Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 1 April 1897 — Page 4

the democrat rVBLIBHBD WMILT. rrmooratio press publishing co lew g. ellingham. editor. W»t . JE7 , " ' ~ = •1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Postofflce at Decatur, Indiana as Second-Class Mall Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, APRIL 1. As soon as the monster eyed tariff law takes effect, prosperity will eome in on the first tram —but it may be a hog train Senator Turpib favors us with a eopy of his recent speech upon the subject of election of United States senators by a direct vot* of the people. Senator Turpie has long advocated this popular idea, and we hope to some dav see such a realization. It is true that some of the overpampered trusts and combinations have started up their works at reduced wages, still the great army of laborers remains unemployed. The farmers are finding it more difficult to pay taxes and interest than heretofore, and the product in labor is still falling in price. The new tariff bill makes ample provision for the farmer and laboring man. In fact it might be said it was framed in their particular interest. For instance it puts acorns on the free list along with bladders, dandelion roots fish skins spnnk and several other articles that will prove a boon to many. Waste shavings are also on the free list but m the gas belt there will be no demand for them, so placing them on the free list adds nothing to this section of the country. —Ex. Crete, the island which is now attracting the attention of all Europe and is attempting to throw off Turkish bondage, is 165 miles long and from seven to thirty wide, with an average of twenty miles. It contains 3,326 square miles, onethird less in size than the state of Connecticut. Through the center of the island runs a chain of mountains in which are numerous winding caves, which probably gave rise to the story of the labyrinth: Mt. Ida is 8,056 feet high. Wheat oranges, lemons and olives are grown, the climate being semi-tropical. Ibe population is about 270,000. The Southern Lyceum Bureau of Louisville, Kentucky, have issued their announcement for the season o 1897-8. They have secured the Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees who will fill all engagements for the Bureau with a lecture upon “The Holy Sepulcher, or a lawyer’s view of Jesus of Nazareth,” “Thomas Jefferson” or “The Public men of mv own times.” It isn’t necessary in Indiana to inform our readers who the now talented lecturer is His long public service in the sen ate of the United States, has endeared him to the many thousands of her people. As a lecturer we predict a season of unbounded •access.

If this measure is passed by this congress and signed by the president, the American citizens can well claim, in the language of the Englishman of long ago: “A tariff tax on everything that enters the mouth, covers the back or that is placed under toot; taxes on every thing that is pleasant to see, hear, feel, and taste; taxes on raw material and every fresh value that is given to it by the industry of man. A tax on everything on the earth and on the waters under the earth; on the sauce that man’s, appetite, and the drug that him to health; on the brass nails of the coffin, and the ribbons of the bride. Under this law the school boy will spin his taxed top; the beardless youth will ride his tariff taxed horse, sit on a tariff saddle, and will guide the animal on to extra exertion with a protected whip. The dying American will pour out his medicine which has paid 25 per cent, from a bottle that pays 40 per cent., into a spoon that pays 35 per cent.; will throw himself back on his bed that pays 50 per cent., and expires in the hands of a physician who charges him by indirection, on account of these tariff duties, a larger fee tor the privilege of putting him to death. But now that he is dead, you say, he will be taxed no more. The end is not yes; his body is placed in a taxed and protected coffin, hauled in a taxed and protected hearse, drawn by taxed and protected horses, and he is laid away and surely will be taxed no more. But the end is not yet. His virtues are handed down to posterity on a taxed and protected tombstone, and then, and not till then, is he gathered to the home of bis fathers to be taxed no more.”—J. M. Robinson, Fort Wayne, m congress.

Mayor Taggart will most likely be nominated for the Indianapolis mayorality, and thia is as it should be. Hisadmimetrationof pub--1 to affairs has been to the best interests of those most deeply concerned. We were told before the election of McKinley that his election would result in the restoration of confidence, and in consequence in the return of prosperity. Four mouths have passed. McKinley is now discharging the duties of president, and the dark pall of business depression still hangs over us, notwithstanding there wan greater pomp and display of wealth at the inauguration of McKinley than ever known before, a magnificence equalling the display at the coronation of an emporor. The fact still remains that gaunt misery stalks abroad in the land, and more people are being fed by the hand of charity than ever before. Information concerning the only remaining portion of the ways and means committee’s work on the tariff bill—the woolen schedule—warrants the prediction that the measure in its entirety will be a more radical expression of the protective principle than the rejected McKinley tariff, which the country has been assured by Republican leaders and newspapers was not to be re-enacted. Wool growers will be allowed a higher rate than the McKinley law provided for, and the woolen manufacturers will be granted the compensatory duty they ask for to offset the increase in the cost of raw material. It is well known that under free wool the manufacturers have developed their export business to a degree never before realized, untaxed raw material having made it possible for them tocompete with the foreigners in their own markets, and they do not propose to lose the benefit of free wool without having the reluctant loss made good by the government in the form of greatly increased protection upon their produes By the time the ram owners and the mill owners have been taken care of, it is estimated that the consumers will be obliged to pay 50 per cent, more for cloth , ing, blankets, etc. If the people suomit to this sort of taxation more cheerfully than they did in 1890, it will be because they are now more able to on tribute out of their earnings for an unearned bonus for the compa r a'ively few sheep-raisers and woolen manufac urers. The Dingley bill is a fraud on the party and the country. Already it is clear, from republican revolt, that the party did not expect and does not want such a bill. Upon the country it comes like the snapping of a trap. The truth about it will be told in congress by republicans, if they do not lose their manhood; at any rate by democrats. Upon wool, it must be admitted, Mr. Dingley gives the farmer the solid substance of protection, and not its mere shadow. But how many ‘wool growers are there to be benefited by the transfer of wool from the free list to the dutible list under almost prohibitory rates? Mr Elward Atkinson’s estimate is an interesting measure of this powerful body. He estimates the annual wool product at $55,000,000 out of the total of $13,200,000,000 produced by all of the workers of the country, and the persons dependent on the wool industry at 300,000 out of a total population of 73,000,000. That is to say l-240th part of our people, producing 1 240th part of the nation’s salable output “holds up” the other 230 parts and demands an extortionate protection at the general cost, which Mr. Dingly enthuisastically grants. It is the wickedest 'schedule of the bill. The New York Tribune feels called on to repudiate it. It shows that wool will yield little it anything this year, and that the prospect of realizing $20,000,000 from the duties on woolens is utterlv visionary. Sugar cannot be counted on any more than the lumber duties can or the agriculture rates. This looks a good deal like indorsement by high protectectionist authority of the charge that the real purpose of the Dingley bill, like the McKinley tariff, of which it is an avowed follower, is the reduction of revenues, not their increase, as the auther of the situation recalls the fact—which has been too much lost sight of—that the McKinley tariff really did what it was intended to do-r—it reduced the revenues from duties on imports and changed the'handsome surplus which the republican party found in the treasury after President Cleveland’s first terra into a deficiency. The tariff proposed as a substitute for the McKinley bill did not produce to the utmost the revenue that was desired, but would have done so it the suprenie court had not declared unconstitutional the income tax feature of it. Even with this amount lost to the treasury the income from the Wilson tariff, imperfect though it was, would be abundant for a government honestly and economically administered.

THi FBBB LIIT. Ofc The Indianapolis Sentinel is of the opinion that we ought to be thankful that Dingley et al, in framing the new tariff monstrosity, have put some articles on the tree list. Glance over this list of articles which will be admitted free of duty: Acorn; apatite: art educational stops, composed of glass and metal, and valued at not more than six cents per gross. a Balm of gilead; bladders, crude or aalted for preservation only and not manufactured; blood, dried; bones. Coir; endbear; cutch. Dandeloin roots; divi-divi; dragon’s blood. Fisbskins. Gambier. Human hair, raw, uncleaned and not drawn; hoofs unmanufactured. Jnnk, old. Leeches. » Mmnjet; marrow, crude; myrobolan. Pulu. Salep or salonp; St. John’s bread; spunk; sterax or styrax. Teeth, natural or unmanufactured. Waste shavings. Zsffer, etc., etc. The demand for acorns, bladders, cutch, cud pear, dragon’s blood, leeches salonp, spunk and styrax is heavy in every household. Waste shavings would be a grand gift outside of the gas belt. Teeth will be free. That is good; we are short on teeth in those sections where the people “shed” them early in hfe. And we should all be thankful for free storax, spunk, zaffer, pulu and old junk. They are articles that everybody wants when he finds out what they can be used for. James H. Keefer the ever hustling publisher of the Ossian News, has just published a literary handbook that is a model for compactness and completeness. It tells you how and what to read, and is otherwise a valued index into the literary field. Address your communications to Ossian. LINN GROVE ♦ Several of the owners of lots in West L’nn Grove are having driven wells put down prior to building. Noah Haecker of Atchison, Kansas, gave us a friendly call last week. He was an old Adams county lad. Mrs. Christian U. Gerber and son of Orville, Ohio, are visiting the families of Frederick Hoffman and G. W. Gentis. Died on Friday, March 26, at the resi dence of Wm. Hall of South Hartfoid township, Rachel Bacon, at the age of about sixty years Mrs. Bacon was one of the early settlers here and was the wife of John.Crisman Sr. at the time of his death. The Misses Anna Adler and Delilah Hoffman’s schools closed the term last week. The latter’s terminated with an extraordinary dinner served at the school room by the patrons to which the school and the many visitors gave their unbiased attention. Clayton Shepherd, William Schlagenhauf, Danid Eckrote and George Adler have purchased lots of Fred Studler onefourth mile west of our town limits and will each erect dwellings thereon, thus founding a new town which probably will be known as West Linn Grove. The three former have each two lots and the the latter one. Several others talk of joining the enterprise. On Saturday night last the stillness of the night was broken by the sweet strains from the harper's harp accompanied by the ancient commands, all promonade, swing your partners.—Upon locating the source of mirth it was found that our young people of the sterner sex had an improvised dancing ball made of our river bridge. That dull care was seated away in the back ground while hilarity reigned supreme, In continuation of our business writeup we mention the firm ot Heller, Run yen & Co., dealers in general merchandise. They keep a first-class assortment of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, bats and caps and notions in general. That they are fair men to deal with is evidenced by the large busi ness they enjoy. , The founders of this enterprise was the hrm of Crabbs & Allison, in 1859 succeded by R B. Alli son, Allison & Morrow, E. Morrow. Heller & Neaderhouser, then to the present management. The business has always been a lucrative one, having turned out the following three persons to the banking business: Joseph Crabbs of Wabash, Ind., (now deceased,) R B. Allison of the Old Adams County Bank of Decatur, and E Morrow of the Citizens Bank of Bluffton. It is also pleasant to relate that no business failure mars the history of this house during a period of thirty-eight years. Hoffman & Gottschalk the pioneers in drugs keep a full line of drugs, medicines, paints, oils, groceries and school supplies together with an endless lice of goods for ornaments and use. The founder of this business was John Schaupp who opened up a meager stock of drugs in 1864. One year later Peter

WWW’S? WWWWWW Si' : Gonfii'rnation i : i Now is the time of the year to purchase your $ $ Confirmation Suits. This Spring we have $ $ laid in an exceptionally fine line of these suits. * W All Wool Clay Diagonal, sizes from 12 to 19, GO * g at the remarkably low price of . Hr* g All Wool Clay Worsted, very fine $7.00 w | Fine Imported Clay, SIO.OO | ft , n the prices are considerably lower than $ $ heretofore it is not due to any reduction in $ the quality of the goods; they are as good as can be made. Come in and look at them. i Pete ttolthoUse & Co., * The Leading Clothiers and Furnishers.

Hoffman purchased the one half interest and the stock was enlarged and a small stock of hardware and groceries were also added in 1868. Mr. Scbaupp retired and Hoffman was the sole owner until 1871 when one-third interest was sold to Andrew Gottschalk, the title of the firm being Hoffman & Gottschalk. They immediately opened up a branch store at Berne, Ind , under Mr. Gotts chalk’s supervision which is still progressive. They pride themselves on being the oldest firm in either Linn Grove or Berne. Having beheld the clouds and the sunshine from a business observotian . for twenty-six successive years, this branch of business so far has neither turned out a banker or a bankrupt. The hardware house of F. A W. Lindsey is also a business landmark of our town as in 1872 Linsey & French bought out the stock of hardware of P. Hoffman. Martin & Pontius and embarked in the hardware business, add ing from titne to tirpe more stock until 1879 when Mr. Linsey became the owner. Mr. Lirsey numbers his patrons and friends by scores near and far and does not become over inflated by rea«ou of the collosal business that he enjoys, his pride being in just dealing and low prices, according others to live as well as himself. He keeps in stock a general line of hardware, stoves, tinware, builders material, &c. MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT DECATUB MARKET. Wheat I 82 Corn, per cwt (mixed) .26 Corn, yellow, 26 Oat% old 16 Oats, new ••• -14 Rye X 30 Barley 25 Clover seed 4.50 Timothy L 25 Butter 12 Eggs 16 Chickens 05 Ducks 06 Turkeys 09 Geese 05 Wool ...09to .13 Wool, washed 14 and .17 Hogs 3.00 TOLEDO MARKETS MARCH 31, 1:30 P. M. Wheat No. 2 red, cash $ -88 X May wheat 90 Corn No. 2 mixed, cash.. 24J£ Corn No. 3 . .28)$ THE JEW WK WORLD, THRICE-A-WBEK EDITION. 18 Pages a Week. 156 Papers a Year. A paper as useful to you as a great 16 daily for only one dollar a year. Better than ever. All the News of All the World All the Time. Accurate and fair to everybody. Democratic and for the people. Against trusts and all monopolies. Brilliant illustrations. Stories by great authors in every number. Splendid reading for women and other special departments of un usual interest. It stands first among “weekly” papers in size, frequency of publication and freshness, variety and reliability of contents. It is practically a daily at the low price of a. weekly; and its vast list of subscri bers, extending to every state and territory of the Union -and -foreign will vouch for the accuracy and fairness of its news columns. - We offer this unequaled newspaper and the Demoobat together one year for 12.25.

James K. Niblick, THE GROCER. Can supply you with all kinds of Staple and Fancy Groceries,, and the prices can’t be discounted any place at any time. Goods delivered promptly to all parts of the city. Call and see us and permit us to place you upon our list of regular customers. James K, Niblick. Donovan & Bremerkamp’s Old Stand. STOCK SALE. Attention, Farmers! There will be held at Peoples & Rice livery barn on Saturday, /Vpril 3, 1897, - Our first monthly stock sale. Farmers who have stock of any kind to sell may bring- same to their place on that day, where but a small per cent will be charged for selling. Satisfaction guaranteed. There will be sold on that day horses and stock of all kinds. Also some new and second hand buggies. TERMS—to suit seller. Come to sell and bring your stock with you, or, come to buy and bring your friend with you. For particulars call on PEOPLES & RICE, Liverymen.

NOTICE TO TAXPAIEBS. Notice is hereby given that the taxes levied for the state, county, school and other purposes in Adams county, Indiana, are due and payable at the treasurer’s office of said county in the city of Decatur, on or before the third Monday in April. The same being the 19th day of April, 1897. Dan P. Bolds, Treasurer. NOTICE. Having disposed bf our grocery store to James K. Niblick, we re- ■ quest all persons , knowing themselves indebted to us to call and settle at once. Donovan & Brkmkpkimp. Decatur, Ind.,March 17,1897, JLtf Smith a Bell are paying the highest cash prices for Clear White Ash logs, cut 12 feet long, 12 inches and over at the top end, must be clear and staight

NOTICE. I have just opened a meat market at the corner of Seventh and Monroe streets in the building formerly occnpied by Jacob Martin. I will constantly keep on hand a fall supply of fresh meats of all kinds, and invite the public to give me a call, insuring them of courteous treatment and the best the market affords. I. R. Bottenbebg. str / KOST. A pocket-book was lost in this city last Saturday, containing $4.00, some tax receipts and a note. Areward will be paid for its return to this office. ; To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxatho 'omo Quinine Tablets, All druggists refund he money if it falls t» cure. 85c.