Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1908 — Page 8

KERN IS COUNSEL IN RHODIUS CASE

Represents Woman Wc to Wealthy Invalid. ANNULMENT PROCEED!’. 5 Matter to Being Tried Before Judge R6bert L. Maeon In the Circuit Court at Greenfield—Millionaire Haa Been Declared Mentally Incompetent and Now la Under Curt, of Guardian. Wife Will Go on Btand and Tell of Wedding and Subsequent Journey. Greenfield. Ind., Dec. 22.—The auit to annul the marriage of Elma Dods-worth-Dare-Rhodlus to OeoVga Rhodiua, a wealthy Indianapolis citizen, field by the circuit court of Boone county to be mentally incompetent and now under tbe care of a guardian, ia under way before Judge Robert L. Mason in the circuit court here. This is the second step in the litiga* lion that has obstructed Rbodius’ hazy horizon since that day, Jan. 21, 1900, when he plunged, or was plunged, into matrimony at Louisville, Ky. The” third and final step, perhaps, Is the trial yet to come of a criminal charge of kidnaping pending against the woman in the Marion county criminal court. She was the proprietor of a resort in Indianapolis. Guardian Brings Buit. The present action is brought In the name of the guardian, James M. Berryhill, under instructions of Judge M. N. A. Walker of the probate court: Contesting the suit for Mrs. Rhodlua are John W. Kern, whose first appearance In the tangle Is made in tbe present action; Ryan & Ruckelshaus and Cass Connaway. william Ward Cook Is local counsel. The annulment proceedings are expected to prove ever more interesting than tbe Insanity hearing at Lebanon, since tbe latitude allowed for the introduction es evidence will naturally be greater. A detailed account of the wanderings of the wedding party from the time Elma Dare helped Rhodlua down the stairs of the Circle Park hotel at midnight. Jan. 20, until she was brought back under arrest from Cambridge Springs, Pa., several weeks later, will go into the court record, It It expected. Will Tell Her Btory. The guardian has for a star witness Mrs. Rosa Stonestreet, former county superintendent at Louisville. Her testimony in the Insanity proceedings, tolling graphically of the marriage coremony itself, was largely responsible for the appointment of a guardian. Witnesses are on hand to tell of tha long flight from Louisville to Now York, New York to Rochester, Rochester to Pittsburg and Pittsburg to Cambridge Springs and thereabouts. Mrs. Rhodlus is present, and will tell her own story for the first time in open court. The manner in which she stood the attorneys’ fire in deposition-taking makes it certain that she will be an Interesting witness.

ELECTORS TO MEET

Governor Hanly Has Issued Commit* ■lone to Chosen Republicans. Indianapolis. Dec. 22. Governor Hanly has Issued tbe commissions for the fifteen presidential electors chosen at the November election to cast tbe vote of Indiana for president and vice president of the United States. t The electors will form their own organization, select their presiding officer and tellers, cast the vote and •elect from their number a messenger to carry a copy of the result of their vote to be delivered to the speaker Of tbe house of representatives. The Indiana electors will meet in Indianapolis In the chamber of the %ouse of representatives ,at 10 o'clock "m. m , Monday. Jan. 11.

TO HONOR STUDEBAKER

Testimonial To Be Presented at Banquet Tonight. South Bend. Ind.. Dec. 22.—South Bend and Mishawaka will be repre--aented in a testimonial to be given J. 11. Studebaker. head of the vehicle manufacturing company, at a banquet at the Oliver hotel tonight. It will be presented by a number of leading citizens of the two cities. About 300 men and women will occupy seats at the table. Dr. Sol C. Dickey of Winona, and H. J. Heinz of Pittsburg, will be two of the .few Invited guests outside of South* Bend and Mishawaka, The exact nature of the testimonial -4ms not been made public.

PRIZE CORN ON SALE

On* Winner Dissatisfied With Bids for Prise Ears. „ Franklin. Ind.. Dec. 22.—The prizewinning corn from the county of Johnson, which was sold at the National Corn exposition at Omaha. Neb., haa keen taken to other states, the bids left by the local "corn kings" being too Ell. M Clore left a bid of $75 for ten ears of prize com that won the onal champion sweepstakes' • However, an lowa editor saw the advantage of an advertisement and paid 128.50 for the ten prize ears For the ears on which Mr. Clore won his automobile be left a bid for 871, bat this bushel of corn wae sold for lift*.

A SAD EXPERIENCE.

“I'll tell yon, gooi out i-uien,” said colonel w y, ’“that in this life of nil no ta -i d ut least one experience that vun: drive some men to drink.” And ib'*,* • .ilouel looked around suggestive! , The colonel; u civ ..fined veteran of the civil war, v.a-jl' • Lc~t raconteur of tbe club tu:d a a u U was. eagerly listened to by the y linger generation. A tap of tbe bell br ught n ronnd of bis favorite'beverage, and uftlr sampling It, with glasses in easy reach, we all settled bat k in cur chairs to listen to the story that was fare to come: * “You fellows have all heard bow I lost this am at Pine Ridge! When 1 enlisted fa the Twentieth, like many another young fellow, I left n sweetheart at home whose promise had been given me, a beautiful, high spirited girl, who kissed me goodby and saw the regiment march away with a cheer on her Ups and but few tears In her eyes. Before we parted she slipped a ring on my finger, i and as I left she said: ‘Wear this, dear. Bring it back with you and be true to your flag and me.’ “Well, I wore the ring all through our long, bard campaign until that Pine Ridge cannon ball came along; took away arm and ring and left me unconscious on the battlefield. After a hospital experience I finally recov- . ered sufficiently to be sent home, with a colonel’s commission, discharged as unfit for duty. “At the old home I was of course? treated as a hero. Tbe young ladies insisted on showing me flattering attentions. I was asked everywhere and was quite the lion of the honr. “Isabel, my tiuucee, was as devoted as before. 1 suppose, but her nature was such that she was too proud to show her feelings as plainly as my vanity sometimes wished her to do, and as u consequence I began to think that she had changed toward me. It may be that another girl, a little, plump, black eyed charmer, had something to do with this idea, but at any rate I soon began to notice other charms than Isabel's, f: "One night my fiancee and I attended n reception, and Sadie, the black eyed charmer of whom I have spoken-, was there also. Isabel and I bad tired of mingling with the throng and has *'»und a secluded place in the conservatory. We talked until weary and sat there in silence when Sadie came in. She did not see us, and as she stood by the side of a large palm in an attitude of unstudied grace I thought she formed the most beautiful picture that I had ever seen. “Almost involuntarily I contrasted her charms with those of the proud beauty at my side. To my eyes the advantage ell lay with Sadie. Her beautifully rounded figure seemed to be my ideal of loveliness, and I wished that I might clasp her in my armsarm, I mean—and tell her how sweet a picture she made. The longing grew almost too strong to be resisted, and 1 had half risen to my feet, forgetting Isabel's presence, when I was stepped by a strange thing that was taking place. Faintly outlined, a mere vapor at first, but growing plainer with each succeeding second, where Badie stood there appeared the figure of a man’s arm clothed In a soldier’s sleeve of blue. *Tbe arm slowly curved Itself around Sadie’s waist, and as it tightened itself into a firm ling, like a star of light, a ring on the band showed itself to my startled gaze. My eyes seemed to be starting from my head in amazement, for the ring was that which Isabel had given me. and the hand that I looked at was the exact likeness of my missing one. | “A cry at my side of mlxejj fear and rage brought me to my senses. Isabel was standing with outstretched arms pointing to tbe apparition. I 'What does this mean, sir?’ she said. Her voice aroused Sadie, who, seeing tbe image aronnd her waist, promptly fainted. j “I hare told this story to several persons, and but one has ever been able to give me any explanation. He j was an ascetic from India who was lecturing on The Influence of Mind Over Matter,’ who told me that my desire to embrace Sadie had been Impressed very strongly on my astral being that my astral being bad for tbe time got control over my physical body and that the arm which 1 saw was the arm that I bad lost hud, being lost, was trying to follow tbe impulse that would have controlled it bad it still continued to be a part of my body and subject‘to; the control of my mind. Others did not accept this theory, and some, I regret to say, were skeptical, while a few did not hesitate to say that the vision had been induced by a large, wgjl developed jag. You fellows can think as you please. I leave the solution with' i you.” •* I “But, colonel,” cried several in protest, “what became of the girls? Did you marry Sadie?” “Marry! Huh!” granted the colonel between swallows. “Dofi’t you know I was never married? Isabel dismissed me then and there for losing the ring she had given me. And Sadie, when I asked her later to marry me, replied with ill concealed horror that she was sorry, bnt that ahe could never under any circumstance* marry a piece of a man whose dismembered fragments were in the habit of embracing every woman whom their former owner might take a fancy to.” And the colonel set down his empty glass And went to join another group.

Not Her Fault.

“A man is judged by the company he keeps." "That’s fair enough. But it isn't right to judge a girl by the company ahe has to entertain.” Washington Herald.

Humor and Philosophy

DUNCAN M. SMITE

EFFECT OF THE WONDER.

Tou ought to hear that boy of mins Arise and speak a piece. Just like a lawyer, you would swear, As slick, by Joe, as grease! He doesn't, hesitate nor halt As though he were afraid. He starts right in Jo sawing wood As though it were his trade. To hear him you would almost think That you could see the Alps That Caesar or Napoleon crossed When after heathen scalps, . Or you could view with half «n eye Horatlus bravely stand And hold defying foes That stood on every hand. He rushes up and down the stage * And makes the rafters hum. Tells what Tat Henry had to say When he was going some. His “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight” Is said by one and all To be the best they ever heard From one so very small. , Bay. they would have him on the stags If I would give consent, For he’s a wonder, honor bright. Or I don't want a cent. And nothing la for that bright chap Too difficult or deep— What’s that? Jast talking of my boy I’ve put" you all to sleep?

How Do They Know? “There’s always room at the top." “So I have heard, but I have my doubts.” “Have your doubts?” “I have.” “And why, pray?” “I have always noticed that It is always those who were never there that are prating about it.” That Loud. "Is Mabel engaged?” “I heard a rumor to that effect” “What kind of a noise does a rumor make?” ? “This one sounded like a big red auto.” * Suspicious. “Adversity, they say, is often the friend of genius.” “Well, I wonder”— “What?” "What sort of pull adversity has.” Sounded Familiar. “These close, poorly ventilated sleeping cars must be hard on the lungs.” “I should think so, and, come to think of it, I believe I have heard people speak of Pullmanary diseases.”

PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Being sncceßsfnl is quite often a matter of being busy, belligerent and bluff. Keep on good terms with your neighbor. He might want you to go his security at tbe bank, and it would embarrass him so to ask you if you were on ill terms. It all depends upon where you put the modifier. A miser is one who loves money a great deal, bat most of us would love a great deal of money. —• . A woman does love to have her husband shine in society, but she will Insist that be scintillate In her owu peculiar way. There are people who aren’t content with being miserable for themselves, but want to assist others to he miserable also.

If he loses out at poker, what difference does that make to anybody but himself? If be is cross the next day because he has a headache from bad air and other things—mostly other things—he guesses it is nobody’s business but bis own. Debt doesn’t look half' so gay and festive when it is encompassing yon as it does when it Is inviting you from a distance. Being lazy Is just about all that can be expected of a genuinely lazy man. Soon as we have a chance to forget about football and baseball we have to begin to worry about those Christmas presents.

f \ «t * Seems That Way. Of all the plagues with fehich this land is actively accurst , i The man who says “I told you” and “I knew It” Is the worst. * H

FOR THE CHILDREN

1 Buspsot—A Card {Ralne. ’ j Tills game is p<ayed by any'number with out* or more full packs of curus, according to the number playing. iiie earns are dealt one by one, so as to be us evenly distributed as possible. The first pluyer leads a card, face downward, ceiling out at tha same time the uurnber or napie of a curd, which may or may not be the one he laid down. Thu next player on tbe lext now plays in like manner and must call the name of tbe card next higher than ibo one burned by tbe first player. The others in turn do tha same. Thus if A lead*, calling “six,” the others in turn as they play say -seven,” “eight,” “nine," “ten,” “knave,” etc. When the king is reuch,ed the next player begins at “one’' again. This goes on till some one suspects that tbe card played is not true to tbe uame called, when he must say, ”1 suspect.” The suspected person then shows the card be played. If the suspicion is correct tbe offender must take into his hand all tbe cards on tbe tabic. If it was unfounded the accuser must take the cards. He who first gets rid of ali his cards is the winner. The last card should always be suspected, since there is only one chance in thirteen of its being right. If a player has all four cards of the same number, iu his band be is sure to suspect rightly any one whose tarn it le to play one fit those cards. A skillful player rarely plays the right card unless he thinks some one fs watching him and saves os many kinds of cards as he can, getting rid of duplicates. These are tbe rules of the game: 1. No player can be '‘suspected” after the next in order has played. 2. X player may conceal his hand as he pleases to bide the fact that it is "small, but must always show it on demand of any in the company. 3. The game may be continued ufter one player’s cards are gone till all the cards are in one hand. In this case any one oat of the game may suspect and if he suspects wrongly must take the cards on the table and enter the game again. Think of • Number. Tell some one to think of any number he pleases, but not to tell yon what it Lb. Tell him then to double it. When he has done that let him add to the result an even number which you yourself must give him. After doing this he must halve the whole, then from what is left take away the number he first thought of. When he shall arrive this far, if bis calculations have all been made correctly, you can give him the exact remainder, which will simply be the half of the even number you told him to add to his own. For instance: Number thought of 2 Doubled 50 fcven number added 6 Halved 2| 50 • - 2S Subtract 'original number... X * ' Loaves half of even number 2

Caterpillar Lace/ It Is said that a man in Milnich has devised an ingenious plan by which caterpillars are made to spin lace veils from the leaves of plants. He makes a paste of the plant that Is the usual food of the caterpillar and spreads it thinly over a stone or other flat surface."-Then with a camel’s hair pencil dipped In olive oil he draws on the coating of paste the pattern that he wishes the caterpillar to leave open. The stone being placed in an Inclined position, the caterpillars are put at the bottom, and they eat and spin their way to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring the rest of the plant The result is a lace pattern of rare beauty. The Vision of City Children. A well known English surgeon called attention some time ago to the Inability of city children to See well at a great distance, caused, he said, by their restricted line of vision. The other side of the street Is about as far as they have an opportunity of using their right. It is different with country children, who hare an expanse of landscape to look at and can practice thrir sight on a great variety of objects at a distance. He suggests that city children should be given every possible chance to do the same and thus train the sight and strengthen the eyes at the same time.—Chicago Conundrums. Which is the heavier, a full or half moon? The half moon Is the heavier, for a fall moon is as light again. When Is a lady’s arm not a lady’s arm? When It Is half bare (bear). Why are ripe potatoes in the ground like thieves? Because they ought to be taken up. Why Is the north pole like an Illicit whisky manufactory? Because it.is a secret still. In what ways do women ruin their husbands? In boy ways. » Why Is a short negro like a white man? Because he la not a tall (at all) black. . •• Christmas Morning. _ JUst look In there and sm my treo! It's blazin' with light candles > And covered with big shiny things, .. Jda says, that no one bandies. At mighty glad I ain’t a girl, A-gettin' dolls and braggln' That their* is best of all the things. Why. I get a red wagon! I got a horse that rooks like this And has a tail and spots on. I’m glad I got a big one. 'cause It’s that I’ll ride just lots on. I’m happier ’an I ever was! •Chase after Me quite forgot my badnoes.

A Second Hand Love Affair.

By MARTHA COBB SANFORD.

* Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated , i Literary Press. <

Dan Hewling, graduate of Harvard, famous athlete and' popular society man, startled his aristocratic intimates by refusing to follow the smoothly beaten trail prepared by his progenitor and by starting in literally at the bottom of tbe milk The mill, a plant manufacturing cob ton thread, was situated in a little faraway New .England town that no one had ever heat’d of until 'Dan discovered it. While bis friends and family stoibd around amazed or weeping Dan laughingly gave his dress suit a farewell pat and instructed his man to fold bis brand new overalls carefully. He wouldn’t have them creased for anything. Fancy making one’s first appearance In mussed up overalls! It .would blight his whole career. But tbe following Monday morning, when he groped his way down to the factory in the sunless dawn, the situation seemed less comic than he had pictured it Dan was no quitter, however. He proved that’ as the long, arduous days went by. The mystery to his friends was on seeing him over an occasional week end that he appeared not only plucky and determined to make a success of his work, but actually happy. No amount of comradely Interest in his fellow laborers, no mere appre? elation of simple country life, they argued, could account for that. And they were quite right The direct cause of Dan’s enthusiasm over his work was Mary Brown. She worked in the room where he was now overseer, but for several weeks they had worked as second hands side

“IT WAS ONLY A SECOND HAND ONE," LAUGHED ELSIE.

by side and exchanged the scant courtesies of each working day as It passed. Gradually Dan fell Into tbe habit of walking borne with Mary at night, their boarding places being near together. Their conversation at first centered around their one mutual interest—their daily work. About herself Dan could not make Mary talk. She seemed shy and embarrassed, but she was evidently genuinely pleased with his rapid promotion. In the wholesome presence of this pretty, bright, unsophisticated girl Dan came to feel himself better understood, more stimulated and more contented than with any one he had ever known. In fact, he woke suddenly to the fact that he loved her. With this realization came the serious contemplation of his future. What would his family say if he should tell them that he contemplatefTtoarrylng a "second hand” in the mill? Why was! be not free to act independent of all tbe rest of the world? Here was he, young and strong and bound to make his way. And here was Mary, young and strong, too, and beautiful and the one human being toward whom his soul yearned. Why should any one else matter? "Mary,” be began earnestly as they were tramping along a country road one mild winter Sunday—every one called her Mary—“are you happy here In this little town?” She glanced up at him quickly, her cheeks all glowing from the brisk pace they had been going. "Of course I am!” she laughed. "What a silly question!” "How can you be?” he urged so vehemently that it startled her. "Why,” she ansVered slowly, evidently thinking out her reply as she •poke, "I’m interested in my work. That’s the main reason, I suppose.” "What are the others?” Dan demanded. "And I like the people I work with,” •he added frankly. "All the people,” he probed, “or some one In particular?” "I did not mention any names,” she evaded, laughing lightly. "I noticed you didn’t,” Dan continued, entirely unabaahed. “But in my opinion the main reason for being py Is liking some one in particular.” "And are yon happy?” Mary asked naively. “Very,” Dan replied, so emphatically that Mary' Involuntarily glanced up at him and then immediately looked •way again, her heart thumping hard. "And I am going to mention names, Marv.” he said, smiling at, her tea- ■ ■*. . • a./; -ry.t

derly. “I am going to do more than that. I’m going to ask you to change yours* Mary gave a little start of surprise, and her cheeks flashed still more rosily. “I have 'already changed It,” she said in a voice so low that Dan just caught the words. “Please let us forget this—this Uttle episode, Mr, Hewling. I know I haven’t played fair. I ought to have told you before, but I didn’t know it would make any difference.” "Any difference!” Pan echoed bitterly. And for a long time they walked on in silence. “We are going to be good friends, aren’t we, just the same?” Mary ventured at length, her lips trembling. Dan steadied himself. “Of course,” he said. “It has been all my fault. Yon have played perfectly fair. There was no reason why you should have told me anything.” The following Saturday Hewling took the train for his native city. He felt that he needed a change of surroundings. He had just tossed his suit case up into the rack and was about to settle down when he . saw Mary get into tbe car. But she did not see him. So she was seeking a change too. He had a dozen minds as to whether he should join her or not, but finally decided not to. He changed his seat, however, so that be could watch her more closely. Although she had a magazine, he noticed that she did not read it, hat continned to stare out of the window, almost immovable. He noticed, too, how exquisitely pretty she looked in spite of her plain, unfashionable costume. Something of the viking spirit took possession of him for a moment and made him feel like leaping on to'the engine and carrying her off at. terrific speed into some big, undiscovered kingdom. Suddenly—or so it seemed to Hewling—the train came to a standstill .and people began to leave the car. When the crowd had passed by him he looked again for Mary. She had gone too. Jerking down his salt case and snatching up his overcoat, Hewling made a mad dash off the train, landing almost in the midst of a group of laughing girls on the platform.

"Well, Dan Hewllng!” exclaimed one of them, shaking hands with him cordially, “Where did you come from? Is that your usual way of alighting from trains? Oh, Elsie,” she called after one of tbe girls—they had all very tactfully withdrawn—“come back here. Yon most let me Introduce Dan Hewllng. Dan, my college chum, Elale Landers. I’m sure you two people ought to be”— "Yes,' Interrupted Dan, his expression a comical mixture of amazement and happiness as he acknowledged the Introduction. "I’m sure we ought to be.” “Ought to be what, for mercy sake?” gasped Mary Brown’s chum. “Engaged!” finished the irrepressible Dan. "And we would have been If Mary—l mean Elsie—had played fair.” At this Elsie Landers looked up at Dan appealingly, and her friend stared at the two In astonishment "You don’t mean that you—oh, how romantic! I’ll never say another word against that crazy socialistic scheme of yours, Elsie. She’s writing • thesis, as I suppose you know, Dan, on—what Is It on, Elsie? I never could remember.” "It doesn’t matter,” laughed Elsie. “I’ve almost forgotten myself.” “Then you aren’t going back to that dingy little town any more?” Elsie’s eyes met Dan’s In a flash of mutual comprehension. “Oh, I can’t promise that—because, you see, the overseer thinks a lot of me, and I think he’s going to promote me.” “Yon bet be Is!” came from Dan so explosively that the secret was out to a minute. "Oh, Elsie, you fraud!” exclaimed her chum. ‘The Idea of your having such’a perfectly original romance and never?— "It was only a second hand one,” laughed Elsie. But only she and Dan understood, squeezing hands on the sly as Elsie* chum went In to break tbe news to the others.

Jewish Longevity.

Superficial scrutiny, of the vital statistics yields the Jew* a prominent position In the sanitary world, if longevity serves as any Index of hygienic living. With tbe average length of life for all Christian people placed at thir-ty-six years eleven months (1900) the Jew may hope to reach fprty-eight years nine months. Neufvllle (1855), inquiring Into tbe comparative, duration of life and causes of deaths of Jews and Christians to Frankfort, learned that one-fourth of the Jewish population waa living beyond seventy-one years, while only one-fourth of their neighbors was living beyond tbe age of fifty-nine yearsten months. Abbott claims that “they (1. e. Jews) are much leas frequently tbe subjects of tubercular and scuteepidemic diseases than any other race of mankind.” Why should this seeming vital superiority exist? According to Richardson, "the causes are simply summed up In the terra *sobernecn of life.’ The Jew drinks less than tola ‘even Christian;* he takes, as a rule, better food; he marries earlier; he rears the children he has brought Into the world’ with greater personal care; be tends tbe aged more thoughtfully; he takes better care of his poor and he takes better care of himself.” To this might have been added that through religions customs hygienic tendencies became an Inheritance—Dietetic and: Hygienic Gazette,