Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1904 — EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS. [ARTICLE]

EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.

Oxford Tribune: After reading how the McCoys did it to the people of Rensselaer, and Fred Gilman to the people of Goodland, we feel that the people of Oxford owe a debt of gratitude to Zim Dwiggins for being so to them.

Morocco Courier: The temperance people scored another victory over the saloons this week when they filed a remonstrance against the application for liquor license of Peter Gorman. The remon strance had enough signers to do the business and a few to spare. Morocco now has but one saloon and it looks like its days were numbered. And what then?

Starke County Republican: Coroner Solt of San Pierre, has been a busy man in the week just gone by. He has been called upon in his official capacity four times, one suicide, one death from natural cause, one murder and one railroad accident. This is a little strenuous for the doctor, and he is about "all in” himself.

North Judson News: From a Kansas paper we learn the girls of that state have a new way of entertaining. They give ‘‘slumber parties.” At these the girls stay up most the night and then stay in bed the next morning until they are sure that their mothers have the breakfast dishes washed. Come to think of it, there’s nothing so very new in that except the name.

Pulaski County Democrat: Statistics show that foot ball is responsible for the deaths of thirteen young men . and boys this year. This is a frightful result, and shows the brutal tendency of the sport. This is many times as many as lost their lives through pugilism during the same time, yet pugilism is usually considered the most brutal sport of all The number of jseriously injured is little less appalling and much greater.

Chicago Examiner: Of the three hundred and odd violent deaths in Chicago during the month of November just past, forty were credited to alcoholism, while it is safe to say that ninety per cent of the suicides, the homicides and the fatal cases of consumption and some other diseases could be traced to the same cause. As for the misery, the sin, the crime and the poverty in the world, alcohol is the source of nearly all of it.

White County Democrat: National Chairman Thomas Taggart has assumed active control and management of the Indianapolis Sentinel. It is hoped by Democrats throughout the state that Mr. Taggart will be able to bring the Sentinel back to Rs old time position as the State organ of the party. But Mr. Taggart must heep himself and his paper in touch and sympathy with the party that does the voting and not with the party that promises the money. His recent experience with Wall street crowd should prove a valuable lesson.

Hon. E. P. Hammond, of this city, who was colonel of the 87th Indiana during the civil war, may be appointed to a place on the National Soldiers’ Home board to succeed Hon. Geo. W. Steele, of Marion, who, it is said, is to be made governor of the National Soldiers’ Home at Marion. News of the proposed change came from Washington to day. Colonel Hammond has not sought the honor of being on the board, but will accept it if tendered to him. He is one of the best known veterans in the state and is a lawyer of marked ability.—LaFayette Courier, Dec. 7.