Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1904 — Page 6

FACTS IN FEW LINES

Russia bas almost three times the population of Japan. The 00,046 police of the United Kingdom oust nearly £7,000,000 a year. The Japanese government is said by trustworthy authority to have 300,000,000 yen available for war purposes. The Italian state railways, according to a report from Rome, will soon place orders for 200 locomotives and several thousand freight cars.

'Liverpool has closed one-third of Its 'Saloons during the last ten years and so decreased her police force in consequence as to have made an .economy of #40,000 yearly.

During the last six months Ireland sent to Great Britain 148,101 more cattle, 108,160 more sheep and only 742 fewer horses than were received from all the rest of the world.

To honor the memory of Emilio Castelar, the celebrated republican orator and former president of the Spanish republic, his friends Intend to raise a monument to him in Madrid. Work is to begin immediately ou the -erection of a large museum in Ottawa to be called the Victoria National museum, ■which is to be the center of literary and scientific work In Canada. The Russian government has granted ftennlsslon to three foreign companies to cut wood for three years in the northern province of Archangel, the •exports not to exceed $23,800,000 in •value.

Revolving doors are being removed from public establishments in Berlin t)y order of the police. The reason for this order Is that the police fear the revolving doors would not permit speedy •egress In case of fire.

Last year there were 50,150 applications for patents at the patent office in ■Washington. Of these 20,892 were granted. The receipts of the office were $1,500,000. The patent office is the only government bureau that is operated at A profit

The foreign commerce of the United States for 1903 was larger than that of any other year in the history of the country. It amounted to nearly $2,450,000.000 as against $1,714,060,110 In 1893, $1,547,020,316 In 1883 and $1,164,616,132 in 1873.

Twenty-seven viaducts on the Uganda railway have been completed by the American Bridge company. The work ■was accomplished In one year and seven days. About 6,000 tons of steel have been used In the construction of bridges and about 500,000 feet, broad measure.

The bubonic plague continues Its ravages in India. For some time the average number of deaths per week from tills disease lias been over 25,000. One week the deaths mounted to 29,647. It is estimated that since 1890, when the present siege began, over ■2,000,000 have died from the plague. Although the late Lord Salisbury was much interested in science and was a fellow of the British Royal society, be never approved of the extreme views -of some of his associates. He was particularly opposed to the theory of evolution as taught by Herbert Spencer and of the descent of man as enunciated by Charles Darwin.

Idaho will make an exhibit of minerals at the world’s fair that will call attention to that state’s wonderful resources. Her unrivaled exhibit of 200,000 opals is now overshadowed by the report that big discoveries of radium have recently been made. Executive Commissioner Hurtt is arranging for a display of this newest wonder. There are 190,227 professional beggars in Spain, of whom 51,948 are women. In some of the cities beggars are licensed to carry on their trade. Seeking aims is recognized as a legitimate business, and the municipality demands a percentage upon the collections. Seville Is the only city in the kingdom Which forbids begging In the streets. Enameled brick, the entire product of which was valued at $471,163, was made In 1903 only in California, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with products respectively of $202,740 and $57,183, were the only states in which there were three or more producers of enameled .brick.

The standing armies of the world •rand Its navies aggregate 9,300,000 men. In case of war the European nations can raise their armies to 9,800,000 men. Chinese soldiers get $1 per month and board themselves. Between 1791 and 1813 France raised armies that numbered 4,556,000 men, three-fourths of whom were killed or died of wounds and diseases contracted in the field. Is It any wonder that the Frenchmen of today are undersized?

In a recent dissertation President Slllot of Harvard stated that “the "whole store of knowledge now available is too vast for any man to master, though he had a hundred lives Instead -of one, and its growth in the nineteenth century was greater than all the thirty preceding centuries put together. Culture, therefore, can no longer imply a knowledge of everything, not even a little knowledge of everything. It must be content with general knowledge of some things and a real mastery of some small portion of the human store.’’

Forging la made easy, according to a Boston bank official, by the new system of vertical writing now being teoght In the schools. This official aaya that when the system Is firmly established every person will write alike. Any man can write a "John Smith” that no cashier can tell from the signs to re of the name’s owner. It would seem that the experienced and aAdent forger has as much cause as the bank official to object to the ays* ten. It opens the door to cheap com* petition and reduces forgery from • fine art to the level of day labor.

WOMAN AND FASHION

Am Bxgwtelt* Hmm. Exquisite blouse of crepe de chins with embroidery In self tones. The yoke is cut in scallops, beneath which

CREPE DE CHINE WITH EMBROIDERY.

the blouse is laid In plaits. Tops of sleeves are plaited to correspond. Undersleeves are of muslin, having wristbands formed of folds of the muslin.

Dainty Feature*.

The daintiest feature of dresses made In diaphanous materials for afternoon and evening wear are their girdles, sashes and other waist trimmings. These have never been so varied and delightfully chic as this season. Dresden and Watteau ribbons are mostly used. Stout figures look well in the corsage bands that support the figure while curving into lines that often lend grace and comeliness where there is none. Sylphlike forms requiring perfect freedom with a certain air of abandon for their greatest effect are held In slightly with soft belts. It is no longer the smart thing to tie a belt In a bow at the back, neither are long streamers worn. The Ascot sash Is the newest creation and very pretty. It consists of a band of Dresden er Watteau ribbon brought around the waist and tied in a four-in-band knot at the back. Instead of banging straight and stiff the ends of the ribbon are pinched up and finished with silk tassels or looped through embroidered silk rings.

Eton* Again Modish.

There is no use attempting to dodge the issue, as some of us who have invested In three-quarter coats would Ilke'to, the Eton is firmer in favor than ever, says a fashion writer in the Philadelphia Ledger. All the new spring suits almost have the familiar short Jacket, and not a few have vests set in. Fashion has duped us most cruelly in this matter, for were we not led to believe last fall that coats even of hip length could be no longer tolerated?

Girl’s Frock. In the dress shown here the full blouse waist Is fitted to a lining which is trimmed to form the guimpe. The upper edge of the waist Is ornamented

A PRETTY COMBINATION.

by a pointed bertha, the same Idea being carried out in the sleeve cap. The skirt is circular and shaped by darts on the hips. A pretty combination is of plain or figured material, using contrasting color or white for trimming.

For • Little Girl.

Yellow silk mull over yellow taffeta makes a becoming frock for the black eyed little beauty. The blouse is laid in pin tucks back and front, having a round neck, from which fails the circular collar of finely tucked mtrnsst line. Fine vaiendennes lace is inserted in the collar and edges it. The two skirt flounces are also trimmed with the insertion. A. soft yellow sash ties at one side In a rosette bow.

Citwork m Wuk Oowu,

It is likely that on wash gowns cotwork will take the place of lace to a large extent the coming summer.

“PURIFYING POLITICS."

When it was reported that the recent election frauds in Denver were committed mainly by women, the opponents of equal rights aaid this proved that women ought not to vote. When it turned out that the frauds in question were committed by men, with only a very small sprinkling of women, the opponents shifted their ground and now say that equal suffrage is a failure because the women have not prevented all men from cheating and completely “purified politics.”

Politics might be purified completely by adding to the electorate a body of angels who not only never cheated themselves but were able by magic power to keep everybody else from cheating. That would be very convenient, but unluckily it is impossible. On the other band, politics may be purified to some extent by adding to the electorate a large body of voters among whom cheating is comparitively rare. > That is what happened in Colorado. The female population of Colorado is 244,368. Daring the first ten years after equal suffrage was granted, only one woman was convicted of illegal voting, while a great number of men indulged in it. In the recent Denver case, ex-Gov. Adams of Colorado says in the New York Sun that out of 5,000 fraudelent votes, only about 100 were caßt by women. And yet the canard has been spread broadcast that “the women did it!” The “indirect influence” of women is much vaunted as a purifying power by the opponents of equal rights; but it has not completely purified politics in the States where women do not vote. The election frauds in New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, etc., have been much bigger and more chronic than in Denver. In Colorado, woman suffrage has not completely purified politics, bat it has had a good influence as far as it has gone, and no one bears more emphatic testimony to this than Hon. John L. Shafroth himself.

Ellis Meredith of Denver, at the recent National Suffrage Convention illustrated the situation by a story. She said, “A chronic tqper was brought to the hospital with a bad case of delirium tremens. The doctor examined him carefully. The man asked, ‘Can you cure me?’ ‘No, answered the doctor, ‘but I can reduce the size of the snakes.’ Equal suffrage has not cured the corruption of politics, but it has distinctly reduced the size of the snakes.” Alice Stone Blackwell.

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 placing 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 of 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.

FARn FOR SALE.

For a few weeks only I will offer for sale my 80 acre farm in Jordan township, Jasper county, Indiana, four miles north and onehalf mile west of Remington, Indiana. Very reasonable price, easy terms. Good buildings and fairly well tiled. Thirty acres of young timber. Good land. Call on or address John h. Turner, Remington, Indiana, any day in the week except Saturday or Sunday, or John R. Gray, Rensselaer, Indiana. John L. Turneb.

For Sale—First-class new rub-ber-tired phaeton. Used but twice. Enquire at this office.

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, aud 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 Barcua horse-stocks, for safely handling the wild and vioious horse. I hope to retain all old custom, ere ana as many new ones as will give me their patronage. All my work is guaranteed. Jesse Ball, Proprietor.

AKC YUU SOKE? USE 4 laracamph Relieves Instantly or Money Refunded. CATARRH, BRONCHITIS, And all Throat Inflammations. It Cools. It Soothes. It Cures* 104 Sold only In 25c., 50c. A M.OO Bottle*. At all food Druggist*. FOR SALE BY B. F. FENDIG, DRUGGIST. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK North Side of Public Square RENSSELAER, - INDIANA.

Leans Money on all kinds of Good Security, on CITY PROPERTY and on FARMS at Lowest Rates, Pays Interest en Savings, Pays Taxes and Makes investments for customers and others and sol cits Personal Interviews, with a view to Business, premising every favor consistent with Safe Banking.

FARH LOANS A SPECIALTY. limb ma in it w We have anything you want in the Buiding line; we are selling about one carload of Lumber per day which speaks well for our grades and our prices, and you .can’t afford to buy elsewhere : : : : h M tab <!■■.

Fra Supply [fill THE YEAR 1904 finds us with a complete Farmers Supply Store. Our grocery department is filled with a complete new stock of fresh goods. Our dry department is complete with good line of staple goods. Our farm implement department is also complete. Can furnish you with everything a farmer needs on a farm. We have the largest and best selection of good farm and driving horses in Northern Indiana. Everyone has a chance to try the horse before he takes it away. If he isn’t right, don’t take him; try another until you are satisfied. It is satisfied customers we want. Our buggy department is the largest and most complete that you can find. Our buggies are bought right and sold right. We will sell you a cheap buggy or a good one. We will tell you just what you are buying. We want you to get value received for every dollar you spend with us. It is satisfied customers we want. Remember we sell for cash and on time, but not on open account. Come and see us, if you don’t buy, for we will then become acquainted. But remember our business is to sell goods and lots of them. ins mm Msiß PARR - IND. W. L. Wood, Proprietor.

DIRECTORS. A. ParkUon. President, JobnM. Wesson, Vice-President. James T. Randle. Oeo. B. rinrrey. B. L. Hollingsworth, Cashier.

Chicago to the Northwest, Indianapolis, Cincinnati s and the South, Louisville, hnd French Lick Springs. Rensselaer Time-Table, In EfTsot Juns 29,1903. South Bound. No. 3—LpulayiUeExpreu, (da11y)..11:25 p.n»; !?°-J 5 "^ Loca . 1 , fr ,S i * ht 2:40 p.m. No.Bl—Past Mail 4:48 a. m) North Bound. No. 4r-Mail, (daily)....- 4:80 a.m* No. 40—Milk aoeomm., (daily) 7:31 a. mNo. 32—Past Mall, (daily) 9:55 a. mNo. B—Mail and Express, (daily)... 8:30 p.m. •No. 30—Cin.to Chicago Ves. Mali.. 6:32 p. m|No. 38—Cin. to Chicago 2:57p.m----•No. 46—Local freight 9:55 a. m* •Daily except Sunday. tSunday only, _ Hammond hat been made a regular stop for No. 80. No. 82 and 83 now stop at Cedar Lake. _ Phase J. Rksd, G. P. A., W. H. McDoel, President and Gen. M’g’r, Chab. H. Rook ■well, Traffic M'g’r, OMIOAGO. W.H.Bhau, Agent. Rensselaer.

Bell Phone 181. Lafayette Phone 879. WABASH Arrival and departure of traina from The Lafayette Pashcnqer! Station Twerfth and Erie Streeta In effect Sunday, Janaary 8,6 a. m. GOING EAST. No. 3. N. Y. and Boston Urn, daily2:49 a.m No. 8. Buffalo Mail, daily 6:00 a.m No. 6. Mall and Express daily 8:55 a.m No. 4. Continental Llmitdd, daily .3:12 p.m No. 24. Alantic Express, daily 2:43 pxn No. 50. Lafayette Ac. ex Sunday ar.7:85 p.m ttfo. 6. Not run bet. FLWayne and Detroit GOING WEST. No. 51. Springfield Ac., ex. Sunday.6:3o a.m No. 9. Kansas City East Mail daily.B :S5 a.m No. 8. Western Express, daily.... 13:04 a.m No. 7. Mail and Express, dally 1:08 p.m No. 1. Continental Limited, daily.. 1:48 p.m No, 5. Fast Mail, daily 7:50 p.m No. 2, New York and Boston express, has through sleeper (buffet) St. Louis to Boston; also sleeper St. Louis to New York. Vestibuled free reclining chair car, St. Louis to Buffalo, and diDing car, serving all meals. No. 4, Continental Limited, daily, has through Pullman sleeper. St. Louis to New York aDd Boston. Coaches St. Louis to New York. Dining car serves all meals. No. 6, Mail and Express, daily, has connection with sleeper at Detroit for New York and Boston via Lake Shore A Michigan Southern and New York Central R, R. No. 8. Through aleeper to New York, and chair car to Buffalo, No, 9 has aleeper and free reclining chair car to Kansas City. Does not handle baggage between Lafayette and Danville Junction. No. 1, Continental Limited, daily, same service as No. 4. Does not carry baggage for stations between Lafayette ana Danville Junction. No. 8, St. Louis Limited, daily, has sleeper (Pullman buffet) Boston and New York to St. Louis; also free reclining chair to SL Louis, and St. Louis to Kansas City. No. 6, Fast Mail, Coach Toledo to St. Loots. Does not carry baggage. Ocean steamship tickets sold to all parts of the world. J. RAMSEY, Jr.. President. C. S. CRANE, Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent. H. V. P. TAYLOR, Asst. Gen. Pass, and Tkt. Agent. St. Louis, Mo. THUS. FOLLEN, P. A T. A., Lafayette, Ind.

Attention Farmers. Why remain in the North and stay indoors six months in the year consuming what you raise during the other six months? Go South where you can work out dcors every month in the year, and where you are producing something the year round. If you are a stock raiser you know your stock are now “eating their heads ofir and, besides, have to be protected from the rigors of winter by expensive shelter, Economical stock feeding requires the combination of both flesh-forming and fat-forming food in certain proportions, Alabama and Florida produce in abundance the velvet bean and cassava, the first a flesh producer, and the latter a fat producer, and they are the cheapest and best fattening materials known to the world. More money can be made and with less labor, in general farming, fruit and berry growing and truck gardening along our road in the South than in any other section of the Union. If you are interested and desire further information on the subject, address. G. A. PARK, r c. Gen'l Immigration and Industrial Agent, Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co., Louisville, Ky.

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