Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1911 — Page 2

CHE most disgraceful evil in America today is the terrible increase in the number of murders and the immunity from punishment of the guilty men. The United States today has the HIGHEST PERCENTAGE of murders of any country in the world. Ten years ago , there were only one hundred and seventeen to the million; today there are one hundred and twenty-six. Ten years ago one in every seventyfour cases wds punished; today only one in eighty-six meets the penalty prescribed by law. That this condition is due largely to the LAX MANNER in which our criminal laws are enforced there is no doubt. As long as this condition holds true our Declaration of Independence is a JOKE. In that great document it is stated that all men are endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Yet without life liberty and the pursuit of happiness are, of course, impossible. BB' M THE ONLY WAY FOR US TO PUT AN END TO THIS bISGRACEFUL EVIL IS TO REFORM AND ADMINISTER OUR CRIMINAL LAWS AS THEY ARE ADMINISTERED IN ENGLAND. MB* The conduct of most of our murder trials is a disgrace to our manhood, and the ABUSE OF THE APPEAL is even more disgraceful. In New York there are convicted murderers who were sentenced to death more than a year ago still awaiting final action on their appeals. And conditions in New York state are typical of the entire country. I don’t hesitate to say that the solution of this problem is the most important work before us.

Private Ownership of Public Utilities Root of Civic Corruption

By FRANCIS J. HENEY,

LiPE have been trying self government for ONE HUN■fi DRED AND TWENTY YEARS. It took ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE YEARS for us to find v the PROPER way to cast our BALLOTS, and we got this from faroff Australia. In spite of Fourth of July speeches, in which we assure each other that we are the most intelligent people on earth, we have as yet attained only a PARTIAL SELF GOVERNMENT. In our city government we have been the most CONSPICUOUS FAILURES, and the PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC UTILITIES is at the bottom of about all the troubles we have. Small offenders can be punished, but not so with men connected with public utilities. To JAIL individual agents is like screening a yellow fever patient so that the mosquito cannot bite the patient and thus spread the disease. Effectual progress can only be made by destroying the CAUSE of the corruption. IN MY OPINION THE ONLY PERMANENT REMEDY IS THE PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES. THIS WOULD ENLIST ALL THOSE ENERGETIC, WEALTHY AND INFLUENTIAL MEN ON THE SIDE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN GENERAL PROSPERITY IN THE CITY-THROUGH EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL MANAGEMENT OF THESE UTILITIES.

Women Need Not Be Drudge In Servantless Home

By Mrs. FRANK A. PATTISON,

SCIENCE in the kitchen means that the woman of average income and average family can actually have a SERVANTLESS HOME and not become he>s«f the household drudge. By dignifying and simplifying domestic labor, modern improved methods will put domestic service on a higher plane than ever before, and the servants employed in future will be WORTH WHILE. ' ’ ' It is time the present class of servants quite disappeared. The servant system is a SLAVE SYSTEM. Mistresses insist on long hours and little freedom for the maids. No wonder the latter swarm into factories and shops. It is true that the COMPETENT general houseworker is so rarely found that she may be called practically extinct.

Noted Graft

Prosecutor

at Colonia, N. J.

Increased Number of Homicides Is Worst Evil In Country Today

By ANDREW D. WHITE,

American Scholar and Diplomat

Who Made the Experiment

OLD TESTAMENT TIMES BROOKLYN TABERNACLE BIBLE STUDIES

-SONGS IN THE NIGHT" Psalm Ixxxv—Oct. 29 Lord hath done or eat things lor m thereof we are glad" —Psalm cxzoi, I. IE are Btill in the n ‘£bt of C B i wee P in 8- Sickness, sorrow, sighing and dying continue, and will continue until the glorious morning of Messiah's Kingdom. How glad we are that we have learned that then the glorious change will come to earth. The Prophet David expresses this thought, saying. “Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning" (Psalm xxx, 5). St. Paul breathed the same sentiment when he declared. "The whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. waiting for tne manifestation of the sons of God” (Romans viii, 22). The sons of God in glory will, with their Lord, constitute Emmanuel’s Kingdom. At present these sons of God are comparatively little known .or recog-

nized amongst men; frequently they are considered •‘peculiar people,’’ because of their zeal for righteousness and truth and for God. “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when

He shall appear we shall be like Him. for we shall see Him as He is;” and we shall share His glory, honor and immortality and with Him scatter Divine blessings to all the families of tbs earth. .. ' ■ ' "A Song of Deliverance” Our lesson, the 85th Psalm, may properly have several applications. The first of these, tvould be to Israel’s deliverance from the Babylonian captivity, when Cyrus gave permission that all who desired might return to Palestine. About fifty-three thousand, a small company, availed themselves of this privilege and of his assistance. The people rejoiced in this manifestation of the turning away of Divine disfavor and the return to them of Divine favor and blessing. The pardon of their transgressions as a nation was evidenced in this privilege of returning to God’s favor. A secondary application of the Song is just before us. Israel has been in a far greater captivity to Christendom during the past eighteen centuries. 1 JShe has the promise nevertheless of a \mighty deliverance. The Cyrus who gave them liberty to return from lit- \ eral Babylon was a type of the great Messiah who is about to give full liberty for the return of God’s ancient ; people to Divine favor—to Palestine. St. Paul refers to this coming deliv- • erance of Israel, in Romans xi. 25-29. The Deliverer will do more than merely regather them. He ■will do that which the 85th Psalm has predicted: as the Apostle says. "This is My Cove- • nant with them when I shall take away their sins.” See also Jeremiah xxxi, 31-34; Hebrews viiL 8-11. Israel’s sins have not yet been taken | away, even as the world’s sins have not yet been taken away. The great 1 Redeemer indeed has died for sin. and He is the sinner’s friend, but as ye: ' He has only appeared in the presence of God for «*— the Church—not for the world. v “Songs In the Night He Giveth” While the whole creation groans under its load of sin and sorrow, the saintly few may sing, may rejoice, even in the midst of all the sorrows of life, and even though they share the results of sin as fully or even more fully

Death—“the last enemy to be destroyed.”

blood of Atonement. They entered by the “strait gate” and “narrow way" of consecration to God—surrendering the: own wills and covenanting to do the Divine will to the best of their ahi. ity. • , ’C*' _ These have joy and peace and songs of thankfulness to God because to them He grants a knowledge of His Divine purposes, and shows them things to come. These see beyond the trials and tribulations of tbe present time —they see the glories that will follow the present time of suffering, i These see that the Church., the saintly few of all denominations and of all nationalities, are prospective heirs of glory, honor and immortality and association with the Redeemer jn His glorious Kingdom. This encourages them. When they perceive that God has ar : ranged that through Christ and the glorified Church the earth shall be • blessed, it inakes them “joyful tn the ■ house of their pilgrimage"—while wait- : ing for their own change from human .to divine nature. Seeing that God’s ■ provision “is human perfection for the ! world of mankind." they are content- , ed, and are glad to have God’s will : done in themselves arid in all the earth.

Mankind enslaved by "sin and death."

than do others The secret of their joy "is two fold. (1» They have experienced reconciliation t o God. (21 They have submitted their wills to His. will. They obtained this new relations hip by tbe way of faith in the Redeemer faith in His

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z ■ • Partial List of the Geo. F. Meyers Agency, Rensselaer, Ind. No. 8. 80 acres, all black prairie land, in cultivation; lies on main road, adjoining station, and on large ditch which gives it perfect drainage. This farm lies in good! neighborhood and has school on' corner of farm and is near several churches. This, farm has two sets of improvements, consisting of a four-room, two-story house, fair barn, and good well, at each place. Price $55, No. 9. 120 acres, all black prairie land in cultivation, lies on main road, near station, school and churches. This farm has good fourroom house, good small barn and good well. Price 550.0 G. No. 11. 120 acres on main road, shipping switch on farm, and near school and churches. This farm has 60 acres in corn, 40 acres in meadow and 20 acres in timber. There is a good four-room nouse, good small barn and good well. There is another five-room house and large barn and good orchard. The latter set of buildings are out of repair, but for a little money could be made serviceable. Price 545. No. 14. 160 acres, all black prairie land in cultivation, except 15 acres in timber pasture. This is all good corn land. This farm lies in good neighborhood, near station, school and churches. It has good two-story six-room house, large barn and good well. There is a large ditch through this farm that gives it fine outlet for drainage. Price 560. No. 15. 160 acres, lies on main road, near station, graded school and churches. All in cultivation, except 30 acres in timber; 110 acres is good black corn land and remainder is productive land, but lighter soil. There is a good twostory house of six rooms, and large barn and good well. Price No. 17. 240 acres. This land is all level, productive land, lies in good neighborhood, along large ditch, giving it good drainage; lies near twd stations, school and churches; 170 acres in cultivation and 70 acres timber pasture. There are three sets of improvements on this land, consisting of one five-room house and two four room houses, with barn and well at each place. Price 547.50. No. 22/ 400 acres. This farm is well situated, on main road, adjoining station, school on the farm, and near three churches. There are four sets of improvements on this farm, all in good condition, consisting of two four-room housss, one five-room house and one sixroom house. There is a barn and good well at each house. There is a large ditch running through this farm that gives it fine outlet for drainage. This land is all level productive soil, 320 acres black prairie in cultivation, and 30 acres light timber. This is a good investment, or would make a splendid home. A great bargain at 552.50. No. 24. 680 acres; This farm lies in one solid ,body, divided in the center by a public road; has station and school on the farfn, and is crossed by a large ditch giving Ante outlet for drainage. 600

acres of this farm is black prairie corn land and in cultivation, and 80 acres of light timber land, which is productive soil and lies level. This is one of the best farms in the county and the greatest bargain at the price. This farm has four sets of improvements, consisting of two four-room houses and two six-room houses, with barn at each place, and each has good well and one wind mill. Anyone wanting a bargain should see this farm. Price $55. No. 29. 98 acres, half mile of village and station, lies along large ditch which gives perfect outlet for drainage. It is all level productive land in corn, oats and timothy. There is a good five-room house, fair barn, good well and bearing orchard. Can sell on favorable terms, at 575. No. 30. 66 acres. This farm is a nice little home and a com fvm, six miles out. It is all in cultivation except about eight acres in pasture. It lies on a creek which makes a desirable place for fishing and boating. The banks are high and never overflow. There is a two-story eight-room house, good barn, large chicken house, work shop, cribs, and many other buildings, two good wells and large bearing orchard of apples, cherries, peaches, pears and grapes. This is an ideal home. Terms 51,500 down. Price $75. No. 34. 165 acres. This farm is all black corn land, well tilea, located half mile out from this city, on stone road, R. F. D., telephone with wind mill with three story house of fifteen rooms on stone basement that is in first class condition and well built throughout, with hard wood floors, tilu drain for basement and all as good as new. There is a large barn, two double corn " cribs, poultry house, work shop, pig house, good well with wind mill with three’ tsory enclosed tower, water piped to large cement tank in barn lot, a large cistern in kitchen with drajn to tile under basement. The house has large lawn with large walnut shade trees. There is about five acres of orchard of choice fruit. This farm is so situated the occupant <|in enjoy all the advantages of our city. Terms 510,000 down. Price 5165. G. F. MEYERS, Rensselaer, Ind.

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