Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1908 — Page 6

Teßample It. rd Ute to rot loot tn a mlllionalre’z ohoeo. At leant for a minute or two. To And if the place were at nice as it seems. Too pleasant and fine to be true. To toss off a check without any concern Or fear of Its face, wouldn't youT Td llkp to be there for a day and a half. His check book a toy In my hand That furnished the means should I feel so disposed To buy everything in the land, An aeroplane, auto or any old thin* My strong constitution would stand. day. maybe I wouldn’t in luxury’s lap Sit round while my sentence held good. Enjoying each moment for all I was worth And right on the job sawing wood And ordering all I could think of or wish In language the cook understood! 1 think I would purchase sixteen suits of clothes, , A shoe store, a dozen of hats And overcoats—well, perhaps ten for a start— And all I could find In cravats And everything else In proportion or style From glasses, gold mounted, to spats. That’s only a starter; the list’s without end. But what In a day could one do? To think about quitting and giving it up Would make one feel pensive and blue. I'd like to be Croesus or John D. But, say. I’d hate to drop back, wouldn’t you?

Broadening Jethro.

By CARL WILLIAMS.

Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated Literary Press.

The town could boast no “Seeing Concordia Car,” but had one of the übiquitous omnibuses carried visitors through the pleasant, shaded streets it is certain that Jethro Hawkins would have been pointed out as one of the objects of local interest along with the bank, and pulp mill and the house where Washington had slept when passing through the town. In the absence of sightseers Hawkins.was an object of unfeigned interest to his fellow townspeople, more especially the women, for a confirmed bachelor is ever the cynosure of matchmakers.

Other cavaliers came and wooed and won or were dismissed to woo again, but Jethro’s infatuation for Andadra Wayland could be counted upon as a topic of conversation year In and year out When Jethro had been a great, gawky lad of nineteen and Andadra a sentimental slip of seventeen-year-old femininity he had kissed her and had asked her to wait for him. Afterward be never could tell how he had achieved either the kiss or the question. Jethro was now thirty and Andadra twenty-eight and they were still waiting, because Jethro was thrown into a panic at the very sight of a woman. Andadra was patient and said' “No” to half a score of suitors, but still Jethro did not speak, so the whole town, knowing the situation; came to take an interest in the affair. That Jethro was in love was above question. Love shone in his eager blue eyes. Despairing adoration was be-

"I THOUGHT YOU DIDN’T CARE FOR ME ANY MORE, JETH.”

trayed in every line of the dejected figure. s If tongue could have si»oken his love as eloquently as his eyes Concordia’s matchmakers would have ceased to worry. Then suddenly Jethro went away. Connected with ids departure was no Incident, but bls return was eventful. To be sure, be planned to spend a week end with his grandmother, but to Coneordians a journey of 200 miles | was something more than an event, and practically the whole town saw Jethro'off. : It gave him a rather good opinion of himself, and he bore himself with dignity on the journey. He assumed the airs of a traveler of long experience, and when the time came for his return U he approached the railroad station with none of the embarrassment he had felt when he went to take the train at Concordia. I. He even lingered on the platform until the last moment instead of cllmb- | Ing aboard the train the moment it L. pulled into the station. With a blase air he let one or two cars slip past him, and he swung himself aboard by the rail of the rear platform. He threw open the door and passed through the corridor of the sleeper. & In the wash room half a dozen men ■were playing cards with a suit case for a table. Most of them were coat- > less, and their collars and ties bad g been removed.ln the_heat of the game.

Jethro hurried on. He did not want a seat in the sleeper; it coet more money. He knew that the day coaches were juat*ahead and vaguely wondered why one sleeper should be in the rear when all the others were up front ahead of the ordinary coaches. When he issued from the corridor he stood rooted t< the floor in amazement. Instead of the decorous, well groom ed city travelers he had expected t< find, some twenty flashily dressed women were scattered through the car. As he appeared one tiny little woman with hair obviously bleached set up a cry of “Look who's here!” and the other nineteen obeyed the command. Now. even a city man may well quail before twenty actresses. What chance had Jethro against their raillery? He was good looking, with an athletic figure, but his clothes and his manner liespoke the man of the small town. His confusion was immensely diverting to the women members of the burlesque company, who were only too appreciative of a break In the monotony of travel. In a moment they had flocked about him and were plying him with ques"no Stammeringly he explained that he was merely making his way toward the forward part of the train. They would not accept the explana- ' tion. “Now, honest, Reuben, you came to visit us!" cried the little soubrette. “You’re a sly old l>oy, and you can’t get out of it that way. Sit down and tell us your name and all about yourself Your name is Reuben, isn't It?” “It’s Jethro,” he explained, vaguely conscious that “Reuben” held some hidden meaning not altogether free from sarcasm. “It's Jethro Hawkins, and I didn’t come to see you. I got on the tall end of the train, and 1 want to go to one of the regular cars. 1 don’t know what this car is, but I guess it’s a lunatic asylum.” A roar of laughter greeted the comment, and the soubrette patted the bronzed cheek appreciatively. “You’re all right, Jethro,” she cried laughingly. “This isn’t the foolish foundry on wheels, though it will be if we have to have many more of these long Jumps. This is the Gotham Gaiety Girls company, and we’re awfully pleased to meet yoti. This car won’t be cut off for three hours yet, and we can have a nice long visit.” “I don’t want no visit,” declared Jethro, but his wishes counted for naught. The company was train tired and welcomed the diversion of his unexpected call. They enjoyed Jethro’s embarrassment, which amounted almost to terror, and when he sought to push his way forward they clung to his neck, and he was forced to sit down, If only to escape the white arms that detained him. Almost before he realized it he was chatting with the crowd as though he had known them for years. The men had come into the car from the card game and taken a part in the fun, and when at last they began to get ready for their journey’s end he really regretted their going. When their special car was cut off he waved them a farewell from the rear of the last day coach and then went forward to the smoker for the remainder of the trip.

It was late in the afternoon when the train halted at Concordia and Jethro descended the steps. Andadra was not on the station platform, but as Jethro was driven home in the village bus he passed the girl on her way to the postoffice. “Leave my grip with the folks, Jim,” he cried as he dropped from the step of the vehicle and, to the astonishment of the onlookers, raced after Andadra. But none of them was more astonished than the girl, for Jethro came up with a jauntiness that in him was astonishing. “I wanted to tell you that I’m coming over tonight to see you,” he explained. “I’ve something 1 waut to tell you,” he added importantly. “Anything you can’t tell me now?" asked the girl wonderingly. “Oh, I don’t know,” was the assured response. “I just want to nsk yon to marry me, and I meant to do it right In your own sitting room. But I guess there’s no t|*ne like the present. Will you have me?” “I thought you were never going to speak,” said Andadra, beaming her delight. “I thought you didn’t care for me any more, Jeth.” “Been caring ’bout eleven years,” told Jethro, “but I always seemed afraid to speak. I guess travel must broaden a fellow.”

Andadra nodded her happy assent, but Jethro wisely forbore to tell her that the guying and the frank friendliness of the Gotham Gaiety Girls had cured his fear of her sex. He felt somehow that Andadra would not understand. ■ ,

Eva Fay’s Husband a Suicide.

Oakland. Cal.. Dec. 22.—John T. Fay, who assisted his wife. Eva Fay in her vaudeville mind-reading performance*, committed suicide here by shooting klmseif.

The man who systematically blows his own horn uses his lungs to such an extent that he is apt to get chesty. Don’t kick. Get some one else to do it It will conserve your own reputation and be just as effective. A good, substantial excuse is always desirable, but is apt to be expensive. —— < Don’t speak harshly of your enemies. They expect you to knock them, and if you have them guessing they will cease activities for a time. V To keep on good terms with some neighbors you have to be deaf as a post and blind as a bat and stand for all the ghastly Jokes that they spring. Speak gently to an angry man. He will want to kill you anyway, so it doesn’t matter if you do incense him further. It takes a lot of confidence in your appetite to cause you to order scrambled eggs at a restaurant.

He doesn’t see why his wife should object to being left alone whenever he wants to leave her alone. He didn’t take a contract to keep her entertained, not if he knows it, even if he did happen to marry her.

Double Blow. “He made a big blow.” ” “Indeed?” ‘*¥6B; blew his money in.” “And then?” “Blew bin brains out.”

Humor and Philosophy

By DUNCAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Be cheerful at any cost to the house or company. When the new wife finds out that John likes corned beef and cabbage better than he likes angel cake , one more illusion has gone to swell the vanished myriads.

What Threatens. Oh, little Mary, plain of face, With eyes of faded blue, Some day some large, impulsive man Will fall In love with you. Will swear you are the very miss His empty heart to fill. The one and only girl for him. Or let us hope he will. Borne moment when you least expect A lover he will stray ‘ Across your path and after that Refuse to go away. Your very presence, he'll declare. Will cause his heart to thrill And make him for the first time live, Or let us hope he will. With praises he will overwhelm Your modest maiden heart. Will promise death, and deatli alone, You two can ever part. Will write a sonnet to your eyes With server if not skill To prove they are the brightest yet. Or let us hope he will. And, little Mary, plain of face. Adorned with charms so few, You’ll half believe as he protests The things he says are true, And when you have been hitched for life Your dreamlngs to fulfill You’ll ever after happy-live. Or let us hope you will.

Something About Peafowls. India is the real home of the peafowl. There the fowls are hunted, and their flesh is used for food. As they live in the same region as the tiger, hunting them is dangerous sport. The long tall of the peafowl is really not its tail, but feathers that grow out just above it and are called tail coverts. This bird has been known for ages. It is mentioned several times tn the Bible. The ancient Romans considered the brains of the peafowl a dainty tidbit and used to kill thousands of the birds to get the brains for their emperors’ feasts. The Salic Law. The laws of the Salic or Salian Franks, committed to writing In the fifth century, are known in history as the Salic law. One of the provisions of this law relates to the succession to the Salic lands, which was restricted to male heirs, the object being no doubt to secure the military service of the chief proprietors. The rule of succession to the lands was afterward extended to the French throne, this principle becoming firmly established during the fourteenth century, so that women and girls were rigidly excluded. Dct.cix: Gold Medal Flour is the only “beat” Jmmu.

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THE INDIANA DAIRY ASSOCIATION CONVENTION.

The 19th annual convention of the Indiana Dairy Association will be held at Purdue University, January 6 and 7, 1909, and arrangements have been made at the College of Agriculture to help make the convention a success. Purdue University is located at Lafayette, Indiana, and can be reached by the Wabash, Monon and Big Four railroads and various Interurban lines. Lafayette is an ideal place to hold this convention and visitors can be ably handled by the hotels of the city. . The officers of the association hope that every dairyman and creamery man in the state will take advantage of this opportunity to enable him to brighten up and become better acquainted with |he modern methods of better dairying and creamery management.

, A good program bas been prepared and the ablest speakers and practical men in the dairy industry will be ready to discuss any of the problems in the dairy business. The next educational scoring contest will be held in conjunction with this convention and Mr. H. J. Credicott, Federal Butter Inspector, will score the butter exhibits and also deliver an important address relating to the betterment of the Indiana butter now manufactured. Ample space has been secured so that the supply men of the various dairy houses can have the opportunity to exhibit their machinery. This will be a grand opportunity to visit Purdue University and become better acquainted with the work of the various departments of agriculture. We want every dairyman and creamery man in the state to send butter to the convention so they can improve their methods of manufacture. For further particulars, write to J. D. Jarvis, Secretary, Lafayette, Ind.

The man who makes a good living hasn’t much to complain of unless somebody else gets it. The days are so short that lots of us don’t find time in which to earn e much needed rest.

FOR SALK OR TRADE. 64 acres on main road, R-F-D., school across the road, three miles of good town with high school, 12 acres in fall grain, 5 room house, good barn, chicken house, smoke house, garden fenced with picket fence, plenty of fruit, fine well; at the low price of $25. Terms SSOO down, or will take small property or live stock as part payment. 40 acres on main road, % mile to school, 2 miles to town; no Improvements, sls. Terms $250 down. Might trade. Is fine for truck or poultry. 62 acres, no buildings, all tillable except 12 acres in timber, mostly black land, on main rdad, school, R-F-D, only S2O. Terms S4OO down; take live stock. 125 acres well located, good buildings, school, R-F-D., near good town, only $25. Will trade for clear property or live stock. Sell on easy terms. 240 acres, nice leavel land, near gravel road and school, near two stations, good outlet for drainage, One pasture and grain land. Can sell at the low price of $25. Terms SI,OOO down. Would take live stock or other clear property. Also mortgage notes and other property always on hand to trade for land or good property. If you are looking for a home or an investment it will pay you to investigate what I have to offer. G. F. MEYERS. Office opposite State Bank.

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FOR SALE. Three lots near Monon depot la Rensselaer, with trick store buildings thereon, each 20x60, all shelved and with counters and suitable for a department store. Will sell cheap and on easy terms, or will rent for a period of, years, ts. DAVID NOWELS.

Would Mortgage the Farm. A farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire, Ga., W. A- Floyd by name, says: “Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured the worst sores I ever saw: one on my hand and one on my leg. It is worth mere than its weight in gold. I would not be without it if I had to mortgage the farm to get it.” Only 25c. at Long’s drug store. Permanently Located In Rensselaer for More Than Four Years.

It has been my constant endeavor for more than four years to establish and maintain a reputation for carefully and accurately correcting refractive errors by using the correct lenses to correct the trouble found, giving perfect vision, relieving tired eyes, headaches, an<L nervous troubles, which is a benefit to one’s general health. Inquire among those that have had attention of this kind and see who receives the credit for the benefit they have received. After satisfying yourself of this fact, you can find the office to have such trouble taken care of, over A. F. LONG’S DRUG STORE, or telephone 232. DR. A. G. CATT OPTOMETRIST. Graduate of Optical Callege, also Registered on State Board Examination.

GOOD COFFEE For Break.fast Nothing better to fit one for a good day’s work than a cup of coffee at breakfast time. But get good coffee. Poor coffee is little better, from a health standpoint, than roasted snowflakes. There is nothing there which your system demands or palate relishes. Say—try our Ferndell Coffee. That’s all. McFarland & Son Reliable Grocers ♦

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