Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 13, Petersburg, Pike County, 7 August 1896 — Page 1

^>QREAT<& Mid-Summer Clearance Sale Gnfkt clearing pip pt nil-kinds of Spring and Summer Goods. The price* cut below ! the cost of production. ¥mt know in a season's business there is always an accuuiula- j tiou of short, Jengths, odd priees, odd sires, etc. Now ;s the time to make a few dollars .reach a long wars. We have included everything in both Stores in this Grand Clear-; ante Sale. No difference what you want to buy, or what prices others ask you, corns j .direct to heaquarters. It's a duty you dwe to your family to make your dollars reach the farthest possible. Run your eve down the list and compare with what you harp .been paying. f" - , !

) Peoples' Dry Goods Store. iKi*** Prints, pretty styles, good colors. ,per yard....,... 4$c Jcdijp> Blue Prints, extra beery, per yanl.^..J 4c h. S. Muslin, for sheets, per van!_ j 4c i Dress aiid Apron -Gjnghams pretty Styles, per yard. j 5c N « fool Chillies, for dresses per yard J|c ■Nice Home Spun Totaling, jn*r yard.. 4c L idies* Past Black llo*e,10c kind.pair 5c lilies’ Cool Summer Vests, each_ 5c laulies' Corsets in black, drab or white, worth We... 49e lilies' Cool JEasy Corsets.... 35c m yards Fancy China Silk, the 4fie kind, |>er yard... |35e Indies' Heary Black Mi;ts. 30c kind. pair..,... 13c Ladies' Pure Silk Mitts, &5c grade,pair 15c Ladies' White Chamois Gloves, #1.00 grade, pair .......j. ?5c Infants’ Soft, Easy Sh^es,, pair. 15c 500 pairs ladies’ Kid.»Siioe». the #1.25 kind, pair ..... .. US 200 pairs Ladies' Fine Kid Shoo, the #2 00 kind, pair... .... $1 50 K .210 pajrs Fine Stribl^vV Slippers, the #3.00 grade. jiair . . . 1 75 104 Fine laid to- Easy Sappers, pair.. $5c 1 JB7 pairs Ladies’ Nice Soft Slippers, the #1.35 grade..J.. pgr Hundred* and hundreds of Slipper* and Shoes almost given away. S0t) yards Ingrain Carpets, 35c kind, per yard ....... 34c 800 yards Pure All Wool Carpet*, worth 50c, per yard.... 39c

The Star Clothing House. I Boy»’ Suits, for every dav wear. Boys’ Sunday Suits, the $1.00 kiud .. 65c Boys' Pants, good patterns...._.. 18c Men’s Blue Camlet Pants, well made. 48o Mi u s Heavy Cotton Pants, worth 75c 49c Men’s Good, Strong Suits, good colors. suit..*4 30 319 Men's All Wool Suits, cheap at $9.00, for this sale, suit......... 5 75 22C Men’s Fine AU "Wool Suits, handsome patterns, worth $10.00, suit 6 05 330 M*»n's Fine Tailor Made Suits, high grade, worth $13 and $15, suit...0 00 Men’s Black Lustre Coats, nice quality 1 25 Men's Home Spun Linen Suits, just the thing for this hot weather,suit 4 50 Men’s Summer Flannel Coats and * Vest, fine quality ..4 35 Men's Fine Fur Stiff Hats, well worth $! .50, each 75c and. 96e Men's Soft Fur Hats, all colors, $1.50 grade, each.. 9Se Men's Fine White Laundried Shirts. linen bosoms, each .. 50c Men’s Nice Soft Shirts, pretty rtyles, each... 35c Men’s Good, Strong Suspenders, pair. fte Men's Heavy 4-ply Linen Collars, all v»-y latest styles, each_1. 10' Men's Hub Gore Conmss Plow Shoes, all .solid, worth $1.50, pair...... 99e

W* intend to reduce the stocks in l>oth Stores, and prices is what will move’em, ; Bargains is what counts, and if you ;jry us, you’ll find our competitors are not in it with u>. r • I W. V. Hargrove & Co * \ • * rroprietcra oi Oi« ■ p . J Peoples' Dry Goods Store and Star Clothing Honse, PETERSBURG, INDIANA.

Newspaper* in the ( aoipaign. In tbe present campaign. u.p newspaper* will hr the i^reaJcst of educators, in teaching the voters of the land th«' projwr way to view the political questions of the day Tl»e Republic, of St. Louis, i> without doubt the mils.! aide instructor published oc the Democratic side, as it e-plain* in roost every issue, hy editorial or kamrd article why the mass of the people should vote for ]tl»e Democratic Presidential candidate. In addition, it prints all the news of the doings pf both partio and all the speeches oi, statesmen. The Republic is pnly $6 a ycat, | ft 30 for three months, or 65 cents a month l>y mail. .Semi-Weekly Republic $1.00 a j ar __‘_' , 13-4 Spoon* Free to 411. I read in the Christian Standard that Miss A. M. Frit*.station A. St. Louis, Mo., would give an elegant plated hook spoon to any one sending her ten, two pent stamps. I sent for one and found it so useful that 1 .'.haw ed it to tny friends, and made $13 in two hours, taking orders for the -poon. The hook spoon l* a house hold necessity. It capnot slip into the dish or cooking) vessel, being held in the place by a hook on the back. The spoon ts something house- j keepers haTe needed ever since spoons were first invented. Any one can gejt a Sample spoon by sending ten, two cent! stamps to Mias Fritz. This is a splendid \ way to make money around home. 4:1* Very truly, JnfxrrrES. j Notice to Owners of Dago. Notice is hereby given that all dogs found on the streets must be securely muzzled.; Hereafter I shall kill all dogs found without muzzles: there is an ordinance to a hst effect and it must he obeyed. j 19-2 Joszm Ktmu.se. Marshal Dick Milbum of Jasper, was in town! Tuesday on business. I

A Big How on Hand. The republican county central committee ; meet* tomorrow at the Pre^ office to fill' the vacancies on the county ticket “and ] »nv other vacancy on said republican ticket, j that may occur up to that time.*’ The j vacancies ;hat now are o[»en are that of; sheriff and coroner, occasioned by the | death of <he regnlar nominees. A bigj fight is being made for the nominations, j there Wing all of the candidates that made | the race before the primary and several ; others. Some of the leaders think the j necvnd met; in the race at. the primary , should be the nominees, while others are of the opinion that some other qf the candidates should be selected. Then there are some who think that outsiders should j receive thifhons;nations. From all appearance* there will be fun next Saturday. But the call for the meeting eon turns “and any other vacancy cn said republican ticket, that may occur up to that time.” What’s the matter 1 is there to be other vacancies before the time of meeting? As Sam Smith was the second man in the race for sheriff, his friends are very confident that he will receive the nomination at the bands of the committee. On the whole there promises to be lots of fun for the republican leaders. A reporter for The Courier had the pleasure of going through the Hisgen axle grease factory in West Indiana street yesterday afternoon. This concern is one of the city’s best paying factories and the business is rapidly on the increase. The company was organised about four months ago and has the following officers: President. Mr. George T. Frank. Petersburg; v’ce-preMdent, Mr.Carl Burger,Evansville; secretary, Mr. W. A. Braden, Petersburg; treasurer. Mr. George B. Ashby, Petersburg; Manager. Mr. F. L. Hisgen, Eraas- , Mile.—Evansville Courier.

ALABAMAFORSILYER Rolls iJp a Majority of Oyer 40,000.

The Democrats Make Heavy Gains Over the Gold Bugs. Brunswick, Id., Elects a Democratic Major fer the first Tine. The People for Silver Coinafe lu all Section* of ilir Country.

Alabama held her state election Monday to elect governor and other state officers and members of the legislature, the counties also electing officers. The gold bugs and populists fused but were badly defeated, many former populists voting the straight silver ticket. The issue was wholly on the money question. Johnston, the democratic candidate for governor, was elected by a majority reaching between 40,000 and 50,000. Two years ago the state went 27,000 democratic. . Brunswick, Maryland, for the first time in its history, elected a democratic mayor and three out of four councilmen. The race was wholly on the money question, and the gold bugs were badly wiped out. The financial question is now the sole theme of the people and much interest is taken in it. And the above ejection returns is but a, fair sample of what will occur at the November elections. Get in the big silver wagon.

Base Balt. Last Friday a splendid game of lwill was played at the park. A number of Western league players were gathered up by a neighboring town and brought here to cope with our team. The leaguers were continually kickiug.but nevertheless the farmer boys made 'em play ball from start to finish. The team that visited here was picked up from Bloomington, Elwqod, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville. St. Louis and one young man from the K-l league. A number of rooters were here from Vincennes, Princeton and Oakland City to root for the leaguers. It is regretted by all that the manager of the borne club could not arrange another game with the aggregation before our boys had to quit for the season and commence work for their fall crop. Greene and McCarty were in the points for the home team and Knepper and Bryant for the league players. The score was as follows: -<} Innings 1234 587 8 DR H E League team, 000103001 4 8 10 Petersbuig 100030000 3 4 6 Struck out by Greene, 10; by Knepper, 13; hit by pitcher, Knepper 3; passed balls, Bryant 8. Umpire, Robinson. It doesn't matter much whether sick headache, biliousness, indigestion and con- ' stipatkm are caused by neglect or by una- | voidable circumstances: DeWitt's Little [ Early Risen will speedily mure them aii ! J. R. Adams 4k Son,

“We demand the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the5 present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without wait- , ing for the aid or consent of any other j nation. We demand that the standard silver dollar shall be a full legal tender j equally with gold for all debts, public and private”—Democratic National Platform, . 1806. Free coinage means that silver and gold | bullion shall be coined without charge by j the United States mints. ■=• l Unlimited coinage means that all the gold and all the silver presented at the United States mints snail be coined into money. , The ratio of 16 to 1 means that the , number of grains of pure silver in a silver , dollar shall be 16 times the number of j grains of pure gold in a gold dollar. < By full legal tender is meant that when a , debtor offers either gold or silver to a , creditor in any sum whatever the creditor is bound to accept the same and discharge the debtor from his liability. i

The Hon. A. H. Taylor, ex-congressman j from this district, is a candidate for renomination. Mr. Taylor was in the city Thursday, in consultation with the local democrats. Possibly no one has given his constituents more commendable service than Mr. Taylor.* His record, while in the house of representatives, is quite a praiseworthy one and will always staud ready for inspection. He is an out-and-out advocate of free silver and voted for the white metal. Mr. Ileiuenway, the present representative in congress from this district, is for the gold standard, as his vote in the house will attest. Mr. Taylor has been instrumental in doiug much for Evansville. He procured for the Ohio river sufficient appropriations to insure extensive improvements for that, important water way.—Evansville Courier. Miss Mae Pearl Wood gave anteiitertain-1 meut at the Baptist church Tuesday evening consisting of readings aud recitations. Miss Wood is an eleeutionist of rare ability and deserved a much larger audience than was present on that evening. The evening was greatly enjoyed by all who heard her, j and a large number have requested her give j another reading Saturday evening at the Baptist church. She has consented to do so. and ail should hear her. Admission has been placed at ten cents. --—-- j, The following marriage licenses have j been issued since our i$st report. i Clarence Had look and Amy Drake. James G. Khoades and Christina Simp- , son. Adam Warner and Angeiine John.-on. Biford W. Corn and Carrie Arnold. Lineurs Jenkins and Eilu Hale. Jerome B. liewis aud Ida M Campfield. *

|. When you want job. printing remember [.that The Dkmockat office is theionlr place | in town where a full linebf paper is kept in J stock. We do all kinds of job printing i front the fact that our artists are up-to-I date printers and every job turned oat is I guaranteed to give satisfaction. For the [ best, call at this offiee. Bryan and Sewall will be uotified of their I nominations at Madison Square Harden, New York, next Wednesday. It will no doubt be the largest meeting ever*held upon a similar occasion. Mr. Bryan’s speech will no doubt be the greatest effort of his life.__ The Democrat job rooms have been stocked up with some fine new faces of job type that are just elegant. Ladies, if you ! want fine printed visiting cards, just like! * engraved work, call and see us. Last Saturday, a small boy of James j i Amos, living near Clark’s Station, fell and 1 broke his right arm. The boy was brought to the office of Drs, Hunter & Basinger, j who set the broken member. Now for gas or oil. The opportunity is i how here for a test well. It remains for | the citizens to say whether the drill shall go \ down to a depth of lSOOor 1500 feet. What will you do? The republican central comittee meets at l the Press office Saturday for the purpose of ; naming several new candidates for county ■ office caused by vacancy, etc. The Fox handle works last Tuesday ( shipped 113 dozen handles to the markets. ^ The company is doing a splendid business for this season of the year. ’ A small child of David Willis, living | near town, died Monday. The funeral ; took (dace Tuesday and interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. Mias Mae Pearl Wood will give an elect!tionary entertainment at the Baptist church Saturday evening. Admission, ten cents. ----—;— | Mrs. William T. Arnold, living east of {town, died last Monday and was buried at the Anderson cemetery Tuesday morning. Call at The Democrat office for your job printing. The best job printer in the city, isee us before leaving your order. - John O. Davis and wife were at Washington over Sunday visiting relatives. Hon. A. H. Taylor went to Evansville • Wednesday on a business trip.

Teachers’ Institute. The animal session of the Pike county eachers' institute convened at the court j louse Monday morning. The enrollment tor the first day was 143, the largest uumxr of teachers attending on the first day. Supt. Blaize called the institute to order it 10 o’clock. J. C. Thomas, the enrolling secretary, had been very busy up to this ime, and the calling of the session to order r»ve him a short rest. The proceedings of he first day were as follows: Opening exercise conducted by Rev.W.J. Ridge. Lesson in reading by Prof. A. J. Kinnanau of Danville. He dealt principally rith the thought side of reading. Consulring reading from this standpoint he deines it as “The Process of Thinking at the Suggestion of the Written or Printed Page,” tud laid down four principles for teaching •eading: ’ L Thinking the object, or idea. 2. Thinkiug the written word as associited with the oliject or idea. 3. Thinking the symbol as general. 4. Thinking the idea at the symbol. Lesson in English by Prof. Thompson. He said that the English language helped us to generalize. That the English was a live language because it was a growing auguage. * AFTRRJiOOy. Lesson about numbers by Prof. Kinnaman. He defines number as “The ratio hat one quantity sustains to another of the ?ame kind taken as the unit of measure,’’ md insists that the teacher shall invent lev ices that will accomplish a fixed principle, which the teacher must hold iu mind. Lesson iu grammar by Prof. J. H. Risley. He emphasizes the necessity of correcting die mistakes in the, daily conversation of diildren. Lesson in science by Prof. Thompson. He said that “Civilization progressed in proportion to the development of natural forces.” Lessen in reading by Prof. Kinnaman. lie gives some devices in teaching reading hat would accomplish the four principles ;iven in the morning lesson. Roll call. The enrollment was very large for the first day. 143.

tieslvvt’s session. Opening exercise conducted by Rev. J.R. fohnson. Lesson in reading by Prof. Kiniman. He jontinued the discussion on the grounds hat reading should be taught for the sake i >f ideas. In this recitation he discussed he second stage of reading from three principals as follows: 1. Thinkiug idea* into relation,\_antT 'xpressmg orally. 2. Analysis of the written sentance to ind symbols of new ideas. w 3. Thinking.' significance of sentence symbols. Re then gave some devices in reading which would accomplish these ends. Lesson in English by Prof. Thompson. He discussed the English word and gave he uses of the dictionary as follows: t 1. Used in spelling. 2. Diacritical marking aud prouuucia:ion. 8. Finding parts of speach. 4. Deriviatious. 5. Definitions, Lessons on numbers by Prof. Kinnatnan. He continued the i«|ea iu previous lessons ind gave some examples of counting by grouping. He insisted on each tefm in arithmetic being called by its correct name. Lesson in scientific temperance by Prof. Kislev. V He would have temperance taught prac- | Lically by. practical illustration*.

AFTERNOON. Lesson in reading by Prof. Kinnaman. He gave the third step in reading as the irorld analysis. 1. Thinking the sound word into parts md associating parts of written word. 3. Thinking.letters as suggesting sound. 3. Synthesis of letters and sounds. 4. Inference of sound from combined letters. He then gave some devices to accomplish these ends. Le*on on seienci bv Prof. Thompson. He gave some outlines for the teachers use in arousing the pupils interest in the study of nature. Lesson fti numbers by Prof. Kinnaman. He continued his talk on grouping numbers. He said when the child had been taught the numbers from one to ten that he knew til the numbers to 100.. Lesson on scientific temperance by Prof, ttisley. He was opposed to the idea of having children experiment with alcohol. Up to this time there were 156 teachers enrolled. Wednesday's session. Opening exercise by Mr. Hewins. Lesson on reading by Prof. Kinnaman. He gave an excellent illustration of how to teach reading by using a selection of poetry and questioning the teachers as to its mean* ing. It was well received by the teachers. Le&soo in Eegiishby Prof. Thompson. He recommends the dictionary is deJsrmic- *» a A '•

ing whether words in common use are proper to use in .essay. He recommends old well established words in preference to newly coined words. Lesson in numbers by Prof. Kmnaman. He gave psychological principles involved in reasoning in numbers. He said most of the reasoning in arithmetic should bed one by deduction but the first number work is done inductively. Lesson on grammar by Prof. Risley. He gave examples which would develop the idea of constructions in the different parts of speech. iEXEfiXOOX. Lesson on reading by Prof. Kuinaman, He impressed the idea of stirring the child to the condition where he will realise the thoughts and feelings conveyed by the written page.. , |. Lesson in science by Prof. Thompson he continued his work by asking the institute questions on the common things of nature. Lesson on numbers. He takes up the socratic method of teaching and shows its admirable uses. Lecture *t 7 :S0 o’eloek by Prof. Kintutmau on “Socrates.’* The lecture was very interesting and was well received by aU present.

THURSDAY SESSION. Opening- exercise conducted by Rev. W. J. Ridge, Lesson on reading by Prof. Kinnaman. He took up the study of literature and gam the following outline: 1. Embodyment. 1. Language. 1. Purpose. ' I 1. Skill, power, formal knowledge. 2. To interpret the theme of the selection. 2. Lines of work. 1. Work study. •■{\ ■ 2. Definition. Lesson in English by Prof. Thompson. He discussed written work and insisted that the subjects for written work should be subjects about which the pupil knew or could lie lead to think intelligently. He then read some stories ahd asked the teach* ers to reproduce them. (To be continued in next issue.) The Issue Joined. [From the Republican Money Plank.J We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are. therefore, opposed to the free coinage of silver except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, and until such agreement can be obtained we believe the existing gold stand? ard must be preserved. [From Democratic Money Plank.] We are unalterably opposed to the single gold standard, which has locked fast the prosperity of an industrial people in the paralysis of bard times. Gold monometallism is a British*policy and its adoption has brought other nations into financial servitude to London. . It is not only un-Ameri- ■- can, but anti-American, and it can be fastened on the United States duly by the \N stifling of that indomitable spirit and love of liberty which proclaimed our political independence in 1776 aud won in the war of the revolution. We demand the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. We demand that the standard silver dollar shall be %full legal tender, equally with gold, for all debts, public and private, aud we favor such legislation as will prevent for the future the demonetization of any kind of legal tender^ money by private contract. ?

Health Is Wealth. Go to Sweet Sulphur Springs on L. E. t St. L. C. railroad, Yelpen, Ind., 84 miles from Louisville and 4fi from Kvaiisville. Now open for reception of guests. AU amusements such as ten pins, biHards J croquet, tennis, etc., have been provided, and a pleasant time is insured to all. See your Air Line agent regarding loir rates offered. ~ ■'_. Steve Clemeus was badly cut about the feet and legs last Monday., While at work* in a field near Stork's ferry, a team of mules hitehed to a mower run off. The sickle bar caught him and he received several bad cuts ou the legs. Dr. Rice hap- 5 pened aloug just as it happened and was called in to dress the wounds. Many a day’s work is lost by sick headache caused by indigestion and stomach troubles. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are ^ the most effectual pill for overcoming such difficulties. J. It. Adams & Son, - * The Orphans Home Association wants two good girls to do general housework at the home. Wages good. References desired. Apply to Mas. S, P, Ckouch. 13-2 " Petersburg. W. H. Clark and wife of Las Aniir.os* Colorado, are visiting friends week. J Sherman Davenport transacted ^business K at Evansville Weduesday. • /■ Arthur Lucas rejoices aver the arrival fef / a fine boy at his home. / *' H