Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1918 — Page 1

No. 29.

LOOKS LIKE HAYES WOULD WIN POST

St. Louis, Feb. 11.—Efforts to harmonize members of the republican national committee on a® choice for chairman to be elected tomorrow afternoon apparently had failed tonight. Earlier in the evening, after a day of conferences and electioneering word came forth that John T. Adams, of lowa, present chairman, would, withdraw and that probably his only rival for the chairmanship, Will H. Hays, of Indiana, would do likewise. A few hours later an announcement sponsored by Governor Goodrich, of Indiana; John T. Hart, of Kentucky, field marshal of the Hays forces, and others, stated that Mr. Hays’ name postively would go before the meeting tomorow and- that twenty-eight votes out of a possible fifty-three had been pledged to him. They asserted that there was nothing for Adams to do but withdraw. His Americanism, it was learned, had been subject to an attack by United States Senator Salder; of New York, in the meeting of the executive committee and sentiment, they said, had turned away from him.

No other animal will give better financial return on the farm than as sheep. Watson Humes has cleared $30.00 on each of his herd the last two years. He has more th&n he is able to take care of and will offer a few for sale at the J. W. Faylor public sale on February 15.

Ladies Wanted More Help Is Needed at theRensselaer Garment Factory Excellent Positions for Girls and Women Apply in Person at the Factory at the corner of Van Rensselaer and Cornelia Sts.

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STORIES TOLD OF THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR

Today being the birthday anniversary of Abraham Lincoln, no doubt some intimate stories of the great emancipator will be pleasing to our readers at this time. The following stories have been selected from George R. Lambs Lincolnia: 'A western senator who had failed of a re-election brought his successor one day and introduced him to the president. Lincoln, ih reply, expressed his gratification at making the acquaintance of a new senator. “Yet,” he added, “I hate to have old friends like Senator W go away. And—another thing—l usually find that a senator or representative out of business is a sort of lame duck. He has to be provided for.” When the two gentlemen had withdrawn I took the liberty of saying that Mr. Wdid not seem to relish that remark. Weeks after, when I had forgotten the circumstance, the president said, “You thought I was rude to Senator W the other day. Well, now he wants Commissioner Dole’s place!” Mr. Dole was then commissioner of Indian affairs.

A telegram from Philadelphia was once received, setting forth that someone had been arrested there for obtaining $1,500 on Mr. Lincoln’s name. “What,” said Mr. Lincoln, “fifteen hundred dollars on my name! I have given no one authority for such a draft, and if I had,” he added, half humorously, “it’s surprising that any man could get the money.” “Do you remember, Mr. President, a request from a stranger a few days ago for your autograph, and that you gave it to him on a half sheet of note paper?” said Mr. Nicolay. “The scoundrel doubtless forged an order above your signature and has attempted to swindle somebody.” ' \ ■ ~ “Oh, that’s the trick, is it?” said the president. “What shall be done, with him? Have you any orders to give?” inquired the secretary. “Well,” said the president, slowly, “I don’t see but that he will have to sit on the blister bench.”

At the very outset of the war sundry wise men from New York urged Mr. Loncoln to draw away confederate armies from Washington by naval attacks upon southern seaports. It reminded him, he said, of a New Salem, 111., girl who was troubled with a “singing in her head,” for which there seemed to be no remedy, but a neighbor promised a cure if they would “make'a plaster of psalm tunes and apply to her feet and draw the singing down.” At the time when General Burnside’s force was besieged in “ Knoxville, Tenn., with an apparent danger of being Starved into surrender, a telegram came one day from Cumberland Gap, announcing that “Firing is heard in the direction of Knoxville.” \ “Glad of it!” exclaimed Mr. Lincoln. “Why should you be glad of it?” asked a friend, who was present, in some surprise. “Why, you see,” he exclaimed, “it rerpinds me of Mrs. Sallie Ward, a neighbor of mine. She had a very large family. Occasionally one of her numerous progeny would be heard crying in soine out-of-the-way place, and she would exclaim, “There’s one of my children that isn’t dead yet.”

Among the European soldiers who from time to time came over and offered to serve in the Union armies was one young man who, on receiving his commission as lieutenant, assured the president that he belonged to the oldest nobility of- Germany. “Oh,” replied Mr. Lincoln, “never mind that. You will not find that to be an obstacle to your advancement.”

Mr. Lincoln was one Jay asked: “How many men do you suppose the Confederates have now in th* field?” “Twelve hundred thousand,according to the best authority,” was the prompt reply. “tiood heavens!” exclaimed the inquirer. “Yes, sir, twelve hundred thousand. No doubt of it. You see, all our generals, when they get whipped,say the enemy outnumbers them three or five to one, and I must believe them. We have four hundred ' thousand in the field, and three times

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1918.

By JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY A peaceful life; toil, duty, rest— All his desire: — To read the books he liked the best Beside the cabin fire— God’s word and man’s;—to peer sometimes Above the page, in smouldering gleams, And catoh, like far heroic rhymes, The onmarch of his dreams. A peaceful life: —to hear the low Of pastured herds, Or woodman’s ax, that, blow on blow, Fell sweet as rhythmic words. \ And yet there stirred within his breast A fateful pulse that, like a roll Of dreams, made high above his rest A tumult in his soul. A peaceful life!—They haled him even As One was haled Whose open palms were hailed toward Heaven '• When prayers nor aught availed. And, 10, he paid the selfsame price To lull a nation’s awful strife . And will us, through the sacrifice Of self, his peaceful life.

PNEUMONIA CLAIMS INFANT SON OF MR. AND MRS. LUERS

Alden, the five months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Luers, of south of town, died at the home of Edward Kanne at four o’clock Monday afternoon of pneumonia, following an illness of five weeks. The little one was taken to the hospital shortly after contracting the illness, and after some improvement was taken to the Kanne, home. Later he was taken to the hospital and apparently was on the road to recovery, and his condition was so favorable that the parents decided to again remove him to the Kanne home. However, his condition. became worse a few days ago and he sank rapidly until the end came. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at St. Augustine church and burial will be made in Mt. Calvary cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS

We desire to extend our most sincere thanks to out relatives and friends for their kind assistance during the sickness and death of our beloved mother.' Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr and Children.

THE COMMUNITY AUTOMOBILE SUPPLY COMPANY of Rensselaer, Ind., will sell you a guaranteed tire for SI.OO profit, each. Any size. Also gasoline at 1 cent per gallon profit ...

four makes twelve. Don’t you see it?” The result of the great conflict seemed to be in more doubt than ever just after the emamcipation proclamation. Mr. Lincoln expressed his own view of the sittmion with:'“We are a good deal like whalers who have been long on a chase. At last we have got our harpoon fairly into the monster; but we must look out how we steer, or with one flop of his tail he will send us all into eternity.”

M. Lincoln had several reasons for not admiring ex-President Tyler, and. a mention of him on one occasion brought out an anecdote. “A year or two after Tyler’s accession .to the presidency,” said Mr. Lincoln, “contemplating an excur- | sion in some direction his son went to order a special train of cars. It so happened that the railroad superintendent was a very strong Whig. On Bob’s making known his errand, that official promptly informed him that his road did not run special trains for the president. “What!” said Bob. “Did.you not furnish a special train for the funeral of General Harrison?”

“Yes,” said the superintendent, stroking his whiskers; “and if you will only bring your father here in that shape, you shall have the best train on the road.” ■ —— Once when a deputation visited him and urged emancipation before he was ready, he argued that he could not enforce it, and, to illustrate, asked them: “How many legs will a sheep have if you call a tail a leg?” They answered, “Five.” “You are mistaken,” said Lincoln, “for calling a tail a leg don’t make it so” and that exhibited the fallacy of their' position more than twenty syllogisms.

LINCOLN

SEED SURVEY SHOWS INDIANA HAS ENOUGH

Indiana will be able to supply the seed corn needs of all farmers within the state, indicate reports received on the seed stocks and labor survey, which is well underway or complete in every county. This announcement was made today by C. Henry, state leader in charge of the work. Actual figures cannot} be obtained for several days, until word is in from every county. However, many counties are almost without seed corn and they will have to be supplied by those which have a surplus. The value of the survey will be revealed as the exchange system, extending from the United States Department of. Agriculture, through Purdue University to every county in the state, is established. As soon as all reports are in arrangement will be made to shift the seed at once. Advices of men who have been working in the state under the direction of the extension department of Purdue, locating quantities of corn suitable for seed, indicate there is enough corn left from the 1916 crop to plant half of the acreage this year. C. E. Taylor, one of the field men and an expert seedsman, who has been in every section of the state the last two or three weeks, estimated that enough corn which will phow a germination test of 90 to 100 per,cent is on hand to plant a tenth of the crop thirf spring. Seed for the remaining forty per cent of the acreage will have to he obtained by individual ear test of the corn that has been saved by farmers throughout the state. A large amount of this will show'so per cent germination, some of it higher and some lower. The seed that will grow must be chosen from this only after the test has been made. This method is necessary to insure a good Stand of com this coming season when a bumper crop is more necessary than ever.

NEWTON CIRCUIT COURT DECISIONS

Jacob Ochs vs. Wm. Zimmerman, for slander; exceptions to judgment on verdict overruled; appeal taken to Appellate court. O. Byron Blackburn ys. Ed Oliver, judgment for $12,065.29. Edwin E. Smith vs Ed Oliver, judgment for $12,001.73. Wm. E. Bell vs Ed Oliver, judgment for $12,001.73. James W- Yeoman vs Everett Halstead et al, judgement for $1,164.33.

FLOWERS FOR VALENTINES

The Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists have a most elegant advertisement in this week’s Saturday Evening Post. See this on page 30 of this issue. Then call the Rensselaer representative of this society, John H. Holden, telephone 426 and order a fine Valentine boquette for your wife, your father, your . sister, your mother, your sweetheart, your daughter or any one you love and you know how they appreciate a beautiful floral gift. sa

If anyone who has bad the misfortun ate to lose stock during the cold spell will notify us, we will be glad to call and get it. A. L. PADGITT, Phone 65.

RUSSIA TOSSES IN THE SPONGE

DECIDES TO WITHDRAW FROM THE WAR—DEMOBILIZATION OF TROOPS ORDERED. London, Feb. 11. — A German government wireless dispatch received here this* evening confirms dispatches received from Amsterdam during the day that Russia has ordered a cessation of war and the demobilization of the Russion armies on all fronts. Londan, Feb. 11.—A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam says: “There is great enthusiasm in Germany over the reported end of the state of war between the central powers and Russia. Cities everywhere are beflagged, and there is much rejoicing over Trotzky’s unconditional surrender. It has been arranged that the central economic commission now in Petrograd shall settle the details of the resumption of relations between Russia and the central powers.” Although no formal treaty has yet been signed between the Russians and the central powers the Bolsheviki government has ordered a cessation of hostilities by the Russians against Germany, AustriaHungary, Turkey and Bulgaria, and the withdrawal of its troops from the trenches and fortified positions from the Baltic sea to the Rumanian frontier. It long had been foreseen that such an outcome eventually would follow upon the revolutionary movement in Russia, where for nearly a year civil strife and war weariness generally proved • most potent factors in weakening the battle front. Long ago the enemy forces began the withdrawal of troops from this front,, and virtually only a handful of them have been faced by Russians there. Peace having been effected both by the Russians and Ukrainians with the Teutonic allies, the situation of Rumania becomes a most critical one. Entirely cut off now from her allies the Rumanians apparently are faced with the absolute necessity of effecting a separate peace or being over run by superior enemy armies. Nothing has as yet come through to show whether another Rumanian cabinet to take the place of the one which resigned last week has been formed or whether any - reply has been made to the ultimatum of the central powers that peace negotiations should immediately be started. As had been anticipated, the terms of peace between the Ukraine and the central powers contain the much desired clause providing for the immediate entering into economic relations between the' contracting parties by which Austria and Germany may obtain much desired foodstuffs. Almost simultaneously with the announcement by the Bolsheviki government that Russia is out of the war and that a general demobilization along the entire Russian front is to be carried out, thus permitting the Teutonic allies to withdraw* all their forces for use on other battle fronts.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS—

BORN in Hardin county, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. MADE CAPTAIN of a comany in Richmond, Hl., for service in the Black Hawk war, April 21, 1832. ELEQTED CONGRESSMAN from . Illinois in 1846. ACCLAIMED ORATOR IN 1858 after his famous slavery debates with Senator Douglas. ELECTED PRESIDENT of the United States November 6, 1860. HAILED SLAVES’ EMANCIPATOR by virtue of his proclamation issued January 1, 1863. SHOT AND KILLED by John Wilkes Booth, in Ford's theatre, Washington, the night of April 14. 1865.

WEATHER Fair- in south, clearing, In north portion tonight, colder Wednesday partly cloudy.

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Lieutenant Watson Home on Leave

Lieutenant Edward L. Watson, formerly of company M of this city, but now with the 161 Infantry located at Camp Shelby, which is wider the command of Jasper cew’ty'e noble patriot, Col. George H. country to act, and for more than a lough. Lieutenant Watson camo by a special appointment with Edward Leonard Watson, who arrived st the home of his grandparents in Gillam township on Wednesday, February 6th. The editor of the Republican predicts for the younger Watson a career even more useful and famous than that of his father. The mere fact that he was born in Gillam township is positive assurance of his rise to prominence. Within a half mile of the birthplace of the young Watson, there was born to the editor of the Republican and his wife their first child, a son. That son, fired with patriotism, like thousands of other red-blooded American boys was impatient for his country to act, and for more than a year before his country did act he had been in the service of the second greatest country of the world, fighting with the noble Canadians to keep the world safe for Democracy. The Republican extends to Lieut, and Mrs. Watson hearty congratulations and we felicitate the young warrior in choosing such splendid parents.

HOSPITAL NOTES. Mrs. Dan Boardwell remains in a critical condition. Mrs. Chas. Paxton is improving slowly. Mrs. R. A. Thompson of Roselawn, is recovering nicely. Mrs. John Parkison and baby are getting along nicely. / Mrs. Donnelly is able to be up and around. John Tyler and James McGwin are, improved. The X-Ray machine is ready to be installed.

REAPING BENEFIT

From the Experience of RenMelaer People. We are fortunate indeed to be able to profit by the experience of our neighbors. The public utterances of Rensselaer residents on the following subject will interest and benefit many of our readers. Read this statement. No better proof can be had. Joseph Smith, retired farmer, Van Rensselaer St, Rensselaer, says: “I have had weak kidneys for years. My back has become stiff and sore and I have had to get up and down very carefully because of the pain. My kidneys have often failed to act right and the kidney secretions have been scanty and scalding in passage. I have felt weak and tired.. Doan's Kidney Pills have always given me great relief.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Smiht had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.

The sfieep offered by Watson Humes at the Faylor public sale are all young thrifty stock. None of them are over two years old. ABUNDANCE OF MONEY I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate is 5 per cent and my limit is SIOO per acre.—P. D. Wells. Morocco, Ind. _ THE STAR THEATRE HO SHOW TUESDAY WEDNESDAY— A Msgofi—t MARGUERITE FISCHER in "THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T GROW UP” Abo Oth Epbodo of "THE LOST EXPRESS. 7 reels. Admission lOe. THURSDAY—Soo HOUSE PETERS aad ; KATHLYN WILLIAMS The Highway of Hope. With ao extra ehsrgee FRIDAYBRYANT WASHBURN la a big t sandy fresas . A special attraction b THE FIBBERS Abo animated weekly. Always the beet at The Star.

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