Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 35, Petersburg, Pike County, 11 January 1895 — Page 4

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empirical preparations, wcor j o ingredients are conceaifd, will ® jxot be admitted to the Expo- ©j jKtioa.” o Avcr’s Sarsaparilla was admitted be- ® erase it is a staintard pharmaceutical JJ •fit? H I!5 (I BtaiHUiru jnuMMwvwinMvn. ; preparation. :uwl all that a family medi- «» ela * aitonld be. j 0 o WORLD’S F'AtR. I At tfl© oooooooooocooooooooooooo Ski §?ibe County IJtnuwwrt Hr n. nei\ STOOPS. t/jjg* The Pike t'wutj Democrat has the larKst circulation « snj newspaper published la he t'Hitj t Advertisers will stake a sate ef this fart! . One Year. In advance . ..-.. .....$185 ■Six Months, In advance... *5 Entered at the post office in Petersburg for Jrkasmission through the mails as secondclass matter. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11,1895.

The “Smart Alee.” Every town the site of Petersburg js pestered with a few “smart alecs." The “smart ale?” is never a success at anything he may undertaker What is meant by “smart alec” in the true yankee definition of the Americauistn, is a man who knows a little of everything and imagines that his knowldege is a necessary atom of carrying ou the business of the world. He offends people by his alertness. He knows something about evervbody’s business and tries to force hia confidence on people who would rather see 4 J»lm in South America. Not infrequently bis “smartness” takes a waggish turn and he worries everybody wjth his neat attempts at witturns in to a light channel the most serious strains of conversation. When the little brains of the “spraart alec” is laid £o rest 'neath the sod in the church yard none will mourn. Rates of Taxation. The various towns io&fhis section of Indiana have various rates and to show the difference The Democrat makes a comparison between Petersburg and others. Of course our rate is somewhat higher than others, but it will be lowered in Jhp near future. The following are the rates of our peighbors; Princeton --1- —^.-Ji 85 Oakland City —. . . 2 07 Washington ............. ............... 1 30 Reckport ... ... .... ... 132 Mt. Vernon —. 117 Kew Harmony. 132 PoseyvTle ...... ... -.1 32 jasper ... • 121 ijuntingburg .... 92 ptetiftaii.. .. 1 96 Stop it Right 4way. A gentleman from one of the put Jownships came in our office the other day, paid up his subscription on The P^ocrat and ordered the paper stopped He was mad because we said in The Democrat that “we must |>aye money.” He knew that we paeant hitq. He said the law requiring a man to pay up all arrears before he could stop his paper was a fraud, and that he would have it repealed. That the publisher had everything his own way. That the poor man was always imposed upon bv city folks. But this isn't the man .that' fed h» horses chips either.

Court House Clock. Talking around the store stoves these winter evenings is very cheat?. A few evenings ago the subject of a jtown clock was brought up and that the county commissioners should be asked 10 put one in the court house tox»er. The court house tower is about the only place in the cit8v of sufficient height that alt the citizens of the town might see the t»me and hear the hours tidied oft. It would be quite handy; but then «nlv one jtown in this county would'geld he use. of It. State Prison So at it. We have received the rej»ort ot Warden Patten of the prison South of Jeffersonville. There are confined in that penal institution 770 convicts. In 1803 Pike ^county had six representatives and in 1894 seven were taking meals at that institute. Vigo has an even hundred of her citizetJs there for safe-keeping, while Vanderburg has J3 and Ohio county has only one.

The Jail Sewifijf. The bo aril of ennui y CMirmissioners will meet on next Tueaifty. A conference will bo held with the city council with refrertce to tine sewerage of the new jail. There If a divided opinion as to what should be done. Some citizens say that the commissioners should build a sewer to the river and empty the accumulations, while others think that to run it down Main street and have an outlet near the bridge near Franks’ flouring mill. There is some objections to the Tatter, and the corantissoners should look to it. It might be a source of annoyance to the traveling public and detrimental to the health of the residents In that portion of the city. Of course as the matter stands there is tio telling what the board of commissioners will do, or whether the council will give in and le" them run it where they please. Work in unison, but if a sewer is built fit should be done well and sabstantiiklly. Hicks’ Prediction for Jan nary. Prof, lrl R. Hicks, the great “Storm Profit,” of St. Louis, makes the following predictions for the prescut month: 0 f The cold following lust December storms will moderate on aud about the 1st to 3rd with many storms of rain and snow will visit many sections and a cold wave will,follow. About the 12th to 13th, will bring warmer, with reactionary storms. Cold will follow, moderating for renewing snow and rain during period l8*ti to 21st. Sleet Will be general about this period, and a great cold wave will follow. The 24tl» to 27ih, will bring renewed sloyms, with tain, sleet, and snow, followed with general 'apd seyere cold, until about the SOtl^ yrhen warmer weather will begin in the west, end the month will close with storms of rain and snow in progress. February brings equinoxes of Mars and Venus, making a combination that will caps« much severe phenomena. Do not fail to prepare for it. , • j

1. 0. 0. F. Elect Officers. ■ I The I. O. O. F. Encampment elected tne following officers last wreek and .who were installed into office last night: v 'j Chief Patriarch ^Nelson Stone. Senior Warden—Elijah Mfley. Secretary—M,j J. Brady. ; ' Treasurer—Gus Frank. ) Pacific Lodge No. 175,1. O. O. F., elected officers last Week and were installed Monday evening:. Noble Grand—A. W. Selby. Vice Grand—George Good rid., Secretary—M. J. Brady. < Treasurer—GJ Niche lie. Financial Secretary—J B. Young. We Mean it. We desire that all scubcrihers to The Democrat call.j between now and January 20th, and pay for the past yearns subscription. We need money, and need it bad. In fact we must have money or we’ll be Compelled to “draw, on our bank account” And if we don’t succeed, we cai ’t sueeggs. Come and See us and bring a dollar twenty-five ; with you. Or send by mail, female ar" express. Don't delay, tor delays are dangerous —to us. Electric Light Officers. The Petersburg #etm. light and water works company held their animal election last Thursday. The following officers were elected : Directors—Ciay Demon, L. J. Dunning, Gas Frank, B-J. Haines, Moses Frank. C. ABurger, W. V. Hargrove, George E. King and Sol Frank. President—Gns Frank, j]., f-Viee-President—C. A. Burger. Treasurer—Sol Frank'. 1 Secretary and manage r—George E. King. The Ladles And Society. The ladies aid society is one of the most Doble organizations in the city, and during the several years that it has been in existence has helped many poor and needy families. On last Thursday the society elected the following officers: President—Mrs. Joseph, Lory. . Vice-President—Mrs. Joseph Patterson. Treasurer—Mrs. McCr ilus Adams. Secretary—Mrs. Hattie Gnlick.

A long felt want has at last been gra nted by oar county cottmi^ioners* In their last session by deeming to enforce the stock law in Pike county, to take effect May 1st, 1895. The farmers and nearly everybody else Is rejoicing over it. They say thev have enough trouble taking care wt their own stock without havingiall their neighbor's stock out of their fields. So now prepare vourself to keep up your own stock by the 1st of May, 1895, apd there will be uone to bother you.—Stendal item Huntingbure Argus. . Various county officers of the state met at Logansport last week to devise a plan oh which to work the leg islature for increased salaries. From the list of names mentioned one would be led to believe that they yrere.ail republicans.

ol» ror.D, 9s Ghrsslt Catarrh, the Went Di«> ease 9t«ew». The first stage »»r catarrh is commonly cal ted catching cold. It may begin in the head, hose, throat or lungs. In the majority of eases no attention is paid to a cold, therefore nearly half of the people have chronic catarrh in some lortp. To neglect a cold is to invite catarrh. The second stage of catarrh is sometimes called an old cold. If in the head, there is roaring, crakiug in the ears, periodical headache, and confusion of the senses. If in the nose, discharge, ' sneez:ng, noisy breathing, and bad breath. It? the throat it produces enlarged tonsils, hawking, sore throat, hoarseness or weak voice. When the catarrh reaches the bronchial tubes and longs it produces cough, pain in the chest, expectoral ion. night sweats, loss of flesh and shortness of breath. A cold in the head, which a single bottle o( Pe-ru-na will cure, soon becomes a esse of chronic catarrh, which' will require many bottles to entirely cure. A sore throat, which one bottle of Pe-ru-na will cure, soon becomes chronic phyary ngitis or enlarged tonsils, which will require many bottles. A slight cough, which without a vestige of doubt, would disappear with the use of Pe-ru-na, becomes chronic bronchitis, which requires a presistant use of Pe-ru-na for some time. There are a great many cases of consumption each year due directly to a neglect of eoi»ghst colds, etc., which, if Pe-rn-na had been kept in the house and used according to direction, would have been prevented. For a free treatise on catarrh, coughs, colds const! nipt ion, ami all diseases of winter, send to the Pe-ru-na drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio,

Money for Ererjone I can't understand why people complain of hard times, when any woman or man can make from $5 to $10 a day easily. All have heard pf the wonderful success of the Climax dish washer; vet we are apt to think we can’t make money selling ii ; but anyone can make money, because every family wants one. I made $478 36 in the last •hree months, after paying all expenses arid attended to my regular business besides. You don’t have io canvass;h»s soon hs people know von have it tor sale they send for a dish washer. Address the Climax Mfg Co., Columbus, Ohio, tor particular!. Go to work at once, and you will very soon have a lull pocket book attd^a light heart. 1 think it a duty to iiiform each other of stfch op or*, uni tics and 1 also think it my duty to improve them while we may. Try it ai once, and publish >our experiences so others may he benefited. New Postmaster4t Mt. Fernnn. The following Washington special appeared !u the Indianapolis Sentinel last Friday: “In the appointment of Andrew Wasetn, to be postmasier at Mt. Veruon, Congressman Taylor ha> the distinction of gaining the first presidential appointment of the neVr year. What is more, it was given t * him as a compliment on the part «>> Postmaster-General Bissell Mi. Taylor yijiUea the post master-gene rat durhrgfthe holiday recess anu called his attention to the fact that the incumbent of the Mt. Vernon office had resigned on account of sickness and a~ked for immediate action. Mr. Bissell replied that the only thing preventing actiou was an ignorance of Mr. Taylor’s wishes, as the department would make his selection theirs, the reason for this Is that Mr, Taylor’s district has proved owe of the most satisfactory in the United State? from a postal point of view, not one i <^m plaint against anv of the congressman's appointees having reached the department.

‘‘Listen to Oor Tile.” This f in 2 sta8 Ih0 went her is this § has been un||d tor mildness since Noah built the RK, & that a panic never bit os harder since the 7*#* were set in the heavens. Consequently III R few in our office and we are forced to stand with a f in flV 2 keep our creditors off our pe^senaLuropertv & % on the wail 2 kee>—Courage up. Yet we B ever ready .2 an opportunity to receive cash whenever friends fret fit 2 it over. The ice crop, the sleighing, skating uid general fine weather went with the rains of last Sunday. It was without doubt the hardest rainfall for years inf this section of the state. It come down in torrents and everything was flooded. White river is on one of her regular old-fashion high lonesomes and full to rbe brim. Or. Price’s Cream Baking Pon der World's Fair Highest Medal and Diploma

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