Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 8 February 1895 — Page 7

HSTCHOLSON'S Bin.

WHAT IS TO BECOME OF THE PROPOSED TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION?

Interest and Activity at High Tension on the Subject—Poker Game With a "Ringer"—Cauoua of Republicans—Personal

Gossip.

,, [Special Correspondence.! INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5.—What is to become of the Nicholson temperance bill?

This question is one which not only •eems to be agitating the membership of the general assembly, but it has also stirred up the people of the state to an unusual activity on the subject. The measure in itself possesses so manyinnovations that it at once sprung into prominence as a matter for discussion, and from all over the state there are now coming reports of indorsement by mass meetings and petitions by the many score for its passage. Naturally this has stirred up the opposing element and a strong fight promises to result. It cannot be gainsaid that the bill was unexpected and created a great surprise when first offered. The comment then was that even though its author was chairman oft he temperance committee in the house the bill would never see the light of day, a decided majority of that committee being opposed to anything nearly so radical. Now, however, it seems improbable that the measure can be defeated in committee, it being reported that a majority is ready to make a report recommending the adoption of the bill, and the contest is turning toward the fino.- of the house. Just when the measure will be reported is still a question of doubt, but word has gone out to temperance workers to be in readiness to come to the capital at the ap-pi-opriate time and take up the fight. What the result will be cannot be predicted with anything like absolute certainty just now, but I will not be surprised if the house indorses the act by a narrow margin. Chief reliance on defeating the bill lays with the senate, it is said, by the opposing faction, and expressions'as to how the question is regarded in that branch are particularly well guarded,

Mr. Nicholson, the author of the bill, hails from Kokomo, and is very much in earest in his struggle for the bill's enactment. He is a Quaker, aged about 38, and is one of the few physical giants of the house. He proposes to keep up the fight to the last ditch and will give up only after absolute defeat has been encountered. _***—

Last night's caucus of Republican members of the house and senate on political questions did not result in tho definite shaping of the policy that is to be pursued. In fact, several of the joint committees appointed to consider the various questions liad not agreed upon measures to be urged and asked for further time. There was a rather strong sentiment for the Wishard legislative apportionment bill, with a few changes, but the congressional measure was allowed to go over for the time, so divergent are the views on this question. The question of management of the beuovolent institutions was discussed pro and con without reaching common ground, and prison managements were also discussed. In the latter matter there was practical unanimity in tavor of a change in the southern prison and a strong sentiment in support of a proposition to reorganize the northern prison while the work was being done.

One of the youngest members of the legislature, who comes from one of the most thinly settled counties of the state, was wheedled into playing a game of poker during the first week of the session and was immediately noted by his .colleagues as an "easy mark," for he displayed little or no knowledge of the gamo and lost a neat little sum. It did not seem to bother him, however, for he was ready and willing to play again and continued to loose with great good humor. Two or three nights ago he brought a green looking young man into the room and introduced him as a friend from his own community. He gave two or three members a quiet tip that his young and awkward looking friend was the son of a wealthy farmer and oarried a goodly roll of money. As was perfectly natural, there was a game before long and the awkward friend didn't do a thing but carry off all the money in the crowd. It was the same old story. The young solou had become tired of losing and had seat to a neighboring city for a "ringer."

The house was 011 a broad grin last Wednesday when it succeeded in getting hold of an insurance bill and passing it. The chairman of the insurance committee is an insurance agent, and the strongest member on it, and is not disposed to regard with favor any innovations upon the insurance laws that will give the companies the worst of it. While a largo number of bills attacking the regulations of insurance companies —snoh as the rating compact, the 80 per cent clause and other features, and two ,or three "value of the policy" bills— have been introduced, none of these have seen the light of day. Two of these bills happened to be referred to the judiciary committee and were reported favorably a couple of weeks ago. When the reports came in Willoughby and McBetn succeeded in getting through a motion to recommit one of them to the lnsuranoe committe. They thought they had gotten both of them there, and were consequently much surprised on Wednesday when Mr. Davis' bill declaring the 80 per cent clause illegal came up on third reading. Insurance people made a fight to throw it back into the hands of the insurance committee, but they were outgeneraled in the matter of parliamentary proceedure and the bill was passed.

One of the notable characters of the house is Ad flowe, the blacksmith of Martinsville. Howe is a man about 60 years old, with rather long hair and a long gray beard, He is one of the best read men in the house and has evidently devoured all sorts of literature with on omnivorous appetite. He makes a very good speeoh and astonished the house very muoh with his mfdrioq effort.

One of th» local newspapers remarked that he had made the best speeoh yet delivered in the house. This came near ruining him, for ever since he has felt impelled to talk at length on every subject that comes up and, though he talks well, thfere is complaint from some members who want to shine themselves that Howe is talking altogether too much.

The fight is raging with redoubled vigor on the expense fund question for building and loan associations. On one side there area large number of people declaring that the associations should be compelled to deduct their expenses from their earnings instead of from the dues paid in. On the other hand, all the officers of the associations interested, and a great many other people, declare that this would mean a general smash of the building associations and enlarge at length upon the very apparent good that has been accomplished by the associations. The fight does not interest the purely local associations, whose expenses are practically nothing, but it is of the most vital interest to the assoeiations of state or national scope. I have my doubts as to whether the legislature will go so far as to cut off the expense fund altogether, but it is probable that a law will be passed providing for sworn statements of business done and expenses incurred, either at stated periods or at call of the auditor, and that the expense funds will be limited by a sort of sliding scale arrangement of percentage on the funds handled.

Both houses have taken favorable action upon the libel bill which was introduced by Senator Shively and Mr. Statesman in their respective branches, and it looks as though the bill which is so heartily indor.-vd by all the editorial associations of the state would have comparatively smooth sailing. It is modeled almost directly after the Minnesota law and is a much more modern bit of legislation than the Grubbs law, now on the statute books.

"I am here to say to you." One can hear tiiis in the house four or five times during the day, and he always knows that Mr. Pettitof Wabash, is starting in on a speech. Nothing escapes Mr. Pettit's eagle eye. He is a keen lawyer and scrutinizes with the utmost care every bill that conies before the house, and he usually has something to say on every question that comes up, invariably introducing his remarks with the sentence "I am here to say to you."

George W. Allison of Nashville is the oldest member of the house and has the distinguished honor of being the only Republican representative from Brown county the state has ever known. Allison has for years sacrificed himself for the beuefit of the Republican party by running a Republican paper at Nashville, and, as one can readily imagine, a Republican newspaper in Brown comity has a desperate struggle for life. Allison's chief hobby is a bill to compel the county officials to do the "county printing in two newspapers opposite in politics instead of one. This is the only way on earth that the old gentleman could ever hope to get half a show at the county printing in Brown and he is very much in earnest about it.

Captain Hamrick of Danville is the only representative who dares to wear a white satin tie in the daytime. However, he has just married a young wife and comes from the overwheming Republican county of Hendricks and feels that these facts entitle him to do about as he pleases in such matters.

Members of the legislature are somewhat paralyzed by the demands made upon them by the state institutions. Should these requests be acceded to, with anything like the figures asked, the state treasury would be exhausted before the appropriation bill is half finished. President Swain of the State Universitv, which has heretofore been getting !?40,000 a year, started the ball rolling with the modest request of $200,000 a year for maintenance and $50,000 for buildings. President Smart of Purdue wants $75,000 per year and a specific appropriation of $75,000 for buildings. The State Normal school wants a spec-'fic appropriation of about $40,800, in addition to its usual maintenance. Alexander Johnson of the Feebleminded institute wants §45,000 to buy a farm and sundry incidentals. And thus it goes through the whole catagory. The committee is determined to make no increase in the tax levy, and at the same time it proposes to continue the payment of the state debt at the rate of something over £300,000 per year. While it does not believe in stinting the benevolent institutions, it is hardly likely to endeavor to put Bloominjjton and Purdue on a par with Harvard and Yale until the state has been to some extent relieved of its burden of doubt.

Some little injustice has been done to the institutions by the newspapers in a perfectly unintentional way by printing comparisons of their per capita cost with that of Ohio institutions. The matter of per capita cost depends altogether on the way you figure. In Ohio they figure upon bare subsistence and clothing consumed by the inmates, leaving the cost of administration, repairs, minor improvements and all the other expenses of the institutions to be tnlcen from other funds. In nearly all the Indiana institutions all these expenses are lumped under the head of maintenance, and the per capita cost is gotten at by dividing the sum by the figure representing the average attendance for the year. And just here is another point where the Ohio people take a slight advantage by using as a divisor their total enrollment, which is always a larger figue than the average attendance.

Senator Al Wishard stands in something like the position of an absolute monarch so far as legislation effecting Indianapolis affairs is concerned. All the other Indianapolis senators are Democrats and the outside Republicans on the committee on Indianapolis affairs believe that whatever Wishard says is right and usually vote in whatever direction he may indicate. He is inclined to be conservative on these subjects and to consider very carefully the matters brought before the committee.

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[MAPLKOROVE.

Miller Myers has returned from Ken tucky. Joe Robbins and family visited at Ladoga Sunday.

Mrs. Abe Himesfell Friday and broke her ankle bone. The Misses Terry visited at Ladoga Saturday evening.

Miss Jennie Kiser left for her home in Wisconsin last week. George Clark visited his father on Thursday of last week.

Claude Pefley, of Mt. Pleasant, visited Tank Lawter Sunday. Singing is progressing at Bethel with Marcus Frame as leader.

Bertie Pefley attended the °box supper at Eden last Friday night. An agent for silver plating did a thriving business here last week.

Miss Dosha Harris of Ladoga, attended singing at Bethel Saturday night.

Prof. Rodman's wife and daughter Grace called ion Sam Himes Sunday afternoon.

George Terry, with his sister and friend from Danville, visited relatives here last week.

Miss Anna and Charley Clark, of Fast Mail, spent Sunday with their brother George.

We notice a number of new correspondents in last week's JOUKNAI,. Come on, the more the merrier.

Two tramps took up their residence in the vacant house on YVm. Graybill's place last week and enjoyed a few days of housekeeping.

Dr. Ensminger, of Crawfordsville, was called in consultation with Dr. Peacock, of Ladoga, last week, in the" case of Miss Ella llimes.

Shannondale, 'tis too bad for you to fcpeak of a lady that way. With all due respect we will say when you are better posted on such matters you will find that there is more than one freak, as you call it, and some of them gentlemen, too.

FKOVIDENCB.

Grant Davis is on the sick list. Beggars and tramps are numerous. Roy Davis was in our midst Thursday.

Ed Mills went to Dover Sunday night. Mrs. Alice Whitby [is very sick with typhoid'fever.

Fin Mount, of Crawfordsville, was here Saturday. Mrs. Lizzie Routh visited Mrs. Dean Bowman Thursday.

Miss Daisy Loop called on Miss Ella Swisher Friday night. Wm.,Mills sold Man Routh a blacksmith shop last week.

James Bowman and wife visited his father Tuesday night. Emmet Henderson visited Rob Ferguson Saturday aight.

Charley McCarty and wife, of Mace, have been visiting here. Frank Bowman and Lawson Brown traded horses last, week.

Rob Ferguson and family visited in Boone county Friday night. Ed Bowman, of Orth, hauled fodder from Boone county Saturday.

Mr. Crisler had to close his school at No. 10 on account of sore eyes. Ed Mills and sister were guests of Lish lligs and wife-Saturday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Vancleave, of Waynetown. have moved in with their son, James.

G. W. Swisher hrs engaged 01,Frank and John Bowman's hogs for the coming year.

Wm. Swisher and sister visited relatives in Lebanon Saturday night and Sunday.

John Bowman, John Thompson and Wm."Joseph with their wives Sun dayed at Rob Ferguson's.

Louie and Georgia Bowman, Ella Swisher, Chick McClure and John Ora Sundayed with Jay Harris.

A number of friends and relatives called at the home of Wm. Mills Friday night and spent the i-vening in social conversation and voeiil and instrumental music.

OFFIBL,

Some of our farmers are putting up ice. All the wells are day and the springs are failing.

A little daughter of Ilarley Swindler has scarlet, fever. Luella Douglass has returned from a visit iu Crawfordsville.

G. W. Burk bought corn at the Harp sale at 37 cents a bushel. The West Point school has been increased to seven scholars.

George Surface, of Illinois, is circulating among fr-ends here. Dick Steele and family visited tlieii mother at Round Hill last week.

A party of young people attended hurch at Mt. Zion Sunday night. A few of the young folks attended a social at Dode McMullen's on Saturday night.

Swindler, Smith and Rutan have formed a partnership in the saw-unll business.

The boys and girls are busy coasting and some have dogs and sheep hitched up to sleds.

Joseph Douglass set up a new style binder on Tuesday for Joe Fisher at Crawfordsville.

Frank Jennison was called to attend the funeral of a small child of Lafe Pittman on Sunday.

Gilbert Rush, of down in Balhineh is waiting patiently for the ice and snow to leave our valley roads.

Henry and Annie Gohman spent Sun day with Mrs. Parks and JoeGohman's family, on the John L. Davis farm.

Rev. Churchill Rusk had a large con gregation Sunday night at Union Chapel to hear him deliver his first ser mon.

Mrs. Miller went to Balninch OH Sun day to see a new grandson, and to see Robert Stump and wife, who are both quite sick.

The large scholars of our schools had an interesting debate last Friday even ing, over, "That man on the farm have a harder task to perfoem than the woman." It was ably handled on both sides, ank as usual the girls came out best, although the affirmative was ably assisted by the teacher.

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This is What he says:

Dress Goods.

Half wool Cashmeres in nearly all shades, worth lSJ'oC per yard in this sale $ .0(K Fancy Illuminated Novelty Suitings, beautiful colors, worth 25c per yard in this sale Henrietta Cloth, tine finish and twill, just few shades, worth 35c. in this sale English Cashmeres, good shades, the usual 25c kind in this sale All wool Serges and silk-finished Henriettas, 40-in. wide, good colors worth 50c in this sale All wool French Serges, 4S-in. wide, all shades and black, worth $1 in this sale Black silk-finislied Novelty Suitings, worth up to 1.25 per yard, in this sale Ecroyods Silk Warp Henriettas in black, short lengths, worth $1.25 to 83.00 in this sale 25 per cent, discount from our regular prices on all Wool Dress Goods in our stock. We are sole agents for this town for Frederick Arnolds' all wool Henriettas,, and the famous Priestly Black Goods. Full assortment of both always in stock. 20 per cent, discount on all linings in this sale.

Silks.

Moire Silks in colors, good quality, worth 81-00 and $1.25 per yard. In this sale 8 Self figured liabutai Silk in black, 4 designs, worth 81.00 to $1.25 per yard in this sale Black Moire Silks, worth $1 to SI.50, short length, and Black Faille Silk, 24-inch, worth 81.00 in this sale Black Satin and Black Armures, 24-inch and 28inch, black Pean de Soie, worth 81.25 this sale.. Black Satin Rhadamer, 20-inch wide, worth 85c yard in this sale Four grand bargains in Printed China Silks:

Lotl.

Worth 25c to 35c

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Lot 2. Lot 3 50c 60c to ?5c

Gloves, Mittens and Fascinators.

Ladies all wool Cashmere Gloves, extra fine quality, Navy Blue and Brown, worth 50c this sale.8 .21 Ladies'. Misses and Infants' yarn mittens, worth 15c in this sale 0!) Ladies' damaged Kid Gloves, small sizes, in black, of the 81 to $2 quality 29 Men's genuine Foster lacing kid gloves, all sizes, browns and tans, worth $1.50 in this sale 79 Hand knit Fascinators, colors and black, worth 25c in this sale 15 Hand knit Fascinators, black and colors, plain and bleached, worth 50c to 75c in this sale 38

Flannels, Blankets and Comforts.

Cotton Blankets $ .]) Large size cotton blankets worth $1.25 pair 49 Full size scarlet wool blankets worth 82.25 pair... .09 White wool blankets 11-4 size worth $4 pair 1.29 Bed comforts worth 50c

Extra large bed comforts worth $1 aud $1.25 79 Home made comforts, best prints, pure cotton, large size, sold for 82, in this sale 1.39 Home made comforts, fine satine, best cotton filling, sold for 82.50, in this sale 1.89 Ladies all wool knit skirts, good length and width, worth $1.25, in this sale

Ladies heavy satine and woolen skirts, wortli 81.50, in this sale 98 Ladies extra fine brilliantine skirts, ruffled, navy, garnet and black, worth $3.50, in this sale 2.39 Scarlet and grey mixed wool flannels worth 2."c yard, in this sale ]f Extra fiue wool flannels, scarlet, navy, and fancy mixed, worth 3,"e. in this sale .23 Ladies' suitings, very heavy, for tailor made costumes, iu dark mixed shade wortli 5 ic. this sale .25

Notions.

Dress Shields per pair .08 Mourning Pins per box .03 Curling Irons wortli 10c 05 Tooth Brushes worth 15c .07 Wire Hair Pins 2 boxes for .01 Castile Soap per cake 02 Buttermilk Soap per cake .08 Cucumber Soap

O. N. T. Spool Cotton 7 spools for 25 Lunch Boxes worth 35c 19 Darning Cotton 1 dozen cards for 05 Pins 2 papers for oi Shell and Amber Hair Pins 01 Black Basting Cotton per spool .01 Wood Toothpicks 1,000 for 03 Face Powder per box, perfume per bottle 05 Metal Head Hat Pins worth 5c 01 School Slates 03 Glass Bottles 17c and 13 Best Writing Paper 2 sheets for 01 Envelopes to match 2 for 01 Box paper, 24 sheets, with envelopes 08

No Goods Charged

"1 he Big Store"

PREACHER PROPHET

Rev. MR. Hicks' Predictions For February AssureCs Some Very Rough, Cold, Stormy Weather.

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i^'Tlie man who arguos that 'there Is a storm soniowhoro every day tvlll find g'nocl grounds l'or such a prediction during tills month. Tho storms wliloli originated 111 January will sulisldo to east,'fwxrd by the '2nd and the cold wave which 1 olio wed thorn will have crossed the country to the Atlantic. vAbout the 5t.h nnd (5th marked reactionary storniH will transpire, with good chanced of being continued past tlo central day ol' the Mars equinox ou llie 7th and Into the Vulcan period Hth to 13th. Some hard storms wllHoeeur, Interspersed with unsettled and threatening wonther all along Uiobo dates.

Tim probabilities are that heavy snow will prevail to the north. Cyclone* and tornadoes are among tho probabilities Quick and extreme changes to very cold will follow all general storms ot the months. Tho 17th and lSlh will .bring do lded storm conditions with perhaps a sudden sweeping eold wave, followed by warmer weather. Storms of dangerous character will sweep through the continent about 2'2nd to 24th. Look for enormous rains In many sections, central and southward, with hoavy suow and bli7./.ards all alomt tho northern side of tho country. Carelul aud long observation has shown us that the tlrst. regular storm period after the center of Venus period is apt,to bring the heaviest storms. Unless tills Instance provos an exception the storm period, '20th to 2-Hli, will mako a record to bo remembered. A great cold wave will follow from tho northwest—one that may prove a terror to man an Ing wai'Ter with reactionary storm conditions Increasing."

We cannot publish March predictions at this time, but we are assured some rough weather in that month also. The American people are beginning to realize Rev. Hicks' etiiciency as a weather prophet, aud the weather just now passing will not injure his standing, besides this learned gentleman's promise, have we not the old couplet: "If candlemas daye be bryte and cleare,

There'll be two winters in the yeare,"

And our own familiar Ground Hog Day prophecy. Wasn't the day bright and clear and couldn't the ground hog have seen his shadder if he had eared to look for it, and doesn't this assure us of six weeks cold weather? ££j| All things being favorable we naturally prepare for cold weather by offering the following bargains in our greot

Free Trade and Protection Sale.

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Wash Dress Goods.

Cotton Covert Cloth, 3(5 inches wide, worth 15c in this saie 10 Windsor Pongee Prints, fast black grounds, neat designs, worth 7c, in this sale 05}*,'

Hosiery and Underwear.

Infants'black Cashmere Hose, worth 20c Men' red all wool half-hose, worth 25c in this sale. .$ .12^ Ladies' and Misses' black, all wool Hose, worth 25c to 35c Men's English Cashmere half-hose, worth 35c in this sale

Ladies' line all wool Hose, black boys' extra heavy all wool Hose, worth 40 to 50c this sale.. .29 Ladies'black lleece-lined hose, worth 30c in this sale 19 Men's gray and brown mixed wool Socks, worth 15 aud 20c in this sale 10 Men's extra heavy grey mixed, all wool socks, worth 25c in this sale 15 Ladies'Jersey Ribbed Union Suits, worth 50c in this sale 371^ Ladies' Camel's Hair Vests or pants, Men's

Camel's Hair Shirts or Drawers, worth $1.00 iu this sale 09 Children's heavy cotton Underwear, Shirts, Pants and Drawers

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5 pes 52-inch red table damask, 5 patterns, worth 25c, in this sale 16% 5 pes 58-inch turkey red damask worth 35c,this sale .25 5 pes German and Scotch turkey red damask 58 inches wide, worth 75c, in this sale 59 3 pcsi bleach table damagk, worth 30 & 35c,thissale .22£ 10 pes bleach linen nlaiu and with colored borders, regular 50c goods, in this sale 40 5 pes (5(5-inch J.j bleach linen, extra fine, worth 00 to 70c, in this sale 50 2 pes bleached linen 54 inches wide, worth 40c, in this sale

8 pes extra fine bleached linen (1(5 to 70-inch, new designs, wortli 85, 90 & 95c yd, in this sale (58 3 pes 72-inch bleached linen, beautiful patters,line quality, worth $1.15, in this sale 92 Cotton crash worth 5c, in this sale 03 Cwtton towels worth 3c, in this sale 02 Cotton towels worth 5c, in this sale 04 Red napkins, worth 3c, in this sale 01 Large size linen doileys, red border, worth 8jj, in this sale 05 12 pes linen glass crash,red and blue checks, brown and blc'h'd linen crash worth (5M to 8^{c.this sale .04% 25 linen glass crash red and blue, large checks, 16 and 18-inch, wortli 10 and 12}£c, in this sale 0(534 25 pes extra fine crash in plain, checked, bordered brown ana bleached, worth 12X to 15c, this.sale .10 18x3(5-inch all linen I luck towels w'tli 15c, thissaJe .10 19xl()-inch. all linen Huclc towels, extra heavy, colored border, worrh l(5 c, in this sale 11% 24\50-inch all linen damask towels, extra fine, white or colored border, wortli 35c, in this sale. .25

Four bargains in linen napkins:

Lotl Lot 2 Lot 3 Lot4 Worth^65c $1 to $1.25 $1.50 $2 to $2.25 48c doz. 79c doz. $l.lf

Varieties.

Ladies' Shirt Waists, light and dark shades, all sizes, worth 25 to 35c, in this sale Ladies' Shirt Waists in several different styles, light and dark, worth 5()e, in this sale Ladies' Mackintoshes, odds and ends of our $2.50 and 83.(10 qualities, in this sale Ladies' Mackintoshes, odds and ends lrom the 83.50 to lines, in this sale •I bargains in Ladies' and Gentlemen's Umbrellas:

Lot 1

Can not pay railroad *are from the small towns during this sa.le7 nor postage or expressage on goods sent.

LOUIS BISCHOF

Lot 2

59c.

Good light and dark Prints .03 Best white ground Shirting Prints 03 Indigo and Turkey Red Prints 04 Good Apron Ginghams worth 5c 04 Best Apron Ginghams worth 8c 05 Heavy Domet Shirting worth 7c 05 Yard-wide brown Muslin 03 Extra fine brown Muslin worth 7c 05 Farmers' choice bleach Muslin worth 7}£c 05 Fruit of Loom and Lonsdale Muslin 06 2-yard wide brown Sheeting io Extra heavy Canton Flannel worth 10c 08 Fine Cambric Muslin worth 10c 07

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Linens.

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Domestics.

E. Main St