Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1899 — Page 5

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DR. JACQUES DESSLER, OPTICAL SPECIALIST. RENSSELAER, - * INDIANA. I take great pleasure in announcing to the people of Rensselaer and the sur-rounding-country that I have located here in the Arcade building, above the Day light Clothing Honse, aa an Optical Specialist. My thorough experience in the profession, with the help of the latest improved instruments, leads me to hope that I shall be able to give my patients full satisfaction, and can promise with responsibility that every case will be treated with special care. Hoping that the people of Rensselaer and surrounding country will give me a trial, I *m. very respectfully yours, DR. JACQUES DESSLeR, Optical Specialist. NOTICE—I desire to call your attention to the fact that eyes can be examined with the same accuracy at night as at day time. Examination free.

Union Business lei. 93 COLUMBIA ST. LAFAYETTE, IN D. . Actual Business. Book-keeping, English, Telegraphy, Shorthand and Typewriting. Penmanship. The best in every way. Send .for Catalogue. Apr. 29.1 yr. S. A. DRAKE. Pres. REAM FOR INSURING In the Continental. Ist. Because it is one of the Oldest, Strongest and Best Managed Companies in the United States. 2nd. Because it adjusts its losses fairly and pays them promptly, without auy wrangling about jt. 3rd. Because it has adjusted and paid losses to over seventy-five thousand farmers. 4th. Because it insures you for Five Years upon the installment plan, permitting yon to pay oue-flfth of the premium utiiiualiy, without interest, instead of paying the whole in advance; thus giving yon the proceeds of each year's crop with which to pay your premiums as they-fall due. , sth. Because it insures uguiust damage to buildings, and losses of Live Stock by Lightning. Tornadoes. Cyclones aud Wind Storms, as well as loss by Fire. ; J. F. Bruner, Agt. Rensselaer Ind. Office at Makeever House.

j. A. Tliurlow & Co., FORCSMAN, INO. Agents for the Duplex M ling ond simplex Feme Mdimes. We cont act for the construction of all styles Of Woven Wire and Iron Fence, and are also dealers in Wire. Steel Posts, etc., etc. Correspondence solicited and work guaranteed. Send for catalogues and prices.

.fcllHAirir SO YEARS* i hi eat busines* conducted lor MODtMnFtn. OunOmccia opposite U.E. Patent Orncc and we ena secure patent in less time than those l ' remote from Washington. \ > | Send model, drawing or photo., with dencrip- 1 tkm. We advise, if patentable or not, free of [ charge. Our fee not due till patent la secured. A to Obtain Patents,” with cost of same in the tf.S. and foreign countries sunt free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. i Orr. Patent OrrtcE. Washinoton. 0. C. ' i ■. ■ .. Tt, ' • - V - 0* , Remember that the clients themselves control the publication of legal notices, such as notice of appointment or final settlement, administrators’ notices, notice of survey and many others. Bear this in mind when having occasion to feet any legal » of the above class published, find insist on yonrattorneya having the same published in The Democrat.

I TVie rnltrT Knlldlnir In Ana experience are employed, methods in* com merciaTde partment* K*usi business from the atari, in the shorthand department the student has the free use of the typewriter on entering. Aa a large attendance to expected during the coming year it will be to your advantage to arrange with us at once. If you do not intend to enter before Sept. Ist, or even Nov. Ist. write us at once and we will look after your interest Hundreds of our graduates are holding good positions.

Directory. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Writ. H. Coover Sheriff....... Nate J. Reed Auditor Henry B. Murray Treasurer.. Jesse C. Gain Recorder ..Robert B. Porter Surveyor.... My rt B. Price Coroner.... TruittP. Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assessor.,, John R. Phillips COMMISSIONERS. Ist District Abraham Halieck 2nd District .Simeon A. Dowell 3rd District. FrederickWaymire Commissioner's court—First Mondays in March, June, September and December. ; CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas J. McCoy Marshal Thomas McGowau Clerk Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer .. C. C. Starr Attorney C. E. Mills Civil Engineer H. L. Grumble Fire Chief Edgar M. Parcels oomciLMEN. Ist ward M. B. Alter, F. B. Meyers 2nd ward ......John Eger, C. G. Spitler 3rd ward Wm. H. Beam, J. R. Right JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorney Albert E. Chizura Terms of Court.—First Monday in January; Third Monday in March; First Monday in June; Third Monday in October.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEES. TOWNSHIPS. Robert S. Drake Hanging Grove A. W. Prevo Gillam John P. Pettit ..Walker Samuel R. Nichols Barkley James D. Babcock Marion Marcus W. Reed Jordan Jackson Freeland Newton C.C. Bierma ... Keener J. C. Kaupke. .Kankakee Alberts.Keeoe Wheatfteld John A. Lamborn Carpenter George W. Caster Milroy B. ©.Corner Union TOWN OB CTTT A. Beasley... Remington M. F. Chiloote Rensselaer EdwardT. Biggs.. WheatSai Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Supt Renst *«r CHURCHES. First Baptist—Preaching every two weeks at I0:4& a. m. and 7 p, m; Sunday school at 9:30: B. Y. P. U, 6 p. m. Sunday; prayer meeting 7p. m. Rev. V. Fritts, pastor. Free Baptist—One service every Sunday morning and evening, alternately. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening. A. C. k> . meets Sunday, 6:30/?. M. Rev. D. A. Tucker, pastor. Christian—Comer Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preaching. 10:45 and 8:00; Sunday school 9:30; J. Y. P. S. C. E., 2:30; S. Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30. H. N. Shepherd, pastor. Ladies'Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment Presbverian—Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching, 10:45 and 7:30: Sunday school 9:30; Y. P. S. C. E.. 6:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:30; Ladies’ Industrial Society meets every Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary Society, monthly. Rev. C. D. Jeffries. Pastor. Methodist E.—Preaching at 10:45 and 7; Sunday school 9:30: Epworth League Sunday 6; Tuesday 7: Junior League 2:30 alternate Sunday; Prayer meeting, Thursday at 7. Rev. 11. M. Middleton, Pastor. Ladie<’ Aid Society every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. CHtXRCH OP God—Comer Harrison and Elza. Preaching 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 9:30; Prayer meeting. Thursday, 7:30: Ladies’ Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. Catholic Church—St. Augustine's. Corner Division and Susan. Services 7:30 and 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 11:30 p. ra. Rev. Edward Jacobs, pastor. LODGES AND SOCIETIES. Masonic—Prairie Lodge, No. 128, -A. F. and A. M., meets first and third Mondays of each month. J. M. Wasson, W. M.; W.J. Imes, Sec’v. j y . Evening Star Chapter—No. 141,0. E.S., meets first and third Wednesdays of each month. Maude Spitler, W. M.; Hattie Dowler, Sec’y. Catholic Order Forresters—Willard Court, No. 418, meets every first and third Sunday of the month at 8 p. m. J. M. Healy Sec’y; Peter Hordeman, Chief Ranger. Odd Fellows—lroquois Lodge, No. 144,1. O. O. F., meets every Thursday. Bruce White, N. G.; S. C. Irwin, Sec’y. Rensselaer Encampment—No. 201. I. O. O. F. a meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. S. C. Irwin, C P., John Vannatta. scribe. Rensselaer Rebbkah Degree LodgeNo. 846. m.-ets first and third Fridays of each month. Miss Gertrude Robinson,N. G.; Mrs. Laura Shields. Sec’y* I. O. OP Foresters-Court Jasper, No. 1708, Independent Order of Foresters, meets second and fourth Mondays. Geo. Goff, C. D. H. C. R; R. P. Johnson, R. Maccabees—Rensselaer Tent, No. 184. Kr O. T.M. Meets Wednesday evening. C. E. Tyner, Comma:.der: F. W. Cisset, Record Keeper. PYTHJAN—Rensselaer Lodge No. 82, Kniglit- of Pythias, meets every Tuesday, C. W. Hanley. CVC,: /. W Rbeve. K. of R. Rensselaer Temple, Rathbone Sisters,No. 47. meets 2d and 4th Wednesday, every month, Mrs. G. E. Murray, M. E- C. Mrs. O. A- Yeoman, M. of R. C. Grand Army.—Rensselaer Post No. St G. A. R. meets every Friday night. D. H. Yeoman Poet Commander, J. M. Wasson, Adjutant. Rensselaer Women's Relief Corps—meets every Monday evening. Mrs. J. Q. Alter, President; Mrs. Hattie Reynolds, Sec’y. >- HOLLY COUNCIL.—No, 7. Daughters of Liberty meets 2d and 4th Mondays. Gertrude Hopkins. Counsellor; Nellie Moss/Recordlog Secretary.

When papa's sick, my goodness takes! oßczi iwiuL «wiui times it TMift; He speaks in. oh I such lonesome tones. And gives such ghas’ly kind of groans. And rolls his ayes and bolds his bead, And makes ms help him op to bed: While Sts and Bridget run to heat Hot water bags to warm his feet; And I must get the doctor quick— We have to jump when papa’a tick. When papa’a tick ma has to stand Eight side the bed and hold bis hand. While Sis she has to fan an' fan. For he says he’s “a dyin’ man," And wants the children round him to Be there when ‘‘sufferin’ pa gets through He says he wants to say good-bye And kiss us all and then he’ll die; Then moans and says his “breathin'? thick”— It's awful sad when papa's sick. When papa’s sick he acts that way Until he hears the doctor say “You’ve only got a cold, you know; You’ll be all right’n a day or so;" And then—well, say I you ought to see. He’s different as he can be, Arid growls and swears from noon'to night Just ’cause his dinner ain't cooked right. And all he does is fuss and kick— We’re all used up, when papa's sick.

POULTRY.

[Address by Mrs. D. .A. Stoner, of Rensselaer, before the late Jasper County Farmers’ Institute.] "7 4 Some thifik the poultry business is a small business, and I am sorry to say a great many of the farmers pay very little attention to the poultry and how it should be taken care of. We will say that dnring the last quarter of a century the poultry industry has developed into the largest agricultural industry of this country. The value of the poultry industry is underestimated by the American people and it has not been until recently that attention has been called to the vast wealth which lies at our very door and within our very grasp if we only work a little. Careful inquiry reveals the fact that the United States instead of producing more eggs than are required for home consumption, imports over $2,000,000 worth -of eggs. New York state and city consumes about $45,000,000 worth >of eggs and poultry annually. The United States will consume about $494-, 000,000 worth of eggs and poultry a year. I believe the dairy products are only $254,000,000 per year, while the poultry industry is larger than any of the others, that is, cotton, hay and dairy, it is the only product that we do not export. Our entire yield, which is vastly insufficient to meet the demand, is all consumed at home, and besides, statistics show that we import from foreign countries over 13,000,000 dozen eggs annually. Here, where we have so many natural advantages as compared with other countries, our profit should far exceed them. These facts also show that the value of poultry and eggs exceeds even wheat.

The general impression is that this vast industry is controlled by the farmer on his acres of land. Such is not the case, the farmers do not supply 40 per cent, of the poultry and eggs. They are raised by the city and suburban esidents. It is an industry in which any one may engage with leasure to himself and profit to his income. Not only is it not conconfinedto the male sex butis eminently adapted to ladies also. In choosing stock to start with I would take some large healthy variety. There should be no difficulty in selecting a breed of fowls to suit the fancy of a person, for there are eighty-five distinct varieties of poultry, six varieties of turkeys, ten of ducks, and seven of geese. I think, to make a success of poultry, a person should take a variety that snits his fancy beet, for then he is more apt to take good care of them. Always feed good healthy food, not musty, grain you would not feed your other stock. Three, pounds of grain or its equivalent will feed twenty fowls a day. For winter laying have a good warm house with plenty of straw for them to scratch in, and feed all whole grain in the litter, keeping house clean at all times. Feed cabbage about twice a week, hanging the head up, also chopped turnips, meat scraps and ground bone. The main secret of plenty of eggs is the kind of food. If you want eggs you must feed egg rood. Hens intended for market should be fed with that kind of grain which is known to contain a large per cent, of fatty matter.

Some waut to feed the chickens as soon as hatched. I find the better plan is to waft from twentyfour to thirty-six hours and then feed moistened cracker ernmbs. Cracker crumbs can be gotten at any cracker factory at a small cost and are handy and much_ better food for young chicks than porn meal. Also, like Mr. Moore sAid in his speech on cattle, be gentle and kind. Do not go out with a dub in hand and have them flying in every .direction, but have them so yon can pick them up at any time. Feed at regular hours.

It is said that 40,000,000 dozen eggs were used in this country last year by calico print works; 10,000,000 dozen by wine clarifiers and photographic establishments and man? millions more by book binders, jkid glove manufacturers and for finishing fine leather. According to tiie report of the Secretary of Agriculture, there are just two*products of our nation that exceed the value of poultry on our farm, and those are iron and corn. This is a remarkable statement, but statistics prove it beyond dispute. Let no one hereafter look down upon or despise the poultry business. I think there is no other stock on which a person can" realize as much on the money invested, as on poultry.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

(From our regular correspondent.) Senator. Daniel’s speech against imperialism and expansion, which occupied three hours and a half, was a masterly argument for continuing in the steps of the founders of this government, and as an oratorical effort has not been surpassed at this session. * * * Although the Republican House Caucus decided not to try to push any financial legislation at this session, the extreme, gold standard men are trying to force action on the Hill financial bill. A resolution has been offered, fixing Feb. 14th, for voting on that bill, and pressure is being brought to bear on the Committee on Rules, to have that resolution reported back to the House.

The House Judiciary committee has reported a resolution declaring that Gen. Wheeler, Col. Campbell, Col. Colson, and Major Robbins vacated their seats in the House when they accepted Commissions in the Army. The attempt to have the committee take the same action in the cases of Representatives who are members of several existing Government commissions, was a failure. The Committee decided that Congressmen may serve on Civil Commissions without forfeiting their seats. * * *

Commissions in the Cavalry branch of the regular army, are vainly sought after by. many West Pointers, but James Fuller McKinley, son of Abner, and nephew of the President, whose only military experience consisted of a few weeks service as a private in the Bih Ohio Volunteers, has been nominated to be a 2d Lieut, in the cavalry branch of the regular army. The nomination is likely to be confirmed, simply because tb<r.‘ is nothing against the young man but all the same it ought not to be.

Mr. Keegan, a representative of the International Mechanics Union, who was among those heard by the State committee on Education and Labor, on the eight hour bill, made some startling charges. He charged that the Cramp Shipbuilding company and.the MaximNordenfeldt Gun company, being unable to fill at the price specified contracts for guns and gun carriages, awarded them by the government, bad the work performed by government employees at Wash ington Navy Yard, and received in cash, the difference between the cost of making and the contract price. He charged that under the arrangement specified, the Cramp Company had received $17,000, as the difference between the cost of making the gun carriages and the contract price, and that the MaximNordenfeldCo. had received $2,400 each for guns which were made by government employees, at a cost of SI,OOO each, thus pocketing a profit of SI4OO on, each gun, without engaging in the work of making them. Senator Kyle was directed to personally investigate these charges.

Senator Gorman knew when he began his fight against the treaty that the securing of thirty-odd votes against the ratification of the treaty, would permanently reject the treaty, because of the certainty of its commanding more than the necessary two-thirds in the Senate of the next Congress; therefore it was unimportant whether he secured them or not. But he has accomplished the principal object for which he fought. The speeches made in the Senate have aroused the » people of the country to the danger that lies in our permanent possession of the Philippines and make it certain that public opinion will prevent the carrying out of the imperial policy that has been buzzing in the heads of Mr. MoKinley and some of his chief advisers. Gorman thinks that public opinion could not have been so speedily or so thoroughly aroused in any oth-

er way, m it has been by the fight he and those who acted with him, hare made. They were not strong enough in votes to amend the treaty, but the result shows that there are more ways than hanging to kill a dog. If imperialism hasn’t been killed, it has been badly crippled. * * * Americans like fair play in a fight Gen. Miles has stood up like a man and charged that contractors supplied our troojpe with embalmed beef, and offered to furnish proof of the charge. Secretary Alger, and his gang are skulking around trying to stab Miles in the dark, being afraid to order him court-martialed, because that would give him an opportunity to produce the proof he has of his charge. The repprt of the War Investigating Commission, now in Mr. McKinley’s possession, is relied upon to give Miles several stabs. Mr. McKinley has been asked to remove Miles from the command of the army, but he is afraid to do so, because in that case, Miles would have a right to demand the cause, and if a cause were given, to demand that a courtmartial decide whether it be a just one. A sneaky way of ousting Miles has been evolved by Alger. It is proposed to amend the Hull army bill by providing for a revival of the grade of Lieutenant General and then nominating Merritt, or some other Major-General to the position. Merritt would not be much more satisfactory to Alger as Commander of the Army than Miles is, as his contempt for Alger which dates away hack to Alger’s court martial during the civil war, has never been concealed, and their relations, since Alger became Secretary of War, have been confined to strictly official matters. It looks as though the administration would be compelled to give Miles a chance to prove his charge, by ordering some sort of a Military Inquiry. Mr. McKinley is said to have promised that much.

I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delayno examination of land, no sending papers east—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand'

Farmers Questions and and Answers.

By a resolution of the Farmer’s Institute, the undersigned were appointed a committee to prepare and publish in ail the newspapers of the county, not less than three questions, each week, relating to the best manner of farming. All persons interested, are requested to write answers to at least some of these questions, and send their answers -to their newspaper for publication. The several papers, of the county, were requested by a resolution unanimously passed by the Institute, to devote at least one column to this subject. Question 1. What depth ought tile to be put in the ground? Question 2. Does it pay to lay smaller tile than five inches? Question 3. What is the best breed of chickens to raise for profit? R. S. Dwiggins 1 F. W. Bedford > Com. C. D. Nowels \

LIBRARY MEETING.

Tne Library Committee, after comparing notes, and carefully considering the prospects, concluded that the chances for organization were sufficient to fix a date. They selected as advisory committees the following: Ora T. Ross, Jessie R. Wilson, Lucius Strong, W. H. Sanders S, C. Johnson, to recommend books for purchase; Chas. E. Mills, Ray D. Thompson, Hattie T. McCoy, G. E. Marshall, Martha J. Wasson to report on by-laws and printing; W. H. Coover, B. F. Fendig, Mary E. Moody, Jessie C. Gwin, Mary E. Thompson, to report on necessary furniture and fixtures. All who have then subscribed stock are requested to meet, in the Court Room, at 7:30 p. m., on Saturday, February 25, 1899, to elect directors, treasurer, Librarian, consider the reports of the committees and complete the organization. All who can, are cordially invited to subscribe stock. Donations of money or property, in any amount, can be reported by the stock subscribers and will be gladly received, and duly noticed on the books of the library. At the subscribers’ meeting none Hut signers are invited or can be aooomodated. y I 'iraction of the Executive | Co nmittee, 8. P. Thompson, Chm’n. 1 Maude E. Spitler, Seo’y.

W. B. AUSTIN.

LiGrfypi is CmtagiMS. wmux Disease Proved Bey owl Qwertf take lafact1— •- »-r— T —minrliTln fisa try. Lagrippe is a contagions disease. * Its specific germ has been positively. identified, and it is transmitted from person *to person either by direct contact or by inhaling the germs while they float air. It is a dangerous disease. Powering the vitality and wasting the resistive power so that pneumonia, heart disease, nervousprostration and insanity- find easy victims. No specific is known that will kill the Grip germ, but it may be driven out and its effects j overcome by the prompt use of Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine. “Lagrippe left my nervous system so racked and shattered that I could not sleep and for two months was under the influence of narcotics. Physicians and friends gave me up. to die; but in two days after I commenced taking Dr. Miles’ Restorative Neryine I began to improve, and in a month’s time I was entirely cured. It is the greatest health restorer on earth.”

D. W. Hilton, Louisville, Ky. Ail druggists are authorized to sell Dr. Miles" Nervine on a guarantee that first bottle bene fits or money- refunded. Be sure and get Dr. Miles' Nervine. Booklet on heart and nerves sent free. Address Dr. Miles’ Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind. Good correspondence stationery cheap at The Democrat office. We sell envelopes and writing paper cheaper than any place in the city. The Democrat. A handsome envelope, either square or oblong, for 5 cents per package at The Democrat office.

100 envelopes with your name and address neatly printed thereon for only 50 cent®, at The Democrat office.. If you have for sale a farm, house and lot, or any other property of a salable nature, try advertising it in -The Democrat. Advertisers should bear in mind that The Democrat has a larger circulation among the farmers: than any paper published in Jasper county. Bring your job printing to The Democrat office. We appreciate your favors, do nothing but the best work and charg moderate prices. For Rubber Stamps, Daters, Printing Wheels, White Enamel Sign Letters, Stencils, Steel Stamps etc., etc., call at The Democrat office. We can save you money on anything in this line.

GREENBACKS or Government Money. At close of our Civil War in 1865, there appeared in the London Times the following: “ If that mischievous financial policy which had its origin ig the North American Republic during the late Civil War in that country, should become indurated down to a fixture, then that government will furnish its money without cost. It will have all the money that is necessary to carry on its trade and commerce. It will become prosperous beyond precedent in the history of civilized nations of the world. The brain and wealth of all countries will go to North America. THAT GOVERNMENT MUST BE DESTROYED OR IT WILL DESTROY EVERY MONARCHY ON THIS GLOBE.” The famous Hazzard circular, to capitalists in New York, and the Buell Bank circular to United States Bankers, both emanating from London, and the fabulous corruption fund raised in England and Germany, estimated at $1,500,000, were the agents that secured the closing of our mints against silver. The “walk into my parlor” policy of England, during and since the Spanish War, is the latest evidence of English Diplomacy in shaping the destiny of the United States Government.; i Notwithstanding the famine price of wheat, the Spanish War, and fabulous expenditures of rroney by our government during the past year, gold has increased iu value eleven percent ard ad other values decreased in the same proportion. For a thorough understanding of the money question, or silver issue, the Cincinnati Enquirer has uniformly given evidence of its ability to teach, explain and produce all facts and truth. It is a paper that ought and can be read by ail classes with pleasure and profit

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