People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1895 — Page 7

Postal Parcel Express.

Mrs. Frank Wood "has been on thb invalid ro’e for a week. Mrs. Geo. H. Biown has been very sick for the past four days. Wick Robinson of Hamnaond. ,-swuold Reasselaer citizen, is visiting at the old heme. James Irwin will move into his house now occupied by Newsom 'Randle, about March Ist. It'is said, that the sleighing is tnuch better in and aoout Rensselaer than it is aiew miles out. Miss Sarah Chilcote is visiting in Chicago and taking a course of.training in kindergarten work. Postmaster W. L. Wood pf -Aix was in this City Saturday on his way home from a trip .tio Ohio.

Fred Liston, the Nimrod of the Pilot, bagged seven fat rabbits with his target rifle last Monday. Miss Effie Clark went to Remington Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. T. W. Grant, for la few days. Friday and Saturday were the, most severely cold days of the season and ffew people were upon the streets. A. C. Robinson, who is in the kaj business at Monon, was in town Thursday and took a drive into the country. Henry Wood has been absent from his accustomed post with the Robinsou Bros. Lumber Co., because of an attack of pleurisy. Michael Nagle’s home is filled with gladness through the presence of a boy baby that made his advent Friday morning the 11th inst.

Laßue Brothers will occupy with their furniture store about Feb. Ist the store building recently used by John Eger as a grocery. Laßue Brothers were given a verdict for $320,00 yesterday morning ,in their suit for commission in selling the farm of John PuNens. A. J. Dillon of Rochester, Ind., general agent of Continental Insurance Co., has been here for a few days in charge of the hustling local manager, H. W. Porter. Wm. Baker has sold his residence on Main street near the Monon depot to Nelson Randle for an even $2,900. Mr. Baker will move to his farm March Ist. If the delinquent real estate taxes for 1893 are not paid with all the penalties and costs before the eleventh of February next the county auditor will make public sale of the same. Mrs. Cora Iliff claims to have seen a white wolf near her home in the east part of Jordan township not long since. It has created some excitement and efforts are being made to capture it. The red boys from the Indian school are having their share of fun during the passing season of sleighing. A load of jolly fellows is frequently seen passsing down Washington street.

Mrs. P. W. Clark and children returned Wednesday from Lowell where she has been in attendance upon her mother, Mrs. Wm. Pulver, who has been sick for a number of weeks, but is now convalescent. Mrs. Michael Eger is entertaining two sisters, Mrs. John Ries of Kendallville and Mrs. Martin Lehman of DeCalb county. The ladies are accompanied by their husbands and will remain until Sunday. Mrs. D. H. Yeoman, Miss • Etta Yeoman and Mrs. James Welsh returned from Chicago Tuesday night, where they have been for a few days receiving treatment from Dr. Dowie, the famed prayer healer. They all acknowledge, it is claimed, that they received substantial benefit. People who had the courage to attend church last Sunday morning were forcefully reminded 'that many of their neighbors were over-sleeping themselves, and neglecting a little healthful exercise with the snow shovel; aud some seem to have remained in a hybernated condition for several days. The Pilot reporter is under many obligations to the Rev. Rector of St. Joseph’s College, Augustine Seifert, C. P. P. S., for personally showing him through that excellent and modern institution of learning a few days since, of which this paper will have something discriptive to say in the near future. At present there are- one hundred and seven students, though the accommodations when complete will care for sb<?ut double that number. » ■ -

The grand jury was discharged Thursday after ab-mt ten days session. Several bills v.eie returned. J. A. King ca'prfhliyt and real esiate speculator is looking ovfer this viciuily with a view of purchasing. Dr. Kannal t Rensselaer’s able veterinarian, wilt address • ttife Farmers’ Institute on "The Vet eriuarian—His relation to the Farmer.” * Prof*. Purdue has in prepara* 1 tion a 'valuable paper on the '‘Origin and nature iff soils,” which, he-, will .present jto the Farmers’ Instituted. ‘ “Mrs. A. Anderson who is dangerously ill at her home north of the city is convalesent. Several- prospective investors from Illinois are viewing the fine farm lands of this vicinity.

It is probable that St. Joseph’s 1 College already conimodius building will be enlarged this year by the addition of two wings, or the construction of a separate building, to provide for the depart mentsof music and physical culture. It is possible that only part of the work will be done this year. About thirty makers executed a delightful surprise in honor of Miss Laura Fielder last Wednesday evening at the home of her sister Mrs. Harry Murray. The young lady is about to return to Illinois after spending several months very enjoy ably here. Judge Field of Indinapolis has been representing the Monon in court this week.

Judge O’Connell sf Logansport occupied the bench this week in Judge Wiley’s place, C. E. Mills has been appointed assistant prosecuting attorney for Jasper county. John T. Brown, attorney of Fowler has been in attendance at court this week. Prosecutor Annibal was at his home in Goodland from Friday evening until Tuesday morning. F. D. Craig and wife are living at the home of Mrs. M. E. Hopkins, corner of Front and Susan streets, where they will be “at home” to their friends in the evening whenever it pleases them to call. Elias Owens has commenced building a newjiouse five miles north-west of Rensselaer on the Rowen farm. Cox Brothers are the contractors. Master Edward Catt who has been near death for some time is recovering.

Wedded 20 Years.

Mr. and Mrs. Alton Grant entertained a company of their friends Thursday evening, at their home two miles west of town, in commemoration of their twentieth wedding' anniversary. Mrs. Grant’s maiden name was Dillon. The life of couple has been of the pleasantest in their married relation, and has been blessed with three promising children, one daughter and two sons. The guests were royally entertained and will long and pleasantly remember the occasion.

Faith Healing.

There seems to be nothing inconsistent with Christian teaching in the claim that the sick may be relieved by prayer. A fundamental command of the great Nazarine to his disciples was that they should heal the sick. There are those who maintain that the great secret which he taught was nothing less than the conquering of dedth itself. During all ages there have been individuals who claimed to relieve the sick without the use of drugs or the knife, and during the last fifty years the number of such “healers” has l’eached hundreds, and the testimony of those believing themselves benefited is voluminous. True it has not all been attributed to prayer, some profess to know nothing of the source of their gift, others call it Mental Science, Christian Science, Magnetism, Spiritualism, Occultism, etc., and among all are conscientious and honorable people. This session of congress will weld the final link in thp chain that unites the two grand old parties and binds their political machines to the undisguisable service of the money power. The union of the Democratic and Republican parties is the positive policy of the high who believe it is the only way that the new party of the people can be held ip cMeck,

PEOPLE’S PILOT, RENSSELAER, IND., WEEKLY, ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.

Imtlh; It to the Discretion of the Conemission. Th£ interstate commerce act prohibits pooling (a division of earnings) by railroad companies. The bill passed by the house last week authorizes pool* ing, provided the * oontract is reduced to writing, filed with the interstate commerce commission and the commission does not disapprove it. The pool goes into effect twenty days after filing contract. The commission may, after a pool goes into effect, modify the pooling arrangement or cancel it. The hill allows any company'to apply to a United States Circuit court to test the reasonableness-of the-Commission’s rulings and the court may approve the pool notwithstanding the commission disapproves it. .The patrons of the road and communities affected by the pool are not given a like right to have the commission’s rulings passed upon by a court. Pending litigation on the subject and appeals to the United States Supreme court, the commission’s orders are in force.

When a railroad goes into a pooling contract it can’t get out of it exeept upon an order from the comfnission or the court. Pooling means no competition. Where there are several companies pulling for the same trade there is competition, rate cutting, etc. The present law prohibiting pooling is no doubt directly violated, but the companies will not he honest with each other and will violate their agreements, and by all manner of scheming each road will get as much traffic for itself as possible. The pending bill compels the companies, when they agree to skin the public and divide the spoils, to stick to the agreement. While the rates fixed in the pooling contracts must be reasonable in the eyes of the commission, that body is considerable of a railroad auxiliary and will not likely consider any rates un-easonable that failed to yield interest on watered 'bonds and dividends on stock that is all water.—Missouri World.

FROM A REPUBLICAN PAPER.

“There Is no Lack of Faith in the People as a Redeemer.” The history of the past year has demonstrated that the currency of the oountry is based more on the faith and credit and confidence and wealth of the people than anything else. Gold has nearly failed twice, and it has been necessary to fall back on the people’s credit each time, That there is no back of faith in the people as a redeemer is evinced by the scramble to get their securities. If the credit of the government must stand behind the gold, and the silver, and the coin certificates, and the national bank notes, and every other form of currency, it does seem like folly to call in a lot of fellows between the servants of the people and the people themselves. If the government must stand good for everything, and it is conceded that it must or the money can not be relied upon, why shouldn’t the government take the whole matter of hanking and the issuing of currency into its own hands. It surely could be managed much more cheaply and safely than at present. If there were gold enough to go around there would be no need of banks ot issue, eithsr government or otherwise, but there isn’t. —Topeka, Kan., Daily Journal. The Journal is evidently drifting into anarchy, Populism and fiat lunacy.

What strange influence, or to express it vulgarly, “pull,” has Andrew Carnegie with the national administration? How the heavy fine assessed on this typical plutocratic manufacturer for having palmed off on the navy department defective and fraudulent armor plates was heavily, cut down by President Cleveland is a matter ot recent history. Now comes a parallel to it. Carnegie, Phipps & Co., are fur. nishing the armor for the new battle ship Oregon. One plate, singled out at random,was subjected to ballistic test and cracked like a sheet of glass before a stone. The natural inference is that the rest of the armor furnished for the Oregon is equally faulty. But the armor is not to be rejected, nor is there to be any further test, though the members of Carnegie’s firm protest that the other plates are all right. After a personal conference with Mr. Carnegie Secretary Herbert announces that “the cracking was caused by the use of a projectile much superior to the ordinary service shot,” and that he will accept all the armor despite this failure under trial. What, then, is the use of having tests at all? And, above all, what is the mysterious influence which Andrew Carnegie exerts at Washington?—Chicago Times* The game of making prize battle ships goes merrily on. England has just launched a couple of elegant killing machines, and the American builders are confident that they can make faster, finer and more destructive ones. Who is it continues to drain the trea-ury of its gold? 1* it not the pool man. He isn’t seeing any gold at all. It is the capitalist who takes a profit on bond issue in order to get gold into the treasury, and then hurries around with his legal tenders in order to take It out. This is our wonderful national financing.—Chicago Times.

RAILROADS POOLING.

This Is Treason.

The Eastern Star.

The Monticello Democrat has the following notice of the Evening Star Chapter’s visit to that -ity, the guests having ouly lavish praise for the hospitable manner in which they were entertained:

“Crystal Chapter, Order Eastern Star, was organized last <\ipsd«.v niohj by Cljas. G. Spitler, pf Rensselaer, assisted by s>iar Chapter of • that place. Crystal Chapter starts out with a good healthy membership, and flattering prospects iqr the future. May her luster never grow dim. About 11 o’clock the members and guests repaiied- to Pettit’s restaurant for refreshments, after which they returned to the edge room and pleasantly whiled away the hours until • rain time, most of the visitors Returning home on the morning train.

The following members of Evening Star Chapter No. 46 were present and -assisted in the work: Mrs. Lizzie Long, Mrs. Mary Spitler, Mrs. Agnes O. Kelley, Alfred W. Hopkins, Mildred B. Spitler, Mrs. Ada Joover, Maud E. Spitler. Mrs. Alice Meyer, Ray Mossier, Dora Hardeman, Miss French, Mrs. [sador Morris of Remington, Albert R. Hopkins, B. F. Fendig and Nellie Moss. A more generous, sociable and warm-hearted crowd of people never visited our town. May the friendly and fraternal relations so pleasantly begun never be broken off.”

Programme. The following is the programme of the Jasper County Parmer’s Institute to be held in the court house at Rensselaer, Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 30 and 31, 1895. WEDNESDAY’S SESSION. 10 a. m.—lnvocation—Music Address, D. H. Yeoman. 10:30 a. m.—“A swine farm,” Cal Hussleman—discussion leader, W. Hoover. 11:45 a. m.—Appointment of committees by president. 1:15 p. m.—“ Legislation, what it can and should do for the farmer,” J. N. Latta—discussion leader, S. P. Thompson. 2 p. m. “Corn culture,” Cal. Hussleman—discussion leader, F W. Bedford. 2:45 tv m.—“ Origin and nature of soil,” A. H. Purdue, Rensselaer—--3:15 p. m.—“ The veterinarian and his relation to the farmer.” H. J. Kannal, M. D. C. THURSDAY SESSION. 10 a. m.—Opening exercises— Invocation—Music. 10:15—“Failures as stepping stones to success,” J. Latta. 11:—“Road and road making”— Cai Husselman—discussion leader, F. W. Watson. i:ls r>. m. “General versus special farming,” J. N. Latta. 2.p.m. —"Tne ‘gawkey’ country bov,” Cal. Husselman. 2:4s—Report of committees and election of officers.

Dire necessity forced the administration to adopt a “small tax upon incomes derived from certain corporate investments,” to meet the revenue deficiency. The income tax is right. It should be graduated and extend to all classes, the larger the income the greater the per centage of taxation. However the people will be thankful for small favors, as the beginning of the* practice of taxing a few incomes will be a precedent for other and more efficient acts. It remains to be seen whether the law will be nullified by failure to appropriate funds for its enforcement.

Henry Hintz, Brooklyn’s great cotton merchant and reformer, voices the sentiment of his Wall Street associates in declaring for $500,00.0,000 of bonds, $400,000,000 to be used as a basis for national bank money that can be issued to the full face of the bonds, and in emergency to 25 per cent more. The government is to swap bonds at 3 per cent interest for greenbacks, silver certificates, treasury notes, etc., which bear no interest, and then loan back to the banks other paper money at iper cent a year, the loan not to exceed $1.25 for each SI.OO of bonds deposited with the government. That is an improvement on the plan of the Jew who formulated the English system in the 16th century, a system of drawing interest on what you owe.

The Nowels Milling Co. will pay highest market price for all kinds of grain and hay. Take your grain to them at the Will near depot.

Oldest Citizen of Jordan.

Jordan, Jan. lfi.— Uncle Jimmy Dutton, whose eightysix years probably makes him the oldest man in this township, is again able to be about after being sick for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kennedy of Rensselaer are visiting their two sons of thf§ township. Robert ' Michaels has just finished shelling 3200 bushels of corn which he.is hauling to the Rensselaer market, a distance of eight miles. Jesse Sayler and Miss Kittie 'Adams were married Wednesday evening of this week at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Henry Adams. Mrs. M. A. Timmons of Remington is visiting S. F. Iliff and family this week.

W. E. Morris has purchased a corn sheller and is shelling his crop. Erastus Roadifer, near Goodland. was at the county seat Wednesday attending court. Enos Timmons has taken the contract of sawing one hundred cords of wood for Henry Welsh. The several typhoid fever patients of Jordan township, are all getting better. I. U. Iliff’s three children, Omar, Edna and Ethel, the two last being twins, are very sick with lung fever, Dr. Hartsell being in attendance. Mrs. Blanche Sparrow of Lee Station made the county metropolis a visit this week. Two large sleigh loads of young people from Rensselaer attended a dance at Ephraim Fleming’s last Tuesday night. On the return trip they got stuck in a drift and had to get shovels of the farmers near by and shovel away the snow before they could proceed. There will be a box supper at the Bullis school house next Friday night. It was to have been held on the 11th but the weather was so bad that it was postponed. Miss Hattie Mitchell is the teacher, and will use the proceeds to buy Reading Circle books for the school". Fred Way mi re of Benton county has purchased Jud Adam’s farm seven miles from Rensselaer, and is hauling tile, preparatory to giving it a good drainage system.

Catholic College Notes.

College ille, Jan. 17. Wednesday last was a gala day for the College studeuts. The weather being fair and delightful was a good reminder that it was a most desirable time for sleighing. For this reason a delegation called upon Father Maxmillian, Prefect of Discipline, for permission to take an outing v Permission being granted the” Venerable Bro. William was requested to bring his teams into service which he most cheerfully <Jid. Amidst the yells and cheers of about fifty students occupying three sleighs, they started on their journey to the poor farm of Jasper county. Mr. Hardy, the superintendent, gave them a most cordial reception. The boys speak in the highest terms of his kindness in showing them around aftd entertaining them so pleasantly. They hope to return favors by Mr. Hardy calling at the College when at leisure.

The priests that accompanied students were, Fathers Maxmillian Walz, Raphael Schmaus and Markus Hamburger. All were highly pleased and expressed their gratitude to the Rev. Prefect and the Venerable Brother William. The annual financial report for St. Augustine's Church will be distributed to the members next Sunday. According to report the congregation is free from indebtedness. The number of families is seventy-seven. In the past year there were three marriages, twenty-five baptisms and three deaths. The four societies—Order of Foresters, Alter Society, St Rose Society and Aloysian Literary Societyare in a flourishing condition. The Gospel which will be read in the church next Sunday will dwell on the circumstances of the marriage feast at Cana. Among the visitors at the college last Wednesday were Messrs. F. D. Craig, Wm. Washburn, John Eger and parents, with friends, etc.

His Fifteenth Anniversary.

Wheatfield, Jan. 16. Everybody is snowed under. Jim Rodgers went to Michigan one day last week to secure a situation on the West Mich. R. R. as a conductor. Uncle Seth Bentley is very poorly this winter, great fear being expressed of his living through the Winter, his case being incurable. The party at Mr, Ed. Bigg’s,

Postal Savings Banks-.

given by the young folks last Saturday evening in honor of Willie McNiel’s fifteenth birthday anniversary, wss a grand success, aud every body seemed to enjoy themselves, the young gentleman feeling himself highl y honored. Mrs. Ordell Norton, who has been visiting tier parents aud friends here the past three weeks, returned to her home at 8 tree tor, 111., last week. Mr. John Graves and Mr. Henry Wnitiker in making a trip to Hebron last week, discovered such splendid sleighing th&t on their return they immedirttely ordered the weather prophet to prepare atmospheric conditions that would develope sleighing here, and so it came Thursday eveuing

The ice harvest is said to be greater and better than it has been for years. Rev. Thompson's meetings at Dunnville have been marred somewhat owing to the bad weather and sickness in family. Mr. Frank Austin has a very sick child; lung fever being the complaint. Grandpa Taylor is having a severe attack of Asthma which confines him to his room. A brakeman on the Buffalo run, had the misfortune to get his hand mashed while coupling cars a few days since, but is better at this writing. B. B.

$100 for An Afflicted Neighbor.

Brook. Jan. 17.—Mr. White returned from Chicago Saturday evening, and Sunday morning found him father of a big boy. A crowd of young folks from Kentland spent Monday evening at Mr. Newell’s home. 1 They were out for a sleigh ride. You can now see the fine horses dashing through the street in such a manner as to remind one of the anchient chariot races. Sleighing is tine. Mr. Blankenbaker drives 'the finest team.

The Tilden Steel comedy company have the town billed for a week commencing Jan. 21st. They came well recommended and hope will meet with success. , Of all the men and families who need the help and sympathy of the people it is John McCabe, living one mile north of town. He has buried wife and daughter, and has four children sick in bed in one room and one of them not expected to live. Four months of continual sick loss has exhausted him and his neighbors, and now the ladies have organized so two of them can be at the house all the time, and the K. of P’s have a man at the house every night. A subscription paper was started Monday morning, Ben Lyons heading it with #lO. and in a few hours a hundred dollars was placed in the bank at the disposal of Mr. McCabe. The same day a score of neighbors hauled and cut about twenty cords of wood. Mr. McCabe is a worthy man and he will appreciate their kindness.