Pike County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 22, Petersburg, Pike County, 9 October 1884 — Page 2

me Gonntj Democrat. OFFICII!. PAPER OF THE COUNTY. ^ Wm. P. KBIGfiT, Editor and Pttpriatof [Entered at the P)p*fc>mcc at Petersburg, Iitil., tor transmission through tin; mails as second da.^ matter.} TEESS Of' SIBSeBIPxm. If paid In (ulvnnc-c , . tl £5 If paid within thirty day*......j ® If paid Within the year..1 75 If paid after expiration of year. I 00 No paper sent out of the county unless paid u> advance. Persona sending ns a club of five, with I&25, will receive the paper free for one year. Liy' T* e Pike t’epatj Ifcnaccrst has the lartest eirrnlatloa of any newspaper pnMished in Pike County t Advertiser* wRl make a note of this faetl, Thursday, Oct. 9,1884. f DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET. For President, GROVER CLEVELAND, of New York. For Vice-President, THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, of Indiana. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. For Governor, ISAAC P. GRAY, of Randolph. For Lieutenant-Governor, MAH LON D. MANSOX, of Montgomery. For Secretary of State, WILLIAM R. MYERS, of Madison. For Auditor of State, JAMES H. RICK, of Floyd. For Treasurer-cf State, JOHN J. COOPER, of Marion. For Attomcy-Geileral, FRANCIS T. HORD, of Bartholomew. For Reporter Supreme Court, JOHN IV. KERN, of Howard. , For Judge Supreme Court—Fifth District, J. A. S. MITCHELL, of Elkhart. For Superintendent Public Instruction, JOHN IV. HOLCOMB, of Marion. DEMOCRATIC DIST. TICKET. For Congress—1st District, JOHN J. KLEINER, of Yanderbtrrg. Fcr Joint Representative—Pike and Dubois, LEM Id. R. HARGRAVE, of Pike. For Jiujge—11th Judicial Circuit. OSCAR M. 1VELBORN, o£ Gibson. For Prosecutor—11th Judicial Circuit, JOHN L. BRETZ, of Dubois. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

For Treasurer, FRED. II. POTKER. For Sheriff, WILLIAM J. SHRODE. For Recorder. JOSEPH C. RIDGE. For Surveyor, FRANK R. BILDEEBACK. For Coroner, ' PEM S. WITHERS. For Commissioner 1st District, WILLIAM J. ABBOTT. For Commissioner 2d District, EDWARD II. REEDY. F&ithlHl in ail Tbiaft. Buffalo Express, Rep.: The people of Buffalo hare known Mr. Cleveland as otic of their worthiest citizens, tme of their manliest mcn—faithful to his elieutsQhtUhfui to his friends; faithful to every public trust. Praadof Sits Record. Buffalo Advertiser, Rep.: The ffhspkpf Buffalo are proud of the record he nr; made as Mayor of the city anf! us Chief Magistrate cf the ■Sictc. While tee earnestly support the ecmitolate of cur party for President of the United States, tee would not detract one jot or tittle frorr. the velbeamcd fame of the distinguished gentleman icka honors the vi'-position by bearing its standard. A llcpabljian Opinion. [8t.Louis<ilobe*DeuiGer‘at, Rep.,May 23,18$!.] “Blaine cannot carry the fail St! englh of the Republican party, to begin with, aiiil his repulsive, rotter, record will rep; l the independent or detached voters, lie is no unc-hant man, and the people will red have him. Tv nominate him would be to court defeat. He siands'self-con-victed of prostituting the high offices he hits held to build up et private fortune A BHUU3 TAKER. II Blshonest Tlien, is He Honest Now? What u lending RapubitOftn paper now sup* Porting Blaine thought of him in 1S<2: “The startling exposure of Speaker Blaine’s venality in connection with the Union Pacific Road, pastern Division, entirely destroys, of course, whatever credit some people may hare given his evasive denial of Ike Oakes Ames bribery, and puts the whole ease o f the Credit Mobitier upon a different basis. * * i* Row ft is shewn that Speaker Blaine tiercr deserved his good reputation. He had taken tribes in another ease.’’—[New York Tribune,-Sept. 39,1872.

Tue rads are on the run. Guihjel’s G. A. 'It. scheme is too thin. Blaine is the dull, sickening'thud of the Republican party. Vote for a reduction of the countydebt—scratch Johnson and Evans. A vote for Johnson and Evans 13 a vote to increase the county indebtedness. VfE promise the tax-pavers another installment of facts and figures next tveek. If you want the comity indebtedness increased, vote for the Ilapubiicau candidates for commissioners. Mk. Blaine is the ‘-heavy vidian” in the opera now in progress, but seems to have gotten more lucre than did the brigand, Fra Diavalo. Blaine made a great mistake when he inspired a cowardly attack up Governor,Cleveland’s private character, which now recoils on himself. The “political effect” of the reports of the county indebtedness for 1878 to * 1882 will be the result of the election of a Democratic Board of Commissioners. __ The Sullivan Democrat is thirtyone years old, and Murray Briggs has been its editor from the start. We .wish that Mr. Briggs and the Democrat may live “forever and a day.” ■„ .Jay Gould has scut $100,000 to Ohio, to help carry that Slate for Blaine. Surely this ought to be sufficient evidence that Blaine is the friend of the industrial producing classes. __ Tue Press has an article on “persecution” that would no doubt bo taken down at one swallow by an outsider, but to one who has had a hind %; scene ir, it is a farce. scenes” here for l

Pat This aiKl That Together. Tub indebted-) Count* indebt* ness of the county in 1883 was about $40,000.—-Mere assertion of Press. ness in 1882, $28,688 9S>.—A ncorn statement of the officers. Voters, independent of party desire an economical administration of county affairs. They hare tried the Republican board. The le ports show it to be incompetent Dispense with their services. Calkins assessing' a poor widow $12, and having her turned out of a little postoffice because she failed to pay it, is enough to cause every true woman to use her influence to defeat him for Governor. Keep these figures in your mind when asked to re-elect Johnson and Evans: Comity indebtedness, 1882, (Democratic management) $28,386 95. County indebtedness June 1, 1884, (Republican mismanagement) $41,oob. Great efforts will be made by the Republicans to explain the mismanagement of comity affairs by Republican commissioners. It can not be done. The figures stare them in the face and can not be effaced by ‘‘explaining." The Washington Gazette advises us —“tell the truth,” the Editor says. Wc are glad to see our neighbor adopting the maxim of Mr. Cleveland, and will no doubt profit by it. You see it sounds so much better than “Burn this letter.” Mr. Halstead, editor of the Cincinnati Commercial, said of Blaine a few days ago: “He is - immensely popular with the rank and file of the Republican party.” In 187fJ>this same Halstead saitl that “Blaine ought to be branded as a common thief.” “Explaining to the lawyers” has been changed to explaining to the tax-payers, which the Republicans will try to do. The increase in the county indebtedness is plain, and the Republican board will be held accountnnlfv liv tint rtf tKo t«v_n*rpoiv

The election of a Democratic Board will not prevent the recovery of as much money on the suits as would be under a. Republican Board. Do not be misled by false issues. The issue is plain aud all can understand it” —Do yon want the county indebtedness increased ? If so, rote for Johnson and Evans. Trotectiox to every citizen, native or naturalized, at home and abroad,” says Mr. Blaine. Mr. Mc:3wecney,who \ laid in an English dungeon for months, appealed to Blaine while he was Secretary of State. Mrs. McSweoney made a personal appeal, all to no purpose. Judge the Plumed Knight by his record, not by his promises. A short time before his death, Wendell Phillips said : “At present there can be only two political parties. The Republican • is one. I distrust and despise the Republicans as hypocrites and time-server.-', as doubledealers. as soulless carrion masquerading in the grave clothes of their honored predecessors. They have no right to seek their candidate among high-minded and honorable men.” Tun fact that Ohio will go Republican will not lessen the chauces of Democratic success in November. Ohio always records her vote for the Republican Presidential nominee, and will ilo so this year. It went Republican, < as a matter of course, in 1S7G when we sleeted Tilden and Hendricks and will ' repeat the performance this year. The i Republicans are flooding it now with money and of course will carry it. They must do so or give up the 1 8ght. , , Tue election will be held Tuesday, November 4th. 1884. No one can vote J at the election who is- not then tweu- ‘ ty-ono years of age, and who was not 1 a resident of the State on the 4th day of May, I8S4, and continously a rcsi- 1 dent of the State from that time on ' to the time of voting. Xu addition, he : must have been a resident of the township on and after the 5th day of September, 1881, and of the precinct inland alter October 5, 1S84. Do not forget these dates. ’

Iue Repa oilcans who are around : asking Democrats to support portions of their ring ticket are the very fel- , lows who Would see a Democrat in a i very warm place before they would help him, much less vote for him. ; Wilson never voted for a Democrat in his life amf never will. lie is the bitter enemy of the Democratic party and is now doing all he eau to defeat the Democratic County, State and National tickets, yet he has the cheek to ask Democrats to support him. Ili-AINX has answered the interrogatories sf the Indianapolis Sentinel! in the libel suit, His answers are full and complete, and are i clear vindication of the charges preferred against him by that villainous sheet.— Press. Answer to the 7th interrogatory contains this: ‘4The marriage was secret,” without a license, “under tire laws of Kentucky which then stringently required a license.” Take the 1 letter from yoor mast-head saying ' the story is “utterly and abominably* 'also in every particular.” Wiiem you get in a tariff discussion i ifiih a Kepublicaa he will soon get 1 >ff the question and assert that if the Democrats get in power they will : don the pension of all union soldiers i tad pension the rebel soldiers. Any na a who will make such an assertion is either a fool or a liar. If he is a : nan of any ways near ordinary sense, 1 w insults hjsown honesty, if he has « my, by making assertions which he ] snows himself have not a sylable of i ruth irv them. Such men arc to be 1 ritied rather than condemned. t

Up ti> the time of going to press, the offers to bet ott the increase of the eonaty indebtedness has fottad no takers. The offers: 1500, that the County indebtedness J une 1.1882, was not . $f>00, that the county iudehtedness June 1,18-34, was over $.100, that the indebtedness was larger June 1,1884, than it was June 1,1882.. I f any party or parties wish to take the above bets they can be accommodated by calling- at this oE.ce. Int the event the above bets are taken, each side to select a man to examine the records, and the bets to be decided by their report. By renominating- A. H. J ohnson for County Commissioner, the Republican party endorses and justifies ail the recklessness and extravagance of the Board of Commissioners in their management of the affairs of the county, as well as their management of the investigation. And to vote for him is to say that nine dollars per day ought t# be paid to gentlemen to enjoy a comfortable shade in summer and a good, warm fire iu winter. The farmers and workingmen of this county, who work at from fifty cents to one dollar per day, will think seriously 'of this matter before they east their votes for a ma;a who paid two men $18 per day for more than twelve months,"when the same work could have been done ‘in less than one-half the time at one-fourth the cost to the tax-payers. That the Republican bretlicrn are worked up over the result of the investigation is evidenced by the grumblings of the fax-payers hud the frantic efforts of the managers at this late day tot compromise. If they thought their experts’ report would “lipid water” why have they after going so lar, been begging Mr. Richardson to compromise. Wiiy have they sent pretended friends to him, to his attorneys and to his active friends, advising a compromise ? Why did Expert Bennett go to Mr. Sehoemacher, when he came down here to examine Mr. R’s accounts, and ask him to advise Mr. R. to compromise? Why

was Bennett so anxious for a compromise 1‘ If Mr R. does not owe the county would it not be the worst kind of blackmail to ask him to-pay any stun a s a compromise ? Mr. Richardson proposes to prove iu open court, in the language of Bill Heilman, “dot all dem tings vat mine enemies say is Major Calkins has confessed that he owes the debt to the school fund of Indiana. "When the; charge was brought against him by the LaPorte Argus, which showed by tho records that Mr. Calkins had acted fraudently and had failed to settle the debt, he denied it, and from one end of the State to the other accused the paper of lying, and slandering him. Like the tell-tale lilaiae-Midjligau letters, aero iis some correspondence to which the Major should have added a postscript, “Burn thi* letter.’’ Com. ox ArracPKiATioix, House} of Representatives, > Washington, D. C., Fobu 20, ’84.) Df.vr Wile—I appeal: to yon to fix ip that school ftfnl? matter. No matter how you dojji. please fix it. You tnotv I feel like I could not allow it :o hang over me, as a handle will be nade of it in thjj coming campaign, md if our positions were reversed I A'oulid act promptly fop you.. Don't tsk nie how, but fix it and write me iVhat I will have to pay. I leave the vholc matter to you. W. H. Calkins. t House of Representatives,) Washington D. C., May 20, ’Sly Dear Will—Won’t you please dose up that school, laud matter ? I vaai it closed up before the conveiiion. Please do this for me, and write ne what I have to pay, and I will end you a check for if. Don’t delay, four friend, W. H.. Calkins.' Six months ago Calkins recognized iow bad the matter was, and appealed to his friend to “fix- it” Calkins iad borrowed money from the school 'and and gave as surety worthless iwamp lands; The above needs no •oniEient. The Republican candidate or Governor, out of his own mouth, •onfesses to the fraud. The Republi;an party talk so much about guardng uho school fund, and present a naa for Governor who stands eouricted by his own word?, of “beatug” the school fund, He wanted the natter ‘;fixed” before the campaign

, auu tuuiviuuu u,uui n ai> »ot paid as rajuicsted in the letters,” laysihe Lak^rR; Argus, ‘ was because 10 purchaser could be found for the waiup at the price of §200.” And it •cems Ins friend would not trust him frith a loan of the amount. “Will” cnevr him. “Bon’t ask me how, but ix it 1” said Mr. Calkins. THE £5GUSH FOR BLAISE. It will not be denied, says the Ev- 1 insville Courier, that more than nine- 1 y per cent, of the English voters of his country are now, and have always jeen Republicans. Look about you ler© at home. How do the English mru citizens veto? Hew have they ilwsiys voted ? Can you find one English horn Democrat where you will ! hut nine English born Republicans ? IVe lliave the greatest respect for our Sngtish born ftiilow-citizuns. Most of hem are bonest, industrious and :redi table citizens. Bui intimate acquaintance with local politics extemlng over a period of twenty years, we ;an truthfully say that we cannot now eca.ti a score of Englishmen who have >een known as Democrats. They J3YO always voted the Republican ieket, and those who were voters be- ' ore the Republican party was orgauzed, were Whigs. They have been to nest in their convictions, and we »re not finding fault with them. We ue simply stating a fact that eOntroertu the silly attempt of the ltepublians to prejudice certain classes of our mpulation against Cleveland 'and the 1 democracy on the false charge that ! iagJaud and Englishmen desire the ■ ucciSBs of Cleveland. Hot only. Is it 1 i!

true that ninety percent of our English born fellow-citizens of the United. States will Tote for Blaine and Logan, but the people Of England sympathise with Blaine, as will be seen by the following cablegram sent by the brother of Blaine's favorite minister, when lie was Secretary of State. The cablegram was sent to Senator McDonald, and is as follows : London, Sept. 26.—To J. E. McDonald, Indianapolis: It is not true that the leading British newspapers favor the election of Governor Cleveland and deprecate the election of Blaine. British commercial interests demand the election - of Blaine, a id practical British exporters admit this to me. The system of federal taxation represented by Mr. Blaine has given England the markets of the world. Englishmen know th&t American experts are steadily declining, and that American manufactures represent only II per cent of these exports. Englishmen know that American production has outran our capacity for home production. Englishmen know that Democratic reform extending the free list of raw materials would so diminish the eost of American production as to drive English goods out o£ foreign markets, increase the output of American factories, enhance the demand for intelligent American labor, and raise the wages of American workingmen. Democratic reform means death to federal taxation, under which American exports have fallen off $8oj000t000 in value since 1883, and §162.090,000 in value since Mr. Blaine came into power with the late President ;_Garheid iu 1880. This federal taxation feeds the export trade of England. What wide-awake English newspaper then, can advocate the election of Mr. Cleveland ? Englishmen kuow it is this federal taxation which handicaps the well-paid, intelligent labor of America, as Frcueh protection now enables England to undersell France* in the markets of French'Africa. Englishmen admit that under reformed Democratic taxation American labor might undersell English producers in England. Wc grow three-fourths of the cotton or the world. Our cotton factories are the best appointed ; our spinners the best paid and the best educated alive, yet Englishmen taunt ns to-day with the assertion that our exports of cotton goods are annually diminishing, even with an oversupply at home, and with millions of customers at onr doors in the new world. Are Western voters marines, that Mr. .Blaine should ask them to "believe that England longs to see Mr. Cleveland saw off that rro limit ft—,T,, T ±_i?

whieh England now lolls so comfortably? What can be the use of making commercial treaties with Mexico, or Spanish America, or Asia, while Mr. Blaine stands''ready with his Federal taxation to close any possible Panama Canal to the manufaeturer&of America for the benefit of the exporters of England and Europe. WiLUAii Henry Hurlbert. Mr. Harlbert is a brother of Hurlbnt, minister to Peru under Blaine, (although the brothers Spelt their names differently) and was for many years editor of the New York World. He lias been in England for a year or more, and had entrance to all the clubs frequented by the prominent journalists and public men of London, with whom he enjoyed an extensive acquaintance. His testimony is of tbs highest character and will be generally accepted as thoroughly accurate, l or ourselves, we don’t care & snap what England thinks or with what party she sympathizes; hut as there seem to be some timid fouls who am afraid a that England will capture America without tiring a gun, we rope the, above will at least show :hcm that they can make favor for heiusclves when the capitulation akes place, by voting for Blaine and Logan. Those who share onr view 3, md believe that the United States are strong enough and intelligent enough, ;o govern themsekes accenting to their awn ideas, without the assistance or nrithout trembling before the frowns af England,will vote for Cleveland and Hendricks. Their policy and the policy >f the party they represent, will ae to wrest from England the fat Profits she derives from her muiispfft;d control of the commerce of the ivorkl: to restore the maritime power >f the United States to the position it occupied when Democracy was in ;ontroi of affairs; to strike England a her weakest spot—the pocket—by rpening every port in every quarter )f the globe to American enterprise; :o whiten the seas with American tails, and once more contest with England for the carrying trade of the .vorid. This will be Cleveland’s poliT; it has always been Democratic ■olicy, and in this way atone can here be a struggle bet ween England md the United States, that shall remit in a glorious triumph for the stars and Stripes. In this way alone, :an the purse of England be destroy;d, and the purse is England. .

Mexican Pension Bill. - A subscriber wants to know Mr. Kleiner record on the Mexican \>b%>ion bill. Mr. Kleiner voted to take ap the Mexican pension bill, as amenled in the Senate, and also in favor, >f all amendments voted upon in the [louse. ' The motion to go to the Speaker’s able for the purpose of taking up the >511 was made by Mr. Tcwnshend, of Illinois. The roll call upon this moion appears on page G,67d of the Congressional Record of July 3, and dr. Kleiner’s name is recorded as yotng “aye.” lie also voted upon t wo >ther roll calls the same day with the friends of the amended bill. >yi the other Democrats from Indite a voted as he did as well as the Republicans. Save Tour Eyes* Dr. J. Dunbar, of Terre Haute, Ind_ well and favorably known in his community, will, for the benefit >f those who are afflicted with disused eyes, and are unable to leave tome, visit Vincennes, Saturday, Oct. tth, and remain 12 days. Office at hing's Hotel. Washington, Saturday, EM. ISth, to remain 12 days. Office »t Meredith House. Huntingburg, Saturday, Nov. 1st, to remain 12 days, dffiee at St Clair Hotel, iiounvilie, Saturday, Nov. 15th, to remain 12 lays. Office at St. Charles Hotel. Don’t forget the day. He will receive uid treat all diseases of the eye for rEX DAYS free of cnARGE if ample iatisfactiou is not given.

Democratic Speaking. HON. D. W. VOORHEES AND HON. CHARLES DENBY. Winslow, Tuesday, Oct. 14th, at two o’clock p. in. HON. J. II. O’NEALL. Petersburg, Friday, Oct. ITth, at 7 o’clock p.m. , ? . HON. JOHN J. ‘ KLEINER. Union, Thursday, Oct. 33, at night, w ' Center school house, Logan township, Friday, Oct, 24th at night. \V hitc Oak, Marion township, Saturday, Oct. 2Sth, at night. Augusta, Lockhart township, Monday, Oct. 27th. at night. Thomas .school house, .Jefferson township, Tuesday, Oct. 28th, at night. Ilosmer, Patoka township, Wednesday, OcL 20th, at night. Pleasantvilie, Monroe township, Thursday, Oct. SCth, at night. HON. E. A. ELY. Otwell, Monday, Oct. a), at 7 p.m. ~ ^Iirc|fcury S'1*1001 House, Tuesday Oct. 21. at Velpen, Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p. m. Steadal, Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p. m. Chnrch near Silas Cato’s, Monroe township, Friday, Oct. 24, at 7 p. m. Hossuer, Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 p. m. Petersburg, Saturday, Oet. 25, at 7 p. m. C enter School House, Monday, Oct. 27,7 p.m. Bowman School House, Tuesday, Oet. 23. at 7 p. m. HON. W. F. TOWNSEND. Stendal, Monday, Oet. 2T, at 2 p. m. White Oak, Tuesday, Oet. 2S, at 2 p. in. Pteasantville, Wednesday, Oct. 2S, at 2 p. xa. Winslow, Thursday, Oct. 30, at 2 p. ai. Union, Friday,.Oct. SI, at 2p. m. Petersburg, Saturday, MOv. 1, at 7p. m. , CSray Church, Monday, Sot. St, at 7 p.m. THE ROBBER TAX, It is contended by the advocates oi & protective tariff that it protects and enriches the nation, that adopts and enforces it. We sabnslt that'history refutes this theory. A nation is euriehod by what it exports; not by what it imports. In 1855 England, under a protective tariff, exported $353,000,000 worth, ami in 1805, u.i lei free trade, slie exported. lOlI.OOOjOOt worth. In 1880, free trade England exported $772,000,000 worth, and protected United States exported ouly rip.000,000 worth. The exports of England have grown from $300,000,000 a year tinder protection to $1,500,000,000 a year umiei free trade.

j. i»m loroor [du unirea states was virtually under free trade, her tariff during that period being very low—for revenue ouly. la 1860 oitr exports amounted to $23,900,000. From 1883 to the pre-seat time we have had a very high tariff, averaging 48 per cent, on dutiable goods, la 1S72, under that high tariff, our exports amounted to ouly $20,000,000, being $3,300,000 less than under free trade, or tariff for revenue only. The fourteen Central and South American States are nutter free trade rule and are rapidly besoming excellent markets for the production of all free trade countries. In 1880 England exported to those States $51,235,000 worth, and our exports to those States in the same year amounted to only $3,899,400 worth. Those States trade with England in preference to the United States because they are .not required to pay a tariff fer tile privilege of selling their products to her, but they are required to pay a high tariff for the privilege of selling to ns. England buys the product* of those States because sue cart: sell .her products to them without paving a tax _ tor the privilege of doing so. Nations, like individuals, buy where they tail sell to the best advantage. Our protective policy and practice have very largely driven the trade of England from us io the Central and South American States, and she nowbuys her wheat from those State* and from Australia ; and the demand for our w heat is thereby diminished, arid as a natural sequence the price of wheat has fallen with the demand. This is the reason why farmers are compelled to sell tbefir wheat at sixty eeats per bushel. Our foolish protective policy has shut us out of the best wheat market in the world, that of England. Iteduce the tariff to a revenue standard, and the English market will be open to onr agricultural products, and wheat will,bring a dollar or mere per bushel. Then will the markets of the Contra! and South American Stales be opened to our surplus manufactured products, our factories kept in steady operation, and continuous employment at fair wages given to our laborers-. This is what the Democratic party did from 1848 to 1861, and this is what that party will do again when placed in power,- The voters "of this country are finding this out, and they, will no longer be deluded by the deceptive cry of “protective tariff.” They know that a tariff is nothing but a tax, and that a -tax creates nothing, produces nothing, adds nothing to the Wealth of the individual or the nation; and that this tax has no other effect than to take the money out of the pockets of the people and

took it up in the nulls of the government, and to restrict anti limit our trade \rit!i the nations of the world and to reduce to prodtless prices our agricultural products. Suppose Petersburg should require farmers to pay a tax for the privilege of selling their products here—say, ten cents a bushel on wheat, five cents a bushel on corn, five cents a bushel on potatoes, five cents a pound on butter and other things iu proportion, and were not required to pay any such tax for the privilege of selling their products at Washington. To which market would the farmers take their products —to Petersburg or to Washington? To Washington, id' course. Then, where would they buy their groceries and dry goods—from the people of" Washington or Petersburg? From Washington, of course. They buy where they sell. “Protective tariff” is a misnomer. It robs the nation of its commercial relation with other nations of the world; robs the farmer of the markets for his produce ; rob3 the laborer of his wages; robs the millions of people of this country of their money by making them pay increased prices on all the manufactured su-ticic s they consume. It is a tax, and a robber, and should be celled what it really is —The Kobber l ax. E. A* E. Lots and l and For Sale. Twelve lots at private, sale. Location near the depot, in Petersburg, and.; also thirty-three acres of land situated on the noted Bluff of White river, and includes an exccilci t stone ijuarry and tiie steamboat landing for Petersburg. The location is beautiful and has a splendid view of White river and the surrounding country, pall and 3cc me. Good terms. Wat. llawiiioKx.

J. W. BERGEN, M. IX McCiilLLUS ADAMS. BERGEN 8s ADAMS, Can BOB’ be found in their Elegant New Business House on the corner of Eighth and Main streets, and hnvepne of the handsomest stores in the state. 5 And they guarantee satisfaction to all their customers. They In vlte special attention to their splendid assortment of new and elegant styles in -:S1S STOCK IS NEW AlW SOMPLETE:i they guarantee satisfaction to all their eusto: splendid assortment of new m rim n •AND THKIR SUPERIOR BRANDS OF: OZILfS PATTTTe; The Best Brands of Cigars and Tobacco. --to;--ASTD B3S XTS,_ BERGEN & ADAMS, : , : : : : Petersburg, Indiana. [SAAQ T. WHITE, FP.ED*K H. BURTON. MARSHAL C. SHUR Esta'tolis3a.e<i, 1850. KELLER & WHITE WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, -AND DEALERS Paints, Ms, Dye Stuffs, Window Glass A-TvA, Srargicsi Instnarja.en.ts, No. k* Main Street,.- - - Evansville, Indiana. LOUISVILLE, KY CONCERTS EACH DAY By Capps's Mi! (.Harare'*, the West Famous Bands Is the World. G8A8DEST COMPETETIfS MILITARY DRILLS EVES WITHESSEDH -LOWEST EAILwNy RAXKS KVEIt GIVEN rN THE STATE._ -CONTAINING THS CHOICNST PICTURES IS VMKEICA.Thirty Coptics of IrnWwS Make Exhibits which w3l Beiseastrate the State’s laormoES Resoarees. Great Display by the United States Government of Armv and Navy Relics —Contents of Smithsonian Institute—Models, Corns, Etc." An Immense LIVE SXOCK Exhibition Pretmitir.jr over worth Of horses, comprising p>i the sires that have rij.u.e iventuesy famous, the exhibit will surpass InAicnt the RuvuPKtook Show in Lennon. ana present the most niitgnifleent Sfcd.-!c exhibit the'wo-ki h.as ever vitnesse-d, un«I it stght that efiniiot be dupiiettrVl In the world. BSSSKTT H. 1008, r'reshfeisi. i. 3. u?KI«8T, GeaersFSIaMKor

A NEW ADMINISTRATION II, S. EDWARDS, PROP’K, Having assnmoa the proprietorship of the fVntral Drug Slore, I noviltl respectfully invito all patrons, whether previoaa easterners- or not, to ci-.il and see me. I propose to sell Strictly ilfSt-dass Roods at Reasons^ Friers, and by gentlemanly treatment and attention ;,te»o-ideavt>i-fto;gain the good will of all who favor bio with their patronage.Respectfully, g EDWARDS. CT. J". JLIDJLiEr,, “ -—MANUFACTURER OS——«• ' SHIRTS TO ORDER, -ASD DEALER IKMen’s Fine Furnishimr Goods!! o --0Our Shirts are the Best 4. -—poa-y* 2Tit and '^7'ear. fXlx3r iji Main S|., cor. 2d, - - Evansville, Indiana,

-: j;- —: THE LARGEST AND BEST SELECTED STOCK OF:— Hardware, Table # Pocket Cutlery, Edged Tools -:0^ -A-X-.3L -{t:.The Finest Display of Stoves and Mantles •-EVER BROUGHT TO PIKE COUNTY ;- Also, a Large Stock of Silver and Toilet Ware, AU of which T,-iU bo disposed of ehcap for cash. In connection we have a tin shop, of which we make Roofing and Ocn-ERisti a BPkciai.tY. -—: t:WE WANT EVERYBODY TO CALL AND GET OUR PRICES, BILLMETEI3 "SrOXTHSTCr.. HAMMOND & PARKER, -DEALERS INDR? GOODS AND GRCERTOS, -li-: t---e IVE ALSO KEEP A FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK OF Soots suncl Slices Which has been selected with great earn in regard to stj-1- and dur.ibUit v. Onr goods are all new and additions are being made every week. Our sleek of Lawns, Gighams, Ualiecs, a&d other Dress Goods, Are now on exhibition ami you art? requested to cal! and examine our stoek and learn our prices. We keep everything in the Grocery Lino, ■while our Notion Department _ is foil and comprises many new noveftt#. You will firul ns in EMMETT SMITH’S NEW BUILDING, On Main Street, near the corner of Seventh Street." If you want to save money when baring goals* we are Just the firm you are looking for. Come right in. * IE3:a.n*Aiiioncl 6^ Farkci.

HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE!! A good house and lot, corner Second and Wsdnnt Sts. All kinds of fruit trees, good well on porch and summer kitchen. All necessary outbuildings. House lias five rooms. For information, call on or address Joiiaxna Sullivan, Petersburg, Ind. WE NOW HAVE FOB SALS IkptuJMMiMa Ever brought to this market. We eak \» voe» 11 1^1 room sot, gr-vi enough fm ; nv lum*© In the land; other seta graded all the war down to the humble e&bm. Highly Snishod BLACK WALNUT BEDSTEADS, BUREAUS, TABLES, fcTANDB, which we will sell separate,or In seta. SOFAS, LOUNGES* BEDSPRINGK. RACKS, MIRRORS* PICTURE FRAMES, BRACKET*. BABY CASTS and CRADLES And In fact everything that will acromitu>> d»t> nnt! adorn a weII-furnished house. We huv> made a-specia lty iu Chairs, nml ran you an Office Chair, IHrihig Room- Chair, ar any other kind you may «Vsfr©. (Ktr stock of COFFINS is complete, and we keep i. wo tine hearse* in readitieas at all Uiaei*. Call «umI see stu.<_'t. s , | StilTlI & PT'XNEY, PETERSBURG, IXIX 11^ stoe tel Me and St. Louis Air-Line, (LckIstBIu, SvKsniUe A St. Louts- Ity.j vusa »or GO S3 -A. 3 Z? -=- O IS r S3?. i _ -:TuE Gesat Short Line:To alt tin Principal C:tian of th*‘ East, aiul maltose direct oimrafctlons at Si. Louis'wltu trains tint all points in jtissOurt. j^ichhaska. KAS2FAS, COLOR ATX), TAX AS, IOWA, AND TI?E u-K£AT *.VS6T AND WORT ftVf BsJT. Tr»ln>#> and I have Ptiltnmn Paine* Sleepng Cai-s St. Louts find' I»rt!*vUle. Train arriving at I^Himvillo a* fi:45 p. m., ma. esAli^et con-lections w ith trains t»xi C. & (K for; vvhltM Htdphiir Sm-ii****, Staunton, Rh -n.*4>ikl, WfwhizigtiSn. BaltiirKW**, Philadelphia. Nev York and all principal cities of the east,. , ' : '

hjfhe seram iw E«xara>;TSi- r Invljod to the fwUo'vSiig advantage offered bv this lino: This In tr»o 1*1 NR to KL LouisTliirt line connects lit Kt. Louis, in Falun Depot with train.'? of aU mads leading West, Northwest and Hoothvrest. AU t r;u ns rim SOI*l D between Lout&vilto and St. Louts. . For full infartnawcm concerning routes, rates, &c., call rp >n or wrtto to 3. \Y. HU KT, Oakland City, fruL, Aguut luy K. A St. L. RV Jas. 8. Cark, Giu. Ticket Afgwt. -:GOOD BUGG1E&OF ALi. KI3XW «. ,tlA»_nt * 1 -:Xo Shoi>i>y Trash:-. But something that will carry yda wifely. You win find it to your interest to exiiuilno my wortt before buying e!s»?whert>. Ttemember tsb Bust is tu b Cm sapsm*. HepairSsg $m wilk Ne&tasss sntl DispatA J. F. TBAFSESB, Proper, PETEESBI UG. INli. K^==“ ADAMS BROTHERS, —PKOPRIETOKSh®, m i m m Coicssii Sixth axd Walsux Sisk, X^ottarobxixj:, Znd. Koraaa and Buggies for kiro at reasonable rates. Now Buggies 1 Safe Horsea.; HOBBES FKD 25Y THE DAY OIl WitlUL Horaoa Sold 02a. CosaaxcxloslOfla^ GREAT REDUCTION! -ix TiiK prick or—SADDLES, EAESTESS, Tho public ts hereby informed that I will sell my largo* sLxtk of SADDLES AND HARNESS And everything kepi by mo, lower than.ever scud In this t>Vuee before. •, If you want anything in my lu«u, don’t fail to cull«>u mo as I aru oiTosiug Hgcek.V Bargains. I.--' S HED SIKII88.'

Petersburg Planing Mill * JAKES P. SNYDER, Prop’r, (Successor to Dk-taon & Corsuo.) Dressed Lumber^ FLOORING* Weatherboarging, fro* ^SL.-wa.ya 6*v Sash, Doors, Blinds, Brackets, &c, MANUFACTURED ON SHORT NQTIOJC Bering put mj macMnery to thorough repair l am prepared to tart out nil wort in mj Une promptly and In a good nisnner. Parties contemptaKhg baildWi? should airs mo -i mil P. N NT DEM, >»u« ui «• II mi nna s M cu building should giro me'a call. Jiais (CbKttx&ca fnm> last wA) , tVafcJt Cases are Made. la buying a silver watch ease great can should be taken to scours one that is solid bitrar throughout. The cap of mo6t cheap si* ver cases k made of a composition known as albata, which is a Tery poor substitute for silver, as it turns black in a short time. The backs of such cases are made much thinner than those of an all silver cae% being robbed in order to make tho cap thicker and get in as much as possible of the cheap metal. Another important point in a silver case id the joints or hiages, which should be mado of gold. “'Those of most cheap cases ara made of silver, which is net a suitable metal for that purpose. In a brief period it warps, bends and spreads apart, alio whig the backs to become loose upon tho case mid admitting the dust ,Td dirt that aecufamullto in tire pocket. The Keystono SilverWateh Cases ara only made with silver caps and gold joints. lncwrIi«iyqgavar>odS«»S.S5fadS5'Si2!ffiJSSa tM&iacae MUttlMr!W*5h ewSSTSS^SSS* r**de to our knowledge. Haring no ...L n»ia homogeneous, iunfcr and Wtf.# thantEwwooM be wore thrr Iwatod for toMerin*. owl have ame rr testing pvi .vor ost presBuxo tho* »tu other uiw mtaexueuket^ JtfsitMOD Jc JdceAai> Jxwxux Ca UsOM W.M> Cm hMa VMM.