Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 December 1900 — Page 6

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The conditions of life for the masses upvon this globe 100 years, hence are of more consequence as a speculative topic even 'than the rare culture or superior development of a tew or a class. What will be lhe conditions of life, and especially what the degree of immunity from grinding toil, from hunger and from disease, in lhe year '_'0(ll It may bo assumed that in the I niied States, it anywhere, the progress will be steady or another century.

The country is comparatively new anil its resources only partially developed. Should the population increase for lhe next 1IKJ Jiyears in the same proportion as in the last 20 years it will then contain about v.400,000,000 souls. In 1801 the population was about .",000.0110, which is but 3,000,000 more than the population of (Greater New York and the Jersey

Mlliurbs today. New York should have a population at the end of the twentieth century over 'JO,000,000 if growlh remains normal and proportionate to that of the whole country upon the above calVcuiation.

At present New York attracts about one-eighteenth of the total population of the country and 'hicago about one-half .'••us many as .New York. In another hun*drtd years Chicago should have a population of about l: .ooil.ooo, Philadelphia ]0.000.000. Boston, St. Louis and Haiti inore each o.UtlO.OOO. Cincinnati, Buffalo,

Cleveland. .\cw Orleans and Pittsburg ,••2,000.000 each and Hetroit. Milwaukee anl Minneapolis 1 .."011.000. in that era a ..'population of 1,000,000 will be nothing -extraordinary lor a thriving inland city, and this conclusion is borne out by lhe history of densely populated countries in the old world.

The great industrial future which t-eenis lixed by the hand ot late lor this country will lor generations at least tend to the growth of cities. Not alone that, but the attractions of city life will draw .to them a mass nl people still having commercial interests remote Irom lhe tov, lis. The rapid means of communication will permit the landowner and the siouiitry manufacturer to dwell in the city the greater part of the year and sttll look after their business interests at a ilistance. And what marvels of cheapness and convenience those cities of the future will be. Municipal ownership nl all enterprises which conduce to pulilic convenience. the railways, boats, telegraph healing and lighting plants, ot libraries and perhaps of amusements, will reduce 1he cost of city life, which now appalls llie ecnmimical visitor, to a merely nonii:nal sum.

WHAT WILL THE NEW CENTURY SEE?

A DIP INTO THE FUTURE By George L. Kilmer.

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Thinkers wlm arc no! pessimist.- believe that in many diri'dinns 11n- limit, or •«I."nit that, has been reached.

In mi-i-lumiral inventions the nineteenth century achieved wonders whii-li recall Aladdin and his lamp. Yi! bold is declare that we lua.v expect revelations nf hidden energy in the sin and earth and air, which may he harness I'd to do lhe work of mankind. Tesla believes in tiie possibility of a solar engine. lie considers wireless telegraphy proved beyond a doubt. is working at a teleaiitoiiialon which will lie simply a elitally endowed mechanism and declares thai lie has discovered electrical oscillations which will produce steady lijiht without the aid of lamps, incandescent lilaments or wires. 'i'esla also predicts an industrial revolution in the dethronement of iron and the elevation of aluminium. He estimates the civilizing potency of aluminium as l(Kl times greater than that of iron and sats bulk available lor man HO limes greater. Liquid air, while a marvelous discovery, he holds can never lie commercially profitable.

The soli- aim nf the scientist, Tesla ill Agists, should be the increase of human energy and in that way the increase of human happiness. Malenal advancement is.is only a means to social advancement, 'niul so alter all the landmarks of progress are the monuments of social changes.

Al present the lule of--population sets toward the cities, and while this must change eventually a century is nothing in the life of a nation, and leaving nut the probability of some great social upheaval forcing the people back lo the soil there seems no reason why the commercial and industrial development of 1!M! should run continue to the end nf the century and not then have reached i' limit

The danger to health of massing millions of I pie in elites must lie overcome b.v scieiititic appliances and discoveries. Cities nf the old world have been depopulated by epidemics which would

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WIKKI.KSS TELEGRAPHY AS A Dlt'l OMAT1C ACKXT. The water ot the tut lire city will be pure, the temperature will be equalized, food will

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iVC'cess'iiy for i-i iiiii-iiig tlic hours of s'erp to four in every Hi. yet if the forms entertainment multiply with other tliinu every body can kci awake hours day without sufVeri: mini.

The scientists tell us that even nt the rapid rate projected for all forms of ai tivily life ale! limb will be uieasurably seelire. The iTceted airship is one ol the certainties of dreamers, but oven

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pn p.in and men will more and more obey the common sense laws of health, avoiding e\':eines ot exertion and stimulation.

Many propositions for the simplification of life which now stem chimerical may yet justify I heir hampions. Couilensi il milk ha* stood the test of half a century ot use. and other foods may be prepand ir. quantities by inexpensive labor and lIn- make it possible to live, if not on l." ci nls a day. al least without the cost of maintaining a separate kitchen for every three or four person-. In that happy time there will pel haps be n"

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PfTTINti HIM 'OI-'K AT IIU I'TAI.O. Tesla warns lhe nations who would be ready to cast about for means of attaining supremacy in the matter of "air power." If airy navies, then of course airy passenger lines. The passenger for Buffalo can be "pill olT" safely from a transcontinental "llier" by means of a para chute, and, although the artist won't believe it as yet, lie need not wake up even, but have his berth transferred from the stateroom and slung under the ribs of the canopy. There he may finish his sleep as comfortably as did the nineteenth cent'.i ry tourist in a Wagner or Pullman at tiie terminal sheds.

Mven war is to be robbed of its ghast liness. for. according to Tesla. machine? ili do the lighting of the futuie and sus tain all the hard knocks, their hiimaii manipulators being out of range. Filial ly contests will come to be mere dtieb between automatons, and broken nirta will figure in the casualty lists instead of broken bones.

Photography, a nineteenth century de velopniciil. is oil the cards for wonder* greater than those yet achieved. Pholog raphy in colors is a certainty of the neai future, and that wonder of the age, tin typesetting machine, is doomed to fa I down before the camera, which is to re produce upon lhe printing plate text ami pictures as set in order in the editor"? sanctum without bringing in the aid of compositors or type.

The arti-t thinks that lhe Chinese imbroglio will be settled until l.'licil Sam can shout horse sense down a we!! curb into .lohn Chinaman's ear. And that is no wilder Might of imagination than prophecies of nineteenth century marvels which have become commonplaces would have been on New Year's a 1 0 1

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I'ir.ui'.' ami I'a^l now are iiiiii^leil as one. siaili^hi hikI niooioiLlil i.imI |U:isini' ami pain lanke.l to tin- New i- ilie Dlil ihat is lo-t,

I.inke'l lii a I,ell willi iis liiine for a etiain.

llnwn llie toft ttooil of tin- swifi lirazpn souml, I'aies loin lo?t now lo you anil to nie, \iiees ilial ilieit wlien the Miinmer was young, iloinewai'il, itrift lioinewaiiij as sails from th«

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Hark! IVr a moment lla* eliitnin^ is tiii8lieill l.o. for a niotiii'Mt llie musie hangs furled! Is it a s|»uil. a phantom. goe& toiili.

Wilheri'd and gray Irom the face of llie world?

S.'inethiiiK unknown lo the hand, lo 1 lie eye, SumelhiiiK unseen of the wiitehers lias gone. Tinned wilh the Hold of the iiiornini to lie, otiie. (i tnj soul, and lie glad with the tiawn!

Old onr. adieu here's noodtiy to regret Dawn, as llie eve. tins its eiimson and gold. All that the old dais have lost shall he found.

All that shall come with lhe Nmv Year lie old.

Swing, waking heart, to the tune of the bells Swinu with lhe hope that their clangor has hurled. l.ehoed and liorne to the ends of lhe cnith

Love still endures, anil 'tis wvll with the world.

Hells ol the Now Year, O lulls of the night,

bow intonations, less sorrow than mirili, Waken and thunder your tidings ot love, Thundi I and riny lo Oil ends of the earth!

LEFT THE DOOR OPEN

Ana That Was How The Hon. Frank B. Burke Chanced to Get Into the Conference.

DEMOCRAT LEADERS ARE ANXIOUS

They Cast About to See If There Is Any Portion of the Old Party Left—Morss and Burke Have Some Views. But They Fail to

Special Correspondence.]

IiKlhniMpolis. Doe. 2().—Twenty or thirty ol' Hie emocTiitic members of the leijisliitimj tjathoretl in this city on Saturday to ask each other if there really was tiny Democratic party left and to find out what Thomas Tagtjart, John Y. Kern and some of tiie of her leaders thought about it. They decided that the jiarty was still in existence, though not a litfle disfigured, and proceeded to discuss what they should do aiionf a primary election law. The sentiment was heavily against this, though .Mr. Morss, edifoi of "the Maniac of Dailies," felt it his duty as a reformer, wilh the trade mark blown in the bottle, to declare that Indianapolis. Kvansville and Fort Wayne ought lo have something of the kind. lie also launched forth a few •well chosen phrases about purity in elections and similar efforts at general literary gorgeousness.

Somebody had left the door open and the Hon. Frank K. Ibirke got in. If there is anything Mr. Ibtrke is particularly fond of, it: is giving his fellow politicians a new sensation occasionally by springing a few statements of bald truth, lie declared that he was dead against a primary law and so was every politician that was a beneficiary of the machine in politics. Last summer lie had thought for a while that lie was a candidate for governor, but he failed to make good willi the machine. Mr. Taggart •was in control of it .and had other purposes. lie wanted Mr. Kern to be the candidate for governor and the present. primary methods enabled him and his machine to beat lSurke to death. Later it suited Air. Taggart's purpose to make Burke the nominee for congress in tiie Tndianapolis district. Again the machine, by the gra*-e of the present primary system was brought into requisition and lie was nominated "jusf as easy" by the same men 1 hat had cut his throat in Marlon ,count.v a few weeks before. He was impressed with the fact that the "innchine" is a great thing and was distinctly '.•agin" anything that would tend to disrupt if.

The conference did not make up its mind what il should do on any particular subject, but the sentiment against the primary law seemed to be in a heavy majority. The crowd did not make any effort to decide who should be put up for speaker and president pro torn of the senate to be knocked down. The lion. Kpli Inmaii, ex-boy orator, aspires to the leadership of lhe senate minority and will probably get if. For the empty honor in the hoie-e. Messrs. T.ouftit. Cravens, Coiner and Davis have lightning rod? up. •••••.Tames, the smartest man Hif Democrats have in the house, was not thought of.

THE CRAWFORDSVILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL.

Hit Off Together—The Mid-Roads" Looking Around For Some New Fake— Russel Seeds Has His Usual Chatty Comments On Affairs at the Hoosier Capitol.

The mid-road Populists got together here Saturday in rather slender numbers and talked volubly about organ-j izing a new party. The old folderol about a "union of the reform forces"! and ha I suet ot thing was chewed over again. Ti-e I'onnlists did not cast enough votes in the last election tc make the jnf!ien,-e ,,f the leaders have any apnree'aHe value that could bp eon vert i'.I into dollars and cents: hence •the ai\i,"M- fur a new* lake. The ehief trouble u-jth tin, Populisl and other political oivra ni'/.a I ions on similar lines -''e cardinal notion of Hieii creed is 11:t a man that is rich either ly inheritance or ly his own exertions is neeessai-ilv a scoundrel. grant thai many ot iheiu are. but there

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veey niativ honest and high-

minded men possessed of verv fair fortunes, tine never knows how honest a man mav lie until lie has passed 1 f! 11 flie lire of temptation. I stands 'o reason that the temptation) to be dishonest when the opiiortunity arises strikes the poor man with twice llie force that it does the rich man. for his needs are pressing and money is more valuable to him than lo the man Ihat litis plenty of it. There aro about as ifiauy dishonest hearts among men of no means as among men of means. It thus happens that there is more inipecuniosity. more of the de sire to make money in any way that offers and no iiuestions asked, among the political leaders of a party that makes poverty one of the qualifications of admission, than among (hosier a party flint takes in rich and pool alike. Xot all. but very many of the

Populist leaders in Indiana have been eternally "on the make." and in 1S0fi we had the edifying spectacle of the state convention putting the party up at auction and appointing official auctioneers to conduct the bargain and sale. For that was the plain effect, if not flie intent of the selection of the famous committee of thirteen, clothed with "plenary power" to determine whether the party should sell out to the Democrats and have nt separate electors or to the Hepublicam and run a ticket of Its own. The leaders of this defunct organization art

too thoroughly discredited to hope for success in getting up a new party. .—(j—o—

Covernor Durbin and his family have been in the city a week engaged in the arduous task of house-liuntrtig. Doubtless it would be much more satisfactory to the future governors, and certainly it would lie more conducive to the dignify of the state, if. instead of raising the governor's salary, the legislature were to make some provision for tin executive mansion. The suggestion has been made in some quarters that the state sell St. Clair park and use the money for this purpose. II would seem lo lue a great deal beier scheme to use this park as the site for tiie mansion. It comprises half a square in the very best resilience district of Indianapolis, the blind asylum. willi its beautiful grounds, occupying the other half. Or. if it should be deemed better to have the mansion front on Meridian street, instead of on St. Clair, half the park could be used for the site and the ol her half could lie sold as building lofs for enough to creel a home befitting the dignity of the state. ertain il is that the need of a home for the governor is felt in many quarters. It is not a very dignified proceeding lor. a governor to go chasing o\ ei 1 own lo find a place to house his family..

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lhe legislature will convene on I hursday. .Ian. lu. and it is expected that the members will begin to gather in the city immediately after New \ears day. llie great crowd ihat is usually attracted for the week preceding the organixat ion is not drawn bv the speakership contest, but the jolt clerk: hips, doorkeepers' positions and oilier ••places'" that draw $." a day. of course, if is reasonable that the state or anybody else should Pity something above the market rate for short-lime work. That is the usual thing in business. Hut the state goes away beyond this and pays three or lour times the money for such work thai could be earned ai anything else by the people that hold these positions. Men get "on the door" at $l.-|i) per mmill 1hat would lie glad to have a steady job at Mil. Ami litis it goes till the way through. The result is a general scramble lor the position!) that does the parly in control of the legislature twice as much harm as good, lor here are a dozen disappointments and one ingrnie for cverv place filled.

The speakership contest is regarded by political leaders as still mainly between Stutesman and An man, though King is making a very active fighi and I Ion lieui holds a good posp lion as a possible compromise. The 1 lid ill il Iii 1 is News has opened a verv act ve tight on St iilesnian. denoinicini him as a "lobbyist," lite charge growing mil ol lhe celebrated street-car lignl ill llie 1 ^'isla 1111'e of l.S'.l" between the Citizens Si reel liailroad company, which owned the Indianapolis lines at that lime and was in turn mainly owned by Piiishurg capitalists, and Hie City iiailw.ay company, a syndicate of local capitalists, which had a franchise f'-oni the city government liu no road, in which the News championed the cause of the latter. It is bin fair lo say that in this matte) Si ti esmaii was employed as one ol the attorneys for the Citizens' company. having been employed by A. Mason and \V. II. II. Miller, the regular attorineys for lhe company. People I ha know Stutesman and are familiar with that tight will be loatl lo believe that lie did anything in that connection that would not stand full investigation, or that, if elected speaker. he would not perform the duties of the ofiice with integrity as well as ability. His opponents have had nothing to do wilh raising this question. There is a disposition among all of them to make the light a clean and friendly contest. if

Applications by letter for minor po sitiotis have been pouring in on members almost since llie election. Hert are sonic of those that have cast a line out for what they can get:

Henry Beasley. William Pollard, •lames .Morris. George Sweetser, William Huffman. Isaac heap, William Kvatis. Thomas Marl in of this city, and David I'iersun of Acton, artamong the Marlon county applicants for doorkeeper of the house. 1". W. Casper. Clifford Morrison and Thomas Daile.v are local candidates for assistant clerk. E. C. Branyan of Huntington, who was formerly deputy in Slate Treasurer Levy's office, is after the assistant clerkship, and W. A. Wildnian of Marion is considered his chief opponent. Morri?

I'ttnkboner of Marion wants to be postmaster of the house. W. A. Sutton ol Peru is a candidate for chief doorkeeper of the house. W. D. Wilson of this city wants lo be engrossing clerk, 11. II. Johns of Kockport is a candidate for postmaster of the house. A. Piltnian of Fargo is a candidate fot t.ie same position.

J. W. Ogburn of (ireenliehl wants tr be an assitant doorkeeper. M. T. Murray of Connersville is making a tight for principal doorkeeper of tlit house.

About the onlv-candidate that feels entirely easy about the outcome itColonel W. W. Huffman of Anderson for secretary of tlit' senate. Mr. Huffman litis been a sort of political clerk for Colonel Durbin for two or three years, and the impression thai the new governor will land him in the position he is at'ier is so strong that oilier aspirants have fought shy of this particular office. "'•s-s-KT. M. SKKDS.

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Posted His Farm.

.1. F. Byrd, living south of the city, has posted his farm and will prosecute all trespassers.

Notice to hunters.

All persons are notified that no hunting is allowed on the fsrm of W„ W. Sitlener. west of the city.

Wanted Gore.

A warrant was issued Wednesday charging George Osborne with assault and battery on the person of Charles Benjamin. Osborne was one of the parties arrested for selling out to the Democratic party and the information filed against him aroused his wrath.

KELLfSON SCHOOL HOUSE. Chas. Staleyhada whopper corn crop. Rev. Hole's little boy i9 recovering from a severe siege of lung fever.

The Journal, is taken by all in these parts regardless of political faith. Mrs. Dora Oliver, of Linden, spent Christmas with her brother, George King.

Rufus Clevenger has his new residence in Paradise Valley nearly completed.

The youngest daughter of Mr. Chesterson is the prize elocutionist of this section.

Mr. Samuel Blanton's are speeding holidays circulating among their many friends and relatives in Hamilton county.

Mr. and Mrs. Cole, of Danville, 111., Howard Gillis and family and Clinton Conrad's ate turkey at H. Weaver's Christmas.

Robie Jackson, our popular neighbor, is getting up a monster pile of wood on the Ezra Voris farm assisted by his hustling brother-in-law.

At all the baby shows up to-date Miss Elsie Gillis took first ribbon. The little tot's dimpled cheeks and bright, yet spiritual large eyes have few equals.

Adelbert Kellison will soon look over the new strip of Oklahoma territory and report back to a small Montgomery colony as to its attractions and inducements to settlers. They all declare they will sell on final proof nnd live here by the cemeteries of their ancestors.

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Rural Koute to Start..A

The carrier will begin his work on the new rural route, number six, on next Wednesday, January 2, word having been received from headquarters Wednesday. 0 11* |»pT Middle Age,

Probably the happiest period In life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at mid-day.—'T. Arnold.

Our community mourns the loss of a noble citizen. The sad news of John Mitch's death came to all as a shock, because so sudden. The long funeral procession fil'ed Young's Chapel to standing rom at eleven Sunday. Rev. Lookabill preached an impressive sermon. Mr. Hitch was a favorite among tve young Deople, ever cheerful and jolly yet ready to assist them in any laudable ambition. Mi's Hitch some years ago taught a most, successful term at this school house. Their daughters hold high siholarsbips in the city schools at present. The bereaved family have heartfalfi sympathy of all.

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Address COLLIER'S WEEKLY, 555 WEST THIRTEENTH STREET, NEW YORK CITY

A Merry Christmas.

trust that everyone enjoyed a Merry Xraa*, and we also desire to thank the people of Crawfordsville for their very liberal patronage and trust that the business relations so pleasantly begun will continue for yeara to come We will always endeavor to our utmost ability to please our patrons. Respectfully.

A. OSWALD, Jeweler.

W. G. Swank, M.D.

Physician and Surgeon,

Ollice: H9H. Washington St.

IU'Mrtrnri.' 7 l'J W. Pike Si. Calls intended in city or county, dny or'nigct. 'IVlt'phoncs--Residence 195: Ollice 532.

Bertrand E. May,

OSTEOPATH

urnduate of the American Scliool of C»tfoiinthy nt Kirksville, Mo. Ollice lie. s. Wash. St.* Hours 7 to 12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. Consultation free. Correspondence solicited stud osteopathic literature on application.

WALTER r. JONES, LAWYER, AGENT.

General law practice, real estate sold, moneT loaned or prolltalilv invested, with abstracts of title at lowest price. Fire insurance on city and country property in home company. Bankruptcy law beneilts explained, until its repeal soon, and claims of heirs {against estates freely investigated. Offlce 1 ltH S. Washington St!, new Scliultz A Hulet Block.

Holiday Dainties

Candies, Nuts, Figs, Dates, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, CocoanutE. Cranberries, Mince Meat, Sweet Cider, Sweet Potatoes, Eating and Cooking Apples, Presh Oysters, Dressed Turkeys, Etc.

Cash Fry's,

126 West Main St.

Kstate of Wilber Kerr, deceased. OTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed and duly qualitied as administrator of the estate of Wilber Kerr, late of Montgomery county, Indiana, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent.

JOHN C. WINGATE,

Dated December, 1900. Administrator. 12-28 3t I

Estate Henry Clay Armstrong, deceased. OTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned I has been appointed and duly qualified as admin-1 istratrix of the estate of Henry Clay Armstrong, late of Montgomery county, Indiana, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent.

SUSAN M. ARMSTRONG.

Dated Dec. 21. 1900. Administratrix. 12-28 3t

OTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, Til

In the matter of the estate of Wesiev V»n- I arsdall. deceased. In the Montgomery Circuit Court, September term, 1900.

Notice is hereby given that Hosea H. Ristine, as administrator of the estate of Wesley Vanarsdall, deceased, has presented and filed his accounts and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said circuit court on the 21st day of January, 1901, at which time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause If any there be, why said accounts and vouchers should not be approved, and the heirs and distributees of said estate are also not)lied to be in said court at the time aforesaid and make proof of heirship.

Dated this 24th day of December, 1900. HOSEA H. RISTiNE. 12-28 2t Administrator.