Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1890 — Page 1

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the ctew RENSSELAER. IND. O, 8. DALE, Proprietor. ULORDECAI F. CHILCOTE. Attorney-at-Eaw „ BN69 KDAEB. ... - INDIANA Prnr-HcepHn the, Courts of Jasper and adcounties. Makes collections a speOffice"on north side of Washington Sreet. opposite Court House- vlnl SIMONP. THOMPSON, DA™ .1. THOMPSON Attorney-at- Law. N otar y Public. THOMPSON & BROTHER? HENSSELAfcR. ", ~ INDIANA Practice in all the Courts. arion iT sprrLEß, Collector vud. Abstractor A enay > wtu-nlar attention to payirtfc'taxA!nm; and leasing Kinds. >21148 ;V H. H. GRAHAM, ATTOkN BY-AT-LAW, Ruesdeeatr, Indiana. Money to loan on JAMESWJDOUTBIT, 4"T jBNEY'-'AT-LAW and notary public. in rear room over Hemphill & Bonn's store, Renaselaer, Ind. Wn xiAMB Austin. HMMiiO & AUSTIN, ATTORNEY- A T-L AW, Rbnsshlae I ', Ind oA ce on second • sellreMstate. pays tuieß arQ aLtUB may27.’B7. InsWumen IRA W. YEOMAi’, Attorney at laOiss ROTARY pUBUC Re?! WAe art Collector Aon? REMINGTON, INDIANA. ,Vill practice in all the Courts of Newton Benton and Jasper counties.

H. VICTOR B-««««“«’ • . H-UOUGHBIDGE & SON, Hlivsiciaas and Surgeons. 6-fflfe in the new Leopold B.ock, s“eco_d floor, second door right-hand side ot haL. Ten ver cent.interest will be added to all founts running uusettled longer than three months. tux DR. I. B. WASHBURN Physician & Surgeon Rensselaer, Ind. □alls promptly attended. Will give special alter tion to the treatment of Chrome .diseases. yy W. HAR DSELL, M D HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. WChronic Diseases a Specialty. OFFICE, in Makeever’e New Block. Residence at Makeever House July 11, 1884. ~ Zixm Dwiggins, F. J, Sears, Val. Seib, " President. Vic-President. Cashier ‘CITI ZENS’ST ATEBA NK BENSSBLAE. »D Does a general banking business; Certificates bearing 1-terest issued; Exchange bought and sold; Money loaned on farms at lowest rates and on mos.f svorable terms Bian.B.Bß. _____ john Makeever Jay Williams. Pres.dent. v*<»shF FARMERS’ BANK, EP“Oppos its Public SquareugS RENSSELAER, .... INDIANJ Rece.ve Deposit* Buy and Soil Exehaß?. Collections made and promntly remitted. Money Loaned. Do a general Banking Business, Aiguftlt 1885,

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. FRIDAY, MARCH 28. 1890.

POINTERS FOR OUR TRUSTEES.

The SuDieme Court in the opinion rendered on the School Book Law states thus What the Law Provides. An analysis of the provisions of the statutes submitted to the light of the principles we have stated, will make clear its meaning and obj set. Sec 1 constitutes th? state board of education commissioners for the purpose of makinn selections of text<. books for use in the common schools, and designates the standard which shall guide the board in the selection of books. Sec. 2 commands tbe board to advertise for proposals n two daih newspapers in this state, and one in the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago and Lt. Louis, and directs what the action of the board shall be.

82c. 3 requires the board to examine all proposals for furnishing “school books to the people of the state, for use in the common schools.” Sec. 4 provides that if books can be furnished to “the patrons for use in the common schools of ct this state” from manuscript, the board shall invite proposals for manuscript and not for books. Sec. 6 provides that as soon as the board shall have entered into a contract it shall be the duty of the governor t issue his proclamation “announcing such fact to the people of the state.” Sec. 7 provides that when the governor shall have issued his proclamation it “shall be the duty of each and every school corporation within this state, within thirty days thereafter, and at such other as books may be needed for use in their respective school corporations, to certify to the school superi .tendent of their respective counties the number of school text books provided for in such contract required by Hie children for use in their respective school corpciations. In this section it is made the duty es the school superintendent to make a requisition for such books upon the contractor, and it is luith. r made the duty of the superintendent, noon the receipt of the books, to immediately no« tify all of the towns Lip trustees of the receipt of sueh books.

This sec Jon also declares that “it shall be tl_e duty of such trustees to immediately procure and take charge of such books, and that upon tlie receipt of such books by said school trustees they shall furnish th< m on demand to the school p?trona or school children of the corporation at the Drice fix therefor by the contract entered into between said board ot commissioners and the contractor.” It is also said in the same section that books maybe purchased from the superintendent. Sec.. 8 makes it the duty of each trustee to make a rerort of the books rrceived, the number sold and the number on band, and sec. 9 provides a penalty for a breach of dutv.

From this synopsis three impo tant things are made manifest. I'he books are to be secured for all the schools of the state. Everywhere throughout the statute the terms employed refer to the entire state—never to localities. Every provision indicates an intention to establish a uniform system, and not a provision indicates an intention,to put it in the power of any office to break the uniformity. The duty is enjoined upon all of the trustees of the state; none are excepted. The books are a' 1 to be furnished under tn,e contract and furnished without exception for all the schools of the state. The only method for securing the books is through the contract. The conclusion that th«T law is obligatory upon every school true tee within the state, is therefore irresistible.

•‘A FTRM ADHERENCE TO COBBECT PBINOIPIiES.”

The opinion proceeds to declare that the Trustesa Must Do Their Duty. From beginning to end there is no hint o • suggestion that some of the trustees may, and some may not, obey the law, and procure, or ecline to procure, *he books under the contract made by the state board. There is not the rem< test suggestion from which it can be inferred that the system constructed shall be treated otherwise than as a unit. Nor is there a word from which ii can be inferred that the legislature intended that inferior school officers might exercise discretionary power and thus break and defoim the uniformity and symmetry of the system All we know of the histo/y of the enactment, all we can discover as to the object of the statute (words clear in themselves, but dearer still in the light shed upon them byextrin ic facts which it is our duty to know.) In support of the conclusr n that the statute creates a uniform system, it requires that all books be pro3ured under the contract, and that school trustees may not exercise discretionary powers, but shall perform the duty enjoined upon them by procuring and distributing tbe books selected by the stat * bonru of . education, as the law commands. Upon the petition of a citizen cour s have enforced a duty less clear and imperative than that which rests upon the appellee, but the length opinion (excusable, if excusable at all, because of the magnitude and importance of th questions, involved) forbi-’s that we do more than refer to the cases. (State ex rel. vs. the school directors of Springfield, 74 Mo. 21; state ex rel. vs bo -rd of educati J), 26 Md. 505; sc hookco tn mission er s vs. state board, 26 Md. 505; Maddox vs. Neal, 45 Ark. 121 —S. C. 55 Am B 540.) ior the eiror in holding that the duty imposed upon school trustees is not imperative, the judgment must be reversed. Judgment reversed, with in str actions to proceed in accordance with this opinion.

Distress Among the Farmer.

The Kansas Farmers’ Alliance, has through its president addressed an open letter to the Kansas delegation in Congress calling *heir alt nlion to the alarming conditions of tin agricultural inthis state and demanding legislation for the.r relief. The letter says: “We call attention to the fact that a sh gle lav film in one city in southern Kans s now has the .contract for the foreclosure of 1,800 mortgages. This means 1,800 horn steads transferred from the hands of so many industrious families to the hands of capitalists, either domestic or foreign. The foreclosure of these mortgages is in accordance wi'ba preconceived purpose to gain possession of these farms, and people them with a more servile tenantry .mported from foreign lands for this espes

cial purpose. Foreclosure and evictions are taking place in very many parts of the state, and we need not go all the way to Euroioe to witness scenes of cruelty in matters of this kind. All over the state the homes of our people are imperilled! They are struggling against adverse circumstances, and almost against hope to sustain themselves until relief shall come.”

In their effort to tickle the farm« ers the Republican members ot the ways and means committee propose to increase the living exp mses of all the working people of the country who are not farmers. Look Out for Counterfeit Tens: Bankers are on the lookout for counterfeit ten dollar notes on the Germania National bank of New Orleans, letter C, bank number 889. Secret Service Officer Carter has given the warning. The notes are afloat in St. Louis, and may be here at any hour.

We now have the most complete stock of shoes, of the best brands and styles, and most of them were bought at a clearance sale at onehalf price. Chicago Bargain Store. Last year about 50,000 tons of twine were ou the market, of which 3,000 tons were made of native hemps, the balance of foreign; so to favor the producers of 3,000 tons of material, the consumers were taxed on 47,000 tons. Stocks, prices, terms are the big three in making and holding trade. Stockstalk! Prices win! Terms, one price for cash, show the secret of low prices at the Chicago Bargain Store..

Chicago Herald: SilaEj M. Shepard, a prominent and entirely trustworthy Indianapolis republican, has been saying some veiy tart things about President Harrison. Soon as ‘ ter the last presidential contest brother was in dieted in the District Court of the United states for bribery in connection with the election, but the indictment had hardly been found before District Attorney Chambers had it dismissed. Mr. Shepard, in a recent interview, has given » remarkably straightforward and realistic explanation of Chambers’ action, and in doing so has seriously compromised. General Michener and President Harrison himself. The following is his narrative. “When my brother was indicted I went up 1 o Indianapolis and had a talk with Micnener and United States Attorney Chambers. I stated explicitly that if my brother was prosecuted there other hearts would ache before the matter was over, and, turning to At - torney General Michener, I said: “If my brother is guilty of bribery, so am I, for I gave him the money, knowing for just what purpose it was to be used. If I am guilty, so are you, for I received the money from you with instructions how it should be used And, more than that, President. Harrison was m the room at the Denison when we were talking about the matter, and I left the room with the remark: Tiobably you gentlemen have some business to transact that I have no business to see.’ If my brother is guilty, Harrison, you and 1 too are guilty, and I will make it warm for everybody concerned in this transaction if this prosecution goes on. I went home and the next thing 1 heard was that the indictment had been dismissed.” This is in line with the public conception of Mr. Harrison’s attitude toward the Dudley ites As the chief ben eficiary of the latest Indiana purchase, the President cannot be held guiltless oi participation in and knowledge ot the methods used to “save” that state. He occupied too high and too important a place in his party organization to be ignorant of that part} ’« inner workings. Perhaps we shall soon get at the whole truth.

The Chicago Bargain Store is the pioue rjof low prices and de u serves much credit and a share of the trade of every citizen of Jasper county. > ' The Chinese in San Jose, Cal., lease property from a white matt for twelve months in the year, and charge their tenants for thirteen monttis. there being thirteen months in the Chmese year. Accessories to the Eldredge Sewing Machine can be procured of Mrs. Jas W. McEwen.

SMILES AND TEARS.

Ton meant to wound me? Then O friend, that when the blow fell I Turned my face frtuu you to the wall * To smile, instead Of die. You meant to gladden me? Dear friend. Whose praise like jewlels I have kept, Forgive me that for very joy I bent my happy head and wept A. W. R,, in the Century

Go to the great clearance sale of clothing at ridiculously low prices to make room for a complete n?w stock tha A will be here in a short time to fill the 40 feet new addition now being bujltonthe rear of the Chicago bargain Store.

LOOKING AHEAD.

The Ocean Steamship m It May be in the | Future. She will be| over a quarter of a mile in length, says Onoe a Week, and will do the passage frbm Sandy Hook to Liverpool in thirty-six hours, being one night out. She will be driven by electricity, and in such a fashion as to keep railway time, despite of fog br storm. Passages can be secured by flash photo, Edison’s patent, and the ticket will include an opera stall, or a concert ticket, or a seat in a church pew—the opera-house, concert hall, and church being all on board. A covered ring for horse exercise will also be provided, and a racing track for fast trotters. A base-ball ground and tennis courts will also form a portion of the attractions. For business men a stock exchange will be operated, the quotations being posted from the tickers every two minutes on the vibration system. The leading papers of all countries will be reprinted each morning by the electric reflection system. A spacious conservatory, containing the choicest flowers of all climates will afford an agreeable lonng-ing-place and bouquets will be provided gratis. As at Monoco and Monte Carlo, a suit of apartments will be laid out for play, to be kept open .fill night, a sumptuous supper, with the oosMJest wines, free. English tailors and shoe makers will be in attendance and clothes will be made and finished during the passage. The milinery deaprtment will contain the French fashions of the previous day and costumes will bo constructed while the ship is en route and delivered complete on arrival at dock. Accomodations will be furnished for 10,000 passengers.

A CURE FOR HICCOUGHS.

Some Effect- of the I’ungent Oder ol Musk. Most people take it for granted that because musk is sold in what is called a pod, therefore It is a vegetable product. But the truth is it is entirely an animal product, being a substance found in a two or three-inch sac in the body of the l ittle musk-deer of Asia. This sac, when tied up and dried; goes by the name of a pod among the hunters who bring it into market. Probably there are few things subject to such adulteration, as one part of pure'musk will scent thousands of parts of some other powder mingled with it; and as the pod sells for from sl6 to S2O apiece, the adulteration has its profits. It is, indeed, so pungent that when just fresh it has been known to produce violent bleeding at the nose, and people are so susceptible to it us to have sad headaches brought abo t by contact with the pure article; and while a suspicion of it is very agreeable to many persons, one atom becomes offensive, as the case is with patchouli and many other odorous substances. It was formerly largely used in therapeutics, especially in the Orient, having become disused as much from the difficulty of obtaining it in a pure state as from anything else, and is now seldom given, except for hysteria and . hiccough.

Marbles 1 ct. per dozen. Pm's Ict per paper. Oarpettacks Ict: per taper. Clothes pins 1 ct. per dozen. Chicago Bargain Stere. “Wealth never gave me an ounce of pleasure,” said a millionaire, “until I began to do good with it.” If all our millionaires could learn this iesson what a cooct w. rid this would rapidly become. It is r-ported that several hundred dead cattle are frozen in the Jamison Lake in the Grand Coulee, Washsngton, and that they stand in the ice looking as natural as life.

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