Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1883 — A $20,00 BIBLE REWARD [ARTICLE]

A $20,00 BIBLE REWARD

The publishers of Rutledge’s Moa* thiy offer twelve valuable rewards in their Monthly far May, amoag which is the following: We wiii give $20.00 in gold to the perbQß tolling 4a which is the short est chapter In tue New Testament Scriptures (not the New Revision) by May 10t*>, 1883 Should two or more correct answers be received the reward will bs divided. The, money will be forwarded to the win ner May the 16th, 1883. Persons trying for the reward must send 20 cenfs In silver (no postage stamps taken) with their, answer, for which hey will receive the June Monthly, tn which Ibe uarne and address of the winner o' the reward and the correct answer will be published, and in i which several more vftlu.tb)'* rewards will be offered. Address, Rptelage Publishing Company, Easton, Penna. nr -t m Henry Clay nnee owned the lot adjoining the White House in Washington, and Commodore John Rogers wanted it, but the old Whig persistently refused to dispose of it. On his return from th® Mediterranean the Commodore brought In one of bis vessels a fine Andaiu°iao jackass which Clay wanted for his Kentucky stock farm. All his offers were reject ed.kjsr.il one day the Commodore said, in a joke: “You can have him for your k t opposite the White House.” “Done,” was Clay's reply/and the animal was shipped off to Kentucky. The Commodore built the now historic boas.*, which Secretary Seward Qo copied daring ‘h® War. Here Payne endeavored to assassinate him on the night when President Lincoln wssCbhot. The let i, now valued a* $40.000. —Pittsburg Dispatch.

: = ; : -J Whirls a “dude?” is thus answer- 1 ed by the New York Evening Post as follows: * The dude is evidently the social successor of the swtll, the fop and j the dandy, but the type is a. ve y different one. and it is in this fact that; tue social interest in him mainly cen j ters. The fashionable type which j preceded him—" he fop and dandy of our fathers’ and grandfathers’ time, and the ssells ts our own—were evolved-tn an “environment.” They devoted themselves to fashion, »>ut was in a different spirit from that shown by the dude. They regarded exaggeration and total ext-avagaoce us a legitimate fashionable aim; they brought buoyant animal spirit to the task. Any one who looks at a plots ure of a fop or dandy of fifty years ngo will see that overdoiug the matter was bis ambition. If clothes weie important, the more display he made, the blighter the colors.tne more numerous ihe jewels, the more picturesaue the whole, the better Their suo cessnr, the swell, at any rate down o a short period since, inherited these traditious, though he did not improve upon them. He struggled against his fate. Fegtop trousers helped him for a time, aad so did the fashion of wearing clothes of many colors. and that of swingiug a.hige bludgeon in walking, while they lasted. But his tale. too. is told and he has been succeeded by the dude, who actually reverses all this. A New Orleans paper tells about a printer whoiwbenever asked out t o drink beer } laid aside in a saving bank the the exaot amount be would have spent for the drinks. He did tnis sot five years. He then looked at his bank account, and found that he had laid up $521:86. In five years he had not lost a day because o f sickuess. Three out of five of his fellow workmen had in the meantime become drunkards The water drinker then bought out the priutiug office, aud iu twenty years from the time he began to put up his 1 money he had laid aside many thousand dollars £

—Clement J nes, of Warren County, and hia son-in law, Jacob are low part owners of the Citizens’ Bank. The style of the firm will hereafter be Jones, Dwiggins & Co., but the tame “Citizens’ Bank” wilf be retained . This bank now represents as much wealth as any bank i a the country, its owners being wsrth iu the aggregate over half a million of dollars. 411 tns- names connected with it are meu of very best buisness ability, and the name of Mr. Jones in this community is a synonym for stability and financial worth. They cun not but succeed.—Attica Enterprise. . The name of foolscap, as applied to paper, is said to have originated iu this way: During the Protectorate Cromwell bud all the Govern meet paper stamped with a liberty cup. After the Kestoratiou Charles i| one day asaed for sumo paper iu order to rtrile a letter, V\Then it vas brought he noticed tue stamp aud asked what it meant. On,being toiu, be it away: none of our foul's cap for me.” Maj. Gale Fuxuu bought a horse from the past or of, au Austin church and shurtJy aft-rward me roilowtug conversation was ueatd: “¥ou have swindled me on that horse you sold me iust weak*” “Bow so?” asked the clergy man. v*ry much surprised. “ W«H, i only had him for mye ays When lie died.” “l’hat’s strange. I pwqed hji#. twenty-three years and worked thin bard every day, and never knew him to do that while I owned him.

“Now, Johnny,” said uo Austin school teacher, ”wnat happened aLer the angel with uis fiery sword drove Anum and Evo out of me guideu ol ijdeuV” ! »They had to eat bread„to make them sweat ” “Look heah, TUbaias Jefferson, die Lean’s a uiee time f o’you to he git Uug home.” g’lohg,” retoited Tuomas “you duuuo nuffid.’ Ha ben, 1 you ueoner heatu u*t do uarky.s hour is jes’ befo’ day ? " . i<tt; * EA XTREiiT SATISFACTORY. Ladies wishing a perfume ihat cornnines novelty 1 ds icacy and richness, fiud Fioreston Coiogue eutirely satisfactory. :■* y 1 r A Mew Hampshire wild cat sprang from a tree at a boy and lauded in a kettle of boiuug sap. Tne boy says the way that oat looked back at imn ps sqe started off almost melted 419

Now is the good time to recall the old rule: “Stick to your flannels until they stick te you.” A ran made es bank notes was the gift made to a methodise pastor 4t Newark, N« J., the bfipir evening. r. tw._' usj" --•MV- — rrr--t. The oashier of the National bank of Huntington is a woman, Mrs. Dick. -—a-— i An Eaton, Mich., man bos spent Si,OUO in a suit over a $35 cow; and woe it. « * #ll James W. Doutnit, |)sq., has receiv? ed from Bober t Glark & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, a complete set of Indi ana Reports. A GOOD COOK STOVE, only in use four months, for sale cheap. Calj on Charles Mayer, up stairs over Bedford $ Warner’s Store. That Dress Goods Man— J. V. W. Kirk

King, Bura Sc Co’s Great Show, which was exhibited in E{mira yesterday was i} n 1 w departure, it is by far the best show, ever exhibited in Elmira. Our best society attended and went wild over it. Everything is entirely new: every act is first-class, and more than ail, they everything just as adyeiUsed, pyet} the three-{leaded son stress M’iie Irene,so extensively advertised, was exhibited much to the surprise {pud gratification of many of oqr d Jubting c}tiaens. Jnea Q iqqotg.the South American electric lady, was oh exhibition during the evening, una ipany are theories 'advanced by the leading physicians as to why sfie is so affected. She is surely one of tfi e greatest wondefs Qf the age. [Eve nlng New»r

Bates’ Seed Corn fans arrived. If you want the crowng kind, give him a cull. Ladies, call at Leopold’s Bazar, and see the new Pyramitical skirts. They are the latest style. Remember, 5 off for cash. King. Burke & Co’s Great Ameri* caa Allied Shows, is billed for Bens selear, April 30th, next. It is said to be replate with novelty, devoid es vulgarity, and one that pejforms what it advertise?. Silk, Satin, Cashmere and Cloth Wraps, in all shades, at Leopold’s Bazar, 5 off for cash.

I now give 5 per cent, discount on all cash sales of two dollars and upwards. Every cash purchaser is invited to give me a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed. Do not be misled by my opponents in business, by their telling you, probably, that the discount is put on beforehand, for such is not the case. I wish everybody to know that I buy for cash only, and therefore am able to do what I advertise. I will also sell goods on six months, to reliable parties. My stock of merchandise probably excels any in this in quantity, quality and prices. Invifjng everybody to call and examine my mammoth stock, and thanking yon for past favors, I reman, Yours truly, A. Leopold.