Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1901 — Page 7

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floney to Loan.

Private funds to loan on farms, also city property, for 5 years oi longer at a low rate of interest, with privilege of making partial payments. Also money to loan on personal, second mortgage and chattel security. No delay, call or write. A complete set of abstract books.

James H. Chapman.

Have You Seen?

The New Machinery at the Rensselaer Steam Laundry. It is the best and latest improved in the United States. No more pockets in open front shirts. Our New drop board Shirt-Ironer matches every button hole perfectly and holds the neck band in perfect position while ironing. Do you realize you are working against your own city when you send to out of town Laundries and indirectly working against your own interests? WE CLAIM THAT WITH OCR present Equipment and Management our work is Equal to any Laundry in America. Our Motto: Perfect Satisfaction or no charges. We make a specialty of Lace Curtains. Semi us your rag carpets, 5c a yard. Rates given on family washings. Office at G. W. Goff's. Phone 6fi. Prompt work. Quick Delivery.

SAY, LOOK HERE!

DO YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL A FARM? IF SO, VISIT HONAN’S REAL ESTATE AGENCY. 80 acres in Milroy Township. 8 miles from city, good house, barn, wind-pump, orchard, etc. Price $42 per acre. 160 acres in Jordan Township, well drained, good house and barn, orchard, best land in tp.; S4O per acre. 80 acres in Marion Township, in prime state of cultivation, young bearing orchard, al) thoroughly tiled, good house and barn. 6 miles from city, good roads all the year round; $55 per acre. 160 acres in Jordan Township, good improved farm, well drained and fenced, dirt cheap at S4O per acre. 80 acres in Jordan Township, good black loam, entire farm can be cultivated, a bargain at $42 an acre. 60 acres in Marion Township. 5 miles from city. 10 acres timber, good house and new barn, good well, all drained, price $35 pet acre. 8o acres in Gillam Township. 60 acres in cultivation. 12 acres of the best timber in township, house, barn, good orchard. Price S4O an acre. 80 acres in Marion Tp., IK miles from city at $55 per acre. House and corner lot 1 block from Coun House, most beautiful location in the city, a bargain at $2,000. New house and barn; orchard and 3K acret of ground in small fruits, ideal place for market garden, inside city limits, south of railroad, cost $6,000, will sell at $4,000. No. 28. 57K acres in Jordan township at S4B per acre. No. 26. 163 acres in Marion township at $45 per acre. No. 27. 160 acres in Jordan township ats2s per acre. No. 28. 80 acres in Hanging Grove townahi p at SBS per acre. No. 20. 80 acres in Hanging Grove township at $35 per acre. No. 80. 80 acres in Gillam township at 140 per acre. No. 81. 40 acres in Gillam township at $25 per acre. No. 38. 120 acres In Jordan at $lO per acre. No. 34. 105 acres 2'4 miles from city at $62 per acre. No. 36. Fine brick residence and grounds. $4,500. No 37. Good 7 room house and lots on River street. City. SIOOO. No. 38. New 8-room house and 6 acres at corporation line, 7 olocks from court house, $2,500. No. 89. Fine 2-story house 2 blocks from court house, a bargain, SI7OO. No. 40. 8 city lota prominentcorner 1,200. No. 42. 80 acres. Walker tp.. at slsperacre. No. 43. 100 acres, Union tp., at S4O per acres. No. 44. 550 acres, Union tp.. at SSO per acre. No. 46. 200 acres. Union tp„ S4O per acre. loL>nJi B ty.sl^ tOry h ° U ’ e ’ 6 rOOm,< COrner For particulars call on or write E. P. Honan, Rensselaer, Ind.

Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure SLee a«r WHi*. Sold by A. F. Long.

“JOHNNY SAYS THUMBS UP.”

So every evenin’ me an’ maw an’ paw an' Jim an' Ned, Jess ’fore we all got tired an’ was hustled off to bed. We’d draw our cheers up t’ th’ tire an’ paw 'd take his place And say t’ us 'ith jess th’ solemnestest sort of face: “Johnny says thumbs up!” Ah’ Ned'd sortersniggeran‘ Jim’d gigßle out. An’ everybody’d holler when maw got turned about, An’ ’stead o’ turning up her thumbs she’d turn ’em t’other way— Somehow er nuther maw c’d never learn jess how t’ play “Johnny says thumbs up!” An’ when our paw says “Thumbs down!” maw was certain sure t' miss, An she d alius stop our laffin’ ’ith a hug an* 'en a kiss; Somehow I alius kinder thought 'at maw was playin’ lame Jess t' keep us children interested in th’ little game O' “Johnny says thumbs up!” One night maw didn’t come t’ play th’ game an'en paw said| “ ~; —— At maw was feelin’ poorly an’ was upstairs sick in bed; An’ 'bout a week er so th’ doctor called paw t’ th' door An' said 'at maw was dyin’ an' she wouldn't play no more “Johnny says thumbs upT’ ’N 'en paw took sick, an’ when he’d been in bed about a week Th’ nurse she come an’ told us all that he would like to speak Ith us, an’ when we went up he was lyin’ on th’ bed, " An' he cried, an’ put his hands out on the comfort when he said: ’ “Johnny says thumbs up!” ’N ’en he jess turned oyer, an' th’ nurse she felt his head An’ 'en his wrist, an’ 'en she told t i' doctor he was dead; ’N 'en some people come an took us children all away T’ a great big orphan 'sylum. where theycan’t nobody play "Johnny says thumbs up!" I'd give a million dollars jess t’ play another game 'lth maw an' paw an' Jim an’ Ned, an' everything th' same; An’ t' see maw alius turn her thumbs th’ wrongest kind q’ way When we d draw our.cheers up t’ th’ tire ’n ’en begin t’ play ••Johnny says thumbs up!" Denver Rost.

OLD SCOTCH JUDGES.

Always Kept in Convivial Training While on Circuit. In Scotland all gentlemen were acquainted and hospitality was the national virtue. When practicable the lords of the circuit lay and supped in the mansions of their friends, where the host had made great preparation in rough-and-ready fashion. The troubles of the day were forgotten in a bout of heavy drinking, for on these occasions the best liquors were brought forth, and in courtesy the guests were expected not to spare them. His lordship might have his cravat loosened and be borne off to bed by “the lads,” but he was in the saddle again after early breakfast, and the cold ride was a sovereign specific for squeamishness or headache. Sometimes more tranquil spirits with Braxfield’s strength of will would indulge FR' way of variety in quieter recreations. That famous hanging judge always put up near Perth with a crony who was devoted to chees. The laird had rather the better of his lordship at the game. In the revolution of the circuit Bnaxfield found himself trying his hospitable friend, who had got awkwardly mixed up in some abduction of cattle. The evidence was clear, the panel was convened, and the judge pa.-sed the solemn sentence of death. Then, bending down, he chuckled to the unfortunate prisoner —the accommodation in the provincial courts was cramped: “And now, Donald, my friend, I think I’ve checkmated you for once.” But Braxfield delighted in a kindly joke. These judges of the iron heads always kept themselves in convivial training. In fact, they carried it so far that at one tiinerit became the habit to have a bottle of port at each senator’s elbow on the bench and Lord Cockburn is our authority. Yet they showed a certain bashfulness, of which we should have hardly suspected them. At first they dashed the wine with water, contenting themselves with a modest sip. But asthey got more deeply involved in the case they gulped down the liquor by the tumblerful. AV hat could have hypnotized a toper out of condition merely stimulated their memories and sharpd their intellects.

Petroleum La Canada.

The production of petroleum in Canada id practically con fined! at present to counties of Lambton, Kent, and Bot|iwell r in the southwestern part of the province of Ontario. The town of Petrolia, in Lambton county, is the center of the principal district of production, while the work of refining is oarried on in Sarnia, about 14 miles disthnt, the crude oil being pumped through pipes to the refineries. In ithis Ontario oil district there are ation, and average monthly yield is nearly 601000 barrels.

BULL-HEAD'S PASSIVE WAYS.

Placid Fish That Bas Brought Monty to Beaver Dam, Wis. Complete extinction of bullhead fishing, an industry unique to Beaver Dam, Wis., according to the Milwaukee Sentinel, and one that ha* brought thousands of dollars into that city, is threatened, a syndicate, of which W. R. Nichols, of Amboy, 111., is the representative, having purchased the land covered now by Beaver Dam lake, with the intention of reclaiming it. The lake is 14 miles long, and from one to three miles wide,thebottombeingmuddyand flat. Its drainage would be a simple matter, but before the dam is taken out some interesting litigation is promised, for those who have been engaged in bullhead fishing for years do not propose to have their means of an easy livelihood taken from them without making a vigorous protest. The fish crop last winter was smaller than for many seasons past, but it was still big enough to make strangers seeing the harvest for the first time stare in wonder. Beaver Dam people, being accustomed to counting the crop by the car load only, speculated as to the cause that led to a decrease this season, some ascribing the shortage to the mild weather, othersto the encroachment of the carp that were planted in the lake some seasons ago and have multiplied at a surprising rate, while being wholly without market value. Bullheads bring from six to eight cents a pound, and in the busy season from two to five tons are shipped every day, mostly to Chicago, Milwaukee and Buffalo, but the carp cannot be sold, being coarse and without flavor. Your true Beaver Dam resident will believe any kind of a fish story, for he is sure of having one in stock that will more than match the most exaggerated tale you can tell. He is accustomed to paddling lazily about the lake, pulling in fish as fast as he can bait a hook and dropitoverboard, and he knows what it is to literally scoop up the grotesque ugly bullhead by the- wagon load. He has seen farmers carting away fish to feed to their hogs, and he has known the city authorities to rise in alarm over the pile- < f decaying fish that drift down to the dam, menacing the public health. He has even seen dead fish used for fertilizing farm lands and gardens, and his only wonder is that everything he eats doesnot taste and smell fishy. Fishing for bullheads is tame sport in summer, though it offers inducement.- for those ambitious for a rec-ord-breaking catch. All that is necessary i- to take a boat and row about two rods from the marshy shore of the lake. There you stick a pole in th» mud, tie your boat fast to it and bait three or four short lines with anglewormsor small bits of meat. having two hooks on every line, one six inches above the other. That done, the fish will do the rest. In the winter it's different. Just as soon as the ice is thick enough to bear a man’s weight a whole village of fishermen's huts springs up on its surface. Each hut accommodates three or four men who live there for the entire season, fishing day and night. The fishing is best when the weather is coldest and the water is low. Then thefish are driven to seek thewannth of the springs, where they congregate in such vast numbers that they fairly become packed in a mass and absolutely helpless, their heads sticking up just below the surface of the water by the thousands. When that event occurs the news spreads, and farmers come from 30 miles around to take a hand in the game. The spring holes are preempted as a miner’s claim would be and the owners lift the fish out with pitchforks. Ihe catch is often enormous. As high as 40 sleigh loads have been taken from the ice as rapidly as the boxes could be filled, and it has frequently been the case that so many fish were caught that quantities were left on the ice to decay or be carted off by the farmers for fertilizing or hog food. Of late years, however, the business has been much more systematically conducted than formerly and few fish go to waste, the output being controlled by shipping only what the market requires and shipping those dressed, the live fish being kept fresh in crates submerged in water until needed. Occasionally the game wardens try to stop the wholesale fishing on the ground that the use of nets is illegal, but their efforts have never been successful, and if they were, the results would not be good, since the bullhead increases in such numbers that unless taken out in quantities during the winter the fish would be a nuisance by spring.

TRICKED OUT OF HIS CLAIM.

Incident Connected with Opening of Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma. “Many things occurred during the opening and settlement of the Cherokee strip in Oklahoma in 1893, the like of which had never been seen or heard,” said a Joplin (Mo.) NewsHerald printer, who was mixed up in the race at thq opening, and secured a number of town lots at Pawnee. “I remember a young fellow who came dlown to Perry from lowa and staked out a nice corner lot. And, by the way, merely staking out a. claim did not give one the complete right of possession. You had to sit down on it and hold it fast, and the lowa chap, was a stayer. He ate his meals on the lot and rolled himself in ablanketand slept on it at night Unscrupulous schemers were ever present, beating the unwary out of their claims. But the lowa man held his base and played safe. “One night four men silently approached the sleeper. They carried a tent, a table and four seats. They quietly erected the tent over the lowa man, got out a deck of cards and began playing seven up. The lowa man, slept on. After awhile one of the players gave him a poke in the ribs with his foot. The man in the blanket rubbed his eyes and stared about inquiringly and in a much bewildered manner. “What the h are you doing here, ycung fellow?” demanded the man who had kicked him. ‘Why—why—l don’t exactly know,’ Paltered the lowan, as he ex--: tricated himself from the blanket. ‘I —I must have been walking in my sleep.’ ‘Right sure you ain’t tryin’ to steal this lot from me,’ demanded the other, scowling in a threateningmanner at the lowan. ‘No, sir, lam not. I had no tent or anything on my lot, and I do not wish to beat you out of this claim.’ ‘I believe you’re lying to me, young feller, an’ I’m a great mind to fix you right now, but 1 won’t If you will hold up your right hand in the presence of these three men and swear this is not your lot and l that you will not try to claim it an’ make me trouble, I’ll let you off this time. Some of you guys are too blame tricky to live in this neighborhood, anyway. What doydusay ?’ ‘Gentlemen, I swear this is not my lot and that I will make no claim on it whatever,’ said the lowan with uplifted hand. ‘That's enough. Now hit the grit.’ The young man gathered up his blanket and departed. He spent the rest of the night tryingto find his choice corner lot. The day broke and the sun arose, but he was yet unsuccessful in locating it. The men in the tent threw up a shack, opened a saloon and a thriving business on the corner lot, ami in a few days the lowan traded, his W inchester for a lame mule and sorrowfully rodeout of theferritory.”

THE DAMMING OF THE NILE.

Will Exercise an Important Influence on World Commerce. The completion of the dam across the Nile, aear Assouan, begins the transformation of lower Egypt, and will introduce a new and important force in world commerce. How to make the waters of the Nile, a capricious and uncertain stream, regularly irrigate and fertilize the great valley has been a problem of the centuries. A few years ago, says the Milwaukee Sentinel, engineers who had carefully studied the subject, suggested to the Egyptian government that this result could be secured by constructing a series of darns, which should serve as storage reservoirs. A dam was built in the Delta country, south of Cairo. It was successful, and the region of the Delta was supplied with regular and abundant irrigation. Without delay a second dam was begun at Assouan, 700 miles up the Nile valley, and, with this completed, work will shortly begin at a point some 36 miles farther south on a third. These three dams will furnish storage sufficient to irrigate the entire Nile valley, notwithstanding all variations of climate, and will bring one of the richest reaches of land on the globe into steady agricultural use. How important this advantage will be is shown by the cotton crop. Egypt now producesone-tenth of the world’* supply. Permanent irrigation and modern methods and implements are expected to increase many t imes over, and to supply British manufacturers at prices far below those they have heretofore paid for American cottoix The effect on our cotton growing and manufacture will be direct and important

A Pertinant Question.

Do people avoid you because you are disagreeable? And did you ever try to overcome the habit?—Atchison Globe.

JUBILEE MEET OF THE Y. M. C. A.

Delegates front All Over the Globe Attending the Boston Convention. Boston, Jun* 12.—A great congregation greeted President Edwin L. Shuey, of Dayton. 0., as he called to order the international jubilee convention of the Young Men’s Christian association yesterday. From all over

BEV. CHARLES C. HALL.

the globe the delegates had come, bringing witli them individual enthusiasm in the great work for young men. The big hall was radiant with color, while standards on the floor told the location of state delegations and the seats of distinguished men from other countries and lands. The opening exercises were quite brief. President Shuey not making preliminary remarks, but asking the gathering to join in singing “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.” At the afternoon service Rev; Charles Cuthbert Hall, D. D., of New York, preached the sermon. William E. Dodge, of New York, presided at the evening meeting. The singing of a hymn.and a prayer offered by the Rt. Rev. lord bishop of Huron dosed the service.

DR. TUTTLE IS DEAD

President of W»b».h College for Thirty Years Is at Best. Crawfordsville, Ind., June 10.—Joseph Farrand Tuttle, D. D., who for thirty years was president of Wabash college, died Saturday afternoon from heart failure. He was confined to his bed but one week, although he had been in ill health since his retirement from the presidency in 1892. His wife and children were with him at his death. Dr. Tuttle was born in Bloomfield, N. J. March 12, 1828. His parents moved to Oido. At the age of 18 years he entered Marietta college, being graduated four lears later. In September, 184.3. lie became a tutor at Marietta college, which position he held one year. In 1844 he was licensed a minister of the Presbyterian denomination. He continued preaching until his election to the presidency of Wabash college, in 1861, and the institution saw great progress during his incumbency. Dr. Tuttle resigned in 1892 and was succeeded by Dr. George S. Burroughs, of Amherst.

BETTER. PROSPECTS IN CHINA

Rockhill Will Propose Arbitration Some Chinese “Schliinmness.” Pekin. ...June 12.—A meeting of the foreign ministers yesterday showed better pr> -pects of their coming to some de .ie understanding, the majority . ’ing the acceptance of China’s •>. : of 465,090,(100 taels, as the am u: • of the indemnity to be paid to U bi wers. Rockhill will present at h icxt meeting an expression of the ? erican desire to finish the business • : The Hague. Rockh . has the translation of an edict by lite wording of which it would seem that the library of the Forbidden City was intentionally set on fire by orders of the court, and was not struck by lightning, as was reported by the foreign guards. The edict orders the destruction of all the archives.

Crime of a Millionaire's Son.

New* York, June 12.—Louis Hays, the son of a millionaire, was captured after a daring attempt to rob the messenger of a Bronx bank. He is a son of Simon Hays, one of tlie richest and best known men in Harlem. George F. Mellert, 65 years old, stooped and feeble, was the victim of young Hays' outbreak. Hays met Mellert in the hallway of the bank, struck him on the head with a heavy file and made a grab for a bag of silver which he carried. He failed to get his prize and was captured. Hays’ family cannot account for his a<i.

Max Regis Is Wounded.

Paris, June 10.—The duel with swords which was begun yesterday In the Parc des Princes, between Max Regis, the antl-semite mayor of Algiers, and M. Ijiberdesque, an Algerian journalist, and which was adjourned after nineteen rounds without result had been fought, was resumed In the morning. M. Regis was seriously wounded in the forearm. a copious flow of blood resulting, and the duel was thereupon stopped.

Lord Kitchener Reports Progress,

London, June 11.—Ie»rd Kitchener in a dispatch from Pretoria, says the number of Boers killed, Imprisoned or surrendered during the last month totalled t>4<>. From June 1 to June 9. twenty-six Boers were killed, four wounded, 4t»9 were made prisoners ami thirty-three surrendered, and 651 rifles, 115,550 rounds of ammunition, 120 wagons and 4,000 horses were captured.

Freight Traina Come Together.

Ottawa, Kans., June 10.—Two Missouri Pacific freight trains collided head-on at luine, wrecking both engines ami a number of cars. One crew Jumped and was saved. Engineer Bumgarden was killed instantly, his tireman, George Davis, had Bls skull fractured and was injured Internally, and the head brakeman was badly hurt. All live at Osawattomle, Kans.

Found Guilty of Fraud.

Chicago, June 11.—Dr. August M. Unger and F. Wayland Brown were found guilty of insurance fraud in the Defenbach case by the Jury yesterday, and sentenced to the penitentiary.

Plentlful Rains on the Wheat.

London, June 10.—“ Plentiful rains have fallen In South Russia,” says the Odessa corres]*ondeut of The Standard, “and a splendid bar vast I* *•■ sure A."

DEAD NUMBER SIXTEEM

Twelve of Them Men Who Faced the Grim Terror for the Sake of Others. TOTAL LOST IN THE PIT HORROR But Few of the Bodies Recovered and Little Prospect of Recovering the Rest Soon. Port Royal, Pa., June 12.—As a result of Monday night’s explosion in th* Port Royal mines of the Pittsburg Coal company sixteen are dead, seven injured, and thousands of dollars’ worth of property destroyed. The official list of dead and Injured was made public by the coal company’s officials last uight. The dead recovered are: William McCune, superintendent of the company’s mines along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad; Taylor Gunsaulus, Sr., loader; Fritz Kruger. Still In the Fiery Tomb. Those still entombed in the mine and known for a certainty to be dead: William F. Allison, assistant superintendent of, mines; Dennis Wardley, foreman mine No. 1; John Keck, foreman Darr’s mine; Michael Roy, foreman Euclid mines; Bernard Ball; Taylor Gunsaulus, Jr.; Jerry Daly, John Peeples and David James; John Canto, machine boss Darr mine; Samuel Hadley, assistant foreman mine No. 2; Peter Marchando, boss driver mine No. 1; John Stickle, pipeman mine No. 3. All these men leave families. Injured—Harry Beveridge, JSmith; Robert McKenny, pit boss; Charles Md'affery, superintendent Soaper mine; Clarence Setler, Daniel McCullough and Thomas Gleason—all badly burned and bruised. Harry Beveridge and Arthur Smith cannot live. Twelve of tlio Dead Were Rescuers. Twelve of the dead were men who went into the mine as rescuers. What caused the explosion and loss of life is something the mine inspectors of th* ninth and eleventh districts spent th* greater part of yesterday trying to find out. The otticials of the coal company declare that none but regulation mine lamps were used, while others are of the opinion that one of the men carelessly ignited the gas and caused one of the greatest mine catastrophes in the history MtJrebtnd county. Still Another Heavy Exclusion. The situation here yesterday again reached a climax when Mine Inspector Bernard Callahan, accompanied by seven men. descended the shaft and started upon an investigation tour of the mine. The men gave the signal to be lowered-down at 9:04 a. m., and about an hour afterward a terrific report was heard. It was another explosion, and grave feats were entertained for their safety. The experience of the men was told by Callahan. He said the escape of the party was a miracle. "1 never had been in a mine in the condition that this one is. 1 am nearly exhausted from swallowing so much after damp. 'there is no hope of saving any person in tlie mine, and it may be a year before the bodies are recovered. It will take two days to fill the mine with water, and twelv* months to pump it out again."

THE KENNEDY MURDER CASE

Defense Triea Alibis for Two of the Alleged Accomplice*. Kansas City, Mo., June 12.—The defense in the case of Mrs. Kennedy, on trial for killing her husband, was begun yesterday and twenty witnesses were examined. The bulk of the testimony was brought out in an attempt to prove alilds for Bert and C. W. Prince, tlie brother and father of th* prisoner, whom the state had tried to prove were watching the entrances to the Ridge building at the time of Lu* murder to prevent Kennedy's escape. Although the defense tried to prov* ibat they had left tlie elder Prince** pool room after the shooting occurred, the time given by tlie witnesses varied from 5:15 to 5:45. The shooting took place at 5.40. and the state’s theory I* that the woman was nerved to her deed by the mesmeric influence of her brother Will, who was tlie principal witness yesterday. He denied that h* had ever exercised mesmeric power* over any one or ttiat he accompanied his sister down town on the day of th* murder, and said that the revolver used in the killing was not his. H* knew of tlie murder only after it had been committed.

Drowned While on Pleasure Bent.

Philadelphia, Pa., June 10.— A party of six fiersona —three men and thre* girls—while sailing on the Delaware river yesterday afternoon off North Easington. a few miles below this city, were thrown into the water by th* swamping of their skiff during a squall, and the three girls were drowned. The names of the girls are: Rosie Koons, aged 17 years; Mary Koons. 19; Mamie Taylor. 22. Th* girls were guests of the Federal Boat club.

Kruger Will See Mrs. Botha.

The Hague, June 12.—President Kruger has decided to grant an Interview to Mrs. Botha, wife of the commander -in-chief of the Boer forces In South Africa. The meeting will tak* place at the residence of A. D. W. Wolmarans, a former member of th* Transvaal executive council at Scbevenlngen. Dr. Leyds, the former Tran*vaal plenipotentiary, will also lie pre»rnt.

Disastrous Hailstorm.

Denver, June 12.—A special from Greeley, Colo., says that vicinity wa* visited by the third disastrous haiL •torm of the season. It covered * larger scope than either of the other*, ami has practically destroyed all th* fruit, alfafhi and wheat. It is impossible to estimate the damage at till* time. All of northeastern Colorado la more or less affected.

Cubans Postpone Action.

Havana. June 12.—The question of reconsidering the former vote on the Platt amendment came up for a short discussion yesterday afternoon In tbu Cuban constitutional convention, but nothing material was done.