Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1893 — Page 1

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CHRONOLOGY OF PLANTS.

I ’Han cor.:- is American. First noti ed in 1493. Tun mand've is a South American, noted in 1495. Tobacco is American. Described by Spaniards, 1495. Mvddek is Italian; brought to Eng and A D. 1 20. , Buckwheat is of Siberian origin. First mentioned in 1436. The beet is mentioned by Romans as a i able dainty A. D. 126. S-lsify is indigenous to South Europe. Desert; el in 1476. The horse-radish came from Armenia to Europe about A. F>. 800. Rye is of Dussian origin. First described by Galen A. D. I<l. The cotton tree is a native of Africa. Mentioned by Pliny A. D. 70. BAtiiiADOES cotton was cultivated all over tropical America in 1492. Ths papaw grows in all tropionl countries. First noted in 1462. The currant grows wild in Europe and America. Noted A. D. 200. C wsamon is Indian. Described by Toman writers about A. D. 400. Riiu pepper is from India and tropica! America. Described A. D. 70. The sugar oane is native to India. Sugar used as medicine A. D. 600. Granges grow wild in China. Described in Clnna history A. D. 200. Oats grow wild in Siberia and North China. First mentioned A. D. 618. The nutmeg is a native of the Moluccas. First known in Europe in 1467. Pliny, A. D. 60, mentions seventy varieties of plums as known in Italy. S vveet sorghum Is a native of Africa. Brought into Europe before A. D. 7u. The lily grows wild in South Italy, and was taken to North Europe in l4i.u. The chestnut grows wild in all temperate countries. Known to Pliny A. D. 70. The hop vine grows wild all over Europe. German beer noted by Tacitus A. D. 100.

TEXTILE FABRICS.

Dbesses of spun glass were shown in Paris in 1868. China grass was used for making very fine goods in 1827. In 1839 two-ply ingrain carpets wore made in Lowell, Mass. A combing maohine was patented by Joshua Heilman in 1845. In 1870 the value of the world’s silk produce was £44,788,000. In 1875 silk-raising was firmly established in South Carolina. The self-acting mule was patented by Roberts, English, in 1825. The electric loom was invented bv Bonelli, of Turin, in 1854. Aniline violet was discovered and applied to calicoes in 1863. In 1831 the duty of 3|d on the square yard of calico was removed. Aniline blue dye was discovreed an i used in cotton making in 1861. The wool crop of the whole world was in 1884 1,984,140,«0u pounds. Is 1839 about five tons of raw si k was produced in Mansfield, Coun. The cotton crop of 1829 was 870,415 ba'es; of 1891 was 8,65v5J8 bales. In 1830 the extensive cultivation of jute for gunny cloth began in India In 1848 a beautiful mauve dye was procured from lichens by Sfenhouse. In 1854 the si ik-worm disease re u ! the silk crop of Fiance by one-third. Is 1864 Pasteur discovered the parasite which caused silk-worm diseas •. Alizarine dye was discov red an« applied to cotton printing abo.it t 0,.. In 1876 thirty-two different varietie of sheep were known o wool grow r j . In 1841 the “Manchester interest be gan to be prominent in English polit cs. In 1888 there were 8!,210,000 pin 1 'in operation in Europe, America an Asia. , '' Tire Royal Flax Improvement So iet English, was founded in 1844; l,ved eighteen years. In 1858 a commission appointed j French Government began to investigate the disease.

FIGHTING WITHOUT FIREARM

Greek swords were short cut and thrust, leaf-shaped blades. Swords equal to the best ever made are still produced in Toledo Greek helmets oovered the heal back of neck, ears and nose. Thj partisan was the last form of the lance* preceding the bayctoet. Axmen In the French army still wear heavy helmets and corselets. In the fourteenth century axes wer.fixed on the shafts of lances. Shields were not used in England after the reign of Henry VII. Leather cuirasses were used by the Romans in their early history. The Crusaders stormed Je.usal.em with the aid of wooden towers. The cross-bows of the fourteenth century weighed fifteen pound.-. The bow appears among the earliest sculptures of Egypt, B. C. 4000. During the Middle Age. 3 tne Span lards were the best javelinmen. Military hammers were first commonly used In the tenth century. Pictures of helmets appear on tliEgyptian monuments B. C. 30 o. In the seventeenth century ( e:ma:: swords were most highly esteemed The battles of Crecy, l o t « s and Agincourt were won by the archer-;. In naval warfare the ancients us -d grapling hooks and boarding bridges Ancient battering rams were niunne : by 100 or 150 men, generally captives The morning star, or spiked c >i -. tame into use in the eleventh ccui u, During the ohivalric ages an ar y was computed by the number of lan The double-handed sword of u a : - val times often weighed thirty p<> n-ls. Many suits of armor worn in the four-t teenth century weighed 175 pounds eu dr. Pliny ascribes the invention <>i the sling to the Phoenicians, about B. 2000.

Surprise Pies.

The surprise pie in old England cotita ne 1 a dozen live frogs that* leaned over the table when the cover was removed.

The Democratic sentinel.

ELECTRICAL PROGRESS.

D boscq’s el oo trio lamp was shown at V’aris Exposition in 1855. A new company to lay another Atlantic cable was formed In 1880. I 1859 Bonelli devised a method of using electricity in weaving. In 1858 efforts to lay the cable failed on account of a severe storm. An electric time-ball set up in Cornhill, London, by French, in 1806. The laying of the Atlantic cable was begun at Valentia, Ireland, in 1857. An Atlantic cable was first projected in 18 -3 by Cooper, Field, and others. A great electric clock, illuminated, set up in thr Strand, London, in 1852. Duplex telegraphy accomplished by Gintl, 1853, perfected in 1873 by Steal ns. Siemens’ armature was invente 1 and applied to practical use in the year 1854. Is 1858 the third attempt to lay the cable succeeded; 2,050 miles cable laid. Westminster Bridge was brilliantly illuminated by th 6 electric light in 1858. An electric light, devised by Holmes, was tried in a Dover lighthouse in 185 s. Ntw cable between Calais and Dover. Stock quotations from Paris to London, 18 jl. Existence of an electric animal current shown by Du Bois-Reymond in 1855. Manufacture of Atlantic cable was begun in 1837, and 2,500 miles completed. A electric locomotive built in 1851 and exhibited at the Mechanics’ Fair in Boston. First attempts to lay the cable in 1857 a failure, the cable repeatedly snapping. The American combination of printing telegraphs conveyed 2,000 words an hour in 1859. Kuhmkorff’s magneto-electric coil was constructed and first practically used in 1850. The Greenwich clock electrically connected with several London railway clocks in 1860. The first signals passed between Europe and America in 1858. Communinication broken. Communication by land and sea establ shed be'ween London and Constantinople in 1858.

THE MARCH OF PESTILENCE.

Yellow-fever in Philadelphia in 1793; 11,000 deaths. Awful destruction by yellow-fever at Philadelphia in ii 62. Pestilence of yellow-fever in Cuba in t 732; great mortality. Terrible outbreak of cholera in India in 1774. Millions died. Great plague of Egypt 1792; 800,00 ’• poi sons died n s : x months. In WBl, 5,60! EnglisUTtroops attacked on march in India; 3,000 died. In 1365 here were 68,800 death s in Loudon in thirty-three weeks. General yellow-fever in West Indie.in 1745. Thousands of deaths. In 1781 healthy mm dropped dead b\ dozens; millions die l in India. Awful plague in Syria, 1720; whol< c ties peopled only by the dead. Terrible ravages of yellow-fever in Philadelphia, 1699; 1,7( 0 deaths. In 1778 there were 170,000 deaths in Constantinople in eighteen weeks. Plague cumefrom EasttoMarsei'lea 1750; 60,000 deaths in seven weeks. “Great plague” lasted two years finally subdued by “great fire,” 1666. In 179 . an itch epidemic in Italy and Sicily; many suicides .rom su feriug. Yellow-fever in ,’amaiea in 17 <9. White population almost annih latod. I 17 16 small-pox carried off la g numbers of Ind aus in the Northw st. Fearful pestilence, like cholera, in Persia in 1773; 80,006 died at Bassora. Between 1756 and 1832 there have been twelve general cholera epidem cs. Is 1758 twelve-year epidemics beg n contemporaneous with Hindoo lestivals. “Great plague" of London, 1614 destroyed 68,596 lives.' Described by L efoe. The twelve-year epidemics o' 1756, 1768, 1.81, noted by many inedica' writers. New York desolated by yellow-fever, in 1792. Services in all the churches for abatement.

GROWTH OF STEAM.

In 1891 Russia had 28,517 kilometers, France 31,208. In 1891 Canada had 19,883 kilometers, Austria 24,432. Servia, 530 feet long, 62 beam, launched in 1881. The steam tonnage of the world, 1891, is over 38,000,000. Thu steam of United States, 1891, was i,634,78*7 Is 1891 the if. T. C. & H. R. reported $63,132,920 receipts. The steam tonnage dt Great Britain, 1891, was 11,928,624. In 1891 Italy had 11,759 kilometers of track, Austria 15,297. There were 29,398 locomotives in the United States in 1889. In 1891 Great Britain had 31,521 kilometers, Germany 39,785. In 1890 steam power of world estimated at 120,- 00,000 horse power. In 1891 over 1,000,000 persons were employed on United States railroads. In 1891 495,121,767 passengers were carried on roads In the United States. The fastest time, made in the United Staes in i ;91 was on the P, A R.—-90 m'les. Thu value of steamships and boats owned in United Stales, 1891, was $lB *,» (.09,0 iO. In 1889 thers were in th> United States 2 ,42, passenger and 1,005,116 freight cars.

Being Sixty Feet High.

'ha sc.eitists pronounce to be the most va-u »u : “ relic ever di oovered in this co; nt ’ was recently found in a gra el pit n Montana and is now in the l o session o Col. Bay, of Dickinson, .s. I>. It is believed ihat this relic .oi tm d art of the backbone of a biped - ixty feet high. The hole in the bone wh‘T- the siiual cord passed is as big tt a n an’s hand. This size is in.lieai v of > rain p >we.* and s dentists are >on voiced hat because the hole is eg ia*.te the none never could have belonged to an ape.

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNT f, INDIANA ERIK AY. JANUARY 13 1893

WHAT THEY BRING.

The Prices Paid for Female Slaves In Turkey. The poisoning of four beautiful odalisques, or female slaves of the imperial harem of the Sultan of Turkey, prompted by the jealousy of the other women, brings to mind the fact that the slave trade is the chief source of recruits for the harem. The trade is conducted almost exclusively by a tribe of Tcherkesses known as Tessirdohis. Families generally work together. One brother, for example, stops at home and minds the shop while the other goes abroad and purchases and forwards the raw ma erial of the commerce. Negotiations with purchasers are conducted through the intermediary of Arab brokers, who call regularly on their patrons to inquire if they are wanting anything in black eunuchs or white girls and are remunerated by percentage on sales. The price paid for a white gad under 10 years old is $4, while a maiden between 12 and 16, especially if she ian read and write and strum a little on the zither, is worth $4,006. A female slavo of exceptional beauty, young, wnite and a virgin—the style most in vogue are blondes with black eyes—fetches from $5,000 to $7,500. For a very choice specimen, with a smattering ol French and able to play a few airs on the piano, a rich amateur has been known to pay as much as $13,500. Black slaves, who are brought principally from Africa, are either sold direct by the importers ti> the proprietors of harems or to dealers, two of whom have extens ve private marts in Stamboul. These two generally keep on band 106 to 120 slaves each. Then- are also depots in Scutari and in several villages on the Bosphorus. A strong black slave soils for about $100; a black maiden, $75 to S3O.

The California State Flower.

The State flower of California is (he eschscholtzia or orange-colored < alifornia poppy, which has great beauty nd individuality. It is exclusively a California flower and was so na nod a ter Dr. Eschscholtz, who made an e\loration to this country in 1816. Th > .lower is a smooth-stemmed annual,with unely cut, pale-green leaves, four bnli ant orange petals of satiny texture, numerous stamens of the same shade, »nd a colorless, acrid juice. The two re pals are united into a cap, like a nuie extinguisher, which is pushed upvard and dropped off as the blossom ex--an.ls. There are several varieties, the argrst and brightest being found jn the alleys and foothills ana the smaller ..nd lighter-colored in the neighborhood if the sen-coast. One kind is spotless kite. It often attains the he ght of :i arly two feet. •

Resurrected After a Month's Buii

Among the Yaqui Indians recently, on ording to a traveller, lived a young rl who was accustomed to fail n o ran es from which only her mo.her uuld rouse her. Oh one occasion i;er io'her w.-nt to Monterey, leaving the ■rl with the tribe She had not been ono long before the daughter fell .nto •i ranee and > o efforts co dd resuscitate ver. The grl lay lor several days moitonless, ana was at last pronoun ed ad and consigned to the grave. A uonth later the mother returned, and, aiming what had been done, pro ceded o dig her child up. The body ha 1 not •hanged in the least since being conigned to the grave, and when the eubil stic words we e repeated the girl ■ acted up, and, after partaking of*a, cu ) f water, accompanied her mother omo.

Amber Is Scarce, and Nobody Care”.

enuine amber is becoming scarcer v rp j ear, and it will not be long beore a real amber c gar-holder or pYip i'om wdl be a rarity and a luxury. The e amber is a fossil gum, which was reduced in large quantities by trees ■living a resinous sa \ which flowed mi t e trunks and gathered in masses tihe roo's. It is found in the grou d marshes and other p:aces where fors ourißhed in former times, and is I o secured by dredg ng. The Baltic ui B a k Pleas and the German ocean rmerly produced it in considerable unt.tes. but their supplies arc now r. tiy much exhausted. There is ali - e s tisfaction. however, in knowing 1 t. the nutation amber is just as goof . i the real.

Caustic Soda.

The prominence o’ electricity in chemn processes is again brought forward I - the announcement of the discovery , a new electric proce * for obtaining ■a i stic soda, chlorine and other <t omi rJioial chemicals ir-uu salt water. Kl-ctro-chemical indu tries, alrea ly ell established, include such im or ant i an- hes as the reduction of aiuminu n tnd aluminum alioys, bleaching, tani ng, and tfie extraction of metals from •re. Should this new process prove holly successful, it is expected to reluce the prioe of these commercial ieml als one-half. The water of the ea will then be the “raw material” from filch these products are derive 1, and tariff discussion about them can be topped.

The Sacred Elephant.

An uncommonly striking ornament i w on exhibition in the window of a atcous jeweler is the tusk of a sacred -s ephant from the East. The tusk, six feet, long, is one of the finest and t.raightest ever brought to this country, ~nd it was valued before mounting at i ". A deal of time and expense has been placed upon the metal work a! ihe .ounting, and the whole design is thoroughly East Indian. The tusk itself nns only been polished, so that its natrai characteristics remain, and even the marks of the Oriental custom hou e through which it came have not • en removed.

Insects and Numbers.

As indicating the nower of insects to it erstand numbers, an English ecieni states that the females of a speoiea saw-fly, among whom the males arc eon-iderftlly smaller size than the h**r sex, regularly assign to the egg \.rn which the larva of the male is to erge only five little wounded caterars for the nourishment of the larva, Idle they give to the egg which conns a female saw-fly ten such caterers.

The Queen's Poems Rejected.

I' may not be generally known that tie n Victoria once hae poetic aspira•iis and carried them so far as to ,;te a l ook of verses. She sent, this a publisher under a noth de plume • 1 had it promptly 'returned wuh u..i.k -.”

‘A FIRM AD BNOE TO CORRROT PBINOI LBS.”

INTERESTING FIGURES.

Th« Native Compared xvl.a .he Foreign lenient In Our Pi— illation. The Census Office recently prepared a undo showing in eaoh State and T rritor , hoth tor 187 b and 1890, the proport urns in which 'ho total white popul.i ion is composed of nn'U'c white of j live parents and those of foreign o.rth or having one or both parents foreign t orn. This table is very interest mg and develops some surprising figures. In 1670 about two-thirds or the population were of native extract.on, w die in twenty on s >he proportion of the native element had diminished decidedly, and the ’orelgn element ha . increased over live pe r cent. The distribution of these eleineuts throughout the country is another matter of interest. The following table shows the bereentage o' Cm foreign element, In which term Deluded those of fori igu birth and those iff native birth, one or botii of whoso parents are foreign rs, as distributed through the differen' States and Territories. It is shown by these figures that Ihc'foreign element is confined oht.asi. entire! to the North and West, while to find the real native American wo must go South, North Dako a has but one-fifth of the native elenieut, and Minnesota and Wisconsin one-fourth. Nine-tenths of the Southern States aro of native extraction, the least proportion of foreign born being found in lorth Carolina—t per cent:

North Dakota •rt'.lti Minnesota ; 7#.oj Utah .......m:' Nevada ««(,„• South Dakota t;i. . Rhode Island ~ f, ; i. New York .".'.(IT. Massachusetts ,y.,-. Arizona ‘....'.bt. Alontnna “" .'.fffl&i Michigan a California .sis. . Connecticut ....'til. a Now Jersey ,ri>,u Illinois .....n Wyoming 4 Washington 4.1 Idaho lowa ...A .1 Nebraska .77,7 A-''. Colorado .777; Pennsylvania ... .s;. r Ohio .. ,34. New liampshiie • 3 r.: Oregon 7. ,3,. Vcrnont ,77.7.......... .Hir District of Columbia ."so.. .. Maryland 1 a isas ", : Missouri .77 7..yi\r> Louisiana 7.7'7.7. an .03 Maine ..."..‘I.i.U Delaware 777 ], • Indiana 7.7.7.7.7.7.0. Texas... 7.777.1 • New Mexico., 7....... ,6k 1 lorida ;;; j,7d Oklahoma 77.7 ilv Kentucky 7 7 7777'1L i WeHt Virginia .......77 h.-. Arka! s s 4 | Mississippi 777.7' 1 Alabama 4. , Virginia ,’ 4. Tennessee 77 3 • Boutli Carolina., 3. , Georgia 3./. North Carolina 1.

They Fold Big. Prizes.

R. M. Milos, of San Francisco, lia, ju-t returned fro n the Upper Yuko t I iver, Alaska, wo re h l ' bad been mi gaged n gold mining. The inner- v from j'26 to S6O a day worth of g do t, but they have to live on game a lish and have almost no vi gctuli • ■ffr. M.les t-lle how the miners mo trader and the extraordinary prices pi for the most or iinary commoditi s vifizidlife. “We had subsisted,' i says, "on bear meat and other ga 1 e long that we willingly parted w nearly all wo had (o get some civilize eatables. Welt, (his trader—h s ra „i was Emmons—sold the several sacks <■ spuds he hud with him at the rale o from 6to 50 cents a potato. His sou old for S2O a sack, and we were i:<g ad enough to'pays"a found for 1.. very poorest quali'y of tea he hu w.th hi.a. He had several sides o a on in his stock wh eh he die oied <n at -1 a s ice. A few gaeks of tie do piee.t bean brought, $1 a pound. "Wo had been out of toboo o so nearly two moutns, and had draw.i bur little solace out of pipefuls o, dried eaves and moss. When this fellow appeared on the scene we took him to our h-ans as a benefactor and gave hl.n uu es of gold for plugs of tobacco. A n ounce of gold brings sl6 in Alaska and $lB at the mint here. "We bought a hundred-weight ■* 1 miidiis, for which we were assessed >-Y ounces of gold. “ ou mußt not think from this appalling price-list that we were starving *0 le ith. We had plenty of game and fish bu that kind of grub palls on the appetite."

Reckless Handling of Rattlesnakes.

“It has been said that ‘every man is a oward in the dark,’ but I know onu man who was unable to comprehend what fear is,” said David E. Sanger. His name ia John Junken, and we were schoolmates In Indiana thirty years ago—at a time when rattlesn kes, ■painters’ and other noxious ‘varmints were plentiful. One of John’s favorite amusements when a boy was to provoke a rattlesnake to strike, then, before Ii could recoil, seize him by the tail an u-ing him like a whiplash, snap bi head off. He could erk a rattler’s hern, irom his body every time. He would c imb to the top of a tall hickory i-ae-liug and, wth the assistance of nis (ompanions, bend it to the ground. Ad would then let go but John, who v.ould enjoy the rebound. When but yea's of age he outd.a Israel P - cam’s famous expolit by crawling in u a hoi ow log, dragging a panther out by the tail, and killing It with a hatchet. Lc entered the army at the outbreak of the war, ant, while his gallant conduc’ was fre uently con mended it was denned unwise to confer a commissi, n a a man entirely destitute of prudence iind who fairly reveled in reckless exp oils St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

An English Court's Robbery.

A most disgraceful miscarriage of ustice was made recently in the imlish Court of Chancery. Tyro years ftvo i mechanic married a'girl who was a ward in < hancery and had a fortune of . u . The coat of the court for set ng teat sum on her amounted to 8 u >. a ,ew months ago she became ill wi’h uug trouble and her physician said shell d die If abe were not removed to w.r olimato The husband petitions*! tm- court to use his wife’s money for hat purpose. The courttook blx mom h;o decide, settling the matter nega.ively, and charged -400 so the Judgmen.. Meanwhile tne woman had died, u * th-do<-tor said she wouid. Vv

Red Sea.

Tba Bad most part blue. It ats ; ts name from the fact that p. rl ons of St are covered by minute amn.a culm, which dye the surfa-e of the w ater red where they float.

GOOD SOUND SENSE.

To demoerats who would oater to a *fanatioal and dishonest element in the Populist party the Rouhreter Sentinel gives some good, sound advice. After resorting to all kinds of methods to defeat democratio legislators, national and state, these fellows are now the ones who “de mend” laws to suit Democrats owe them nothing. Before eleotion, when we informed them that a vote for Weaver washalf a vote for Harrison; hat a vote for Yeoman was half a vote for the republican candidate for congress, they preferred the defeat of the deuooratio nominee, Hon. Thos. Hammond, whose popularity and high standing m his own county of Lake alone saved aim. The Sentinel says:, , ; “The people’s party leaders have petitions out in every oounty of th i state aakiug the democratic senators and representatives to sdopt some of their fanatioai ideas of legislation. Forinstanoe, it asks that ths offioe of oounty assessor bs abolished t oree; that all legal printing skull be let to the lowest bidder; that members of eleotion boarcs shall receive three dollars 101 their services legsrdless of the time put in; that attorney's tees for collecting notes hs five par oeul; that Polith sl Economy be taught in the public schools: nnd a half doetn other equally as absurd and cheeky demands. But the speoisl aim oi the petition i» against the nswapapsra. This is only % repetition of what occurs ever, two yearn. These peanut reforme-s wo ild Laveti thatthe state press shad be crippled and the publisi ers who bavc millions in Indiana m building ui> ac e itable public piess shall compete in building on public patronage with any hareiu soarem .street whioh may be published tor the sole purpose of getting the profits of ibis branoli of the printrug bu.unos-. Legal notices are published for the information of tbe public, but these would-oe reformer ignore this pur;o«e of the law in order to compel the legitimate newspaper business to oompete with a>ery olieapJohn upstart which mi ht eke our a s. unty existence from a patronage, tbe profits of whioii rightfully belong to the public spirited p ss und its army of m-ir.ionous ern ployes.

'I ho schome is as gauzy as pure air. These people's party Baders want the d- uocratic legislature 10 open np a channel whereby people’s .par y newspapers may build themselves up on the legitimate fruits of t eir political opponents victories and thu take tbe otub placed ,11 their hands by democrutio legislature and beat the democratic party’s brains ont in two and four years. The most unsoi u puloue enemy the democratic party had to contend with in the tale campaign was the people'! party. It professed to edvocatt practically the erne dretrine as democracy nnd thus invaded the democratic r»nks with wolf-in-sheep’s-olotbing tr aehery,tnug sireutuhtniog ibe< omiuon enemy of good govetument. Therefore the legislatuie should Steer as dear of suggestions made by the treaciitions lead ers or the people’s partv as it will of republican couneel. Both parties are enemie« of the wholesome policies of the democratio party, and their efforts to influence democratic k ddatiou is prompted by the same treacherous purpose of leading the majotity in the ledelatuie into error. Democratic, republican and populist principles were alt ueiore the po< pie of Indiana last fall and the dec sion was emphatically rendered In favor of tbe former. Let repnblioaus and people’s party men keep hand* off. This is a democratic legislature.”

CHASE’S MESSAGE.

Thfl Republicans Thinking About Repudiating It. Indianapolis Sentinel: The republicans are after Chase. They are taking steps to repudiate his message because it indorses all the democrats advocated and claimed during the last campaign. At -Senator Loveland’s room at the Bates last (Tuesday) night aeon ference of leaders was neld for the pm pose of taking action to undo the work of the republican sta d-ard-bearer. Said a senator to The Sentim 1 reporter: “Governor Chase has placed us in an embarrassing position.— Whenever we go for the democrats on he management of the state institutions the democrats hold up the message of our republican governor over our heads, 'bey are using it as a democratic document. They will Hood the atale with it in ’94. Everything we said on the stump is repudiated by our candidate for governor now that we have lost, l'et < n the stump Mr Chase told more ht-o about the stat debt, high taxes and mismanagement of institutions than any other man on the stump. He has completely disarmed us. Jf we attacked the extravagance of the state institutions all a democrat has to do is to get up and read a section from Chase’s message.”

Chas. Vick is making an exclusive specialty of the news business. L. W. Henkle and two sons took up their line of departure for California, Thursday of last week Jerry Healy is off on his annual tour through the State. Cbr.etie H. Vick of the Nowels Block Restaurant, is ready to serve meais in the best style; good lunch counter and oysters at all hours. Also sub li le of fine tobaccos, OOTK fectiouary, and staple groceries, Give him a call.

To Gen . an t Pieaideut .LaijgshaTe'of the Soldiers’ Monlument commission, we ietarn thanks fer courtesies shown os at the inaugural ceremonials. Senatoi Turpie has bfep selected by the democratic caucus to be hia own auocevor in the U. S. 8.

alias Mamie Williams has entered a school at Delaware, Ohio. For the nicest thing in watches, for presents, go to Clarke’s. A wolE chase, in Barkley township, is set down tor next Monday. Fourteen difterent kinds of bed lounges, at Williams’ Geo. Spangle,of Chetopa, Kan., a former Renss.-laer boy, on his way east stopped off nere over Sunday. For the latest designs in jeweliy go to Clarke’s Dr. V. E. Loughridge was present at his college fraternity banquet last Saturday, in Chioago. See those nice nice writing deans at Williawß’.

A Bin.dJ blaze on the roof of B. Fendig's residence, last Friday afternoon, was discovered in time to be quickly extinguished. Ladies silver wateh and silver chatetetes tor, *>9 60 at Clarke’s. The Renseelaw Land A m* provement company will donate S6OO toward the eatablishment of a cannery at this p ace. Oak Rockers from tl 60 to SB, at Williams’. J. C. Martindale, L. L. Ponsler, A. McCoy, W in. Day and J . M. Wasson constitute the new board of directors of the Rensselaer creamery.

For Christmas presents our silk handkerchiefs are exceedingly kice Porter <fc Wisbard Mrs. Elias Gingerioh who underwent the operation for removal >f ovarian tumor, died in the hosui t d at Chicago Thursday night of last week. Ladies’ and gents’ chains, the finest iiues, at Clarice's. The Rensselaer Land and Improvement coi. pauy, at their an* nurd meeting last Saturday dec dared a dividend ol 70 per oent. A pair of our fine slippers wo’d be more appreciated as a Christo mas present than any other article yon could buy for the money. Porter & Wishard.

0. W. C en has purchase! the interest of Ins partner. Joseph W. Paxton, il lie grain and hay business at this pl'ce.. Mr. P. pur, [loses engag'ng in the lumber trade at some point ir the gas bait. For wbristmas presents sae our beautiful line of silk handkerchiefs and extra fine facinators set to* gether with silk Porter A Wlshard. Rev. F. p . Bakm, of Constan tine, Miohigan, will conduct services at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning and evening at usual hours. A oorditl invitatio i is extended to all

WIUTEB, BEBOBTB OF THE SOUTH. Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla., and other South Atlantic and Gulf coast resorts can be re iohed with but one change of cars from Chicago and that at Louisville or Cincinnati, wuere the Monon makes close connection the L. A N. and Q. and C. Vestibule trains, running through to Florida. Tie Monon’s day trains are now all equipped with beautiful new Parlor and Dining oars, while i*a night trains are made up of Smoking Cars, Uay Coaches, and Pullman and Compartment Sleepers, lighted by electricity from headlight to hinder most sle.- per. The Monon lias gradually fought its way to the front, making extensiv * improvements in its roadbed a-'d service, until tosday it is the b~6t equipped line from Chicago to the South, offering its patrons fa ilities and accommoda. tions second to none in the world, and at rates lower than ever before.

The national commission of the World’s Fair Ins appointed Mrs. E. P. Hammond, of this place, a member of the warding committee on flowers. This action is very complimentary, and is highly appreciated by Mrs. H. Now is the time for holiday pictures. Order in time. A nice family group is the most appiivpi iab picture made, We es pecially piep i-vi now for groups, all sizes up to 14xV?. WRliaiue* Art Studio. jl sitters — Miss Henrietta Evans, Mr. 0* L parks. I Persons cal bug for letters in the above list will please say they are advertised. Ed. Rhoades.

Go and sec thope solid gold watches, at Clarke’s. The infaut child of Arch Grubb, formerly of this place, died at Greencastle last week Mr. O, is en the sick list.

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WOOD! WOOD!! WOOD 11 Those of our pataons who have promised ua wood will confer • great favor if they will bring ik right along. It is said that the “Mills of th§ Gods grinds slow but exceeding fine.” The author of the following extract from the Republican, signed *#*, is not cne ot those kind of Miils. The rrodnot is rather too coarse and inaccurate. He savs: “It is now reported tiiat one of the editors of the Pilot is a candidate for Postmaster. The Post Office is more likely to go to E. P. Honan than the smiling editor ot the Pilot. The Pst Office is to be removed down nearer the river, most likely very near the Noweln House, as the Nowels family has the “pull” on Congressman Hammono. MoEwan, the editor of the Sentinel is also a condidaie for Post Master again, hut he is not “in it” to any extent. The faot is he can work for the party but they won’t pav him. Brace up Mao and take your medicine.” *** The opinions expressed above do not amount to anything, and the estimate placed on Mr. Hammend is erroneous. He is one of that olass on whom no man or set of men can have a “pull." The baud is the p oduct of Mills sadly in need of repairs.

Aooompanied by our daughter Franc, we t >ok iu the inaugural ceremonies, at Indianaoehs, Mon - day last. There was a large attendance, a d the inaugural ad* dress of Gov. Matthews elicited the heartiest commendation. For courtesies extended tQ us we are under obligations s o U. 8. Senator Turpie, Pres dent, of the Senate Griffith, Senators Kopelka, Magee, Gilman a d others. Senator Gilman conducted us into the House of Representalives where we witnessed the proceedings connected with the casting of the electoral vote of Indiana for Cleveland and Stevenson.

Emblem oharms, atClaike’s. The board of health notice referred to bv was published m the Sentinel, and paid for. U.S. Senator Kenna of W. Va., and Gen. B. F. Butler died this week in Washington City. Prices and goods guaranteed at Clarke’s. Jay Williams has fil’ed his ware rooms with a handsome and extensive stock of goods especially for the holiday trade. Call and see them. Miss Jessie Bartoomakesa ape cialty of children’s pictures at the World’s F*ir Pavilion. Give her a call

NEwTioTTiimETj mES A. C. BUBHEY, Proprutoi* Located opposite the pibllc (quart). Everything fraah ant] delta. Fresh and salt meata. game, po ll' ry, etc., constantly on hand. Pleat* give na a cal! and we will guarantee to give yon aatiafuctlou. Remember the place. vltatS. W. L. DOUGLAS S 3 SHOE qinA°Aien. And other ipeolaltlea for Gentlemen, Lad lea, Boys and Bffm iR Biases are the I Best in the mat, See descriptive advertlaeOk Jjtl 1 ment which will appear In Take no Substitute, but insist on having W. L. DOUGLAS’SHOES, with m \ uamß aud P rlco (tamped on ■hHBMHBB bottom. Sold by

WE WANT YOB to act ae our agent. We fari&h an expensiveoutfit and all you need free, it oosts nothing to. try the business. We will treat you well, and help you to earn teu timed ordinary wages. Both “exes of all ages can live at home ana work in spare time, or all the- time. Any one any where can earn a great deal of money. Many have made Two Hundred Dollars a Month. No class of people in the world are making so much money without capital as those at work for us. Busines.pleasant, strictly honorable, and pays better than any other offered to agents. You have * clearlield, with no competition. We.equip you with everything, and supply printed directions for beginners which, if obeyed falthfnUv, will bring more money than will any other business. Improve your prospects! Why not? You can do soeuslly and surely at work for ns. Seasonable industry only necessary for absolute success Pamphlet circular giving every particular is sent free to all. Delay not in sending for It. GKOHGE STINSON * CO., Box No. 488, Portland, Mac