Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1899 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

If Mr. Roberts of Utah is dig. posed to retaliate or Miss Helen Gould, her French brother-in-law affords a good mark. To appreciate how far ExSpeaker Reed has removed himself from politics, one has only to observe that he has refused to discuss the Roberts case. As yet no one has nominated the Hon. Whitelaw Reid for Vice President. Can it be that his exploit in that capacity in 1892 has taken him off the list of eligibles? There is considerable truth in Aguinaldo’s statement that McKinley is -trying in 1899 to prove that George Washington was wrong in 1776, and there are not a few who are inclined to think that the Filipino leader is right. The subject of the acquisition and preservation of heroism has recently l>een receiving the attention of that eminent authoqty, Governor Roosevelt, whose career shows what can be done with a very small amount of capital.

Ex-Congressman Cooper, of Columbus, died at a Chicago hospital where lie was receiving treatment, last Monday. Mr. Cooper represented the Fifth Indiana district from 1888 to 1894. He went off with the goldbug democratsin 1896 and supported Palmer and Buckner. He was 48 years of age at the time of his death. Editor Babcock, of the Jasper County Democrat, has discovered an honest republican, but not until after the man was dead.— Lowell Tribune. Oh, Yes, Bro. Ragan, there are lots of honest republicans, real live ones, too. and several hundred of them voted the democratic county ticket in Jasper county at the last election. There are also a great many honest republicans in Lake county, as was evidenced by the vote in that county at the last election for Crumpacker and Knotts, both of which gentlemen were strongly opposed by the editor of the Tribune.

The injunction suits of the Pennsylvania railroad company and its branches —the P. C. C. <fc St. L. aud I. & V. roads—to enjoin the state board of tax commissioner? from certifying to the auditor of state and the latter officer from certifying down to the auditors of those counties in which the plaintiffs have taxable property, the taxes of 1898-9, were dismissed by plaintiffs Monday. The result will be to place about $35,000,000 more of .taxable property on the tax duplicates, distributer! over about forty-one counties, and the taxes collectible will reach the sum of *600,000. The P. C. C. & St. L. company is said to be the heaviest taxpayer in the state, and the average of taxes to each one of the counties affected is in the neighborhood of $12,000. Last week we referred to an exsheriff as having collected and failed to turn over to the county several hundred dollars in fees. An expert accountant, Mr. W. A. Graffis, was employed to make a careful and thorough examination of this ex-official’s transactions during his term of office, and since his retirement from the same, in which it had been'alleged that startling disclosures would finally be reached in all its essential particulars. After a thorough and complete examination had been made, and aided by the.bondsmen’s attorney, they found that about $2,600 had been collected by the ex-sheriff. This amount must be paid, by His bondsmen, except about S4OO, which will fall upon three county clerks, who failed to protect their own official acts. When the ex-sheriff was confronted by his bondsmen he asked for time and said if they would give him about two years’ time, he would pay them in full for the loss sustained through him.—Winamac Democrat-Journftl. Hunt Bros, guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and will refund the money to anyone who is not satisfied after using two-thirds of the contents. This is the best remedy in the world for lagrippe, coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and is pleasant and safe to take. It prevents any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia.

SAVE YOUR MONEY. The nickels you spend, if saved, will soon buy a lot. I have several good lots, well situated, short distance from court house, worth the price asked, which will be sold on small monthly or weekly payments. Call, or write, Jamu H. Chatham, JTC2fta=r' —