Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 5 May 1893 — Page 4

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®he Qexnotxcd If. BLACKBURN, Prayriatar. FRIDAY, MAY, 11.1893. Ka trios Subacriptian. One Year, tn advance 11 “ Six MonUm ' Four Mon tin All aubacriptlone not paid during th« year will be charged at the rate of 12.00. Office in Democrat Building east aide of Second Street— ground Boor Give us more light or less taxes. Remember the Alleys need cleaning up. this be attended to nt once. ______ Monday, ot this week, will be recorded as one of the days never to be forgotten. Neither Wall street nor the Standard Oil Company can run the Democratic party. This is official An extra session of Congress might very materially assist the Administration in removing all difficulties in the way of a proper management of the Treasury. Once more it seems that Mr. Henry Villard is taking a great deal more interest in the management of tne Demoeratic party than it is likely to appreciate. Boston’s liberal exchange of gold for greenbacks was opportune. May 1 is the day of assessment for taxation in Massachusetts, and many patriots will be able to return their money non-taxable without perjury. It is said that Indianapolis is to have a new Democratic two-cent evening paper, and that John Gilbert Shanklin, of Evansville, and Crawford Fairbanks, of Terre Haute are at the head of the Enterprise,— backed by a cash capital of 1240,000. The citizens of Indianapolis paid their respects to the Bell that was rung during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It was on its way to the World’s Fair, where it will be viewed by hundreds of thousands of our people.

While Chicago’s World’s Fair may figure well up into the mammoth concerns, take the advice of the Democrat and reserve your smiles until you have heard the returns from the next Adams County Fair. Mr. Henry Villard would put the Democratic party under obligations by going himself with that exploring party which he is about to send to South America and which is to be absent for several years. In the inteiest of the hundreds of thousands of workinmen who cannot afford to “lay off a day” to go to the World’s Fair, that great Exposition ought to be opened on Sunday. And the decision to open it ought to be arrived at in time to open the Fair next Sunday. The sugar bounty for the year of 1892 amounts to $9,100,000. We submit that next year that this donation be used to build up the great American industry of publishing newspapers. If this country must be robbed let the spoils be passed around. We are reliably informed that the “necessary” accommodations, such as water-closets, for the use of the traveling public, are noticeably scarce at the C. <fc E. passenger depot .of our city. A couple of ladies in waiting there for train - last week, had to.apply to near residents thereto to get accommodated. A society, to. inform the wives | of traveling men who flirt and asp sociate with girls when away from | home, has been organized by the I young ladies of Danville. 5 ■ | Such a society could never be or- | ganized in Decatur.': The opposi- | tion is too great; besides the statlutes don’t provide; for any nonce Sto be taken what our girls do, they nRo pr>vi|edged persons.

The necessity of stricter sanitary rules, arises from the continued rains. The smallest collection of filth will create a cesspool that will breed disease of the worst form. When a father finds that the boy whose expenses he is paying at College has joined a “glee” club and is traveling around the country like a “nigger minstrel,” he should take him away from College and put him to managing a mule. Bv sending four of their stoutest policemen to guard their Liberty Bell, the Philadelphians show that they appreciate the dangers of Chicago during Exposition times. Anybody sending red-hot stoves to Chicago between now and November Ist would do well to send along a policeman to protect them. • The Administration will do well to make haste slowly in carrying out a ruling of Republican Commissioner Bussy, by which thousands of pensioners are to be stricken from the rolls. Should the Administration poisen the minds of the soldiers against it this early, it will go down with defeat and disgrace four years hence. Chicago celebrated the arrival of Columbus’ heir by an attempt to steal Columbus’ alleged ashes. This indecent haste to begin its six months of good stealing is positively shocking. The event would have been ushered in with greater eclat and esprit de corps, so to speak, if Chicago could have waited till there were more people in town.

The financial plank adopted at the Chicago Convention as part of the platform on which the Democratic party defeated Harrison would form the basis for an admirable Treasury policy—a policy of bi-me-talism first, last and all the time. It would furnish admirable reading for Secretary Carlisle whenever a few dozen millionaires and a few hundred speculators try to convince him that they are the people. The United States of America have no call either to beg or borrow gold from the Eastern Plutocrats. If we mast have the monometallic basis, call an extra session of Congress, impose a tax of five per cent on all incomes of over ten thousand dollas a year and make it payable in gold only. Then we will have gold enough and to spare. Why, then, should a great people be put in the attitude as mendicants? The Monroeville “Breeze” of last week came to us in a rather yellow condition. By this we do not mean to convey the idea that its general appearance was not good, or that Brother Allegar had joined a Prince of Orange society and become a “far-downer,” but that it was simply “supplimenting” in yellow for a change. We read therein the doings,-, of the reunion of the 30th Indiana Volunteers, and from the number of comrades of our acquaintance jvho were there, we are satisfied that all went well in Monroeville on that day. Over 6,000 of stock of the Catholic Cemetery Association has already been subscribed, and the parishioners will be urged to make it SIO,OOO. Much work will be done to beautify the grounds the first year.—Ft. Wayne Journal. Ihe above idea would not lie out of place for our. Catholic Congregation to emulate, l.'he present bury*.ng ground is entirely too inadequate to admit of many more burials. Ihe trails!erring to more extepsiv»e grounds those who now rest there, and , 'the natural increase thereto >, will/ sooner or later have to be de ne. ,We * therefore make a timely allusion to this matter, and feel at sured that many of the <Catholic C angregation of" our City will coincide with our views in this matte: r. We have a communication on Road- making, written by Mr, J. A. Steele , Magley; On account of our crowi led columns, we .herewith giv/ only ;a synopsis thereof; ‘M y views on tiling a road put t) aree inch tile-on each side fqf

the road, which is all that is necessary,—the center line of tiling being of little use in carrying off water. The roller process looks like a scheme to get township trustees to invest money in, and all told would cost as much money as would a pike. Another matter of great concern to our people is the large open ditches alongside the public road. They are dangerous and should be tiled and closed.” DEAL AT HOME. Editor Democrat :-We are in receipt of a communication this morning from a lady of your city to the effect that a man calling himself Harry Bigelow, had taken the sum of *I.OO from her and in return gave her a receipt written upon stationery which purporting to be. that of the American Queen Publishing Co. She said that a number of others in your town paid this same party the same sum. The name on the receipt is Harry Bigelow, agent. We desire to say that this man is not in our employ, directly or indirectly, and he has no authority whatever to take subscriptions or money for us. We give you these facts in order that no more of your citizens may be deceived by him. We hope that you will give the matter publication. Yours truly. American Queen Fi b. Co. Bridgeport, Conn.. April 22,1893. The above letter fully explains itself, and only shows to our readers that it is always better to deal with home parties, or at least with those you know. In this case the purchaser and victim could have bought the same article in our city for the same amount of money, without any chances of being swindled. Major M. 11. Kidd, of Wabash, wants to be attorney-general for the post-office department, the position so ably filled for several years by Hon. J. N. Tyner. Major Kidd has no fitness whatever tor the place, which is one which can only be filled acceptably by a person who has had years of experience in the postal service. Judge Tyner is the most capable man in the county for the position, but that doesn’t make any difference. He must go. —Converse (Ind.) Journal. The above is from a Republican standpoint, of course! We have known Major Kidd for a few days, having formed his acquaintance in 1863, when we were members of the same regiment in the army. There can be but one reason assigned for the Journal’s disparaging remarks toward the Major,—and that will be changed during Cleveland’s administration—namely: Non-Repub-hcan: Wouldn’t the country be in a sad plight sos an attorney-general for the post-office department just now, were Mr. Tyner to be suddenly called from us by death. The office would surely have to be abolished! Only Republicans are fit persons to transact the business, Ac. Mr. Kidd is thoroughly competent for the position which he seeks; being an able lawyer of many years practice, and should Mr. Cleveland award him this coveted position, we assure the editor of the Journal that it will be filled with as much e’clat as though Mr. Tyner were stil there, notwithstanding the Journal's opinion to the contrary.

The Democrat for the past year has been devoting a considerable space in its Valuable columns trying to infuse into the general make-up of our people the idea of organizing a County Fair. Thus far, we are sorry to relate, our efforts in this direction have been fruitless. Why this is thus, we are unable to explain. No plausable excuse can be presented on the part of our Farmers or Business men that will be of sufficient weight to counterbalance what we have said to their interest. We have always encouraged enterprises of every description that would tend to promote our City and County. Therefore, when we introduced the Fair project, it was because we knew that an enterprise of that description would be a benefit to the peopl° of Adams County, —especially so, the Farmers. We knew also that the merchant and business portion of our City would be benefited therby, in haring thousands of people in our city for several days who would invest money in various ways that would otherwise go to where suitable attractions would lead them to spend it. There is still an opportunity open for our Farmers and Merchants to act in this matter of organizing a County Fair. Therefore, let there be a unanimous endorsement, —coupled with action—given by our people in this matter, and Adams County will yet have a Fair second to none in northern Indiana. Remember, now is the accepted time! Siiot LD the organizing of a Joint Stock Company for Fair purposes protfe a failure, our readers need li/ve ho fear of being entirely disappointed. That there will be, a Fair held in Decatur, some time in 1893, ik beyond a contradiction. I Get your things in shape for the i first premium.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. We have not the space to print in full the address of President Cleveland at Chicaga, last Monday, but give some of the many good wholesome expressions in a condensed form: “It is not the proud and magnificent city of the rich and fertile West that glories in the spectacle before us. The nation, the world and the human race to-day join in celebrating the beginning of a new era in the history of the world.” “The American people rejoice in the ample fulfillment of. a constitution which pledges freedom of thought and equality to all.” “The institutions of a free government are here exemplified in a manner that must win the admiration if net approbation of the greatest minds of all nations.” “This great interchange of ideas between the nations the earth cannot fail to bear fruit, which in its ripeness will portend much for the brotherhood of man.” “In viewing these wonderful triumphs of the artisan, the engineer and mechanic, let us not forget the part of him who tills the soil, whose labor has transformed the wild arena of 400 years ago into a garden of paradise, yielding its bountiful riches to a free and contented people.” “We can easily trace the hand of the Creator in the discovering ot America.” “What our future will be we cannot now discern; but if the progress of the past continues for another 400 years, it would seem that the very highest ambition of man will have been attained.” HOW MANY STEETS ARE THERE IN DECATUR THAT NEED MACADEMIZING? There seems to be a prevailing opinion with our citizens that all the mud that accumulates on our macademized streets is brought here from country roads. This may be the case in-part, but to say that this is altogether true would be out of place. The side streets of our city are, at this season of the year; in as bad a condition as are the roads leading from our City into the country. A great amount of labor which ts now applied to scraping up mud frpm our macadamized streets would be with to a great extent, if side-streets were macadamized. We have no time to waste in doing things on the half-way plan. That which must be done can be attended to at once with more general satisfaction than if permitted to be deferred indefinitely, and the earlier a break is made in this matter, the sooner will we become convinced of its necessity.

The naval review at New York on Thursday of last week was a fine thing to see. It was a fine thing even to think about. The spectacle itself—the long line of the great war ships moving up the splendid harber through the multitttde of every kind of craft; the shores covered with spectators; the Hags of all nations flying everywhere; the thunder of gunS and the music of the bands coming over the water—all this was a picture to make the heart beat fast. But the significence of the thing is even more inspiring than the thing itself. Considered purely as a pageant, there may have been naval reviews in Europe that exceeded this, but never one in which the navies of so many nations were represented. Think of all these various flags and of all that they stand for; all the great history that they recall! Think what the flag of England, of Spain, of Portugal, of France, of the Netherlands, of the United States has meant upon the sea; of the great deeds it has inspired, the heroes that have fought for it! What centuries of enterprise and daring, ot victory and defeat, are recalled by these fluttering colors. And think that in all these centuries there never was a time until our own when the meeting of some two of our flags, if not of any two, did got mean a battle to the death. Remember throug how many generations the flags of England and of Spain, of England and of France, or the English flag and our own met only in war upon the se|. And here they are all together, Eastern and Western, the Old and New, in peaceful congress gathered in the great harbor of the New World. This is the true Columbian festival, the triumph of our modern age.

It is a paradox, no doubt, to see a gathering of ships of war the apotheosis of peace. But it is true. The little caravels represent the period when men sailed out upon the sea to fight, to capture, to destroy. These huge armored frigates are really the guardians of peace and order, under Whoso protection commerce spreads her white wings in safety, and whose great guns, with all their power of destruction, boom only peaceful salutions to the spirit of liberty and human brotherhood. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH, Rov. Allen's Views Upon the Doctrinal Questions of the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. E. A. Allen delivered a doctrinal sermon at the Sixth Presbyterian Church yesterday upon the proposed revision of the Confession of Faith, taking as a text Thes, v. 21: “Prove all things; hold fast to that which is good.” He divided the church into three classes on the question of the revision; those who wished the Confession of Faith to stand with an explanatory declaration; those who favored revision as proposed by the committeer those who would supplant it with a hew and shorter creed. The revisionists urge their claim on the grounds that the Confession is antiquated language, narrow, teaches damnation of infants and sovereignty of God to the< extent of fatalism, and also the sentiment against the creed by those outside church. The antiquated language was admitted, but a question made as to its being objectionable. Its narrowness was denied, was also the damnation of infants, and Lyman Abbott was quoted as saying that the Confession of Faith was ably defended, ana revision, or toning down, vehemently opposed. The freedom of man admitted does not conflict with the sovereignty of God, who is not, as some of the revisionists would say, “a little “sovereign.” He is either sovereign or not sovereign, and Mr. Allen preferred to say that He was “sovereign.” The last objection, that there was a sentiment outside the church against the creed was considered unworthy consideration by the church, and met with the argument that there was a strong sentiment in the church for the creed. We.clip the above article from the Indianapolis Journal of May 1.

That part of Monroe street between the river bridge and First Street is never passable. An attempt to stone this section was made many years ago, but like many other streets in our city that were good at one time, have been allowed to go untouched with new material until they have become almost as bad as if they had not been constructed. This is no fault of the property holders who built these streets, for when once ,built it is the doty of the city to take care and see that they are kept in a passable condition. The Street Commissioner cannot be held responsible for any neglect of duty in this matter. He can only go so far and halt for further instruction from higher - authority. Let the City give to the Street Commissioner more^control m this matter, and don’t head him off when matters don’t go to suit every body, and we may expect better streets in the future.

The New York HeralH thinks that Secretary Carlisle, “in his effort to avoid Wall street influences,” is standing so straight that he is in danger of leaning backwards. That’s all right, Mr. Carlisle. When you do, you will find that you are leaning on the people. They are back of you. Do you want a light? You can get it at Yager Bro's. Nope JTZ *sucb Makes an everyday cou ?f an old-time luxury. Pure anu sxesome. Prepared with scrupulous care. Highest award at all Pure Food Expositions. Each Ckage makes two large pies. Avok tations— and Insist on having the NONE SUCH brand. MERRELL & SOULE, Syracuse, N.¥«

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a>>i ■ «'nnAMl Are mighty in being SELLS BROS’ always fair to the rJZ, , —Z—l public and generous to rivals. They are the creators of the show that bears their name, have personally managed it continuously for twenty-two years, and have the proud distinction of introducing more legitimate character and responsibility into the shofr’buMnAsfc than was ever known before- They do hot borrow the castoff plumes of dead men to masquerade in. - They do not travel under dead men’s mimes.

Ill,Wl TO BE Glffl mi FREE! ™ ™ IBE Kl dUESS? The pair of Hippopotami, which have formed the central figure in our Menagerie, are now on their farewell American tour, and Sells Brothers have ‘decided to give aWay Ten Thousand Dollars to the ones who make the nearest guesses,of their Combined weight. $5,000t0 thcorte guessing nearest to their actual combined weight! ' $3,000 to the one making the Second Best Guess! s‘l,ooo to the one making the Third Best Guess! This offer is open toall patrons of SELLS BROTHERS’ SHOW during the Worlds Fair season. A box will be placed in front of the Hippopotami cage, and every visitor will be supplied with a card upon which the person making a guess writes his or her name and post-office address and the weight guessed At the close of the season the prizes will be awarded. We promise to faith' fully carry out this proposition. SELLS BROTHERS, Be in town early and secure good places where you can see the MIGHTIEST, RICHEST, LONGEST AND MOST NOVEL . STREET ' A EVER SEEN IN ANY CITY IN THE WORLD! TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY AT USUAL PRICES And although it Is worth ten times, as much it costs no more than to see an ; „ ordinary Show.

U alive and will SELLS BROS be at their respechive posts to welcome their millions of friends who honor them with a visit this year. You can rely on seeing just what is promised Others have copied our advertisements and stolen our title, but our Show is too big, too great, too magnificent, too well known, to be successfully imitated. You will not regret your visit to Sells Brothers Shows and its pleasapt jnemories will endure for years.