Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1879 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

It has been commonly said that the eoid water poem, “The Old Oaken Bucket,* was inspired by a glass of brandy. A writer in the Boston Herald affirms the truth of the story, and tells it as a personal recollection.— Samuel Woodworth, the author, was a printer, and was employed in an office in Chambers street, New York. One day he dropped into Mallory’s bar room, in Franklin street, to get some brandy and water. The liquor was excellent, and Woodworth remarked that it was superior to any thing he ever tasted. “No,” said a comrade, “there was ore thing that you and ( used to think far surpassed this in the way of drinking.” “What was that?” asked Woodworth, dubiously. “Fresh spring water that we used to drinx from the old oaken bucket that hung in the well, after our return from the hay field on a sultry day in summer.” The rhythm of the phise, “The old oaken bucket that hung in the well,” struck Woodworth at once, and the picture of the well at his boyhood home came to his mind. Within a few hours he had completed the poem. One of the unfortunate correspondents who have had to stay in Washington during the dog-days, when there is no news gmng, has started a story that Senator Blaine and Secretary Sherman have an understanding between them by virtue of which they are to combine against General Grant in the convention next June, the stronger man to take the presidency, and the other a cabinet office undpr him—BJaine to be secretary of state if Sherman goes to the White House, and Shermau to stay in the treasury if Blaine is the luckier man. So says the New York Tribune. It effects oot to believe it, but Sherman and Blaine are equal to just such an arrangement. Monticello Herald: The wicked hackmen of Delphi attempted to fleece the children of Miss McArthur’s opera troupe out of sls for hack hire between Pittsburg and Delphi last Saturday. The little folks preferred to walk, and did so. The Delphi papers will continue to lecture Monticello on the subject of “Business Integrity” all the same. - r Jimmy Dunn’s temperance meeting was swelled last Fripay evening by the attendance of a large and orderly crowd from Rensselaer, which came over by special train.—Monticello Herald. _TvtrlCfA Uoertoo T>. DMvllwj wf Iju^auo* port, has consented to deliver the Old Settlers address, at Monticello, on the 28th of the present month. — Resumption under the Sherman plan is strictly confined to New York City. Resumption under the Sherman plan is strictly eonfined to New Yoak City. ?"A Washington dispatch says that the bank circulation increased SA)O,000 during thettrstjweek of August. When you are thirsty call at the Restaurant of F. G. Henkle & Co. and get an ice-cold Lemonade. Only sc. Delinpeut Tai-Payers Tate Notice! I will soon start the collectors. The Rail Road Tax must be settled. Call at my office and see me. I will send no further notice. HENRY I. ADAMS, Treas’r Jasper county, Ind. I have 160 acres of land, 2i miles from Afton, Union county, lowa, to trade for property in Rensselaer. For further particulars apply to Jno. F. Boroughs. Don’t fail to go to C. C Starr’s new store for anything you want in the Grocery or Queensware line, and examine his goods and prices before making your purchases. Standard goods and low prices, for cash, is his motto. The farmers of Jasper county arc hereby informed that R. D. Roberts, of Crystal Flouring Mills,Monticello, will exchange Flour for Wheat, and transfer same from and to depot at Monticello without charge. For browned Coffee, plug Tobacco, canned Fruits, Apricots, green Gages, Peaches, canned Salmon, fine cut Tobacco 50c. per lb., Cigars, Rueenswaro and Gfassware, silver-plated Knives, Forks and Spoons, table and pocket Cutlery, Japan, Young Hyson, Oolong, Imperial and Gunpowder Teas, Maltby’s Prepared Cocoa, etc., etc., go to Charley Starr’s. He keeps them in greater quantity and variety and at lower liuures than elsewhere. Spades, hoes, shovels, rakes, etc., at E. L. Clark’s.

HARDING & SON, Would respectfully call the attention of the public to tlio fact that they have opened a Rstail Praffipticn Drug Siors! one door west of McCoy & Thompson’s Bank. Washington street, where they mavbe found at all hours of the day, dealing out Pure Medicines! tothose lhat may want, at reasonable char(lAA * week in your own town. ssoutflt free* Vftafta r *” k >' Beiuhir, if you want almsmens yfn |1 Ij at w »nch persons of either Hex can make WWW great pay all the time thev work, write Main» rttCnlarti tU 11 ,ULLt:TT * Co. Portland