Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1885 — Page 1

VOLUME IX.

THE DEIRBGRATIG SENTINEL. A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, I Jas. W. McEwen. RATES OP SUBS3RIPTIOBT. Oitsjear fi.Si XSjx month* tree months 50 A.civortisin.g Rates. One uoiuma, one year. SBO 00 Half column, “ 40 oj Ouartor “ * so os Eighth “ 10 erf* Ten per ceot. added to foregoing price if arc sett® occupy more than -tingle column width. fractional parts of a year at equitable rates ualneaa cards not exceeding l inch space, #6 a year: $3 for six month*: * a for three Ail legs! notices and advertisements at established statute Mice. Heading notices, first publication 10 cents . ,j line { each publleation thereafter s cents a advertisements may be changed quarterly (once in three months) at the option of tne advertiser, /res of extra charge. Advertisements for persons not residents of Jsspcr county, must be paid for <n advance of first pnblle xtion. when less than «ne-<iuarter column in sine; aud quarterly a advance when larger. ? fit-

KORDMAI F. CMIL.OOTE. Attonuy-st-Lav Intniun, .... I not am a Traettoer tin the Courts of Jasper and admitting counties. Makes collections a specialty. Once on north side of Washington ctnevt.opposite Court House- vinf ■ .•.nwxaaap* xuau nwieoixs H. 4 4k L DWIGODd. Attorndsm-nt-Law, Bnsutai • » | Imbiana Practice in the Courts of Jasper and ad ■oining counties, make collodions, etc. to Office west ooruor Howels’ Block. v« nl SIMON T. THOKFSSW, DAVID J. THOM MSOM Attorney-at- Law. Votary Public. THOMPSON 4k BROTHER, HEX** BLAB*. - - . Indiana Practise in all the Courts. : MARION la BPITLER, Oelleetor and AbstractorWe pay j- irtiqular attention to paying tax- . sslllng and ienslag lands. v 2 n*B / FRANK *v. B . IOCK, Attorney at Lam And Real Estate Broker. Practices in all Courts of Jasper, Newtor tmi Benton counties. Lands examined Abstracts of Title prepared: Taxes paid. OolleotAoxua «. Spacia-lty. JAMES W. DOUTHIT, ATTORNEY''.AT-LAW AMD NOTARY PUBLIC, . Office upstairs, in Maieever’s new building, Rensselaer, ind. H. W. SN fDEK, Attorney at Law Remington, Indiana. JOLLEOTIONS A IJPECIALTY. W. HARTSELL, M D , HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. l3g“Chronio Diseases i Specialty.^j OFFICE, In Makeever’s New Block. Residence at Makeover House. July 11, 1884.

Dl>. DALJB, • ATTOKNKY-AT LAW MONTICBIXO, • INDIANA. Bank building. up stair*. K H. LOVOKBUNka. F. F, BITTKES liOUOHRIDOE * BITTERS, ail Burgwmi. Washington street, below Austin's hotel. Ten per cent, interest will be added to alt accounts running unsettled longer than three months. vim DR. L B. WASHBURN, ' Rmteelaer 2nd. 4 'i¥iitilAMh Cashier Oittess* Bank, THOII*II«OMrso> *u«eessoi 4 as*&a£lnd. Doesgenemf«ftnking*hM' esa Buy and sail exehaoge. Collectl.. - de SB all ATUlable points. Money loai e erestpald on specified time ib-twieft* & •e same plage as cld firm of A. Me Co r opson. aprit.’si

Th e Democratic Sentinel.

~, ■ a <-»itg33c=i On account of the extremely warm weather during the past month, we lave too many Fall and Winter Goods, and for the purpose of reducing stock, we have made big reductions in the price of Übess goodsMoakS, We show the most complete line of LADIES’ & GENTS’ KNIT UNDERWEAR,' In this market. 1 ■■■wwy" ■>■-» ’ »•' Come and buy DRY GOODS Cheap ELLIS & MUR RAY. Rensselaer, Ind. v 8 n3g

IIUS J. FARM - ’ 4# Boots, Shoos, Bats, Caps,

fc. ITEVERY BUR WARRANfC Bfc * FOR SALE BY THOMAS J. FARDEN, 8 Doors East of P. O. Rensselaer, Ind. A complete line ot light and heavy shoes for men and boys, women ami misses, always in stock at bottom prices. Increase of trade more an object than large profits. See our goods before buying.

Gents’ Furnishr Goods!

N WARNF KS. DIV ■ iN Hardwan, Tinware % tevjsih Sido Washington Street, RENSSELAER, INDIANA

IRA w. YEOAIAN, , Attorney at LawJ NOTARY PUBLIC, Real Estate anil Collecting Agent. tfill practice in all the Courts of Newton Benton and Jasper counties. Oryicm—Up-stairs, over Murray's Citj Irug Store, Goodland. Indiana. THB NEW IHHH RENSSELAER, IND. JL* fc . OPKNBD. Hew and flatly furnlihed.Cnol and pleaaant rooms. Table furanked «Uk the beat the market affords. Good Sample Kooeae ea drat floor. Free Has to and from Depot. PHILIP BLUB, Proprietor. Benaaeleer. Mar 11.1 MB ts. LEAR HOUSE, J. H. LEAR, Proprietor, t ■ f-r.i . Opposite Court House. Mon ficelle, 2nd Has recently been new furnished through out. The rooms arc large and afry.tho lost tint, central, making It the moat conve.Jen anil desirable hopse in town. Trv It 4

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY JANUARY 30. 1885.

However faithful the new administration will adhere to the civil service act, let it be remembered that it was never intended to keep the rascals in. An Answer Wanted. Can any one bring na a case of Kidney or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters will not speedily cure? We say they cannot, aa thousands of cases already permanently oared and who are dally recommending Electric Bitten, will prove Bright’s disease, Diabetes, Weak Back, or any urinary complaint quickly cured- They purify the blood, regulate the ooweli, and act directly on the diseased parts. Every bottle guaranteed For sale at 10c. a bottle be F< B. Meyer I—*» Am Entrprlstag, Rliable Htw. F- B. Meyer can always be relied apoa, not oaly to carry ia .Atoca the knt of everything, but to swM the Agsaoy for •sch articles as have well-known merit, and are popular with the people, thereby •ustainlng the reputation of being alwaya enterprising, and ever reliable. Having secured the Agency for the celebrated Dr- King’s New Discoyety lor Consumption, will sell it on a oosifive guarantee. It will surely cure anj and every affection of Throat, Lungs and Olicst, and in show r<ur coorideijce, we Invite you to 0J)1 and get a TfiafUettle. Free 1 ~iC

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, D. C.,) January 22,1885. f Editor Sentinel: Congress is busy now and every moment is consumed in voting, speaking, preventing obnoxious bills from being considered, as well as bringing forward bills of popular interest for consideration. The foreign court bill, which established a lot of courts in foreign countries to try American citizens under American laws, failed, as it should, because it created a horde of new offices to be filled by appointment, jand new offices now is not in the line of Democratic reform. Another reform is the revenue system, which is resisted by a handfull of Randallites and the solid vote of the Republican members. Randall and his Democratic and Republican supporters insist on the removal of all internal taxes on whiskey and tobacco, if this were done, then the high tariff tax on clothing, the necessaries of lite, and on iron and steel, machinery and a thousand other manufactured articles, would remain where it is, because the Government, as present advised, could not cut down the taxes on these articles, if the tax were removed from whisky and tobacco, as the revenue demanded tor public purposes would not admit of the red uction. But this Congress, and the next, will refuse to remove the tax on whisky and tobacco. These are luxuries and the tax is purely voluntary and no one need to pay it unless he desires to do so. • hese articles are not necessary to life or comfort, and if they are used, the user elects voluntarily to pay the tax. Then all other countries tax these articles for revenue. Just why the Republican party in Congress want free tobacco and free whiskey is more than the common mind can grasp. The protectionists clamor for the repeal of this tax because they see in its repeal their own salvation. It would keen protection taxes upon the necessaries of life. They want free whiskey but taxed lumber and shingles, paints and oils, <fcc They want free whiskey but highly taxed woolen ana cot ton goods, and iron and steel goods. It is purely a selfish motive with them. They wo’d put down the price of whisky to old antebellum times and bring it within reach of every frail drunkard in the land, in order to keep up high taxes on lumber and salt, and other necessaries of life. This role will not win.

The Blair educational bill may come up, and if it gets before the House it will pass. The bill is clearly unconstitutional, by the word and the letter of the Constitution, but the measure is so beneficial in its nature that many will vote for it on the ground of necessity, the power exercised by President Lincoln to emancipate the slaves.

There is no great rush for office yet. 'ihe truth is Democrats nave a steady business at home and want no office. They got tired of waiting in the last quarter of a century and went into business, and they don’t caie to give up for the doubtful tenure of office, with its petty annoyances and downright curses. Your member of Congress, Tom Wood, is as busy as any one l saw in the House. He is a tireless worker and does as much as two men for his constituents. He has taken a liberal part in the debates, having made six well considered speeches daring last session and this, and is now preparing an elaborate speech on the Mexican treaty. A mem ber said to me to day, “I want to hear Wood speak on this I measure. He studies his speeches carefully, gets down

to the bottom and ’'makes no mistakes. He will give the House and the country as much information on this question as any man in Congress, and i venture his speech will be; widely read.” He has a large run on the soldier, and trots up to the Pension office every day and looks after the interests of the s ldier boys, as he laughingly calls them, the same as he wo’d for his children. In Washington no man’s de feat is more regretted than his, for these people thought there was a bright future for him if he could stay in Congress a few years, and would make his mark in the councils of the nation, as well as honor his District. s The Republican heads of Departments expect to go, but the small fry expect to stay.— i hose who worked for BJaine will have to walk the rope, as they violated the Civil Service rules, and cannot now invoke the law to defend them. It is estimated that seventyfive thousand will have to go, and most of them have not one cent ahead. They don’t know what to do. having been so long in office that their aptitude for husiness is gone and they will become bad as tramps That is a curse which follows keeping one party in power so long. When a change does come it brings misery to the old holders-on. But tnev will have to “root hog or die. The appropriation bills are being perfected and will soon be up for passage, then the main work of Congress will be over for this session.

SOUTHERN NOTES.

The Cumberland Plateau. In my first letter I made brief note of the comparative progress of development North and South; also of the recent growth in the South of manufacturing interests. In this letter I shall sneak more particularly of the Cumberland Plateau. i wrote from Howard Springs, the home of Mr L. H. Bell, a native of the North, who came here sixteen years ago a confirmed invalid. He is improving the Springs with the design of making it a popular health resort, hoping thereby to afford to others suffering from disease the same marked benefits he has received. The - Springs contain a fortunate combination of-carbonic ac f d gas, iron, sulphur, magnesia, and other ingredients m such proportions as to give the water a wonderful curative value. The air of the plateau is pure, invigorating and free from malaria. There are many springs of pure, freestone water. The water of the swiftly running streams is clear and sparkling. There are no pools of standing water or stagnant ponds. The soil is a clayey loam, moderately mixed with sand, and this underlaid with sand stone.

The climate is mild and free from extremes of temperature throughout the year. The short winters have an average temperature of forty degrees. The summers are long and cool, the mercury rarely rising above 90, the nights being uniformly cool. The average temperature of the summers is 71: and for the year the average is 51 degrees. All these conditions combine to make this a remarkably healthy region Lung and throat afflictions quickly yb id to the beneficial influence of the climate. Among the natives these diseases are unknown. Diseases of the liver are relieved by residence here and resort to the waters of the Spring.

Farming and stock raising are the principal occupations of the people. The equable climate, the brief duration of the winter feeding time, the nature of the soil, the abundance of nutritious native grass-

es make this an exceptionally good stock country; and especially is it adapted to cattle and sheep, though other kinds of stock do exceedingly well. Cattle and sheep fatten upon the native grasses of the woodland ranges, always coming off the pastures in the late fall in prime condition for market or for wintering. The beef and mutton thus produced is of a most excellent quality, having a peculiar juiciness, and deliciously sweet, such as I have never found in the meat of other regions.— The plateau offers some advantages in the rearing of sheep that do not exist in oth; er portions of our country.— The low price of the lands, from two to six dollars per acre for unimproved lands; the wide range of free pasturage, affording subsistence at least eight months in the year, with no other care than salting; the dryness of the sand stone soil, insuring exemption from most of the diseases fatal to sheep; the equable cli— „ mate, so free from extremes, giving an evenness to length and quality of the fleece not found in the colder North or the hotter South; the nearness to good markets, securing a great saving in shipping rates, and consequently a better price than can be obtained by sneep raisers of the far West or Southwest; all these are among the considerations that make sheep raising in this country a desiraole and profitable occupation. Tame grasses succeed well; but little attention has been given to their cultivation by the natives who depended solely for pasturage upon the wild grass. Northern settlers have introduced clover, timothy, orchard grass, and blue grass with marked success, thus securing later fall and earlier spring pasturage than the native ranges provide, and materially shortening the feeding season. he small grains succeed well with proper cultivation and careful rotation of crops. Corn is not, as a rule, a successful crop, the snmmer nights being too cool to promote its growth, though with proper care, in fertilization, the Northern settlers here have always succeeded in raising enough for home consumption, and some of them sell a portion each year in market, high prices being always obtainable. All kinds of vegetables do well, the mellow soil, as well as the the climate, being especially adapted to their growth.

COLLY.

All the fruits of the temperate zone thrive here, the apples and grapes being of superior quality, the latter ripening much earlier than in the States north of the Ohio, coming earlier on the market, and securing tne best prices. The plateau is being settled by a thrifty class of northern people. Their ideas of pro gress, and their improved im plements are fast superseding the slip si od methods of the South. Although yet in the background there are signs of improvement on every hand. The natives are being brought to a sense of their condition. They see the need of improve| ment, and are ready to give & hearty welcome to aIT who come to improve and develop the resources of the country. As a result of the influx of northern people* prices of real estate are beginning to ad vance, yet there are thousands of acres of good land awaiting settlement that can he had at low prices,’

Unlixe the settlers of the tne combined advantages of a mild, though at the same time healthful climate, nearness to the Eastern markets, as well as markets at our doors, built up by manufacturing enterprise, low rates of transportation, giving larger and quick Jr returns for our shipments

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