Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1904 — Page 7

® Fanners’ Mutoor. <» u unci Moll, Of Benton, White and Jasper > ountiev. REPUKBKNTED BY MARION I. ADAMS, RENSSELAER. IND. I surance in force Dec. 81, 1908. $1,695,762.75. Increase for year 1908, $221,566..45 1 i !4 V\. { W. O. Brown, GENERAL AUCTIONEER, Thoroughly posted on all breeds of stock. you big money on all your sales and satisfy you ■every time. Satisfaction guaranteed. Terms reasonable. Write or telephone me for tdates before advertising. ’Phone No. 389. BENSSELAER, : : INDIANA. I BLACK- | |DRAUGHTI I STOCK »»l I IPOULTRYI Imedicinel If Stock and poultry have few ■ I troubles which are not bowel and ■ ■ liver irregularities. Black- ■ ■ Draught Stock and Poultry Medi- I | cine is a bowel and liver remedy ■ ■ f OT stock. It puts the organs of I H digestion in a perfect condition. B I Prominent American breeders and ■ I farmers keep their herds and flocks ■ I healthy by giving them an occa- ■ ■ sional dose of Black-Draught Stock ■ I and Poultry Medicine in their ■ ■ food. Any stock raiser may buy a |J ■ 25-cent half-pound air-tight can ■ "jm of this medicine from his dealer |J ■ and keep his stock in vigorous B ■ health for weeks. Dealers gener- ■ |j ally keep Black-Draught Stock and H ■ Poultry Medicine. If yours does ■ M not, send 25 cents for a sample ■ ■ can to the manufacturers, The ■ ■ Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat- ft ■ tanooga, Term. C 1§ Rochbllb, Ga., Jan. SO, 1901. X ■ Black-Draught Stock and Poultry ■ ■ Medicine is the beat lever tried. Onr K m stock was looking bad when yon sent ■§ I me the medicine and now they are ■ ■ getting to fine. They are looking 30 ■ : fl per oenL better. ■ B. P. BROOKINGTON.

MAN WANTED We want a man in this locality to sell the world renowned WHEELER & WILSON, the only sewing machine so far in advance of all others’ that with it the dealer can readily overcome all competition. It is backed by a reputation of 50 years unparalleled success and thousands of the first machines made are still giving ♦heir owners faithful service. We prefer a man with experience in some kind of canvassing (but this is not absolutely necessary) and who can procure a horse and wagon. To such person we can offer exceptional inducements. We do not sell our machines to catalogue houses or department stores. We furnish them to our authorized agents only and protect them in their sale. This is a splendid opportunity for some energetic man to establish himself in a good permanent business. When answering, please give full information regarding yourself, age, previous occupation, etc. ADDRESS Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. 79-74 Wabash Ave.. Chicago, 111. Read The Democrat for news.

The Letter Robert Wrote

By Kate M. Cleary

It was a day like an opal—full of light and sparkle and blue brilliances and tender, greenish shadows. Ray bad awakened to It all with a reciprocal rush of joy bom of perfect health and almost perfect happiness. Would Robert feel annoyed that she had failed to keep her appointment with him the day previous? The thought troubled her. She could not bear to remain indoors and eat her breakfast. She would run out in the garden and wait until the postman passed. She had her plunge bath, dressed find went flying downstairs. Singing, she flashed out into the dewy brightness of the young day. She went darting from shrub to shrub and from flower to flower, for all the world like a bright plumaged humming bird. Ah! There was the postman coming down the block now! “Good morning!” she cried smilingly. She caught eagerly the letter he extended. At first as she read a shadow crossed her countenance. . Gradually this expression gave place to one of bewilderment Finally It merged in a look of complete comprehension. “Robert won’t be angry about the broken appointment” she decided. And she was singing again aa she went indoors. This is the letter Robert wrote: “Dearest —My godfather, Wilfrid Wolverton, la here. He said he wanted to surprise me. In this laudable ambition he was entirely successful. I was not expecting him—didn’t dream he’d show up for a month yet He has come all the way from Canada to pass judgment on the girl I’ve selected to be the wife of his godson. And, lo and behold, if I did not insist on his fulfilling the object he had In mind when he started he’d turn around this minute, I believe, and go hack to his land of snows and tamaracks. Daft? I hear yon ask. No man is saner, dear girl. But he's brimful of eccentricities. You know how prejudiced he was when I wrote him about you that I should think of marrying ‘a girl of the States.’ But, provided you possessed beauty and intelligence, both of which I assured him were yours In fullest measure, he was disposed to make the best of matters. As bad luck would have it, his ancient and capricious fancy was yesterday ensnared by some forward

HE GRASPED HER HAND IS A CRUSHING PRESSURE.

young person whose acquaintance he made at the railroad depot. She was there, it appears, to meet a friend. He, fatigued by his journey, was overcome by one of his periodic fainting fits. This officious young woman was equal to the occasion. She objected to having an ambulance summoned. One of her relatives, she said, was snbject to such seizures, and she knew just what to do. She had him laid flat, bis collar loosened, begged a flask from a drummer and dispatched a messenger to a drug rtore for what proved to be the proper flblets. Anyhow she brought him*back to consciousness, bad him lean on her arm to the cab stand and mv him safely off to his chosen hotel. She would not give her name. Only laughed away his thanks and went off. "He has talked of nothing else since. He vows be Is going to advertise for the young woman, that he may formally, and substantially if she will permit, evidence his gratitude. So fascinated is he by her that he has practically lost interest In you. ‘Such grace!’ he raves. ‘Such wit! Such a good heart! Oh, my boy, if yon had only fallen In love with her!’ Which is neither reasonable nor logical, however yon take It. I try to tell him of yonr multiple perfections, but he waves all aside as merely loverly extravagance. I do hope yon may be able to eradicate the Impression produced by this extremely audacious young person when I bring him to visit yon this afternoon. Tm fond of the old chap. He has always been mighty good to me. I don’t deny that the cool million he has promised me If I marry to please him mens a good deal to an Impecunious bank clerk like myself. But 1 wouldn’t marry a princess of the blood royal, with the crown jewels thrown in, if a little girl named Ray loved me. She says

she does. God bless her. An revoir, then. Yours adoringly, ROBERT.” • * * * • * • “Why didn’t you meet me at the Art institute, as you promised?” Ray stopped to address a question to the big Irish setter lying on the hall rug. “Pickwick,” she asked, “why did I fail to meet Robert yesterday afternoon at the Art institute, as I had promised to do?” Whereat Pickwick, sagacious and discreet, inferred she could not prove tbs matter by him and only thumped a sympathetic tall by way of reply. “You know,” Ray explained to her beloved little mother, while she was putting the parlor in precise and immaculate order, “we can have things beautiful even if we are poor. Your heirlooms go a long way when helped out by exquisite cleanliness and lots of flowers.”

At 4 o’clock the rooms were glistening with polish and glowing with blooms. There were masses of lilacs everywhere, and one could catch a glimpse of a table set with snowy drapery and rough old crested sliver pink with sweet peas. Mrs. Fnirlie, In her worn black silk and honiton collar, received the guests with gentle dignity. The tall, handsome man who had introduced him looked searchingly around. He groaned as he heard the silver haired old gentleman Jannch out in confidence to Mrs; Fairlle.

“The most attractive young creature, my dear madam, I do assure you; a band like a snowflake and a voice of velvet; heavenly blue eyes, full of tha most captivating tenderness”— He sprang from his chair. “Good heavens! Who is that?” A girl In a diaphanous green gown. Just the shade of a young lettuce leaf, was coming down the room. She had a lot of sunny hair rolled back from a broad white brow. Her lips were red and smiling. And she had—oh, marvelheavenly blue eyes full of the most captivating tenderness. “Mr. Wolverton.” She was standing before him, was holding out her hand. "We met yesterday. You are quite recovered, I hope?” He grasped her hand In a crushing pressure. He turned helplessly to Robert Leith. “Do yon mean to say that this—this angel is your promised wife?” “I certainly do,” laughed the amased Robert. “I did not dream until this moment that she was your ministrant of yesterday. Uncle Wilfrid, is she not"— “A forward young person—an officious young woman—an extremely audacious young person,” murmured Ray archly. Robert colored, laughing still more at the reminder. “She Is perfection,” declared Wolverton. “I didn’t think there were such young women in the States. I still believe,” stanchly, “that there is only —one.” “You deserve a kiss for that pretty speech,” laughed Ray and touched his wrinkled cheek with her fresh young lips. “God bless you, my dear,” he said.

Limitations of “Store Teeth.”

A small town In Posen, near the Silesian frontier, still keeps a night watchman who blows the hours on a whistle. The London Telegraph tells that one night he failed to sound his whistle. The burgomaster summoned the delinquent to account for his negligence. After some hesitation be declared that his last tooth had dropped out and that he could not hold In his mouth the official flat tin whistle. A council was called, and the subject was gravely discussed. Finally one of the members said that he had heard of a dentist at Breslau who supplied artificial teeth. After long debate the council appropriated money to send the aged watchman to Breslau to get a set of new teeth. In due time the watchman reported that his teeth had arrived. That night the burgomaster sat up to hear the result To his astonishment there was no whistle at 10, at 11 or at midnight The next morning he summoned the watchman. “Yon have got your teeth,” he said Indignantly. “Why do you not whistle as before?*’

"Yes, I’ve got a new set of teeth,” replied the old man, “but the doctor told me to put them In water at night”

Just Looked Wise.

“The queerest client I ever had was also the smartest” said a lawyer who lives in a city In Pennsylvania. “One day he walked into my office, and I recognized him at once as an out of town contractor who had been putting In some sewers for our city. He bad, I knew, done the work well, but had had some difficulty with the councils, who were holding np his bill. Without a word he handed me a check for SIOO. “ ‘What’s that for?* I asked. “That’ said he, is your retainer.’ " ‘And what do you want me to do 7 " ‘i want you to come along with me to the meeting of the councils tonight Yon know I have a bill against the city. It would take more time than either of us has to explain the case now, but I am In the right and I know my argument All I want Is the help of a well known lawyer’s presence; I’ll do all the talking. All that you have to do ts to come along with me and look wise.’ “Well, that’s all I dkl do, and what with hie arguments and the fact that there Was a silent lawyer present doing his beet to ‘look wise,’ the man got his money, and I got mtoe.*,-7Phila-delpbia Press.

The Seeret of Her Enjoymant.

He—l don’t see how you could have enjoyed that performance at the theater last night It was abominable. She —I know It but you didn’t sit In a box with a new gown on.

X-MAS BARGAINS AT Murray’s Store. Whenever and wherever you meet people, socially or in a business way, be sure your clothes area credit to you; let the story they tell be in yourfavor. There is no excuse for not having your clothes speak well for you and no clothes you will ever see will give you a better recommendation than ours.

One lot of men’s suits, sizes 33 to 35, regular price from $7.50 to d* . $12.50, sale price One lot of men’s suits, all sizes, regular price from $7.00 to <£_» „„ $8.50, sale price. Men’s $9.00 and SIO.OO __ suits, sale price Men’s #l2, 12.50 and sl4 d; n suits, sale price.. 47lU«UU Men’s $16.50, sl7 and $lB ts n suits, sale price h* Overcoats from $3.50 to S2S»DO Young Men’s and Boys’ Overcoats at Greatly Reduced Prices, as we have too many.

We have a big stock of children’s and misses’cloaks, many of them this year’s goods, that we will sell for one-half and some of these for one-fourth the regular price. This is your opportunity to buy a good warm cloak at your own price. Geo. E. Hurray, RESSELAER, IND.

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

A Noted Salvationist. Commander Frederick Booth-Tucker Of the Salvation Army, who recently left this country for England, has for eight years been in charge of the work of the army in the United States. In the future he will supervise the work in all countries save Great Britain. His successor is Commander Miss Eva Booth, a daughter of General Booth and a sister of Commander BoothTucker’s wife, who was killed in a railroad accident about a year ago. Booth-Tucker Is a native of India and resigned from the Indian civil service to become an officer In the Salvation Army. In 1888 he married Emma Booth, daughter of the founder of the Salvation Army, in London, pre-

COMMANDER FREDERICS BOOTH-TUCKER.

fixing the name Booth to his own. The conple went to India, Booth-Tucker being placed in charge of the army In that country. Upon the resignation of Ballington Booth from command of the Salvation Army In the United States in 1896 Mr. and Mrs. Booth-Tucker were ordered here to assume command of the forces, with equal authority. For the past six years the commander has been interested In establishing farm colonies of worthy but poor families from the great cities. On the eve of bis departure for England he received letters from President Roosevelt and the governors of twenty-two states commending his work In this country. The Coin Was Harmless. Lord Charles Beresford, commander of the British Gibraltar fleet, Is a wit of the rugged, seafaring kind, somewhat lacking that Chesterfleldlan grace which characterizes the wit of the modern raconteur. * Here Is a story which Illustrates this contention as applied to the famous admiral and which Is being told down In circles Plymouthian: Lord Charles on one occasion was breakfasting In a small hotel far out In the country, and accidentally be upset a cup of coffee over the clean white tablecloth which the good lady o< the

house had dug up from her most sacred linen cupboard for the benefit of the British admiral. Unfortunately the opsetting of the steaming coffee also upset the good lady’s temper, and she Soundly rated Lord Charles for his want of tact “It’s a good thing for yon,” she said, “that the coffee has not left much stain on my cloth.” "It was too weak, ma’am,” replied the admiral. “You’ll have to stain your coffee before you can expect to stain yonr table linen. Use more beans, ma’am; use more beans!”—London Answers. A Romlsb Statesman. Prince Peter Svlatopolk-Mlrsky, who succeeded M. de Plehve as Russian minister of the interior, Is a statesman of liberal tendencies and has already won a victory over the reactionary elements, including the bureaucracy, which, under the lead of the procurator of the holy synod, have striven to overthrow him. Prince Peter Is comparatively young, being but forty-seven. He belongs to

FRLNCE PETER SVIATOPOLK-MIRSKY.

one of the oldest families of Russia, tracing his descent to Rurik, the reputed founder of the Russian monarchy, who died in 879. The family has long been settled In Poland, but belongs to the Orthodox faith. Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky has been successively governor of Penza, marshal of the nobility of the province of Kharkov and assistant minister of the Interior under M. Sipiagulne, who, like M. de Plehve, was assassinated. He began his caver as a soldier, but later entered the civil service. Casu of the Coolaeoe. Senator Boles Penrose of Pennsylvania was showing a party of friends through the vaults of the Philadelphia mint “Mercy,” exclaimed a woman from Baltimore, "how chilly It Is down, here.” “Yes, madam,** replied the senator.

One lot of young men’s overcoats, d* o regular price $3 50, sale price.. v* I Men’s extra Pants at reduced prices. A Big Cut in the price of Children’s and Boys’ Suits During this sale we will sell our Ladies’ Fine Shoes $3.50 Shoes for $3.00 $3 00 Shoes for $2.50 $2 50 Shoes for $2.00 $2.00 Shoes for $1.65 Special Discount During This Sale on Ladies’ Furs, Underwear, Cloaks, Dress Goods and Table Linens.

"you are surrounded by a cool fifty millions.”—New York Times.

The Game of Noted Men.

The game of noted men is played as follows: Some one begins the play by saying: “I know a celebrated poet. The first part of his name is very black, and the last is an elevation.” Whoever gives the right name, which la Coleridge (coal, ridge), describes the name of some noted person. He may choose Shakespeare and say the first part of the poet’s name is something people are apt to do when they are cold, and the last Is a weapon of warfare. There are quite a number of names which will do nicely for thi*v--’ game. Here are a few of them: Wordsworth (words, worth), Cornwall (com, wall), Shelley (shell, lea), Washington (washing, ton), Longfellow (long, fellow), Bernhardt (bum, hard), eta When giving the name to be guessed the profession and sex of the celebrity must be given.

AN OUTSIDE OPINION.

White County Democrat: The cases against Alfred and Thomas J. McCoy sent here from Rensselaer have been docketed, but will ‘probably not be tried this term. Indeed the betting is two to one that they will never be tried. However, the Jasper county council has appropriated SI,OOO to employ counsel to assist in the prosecution.

OBITUARY.

Helen Irene Hughes the daughter of Epriham and Matilda Hughes was born at Momence, 111., January 27, 1890, and died at the home of her parents 5 miles north west of Rensselaer at 2a. m., December 7, 1904. In the spring of 1898 she came with her parents to Indiana where they have since made their home. For almost nine years she has been a great sufferer. During her affliction she has won many hearts by her patience and kindness. She was one of a family of seven children. Besides her parents she leaves to mourn her loss her sisters, Mrs. Bessie Horswood, Mrs. Laura Sheldon and Alice C. Hughes, and her brothers, Charles T., Elliott W., and Walter D. Hughes. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. L. Kindig, pastor of the Trinity M. E. church, on Friday morning, Deo. 9, at 10 a. m., from the home, amid a large company of friends, and her banal occurred at the Weston cemetery. V

The latest winter styles display ed at Mrs. Purcupile’s.