Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1897 — Page 3

I * v MUSLIN A yard wide, good weight, unbleached muslin at 4c. CALICO All colors, Black and White, Blues, Pinks and Fancy, at sc. f 8 c Ginghams All Ginghams that formerly sold at 10 and 12 l-2c will be closed out at Bc. 8g dimities Complete line of Fancy Colors and Black Dimities will be closed at ,Bc.15c. Boys lAZoists All goods that sold at 20c, 35c and 50c, your choice of what remains at 15c. GftRPETS g? L^ s ™ PLE BOSTON STORE, I. O. O. F. BiocK. KLiebler & Molfz Go. - — - ; -

“■OIBUiCTOR” HOLWAX. In speaking of the gre i.t public services of the Lite William S. Holman, the “watchdogof 'be treasure,” Thomas A. Hendricks once observed that He was wort h S2S,Oi)(M)iM a year othep-o-of the United States as long as he remained in congress And as the “great objector” served a longer term of \ ears than any other man, living or dWad. his worth to the country can hardly be overestimated. He died in the thirtyfirst year of his service in congress, and, while that body lost one of its most famous characters, the stare of Indiana and the country at large lost a representative who was honest, fearless pnd persistent in his attitude against lavish expenditure of public moneys Born in 1822 on the homestead of his pioneer father in Indiana, he was elected 10 congress in 1856 and was re-elected fifteen times. ■ After his thirty-one years of public service he lied wort h but little save the old farm which' lie inherited on the death of his fattier. Constant in his guardianship of public funds, he found lit le opportunity to ncrease bis private fortune, a fact which speaks eloquently of the rigid honesty of a public servant. Mr. Holman's constant plea for rigid economy in public expenditures earned for him the honorable sobriquet, ‘‘watchdog of the treasury.” as well as the hatred of lobbyists who had selfish private interests 'o promote before congress. Throughout his entire congressional career Holman was consistent in his advocacy of economy and persistent and courageous in asserting it. This ‘ policy naturally gained for him many enemies and he was frequently the object of ridicule. Whenever unanimous consent was required to pass a measure making what Mr Holman considered to be an extravagant or unwarranted appropriation of public money his voice was sure to be heard, “I object. 11 Therefore, in addition to his sobriquet “watchdog of the treasury, ’ he was soon known as “the great objector.” It was asserted continually "by those members of congress who had selfish in terests to promote that Mr. Holman’s economy did not extend within the borders ot his own Indiana district, while otherwise his pretended economical policy was as broad as the United States. But it was observed, nevertheless, that even those members whose appropriation measures were blocked by the great objector forgot their dislike of Mr. Holman as soon as they abandoned the measure they sought to pass. Some who had hated him for thwarting their own pet schemes afterward encouraged him in his persistent plea for economy, for while individually they •

i had their own salfih ends to promote, collectively the members realiz'd the usefulness 01. the “great objector” ami I secretly admin d him for his persistency ! and courage For* every great legislative body must have an objector, a s-it of brake on the* legislative wagon to prevent its rtiii'ning away with the treasury’s money. An Indianiatn "resident m Washington, ’intimately acquainted with Mr. Holman,' relates many anecdotes of Holman on the stump It has been said that Senator Perkins of California, who who enjoys a very wide acquaintance with the plain people of the golden state, used to have- a trick of asking every Other man he met. “What’s the time of day?” and being told, he would turn his watch backward or forward, according to circumstances, and the time givey always felt compluimnteyU They say that Judg a Holman used to request “a chew of tobacco” from the villagers where be canvassed,* and that thi-i..endeaved him. in the., hearts of the rustics Another story told is that Judge Holman was billed to speak one night at Manchester, I nil. Senator Turpie, who preceded him, addressed the villagers for about an hour, and Holman so lowed him. At the close of his remarks he said: “My friends, before I conclude I must caii your attention to Widow Jones who has lost her cow. It was the principal support of herself ami little children. I will give $lO toward buying her anotbercow. Just pass around the hat among the neighbors.” The hat was passed around. S3O was realized and the Widow Jones made happy. The great objector was from day to day, subjected to taunts and ridicule from brother members in the house. One day Mr. Holman advocated an appropriation 'or Indianapolis, which he considered io be a meritorious measure. Some time before-he had objected, to a bill of a fellow member. The greeting of the measure which was to fill the lap of expectant Indianapolis, urged Dockery of Missouri to smiling sarcasm. “The chairman’s sudden change .of tone.” said he, “reminds me strongly of those lines from Byron: “ ’Tis sweeter to hear the watchdog’s / honest bark Bay deep mouthed welcome as we draw near home.” The roar of laughter which greeted sally-killed the Indiana appropriation. By suqh slights are laws riiade and public moneys spent or saved. In 1885 Mr. Holman was chairman of Indian affairs of the house.. The committee was authorized by the house to make a trip through the West to inspect the different Indjan agencies. They traveled to the Pacific coast by

Jjthe central route ands-returned by Way lof the southern, through Arizona.. . Their first visit was to the Sioux agi n- : . i cies in the Dakotas. Cannon of Illinois I and Peele of Arkansas were of the jparp. Mr Holman declined to take a. sleeper from Washiugioir to th’e West, protesting that it would be an extravagant e. for he and his wile, he said, had traveled all the way from Aurora to California, and back without a sleeper. And Mr. Holman actually’ sat up all night, while his colleagues on the committee slept in a Pullman car From Bismarck to Ft. Yates the steamboat fare was s’> ahead and $5 for the return trip: Butin returning Mr Holman did not patronize lhes'eamer. He insisted that there were mules and army ambulances at the fort which could transport the partv comfortably to Mfriidan, eighty-five miles distant. Cannon and Peele almost implored him to go byjjoat, biu be was obstinate. “The mr:leslare iSf, earning anything,” said he. ■■T.iev arNnl e; the-y-will convey us.’’ Ami they They rode in one of ihe. army ambulances and a member of the party says that Congress-' man Cannon gave the driver $2 and admonished, film not, to avoid a' stone in th? road, but “give the old man a good shaking up.” B fore tnev arrived at Ft Lincoln Mr. Holman, whose limbs were cramped, got out to walk. The stage arrived at the fort and found the officers drawn up in full regimentals. The ladies were there, too, dressed in their best. “ Where's Holman? Where’s Holman?” they inquired for Mr. Holman’s name and fame as a congressman Gad preceded him. Finally Mr. Holman was observed coming down the road, tired and dusty. His trousers were st uffed in his boots; he wo’re a blue flannel shirt and his “gallusbs” on the outside. His beard was full ’of dust, and, altogether, he was a. sorty spectacle. When Mr, Holman’s figure was seen approaching in the distance it was proposed to tire a salute in his honor. , No, no, for God’s saxe, don’t! ’ protested the serio-comic .'Congressman Cannon. “He will object to the useless waste of powder.” The next, visit was to Standing Rock agency. Several of the party went hunting the next day after their arrival at this Indian agency, but Mr. Holman remained at home, pottering around the pantry, smelling the butter and tasting the tea. to test its quality. They laughqd at Mr. Holman for his housewifely care, butthe Indiana economist protested that they had Come on this trip so observe how the Indians lived; whether they were abused, and that he for one proposed to fulfill his duty conscientiously. At this the merriment ceased, for, while brother mem-

beiß were always ready ti have a joke and laugh attheexpen.se of their col’ league, thev were serious enough presently to appreciate his sterling worth. Though they ridiculed what they termed his parsimonious “cheese-par-ing” policy, they secretly respected and anmired him. During bis service in congress Mr. Holman has witnessed some stormy scenes in the bouse. In antebellum days members of congress frequently h id weapons concealed in their desks. S uit hern and Western members were in those days hot-headed individuals who regarded their revolvers as neces sary to safety and were sometimes carelees in handling them On one occasion a member in fumbling among his papers accidentally discharged his pistol and the bullet went crashing through the desk in front of his, narrowly missing two or three congressmen who were seated nearby. “In an instant,” said Mr. Holman, “there were fully thirty pi tols in the air and the scene looked more like a Texas barroom than the congress of the United States.” A pretty story is told of how Mr. Holman’s town received its name. The father of Holman "Was its first settler. He laid it out into streets. He was the father of the village. The good people who were bis neighbors assembled at Farmer Holman’s residence one da v to selbct a name for ■he new town. Further d.wn nie Ohio river, nestled in the hills of :*< it picturesque part of Switzer land 1-00:1!v.’here had been started a town w lien tire good-people decided to cad “Rising Sun,” because of the spec.’ac h ifie sun made as it appeared a-ove u e cres’s of the mountains. Fmm rdlolman an'd Iris neighbors, in a friend 1.-, spirit of rivalry, set their wits to.work in an endeavor to select a name f ir their town that would be more beautiful and appropriate, if possible, than "Rising Sun ” He argued that by reason of a bit of different- ■ in longitude the sun's rays first peeped . over the hills of their town and thence to “Rising Sun.'’ “Therefore,” said he, we shot Id calj our town 'Aurora' or the first blush of the morning ’” — Chicago Chronicle. SUES TUB SCHOOL CITY. I Alonzo 11. .llollett Files Sull to liecover 8800 Salary. Attorneys R. K. Envin and R. S. Peterson Saturday filed with the clerk of court a suit which is entiled Alonzo D. Moffett vs The Soho-,! City of Decatur, Indiana. This suit gio vs out pt the dismissal of tlo-plaintiff as superintendent of t e city schools, the facts about which ottr readers are more or less f a rtf' I<a r. T h,e superintendent i n detail saysj bat Alonzo D. Moffett, the plaintiff of he above named school city of Decatur, Indiana; and for cause of complaint says-: That the said defendant is a city school corporation and as such has a Board of School Trustees as provided by law. That the plaintiff was employed by the said defendants, Board of School Trustees, as superintendent of the city schools of the defendant for the school year and term beginning on Senternoer 7, 1806, -and ending on iltv 7;h dftv of Mav, 1897.,.f0r the sum .-i 81,000, which employ incut was l.v contract in writing, a copy <)t which is tiled herewith and made a part of this eoiupl.iint and marked .exhibit “A.” Tii.-;-.the said 7ih dav ( f September, 1896, the plaintiff under his said employment entered'upon his duties as suie'in ii of the several ..Schools “pf ;■ th*' defendant an 4 prpjmrly disch ogi'd h-is duties assuen and fnllv performed every requirement laid upon him by his’said’contract of employ men' until the 16t.h day of January 1897, when Obe defendants, said Board of School Trustees,.w ithout cause or lawful excuse discharged the plaintiff from his said employment and thereafter to the end oi the period of his said employment refused to permit him to continue the discharge of his labors ‘ and duties as such superintendent or to perform any of the conditions, ami requirements incumbent upon him by the terms, of his -said contract of employment .after the said 16th day of January, 1897. That immediately upon the action of the I defendants said Board of School ! Trustees discharging plaintiff as aforesaid, he “plaintiff” gave said Board and each member thereof notice hr writing that he was then and at all times to the end of the period of his said employment would be in readiness to continue his functions as superintendent of (lie defendants said school and that any communication on tile subject would reach him at Decatur, Indiana. Plaintiff avers that the period of his employment has now expired and the school year of the defendants said schools Jiave been closed until reconvened ;under a new employment of superintendent and teachers. That he at all tunes and continuously from the date of his discharge as aforesaid to the expiration of the period of said employment, has been able, willing and competent to properly peiform

the functions of superintendent of the defendants said schools and in like manner to perform eyery duty and requirement laid upon him by his said contract of employment and would have done so had he not been prevented from so doing by the defendants Board of School I'ruHtees as hereinafter alleged. Thai, of the consideration named in his said contract of employ ment, he has been paid S3OO and no more That the remainder of said consideration with interest thereon is now due and owing to plaintiff from defendant and upon the facts herein alleged the plaintiff demands judgment against the defendant forsßoo and all other relief. R. K. Erw in, R S. Peterton, Atty’s for Pit. VACATION DAYS. In the Lake Regioos of Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Minnesota, lowa and South Dakota, along the lines of the Chicago, Wil waukee & St. Paul Railway, are hundreds of charming localities preeminently fitted for summer h. me 4, nearly all ol which are located on or near lakes which iiavu not been fished out These resorts range m variety fr-om the “full dress for dun; r” to th; flannel shirt cos-um for evi-rv injt-al. Among the list ar names farniluu !<• many of our reae.-rs as th. pt-i fei timi of Northern -iiiumer rest rfs. Near’y ail of the Wisconsin p inis of interest are within a s.hort disi.ii.te tr>rn Chicago or Milwaukee, and rone of h-m are so far a wav ‘ rom then “i'lti-v marts of civilisation” that they cam.of mreached in a few hours of travel, bv frequent trains, over the firms Tout in the Northwest—the Ch-. ig >, Milwaukie & St. Paul Riiiway. Send a two cent stamp for a copy of “Vacation Days” giving a description of the principal resorts, and a list of summer hotels and b irding houses, and rate's for board, to Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111. The Westfield, (Ind.) News prints the following in regard to an old resident of that place: “Frank McAvoy, for nwy rears in ’he employ of the L., N. A. & C. R . her . says; ‘I have need Chamberlain’S’ Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for teir■'years or longer—am never without it in my fanii'y. I .consider it the bes*- renjedv- ms the kind manuf.a hired. I tike pleasure in recommend!'.g i’.' ” I’ is a specific for ail howef disorders. For sale bv Smith & Callow. m On account of the centennial a»id intornatio: al exposition, the G. R. N I. will sell round trip tickets to Nashville, Tenn. Round trip season good to re urn Nov 7th at rate of $17.25, Round trip limited to 20 days from date of sale 812.65. Round trip limited to 10 days from date of sale £O.OO. Tickets to be sold on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week after April 29th. J. Bryson, ikgent.

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THB BEST RFtlunY FOB HHKUIWATHMHI. From the Fairhaven (N. Y.) Register. Mr. J un -s Rowland of this village, siateft that for twenty-five years his wife had been a sufferer from rheumatism A feW nights ago she was in such pain that she was nearly crazy. She sent Mr. Rowland tor the doctor, but he had read of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and instead of going for the physician he went to the store and secured a bottle of it. His wife did nut approve of Mr. Rowland’s purchase at first, but nevertheless applied the Balm thoroughly and in an hour’s time was able to go to sleep. She now apples it whenever she feels au ache or a pain and finds that it always gives relief. He says that uo medicine which she had used ever did her as much good. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale at Smith <& Callow’s. m THE SUNSHINE STATE Is the title ol a generously illustrated pamphlet of sixteen pages irU reference to South Dikota, the reading matter in which was written by an enthusi'a-tic South Dakota j ladv-—Mrs. Stella flosmor Arnold — who has beep a risident of the , Sunshine S ; ate for ever ten years, i A copy will'b- mailed to the address.of any farmer o<- farmer’s ' wifi-, if. sen* at once to Robt. C. !• u Traveling Passerrg Agent, l'o : cqq, M'i\v;vike<- St. Paul rati wav, to Carew Building, Cin- ; cinnati, Ohio • The Chic tg;. A Erie Railroad Co. to Tetiiir-stm ( ■ uteauiai ;;..d International Expos.iiion at Nashville, i'e..u.. Mat 1 to On ob.-r 31, 1897. Ihe < ■ E. R R. Co. wiii w1! 10 : ami 20 day -imi sea-on excursion . ..icke - aq.e.>.i’,t W above named Ex- \ position. Rates from Decatur, Ind., | sl9 90, 814.60 and 810.60 for round trip. F. r further information call on or address J. W. DeLong, Ag’c. I Unconditiom; 1 surrender, is the only terms those futijaits ’itrle pills known : as DeWitt's Little Earh Risers will | make with constipation, sex headache I and stomach troubles. W. 11. Nach- ' trieb.

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