Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 12 May 1899 — Page 4

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FRIDAY. MAY 12, 1809.

THE Democratic newspaper fight is increasing in interest and it is whispered that one of the organs is so close to the brink that it will soon cut its subscription price.

THE three men most prominently mentioned in connection with the position of moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly are alumni of Wabash college—Haines, Brown and Ooyle. Wabash turns out the right sort of material and if women were admitted this material would shine on both sides of the meeting house.

YEAR

ago the record breaking ex

ports of corn were attributed largely to its cheapness and the relative high price of wheat. But thiB year, with wheat 20 to 25 per cent, lower and corn more than 25 per cent, higher, new records are being made. For the first two weeks of January exports were 7,199,313 bushels against 0,091,578 bushels for the same weeks of 1898. ThiB indicates that our export trade in corn has broadened permanently. The fact that the trade has so increased in the face of such an advaiviie promises a big export business regularly hereafter...

ONE of the laws passed by the last legislature provides that in each county of the state there may be aboard of charities and corrections. The judge of the circuit court may appoint the board on his own motion or upon petition of fifteen citizens shall do so. There are to be six members, not more

fthan

four of whom shall be men. The board is given authority to examine the condition of the county asylum, the jail, the orphans' home, and all public, charitable or correctional institutions. Reports are to be made to the county commissioners and also to the state board of charities.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY hasn't told anybody that there would be an extra session of congress, simply because he has not fully decided to call one. He has talked the matter over with prominent Republicans and haB intimated hiB belief that circumstances will probably make it wi66 to

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congress to

gether in advance of the regular session in December, and

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advised

senators and representatives to make their plans accordingly. That is as far as the matter has gone. There Tinny or may not be an extra session, but the probabilities favor one. There iB lots of work ahead of congress, and if there is no extra session, the house cannot hope to get down to business before the first of January, because the new speaker could not get the committees arranged before that date. An extra session would enable all that to be done beforehand, and would undoubtedly greatly expedite legislation of all kinds. Many think, also, that it would be good politics to call an extra seBsion, not only because it would shorten the speakership contest, but because it would give more time to act upon the financial bill, which

has

been

prepared by the house caucus committee, and allow it to get before the country and be fully discussed and understood before the excitement of the presidential campaign begins. The need of legislation for our new possessions, especially Hawaii and Porto Rico, is also an argument for an extra session.

THE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY.

The government statistical abstract lor 1898 has juBt made its appearance, and the figures it contains have been compared with much profit with the statistics of thirty years ago.

The population has grown in the thirty years from 30,473,000 to 72,389,000. The "per capiter" circulation of money has increased from 819.38 to 824.71. The interest on the public debt has decreased from $3.48 to 51 cents. The outlay for pensions has increased from 65 cents to 81.98. Tbis item is less per head than it was five years ago, and has not increased perceptibly in the last three years.

The public patronage of the postoffice has grown from 44 cents per head in 1808 to 81-20 in 1898. The consumption increased 50 per cent, per capita in thirty years in sugar, coffee and cotton goods. The jonsumption of raw cotton was 25 26 pounds per head in 1898, wheat Band wheat flour, 4 21 bushele corn and corn meal, 22 73 bushels sugar, 61.1 pounds coffee, 11.45 pounds tea, .91 pounds whisky,

1.10 gallons beer, 15.64 gallons wine, .28 gallons wool, 5.34 pounds. The use of wheat has decreased, and the people are consuming more corn products than they were thirty years ago.

With all of the growth of the country, there has been a decided decrease in the amount of money collected from national taxes and customs. The per capita tax on liquors and tobacco has decreased in the thirty jears from $5.17 to 82.30. The amount of tariff collected per capita decreased from 84.34 in 1808 to 81.96. The amount collected in 1898 was the smallest since the rebellion.

THE ISSUES FOR JOOO. If the Democrats stick to Bryan and free silver and anti-expansion the Republicans will only have to renominate McKinley and fight it out on the old silver issue and the new issue arising from the war in order to win an easy and big victory. But if by any means Bryan is shelved and the silver question is pushed to the background by issues based on the evils of the large combinations of capital then it behooves the Republican leaders to take advanced ground along these lines. That there is a rapidly growing feeliug among the nyi6ses, Republicans as well as Democrats and Populists, against the tremendous growth of corporate wealth cannot be doubted or denied. The Republican party, as the great constructive political body of the country must meet this question as it has mot other great questions and solve it in a manner satisfactory to the people. It will no longer do to utter glittering generalities again6t trusts and pass ineffective laws against them. The best thinkers on the subject seem to agree that trusts cannot be prevented and that perhaps on the whole it is not desirable to prevent them There are certainly strong arguments for the conduct of business by large combinations of capital. But this method also has its abuses, grievous ones too, and it is against these that political action should be directed. There is a way to remedy the abuses and it is the duty of the best statesmanship in the Re publican party to find the way. There is evidence that leaders in the party are arising who are courageous enough to seek the remedies and when found apply them vigorously, defying outgrown traditions and politicians as well. Roosevelt, of New York, Pingree, of Michigan, and "Golden Rule" Jones, of Toledo, are examples of this kind. They are the advance guard which the Republican party must follow if it wishes to reach its highest usefulness. They are not demagogues in any sense of the word. They simply appeal to the innate Bense of honesty and justice in the people and present a practical though not radical platform. Pingree asked that street railways and other railroad companies pay their fair share of taxeB and the people never failed to sustain him. Roosevelt was elected principally because he promised that public money should be honestly spent and his record was proof that his spoken word was as good as his bond. He has since added to his fame by having the legislature pass a law by which public franchises may be taxed. Mayor Jones was reelected in Toledo by a vote more than twice as large as the combined opposition of the two machine candidates. The main planks in his platform were municipal ownership of public utilities and a civil service merit system. The success of these three Republicans sat once an example and a guide to the managers of the party. Let the Republican platform for 1900 include the ideas which they have proved are popular.

Chicago Market*.

Furnished by T. A. Bryant, commission merchant over direct and private wire. Rooms, 3 and 4 Ramsey Block, opposite city hall.

Wheat—Opening Hlsh Low Close. Cash 70^-Hi 70i/j 70^ 60

July 717g-4 72

OatB—

Ribs-

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Sept 7096-fci 7 Hi 09 COW Corn—

Oash S2}4-% 32H-% 82^.% 32K-% July 32m5 3354 32^ 38% Sept 33'/, 33K 33«

Cash 20 2fi 20 2fi July

-82«?4

Sept

Pork-

23« 22& 23«.J4

20%

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July 8.40 8 45 8.37 8.30 Sept 8.55 8.00 8.55 8,:0 LardJuly 4 07 5,no 4.97 4.87 Sept 5.12 0.15 5.10 6.12

July 4.62 4 67 4 60 4.60 Liverpool market—Wheat, openr-d lower closed lower. Corn. ouened lower closed unchanged.

Chicago car lota—Wheat 9.1, com 117 oats 808. Estimated to-morrow—Wheat 35. corn 130. oats, 29U.

Northwestern receipts—Minneapolis 163 Duluth 27. Hotf market—Hogs, to day 25.000 cattle 9.000, sheep 11.000. Estimated to-morrow 21, 000. I eft over. 3,048. Market opened steady. Closed steady.

Mixed 3.60 @3.85 Heavy 3 75 @3.90 Koujsh 3.50 @3.65 Light 3.60 @3 85

Local Markets.

Crawfordsville dealers were paying the folowing prices for produce yesterday: Wheat per bushel 67@70 Corn, 68 pounds 30@3l

S.at8'iv""n

24025

Timothy flay, 7 Butter .... 12%

Eglfs 10 Hens 7 Old Turkey toms 4 young" 5 Turkey hens ow Ducks 4 Oeese 314 Cocks 2 Side Meat 6 Lard per pound 6

AT THE COURT HOUSE.

Marriage Incense.

Morris W. Watson and Bessie Zuck. Wm. Rakestraw and Mary Bennett. Wm. A. Campbell and Myrtle M. McKinley.'

Probate Court.

W. G. Banna has been appointed administrator of the estate of Marguerite F. McMurry.

CIRCUIT COURT.

Nancy Brant vs. Charles Berry et al. Partition. Commissioner's sale of real estate approved.

George C. Richards vs. James H. White. Complaint. Change of venue granted and case sent to Clinton county.

Francis C. Peck vs. Asa M. Pickerell. Complaint. Dismissed. Crawfordsville F. and S. A. vs. Jonathan D. Stewart et al. Foreclosure. Receivers report received and receiver discharged.

Mamie K. Barker vs. John C. Barker Divorce granted to plaintiff. F. T. Loften vs. M. T. Case. Change of venue from Fountain county. Dismissed.

J. L. Ryan vs. Big Four R. R. Co. Damages. Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $300.

Esther C. Williams vs. Charles Anabel et al. To quiet title. Dismissed. Anna Britton vs. Thomas Britton. Divorce granted plaintiff.

VanCamp Hardware & Iron Co. vs. Wm. Powell and Anna Cason. Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $119 01.

James Grimes vs. W. P. Bin ford et al. On bond. New trial refused and appeal taken to appellate court.

F. M. Butcher vs. G. W. Butcher et al. Partition. Commissioners report received and approved

Damaris S Armstrong vs W. H. Doty et al. Complaint. Court finds for plaintiff. Costs taxed against the plaintiff.

Hod Newton vs. John L. Shrura. Appeal. Judgment for two dollars was rendered in favor of the plaintiff.

New Suits.

S. A. Stover vs. J. H. Whitenack. Complaint. Emily Cox vs. John McCain and Perry McManama Complaint.

Mattie E. Stephenson vs. C. L. Stephenson. Diyorce. James Waugh vs Charles I). Hole. Foreclosure.

FROM HAWAII.

Je*»e Caplinger, Late of Company SI, Writes of the Paradise of the Pacific.

Claude Henry is in receipt of the following letter from Jesse Caplinger, late of Co. M, who is now stationed with the regular army at Honolulu:

HONOLUI.U, HAWAII ISLANDS, April 24, 1899.—Dear Friend and Comrade— We arrived here last Wedneslay all O. K., after a very pleasant trip from St. Augustine. I must say that I am surprised at the kind of a place this is, I didn't think that there wa6 any place on earth that could be sc beautiful

I believe that every kind of fruits and flowers that ever were heard of grow here. The principal fruits are the pineapple, banana, cocanut, orange, fig and the great bread fruit. There are over a hundred varieties of palms.

Sugar raising iB the principal industry, and there is also considerable coffee and rice raised. Last year they exported $15,000,000 worth of sugar, §5,000,000 of rice and about 8800,000 of coffee. Many people say that coffee raising is the coming industry of the islands. A seventy-live acre plantation will yield a yearly income of from 88,000 to 810,000 after the 5th year.

The natives are all very well educated, all children being compelled to go to Bchool from their 6th to 14th year. 85.-8 per cent.of the natives are able to read and write and you may go where you will and you will never find a more kind hearted set of people than the native Hawaiians. Their favorite sports ard Bwimming and horse-back riding. No better swimmers are to be found anywhere, and it is a fine sight on holidays to see a crowd of nativeB in their liower bedecked clothes out horse-back riding. Everybody, male and female ride aBtride.

On this island there is a railroad eighty-five miles in length and here in the city they have fifteen miles of horse car lines,

There are four batteries of artillery

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these islands are and they well deserve the name that they have, "The Paradise of the Pacific."

There are in this group eight inhabited and a number of small uninhabited islands. They lay between longitude 154 degrees and 40 minutes and 160 degrees and 30 minutes west, and latitude 18 degrees and 55 minutes and 22 degrees and 16 minutes north. The population, according to the census of 1898, was 112,040 of these 31,200 were full-blooded Hawaiian's, 24,409 Europeans and Americans, 25,407 Japanese, 21,616 Chinese and the balance South Sea Islanders and part Hawaiians. They have an area of about 7,000 square miles—the one we are on, "Oahu" contains COO square miles, it is third in size. The islands are very mountainous, they are almost entirely of volcanic origin, volcanic caves, extinct craters and ancient lava flows a bounding on every hand.

Gets Health in Paine's

No time is so favorable as March and April for getting strong and wel). A thoroughly well person eats with reliBh, sleeps soundly, works with zest, and without worry from morbid anxiety as to the outcome of his efforts.

If you feel you are out of health, strength, and spirits if you show signs of nervousness and exhaustion if you have that feeling of lassitude that comes in the spring to those who are out of health if your blood shows the usual signs of impurity—Paine's celery compound will turn you right-about-face towards health.

Enrique Guerra, the Mexican consul, has the confidence not only of his government, but of the American public Through his intervention, many important commercial questions between the United States and Mexico have been happily adjusted.

During his long residence in this country, Mr. Guerra has lived in a circle where the best possible medical treatment is always obtainable. He early discovered that in the spring,

here,viz: A, K, I and W, of the 6th battalion, I is at present on duty in the city at the executive or palace building and the judicary building, while tho other three batteries are at Camp McKinley barracks about three and a half miles east of the city with Major S. M. Mills in command, and he is a very fine commander, he expects a man to do hie full duty and in return he gives us all the privileges he can. The barracks are new and just the kind of buildings required for this kind of climate and were built by Co's K, H, I and L, 2nd Reg. of U. S. Vol. engineers, whom we relieved. I don't believe there is any nicer place to soldier than here. The climate is fine— never too hot nor too cold—the thermometer never gets lower Mian 59 nor higher than 85 degrees, and there is no sickness at all.

The first mail I received here was a copy of THE JOURNAL and I guess I am the only person here who receives it, couldn't do without it.

Well, I have written about enough for thiB time, but there is lots more I could tell you but I haven't the time, so hoping that you and all my other old comrades in company will ecjoy the best of health, I will close, hoping to hear from you and the boys very soon, I am your friend and old comrade,

JKSSK C. CATLINGER,

Battery A 6th Artillery, Honolulu, Hawaii Islands.

HIDDEN 1 BEAUTY\

Is often revealed in tbe hu- 5 muii face by the 1 emovul of 2 some disfiguring skin 1is- 3 ease, pimples, eczema. tetter or erysipelas. To lo tbise quickly und make the skin smooth and healthy use 3

Heiskeli's Ointment

To keep the complexion clear, fresh and beautiful, removing all minor blemishes, l^use constantly

HEISKELL'S SOAP.

It is soothing and healing in its effect. Ointment, too. Soap, 25o. All druggists. I Jekutoa, Halloirtf A Co.* Ml GOWUNI St., Phil*.

THE MEXICAN CONSUL

WM'MW

when nature seems most willing to lend its best assistance to the sick and feeble, his friends were using Paine's celery compound—the only Bpring medicine that physicians endorse, and intelligent families in every community have come to rely upon with confidence.

Mr. Guerra was not long in finding out the great reliance that is thus placed upon Paine's celery compound by the best informed people, and he was not slow in taking advantage of the great remedy himself. Here is bis statement, unqualified, conclusive:

Kansas City, March 10, 1898.

•'At times, when I have been seemingly exhausted from arduous work, Paine's celery compound has been of such benefit to me that it seems now I could hardly have progressed but for it. When sleep was slow in coming and my appetite flagged, a general toning up of my system followed the use of the compound. While I am not versed in things medical, I do know a fact when I encounter it, and that Paine's celery compound helped me and gave me a feeling of new strength

ELM DALE.

J. R. Vancleave is in very poor health. Ask Frank Woods how he likes Oklahoma.

James Quick is almost down with an attack of the grip. Ashley Thomas is working for L. M. Coons for a few days.

Will Cox is tending the corn ground on his father in-law's place. Peddlers are numerous this week and the people are tired of them.

J. F. and Dave Vancleave did some paper hanging for their father Monday.

Billy Woods is laid up in bed with a crippled foot that he cut four or five years ago.

Ed Cowan has bought a fence machine of l6om Mitchell and will build wire fence 1 Allen Moore has sold 81,000 worth of svw timber off his farm to Mr. Lee, of

New Richmond. Dave Patton and wife visited Nels Low and family near Hillsboro Saturday and Sunday.

J. Vancleave and Ed Golf will put up a string of wire fence along the road on their farms

There seem to be plenty of cut worms through here the way they are destroying garden stuff.

Our telephone line is in running order. It looks like business to see a telephone line on this road.

Ralph Vancleave has had another thousand tile hauled to his farm. This makes 7,000 he has had buried.

James McDaniei

thas

Spring by Taking Compound.

quite an easy

job at the Wingate canning factory. He counts out the plants and receives tbe pay.

Lightning struck a barn on Isaac Davis* farm Sunday night and burned it to the ground with all its contents. It was quite a big loss.

The threBhing club met at L. M. Coons' Saturday night and decided that as they would not have much wheat to thresh they wanted a hand stacker instead of a blower.

Carlton Moore 6old the saw timber off 40 acres of land to Vincent Charters, of Waynetown, for $3,100. There were 435 trees and it was the best lot of timber in this part of the county.

is a fact." ENKUJUE QUKKKA. As spring comes on, most women and many men who have lived hothouse lives during the winter, find themselves unduly fretful, unable to) sleep soundly, without appetite, easilyi tired, frequently distressed by head-# aches, and lacking snap" and strength* the result of pure blood nnd weak

nerves.

No other medicine in the world ever accomplished so much, and a single trial will add another to the long list of people in every community who gratefully sound the praises of Paine's celery compound.

Andrew Herron has sold his farm in Fountain county to Mr. Collins. James Wilkinson, wife and son Lon na, attended church at Scotts' Prairi Sunday.

Bud Fye and wife and Joseph Inge soil and family spent Sunday at Wilkinson's.

Qsite a large crowd attended t_ party given by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brown Saturday night.

The memorial sermon of Aunt Polly Gray will be preached at Christian Union the tirst Sunday in June.

Several of the farmers in this community are through planting corn,! while some have not commenced.

Charles Pickett, who has for several.! years been making his home in Wash-] ington, is here visiting friends relatives.

James Wilkinson and Andrew Mor rison contemplate taking some fln stock to the Veedersburg horse sho Saturday.

We received word Tuesday that Mrs Elijah Clore was very ill at her homt in the city. Her many friends hope her illness is not dangerous

Thomas Herron moved some of bit household goods to his brother-in-law's, Mr. Ingersoll's Tuesdav. Mr. Herron and wife will move to Ladog soon.

Misses Joe Huckery, Anna Bea_ Mary Gilkey and Roscoe Fuller an, Charles Dittamore visited Lonnii Charles and Cora Brown Sunday ail Sunday night.

Mrs. Eilla Stout, of the city, is in' structing a small class in music her® Her pupils are: Vernie McCormick, Mabel and Hazel Fink and Mabel and, Ida Galloway.

Willard Fink visited his brotherIvan, who is dangerously ill. Be brings no encouraging news and it If greatly feared by his friends that hi will never recover.

TEN cars for the use of Crawfori ville people on the Chicago excuri' next Sunday.

To CHICAGO Sunday only 81.00.

To those in this condition, the thous-j ands of testimonials from people likej Mr Guerra who have been benefited! by Paine's celerv chmpound, shouid be| reason enough for giving this best of all spring medicines at least a trial. What it has done for others, it will do for the reader. It will purify the blood, clear the complexion, rejuvenate the exhausted nervous system, insure good digestion, bring on healthy sleep, and restore one's strength and vitality

FRUITS.

Simon Peacock's father is visiting him this week. Miss Kate Danforth is working for Andrew Herron.