Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 49, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 April 1897 — Page 4

i When you buy Sarsaparilla « Ask for the best and yotfil Get Ayer’s. Ask for Ayer’s and you’ll get The Best. tiiMiiW>iiiio»—mi Ebr gikt (Soutttg gfraorrat nr a*. McC. stoops. One Year, In advanoe..... |1 85 Six Months, iu advance. «5 Entered at the postoffice In Petersburg for transmission through the mailanis sceondelasa matter. FRIDAY, APRIL 16,1897. It now behooves every citizen of Petersburg and Pike county to put his shoulder to the wheel and work as he never worked before for the upbuilding of city and county. Two or three or several men cannot do it all alone, but by a united effort upon the part of all will decide the future of the gas city of the South. If you see a chance to ioc&te a factory do not place your real estate at figures beyond the reach of the firm that desires to locate, but rather than lose the manufacturer donate a few acres. U is not much to you if it will advance the price of your property without adding a fictitious value. Too many towns in the gas belt of northern Indiana have been killed in this way. If you have a desire to see the city prosper and to add value to your possessions be liberal in your givings and it will make you money in the long run. Never in the history of the town

has such an opportunity been onerou as now affords for the building up and making this the leading city in Southern Iudiana. With natural gas and an inexhaustible supply of coal this section stands far in the lead of auy locality in the west, south or north. More than that the lands are fertile, and the climate is all that could be desired. In fact it just the place for a great city. It rem'ains to be seen what the people will do. Men of means and men who have large bodies of land lying near 4he corporation will have to help in this matter if the town grows. It is now with them. The newspapers can do ho more than what has been done m the past. The DswocmaT has boomed the town in season . and out of season. It has at all times stood at the front in every measure that would advance the best interests of the town and county, and is still willing to go right along in the good work of making a city of Petersburg. It will take work and every citUen should do his share. Will you do it? The secretary, of state has delivered to the attorney general aud judges of the supreme court complete copies of the last legislature. The. work of printing and binding tbe-e act.- will be completed gv April 12. aud they will be ready for the proclamation of the governor, putting them -intoeffect by April 15. This is a remarkable record for the secretary’s office and the state printer. The session laws have never before lieen published before June 1, and it has sometimes been as late as September before they were proclaimed.—Princeton Leader. The amendment to’ the liquor law provides that all persons selling liquor whether by quart or less must procure county license. This must be done or suffer the penalty of the. law. Section 2 of the new act amends Motion 5,316 of the revised statutes of Indiana provides that such fees, meaning the $100, shall be paid into the school fund of the county in which such license is obtained.

Rkitsluav news{»apers arc extremely quiet anti have but little to say about the recent city elections held in the various states, Had they gone republican the old eagle would have come to the front in great shape, but as it is the eagle got her tail feathers all pulled out and it is doubtless whether they will ever grow out agaiu. While at WaSiiugton City last week lion. W’illuuti J. Bryan was besieged with newspaper tneu who asked for his views on the result of the Ohio and Michigan elections. “They indicate that confidence has been restored,” said Mr. Bryan, laughing heartily. “They need no explanation from me. They speak for themselves.” The president's message of the 8th for the relief of tlw Mississippi flood sufferers met with prompt response by congress, and &3U0.U0U has been appropriated. The resolution was signed by the president and in a few hours the war department had almost completed arrangements for the distribution of relief. Still there is no election of a senator in Kentucky* The republicans have a dear majority on joint ballot but are not able to agree upon a candidate. Hunter still leads in the race, but seems to be shy several votes of the required number. McKinleyV Cuban policy can be thus briefly defined: ■

Phtiirsburg is the talk now wherever ] one hajppeus to be. She is talked about on < the trains, in the stores, in the factories, in fact everywhere. She is known as the possessor of the only gas well in the South, I and in territory where gas was least expected. Heretofore the town was only heard of when a murder or some foul deed was committed, which gave the town a bad reputation abroad, as it does any town when any sensational item is sent out to put a few cents in some newspaper reporter’s pocket. She is now heralded abroad as the Gas City of .the South, a name which she deserves. It took a great deal of push and. grit to put the well down, but the citizens who came to the front when the future of the town was at stake deserve great credit. They devoted their time and put up the shekels that has put the name of Petersburg in everybody’s mouth and caused it to be heralded through the newspapers as the new gas city. It now becomes the duty of every citizen to lend a helping hand and lend their aid and time in pushing the city interests. Say a good word for the town whenever opportunity offers. Hold your town up, speak of its many advantages, its great gas supply, its immense coal deposits and the fertility of its soil. In fact talk at all times for your town and county. With the development of tkiis new gas territory comes a new era to every citizen and greater opportunities are offered. Don’t stand back. To property owners and farmers, now that gas has been found, we will give just a word of advice and caution. As soon as it is known positively that the gas is all right there will be any number of persons come in and try for leases and franchises, but before you patronize stran- | gers, stop a moment and think. The home com{>any is the one you should favor. They put in their money and time, and took the ! risk, while the territory was undeveloped, so now whatever of value arises by virtue | of the gas, should all be credited to them. ; No matter what inducements outsiders may ! offer you. there can now be no person or : and worth of your property as these men

; bare already done, lo tnem will oe due | the honor of Pike county’s prosperity. ! They are men worthy of the confidence and | esteem of every citizen, and for their enterprise and energy should be rewarded. Iliiveyour leases and franchises to them, I for you know they will deal squarely with you. Do not wait for them to come to ! see you, for they are very busy just now, j but go to see them. This paper is putting all its energy into the cause because it believes that every one should put his shoulder to the wheel and push. Come on, friends, and let’s help build a city. The compulsory education law found on }>age 348 of the new acts will be of some interest to the taxpayers in the state. The law provides that children between the ages of 8 to 14 shall attend school 12 consecutive weeks in the year. Truant officers at a salary of $2 are appointed to sec that all the children attend. Any parent failing to send the child to School is liable to a fine and imprisonment. If parents are too poor to furnish books and clothing for the child, these are to be supplied by the county. Section 8 of the law provides for the erection and maintenance of a parental home for incorrigible and truant children. An i additional levy of 10 cents on the $100 may be made to defray the expeuses of this law. There will be some fuu in enforcement of this law. Daniel W. Yoorhkks, ex-senator from Indiana died last Saturday morning at Washington City, of heart trouble. Inter-# ment will take place at Highland Lawn cemftery,Terre Haute,where his late wife is buried. The death of Senator Yoorhees has caused profound sorrow. No public character had a wider personal acquaintance. And no mau in Indiana was more | universally loved. He was 76 years old, and prior to his retirement from public | life last March, had been for many years ! one of the most picturesque figures in the | Senate.

Silver Forres lulling. A disturbing element in the last presidential campaign was the fact that the | silver forces were under three flags—democratic. populist and silver republican. A maguiflcent -fight was made, and no one jiuo cause to complain of the action or loyalty of auv of the allies. But in organij zation they constitute three distinot parties, while they bad but one maiu object in view, ami but one animating principle, and that was the restoration of stiver to the coinage, ami a return to the bimetallic conditions that existed poor to 1KT8. For the more speedy and certain success to the cause, all persons agree tiiat a union under one organization, one flag, and’ one party name, is not only desiraole, but ultimately inevitable. The first actual step in this direction is the senatorial agreement for the oranization of the senate. Democrats, populists and silver republicans have a clear majority, and they have come to an agreement as to the committees and officers which will give the senate a silver organization. The tariff bill will probably not be affected. Tiiat will pass in some term, the main object of the combine being to save the finance oora- \ milter as a free silver organization. In this tnaner the lines will be drawn on the | curreucy issue, relegating the tariff to the f position of a minor question on which I members can divide without reference to I their party standing, just as they do on the bankruptcy bill, the 5i icaragoa canal bill, the Pacific railroad bill or any similar measure. With the lines thus drawn in the senate between the gold and silver parties, thev will not be long in extending down through all grades of organizations of party alignments. In a common desire for the success of the cause of silver, men will forget minor duvi'tous, and array themselves under one common flag. Hence the extreme significance of this senatorial coaltion. It points the way to a complete and lasting union of alii friends of the white metal, as against the plutocrat hosts of the single gold standard. '■M* * 4--:

Washington Letter. (Prom oar regular correspondent.} Washington, April 12,1897. The democrats of the House in caucus endorsed the statements made by Representative Dingley, in response to Representative Jerry Simpson's protest, bluntly stated that the republicans did not intend to allow any general legislation by the House at this session. Mr. Bailey said: “We are not inclined to insist upon the republican, party legislating. We feel that the country suffers when the republican party legislates. We have contended this all our lives, and we sincerely believe it. We have no desire to urge the republican party to make laws, but we desire to understand its policy. We are here ready to discuss any measures you desire to bring up, but believing that nine out of teu of them would be bad, we are ready to help you if your policy is to do nothing.” In the death of ex-Senator D. W. Voorhees, which occurred Saturday morning at his Washington residence, the democratic party lost one of its ablest and hardest workers, a man who has, for nearly half a century occupied a place in the front ranks of democracy in every national campaign. Mr. Voorhees had been in failing health for several years, but his death was entirely unexpected, although he was in his seventieth year. ~ lion. William J. Bryan arrived in Washington today from Florida. This eveniug he was given a reception bv the Old Dominion club and delivered an address before I the law school of Columbian university,’ and tomorrow evening he will be the guest of honor at the big democratic Jefferson celebration. i Ainoug the many prominent business ! men who are in Washington for the pur- | pose of pointing out to the Senate comroitj tee on finance, the bad features of the tariff bill, is Marshall Field, the widely known Chicago merchant. Mr. Field was asked if he cared to make a statement for publi- | cation concerning the tariff bill, and he | replied: “No, except the one general re- ■ j mark that it is the worst tariff bill 1 ever

saw, not as regards the rates of duty imposed, but in the complicated and ambiguous methods of imposing them. There is scarcely a line in the bill that will not hare to be interpreted by the supreme court.” Speaking of whether the democrats in the Senate ought to resort to filibustering to delay or defeat the tariff bill, ex-Repre- ^ sentative Clunie of California said: “I am i in favor of allowing the republicans absolute sway and full scope in the making of ! a tariff. The freer they are left to work their will the quicker will the country repu- ! diate their acts, for I hold that prosperity I can never come from taxation, but only from a readjustment of our financial system j that will put silver back to its old footing of equality with gold.” This is substantially the position taken by Senator Jones, chairman of the democratic national committee, in a letter made public a few days ago, and which is endorsed by most of the democrats in both branches of Congress. The republicans are doing considerable worrying about the civil service rules and how they are going to get around them—at least those who are after offices are. About the only man who has already got his office who has shown any special interest in this matter, is Public Printer Palmer, who has been practically discharging democrats from the government printing office, by asking for their resignations, every day since he took charge. Rx-Congressinan Bowden of Virginia, who is willing to become a Federal officeholder, voiced the opinion of the offieeseekers when he said: “I have met during my present visit to Washington with republicans from every part of the Union, and almost to i^man they are opposed to civil service reform, socalled. It is a fact that there is a revolt against the whole system, and I for one, would be glad to see it abolished for all time. I believe President McKinley is going to do what he thinks is right, but I

do not believe he is going to ignore the claim of those who stood by hitn in the campaign.” That sort of talk is heard every day, but Mr. McKinley has given no sign, and it is doubtful whether he will set aside any of the extensions of the civil' service rules made by Mr. Cleveland, unless j authoriied by Congress to do so, and the j republican congressman, while willing to talk against the civil service law to please I their office-seeking constituents, will hesi- j tate about voting against it, and there are a number of them who will stand by the j law through thick and thin. Boss Platt’s heuchmen are much exercised over a report that Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, who will qualify as assistant secretary of the navy in a few days, having already been nominated and confirmed, will investigate the Brooklyn navy yard. It was because they feared this very thing that they fought Roosevelt’s appointment to this place. The Ideal Panacea. James L. Francis, alderman. Chicago, says: “1 regard Dr. King’s Sew Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for coughs, colds, and lung complaints, having used it in my family for the last five years, to the exclusion of physician's prescriptions or other preparations.'* j Rev. John Burgus. Keokuk, Iowa, writes: **1 have been a minister oi the Methodist Episcopal church for 30 years or more, and have never found anything so beneficial or that gare me such speedv relict as Dir. King's Sew Discovery." Try this Ideal Cough remedy now. Trial bottles free at J. R. Adams A Son’s drug store. Have ¥00 Had the Grip! If you have, you probably need a reliable medicine like Foley’s Roney and Tar to heal your longs and stop that racking cough incidental to this disease. Bergen & Oliphant. a

JgtCHARDSON A TAYLOR. Attorneys at Law, Prompt attention given to all business. A Notary Public constantly in the office. Office in Carpenter building. Eighth and Main-ste., Petersburg, Ind. ASH BY A COFFEY, G. B. Ashby. C. A. Coffey. Attorneys at Law, Will practice in all courts. Special attention given to ali civil business. Notary public constantly in the office. Collections made and promptly remitted. Office over 8. G. Barrett A Son's store, Petersburg, Ind. g G. DAVENPORT, Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to all business. Office over J. R. Adams A Son’s drug store, Petersburg, Indiana. T. H. Dillon V. R. Greene J^ILLON A GREENE. Attorneys and Counsellors at Law Will practice in Pike and adjoining connties Careful attention given to all business. Collections giveu pronun attention. Notary’ Public always in office. Office over Citizens’ Slate Brink, Petersburg, Indiana. g M. A C. L. HOLCOMB, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all courts. Prompt attention given to all business. Office in Carpenter block, first fioor on Eighth-st, Petersburg COX A ELY, wx. E. cox HOKACK KLY Attorneys at Law, Will practice in the Pike Circuit Court and adjoining counties. Prompt attention given to all eivil business^ entrusted to their care. Office over J. R. Adams A Son’s drug store. Petersburg, Indiana. E. WOOLSEY, Attorney at Law, All business promptly attended to. Collections promptly made and remitted. Abstracts of Title a specialty. Office in Snyder’s building, opposite Democrat office. Petersburg,!nd jp R. RICE. Physician and Surgeon, Chronic Diseases a specialty Office over Citizens.’ State Bank, Petersburg, Indiana.

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