Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 26, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 November 1897 — Page 4

Shr f ikt (County grmwrat Ki . ktoops. Our V«-«r, l.n advance .31 W* Months, >u akivauoe — 65 ^Entered at Ihc postortice In Petersburg for iraimruiMtion tbniagh the malts as wcood* class mailer. ° ' v-‘ FRIDAY. NMYKMBEK 5, 1897. On the first of July last there were 3,738 presidential pustofBccs in the United States, divided as follows: 169 List class. 750 spo ond class, and 3.814 third class. During the year just passed tberr^as $16,350,000 paid . rs, and $11,000,000 t< clerks. . Hit m d cl which have u<>: advanced maarthe M< Kinlev prosperity shew, hut on the contrary bare gone down. Of course this is ■!■;. t the law of supply a:.d demand. Hut whenever the price on any cctnrnodity advances i' is due to the McKinley prosperity show. S ich is republic ill -uie-umn-lup.

After *11. the Joking Mother Earth has roceivad, mar l»* valuable in more ways than We think, f<>r why not suppose that the soil will lx* benefited ami pulverized, arid why not believe that the incurious insects and larva*? that withstand the frosts of winter, will, lx* t«* 1 •-<; so to'save the crops of the future, filer* may la* some g <od in it. Tiik republican pr.rty is for bimetallism by international agreement, but the money kings of London i*:.. 1 Wall street say they Cannot have it,so they :« w down in humble subtniS'jon to the classes. Not so with the ! party of the | •■■■ >p!e who coinage of both gold ami stiver without the consent of any uafi. u. The democrat)* ! party is hot ruled by a few millionaires. I

McKinley doubtless thinks he hits full] complied with the St. Louis platform ir having sent the bimetallic committee tc Europe. The platform pledge was that tin party whs to promote the establishment o! bimetallism, but the declaration was put into the platform by ardent gold tncmeuietaiist, as a harmless sop to bimetallists, a s«>p that very well to catch votes. 01 course McKinley must, pay some attention to it, and in a very perfunctory manner he sent the commission abroad. Nothing was expected to come out of >uch an arrangement. The platform was made to get on, and not to be acted upon by the administration. Mr. McKinley has gone through the appearance of working to bring a!>out bimetallism, but made no,'real effort. But the remit of the failure of the commission will be to bring us nearer to bimetallism than ever before. The thousands who have thought bimetallism desirable, but preferred to wait until England should consent to it, will no longer hide behind the international agreement. That class of persons must either line up as gold monometallists, or come over to the democratic idea of restoring silver without the aid or consent of foreign nations.—BlufTton Banner. Have you ever thought just how much you would be fc nrfited 1 v the new railroad that tt to be built through the extreme northern part of the county? Will you be Umefitted enough to warrant you in voting the tax necessary to insure its establishment? It would no doubt pay you to .investigate the mailer liefore you .vote.— Winslow Era. Say, brother editor, you are off your chunk. Patcka. township will not be expected to vote aid to the Black Diamond railroad. The read will run through Washington and Jefferson townships and the citizens want the railroad.

Around the state house the state officers j are lien is; besieged to sign petitions in favor of the several applicants for the posit lonof superintendent of the institution for the Mind. Anions th'-e who aspire to the place are L. »>. Dale, formerly superintendent of the Waltash school*; W, W. Pfrtmtuer, supi*rmtendent of the Newton county schools; T. (». Alford of Purdue, Horace Kills of Purdue. and Superintendent tleet- ; mg, though his friends are insisting that 1 he not resign to accept the place;—Indianap- - An ex|*>neneed in an, who has jnst returned bon Alaska, tdl» how to cure the Klondike fever. ‘'Pick out a morning next winter." he says, “when the mercury is below 2er< , .-houhler a pick an 1 go into the woods before breakdig a hole sixteen feet deep, come back to the house at night and eat a small piece of stewed buffalo robe ami sleep in the woodshed. Repeat the dess as t.fien as necessary.’’ You can’t cure o nsumpfion but you can avoid it and cure every other form of throat or lung trouble bv the use of One Minute rough Cure. J. K. Adams & Son.

Great Writers Differ. Much has been said and published conceminp the Hon. William Jennings Bryan during the past year and to show the esti- . mate held of him bv newsjiaper editors we quote two articles below. Note the difference in the opinion of these two journals: The Nashville American pays a graceful editorial tribute to William J. Bryan on the occasion of Bryan’s attendance on Nebraska day at the Tennessee centennial j exposition. The American says: j “William J. Bryan, the distinguished visitor at the centennial exposition today, is in some respects one of the most remarkable men that the country has ever projdueed. This is the estimate of his enemies as weil as his friends. Among the derno- | eratio masses who supported Mr. Bryan for president in the campaign of last year his popularity was pro!ably greater than that ! of any political leader since Henry Clay, j His personal following was greater than that of James G. Blaiue. He was the only man on whom it would have been possible to have concentrated the enthusiastic support of democrats, populists ami silver republicans. 'lie had an individuality apart from his party, and was in some particulars a startling innovation on democratic traditions. 11

“Bryan at the time of his nomination for j the presidency, was oalv 8? years old. He ', was entirely without fortune, and his. pre- [! ! vious political experience had been limited to two terms in Congress. When these f facts are considered, the part that he has ^ f r the pas’ year played in national affairs j is most remarkable. It has hardly a parallel j j in history, and marks the man who has ] achieved such wonderful popularity and j iniittettce as out of the ordinary. > j ‘‘Popular favor is proverbially fickle, but 1 ( thi h« M Bryan has on the masses gives e vole rue of abiding. It was not lessened;' by his defeat and people flock to hear him J speak now as they did during the excited • I<eriod of the campaign. He can drawlarger crowds today than the president of ‘ the l nited States, and he is simpiy a pri-,I vate citizen, a young man with practically no record sa ve that of a defeated candidate, j “ilis youth, his fine physique, Isis frank, ingenious manner,and his thoroughly dem- | ocratic style of mingling with the jwople, j ail conduce to Bryan’s popularity. “This is the third vi<it to Nashville i within the past year. The fourth within ; two years. Every time that he may comes • he i- assured of a hearty welcome and a!, bug crowd, to hear him talk.” The following i< from the pen of Prof. - Thompson editor of the Press of this city, t The man whom the popocrats pay at the ( rate of from §500 to §1.500 for a single** i speech, has been down at Evansville recent- 1 !y, and while there attempted to dis- ini- 5 nate some of h's political wisdom. W. J. ' Bryan is a man of two thing-—one idea * und one speech. Ini hi- business delations j

he is a failure—he failed as a lawyer; he | Failed as a journalist; he failed in his I lecturing tour; he failed in politics?. There j is one thing, however, that he is not a i Failure in, and that is in saying that he is a Friend to the poor down-trodden laboring t man, and at the same time charge the poor j man at the rate of $500 a day to hear a j Few of his threadbare platitudes. The man j who reads one of Bryan’s speeches has read ' ill of them for he is nothing more or less iban a phonograph. Sot Always I’nderstood. A fact often overlooked> or not always 1 mderstood, is that women suffer as much From distressing kidney and bladder troubles as the men. The womb is situated >ack of and very close to the bladder, and 'or that reason any distress, disease or iu?onvenienee manifested in the kidneys, ! back, bladder or urinary passage is often, I by mistake, attributed to female weakness I >r womb trouble of some sort. The error is easily made and may be as ■asily avoided by setting urine aside for .wentv-four hours; a sediment or settling! s evidence that your kidneys and bladder J leed doctoring. If you have pain or dull idling in the back, pass water too fre- • juently, or scanty supply, with smarting r burning—these are also convincing broofs of kidney trouble. If you have loetored without benefit, t**y Dr. Kilmer's 'wamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. I he mild and the extraordinary effect will j surprise you. It stands the highest for its vonderful cures. If you take a medicine ‘ou should take the best, At druggists ifty cents and one dollar. You may have i sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent j rve by mail. Mention the Democrat ami' end vour address to l)r. Kilmer & Co., iinghamptoii, X. Y. Tlie proprietors of 1 his paper guarantee the genuineness of J his offer. u

Florida Excursion liafcs. Excursion tickets to Floral;! and other kxitheru resorts are now on sale via the | Southern railway, from and through i jou;>vilie ami Cincinnati, in connection: vith the t^ueen & Crescent route. Best outes and schedules. For particulars, j aldress, W. II. Tayloe. Asst. Cen’l. Pass. ! Vgt. 'Southern Railway Company, Lou isille, Kentucky. Electric Kilters. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for >uy season, but perhaps more generally leeded when the languid, exhausted feeling •revails, when the liver is torpid and biggish ami the need of a tonic and alter- ; tive is felt. A prompt use of this medi-1 ine has often averted long and perhaps atal bilious fevers. Xo medicine will act acre surely in counteracting and freeing he system from the malarial poison, lead ache, indigestion, constipation and izziness yield to Electric Bitters. 50c. nd si.P0 per bottle at J. K. Adams & -on's drug store.

A Chance of the Season at W. L. Barrett's. The Greatest Bargains the Country Has Ever Known

Ana if you are thinking about the purchase of Clothing of any kind it will pay you to visit Ins Store. lie is over crowded and must sell by December 25. <&k Complete Wreck of Prices ^ a n Men s Muts in Fancy Checks, Plaids, Blue and Black Cheviots. Correct Styles, Single and Double-Breasted. Worth $7.50; for. ... Men's All Wool Cassimer and Cheviot Suits, made in the newest Shades of Brown Mixtures in Plaids and Cheeked Patterns, and cut in the latest styles of Single and Double Breasted. A Suit that retails for $10.00; will go at.... Men’s All Wool Clay Worsted in Blue and Black, nieelv made, extra quality. Sells everywhere for $10.00; will go at............... Boy’s Short Pant Suits in neat dark colors, Wth Reefer and I A_ and Double Breasted styles in Cheviot. Plaids, Checks and A/P. Brown Mixtures, well trimmed,, age 3 to 15 wars; from $4.98 $7.50 $6.75 to $5 ■ Men's Overcoats, made of a good quality of goods in Blue. Black x und Grey, lined throughout,durable, velvet collar; • for only.. Men's Overcoats, made of Pure Wool in Blue, Black and Brown Kerseys, good Serge lining and Silk sleeve lining; for only ..... Men’s Overcoats, made from a high grade of Beaver, heavy Scr^e lining, extra quality of Silk sleeve lining; - Regular price, $12.tX>, for.... $475 $8.50 Come and Examine Oar Slock. Prepare for the Cold Ware. A

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\\ i)nr ia>t Sa! Was oru! .owr urc^tc5t expectations and the people never so well pleased. Crowds thronged our store every day and still some could not take advantage of the many bargains, so we have decider to again put on sale to the.people many more bargains, even better yet than before. For four days only will these bargains last, so be sure to come on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, lOth, llthL, 12-th- suzid 13th., 1307, And you will see a big cut in the price of everything in Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots. Shoes, Caps and Furnishing Goods, competition, lor we art the only merchants in Pike County who bought goods in New York. Always keep in mind that we Money we want and we must have it, so we have reduced prices beyond the reach of guarantee every article as advertised or no sale.

Met,’* lUanLti Uiml Duck Coat*. each .. Met*’* Winter Suit*, Men's Heavy Winter rmler*hjrt«,fMch . .. . . 93( $2.19 . 22c Men’s Extra Heavy Suit.*, all »iirs each.... Men's Heavy Drawers, per pair.. .. $4.29 22c

t Men’s Kxtra Heavy Sweaters, t each ..... ... ____ 46c Men’s Heavy Canton Flannel QQ_ I'fHuers, |v r p-nr...v... Boy’s Heavy Sweaters, with big A.A n ;rh .. TPTrC .Men’< Waterproof Mackintoshes, with loug capes . $2.23 Chiidreu'a Overcoats, each .............. 98c

5-.K tl::x ~ exaekaev E3E3S£~ Mfti’i Heavy Lined Moves, Per pair. ;__ _. „, 24c Bovs* Heavy Root?, Per pair . ........ $1.19 Men’s Heavy Boots, all sizes. Per pair.......... __ $1.39 Ladies' Riveted Heavy Luo- -r QQ« Hutton Stirvs, per pair. ladies’ AH-Wool Hose, Per pair.... 17c

Ladies’ Fleece-Lined Hoods, Each. 48c Lan:e Size Comforts, Each H. 60c 10-4 Heavy Blankets, ■ Per pair __,. . „ 39c Sevinour Twilled All-Wool Red Flannel, per yard . 19c Extra Heavy Gray Wool Blankets, per pair .... $1.39

1 Clark’s Thread—a bargain, Per spool.. 2c 5 eases more of that Heavy Fancy jODress Goods, per yard. Warm Shawl Fascinators, Each . 23c Extra Heavy and Wide Canton Flannel, per yard .. lilies’ All-Wool Flannel Skirts, Each . 55c

1-4 Ail-Wool Rod Blankets, Per pair ..... $1.89 jadies’ All-Wool Black Mittens, JPe#pair. . ...,. 10c 1-4 All-Wool Grav Blankets, Cl bfv Per pair.' .$J.OJ ard-Wide Heavy Floor Oilcloth, 1C« Per yard ...:.. I&C wadies’ Heavy Double Beaded Capes, each.... Sf .23

Come early and and damp weather. he It sure to get some of the above bargains, for they wont last long. The best go first, and now is the time to buy very cheap. So don’t fail to buy yourself some heavy clothing for the cold will pay you big to come to this sale. Extra help will be employed, so you wont have to wait. Bring this paper with you and see for yourself that we have everything just as advertised. ■ ‘ 7. • ■ ' • 7 ■' 7 7 7 .. . ' ’ 7 '7' "■ ■’ -7 JDorL’t IF’oxgret tine ^la-ce

MOSES JTL FRANK. TDa.© Cheapest House in tlie County. ’ : A Pension Checks Cashed Free of Charge H’eters'biargr, Indiana.