Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1904 — Hon. Robert C. Brown. [ARTICLE]

Hon. Robert C. Brown.

One the Most Prominent Men In Southwestern Illinois. Robert 0. Brown, of Sparta. 111., has represented his district, the 48th, for six years, and was recently notified of his coming appointment as clerk of th< U. 8 Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He was born in 1859 and has worked his way to the top simply by force of application, energy and gqpd common sense. After working several years as a blacksmith, he studied law at night and was admitted to the the bar 1894. He is a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias, the Elks and Modern Woodman. February 20, 1901, he writes as follows:

•‘Pepsin Syrup Co„ Dear Sirs— From careful and varied experiences I desire to add my testimony as to the merit of your Pepsin Syrup preparation. It is in many respects equal to the services of a dozen physicians. I have used it as a tonic after severe illness and as a strengthener for the stomach and digestive organs. In one case in particular it was of inestimable value in my household, and it is with pleasure that I testify to its worth as a household remedy. Yours respectfully, R. 0. BROWN, Representative 48th Senatorial District, Sparta, 111. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and Herb Laxative Compound is sold by A, F. Long in 500 and fl bottles.

The Democratic national eonvention will be held at St Loui» x beginning on July stb. Chicago seemed to have a sure cinch on it until Senator Gorman worked the committeemen around for St. Louie on the argument that having it in Chicago would give too much of an advantage to Bill Hearst, one of whose rabid, raving newspapers is published there. Ex-Secretary Olney is of ths opinion that we need a season at rest, under Democratic auspice*, of course, in order that we may “recover our equilibrium and t»vssimilate our undigested dependencies.” Everyone knows that under the administration with which Mr. Olney was connected, everybody rested, ami as foe struggles to assimilate the undigestibie, they were unknown, since soup is one of the simplest forms of food.

W. E. Curtis notes in a reoen letter that taxes are the most fashionable institution in Italy. Everybody, he says; has to pay upon every article owned or Every egg, every melon and head of lettuce that is brought to market by the old woman is assessed. A housekeeper pays a frano for every servant employed; there is a tax on windows and doors and a stamp must be placed on every document of a business nature. Nothing escapes the assessor, neither the books in the library, the music on the piano nor the brio-a-brao in the cabinet. The tax on incomes is 20 per cent.

The state weather bureau report for December is now- published. Just bow cold a month it was as compared with December in gen* eral, is shown by the fact that the average temperature for tbs state was 24.2 deg sees, which is 1.1 degrees colder than the normal aver* age for the month. Rensselaer has again the distinction, such as it is, of being the wettest place in Indiana, the precipitation here in December being 3.71 inches, which was nearly half an inch more than any qtber weather station in the state reported. Hammond get the ooldest record for the month, 17 degrees below zero.

According to the more or lew, usually less, reliable dispatches of Louis Ludlow to the Indianapolis Star, Gov. Durbin told President Roosevelt, the other day, that Indiana was in favor of Mark Hanna for president, and that the state delegation would be for him solidly, if he oomee ont for the nomination. Perhaps Gov. Durbin said it and perhaps he did not; but in any case we do not think it is at all true. Uncle Mark has plenty of strong friends in Indiana, but we do not believe but that the great maw of Repnblioan voters of the state earnestly desire the nomination of President Roosevelt, in preference to any and everyone else. Congressman Charley Landis sized the situation up aboutxight when said only a few politicians were opposed to Roosevelt, in Indiana. ,