Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1898 — Page 8

THE CITY COUNCIL.

At the regular meeting of the city council last Monday evening the following business came bei fore the meeting. Request was made by the ministerial association that light bill for lights during the temperance meeting be rebated. Request denied. Contract previously made with New York. Belting & Packing Co., for 600 feet of 4 inch Keystone fire hose at 80 cents per foot, was ratified. Treasurer’s report of condition of funds to Nov. 14, was approved. Report showed balance in corporation fund of $3,200.99; road fund, $266.56; light fund (total expenditures) $6,468.59. The city attorney reported a few minor {collections. Five members of fire department who failed to respond to alarm on evening of Nov. 23, asked to have their fines remitted as they did not hear the alarm. Request granted. Jacob McDonald and A. J. Knight were proposed for membership in fire department, having served the required 30 days probation. Certificates referred back for correction. The city engineer filed estimate of cost of retaining wall on north side of easterly approach of Washington street bridge. Total cost $83.68, of which city pays $37.68 and Mrs. Hopkins $46. Mayor was authorized to execute deed to Thus. H. Robinson on delivery of deed of his for strip of groupd bvi ccineterv. Fully an hour ngo had the above Words been thrust on pretty little Elsie (Maitland's bewildered hearing. She •till sat In the exact spot where the bearer of the awful news had left her, too stunned and shocked even yet to properly realize all that the terrible tidings'might mean. ' Twenty thousand pounds gone! And the bank in a somewhat embarrassed condition before! Worst of all, the banker himself—Elsie’s uncle was away! Elsie Maitland was a brave little woman, but somehow this last dreadful thing had well nigh robbed ber of her bravery. A step behind her, and a low voice name. „§Ue kiiew it at once: I as to cost aldf oGBt llielnotrs' oi j constructing brick streets around the public square, with a view of mnking such improvement another year. Following bills were reported on favorably by the finance committee and ordered paid: COHI'OKATION FIND. J C Cnrniichael. siipi>li*-« for tire dep.. .$ 1 40 M I. Hemphill, flushing sew ers 3 10 AT Perkins, same 00 Chas. Platt, same 1 65 j W H Eger, hardw are 1 :tu } Total ... 8 44 | KOA1) KI NIJ. J H Jessen, work on sewer 0 00 Geo, D McCarthy, work on grud< r 75 S Reuicker, haulintr dirt 10 00 B H Dillon, work on street 63 j Barney Kaezemn. same 63 Tanner, same 4 4.') H McGee, same 8 75 Jesse Ball, same.. Oil Chas. Platt, same It! •1 C Ennis, same 91 Oscar Tharp, same. 3 63 j W S Parks, hauling' lumber , 25 J H Jessen, Washington street sewer... 10 30 Total $47 63 ELECTHIC I.IUIIT FI ND. C D Now els, rebate for lights.. 1 00 Pres Clematis, work on pipe line I 75 Charlie Ball, work on light line 13 40 { Billy Adams, same 15 92 Chas. Platt, same 85 Harry MaGee, same 98 W H Egrer, plumbing supplies 59 53 W H Eger, same 28 93 Total $122 00

COMMISSIONERS’ ALLOWANCES.

In addition to election expenses as published last week, the following allowances have been made by the commissioners as appears on record, since our last publication of same. All bills were allowed for full amount uidess otherwise noted: M W Reed, superintending' bridges $ 10 25 Wallace Robinson, supt. walks at ct. h.. 127 25 M B Alter, serv. sec. Bd. of Health 80 25 John Tunner, deliv. poll books 10 35 John Tanner, work in court house 20 50 N J Reed, posting election notices 22 25 John Grevb, lold fox sculp 2 75 John Mukeevef, wood for county 17 13 Leslie Clark, printing notice to taxpayers 3 25 Same, public printing 34 15 Same, printing for elections 15 25 N J Reed, deliv. appointments to eleo. sheriffs, $41.75, allowed at 34 75 N J ‘teed, notices to road viewers 12 95 •TMr-un Daj. cement for county 20 27 Tl.o-.nns Parker, wood for county. $36.50 allowed at 22 75 Wood .4 Wade, burhering for prisoners. dismissed Gc. tier & Rueschke, merchandise for new ct. h. 25 AO rfciit ’ Taylor, lumber Co, same 92 24 'eel, ullotting ditches 1 75 < ida Uoyes, same continued Win. Barker, same 2 75 lidd Rockwell, same 1 75 Munda Hoyes, same ... continued, John O'Connor, same 2 75 S C Johnson, med. aid to poor per con. 12 75 E C English, same ~ 5 25 C tv of Rensselaer, lights for June 20 39 Stone, “ “ July 18 13 Same, “ “ August.... 15 26 Same, i' September 2? 74 Same. “ “October .. 14215. r continued Sam', water for ct. Yqr "V* ■ i ‘-7 75 M l iHtler. relief of r tinned B 1 rlau. poi t! - 31 25 JF hi Bn. spriukP' ♦ ■ C fy 971.36 emit. A lialleck. per < v. spec * 24 50

Johu Martindale, same M 50 Fred Waymire, same 24 50 •This is a part of extra cement used in relaying court house yard walks, etc. About $lO9, we believe was the total amount paid extra for cement.

A MONTH’S PROSPERITY.

Below we give the number of real estate and chattel mortgages and mechanics’ lien recorded in Jasper county for the month of November 1896, ’97, ’B9, with the sum total of each. During 1896 there was a great deal of building going on in Rensselaer and other towns in the counfy, which accounts for the number of mechanics’ liens for that year. 1896 No. real estate mort 17, amt $9,068 5-4 No chattel mortgages 28 amt 10,549 80 No. mechanics' liens ~14 amt 1,969 84 j Grand total for month .$21,587 68 i 1897 No. real estate mort 51 amt $40,743 42 No. chattel mortgages 33 amt 15,785 57 No. mechanics'.liens....... 3 amt 107 20 Grand total for month ......... $56,636 19 1898 No. real estate mort 23 amt $23,050 54 No. chattel mortgages.... ..48 amt 23,324 41 No.mechanics’ liens.. 2 amt 159 00 Grand total for month..... $46,533 95 ! 100 envelopes with your name | and address neatly printed thereon for only 50 cents, at The Demo- ; crat office. Get your job printing done at j The Democrat office. Satisfac- ! tion guaranteed both in stock, i i prices and workmanship. Bring your job printing to The Democrat office. We appreciate ■ vour favors, do nothing but the work and charg moderate storr ° rv es - “i f , inl Wireless Telegraphy. onl A good illustration of one of the on bgible uses of wireless telegraphy 9 afforded on the other side of the lantic, shortly after the prince of /ales injured his knee. He was on his yacht, and it was cruising off b he Isle of Wight. By means of the „.larconi apparatus he was able to send bulletins regarding his» condition to the queen, who was at Osborne house. Other members of the royal family, '! also, made use of the installation, among them the duke of York and the duke and duchess of Connaught. 1 Two interesting discoveries were ' made at this time. The system appeared to work better in heavy weather than when the air was clear. And , on one occasion a straight line between I the sending and receiving instruments passed through a hill, and yet no interference was experienced. At present it is not known whether the elec- ! tro-ffnagnetic waves went through the ! earth at this point or curved up over i the hill and then came down again.

Costly Orchids.

At a recent sale in Brussels four orchid plants fetched prices varying from SBOO to $2,010.

BREVITIES OF FUN.

“I wonder why artists are always so careful to sign their pictures?” “Possibly so the public can tell the top from the bottom.”—Tit-Bits. “Do those people next door say they are from Boston?” “Yes.” “Well, they’re not. Jimmy showed their little boy his bean-shooter, and the ignoramus didn’t know what it was.”—Chicago Record. Little Mary was discovered one day by her mother vigorously applying the oil can to the kitten’s mouth. On being reproved, she replied: “Why, mamma, kitty squeaks so awfully when I pull her tail.”—Tit-Bits. “I wonder how much money Billipers makes in a year?” “About $3,000. At least, I heard' him talking very eloquently in favor of putting a war tax on all incomes above that amount.”—lndianapolis Journal. Miss Molly—“I suppose, colonel, you were glad of any sort of a job when you first went west?” Col. Straightflush—“Yes, indeed, Miss Molly. Why, seriously, the first hundred dollars I made out there I got bv picking up chips!”—llarlem Life. Early Ryser—“Why don’t you leave the match safe in one place two consecutive times? Every morning I waste five minutes groping for it.” Mrs. Ryser (sleepily from under the bed clothes) —“Ilow do you expect to find anything in the dark? Why don’t you strike a light?”—Philadelphia Call. “What is the matter with young Hankin-ou and Mabel Garlinghorn? I thought they were growing fond of each other.” “They were until they found out their mothers were forming plans to bring them together ofteher, and them they quit. They said they didn’t want any board of strategy business in theirs.”—Chicago Tribune. Security.—The tariff baron’s chief retainer entered and bowed reverentially, “The monetary commission,” the menial announced, “wishes your lordship to tell them what you would do with the government’s unsecured currency.” “First,” replied the baron, promptly, “I would secure it; and after that it would be nobody’s business what I did with it.”—Puck.

APPLES AS MEDICINE.

TUB Fruit Gr**tly Benefit* the Syetem in Many Weye. Chemically, the apple is composed of vegetable fiber, albumen, sugar, gum, chlorophyll, malic acid, gallic acid, lime and much water. Furthermore, the apple contains a larger percentage of phosphorus than any other fruit or vegetable. This phosphorus k admirably adapted for renewing the essential nervous matter, lethicin, of the brain and 6pinal cord. It is perhaps for the same reason, rudely understood, that old Scandinavian traditions represent the apple as the food of the gods, who, when they felt themselves to be growing feeble and infirm, resorted to this fruit for Renewing their powers of mind and body. Also the acids of the apple are of great use for men of sedentary habits, whose livers are sluggish in action, these acids serving to eliminate from the body noxious matters, which if retained would make the brain heavy and dull, or bring about jaundice or skin eruptions and other allied troubles. Some such experience must have led to our custom of taking apple sauce with roast pork, rich goose, and like dishes. The malic acid of ripe apples, either raw or cooked, will neutralize any excess of chalky matter engendered by eating too much meat. It is also a fact that such fresh fruits a 6 the apple, the pear and the plum, when taken ripe, and without sugar, diminish acidity in the stomach, rather than provoke it. Their vegetable salts and juices are converted into alkaline carbonates, which tend to counteract acidity. A ripe, raw apple is one of the easiest vegetable substances for the stomach j to deal with, the whole process of the digestion being completed in 85 minutes. Gerard found thnt the “pulpe of roasted apples mixed in a wine quart of faire water, and labored together until it comes to be as apples end ale—which we call lambeswool—never faileth in certain diseases of the raines, which myself hath often proved, and gained thereby both crownes and credit.” “The paring of an apple, cut somewhat thick, and the inside whereof is laid to hot,.burning, or running eyes at night, when the party goes to bed, and is tied or bound to the same, doth help the trouble very speedily; and contrary to expectation —an excellent secret.” —Familv Doctor. *,

FACES STAMPED BY SHELLS.

Freaks Shown in Photographs of Battered Armor Shells. In the office of Mr. A. S. McSwigan, Carnegie building, Pittsburgh, can be seen photographs of one of the most curious freaks in cold metal. The photographs were taken immediately after the test of a section of hardened n : ckel steel armor plate against which had been fired two shells in the testing process. Nothing unusual was noticed about the armor plate at the time the photographs were taken, and when the negatives were developed there appeared unmistakably on the plate two faces where the shells had broken their way in.

The faces' were human and plainly outlined in the hardened steel, eyes, nose and mouth in their right places. Without doubt it was the strangest art work ever accomplished, the human face drawn on steel armor by the impact of a modern shell. So strange a freak of chance was it that when the photographs were completed and exhibited in the window, numbers came to see them, and wondered at the queernees of the thing. Sincethen a close examination of some of the other photographs taken of armor plate at which shells have been fired show that the holes form outlines of various shapes recognized in accurate life. In one there can be seen a face having all the appearance of a tiger snarling, open-mouthed, afid with distended eyes. In another there there can be traced the form of a dog curled up fast asleep. Turn the pictures which way you will, there is seen the resemblance to some form of life. Of course, there are many who say that the likenesses exist only in the imagination of the observer, but the strange similarity is so apparent that they have not the slightest doubt that a new phenomenon has been discovered in the faces on the steel. — Washington Post.

Granite Telegraph Poles.

Quite a list of materials have beeii ! used for telegraph poles, but the idea j o f s+one for this purpose will be new .. in t , <q ’e. Tt • nevertheless ° fact that u.c ’ e-si i< -• between M’ Ui and Switzerland, ov - ay of the Sim-! plon pass, pass ovei J telegraph line j with stone poles. This line runs along the fine military road which skirts the west side of Lake Maggiore. The poles are of gray granite, and average about ten inches square and 25 feet high. They are in use lor a distance of 30 or 40 miles.

Grew [?] the Pole.

A curiosity recently exhibited at Stockholm was a section four feet in diameter from a pine tree which grew GO lo 70 miles north of the Arctic circle.

Particular People JKjT'People who insist on knowing all about an article before buying it, who deIST'mand that price and quality must be just exactly right, who form their opinion |@“of dealers by the goods they have sold in the past, these people always make it JB®*a point to buy their Footwear of JUDGE HEALY,, th‘e exclusive Boot and f@rßhoe dealer of Rensselaer. People, who go into his store find better goods for s£g“less money than they had expected to pay, and after wearing them for a year or It®*more they come back again and are his permanent patrons.

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A Gentleman's Shoe In all that makes a thoroughly good article, is our unrivaled $3.50 shoe. Constructed on the latest and most approved lasts from the finest Box and Titan Calf, winter tan, heavy soles, lined throughout with calf, ha rid-sewed, wearresisting. damp proof, equal to any $5.00 shoe on the market. The Judge’s price is only $3.50.

A full line of Shoe Polish in both black and tan. If you are troubled with corns, call for some of the Judge's Corn Cure, recommended to remove the most obstinate corn. Price 25c per bottle. A bottle given free with every pair of fine shoes. YOURS FOR GOOD SHOES, JUDGE HEALY, EXCLUSIVE SHOE DEALER AND JUDUE OF GOOD SHOES.

A WHALE’S REVENGE.

Destroyed Boats aud Men Because Bet Calf Was Killed. A widely-known and feared devilfish has its headquarters in the north- ; ern Pacific, mostly along the American coast, especially affecting the j Gulf of California. crea- j ture is a mammal, one of the great whale family, really a rorqual of medium size and moderate yield of oil. Only the elite of the Yankee whalemen, dexterous and daring as are all the tribe, can hope to get “to windward” of the diabolically cunning giants whom they abuse with such fluent and frequent tlow of picturesque profanity. It is a peculiar characteristic of this animal that it seems ever on the alert, scarcely exposing for one moment its broad back above the sea-surface when rising to spout, and generally traveling, unljke all its congeners, not upon, but a few feet below, the water. For this reason, and in this fishery alone, the whalers arm themselves with iron-shafted harpoons, in order to strike with greater force and certainty of direction & whale some distance beneath the surface. A standing order, too, among them is never by any chance to injure a calf while the mother lives, since such an act exposes all and sundry near the spot to imminent and violent death. Neglect of this most necessary precaution, or more probably accident, once brought about a calamity that befell a fleet of 13 American whaleships which had been engaged in the <c bowhead” fishery among the ice-floes of the Arctic-Pa-cific. In order to waste no time, they came south when winter set in, and by common consent rendezvoused in Margharita bay, Lower California, i for a month or two’s “devil-fishing.” i The whales were exceedingly abuni -Lint that season, and all the ships ! were soon busy with as much blubber a y'.- y could manage. The ease with < ; ich the whales were being obtained, l however, led to considerable careless- | ness and forgetfulness of theffact that 1 the whale never changes its habits. I One bright morning, about three j w'eeks after the opening of the season, i the whole flotilla of 52 boats, four from each ship, had been lowered and were making their way as rapidly as possible to the outlying parte of the peat bay, keeping a bright lookout for “fish.” Spreading out fan wise, they were getting more and more scattered, when about near the center of the fleet some one suddenly “struck” and get fast to a fish. But hardly had the intimation begn given when some-

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thing very like panic seized upon the crowd. In a moment or two the reason was apparent. From some cause, never definitely known, a harpooner had in striking a large cow whale transfixed her calf at her side with his harpoon, killing it immediately. The mother, having quietly satisfied herself that her offspring was really dead, turned upon her aggressors like a veritable demon of destruction. Every blow was dealt with an accuracy and appearance of premeditation that filled the superstitious Portuguese, who formed a good half of the crews, with dismay—the more so that many of them could only guess at the original cause of what was really going on. The speed of the monster was so great that her almost simultaneous appearances at points widely separated made her seem übiquitous; and as 6he gave no chance whatever for a blow, it certainly looked as if all the boats would be destroyed seriatum. Not content with dealing one tremendous blow at a boat and reducing it at once to a bundle of loose boards, she renewed her attentions again and again to the wreckage, as if determined that the destruction should be complete. Utter demoralization had seized even the veterans, and escape was the only thought governing all action. But the distance to shore was peat, and the persistence and vigor of the furious leviathan, so far from diminishing, 6eeraed to increase as the terrible work went on. At least two boats did succeed in xeaching the beach at a point where it sloped very gradually. The crews had hardly leaped overboard, to run their craft up high and dry, when close behind them in the shallows foamed and rolled their relentless enemy, just too late to reach them. Out of the large number of wellequipped boats that left the ships that morning, only these two escaped undamaged, and the loss of the season’s work was irremediable. Over 50 men were badly injurerY, and six, one of w hom was the unhappy origin of the whole trouble, were killed outright. The triumphant avenger of her slain offspring disappeared as silently as she had carriea on her deadly warfare, as far as could be known unhurt, and with an accumulated hoard of experience that would, if possible, render her more of a “devil” to any unsuspecting whalemen w£o should thereafter have the misfortune to meet with and attack her than she had proved herself to be already. Dejected and crippled, the fleet lost no time in getting away from the spot and fleeing north to San Francisco, there to rent for other and more profitable fishing grounds. —Cornhill Magaaine.

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A FI line oi Riel Boons For men, boys, women misses and children bought before the advance and sold accordingly. Best Candee Overs, with felts, $2.00. Lycoming Overs, with felts, $2.25. Best Snag proof made—the Lycoming—with felts, 2.65, others ask $3.00.

New Undertaking In Horton building, one door west of Makeever House, with a complete and first-class stock of FUNERAL FURNISHINGS I respectfully solicit a share of the public’s patronage and guarantee satisfaction fn every respect. Calls promptly responded to day or night. A. B. COWGILL, Residence at Makeever House, mont tor.

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Wheat..,.. 55 to .60 Com 87 Oats 38 to 26 Rye 40 Hay 4.00 Hogs 8.50 to 8.60 Potatoes 45 to .50 Butter... 15 Eggs .18 Hens 04 Young Chickens Bto .04 Ducks ; 05 Roosters... .02 Turkeys .05@ .07 Hides 04 @ .05 Tallow .02

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Rensselaer Markets.