Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1899 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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.* ■