Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1912 — Page 4

ai anninmn pni 111111 ■■iivll Is. 11 I iii ii m u ll|| |u iv 111 II MM v II HI Ml For Sale—Pure bred Rose Comb Rhode Island Red chickens. C. H. Mills, Phone 100. For Sale—Good timothy hay, 3 miles from town. Inquire of C. H. Porter, or' Phone ISO. ~...... For Sale—Plymouth Rock cockerels tor sale. M. L Adams, Phone 633-L. ■■■■ ■ - . • - ——— For Sale or Root—Our property of ? acres one mile west of court bouse, lots of fruit, good buildings, well. Mrs. & W. Williams, telephone 61S-D., R. H For Sale—All kinds of oak lumber, sawed to order. Phone 621-H. Leslie : ' -r— —T—. J ~ - 1 .".i ■ ; ' Far Sale—The former Knslen property; first house south of new depot; Wort side Forest street See George A Williams. T Far Sale—Small property south of Christian church known as Harrison property. See George A. Williams. - Far Sale—Single Comb Rhode Island Red cockerels and pullets; H. J. Dexter, Phone 626-C, R. D. No. 2. Far Sals Half interest in tile mill, tile on yards, seven acres of land, tome houses, located two miles north •of Rensselaer. A good paying business. Possession immediately. John E. Deed, R. F. D. No. 2. Phone 806-H. Far Sale—A bouse and lot Inquire of E. A Aldrich. ; —l—Ml,.l ..I I|. Far Sale—Good 7-room house, 3 lots, new chicken house and park, good outbuildings, fruit of all kinds, good well of water, electric lights. Will give possession at once. See “Billy” Fry, the bus driver. ,

Far Sale—A Crystal base burner, Me. 132; cost $45. will sell tor $25; good as aew. Phone 163. Fer Sale—Two standard high grade lowing machines, new. just from the factory. Will be sold at a bargain. _ WASTED. ■■■>! '■ ■ H.W— i* i . ~i ii uni. ■ ■ Wanted —We will pay 33c for-strict-ly fresh eggs, subject to market changes. Miller Egg Co., Ed Miller, Manager, near Dexter’s Cream Station, one block south Monon railroad. Phone 304. Wanted— By a married man, work of any kind. Address Box 96, Rensselaer, Ind., or Phone 288. LOST. Lest—Kid gloves and pair of nose glasses. Return to D. M. Worland. Lest —Smell black and tan dog. $lO reward if returned to Republican pffloe. V■f -; * W. H. DEXTER W. H. Dexter will pay 38c for butter. fat this week. a*a—*■■■['■■■- 11 ■ ; ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. r* ]i.- ..... . ■ •For electrical repairs and wiring, call Ray Delmer, Phone 153 . - MONEY TO LOAN. nyigiam-iaaym,M. ■~.rr r ■■V~. £. "T m m* Central Life Insurance Co. has made a big appropriation of owney to be loaned on good farms In Jasper county and offers a liberal con tract without commission. John A. AUTOMOBILES. - I The Very Latest, a real 1912 car, on <mr floor tor delivery now. The Max- : well Mascotte Touring car. THE 6LID9EN <4/* // tour winner. wl&rtflMr

D. A. R. Meeting.

; ¥be D, A. R. society will meet Fri-I day, Jan. 26, at 2:30, with Mrs. C. H. Porter. Following Is the program: "Historical Days.” Roll call: Sayings from noted Historical characters. f'WlUiam Pitt, as Friend of the Colonies," by Mrs. H. E. Parklson. "First American Coins,” by Mrs. Howard Mills. MRS. BRADY. Regent. MAUD DAUGHERTY, Secretary.

Telephone Any Number For Wesson's Bus, Day or Night.

All calls toy bos service, eiUier to tbs trains, down town, or from is WMot the city to another, promptly ansa art it Call any of the following Makeover Hotel, Phone 107. H. Wasson’s residence, No. 40. W. V. Frye's residence. No. 369. patronage of all the public is HARRISON WASSON. • v?-:- . • •’ i

Lecture Course Dates.

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COLLEGEVILLE.

Beginning Friday and continuing till Tuesday the semi-annual examinations will be given in ail classes. ‘‘Gym Junk,” the basket ]ball edition of the college news distributor made its initial appearance last week. Its staff has somewhat changed in the collegiate mutilations, but its character has only been effected so far as Its items are breezier and more up-to-date. - St Joe 37. The varsity is continuing its march to victories. Another team that was really feared, SL-Cyril’s, Chicago, invaded our territory Saturday afternoon. When the game was over all that was left of them returned home, leaving St. Joseph’s a victory of 3718 to tell of strong, endeavors. It required nearly five minutes of play for Beckman to score the first two points. But after that, between Beckman’s and Deery’s shooting, there was not a question of the final outcome, for when the first half had ended the story read 24 to 3 in favor of the cardinal and purple. In the second period the subs were sent to the firing line, and the best that they could gather was a 15 point tie for that half. The tale should have been different but with the game so safely stored the energy relaxed and the visitors were not slow to grasp every opportunity to boost their totals. The Chicago team displayed some artistic pass work, but were unable to capture field goals after working the ball to their enji of the floor. They showed- a game fight to the very end. The date of the return game at Chicago has not yet been definitely fixed. This week, owing to the examinations, there was no game; next week there will be two to retrench the lost date.

High School Notes.

Horace J. Kurtz, of Chicago, who is conducting the singing at the evangelistic meetings, delightfully entertained the high school Thursday morning. The seniors are busy selecting subjects for theses. There will be no basket bail game here next Friday night, but the team will go to Monticello to play the high school team at that place. A freshmapi German student made an attempt at suicide during a recent examination. (Inquire of James Warner, how it is done.) The members of the Virgil class are preparing some papers on the different phases of Roman private life. Mrs. Gregg, who has been spending a few days with her daughter, Miss Naomi Greeg, the German teacher, visited the high school last week.

Try the New Auto Bus— Prices Just the Same.

Try our new auto bus; prices are unchanged; any place In the city for 15 cents, round trip for a quarter, 25 cents one way to tbe college. Be.s of Service guaranteed Leave orders at Rensselaer Garage, Phone 365; Leek's hitch barn, phone 342; Barnes Restaurant 432, or Tone Kanne’s residence, phobe 214. ~

Railroad Notice to Stockmen.

Beginning with Sunday, Jan. 21st and Tuesday, Jan. 23d, the Monon will run a special stock train every Sunday and Tuesday, leaving Lafayette at 5 o’clock p. m. The train will run through to the stock yards. It is very important that this train reach South Hammond at an early hour the following morning in order thpt the stock may be in the yards before the opening of tbe market. W. H. BEAM. Agent

Good Hope.

There will not be any preaching in this church next Sunday afternoon. All the members and friends are invited to be present at our union evangelistic meetings to be held in town Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.

Young Men’s Bible Class.

The Young Men’s Bible Class of the Christian church was organized last Sunday. Every young man in town, not in any Bible class, is Invited to meet with us next Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock.

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The Pool of Flame

By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

niMtraiwiis by EUaworth Yount

Copyright 1009, by lahlUi Joseph V&uce 'CHAPTER XVII. Two battered and sore sailormen sat back to back, tbeir arms lashed to one another and to the central upright so that neither could move, both half-submerged in the fountain of Nlccovle the Greek. “Ye’ll find the bath quite refreshing,” O’Rourke told them, preparing to depart, “as well as a novel experience. ’Twill do ye a world of good. Captain Hole, as anyone will tell ye who has ever had the misfortune to

"What For?” Demanded the Scot, Advancing.

stand to leeward of ye. Tour money and other belongings ye’ll find on the bench here, If ever ye are loosed, which I doubt. I call your attention to the fact that I take nothing but me property, of which ye sought to rob me. On the other hand, because of that attempted robbery, I hereby refuse to pay my hill for passage from Athehs' to Alexandria. If ye care to dlepute it, me solicitors in Dublin will be pleased to enter Into litigation with ye. Gentlemen!” he bowed Ironically, “I bid ye good night.” He waß still chuckling over the outcome when, twenty minutes later, he and Danny were trudging through the Client streets of Alexandria, a full mile away from Danny’s lodgings. ‘Danny,” O’Rourke pursued, with just a hint of anxiety in his tone, “would ye happen to be having a bit of lining in your pocket, now —be accident, as they say?” Danny drew himself up proudly. “I’ve eight hoondred and fifty pounds, Ay-gyptian, sor, and two-hundred av that is yours be rights, bein’ what ye lent me, yer honor, while all the rlst Is yours for the taking.”' “That’s fine, Danny, fine!” sighed O’Rourke. “ ’Tls yourself will never regret Investing it in Pool of Flame, Unlimited. I’ll personally guarantee the income from it, Danny.” “Shure, sor, don’t I know?” “And in the morning, early, Danny, ye and I will take boat and go out to the Pelican for me kit-box.” But In the ihoruing, as it happened, the Pelican had discreetly left the harbor.

CHAPTER XVIII. It was mid-afternoon of a sultry day. No air stirred. The Panjnab was coaling at Port Said. . O'Rourke eyed the vessel with disfavor from the shore; then dropped into a harbor dinghy, ensconced himself at the tiller-ropes, and caused himself, with his luggage and his man-servant, to be conveyed alongside the steamer. Near the gangway he was held bade; another boat had forestalled him, another passenger was shipping tor the Bast. O'Rourke was interested Idly. .He saw a woman, a slight, trim fig* ure becomingly attired in white, with a veil about her head, leave the boat and mount the gangway steps with a springy, youthful step, a cheerful and positive air, a certain but Indefinable calm of seU-possQsslon. At the top dm paused, turned, looked down, watching the transfer of her luggage and her maid. . . . From sundry intangible indications O'Rourke assumed the second woman’s figure to be the lady's maid. And so did Danny. The one eyed the mistress, the other ho* servant, both with interest . . . Tlie woman on deck threw hack her veO. She seemed to promise uncommon beauty of the Epgllsh type, fullcolored and of classic mold. . . .. The Irishman was much too far away to-be'oertaln, but he fancied that her gase wandered toward him and —but this, of course, was only Imagination —that she started slightly. r At all events, she was quick to drop the veil and turn away. Her maid joining her, both vanished, beneath the Bgri **iY*n-| had

. . rv- - ..... <; brought her sheered off, and O’Rourke was permitted to board the Panjnab. It was a glad day. 'the O’Rourke told himself, as he trod those decks; It saw him definitely started on his way tolthe East. - O’Rourke roused upon his elbow and peered out of the port of his stateroom. The steamer was plowing through the Bitter Lakes. He saw a string of buoys, a width of water like a Jade, a vista of sand, flat, gray, patched with gray-green desert shrub, bounded only "by the horizon. . ... •*. “Damn . .” said he listlessly. He slipped down again upon his back, panted, and wiped his brow. Danny, recognizing that he was not expected to respond, and fteing a young man remarkably acute to diagnose his master's moods, prudently refrained from comment. He sat hunched ijp on a cabin stool, his intensely red, bullet-shaped head bent low over a bit of chamois skin, which he was sewing into a rough, sturdy bag. As the sun dipped beneath‘the rim of the horizon, a pleasant shadow Invaded the stateroom, until that moment blood-red with Its level rays. And Danny straightened up, dropping thimble and thread, announcing the completion of his needlework by a, brief, contented: “There!” O’Rourke glanced at the article dangling from his valet’s fingers, and slammed the hook against the bulkhead at the foot of his berth. "Finished, is it?” he exclaimed. “Faith, ’tis about time, ye lazy good-for-naught!" Danny smiled serenely. “And a good Job, too, sor,” Bald he proudly. “M’anin’ no onrespect to yer honor," he added hastily. O’Rourke took the subject of discussion in bis fingers and examined it searchingly. “ ’Twill do," he announced. “ Twill serve its purpose, if no more. Lay ,out me evening clothes now,”, He stood up, stopping to stare through the port. “Good enough,” he commented on what he discovered without; “’tis passing Suez we are this blessed minute. Praises be, we caught a boat that doesn't stop here.” Danny scratched an ankle thoughtfully. “Ylss, yer honor,” he assented, dubious. “But, for all that, phwat's to hinder annywan from boordin’ us be boat, If they sh’u’d want to?” O’Rourke turned and eyed the man keenly. “’Tis a-"great head ye have on your shoulders, Danny,” he said. “Sometimes ye betray almost canine lntilligence. I’m be way of having hopes of ye. Now get ye on deck and watch to see who does come aboard, if anyone, and report to me.” • “Yiss, yer honor.” O’Rourke bolted the door after Danny and assured himself that the keyhole was properly wadded, that no crack existed through which bis movements might be observed from the gangway. Shrugging his broad shout ders he returnefKto the seat vacated by his valet and thrust a hand beneath the coat es his pajamas, withdrawing it a moment later, fingers tightly wrapped about a rather bulky object. i And the Pool of Flame lay glittering and stabbing his eyes with shafts of blood-red light. Into Its depths of pellucid fire O'Rourke gazed long and earnestly, in the most profound meditation.

But at length, slipping the ruby Into the hew receptacle and drawing the lanyard tight about Its puckered throat, he stoocTup and threw the loop over his head, permitting the bag with its precious contents to fall beneath the folds of his jacket; and, shaking off the sober mood Inspired in him by the study of the stone, rang for a steward, to whom, when he responded, he entrusted a summons for Danny—“if so be It we’re clear of Suez.” In the course of five minutes or so Danny himself tapped on the door and presented to his master a beaming -face. j*. „ ■, r ■' ‘‘Divvle a sowi!” he announced triumphantly. “Sure, ’tls ourselves have given thim the alip entirely!” . He fished a brand new kit-box from beneath the berth and, opening it, beban to lay out O’Rourke’s clothing. His master indulged In a'sigh of relief. “Then no boat put off to us at all?” he questioned indifferently. “Only wan,” replied the servant, “and tbot wid no wan in at but a naygur.” “A negro?” demanded O’Rourke, facing about. “What do ye mean? Did he come qboard?" - “Suns and he did that, yer honor, and caught us be no moore thin the skin av his tathe and —” V O'Rourke bent over the -man and seizing him by the shoulders swung him around so that their eyes met'

Gently but Firmly Twisted Him Around by the Ear.

"What theJUwle!” demanded the adventurer, “did ye mean by telling me nobody boarded us, then? What—" “Sure, yer honor. . . . Aw, yer honor! , . ’Tis mesllf meant no bamn at all, at all!” protested Danny. "Didn’t I say thot diwle a aowl came aboord? Sure, thin, is a naygur a human?" With an exasperated gesture O'Rourke released the boy. " Tis too much for me ye are," he said helplessly. “Now and again I believe ys have the makings of a man in ye, and then ye go off and play the tool! If I didn’t believe ye a pure simpleton with not an ounce of mischief in your body, Fd take that out of your worthless hide. Get on with ye! Tell me about this ‘naygur.’ What sort of a black man is he?” “Sure, sor,” whimpered Danny, ",’tis mesllf that w’u’d die rather thin have ye talk to me thot way, yer honor.' Upon me sowl, I nlver thought ye’d worry about a poor dlvvle av a naygur, come aboard wid nothin’ but a say-chist and the clothes he walks in, beggln’ for a chanst to worrk his passage to Bombay, sor.” “Did they let him sign on, then?" inqttired O'Rourke. “Diwle a bit, rayspicts to ye.” More cheerfully Danny struggled with the studs in O'Rourke’s shirt. ‘The purser was all for kicking him back Into his boat, sor, whip be offered to pay passage In the steerage. So they let him stay, sor.” - "Seemed to have money—eh?” “Aw, ho, yer honor. ’Twas barely able he was to scrape ut all together.” “Lascar?" r ;' “I belave so, yer honor. ’Tis harrd for me to say. Wan av thlm naygur’s as much like another as two pays, sor; ’tis all tarred wid the same brush, they be.” “Ah well,” he resumed more pacifically, -“belike he’s what he seems, Danny, and has no concern with us at all. Whether or no, care killed the cat. .

. . D’ye mind, Danny,” be swung off on one of his characteristically acute tangents, “the little woman with the red hair? Though ’tis meself should bfeg the lady’s pardon for mentioning the color of her hair in the same room with that outrageous headlight of yours, Danny. . . . D’ye mind her, I mean?” “The wan ye observed at Poort Said, sor? The wan ye told me to discover the name av?” '“’Tis a brave detective'ye would make, Danny. Te have me meaning entirely!” “Aw, ylss.” Danny’s lips tightened as he laced O’Rourke’s patent-leather shoes. He cast up at his master’s face an oblique glance of disapproval. “I mind the wan ye mane,” he admitted. He rose, and as he did so, O’Rourke gently but firmly twisted him around by the e&r and as deliberately and thoughtfully kicked Mm. “What the divvle Is the matter'with ye, Danny?” he Inquired in pained remonstrance, • “It is mad ye are, or ha ye ye no judgment at all, ye scut, that ye speak to me in that tone?” Solicitously Danny rubbed the chastened portion of his person, grumbling bnt unrepentant. O’Rourke grinned tolerantly, retaining his hold upon the servitor's ear. “Her name?” “Ow, yer honor, leggol • • . Missus Prynne. sor!” The wanderer gave the ear another tweak, by way of enforcing the lesson. “Prynne, Is It? And how did you learn that, Danny ?” “ ’Twas her maid told me, sor. La*go, yer honor, plaze— ** “And how did her maid come to tell ye, ye great ugly, long-legged omadhaun?” •*Sure*-owlT- , twas only a bit av a kiss I was by way av glvln* her, sor —” “That’ll do, Danny,” O’Rourke chuokled. The peal of the trumpet announcing dinner interrupted his contemplated lecture-on tbe ethics of Investigation and the perils of flirtation as between maid and man servant (To be continued

FAMILY HAIR DRESSING.

•Benefits the Hair of Men, Women and • Children. Get a bottle of delightful, refreshing PARISIAN SAGE madam, and. have everybody iln the house use it regularly. It’s fine for children as well as grown-ups and B. F. Fendig guarantees PARISIAN SAGE to drive away dandrtiif, atop falling hair or itching scalp, or money back. Large bottle 66 cents. “I think PARISIAN SAGE is good as a hair grower. It Is good to rid Vthe hair of dandruff and, stop the Jurir from falling out I intend to keep it in the house. I know it helped my head,” —Hannah Harkness, Marshalltown, lowa.

LOCAL MARKETS.

Wheat—9o. Corn—-67. v Oats—46. Chickens —9. Turkeys—l 3. Ducte—ll. Roosters—<s. ftnfmft ft - -Cit AlvtOti - Rabbits—l. Veals—'7-10. - Butter—2s-2*. -* S&IR ~ . ft'

Have your sale bills printed at The

WRITES ABOUT BLACK PRAIRIE BELT IN SOUTH.

M. B. Halstead Answers Request es Friends and Tells es Land Where . 7 ”• He Has Luvested. For the benefit of those that have expressed a desire for some information! regarding the conditions in theBlack Prairie belt of Mississippi and Alabama I will say that this belt of land extends from Qkalona, Miss., to a few miles southeast of Montgomery; v Ala,, and is from 10 to, 25 miles In width. The soil i-'. “black waxy” interspersed with traces <>f soil of a red color. The soil is Houston clay and contains an abundance of lime and phosphorus but much of It is deficient in humus. Much of this land has produced a crop of cotton every year for the past 50 or 60 years and some of It 70 years, with no fertilizer being used, and it is still producing profitable crops. One field that has been in eorn every year for 35 years without and fertilizer being returned to the soil produced 35 bushels per acre the 35th year. At the present time it is not a corn country in the sense that Indiana and Illinois are corn countries but cornJs a profitable crop and whenjmproved methods become adopted it will be a very profitable crop. One man in our county produced over 80 bushels per acre last year. More leguminous plants thrive to perfection in the Black Belt than In any other county that I have ever visited. Alfalfa, the peer of all profitable leguminous crops, thrives here in all its glory, producing from 3 to 4 tons per. acre in four cuttings on ordinary prairie land. As first class alfalfa hay is usually worth sls and up to $lB per ton, F. O. B. cars at our nearest station, which is four miles distant from my place, it is one of the most profitable crops of the country. S3O per acre is often netted on alfalfa and in rare cases the profits reach a much higher figure. An Illinois man who owns a farm just across the road from mine rented his alfalfa land for one half of the hay baled in the field. His half netted him $23 per acre on fifty acres. The alfalfa lands of this prairie region are the cheapest natural alfalfa lands in the United States. Lespedeza or Japan clover, red clover, cow peas, soy beans, peanuts, white clover, vetch and crimson clover thrive to perfection. -

Burr clover and white clover mixed with* Bermuda grass furnishes the best of pasture for almost 10 months in the year. Two crops of silage corn can be raised on the same land in one year. The Black Belt Is destined to become a great stock raising country and the cattle tick Is already retreating before the government man and the dipping yah Good pure water is easily obtained by making deep wellß and flowing wells are not rape. The rainfall In this region is all that could be desired, and then some, 54 inches being the annual rainfall. The Black Prairie Belt can also make a good showing in the line of disagreeable feature or “drawbacks.” More energetic hustling white farmers are badly, needed to develop the country. The social conditions in the country are most Ideal. The telephone and rural delivery are there but the gravel and stone roads are not and during rainy spells in the winter the roads become almost impassable at times. To make a long drive over the country roads there when mud is deep is a severe strain on the team and frequently proves to be a thorough test of the driver’s vocabulary. When It comes to malaria the Black Belt can make a respectable showing but in my opinion can not equal the record of Jasper couhty In her early days.

I have lived in Noxubee county, Miss. 15 miles southeast of Macon in that* portion of the Black Belt known t as Fox Trap Prairie the past year. I worked about 15 families of niggers and raised over 400 acres of cotton, about 70 acres of corn, 40 acres of alfalfa and some oats, cowpeas, etc. Am pleased with the results and will return In a few days to try it again. Tits real estate liar is not so much In evidence there as in some other sections of the U. S. but he frequently gets In some of his work. These lands are selling at from S2O to $46 per acre and rent for cash at from $2,50 to $4 per acre. Land set in alfalfa usually rents for $8 to $lO per acre. Northern settlers are slowly coming in and prices of land are advancing steadily. The happy and contented man should stay where he Is; the restless, energetic, ambitious, land hungry, homeseeking hustler will do well to visit the Black Prairie Belt when the crops are growing and study the conditions thoroughly before investing there or elsewhere. >; ;; : . ’V' -' W' My address is McLoed. Miss., R. D. No. 1. The latch string it;. *)t hanging out. We don’t use the latch string. Southerners use the chain and padlock. My fchaln is lost had* the. padjo** ls.no good and the door is open to homeseekers from the north and JMffk are always welcome^

A Classified Adv. will sell it