Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1885 — Page 5

THE REPUBLICAN. Rensselaer Time Table Passkkoir Trains North: Socth: 4:59 A. M- 10:33 A. M. 3:57 A M. . +7 ~ 11:28 P. Jf. 5.18 P. M. 10:28 P. M. - , In Rejoicing at the PoOr Farm Composed by Minnie IS. Stutfvesahl, fire crippled girl poet of the poor farm. We are earnestly rejoicing, Our day of doubt is o’er, , The matt wc so niuch wished for, Is our’s for two years more. W« do not want to trade bim, ~ r , For a family that’s strange; For three years be has ruled ns. And we do not want a oliange. In spite of opposition. The place is nobly filled; The farm is clean and neater, Ami the laud is better tilled; An 1 We would like to keep bird, * So long as we do live; And alWays in his favor. Onr Voices we will give. Then thanks to tbe Commissioners, For their choice so truly wise; Simon Phillips as a ruler, Is the man wo highly prize. His daughter, Mrs. Roberts. A mistress kind is she; (>ur best respects and warniost praise, for her shall ever be. I

We publish this week still an other communication in regard to the late sad death of Lizzie Israel, nee Day. This time the letter is from the poor girl’s father, Wilborn Day, who has just returned to his home in Barkley township from a visit to the scene of his daughter’s death, Mr. Day is one of the best men of his township or of the county, and that he states what he fully believes to be the truth in this matter, no one who knows him will doubt. His revelations throw a dark shadow over the character of Elvin Israel, 'and it is just possible that, in his sorrow and indignation, he judges Israel’s conduct more harshly than it deserves: we cannot deny that his assertions find strong confirmation in the verdict of the Coronor’s jury, which examined into the cause of Mrs. Israel’s deaths as the following brief item from tne Kingman, Kansas, Courier will allow. We quote from the Courier: ‘•A coroner’s jury in Edwards county fountf that Mrs. Lizzie Israel, who died recently at, Greensburg, had been grossly abused and illtre'.itgd by her, husband. The county attorney, however, did not think the evidence sufficiently strong to •fe old him for criminal prosecution.”

The following from an exchange suits the case of a few subscribers to every newspaper in the land: “every newspaper publisher is curse d with an occasional subscriber whose soul seems to have been made of the fag-end of the material, and a skimp pattern at that. We are always thankful when such lift themselves from our,, list The soonei the better. They generally refuse to take the paper from our office after taking it two or i three years without paying a cent for it—a plain * steal with an -insult added. Or else they move away without saying a word or paying a nickel. Or they all at once discover that they never ordered it. never wanted it, pever received it regularly -- not more than half of the time won’t pay for it. In either case it is a cowardly creep such as no honorable mau would be guilty of. The proper way to stop a newspaper -is to pay up first and then stop it any way you please afterwards. If you are a gentleman and don’t owe a Cent, walk into the office look the gentleman in charge full in the eyes, and tell him you don’t wish it or can’t afford it. If you pre on the hog plan, chuck it back into the postoffice, and mark it / ‘‘refused.”

Presbyterian Meetings.

Owing to the delayed trair, the Rev. Gilbert Small was not able tb keep his appointment to preach in Rensselaer last Snndhy. He will preaeh next Sunday and the Sunday following, and also hold services during tjji intervening week.

A Democratic Outrage.

The Lafayette Sunday Timos, a 'Democratic paper, edited by Col. John S. Williams, denounces the apportionment of members of (,‘ongress and the legislature as an outrage. It declares that the representation of Kcpubficsn counties in the Legislature has been systematically cut down. In onC tiepublicun county 3.200 voters have a Representative, while in several Democrat ie counties less than s,(*** V ..<«L S aisgftch a member WThb AssemblyJ

And Still More About The Death of Lizzie Israel.

4 Letter Dram Wllborn Day. Pinkamixk, Ind., Mar. 16th, 1885. To The Rensselaer Republican: I wish to state a few facts concerning the cause of the death of Lizzie Israel. About the 19th of February I visited the vicinity of Greensburg, Edwards county, Kansas, for the purposo of seeing nay daughter. Lizzie Israel; but on arriving there I found she was dead. I found that a Coroner’s inquest had been held, and I will give the substance of the testimony, given at tbe inquest, and perhaps some «other testimony, not giveh At the inquest. Elvin Israel compelled her to live in a very uncomfortable, bold house; one that was not lit for a well woman to live in. much less one in her state of health. He spending most of his time in town, drihkiDg and carousing, leaving her alone, from early morning until very late at night. This is about the sum of the evidence excepting Lizzie’s own statement. She said he treated her very badly. At one time she had a chiil, and was sitting in a chair by the stove, when he jerked her up, throwing her across the room hurting her very* badly, and occupying the place himself. Lizzie also said that one moraine: he kicked her out of bed. This, she said* was the cause of her miscarriage. Tais miscarriage resulted in her death. She said there were a thousand mere things she would like to tell but she was asked to talk no more, as her strength was fast failing her. Lizzie made no complaint about Mr. Pritchard driving Elvin from the mom. She acknowledged the kindness of Mr. Pritchard and wife, also of the neighbors generally. At another time after Mr. Pritchard’s driving him, (Israel) from the house, Elvin again entered the room, and as soon as Lizzie saw

him, she threw up her hands crying “go away! go away! go away!” this being only a few hours before her death 1 . Elvin would a) ways tell the people of Greensburg that Lizzie was better; showing that he intended to keep the matter dark, until she died. This statement of Lizzie’s was made but a few hours before her death. She was then fully convinced she could live but a short time. She died at Mr. Thomas Pritchard’s house. The way she come to be there was that Mrs. Thomas Pritchard and Mrs. William Henkle went over to pay her a visit, and when they got there they found her very sick. They proposed to take her home and take care of her. She gladly accepted this proposition and was taken to the home of Mrs. Pritchard. There are other things of similar nature that I eould say, but I think this is enoqgh ,to convince the people on the subject.

The Ladles’ Literary Society.

The Ladies’ , Literary Society will meet in the parlors of the Makeever house, Saturday, March 21 at, at 2:30 o’clock p. m., to execute the following programme: Music, Mrs. Dunlap. Quotations, J. G. Holland, Society. Pres’tS Cabinet, Mrs. A. Thompson. Music, Mrs. Belle Kerr. Tne Ideal Home, Mrs. Seib Tne Real Home, Mrs. S.P. Thompson. Biographical Sketch of J. G, Hulland, Mrs. S A. Henry. Historical Sketch, Misses Cox and Bill. News of the Day, Moss. Mus;c, Alice Rhoades. Amanda O-burne, Pres’t. - Bell Xerr, Sec’y.

Why Times are Hard.

If the working people of this country ! want to know why they have hard j times every few years we can tell them. It is not overproduction nor underconsumption, as those phrases are com- ! monly employed. II they had kept J the SilOO.OfiiO.OuO they spent for strong ] drink in their pocke’s for the past five years of good times, the present tehip- , orary lull in manufacturing and business activity, would find many of them able to bear it, Without being pinched for the necessaries of life. It is overconsumption of wKSkey that makes the underconsumption of food and clothing in this land of liberty and liquor. The annual bill for bread, meat, cotton and woollen goods of this great American people.foots up* a total ai about $ 1,250,000.000-. But its annual bill for whiskey, beer and the taxes thereon is $1,400,000,000. In other words it unnecessarily drltks £159.000 000 worth mt,re than it necessarily eats, and wears. And the people who commit this fol’y every yeaV are am awed that once in a few years they ar*: hard up. and some of them want t<» hoist the communistic rwl "Sag and destroy everybody, else s property be- ! cause they have wasted their own | share of die national substance in rye [ juice -and otWr ‘riotous r.

WILBORN DAY.

“Opening of the Mississippi.”

laporte Herald-Chronicle. To say that General Packard’s lecture last night was interesting would but faintly express the truth. It was thrillingly interesting. For nearly two and a half hoars be told the attention of his audience as ih imagination they marched’or sailed with him through gome of the most important scenes of the war, now crossing a river or fdrding a bayou, assaulting some impregnable fortress, or falling wounded on soma bloody battle field. The geographical and historical portions of the lecture were among its most important features. &any who heard the General last night will never have effaced from their mind the memories of Forts Henry and Donaldson, Shiloh and Vicksburg. The lecturer seemed to omit no necessary detail. He made plain that which had hitherto been obscure. He gave credit where it was due, but had no words Of harsh censure even for those who smote his comrades to tbe dust. On the contrary his tribute to the persistency and gallantry of the Confederate soldier was one of the most eloquent portions of last night’s effort. Tbe lecturer told more than book or paper would have dobe, because, as the soldiers say, “ho was there.” In speaking of the “Opening of the Mississippi,” the General could exclaim,

“Part of which I wa-s. Aiul all of which I saw:*. He gave Grant the credit due him as the greatest military genius of the age. The maps use<j by General Packard greatly facilitated his explanation of the various movements of the army and navy. The lecture was studded with gems of thought and abounded with eloquent expressions. A good-sized audience was present. The Generates entitled to the gratitude of Patton Post for his liberality in delivering bis lecture free of charge. Card playing is a popular amusement in .Rensselaer; and for our part, we think a properly conducted game of cards, played for amusement only, is a very innocent and agreeable pastime. As to what constitutes a well conducted game, we propose to make a few observations: In the first place, play with as mpeh vivacity and interest as you please, but don’t, by any means, allow yourself to childishly exull it you wiu the game, nor to get mad and sulk or scold, and find fault with your partner, if you lose. _____ Don’t be ungenerous to your opponents, and too ready to take advantage of every little mistake they may happen to make; and especially if one of your opponents is a poor player, do not be too captious in denying his partner the privilege of making an occasional kindly suggestion as to h ow the game should be played.. PLAY A SQUARE GAME. Above all things, play a square game. Don’t exchange meaning glances or signs with your partner; don’t “neg”; don’t “stack” the cards; and don’t steal cards. Play the game or honor, and trust only to your own skill and the “luck of the game” to win. It is the height of bad manners to cheat at cards. In the most truly refined circles, if a person were to be detected at cheating, his associates would at once set him down as vulgar and under-bred.

Tile for Sate. Persons wishing to. purchase tile this spring, will find it to their interest to call on me at my office near the Depot, to examine tile and learn my prices. C. D. Nowels, V Ind. 17 28 4t p. f ■ ■ ■ NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN* The undersigned will have “on hand and for sale this spring, apple, pear, and cherry trees of the best standard varieties for this latitude. Also Title* and ever-greens, nice size for transplanting. Also maple, ash, elm and catalpa trees for shade and ornamental purposes and for groves. All of which will be sold at reasonable rates for spot cash. All persons wanting iit-uge plants should give me their order soon and I will get them for them as I do not keep them in stock. Thanking you for past patronage, I ask a continuance of the same. Tours Respectfully, {.John Goes, Proprietor Rensselaer Nursery. Ox a recent night at Perth, in Scotland, a gentleman, who was returning home after having seen Mr. Toole at the theater, rescued a man from falling into the riVer. This incident has beer utilized as an argument in favor of the stage by ah enthusiastic play-goer ot the town. Who maintains at length in s local ’paper that if Mr. Toole had not visi&d Perth the man would have beer drbWned.

Circuit Court NotesJudge Ward came Monday evening and organized the court, bat went to Lafaybtte Tuesday, leaving,, Judge Hoff, of Monticello, to preaidd in Lis absence, but returned to hold court Wednesday.! L. r Cases disposed 492—State vs William H. Wood, embezzlement, continued. 495 -State vs Chas. Comstock, assault and battery, dismissed. 603—State vs Carl Hengtsbacfc, larbeny, dismissed. ( i 3302—Arthur H. Trussell vs, Cordelia P. Monnett, change of venue to White county; 3354 William H. Perrin vs; John M. Welsh, suit on note. Judgment for plaintiff for $61.63. 3355 D. to. Osborn & Co,, vs. Huffman Keen, suit on note. Judgment for pl«n tiff fill.?#; The case of the State against John Clark, the alleged burglar, from Newton county, is set for to day (Thursday) That of the State agaiust George Siitz, the man charged with being the author of the last big fire in Remington, is set for Friday.

Vanderbilt possesses the only real memorials of the ’F.rst Napoleon in New York —a set of solid gold spoons and forks that were secreted and carried away from the Tuileries by Jerome Bonaparte. Their highest value, apart from their history, is found in the adornment which graces the handles. These are oval, and in the spoons each contains an exquisite miniature of the Queens of France. The handles of the forks each display an enameled miniature of the Kings of France, of equally exquisite finish. They were made by the court jeweler for the Empress Josephine, and were only used on state occasions at the Tuileries.

The witnesses in the cases of the Travelers’ Insurance Co. versus Ak Si Dent A 1 Inju-re in this, bailiwick, are all well known and liv« among us. They comprise merchants, mechanics, farmers, physicians, laborers, cattle dealers, clerks, rail road employees and druggists, “More than 50 cases have already been tried and disposed of, upon ex parte evidence, with the Company’s agents lor judge and jurymen. In every case the claimant has been awarded and paid the full amount of bis or her claim. It will surprise many that these claims, paid at Rensselaer, aggregate thousands of dollars, The money has been paid to the injured, except in one case, it was paid to his widow The names of claimants and the amount received by each are recorded in a boob for tjiat purpose, and open to the inspection of the public. It demonstrates the wisdom of accident insurance, which ean be bought in any quantity to suit the purchaser, at the Loan and Insurance Bureau. Frank W. Babcock, Agent

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NEW! all NEW! ———, + • I would respectfully announce to the people of Jasper Co., that I have made arrangements to sell Farm Machinery, EMPIRE MOWERS, EMPIRE REAPERS, EMPIRE BINDERS &c. And will keep extras on hand, at all times for the machine* I am also prepared to do Ln tbe iiest and most workmanlike manner, and at the lowest • possible rates. W-A-GCGSTS AND BUGGIES repaired, and all other work usually dene in that line. NEW WAGONS AND. BUGGIES Made to order, and of the best material and workmanship. fcgrSbop on Front Street, south of Citizens’ Bank._^BF2 R. H. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, Ind 17-27-ts.

t * . k BkfcßM iMM Aw . . * We are selling the above Gook&Heating Stoves And after a careful investigation of different manfactures, we : GUARANTEE they have no Superior on the Market. • Also a full line of Hardware, > Implements, Tinware, and the i celebrated Maiu Wagons Which are warranted As Good * * as the Best*. N.V. CLEAVER,

EzfflMBER ajm TMR f* Having purchased the Lombei Yard and Stotffc of F. L. Cotton, - will keep constantly on sale a fall and complete stock of Lath, Sash Lumber Doors Shingles, Windows,, Han! & Soft Coal, ■ Having purchased iflv stock t .r c.t-li, I can an l V%fc offer superior" * inducements to cash buyers. Give me a cn!l lx*fore having else wfcc¥r B P. BEHJAMUff..