Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 3, Petersburg, Pike County, 26 May 1899 — Page 8

DEMANDS FREE PAPER: Newspaper Association Protests Against Tariff noi WEES THEIB OX B GOBED. Hut Hur ot Them Dob’I Lift • Firmer t» Relieve the People •( tie Bordens Cae to Protection—Con See the Wronc When They Are the Victims. Blind When the People Snfler. The directors of the Newspaper Publishing Association of the United States have submitted to the American members of the high joint Canadian-Ameri-can commission an argument is favor of making print paper, wood pulp and spruce logs from which wood pulp is made free by the terms of the proposed treaty. It is set forth in the argument that 2.000.000 cords of spruce wood are made into paper annually, and to get the wood 625 square miles of forest are stripped of spruce trees. The supply of spruce in this country is limited and is largely controlled by the Paper trust, which owns large tracts of forest in Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont New York ^nd Michigan. The publishers claim that as a protection against extortion they should be permitted to import from Canada free of duty and that manufacturers of pulp and paper who are not in the trust should be permitted to import their material free. They argue further that American pulp and paper makers do not need protection in order to hold the home market. In proof of this they state in substance that printing paper is not an article of import, but, on the contrary, that our manufacturers are exporting to Australia. Japan and even to Europe for the reason that they are able to undersell their European competitors not only in neutral markets, but even in their own home markets. They state that last year the mannfactnrers exported 58,718 tons of printing paper, valued at $2.702,851—that is. they exported an average of more than 1,000 tons per week.

This is, indeed, sumcient proof tnat the manufacturers are able to hold the home market without any help from the government American producers who can meet European and all other com-1 petitors on their own ground do not need any tariff help in the home market If they have such help th^y can combine to stifle competition among themselves and practive extortion upon their countrymen —the very thing they are now doing. But what is true of the American manufacturers »of printing paper and wood pulp is not less true of other manufacturers. They are shipping steel rails, iron pipe, fence wire, builders’ hardware, machinery and nearly all forms and products of iron and steel to all parts of the world. The same is true of cotton goods and scores of other things. The speakers at the Manufacturers' association, sitting in Cincinnati, have freely admitted their ability to compete anywhere in the world. They have adopted resolutions asking congress to bounty shipping, giving as their reason that they lack nothing but the means of ocean transportation to give them a firm foothold in foreign markets, where they have no tariff protection and cannot have any. Yet. all of these men who boast of their ability to hold their own in competition without protection almost anywhere outside of the country are protected to the extent of 25 to 100 per cent inside the country and vehemently protest if any one promises sc much as to lower by a shaving the duties imposed for their benefit And probably every man of them is in some trust | combine or other and rising the protec- i tion given him by congress for the prac-j j tice of extortion upon his own country-; men precisely as the pulp and paper manufacturers are doing. How many of the 157 “most prominent daily newspapers’* represented in this publishers’ association will ask congress to relieve the masses of the people from the extortion which is made possible by protective duties for which there is no more excuse than there is for the duties on pulp and paper t They can see the wrong when they are made in a special manner the victims of tariff extortion, but how many are stone’blind when the mass ot the people are the victims f Considerably more than one-half of them support our vicious tariff system, which is the source and the shelter of nine-tenths

of ottr trusts. More than one-half of them are organs of the tariff extortioners and labor incessantly to persuade the people that it is an excellent thing for them to pay outrageously extortion-ate-prices for goods in order that our manufacturers may sell the same goods to foreigners at the world's competitive prices and still heap up fortunes. The readers, who are the v ictims of the roly ber system, may raise themselves so far as to wonder why newspapers which are so glad to have the people robbed should raise such an outcry when they are the special victims of a system which they are lauding every day as the fount of blessing. But more likely they will trudge on under the weary load and swear by the organs, as usual. The Natural Course of Events. When an excessive duty is placed upon some article of manufacture, the first effect is to stimulate the home industry, and if the article happens to be one of large demand its manufacture becomes immensely profitable. The next steps are overstimulation, overcapitalization, overproduction, glutted markets and falling prices. Finally and inevitably come the formation of trusts, the combination cf big concerns and the freezing ont of small ones, the limitation of output Rnd the control of prices —-in short, a gigantic and tyrannical monopoly.— Detroit Free Press.

Spurj;eon Items. Fanners almo t done planting corn. I Next Tuesday will be observed as decoration day. Thomas Shou iders of Arthur, was here Monday; Charles Colbe rt and wife at Cable, i were here Sunday. Dr. Teaford a ad wife were in Somerville Sunday. Elder James Crane of Lynnville, preached here Sunday. Frank Farmer and wife of Oakland City, were here Sunday visiting W. L. McKinney. Dr. Osborn returned home Tuesday from Petersburg, where he had been [ visiting his daughter. Mrs. D. G. 1 Farmer. TheCumberls nd telephone company J is putting a lino from here to Oakland . City, by way of Coe and Arthur. Will have it complet ed in a short time. Mrs. Dr. J. W. Coleman and daughter Grace of Union, were here Sunday visiting friends. The doctor and wife were formerly residents of this place and have many friends here. She notes many improvements in our town siuce their removal. Otto Davis, son of Trustee Davis, and Miss Letta Ambrouse. daughter of J. C. Ambreuse, visited friends ip Princeton Monday,and Tuesday morning went to Mt. Carmel and were quietly married. They returned home Tuesday evening amid the congratulations of their many friends. I Commencement exercises for the graduates of Monroe township, will be held here Monday night. There is a I class of seventeen, the largest class ever graduating here in one year. We notice that the classes of all the’ townships are large, which speaks j well for the management of our J schools by the present board of town1 ship trustees, ably assisted by Superintendent Corn. ! '■ _ b

Warm Weather Specials. Black Alpaca coats.$ 1»8 Tow linen pants ... 08 Men's linen suits.:. 1 98 Alpaca coats and vests.1 Blue serge coats at very low prices. 2-2 St ar Clothing House. Stcndal Items. Subscribe for the Democrat. The normal school closed last Friday. The Union c lurch league will meet next Sunday night. H. O. Brewster contemplates moving to his farm this week. Mrs. J. Killian of Spencer county, is visiting relatives at this place. Miss Sena Brewster went to Evansville last Wednesday on a visit. Many of our young folks attended the picnic at Holland last Monday. Miss Lydia Bauermeister has returned home for a short visit with her parents. Stendal will soon be connected with Augusta and other places by telephone. Rev. H. H. Hennings will attend the conference at Columbus,'Ohio, next week. Hansel Spradlev. tow nship assessor, and H. H. Henke are drawing a new plat of the township. The annual commencement of the Lockhart township common school was held at the Bethel church. Notwithstanding the bad weather there was a good attendance. A lecture was given on The Necessity of the High School, by D. D. Corn. Supt.W. S.Corn was present and presented the diplomas. In Bad Shape. I was in bad shape and suffered a gr,eat deal with mv kidneys. I was requested to try Foley's Kidney Cure; I did so and ir four days I was able to go to work again: now I am entirely well. Charles Replogle. Atwater. O. J. R. Adams. m

. Arthur Items. Telephone is all the talk. T. J. Fleener visited relatives near Winslow Sunt ay last. T. W. Shoulders made a business trip to Winslow last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Strong visited relatives at Petersburg last week. Dr. S. B. Cbumbley made a business trip to Oakland City Tuesday last. Alex Wiggs was in town on business last Monday. W. F. Pollock made a business trip to Oakland Ci ty Tuesday last. Miss Rose Minnis of Ayrshire, was here Sunday visiting friends. Thomas Pt'wers of Winslow, was here last Wednesday. W. j. Powers was at Augusta Monday last. "! ■■ Marion Tht mpson was at Petersburg this week. * hioney Savers. Buckle plow shoes..... ... 89c Solid 30-inch trunks.. >,. ... 79c Black valise ,........ ... ..... 48c Men’s work shirts—.. ..19c Blue camlet pants ...— 39c i.TAK Clothing House.

Marion Township Commencement. | Tuesday evening. May 22nd, witnessed the second annual cdtnmencetnent of the schools of Marion township at the Flat Creek church, near the home of T. C. Nelson, the worthy trustee of that township. The church was neatly decorated for the occasion by the ladies of the community. The exercises opened with music by the orchestra, followed j with prayer by Rev. Evans. The graduating class consisted of six boys and four girls, each rendering an appropriate address suitable for j the occasion, bearing on the educa-1 tional side of life, which was well re- I ceived by the large and attentive! audience present. They spared no i pains to make the exercises a pleasure ; to all. and we congratulate them upon j the success that crowned their efforts, j Mr. D. D. Corn of Oakland City, de-j livered an, address on “The School j System of Indiana,” after which,with ■' a few well chosen words, he presented ■ the diplomas, impressing the class] with the thought that their education ; was not finished, but only begun, and ! referring to the class motto that their work was “Not for the- Present, but for Time and Eternity.” Miss Flora Pelt was the one chosen ] by the class to represent the township j at the evening entertainment to be! given f>y the graduates of the county | at the teachers' institute in September. The success of the evening was due j to the untiring efforts of the efficient j trustee. Mr. T. C. Nelson, who secured j appropriate music for the occasion, j provided printed programs and otherwise utilizing every means fof making j the evening one to be long remembered: thereby manifesting his interest in the intellectual advancement of the community. A Spectator.

- Algiers Items. Clint Malott, the stock dealer, was in this locality Monday James R. Chew will soon have his new barn completed. Harry Elmore is at work on R. E. Lett's residence this week giving it a new coat of paint. W. W. Jackson is putting' out 125 acres oi corn this year. Joseph Risley nas moved his, saw mill onto the *t)r. Harris land. Jacob and Isaac Sorgius have completed the bridge across Mud creek. Alonzo Arnold of Oakland City, has moved onto.the Thomas Traylor farm near here. ? .Warner and John Sorgius made a business trip to Lockhart township last Friday. Alice Weldon of - Petersburg, is visiting Mrs. Lou Dearing this week. Isaac Whitaker, the Petersburg butcher.- was in Jefferson township Monday looking up tine cattle. The carpenters have finished the new barn for Dr. lmel at this place. It is one of the most Complete in detail of any iff this locality. E. S. Miley has moved into the property recently purchased from John Anderson^ Tom Anderson is numbered among the sick at this time. - It. W. Ayers is building an addition to his dwelling house. The Abbott Sunday school is one of the best in Jefferson township. The attendance is good. The largest corn crop has been put out this spring in Jefferson township than for many years previous. The corn that is now up looks well. Coe Items. Health good here. Farmers are nearly done planting corn. T. W. Shoulders of Arthur, was here Monday. Rev. Weeks preached at New Liberty church last Sabbath. Farmers complain of a bad stand of corn from early planting. Wheat in this vicinity will hardly make half an average crop. J. A. Wiggs and family were visiting his parents near here last Sunday. We will soon be connected with Oakland City and Spurgeon by telephone. Asa Mason gave an exhibition with his trained horse here last Sunday, to the delight of our young folks. Come again Asa.

The City Markets. Eggs—10 cents. Butter—12i cents. Onions—$1.50 per bu. Potatoes—$1.00 per bu. Chickens—C'hicks be, hens 5c. Turkeys—Hen turks 7c. Navy Beans—$100 per bu. Shoulders—7c. Sides—9c. Lard—10 cents per lb. Pork—Hams, smoked. 11 cents. Wheat—«5 cents per bushel. Corn—30 cents per bushel. Oats—28 cents per bushel. Rye—35 cents per bushel. Clover Seed—$3.00 per bushel. Salt—90 per bbl. Hogs—$3.50 to $3.90 per 100. Cattle—$2.50 to $5.00 per 1.00 Sheep—$2.00 to $4.0t) per 100.

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. Short Paragrapha Items Briefly 1 old— Concerning the People. | John Paul visited his parents at Boonville this week. Dr. R. W. Harris of Algiers, was it the city Wednesday on business. Joseph Cassidy of Clay tow nship was in town yesterday on business, T. C. Nelson, trustee of Marion township was in the city yesterday. Sol D. Johnson, trustee of Ea»gan township was in town yesterday on business. Mrs. Mary F. Byers of this city, was granted a pension of $1* per month this week. Vinson France and John Scales of Spurgeon, were in the city yesterday on business^ George Woolsey and A. C. Sloan of jie^r Augusta, were in the city yesterday on business. Benjamin Doughty of Velpen, has been granted an increase of pension ' to $d.00 per month. , '; j

Mrs. Agnes Stark of Day ton,Ohio, is the guest of W. R. Snyder and wife on East Main street. If you are looking for carpets at the right price, call on Max Blitzer. Prices are very low. The best cabinet photos T*> cents per dozen. Gallery next door to Lory's tinshop. J. H. Nazor. L. E. Trayler and wife of Algiers, visited l*rof. Roat Chappell and family at Pat oka Wednesday and Thursday. One second hand High Grade Bicycle for sale. Wheel in good repair. •Will sell cheap. For particulars call at this office. Popular evening sermon “The Eternal Years," at the Presbyterian church, next Sabbath levening. All are cordially invited. The commencement exercises of Clay, Madison and Logan township schools were held at Union last night. They were largely attended. The new Christian church at Monroe City will be dedicated Sunday, June 3rd. Rev. J. V. Coombs of Irvington. will preach the dedicatory sermon. W. E. Lamb and family. J. S. McCoy and wife, George T. Frank and family and Will Dot}' and family were the guests of Elmer Davidson and wife near Monroe City, last Sunday., In another column of this issue will be found the advertisement of the Hatfield & Palmer Co., Washington, who are now prepared to do all kinds of moulding in brass and iron and repairing all classes of machinery. Farm for Sale.—I will sell my 200acre farm in Madison township, seven miles from Petersburg; KM) acres improved: good orchard; fair buildings: good water: fine body of land. Call on or address, Jacob Williams, Petersburg, Ind. - 40-m2 The various township assessors will finish up their work next Wednesday and report to the county auditor. The assessment of real estate and personal property in Petersburg will be increased very materially over that of previous years. Notice.—AU persons are hereby warned against throwing any rubbish of any description in the ditches along the public highways of Washington township. Persons doing such will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 24 E. Johnson, Trustee.

Wednesday at the home of Thomas J. Smith, west of town, occurred the renuion of the Smith family, being? at the old homestead farm house owned by county treasurer Owen Smith. A large number of the relatives and friends were present and at the noon hour a sumptuous dinner was served. A good time was had by all present. Rbscoe Richardson, the b-year-old son of George Richardson, almost miraculously escaped a horrible death Wednesday morning. He was riding on a harrow and when he wert to j make the turn the mules turned so ; quickly that the harrow turned u .iside | down, leaving the child underneath. He was dragged a distance of twenty I or thirty feet before the mules could j be stopped. His father was only a few feet from him and went to his rescue as quickly as possible. He escaped with a few bruises.—Winslow Dispatch. The Lockhart township public school commencement was held at Bethel church on the evening of May 20th. The program was well rendered to a large and attentive audience. The class was the largest one that ever graduated in Lockhart township. Each speaker performed his work credibly. The actress by D; D. Corn, in which he set forth the advantages of township high schools was an able effort and appreciated. The class was then addressed by Supt. W. S. Cora,..who stated the actual present and the possible future standing of the class, after which he presented them their diplomas. Thus closed a very prosperous school year in old Lockhart township.

Dr. B. F. Hatfiel 1 of Union, was in town Tuesday on b > isiness. > H. H. Tislow. jeweler and watchmaker, Petersburg . All work guaranteed. ___ __ 28*^ L. C. Thomas, living near Algiers, was in town Wed nesday morning on business. '_'i: ' . Bring us your job printing. All work done in gool style and on the best grade of good *. Henry Johnson l;ist week purchased the grocery store in the Parker block from Isaac Johnson. t rill Adams purchased the old Harrell property on Ninth street, which adjoins his present property. Drs. W. H. Ur k and T. R. Rice went to Odon Wednesday where they performed * a verjr difficult surgical I operation. Mrs. Garrett Patterson and Miss Pearl Stuckey attended the state encampment of the W. R. C. at Terre Haute this week. I

C. G. Ward will sell from May 24th to May 31*t IT pound* best Bacon for *1.00 cash. Just th ink of it best Bacon 5 1VIT cents per fiound. 2-2 ..The C. P. Junior Endeavor society held their annual picnic in the Stuckey prove noith of town Wednesday. The children had a delightful time. [ ■' ,j| ' When you want printing done of any description tail at this office. Every person connected with the Democrat office has worked at the trade for a numbe r of years. There has been a great deal of vandalism commit ted in the old cemetery and several monuments have been broken by boys. The marshal is after them and will make arrests if the matter is not stopped at once. When you buy always secure the best. The best local paper in the county is the Democrat, because it gives all the new}?. It is the largest paper in the count y and comes at the same price of smail papers of half its size. Dr. W. R. Osborne of Spurgeon, who has been visiting his daughter Mrs. Gaines Farijier returned to his borne Monday, accompanied by Mrs. Ucifmer and little daughter Bernice wmJsjvill spend about three wg^ks with f^e doctor and other relative!. Joe Patterson has rented the Arlington Hotel amp has refurnished it from top to bottom. New house, new furniture, and is prepared to extend first class accommodations at reasonable rates. The }louse will hereafter be known as the Patterson House, on south side of M;rin street, between Fifth and Sixth, J 50* The commence ment exercises of the Jefferson township schools will be be held at Algiers, Saturday night. June 3rd. The following are the graduates: Ottii> Payne. Will Lafollotte. Lillie ibsgathorpe,* Bessie DeMott. Joe Carlisle, Rundolph Stone. Bee Postlethwajite, Esta Scraper. Frona Craig, Edith Abbott, Maude Scraper, C. E. Willis and Howard Bell. All those who participate in the exercises will receive diplomas from the county supeiintendent. On June 8th and 9th. a course of two of the finest lectures find entertainments ever given in Petersburg, will be offered to its citizens, "Ben Hur*’ by Lew Wallace, the greatest novel of the 19th century will pass in magnificent panorama before the eye. “A War for Humanity,’* and “Our War with Spain;” will be reproduced in full. The combined fleets, and every section of the hostile armies, shown just as they appeared. This is a rare opportunity, do not miss it. Tickets on sale in a few’days. Watch for further notice.

The Missionary Union will be held at Mrs. Oliphait's on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The program: = ^ Music. Devotional Exerbises_ Mrs. C. D. Darling Music. Iulouk and Outlook »f the Union. . Miss Ybble Glemeu A Snap-Shot at Oue Little Indian ... k . .. . -- Mrs. Dillon Music. A Trip Through ti e Indian Territory via the 1*. 4: 1. K. !t.(l*en A Ink K. K). ..v, ...Jj. Miss Sadie Chappell Pow Wow (Itemsof. Indian Missions ) ElefUou of Oflhiers. Music. Social Hour. There will be an evening session at the F. church with ten minute talks from th<: various ministers of | the town, in wi nch an insight will be [given of the work accomplished in ; the miss ion tie ds by the different deI nominations. A cordial invitation is 1 extended to aljl Fieal E date Transfers. The following transfers of real estate have beer recorded in the county recorder's office during the past week: Casper Will: s, by commissioner, to Clara E. Willi] s, pt ne qr ne qr sec 10, town 1 south, r ange 7 west, 20 acres. Clara E. W .llis to William J. Abbott, pt se qr c e qr sec 10, town 1 south, range 7 west, : 6 acres. Stephen She pard to George Alstadt. pt se qr sw c r sec 28, town 1 south, range 8 west, j SI acres. Atwood W. Sampson to Anderson Barrett e hf ae qr sw qr sec 22, town 1 south, range 9 west, 20 afcres. Alexander Leslie etal to John W. Dillon, lot 130 Petersburg. ,

m To change a contract with consent of all parties to thefi is held to be a crime of sue guilt, that courts of justice h centuries refused to enforce ti it not strange indeed, that te claim to be honest, law-abidli should demand the right to every contract in existence 1 the people and their creditor yet that is what the |§old,. « men demand in the face of 1 test of 6,002,000 American vot< change the contract now w both a fraud and a nationa The gold standard men want l honesty and learn to practice Cheadle. The Cornell t • , - ;.§|g Is one of our new spring * made of White Bros.'bests sell them for SS.00. When Weak, Weary and Wasted From kidney diseases. Imr' not try Foley's Kidney Cure, a guaranteed medicine. *»0c and *1.00. d. it, Adams & Son. - • m

8 he rift's By virtue of a certified cot me directed from tbe clerfc cult court iu a cause wherein a»der is plaintiff, and Samue nud William W. Medealf are quirt ns me to make the su and thirty-two dollar* and with interest on said dec _ will expose at public sale, to der. oil Saturday, the 17th day - 1899. Between the hours of itio' o'clock p. m. of said day. court house in Petersburg, an'a, the .rents and profits feeding seven years, of estate, to witr Twenty-seven acres off of the northeast quarter of ter of seel ion twenty-four eight west, described as f at the northeast corner quarter of the southeast: twenty-fohr. town one west, runuing (hencesouth west tltty-foor rods, thence thefice east fifty-four rods ginning; excepting there in a square in the southed land, and excepting there" off of tbe south sale or acres, ami being the lanff to s. D. Parker. If such rents and profils sufficient sum to satisfy «a and costs, 1 wilt, at the expose to public sale the fhi: real estate, or so much t sufficient to discharge sa and costs. tSald sale will bp/ any relU-t whatever from praisement laws. W. M. May £\. ft8». ShetH J. W. Wilson, atty. for pit?. m m. and I >r of the y. Indh m 4 ex* ag rest side of quarth, range ■iHulft northeast section ge eight *, thence hty rods, of befit) acres of said 10t» acres ty-sevefi deeded sell for a , interest nd place, of said may be interest without or apAY. County. Sheri fTs By Virtue of a certified me directed from the clerk Of cult court, in a cause wherein is plaintiff, and Hichard AT requiring me to make the _ dred and twen y-two dollars with interest on said decree ai will expose at public sale, to theft der, on . / 'SriFSIF A decree to Pike ©IjrE. Willis defendant. five huuhree cents, wd coats.' i igliest btdSaturtlay. the 17th day Bet weep the hours of 10 i»VloC' o’cUs-k p. m. of said da}*, ^>1® court house in Petersburf diana, the rents and p« exceeding seven years, of estate to-wit: The sout h half of the tti section five, township^three west, eighty acres, in state of Indiana. If such rents and profits wsufficient sum to satisfy s " and costs, I will, at thera^ expose to public sale the lee'1 real estate, or so tivuch sufficient to discharge s and costs. Saul sale will' any relief whatever front praiseinent laws. ,-cj May 23, 1880. She. __, Richardson A Taylor, atty^fdr piaintifi. __ m »ot sell for a ree,interest e anti place, pie of said as may be erec, hiierest arte without on or ap

Notice to Xon-lie$iilei)ts.. The State of Indiana, Pike tfrbpnty:_i In the Pike Circuit' Cottr^-Jttne term, fSUM. Eli H. Goslin. William 1 |§§§ 1>. Goad et at | vs. r^{Wr- ' 4r'‘*Frank Taylor, Ira Tay- t:-’SasS' 2 1 \ lor John W. rneretah£ «§|£ Now comes the plaintiffs,'by Richardson & Taylor, their attorneys. their complaint n»retn, together within affidavit that said defendants. Frank Taylor anil Ira Taylor are not residents of thestate ot Indiana; Ihttt said action is for tl elosfhg a mechanics lien of the defendants, ami th. defendants are necessary Notice is therefore 1 fendants, last named, that appear on the 27th jnd term oj the Pike circuit 1889, to he holden on the> June, A. 11. 1898, at the e< burg.in said county and demur to said complaint heard and determined to Witness niv name am a (fixed at Petersburg. i A. D. 1890. J. W. Foun irpose of Toretbe real estate #d non-resident t hereto, given said detlsey be and y of the next being July IS. Monday of ; se in Petersand answer or same will be absence, lof said court, h day of May, FIELD, Clerk. AND Machine Shops We are prepari in Brass and I do moulding ull kinds of repairing on Engi|j». Boilers, Saw Mills and Machine||f of every kind. % Send us your work. It will Be done, promptly alright with reasonable charges. The Hatfield & Palmer Co ' ’ ' -J Washington indiana. --