Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1878 — Democracy and Temperance. [ARTICLE]

Democracy and Temperance.

[For The Union.] At th# meeting of Jasper County Temperance Union, last Monday evening, the assemblage wos’entertained among others by lion. John Lee, of Crawfordsville, who. by timely and eloquent remarks, displayed commendable zeal for the cause of temperance. The best point in the gentleman's speech, however, was the statement that st the recent democratic state convention st Indianapolis the old custom (which ffiie speaker impartially conceded to have prevailed from time immemorial with both parties) of having the rooms of candidates stocked with spintnous liquors, formerly considered necessary concomitants to insure success in obtaining politics! nominations, was entirely discarded; and that the presence of the aforesaid concomitants iu ~the convention could only be noticed by its scarcely in contradistinction to its former proverbial abundance. Now, God be praised ter ibis reformation ! There is a dawning •f hope for the nat Ion! The example set the leaders of the old orthodox, con- { servalive democratic party will make their nnaophisticated, i hug-suffering, upheaving followers forsake'the cornet groceries, do Vasiness.in open day, and join the radical, progressive, huWnltariau republican party in its efforts to redeem the people from the galling curse of intemperance and step the steady march of 60,000 victims of the rum traffic who ashusliy go down to drunkards graves, tiers is indeed cause for congratulation. Now P. V, Nasby will be obliged to dosy forever Bascom’s grocery at the Confederate X Roads. Who will say hereafter that Romo good may not come out of Naxereth after all? Ikts*mtbd Listens*. Farmers will find supplies of every kind, Including wagons, implements, seeds, etc.,, in large stock st riiz W. Bedford's agricultural warehouse, fourth door below the Bank. He is a safe man to deni with.

It snow* a spit to-day. Ruckw 25 cents . per doxen at the New York stora. C. H, Price, oounty elctk, for courtesies has thanks. Tbs coun'y board of equalisation will be in oration to-morrow. Tits Rubber paint hat a world wide reputation. W. J. lines sell* it. New styles of cuff* and collars, for ladies. at tile New York sturo. Remctnlicr that the New York store tits place to buy goods for cash. Will Harding has music bindcra, perfect beauties. Buy one for your girl. The largest line of ladies’ and gents’ hosiery is at the New York store. Job printing it done at Tub Union office in good taste at greatly reduced prices. Ladies, *t tho New York store ar« dress fans and the new Matlesse dress facing. A fine lino of bows for Indies, at the New York store; call eally and make choice. One hundred pieces of choice music, lnlcst productions, for sale at Will 'Harding’s. The Narrow Gauge One Price clothing store invites everybody to examine stock. A large quantity of pnints, oils and varnishes kept on sale at W. J. lutes’ drug store. Good linen-faced collars only 10 cents, at the Narrow Gauge One Price clothing Store- ' AI ' ; Another lot of those 60-cent lints just received at tho Narrow Gauge One Price clothing store. The best place to get men’s, youths’ and hoys’ clothing is at the Narrow Gauge One Price clothing store. Extra Urge pants, to fit the lnrgost man in the county, at the Narrow Gauge One l’rico clothing store. It, is said that fine fish are being caught after night, on tl 0 rapids of tho Iroquois, with lantern nnd specr. Paisley shawls—tho largest., finest anrl best assortment ever opened in Rensselaer—at the New York store, very cheap. Marriage licenses have been issued to Zebedce Wildox and Mary Gunnerson, Jacob A. Fishbttrn and Minerva Hamilton. All goods marked in plain figures and no deviation, is the way business is done at the Narrow Gauge One Price clothing store. As fine eggs as hens ever laid are plentiful in this market for 5 cents a dozen. Country cured shoulders aro worth only 8 cents a pound. A little sen of Mr. Jackson Phegley broke an arm week before last, while practicing gymnastic exercises on the horizontal bar at school. Blue flannel suits of the best Washington flannel, cut and trimmed A No. 1, only $14.60 a stjrt, at the Narrow Gauge Uuc Price clothing store. Lost— ln Rensselaer, Tuesday, March lit, 1878, a black nnd white plaid shawl. Finder will please leave at this office, or the law office of Ira W. Yeoman. About the middle of next week W. J. lutes will receive a large consignment of wall paper, window shades, fixtures, etc. Don't buy until you have seen it. Judge BamntonJ, on the petition of numerous citizens suspended the execution of sentence on Christopher VI. Cole to the Reform School, for three months. Ql’KitY. —“Why will men smoke common tobacco, when they can buy Marburg Bros. “Seal of North Carolina” at the same price? 10-ly. Messrs. Kelly k Beasclcy have dissolved partnership. The former continues to cobble teeth, awhile the latter will make the shadow appear more beautiful than the substance. '

Fott Sale.— ls you want to boy a tract of land in Jasper ceunty, consult Thompson it lire., Rensselaer. They sell at owners’ prices, nnd have a largo list from which to select. If,

Ahout this time of year people need new cabinet furniture. As good as the best and U little the cheapest in Ueusielner is kept fay R. V.' Childers, successor to David James, opposite the postoffice. Every farmer in the west has heard of anil knows abuul the Moline or John Deere plows and farm machinery. Tho reputation of these implements of husbandry is "tlie very best. il. V. Childers sells them iu Rensselaer. A Farm of 200 acres, suitable for stock raising, to rent. Mouse, stable and other improvements. Six miles north of town. For terms and other particulars enquire of M. F. Chilcote, attorney at law, Rensselaer, Indiana. 23. The young, tender and lamblike March grows tough with age, und threatens to go out of time snarling and growling like an old wolf. This makes little difference to tlu jolly sniokers who buy their cigars at M. I). Rhoades’ barber shop. “George,” said my girl theotber evening, “where did you get that neat fitting suit of handsome clothes?” I replied, “at the Narrow Gauge One Price clothing store,ll How happy 1 felt that the suit pleased her! Moral: Young man do likewise. At the regular monthly mooting of the Jasper County Temperance Union Monday evening, John F. Boroughs was elected president for three months, Mrs. W. S. Orwin vice president, John Taris secretary and William .Moss treasurer. Elsewhere in The Union may be seen an advertisement of a select sehool, to be opened in the public school building on tlie SOth.ffay of April next. The advertiser is a competent instructor, and those who avail tbetpselve* of the privileges he presents will do wisely and receive the value of their money. Mr. John Cavanagh ft deaf mute advertises a lec’ure in the Methodist Episcopal church to-morrow evening., Atthecloseof the lecture he will illustrate Scripture passages in relation to intemperance, the devil, etc., by means of pantotnine. Mr. Cavanagh was educated at Edinburg, Scotlaud, and comes highly endorsed. The subject of his lecture is tho education of the m utes.