People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1893 — Page 8

Rev. T. Vanscoy, of Portland. Oregon? is visiting relatives in this county, the guest, at present, of his sister, Mrs. John Worthington. He is one of the prominent educators of the Pa cific Coast, having been president of Willamette College at Salem and now connected with a college at Portland.—Monticello Herald. Chicago policeman: “Not so fast, my man. Ye don’t take this train." Ohio man: “I’m going home —why 11 stopped?” “Where ye takin’ all •hat money.ye've got?” “Mon i ey! I’ve only got one dollar! aid a scalper’s ticket to get* home—” “Very well—that's what I’m stoppin ye for. Hand over the dollar. If yer ever I caught packin’ another dollar from Chicago durin' the fair ye’ll be run in. Seei’"-*—Ex. “If you have ten dollars to I sjiend,” said Barnum, “spend one for an article and the other I nine in advertising it.” The old man knew a thing or two when it came to advertising. Barnum said some years ago: “I can outtalk any body on earth but a printer. The man who can stick type and talk next morning to thousands of people white I'ui talking to one is the only man I’m afraid of. I want him for a friend.’—Ex.

Isaac Glazebrook and wife were out in the country last Sun-; day. They were in a single top buggy and attempted to ford the river on Wai Robinson’s farm. A few steps from the shore the stallion dissappeared froiv view, but in an instant the top of its head appeared and it began swimming for the shore. The buggy was under water and the water reached the waists of the occupants. The stallion reached shore in safety, and now a thousand dollars would not buy the animal.

The Democratic and Republican parties, of Barkley township, at their rallies four or five years ago, each secured a fine, large silk flag as a prize for the largest delegation. A few days age the flags were wanted to decorate the church for Children's Day last Sunday. The commit tee went to the home of Mr. Renicher, in whose possession the flags had been since last used and were startled to fine that the flags had been torn uj and used for carpet rags. The flags were worth about 812 each.

It is a well established princi pie that the people, not facilities for business, make the place. It is true that an energetic prosperous people may be kept back by the lack of natural advantages, but this is not always the case. A thousand towns are kept in check by the greed and lack of public spirit of the peo pie. where one is kept down by the location. Push and energy overcomes all obstacles; greed and want of energy will kill the most promising locality. So the town is just what the citizens make it.—Goodland Herald.

A little 9-year-old girl in Elkhart sent the following excuse to her teacher, for absence from school: Please excuse my absence to-day, as I am too ill for study or play. Like Johnny Jones and his sister Sue, I ate some fruit that was too new. The pain I had made me feel blue and the pill I took was big enough for two. If I don’t get better I'M have to take another, because I don't like to die like Sue and her little brother. Oh dear. I am in a dreadful plight, but I hope by this afternoon I'll be all right.

Guss Phillips has come home to spend a few weeks before the opening of the dramatic season. He will start out again in August with Ed Anderson’s dramatic company as manager. They will open the season in August in Rensselaer, after which date they will only play in large cities. They’ will carry a company of ten persons, and will play the "Lightning Express,” a piay written especially for Mr. Anderson and copyrighted. They wdl carry their own special scenery. Mr. Anderson and wife are now spending the summer vacation at Chicago. The much talked-about cowboy race from Chaldron, Neb., to the World’s Fair began Tues day evening at 5 p. m. at the crack of a pistol shot. About forty cowboys started in the race of 700 miles. The best opinion is that the man who averages fifty miles a day will win the race. Each man leads an extra horse, must ride in a thirty pound saddle and weigh at least 120 pounds. An attempt may be made by officers of the humane society at Chaldron to

interrupt the race, but the com mittee pronounce all fears of cruelty to horses an idle, and are determined that the great race will be run. Riders will not be. allowed to ride over twelve hours at a stretch, and every precaution will* be taken to prevent cruelty. The following from the Hohart Free Press strikes a responsive chord in the breast of ©v* ery newspaper publisher? A local newspaper is often accused of showing partiality in regard to personal notices, by mention- j I ing some who go and not others. I The fault lies With the people and not the editor. We are wil l ling and eVen anxious to tell Who come and go. if We can find out, but a country newspaper cannot, afford to have a dozen salaried reporters. If yo < have visitors, let us know who they are and where they come from; if anything happens in your vicinity | let us know’ about it-: if ydd get married let us know the number and names of yottr guests; if you know anything let us know’about it. You will always find us ready to mention one as well as the other. Our object is to give, as the name of the paper implies, all the news el the week.

John Eckert-, of Starke county, recently mentioned in these colums as being suspected of murdering Ambrose Rude, was arrested at Valparaiso last Friday on the charge of murder. On the night of May 20th Rude and Echert went fishing at the Kankakee river. About ten o’clock that night Eckert called a neighbor living a short distance from the river and told him that the boat that Rude and himself occupied tipped over and that Rude was either drowned or swam to the farther shore. Eckert started away, as the neighbor thought, for help, but instead w’ent home and went to bed. The neighbor waited all night for the help which he supposed would be furnished and it was not until late in the morning that he summoned help, Eckert not returning. The body was recovered in the afternoon on Sunday. Mrs. Rude and intimate friends claim that her husband was murdered, as bruises were found on the head, nose and over one eye. Eckert was with Rude when the latter drew -51;>0 from the North Judson bank a few days before the fishing excursion and Rude had it with him.

Small copper coins are lost in such enormous numbers that the government is obliged to keep on coining cents at the rate of several millions of them every month. They change hands so often as to be subject to a multitude of accidents, and owing to their small value, they are not taken care of. This is no cause of regret to Uncle Sam, inasmuch as he buys the pennies in blank from a firm in Connecticut at the rate of 1,000 for *l. On reaching the mint in Philadelphia, whence all of them are issued, they have merely to fye stamped. There are 119.000,000 old copper pennies somewhere. Nobody knows what has become of them, except that once in a while a single specimen turns up in change. A few years ago 45,000,000 bronze 2-cent pieces were set afloat. Three million of them are still outstanding. Three million. 3-cent nickle pieces are scattered over the United States, but it is very rarely that one is seen. Of 800,000 half-cents, which correspond in value to English farthings net one has been returned to the government for re-coinage or is held by the treasury.

Our Honor Roll.

The following persons have our thanks for the amounts following their names, subscription to the Pilot, since our last is sue:

NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

James Price. Wheatfield *1 (u> John Day witt. bUcklun , ■ RENEWALS. J. a. Leatherman. Keiissdaer.... 1 25 John Osborne. Kenssebier t 0<: Will a.ni Hudson. Virjrie .. i rvi D. F. Hudson. Virgie ' i IMI C. W. l-’aris. Ale laryville •> Joh.i Schroer. Klackford. ' Mrs. S. B. Stinson. Watsonville. Cal.. .... 50 J-lF" Xo name wilt appear In the alaive list when otherwise requeued by the nul>scrlber.

To the Farmers.

We have been running our new mill since the first of June and are now turning' out as good flour as is made anywhere. We have all new machinery of the best and latest improved. Mr. Flynn (our miller) is a first class miller and an honest man. Bring us your wheat, corn, rye and buckwheat and see if we can't turn you out good and honest work. W. R. Nowels & Son. Smoke the Mendoza cigar.

That Religious War.

Since facts are beginning to come out in regard to the Catholic scare in Newton and parts of Jasper county, those active in circulating the reports are beginning to feel very foolish. The foundation of the whole matter lies in a campaign document which had its first circulation last fall and seems to have been quite recently started on it® rounds again. The A. P. A. society is supposed to be nb the bottom of the agitation. The Rutland Democrat republishes Our article of two weeks ago and adds the following:

“It appears that Mr. Harris I West to Brook and started the same alarm the Vo, and stated that One of dill' leading business men was in jail hero for bringing fire arms to, this pHe©, to be used by the Gathdltert iff murdering. Pf’Obefctft.nts. About that time Ohe of our citizens had occasion to go to Brook on business, when he was confronted with the report, but he knowing the peaceable fooling existing between the different denominations at this placd» soon convinced them them that it was a false report. At the same time, however, there arrived at this place a couple of boXe* that were taken to the St-. Joseph church. This aroused the suspicion of some, and similar remarks, about it being ammunition, w’ere made. Investigation proved that all was as false and groundless here as it was in RensnelW. The contents of these boxes were the new statues and brackets, that were erected in thi sanctuary of the church last week-. The foregoing is certainly the silliest alarm ever put into circulation in this country. The idea of a religious war being started by the Catholics in this community, where they have ever enjoyed the privilege of free and public services; where the best of friendship reigns between the members of all denominations, where people of one creed work with or for people of ahother. It is a happy thought to know that no such reports can molest the present good feelings.! between the different creeds, and that everything is going on, at the places concerned, as before the incident occurred.” The Morocco Courier also published in New’ton county, in its last issue has the following in regard to the matter: “The story circulated about tovrn last week to the effect that ammunitions.of war were being shipped to Rensselaer had for its foundation the fact that some old brass muskets had been shipped into the Indian school to be used in drilling the young Indians. The sixty jugs of powder were sixty cans of powder shipped' on an order made for six cans by one of the Rensselaer merchants. It is a disgrace to an intelligent community to allow such flimsy foolishness to gain a moment’s credence, yet there are men in this community who set themselves up as leaders who are passing inflammatory circulars round among the people. These very men who to-day are trying to influence the minds of the ignorant against the Catholics, if cholera would break out to-morrow in Morocco would fly for safety and leave the care of the sick and dying to the Sisters of Charity and the Priests.

The Town Board.

The town board met in regular monthly session Monday evening. The session lasted until a late hour, the time being mdbtly devoted to hearing a remonstrance in the Hardman sewer case.

The town marshal was ordrred to grade Webster street and to notify the railroad company to put in'a crossing. New walks were ordered constructed in front of M. H. Hemphill’s, D. B. Nowels’, and Thos. Grant’s property on Main street. The treasurer was ordered to loan the sinking fund at 8 per cent. M. F. Chilcote was re-elected a member of the school board. He and S. P. Thompson were the only candidates. C. B. Steward was appointed tire marshal at a salary of $1 per month. A large number of walks were condemned and new ones ordered constructed. A remonstrance was filed against the Hardman sewer; The matter was referred to the street committee. Ignorance of the merits of DeWitt’s Little Early Risers is a misfortune. These little pills regulate the liver, cure headache dyspepsia, bad breath, constipation and biliousness.

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Commissioners' Court.

Commissioners’ court adjourned Wednesday. Fifty freeholders petitioned the commissioners to Order an election for the Construction of three gravel or macademized roads ih Marion township. One is to extend from the Jordan township line along the Range line road to the iron bridge on Washington street, ah estimated distance of three and one-half miles, and is to be called College road. Another one is to join Main street at the railroad and to run north a distance of five miles and be known as Long Ridge road. The third road is to begin east of Pleasant Ridge and to run past the poor farm, a total distance of about seven and one half miles and to be known as the Poor Farm and Pleasant Ridge road. John Q. A. Lamborn and Dexter R. Jones were appointed view’ers and John Q. Alter engineer. They are to report at the regular August term as to the advisability of calling an election and to present plans for the same. If the roads are built all taxable property in the township will be assessed foi’ the purpose. On petition Nelson Hays was appointed a constable for Wheatfield township. County Assessor Mills was authorized to appoint a deputy assessor at the expense of the county to assist in discovering property omitted* from the assessor’s lists for 1893 and former years.

On petition of William Dahncke et al stock was prohibited from running at laige in Wheatfield township. The bonds of 11,000 of county superintendent and 1150,000 of county treasurer were approved. C. C. Sigler was appointed to superintend the construction of a new bridge on the site of Burk’s bridge. A contract was made with E. C. Owens to cement the vestibule in the south side of the court house for 20 cents per square foot. He is also to build an eight foot wooden side walk south from the court house and paper the auditor’s and clerk’s offices and to remodel the vault in the recorder’s office.

DESERVING PRAISE.

We desire to say to our citizens that for years we have been selling Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King’s New Life Pills, Bucklin’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not follow their use.’ These remedies have -won their great popularity purely on their merits. F. B. Meyer. Druggist. Isaac Glazebrook still handles the celebrated McCormick binders and mowers. Give him a call. Dr. I. B. Washburn, the optician, handles the celebrated Trolley’s Kohinoor eye glasses, the best made. Attention is called to the ad, “See Again as in Youth,” in another place in this paper. ■ ' * *

CORRESPONDENCE.

WHEATFIELD. largest rain of the season felll here last Saturday. The sheriff was seen on our streets last Monday. Saturday was Children's Day here and there was a nice crowd and everything went well until the ■tom drove them all to shelter and they had to finish the program in the school house. The ladies went to a great deal of trouble to fix their little ones for the occasion, Everything would have been enjoyed but for a drunken fellow who Went to the stand and demanded to be treated, and they told him to go away and attend to his business and he knocked one of them dowh. He Was arrested and fined £25 and costs and he found one man fool enough to go his bail and he then pulled stakes and left town. There are three more indictments against him waiting his return. His name is Jake Melssr and the quicker the country is rid of such men the bettor. Albert Keen ahd Wife visited in this country last Sabbath. Mr. P. E. Davis Was circulating a petition to change the present postmaster W. H. Smiley-, and put himself in his place, but we think all are suited with the present postmaster. Mr. Chas. SmilOy, recently of Brazil, has come back to make Wheatfield his future home. Our night Operator has been visiting his parents at Reynolds for about a week. James Rogers filled his vacancy, Don’t forget to come to Wheatfield to spend the Fourth. We will have a big time and let us make it a day to be long remembered. NoRtH Star. GILLAM. Children’s Day exercises at West Vernon Was very good and largely attended. Arch Long, of visited friends at Gillam last week. Those attending the World’s Fair from this vicinity this week are as follows: C. W, Faris and wife, T, H. Robinson and wife, Miss Lizzie and Emma Faris. There will be a quarterly meeting and basket dinner in the grove near the Gillam school house, June 25th. Presiding Elder Wilson will be present. Everybody cordially invited to attend. B. C. Long and wife went to Hammond last week to attend the funeral of their grand-daugh-ter, Winnona Knotts, Vesta. SOftGHUM VALLEY. Miss Stella Gilmore is reported on the sick list. Miss Emma Kenton returned home last week. Ola Dodd, of Monon, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in the Valley. Jasper Kenton and family visited the Fair last week. Caleb Hopkins’ folks have the mumps but are getting along nicely. Randle Overton received a somewhat painful, though probably not serious bruise, last Saturday evening, He fell across a buggy wheel while climbing over some machinery in a buggy shed. t Owing to trouble with the church. Rev. Shaft will discontinue his services at the Chapel. It seems that some of us, instead of having a friendly feeling for all and hatred toward none, have got a little cranky and have got the cart before the quadruped. Perhaps we need a “Jack the Ripper.” g School Boy. BLACKFORD. On account of the wet weather some have had to re-plant their corn. Miss Rosa Woods is on the sick list. 1 Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hulce and their daughter Jessie have gone to cook on dredge No. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Arnold and John Lesh and wife visited at E. Yost’s, of Pleasant Ridge, Sunday. Some of our farmers are uneasy for fear the weeds will take their corn fields, as they can’t get to their fields until the bridges are replaced across the Gifford

Wm. Piatt and wife were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John McCurtain Sunday. Miss Nancy Price has returned from Wheatfield. Misses Ella and Lizzie Reed, Mary Jenkins and Mr. McCurtain attended the Christian Endeavor Convention at Rensselaer last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas, of Walker township, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mq,Elfresh Sunday. Five men of dredge No. 2 visited Rensselaer Monday. Butterfly. From Ari Other Correspondent. Sunday school’ every Sunday at Independence every Sunday and church every two weeks. Miss Stella Ott and her brother, from Chicago Heights, are visiting friends and relatives near Blackford. Children's day at Independence next Sunday. A gentleman from Rensselaer was at Independence to the Christian endeavor Wednesday night and the girls all told him no. Mr. Marion Cooper and Miss Jennie Knight were married the 28th of May. FIRMAN. Carpenters have commenced work on the new store- at Firi man. John Carlin - took in the World’s Fair this week. A. H. Alter has improved his place by putting up a wind pump. Mrs. Joe Salrin is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. A. Brusnahan. R. Stephenson Son put down a new well at Firman last week 106 feet deep. A 10 pound boy at S. A. Brusnahan’s since last Wednesday. Alert. All that honesty, experience and skill can do to produce a perfect pill, has been employed in making DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. The result is a specific for sick headache, biliousness and constipation. A. F. Long & Co,

Lodging for the World’s Fair. I fitting rooms for the accommodation of visitors to the World’s Fair with lodgings at 1216, 61st street, near the corner of 61st and May; 24 miles direct west of World’s Fair grounds and within 3 blocks of street car line and 4 mile west of Engle* wood, take 63rd street car at Fair and run to May and walk two blocks north. Can get meals handy, can buy a2l meal ticket for $4, and I solicit all of my old friends and others to call. 43 W. N. Jones. Jay Williams carries the largest and most complete stock of carpets in town. Call and see samples. We could not improve the quality if paid double the price. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the best salve that experience can produce, or that money can buy. A. F. Long & Co. The only place in town to get the Henderson shoe is at Porter & Wishard’s. 1' . ■■■■ "■ Warner & Shead have added a delivery wagon to their grocery and will deliver goods to any place in town free. Give them la call. Little vegetable health producers: DeWitt's Little Early Risers cure malarious disorders and regulate the stomach and bowels, which . prevents headache and dizziness. A. F. Long & Co. LAFAYETTE STOCK FARM. We have used your Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure with perfect satisfaction, and consider it a great success in the treatment of Distemper and Coughs; in fact the only thing we have ever found that has ever done the work so quickly and perfectly. We therefore take great pleasure in recommending it to our friends. Crouch & Travis, Lafayette Stock Farm, Sold by F. B. Meyer,