Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1904 — Page 6

Attention! Company K! Carpets, Carpets, Carpels! Linoleums, Linoleums, Linoleums! Largest Stock, Latest Styles, Lowest Prices. Also a Complete Lint of Fnrnltoro. JAY W. WILLIAMS, The Furniture and Carpet Dealer, Rensselaer, Ind.

WASHINGTON LETTER

[Special Correspondence.] I When a dispatch about the Santo D<v tmingo troubles reached several Washkngfnn newspaper corresi)ondents it [was about 0 o’clock on Saturday evenping. They started to ask about It. [Three of them reached the house of a (high naval official (it wouldn’t be fair |to tell his name) at the same time. His ibutler was adamant. lie would take (in no cards. He said his master was (busy and could not be seen. On the following Monday one of the linen who had been at the high naval (Officer’s house went in to see that official and suld: "I understand the king of Italy, the Iking of England and the king of Korea bave recently laid a communication before you.” t "Where did you get any such underjstandlng as that?” the high naval offl«dal asked In great surprise. ' "Why, I was at your house Saturday (night, and you were too busy to be peen, but when the butler went into ttbe library I heard you say something {about three kings, and ,1 supposed those were the ones.” i “Ah, yes,” said the high naval official. “I did have a communication from three kings Saturday night ut the time you mention, but it was laid on the table. Another gentleman had a communication from three aces.” Their Lone Service. I March 4 marked the completion of Shirty-three years of service in congress or each of the Maine senators. Probably there Is no exact parallel to such .a record in the history of the governanent Mr. Hale entered the house of repgesentatives March 4, 1800. Precisely (two years later Mr. Frye also became a imember of the house. Mr. Hale, however, was not a member of the Fortyslxtb congress in either branch, but iMr. Frye served continuously In the bouse till he was elected senator. Succeeding Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, rvlce president during Lincoln’s first (term, Mr. Hale took his seat In the «enate March 4, 1881. Mr. Frye took bis seat in the senate March 18, 1881, euaccHMliug Hon. James G. Blaine, who •entered President Garfield’s cabinet as eecretary of state. He thus became a (senator fourteen dnys later than Mr. (Hale, but Mr. Frye served fourteen •idays longer In the house than did the (senior Maine senator.

Nevertheless their aggregate service in the senate and house Is the same to <a day, thirty-three years in all for •each. The Adjournment. ' The minds of members of congress •are turning to the question of the adjournment of that body. There Is a (unanimous opinion among those who (call at the White House and who have ireferred to adjournment In talking twlth the president that there is absolutely no reason why the legislature should l>e in session after May 1, and some senators and representatives declare that April 15 would be the propfir dime for adjournment. Senator Lodge says that congress •ought to be üble to finish Its work by [April 15 at the latest. “It seems to he said, “that there Is nothing to keep congress here after April 15. The canal treaty Is out of the way, and the (appropriation bills can be bandied in (Sufficient time to get away by the mididle of April." ! House> leaders also see no reason against an early adjournment. In the [bouse adjournment can be arranged for at almost any time, aa the rules of (that body permit the expedition of ibuslness. I Hot m Howeomor. I A few days after Lieutenant Gor>eral Chaffee was Inducted Into his oilice tone of the oldest and moat widely known of the Washington correspondents, who had never met the general, jwas presented to him In his office at {the war department by the chief of lone of the military divisions. When (the correspondent was formally preIwated General Chaffee aroee and, grasping the hand of his visitor, cordially said: "I am pleased to meet you. Bow h»g have yon been in the dtyr (This with a reassuring smile, suppoejb« his caller was a casual visitor. The (general wss surprised when the correspondent promptly replied, "Thirty (years." The visitor wss Invited to a Heat, and an Interesting quarter of an •: • ' ' - ~ ~ ~'' **'..■

The Father of Good Roads. Representative Brownlow's claims to being the father of the good roads movement is disputed by some one else than Senator Latimer of South Carolina. Representative W. M. Lannlng of New Jersey thinks neither of those gentlemen is entitled to the proud laurel. He claims it for himself. The New Jersey statesman has barely arrived In congress, but he calls attention to all claimants that he was talking good roads and drafting legislation therefor some fourteen years ago. New Jersey heeded his words and placed a law, of which he was the author, upon Its statute books. Mr. Lanning says it was the law used as the model for many other state laws on the same subject long before Mr. Latimer uud Mr. Brownlow were known to congressional fame. Platt Actln* Chairman. The controversy over the selection of a chairman of the Isthmian canal committee in place of the late Senator Hanna has led to a conclusion to attempt no decision at present The matter will be allowed to rest and the committee on committees win not meet in the immediate future. The senate leaders say that Mr. Platt of New York is acting chairman. If the canal committee meets he will preside, in accordance with the custom In such cases, and If the committee has business to transact it will be taken up under Mr. Platt’s direction.

CARL SCHOFIELD.

Worth Knowing.

A good housewife will never allow anything to go to waste. Instead of buying dusters or window cloths she will make use of her discarded pocket handkerchiefs, scarfs and soft silk petticoats and will find she has something better than she could buy anyway. There Is very apt to be a draft at the head of a brass or iron bed, and a little curtain of some pretty cretonne will add to your comfort and improve the appearance of your room. Use dark green blinds in a bedroom. It will prevent the glare so trying to your eyes. An Ingenious Housekeeper. An Ingenious housekeeper has devised a towel rack for her kitchen which works with ropes and pulleys. She says that, besides finding that the towels dry more rapidly when near the celling, where the air Is warmer, she Is glad of the extra space. This same housekeeper, not having a dark closet in which to store her preserves and Jellies, has covered the shelves of her closet with black cotton. She lets the cotton hang over In a curtain, and the light Is excluded as well as If the place had been built originally for storing purposes. Bine In the Bedroom. A rather light shade of blue makes a charming background for a black walnut bedroom Act. The bed, when dressed with one of the new spreads In the soft blue of new denim, with bands of blue and white cretonne and side draperies of the same over white muslin at the windows, gives a strikingly dainty effect. Ntgnaalmaii. “Yes, Emily Is to have eight bridesmaids.” "Why so many?” "She wants to include all the girls to whom the bridegroom has at various times been engaged.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Determined. f "Janie Is resolved to go on the stage, Isn’t she?” "Yes. I told her there were 6,000 actors and actresses out of work just now, and she said that would give her n much better chance to get a place on the stage."—Brooklyn Eagle. Th« Irony of Fsto. If you should ’strive with all your might To lead mankind to clearer light. If you evolve some mighty plan To benefit your fellow man And spend ydur days In earnest ton And nightly burn the midnight off. Tbs ohanoea are—’tie sad. but true— That no on# will taka note of you. But if you venture out some day When toe and sleet beset your way And travel with Incautious feet A down the treacherous, frosted street And of a sudden take a bump, A gre worn a. Ignominious thump— Than people laugh. 'Tls sad. but trueMoet every one takes note of you. —Washington Star.

NURSERY STOCK.

Being salesman for the largest nursery in the state, I am offering all kinds of first-class stock to the public at a very low price. All goods guaranteed healthy and true to name. Orchards sold on the payment plan. All inquiries cheerfully answered. Address C. L. Pares, Surrey, Ind.

FARM LOANS.

We make farm loans on the most favorable terms and in the shortest time obtainable anywhere. Loans on city property are made by us for one, two, three, four and five years, with privilege of partial payments on any interest payment day; also loans on personal security. Call at our office and see if we cannot make just the kind of a loan yon are needing, or call us up by telephone as we have both the long distance Bell and Independent telephones in our office. Austin & Hopkins, Rensselaer, Indiana.

TO THE PEOPLE.

Having purchased the J. W. Freshour blacksmith shop, I am prepared to do all kinds of work in iron and wood. I have in my employ Mr. John Worden, who is an expert in plow and wood work. I also employ Mr. Ed. Moon, the expert horse-shoer. He has worked under the intruction of some of the best veterinaries and understands the anatomy of the foot thoroughly, and can remedy all faults known to the horse, such as interfering, forging, padling, cross-firing, knee-knocking and stumbling. A set of the latest improved Barcus horse-stocks, for safely handling the wild and vicious horse. I hope to retain all old customers and as many new ones as will give me their patronage. All my work is guaranteed. Jesse Ball, Proprietor.

SOUTHEASTERN LANDS

Charles J. Dean, Agent, Rensselaer, Indiana. Rich prairie lands in Northern Texas adjoining Oklahoma line; smooth as a floor, rich, black, deep soil covered with a thick growth of Buffalo grass: soil will produce all crops, and fruit and alfalfa to perfection. Prices run from $4 to SB. are catting these up in small tWcts at $8 per acre for a short time, One-third cash, balance in yearly payments at 6 per cent interest. Pecos Valley, New Nexico, irrigated lands; excels California for fruit and climate. Finest stock and alfalfa proposition in the United States. Water Is supplied by natural water courses, irrigation company and artesian wells. These lands are offered at $25 to SSO per acre, in small tracts for fruit growing, within 3 to 7 miles of Santa Fe railroad and excellent towns; in large tracts for grassing purposes. The lands are selling from $6 to sls per acre. Oklahoma —J have a large list of lands in Oklahoma and Kansas, can sell land in any county in Oklahoma* at from $lO to S3O per acre. Oheap rates, less than half fare, on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For further information, write or call on J. DEAN, Rensselaer, Indiana/ Immigration Agent for Santa Fe R. R.

MONEY ON FARMS. A special fond io loan on Farms for Five Years at 5 per cent interest, with privilege to make partial payments at any interest paying time. Call at THK FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

Come to The Democrat office for horse bills. 5 Per Cent Farm Loans made by Austin & Hopkins. Buy your typewriter paper at The Democrat office and save money. Call on Austin & Hopkins for terms on farm and ,city loans for five years. For Sale: White oak posts. Enquire of Henry Gowland, Rensselaer, Ind., R-R-l. r And please remember The Democrat office is especially “it” when it comes to horse bills. 9,000 rolls of wall paper in stock, at less than fifty cents on the dollar at the Chicago Bargain Store. Nice, well improved farm of 75 acres, 2 miles of Rensselaer, on gravel road, to rent for cash. Enquire at this office. The Democrat and Indiana State Sentinel, $1.35; Democrat and Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, $1.60; all three, $1.95. The best union lock, 24 inch hog fence, marked at 20 cents per rod during the March sale at the Chicago Bargain Store. The Democrat and the Twice-a week St. Louis Republic for a short time to paid-in-advance subscribers for only $1.50. Loans on farms and city property made by Austin & Hopkins on the best terms and shortest time of any firm in Jasper County. Headquarters for your rubber hip boots, sporting boots, rubber overshoes in snag proof and Ball Band, all sizes, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Dozens of people are taking advantage of our big subscription offer of the Democrat and the St. Louis Twice-a-Week Republic, both papers for only $1.50. For Rent:—House and garden spot, to married man to whom work will be given; 1 mile east and and 1 mile south of Virgie. Address me at Virgie. Albert Helsel. Unclaimed Letters: Alice M. Stepham, Chas. Freeland, C. A. Knapp, Prof. James N. Clemens, J. O. Cline, John Fingenmier, Prof. W. A, Anderson, Jno. B, Brown, Clarence Gray, Bob Tharp, Chas. Tharp, J. Kaiser. Don’t pay fancy prices for your daily papers or magazines. The Democrat can furnish you with the Chicago American or Examiner for $2.60 per year or the Inter Ocean, Tribune or Chronich for $3.35, and they will come regularly to your address (through the postoffice) on the early morning train, so you can get them when going for your morning mail.

FERTILIZERFarmer’s Partnership Car Load About May io, 1904. WE were requested by several prominent farmers to secure samples of fertilizer, also lowest net prices in car loads, so that a partnership car could be ordered. > This we have done and have already joined in with the well known farmers ! and land-owners mentioned below. The object of this partnership is to do away with ! any agent’s profit and to secure the fertilizer for each rnan at factory cost, thus enabling !us to get the best grade at lowest figures. The samples and the contract prices are ! open to any farmer wishing to join this partnership and they may be seen at our stores ! at any time. Every man secures just what he orders at exact factory cost, not paying ! anyone a profit; when the car arrives at .Surrey each man is to take his fertilizer from I the car and pay cash for it. The money will be sent to the company in one sum in pay- | ment for the car. Anyone wanting fertilizer can ask the farmers named below: CHAS. ZARD, Nin HOPKINS, JOHN ZIMfIER, HENRY GROW, JAMES GILMORE, IRVING L. JONES, JOHN LESH, WM. BARLEY, G. fl. WILCOX, HUGH BRUSNAHAN. And others thinKjng about it. WE have enough orders for more than one car but not quite enough for two, and would like to have any one interested in this to let us have their orders so as to fill out the other car. The prices are $14.50, $16.00, $17.00, $20.00, ► $22.00, $24.50 and $26.50 per ton delivered at Surrey, Ind. Thus it is possible for us ► to secure any grade of fertilizer at any price we wish to pay and not give any agent a ► profit. This company recommends what is known as a clear potash fertilizer for soil in ► this county. They have an average analysis of the farms and say that the best results | are obtained by the use of this kind. We have agreed to take the orders and send ; them to the company for this partnership and attend to the delivery without cost to the • buyers, believing that it will assist us in our regular mercantile business and further our ! other interests with farmers enough to pay for our extra trouble. Kindly call us on ! either telephone, write us or visit either of our stores for samples and prices. This will | be of benefit to anyone wishing to use fertilizer. G. M. WILCOX & SON, : Surrey, Ind. s * mpk * *£23*?“ °“ r Parr, Ind.

The Overland Limited To California v|a the St. Paul and Union Pacific Line. Less than three days Chicago to California via The Overland Limited of the St. Paul and Union Pacific Line. This is the time to go to California and this is the way. Tourist sleeping cars to San Francisco every day and to Los Angeles twice a week. Folder free. O. C. Mordough, Traveling Passenger Agent, 12 Carey Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. Parties desiring to borrow money and to offer farm lands as security will do well to see us before placing their loans. We have the best facilities for plaoing loans and we believe we can save you money. Our contracts are from two to ten years with privilege of paying at any interest paying time. While others have either raised their rates or quit business, we still have an unlimited amount pf cash at 5 per cent interest. See us, we will do you good. Baughman & Williams, Attorneys & Abstracters, Rensselaer, Ind. “Bruner & Merry” Phone 15, “Bell” Phone 329. Notice to Telephone Subscribers. The Jasper County Telephone Company will offer, commencing March Ist, 1904, the following rates for farmers’ lines connected with the Rensselaer exchange: First —Service on grounded lines, ten subscribers to a line, at One Dollar ($1.00) per month. On these lines all telephones will ring when any one rings. These lines will give satisfactory service to those who are willing to pnt up with the annoyance of having their telephone bells ring often; and will give service to those desiring it at a cheaper price than has heretofore been charged. Second —Fall metallic semi-se-lective lines, ten subscribers to a line, only one-half of the telephones ringing when Central rings and no telephone ringing when subscriber rings, at One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per month. Third —Contracts will be taken on a basis of five cents (sc) per call for out-going calls; this rate per message applying to all telephones and all toll stations in Jasper county reached by this company’s lines; the subscriber guaranteeing at least twenty messages per month. This is for full metallic, semi-selective lines, with a limit of ten subscribers to a line. Further particulars regarding these rates will be ftirnished by any representative of the company. The Jasper County Telephone Company. La grippe coughs yield quickly to the wonderful curative qualities of Foley’s Honey and Tar. There is nothing else “just as good.” Sold by A. F. Long.

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned wiU offer at Pnblio Sale at his farm 3£ miles sooth, of Rensselaer, on the gravel road, commencing at 10 o’clook in the forenoon, on TUESDAY, MARCH 16, The Following Property: 6 head of Horses, consisting of 1 standard bred bay road horse; 1 gray road horse five years old; 1 sorrel draft horse; 1 pair common work horses. 2 Milk Cows, will He fresh soon. 34 Head of Hogs, consisting of 20 head of good brood sows, all safe in pig; 1 Poland China'boar; and 13 head of shoats, weight 60 to 70 pounds each. Farm Machinery, etc, consisting of 1 Moline gang plow; 1 new top buggy; and other property too numerous to mention. Terms: A credit of 8 months will be given; 6 per cent off for cash, on sums over $5.00. VINCENT EIBELE. Dobbins & Harmon, Auctioneers. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Guss Grant, Hot Lunch. Town Talk Flour has no equal for the price, $4.35 per bbl., but is worth $4.6i0 if bought now. Chicago Bargain Store.

TO EXCHANCE. Ranch land in Western Kansas. Wheat and alfalfa farms In central Kansas. Highly improved land in eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Farms of all sizes to trade clear for farms or any good property in Indiana. Also the following in Jasper county, Ind.: 160 acres, level, black land, near station, fair improvements, good drainage. Willjgive any kind of trade of good value and give long time on difference. 80 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, WiU trade for town property, live stock or merchandise. 85 acres all cultivated, no buildinga, well located, good orchard. Will trade clear for town property, live stock or vacant lota. 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 outflt in good condition. Will trade for property or live stock. What have yon. WiU be pleased to have yon ealljany time. G. F. MEYERS, Rensselaer. Indiana. Office over Murray’s Store.

MONON CHEAP RATES. Commencing March Ist and continning daily to and including April 80th, one way second class colonist tickets will be sold to Billings. Montana, and intermediate points for <97.00. Helena, Butte, Anaconda, Missoula and Intermediate points, $82.00. Spokane, Washington, $89,70. Portland, Tacoma and Seattle, $85.90. To points in California $34.45. On March Ist and 15, one way 2nd class colonist tickets to points in Kansas. Oklahomo and Indian Territory, <11,20. To points in Texas $19.70, ■ W. H. Beam, Agent. Raw or Inflamed Lungs Yield quickly to the wonderful curative and healing qualities of Foley's Honey and Tar. It prevents pneumonia and consnmption from a hard cold settled on the lungs. Sold by A. F, Long.