Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1901 — Page 4

JOLPL JJ.BIBM. IDITOR AND PBBLtSHER. Official Democratic Paper of Jasper County. ■utcred at the Post-office at Rensselaer, Ind. M second class matter. TBBMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ONE YEAR Sl-00 BIX MONTHS 50c THREE MONTHS..... 25c. Payable in Advance. Advertising rates made known on application Notice To Advertisers. All notices of a business character, Including wants, for sale, to rent. lost. etc., will be published in Thw Democrat at the rate of one cent per word for each insertion. No advertising will be accepted for least than 10 cents. Cards of thanks .will be published for 25 cents and resolutions of condolence for 81. 00. > Office on Van Rensselaer Street, Nortlvof Ellis & Murray’s Store.

State Sentinel Free.

We have just perfected arrangements with- the publishers of that excellent state paper, the Indiana State Sentinel, whereby we can once more offer it ONE YEAR FREE to all new subscribers to The Democrat and to all old subscribers paying one year in advance. This- offer will probably hold good but a short time, therefore you should not delay taking advantage of this chance to secure the only democratic paper published in Jasper county and the only democratic state paper for the small sum of sl. These two excellent papers for less than 2 cents per week. The rubber trusts certainly ought to have a great pull. Some generals have gone to war with their typewriters, but so far as we know Teddy is the first.to go hunting with one. A full grown wild cat has been killed in Pennsylvania. It is surmised that it fled from Colorado when it heard that Teddy was coming. The Boers are now said to be about to invade Natal. Considering that the war was ended some time ago, there seems to be a good many fighteis left. Wisconsin wants to prohibit marriages between sufferers from chronic disease. Love is evidently considered an acute and temporary malady in that state. Quay was warmly received on his return to the senate. The fact is that, although Quay may be bad, popular opinion seems to be that the anti-Quay people are even •worse. Teddy can’t keep on hunting very long, of course, for the game will soon give ont. However, the correspondents who are along, will be able to produce a little mountain ly in. The northern states have been learning of late by bitter experience that a tolerable sure way of causing a lynching is to fix the punishment for criminal assault at a few years imprisonment. In all explanations as to our growing place in the world’s commerce, the full credit is given to the efficiency of our mechanics and laborers- The protective tariff system is not even mentionbed as a factor.

The ship subsidy bill is not dead yet, though it is gasping. Some disinterested patriots have put up the money to establish a press bureau and to send out millions of documents in favor of it. Wonder who they can be? Venezuela ought to have found out which American Company bad the ear of the Administration before she allowed her courts to decide a question affecting them She made the mistake and the Asphalt Trusts will now see that ■he realizes it. There is no doubt that the country is a good deal wrought up over the West Point hazings. It is difficult, however, to see what can be done. The guilty can be punished of course, but there is little doubt that in a year or two, others will revive the practice. Anyway Senator Chandler can congratulate himself that he has kept his word. Six years ago, he Sromired, that if elected to the enate, he would not come back for another term. The people of New Hampshire have only enabled him to keep his promise.

Never “Kicked” On Anything.

The Apologist broke loose again a couple of weeks ago and scored The Democrat for its criticism of the republican county management, which it termed “abuse.” It pointed with pride to the alleged fact that IT had never criticised a democratic officer in all the years it had imbibed “pap” through a two-inch nozzle from the court house officials. Perhaps there was no cause for criticism; if there was, the Apologist was too cowardly and too afraid of losing a little “pap” to administer it. It has never been at all backward about abusing private citizens, but has any person in Jasper county ever at any time seen even any mild criticism of an official who had a little pap to bestow? The Apologist has at all times defended official rascality, high taxes and public extravagance. No one ever saw one line in that cowardly sheet that favored the common people. Its opinions on any subject have been what public officials who had “pap” to bestow desired. It has been the willing tool of this part of its constituency for a score of years. Whenever anyone has had the audacity to intimate that county taxes were a little high and public money was being expended illegally or extravagantly, this leech upon the taxpayers of the community lias jumped into the arena and howled itself hoarse against any reduction in taxes, and vociferously proclaimed that no retrenchment could be made; that the management of the county was iiisafe hands and was being honestly and economically administered. But in what way and who has The Democrat “abused” in this matter? The Apologist says it never criticised the democratic postmasters here. Well, we have never criticised the republican postmasters in even the slightest particular, aritTwe even took the part of the present one when the Apologist was kicking about his appointment (he had no pap to distribute) and was calling him a democrat, by branding the charge as a base falsehood. We have criticised the public acts of the county commissioners and two or three now ex-county officers, and they deserved much more criticism than they got. Instead of whining about the criticism administered they should thank their lucky stars that it was not more severe than it was, for they well know we did not give them onehalf what they deserved. But, to return to the Apologist, “the paper that never criticised a public official,” or kicked on any steal made from the county treasury during that paper’s present management. Every reader of that measly sheet knows how it howled about the reduction in the gravel road repair tax by the county council. Jasper county was at that time and had been for several years levying a 5 cent, tax for gravel road repairs, and only had 23 miles of gravel roads! The county council reduced this levy 2 cents, and we are now repairing almost double the number of miles of road we repaired with the 5 cent levy, and doing it well, too. Every reader knows how the Apologist defended the stationery steals, and that to-day, in the year of our Lord one thousand nineteen hundred and one, our total cost for all books and stationery is but 11,440.30, against $2,882.08 only three years ago! We are also paying SSOO to S7OO too much now for classes one and two, and we hope another year to see the gang of sharks who engineer this thing broken up and honest competition brought in so that we will be able to secure these two classes for S4OO or SSOO. In proof of the statement that we are paying too much for classes 1 and 2 we publish the contract price in a few other counties, compared with Jasper. The first column shows the population of these counties and the second column the contract price for stationery supplies in the above two classes for this year: Population. Price. Benton County, 18,133 SBOB 50 Carroll “ 19,053 008 50 Shelby " 30.401 753 00 Sullivan " 30,005 031 00 Hamilton “ 30,014 730 05 Washington" 19,409 084 00 Marion " 197,337 000 78 White " 19,138 599 05 JASPER " 14,393 |, MT i 0 Now, if there are any “Doubting Thomases” who question the above figures we wouldauggest that they write the auditors of the counties named, enclosing stamp for reply, and all doubt will be set at rest. We do not publish more counties simply because these are the only ones we have seen published in the local and city papers, but this list is sufficient to convince any reasonable man of the truth of our charge, that WE ARE paying several hundred dollars too much

for these two classes of stationery in Jasper county. Every reader knows how the Apologist defended the Keener tp., gravel road steal and the practically criminal expenditure of those funds, and that the only .reliable information given the public in that connection was by The Democrat, whose silence could not be purchased by a little “pap.” Every reader knows how the Apologist defended John E. Alter and his unsavory record as county surveyor; an official who not only piled up bills so outrageously that even the commissioners themselves were astounded, and cut them several hundred .dollars in one year, but who used to hire “assistants” in his office at 50 cents per day and then charge it up to the county at one dollar per day. During the last year of Mr. Alter’s reign the total amount of claims filed by himself and assistants, to be paid direct out of the county treasury and to be passed upon by the commissioners, was $2,565.00. The commissioners “cut” these various bills $286.91. But the Apologist never criticised Mr. Alter, in fact it always defended him in every way. The present county surveyor has now held office a little more than two years, and while we have not the time now to run over the various allowances made by the commissioners to him and others who may have been employed in his office, we will wager a good cigar that the total allowances for the two years have been under $1,500! Every reader knows how the Apologist defended the mutilation of public records, a crime which has been left to go unpunished and would never have been made public but for The Democrat’s tearless criticism. They also know how the gang went before ar republican grand jury and got The Democrat editor indicted for letting the public know about it! They know, also, of lhe secret loans exposed by The Democrat and defended by the Apologist. The court house yard steal. The court house “extras” steals, and many, many others, fully exposed by The Democrat and gallantly defended by the Apologist, which “never criticised a public official.” Every reader knows how the Apologist went into spasms over the failure of the county council to appropriate a whole lot of money for “wolf scalps,” and predicted that the whole county would be carried away by the ravenous prairie wolves as soon as they found out that no ten dollars was anxiously waiting in the county treasuay to be paid for each and every one of their scalps; and yet no one has heard of any great depredations from these fourfooted cousins of the Apologist editor, and less than $75 has been expended for this purpose in the entire calendar year just closed, against $262.50 for the six months previous. If there is anyone in Jasper county that can furnish any proof that a single sheep, lamb or other domestic animal or bird has been killed by a wolf or wolves during the year just closed, we should like very much to hear about it. But several hundred dollars has been saved to the county, just the same. Every reader knows that the Apologist never bad one word to utter against the extravagance at the poor farm, where about $4,000 to $5,000 was required every year in addition to what was raised and consumed on the farm. The Democrat DID criticise this and said the farmpught to be nearly selfsupporting. The present superintendent has fully demonstrated that we were right in our contention. The present superintendent has been in charge of the poor farm ten and one-half months, and his reports for the three quarters passed show a net expense to the county (excess of expenditures over receipts) of but $670.72, and for the present quarter, which ends March Ist, the cost will not exceed S2OO. This covers ALL expenses —supplies, labor, superintendent’s salary, etc. The number of inmates has averaged 15 during this time—3 more than usual. .The dwelling house has been reshingled, new porches built, some new farm supplies purchased, including one binder, 2 horses, etc., all of which are included in the expense reports. This year be raised upon the farm 3,700 bushels of corn, 2,600 bushels of oats, 300 bushels of rye, a big lot of hay and much other stuff. He will have this spring to sell: 2,000 bushels of corn worth $666 (present prices), 2,000 bushels of oats worth $440, several hundred dollars worth of hogs apd other produce, and says that he thinks he can ere long make the farm wholly self-sustain-ing. The farm is in better kept up in the way of fences, etc., than ever before. And yet every taxpayer in the county knows that he was told this farm was being

run as economically as possible, while The Democrat contended otherwise. And what has been the result of all this? Notwithstanding all the bellowings of the Apologist and the tax-eaters to the contrary, taxes have been reduced one-HALF-IN THE PAST THREE YEARS’ The levy is now 34 cents on each one hundred dollars valuation, against 65 cents three years ago! What brought this about? Was it the Apologist, the paper that “never criticised a public official.” or complained of high taxes and official extravagance? Or was it The Democrat, which had the fearlessness to criticise where it was merited and the honesty to refuse to be bought off with a little “pap?” We do not think any fairminded taxpayer in Jasper county has any doubt as to where the primary credit for all this reduction in taxes belongs, or can longer be bamboozled by the presiding genius of the Apologist, who “never criticised a public official.” The Democrat HAS criticised in some instances—always where merited—and it will continue to do so It is proud of the results of this criticism and it hopes and expects other results of like character in some of the reforms yet to be brought about. “I w’as in bed five weeks with the grip—nerves shattered, stomach and liver badly deranged. Was cured with Dr. Miles’ Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills.”—D. C. Walker, Hallsville, O.

— Advertised Letters. Geo. Peterson, Frank L. Yeagar, Miss Jennie Hamilton, Ella Shields, Miss Glen. ‘A. Rodgers, C. , E. Gordon. F. B. Meyer.lP. M. Bucklen’s Arnica SalJe. Has world-wide fame for marvelous cures, it surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Boils, Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Chapped Hands, Skin Eruptions; Infallinle for Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at J. A. Larsh’s. Cows For Sale. 200 milkers and springers; always on hand. Sold on one year’s time. . Sam Yeoman Cut this out and take it To J. A. Larsh’s drug stere and get a free sample of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, the best physic. They also cure disorders of the stomach, biliousness and headache. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers east—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates Funds always on hand. W. B. Austin. “My was badly affected by an attack of grip and I suffered intense agony until I began taking Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure. It made me a well man.”—S. D. Holman, Irasburg, Vt. 5 PER CENT. MONEY. Money to burn. We know you hate to smell the smoke? Stock up your farms while there is money in live stock and save taxes on $700.00 every year. Takes 36 hours at the longest to make the most difficult loans. Don’t have to know the language of your great grandmother. Abstracts always on hand. No red tape. Chilcote & Parkison. “I was given up to die from heart and nervous troubles caused by grip. Six bottles each of Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure and Nervine cured me.” —Mrs. John Wollet, Jefferson, Wis. Beat OutZof an Increase of Hla Pension. A Mexican war veteran and prominent editcr writes: “Seeing the advertisement of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, I am reminded that as a soldier in Mexico in ’47 and *4B, I contracted Mexican diarrhoea and this remedy has kept me from getting an increase in my pension for on every renewal a dose-of it restores me." It is unequaled as a quick cure for diarrhoea and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by J. A. Larsh, Druggist.

For Sale at a Bargain. I have a farm of 10954 acres for Bale. The farm la well fenced, has five never falling springs- a brick houae of 4 room, in good order, bank barn 45x50. good well, sufficient timber for firewood and fencing. Land in shape for cropa. Possession given at once. Beet of reasons for selling, price $1,500. Title perfect. Abstract furnished. Address, Gko- F. Lawunci, Mayor, North Vernon, Ind. Mention this paper. Ilf I had Grip I would I use Dr. Miles’ Pain Pills I and Dr. Miles’ Nervine. I SoM «t an Drugglets.

The Sentinel’s Almanac.

The Indianapolis Sentinel Year Book and Almanac for 1901 which is just out, is the best number of this* popular annual yet issued. It is a nandsomely printed volume of about five hundred pages and presents a complete record of the last year all over the world. It contains a full history of the presidential campaign, including the proceedings and platforms of all the national conventions and the vote in detail of the entire country for presidential electors, state officers, and members of congress. The sporting record is full and accurate. The results of the census of 1900 are given quite fully and a great variety of other useful information. More than one hundred pages are devoted to Indiana affairs. This is the only almanac published which covers Indiana matters. The price of the almanac is twentyfive cents, and it is offered with the State Sentinel for one year for fifty cents. “Grif> robbed me of my sleep and I was nearly crazy with neuralgia and headache. Dr. Miles’ pain pills and Nervine cured me.” Mrs. Pearl Bush, Holland, Mich. Insist on having your sale bills printed at The Democrat office. We get up a good bill at a reasonable price and give a free notice iu the paper with each set of bills. Everybody, especially the farmer, reads The Democrat and a notice in its columns reaches the very people you want to reach. Remember this and govern yourself accordingly.

SAY, LOOK HERE!

do you want to buy or sell a FARM? IF SO, VISIT HONAN’S REAL ESTATE AGENCY. 80 acres in Milroy Township, 8 miles from city, good house, barn, wind-pump, orchard, etc. Price $42 per acre. = 160 acres in Jordan Township, well drained, good house and barn, orchard, best land in tp.; S4O per acre. 80 acres in Marion Township, in prime state of cultivation, .young bearing orchard, all thoroughly tiled,good house and barn, 6 miles from city, good roads all the year round; $55 per acre. 100 acres in Marion Township, 5 miles from town, best farm in the County for the price, 90 acres in cultivation. Price S2B per acre. 93 acres just outside corporation line, every foot in cultivation, thorougly tiled, good bouses and outbuildings, admitted to be the best body of land In the County. Price SIOO per acre. 160 acres in Jordan Township, good improved farm, well drained and fenced, dirt cheap at S4O per acre. 80 acres in Jordan Township, good black loam, entire farm can be cultivated, a bargain at $42 an acre. 60 acres in Marion Township, 5 miles from city. 10 acres timber, good house and new barn, good well, all drained, price $35 per acre. 8o acres in Gillam Township, 60 acres in cultivation. 12 acres of the best timber in township, house, barn, good orchard. Price S4O an acre. 80 acres in Marion Tp„ 154 miles from city at $55 per acre. 80 acres adjoining can be bought at same price. 10 acres inside city limits, finest land in the state, young orchard and shade trees street on 3 sides, ideal market garderv Price $3,000. House and corner lot 1 Block from Court House, most beautiful location in the city, a bargain at $3,000. New house and barn; orchard and 354 acres of ground in small fruits, ideal place for market garden, inside city limits, south of railroad, cost $6,000, will sell at $4,000. No. 23. 340 acres in Marion township atsso per acre. No. 23. 5754 acres in Jordan township at S4B per acre. No. 24. 5 room dwelling house & 3 lots at SBOO. No. 36. 163 acres in Marion township at $45 per acre. No. 37. 160 acres in Jordantownshipats3s per acre. No. 38. 80 acres in Hanging Grove township at $35 per acre. No. 39. 80 acres in Hanging Grove township at $35 per acre. No. 80. 80 acres in Gillam township at S4O per acre. No. 31. 40 acres in Gillam township at $35 per acre. No. 33. 120 acres in Jordan at S4O per acre. No. 34. 105 acres 254 miles from city at $62 per acre. No. 86. Fine brick residence and grounds, $4,500. No. 37. Good 7 room house and lots on River street. City. SIOOO. No. 88, New 8-room house and 5 acres at corporation line, 7 blocks from court house, $2,500. No. 89, ■ Fine 2-story house 3 blocks from court house, a bargain, SI7OO. No. 40. 8 city lots prom inent corner 1,200. For particulars call on or write E. P. Homan, Rensselaer. Ind.

WZg) That THE DEMOCRAT Print. The Bet ts AHI Cards Wl id JbL H, A LARGE BBLBCTION OF I' HORBB CUTS* FOR DIF- < FBRBNT CLABBBB OF BRBBDIXO BOMBS. Montt* B<MNt StaNi Ihrint Sold by A. F. Long.

Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Ry. ' a Rensselaer Time-Table, South Bound. No. 31—Fast Mail 4:48 a. m No. s—Louisville Mail, (daily) 10:55 a. m. No.B3—lndianapolis Mail, (dailyj.. 1:45p. m. No. 39—Milk accomm., (daily) 6:15 p. m. No. 3—LouisvilieExpress, (daily)..ll KMp. m< •No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p. m. North Bound. No. 4—Mail, (dai1y)..,... 4:30 a.m. No. 40—Milk accomm., (daily) 7:31a.m. No. 32—Fast Mail, (daily) 9:55 a. m. ♦No. 80—Cin. to Chicago Ves. Mail.. 6:32 p. m. tNo.38 —Cin. to Chicago 2:57 p.m. No. 6—Mail and Express, (daily).. . 3:27 p.m. •No. 46—Local freight 9:30a.m. No. 74 Freight, (daily) 9:09 p. m. •Daily except Sunday. tSnnday only. No. 74 carries passengers between- Monon and Lowell. Hammond has been made a regular stop for No. 30. No. 32 and 33 now stop at Cedar Lake. Frank J. Reed, G. P. A., W. H. McDobi., President and Gen. M'g’r, Chas. H. Rockwell, Traffic M’g’r, CHICAGO. W. H. Beam, Agent, Rensselaer.

Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law, Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans. Will practice in all the courts. Office first stairs east of Postofiice. * RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Hanley & Hunt, Law,’ Abstracts, Loans and Real Estate. Office up-stairs in Leopold’s block, first stairs west of Van Rensselaer street. Jas. W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney For The L. N. A. A C. Ry, and Rensselaer W. L. & P. Co. over Chicago Bargain Store. , Rensselaer, Indiana. FRANK FOLTZ. C. O. BFITLCR. MARUT R. KURRII Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, (Successors to Thompson & Bro.) Attorneys-at-Law. Law, Real Estate. Insurance Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the County. RENSSELAER, IND. Mordecai F. Chilcote, William H. Parkison Notary Public. Notary Public. Chilcote & Parkison, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Law, Real Estate, Insurance, Abstracts and Loans. Attorneys for the Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Cp. Will practice in all of the courts. Office over Farmers* Bank, on Washington St.. 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. * Ira W. Yeoman, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Remington, ... Indiana. Law. Real Estate. Collections, Insurance and Farm Loans. Office upstairs in Durand Block. H. O. Harris. E. T. Harris, J. C. Harris, President. Vice-Pres. Cashier. Rensselaer Bank. • Deposits received on call, Interest Bearing Certificates of Deposit issusd on time, Exchange Bought and Sold on principal cities, Notes Discounted at current rates, Farm Loans made at 5 per cent. We Solicit a Share of Yoar Business.

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. DraacTona. Addison Parklson, G. E. Murray, Jas.T. Randle, John M. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interestallowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A share of your patronage is solicited. Farm Loans at 5 par Cent. Drs. I. B. & I, M. Washburn, Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. I. B. Washburn will give special attention to Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Chronic Diseases. He also tests syes for glaaaes. j O*wc. TsLsrHOos No. 4a. Rssis.mc. Phoms No. 87. Rensselaer, * - Indiana. E. C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Office over Postofflce. Rensselaer, Indiana. Ornes Phoms, 177. Rssisshos Phoms, lIS. H. L. Brown, ' DENTIST. Office over Larsh’s drug store MorrLs* BoxlUh Stabta Powder Bold by A. F. Long.