Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — Page 4

m COMITY OMIT. Official Democratic Paper of Jasper County* F. E. BABCOCK, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. Entered oT the Poet-office at Rensselaer, Ind. as second class matter. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION: ONE YEAR SI.OO SIX MONTHS .SOc THREE M0NTH5......... L....25c, Payable In Advance. Advertising rates made known on application Office on Van Renedelaer Street, North of Ellis dt Murray’s Store.

And now Crnmpacker is being talked of for governor in 1900. It Is presumed, no doubt, that this will open up a place for that chronic office-seeker, J. Frank Hanly. Altgeld’s boom for mayor of Chicago is assuming mammoth proportions. John P. is a very hard man to down, and is probably in closer touch with the people than any other man in the United States. The legislature just closed passed 270 acts, against 196 of the legislature of two years ago. It is the new laws —not having emergency clauses—will go into effect about June Ist. There are 117 acts having emergency clauses, and some are now in effect. Our gold-bug friends are respectfully referred to the fact that Bryan and free silver received another death stroke (?) Wednesday. The democratic state convention at Kalamazoo, Mich., in their resolutions reaffirmed the Chicago platform and endorsed W. J. Bryan. In the future a widow cannot receive a pension unless she marries the man “prior to or during the military or naval services of the veteran on account of whose service the pension is asked or claimed.” Under this law a woman who marries a veteran after he has performed the service for which he may claim a pension cannot herself obtain a pension on his death. This will stop such injustice as that shown in the pension rolls, where there are 2,407 widows drawing pensions on account of the War of 1812, although there are only three survivors of that war now living. A few T dnys ago while the county reform bill was before the house of representatives at Indianapolis for consideration, the Call felt as its duty to the best interests of the people, the necessity of roundly denouncing the flagrant, lobbying by those who have heretofore been fleecing the taxpayers through the the connivance of corrupt county and township officials. The Call had no thought of the nrticle applying to any person or firm in this city, and was greatly surprised when informed that the manager of a bridgo company in Lafayette was greatly incensed nt its publication and stopped his subscription to this paper, saying he would not patronize a paper that was always roasting him.—Lafayette Call, (rep.) It is claimed that the new law placing county commissioners on a salary will add to the expense of such board over the old per diem system in many counties. Perhaps this is true, but not so in Jasper. Under the new regime our commissioners will receive $225 eacl) per annum, a total of $675. In 1690 the cost of commissioners’ court in this county was but $325. Bince that time it has been crawling up with the other luxuries and in 1894 reached $1,074.43; 1896, $991.69; 1897, $1,336,63; 1898, $2,215.50, and every year since 1892 it has been considerably more than $675. Therefore instead of increasing the coat of commissioners court in Jasper county the new lew will save the taxpayers a neat Jam each year. However, there are few such extravagant counties in the state as Jasper.

Under the new law requiring that feeble minded child-bearing women under the age of 45 yeara, now confined in county poor asylums, be taken to the school for feeble-minded, Jasper county will have one representative to send. We are reliably informed that this woman has borne no less than five illegitimate children since her incarceration in the poor asylum in this county, the latest but a few months ago. This is a most deplorable state of affairs and is probably without a parallel in the whale state.

The late legislature found just previous to adjournment that all of the $105,000 appropriated for ite use had been used up and some members hadn’t drawn their salary. A wild scramble was made for more funds and a bill rushed through appropriating an additional SIO,OOO. Then, putting waste baskets, law books, stationery, spittoons, and everything else of a movable nature in the assembly rooms into their capacious grip sacks, the honorable body wended their way homeward, serenely happy in the consciousness in the thought that the state of Indiana wouldn’t go to the dogs for the next two years even though the balance of the country did. Less than ten years ago, Mr. McKinley declared: “The foreign market is delusory, the poorest of all markets, because in the foreign market the profit is divided between our own citizen and the foreigner, while with the trade and commerce among ourselves the profit is kept in our own family.” Less than ten years ago Mr. McKinley was advocating 16 to 1 silver; less than a year ago he declared “forcible annexation would be criminal aggression;” less than five months ago he was opposed to taking any more of the Philippines than “a coaling station or two,” and less than three weeks ago he declared that Jehovah had loaded us up with the Philippines and if we tried to unload the devil would get us sure; and in the same speech he declared we must hunt for markets wherever they could be found. The Major is undoubtedly a great —admirer of Mark Hanna.

The democracy of The Democrat editor has never been questioned except by the antediluvian nondescript of the Barnacle, whose general incompetency and wearying efforts to carry water on both shoulders is responsible for the present condition of outrageous taxes and public extravagance in Jasper county. The beastly appearance of his “weakly” sheet has been an eye-sore to the democrats of the county for years, and has made them almost ashamed to acknowledge they were democrats, with such an apology for a party organ. Its Rip Van Winkle editor—Rip did finally awake, however—has ridden the party in Jasper county for a long time. He has collected numerous campaign assessments from candidates and shoved it, every cent, down in his jeans, all the while under the domination of the republican court house ring, who have thrown him an occasional crumb to keep him from starving out and some live democrat from coming in with a respectable, newsy paper, conducted in the interests of the taxpayers. The democratic party of Jasper county is under no obligations whatever to the Barnacle or its insensate editor, and they did well when they long ago repudiated both. The millstone is removed from their neck and the dawn of a better and brighter day for democracy—the true friend of the people—is at hand. The Barnacle man should go over body and breeches to the republican ring, where it pk>perly belongs. He has served them well and they should now retire him on a liberal pension. The democrats have no use either for the Baraicle or its “editor.” Bring your job printing to The Democrat office. We appreciate your favors, do nothing bat tbe best work and charg moderate prices.

DUBBINS' FALL TRIMS GRACE.

years ct more, like our sac. any man me knew. An' if yon argyed with Mat he wmifsAe agree with yon. Bat 'totfaer day be Ml hen game. Mear’napriae an'grief; army beef. Twas down at Diggses grapery star the trouble was began; An'Diggs, tbe viUian, started it, asusmd.jto fer ton. of tbe day. I poda often Ax ****** An’ reckoned if MBes ewer ran he'd hce* an minin'to! i Gee wbiz! bat ttsetyosedns tee to see Jed an Tbe fits’tune he gat betted an to nail year. ain't no friend of Jed. Because, yon aee, Jed's wife she nt a Eagan fore sbe wed T" She warn 1 no relation to the GesUaffid Bat Dubbins kinder Mt that be bad married into fame. Tod Perkins didn't know find Jed wasrSedup like, an'mad. So Tod allowed that amy beef seas potty pesky bad. “Who p'inted yon” says Jed toTed,** Bmd of Inquirer?" “It ain't no call of yaum,”«ay» Tod. “as to as i nen i/dddids pctied ms jifTn m rhc w there in atnaar, Fer MadviUe ain't seen sack a sight xb aS ns hull born days. Jed Dubbins bein' peaceful Jer some fiftyytaas or more. We thought that Tod would take fans an' proceed to wipe tbe finar; It turned out Jed mas satin’ up fer all Haem fifty year. An' firs' thing Perkins knew be was a-standto* on his ear. Our expectations all was wrong, as' Pcahans came to grief He's wearin’ beefsteak on bis eyes fer beefin' erbout beef. Baltimore American.

COMMUNICATED.

Ed. Democrat: Tbe new Library Association seems to have “run against a snag” in the Commissioners' court . The commissioners declined to allow the use of rooms in the court bouse because of the expense to the county. It would cost something to light, heat and take care of those rooms six nights in each week. Tbe onttownships object because they will get no good of the libraiy. If a man at Dunnville. WheatfieM or DeMotte wanted a book he could buy or do without the bool cheaper than to get in his buggy or on the cars and come after it Let the Association provide for the extta expense and the people will not have so good a reason to complain. A Subscriber.

ADVERTISED LETTERS.

R. A. Cottrel; R. W. Frazier; Miss Dora Swarin: Herbert Young. Persons calling for any of the above letters in this list will please say they are advertised. E. D. Rhoads. Acting P. M.

Horse-Shoeing is Still Fluctuating!

Bat Jack Warner still sticks to the same old price. 4 New Shoes For 50 Cents. Put on in firstclass style and warranted in every respect, at his new two-stoty shop on Front street, one block south of the Nowels House. Jack Warner

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

How Many Books are Yoo WSEag to One to TIMs Great Erarpia? The undersigned bavin; been -appointed bathe Library Association, a committee to sbbch donations of books to said libimy, request tiac all persors, who lia i e one or more books which they are willing to donate to said library, send to R. S. Dwigtrins. who is chan- j naan of this committee, a list of and: books. 1 They are also requested to leave such books at the Clerk's office, in the court bouse. A record of all books donated «iS be Iqt by the Association, piving tbe nae of (be donor, the date when donated and tbe amler of the donation. That is to say, tbe person making the first donation, vd be Ks. 1 and so on. Ibe name of tbe donor am ato* be written in tbe book Inn tod It is important that all donations of books, be made at once, so that in pntokotor book*, those donated may not be dopMctood. Let every person donate at least ooe book, and more if they can. so that aU fid be aepresented in this peal t naiisin The library will be one of toe | rum nil 1 institutions at tbe comity, which aril be tomdcd down from freneratioo to pnaton. eWT FL Haunaspanil R. S. DwiGeiKt I. B. Vuncn Icton. MLSrnus F. E. Bapoocb j

WASHINGTON LETTER.

The Military Chart of hfuiy is going West to take t' at the lag meat-packing artafaßah-i ments, although it wonid he dificult to say why. The appropnahous, —aoora thaw a billion and a half ailh hj Ifcs Fifty-fifth Oonpw, htM dead, would a few yeaxa ago km been sufficient to driwa any nafitioal party from poaer. (My ten yeara ago a billion dollar CWi saa drove the republicans oaft ana pnt the democrat s i*. Bat it a«ag

™*o if mi of the—gybe spent in » njtogne thca some personal profit. The war m the excuse for the luge total of the sppropriatiaffi, ha* it la aot a valid one, and ft drolrf he the datj of every man nppnaad to pahKe extravagance to appoint himiatf a committee of one, to aee that no man whom he nomea in contact shall accept the exrane lor lack of the actual fads. With every appropriation connected with the wmr dednetod, the appropritama made by the fifty-fifth OnagrrifT wonld still be hugely in zzrfJZz sj %% ihL mania off othen, and a Congress and a INfidant may be elected next year to check the era of extmvaganee into which we have *.* There fias been more or less talk in certain gwaiteia aboot the anxiety of Secretary Tmg to get rid of the caien off but it should ceaee now. His acceptance of the hwmiKatioto Mr. McKinley placed ■pa him when he compelled him to do Retire to Schley by preparing an entirely new list of Naval paumniinmr, which made Schley a j Bear Admiral, two numbers abend bets behind him, as the original enotogh that he will not willingly relinquish the Naval portfolio. Mr. McKinley acted because he i saw the administration was catching it in all directions for itsattrmpt to jnmp Sampson -over Schlev's bead, mid that the Senate lnd balked on the nominations. The new nominations were confirmed by the Senate, as soon as received, jnst as was that of Dewey to be AdmiraL In iefnang to take up the resolution unaanmnaaly reported from the Judiciary Committee, declaring that the fear members of the Home who accepted army commissions, thereby forfeited their seats in Congress, the House merely accepted an opportunity to pay Gen. Joseph Wheeler a high compliment, by dodging a rote that must have been in favor of the resolution had it been taken. Representative Bailey, however, declined to see it in that light and formally announced that as the democrats had declined to follow his leadership in enforcing a plain rhase off the Constitution, he would not be a candidate for that leadership in the next Congress.

* * * Senator Platt, of Conn.. struck the bolt-eye of truth »hrn he told the Senate a fear hours before final adjournment, that the session of Gngnssjiet then dosing would pa on record as the most extracaent ever held, hot he started too late, if he really expected to stop any of the extravagance. A careful consideration of a number of the appropriation bilk will show that a concerted grab game was played from start to finish. In the wind-npiwiim the hills were in conference, and some things had to be thrown overboard to reach an agreement, the appropriations of those haring the weakest ““poll" had to gOL Senators Warren, of Wya_ Wilson, of Washington, Carter, of Moot- and several others. who had been admitted to the game in its early stages, publicly protested when they found themselves buncoed by the Conference report, hut that didn't do them any pot in the Senate, and will i probably not do them any good at *•* Senator Morgans attack upon Czar Reed from the floor of the Senate was unprecedented, but many think it nan deserved. He started by saying that the action of the rnler jf the House in workbeen referred to cm the floor of theHnnaean the -Hog Combine” was dndedbyaayiy 1 want to prothe origin of that wrong. I know the man whoinapmd it. His will ntorfflb£»? lk,F,llin,llr *.* A|ger and Mgiwism received* to the Army hill, declaring that no i—cj <TuL Ifcar^nllj off-

to Alger's friends. The large number of republicans who voted for this amendment was another hint to Mr. McKinley that prominent members of his party would like, him to get rid of Alger, but there are no signs that the hint will be taken. Hanna didn’t vote for if, and Hanna is still King, and is preparing to take Mr. McKinley to Thomasville, Ga., where he owns a house, for a rest.

iMWlillHii chit inn. IaotAMAVOUt * louitviui »▼. Rensselaer Time-Table, Corrected to May 15,1886. Ko. Xl—Fast iSrSJKSf: 4:48 a, m. s: Xo.»—Milk aoeomm.. (daily) 6:15 p.m. Six B—Louisville Express, (dally).-11:1$ P. m. •No. 4S—Local freight 2:40 p.m. North Bound. Ko. 4—Mail, (daily) 4:30 a.m. No. 40—MUk nccomm., (daily) 7:31 a. m. Xo.3B—Vast MaiL (daily) 9:55 a. m. •So. 39—Cia.to CUcago Vm. Mail.. 6:32 P- m. tjfo.38 —Clo. to Chicag0............. 2:57 p.m. SoT 6—Mail and Express, (daily)... 3:27 p. m. •No. 46 Local freight 9:30 a. m. Kol 74—Freight, (daily( 7*2 p.m. Sunday. No. 74 carries passengers between Monon j v^^n Hammond kas been made a regular stop for No. 39. Pligl J. RxKD, G. P. A., W. XL HdkwL, Viee-Pree. and Gen. M’r’r, Chas. H. Rock wxll, Traffic M g r, W. H. Bum. Agent, Rensselaer.

JOHN C. CARniCHAEL, Manufactuer of and Dealer in MM-M mess, Collars, Robes, Whips, Horse Brushes, Combs and Harness Oil. Manufactures all his Harness, and guarantees them A 1 quality and at prices to suit the times. CASH talks with him. Repairing a Specialty. Opposite Court House. Rensselaer, Ind.

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New Undertaking In Horton building, one door west of Makeever House, with a , com pie 'e and firat-class stock of [FUNERAL FURNISHINGS I respectfully solicit a share of the public's patronage and guarantee satisfaction in every respect. Calls promptly responded to day or night, A. R. COWGILL, TwMratt ot Makeever House, no.,

nine hi... Tc wish to inform the public that we 1 Nave gat permanently located in our MQI at tbe old Creamery Building, and kaoe a foil equipment of machinery ! and aee pet pared to do all kinds of Min Work. Carpenter and Job Work and Ml kinds of Wooden Wotk. Kauftt«Mna Articles to be repaired. When yon Nave anything that no else can fix, give as a triaL _J*l! BROTHERS.

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Professional Cards. in— li.Wi«lJi I I »■ ill >■ MlMlWll ■ 1 1 ■•' ' ■'■■■■ . Hanley & Hunt, Law, Attracts, Loans and Real Estate. Office in Hollingsworth Building, Ist floor, rear of McCoy’s Bank. J. L. Duvall, Attobney-at-Law. ijk All business profession- carefully anfcrtoroughly executed. Money to loan on-almost any terms. Real Estate bought and sold. Collections and abstracts carefully propounded. First door east of P, O. upstairs. Geo. K. Hollingsworth Arthur H. Hopkins Hollingsworth & Hopkins, Attorneys at Law. nrOffloe second floor of Leopold’s Block, Comer Washington and Vaußensselaer sta. Practice in all the oourts, purchase, sell and lease real estate. Attorneys for Rensselaer B. L. A S. Association. Jas. W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. w . . >. 7 Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney For Tbe L. N. A. AC.Ry, and Rensselaer W.L. AP. Co. over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana. nun folt*. c. a. srtTisß. nmut a. Kuaais Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, (Successors to Thompson A Bro.) Attorneya-at-Law. Law, Real Estate, Insurance Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the County. RENSSELAER, IND. Chilcote & Dunn, Attorneys-at-Law, v Attend to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second story of Makeever Block. RENSSELAER, IND. _ | J. F. Warren J. F. Irwin Warren & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts. Collections, Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellow's Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. R. S. Dwiggins, COUNCELOR AT LAW, Oflice in Room 7. Forsythe block, Rensselaer, Ind. . BANKING. Alfred McCoy, Pres T. J. McCoy, Cash. A. R. Hopkins, Assistant Cashier. A. McCoy & Co’s Bank, RENSSELAER, IND. The Oldest Bank in Jasper County. Established in 1854. Transacts a general banking business, buys notes aud loans money on long or short time on personal or real estate security. Fair and liberal treatment is promised to all. Interest paid on time deposits. Foreign exchange bought aud sold. Your patronage is solicited. Patrons huving valuable palters may deposit them for safe keeping. Addison Parkinson. John M. Wasson. President. Vice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank, (North Side of Public Square. RENSSELAER, IND. The Only State Bank in Jasper Co DIRECTORS. Addison Parkison. G. E. Murray, Jas.T. Randle, John M. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes liought at current rates of interest. A share of your patronuge is solicited. PHYSICIANS. \ i \■ -v/ - - • .. r •_s. - S, >. •„ -w-'V . \v. I. B. Washburn. E. C. English. Washburn & English, Physicians &■ Surgeons, Br-Washburn will give special attention to Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Chronic Diseases. Dr. English will give special attention to Surgery in all Departments, and general inedicine. Office over Ellis & Murray's Telephone 48. I _ H. L. BROWN, , | Dentist Office oyer F. B. Meyer’s drug store. 1 JOHN H. JESSEN, CIVIL ENGINEER. Imk® * specialty of all kinds of ditch work. Estimates of cost of construction furnished. Older* left at Tbe Democrat office will receive prompt attention. ,

PATFKJTQ i IHI L« II 1 Oi

GfiTftftte, find TnUtoJUrkfiobtolnfid find «UPrtchfifgß. Oar fee not due till potest is secured. jayag>:g^&^sisssas C.A.SHOWAOO.