Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1904 — Page 5

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

To Brook Up o Cold. To break up a cold quickly go to bed, cover up well with blankets and have a toot tub of very hot water In which are put two handfuls of sea salt introduced under the bedclothes at the foot of the bed. Put the feet In it and cover with an extra doubled sheet to keep the bedclothes from the steam. Soak the feet fifteen or twenty minutes and meantime drink a glass of hot lemonade after taking three or four two-gptin quinine pills. If the cold chiefly affects the head, in addition to the foot bath have a head bath—that Is easily accomplished by Bwathlng in- a large folded towel dipped In cold water. Cover the wet towel with a folded large dry towel. In the morning the cold will have been broken up and the head and general system greatly relieved. Ladles’ World. The Heady Piece of Flannel. Having pieces of flannel at hand to bandage a sore throat or to cover a baby’s body when the weather has changed suddenly cold or the child has colic proves soothing to the baby, to whom cold is often the cause of suffering. Those enfeebled by old age or by long Illness may find great comfort in the use of flannel pieces to protect the chest and back and even to wrap feet and knees in on cold winter nights. Rice a la Japanese. The Japanese excel in cooking rice, and the process is extremely simple. Put one cup of thoroughly washed rice over the Are, with five of water fast boiling; add salt, and when it has boiled fast for fifteen minutes set the saucepan uncovered in a moderate oven. In fifteen minutes the water will be completely evaporated and every grain distinct and fluffy. Uarhtena Homework. A new method of scrubbing floors has been supplied by a recent invention, says Scientific American. The machine, as shown in the accompanying illustration, is provided at the upper end with a padded breastplate, which may be strapped to the body of the operator. The scrubbing brush is connected by a universal Joint with a driving shaft, which passes up through

SCRUBBING MACHINE.

a tubular member of the main frame. The tubular member is also connected by a universal Joint with a sleeve on the spindle of the scrubbing brush. A bevel pinion at the upper end of the driving shaft meshes with the driving gear, which is mounted on the main frame and rotated manually by means of a crank. A handle is formed on the tubular member of the frame by which the scrubbing brush may be conveniently directed while in operation, the requisite pressure being at the same time applied by the body bearing against the breastplate. Scalloped Oniona. Cook half a dozen onions of medium size in salted water until tender. Drain and lay in a buttered baking dish without breaking. Pour on half a cup of thin cream, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover the top with finely rolled cracker crumbs. Put bits of butter over the top and set in the oven to beat and brown the crumbs. —» Handllna Feathers. When taking feathers from a pillow or a tick to put into a new one the latter must be stitched all around except for a space, say, of ten inches. In the former rip a 'hole to correspond, sew the two tightly together, and by pushing and shaking the feathers will pass Into the new receptacles with not a bit of down or fluff flying about Ceatat For Iron. Equal parts of litharge and red lead form, when mixed with a sufficient quantity of glycerin to form a paste, a substance which is highly recommended for repairing cracks In iron. It resists the action of water, alkalis and fire. Brotllas Time Table. Broil steak one inch thick eight to ten minutes; steak one and a half Indies thick, ten to fifteen minutes; mutton chops, eight to ten minutes; spring chicken, twenty to thirty minutes; quail, eight to ten minutes. A Smokeless Fire. If a sheet of paper be laid at the bottom of a grate, so as to prevent air from coining up between the bars, and a firs built on this and lighted from the top, such a fire will be practically smokeless. To Stop a Moose Hole. A mouse bole can be effectually stopped for all time by pasting a doth over it if after pasting the doth is sprinkled freely with red pepper before applying it to the wall.

FOR THE CHILDREN

Good ladoor Game. Vj This is a game In which no one is allowed to smile «or laugh. All the players except one sit in a row or half circle. One goes out of the room arid returns with a stick or poker in his hand and a very grave and solemn face. He is supposed to have Just returned from a visit to Buff. The first player asks him, “Where do you come from?’’ “Prom Buff.” The next asks, “Did he say anything to you?” To which the reply is: “Buff said ‘Baft’ s And gave me thia staff, Telllns me neither to smile nor to laugh. Buff says ‘Baff’ to all his men, And I say ‘Baff’ to you again. And he neither laughs nor smiles. In spite of all your cunning wiles; But carries his face with a very good grace And passes his Staff to the very next piece.” If he can repeat all this without laughing he delivers up his staff to some one else and takes his seat, but if he laughs’ or even smiles he pays a forfeit before giving it up. Fan For a Party. A pretty feature of a progressive party was a table on which was a cushion full of pins and needles. A prize Is given the girl who can thread the most needles and tie a knot after each within a given time. Another game which always causes lots of merriment is called spooning potatoes. Clean potatoes are placed on the bare dining room table and each girl tries to lift one with a silver spoon. As the potatoes roll all over the table before lodging on a spoon and sometimes fall on the floor this is almost as much fan as trying to blow an egg off a line. This is done by pricking the egg to let out the contents and placing a number about six feet from a chalk line. The idea is to blow the eggs over the line. If a more intellectual party is desired a number of cards may be prepared with the letters of at least twenty flowers scattered over the surface. The girls who are invited to the party are asked to put the letters together to make twenty flowers.

The Elephant’s Trunk. Naturalists consider the elephant’s trunk the most marvelous miracle of nature. It contains over 4,000 muscles, whicb is a great many more than are found in the entire human body. By aid of these muscles the trunk will uproot trees or gather grass, lift a cannon or a peanut, kill a man or brush off a fly. It is as good as a hand with all its fingers to supply the elephant with food and, being hollow. Is used as a suction or a force pump. Its length serves Its owner better than a long neck, which could not carry the heavy bead nor be stiff enough to make the sharp tusks of any value in defense. No other animal has a single member or organ so perfect and so useful aB this. Her Opinion of Bor*. A little girl wrote the following essay Off boys: “Boys are men that have not got as big as their papas, and girls are women that will be ladles by and by. When God looked at Adam he said to himself, ‘Well, I think I can do better if I try again,’ and he made Eve. Boys are a trouble. They wear out everything but soap. If I had my way the world would be girls and the rest dolls. My papa is so nice that I think he must have been a little girt when be was a little boy. Man was made, and on the seventh day he rested. Woman was then made, and be has never rested since.”—Philadelphia Inquirer. Winter Care of PoultryDo not feed yonr laying hens onions or anything of this character_ during the winter months that Is apt to destroy the flavor of eggs. Good, plain, wholesome food means well flavored eggs, says Country Gentleman. Skim milk bad better be made use of to mix the mash for the laying bens rather than the slop for hogs. Have it scalding hot, mix the mash with this and feed the mash warm, but not hot The Farm Hank. A good hired man deserves to be provided with winter work if possible, says American Cultivator. It Is better for the man to be kept busy the year round and much better for the employer to retain good help in these times when this kind of labor Is scarce. Fmrrowtair Sow*. After farrowing feed rather sparingly for a few days to prevent fever and to avoid too copious flow of milk before the pigs are old enough to take It aIL Butter is the most condensed product on the farm—that most readily marketed at long distances. Eggs and cream follow closely. Ia the Poultry Task. Sand la not a substitute for gravel In the poultry yard. The hens usually pick 'up the sharpest and most irregular pieces.

A Sod Loos. Poor Uttle Mary Geraldine, Before the clock struck eight. Had loot a very precious thing. It mode her breakfast late; It made her hurry off to school Without one griddlecake; It made her give dear Uttle Ned A really truly shake Because the wind blew off his hat; It made her cheeks feel hot. And tears kept coming os she ran. And quite a lumpy spot Was In her throat. ’Turns not her ring; Twos not her new gray muff. ’Twos not her skates that she hod lest; 'Twos really not enough. She thought to trouble her so much. She lost It In her bed— Just one short Uttle half an hour Made aU that fuss, she sold. —Youth’s Companion.

FATAL BLAST OF GAS

Wrecks a Plant and Kills One Man, While of the Wounded s One May Die. SEVERAL MEN ABE INJURED Threatening Letters Received by Ao tors in the Gillespie Trial—Dr. Gillespie’s Testimony. Hartford City, Ind., Dec. 30. —John Sutton, aged 24 and unmarried, was instantly killed in an explosion at the Crescent Gas company’s station west of this city. Five others were seriously Injured, one perhaps fatally. The injured are Ed. Ayres, field manager, ribs broken and foot mashed, may die; John Craig, millwright, cut and bruised about the head; Harry Reichart, lineman, bead and arms badly cut; Millard Cowan, lineman, badly cut and bruised; Harry Lockhart, roustabout, hip broken. Cause of the Explosion. The explosion was caused by the valve plug In the compressor blowing out and filling the room with gas, which ignited from the spark of the gas engine used to run the compressors. The force of the explosion raised the four wings of the building, and the roof fell In on the workmen, killing Sutton instantly and probably fatally injuring Ayres. The escape of the other workmen was miraculous. The plant was recently erected at a cost of SIO,OOO. The only total loss Is that of the building, the machinery remaining intact. There is no insurance. His Jugular Vein Punctured. Linton, Ind., Dec. 30.—The body of Commodore Inman, a young farmer near this city, was found beside the highway at a railroad crossing near his home. A small hole in the neck, puncturing his Jugular vein, had caused death. When found the body was in a kneeling posture, one hand clasped to the wound, presumably in a desperate effort to stanch the flow of blood. It is supposed that Inman had stopped near the crossing as a train loaded with rails was passing and that one of these rails projected over far enough to strike him hi the neck. There were no other contusions upon the body. Corpse Recognized bp HU Son. Marion, Ifid., Dec. 30. —Phillip Davis, 55 years of age, a wealthy stock buyer, was killed by an interurban car while attempting to flag it at a country crossing. When the body was removed from under the car by the crew and passengers it was recognized by his son, who was a passenger. Might Watchman Is Hissing. Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 30. A fire of unexplained .origin destroyed the factory of the Kokomo Furniture company, and it is feared cost the life of the night watchman, Lyman East, who is missing. The property loss is about $25,000, with only $3,500 insurance.

LETTERS THAT ARE THREATENING Missive* of That Character Are Being: Received by Those Conducting: the Trlml of Gillespie. Rising Sun, Ind., Dec. 30. The trial of James Gillespie, charged with the murder of his twin sister, Elizabeth Gillespie, has begun its fourth week. The defendant will be the last witness. Many anonymous letters, some threatening and some making suggestions, are being received by the attorneys and officers of the court. Two hours were consumed In arguing aa to the admission of Dr. Gillespie’s statement of experiments made by him with a gun similar to Gillespie’s. The evidence was admitted. The cross-examination of Dr. Gillespie wa dramatic and tempestuous. It was the evident effort of the attorneys for the state to show that that Dr. Gillespie had shown a disposition to interfere with the work of detection of the murderer. Tn bis cross-examination Dr. Gillespie said be bad advised James Gillespie to remain away from the funeral of Elizabeth, because of fear of incrimination. He advised him not to go to the house of the dying girl because of the early training he bad received from his father, that If any one bad mistreated you and you could not get along with tbem to remain away from them. pr. Gillespie said that James and Elizabeth had been unfriendly periodically all tbelr lives. Myron Barbour, another of the defendants, was placed upon the witness stand shortly before court adjourned for the day.

Ceatlmaelaaa Strikers Punished. Indianapolis, Dec. 30. For contempt of the federal court three of the striking employes of the Mcßetb-Ev-a ns Glare company, of El wood, were sentenced to Jail from ten to thirty days by Judge A B. Anderson, and eight others were sentenced to pay fines ranging from $5 to $25. They had been found guilty of violating an Injunction Issued by Judge Anderson on Oct. 8, restraining them from acts of Intimidation or violence toward the men that have been hired to take their placet at the Macbeth-Evana company’s plane Charges Were Net SestalaodEvansvtlle, Ind., Dec. 80. —Governor Durbin and the members of the board of state charities have returned to Indianapolis from, Evansville, where they inquired into charges against Dr. Glover, of the Southern Hospital for the Insane. It was stated that tbs charge was not sustained.

WRECK NARROWLY AVERTED.

Monon Past Train Jumps Track Near Ham* maad While Running at High Spead. The Louisville section of the Monon night train oame near having a frightful wreck near Hammond Saturday night. The Hammond Tribune has the following account of the wreck: Christmas was nearly turned from a day of joy into one of sadness and tragedy for some three hundred home bound travelers near Hammond Saturday evening. Through the merest chance death for many was averted. As it was hundreds who had started to .spend Christmas with friends or relatives were obliged to return to Chicago hungry. The Louisville Limited on the Monon which left at 10:50 Saturday night was derailed at Munster, four miles south of here, while running at the rate of fifty miles an hour. Four cars left the track and that no one was seriously injured is a wonder. The train was a little behind time and was beating the schedule in an effort to make it up. When at the Munster station the train struck a switch. The engine passed over the frogs in safety but the mail and express car, the baggage coach and two . day coaches left the track and bounded along the ties until the train could be brought to a stop. The passengers aroused by the jarriug and straining of the train were hurled panic stricken to the floor as car after car left the rails. Quiet was finally restored and then it was found that no passenger was injured. Will Burba, of Louisville, Kentucky, the express messenger, and E. J. Porter of Lafayette were slightly bruised. Burba was hurt about the leg by a slot machine, loaded at Hammond falling forward upon him. The damage to the cars and track was considerable. Besides the severe straining of the coaches the trucks were torn ffom under two of the cars while a number of windows were shattered. The track was also torn up for a considerable distance. Traffic was blocked until late Sunday afternoon and the first train over the road was the south bound milk train due here at 4:19. The proceeding trains ran over the Pan Handle as far as Maynard when the trains were switched back to the main line. Railroad men are unanimous in saying that the escape of the passengers was most miraculous. Had the track been slightly curved at the place of the .wreck a frightful catastrophe would have resulted. As it was several hundred passengers, homeward bound on account of Christmas were delayed. They were brought back to the city and taken over another line.

BOX SUPPER.

There will be a Box Social at Slaughter school, Saturday evening, Jan. 7, proceeds to be used to increase the school library. Everyone cordially invited to come and help in a good caase. Miss Leah Knox, Teacher.

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The Common council of the City of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening, but little business was transacted. An ordinance providing for the issuing of bonds for the unpaid assessments on the Division and Scott street sewer, some sll2, was passed, and the matter of form of bond referred to the city attorney. The matter of water rate for Dr. Kresler was referred to the water committee. The following claims were allowed: COBPOKATIOS FUND. A. D. Burns, fireman $ 4.16 John Rush, fireman 6.25 C. W. Platt, fireman 6.25 B. B. Goff, fireman....... 5,75 J. B. Hopkins, fireman 5.25 True Woodworth, fireman 6.25 B. E. Hopkins, fireman 6.25 J. H. Hoover, fireman 6.25 C. S. Chamberlain, fireman 6.25 C. H. Tick, fireman 2.75 B. G. Warren, fireman 7X5 X.C. Bark, fireman 5.75 J. W. Mann, fireman 6X5 Rensselaer Fire Department, dues disability fund a. 17 J.H. Chapman, salary 58.00 Chaa. Horlan, salary and feet 30X0 S. B. Jenkins, firing council meeting X 0 F. M. Abbott, salary.... ... 22.50 KLBCTBIC LIGHT FUND. Jerome Harmon, hauling $ 5X5 Roy Stevenaon, work on line.— . 14X5 German American Insurance Co.. _ insurance 64X0 C. 8. Chamberlain, salary 90.00 C.L. Thornton, salary 30.00 Lem Huston. irlary_ 30.00 J. H.Chapman, freight - 52X8 Phoenix Ins. Co., Insurance 64X0

NOTICE. The regular Annual Meeting of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Benton, Jasper and White Counties will be held in Townsend’s Hall, Remington, Ind., Saturday; Jan. 7,1906, at 10 a. m. W. H. Cheadle, Pres. W. R. Pierce, Sec.

QQ CENT Oil RACKET STORE. S^BSSSSSSSSSSfiSSSSSSSISSSSISSSSSSEMI!SMSInSSSSS Great U'ale to taKfi place at once and last up to Jan. 14-, 1905. Just before we take stock we will slaughter everything in the store at prices that will make a general clean-up. We need the money and the goods must go at any price. Come everybody; pick out what you want, we will not let you go without it. We mean business, this is no selling out at cost or 40 or 50 cents on the dollar, but a sale that will be a record-breaker, one that can be relied upon and one that you will be doubtly repaid for coming miles to buy your goods of us. JHere are a few of the many bargains to be found here—note the prices and act accordingly:

Men’s Snag Proof Felt and Rubber Boots, others get $3.00 to $3.50 for, we will sell while they last d* at per pair I *99 A good Felt and Rubber Boot, others get to 3 dollars for, we will sell for this sale for only per d* _ pair Boys’ Felts and Rubbers, while they last, per _ A _ pair 99L Childrens overalls per pair *yC Men’B overalls per pair only 39^ Not the cheap kind but the best we have Borne we will close out at, per pair, for only ■9C Boys’ knee pants, others get 50 to 75 cents for, we will sell at per __ _ pair.. . 39C Underwear, regular 59 and 69c goods, we will clean up what we have at per garment less than whole- _ Ar , sale price 39^ Rubber overshoes while they last per pair, from 49 to 99^

While this sale is on we shall give everybody a present of a fine Oileograph Pictures, in a fine Oval Frame with glass, in the beautiful dark browns and greens and blacks, solid oak. A picture that you will pay at art stores as high as $1.50 for, you can get your choice of over 100 subjects absolutely free, without a cent expense to you whatever. All you have to do is to save your checks which you get from our register, and when your purchases amount to $5 you get the picture free. Remember this does not apply to any old tickets but just what you get while this sale is on. With the old tickets we give you one for $lO worth. We also have other premiums Which we give in China, Glassware and Rugs. Come in and see how cheap we can sell you what you want, and remember the more you buy of us the cheaper we can sell goods. We have just closed up the largest Christmas business we have done since we have been in business here, and we are very thankful to our many friends and patrons for their kindness in throwing their share of business with us. We shall strive ir. future to make this your principal shopping place by selling as before, the “same goods for less money* or more and better goods for same money." Wishing you all a Happy New Year, lam, respectfully yours E. V. RA NS FORD, Propriitor 99 Cent Rackit Store, Rensselaer, Ind.

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We will sell you all leather shoes, made by HamiltonBrown Shoe Co., St. Louis, Mo., the largest manufacturers of shoes in the world, only one pair to a customer, either ladies’ or men’s for per pair... 99^ We will make a discount of 10 per cent on all our china and Holiday Goods in our store. 10 per oent off here means as much as 50 per cent elsewhere, us oar prices are not marked ]up for the allowances, the way they generally do. All our lamps except the ones we sell for 99 cents are included in the above. Ladies’ Caps, and Jackets, Coats, Underwear, Skirts and Furs we will take off 10 per cent from our already low prices. Also childrens, coats and men’s overcoats are included, ££s2 mm A lot of Ladies’ Waists we shall cut the price to of what they cost, to clean up. No matter whether you need them or not it will pay you to buy them for future use at the price we will make you.