Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1908 — Page 3

Thefineet line of boye and childrens suits and overcoats in the city at big reductions. One lot of little fellows overcoats were Si. 50, now 12 &0. Duvall & Lundt.

LAND BARGAINS

480 acres, mostly smooth black prairie land in meadow or pasture; has large ditch, on main road, near good markets, fenced but no buildings. Fine for cultivation or pasture. Will divide to suit and sell on easy terms at the low price of S3O per acre. G. F. Mbyers, Rensselaer, Ind.

GIVE THEM A CALL.

Snedeker & Nichols, proprietors of the new meat market near the depot handle everything in the line of fresh, salt and smoked meats and ask a share of your patronage. Their motto is "live and let live,” and you will find their prices are right. Give them a call Deliveries made to all parts of the city. Phone No. 428.

FARMERS, HERE IS SOMETHING YOU ALL WANT.

The Success Spreader I have got High lands, low lands,it mattersnot Will spread manure on every spot Load your wagon, hitch your team Mount the seat and let her steam, Throw the levers, let her stream Beats old way, try new scheme. C. A. Roberts, at Rensselaer, Ind.

PAY HIGHEST POULTRY PRICES.

We are now ready to receive your poultry, eggs, hides, for which we will at all times pay the highest price justified by the market. We want you to give us a chance in everything you have to sell in our line and we shall at all times justify your trade by square dealing. We are conveniently located just west of the Makeover House, in the old Cline stand. Give us a call. Phone 425. Will Murray.

Millions to Loan! We are prepared to take care of all the Farm Loan business In thia and adjoining counties st Lowest Rates and Best Terms, regardless of the "flnanclel stringency.” If you have d loan coming duo or desire a new loan It will net be necessary to pay the exoeeaive rates demandsd by our competitors. five per cent. soon euninission - Prom senice Irwin & Irwin Odd Fellows Bldg., Rensselaer, Ind.

Nervous Break-Down Nerve energy is the force that controls the organs of respiration, circulation, digestion and elimination. When you feel weak, nervous, irritable, sick, it is often because you lack nerve energy, and the process of rebuilding and sustaining life is interfered with. Dr. Miles’ Nervine has cured thousands of such cases, and will we believe benefit* if not entirely cure you. Try it. "My nervous system gave away completely, and left me on the verge of the grave. I tried skilled physicians but got no permanent relief. I got so bad I had to give up my business. I began taking Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine. In a few days I was much better, and I continued to improve until entirely cured. I am ta business again, and never miss an opportunity to recommend this remedr MRS. W. L. BURKE, Myrtle Creek, Oregon. Your druggist sells Dr. Mlles' Nervine. and we authorize him to return price of first bottle (only) If It falls to benefit you. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind

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The Little Red House.

By JEROME SPRAGUE.

Copyrighted, 1907, by Jessie Morgan.

Brady, whizzing along Riverside Id his big automobile, was a lonely man Before be had made his money he had lived on a farm, and In his trips back and forth from town there had been the greetings of good neighbors and the welcome of the farm> hands, and at home the sociability of the meals at the great table, where maids and men gathered with the family. There was no sociability in New York. For days he had wandered into the theaters and through the hotels, avoiding instinctively the men whc would have cultivated him merely foi what they could get out of him, bm finding no friends. At last, in desperation, he had learned to drive an automobile and spent his days In making long trips into the country, hobnobbing with the farmer; who leaned over the fence rails tc talk to him and leaving them wistfully when they returned to their toil. Today as he sped down the drive with Its rows of clifflike buildings, h< yearned for ’some cheery spot where he might eat and drink with a friend And It was at this moment that his eye was caught by a sign in the window of the little red house. The little red house was set at the edge of a vacant lot, and it seemed a very shabby neighbor to the stately white apartment house that flanked 11 on the left. It had a sloping roof, a few vines clung to the porch, and Jusi above the door was the sign that had attracted Brady’s notice, and the sign read, “Fresh Cherry Pies.” Brady swept up to the curb and climbed out of his machine. His great form filled the low doorway and shut

“I DON’T WONDER THAT PEOPLE CAME," COMMENTED BRADY.

out the sunlight, so that at first he could not see clearly the figure behind the counter. “I came in to ask about the cherry pies,” he said. “Can I eat one here oi must I carry it away with me?” There was a ripple of laughter, and Brady moved to one side and saw that the person in charge was a girl, fresh faced, pretty and trim. “You can eat it here,” she said, taking a pie out of the case. “People usually take them away, but there is a little table and a chair, and I could make you a cup of coffee.” “Could you?” Brady’s tone was eager. “I’m awfully hungry, and it is so pleasant here.” She was cutting the pie, but she looked up as he said that. “Oh, do you like it?” she asked. “I hope every one will. I am just beginning business, and I want to make a fortune.” Brady, who had made his fortune in oil, was much interested in this more picturesque method. “Do you sell many?* he asked. “Twenty yesterday,” she confided. “I worked at night to get them ready, but it seemed as if every one wanted cherry pies. The people in the apartment house came, and I have sold out everything today except this one pie.” It was a beautiful pie, with a delicate brown crust overlaid with pow dered sugar and all rosy and juicy and delicious within. “I don’t wonder that people came,” commented Brady as he sat down at the little table, which she had spread with a spotless cloth. She was like a child in her delight at his compliment “It was the only thing in the world that I knew how to do,” she said, “and when I was left alone and lost the little Income that my father had left me I decided to bake for a living.” She was sitting opposite him, and he liked the unconsciousness with which she gave him her confidence. “I lived in the country when I was a little girl, and my mother taught me to cook.” 'Tm from the country, too,” Brady said. “I thought so,” she said, with a wise nod. “I think that is why I could tell you things. One can’t always bo sure of city men.” "Don’t you hate the city?’ Brady naked. She shook her bead. “No,” she said

“It would be beautiful If one had friends or any one to care.” “Well, that’s what I mean,” Brady said. “It’s so dead lonesome.” He had finished his pie, and he got up reluctantly. “I’m sorry,” he said, “but I guess I’d better go.’.’ She went to the door with him. "What a beautiful automobile!” she said when she saw it. “Yes, it’s pretty nice,” Brady agreed, “But It isn’t much fun driving around by myself.” “No, I suppose not,” sympathetically. There was a moment’s silence. Then Brady spoke his thoughts boldly. “Let me drive you out into the coun- ? try.” She hesitated. “I don’t believe 1 ought,” she said. Brady looked down at her. “Can’t you trust me?” he asked. Her eyes met his steady blue ones. “Yes,” she'said simply and went to put on her hat. “You see,” she told him as they swept along between the green fields, "if I sell twenty pies a day at 25 cents that will be $5 a day. I ought to clear SIOO a month.” And she leaned back, with a sigh of content. Brady, whose Income was SIOO or more a day, asked with Interest, “What are you going to do with all that money?’ “Save It and buy a cottage In the country, with a fireplace and a cat and a dog and a cow.” Brady’s soul waifstirred by this picture of domesticity, and he asked enviously: - “Will you bake cherry pies?” “Yes,” she planned. “I am going to have a cherry tree and an apple tree. You have never tasted such apple tarts as I can make.” Brady turned In his seat and looked at her. “I am going to taste them,” he informed her. “I am going to come and see you hi your cottage.” She laughed. “Such air castles!” was her way of settling the question. But Brady’s chin was set with squareness, and there was determination In his tones. “I don’t see how I can wait for you to build that cottage. I shall do it myself, and there shall be a fireplace—such a fireplace—with two big chairs on the hearth”—he paused expressively—“and a cat, a comfortable tabby cat, and a nice, confiding dog. and a mild eyed cow, and I am going to Invite you to my cottage to make my apple tarts.” She smiled at him without self consciousness. “What dreamers we are”’ “Well, maybe you think it’s a dream” —Brady’s tone was dogged—“but some day I shall ask you to come.” There was no mistaking what he meant. “Please don’t,” she begged. Brady gave her a whimsical glance. “Well, I suppose it is too soon to talk about it,” he agreed. “But that cottage will need something besides a cow and a dog and a cat for me to be happy. It will need a wife and a woman worth loving—and until today I hadn’t seen such a woman.” “You have known me but three hours.” “Three hours or three years! What’s the difference when I know I have found the one I want?” They were back again on the city drive, and the little red house was in sight. “We don’t have to settle anything now,” Brady told her quietly. “Of course I couldn’t expect you to feel the way I do. But I want to know is this—may I come again?” She hesitated; then, as he lifted het out of the car with his strong arms, she smiled up at him. “Yes,” she said, “if you like you may come again.”

A Tart Answer.

“I was writing by my study window,” writes a clergyman, “and a little child was busying himself by throwing beans at the window. Losing all patience, I rushed out of the house, determined to frighten the boy. It happened that his mother was coming after him at the same moment, and we met by his side. “I stormed at the child, and then, as the mother seemed excessively stupid, I gave her a .piece of my mind. Finally as a grand and overwhelming conclusion to my scolding I said: “‘A litt’s discipline now with your children will save you much pain if not disgrace in the future. Think of that, madam—that is, if you ever do think.* “ ‘Think, is it?’ she replied. ‘I think if you’d go back to your bedroom and wipe the ink ass av your nose you'd be prettier even if you didn’t make so much av a sensation.* “It was not a soft answer, but it had the effect of turning away wrath.”— London Tit-Bits.

An Ideal Sitter.

A Washington artist while sketching In North Carolina was one day in search of a suitable background of dark pines for a picture he had planned. At last be found the precise situation he was seeking, and, best of all, there chanced to be a pretty detail in the figure of an old colored woman in the foreground. / The artist asked the old woman tc remain seated until he had sketched her. She assented with the greatest good nature, but. in a few minutes asked how long the artist would be. "Oh, only about a quarter of an hour,” he answered. Three minutes or so later the old darky again inquired—this time with manifest anxiety—how. long the operation of sketching would take. "Not long,” was the reassuring reply. “But why do you ask so anxiously?" “Oh, nothin’, sab,” the old woman hastened to respond, “only I’b sittln’ on an ant hill, sah.”—Harper's Weekly.

99 CENT RACKET STORE ■JANUARY RUMMAGE SAlt! We are going through our entire stock gathering up all our odds and ends in every line we handle, goods that are needed in every household in the land. Lots of Staple Goods that will have to go; we must have the money to do business on. We are overstocked in a great many lines, our prices will be cut to the'quick to move our stock. It will be impossible for us to quote prices on everything, the proper way to do is to visit our store and look at what we are doing and see for yourselves the great Reductions we are making. Others can talk and harp about what they are doing, but we defy competition to meet us on this sale. Catalogue houses or local dealers are not in it; a word to the wise is sufficient. / : : : This Sale Lasts up to February Ist and Will be a Record Breaker. Our China Department Is overstocked with the We shall sell this ware finest quality of China. a t p r j ces that will make £very lady in the land that has an eye for the ueautiful buy the same of us. Lots and lots of fine pieces to be sold at less than the cost of manufacture. Fancy vases, bricabrac, jardineers and lamps, all must go for less than cost. * Shoe Department v. We shall slaughter everything wXlh in the line giving a discount from our already low prices of 25 per cent on J everything, making this the Greatest Shoe Sale on record; good reliable footwear at cost. Remember we have no fancy prices, everything marked in plain figures. We do just as we advertise. All our Overshoes, Felt Boots and everything in the rubber line will meet the same fate, 25 per cent, off, making them to you for less than the manufacturer’s price to us—now is the time to buy this class of goods. A first class overshoe costs you only 85 cents. A five dollar Snag Proof Rubber Boot, nothing better on earth, only $3.99. A good Rubber Boot only $ 1.99. Everything else same proportion. HF X I aHr "■ 'll .Sb ; 1 BSqlPHoi ‘ ■ ■’ I - a Guaranteed Electric Lights JHL 16 C. P. 104 Volt Edison Base, 19 cents. 16 C. P. 104 Volt T. & H., Base 19 cents. 3 2 c - 10 4 VoltT.& H. Base, 39 cents. 32 C. P. 104 Volt Edison Base, 39 cents. Woof and Cotton Blankets 'IUK Go at cost—only a few left. A- 10-4 Blanket now only 75c. A-10-4 all wool now only $1,99. Boys Clothing Overcoats and Suits at less than cost, they T - must go. A good suit of clothes for 99c.

Men’s Work Shirts. The best in the market—while they last your choice each only 39c. Boys Knee Pants Others get 75 cents pair for—our price 39c.

Hundreds of other bargains too numerous to mention which will be unexhibition at our store all this month at prices never before attempted by any one in the mercan-. tile business. We must have the money, we have the goods and you want them, our prices are such that there is no reason why you should not take advantage of this great sale and supply your wants while you can. There never was as much money in the country as there is at the present time, no reason at all- for people to go without things they need at the prices they can be bought for at a sale like this. Get into line and make this place your headquarters through this great sale. This sale starts at once and lasts up to February ist, 1908. Our location is in the Makeever bank building opposite the Court House, Rensselaer, Ind. 99c RACKET STORE BSlt e. v. RANSFORO, Proprietor.

Caps and Sweaters A fine line, they must go with the rest Ladies and Hisses’ also Children’s Coats will be slaughtered to make room for spring goods. See our prices before you buy.

All Our Furs to share in the same slaughter; you can get a nice fur at your own price. Now is the time to gather in these bargains, they won’t last long. Just think of a fine scarf being sold for only 49c.