Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1900 — COMMUNICATED. [ARTICLE]

COMMUNICATED.

“Gttfurd's RaU-Rode.” t Forks Settlement, Jasper Co., Ind. Sept 18, Mistub. Editor:—Mam can’t roat agin the onion root | Rale-rode, but 1 Kin. Ever time me and man sites en quarrils en i git the best o’ hur she saze i’m off mi trollee en usis slang words not in the bibul ur olmanic. Mam thinks mistur gifurd is the biggus' man in the wurld en saze bis ralerode is goin’ to Koneckt Shecawgo en the ba* or biskee, wherever that iz. Mam taiks the Apolairjist Pappr en thinks its sum parkings, tew. Unkil bil, he’s mi ded paw’s bruthir, taiks yure papur en he saze 'at the hole naburhud is agin the ralerode since the Kounty Kommishuners strained at a nat en swolierd a Kamil, whintha Kountidenuff naims on the partishun fur theleckshun. Unkil bil he saze the Apolairjist en Dok Nikles, an’ all the spelbinedurs wus a telin’ al 'round what a grate publick benefacktur mistur gifurd iz, en that al fairminded pepul ot to voat fur his rode, as hee alius helpt pore fokes an publick impruvements; [en mam en Unkil bil was a “arguin’ prough en conn en i saze es mister gifurd iz such a big man an sich a publick benifackture en in favur of publick impruvements en wants to sneek nine thowsand dollurs out ov the tax-pairs pockuts fur his tew streeks or rust, then why doze he opPOAZ THE GRAVIL RODE TAX OVER neer tail-holt? En tram hit mee with the mop an sed sum da id be in the penetenshurry. Mi I is the Kuller of the ottum leeves whar mam hit me, but i bet us voaturs wil maik gifurds rale-rode luk like a tomature vine-after a hard frost, on the nineth Or ocktowbyt'. Wee al like yure papur kos it haint afrade tew tel the trooth about gifurd en everboddy els. Yewers fur sucksess, • Swamp Angel. Tell your neighbor to take The Democrat for all county news.