Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1902 — Page 8

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Local and Personal. - Corn 36c; oats, 28c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents. Miss Nellie Imes spent Sunday at Monticello. The Democrat is all home print this week. Miss Sadie S tocksick is sick with pneuomonia. It is rumored that Francisville is to have a second paper. John Sharp is working for a poultry house in Morocco. Read every page of The Democrat for home news this week. Remember Geo. H. Maines’s big sale, Wednesday, Dec. 23. Mrs. J. T. Murray, southeast of town, is visiting friends in Ohio. Quite a number of cases of whooping-cough are reported in the city. The public sale season is here, and the sales seems to be more numerous than usual. } Dr. Hartscl has the material on the ground for a new barn 34x64 on his farm west of town. Brookston and Morocco postoffices will bo advanced to the presidential class, January Ist. Mrs. Karsner of Chicago is visiting her daughters, Mesdames Peter Giver and Harry Wiltshire. Read the inside pages of The Democrat for correspondence, city council doings, public sales, local news, etc. Postmster Meyer took down the screen doors at the postoffice I this week. This is un indication ! that Hy time is over. Furnished rooms for rent in I private family, or will take lodg- J era. Miss Nancy Rees. sth house l north of light plant. Miss Mary Hordeman returned j Tuesday from a six weeks visit ! with friends and relatives at Waterford and Racine. Wis. The old reliable Chicago Bargain Store lias a two-page holiday ad in The Democrat this week. You will do well to read it. Local poultry dealers have been paying as high ns 13 cents per i pound for tin keys this week. 1 his is tough on the consumer. The young Stubor boy, a report of whose accident appears in our Surrey items, will be crippled for life, but it is thought the foot can bo saved. JRL W. Allen of Kankakee tp. a.ik .a business caller in this city Wednesday. Mr. Allen made a good race for commissioner and lias uo regrets. Mr. add Mrs. T. Z. McMurray returned to their home in Jennings county yesterday. They left the latter’s father, Mr. Wood, south of town, much better. ■*j.. About two inches of snow fell Saturday night and the mercury Sunday morning and for several succeeding mornings was within a few degrees of the zero mark. A dispatch from Laporte states that John B. and James M. Newtson of Fowler, have bought 2,083 acres of land in the Kankakee region, paying SIIO,OOO for the same. v/ Bquiro Lewis of Barkley tp., has designed his office of justice of the peace, and M. P, Comer, one of the newly elected justices, now is the only acting squire in that township. Frank B. Burke, the well known Indianapolis attorney and candidate for the democratic nomination for governor a few years ago, is lying fatally ill at Jeffersonville with cancer of the intestines No hopes are entertained of his recovery.

An armful of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. A warm wave Wednesday made the snow disappear and raised the mercury several degrees. Rowles & Parker are getting the fixtures arranged in their new store room in the Odd Fellows annex. New harness shop of J. C. Carmichael, opposite the Makeever House, for harness, robes and blankets. Read the notice of the big joint sale, of Carry Lowman and W. L. Yates in another column of The Democrat. j/ F. W. Sever, who has been staying with his daughter, Mrs. Amzi Laßue for the past year, returned to his home in Colfax, Wash., this week. Kellner has rented the room immediately south of his saloon, on South Van Rensselaer street recently vacated by J. C. Carmichael, and will put in a billard and pool hall, we understand. Unclaimed letters: Mrs. Jane Wenrie, Miss Alice Derritt, Mrs. Lizzie Pass, Nicholas Wolf, Mr.. Asa Hinkle, W. A. Porter, F. T. Dolson, Prof. Jas. W. Clemons, Mrs. Jennie Horrell, W. T. Cox, J. H. Stapleton. kDan Patch, the famous unbeatpacing horse that Dan Messinger of Oxford, Benton county, sold about two years ago for $20,000, has just been sold to M. W. Savage of Minneapolis for $60,000, the highest price ever paid for a pacing horse. hJ. R Hazen of Jordan tp. is preparing to move to Jennings county, where he has purchased a couple of farms, f- He expects to move next month, and will hold a big public sale Tuesday, Dec. 23. See notice of same in another column. "Frank Corbin of Jordan tp. has bought the Warner dry goods store at Brook, and will move there and try the mercantile business. -UHe will have a big sale about Dec. 30, at his farm, notice of which will appear in The Democrat next week. The Goodland Citizen is no more. The paper was established some five or six months ago by Frank Davis of Morocco, It was an ably edited sheet and deserved a better fate. It takes time, perseverance, experience, and money to establish a new paper on a paying basis nowadays. Bowman, formerly of Rensselaer. got badly hurt last week at Pueblo, Col , where he was at labor in the steel works. A large traveling crane upon which he and another laborer were at work was started and ran down upon them, cutting Will's companion iutwo, and breaking several ribs, jaw, etc., for the former. -“Latest reports were to the effect that he would recover.

DuCharme has sold his 80-acre farm in Barkley tp. to Josiah Davisson, consideration $2,800. V This is the farm Mr. DuCharme has advertised in the Democrat for the past two or three months, and as a result thereof has had hundreds of personal enquiries and many by mail. He bought this farm last March, got one crop off it and sold it for S4OO more than he paid. Goodland Star: Papers were tiled today with the auditor of Newton county by E. B. Sellers, the attorney for Goodland in the courthouse dispute, appealing from the decision of the county council and commissioners in their failure to make appropriations and accept bids on proposed new court house to be built at Goodland. The case will come up for trial on the second Monday in January. In the Indianapolis Sentinel guessing contest on the vote for Secretary of State in Indiana, the first five prizes were won by residents of Greensburg. The only parties winning any of the prizes in this vicinity were C. C. Spencer of Monticello, who gets a Jersey cow, the 23rd prize, and Dr. M. L. Humston of Goodland, who gets a sixth interest in a Jersey cow, on 24th prize, six others having guessed the same figure. Congressman Charles B. Landis’ vice-presidential boom has been cruelly punctured. The identity of Stewart M. West, the the Washington citizen who started the boom in a glowing communication to the Washington Post has at last been discovered. He is, alas, a colored man, who has been known on divers occasions to importune congressmen for railroad passes and other small favora, and the Landis boom no longer has any standing in oourt.

The Democrat presents this week a cartoon of “Honest Abe in session.” The artist, who had to make his drawings from a written description, failed to get in the profile of our old friend the Cow-Puncher, who makes it a point to hang about Abe whenever he is in session, and occasionally shout, “Thou art right, O mighty Ctesar,” in remuneration for the crumbs Abe wipes to him from his table. This defect will be remedied in our next pictures.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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WHEATFIELD. Mr. Wood of Stoulesburg was in town Tuesday. Don’t forget the box social at Walker Center tonight. Eugene Allen was in Rensselaer Wednesday on bhsiness. Schuyler Ash of Laporte was in town Monday on business. Guy Herring of Gifford was in town Tuesday on business. Mrs. Lottie Meyers was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Miss Blanche Steele spent Sunday with her friends at Laura. Mrs. E. Jensen went to Chicago Saturday to stay until the holidays. Mrs. John Knight went to North Judson, Tuesday, to see an optician. Mrs. Nies of Lowell spent the week with her mother, Mrs. Mary Clark. Mrs. William Bush of Parr was in town Wednesday night on business. Dr. W. C. Schwier attended the Medical Association at North Judson Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Will McNiel of Chicago moved on their farm east of town this week. Misses Caroline Gilbranson and Elva East spent Sunday with their Dunnville friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jens Jensen Sundaved with the latter's sister, Mrs. Bessie fiailard, at Medarysville. Mrs. M. Rogers of Chicago is spending a short time with her son and her mother, Mrs. Melsor. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nicoles of Gifford spent a few days this week with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Nicoles. Mrs. Lase Langdon, who for the past three weeks has been visiting relatives in Owen County, returned home Friday. Sunday School Convention will be held at the M. E. church, Sunday, Dec. 2i. Special music by the Choral Union. Everybody invited. August Lidke and family moved this week into the Diselm property on R. R. street for a few weeks, while their house is being repaired. Quite a crowd of young folks went on their first skating trip this winter, last 1 uesday night. They report good ice and a very, very good time. Mrs. Will Clark and daughter Joy, of Medaryville, returned home Monday after a few days visit with her father-in-law, Mr. J. Clark, and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Lane of Taylorsville, Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Short of North Judson, spent a few days the first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. A. Barlow. Messrs. Harry Pagel and Ray Stoddard of Kouts called on Misses Floa Funk and Rose Clark Sunday evening. Come again, boys; the girls are always glad to see you. Rev. Mr. Harris of Battle Creek, Mich., came Wednesday to assist the Adventist preacher, Rev. Mr. Collins, in the services that are being held in the Christian church. These meetings will continue until the first of the new year.

FAIR OAKS. M. D. Carr moved to town last Monday. M. D. Carr is feeding 300 sheep for McCoy. Honis Raker and wife went to Chicago last Sunday. Mr. James of lowa, is visiting Ike Thomas’ this week. Some fine old-fashioned winter weather the first of the week. The people of our town are preparing to have Christmas exprcises. Mrs. Ike Thomas visited friends in Wolcott the first of the week. There seems to be a sore throat epidemic among the children of our town. William Kilgour, Dick Mallatt and Rodney Dodge will have a joint sale the 18th. Abe Bringle and Sam Thornton butchered five hogs for Tom Mallatt and Cbas. Gundy. S. B. Thornton, wife and mother, Alta Nowels, all of Sorgum Valley, visited Miles Moffitt’s last Sunday. William Zea and wife of Remington, and George Thomas of Hammoud, visit ed Ike Thomas from Saturday unti Monday. Mrs. Stella Grey of lowa, came homel Tuesday to attend her sister’s funeral, She arrived here at two o’clook, too late for the funeral. Dr. Proudly snd wife, Felix Erwin and wife, Uncle Thomas Krv and wife, and Abe Bringle and familv took dinner with Neen Littlefields' last Sunday. Ben Keller and Chas. Manderville, who have been up on the Kankakee hunting and fishing the past month, came home the first of the week. They report having had a good time; caught lots of fish and killed lots of ducks and f[eese. They bought about 25 nice Malards and distributed them among the folks at home. Miss Alice Daywltt, daughter of Barney Daywitt, died last Monday at 2 a. m., after only a week's sickness. She was lo years of age. The family have our heartfelt sympathy. The funeral services were held at the Christian church, Tuesday at 10 a. m., conducted by Rev. Hall of Rensselaer. Interment made in Fair Oaks cemetery.

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ALL OVER THE HOUSE

Portable Ironing Cases That Many Will Find Convenient. Ironing in its beet estate could never be said to have about it any of the flavor of the interesting and novel, and yet a woman has invented for her own use a quaint and ingenious method of conducting that homely household rite that sets it upon a pedestal for the time being. She has arranged what she calls a portable ironing case, and it is so simple and useful that it ought to be widely disseminated for the use of those who must flit from room to room in the moving season or who own a hall bedroom and a gas jet. And how many women and girls know perfectly well that unless they can have the use of an iron occasionally their laundry bills will run up into a terrifying amount. With the ironing case all is made easy. The first thing necessary in the care of the person is a neat and orderly arrangement of the stocks and cuffs and handkerchiefs. Ribbons, if they could have a bit of a pressing between flannels, would renew their youth, and stockings and doilies come in for their share of the same need. Most boarding places distinctly say, “No ironing and washing allowed.” This is to stem the tide of young women who would rush into the kitchens of busy houses or would monopolize the bathroom. With a set bowl or ordinary basin the tiny wash can be wrung out and dried, but the ironing has always been the problem. To make a ease purchase first of all a little sadiron, and you will find it the jolliest sort of company. It is the king pin of the whole box and is just two inches long in the keel, so to speak. It is inexpensive and has a removable handle and is exactly like the grown up iron, only very small. The second requisite is a stick of wax of any of the best known grades. The third requisite is a small hoard such as any ten cent store keeps for bread cutting, and the last is a square of sandpaper. These with a small traveler’s heating lamp complete the outfit. The whole may la* placed in a small wooden starch box and packed in the trunk along with the other needfuls for the toilet.

English Tea Cakes.

When visiting in the home of an Englishwoman, I had for tea some of the most delicious tea cakes I have ever tasted, writes a correspondent for the Woman’s Home Companion. She called them English currant cakes. The recipe is as follows: Three cupfuls of flour, a pinch of salt, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one-half cupful of butter, one and a half cupfuls of currants, two tahlespoonfuls of finely chopped candied orange peel and milk enough to make a soft dough. Mix all dry ingredient* together, soften butter, and dripping and rub well into flour; add milk enough to make soft dough and roll out on floured board till about onehalf inch thick; cut in rounds the size of a tea plate, put in a greased tin and bake till lignt brown. When done, cut in two and spread thickly with butter. Serve hot. These cakes will keep good ami can bo warmed in the oven when wanted.

Brush Handles and Backs.

The backs and handles of ebony brushes should he rubbed over with a very little boiled linseed oil after washing and then rubbed with a soft duster till every vestige of oil ia removed. Special care is needed in cleaning initials on these, and only a very little slightly moistened whiting should be used, or it is apt to leave a nasty white mark on the wood, which is extremely difficult to remove. In brushing the whiting

Rensselaer Bargain Stere. Stoves and Prices* Don’t forget that I Sell the Beat Soft Coal Burner in town at from $lB oo to S3O 00 each. No. 18 Oak Stoves $13.00 “ 16 “ “ 11.00 “ 12 Hot Blast q.ro “ 12 “ 44 10.50 “ 8 Wood Cook (1 only) 11.50 Steel Range 35.00 Sheet Iron Wood Heaters $3.00 to 3.75 12-ga. Shells, 3 dr. smokeless, 1 y& dr. shot 50 Shells loaded to order. Always a good stock of guns on hand. Blue Rock targets and white flyers for sale. C. E. HERSHMAN, Near the Motion Depot.

off after cleaning be carelui not to scratch the ebony, for once scratched it is spoiled. New Use For Chamois Skins. A new way to use chamois skin has come to light, and doilies in the natural vivid yellow or the gray and red shades which are to he found among art furnishing decorate the polished top of the funchqpn table. Of course these leather mats are decorated, and opportunity is thus offered for the amateur to do some effective work, although no particular qjnount of skill is required. Roses, chrysanthemums and nasturtiums make excellent subjects when due regard is paid to the color effect. Covers For Tables. A shabby table or one that is defaced by stains or a handsome one that is wanted for a card or refreshment table may lie covered with a felt or cloth cover. Get a piece of the material of the proper size, make it with a slim string all round, seeing it is large enough to cover the edges of the table, and the string may be drawn up tightly when the cover is needed.

A LITTLE [?]

Ilerry Shafts of Wit From the Pen of a Windy City Jester. Hojax—Your friend Scribbles always laughs at his own jokes after they appear in print. Tomdix—Yes; but then, you know, they are not original with him. Little Willie—Pa, what does this Eaper mean by saying the man slept ke a top? Pa—lt’s probably a misprint, my son, and should read, “The man alept like a cop.” Mrs. Fortyodd—A man is as old as he feels, but a woman is as old as she looks. Mr. Oldbeau Really, madam, that doesn’t apply to your case, I’m sure. Maude—Can you look me in the face and say that is true ? Clara—l r m afraid not, dear. Your face is too good to be true. Tom—l have no use for those girls who try to ape men. Jack—Well, they are preferable to those who make monkeys of men. Jimaon—What do you think of the Philippine question ? Cumsoe—My dear boy, I’m completely unthunk on the subject. Wife—You looked like a fool when you were on your knees pro*

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An Absence of Vanity. “I suppose you have a sincer love for the applause of your fellot men ?” “No, 6ir,” answered Senato Sorghum; “I do not allow mysel to overestimate the passing plaudit of the fickle throng. If they’ll lis ten to quiet persuasion and vote m way, they’re welcome to £0 ahea and applaud anybody who is willin to give ’em free entertainment.”Washington Star. Bauey. Mrs. V. Hement—No; I will giv you absolutely nothing. Scrappy Shraggs Would yo mind loanin’ me a hit of chalk? Mrs. V. Hement—What do yo want of chalk ? Scrappy Shraggs I want t« mark ue “no good” sign on you fence, madim.—Leslie’s Weekly. Waiting For a Market. “So you won’t sell that furn ture ?” said the dealer. “No,” answered the householder “I suppose you are going to ho it in the nope that it will commai a fabulous value among antiquai ans.” “No, I don’t intend to wait th long. If the price of coal goes i at the present rate, my furnitu will command fabulous prices fuel.”