Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1899 — Page 4

m aRRTHno. f. [. BIBM, EDITM MB MUHL Entered at the Poet-office nt Rensselaer. Ind. a» second clnss matter. ( ■.■; " 1 " TERMS OF SFWSCRWIWXt ©KE YEAR «•*> SIX MONTHS...,. ..... Me THREE MONTHS... .. ...JSc. Payable in Advance. Advertising rates made known on application Office on Van Rensselaer Street, North of Ellis A Murray’s Store.

Open up the books! A complete investigation of out county affairs is needed in Jasper county. Will the statistician (30 years in office) -please return to the county treasury that $36.50 for ‘•abstracting’’ on Keener tp., gravel roads? The word “e-m-b-e-z-z-l-e-»” seems to have about the same effect on the Sewer ‘'editor” as a red rag upon an angry bull. What’s the matter with the “editor?” What makes him squirm so when I the steel reaches a vital part? If Jasper county owed John Jessen for “field work on Coates ditch,” why was the claim docketed in the name of J. E. Alter and a warrant drawn for him? Refered to the statistician (30 years in office) and his deputy for explanation. “We have never made a charge for legal advertising not in accordance with law.”—Barnacle—of last summer. We would be pleased to know by what system of mathematics $8.25 can be figured out of a $1.50 notice. t An investigation of county affairs in Jasper will open the eyes of many taxpayers who have been led to believe everything was lovely notwithstanding the fact that ordinary county expenses had doubled in the past eight years without apparant reason. Well, well, will wonders never cease? The 'Sewer “editor” says he is not “law proof.” How differently he talked to some old employers who had written him during his “temporary absence” from this city in regard to some money which had “stuck" to the “editor's” fingers. Then it was—while owning up to the “irregularity”—“sue and be d ——

By the way, painful as it is, we are obliged to again call onr small-eared, bilious contemporary the Apologist’s attention to the shortage of $24,000 of the republican treasurer in “the democratic (?) county of Starke,” and only SIO,OOO in notes and securities with which to pay it. So far the eyes of the Apologist editor have failed to work when looking for news from “the democratic (?) count}’ of Starke.” “Harbor” Knotts showed his teeth last Monday for the first time, but was promptly and properly squelched. The matter was under discussion of allowing the State to bring suits to enjoin such crime-breeding joints as Roby without giving bond. Of course, “Harbor” Knotts was opposed to this. For fear of making enemies few men can be found who will sign bonds, and county officials, like Bro. Marshall, will not loose their hold upon the public teat if the whole country goes to the devil.

Mr. Frank J. Gant in a communication last week stated (giving Abraham Halleck as authority) that SB,OOO was cleared on the Marion tp. grave] road contract in 18V3. We know of no way to varify this statement, but are a little curious to know how much 8. M. McGinnis (& Co.) will dear on the Keener tp. roads. If the bond funds hold out the “freight” will undoubtedly be paid, as "freight on gravel. Keener tp. gravel roads,” is one of the stock phrases, in use for some two years on commissioners' records.

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Foililowing ©tn ttfee feeefis off “Judge” Mardhallins opamhoa in ttfee lifeel] case-, <o«urinnlling JJwßgte Th«mpjscni'is<de<hsioin amd ©trdbriingr •“further ptrorwulliMgs wofl in*oursisbmt with) this «n>imionk.~ ©wanes the ainin©nii»aea»eait ttfeatt F„ R Meyer., coiuinciillimiun footm ttlbe first. ward, fees fttetni ;ajpp«»intttf«B postmaster off ttfoiisriitty.. '‘“JiadpT Mar-’' shall S 'decdsucai in ttfee DiifeeJ ©as* followed ;as a unattltterioff ©warns*.. Th* | I "Judge" pcwnnpfllly amawaunced h» dechuom in ttlbe pwsttnuiHfltfir<«itse.. It, is short, a. g. Thiis<d©osa@m is based 1 om ttfee fact ttfeatt Mr. Mteyer„ in th* . carnjiaign <cff US9lft. it's;aHlbg«<d., feud j , oonvirtioins mot in hauraeaiy wiitth ttfee r-Ufajdge” and th* Major,, and bad th* tesmeriitty tw dfewhose ttfeean. H* voiced his ©wniwidthwots in amd ®®t I off -scasoai. He wws Sor fine* sißxw and said so. Tlbe ~J®i<bge”‘ hats no> \ \ use for a main <cff <coinvidti©as; and' no ■‘feed ttw> feesttow.. <«iwe th* "Judge" : "ffteed” ©r giiw him —adueon —some more "feed”

A-sgwiail to ttW InwdliajMJijwllis-News-says ttbatl jpuwr nto Bato <4®dtie® ibcKBeHDOK-mattic gmwss mamfe' repeated (dhairges >etf tfwunnupiiit)® again*# ttibe wmimniijWNCWfls- ©ff of Lawrenoe (conuntty.. w!bo> ww- nepublicans. The megiwfefliictam [press there. as tome, utouittlly (dkmiwiJß atose : Wto® <ooamtt swff Jmdgf M airtin gaw Uto gmaumfl jjaury in>- ( structieros toii®ws#iigate. TtoyulmK. and as ;a resnlltt same ffwnlty iiiudßctinents *vw irettwweA. Tito ewmmrssio»«rs ;ame .allH limdiicfited.. iuMfßawß- ! jug >o®e jmsft 'cwnurroeawiirag Buis tfinstl terar, Alls® ttto <e«uttHg®ing aunJliittwr and some grawll hwihiß <®i>mtaaeto«Si and sutooomteadtifflirs. « leiouinse* these roe® aanon?g ttto* jinwuniiM'fn’t and ttamflted i<iitliiaeiu*" r <o£ tttobaliwiek. The «3etroo»nnattDir pagwus of Lawrerooe eemtntty ssetm Ik® Biaw had ®n®dh totter srowes® a® «-wo®passing the bi'tSts <®ff si® itftsa® has The Dewoc^it.. Ttoir tijg&itt was along the lines <®ff ttto n® tttos conmity, but wuttb munch totter mesuits. Howewr, tttoir sgmamdl jinny may ®®t haw bee® wnnjMiwdl ©ff ‘■promine®t and ttmuMked enttHasents A monster swtamaftaD has toe® unearthed a® Stoflby <w<ii®fly„ aumd ttto taxpayers ®me preparing totfigfott the county iccontniiifisaomiers. whose prodigality Isas rrwbbed tlbenn ®f thousands otf 'doctors. Bnudgos haw toe® jramcfcased gahw,. aund extortionate prices taw toe® paid. Eveaycme knows what that iroeams. It is a vepititio® «®ff the ©Ad sttoey — a court house ri®g with <-a® ©dliittor who will ;aUU inff ommattdo® <w®~ ctvraing public adff aims into ttto waste basket,'®r, iff >diisciowiemfld_ lerodtfutwa to m ake a iteial Appear a mnwiiinifld virtue andttotlhseffas a sfeiminng light to to 'emulated by uHD bwol Shelby county tos been mediabßy democratic '(this is nut a onistato, Bro. ItoMi atoostt wmstenttlly for fifty years. arad with the pne*ent TOttem <o®u®tty gouemonent system has become Bihe Jasper <n®®ty, watte® to the <w. To nan ttto tangmgenf US.Grant, “let m» guilty naan Betodesracrator republican.. htothinadmnn, indict hto, praii nftii him n—ln»mi him to tto pemitemttnaury whmm he belongs. He is the ranst cranny his ooumtny has.

The Sewer “editor” hints at a dark erime committed by the editor of The Democrat while the latter was a resident of Goodland. Why, bless your soul, Clarkie, we have a number of personal letters of recommendation from the very best people of Goodland, and can get a hundred more if necessary. Drop in some time when your bead cools off and we’ll show them to you.

Representative Loutit has in trodueed a bill in the legislature fc>r the adoption of the Torrens system of land titles. Under this system the county recorder issues th* owner of land a certificate of c&ar title. That certificate is handed down from purchaser to purchaser and is transferred by eiadorsement on<he back and a record of transfers is kept by the recorder. It is estimated the bill iff adopted will save the people of th* state $7,000,0CX) annually, as it does away with the charges of abstracters and makes the total cost off transfer about $3. It is expected the bill will be bitterly fought by abstracters. In Ohio the abstracters defeated a similar bill. ' *

Th* ninth annual report of the Board of State Charities for the year from Nov. 1, 1897, to Oct. 31, 189 bis at hand. From it we learn that with all our “McKinley Prosperity” we have plenty of mendicants among us. In Jasper county 294 persons received township aid, 153 males and 142 females. Sixteen farmers are included in this Efet. Altogether $2,013.14 was used for this purpose. Two townships —Newton and Milroy—gave no aid. Coming down to Marion tp., O males anc 77 females were given aid. Twenty-eight families living in this township received aid, and a total of $850.36 was disbursed in this way in Marion, of which sum $634.11 was given to persons who received aid more than three months. Carpenter tp. gave aid t©> but 29 persons and expending $253.80. But five families received aid against 28 in Marion. The Board recommends that when township poor have rich relatives they be required to assist their poor kinsman. This is a good suggestion! and should be carried into effect at once. Nothing is so destructive to one’s self-reliance as to be fed wholly on public charity. In our boyhood days we have often noticed a female of the genus sus., after having taken upon herself the responsibilities of maternity, preparing to give suck to her young- With loud and plaintive motes,, and with painfully solemn m*£ni r her young announce a wilEiingness to extract a quantity of nourishment from the fountain of lifo- The female of the genus sue prostrates herself upon the ground, when suddenly the pious and solemn mein of her young changes with lightning rapidity to one of rage and rapacity. A short, sharp, bait fierce fight ensues for places at the “tabJe.” When places have been secured it is found the stronger and fiercer are much better sitanted than the weaker, and the “r«Bit” is usually left without much c&* to do but try to raise h—l with h» neighbors. With a solemnity ksiown only to this family the young continue to fiercely saw wood and say nothing unless disturbed by th* “rant” who is constantly flying back and forth endeavoring to secure a small portion of suck. His impertinence is fiercely resented and the wood sawing goes on until no more “pap” cam be extracted. When we recall these boyhood scenes we are fosriHy reminded of the fact that the refribhean press of this county bears a strikingly life-like resemb&anee to these young before described, The Apologist has first pint* at “the table” and is sawing wood to the best of its ability and fighting as best it can all attempts io usurp its seat. The Chart House Sewer while narking the hind teat is nevertheless extracting considerable “pap” thHeCroon. And the Barnacle is the presonification both in appearance and practice of the tead.* ■

Will not the republican press of Rensselaer tell their readers something more about that county stationery steal, which they denied so vigorously but a few months ago? The filing of all those bills for stationery and books furnished by outside parties during the time of the contract with Wilson, Humphreys & Co., certainly “reinstates the case.” Speak up, gentlemen, the taxpayers would like to hear what you how have to say on this subject. Congressman Landis of the Ninth district has just returned from a visit to Cuba and he does not regard the future of that Island as at all encouraging to those who expected an era of peace and prosperity under the new conditions. “I very much fear,” says Mr. Landis, “that we shall have trouble with Cuba. The residents who have been fighting against Spanish dominion in a desultory fashion for almost a generation are still opposed to the government. They refuse to work, declining offers of $2 per’day, which, in that country, is princely wages and spend their time parading with their machetes in hand. The revolutionists and brigands constitute a large element of the population. I went into the interior and everywhere the train stopped a crowd of armed guerillas gathered about the station. In the country they are bandits while in the town they call themselves politicians. Their method of warfare are the same as those pursued by the Apaches in Arizona and New Mexico under Geronimo, But they lack the cunning and courage of the North American Indian. Much time will be required to make these people fit for self-government.”

THE PASTORS’ COLUMN.

[Under this head extracts from the Sunday sermons of the various pastors of the Rensselaer churches will be published each week from copy furnished us.) Synopsis of sermon by Elder N. H. Sheppard at Christian Church at evening service, Jan 15. 1899. St. Luke records in Acts 2: 37 : “And said unto Peter and the rest of the Apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?” This is the language of those who were pricked in their hearts at the wonderful sermon of Peter which they had just heard preached. The question, “what shall we do?” confronts us every hour and everywhere. The only answer that any one dare give us who is interested in our welfare is “Do right.” But to whom shall we go to learn right? Our minds ask tjie question; who will answer it for us? The child goes to his parents, the adult can go only to God. God tells us from Sinai, by the prophets and apostles through inspiration, all recorded in the Word. The Bible then is our only guide in the question of what is right. But the question asked by these people at Pentecost was a question concerning Christian salvation. Peter tells them to “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remissions of sins, andye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” The plan of salvation is not in the mysterious, and it is, to the human mind, reasonable and easily understood.

The steps to salvation are as follows: (1) Preaching, Peter preached Christ to the people. (2) Hearing, These people heard Peter preach Christ. (3) Believeing, These people believed Peter when he preached Christ, and were pricked in their hearts. (4) Repenting, Peter told them to repent, when they asked what they must do. (5) Confessing, Jesus had once asked Peter, “Whom say ye that I am?” Peter had answered “Thou are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Jesus had once said, “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.” (6) Baptizing. Peter had also told these people, when they had asked what they must do, Be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (7) Growing, Peter, in his Epistle writes, “Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, Godliness; and to Godliness, brotherly-kind-ness; and to brotherly kindness, Charity.” (8) Enduring. Christ had told his desciples, “But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.” What a plain and easy way to eternal salvation! Will you not believe and obey?

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