Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1900 — Page 5

HOW TO VOTE CORRECTLY READ THIS COLOMN GAREFOLLY The device at the head of the Democratic ticket is a rooster. The device at the head of the Republican ticket is an eagle. Other tickets on the ballot have different devices. The Democratic ticket is in the first column, the Republican ticket is in the second column, and so on. Below is a sample of the Democratic and Republican tickets, with the respective party devices, in the order in which they will appear on the official ballot SAMPLE BALLOT S Ip p w // DEMOCRATIC TICKET. REPUBLICAN TICKET. For Governor, For Governor, DEM. REP. JOHN W. KERN. WINFIELD T. DURBIN. For Lieutenant-Governor, For Lieutenant-Governor, DEM REP JOHN C. LAWLER. ’ NEWTON W. GILBERT. INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS FIRST. You must get your ballot and a blue pencil from the polling clerks in the election room. Remember that a blue pencil is now used instead of a stamp. SECOND. If you want to vote a straight ticket make a cross, thus X, within the large circle at the head of the ticket containing the device of the party for whose candidates you wish to vote. If you do not wish to vote a straight ticket, you must not make a cross in the large circle containing the device of your party, but you must make a cross, thus X, on the small square to the left of the name of each candidate for whom you desire to vote, on whatever list of candidates it may be. If the large circle at the head of the ticket Is marked, and the ballot is marked at any other place, it is void and eannot be counted, unless there be no candidate for some office in the list printed under such marked device. In which case you may indicate your choice for such office by making a cross, thus X, ou the square to the left of the name of any eandidate for such office on any other list The cross must be placed within or on the circle or square or the ballot l« void and cannot lx* counted. THIRD. Do not mutilate your ballot, or mark it either by scratching a name off or writing one on. or in any other way, except by marking in the circle or on the squares as before mentioned. Otherwise the hajlot will not be counted. You must n+x put any mark of any kind on your ballot except as before mentioned. FOURTH. After marking your ballots, and before leaving the booths, fold them separately so that the face of each cannot be seen, and so the initial letter* of the Mines of the poiting clerks on the back thereof can be seen. Then hand your tmllots to the Intqiector, the to the polling clerk, and leave the room. FIFTH. If you are physically unable to mark your Iml lot. or cannot read English, so fefortu the polling clerks. and make an affidavit to that effect, and tell them how you wish to vote, and they will mark your ballot for you. But neither you nor the clerks must permit any other person to hear or see how your ballot is marked. It is a penal offense to declare that you cannot read English or eannot mark your ballot, if. in fact, you can: and in no case shall the ballots be marked by the poll clerks if the voter can read the English language or Is phyajgahy able to mark hla ballot, and then not iinifl the voter has made thynffldavit. SIXTH. If you should accidentally, or by mistake, deface, mutilate or spoil your ballot, return it to the poll clerks and get a new ballot. SEVENTH. Yon must not accept a ballot from any person outside of the election room. Any ballot outside is fraudulent, and it is a penitentiary offense to have such a ballot in your possession whether you attempt to vote It or not. EIGHTH. Toq must not attempt to hold anv conversation In the election room except witli members of the election board and poll clerks. NINTH. Use only the blue pencil handed to you by the polling clerk In marking your ballot. If you mark with any other pencil your ballot Is yoid and will not be counted. TENTH. You must not put any mark of any kind on your ballot except as liefore mentioned. ELEVENTH. Constitutional amendments to lie voted on at the November, 1000. election are printed on a white ticket and the voter must fndicae his preference upon those qnestlons by marking the small square to the left of the words “For the amendment.” or “Aualnst the amendment. If the voter 1s In favor of the amendment he shonld mark in the small square to the left of the words “For the amendment.” if opposed, he should mark In the small square to the left of the words “Against the amendment.”

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Tell your neighbor to subscribe for thq taxpayers’ friend, The Democrat. It gives all the imws, Morris* English Stable Powder Prleo, SO*, per paehaga. t old by A. F. Long.

For sprain*, swellings and lameness there is nothing so gcxx! as Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. Try it. For sale by J. A. Larsh. . Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure A Hnwlflc for t>b>t«n>p»r. Cough*. Hear**, rink Ky», and nil Cntarrlial dl«eM«aor honSa. Frkv, SOc. ai.M per bollla. Sold by A. F. Long.

Is An Anti-Imperialist.

The following letter from his nephew, now serving in thearmy in the Phillipines, was received a few days ago by Smith Newell of Barkley tp., and we are permitted to publish same. Manila, Philippine Islands, Aug. 10, 1900. Dear Uncle: —As I have been expecting a letter from you for some time and not received any, I was thinking perhaps my last did not reach you. 1 have not received a letter from ho ire for more than five weeks now. I guess they think I have been killed or something of that nature happened to me. I can say, however, that I am still among the living and furthermore lam getting along fine, in fact better than I ever expected to get along when I first came here. I find by keeping plenty of quinine on hands one can keep off the fever easy enough and that is all that ever botheied me much since I have been here. Stomach trouble is quite a common complaint among the men but they generally have a good cause for it by drinking too much cheap whiskey, which is very common here. The Chinos are very adept at imitating the different brands of U. S. whisky. I think I can truthfully say that 20 per cent, of the sickness here is caused by bad liquor of some kind or other. The men who refrain from drinking, are the ones with the best health in the long run. From what I have seen the tropics are no place for a man who cannot refrain from drinking. Our regiment is now in the city of Manila doing police duty and I will just say the duty is hard. Some of the men who were ~so anxious to get into the city are just as anxious to get out of it to some small town again. At ? resent there are the 21st and 20th nf. and the sth and 6th Artilleries doing duty. However, there is not much disturbance going on in the city at present. A captain of the native police was murdered a few nights ago, but his murder has not been apprehended although there has been several arrests made. In many parts of the islands the insurgents are as active as ever and trouble is experienced every day in some part of the islands. It is going to be quite a question as to what the government is going to do when the volunteers are sent back, as many of the towns will have to be deserted which are now held by the volunteer forces. More volunteers will have to be raised if the islands are kept in subjection as well as they are at present. The places now occupied by the volunteers cannot be filled by regulars as there are not enough regulars in the U. S. army to take their places. Surely, Uncle Sam has a white elephant on his hands. The war in China is another thing the government wishes she had off her hands. We now have two regular regiments sent from here to China, the 9th and 14th. and I understand five or six regiments have been ordered from the states. The expense of keeping the army would surprise some of the people if they only knew what it really was. It is costing $2,000 per year for every soldier they keep in the Philippine Islands. I have the satisfaction of knowing I am not a cheap guy as long as I am in the army here, anyhow. If the U. S. keeps on she will have her army scattered over the whole world. The nominations for presidents of the states were just aliout as I expected they would be. I am thinking however ’ the Democrats would have to make the antiimperial plank in the platform the main one to dance on. If the people can be made to see the expansion question as it really is there would be no question as to the result. The democrats would carry every state in the Union*''' 1 would like to be back in the states now. I would be tempted to take the field myself on the antiexpansionist question. However, the republicans will never bring the above question to the front if they can prevent it. Well, I guess I will quit for this time, wishing this to find you all well and for the success of the democratic party this fall, I am, your Filipino Nephew, Andrew S. Newell.

COMMUNICATED.

Reply to the Apollglst Organ. The Apologist editor of Rensselaer which has taken upon itself the responsibility of championing B. D. Comer’s administration of public affairs in Union Ip., eaysiu the Apologist of last week:“There is no better trustee in Jasper county,” also, “a meaner or dirtier fight was never made against any man on nny ticket.” We wish we could say rts much bht we can’t and tell the truth, and when you make the charge you not only

make it against me, but you make it against at least 200 citizens cf Union who are your peer and equal in truth, veracity and law-abiding fellow creatures. You are evidently misformed or else you do not know what you are talking about, for at least onefifth of the 200 voters who are making that ‘‘mean, dirty fight” against B. D. Comer hail from the good old law and order league of Union. Again you say “no real fault is found in Mr. Comer” in the matter of building that new now famous school house. Travel about Union township and investigate for yourself, and then you will know better than to meddle with the public administration of Union which is none of your concern, in order to help bolster up a dying cause and a political loss. Please do not attempt to connect me with the first letter signed ‘•Union tp.,” wherein you make it say that when the contract was let the advisory board was not present and was ignored in toto. We never made such erroneous statements either in print or verbally, neither did the author of said, letter. The aforesaid letter was only an interrogatory direct to the board, to elicit information the voters and taxpayers of Union were legally entitled to, and no one knows it better than yourself. Again you say “Mr. Comer’s actions were perfectly right and in clear accordance with the letter and spirit of law.” Our answer to this. Mr. Comer admitted to one of the advisory board of Union substancially as follows: “I guess I have violated the law in letting thextou tract to build that school house and I will have to consult my attorney.” “My attorney” was consulted and gave advise: Again, “the law requires that the trustees before letting contracts which amount to over SSOO to advertise in two papers.” Now we agree that the law requires that trustees must advertise the letting of contracts in the two leading papers resresenting the two leading parties before contract is let where the contract calls for an expenditure of SSOO ok more. You say “over $500,” and for what purpose did you say that, when you know as well as we do the law says*ssoo or more? The only logical deduction is you are better enabled to bolster up a defence your protege’s direct vio- 1 lation of the statute law in making that contract. You admit that your protege did not advertise for bids; you admit the law requires trustee’s to advertise contracts calling for more than *SOO, so you practically admit your protege DID violate the law when you say the house “cost $565.15.” Again, you say “the advisory board was satisfied with the bid of $565.15 and accepted it. You are begging the question. You mighty just as well say they would have been satisfied with a bid of $lO,(XX) as to say a bid of $565.15 was agreeable to them, for it would have suited your purpose fully as well. It is not the mere matter of fact that the building cost SSOO, SI,OOO or SIO,OOO that the people are fighting your protege for, but the real and ultimate object the republican trustees and other officers of Indiana have towards what is known as the reform laws. It is not the question of a few dollars and cents in this instance that is at stake in Union; but shall a wholesome law governing township improvements be carried out in letter and spirit or shall it be violated with impunity those in authority? The excuse you give for your protege in not advertising that contract as prescribed by statute law is so thin and wattery it does not merit an intellect answer, but I will take notice to one passage more. “You say, “to have neglected the bids would have delayed th e house too far past the tune of opening of the school.” If you had investigated the matter and not rushed to tbe defence of your protege like a spring chicken into n fight, and also not challenged the veracity and motives of everyIxxly who can not abide you and your protege’s dictum, you would have found that the plans were deposited three full weeks in advance of its letting in Harriott A Grant’s store at Parr. So you can see by a positive statement, personally made to me by one of the advisory board, that jour protege could ha'. e advertised ns law directs and then Let the cc - tract two full weeks sooner than ho did. Fn'NK J. Ga\”.

Farms, and Personal Property .

For Sale: I vyiii sell, on HU ml terms, a 93 acre farm adjoining Rensselaer, fine improvements; two fine 80 acre farms in Jordan also 40 head 2 year old cattle 1 driving marc, harness and buggy. Call at my residence 303 South Van Rensselaer st. or address me at Rensselaer, Rout. Michael, P. (). Box 73.

Common Council Meeting.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. Gwin, Coen & Brady filed a petition for a water trough at Coen & Brady’s elevator, which was referred to the street committee, with instructions to allow the same at petitioner’s expense. Mrs. Mary E. Thompson filed a remonstrance to the petition of Martha E. Phillips for a sidewalk on Milroy street. Frank Warren, commissioner to investigate the accounts of C. C. Starr, treasurer, filed his report showing that the sum of $9,595.70 had been turned over to J. H. Chapman. That a discrepancy of $196.28 exists in the water fund and $50.70 in the electric light fund, which funds were collected by other parties than the treasurer and will probably be turned over to the city treasurer. The city commissioners report in the matter of widening Clark street that the property owners will be damaged in the sum of $208.46, which report was rejected by the council and the property owners were ordered to construct a sidewalk within 10 days. The city treasurer filed his report by receipts and disbursements on Sept. 4, to Oct. 18, showing the following amounts in the different funds on hands: Corporation funds 2,364 50 Road " 357 05 Water " 1,859 40 Special “ 890 .86 Sinking " 2,844 40 Electric Light “ r 344 79 Dog tax “ 63 45 Alley in block 11 20 99 eXtensTon?, .?;...... 27 94 Washington street improvement f.... 116 63 The dog tax, Alley in block 11, and Vine street extension funds were ordered to be turn* d into the Corporation fund. The marshal was directed to move the fences on Milroy street: The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FIND. Citizens Rand, donation... ..$ 10 00 John W Walker, work on city treas bks 10 50 H L Gamble, serv as city engineer 27 60 Vern Robinson, assisting " 13 95 WATER WORKS FUND. ;C E Warren, repairs ou power house.. 49 11 i> E Hollister, salary aseugiueer 22 50 ELECTRIC LIGHT FI ND. James H Chapman, freight on c0a1.... 63 98 ■ Lem Huston, salary as fireman 22 7.0 Chas Chamberlain, salary 30 tO Peter Giver, salary 22 50 road FUND. Wm Towers, work on street. 1 ;g David McConahay, same 13 50 Joseph Rowan, same 3 75 Louis Haag, same 3 45 1 James L Wood, same 4 25 , H H Barcus. some 4 50

fliniyteriai fleeting. The Valparaiso District. Northwest Indiana Conference, Twentieth Century Movement, will be held in this city, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 29th and 30th, at the Methodist Church. The following is the program. MONDAY AFTERNOON. Samvel Beck, presiding. 1:30 Devotional Services. 2:00 General tonic. Church Benevolences. a. Duty of Church and Pastor to. -C. D. Royse, b. Time and Method of Taking.—C. H. Harper. c. How can Indifference be Overcome.— J. C. Martin. d. How to Secure XXth Century Thankofferings for Preachers' Aid Society and other Beuovolences— H. L. Kindig and M 11. Appleby. MONDAY EVENING. M. H. Appleby, presiding. 7:30 Devotional Services. 7:45 Addresses, Epworth Hospital and DePanw University. Drs, E. A. Schell and W. H. Hickman. TUESDAY MORNING H. L. Kindig. presiding. 8:30 Devotional Services. a. The Church Paper as a Factor in Church Work.—A. P. DeLong. b. How to Increase the Circulation of Our Papers. C. B. Stauforth. c. College Evangelistic Training.—W. H. Hickman. d. How to Enlist Believers In Active Work.— H. C. Seal. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. H. M. Middleton, presiding. 12k) Devotional Services. 2:00 General topic, XXth Century Forward Movement. a. The Necessity of Revivals to the Spiritual Life of the Church.-A. W. Wood. b. Relation of the Prayer Meeting to the Revival.—A W. Yount. c. Relation of the Laity to the Revival. B. F. Ibachand W. W. Cooper. d. Relation of the Epworth League to the Revival.—E. D. Smith. TUESDAY EVENING. Hon. T. J. Wood, presiding. 7:80 Devotional Services, conducted by T. F. Drake. 800 Addresses Willis W. Cooper, of Chicago, and T. J. Wood.

GOOD ADVICE. The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint. More tluan seventyfive per cent, of the people in the United States are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects; such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness. Palpitation of the Heart, HeartBurn, Waterbrash, Gnawing and BurnPains at Pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue and disagreeable Taste in the Mruth, Coming up of Food after Eating. Low Spirits, etc. Go to your Druggist and get a bottle of August Flower, 75 cents. Two doses will relieve you. try it. Get Gleen's Priie Almanac. For sale by A. F. Fong. A Thousand Tongues Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer. o ( Ph delphia, when Dr. King’s New Discovi ; cured her of a hacking cough that so ' many years had made life a burden. S says: “After aII • lher remediesand doctors failed it soon v< d the pain in my chest and I can u. . p soundly, Something I can scarc»J emember doing before. I feel like sounding its praises throughout the Universe.’’ Dr. King’s New Discovery is guaranteed to cure all troubles of the Throat, Chest and Lungs. Price 50 and it. Trial bottles free at I Hirsh's Drug

Sleep is Nature’s time for rest; and the man who does not take sufficient time to sleep or who cannot sleep when ! he makes the effort, is wearing out his nervous strength and consuming his vital power. Dr. Miles’ Nervine brings sweet, soothing, refreshing sleep. Don’t let another night pass. , Get it to-day. “I am a druggist, so when I was • troubled with insomnia a few years ago 1 I took Dr. Miles’ Nervine and found immediate relieL I have not been troubled with that disease since.” H. L. Howard, Madison, Wis. Dr* Miles’ Nervine soothes the nerves, nourishes the brain, and refreshes the entire organism. Sold by druggists on guarantee. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.

Constitutional Amendment. The voters of Indiana will vote this fall on two constitutional amendments, as follows: Amendment No 1. The Supreme Court shall consist of not less than live ">■ nor more than eleven i ll) judges, a majority of whom shall form a quorum, and the,' shall hold their office for six years if they so long behave well, Any vacancy caused by death or resignation shall be tilled by the Governor as is now. provided by the constitution; last any increase in the number of judges shall not be tilled by appointment. but by election at the next general election after any increase is ordered. AMENDMENT No. 2 The General Assembly shall bylaw prescribe w tat iiualitlcations shall be necessary for admission to practice law io, all courts of justice. Robbed The Grave. A startling incident is narrated byJohn Oliver of Philadelphia, as fol.ows: ”1 was in ati avvial cojnide.-t!. My skin was almost yellow, eyes ti gue coated, pain continually in- back ind. sides, no appetite, growing weaker lay by day. Three physicians had en me up. Then Iw as advised to use ectric Bitters; to my great joy the irst bottle made a decided nnprovemei . I continued their use for three weeks and am now a well man. 1 know the; robbed the grave of another victim." Xo one should fail to try them. Only -oc. F guaranteed, at Larsh's drug store.

Stock and Farm Implements For. ale. Nine milk cows, with calf; ivo yearling steers; six yearling i ifers, with calf; six coming yeai ng: steers; 1 team geldings, 6ai 7, years; 1 three-year old I ck mare, weight 12(XL unbroki 1 western bay inare. weight 1 lbs, 1 sucking colt, filley; 1 hl team good work horses; 1 ,le hog, "Big Luck No. 5’ P< id China, Riverside Park 1 d. Farming implements. . John Keipi 2J miles north of Rensselae >i» the old Donnelly farm.

It Happened in a Drug Stor. "One day last winter a lady cai my drug store and asked tor a bra of cough medicine that I did not h; stuck," says Mr. C. R. Grandin,the lar druggist of Ontario, N. V. “Sh disappointed and wanted to know preparation I could recommend, to her that I could freely recon Chamberlain's Cough Remedy am she could take a bottle of the r t and after giving it a fair trial if sh not find it worth the money to the bottle back ami I would retui: price paid. In the course of a day the lady came back in company v friend in need of a cough medicin advised ht r to buy a bottle of Cha lain's Cough Remedy. 1 consider very good recommendation so remedy." It is for sale by ). A. La Cows For Sale. 200 milkers and springer.-" ways 011 hand. Sold on one < time. Sam Yeom When you have no appetite, 1 relish your food i ’ feel dull alter you tnay know that you need a fl Chamberlain's Stomach and Live lets. Price, 35 cents. Samples I I arsh's drug store. . / HARRIAdE LICENSES. C. S. Chntnlierlain to Eigleabach, issued < let. 20. Job Couldn’t Have Stood I It he'd had Itching Piles, (hey ribly annoying; .I ut Bu< Men's Salve will cure the worst case of I' earth. It has cured thousands, f juries, Pams or Bodily Eruptions best salve in the world. IriceiV Cure guaranteed. Sold by J. A. druggist. /