Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1897 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A bill has been passed by the legislature changing tLe time of semi-annual tax-paying to the first Mondays in May and November of each year. A bill has been passed prohibiting county commissioners from allowing bills at special sessions, and lequiring all bills against the county to be filed at least five days before the regular session of tbo board. Examination for Graduation. Examination of pupils completing the course of study in the Common Schools will be held Saturday, March 20, 1897, in the following places:

Hu nging Grove and Milroy townships «t McCoysburg School House. Gillam township, at Center School House. Walker, Wheatfield, Kankakee and Keener to vnships, at Wheatfield School House. Barkley township, at Center School House. Marion township, at Rensselaer High School build ng. Jordan township,-it Egypt school house. Newton township, at Saylorville School House. Carpenter township, at Remington School building. Union townehio, at Ro-e Bud School House. Examinations will begin promptly at nine o’clock. Pupils should come prepared with pens and ink. Manuscripts will be furnished. J. F. WARREN, 21*-9 3t Co. Sup’t. J. C. Porter is improving slowly Lev Reynolds and Mrs. Jacob Ran'’, Chalmers, passed Sunday with their bro'her John G Reyn, olds, who has bet n seriously ill. 1 he infant son of Ben and Mag. gie Smith died Tuesday, aged ten days. The two and a half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. lek Ya ees is seriously ill with kidney trouble. “Bob’ Michaels has become a resident of the City of Rensseh aer. J

Three Trusts and Their Profits. How Coal,. Sugar and Coffee Take Mil-! lions from the Pockets of the Consumers to Make Big Dividends. ' COAL. ; J Tons. ? £ Total amount g itied 53,750,000" ! Amount mined by the coal trust 43,000,000 S C Profit of trust every year (estimated at 51.55 a » ton, the difference between what the trust £ pays for it and the price at which it sells it, ; the only expense being the cost of trans - portation) $71,650,000;; ■ SUGAR. j '■ - !> Pounas. ;; v Total yearly output of refined sugar .... 3,000,000.000 Amount produced by the sugar trust .... 2,400,u00,000 a I Profit of trust every year (based on \ average of 1 cent a pound)s24,ooo,ooo | COFFEE. ? Pounds. 4 \ Total output of coffee 650,000,000« ;■> Amount controlled by coffee trust (compris- $ ing the Arbrckle company of this city, <i the McLaughlin Mills of Chicago, and j f the Woolson spiee company, before the j ;? latter company was “acquired by the „ Havemeyers) 495,000,000 h Profit of the trust every year at Arbuckle's \ ? figures of 1 cent a pound $ 4,950,000': ') Profit of the trust every year at Mr. Have- » meyer’s figures of 3 cents a pound, 14,850,000 f -N.Y. Journal

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