People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1897 — Page 1

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rob Louisville, New Albany s Chiot^^ «■ —■ The direct line to Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, LaFayette, Louisville, West Baden French Lick Springs AND All Points South. Frank J. Reed. G. P. A.. Chicago. Monon Time Table No. 28, Corrected to Feb. Ist. 1897. NORTHBOUND. | SOUTH BOUND. No 4 4.30 a m Ne 5 10.55 a u. No 40 7.31 a m NoSi 1.53 p m No 32 9.55 a m No 39 0.03 p *i Not) 3.30 p in No 3 11.20 p ru No 30, 6.19 p in No 45, 2.40 p m No 74 7.40 pm No 46, 9.30 am no 74 carries passengers between Monon and Lowell. ~ , No. 30 makes no stops between Rensselaer and Englewood. No. 32 makes>no stops between Rensselaer and Hammond. , . _ , Train No. 5 has a through coach for Indianapolis and Cincinnati, via Roachdale; arrives Indianapolis 2:40 p. m.; Cincinnati, 6 p. m. No. 6 has through coach returning; leaves Cincinnati 8:30 a. m.; leaves Indianapolis 11:50 a. m.: arrives Rensselaer 3:30 p. m., daily. Tickets can be purchased at regular rates via this new route. W. H. Beam, Agent.

CHURCHES FIRST BAPTIST. Preaching every two weeks, at 10:45 a. m. and 7 p. rn.; Sunday school at 9:30; B. Y. P. U. 0 p. m. Sunday; prayer meeting 7 p. m.; C. E Voliva pastor. *** PHRISTIAX. Corner Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preaching, 10:45 an cl8:00; Sunday school, 9:30; J. Y. P. S. 0. E.. ~:30; 5.5 . P. S. C. E., 0:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday, < .30 Rev. Findley, pastor. Ladies’ Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon, hy appointment. *** PRESRYTERXAX. Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching. 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday School, 9:30; Junior Endeatorers. 2:30p. m.; Y P S. C. E., 0:30. Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:30 Ladies Industrial Societv meets every Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary Society, monthly. HETHODIST E. Preaching at 10:45 and 7; Sunday school 9:30; Epworth League, Sunday 8: Tuesday 7: Junior League 2:30 alternate Sundays. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7. Dr. It. D. Utter, pastor LADIES AID SOCIETY every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. *** CHURCH OF GOD. Corner Harrison and Elza. Preaching, lo:45 and 7.30; Sunday school. 9:3o; Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:30. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. Ladies Society meets every Wednesday afternoon, by appointment. *** CHRISTIAX- -BARKLEY CHURCH OF CHRIST. Preaching every alternate Lord s Day. Morning,Sunday school 10:00; Preaching ll:oo. Evening. Y. P. S. G. E., 7:3o; Preaching,B:oo. Rev. R. S. Morgan, Pastor. * * * CATHOLIC CHURCH—St. Augustine’s. Services 10 a. m. Sunday School 3 p m. Rev. Father Dickman. LODGES HA SONIC. —PR AI It IE LODGE, No. 126 A. F. and A. M., meets hrst and thirdiMonda.ys of each month. C. G. Spltler IN . M.; W J. Imes,Secy. EVENING STAR CHAPTER, No. 141, O. E S.. meets first and Third Wednesday s of each month. Nellie Hopkins, W. M. Maud E. Spitler. Sec’v. CATHOLIC ORDER FORESTERS - M’illard Court, No. 418. icers every hrst and third Sunday of the lonth at 2 p. m. J. M. Healey, Secy., I rank Maloy, Chief Ranger. *** ODD FELLOWS. IROQUOIS LODGE, • No. 149. I- O. O. F., meets every Thursday. W. *E. Overton, N. G., S. C. Irw in, Sec y. RENSSELAER ENCAMPMENT, No. 201, I. O. O. F.. meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. T-J- Sayler. C. 1.; John Vannatti. Scribe. RENSSELAER REBECCA DEGREE LODGE No. 348, meets first and third Fridays of each month. Mrs. Mattie Bowman, N. G.; Miss Alice Irwin, Sec’v. *** I O OF FORRESTERS. COURT J ASPER, No. 1703, Independent Order of Forresters. meets second and fourtli Mondays Geo. Goff, C. D. H. C. It.; J. W. Horton, It.

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The Actual Cash Does Not Often Pass in Business Transactions. [Gath’s New York letter.] There are few groups of men that cannot be instantly interested by chat about large sized bank checks or large sums of money that nave passed between men in business transactions. In a gathering recently of five or six gentlemen, most of whom, at least, are reputed to be wealthy, doubt was expressed by each one if there is a man in New York who could draw his check for 81,000,000 and have it honored in actual cash. One of the gentle men, an eminent financier, said: “If you will take up the bank reports and run over the figures you will be astonished to see how few banks have actually 81,000,000 in cash on hand. That tells the story at once of any man’s ability to check out 81,000,000. We are in the habit on this side of the -water of thinking that the accumulation of money in London is greater than in New York. I know of an instance not long since which is a fair illustration of these milliondollar checks. A London man had a business transaction in which a payment was to be made to him of £68,000. For business reasons he did not wish the checks to be passed as in ordinary business transactions. A check had been given to him on Mills, Glynn, Currie & Co., who are the recognized outside bankers of the Bank of England. He went to them and demanded the cash for the check. They had not so much money on hand, and were obliged to ask him to wait until they could go to the Bank of England and procure it. When he had secured the cash he went to another banker to make a deposit. The second house refused to accept the money on deposit until he explained to them in xhe fullest manner where he got it. They had never heard of so large a de posit being made in cash at one time. They would not accept it without knowing where it came from, and looked on him with suspicion. Of course the Bank of England had money enough to meet such a check or a much larger one, the same as the United Stales treasury would be able to meet a great demand. But the fact that £68,000 should be a stumper for two of the biggest banking establishments of Loudon indicates how small a part, actual cash plays in the business transactions of the day.

A howi comes up from the kennels of our three headed Cerberus, Monopoly, against the Free Distribution of seeds thro’ the Department of Agriculture. Whose business is Uncle Sam interfering with, now? It sounds very like the cry raised for the government to go out of the banking business. The politicians promised us good times as soon as the election was over. They did not say whom the times would be good for. They' have come all right, but they are not the kind of times the people were looking for. They are like the clown’s cat. He presented a cat to his sweetheart. She named it Julia. He was so indignant over this that he laid his troubles before his friend for consolation. He was reminded that there was no particular wrong about naming a eat Julia. “Yes, but calling that cat, Julia,” he remonstrated. “Why not that cat as well as any other cat?” was asked. “It wasn’t that kind of a cat,” he answered

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RENSSELAER IND., THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1897.

Wedding Reception.

A social function of surpassing brilliancy was that given this Thursday night by Mr. and Mrs. Jay Williams for their daughter Mamie and her husband, Mr. Charles Porter, upon returning from their honeymoon abroad. The young people were both raised in Rensselaer and have a host of warm friends, who were delighted at the happy culmination of their long courtship on the third of March, when they were quietly married and left on a trip through the south. The wedding trip carried them to Chattanooga, New Orleans, Tampa, Polatka, Jacksonville, St. Augustine and many other points of interest, including a call upon Albert Fendig, a former Rensselaer boy, at Brunswick, Georgia. They arrived home on the 30th and with but a day’s rest prepared to receive their friends. The spacious rooms of Williams home were never befoi’e as cheerfully ablaze and “welcome” was manifest in every detail of the tasteful arrangements, smilax, carnations, and roses contributed a profusion of floral decorations, and a bank of potted plants added a charm to the parlor attractions. It was, undoubtedly, the crowning success in fashionable dress of all Rensselaer receptions, destined to be long remembered for its brilliancy and accepted as the new standard of excellence for future events to equal or excel.

The bride’s gown was of white crystal silk, trimmed in chiffon arid lace; and the groom wore an evening suit of conventional black. The guests began arriving at 8 o’clock, Mr. Jay Stockton wel-„ coming them at the door. Mesdames Coen, Stockton, Wishard and Misses Nowels and Hemphill received. The bridal pair stood in the parlor and the guests were presented as they came from the cloak rooms. Quite 140 were present and the large house was severely taxed to accommodate brilliant assemblage. Mrs. Delos Thompson, Mrs. Skinner and Miss Utter entertained with music. Mr. Ernest Wishard read an original poem in honor of the bride and groom, which we regret not being abie to publish herewith, but which will appear in our next issue. .Refreshments light but delectable, were served from 8:30 to 12 o’clock, the tables, being beautifully decorated with smilax and carnations. It will be about May Ist before Mi', and Mrs. Porter can occupy their new home, which is receiving some finishing touches before installing the furniture. GUESTS. Mr. arid Mrs. John Makeever, J. C. Porter, B. D, Utter. O. O. Starr, L. A. Bostwick. W. Duvall. J. F. Warren, it. B. Harris. H U. Purler, K.P. Benjayiin, J. E. Fly mi. Frank Wood. Granville Moody, 1). A. Stoner, J. M. Wasson, J. A. Sharp. K. A. Parker, s. P. Thompson, R. ’.V, Sprigg. E. c. English. B F. Ferguson. A. \\ . (ole. It M Yeoman. 11. .1. Jvannal, Rob’t Randle. < W. Hanley, 11. L. Brown, \v E. Sanders. I) Gamble. A. S. Larue. A. F . Long, L. I) Rhoades, .1. F Hardman. C. G. Spithv. it IJ. Novels. J, L. Brady. B. E. White, W all ace I ohinson. G. W . Coen. FI. P. Honan. K. L. Hollingsworth, M B. Alter. J. N. Lealherman. W. L. Wishard, W. B. Austin, G. K Murray. (;. Iv. Hollingsworth. F. D. < raig,.Mr. am skinner of Kentland, Bruce l ull; i ll . f Brook. Mr:G N Du .1. II tint . M. F. Ciiilcote. J. G Harris. L. i l , utllg. .1. E W iison. Everett NoWeli. tins-, i a ■ kills. Elvin Overton. J A. Overton. I.i tn -i Wishard. Warrtu Washburn. Frank Maloy, Jay Stockton Mrs. L Strong, in :os Thompson, ,1. Sharp, A. K. Stoekton. j Misses Elia Ritchie. Arillai otlon. Jennie Harris, Stella. Par;.in.son. Nellie Moss. Martha Robinson Frank Irwin. Maude Hemphill, Belle Marshall. I ra McGowan. Fannie Wood, Blanche Alper. Deihia Nowels. .Fima Kennedy. Susie Parker. Grace VaMalta. Mary Utter, Nellie Coen, Lizzie French, Mary Yates. Nellie liopkins. Maude Spitler

Remington Items.

George Moorhead’s s'x eeks old child died last bunday morning. The luneral was preached

Monday morning at the Christian church by Rev. Carson. The interment was made in the cemetery at Remington. Rev. Grilles read an editorial on vjie Cretan-Turkish war last Sunday evening at the Presbyterian Church. It was said by those who heard ic to be very good. \ Mrs. J. U;- Moorehead has been quite sick sikee last. Friday, at her home on North Ohio Street. She is subject to fainting spells, one of which she had at that time and from which she recovers very slowly. There is a petition being circulated here asking tha P. C. C. &St L. Railway Co., to put on their State Line division two Sunday trains. One to leave State Line early in the morning for Logansport and the other to leave Logansport in the evening for the State Line. If the company should do this it would enable our people to get Sunday recreation, and we could also then have Sunday papers like the balance of the civilized world. There is an effort being made along the line in this direction, and we trust the efforts will prove to be successful. The public highways in this locality have apparently been worse here this spring, than at anytime, in the recollection of the writer. It has simply been impossible to haul any loads of any kind, except on the gravel roads, and not much is permitted to be hauled on them during such times, for the reason that it ruins the roads, and is prohibited by “the statutes in such cases made and provided,” which we think is highly necessary and proper. Hon. D. U. Patton of Woodward, Oklahoma returned to

Remington last week for a short stay. He is baying a car load of cattle which he will take with him on his return in a few days. The cattle ai’e for breeding purposes. The Doctor is looking exceedingly well. -SThis is the first spring, we have had for several years, in which there has not been some oats sowed in the month of March. There was none sowed in that month here this year. The farmers are generally late in getting into their fields this spring. The spring it appears has been extremely backward when it‘does come we hope it will be here to stay for all are heartily tired of so much cold weather.

Remington Items.

Last weeks letter. Miss Lizzie Green, who has been so ill for the past live or six weeks, is now convalescing nicely, and it is thought she will soon be able to get around again. James Green, who has been, quite unwell all the past winter is improving very slowly. tie made a sale of his personal property last Thursday, and will not attempt to farm any this yeah fee will still reside in his farm residence however, he has leased his farming lands for the year to his neighbors. Property at his sale brought very good prices we are informed. Two brothers Jiving in Remington engaged in a list fight last Saturday evening with each other. ft was a disgraceful affair and both should be punished. Owing to an error in the notice calling for our waterworks election last April, the construction of the works will probably be postponed until June or July of t his year. It will be necessary to hold another election which will probably be held on the same day as our regular spring election in order to avoid the ex pense of a special election for the waterworks only. There will perhaps be more opposition developed than there was last year when the election carried by 96 majority, but the election this year will be easily carried in favor of the waterworks sys tern, although perhaps not by quite so large a majority. The town has already spent over SIOOO on the waterworks proposition and it will not do to drop the matter, and lose what has been already paid out, besides we need the works as badly this year as we did the previous year. Mrs. Jennie Williams nee

Hawn has been visiting her parents here Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hawn for the past two weeks. She will return to her home in Illinois in a few days. Mrs. William Greene left here last week to join her husband in Ohio, where they go to engage in farming, they having recently inherited a good farming property. Their daughter M iss Pearl will remain here until our school closes, when she too will join her parents in Ohio. We are loth to part with such estimable people and good neighbors as the Greene’s, but we wish them success and happiness in their new home. Mark Yeoman north of Rensselaer visited with the family of his cousin Ira W. Yeoman over last Sunday night. He had business in Benton county on Monday. Remington is talking of celebrating the fourth day of July again this year. We believe it a good plan for by that means, we will be enabled to have a good time here, besides vee will keep our money at home, if we are so fortunate as to have any to keep. And speaking about this money business, reminds us that the immediate prosperty so faithfully promised and loudly proclaimed just before election last fall, if McKinley was elected has not materialized here yet. Why is this? Is it possible that, the republicans lied to us willfully, purposely or did t hey honestly fool themselves along with the other fellows? You will remember that it was reported that McKinley was elected. We can’t see that confidence is any more abundant here now than it was before the election. How is it at Rensselaer?

It is surprising what a “woo bit of a thing” can accomplish. Sick headache, constipation, dyspepsia, sour stomach, dizziness, are quickly banished by DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Small pill. Safe pill. Best pill. - A. F. Long. .

A boy that seemed to know a thing or two went into tho largest drug store in an Indiana county seat to procure a dime’s worth of medicine. He gave tho clerk a silver dollar in payment for it, The clerk looked in the cash drawer, and not finding any change, sallied forth to get the change at his neighbor’s. Not finding it there ho went to the next, then to the next, and so on till he traversed one side of tho street then crossed over and tried all the stores on the other side, and after canvassing Imlf tho toivn.at last found the change at a cheap restaurant. When he returned the hoy mischievously asked, “what would you have done if it had been a ten dollar gold piece, gone to Chicago?” What better sign can we have of hard times than to see change so scarce?

Great, Britain has enacted 53. different laws to compel employers to pay their laborers in cash. • How many mines have been compelled to close, and turn their miners out upon the streets to “hunt another job” from this cause. How few have ever stopped to think that laws compelling the employer to pay wages every week in cash, means making a market for the money lender’s cash? How few have ever stopped to think that if employers are com; died to borrow money to pay them as wages, all that the employers pay as interest is taken from their wages and given to the money lender? Listen to Old Shylock's soliloquy and see if you can learn a lesson worth your while to know. This is what he says: “Let these trades unions meet and shut their cars to' Reason, and their doors to the world, and strike for higher wages, or for shorter hours, or both, so long as money must be had from me with which these wages must be paid, that long I’ll set the price, bo it one hour or ten.”

SMILEOGRAMS.

A sick man whom the doctors had pronounced past recovery, called his neighbor itt with whom he had been at sword’s points for years. “John,” he said, “I am goin’ to die; I want you to forgive me for what I’ve done.” “All right. Joe. I alius know’d you’d be sorry some day, so I forgive you.” As John turned to deart, Joe called out to him: “Reimimber, this don’t count if I get well.” An old darky hearing of the bursting of so many banks came to regard it as a new fad,anti thought he must follow suit, as he was chief boot polisher of a fashion able hotel. It was his business to gather up the foot gear of the guests, take them to his den in the basement, shine them up and return them to the owners. One morning Re astonished his customers by returning one of each pair of shoes

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with the sage and solemn assurance that “dis firm have dun busted up; fo’ced to rezqom, can’t pay but fifty cent on do dollar, bes’ I kin do, sorry but dat’s de lies’ I kin do.” Old Sims was a pioneer preacher in the mountains of Tennesson. He had a favorite text, “Beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing-.” After exhorting his congregation to heed the text, be would say; “Thar’s only one way you kin tell tho wolves from the sheep, mv brethren, jist put ’em all in a pen together, take a pole an’ punch ’em, an’ the wolves ’ll growl.” If anyone growls at the Arcukk, it’s a sure sign somebody’s been “punched.” John—. Take, can you tell the difference between a doctor and a pumpkin? Jake—No; T gif dot up. John—You’d be a pretty fool to send for a doctor. Jake-—Ha! ha! ha! Dot’s a goot von, shure: I gets my interest back on dot! Ha! lia! ha! Jake —(To the next man he meots)Say, vns you dink if I sent you for a doctor unt you prings me a pumpkin? Ha! Vy doan’ you laugh? Ain’t dotvos funny?” A Poll parrot belonging to a pious old maid was addicted to swearing, it’s mistress, after many ineffectual efforts to break it of tho rude practice, one day ducked it in a tub of water, thinking that would cure it. While it sat dripping on its perch, its mistress brought in a young chicken which she had recovered from the slop barrel. The parrot looked at its own drooping feathers and then at tho half drowned chicken, and in a reproachful tone shrieked, “Ah, ha! damn you, you've been swearing too, have you?”

Turn Their Own Weapons on Them While Fighting for our Rights.

The comptroller of currency in his report for ’BS, states that the daily business transacted through the banking clearance houses of the United Slates amounts to seventy three million dollars, while the actual cash employed to settle the accounts between the various banks, amounted to but three million dollars. From this it will be seen that one dollar of currency is made to perform twenty-four and one third dollars of the bankers’ business by the aid of checks, drafts and clearance house receipts. Thus by the invention of banking clearance houses the bankers adjust their business to the volume of circulating medium. The wage workers and manufacturers require cash to carry on their business, and since there is but one dollar of money to transact twenty-five dollars of business, the employer is obliged to borrow the dollar he employs to pay wages with, nineteen times each year. This is shown by the report of the state statistician of the K. of L. for Indiana for ’B6. Archery has established a business clearance house, similar to the banking clearance house, where, by employing checks, warehouse receipts, and bills of exchange the business of the producer is adjusted to the volume of circulating medium. The immense saving to the producing classes thus effected can be seen when it is understood that the interest paid each year for borrowed money m ihe United States amounts to the vast sum of six hundred and forty million dollars, equal to an annual tax of eighty dollars for each farmer in the United States. Through the Archer clearance house, purchases by wholesale or retail are made, and sales of everything in large or small quantities effected. To facilitate this work and spread the Order Energetic Organizers and reliable agents are wanted for every stale, district, county and town in the country. For further information address with stamp, W. P. Smith in care of The Archer, Rensselaer, Ind. Torturing, itching, skin eruptions, burns and scalds are soothed at once and promptly healed by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the best known cure for piles. A. F. Long.

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