Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1906 — EXCURSION TO CHICAGO. [ARTICLE]

EXCURSION TO CHICAGO.

There used to be an old saying that “as goes Maine so goes the nation,” but the G. O. P. would like to forget it for a while. This “revolution” in Cuba is no doubt a cut and dried affair to get annexation to the United States. The details will no doubt be forthcoming ere long. Another unfailing sign that winter is approaching, is furnished by the report that there exists “a shortage of coal cars.” The consumer knows just what that means. Let the prosecutor conduct a court of inquiry a nd get after all the gamblers, no matter who they are. Don’t single out one or two and bold them up as horrible examples, Head coach Folsom of Hanover, says the new foot-ball rules are a farce and a fizzle. “The on side rule after a kick,” he says, “will be especially dangerous and will cause more injuries alone than all the old rules put together, ’’ The way to reform football is to abolish the game. ♦lease Martin, the democratic treasurer of Carroll county, publishes a card in the papers of that county stating that, if elected, he will turn all moneys received from interest on the county funds into the county treasury for the benefit of the taxpayers, depending alone on the salary of the otjice as fixed by law for his compensation.

Thomas W. Burt, ex-chairman of the Tippecanoe county central committee, ex-city clerk of Lafayette, member of the Burt-Terry-Wilson stationary company—which has furnished county supplies to various counties in this section of the state, including Jasper, where the figures on their bid were changed after being accepted by the county some two years ago—now postmaster of Lafayette, a Crumpaoker shouter for many years and a bosom friend of the late lamented T. .1, McCoy of Rensselaer, is reported to be $1,519.10 short in his accounts as city olerk. A non-partisan committee appointed by Mayor Durgan went carefully over Burt’s books and so reported to the oity oouncil. With Mr. Crumpacker’s boss henchman, T. J. McCoy, in the penitentiary for being too free with the money deposited in his bank, and another bunchman, who was Tom’s chief lieutenant, charged with being Bhort in his accounts, it would seem that Judge Orumpacker has been unfortunate in the selection of his principal backers.

Prom high, diplomacy to the corner grocery i# a sodden and a sad drop. Bat a very important period has been reached in the preparation of the Agricultural Department to enforce the new meat inspection law, and in all probability this is of more immediate interest to the householder than war and rumors of war in Cuba. The Department has just issued a small pamphlet that ought to be memorized by every housekeeper showing how thb real may be distinguished from the spurious in buying all sorts of meat products. Fresh meat has always been inspected by the Department of Agriculture before it was allowed in interstate trade, but now this inspection will extend to all sorts of smoked and prepared meats and to canned meats stuffs, Worse even than this for the dealers is the fact that imitations will have to be unmistakably labeled and in this lays the value of the pamphlet. A “Virginia Ham’’ which was never raised in Virginia, can only be called “Virginia Style Ham” when it is put on sale. Vienna Sausage, Frankfurters and English Sausage

must all have the incriminating word “Style” inserted in the label if they are not the real imported variety. The same thing is true of lard and when the consumer buys “Pure Leaf Lard” or any other well known variety of lard, he may be assured that he is getting what he asks for unless the contrary is distinctly explained on the label. The same is true of canned and potted meats of all sorts, and to the regret of the dealers, hog snouts and mutton will no longer be allowed to mas. querade as “Potted Chicken.” This volume is a most interesting one, and as it is a government publication which costs nothing, ought to be in the hands of eyery housekeeper. Write the Secretary of Agriculture for it.

The Monon will run another excursion to Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 30, train running on same schedule as former special Sunday excursions to Chicago, passing Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m„ and leaving Chicago at 11:30 p. m. The round trip fare from all points between Monon and Rensselaer inclusive will be ¥1.25; Surrey and Parr 11.15; Fair Oakß SI,OO. Among the attractions in the Windy City on that day will be a baseball game between Chicago and Washington League teams.