Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1904 — Page 5

TEACHING THE HORSE.

{Learn Anything Hla Mane lea Can Perform. Expert horsemen believe that a horse ’ can be taught to do anything that it is possible for an animal so formed and to be utterly fearless. Thus we know of horses rushing into battle with a fearlessness that is magnificent, although in the beginning of their lives they may have been foolishly timid, shying at everything unusual that happened to be seen In their travels. In order to teach a horse fearlessness he must be accustomed to all sorts of sights and sounds. He must come to know that because something that he sees or hears is unusual it does not follow that it Is harmful, for it is the unusual things that frighten him. The horse is an animal of one idea at a time and is not able to discriminate, so say the men who have made a study of the horse. While he will travel along quietly close by the roar of a train, he may tremble at the flutter of a piece of loose paper flying in the wind. It is not the frightfulness of the object that seems to alarm him, but the unfamiliarity of it. Horse trainers say that the mistakes made in “breaking” and training a colt is that it is too often done in tlie seclusion, of some country road instead of amid the sights and sounds that the animal must necessarily become familiar with later. As soon as the horse becomes familiar with anything and has learned to believe that it will not hurt him he will stand quietly or trot along peacefully, even though all sorts of noises and queer sights are about him. Thus the artillery horse will stand amid the roar of cannons, being used to the noise and not knowing that the sound predicts anguish and death. It is well to accustom a horse to unusual sounds as soon as possible after he is trained for riding or driving. It renders him safe and docile, even though he be a spirited animal. A certain trainer of horses said that an ideal school for horses would contain thrashing machines, pile drivers, steam drills, electric, steam and elevated cars, a band of martial music and a gang of quarrymen blasting rock. A horse that was drilled among such a bedlam as this would indeed prove immune to strange noises. The gentle family horse, petted by man and child, is not always trained to all this, yet he often makes a useful and faithful animal, loved by his owner and evidently making some return of affection.—Detroit Tribune.

A Poor Recipe.

“Don’t talk to me about the recipes in that magazine,” said Mrs. Lane, with great energy. “Wasn’t that the .very magazine that advised me to put on that sody solution and leave the tablecloth out overnight to take off those yellow stains?” “I’m inclined to think it may have been,” said Mrs. Lane’s sister, with due meekness. “I sent you a number of them in the spring, I remember.” “Well, and what happened?” asked Mrs. Lane, with rising wrath. “Didn’t the stains disappear?” asked her sister. “Disappear!” said Mrs. Lane in a withering tone. “It was the tablecloth that disappeared. I don’t know anything about the stains.”

Late Begining.

Sir Walter Scott began to write his celebrated novels at forty. Milton began “Paradise Lost” at fifty. When “East Lynne” appeared its author, Mrs. Henry Wood, was forty-five. Cromwell was forty-one when he began his public career. The year of the heglra was the fifty-third of Mohammed, and Marlborough reached his independent command at the same age. In spiritual examples Abraham was seventy-five when called out of Cbaran, and Moses was eighty when he stood before Pharaoh as the champion of Israel.

They Were All Right.

He was a typical backwoods farmer. His first visit to a city restaurant, however, had taken away none of the appetite he had at home, where everything was placed in large dishes on the center of the table and each one helped himself. The waiter had piled the food around the plate in the customary little dishes, which (he farmer cleaned up in turn. Settling back in his chair, he hailed the passing waiter: “Hey, there, young man! Your samples are all right. Bring on the rest of the stuff.”—Judge.

John Bright’s Reply.

On one occasion John Bright received a letter from a very bad writer, to which he replied: Dear Sir—Many thanks for your letter of the 12th Inst. I have no doubt but that It is a very good letter and that It contains matter as Interesting as it Is Important; but, by the bye, if you should be In town in the course of a few days, would you mind Just stepping In and reading it to me? Yours faithfully.

A Watch’s Variation.

As to the sympathetic vagaries of watches a correspondent writes: “I discovered some years ago that it was the metal buckle of my braces that caused the Irregularities of my own particular watch. I therefore now make a rule of putting my spectacle case on the inside of my watch pocket, thus cutting ofT the connection.” —London Chronicle.

Mutual Slips.

Tom—What made you give me away so when I was telling that yarn at the dinner table? Dick—l didn’t mean to; It was only a slip of the tongue. Bui (that's no reason why you should have kicked me so hard! Tom—Oh, I didn’t mean to— it was only a slip of the foot —Detroit Free Press.

Ingratitude is a form of weakness. I have never known a man of real ability to be ungrateful.—Goethe.

JOHN BRIGHT.

SETTLED IN WEST VIRGINIA

Damnerati Connda Roosevelt a Plurality of Over 10,000. Parkersburg, W. Va., Nov. 10.—West Virginia seems to have kept pace with the rest of the Union at Tuesday’s election. Returns have been received to such an extent that the result can be definitely stated. The Democrats concede that Roosevelt has carried the state by over 10,000, while the Republican claim a Roosevelt majority the largest ever given to any candidate by the state, and that it may exceed 30,000. The Republicans also claim five representatives, the legislature and the state ticket. Dawson is elected governor by a plu rality probably exceeding 4,000. The legislature will be Republican in both branches without taking into consideration the hold-over senators. With several counties in doubt there are fifty-two Republicans elected to the house of delegates and twenty-seven Democrats. To the senate eleven Republicans are elected, two Democrats without doubt, and probably two others.

MISSOURI BREAKS THE LINE Solid Sooth No Longer-Only Democrat Sure la Folk, for Governor. St. Louis, Nov. 10.—With incomplete returns at hand and the result of the state and national election coming In slowly from the outlying counties Roosevelt has broken the “solid south” by carrying Missouri for the Republican party for the first time in thirty years. Eighty-five widely scattered counties out of 114 give the national ticket a plurality over Judge Parker Of 10,595. Joseph Folk (Dem.) for governor, running many thousands of votes ahead of the state ticket, is given a plurality of 30.926 in the same counties, which include the city of St Louis.

Carried with the Republican landslide are the candidates for congress in eight of the sixteen districts, a Republican gain of seven, and the semiofficial returns from the state legislative districts give a Republican ma jority of fourteen on joint ballot in the next general assembly. This will mean the defeat of United States Senator Cockrell for re-election. The returns on other than the heads of the respective state tickets are meager, and it is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty the outcome when the official vote is received. It appears, however, that the entire Republican state ticket is elected by small majorities. FIGURES FROM THE BADGER STATE Social Democrats Increase Their Vote Legislative Claims. Milwaukee, Nov. 10.—Tbe result of tbe election in Wisconsin shows that Roosevelt ran ahead of every ticket and carried tbe state by a plurality estimated on latest returns at 100,000; that ’Governor LaFollette has been reelected by a plurality of about 50,000. and that tbe congressional complexion remains unchanged from two years ago. The legislature is largely Republican and the question of whether Wisconsin shall have a primary election law has carried by a safe majority. One of the surprises in the election was tbe big increase in tbe \*ote of the Social Democratic party, the vote being 18,120—four times what it was in 1900. Tbe Social Democrats elected four assemblymen and one senator to the legislature. Tn the legislature Chairman W. D. Connor, of the LaFollette state central committee, says there will be eightymembers pledged to carry out the measures advocated bylGovernor LaFollette. Of this number sixty-three are assemblymen and/seventeen senators, or a majority /of each house. Chairman Goldin, of the stalwart Republican faction, claims that the stalwart and Democrats combined will control a majority of each house. Perhaps the greatest surprise of the election was the narrow margin on which Representative Babcock pulled through, his plurality of 8,000 two years ago being cut to about 300 this year, a result of the Republican faction fight.

ROOSEVELT HAS COLORADO State Ticket, However, li Claimed by Both the Great Parties. Denver. Colo., Nov. 10.—Roosevelt’s plurality iu Colorado has been increased by later returns and may run above 15,000. Republicans and Democrats claim tbe election of governor and representative-at-large, and the Republicans threaten to contest the state election on the grounds of alleged frauds in Denver. On the face of nearly complete returns Adams has carried Denver county by 4,500 plurality, and he appears to have a safe lead over Peabody without this county. According to the returns in The Times Adams’ plurality in the state is a little over 10.000. The Times concedes that the result is in doubt as to the other state offices, but claims the legislature to be Democratic In both branches. The Post says: “Late returns indicate clearly that the Republican ticket in Colorado —national, state and county has been elected by pluralities ranging from 2,000 to 10.000. A conservative estimate places Governor Peabody’s plurality at 5,000. He will carry Denver by from 1,500 to 2,000.” The Republican state chairman also claims Peabody’s election. Minnesota’! Governor a Democrat. St Paul, Nov. I.—While Minnesota has given Roosevelt 100,000 plurality she has elected Johnson (Dem.) governor.

What Rascom Wanted

By JAMES H. WOODFORD

“Lord love you, mother,” Bald Hiram Peters, “that chap’s all right, even If his clothes are dirty. You kin see he ain’t a tramp.” "That’s all right, Hi,” retorted his better half, “but I don’t like the looks of him. He wouldn’t eat a decent, warm meal, but insisted on sitting on the steps and eating bread and milk. That blue bowl he’s got belonged to Gran’ma Bassett’s father.” “Pshaw!” declared Peters. “He don’t want your bowl, and I don’t blame him fer wantin’ to stay outside a nice day like this. I’ll bet he's got money and is jest trampin’ fer fun.” Meanwhile the unconscious subject of her suspicions was placidly sitting on the back porch, a pitcher of milk at one hand and a loaf of bread on the other, while in his lap reposed the famous blue bowl, which was being rap-

“IT IS VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU,” SHE SAID.

Mly depleted of its contents. Could he have heard Mrs. Peters he might have reassured her, but his thoughts were not of those within the house, hut of the glorious scene without. Across a short level space the ground fell rapidly away to the shores of Lake Oswammle, while on the farther side were the falls of the Oswammle river, a sheer drop of sixty feet into the lake. It had been his first real day In the country since he had left home fifteen years before, at the death of his parents, to seek fortune in the great city. He was a millionaire now, but his money had been gained at the expense of pleasure. He began to realize all that he had lost.

He felt as though time had gone back for a space and he was sitting on the porch of bis old home waiting for Ruth Nesbitt to pass on her way to tbe meadows, where the Nesbitt and Rascom cows enjoyed common pasturage. He wondered where Ruth was now. There had been a tearful farewell the night before he bad left home, and he had promised to return soon and marry her. He had written regularly at first, but there had been no response, and he had stopped. Other and more important matters, as he thought, absorbed him. When be had had time to write friends and make inquiries he bad been told that Ruth had gone away. Jacob Springer, the postmaster, bad been sent to prison for stealing stamps, registered letters, etc. Springer had always been Rascom’s rival even df tbe school days. Doubtless be had intercepted the lovers’ correspondence, and now Rascom bitterly regretted that he had become so absorbed in speculation that he had uot thought of going back to make a personal investigation. Then a strange thing happened. Over the brow of the hill came Ruth Nesbitt. She was older and more mature, but even before he could distinguish her features he knew that it was Ruth. He rubbed his eyes, thinking that the dreams of other days might have evolved thl3 Ideal of the past. But on she came, advancing slowly. He rose and went to meet her. There was a low fence at the foot of the homely garden, and there she paused as lit came up. “It is very good to see you,” she said simply as he came up. “How did you ever happen to come?” "I was walking,” he said vaguely, “and the people inside gave me some bread and milk.” He was conscious of a sense of disappointment. The greeting was so commonplace. Her glance fell upon his soiled clothes. The roads had been muddy, and several passing wagons had splashed him until he was stained from head to foot, and his cravat was white With dust. He did not realize what a change the tramping had made in his appearance. “How did yon find that I was living here?” she asked, with a curious softness in her voice. “I didn’t know,” he confessed frankly. “I tried long ago to find you again after I had learned about Springer”— “What about Springer?” she asked. “Didn’t you hear?” he demanded. “Didn’t yon know that he probably intercepted your letters? He Is in the penitentiary now.” “Then you did write? I am glad of that,” she said slowly. “I thought that when yon got to the city that yon had forgotten your country friends.” “Forgotten!” he shouted. “There has not been a day in the past ten years that I haven’t regretted that I accept-

ad so calmly what I thought at first was my rejection.” "Then you, too, lacked faith?” she suggested. “I, too,” he agreed, “for a little while. But I have always loved you. I hgve never married.” “Neither have I,” she said softly, while a flush crept slowly over her cheek. “But you will?” he demanded eagerly, “right now.” “This very moment?” she asked, half playfully, half pathetically. “As soon as we can find a minister,” he declared masterfully. “Is there one near here?” “There is one right down the road,” she answered, with a slight hesitation In her tone, but happiness in her eyes. Rascom vaulted the garden fence, and hand in hand they went down the road. Thirty minutes later the words had been spoken which made them one at last. It had all come about so suddenly that neither seemed to realize that they were doing anything out of the ordinary. Rascom kissed the bride and thrust a bill Into the hands of the white haired old minister, who stared at the three figures in silent amazement. Ruth gasped as her gaze followed that of the minister. “Oh, John! I ain’t dream”— For the first time Rascom realized how deceptive his appearance was, and he stopped her with a kiss. “My dear,” he asked, “did you think I was a tramp?” “Well, you didn’t look very prosperous,” she reminded him, “but you were John to me, and I’d have married you had you been a beggar. I have made a little money teaching, and I knew that I had enough for two.” “I think,” he laughed, as he shook the hand of the still astonished minister, “that I have more than enough for two.” Then they went back to the Peters farm. “I hope,” said Mrs. Peters tartly, from the doorway, “that you have my blue bowl. It belonged to Gran'ma Bassett’s father. I told pa you was goin’ to carry it off.” “The bowl must be down by the garden gate,” smiled Rascom, “what I want to carry away is Ruth.”

New Use For It.

The regular meeting of the village debating society was In full blast, and the question for discussion was, “Resolved that a monarchy is a stronger form of government than a republic.” One of the speakers on the affirmative side, after an eloquent exordium, proceeded to say: “Now, Mr. President, the gentleman who preceded me has undertaken to show by an appeal to history that monarchies are short lived. He has endeavored to bolster up his side of the argument by giving a list of kingdoms and empires that have risen, flourished a short time and fallen. He fails to mention the fact that most of the strong governments in all ages of the world have been monarchies. He does not give you a list of the republics that have strutted their brief hour upon the stage and disappeared. He contents himself, Mr. President, with generalities. Let us examine both sides of this question and see how easy it is, with the sword of truth, to simply clash that argument into ribbons.” Here he was interrupted by one of the speakers on the negative side of the question: “If the gentleman will pardon me a moment, Mr. President, this is the first time I ever saw the sword of truth used for the purpose of splitting an infinitive.” The general laugh that followed confused and the judges finally decided that the weight of argument was with the negative.

To Consider Himself Dead.

Mr. L., a good natured German, was the proprietor of a clothing business in a country town. He had in his employ one John S., whom he had advanced from cash boy to head clerk. Since his promotion John had several times asked for an increase of salary, and each time his request had been granted. One morning he again appeared at the old merchant’s desk with another request for an increase of $lO a month. “Vy, Shon,” said Mr. L., “I dink I bays you pooty veil alretty; vat for I bays you any more?” “Well,” replied John confidently, “I am your principal help here. I know every detail of the business, and, Indyed, I think that you could not get along without me.” “Is dot so? Vy, Shon. vot would I do suppose you vas to die?” “Well, I suppose that you would have to get along without me then.” The old Teuton took several whiffs from his big pipe and finally said: “Veil, Shon, I guess you petter gonslder yourself dead.”

There Is a Difference.

“Yes, that is where he made a mistake,” said McLean, referring to the latest act of stupidity on tbe part of McFarlane. “I don’t call such an action as that n mistake,” replied old Cormack dictatorially; “I call it a blunder.” “Well, it’s all the same thing,” returned McLean. “No, you are wrong there,” was Cormack’s reply. “There’s a good deal of difference between a blunder and a mistake.” “I should like to know what It is,” answered McLean skeptically. “Well, suppose you went to call on some friend, put an old umbrella into the stand and took away a new one when you left that would be a mistake; but suppose you put down a new one and brought away an old one, that would be a blunder. D'ye see?” McLean admitted that there waa a difference after aIL

O. M. WILCOX & SON SURREY AND PARR ' WILL PAY (/ % Cents Pound For Fancy Fat Turkeys 20 c Dozen For Eggs. I Are You Interested in the South? DO YOU CAKE TO KNOW OF THE MARVELOUS DEVELOPMENT NOW GOING ON IN The Great Central South? OF INNUMERABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MEN OR OLD ONES-TO GROW RICH? Do you want to know about rich farming lands, fertile, well located, on a Trunk Line Railroad, which will produce two, three or four crops from the same field each year? Land now to be had at from #3.0 J to $5.00 an acre which will be worth from $30.00 to #150.00 within 10 years? About stock raising where the extreme of winter feeding is but six («) short weeks? Of places where truck growing and fruit raising yield enormous returns each year? Of a land where you can live out of doors every day in the year? Of opportunities for establishing profitable manufacturing industries; of rich mineral locations, and splendid business openings. If you want to know the details of any or of all ttiese write me. 1 will gladly advise you fully and truthfully. G. A. PARK, General Immigration and Industrial Agent Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. LOUISVILLE, KY.

VOTE ON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE AND ASSESSOR. Following is the vote of Jasper county, by precincts, for township trustee and township assessor: Trustee. Assessor. „ . i Dem 54 Dem 47 Hanging Grove.. } Rep 70 Rep Ti .. I j Dem 128 Dem 82 Giliam../. { Rep 60 Rep 99 j Dem 114 Dem 95 Walker 1 Rep 101 Rep 114 „ , , „ , j Dem 6:! Dem 35 Barkley East } Rep H 5 R ep 119 ~ , , ~ . j Dem 111 Dem 86 Barkley West.... Rep 41 Rep ... , , i Dem 131 Dem 111 Marion, Ist (Rep m Rep m i Dem 153 Dem 135 Marion, 2st j Rep 146 Rep K 0 . „ , j Dem 101 Dem 105 Marion, 3rd ) Rep *4 Rep 77 . ... i Dem 106 Dem 104 Marion, 4th j Rep iBS Rep IS6 T , j Dem 87 Dem 65 J° rdan )Rep 70 Rep 87 „ (Dem 84 Dem 77 Newton j Rep 73 Rep 77 „ t Dem Dem 90 Keener.. ) Rep 124 Rep 87 „ . , ( Dem 62 Dem 83 Kankakee \ Rep sr Rep 5y .„ , , (Dem 99 Dem 93 Wheatfield } Rep 135 Rep m • _ < Dem 58 Dem 39 Carpenter. East.. } Rep m , Rep m „ „ , < Dem 58 Dem 37 Carpenter. South \ Rep U 9 Rep 130 „ . , j Dem 75 Dem 74 Carpenter, West, } Rep luo Rep 95 .... i Dem 42 Dem 46 Milroy 1 Rep 3S Rep 32 ..... t Dem 131 Dem 114 Union, North , Re p 42 Rep 57 Union, South R enl ,75 }? eln 1 Rep 102 Rep 99 Have Yon Got TLt-m T Do you feel anxious and preoccupied when tbe gas man goes by? Do yon sleep badly? Do you go to bed hungry? Does your heart palpitate when you see a steak? Is there an all gone feeling in your pocket? Do you have nightmares? Do you do mental arithmetic every time you contemplate the purchase of “coffee and?” Have you a hunted look? Do you walk down dark alleys when you go downtown? Beware! Those are the symptoms. You’re busted.—San Francisco Bulletin.

**l should have left this lovely home several days ago.” This very pleasant picture shows a brave lieutenant of the Union army in very agreeable business. The lieutenant is the hero of the fascinating war story In the Debatable LancL* BY EDWARD S. ELLIS The young lady with him is the heroine. All their moments were not as blissful and placid as the one the artist chose. Their love making was spiced with most exciting adventure.

A MATTER OF HEALTH RMi MAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS HO SUBSTITUTE ELLIS OPERA HOUSE Saturday, Nov. 12 nagnlflcent Production of East Lynne WITH Specialties between acts. Reserve seats at Jessen’s jewelry store. A complete new stock ladies’ tourist and cravenette rain coats just received. Chicago Bargain Store. For Sale: Two separable cone pulleys and five feet of 1 11-lfi inch shafting. The Democrat. Fancy N. Y. Baldwin and greening apples $2.50 per bbl. for a short time only, worth now to dealers at Chicago $3.00 to 3.50 per bbl. Chicago Bargain Store. PRINTER WANTED. The Democrat wants at once, for its job and ad department, a good, all-round printer; married man; must be stei y, sober and iudustrous. A steady position for years to come at good salary to the right man. In writing state age, experience, wages wanted and enclose samples of work. An endless variety cloaks, suits, skirts, shirt waists, petticoats, etc. at matchless bargains, Dpr s *- - -! Chicago Bargain Store. No Need to Bran. “Sir,” began a creditor who met one of Ms victims in the street, “I sent you a bill in January.” “Yes, sir.” “And again in April.” “Yes. sir.” “And again in July.” “Yes. sir.” “And I presume you received one the other day.” “I did, sir.” “Well, sir; well, sir?" flustered the creditor. "Well, you needn’t feel so stuck up over it,” replied the other as he lighted a cigar. “There are firms in this town who send me bills every month in the year, and they never stop me In the street to brag about it either. I detest such egotism, sir. Good morning.”— Tit-Bits.