Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1911 — Page 3

What Moppet Did

Moppet and Mar# had been playing tde-and-go-seek all the morning, ley had hid in the house in the urn, in the' shed, and in the playhouse, and had had a beautiful time. “ It eras Mary’s time to “seek,” and Moppet meant to find a new, new place to -hiffe, as she wept scamperfag around the house past the juni-per-tree. 'f- _• It was just at that minute that her eyes were dazzled by a sudden glitter down the lane. It was the gleam dEf the bright "new palls on the tinmaa'a cart. The tired old horse stood at the gate with drooping head. The cart was heaped high with bundles of rags that the tinman had got from the farmers’ wives in exchange for his shining pans and kettles. The door at tbe back of the cart stood invitingly open, and there was not a soul watching; for the tinman was at the back door haggling with Aunty Lou over the exchange of a suit of Pen’s for a stpw-pan with a long handle. Moppet saw all with her round bright eyes. Mary would never think of looking for her in the tinman’s cart—never in the wide world! t Back of the lilac bushes through the fence she scudded to the lane. The old horse stood as if asleep. Moppet rose on tiptoe and peeped through the open doors of the cart. It was lined with shining things, but there was plenty of room inside for little Moppet. She wiggled and .Jiggled, she pushed and she pulled, lying flat on her little stomach, until there Bhe was, breathless hut happy, safe in the tinman’s cart. Once inside she cuddled down on & blanket she found there and peeped nut. There was Aunty Lou and the tinman at the back door. There was Ben at the bam and grandpa sitting *n the veranda reading his paper; «nd O goodness me! there came Mary Smith pell-mell around the corner ,pf the house past the juniper-tree! Suppose she, too. saw the glittering Jfails and the open cart! Quick as « flash Moppet reached out and jjtulled to the swinging doors. They Came together with a muffled bang and a sudden snap! MOppet lay Jus’ as still as a little mouse, giggling to herself. Moppet, Moppet,” she could hear Maty faintly calling. “Too far away M no fair—no —fair!” Nearer, nearer came Mary’s voice. Moppet held her breath. “Moppet, Moppet!” nearer still—J'hen Just Outside the cart—then farther farther, and fainter fainter, “Moppet, Moppet!” And stjll Moppet giggled away in the darkness. Then something fell with a soft thud on the top of the cart! “Get up!” cried the tinman, cracklng his whip, “get up, old lazybones!” And away swung the sleepy Cjld horse and the tinman’s cart; and there in its dusky depths crouched Moppet, with the giggle frozen in her throat. “Mr. Tinman, Mr. Tinman!" she wailed, when she could catch her breath. ] But over the clatter of the jolting tinware rang the jolly tinman’s voice,— “ ‘I was walkin’ by the river In the flowery month of May’ for the tinman had made au excellent bargain, in spite of Aiwty Lou's haggling, and he was In a singing mood. •'‘Mr. Tinman, Mr. Tinman!” sobbed Moppet, banging on a tin pan firith dimpled fists. “ ‘Twaa there I met sweet Ellen,.. A-slngin’ by the way,’ ” roared on the jolly tinman. CJitter-clatter, olitter-clatter, rang the jingling tinware; and all poor little Moppet could do was to bang and call, and bang and call—but no-, body heard. “Whoa!” called the tinman, after It had seemed hours and hours to Moppet, “whoa!” And the tlncart slowed up and stopped. - "Mr. Tinman, Mr. Tinman!” walled Moppet, shaking the locked doors, "Mr. Tinman, Mr. Tinman!" 'There was no answer. One mlnut4, two minutes, three minutes, and still tha minutes dragged. ’. - Then Suddenly there was the sound of some one approaching. The doors of the cart flew open—into its dusky darkness flashed the dazzling sunshine, in rushed the sweet fresh air, and a familiar voice said, — “I Want a quart cup and a' stew” “Granny Murry, Granny Murry I M shrieked Moppet. A rush, a scurry, and, if it hadn’t been for tha tinman, somebody would have had a bad fall; for there was sobbing Moppet clinging to startled Granny's neck. "My child you scared me half out of my wits!” gasped Granny when the tinman had helped her to sit down on the grassy bank with Moppet still in her arms. ”1 won’t get over that Jn a year." ‘Til never, never, never get over tt In all my born days!" sobbed Moppet Bat when she had had a bowl of bread and milk and three seed eooldes and a pink peppermint candy oat of branny’s little silver box, she did get over It. —Agnas McClelland Danlton, In Little Folks.

STARTLING "GOOD ROADS" FACTS

’/ There are in the United States a little more than two million one hundred and fifty thousand * miles oi roads. Of this mileage only one hundred and seventy six thousand, foui hundred and twenty nine miles ars improved, or eight and two tenths per cent of the total, according to statisics gathered by the Government office of public Roads. The improved roads are those surfaced with gravel, stone, or" with some special material. _ The most striking feature of these statistics is t6e enormous extent oi unimproved roads in the United States. An expenditure of-something like $3,000,000,000 would be required to convert the common earth roadi of the country into even good grave! roads. That this is desirable few will gainsay, and that it is becoming necessary under modern conditions and the relations now existing between producer and consumer is also quite generally admitted. The increased cost of hauling over unimproved roads is an Immense tax upon the farmer and those who purchase his products, and is a restriction on the crops which can be raised and moved in certain localities. The Interestate Commerce Commission finds that two hundred and sixty .five million tons of agricultural, forest and miscellaneous products of the land are hauled to depots for shipment in the course of a year. Figured on a basis of the average haul at the lowest average rate over unimproved roads, 23 cents per ton per mile, the cost would be four-hundred-thirty-two millions, four hundred thousand dollars. If the hauling could be reduced to one-half the present average or ll%c a ton, the resultant saving would exceed $200,000,000 a year. That such a saving is reasonable is Indicated by the experiences in othei countries and in localities where improved roads are found. The cost ol hauling on such improved roads is placed at from 8 to 10 cents per ton The introduction of wise and equitable road laws and good business management would, it is estimated, save forty million dollars more in the administration of the country’s roads or leave it for some other use. The rapid increase in urban population has greatly multiplied the demand for the perishable products ol the dairy, truck farm, and orchard, and theVyalpe of such products depends to a large extent on their speedy transportation from the country to the city. For this and other reasons the auto truck and similar product-carrying motors are taking the place of the horse and cart and the firm wagon. Public sentiment in favor of better roads is yapidly spreading to each farm and hamlet. As a result of this awakening, our 2,000,000 miles ol earth roads can not much longer remain in their iresent condition. American farmers can not afford to pay an average 23 cents to haul a ton a mile when 10 cents would suffice If the highways were improved.

AN EXPERT'S NOTES ON CATTLE FEEDING

Manure is worth considerably more than the labor involved in feeding cattle. Practically half the corn grown In Illinois is shipped out of the state, enough to fatten two million steers. If the manure from these were properly preserved and properly applied to the land, it would increase the producing capacity of the farms of this state $12,000,000. Pasturp is the most expensive cattle feed. Silage makes cheaper beef than anything else. It can be kept throughout the year or two or three years. 1 have never found a man who fed silage to beef cattle that has abandoned it. At the University the beef breeding cows were wintered cheaper on silage and hay than they could be kept in the summer. A silo 18x36 feet Is ample to supply silage six months for 50 steers. A good ration of cotton seed meal or linseed meal is three pounds per day per 1,000 pounds of I fve weight of the arimal. We get more oat of the corn by feeding the meal; the corn 1s digested better.

HANDY CORN MARKER

The illustration shows a good marker for a stump farm. I have used one for two years and find It very convenient. The top board is Ixß inches, the run-

ners are inches, the cross bar is 2x3 iryhs One horse Will do the work better than two, as it is resist for one to dodge the stumps. —*J. D Tmval Wltnnnßln

Where Good Roads Boom

GOOD road advocates turn their eyes upon the Pacific coast states, where their hobby is reaching a development nowhere else'approximated in the United States. The dream of the Pacific coast is for a macadamized, asphalt surfaced highway from Alaska south to the Panama canal. Tbe realization of the project so far is tbe actual volins; by the state of California of a bond issue of $18,000,000* and by tbe public interest aroused in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, which promises early legislation for the continuation of the California highway. The California project is for a continuous north and south highway of magnificent construction. The work will be" started this summer and under the appropriation between 1,500 and 2,000 miles of road will be constructed. It is the intention to connect all important cities in the state. California counties are in advance of the state ip this work. Los Angeles county leads, and the movement, in fact, started here with an issue July, 1908, of $3,500,000 bonds for county roads. The county has completed 112 miles of what is said to Be h'e finest macadam pavement in the world. Twenty-eight miles of this, in. eluding the Newhall tunnel, ha s been built under engineering difficulties. The total mileage planned is 186. The roads are being graded thirty to forty feet and paved as a rule sixteen feet wide, this being considerably Increased at the turns. The base of the load construction is a layer of rock from five to eight inches in thickness, which is built up ae a water bound macadam road and treated with liquid asphalt sprayed on and into the surface. The supply of rock comes in part from the county quarry at Pacolma, with a capacity qf 1,000 tons daily. County reads to far built come up only to the city boundaries. The cities, however, have in most cases entered intq the county spirit ana have extended their payment to the boundary to connect with' the county road. Private enterprise has also added many fine roads. Notable among these is twenty-six miles of double boulevard built in the San Fernando valley by the Lankershim and Van Nuys ranches. Thii is a n asphalt road on both sides of an electric railway and is up to the standard of the •best county toads. The west claims to lead the whole country in the good roads movement.

Our Grocery Clerk Says, What a Boy!

The errand boy's been at it again. You could drop that boy from the Washington monument and he’d never hurt himself, providing he had presence of mind enough to land on his head. The kid ran into the this morning waving a green back. “Mrs Tite wants $5 worth of persimmons,’ he fires at me. “Mussy,” I says, “I don’t believe we’ve got that many. I wonder wha» the stingy old dame is going to dc —give a persimmon r'»rty?”

“Dunno,” says bonehead, “but s'n* wants ’em.” Well, I certainly did scrap* around some for those persimmons Finally I chased the kid around th* corner to get a dollar’s amrth to com plete the order. They pretty nea filled his pushcart. In about 15 minutes Mrs. Tit* comes steaming in with the kid b; tpe ear. “I gave hijn $5 to give to Pa Sim mons and look what he brings me!' she yells. *“I won’t stand for It Bow! wow-wow!” Pa Simmons is the man of all work that hangs around the plac* when he's not working, and Mrs. Tlt< owed him a fiver. Pa Simmons, per simmons! Oh, say!

OUGHT TO BE THANKFUL

“Have pity on a poor lame mai who is hungry and cold.” Stranger—Think yourself lucky You’re only cold in One leg; I’m col* in both.

THE OPPORTUNITY.

The Judge—l shall have the nex person who interrupts put out int* the street immediately. .T>e Prisoner (leading a somewha forlorn hope)—Hip! Hip! Hoot ay!

DOG FIRST.

. Policeman Do you have to tak* .care of a© dog? \ ; Nurse Girl—No; the missus sayi I’m too young and inexperienced. V only look after the children.

NOT UNLIKELY.

Scroggs—l have a gnawing feelinf in my atomach. Dr. ‘ Boogs—Maybe you have swallowed your false teeth. %

ECONOMY.

Mbs Old Girl —Why do you take m« on such long strenuous walks? Widower —I want to reduce youi size so that the ring. will fit without alteration. '

A LOGICAL CHILD.

'‘Mother, I know what elephants’ tusks are made of." ‘‘What, dear?” "Why; paper knives.”—Punch.

COULD TALK SOME.

“Mrs. Gabber fell downstairs and bit her tongue In two.” “i feel sorry for her husmand. She was a terror when she had only one tongue.”

Annual Conference of D. A. R. Meets in Indianapolis.

The annual conference of the Indiana society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet in Indianapolis jtbis week.- The delegates will be the guests Of the three Indianapolis chapters, the Caroline Scott Harrison chapter, of which Miss Julia Landers is regent; the Indianapolis chapter, of which Mrs. E. C. Atkins is regent, and the General Arthur St. Clair chapter, of which Miss Elizabeth Fletcher is regent. '•• ” * - Meetings will be held in the Propylaeum, beginning Tuesday evening and continuing through Thursday. There will be business sessions in the morning, with a general reception Tuesday evening. An automobile ride, followed by a high tea at the home of Mrs. D. M. Parry, will be given Wednesday afternoon. ... All day Thursday will be given up to the business of the society. Probably one hundred fifty delegates will attend- the meeting and most of these will be in the homes of the focal members. There are three chapters in with a total membership of about two thousand. The state regent, Mrs. J. L. Dinwiddie, of Fowler, and Mrs. W. A. Cullop, of Vincennes, will be the guests of Miss Julia E. Landers; Mrs. Frances Haberly Robertson, of Fort Waynet will be with ;Mrs. Robert Geddes, and Mrs. James M. Fowler, of Lafayette, will be- with Mrs. C. S. Denny. Musical numbers will be given during the sessions sj# Mrs. George R. Eckert, soprano; Miss Amelia Kroeckqr, pianist; Mrs. Maude Sterne Krause, violinist, and Miss Hazel Hammel, harpist. Fritz Krull will sing his own musical setting of the state’s song, “Indiana,” with words by Sarah T. Bolton.

. PUBLIC SALE. ___________ • The undersigned having rented his farm and decided to quit farming, will offer at public sale at his residence, 4% miles north and 2 miles west and % mile north of Rensselaer, % mile east and % mile north of Surrey, commencing at 10 o’clock a. m., on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1911, the following described property: 6 head of Horses—l sorrel mare, 11 years old, in foal, a good family horse, auto broke; 2 bay percheron geldings, doming 2 and 3 years, well matched, sired by Marengo; 2 spring colts, 1 sired by the Sage horse, 1 by the Price horse; 1 mare mule, coming yearling. 18 head of Cattle —4 good dairy cows, now giving milk, will be fresh in the spring; 8 head of Hereford steprs, yearlings; 6 spring calves, 3 heifers and 3 steers. Implements, Wagons, etc.—l farm wagon with triple box; 1*- spring wagon; 1 road cart; 1 16-inch walking plow; 1 DeLaval cream separator, good as new, and many other articles. TERMS—SIO and under, cash In hand; on sums over $lO a credit St 12 months will be given, purchaser executing note with approved security, without interest if paid when due, but if not paid at maturity, 8 per. cent interest from date; 6 per cent off for cash on sums over $lO. No property to be removed from premises until terms of sale are complied with. Hot lunch served. T. F. MURPHY. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk.

David Tlex Shcfltis, a machinist helper, fell a few feet and suffered a .fractured skull, while working in the machine shop of the Illinois Steel company’s plant at Gary Saturday. He died soon afterward. Sholtis was the second workman to be-killed in the Gary mills last week. A sensation was sprung at Evansville when Dr. Edward Lithicum, one of the leading physicians of Indiana, and a prominent politician, was sued for divorce by his wife, who, alleges desertion and failure to provide. It is rumored that there are more sensational charges.

The progressive fork oh the free lunch counter says the state boqfliaiyttal th. The state board will wage w ir'Cfegaiust the unclean lunch counters In saMAns. The lunch must be kept covereo mid the forks clean, says'idlfemist H. E. Barnard, in order to .prevent the spread of bacteria. The frgjntlton county authorities ut Noblesvlilo made the discovery Saturday that'Giles Taylor, 66 years of age, who has been in the poorhouse for fifteen years as a pauper, is the owner of an eighty-acre farm and has more than $3,000 in the banlc The farm is situated in another county and Taylor had put it in the hands of k a friend to manage for him. The calling before tbe grand jury of Rev. J. G. Campbell, district superintendent of the Northwest Indiana Methodist conference, because he said Terre Haute’s red light district is protected by civil authorities, proved a boomerang Friday for offlcmls who thought the minister was bluffing. He had definite information, even to names and badge numbers of policemen, who loafed in the disreputable resorts.

Rensselaer Parties Return From Trip to Golden West.

Mrs. Mary D. Eger returned Monday afternoon and. Mrs. Anna Tuteur and son Arthur and daughter Maurlne returned on the 11:05 o’clock train that night from their trip to California and the west En route Mrs. Eger and son Harry visited relatives at Tribune, Kans., and went from . there to Colorado Springs and then to St Lake City and thence to Oakland, Cal. Last week Mrs. Eger went to Medford, Oreg. 7 and spent a couple of days, visiting the families of George E. Marshall and Chas. Hansen, who went to that city from Rensselaer four years ago. Harry had preceded her there several days and was still there when she started home. He has not found any agreeable opportunity for investment yet and will probably go to Canada, where his uncle, Sam Duvall, is located. , Mrs. Eger reports the Marshall and Hansen families getting along nicely. Mr. Hansen continues to work at the blacksmithing trade. He has been doing some real estate speculating also and owns a beautiful home of his own and has built two other fiouses and sold them, and is interested in a fifteen acre subdivision. Mr. Marshall and family are well and enjoying prosperity. They have a good fruit crop this year, but the price is not so high as it has been for a few years before. Bert Marshall and wife are at Medford as also is Vern, who works for his father. Miss Lucile Marshall attends college in California.

Mrs. Tuteur and children spent most of their time in California visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Park, who now live at Woodside, Cal. They went to Portland, Oreg., last "week and there were joined by Mrs. Eger, and all called on Dr. Berkley at his office. They took a trip to Victoria, Vancouver, and all returned home by way of the Canadian Pacific roa.9. All report«a most enjoyable .trip and they are quite delighted with tie golden west. ,le, who will arrive that afternoon M' 3:15 o’clock. The inspection will le gin immediately. Ail members are ac ged to be present. It — to Try the Depot Grocery’s 25c bulk Tee; nothing better on the market. 1 t Ve are Just unloading our twelfth cei f of Hour since the first of January, sti! 1. More flour than the balance of slj merchants in the city have handled sl. j together. Quality is what sells gul I flour. JOHN EGER. |

o s. INING A WE § j of Beautiful 1 ases-oak, walnut, r NO handsome credits for S( hild can see at a glance; nei id another shown in its stead jrice the product of one of t| factories in the United Stat<

SABLE-NELS' 1 | will be given the Player P jf who is a skilled, finished i* of the inner player, will b€ ijalW iiuniad hr» Governor Marshall has Issued a requisition on the governor of Minnesota for the return of Robert E. Greene, who is wanted in Elkhart for wife ’desertion. Greene, who is alleged to have deserted his wife within a few hours after his marriage, is in St. Paul. In a decision by Chief Justice Jordan of the state supremo court. It is held that any law authorising the trial of a prisoner against his wish fn a county other than that in which the crime was committed i» unconstitutional.

Chusillßi MWm. fresh sqon. Chas. Ramp. F#r Sale—A full blooded Jersfcr heifer calf; cheap if taken at onee. I. N. Warren, phone 211. “NT iGi '■"■i.iw!■■■'_ '•'■■■■•» '■■■■ iin ■l«iiil£iiiirim| im% For Sale—-A 20th Century heating stove; almost new. Inquire of Mel Abbott, phofee 216. For Sale—One registered, pedigreed Duroc Jersey male hog, 2 years old. Inquire of O. W. Cedar wall, at Moffit Switch, near Fair Oaks. For Sale—My property north of £be railroad; consists of two lots 175x157 feet, good well, six-room cottage, large double Chicken park. E. L. Hammerton, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—4-room house and 2 lots; well located, 4 blocks from courthouse; improved street and sidewalk; S7OO. Phone No. 121 or address P. O. Box No. 55. For Sale—Spring.chickens for fries. Phone 448. For Sale—Pure bred Duroc Jerseys. If you want a good spring gilt or boar, call, write or phone Victor Yeoman, phone 521. G, R. F. D. No. 2, Rensselaer, Indiana. - - - ’ i For Sale —Bridge and other good oak lumber. Inquire of Wm. Halstead. R. D. No. 3, Box 40, Rensselaer, Indiana. FOB BENT. For Bent —Modern convenient house, centrally located. Inquire at Trust and Savings Bank or of Milt Roth. For Bent—Six-room flqt over McKay laundry; a first class apartment that can be rented reasonably. Enquire of Geo. H. Healey or H. R. Kurrie. WANTED. Wanted—Men to do clearing on farm, chop wood, etc., board themselves. Inquire of Geo. W. Ketchum. Wanted—Pasture for 40 head of heifers and cows; will put out 5 or 10 in a place. Address 8. T. Comer , & Son. 1 Wanted—Woman to~clean house; can work a half day at a time. Mtb. 1 Rev. Green. Wanted—l want to rent a welldrained farm of 160 or 320 acres, for a term of 3 years, the landlord to loan or go my security for $1,500 to be used to purchase stock and Implements to run the farm. Will pay a rental of three-fifths of grain and hay delivered to the elevator or railroad. Address Box 7, Mt. Ayr, Bad. Wanted—Companion and nurse for elderly - invalid lady. G* F. Meyers. ! ■ S .. - - - * TT? „ Wanted—Timothy hay. George F. Meyers. LOST. Lost —Tuesday, a gold locket and chain. Locket set with white and red > Initials “Q, M G.” on back. Finder please return to Gladys Grant, FOUND. Found—Sum of money. Ed Rhoads, the groceryman. Found —Ladies’ black kid glove and baby’s bootee. Call here. AUTOMOBILES. We hare on oar floor ready for delivery two of those convenient economical runabouts, completely equipped, for S6OO. Call and let us tell you more about gg' * Th » MKaxtrStr f» MISCELLANEOUS. F«*tnre—l can take in a few more head of cattle qt my farm 2 miles west of Rnisgeta*'' ln'i» ’ •" T \V Grant DOMESTIC A MONTH DOMESTIC