Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1909 — Page 2

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THE JIISPER COUNTY DEMI. F. E. BJBCOCK, fDITOR AND PUBLISHER. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Published Wednesdy's and Saturday’s. Entered ns Second-Class Matter June 3, 1908, at the post office at Rensselaeer, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Office on North Van Rensselaer Street. Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. Advertising rates made known on ap■s plication. SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1909.

The Beef Trust not only fixes the prices of our meats, eggs, fruits and vegetables, but it (proposes to control the price of our shoes. The duty on hides benefits it and nobody else.

The Hon.. Charles Berry Landis, late congressman, from the Ninth District, has not yet landed another office. Perhaps he now realties as never before that his famous utterance about ‘'all sorts of jobs for all sorts of hien" in" the Republican state convention of 1 906 may admit of numerous exceptions. Just now Mr. Landis is only one of the millions of unemployed.

The legislature of 1907 passed a law providing tor the reorganisation of the state railroad commission, but Governor Hanly did not carry it out. But it is different with Governor Marshall. He proposes to act under the new Law and even his predecessor's appointees on the commission have conceded that ills view of the law is correct and the commission is now in process of reorganization. With the exception of one commissioner the entire working force has been Republican. This will be changed and Democrats will be given a chance .at some of the places at the disposal of the commission.

So tar the Democrats in the senate have taken only a small part in the tariff debates. They doubtless considered that while the Republicans were figthing among themselves it was good policy not to interfere. Some Democratic senators have made speeches, however. One or two of these might as well have been tirade by Republicans, as they did not represent real Democratic position. The Democratic’ party is either ay tariff for-revenue-only party or if is nothing so far as the tariff iJ concerned. Any Democratic senator or representative who does not understand this has no business in congress—at least, not as a Democrat.

THE MILLIONS NOT HEARD

Senator Burkett of Nebraska, a Republican, during the tariff debate last week, as told in a Washington dispatch “repeated the . statement frequently made before that the interests of the consumers of the country had been ignored in the preparation of the bill, and it was about time for them to be shown at least the same consideration that had been given to the manufactur-

ers and corporations.” Thereupon Senator Aldrich, general Republican boss and ehairman of the committee that had the tariff bill in charge, declared that most of the people who had been heard by the committee ‘‘urged increases in duties,” and he ‘‘regarded this as reflecting the general sentiment of the country.” This statement is both bold and impudent. The people heard by Aldrich were the men and corporations who, under the tariff law, are allowed to tax all others for their own private benefit and of.

course they wanted duties Increased. None of the millions of consumers tvere heard, but according to Aldrich (and he will pass his bill) the “general sentiment of the country” is not created by them but by the protected industries, the trusts and other benefltted corporations. The men who control the Republican party do not care anything about the real general sentiment of the country.

Dispatches from London say that Whitelaw Reid, the American ambassador, intends to go out of office in a “blaze of glory.” This is taken to mean a vulgar display of money in dinners, balls and other entertainments for the delectation of all the available “royality” and “nobility.”. It is also said that Edward White, American ambassador at Paris, wants to succeed Reid at London. White is practically an expatriate. He has been absent from the United States -so long that we are foreign people to him. In recent years this country has suffered much at the hands of its European ambassadors. All self-respecting Americans have felt shamed by the silly and un-American conduct of their country’s “representatives.” Will President Taft try to reform the diplomatic department? If not, it should be abolished until the right sort of a man gets into the White House.

ROUTING THE SCHOOL BOOK COMBINE.

Governor Marshall has again proved by his acts that he is the right man in the right place, and that while he is in office the interests of the people will be protected so far aS his power goes. By virtue of his office, the governor is a member of the State Board of Education. Among the, duties of this board is that of contracting for textbooks to be used in the public schools. On April 8, bids were received by the board for readers, geographies, arithmetics and copybooks, and time was taken to examine the offers made. It was expected that awards would be made last week but conditions had arisen which caused a further postpone-

ment. "• . Charges were made-. that a combination had been formed by certain publishers to bring about if possible, a complete change in the books to be contracted for throwing out all of those now in use and substituting the books published by the combine. It was said that a /“slate" had been gotten up for this purpose and that attempts were being made to influence tlie board of education to adopt this slate. All these charges were set forth with great particularity in some of the Indianapolis newspapers, and the situation had an ugly look. The hotels swarmed with schoolbook agents and the air was filled with the criminations and recriminations passing among them.

Governor, Marshall put on his f’ghting clothes, and when the board n et last week he made it very clear that whatever was done must be done openly so that the people should know where to place the responsibility. On his motion a resolution was adopted providing, that when a member voted for any book lie should write his name on his ballot and that all ballots should be presented so that the public might know where every member of the board stood. The governor took other steps to head off unholy combinations and severely scored the book lobby. In order that the air might be cleared, final action was postponed until May 14. It is known that Governor Marshall is opposed to unnecessarily changing books now in use because of the great expense to the families having children in the public schools. Nearly everybody else, except the schoolbook men who are trying to get their own wares installed, agrees with him. Witji the possible exception of the readers, well informed educators declare that there is no occasion for a change in the textbooks. An unnecessary change with its consequent cost'* would be an outrage on the book-buying parents of the state.

As matters now stand it looks as if the lobbying combine has been completely routed and that the board of education when It again comes together will proceed to the performance of its duty to the people without further hindrance.

NOTICE TO WATKINS PATRONS.

I wish to announce to the patrons of Watkins remedies that my new stock of goods have now arrived and I started out Monday, April 26, canvassing the Jasper county territory. Save your orde-s for me. Patrons can be supplied from the wagon, at Knapp’s livery office in Rensselaer or at my nome near Knlman. V. M. PEER, Agt.

"CHICAGO LOCATED.

The New York Poetoffice Discovered It / In Illinois. Where is Chicago? This abstruse geographical problem must have given considerable brain fag to employees of the New York postoffice recently. The history of their researches to establish the whereabouts of the town with the "odd sounding name, don’t you know,” may be read easily from the face of an envelope received a few days ago by the Dally New’s. The envelope was of the ordinary gray variety used by the foreign service of the Dally News. It was from London—from London, England. The address it bore, in large, black printed letters, was: “Chicago Daily News, 123 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, U. S. A.”

That was all. The New York postoffice had nothing more to guide it in furthering the progress of the missive than these few words. What wonder that the letter should finally reach its destination bearing the proud legend, stamped in red ink, "Deficiency in address supplied by N. Y. P. O,” and written in red ink beneath the hieroglyphic "Chicago,” the guiding syllable “Ill.” which had been omitted from the original address. Thus did New York supply the “deficiency.” While contemplating this Interesting record of the zeal of the New Yorkers In working for the betterment of the postal service, it Is easy to imagine the turmoil into w’hlch the eastern office was thrown when the foreign malls brought in this meagerly addressed missive. The trouble probably started with a minor clerk reading the brief inscription, scratching his head perplexedly and asking his neighbor in the most approved Pall Mall fashion: “Oh, I say, old chap, did you ever hear of Chicago?” Then two heads were scratched, and the cry was passed along the line, “Where, oh, where is Chicago?” until at last it reached the astute ears of some scholarly old fellow who was willing to set to work and solve the problem. Getting down his charts of the wild and unexplored western lands, he let his forefinger w’ander across its prairies, along its river valleys and finally about the border of its lakes until he came at last to the faintly imprinted letters, “Chicago.” Oh, joy! 'lt was found. There remained only to discover what state line surrounded the obscure village thus designated. Illinois, the map stated. Chicago, then, is in Illinois. How easy when one, knows how! Back along the line passed the w’ord, “Chicago is in Illinois!”

The problem was solved. The efficiency of the New York postoffice was proved. Hastily grabbing his pen, the first clerk wrote in triumph, “Ill.,” and sent the letter securely along its destined route.—Chicago News.

Definition of Assault In England.

An assault may be committed without the exertion of any actual force, as a recent case before Justice Darling shows. A person may be guilty of the crime by simply frightening his victim. If any form of physical contact takes place the offense rises from an “assault” to a “battery.” “Assault and battery,” therefore, is not a mere reduplicated phrase. To constitute the minor crime some degree of alarm must be present in the mind of the party threatened, but that in itself (not very logically) is not enough. The person guilty of the menace must have the power of carrying out his implied threat, whether the victim knows it or not. Thus it has been held that while presenting a loaded pistol at a person is certainly an assault. To point an unloaded pistol is not.—Manchester Guardian.

Rapid Photograph Printing.

If amateur photographers could afford such a machine for printing their pictures as is used by a large stereoscopic view company they would get more pleasure than now out of the use of their cameras. The company runs a machine which will print at the rate of 1,500 photographs an hour. It is so arranged that when the length of the exposure needed for a given negative has been ascertained it can be set to run at that rate and will continue to run indefinitely. The sensitized paper is carried to the negative by a suction disk, is exposed to an electric light and passed on to a receiving box. It is then delivered to a developing machine, from which it emerges ready to be trimmed and mounted. Thus the drudgery of photography is done by machinery.

Moving Stairs For Waiters.

It is a strange fact that one of the greatest conveniences possible in the working mechanism of a hotel Is being successfully Introduced in foreign hotels and, although manufactured in New York, Is only beginning to be heard of in the United States. It is known as an escalator and is a moving runway or stairs for carrying the waiters from the level of the kitchen to upper dining rooms. Less than a year ago one of them was shipped to a leading hotel In Stockholm, Sweden, and some time later another to a hotel in Buenos Aires. Others are being prepared for shipment to hotels in Europe.—Popular Mechanics.

Mr. Roosevelt’s Forehandedness.

For the months immediately following bis exit from Africa in the spring »f 1910 Mr. Roosevelt has three engagements, the exact dates for which are as yet necessarily indefinite. He will deliver three series of lectures—at Oxford, at the Sorbonne In Paris and at the University of Berlin. As a hint of Mr. Roosevelt’s forehandedness and capacity as a worker if is worth saying that all these lectures are already written.—Collier’s.

GET THE HABIT ~~ ~ Of coming to our store for what you buy at a drug store. May time is house cleaning time. Let us help you make it easier. We have everything you need in the way of Disinfectants, Deodorisers, Wall Paper Cleaners, Furniture Polish, Wall Paper, Paints, etc., J* J* We carry a full line of the celebrated Rodger’s Stainfloor, (the best of Varnish Stains), makes your old furniture and floors look like new. Don’t forget the place. Long’s Drug Store

When you want a Refrigerator, Cream Separator, Lawn Mower, Washing Machine, Seeds and Tools for the Garden or anything in Hardware, come in and see us Reliable Gasoline Stoves and Ranges will make your cooking easier—why sweat your life away, when for a small sum you can buy a Reliable Gasoline Stove or Range and save so much labor, heat and dirt this summer. All sizes. All prices. Come in and see them. None better. WARNER BROS., SEJt

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KING No. 6433. SHIRE BTALLION. ” KING is a dark dapple bay stallion, 16 hands high weighs 1,600 pounds^^ present time. He foaled May C. M. Moots, Normal, 111. Sire, Allerton, No. 3008 fiSaESßfeakb. (8682); Dam. 5868, by Conquerer Stand, Terms and Conditions: Kin* will make the season of 1909 at my fann, 10 miles north of Rensselaer, 3% miles east of Fair Oaks and 3 miles south of Virgie, at *IO.OO to insure colt to stand and suck. Service, money becomes due and payable at once oi owner parting with mare; product of horse held good for service. Not responsible for accidents. PAUL SCHULTZ, Owner.

VASISTAS. . v- s .

VASISTAS is an imported Percheron Stallion, recorded in botn the French and American Stud Books; color black and tan. He weighs 1800 pounds in moderate condition. He stands 16 hands high, tore leg 10% inches, hind leg 12 inches. We will gladly show him to you at a trot. We invite an inspection of his colts throughout the country. .Will stand for the season of 1909 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at farm of Charley Pullin, five miles north and one-half mile east of Rensselaer; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Hemphill stallion barn in Rensselaer. TERMS—SIS to insure colt to stand and suck; sl2 to insure mare in foal, payable when mare is known to be in foal. Parting with mare forfeits insure ance and service fee becomes due at once. Not responsible for accidents. CHARLEY PULLIN & SON.

REGISTERED PEkCHERON STALLION. BAUMBIN Registered in the Percheron Society under the Number 2868. Sire Daniel 46828; he by Cotte 25271. Dam Julia 2735, she by Mirka 2419. BAUMBIN will be 5 years old on .April 9, 1909, is a beautiful coal black in color, with white spot in forehead and one white hind foot. His weight 13 1800 pounds; he has large, smooth bones, excellent style and fine action. Baumbin is an extra good breeder: his colts are large, with good bone and nice color. Baumbin will make the season of 1909, as follows: Mondays—At W. S. Lowman’s 2 miles east and % mile north of Pleasant Ridge. Tuesdays and Wednesdays—At the Ford Farm, near the Banta Schoolhouse, 3 miles northeast of McCoysburg. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays— At my place, 3 miles east and 1% miles north of Rensselaer. TERMS:—SI2.SO to insure a living foal, or $lO to Insure a mare to be in, foal. Parties parting with mare or leaving the county are liable at once for the service fee and the get will oe held for the service. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur. Shire Stallion. BILLY WONDER. Is a brown stallion, weight 1500 pounds; age 7 years, with excellent breeding qualities. Will make the season of 1909 at my place, 3 miles east and I*4 miles north of Rensselaer. TERMS:—SB to Insure living colt, or $6 to insure a mare to be in foal. Parties leaving the county or parting with mare, the service becomes due at once. H. E. LOWMAN, Owner and Manager.

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NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT. No. 9274. .. * ■ Notice is hereby given that on Monday, June 7th, 1909, up to 12 o'clock noon, the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals for the contructlon of a steel bridge in Walker Township across the Grover Smith Ditch near half ■ section line between sections 1 and 6, in Township 31 north, range six west. Said bridge to be 40 feet long and 16 foot roauway. and on tubes. Said bridge to be b,uilt according to plans and specifications now on file in the Auditor’s office. All bids to be accompanied by bond and affidavit as required by law. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, By order of the Board of Commissioners. of Jasper County. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN. Auditor Jasper County.

NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT. Notice is hereby given that on Monday, June 7th,. 1909, up to 12 o'clock noon, 'the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals for furnishing supplies for use of County Poor Asylum for quarter ending August 31st, 1909. The requisition for said supplies is on file in this office. All bids must be accompanied by bdnd and affidavit. By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN Auditor Jasper County