Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 31, Petersburg, Pike County, 7 December 1900 — Page 4

SEhf fife* idttutg Jtnwmt BV n. !UcC. STOOPS. One Tear, in advance Six Months, in advance Entered at the postoffice in Petersburg for transmission through the mails as secondclass matter. nrzr7T~r.- ----- - - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1900. The egg market has been cornered, and the speculators made only a half million dollars. The Woodmen of the World will hold its national meeting at Evansville next February. Congress is in session having convened Monday morning.- Will a republican congress pass anti-ti ust-laws ovv the question. The Indiana state conference of charities and corrections will meet at New Albany, December 12th to 14th. Several persons from this county will attend. Now is the time to take a newspa-^, per, while the evenings are long. You .will need something to read. Subscribe for the Democrat, the biggest paper in the county, and only $1.00 per year. The trusts are still happy. The enormous sum of $2,217,550,000 was put into the trust enterprise during the past year. Very small sum, indeed, but It seems that it was ample enough to raise the priced-articles that are used by the common people. Oom Paul is still unreconstructed. His words at Marseilles brand the British lie that he has fled from th^e Transvaal for his own sake, and show that he has gone to Europe on a mission, as has been steadily claimed by the Boer representatives abroad.

It is a thousand pities that Senator Davis cannot be in Congress this win-* ter. He is one of the few ^publicans that contended manfully foy an American Nicarauguan not' subject to the domination of Great Britain, nor left unprotected :from future possible attacks by her ileet. The republican papers are now talking about a presidential candidate for 1904, without mentioning Roosevelt for the place. The rough rider can now meditate on the ingratitude of parties or perhaps he may realize that his own intemperate speeches ^during the campaign have lost him the chance of the nomination four years hence. That New Y^rk cashier got away with $700,000 and that Kentucky one with only $200,000. Still, considering that Kentucky’s attainments in the past have lain m the direction of the hip pocket rather than the pocket book, it cannot be denied that the state has made a very fair showing in competition with New York, where they do these things in style. Representative Hull, chairman of the military committee of the House, won in his strongly republican district, on the platform that the president should have as big an army as he wants. A bill to establish a minimum force of 100,000 and leaving, the president free to increase it at • will, would save the country fronPall future bother in the matter except that of paying the bills.

The report of the commissioner of ■ navigation shows that the ship-build-ing industry of the United States is more prosperous than it has been since the civil war. The ship yards are crowded to their utmost capacity v and many orders hai?e been refused because the docks do not furnish facilities for building them. Yet, the clamors for encouragement for the “infant” American merchant marine. —airman Jones announces that Mr. Bryan refuses to run next time even if the nomination is tendered to him. This is just about what most democrats would expect from a man of Mr. Bryan’s high character. His struggle has been in no wise personal, but entirely for theJake of the great principles for which he stood. If some other democrat stands a better chance of winning, Mr. Bryan will be the first to stand back in his favor. The superintendent and the board of trustees of the Institution for the Education of the Blind have filed their annual report with Gov. Mount for the year ending October 31, 1900. The report shows thaf the property value of the institution and all that pertains thereto is $546,064.08. The appropriations for the last year were j $32,250. The expenditures were. $32,-1 -29.16. The total number of pupils | enrolled was 164. The report shows j that the per capita expense has in- \ creased during the last eight years; ■ from $240.60 to $202.75. The enrollment at present is the greatest in t^e j history of the school. There are twen- ■ tv*five inmates from Indianapolis. The pupils earned $664.90 during the year ip the industrial department of the school.

OFFICIALS SALARIES. Fee and Salary Commission Makes Public Its Recommendations to Legislature. The state fee and salary, commission has made public the recommendations that it will make to the legislature in regard to salaries. The salaries of nearly all the state officers and assistants are increased. Sections 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 of the bill furnish the key for determining tlie salaries of county officers, as follows: Clerk, $120 a year per thousand for the first 10,000 population, $80 for each additional thousand, and 10 per cent, of fees collected; sheriff, $110 a year per thousand and for the first 10,000 population, $70 for each additional thousand, and 10 per cent, of fees collected; auditor, same as clerk, and in addition* 10 per cent, of the interest collected on school funds; recorder, $90 a year per thousand for the first 10,000 population, $50 for each additional thousand, and ten per cent, of fees; treasurer, $100 a year per thousand for the first 10,000 population, $60 for each additional thousand, and 6 per cent, of delinquent taxes collected. Section 31 allows county officers 5 q>er cent, for collecting fees taxed by his predecessors.. Section 32 provides for quarterly payment of salaries to county officers for fees collected. Section 33 provides that county officers’ supplies shall be furnished on estimates allowed by the County Cpuncil. Section 34 requires the County Council to verify expenses incurred by county officers in discharging duties outside of their counties. Section 35 provides that if any county officer refuse to pay. to the proper person moneys coming into his ! possession, the same may be recovered by suit on his bond brought in the j name of the state, ou relation of the Attorney-General or prosecuting attorney. and after thirty days, by any tax-payer on his own relation. A maximum penalty^ two to twentyone years in the penitentiary, disfranchisement, and a fine of $1,000 is provided for defaulting state or coun

ty officers. The second bill provides in townships containing- the principal part of cities of 10,000 or more inhabitants, there shall be two justices of the peace and two constables, and allows the board of county commissioners to increase the number to three each. The compensation provided for townships containg the principal part of a city of 10,000 or more, up to 25,000 is $800 for a justice of the peace and $500 for a constable. In townships containing- 100,000 or more, t^e compensation provided is $1,500 f6r a justice of the peace and $1,000 for a constable. Justices and constables are allowed 5 per cent of the fees collected. The third bill provides that county councils shall decide the number of days a county assessor, township assessor, county superintendent, truant officer and county surveyor shall work each year, and that they shall receive only per diem compensation. The fourth bill allows to judges of circuits of two or more counties actual traveling expenses when away holding court. Lady Correspondent Wanted. I want to hear from any lady who has stomach trouble. I will recommend Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and guarantee it to cure. Yours truly, Oliphant drug company. d

Pike County Physicians« The following1 are the physicians of Pike county who hold certificates: [Abrevations—R. for regular, E. for eclectic, H. for Homeopathic.] Abbott, Clarence, Otwell. R. Adams, J. R.., Petersburg, R. Atkinson, Edward, Oatsville, R. Barrett, C. P., Augusta, R. Bassinger, J. H., Oatsville, R. Bassinger, T. W„ Petersburg, R. Beardsley. J. M., Winslow, R. Bethell. W. «h, Winslow, E. Blythe, William T„ Glezen, R. Burger. J. Rj. Petersburg, R. Carson, S. L., Velpen, R. Chumbley, S. B„ Arthur, R. Clark, S. R„ Otwell, R. Coleman, John W„ Union, R. Corn, Nathaniel, Petersburg, R. DeMott, W. M., Otwell, R. DeTar, David D„ Winslow, R. A - Godwin, J. W., Otwell, H. Grigsby, John J„ Petersburg. R. Hamilton, J. S., Arthur. E. Harris, R. W.. Algiers, R. Harrison, James A., Spurgeon, R. Hatfield, Benjamin F., Union, R. Hilsmeyer, L. H., Stendal, R. Hilsmeyer, E., .Velpen. R. Hunter. W. M., Petersburg. R. Imel, E. S., Algiers, R. Ireland. George I*. Winslow, R. Kime. J. T., Petersburg, R. Klein, Hilbert P.. OtweU, E. LaMar, I. H., Petersburg, E. Link. W. H.. Petersburg, R. McGlasson, T. D., Augusta, R. Miller, Margaret. N., Velpen, R. Osborn. William R., Spurgeon, R. Pagin, H., Velpen, E. Rhodes, A. J. Pikeville, R. Rice, T. R., Petersburg, H. Schneck. H. F.. Oatsville. K, £ Smith, J«hn T., Glezen, R. Stork, J. H.. Stendal, R. Teaford, S. F„ Spurgeon, R. • ‘

The Latest Song and how it goes is always of interest j to some but the condition of one's { health should be first in the line of 1 consideration. If you take Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin you can’t have in- j digestion or stomach trouble. Tfcatl is certain. Clipbant arug company, d'

FARMERS* INSTITUTE. An Interesting Session IlelcLJn This City Last Week. On Friday and Saturday of last week the annual session of the Pike county farmers’ institute was held in the circuit court room, this city, and was highly entertaining and instructive to the farmers who were in attendance. The session opened up Friday morning at ten o’clock with a shordjfcdress by the chairman, J. D. S^my. The instructors present were Prof. W. C. Latta of Purdue University, Miss Mary L. Clarke of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and N. P. Hines of Boonville. The several subjects presented by the instructors were highly instructive and ably handled and showed a thoroughness of the work which was under consideration. Hon. M. L. Heathman of Glezen, and Mrs. Eugenia Chappell of Algiers, read very interesting papers before the institute. Friday afternoon, Miss Clarke gave an interesting lesson in cooking and the preparation of foods at the Hisgen i building, which was largely attended by the ladies. Friday evening, Prof. Latta gave an illustrated lecture on Purdue University. He gave a full description of the work-being done at the experiment station. Taken all in all the institute was a great success. J. D. Selby was reelected chairman, and J. D. Hollon re-elected as secretary for the coming year. The next session will be held at Winslow. The following resolutions were adopted. Whereas, We earnestly and candidly believe that the farmer’s institute is one of the very best means of disseminating knowledge among the whole class of agriculturists, and Whereas. We believe that Indiana has the very best Institute of any state in the Union, having so small an appropriation, and realizing that ihuch greater good can be accomplished if the appropriation was made larger, therefore be it Resolved. That we kindly request our senator and representative from this district to vote for an increased appropriation to the Farmer's Institute'fund. Resolved, ihat the thanks are due and are hereby tendered Judge E. A. Ely for adjourning court to another room and giving up the court room in which to hold the institute. . *

Does it Pay to Buy Cheap? A. cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, but you want something that will relieve and cure the more severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for you, then in either case take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with success in severe throat and lung troubles, “Boschee’s German Syrup.” It not oply heals and stimulates the tissues to destroy the germ disease, but allays inflammation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night’s rest, and cures the patient. Try one bottle. Recommended many years by all druggists in the world. Get Green’s Prize Almanac.

Bryan on Defeat. Col. Bryan in December North American Review, discusses the result of the election, attributing- democratic defeat to republican corruption funds, to a fear of change among business men, threats of financiers, and concludes: “To consider this election as decisive of the money question would be as absurd as to have regarded the election of 1896 as decisive of the tarifr question. It would be more reasonable to regard the late election as conclusive upon the/ question of imperialism, or upon the trust question, both of which were discussed more by our people than the money question. But, as:a matter of fact, an election is not necessarily conclusive upon any question. “If any person is disposed to believe that the campaign tf 1900 turned upon the money question, let him watch republican legislation and hC will see that the party in power construes the result as an indorsement of republican policies upon several other subjects. “Back of the questions'7which have been referred^ lies deep and lasting struggle between human rights and inhuman greed. If greed triumphs, its victory will transform our government into a plutocracy and our civilization into barbarism. “Those who believe in equal rights before the law, and desire a government which rests upon the consent of the governed and deals justly with all men who are under its jurisdiction, must continue to contest in triumph or defeat. Success may be the measure of enjoyment, but cannot be the measure of duty.”

Maude R. Adams of Dayton, O., Writes: Gentlemen:—The requirements of the last society season, with late hours, promiscuous eating and irregular habits left me a physical wreck. Sick headaches, indigestion and a sluggish condition of the organs were my daily torment until I tried Dr. Caldwell’sSyrup Pepsih. Yours is truly a household remedy with us. Gratefully yours, Maude R. Adams. Sold by Olipbant drug companj\ d If Edwards takes your photo they will look natural as life. 30-2

glCHARDSON A TAYLOR, Attorneys at Law. Prompt attention liven to all business. A Notary Public constantly in the office. Office in Carpenter building. Eighth and Maln-sts, Petersburg, Indiana. QEOROE B. ASHBY, Attorney at Law. Will practice In all conrts. Special attention given to all civil i usiness. Notary Public constantly In the office. Collections made and promptly remitted. Office »u Citizens’ state bums: building, Petersburg. Indiana. g G. DAVENPORT, Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to all business. Office In Parker block, opposite the court bouse, Petersburg. Indiana. QHARLBS A. COFFEY, Attorney at Law. All klndsof legal business promptly attended to. Your patronage solicited. Office upstairs In Citizens’ state bank building. Tel. M-2, Petersburg, Indiana.

Q0X A CROW, Attorneys at Law. 3^01* practice in all courts. Prompt attention given to all business. Office in Carpenter b.ock, liirst floor on Eighth-st,, Petersburg. WILSON & GREENE, J.W. witsojr V. B.GKEBNS Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all courts. Office in Frank block, over Star clothing house, Petersburg, ind. pOSEY & CHAPPELL. Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all courts. Collections promptly made. Notary public in office. Office mp stairs in Snyder building in trout oi Democrat office, Petersburg, Indiana. gTANLEY M, KRIEG, Attorney at Law. All btisiuess promptly attended to. Will practice in all courts. Offioe in Montgomery ouilding, Petersburg, Indiana. jy M. RICE, Attorney at Law. Will practice in Pike and adjoining counties, and in all oourts. Notary Public. Office | in Dispatcb building, up stairs,Winslow, Ind. | SAMUEL E. DILLON, Attorney at Law. Will practice in all courts. Collections a specialty. Office in Parker block, opposite ’court house, Petersburg. Indiana. >p R. RICE, Physician and Surgeon. Chronic Diseases a specialty. Office over Citizens’ state bank, Petersburg, Indiana. W. IJ. H UNTER, Physician and Surgeon. Office in rear of Citizens’ State bank, Tel. 91-2 residence and office. Office hours—day and night

D U. J. W. COOK. Vitapathic Specialist, Graduate of the American Health College, employs all vital and vitalizing methods ol the superior Vitapathic system in cleansing Impurities and removing poisons and oauses of disease. Processes covered by State charter and United States patents. Also Electro Thermal Vital Warm Air Baths giveo. Office over New York Store. Office Phone 109-2. Residence Phone 119. I J. GLAD1SH. fJ • Hypnotism & Magnetic Healing. Every known disease cared without medicine or surgery,it cures where everything else fails, terms reasonable and all correspondence receives my best attention. If diseased write at once. Office at Rumble, Ind. \\ 7 H. STONKCIPHER, C/ental Surgeon. Office in rooms G and“7, in Uarpenter building. Petersburg, Indiana. Operations flrstclass, All work warranted. Anaesthetics used for painless extraction of teet h. rj'HQMAS B. ALSOP, Dental Surgeon. All work warranted. Office over the New York store In Osborn.building, Petersburg. Telephone 199-2. NOTICE Is hereby given to all patties interested that I will atteud at my office at my residence near Rumble. EVERY THURSDAY. To transact business connected with the office ol trustee of Logan township. All persons having business with said office will please take uotice. JOHN B. BLAIZE. Trustee. NOTICE is hereby given to all persons concerned that I will attend at my office in Otwell EVERY DAY, To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Jefferson township. ROBERT M. GRAY,Trustee. Postoffice address; Otwell, Indiana. s VTOTICE is hereby given to all parties con11 corned that I will attend at my residence EVERY WEDNESDAY. To transact bus! ness connected with the office of trustee yf Madison township. Positively no business transacted except on office days. D. W. GLADISH, Trustee. Postofflce address: Bowman, I pd.

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A. Telephone in your Residence, Office or Store will save time and make you money. Our present Rates leave 10 excuse for being without this modern necessity. Don’t “sponge” on your leighbor. Thirty days trial will convince you. Place your or ier now, and have a Telephone placed in your residen^ef- Let us know your wants. Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co., d. W. THOMASjyTanager.

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