Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

mechanic and workingman, which follows the enactment of thia tariti, increasing the cost of leather.” All this is verv true, but it ignores the reason for vhich th.i duty wasimposed, which was that “the great packing corporations” will get more for the bides on account of the duty imposed. In the face of this beneficent result it is e tirely in: .aterial to the majority in cong’. swhether the price ot shoos is if >ased or not. Corporations <io not <vear shoes.

“PUBLIC MAY GO TO THE DEVIL.’’ Chairman Boutelle of the house naval committee must have failed to read ths life and adventures of the man who said: “The public be damned.” Otherwise he wo’d have refrai - ed from such a weak paraphrase of that individual’s vigorous expansion as “The public may gj to the dcvii. ’ li will be observed that Boutelle simply grants the public the privilege of going to the devil, wnile Vanderbilt was imperative in h s condemnation But chairman Boutelle must have been eating some of Ctosar’a meat, for he has grown so great that he assumes a power beyond the questioning of the pul lie. “What right,” shouts Boutelle, “has the public got to ask me what 1 favor for the navy? If the ontir 65.000,000 of the population of the United States were here I wo’d tell them what 1 tell you- that they have no right to interfere ith uor to question my right to legislate here ’’

This is what the great and all powerful member of the house of representatives from the great and all p warful state of aine said to a newspaper correspondent whft asked him why be did not submit to his committee the Utter from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asking for an increase in the number of sailors. Furthermore, Boutelle says bun tocratically; “This is n very small matter, not worthy of notice.’’— Very well, if its such a small matter is it worth commending 65,000,000 Americans to the tende? mercies of the devil? Congressman Boutelle should belay his jaw tacklp. take a double reef in his conversational main sail, clap a stopper on his gab, up with his helm and scud for safety. When a little representative from a little state gets a little excited he should exercise a little caution or he will get into a good ieal of trouble. The public will not accent his permission to “go to the devil,” but the first thing Boutelle knows the public will scuttls his political scow and send him to Davy Jones’ locker.. .Chicago Dispatch.

One ton of oil hae been obtained from the tongue of a single whaje All Monon trains now stop . t 47th street Chicago, where tickets are sold and bagcage is cheeked to all stations. Electr c cars from this Doint reach the stock yards in five minutes, and communicate with all parts of *he city. Arthur IS. INowels is now a resi dent a" Hammond The bakery firm of Kennel Rips, has partly changed hands. Barney Kennel has so’d his i’terest in the business to A. J. Abbett, who is now ; n p ssession of the same, Thebaine of the new firm is Kennel & Abbett.

Rev H. M, Middleton bats so recovered his health that he will resume services at M. E. church next Sunday,' Monon Excursion Rates: One fare for the roqnd trip to Indianapohg, Fiiyuary 20th *nd 21 t, returning up io February 23d, on.account of the People’s Paity Convention. Twenty-three dollars to New Orleans and return, February to 21st. Good returning up to March 19th. On account of Mardi G ras Carnival Arrangements have been made for a series of special meetings at the M. E. church, beginning next Sunday. Evangelist C, Fenwick Reed, of Terre Haute, Ind., is to conduct these meetings, Marsh Warren has moved onto the J. F. arren farm north of this city. Gbeat Music ofeeb. Send us the names and addresses of three qi more performers on the piano or organ together with ten cents in silver or postage and we will mail yoii ten pieces full sheet music, consisting of popular songs, waltzes, marches, etc., arranged for the piano apd frg fl. Address: Popular Music Pub. Co., ndianapolis, Ind,