Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1895 — Page 2

NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, April 2, 1805. The course of true religion in-this city does not appear to run as smoothly as is desirable Tor theadvancementof the cause. Adherents have altogether forgotten the adage that “In union is strength,” and have devoted the greater part of their energies for some time towards ~ fomenting strife in their own ranks. Details in a letter of this character Would perhaps be improper—at any t i3 w#heathc.e. to say that a well-known Methodist church for more than a year has been “all torn up” with dissensions of a character that makes worldly people tauirh and wag their heads. The differences are of a totally unimportant character at best, and eTEh¥r side —and there appears to have been fct least three sides —might have fielded Without the slightest injury jo their self-respect. The origin of the trouble appears to have been an utter failure on the part of an influBntial portion of the membership to realize that the} 7 belonged to a Methodist church. They were determined to arrogate to themselves the prerogatives conferred by the creed of the denomination upon the Bishop fcnd Conference. They failed, and have withdrawn from the church — which the} 7 might have done without bringing their denomination into disrepute bv trying to overturn an Established custom. Another “storm center” has been located under the

Arched ceiling of a leading Baptist Society and it is understood that the pastor has resigned under pressure .. because of-political .reasons. The latest manifestation of the lack of j brotherly love in church circles was afforded by the Second Presbyterian probably the'" most iristoeratic church in the city. Following the regular prayer meeting, Thursday evening, Judge Lewis C. Walker arose in his place and in the most forcible language expressed his Seep regret that he had learned that the pastor, Rev. Mil burn, had attended Col. Ingersoll’s lecture, Tues3ay evening. He hoped that Mr. Milburn would deny the charge. Considerable excitement ensued. Pastor Milburn arose, and not only Acknowledged that he had attended the lecture, but defended Ms CWrsl In doing so. What the matter mayresult in is, of course, as yet unknown, but it again illustrates the fact-that matters altogether foreign to the avowed objects of religious —Arganizations will continue to intrude apon the meetings of our church sojieties. „ * • * *

The Sentinel has been running a joupon excursion this winter, that is unique. ‘‘Vote for your favorite lady teacher,” “Vote for four most beloved lady typewriter,” jtc., and send them sailing to the tummer seas of Central America on I ticket furnished by*the generous sentinel to the fortunate female whose employers put up the most lash to buy extra copies of the iforesaid Sentinel. I am not informed of the result of the plan irom the newspaper standpoint, but is a scheme for setting the women by the ears and stirring up animosities and jealousies in the community it has proved a great success. '* , - * *

The city charter was amended in several particulars by the late lamented and belligerent General Assembly. The experts and city oflicials have been looking around trying to ascertain “where they are at.” It begins to look like somebody had “monkeyed” with the sections relating to improvement bonds to such »n extent that no bonds can be issued legally for street improvements. Comptroller Trusler is authority for the statement that the various sections of the charter, as it now stands, are in flat contradiction, and that if the law is complied with, the city would have to pay installment payments and interest on such bonds In June, whil'fe the Treasurer would not begin to collect the same from property owners until the following December. Comptroller Trusler thinks it would be impossible to is*ue any bonds of “this kind if the amendment should be.so interpreted

by the city attorney. There is a provision in the amendment which may be construed as righting any Buch mistakes, as the wording of the preceding portions of the amendment evidently are. Itsays: “It is hereby intended and provided that installments or principal and interest shall be paid in advance of the maturity of bonds and_ coupons in order to enable the treasurer to pay such bonds and coupons as they respectively fall due, etc.” It may have been so intended, but it was not so provided, and even if a court Should decide to respect the safeguard in this last-quoted sentence; It would be a difficult matter for the

court, to decide when payments should be madej If it should attempt to say when, it would be legislating, for the language of the general assembly is plain, no matter what its intention. It is the opinion of those who have studied the matter that the amendments - cannot stand and will Be declared void, thereby allowing the city to continue improvements as before the amendment was.passed by the Legislature. “There Tire plenty of people who would be immensely gratified if the whole charter was “knocked out.” Taxpayers, especially owners of real estalc, would endure a total cessation of street paving for several years with a remarkable exhibition of Christian resignation. * * ~ Great news-&genciesJjave deigned to inform ' the world that “Baby McKee,” who was a personage of National reputation during the last administration, has taken to a bicycle like r. duck To watery so I can hardly l>e accused of writing about unimportant matters when L~give the news to the country press. “Baby” McKee is now quite a well grown lad and is living with “Grandpa” Harrison on North Delaware street. People- Who do not believe in “luck” would dQ well to study the history of this fortunate heir to an historic name. * *

With the swelling buds comes the annual attack of base ball fever. The epidemic promises to be unusually virulent this year at Tilts" point. Work has begun on the grounds where it is proposed to Have Sunday games. This is in addition to the regular park for week dav games. A new grand stand has been built at the old park east of the city. The Sunday ball park is located opposite the entrance to the State fair grounds. A grand stand will also be built at this park capable of seating 2,000 people, with “bleacher” room for 4,000 more. The first Sunday game will be played next Sunday, April 7. It is understood that Sunday excursion trains will he run into the city from various points during the season, and efforts will be made to make the venture a great success. The grounds can be reached by three electric lines. a. p. k.

News, Not Fakes.

San Fr-ncisco Call. In fulfillment of the policy announced a few days ago, the “Call'’ has.disposed.af-all.the books it had for sale on theTcoupon system and has gone out of that trade. From this time forth we shall have nothing to do with fakes of any kind, and by J a fake we mean anything that is not legitimately included in the business of publishing the news of the day, advertisements of the business of the day, and such miscellaneous notes, comments and articles as are necessary to keep our readers posted on all current events of public interest. Our opposition to faking in jour nalisin is the outcome of a deepseated conviction that the system is not only derogatory to the dignity of a great new paper, but is prejudicial to its best interest and offensive to its intelligent readers. A trade, legitimate in itself, becomes a fake when it is undertaken not as a regular business, but as a mere device to catch pennies by deluding the public into a belief that they are getting something for nothing. The coupon is apparently a free gift to the reader of a newspaper, bat in reality it takes up space that should be given to news or legitimate advertising, and the fake scheme of which it is a part engages some of the attention, energies and capital of the paper that ought to be devoted exclusively to the gathering and the dissemination of news. It is, therefore, a deduction from the news value of the paper and a loss to those who look for the news, A man can not serve two masters. He cannot be a journalist aud a fakir at the same time. The editor who

1 resorts to fake gifts to get subscrb- | ers will soon resort to fakes to get news. When once the legitimate object of journalism is lost sight of and the publication of the news is regarded no longer as the chief object of his energy, it is an easy step j to sensationalism of every kind and to the complete abandonment of all I care for accuracy and truthfulness in I reporting events. By easy and inj evitable gradations the editor is transformed to the habitual fakir. ! He considers news no more than a , pansy blossom, and will resort to ! exaggeration and every other device I in either case or in both cases to catch the,’Attention of the vulgar ! and the nicklosof the unwarv. j The true rule of 1 business is for every man to stick to his own trade. 1 Let the book dealer sell" books and ; the florist sell flowers. They have | to pay rent, clerk hire and all the the Expenses of legitimate business, and should be free from fake competition. The pubiic will be better served in this way than it could be bv any other process, and, for ourselves, we will stick to it. When a man's feet slip on tho Icy sidewalk tho remarks lie makes r -neruily in dicutn that lie also had a slip of the owjue.

AIR A STORAGE BATTERY.

A Theory That It Can bo Tapped for All the Electricity Needed. Elias B, Dunn, the weather observer Mcw^ been studying atmospheric electricity for two years, says the Boston Transcript. The sergeant, as they used"To eaU him; the farmer, as thev call him now, said the other day that we will - live to see the ckjy when electricity, collected from the atmosphere and stored by some means which an Edison or a Tesla will have to devise, will revolutionist! Tha world, “^irr'p-rgphgr'gx!y that cities will be lighted and heated by atmospheric electricity; that every Train and car will- be run, lighted and heated by it; that coal will become a curiosity; that steanT .heating will be a granny talk to the coming generation; that the telegraph and telephone companies will lose their monopolies; that war will -become a farce, because a touch of electricity will make the British Grenadiers or the German Chians or the Scttch Highlanders sit down on the ground powerless. Even the dreams of communication with the inhabitants of Mars will become realities, and a man will be able to strike up electricity as he does a parlor match. There will be no more trolley strikes, because there will be no more trolleys. Mankind will tap the atmosphere for almost any convenience except food and clothing, and even the clothing will be woven and the food cooked by atmospheric electricity; street cleaning will be as easy as the magician’s “Presto! change!” and everybody will live comparatively happier ever, after.

I Mr. Dunn is sure that his ideas are practical and probable?* The atmosphere is his constant study, and, having introduced general humidity to the public as the principal element in uncomfortable days, he has determined that the potent element for good in the air we breathe shall no longer be wasted. Why, he said, the whole atmosphere is soaked with electricity. | The earth, as is well known, is a storehouse of electricity. That it passes from the clouds to the earth we can see in every thunderstorm, i The earth is a good conductor, especially damp earth, aud water is the best conductor possible, Every person is possessed of body electric ity. -The vital force is all in the electrical powers you coutain in your body. When the day is damp vou become weakened through the loss of your bodily electricity, because the atmosphere is a greater conductor of the electrical fluid than your body, and consequently what is in your body will pass to the moist, damp air. That is the cause of that tired feeling... -This., passing-of electricity to the atmosphere enervates you to such a degree that a person natj urally in a weak state will collapse I or become much worse with the loss of this bodily electricity. The atmosphere being charged with electrieity anjd_th.e_ea.rlh being a store house for it, if there were some controllable method of storage devised by which you could draw off a moderate amount of electricity at will and keep that force on tap all the time, with an appliance by which power,eonld be generated—and there I is no reason why that can’t be done — ; then atmospheric electricity would make all the wheels in the world go round, The barons would be done up. There would be no more need fur-coal. There ought to be enough electricity in the atmosphere to supply Htrht and heat, as well as to do .all the work.

All Sorts.

What is asserted to be the oldest lifeboat in existence is preserved at South Shields, England, ss a valued relic. It was built in 1830, and during more than fifty years of active service was instrumental in saving 1,<>28 persons. There is a man living near HelmoHft, in Massachusetts, who for B'fty years has been engaged in matching and selling frogs, with which he supplies hotels aud restaurants, and also ships them to scientific men in Europe. Some trees live a very long time. It is known that trees have attained the following ages: Elm 535, cypress 350, ivy 450, larch 570, chestnut 600. jrange 630, pajm 650, olive 700, oriitital plane 720, cedar 800, lime 1,100, 3ak 1,506, yew 2,800. A Japanese novelist has produced i story called “The Romance of a Dog,’’ which is to appear in 108 volumes, issued at short intervals at a popular price. The Japanese write novels as they produce plays, in a number of installments.

The proprietor of a hotel at Abilene, Kas., keeps a pile of wood on hand to keep tramps from begging a meal from him. When one of the gentry appears he points to the wood'pile and .informs him that it takes one hour’s work ou the pile to secure the meal.

Cut glass washed in warm soaptuds, rinsed in hot, but not boiling, water, and then stood in a pan of •if dry sawdust till dry, then brushed with a soft brush and rubbed with a piece of soft chamois will have its brilliant CeiTuty dazzlingly brought put. Dr. Megnin, of the Paris Acdacny of Science, is authority for the statement that kissin-g—of pet 'dogs is one rs the most common agencies In the spread oJ diseases, especially consumption.

MYSTERIES OF THE HEMP.

NlArvelons Tale* from the Jeraey Coast, Aebury Park special to N7-Y. Herald, Mar. 1&

LL the summer resorts Jersey coast are in their win ter garb, Jand the social aspect of the place has completely changed. The rivai'

hackrnhn. who a few months ago, hated one another worse than poison, now interchange weather prophecies and swap lies around the stove in the village store. It is the time of year when marvelous tales of shipwreck and death are presented highly seasoned to the auditors, who listen with mouths agape. And should a listener doubt the-veracity ofThc-stor-y tcllcr^hewill be informed that“trutii is stranger nor fiction,an' no one but a durned fool would doubt the story o’ one who seed these air things hisself.” One of the stories which never fail to interest the dwellers by the sea is that several years ago q,n unknown brig sank within a stone's throw ol the shore almost at the rear of the cottage of the late General Grant,at Elberon, and from the bodies that were subsequently cast ashore no clew could be obtained that would lead to the identity of the vessel. - A ship’s bell was heard ringing a short distance from the wreck one stormy night not long afterward. The life saving men thought a vessel would come on the beach and waited in vain for it to drive into the breakers. Although they waited all night, up wreck appeared. Often after that the mysterious bell was heard ringing at night in storms, and almost always there would be a vessel wrecked before dawn. The superstitious fishermen regarded the strange ringing of the bell with dread and fear, and at last they ascribed the sound to spirits who desire to indicate that another craft would -soon be dashed into fragments on the New Jersey coast. The “spirit bell,” as it was called, was heard one night about fifteen years ago, and the dawn revealed the masts of a small schooner rising above the sea, about two miles from shore. For a week afterward the sea cast up bodies until six had been thrown upon the shore. Practical persons tried to solve the mystery of the “spirit bell,” but never succeeded. But this mysterious bell no more alarms the residents of the shore on stormy nights. It has not been heard for ten years. Here is one of the greatest mysteries of the coast. A trim and pretty brigantine flying a black flag appeared one mild day in October fifty years ago a few miles from shore. Her handsome model and rakish look attracted attention, and when a black flag was perceived at thetnain topmast all agreed That the stranger was a pirate, . While the spectators on shore were talking and endeavoring to explain the pirate’s presence so close to New York, and while all eves were fixed on her, the bow of the trim little craft suddenly plunged beneath the waves, and a minute afterward the entire hull disappeared from sight. The men on shore were thunderstruck. They could not account for the sudden sinking of the vessel on a mild October day, when the sea was almost as smooth as a mill pond. Then it suddenly occurred to somebody that not a soul had been seen on her decks save the man at the wheel.

A boatload of men put off and searched for some trace of the brigantine that had so suddenly disappeared. Nothing could be seen of her. Not even the tip of the topmast peeped above the surface. The boat proceeded shorcwtwjf, and the men waited the washing ashore of the inevitable stuff from a wreck, among which would probably bo found some clew to the identity of the lost vessel. But day after day and storm after storm came and went, but no traces of the lost craft. Not a chest, not a corpse, not a spar, was cast up bv the sea, and today the mystery of the pirate brig remains as great as ever. An early pedestrian along thq beach just above the old Black Point, not many years ago, discerned a hu. man hand sticking up through the foam of a land wash. He dashed into the water, caught hold of the hand and brought to light the nude body of a young and beautiful woman. The green seaweed had in some wav been twined like a wreath around a shapely head, from which fell a wealth of golden tresses. How had the woman gotten into the sea? There had been no storm, no shipwrecks in weeks. Of course the coroner was notified. That wise individual decided an inquest unnecessary, and after a doctor had said that the woman was drowned the body was buried on the shore a short distance from where it had been found. It has never been learned who she was.

Didn't Want to Sneeze.

Harper's Young People. A whimsical old Englishman whr died over a century ago, left a will in which he stated what he wished done at his funeral. His first request was that sixty of his friends be invited, accompanied by five of the best fiddlers'to be found in the town. Second, he wished no tears to tie shed, but. on the other hand, insisted that tke sixty friends should be “merry for two hours,” on penalty of being sent away. And, finally, that “no snuff be brought uootf the premises, lest I have afLoi sneezing."

Weak Nerves ■ O - V- —■■■ ■ -

Indicate as surely as any physical symptom shows anything, that the organs and tissues of the body are not satisfied with their nourishment. They draw their sustenance from the blood, and if the blood is thin, impure or insufficient, they are in a state of revolt. Their complaints are made to the brain, the king of the body, through the nervous System, and the result of the general dissatisfaction is'whatr we calf Nervousness. This is a concise, reasonable explanation of the whole matter. -■ - The cure for Nervousness, then, is simple. Purify and enrich your blood by takng Hood’s Sarsapariila, and the nerves, ] tissues and organs will have the healthful nourishment they r .crave. Nervousness and Weakness will then give way to strength and health. That this is not theory hut fact is proven by the voluntary statements of thousands cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Read the next column.

Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the Only J True Blood Purifier

A SHANTY BOAT.

Unlucky Adventures of An Elegant, ! Summer Residence. Middletown, comb, Special ■TSrjTj'Y'; Herald Mar. 10. Readers of the Herald will recall the woful fate as Mr. Lecount’s elegant; 75-ton summer dwelling, which, in 1 February, with twenty yoke of eteCrs to pull it along, set out from its site in the woods on the southern : bank of Gardner’s Lake, fifteen miles east of this city in the country wilds, to skate across the eighteen inches of ice. The house wont along nicely atiirst, and the rough team-

AFLOAT IN THE LAKE.

sters gee-hawed and yelled and cracked their long gads, while several Hundred of the country folks applauded the novel performance. But when the house was about the middle of the lake, it broke through the ice aud went down to the botTdm. -7“ - It has been floundering about in the big pond ever since, and now that the spring thaw has set in it is wabbling and wallowing worse than ever amid the ice floes. Crowds gather every to* watch it, for the i fact is that the dwelling will not down permanently. A day or two ago, the rotten iee falling; away from its walls, it came up to “blow,” as the country people put it, and an enthusiastic photographer took a shot, at it. The househas crone erdising about the Fake since,- at the will of the winds.

An American gentleman who has recently returned from abroad says that he attended service one Sunday in "Westminster Abbey. Archdeacon Farrar, in the course of an eloquent address, quoted in support; of his position from the speeches of Disraeli and Gladstone, and then said he would add another authority, and read an extract from a speech of “a great orator of international fame, thpugh not a countryman, Chauncey M. Depew, of the United States.” The traveler said this was probably the first time an American had ever received public mention of this kind in Westminster Abbey.

Mr. Riverside Parke—l was talking with Captain Mcßoodler. o the police last night. He has had afvery exciting and eventful life. Mr. Pete Amsterdam—Yes, and when he gets to Sing Sing he will have a checkered career.

Queen Victoria will use electricity for cooking purposes. The necessary apparatus has been installed at Osborne, in the Isle of Wight. It is, however, only used for the more-del-icate dishes.

“Morning Star,” a Yankee boy, who is touring around the world at the expense of everybody but himself. with the ultimate intention of chronicling his adventures in book form, has arrived at Allahabad, India.

The Skill and Knowledge

Essential to the production of the most perfect and popular laxative remedy known, have enabled the California Fig Svrup Co. to achieve a great success in the reputation of its remedy. Syrup of Figs, as it is conceded to be the universal laxative. For sale by all druggists.

Berry, late ahe hangman in England, was summoned recently for not paying a very small debt. He explained that his lectures on hanging had not proved attractive, that lie had unsuccessfully tried to get work as a commercial traveler, and that none of his six children could find employment on account of his former calling.

“With pleasure I will state that Hood’i Sarsaparilla has helped me wonderfully. For several months I could not lie down to sleep on account of heart trouble and alss Prostration of the Nerve*. For three years I had been doctoring, but could not get cured, I received rel ief for a while, but not permanent. Soon after baginning to take then was a change for the better. In a short time I was feeling splendidly. I now rest well and am able to do work of whatever kind. If 1 had not tried Hood’s Sarsaparilla I do not know what would have become of me. I keep it in my house all the time, and other members of the family take it, and ail say there is Nothing Like Hood’s ■ Sarsaparilla. I have highly recommended it and one of my neighbors has commenced taking it. I recommend Hood’s Sarsapv-' rilla a€ every opportunity.” Mrs. S. Bkaddock, 404 Erie Ave'., Williamsport/Pennsylvania, Be sure to get

Young ladv- r -“Have you a city directory here?” Druggist—-“ Yes, madame.” Young T^ady—“Please look through it, and find Mrs. Sewseam’s present location, and address this envelope to her. Here’s 2 cents for the stamp.”—N. Y. Weekly. Hostetter McGinnis—l can’t see what you fine to love about That dog. Miss Elderly—He was the playmate of my childhood. Hostetter McGinnis —Why, I didn’t know that dogs were such longlived animals.—Texas Siftings. Arthur Kitson predicted the use of tras at 20 cents per 1,00 0 feet at a meeting of The Foundrymen’s Association in Philadelphia. “A good quality ofill uminatinggas can be put into the city’s holder for 20 cents per 1,000 cubic feet,”he said. He then proceeded to predict that the time was not far distant when the use of solid fuel in houses and factories would be entirely unknown, and that gas would entirely supersede it, JVIr. Kitsim is the inventor of a new furnace which agitates the coal gas deposited in it, and thus avoids all clinkers in the cheap manufacture ol gas.

I’m All Unstrung,

Is the remark of-many a nervous Individual. He or she will soon cease to talk that way after beginning and persisting In a course of llostetter's Stomach Hitters. Nothing like It to renew strength arid appetite and good tligestion. It checks the Inroads of malaria, nhd remedies liver complaint, constipation, iljspepsla, rheumatism atid kidney disorder. It Is In every sense a great household remedy. 1 As to shows of pedigreed dogs, their ancestral tree can never be known by the bark alone.

FREE TO CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS.

Pocket Guide and Map of Bouton, the Convention City. The Passenger Department of the Big Four route has issued a very convenient and attractive Pocket Guide to the city of Boston which will be sent free of pharge to all members of the Young People's Societyof Christian Endeavor who will send three -two eenl stamps to cover mailing charges to the undersigned. This Pocket Guide should be in the hands of every member of the Society who contemplates attending the Fourteenth Annual .Convention, as it shows the location of* all Depots, Hotels, Churches, Institutions, Place* of Amusement, Prominent Buildings, Street Car Dines, etc., etc. Write soon as the edition is limited. E. O. McCormick, Passenger Traffic Manager, Big Pour Routes Cincinnati.O. Jagson says his servant girl finds s« much fault with tilings that ho rlassei her with the hire critics.

No Tunnel! No Dirt! No Smoke!

On and after April Ist, 1895, all through train* of the Big Pour Route will arrive and depart from St. Louis, via the New Merchants’ Brldg* and Elevated Railway. A “Uavlight ride” into St. I.ouis! No smoky nnd dirty tunnell A beautiful ride of four miles along the rivei front: All trains enter New Union Station. E. O. McCormick, Passenger Trafflo Manager; D. B, Martin, General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

Vandalia Line Low Rate Excursions.

On April 2d aud 30th, 1895, the Vundalla Line will sell excursion tickets to points in the South and Southeast at one fare round trip. In addition to the above, round trip tickets will be sold to points in Arkansas and Texas on April 3d, at rate of one fare plus $3. Liberal limits and stop-over privileges allowed. For full particulars call on or address any Vandalia Line Ticket Agent, or Geo. E. Rockwell, D. P. A., Indianapolis.

Home Seekers’ Excursions

Via Big Four route, to points south and southeast, April 2d and 30th, very low rates. On April 2d and 30th the Big Four route will sell excursion ticket* at VERY LOW RATES to points in Alabama Florida, Geoigla, Kentucky. Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Tickets good returning twenty (20) days from date of sale A SPECIAL EXCURSION v‘* the Che*a peako & Ohio Railway to points 4n Virginia, will be run April 2d, and ticket will be good thirty days returning. For tickets and full information call on any Big Four Ticket Agint. E. O. McCormick, Passenger Traffic Manager; D. U. Martin,Gen eral Passenger and Ticket Agent.

The Lowest Rates Ever Made to the South

Will be In effect via the Louisville & Nashville Railroad on March!). April SanddO.tHDft Hound trip tickets will be told to points In Kentucky. Tennessee. Alabama. Mississippi, Georgia and West Florida, and one wav tickets to Florida at about half the usual rstes. Ask your tloket ncrent about it. and it be can not sell you exeuriion tickets Write to C. P. A more, General Passenger Ag< nt, Louisville, ICy.

Only twenty-five hours Cincinnati to Jacksonville or New Orleans via Queen & Crescent Route. Quickest time, shortest line and finest service. Through Sleepers, handsome Parlor, Cate and Observation cars.

Home Seekers' recursions South and Southeast via Pennsylvania Lines.

Special low rate excursion tickets with twenty uay return limit will lie sold March ft, April 11 and 30. from ticket stations on the Pennsvl vauia lines to points In Alabama Florida Georgia. Kentucky. Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina. South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. For details, apply t i nearest Pen* sylvania Line Tlcke Agent, or address F. Va» busen, Chief Assistant General Passengsi Agent. Pittsburg, Pa.