Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1884 — FACTS AND FIGURES. [ARTICLE]

FACTS AND FIGURES.

After the adjournment of the Co. Coaveiuion, the Democratic voters of Marion township are requested to meet and place in nomination candidates for the Town-hip offices. HENRY FISHER, Chairman Dem Township Committee During the Davis trial, at Monticello, Tuesday afternoon of last week, an altercation occurred between Prooeeutor Gregory and the defendant’s attorney, D. D. Dale. The pro tem'Judge, S. A. Huff, fined the par ticipant’s ten dollars each. nan - ■■ No Equality Im it,— The man who engages in a manufacturing business that does net pay has ni: more right to call on the government to tax the people to give him a profit than the merchant, farmer or professional man has who finds that his business does not pay There should be no especially favored class in this country. —Laporte Argus. We trust Democrats from all parts of the county will ba in attendance on the Democratic Convention, At this place, Saturday of next week. Let us counsel together and g<» into the contest with tlfc determination that the ballot box. next fall, will alone settle the presumption of certain radicals in this county that “a nomination on the opposition ticket is equivalent ;o an election.” Indianapolis News, (Republican): Washington epinion is that the Fitz Jo m Porter bill will beeome a law We trust so. It is also held that a bill awarding him full pay will.in that case, become a law, as from the logic of this measure. We trust so. It is bad enough to deprive a man of his place In his profession and make him an outcast, but double injustice is done in the chance of a rise in his profession that is taken from him.-/ It is simply an act of decency that the pay of the place which was taken from him should be returned to him,

Logansport Pharos: “Mr. Simon Parr Thompso., of Renssolaef, is sir* dilating among the Republicans ut ths western counties of tho district in an indeavor to ascertain the where* abouts es his Congressional boom. The allied forces of DeMotte and Thompson will meet the *rul6 or ruins’ in battle array at the Congres* Bional convention. The ‘rule or ruins’ will, wake the greatest, effort es their lives in attempting to overcome the allied hosts of DeMotte and Thompson. A flanking party of Tai bottites has been assigned the duty of falling upon the rear of the ’role or ruins ’ The flankers promise to make the campaign a red hot one. ” Thompson has “a barrel” at his dis* penal; he would make a formidable candidate,— Valparaiso Messenger. Tes; a barrel of—rain*water.

Th* Philadelphia Reeord publishes a statement prepared by a mechanic of Packerto*, that state, which gives the following exhibit of the wages of skilled labor and of the. cost of living in the Lehigh Valley and in Bristol England: Lehigh Valley, Pa. City of Bristol. Eng. Average wage* far • hill- Av rage wages for »kil]. edflabor. ' ed labor. Wage* per week, ttd.fifi Wages, pe% week, <9,00 Rent, par week, l.7sißcnt. per week 1,»5 Coal, per ton, 3,25-Goal, per ton 275 Hagar, 8 huger, ’ g Coffee, 20 (Coffee, Tea. SO Tea, 40 Uggs, at present, 36 iEggs, all the year is Coal oil 7>Coal oil 7 Butter, »S. Butter, 24 8 ap. 6 Soap. 5 Bacon, 12'Bas n. ■ - ifi Cheese, IS Cheese, 13 Sam, 20 Haw, 20 Lard U!4 Laid. 14 Beefsteak, le-ll Beefsteak, Engli-4120-22 „ ... “ Amer can 14-16 Men s Shoes I 00 Men's shoes 2,M) Men’s salts 10,00 Men's suits 7,50 Th* ecst of living per week would therefore be as follows: Lohigh Valley, Pa. 1 City of Bristol, Eng. Rent, 11,75 Rent $1.25 Coal, H tea 81k. Coal, 14 ton <sv Sagar, 11b 8 8 gar, 18. < Coffee to Coffee. 1B to Tea, 14lb 1» Tea, MB 1* E-gs, 1 doe. M Eggs, * daz. 18 Coal r 11,1 gal. 7 Coal oil, 7 Batter, *Bs. 70 Butter, SBe. 48 Soap, IB 4 Soap, 18. 4 Baon, 3Bs. Is Bacon, IBs. 30 Cheese, tßs. *6 Cheese, IBs. 26 Ham, SB so Ham.tßs. 40 Lard, 18. 1214 Lard, lib. 11 Beefsteak, *£ s. 3t Beefsteak, tßs. 12 Men’s :-hoes, 1 pair Men’s shoos, 1 pair te three months, 21 la throe months, 19& Men's salts, oho in Men's salts, one Smooths 79 in S months 67*4 $«,7<M Thu* it appears that the skilled laborer in the Lehigh Valley saves $8.23i of ait $lO per week, while hi 8 fellow workman at Bristol, Eughtnd, saves $3,744 of his $9 per week. At the end «f the six days’ toil the English workingman has just 54| etsibe advantage of his American bro. ther, notwithstanding the fact that the wages of the latter are SI.OO per week more than those of th c former. But a comfortable cottage rents in most of the manufacturing towns of England for $4.00 er month, or SI.OO per week. Besides the co.«t of clothing for womea and children, not os timated above, is much less in England than in this country. On the whole the English workingman buy with bis w ekly wages of $9.00 wnat would cost not loss than $12.00 here; sc that when the skilled laborer in this country gets $lO 00 per week, he is really $2.00 p»r week worse off than the Englishman. And this is * the sort of protection the workingman gets from a high tariff.

How to Boil Water- —I must tell you the old story of how Chai les Delmonico used to talk about the new hot water cure. He said the L'elmonicos were the first to re co ramend it to guests, who complained of having no appetite, “Taka a cud of hot water and lemon and you ’ ill feel better” was the formula adopted, and the eup of hot water and lemon was simbly a little hot water with a drop of lemon juee in it to take away the insipidity. F>r this antibilious remedy the caterers charged the price of their best liquors— twentyfive cents or more—and it certainly was a wiser way to spend small change than in alcohol- “Few people kuow.how to cook water,” Charles used to affirm. “The secret is in putting good, fresh irater into a n at kettle, already quite warm, and setting the water to boiling quickly, and then taking it right off for use in tea, coffoe, or other drinks, before it is spoiled, To let it steam and simmer arid Vvaporate until the good, watee is in the atmosphere, and the lime andiron and dregs only left jn tho kettle—bah! tLat is what makes a great many people sick, and is worse than no water at all.” Every lady who reads this valuable receipt ot a great and careful cook should never forget how to cook water, —New York Times. James T. Randle received the appointment of Ditch Commissioner to fill vacancy occasioned by resignation of James Weki. Elmer Dwigghj’, of Inn Arbor University, and Charlie Warnor, ot DePauw, are spending a lew days with friends in Rensselaer. In the cause of the State vs. Nieh. ols for larceny, a verdict of guilty was rendered, and defendant given 30 days in the wun.y jail.