Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1875 — TO THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF JASPER COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

TO THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF JASPER COUNTY.

Kvery Republican in the county ehould •übecribe fbt Thi J wek Republican a* once. Next year being the Centennial year of the Nation, and it also being the year of a Presidential election, every citizen should take a county paper. In einba of ten or more we will furnish the REPUBLICAN from now until the first of January, 1877, for one dollar and twenty£ve cents per year.

Hon. W. D. Kelley is what the Detr* ocratic papers call him now. It used to be “pig-iron’’ Kelley. The Logansport Journal thinks the effort to destroy our public schools is not crushed. Only slightly crippled. That “tidal wave” has bursted itself against the rocks of publie opinion, and has done nothing for the Democracy except to bury it in, foam and slimy seaweeds. Col. John A. Joyce, late United States revenue agent at St. Louis, was sentenced to a fine of $3,000 and three and a half years in the penitentiary, for complicity in the whisky frauds. Good enough. The packing houses of Chicago have a capacity for slaughtering 80,000 hogs per day, and they expect, thii year, to pack that number per day throughout the season. Chicago takes the “bristles” over Cincinnati now: The rule for the pronunciation of a Russian name is to cough once, sneeze twice, and say ski, but like all rules it has an exception. The exception in this case is the new Russian Minister to the United States, whose name is plain McHickine.

The State of lowa is out of debt and has $1,200,000 in the treasury. This is a Republican State, and shows how the people prosper when an honest party has control. — Ex. “When the righteous rale, the people reign.” A few months ago a story went the rounds of the press that General Sheridan had accepted $60,000 for his interest in the “Memoirsbut now comes the fish stoiy that he has been paid $30,000 for his share of the profits on the sales It is more than probable that neither story is true. Now that the fall elections are over and large Republican gains have been made, lookout for the Democratic cry of ■“third term” for President Grant. It was original.y started by the New York Herald, and has since been taken up by every Democratic cross-roads politician. If the people want President Grant for a third term, he will doubtless accept the office: but if they prefer some one else, he will quietly ‘-step down and out.” It is simply an act of egotism on the part of Democrats to try to dictate to Republicans who they may or may not nominate for President, and will have little influence one way or another.

Biware of Fleecers !—Our people have often been swindled and fleeced out of their earnings by unprincipled J ‘bummers,” representing this thing and that. The sad experience of those who have wasted their means on these worthless fellows do not deter others from being “taken in.” There are now traveling agents of irresponsible insurance companies peddling cheap insurance against Are through our county. Fire insurance in itself is all right Every man who owns a home or building should have it and its contents insured. But the object of insurance is to provide indemnity against accidental loss or damage by fire. To secure the object then we must follow the same rule that we would in depositing our money—patronize such men or companies only as have proven themselves responsible. A policy in one of the “wild cat" companies whose oily-tongued agents talk honest people almost out of their reason, is a sham. It is not worth house room. You might as well have a note on a broken bank. Several of the Lest companies in America are represented by reliable business men of our town. The JEina, the Phoenix, the Franklin, the German American, the Hartford, are all represented by agents well known to us. A policy in either of these companies is safe indemnity. The reputation alone of the men who represent them is a good guarantee of their safety. Insure your property by all means, but do not waste your money for a worthless piece of paper because “a good talker’* comes to you with a great show of words and figures, and offers you ‘ very low rates.” Take a policy in some good company, and get yonr insurance through a reliable man whom you can hold responsible for hie representations-

Messrs Moody and Sankey, the noted created so much excitement in England during the jteve beguntheir revival this country, at Brooklyn. are Mth AkxM and Mr. Moody has something of a reputation as a local preacher in Chicago.— the opinion as to the utility of his work seems to be about evenly divided, even among ministers themselves. There is no doubt but that some good m ust result from the wprk, ev**bit it has the effect to turn only onesinner from his evil ways. Mr, Mo^fy‘will podrome, in New York, during January, thence extending his work into other cities.

The indications are that President Grant will in his next message take strong ground in favor of Cuban freedom. The brutalities of the Spanish authorities in Cuba are a disgrace to humanity, and if General Grant will cause their cessation, the American people'will shout amen The war has nearly, devastated the beautiful island, and our own people suffer for the barbarism. In former years we imported largely of her products, and exported to her markets our own products. This great trade is now nearly destroyed. The independence of Cuba is now a foregone if Uncle Sam extends to her a helping hand in the hour of her greatest no lover of freedom will object. 1 Old Mr. Singer, the sewing machine man, was a great genius, wasn’t be ? He was worth $13,000,000, bore the clearest of reputations, belonged to the church, and died happy. But after a man dies then comas the inventory. It comes not only in the other world, but in this, The. rule could not be reversed fur a millionaire, and so we have found that Mr. Singer left when he died—not in the other world, for that isn’t in our line to hunt up—but in this mundane sphere.— He left first, the $13,000,000 ; second,, five wives ; third, twenty-four children ; fourth, provision for four of the wives; fifth, one mad, unprovided-for wife who swears she will have her share of the money or burst the will to splinters.

After all that has been said and done about an additional issue cf greenbacks and the resumption of specie payment, not one of the theorists who so widely differ as to which will be for the best interest of the country, has yet invented any plan by which the people, that is, the poor and needy who are without means, are to derive benefit .and obtain a supply of the much-desired lucre. It is a very easy matter to find fault with the existing condition of things,and to explain why they are so f but, unless a physician can prescribe a remedy or relieve the difficulty, of what use are his services ? It is very plain that there are several ways by which people can come into possession of money, it makes little difference whether it be gold, national bank notes or greenbacks. If one has anything to sell he can get it, be it labor, merchandise, farm produce or what not, but if a person has none of these, there only remains the alternative of going without or obtaining it by theft. Let every man in the nation produce something of value, and prosperous times will be upon us at once, but if the contrary course is pur sued, and every corner loafer takesup the cry of hard times, there will be no improvement in the situation.

The National Protestant. —This popular, attractive, and interesting AntiRoman Catholic monthly journal, we regret to say, was suspended soon after its introduction to the public last summer in consequence of the unforeseen and unexpected financial embarrassment of the late publishers. We are pleased to announce that it has been re-established upon a sound financial basis that guarantees its permanency and successful career.— The editorial management of the paper will be in the hands of D. M. Gazlay, Esq., formerly editor of Gazlay's Pacific Monthly, and for twenty-one years connected with the press of the country. Of long practical experience as a writer and publisher, he will bring to his assistance the most able and popular theological and literary talent available in this country and Europe. The original plan of a monthly publication of the paper will be maintained for the present, but the publishers hope, during ehe coming year, to make it a regular weekly newspaper. The November number is. just out and presents a handsome typographical appearance, and is brim full of interesting mat* er connected with the Roman Catholic question in its various aspects, and a large amount of choice and wellselected literary articles. The subscription price of the National ‘Protestant is but one dollar per annum, an amount' so small that places it within the reach of the humblest in the land. Specimen copies will be sent to any address Upon the receipt of ten cents by the publishers, M««»- Vogel & Co., 67 Liberty street, New York. "Wo hope to see the National Protestant liberally and generally sustained. ll’sfs • •-r-r’fsttA n !

missic&f the R»on on||e Ilt£ shall be observed in every school house within the State. While it commemorates this special event it is also designed to interest the children in the Centennial Anniversary now approaching; to educate them to the underlying principles of our republican government and the duties of American citizenship, and to, enable them to" contribute a mite in tabor ah* money towards promoting the success of the gvm exposilTonT-'His'proposed that each teacher shall arrange for some kind of en tertainment —recitations, exhibitions or spelling exercises will be appropriate— Charging a small admission foe. School Trustees are earnestly requested to co-oper-ate with the teachers. The parents, too, should see that the work is undertaken in their respective districts and should unite to make the occasion one which shall be, if possible, a memorable event in the child’s life. Let it be remembered that the raising of money although it is to be devoted to the noble purpose of exhibiting to the world the immense resources and educational advantages of our great State, is of secondary iportance compared with the instruction of the children, as suggested. The proceeds may be remitted to J. M. Ridenour, Treesurer of the State Centennial Finance Committee, at Indianapolis, who will return a receipt for the same. GEO. P. BROWN, W. A. BELL, ALEX. M. GOW, • JAS. H. SMART, Committee.