Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 20 December 1895 — Page 8
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20,1895.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND says our finances are "in a perplexing and delineate predicament." If Mr Lincoln had been trying to impart this information to Congress he would have said, "Our treasury is empty and our expenditures are greater than our receipts."
THE JOURNAL has been asked what is meant by jingoism and jingoists. It is one of a party in Great Britain in favor of a spirited and demonstrative foreign policy. The name was originally applied during the Busso-Turkish war of 1877-78 to a section of the Conservativn party clamorous in urging Lord Beaconsfield to the active support of the Turks. The name is in allusion to a popular song: "We don't want to fight, but by Jingo, if we do,
We've got the ships, w«* re gotthemen, We've got the money, too."
THE Argus News isInformed that the difference between Senator Calvin S. Brice and Councilman George E. Robinson is just this: Senator Brice has hiS residence in New York. His family lives there. He hasn't even a house Which he calls his home in Ohio. Councilman Robinson has his residence in .•••: this city. His family resides here. He lives in his own property, is a citizen, voter and taxpayer of Crawfordsville.
In Ohio Calvin S. Brice is neither, except as to the latter and then only so far as his corporate interests are concerned.
THE day before President Cleveland sent his special message to Congress on the Venezuelan question the ArgusNews contained the following morsel on jingoism:
If jingo statesmen could have their way we would soon have a standing army the like of which this world has never seen. But jingo statesmen are confined to the Republican party, and the conservative Democratic party will always be in the ascendancy and prevent any such calamity. .This observation was intended to apply to those statesmen who standby .the /Monroe doctrine. As the President has given the lion's tail a twist and talks as though be wouldn't mind to go on a gunning after bigger game than ducks the Argus-News will be compelled to modify its opinion of what it calls jungo statesmen. On this question all true Americans will be practically united, call it jingoism or whatever name you please.
DOUBTLESS there will be a few who will criticize President Cleveland's message to Cpngress on the Venezuelan question and denounce the position he has taken-as smacking too much of jingoism, but the great mass of patriotic Americans will stand by the President and his Secretary of State. Ihe most extreme jingoist could have gone further than the ^President has, in asserting the true American pol'cy first enunciated by Washington and afterwards emphasized by Monroe. The message has the true American ring. It will find a hearty and an enthusiastic response in the heart of true lover of his country. Had the same true Americanism pervaded the entire, foreign policy of the present administration it would have commanded more respect from the people. Beginning with Hawaii up to this time the foreign policy has been humiliating and disgraceful. The tone and spirit of the present message will do much to redeem Mr. Cleveland in the eyes of the American people. That he will be sustained by Copgress nearly unanimously is shown by the expressions with which his vigorous wordB were receieved.
MR. CLEVELAND, in his late message, returns to his folly, even as the dog returns to his vomit. He puts before the people again the oft-repeated as sertion that a tariff on foreign products is especially beneficial to manu /facturers and correspondingly detrimental to everybody else. Just as reasonably might one insist that' the rain and the sunshine are especially beneficial to the farmer and corres' pondingly detrimental to every other profession, calling or pursuit. Of what ut» is rain to a merchant? In
Mr. Cleveland's view it is a great burden to him. It sometimes blows in and spoils his goods. It keeps cus tomers away from town and from his store and thereby lessens his profits. What use, pray tell us, has a banker for rain? Indeed, on Mr .Cleveland's tbeory/a great many more objections may be found against the rain than
can be found against the tariff policy Yes, £God~ is partial to the farmer. He pours down his Spring rains, and sends His vivifying sunshine to make glad the hearts of those engaged in agriculture. The poor day-laborer works and sweats in the hot sun, is hindered in his work by the rain, and wades in the mud to his toil. Why doe-e DO5 God do something for him? Why institute a policy is re* gard to rain and sunshine that Me&ses the farmer only? But the farmer, the banker and the day-laborer are not so dull as not to see that therain and the sunshine bless all alike. And so does any policy of government that makes labor abundant, brings good wages and fills the whole land with a wellfed, thriving population. Plenty of employment for all is just as necessary for the merchant, the grocer, the lawyer, and the banker as it is for those who work for wages. Like the rain and the sunshine, it
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life-giving influences in every department of human affairs. Mr. Cleveland is blind to palpable facts and this is one thing that detracts much from the usefulness of any one at the head of a great government.
'V' RAuCOONi
Irene Summers is sick. S. A. Smith is again working at Roach dale.
Our 'schools will close Thursday for the holidays. C. C. Douglass was down from Roachdale over Sunday..
Mrs. Walden is still confined to her bed with heart trouble. Mrs. Millie Young is visiting her sister and friends at Irvington.
Lon Doyle leaves this week to spend Christmas with his best girl. Miss Cora Lucas, of Bedford, Ind., is the gueBt of Maud Donnehew.
Willard Hicks and wife were down from Lapland Sunday evening. Miss Alice Nor tor, of New Ross, was the guest of Mrs. Gill over Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Summers, of Groveland, is visiting her sons at this place. Russ Ridlen and wife, of Pawnee, visited at C." W. Ridlen's the first of the week.
D. L. Jones and wife are still at Decatur and Litchfield with their children-
Grant Rice and wife have gone to Bowling Green, to spend Christmas with home folks.
Fred Kingston, of the C. H. & D. Ry., is visiting John Shannon and others at this place.
Protracted meetings closed at the Methodist church Sunday evening with fifteen additoas by probation.
Amos Nichols and Laura Ball, of Stumptown, were at the bedside of their aunt, Mrs. Waiden, last Sunday.
J. W. McMurtry took his son, Benton, to Silverton, this week where the latter has a position in a barber shop.
Henry Lucas, formerly of the saw mill here, but now of Bedford, is expected here this week moving to Missouri.
Sam Owens goes to Hendricks county Saturday to perfect arrangements to farm there next summer. Congratulations will soon be in order.
Our people will unite with Parkersburg and give a Christmas pyramid and arch on Christmas eve at the latter place. Santa Claus, music and declamations will be on the programme. Let everyone uorne and have an evening of enjoyment.
LINUDX.
P. W. Rush is down sick with bilious fever. Samuel Johnson is better at this writing.
Ed Layton and wife returned from a visit at Covington last Monday. Albert Layton went to HoopBton, 111., Friday of last week to visit his widowed sister, returning on Monday.
Our town now has a night watchman and the burglars will have to be quick if they get in their work, as the watch will be on the watch.
John A. Ryan and daughter' of WUiiamsport were here a few days ago viewing old faces and visiting old friends.. Among those visited were Milton Harter and family.
The Bible Society met thiB week at Ed Pixleys' and next Thursday night they will meet at the home of Abner Newkirk's and the books are still open for all members- to enroll their names.
The I. O. O. F. nominated three officers on last Wednesday night a week for the ensuing term, and will elect the last meeting night in this month and will install them into office the last meeting night in January.
The adjuster for the Citizens' of Evansville Insurance Co. has been around and saw J. L. Church and his part of the loss by fire will soon be settled. Mr. Church will have his insurance lo do as he likes with it.
The plating man has been turning his little finger up too high to do much plating. We hope he will keep his little finger down to the plating that we may see some of his work before leaving this for fields of labor.
It is reported that a widower here is corresponding with a widow now living down on the Ohio river, but on the Kentucky side away down below Louisville. They got acquainted some years ago while- both were living here and both were married at that timeNow both are single, but how long, remains to be seen, as both hate to live a single life.
On account of neglect of Justice of Peace swearing in the bailiff on last Monday, there will be another trial between J. L. Church and his Wholesale Flour Co., in Frankfort. Now it does not look like it would be justice for the Justice of Peace to stand good for the costs where it has been neglect on his part to perform any part of his duty as judge of atrial.
RATTJLKSNAKE.
Fred Harrington is sick with a bad cold. W. J. Coons butchered hogs this week.
James Galey has been sick but better.
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Hog cholera on the creek is a thing of the_past. Larkin Branch sports a fine team of driving horses.
W. B. Galey attended church at New Market last Saturday. Samuel Gale£ is setting fence posts on his farm this week.
A Mr. Ramsey has bought the Bar' vey Gray farm and moved onto it. •Joseph Burk has returned home from Illinois, where he has been husking corn.
Mrs. Harrington has been staying with her sick daughter in Crawfordsville this week.
W. J. Coons celebrated his 62d birthday last Wednesday, the 11th. His wife made him a dinner.
Number Thirty-five of THE JOURNAL has slid out of the pocket and taken his family and gone eastward.
Chioken fanciers should call on Mrs. W. J. Coons and see her nice flock of chickens, the finest on the creek.
John L. Davis has severed his connection with the Sunday school in Balhinch. He gave them a good talk and told them if they wanted to be happy in the future there were two things they must do: Pay the preacher what they owed him, and vote the straight Republican ticket, and that would entitle them to a free pass and don't you forget it.
SMARTBBURG.
Sial Maxwell is our city marshal now. Pullman the painter is staying at home this winter.
An oyster supper here second Saturday night in January. Miss Ada Swisher is staying with Mrs. Chas. Smith at present.
Wayne Shelton has a new overcoat. He can go to Darlington now. A small family moved in Dr. Irwin's house last week with nine children.
Rev. Kerr will preach his farewell sermon here Sunday night. Everone come out.
Everyone try and come to Sunday school here one week from Sunday. We will try and organize a singing school.
Jacob Miller said that John Downs said that Charley Miller told Ben Shelton that Lottie Downs said if he didn't get him a new buggy horse pretty soon that he would be. left behind 99 per cent.
The pie social given at West school house-Tuesday night was a. success. Sherman Moore being the homeliest young man present received the silk suspenders. Miss Mattie Nicholson captured the picture.
Remember the Christmas tree here Tuesday night. Dear boys do not stay away for fear there will not be any sells on the tree, for we will try and make it honest with each and every one of you. Declamations by the children. Everyone cordially invited.
LAVLAND.
Izzie Harrell has the contract for putting down a tubular well at the new school house.
G. W. James has been appointed agent here by the railroad' here and has tickets for sale.
G. W. James ordered a car here last week to put corn in, and upon opening the doors found two cats tied up in a sack lying On the floor.
Oscar Smith, Lambert Smith's youngest child by his first wife, visited his uncle Wm. Davis last Monday night. His father came up and stayed with him till late bedtime. Oscar lives near Linden.
There were five car loa^s of corn left here last week and there are four or five more here yet. Last Wednesday was the banner day for corn, Hu let & Portei buying twenty-one loadB and Ashby & Ashby got nine.
Last Sunday night was Rev. Henry Ashley's farewell sermon at Parkersburg where he oas been preaching five years, and the church was crowded When the meeting was about to close Brother Lookabaugh was called on to make
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of prayer for Brother Ashley through life, at the conclusion of which Rev. Ashley was presented with a handsomely engraved 89 cane, which took him completely by surprise. All he could say was, "Brothers, sisters and friends, I thank you and my prayers are for your eternal happiness."
RIDGK FARM.
The sick are no better at present. Cyrus Little will buy stock from this time on.
Austin Bruner is again able to be around. Carpenters have begun work on«Wm. Pickett's barn.
Frank Herron is hauling coal for Waynetown, parties. Abner Grey, of Wesley, was here Tuesdaijftbn business.
The citizens of this place were all in Waynetown Tuesday. Daniel Smith and wife visited their son, Hamlet, Sunday.
Ora Pickett has shucked over 1200 bushels of corn this fall. Albert Hankins and Elbert Hughes were at Coalbank Thursday.
While playing at school, Hurley lngersol was slightly hurt in the face. James Wilkinson. Frank Herron, Elbert Hughes and Mrs. Bettie Hall butchered this week.
Jonathan Newkirk, of Alamof1 dehorned 42 head of cattle for the citizens of this neighborhood Tuesday.
NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE:
Wheat looks very bad here now. C. Lewellen has his house plastered. B. W. Vancleave has his new barn raised.
There will be a Christmas tree at the U. B. church in the interest of the Sunday school. Everybody come.
Frank McCormick says he is not down in the pocket as was reported, as he has sold out his interest in the saw mill.
What we know: That everybody should take THE JOURNAL. Everyunu can hand their names to Frank McCormick and get THE JOURNAL, the best paper in the county.
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ADVENT OF
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THE BIG STORE
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Holiday
Merchandise
Popular Advantagesof a Cosmopolitan Business
High intelligence guides the touch of* this store on the goods of all the world. Thus the goods are selected with expert skill and are bought at the best prices and upon the best terms. The rarest and most beautiful, the most familiar and common place goods are all treated as merchandise. Both are sold at the lowest possible prices.
These methods are very important at the Christmas holiday time. They dissolve the glamour with which some merchants would impose upon your credulity while attempting to sell the goods of foreign lands. Buying here you get the goods of the old world by the methods of the new, Oriental Fancy Goods and Textiles are merchandise at fair prices, not curios at fancy prices. The romance is dispelled, but with it goes the misrepresentation that deceives your judgment and despoils your pocket.
Top-lofty assumption by many dealers of the exclusive varity of certain goods often costs the retail buyer heavily. Our methods put all that in the same limbo as the Oriental imposition. Sentiment, fancy, imagination surround the giving of gifts at the holidays. They are often made the means of imposture. Is it not a comfort to indulge them all without the risk of being swindled? And the chance to do that is one of our Christmas gifts to the public. A few of the many handsome and useful articles we offer as remembrance tokens:
DRESS GOODS, SILKS, WRAPPER MATERIALS, SKIRT PATTERNS, CLOTH JACKETS, MUFFS, FUR CAPES, SHAWLS, MITTENS, SILK MITTS,
KID GLOVES, 'HANDKERCHIEFS, FANS, SCARFS, MUFFLERS, UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY, CORSETS, MEN'S TIES,
FASCINATORS, MACKINTOSHES, UMBRELLAS, MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, COLLARS AND CUFFS, MEN'S GLOVES, WHITE SHIRTS, COMFORTS
NIGHT SHIRTS, BABY BOOTIES, BOYS' WAISTS, BABY CLOAKS, PORTIERS, BABY HOODS,
BED SPREADS, BLANKETS, LACE CURTAINS, COUCH COVERS, BED SETS, TABLE LINENS, TOWELS, NAPKINS, TIDIES, PIN CUSHIONS,
STAMPED LINEN, THROWS, SCREENS, Sofa Pillows, Shopping Bags, Perfumes.
Also hundreds of other useful and ornamental articles, specially provided for gift giving. SPECIAL—We offer 250 silver plated cups, gilt lined, beautifully engraved, at 25 cents each, actual value 50 cents. Attention to Sabbath and Public School teachers is called to this item. A lasting present for a small sum.
Crawfordsville, Ind. 127-129 'East* Main Street'^
P. S. Modes and Fabrics foi? December now ready* Please call promptly for your marked copy.
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