Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1890 — Page 1

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THE NEW |Ul|>|k|e|e|vleWX|hSM< RENSSELAER, IND. Q. S.DALE, Proprietor MORDECAI f. CHII lOTE. Attorney-at-Law „ Indiana Bbnsselaeb. opposite Court Hou W e- vim & AVID J. TH O“y® ON Thompson * Benbselaeb. - • Praeticein all the Courts. ARION ITsPITEER, Collector and Abstracter W. H. H. GRAHAM, • aTTOKNEY-AT-LAW, Reehdelatr, Indiana. Money to loan on intereat. TameswTdouthit, mOBNEYSAT-LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC office in rear room over Hemphill & HoC’B Store, Rensselaer, InA ■ ~ Hammond W ilu am B. AU BTIN. Edwin P. Hammond ... HMAMOHB & AUSTIN, ATTORNEY-AT-TjAW, Rensselaer, Ind office on second floproY LM’P^^y^‘^ eets of' Washington. and 11l strn me nts ■ -•- IRA? W. YEOMAN, £tt6s?M&3T KOTARI PITHI-lO Beal We ani CslfalWi Lieut’ REMINGTON, INDIANA. • nil CotMs Will practice m nil th; ■, Benton and ■ ' __ I 1 : ■ _ VICTOR K. LOUGHBTDGK J h.logghbwge. TL J/H.LOUGHRIEGE •’i tDN, frlnrsiolaA* n® a three months. _ jjr, I. B. WAL-LSVILf PhjMoian & Snrgctm Rensselaer Ind. w w. HARTSELL, M- D HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. BENSSELABB, - - INDIANA. wChronic Diseases a O EPICE, in Makeever’e New Block. Residence at Makeever House. July 11.1884. Zimri Dwiggins, F. J. Sears, Val. Seib,' President. Vio-President. Cashier CITIZENS’STATEBANK RBNSSBLAEa SD Does a general banking business; Certificates' Wearing interest issued; Exchange bought and soid; Money loaned on farms at lowest rates and on mosfavorable terms JgJan. 8.88. ■ john Makeever Jay Williams. Pres.deut. viable ’ARMERS BANK, il<Public mELAER, . ... INDIANA if • .ve Dspoeitt Buy and Soil Exfthasge Collections made and promptly remitted. Money Loaned. Do a general Banking Brsiness, ■ : .

RENSSELAER, JASPEB COUNTY. INDIANA tall JUNE 13, 1890.

FOR FARMERS’ THOUGHTS.

They are Invited to Consider Briefly What the Republicans Have Done for Them in the Last 25 Years.

For the last 20 years with insigs nificant and isolated exceptions! the products of the land have been satisfactory in amount. God has sent the ‘early and latter rain,’ and blest the labors of the husbandman —farms and flocks have yield* ed their increase. For the past 20 years farms have steadily decrease ed in value, and the wheat and corn, barley, oats and other staple product.! have declined in price.Mortgage incumbrances have been increasing and the debts have become more burdensome in the ratio that the means of paymei t have been growing less. If the farmer owed a debt of $2,000 seen ed by mortgage, 20 years ago and by his selt-denial and hard labor has reduced the amount half, it will require more bushels of wheat or corn to pay the interest or the principal on the remaining $ 1,000 than it would have re* quired to pay the whole debt, principal and interest, when the am’t was twice what it now is. Of all trades, occupations and callings, there is not one iu which the toil* ers are more prudent, economical and provident than in the business of agriculture. All others base their calculations of prosperity and success upon the crop prospects. Assured of a fruitful sea* son and an abundant harvest, mer. chants, manufacturers, mechanics calculate upon a satisfactory reward for their industry and skill. That they have not mistaken the source of prosperity we need only refer to the vast accumulation of national wealth in the last score of years in the United States. We would beg the farmers to account for their depressed and forlorn condition. If. the statement is true that the half of your mortgage debt remaining unpaid will require more of your corn and wheat to liquidate than wo’d have paid the whole when contracted* there must be something wrong. Yoqr only means of payment is your crop—your grain is yonr only legal tender. Have you been de* hided by the idea that the debt paying power of your legal ten ter will be increased by the imposition of a duty by Government of ton or twenty or fifty per cent, on foreign grain? The pauper labor of foreign countries is not dumping down in your home market i.s farm produce to undersell you. You raise vastly more than supplies the home market, and must sell the surplus-to. the markets of Europe, and the price you tL a>. for the surplus determines the prke you must receive here to supply the demand. If you could organize a trust, limit production, pres vent cordp tition and fix prices, you might accomplish something. In such case we apprehend thdt John Sherman’s proposition to seiid you all to the penitentiory worild soon be placed on the statute book, or, at least, the tariff tax wo’d be repealed on farm products and foreign competition invited. Cheap food is so desirable that no legislation to increase its cost will be tolerated. Protection to farmers, even if desirable is impracticable. The farmer who supposes that government will or can protect him byjtariff laws is incapable of giving an intelligent vote.

If the farmers jould purchase all their needed supplies from 20 to 75 per cent, less than they now pay, it would be to some extent an offset for their cheap product, and they might save a little for the reduction of their mortgage iucuaibrance. Th »y must sell a the prices paid m the markets in Europe; they must buy at the prices theie charged with the addition of a tax of from 40 to 100 per cent. This tax is paid either for the support of Government or to enrich the home manufacturer. As to who receives it depends upo n

•‘A FIRM ADIUtBUITOI! TO CORRECT PRINCIPLES.”

whether the articles purchased are of foreign or domestic production. To quiet the farmers and keep them in line with the party they are assured jthat clothing, boots and shoes and everything they purchase were never as cheap as now. That may be the fact, but would they not get them cheaper to the extent of the tax? it a suit of clothes cost S2O, and the tax is 45 per cent., the removal of the tax would bring the price paid for the suit to sll. The price paid for corn in Kansasjis 15 cents per bushel. It takes 1301 bushels of corn to pay for the S2O suit of clothes. If the tariff tax was off the farmer would pay for his clothes and have 60 bushels left in granary for other purposes. The farmer is assured that the tariff furnished him with a home market and a better price for his corn.— How can that be, when the price for his corn is fixed in the cheapest market in the world, and it is nothing to him whether the consumer is in Europe or America? There are just so many to be supplied with breadstuff's, and whether the consumer is an operative in a factory in O’d or N» w England the farmer gets the same price for his corn. Whoever may be enriched, or in the smallest measure benefitted, the tillers of the soil must be excepted. The Alliances and Granges are discussing these problems, and they will sooner or later arrive at the tru h. The wonderful revolution in lewa, which is pre-eminent-ly an agiiculturai State, is a clear indication of what may Pc expected in the future. They have been misled, deceived and imposed upon by their party leaders. They will not be conciliated by an increa e of duty on their cereals or live stock, their poultry and eggs. They will soon discover that the proposed reduction of taxes on the necessaries of life embraces only sugar and tobacco, while the duty on all other necessaries is either retained or increased. The committee of ways and means, with all the aids and influence of monopolies, com-* bines and trusts, will be advised that the farmers will not be as readily duped s they have been. A confidence game will not be played upon them as successfully as in the past. A Republican politician in lowa, well acquainted with the people and knowing their temper, being asked how lowa could be kept in the Republican column of States, said: “Put all the necessaries of life, including the common grades of woollen Mid cotton cloths, lumber, sugar, salt, and coal on the vrao list, largely reduce the tariff tax on glass,' earthen and tinware, and uch iron and steel’goods as enter into agricultural machinery, and agricultural implements or all kinds,” If this opinion is ‘reliable, the only way for the Republican party to hold lowa is to adopt the Democratic platform Cincinnati Erm quirer. Having purchased an entire line of a traveling man’s samples of fans, nt one-half price, enables us to show you some rare bargains from 2 cents to $2. Chicago Bargain Store.

The Second Battle of Gettysburg.

Nashville American: The hero of the Second Gettysburg was John Jeems Ingalls, who was a titled camp follower, a dude! soldier, a non-combatant warrior when the first Gettysburg was fought But thejeonditions were favoj able for Judge Advocate Ingalls’s style of warfare. There were no missiles hurling through the war to disturb big thoughts, no bellowi ig of cannon to drown the thunders of his vo'ce, no headlong charge to breaK the even array of his parte of speech. A dead soldier was his adversary and calumny his weapon. It is a significant fact that the man who thus stood upon the heights of Gettysburg to proclaim Lee i perjurer is the same man who stood up in the United States Senate to denounce Hancock as a traitor,—

Thus the two most conspicuous soldiers on either side of that great conflict have been honored by the denunciation of a man who had not the courage to fight the one or to follow the other. The Chicago Bargain Store is selling goods at less than cost — what they will cost you elsewhere.

FOURTH OF JULY.

Monday evening last a meeting was held in the court house arid initiatory steps taken for the proper observance of the approaching anniversary cf American Inde pendence. Committees were ap* pointed, as follows: On Arrangements E. P. Honan, C. G. Sears andF. B. Meyer. On Finance —A. Leopold, C. D. Nowels, J. H. S. Ellis, C. A. Roberts, G. W. Goff and Ludd Hopkins. On Amusements—Esq. S. Healy, Vai. Seib, Geo. Strickfadden. On Decoration—Mesdams M L Spitler, Mary E. Hopkins, Frank Foltz, Thos. Thompson and John G. Reynolds. On Speaker—S. P. Thompson, E. P. Hammond, W. H. H. Graham and M. F. Chilcote. On Music—W. B. Austin, F. P Bitters and J. F Warren. On Fireworks, etc.,—E. C. Owens, Ed. Reeve and L. Roberts. On Grounds—Ed. Morlan, M m. Greenfield and Amzie Laßua. The following named gentlemen were appointed to organize dele, gaiions in their respective townshins: John Sayler, Newton; William Essen, Jordan; Wash. Scott, Milroy; Fred. Zard, Hanging Grove; Harry Murray, Barkley; James R. Guild, Gillam; C. O. Spencer, Keener; John E. Alter> Union; I. D. Dunn, Kankakee; Leon Sha fi - ner, Wheatfield.

A job lot: 500 imported fans, at Chicago Bargain Store. —— •. ————- - In accordance with the requirements of the new election l iw, the Board of Commissioners last week made three new election precincts; one each in Barkley, Malibu and Carpenter ‘ townships. Fast and West Precincts* in Barkley township, the section* line extending south from the northwest corner of section 2, township 29, range 6, being the dividing line between the precincts. Voting places at Center and Cosy Palace school houses. I. D. Walker appointed Inspector for West PrePrecinct

Marion township is divided into three precincts, to be known as South, East and West. South Precinct comprises that portion of the township south of the Iroquois add Pinkamink rivers; voting place not determined; Inspector, Joseph Hz Willey. East Precinct comprises that portion of the township south of Washington and east of Division and Main streets m Rensselaer, and east of half section line road running north from the north end ol Main street to the Iroquois river; voting place, Sheriff’s office in court house; Inspector, Uhas. W. Coen. West precinct comprises b dance of township; voting place to be provided in bloak four original plat of Rensselaer. South Eaet and Weet Precincts in Carpeftter township. South preeinct comprises that portion

of the township south .of Pan Handle railway; voting place at town hall, Remington; Inspector, Levi Hawkins East precinct comprises that portion of the township east of the range line, between ranges 6 and 7; voting place to be provided in town of Remington; Inspector, Charles T. Denham. West precinct comprises balance of township; voting place to be be provided in Remington. Voting place has been changed to Danville, in Kankakee township. No changes made in other town-, ships.

Gstrich feather fans, Swan's down feather fans, silk gauze lace trimmed fans, satin hand painted fws, atoue-half price, or we wo’d not have them. Chicago Bargain Storey

“BEST” NOVELS.

A List of Noted Works of Fiction in Various Tines. In the May number of the Book Buyer, Rossiter Johnson, in answer to a correspondent, gives the following list of • ‘best” novels, but wishes a “perhaps” understood with each re. ply: The best sensational novel U Collins’ “The Woman in White;" the best historical novel is Scott’s “Kenilworth;” the best dramatic novel Is Bronte’s “J ane Eyre;’’ the best marine novel is Cooper’s “Red Rover;” the best country-life novel is Blackmore’s “Lorna Doone;’’ the best military novel is Lever’s “Charles O’Malley;’’ the best religious nov»» Is Kingsley’s “Hypatia;” the best sporting novel is Whyte Melville’s “Digby Grand;” the best political novel is Disraeli’s * *Coningsby;'’ the best novel written for a purpose is Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin;’’ the best imaginative novel Is Hawthorne’s “Marble Faun;’’ the host pathetic novel is George Eliot’s “Silas Marner;" the best ihixnorous novel is Dicken’s “Pickwick;" the best Scotch novel is Scott’s “Rob Roy tho best English novel is George Eliot’s “Adam Bede;” the best American novel is Hawthorne’s “Scarlet Letter;” and the best novel of all is Thackeray’s “Henry Esmond." It should bo said that Mr. Johnson considered only those novels that were -s riticn in tho English language. You would not think times we r e so hard if you watch the loads of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Slippers, Tinware, &c., carried away from the Chicago Barga'n Store.

SHOOK BISMARCKS HAND.

How a Party of American GirU Camo to Meet the Great Chaueelor. A few neeks ago a company of yonng ladies from Maine respited that they would, not only see Bi luarak b.t shake hands with him. And they ac ompli&ht d their vov- in die inOfet easy and natural manner. This occasion was a bazaar given at Bi- narck’s palace in Berlin for the hoiw'b of the Ten Phennifig Society, <>■' • • • ; ety for the aid of the poor. Th-; Maine girls repaired to the palace at 1:30 p. in., and found the apartments crowded with people buying goods, much as is done in Now England bazaars. Presently the young ladies saw that the worshipers of Bismarck began to be aware of his presence and half a dozen bouquets were placed in his hands. . ' "What lovely Howers tho Princo has,” said uoj of the girls in English. Bismarck overheard the remark, and, turning to the young lady and shaking her hand said also English: "But do you not think there are more bestowed on me than I deserve?” "If I had more I would add them to your stock," she retorted, Bismarck laughed and added: "I am very giad to see that you Americans take interest enough in the bazaar to tome here.” The Maine girls again found it conveninent to speak In somewhat enthusiastic terms in English of what they saw and beard. "What a magnificant man Prince Bismarck isi” remarked one. The Princenurued and smiled and extended his band to each of the Maine girls and said; "And you, too, are Americans. And think the palace magnificent, do you? lam glad it pleases you. lam happy „to welcome you as Americans. The happy way in which the chancellor misunderstood the compliment to himself and appropriated it to his P&lace shows that his intellect is not impaired by years.

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