Waynetown Despatch, Waynetown, Montgomery County, 9 January 1903 — Page 2

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SALE.

VVe invoice stock Feb. 1st. Would at in cash than clothing. This means that during January you can buy good

CLOTHING

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CHEAP!

This Sale is the time andEd Wicks is the place to buy, because

107 S. Washington St.,

CRAWFORD3VILLE. IND.

THE DESPATCH.

JOHN W. SMALL, Publisher.

ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY.

Entered at the Pout Office at Waynetown, Ind., as second-class Mail Matter.

THE DESPATCH, one year, (in advance) $1.00 six months -60c. three months 35c

••JANUARY 9, 1903

PREVALENT CRIME. It would seem natural for 'hard times' to be productive of crime. People when driven to. want have so great temptation. But just the reverse of this conclusion appears to be true. In the present period of prosperity, all manner of crime flourish to a degree that is appalling. The many bank robberies, the frequent holdups in cities, towns and country alike, are the reward of the present times. Yet, money is cheap, labor both plentiful and remunerative. There must be other reasons than want and actual suffering to produce these conditions. In recent years there has been an enormous creation of wealth in comparatively few hands, which fact has led to a reckless expenditure of money. In a way, this may have been for the public good, furnishing employment for the mulititude of wage earners. But there has been much exploiting of these expenditures together with great profits on investments. The whole tendency of it all is to discourage people with the ordinary methods of making mone\T. The masses are dazzled by the successes of the few. There is a mad scramble for wealth through the uncertain medium of speculation. The dishonest and incompetent naturally turn to crime. Then the people, as a whole, are apt to believe present conditions permanent. Times of general prosperity beget a sort of national conceit, which, sooner or later, is sure to re-act to .the disadvantage of the whole country. People forget that 'fat •.years' should provide for the 'lean.'

It is as true of a nation as of an individual, that greater strength of character is required to stand success, than failure.

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THE LOAFER.

Along about this time every year a lazy man—the fellow who has scrupulously avoided work all summer—begins ^to meditate. It is about the oiily time in the year he

upon mankind like the heat of a blasting furnace, the lazy man loiters in the shade, clad in clothing scarcely sufficient to cover his nakedness, while others toil and sweat in

Something is going to happen. Look out'for it. We say it again! Have you paid your subscription?

It begijis to look as though the wagon bridge would be repaired. Covington is locating a canning factory, The citizens donate the ground and the buildings and Kokonio capitalists do the rest.

Keep this in 3'our mind. Waynetown is going to hold an election in the spring. Just as well be making up your mind who you want to vote for.

Looking5 over the situation in Montgomery county just now, there seems to be a splendid opportunity for some energetic saloon keeper to form a "water trust."

There are men who are so clever that they think they can safely evade the rules of honesty but if tliey nvefe cleverer still they would see that honesty and permanent success go together. It is stupidity, not smartness.uthat makes the rogue

Nevet sacrifice your self respect. It is better to dig ditches, shovel coal or carry the hod, rather than to ruin your sense of right afrd wrong or shut yourself off from the true joys of life which comes only from a consciousness within of doing your very best.

A national organization of farmers was effected last week at Indianapolis, the object of which is to unify the interests of farming, and by combining maintain a fixed price for their -products, and regulate transportation rates. The price fixed for farm products is to rule during the year.

The business done by the Wayne town postoffice the past month was a record breaker and shows conclusively, with other evidences that could be added, that business interests are better than ever before in the history of the town. The money order business of the office alone amounted to $999.08 for the month of December. Never before has the office reached anything like such a record.

W 1 the same pen and the same amount of ink, one man can write a begging letter, and another man can outline a plan for making millions. Opportunity is not a thing outside us, but a combination of our own qualities with the material it offers for embodying them in act. Opportunity never yet passed a human being by since the world was made but it has walked long beside some of us without once being recognized.

The inhabitants of the United States, including Porto Rico, Hawaii

and the Philippines, number

this. But grim winter, a ravenous Waynetown's example set befole appetite and an empty larder all the county on the saloon question

88,000,000, barely 5 per cent of the Iis

cause him to pause and continues to grow. Crawfordsville,

thought as to how he is going the stronghold of the saloon business to get through the succeeding four of Montgomery county, has looked or five months, of cold, stormy westward and viewed the dear sky weather, for it takes' clothing, fuel at Waynetown and is now earnestly and something to eat, to bring one! laboring to share our blessings, smilingly through the rapids of a Ladoga the counties second city prolonged and unsympathetic win-j likewise is up in arms against the ter. In the golden summer time' nefarious business of the saloon and the lazy man dreams. When the is putting them upon the shelf one sun is hot and comes boiling down by one. -t

the fields, in the shop and in the institutions, the providing of an en--i. "Li --.J .. store. But it's up to him now, and as the icy blasts from the north hiss and whistle about his thinly clad

The Methodists raised during 1902 the sum of $20,000,000 to be known as the "twentieth century thanks offering.'' The purpose of the fund is to endow Methodist educational

dowment for city evangelization, the maintenance of invested funds for the assistance of supermanuated

anatomy pnd inquire what you have ministers, the endowment of chardone with your summer wages, all jtable and philanthropic work and he can da is to plead guilty to the charge of laziness and throw himself on the mercy of his fellow mercy brother—jthe one who worked and sweat in the heat of mid-day, making hay while the sun shone. But! it will beithe same old story next summer and so on ad infinitum.— Ex.

the payment of the debts of Methodist churches throughout the country.

Rev. J. P. Henson, who until recently was pastor of the Baptist church here, but is now devoting most of his time to chureh work at Covington, is decidedly enterprising in his labors to say the least. Rev. Henson has doubtless been study^ ing the virtues of newspaper adver tising in its relation to commercial' interests and has decided that "if it is a good thing" in a commercial way it certainly ought to be in a spiritual sense and he has bought newspaper space and is advertising the meetings and the "business interests" of the church. The inovation we believe to be a good one.

One of the greatest enemies of contentment and real happiness is the habit of comparing ourselves with others—comparing financial conditions, possibilities, homes, environments. It is a strong man who dares to be himself, who does not envy others, and who can see his neighbor grow prosperous \vhil6 he only makes a good living. JThis constant comparing unsettles character and makes one unsettled with his lot. Why should you compare yourself with your neighbor? Let your neighbor do his own worrying because he is not quite up to some one el?e. When you are inclined to J) worried in this way look over the other shoulder and compare yourself with the fellow who is not so well off as you are. It will help cool your worry down to a normal desire. *V«

The Secret of Long Life

Consists in keeping all the main organs of the body in healthy, regular action, and in quickly destroying deadly disease germs. Electric Bitters regulate Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, purify the blood, and give a splendid appetite. They work wonders in curing Kidney Troubles, Female Complaints, Nervous Diseases, Constipation, Dyspepsia, and Malaria. Vigorous health ^and strength always follow their use. Only 50c, guaranteed by Chas. Hauk, druggist. 'Jit

P. M. Brown has a change of ad in this issue.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb returned home Monday after an extended visit at Boswell.

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The hog killing season is at hand and many of our farmer friends are up with the season. v,

The preliminary work for the repairing of our Vine street bridge has been done this week. The stone for the abutments have been hauled.

Newspaper dispatches from San Francisco, say that "Lucky" Baldwin is suffering from a cancer of the lip in that city. The reports say he has taken obscure quarters and is being treated by a specialist.

Atchison, Kas., is putting forth a claim to the possession of the youngest grandmother in the United States. She is a Mrs. Coon, who is

about!twenty-one

world's total inhabitants-J.Yet we jalmost

have possession of 25 per cent of the Mrs. Fannie York, the sixteencultivated area of the earth. We year-old wife of Fred .York of Crawproduce 75 per cent of the world's fordsville, attempted suicide by the supply of corn, 25 per cent of the morphine route Sunday. A physiwheat, 40 per cent of the iron, 55 cian reached her in tirn.s to stop the per cent of the copper, 30 per cent "procession" and she still lives, of the lead, 33 per cent of the quick Domestic disorders seems to have silver, 31 per cent of the gold and 33 been the direct cause for her atper cent of the silver I tempted self destruction.

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Finds Way to Live Long. The startling announcement of a Discovery that will surely lengthen life is made by editor 0. H. Downey, of Churubusco, Ind. "I wish, to state," he writes, "that Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption is the most infallible remedy that I have ever known for Coughs, Colds and Grip. It's invaluable to people with weak lungs. Having this wonderful medicine no on6 need dread Pneumonia or Consumption. Its relief is instant and cure certain.'' Chas. Hauk guarantees every 50c and $1.00 bottle, and give trial bottles free. /'J ,r,

^Miss Ethel Baldwin is visiting at

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Ray Ballard was in Rockville Saturday of last week. sSlke Sutton has been spending the week with Veedersburg friends,

Misses Myrta and Hattie Fiye of Crawfordsville visited friends here Sunday.

The Busy Gleaners society will give a Valentine social on Valentine day evening.

Pure buckwheat flour for sale by C. A. Snyder. Also the best soft wheat flour made.

Fred Miller returned to Purdue Monday after a two week's vacation which he spent here.

Louis Bischof presents our subscribers with some new reading on the last page of this issue,

Mrs. W. «R, Thomas and Miss Elsie Darnall spent the latter part of last week with Indianapolis friends.

Dr. H. E. Greene, specialist, Crawfordsville, treats all diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat, Glasses also fitted.

There will be an oyster supper at the home of Al. Bard tomorrow night given by the Ladies Aid so ciety of the Christian Union church. All &re invited,

The commissioners at their last session which closed on Wednesday of last week, allowed $1,200 for repairing the bridge here on Vine street.*^ The town contributes the amount necessary to complete the repairs needed.

The light plant experienced, a shortage of coal from Saturday until on Tuesday when the plant coal bin was replenished with a sufficient amount for a few days run. Lights during church service hours were had Sunday night and the plant was then shut down until Tuesday night.

The law firm of Crane & Anderson of Crawfordsville, which was dissolved in the event of Mr. Anderson's appointment as district judge, has been supplanted by a new one under the name of Crane & McCabe, the latter being Charles McCabe, of Covington, one of Fountain counties most successful and popular lawyers.

Raymond, the infant son of Robert Springer and wife, died Sunday morning of whooping cough.. At the time of its birth Mr. Springer's two older children were just taking the disease, but it was not known to the parents that they had been exposed and the baby contracted it resulting in its death. The funeral service was held at the family residence by Rev. Newgent Monday after Avhich the remains were taken to Waynetown and laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery. The parents have the sympathy of everyone in their sad bereavement.—Veedersburg News.

TheU. S. Civil Service Commission reports that for the year ending June 30, 1902, there were i4,983 persons appointed from its registers. This was 4,692 more than was ever before appointed in a single year. Anyone wishing information about these positions can secure it free by writing for the Civil Service announcement of the Columbian Correspondence College, Washington, D. The Commission will hold examinations to secure young men and women for these places during March and April, atEvansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Many people do not know that these appointments are made without political influence and that a large share of them are by those having only a common school education, but such is now the case.

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BUGGIES!

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Buggies. A whole carload just received and the finest ever in the town. Come in and get choice at a reasonable price.

We Have Yet a Few Rod of 1

American Fence feft out ot three carload, at greatly rekuccd price, 1 ,: You cannot afford to pass this up. -C

The Malleable Steel Range is

a sellar and running far ahead of our expectations in sales, and is giving perfect satisfaction. $ S v"'

I P. M. BROWN. I

Have You Ever Hard of The ROUND TRACK HANGER?

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"O r\ll Has anti-friction roller bearings. The easiest JJ]J"1 XwU-.Ifc/X running in existence.

LowGr Roller ^oor^rom iump*ns

Traolr Heavy steel tubing, of great strength and stiffness. Sup1 ClOH. ports lit tight inside. nnnr 'Wi11 swing out 4 or 5 feet at bottom without injury to hangJL/lJUl

tnick, and with a perfect bearing in any position.

No More Trouble With Your Sliding Doors Where Our Hanger is Used! -I Fields^ 6c

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W. C. MORGAN.

WAYNETOWN, IND.

LUMBER, LATH SHINGLES. SASH, DOORS,

IMPORTANT TO YOU!

Kerr Block,

Vou WILL WANT A NEW SUIT FOR FALL AND i? WINTER.

We have' a .Fine Line of Samples, the beauty and quality of which can not be beat anywhere. Remember, our prices are the lowest consistent with good work,

C.H. ELUSi XAILOR.ifti

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