Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 July 1894 — Page 4

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IT’S HOT! KEEP COOL by using our warm weather goods at slaughtered prices. We shall place on sale our entire summer stock at less than cost to make room tor fall goods.

Dross Ginghams that were S»o now go at 5c per yard. Dress Ginghams that were 10c now go at Tic. Dress Ginghams that were 15c now go at 8|c per yard. Dress Ginghams itinest made) that were 20c now go atlUcpcrjd. Sateens that were 121c go at 0c per yard. Sateens that were 19c go at 12Jc per yard. White Goods that were 8>c all go at 5c per yard. Fancy Mulls that were 121c go at 81c per yard. Demity Cords, all colors, that were 15c now go at 10c per yard. Dotted Swisses that were 15c go at 10c per yard. Dotted Swisses that were 19c go at 121c per yard. Dotted Swisses that were ‘25c go at 15c per yard. Ladies’ Silk Mitts, sample line, take your choice at 10c a pair. Ladies' Summer Corsets that were 50c, 00c ami 75c all go at 39c. Ladies’ Tan Hose, lisle thread, were 50c. all go at 25c a pair. Embroidery at 1c, 3c, 5c, 7c and 10c per yard; worth double.

Muslin Underwear.

Umbrellas, Silks, Cut Prices on C ^L. Shirt Waists.

Boston Store, Bargain Givers of Greencastle. Quality lie Best. One Lowest Price to AIL

THE STAR-PR ESS. Frank A. Arnold, Editor and Proprietor.

Saturday, July 7,18'd4.

TEHMS °i.e Dollar per Year

Entered nt the Postcffice, Greencastle, Ind. as second-class mail matter.

We want a (rood correspondent at each postoffice in I’utnam county. Those now acting .a correspondents will please notify us whi n they are out of supplies of any kind nud we will ioiward the same to them promptly Democratic Ticket. Representative H. M. Handel. Clerk—D. T. Darnall. Auoitor—W. L. Denman. Treasurer—G. W. Hughes. •SheriH P. M. Glidewell. Recorder—Ben H. Harris. Coioner—E. H. Kleinbub. Hurveyor -J. F. O'Brien. Commissioner, 1st Dial.—B. F. Thompson. Commissioner, 2nd Dist. J. E. Talbott. Circuit Judge Samnel M. McGregor. Prosecuting Atty.—John H. Janies. Congressman—fJeorge W. Cooper.

Men who attempt to make political capital out of the business misfortunes of the country have hut little of that true spirit of patriotism that constitutes a man a worthy citizen. When a men from the stump or in the column of a newspaper proclaims that the present hard times are the result of the democrats suceediug to power he shows that he has but one purpose in view—making votes for his party, and he also demonstrates his ability to prevaricate, as it is a generally admitted fact among thinking men who are not biased by party, that Republican class legislation during the last twenty-five years, is in the main, resonsible for the financial stringency that has affected the country.

The Democratic party, i. e, the people, are in the fight to win, and they will not quit until the questions of silver coinage and tariff are settled to their satisfaction. They do not propose to pose as the bond men of gold bugs and tariff barons. The proper caper on the part of Democrats is to get to together, organize closely, and make a strong and determined pull to increase the Democratic majority next November. It is possible to accomplish this end, and it should be done. The Republicans were sanguine and loud in the assumption only a few weeks ago, that is a Kepubli an year, but the starch has been taken out of them, and their brilliant hopes have given way to dispondence and dispair. They are on the run, and the run siiouid be made

a ront.

There seems to be a belief on tlio part of ultra protectionists that the tariff reform issue will down after the closing of the present session of Congress ; they do not seem to realize that this issue is here to stay until tariff taxation is levied for revenue only. The people are in earnest in this matter, and they will remain in the fight until their servants, the Sen ators and Representatives in Congress, understand that they do not propose to be taxed upon the neces saries of life that the riches of capitalists engaged in the manufacturing industries may he enhanced. The people are firmly convinced that laws should be based on justice and equity ; that laws should place their burdens and shower their blessings equally upon a!! men. A tariff for revenue only may not be enacted by the present Congress, but it will be

The Republican party, by its every enacted by another made up of men

who will prove true to their constituents after they have elected them.

act, establishes the fact that it is not in sympathy with the masses. Its record proclaims to the world that it stands in with the few to the detriment of the many. It opposes tariff reform ; it opposes silver coinage ; it

There is nothing wild in the fol lowing from the pen of Hon. John B. Stoll, of the Soutli Bend Times, as he

opposes the enactment of an income U s iwsy« -onsnrvativo in big ox-

tax law ; it opposes the new tax law of Indiana ; it opposed the new school book law of Indiana; it opposed the new election law of Indiana; in fact it opposes almost every measure calculated to better the lot of the people, while it is over anxious to pose as the defender and advocate of those interested in trusts, combines and aggre-

gate capital.

Plainly and well told are the facts as stated below by the Kansas City Times: “The facts are that the

pressions, and has knowledge whereof

he speaks:

From “way down South” comes the pleasing information that there is remarkable development in progress in that part of Louisiana lying west of Vermillion river and south of 30 de grees, 50 minutes north latitude. This region did not come into much notice until 1884, when it began to receive a considerable immigration from Iowa and other northwestern states. Since then its development has been phenomenal. This is es

country is suffering from business par- 1 pecially notable in the rice crop alysis hroueht on by the vicious sys-1 Where only five reaper and binder tern of overtaxation inaugurated by machines were need in 1885, there the former administration, and the are now three thousand in use. In Republican party, having refused to 1884, the Southern Pacific Railroad

allow relief legislation to be enacted shipped out of that region 250 cars of the deficit is the result. But the Re- rice. In 1889 there were over 1,000 publican party is responsible for it. j cars of rice carneu. in IsiAO, there That party brought on the panic and were 2,000 cars ; in 1891, 5,000 cars; protracted the business stagnation! in 18‘'3, 10,000 cars c? rice. When which still continues. The reduo- the vigorous sons of toil from the tion in the volume of business causes North take bold of an industry in a corresponding decrease in the re- the Sunny South, transformation venues, and the remedy lies in the re- follows quickly. The slovenly methpeal of the McKinley law and the re- j ods of ante-bellum days are superstoration of a fair and equal system | seded by Yankee push, and the reof taxation.” suits are generally as stated above.

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A Hint ft>r Correspondents. “I wonder why it is," remarked a citizen of St. Paul the other day, "that in spite of all the splendid educational facilities of the present day so very few people seem to bo endowed with the ability to write a good letter. Lots of people who have had the advantages of the best educational institutions in the country when they take a journey will, in the letters they write home to their relatives and friends, persist in filling page after page with descriptions of places that sound as though the letter had been copied out of some guide book. My idea of a good letter is one consisting of the daily life of the writer, and one which leaves the recipient with the feeling that his far-away friend lias been holding a conversation with him. When any of my family go away on a visit I always impress on their mind before starting to please refrain from giving descriptions of the places they visit in their letters to me, as the libraries are full of books con-

BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

A Better Peeling Is Reported in Trade Circles.

In Spite of Scarcity of Fuel ami the Big Kailway Strike lliirtine«H Tronpet-t* Are Apparently More Favorable.

DUN A CO.’8 REPORT.

New York. June .SO.—R. O. Dun A Co.’s weekly review of trade says: “The ureat strike of coal miners has ended at most points, but another threatens to Interrupt business more seriously for a timo, though the number of hands engaged Is comparatively small. Travel and truffle are well nigh arrested on twenty western roads already and strikes are threateded on all roads which use Pullman cars. On the whole other changes during the week have been for the better Many manufacturing establishments which were stopped by want of fuel have resumed. The depletion of the treasury reserve has been checked by the voluntary deposit of gold In New York bunks. Exports of goods have almost ceased. Congress has made much progress toward Anal disposition of the tariff question. Crop prospects grow better as the

harvest draws nearer.

Sommer in Earnest. Don’t overheat and fret yourself looking unnecessarily to supply your wants. !e in Me ti Twr lest Interests And ready to supply your wants with little trouble to you, be it a A Thin Dress, A Cool Corset,

taining much bettor and fuller information on such subjects than they could possibly give, but if they wish to interest me to confine themselves to incidents of their own experiences.” Herein is a valuable suggestion for the average letter writer. There is a dearth of good poetry jp these times, according to the poetical editor of a New York magazine. He saj-s that the demand for it has for a good while been greater than the supply, and he believes that the producers of it have been discouraged by the newspapers. For years past a number of papers have often taken occasion to sneer at a groat deal of the poetry thrown on the market, and the j-ounger poets especially have felt disheartened under the slighting remarks of writers who were unable to appreciate their verse. It is evident that these poets are determined to withhold their prixlucts from the public until such time as they can have a reasonable assurance of better treatment. The older poets are hardened against abuse, but they cannot turn out poetry every day. It has been found that sufferers from “shaking paralysis” are much better after a rough railway journey; and the late Dr. Charcot, of tha Salpetriere, Paris, the famous specialist in nervous diseases, applied this principle in the construction of a bed to which a rapid vibratory movement is given by means of electricity; and this shaking, which to a person in good health would bo intolerable, proves quite enjoyable to the paralytic subject who appears to bo refreshed by it. What’s the matter with the good old cross-country sleeping coach? There are more working days in the year of the American workman than of any other save the Hungarian. The latter works 312 days in the year, and thus has almost no holiday save Sunday. The number of working days in the American year is 308. This is the same as the Dutch; it is 30 days more than the English, 41 days more than the Russian, and from 0 to 18 days more than the working year of an} - other European country. It is noteworthy that even newly arrived immigrants keep American holidays. “When the contribution plate is passed in church,” pointedly remarked a churchman recently, "the man who puts in a one or a two-dollar bill is pretty apt to fold it at least twice; in that shape it makes a very pleasing little patch of green in the plate, but one in which figures are not conspicuous; while the man who puts in a bigger bill is, I think, a little more apt to omit the second fold. I don’t know exactly how to account for this, but I think there must be something about bills of the larger denominations that tends to make a man absent-minded.”

An original sentence was given lately by a magistrate in Missouri. A man who did not khow how to read and write, convicted of a slight offense, was senteneed to imprisonment until he had learned to road; another offender, who had a good education, was sentenced to keep him company until he had taught him to read. After three weeks they were discharged, as they had fulfilled their task to the full satisfaction of the magistrate. Altiiough the Young Men's Christian association has long been stronger in this country than in Europe, the international conference of the organization has never met here. T!ie chief deterrant reason has been the greet cost of bringing nearly two thousand delegates from all parts of the world to the 1'nited States. This expense would fall largely upon the associations on this side of the Atlantic, and they are hardly ready to shoulder it. A minister at Ontonagon, Mich., was preaching against dancing and called attention to the fact that the maidens danced alone in ail tiie terpaiuhorean exercise mentioned and apparently approved in holy writ. “So they did in the Midway,” called out a local wag who had gone to the world’s fair. Services had to be suspended till he was put out of the meeting house. When Pugilist Corbett made his first nppenrnnee ct the Folios Bergere recently tho Parisians had three world’s champions in tho hall—“Pompadour Jim” himself, Frank Ives, the billiardIst, and Zimmerman, the bicyclist—all Americans. Did anybody jjotice lately that ^the earth seemed lopsided? If they did, this accounts for it.

"The resumption of work in mines amt mills has maile good progress, but the demand for products Is as yet smaller and less urgent than was expected Textile manufacturers are much embarrassed by the near approach of probable change in the tariff, the effect of which cannot yet be calculated. In spite of this reason for deferring orders and purchases, tho number of mills quitting work Is not ns large as was expected. for there appears a little more demand from clothiers and jobbers. 'Wheat haa declined two cents. Corn has declined seVcn-eLgliths of a cent, receipts being larger than of wheat, and a heavy crop Is expected Pork products are also a shade lower. Cotton has yielded a sixteenth, as speculation against the enormous stocks In sight grows tiresome. "This week the failures have been 214 In the United i-.tutea against 807 last year, and 85 In Canada, against 27 hist year Of late the number and importance of failures have Increased a little, as Is usual near the close of a half year." Itradstreet's Review. New York, June 30.—Bradstreet’s

says:

"While there is no actual Improvement la business throughoutthecountry there are more favorable prospects and better feeling among merchants, with an increased number of Instances where trade has been stimulated. The ending of the great bituminous coal strike is promptly followed by a sympathetic strike of railroad employes, which threatens disastrous effect on business by reason of interference with distribution and travel. Losses on perishable freight In transit are already reported. Other unfavorable features include a conference of Rhode Island cotton mill owners as to the advisability of shutting down, owing to accumulation of stocks, heavy arrivals of wool at eastern markets, where stocks are already large: delay In settling the coke strike, which prevents many Industrial establishments from starting up; an extremely restricted volume of business among wholesale dealers In clothing at Baltimore. 43 per cent, of what it was in the first half of hist year: delayed orders from country merchants in Georgia and South Carolina, where crop damage has been threatened, and a sharp restriction in the volume of general trade at Chicago, where the railway strike coutors. At New Orleans trade In all lines Is smaller. At Nashville and at Birmingham. Ala., it is dull and without sign of early Improvement, waich is true also ut Portland. "The total number of actual business failures In the United Ma es In the last six mouths (failures in which assets arc less than liabilities) Is 0,528, which Is more than in any preceding similar period, an increase of 4.4 per cent, compared with the first half of I8V8. and 82 per cent, more than In six months In 18U2. The present tendency In the number of failures to decrease is shown by the fact that while at the cud of tho first quarter of the current year tho Increase over the like period of last year was uoo failures, the Increase this year over last, at tho end of a half year, Is onl / 844 failures. Total liabilities of falling traders for tho six months are Jmc.-Vw.-000. assets Lelng 54 per cent, of that total. These aggregates arc each less than one-half of what they were for six months In 1892. and smaller than In six months of 1801 as well. Pennsylvania and ( allforniu show striking Increases In numbers of failures, aud Illinois and Kansas noteworthy decreases.

A SOUTHERN TRAGEDY.

Aii Easy Shoe, A Cool Gauze Shirt, Dainty Dace Edges, Comfortable Hosiery, Nice Umbrellas, And if you are compelled by circumstances to be one of the people who must clean house in summer, we will help you to a good carpet, a straw matting cheap; a linoleum for the dining room or kitchen.

Our World's Fair \ ictrs in Our Shoe Department A re I cry _ I ttractice. IB large views in each portfolio and 16 portfolios, making 256 views by the best publisher in the country. Buy a pair of shoes and get Portfolio No. 1 absolutely free and learn how to get the balance for the same price.

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Dry Goods, Carpets and Shoes.

• SALE

Tho Slayer of it Toxtin and 11 in Wife

Lyoohed by a Mob.

Greenville, Tex.. June 30.—At 9 o'clock Wednesday night while Albert Walts aud his wife were walking near their home at Sulphur Spring’s 30 miles east of here, they were tired on by John Williams. Mrs. Waits was killed instantly, Mr. Waits dying" a few hours later. Williams had been in their employ, but was discharged for stealing. A posse capttired the murderer near Weaver. An angry mob overpowered the guards who had taken the prisoner back to Sulphur Springs and swung him up to a telegraph pole. Bravery »t Lant Rewarded. Greensbuko, ind., July 3.—Reuben Smalley, of this city, has just been notified that Ik has been granted a medal of honor by the war department for conspicuous bravery during the siege of Vicksburg, May 88, 1803. He was one of the 150 men who volunt«erd to assault tho rebel fort. The men were met by a veritable shower of

About September 1 we will move into the large double room in the Spurgin Block formerly occupied by the “When” store, and as we desire to move as few goods as possible and open up with n New Fall Stock, we have decided to close out the bulk of our CLOTHING - AND - HATS. And to do this we realize the fact that we must offer you greater inducements in the way of low prices than you can find elsewhere, and in marking down our stock we have paid but little attention to cost prices, but make such sweeping reductions as will sell the goods in the next 50 days.

bullets aiui of Uie number vvlio rushed into the awful conflict not more than twenty came out alive, among tnem Reuben Smalley, bearing the flag high above his head. He is justly proud of the department's recognition. I>:irfiiq Train Robbery. Elkhart, Ind., July 3.—Saturday morning, as a fast freight train on the Lake Shore pulled up the grade to New Carlisle, a gang of eight men hoarded the train and proceeded to rob the crew and passengers. Five gold watches and about $75 in money were taken. I'rult Growers Want Belief. Anna, 111., July 3.—Fruit growers here, unable to make shipments on account of the railroad strike, have appealed to the governor for relief, alleging a loss of $30,000 daily by reason

of the strike.

N)ear»K'i» Out fur the (‘anal. New York, July 8.—President Bartlett has received a cablegram from Nicaragua saying the government has withdrawn all opposition to the canal and that the work will be begun soon. .Sew Hallway mileage. Washington, July 2.—During the six months of the present year only 495 imies of new railroad were built in this country. That is less than for any previous half year for many years. Use of Postal Notes Discontinued. Washington, July 3.—The use of postal notes by the government has ceased and new forms of money orders were put on sale at the various post ollices for the first timo.

In Momoriam.

Mrs. Mary J. Anderson was born January 20, 1831); diet! June 30, IH94", being 55 years, 5 months and 10 days old. Hhe was married to Martin Anderson, May 31, 1855. To this union were born four children—three sons and one daughter. The three sons still survive to mourn the loss of a

dear mother.

The deceased was a Christian, a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church for twenty-seven years, and gave abundant evidence of her trust in the Savior and its sustaining

power in death.

We watched her breathing Hi rough the night Her breathing soft and low. As in her brest the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to apeak, So alowly moved about. As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Onr very hopes helled our fears, Our fears our hopes belied; We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn eamc, dim and r.ad And chill with curly showers. Her quiet eyelids closed; she had Another morn than ours. We miss thee mother, we miss thee. Thou dear departed one; We miss thee in the morning, And when the day is done. We will love and live forever: 1 Onr Father, God adore. And () we will never miss thee. Never miss thee from the shore. XX

A Card of Thanks. We wisli to return thanks to the I friends and neighbors for their aid and sypathy during our recent be-

[ reavement.

ClIAULKS NKWaKXT AND FAMILY.

an ajin/.ii civwupi'- uicvj, uu murneu by drinking brandy together. A mole’s home in the earth has always four or five outlets; by means of one or tho other the inmate is i generally able to elude any danger. A cat’s head has a regular partition wall projecting from its sides inward a considerable distance, an excellent provision against concus-

sion of the brain.

A woman 80 years old, living four miles from Bethany, Neb., walked to Bethany and back the other day. She assists in tho milking and does

her share of tho housework.

The greatest desert is the Sahara It is 3,000 miles from east to west, 1,000 from north to South, and has about 3,000,000 square miles, or about

the area of the United States.

The most formidable check to the increase in tropica! regions of serpents and venomous insects is the abundance of the ants, which attacking in thousands, will kill and devour

animals often of considerable size.

Goldfish are of Chinese origin. They were originally found in a large I lake, near Mount Tsientsing, and were first brought to Europe in the Seventeenth Century. The first in 1 France came as a present to Mme.

de Pompadour.

A woman in Cambridge, England, who has built up a successful business in typewriting, has obtained a machine fitted with the Greek alphabet and mathematical signs, so she can utilize it for the benefit of mathematical and classical scholars.