Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1892 — Page 4

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xtzxejECTO^s' CORPORATION OFFICERS. Man lud M- 1. WarrenClerk : r-.TTTrn . rXSiarle* O. Spltler. Treasurer C. CrStarr. r Ist Ward.... M. It. Alter. ] M Ward J. O Porter. Co&tlcUmen- -! :;1 Ward J. H. Ellis. 4th Wax i J.M. Wasson. [ r.ui Ward.. Aneii Woodworth. JASPER .COUNTY iiO ARD OF: EDUCATION. J.C.Gwin. Trustee Hanging drove tp. Mic’.i.U :•?. ! u •:. trustee oMUwn tp. Francis M. -lor J lunan T '.rußteer....Wiiker tp. J. F. nm', treate'e Barkley tp. Win. (hvonfield, ;rsS.tea m Maioa ip. James H~Cau, \ix-.f .lordm tp. Nehemi-vh Hipklns, trustee Newton tpJ F. %uner K -cnertp. Hans Paulson, Trustee. Kankakee tp. S. D. Clark, trustee... Wheatileld tp, Wm <>. iio.v-uier, truswe...’.. .Carpenter tp. Zlbe McCashe, fruslf •• Vlilroy tu. Wm. Copper, trustee ............... .. Union, tp. W. H. Coovci.... Remington. j Ezra 1,. Clerk Hentat-laer. J. F. Wairtu: County 3upt. J C DTCIAXr: : Circuit Judge .Uirio Z. Wilev. Proseciittng Attorney.... ... .John BT. Brown leiuis of COUBf. —Fi' - t Monday in Ja iuarv Third Momt-y in March: Firs. Monuay in June; Third Monday in October. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk . William 11. Coover. Sheriff fihaa w- H-minv Treasurerr .: ' .Mark H. HemphillAotfihv Henry 15. Murray. Recorder Judao d. Hunt. Burv evov John K. Alter.Coroner. ..... ... It, P. li-njamin. Superintendent Public schools.-T. F. Warren. ~ tdsi bistrici ...Benj. it. Paris Commissioners'-'"'l District, .J. F. Watson. (SriDistrict ... .0. P. Taber. COMMii-'torritK’, I KT.—First Mondays in Mater, June, S.ptetobor and December.

The falsehoods of the Democrats to the contrary, notwithstanding, the offieial report o r th<‘ Secretary of the Treasmy show? that the national finances are in good shape, and in spite of the over 250 millions of indebtedness that has been paid under Harrison’s administration, there is no deficit of a hundred millions H6r of a single cent. Neither has the gold >reserve been diminished, but is fully up to the requirements of the law, and there is money enough on hand and in sight, including tinregular revenues, to pay all the expenses of - the government until the ending of the fiscal year, the first day of next June, and to leave a clear balance of 20 millions in’the Treasn ry. MKigUWIIVPM—Mi Thurapora OL tne SecreUi y o, the navy shows tiiat wonderful and most gratifying progress Ims been made during the last four yeavs ir building and arming new ships and in the no less important matters of making modern guns, projectiles, gunpowder, armor and torpedoes. In the matters of ar mor, projectiles and smokeless powder it is reliably claimed that the Yankees now beat the world Uncle Sam can no longer be safely blulfed I>y any third or fourth or even second rate naval power; but until we have at least a good round dozetr of first class battle ships, of about the 10,000 ton Bize, and oi which onlv f nr have as ypf beep begun or own authorized bv Congress, this country would be at a terrible disadvantage in a war with any first class l wal power, like England or France.

The Pilot answers THE REPUB.

lican's recent remarks regard*! g the anti-tax law resolutions of' <lie State Executive Committee, of tlu Farmers’ Alliance, with its usual brazen - 1 »• - '• gs Want of c.indor. The resolution , it will be remembered, were directly •. ■ r— -4 he- }* -vi! a,j, taken all through tile - cam paign by the Pilot, and as yet, that pn per has .carefully refrained frunr 'publishing' them,- yet it has the gall to say the fesolntions are"**;.! right”- am] actually to assert tfc they are right because they were mad** by tin riUJ\ Tan 'oi-.', advanced in support of this r-’.j markable i» the* ! secretary of the said State Exc; i J five Co mm itt §? \t, ■ the hstoi.’kii jidef ih the PiUjt Culujwi, I

This last assertion, whether tree or untrue, does not a Iter the? fact that a majority of the said stockholders and that they control the organization of the Company and dictate the political course of the paper. And that course has simply been to try to do all the injury possible to the Republican party, and all the good pjossible to the Democratic party. '•] • j - i ' | Jay Mould’s will has been made public, All of his vast fortune is given to Ms near relatives, and the b UK of it tied up under the management of the most Gould-like o l his Sons. The manner in which this cojlbssal miser made and kept his wealth in life and disposed of it in will put a most powerful and effective argument in the hands of the advocates of those ' _ j ; • T-; -- - - » extreme principles of socialism, which, if adopted, would lead on to revblution, anarchy and the absolute overthrow of liberty if not of civilization. Fortunes made and disposed of as Gnu Id made and disposed of his, are the most powerful progenitors of communistic principles and for that reason, if jnopther, should bn regulated and restrained by the ~ govern-: menfc,, as a matter of public policy. In ot ier ways, too, very great fortunes are a great burden upon the people. The example of luxury, selfish extravagance and often of gilt-edged immorality set by their possessors, is imitated by multitudes, who are thereby led in‘o poverty or crime, or both. Great fortunes should make some amejnds for the evils they do, by prying very great taxes to the national government, and the greater the fortune the greater should be the rate of taxation. There ought also to be a specially heavy inheritance tax upon iarge fortunes disposed of in such a wholly selfish manner as Gould disposed of his.

TO LICK OR NOT TO LICK.

The Delphi Journal's justly celebrated “Old Man On The Corner,” lately devoted considerable space to the question of corporal punishment in the public schools, and it being a matter if such general public interest, and his remarks upon the subject soem so wise and just that wo have thought it well to give the principal points of his observations in. the. foilnw_ iug extracts: Last Saturday a gentleman came "> 'Ue i/ottmafrotfictwoEras wvra f. , \ this paper to “open out” on a teacher in this county who had given a dose of - corpora 1 punishment to a pupil. I refused to accede to his demands and he went away mad, after stopping nis paper. I would probably have taken the matter up and said moon things about that teacher had I nut had a pretty thorough understanding of ‘he weakness and deviltry es the average mischievous school bo>. For the man who vLLu , , .us qf. rice said the teacher had “licked” the pupil until black and blue spots blossomed upon -said pupil's carcass, that one stroke “brought blood” and that when the pwfiigogue got through working over that youngster's iron one of the fifigers of the lad was badly" ‘ saint.” Although I am not now walking around under a very Heavy load of knowledge yet I can say tlnit I have seen inside of a great many different kinds of school house* In my time lye gone tQ.JidiOQl ip the country, in the small village,' and Hi the city, and 1 must say that in each and every one of these schools I saw the boy whpse hide needed walloping mntii the “blood come” and not only his finger but bison tire hand, was "“akiut.” L, fact 1 have seen boys; m tueSe schools who would have received no more than their just deserts tnui their entire liidei, lk-en taken on aud hung up on a “-C-ikeu-rid-cr” fence. Thee© boys are more frequently found in country and village schools than’jn cities, for n the latter schools |ih©y are simoty “rxepaed” and neftt home “far gcod.” The boys in' the country and- small villages are Accustomed to out-door amusements, and con- : .ightins school huiiagT i ii4 r i , ty hard on them. For after plowing in f*ie fields, harvesting wheat corn, the .plain truth is that some of these boys go -to imul to make life miodabie i. r tuc Luacher. And if they ure bent

find many ways in which to do it. And-these are the fellows who deup on this kind of a mission they serve laige knotty doses of corporal punishment and I long ago took a vow that I’d never say a word against a teacher who gave it to them. And girls; too, I’ve seen girls in school who deserved to be switched until they hollored. They can be more annoying even than boys, if they want to. For they can hide behind their calico, knowing well that the average teacher will! take a great deal before calling them up for settlement The question of corporal punishment in the public schools will be an unsettled one so long as parents do not do their' whole duty towards their children in the matter of hom£training. The child wno is kept under proper control at home —who is made to feel that the restraints put upon him are not tyranical and arbitrary, but are part of a needful dicipline of life —is not likely to give any serious trouble to his teacher. He may be disorderly at times; asall young people will be; but he will make no serions opposition when he is gently but firmly recalled by bis teacher to the observance of proper dicipline. It is those who are not properly trained at home who develope traits of buli-necked stubborness in school. There are

teachers, too, who display a sad lack of self control in the management of pupils. A scolding, fretful teacher, who makes a" display of petty ill temper before pupils, loses their respect, and all the latent mischief of their natures comes to the surface. The teacher who has a. tart tongue may expect to have pupils who indulge in petty mischief —and largely to get that tongue started in an undignified outburst. The combination of a teacher who fails to maintain the eveness of temper and a quiet dignity, and pupils who are ili-traiued and mischievous, rapidly develope conditions which render a resort to the rod almost imperative in aggravated cases. While it is most true that corporal punishment must be resorted to at times with certain cl asses of pupils it is also true, with comparatively Tew exceptions, that any resort to it marks a failure on the part of the teacher. Some teachers endeayor to make a sarcastic tongue to do duty for other forms of punishment, but. in such cases the remedy is worse than the disease.

Little Cousin Jasper. Little Cousin Jasper be Don’t live in this town, like me; He lives ’way to Rensselaer, An ’ist comes here. lie says ’at cnir court-house sqnare Ain’t nigh jk s big as theirn is there.' He says their town ’9 big as four Kr ifvq-towns like this, an’ more. He s&ys es his folks moved here .He'd cry to leave Rensselaer; ’Cause ihey’s prairies there, an’ lakes, -tin’-wii’-ducks, an’ rattlesnakes. —’-^e»cw^-ntUa.Jaa.Rerta.j}A Shoots most things you evei^Storr—— Wunsf he shot a deer, one day, ’At swummed off, an’ got away. Litle i .*ti in jasper ■ ent An 1 camped out wuust in a tent Wiv his pa. an’ belt his gun While lie kilt a turrapur,, _________ An’when his ma lieer'd o’that, An’ more things his pa’s been at. She says, ”Yes; an’he’ll git shot ’Fore he’s man-grown, like as not." An’ they’s muserats there, an’ minks, An’di dippers, an’ chewinks— Yes; an’ cal’inus-root you chew All up, an’ ’t won’t pizen you. ' An’ in town, ’s a flag rote there— Highest one ’at’s anywiiere In this world— wite in the street W'here the big mass-meetin’s meet. Yes; an’ Jasper he s ys they Cot a brass-band there, an’ play On it, an’march nn an’ down. Ail’ all over - ound the ipyyu. Wiahtour town ain’t like iL is; W'tsht it’s ist as big as l,is; Wisht ’at his foil s they’d irovo her» An’we’u move to Rensselaer. ’ -James Whitcomb in the Century.

for sale. Cue Kelly Duplex Feed Mul which cost s7s.Ofi will sell for §25,00 G.til at tliS oiiu.e lor information. 15-6 t. Advcrl Led LettersT Wm; Gordon. Miss W. Cuitis Eii C » rtia - Jacob GroejL Mi?? Reita I’aiks. J. VV. It 11 odes. George Sou t-ha. Miss Klta Smith. Mi. Sintupinska. J. Tißtine. Miss Margaret Wood. Ladies’ Literary Society, Dec. 23. Opening Exercises. K ( Qii'*ta\ on? fr< m Mu IPhlo. Go brat run of Christmas—Mrs. A. Thompson. Hi tory-#-‘A nnbure.n’g Adiuinistra-lit-w, ——Mr.-,. Ji.uh.ins. C' ijtTUjS Pay ei —Edited by Mrs. Porter and Vanatta. Contributors Mrs. Hemphill and Jenkins. Society meets Dec. 15, with Mrs. Goff. - By permission of the old soldiers J, W. Wih liams lias their hail filled with fancy rooking chairs. Call and seetnem. Over his furniture store.

r* : WE ARE PREPARED TO (HVE ~ Wg can greatly benefit you in the following special lines: Our kip and calf boots are excellent value. Our Chaplin kip and calf boot at $2 are specials Our Great Hit calf boot at. i co ten . Always sold at $3.00 Our Champion kip boot at. our Henderson Dressed Veal boot at $3.50 Always sold at $3.50 Always sold at $4.00 The above are fully guaranteed. ———— Our ladies’oil grain, calf and dry grain, button Our ladies oil grain, calf and dry * ra in button and lace at * L2S . al ™y s ■“ M-60 at .................'sold am 76 Oa ht lad . l ? B :. O ‘!.. gr .T’sm, a a 1 a “ d Children’s shoes are cot in proportion. Our Elkhart Knitting Mil’s Hosiery can not be beat. Our Fascinator Line is acknowledged to be the best and cheapest in town. fa^SdS^StJ^- 88 K °° dS ' lhlen8 ' iOIiIYIATiD (ini ilf/in 1i n /Jinan make a specialJin'J P|\ J rill ( If I rill s P ection of our line of 111 lllvl k) llilu fi U 1 Jeans and , cottonnade pants, overalls, overshirts, etc. etc. S R !^ ur Remnant shoG counter 10 per cent off from the selling price 'St Our Remnant dress goods counter one third off from the selling price Seadquarters for only of Sole Agents for Stout’s Snag Proof Rubber Boot The only genuine Snag Poof hoot made. We guarantee prices on all competitive lines. Respectfully, ■ I. J. PORTER. Old Liberal Comer near the bridge.

Won’t Sell on Sunday. A movement is being inaugurated by some of our leading citizens to secure a better observance of the Sabbath. It is believed that this is no necessity of the Sunday law flagrantly violated. It is claimed by some of our most conseentious merchants that they are practically compelled to open their places of business on Sundays, because of a few who care more for gain than for Sunday observance. The following business men have signed the following agreement: ——. UTTtLAk 1 892 - We will keep our places of busi- -■> closer b* u the lit; 1 day ox tirr week, commonly called Sunday and that we will sell no goods whatever on that day. Jay Williams, Hammond Pros., Mis. Al. E. Leeklider, Ellis & Munay. J. S. Grubb, A. Leopold, R. 11.I 1 . Phillips, Ohangnon & Soucie, K. Forsythe, R. P. Benjamin, Laßue Bros, N. Warner & Sons, Hemphill & Honan, Mrs. L. M. Imes, G. W. Gauthier, E. M. Parcels, J- O. Wllllama. A. C. Uushey, }y■ A. Huff,- John R Vanalta, G. L Thomas, C. C. Stair, J O. Morgan, W. 11. Erer, P. W. Glarke, J. Bartoo, C. W. Rhoades, Zimmerman ft Roberts J. J. Eiglesbach, U. D. iiowels A don, i Por‘er ft. Wishard, Linvill ft Robinson, Dexter & ("ox S Simpson ft Son, J. >V. Horton, C. O. Her.hman, j H. L. Brown. The druggists will be presented a different petition. It is understood that the law will be rigidly inforced ! against all who sell on Sunday#. Toilet cases at cost, at the Postouiee. Austin & Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at cur rent bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage Stcuiity, with out delay. PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned will offer at Public Sale at hi 3 residence 3 miles south of ROnsael' -1 in Marion tp., .lasper county, Ind , beginning ut 10 o’clock a. m. on Tuesday, December 20,1092 _ tue followin<; jckopekty to-Wit : 7 HEAD OF HORSES* (2 brood mares, 1 two-year-old, four-yeai-old, 1 three-year-old gelding, 2 two-year-old geldings.) 11 HEAD OF COWS. 1 mowing machine, 1 cuiuvstur, 1 harrow, 1 pair bob sleds, corn in shock, hay in slack, and other articles too numerous to mention. Ibhms of Saxe.— month’s redil, without interest, or 8 per cent, disoquut for cash, on earns over 15. 1 r 4. Ik iLhiMoMj. Simon PntLucs, Auctioneer. L— l.. L . .:....

Notice of I. O . ©, P. Election. Notice is hereby given that on Thursday evening, December 29th 1892, at the Hall of Iroquois Lodge, No. 143, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in Rensselaer, Ind., an election will be held to elect officers, and three trustees; said trustees. to act for said Lodge for the year commencing January Ist, 1893. James F. Irwin, Sec’y. Iroquois Lodge, No. 143,1. 0.0- F. Dec. 15, 1892. Public School Notes. The Literary Society is an impor- | L Xit~LiCtvji it, i ir—il tkc-trjUl Uoik. At ! its last meeting on Friday, Dec. 9th, I the following interesting programme wis rendered. Earnest Lamp sou—Reading. Lily Roberts—Review of “Arthur Bounicastle.” Isaac Witham—Recitation. Herman Neal—Recitation. * Cora Mitchell—Essay. Sadie Leopold—Review of “Rip Van Winkle.” Reuben Yeoman—Recitation. Bertha Nowels—Essay. Fannie McCarthy—Biography of “Benjamin Franklin.” Carrie Clark—Reading. Pear! Wasson—Essay. Willie Parkison—Review of “Maud Muller. Bessie Makeever—Reading. Paper—Jesse Coen and Laura Roberts. Ttc >,i —‘Reaolvi.el, dial the President of the U. S', shall hold office for only one term of six yffirs Affirmative; Ben Coen, Maud Irwin. Negative; Effie Cowden, Fred Tyler. The question before the Debating Society Friday night, was, Resolved, that a Compulsory system of Education should be adopted in the U. S. The vote of the society resulting in a tie, the question was decided in tic affirmative- by the vote of the president. Ihe Society now consists of twenty three members, »ith the hope of a greater number in the near future, i It includes not only students but' ©Piers, and any young man wishing 1 to l< romc a Tut uihi r may do so b; 1 presenting his name to the Society. Munon Holiday Kates. For the occasion of Christmas and New V. firs Hofid•»;>«, fj>e Motion Route Will sell tickets between all stations at one and one third fare for tuo foil ltd trip. Dates of sale, Dec. ' 24. 25. 26 and «1 8 t and Jag. igt tmd 1 2nd. Tickets good returning until! Jan. srd. Men s i xtra sizes in underwear, as large as 48, at Ellis <fe Murray’s

NOTICE OF ELECTION. ~ {Rensselaer Encampment, 201 I. O. O. F. Rensselaer, Ind., Dec. 10, 1892. Notice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of their Encampment to be held at the Lodge room on Monday evening, Dec. 19, 1892,there is to be elected three trustees who will serve as such for one year until their successors are-elected and qualified. Geo. W. Goff, C. P. John E. Spitler, Scribe. SALE POST-PONEH. Owing to the very unfavorable -ratlm | Vi-lhuradn Ft; x l'.iktr, whose public sale was to have been held that day,on the John Robinson farm. miles north f Marlboro, has p ost-poned the sale until Friday of th is week, Dec. 16. Austin <fe Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at cur- . rent brnk rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, without delay. Resolutions of Respect, j Hall of Iroquois Lodge, No. 143 ( L O. O. F., Thursday, Dec. 1 ’92. | We the committee appointed to ! draft resolhtions of respect to the memory of our deceased brother, Henry I. Adams, respectfully submit the following. Wherem, It has pleased Almighty ; God m His infinite wisdom, to mil ; our worthy brother Henry I. Adams, from , • r’hly coniLcl* to un : 1 seen heaven of rest; and Whereas, By this sad occurrence there comes to all a d-cp of i solemnity, which reminds us that the death of man is inevitable, and that, while He has destined our mortal bodies to return to their parental elei mentß, He has also provided a home in the unfathomable beyond, therefore Unsolved, That in the death of Bro. Henry I. Adams the fraternity has lost jtn efficient member, society an 1 onoi.o 1 , itizen, aud tuo family a true, kind and loving 'aider and ‘busband, oae.who endured his ills with patience and fortitude of one who had the promise of a home ? .ff, r the sun of life is set. j- ; ® liesoUwly? That we extend to the grief stricken family and f riends onr | rofouml in tbis their sad bereavement, and pray asd - blessing to rest far the widSST* * ce i • " r,mt in to ' rf(lu of his ohermemory, ihese tLs lmions be spread upon the records of our Lodge, a copy sent to the iam.ly, a copy to our ounty pAjkrs, and that our Lod room be for a perM.gt "irty days. 1 A < Warren, ) J. F. IxtwiN, f Committee Alfred Collins, )