Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1885 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN. Thursday, April 0, 1885. ~ - '.u,'..,., i,,,,-,; V ■ i II sßa.t«» Of Uk.d.*v*stl*S.xxgr. Professionalearns, jjs ner annum tor 6 lines er es» ; SO cts. tor each additional line. Local notices. 10 cents per line tor first insertion cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Special rates tor choice places in the paper, and for advertisements widerthan one column. □RiUs of regular advertisers payable quarterly ransient to be imid in advance •>on HttrsTiNCt.—Alnrgeassortmentof typeand pthej; material for poster, pamphlet, aircular and Kio.tr*d work. Prices’ow,

State Senator Rufus Magee, of Logansport, has been appointed Minister to Sweden and Norway, at Stockholm. It is an unobjectionable appointment. The New Jersey Legislature has lately passed a law establishing the whippingpost for wife-beaters, and a proposition looking towards the same institution was introduced in the Indiana Legislattiro, not long since, and was received with considerable favor. All over the country a sentiment in favor of corporeal punishment, for offenses of that character, is growing up and constantly increasing. There is no county in the state more interested in the new ditching law than Jasper, and we believe we have done our readers a good service in preparing and publish mg an exhaustive abstract of the new law. although it necessarily excludes some other interesting matter from the prose nt issue

As in the days when lie was before Pe.teisburg, the “Old OomDiander” seems to be “Fighting it out on that line,” and his marvelous constitution and iron will still hold All-conquering Death at hay, but it is evident that his strength must soon be exhausted and the unconquered soldier must soon make his final surrender Glorious as his life has been, nothing in it has savored more of the true greatness of his nature than the heroic fortitude with which he endures the long-drawn agony of this last sickness.

One swallow does not make a summer, nor will a few.appointments like that of Pearson convince the country that Cleveland will ieally break loose from the dominating wing of his party and become, in fact, as well as in promise, a real civil service reformer. If Pearson’s appointment was in accordance with the letter and spirit of the reform, the removal of Kirkpatrick, and asking Miss Sweet’s resignation, are directly opposed to it. But it is becoming apparent, that the appointment of Pearson might well have been from some other motive than love for reform. It is surely worth something to conciliate the Mugwumps and they are contented with so very little; and besides all that' it reasserted pretty positively that Teatspn, in a quiet way, •Was of a good deal of service to Cleveland, during the campaign, and at any rate no one evsr even Hinted that lie was ever of any help to the Republicans. ■nnai'iHu j Tne new’ ditching law, of which we give an extended synopsis, will, we believe, be found to be a very great improvement over the former jaw. It seems to have been framed with great care, and in the spirit of justice and equity. The rights and needs of the farmers, especially, seems to have been kept in view. As will be seen from our abstract, the law abolishes the present Ditch Commissioners, so far as beginning any new work is ’< mcerred, although a fair conditruction of it would would seem to require them to complete any works already begun, and in their charge. The bill originated with the Committee on Dykes and Drains, in the Lower House, of which our Representative, Mr. Dunn, is a member. Mr. Dunn, living himself a,res z ident of a reri where drainage is„much needand having full knowledge of what is needed in the way of a good ditch law, has devoted the greater portion of his energies to the interests of the present bill, fiiid to him, perhaps, more than co any ocher person, is due the credit for the perfection and final passage

The trial and sentence of George Stitz, is a striking illustration of th© utter inadequacy of our present system of administering justice to criminals. This man, if we may assume that the verdict of guiltj in his case was just, in the utter selfishness and depravity of his heart, for the -sake of a few hundred dollars, committed a crime which society has always held in execration, and which, in several states in this country, is ranked with murder itself. A jury of his countrymen have convicted him of setting a fire, which, as he well knew, could not fail to lay in waste thousands of dollars worth of property, and put in the greatest danger the lives of one or more of his fellow men, and which, as he also well' knew, would destroy the the whole means of livhhood of his nearest business neighbor, and a .man who had been nothing but a friend: and what is the result? After long delays and vast expense to the public, he has received a sentence which would have been appropriate in punishment for stealing a sheep or robbing a hen roost, but which, in this case, is little more than a mockery of justice. ■■ ■, • ~ - But the failure of American courts to punish crime has become proverbial, and is largely responsible for the carnival of crime which has cursed this country for the last twenty-five years. It is responsible to, for the countless acts of rude justice, like the lynching of murderers and ravishers, that are of such frequent occurence in this country. But w’here is the remedy? For-one thing our courts should no longer be hampered by avast and complicated sys.« tern of rules and precedents which have long outlived their usefulness, and which have come down

to us from an age when the bar-; barous and indiscriminatiug severity of the law, which scarcely knew of a punishment lighter than death itself, made' it right and proper that the accused man I should have every advantage. But j the rules and practices of a time ! when. The dealer of sheep and the slayerof men, Were-liniig up together, again and again, are not applicable to the criminal . practice of this day, and ought to i be supplanted with a system more : in accordance with the rules of, common sense, and modern penalties for crime. The jury system needs reforming, too. Men' of good understanding apd of un-1 doubted integrity should be selected for jurors, and the fact that a man is possessed of sufficient intelligence and public spirit to read the newspapers and to know what is taking place in the community and the world at large, should no longer disqualify him for service as a juror. Above all the .custom of .requiring a unanimous jury should be abolished.

It is almost impossible to get ■ twelve men together without hav- j ing as least one. Judas among them ! who will sell out J ustice for mon- j ey, or else there will be one or • more well meaning, but dull and , obstinate men, who will become j entangled by the subtleties of ; the defense, and then feel it in-; cumbent upon their self-respect to 1 close their minds to everything! that would tend to convince them that their judgement was in error. Two thirds, qr at the most, three fourths of a jury should be sufficient to bring a verdict, in any* case. There is also great need of reform in that public sentiment which now justifies an attorney in resorting to almost any kind of trickery or feclinicality to obtain a verdict “Not justice, but a ver-: diet” is now the rule, but that should be reversed and the opposite principle should prevail. Cases should be tried upon their merits, and public opinion ehorfld no longer justify an attorney in seeking to defeat justice, in the interest of a client. Orth H. Stein, he of the Kansas City Shooting celebrity, last week began his duties as associate editor of the Lafayette Journal.

NOTICE OFELECTIONTW’OTIQE is hereby given that ; Al on the first Monday of May, A. D., 1885, an election will be held in and for the town of Rensselaer, in the county of Jasper and State of Indiana. The place of voting at said election will be at the Sheriff’s office in the Court House, the same a centrally located place in said , town. Said election will be held for the purpose of electing the following officers of said town: One Trustee for the Third Ward; One Trustee for the Fourth Ward; One Trustee for the Fifth Ward; One Clerk; One Marshal; Oiie Treasurer. In witness whereof I have (seal ) hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of said town, at my office, this 9th day of April, A. D. 1885. VAL. SEIB, Clerk of the town of Rensselaer. FREE DISTRIBUTION ‘‘What causes the great rush at F, B. Meyers Drug Store?” The free distribution of sample bottles of Dr. Bosanko’s cough and Lung; Syrup, the most popular remedy tor Coughs, Colds,-Consump-tion and Bronchitis noW‘ on the market, regular size 50 cents and SIOO. 16 84 E W. Iyr GMcago J Great Sontliern Railway Co. lOffice of the Secretary. _ (Room 37, Portland Block, ' Chicago, 111., April (Ith, 1885'. « —MQTICE is hereby given- that the annual - ~ -«» meeting of theStookholders of th e tJfricngo .V Great Soqthern Railway Company, will be held at Fair Oaks. Jasper 'County, Indiana,, nt the depot of the Chicago & Great Southern Railway Company, upo-a Moinlav., the 4th (lay of May, 1885, at tiie hour -pt’ 12 o’clock M r . for the election of a Board of Directors to serve for the eipuri ng year, anit“l‘oW'ttro'Armssvettw of such other business as max come before the. hwetl'ug. Bvorder of the Board of Directors. . F. F. LACEY, Secretary.

RM BE. a TATE OF INDIANA' 1 UO, kJ County of Jasper, (Uv,f James Lowe is hereby notified that Robert E. Jenkins lias filed his eonip.lai.>it:.Jn..4he-.Jaspep ’qirciutCouft, to enforce .anaction upon : a tract bv proceedings in attachmeut: and that said cause will stand for hearing on the second day of the next term of said Court, to bo held 1 n the Court Housejn the tor. n of Rensselaer, in said county and state, and commencing Monday, June Ist. 1885. Witness my hand and the Seal of /j..-. . said Court. - .LAMES-F.--HiAV-tN-Cd(>rk-- ' (f < -- / Jasper Circuit Court. 'Tliornpxon & Bro. Attynfor Plaint I if. April : 9i«-23. ianm —fiTATE OF INDIANA,/ ia. cr Jasper County,. I In the Circuit Court, June Term,-1885. ' Sarah M. Thornton. > vs. < Complaint Charles M. Thornton. > No. 36(10. Now comes tlfo Plaintiff, bv Frank W Babcork. h®r Attorney, and files her complaint herein, together witji an affidavit,thatsaid l>efendmit is no!, a resident of the State of Indiana;, and that sa*id act ion is to obtain a divorce. Notice is therefore hereby given said Defendant, that unless he be and appear bn tlio first day of the next Term of (be Jasper Circuit Court, to be holtlen on the first Mondnyof June, A. D. 1885, lit the Court Ilou.m in llensselaer. in said county, and state, and ahstver or demur to said coniplaint, the same will be heard and answered in his absencn. Witness my name and the Seal of ( uj- ,i a said t’purt atlixed, at Kmisselaer. I ! this util d.-tT oCAprils A. D KBS? JAMES F. IRWIN. Clerk -.Jasper Circuit Court. Frank O’ fiiibcpck -1 t'a' or J’lnintiJ. April 9-1(1-23. wssiiiln. SiTAT E <! F. JND I \ XA. 1 . Jasper County. I ? .->• >< I n Lie J“a.-per Circuit ( om t June Tenn, 1835. Mary it >wen. Executrix of Hi" rs’-aiiior Alexander I’.oivt'n. deceased, and widow of said dcei'oent. vs. Iletbana Long, Juries Long. Cyntha Fa rr.s. Andrew I arris, Alraii I‘. itou en. Uowcn, wife of said Alran. Prior Jtoweu. - itowen. wife of said Prior. J iseph itowen, ( atberine ltow s n. Simon ttoivo n, Nettie How en. Margaret M. Kamev. William It. t’ame'y, Ellen Erwin ami Robert Erwin. . Said defendants residing in .or out of-tiie State Of Indiana, and nil other uersons in any way interested in the estate of said decedent, are hereby notified f hatysaid plaintiif has bled :u said court lier complaint and petition asking that her interest in the real estate o' sain deeedetit be set off to her in severalty, and tiia-t .the residue ttiereof be sold to nay the debts of saiddceede’it. Snid complaint and petition will be heard 1 on the Set-ond day of the next, Term ot said court to be held at the Court House in Rensselaer, in said county, commencing oh tiie First Monday of June, 1885. zytfffSx. Witness the Clerk and Seal of said / seal 1 court, this Stfrday of April. 1885. '• ■y- v J JAMES F. 1R WIN. Cierk „ Jasper Circuit Court. A. / . Jlai.iniond. Attomru. April -9-13-23. I desire to call the attention ot farmers and breeders of Norman Horses, that I now have two Stallions, equal, if not supljrior. to any in the county of the same blood. "SToMungr uDeciaxus, Is four years old,, this coming June, is a grey roHti. with black mane and tail, flue carriage, gooff, action, weighs 1560 pounds, and is Norman. -S-oVJXt Emparcr Isa. half-blood, dapple grey.'weigiit U2sibs. They will stand for the season of 1885, as follows: Mondays and Tuesdays, at Mr. Robert RanJlc's. 9 miles northeast of Rensselaer; Wed. nesdays, 1 kursdavs and Fridays, nt nty ,2'i miles west of Rensselaer; Saturdays. ;R, Ilal’.orau’s barn, in Itensselaer. ’ x T -I. SAYLER.

NO POISON IN THE PASTRY IF mrws , JluiaS USED. Vanilln,l«e«ioii,Orange* etc., flavor dakeig Creams, Pudding*, <fec.,as delicately and nat« urally ns the fiqult From which they are made* FOR STRENGTH AND TRUE FRUIT FLAVOR THEY STAND ALONE. PREPARED BY THE Price Baking Powder Co., Chicago, 111. St. Louis, MOi MAKERS OF Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder —AND— Dr. Price’s Lupnlin Yeast Gems, Best Dey B(op 'Tea st. SALE B’S- C3-ISOCSI3S. WE MAKE BUT ONE QUALITY. SPECIAL U ZKTRACT ’ Sextracts MOST PERFECT MADE Purest and strongest fetiwai Fruit Flavors. Vanilla, Lemon. Orange, Almond, Rose, etc., flavor as delicately and naturally as the fruit. PRICE BAKING POWDER#CO., CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS.

A “NEW DEAL” BY Deere & Company MOLINE, ILLINOIS. Tw Horses can flo the work of Three. & SIYIHG. OF ONE-THIRD In the cost of plowing. 24 inches heretofor. required for 16 inches She greatest plow improvement of the time*, THE “NEW DEAL” WHEELED WALKING PLOWS, 6IXGLE AND DOUBLE FURROW. THE “ NEW DEAL” is lighter in draft and more easily handled than a hand plow, and cute a more uniform furrow. THE “NEW DEAL” is lighter in draft, lighter in weight, and lighter in price than a sulky plow, and will do all its work. THE “ NEW DEAL ” Gang cuts S 4 inches with the draft of al6 inch hand plow—a saving of 50 per cent, in labor. Does all the work of a fourhorse riding gang with one lees horse and little more than half the cost. THE “NEW DEAL” Plows are ALL STEEL, insuring greatest strength with lightest weight. This is no untried and rickety experiment, and these claims are not made recklessly to attract at teution. Thia aystem is the outgrowth of careful observation and experiment reaching over a period of y. nr.®, with a rational view of the requirements of the times. They are superior to any plows ever offered. And the most economical plows ever placed in the market. Send for circular. ? DEERE &. CO., Mfrs., Moline, 111.

OJotaMhUjis. In addition to the above plow advertisement, we wish the farming coipnjiinity to understand that they can get repairing of all kinds both iron and wood work, dune at our place, in goo I sty le, and first class workmanship, and only the best of inaterjjds .used. Work as cheap as the cheapest, and warranted to give satisfaction or money refunded. Yours Respectfully, Chas. A. Roberts*®; Bbo. Blacksmiths, Agricultural Dealers. l • Ag“ents for—wagons, McCormick Mowers and new Steel Binders, Evans & Foos corn planter and check rower, Bookwaiter Engines, John Deere Planters and check rowers-the best in the world-* and many other farm implements,’ too numerous to mention. and Shop on Front St., north of Washington iiEN55ELAE1i,............ INDIANA.*

Groceries, ' AT C. C. Starr’s. , —— '*■ «•> Largest Stock, Lowest Prices, Greatest Variety, Of this class of goods ever before, offered in Rensselaer. Majolica and Kalomeda wares, Fancy Stand Lamps and Hanging lamps 25 to 50 per: cent, discount froip regular prices. JagTFreshßoasted Coffee, and Strictly Pure, Ground Spices, from our own Steam Coffee and Spice Mills. ' ' ' ‘ ■ '■ ■ ’ ■- '' ' ' ■ - - -7 - 'J. C. PORTER, ~~ will pay you the ' XZig-liest Prices For all kinds of MARKETABLE GRAIN. Has all kinds of HARD and SOFT COAL For Sale. JJ@“‘Warehouse and Coal Yard dn Railroad, north of Creamery.“WS lfi-4d-tr. LANDREfHSW^UESEEDS - l IBU B NINe E T S Y T .^H S T H^AR S “®a For the PRIVATE FAMILY CFEhC O GGLr OI c rown by ourselves <>" our own farm»lw k■» w fTT" Handsome Illustrated Catalogue and Rural Register FREE TO ALL. MERCHANTS, SEND US YOUR BUSINESS CARDS FOR TRADE LIST. DAVID LANDRETH &SONSiSEED GROWERS,PHILADELPHIA

Rensselasr Xaoan? Insurance and Coll&ctfipifc Bureau. A _ ' * - r<t < 1 , FAO LOATH S, $306, io SIO,OOO, sto 10 years* full term or partial payments, Low interest, and reasonable commission. Fire Insurance • in Six Companies. ff —— » —————— Life and Accident Insurance in the old reliable Travelers, and A_etna Life. Policies written immediately on The Lowest Rates and '1 PERFECT— Sfeo-Lxz-ity. COLLECTIONS on all points in the U.S 1 W. BABCOCK, Proprietor,

■-818 NOTICE. QT AT EOF INDIANA.? QQ Jasper Count v. i k - kJ David H. B:ites.|R’aehel Bates. William Campbell and Benjamin M, Butler, are hereinnotified that Lewis Brownell, John F. Brownbll and Robert Brownell, have hied their complaint in the Jasper Circuit Court, to foreclose x mortgage upon, and for tne appointment of a receiver for. certain Beal Estate in said county; and that said cause will come up for hearing on the -Second day of the next Term of said court, to be held at the Court House, in thetown of Rensselaer, in said County and State, commencing on Monday. June Ist. 1885. p WITNESS. my hand and the seal of \ t \ said Court attached, this March 31st I ) 1885. , JAMES F. IRWIN. Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court. 7tf.owp»OH <i- Uro. A tty* for Plaintiffs Apriil-2-9-18. NOTICE OF -APPOINTMENT AS ADMINISTRATRIX. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed, by the Jasper Circuit Court. Administratrix of the estate of Alexander Rowea. deceased. Said estate is probably solvent. > ‘ MARY BOWEN. Administratrix. Ttensselaer, Ma: ch, 1885. April-J-9-l<>. SSO REWARD - "sso IF YOg FIND THE EQUAL OF BACCO. -The •tth 4 D?ck?J 60 For Sale by cl cl Rensselaer - - - Indiana. 17-28 2m.