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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
GETTING EVEN WITH A PRESIDENT.
Why Martin Van Buren, Was Dumped Into
Mud-HOle on the Old National Road.

"ln the days OF stage-coaches, the old National
road, said pioneer to Journal reporter, s'waa
a favorite highway for travel with Presidents.
At least half dozen travelled it a part of its
course. Martin Van Buren,. In 1912, travelled
over its entire course in o stage coach He
reached Indianapolis June 9, and was accorded a
grand reception. 1t was Saturday. and ne was
induced to spend the Sabbath here. Saturday
night he addressed the people. and was
listened by every man, woman and
child in town Sunday he attended services at
Henry Ward Beecher's church, and Monday
morning early proceeded on his journey. He had.
while President, vetoed bill appropriating sev-
eral hundred thousand dollars for the completion
of the National road through Indiana, and quite
a number of citizens arranged to play practical
joke on him. The stage on which Mr. Van Bu-
rem was to take passage was driven by a gentle
man named Asa Wright He was seen, and asked
if there was place on the road where he could
upset the stage without seriously hurting the
President. He said he knew of such q place
near Planfield, and after being again
seen to the tune of few crisp bills he consented
to dump the President in the mud. He started
with his passenger, and when he reached the
place. just this side of Plalnfeld. he drove one
wheel upon projecting root, and the other into
a rut, and the President, who was occupying a
seat up with the driver, was sent sprawling into
the mud. He was helped out. taken to neigh
boring house and washed, and when he was
again on the road Mr.. Wright explained the Joke
to him. and he enjoyed IT."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
AN ABLE EXPONENT OF SCRIPTURE.
Personal Sketch of Rev. Reuben Jeffrey, Pas.
tor of the First Baptist Church.

The First Baptist Church people are very
proud of their present pastor, who coming here
in December 1884, was induced to remain, and
entered upon his pastorate in January, 1885,
DR.. Reuben Jeffrey, who will be sixty years old
next February, looks every inch preacher.
While his appearance is clerical, it is of the
attractive kind, his benignity never becoming SC
unctuous that it will not keep in all tempera-
lures, both in the church and out of it, all the
year through. His hair is now, as it has been
for many years, Of snowy Wilderness, he having
become gray at an early age His clean-shaved
face is broad, rosy and good-humored, and in
the short time he has been here he has made
many friends, particularly among preachers.
for, while a sturdy Baptist he Is
never exasperatingly UNCONVENTIONAL, but
broad and catholic in his views.
He came to this city from Denver Col Before
he went to that city he had very successful
pastorate in Brooklyn, but gave it up to 60 with
his invalid wife to Denver, hoping the mountain
air of that region would restore her to health.
While at Denver he succeeded in building the
finest church edifce belon gng to the Baptist de-
nomination on this continent. His wife diving
and his children being in the East, he felt kim
self an exile, and, resigninR his pastorate wac
on his way to Brooklyn, when the First Baptist
people. VINO were without preacher and had
dip-nets out for one took him in. A sample
sermon two convinced the most partie-
ular and the hardest to please of the
congregation that it would never do to let him
escape, and he was at once secured. The Doctor
was born in England, and came to this country
when but eleven years old. He graduated at
Hamilton University, and has been in the minis.
try since he was twenty years old. There Is not
a reader talker in or out of the pulpit than Dr.
Reuben Jeffery. His greatest force is in the ex-
position of Scripture, his exegetical power being
clear. strong and original He is we'll versed in
the sciences, and uses his knowledge of scientific
subjects by way of illustration, but always with
skill and discernment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03

from the fare-box over two long rows of corns
and bunions, but will leave their nickles upon
the seat ana cause their fellow passengers TO do
the same. The company will of course, put down
this unjustifable conspiracy and rebellion with
a strong hand. They will have the aid Of the
City Council in doing this, and if armed force is
required will make an appeal to the city OK
Cleveland, which that grateful recipient of many
gratuities can not disregard. 1t is to be hoped
the malignants will pause while it is yet time
The Second ward COW. especially the College
avenue COW, is now the subject of fierce maledic-
ton and ferocious indignation Her depreda-
tons since the passage of the ordinance have
been more open, fragrant and widespread than
ever before, the ordinance having seemingly
aroused all the dormant wickedness in her dis
position. A number of poor but respectable citi-
zens of the ward who have long borne with her,
owing to her aristocratic family connection, now
swear roundly that al gentle and persuasive
methods having failed they will adopt the shot
gun policy. They have, however. not yet fully
determined whether to use the duck shot on the
owner of the rinderpest or the COW herself
~
isn't it little singular" inquired Journal
reporter of Rabbi Messing, that the Hebrew
New Year should be selected as the day for the
end of the worldg believe something of that
sort was to have happened to-day"
did you ever hear of an Israelite being af-
fected or inclined to believe any such predictionP
asked the rabbi. Every now and then along
the last fifty years there have been such pre-
dictions, but no one ever heard Of Hebrew be-
ing impressed by one of them. Our sages IN the
Talmud have saying that Israel always had
prophets. but since the destruction of the temple
prophecy was given to FOOLS Consequently the
Jew doesn't believe in prophecy so the predic-
tions of Virgins and all others pass by unheed-
ed. The wise Solomon says: Zone generation
goes and another comes, but the earth stands
forever"
story illustrating the stupidity that is ser
iously interfering with the efficiency of the
postal service comes from Wabash, where the
complaint about postofice plumbers has been pro-
portonately as great as here. The Wabash
Plaindealer has published many of these COM
plants, and few days ago the postmaster called
aside the editor of that paper to explain to him
some of the difficulties encountered in getting
mail to its proper destination 'Now, he said,
want you to look at this just to see what we
have to contend with every day in the week."
and he produced letter bearing the address
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
ODDS AND ENDS.

''In 1852, said Father Ressonies, II went to
France short visit On the steamer going
over was the widow of the son of Murat, King
of Naples, Napoleon the First's dashing brother
in-law. I think the younger Murat was named
Achille. The widow. upon invitation of Ma
poleon III, was returning to Paris She, with
her husband, had been living in the wlds of
Alabama. This Murat while in Alabama, was
a great hunter He was something of master
in cookery, and said he had killed
and eaten almost everything in the
way of fowls and animals. The turkey
buzzard experience, attributed sometimes to
one Frenchman sometimes to another among
others to one of the younger Bonapartes. be-
longs to this nephew of the great Napoleon.
He said he had tried to eat turkey buzzari, after
preparing it IN all ways known to the culinary
art, but had failed to make the bird palatable
Down South the political performance known
here eating crow goes, | understand, by the
name OF the more unsavory bird Murat died In
Alabama a believer in the Roman Catholic
Church, and on his dying bed made the request
that If any bishop priest came into that part of
the country, he should bless his grave Many
years afterward Bishop PORTER, of Mobile, did so.
My impression is that Murats widow returned
to Alabama, preferring it to France, and died
there"
A most outrageous and Ubiquitous conspiracy
has been discovered among the patrons of the
Massachusetts and College avenue line Of street
cars For several weeks the spoilers on that
line have noticed faint but significant indica-
tons of impending rebellion, but until within a
day or two these skilled detectives have been
unable to determine just what form the overt
act would assume. They have now discovered
an organized effort is on foot to form confeder-
alton. the object of which is TO force this benign
and benefcent company to place conductors on
the line. To bring this about. it is understood
the malignant rebels have taken
solemn obligation that they will
never again, under any circumstances act
conductors for the company; that they will
never again perform the promenade act to and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
Not a Safe Candidate.

Boston Journal.
We notice that one of our exchanges speaks
favorably of candidate who will get more votes
from his political opponents than he will lose by
those personally opposed to MIN in his own
party. Such man should never be nominated
The man who counts upon an election by the
votes of the hostile party cannot be strong with
his own party, which is other things being
equal, the first qualification for a candidate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
SCHNULL & KRAG
COFFEE Co.,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

The editor failed to see nythng at fault about
the address, and inquired why the letter was
not sent to its destination. That's all right"
replied the postmaster; "but want you to just
look at that address. indianapolis amt in Coffee
county, and there hain't no Coffee county In In
diana That's the way half of the fools in this
country back their letters and things, and there
amt no Twin man that can make heads or tails
ont of iAm ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
Roast EaccOon as statesman.s Dainty.

Ben: perley Poore's "reminiscences
Alex H. Stephens's favorite dish was a fat
young raccoon and the darkies in Virginia
always found hin ready to purchase the result
of successful coon hunts. His aversion was
pork, and he once threw dish Of sausages at 8
darkey walters head.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
The Natural Inquiry.

New Orleans Picayune.
When couple is about to elope, the younc
mans asks; Does your mother know your
routel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03


may be pardoned for the method she took to
to fail to give the fellow who sold the boy the
liquor taste OF the same medicine
OLIVER Optic says he is getting old, and one
volume year is all he cares to write now. One
is quite enough, Oliver. and if you do not feel
like writing that do not grieve Even if you
shouldn't write any, the boy of the period can
probably find something else to read which will
do him quite as much good.
THE regular weekly discovery of plot TO kill
the Car was nos made till Thursday of last
week. Since the weather is growing cold the
professional detectives are hustling to get in
their winters coal. and do not have time to de-
vote to the unearthing of plots.
BRITISH scientists claim to have found in some
caves in Wales authentic proof that intelligent
human beings existed 24O 900 years ago. 1t will
be quite the thing now for people who are fond
of long pedigrees, to mention that they arc de-
scended from the early Welsh.
THERE is a shortage in the onion crop all over
the country, but perhaps the few that have been
harvested are SIronS enough 10 supply VIC Oc-
fciency. Nature usually makes provision in
one direction for her shortcomings in another.
WHEN Boston culture requires to be braced up
with an infusion of old-fashioned fire and brlm-
stone religion, the article has to be imported
The Boston Herald is now publishing Talmages
sermons.
BETWEEN the ryots of India and the riots in
Ireland England has her hands full. The for
mer raise wheat; the latter sheol.
TIE Yankee yacht ''Mayfower" has been de-
nominated skimming-dish. She did take the
cream of the races for fact.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03

AS for the captain of the former, he yacht to go
Hennce. convinced that there are some things in
which the people of the western continent can
not bs excelled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03

LAST weeks almanac:
Sunday-Professor E. Stone Virgins
Monday-Professor Virgins.
Tuesday-"Prof" Virgins.
Wednesday-Old Virgins.
Observation-Disclosures.
Friday-Wig.
Saturday-Bang.
Sunday-Coroner.
THERE need be no longer any dispute between
Boston and New York as to which is the literary
center. 1t was in the latter city that citizen
Donovan knocked down pugilist McCarty for
having mispronounced word Culture has never
gone to that length in Boston. 1t was really car
rying the matter too far, however to kill the
offender. A milder blow would probably have
served.
THIS science of drinking says Consul Tan
ner, who evidently thinks he has struck great
lead, Consists simply in the hardness of drink
ing" The Consul has evidently crawled in at
the other end of the hole. Hardness in drink
ing, provided the hardness is sufficiently tardy,
seems to the mind of the American who has not
been consul, to constitute the science of absti-
nence.
THE strong wind yacht race, to be sailed by
the British "Galatea' and the Yankee 'May-
flower" has been declared off, the contestants
getting weary of waiting for favorable gale.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03

AN indignant mother at Manasquan, n j.,
took rawhide and publicly whipped her fifteen
year-old boy for getting helplessly drunk. She
may be pardoned for the method she took to
reprimand the boy. but it was a mistake for her
to fail to give the fellow who sold the boy the
liquor a taste OF the same medicine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03

IT is claimed that the wife of the President is
stared at as though she were professional
beauty. This is too bad The fact that she con-
sented to sit seventy five times for photog
raphist who wished to place her pictures on sale.
does not prove beyond doubt that she is pro-
fessional beauty, but it is enough. perhaps, to
serve as an excuse for the public thinking so.
The staring should cease.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07
GENERAL mARKETs.
produoe and provlrlons.

E,ssAs ctrv No nae a what '. eokor,
No ) red casb Ggt<c Iapua,v gTfsn bldt NAV
7Gc md Corn et"sdy! No q eash 3tEc ND
oats nominaf ngt<c lid + m NAV
at,,i "V"i" Noe Sc min Iva trading
Ga IN n, on foas iiIcrnl scsia 10 ray ~ rotn
Ia Il 10 thn henvv irsnsnctfo,. ~ ~ ast vyroE
gitr ~ a o,,,,r,atS ,yasa m ,ar.n. thc mnrEci
o"pned 10 lnser t6ap ths elosI' = agn q OF Sat
u wy "sy oS h reas,ea ~ sgitc rosa
~ I9s1c II "a a., ! ic IN l.tcst ttsCins az
~, w. noa vs. - a. a. ~ ~ ~ "a n ~
undor atnranV earn ac,ive I'm NAV ma
un uS AURA rinstns tor IA s3v A.
,otc 70 "b sano "a sat1,aav provisions
ag,ou ,it,c e. nassn ~ yye,s N sbsdc hivh-
oioiinh pI,ovN ~ Tas' o. sh, tihs 49,"
~ , .hh' o ,t u,t. ~ I, gr,n onI M
nlk,'l man ~ w st ~" ,nsaa %
so,1nws' whsst nsean,b r 7stc. .ianua v.
Io,ipW d .sat eon,n ~ S, n
elsGi rs ,9ry t".e, "sg ~ e au ~ ~
e,inpei o''aoi III ~ 3 ppsu
~ NY 10" Mo-, al AZ intn.rv al es
,,h 1,as e. ss 49, ,,ric w,,r" ~, foliows
Whea IKE Com alHc. Po w eo Lara
Hnori ~ Nv !, 9,s,a IA s,,t ci,sr sidos
hayad az '054sg Oh Whlsky atsils
kEw Yunx. Dec ECohea Rios firm at 40 ;
oniI ma nciiye nnn higher: snleH ll3,7iO btgs:
Dce,,n ,her Slf IOaI2 I'd January, 81 g0aol2 30
| : shrnarv $40 20aIp IA. March Sl2 900 ~ 40;
Ar ii SD q0al2 "a, MAY, $t2 26al2 "a. Jupe
! glb wall 40 ugar arm and better omand ,
lair To- good refining he quoted al I li,l8a
| 4 ii. l8c . r, fined quiet and steady.
IT IONS. Mo. pee Flour guiet and
urrnanpcd Wheat active and uns ct lie q
closing asher, opened weak ana Rd&c lower
rallied 20 md good buying, .asvd OF 80
naetu ,t,d within range OF hGEr advan o ON
tho visible supply statement but eAHed on
a,stn ana cioset easy "a "a lower than ON
satnrdA No 2 red, cash, IS ds0he; Decem'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

s s,s.sy cc I 70 fair 81 ;sss soi medium 10
cnis 400, III, Dec s--Cau O. Receipt.
1000 = adj atipmens S0<O. market r,fhef
suphfcrs farN Wyomires a. 20, Cnristmqs
Oeevef y loaa -; shppiug eseof s. y0aa IS ,
siocke AMI Feeders, 81 p1aS 90. eoss bulls
ana miNcd,Sl dlai aOs bAlk, 50 lQ9q 40: Texas
thi le t2 9lns % H0gs- X. coipts Al 4, %, thin
ments Noos beet grAiee rnrg and 80 hiehcr
~ ~ hiut 80 ShCct Rpctii a t4pQ. shin.
menta 70 o. market opened higher aNd Id "a
( ney; natives 81 5o4t So Westerns 81 MsfS 50.
rfN nstl 2oaa -, lambs. S. s3dl M Dnsvcrs'
Joarnsl ept'iil London cahlrgram quotes
pfi Ns Wcah liAd for hcHt kmcricnn cAttc.
light. ut general fupply oNcosaivc.
NV NVnK Doe 4 Reeves Rcecipte. slsa.
dull and w aktn al EXCEPT guot a q prime
cat G, which arr about stt al ! poor to prime
native steers 9Sto&a 10, cNia aie ~ s. aOfs IL
bui ~ dry cove IN stoc crs q 50fS Is She \
-R ctipts la 800 head; active and rrm far
prim aad cnolcei dun aud weak ior tnfcrlo
and cnmtnnn} cosnwnn to line S. OpaA On.
common % primo lambs al S. q 81 o., eoncrai
sales. - 35a 70 for sheep - 90 Is Tor lafuup
KANSAS uuY Mo, ntc 4 CAttieA Ile5 eipts
49,, ali mente none. chipping gradca stendy
ic COWS strong ana shade Rher, stock.
srs snd tu dius stcels weak good 90 chuit o
~ iVNa 500 common TO medium 81 NNGS 90,
,tpc ore ~ ebm2i 20, feeding steorr 81 SOsS 40
cove 81 tQ@s ~ heEe Reotipie i2.Oa6; ship,
menta 1923 ehoice urm; nmon weak ~ 81 20
90 ~ sho y &c 'ipta SO; ship4 ents s5i,
market sieatyi ioDd { cnoic 3 HNas "a,
9 mmon 10 ..cdium u t0ae ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.


FoRr WORTu, TAX, Dec /, 1856
ne lsoereby sivon that there viii be "A
Pag Of the stockholders OF the Southern
ls Raj way Com any Of Texas NJ the cit,
In he state OF Texas, on Tues
FEBRUARY |, 1881, At 10 o. lock n. m. for the
~ OF authorizing tn Issuance OF FIRST
tageo the Corporate pr perry fran f,
~ eHid company 10 secure the pa mcnt
lnas TO b iss by aaiu company running
years from their date dt wing Interest ~
cent per annum. paS able semi annually,
Iplncipal and interest 10 be pa, able In
Iuln and limit "a In amount 10 SIG 900 per
10y railroad watch said ina bt dness Is
lhfy for constructing, completing, i'm
.gend operating las railwa,
N STRONG, lsAAtT BURR,
n NlCkfRSuE, ALuEN SPEAHE,
sLALf IL s VIII s,
elhhs \. DAVIS, WHISTLER SNYDER,
w, II MAsTHgs.
.iectcrs OF the s'ulhern Kansas Railway
zpany OF reNas.
~, j j. MULLANE, Asst sec'y.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07
MAIL STAGE Hello UP.

|prirer Ia Tied aud the Robbsr Makes
on with the Mail.
|altO the Gazette.
DORADO, TEX, Dec, G.--The San An
nal stage was held up and robbed a
south Of here this morning by a
man who gives his name as
|1ssnd. He compelled the driver to
ny and lie down while he bound him,
lhen drove of Ia the stage
IAott distance aud rtled the
oags, which contained moth
" value The driver loosened
f.st and came 70 town, when d large
" lne population started in chase
tae pursutrs were out the roboer
lu,o town, WAS Identified aud taken
4, deputy United States Marshal
ne is now in Jail. He Is known
my citizens.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

RIO DE JANEfRO, Dee G--GoGse, rcgniAe
Arst, 5000 Ttis per 10 sllosi g20d seeona o9
reis Receipts during tho Wesk, aSOp3 bags
purchases foi tho United suites, 5i,W9; clear
ances 10 40. 1900, stock, $4,000 bHRs'
SANTOS, Dtc B,--Conee 60 ID average, tHt
rels Per 10 n oa Rpceipts during the week, 10 tf
bags. Purchases for tho Quilted states iooQ
bags. CleHTanccs for the United States, none
stock. no Goo uagh
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

81. LOUIS, Mo. Dec e--Caltlc-- Receipts
1910 shipmsn 600, ruled strouE on all kipds
except coarse AMI thin grades sohVice heavy na
Tive steers 81 1894 10Y fair - good enippln2
steers s. 1904 5ui bat hura' stscra, falls -
pri s. O0aflh; feedtFa, fair . good, q TOO
sO. sf0ckers, fair 90 good, - O0a - X Nane
and IEdisns, common % chViec, 81 sj14 n
aogs--ReueipIs o2l3. ahipmenfs 81 pens
cleared exriy al sitOng dGurcs, " to&a ~
sheep Isocelpts 90 ahipmen,s neesi msSke,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07
oorroN MARKETS.


NEW ORLEANS. "a, Dec. Cotton Spot
Close etrong and SO higher
sales bJ0l
Lp- ordinary, 67l6c; ordinary. as l6a,
good ordinary, ld-l6c jsiow mlddhiR, { Qi6o;
mldd INK iS-lG;g cd tn,ddllng, 03 l0c, mid,
dlln. fair ll.lGc; fair ~ 100
Future opcuo1 flrin, ru eli strong, ard closed
stea " 70 Is point, higher than saturday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

uAeo, Dec. GA troop of cavalry
~ 20 start 70 close the road leading
Argentine Republic through the
asfa mountains. The object is TO
y. ~ the spread Of cholera iuto Call,
sshains Of Senior Barazarte were
ep - the cemetery by the president
N plolic, the senators, deputies,
n sssf distinguished persons. A COIN
= Sienadlers escorted the process
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. &. - Cotton - Spot
clos firm, 40 higher.
Low rdinarY @ III leo; or inarv, @ II l6c good
ordinary, 7 II l6o, low middlng 500 middllbg,
~ Ice good mildllng, 8 S l6o; middling fair,
9&
t,ross rec ipts, SI35,
Sales, 9lS3
Exports, none,
stock, 1887.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Fractions and Futures
from Three TO Eighteen Points
Higher Money Market Easy.
Wheat Opened weak, Fiuosuated w,,nin a
Narrow Rage, and CLOSED Lower.
Live stock IrnnsacttonS HrisR,
FORT WORTH mARKErs-pAILY RE
VIEW
OPTICS oY THE GAzK1-rp, .
FORT WORTH. Tx, Dec. q. 1885. I

opgIcv or THE GAzE1rp,
FORT WORTH. Tx, Dec. o, 1885.
Trade was very active in all lines to.
day
Butter Is active, with country butter
higher. Eggs have advanced ana are
greatly 10 demand. Turkeys and chick.
ems are of, the market being glutted.
Turnips are 10 better demand, the better
qualities bringing 40 cents per bushel.
Potatoes are firm az an advance. Apples
have advanced. Rio coff-es have taken a
jump from TO IA cents per pound.
The market Is bare OF peeans, and they
would bring fine prices
Krout has advanced to o. for half
barrels.
Lemons are n 90 cents per box.
Sugar has an upward tendency.
CRuP MORTGAGES
The custom of mOrigtging unrrown
crops is SO common and productive Of 80
much tvil IN some portions OF the South
that, according to the ST Louis RepubIl
can, there is "more or less clamor for
legislation to regulate or prohibit the
practice" IL Is added that IN Arkansas
many members OF the new legislature
"were elected under pledges TO work Tor
a repeal Of the law permitting such mort.
cages" Farmers who have rented land,
or whose land Is encountered, give these
crop mortgages as security for supplies
which they must have. IL Is common
thing for them TO use this credit 10 the
extreme limit that the storekeeper will
allow. When the crop is harvested Its
entire pr ceeds often fall little short Of
paying the mortgage, and the farmer IL
mot only again without money or credit,
but is actually In debt and under oOliga-
tions to the storekeeper who has accom-
modated him. Such system, of course,
means high interest aud high prices for
everything the farmer buys. 1t Is very
doubtful II law prohibiting these mort
cages would afford much relief The
rradesmau.