Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 22 July 1898 — Page 6

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FRIDAY, JULY 23, 189S.

BI.AXCO is evidently out of his head and has been since Cervera's destruction.

A II A NX A, spurned by the Democrats and repudiated by the Populists, cuts a very sorry figure.

DAVID B. HILT, has finally ceased his silence and announced that he voted for Bryan in 1690. David is still a Democrat.

THE West Point alumni association is getting the worst of it in this war. The per cent of We&t Pointers mowed down at Santigo is something awful.

IF the street commissioner understood his business there would be no pools of water standing on the streets. Nothing will wear out a street sooner than water.

ONE of the signs of prosperity is the revival of railroad construction. The estimate is that 800,000,000 will be expended on new roads in 1898, the largest showing since 1S93.

THE world over the free excursion is the most seductive of human blessings. Shafter was wise in his generation when he dangled this dazzling bribe before the eves of the enchanted Toral.

CRAWFORDSYILI.E business men with a mere semblance of organization are accomplishing much for the substantial growth and prosperity of the town. Well organized and incorporated they would do much more.

IN that fight at Santiago there were three volunteer regiments and to the glory of the citizen soldier be it said that the regular set no pace the volunteer could not keep. Incidentally it might be said that the pace set was a speedy one.

Whkn th§ Populietg QI Q^ss county denounced the Democracy of Montgomery a6 "gold bug" they were evidently bent on jollying the HOD. Euphonic Effluence Ballard who presided at the late reprehensible convention and who incidentally made a speech on that occasion.

THOSE 5200,000,000 of war bonds brought out cash bids aggregating $750,000,000, all from individuals, while syndicates, corporations and firms made offers of an additional $450,000,000. And yet we are told that the crying needB of this gold-standard oppressed country is more mbney.

EVEBY American apparently favors the acquisition of Porto Rico. Most of those who opposed Hawaii's annexation want the United States to take and hold Porto Rico. This makes the duty of the government especially plain. In order to hit Spain we must take Porto Rico, and for military, political and economic reasons we must keep it.

THE convention of Republican leagues has just met in Bryan's state and declared for the gold standard in emphatic and unmistakable terms. The next senate will be Republican and with a Republican house and a Republican president we may count on some rational financial legislation on the lines laid down by the Indianapolis monetary convention.

ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat: The talk about an alliance between the United States and England is subsiding in both countries. This is well. Formal offensive and defensive alliances are entered into by despotisms, but never by democracies except in the stress of actual war, iand for short periods. Russia and France find nothing incongruous in the idea of an alliance, nor do Germany, Austria and Italy, but all of those five countries, France included, are sufficiently under military influence to have much of the character of absolutisms, while one of them, of course Russia, is an absolutism without any qualification of dilution. On the other hand, England is essentially a democracy, and a hard at.d fast league with any other nation would be almost as foreign to her polity and recent traditions BS it would be to those of the United States. An understanding between the two countries will be had instead of an alliance, which will have all the latter's advan* tages and none of its embarrassments.

The understanding can be maintained, because the interests and aspirations of each coincide closely with those of 1* nthnr. and »re likely to so con-

UNAMERICAN UTTERANCES. It must be acknowledged that the war with Spain has been conducted in a manner highly creditable to American arms, with unparalleled expediency, and with terrible results to the enemy. The war has really been a world wonder in warfare. Its inception found this nation in a state of total unpreparedness, without ammunition, guns, or a sufficient army or navy. Within three months the enemy has been driven from the seas and has suffered great reverses on land—reverses that are vital. Still, in the midst of all this, carping critics continue to yawp and to defame, to villify and abuse the government at Washington. Here is a sample of the idiocy and disloyalty which appeared in the 2 o'clock edition of the Louisville Times Thursday, only one hour before Santiago fell without bloodshed into our hands: '•The one desire of the boys in the trencehs and on the ships about Santiago is to be led against or turned loose on the enemy, but the sacrosanct milksops at Washington seem unable to differentiate the purpose of an army militant from that of the Salvation Army. The way to fight the enemy in front—especially if a deadlier enemy is in your rear or 'midst'—is to go to work and hit a head whenever and whereever you see it. Milk white flags of truce and Red Cross bunting are all very well in their proper way and place, but Forrest was all right when he laid it down that 'war means fightin' and fightin' means killin'.' What Americans most need in Cuba is a commander who will cut all cable connections with Washington, put an end to parleying and 'give 'em a little more grape'."

For a week previous to the surrender the Democratic press of this country had filled its editorial columns with just such trash. The result of Shafter's negotiations is a sufficient answer. Had the wild demand of newspaper generals to storm the city been carried out it would have cost an immense treasure and the lives of hundreds of brave Americans, to say nothing of the health of thousands who would have been wounded. A bloodless victory is the best and only a man animated by the brutal instincts of the spectater of a bull fight would argue otherwise. The war so far hap demonstrated that the government at Washington is doing its work well. It will probably continue to do so in spite of the advice of bummy little journa!itee.

THE outlook for future national legislation is excellent. There is no possible doubt but that the next house will be strongly Republican and it is confidently believed that, the nextj senate will be Republican. Senator Gorman gives place to a Republican member. Senators Aldrich aDd Hanna will be their own successors Republicans expect to fill the seats of Faulkner, of West Virginia: Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Murphy, of New York: Roach, of North Dakota Smith, of New Jersey, and White, of California. Nebraska may do a good stroke of business for itself by dropping out the blatherskiie Allen. Of the thirty senatorial seats to be filled the Damocrats can count positively upon only eleven. One has already been settled by the re-election of Daniel, in Virginia. The senators retiring in March were elected in the Democratic sweep of 1S02 and many represent nothing in existing conditions. Eighteen of the thirty supported Bryan and quite a number find their constituents largely on the sound money side. Two so-called silver Republicans, Cannon and Mantle, expect to be returned to the senate, and Stewart counts upon representing for six years more the nothingness erected into a state under the name of

Nevada. In any case the Republicans are almost certain to have a majority in the senate dating from March 4

A REMARKABI.E group of articles upon topics of national interest appears in the July Atlantic. Two of them discuss our relations with England in the light of Secretary Oloey'6 much talked of suggestion for an Anglo American alliance. Rt. Hon. James Bryce, M. P., speaking from the Eng lish point of view, calls attention to the essential unity of the two nations in race, history, character and aims, and in behalf of his countrymen welcomes every advance, official or private, towards closer relations and a better understanding. James K. Hos mer traces the evolution of the United States from our original colonial dependence upon England and our subsequent independence, down to what he conceives now to be an i?i/er-depend ence of the two nations, springing from their common race, language institutions, character, and ideals, in which they stand alone to gether as against all the other great nations of the world and from his different point of departure, he reache the same conclusions as Secretary Oi ney and Mr. Bryce, and, believes that the welfare of the world depends upon the mutual accord of the two nations and that the long sundered kindred are now elowly gravitating toward

A COMPLICATED SYSTEM. Torre Haute Tribune: The Crawfordsville JOURNAL says Montgomery county has recovered 87,200 from excounty officials. It was done by suits in the courts, one of which was on trial several weeks. Complicated bookkeeping was the cause of the discrepancies and an expert witness was on the stand many days. One of the worst evils of local government in this state is the faulty system of keeping books for cities and counties. We had a tine illustration of it in this county a year or 60 ago when one ex official found that a few thousand dollars was due him and another paid back money due the county. The honesty of both men was unquestioned, but there had been confusion in their accounts. It is said that however competent an official may be, errors will occur. Surely a system could be used which would make inaccuracy and confusion inexcusable. The need of a simplified form is the more pressing because men are often elected to some county offices whose duties call for clerical ability who are without experience in that respect. They may be worthy of the confidence of tbo people in all that goes to make a man respected for sterling honesty, but when they take charge of a complicated system of books there is certain to be "confusion worse confounded."

WAR indemnity is an ugly thing for a vanquished nation to go up against and it is small wonder that the mere mention of it gives Spain a fainting fit. At the end of the last war with Turkey, Russia demanded a money indemnity of 8735,000,000, \sut finally accepted territory and reduced the cash indemnity to $225,000,000 When Prussia defeated Austria in 1S66 the indemnity included territorial concessions and 830,000,000 in money. The indemnity following the last war between Germany and France was enormous, consisting of provinces and fortresses, in addition to 31,000,000,000 in cash. Originally the German claim was for 8200,000,000 more, but a discount was allowed for the cession of Metz, When Japan defeated China a few years ago it received a money indemnity of §175,000,000. Still more recently Turkey obtained a strip of territory and 320,000.000 from Greece. At the end of its war with Mexico the United States claimed a wide stretch of territory, consisting of California and New Mexico. We demanded no cash and, in fact, paid 815,000,000 to settle the boundaries satisfactorily to ourselves.

A CRUEL STAB.

Tlio

l'opulists

of Cass County Denounce

The IMcCabes and tlio Montgomery County .Democrats,

The Populists of Cass county on Saturday at their county convention passed the following richly frescoed resolutions: "Resolved, That the Populists of Cass county do hereby condemn the decision of the supreme court for breaking the constitution by extending their terms of official service nearly two years beyond the four years constitutional limit. The precedent is menacing to our civil liberty. We condemn the action of the supreme court as a corrupt emanation of the township trustees' organization, and to wipe out the disgrace of a son of member of the supreme court receiving a fee as an attorney before a court wherein his father is judge we demand that young McCabe, of Williamsport, be disbarred from practice in the court and that Judge McCabe resign his seat on the supreme bench. "Resolved, That we condemn the action of our state chairman for proposing fusion with the Democrats on their county ticket in Montgomery county and ask that he make some explanation as to his flagrant violation against fusion passed at the state convention. The rejection ot his proposals by the

Bourbon goldbug Democrats of Montgomery county is humiliating alike to our chairman, A. P. Hanna, and the Populists of the state, and we demand that a meeting of the slate central committee be called and his resignation be demanded."

From Kockville*

The following persons from" Rock ville Camp 3245, Modern Wodmen of America, were up to attend the funer al of W. J. Davis, who was a member of that camp: F. H. Scott, V. C. W. Boyd, banker J. V. D. Coleman, clerk E. Vancleave, physician J. P. Shoop, M. Byerly, Wm. Boardman, A. Kretsch, A.C.Carlisle, W. Hutchinson, J. S. McFadden, H. A. Price, C. R. Hargrave, Rev. J. P. Roth. They were met at the train by members of the Crawfordsville Camp, 3870, who furnished them conveyance to the cemetery. They were driven from there to neighbor W. B. Banks', 200 west Pike street, where a bountiful supper was provided. Afterwards they were driven over the city by W 51. McCampbell and J. P. McGilliard

Visited the Mutilii'ooin Grower* Darlington Echo: Mace Townsley re turned to Crawfordsville Wednesday evening with a sum total of two squir -rels and all the fat thingB of the land within eight as the result of a two weeks' stay with his uncle, Peter

WITH BARNUM.

The Fourth of July Is Very Appropriately Celebrated Iu Glasgow, Scotland. r--

Lou Graham sends THE JOURNAL a copy of the Glasgow Times, which contains the following readable account of the Fourth of July celebration by Barnum's show people: "If Mr. Charles Waddie, Mr. Theodore Napier, and other patriots had visited Messrs. Barnum & Bailey's big dinner tent yesterday, they would have seen a patriotic celebration that would have put into the shade their unsuccessful attempts at commemorating Bannockburn. Scotland has never become enthusiastic regarding that and such like victories over the Sassenach, but the 4th of July is remembered with pride by every American, and fittingly celebrated. At the circus at Coplaw Hill, the clay had a double significance. It was Mr. Bailey's birthday, and the two events were celebrated with much festivity. A representative of the Erenhtg Times sat down with somewhere about 500 persons to the independence day dinner to which the staff of the show were entertained. The few Britishers present seemed entirely oblivious to the fact that they were commemorating a British defeat, and if that fact did occur to them, they were consoled by the grouping of the various flags round the tent. The union jack and the stars and stripes entwined occupied the center of the tent, while the Scottish standard was hung over the entrance. Every civilized nation's emblem was displayed, with one exception—that of Spain but not because any slight was desired to be put on that country. It was alleged—we cannot vouch for the truth—that Fritz, the big elephant of the show, had made a meal of the tlag, which came from the manufacturer's, but has since disappeaied. The 6tars and stripeB was, of course, the predominant emblem. Patriotic display was even carried to the dress of the waiters, who were as gay as Chinese mandarins. Each one wore the star splangled banner in such varied devices as the wearer chose, and the cooks had a head gear of the same material. The diners were each supplied with a menu, a small flag, and a serviette, on which was printed the union jack in one corner and the stars and stripes in the other. The dishes on the menu were triumphs of the culinary art in themselves, and is worthy of reproduction: Barnum liailej's Greatest Show on Earth. .."Jinny.Happy Ket.urns of the Day."

July 4th, 1898.

Divided 1776.

Groat Britain and '.Lmted

I United States of America "Blood is Thicker Thaa Water." MENU.

Puree of tomato, Dewey style. Frosli fried muckerel (Dot Spanish). Chicken giblets sautes, a la Santiago. New England boiled dinner, a la Boston.

Prime Scotch rib, a la Hen Nevis. Chicken and Drumtochty dressing. Fillet of beef, Ayrshire mushrooms. oung pi CastleMorro—Merrlmacsauce.

Beef, frying pan Rrstvy. a la Manila. Lamb (Canterbury), mint sauce New potatoes, from Mauchline.

Femes Pois, a la Sampson.

Independence pudding—Washington sauce. Coffee, a l'American—Tea. a l'Anglaise. Virginia peanuts roasted on Sands of Mecca"

There was no speech-making, another Yankee improvement on the bathetic mouthings ofttimes served up at Scottish gatherings.

Throughout the show the various members of the staffs spent a couple of hours between the two performances pretty much as they liked. One of the most interesting sights was the freaks at the celebration. They unbended after dinner, and whiled away the time in various ways. The elastic skinned man, freed for a while from the attentions of the Glasgow small boy, was cutting the hair of one of the tent hands, while the expansionist, the dog-faced man, and the sword swallower supervised at the operation. He of the elastic skin is a barber by profession, but deserted the trade for the more lucrative business of freak. Queen Mab, the diminutive lady, waB romping about with a child two years old, who was about the same height as the petite Parisian. The skeleton dude was resting, with all the studious calm of a great philosopher. A group of whirling dervishes at one corner of the tent was being entertained by the dancing of an old Soudanese, dressed like a glorified bed quilt in blue and red, and there was little evidence that the dusky sons of the desert remembered Atbara withtanger. The Soudanese dance is accompanied by music somewhat resembling bagpipes, but more weird, and the dancing resem bles the Irish jig at times, but is more grotesque, ana as solemn as a Highland fuueral. The dervishes also en tertained their present enemy to dancing, and this instance of the lion lying down with the lamb was most enjoyable. Might it not forecast that' day when the two great English speaking nations, separated by a foolish prince, shall unite? And though all the king's men could not heal the breach of 1776, the countries might be first brought together by the efforts of the enter taining showman.

This week there is a slight alteration in the programme, the large stud of draught horses, the admiration of every person who takes the slightest interest in these animals, being marched round the arena, forming ^striking spectacle which is termed '"The Horse Fair a la Rosa Bonheur," (the ides having .been got from that JV- ._

iVIore Evidence.

People Come Forward Voluntarily and Tell of Their Gratitude.

John Morrow's Great Discovery Wins Warm Words from Kidney Sufferers, An Aid to the Treatment,

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and upon the same principle the human body is no stronger thar. its weakest organ. When one organ ceases to perform its functions healthfully the whole system is made to feel the effects of the disease.

The various organs are co-operative, so that in order to restore health in one part it is often necessary to achieve that result by a medicine applied to another part. For the long list of kidney troubles brought on mankind by carelessness and indiscretion of modern living, the best remedy yet discovered is Morrow's Kidneoids —those small yellow tablets—the secret of making which was discovered by John Morrow, the noted American chemist.

But to gain the greatest action on the kidneys it is often necessary to tonic the stomach and liver at the same time the kidneys are treated, and for this purpose Llverlax has been Prepared. Used either alone or with Ividnroids, its action is perfect, restoring the tone of the stomach and bringing perfect normal action to the bowels.

Every day additional evidence is voluntarily given of the wonderful curative properties of these remedies. Among these a typical case is that of Miss Louise Bretzfelder, of 173 east Pleasant street, Springfield, Ohio. She says: "For more than a year I have been suffering from kidney trouble, which gradually broke down my health until I was scarcely able to perform my household duties. I suffered terribly from a severe and distressing pain in my back, and at time I was unable to get out of bed, I tried different remedies but nothing seemed to relieve me. I was urged to try a box of Morrow's Kidneoids, and the results have been wonderful. I am entirely well, and do not experience the least pain, and am enjoying better health than for along time."

Morrow's Kidneoids are now on sale generally. If not to ba had of your dealer, they will be sent postpaid on receipt of 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50 by the John Morrow Co Chemists, Springfield, Ohio. Morrow's Liverlax, 35 cents a box.

For sale by Steele, the druggist, 109 south Washington street.

THAT ENDLESS CHAIN.

A. Scheme Iu Which Crawfordsville I'm'lics Have Assisted Is l'aniiiiiq Out Splendidly.

Several Crawfordsville parties have been assisting in an "endless chain" scheme to raise money for the lied Cross society. All send ten cents to Miss Natalie Schenk, of Babylon, L. I., and renew the request to four friends. An exchange speaking of the success of the project says:

1

"It is said that the postolliee at Babylon, a little village where several rich New York people have their summer residences, has been buried under the replies, and postmaster Dowden, who has been in the habit of handling a few hundred letters and half as many newspapers daily, now receives his mail in bags, packed full of letters addressed to Miss Schenk. They average 3, ",00 a day, and the number is increasing. Miss Schenk is a school girl less than seventeen years old. Her family is rich and well connected and lives in one of the handsomest mansions on Long Island. Her mother is a cousin of Mrs. August Belmont, and her father is a manufacturer of chemicals, in New York Miss Schenk is amazed at the success of her undertaking, and has called in all the young ladies in the neighborhood to assist in opening the letters and taking care of their contents. Many of them contained no money. Some of them pronounced the scheme a swindle, and several writers have threatened to prosecute Miss Schenk but among the number are many interesting autographs, which Miss Schenk proposes to bind and 6ell for the benefit of the cause. One is from Mrs. McKinley, who sent a dime with a pleasant message. Another is from Mrs. Garfield.

President McKinley responded through his secretary, Mr. Porter. Mrs. U. S. Grant, Mrs. Sartoris, Mrs. Fred Grant, Mra. Potter Palmer, Miss Sherman, Mrs. Hobart and all the ladies of the cabinet, Mr. and Mrs. Levi P. Morton and all their daughters, ex-Secretary Evarts and thousands of people in public and private life have forwarded dimes. Miss Schenk has already sent a check for S3,500 to the lied Cross society, and the receipts are still coming in at the rate of about $800 a day.

Gone South.

Harry B. Nixon, who had charge of Judge Britton's trotting stallion, Harry Nixon, for the last three years, has accepted employment at Springdale, Arkansas, and he started on a Vandalia train last Monday for that place. As a caretaker and conditioner it can be said of Mr. Nixon that he has no superior. As a driver he has shown his ability to drive this horse a mile in 2:20, and a half in 1:08 over a half mile track. He has several times driven him an eighth of a mile in 14 seconds which is a 1:52 gait. The horse will remain in the stud at the fair grounds Jn-nh*rxra_o£vEoaJBvrd.

NOTICE OF LETTING

DITCH CONTRACT

/ss:

STATE OF INDIANA, TIPPECANOE COONTY. In Superior Court of said county. In vaca-i tlon. Rebecca Grimes etal. r- .,

vs

7090 Drainace.

George B. Shelby et al. Notice is hereby given that from this date, until

Saturday, July 30,1898,

The undersigned Drainage Commissioner, to whom has been assigned the construction of the ditch described In the report of the Drainage OommUsioneis iu the said matter and as continued by the court will receive bids for the construction of said ditch up to 2:00 clock p. m. of ahovo date.

Said work has been divided into stations of one hundred feet in length, and bids for the construction of said ditch, or any part thereof, must be made by stations.

The size of tile and depth of cuttings at stations, elevations, grades, etc., and all other necessary information will be furnished by the County Surveyor at his ollice to any person interested. or bidding on uch work.

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bid

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Any person to whom a contract is let will be required to enter into a written contract, and give bond in a sum equal to one-half the amountof the bid, with approved security for '.lie performance of the work, and that he

occasioned by the non-

fulfl lment of his contract, or any negli ence

Part SUCl bHnfi 1USt

ftccon,uanJ'

the

Said ditch is to bo constructed as soon as the same can reasonably be done The right, to reject any and ail bids is reserved.

Dated this the 14th day of Julv, 1898

MELVILLE W. MILLER,

J)ruimigt» Comin issiont*,

Hico & Potter, Attorneys.

NOTICE OF LETTING

DITCH CONTRACT

STATE OF INDIANA, TIPPECANOE COUNTY. FSSIn SuperiorCourt of said county. In vacation.

William F. Grimes, et al.

Jacob Davis!'etal.

7124 Drafni1

Notice is hereby piven that from this date until

Friday, July 29,1898,

the undersigned Drainage Commissioner, whom has been assigned the construction of the ditch described in the report of the Drainage Commissioners in the said matter and u= conlirmed by the court will receive bld« frn the construction of said ditch up to 1 oV.uck p. m. of above date.

Said work ha^ been divided into stations of one hundred feet in length, and bids for the construction of said ditch, or any part thereof. must be made by stations, '1 he size of tile and depth of cuttinirs at stations, elevations, tirades, etc., and all other necessary information will ne furnished by the County Surveyor at his ollice lo any person interested, or bidding on such work Said contract will be let to the lowest and best bidder.

Any person to whom a contract is let will lie required to enter Into a written contract,, and give bond in a sum equal to one-half the amount of the bid with approved security for the performance of tiie work, and that he will pay all damages occasioned by the non1 uI f! 1,ment of his contract, or any zic*y! ijrence on his part. Such bond must accompany the bid.

Said ditch is^to be constructed as soon as-1 the same can reasonably be done. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved.

Dated this the 14th day of July, 1898.

MELVILLE W. HILLER,

J)rain:itiro Commissioner.

Hico & 1'otter, Attorneys.

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