Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1904 — Page 7

PUBLIC SALES. The undersigned will sell at Public Sale on hla farm 9 miles east and 1H miles south of Reoaselaer. at 10 o’clock a. m„ on WEDNESDAY. FEB. 17, 1004, The following property; Seven Head Horses —Consisting of 1 Brown Mare, 18 years old, wt 1100; 1 Borrel Mare, 8 years old, wt 118 »; 1 Bay Horse, coming 4 years old, wt 1800; 1 Bay Horse, coming 6 years old, wt 1400; 1 Black Filley, coming 3 years old; 1 Bay Horse, coming 8 years old. wt 1300, and 1 Grey Mare, 18 years old. Eight head of Cattle —Consisting of 1 Shorthorn Bull, 8 years old; 1 Yearling Heifer; 0 Milch Cows, four now giving milk. Feed. Seed and PoultryConsisting of IB Tons of Hay in mow and stack; 1 stack of Oats Straw; 10 bushels Timothy seed, and 4 good Stock Turkeys. Twen-ty-three Head of Hogs—Consisting of BBrood Sows, one of them with four Pigs; one Poland China Male \ Boar, and thirteen head of I Shoats. weighing about 120 J pounds each. Farm linplements, Wagons, Harness, etc— Consisting of 3 Farm Wagons with boxes; 1 Surrey; 1 Single Buggy; 1 Feed Mill; 1 Champion Binder; 1 Milwaukee Mower; 1 eight foot disk; 3 cultivators; 3 twelve-foot Harrows; 1 Force Seeder; 1 Moline Planter with 80 rods of wire; 1 John Deere Riding Plow. 14-inob; 3 Walking Plows. 14-inch; 1 Hay Rake; 146 feet hay rope: 3 Hay Forks; 1 Hand Corn Shelter; 1 Road Scraper; 1 Norris Fertiliser; 1 Set Work Harness; 1 Set Carriage Harness; 1 Set Single Harness; 1 Saddle, ard numerous other articles. 12 months credit; 6 percent discount for cash. J. T. MURRAY. Fred Phillips. Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Gus Grant, hot lunch.

Haviug sold my farm and will move to Illinois, I will sell at public auction at my residence in Glllam township, 4)4 miles west on pike and % mile south of Francesviile, 2 miles east and 5 miles north of McCoysburg, 3 miles east and 1 mile south of Pleasant Grove,on what is better known as the Baker farm, on THURSDAY', FEB. 18, 1904, Commencing at 10 o'clock*, m., the following described property: Thirty-two Head of Cattle— Consisting of 15 milch cows, due to call in spring, some giving milk; 8 Heifers, comiug 2 year old, a few will calf soon; 5 Spring Calves; 3 steers, coming 2 year old; 1 Grade Bull, coming twenty months old* all these cattle are in good shape. Eleven Head of Horses— Consisting of 1 Bay Mare, wt 1350; 1 Brown Horse, wt 1400; 1 Brown Horse, wt 1250, a good driver; 1 Dark Bay Mare, wt 1300; 1 Grey Horse, wt 1400; 1 Dark Bay Horse, wt 1540; 1 Brown Horse, wt 1300; 1 Bay Horse, wtl200; 1 Black Mare, wt 1200; 1 Black Horse, wt 1300; 1 Black Colt, broke to halter. These horses are well broke, sound and gen-Twenty-five Good Averug--50 to 90 pou u ds each . also head Sheep Implements, etc—Consisting of 1 set siugle Harness, 5 sets double work harness, 2 Racine Riding Plows, 3 walking plows, one of which is new; 3 Walking Cultivators, 2 sets eagle Claw. 1 low-down Force Feed Seeder, 2 steel frame Harrows, 2 Disks, John Deere Potato Digger, National Weeder, new; 2 Hay Ladders, 3 patent Scoop Boards, Tank Heater, 1 Iron Kettle, 1 Platform Scale, Scoop Shovels, Pitch Forks, 1 Fanniug Mill, Grind Stone, 1 Deeriug Biuder, 7-foot cut, nearly new; 1 six-foot Deering Mower, 1 twelve-foot two horse Deering Hay Rake, all household goods and other articles, 2 broad tire wagons with triple box, 2 narrow tire Wagons, 2twoseated spring wagons aud 1 top buggy. 11 months credit; 6 per cent discount for cash. G. W. SMITH. V. D. Cline, Auctioneer,

The undersigned will offer at Public Sale at his residence, six miles northeast of Rensselaer. and V.t miles west of Velma, on the Frank Parker farm, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m., on THURSDAY, FEB. 18, 19W. Following described property—Six Horses and Mules—Consist- ah of 1 Sorrel Gelding. eleven years old, wt Roan wt 1450, in foal; 1 Bay Gelding, two f years old, wt llbO; 1 Bay Mare, two years old, wt 1060; 1 span of Mules, seven and eight years old, wt 1900, Twelve Head of Cattle—Consisting of 7 milch cows, one now giving milk, two with calf by side, four will be fresh about time of sale; 3 Heifers, two years old, with calf; 1 two-year-oldj Steer, 1 Shorthorn Bull, three years old. Thirtythree Head of Hogs—Consisting of 3 Poland China Brood Sows, bred to full-blood Poland China Boar; 1 full-blood Poland China Boar, two years old, 5 full-blood Poland China Boar Shoats, w eight about 75 pouuds each, 1 full-blood Poland China Sow, wt about 75 pounds, 23 good Fall Shoats. wt about 75 pounds each. Farm Implements. Wagons, etc —Consisting of 2 farm wagons, 1 Spring Wagon, 1 Carriage, 1 good Minneapolis Binder, 1 two-Horse Champion Wheat Drill, 1 John Deere Sulky Plow almost new, 1 Walking Plow, 1 Riding Cultivator, 2 Walking Cultivators, 1 two-horse Weeder, i threesection Harrow, 1 end-gate Seeder, 1 Hay Ladder, 1 Corn Shelter, 1 Feed Grinder. 3 sets of Work Harness, 1 Saddle, 1 stand Bees, 8 or 10 tons Hay. Household and Kitchen Furniture —Consisting of 1 Cook Stove. 2 Heating Stoves, 2 Wardrobes, 1 Kitchen Safe. 1 Half Bed, 1 dosen Milk Jars, and other articles too numerous to mention. 10, months credit, 6 per cent off for cash. JAMES T. MILLER. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C, G. Spitler, C lerk. Hot lunch on the ground.

Having rented my farm aDd expecting to move to town, I will offer at Pnblic Sale at my residence tn Jordan township, 3 miles northeast of Foresman, 8 miles northeast of Goodland. 8 miles southwest of Rensselaer and 6 miles east of Brook, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., on FRIDAY. FEB. 19, 1904, The following property: Nine Good Horses— Consisting of 1 Bay Mare, 9 years old. at 1600; 1 Grey Mare, 9 years old, wt 1500; 1 Bay Mare 5 yean old. wt 1500; 1 Horse Colt coming 9 ». years old, sired • by the Fisher Horse; large Mule, coming two -C" , *, f H years old,sired by , Hb-’ i L la,; 1 M JHHmI **." foaled 1896 (and now safely in _ foal to Jerry Pat- — chen, due to foal May 1,1904. (Lady M. was sired to Mohawk King, sire of Tod Mohawk W 5)«; dam,

1 Sell Mil" ■>i We own and offer for tale or exchange, the choicest farm lands in northern Indiana, In western Ohio and in southern Michigan. Over 150 fine improved farms to select from. Write us for our book giving descriptions, also other valuable information. This book contains elegant state maps. Ml CMP 111 ■ Bankers and Real Esta'e Dealers, the largest owners and dealers in improved farm lands in Indiana. Uer. f«i me. Me, Hue

Lady Patchen, dam of Mambrino Chief 3:36. This mare hss proved herself a flue brood mare; of her colts will be shown by her side on day of sale); 1 Horae Colt sired by by Jerry Patchen, 3:36, (this colt is very promising for a world beater; his sire. Jerry Patchen, is a half brother of the famous Dan Patch and a grandson of Joe Patchen 3 H>1)4); 1 Colt coming 1 year old. aired by a famous German Coach Horae; and 1 Grey Filley coming 2 years old. Twentv-two head of Cattle—Consisting of 9 head of High Grade Cows, 1 fresh soon, all fresh in spring; 3 Steers coming 8 years old; 4 Steers coming 2 years old; 4 Heifers coming 3 years old. will be fresh by May 10; 1 Yearling Sleer Calf, and 1 Hereford Bull 3 years old. Farm Implements, Vehicles. Harness, etc—Consisting of 1 McCormick Binder, 7-foot cut, nearly new: 1 Grain Seeder, nearly new; 1 Riding PloW>, 3 Good Disks; 1 Steel Harrow. 16-ft; 1 Corn Planter; 1 Sears Riding Cultivator, used one year; 1 Walking Cultivator; 2 Gophers; 2 Good Wagons, one almost new; 3 sets double Harness; IGOO bushels Good Seed Oats, wt 32 pounds to the bushel, will sell 100 bushels or more; also nice lot Seed Corn, same that won first premium at Rensselaer Corn Show: 30 bushels Early Six Weeks Potatoes; a lot of nice Oats Straw; some Stalk Pasture; Household and Kitchen Furniture aud other articles. 11 mor ths credit; 5 per cent off for cash on sums over $5. L. H. MYERS. Fred Phillips, AuctioneerWaiter Y. Porter, Clerk. Guss Grant, Hot Lunch

The undersigned will sell at Public Sale at his residence, 6 miles south and % mile west of Rensselaer, and < miles north and '4 mile west of Remington, on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24. 190 i, The following pro|»w;ty; NINE HEAD OF HORSES—Consisting of 1 Bay Mare, niue years old, wt 1250; 1 span of Black Mares, eight years old. wt 2200 (well broke, single or double, lady can drive them) 1 Gray Mure. Bay Mare, coining tliree-year old. .wt 1200; 1 Sorrel Horse. three years old, wt 1000; 2 coming two year old Geldings; I Sorrel Mare, twelve years old, wt 1000. Five Good Milk Cows, 2 with calf by side, others fresh next month. 40 Head of Hogs—Consisting of 8 Poland China Sows, all with pig; 1 Poland China Male Hog, wt 150 pounds, a good one; and 31 head of Shoats. wt 75 to SO pounds each. 1(0 Head of Chickens, Plymouth Rock and some Leghorns; 3 Turkey Hens; 1 Turkey Gobbler. Farm Implements, Wagons, etc—Consisting of 1 McCormick Mower; 1 Hay Ladder, 2 farm Wagons; 1 Single Top Buggy; 1 good Corn Planter with 10J rods of check wire: 2 Walking Cultivators: 1 good Disk; 1 Steel Harrow 2 good Riding Breakiug Plows, one nearly new; 1 Walking Plow;• 1 Gopher; 1 Gopher Attachment; 2 Sets Heavy Farm Harness, one nearly new; 1 Set Light Double Harness; 1 Set Single Harness; 500 bushels corn in. crib and numerous other articles of minor importance. 12 months credit; 7 per cent discount for cash. WM. L. NOWELS. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk, Guss Grant, Hot Lunch.

TO EXCHANCE.

Ranch land in Western Kansas. Wheat and alfalfa farms in central Kansas. Highly im--1 roved land in eastern Kansas and western M issouri. Farms of all sizes to trade clear for farms or any good property in Indiana. Also the following in Jasper county, lnd.: 160 acres, level, black land, near station, fair improvements, good drainage. Will give any kind of trade of good value and give long time on difference. SO acres, near station and school, free mail and telephone line, mostly black soil, well fenced, fair house and outbuildings, good well, orchard, and small fruit. Will trade for town property, live stock or merchandise. 36 acres all cultivated, no buildings, well located, good orchard. Will trade clear for town property, live stock or vacant lots. Large ten-room house with full basement, modern, with barn, on three large lots, three blocks from court house. Price on application. 367 acres, highly improved, black soil, farm near Mexico, Mo. Price S4O. Easy terms. Complete threshing outfit in good condition. Will trade for property orlive stock. What have you. Will be pleased to have you eall any time. G. F. MEYERS, Rensselaer. Indiana. Office over Murray's Store. .

A Night Alarm.

Worse than an alarm of fire at night is the brassy cough of croup, which sounds like the children s death knell and it means death unless something is done quickly. Foley's Honey and Tsr never fails to give inaunt relief and quickly cures the worst forms of croup. Mrs. P. L. Cordier, of Mannington, Ky., writes: “My three-year old girl bad a severe case of croup; the doctor said she could not live. I got a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar the first dose gave quick relief and saved her life.'' Refuse substitutes. Sold by A. F. Long.

Loans on farms and city property made by Austin & Hopkins on the best terms and shortest time of an£ firm in Jasper County. * r- T T~- 4 r-“rv!n4S L n«n ■Slits*,and ail Dissags«<tWSkxA. Sold by A, F. Loag '

PAWN SHOPS OF CHINA.

They Cat Quite a Figure la UH la the Flowery head. Pawnbroking is a great Institution in the Flowery Land. The Chinese pawnbroker’s, however, is quite a different kind of establishment from ours. The pawn shop of China is more a stronghold, a place of quiet and safe repose, for valuable jewelry and the miscellaneous and costly wardrobes of the people. It also in many instances performs the equally Important but somewhat costly function of lending to the needy, and, as In the collections of similar establishments of our own land, one may see the much prized Jewels and trinkets of happier times, which caused their poor owners many a bitter pang to part with, heartaches that were perhaps brightened with the hope that one day they would be able to redeem them.

To listen to the man selling these unredeemed pledges is one of the choice entertainments of the Peking streets. He is selected by the 1 pawnbroker for his fluency of speech and ready wit, to which he gives full play in his humorous descriptions of the quality and history of the furs and richly embroidered dresses which are piled up on the platform of his tent He at times runs off his speech in rhyme, making clever and sarcastic allusions to the requirements of his audience, pressing a satin robe on the attention of some naked beggar.—Golden Penny.

Oldest Family- In the World.

Of .the 400 barons in the British house of lords about a dozen date back to 1400, the earliest being 1264. The oldest family in the British isles is the Mar family in Scotland. 1093. The Campbells of Argyll began in 1190. Talleyrand dates from 1199 and Bismarck from 1270. The Grosvenor family, the Duke of Westminster, 1066; the Austrian house of Hapsburg goes hack to 952 and the house of Bourbon to SG4. The descendants of Mohammed, horn 570, are all registered carefully and authoritatively in a book kept in Mecca by a chief of the family. Little or no doubt exists of the absolute authenticity of the long line of Mohammed's descendants. In China there are many old families; also among the Jews. But in point of pedigrees the mikado of Japan has a unique record. His place has been filled by members of his family for more than 2,500 years. The present mikado is the one hundred and twenty-second in the line. The first one was contemporary with Nebuchadnezzar, 606 ypars before Christ.

Thackeray as a Critic.

It cannot be contended that Thackeray was a great critic. Indeed, there is not doubt that, as a rule, he preferred second rate hooks of the first class to the greatest. For instance, while, ns a matter of course, he admitted that Milton was a great poet, he added that “he was such a bore that no one could read him.” Whatever one may think of the discernment of a man who says that, it is impossible to doubt his honesty. He was often led away by the character of the author whose works he was criticising. lie disapproved of Swift and Sterne and rather grudgingly admitted their qualities, but he gladly praised Pope, whom he loved because of his infirmity and because of the love the poet bore his mother. Ilis judgments came from the heart rather than the intellect. It was fortunate when these coincided.—Lewis Melville in Fortnightly.

Appropriate Dressing.

Henry Irving once preached quite a terse sermon on appropriate dressing. A clever young woman belonging to hla company appeared at rehearsal one morning dressed in a lovely gown and a stmining hat. Irving commented on the unusual splendor of her get-up, whereupon the actress explained that she was going to a swell luncheon that afternoon and had saved time by dressing in advance. “Then run away to the luncheon first, my dear young lady.” said the star. ‘‘Just now your mind, too, is dressed up for the luncheon and not for work. When you come to rehearsal come looking the part.” The young woman, who is now a star, never forgot the lesson she learned that morning.

A Printer's Blander.

A Paris newspaper on <*e occasion made a blunder which excited no small amount of merriment at the expense of a man of real talent. The following paragraphs, intended to have been printed separately, were' by some error so arranged that they were read consecutively; "Dr. X. has been appointed head physician to the Hospital de la Charite. O odors have been Issued by the authorities for the immediate extension of the cemetery of Mont Parnasse. The works are being executed with the utmost dispatch.”

Men.

Here is little Johnnie’s composition on “Men:” “Men are what women marry. They drink and smoke and swear and have ever so haany pockets, but don’t go to church. Perhaps if they wore bonnets they might They are more logical than women and also more zoological. Both men and women have sprung from monkeys, but tbe women certainly sprung farther than the men.” —Bloomfield (Ind.) Democrat

A Honeymoon Experience.

The Groom—Would you mind if I went into the smoking car, dear? The Bride—What! To smoke? “Ob, dear, no! I want to experience tbe agony of being away from yon so that the }o.v of my return will be all the more Intensified.”—Brooklyn Life.

I don’t care to meet the man who has never made a mistake, for that infalltMe individual hat likely never made anything else —Macaulay.

LONDON IN 1700.

Wk« Traitor*' Heads Adorned Loadoa Bridge and Temple Bar.

London in 1700 was a comparatively small city of about 600,000 inhabitants, the rough and ill kept main roads to which had been but slightly improved since Tudor times. The ghastly spectacle of many of the trees on the Southwark road bending under their burden of hanged men had indeed been slightly modified, hut none the less the decomposing heads of ‘‘traitors” still filled the atmosphere about London bridge and Temple Bar with myriads of baneful microbes.

Our Immediate forbears were evidently not overparticular about sights and smells. They were accustomed to see men sitting in the pillory pelted with rotten eggs and possibly included among their immediate circle not a few who had been deprived of their noses and oars for expressing too freely their opinions, political and religious. The drains were in an appalling condition. The innumerable churchyards were so full of coffins that they often projected through the turf. Bear and bull baiting, dog fights and boxing matches were attended even by royalty as late as 1820, and five years later all the “dandies” in London were paying high prices to stand in the carts round Tyburn to behold twenty-two of their fellow creatures hanged for misdemeanors which in our time would be punished with a few days’ imprisonment.— Saturday Review’.

Convenient Fetters.

Leo Deutseb, a Russian political exile who was permitted to return .to his home, tells in his book, “Sixteen Years In Siberia,” tales not only of suffering, but of lenient treatment by his jailers. In Siberian prisons o£tcn the harshness of the discipline was considerably relaxed. On one occasion, to the vast amusement of the prison authorities, Deutseb appeared before the governor with his fetters tied up with a piece of string, and it appeared he had only assumed them for the moment. But the complaisant governor was afraid of a visit from high quarters. “Then if an inspection is made you will be wearing your fetters,” he asked, laughing. “Of course,” replied Deutseb. “Y'ou see, I’ve come to you in full dress,” pointing to his tied up chains. On another occasion Deutsch’s bag was stolen. It contained, among other articles of a convict’s attire, the indispensable fetters, and he had to apply for a new pair. “Take care you don't lose these!” said the officer as Deutseb packed them among his luggage.

Some Very Ancient Laws.

King Amraphel of Babylon, who lived 2,250 years B. C., formulated a code of laws. His statutes, which were operative five centuries before the laws of Moses, numbered 282 and contain the following: “If a woman who sells beverages gives bad value for the money paid her, she shall lie thrown into water.

“If a wife be a spendthrift or if she otherwise neglect her duties, her husband may put her away without compensation, but if a man put away his wife for no other reason than that she has no children he shall return her whole dowry.

"If a betrothal be rescinded, the man shall pay the woman compensation. “A widow- with grown up children may not marry again without permission from a judge.”—London Express.

Some Errors of Speech.

Many make the mistake of saying “I intended to have told you” or “If I bad have known” instead of “I intended to tell you” or “If I had known.” I have heard the following confused sentence from one who should know better; “I should have thought that you would have gone to have seen her.” The correct sentence would be, “I should think that you would have gone to see her.” It is incorrect to say “Those sort of things” instead of “Things of that sort.” Do not say “Ain’t” for “Is not,” “He don’t” for “He does not” or “Not as I know” for "Not that I know” or “I have lit the lamps” for “I have lighted the lamps.”—Delineator.

Misunderstood.

Fergus Hume, who wrote a number of sensational books, was one day in a railway carriage with a friend, says the London M. A. P. In one corner was an old lady. Mr. Hume said to his friend that ho really did not know how to murder any one In a uew way. He had murdered at least twenty people, and now he wanted a new mode. The old lady shivered and looked most apprehensive. At the uext station she got out hurriedly. Evidently she took Mr. Hume for a dangerous lunatic traveling with his keeper.

Naval Gan Crews.

Each gun crew of a naval vessel consists of seven men besides the'captain of the turret, who has general charge. There are two guns in each turret, so that when in action there are in a turret fifteen men. At each gun there are a pointer, a trainer, a sight setter, a rammer man, a hoist man, a breech block man and a loader. Each has his station, and the seven men practically become part of tbe gun, working together like a machine.

The Kitten.

Lady Visitor (to little girl)—What became of the little kitten you had here once? Little Girl—Why, haven’t you beard? Lady Visitor—No. Was he drowned? Little Girl—Why, no. It growed np to be a cat.—lllustrated Bits.

Opportunity.

“In a boat seven cases out of eleven,” said Uncle Eben, “when a man cornea aronn’ axin’ yoh fob advice he’s gwlne to give yoh a chance to offer to lend him money.”—Washington Star.

THE 99-GENT Racket Store. Our February Sales are Record Breakers, (roods of every description slaughtered to make room for the New Spring Goods which are now on the way. Do not be deceived, but come and see for yourself what inducements we are throwing out for the benefit of our customers. Look at the quotations and then act accordingly.

Here Uhey Are:

Lace: Our lace and embroidery departments must all be cleaned up. We will sell you laces and embroidery from lc per yard up to 19c per yard that we will guarantee you cannot buy anywhere else for double the amount we ask for same. Ladies, do Dot miss this sale. Good during February, 1904 Linen: ur 500 yards India linen, Others get 10 and 15 cents per yard for same. To close out we will sell all while it lasts for per yard 0n1y... Our linen table cloth, [that others get 85c per yard* for, we will close out to you while it lasts at the low price Linen napkins that can’t be beat in the county for price, at per dozen

See the beautiful pictures we are giving away free. Also the $3.00 pictures we give away for $2.00 in trade and 89 cents in cash. Pictures suitable for any house in the land or any room. A fine selection of subjects to select from. We have made arrangements for over, 1000 of them to please our many customers. At no other place, only Zshe 99c "Racket Store E. V. Hansford, Prop., Rensselaer, lnd.

lEllisI Ellis'Opera House Tuesday eve., march Ist. II “THE MISSOURI GIRL”! ||| Remember the Date !; I; I; I Tuesday eve., march i»l ;I;!; j; \

And (dense remember Tbe Democrat office in especially “it” when it cornea to horse bills. Foley's (Honey and Tax cqxea the cough caused brlattack of la grippe. It heal* the lungs. Sold by A. F. Long, druggist.

fieedtes: Four papers of sharp nee dies, bodkins, darners, house pins, black and white shawl pins, hair pins, all complete in a nice cabinet. Regular 25c goods for this sale only Odds and Ends: Clothes pins lc a dozen; tacks lc a paper; chair seats 5c each; snow shovels, regular 25c kind, to close out, only.. 1 A Elect ri c L |* light globes I for only.. . JUU

Our J^fotion Departtneni: Pearl Buttons, all sizes, per doz.. .... 5c Talcum Powder, the best, per can 5c Amonia, per bottle 5c Basting thread, three spoons for 5c Sewing machine oil, very best, a bottle 5c U. S. metal polish, per box 5c j Tooth Picks, two boxes for 5c Bird seed, per pound package 5o Castoria, per bottle only 19c I 12 boxes of matches only 10c 3 cones of ironing wax 5c | Large size bottle of va5e1ine......... 5c

Austin & Hopkins offer better terms on farm loans and city property than any firm in Jasper County. Tbe Democrat for county news.

Vnderter ear: All onr ladies’, misses’, children’s and Gent’s underwear will be sold at a reduction of per-cent, and this means at least 25 per cent elsewhere. D o not fail to take advantage of this if you need same, Valentines See our comic and fancy valentines. We have the finest selection of any place in town. Our prices are also the lowest in town.