Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 20, Petersburg, Pike County, 24 September 1897 — Page 4

gkrfik* Counts if nwnut Hv .H. «c€. KTOOF*. .One Tear, In advance 8lx Stout ha, lu advance c:1 'zrrrnrzTr Entered at the postofflee In PeteraburK for transmission through the mails an sceond- . clans matter. FRiDAY. SEPTEMBER 34,1897. f 1 ■■ 1 1 - Money is plenty, but the question is who has it? Mt. Vkkkon is to have a new republican .newspaper with.Col. Albert A. Sparks as its editor. Sparks was at oue lime an applicant for the Mt. Vernon postoffice under the last Cleveland administration. Ok all the infamies of modern politics, the-trusts and trust methods are the most infamous, and yet I hey exist in defianoe of law, and intrench themselves behind the law, to rob the public systematically every day of the yuar.

The English Democrat celebrated its nineteenth anniversary by getting out an excellent illustrated edition showing many prominent features of the county seat town. The edition is well gotten up and a credit .to the town and the publishers. The republican newspapers still continue to talk aliout the free silver craze dying 'out. If it is dying out why do they say so much about it. Must be rather a lively oorpse. But then they must have something to say in order to bolster up the cause of mouopoiies and trusts. Petersburg . has more fuel than any town in Indiana, having natural gas, coal and any other kind that you may desire. The old croakers that claimed that this section had no natural gas should uow visit this city and see how nicely it burns. Petersburg will take on a boom next spring and don’t you forget it. Come around. Somebody wants to know what the editorial “we" signifies. It has a variety of meanings varied to suit the circumstances. For example: When you read that “we expect our wife home today," “we” refers to the editor-in-chief; when it’s <**we are a little behind with our work,” it includes the whole office, eveu the devil and the towel; in “we are having a boom,* the town is meant; “we received over 700,000 emigrants last year,” means the nation. The clerical force of the state board of tax commissioners, finished its work Tuesday. The final tabulations which were made up show that the railroads were assess'd at $ 154.£41,971, telegraph and telephone coui|tanie* at $3.176,595, sleeping car companies at $43f\423.50 and the j express companies at $1,913,039. The net increase of individuals and corjs.ratious on ! appeals from the county boards of review aggregates $2,331,959 The assessments on railroad is about $l,5o0,0U0 less titan last | year.

I’KTKEsm iui busmen men are taking up considerable space in the Democrat adver*! Using fail and winter goods. The merchants of this city are wideawake and haudie a fine line of goods and at prices as low or lower than neighboring cities. It is not necessary to buy your fall and winter wear in the cities if you will l>at call on the merchants who advertise in*the Democrat. They can please you in any grade ami at prices just as cheap. Besides trading at home you help to build up your town and county. These home merchants pay taxes into your county treasury while foreign merchants do not. You know them and they will do better by you than city merchants. Trade with your home merchants. Box. J. B. Stoll, editor of the South Bend Tiroes, says: ‘•Subscriber* of country newspapers often allow their subscriptions to become delinquent through carelessness, and yet feel insulted if their paper is stopped or a statement of ibeir delinquency is sent to them. They do not expect any courtesy from metropolitan papers, Mu the 1 country papers are expected to come on whether they are paid for or not. This is an unjust exaction. Because he is editor of a country newspaper is no reason why a man should carry you year after year. ] The income from suberiptions is an important item, like snowflakes they are individuall/ small, but when aggregated they pile up wonderfully. They should be coming in every day in the year. They ptust come if the publisher pays his bills Vfcjpb Uli due every month in the year.” t '

WA8H1K6TOK l.ETTKK, Our Hrg«l»r C*rrMM««>«al «•»*• In m B«iek •( News* In view of the. officially .estimated deficit in the paymentof pensions for the current year Acre may be some emphatic talk on this subject at the coming session of Congress. I jest some of your republican rentiers should say that this idea of a pension deficit was concocted by the .opponents of the administration, the following language used by II. Olay Evans, commissioner of pensions, is given: “I estimnte that the total payment for the year will not exceed $147,500,000, and the appropriation for the year is $141,363,880. Hr. Evans speaks of .this probable deficit of six and a quarter millions of dollars as indifferently as though he were talking of purchasing a pint of peanuts, and when his attention was called to the probability that the failure of the new tariff to produce the estimated amount of revenue might cause Congress to object to passing a deficiency (tension appropriation bill for this year, he gave away Uie republican plan for meeting such a contingency by saying: ‘‘If there should be an unexpected failing off in the revenue, the (tension payments might be curtailed towards the end of the year.” The home rule plank of the republican national platform cuts no ice when it comes to providing for a cousin of Mr. McKinley, was shown by the announcement that Frederick E. McKinley, of New Mexico, had been appointed receiver of public moneys at Guthrie, Oklahoma. A cousin of the Vice President was also provided wi .h an office, but not so big an office as he applied for. This was Edward F. Hobart,^ who aspired to be Governor of New Mexico, and who was appointed receiver of public moneys at Sante Fe. Indian Commissioner Jones hasn't resigned, and ts not likely to do so voluntarily, although Boss Hanna's man has been appointed assistant commissioner over the protest of Jones. This is another straw showing the uselessness of republican objections to the earning out of any cj Hanna's wishes. Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith passed through Washington a day or two ago. and he was fairly bubbling over with satisfaction at the bright prospects ahead of the united | democratic party, which always wins. He thinks the success of the democrats in Creator New York is certain, and that it will start a wave of (tarty harmony that will result in the election of a democratic house next year and of a democratic president in lbOO.

AH the titik about Gen. Fit* Ijee remaining at home and taking part in the Virginia campaign, was settled for gvod and all. when General Lee, in deference to a request of Mr. McKinley, made during a long conference between the two men at the White House, agree to resume his duties as U. S. Counsul General to Cuba as soon as the leave of absence upon which he came home, expired, which will be early in Oetolier, General Lee is mum about the situation in Cuba, but his opinions as well as the drift; of his sympathy are pretty well known, and it is not believed that he would have agreed to return to Cuba had he not been given to understand that some action was soon to be taken by this government that will f»ut an eud to the present deplorable condition there. Boss Flatt is using all his wiles to get Mr. McKinley to take sides against the candidacy of Seth Low for mayor of Greater New York, and he is very sly about it, too. lie is trying to convince Mr. McKinley, and has almost succeeded, that if he doesn’t help to kill the aspirations of Low, he will have him to fight as a candidate for the presidential nominatiou at the next republican national convention. Mr. McKinley is somewhat of a politician himself, and will not dojdl that Piatt wants him to do, without exacting loyally from Platt in 1900, but present indications are that he will join Platt in fighting Low, which will make it all the easier for a democrat to be be elected mayor of G renter New, York.

At la.»t a man has been found who i< ■ willing to acknowledge having a hand in I the putting of section 2?into the tariff bill, while that measure was in omfdeuee. It | is Senator Elkins of West Virginia, who says that the discriminating duties prescribed are intended to shut out freight now brought into the United Slates by the Canadian Pacific railroad. But it will also >hyt ->ut much stuff brought by other transponation lines, both by rail and sea. The Dingley deficit destroyer appears to have slipped a cog. In the month of August, throughout which the uew tariff was in force, the deficit was $15,000,000. This, it should be noted, was greater than the defied for any month under the Wilson tariff. In fact, it was over one-half the j deficit for the second full year of the Wilson act. It is pretty clear by this time ( that there was no sincerity in the declaim- : tions that the tariff was to be revised ini order to increase the revenues of the | government. All scientific means to that end were summarily rejected. Instead of j seeking to increase the revenues the tariff i tinkers simply subsidised the trusts at the > expense of the government and the consumers. Soon after the republican congress passed the McKinley tariff bill to protect labor, j laborers were shot down at Homestead, Pennsylvania, to teach labor its place in the republican plan of prosperity. The passage of the Dingley bill was followed by ' another lesson of the same kind at Haxeiton, Pennsylvania. The very next election following the passage of the McKinley bill overwhelmed the republican party with defeat, and the indications are that aj similar late will befall it at the next election. iJr-HS.-SL i

To Use Hataral das. Now that natural gas is being used as a fuel by many families it would not be out of place to give a few suggestions as to how to use natural gas. The gas company has adopted a code of rules, a copy of whioh is given to each consumer among which are the following which should be remembered: See that valve is closed before lighting match. Light a match br piece of paper, place it on .the burner iu the stove, then turn the gas on slow. If the light should go out turn the gas off, get another match, light it and turn gas on again. Under no consideration leave the gas turned on while you go for another match. Place an open way damper in all your stove pipes. When retiring at night leave your dampers open. If there are small children in the house, take the key out of the valve and hang it up out of their way. Place a vessel of water on or near your heating stoves or grates to moisten the air. If you have a hot air furnace keep the evaporator filled with water. If you should detect the odor of gas in your house, turn off all fires and lights, and open all doors and windows and .notify the gas compauy or your gas fitter. If your house should get too warm don’t open all your doors and windows to cool it, hut go and turn your fires down and save the fuel. Don’t let anyone connect any of your gas stoves or burners #ith rubber tubing. Always bear in mind a light first and gas next. Any information required will be cheerfully given by inquiring at the .company’s office. Free Pills. Send your oddness to II. E. Bueklen A Co. Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. K-ug's New Life Pill* A trial will conviuce you of tlieir merits. These pells are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, hut by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorates the system. Regular size 25c per box. Sold by J. R. Adams & Son, druggists.

Oratorical Contest. A grant! Sunday school rally, will be held at the M.E. church,Tuesdav night, September, 28. There will be a splendid program rendered, consisting of music, etc. Also the oratorical contest, which w*s to have been held at White church on Thursday night, September 16. will la* a part of the program. Each contestant will be rewarded with a nice prize. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Admission free. The program for the evening is as follows: 7:80. Lesson and prayer by............ Rev J, K. Burch “Pledge With Wine4’, Luey George, Alford. Subject not given,...... ,.. Adda Lafferty, Petersburg Subject not given....... Mamie Burger. Petersburg “My Barling's Shoe” ... Ada Boger, Black Oak “Money at Interest”... .... Arthur Riley, Blackburn “Whistling in Heaven” .. Nellie Bowman. Petersburg “A Good Conscience”. . Ida Kerr. White Church Temperance Selection, —— Blair, Harper Presentation of Prizes by..Rev. Kerr Closing jieioarks by County President Rev. A. G. Medr-aj/ of Algiers. It Saves the Croupy Children. Seaview, Va.—We have a splendid sale on Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and our customers coming from far and near, speak of it in the highest terms. Many have said that their children would have died of croup if Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy had not been given.—KellaX & Oi rse.w The 23 50 cent sizes for sale by J. R. Adams & Son. s

V. II. Appointments. The following the report of the standing committee of the Southern Indiana conference of the U. B. church held at Georgetown, September t> to 13 on the location of preachers for the comiug year: Dale district—J. Breeden, P. E. Rockport, J. F. Bovd. Grandview, W. D. Itosenbarger. Dale. H. W. Lashbrook. Oakland City.S. L. Todd. White River, J. L. Kendall. Wkkliffe. F. Merithew. English, S. McVejr. A.arwugo, S. L. \Valls. Blue River, II. Zeuor. White Cloud, J. M. Fowler. Palmyra, S. W'alls. BurklenN Arnica Halve. The bestial ve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures* piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 35 cents per box. For sale by J. R. Adams & Son. To the Klondike Gold Fields. The Burlington route is the direct northwest line to Seattle or Tacoma, and the direct westward line to San Francisco, en route to Alaska, From 80 to 300 miles and several Jbiours saved by the Burlington’s splendid passenger train service to the northwest from St. Louts, Kansas City or St, Joseph. Pullman sleepers and free chair cars on all through trains. Several extra steamers will sail before the season closes. Ask your ticket agent for detailed information or write the undersigned. L. W. Wakely, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Ho. A Household Swf-witjr. No family should be without Foley’s Colic Cure, for all bowel complaints. Bergen A OiiphanL «

Pillosophy. Of making many pills there is no end. Every pill-maker say*! "Try my pill,” as if ke were offering yon bon bons! The wise man finds a good pill and sticks to it. Also, the wise man who has once tried them never forsakes ..Ayer’s Cathartic Pills n D ILLON Jk GREENE, T. H. Dillon V. R. Greene Attorneys and Counsellors at Lair Will practice In Pike and adjoining counties. Careful attention given to all business. Collections given prompt attention. Notary Public always in office. Office in the Burger block, Petersburg, Ind. Administrator’s Sale of Personal Property Notice is hereby given that the undersigned administrator of the estate ot Amanda Iiaydeu, deceased, will, on Saturday, October 9th, 1897, At the residence of William P. Fowler, In Madison township. Pike county. Indiana, offer tor sak at public auction, all of the personal property of said estate, consisting of one mare, household and kitchen furniture, one-third of nine acres of growing corn upon the premises owned by the deceased, and other articles. Tkkms or Vale—On all sums of five dollars and over a ereditol nine months will be given, -the purchaser giving note with approved surety, bearing six percent interest after maturity; and on all sums of less than live dollars cash ou day of sale. Sale to begin at 10 ^o’clock a. m. ELIJAH J. WHITE LOCK. Sept. 10, lt*7. 19-3 Administrator. Xotice of Administration. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned lias been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pike .County, Slate of Indiana. administrator, of the estate of Amanda Hayden, late ot Pike county, deceased. Said estate is siipyxised to be solvent. KU I AUJ.WH1 rshock. fiept. 10. 1897. 19-3 Administrator.

Notice to Non-Residents. 'fchc Stale of Indiann, Pike county lu ttie Pike Circuit Court. Novel Wt*7. November term. Complalut No. 4^1. Charles MinebarJt WRiiam Eaton. Edward l>. Fields, Ida Waren. Matthew Waren, .lames H. K'elds, Robert L. Fields and George Fields. Now comes the plaintiff, by Richardson •& Taylor, his attorneys, and flies hi> complaint herein, together with, an affidavit that the residence of the defendants. James II. Fields. Robert L. Fields and Weorte Fields is miknown, and that diligent inquiry has been made to ascertain tbs* residence of said defendants, but that sai l Inquiry lias not disclosed tie■ residence of said defendants, and said defendants are lalieve-l to be nou-rtai-dentsof ibis state. Tliatsaid action is brought to try ami quiet title and partition the real estate deserilied m the complaint. Notice is therefore hereby given said defendants, that unless they be and appear on the flrst day of the next term of the Pike Circuit Court to be lioiden on tiie second Monday of November, A, D. lst'T. at the const bouse In Petersburg, iti said conty and state. and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be heard and determined iu their absence. In witness whereof, f hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Petersburg, this pith dev of September. A. I) 1S97. 19-4 J. W. RKl'MFiELU.Clerk. Administrator's Sale of Real Estate. Notice Is hereby gtveju that the undersigned administrator of the estate of John S. Ross, deceased, will ou Saturday, the 2d day .of October, 1897, At 10 o’clock a. m,. offer for sale at private sale to the highest bidder on the premises the following real estate belonging to said estate. In Pike county. In the state of Indiana, to-wit: The northeast quarter of the northeast quarter and nineteen and onetbird *150,) acres off the north side of the S4.uttieast quarter of the northeast quarter of section six (6), town three (3) south, range sew n (7 west, sixty-nine and one-third {lffl?al acres. Said tracts will be offered separately uml also together. TeiuI^Sk salk—One-third cash, the residue in equal installments of nine and eighteen months the purchaser giving notes for the deferred payments bearing six per cent interest from date, and with good freehold surety and without relief from valuation laws. V IN SUN FRA NCE. Aug. 31, hSff, 17-4 Administrator.

Administrator’s Sale of Personal Property Notice is hereby given that the undersigned administrator ot the estate of Juilett Cassidy, late of Pifce County, Indiana, deceased, will ou Friday, September 34th, 1897, At the late residence of the deceased, in Madisuu township, offer for sale at putdie aiictiou to the highest nidder all of the per* sonal property of the deceas* d, consisting of five la-ad ot hoes, cow awl calf, wheat in gnuiiw)', horse, buggy and harnesa, corn in the field, bed and bedding and other articles too ngpuerous to mention. Terms ok wale— On all sums of five dollars and over a credit of nine months will be given, the purchaser giving note with approved surety, bearing six per cent Interest after maturity until paid; and upon all sums of less than five dollars cash an day of safe. Sale to begin at nine o’clock a. ni. A. w. IKJTY Ang J8.17-3 Administrator. Notice of Administration. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned ha* been anpoin ed by the clerk of the circuit courtof Pike county, State of Indiana, administrator of the estate of Juliett Cassidy, j late of Pike county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. A. W. DOTY. I Aug, is 1«7. Administrator. 'V’^TICE Is hereby given to ail parties eon- ** cerned that 1 will be at my residence EVKKY MONDAY To attend to business connected with the office of trustee of Monroe township. J. M. D A V1W, Trustee, Postofllee address: Wpurgeon. Wanted Lady Agents ability and some capital to act as locator general agent*, to open school* and teach Mrs. Flasher’* Ladies’ Tailor System of Dre^seutting. Previous experience jw»l nt cessary. Agents taught by mail free. Secure territory now while it may be bad 1. B. »lether * ta., 11» W. iU ««.. S. T. 1

Great Hooey Saving Sale In order to make room for Fall Goods we are compelled to make a Greaf, Saving Sale. This Sale will commence Saturday, September 4th And will last until October 1st.

Great Money Saving Sale in Shoes. 800 pairs Ladies’ Heavy Lace Shoes..$ 90 180 pairs Misses Heavy Shoes ....... 75 140 pairs Ladies' Fine Lace and Button Shoes ...1 35 Men’s Heavy Buckle Shoe.......1 00 Men’s Congress Shoes, double sole, worth $3.00... 1 25 Men's Fine Shoes, lace and congress, worth $2.00 ...1 25 Boy’s Heavy Shoes..... l 00 Great Money Saving Sale in Dry Goods. 2,000 yanls Fancy Comfort Calico, per yard .. Oue case of Fancy Plaid Ginghams, per yard ...... Good Apron Ginghams..... Good Flannelettes...;. Good Shirting.... ....... Fancy Table Oilcloth... Fancy Patterns in Prints . Heavy Muslin, Bleached and Unbleached, per van! Ladies' Black Cotton Hose, per pair .-..:.... Ladies’ Gauze Vests.!.. Cotton Blankets, per pair.. Good Shaker Flannel, per yard... 5e 5c 4o 6*0 4jc 15o 4Jc 5c 5c 5o 49c 5c Great MoneyilSaving Sale in Clothing. Children’s Suits, from 5 to 8 ..... Children's Suits, better quality. . Children’s Suits, all wool, double breasted,, worth $2 50 Boy’s Suits, long pants ...... Men's Black Heavy Cheviot Suits, worth $7.50 ....... Men’s Fancy Plaid Suits ..... Men's Made-to-Order Suits,'from $7.50 up. Men's all Wool Pants, $1.25 up. Boy’s Pants, from 75c up. •' Men’s R. K. Hats, in black and brown.. Men’s Stiff Hats, in black and brown, worth $2,50 . Men's Heavy Working Shirts... Men’s Jeans Pants... Men’s Fancy Laundried Shirts...... Men's Fancy Ties in all Colors..... Men’s Heavy Sicks... Men’s Heavy Woolen Uuderwear... $ 48 90 2 00 . 8 00 . 5 50 „ . 5 00 1 00 1 40 25 65 48 20 5 50 Remember, this Great Money Saving Sale will be beneficial to you. Call &&d do your purchasing now while the stock is new and complete. «The New York Stores ‘MAX BLITZER, Proprietor.

- I have some of the best pips on hands now that I ever owned. I have 12 gilts and 4 males that are tiptop, sired by my great .'how l>oar, Doone, No. 2095. A mo up the lot are two extra December boars that are large enough for service. Prices reasonable. M.L.Heathman, Glezen.Ind

Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis C. Railroad Time table in effect June 87,188*7: Ht. Lmm Fast F.sp. Kt.Lnnls Limited. Stations. | IsjuUville I/ini«vl!l* Limited. 8:07 a. in, 8:07 p.m Leave . l/»nl»vttle . arrive l«i;45 a.m. 11:45 p.m.,Leave Hsift n-m ll-OI a.m. Leave 11:18 a.m 12:1''* m. I*»ve II:S1 a.m 12:21 a.m. Leave 6:3J p.m.i 6:56 a.m. Arrive. . ... Hunringburg... arrive! Velpen . ?.arrive) _Winslow . arrive. Oakland City .arrive! . St. Louts* .. ..Leave! 7:fl0 a.m. 4:25 a.m 4:i*2 a.m;. 3:52 a.m 3:37 a.m. 8:15 p.m. Fast Exp. 5:30 pm. S:00 p.m. 2:38 p m. 2.27 p m 2:1*2 p.m 7:52 a.m. Xigbt trains stop at Winslow and Velpen on signal only. R. A. Campbell, G.P.A., St. Louis. J. P. Hurt, agent, Oakland City.

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