Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 July 1898 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, JULY 20. 1898.

THAT war loan adds some 300,000 to the already long list of government bond holders. This fact is enough to drive Democratic editors into an aggravated case of idiopathic tetanus.

PERHAPS Joe Cheadle's lopg awaited letter of acceptance will be read at the comiDg Populist convention in this county. Joe will have some trouble ex plaining how he is running as a Populist when his name appears on the Democratic ticket only.

MiS JKSSIE SCIII.KY who lias been making a monkey of herself in Spain, deserves a good spanking. JeBsie is a dear, sweet Milwaukee girl but her recent escapade can be excused only by the proof that for some weeks past she has been full of the good Btuff "that made Milwaukee famous."

"WASHINGTON Post (Ind.) Hon. Joteph B. Cheadle, of Indiana, has turned Democrat, and is a candidate for congress. Mr. Cheadle will be recalled as the gentleman who brought a disordered liver to congress several years ago. At that time Mr. Cheadle was an unreasonable Republican.

THE fact that the resolution passed at the Democratic county convention asked for the cc-operation of the Populists doesn't seem to cut much ice with that party. In to-day's JOURNAI. appears a call for a Populist county convention. It is hardly likely that after the swift kick the Democratic convention gave Ad Hanna when he asked for fusion that the Populist convention is called for the sole and express purpose of ratifying the Democratic nominations.

HARPER'S Weekly. It is well to record the fact that many of our Cuban allies are worse than worthless. The conduct oi some of them at the time of the destruction of Cervera's fleet puts them outside of the pale of civilization. It will be remembered that they fired upon the escaping Spaniards, and were only prevented from murdering them by a shell from the Iowa. Since then other insurgents have declined to help the American troops to make roads, while others still neglected to interfere with a body of marching Spaniards near Santiago.

Tin: July issue bulletin of the department of labor at Washington gives a very thorough report on the economic aspects cf the liquor problem. Among other things it shows a gradual decrease in the per capita consumption of distilled spirits in the United States from 2.52 gallons in 18-10 to one gallon in 1890. The cotsumption of wines increased from .29 gallons in lslO to .01 gallons in 188S, and then decreased again to .20 gallons in .1890. The most remarkable showing is in the consumption of malt liquors which was only 1.30 gallons per capita in 1840 and in ltt'JO had increased to 15.10 gallons. The total consumption of intoxicating liquors in 1840 was 1.17 gallons par capita, and reached its highest point iu ls93 at lb.07 gallons. ItEeems to bo gradually declining now and in ls'Jti had decreased to 10 42 gallons. There is some encouragement in these figures for temperance reformers, but not enough to cause much shouting.

TIIK account of the battle of Manila bay which has been written for the August Century by Joel C. Evan&, gunner of the Boston, refers especially to the bravery of the Chinese servants whom Admiral Dawey has-just recommended for citizenship. Mr. Evans sayt M.The Chinese servants, ordinarily used for fetching and carrying, were impressed, into service, and showed courage and skill. They showed as much nerve as the Americans. They toiled at this whips and in lifting and carrying (the ammunition. Their faces were as impassive as when serving dinner in Hong-Kong harbor. They chattered to each other in their own language, and laughed in their celestial way, when a shot, striking the foremast, shook the ship, caused the paint to scale off the mast a foot from us, and the angle-lines which strengthen it inside to rattle loudly. 'Vellv good,' said one, and mechanically resumed Ins task. They, too, were curious: and when some man would sing out from the ports that we had struck a Spanish ship they were as happy as we."

DEFENDING JUDGE M-CAUIi. The South Bend Times, perhaps the best edited Democratic paper in Indiana, makes a clever defense of Judge McCabe for his decision in the township trustee case. The matter is so well presented that TIIK JOURNAL reproduces the substantial portion of it. The Times speaking of the case says: "The facts are bric-lly as follows: In 1S03 the Democratic legislature passed an act postponing the time for electing township trustees and assessors from April to November, 1894 and requiring such elections every four years thereafter. "The first election under that law was in November, 1894, when the Republican party carried the state by the largest majority that it ever did, being over,'S0.000. "At that election the present township trustees and assessors were elected. "The result gave the Republicans630 cf the township trustees of the state and the Democrats 370, only a little more than one-third of the whole number in tho state. "The legislature of 1807 passed an act again postponing the election of township trustees and assessors, this time from November, 1808, when the previous act mentioned required it to be held, to November, 1000. "By operation of tho holdover clause of the constitution, tho present trustees would continue to hold until their successors were elected and qualified. "The Democratic state committee, conceiving that the overwhelming majority of Republican trustees in the state gave that, party an undue advantage in the organization of election boards, as it really did, arrived at the conclusion that the election ought not to have been postponed the last time. This committee caused a suit to ba begun in the Whitley circuit court to compel the proper oflicers to hold an election for township trustees in November, 1S93, on the theory that the act of 1897 was unconstitutional, in in that it extended the terms of the present trurtees beyond four years, violation of another clause of the constitution, and upon the further theory that if the act of 1 s!)7 was void it did not supersede and repeal the said act of 1803,and hence and election under it might be compelled to be held this fall.

"The circuit judge, lion. Joseph A. Adair, being a Democrat, held that there was no law in force by which such an election could bo held in November. 1898. On appeal to the supreme court all five of its judges decided that the circuit judge correctly decided that no law is in force oy which such an election can be held thi6 fall and that his judgment ro'T-t be affirmed. "This is the pith and marrow of the supreme court decision in the celebrated township trustee case, about which the papers alluded toabovehave so unjustly criticised the action of McCa'bo. "They have constantly assumed that his action in concurring with the two Republican judges and disagreeing with the two Democratic judges had the effect of defeating the object of the Democratic committee, namely: to compel such election this fall. This is absolutely untrue. And every lawyer, and every intelligent man in the state will so say, if he will take the trouble to read the opinions in the case.

"It is true that the minority opinion' concurred in by both Judge McCabe's Democratic associates reaches the same conclusion that the other judges do on entirely different reasons, namely: that both the act of ls97 and that 1S03 were unconstitutional and void, and hence there could be no election uud er either, or in other words, because neither of them is a law. "And consequently they hold that'the only existing law under which such an election can ba hold is a previous statute under which no election can be held till 1902. "Every lawyer and every intelligent person in the state who will read the opinions in the case will agree that there was absolutely nothing Judge McCabe could have done in the case to prevent the defeat of the suit. "If he had concurred in all the reasons assigned by his two Democratic associates for reaching the common conclusion every member of the court reached, it could not have rescued the case from defeat, and failure of the

Democratic state committee to attain its object. "The statute provides that the county auditor in each ccunty, when the board of commissioners is cot, in regular session, shali till.such'vacancies by appointment. "Of the, 92 counties in the state only 23 havo Democratic auditors. All the re&t, 09 in number, have Republican auditors. Therefore, had Judge McCabe joined in the minority opinion and made it the prevailing opinion, the only Democratic township trustees we would have had iu the state vbald have been the whole number in the 'l:e 23 counties named above, which their Democratic auditors would have appointed, and that number is only 240, instead of 370 as it. now is. And the Republican auditors would have appointed all the trustees in all the other 00 counties in the state, giving the Republicans 700 trustees instead of 630 as

it is now. That holding would have decreased the Democratic trustees in the state 130 and increased the Republican trustees by the same number. "The present majority of Republican trustees over the Democratic is 254,but if the minority opinion had prevailed the Republican majority would have been 514. "This disastrous condition of affairs to the Democratic party would have been continued for the next four years had the minority opinion prevailed. In that event no Democratic county superintendent could have been appointed in those 09 counties for the next four years. "These facts, however, could not change the conviction of the several members of the court, even had they been known to- them before the decision was made. "But it is none the less fortunate for the Democratic party that Judge McCabe's convictions as to the reasons .itading to the conclusion they all reached were as they were."

Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Warm, dry weather with much sunshine prevailed during the week. Scattered showers at the beginning of the week did good in localities of the extreme northeastern counties, and local showers on Sunday were beneficial where they occurred, in the central portion. In general, rain is much needed for all growing crops in most fields, especially for corn, which begins to suffer, and unless general rains come soon the prospect for a good crop will be much diminished. Threshing is progressing and will soon be ended the yield and quality of rye and wheat in general are good. Oats are all cut and in shock, and in tho southern and central portions threshing has begun in most fields the heads are well filled, in some fields the crop is light. The few tobacco plants which were set out are growing fairly well. Great crops of hay have been secured in best condition. Pasturage is short and in some localities brown, but livestock is still in good condition. The early potato crop is good: in some localities there are but few in the hill: late potatoes need rain. Clover seed is not promising so well. Tomatoes are ripening, field beans are growing well where rain fell: melons promise well. Pears, plums and peaches are ripening and promise a fair yield no apples. The blackberry crop has been much reduced by the dry weather. Stock water has become scarce in some localities. Fall plowing has begun, but is delayed in some localities by the hard and dry condition of the ground.

Child Died.

The little child of Bert Byers anc wife, of Whitesville, died Wednesday of cholera infantum after an illness of a few hours.

GOOSE NIBBLE.

Louis Rail will locate in Goosenibble soon. Effie McClure is working for Esty Ed wards.

The war correspondent of Mace is on the sick list. Shirley Delaney is staying at Wheeler Linn's this week.

Miss flallie Elkins spent Sunday with Miss Lulu Bunn. Eddy Misch stayed at Crawfordsville the latter part of last week.

The party at W. T. Linn's Friday night was a howling success. James Patton and William Miseh'virited at Mrs. Kate liipes' last week.

Dr. Shotts, who has been visiting his father at Linden, has returned. Little Dick Burke visited his brother Thomas, of this place, last Sunday.

Several from here will attend county institute at Crawfordsville next week. C. C. Patorman will erect a new house for Geo. Hugelheim in the near future.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hoover, of Lindeu, visited friends and relatives here this week.

Theodore Peterman, who has been very poorly 1 or some time, is able to be out again.

Frank Armstrong and wife served ice cream ami cake to a number of friends Sunday.

A large crowd of our young people attended the ice cream supper at Mt. Tabor Saturday nipht.

A number of persvnt. listened to Rev. Riley preach at the M. E church last Sunday morning and evening.

Patsy Edwards has baen to Indianapolis and purchased a ticket to Europe. He wishes to change the scenery to relieve him of old troubles.

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Ike Linn began threshing here last Monday. JeBse Ivelsey ,1B.». working for Grant Hamilton.

Roy Trout took in the excursion to the lake Sunday. Dora Odell, of Garfield, has been visiting friends here.

Earl: Perry is suffering with a felon on olio of his fingers. Ethel Kimler, of Darlington, is tho guest of Elsie Elmore.

Rev. J. C. Francis will preach here Sunday evening, Aug. 14. Miss Lyda Mount entertained some of our young folks Tuesday evening.

Daisy Dickerson has been staying with Mrs. Shaver the past two weeks. Aunt Eljza Cox is still very low at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hall.

Charlie. Cory drove down from Lebanon Saturday and stayed over Sunday. Rev, Harry N. Mount honored us by occupying the pulpit here' Sunday afternoon.

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A PLEASANT VOYAGE.

A. C. Jennisoii Writes of Hia Trip Across 111© llrlney Deep— He is Fortuuat.e in Not Being: Seasick—First

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STEAMER BARBAROSSA, July 8, 1898. —DEAR HOME FRIENDS —Tho wonderful unanimity with which all my triends insisted on my leaving them and home for this trip, added to my own great desire to see something of the world, has enabled me to accept a kind invitation and hasbrought me hare on board this steamer, one of the most comfortable of the North German liue.

We left New York June 30th or* a bright day with 280 first-class passengers and a crew of 270 men, with quite a large number in the steerage.

The scene at. the Hoboken dock was very lively indeed—the hurrying of the passengers, the rush of the stewards, the quick orders of the officers, the good-bye talks of the friends, the hoisting of belated baggage into the trunk rooms of the steamer hold all made it very animated and novel to me. Then the claug of the big bell ordering off' all visitors, the cheering and hurried partings showed us how near our time had come.

Now the gangplank is drawn in, the last hawser is loosened and we very, very slowly back out into the river and gradually the big steamer turns its huge bulk and drops down past the Statue of Liberty and out past Sandy Hook into the sea.

The sight of the harbor, the long line of steamers at the pier, the steaming craft of all kinds, the many tall buildings silhouetted against the blue sky, the waving of flags and handkerchiefs of the friends on the dock we had just left, made a beautiful and impressive sight never to be forgotten. And among the. many hundreds on the pier and docks waving their good byes we did not see a familiar face.

As we gained speed on our way out we met the "Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse" of the same liue, coming into port a beautiful steamer about the size of the Barbarossa.

When we lost sight of land we turned our attention to our steamer and found our accommodations very good and convenient, if somewhat narnow. Every device for economy of room and stowing of one Eelf and belongings is used. Electric light and call bell, snug little wash stand, seats which can be turned up out of the way, plenty of hooks, etc., make it very comfortable. Our room is on the sunny side, and near amidship so we have little motion. Indeed the voyage so far, and this is the eighth day, has been so smooth that I've not missed any meal yet, but the trip is not over and I'm not bragging.

I have made many pleasant acquaintances on board—the passengers being very pleasant and approachable. Nearly all the states are represented here. Texas sent a handsome bridal pair. Montana and Minnesota each a cultivated lady one a very sweet singer.

Judge C. and wife, of Cincinnati, old travellers, have added much to the entertainment of others. Ladies from St. Louis and Baltimore, New York, Utica, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C., and other places have all helned to make the trip entertaining and the hours pass swiftly away.

A number of college graduates and professors and a young doctor from New York have made it lively for us. The gentlemen talk seriously of the war and wo are all anxious, very anxious for news. We expect to hear Santiago is taken about the Fourth of July, and many of us are ready to shout and throw up our hats.

One gentleman, a decendant of John Adams, has very gloomy fears of a general war, and iu every way takes the most pessimistic views of things.

The day is begun by a bugle call to "arise and shine." A half hour later the bugle sounds for ("frith stuck,") —breakfast—which is usually finished at S:30 o'clock. Then a walk a'round tho deck for exercise—sime soon settling down to read or talk in steamer chairs, or in tbe smcking room to play cards or read or ta'k of old or projected itineraries.

Many old tiavellers are on board. Some have been over six or eight times and have been in nearly every country. So it is very entertaining to hear them talk—as familiarly of England and the continent as I could of the streets at home.

People after the first few days find their congenial friends and then you see them together daily.

There is 'not much to break the monotony, so when a sail or steamer is sighted it ,i« quite an event.

On, the '4th we had a great day. Two whales were seen, two steamers and a sailing vesrsel and a school of porpoises, And afteri swell dinner with roast beef a la Lafayette, and mutton chops a la Washington, pudding a la Concord, ice cream a la Lexington and Sampson bombs we had a little speech and sanjr all together Star Spangled Banner r.nd America with same other singing and instrumental music, and all the Germans joined in singing "Watch on the Rhine." Then a ball on the promenade deck, which, with the dining room was all decorated with flags, complote.d tho day's festivities.

THE GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND

Nothing Like Paine'sCeleryCompound for Run Down Nerves.

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Lunch is served at 12:30 o'clock and dinner, (mitugsessen) at 0 o'clock—the latter being the most formal meal usually of six courses, with several kinds of meats and vegetables served in German style usually very palatable. The dishes are handsomely garnished with parsley, etc. The deserts are beautiful with long unpronouncable names, and it take one and one-half to two hours ro serve the whole dinner.

Every morning the clock is sot forward about a half hour, so we have only twenty-three and one-half hour each day. At lunch the day's run is posted near the dining room door and v?e figure on how far yet aud guess on the next day's run.

The dining room is cleared between meals and the side divans and seats make it a pleasant place for lounging and ^reading.

The printed menu is changed every day on card with new designs and scenes usually of Germany, as this is a German boat.

The panels of tho ladies' state rooms and dining room are decorated with paintings of German scenes and characters. The picture of "Barbarossa," (the red bearded) old king, is before me in an angle of the sky light above the dining room, and many other nersons and landscapes are given.

Music is an attractive feature of steamer life. At 11 o'clock the band plays every day, and during the dinner hour there is usually a programme of six or oight pieces, selections mostly from German airs, some of which are familiar even to me. But the music I enjoyed most was the chant given on Sunday morning, July 3, "It is the Lord's Day," so sweetly the strains came to me through the boat, at tirbt from the other end of the steamer, gradually coming nearer and plainer as I came to full consciousness, it seemed to me the most heavenly I had ever heard. On the morning of the 4th tbe bugler played tho old German folk song "Lot Us Be Joyful," which was also very beautiful.

The officers of the steamer are all very pleasant and courteous. Captain Richter is a big, jolly, red bearded German and is always ready to answer any questions no- matter how green they 6eem to him. Tho engineer is a genial gentleman who showed a party of us down into tho engine and furnace rooms and showed us the thirtysix furnaces and the quadruple expansion engines. The two main shafts for the twin screw "wheels being 200

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Gov. Eli6ha Dyer was elected governor of Rhode Island in 1S97 and reelected in 1808.

Gov. Dyer is a graduate from Brown University and Giessen University, Germany. He served as sergeant during the civil war and was adjutant general of Rhode Island from 1S82 to 1895. He wrote, April 17, 189S: "I have heard so many flattering statements of what Paine's celery compound has done that I feel sure it will be of very great benefit to me, particularly at this time when 1 have so much anxiety and nervous strain."

Paine's celery compound, upon which so much piai^e has been bestowed, which the v. eilthy and those in the highest positions unhesitatingly endorse, is within the reach of the humblest family in the !and.

Tbe incalculable amount of good that Paine's celery compound is doing in making sick and even despairing people well should compel the attention of every judicious person who is out of health.

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The underlying cause of nervous debility, apparent in headaches, dyspepsia, sleeplessness and neuralgia, is faulty nutrition of the entire nervous system.

So long as the blood is pale, watery and hampered by bad humors tb nerves cannot assimilate proper nou ishment, no matter how much food i* taken irao the system. Paine's cp'^rv compound arotises a hearty appetiti regulates tbe bowels and brings about a normal action of the liver.

This is tbe sweeping and thorough manner in which Paine's celery compound frees tho sjste-m not only of rheumatism, eczema, salt rheum and other diseases due to impure blood but also of neuralgia, sleeplessness and nervous headaches and dyspepsia that are brought about by "a 'Tun down" state of the nerves.

The use of Paine's celery compound makes all.the difference between impure, sluggish blood and tired nerves and healthy, energetic bodily condition.

feet long and about 15 inches in diainetor. Contrary to my expectations the furnace rooms had good ventilation and tho firemen looked strong and not overworked.

This last day is bright, sunny and pleasant, like the day wo started and everybody is exclaiming "How lovely the weather continues." The Sunday morning bugle blows for us the last time, our baggage is packed and we are all out after breakfast watching tho English coa&t. After passing the Ifle of Wight, where the Queen has a summer palace, we came to anchor and are all transferred to a smaller vessel, as the tide is out, and reach Southampton about 10 o'clock Sunday morning/

It is curious how the customs officers do. Some are compelled to open up everything while others (and most of them) have their trunks chalked with out any trouble.

The English raiiroad cars are curious to us but we rather liked the novelty of it for we were tired and wanted seclusion from the crowd, liaing Sunday we found Southampton very quiet. Business was suspanded and few people in the country all at home or at church. Tho scenery is pretty, pastoral, many small fields, grasses, oats, wheat, gardens, many flowers in fields, some places being red with bloom of poppies and some white with daisies. Many pretty cottages have lovely flower gardens and nearly every house has some show of blooming plants in the windows. But the whole country looked so well kept and in such good order, so green aud fresh, that it was very pleasant to look at after seeing the wide expanse of the sea with BO little of aniuml life.

By the time «-e reached London the clouds or fog became more dense and it was an extremely dull, dreary looking place to corne into indeed, but when we got our rooms and- were settled at the Metropole aud hsd lunch, we found things brightened up, ami by 4 o'clock took a peep at Westminster Abbey. I will only say I was overwhelmed with its beauty and grandeur, its historical associations, and above all by its relipkius and spiritual message to me personally. All of which is inexpressible, for I was never so deeply moved by any sight before. I expect to be here a week and see some of the best things and then go to Oxford and other places through England and Scotland hefore we start to Paris and Switzerland.

We get all the war news almost, as Doon as you do. All the English papers are treating us well and giving our navy boys great praise, so we are prouder than ever to be Americans.

A, U. JENNISCO?.:'"