Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1890 — Page 4

THE RFITKLICAN Thursday, August 28, 1890..--

DIBECTOBT CORPORATION OFFICERS : Marshal Ahrauax ?mrsos Clerk ....CBaki.ks G. SriTi.ru Treasurer C.C Stakh fist IVaril.. 1. li; V'.s-AtA. I2d Ward ,1 ■M. W aksos. Gotmcllrocn -l 8d Wanr,... t'.. H Mokuan. . Nth Ward Pakis II ahklsok. 15th Ward,..... Emmet Kama al JUDICIAL Circuit Jud/e - ■ n - Prosecuting Attorney . K- Maksuxcc. Term* of Court— First Her,day tn January; Third Monday in March; FirelMomlay <n June; Third Hominy in October. JASPER COUNTY BOARD OP EDUCATION Crtstopher c.wl, Trustee, Hanging Grove tp. Michael BSOtfiiiinn. Tru5tee..........• tp. Fre<lß.Melscr, Trustee ....Walker tp. Francis M. ile'-siimnn. Tnistgti...'Bark rev tp Wm.Urocniield. trustee Marion tp. James H. t.arr. Trustee _ .^JortlOTqEfeNeliemiah Hopkins Trustee TNewwn tp. J. f . liruner, '1 ru-tee ...:...Keener tp. .ijQngranisnn. Trustee- y-KnHhwlinctjc: s. D. Clark . Trustee, Wlroatdekl t;>. Wm O. Roadifer, Trustee Carpen.tetttG Hezckial. Kcsler. Trustee Milroy tp. Wm. Cooper, Trustee,.... Ur.ion tp. W. H.-Coover Itemington. Ezra l ciiukzrar".T:r.^i....- i:cif-';“'r- : J. F. Warren..-. County bupt. COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk ‘ ' . .i... .... jAMESF.IJtWtN Sheriff' .V .... P-HII.LIP Blue. Auditor -■..GroRQB M.RomKgOH Treasurer 1. Is. WaSHBVKN Recorder. ..Tames I*. ANiaiM. - -Surveyor Aamks C. Thrawls, Coroner R. P. Bekj amik. Superintenden t Pn bl j e School s » «LF.AVa*rken /lsf District.. .P. M.QUBIWY, Commissioners fSd District rJ-F. Watson. (8d District O.P.Tabor. Commission dr 6' Court —First Monday sin March Tun*. September atal December

Republican District Ticket.

For Judge of the.SOht Judicial Circuit. EDWIN I*. HAMMOND, of Jasper County. For State Senator, WILLIAM W oiI.MAN, ol' Newton county. For Joint-Representative, ROBERT PARKER, of Jasper Comity. For Prosecuting Attorney JOth Judicial Ciremt- . : — JOHN T. BROWN. - m of Benton fionntv. — —

Republican County Ticket.

Fsr County Clerk, WM.H. COOVER, Of Carpenter Township. For County Auditor, HARRY I!. MURRAY. Of Barkley Township. • For County Treasurer, MARK 11. HEMPHILL, Of Marion Township. For Count y Sheriff, PHILIP BLUE, Of Mur ion Township. For County Surveyor, ——fhvMTismrnr. v w es. Of Marion Township. For County Coroner, RIAL P. BENJAMIN, Of Alar ion Township. For Commissioner First District PRESTON M. QUJSBRY, Of Gillum Township. For County Comm issioner Third District. OLIY EU P. TABER, Of Carpenter Township.

The administration was rebuked in Kentucky and Alabama. The rebukers are very solid down that way. Do Indiana tax payers think fi good policy to have , the State ruiiliiug in ch ht at the rate of Sd:U O0(U« year? »cxacaf»ux'iisa4rg jlh —jct.wot kw - -• ' • 1 -*r The conundrum which the tax. payers aim intelligent votirs of Indiana are turning over in their minds is: “Why have another Democratic Legislature, anyway?”

The mortage which the people of Indiana ii.ive most cause to fear is that growing out of the increase of the iState debt, which will continue as long as the voters •continue to elect Democratic legislatures.

In 1861 when the Republican pajrty came into power in this State there was a State debt of $10,179,267 bunging over the people. Duriug the next ten years the Republicans reduced the debt to $4,177,507. Since then Democratic management has increased the debt to $8,540,615. So much for Democratic rule.

The Democratic conventions at Goodland, last Wednesday, nominated Wm Darrocb, of Kentlaud, forjudge; Lee E. Glazebrook, of Jasper county, for representative, and one Frank Davis, of Morocco, for prosecuting attorney. They .made no Domination for state. «enator. A notable feature of theconvention was the presentation of tbename of M. H. Walker,of Fowler, for the nomination for proeeuuting attorney-the same Walker, who, a few weeks ago, imagined himself a candidate for the Republican nomination for judge.

He lind a of his henchmen at the convention, representing the Democracy of iJenton ebanty and they pledged the convention that if Vi alter was given the nomination that he would support the straight democratic;ticket, in BentSß county. The Democratic parly c;m most anything, but Walker was a little too tough a a dose and he was was rejected, receiving 26 votes to 37 fqr Mr. Davis. Walker’s strikers were so wrathful that they withdrew from the convention.

Election Law Information.

To the Republicans of Indiana: A. C. Harris, R. O. Hawkins, and Fred Winter, well known and capable lawyers oi Indianapolis, have" been appointed a committee to prepare fog Functions to the voters of the State, and to the various election officers, concerning their rights and duties under the new election laws. It is desired that those who wish to ask questions or make suggestions shall immediately address one of the gentleman named, to the end that their instructions may be comprehensive. L. T. Micheneu, Chairman. Frank M. Millikan, Secretary.

Bear These Dates In Mind.

To the Republicans of Indiana: Any voter who moves from one County to another, or from one Township to another, after Sept. 5, or who moves from one precinct to another after- October 5 th, will thereby lose his vote. The election will be held Tuesday, November 4. Wo request the Republicans of Indiana to keep these dates in mind, to see- that all our friends who contemplate moving are fully advised before moving, and to notify the local committeemen of all changes of residence which may be made by members of other Parties after either of the-dates first mentioned. L. T. Mie&ENER, Chairman. F. AI. Millikan, Secretary.

Protection for Farm Products.

Contention that the tariff imposed on imported agricultural products is of no avail by way of protection to American farmers will no more stand the test of facts and figures than most, other assertions of the industrious attorneys for free foreign trade. Under the existing law a tariff is imposed on the principal farm pioducts, as follows: Wheat, 20 cents per bushel; corn, oats, barley, and rye, each 10 cent 9; potatoes, 15 cents; live stock {other than breeding), twenty per cent on value. The effect of these charges, according to the great apostle of free trade, who never lets slip the opportunity iff lieiterating his creed, is that tari If taxation is not limited tothcconsumcr of imported article.-, hut the duties imposed upon such articles penult a corresponding increase in price to be laid upon the domestic productions of the same kind.

Every sensible business man, with the price lists of the different trade centers, befoiie him, can see that tins is not true; while it is a fact that tlie tariff rateb above Tjwjtetf serre as a check to nii i nffux of iotoign grown products which would, m the absence of such baric r, seriously embarrass market pnees in the United States. Foreign producers pay the tariff on such of these products as they send here, and hence cannot afford to sell them as cheaply as they could and would sell if permitted to bring their products here free. What they thus pay in tariff goes into the public treasury, and by so much reduces the amount that otherwise would be raised from our own citizens. But notwithstanding the fact that foreign fanners are taxed for the privilege of selling their products in our markets, they did send here during the last fiscal year staple farm products to the value of nearly $14,000, C00, viz: Breadstuffs, $6, 034,272, vegetables, $4,455,354, live animals, $3,270,277. After paying over two aud three-quarter million dollars as tariff, these were sold in competition with the pioducts of American iuirns. It is with such facts as these that free trade attorneys should be confrouted when pleading with the farmer for his vote against the policy of piotection for American labor. The American farmer can no more successfully compete against the cheap grown wheat of India and Rusaiu than the American manufacturer can compete with his foreign competitor in making cheap goods. The tariff of 20 cents per bushel removed, aud the price of American grown wheat would come down, or foreign grown wheat would be sold in its stead. Proof of this lies in a comparison of market quotations from the commercial centers of Europe and the United States. And farmers will find more profit in such comparison than in listening to the confusing diatribes of free trade advocates..

Winamac Republican. Theconvfcutiqn for nominating a Republican candidate for Congress m the Tenth District meets at Rensselaer on the 28th of this month. We know of no candidate that will be before the convention except our. present Congressman, W. D. Owen, and we hope to see him receive the 'nomination by acclamation. Mr. Owen/ has madd an excellent record, and occupies a position in the House where ho wields considerable influence. A new man would hav6 to serve several terms befoie he could be as useful as Mr. Owen who has remained at his post during the whole time of this long session while many other members have been off at summer resorts or laying pipes for re-nomination.

Eczema Cured by S. S. S.

Mrs. S. Renault, Waldo, Fla., Writes the following under date of Feb 11, 1890: “I suffered with Eczema for about two years. About this time I was advised by friends to try your Swift’s Specific (S.,S. S.) and I am happy to say that after using six bottles 1 was entirely cured, and I never lose an opportunity of recommending it to auy one I find sufferingfroffi any disease of the blood.”

He Profits by his Friends Experience.

“I have been troubled with pimples and blotches on my face for years, during which time I tried numbers ofstadnard remedies, but without receiving any benefit. Profiting by the advise and experience of a friend I commenced taking Swift’s Specific (S. S. S.) and the effect it had on me overshadowed all expectations. After s taking tw© bottles the pimples and blotches entirely disappeared, and my skin is clear and without a blemish.” J. B. Fleming,Ji., Fairfield, 111. Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta Ga.

ATTENTION, FARMER^ At Soft Corn Prices. Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Doors and Blinds. Estimates on bills a specialty. Give us a call. Wolfe <fe Co. 3'oland-i'liina Pigs for Sale. The undersigned has 25 head of thoroughbred Poland-China pigs both male and female, for sale. All are (legible to be registered, and pedigrees furnished with every one sold. Also a thoroughbred Holstein bull calf, 7 months old for sale. Emmet Kannal.

The- Mew Monarch Wheat. Prof. Collette of Purdue University advises the farmers to sow' The New Monarch t\ lu .-it. ,Iri~~anUesperin)ont, with over :>0 kinds. The New Monareh Wheat has been full weight,, while the 30 other kinds have run below GO tbs weight down to 50 lbs. This wheat has been in the 2 or 3 years held out its good yield and weight, in Marion County and vicinity, during the failure in other parts of the Shite with other wheat. For sale, for seed, at Eger Bros. Hardware store.

Dentistry, Ira C. Kelley would respectfully inform the citizens of Rensselaer and surrounding country that he has opened an office in Liberal Corner, over Wright’s undertaking establishment, where he is prepared to do all kinds of dental work in the latest and most approved styles. He will make it an object for those wishing dental work to call and see him. Teeth extracted and artificial ones inserted from one to an entire set All work warranted to give entire satisfaction. Ira C. Kelley, Dentist

Real-Estate and Exchange Agency. The undersigned has opened an office in the Nowels House, in Rensselaer, Ind., and is prepared to do a general trading and real-estate and exchange business. Parties wishing to buy, sell or exchange real-estate or other property, wherever situated, will find it to their interests to give me a call. Have many farms of from 40 to 950 acres, in Indiana and the West, for sale or trade. Am also an auctioneer of many years experience, and solicit a share of the public sale patronage. Yours Truly, W. N. Jones. The disease King Herod died of can be avoided by using Bludblider, a safe and certain preventive of all blood or skin diseases It is a tonic, regulates the bowels and cores dyspepsia. Intiigeatioo and constipation. '

A of ike Committee chosen August 18th, by a number of the Citizens of. Rensselaer, and - —.■■■■■■•■’■l—— adjoining country, to accompany Mr. Fosmer, on a to&r of inspection of Creameries and Cheese Factories. ! .ih left P*? 8 ** 1 "* An* 19, 1890, on the 11 A. M. train, arriving at Lafayette at aonut IP. M. Met Mr. Fosmer, looked at the Creamery and -Cheese. factory in the course of construction under the direction of Mr. Fosmer in that city. Found a massive well lajn foundation-of Masonery upon *&&& tke petory. The main building is to be 32x50, with side engine and office room 16x32, all to be two stones high, witli a receiving and weighing room 6x16. In the rear and adjoining tlto Factory is the cool room 20x32, which is 32 feet high. This is a very massfte, tme, built aftei the Jackson Patent The entire lower part is a cool room, while the upper part is to rccene . ons o ic(. e ice is placed m this room without saw-dust or other covering as ice would be placed m a refrigerator, and is guaranteed to hold the ice for 18 months, this keeping the temperatura degiees, and yet so dry that a match may be lighted any where on its inner walls. This part of the building was up and being enclosed. We found the work so far as completed, to be done in first (lass older pud to the satisfaction of all concerned, so far as we could ascertain. iv:'died at 7-20 at P ' M ‘ for Collimkia Cit y, in Whitley county, which place we A l 1 Af 2(>t o?i :3 °i wd M 'VnL G ve . Dt to , the Crea . mer y and Cheese Factory, erected ,by Mr. F’osmer, and S 0. The first patron to arrive with milk, was C. Copeland, manager and keeper of le County Farm one mile from town. He is milking 13 cows, of which he brings less than half to the to to l1 ’ T r f}i Smg }? calves, and has including family and inmates of the county house, 40 persons an( J The first month the factory paid 8Q cents per 100 pounds of milk, and 111 L d ha o he ddivered. _ The last month with short pasture and only 65 cents for nn erecene . . Said lie was satisfied it was a good thing, as are the County Commissioners, who )°ug it him a spring wagon m deliver the milk. Second man was milking 6 cows, is well satisfied with the milk business; said 65 cents per 100 pounds was as good as 16 cents for butter, and 80 cents as good as thought as good as 23 cents; said his pastures were dried up, but was feeding some ground fe |f- man ’ Ocxy ws, said two were Durham, the rest just cows; brings milk 8 register for this week gave, 18th, 186; 19th, 140; 20th, 167; feeds 4 calves, and keeps enough milk to use and make the butter for^ family of six; is satisfied with the business; except he thinks 65 cents too low a price. Fourtbman John Sterling milks 10 cows, feeds some oats and com ground; pasure is\ery iy- Register, 18th, Liß; IDtli, 147; 20th, 158; keeps out one gallon per day tor family; hauls sixmiles; is a stockholder; is satisfied with milk business, says it pays better than steers. Fifth man, ,J ° it ..I iu U 1S 110t stockholder, milks 5 cows, brings milk 2£ is satisfied with,milk business, does rn niff rJ‘ S Qnl\ S ’r- e ff ‘ BU ck’ kt‘ops milk to make butter etc. tor a family of six. Register, 18th, 60, 19th, 56, 20th oo lbs Sixth, wife of Levi Florence, milks 4 cows, is not a stockholder, thinks 65 cents toi milk is better than 15 cents tor butter; brings milk 5 miles; 3 cows month of June, brought $12.00, average amount of milk delivered that month 68 pounds; keeps one gallon at home, is satisfied and will invest m more cows. Seventh man, Lewis Hartman, President of the Company, lives 3 miles from town, milks o cows, average last month $5.00 per head, is satisfied and is going to increase the number of his cows. The company buy the milk. The whey and butter-milk belong to the company, -They toed air average of about 4o hogs, which pays well. The company’s building is 32x56, hightk 18 feet, engine room and office 16x30, one story. Off from rear of mam building is the Ice-house and cool-room, 16x32; coolroom Bxl6—having 16x24 for Ice; capacity 200 tons. This building cost S7OOO. They are now receiving milk from 100 cows, which, with the amount kept at hoine, and the present shortage of pastures, they think will not pay the running expenses. Yet Mr. W. H. Liggett, one of the Directors, thinks it a good investment, and that it will do well, in the future. They make 104 lbs. of cheese from 100 lbs. of milk; v lie i, at 10 cts. per pound, makes $1.05 per cwt. \V ould, say this factory receives milk six days in the week only, the patrons keeping Sunday milk, from which, with what they keep each day, they make butter tor their families. J J • T ook tram at 12:48 P. M. tor Chicago, arrived at SP. M. Took train at 6P. M., over the C. &N. W., arriving at Turner Junction at 7 P. M. 6:45A.M. took team and drove to Geneva. A riving at the Fox River Creamery at about * ooannn !*° in -ii • / operator of factory, we learned, that this factory has received as high Taou id °;. milkp( t da y> 18 llow receiving 12000 lbs. from which lbs: butter per 100 lbs. milk, or o 0 >s. daily, tor this tlie company charges 3 cts. per lb. for making; $16.20 per day for the expense of actory and profit to the stock. The butter is now selling at cts. which, at 44 lbs. per 100 lbs. milk, makes SI.OO per 100, deduct cost of making 44 lbs. at 3 cts. —134 cts., leaves 864 cts. per 100 lbs. for the tanners, besides this the patrons get the skimmed, or separated milk to feed their hogs. First patron introduced, was a very intelligent man, and keeps a debtor and credit account with his form. Name H. E. oturns milked m 1889, 22 cows, some not very good; delivered for the year 106,000 lbs,, average price for inn n eai pt l ' ‘ 7-10, he raised 6 calves, besides kept an average of 45 head of hogs, thinks id 1 lbs. ot extracted, milk worth 4 as much as corn at 50 cts. per. 100 lbs. or worth 25 cts. per hundred to teed. He received for the 22 cows, something over $l,lOO. He owns a farm of 120 aerqs and 30 or 35 in pasture, balance hay and grain; sold $600.00 worth of hogs, which equals something over $1,700. He has no boys, .veeps one man, and hired some in haying at a cost of $250, not counting board, leaving $1,450 piont trom his farm, lias a batter lot of cows This year, which will give better results, will increase the number next year. Feeds in winter about 4 or 4 bushels of a mixture of good oats and corn, mixed with (jlucose. T. H. Bowror milked 35 cows, has a farm of 208 acres, 80 in pasture, balance in hay and grain. Kecened last.\ear about $1,700 for milk, feeds hogs, has now 80 head, sold about S7OO worth of hogs last year, lias no children, hires all his help, costs about SSOO per year. From H. Worford, manager, we learnthat tor the month of May 1890, they received 608703 lbs. of milk made 24,138 lbs. of butter, a yield of 3 Jo-100 per 100 lbs. of milk, this at 3 cts. earned $724.14, average amount paid farmers for this month for mdk f was ol cents, the butter for this month sold at 18 cts., and 14*cts., the lowest they ever sold. The stock can not be bought at even SSOO ou the SIOO. This factory is run and owned exclusively by farmers, and in a radius of 5 miles there are 5 other factories, this being in the center. This factory paid fi premium last year of 80 per cent., tor the 3 months just past it paid 10 per cent. 1 rom here \ve drove to the Turner Co-operative creamery. This creamery is now receiving 10,000 pounds daily, highest 16,000. Factory commenced last September. Dividend for the 10 months SBOO on stock. Stock of this company is now worth $l5O. This factory is connected with the Elgin Board. Trom the observations of your committee we would wish to say, that we believe the establishing of a stock creameryat Rensselaer, would be a great advantage financially to the surrounding country. All of which we respectfully sumbit to the consideration of the people. • ■ s __ _ Joseph 11. Willey, ) n ... Ad. Pahkisok, J Committee.

JOHN GRAVE*. j.-• • - WHKATFIKLD, INDIANA,. AUCTIONEER. Sales attended in any part of Jasper and ad . joining counties, also Real Estate Agent and Jus f ice of the Peace , Collections promptly attomtea to. Large amounts ol larmsand town property for sale. Address - - VVheatfibld, Ind. xxr i 2. JAMES A. BURNHAM, u. s- pensioT~attorney AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Thoroughly equipped and abreast of the time . Expert in Pension matters. Office Front, above the post-office, Rensselaer, Ind. Sept Ist, 1890. D WIGGINS It It OS. —:ABSTRACTERS,:-. Rensselaer, Ind. PIONEER MEAT MARKET, Renselaer, - - Indiana J. J. EIGLESBACH, PROP'S. BEEF, Pori, Veal, Mutton, Sausauge, Bologna, etc., sold in quantities to suit purchasers at the lowest prices. Nonebutthe bea stock slaughtered. Everybody is invited to call. highest price paid for good a cattle. ' J.j. EIGLESBACH. —i_ ; J w. hoktclv, DENTIST. Fillings inserted that will not com* out. LOCAL ANESTHETICS used in Teeth extraction. BP*Artificial teeth inserted from one to full sets. Office over Elis & Murray’B. Rensselaor. Indiana. UCHUYLKR ** * Notary Public and Insnraace iient. Companies represented: Aetna.of Hartford, Ilnrtlord. ol Hartford; Sprlmcdcld F. A At. Ml Springfield; German American, of K. Y.: Franklin, of lndianapolia; Insurame Go., of North America! and Travelers Life A Accident with accident tickets from one to thirty days V/fficu wlUiCircuit Clerk. 25-5.

As a general liniment for sprains and bruises or for rheumatism, lame back deep seated or muscular pains’ Cham erlain’s Pains Blam is unrivalled or sale by. F. B. Meyers. English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft, or calloused lumps and blemishes from horses, blood spavin, curb,splints, sweeney, ring-bone, stifles sprains; all swollen throats, coughs etc. Save SSO by use of one bottle. The most wonderful blemish cure ever known. /Warranted. Sold by Long & Eger, Druggists, Rensselaer, Ind. 22 5, ly-

During the epidemic of flux in this county last summer, I had hard work to keep a supply of Chamberlan’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand People came ten or twelve miles in the night to get a bottle of the Remedy. I havo been selling patent medicines for the last ten years and find that it has given better satisfaction in cases of di&rrboea and flux than any other me icine I have ever handled.—J. H. Beuhara, Druggist, Golconda. Pope Co., Ill* Over five hundred bottles of this Remedy were sold in the county during the epidemic reterred to. It was a perfect success aud was the only remedy, that did cure the worst cases. Dozens of persons there will certify that- it saved their lives. In four other epidemics of bowel complaint this Remedy has boon more successful. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by. F. B. Meyers.

I'iiousaml* Poisoned. Iu a recent work on heart disease. Dr. Franklin Miles—the noted specialist—gives new and strrtling facts. Thousands of people are slowly poisoning themselves, weakening their hearts by the use of tea, coffee, tobacco and alcohol. , These are Heart Whips, causing it to beat rapidly, thus gradually wearing it out, produoing shortness of breath when exercising, pains in the side and shulder, hungry and faint spell*. —Finally swelling of the ankles and sudden death. Fos weakened and imired hearts the press every where highly recommends the New Heart Cure discovered by Dr. Franklin Miles, which is for sale at B. F. Fendig * Co.’a.

MONEY! money—W. H. H Graham loans money in sums o S3OO and upwards, on long time, a 6 to 7 per cent, interest. Shiloh’s cough and consumption cure is sold by us on a guarantee. It cures consumption. Long & Eger. For lamo back, side o chest, us Shiloh’s Porous Plaster, p ce 25 cts at Long & Eger’s. Itch, cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. Sold by Long& Eger, druggists, Rensselaer.

Steady employment, on salary, is of 1 sered in another column, by E. C. Peirson & Co., Waterloo, N. Y. 38-3 m. That hacking cough can be so quaick ly eared by Shiloh's cure. We guaranit. . Long & Egsb. Catarrh cured, health ana swee breath secured, by Shiloh’s catarrh remedy, Pricesocents. Nasal injeotor free. Sold by Long & Eger. Syrup White Pine and Ta r will im mediately relievo croup, whoopingcough and bronchitis. For s ale by F B. Meyer.- * Sleepless nights, made miserable by that terrible cough. Shiloh’s cure is I the remedy lor you. Sold by Long A Eger. Don’t neglect that first cough! Syrup White Pine and Tar will relieve it at once. 25 and 50 cents per bottle. For sale by F. B. Meyer. Shiloh’s Vitalizer s what yon need for oonsamptioa, loss of appetite, dizziness, and all symptoms of Dyspepsia. Price 10 and 75 cents per bottle at Lour A Eger’s. Mr. John Carpenter, of Goodland Ind., says: “I tried Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, for diarrhoea and severe cramps, and pains in the stomach and bowels with the best results. •la the worst oase l never bad to give more than the third dose u» efteot a cure. In most cases one done will do. Besides it’s good qualities is is pleasant to take.” 25 and 50 cents a bottle for sals by F. B. Meyer