Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1897 — The Greatest Country On Earth. [ARTICLE]

The Greatest Country On Earth.

The Land of Promise is down South in the eight great Southern States penetrated by the Southern Railway. One way Settlers ;ick ets and round trip excursion tickets are sold by lines leading south in connection with the Southern Railw iy to give the people a chance to s°e thatgieat country. the Southern Railway runs to Asheville and Hot Springs, N 0., “ihe Laud of tV.e Sky,” America’s greatest resort of health and pleasure. Through vestibule trains from Cincinnati and Louisville Thro’ Pullman sleepers from Sr. Louis via the Southern Railway. J. C. Beam, Jr., N. W. P. A , 111 Adams St., Chicago. Wm. H. Tavl<-e, A. G. P. A., Louisville, Ky,

The New Dog Law.— The Indianapolis Journal says: There hfts been a vast amount of agitation throughout the St .te ' over the new dog law passed by the last Legisla.ure, requiring the township assessors to collect a dollar for each dog diacovere.i. If thec>wnerof the dog does not pay, envbody s privileged to kill the brute on sight The tax commissioner and | the rfficers of the auditor and attorney : general have been showered with inquiries about the new law and its operation, most i of the inquiries coming from the township ssessors who begin their work of j assessment on April 1. In view ol this . general anxiety the tax co missioners ; yeste day asked an opinion of t le attor- | ney general as to when the new law goes into effect, and be replied that so far as it relates tothejdnties or township assessors it cannot become effective until the assessment is made next year. This is because the assessment is made on April 1, 'and the new lawldoes not go into effect until the session acts are published and proclaimed, which will be about April 20.

Rev, J. F. Martin, ot Antwerp, Ohio, will preach iu the Presbyterian church next Sunday—morning and even»ng. All are cordially invited to attend. MILLINERY EASTER OPENING—AT THE MEYER SISTERS. Miss Francis Mills was given a very pleasant surprise party, this week, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henr v Purcupile by her pupils of the public school. The prettiest Hats ever shown, for Ladies and Children. Cull tit the MEYER SISTERS. The missionary society of .he Logansport Presbytery will meet in Rensselaer April 3th to 7th. The meeting will be lurgely attended.

The Northern iudiana M E. Conference, now in Session at Ko komo, has adopted ifcsol tious denouucin j dancing, card playing, etc., ana intend musing it very interesting tor the young members of the flock who have been indulging in this “devil’s pastime,’’ as the members of the conference express it, on the quiet . Owing 1o continued increase of business at the Central telephone station, Rensselaer, fill assistant has been given Miss Ella Ritchey, the operator. Flora Harris, after a few visit with her parents here returhed to Chioago, Monda y morning. —.——— On the first day <if July th-> bill permitting the printing and use of priv ite mailing cards with one cent stamp attached wil} go into effect. The progressive business umn will have his own advertisement conspicuously displayed. !he bill is approved by the office depnrtmeut, ns it tends- to popularize postal cards, besides effecting a saving to the government of tbe difference between the coin cafds and the stamps. • ' Mrs. Hite Brisbine, formerly Mise Margar-t Cowdin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerre Cowdin, of tfiis city, died at her home in South DVkota, Sunday m;rniug (March 14th). The deceased had mauv Delphi friends who wiU learn the sad intelligence with much regret. Delphi Times. Ma y friends in Renssela?r. for a number of years the home of the deceased, also sympathize with tbe relatives in heir sad bereavement.