Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1899 — Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Human Nature. Mrs. Neighbors—l was very sorry, indeed, to learn of your sad loss, Mr. Hayrix. You have my deepest sympathy. Mr. Hayrlx—Wall, calkerlate it war purty sadlike. I had ten uv th’ finest hogs in this yer hull teownshlp, an' eight uv ’cm's deadern’ a door nail. Mrs. Neighbors (horrified)—But I was referring to the loss of your wife. Mr. Hayrlx—Yaas, mlsfortun’s never dew ’pear to come singerly. An’ I could ’a sold them thar hogs fee S2O a head, te>w.—Chicago News. Old War Vessels Sold. The old Ajax and the Passaic, both types of the first ironclad and built in 1862, have been sold by the (government for $29,566 and $19,785 respectively, which is said to be less than the value of the old iron. Both were purchased by Philadelphia concerns. The Hector, formerly the Pedro, captured from the Spanish in 1898, brought $65,150, though appraised at only $50,000. Odd Recovery of a Ring. Fifteen years ago a farmer’s wife in Maine lost a ring. Last month her husband while digging potatoes noticed one more curiously shaped than the others. He picked it up and, if a Maine paper may be credited, he found his wife’s long-lost ring encircling it. The potato bulged out on each side of the ring, holding it securely. Eels Killed by a Thunderstorm. After recent thunderstorms in England thousands of -dead ods were found near Sandwich, touting, tn 4he Pelf elver. The consumption of coal per head of population is lowest in Austria, when it » only one-sixth of a ton per annum, and highest in Great Britain, where each person averages three and threetenths tons per year. •