Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 35, Petersburg, Pike County, 12 January 1894 — Page 8

The County. Jfews Gathered by Our Correspondents from Various- Parts of Pike County for the Democrat's Readers, IT oar Friends, Where ntui What they Are l>Qiug at Present. £}rief News I tens praphtcaUj Portrajed-Sead )a loar lteus.

-j t 4 ' Spurgeon Items. Mi68 Ada McCleary, [of New Lincoln, Visited the families of John McCleary and J. A. Shepard last Saturday and Sundhy. James W. Julian ami. family arrived '^ere last week from Nebraska. They came in wagons and were on ttje road ten weeks. O. B. Grim, principal of our graded school, took his school on la6t Friday and visited the graded school jat Simlowu. They report a nice lime. The teachers of Monroe township held their institute here last Friday. Teachers report that they are doing'good work in the institute. Trustee Grim was present. Spurgeon lodge. No. fiii. I. O.O. F. installed the following officers last Saturday: G W. McWilliams, N.G; B. F. Lance, V. G; J. A. Shepard, Recording Secretary; J. M. Nixon. Treasurer; A. IB. Oxby, permanent secretary. j . On last Thursday Jasper Farmer, an old poldier, who was a member of Co Indiana, while hauling a stalled on the autmcut B, 91st saw log, the team pf a “bridge and while he and his son weie trying to back was overturned the banister of the the wagon, the wagon knocking off a portion of bridge, striking him on the,'head and pro* ducing concu6sion of the brain, also breaking one arm. The attending physician has little hopes of his recovery. His many friends are doing all they can to relieve his buffering aud restore him to health. Joseph A. C deman died January 9th 1894, of lagrippe. He was born in Kentucky August 30, is3^j, and moved with his parents to Indiana when small. Married to Julia Farmer November 4, 1858. In 1861 he joined Co. A 42 Indiaua regiment and served until the war ended, At#the time of his death he was tin honored member of W.^H. Fowler Post. No. 285, G A. Ft He joined the Chei6tiau Jjiiurch in 1860 anu (lied in the faith. He was one of our leading citizens, a kind husj>and and a loving father. He leaves a wife,, four children and a host of friends to mourn their loss. He $e was buried January 10th at Blackfoot pemptery by the G. A. K. Josiah a Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect: Made. About a year ago I took a violent attack pf la grippe. I coughed day and night for about six weeks; my wife then suggested that I try Chamberlain's' Cough Remedy. At first I could see no difference, but still £#t taking it, and soon found that it was what I needed. If I got no relief from one ,dose I took another, and it was only a few flays Until I was free from the cough. I think people in general ought to know the Value of this remedy.-and I take pleasure in acknowledging the benefit I have received from it. Madison Must ard. Otway, Ohio, 25 and 60 cjent bottles lor sale by J. R. Adams & Son, druggists j Otwell Item*. The snipe hunters were up last Sunday. C. E. Craig is suffering with lagrippe, the prevailing disease. j '■ Miss Laura Lett, 'of ’Daviess county, is yisiting Anna Hargravg. * The protracted meeting still continues and up to this time there has been tweutyfive conversions and sixteen persons have united with the church The attendance and interest is increasiirg. Robbers yisited Otwell last Wednesday night. The first place vi sited was the saloon of Alex Haury, where a lot of cigars and tobacco was taken. James Scantland’s hardware store came next on the route, Several razors and chisels were appropriated. At McCormick’s dry goods store about $8i)0 worth or dry goods, clothing and jewelry was secured. There is no clue whatever to the thieves. - * Dairr.

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HE GOT THE DEACON'S MARE. A. Graceless Scamp tFlio Stole From a Defenseless Man on Sunday. A Portland man went up in the country to buy a horse recently. It was cm Sunday, by the way, the only day that the busy citizen could spare from hie occupation. He had no definite idea just where h» was going, but be had his eye out for anything on four legs that looked premising. Finally as be drove along » pretty country-high-way he espied three horses ina small-stable yard. He drove up,' hitched his steed and leaned upon the fence, looking the stock One young mare attracted his attention especially, and he was admiring her when the house door opened and an old man of v&ty trim countenance came out. i There were the usual preliminaries about the weather, and then the farmer asked, "Looking for anything particular?” “Well, I want to buy* horse, and I must j confess I like the looks of that mare there very much. What is your priccA” "Tut, tut. I never do business on the j Lord’s day. Why, sir, I’m a deacon in the j church, and whatever else I may do I will j not profane the Lord’s day by buying and selling. Why, sir, seems as though all you city folks wanted to come out here and dicker on Snnday.” The Portland man commenced to feel ashamed before the grave, gray eyes of this oM man. The farmer continued: [[“Isn’t there one day you can rest from y our everlasting trading? Now, last Sunday a man came along here, said he was from Portland, and he offered $200 for that titiare. Dear me—ridiculous! Why, she’s worth—I mean scandalous—to talk trade on the Sabbath. Two hundred dollars never can buy her. Why, she can show a two— tut, tat, I mean I shall show any one the door who comes round here talking trade Sundays. No offense to you, mister. I see you take quite an interest In the mare. You won’t find a bettejvofib round here, I’ll tell | you that. We had a little brush on the road day before yesterday, and I cleaned ’can out, and—I consider that the least that a man can do is to keep from trading horses on Sunday. If a man should offer me $230 today (Sunday) I wouldn’t look at him; no,

sir, I wouldn't”The Portland man (gravely took out his pocketbook and opening it laid it on the fence. Then he moistened his thumb and forefinger, and not paying the least attention to the farmer he counted out $225, doubled it up and advanced toward the deacon. The latter danced backward, flapg his hands deprecatingly like a great hai and expostulating earnestly. The paused and impressively added a $10 bill to the wad, while the gleaming eyes regarded him intently. He walked plumb up to the deacon, grabbed his hand and attempted to cram the money into the broad p>alm. The deacon would not allow it—no, pot he. He backed away toward the yard, j unfastened the gate and disappeared in the stable. In a minute he came out, a halter his hand. Said he, with a queer gruffI’ve a good mind to order you off the premises. I see you’re determined to steal the mare. You’re biggePn I am, and J don’t know as I can help myself, but if you’re bound to do it I s’pose you’ll steal this halter too.” The old man had whi rled around his back to the visitor. He held bis great band behind his back, palm upward, and his fingers were wriggling like a lobster’s claws. The Portland man tiptoed np, jammed the money into tbe itching fist, caught the mare and towed her away behind his carriage. All this time he was getting a good deacon’s opinion of a {graceless soomp who would steal a horse from a defenseless man on Sunday.—Lewiston Journal. , * The Propagation of Cholwira. Dr. M. C. Fumell, who has had great experience as surgeon general of Madras, is firmly of opinion that the general method of the propagation of cholera in India is by means of specifically polluted water, and he has bad no difficulty in finding masses of facts in support of his opinions. The experiences of Calcutta, as observed by Dr. W. J. Simpson#.the health officer of that pity, go to show that those persons who have an abundant and jhire water supply— namely, the European and better class of natives—escape cholera epidemics, except in isolated instances which can generally be accounted for, while tbe natives,, who necessarily depend on tank water, suffer severely when the- tank becomes polluted by tbe excreta of a cholera patient. It must be remembered that the natives bathe and wash their utensils and clothes in the tank because it is the only available place for doing so, and that they use the water of the tank, con taminated as it is in addition by soak age and sewage, for cooking and drinking, because it is the only available water supply for domestic purposes. Dr. Simpson raises a very earnest cry against the scarcity of pure water. The first requisite for Howrah and the suburbs of Calcutta is a liberal water supply, while Calcutta itself needs an increased supply. Today In Tomorrow. Not only poets, but statesmen, discern “the gigantic shadows; which futurity casts upon the present.” Once, at a social meeting at James Freeman Clarke’s church, Charles Sumner addressed the young people in an informal talk. , He said not a word of what he had done, nor did lie speak of the past, but he discoursed of the magnificent future which was before the rising generation and the noble duties which they had to fulfill. As he spoke- of the great opportunities awaiting the young, he said he wished he had been born later, so as to be able to take part in the events which soon would come. “Mr. Sumner,” said a lady later in the evening,^! think tie Lord knew better than you when you ought to be bora.” The lady was right—bright women always say the pat won! But the great senator’s wish was but the expression of his desire to participate in the great events whose spirits he saw striding on before the events. He recognized, for he had the prophet’s sight, that “in today already walks tomorrow.’’—Youth’s Companion.

A Bad Break. j A New Yorker had the bad lack to sprain his ankle. He managed to get to his office, where there was a telephone. Hobbling to it he called up his family doctor, whose office is in Harlem. “I hare sprained, iqj leg. What shall I 1 do for it?” “Where have you injured your leg?” asked the doctor. “On the corner of Chambers street and Broadway.” That made it easier to prescribe, of course. —Texas Siftings. The richest man in South Africa is Barney Barnoto, who on ly a few years ago was a dealer in secondhand clothing in London. His wealth is estim»gBgLat $100,000,000, and he is a part owne^rn every railroad, mine, tramway and big building enterprise in Cape Cplc>ny.—Baltimore American. _ ' \ - • ■ - - Barney's SIOO.OOO.OOO.

•- f • • ~ WHY HOLD TARIFF HEARING! T They Are More iikely to Mar Than t-u A dd to the Equality of the Bill. The ways and means committee it is reported, has decided to grant ] ibiie hearings m various schedules, an the committee wil) meet daily at 10 o’ ock, continuing until a new tariff bill i ^ot into shape to report to the house. We think it was a mistake to irant public hearings, not only because they will delay for some time the pr aeration and perhaps also the passage of a tariff bill which should be put int< operation at the earliest possible moi ?nfc—■ both for the good of the country rad of the Democratic party—but also h :ause they are far more likely to mar t ither than add to the consistency and ec udity of the bilL Past hearings have giv u the committee ample data upon whi :h to base a bill. The hearings are probably net given that the conupittee mti gain new light, but that it may avoM the charge of unfairness by not givin; some manufacturers and importers a t banco to air their claims. For it is the a and only these intensely interested lasses that have heretofore appeared before the committee to tell i^ what is- l st for i themselves and therefore for the c untry. In past congresses it has been onsistent to give these hearings becans it was intended to make a bill in favor of the manufacturers. Of course, tl:an the manufacturers must be consults 1. Now the bill is to be made for revei ueonly and in favor of the people, t ay then go through the farce of public 1 eatings at which it is almost certain no >ne will appear who has not an ax to g; ind? It will give the lobby an oppor inity to find out the weakness of the i; dividual members, and as in the past y 11 enable corruption funds to be placed w iere they will secure special legislation a id defeat the good ends aimed at by tie Demo

Now, however, that it has been decided to grant hearings, the i ommittee should make certain that it does not waste precious time listening to long, irrelevant and probably lying tatements from selfish interests. It sh' xld permit no one to occupy its time who does not first testify that he appears before the committee, not in his own selfish interests mainly, but in theint : rests of the masses of consumers and producers. The wish of the people has 1 3en clearly expressed, and it is against he fraudprotection. Why then give the protected classes cause for expecting that they are to continue to receive special consideration at the hands of legislators? For once let impartial and even ham ed justice be done all classes. ir “C. C. C. Certain :hill Cure” is not the best reined jr yon have ever used for Chills and Fever your money will Jk reminded. Vjeasiint to take. For sale by Bergen, Olij bant* Co. Children dry for Pitcher’s Cast oria. Tariff Reform and i rospemy. A tariff bill will be psi jsed next year, if not curlier, and it wi . be a bill that cannot be repealed for at least three years succeeding. Grover Cleveland, with his veto power, ic die White House will be a rock against t oat even if the Republicans should car y the next congress. We shall have a new tariff, and then the argument of the Republicans that business demand:; that there shall not be frequent tariff <; ranges will be another argument to turn against them. There is no reason rhatever to doubt that the country will prosper under this tariff, and the wild it croaker about hard times will not claim that they are likely to continue four years in the future. The rally into ] .-osperity will come nnder a Democratic idministration and under a reform tarilr It will not be all owing to the tariff, lrat the Republicans have been teaching t ie people to look to the tariff as the chi f cause of it. The Democratic prospe: a for the’ future, after the present fi irry has passed, are very bright, and leir political opponents have given not a little aid in making them so.—Boston Herald. The king of ill Cough Cures is “ C. C. C. Certain Cough Cure.” It cure;s Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Croup, Influenza, Bronchitis, Ac* where other remedies fail. mrsale by Bet en. Oliphant A Co. It is about time to talk about semiring a few fac tories for Petersburg the coming sets -on. That is wh$t is eeded.

Price’s Cr am Baking Powder r Fair Hi test Medal and I Cl ildren Cry for Pitcher’ll Castoria. Pale a Pointers. Take from this ; ear the sum of the figures composing it ant! you will have the year iu which the terribi Chicago fire occurred. There was a rti -away team of horses in Ayrshire Wednesday which resulted in the killing of one of them The team belonged to Jacks >n Barnes of that place, and was in charge of his son Thomas who fell from the wagon in the race but was not injured. Miss Mattie C tchrist, of Petersburg, has been visiting in our parts the past week, the guest of W' :n. H Bottom and family. She returned hi me Saturday accompanied by her cousin, J H. Bottom. The major pc tion of our schools opened np last Monday in order to have a “.New Year’s” school, Barje6^t~' Or. Price’ Cream Baking Powder Work! ti Fair Highest Award. Ji «C. C.C Certain Chill Cure* j is pleasan t to take and harm.1 • less. Chtl reu like it. Gnaran* teed to cu re Chills and Fever. , Me Cure—Xp Pay. For sale l y Bergen, Ollphant * Co. j

$5,000 worth of goods will be shoveled out at the % New York Store

At one-third cheaper during the mon^h of January. ■ y . •; y ■! -: y. . Tr 50 dozen Cotton Thread, worth 5c per spool; shovel them out at 4c; , 1000 yards Indigo Bine Calico, worth 7)£c; shovel ’em out at Sc. 5000 yards Allen Prints, worth 7%c\ shovel ’em out at 5c. 25 dozen Men's alf wool Socks, worth 25c; shovel ’em out at 15o. 100 Boys’’Suits, worth $3.00; shovel ’em out at $1.75. Men’s top Shirts, worth 75c; shovel ’em out at 48c. 50 Comforts, worth $1.25; shovel ’em out at 96c. 10 dozen Ladies’ heavy Shoes, worth $1.2g; shovel ’em out at 95c. ’ 5 dozen heavy Ladies’ Calf Shoes, worth $1.75; shovel ’em out at $1.25. 5 dozen heavy Boots worth $2 00; shovel ’em out at $1.50. 3 dozen whole stock Boots, worth $2.50; shovel ’em out at $1.90. 5 dozen Custom Made lined Boot$, worth 44-50; shovel ’em out at $2.85. 2 dozea Oil Grain Boots, worth $3.00; shovel ’em out at $2.25. Boys’ whole slock Boots, worth $2.00; shovel ’em out at $1.50. 10 dozen Mens’ Jeans Pants, worth $1.25; shovel ’em out at 98c. 10 dozen Pants, worth $2 00; shovel ’em out at $1.25. Boys’ Pants,^rorih $1.00; shQ^cl ’em out at 72c. 1000 lines of other goods that cannot b: mentioned will be shoveled Ait a little for nothing. Don’t forget tq come in and * as long as ® ZBLitzer,* get prices on these Goods they last. THE ONLY ONE PRICE STORE. BURGETtS’IBLOCK. PETERSBURG, IXD,

Now is the Time to Take BergeB.s’ Asthma Cure La Grippe, Cough, Bronchitis and Colds promptly and effectually cured. Do not delay—a stitch in time will save nine, and a simple coTd may run into consumption. Bergens’ Asthma Cure fe JfTHJSU its merits. It has cured thousauds of c&ses when ever ything else has failed. Price per battle, $1.00, 50c and c. The Korner Grocery Has changed proprietors, eerie*.he d with the change comos a big stoek of new and fre ;1» Gro1‘ro visions. Goods are arriving everyday.

We want yon r trade, and must have it in order to keep up the low cut prfc »s. The farmer’s trading palace will take in ail the produce that conies to the market, pay ing therefor the highest market price in cash or trade. Kemem >er that we keep everything, and also handle a fine assortment of GLASS and QUEENSWA RE Make onr Store your headquarters when you come to the city. Accommodate isr clerks always ready to wait on you " Brtcea guaranteed to be the lowest in the city on the quality of goods handled. Free delivery to any part of the city. / y James W. O’Bri Short’s Old Korner Grocery,

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