Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1881 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Aids for Jasper County for Joint Reunion

Hanging Grove—Capt. Redmond, John E. Randle. Gillam—Capt. A. G. Robb, Lieut. Benj. R. Faris. Walker—Comrades Lorenzo Tinkham, John P. Davisson. Barkley—Capt. G. W. Payne, Com rades Aaron E. Peirson, W. W. Murray. Marion—Lieuts. Wm. H. Gwin, D. H. Yeoman, Comrades Shelby Grant, Wm. Hoover, I. CkHemphill. Jordan—Comrades Edward Anderson, John Waymire, A. J. Yeoman. Newton—Comrades Sam’l Yeoman, John W. Hargrave, Cnarles Benjamin. Keener—Ralph Marshall Dr. Ira B. Robbins. Wheatfleld and Kankakee—Comrade John M, Helmick. Carpentei —Capt. James M. Plunkett, Comrades Wm. H. Hen.de, P. H. Lally. Milroy— Comrade J acob Johns. Union—Comrade Thomas H. Davisson. The above named aids, and all other persons interested, are requested to assemble on the south part of jthe circle, on the Fair at 2 o’clock p. m., on the third day of the Fair, that being Thursday, Sept. 15th» a. d. 1881. Assemble around the “Old Flag” at the sound of the martial

Frank W. Babcock,

music.

MoRDECAI F. Chilcote.

JASPER COUNTY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

Tne Jasper County Teachers’ Association will meet in Rensselaer, Do cember 80th and 31st, and carry out the following programme: L, S. Mitchell—The School Master abroad in the land. Eliza Kirk—The Fossil Teacher. Ruby Bruce—The Value of Outlines. F. L. Hunt—Township Libraries. D. B. Nowels—The Hardships of the County Superintendents. W. DeM. Hooper—History of Ireland. M. M. Tyler—Monthly Examina tions in Country Schools. W. B. Johnson-Social Status of Russia. J. A. Burnham—Advantages and Disadvantages of Change of Teachers. C. P. Mitchell—Memory. Lydia Parris—Cleopatra. J. W. Douthit—School Laws of Indiana. Currie Funston—Are We Architects of Our Own Fortunes? li. P. Benjamin—Comparison of Country and Graded Town Schools. D. M, Nelson—County Normals vs. Normal Work. C. W. Faris—Teaching by Example. Myra Price Teaching Forty Years Ago and Now. Lizzie Richardson—lnfluence of English Literature in Common Schools. A. E. Coen—A’Model School House. J. H. Snoddy—Wyandotte Cave. M. P. Bolles —The Future Teacher. Committee on Music—W. DeMHooper, It. P. Benjamin, Carrie Funston. Let every teacher be present at thi, session and aid in effecting a permanext organization. We will have no County Institute for at least a year and all must feel the necessify for frequent meetings of teachers. As tlie majority of teachers will have vacation during holdays, and by that time we will be acquainted with our schools, realize our needs and be ready for suggestions, we expect all to come, work, and be benefitted. W. B. Johnson, ) J. F. Antrim, ' Madge Osborn, f Clara Coen. J

“Doctor,” said an old lady to a family physician, “will you tell me how it is that some folks is born dumb!” “Why, hem! why certainly, madam,” replied the doctor, “it is owing to the' fact that they come into the world without the power of speech,” “La me!” remarked the old lady, “now just see wnat it is.to have a physic edication; I’ve axed my old man more nor a hundred times that ere same thing, and all I could ever get out of him was, “lease they is.” “Well, I’m glad I axed you, for I never should a died satisfied without knowing it.”

The greatest reduction iu prices on clothing that we have ever known, has just been made at Leopold’s, and the stock is fresh and new at tnat.— We can’t give any reason why he makes such a sacrifice, but nevertheless he lias concluded to do so. In boots and shoes, and hats and caps* the reduction is the same, and in dry goods it beats all. Call soon and help yourself.

Rev. J. H. Cissel, brother of M. 0,. has been appointed Presiding Elder for this district, with Post Office at Lafayette, by the M. E. conference recently in session at Danville, Ina* Rev. J, W. Loder takes the Rensselaer charge, and Rev. A. W. Wood goes to Clinton, in the Terse Haute district.

“Madam.” said a doctor one day to the mother of a sweet healthy babe, “the ladies have deputed me to inquire what you do to have such a uniformly good child.” The mother mused ovei the strangenoss of the question, and then she replied, simply and beautifully: “Why, God has given me a healthy child, and I let it alone.”

A family at Milwaukee were delighted onhearlng thatan uncle, whom they had last known as a penniless dependent, had left a fortune of half a million at his death in Nevada; out when they received a copy of hi’s will they found nothing in it for them except a reminder that they had turned him away hungry from their door