Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1895 — Page 2

CENTURY OF GROWTH

MARVELOUS DEVELOPMENT OF IN--1 BtANA- JN A HUNDRED YEARS. 1 ■Uf-ussion of. Plan* For Celebrating the Centennial In 1900—Some Remarkable lute About the State Cited by Colonel 'JUt' Lilly, President of the Centennial Commission—HU Suggestions as to the Scope of the Great Celebration—Commissioner Dougherty’s Ideas. The closing year of the century will round out the first hundred years of the existence of Indiana, the civil government of the territory having been inaugurated on July 4, 1800, at Vincennes. The importance of properly celebrating this epoch in the history and growth of the state was recognized at the last session of the legislature by the authorization of the appointment by the governor of a commission composed of two representatives of each congressional district and lour from the state at large for the purpose of considering and recommending plans for a fitting centennial celebratiou. This commission is composed atf leading men of the state. It is ‘known as the Indiana Centennial Commission. The president is Colonel Eli jldliy, of Indianapolis, the first to suggest the movement. l*he proposed celebration is being discussed throughout the state with much interest, and the commission will soon take :up the task of outlining plans for tho, consideration of the next legislature,, - with which—wtil rest the deteimiua- ~ toon of what shall bo-done. I ISTKKVIKW WITH COLONEL LILLY. 5 In an interview regarding the great .project Cciftmei I,k>\, the president T3T~ tlie coniniissiou, saui to a press representative: “Every consideration of state pride* end individual duty should move tho people of TiicTiaua to grandly celebrate tho centennial aaniversary of the establishment of civil government of the territory at Vincennes July 4, 1800. On that day, the 24th anniversary of our . national independence and in the very year the congress of the Uuitedriatates -■—first ’MPt in me capital at Washington, that rJgiou which has now become the heart of the union, the very center ■of population, wealth and intelligence. “Indiana is therefore the only state historica-fy representing the exact _ * boundaries of me loth century. “The general assembly, recognizing their patriotic duty, wisely and iu time ■provided lor a commission to consider and report a plan for the proper observance ot the great event. —- GROWTH OF A HUNDRED YEARS. “The general assembly had in mind the wilderness of the year 18(H), with a population of scarce live thousand troutj rsaU'U, now grown to be a great state ’of tii o and a hats millions of souls, with a real value iu farms of nine hundred millions ol dollars, producing an annual value of one hundred and-twenty-five millions of dollars; a state with a mauuiaetnring population of one hundred and fifty thousand, earning ; toiiu&Uy shay-five millions oi tieimrs, with an output to the value of three hundred miiTioiis of dollars, and a mia* •era! output of over fifteen millions of dollars; avtate with the greatest organiaation for the education of the masse.3 in the world; a’state that gave the services of over two hundred thousand men and twenty-five thousand lives that the Union might live, and that has erected the noblest monument on earth to the citiwen soldier. “These things were in the minds of the members of the legislature and it now remains for the people of Indiana to recognize their opportunity, the greatest ever presented to a state, to demonstrate the achievements of a hundred years, the most momentous hundred years of all time. X , A GREAT MID-CONTINENT EXPOSITION. "it may be early to suggest plans, but I have iu mind that all appropriations made by the state should be expended solely upon a state centennial building and the permaueut exhibits and expenses of administration. That authority should be given by the legislature to authorize cities, towns and counties to appropriate aid to a general exposition of the resources of the state to be called possibly the Indiana Mid-Continent exposition. these appropriations to be supplemented by individual; subscription amt the usual method* of raising funds for such purposes. To this the general government should be asked to add an exhibit at its own expense. “But we mast not stop here. In every county in the state a competent person should be selected by the Historical Society of Indiana to write the conuty history from its organization, and by all means the history of every regiment and b iitery in tne United States service sbomd be written and preserved. ?>; se histories should in 1900 be placed in the permanent exhibit. A GENER AL BRIGHTENING UP. “But if the tangible results of this great event are not manifest in every commnhity the greatest benefit will be lost. Every city, town aud village should clean np and beautify the public places and all citizens should adorn their premises by planting trees, flowers and grass, painting or whitewashing fences and buildings; railroads should lead off and become an inspiration to the people iu this work until as morning breaks on the 20th century the Indiana of a hundred yean would show the brightest, cleanest, happiest land on earth. The travel of a continent crosses Indiana Let the eye of the traveler rest upon things beautiful and he will carry our fame wherever be goes. “So the centennial mast not he alone for the great capital which in 1900 will have a population of 900,000, with its hundreds of miles of beautifully paved and shaded sliisif with its boulevards and parks and magnificent buildings and monuments which all may enjoy, hut for every city aad town, village, hamlet and beam within ear borders." OTDIAVA TBS TOLAS OF 188 UNION. Bos. Hugh Dougherty «f Bluffton, find., a member of the educative committee of the namadarisa, in an interview. with reference Is the importance a»d desirability of nwh a celebration, says: “Indian Is tom pdae stale of the Union. Through bar the great throbbing veins of commerce, which nourish ovary part of our pstorms! body, flow. Her geographical location and physical features are such that the east aad the to

land railroad center iu tho world. The center of our coputry’s population is wit bin her borders. Her position jtowyyj hv*p sister States isrnniqptio. and Her nlarvelou- progress since brganizition as a territory calls for a'e-egtjiguini 'jniiilpfi r>f_ such a character wdll teat enable her sons and daughters to appreciate the heritage of a hundred years. “•Thdte is no way *n ; Whtoh #e-could more effectively kindlej that wholesome state pride which must ‘underlie Ihe noble action of her present and future. citizenship than' by Tt paTade of seer achievement and a fresh revelation of her early struggles. The latter are now matters of recorded history to most of us, and a retrospective view of the heroic struggles of ouufathers would be an eloquent lesson in patriotism. In their toils, their sufferings, their hardships, their conflicts, momentous questions were at stake and issues vital to the future world. In appearance they were insignificant at times, but in reality, copious and full of benevolent consequences. Acting nt the springs of , our future greatness, instruments otherwise* weak became mighty for good, aud our pioneer fathers, obscure to the world, proved to be agents of destiny. They who entered ah untamed wilderness with vast wastes of forest verdure to make a garden for their children, and the hills then silent in their primeval sleep now echo the music of happy homes of industry. These hardy sons of toil, whose school was the forest, whose trade was barter with savages, whose social life was that of the campfire, whose daily lesson was self-sacrifice, conquered the territory of Indiana for civilization. Such memories as these ought to kindle a Burning enthusiasm in every loyal Hoosier breast to join in the proposed observance of our anniversary. ‘•THE II I, HIT AGE OF A HUNDRED YEARS.” "Such an obsorvance would be of more than local consequence. It would be a formai ww in which-Our state could: give. evidence to the world of her wortiiiness qi a place- in-the family of,states comptiflffg our great republic. Our exhibit would say: ‘This is our achievement;’ and of this we need not bo ashamed. With an agricultural productivity unsurpassed, monumental manufacturing industries, natural resources inexhaustible, among which are lumber, stone, coal, natural gas and petroleum, a school system which is an object TeSSon to the world, an intelligent, industrious, patriotic, Christian citizenimprovement—in fine all that constitutes" the highest degree of prosperity and civilization to be found on the globe—the people'of this great state may be exceeding 1 glad to make a representative exhibit of the fruit of their labors and say to the world: ‘Behold the heritage of a hundred years. ’ “Then let us celebrate the event which has led id such Hlarvclons .eeftsfequehc.es —au-.event contemporaneous with the beginning of a century-Which has seen greater commercial development, more extensive mahufaetpring enterprise, more valuable t invention and discovery, more fruitful agricultural activity, more widespread intelligence, more altruistic feeling, and more application of the agencies that make possible complete living than all the centuries that preceded; aud in the observance of this historic event let us show that Indiana has contributed her full share toward achieving this unparalleled progress.’’

Church Notice.

The following original notice was (Itscov* mt tuck id on a rival church door in Illinois the other n ; ‘•Notice—TUtre will bu prcuclii g in this h< use, providence iiemiitiing, Suuda,; and there will be preaching h- re whether or no, on the M'ljiday following upon the subject, ‘lie that believ th and is baptized shall be swed, «nd he that believeth not shall be danine 1, at precis' ly half past three in the afternoon.” This reminds us of an anecdote t f a minister who held s< r vices in a chapel at the north eL<l of Chic:g > where he pnached on Sunilay fbrenoon, and in a chapel at the si uth emi iu the afteniuon. In announc-

ing to the congregations the meetings for the uexl Sunday he said. “There will tie meeting at the north end at, 10 o’clock next Sunday, an i at the south end at 4 o’clock Those having children to be baptized wi 1 bring them io 1 1* s« 8-rvuxe. Children Will bd baptized at t o*h ends.

. • * ■ _ ■ ■ ; • Attention given to any and St» m. iit-is of legal tiusinciS, Feigus<in ( Wilson. How’s Your horse. 2 Morris’ E< gb«ti thtabie Ls imont v. l b ua>tlv« u cure h'-S 1 sUienets, ■*!» funs, t'un* libs, sw.cnei, gr***!!;-. poll evil. scratcheSrrerti» Uses. *rl,e«l-wtre cuts fli sh wi-unds of • v?*y deseripliiin. No other prepa- • iion equals it for urompti ess, safetv and economy. Price 50 cts ai d $1 00. Sold by F. B. Meyer. Henry Wilson, the postmaster at Welshton, Horida, says he cared a oa»e o diarrhoea ot long standing in x < ur-. with one srunll but Je of tfiOnterJaiu’n C*>d . Cbotora. nd >*a rhu aßeffitedv , What a pleas-nt pn ets usi h v be- ii to t e rs o * Su k core are n t unusual this In niauy ’listen* <s do eg are r quired to • r lief. It can alw js iifHio Wnen r- »iuo**d h‘h i .-.-isantto tke Fo* • Yh V • e., ;Y 4 Mother And Babb. 8 5 1 t ; r efit- dbv the u«.i ot l» d > Up I\q,M . Is Ihe r ? I hen trv —Jnt vxtive, both sure and .. .. . a • t to the tipte. Has ‘I.- <" a lon «*r >i* k h ad■rl*in*f so i . , .61 rizes. ot K. B.

THE TORRENS LAND-TITLE SYSTEM.

-M. L. Untidy in t.’i.e ludinm: polls .Journal. The felly of* Chicago' n al Cook iHHiHty, friweis fttr the -Bout in i-ommerctoj matters, by a oifijori-’ ty ot Y7,'t oi ‘ io-:r viqiito pope- j lot ic>6, at the election fast Tuesday adopted the ToneuSfiytetTi of registering and giiaiairtooiag-laud' |it len. This tm-t fi*«l whs , fnangurated l*y our English-speaking cousins in Australia, who are governed as vte are by cu-terns and laws borrowed from tho mother country, and the law bears the name of the author. . This is the same country whose inventive genius has given us the blanket voting system which now prevails in so many States of our UnioD and is rapidly spreading so~as to cover alt of them. By the Torrens method the owner of land can baye bis title registered by an officer appointed for that purpose, receive a certificate of registry, by which the state guarantees ownership, and he can then sell and assign his certificate or pledge, and borrow money on it. like he could on a mortgage, without tne expense and delay of an abstract of title. It assimilates land titles to certificates of stock iu corporations or registered bonds of the United States, which have only t-o be assigned •nd delivered to pass title to a purchaser. A person may now transfer a stock eeHin a bank calling Aor sloo,ooo' by merely indorsing it, but if it be”af town 1< t at only 8100 the vender must incur the expense of an abstract and the consequent delay before the conveyance is completed. A more speedy and less expensive way of transferring the ownership of land is to be hoped Chicago has made no mistake in adopting the new method. It is known the late David Dudley Field, who did so much toward law reform by improving the forms of pleading and ! practice while a nu mber of the j commission to codify the laws of, i New York, intended to insert a ! provision similar to the Torrens law, but he was overruled by his colleagues, who preferred the existing clumsy method.

Ferguson & Wilson will practice in all the courts of the state. J. H. P< x sells the best coal ard wood in town at the old stand i. f Dexter <fe Cox. Ask your neighbors about our laundry work and they will tell you it is the best they ever had done. Stitlfr & Kigut. We are the only steam laundry in town. .j- Spitler & Right. Call on J. 11. Cox for hay, grain, lime and hair. And still Ihey come Mrith their work to the Rensselaer Laundry. “What do thp girls sav, Budy” Take your laundry to the Rensselaer Steam Laundry. Dr. Caldwill’s Syrup Pepsin is so pleasant to take and withal so effeci live nT results that *hr n once trieq nothing ever again takes its place: For Constipation, Indigestion, Chronic Sick Headache, Summfr Complaint or any trouble of ihe Stomach or Rowels, it bads all other r* medi*s. You don’t have to spend a dollar to try this remedy'lris put tip in 10c bottles an ! speaks for itself as well in a small as a large quantity. Regular s z u s 50c and fcl. For sale by F. B. Meyer’s.

We are firm and honest In our sta e ment that nothing equals Brant’s Balsam for cure of all coughs, colds, throat or lung trouble, as the many letters we have or file help to prove. A revent one from W, fe. Rumpel, Columbia, Mi h. says: "i caught s severe cold on my lungs last winter tout tried several other remedies which did me no good, until my lungs got in a very bad snspe’* (opistes always hurte *he lungs) “but two bottles ol Brant’s Balsam cured me. I felt better before hail used half a bottle. Gqt Brauts of A. F. Long & Co.

A. J. KNIGHT . . Does all kinds of PAINTING Paper Hanging Only the best work done. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shop on Cornelia Street, Rear of Mouler’a Model. How the Magnetic Springs lost a go* d customer is told by John V Smith, a prominent Odd-fellow, Woo*ter, Ohio, who says -A had doctored and doctored without benefit, for sleep lessness and nervous rheumatism with pains all over uie until had decided to go to the magnetic Springs. Mr. banuacli a*lvi»*o i me to try Dr. Wheeler nerve vital zer aud before had used aM'flind bovtle ray rheum vtisqi and sleeplessness were entirely - cured Sold by A. F- Long A Go.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. —The hardest varieties of wood, such as ir.shogairsyybofiy nnd fig-mim-vitao,' grow to tropical climates. l>ut their -WOgdftofS-rq!-c-oneno ' *- y. c ;! as that of *' treys in thet-eciiperate zones. —The “Era of J ulhis ( easar” began with tte is'iorinatiimaiLtffia'eal^ndai’in' §5 EE. It prevailed in ThigkincUfer civil purposes until 1752, then being superseded by the Gregorian. ~ —Several substances, whose odor is to-western nostrils exceedingly repugnant, are highly esteemed in the east as perfumes. In Persia and Afghanistan, asafoetida is considered a delicate perfume, and many: luxurious persons carry a quantity of it in their pockets or in a bag suspended from the nee!:. - —• >— j_ The door nail in earliertimes, says anantiquarian, was tKe plate of the door upon which the old-fashioned knocker -stmekt-to-aroiise the inmates of the house. As-tbeplate or nail was struck many more times than any other nail it i was. assumed to be more dead than other nails. Hence the phrase; “Dead as a door nail.” —The skeleton of an -Indian warrior at least six feet six inches tall was found in Muscongus, Me., a few days ago by two men who were digging a cellar. The body had been buried in a sitting posture, facing east, and about it were found iron implements and spear and arrow heads, while abound the arm bones were copper bands covered with curious carvings. / —A new bicycle tire, which is said to be an improvement over those in general use, has been invented and patented by Miss E. S. Hutchins, of Dig Rapids, Mi eh. In the.-middle ef-thu rim of an -ordinary style pr.enmad-te-~rub I*er lire is a groove, into which is fltted'a smaller ‘ i tire of leather, ■ which, it is claimed, is much more durable than the -present style of all-rubber tires while equally elastic* and light. beveral towns and cities in Oregon and Washington have lately obtained an excellent and adequate water supply in an inexpensive manner by the use of wooden pipes. The pipes are made from eommon pine logs, ten~TTieTicM~nr fitiimeterriiollowed out with a six-inch bpre-_---J4--is-tdTftffied that the wooden pipes last as long as iron pipes. One town has a line of pipes seven miles "TfSftjrttettevith .all eonnectiops, cost but Y.— Suits aggregating inore than $500,000 will soon be tiled by the government against certain big lumber companies and turpentine distilleries to the lower part of Alabama. The evidence shows that from 2>3@o acres of fine forest lands belonging ,|o the government 13,654 frees, yielding over 5,000,000 feet of lumber, had been cut. The govern - merit authorities propose to slop the depredations by bringing to account, the concerns that buy the moonshine lumber. —Some patriotic citizen of Prescott, Ariz., in lauding his town and state, and descanting on the wonderful riches of the region, declared that even the buildings of Prescott were in part of gold, lie was taken up on the assertion, and a bet resulted. A few days ago an assay was made of sandstone being used in the erection of some new buildings, and the stone fill owed four dollars per ton in gold and 20 cents per ton in silver. It wouldn’t pay to mine the buildings of Prescott, but the boomer won his bet.

COMBS ALL THE RAGE.

New Fa»lilon« of Drevsln-j t!ie Hair and the Latest Ornaments. The women who have been fond of dressing their hair with feathers and aigrettes will have to give them up this winter or be hopelessly out of date, for the feathers must go. Combs of all sizes and shapes are the correct head ornaments, so the fashionable jewelers ; and hair-dressers say, and they comein endless variety, so far as material and design are concerned. V There' seems to be a very different wav of arranging the hair for every face, and yet all are stylish. The Woman with dark, glistening locks must wear her hair in the evening after the style of Empress Josephine if she has the face to stand it, and the diamond and pearl tiara which gives the finishing touch to this very fetching arrangement of her locks. If she can’t afford the latter two or three strands of imitation pearls look well wounTl in and out among the dark puffs. Dark hair does not look well too much befrizzled. Crimping causes it to lose its luster, which is brought out by light oranments. Ori the other hand, the woman with yellow or reddish hair should wave it on all sides and puff it up in a fluffy mass-.

Medium-sized tortoise-shell combs ornamented with applied silver are more popular than anything else just now, but they really show off better in light hair than in any other. Black garnet and mat jet combs and hair-pina are being imported from Paris and are already very popular. Many of them come in crescent and butterfly shapes, and are thickly studded with rhinestones. The side combs match, and the effect of these novelties in blonde hair is gorgeous and striking. The silversmiths report a big run on the enameled and jeweled bodies of butterflies. The ornaments have an arrangement at the back which permits of ribbon wings of the color of the gown. The demure maid who clings to her crimpless part and coils her hair very high on her head may thrust one of these butterflies in at the beck of the part and so relieve its severity. She may even jgo further and fill her hair with very small enameled and jeweled bntterfly and flower pins and so obtain an effect altogether Japanese. Few women can afford to dress thefar hair lrrnr on thelr necks, even with the aid of crimps and pnlfs, but those who do must not fail to Bet off the knot with an immense tortoise-shell back comb curving almost froin ear. to ear, if they w ish to be in the very latest style.Toledo Blade.

The Hustler 15 : .* C e

General Repair Work The Pirinrri

Upholstering-, Picture | Framing. A full line of Baby Uab Supplies, such as wheels, j j brakes and springs. Parasol j tops, straps, nuts etc- Lounges upholstered for from $4, to S2O jr and $25, and you seleqt your || own material. I THE MARSH BOOKCASE FOR SALE. 5 | Call and See Me. ; . H. V. WEAVER.

WARREN 1 LUCE. Tyr _ ' DEALERS IN T Lumber Blinds . Brick " <£ • ‘ Furniture Mouldings Sash Doors Lime, Hair. Also GVoiimi peed -and Gom^ T At JM. Troxells old stand. DeMotte - - - - - Indiana. GEO. W- GOFF, Restaurant and Bakery. BREAD, CAKES, CONFECTIONERY, FRUITS, GARfNBD GOODS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS WARM MEALS AT ALL HOQRSi * * —ALSO A GOOD—COTJ2jTO:EE> Everything Best and Cheapest* NOBTH BIDE WASHINGTON STREET, RENSSELAER. INDIANA. MILTON CHIPMAN —Tyte —| | ~;~r — •' ■ -r Does all kinds of—— Steam Fitting * * ♦ * * * And Pipe Work Repairs Engines and Boilers, Also Handles Water Tanks, The Best on The Market Prompt attention to all orders, and satisfaction guaranteed.

la these hard times a majority of our people are practicing a more rig d economy than for many years. Nearly every family has ,-p aupply of old gar meats or goodß, which can be used to advantage in such times, and made to look almost like new by coloring over with Magic Dyes. You can depend on them for fast colors that will not crock or fade out* like most other dyes, and nnlike other brands nearly all the colors will dye cotton, wool, silk o r linen with same package instead of a separate package for cottons whioh renders them far superior for coloring mixed goods Simple directions. At A F. Long A Co. W. A. McGu re, a well known Mt a n of McKay, Ohio, is of the opinio • that there is nothing as good for children troubled with oold or croup as Chamberlain's Cough IReme J. He has used it in his family for |*everal yeaxs with the teat ieralti ;aud alw y# keeps a fcdttle of L a <hu house. After having <a grippe |he w*s himself troubl* d with a severe fooogh. He wet other remedies withoutfib neflt and then < duel ad ed io rk the cb ill ton’s med’oi e and to hlB fdel'gbt its >on effected a permanent oura 35 and 60 omt bot ties lor sa e -j r n Mi*y* r. 4

<>Ul >l* rt»*v iijj tne* iieeUvHi mint t< more n.i mitre jouii u .! *o utvertunug iHinu-0 or thmn ihe loiiowiag tour em-’rties iiitve leaohel .ihenonuOHMl -tan. Dr. King’s New Discovery tor on.muiption, coughs and uolds, each lOtile guarameea - Electric Bi ters, the ■ rent remedy (or tiver, stomach aud xidrievs, Buckieo’s Arnica Salve tie *esi in the worid, and Dr. King's N-rW -lie Fills, which ape a perfect diIL Ail liese rcmedieH are guarauteed to «lo just what is claimed tor them and the leuier wnuse uame is attached herewith will be glad to teii you more of hem. Sold by K. B. Mir us. Druggist. Distemper-Cause a Trbatmknt 9 Is the title of onr little book which tells about one of the most leathsome and dangerous diseases effect* log horses, sheep and dogs, with unquestionable proof of the merits of Craft's Distemper and Cough Cure in the treatment of the same. Sent Fhf.k by addr* ssing The Wells Medicine Co.. LaFayette Ind. The remedy is sold by F. B. Meyer.