Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

For Sale:—Lots 5 and 6, block 13, Newton’s addition to Rensselaer. Enquire at Democrat office. * Remember the big stock sale at D. H. Yeoman’s farm, 6 miles north of Rensselaer, next Tuesday. Get your job printing done at The Democrat office. Satisfaction guaranteed both in stock, prices and workmanship. Orville Rothrock of was in the city a few hours Wednesday. Orville has been appointed deputy sheriff of White county by Sheriff-elect Warner. Another battle took place between white and colored miners at Pana, 111., Thursday. Some five hundred shots were exchanged and several persons were wounded. It was thought before election, that in the event of republican, success the hew court house would not be large enough to hold the county officers, but it has since developed that there is plenty ot elbow room in all the various offices and no addition will have to be built for some time yet. The official count gives Major a majority of two and only three. These are narrow margins, but J. A. McFarland will sell you groceries on a narrower margin than that. An official test will show that a pound of good butter or a dozen eggs will buy more at McFarland’s grocery than anywhere else. ■, 4 ■ A church supper is not a ceremonious affair, viewed from the standpoint of the ordinary social function. It lacks the starched and ironed formality of the more pretentious events, but it is enjoyable nevertheless. There is about these events a pleasing atmosphere of hospitality, refinemement and sincereity, and the bright change from the commonplace of everyday life, impresses one like the colors of a charming sunset after the day’s work is over. In bygone years a man who scratched his ticket was considered a blockhead, a sort of mental imbecile who required looking after* by his friends, but happily, the American people are getting on to the trick of thinking for themselves, and the time is not far distant wheu-a voter can scratch his ticket until a Philadelphia lawyer* couldn’t tell whether it was democratic or republican, and do it, too, without the fear of being called a fool, or detracting in the least from his standing as an honest, intelligent man. —Morocco Courier. Some men won’t advertise when they are busy —think it will last forever. Some men won’t advertise when times are dull—think, the crack of doom is just about the city line. There arej others who advertise all the time. The latter attract inquirers and orders, and in good times can pick what they want. In dull times they get all there is going—the other fellow is out of business. One is an optimist in prosperity, a pessimist in adversity, and a narrow-gage weakling all the time. The other is just a plain, common business man. What kind are you? Trusts are organized to steal other people’s money. They are a conspiracy to pick people’s pockets. They are operated upon the theory that the • higwaymen adopts. He puts his victim in his power and commands him to be shot. He does not argue. His Sistol does his talking. The trust oes not argue. It comes with its sugar and demands its price, or you will go without sugar. It comes with its coffee and you must pay. the price or go without coffee. It comes with its twine and demands its price or you go without twine. It is organized robbery and it is done under the sacred name of law. This is the most galling part of it. A government ;of the people, by the people, and for the people permits a few conscienceless plunderers to rob the millions without so much as a remonstrance. It sometimes look* as if the government were expressly organized for the protection and ...encouragement of the welL dressed villians of society.— Ex.