Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1895 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN Thursday, March 7,1895. IBSURDKVKBY THUBBDAY Bt GEQ. E. Publish bb and Pbopbietob. U/FICE In Republican building, on orner of Washington and Weston streets. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Ote Year $1.50 Six Three Months ... 50 Official Paper of Jasper County.

The Alabama legislature has passed a law permitting juries to impose the death penalty for train robbery. It is a good law, and would, be still better if train wrecking was also made punishable- with death. . . . \. . .. ======== — Indiana stands at the head of the states in the ownership of unincumbered homes, namely, 74.26 per cent of the whole. lowa follows with 73.24 -per cent; next comes Wisconsin with 70.47, and Illinois next with 70.18 percent. The largest number of mortgaged homes in the manufacturing New Lngland states. Governor Matthews has appointed the five members of the board of trustees for the State Soldiers’ Home for which the Legislature has made an appropriation of $75,000. They are the men who were recommended to him by the Grand Army Committee, which has taken the lead in the matter. They are James R. Carnahan, of Indianapolis; Col. D. N. Foster, Fort Wayne; James 18. Wallace, Lafayette; Christopher J, Murphy, Evansville, and Isiaah B. McDonald, of Columbia City. Three of them are Republicans and two Demoarats.

There is much good sense in the following from a writer’ in Scribner on the effects of constantly sermonizing the young on the subject of saving. While the wisdom ,of economy atall times and in all things cannot be gainsaid it is none the less a menace to the peace of mind of the young folks to keep up a ceaseless harping on the necessity of providing against the . “rainy day.” Ihe author in question says: “If my choice were free, I would rather give my boy the memory of a fairly l‘ a l’Py am l untrammeled life up to twenty, and leave, him nothing then but a consequent reasonable optimism, and unsapped courage, and a disposition to regard money as a means rather than an end, then keep him constantly face to face with a specter of possible poverty, fill him full of premature cares, and leave him with five thousand or twenty thousand a year and no memories or wellgrounded healthy tasts, or world to live in, indeed, except such as he common;y sets out to make for himself under these circumstances which is w, rse than nothing.”

THE NEW LIBEL LAW.

Thanks to a republican legislature, the infamous Grubbs libel law, which was passed aud kept upon the statute books by the Kopelke brand of democratic statesmen (?), has been wiped out of existence and another and better substituted. The new libel law, which has passed both houses will have a tendency to shut off a lot of people who seem to think that newspapers are published for the purpose of giving them an opportunity to be sued for libel. Some folks are always injured by the appearance of their name in print, and keen to sue the paper for the injury. The chief provision of the bill just passed is that the aggrieved party can only recover for actual damages, and suit can not be brought without first giving the newspaper three days notice that a correction is demanded. If this is made in good faith and it is shown that the libelons article was published in good faith there is no ground for a claim for damages.—Winamac Democrat- J ournal. Our Democratic neighbor over east is eminently correct in giving to our Republican legislature the the credit for doing away with that most unjust piece of legislation, the Grubbs libel ..tow. The Journal also correctly sums up the points of the new law, except

that its provisions are not quite as tated in the last sentence, nor would it be right that they should be so. A correction, with proof that the alleged libelous publicaHnn was made in good faith, does not prevent the injured,party from obtaining damages, but it prevents him from obtaining anything but actual damages. Under the Grubbs law exemplary or punitive damages were provided, and the facts that the publication was made in good faith, and that the proper correction was made did not have any effect to mitigate the publisher’s punishment. This new law is fair to all, publishers as well as the public.

Saloon Keepers and Saloon Keepers.

Indianapolis Journal. Whether the Nicholson bill in an amended form shall become a law, or if any legislation shall be enacted at this session looking to the better enforcement of the present law, it will be largely it not mainly due to the course pursued for years past by a certain class of saloon keepers. Whatever may be thought of the business of liquor selling, or of the best manner of regulating it, all must admit that very different grades of men engage in it. This is true of all kinds of business, but it is more apparent in the retail liquor business than in any other, because it is surrounded with legal xestrictions the observance or non-observance of which constitutes a line of demarkatiOn among those engaged in it, and this emphasizes the, difference between them. In a general way they may be di vid ed in to 1a wabiding and law defying. The former wish to do what they regard as a legitimate business under the license of the State, complying with the law in all respects and making an honest living in what they consider an honest way. The most rabid prohibitionists knows there are many such saloons. They give no trouble to the authorities so far as the enforcement of law is concerned.

The law-defying class are very different. They are the pirates of the business. Their hands are against everybody, and they are as ready to cheat one another as they are to violate the law, defy the authorities and bully public opinion. They have no desire to do a legitimate business, even from the saloon keeper’s point of view, and are so constituted that they would violate any law- that might be enacted. If any new restric ive legislation shall be enacted at the present session it will be mainly due to the course pursued by these law-deiying saloon keepers. They have done more during the last few years to create a popular demand for more stringent legislation on the saloon question than all other causes combined. The prohibitionist propaganda would have made but little progress had it not been aided by the propaganda of lawlessness which for years has been giving the authorities so much trouble and forcing upon the public mind the necessity of strengthening the law. Whatever popular demand there is for additional legislation on the temperance question is simply a phase of the demand for the better enforcement of law. It is not so much that the evils of the traffic have been increasing as that some of those engaged in it have persistently and defiantly violated the present in such a way as to advertise their intention not to obey it and to challenge a measurement of strength with those who believe that tne traffic should be subject to reasonable restriction, and that whatever the law is it should be enforced. If the effect of the present agitation should be to draw the line still more distinctly between law-abid-ing and law-defying saloon keepers, between the honest, decent men engaged in the business and the pirates, it may enlist the former in a movement to compel the observance of the law, and thus result in unexpected good, for the more defiant the violation of law becomes the stronger will be the popular demand for its enforcement

SOME NEW LAWS.

The state legislature has done a good deal of good work, this session, but the bulk of it, so far, has been in killing off bad bills rather than in passing good ones. The following is a brief summary of all the acts of general interest, which had received the Governor’s signiture up to last Saturday. The first act passed was that appropriating SIOO,OOO for the expenses of the Legislature, which is $6,000 less than the preceding Legislature appropriated for that purpose. The second act was appropri-

ating money to meet the expenditures of the Governor for the support and t ransportation of - the mijita to enforce the laws, mainly during the Debs strike. A bill approved Feb. 16, provides for the opening, vacating and change of highways; provides that the auditors of counties shall require sheriffs to notify the viewers of proposed roads, for their location or discontinuance, who shah, after being swOrn, proceed to that duty. Highways of public utility shall be laid out on the best ground, but shall not run through any person’s inclosure of one year’s 77 standing without the owner’s consent, unless a good way cannot otherwise be had. Where roads are laid out on the dividing lines of individuals, each shall give half the road. A bill which defines the course to be pursued by churches, benevolent institutions and education a 1 societies to attain property by gift or purchase by the agency of trustees. A bill which forbids the running of railway tracks through cemeteries, and it has an emergency clause. Another which provides that when gravel roads have been built by order of the county commissioners, and the viewers shall depart from the line of such highway and construct portions upon a new line, the abandoned portions shall be deemed vacated and shallreverttotheowner. Emergency. Legalizing the acts of notaries who, acting in good faith, had no commissions when papers were certified, or who are inelgible from any cause. Emergency. Providing that cemetery property, shall not be taxed except the, corporation derives a pecuniary benefit or profit therefrom. ■Senate enrolled act No. 1, created a State Soldiers Home at Lafayette, appropriating $75,000 for administrative buildings and the fitting up of the grounds, and provides for a commandant and adjutant and a board of trustees to serve without pay. It also provides for the support of any veteran and his wife actually at the Home.

Relating to the cutting of hedges and other live fences along dividing lines. It provides that hedges shall be trimmed, to five feet in height and three feet in width each year, and w’liencomplaint is made by one of the parties in interest that the other fails to comply with the law, the township trustee, after due notice, shall cause the to be trimmed and.begin a suit against the .owners of the property. An act, relating to taxation, being an amendment of Sections 11, 114,115’ 125 and 129 of the act of March 6, 1891. It defines specifically when property shall be taqed, provides for county boards of review, composed of auditor, assessor and treasurer and two freeholders, and defines its powers and extends the session of the State Board of Review. Approved March 1. An act which forbids the attaching of the 80 per cent, insurance clause to contracts. An act which calls for an account of the proceeds of the swamp land fund by the Treasurer of State. An act which materially changing the old law regarding the publication of libels in newspapers. The new law requires the aggrieved party to serve a notice on the publisher, giving the statements whiolf he claims to be defamatory. If after suit shall be brought it appears upon trial that the article was published in good faith, and that its falsity was due to mistake and that a full and fair retraction was published within three days, if a daily, and ten days if a weekly paper, in a conspicious place and type the plaintiff shall receive only actual damages. This was approved March 2 and had an emergency clause. Requiring insurance companies to add cash to their capital until it shall be equal to SIOO,OOO. Approved March 2. Defining the manner for payingdrain and sewer assessments and affords the privilege of paying the same bv installments.

Candidates Announcements. TOWN CLEBK. Charles M. Blue is a candidate for re-election to the office of Town Clerk. Subjact to the decision of the Republican town convention. TOWN MARSHAL. Thomas McGowan desires to announce himself a candidate for reelection io the office of Town Marshal. Subject to the action of the Republican town convention. We are requested to announce the name of Isaac Porter, as a candidate for the office of Town Marshal. Subject to the action of the Republican town convention.

ELLIS & MURRAY 7 '7.7. ;7\ ■SS■ ■ 7 < ;;b' 7 For For Spring Spring 1895 1895 __ _____ j . ~vn to The great distributing point for Jt.>per and adjoining counties for Dry Goods, Carpets, Clothing, Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps, ‘ -' V- . ‘ . 4 Ladies and Gents Furnishing Goods. Stock Largest and Prices Cheapest. ELLIS & HURRAY’S CORNER STORE. -

EXAMINATIONS.

Examination of pupils completing "the'common school course of study will be held as follows: Hanging Grove and Milroy at the Marlboro School house,-Sat-urday, March 16ih. Gillam township, at Independence school house, Saturday, March 16. Walker and Wheatfield townships, at Wheatfield school house, Friday, March 15. Kankakee township, at _ Dunnville school house, Friday, March 15. Keener township, at DeMotte school house, Fiiday, March 15. Barkley township, at Center school house, Saturday, March 16. Marion and Newton townships, at the High School Building, Rensselaer, Saturday, March 16. Jordan township, at Egypt school house, Saturday, March 16. Carpenter township, at High School Building, Remington, Saturday, April 20. Union township, at Rose Bud school house, Saturday, April 20. Examinations will begin at nine o’clock a. m. and close at 4 o’clock p. m. Writing must be done with pen and ink. J. F. Warren, Co. Supt. Schools.

The undersigned desires to announce to the people of Rensselaer and vicinity, that he has bought of J. E. Spitler, the general news, book, stationery and confectionery business, heretofore conducted by him; and that he will continue the same in the old location, opposite the court house. He asks for the continued patronage of all of Mr. Spitler’s old customers, and hopes also to' add many new ones to that list. J. W. Huggins. Money to Loan. The undersigned have made arrangements whereby they are able to make farm loans at the lowest possible rate of interest, with the usual commissions. Interest payable at the end of the year. Partial payments can be made on Jan. Ist of any year. Call and see us before making your loan; our money is as cheap and easy as any on the market Information regarding the loans made by the Atkinson A Rigler Agency at at Wabash, Ind., can be bad at our office, up stairs in , Williams-Stock ton building, opposite court house. Warren A Irwin.

Dissolution of Partnership. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Meyers Bros , in the mercantile business at Kniman, Ind., has been dissolved, by mutual consent. J. E. Meyers assumes the obligations of the firm and full control of the business. J E. Meyers. G. F. Meyers. Chamberlaiu’s Cough remedy gives the best satisfaction of any cough medicine I handle, and as a seller leads all otther preparations on the maiket. I recommend it because it is the best medicine I ever handled for coughs, colds and croup. A. W. Baldridge, Millersville, 111. For sale by F. B. Meyer. Morris’ English SSableP owder Not only cures but pre onts diseve and when fed two t three times a week will keep your s ock in fine con diticn, will make them slick, fat and glossy. Changes the emire system, gives new t lood, m w lie, and puts them in good condition for spring work. Ful pound packages 25 cents Sold _bj F. B. Meyer. A severe rheumatic pain in the left shoulder had troubled Mr. J. H. Loper, a well known druggist of Des Moms, lowa, for over six months. At times the pain was so severe that he could not lift anything. With all he could do he could not get rid of it until he applied Chamberlains Pain Balm. “I only made three applications of it,” he says, “and have since been free from pain.” He now recommends it to persons similarly afflicted. It is fbr sale by F. B. Meyer.

Or. H. I*. Brown, ZDZEZZbTTIST RENSSELAER - INDIANA. Crown and Bridgework. Teeth withy out Plates a Specialtyifj, THE LATEST METHODS IN DENTISTRY. Moe over PorterlA Wishard’s. Qas admlnistaxed {or oalnlees extraction of teeth. ff. J. KANN AL, M. D. C. - - VETERINARIAN. - - o«ce with BXNSSELAEB, W. A. Huff, the Jeweler. IND. •raduate of (Jhlcaco Veterinary College.

I. C. THRAWLS, Surveyor &, Engineer, Office with COUNTY 'SUPERINTENDENT. In Williams & Stockton block, llensselaer - . - - - - - - - Indiana. ■ PIO XE EH. ■ MEAT MARKET. _____ • BEEF, Pork, Veal, Mutton. Sansage, BalOgna, etc , sold in quantities to suit purchasers at the LOWEST PRICES. None but the best stock siaugblertd. Everybody is invited to call. - THE HIGHEST PRICES PAID CATTLE J. J. EIULESBACH, Proprietor. TRUSTEES? .ISX'TWiK. MARION TOWNSHIP. I will be in my cftcetp stalls in Citizen! Bank Building; every Saturday to attend to t ownship business. WILLIAM GREENFIELD, Trustee Marion Township. • - n ■ 4. F. Ferguson. J. H. Chapman. FERGUSON & CHAPMAN, Abstracters and Exairineri es Titles Farm loans a specialty. Buy and sell rea (state, Sell B. AL. shares. Write Fire Insurance in three of the best companies In the U. 8. Represent JEtna Life—the best on the (lobe. Agent for four A-l Accident companies. Rent town property or farms. Pay taxes for non-residens. Discount notes. Wo wilt your collections. Office Leopold's block, Rensselaer, Ind.

A. L. WILLIS... Special attention given to GUMHIVG SAWS. Old circular and cross-cut saws made as good as new. Shop on Biver Bank, North of Creamery. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA, J. W. HORTON, Dentist. Crown and Bridgework. Teeth without plates. No covering to roof of mouth. No destroying the sense of taste. Office over Post Office. Gm administered for the painless extraction of teeth.