Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1885 — W. C. T. U. DEPARTMENT. [ARTICLE]

W. C. T. U. DEPARTMENT.

The Legislature is convened in special session. We tender thanks to Hon. Thos- J. Wood for favors re eived. - ■* The “Kid."of the Repu'ican, don’t »lod over with love for Senator Hou ver this week. “ "he rebels have seized tinGoverment," and, adds tne Chicago * Times: “Later—They have put General Grant on the retired list at a salary of $13,500 a year." Georgia, the “kid." is not well disposed towaid Mr. Cleveland’s Cabinet. He says Secretary Bayard hat-'s niggers, and on the principle, we pre sume, that hate begets hate, he hat's Bayard. Lamar Secretary of the Interior, has directed that no more patents be issued on land grants until he can fully examine and satisfy himself th t the claims for them arelegitimate -and just. The President.has notified several vt the Clerks <n the White House that the business of that estalishment can be conducted by half the force heretofore required. “Cleveland and reform.“

A Bonrbon Blaine organ referring to ihs inaugural says: “It makes no mention cf the war, slavery nor emavcipation.” Whereat the Chicago Times exclaims: “That’s so. And it makes no mention of the flood, Noar’s ark nor Moses in the bulrus es.” Our neighbor, the “Kid,” addresses a “pastoral letter" to the “deluded” Republicans who voted for Senator Hoover. The “deluded” Republ cans ehould assemble thems-dves together and adopt a vote of thanks in recognition of bis presumDtion, conceit and impertinence. TheLaPo:te Atgus: “E Zimmerman, of The Valparaiso Messenger, i> an applicant for the postofflee at that nlace. He is deserving of it.”— To which the plucky “Zim” responds: “Well. we will try a d get there.” And we sincerely hope he will secure it. Considerable feeling has existed in his communty the pustjweek caused hya report that a shortage had been discovered against ex=Auditor E. C. Howels, in principal and interest Amounting to between S3OOO and 41000 It was promptly adjusted and no one is a los-r. None believe there was any wrong intent.

The Indianapolis Washington correspondent, commenting on the retiring Democratic members of Congress, says of the member from this the 10th District: “Mr. Wood also proved to be an r.rduous and effective worker, and should be return to Congress will be one of the leading members on the floor and in committee.” Judge Turpie made the closing argument to day in the RichterSentinel libel suit, to a crowded court room, and his arraignment of Richter and wife, ano his review of the incidents connected witn the Baumueller-Riebter affair, was the bitterest rhetoric cnnnnciated in that court for a long time As a wnole, in many respects, Judge Turpie never appeared to better advantage. —lndianapolis News It was well for Jim Blaine that he withdrew his libel suit before fudge Turpie had an opportunity to dissect 1L The gallant old veteran. Lieutenant Governor Man-on. in declaring the Senate adjourned, i.-marked us follows on the work •_ f the Legislature: “Although in some of the newspapers over the State it is said that ths Legislature baa done bu little work, I feel that it has done a vast amount of labor. I know a number of the standing oommittfes met three, four and five tim s a week, and have been up as late as 12 and 1 o’clock at night to do tl.e public business. And for the purpose of m-king the stateme t to the Senate I nave iak «n th<- pains to look over what you hive done.— The Senate has passed, dur ! ng rhe legislative days eighty three bills; you have passed of Hous-* bills thirty seven, and the House iias passed twelve 8 nate bills making fur‘y nine bills that have become laws during this session of the Legislature, or rather forty-seven—taking out the wo the Governor vetoed. I feel that u Senate that has met in rentv years has done so much iW,r i this Senate has done, and I feel at you owe an apology to nobody, ut that you are entitled to the grat udo of toe State for the business ou have accomplished in this short space of time.” The closing remarks of Speaker

IJswett in the House were to the ‘same effect. Whitney, of the Navy department, has just nipped in the bud a scheme in the interest of Mahone, in a tranfer order of Billie Chandler, late Secretary of the Navy. The Chicago Herald: “A great many office-seekers are editors of Democratic newspapers in small towns. Providing they are men of good character and are competent to perform the duties of the position to whi' h they aspire, as most of them are, they should be given a respectful hearing. The Republican pnss in this country has been made strong by the party taking care of its rural editors. There bus be m a premium on printingßepulican newspapers and they have multiplied and prospered. Democratic weeklies have had grea‘ difficulty in maintaining themselves. With no patronage of any kind theyjhave dwindled in numbers until now there are through out the west three Republican weeklies to one Democrat. Wherever 'here is a postofflee paying anything, i there is a Republican weekly. The j assistance of this great mass of news, papers has been very beneficial to the party. They have been power' ful in circulating campaign mat rial and in arousing public interest. In return they have become rich by office and patronage while their Democratic competitors have starved If the Democratic party would continue in power it must do something toward building up its rural tnss. Let the Democrats try if

There seems to oe danger in too niucn roller skating, according to the views of many physio ans. This is particularly the ease with ladies. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says that doctors seem te be of one mind upon this subject and agree that it may possible be indulged in a moderate degree by young women without serious injury, but they further say that it is an exercise for which women are anatomically and physiologically unfitted. To indulge in this exercise violently (and it is invariably the rule for young ladies to do it without moderation i and for hours in sucession, under excitement and s)im ulations, it will inflect lasting and irremediable injury upon a large proportion in that kind of exercise. The damage to seme becomes greater than to others, gmall girls, as well as thoes approaching womanhood, should be positively rorbidden to ska f e in the rinks

The W. G. T U- will meet at the residence of Mrs. Hemphill, March 17 at 3:30, p. m. to excute the following programme: Opening hymn. Society. Bible lesson, Mrs. S. A. Henry. Reading minutes, Sec. Music Duett, Misses Wright and Osborne. Reply to Mrs- Clark's article ot last' wce k> Mrs Dr Washburn. Remarks, Society. Select reading, Miss A manila Osborne Doxologv,