Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1909 — Page 5

| IT’S A BENEFICIAL HABIT to make your visits to a dentist frequent, every sixth or twelfth month. If there is any diseased condition or decay, he will discover it, while In its early stages. This economises expense and pain, and you know the exact condition of your teeth. What my patients tell about my operations and prices, gives their friends a desire to have me look at their teeth. Let me make a careful search for an unnoticed decay. 22 Karat Gold Crowns, >5.00 , Best Sliver Filling 75 Cents. Guaranteed. DR. HORTON Opposite Court House.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Beaders. “The Round Up" next Saturday. B. S. Fendlg was in Chicago on business yesterday. George Ketchum was In Chicago oa business Wednesday. Chas. Bowers has returnel from a short visit in Hammond. Asa Brown of Kniman was in town on business Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dixie are visiting with relatives in Parr. Geo. Lundy returned Wednesday evening from a visit at Gosport. Asa Thompson has gone to Rantoul, 111., for an extended stay. Hartley Church of Remington was in town on business yesterday. L. C. Klosterman was in Chicago Wednesday to consult an eye specialist. Earl Saldla of east of town returned from Chicago Thursday where he has been visiting. Wm. Turner, now of Kirklin, formerly night operator at the station here, is visiting old friends in Rensselaer. Charles Hill left Monday evening for Los Angeles and San Diego, Cali., where he expects to spend the winter. "4«Miss E. Smith has returned to her home In Delphi after <a visit with Wm. I. Hoover and family, south of town. t W V. Porter, R. B. Harris, R. A. Parkison and L. A. Bostwick went to Fair Oaks yesterday as viewers on a gravel road. Henry Hildebrand returned to his home in Chicago Wednesday evening after a few day's yislt with relatives and friends here. Grace Norris, Belle Laßue and Harriet Shedd left Monday for Greencastle where they are attending DePauw The various township trusteed out-going and re-elected —have been dropping in this week, filing their reports with the county auditor. Mrs. F. B. Meyer has gone to Gary where she will spend some time with her husband who has employment in the postofflee there. Peter Greiser, who recently moved to Hammond, has returned to Rensselaer and expects to move his family here soon, we understand. • ■ , W. J. Hall and family, who have been living on a farm five miles south of here left tor Pasedena, California, where he expects to find employment. The two families who have been occupying the Smith property for for the. past six months, near the ball park, returned to their homes in Chicago Thursday. Jas. * Enmis is the first recorded victim of the present cold snap. He had his hands badly frost-bitten while working with machinery in the Coen & Brady elevator. We understand that Mrs. George Goff will be brought home to-day from the Chicago hospital where she has been for the past week, as the doctors there can give her no relief The popularity of The Democrat’s sale bills continue to spread, and we printed a set of . bills Thursday for a sale over in Benton county, the parties driving 16 miles to have the bills struck here. Mr. R. H. Grow and daughter Mrs. N. Schmitter, attended the burial of Mrs. Charles Grow at Wolcott Tuesday., mention of whose sudden death from blood poisoning at her home in Dayton, Ky., was made in Wednesday’s Democrat. vA-Mre. F. E. Babcock and Miss Blanche Hoyes entertained the Unique Club, composed of Pythian Sisters, at the home of the forfner on South street, Thursday after.noon from 2 till 5. Some 24 ladies were present. Refreshments were served. • *f- E. P. Honap was the only one of “the faithful" of Rensselaer who attended the Jackson Day banquet at Lafayette Thursday night. Several others had Intended to go but business interferred at the last moment. Mr. Honan reports a very nice time.'

To-day’s markets: Wheat, 97c; Rye, 65c; Corn, 53c; Oats, 46c. jDevere Yoeman was operated on recently for a deformity of the foot’ C. P. Wright left Wednesday for Frankfort and other places on a business trip. Mrs. Fred Yeiter returned Tuesday from Hammond where she has been visiting with relatives. Wm. Fraser of Galebllle, Wis., spent Thursday in Rensselaer shaking hands with old ecquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows returned Wednesday from a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Murphy, in Chicago. The Democrat has made arrangements for publishing a regular democratic legislative letter each week during the session of the present state legislat re. It will be found on second page of Saturday’s issue. ' Tillie Fendig has gone to New Orleans and Tampa, Florida, to spend the remainder of the winter with her sister Mrs. Sol Jacobs; and other relatives. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her brother Benhart Fendig. county board of education will meet Monday for the purpose of electing a new truant officer and the transaction of such other business as may come before it. C. B. Steward and Dr. Catt are said to be candidates for the position of truant officer.

A. C. Robinson plead guilty to an assault and battery charge in Squire Irwin’s court Tuesday afternoon and was fined 31 and costs 39.50 in all. The assault occurred just before noon Tuesday in the Little Indian Cigar store and pool room, Ephriam Gilmore of Lee being the victim, mention of which was made in Wednesday’s Democrat.

’ ■Wo definite, proposition has been reached by the Commercial Club from the metal furniture factory people, regarding their locating in .Rensselaer at this writing. They state they are endeavoring to have the Monon railroad give them a statement about freight rates, etc., before submitting a proposition. This matter will likely be gotten in shape in a few days so that a definite proposition can be made by the concern do our people.

Nagle returned from Lafayette Thursday afternoon, bringing Mrs. Nagle with him. The latter had been there ten weeks, most of the time in the St. Elizabeth’s hospital where she underwent an operation for gall stones. She is now apparently fully recovered and has been able to walk about for the past couple of weeks.y-Her restoration to health is a great gratification to her husband and family as well as her many friends. Joe tells us that during the year 1908 the number of operations/at St. Elizabeth’s hospital was 1087, and of this number there were but 78 deaths followed. Twenty of those who died were almost dead when brought there.

ASKS US TO PRINT

Simple Recipe for Home-Made Rheumatism and Kidney Cure. To relieve the worst forms of Rheumatism, take a teaspoonful of the following mixture after each meal and at bedtime: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. These harmless ingredients can be obtained from our home druggists, and are easily mixed by shaking them well in a bottle. Relief is generlly felt from the first few doses. j This prescription forces the clogged up, inactive kidneys to filter and strain frdm the blood the poisonous waste matter and uric acid, which causes Rheumatism. As Rheumatism Is not only the most painful and torturous disease, but dangerous to life, this simple recipe will no doubt be greatly val-’ ued by many sufferers here at home, who should at once prepare the mixture to get this relief. ft is said that a person who would take this prescription regularly, a dose* or two daily, or even a few times a week, would never have serious Kidney ,or Urinary disorders or Rheumatism. Cut this out and preserve It. Good Rheumatism prescriptions which really relieve are scarce, indeed, and when you need it, you want it badly. Heavy winter underwear In unions and two-piece suits at exceptionally low prices. Be sure and invest in some of these garments as you will save a great deal. DUVALL & LUNDY.

CANNERS WANT ALL PEAS ALIKE

Find Tomatoes of Indiana Are the Very Best HOPE TO RAISE STANDARD Packers to Endeavor to Put Stop to Practices by Jobbers That Are Detrimental to the Trade—Association Which Had Only Thirty Will be Joined by Seventy-Five Who Attended Sessions Indianapolis—Many Sections Represented.

Indianapolis, Jan. B.—The newly «N ganlzed Indiana Canners’ association is trying to make all peas look alike. There has been too great a variation among the canned goods turned out by the different packers of vegetables and fruits in Indiana —as in all other states —and the new Indiana association is making ,an effort to establish standards which its members will be urged to maintain in packing. In order to reach these standards, the products of over eighty different canners over the country have been weighed and inspected, and from that inspection a careful grading has been outlined. It was found in this analysis that the Indiana tomatoes were superior to those of all other states—a confirmation of the estimate placed on them by the dealers. But It was found that often the Indiana canners were falling below the proper standard on peas, corn and in some other lines. It is hoped not only to raise the standard of Indiana canned goods by this method, but by thus raising it and grading the output, to put a stop tc practices by jobbers that are detrimental to Indiana packers. The meetings were very largely attended, and there was great interest in the discussions and analyses which were puyely.of a technical character. The membership was only thirty up tc this meeting, but more than seventy five packers were at the sessions, and will join the association. C. W. McReynolds of Kokomo is president of the association, Charles Latcham of Wabash is vice president, F. F. Wiley of Edinburg treasurer, and J. F. Schuler of Crothersville secretary. McReynolds, Latcham, Schuler and L. F. Dutton of Indianapolis and W. R. Mercer of Peru constitute the executive board.

ARRESTS FOR VOTE FRAUDS

Three “Hunkies” Are to Be Put on Trial In Lake County. East Chicago, Ind., Jan. B.—The first real results of the investigation of the alleged election frauds in Lake county came when three “Hunkies” were arrested here. They are Stanislaus Zargia, Tonia Tumanla and Mike Butova. United States Deputy Marshals D. C. Rankin and H. A. Martin of Indianapolis made the arrests. The men were taken before United States Commissioner Charles Surprise, who continued the cases against them until Jan. 25. It is understood that eighteen other arrests are to be made as a result of Peter J. Lyon’s visit to New York. The charges against the three men arrested are that they gave the wrong name of the boat on which they arrived, the Wrong date of arrival and place of landing. It was learned that Henry S. Seyfrled, attorney, who had charge of the case for the Democrats, and John Gavit, his assitant, have both quit the glmon-Wickey contest case.

PRIZE CATTLE DESTROYED

Fire on Farm Near Peru Causes Death of Forty-Six Head.

Peru. Ind., Jan. B.—John H. Miller, of Peru, noted for his World's Fair prize Polled Durham cattle, suffereda loss of 325,000 by fire at his farm just north of here.

One of his large stock barns, valued at 33,000, was burned and forty-six head of cattle perished in the blaze. Nine other head were seriously burned and may have to be killed. The cattle were thoroughbred Polled Durhams.

Timmons Is Improving.

Evansville, Ind., Jan. B.—Ellman J. Timmons, who was .shot last Saturday night at Chandler by Edward Strickland, who afterward shot and, killed Miss Ida Williamson and then killed himself, continues to improve in Gilbert's hospital here. His attending physicians now believe he will recover.

Greenville Township to Be Wet.

New Albany, Ind.,Jan. ,B.—Greenville townshty after being “dry” for two years, will have a saloon. The temperance workers their remonstrance after seventy revocations had reduced the number of signatures to less than a majority.

Three Months Without Work.

Princeton. Ind., Jan. B.—The Southern wrecker, which is manned by workmen from the railroad shops here, has not been called out for three months—the longest period In the history of the road that no serious wrecks have occurred.

One Dead and Three Hurt by Gasoline.

Greentown, Ind., Jan. B.—Gasoline used to start a fire nearly wiped out the family of William Willcuts. David Wiilcutswas instantly killed, his moth-* er fatally hurt and two brothers, Morton and Harrtson, badly burned.

COW FEED FOR BUWSER

As Result of Deep Study He Determines to Lead Simple Life. BEGINS WITH RAW CARROTS. Dismayed by Mbs. Bowser's Injuno__Jliorr*rHo Prefers Death and Rsturns to Riotous Living Until Sleep Overtakes Him. [Copyright, ISOS, by T. C. McClure.] WHEN Mrs. Bowser welcomed Mr. Bowser home the other evening she thought she detected a subtle change in him, but just what it was she had not made out when they took seats at the dinner table. Before leaving home in the morning he had said that he would like roast beef for dinner, and this was a bit of culinary art that the cook was proud of. The appetizing object was placed convenient for him to carve, but he turned from ft and took from bis pocket a large carrot and handed It to the cook, with the remark:

“You may wash that in cold water, if you will, and return it to me." "What on earth are you doing with an old carrot at the dinner table?” demanded Mrs. Bowser in surprise and indignation. “Gently, my dear. During the day I have had time to think things over. The presence of that carrot is the result.” “Oh, you are going to turn vegetarian again?" “Not exactly. Mrs. Bowser, how have we been living for -the last fifteen years?” “The same as other people of our means.” “That may be, and yet we have been doing our best to kill our stomachs and shorten our Ilves. Neither one of us is much past the middle age. and yet we look and feel like people of seventy.” “You are speaking for yourself, Mr. Bowser,” she retorted as the carrot came back. "Like people of seventy and suffering with indigestion, rheumatism.

“ADAM WALKED WHEN HE WENT ANTWHERE.”

lumbago, flatulency, colic, lassitude, vertigo and a dozen other things. We are trying every day to kill ourselves off.” “Just because we have roast beef for dinner?” “Just because we go the pace instead of living the simple life.” “Bosh! Nonsense! So you’ve got back to that, have you? You tried it for half a day a year ago, and how’ did you come out?” “I may have made a failure of it a year ago,” he said as he began- to nibble at the carrot, “but I shan't this time. I had not then given the subject the thought it deserves. Yes, Mrs. Bowser, the simple life will be the life for me hereafter. You will not adopt it, of course. You will go on shortening your days and making fat fees for the doctors." “I haven’t had a doctor in ten years, and you know it. My health has been and is fine, and I don’t propose to wreck it by euting cow feed. Are you silly enough to think you can live on carrots?" There was an activity in her tones that at any other time would have brought themed to Mr. Bowser's face, but he had gone back to the simple life and must stand it. He gnawed and chewed and seemed to enjoy his vegetable, and after awhile he said: “A'dam didn't even have carrots, and “'he got along all right. Our forefathers lived mostly on roots, and no people were more hardy and healthy.” "Our forefathers didn’t do any such thing,” answered Mrs. Bowser. "They had meal and meat and vegetables. Even the Indians had those things when Columbus landed here. However, I’m not going to argue with you. Go ahead with raw carrots, parsnips, onions, turnips and all the rest. If you get cow colic don’t blame me. And if you are going back to the simple life take lit the whole of It. Cut out your claret and cigars as well as your roast beef. Adam didn’t smoke or drink wine." Will Cut Out Luxuries. “That's exactly what I shall do. I 'don’t propose to adopt any halfway measures. Have the great kindness to see that there are an onion or a turnip and a glass of water in the house for my breakfast. 1 do not see that there is any need of discussing the subject further at this time.” That ended It. Mrs. Bowser had said all she Intended to anyhow, and with malice aforethought she ate a

bigger dinner than she had eaten for .three months. She not only praised the coffee, the roast and the vegetables and dessert to the cook, but Insisted on lingering at the table long after Mr. Bowser had filled up on car rot and was thinking he would give 310 for a smoke. When they went up to the sitting room he walked about for five minutes and then observed: “I think I will run over to the drug store and ask Brown if he has seen any improvement in business since election.’’

“And I think you will stay right here,” was the answer. “You have adopted the simple life, and you can’t get out of the house to smoke a cigar. I want you to be a man of your word. The evening paper there will post you as to how business is going.” Mr. Bowser sat down. Then he got up and walked around again. Then be tried to become interested in the cat Then he read the paper for five minutes. •I suppose we go to bed at 8 o’clock?” queried Mrs. Bowser as she watched him out of the tall of her eye. "Who—what—why so?” “Adam probably went to roost at sundown, but history tells ns that our forefathers made the hour of 9 their bedtime. It is still so with the farmers—go to bed at 9 and get up at 5.” Mr. Bowser made no reply, but turned his face away to bide the lonesome look spreading over it “And another thing. Adam didn’t belong to any clubs. You belong to three, and they give suppers and have cigars and wine. You had best write out your resignation tonight. You can’t live a simple life and riot at clubs.” “But a man must have some society,” protested Mr. Bowser. "Adam had Eve, and you’ve got me. When night came our forefathers gathered around their own firesides and talked with each other. Had any of the husbands gone gadding around to clubs they would have been sent to the stocks.”

Begins to Be Restless. Mr. Bowser walked again. Then he sat down some more. The desire to smoke was becoming intense. He thought of that old carrot at the dinner table, and be felt a dizziness. He thought of tbe cold water he had imbibed in place of the claret and he shivered.

“Yes, you were right when you said we had been going the pace,” continued Mrs. Bowser without looking at him. “I am the sole owner and proprietor of as many as three pairs of fifty cent stockings, and you certainly have a half dozen pairs of socks. You also have seven or eight shirts, three or four suits of underwear, three pairs of shoes, two overcoats, three or four hats and at least three full suits of clothes. Adam got along without any of those things in living his simple life. You can’t do tbe same, but as a simple citizen you don’t need the half you have. I’ll overhaul your wardrobe in the morning and select out enough to stock up three tramps. You have gone into this thing, and you should be consistent. Adam walked when he went anywhere. You should quit paying street car fare. As a simple citizen you are expected to hoof it. You pay 30 cents a week to keep your shoes shined. Cut it out. Poor Adam had to even go barefooted. You have a pair of winter gloves that you paid $2 for. A fifty cent pair would have been more In keeping with the simple life. Only two weeks ago you paid 345 for a watch chain. Now that you have become a humble, simple citizen you will sell it and wear a piece of bark or leather across your vest. A week ago”— “Woman!” shouted Mr. Bowser as he sprang to his feet. “Well?” “Shut up! Not another word! I decide to return to the sjmple life. I come home with a carrot in my pocket. I explain that the simple life will add years to our stay on earth and happiness to our days, and you—you—you”— “Go on.” “You knock it all in the head! It Is knocked! It has vanished! On you is the fearful responsibility. I shall change back. Durn carrots! Durn (S>ld water! Durn the pace! Welcome roast beef and claret and cigars and death! I go to the dining room. I will eat and feast and gorge. I will drink a gallon of wine. I will smoke twenty cigars. Wretched woman, go to bed and come down in the morning and find my dead body on the floor! U-rr-r! 1 go!” > And it was 1 o'clock in the morning when Mrs. Bowser awoke sufficiently to realize that he had tumbled Into bed with a long drawn grunt of satis-

faction.

The Lost Dice.

—Lustige Blatter.

Stems Hops.

He—Upon my word, you grow prettier every day. She—Just now I am living on brown bread and water to improve my complexion. He—How long can you keep that up! She—Oh, indefinitely. He—Then let’s get married.—Northwestern Academician.

Farm and Garden

PRAIRIE SCHOONER BARN. A Original and Practical Plan For a Horse Home. An agriculturist in Dowagiac, Mlcll, has made plans for a prairie schooner 'barn, and he states that the barn has proved satisfactory to him. He built his ten years ago. He calls it a prairie schooner barn because it is mostly roof and has no beam or mortise in Its makeup and ordinary farmer help can do all of the work. Tbe barn is forty feet long by sixty feet wide, and the arches (which represent the bows of the prairie schooner or mover’s wagon) are made of inch boards six inches wide and of any length and six boards

deep, each board bent to shape as it is nailed to the others, using plenty of nails and giving plenty of lap over each joint. The arches form a half cbrele, and in building them tbe owner drew a half circle on the ground and set posts a few feet apart (perhaps ten) on the outside of tbe circle, being careful to get them perpendicular and three or more feet high, so several could be made before any had to be moved. Fourteen arches in all were used. These were placed about three feet apart on the side walls, four feet high by two feet thick. These arches, or rafters, were covered with roof boards and shingles, except, the top being too flat for shingles, metal roofing was used. Six round posts are used in each end extending from stone wall one foot high to arches, on which the girders and siding are nailed. The floor is paved with field stone about twelve inches deep, except un-

der the horses, where eight Inches deep was filled in with soft sand, and. that covered with wooden blocks on end four inches long. The stone is covered with a hard, smooth clay. Both floors have given entire satisfaction. Stables are on each side of the barn next to the wall, but with eight foot driveway back of the stalls, so one can drive through with a wagon in cleaning the stable.

Don’t forget to come to an exclusive clothing and furnishing store for a swell suit or overcoat, as we are now selling them at just what they cost us wholesale. All sizes. DUVALL & LUNDY. Lost:—Gold neck pin with five small pearls in set. Finder please leave at The Democrat office. Those wanting geese and duck feathers had better can at B. F. t endig’s before he ships, as he now has plenty of them. Mrs. Goff atill has a few of those 50c Belts at 20c; also Pillow Tops, Cords, Pincushion forms, Stamped Linens, Mufflers, and some fancy work left, which she will close out almost for your own price, as she expects to discontinue this line of her business. Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts

50,000 BUTTER WRAPPERS. Another shipment of 50,000 No. t stock “Quaker Brand’’ parchment butter wrappers just received at The Democrat office. The Democrat is in position to supply printers in neighboring towns with these wrappers for less money than they can buy them from the wholesalers in small lots. The price of this class of paper stock has risen in common with all other papers, and we are compelled to charge a little more than we formerly have for them. On this shipment the retail price will be sl.lO per LOW unprinted, or $2.00 per 1,000 printed; 500 unprinted' ‘ 75c; or $1.25 per 500 printed. The Democrat is the only print shop in this section that carries the “Quaker Brand” of parchment wrappers, the very best we have ever seen in this class of goods.

M. QUAD.

TYPEWRITER PAPERS.

The Democrat handles several different grades of typewriter papers in legal size form, put up in neat pasteboard boxes so that it , may be kept clean, and .corners do not get turned or soiled. We cut this paper from flat stock in any quantlty desired. We invite an Inspection of thia' class of paper from users of type- ; 1 writers and from attorneys. An arm load of old papers for a nickel at the Democrat office. 3S

Read “The Round-Up."

PRAIRIE SCHOONER BARN.

DETAIL OF BARN.