Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

50 pieces of embroideries 3 and 4 inches wide, value 124 and 15 cents a yard. Choice of lot only 10 cents a yard. Chicago Bargain Store. For Rent:—B-room two-story house, good, new barn for four horses, all necessary out-buildings, on South River street. Possession given March 1. Call on L H. Myers for particulars. Hear! Hear! W. A. Huff’s phonograph. “Eat Pie,” and visit the “Fishing Pond” at McCoysburg, Saturday eve, Feb. 22. Ladies, bring pie for two. A souvenir for each lady. Prizes given. No admission fee.” Pearl Parker, Teacher. Someone, from somewhere, started the report that E. P. Honan of this city, would be a candidate fcr the democratic nomination for congress from this district, and many newspapers have repeated the story. The Democrat has it from Mr. Honan himself that he is not a candidate for the nomination nor has not been nor will not be, and he is at a loss to understand how the story got started. >|lt is reported that the C. & E. I. wilt double track the entire line between Danville and Terre Haute the coming summer, and that the work done between Cayuga and Newport was but a step in that direction Many profess to see in this preparation to abandon the Coal Road, which is too hilly for hauling coal; and local traffic is said to be too light to justify the expense of maintaining the road. Should these prophecies be correct it will mean several very dead towns along its line.—Perryville Record. The Lady Foresters gave a progressive pedro party at Warner Hall last Friday evening. Nearly 150 people were present and a most enjoyable evening was spent by all. Mrs. E. P. Honan captured the ladies’ prize, a handsome sofa pillow, and F. E. Babcock the gentlemens’ prize, an elegant smokers’ set, while Mrs. Henry Kolhoff was given the “booby” prize, a china cup and saucer, as the poorest lady player, and John Ramp the gentlemens’ “booby” prize, a corn-cob pipe and package of smoking tobacco Refreshments were served after the card playing, after which dancing was indulged in until the midnight hour.

Notice was received yesterday by Post office Inspector in Charge Vickery from W. H. Jordan, Director of the New York Experimental Station at Geneva, that the so-called “red albumen” with which the market has been Hooded during the last few weeks, is a rank fake. It is supposed to make hens lay eggs interminably. There is no such thing as “red albumen.” The product which is being placed upon the market is made of red oxide of iron and sand, with a faint trace of protein (albumen). It sells for from 50 to 60 cents per pound, and is worth from 1 to 2 cents. The stuff is being extensively advertised, and it is understood that there is an enormous sale for it. The postoffice authorities are waiting for further developments, and it is quite likely that State Dairy and Food Commissioner Blackburn will proceed against the firm putting it, on the market. - Ex.