Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1889 — FROM WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM WHEATFIELD.

By creating an artificial scarcity the Trusts are enabled to, and do, raise prices. A protective tariiff is the foundation rock upon which monopolistic trusts are reared. A protective tariff is the potecting element in the progress anc survival of trusts.

“An extra good ticket” is what is g aid of that placed in the field by the Democratic convention last Thursday evening. Vote for it. Hon. \\ m. L. Barnum, chair, man of the .National Democratic Committee died at Lime Rock, Connecticut, last Tuesday. Since March 4th, Democratic postmasters have been decapitated at the rate of one for every two and one-half moments of working time. Sj, eaking of republican officeseekers, the other day, Judge Turpie said: “Ihe applications for office under Harrison’s administration exceed in number any two previous administrations.”

Abram Simpson, for Marsnal •erved in the 51st and 148th Indiana regiments, about three years. He was a good soldier. He Las filled the position of Marshal we think we may say to the satisfaction of all. Give him your support on Monday next. He is in every way worthy of it.

An exchange very properly says: “Never go where yon are not wanted. f a man wants you to come to his houoe he will invite you to, and if a merchant wants you to visit his place of business he will invite you through the columns of your newspaper. It is wrong to intrude on privacy; don’t do it ”

Con2ressm°n Owen says that the office-seekers of this district are making life a burden to him by their unceasing importunities, and that from the piles of letters he receives that every one who voted for him wants an offiee.— Here is a specimen of the letters lie gets: * Beer Bill, i want the post offis *nd i want it d— quick. We nocked the Dimmys here in this township by 22 increased majority and i done it. Yours in hurry.

Van Antwerp, Bragg <fc Co., of Cincinnati are makiEg a desperate effort to make the new school book law of the state ive. They have sent out circulars to all the school boards pleading with them to adopt their books for the schools under their control, hoping thereby to defeat the introduction of the contract books. It i s about time this firm, as well as several others in the business were sat down upon. For years they have been waxing fat an 1 saucy off the profits of their school books making no less than fifty per eent off of every book sold. Under the new law books will fce much cheaper, and if any school board should endorse any of the school book monopolists it would look as if they were interested in the dea l . Enforce the law and give us cheap school books.—LaFayetle Jour • n'JJ* ’ " sayg; ‘lt is to lefferson that the people greatest debt of grati-

tude. The idea of the sovereignty of people was new in the eighteenth century, and it was utterly scouted at by statesmen like Hamilton.* Adams. Jeffers* n engrafted the idea so’firmly on the constitution as to make it xhe most substantial part of the fundamental law. He turned the electors into puppets and made them voice the will of the people, and on every hand he cut away the forms and ceremoni.-s with which his predecessors had eneumbered the Presidency . ”

Business lively. Farmers are plowing for corn. Wheat, rye and oats look well. Prospect fine for good harvest and fruit crop. John Jensen, Dunville blacksmith, will move to Wheatfield this week. Last Thursday a smoke house belonging to John Graves was destroyed by Are. By hard work his dwelling was saved Loss estimated at S2OO. Arthur Morse, of Momence, 111, is visiting friends at this place. * Jacob Weantr and wife, of Valpar aso, are here visiting relatives and friends. Eugene Bennett is the boss snipe shooter. He says he has this pnng killed 1500 jack snipe and 250 du ks, and it hasn’t been a good spring for shootidg either. Mr. Hawkins, Flora Knapp and Sarah Stembel are on the sick list. Moonlight. Wheatfield April 30.

James VY. Douthit, Esq., returned to his h me, in Rensselaer, last evening. ’Gene Spitler has purchased the stationery stock, etc., of H. J. Dexter, in the post office building, and hopes by attention to business and fa*r dealing to secure a good patronage. See C. A. Roberts’ ‘ad” in this paper. Charley has an extensive building, and it is well filled with improved farm machinery, wagons, buggies, etc., iu such general demand by farmers. Go and examine his stock and ascertain his te.ms before purchasing elsowliere.

“The New; Oklahoma,” is what Leopold calls his Addition to the town of Rensselaer. Stationery at bottom prices at P. O. Mrs. Lucia Jtlia Martin, of Indianapolis, will give a Dramatic Reading at the Opera House, Thursday evening, May 9th Mrs. Martiu is a dramatic reader of the highest order and broadest culture. Her time is occupied by calls in the cities and larger towns all over Indiana, and the surrounding states, and the peoplo of Rensselaer and vicinity may feel themselves highly honored that *he has consented to give one of her popular entertainments here. The best Sewing Machine in the market is the Eldredge. the residence of Mrs. J. W. McEwen, Agent, Rensselaer, Ind