Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 43, Petersburg, Pike County, 2 March 1900 — Page 4

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By M . IVct'. STOOPS. On* Year, In advance .— .$1 00 Six Months, in advance . itl Entered at the postofflee In Petersburg for transmission through the -mails as second;lass matter. "» FRIDAY, MARCH 2,1900. Democratic Mass Meeting. the democrats of Pike county are requested to meet in mass conventions in their respective townships on SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1900. at two o’clock p. m., at the following places, for the purpose of selecting a township chairman, precinct committeeihen and delegates to the state, congressional, representative and judicial conventions. The votfers of the several townships, will meet at the following places: JefferAon, Thomas school house* Washington, court house Petersburg. * Madison. Bowman. Clay, Union. Logan, Rumble. " Patoka, Winslow. Marion, Velpen Lockhart, Stendal. Monroe, Spurgeon. Each township will be entitled to the following number of delegates to the several conventions: Jefferson township--State, 1; congressional, ,‘>: judicial, 3: representative, 3. Washington—State, 2: congressional, 4: judicial. 4; representative, 4. ? Madison—State. P, congressional, t: judicial. 1: representative, 1. Clay—State, 1; congressional, 1: judicial, R representative, L Logan—State, I; congressional, 1; judicial, 1: representative, 1. Patoka—State, % congressional, 4; judicial, 4: representative,^. Lockhart—State, ^lc congressional, 3; judicial, 3; representative, 3. Marion—State, 1: congressional, 2; judicial, 2: representative,^. Monroe—State, 1: congressional, 3: judicial, 3; representative. 3. Let every dempcrtfC and all others interested in the success of democratic principles attdfefl these meetings. W. RlQilmiSON, Chairman. M. McC. S^Qppf; Secretary. Democrat!^ Mass Convention. The democrats Of the county and the newly elected central committee will meet in mass convention at Winslow, on } . t * SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900, „at one o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing a chairman, vice-chair- « man and treasurer of the county committee. Each township will be entitled to one vote for each 25 votes cast for secretary of state at the election in 1898. W. J. Richardson, Chairman. M. McC. Stoops, Secretary.

It is very curious that Lord Roseberry should speak of efforts for an alliance with the United States; that Chamberlain should speak of an alliance as actual^ existing; and almost immediately afterwards that th^ add ministration show such extraordinary partiality to Great Britain in her ‘‘war. and Secretary Hay should negotiate a treaty with her abondoning the Monroe doctrine and making her our suzereign as regards our relations with Central America. Yet “of course there is no alliance.” .a The republican party is hardly settled on any given policy at the present time. For one thing the lead\ers are trying to repudiate thedeclar- ■ jatiou of independence and the consti- / tution of the United States. The imperialistic policy will not go with the common people who desire that the country be controlled by the masses 1 and not by a few millionaires. The navy board has decided to re- < ject in later vessels the double bareled turret monstrosities which Admiral ] Sampson managed to ljave saddled on - the battleships Kentucky and Kear- i sarge, and to return to the older custom. Sampson’s turrets, like his per- i formance at Santiago, were more < showy than useful. <

After strenuous exertion, Philadel>hia has raised just one-fourth of the i >100,000 she pronaised for the republi- ] :an convention. 4 < The flour trust has collapsed. Three, -eceivers have been appointed. Qne 1 )f the stockholders says tightness of 1 :he money market is responsible. 1 The democratic state convention ivill be held at Indianapolis, June 6th. rhere will be 1,100 delegates to the j convention. Pike county will be en- i titled to eleven votes. - < The republican city committee has 1 ixed March 6th as the date for the lomination of a city ticket. There i ire several candidates in the field for : marshal and the other offices. i The Wall street gamblers and the trust combinations are squeezing the people at the present time. Raising ] campaign funds, you know. The peo- < pie pay the bills, which are rather ex- i pensive.

Helix>! and now we have turned the Sultan* of Sulu down and gave the ^sland which the stars and stripes floated o^er back to Spain. The Sultan should pay back the salary he received for himself and harem keepers to Uncle Sam. Hon. William J. Bryan, the commoner, is receiving the plaudits of the people in the east and south wherever he has been. He will again be the standard bearer of the democrats and the common every day people who are opposed to trusts and monopolies. No Congressman need fear the loss of votes by opposing the flootf of special pension legislation. What he may lose on the one hand he will more than make up on the other. It is safe to assert that practically all worthy subjects for pensions have already been provided for. The democijjitic national convention will be held at Kansas City on July 4th. The national committee so decided last week. The selection of that place was almost unanimous. It will be without doubt the largest! gathering of citizens ever seen at a national convention of any political party. ____________ Talk about protection to trusts! The borax trust, with a tariff of 5 cents a pound, is selling its product to Americans at 74 cents and to Europeans at 34 cents a pound. The steel and wire trust is selling barb wire to Americans at $4.13 per hundred pounds and to Europeans at $2.20 per hundred pounds. Yet the tariff ‘‘does not unduly protect the trust!” It is not fair to assert that Mr. Macrum has deliberately falsified in regard to the opening of his letters and cables, nor that he failed to notify the department of the outrage. A censor who would open consular correspondence might not hesitate to suppress altogether- complains regarding his conduct. Macrum’s case is certainly suspicious, but it should be carefully investigated. Representative Richardson exposed the hollowness of the republican cry against civil service in the House the other day, by calling attention to the fact that that party had control of all branches of the government and could do whatever it liked. The truth is that most republicans are really in favor of the law and merely indulge in annual vituperation concerning it to keep the office seeker§ quiet. Last Saturday a half dozen republicans met in this city at the call of the chairman on “important business. '' The nail did not state thjat delegates were to be appointed to the state and congressional conventions and there was but a small turn out and the bosses fixed up the list of delegates to suit themselves. There is quite a kick going up on account of the way the delegates were selected. It looks like uone man rule.” “The weather was chilly” and so was the meeting.

In this issue will be found an article endorsing- the candidacy of Major Simpson of Paoli, for the democratic nomination of lieutenant-governor. He was a gallant soldier in the civil war and was major of the regiment to which our fellow townsman, JosiahS.' Newkirk, was a member. He has been in the harness for fifty years working for the interests of the common people and is entitled to recognition at the hands of the democracy 1 }f Indiana. A recent report to Congress says 1 that seven-tenths of all the sugar imported by the United States pays full iuty, insuring the domestic industry . protection against the Porto Rican \ product. It also says that the quality >f Porto Rican tobacco prevents its •, being a menace to the United States , grower. Strange as it may seem, this ! .3 not the statement of free trade lemocrats but that of the republican ! members of the Ways and Means com- J nit^ee, defending their action in reiucing Porto Ivican duties to 25 per i :eut of the present rates.

Surely Senator Depew spoke in rony when he likened McKinley’s *hillippine pronunciamento to Linoln’s emancipation proclamation. SSUL---- 4 So far the Governor of Kentucky >as not made to his brother governor he famous remark that once passed >etween the executive heads of North ind South Carolina. Which really weilds the greatest inluence over the future of the country. ;he womep who are working for voman’s suffrage or those who are emonstrating against it? Governor Mount instead of talkng so mhch against trusts should enforce the anti-trust law of Indiana low upon the statute books. Talk is :heap. The governor should act. The populists in state convention ast week nominated A. G. Burkhart if Tipton, for governor. S. M. Hol:omb of Fort Branch, was nominated for supreme judge of the First district.

Come to think of it, all the praises we get from over the; water for the manly self control, the dogged perseverance, the matchless courage of the English, are extracted from British speeches and newspapers. The rest af the world is not disposed to praise them so highly. DdN *t forget the dates of the meetings of the democrats of the several townships for the selection of delegates and members of the county central committee, on Saturday, March 17th, and also the meeting on March 24th to select the county chairman. Select your best and most reliable men. __ ;_ The weight of public opinion is making itself felt. It is now almost certain the Hay-Pauncefote treaty lacks a two-thirds majority in the Senate and that it is losing strength almost daily. The effort of the Anglomaniacal administration to bind us to the chariot wheels of Great Britain will fail. The President has yielded to the protection grabbers on the question of the Porto Rican tariff. He claims that he has done it because in no other way can he get any legislation for the starving people down there. In other words, he admits that the sugar and tobacco friends of Mark Hanna have Congress by the throat and that it is unable to relieve the necessities of the island without their consent. The republicans now admit that the ship subsidy bill is to be laid aside until after the election. After then, the members who fear defeat if they consent to such a steal will either be safe for two years or will have been defeated and can feather their nests as seems to tit them. How the party is going to raise its campaign fund now that it has lost its ship owner contributors is something of a problem, but not as great a 'one as it would be to carry the great north western states if the bill should pass. ‘•But outside of the fact that this is a fight of a republic against a monarchy, the truth is that the Boers are right. No American lawyer or student of international laws who has read the treaty of ’81 and the treaty of ’84 between Great Britain and the South African Republic has ever denied the proposition that England had no right to interfere in the local affairs of the little republic, which has struggled so hard to maintain its reins of government. In June of last year, when Sir Alfred Milner4 met President Kruger, they discussed, but not to excess, three important points. Kruger offered for the republic to admit to citizenship the utlander, which, of course, included the Englishman, to a vote, if he would take the oath of allegiance and renounce his allegiance to his former sovereign. The English representative demanded more. The proposition is so simple that every American school boy would say, ‘If you vote here under this flag you must swsear that you will fight here if necessary.’ There were disputes about the listricts and about the syndicate that manufactured dynamite. Kruger offered to surrender everything consist;nt with national honor.”—Senator Mason.

He Fooled the Surgeons. All doctors told Renitk Hamilton, )f West Jefferson, O., after suffering L8 months from Rectal Fistula, he ■vould die unless a costly operation was performed: but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the surest Pile cure on earth, md the best Salve in the world. L'o :ents a box. Sold by Stearnes Drug 3o., druggists. What McKinley Wanted. “I am for the largest use of silver n the currency of the country. I vould not dishonor it; I would give it :qual credit and honor with the gold; would make no discrimination; I vould utilize both metals as money md discredit neither; I want the louble standard. ’’—Congressman Wm, dcKinley in 1890. When you want a nice roast, pork, eal or beef, call on Davidson & Co’s, tlarket opposite the court house. 42*3

For Lieutenant-Governor. Major John R. Simpson, editor of the Paoli News, the organ of Orange county democrats, is a candidate f or lieu tenant-Governor. He has been a life-long democrat, a man of mature years, was a soldier in the war of the rebellion, where he earned his title, that of Major. He is one of the best speakers and ablest campaigners in the state, a gentleman of dignified appearance, but a mixer and a man of the common people. He is a thoroughly representative democrat and in full accord with his party and its platform. The party could do no better than nominate Major Simpson. He is well an4 favorably known by every newspaper man in the state. Mr. Simpson has been nominated

JOHN n. SIMPSON. by the democratic editorial association as their candidate for lieutenantgovernor of the state on the democratic ticket. Mr. Simpson is one of the wheelhorses of the editorial fraternity. He was born in Paoli on the Kith day of September, 1834, and has resided there for the greater portion of his life. He was educated for a civil engineer, but later studied and practiced law in connection with his father for nearly fifteen years. He was adjutant of the: Fiftieth Indiana Regiment. Col. Cyrus L. Dunham commanding, and served two years. His army record was without reproach. He afterwards served his county as clerk for eight years. He has for a number of years been identified with the newspaper fraternity as publisher and editor of the Paoli News. He is now president of the Southern Indiana Press Association. and first vice-president of the State Democratic Press Association. Mr.Simpson's candidacy for this office will be endorsed by the profession Without regard to party affiliations. He is fit noble old Roman of his chosen profession and is universally loved and respected by all hjs associates in the newspaper work in this state. He is • modest and retiring, but possesses eminent ability fpr the office he aspires to.—Columbus Times. Going Down Hill. People suffering from kidney diseases feel a gradual but steady loss of vitality. They should lose no time in trying Foley’s Kidney Cure. It is guaranteed. J. R. Adams & Son. m VEGETABLES AS MEDICINE Better Than Drugs Are Provided By Nature. Honey is wholesome, strengthening, purifying, healing, nourishing. I have reference to the kind made by bees—not the glucose kind. Persons suffering from rheumatism, nervous diseases and nervous dyspepsia should eat celery and turnips. Onions are almost the best nervine, known; will quickly relieve and tone j up a wornout system, and are beneficial in cases of coughs, colds, influenza, scurvy and liver complaints. Lettuce eaten by those who suffer from insomnia is beneficial. Let those who need iron for a tonic eat spinach, and let the drug (iron) alone. Persons suffering from gravel should eat onions and spinach. Carrots should be eaten by those who suffer with asthma. Let those who need increased perspiration to relieve overworked kidneys and lungs eat asparagus. Cranberries are the proper diet for those suffering from erysipelas. They should also be applied externally. Lemons satisfy and cool the thirst in fever. Blackberries are a tonic. Blackberry cordial is the proper remedy for diarrhoea. Persons who are bilious, wrho have indigestion and dyspepsia, conditions for which calomel is usually prescribed, should let the calomel alone and eat freely of ripe tomatoes. Let those who have rheumatism and need an aperient eat pieplant. The apple excelling other fruits in phosphoric acid, is an excellent brain food. It is aperient and diuretic, and hence obviates indigestion and dyspepsia, assists kidney secretion and prevents gravel. It cleans the mouth. Let persons who use drugs classed as aperients, laxatives and cathartics stop their use.—Doctor Jones, in Savannah (Ga.) News. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup, the best cough remedy on earth. 25 and 50 cents. J. R. A dams & Son. i .*

Time to Laugh. | f* 1 Listen. There is a laugh d ae after * each one of these shorty trutl iful sentences: You pay 40 yer cent, more or glass j than you paid in *96. YoU pay from $3 to $4 mort for culf | tivators than you paid in *96. j !, You pay from $4 to $5 more for a set of common wheels than you did in i nm. • , |. | You pay from $4 to ?4.50 | aore per ] hundred for galvanized wire ' han you 1 did in *06. It takes 75 per cent,? mort corn tjo buy a hoe, or rake, or shovel. >r spade, or bolt than it did in *96. It takes 50 per cent.^pore vheat to buy a stove than it did in ?96. It takes 20 bushels more-xfcorn buy a wagon than it did in *9t. It takes 100 per cent, mom corn Or wheat to buy an ordinary Cooper kettle, wash boiler., copper pet or tea pot than it did in *90. It takes twice much corn :o buy an ordinary- coil of rope as it di- L in *96i It takes 40 per cent, more to buy a plow than it did in ’tki. f° It*s crat. time to laugh.—Salem DenjioGlorious News , Comes from Dr. D. B. Ci rgiie, of Washita, I. T. He writes: “Pchr bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break cut on her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help: but h >r cure is complete and her health is excellent.” This shows what thousands h^ve proved,—that Electric Bitt ers is the best blood purifier known It’s the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils pn<l running sores. It stimulates liver^ kidneys and bowels,expels poisons, helps-digestion, builds up the strength. Only 50 cehts. Sold by Stearnes Drug Co., druggists. Guaranteed. f \i Will Not Be a Candidate. During the past week thd Indefjendent has been the recipient of numerous inquiries as to. the ca ididacy of Judge E. A. Ely for th» supretae bench. In order to satisfactorily answer these inquiries, made^by friends of the Judge, the Independent called him up by telephone ydste day morning and asked him the question: “Judge, are you a candidat e for judge of the supreme court?” * He replied, “No, I am pe t a candidate; nor will I be a candidate! for that place at this time.” His hundreds of friends in Dubois county will be glad to knod thisffor, while they would all be glad to sde him elected a judge of the supreme court, they feel that the present is not the time to make the race. * Judge Ely would sooiiei havej the judgeship in the 57th circuit another term than make the race ;ut the [next election for the supreme- judgeship, and his friends over hen; are ; sure that he will again be elect :d judge of this circuit at the expirat ion of the present term.—Huntingl arg Independent. An Ounce of Preventive Is worth a pound of cure. Try af bottle* of Dr. Caldwell’s Syi up Pepsin and, if- properly taken, it will positively prevent rheumat^m or any other kindred trouble aris ing from a torpid condition of the bcwels, liver and kidneys. Trial sizes 10c; other sizes 50c and $1.00 of Oil,thant Drug Company. m Prohibition Meeti ng. The state prohibition speaker, | Rev. Morrow, and his singer, v ill be here Saturday, March 3rd, at i :30 o’fclock p. m., at the court house, or the purpose of selecting deleg: tes to the state prohibition meeting to be held at Indianapolis next April Mr.! Morrow and his singer will be in the city over Sunday. Those who lave heard Mr. Morrow pronounce hi m an abl§ speaker. All voters are ii yited to be present. Committee. Lingering LaGrippe Cough G. Vac her, 157 Osgood treetj cago, says: “My wife ha<*. a ve vere case of la grippe, am: it le| with a very bad cough, i ihe t: bottle of Foley's Honey a id T it gave immediate relief. A bottle cured her cough ent Price 25c and 50c. J. R. Arams

’76-Democratic Doctr ne-’99. We hold these truths ro be self* evident—that all men are cheated equal; that they are eadowied by their Creator with certa n unalienable rights; that among ‘these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: that to secure these ights, governments are instituted a nong men, deriving their just power* from the Consent of the governed, j The Appetite of a 3oat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose stomach and liver are out of order* All such should kn >w that Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the wonderful stomach and liver remet y, gives a splendid appetite, sound : digestion and a regular bodily habit that insures perfect health anci great energy. Only 25 cents, at Steanes & Co’s, drugstore. ] ~

^XCIIA RDSOX 4 TAY LOR, Attorneys at La tv. I'mmpl attention (riven to nil business A notary Public conatantlyin theoffiec. Office n Carpenter building. Eighth ami Muin-*ts , Vtersburg, Indiana. ri EORGE 11. ASHBY, Attorney at Law. Will practice* In all courts. Special at tenIon given to all civil easiness. Notary PubIc constantly In the office. Cidlections made md promptly remitted, office hi Ottiaens’ late bans building. Petersburg, Indiana. g. Haven pout. Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to nil business. Mice over J. K Adams A Sort's drug store, l etersburg. Indiana. * QHARI.ES A. COFFEY, Attorney at Law. All bindsof legal business promptly atteud- ^ i**- 'our patronage solicited.. Office upstairs In l'i trie ns’ state bank building. Tel. Petersburg. Indiana. QtOX A CP.ONV, Attorneys at Law J Will practice In all courts. Prompt attention given to all busUVesai Office in Carpenter b ock, first Hour on Eight li-st,, Petersburg. ^yi tJBON * GREENE, J- IV. VVM..SON V. K. C.KEKMjT Attorneys iat Law. Will practice in alt coma, office in Parker block, opposite the court house, Petersburg. Ind. -

J>OSEY & CHAPPELL. Attorneys at Law. n^n!i.»tv.raC‘JCf hVUU COUrfS. CotteCtlOnS «P»m public in office. Office up Stan's in Snyder biitldluj in front ol Democrat office, Petersburg, Indiana. gTANLKY M. KHEJO, Attorney at Law. A11 business promptly attended to. Will practice iu all courts. Office in Montgomery building, I etersburg^lMdi&ua. -V R. RICE, Physician and Surgeon. Chronic Diseases a specialty. Office over Citizens*state bank, Petersburg, Indiana. " yy a. HUNTER, Physician and Surgeon. Office in rear of Citizens’ state blink. Tel. ill-2 residence and office. 5 OBi rs—day and night. ' 4 J. W. COOK, Vitapathic Specialist, Graduate of th& .American Health College, treats all chronic diseases wit bout .drugs t>y cleansing impurities and removing poisons from the system, office in Parker building, opposite court house. In the same office with Dr. took is Dr.U: H. Camp, ai> Eclectic Physician 01 years’ experience in tlie practice of niedicine. J. GLADISII. fY Hypnotism & Magnetic Healing. Every known disease cured without medicine or surgery, it. cures where everything else fails, terms reasonable and ail correspondence receives my best, attention. If diseased write at ouce. Office at Rumble, Ind. -yy H.STONEfeiPfiER. Dental Surgeon. Office in rooms6 and 7, in Carpenter building. Petersburg, Indiana. Operations firstclass. All work warranted. Amesthetics used for painless extraction of teeth. 'J ILSON A TYNER, F. M. WILSON’. T. W. XYSEK. vv Petersburg Collecting Agency. Collections in all parts of the United States. Remittances womptly made. Ciiarges are reasonable. Give us your old accounts, notes, etc., and we will do Die rest. Cali on or write us. Office ODposite court house in Parker building, Petersburg, Ind. NOTICE is hereby given to all parties interested that I will attend at my office In Stendal, EVERY SATURDAY. To transact business connected wiTfi the office, of trust*eof Lockhart township. All persons having business with said office will please take notice. J. L. BASS, Trustee. ■J^OTICE is hereby given to all persons eonix eerned that 1 will attend at my office in Otwfeil EVERY DAY, * To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Jefferson township. ROBERT M. GRAY,Trustee. Postoffice address; Otwelt, Indiana. N'OTICE is hereby given to.all parties concerned that 1 will attend at my residence EVERY WEDNESDAY, To transact business connected with t tie office [>f trustee of Madison township. Positively no business transacted except on office days. J. D. BARKER. Trustee. Postoffice address: Petersburg, Ind.

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