Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 February 1898 — Page 6

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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1808.

IN the race against time honors are as yet about even between Gladstone and Bismarck.

IT seems to be the ambition of young Joe Leiter to limit the country's rations to graham gems and corn dodgers.

His biographer says that the Prince of Wales owes no debt worth speaking of—that is, worth while speaking of to the Prince.

THK Indiana man who has undertaken to eat a goose a day for thirty days will probably save his own carcass for the thirtieth day.

UNDKIS the first six months of the Dingley law the customs receipts were over 813,000,000 greater than under the first six months of the Wilson law.

SHOUI.I) Mr. Dole not wish to antagonize the barbers, a class that has much to do with the heads of the nation, he'd better keep his picture out of the papers.

THK prospect that the government will realize the full debt of the Kansas Pacific Railroad is another evidence of the fact that the Republican party is the executive party.

THK present cost per year for army pensions is Sl'10,000,000, but the liquor bill of the county is five times greater, and supports men whoaie at war with Christianity and good morals.

THK embezzlements for ISO? exceeded those of 1S0G by more than $2,000,000. The fact that there was moie to embezzle during the year 1807 must also be taken into consideration.

UKKKNI.AND'S most popular newspaper is the Atiuiuoijlintil Xuluiijhujvnr armik Lxisarunimusassvmld. The newsboys who sell it on the streets charge nothing extra for their linguistic efforts.

A TIOVKKNMENT oiiicial reports that of those who went to Alaska last year only 7 per cent were able to earn a llviDg. Dne of the best things in an outfit is evidently a liberal reserve fund.

Tun beet sugar factory at Rome. N. Y., made 013,800 pounds this season, and received from the State a Dounty of 30,438. New York's position on beet sugar is that the way to begin is to begin.

THE negro who betrayed Aranguren for $500 is said to have been taken out and shot by the Spanish in Havana because they are short of funds. There are still a few things to be learned about finance.

CHICAGO Inter Ocean: There is nothing to be gained by a prolonged discussion of Hawaiian annexation. The people hove studied the question and made up their minds. Three-fourths of the American people favor and demand annexation without delay.

AN Aiiv's bank clearings throughout the United States are up close to the highest figures ever touched in any month. This, of course, was expected. The business revival has proceeded so far that the sum total of the country's activities are about as great as they ever were iu the most prosperous period of the past

MK. WIXUATK'S eloquent reference to Gen. Wallace was among the best things said at thatsplendid Noblesville convention. Mr. VVingate said: "Finally, Mr. Chairman, we will succeed this year because we have for the foremost candidate to succeed to Mr. Turpie's place, a son of Indiana who in war, diplomacy, state-craft, literature, art and business economy has no peer. A man whose great achievements and successes have won the admiration of the world and carried the name of Indiana to the four corners of the earth. A man close to the hearts of all the people, and when we are close to the people the people are close to us. A man who is what he is by the labor of his own hands and the efforts of hib own brain. A man whose far seeing statesmanship and executive ability by forcing the gold' in the national platform at St. Louis secured the Republican party its victories in 1800. This latter fact makes him not only the candidate of our party in Indiana in the coming campaign for United States States Senator, but the candidate of ail the sound money forceb in the nation."

I!E ritElIKNSIHI.E 1G O It AN(J IS. The editor of the Lafayette Saadai/ Times is a Democratic partisan who is so invariably short on information and long on criticism that but little surprise is ever occasioned by his grotesque assertions. However, he occasionally makes of himself such a literary Thersites as to attract attention and to elicit comment. At hand is a literary gem from the pen of this amateur world enlightener which completely refutes the ancient statement to the effect that there are some matters so perfectly patent that the wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein, The editor of the TUHCS attacks Gen. Wallace in a caustic manner and quotes from his Noblesville speech the following paragraph: "So while the stars continue to enlighten the sky, while grasses grow and rivers run their seaward destiny, while waves run in from the main anc break in thunder on the shore, while the earth stands and while men live with memories and responsive gratitude, Abraham Lincoln will continue the foremost man of alii the world, with possibly one rival, the majestic Israelite who walked and talked with God and derived his inspiration from Uim."

This 'quotation is supplemented with the following comment: "General Wallace spoke a piece and, thinking to forward his Senatorial chances, actually told his auditors that he really doubted whether Jesus Christ was greater than Abraham Lincoln! This is a fact! No doubt concerning it!"

For the benefit of the editor of the Times and for the enlightenment of those of his readers who grope in outer darkness it may be said that the "one rival" to whom Gen. Wallace referred was Moses, the great deliverer of Israel, who, according to Holy Writ, walked and talked with God and whose character has often been compared to the great emancipator of modern times. Those familiar with Gen. Wallace and his writings, as the editor of the Times professes to be, must know that Gen. Wallace's idea of Christ is that of a Divinity and not of a man. In his "Ben-Hur" and "Hoyhood of Christ" the idea -of Divinity is so studiously and so consistently maintained as to leave no doubt as to Gen. Wallace's position in this matter. The comment of the Suiuhiii Times is either a bit of astounding and reprehensible ignorance or a vicious attempt to give a false construction to Gen. Wallace's words. To a casual observer the Tivics'' article smacks of both ignorance and viciousness.

3 A VKiOIiOUS lMJOTKsT. The people of Hamilton county are extremely indignant over the action of her delegotes in the Noblesville convention in voting against the report of the committee on resolutions. The Noblesville Lcihjcr, the Republican organ of the county, says: "Hamilton county, as usual, made a great big blunder. Mc.Math, and its chairman, opposed the resolution indorsing General Wallace, and had the humiliating spectacle of seeing itself stand almost alone in this opposition—the vote for the resolution being 01 for 27 against, Hamilton county giving 2.'i of the 37 votes. Montgomery county and the district must feel very grateful (V) towards Hamilton county. General condemnation of this course of the Hamilton county delegates is heard on all sides. The visitors laugh at us p.ni our own Republicans feel disgusted and humiliated. 'Tis passing strange how old soldiers could sit there and record their votes against the gallant, generous Gen. Wallace. How can they explain their vote to their constituents? The people of Hamilton county are for Gen. Wallace, and any Representative who shows any opposition to him will have hard sledding.

The attitude of our delegates was an utter surprise to everybody. The opposition came like a thunderbolt from a clear .sky. We have only to say that these delegates should go home and soak their heads in vinegar. This uncalled for, unwise action of Hamilton county was the only thing there was to mar the harmony and enthusiasm of one of the pleasantest conventions ever held iu the district. May the like never occur again."

PKKSIDKNT PAKSO.NS of the State Normal has much to say regarding "Ecclesiastical domination" in connection with the State schools. His talk is inclined to make people acquainted with the facts very tired, and is a feeble attempt to divert public attention from real issue. The whole unpleasant controversy between the State and non-State schools had its origin in a protest against the-greedy attempt of the management of the State schools to establish an educational trust in Indiana. The failure of the infamous Geeting bill in the legislature was the first rebuke these rapacious monopolists have received but their present attitude warrants the administration of future castigation. Their arrogant refusal to arbitrate the existing differences with the non-State schools is proof positive that they are knowingly wrong but conceitedly 6ure of their morgage on the State treasury. That educational trust, the State schools management, needs another taking down and it will doubtless receive it at the hands of the next legislature.

SHOWING ITS WORTH. Six months of the operations of the Dingley law show that it is going to meet the expectations of its framers and supply sufficient revenue to cover the current expenses of the Government. There has been a steady growth in the receipts month by month, until they have now reached such proportions as to make it apparent that the law will supply, under ordinary circumstances, a revenue equal to the amount necessary to meet the Government expenditures and furnish something of a surplus besides. The January customs receipts were more than 35 per cent, in exce.-s of the receipts of last year, and were larger than the average monthly customs receipts during the entire history of the Wilson law. The internal revenue receipts in January exceeded those of any January since the McKinley law was taken from the statute books.

During the six months iu which the new law has been in operation, it has shown a steady growth. The August receipts were §19,000,000, tbo6e of September nearly §23,000,000, October §21,000,000, November over §25,000,000, December over 837,000,000, and January nearly 829,000,000.

THK series of seventeen articles on the States of the Middle West, which began in the number of Harper's Weeklu dated Jan. 2d, and will be continued regularly for several months, will make new friends for "The Nation's Journal." No such sustained and determined effort has recently been made by a periodical to give the world the facts concerning this important section of the couotry. The articles have been prepared bs Franklin Matthews, a newspaper man of long experience, who seems to have special gift for securing reliable information, and judgment and honesty in the U6e he makes of it. That his record will be satisfactory reading to Westerners may be gathered from the title of the series, "Bright Skies in the West." It seems probable that these articles will command a great d«al rf attention throughout the States and set the Middle West in a true lij 1

THE text of the Toiler resolution will be kept before the people. It is the platform of the free silver party. What it proposes is to pay the bonds of the United States in 15c dollars. The vote for it in the Senate was 17 to '-12, every Democratic Senator, except one, voting aye. Let every citizen scan the words of the resolution closely. Here is the full text of the proposed repudiation of more than one-half of the bonded debt of this country:

That all the bonds of the United States, issued or authorized to be issued, under the said acts of Congress herein before recited, are payable, principal and interest, at the option of the Government, of the United States, in silver dollars of the coinage of the United States, containing 1123 grains each of standard bilver: and that to restore to its coinage such silver coins as a legal tender in payment of said bonds, principal and interest, is not in violation of the public faith, nor in derogation of the rights of the public creditor.

CAPTAIN RAY, of the United States Army, who has been for some time in the Klondike region, reports to the Department recommending that steps be immediately taken to check emigration to the interior of Alaska of all persons not provided with supplies to la6t two years. The report adds that no placer discoveries have been made in Alaska or the Northwest Territory within the last eight months and that "any steps which will prevent people from coming thither in their ignorance will be an act of charity." In the multitude of conilicting reports from that region Captain Ray's wears the look of being a true one, and the Government, as well asiprivate adventurers thither, will do well to give it heed.

CoxuKKSS has been required to do something to relieve the disabilities of a Kansas man who .deserted from the uuiou army during the war, deserted theJDeuiocratic party for Populism iu 1804, deserted his own fireside with a neighbor's wife later on, and eventually deserted the State on the darkebt night and best horse lie could find.

riii-, publication of stories about the prodigious achievements 'pf women iu the Klondike region ought to be stopped, for humanity's 6ake. The one about the woman who walked to the Yukon and carried a sewing machine on her back is an especially pernicious lie.

A iiioc.iiAi'HY of the Prince of Wales has just been published. If it is a complete one and an effort should be made to introduce it into this country, Anthony Comstock will be seen jumping sideways and shaking his clinched fists Britain ward in angry defiance.

SENATOP. MUKPHY. of New York, who voted for the Teller resolution, will not resign by request, but unless New York has changed its opinion on sound money since 1800 there is a majority in the State against him of 2(58,400. ...

A PAW has withdrawn its objections to the annexation of Hawaii. It is so manifestly the right thing that nothing of any force can be urged against

A CLEAR CUT ISSUE. St. Louis Globe Democrat: It is said the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee feels confident over the outlook. The conditions justify this view. The issue has been made up and the Republicans could not reasonably a6k for a better one. It is the issue of 1890, sharpened and clarified The Bryanites asserted in 1890 that the contest was between the double standard and the gold standard. In the past year, however, the pretense that the Democrats want a double standard has been thoroughly exposed. Mexico is prosperous, says Bryan, and Mexico has the silver standard. Therefore, he argues, the silver standard is the cause of the prosperity, and it would bring pros perity to the United States. All this simplifies the issue. The Democrats want the silver standard, in which case, of course, gold would be driven out of the country, and silver and paper would be the only circulation which would remain. The Republicans defend the gold i-tandard-—the standard which the country has had since JS3I, except in 1S152-TS, when paper was the sole currency. The gold standard implies that all the silver which is now in use will remain in use, and will be kept up to the gold line. Thus under the gold standard the country has an abundance of both gold and silver, while under the silver standard it wuuld have only one metal, silver.

"A 1-AliTY OF THE PEOI'LE." New York Sun: The Hon. John Warrick Daniel, of Virginia, has long been known as an accomplished reciter, and he has seldom been in better reciting form than he was on Thursday. "In every republic," said he, "with profound solemnity of expression, "there must be a party of the people. The Democracy is that party in this country." This is a Danielic paraphrase of "we are the people." It must be very depressing to the melodramatic Virginian elocutionist to feel that the people are not in the majority. How does it happen that the people are less numerous than the other people?''

O.NK effect of the new tariff law is the transferring of a number of manufacturing establishments from European countries to the United States, thus bringing in new capital and giving additional employment to American labor. Reports from Birmingham, Ala., show that an English firm is about investing §2,000,000 in the construction of a new steel plant at that place advice from Carlspar, Germany, indicates that a prominent manufacturer of velvet of that place is arranging to transfer his establishment to Mystic, Conn., and reports from France indicate that silk manufacturers of that country are contemplating the transfer of their establishments to America.

DURING February Harper's liazar will begin a clever new department, in which the affairs of the day in New York and other cities will be lightly touched upon in bright and sparkling paragraphs. This department will be conducted by a lady whose name will not be given. Mrs. Sherwood, in her Types of American Women, will write concerning "The Little Miss." An admirably practical series, entitled "Woman's Voice in Speech," will begin in February.

THK natives of Formosa have a habit of lining the walls of a chamber with the skulls of their enemies slain in battle and requiring their young men to cultivate bravery by occupying these rooms as sleeping apartments. Will tae leaders of the silver party follow this example by requiring Mr. Bryan to sleep in that room at the Omaha exposition which is to be papered with cancelled farm mortgages from a single county in his State? \.v*'

Ofkiciai. information, according to a Madrid cable dispatch, shows that the Cuban war, from February. 1895, to December, 1897, has cost Spain the sum of $240,000,000. Scant success in attending the plan to end the war by bribery and assassination, and at the present rate the continual drain on the Castillian coffers must toon put an end to the inhuman, unchristian and uncivilized state of things.

THK Rev. Sam Jones will go to Baltimore to attend the Methodist confer ence in May, where the question of the status of the evangelist will be discusBed. He said recently: "As an evangelist who has raised over 8500,000 for the church and brought more con verts into its membership than any other one man in the church, I will aak as a matter of right that this question be settled."

Oil" For Klondike.

Walter F. Hulet has received word from his brother, Henry, in California, to the effect that he had started for Klondike. He takes a man along with him to do the bard work and writes interestingly of his outfit. He carries a fur lined sleeping bag, a fur nightcap, felt socks and other little articles of dress suggestive of the weather we had here along early last July.

CUKES croup, sore throat, pulmonary troubles—Monarch over pain of every sort. Dr. Thomas'Electric Oil.

A MISUNDERSTANDING.

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Quite an unpleasant incident occurred at the Central school building Saturday during the picture exhibit and it seems that it was the result of a misunderstanding. The teachers engaged a dealer in'pictures to come to Crawfordsville to make a display of his wares intending to gain therefrom ideas of what they wished to secure for the ornamentation of the school rooms.

The exhibition was liberally advertised and the picture dealer arrived Saturday with some two hundred pic tures. It was not intended that this should be a sale at all, but it was rumored" that some of those attending the exhibition engaged pictures from the dealer and had them reserved. This came to the ears of Mayor StiUvell and he, acting under the peddlers' ordinance and f:t the request of home merchants, called at the school building to put a stop to the selling of pictures. The incident as may be imagined caused quite a Hurry.

Supt. Kenaston speaking of the matter Monday stated that he and all the teachers recognized fully the just claims of the home merchants who are taxed to maintain the schools and who are entitled to patronage in preference to any outsider. The teachers, Prof. Kenaston says, merely brought the dealer here to make his display in order that they might get a better idea of what they wanted than they could obtain from the stocks in Crawfordsville. "We intended to find out what we wanted," s§iid Supt. Kenaston, "and then order them through our home dealers. It was unfortunate if any sales were' negotiated- and such was not our intention in bringing the pictures here."

Supt. Kenaston seems to feel perfectly fair toward the home merchants, who are unquestionably right in insisting that tbe city ordinances be enforced. The exhibition was not intended as a sale and that it assumed that character at ail is regretted by no one more than the promoters of the project.

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A letter to the Indianapolis Sr.ntiiid from Noblesville says: 'Joseph Cheadle, of Frankfort, and James Fippen, of Tipton, are the only candidates for the Congressional nomination on the Democratic ticket. Inasmuch as the Populists in some of the counties have indorsed resolutions declining to fuse with the Democrats, and

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further reason that there are. Republicans all over the district this year ready to supports straight Democratic nominee who will not touch Cheadle, the prospects at the present time are favorable for the nomination of Mr Fippen. "It is generally conceded throughout the district, that Representative C. B. Landis will be re-noiuintited by the Republicans without practically any opposition, notwithstanding the fact that Elder Hodton and Dr. A, R. Tucker, of this county, are pronounced candidates. It has been the rule among Republicans in this district for many years to give a Congressman the second nomination, and this fact will doubtless result in giving it to Landis once more."

Will Locate Mattoon.

Kramer X- Son, the meat market men, will locate iu the near future at Mattoon, 111.

Weather and Crime.

Rivers—Ever notice tln there is less highway robbery when tho sidiAvalh.are covered -tfit.h snow and ice'/

Brooks—No. Any reason i'cr it? Rivers—Yes. It's all tho footpads can do to hold themselves up.—Chicago Tribune.

Psychology.

"I don't believe it's possible for two people to think of the samo thing in ono moment. "You wait until you owe your tailor a bill and meet him iu the street. Pick Alo Up.

Kind Sympathy.

The Fierce One—I do wish tho Lord had made me a man. The Gcutle One—Perhaps he has, Amelia, dear, but yon haven't been able to find him yet.—Cincinnati Enquirer,

Wanted to Know.

Pastor—Conio out to church tumorrow. I l'eel sure you will enjoy the sermon.

Friend—Who is going to preach?— Harlem Life.

"As if a brick were lying in my stomach" is the description by a dyspeptic of his feeling after eating.

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Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to SI 00 a bottle.

CHAIRMANSHIP INTEREST.

Seven of the Thirteen Members tho Committee -Non-Comyiitlul—Further Talk of Kebekvr ami New

The Prohibitionist*.

Indianapolis News: Seven of the thirteen members of the new Republican State committee are non-committal on tho chairmanship, and the politicians 6ay that until these men indicate some preference, no one can foretell who will be the chairman of the committee. The interest in the selection of a man to lead the party in the State campaign is increasing, and the impression is that the meeting of the committee next Tuesday will bring together many representative Republicans. The talk in favor of making E. H. Nebeker, of Covington, chairman. has increased all the week, and some of the best informed men in the party now believe that unless something unforseen develops, he will be the choice of the committe. In referring to the use of his name, Mr. Nebeker said to day that his mind had not undergone any change since the first week when he authorized his friends to say that he was-not a candidate for the place, and would not be a candidate, and yet would not say that he would not accept the position if it came to him. "It would be a compliment, in the light of past events," was suggested to him."Yes, that is true," was all he would say.

In discussing the situation, the representatives of the party make, frequent reference to tbe contest within the party in 1S9G, when Mr, Nebeker was made the candidate for chairman against John K. Gowdy. Some of the intimate friends of Air. (lowdy have never been able to forgive Mr. N'obeker for allowing the use of his name on that occasion, and, from all accounts, would like to see some other man elected chairman at this time. The representatives of the party who are proposing the election of Mr. Nebeker are using the argument that, by making him chairman, the two factions ia the party may be reunited. The drift of the tali is that if Mr. Nebeker is not made the chairman, Henry S New will be chosen. The understanding is that Mr. New does not wish to be considered a candidate if Mr. Nebeker consents to tne use of his nume.

APPRECIATING FRICES-

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Ilrealers GtzcUe: Three hundred ami twenty-five dollars was oil'ered and refused for a draft gelding on this market last week. Another gelding sold at 8307.50, the top price of the year, and a pair of draft horses brought SitfO. If things go on at this rate much longer the Gazette will permit itself the indulgence of of a few of those "I told you so's." But it did not take much of a prophet to foretell this time it simply required an acquaintance with conditions—and it is tne business of this journal to learn conditions of supply and demand in order that its'1 readers may benefit by the knowledge.® Things are actually beginning to "get good" in the horse business. As a matter of fact there are those in plenty who will aflirua that they are already good, and so they are. But not good enough yet. This is only the beginning. When draft geldings sell'at $200 at home it is pretty good, considering the cheap provender of th.past few years. But a ton gelding, sound and clean, is worth more than S~ 0 to ©.ISO. Lie should briug fron sJ.'OO to S.iOO and he will yet do it. Then things will be "good". A further advance of £5 a head was scored on the opening of this week.

Drafters are not the only horses iu'demand at fair figures. The entire industry has felt the thrill of reviving' interest. Thoroughbredb and trotters chore in the advance Tracks long grass grown are being worked ami surfaced for the coming campaign. Exporters are clamorous for the good sorts of ail kinds and buyers are vainly scouring the country for shipments' to fill vessel room engaged ahead. Of course there are horses iu plenty—but not of the right kind. They are the harvest that is reaped from the speed craze, the aftermath of cheap sires. But even the common horses are being more readily absorbed by an improved domestic demand. Saddle horses are undeniably higher in price. Big high actors are scarcer than hens' teeth and constantly commanding better prices. The gaDg plank, long withdrawn, is once more echoing the hoof beats of disembarking stallons. Such an inquiry for draft and coach sires has not been manifest in live years. The whole industry has been been quickened into renewed activity.

Gr»phio Dcscrlptlou.

Some Swiss convicts recently escaped from prison, and an advertisement announcing the fact says that "with the close cropped hair, knickerbockers and Striped jackets the fugitive murderers may easily be mistaken for American or English tourists excurslonlng in the Valaisan Alps."

No one would ever be bothered with constipation if everyone krew how naturally and quickly Burdock Blood Bitters regulates the stomach and bowels.