Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1917 — Page 2

Buggies Harness Closing Out Sale Large Stock of Buggies and Harness to be sacrificed during the Pure Bred Stock Show. We Must Sell Them We Are Going Out Of The Buggy Business Must Have the Room for Our Automobile Business - We have a large stock of this Years Buggies Bright, New and Up to Date i Litfughi before the prices were raised. They will be a half higher next year. They must go and we have placed a price on them that will move the entire stock in these two days.' Greatest Bargain Ever Offered in This - City. —' II Best makes of highest grades to be slaughtered and sold. BELOW WHOLESALE PRICES We also have a large number of single buggy harness that we will sell you for a half less than they can be bought at wholesale. —— " —_ • OUR LOSS IS YOUR GAIN. Act quick. Do not delay. Our prices are sure to make short length of this Great Bargain Sale. GREAT SLAOGHTER BUGSY SALE OCTOBER 12 and 13 Kellner & Callahan Buggies Harness

PAY All Red Cross War Fund Pledges Are Now Due and Payable Please take care of this at once. . Pledges are payable at the banks ' at Wheatfield and Remington ===== or to ” JAMES H. CHAPMAN 0 Rensselaer, County Treasurer of ' Red Cross War Fund

Joseph A. Myers, formerly in the employ of the Democrat in this city, is a member of the officers’ training school being held at Fort Benjamin Harrisonr Mr. "Myers has been in training for a month. He was in the English navy during the_Boer war. Croup. If your children are subject to croup get a bottle of Chamberlain’s ~ Cough Remedy, and when the attack comes on be careful to follow the - plain printed directions. You will be surprised at the quick relief it affords. * 4 C

Charity Board Acks That Needy Be Not Overlooked.

Now that we -have quieted dowira bit let us look one fact squarely in the face. It is wise that we should give, give and then - jgive some more of our means for the activities of the war. But we must not lose sight of the fact that our home charities and uplift interests must go on. It would be shortsightedness to give all for the war and neglect the welfare of the needy at home. Their needs may not seem so vital nor appeal to our imagination, but they must be cared for. It will be a sad error if we fail |n this regard. Next week is charity week.-=Contributed.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

Clever Ruse

The specialist paced up and down the floor, one hand on his hip while the other stroked his glossy hair. The mayor and his wife watched anxiously for a sign of hope on his Inscrutible face. Finally he stopped before the mayor. “There’s only one thing to do. Give up speaking engagements and take a complete rest. n /Impossible I Don’t you understand, dQftor? I can’t give up now. The promises I made to my party are just half fulfilled.—lt will take another term 'to complefe the work Tve undertaken. If I don’t get out and fight for re-election I’ll lose. You must give me something so I can speak at the rallies this week. Haven’t you anything that will tide me over until after election?” The doctor shook his head hopelessly. “There’s nothing I can do for you now. The least strain on your throat in |ts present condition is Hable to cause the entire loss of your voice.” ~ The mayor’s wife grasped his arm pleadingly. “Oh, Robert, why don't you give up this campaign? Withdraw from the contest and take a vacation. The last two years have brought one worry after another, and you’re just a nervous wreck. Won’t you give It up for my sake?” “You’re asking too much, Julie.” But he patted her hand tenderly and his voice shook with emotion. “This has been the one big thing In my life, being ma/or of this beautiful city of ours. I owe it to myself, as well as to those who helped to put me here, to keep my position until I have fulfilled all my pledges." "Isn’t there anything I can do to make you give up this foolish Idea? Ts the peopte want you they will elect you without all this But she knew different, and she could not put conviction into her voice. The mayor sank back In his chair, wearily. “It’s no use, Julie, I’ve made engagements to speak every night until election. I must keep them.” The next night the mayor arrived /home tired but happy. It had been » rousing rally and the crowd applauded generously when he finished his speech. Upon the hall stand he found a note addressed In his wife’s handwriting: “Dear Robert: I am attending the bridge party at Mrs. Eastman’s. Don’t wait up for me.”—Jplla. Glancing at his watch, he figured that he would have time to walk to Mrs. Eastman’s and escort his wife home. He arrived at the house just as the players were about to leave, but not seeing his wife he singled out the hostess. “Hasn’t my wife been here this evening? She left home with the Intention of coming." “I was speaking to her on the telephone about six o’clock, and she promised to be here, but she did not come.” It was not long before everyone present knew something was wrong about Julie. The gossips had something to talk about, and had the mayor but asked, they would have suggested many a place that he might look for his missing wife.

No sign of Julie was found all night, and by the next day the whole city was aware she was missing. The newspapers had her name In big headlines, some suggesting that she had wandered off In delirium or been abducted by white-slavers; one even hinted that she had eloped. » The following notice appeared in all the papers: “I hereby give notice that I will cancel all engagements until assured of the safety of my wife. Signed, Robert Wheeler.” The days passed, and not a word was heard from Julie. Even the thousand dollar reward offered for Information leading to her discovery brought no results. The mystery of her disappearance was the main topic of conversation throughout the city. JBveryone extended the greatest sympathy to the mayor. In the meantime his chief opponent was working hard to win the election, but somehow his rallies were failures The competition which seemed to be so one-sided held little Interest for the voters. Even the newspapers accorded him the most obscure columns. Finally election day came and with It Mayor Wheeler was re-elected with a sweeping majority. He sat at his desk as they telephoned the returns, but there was no joy In his victory; His head was bowed in sorrow. “Congratulations, Mr. Mayor, I hear you’ve won without making all those speeches you planned. How Is your thm«t getting along?” And the doctor’s smiling face confronted him Inquiringly. “Oh, I guess that Is all rltfrt now, but everything else is all wrong. If I had only taken Julie away when she wanted me to this 1 might not have

happened. Pd give up everything Just to know that she is safe." A srtiall dark-robed figure glided into the room. “Robert!” , ,___A — “Julie In less time than it takes to tell it, they were-4tt-each others’ arms, and explanations were coming thick and fast. “Y<>u_jgee» It was like this, Robert. Doctor said you would lose your voice if you persisted in keeping those engagements. I knew if I disappeared you would not do anything else until you found me. The doctor said he would keep Bie people mystified and their curiosity, and by keeping your name in the limelight they would "give you their sympathy and also their votes. You see his idea has worked out all right!” “But, Julie, what are you going to tell the public? Think of the scandal such a story wodM-cause!” “Oh, don’t worry,” answered Julie. “The doctor has been a fine press agent this week. We’ll let him think ftp a brilliant story that will thrill the public and satisfy the scandal-mon-gers.” "" And then the specialist paced up and down the floor, one hand on his hip, while the other stroked his black, glossy hair.-: —Will Seaton in Dllnols State Register.

Some Butterflies.

The well-known colliery owner, J. J. Joicey, has given all his spare time and a good deal bf his spare money to the collection of butterflies and moths, or, as the scientists call them, the lepidoptera. His collection is valued at a minimum of SIO,OOO, although its ' value is never likely to be put to the test,, as it is destined for the British museum. ~ Practically in every country in the world Mr. Joicey has experts on the TodkbutYor-rarfcexamples.-and it was no mere flight of humorous fancy which inspired the recent picture in Punch of an inveterate “bug hunter,” as the Yankee calls him, chasing a rare specimen across “No Man’s Land” at the imminent risk of hls life, Mr. Joicey’s collection; is so extensive that it takes literally thousands of cases to hold them, and the number is estimated at something over 1,500,000 examples, some of which are practically priceless on account of having become extinct, while one at least is the only known example in the world.

Fishing With Kites.

Fishing for corbhia with kites to carry the fish lines Into deep water Is the innovation in angling recently Inaugurated by Thomas McD. Potter of the Los Angeles motorcycle club at Seal Beach. ' At Seal Beach there is a fine corblna “hole” Just far enough from the pier to be out of the reach of the best casters. Boats, of course, could be used, but they cost more than kites, are conducive of seasickness, and don’t offer half the sport that kite fishing does. The kite used is about five feet high, which is big enough to have sufficient “lift” for almost any fish Jhat chances to get on the hook. —Popular Science. . •

Shackleton’s Classic.

Among the world’s greatest dramatic stories must surely be reckoned Sir Ernest Shackleton’s simple account, recently published in England in the Manchester Guardian, of his final rescue, after the fourth attempt, of the men stranded 'on Elephant island. “I shall never forget,’’ he says, “that moment when, on the fourth attempt to reach the island, the fog suddenly lifted, and we found we were only half a mile from the camp. I saw a little figure on the ice—it was Frank Wild. I shouted, ‘Are you all well?’ and he replied, ‘All well, boss.’ Within three-quarters of an hour we were all homeward bound.” —Christian Science Monitor.

Potash Carried on Camels.

A New York potato expert recently gave a remarkable account of how the war has brought about changes in the production of that valuable substance. So valuable has potash become with the great German supply cut off that Italian chemical men are now getting potash from deposits of far-off Abyssinia, carrytrig it in small quantities on the backs of camels across a waterless desert to the Red sea, and then shipping it to Europe at a profit.

Waste.

Approximately 20 per cent of each potato pared by ordinary household methods is lost in the process. The loss\ includes much and sometimes all of the portion of the tuber containing important soluble salts. Potatoes that are ; boiled and baked in their skins lose practically none of their food value.

MACAW PRIZED FAMILY PCT

Crippled Bird Highly Eeteemed by its Owners Despite Unconquerable Propensity for Mischief. An old reader sends the following to the editor of London Tlt-Blts: “We possess a macaw which came to us eight years ago. About four years ago something came along and injured One leg, which since then has been wholly paralyzed and is tucked up under his wing, no use at all to him. About three years ago our pet came in one night with hie eye protruding from its socket After a little careful attention the place healed, but he only possesses one eye and one leg, and Is still going strong. “By the way, I have termed the macaw as he, on account of having christened him Robert; but to our surprise, about six months ago *he’ laid four eggs, but has not laid any since. We do not keep Robert in a cage, as he is thirty-eight Inches long from his beak to bls tail-tip. Robert Is the only pet we possess, and ls mauled and played wlth like a kitten. In the daytime Robert flies away and comes home to roost in the evening. He has most Tovely plumage of azure blue and golden yellow. “Robert Is a great pet of everyone’s, except when he goes out on washing days and starts to take out the clothes pegs at one .end of the line and finishes at the other. Then he gets some blessings, but takes It ali as a Joke, and perches in the nearest and safest place and laughs and talks while the angry women peg on the clothes again.”

WRONG IDEA ABOUT ECLIPSE

Many Had Peculiar Delusion That It Would Be Visible From Only One Certain Spot. The Manchester Guardian, In England, makes Itself responsible for the following story: Not long ago, when, In the usual order of events, there was an eclipse of the moon —visible at Greenwich —a man whose work brought him dally Inta Manchester was seen going home about two hours earlier than usual. Upon being asked by one of his train companions to account for the sudden break In his routine, he replied that he had to be back in the city before nine o’clock, because he had read in his morn!ng paper that the eclipse of the moon would be visible from Albert Square from about that time onward, and he was not going to miss the opportunity, as it was a fine night. He lived in the country! The story recalls the famous incident connected with Dean Swift, when his word was law in Dublin, some two hundred years ago. The dean had announced that there would be an eclipse of the sun on a certain day, at a certain time, visible from his house. Some time before the appointed hour, 'large crowds of people flocked from all parts of the city and congregated a round the dean’s house, much to his annoyance. So much, Indeed, did it trouble him, that he finally sent out word to the waiting multitude that the eclipse had been postponed, and would not take place for some time. The people at once returned to their homes, disappointed, but unquestioning Christian Science Monitor.

British King’s Armory.

King George has many almost priceless treasures in his Buckingham palace, but none of them all can compare tn romantic interest with the small armory of swords and daggers presented to his father by a hundred of the princes and nobles of India, as tokens of their devotion to his throne, says London Tlt-Blts. “I send my most precious blade,” wrote the maharajah of Mysore, “as a tribute to the great lesson we have learned from English civilization—namely, that the pen Is mightier than the sword;” and similar messages accompanied each gift, as evidence of the loyalty which the native princes of India have so magnificently demonstrated In the great war. Of all these Weapons—swords and scimitars, tulwars and daggers, their hilts and scabbards ablaze with encrusted Jewels —there Is not one that has not a long and romantic history. Many of them have done deadly work in a hundred battles through many centuries; not a few were wielded by our own knights In the crusades; all, had they tongues, could tell stories more strange and thrilling than almost any in fiction.

Such Is Fame.

T wna talking of famousmen’s doubles one day to a girl I had met at the seaside, and I asked her to gaze in my face and to say whom she thought I resembled the most. Now, I fancy payelf that I look more or less like a second Lord Kitchener; so I Informed her that she’d probably guess if I made an attempt at assisting her. “First, ids fame is in everyone’s mouth,” I began; “there’s a handle attached to his name. He Is rarely upset, an all-round sort of man—now, perhaps, you know who I mean.” “Walt a bit,” she replied; “there’s a handle, yon say,” and she gave her plump shoulders a shrug. “He’s in everyone’s mouth. I’ve got It, hooray! Yes, of course, why, you do look like a mug!”—London Tlt-BttS. 2

Feminine Finance.

S He—What! Another new drees? She—You needn’t be cross. I bought it with my own money. He—Where did you get it? She—l sold your fisr overcoat Bon too Transortpt

LEE.

Several relatives from here attended the funeral of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elza Webb, who died of cholera infantum and was buried in the Nauvoo cemetery Friday afternoon; Nate Eldridge, of Monon, came Saturday .and helped his brother, J. F. Eldridge, withhisonions. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. James Culp, Sam Jacks and family, Will Stiers and family, John Cook and Miss Dollie Jacks attended conference at Valparaiso Sunday. Ezra Eldridge spent Sunday afternoon with Gail Culp. *Miss Cloah Overton spent Sunday with Miss Etha Noland. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Asa Holman, Sunday, a boy, their second son. —While' helping Ho fill the silo at Roy Heltzel’s Tuesday, Ernest Mellender had the misfortune to get a bad cut cheek while working around a gasoline engine. Miss Nancy Peregrine is reported to be on the sick list. The doctor was called to see Mrs. Elmer Gilmore Monday.

Mrs. George W, Tudor went to Hartford City, Ind., for a visit with her daughter. - New York peaches for canning this week at Rhoades’ grocery, $2.25 to $2.50 per bushel. Professional- Cards Dr. E. C. English < PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Opposite Trust and Havings Basic. Phones: 177—t rings for office; 8 rings for residence. Rcnsndncr, Indian*. Dr. 1. M. Washburn PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Attending clinic at Augustane Hospital on Tuesday morning from 5 a. m. to 2 p. m. Phons 48. Schuyler C. Irwin LAW, REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE 6 per cent farm loan*. Office iw Odd Fellows' Block. F. H. Hemphill PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention to diseases of woman and lew grades of fsvsx. Offlcs over Fandig’s Drug Store. Telephone, offioe and residence, 41*. Dr. F. A. Turfler OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Booms 1 and 2, Murray Building. R enMe iaer, Indian*. Phones. Office —2 rings on 300;'Real--dence —3 rings on 100. Successfully treats both acute and chr >nl<? diseases; Spinal curvatures a peclalty.

Williams & Dean LAWYERS Special attention given to preparation of wills, settlement of estates, making and examination ot abstracts of title, and farm loans. Office in Odd Fellows Building. John A. Dunlap LAWYER (Successor to I'iank Foltz) Practice In all courta. Estates settled. Farm loans. Collection department. Notary in toe office. Bensselaar Indiana H. L. Brown DENTIST • Crown and Bridge Work and Tsetu Plates a Specialty. All the .atest methods In Dentistry. Gas »d-----nlnistered for painless extraction, office over Usi sb s Drug Store. Worland & Shns UNDERTAKERS Motor and Horse Drawn Hearses Ambulance Service. Office Phone 23. Residence Phone 58. E.N.Loy ~ HOMEOPATHIST Successor to Dr. W.W . Hartsell. Office, frame building on Cullen St. Residence, Milroy Ave. Phone 89-B.

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