Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1886 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

It i j a notorious fact that Leopold gives greater bargains than any other house in town. Call and examine for yourself. \ - “ Alexander G. Drake, a colored carpenter of Louisville, is coming into J imminence as a temperance revivalist, le is fifty-nine years old, an ex-slave, and is said to bo doing good. His plan of work is to secure signers to a pledge which binds them for throe months, a year, or for life, as they may elect. The pledge is unique, and reads: “I do sincerely hope that if I drink beer or whisky (date named here), without being considered sick, that bad luck may be mine the remainder of ray life, so liolp me God.” Gen. Billot, the new French embassador to St. Petersburg, has never before served in a diplomatic, capacity. He is tactiturn, cold, and circumspect; he knows how to select those only who can serve him, and he neglects those who only seem of no use to hint or who can not be dangerous to hi-, purposes. He speaks fluently on subjects which ha understands and maintains an imperturable silence when subjects are discussed with which lie is not familiar. He is every inch a soldier, and his bearing in u drawing-room is all that can be desired. The old Duke of Cambridge, comnmn-der-in-chief of the British army ami cousin of her majesty the queen, is fond of attending banquets and making afterdinner speeches, lie is also fond of champagne, and sometimes mistakes the white shoulder of the lady next him for a pillow, to the amusement of the guests and the bewilderment of the-lady. At a banquet given a lew days ago to the retiring Spanish ambassador, the duke tvoke up and extolled the courage of the late TCjny Alfonso “amid the population <>f Madrid and other circumstance* iticii as cholera and earthquake, s.”

Notice to HeirsaiCreiitors ofP, BliS" , ' > REAL ESTATE. Tli« Sint#of Indiana, (.In Circuit Jasper County, ‘ 1 Court, to October Term', A. D. 1886. Ezra L. Clark, Administrator o l the Estate or Nannie E. Spitler, deceased. VB. George TV. Spitler, John E.Spltle-, Etta E, Spit ler, Mary C. Spitler, William B. Austin, Snurdinn of Etta E. and Mary C. Spitler,. and John Makeever. NOTICE is hereby given toat EzraL. Clark a* Administrator of the Estate of Nannie E. Spitler, , deceased, late of said County and State, has filed in the Circuit Coort of said County. his Petition to sell certain Real Estate belonging to s iid decedent the Personal Property or gala Estate being insufficient to pay the indebtedness thereof: and that said petition will eorae up for heariug at the January Term, 1887, of said Court, which term commences at the Court House, In Rensselaer said State, on tbe 3d Iday of January, the year aforesaid. . . Witness The Clerk an ! Seal oi \ Seal. "aid Court,this 13tb day of Novcm- «,— • her. a. l). 1886. JAMES F. IRWIN. Nov. 30, 1886 . 3t. Clerk BLACKSMITH SHOP Rensselaer, Ind. &RANT. Proo’r. ritHE proprietor having fitted np a newshoi I are now fully prepared to do all ktndsol Ulscksmithing, at the lowest price, and'in the most workmanlike manner. Farmers, and all others needing anything In our line, are ifivltet t o give ns a call. Wepnrpose making HORSE-SHOEING a Specialty And give this branch el the hnslnes partleuu attention. All work warranted. 'a Kl! <3 1 %