Decatur Democrat, Volume 36, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1892 — Page 4

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®he gunwcrcit r. rtr.AnKnvßtr, Proprietor. FRIDAY. DEC. M. 1S!)2. Itatm of flHbwiptlon. One Year, In advance H ® Rix Month* 75 Four Months 80 All subscriptions not paid during the year will lie charged at the rate of B 00. —: ~ Office 111 Democrat Building, east side of Second Street— ground floor. Tub income to the government from the tax on whiskey amounts to about *1)0,000,000 annually, and Congress is contemplating raising the tax so as to bring *1'25,000,000. If the World’s Fair is extended ’till the fall of ’94, it would no doubt give everybody a chance to see it; in this case there will be no necessity of it being open on Sunday. ' - q North Dakota distributes her electoral vote equally among the the three parties. Cleveland gets one, Harrison one and Weaver one. Harrison’s elector being elected by only eight votes. <1 When Grover Cleveland retired from the presidential chair on the 4th of March, 1889, there was over *100,000,000 of surplus in the National treasury. He will find when he goes back in ’Off a treasury full of *OOOOOOO. A few weeks ago the Republican papers of the country, were rejoicing over the fact that the Democrats was going to have control of both branches of congress, but the way the party is trying to steal United States Senators out west looks as though the papers were “only in fun.” Four years ago a Republican Senate refused to confirm a number of Cleveland’s appointments on the ground that they were made after his defeat by Mr. Harrison. How is it now? Mr. Harrison has suffered one of the most humiliating defeats as a presidential candidate on record, and yet be" is piling into the Senate nominations by the score and that thoroughly partisan body is promptly confirming them. This American House of Lords has become an offensive appendage of our govermental system. The only remedy for the existing evil is to bring the Senators nearer to the throbbings of the public pulse by electing them by the popular vote. Ex-Governor Gray is prominent ly mentioned for a Cabinet position with the incoming administration. There is no one man more deserving than the Ex-Governor. The executive ability shown by him during the four years of his Governorship of our State, prove him to be qualified to fill any position in the United States. While he is a man who is always ready to “put his shoulder to the wheel” when the party needs his services in bringing victory. The part he took in* the last campaign shows that he is in full sympathy with the reform that is needed. The people of Indiana will heartily endorse the action, if such is the will of the administration. The popular vote according to the New York World makes Cleveland’s majority over Harrison’s 623,500. and over both Harrison and Weaver 489,000. This is the first time a Democratic candidate for president has bad a majority over all the candidates since 1876. In 1884 Cleveland had a plurality of Blaine oj 62,683 and m 1888 over Harrison of 98,817; but this is the first time he had a majority over all. While Jbe Republicans never elected but one man with a majority— Garfield, having a majority. All the Republican presidents being j elected by a minority party. This may account for the executive ability of some of our late presidents.

The Holidays. There is no period of the year that is more universally observed in all Christendom than the holidays. This period of time is set apart for relaxation and festivity, hence it is the merriest part of the season. It is a time when the whole earth seems to rejoice, the el ements around us adding to the merriment of the occasion. It is the time for the meeting of friends, the renewing of old acquaintances and a general rejoicing. Presents are freely distributed and good will prevails everywhere. This period of the year seems to be suited to every body. In it is to be found senti. m ent for the sentimental, deep thought for the thinker, and wisdom for the wise. By Christmas introducting the period of festivity a sacred influence is brought to bear upon the people that is as deep seated and perpetuating as Christianity itself, lhe holidays are ended with New Year’s. The last day of the festival differs widely from the first, not only in its origin but in its influence. The thoughts and sentiments that cluster around New Year’s are of a different nature from those that naturally cling to Christmas. New Year’s following so close upon Christmas causes the two days to be classed together and if it had not been for this they would never have'been associated. Many and various have been the pen pictures painted from these two days. They have furnished subjects for some of the best written articles that have been penned by our most fluent writers. The New Year is suggestive of something new, a recommencing of life, —a laying aside of the old and an assuming ot the new. At the beginning of ’93 in accordance with the sentiments just expressed the Democrat proposes to force itself to the front by assuming new energies, and by renewing its determination to remain nowhere-else. In our enthusiasm we catch the spirit of the following verse written by the late Poet Laureate of England, Alfred Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow; The year is going,—let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. The Manhatten, Kansas, Republic pays a sort of a parting respect to the Republican party m the following lines: G. O. P.—The deceased was born at Philadelphia, June 17, 1856, of poor but respectable parents (the whig and fire soil parties), and died all over the country, Nov. 8, 1892 —aged 36 years, 4 months and 21 days. She sprang into the vigorous and promising life of young womanhood e’er the tender years of infancy were past—like Minerva springing from the brain of Jupitor. She was a “rare and radiant maiden;” and with the dew of youth on her brow, and the witchery of matchless freedom gleaming in her •eye, she gladdened the heart of •waiting humanity as she stripped the fetters from millions of bondsmen and sent them forth to taste the sweets of freedom. Saints and philantropists did her graceful homage, and her smile was sun ashine to the lives of patriots and ■.statesmen. Scholars and warriors •sought her love, and the very angels seemed to strew Her pathway with flowers. She was courted bv the rich, and money kings with eagerness sought her hand for their gold, ; when they had no heart to offer. Enchanted by the splendor of powder she became a siren, and the pure who once loved her, were finally isaddened by the sight of her fall. During the last two years of her life she has been recognized as only ;a painted courtesan, and her ,company has been avoided by so many I tßat she died a vagrant. ‘*And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gouefrom thee, and ;all things that are dainty and Bumptious are perished from thee, and :men shall find them no more at ail. The merchants of these things, who were made rich, by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her’ torment, weeping and mourning, saying, woe, ! woe, the great city, she that was } arryed in fine and purple and > scarlet, and decked with gold and ; precious stones and pearll for in !• one hour so great riches is made desolate.”—Rev. 18:14-1?.

Electric Lights and Water Works. To the Editor oflht Decatur Di-Moirat. Dear Sir-—I beg leave to submit through the column* oi yuc paper a abort reply to the vnriou< arti lea that appeared iu the Dkmocr at an l Journal last week on H e subject ot e'ecliict lights and waterworks. While there i* a perfect answer to euerything said iu ttiose articles, yet Ido not go into detail in my reply because I think it would make it longer than I ought to ask y< u to |ub lish, ard only reply in a genetul way. In the first place, I am informed that the city council l as lery wisely and ptop erly deterred action on these two import ant tubjeets until they can get reports from the ci y clerk and treasurer, tbowing the condition of the city’s tiuaces. I understand that these iepor;s will be sub mitted on the 3rd of January, when these reports are submitted ard checked off by the finance committee, we can then find out how much the city is in debt, how much in bonds and how much in city orders When this is done, I hope the city.cour.cil will cruse to be published in tjie city papers tlie condition ot our finances. It will not be worth while now to inquire further whether my estimate of the iit_,indebtedness Mr. Ashcraft or the man who signs his n one * * • is lhe corrict one, us I suptow we will soon have the fa.is. —-There is One tirin’ certain, howaver, that the city’s 111 lebtedness has increased each year for tne last three reais, that is, the street improvements made by the ci‘y wim thy other iuri< nt expenses I ave been greatei thm II e neon e, so that we now have out a large ..m 11 t 0. tl rating orders more than < an la- iideeme l by the January and June n.sla hneuis ot taxes. These installments under the law are pledged for the payment ot the orders now cutstanding, so that lhe oruinary expenses of Ihs city can only be met by issuing orders in pay ments. This makes it clea. that whatever expense is made this coming summer in macadamizing streets, introducing an electric light system and building wa er wot ks must be done on credi’. And when we get the exact amount of the city’s indebedness we con tell exactly how many bonds or orders can issued Mr. Ashcraft contends that street improvements sr u’d net be stoppsd. In tt is he and 1 agree. It is my opinon that no improvement could be made in the city that would add so much to her beauty and convenien e to take up the bculdtrs on Second street and brick it. This would be a beauty and a joy even io commercial traieler-. But how is the city to get money 10 carry on all these improvements at the same time? Th’ite tha’ advocate the ca r, ing of all these improvements at the same lime ought to tell us 1 o.v much they want expended this su inner in stieet improvements how much in ehetric lights and bow much in water works, rnd also tell us how thev will raise the money to make the expenditures and keep within the constitution. It is claim -d now that it is proposed to put an electric light at every fourth street crosi"g only. I submit that this will lot give latisiaction. On this plan it will only give one light to a square and would leave every other streets wi,hcut any lights and in darkness. Again it is clamp d that ‘l ev can avoid the expeme of six ligh s by making the railroads pay for them. I submit tha’. tT.s is a mistake. The constitution of the state, Article 10, provided by law for a general and uniform system cf assessment of proper'y so that the taxes shall be equdly and justly levied on all. Unihr inis law railroad property is aisesred like all other pr -perty at what is supposed to ie its fair cash value and must piy her »n»re o taxes to support the city government the same as other taxp 'vers, ~i d hence pays her share of wha'ever expense is incurred in lighting lhe city. Under this constitu i ma; provision Hie city cannot make the rail roads pay thetfrsaare of the ix f..r the general lighting system and turn around and tax them a second t im- to support separate ligh's This would *i>e double taxation. But i have lea d upon the streets that the light men have a scheme. It rnav be stated ti,u>: We «i I get lhe city council 10 * rd< r railroad* Io keep night watchmen at He railroad street crossings and at the same time tell the railroads that we don't need the night watchers if y< u will pay the < xpensebf two electric lights each, we have no right um'er the constitution to c mpei you to pay double tax, but if you dm.’, d 'it we will punish you by making yor rrtauit in watchmen.

The G. R & I. R R. la< run her trans for 2t yeaia and no accident basever happened at the e < r bfirgs an.! no |x-r*on is pprehen-ive I hat there u ill be. Yet utiles* she submi’s to lliis qieirai. u ebn-titu-tiinal dernarid. sl e must be punished This schen e Is vet * ing.en'!ous, and at the same lithe il'egal and uhjt>#‘. and I hope lor th-cieiH 01 the city, the council will not allow them'e'v. s to be drawn into any such fal-e po-i ion. Agai > * * * bringSgfurth «n origi nal propos tiun by which he expects to get around the const tutional provision prohibiting the city from gringin debt more than 2 per cent, of her taxable property, by prppoting that the city shall mortgage the water works plan: and raise money on a mortgage t > budd water works with, and contends that such mortgage indebtedness would net be'a part flit tile city indebtedinns and not be prohibi’ed by the constitution The constitution p-ohibits all form ot indebtedness alike. The prohibition is a-gainst indeb'edness and it makes no difference whether the debt is in the foi m of b >nds, mortgages or ci'y orders they are all iqually prohibited in cxce-s of 2 pe' cent. The square and fair thing tod > i‘ the city is able to s i-tain an expensive s-stem ot electric lights, is to buy thrni and buy enough to H/h’ t’m city and wha'ever responsib lity there is in this ought to be as sumed now bv those advocating the »ys tern. It is un'air to urge the city council now to buy half enough of lights and after the system 1. engrafted upon the city

then ask that it be doubled. I ihint it is very clear from all the figures that have been submitted that it will le impossible for the city to go on this coming summer with street improvemen's, light system and water works without utter ruin to her credit. The on y Intelligent query about the business is, which shall stop and which go on. For my part I t>.ink it will be best for the street in provement to go on. Either and all have to be dene on ciedit In street improvement we will have something to snow for our. tn mey (or year* to come. In an expensive 1 ght ry tv in we will have nothing to show only the debt at the end of lhe year. But Ido to. care to discuss these subjects further until we know the true indebtedness of the city. It I have been mistaken and the indebted ne’ss is less than I estimated 9, there is no person that will rejoice over the- lad more than myself. My object in disems ng .these questions before tie public was to call the a'tention of the people and city council to what I conceived to lie a great danger of tunning the city recklessly in debt. My purpose has been sei ved. That is to get the council and people to considv r the subject. If after ah this the council makes a mistake I shall feel that I have done what I cou'd to avert it. David Studab\kkr Perfection In Traveling. At 6:30 p.m. daily one of the hand somest trains in the United S'a'es and known as the North-Western Limited leaves the passenger station of the NorthWestern in Chicago on its journey to St. Paul and Minneapolis the twin cities of the Noith-West. Vestibuled throughout, and equipped with buffet, smoking and lib ary cars, private c< inpartment sleeping cars, drawing-room sleepers and superb dining ca r, it furnishes its occupants with every comfort and convenience which could be desired by the most dousWhile in i s entirety it undoubtedly takes rank with the finest trains in the world, there a>e two features of its equ-p---ment wlfch deserves especial mention, for they are new departures in th.e western railway world: The buffet, smoking and library car is furnished in the most .luxurious manner' with comfortable arm chairs, writing desks, book-cases and a well stocked buffet, from which light refreshments are served, The private compartment sleeping car is designed especially for the accommodation of family parties and ladies traveling without raconrt. It is composed of ten separate compartments, each complete in itself, and containing washstand, hot and’cold running water and all recessarv toilet arrangements. Aside from these two features, it is in keeping with the rest of the service to say that the supper served in the dining car alter the train leaves Chicago is a meal calculated to please the epicure In a word if you desire to travel in the most cotntortable manner and ynake the. trip to St. Paul, Minneapolis, of any point, in the Northwest, in the quickest time, be sure that your ticket reads via NorthWestern Line. Maps, time tables and full information can be obtained upon application to any ticket agent or by addressing W. A. Thrall, Genreaal Ticket Agent, Chicago & North-Western R’y, Chicago.. ■ -- IM —■ — ' l,l

“Hints” to Advertisers. Hint I—HolJ your onler until the very last mo nent, then rush the prin’er. This invariably produces “an A 1 job.” • Hint 2—lt is a mistaken idea that “copy” should be plainly written. A rep utable printer i i able to decipher hiero glyphics without any Rossetta S'one. Hint?—Never adopt any suggestions made by the printer. Progress is not in his lexicon. Hint 4 —Always demand a discount from the estimated price. Most of the craft »re in busmess merely for the love of the art. Hint s—Be5 —Be sure to send in all corns pondence of a private nature. Composition does not cost th • proprietor anything; Hint 6—Never inspect a proof submitted to you. Yoti are not the printer’s pn o f reader. Hint 6—Always add “a little more tn it ter” to the proo*. It invariably helps the looks of t h e j ib. Hint 7 — Never pay cMh lor your work. It encourages unthrifty habits in the prin ter. Hint'S—Occupy leisure moments in get ting estimates -n mythical jobs. This seeps ennui from the printer and gi'es bi n occupat-on. important Notice. I will be a l , the City Hotel, Bluffton Tuesday, Jan. to'h. at the Miesse House Decatur, Wednesday, January ittii 1893. All per-ons male or female, suffering from blind, bleeding, prolapsing, ulceration or itching piles, are kindly requested to call and st-e me. NO EXAMINATION. operation. placed direct to the diseased parts by (yourself. I claim |Le most com plete,' successful, original and sensible method ot treating this terrible disease ever offered to the public. Dy this treatment, ulceration in the rectum can be healed as well as if the ulcer were on ..the ou side. Come and see me and learn something new. It wi’l save >ou hundreds qf dollars. Most kindly yp tfs. utt S. U. Tarnky, Auburn, Ind. Letter Lise, List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postoffice at Decatur, Ind., for the week ending Dec. 24, 1892: Ira Baker, II C Chase, A. H. Schlgle, Miss Clara Spoke,... Mrs. Susan Wolf. Local—Chas. Sweeney, and Miss Edith Goodman Persons calling for the above will please say advertised B. W. Quinn, P. M.

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Jr. L J. Toni & Bro:., CONSULTATION FREE. Prominent Cures In Decatur, and other Placos. A tape worm taken from a lady on Main street in Decatur eighty-six feet long. The lady says she has spent hundreds of dollars, but got no relief until Dr. Townsend removed the tape worm, now she feelswell can sleep and eat. Mr. William Bennett says Dr. Townsend has cured me of Fits. Miss Celia Young says: Dr. Townsend has cured-me of Catarrh in the head and Nervous Prostration. Mrs. R. Angle says; After having Female Weakness and Heart Disease amt Sciatic Rheumatism. I am now well cun do my own work. The remarkable skill of a noted Cincinnati Physician,’ formerly Professor in Medical College, will give special attention to difficult cases other physicians have failed to cure, both male and female. For the past four years the afflicted have been flocking in great numbers to see him aad they always return tilled with the greatest enthusiasm and the stories they tell of his remarkable diagnoses and wonderful cures, border on that of the marvelous. Onesays: “1 went thereon crutches ami came away without them.” Others say that they had been sick and suffered for years, aud they were cured. To see him ami be treated by him. means health. He asks no questions, but gives a full history of each ease as soon as he sees the patient, telling better how a person feels than they can tell it themselves. Ills knowledge seems perfect ami his medicines are specific. They never fail. The work he accomplishes is truly astonishing. There is no need to live in constant misery. It costs nothing to see him. The fullest examinations are free, a cure can be had for the mere cost of tlie medicine. He is the sick man’s friend, and no one is turned awav unaided. The merchant mingles with the artisan in seeking relief at his hands, and hundreds are cured every year. Some Os our most respected citizens have been cured by Dr. Townsend, who have been given up by other phvsicians ns incurable. Hundreds of testimonials can be seen at his office. Bluffton Oliver Home Parlors, Thursday and Friday Jan. 5,6, '93. Decatur Burt House Parlors Saturday and Sunday Jan. 7,8, ’93. ONE DAY ONLY. Poor patients treated free, 7 to 8 o’clock A. M. Address, I, S. Townsend, M. D. Box 1408. Cincinnati, Ohio.

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