Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1908 — Page 5

HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP Sunday School Convention . , ■ v to be held at 1 McCojfsburg, Ind., Sunday, June 21,1908 2:00 p. m. PROGRAM. Song. Devotional Service led by Jos. Stewart. “Some Methods How to Interest Members of the Church and Sunday School.” Discussion led by. .. .Mrs. Ella Parker. , Song. “How to Conduct an Interesting Sunday School.” Discussion led by...- Roy Bussell. Song. “Would Sunday School Be More Successful If Officers and Teachers Visited More Among the Homes of the Members? Benefits Derived.” Reed McCoy “Question Box” Bro. Montz Talk Bro. Simonson “Getting the Lesson”. . . H. N. Moulds i JOS. • STEWART, Pres. OLA RANDLE, Sec.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 55c; oats, 45c. Miss Madaline Ramp is visiting her sister, Mrs. N. Krull, in Kentland. James Willis has moved into . I True Woodworth’s house on Cherry street. C. G. Harrington of Keener tp. was a business visitor in this city Wednesday. Mrs. J. H. Tilton and two little sons are visiting relatives in Wheatfield this week. Walter Ponsler of Mt. Ayr was in the city a few hours Thursday afternoon on business. *-Mrs. W. H. Eger and daughter, kiss Bessie Grant, go to Chicago yesterday for a few days visit. Mrs. Joseph Leach and children of Geddes, So. Dak., who have been visiting relatives here for some weeks, returned home Tuesday. Charles Ramp is sick from an attack of pleurisy, but not of such severity to confine him to the house. The attack dates from last Sunday. Misses Grace Richmond and Fayne Nelson spent Sunday at Cedar Lake, returning by the way of Monon, arriving home Monday morning. The morning subject at the Presbyterian* church will be “The Personal Question.” Evening subject, “A Shot at a Venture.” Everybody welcome. Stewart Moore, who has held the position of messenger boy at the local Western Union office, has quit the job, and Forest Morlan has taken his place. There has been no action taken toward th& employment of teachers in the city schools for the coming school year. This has been deferred to the next meeting in July. George Cooper of Barkley township was in town Wednesday. He is suffering with rheumatism in hlB left shoulder, which while very painful does not confine him to the house.

Benjamin Harris, with some fifty years of experience in farming, made the prediction that there are at present no indications of a big crop in any of those now planted and growing. j. a. McFarland, who has con-| ducted a grocery here for many years, has taken in his son Gaylord as a partner, and the firm name and style will be hereafter J, A. McFarland & Son. county Supt. W. O. Schanlaub of Kentland visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Schanlaub, here Tuesday afternoon and night, leaving Wednesday morning for Indianapolis to attend the state meeting of county superintendents. Ed S. Rhoades has new potatoes nearly large enough to eat, and they have not seen the sunlight or the ground this year either. These potatoes were put in the cellar last fall and the young ones have formed on them as large as quail’s eggs. Not very much local interest was manifested here in the republican natldsftf convention, not more than a half dozen people from Rensselaer attending, notwithstanding our close proximity to Chicago, the cheap railroad rates prevailing and the fact that It was comparatively easy to get into the convention hall.

Don’t miss the opening chapters of “The Real Agatha.” It will appear shortly in these columns.

Miss Thena Hildebrand returned to Chicago Wednesday after an extended visit with relatives in and about Rensselaer.

Jacks has gone to Crawfdrdsville to assist his brother-in law, Len Letter, in his confectionery and ice-cream parlors.

August Rosenbaum, who has been suffering from a paralytic stroke for the past year, went to the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago Tuesday for treatment.

Perry Gwin has gone to Austin, Texas, where his brother Lacey is employed in an express office, and who has secured him a position with the same company.

j and Mrs. John I. Gwin of tp., and Mrs. Cottingham of Fair Oaks left Thursday for Louisville to attend the International* Sunday School Convention. Miss Spaulding, the local Western Union manager, returned Tuesday evening from Indianapolis, where she was called several weeks ago by the sickness of her sister. A state food and drug Inspector was here Tuesday. A little “jacking up” was given a few grocers, restaurants and the meat markets. That was all, and it will probably last for a week or so. This law Is practically a dead letter.

y.Dr. E. N. Loy, the Homeopathist physician's family arrived to-day, and they will take up their residence at once In the brick cottage near the creamery bridge, lately purchased by the doctor. His office phone number is 89, and the residence 169.

Prof. Lee Fisher of Kankakee tp., was in town Thursday night and yesterday. He will return to Stillwell, Laporte county, again the coming school year, where he has been principal of schools the past two years, this time to take the Buperintendency. Lowell Tribune: H. V. Weaver, who is working at Gary, came down Saturday evening for a. visit with his family. Mrs Weaver went to Rensselaer Sunday. It was the first anniversary of her mother’s death and she went down to decorate her grave. Cut worms are doing their deadly work in many corn fields west and south of town, and some fields are reported so badly cut that they are being replanted. This will make them a little late, but good crops have been raised from just as late planting as these will be. Lafayette Leader: J. J. Osborne, a carpenter who recently came here from Remington, fell off a ladder while working on a barn at the home of George Sullivan, on Sixth street, Friday, his right arm being fractured above the elbow. Dr. Walker attended to his needs. Remember that The Democrat is now |1.50 per year to everyone. This applies to both new subscriptions and renewals, but all those who are now paid in advance will get the twice-a-week paper to the end of the time to which they are paid without any extra charge whatever. - -' • • Leslie Miller, the hustling young editor of hte Mt. Ayr Pilot, was in the city Thursday and made The Democrat a fraternal call. As we have before remarked, Mr. Miller is publishing a mighty newsy little paper at Mt. Ayr and he deserves the undivided patronage of his town and. locality.

Wia fuehlen Sie heute Morgen, Herr Roosevelt? Glauben Sie immer noch dass Sie die elnsige Trlebfeder sind? The dance at Warner’s hall Thursday night was a pronounced success, thirty couples being present. Music was furnished bv Healy’s orchestra. Owing to the fact that many of the Catholic Foresters desire to go to Lafayette Sunday, the regular meeting will be held at 9 a. m. Members please take notice. v kjohn Ramp went to Kentland ’Tuesday to visit his sister, Mrs. N. Krull, and accompany home his nephew, “Little Nick” Krull, who has been visiting here for several weeks. Miss Kennedy, the trained nurse who accompanied Jesse Wilson’s family here from Washington, returned home Wednesday. The sick baby of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson is improving day by day. % vMrs. Ray D. Thompson, who had an operation performed at the Hahnamann Hospital, Chicago, Monday morning, is recovering nicely from the effects of it, and no/adverse symptoms have developed at this Writing.

“Henry IV,” presented by the literary society of St. Joseph’s College, was played to a crowded house Tuesday night, and all expressed themselves well pleased with the very creditable manner in which the students handled the play.

A meeting of the Tenth district bankers is called to be held at Lafayette June 25, to discuss matters of interest to the banking business. The Lafayette bankers will see to it that time does not hang heavily on the visitors’ hands during their stay in the Star city.

■X Lewis Davisson and daughter left Thursday for a few days visit with his sons Amos in Union tp., and Josiah in Kankakee tp. Mr. Davisson expected to fish a little in the Kankakee while at the latter place and was talking about the big fish he was going to haul out when he left town.

The big dredge on the Hoagland ditch cut through the main line of the Monon railroad to-day, and now

has two miles of heavy digging before it reaches the branch of the road that runs through this town to Monon. Mr. Sternberg says they will easily complete the ditch down to the river yet this season.—Tuesday's Monticello Journal.

The holes made last year in the river channel are all pumped out and a little willow tree set in each one of them so that they can be easily found again. These trees present a very picturesque appearance, conforming as they do to the curve that will be described by the channel of the river when completed. Blasting will commence in earnest next week.

The prohibition meeting advertised for Wednesday evening at the corner of the court house yard, by Prof. Eldridge of Minnesota, has been deferred until Monday evening, June 22, on account of the speaker having been billed for Logansport the. same evening. Prof. Eldridge will be here Monday evening and all are Invited to be present and hear him.

A. L. Willis is now confined to his bed. His hip, which was broken several years ago, has become so weak that he cannot bear his weight on that limb. - He is in gfeat pain almost all of the time, and fainted twice when attempting to stand <*n his feet, so great was the torture. The shop which he has occupied so long has been turned over to his son Jam’es and will be conducted by him hereafter.

Mrs. E. W. Irwin came over from Wolcott Wednesday morning for a few days visit with relatives and friends. The business outlook there is excellent and ready sale is found for all the product of their tile factory. By stripping off three or four feet, shale is found to the depth of 100 feet, assuring an inexhaustible supply of raw material, something they could not get near their factory site here. Mrs. Irwin says that they are more than pleased with their new location.

The property recently purchased by C. C. Warner from E. D. Rhoades on Front street, just south of A. H. Hopkins’ residence, has had an addition built on the rear, bath and city water put in and the necessary repairs made to both Interior and exterior. Painters and paper hangers are now at work in brightening it up and when they have finished it will have become a neat little cottage. It will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins, and it is rumored that it was bought for him in the first place by Mr. Warner. Rugs from $1.25 to *3O at Williams'.

N.Mr. Harley Bruce, son of B. L. Bruce, and Miss Loma Wood, daughter of Harvy W. Wood, were married at Indianapolis Thursday. They will commence housekeeping on the elder Bruce’s farm at once.

Michael Phelen is improving from the rheumatic attack which has afflicted him more or less for fifteen years. When he. came here a few weeks ago he oould scarcely get around with two canes, and now he gets along with one.

The fire at M. L. Hemphill’s was the third for him that has occurred since he came to town. First his blacksmith shop burned several years ago, and second his boys accidentally burned his barn, and third his storage room yesterday morning. Pretty tbugh luck, isn’tit?

Joseph S. Hollister and family of Peoria. 111., is here for a week visiting his parents, D. E. Hollister and wife, and sister and family, Mrs. Ray Woo#. Mr. Hollister is now working in the yards of the Peoria & Pekin Union Ry., at Peoria, ahaving quit the train service last year.

Francesville Tribune: The contract for the construction of the two miles of gravel roads to connect the west road between Francesville and Medaryville was awarded last week to Conover and Taber of Remington at $4,925, just five dollars under the estimate. It will be built this season.

X. S. Bates brought in some grass

fend purslain that showed the effects 'of the frost Monday night. However, little damage was done, and that in very few localities. Tomatoes and sweet potatoes were not affected in the least when standing within fifty feet of where the ground and grass was white with frost.

Governor J. Frank Hanly of Indiana received a very chilly greeting when presenting his chilly Hoosier candidate, Charles Warren Fairbanks, to the Chicago meeting Thursday —-“Take him out,” “Get the Hook,” and like expressions greeted him as he sailed into his subject, and it will be a cold day no doubt, when the tries to boost Fairbanks again.

Mrs. B. Forsythe has been resting well at the Hahnamann hospital, although she has been under the influence of opiates to lessen the pain caused by the surgical operation. Tuesday night she slept well, probably induced by the opiates that had been administered. Wednesday night she did not rest so well but the attending physician was of the opinion that the anesthetics had more to do* with her restlessness than the operation. As we go to press her condition has improved somewhat, and there are no symptoms of any complications that would endanger the patient.

It is reported that the practice of ball playing in the highway has become so extensive at McCoysburg that it has become a public nuisance, and also dangerous to public travel as some of the fellowte will throw the ball without any regard whatever for passersby. Damage has also been done to some extent to private property. The matter, it is reported, has been put In the hands of the proper authorities and unless conditions improve immediately, legal proceedings will be brought against the parties forthwith. The boys have been given a ball ground and they will be asked to use it.

In reviewing the personal of the republican national convention, attention is at once attracted to those in authority, not only on the committees, but those acting in the capacity of officers. Julius C. Burrows, U. S. Senator from Michigan, and one of the trusts’ most sturdy defenders, was temporary chairman. Albert J. Hopkins, 17. S. Senator from' Illinois, was chairman of the platform committee, another of the worst pro-trust senators in Congress. Henry Cabot Lodge, U. S. Senator from Massachusetts, was permanent chairman of the convention. He, too, has always been allied with the worst elements in American politics. The “Interests” can not find fault with the result of the republican national convention. It has certainly done itself proud, as far as they are concerned.

CLEARANCE SALE. From this date a good reduction on all trimmed goods, bargains while they last. Orders for summer millinery carefully and promptly filled at reasonable prices. MRS. H. PURCUPILE. MONEY TO LOAN IMMEDIATELY. I have $500.00 to place at once on real estate. Any one wanting $500.00, call and get terms. B. F. FERGUSON. For Sale—A two-burner gasoline stove In excellent condition; first offer of $1.60 takes it. Inquire at Democrat office.

THE NEW SERIAL.

A new aerial story, a short one, will soon begin in the Twice-a-Week Democrat. “The King of Diamonds” has but a few more Issues until it will be finished then we shall begin the publication of “The Real Agatha,” an amusing and interesting story in which a half-doz-en Voung ladies play prominent parts. The first picture of this bunch of pretty girls appeared in the last issue of The Democrat, and the others will follow in order in our announcements of the story.

SOME OF “LITTLE TURTLE’S” MEN.

Monticello Herald: Workmen in a gravel pit near Yeoman recently unearthed eight human skeletons in,

different positions, indicating that the bodies to which they belonged had been hastily buried. With each skeleton was found the breastbone or plate of a small turtle perforated with three small holes. It is surmised that the spot was the scene of an Indian battle, and that the fallen braves were followers of “Little Turtle,” the one-eyed* prophet who precipitated the battle of Tippecanoe in the absence of Tecumseh.

IMPROVING MONNETT FARM.

The Lawlers of Chicago, who recently purchased the Mon nett land southwest of town, a-a mating extensile improvements in tbe buildings and otherwise fixing up the property. Large porches nave been added *o the house and two large additions have been bulit to the barn, a new* well and wind mill, and a new well house with cement floor, besides remodeling the house inside, are some of the many conveniences that have been provided Joe Nagel and wife, who occupy the big farm as tenants. But then nothing is too good for Joe, or his wife either for that matter.

LINOTYPE COMPOSITION.

The Democrat has a fine new Model 5 Standard Linotype and in addition to doing all its own work is prepared to handle considerable outside composition. At present we have six and eight point mats only, light and bold face, and can set matter most any measure desired up to 30 ems long and on 6, 8, 9 or 10 point slug. All work handled carefully and promptly and at reasonable prices. We also cast 6-point border slugs 30 ems long, for sale at 5c per slug; 12 slugs for 50 cents. They are the cheapest and best border printers can buy for ads and job work.

WHITHER ARE WE DRIFTING?

We are confronted with a grave situation. If Mr. Roosevelt is to say who shall succeed him, and shall use the office-holders to make his will prevail, what shall prevent Mr. Taft from doing the same thing? There is nothing to prevent it except his own unwillingness to do it—or his inability to do it. The question is not at all one of personalities, not a question of Roosevelt or Taft or any one else. It is whether any one shall be allowed—can safely be allowed—to do such a thing. We hope that the people will remember that this Is a free government; that it is their government, and that unless It continues to be their government it can not continue to be free. It is the business of the people, and of them alone, to nominate and elect those who are to serve them. If the presidency is thus to be handed down and passed on from President to President, we shall have an end of popular government.—lnd. News (Rep.)

FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

One Retinoscope, new; one Placido’s Keratoscope, new; one Loring’s improved Opthalmoscope. Inquire of Chas. Vick, registered Optometrist. Office next door to J. W. Williams’ furniture store, the place to get your eyes tested aud fitted with spectacles and eye glasses. Price? cut in two.

Child Is Unhurt by Fall.

Michigan City, June 19.—The two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stick fell from a second-story window and, alighting on its feet on a cement sidewalk, was uninjured. The fall was broken by an awning.

Which Is The ~ Real V Agatha • The closing chapter of Edith Mason's clever story! will solve the for yon.

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Kitchen Helps. If t teaspoonful of vinegar la added to the water in which fish is to be washed, a most delicious flavor will be Imparted to It. To make cake Lighter always beat the eggs, butter and sugar together and then add the flour, fruit, etc. To take spots out of blue serge and generally brighten it up bathe with a sponge dipped In blue water. Afterward hang up the dress to dry. If food becomes slightly burned while cooking, set the pan at once in a basin of cold water and Its flavor will be uninjured. The best way to prevent lamps smoking is to dip tbe wick In strong vineSr, then thoroughly dry It before us-

Washing Lacs Curtains. Shake and brush lace curtains to remove the dust and soak them In soapy water overnight. Work the curtains gently up and down In the water and sqtieeze them between the hands to get the dirt out Put them Into a clean warm suds and keep changing tbe water until the curtains are clean. Never wring curtains by hand, for it strains and tears them. Lay them on a strip of cloth and put carefully through the wringer. Rinse well In several water* and put through hot, moderately thick starch. If the curtains are white, the starch should be blued: if cream color, strong coffee should be added to it

Mild Skin Bleach.

Two ounces of pure honey, half an ounce each of glycerin and rectified spirits, one and a half drams of pure citric acid anti thirty-three drops of rose essence. Tut the glycerin and honey Into a basin and set in hot water, stirring until both are mingled. Into the spirits put the acid to dissolve and then add the rose essence. Let the basin stand until its contents are cold, then combine the two mixtures. This Bhould be rubbed well Into the skin morning and night. It is not a powerful bleach, but constant use will whiten and soften the skin. Time Saving Strainer. Among recent inventions In kitchen utensils Is the colander herewith shown, the invention of a Minnesota man. The common method of straining the contents of the colander by forcing It through the perforations by the aid of a spoon is done away with. Instead wltbin the colander Is a tapered spiral

IMPROVRD COLANDER.

feed blade, the lower portion of which closely fits and is arranged to scrape over the perforated bottom of the bowl. The feed blade is operated by a handle, which extends above the edge of the bowl. This novel attachment affords an easy and convenient method for quickly straining the contents of the colander.

Sewing on Waist Buttons.

When making lingerie waists or any waists of thin and sheer materials stitch a band of tape or an extra fold of the goods down the middle of the hem where the buttons are to be sewed. The buttons should be sewed to this. It gives extra body to the hem and makes a firmer foundation for tbe buttons to be sewed to. and this will prevent them from tearing off and pulling a piece out of the waist with them.

To Teet Butter.

This test for butter is so simple that any housewife can put it into practice: A clean piece of white paper is smeared with a little of the suspected butter. The paper is then rolled up and set on fire. If the butter is pure, the smell of the burned paper is rather pleasant, but the odor is distinctly tallowy if the “butter” is made up wholly or in part of animal fat. Flute Lace Edges. There is an easy way of fluting the lace edges of the neck and sleeves of lace trimmed blouses which makes them look fascinating. Take an ordinary curling iron, such as is used for curling the hair, aqd heat it with the regular irons. After the waist is ironed take the curling iron and pinch the lace edging. This will flute it evenly and attractively. Rhubarb Wine. Put six pounds of rhubarb through a vegetable cutter, or small wine press. Add four quarts of boiling water and let stand nine days, stirring three times each day. Strain through cheesecloth and add four pounds of sugar. When It Is done fermenting, bottle airtight, with two raisins in each bottle. Flowers For the Table. Never use very strongly scented flowers for the table. Snch flowers as gardenias, stephanotis and hyacinths should be avoided. Their strong perfume in a hot room makes some people feet quite faint, while it take* all appetite away from others.