Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 13, Petersburg, Pike County, 18 August 1893 — Page 4

HATCH. HEART DISEASE 20 YEARS. ■Dr. JTOse JMM Co., XUAor*. JWDub Bin: Tor » jwi I wss tiocbled wlth k Would frequently fcsve .Ihlting dropsical. I was eery nervous and nearly won out The toast axcUemant would warn to THOUSANDS SSK'SSifflRSaiS.M your «m Btmr* Curt. I hid not taken It very long until I felt much better, and I out now sleep on either side or back without the least discomfort. I have no pain, smothering, dropsy, no wind on stomach or other disagreeable symptoms. lam able todo all my own housework without any trouble and consider myself cured *Kkhart. Inf. ]*». < Mas. Bucks Haw*. jSffiftfc CU RED Brart Owre saved my life . and made me a well woman. I amnow M yeaa bfige, and am ahle to do a good day's work. 'Hay itth, law. um Bunas Ha-rot. Sold on a Positive Guarantee pit. MILES’ PILLS.60Doses26Crs. Jifce County Democrat Br M. tlct’. STOOPS. Urn Pike t’esaty Itemoerat has the largest circulation of nny newspaper pakllshed la Pike County 1 Advertisers will stake i Bets ef this factI Entered at the postofflee In Petersburg for transmission through the malls as secondclass matter.

FUIPAY, AUGUST 18.1893 . The Democrat has no desire to criticise the actious of the town council in any way whatever, but believes jn giving them full sway in all matters whatsoever, as they were elected by the people this last spring to look after their interests. They were also elected by good round majorities, wjiiqh sliowed their popularity as legislators. Thk Democrat at the time made a vigorous kick against theif rp-election, but ■jvas knocked out. Siuce that time citizens who worked for the old ticket have asked fhe editor to make “such and such a kick” ip the way of doing business, pentlemen, we are not in the “kickjpg” business. The members of the council a re-doing what they think is right. They were elected to represent you, and if you have any grievances to make present them to the council which moots in regular session once each pionth. If there are ho ordinances such as are needed the tfwu council have an attorney at a salary of $100 per year to draw up such as are required, and to give his Opinions. It the people do not obey the mandates of the the town’s officers, they can be made to do so provided there are ordinances to that effect. But the mere passing of resolutions by the council without an ordinance yvill prohibit nothing. If the council allow bills they are supposed to know what they were allpweif for and if they got value received. The president of the cr.uucil has ordered that the purchasing committees keep a strict account ot everything bought and the price paid, and it is thought that the towu will be run on an economical basis during the year.

In commenting upon t^e recent bank failures the Toledo Jlce very * truthfully says: If depositors lose confidence aud demand their money at once the strongest bank in the world must close its doors, for the bank exists for the purpose of loaning money, and it can not both loan jt and have it in its vaults at one and the same Ume. If the bank meets with a loss that loss is borne by the the stock holders, not by the depositors, aud when a national bank is in trouble the United States steps in aud takes’entire posession of its assets in the interest of depositors and no depositor in a national bank erer lost a dollar. The democrats of Ohio did the right thing in uominatiag Hon. Larry Neal for governor. He is the “little giant” of p.hio and is just such a man as will put the maker of the McKinley bill tq sleep in the first round. Bam Taylor, who carried off the one pectoral vote of phio for the democrats, was nominated for lieutenant governor. The ticket is a model one ^nd stands on the Chicago platform to win in a canter.

COIN A OE LEG IS LA TION. At thla time the discussion of finances it the most prominent, and a brief: synopsis, which is ail that space will permit, in ay be of interest to the reader. Section 8, of Article 1, of the corislitution, provides that “congress shall have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fig the stanJard of weights and measures,” and the first congress was April 2nd, 1792, which made the “silver dollar the unit of value.'? and it remained the “unit of yalue” until February 12, 1873, when it was dropped, and, for the fir«t time in the history of the United States, the gold dollar was made the “unit of value.” acts or 1872. Provided there shall be, from time to time, struck: and coined, at the mint, coins of gold, silver *and popper denominations and values. UOLU 001x3. Eagles, each to be of the value of ten dollars, or “units,” tp contain 247 grains and four eighths of a grain ot pure or 27Q grains of standard gold; half eagles and quarter eagles 10 confain one-half and oue-quarter the amount of gold as the eagle, (and these were thp puly gold coins prqvided for.) SILVER COINS. Dollars, or units, each to pontain 161 grains, and four-Bixteenfbs part E)f s\ grain of purp, or 416 grains of standard silver; half dollar, quarter dollar, dunes and half dimes, to contain, respect i vely, one-half, one-fourth, one-tenth and one-twentjeth as much silver as the dollar, or uuit. “The proportionate value of gold to silver in all coins shall be as 1§ to 1, according to weight of pure silver,”'is the language of the coinage law. ALLOY IN METALS. Gold coins shall have 11 parts pure gold to 1 part alloy, of silver and copper; and silver coins to contain t.48ii parts pure silver to 11179 parts alloy, the alloy to be copper, A PTO flV 1 7Q^

In February an act was passed reg*ulntiiug the value of foreign coins, which provided that ’‘Spanish milled dollars of not less weight than 17 pennyweights and 7 grains shall be legal tender in payment of all debts aud demands, at the rate of one dollar, and in proportion for the oj^rts of a dollar," acts or 1834. Jt|ne 28th. provided, concerning gold coins, th,at “the gold coins of the United States shall contain metgls as follows. Each eagle shall contain 232 grains of pure gold aud 258 grajus of standard gold, and the halt eagle and quarter eagle shall contain one-half and onp-fourth said amounts and shall be legal tender, when of full weight, for $10, $5 and $2 50, respectively, and wheu of less weight in like proportion.” Here, it will be observed, the weight of gold coins was reduced from 270 grains to the eagle, to 258 grains, standard gold, and still remains at that weight. acts op 1837. * Continued the gpttf coins, as i» the act of 1834, and provided that the silver dollar should contain 412)* grains; the half dollar, quarter dollar ditpe and half dime to be in proportion thereto, and that both gold and silver coins should be of nine-tenths puna metal aud one-tenth alloy, and that all such coins, when of full weight, should be legal tender of payments. acconlinsr to their nominal

value, fur any sum whatever. acts or 1849. Provided for the coinage ol the dou ble eagle—$20—and the one-dollar gold! piece, and' this was the first time the gold dollar was authorized and introduced into the United States coinage. 1 acts or 1§51. President Fillmore recommended in his message, the reduction of the silver dollar, saying that it was too heavy, and, as a consequence, it was taken out of the country ; but no leg* islation was had except authorizing the coinage of the three-ceut piece, which was to be a legal tender to the amount of thirty cents. Iu 1865 the act was amended so as to make it a legal tender for sums of sixty cents. acts or 1853. ' . Provided that the half dollar, or “piece of 50 cents,” shall be 192 grains; .the qu*rter dollar, dime and half dime, respectively shall be one half, one-fifth and one-tenth the weight Of the half dollar, and that such coins should be legal tenders for sums of $ve dollars aud under, it will here be seen that the fractional parts of the silvef dollar only were reduced in weight, but their legal tender value was limited to $5; whereas, under the act of 1837, they were legal Render for any amount. acts or 1873. A slight change was made as to the proposition of pure metal and alloy, it being fixed at a standard pf900 partq metal and 100 parts alloy.

BOLD COINS. 'Were to b« of the following denom^oations: ‘‘A one dollar piece, which, ft the standard weight of 25.8 grainy shall be the quit of value,” and then provides that other pieces, authorized in previous acts, shall be the proper multiple of the dollar,^and Shall, when of full weight, he a legal tender for all payments. SILVER COINS Of the United States shall be a trade dollar, a half dollar, or 50 cent piece; a quarter dollar, or 25 cent piece; a dime, or 10 cent cent piece—aud the weight of the trade d°Mtr shall he 120 grains, the weight of the half dollars shall be 12 grammes and onehalf of a gramme; the weight of the quarter dollar and the dime shall be, respectively, one-half and one-fifth ol the weight of said half dollar—aud said coins shall be legal tender for any araoqut not exceeding $5 in any oue payment. It will he noticed that ip the apt of 1873, the last coinage legislation, that the standard silver dollar is dropped, and, for the f}rst time, the gold dollar is made the unit of value and that a “trade dollar” is authorised at a greater weight thau the old standard dollar, for the purpose as it was then explained, of haying silvey money equal iu value with gold in foreign countries; but it was not

pquqi 10 gold ai nnme, wnere a payment of more than |5 wait to be m^de. And this is the substance of the fiemonetization of silver, or the destruction of the standard “unit of value,” which had served the people faithfully for nearly apentury. Who asked its destruction ? John Sherman, the great juggler in money matters; the financial wrecker and pliant servant of English capitalists, "a marvelous tale could unfold.” I’rjor to 1873 the country got along very well with the silver dollar as the unit of value, and silver aiifl gold legal tender for any amount. During the war and up to that date they were satisfied with the greenback dollar, and no one, outside of Euglish capitalists, asked a change; the silver dollar was increased to adjust itself to the value of foreign coins, and was a most signal failure, and congress ordered the trade dollar called in and recoined. Now, there Is ta)k of increasing the weight of the s|lyer dollar to put it on a par with gold. If the trade dollar failed, a new dollar with more metal will also fail. Repeal the Sherman bill of }80%and, in the same act, repeal the law of 1873, both unconditionally, and revive the law of 1837, making gold and silver legal tender for any payments, aud if more money is needed add to the volume bv coining mote gold and silver pieces, and if that shall not be sufficient, issne greenbacks, but do not issue bonds, as the Shylocks are demanding, Now is the time to ignore the Euglish bulliouists and respect |he demands of the people of America. Now that a congress, senate and president have been chosen by the people upon the solemn pledge that “gold and silver shall be dbined without discriminating against either metal,” they expect the silver dollar to be restored to its original position which means that the silver dollar shall be the standard of unit value as it was for more tliau eighty years prior to 1873. In thtTdrawing for seats in the house of representatives Indiana men fared well. Mr. Holman came down, the aisle with the usual applause, and selected first choice of seats, a privelege accorded him as the oldest member on tbq democratic side. Mr. Martin’s name was down early aud be chose a seat in the second row, first section, on the democrat side, only one seat off the main aisle. Mr. Holmau sits back of him across the aisle. In the fourth row jits Mr. Taylor, the new member from the Fif®1 district. Congressman Conn’s name was drawn next after Taylor’s, aud he took a seat at the right of Holman. Jason Browu took a front seat. The other members were less fortunate in the drawing.

George Nexson, a mail carrier at jSyansville, seems to have been mis* taken in the idea that he was working under the civil service laws in the postoffice ot that city. He has just learned that he was working under Hon. Jack Nolan, the new postmaster, who is cleaning out the republicans as fast as time will permit. To the victors belong the spoils. Let ’er go, Jack. The ofjirial list of the members of the House, as prepared byClerk K.err after adjournment yesterday, gives the democrats 220 members, repv&libans 122, aud the third party 9There is one vacancy, the tenth Ohio district, caused by the d,eath of representative Enochs, making the whole u umber 358.

The editorof the /Yes* interrogate. The Democrat w to whore it stand* on the fail question. Well, now that is funny. Tap Democrat ia on record and has been for (he past twenty. fjye years, as on the side of the people, first, leaf and all the time. Do you understand the plain, unyarnished English language? At thp present time, if we understand tRe position correctly, the board of county coromissionpra will or Will not build the jail instead of the editor of The Democrat. We were not elected to serve the people of Pike county as an officer, and hence we are unaware of the present state of affairs in regard to the jad question which is now entertaining the minds of the county commissioners. Two of the said member* are npt subscribers of The Democrat, and hence anything we might say on the subject might fall flat. As before stated in The Democrat w» are perfectiy*willing to leave the matter with the board of county commissioners who were elected to servp the people. If they think a jail is needed they wijl build it, and if they think a jail is not needed they will certainly not build it. The gentlemen certainly know their duties if not they should call oh the editor of the freii, who, at the present time is occupying neutral ground ou all subjects that may come up. © Commissioners’ Allowances. The following allowances were made by thelBoard of Commissioners of Pike county at tnelr August session: EXPENSE OF POOR. J M. Beardsley .. . f 13 00 James H. Bolling. 137 7(1 S. K. Clark . 55 U0 W.M. DeMott. 15 00 R. W. Harris . 15 00 R. W. Harris . 3 00 Lewis E. Traylor. 6 00 is. R. SroitlK.. 2 00 J. T. Lance. IS 50 George W. Grim. 16 00 Jackson McNeeley. 33 00 John P. Batmau.ft. 6 00 Silas Kirk ... . 12 00 J. B. Borer..., 6 00 W. H.Scales. 2 00 James S Barrett. . 15 00 George W„. Plnney . 7 25 George S. Elsert. 5 00 Fred Smith. 95 Fyed Smith . 10 00

EXPENSE PRISONERS. J. p. Martin J. g. Borer Kininan J. K. Kinman J S. Kinman . I 2 1 150 15 EXPENSE MISCELLANEOUS. James E. Kiuman . J. S. Kininan.*. J.N. Kinman 8 2 . 15 1 Brumfield A Dearlng. 5 W. M. H. Robinson MeCrillus Adams .A.. Goodlet Morgan..—. John B. Blaise. EXPENSE INSANE. J.N. Kinman. . EXPENSE BRIDGES. John B. Bolling .* >2 (X 414 Indiana Bridge Co JamesS. Ridge.. Wash Carlisle . John H. Carlisle E. V , C0oi>er.... Z. T. llearing. 21 William H. tiladish. 14 EXPENSE COUNTY ASSESSOR George D. Martin.-8*0 W. W. Colvin . 147 EXPENSE BOARD OF HEALTH. Good let Morgan ...^....,....*1 EXPENSE CORONER’S INQUESTS. Goodlet Morgan .88 O. B. Wilder .1 T. J Reed .2 8. F.Clark . 1 George Smith .. tl grorth Smith. C. B. Wilder . 8 T. J. Reed . 4 J, N. Kinman . 2 John Cain. EXPENSE JURY Goodlet Morgan.*5 J. N. Kinman.15 EXPENSE ROADS. D. W. Horton.* 8 JacobSorgius. 2 John Holloa . 2 J N. Kinman. .— 12 J. Jt. Kinman .2* EXPENSE BONDS REDEEMED. Sylvester Beach. 85.000 EXPENSE INTEREST ON BONDS. Sylvester Beach. $985 EXPENSE STATIONERY AND PRINTING. M McC. Stoops. 890 Krebs Bros. 40 John B. Blaise. 4 EXPENSE PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Wash Carlisle.. .►..8 8 Patterson A Alexander. 18 Z. T. Dearlng. 8 William H Gladish. EXPENSE AS SHERIFF. J N.J Kinman.810 (

Application tor tf qnor License. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned, W. F. McCoy, a male inhabitant of the State of Indiana, and over the age of twentyone years, and not in t|»e habit of becoming intoxicated, will make application t0 the Board of Commissioners ol Pike county, Indiana. at their next regular session in September, 1888. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantiles than a quart at a time and with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on the premises where sold for one year. My place of business wherein said liquors are to be sold and drank is a one-story frame builulng on the following described real estate; Commencing at a point twehty-flve feet north ol the southeast corner of lot No. 73 in the old town of Winslow, Pike county, Ind., and running thence forty feet west jthence twenty-six feet north; thence forty feet east; thence south twenty-six leet to the place of beginning. In the town of Winslow, pike county, Indiana. W. F. McCot. Notice. All persons are forbidden to pnt any kind of advertising matter on or use for hitching posts or mutilate o* deface in any manner any buildings, poles or any other property belonging to the Petersburg Electric Light, Power A Water Works Co., under penalty ol the law « „ Georgs E. King, Secretary. Gtra Frank, President. 0. K. BARBER SHOP. A. F. BAKER, Prop. Has removed to the ropm two doors eontb of the Postuffice. CALL AND SEE US. Everything nicely arranged for, the comfort of customers. Hair-cutting, Dyeing and Shampooing a specialty. Remember the place.

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BRICK FOR SALE—» We have now ready ror sale 400,000 of the best Brick that have ever been pm on the market. You mu§t remember that we have put in all new s machinery this spring1 and <=>/ 3.x© X-:.-£lI£3C3-3=3jES And better made than any that have ever been made in this country. Also remember that our prices are the lowest in the country. We have ail sizes of Drain Tile trom 4 to 8 inches. Give w % pall apd we will promptly fill your order* rfHOB. EEAD, Prop.