Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1916 — Page 2

ANNOUNCEMENTS mmmmmmn FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE. §s£< " ' j ——— L i I wish to announce that lam a candidate for the- Republican nomination for Joint Representative of Jasper, Renton and Newton counties subject" to the primary election to be held March 7th.—R. Lyle Constable, Goodand, Ind. FOB COUNTY RECORDER. I wish to announce my candidacy ior the republican nomination for recorder of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary to be held on March 7, 1916. George „W. Scott. FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE. William L. Wood, of Parr, * announces his candidacy for the wpub- , loan nomination for joint representative of Jasper, Newton and Benton counties, subject to the primaries to be held on March 7th. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR. Subject to the decision of the primary to be held on March 7th I wish to announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination for surveyor of Jasper county. —E. D. Nesbitt. ______ FOR COUNTY CORONER. Dr. C. E. Johnson wishes to announce that he is a candidate for the republican nomination for county coroner subject to the republican primary to be held on March 7th. FOR TREASURER. I wish to announce my candidacy for the republican nomination for county treasurer subject to the primary to be held March 7th. CHARLES V. MAY. To Mark Primary Ballot. On the subject of how to mark your primayr b a ll°t the report of the commission named by Governor Ralston ta Interpret the primary law, says: “To case a first choice vote for a candidate, make a cross (X) after his name in the first column marked first choice column. To cast a second choice vote for a candidate, make a cross (X) after his name in the second column, as follows: ■ - ■

County First choice Second choice Treaturer vote for one vote for one A X B * C X D “Vote for one first choice., and one second choice. “You have here voted for C as your first choice for county treasurer and. for A as your second choice.”

Peace With Unpreparedness.

From the Spokane Spokesman-Re-view: “Can nothing save ns from this impending burden of preparedness?” asks a pacifist congressman. “Can’t we have peace with our neighbors without toting a big pistol?” Beyond all manner of doubt, yes, if we will meet a number of conditions which the American people seem Strongly disinclined to meet. Give up the Monroe doctrine; say to Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and all the other powers, big, little and intermediate that we wash out hands forever of the protection we have maintained fcr ninety years over the young republics to the south. Dismantle the fortifications at the Panama canal and let the first powerful nation that wants it take it. Get out of the Philippines and Hawaii. Yield to the wishes of Japan with respect to Japanese immigration, Japanese ownership of land and admission of Japanese to our public schools. Abandon the historic American doctrine that American lives and American interests will be protected abroad in their just rights, j Give up the John Hay doctrine of the open door in China. Let other countries, with their rival interests, do wihat they please with American commerce. Proclaim to the world, in short, that we are "too proud to fight,” too steeped in commercialism to contend for justice and honor, too wedded to slothful peace to resent insult or wrong, i. In short, that henceforth and forever, tore are to be devoted to the Chinese phlosophy of life and the Chinese brand of patriotism and love of country. It is all as simple and easy as that. Kelton L. Pepper, of Oakland, 111., formerly a lieutenant in the 23rd U. S. infantry, was appointed professor of military science and-tactics at the St. Charles School for Boys by the Illinois board of administration at Sprmgneia JttOfiaay. rifles were delivered at the school. A lake in Tasmania at an altitude of 3,400 feet is to be harnessed and the electricity produced used to supply light and power for the entire is-

SOLDIERS LIKE THEIR TRENCHES

Wlt-t FIGHT MORE BTUBBORNLY TO HOLD ONES THEY HAVE MADE OR IMPROVED HAVE 1 SENSE OF OWNERSHIP Officers Now Allow Men to Stay as Long as Possible in Own Quarters London.—How British troops become attached to the trenches which they have constructed or improved during occupancy to make them homelike to such a degree that a company permanently assigned to a certain trench will fight much more stubbornly to retain it against an assault than will temporary inhabitants has been recognized by the higher officers. Consequently It is now the policy, so far as is possible to allow each division to remain in Its own quarters Indefinitely.

A attached to the British headquarters writes of this interesting feature. "One thinks of a west country battailion, experts with the pick and spade, which is famed, and justly famed, for the character of its trenches. It recks little of other things, lives with greaves of trench mud to its bare knees —and above them; measures existence in terms of pit 'props and revetments, and develops a sense of ownership In its labyrinth as acute as that of any squatter upon the land. The value of this latter peculiarity has of late been realized by those in authority. It was observed that where a part of the line was held in rapid succession by various brigades there was an observable lack of certain qualities which distinguished trenches which had been held by the same troops for some time. It was an illustration, in fact, of the different treatment accorded to his tenement by the owner and the tenant. had not occurred to anyone that men could become attached to a certain set of trenches—narrow, slimy, smelly trenches —just as they become attached to a cottage wreathed with roses or the castle of their clan. Yet so It was. No one likes trenches, no one could like trenches; yet when you have to live in trenches you may like the trenches which owe to you their being better than other trenches in which you have no lot or part. Soldiers have to obey orders, and if a trench has to be faced with netting or given a brick floor the work Is done. But the work is quite differently done If the doers, and not some unknown reliefs, are to profit by it. "Witness the modern garden city, well known out here, on which a Certain division spent so much thought and labor and tenderness and blood during the months they held it, handing it over with a proud inscription attached, which declared that of all that had been given to them to guard they had lost nothing, and made, it might have added, a happy and habitable village out of a morass. "And this place, though the most notable example, did not stand alone in proof of the advantages attached to security of tenure. Nor was it altogether a question of making neat, brick floors, or well netted trenches, or adequate soak holes. The British soldier is notoriously careless and absent minded, and he is certainly not the less careless when making provision for others instead of himself. It was found that if he could count on a certain length of tenancy he would pay proper attention to head cover, make decently adequate funk holes and dug outs, and do his pumping with conscious rectitude.”

JUVENILE LOGIC

Little Mabel’s mother was expecting Mabel’s auntie on a visit. Just as she was almost due to arrive a telegram came which read: "Missed ttfain. Will start at same time tomorrow.” Mabel hurried home from school expecting to greet her auntie, instead of which she was shown the telegram, she read it through carefully and laborously, and then she remarked; “How silly of auntie mamma!” "Why dear," inquired her mother. "Well, don’t you see that if she starts at the same time tomorrow, she will miss the train again.”—lllustrated Bits.

DIAMOND MINE IN A PET DOG

Philadelphia, Pa.—-An operation on a pet dog of Mrs. R. S. Nuckolls has resulted In the recovery of a 2 1-2 Carat diamond. Teeth marks on the pendant and illness of the dog, a valuable Chihuahua, indicated where it was. A veterinary surgeon operated and found the diamond. The dog will recover. . . '

DIAMOND IN CAKE

Newcastle,'lnd.—After searching for a diamond for two days, Mrs. Clark Hyde received it from her son, Hubert, who found'"lt in a buckwheat cake he was eating. Mrs. Hyde had sunk out of sight. ‘ T r “

A knife for opening pasteboard boxes’ provided with a guard so it will not injure the contents, has been patented by a Connecticut inventor.

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Pigeon Points and Pointers

Catch the rats and mice. Rats will eat the eggs as well as the young bird*, and oftentimes they will attack the old ones. A cement floor, or putting the smallest mesh wire under the floor and up about a foot on the sides, will remedy the rat question. The grain should not he kept In tin boxes, as in damp weather it gets moist and moldy, and will often not only make the birds sick, but kill them. About the best plan for 'this is to use a box or barrel covered outside with the mesh wire used agaist rats. Keep the birds free from drafts and damppess, as they can stand almost any amount of cold, if they are in the habit of being out at all times. Keep the birds mated, as odd birds do great damage to nests, eggs and young birds. They like a flat roost better than a round one.

A variety of grain. One kind is tiresome and they will not do so well on it. The hopper feeding system is all right if the birds can fly at random, as they will not .overeat and get lazy; but where they are confined, they get lazy and often neglect their young. —Clean, fresh water at least twice a day is necessary. Also keep their hath pans handy. The loft must be kept clean. Buckwheat is not considered a good grain for pigeons, and but little is ever fed by squab raisers. Small peas would be excellent in place of buckwheat, allowing not more than onetliird of the feed to be corn. The birds should always have grit, ground shells and gravel before them. Pigeons should never be fed soft food, but always perfectly dry grain, cracked corn, whole wheat and peas. As a side line with poultry, the squab business will give good returns when business ideas and methods aje applied. There are many who have been at it for years, and while not. making a great cry over these results, they keep right at it year after year, saying little but surely getting results. Arnericans are not in the habit of continuing a losing venture many years, and will quit after a few years' trial.

Greens and meat are not found in the bill of fare. Wonderful how quickly pigeons will gain confidence in their keeper. Feeding grain outdoors caused the loss of an entire loft. The surplus grain remaining over night on the ground soured and sickened every bird, resulting in destruction of the entire loft. The U. S. government pigeon experts say that any location where it would be unhealthful for man to reside, would be as unsuitable for raising pigeons. It would prove disastrous to confine pigeons to a single grain diet, as, for* instance, peas, or wheat, or Cracked corn. For best results they need a variety. No difficulty in squab raising that detes not finally yield to study and work. Squab raising depends noon.. the man. Study, work and persistency finally win. —-

Aspidistra Ornamental Plant.

No ornamental plant is made more simple of culture than ihe aspidistra, and few plants receive more neglect. The aspidistra is a handsome evergreen, foliage plant, unequaled for dwelling room decoration. The chief difficulty with them is giving too little water in summer and too much in winter. When plants become too large for the pots the leaves crack because they have not room to properly develop, and growth becomes poor on account of the exhausted condition Of the soiL Too little water in summer starves the plants at the period when they should be making new growth. Too. much water in winter sourS the soil, which kills the plants. ‘ All plants out of condition should be repotted in the spring. Good garden .soil with sufficient sand added to insure good drainage will grow good plants, but for best results there is nothing better than four parts loam, one-sixth part sand and onesixth part fine charcoal, thoroughly mixed. IMha plant is simply to be repotted turn the ball of earth from the pot and -reduce- soil by carefully picking it off with a pointed stick. Repot in a clean pot of suitable size, placing plenty of broken crock at the bottom for drainage. Spread the roots out carefully and work the soil well In among them, setting the crown not more than dn inch below the surface and water well as sioon as the plant is pot.ted.

To Oust Fleas.

One of the things that gives the greatest pleasure where fleas abound is knowing how to rid the premises of these pests. Simply sprinkle the floor of the house and bam with oil of penny royal; also put a little on your clothing*.

Most growers think outdoor exercise is good for poultry, and there ts much to support this contention. But some experiment stations, have shut up laying hens, even during the-spring and summer, without finding evidence of loss of egg production or of vitality- i ... v

Hearing at Thayer On Ticket Agent Matter Postponed.

When the case befdre the Public Service Commission came up at Thayer Thursday the Monon railroad was not represented and the case has been postponed. Some time ago the selling of tickets at'Thayer was discontinued and it became necessary for persons there to pay on the train or to go to Shelby or Roselawn to buy tickets. A petition was sent to the Public Service Commission asking that the t : cket selling be reinstated and Thursday was the date set for the hearing. A later date will be set.

CIRCUIT COURT NOTES.

Vandervliet v. Fred Watson. Judgmetn for plaintiff in sums of $119.50. Williams v. Williams. Plaintiff granted a divorce and custody of son. Kanne v. Eigelsbach; Opinion of supreme court ordered recorded and plaintiff (Kanne) files amended complaint. Linton v. Hollingsworth and Davisson. Examination of plaintiffs orders ed taken before court reported, Saturday, Feb. 26th. Banes v. Balcom. Judgment for plaintiff in sum of SBO.OO and costs. Stockton v. Van Steenberger. This case has been before the court for two days and possibly will take balance of the week.

Says Dragging the Roads Results In Great Good.

Remington Press. The work of dragging the roads in this vicinity has been going on this week and is doing an inestimable amount ocf good. The ruts are thus filled up while the ground is soft and this is just what the roads have been in need of for some time. The Benton county roads, however, we are informed, have not been so treated and the necessity for it is great.

Dr. Rice’s Auto Burned at Roselawn Thursday Night.

Dr. C. M. Rice, the Roselawn physician, is minus a good Ford automobile by the fire route. He his car standing in front of his office and had gone to his home. In some unknown manner the oar caught fire at about midnight and was almost totally ruined.

Played Six-Handed Seven-Up And Forgot Business Matters.

About forty business and professional men were guests at a stag party at the foome of A. F. Long Thursday evening and had a lively 6-handed seven-up contest/ a fine luncheon and a very pleasant . evening. Mr. Long’s son, George, received the guests.

W. L. Frye to Purchase Another Automobile Bus.

W. L. Frye accompanied Dr. Hansson, the local Overland agent, to Chicago this morning to investigate the automobile busses with a view to buying another bus of somewhat larger adn heavier-construction.

The Stork Special.

Horn, Feb. 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Bari. Clouse, a daughter and their second child, both girls.— ——— An oil refinery representing an investment of $1,500,000, will be opened at Rost, La., March 1. Be sure and see Virginia Brooks’ great white slave play “Little Lost Sister,’ ’at the opera house next week. Reserve your seats now A Man of the People,” Monday night at the opera house. Prices 10c, 20c, 30c. . ~ In spite of repeated challenges, no democrat comes forward with a list of the important issues upon which President Wilson has not changed has mind. ' Take a night off and see Roberson Leekins Stock Co. Mnoday night in “A Man of the People.” Ladies free Monday night when accompanied by one paid 30c ticket. At present there are 252 ships of more than 1,000 tons, exclusive of -warships,sunder construction in ‘hipyards in this country. The average size of the 252 is about 5,000 tons. Ten per cent increase in wages of telegraphers and station agents of the Clover Leaf railroad ’ has been granted, according to a statement by a committee representing the Order of Railway Telegraphers pf the road.Workmen in the sail loft at the Philadelphia najvy yard were driven from the building Wednesday by a fire of undetermined origin that was discovered in a pile of wood in the loft. Looking for bootleggers who have smuggled booze into dry West Virginia, police at Gallipofis, 0., arrested Misses Helen Borden and Elizabeth Driscoll and took 32 pants of whisky from their pantalettes. HZ* . . When Mr. Wilson repudiates 'the ode-term plank of the Baltimore platform and becomes a real candidate for renomination is he responding to a duty which he “assumes” or recognizes” ? '

FAIR OAKS.

Miss Panzie Bozelle returned Wednesday from Mt. Ayr. Art Akers and family have moved into the Williams house. Mr. Morris was called to Rensselaer Monday to attend court. Miss Glenn Cobb, of Thayer, is visiting relatives here this week. James Doty has a force of men here pressing hay for W. S. McConnell. Dora Cottingham visited his son and ramily in Momence this week. Rev. Postill will preach next Sunday at the M. E. church at 11 o’clock. Mrs. James Trump and daughter, Beulah, returned Saturday from a month’s stay in Buchanan, Mich. —jMe. Smith and family, of Illinois, have moved into Mrs. Thompson’s house. Ethel Burroughs, who has had the scarlet fever, is better and no new cases have developed. The school here has received about fifty books from the circulatingTlfbrary of Indianapolis. Rev. Rogers, of Kniman, will preach in the Christian church every two weeks at 11 and 7 o’clock. Born, a son to F. L. McKay, of Buchanan, Mich, a son. Also a daughter, to John Thomr and wife, of Gary. Mr. Spang, of Georgetown, 111., 'S preparing to build a house on his land where his house burned a few weeks ago.

NORTH NEWTON.

Miss Anna Kriz was shopping"Tn" Mt. Ayr Tuesday. Evert Grimes moved last • week southeast of Mt. Ayr. Mrs. c Cox took dinner with Mrs. James Lane last Wednesday. James Lane and family were in Rensselaer last Saturday afternoon. Joseph Lane and family entertained last Sunday, Harvey Messman and family. - —-—■ Misses Rose and Amelia Lane entertained Miss Lucy Lane last Thursday afternoon. Miss Margaret Yeager entertained Miss Dena Hanson and Miss Odile Grimes last Sunday. iMiss Odile Grimes and Master Gerald Grimes spent last Friday afternoon with Misses Rose and Amelia Lane. Miss Lucy and Mr. Stanley Lane attended the banquet of the Knights of Columbus at Rensselaer last Tuesday evening. Mr. Zacker and family and some of their relatives who are visiting them, -spent last Monday evening with Jas. Lane and family-: :—I—

Republican Committeemen.

In compliance with the requirements of the new primary law, which requires the meeting of the newly elected precinct committeemen on the first Saturday after the primary election, March 11th, for the purpose of organizing, selecting the county chairman, county secretary and the county treasurer, and transacting other business pertaining to the county organization. Now, therefore, in compliance with the requirement of the law all newly elected committeemen are requested to meet in Rensselaer at court house at 1 p. m. on Saturday, March 11th, to transact the necessary business to come before the committee. G. H. McLAIN, County Chairman. A. G. Catt, County Secretary.

Policewomen are now employed in twenty-six cities of the U. S. / “Silo kick”, is; a popular intoxicating drink at Terra Alta, W. Va. The drink is drawn from the bottom of a silo and is the unfermeiited juice of the com. The matter of a platform is said to be worrying democratic leaders. Why should it? Wilson will be the nominee of the St. Louis convention, and a brief and fitting platform would be: “I have changed my mind.” O. R, Cook, of Ft. Wayne, a traveling salesman who comes to this city, made inquiry this morning -.bout Frank Brusnahan, formerly of Union township, with whom he chummed when they were attending Valparaiso University. He was shocked to learn that Frank was the victim of a murderer while practicing law in- New Mexico. IH. W. Philippi, of- Lafayette, was a Rensselaer visitor today. He is an agent for the New York Life Insurance Co. Charles Wellington, who oame to this city for that company for many years, is still writing insurance, "but lives-on Ms stock farm near Lafayette. In another year he witLbe retired on a substantial pension by the company.

President Wilson says there is nothing in either the doctrine of free trade or that of protection. We are willing he should speak for the doctrine of free trade but there are others vastly more competent to speak for the doctrine of protection. We shall entirely agree that there is nothing in free trade. We have proven it by sad experience. But as for protection —there is much in it. There is in it, for instance, a full dinner pail for the laborer, busy factories for industrial investors, plenty of business for retail merchants, wide-spread prosperity in the United States, a full federal treasury and no need for stamp taxes. Nothing in it ? We should worry. • T- ~4: ■/V ■ . ■■

HANGING GROVE.

J. G. Spencer and family have moved to the James P. Overton farm. Everet, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ringeisen, has been quite ick for a few days. Miss Opal Robinson, of Rensselaer, visited relatives in McCoysburg Wednesday night. The final rehearsal for the Saturday evening entertainment will be held Friday night. Mr. and Mts. W. R. Willits have both been having the grip quite severely, as has also their granddaughter, Mildred Willits. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Snedeker started up in Barkley Wednesday to see his father, who has been quite sick, but found the roads too bad to finish the journey. ■Mrs. Chas. W. Bussell, Sr. and Mrs. Mary E. Lowe, the latter of Rensselaer, went to Packard, Wis., Tuesday, visit with Mr. and Mrs. -James Lefler. Jack Kalb and family will move Thursday from the Geo. Potts tenant place, to a house near Zadoc. Jack will work on the section this summer. Will Kalb, who was married last Christmas in Chicago, will also moye to a farm near Kniman. Col. G. W. Hobson will be the principal speaker at the “Indiana Day” exercises to be given at the McCoysburg school house Friday night, March 10th. Mr. Hobson i® indeed a very interesting speaker and no doubt the building will be thronged with "people to hear him on that night. During the electrical storm Tuesday evening lightning struck the barn on the farm occupied by N. in Gillam, killing two valuable horses and damaging the bam considerably. The bam was set oh fire, but the blaze was extinguished before it had spread very much. In attempting to get the horses out, Ammen Osburn received a kick from one of the horses but was not seriously hurt. Ammen and Jud had quite an exciting runaway just the day before, in which Jud received some bruises about the shoulder.

MILROY.

Irene McAleer came home Saturday. Mrs. Griffith visited Mrs. Ross last Monday. Allen May is very ill and his children are Sit with him. Rev. Samsel is visiting our schools this week, giving some excellent talks. Frieda Wineland and Dott Porter visited home folks in Remington over Sunday. - The Fisher girls are driving from school at Wolcott to attend meeting? this week. Mrs. J. E. Ross was taken to Francesville Tuesday for an operation for appendicitis. Some of the neighbors went to sawwood for Mr. Mitchell, who is slowly recovering from an attack of grip. Mr. Grouns has sold his farm to I. J. Clark and will hold a sale March 2 and go with his family to Arkansas. . Several froirv-ftere attended the funeral of Mrs. Geo. Conway at Lee — Monday. She was a sister of W. E. •- Culp. *- Henry Deboys movect. to their new home near Lafayette the first of the week, and Geo. Beaver moved to the farm vacated by therm _ A week’s meeting began here Sunday evening and while not so many have attended so far, we have been having some helpful and uplifting: sermons and hope for great good to< be accomplished. ■Mrs. Elmer Gilmore, who has beensuffering with appendicitis, was taken to the Home hospital in Lafayette:last Friday and was operated on Saturday. Her mother and husband remained with her. Word came. Monday that she was not so well and her brother, ’James Culp, returned again to Lafayette.

NEWLAND.

J. W. Spate spent the week end at Newiand. Mrs. S. L, Jordan was called to Angola, Ind., Monday by the illness of her son, Homer. * A. Brautigan, of Gary, has returned, preparatory to taking up the summer’s work here. Mrs. Nancy Hoover, of Lebanon-, who came to attend the funeral of' her sister-in-law, Mrs. Wm. Rees, is-, staying for a time with the family.. Maine coast lobster fishermen have discovered that the lobster enters a lobster trap through the sense of sight and not through smelling the bait, and are now baiting the traps with fresh fish sealed in glass jars. During the ten yea,rs preceding theoutbreak of the war, while Great. Britain was paying off its debt, GerjMUny and Austria-Hungary between them increased their national debt by the enormous sum of about $1,500,000,000. t i- - A centrifigul pump that has beeir invented in England is said to handle unscreened sewage of a consistency that would choke any other type of pump. Newly formed ponds of water/ cut off from all communication with rivers, brooks and lakes, are often found of a. sudden,Jto contam fish, the favorite explanatory theory being that fish eggs are carried thither by birds, either in their food, or clinging to the legs of waders, the crane, heron, bittern and the like.