People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1895 — Page 7

Postal Parcel Express.

Attend the Model grand cleati.n< e tale during February. T ? rank Makeever of Mt. Ayr made Rensselaer a business visit Thursday. B. Y. Miller of Mt. Ayr has sold his farm to Robert Crisier. and moved to the south part of Illinois. Alfred Crisier of Mt. Ayr, superintendent of the creamery of that place, made Rensselaer a busines trip last Thursday. Mr. Elmer Steward of Columbus, Ind., visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Wishard this week. Mrs. Will Wishard visited her mother at Mt. Ayr yesterday. Model clearance sale this week. Ike Leopold of Wolcott was in town Thursday. Geo. Haskell of Remington spent Thursday in this place. Miss Mae Enslen has returned from an extended visit with friends in Evanston, 111., and Raub and Marion, Ind. Model remnant sale during February. Wm. Rinehart of Buffalo, -N., ¥., was in town last week on business, the guest of T. J. McCiy. Be sure and read the Model grand clearance sale* in this issue.

Mr. Wood, late landlord of the Nowel’s house was up from Monon Saturday. There was a box supper at the Rob Hopkins school house last Friday evening. Uncle Headly Brown and wife gave a dinner party last Thursday, in honor of the 50th anniversary of H. W. Porter’s birthday. About 20 guests partici pated in the feast. A Leopold made a business trip to Wolcott yesterday. Mr. H. W. Porter, after a severe illness of about 10 days, is able to be about. Mr. Walls, the corporation council of Chicago, was in the city Wednesday. Erastus Wright of Leavenworth, Kans, is visiting his uncle, Willis Imes, this week. Mr. Wright has not been in this country for about forty years. Miss Glenn Porter is rapidly improving after a severe sickness of about two weeks. Rev. J. L. Brady baptized 7 converts last Saturday at the Christian church. Matt Worden and Jerry Shea visited friends in Remington last Sunday. The Catholics have added electinc lights to their new club room and Foresters hall over Eiglesbach’s meat market. Dennis Gleason the horse-buy-er, shipped a fine car-load of horses to Cincinnati last Thursday.

Bertha Alter returned from Chicago, last Wednesday, after an absence of two weeks. Mr. Frank Alter who has been visiting friends and relatives here for the past two weeks, has returned to his home at Russiaville. John Q. Alter is visiting relatives and friends in Russiaville, this week. Miss Nellie Hopkins has been visiting in Monticello, this week. Marriage licenses issued since last reported: i Chas. A. Parker. I Della R. Ewen. 1 Osa A. Ritchey. } Minnie A. Powers. Rev. L. E. Conner will preach at the Church of God next Sunday morning and evening. Professor A. H. Purdue, principal of the high school, is giving a series of lectures on Geology, for the benefit of the teachers and students. He is very proficient on that subject it is possible that many others would be glad of an opportunity to hear the lectures. John McColly, of Fair Oaks, was in Rensselaer yesterday. John Nichols returned from a two week’s visit in Kansas. Charley Cox made a pleasure trip to Lafayette last Thursday. Sheldon Smith of Morocco, was in attendance at the farmers institute Wednesday. A Dedication party was given at the Pavilion by Miss Jessie Barton last Tuesday evening; taffy pulling was in by the thirty guests. Newton Pumphrey is reported with scarlet fever.

GRAND CLEARANCE SALE To iviiiil up the Fall and Winter Season at the Model Dry Goods aod Clothing Store. If you are looking for bargains don’t miss this advertisment. I T ' ' ' " lr ■i i . —* i -n. •• r-, i • i ——w ■-■ ■■ - ... - ■ B , L I remember CLOTHINGS. CLOAKS. THIS SALE WILL BE Men’s good overcoat, 03.45 Good jackets at 42.50 a MAMCTt-n Men s melton 7.75 and upwards. A MONSTER Boys’overcoat, SI.OO pi ush canes at 00 _ Boys’fancy overcoat, 82.75 j j CLOSING OUT Mens satinet suits, 84.50 and upwards. OF ALL SUR" Men’s all wool “ 8.50 Children s cloaks at SI.OO Boj s’satinet “ 3.00 and upwards. PLUS STOCK. Children’s “ 1.25 Don’t fail to give us a call. 1 * Our slock is complete in all departments, and it will be closed out at a great sacrifice to make room for spring goods, of which we will carry an immense line. Here are a few of our SPECIAL BARGAINS. All our 50c ladies’ cloth, 30c All 75c flannel shirts, 49c Good calico sc. All our 35c cashmere, 21c 75c fleeced underwear, 68c tn rt —_] S <>i All our 10c delaine, 8c 50c Randcie underwear, 39c *° welln o s » <>|c. All our 10c gingham, 8c Our 50c ladies’ vest, 39c Gingham, apron check, 4c All our B|c dress gingham 5c Children’s underwear at cost Shirtings, 4c. All 30c red table linen, 21c Blankets comfort at cost Lawrence LL muslin, 41c REMN ATS IN AL.L. GOODS s DON’T FAIL. TO CALL*. Ladies’ shoes worth $1.25, only 90c; Men’s $1.75 congress or button shoes $1.29. Men’s boots $1.25, $1.50, $2.00. Felt boots and overs s‘> 00 a pair. Boys’ boots 95c, $1.25, 81.50. Children’s grain button shoes 89c a pair. Cash only, this is no idle talk. Goods must be sold. Seeing is believing. So come to the store and see for yourself. Come early and avoid the rush and get first choice. MODEL STORE, Leader of Low Prices. Will A. Mossier, Manager. Rensselaer, I nd.

The President Criticized.

The Hon. William J. Bryan, the leading congressman from Nebraska, contributes a severe but judicial and unimpassioned criticism of “The President’s Currency Plan” to the February Arena. These are some of his points: He says Mr. Cleveland raises an issue in his message that will not be finally disposed of until bank notes are substituted for government paper, or until government paper is substituted for all bank notes. His position is exactly opposite to that taken by the first democratic president, Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Cleveland has declared the issuance of paper* money to be the function of the banks. Jefferson regarded the issue of paper money as more properly a function of government. Mr. Cleveland declares that “the absolute divorcement of the government from the business of banking is the ideal relationship of the government to the circulation of the currency of the country.” Jefferson, on the other hand, fought for such legislation as should make the banks go out of the governing business and attend only to the legitimate business of banking. This, with the currency, or any portion of exchange, in their control, they will never do. Jefferson wrote on this matter: ‘ 'lnterdict forever, to both the state and national governments, the power of establishing any paper banks, for without this interdiction we shall have the same ebbs and flows of medium, and the same revolutions of property, to go through every twenty or thirty years.” Congressman Bryan shows how utterly disastrous to every interest in the community, except that of the bankers, the ClevelandCarlisle plan would be in operation, and how all the old evils of the state bank system, with its loss and inconvenience, and its pressure upon the debtor would be upon us again. In the case of any great panic, say such a fearful panic as that of 1893, the value of bank notes would sink almost to zero and gold would be at a greater premium than ever. The evil to be remedied is the appreciation of gold. The president’s plan only aggravates this, and Congressman Bryan’s final point is that the only thing that will bring relief,

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and an adequate volume of stay-at-home money for the people is the restoration of silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, and a proper system of national paper invested with legal tender qualities and acceptable for all the purposes of commerce.

The event of the week, and it was of sufficient importance to have been the event of the whole year for Jasper county, was the Farmers Institute which was held at the court house on Wednesday and Thursday. The attendance this year was better than on former occasions, thaugh far from what it should be. It should be borne in mind that the state is at great expense to send out lecturers who have made certain lines of farming a specialty and a success, and are qualified to tell others intelligently how to profit by their experience. Space will not permit the publication in this issue of the remarks of the state lecturers but it is only feebly expressed when stated that every farmer who stayed away from the institute stood squarly in his own light, and can count his loss in tens of dollars if not more. The institute was called to order by the president D. H. Yeoman, who made a few terse remarks on the benefits of these occasions, after a fervent invocation was offered by B. F. Ferguson. The address of the Hon. Cal. Husselman of Auburn, Ind., was indeed instructive, practical and charming. A synopsis of it will be giv%n next week in this paper, but the reader will not get the forcefnl expression as it came from the speakers lips. Following Cal. Husselman was a most valued paper read by Prof. A. H. Purdue, on “Origin of Soils,” which was received with great attention and has been highly spoken of since. It is printed in full on first page. The paper by Rensselaer’s talented Vetrinarian H. J. Kannal, succeeded that of Prof. Purdue, was highly appreciated and a schollarly effort. It is published on first page and will be generally read and commended. J. J. Billingsby filled the last number on the first day's program. and thoroughly interested his hearers, though his remarks very greatly negatived his sub-

The Farmer’s Institute.

ject title, “Legislation, what it can and should do for the farmer,” the logicaideduction being that legislation could do nothing for him, and he should be content with his present condition. The attendance on the second day was better than the proceeding session, Bruce Porter was in the chair and Luther Ponsler secretary, having taken the place of E. D. Nowels. “Farm Drainage” by J. J. Billingsly was ably handled and well received by the audience.

St. Joseph's College Entertainment.

The regular semi-annual examination at the college closed with an entertainment. The exercises were held this year on January 28th. At 7:30 p. in., when the honr had come for the fun to begin, the boys assembled en masse in the college auditorium. As usual the audience was a demonstrative one. Songs and recitations agreeably interspersed with selections by the college band and orchestra followed without surcrease for fully two hours. Messrs. Frank Muench and Edward Vogel made pronounced hits with their comic dialectic renditions. Several choice recitations were delivered by Messrs. James Fitzpatrick and William Hordeman succeeded in arousing enthusiastic applause by his comical lecture ‘On the Union.’’ The following priests attendee the examination: Fathers August Young of Garret, John Guendling of Lefayette, John Blockman and I. Wrobel of Michigan City. George Schram of Reynolds, Rev. Cyprian O. S. F. of Joliet, Illinois.

Blessing of St. Blase.

Next Sunday services will be conduccted at eight and ten o' clock a. m., in St. Augustine’s church. At the late service the blessing of St. Blase will be imparted to those wishing it. The following interesting sketch is kindly contributed by a correspondent: St. Blase was born at Sebaste, in Armenia, of which place he was subsequently appointed bishop, on the solicitation of the people. At the time of the per secution against the Christians under Sicinius, he betook himself to Mt. Argaens, and there hid himshlf in a cavern. One day Agricolaus, who had been

sent to Se sfe to search, for Christians, ordered a hunt to be held by his soldiers on the mountains. A deer running to the cave where the holy bishop was secreted, caused him to be discovered as he was kneeling in prayer before a crucifix. He was immediately brought by the officers to Sebaste. Agricolaus first by flattery, then by torture, endeavoring to dissuade him from his adherence to Christ. But neither promises nor the painful scourg.ngs which he endured, nor the torture of the sharp iron instruments with which his flesh was lacerated, could shake his faith and love. Finally, having been three timesbrought before the court and each time shown the same con stancy he was taken outside the city and beheaded, in the yeai 316. This saint wrought inanj miracles, and is yet invoked ii dangerous diseases of the rhroa because he had saved the life o a lich widows son. who hat nearly died in consequence o swallowing a fish bone. Tlx church accordingly sanctioned i special blessing of throats 01 this day. Holding the blessei candles near the throat, in th< form of a cross, the priest says through the merits and interces sion of St. Blase, bishop am martyr, God deliver thee fron all diseases of the throat am preserve thee in the name of th< Father and of the Son and o the Holy Ghost, Amen. If w< take part in this pious custon of the church, we should abov all consider that while we unit* our supplication with thepraye of the church, that we may bi preserved from bodily illness we ought to guard our soul against sin particularly sins o the tongue and of the palate, be ing more dangerous ills thai any that can afflict our bodies

A. B. Lewis of Lee, postmast er, merchant and farmer, wa; in the city Monday. The ladies of the M. E. Church will give a New England suppei and baby show’, at the open house, Feb. 22nd. Every one is requested to come and the babies have special invitation. Frank E. Rupert of Pekin 111., has purchased the Warrei Robinson farm, three miles north east of town, containing 82( acres, at S4O per acre, Chas Dean of Washington, 111., effect ed the sale.

Dr. J. W. Horton has lately finished a course at the Haskel post graduate school of pros the tic den test ry at Chicago. He is prepared to make meta plates, bridges, and crowns ol any kind, at reduced prices. Wm. Downs of Battle Grounc was in this city Tuesday. Hf is one of the successful catth feeders of this state. The home of Jacob Keenei nine miles north of town ii Union township, was destroyed by fire Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Clark were in Frankfort the first of th< week. Herman Diener and Mist Tillie Hildebrand, after spend ing a few weeks with then friends in Rensselaer, have returned to their home in Chicago. Miss Lucy Donnelly who has been sick for the past tw r o weeks with intermittent fever is rapidly improving. Laßue Bros, are moving their furniture stock into the John Eger grocery room. An eight pound son has been in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Murray since las: Saturday, Jan. 20th. All doing nicely. Rvival meetings have been held at the Free Will Baptist church all this week and the date of termination has not yet been announced. Jesse Roberts, son of Prestoi Reberts who lives near Mt. Ayr. received the foundation of his education in Rensselaer, then graduated at Ann Arbor law school. He is now located in Chicago and recently won an important case for B. F. Fendig At the Christian church tut subject Mohammedanism v*. Christianity will be considered, next Sunday, both morning ana evening.

Degree Ninty-nine.

February 12th has been fixed as the date for the Lafayette corps to visit the Masonic lodge in Rensselaer and administer degree ninety-nine, Sir Knight of Birmingham. It is understood that the visitors will worloff a large stock of superfluous jocundity. The banquet arrangements provide for twentyfiAe guests from abroad,

Postal Savings Banks.

False. Som-- one has falsely stated that 1 i.ave gone out of the Insurance easiness out I want my many, many customers to not oelieve a word of it. It is all false and made for personal gains to the party making it. I am in it to stay. We do our work right and will guarantee satisfaction. B. F. Ferguson. High School Note*. Pupils of Rensselaer have the privilege of going to one of the best high schools of the state, and they are proud of it. The school is doing the best work it has ever done, especially in literary work. Each room has its chosen trainers for those scholars who are to perform on literary day. There is no more going before the school to deflaim from a book without knowir g whether to read or to speak, or when the listeners don’t know who spoke the most of the piece, he prompter or declaimer. Che last debate was one of the jest ever had here. It was distinguished for its logic rather than its words. The question •vas, resolved that women should rave a domestic elevation rather han a literary one. Affirmative, Fanny McCarthy and Lessie barren; negative, Mary Choler md Erma Kannal. Student.

Flic Plain OiclfiiNhioiied Way. A plain old fashioned way ocial will be given at the independence school house, lillam township, on Saturday •vening, Feb. 9th, proceeds of which will be used in purchasing reading circle books. Remember this is a plain social and any lady found to bo vearing ruffles, jewelery, or vith bangs or hair curled will be liable to a fine of not less than ive or more than twenty-five cents. Should a gentleman be found guilty of wearing a “biled” shirt, collar, cuffs, or necktie. >r having hi-,bangs or mustache .mrled. he will be subject to a "ie of not less than ten or more than fifty cents. A prize cake will be given to the most unique looking couple of “ye olden times.” An excellent supper will bo served by ladies of Martha Washington's day. Coine, and nave a good time , “wid ye plain folk” and feet yer self highly honored by being waited upon by these distinguished personages.

So.-east Marion, Jan. 30. -Geo. Havens who has been on uhe sick list is about again. Mr. Chilcoat who has been ihsent for some time has returned. Mr. Gish has moved into his louse. Mr. Sanghoof will move to his iew home ;n this township the irst of March. Thomas Daugherty will move to Rensselaer about March Ist. Jesse Smith will move to his new home in Carroll county in a few weeks. There will be two new houses >uilt in this locality in the spring. Mr. Strawser and another man lave rented the William Haley farm. There were several more Illinois men here last week looking land. Let them come, for they are good men and that is vuut we want. Charles Slaughter was a guest it xMr. Haven’s Sunday. Mrs Grant Daly’s sister from >s still visiting at the later’s home. i’ne dance at Mr. Kendle’s the other n’mht was a failure as there were no girls present, toys, next time take your girls with you. ♦ M. Y. Slaughter can furnish ou with the best fruit trees and Jso seed yo*n.toes. Topsey Turvey.

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