Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1892 — A House in a Bottle. [ARTICLE]

A House in a Bottle.

Some time ago a blind boy residing in Chicago constructed a miniature house inside an ordinary four-ounce bottle. The building was made up of forty pieces of wood, all neatly fitted and glued together. As wonderful as this may seem, it is only a part of the wonders of this sightless lad. After completing the bouse and giving it finishing touones to hie heart’s content, he set about fasten" ing the pork in the bottle, but how he accomplished the startling feat le a mystery to this day. Inside the bottle, below the neck, a small wooden peg is driven through the cork, the ends of the peg extending far enough on either side to prevent tee oork being removed from the bottle without its lower end being torn off. The boy himself is unable to explaiff how he accomplished this last moat astonishing piece of handiwork.

It is said th"t Day of the Crown Poin+ Register is about to file claims for the couuty minting.— He thiuks probably, because he sold his principles for a few pieces of silver at the last hour, he is entitled to the whoh i uddi”g. Now, if the democratic officials of Lake coont do not recognize editor H{waim’s rights and title above all others, they are frauds of the first water. Who has gone hungry while fighting for democracy? Editor Bwaitn. Who has hurled hot shot into the republ’can ranks for the past three years? Edit, r Swaim—he is a hustler, and the Democrats of Lake cou» ty cannot do enough for the man who hat; stood alone sb a journalist and help.td them win the victory. Hobart Free Press. S .vaim is entitled to the print* ing, and for that matte r, the postoffice at Hammon t. Under the A.U3tral>an system of voting the press is the great working machine week in and w’ek’out maintaining and defending tne faith, and sho’d be ba ed with all the necessary nnaucial appliances that can properly be bestowed. We t ust Bro. Swaim may be abundantly rewarded. *

STRENGTHEN DEMOCRAT PAPERS • Aiming the newspaper men who are looki•• afOr nostoffices are J. A. Lea \e, of the Goshen Democrat, and 11 Zimmerman, of the V ipa.aiso iletssenger | They are both capable men and worthy the places they seek. The democratic press made a glorious fight during be last campaign and is entitled to jroper recognition bv the party nd adnjinistra’io . We know that n \ears past the lea ers of our olitical parties were d sposed to ignore the press in the distribution • f favors. The party in power •an advance the interests of ihe party in no better wuy than to Lengthen its papers. We say '■ecoguize the press.—Warsaw Union.

The U..ion takes a sound, common sense view of the matter. — Under the Austradan si stem of voting campaigns are conducted on a line of education, and of necessity this duty is assigned to the press. Year in und year out it is expected to uphold, maintain md defend ihe faith, as weli as support and advance the interests of its candidates. While engaged in the performance of this duty the press is entitled to the best fin an* cifll backing within the power of those in authority to give. Especially ie this the case where its local orgnn : zation is in ,be minority and it is required to wage 1 attle aga net odds.