Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1912 — Page 3

HELP MAKE RENSSELAER BEAUTIFUL CITY

When you speak of a beautiful city you think of the trees, of flowering shrubs and climbing vines; of roses in bloom, and velvet green lawns—you think of real homes set in the midst of “beautiful surroundings.” It is the use of material that Nature provides that makes a city beautiful. We Are Forming “The Republican” Home Grounds Improvement Club TO HELP MAKE RENSSELAER BEAUTIFUL. We want you and your neighbors and friends to join and help make Rensselaer a beautiful city. We want you to beautify your own home grounds—we will help you. Clip 4 consecutive -Coupons which entitles you to membership in the Republican’s Home Grounds Improvement Club. For |1.25 and the 4 consecutive Membership Coupons you will receive a collection of 6 of the most beautiful hardy Shrubs, Climbing Vines and Roses in the world. Not little “slips” that can be put in a box and mailed, but strong, healthy, bushy plants. The kind that will grow and give satisfaction the very first year. You don’t have to wait for results. The collection will be delivered to you in the fall by express at the proper time for planting. The varieties are as follows: The 6 Gems of Ornamental Horticulture SPIREA VAN HOUTTE—“BRIDAL WREATH.” One of the finest and hardiest of shrubs. It grows to a height of five feet. Its gracefully drooping branches during May and June are completely covered with compact pure white flower heads. So great is the profusion of bloom that they appear like veritable banks of snow. The leaves are dark green, pale bluish green beneath, persisting until late autumn. Many call this shrub the “Bridal Wreath” and they have named it well. CLEMATIS PANICULATA One of the prettiest climbers and the proud queen of all the hardy climbing vines. Of rapid, vigorous growth,, quickly covering porches, trellesis and arbors with handsome, clean, glossy green foliage. Flowers of medium size, pure white, borne in immense sheets; of a most delicious and penetrating fragrance. Absolutely the best and most satisfactory of all the Clematis. GARLAND SYRINGA. Among the grandest of shrubs. A robust, rapidgrowing, flowering shrub with upright, often arching branches attaining a height of 8 to 10 feet. Such, a glorious plant with flowers so pure and white and frag- - rence so rich and pure that we unhesitatingly commend' this as one of the very best of the flowering shrubs. Flowers are borne in bewildering numbers, transforming the branches into garlands of surpassing beauty and splendor. Thrives everywhere. A shrub for the masses. . . t

THE MAXWELL MYSTERY

(Copyright, The Frank A Munsey Co.)

CHAPTER I. The House Party. “Peter King, King—Peter King!” With a .telegram on his tray, the bellboy traversed the crowded hotel dining-room, chanting his monotonous refrain, until I managed to make him realize that I owned the above name and persuaded him to hand over the message. It was short and extremely characteristic of the sender. House party. Take afternoon train Saturday. Stay Tuesday. I. G. PHILIP MAXWELL. I was more than willing to take the designated train, and looked forward with satisfaction to a few days of pleasure at Maxwell Hall. Philip had a decided genius for arranging parties of congenial people, and, moreover, the telegram assured me that at Jeaft one of my fellow-guests would prove attractive. For the letters I. G. meant nothing more or less than that Irene Gardiner would’ be there. Though I had met this young woman only twice, she already exerted a fascination over me such as I had never before experienced. As I had hoped, she too, went down to Hamilton on the afternoon train, and the four-hour journey gave me an opportunity to cultivate her acquaintance more informally than at our previous meetings. This pleased me, and yet when we were comfortably settled in our chairs and rushing swiftly through the monotonous and uninteresting landscapes of central and southern New Jersey I was conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment regarding my fair companion. In the daylight, and on a railroad train, she lost the subtle charm which perhaps had been imparted by the glamour and artificial light of a ballroom; and she looked older and less Ingenuous than I had thought her. - Still she was undoubtedly a beautiful woman, and with a ready, graceful tact she adapted herself to all the exigencies of the situation.

Perhaps’ it would be more nearly true of Irene Gardiher to say that she ■ adapted situations to herself. Without seeming to dictate, she anticipated my wishes and made just such suggestions as I wished to carry out. Within an hour of our leaving New York I found myself enjoying a cigar in the smoker and wondered how I had managed it. When I realized that' I had come there at her advice, and even insistence, I gavp her immediate credit for tactful cleverness—woman’s most admirable trait. After a time I began to feel a strong inclination to return to Miss Gardiner’s society, and with a sudden intuition I felt sure that this was just the result she had intended to bring about, and that she had dismissed me in order that we might not become bored by a long and uninterrupted tete-a-tete. I returned to my chair in the parlor car, and was greeted by a bright smile of welcome. “I’ve been reading a detectjv? story,” she said, as she turned down a leaf and closed the paper covered book she held. “I don’t often affect that style of literature, but the train boy seemed of the opinion that this book was the brigthest gem of modern fiction and that no self-respect-ing citizen could afford to let it go unread.” ' “Don’t scorn detective fiction as a class,” I begged. “It’s none of my favorite lines of light reading. I have read that book, and, though its literary style is open to criticism, it advances a strong and tenable theory of crime.” “I haven’t finished the story,” said. Miss Gardiner, “but I suppose you mean the idea of innocence is only the absence of temptation.” “That is perhaps putting It a little too strongly, but I certainly think that often opportunity creates a sinner.” “It is not a new idea,” said Miss Gardiner thoughtfully. “I believe Goethe said ‘We are all capable of crime—even the best of us.’ And while ’ he would doubtless have admitted exceptions to his rule, he must have thought it applicable to the great majority.” “It’s impossible to tell,’’ I observed, “for, though we often know when a man succumbs to temptation, we cannot know how often he resists it” | “But we can know about ourselves,”

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The charm of “beautiful surroundings” is what makes home life attractive. HALL’S JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE. THE SIX BEST PLANTS.

The best of the climbing honeysuckles for general planting. Of rapid and abundant growth, retaining its glossy green foliage well into winter. It blooms from July to frost. Its showy flowers appearing creamy white, changing later to yellow and followed by beautiful black berries. It is most effective as a climber, growing to a height of 15 feet. The wonderful fragrance of the honeysuckle is well known and is told in song and story. Everybody loves the honeysuckle. LONICERA BELLA ALBIDA. A new and rare shrub that-has created a sensation wherever planted.. It is without doubt the best of the bush honeysuckles and is hardy as* an oak. Its fine white flowers in late spring contrast beautifully with its bright green foliage and it has all the fragrance so, characteristic of the honeysuckles. Even* more striking than its beautiful flowers are its scarlet berries borne in immense profusion during the entire summer. Words of admiration are spoken by all who see this shrub and it is justly classed among the best of those “Grand Shrubs” that add beauty, grace and perfume to our garden. / PERKINS. The most useful and popular of all the hqrdy climbing roses. Its double clear shell pink roses come in clusters in great profusion and make a wonderful display. For verandas, walls, pillars and fences, it is a most suitable plant. It is a remarkably strong and vigorous grower, often producing shoots ten to fifteen feet in length in a single season. Extremely hardy and thrives an any fertile soil. What a grand rose this is! Rich, glossy, insect-proof foliage, thousands of blossoms and always vigorous and healthy. VALUE SLSO to $6.00. Nursery Agents everywhere sell this collection for >4.50 to >6.00. It is worth every cent of it. REMEMBER—OnIy >1.25 and 4 consecutive membership coupons gets the entire collection. Not only one plant, the whole six. CLIP THE COUPONS EACH ISSUE. Tell your friends and neighbors.

exclaimed Miss Gardiner with a sudden energy. “Honestly, now, if the motive were sufficient and a perfect opportunity presented itself unsought, could you imagine yourself committing a great crime?’* “Oh! I have a vivid imagination,” I replied gaily, “and it isn’t the least trouble to imagine myself cracking a safe or kidnapping a king. But when it came to the point, I doubt if I’d do it, after all. I’d be afraid of the consequences.” “Now you’re flippant. But I’m very much in earnest. I really believe if the motive was strong enough—l mean if It were one of the elemental motives, like love, jealousy or revenge —I could kill a human being without hesitation.Of course, it would be in a moment of frenzy, and I would doubtless regret it afterward and even w’onder at my own deed.” I looked at Miss Gardiner curiously. She certainly was in earnest, yet she gave me the impression of a theorist rather than one speaking from personal conviction. “Let us leave ourselves out of the question,” I said, ‘'and merely admit that crimes have been committed by persons innocent up to the moment when strong temptation and opportunity were present at'the same, time.'*’ “You will 'not be serious,” she retorted, “so we’ll\drop the subject. And now, unless you make yourself very entertaining, I’ll return to my story book and leave you to your own devices.” “That would‘be a crime and you would commit it because you see your opportunity,” I replied, whereupon. Miss Gardiner laughed gaily and abandoned her discussion pf serious theories. I must have proved sufficiently entertaining, for she did not reopen her novel and we chatted pleasantly during the rest of the journey. Philip met me at the train with his automobile. “I say, but you’re late!” he shouted. “We’ve been waiting 20 minutes.” He ’ led the way to his big touring car, as ■ shinily spick and span ‘as a steam lyacht, and bundled us into it “You sit back, Peter,” he directed, “with Mrs. Whiting and Miss Leslie, and I'll take Miss Gardiner with me. We’ll run around the country a bit before we ; go home. | I hadn’t seen Mildred Leslie for sev-. 1 eral years and I was all unprepared

From the list of over two thousand hsydy ornamental plants, we have selected these six plants. The Six Best Plants in all the world of ornamental horticulture. We have taken into consideration everything. Hardiness—Ability to withstand our severe northern winters equally as well as our hot, dry summers. Ease of Culture—They are all of the very easiest culture and although they will grow and thrive' even under neglect, yet, they will respond liberally to good care and treatment. They are as near “fool proof” as any living plants can be. Foliage— One of the first requirements of a. really good plant is that it must present an attractive appearance not only when in bloom, but throughout the entire season. Even if they did-not flower at alt they would still be planted for thp plant in this collection has handsome dark green foliage; even beauty in their foliage. Flowering Qualities — What is more beautiful than a shrub, climbing vine or rose in full blossom? Pleasing to the eye and soothing to the nerves. A real picture no artist can paint. In this collection are the very cream of all our hardy flowering plants. The plants we send out are large and vigorous—“the blooming size.” They should bloom the very first year and will bloom every year. Every one of the six is a sure bloomer. QUALITY OF STOCK. The plants in this collection are of the very highest quality. Strong, healthy, vigorous specimens. The shrubs are two or three feet high, and are three to four years old. They are real bushes. The climbing rose bush and the climbing vines are two or three years old—big plants. These are the kind that will give immediate effect and produce results the very first year. No long tedious waiting. Each of these plants is just the “right size” to plant for best results. If you paid us ten times the price we could give you no better plants. They are the kind that will give absolute satisfaction.

for the change which had transformed the shy schoolgirl into one of the most beautiful women I had ever seen. She was of the apple-blossom type, and her frivolous and dimpled face was adorably pink and white, with big pansy-blue eyes and a saucy, curved mouth. A riotous fluff of golden hair escaped from her hood and the first glance proved the girl to be a coquette to'her finger-tips. > i j Her sister, Mrs. Whiting, was totally unlike her. She was a» solid, sensible little woman, whose sole occupation in life seemed to be a protracted attempt to keep Mildred in order. “I do love a house party at the Maxwells,” said Mildred, “because the party never stays in the house. There are so many lovely outdoorsy things to do that if it were not. for meals we would never see the inside of the beautiful mansion.” “Why Mr. King, there’s a different picnic arranged for every hour ot the day tomorrow, and you can jftck out whichever ones you like best to go to,” cried Mildred. “I’ve such faith in your taste,” I replied, “that I’ll just follow you and go to the ones you attend.” “I'm .going to send regrets to several of the picnics,” announced Irene Gardiner, “and ramble around the *house. I’ve never seen it, but I’ve heard of its glories.” "We’ll get the Davenports and Turners to come over,” said Philip, “and bring their banjos and mandoline, and waHl have a musicale to beat the bank.” , “Oh, how stunning!” cried Irene Gardiner, .for just then we whizzed up the driveway to the Maxwell house, and, “stunning” did not seem to express the effect As we neared the verfihda a cheery voice shouted “Hello!” and Tom Whiting ran down the steps to meet us. The big, good-natured chap was a general favorite, and I cordially returned his hearty greeting. " Miss Miranda Maxwell stood in the doorway. She was Philip’s aunt and, incidentally, was his devoted slave. She and her brother Dudley had lived in the old house for many years, beloved and respected by the townspeople of Hamilton, though deemed, perhaps, a ; shade too quiet and old-fogy for the rising generation. But this was all changed when their nephew Philip came to live with them and filled the house with young life

and new interests. Phil was a good looking chap of 24, and had been an orphan since childhood. It was generally understood that he would eventually inherit the place, together with Dudley Maxwell’s large fortune, and, though not avaraciotis, Philip looked forward to a life of ease and luxury. Though Mr. Maxwell joined but seldom in the young people’s he paid the bills without a murmer and smiled indulgently at his merry-heart-ed nephew. I was a favorite with both the old people, and I fully returned their regard. Mr. Maxwell was k collector in a modest way, and I was always gratified to assist him when I could in his quest or researches. Miss Maxwell had such a kind, motherly heart that I think she was a friend to everybody, but she, too, seemed specially to like me, and so my visits to Hamilton were always pleasant occupations. -- (To be Continued.)

FAIR EXCHANGE

A New Baek for an Old Oae—How a Resident Made a Bad Back Strong. The back aches at times with a dull, indescribable feeling, making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across the region of the kidneys, and again the loins are so lame that to stoop is agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to the back if the kidneys are weak. You cannot reach the cause. Follow the example of this Rensselaer citizen. J. C. Carmichael, Webster & Vine Sts., Rensselaer, Ind., says: “I suffered from lame*'back and sharp, shooting pains through my Joins. The kidney secretions passed too frequently, night, and thus my rest was broken. Nothing relieved me until I procured Doan’s Kidney Pills from Fendig’s Drug Store. This preparation not only corrected the kidney weakness but relieved my aches and pains and improved my condition in every way. Doan’s Kidney Pills are worthy of all the praise given them." \ For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York sole agents for the United States. 7 Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. i-5......

SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY. Photographic reproductions of this entire collection are on display in our windows. They show the plants exactly as they grow in yards and gardens. CALL AND SEE THEM HOME SWEET HOME. Take away the trees and shrubs, the climbing vines and you take away the features that make the home attractive. The six plants in this collection properly arranged on the home grounds will go a long way toward, transforming many a bare, forlorne looking place into a cheerful and charming home. The vines and climbers will quickly cover the porch, their foliage affording a place of rest and shelter from the rays of the hot summer’s sun. The shrub* as specimens on the lawn will add greatly to the beauty and value of property and contribute a wealth of pleasure and interest to the home. OUT-DOOR PLANTS. These six plants are strictly “out door” plants. The kind that “live outside” the year round. They will live for years and years. Eacl year growing larger and more beautiful than the preceding. In early spring, long before it is safe to set out the tender plants and annuals, you begin to get results. In autumn after Jack Frost has played havoc with the tender plants, these hardy plants will retain their green glossy fol; iage even into the winter months. They are perfectly hardy. A SUCCESSION OF FLOWERS. This collection has been so selected as to cover a period of bloom from Spring until Autumn. With the coming of spring the leaves unfurl followed quickly by flowers. The Bridal Wreath Spirea (Van Houtte) opens the season, followed by the splendid. new and rare Lonicera Bella Alblda. A manificent shrub. Then the Garland Syringa with its wealth of pure white flowers. June finds us in the month of roses with Dorothy Perkins, that queen of climbing roses, holding full sway. Meanwhile the fragrance of the Honeysuckle has filled the air and reminds us that summer is here. It will bloom at Intervals until frost. Again we have with us the wonderful Lonicera Bella Alblda; this time with its scarlet berries standing out in strong contrast with its fine foliage, all through the summer they lend their attraction. September finds Clematis Paniculata, the queen of hardy climbers, delighting the eye with its countless thousands of flowers and enchanting you with its penetrating frag- - rance. It will bloom until frost. A WONDERFUL NEW AND RABE SHRUB. > We want to call special attention to the fact that we are including in this collection one plant of that New and Rare Shrub Lonicera Bella Alblda. Thia la one of the most remarkable and valuable introductions in recent years. This shrub alone is worth the price we ask for the entire collection. . 1 -- ■ ' ** The Republican ” HOME GROUNDS Improvement Club. For 6 consecutive Membership'Coupons and >1.25 you will receive the entire collection of the six best hardy shrubs, cliMbing vines and roses in the world. Big bushes and vines, ready at. planting time. , No. 8 Membership Coupon.

Mr. Hansen has played on hundreds of organs and given dedicatory recitals all over the central west He is one of the leading organists of the state. In his musical experience, he has committed to memory thousands of compositions and Innumerable accompaniments for church and concert singers and he has the greatest repertory of any musician in the states— The Indianapolis Star. At the Presbyterian church, Friday evening. August 30. Tickets on sale at Long’s drug store. f 4 Thirty thousand laborers will be sent from Chicago within the next week to meet the demands of wheat growers in the west for harvest workers, according to estimates’- of immigration agents of several railroad companies. ' Heavy crops of wheat are said to be in danger of ruin from lack of help to harvest the grain. Railroad officials are bendinff every energy to secure sufficient men to supply the demand, which is declared to be the greatest in years. A club man of Chicago, who smuggled a watch into this country, is conscience stricken. He has sought relief by sending a 1100 note to Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh, accompanied by a note explaining the circumstances and signed “A Penitent” Secretary Mac Veagh carefully examined the chirography, but refrains from expressing any suspicion as to who the conscience-stricken Chicagoan may be. Carroll county citizens are most loyal to the men who left the county In ’6l for the war. The Carroll county soldiers* association is a fixture and its meeting day is September 5. Once each year all the people go to Delphi and are furnished a free dinner by the association. The dinner consists of bean soup, hard tack, the proverbial “sow-belly,” black coffee, sugar and catsup. No one is turned, away hungry. In the afternoon patriotic services are held. Mr. Hansen prefaced each* number of his program with a short sketch of the composer, thus aiding greatly in the interest and was a feature wen introduced.—Harrisburg. 111., Chronicle. At the Presbyterian church, Friday evening, August 30. Tickets on sale at Long’s drug store. A Classified Adv. will find ft.