented a bill to regulate foreign insurance companies. The object of the bill is to prevent the formation of compacts or trusts to raise insurance rates. It provides that when an outside company doing business in this State enters into a combination to raise rates, the company shall be prohibited from doing further business in Indiana. This is a righteous measure and should receive 'favorable consideration. The insurance lobby, however, will be strong as it lias millions at its command.

THE sugar beet farmers around the Lehi (Utah) sugar factory were paid 850,000 for beets on Nov. 15. Some 815,000 was also paid for labor, thus putting 805,000 in circulation in Utah county. The factory received 29,000 tons of beets and from the 16,000 tons already worked up has made 2,500,000 pounds of sugar. Utah county farmers have not felt the hard times like the people of many other sections because of the enormus amount of money the sugar factory distributes among them.

"IT has come to a time, Mr. Speaker, when the government of this people requires something more than a combination of brains, belly, and brass," said Mr. Sibley, a Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania in a speech in the House the other day and it is stated that the sentiment was received with "rounds of applause" from the Democratic side. Even Democratic Congressmen think that an honest confession is good for the soul.

AN ODIOUS TRUST.

The tendency' of the times is to run to trusts. Nearly every large enterprise of whatever nature is in the form of a trust. The insurance companies make no concealment of their great combination in order to maintain rates and to destroy all competition. This devilfish has the people of Indiana by the throat, and as the laws now stand they are helpless to extricate themselves from its tightening grip. And there is still another big trust in this State, an octupus that has fastened its fangs on the people through legislation—the American Rook Trust. It does its work through what is known as the Indiana School Rook Company. It has the endorsement of Indiana through law, and the schools of this State are compelled to use the poor and intiquated publications for text books which are far from up to date. It is a well known fact that the Indiana School Rook Company is composed of a lot of political ringsters. It has no publication house. It has nothing invested except its wits. Its methods are corrupt, and its whole machinery of organization is rotten from turret to foundation stone. So adroit has been its operations that it has scccessfully pulled the wool oyer the eyes of legislators, press and people. Practically the American Rook Company furnishes all the public school books for the State of Indiana, and every township trustee is made an agent to supply the books without any cost to the octupus. A legislative committee. with the ability and the courage of a Lexow committee, would fiud a rich field for investigation. Such an one should be appointed, and were it able to get at the bottom it would discover a state of affairs, which for corruption and bribery, but little short of revolting to all honest citizens of Indiana.

COMMENTING on the attempt on the part of the Democratic leaders of Tennessee to steal the State ofrom the Republicans the Chattanooga Times, a Democratic paper, says: "We are for obedience to the constitution in both victory and defeat. We can see only wrong, bad politics, bad policy for the State, in violating the constitution on the plea that the Republican plurality being "only a little thing" it would be no great harm or crime to count it out. Such chickens as that always come home to roost. A party can no more steal and escape punishment than can an individual." And it is worthy of note, as showing the feeling throughout the State, that twenty-one Democratic newspapers which supported Governor Turney are now declaring that Mr. Evans was elected, and that he can only be kept out of office by violations of law.

THE New York Tribune thus punctures the over-production nonsense: "Are there too many things? More yards of cloth than the people want to wear, more pairs ot shoes than they need for use, more loaves of bread and pounds of meat than they want to eat? Really, to ask the question is to answer it. The economist or editor who utters such an assertion should be compelled to live in some of the tene-ment-house districts, and to live as the people do live. There are millions who have not enough bread and meat for their needs, nor enough shoes or clothing, or cotton or woolen goods. What do these theorists mean?"

THE effort is making to fill the yaw fling gap between revenue and expenses. Congressman Money, of Mississippi, has introduced a bill to increase the tax on beer from 81 a barrel to 82 a barrel. Before doing so he made a canvass of the ways and means committee, and expresses confidence in early and favorable committee action. Another bill is to be introduced shortly increasing the tax on manufactured tabafco from 0 cents to 10 cents per pound. The miserable makeshift of a tariff law needs extensive patching to make it really a revenue measure.

GREENCASTLE Banner: Seven milkmen at Crawfordsville have asked for "protection." They live five miles in the country, and sell milk in Crawfordsville at C% cents per quart. Local dealers, people who sell a little milk here and their to neighbors, charge but five cents per quart. Now the country milkmen have asked for protection from the home sellers. This knotty milk question is bothering the brains of the Athens council, as it is evident the city fathers cannot determine just what kind of protection is wanted.

THE present Legislature will institute some investigations that will investigate. There promises to be a rattling of the dry bones in the State Prisons, North and South, The people would like to know by what method a Warden being a poor man, on a salary of 82.000 a year, can retire at the end of a brief period of service with money enough to start a bank and engage in many other enterprises which require capital. The prison management seems to be as rotten as the Attorney General's office.

I WILL have a horse buyer at ray feed yard, corner Market and Green streets* opposite Nutt hotel, each Saturday. w-l-4-4t CHAS. HIRST.

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N. J. Clodfelter'B Visit to Broad Ripple. Broad Ripple Beacon: The Broad Ripple school was much honored by a visit from Mr. N. J. Clodfeltcr, the highly esteemed poet and novelist of Crawfordsville, on the 19th inst., he being a personal friend of our principal, Mr. Harris, which probably accounts for the visit. Mr. Clodfelter has been actively engaged in school work in the past and was therefore much interested in the work done here. Quite a number of the pupils were presented to him and none regretted the introduction as he seemed so interested in their work, asking them their studies and encouraging them to study diligently. During his visit he was requested to speak to the school, to which he readily responded. The remarks pertained chiefly to the encouragement of the pupils. He told them how to make successful students, how to gain the rewards of life and how to make the best citizens. Mr. Clodfelter also related in part his visit to Yellowstone Park and such a description of that beautiful place as he gave cannot here be told. All were held spellbound. In our imagination we could see those grand old canons we could see the many wonders of that grand spot, one after another, until we could scarcely realize that we had but heard of them. The talk was brought to a close all too soon. We could have listened much longer without tiring in the least. Soon after this Mr. Clodfelter took his leave, but in that brief stay he made a great impression upon the minds of all and we look upon this day as a bright one for this school. All join in saying, "Come again."

Frightfully Cut.

Monday evening about (5 o'clock Mrs. Mehan, the housekeeper for Charles W. Wright, started to go down the back steps for a pitcher of water and unfortunately slipped and fell. She fell forward and her face struck the china pitcher inflicting terrible injuries. The china cut into her face in seyeral places making ugly and painful wounds. The great injury, however, was sustained in the loss of an eye. a fragment of the china cutting into the 'socket an inch and a half destroying the sight. Dr. Greene was summoned and gave medical assistance. The patient suffered greatly and for awhile \led very profusely, the How being stopped with difficulty. Her daughter. Miss Nora Mehan, is with her and giving her the best of care.

How The Cook Hook GOOH.

The Center chuch cook book is having an excellent sale owing to the reputation of the lirst edition printed some years ago and which is largely reproduced in the new edition, together with a large number of new recipes. It is for sale by Pontious & Lacey and any of the ladies of the church will take orders.

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Having the needed merit to more than make good all the advertising claimed for them, the following four remedies have reached a phenomenal sale. Dr. King's New Discovery, for consumption, coughs and colds, each bottle guarrnteed Electric Hitters, the great remedy for liver, stomach and kidneys Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the world: and Dr. King's New Life Pills, which are a perfect pill. All these remedies are guaranteed to do just what is claimed for them, and the dealer whose name is attached herewith will be glad to tell you more of them. Sold at Cotton & Rife's Progress Pharmacy.

"Trust Those Who Have Tried." Catarrh caused 'hoarseness and difficulty in speaking. I also to a great extent lost hearing. By the use of Ely's Cream Balm dropping of mucous has ceased, voice and hearing greatly improved.—J. W. Davidson, Attorney at Law, Monmouth, 111.

I used Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and have received great benefit. I believe it a safe and certain cure. Very pleasant to take.—Wm. Frazer, Rochester, N. Y.

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REMEMBER the Harp sale Jan. 22, on the Joseph McMaken farm, three miles southwest of Yountsville. wl-18

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Estate of Mary Cope, deceased. JOT1CE OF APPOINTMENT.

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Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed and duly qualified as ad minister with the will annexed of the estate Of Mary Cope, late of Montgomery county, Indiana. Said estate Is supposed to be solvent

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Dated, January 3, 1895

OTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC.

In the matter of the entate'of Catharines Fraley deeeaned. In the Montgomery Circuit Court January Term, 1895.

Notice Is hereby given that Arthur S. Fraley, as, administrator of the estate of Catherine E. Fraley, deceased, has pre-' sented and filed his accounts and vouchers In final settlement of said estato, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Circuit Coutt on the 30th day of January, 1895. at which time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said Couit and show cause If any there be, why said accounts and vouchers should not be approved, and tlio h®'rsor distributees of said estate are also notified to be in said Court at the time aforesaid and make proot of lu irsbip.

Dated this 3d day of January, 1895. ARTHUR 8. KRALEY, Jan. 1 l.-2t Administrator.

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