Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1895 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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An Indiana Boy Distinguishes Himself. Edward Biederwolf of Monticelio has won great honor in Prin eton theological seminary, having captured the prize of $750 in gold offered for the best essay ■written by any member of the senior class. Th.s is the largest cash prize ever offered by any theological seminary in this country. Mr. Biederwolf is the sou of German parents. He is twentyeight years old, and spent several years in Wabash college, from which institution he went to Princeton. I» the contest for th s prize nearly every state in the union was represented, and the fa f t that it fell to a Hoosier boy is cause for c mi gratul it.on along the valley of the Wabash.

Positions Guaranteed. under reasonable conditions. Do not say it can not be done till yon send for free 120 page Catalogue, of Draughon’s Practical Business College, ashville, Tenn. This college is strongly indorsed by bankers and merchants all over the United States as well as Foreign Countries. 4 weeks by Uraughon's method of teaching bookkeeping is equal to 12 weeks by the old plan.— Special adva. tages in Shortnand, Penmanship, and Telegraphy. - Cheap board. Open to both sexes. 36 states ana tenitories now represented . Write for 120 page catalogue which will explain “all.” Adlress J. F. Draughon, Pres t, Nashville, Tenn. (Mention this paper.) N. B.— This College has prepared books for home study, book Keeping, penmanship and shorthand.

The Late Lamented. Among the expenses of the late legislature, as audited by the state printing board, are the following items- 3uß reams of paper; 2.680 pages of paper; 320 ink stands; 95 waste baskets; I,7oosheets blotting paper; 1,472 pen holders; 192 gross or 27,648 pens were purchased; 74 bottles of ink; 168 eiasers; 64 reams lithographed letter heads; 68 boxes envelopes, and 15,488 envelopes of various sizes; 3,100 leaa pencils; 1,194 scratch books; 213 boxes of rubber bands; 140 boxes of paper fasteners; 6 pairs shears; 26 bottles of mucilage; 7 paper fastening machines, and 3 cork screws. Noting these things, the Plymouth I emo*-rat exclaims: “What they did with all that stuff in sixty days is more than any body can te’l!”

Money in the Legislature. Grand Jury May Yet lavestlgote the Lobby. [lndianapolis News.] One matter concerning the recent Legislature wbicn did not teach the grand jury vas an investigation of the use of money in relation J o the building and I an association laws. The reports on he subject ire numerous and notorious. . The story runs that ti meeting of the association was teld, where it was decided toassess ■ach in proportion to its business. A lat ge sum of money was secured. Ciiis was placed in the hands of a ommittee. What become of the nonev is not known; but another assessment was made. One asses taiicn was assessed $215 for it hare and refused to pay it O e >f the officers of this association declared that he had been able by eason of bis personal and politic al influence to prevent certain ‘vicious” legislation, and besides, h ! and some of the officers had spent their own money A man who was a lobbyist at the riie'ai Assembly has a claim of S3CO for money expeudedjthat he is trying to collect; but no. one seems willing to pay it, although the account was marked correct by tbo president of a building and loan association, who was also chairman of the meeting in which the funds were raised. Another man, who is secretary of one or two associations, wants some one to pay him $375 for money “judi i clonsly expem ed.” There is a many-sided row on hand, and several ‘philanthropists’ who were able to keep down legislation detrimental to society in general and tc some building and loan associations in particular pay* ing the tills out of their own or the stockholders? pockets, are carrying hatchets under their coats It is even said tnat some|of these ‘philanthropists’i.avedeclaredthat they will be out of the. busmess in two years; and when the next Le-