Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 47, Petersburg, Pike County, 6 April 1894 — Page 4

FOR CL0THE5. -, fi CAjm CO. CtJTTT. Nx ■ -*■ jfclu -gilw County gjmocrat By HI. McC. STOOPS. I^Tke Pike Countj D«uorr*t hsn the lnrcent circulation ot any newspaper published in Pike Count; 1 Advertisers will make a note of ^liis tact! Entered at the postofflcd in Petersburg for transmission through the mails as sceondclass matter. FRIDAY, APRIL 6.1894.

To the Democracy of Pike County. There will be a mass convention held at Winslow, on Saturday, April 14th, 1894, for the purpose of electing a county chairman for the ensuing two years, and a committeeman from each township for the same length of lime. Let every democrat turn out and assist in this matter. Geo. B. Ashby, Chairman. D. Q. Chappell, Secretary. Subscription money is needed at this office. Many persons who have promised to settle during the past few months have neglected to do so. On pccouut of large expense recently contracted this delay is very inconvenient to us. It is to be hoped that all delinquents will give this notice immediate attention. M, McC. Stoops. Let no democrat fail to attend the meeting at Winslow on the 14th. Your presence is desired to make-the fueeting a success in every particular. President Cleveland vetoed the Bland silver seigniorage bill last Thursday, His message on the subject will be fouud on an iuside page of today’s paper. . ■ ...!!; What will be the result of the trade between the south end and porth end republicans for county office*? Some candidate is likely to get left in the struggle. Democrats from all parts of the pounty should not fail to be present at 'be meeting to select a new central committee and a county chairman tor the coming campaign. Come prepared to make the committee a good one. Those opposed to Posey for congress in this c]ty got it rubbed in on them last Saturday when the delegates were choBen in the city. Nothing but Posey men goes. Hemingway’s friends waited too long. There is a decided kick against the piethods used.

Lewis Loveless, of Logan township, was in th&city Monday conferring w4th the republican leaders. He says he has not fully decided whether he will be a republican candidate for office or not. He says he has always been a stumper for the party and uever held office. There are peculiar conditions now coming up iu Pike county that will assume tangible shape in a political nature in the next few months. Look put for breakers, and to keep posted on the affairs of Pike county you {should subscribe for The Democrat at once. All the facts will be given without any colorings whatever. Now is the time to enroll your name. The Press ot last week makes a very strong plea for the renomination of Washington Carlisle for commissioner from the Third district, but in winding un the article wants it understood that the paper is for the nominee. Calvin R. Stone is also a candidate for (he same office and from the same township. Strange isn’t it that the Press has taken* sides po early in the republican nomination. But wait until the votes are ^>\!Uled and note the result. '

Da. Bboadwell, of Velpen, is after James E. Coats for the republican nomination for representative. The republican nominations are uot going to be all one-sided alter all, and a great deal of fun is going to be mixed in to tbe results of that primary. And in ore’s the tnn. Said a prominent republican last Friday: “Two years ago the democrats were the great calamity howlers, while today we are radically worse as the same sort of people.’’ Just what T«e Democrat has been telling the people ail along that the preseut depressed times were made by republican calamity howlers. Politics are gettiug lively on the republican side of the house in Pike county. From now on until the 3d of MaV the candidates will be chasing down (he many wild rumors aud uailing them to the wall. The democratic boys look On and have hearty laughs at the expense of the caudididales. > Another candidate bobs up from the.republican party for clerk. This time F. E. Heuring, of Winslow, shies his castor into the ring and will make a fight and promises to make it real interesting for the boys. And there is still another candidate spokeu of In the south*part of the county for the s&me^ nomination, and who will weary the other three candidates. H$ is ahustler for votes. But it’s all in a lifetime. 1 Saturdays are lively days in Petersburg. The reasou of all this is that you are button-holed by the thirty or forty republican candidates that line the streets. They catch you coming and going. The fight is lively in town, towuship aud county matters. Some of the boys express themselves thusly: “Say, paid, ain’t this a rather dry aflair? I hain’t had a drink yet.” Wait another week or two and the boys will roll out a barrel or two.

And now there is talk of one or two members resigning from the town council to make the race for township office on the republican ticket. Audi then there are two or three more promiuent republicans who are talking very strongly of letting their names go before the republican primary lor township offices. And, Will there be enough voters left iu thd township to make a respectable showing? Echo answers. “Will there.!” The republicans of Pike county met in the various townships last Saturday for the purpose of selecting delegates to the various conventions. For’congress Frank Posey seems to have captured twelve of the fourteen, while Hein in way secures oue and McCutcheon one. One of the Posey delegates is instructed to vote tor him ou the first ballot, after which he is at liberty to tie to another candidate. But the probabilities are that Posey will secure the eutire delegation. It is of the utmost importance in this campa gn that the democrats select their lest men for advisors on the new county central committee and that a chairman and other officers be .elected that will give their time and work for the entire county ticket from top to bottom. This Is a year whei work will be required and with the proper and untiring efforts of these officers the entire county ticket can be elected and Pike county redeemed to democracy. It is within yonr province to do this democrats of Pike county. Will you put your shoulder to the wheel at the opening of the campaign ? Say yes, and take off your coats and let ’er go with a vim. T is Democrat once more says place your best men on the central committee, men that will work long and late and the victory is yours. Cong ressman’s Martin’s committee on invalid pensions will report favorably ou two important general pension bills this week. One introduced by Mr. MarfHb provides that the testimony of a private soldier shall have as much weight in detlrmining the merits of a pension claim as that of an officer. The law al»p forbid i the: making of an order-By the Pension Commissioner or Secretary o' the Interior, requiring a larger number of witnesses from private soldie *8 to prove a case than called for if the witnesses cers. Another important pension bill introc uced by Mr. Curtis, of Kansas, which the committee will report favorat ly, grants pensigus to members ofmiitia companies who have seen ninety day?e service under a United Statei officer, and have been disabled in the service. Heretofore the only relief which such claimants had was throi gh the passage of special pension jills iu congress. wopld be were offi

A stranger following th i course of events among us of late m ght conclude that the chief end of interests in this state and city was to dodge taxes. For years we h^yeTeen running behind even in current e xpenses. Finally we pluck up resolu ion sufficient to adopt a tax system that will pay expenses and begin to extinguish our debt. Moreover, we ad< pt a better tax system, one that more equally adjusts the rate. Then begi ns resistance. The railway companies are even fighting in the supreme court of the United States to keep from bearing their just share of the pi blic burden. And it is a cold day indeed that news of some attempt of th s kind in some shape by some interes does not come. The last to joiu the procession is the express companies. We complain of an income tax bec ause it is inquisitorial. But is it not c fact that every tax is objectional, and that there is a chronic disposition to evade every kind of taxation ? Is it not a fact that we have not the courage to look taxation directly in the face end that we know we have not; that we admit that certaiu sums must be raised by taxation and that we say we must raise them indirectly, must raise them by duties on this, that and another thing so that we shall pay the taxes concealed in the price of something instead of paying simply the price of the thing wo buy and then paying the taxes for themselves ? As taxation is wholly a creation of civilization, has it not the defects of its qualities, and is not the disposition to dodge taxation also a disease of civilization ?

War! War! War! The war still goes on. We mean the war on prjces. In which is engaged the two greatest generals the world ever knew, viz. Electricity and Steam. .They have completely surrounded the farmer in every industry in which he is engaged. They combine strategy with the appearance of friendship in order to gain admittance to your stronghold. After making you their prisoners they place you to'worlyon their galleys as the war like troubles of old would do. There is no hope of reaso i, you are prisoners for life. Be honest my frieud: is not the outlook gloomy? Is it not time to retreat? Can you afford to risk the old fort auy longer? There is but one safe retreat. There is one industry in which the farmer can engage on which he cm realize a profit ou his investment. A good speedy driving horse can yet be raised profitably. These hordes must he clear of blemishes, speedy, stylish and pure galled. Such horses can be raised by breeding to sires of like qualities. Two such sires can be seen at Fleming’s livery stable in Petersburg, Monday and Tuesday of each week, balance of the week at McCormack’s barn in Otwell. Both are sired by Anteros 6020, out of Nellie Bourbon by Bourbon Chits’'. Call and see before breeding elsewhere. The young people of the B. Y. P. U. will give their entertainment on Tuesday night, April 10, instead of Friday night the 6th at the pastor’s home. A pleasing program will be rendered and refreshmei ts served in the shape of a “Pink Tea.” Admission 5 cents, hours from 7 to 10. There will be ice cream served. All are kindly solicited as patrons;

The ladies of the W. C. T. TJ. will meet at the C. P. Chart h this afternoon at half past two o’clock. The subject for the afternoon will be “Is the Drink Habit Increasing” conducted by Mrs. Laura Ash. Every member is requested to be present and and also those who are interested in temperance work. The excavation tor the cellar for the new jail and sheriffs residence will be commenced next Monday. Contractor Lori is here and is busily engaged in getting timbers and other materials on the ground ready for the work. J. W* Gaddis, the architect, will be in the city next week to lay off the grounds. Thomas Read and family and William White and wife returned on Monday last from California where they have been for the past five months. Mr, Read’s general health has been very much improved. * P. W. Shepard* o Monroe township, was in the city last Monday. He renewed his subscription^o The Democrat and also sends a copy to his neice, Mrs. Sadie Braurich at Jasper, Arkansas. There will be excursion rates on the E. & Ii to Denver, Colorado, April 24th ^Columbus, Ohio, April 10th. See .agent for rates and particulars. Miss Ella McGov an has accepted a clerkship iiithe dry goods s lobe ot Gustoff Frank. Will PoSey, of the Evansville Standard force, was In the city this week.

Political Coarentions and Primary Elections. .In the acts of 1889 on pages 267 and 268 will be found an act concerning elections and nominalinar conventions. Many persons may not know that there is a law governing nominating conventions aud primary elections. For the benefit of those who may wish to know just what the law is we herewith publish the first two! sections of the above acts: Section 1. Be II exacted by the general assembly of the State of Indiana. That any person being a candidate for nomination to any office of profit or trnst nnder the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States, before Itny convention held by any political party, or at any primary election, who loans, pays»or gives, any money or other thing of value to any delegate or elector, or any other person lor the purpose of securing the vote or influence of such delegate, elector or person for bis nomination, and whoever hires or otherwise employs for consideration any person to work for thO^nomlnatien of any person to any office, or to work for the selection of any delegate to be chosen at any party convention or primary election, shall, upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not more than five hundred dollars, and disfranchised and rendered incapable of holding any office of profit or trust within this state for any determinate period, and if nominated shall be ineligible to hold such office. Section 2. Whoever, being a candidate for any office, loans, or gives directly or indirectly, or offers or promises to loan or give any money or other thing of value to any elector for the purpose of influencing or retaining the vote of such elector or to Induce such elector to work or labor for tlte election »>f such candidate, or to refrain from working or laboring for the election of any other candidate, or to any person, to secure or retain the influence or vote of such elector in his behalf as such candidate, or to be used by such person in any way to Influence the vote of any elector, or of electors generally, for himself or otherwise employs for consideration any person to work at the polls on election day for any candidate to be voted for at such election, shall be fined in any sunt not more than one tbousond nor less than three hundred dollars, and shall be disfranchised and rendered incapable of holding any office of profit or trust within this state for any determinate period, and a violation of any provision of this section by any person elected to such office shall render his election void, and if he has taken the office, upon conviction shall operate as a vacation of the same.

Specimen Cases. * S H. Clifford, New Cassel, 'Wisconsin, was troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism, his stomach was disordered, his liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, aud.he was terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, Illinois, had a running sore on his leg of eight years’ standing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Buckten's Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba, Ohio, had five large fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was incurable. One bottle Electric Bitters and one bcx Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold by J. R Adorns & Son, Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder , Most Perfect Made. My wife was confined to her bed for over two months with a severe attack of rheum .atism. We oouid get nothing that would afford her any relief, and as a last resort gave Chamberlain’s Pain Balm a trial. To our great surprise she began to improve after the first application, and by using it regularly she was soon able to get up and attend to her house work.—E. H. Johnson, C. J. Knutson & Co . Kensington, Minneapolis. 50 cent bottles for sale by J. R Adams & Son. a California Excursions. The well-known Phillips Excursion. Company has arranged to run bi-weekly excursions to all principal California and other Pacific coast cities, from all points on the Baltimore & .Ohio Southwestern Railway, via St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver. The parties will be carried in Pullman Tourist cars, leaving Cincinnati 8.25 a. m.. Thursday, April 5th and 19th, and May 3d and 17th. and passengers will be booked through to destination. There are no Pa oific Coast tours offering so good accommo dutions at less expense. • For full information address A. Phillips & Co., S. E Corner Fourth and Vine Streets, Cincinnati, Ohio, or call on nearest ticket agent of the B. & O. S. W. Railway.

Now Try This. It will cost you nothing and will surely do you good, if you have a cough, cold or any trouble with throat, chest or lungs. Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds is guaranteed to give relief or money will be paid back. Sufferers trom la grippe found it just the thing and under its use had a speedy and perfect recovery. Try a sample bottle at our expense and learn for jourselt iust how good a thing it is. Trial bottles free at J. R. Adams & Son’s drug 6tore. Large size 50c and $1.00. The more Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is used the better it is liked. We know of no other remedy that always gives satisfaction. It is good when you first oatcb cold. It is good when your cough is seated and your lungs are sore. It is good in any kind of a cough. We have sold twenty-five dozen of it and every bottle has given satisfaction.—Sted man &Friedman, druggists, Minnesota Lake, Minnesota. 50 cent bottles for sale by J. R. Adams & Son. a A Remedy for the Grip. A remedy recommended tor patients afflicted with the grip, is Kemp’s Balsam which is especially adapted to diseases of the throat and lungs. Do not wait for the first symptoms of the disease, but get a bottle and keep it on hand for use the moment it is needed. If neglected, the grip has a tendency to bring on pneumonia. Ail druggists sell the Balsam. ' 44-8 Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Medal and Diploma

Bargains Bargains ftyga The Biggest Bargains daring the hard tines eTer offered to the people of Pike County nrlll be at the Goods Almost Given Away, as Follows:

! ,r CHESE | PRICES ARE THE LOWEST.

James Corbet <1.50 Shoes; bard times price |1.0t). ' Men’s Working Shirts, worth 35c; hard times price 20c. 100 dozen Suspenders given away: Men’s Good Rubber Suspenders at 9c; Men’s Silk Suspeh tiers at 15c; Boys’ Silk Suspenders at 7\c. 5.000 yards American indigo Bine prints, 5c. , 3,000 yards Fine Shirting Prints at 4*jc. 2.000 yards Fine Shirting at 4?*'c. " Ladies’Summer Shoes, worth $100; hard times pri, 75c. I have just received 150 dosen^alrs of Hose from the Perfection Hosiery Company. •- : ' - Fast Black Ladies’ Heavy Cotton Hose, worth 13c; bard times - price, 10c. ' - ■ Ladles’. Black Hose, worth 15c; hard times price, 10c. Ladies’ ail Faucy Colors, worth 25c; hard times price, 15c. Ladies’ Seamless Black and Tan Hose, worth 25c; hard times price, 15c. Ladies’ Black Hermsdorf Hose, worth 30c; hard times price, 20c. •; •••;■. ' ..' - ■ Men’s Black Half Hose,worth 25c; hard times price, 15c. Men’s Heavy Cotton Hose, worth 10c; hard times price, 6c. A hundred Boys’ Spring Suits, worth $1.50; hard times price, 95c, Men’s Casslmere Pants, worth $2.50; hard times price. $1.50. Don’t forget to buy your Shades, seven feet long, latest style, from 25c up.

Hundreds of other Goods that cannot be mentioned will be sold at Seventy-Fire Cents on the Dollar, Save money by seeing me. -PROPRIETOR OF THE- ; S . .-JZ, 2TEW YORK STORE.

«<DR. DC 13 TV DM CC 'ri*1 diellwr h series of lectures beginning Monday . EL. unnliLO evening, March l», 18SM, at the opera bouse, frea,J Barnes’ Surgical Sanitarium. 211 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis.

UKADUA l fi or Tins CHICAGO OPTHALMIC COLLEGE Can be found at his office in the PIKE HOTEL, PETERSBURG, Any Bay Next Week. Chief of the Indianapolts-Eye, Ear, Cancer and Rectal Hospital formerly of the Chicago Surgical Institute, and who Has attracted so much attention throughout the known medical worid by discovering a new Germicide Cure tor Chronic Diseases, will forfeit $500 for a lailure to cure any accepted case. Consultation and Examination is Free. An examination will convince the most skeptical. Years of experience in the large hospitals of New York and Philadelphia have prepared Dr Barges to give results not elsewhere obtained. Guarantees a cure in the following cases: „ , Catarrh, Cross Eye, Cataract, Cancer, Goitre or big neck, Bright’s Disease of Kidneys, Diabetis, General Debility', Scrofula, Skin Diseases. Tumors, Wens or Warts, Chronic private and nervous diseases. Deafness, Discharges, Tape Worms. Fever Sores, Granulated Lids, Diseases of'the Heart, Spleen and Stomach, Ovarian Tumors, Sterility, the result of carelessness or Ignorance can be cured. PHENOMENAL SUCCESS Dr. Barnes has attained the most wonder fuVsuccess in the treatment of the cases to which he gives special attention. CATARRH, not a single failure to cure in the past six years allows us to offer the safest and most pleasant method of gettind rid of the most loathsome disease known to men. 1

CROSS-EYES, on* 'minute is all that is required to straighten the worst ease, no matter who has treated you. Cataract, Pterygium, and other eye diseases receive eminently successful treatment. * . . RUPTURE is still being cured by the Barnes medical truss and treatment. Many are testifying to the success of it. ’ ; URINE, persons consulting should bring four ounces of urine for examination. NEGLECTED OR BADLY TREATED CASES, are given special attention and solicited. He cures hundreds of cases given uptodie. and will undertake an incurable case. STRICTURE, Varicocle Slydrocicle, Spermatorrhoea, Gleet, Gravel, Frost at ie and Blad- f der diseases are permanently cured without t lie knife. RECTAL DISEASES, Piles, fistula. Fissure, Prolapsus, Ulcerations, positively'cured without the knife or detention from business, n6 change of diet, no pain, knife or ligature, but. will cure every case. i . CANCER This dreadful disease often neelected or overlooked until too late. We have hundreds of references cured without the knife or pain. Early interference is the only safe rule, saving both life^money and time. _ - • ,__

1IHH tin Mil Fall Goods Now Arriving. ® ® ® The latest styles and novelties in fall and winter line Guaranteed to be the best wool goods on the market. Larg Jfsronfls. ivoiceof-T DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, GAPS, BOOTS and SHOES. Give me a call and be convinced that I will give you a3 big bargains and as line goods as any store m Petersburg. • • • Toiin. Sammond.. p;nmnini»mn IIIIIH I III H IIIIHIIII HIM I fmmnunmns mm

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