Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1904 — Page 3

|Ytnbl Bodmer I m As delicious as a Fresh Orange >' §1 Supersedes old-fashioned Cod Liver Oil and Emulsions R Guaranteed to contain all the medicinal element*, actually taken H from genuine fresh cods’ liver*, with organic iron and other 'fl H body-building ingredients, but no oil or grease, making the mf' ■ greatest strength and flesh creator known to medicine. For tt B old people, puny children, weak, pale women, nursing 1 mothers, chronic cold, hacking coughs, throat and lung ■ troubles, Incipient consumption—nothing equals Vinol. 'S ’f Try It— ls you don't like It we will return money. J. A. LARSH, Druggist. 4KKKO F" I——^ 1 ——^ THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK I - North Side of Public Square RENSSELAER, - INDIANA. Loans Money on all kinds of Good So- DIRECTORS, ourity, on CITY PROPERTY and on A. PnrkUon. FARMS at Lowest Rataa, Paya Interest ' on Savings, Pays Taxes and Makes In- ° n vice^Preeident. vsstmsnts for customers and others and i.~.. t. Randle, aol cits Personal Interviews, with a view aeo. E. Hurray, to Business, promising every favor eon- B. L. Honing* worth, alstont with Safa Banking. Cartier. FARfI LOANS A SPECIALTY. |

| FARMERS! FARMERS! j j ARE YOU 60ING TO HAVE A SALE? j + Employ the “Hustling Pair” of auctioneers. t Why? We get the highest prices, we treat ♦ X your friends and bidders with courtesy, we X > guarantee satisfaction or no pay. Get our X X terms before you employ your auctioneer. I | Phone sis-h. HARMON & GRANT, Rensselaer, Ind.; ♦ ♦ + ♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦ t ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 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 Jto *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 (6) short weeks? Of places where truck growing and fruit rais'ng 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 these write me. I will gladly advise you fully and truthfully. G. A. PARK, General Immigration and Induatrial Agent Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. LOUISVILLE, KY.

Commissioners’ Allowances. Following are the allowances made by the board of commissioners of JasiAr county, Indiana, at its Special December' term, 1904: M B Prloe, perdeim, surveyor.., S 90 00 Same,expense, surveyor’s office 1 10 Same, postage surveyor’s office 2 00 Mettle Price, work, surveyor’s office... 27 00 M B Price, postage 1 60 James Buiiis, labor on ditch 6 00 M B Price, same 20 Oo R Byce. steel sewer, Ist district 329 36 S R Nichols, int. Rent ditch bonds 210 00 S L Luce, bridge repairs 70 34 Same, for same 149 94 S D Clark, bridge repairs 300 00 John R Phillips, serv. Co. Assessor 48 00 Same, postage 4 00 L Es Hamilton, per deim Co Supt 108 00 A G Hardy, sheriff's sadary 116 66 Same, postage 2 00 Same, boarding prisoners 73 40 Same, sheriff’s per deim 64 00 J P Bruner, per deim truant officer... 32 00 Same, truant officer 60 00 ffm Markin, labor poorfarm 3 00 Luella J. Phillips, same 12 00 A F Long, oounty farm 4 36 I Tuteur, same 120 30 Robert Yeoman, same 4 40 W A Brown, labor poor farm 21 00 J A Larsh, poorfarm 18 45 J C Gwin A Co, same 3100 James Walters, stock for same 40 00 DavidPagne, labor at boiler house.... 600 W H Eger, oouDty jail. 10 30 Hiram Day, same 7 26 Same, boiler house 6 06 J A Larsh acet., jail 6 80 J C Gwin A Co., same 9 31 Chas. Ramp, same 76 A F Long, exp. court house 4 85 I Tuteur, same 1 66 S B Jenkins, firing, ch 35 00 I J Porter A Co., exp. ct. house 2 00 Donnelly Bros. same.... 60 10 Chaus Morlan, janitor same 46 00 Same, laundry for same 80 J A Larsh, expense same... 6 40 City Rensselaer, lights ch A jail 40 69 E R Hopkins, exp. ch 3 00 W H Eger, same 4-68 S R Nichols, postage 2 00 LenMcCurtaln, 1 wolf scalp 10 00 I M Washburn, Bd. Health 62 06 L C Walters, lumber 302 00 G K Hollingsworth, poor children in school . 13 20 Thomas Canine, expense election 5 00 S R Nichols, int, oh. bonds 900 00 J W Mcßwan, notice letting coat, for cottage 8 00 Geo. B. Marshall, public printing 17 40 J W Mcßwan, notice cont. supplies 4 00 F B Babcock public printing 14 76 Jasper Co. Democrat, same 2 56 Leslie Clark, printing notices 3 00 Indianapolis News, gravel road notice,

Geo. E Marshall, printing notices g. r.. 500 A Hal leek, gravel road supt 4(0 John Shortridge Keener gravel rd 63 00 A Halleck, turnpike director 5 00 Chas T Denham, same..., 5 00 Fred Waymire, same 5 00 S R Nichols, Keener g. r. bonds 3 665 44 j J Moore, refund erroneous taxes.... 12 60 C M Blue, burial soldier’s wife 60 00 James N. Lbathehman. Auditor Jasper Co. Big Stock Sale. The undersigned will sell at Public Sale at his residence 3 Vi miles west of Rensselaer, 4 miles Southeast of Mt. Ayr, beginning at 10 a. m.. sharp on Friday, Jan. 6,1905, 8 HEAD OF HORSES—consisting of one good Span of Mules, and 4 years old; one year old Gelding ; Jm one yearling JP one . Spring Colt; one Pony 8 years old, in foal to heavy horse; one Burro, with cart, gentle for children. 35 HEAD OF OATTLE-oonsisting of 8 Milch Cows, 2 of them fresh: 9 Two-year-old Steers; 8 yearling Steers; 7 Two-year-old Heifers; 8 Spring Calves! 3 Fall Calves. 14 HEAD OF HOGS—S Poland China Boars, Pedigreed; 1 Duroc Jersey Boar, Pedigreed; 8 Shoats, wt. about 100 lbs. SHEEP: 46 Head Good Shropshire Ewes. Also One Buck, will sell in lots of ten. A credit of 13 months will be given on sums over 36 with the usual conditions: 5 per cent off for eash where entitled to eredit. A. C. PANCOAST. T. J. CLTn, Auctioneer, C. G. Bpiti.ee, Clerk. Morris* English Worm Powder Sold by A, F. Long*

EXCHANGE CUPPINGS.

Pulaski • County Democrat: Henry R. Sullivan and Irene P. Botts of Beaver township were married last Thursday at the home of ’Squire Shadle of Jefferson, himself officiating. We are informed that they will remain in Beaver through the winter and will then locate in Jasper county. North Judson has given birth to another company. The Indiana Peat Fuel Co., of North Judson was incorporated Monday with a capital stock of $15,000. The directors are F. C. Johnson of Kishwakee, 111., Jacob Keller of North Judson and Dwight Chapman of South Bend. The declared purpose of the company is to cut and dry peat, from Mr. Keller’s land and elsewhere, and sell it for fuel. —Ex. Winamac Republican: It does not take as long to be divorced as it does to be married. The circuit court of Pulaski county comes very near being in the front when it comes to quick While court was in session a complaint for divorce was filed, the defendant entered bis appearance and waived the service of summons, and the court then heard the evidence and granted the divorce, all within, ten minutes after the filing of the complaint.

A negro preacher at the close of a sermon, made an impressive pause and said: “I hab found it necessary on acount ob de hard times an’ de general deficiency ob de hard circulating mejum ob de church, t’ introduce ma new ottermatic c’leckshun box. It is so arranged that a half dollah falls on a red plush cushion wid, out noise; a nickle will ring a small bell, distinctually herd by de congregashun, an’ a euspender but ton, ma fellow mortals, will fiah off a pistol; so yo’ will govern yo’self accordingly. Let de c’leckshnn now p’oceed.”—Ex.

Goodland Herald: Last Monday a law suit was tried in Lafayette in which Mrs. F. D. Gilman was plaintiff and Geo. Mitten, of Wadena, was defendant, Mrs. Gilman held a note of Mitten’s for §5,000, which he had given to F. D. Gilman prior to the failure of the Home bank. Gilman’s name had been scratched out and Mrs. Gilman’s name inserted. Mitten refused to pay the note od the grounds that it bad been tampered with and therefore could not be collected. The court held that the note was good and collectable. However, as Mr. Mitten’s estate is in bankruptcy, Mrs. Gilman will only be able to collect a certain per cent, on the dollar.

Pulaski Co. Democrat: The friends of Dr. Eugene McMurray of Francesville are incensed over the unfair and erroneous publicity given his arrest last week, claiming that the facts were not stated as shown by the court proceeding. Briefly, an indictment was returned charging him with manslaughter, the declaration being made that the use of a knife on Mrs. Cora McClellan caused her death. He gave §2,500 bond for his appearance at the February term of court with J. W. Burget, G. H. Helman and C. W. Barker as sureties. The friends of Mrs. McClellan claim that it was a case of malpractice, while Dr. McMurray’s friends declare that he was called in a case beyond human power to aid and that the prosecution is due to spite work. There you have both sides.

FARMERS’ INSTITUTE. The farmers Institutes for Jasper county will be held this year as follows: Remington, Jan. 17 and 18. Rensselaer, Jan. 19 and 20. Wheatfield, Jan. 21.

Oates’ Annual Hawaiian Tour, Feb. a, 1905. 2,069 miles on one of the fastest steamers of the Oceanic steamship company. A tour through the Hawaiian islands includes a visit to Kilaneo Volcano and Hilo. Trips will be made to Waikiki Beach, Kapioluni Park, Monoa Valley and a ride over the Oahu Railway through Ewa plantation, to Wauaneo. The cost from San Francisco will be $250.00. Rate from Lafayette $360.00. Call on or address, Tbos. Follen, Pass. & Tkt. Agt., Lafayette, Ind. FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. To the general publio a rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip, on sale 24, 25, 26, 31, Jan. 1 and 2. For teachers and students returning home for Christmas and New Year vacation, tickets may be sold on the closing day, but not earlier than Deo. 15, on presentation of certificates. W. H. Beam, Monon Agt.

THE SELLING OF THE CORN.

’Ti» thirty-seven and thirty-eight, But aeldom forty, do they state; And sometimes they say but is what they pay for corn that's mixed. Sometimes it reaches thirty-nine. But 'twill be more tban that In Its own good time. Some think the corn crop’s short this year— But that’s a report we often hear; Some people think the priee may raise, But It depends on whom it laya, What it will be aoon nobody knows, And that is just way it goes. When it goes up the forty line, Just sell your corn about that time. It will not go up so very highA little raise causes many a sigh. And if it does reach forty-three. To sell at that would it suit ye? Then folks that sold at thirty-eight. Will sit a-thinking o'er that low rate. To sell my corn I would be slow, But there is no telling which way it may go, And neither would I be too long, Or you may find you’re iu the wrong. And when you sell, don’t sell too cheap, And you will not lose any sleep. And 'tls not best to wait and wait, Or you might make a great mistake. There's people who wont look at the right In corn or oats nor wheat not rice, But wait and wait and feed the mice; And keep a wanting more and more. Than what is right from their crib door; And never can be satisfied With things that nature has supplied. Few years ago ’twas thirty-two— To see that now would it suit you? Some people think it’s best to ship. And then let here the best prices slip. Most people here are shelling, And that means, of course, there’s been some selling. Some people here they missed it small. And talked just like they missed it all. Because some folks got a little more, It made some other folks feel awful sore, And went and scolded to the buyer, And I’ll bet they thought he was a liar. But I don't think they much did lose, But ’tis an easy thing to get the blues, Because a truthful life he led, And held to what the contract said. We sold our corn at the right time— Don't you see how it does rhyme? And all the corn we had was white. And then, besides, a little light. Little rhymes like this I sometimes write. But l’ta not a-fooling For many a one like this I write. In the few years of my schooling. But I must stop and get to work, Or teacher will think I’m trying to shirk. —Written by a 13-year-old Jordan township schoolboy.

THE POSITION OF AMERICAN WOMEN.

By Dr. Mary Putman Jacobi: All women —no matter how well born, how well educated, how intelligent, how rich, how serviceable to the State —are the political inferiors of all men, no matter how base born, how poverty stricken, how ignorant, how vicious, how brutal. The pauper in the almshouse may vote; the lady who devotes herself to getting that almshouse made habitable may not. The tramp who begs cold victuals in the kitchen may vote; the heiress who feeds him and endows a university may not. Communities are agitated and Legislatures convulsed to devise means to secure the right of suffrage to the illiterate voter. And the writers, journalists, physicians, teachers, the wives and daughters, and companions of the best educated men in the State are left in silence, blotted out, swamped, obliterated, behind this cloud of often besotted ignorance. To-day the immigrants pouring in through the open gates of our seaport towns, the Indian when settled in severalty, the negro hardly emancipated from the degradation of 200 years of slavery, may all share in the sovereignty of the State. The white woman —the American woman —the woman in whose veins runs the blood of those heroic colonists who founded our country, of those women who helped to sustain the courage of their husbands in the Revolution; the woman who may have given the flower of her youth and health in the service of our Civil War, this woman is excluded. To-day women constitute the only class of sane people excluded from the franchise, the only class deprived of political representation, except the tribal Indians and the Chinese.

Gates’ Tour of Old Mexico.

Tuesday, February 21, 1905, a magnificant train composed of compartment sleepers, straight sleepers, observation cars and dining cars will leave. The trip takes in the principal cities in the Republic of Mexico and will be an interesting one from start to finish. You cannot afford to miss it. The grand canyon and petrified forests'are made in connection with this tour. You can make yonr side trip to California also. The tour will be under the personal charge of Mr. Chas. Gates of Toledo. This alone is a guarantee that every detail of the trip will be oarried out to the letter. Rate from Lafayette $350.00. For itinerary call on or address, Thos. Follen, Pass. & Tkt. Agt„ Lafayette, Ind.

CARD OF THANKS. We desire to thank our many Mends and neighbors who so Kindly assisted through the sickness, death and burial of onr dear wife and mother. W. F. Gilmore and Family.

The SPORTING WORLD

Willie Hoppe, Cue Wonder. Willie Hoppe, the sensational boy billiard champion, is now touring America, giving exhibitions of his striking ability with the cue. Hoppe

WILLIE HOPPE.

is undoubtedly the greatest billiard player of the world at his age, sixteen years. In Brooklyn recently at the Knickerbocker academy he won in a tournament ifi which he gave odds to the leading experts in the east. He also executed some new trick shots that created a decided sensation.

Bransfield to Leave Pittsburg f While President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg National Baseball club declines to be interviewed on the subject, it can be set down for a fact that when the Pirates line up for the opening of the championship straggle next spring Bransfield will not be found on first base. The plan is to place Wagner In that depending upon young McBride, secured from the St. Joe club of the Western league, to cover short field. The wisdom of this shift is to be seriously questioned. To begin with, Bransfield Is one of the very best guardians of the initial comer in the country today, and, while it is also true that his batting has not been up to the standard, he has in a measure made up for this deficiency by the clever manner in which he has handled wild throws by his fellow infielders. It is not generally known, but it is a fact just the same, that Tommy Leach, the greatest of all third basemen, is one of the most erratic throwers in the National league. During a conversation with the little fellow last summer he made this assertion: “People blame Bransfield for dropping balls which I throw to him, but if they only knew how many wild throws Kitty has turned into outs they would not be so free with their criticism of the big fellow.”

American Is German Golf Champion. Almost nothing has yet been written of the capture of the golf championship of Germany at Berlin by an American. This is largely because of the meager details so far sent across. Dr. G. O. Walker was the winner. Franklin H. Mason, American consul general at Berlin, who is the mainstay of the club there, was his opponent in the final. In a smaller way the development Is not less significant than Travis’ victory at Sandwich. Golf has really been established Several years longer in Germany than in this country, there being courses in Dresden, Hamburg, Homburg, Kiel and Wiesbaden, among other places. It has made no such headway in Germany, however, as in the United States, its chief promoters there being Englishmen and Americans. This is a trifle hard to explain, for the nature of the sport is better suited to Germans than to Frenchmen, who, however, have really accomplished more in it. How About It, Barney T Barney Dreyfuss says that President Herrmann of Cincinnati Is making a mistake in offering $25,000 for Third Baseman Bradley, as he says he could get him for much less. Don’t fool yourself, Barney. Wonder if Barney would let Tommy Leach get away for $25,000 with no other third baseman in sight? Michigan and Yale. The University of Michigan football team will attempt to arrange a game with Yale for next season, and Yale will again refnse, of course. In its effort to show that the teams of the west are the equal of those of the east Michigan seems doomed to constant disappointment The Gentry Colts. Will Ewing will train the John R. Gentry (2:o(>i4) colts for George Campbell Brown at Ewell farm, Colombia, Tenn., next season. - if’ "Home Lotl*s Hearts Are Best. 1 * Jan Bowker, the English bantam champion, who defeated Frankie Nell In London, denies that he la coming to America. Jockeys at Oakland, Jockeys Patsy licCue, Grover Cleveland Fuller and Johnny Bullman are riding at Oakland, Cal., this winter. Christie’s Colts at New Orleans. Trainer Benson has shipped a halt doaen of Mr. Christie’s colts to New Orleans for the winter race meet.

FOR THE CHILDREN

The Vesper Rite. Take half a dozen large potatoes and cut them in half. Shape each half into a candlestick by scooping out a round bole In the small end, making it large enough to hold a candle. Place a half candle in each of the potato candlesticks and pin around each candle a strip of paper on which is written a word Indicating a trait of character, such as “modesty," “bashfulness,” “vanity,” etc. Then form a magic ring, with the candles in the center, in a dimly lighted room. «»The ring should be about three feet iu diameter. Blindfold one of the players and have the center party join hands and run three times around the lighted candles. Then, leaving the blindfolded player standing two feet from and facing the ring, let the others fall back while a chair is placed before her and a fan is handed to her and she is told to make three trials at fanning out the caudles over the back of the chair. After the third trial she must remove the bandage from her eyes and examine the papers on the candles that are left burning, reading aloud the words which reveal her character. If care is taken that no one approehes the candles after they are lighted except the person managing the game and the one whose character is being tested, there will be no danger of skirts ' catching fire.

Hidden Name*. In the following are to be found, first, the name of a continent; second, the name of a country in that continent, and, third, the name of the capital of that country: “Did you lose a bird, sir?” Katie asked. As I answered “No,” I happened to catch a slight twinkle in her eye. “Kate,” I laughed, throwing down my papers, “I am afraid you are joking.” “No; I found a bird,” she replied. “Where?” “Never mind, sir. Is it yours?” “No.” “Then I’ll keep it” “Ail right, you may keep it; only tell me what the fun is about, Kate.” Her answer floated in through the window: “It’s a gold eagle. I found it In your pocket but I’m so glad I may keep It”

Suggestions For Forfeits. In redeeming forfeits in the many games young people play, few ideas seem to spring to the minds of those who are asked, “What shall the owner do?” Here are some suggestions: Laugh in one comer of the room, cry in another, yawn in the third and dance in the fourth. Put yourself through a keyhole. (Write the word yourself and put it through.) Write your name in one letter. (Write a letter to some one, with your name in it.) The one to pay the forfeit stands with his face to the wall; one behind him makes signs indicating a kiss, a pinch, a box on the ear. Then the question is asked, “Which do you prefer, the first, second or third?” Whichever happens is given to him. Imitate without laughing such animals as companions name.

Punctuation Counts. Punctuation marks are small things, but they make meanings plain when properly used, as appears from the following: “The old gentleman then entered the drawing room on his head, a white hat on his feet, finely polished boots on his nose, gold rimmed spectacles in his hand, a silver headed cane was carried in the manner of a sword.” This is ridiculous, but may be made sensible by slight changes in the punctuation, as follows: “The old gentleman then entered the drawing room; on his head, a white hat; on his feet, finely polished boots; on his nose, gold rimmed spectacles; In his hand, a silver headed cane was carried In the manner of a sword.” Indoors Versos Outdoors. Divide players into two sets, outdoors and indoors. The challenging party says, for example, “I have teeth.” If this is the outdoor contingent the indoor set by pantomime show what they guess the outdoor article with teeth to be—for example, a saw. If they fail to guess, the outdoor players score five points. Then the indoor ones challenge with the same, the answer being comb, an indoor article. Other hints are as follows: Outdoor. Indoor. Eyes Potatoes Needles Ears Corn Pitchers Tongue ..............Wagon Shoe Neck ...Squash Bottle

No Chance to Practice. “No, Tommy,” said his mother; “one piece of pie is enough for you.” “But, mamma,” protested Tommy, “you said the other day that I should learn to eat properly, and now you won’t give me a chance to practice.” “Not Me.” Our house is the home of a naughty elf. And “Not Me” is his name. If the cake falls down from the pantry shelf. Why. "Not Me” is to blame. You open a trunk, and he pops inside As quick as a wee brown bird. But, however you hush, however you hide. He is never seen or heard. If you find black marks on the parlor > floor Or a wigwam in the hail Or a bonfire built on the cellar floor. Why. “Not Me” did it aIL Whatever you hear, whatever you see. Whatever has gone amiss. The answer is always pat—" Not Me!”— When you question, “Who did this?** —Christian Work.