Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1905 — Page 5

IS TBIT LICK LID ON?

6eems Some Doubt of the Sudden Conversion of the Great Hoosier Resort. GOVERNOR HAS BEEN AT WORK But Report Says That the Tiger Still Roams at Large There— Indiana Items. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 10. —All the reports from French Lick to the contrary notwithstanding, it is pretty definitely settled that if the lid at that famous resort is not on now, it will be soon. Thomas Taggart, proprietor of the hotel and the casino down there, has requested the local office of the Western Union to discontinue the race news telegraph service that has been used at the resort in order that the pool selling might go on. The result is that this news is not on the ■wires and Taggart is quoted as having told Wallick, the superintendent of the local Western office, that this discontinuance was permanent. Governor Has Been On the Trail. That Governor Hanly has been hot on the trail of the law violations down there and at West Baden is known. In the records of the warrant book at the state auditor's office there are two accounts, showing that out of the contingent fund in the governor’s hands there paid to it. Harry Miller, Fairmount, the sum of $340, and to James M. Fletcher, Winchester, the ex-sheriff of Randolph county, $67.30, both for services rendered in searching for evidence about and around French Lick and West Baden. It is supposed that these two men have information upon which to base prosecutions, and will file complaints in the Orange county courts, thus compelling the local authorities to “sit up and take notice.” Miller is supposed to have spent about thirty days and Fletcher about nine days in getting the eviuence. Reports Denied at French Lick. Reports sent from French Lick continue to state that business is still going on as usual, and there is said to be a desire on the part of the French Lick and West Baden residents to discredit the stopping of the gambling and pool selling. A dispatch from Paoli, says that Deputy Prosecutor Harvey stated that he had no knowledge of any attempt to force the closing of these club rooms by law and that if any individual desired to make affidavit that gambling was carried on at either West Baden or French Lick Springs, be stood ready and willing to prosecute to the full extent of the law.

SHE WAS HIGHLY INSULTED Young Woman Who Considered the New Marriage License Questions to Be Impertinent. Plymouth, lud., Aug. 10. —The new marriage law of thia state, received a cold rebuff from the first woman here who asked for a permit Shocked at the questions she was expected to answer, Miss Feru Tolley, young and handsome, spumed the license in the Marshall county court house, and hied herself to Pennsylvania to become Mrs. A. 8. Shriner. Miss Tolley became indignant when she read the questions. “The very idea!” she said. “Absurd! Why should I be asked If I’ve ever been in the poor house? Do 1 look like an idiot? 1 hope not. And I am exfiected to tell every Tom, Dick and Harry how old I am! I think it’s ridiculous.” “But you must answer these questions before I may give you and Mr. Shriner a license,” said the clerk. “The state of Indiana may keep its old license,” retorted the fair protestor. “I’ll go to come other state.” And she did. Memorial G. A. 11. Hall at Frankfort. Frankfort. Ind., Aug. 10.—The board of county commissioners has granted the petition filed by the G. A. R. and the W. R. C. to build a memorial hall costing 140,000 in this city, and recommended that the county council make the necessary appropriation. The petition was signed by twelve hundred men in the county', while those opposed to it had a remonstrance con- . taining the names of six hundred taxpayers. Fall of Sixty Feet Will Kill Him. Wabash, Ind., Aug. 10.—Jack Summerland, son of the ex-county treasurer, John Summerland, of this city, was fatally injured in the country ten miles east of here. He was painting a windmill sixty feet high and lost bls footing, falling to the ground. He was badly injured internally and was unconscious when picked up and his condition is hopeless. Requisition for Haas, the Thief. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 10.—Governor Hanly has granted a requisition for Harry Haas, the cashier of the Darlington, Ind., bank, who was arrested at Fruitdale, Ala., charged with grand larceny. All Girls; Four Pounds Each. Vincennes, Ind., Aug. 10.—Mrs. George Draim, wife of a well-known citizen here, has given birth to triplets. All three of the little ones are girls and each weighs four pounds. Fireman Dies While Practicing. Frankfort, Inu., Aug. 10.—Lewis Tempy, a member of the city fire department. died of heart disease during a practice run.

TERROR STRIKESHIGH

Vallow Jack Lays Low a Distinguished Victim at the Crescent City. « ARCHBISHOP CHAPPELLE DEAD His Physique Not Strong Enough to Withstand the Attack. Number of Known Cases Increases Through More Thorough Action in Locating Them—Shotgun Quarantine Coademned. New Orleans, La., Aug. 10. —Public interest in the general yellow fever Situation suffered a temporary eclipse in the unexpected announcement of the death of Archbishop Cbappelle, the most distinguished victim of the disease. Although the venerable prelate was a subject of scientific treatment and had the most assidiuos attention

ARCHBISHOP CHAPPELLE.

his physique always counted heavily against him, in the opinion of both the laity and the physicians, while his fatigued condition on his return from ■ partcularly irksome trip through the country was also against him. There is no doubt that his death is attributed to a mosquito bite. Short Sketch of His Life. Archbishop Placlde Louis Cbappelle was a native of Mende, France, where be was born Aug. 28, 1842. He came to the United States in 1859 and was graduated from St. Mary’s college. He was a priest from 1865 to 1891, and in the latter year was made bishop coadjutor of Santa Fe, and became archbishop of that diocese in 1894. Three years later on the death of Archbishop Janssens, he was named as archbishop of New Orleans. Then he was made apostolic delegate to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, and assisted in arranging the matter of the Phiilipine friar lands. He was relieved of the delegateship to the Philippines in 1902, and since then he devoted himself to his dilties here and in Cuba and Porto Rico. He is the most distinguished victim so far, of the yellow fever.

UNEARTHING THE SICK ONES Causes a Continued Increase of New Cases—Uncle Sam at Work. The record of cases was again large, and there was an increase in the number of deaths. The new cases are swelling largely as ■ result of the vim and energy which federal control of the situation has inspired, and from a gradual overcoming of the disinclination of some of the doctors to make known their cases. The overwhelming preponderance of cases continues below Canal street and the disease has no where got a firm bold above. The record for the day is as follows: New cases, 63; total to date, 679; deaths, 7; total deaths to date, 119; new foci, 12; total to date, 130; cases under treatment, 265. It is announced that action will be taken against property holders and* tenants who are unwilling to acquiesce iu the sanitary and other precautions recommended by the health authorities. House-to-house inspections are to be instituted and affidavits are to be prepared against those who are shown to have been derelict. Advices from Mississippi indicate that the people of the rural districts are growing restless under the severity of the quarantines, which have proved of great Inconvenience to them in cutting off their supplies. This is regarded as encouraging, in view of the modified views of Secretary Hunter, of Mississippi, with regard to quarantines. Dr. Hunter announces himself utterly opposed to shotgun quarantines and throughout Mississippi a saner spirit is manifesting itself since the federal government has relieved the local authorities. Among the cases in the last official report is one within half a square of Newspaper Row. It is located in a lodging bouse in Commercial alley. This is the second case that has been reported from the same quarter.

Maud Gonne Given a Divorce.

Paris, Aug. 10.—The civil tribunal of the Seine pronounced a judicial separation In the case of Major John McBride of Boer war fame and bls wife, formerly Maud Gonne, the “Irish Joan of Arc." Mrs. Mcßride retains the custody of their child, whom the major will be permitted to visit |»eriodlcally. The question of an absolute divorce will lie lien rd at a future sitting.

Sixty-Six Bennington Dead.

San Diego. Cal., Aug. 0. —The sixtysixth name has been added to the list of fatalities due to the explosion on the gunboat Bennington in San Diego harbor, July 21. Frederick J. Mueller Is dead at the barracks hospital.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 50c; oats 24c. Get in on that Piano contest of The Democrat's. Miss Mary Meyers is visiting at Wolcott this week. d-Miss Alice Bates is at Winona for a couple of weeks’ sojourn. Rev. Baech of Delphi spent Sunday with Rensselaer friends. sLMiss Belle Smith of Chicago is visiting her sister, Mrs. Vernon Nowels. 4- Misses Clara Jessen and Carrie Pierce are visiting relatives in Lebanon. True George and Laurel Biggs are visiting in Chicago this week.

-J Mrs. Harry Willshire and two daughters are visiting Mrs. Peter Giver at Wabash. Mrs. Monroe Banes and daughter Valeria, of South Bend, visited friends here this week. Dr. Frank Johnson and two sons of Wilsonville, Neb., are visiting relatives here at this writing. The Kentland Horse Show will be held on Sept. 13, 14 and 15, and a combination sale on the 16th. There will be a dance given at, the Gifford & Callahan hall in Newland, Saturday eve, August 19. Mrs. G. H. Clarke and son Marion have returned from a ten days visit with her parents at Richmond, Ind. TAlfred Donnelly and Perry Marlatt and son went to Lisbon, No. Dakota, Tuesday on a land prospecting trip. Lost—A chain key ring containing a postoffice key and one small flat key. Finder please leave at The Democrat office. Newton county old settlers’ and old soldiers’ reunion will be held in Morocco, Thursday and Friday, August 24 and 25. Joseph Heath, one of Benton county’s old and prominent citizens, died at his home in Oxford on July 29, aged 76 years. J. Harmon, west of town, comes forward with the biggest oats story yet heard. A five acre tract threshed out 81 bushels to the acre, he says. W. E. Boren, of Haubstadt, Gibson county, has been engaged as teacher of mathematics in the city schools, in place of Edward Brooks, resigned. The McCoys have petitioned for their discharge from bankruptcy, and Judge Anderson has set Sept. 18 at 9 a. m., for the hearing of their petition. The “Hustler” failed to hustle at Ellis opera house Monday night, the company failing to put in an appearance or to notify Mr. Ellis the wbys and wherefores. Perry DeMoss, aged 22 years, died last Wednesday at the home of his parents in Gillam township The remains were taken to Buffalo, White county, for interment. Ar-Misses Bessie Murphy of Buck Creek, and Maud Dollen and Leona Sheldon of Carbon, are guests of Misses Tillie Malchow and Minnie Hempbill for a few days. Bro. Simons of the White County Democrat left this week for an extended visit in Mexico and the southwest, for the benefit of his health which has been quite poor of late. ■pThe first home-grown melons of the season were brought to town Tuesday, and from thia on no doubt plenty of the luscious fruit will be in evidence in our local market. The Monticello Herald this week contained an illustrated write-up of that enterprising town. The work was Well written and neatly printed on an extra quality of paper. The town of Hebron, Porter county has gone “dry,” or will be dry, rather, after October, a blanket remonstrance of sufficient strength having been filed by the anti-saloon people of that town. Hebron has but two saloons. The people of Rose Bud 8. 8. will bold a lawn social at Rose Bud church, Wednesday evening, Aug. 16. A short program, plenty of music and pretty girls, who will serve the crowd with refresh meets, and all will go merry as a marriage bell. Come, everybody. Committee.

; <M iss Orabelle Duvall is quite sick with neuralgia. M returned home from “war” last evening. Mrs. C. O. Nelson is visiting her parents for some time at St. Joseph, Mo. Miss Minnie Keen, a domestic employed at the Makeever House, is quite sick. Buy your farm leases, deeds, mortgages, etc., blanks at The Democrat office. sJMax Leopold of Greensburg, 1%, is visiting his uncle, A. Leopold, here this week. Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Kindig are sojourning at Niagara Falls and other points in the east for a few days. Wolf of Hammond spent Sunday here with his wife who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optical specialist, is now at Clarke’s jewelry store and will remain till Saturday, Aug. 12. Mrs. Charles Borntrager of Ft. Wayne, who has been visiting her children near Rensselaer, returned home Wednesday. A score or more of the members of the Eastern Star Chapter of Wolcott spent Wednesday here with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis. ■4- Geo. McCarthy received a broken rib Saturday by the caving in of sand in the Knox pit south of town and jamming him against his wagon. F. E. Gay and two children of Greggsville, 111., are visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Cowgill, and brother A. B. Cowgill, for a few weeks. A man registering as Dr. D. H. Patchen of Lafayette, was found dead in bis room at the Furguson hotel at Wolcott Thursday morning, and indications point to suicide. Mrs. S. M. Brick and son Stanley of West Pullman, 111., spent Sunday with the family of Cyrus Hass, Mrs. Brick going from here to Crawfordsville and Stanley remaining for a longer visit. “* Mrs. Lillian Nowels McGimpsey who was injured on a train near San .Peirre recently, arrived in the city Monday and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. D. Thompson. She is still unable to walk.

Goodland Herald: Geo. Shepard had forty acres of oats that averaged seventy-three bushels per acre. If any farmer in this section of Indiana can beat this showing made on Newton county soil we would like to hear about it. AEarmers have been having excellent weather for threshing and probably one - half of the oats will have been threshed out by the end of this week. The average yield through southern and central Jasper is from 40 to 50 bushels per acre, which is considered most excellent. Pullins was in town Saturday showing a sample of Turkey Red Kansas wheat, of which he raised 728 bushels this year from 30 bushels of seed. The wheat tested 62 pounds to the bushel at the mill here and was pronounced by the millers to be of superior quality. An exchange says a lady, who has been recreating in camp life for a week or two, says there’s a lot of work to be done at home now, but she can’t do it until she has time to cure her mosquito bites and get rested. This camping business may be lots of fun, but, after it’s all over, the victim requires a week or two to get “dretfully rested.” J. C. Smith, editor of the White County National, died at his home in Monticello last Friday from blood poisoning resulting from a fall recently. The National was about the only Populist newspaper remaining in the entire country and even it appeared only semi-occasionally, as the editor felt like getting out a paper. The paper passed out of existence with the death of its editor. Mr. Smith was about sixty years of age. Probably the beet game of ball ever played in Monon Park at Cedar Lake, and certainly the best game that most of the visitors thereon that day ever saw, was played Sunday between Sheridan ana Linton teams. The Linton nine got one talley on the first inning, and from that to the end of the game it was a "goose egg” for each of the contestants, the game ending 1 to 0. The teams were evenly matched and not an error was made in the entire game.

A heavy rain fell west of town, in Newton and Jordan townships Thursday evening, but only a few drops fell in Rensselaer Yesterterday morning enough rain fell here, however, to lay the duet but not enough to cool the atmosphere any. James H. Keister of Jordan tp., has just completed a fine new barn, and Saturday night it was formally dedicated by one of the biggest dances held in the township for a long time. Over sixty young people were in attendance and enjoyed themselves to the utmost. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Harrold of Hammond, visited relatives here a few days this week. Mr. Harrold has bought a small farm in Michigan and expects to engage in poultry and fruit growing, giving up bis position in the Oonkey printing plant because of poor health. Mr. and Mrs. James Walter, north of town, and Miss Anna Conners left yesterday morning for Colorado Springs, Colo., for a few weeks visit with the former’s sisters. They go principally to see if a change of climate benefits their little babe, who is severely afflicted with the asthma.

NEW SHORT STORIES

Dr. Peek Obeyed the Law.

The late Rev. Dr. J. O. Peck, so well known In the Methodist church, was an admirer of consistency. When preparing for college he attended a coeducational school, the old Newbury seminary in Vermont, where very strict rules were laid down to regulate the association of the sexes. One morning as he reached the entrance to the campus a young lady also arrived from the opposite direction, and at the same moment a drenching shower began. Young Peck had an umbrella, but the lady had none, so he gallantly held his over her head until he left her at the ladies’ entrance to the chapel. Being called to account for this, Peck replied: “No wrong was Intended, but I could not see the lady get wet when I could prevent It. Neither did I wish to get drenched myself, so saw no other way but to share my umbrella with her.” “But,” remonstrated the grave professor, “do you not know, Mr. Peck,

THEY WALKED TEN FEET A PAET.

that ladies and gentlemen while students at this seminary are not allowed to walk together without permission from some member of the faculty?" “I do, sir. But allow me to ask if a lady and gentlemen thus chance to meet on their way to the seminary how far apart they must walk not to Infringe upon this rule?” “Really—ahem!—l should say ten feet at the least." An exchange of notes between Mr. Peck and the young lady caused the two to reach the campus entrance the following morning at the same moment, and Peck was carrying in his hand a ten foot pole. Politely handing one end of the pole to her, he carried the other, and thus they went to chapel. —Boston Herald. Blind Man Who TeUa the Time. Charles Bohannan of Taylorsville Is totally blind. Light and darkness are the same to him, but he makes his certain way about the streets with the aid of a cane and sometimes puts to shame men possessed of two good optics. The other day Charlie visited the county jail. After talking awhile he pulled out bls watch, an ordinary gold timepiece with a double case, held it in his hands a moment in the usual way and then snapped it shut, with a sigh of relief. “Well, it’s time for me to start home,” he remarked. “What time is it, Charlie?” he was asked quizzically. “One minute to 8,” was the prompt response. Every watch in the crowd except Charlie’s came into view. It required longer for the men with good eyes to verify Charlie’s observation than it did for him to ascertain the time, but he was declared correct almost to the second. “GoodbyF And he was off without waiting to hear the discussion his feat had precipitated. Louisville CourierJournal. Read The Democirat for news.

CHOICE MISCELLANY

Bur» Coat >788,000,000. We have the word of the statistician®! that the chinch bug annually destroy® crops valued at $60,000,000; that th® grasshopper eats up $00,000,000 worth, the Hessian fly $40,000,000, the com root worm, the corn ear worm, the cot»| ton boll weevil and the codling mothl of apple each $20,000,000; the armyt worm $15,000,000, the cotton bollworm $12,000,000, the grain weevil and' San Jose scale $10,0*10,000 each, the .cotton leaf worm and the potato bug $8,000,000 each and the cabbage worm $5,000,000. This makes a total of $208,000,000 worth of products that might have been expected to but never do get' to market because of the ravages of these most numerous insects. And this is not the only loss charged to their account. Shortage of crops affects various industries and Increases prices, and a deal of money Is spent in fighting the pests. Taking Into account all these things, the annual loss In thia, country from insect pests, distributed among the various products, is estimated as follows: Cereals, $200,000,000; animal products, $175,000,000; forest and forest products, $111,000,000; truck crops and hay and forage, $53,000,000; cotton, $50,000,000; fruits, $27,000,000; tobacco, $5,300,000; sugars, $5,000,000; miscellaneous crops, $5,800,000, and products in storage, SIOO,000,000, making a total of $785,000,000. —New Bedford Standard. The Admiral and the Dos. The late General H. V. Boynton disliked dogs, says the Cincinnati Enquirer. He said one day in Washington: “I know a lady who always receives her callers with a yapping, snapping spaniel, pampered and spoiled, on the sofa beside her. An old admiral, a friend of mine, visited her one afternoon, and the spaniel took a dislike to him. It began to bark and growl and show its teeth, and it leaped down from Its velvet cushion on the sofa and began to make little feints and springs at the admiral’s legs. “He as he talked held bls cane In his hand and kept the tail of his eye on the Infernal little beast. Its growls and yappings redoubled, and its feintlike springs at his legs Increased. For anxiety and rage he could hardly follow the thread of the talk. He took a firm grip on his cane. "The lady said calmly: “ ‘Don’t be afraid, admiral. My little dog never bites any one.’ “And even as she spoke the nasty brute nipped the admiral’s ankle, tearing the stocking and drawing blood. “He swung his cane and gave tile dog a rap on the skull that rolled it half unconscious into a corner. am,’ he said. ‘I never strike little dogs.’ ” Colonel Bradshaw's Money. Colonel Blythe while in Topeka told a good poker story. A northerner got into a game with some southern gentlemen in Alabama. When it came time to quit he was way to the good. Colonel Bradshaw, one of the southern gentlemen in the game, owed him S3OO and gave his check for the amount. The northerner was at the bank bright and early the next morning and presented the check. The cashier looked at it, jammed it down on the book, went to the vault and got a stack of bills, came back, counted out $2,600, counted it over again to make sure and then shoved it through the window. The northerner was delighted. He gathered it up, went over to a desk and started to count it. As soon as he looked at the first bill be stopped with a jerk and exclaimed to the banker: “You have made a mistake.” “How so7’ asked the cashier. “Why, this is Confederate money,’* said the northerner. “That’s the only kind Colonel Bradshaw has had in the bank since the war,” replied the banker.—New York World. Concerning College Athletics. There are certain general principles that ought to be kept in mind. One of them Is that professionalism, if it be honestly admitted, is not an immoral thing. The wrong is in playing the professional as an amateur and in trying to make yourself believe that your professional is an amateur. This is hypocrisy of a very odious kind, and its influence on the young men in our colleges Is deplorable. Though honest and openly avowed professionalism is not immoral, it ls e we believe, fatal to true college sport, for if you admit that it is proper you destroy absolutely all healthy interest in college contests. If an athletic association fiiay hire T? ■tar halfback, why may it not hire a whole eleven to do nothing except play football? Of course if any degree of professionalism be admitted there is no reason why this should not be done. But games played by such men would not be college games in any decent sense of the word.—lndianapolis News. Traiaa ar CrinollnMf Two ladies are said to have been mobbed in America who went out to ■hop in such vast crinolines that they could hardly get through the shop doors. I do not know which is tbs greater nuisance to others, a lady puffing out her petticoats like an inflated balloon or one wearing a long train. lam inclined to think the latter, for the lady occupies more space. What grace or beauty there Is in a train trailing after a.woman I have never understood. A peacock has a fine tall conferred on him by nature. But whe he wants to show it off the feathem are stiffened and form a fan. TbeSlrd is not so silly as to suppose that he would add to Its adornment by digging bis tall limp behind hjm. Possibly, however, were the lady peacoctw adorned with tails they would do thief —London Truth.