Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1903 — Page 2

HARRY’S MAJORITY

HAT most cloHghtful companion Wof summer days—tlie sun —was shining brilliantly through the open window Into a cbnifmlngly appointed dining room one bright June morning. Breakfast was laid for three. At the head of the table sat Miss Priscilla Payne, n sweet-gray* haired woman, with what Is termed a “good” face, though lined with care and trouble. Yes; the bowl of happiness was low when her share was ladled out. There was a gentle look of resignation In her face, which was the reflection of a brave heart. She brightened up as she heard a quick, light footstep, and her niece, Jessie Burton, a sweetly pretty girl of about 18 summers, entered the room. “Good morning, auntie! Is Harry down?” she asked, kissing her guardian. “No, dear; but be soon will be, I'm sure. He can only have one tweutyflrst birthday." “Many letters for him?” , “A few; one is from Australia.” “Auntie*” said the girl suddenly, jrlth a tinge of lovely color flaming her yheeks, “—l—have something to tell you." “1 do believe I can guess what it is, Jessie.” “O, auntie, I am sure you haven't a notion.” "My dear, your face convinces me that my conclusion is correct. Come ikere and let your old aunt whisper it: TTarry has proposed and you have accepted him.” “How did you know?” ejaculated Jessie. “Yes, he proposed last night. Aren't you going to congratulate me?” “Yes, yes, darling. May you be

HIS FATHER'S FIRST LETTER.

very, very happy," ;uul she kissed herniece lovingly. “Are you quite sure, Jessie, that you love h.ltn, and that there la nothing that would prevent you from marrying?” Jessie replied by a look that indicated such a question was entirely unnecessary. ‘‘You know, dear, I was in love once, and some one was fond of me, hut — but—things went wrong. Some day you shall hear the story, dear, then you will understand how it Is I am eo anxious about you. Ah, here Is llnrry!” At that moment a handsome young fellow entered the room. Jessie ran and kissed him, and led him to her aunt, who was smiling through tears of happiness and sorrow because she foresaw a hitter parting with Jessie. After oft-repeated congratulations and many happy returns, Harry was permitted to open his letters. The gist of the one froth Australia rail as follows: “My Dear Son: I trust--you will receive this on tite day you attain your majority. Now that you have arrived at an age of discretion, 1 wish you to know as much of my history ns is necessary. • * • Pray, my dear son, do not think hardly of me. *' * * All I have done I have done for the best. • * * i have instructed that good man, the Rev. William Nay laud, your guardian and counselor all those years, to tell you as much as he thinks fit. * • • He will see the lawyers for you. After to-day you will be able to draw ? 1,500 a year. • * * This will continue until njy death. When all 1 have goes to you. * • • Wishing you all happiness, my dear boy. Your most affectionate “FATHER.” Harry read this through twice, amid a strange feeling of uneasiness nnd emotion. It was the first letter he had ever received from his father, lie sat' down, looking rather pale, crushing the letter in his hand. Was his three mouths of perfect happiness at this bouse to be marred by some horrible revelation? lie trusted not. Somehow or other lie thought of James Bauton. his rival. Miss Paine had taken a great fancy to Harry when they first met, two years ago, and lie had latterly been ataylng with her and Jessie, with the Inevitable result that he fell head over Aars In love with her pretty niece. “My guardian, the Iter. William Nayland, will be calling to see me today, Miss Payn£.” he said at length, “about some business matter*. And, Jessie.” be broke off. ‘T should like to •ee you In the garden after break-

The meal having concluded, with painful evidence that things had gone atwlst, Harry strolled into the garden with her. “Darling what Is It? What Is the matter?” she added gently, nestling up to him. “Something has gone wrong, and who should share your trouble with you but I?” The doubts and perplexities which entangled his mind for a moment seemed to overwhelm him. Then, without a word, be took the girl In his strong arms and held her closely to him. “Jessie,” he began falteringly at last, "if —if—-there should be anything that might come between our marriage, don't think too hardly of me. If there he n secret In my family, and I have kept .it from you, believe me when I say that it was through no fault- of mine. I had no Intention to deceive ” Harry! Ilarry!” sobbed Jessie, now thoroughly alarmed. “I don’t know what you mean, indeed I don’t,” she concluded, with a flood of te&ra, and nothing would comfort her till she had sobbed out her heart to her aunt. That afternoon, the Itev. William Naylnud called, and was closeted with Harry for nearly an hour. Harry had the greatest admiration and affection for his guardian, who had been like a father to him for seventeen years, and had he known the painful nature of the duty which the clergyman had to perform that afternoon he would surely have made it a lighter task. "I would first of all tell you, Harry, that I have an unbounded faith and regard In your father, who, under the most adverse circumstances, has won the esteem and respect of all with whom he has come in contact since residing in Australia. He only made pno slip in his life, but it bas cost him—well, God only knows what! When he left he expressed a hope to me that, if he married, I would take care of any children with whom lie was blessed and bring them up In total ignorance of who their father was. This I promised to do. He married out- there and you were born, but in giving birth to you your mother died. When you were 4 years old he sent you to me. When you attained your majority he instructed me to tell you the secret of his life, and begged that you would not judge him too harshly. Through hard work he has gained a substantial fortune, and from this day you will receive from the lawyers sufficient capital that will yield an Income of $1,500 a year. You will now hear ” “Stop!” said Hurry quietly, with a strange look In his face. “I cannot nnd will not touch one penny of my father’s money. He has deceived me. He had no right to bring me up with the thought that his life had been beyond reproach. It was cruel—cruel —cruel!”

He was pacing the room now; his face was white and set. “Jessie—the girl to whom I am engaged—what .will she say? What am I to tell tier? —I, who have always been taught to be truthful and open ever since I learned to speak. 1 have been kepUn Ignorance Of that which 1 ought to have known, and what she ought to have kuown.” “It was done with a noble purpose, and worthy of the noble mind that entertained it,” broke in his gunrdiau quickly. “Were your fiancee to know the whole story she would revere and honor the name you hear.” “I shall hear nothing until we are married," retorted Harry, with rapidly rising anger. “Is it not enough that m.v —my father has killed my faith in him? Now you wish to kill her faith in me. No! no! no! I can’t hear the truth;" and he strode from the room. He staggered blindly Into the dining room. But he paused on the threshold.. He saw Jessie standing near the window, and by her, with his hand roughly seizing hers, stood James Banton, ids rival. “Jessie, 1 desire an explanation,” he said, quietly, but with a voice that shook with suppressed passion and jealousy. With a startled cry the girl turned round. ' ; “My explanation is this,” put in Banton, with a sneer, “that the son of a common forger is not a suitable husband for Miss Fayne’s niece!” “Recall those words!” shouted Harry', “you lying scoundrel!" “They are true," sneered Banton. “Twenty-three years ago your father forged n check, was convicted, imprisoned, and finally left for Australia, where he has since lived. If you don’t believe It, I have ample proof. Uo and ask the Rev. William Nayland. “It is a lie! a lie! liar!” thundered Hnrry. “It isn’t true! it isn’t true!” cried Jessie, moving towards him. The shout had brought Miss Payne and the Rev. Nayland into the room. , “You are not the son of Henry Daining, ns you thiuk, but of James Trenton, the forger, one and the same man!” At these statements, Miss Payne gave a strange cry. Jessie ran to her. “Auntie, auntie, say It’s not true.” Then the Rev. William Nayland stepped forward and told them a tale of bow a man had fallen among evil* companions, had got into debt and had forged a check; how be had once been engaged to Miss Priscilla Payne, and bow he had gone to Australia to start life afresh, feeling that be was unworthy of her great love. He told them of the honored name he fe*d won, of his bard, bitter struggle, and

of his fortune reaped by tong years of toil, of his marriage to a woman who, in giving birth to Harry, had died; bow the father swore that his child should never know what his father had been, so be sent himito live In America at a sacrifice that none would ever know. “And you, James Banton,” thundered the clergyman, with righteous wrath, “you, the only one In the family who knows the secret, through Jealousy must use your knowledge In a base and foul way, in order to crush the love of that true, pure girl there”—pointing to Jessie—“for Harry, the son of that splendid spirit, James Trenton. I have been told of your cruel letters to James Trenton, threatening disclosures unless he sent you more money. Cheek after check you received ” "It Is a scandalous lte!” gasped Banton, with a livid face. “No one can gainsay It.” "Yes, I will gainsay It!” said a low, quiet voice: “I arrived from Australia last night. I am James Trenton, alias Henry Dalnlng. All looked up startled. In the doorway stood an old man with bowed head. Miss Priscilla looked up. “O, James, Janies!” she cried, running to him, “you come hack after all these years! Thank God! Thank God!”—Chicago Tribune.

A DOG WHO TALKED.

Ifla Eye*, Hla Kara, Hia Tail, Hla Mouth, All Helped. When two years old Ben was noted for intelligence and industry. One of the herders remarked of him, one day, that he could do anything except talk. Moss become indignant. “Anything except talk!” he retorted. “He can talk. Why, we do a lot of talking on the prairie. He talks with his eyes, with his ears, with his tall sometimes with his mouth.” ...» The others laughed at this, but It was true. The man nnd the dog, In the hours of watching the sheep grazing, held lengthy conversations,. Moss sitting with his back against a big gray rock, Ben with bis head upon the man's knees. “Feeling all right to-day?” Moss would ask. “Yes!” Bep would answer. “Fine as silk.” “It’# nice weather now, and the sheep are doing well.” “You bet; this weather makes a fellow feel as if he could|dump out of his skin, and the sheep never did better.” “I think we’ll try a new grazing ground for them soon, though. The flock needs a change.” “Yep-ynp! That’s a good idea. In fact, everything you say is all right You are a great man—the greatest man in the world.” “Yonder goes a jack-rabbit, Ben, loafing along. S'pose you try him a whirl.”

“Not any for me. I got rid of the jack-rabbit habit when I was little.” “Down by Mustang Water-hole I saw wolf-tracks one day, Ben,” said Moss In a whisper. The muscles stiffened, the ears lifted slightly the tall became straight as an iron bar, the moist black lips curled upward, and a low, thunderous growl sounded In the dog's throat. It said as plainly ns words, and more strongly: “I know about ’em. I hear ’em cometlmes at night. I was afraid of ’em when I was a little chap, but I’ve got over that. They mean harm to ou£> sheep and if they come around I ’ll nail ’em sure.”

“Good boy. Ben! You Te not afraid of a wolf as big as a house, and you’ve got more sense than the ranch-boss.” This was praise that could be answered only by a series of rapid leaps, a dozen short barks, and a tremendous scurrying round and round Then Ben would make a complete circle of the flock, driving In the stragglers, and, returning to a dignified seat on the hill, cock his eye at the snn to estimate the time of day.—St. Nicholas.

Knew What Man Can Do.

A story of James B. Eads, the engineer of the great bridge at St. Louis, points to the kind of spirit that was In him, which did far more than his technical skill to make him a great man. The story is told by Colonel Frank A. Montgomery in "Reminiscenees of a Mlssissipplan.” When Eads was presenting to the committee of the House the plans which he had devised for rendering permanent the channel of the Mississippi River, there was on the committee a man named Jones, from a mountain district in Kentucky. This man, whose presence in Congress, not to say in this committee, was one of the many unexplained mysteries of American politics, continually interrupted Eads with foolish questions, nnd annoyed a man, who was bent on giving to the committee the best of Ids knowledge. —Presently he said, “Captain Eads, do you believe it possible to control the waters of the Mississippi River so as to prevent overflows?” Eads looked at him a moment and then said: “I should have great contempt for the human mind if I did not believe it conkl do it.” That speech had in it much of tho American faith in the ability of man to do what has not been done before, a faith that in this case gave us a great work by which all the people of the Union have been benefited for to the delta of the Mississippi has meant prosperity to many States.

No one looks -well in bis best clothes who shows by bis manner that he remembers that be has them on. - If a girl Is boy-struck, and can’t help It, she shouldn’t let on.

POLITICS OF THE DAY

Who Wrote Roosevelt’* Speeches? It appears that our President was overworked and sadly in need of the two weeks’ vacation which he got In Yellowstone Park. He either did not have time to prepare the speeches which he knew the western people would insist that be should make or. wliat is more likely, the speeches that lie had prepared were rejected by hi# cabinet and the leading Republicans of the Protective Tariff League, at the conference held In the White House Just before he left on his 60-day tour, and he had not time to write new speeches. It will be remembered that at this conference the ultimatum of the Protective Tariff League was presented. It said in substance: “If you do not abandon your tariff reform and tariff commission talk, you will not be the Republican standard bearer in 1904.”

Tlie President being no fool In politics and knowing full well the power of this league, composed of 1,000 protected manufacturers, mostly in great trusts, who pay yearly dues of SIOO each and many of whom contribute thousands extra each year, quickly abandoned the few lingering tariff reform ideas which he has cherished since he resigned from the Free Trade Club in New York in 1885, when he deserted the Independent Democrats

Uncle Sam: "I Say, Columbia, This Has a Very Offensive Odor." —Williamsport Grit.

who had elected him to the State Legislature and when he decided to become part and parcel of the Platt machine. This sudden change of front, although it caused great rejoicing in the high tariff camp, brought on a new crop of trouble for our strenuous President. What was he to do? He could not well give up his trip and disappoint his thousands of admirers. He would certainly be expected to make speeches and it would never do to try to work over those which had suddenly become “back numbers.” The situation was embarrassing In the extreme, when some of his Republican friends, who had always been “stand patters” on the tariff, came to his relief, and then and there tendered him a choice lot of their old speeches, all approved by the Tariff League. These were promptly read and approved nnd the President was authorized to make minor changes in the verbiage to imbue, them somewhat with his own peculiar individuality. The President expressed his “delight” at this evidence of warm political friendship and started on his western trip as happy and light-hearted as rt school boy on Christmas vacation. The following comparison of the President’s speech at Minneapolis with the speech of Secretary of War Root, at Cooper Union, last October, shows how faithfully the President kept his pledge to the Protective Tariff League:

Boat’s Speech.

If a tariff law has on the whole worked well, and If business has prospered under it and Is prospering, it is bettor to endure some slight inconveniences and inequalities for a time than to incur the uncertainty and disturbance of business which necessarily results from the process of making changes. The mere fact that a different rate of dnty would be better than the rate fixed In 'the statute does not settle the question whether the change should i»e deferred. Kvery tariff deals with duties on a vast number of articles and involves a vast number of interests often conflicting. and wheuevef the law Is taken up by Congress for consideration with reference to one change, every schedule In the law Is going to find some one urging a change In that scheduie, and all the business interests o t

Roosevelt’s Speech.

If n tariff law has on the whole worked well, and If business has prospered under it, and Is prospering. It may be better to enjure some Inconveniences and Inequalities for a time than by making changes to. risk causing a disturbance and perhaps paralysis in the Industries and business of the country. The fact that the chang£ In a given rate of duty may be thought desirable does not settle the question whether It Is advisnble to make the change Immediately. Every tariff deals with duties on thousands of articles arranged In hundreds of paragraphs and In many schedules. These duties affect a vast number of interests which are often conflicting. If necessary for onr welfare, then of course Congress must consider tbs question of changing the law aa a wbols or changing nny given rates of duty, but ws Bust

the country nrc going to he left (luring a long continued discussion lu u state of uncertainty us to tvhut will he the outcome of duties upon the things they are produelug, and therefore In uncertainty as to what competition from abroad they will he obliged to meet.

Inconsistency of tbe Law. What we call the law sometimes vexes us with apparent strange inconsistencies. When the Judges of the Eighth Circuit Court of the United States decided the merger case it was generally considered that the railroads involved would have to abide by that decision, unless it was reversed by the Supreme Court. The railroad attorneys, however, applied to Judge Sanborn, who was one of the Judges of the Circuit Court that rendered the decision, asking a modification of the judgment, and he granted it, notwithstanding the protest of the Attorney General of tlie United States and the District Attorney. Thus we see the extraordinary judicial spectacle of a judge sitting en banc and deciding with tbe other judges that a corporation, tlie Northern Securities Company, was created illegally, and Is

therefore not in existence, and a few' days after the same Judge, acting alone, modifies that judgment and admits the merger company Is legally in existence by issuing a decree allowing the merger company to pay its (JiYidends. This defeat of the Attorney General and the administration leaves the matter in statu quo until the case is decided by the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court should decide that the merger in effect restrains trade and confirms the Circuit Cburt decision, there would be no relief for the people, for the merger railroad stocks will be returned to their original owners. The only object of the public in wanting the merger declared void Is to re-establish competition, nnd this is impossible, ns Mr. Hill and Mr. Morgan jointly control the majority of the stock tis the railroads, and of course will not enter into competition with themselves. Competition ended when they brought the control of the competing railroads under one management, and no law can prevent one man or two men owning stock in two competing railroads, and now they own a controlling interest of both railroads, from ceasing to compete one against the other. If the administration nnd the Attorney General had expended half the time and money of some of the industrial trusts that are charging the people so exorbitantly for their products, the result might have been of much greater value to the consumers. The trouble Is that the attempt to fight the trusts Is entirely a political play, and not Intended as a serious demonstration nghinst them. If It had been Intended tovpunisli the most obnoxious and oppressive trusts, the criminal section of the anti-trust law would long ago have been invoked. Now the Republican leaders have determined to throw overboard the “lowa idea” and have agreed to let the trusts continue their robbery under the protection granted them by the Dingley bill, there can-be no reliance placed in their efforts to prevent railroad consolidation. ~ ... • , If the merger suit would result In lowering the freight and passenger rates on the railroads it would be a great victory for the people, and the administration would be entitled to the credit. But no one claims that one cent of the exorbitant rates will be taken off or that one dollar will be saved to the people, even if the Supreme Coart confirms the decision of the lower court. t

remember that whenever even a single schedule is considered some interests will appear to demand a change In almost every schedule lu the law, and when It comes to upsetting the schedules generally the effect upon the business Interests of tbe country would IM ruinous.

Opportanfttos In tin Mi, No portion of tbe United State* has made greater progress in the past year or two than the South. Northern and foreign capital is rapidly invading that section, finding profitable investment in the various industries and factories that are being rapidly developed and built. The great influx of settlers is creating an increased demand for lands of all kinds, and prices are gradually advancing, as they will for years to come. Work is plentiful and poverty practically unknown. Alabama is supplying coal and iron to all the world. More money can be made and with less labor in the raising of small fruits and berries and in truck patching along the Gulf Coast than in any other state in the " Union. Strawberries from Alabama reach Northern markets before those from the states in the southeast. Cattle can be raised with great profit, there being millions of acres of cheap range lands. If you are interested in the south and its resources and desire information on any subject, address Q. A. PARK, Oeneral Industrial and Immigration Agent. IOUISVILIE * NASHVILLE RAILROAD. LOUISVILLE. KY.

ill.imi.iiH* Chicago to the Northwest, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and the South, Louisville, and French Lick Springs. Rensselaer Time-Table, In Effect June 29,1902. South Bound. No. s—Louisville Mail, (daily) 10:55 a. m No. 33 Indianapolis Mail, (daily).. 2:01 p. mNo. 39—Milk accomm., (daily) 6:15 p. mNo. 3—Louisville Express, (daily).. 11:25 p. m•No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p.m. **o.3l—Fast Mail 4:49 a. m North Bound. o. 4—Mail, (dally) 4:30 a.a. o. 40—Milk accomm.. (daily) 7:31a.m. 'o. 32—Fast Mail, (daily) 9:55 a.m. io. 6—Mail and Express, (daily)... 3:30 p.m. No. 30—Cin.to Chicago Ves. Mail.. 6:32 p.m. (No. 3S—Cin. to Chicago 2:57 p.m. •No. 46—Local freight 9:53 a. m. •Daily except Sunday. (Sunday only, Hammond has been made a regular stop for No. 30. No. 32 and 33 now stop at Cedar Lake. Frank J. Eiid, O. P. A., W. H. McDoel, President and Gen. M’g’r, Chas. H. Rockwell, Traffic M’g’r, CHICAGO. W. H. Beam, Agent. Rensselaer.

CITY, TOWNSHIP NND COUNTY DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICERS. Mayor J. H.S.Eflle Marshal Mel Abbott Clerk Charles Morlan Treasurer James H. Chapman Attorney Geo. A. Williams CItU Engineer j. C. Thrawia Fire Chief C. B. Steward COUKCILMEX. Ist ward .Henry Wood. Fred PhUlipe * 2d ward W. S. Parks, B. F. Ferguson Sd ward J. C. McColly, Peter Wasson COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk ; John F. Major . Sheriff Abram G. Hardy * Auditor W. C. Babcock Treasurer H. A. Parkison. Recorder.! Robert B. Porter Surveyor Myrt B. Price Coroner Jennings Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assessor ..John R. Phillips COMMISSIONERS. « * Ist District Abraham Halleck 2nd District .Frederick Waymlre ; 2rd District Charles T. Denham Commissioners’ court—First Monday of each month.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

TRUSTEES. TOWNSHIPS. Joseph Stewart ....Hanging Grove John Ryan,... .Gillam Lewis Shrier Walker Elias Arnold Barkley Charles 21. Blue Marion John Bill.. .Jordan Geo. M. Wiloox Newton S. L. Luoe Keener Thomas K. Maloney Kankakee Stephen D. Clark Wheat field Albert J. Bellows Carpenter §• William T. Smith Miiroy Barney D. Coiner Union Louis H. Hamilton. Co. Supt Rensseleer G. K. Hollingsworth Rensselaer * Georgeßesse .... Remington Geo. O. Stembel Wheatfield

JUDICIAL.

Circuit Judge Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting attorney .....John D. Sink Terms of Court.—Second Monday In February, April, September and November.

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