Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1896 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

School Children and Tuition Fund. The Stgte Superintendent of Public Instruction, has made his semiannual distribution of the tuition fund, and from his report, the following points were .gathered: Total enumeration of pupils in State 1895, 798,917. . 7 Total enumeration of pupils in State 1896, 733,640. 7 » Decrease in enumeration 65,277. Decrease, supposed to he due to change in law made by last legislation intended to guard against “padding” which had been charged. The decrease is largest in counties having cities. Allen County loses 3654 puplis, Marion “ “ 9000 “ Tippecanoe “ “ 2727 “ Vigo “ “ 5466 “ But five counties have an increase. Delaware has 318 and Jasper second 205. ’ The total collection of State tuition tax and common school interest May settlement 1895 were $1,277107.59. May settlements 1896 were $1,086,000.80. * Decrease in collections $191,106.79. The decrease in collections reduces the amount distributed to the counties per capita of pupil from $1.57 to STM3. June distribution 1895 to Jasper county $6,793.80. . June distribution 1896 to Jasper county $6,520.80. Decrease $273.00

BARGAINS! BARGAINS! Three car-loads of Buggies, Surries and driving wagons unsold. Must be sold in the next Sixty days. Regardless of cost. Your price will be mine. ■ Robebtßandle . Steel Wind Mills, and derricks complete, all put up, for $35 and upwards —7— The Old Perkins. Ferguson & Wilson’s office is 3rd. door south of McCoys Bank and on ground floor. No stairs to climb. Home-Seekers’ Excursions To The South. On June 15 and 16, July 6 and 7, —2O and 21, August 3 and 4—17 and 18, August 31 and Sept. I—l 4 and 15, Oct- 5 and 6—19 and 20, 1896, Home-Seekers’ Excursion Tickets may be sold over the Monon Route to points in the following named territory at rate of one firstclass standard limited fare (plus $2.) Selling agent to collect one fare for the round trip from passengers, the additionaks2.oo to by agent at destination when executing ticket for return. Territory.

All points in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (south of and including Bowling Green, Nortonville, Livingston and Somerest,) Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (except Memphis and points within 38 miles of Memphis,) Virginia (to following points on C. <k O. R’y: Lynchburg, Williamsburg, Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond; also to all points on N, & W. R. R. north or east of Radford.) Tickets must be presented to agent at destination to be executed for return passage on any Tuesday or Friday within 31 days from date of sale, and return trip must commence on such date. Tickets to be good from starting point only on date of sale, and to require continuous passage going trip to first point in Home-Seekers’ Excursion territory en route, being good thence to final destination within extreme going limit of fifteen days from date of sale, t.s punched in lefthand margin of contract of ticket by selling agent. Stop-overs will be granted on going trip after reaching first Home-Seekers* Excursion point en route within extreme going limit of fifteen days. Return tickets will be good for continuous passage only to point of destination to original or starting point, commencing date of execution. Frank Reed. General Passenger Agent

E. A. Aldrich has some desirable half-acre lots for sale, also some town property for sale or trade for small farm. 39-2-mp. Do you want to buy a lot? Warren <fc Irwin have a large number of the finest lots in the city for sale at low prices and on easy terms. Mrs. Maggie Myers. Williamsport, Ind., writes: “I suffered for months of severe stomach troubles, caused by indigestion and constipation. My trouble seemed almost unendurable. I purchased a bottle of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin of Armstrong and Swank and as soon as I had taken its contents I was like a new person, and now I feel better and weigh more than I have in years.” It is sold in 10c, 50c, and $1 'OO sizes at F. B. Meyers.

Dibtemper-Oause * Treatment. Is the title of onr little book which tells about one of the most loathsome and dangerous diseases affecting horses, sheep and dogs, with unquestionable proof of the merits of Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure in the treatment of the same. Sent Free by addressing The Wells Mediinoe Co., LaFayette Ind. The remedy is sold by F. B. Meyer.