Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 July 1897 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, JULY 23. 1897.

THE hum of prosperity is heard in the land.

COTTON is a centa pound higher than it was a year ago.

THE newspapers teem with reports of improvement in business.

THE Dingley bill is the nineteenth important tariil1 measure in the history of the United States.

SEVEKTY cents in 200-cent dollars of gold for wheat fresh from the thresher beats 50 cents a year ago.

LAHOK rarely strikes on a falling market. It is when prices begin to go up that the workingmen demand more pay.

SURVEYOKS are already at work endeavoring to ascertain the feasibility of the construction of a railroad into the Yukon country.

THE new tariff bill does not please the Indianapolis News. To make it acceptable to the Ncivs was not the intention of its framers.

THE frog industry is growing. A statistician enumerates "fifty-seven frog farms now in successful operation" in various sections of the country.

TOE steamers on the Yukon will not allowpassengers to carry a large supply of food to the new gold diggings, but insure them enough to last a year for 8400.

WHEAT is now about 20 cents a bushel more than it was a year ago. Silver is cents less per ounce than it was then. As wheat goes up Bryanism goes down.

DURING the Cleveland administration the British debt declined about 8100,000 a day and our own debt increased 8125,000 a day. (5rover's administration was more English than it was American.

THE new tariff law will be in operation within a very few days now, and business will then be able to adjust itself to the new schedules. A period of prosperity is at hand and in fact has already set in.

BESIDES its gold fields Alaska is rich in oil, so much, in fact, that it can be dipped up in buckets from a' lake, while surrounding this rich lind the coal beds are inexhastible. But Alaska can't raise hog and hominy.

IN the six months ending July 1 S28,000,000 of mortgage indebtedness was paid off in -Nebraska to the mortgage and loan coaicanies. The farmers will

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ANOTIIKK evident of returning prosperity and confidence is seen in the announcement coming from Bryan's own state that the western representatives of several of the largest loan and trust companies have received notice of a change of policy, and given authority to negotiate farm loans at low rates of interest.

YVJ I a large crop of wheat at home and a small crop abroad, the conditions appear to be very favorable to the American farmer. The farmer, like the worker in most other fields, has been hit hard by the industrial stagnation of the past four years, but better times for him and them are at hand. The improved agricultural outlook is one of the most encouraging features of the general business situation.'.

GEN, LOGAN'S statue at Chicago will be unveiled this week on the anniversary, July 2:.'. of the battle of Atlanta, the second and most dangerous of Hood's wild rushes as soon as he was placed in command of the Confederate army. Logan's services at that battle was most important in rallying our forces during a heavy attack from an unexpected quarter. "Logan had no hat to swing," writes a veteran who was there, "but he just rode up and down the line saying, 'stop her, boys. We can whip Ilood if he comes this far.' The rebel charge was finally stopped, and then Logan, who had found a hat, and looked "awful black," ordered his lines forward. The lost ground and batteries were retaken in less than twenty minutes.

SOON after the discovery was made, two years ago, of a method to produce acetylene gas cheaply there was a promise of its coming into favor in the near future as an illuminating agent. Several untimely explosions, however, soon showed that its U6e was not unattended with danger. Besides, it was also found that calcium carbide, from which it was obtained by combination with water, is likely to prove rather more expensive than was at first supposed. The principal objection, the one first mentioned, has now been removed, if one may trust a story which comes from Ireland. A Mr. Goodwin, of Dublin, is said to have discovered that a trilling amount of carbonic acid gas, added to acetylene during the process of manufacture, not only prevents explosions, but increases the brilliancy of the ilame. If this assertion proves to be correct, acetylene may develop great popularity before long.

THE recent publication by that re.ible and conservative paper, the New York Journal of Commcrcc, shows the present silver coinage of the1 world to be 84,053.000,000, of which amount ^3,-133,-000,000 is full legal tender. Of this enormous total, no less than S2.498,000,000 has been coined since 1S73, and of this increase all but about 15 per cent, is full legal tender. It thus appears that the silver monev of the world has more than doubled since the "crivne," and that S5 per cent, of the enormous in silver coinage since that time is full legal tender.

THE story of Aladin or Snatched from the Poor House are not in it with the facts, or alleged facts, from the Klondyke gold regions of Alaska. The reports which continue to come are simply marvelous. One thing, however, must be borne in mind, and that is the old story, that the world will hear much of the few who strike it rich and little or nothing of the many who strike it poor or miss it altogether. It probably has escaped the eye of most readers that only last week three mail carriers were reported frozen to death.

THOSE who have the gold fever must remember that it is about 7,000 miles to Klondyke. At a low estimate transportation and provision from Crawfordsville will cost 8750. To make the journey the prospector must walk 050 miles if he goes the Juneau route, or 300 miles if he takes the Yukon river route. He must then steel himself to a climate that is eight months midwinter and four months late in the fall. The man who bears all the hardships and dangers in store for him earns his riches.

THE crops in no recent year were ever so promising as they are to-day. Reports from every section of the country show this. The yield of both corn and wheat will be abundant. The fruit crop is simpK enormous. The southern states, despite the disastrous Hoods experienced last spring, will produce a large yield of cotton. Prices are good, and, what is better, are still rising. Wheat brings a paying figure again, and cotton is profitable investment, both for the planter aud for the factor.

THAT portion of the Democratic party which is opposed to the free aud unlimited coinage of silver finds much encouragement in recent developments. In every state where campaigns are in prospect the gold Democrats have organized and will ruu separate tickets. The developments in' dicate that they will rally to the gold standard a much larger per centage of the Democrats than they did in the last fall's campaign. The two wings seem to be farther apart than ever.

THE introduction of machinery and its perfect adaptation to the needs of New England industries has had a farreaching effect upon the life of New England people. Alvan F. Sanborn, who has already contributed to the Atlantic a number of New England sketches, writes, in the August number. of a Massachusetts Shoe Town. He draws a striking picture of the social and economic changes that nave taken place since the rise of this great industry.

THE President of a shoe factory in St. Louis informs the Ololie-Democrat. that "our sales for June, 1S97, show an increase over June, 1890, of 801,0S1.2f, and the gain for the year up to July 1 over last year is S150,845.11." This factory has orders in hand for the fall trade amounting to 81,500,000, aud the President says "many of the letters we receive speak in glowing terms of the crop and general prospects for fall."

»olliers' Reunion.

The fourth annual reunion of the Family Veteran Association of Scott and Brown townships will be held at Parkersburg on Thursday. Aug. 5. These veterans and their families never fail to have a ^ood time.

Tin' Women's Union.

The Women's union met Tuesday and made an assessment of 10 cents on each member, the money thus raised being used to pay rent in the headquarters. The money Will be collected by a committee.

EDUCATION FOR WOMEN.

Kurt her Testimonial!! in l'"avor of Placing Them in School With Men.

To tin Editor of The Journal. It is certainly not amiss' to have a consensus of opinion regarding the best method of female education from our prominent teachers. In addition to former expressions therefore along this line we add others chielly from our own Stijte of Indiana.

President Stott, of Franklin, writes as follows: "Young women were first admitted to our college in 1 fc(»9, although some young women had recited in some classes as long ago as 1823. They are admitted on same terms as young men. They p-irsue the same studies as youn? men. They also eau take music and painting and drawing. One-third to one-half are young women. They room and board in families. We think that their presence has been beneficial in many ways. We favor co-educa-tiou. Of course more care is needed in keeping proper restraints upon their intercourse

From Purdue the librarian sends this word: "Your letter to President Smart has been referred to me for reply. Permit me to say, women were admitted from the very beginning of the work here. That is in KS74, when instructional work began. They are admitted to all classes upon equal terms. We have a separate dormitory for our young ladies and those who room there are under the special care of a lady principal. Co-education seems to be a satisfactory experiment with us. We have but a small proportion of ladies, about one-sixth, I should say."

President John, of DePauw, had this to say during his administration: "I have your esteemed favor of the ISth inst. I will answer your questions in order. Co-education in DePauw University is a satisfactory plan of education for women. The order for the admission of women into the University was made in June, 18(17. Thirty-five per cent of all the students in the four college classes at the present time are women. This is about the per cent which has prevailed in the past. Women are admitted to all departments of the Univorsity on equal terms with men. We have a dormitory erected for women at a cost of about §25,000. There is a general dining hall connected with this dormitory in which both men and women take their meals. Co-education in DePauw University has long since ceased to be an experiment. We regard the plan as natural, and consequently, as desirable. We would not think of going back to the old arrangement."

President L. J. Aldrich, of Merom, expresses his feelings thus: "In reply to yours of the ISth inst. I will state thai, our college is co-education in the fullest sense, e.. We admit women on equal terms in all departments. Women were first admitted in 1S59, date of charter. They are admitted on a par with men. About three-eights of the students are women, (average). Women choose for themselves as to rooms. The college provides a dormitory which is optional: about one-half have rooms in private families. It is the firm belief of those most acquainted with the college for thirty years that the presence of women students has elevated the tone of the college in proportion to the number present. Oberlin College, Ohio, would be able to answer this question from a long and valuable experience. With us coed. is satisfactory."

President Scot Butler, of lrvington. says: "In reply to yours of the ISth inst. permit me to say: "Women have been admitted here from the beginning. This is our thirty-seventh year. Thoy pursue identical courses of study with men. No other courses are provided for them. They have acquitted themselves creditably in competition with men, though showing weakness perhaps in mathematical studies The average attendance of women with us has been abont one-third the whole number of students. The majority of our students board in private families. We have a boarding hall, however, which has been erected for the sole purpose of affording cheaper boarding. One-half the building is open to young ladies, the other to young men. The two parts of the building do not communicate, though all the inmates meet at a common table. We regard the presence of women as beneficial in point of morals. Co-education is satisfactory with us. Further let me say that personally I believe in co-educa-tion, but at the same time I think that men and women are different, they certainly are, conventionally at least, and require different management. If you will read an article in Bibliotheca Sacra, Vol. 1(5, doubtless to be found in the library at Wabash, you will gain many valuable suggestions from it: articles entitled 'Co-education at Oberlin,' I think bebt results could be reached by having a boarding hall for young ladies exclusively, with a lady principal resident therein, and requiring all girls, not living at home, to board there. We have a lady principal who is a member of the faculty, and our young women are under her charge, but they are allowed to board in private families."

President Fisher, of Hanover, writes: "I have answered your questions a great many times. My only reluctance in answering }hem in your case is because I do not wish to appear to take any part in the discussion as to the admission of women in Waba6h Coilege. What I would think advisable there as a matter of expediency, in view of the near proximity of Coates College, I do not know. But without any reference to Wabash. Women were admitted here in 1880. They sustain themselves thoroughly, having repeatedly taken high honors. Our dormatories are separate, and always ought to be so. Their presence civilizes and elevates. Nothing about a college is always free from difficulties. The presence* ^f girls creates new relations which have to be met. But after twelve years of experience I can see no good reason why we should not be thoroughly content with co-educa-tion."

President Martin writes from Moore's Hill, as to thi rms of admission, etc., there: pon terms of equality. From the first founding of otie institution in 1S50. At present in private families. In class work they are fully the equals of their orothers They (sustain themselves) do. I think not, except to elevate the moral tone. It is (satisfactory) with us."

The secretary of Hartville iaculty, before the disbanding of the college, had this to say on the same theme: "Yours of the ISth inst. athand. In reply would say that ladies are admitted to our college. That they have been admitted since the founding of the institution. That twenty per cent, of our students this year our 'adies. That they sustain themselves creditably. That their presence is not thought to detract from the moral standing of the institution, nor from its intellectual strength. We have this term a lady of rare intellectual ability. She leads her classes in chemistry. geometry, literature and mechanics. I wish we had more ladies in our college. Our lady students find rooms in private families. We have no separate dormitory for them."

Here we have the united testimony of eight college leaders in as many institutions in Indiana to the effect that the presence of ladies not only does not prove injurious, but salutary, and that, too, in proportion to their attendance. If this valuable experience, from so many varying sources, and continuing in some instances for over thirty years, has any weight at all, it is simply preponderant in favor of their admission to Wabash. T. D. F.

A Family Contest.

Mary A. Pruitt, Lucy Steele and Julia E. Wray havo entered suit against Eleazer F. Wilhite, his wife Clarinda Wilhite, and Aaron Faust to set against a deed to about 100 acres of land which was deeded Eleazer Wilhite by his mother, the late Mary Wilhite. It is alleged in the complaint that Eleazer Wilhite obtained the land for no consideration, he not having lived up to the agreement he entered into with his mother in 1891 when the deed was made.

The Alaska Kevcr.

The Alaska fever has struck Crawfordsville and quite a number of our citizens are fairly itching to leave for the newly discovered gold fields. The 81.000 necessary to make the trip has placed an effectual damper on the enthusiasm of the great majority, however, and it is not likely that the next census will show any alarm diminution in population due to an exodus for the Alaska gold fields.

Lieutenant. J'enee's Kueeess. Frankfort News: Lieut. Will Pence, U. S. A., arrived here yesterday on a thirty days' leave of absence. Mr. Pence has been detailed for service at West Point where he will teach mathematics for the next four years. Mr. Pence has been chosen for this position on account of his especial fitness for the place. He will report for duty at West Point, Aug. 20th.

Death o( Mrs, Kallierinc Thomas. Mrs. Ivatherine Thomas, relict of Win. Thomas, died Wednesday at 1 a. at the home of her parents, Wr. and Mrs. J. W. ShaLklin, on Black Creek, three miles northwest of the city. She was 32 years of age aud leaves one daughter. The funeral occurred Thursday at 2 o'clock from Mt. Zion church, the Rev. Mr. Williams, of Yountsville, officiating.

A New I'ro|irietoiv

Dr. A. Valo has purchased the Clark's Hill sanitarium and will hold a grand opening of the temple of health on Thursday evening, July 22. IJr. Valo will conduct the popular place in a most approved and up-to-date style.

Heavy Cuttle.

F. R. Stewart, of Frank-fort, and C. Hunt, of Darlington, purchased of J. W. Ivirkpatrick, of Kirkpatrick, 31 head of fat cattle, averaging 1,584 pounds. The stock was shipped to Chicago.

—Recently a lady in New York City, who went into a store to buy a wellknown medicine was persuaded to take something "just as good." She took it and died from the effects of it. A suit for damages is pending.

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ADAM H. WALKER.

Another Veteran of the War Mustered Out —Sketch of Ais LiTe.

Adam Walker, a veteran- of the late war, after three years of terrible suffering with rheumatism and abcess in the side, died at his home, ten miles north west of the city, surrounded by his wife, family and friends Death was peaceful and quiet. He was buried in all the honors of war by the G. A. R. and the Masonic rites, funeral taking place at Liberty on Thursday at 3 o'clock, interment at Liberty grave yard, Quick neighborhood.

Adam Walker was born in Warren county, this State, January 9. 1841. His father, John Walker, was a Scotchman and first settled in Virginia, be then emigrated to Ohio where ho marrie Miss Maggie Haywood. Tiny with the Haywoods emigrated to Warren and Tippecanoe counties, -Ik's State. When Adam was one y^.ir old his father died. His mother then moved to Coal Creek township, this county. Of this issue Samuel and Thomas are the oaly surviving children. Mrs. Walker battled through the poverty and suffering of those early days rearing her children the best she could and without much schooling until the three boys grew old enough to be the support of their devoted mother. At the breaking out of the war Adam and Samuel, his brother, enlisted in Co. K., S(ith Indiana volunteer infantry, August 1802, participating in the battles of Stoue River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Chattanooga and all the engagements in which the brave 80th took part. Adam served his country with honor and with a brave heart filled with patriotism, never complaining of the hardship of war and was beloved by all the boys of the SOth for his display of kindness and charity to all. At the close of the war he returned to his home two miles west of Round Hill and resumed his occupation of plasterer and farmer. He was married to Miss Mary E. Jackson. There was born to them two children, Etta A., and Nannie who still survive him. In 1S70 Adam joined the Newlight Christian church and has always been a faithful working member, conducting himself worthy of the name. During all his life his heart and his hand was ever ready to perform every act of mercy and charity. He was a man who preserved his honor and shunned the evil, loved the honest, good and pure. He was a patriot with a never dying love for the old llag he helped to preservo and he never tired of telling hardships, toils and suffering the SOth so willingly underwent to preserve that emblem of America's liberty. His love for the boys who marched with him for three years was a brotherly tie not to be broken. His last request was for the G. A. R. to lay him away with all the honors of war. He knew death was near several days before he died and often expressed the wish that the great Father would relieve his intense suffering and that he might retain the reasoning power to the la6t. He endured the suffering and great pain of his fatal disease with Christian fortitude and often saying: "There is no more rest for me on this earth." He dictated to his nurse the following verse of an old song he wanted printed in his obituary notice and read by all his friends and comrades, wife and family: '"This is not my place of restinir,

Mine's a city yet to come. Onward to it 1 am hiistenlntr, On to my eternal home."

NUMBER THIRTEEN. Wheat, oats and hay are a good crop.

The JOUHNAI.'S crop builetin is an interesting feature. We extend congratulations to the new postmaster at Wingate.

We congratulate the Wingate scribe on his good letter last week. Rev. D. Powell preached a fine temperance sermon at Pleasant Hill Christirn church last Sunday.

Mrs. Graves and Miss Gracie Thomas attended the Christian Endeavor rally at Mellott last week.

We hope all the correspondents will make an effort to attend the reunion. Come prepared to assist in making the meeting one of much interest and profit.

Mrs. N. Meharry and daughter, Miss Annie, and Miss Sue Kerr, of Shawnee, went to Toronto last week to attend the National Epworth League convention.

Mr. Royalty, we believe, claims to be the oldest JOUHNAI. correspondent and Mr. Martin next. We wrote as early as 1S72. How mujh earlier we cannot tell. Enough, however, to hurry Mr. Martin to hold secoDd place. Will R. C. Jackman please tell how many years he has been a correspondent?

We were surprised at the remark of the Darlington scribe that ho is not a member of the Correspondents' Association. We thought he was the first president and served two terms with crecit and ability. When and how did ho loose his identity Who? granted him a demit or wrote him a letter of dismissal? Brother Martin, please arise.

MACE~

The sick are improving. H. Dice is training for the race. Our public well is in sad need of repair.

The saw mill is running in full blast. Everybody claims that times are getting better.

G. A. Hugelheim will sport a new bicycle soon. Armstrong Bros, were in Crawfordsville Tuesday.

A WARNING NOTE.

Those Who Heed It Not Have Much .fc. to Fear.

A note of warning. At first the faintest echo. It strikes the back. A peculiar warning not heard, but felt.

It increases day by day. The back cries out—rebels. The aches, pains and lameness Make life a misery—become unbearable.

Do you understand the warning? Do you realize 'tis kidney talk? The kidneys are on a strike. They have been overworked. Nature intends you to know this. And has only one way to warn you. The kidneys are located near the small of the back.

They are composed of delicate fibres that filter th blood. Stooping positions, a strain or cold often clog the filters.

This is serious when you don't know what to do. Backache is the beginning lame and weak back follows.

The filters fail to do their work. Kidney disease developes. -•r.J •, The urine is too frequent. '. The calls cl' nature wake you up at night.

A brick-colored deposit shows the trace of failing kidneys The uric acid is going the wrong way.

It is passing through the blood. Poisoning the whole system. Rheumatic pains and many aches appear.

All this from a small beginning. So easy to cure, too, when you know how.

Get at the cause— Break up the kidney blockade. Doan's Kidney Pills do this. That's their specialty—for the kidnevs only.

Oue thing at a time is why they succeed. Doan's Kidney Pills are not a cureall. but a kidney cure.

Doan's Kidney Pills are sold for 50 cents per box by all dealers, or mailed on receiDt of price by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for the United States.

Remember the name Doan's and take r.o substitute.

The threshing machines are doing good work here. The wheat crop is averaging 20 to 25 bushels per acre.

Andy Stone is building a new addition to his house. There is talk of the Mace basd reorganizing after harvest.

There has been a great demand for harvest hands this week. C. C. McClure is able to be out again after a few weeks' illnebS.

Charles Clark sold his fine trotter, "Billy F.," to Ed Hunt last week. Edwards & Linn shipped a car load of hogs to Indianapolis last Saturday.

Our supervisor has been busy putting in bridges washed out by the late rains. 'v

The Star Cycling Club made a run of over sixty miles Sunday in four hours.

All the correspondents should take interest in the reunion to be held in August.

Chas. Petertoan has returned to Mace after a long seige in Missouri. He says he saw the elephant.

Quarterly meeting was well attended here Sunday. Rev. J. H. Cissel deliver ered a fine sermon. From all reports after the conference is held our minister, W. C. Rilev, will still hold this cuit. We will be glad to have him with us again

ROUND HILL.

J. C. Bennett is painting Jas. Blue's new heuse. Mrs. May Burris. of El wood, visited relatives here a few days ago.

Sam Rafferty and Albert Eshelman went to Clore's Grove Sunday on their wheels.

Ellis Burk has his wheat all in the stack. He is the only one to stack in this vicinity.

After a vacation of six weeks Rev. Chas. Jakes filled his regular appointment here Sunday.

John Henderson and family, of Cherry Grove, spent Sunday at Uncle Jimmie Hendersou's.

J. D. Wilson sold and delivered a bunch of sheep to Geo. Clough, at New Richmond, Tuesday.

Work hands are very scarce. A number of our farmers are cutting their oats and doing the shocking themselves.

J. D. Wilson sold 3,000 bushels of corn at .the New Richmond elevator a short time ago at 21 cents per bushel. Morton Smith is delivering it.

Joe Smith purchased anew wheel at Crawfordsville Monday. While coming home on it he says the wheels became unmanagable and he fairly Hew along. On arriving home he found he had made the 8 miles in 14 minutes and 59 seconds.

Adam Walker died at his home, miles west of here, Tuesday at 1 o'clock. He had long been a sufferer from rheumatism and had not been able to leave the house for several months past. He was an old soldier, having been a member of Co. K, SGth Reg., Ind. Vol. Inf. He was 55 years of age and leaves a wife, two daughters and a number of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. The funeroccurred Thursday at Liberty Chapel, conducted by Rev. Woody. Interment at Liberty cemetery.

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