Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1890 — Page 4

©he gemocrat \ ' * X. BLAVKB ÜB2f, t fc " " 11 ' ' "” ; "■'■"l ' "—g tin da r, auk. 21, Tuk Democratic party should uot go to sleep but keep the ball a moving and in 1892 wo will have earned . another victory equal to the one o on the 4th of this month. Tuk Republicans now- wi-.li they * had put a littlejnore of Blaine’s reciprocity nostrum in the McKinlev 'bill. It might have saved them from defeat, they imagine. Grover Ci.kvki.ani>, the man of destiny, is still very near to the hearts of the American people. His grand address at the Thurman banquet last week has won tor him fresh laurels. The presidency is » within his grasp if.hd wants it. Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, who is charged with the defeat of h's party in that state, don’t propose to be chopped any longer. He threatens to make some startling revelations that will have a tendency to create a panic in the Republican party. \ K -ii ■■ r . It begins to look like Ingall, of Kansas, was going to be retired to private life at the close of his senatorial term. The Farmers’ Alliance of that state now have matters their own way and doubtless will elect one of their own number as his successor. z Ohio, the state of the presidents, ; is gradually coming into the Democratic column.. At the late election * she only gave Ryan, Republican candidate for secretary of state, a plurality of 10,9U9. Hamilton noun--5 ty holds the balance of power, hook out for Ohio in ’92. Grkkn Smith, Democrat, will take charge of the office of AttorneyGeneral on the 22nd inst.,and Win. T' Noble will vacate pie office of clerk of the supreme court, in favor ~t that pleasant little Irishman, Andrew M. Sweeney*, on the 31st mst., and the balance of the state officials change in, January. . i Farmers of Adams county keep in mind the coming Farmers' Institute Ip be held in this city on Jan. 2sth and 29th next year. This is a matter of much importance to our , farmer friends and we hope to see ' them push the enterprise to a successful point. Now is the time to begin making preparations. I'hk Repubhcam* declare the Mc- - Kinley bill will not be repealed. True. They dare not do so. It will remain for the Democrats to put an end to the in iquitous measure in about two .years hence. And it willl be done. The Democracy is pledged to oppose the further encroachments of monopoly and class legislation. 1 4 Some of our Republican exchanges will never recover it appears, from the effect of the recent cyclone. They are still trying to explain the cause of their drteat. There is no necessity in worryii g the patience - ■ cf 4heir readers in endeavoring to crawl out of the hole. They might shorten the controversy by admitting they didn’t have the votes. That would suffice. Dnk of the first measures which will receive the attention of the legislature, when it assembles in January next, says the Columbia cw y Times will be the constitutional amendments now pending before that body. Those amendments prov ide for the election of all state and county officers for a term of four years, or one term and no mory. They will be submitted, we hove;’ early in the year 1891 ami if ratified, as they will be, henceforth state officers will be elected in presidential years and all county officers t wo years latter. This separates state and national from local issues. Thk state officers recently elected will begin their terms of office at various limes. Attorney-Ueue-'al Michner and Supreme Court Clerk Noble will march out on the i3d just. Secretary of. State Griffin must let go January 17th, and Auditor Carr ten days later. Treasurer Lemcke will turn over the keys of the state's treasure box to Albert Gall on February JOth. While Superintendent of Public Instruct "ii Lafollette will be free to accept cmployment from March loth. Meat ra. Peele and Gorby, whose offices are left in a peculiar shape by the mpreme court's juggling will quaffy - very soon. . (

Congressman Nartin. 1 ~~ A A. N. Mart'n, our congressman for the Eleventh district is a 1 ennsylvar.ian by birth and » forty th ec yea-- old. He is a graduate ot Eas man's Colle je i.t Poughkeepsie, New York. Oi irr vin at his majority he left home with tn determination ui making his own way in the world. In |une, 1567, he landed in Fort Wayne, a perfect stranger. It was his luck, however, to meet big-heai ted John Davison ot Lancaster township, who happened to be at Fort Wayne on that day and whom he asked if he did not want to hire a hand to do farm work. The lonely appearance ot the lad appealed to Mr. Davison’s sym pathies,' and although not needing a hand l.lm-elf he told the stranger to jump on bis wagon. Arriving at Ossian they met \V. W. Weisell in whom young Martin found a Iriend who gave work for a time. Illa industry, soon made him many friends around in this neighborhood where his worth as alaborer became known, and he never lacked tor employment. But being ambitious he cut loose from the farm and farm work und in November of 1869 commenced reading law with I odd <8 Sh nn in this city, lie was admitted to tl e bar in 1870. In 1874 he was elected by the Democrats Joint Represntative for Adams and Wells counties. He made a popular representative and in 1876 was ejected reporter of the supreme court oi this- state. He was renominated in 1880, but went down in defeat with the rest oi the Democratic state ticket. From May. iSSi, to July, ISS3.' he practiced law at Austin. Texas. Returning to Bluflton in Hie lai) ot 1883 he resumed the practice ot law in this city. In 1888 he was nominated for congress by the Democracy of the Eleventh district, and at the election of. that year defeated his Republican competitor, Geo. W, Steele, who had represented the district for six years, iu a plurality of 473. Mr. Martin's record in con gross during the last session was so satisfactory t > the Democracy that at their convention held at Peru lie was renominated by acclamation, and on Tu sday, Nov. 4'h, he was re-elected by the unprec* - dented plurality of 2872 over his Republican competitor, Briant, thus receiving a splendid endorsement bv the people tor h : s faithful labor in the r in’enst. Mr. Martin will enter upon his second term in National Congress on the 4th oi tux* March. He will return to Washington in a few days to be' present i t the opening ot congress December Ist —/></»• Her. The Eleventh District. The following is the official pluialities lor congressman in this district. It will be seen that Mr. Martin gained 2.399 of a plurality over 1SS8: Martin. Briant. Adams HU". ....... Black lord -77 Grant ,1 7~ Huntington.......... I ; U Jav.-‘ s ’ i -.. Miami >. >«l Wabash 7w Wells raw KW her Martin's majority/ ~ s 7~ Martin's majoriy. ISS.S. . . 472 Gain..., , ‘ The Standard Oil Company, says the LaPorte Aryus, uses just about one-half the tin plate that is brought to this country, all their foreign shipments being tn tin cans. The McKinley bill about doubles the price of tin plates, and therefore adds to the cost of everything that (s made of or put up in tin. There is a. provision in the bill, however, that carefully projects the Standarn Oil Company. When the company imports its tin it sets up the claim that it is going to make it into tin cans for exportation, and by a provision ot the law it gets a rebate of ninety-nine cents on every dollar of the tax. That is the law according to McKinley. Any man who import* tm to be made up into kitchen furniture ha* to pay a tax of sMue S9O a ton on it and, of course, he must sell his ware enough higher to recompense him for tbe extra cost, but the Standard Oil Company pays but one cent on the dollar ot, its tax. That is a fair specimen of the way the McKinley bill works. The man who puts up canned meats or canned goods of any kind can get the same rebate on the tin used, and the result will be they will sell their goods cheaper in foreign countries than they will at home. In fact, they are doing this now, but the Republicans are trying to make the American people believe the tariff costs them nothing. .Viss Laura McManis, the whistling soloist, has been, secured by the Ladies Mite society of the M. E, church, to give an entertainment on Thursday, Dec. 4th. the proceeds of which will go towards pay tag tin? expense of building the new parsonage. The ladi. s of the Presbyterian will give an evening social at the parson age Thanksgiving evening to which all are cordially invited. Refreshmen's will be served. f Abraham Studabake*, of Tucem. Mo., left last week for his home. Wh»te;>erehe was the guest of his brother and sist«r |udg? Studabaker, and Mrs. Kate Cham* per. It is currently reported that a young man, of some twenty summers v ill soon lead to the alter a widow lady. It looks tike a case ot May and December. The Deha ek»b will be entertained by John Blakeslee at the residence of Thomas Archbold on West Monroe street, this ( Friday) evening.

The Councy Asylum. It is a p'ea ur • to know that the management oi' the A;’a 1 s County Asylum has n.tt wit 1 the appro, a of Alexander Johnson se.retary of the Boar J of Charities, who was commissioned to pay a visit of inspection to all tbe i:oor asylums of the stat.-. He v sited ours on February 27th, 1890, and in his publishe 1 report speaks in the highest terms of the condition under the management of W. H. H. France as will be ieen by the following s atetr.ent: t The Poor Asylum is about two miles from Decatur. Tile farm consists of 200 acres. 150 tillable, value about SSO pei acre. A good garden affords a full supply ..f vegetables. The orchard is poor; an old on.- has died out; a young one is not yet beaiiog; there is some small fruit. 1 he bui.dings are 01 frame, in fair condition, except the cell-house, which is little used. The Superintendent’s residence ,is detach d from the pauper's quarters, which are somewhat crowded, lhe dining io >m and kitchen are too small. The sexes are only seperaled by being assigned to different rooms opening off a common corridor; this necessitates locking ail the bed-rooms at night, which is dangerous in case of tire. The houses are heated t-y stoves, and there is no way of htatirg the bed rooms. Old and teeble people, in limes of severe weather or sickness, have to be moved into the sitting rooms. The furniture is good; bedding good and ample. The ventilation is bywindows only, but lhe house wias sweet and wholesome. There are no bath tubs, r.or rules about bathing, except that these who are iilthy’aie washed “often.” The inmates were iaiily clean; dean ut derclothmg is furnished every Sunday morning. Food i* good and plen’y; meat tw ice daily, principally pork; coffee at tach mc il, and tea tor the sick. There is a good record book, lairly well kept. The d MT-yards, fen.es larm Lui'ei ngs are all in good order. The Superintendent finds good homes, by indenture or adop.ion, for all children coming t > the house. A special room is kept for tramps, who are received on application anti given supper, beel and br.aklas'; bedding is washed each time. "The asylum could be much -itftproved by bui'ding a separate house for the men and enlarging-the kitchen, dining and sitting-rooms. Steam hea'ing would lessen the danger of tire. With these changes, ar.d putting in bath tubs, there would I e little room for criticism. The house was s, rupulously clean when vis ted, and gave evidence of being kept so. The insti ution dees credit to tire management. The superintendent's salary is s6oo petannum. He furnishes his own household goods, but nothing further. Hired help, one man and two women, is paid by the commiss oners. The net annual cost of he as'lum is ah ut $2,000. Average number ot inmates about 20. Weekly cost per inmate about $t 92. A Fatal Mistake. Physicians make no more fatal mistake than when they inform patients that nervous heart troubles come from the stomach and are of little consequence. Dr. Franklin Miles, the noted Indiana specialist has proven the contrary in his new book on heart disease, which may be had free of \V. H. Nachtrieb who guarantees and recommends Dr. Miles’ unequaled New Heart Cure, which has the largest sale of any heart remedy in the world. It cures nervous and organic heart disease, short breath, fluttering, pain or tenderness in side, arm or shoulder, irregular pulse* fainting, smothering, dropsy, etc. His Restorative Neryine cures headache, fits, etc. » TO Correspondents.. Tbe folic wing suggestions jo newspaper correspondents, taken from an exchange, are timely and should be carefully noted by all those who write articles for the press: i. Do not w-tite carelessly. 2 Donot-crowd your work, but have each item s'ar.d in a sepaiate paragraph. 3. Be careful to spell all proper names correctly and write every letter in them plain I;-. 4. Vou may describe unusually severe lo.ial storms, but fn no Qthpr c.q re shquld you speak of the weather, 5. In giving personals don’t mention visits among neighbors, or these made bypersons in the same part of tl e county, unless they i» r e attended by some accident or other unusual grant, Much ftgms are mere tittle-tattle n >t new«. 6. Don't puff anybody’s business unless it is paid for as an advertisement. Where such puffs please one reader they otl'end several others. 7. Mtatp facts only not goss : p or op:nions, and staiv t|»ein in short sentences. 8 Be careful as p« sihia io ts rj'e noth ing that would give otKnce to ««)■<•*», Don’t speak cf y our enemies at all unless you can speajfr kindly of them; 9 Number the pipes ot your manuserpt, but don’t numlyj, t);e items; write on one side of the paper onjjf. 10 Be sure to have your name accOrUeach communjea Jon. A careful observance of these rules wcjll ureatly as-ist the editor and compositors in their work, and give your manuscript a neat and intel’igent appearance which witi command respect and consideration at first sight. Happy HOQslers. Wm. Timmons, postmao'or of tdavjjlg, Ind., writes: “Electric Bitters has ‘IfW more for me than all other medicines combine d, for that tad feeling arising from krdaey and liver, trouble.” John Leslie, farmer syockman. of same place, says: “Find Electric jje (the best kideny and lirer mujicine. mademefeeljikea man.'* J. W. Gardener, hardware merchant, same town, says* Electrics Bi:te*s i* just the thing for a man who is all run down and don’r care whether he lives or dirs; he found new strength, good appetite and felt just like he had a new lease on life. Only 50?. abott’e.atA. K. Pierce's dtug store.

Dynamite’s Power. A terrible dynamite explosion occurred at Lima, Ohio, on Friday of last week that resulted in the killing of three per sons and wounding two others, one of ti e killed being Charley Burkett, son of John Burkett,ot Kirkland tjwnship, this county. According to reports, some of thy men were at work loading stone into wagons at Custer's stone quarry wh : le George Fisher, Hinry Wisecupp and Charley Burkett had gone t > a small frame shed that stood near the quarry to prepare to make a blast. The building was used as a store r.tomVor tools, dynamite and powder and at bights some of the men slept there. At the time of the accident the building contained about fifty pounds o’ explos ves. While it is not known just what earned the terrible accident, it is believed that they were heating the dynamire when it exploded with ’er.itic force. Eye witne*S" s to the affair say that \Vi ecupp’s head vas bl.»wnotr and that Fisher had his lower limbs tenibly mu'ila ed whi e Burkttt shared a like fate. There w-as a frightful gash on his forehead and a severe cut on the chin.. His right leg was broken and mangled and the left limb broken in several places. The explosion was felt tor miles away and created great consternation in the community. John Burkett in response to a; telegram announcing the awful casuality- went to the scene of ttie disaster and returned on Saturday afternoon with the remains of his boy. The funeral services took pla< e at the church near Honduras, Kirklai d township, on Sunday afternoon. Not Able to Walk. I was confined to my bed for six month’s with rheumatism, not able to walk a step All the remedies usually prescribed for this disease having been employed to nn effect, I commenced taking S. S. S. I have now taken it bottles of this excellent medicine and am on my feet, attending to all my house work as of yore. I feel that I cannot sufficiently express my thanks for the benefit I have recieved from the use of this‘medicine. Mrs. M, A. Woodward, Webb City, Mo. \ HE PRESCRIBES IT. I have used S. S. S. for blood diseases for several year-, and find it all it is recommended to be. I heartilv recommend it to any one needing a blood purifier. O. B. Troi tmAx, Drug Clerk, Oakland City. Ind. Treatise on blood and skin diseases mailed tree. Switt Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. A Present to Our Subscribers. 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