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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18
eHE LIKES "BAB. d"
Recent Criticisms Renewed ~ n Friendly
Hand.

Recent Critieisms Eeu-wed ~ n Friendly
Hand.
70 ruE EplroR-SH We are sorry for
"Bab's" critics. who DO not seem 90 boz
possessed OF discrimnativo powers sui.
dcent TO enable them TO discern the true
merit that animates aad permoates all her
letters.
When she ~ spicly shows us the world
~ she sees Il, is she 10 blame?
And II she ever fails 10 make odious its
iollies or fails 10 honor truth and virtue
We have failed 20 read Alright. She who
can make kindly winning mention Of
Gods dumb creatures, who can condemn
when the Savior OF the world Himself has
said that not a sparrow falls 90 the ground
without the Fathers notice.
Her pictures of life, as portrayed In her
last letter, no one who has passed ever 81
short period in the national metropolis
can dispute
All praise 10 this babbling one who,
with n single stroke OF her magic pen, can
transport US 10 distant scenes so true 10 life.
We recognize the men and women the
same "a those OF decade and a hall ago
and though many known then arc sleep
ing their last sleep, their vacant places are
30 soon filled In drawing-room, senate and
mart that the panorama moves unbrokcn
on.
The physical organization cannot always
assimilnte the richest and heaviest diet
Neither can our mental powers and capac-
ity continually drink in the profound OF
beatific. A READER.
Rushville, Ind, Feb. IL.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Base BALL CRANK, Salem An effort Is
being made 10 form state league.
u. CANApAY & Son, Frankton-Write to
your congressman TO send you copy of
the force bill.
j. III. HART, Observation-Disclosures statutes
provide that the superintendent OF an in
sane hospital may appoint such persons
M he sees III.
READER Richmond-The bill providing
for the election OF township officers every
four years was approved by the governor
March IL, 1889.
WILLIAM HARTLEY, Point Isabcl-The
statutes provide for the collection OF such
statistics and the penalty provided for
making false lists or refusing to answer
questions seems to cover this matter.
O. X, City-0ur first answer was cor
rect, but may be qualified by saying that
while the police receive no fees for testify
ing in the criminal courts, fee IL taxed
10 them, but 10 turned into tho city
treasury.
n. HAaER, Chillicothe, lll.-The baking
powder formula referred to is eight ounces
OF flour, eight ounces of English bcar-
Donate of soda, seven ounces OF tartaric
acid mix thoroughly by passing several
times through a sieve.
"A STUDENT" Crawfordsville-O We
aro informed that Peter Fish Reed is
dead. e. Granville NJ. Ballard lives in
this city. (3) Rose Hartwick Thorpe was
born in Indiana. She now lives in Litch-
field, Mich. az We cannot ascertain
whether Meta V. Victor lived in Indiana
or not. Her principal work was Passing
the Portal" (5) We cannot ascertain.
j. NJ, White Lick-Edmund Burke
was born at Dublin, Jan. !, 1880; died
Jan. 8, 1897. He was educated at Trinity
college, Dublin, and took his degree in
174s He wrote "A Vindcation of Nat
ural Society,"" philosophical Inquiry
Into Our Ideas OF the Sublime and Beauti-
full" IAN Account of European Settle
ments In America" Thoughts on the
Cause OF Present Dscontents" and many
other essays. He was prominent states
man OF his day.
x can be bought for 20 cents, Salvation
Oil the greatest cure on earth for pain
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In an editorial note last week we called
attention to the enormous waste of money
on roads every year from lack of efficient
supervision of the work done on the roads.
Another source of waste that should be
stopped by any bill that passes the legis-
lature is that coming from repairing the
roads at the wrong time. Ii is the gen.
eral custom to repair the roads during
some three or four weeks in the year, and
to neglect them duringthe rest OF the time
The system is clearly wrong. After every
hard rain that softens the roads little
holes are started that grow deeper and
deeper from wear till no fair load can be
hauled over them. The rains choke the
drains with sticks and grass till the roads
are spoiled with water; weeds ripen and
scatter their seeds over the adjoining
farms. The remedy is clearly this: Let
it be somebody's business to go over the
roads frequently and make these minor
repairs from day to day as they are
needed. More work could be saved in
that way by one man than can be done by
ten after the damage has been made.
Road districts should be large enough
to keep one man employed all his time in
making these minor repairs and in over
seeing the more important work that must
be done under contract or by number of
men working together. The system of
constant repairs combined with that of
efficient superintcndence will be in itself
almost enough 10 insure good roads after a
very few years.
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Tho Octopus stnI Lives.

The indianapolis Journal is still of tho
opinion that the state board of education
of Indiana IL not capable of selecting a
series Of text books for use in the common
schools OF this state. IL will be remem-
bered that the Journal made . violent
attack on the stats board of education n
year ago last July, when they selected
readers, arithmetics, biographies and
writing books and contracted that they
should DO furnished at about one-half the
price then charged throughout the state
for books no better than those selected
and adopted. The Journal Is now opposed
TO any law which would authorize school
officers TO furnish the necessary school
books to poor and INDECENT children who
are deprived Of receiving the benefits Of
our common schools because they are
unable to purchase the books needed.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IS.
TWELVE PAGES.
DON'T TRUST sPRoULs.

Il has come to the knowledge of this
paper that a man known as one +. T..
Sproule has been travelling in the southern
part of Indiana representing himself as
an authorized agent of THE SENTINEL.
This paper has no such agent or employee
and will not be responsible for any liabili-
ties or contracts made by him, and all par
ties are warned not to trust him on the
credit of The SENTINEL. Any persons who
may have made contracts Of any kind with
such a man will do us favor by notifying
tis AT once
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BRIGHT, SPICY GOSSIP.
"Kitty" Of Tipton DefendS "Bab" from
.sags Brosh's" Criticisms.


To TIE EDIToR-Sir: In reply 90 the
remarks OF "Sage Brush" contained in
last Saturdays SENTINEL, allow me to say
that "Bebs" letters 10 add 10 the value of
TuE SENTINEL in more than one house
hold They insure TO it much warmer
welcome among the ladies than Ii would
otherwise have. And who shall say that
"Bab's" bright, spicy gossip il not read
and enjoyed by the gentlemen in our
homes? Her articles are always full OF
such CHEEKY, good nature and contain 20
much good counsel that no one who reads
and understands them can fail TO be bene-
fitted.
As for myself, always read "Bab's"
letters and think the time well spent
but, il "Sage Brush" will be kind enough
20 point out the objectionable points IN
them may possibly % be brought 10 see
the error OF my ways and desist ere II DO
too late. admire most the brave fear
lessness which enables Bah 10 write
just what she thinks regardless with whom
IL may conflict.
also thoroughly agree with her In her
choice of the next president and her ideas
OF the injustice OF the force bill.
May THE SENTINEL always have "a
harmless, wholesome and interesting cor
respondents as Dab" is the wish of
Upton, Ind, Feb. ii. KITTY"
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The Farmers, Alliance.

Information has reached US that some
offense has been taken al, q recent
editorial Of Tux SESTINEL on the subject
OF feee and salaries, in which reference
was made to attempts of PORTIONS OF the
farmers alliance 70 dictate the policy OF
tho Legislature We see no reason why
any democrat should object TO what was
said, whether he be member Of the al
lance or not, unless he is opposed TO tho
statement OF the plain, unvarnished truth,
as, We regret 10 say, some democrats seem
inclined 20 be. Politics is not matter of
sentiment, but OF straightforward common
sense. In Indiana we have reached
point where politics ia not matter of
demagogy. The people want certain re-
forms made, but they want them made In
diligently, and IL any political party has
not the ability TO accomplish that, no
amount OF clap-trap about friendship for
this class or the other will be accepted n an
apology for its failure. The matters be-
fore the present legislature need all the
GOODNESS, thought and careful considera-
ton OF effect TO be produced that the
members can give them. IL will be mis-
fortune TO the democratic party that years
cannot rectify il they are driven from
safe, judiclous course by any clamor from
any one.
The relationship OF the democratic party
10 the farmers alliance il matter that
ought 10 be confronted now. 1t would be
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u connection with tho question ot the
effect Of tariffs on wages the New York
Times presents the following statement OF
recent reductions OF wages:
Brooke iron company, marlborough.
Pa, closed Feb. ., and $50 mon thrown
out of work because thoy refused n reduc-
ton Of about per cont.
Fills * lessig steel and iron company,
Pottstown, Pa, closed Feb. ?; 700 mon
thrown out OF work because reduction
OF ~ per cent. was rejected
ilopcdalo fabric mill, ilopcdalc, Mass. ;
wages OF weaNors reduced ?! cents a yard
last week.
silk mill ut Warehouse Point, Conn. /;
wages oi windem and doublora reduced
from Sl37 90 Z per day.
Sturtcvant blower works, Jamaica Plain,
Mass reduction Of from 40 10 80 per cent
loitstowu iron company Pottstown,
Pa reduction OF about per cent.
Bethlehem iron company, Bethlehem,
Pa. reduction Of 10 per cent. Feb. ..
PennHyl vauiS steel company, Steclton,
Pa; reduction OF from 8 10 10 per cent.
Feb. /.
Lackawanna iron and coal company,
Scranton, Pa. AN average reduction OF 20
cents day on Jan. /.
Homestead steel works, CARNEGIE,
pnrrrs Co. 10 per cent. by agreement
Pullman palace car companys works !;
new scale making a reduction of about 10
por cent, brought forward Jan. |.
Otis iron and steel company, Cleveland,
O.. reduction OF 80 per cent,
Coal mines, Duquoin, ILL.,; reduction
from go 10 90 per ton.
Ribbon weavers in Paterson, n. j.. /; re-
duction OF 10 per cent
Coal mines near Leavenworth, Kas. !;
reduction Of II per cent.
Cocheco manufacturing company (;
wages oil weavem reduced per cent.
Manufacturers OF pottery, Trenton, n.
j.. wages OF sanitary ware pressers re-
duoed 22 per cent
Mcrrimac mills, Lowell, Mass; wages
of mule spinners reduced cents per
hundred.
Buckeye mower and reaper works,
akron, .. reduction of from 30 10 60 por
cent. reported on Feb. 3.
Saxouy knitting mill, Little Falls, y. V;
reduction OF about 20 per cent.
The workingmen who voted for protoc-
ton 10 American labor in 1888 mast find
great comfort in statistics OF this oharao-
tar
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TIE bill introduced in both houses of
the legislature to regulate the employment
of officers aud assistants in the state
benevolent institutions is one deserving
OF very careful consideration. II is APP
parently drawn after thorough examina-
ton OF the civil service regulations exist
ing in other states and aims 10 avoid all
charged TO any system of civil service ex-
aminations. II puts the entire matter IN
the hands of the state board of charities
and requires that examinations sh all be
practical and shall relate 20 matters which
shall fairly test the relative fitness of the
applicants. IL would be a blessing 10 any
political party 10 find some system by
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18

No governor elected; the vote for other stats
officers or congress
After comparison Of them we imagine
that there is 40 very serious danger Of a
democratic defeat in 1892, so long rs we
do not stir up some unnecessary factional
fight IN our own ranks.
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False Assens1nents.

The fundamental evil in our tax system,
low assessments; but the extent OF the
evil is much greater than is generally
noted. Bills that have been introduced in
the house by members Of the WAYS and
means committee looking toward fairer
assessments will certainly receive hearty
support from all if the cnormity of the
injustice is kept in mind.
1t is common saying that it makes
little difference whether property is valued
at cash value OF at one-half or one-third
its cash value. Only the rate Of taxation is
changed. As matter Of TACT, Just as soon
rs the standard os fair cash value" is
deserted there is no longer any
fixed standard. II ones furniture
is really worth $1,000, and that
Of ones wealthy neighbor 5000,
so soon as the scaling begins the advantage
will come 10 the rich neighbor. If 4
mans furniture is put in at $500 nine
assessors out of ten will permit the
weathier neighbor to put in his at $1,000
or 81 100 instead of at -. 500 as should in
justice be done. I'm the mind OF the as
SCISSOR, who feels that he must rive a low
assessment because that Is tho custom,
there is no fixed rate OF discount. He has
assessed one mans furniture higher than
another's; he knows that IL is worth more.
Fifteen hundred dollars is a large sum
compared with $500. He seldom stops to
count percentages.
If our legislators can remedy even TO
an appreciate extent this great wrong,
which in nine cases out OF ten is
inhi tted upon the poorer and mid
die classes, seldom upon the wealthy,
they will have done much. The
Illinois revenue commission recommended
that the requirement OF an oath 10 II
schedule returning personal property with
tsyaluation be omitted rs Intellectual am
subveraiye al The public morals-a school
for perjury promoted by law. Then they
recommended that the states attorney be
given substantial fees for the conviction of
the assessor or tax payer for dishonest as
sessment or false return. Would IL help in
our state % give part Of n heavy fine 20 any
one who would furnish evidence go con-
Wet such deinauonts2 A man who sees
the property Of widows and orphans
whose estates are In the courts for settle
ment taxed on their full value, though
there be not enough property 70 support
them. while wealthy noiehbor pays no
larger taS on ten times the amount of
property, would bc doing n good deed TO
prosecute even without the reward Have
we tho manhood to see that justice Is
donc2
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which proper employees could be secured,
inasmuch as the party in power is respon-
sible for their conduct.
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VIZ note with pleasure rs an evidence
OF the republican partv's continued desire
TO give the property of the people TO
capitalists, that immediately on the
declaration Of reciprocity arises clamor
for subsidies 30 steamship companies be-
tween this country and Brazil II would,
perhaps, occur 10 a business man that IL q
the two countries the transportation will
take care of itself Transportation is like
any other business. Wherever IL IL needed
70 will go, and the legitimate profits of the
bushes will always be found ample 10
support II. II there is any more money
IN tho treasury TO give away We insist that
10 be- given to the farmers who are trying
10 raise boet-root sugar and tropical fruits
under tho direction Of our progressive but
somewhat giraffe bureau Of agriculture.
Az appropriation of $4,000 ought 10
suffice for au adequate representation Of
Indiana AZ the world fair. This appro-
priation, II II " expended upon tho ex-
hibt and not used mp In salaries and
expenses OF commissioners, will be all
that IL necessary. in our opinion. Tho
Centennial expedition of 1876 was sue
cess. and most OF the states made very
Croditable showings. Yet tho appropri-
atoms Tor state exhibits only aggregated
100000 Tho talk OF an Indiana appro-
priation Of 100000 Is prepostcroua.
Tur Evansville Journal (ropuhlican) Is
complaining bitterly OF the postmaster at
that point II compares him IN very nm
favorable way with the postmaster under
Cleveland, and charges that no pays no
attention whatever 10 the business OF the
office. IL is To be- hoped that he does not
neglect to draw his salary.
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ernor, --, etc. The clectOr
will then return 10 the booth and write in
the names OF the persons for whom he
wishes 10 vote. fold the ballot aud vote H.
OF course similar provision will be made
for county ballots. These ballots will be
counted as any others, but IL they con-
tain the name 81 candidate whose name
Is on the printed ballot they will be void
II the clector desires 10 use n pastcr in
stead Of writing the name he may do 40.
These blank ballots will be prepared by
the election commissioners ~ other bal
lots and furnished in sufficient quantity
20 each precinct. There IA not the least
probability that one voter in ten thousand
will use them, but they do away with the
alleged constitutional objection.
The great merit Of this system is that it
does not afford any opportunity Tor identi-
flying the printed ballot, az every other
system yet devised has done. II an elect
or Is allowed 10 write q name on his
printed ballot, or put "A pastcr on il, the
complete means of Identification is put in
his hands and the central object Of the
Australian ballot law is defeated. IL
would be as we'll 10 repeal the law en-
tirely az 10 allow any means Of identity
ing the printed ballots. because once that
IL permitted the purchase of hoaters may
proceed without check. Under this sys-
tenn, the written ballot or paster being
entirely detached from the printed bal
lot. no possibility Of Identification arises.
A voter may violate his oath and vote for
an Office for which he has already voted.
but he cannot vote for the same person,
and II he votes for another person no
merely kills his own vote. We SEQ no
possible objection 10 this amendment and
trust that it may be adopted AZ pre-
cautionary measure.
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THE following table shows the official
majorities in forty-iour states of the union
in the election of 1890, as compiled from
tho Tribune 4I,onDoc inst issuad
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ELECTION Law Amendment.

The special committee appointed 10
consider the constitutionslity OF the cleo
ton law has under consideration an amend
atory measure which seems at once ade-
quate and unobjectionable. The one great
point urged against the constitutionality
of the law Is that il does not permit tho
eiector 10 vote for any person, whether his
name be on the ticket or not THE SEN
TINEL has never considered the objection
material, because it Is in practice matter
of the merest technicality and is founded
on an erroneous conception Of the purpose
collections, which are held for the purpose
OF choosing officers TO conduct the govern
ment and not for the purpose OF gratifying
cranks who fancy that they ought to vote
for persons who cannot by any possibility
receive enough votes 10 relieve them from
asuspicion Of having voted for themselves.
The provision for nomination bv petition
is so liberal that no real injustice or hard
ship can be done under the law a. il now
exists
On the other hand we are confronted by
the fact that the governor and the supreme
court are hostile 10 the law, and that the
republican party will move heaven and
earth TO get rid Of IT, Hence it is the part
OF wisdom To leave them not the slightest
shadow Of excuse for declaring il uncon-
stitutional The remedy proposed Is
briefly as follows: Require every elector
20 vote exactly rs ut present, even If he
should not desire 10 vote for any person
whose name IL printed on the ballot in
which case he would OF coursesimply vote
n blank ballot. After voting. il he desires
20 vote for any person whose name is not
on the ballot, let him make affidavit, sub
stantially, M follows: you solemnly
swear Tor affirm that YOU desire 10 vote
for one or more persons whose names are
not printed con tho official ballots; that
YOU have not voted for any person for the
office or Offices for which you now desire
90 vote; and that you do not intend by
your vote u indicate % any other person
how you voted, for any corrupt or unlaw-
full purpose"
On making this declaration the elcctor
will be furnished 10y the election board an
official blank ballot, prepared substan-
italy in the form Of tho tickets formerly
used in this state and reading thus "Oni-
cial Blank state Ballot" "For Governor
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4 can be bought for 20 cents, Salvation
Oil, the greatest cure on earth for pain.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-19
ALnRIGMTSHILLE.

Correspondence Of the ARsus.
There are good many wild
ducks on the river.
We understand that II. G. Beer.
bower has purchased abont 80 acres
of land Of Clinton Bishop.
George Bishop has opened n new
lime stone quarry on his Gibson
farm.
Our genial and jolly merchant,
G. NJ. Crane, has adopted the cash
system from the 14th Of this
month. He ought to he highly
complimented on this move, as it is
one OF the best things that has ever
been done for this place.
There was quite a gathering at
James Menfee' last Sunday.
Your orrespondcnt happened to
call and thought they must be going
to have u wedding. but was mista-
ken, rs Mr.. Menifce had raised a
good crop aud killed the fattened
pig the day before is the way we
account for SO many Of his friends
coming in to visit him on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Shaw ia the boss wo-
man farmer in this section. She
has just finished having her corn
husked. She raised about 400
bushels. This shows what woman
can do when she tries.
We learn that Mr.. o. G. Crane
did not get to be principal of the
Aurora School, as some person for
merly Of this place, worked against
him, If this be true we think the
trustees will find out that they have
made great mistake in not letting
Mr.. Crane have it, as he is one of
Preston's very best teachers, If he
is young in years.
There is some fresh talk OF the
railroad, bu. as this has got to be-
an old wCrmy chestnut we will not
in1Ict any more Of it on the readers
OF the ARGUS. There is room here
for a good blacksmith and also
good shoemaker. Now who will
come and locate here.
RAMBLER.
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Deaths Doings.

Died, at the Exchange Hotel.
Friday at IL A. M, Novem Der
10, 1891, Rolly Barker, after a
short illness. He had been suffer.
ing with chills and fever and was
thought TO be better. Just before
be died the doctor was with him
and he seemed TO be much better,
when he suddenly expired. The
deceased had been at work for some
time 1T the Government camp down
on the river and contracted the dis
ease, which resulted in his death.
lie was taken sick down at the
camp and was brought up to the
Hotel, where he could be better
cared for. DR.. Martin was the at
tending physician. lie was an Odd
Fellow, and the Lodge here en-
ployed a nurse to help take caro- Of
him. His friends we're notified,
and his brothers arrived .he
evening before he died. Sunday
morning the Odd Fellows took
charge Of tho remains and accom-
panied them TO Masontown, where
they we're laid to rest in the ceme-
terry there beside his father. The
deceased was a single man and from
Monongalia county.