Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1892 — Page 1

VOLUME XVI

TAX CONSPIRACY.

Work if Republic** Schemers With the Scktoi Revenues. Bow the Taxpayers, of Indiana Are Made to Suffer In the Attempt to Make the Tax Law Odious. Oyer Three Hundred Thousand Dollar* Increase of Tuition Money Alone la the . Repnbliean Counties of the State, and j Increases Wherever There te a Repnbliean Official In a Democratic County. Interesting Fact* for Taxpayers. There has been a great deal said in Republican papers about the “Jewett Circular” advising Democratic local officials to reduce their local tax rates so that they would not raise more money than they did last year. The following tables will show why that advice ought to have beers taken by all local officials in regard to the matter of tuition taxes. It was well known at the time the taxes were levied that there wpuld be a large in-

Democratic Conntlw. § S g £ h! hs h”" s r i l Ft 1 counties. ■* : f •5* I? f: 1 ' ! ■" : & :S. 11 |: * : * js i § r Pig if ;§ :f ;;g Arfama ~ $6,253 62 $5,412 25 $ 158 50 Alien ;;;;;;;; 17,61875 18,29250 07375 Bartholomew 3,450 82 G. 723 75 10,174 57 Blackford 747 28 2,799 00 2,051 72 Bsown * 8 32 2,880 75 2,872 40 camu. 4,mm 4,50075 8,79334 cw 6,926 37 8,466 28 1,539 83 Clark!..!! 8,674 90 8,614 20 *SB 70 Clay 4,942 96 9,522 08 4,579 04 Crawford!.!!!!!;!!!!!!!:'.!!:!!! "554 30 4,082 25 4,636 ei Dearborn... 4,073 50 6,081 00 2,007 95 DeKalb ......! ,!J“” 4,542 70 5,675 25 1,132 55 Dubois "' 3,874 08 5,538 00 1,663 92 tFioyd ''soot 8,21025 8,20392 Franklin 4,041 38 4,802 25 760 87 Fulton !!!!!!!!"". 2,9900 s 4,43775 1,441-67 Hancock ...’!!!!. !!!!! i 27 ii 4,588 50 4,716 21 Harrison 8,420 69 5,800 00 2,379 31 Jackson .!’’"' 1.297 84 6,802 25 5,501 41 Johnson .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 73690 4,00050 5,42740 Knox 685 61 7,799 25 7,113 64 LaPorte ■ 8,634 70 9,496 75 802 05 Madison’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! 2,90200 10,47375 7,57175 Marion (City of Indianapolis „ „„ „„ excepted) 5,487 30 8,518 50 14,005 80 Marshall. 9,143 20 8,134 20 1,009 00 Martin * 1-358 28 4,001 00 2,642 72 Miami 6,240 44 7,112 25 *B7l 81 Owen 1,582 22 4,080 00 2,497 78 ' 4P«rrv 5,293 50 5,293 50 Pike ..." 1,023 78 5,115 25 4,091 47 Posev 3 069 84 6,804 75 9,874 59 Pedaski 393 45 3,506 25 3,212 80 Putnam 540 92 5,457 75 4,916 83 KiDley ■ 1,134 21 3,938 00 2,803 79 Bcott 1,200 18 2,042 50 822 32 Shelby ” 4,800 38 6,612 75 1,812 35 starke!!!!!!;!!!!;;;;;;::;!::::: wiii 2,18250 2,885 62 St. Joseph 3,528 62 ■••••••• 11,040 75 14,569 37 Sullivan 4,043 59 5,680 25 1,036 66 Switzerland:::::::::::::::::::: :::::::: 4,25398 3,27375 *98020 Tinton 3,259 60 5,160 75 1,905 15 'Warrick”::::::::::::::::::::: i’.owei 6,05550 7,15314 Washington 1 43 33 5,190 25 5,041 92 Wells 5,994 55 5,601 00 *392 40 White' 7,120 57 4,065 75 *3,054 82 whiteiy:::::::: 3*1 25 4,34325 4,10200 Totals ! $22,529 37 £K.<WS 18 $264,269 92 $151,764 11 Net decrease local tuition tax ■ • • • $H 2 ,505 81 _ tFloyd county in 1890 levied only $80.67. In 1891, $l6B, tPerry county levied no local tuition tax in either 1890 or 1891, Republican Counties. r i i I I i l P ft * it it* • t* oi a * • s | 't counties. : g • 8 g-2 t): | i : -I 3:8. :g : t f P: :fifi I j : | Benton $5,511 15 $3,138 75 *8,64$ 90 Boone 5,373 00 6,882 00 1,509 00 Clinton 1,257 97 6,750 00 5,491 00 Daviess 2,209 39 7,542 00 5,272 61 Decatur 722 01 5,087 25 5,809 26 Delaware 6,386 82 7,420 50 13,807 32 Elkhart ' 1,571 17 9,585 75 8,014 58 Fayette 98 69 2,948 ‘25 2,849 57 Fountain ~ 2,346 23 5,365 50 7,711 73 Gibson 4 ,042 36 6,003 00 2,560 64 Grant 3,465 18 8,466 75 11,932 43 Greene 904 13 6,600 00 7,504 13 Hamilton 1,949 55 6,761 25 4,811 70 Hendricks 5,832 21 5,318 25 11,150 46 Henry 3,558 77 5,392 00 8,950 77 Howard 1,903 37 6,837 00 4,933 63 Huntington 3,795 88 6,573 20 10,369 08 Jasper 6,281 04 2,894 25 9,175 29 Jay 2,507 86 5,985 75 8,413 61 Jefferson 615 69 7,2143 00 6,617 31 Jennings 1,092 10 4,438 50 5,530 60 Kosciuseo 1,407 16 6,975 00 8,382 16 LaGrange 514 23 3,688 50 3,174 27 Lake 4,210 67 5,874 75 10,085 42 Lawrence 2,720 03 2,608 25 5,328 28 Monrdfe 1,284 83 4,548 75 5,833 58 Montgomery 4,766,75 8,637 75 3,871 00 Morgan 1.602 31 4,791 00 3,188 69 Newton 2,749 74 2,239 50 4,989 24 Noble 1,977 58 5,457 00 7,434 58 Ohio 817 62 1,245 70 1,663 38 •Parke f 5,705 73 4,893 00 $Bl2 73 Porter 4,882 59 3,551 00 8,433 59 Randolph 4,825 46 6,706 50 11,531 96 Bush 4,514 55 4,466 75 8,981 30 Spencer 2,660 04 6,526 50 3,866 46 Steuben 154 67 3,615 75 3,461 08 Tippecanoe 661 08 10,691 25 10,040 17 Union 2,691 88 1,539 75 4,230 83 Vanderburgh 7.072 88 14,841 00 7,568 12 Vermillion 6,659 42 3,482 00 10,001 42 Vigo 2,112 30 16,382 25 18,494 45 Wabash 4,116 69 7,295 25 11,411 94 Warren 5,354 82 2,596 75 7,911 57 Wayne 1.723 01 9,905 25 11,628 26 Totals $94,744 19 $42,210 79 $874,067 40 $326,590 80 Net increase local tuition tax.. 52,533 40 _ ) SNet decrease total school revenues.

The enormous Increase made by this board entities it to stand alone—distinguished from all the state by its outrageous imposition «n the people. It increased the city school taxes of Indianapolis the sun of ' $113,01486,. notwithstanding the city receives about $32,000 more tram the state than it did last year. It will be seen by the tables that eleven Democratic counties show increases of local tuition taxes and thirtyfive show decreases. The increases in the eleven counties amount altogether to $22,520.37, and the decreases in the other counties amount to $136,035.18,

THE DEMOCRATIC SENTINEL

crease es tuition money distributed by the state. The state superintendent of public isatnctioß had given public notice that the increase would be at least seventy-five cents to each child of school age—that is to say, between the ages of six and twenty-one years—in the entire state. Every local school official knew the number of school children enumerated in his township or town, and knew what the increase would be at seventyfive cents per capita. If he did not, he did not have intelligence enough to hold the office. It was the plain duty of each of them to reduce the local school taxes to that amount, unless there was some special reason for an increase of tuition taxes in any particular locality. It will be seen from the tables that democratic officials, as a rule, endeavored to do this, and Republican officials, as a rule, endeavored to make the local tuition taxes as high as they could. The distinction is not so marked, as itshould be because there are many Republican trustees and town boards in Democratic counties, and these have almost universally put their school taxes up. Of course their increases offset just so much of Democratic decreases, and they are sill included in the following table except the increase made by the Republican school board of Indianapolis:

malftng a net decrease in the Democratic counties of $112,505.81. This excepts the city of Indianapolis, but includes all other increases by Republicans in Democratic counties. creased revenue distributed to these counties by the state, on the state superintendents estimate, will he $264,269.92, so that these forty-six counties will have $161,764.11 more of tuition money than they had last year, notwithstanding the decreases made. On the other hand, of the forty-six Republican counties only seventeen have decreased their local tuition taxes, and twenty-nine have increased them. Tbs

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. FRIDAY. JUNE 1 7 1892

total increases amount to $94,744.19, and the total decreases to $42,210.79, making a net increase of local tuition taxes of $52,538.40. But the school money distributed to these counties by the state will be $274,057.30 greater than last year, and therefore the local taxes should have been decreased to that extent. These counties will have $326,690.80 more revenue for tuition than last year, and unless there was some special reason for increase in particular cases there is just that much unnecessary increase of taxes on the people of those counties for that purpose. It should be borne in mind that tuition money is used only for paying teachers. All other school expensed are paid out of the special school taxes. It will be noticed also that in only six counties—five Democratic and one Republican—have the local school taxes been decreased so that there will be less school revenue than last year, and in none of these, except possibly White county, is the decrease of any material amount.

On the whole showing it is clearly apparent that Democratic officials have acted in the interest of the people, while Republican officials have been trying to make the new tax law obnoxious to the people. The evidences of that conspiracy multiply daily. The question that the people of Indiana are now confronted with is, “What are you going to do with these Republican local officials who have increased your local taxes over $1,500,000, in order to make yon believe that you were oppressed by ttie new tax law V” What sort of opinion did they have of your intelligence ? What was their object in trying to discredit a law that increased the taxes of corporations in Indiana over $1,250,000, and made them, for the first time in iiie history of the state, pay their just share of taxes? These are questions that should be carefully considered.

Imports of Tin Plate.

4- few days ago, says The New York Times, we invited the attention of our hiph tariff friends to some very significant official figures relating to imports of tin plate. We regret that our high tariff friends have not yet found time to comment upon thorn. We have now procured from the treasury department some additional figures which arc even more interesting than those we recently published. Again we ask our high tariff friends to inspect the official record.

Just before the new duty on tin plate was. imposed, very large quantities of tin plate was imported. The reports show that about 350,000,000 pounds—or a supply for six months—were thus imported in excess of what may be called the normal average annual imports. For this reason the quantity imported in the six months immediately following the imposition of the higher duty did not exceed 105,000,000 pounds. But in January last the stocks which had been imported under the old duty were running low, and the demand caused tiie import movement to increase. Here are the treasury department’s reports of the quantities imported in the first four months of the current calendar year: Imports of Tin Plate. 1892. Pounds. January 30,612,209 February 42,338,246 March 67,498,960 April 70,489,102 It was the report for March that we mentioned a few days ago. We have now added the report for April, which was published by the treasury department on Saturday last. We pointed out that the quantity imported in March exceeded the average monthly imports of tin plate for the years 1889 and 1890, when the import movement was not disturbed by tariff legislation. It will lie seen that the quantity imported in April was still greater. The comparison may be shown as follows: Tin portr ot Ti n Plate. Pounds. The fiscal year lsß9 . 127,945,073 The fiscal year 1890 ..!/. Uv',4sß Monthly average for 1889 60,662,164 Monthly average for 1890 50.322,038 Imports in March, 1892........... , ~498,960 Imports in April, 1893 70,489,102

Since March 1 we have been importing moro tin plate per month than was imported per month in the years of 1889 and 1890, and the official reports show a steady increase in the rate. The accuracy of the reports will not be questioned by our high-tariff friends, for the figures art those of Mr. Harrison’s secretary of the treasury, who has kindly published the report for the month of April at a time when the figures can be Set forth in the platform which will be adopted at Minneapolis this week. The duty on the quantity imported in March and April would have been at the old rate, $1,379,880; under the new rate it was $3,035,787, an increase of $1,655,--897. We shall be disappointed if our hi^r-tariff * friends persist in ignoring this import movement and the significance of it.

Reliance upon the home market is eonfessedly abandoned. Reciprocity is based upon the truth admitted at last that the home market is insufficient. It is equally true that many months of reciprocity, re-enforced by the short crops of Europe, and by the famine in Russia, have proved wholly unavailing to gain to the pound of pork, the barrel of flour, or the bale of cotton the price they once ordinarily bore.—From Senator Turpie’s speech on Reciprocity Humbug. If there is a workingman in Indiana whose wagee have been advanced since the McKinley law took effect, we should be glad to receive his name and addxea.

‘A FIRM ADHERENCE TO OO&RBOT PRINCIPLES.”

Instead of reducing the local tax levy in proportion to the increase of aaamment, the commissioners and trustees ka Republican counties actually raise it. te numerous cases this was done for political effeet. In not a few counties a surplus was created by Republican officials for the purpose es leaving the same at good interest. To illustrate how the taxpayers ana imposed upon by Repnbliean the following counties are given as examples: £§ || * COUNTIES. : * ft : & is. :■ | ;fr : 3 Benton .... $36,228 31 $11,897 16 $13,648 M Decatur .... 25,933 12 8,955 93 9.344 54 Fayette .... 8,397 27 7,614 88 9,403 90 Fountain... 18,795 80 18,489 *4 16,516 9B Hendricks... 85,188 31 12,440 88 WJMS 51 Henry 30,228 95 15,800 $0 BMt « Jasper 18,404 15 faOO 84 11,177 91 Jay 34,543 76 8,888 86 11,507 99 Jennings ... 15,221 34 6,478 37 11,948 68 Kosciusko.. 48,403 39 18,066 31 19,101 X) Lake 105,099 79 28.976 09 40,369 53 Lawrence .. 26, 464 +7 8,218 74 15,087 51 Morgan .... 9,420 64 7,536 42 7,800 59 Newton ... 16,402 64 0,312 55 12,404 30 Orange 10,596 12 3,112 58 3,185 82 Porter 49,680 78 13,857 67 35,729 16 Randolph .. 35,087 08 15,263 79 30,804 91 Rush 32,979 79 14,922 21 17,653 99 Tippecanoe. 41,265 50 31,962 81 28,828 08 Union 33,ti1i2 96 ‘ 8,913 55 9,587 96 Vermillion. 18,720 66 6,223 04 10,591 39 Warren.... 30,824 88 8,581 60 11,661 94 Wayne 49,565 82 18,774 35 22,802 34

Trusts Legitimate Offspring of Protection The trust is the greatest enemy of the protectionist cause, according to The Commercial Bulletin. This is a new illustration of the truth of the scripture saying that “a man’s foes are to be found in his own household.” The trust is the strictly legitimate offspring of protection as it is now advocated in this country. The essence of protection is the shutting out of competition. It n»Ha upon government to intervene to prevent competition. What more natural than that when a kind of competition appears which it is out of the power of the government to prevent, those who have been used to being aided against competition Bhould combine among themselves for this purpose ? It is so natural that It maybe pronounced as inevitable. Surely, when government is asked to intervene to aid business, there ought not to be surprim that business takes stringent measures to aid itself.—Boston Herald. In 1890 beans were imported from Canada to the amount of $15,899. The duty on beans, then, was 20 per cent. The McKinley tariff increased it to 40 per cent., the object being to shutoff entirely the Canadian product, that the American bean growers might have a monopoly of the bean market. As the value of Canadian beans imported during the twelve months succeeding the enactment of the McKinley tariff amounted to $15,725, it is evident that the American hoar. men do not receive the protection promised them. Still, McKinley can point with satisfaction to the fact that the balance of the bean trade is $174 in our favor, all on account of his little bill.

The Price of Nails and the Tariff.

A recent issue of the organ of the American Protective Tariff league was adorned with a picture of a beer keg labeled “wire nails” and of a man in the act of driving a nail into a fence. Beneath this very impressive work of art we read: “It is only a few years ago when, under a new tariff, wire rutile were so dear that farmers could not afford to buy them at all. Now, under the McKinley law, they sell cheaper than ever before, and the farmer can drive them knowing that he is driving absolutely the best and cheapest wire nails in the world.” One one side of the picture is the statement that the tariff tax on wire nails is two ceuts a pound. From a document prepared under the direction of the senate finance committee we loam that two cents a pound is the McKinley rate on wire nails, two inches long or more. And we further learn that the rate under the old law of 1883 was four cents a pound. Was teat the new tariff to which the organ refers under which farmers could not afford to buy wire uails ? If cutting off half the tax has given the American farmer the best and cheapest wire nails in the world, what would be the effect of cutting off the other half ? And of what possible use to any body is the other half if we now have “the cheapest wire nails in the world r If we have the cheapest there can be no need whatever of protection against foreign competition.—Chicago Herald.

With eggs at nine and ten cents per dozen, with wool at twenty cents a pound and wheat at eighty-five caste, farmers have to be continually reminded that they are protected by the McKinley bill. They might forget to admire the beauties of left to their own reflection. Great is protection I—Bluff - ton Banner.

That’s What They Said in 1888.

It is now in order to tell the fanner that the low price of wool is due to the passage through the house, of the free wool bill—a bill that must yet be approved by a Republican senate and president, says the Rockville Tribune. Protection is an economic bulwark that can be knooked over by mere talk. At Carlisle, Ind., In a family quarrel, Jack Griffin, a well-to-do business man, sent four bullets through his eighteea-year-old son’s body, leaving him in a dying condition. No cause is nftrigntd

Why Taxes Are Higher.

Great is Protection.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

Governor, CLAUDE MATTHEWS, VerEilllon. Llet tenant Governor, MORTIMER NYE, LaPorte. Secretary of Slate, WILLIAM R. MYERS, Madison. Auditor of JState, JOHN O. HENDEIIWWf Howard State, ALBERT GALL, Marlon Attorney General, SMITH, Jennings lfcportor of Supreme Court, fjgDNEY R. MOON, Pulton. Superintendent of Public Instruction, HERVBY D. VOKIES, Johnson. a State Statistician, WILLIAM A. I’KELK, Jn., Marion. Supreme Judge, Second District, JKPTHA.D. NEW, JeuninrH. Supremo Judge, Third District,, JAM IS MoDABK, Warren Supremo Judge, i\ tli District, TIMOTHY E. HOWARD, St, Joseph, Appellate Judge, First District, GEORGE L. REINHARDT, Spencer. Appellate Judge, Secoud Dln’iict, PRANK E. OAVEN, Decatur. Appellate Judge, Third District, THEODORE V. DAVIS, Hamilton. Appellate Judge, Fourth District,ORDANDO J. LOTZ, Delaware. Appellate Judge, Fifth District, GEORGE B. ROSS. Cass. For Next United States Senator, DAVID TURPIE.

Church History.

Maroh 12, 1866—Session met; prosent’ H. A. Mayhew, Moderator; Elders 0. Hatton, E. Wright and J Coen. Samuel M. Martin and Mrs. Maria Hopkins were received on examination. . July 16,1866- Session met and reoelved Mr. Osborne and wife, by letter, from the Presbyterian ehoroh of Boohester, Ind. Frank J. Purcupile was received on examination. Mrs. D. F. Davies was dismissed to anit# wish the Presbyterian church at New Blohmond, Ohio. January 14, 1866—Session met; present, H. A. Mayhew, moderator; E. Wright and F. Monnett, eiders. Thomas J Spltler and Nannie E. Spitler. his wife were reoeivod on examination. S. Donaldson and Elizabeth Donaldson his wife, Mrs. M. J. Mayhew and Frank J. Puroupile weie dismissed to the Presbyterian ohuroh (0..5.) at Logansport, Ind. Mrs. Nannie J. Lyon, tormerlv Miss Wright, to unite with the Presbyterian ohareh at Spenee Creek. Pa. April 22,1806—Session met; Mrs. Catharine Bitohey and Miss Hattie E. Williams were reoeived by letter from the First Presbyterian ohuroh of Franklin, Ind. September 28,1866—Session met; present, H. A, May he v, moderator; C. Hutton, E. Wright and F. Monnett, elders. John A. Wilson and Delila Wilson his wife were at their ewn request dismissed by letter; Archibald Purcupile and Elizaboth Pnr-jupile hie wife were received by letter from the First ehnrch of Logansport; Mrs. Annie E. Waterbary by letter from the Presbyterian church of Frankfort; Mrs. Olive Michener on examination boon after this Bev. Mayhew’s work with this ohuroh elosed. He ooinmenoed his labors April 1,1860, and labored faithfully for about six and a half years; waß very popular as a man and as a minister. The church grew rapidly under his ministry until about the close ol the war, when the man spoken of in a previous article as suspended fomented trouble between pastor and members, and was the cause of six or eight of our best families, including those of Oea. Milroy and E. Wright, removing to other Tooalities, which very much weakened us injevery way—numeri cally, financially and spiritually. Our next minister was Bev. James T. Patterson, a young man. I think this was his second charge. He remained with us less than a year There were but two or three additions to the ohuroh during his stay. From here he went to Sugar Creek church, in Clinton oounty, Ind. Maroh 23, 1868—About this time Rev. W. A. Patton, who was preach ng at Kensington, divided his time with this churoh, receiving a small salary from both June 13, 1868—Bev. Patton moderator; eldeis present, E. Wright, C. Hutton and John Coen. S. Donaldson and wife were reoeived by letter from the First Presbyteian ohuroh of Logansport, Indiana; Miss Mary Work from the Seventh st. church. Washington Citv, D. C.; W. 8. Coen and wife from the Presbyterian church of Bob Bov, Indiana, (N. S.); H. W. Porter from the Presbyterian ohuroh of Iberia, Ohio. Sabbath morning; June 14, 1868—A letter of dismission was granted to Mrs. J. MoOill to unite with the Presbyterian ohuroh of Bloomington, 111. “ July 18; 1869—Letter of dismission was S anted to Fletcher Monnett and Mary onnett his wife to unite with Presbyterian church of) Philo, 111. Rev. 8. R. Seawright, moderator January 30, 1870—Letters of dismission were granted to Miss Mary E. Work, Mrs. Emeline Jaokson and Mrs, J. M. Vanatta. May 21, 1870—Session met; present, E. Wright, John Coen, andßev. L. D. Wells, moderator. Dr. James Bitohey came before the session desiring to unite with the chureh, and was reoeived on profession of his faith. Although uniting with the churoh rather late in life, he was earnest and faithful; living from four to five miles from ohuroh he was reg lar in bis | attendance on services even after he had completed his 80th year, thus setting a good example to all, and especially some 'of Our younger members, who live in sight of the ohuroh end are seldom presi ent, putting them to shame for neglect of their obligations to God end the church. He often expressed his firm faith in God. and a firm hope that all was well, and was ready whenever it pleased God to oall him henoe. "He lives long who lives well." Let us all so live that we shall be ready when the summons shall come.

gr A. McCoy A Co. are prepared to fnrnieh loans on farms at as low rates and on as favorable terms as can be obtained. Call and see ue before making your arrangements. 3 Geo. Cox is visiting friends at Joliet. 111. The etriking section men have all gon e back to work, the company agreeing to allow time and a half for all over-time work. Mondevlast in Barkley township, John Acres, aged about 16, oat his knee badly with an ax. Dr. Alter dressed the wound. David Newels, sr., and wife, and V. K. Nowela, ate visiting E. C. Nowels and family, Springfield, Celorado. Hugh E. Coen, formerly of thi* oo utv, died at his home, Tarrant oounty, Texas, Tuesday of last week, aged about 58 yrs. Father and mother Callow, of Lafayette, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. JReyuolds, in Kenaeelaer.

ELECTRIC BITTERS. This remedy ia becoming so well known and ao popular as to need no special mention. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same aong of pral e.—A purer medicine doea not exist, and it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Eleotrio Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver a d Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other affections caused by impure blood.—Will drive Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malarial fevers.—For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion, trv Electrlo Blttors—Entire satisfaction guaranteed |or mon ey refunded. Price 50 ots. and $1 at Meyer’s Drugstore. 6. Joe Hammond has moved iuto the W. B. Austin property. Mrs. Dr. Washburn is visiting relatives and friends in BurnettSville ana Logansport. The annual examination at the Indian school will oommsnoe next Monday.— Commencement exeroisss will be held Thursday, June 23, beginning at 9 o'clock, A. M. All friends are kindly invited to be present at these exeroises. Jim Chapman retained from a visit to his parents, Brldgnman, Mioh., Tuesday. Frank Maloy managed the affairs of the office in his absenoo. Charlie Nowels is putting up a residence on his lots in Weston’s Addition. Tom Borns hss his new livery eetablishment in tali operation. New Barn, New Rigs, Everything New, and good Hanoi, It will be oil aim to guarantee satisfaction to his pwtrons.

Onr neighbor of the Repnbliean has his annual attack of hostility to cows running at large. He shonld insist ihnt town trustees pass an ordinance entitled: “An ordinance to deprive many poor people of their oowe; to proteot the dairy industry and increase the price of it's product; to give the unenclosed lands adjacent an opportunity to produoa abundantly rank vegetation, and to enable theownere of pasture lands to charge extortionate rates for pasture.” As a rule the cows roam over unenclosed lands during the day, returning in the evening, as they would do if put on pasturo, and there is no just pretext for adoption of an ordinance entitled as above. Our town board should not be actuated i.y the “dog-in-the-manger” principle, and we do not believe it ./ill be. "My father, at about the ago of fifty, lost all the hair from the top of his|head. After one month’s trial of Ayer’s Hair Vigor, the hair began coming, and, in throe months, he hud a fine growth of hair of the natural color."—P. J. Cullen, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Mrs. Nellie Learning, of Goshen, is Visiting her parents and friends in Rensselaer. The eret tion of the iron fence around the public square will be completed this week. Mrs. Judge Hammond accompanied hsr daughter Nena to South Bend, Tuesday. Mrs. Dr. Doming and son reached home from Florida last Friday. Walter Martin, of Greenfield, is visiting his sunt and cousins in Rensselaer. r Whilejotberrailw y|stocks]are declining that of the L., N. A. A C. ia advancing. Take good care of your beard and keep it clear of gray hai n so as to retain your young looks by using Buckingham’s Dye for the Whiskers. . ■■ .. „ It is oonjectnred that a specific may yet be found for every ill that flesh is heir to. 1 However this may To, certainly the beat specific yet found for diseases of the blood is Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and most diseases originate from impure blood.

A CALL FOR COUNTY CONVENTION. A convection of the W. C. T. Unions of Jasper County will be held iu Rensselaer Friday, June 24th, beginning at 10 o’olock a. m. The object is tho organization of a County Union for the better consolidation of effort in extending the . reform work of the W. C. T U. in the county. The progr m willoonsist in the foreno 'n of aco serration service and Biblereading; reports of local Unions and greetings from fraternal delegates. In the afternoon of discussions of the W. C. T. U. methods of work and the organization of the County Union; in the evening acldieeees by Miss Lodie E. Reed, State Cor. Sec’y who will have oharge of the Convention, and other*. All members of W. C. T. Unions in the countyjare delegates. Chsrches and other Temperance societies sre invited to send fraternal delegates. The publie is ebrdially invited to attend all the meetings. LODIE E. REED, Sec’y Dep’t Mrs. J. R Nichols, Organization. Pres’t. Judge Johnson, of Valparaiso is the icpnblican nominee for Congress.

JOHN COEN.

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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE. Notjce is hereby given that I will bd all j my office at John A. Knowlton's, in Jon« j dan township, on the Fourth Saturday of j onoh month for the transaction of bosk J ness connected with tba duties of TtfUN 1 tee. JAMES H. CARR, J Trustee Jordan Township j Bro. Marshall during the week hM been vigoronsly'kioking>gaiust prospective improvements in contemplation bp the town board, that would enhance the j value of his property but would aiso on- j tail a heavy, not to say extravagant as- . j sessment against it. We say Brother Marshall kicks—kicks like a yearling steer—against such action by the board; But he recommends that a tax of from two to four dollars per month, for six or eight months in the veor, he taxed against any ownsr of a cow--and that said tax be ■ paid—not into the town treasury—but into the hands of owners of landß adjacent to town, just as revenues raised by the high protective tax laid by the jttcKinlej bill are paid into tho coffers of the monopolies and combines of the land. i

Still More Low Kates. Half fare round trip tickets will be || sold by the Monon Route, as follows* Convention Knights of St. John, Toronto, Canada. Tickets sold June 1 23 and 24, and good returning until Juno 28th. KKI’UUUCAN STATE CONVENTION. > | The Monon Route will sell tickets to Fort Wayne and return, occasion of Republican State Convention, at one fare for the round trip. Ticket! sold June 27th arid 28th, and go©T returning untjl June 23th. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONNKNTION. For the Democratic National Cod- *| vontion, tickets to Chicago and return, at one fare for round trip. Sold from June 16th to 20th, and good returning until July Bth. JHtomUITION NATIONAL CONVENTION. For the Prohibition National Con- 1 vention, tickets to Cincinnati and return, one fare for round trip. Tickets sold June 2!>th and 30th, and good returning until July Gth.

Wabash College ha* made an LL D.oii our Judge Hammond. 'T I 13 1) BW,C 4 KV'/lV IO’JSR J. B. Wilsou, 371, Cl*y Bt., Hhuipflfcnrgr, Pa., srys So will not be withou Dr. King’s New Dlscovory for Con s sumption, Coughs anil Colds, that in cured his wife who was threatened wbh Pneumonia after an attarft of “La Grlpim,” wheu various other rem dies and several physiol wu uad doue her no good. Robert Barber, of Cooksport, Pa„ claims Dr. King's New Dlaoovcry has dona him more good than anything he ever used for Luntr Tru.ible. Nothing like it. Try it Free Trial Bottles ut Meyeg’a Drug" s’ore: 1 rare bottles. 50c. and #L 5

THE HAIR When not properly cared for, loses its lustre, becomes crisp, harsh, and dry, and falls out freely with every combing. To prevent this, the best and most popular dressing in the market is Ayer’s Hair Vigor. It removes dandruff, heals troublesome humors of the scalp, restores faded and gray hair to Its original color, and imparts to it a silky texture and a lasting fragrance. By using this preparation, the poorest head of hair soon Becomes Luxuriant and beautiful. All who have once tried Ayer’s Hair Vigor, want no other dressing. Galbraith A Starks, Druggists, Sharon Grove, Ky., write: “We believe Ayer’s Hair Vigor to be the best preparation of the kind in the market, and sell more of It than of all others. No drug store Is complete without a supply of It.” “I have used Ayer’s Hair Vigor with great benefit and know several other persons, between 40 and 60 years of age, who have experienced similar good results from the use of this preparation. It restores gray hair to Its original color, promotes a new growth, gives lustre to the hair, and cleanses the scalp of dandruff.’’ Bernardo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain. After Using A number of other preparations without any satisfactory result, 1 find that Ayer's Hair Vigor Is causing my hair to grow.”— A. J. Osment, General Merchant, Indian Head, N. W. T. “Ayer’s Hair Vigor Is the only preparation I could ever find to remove dandruff, cure Itching humors, and prevent loes of hair. I can confidently recommend It.”— J. C. Butler, Spencer, Mass. , “My wife believes that the money spent for Ayer's Hair Vigor was the task Investment she ever made, it has given her so much satisfaction.”—James A. Adams, St Augustine, Texas. Ayer’s Hair Vigor rUPABSD BT • Or. J. C. AYER & CO., Um, Mass. Sold by all Druggist, and Perfumers. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. In the matter of tbo Estate of David M. Nelson, deceased. In the Jasper Circuit Court,’June Term, 1892. Notice is hereby given, That the undersigned, as Administratrix of the Estate of David M Nelson, deceased, has presented and filed her account and vonohers in final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come np for the examination and action of said Circuit Court, on the 20th day of June. 1892, at which time all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court and show cause, if any there be, why said account and vouchers should not be approved. QAnd the heirs of said estate, and all others interested therein, are also hereby required, at the time and plaoe aforesaid. to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. lEENE R. NELSON. Wm. H. Coovkb, Clerk. June 3, 1892. *