Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1910 — Page 2

The 99c Racket Store’s GREAT SLAUGHTER SALE Starts on January 20th and Lasts Up to February 20th - We are overstocked on a great many lines of merchandise and »o get the cash and to make room for Spring Goods, we will sell the same for less than first cost. Our creditors are after us and we must have the money. Our loss is your gain. This is no fake sale, but a genuine MONEY RAISING SALE, where your dollars will buy twice as much here as elsewhere. Do not be mislead by parties telling you they are going out of business and are selling you something for nothing. We are going to sell goods for Jess than cost. We mean just what we say and dan prove our assertions. We fear no competition on this score. No fancy cost marks, plain figures that a child can readat a glance., and the quality of goods are here to show for themselves. We must have the money, therfore the cause of this sale. Just think, 30 days of Slaughter, nothing ever before placed on the market at these prices. If you do not take advantage of this sale it is your own fault. We will quote a few of the many good things we have. Show us where you can duplicate the same goods for the same money. It can't be done. This is the 99c Racket Store that is talking now and you know what that means. Come in and see for yourselves. It will pay you to come miles to do your trading here this month. j A > - - - ■ ----- - - - ■ - - _ . . -- - - . ... . , < . .

DRY GOODS Gingham, per yard 05 Outing Flannels, p°r yd. 6 to .10 I lot Mohawk flannels, yd.... 09 1 lot Red table Damask, worth 25 and 35 cents, per yd... 19 1 lot of embroideries, yd. .4&c 1 lot of embroideries, worth 25c per yard, now 10c 1 lot Torchon Lace, per yd.2Hc 1 lot of Vai Laces, from.. sc up Sheeting, per yd from....«c up Cotton Flannel, yard 5c up Hundreds of other articles In this line at same or lower prices. Ribbons from 5c yard up that you will pay double for elsewhere. PORTIERS AND TABLE COVERS, COUCH COVERS, ALL GO AT COST. Hosiery Department 6 pairs of Men’s half hose. .25c 4 pair 10 cent Hose at. . . .25c 3 pair 15 cent Hose at 25c 2 pair 25 cent Hose at 35c 2 pairs 50 cent Hose at 39c 4 pairs Ladles’ 10c Hose at. .25c 3 pairs Ladies’ 15c Hose at. ,25c 2 pairs Ladies’ 25c Hose at.39c Children’s wool Hose pair... 10c Silk foot Hose, Misses, 2 pr.2sc Silk, Boysi, worth 25c pr, 2 pr2sc

Remember this sale lasts just one month. We want everybody to come as we know you will be well pleased with your purchases and if not, we; stand ready to make the same satisfactory to you in every particular. Open evenings till 6 o’clock; Saturday evenings till 10:30, at our old stand in Makeever Bank Building. E. V. RANSFORD, Proprietor 99c Racket Store, Rensselaer, Indiana

The Cough of Consumption Your doctor will tell you that fresh air and good food are the real cures for consumption. But often the cough is very hard. Hence, we suggest that you ask your doctor about your taking Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It controls the tickling, quiets the cough. J| We publish our formulas jrW Wo bmiah alcohol dfaa* / from our medicines X ■ j I*o Wo urß ” j° u *° * -x<yc/o cop 3ocl 0 ; our One of Ayer’s Pills at bedtime will cause an increased flow of bile, and produce a gentle laxative effect the day following. Formula on each box. Show it to .your c tor. Ils will understand at a glance. 1 . one pill at bedtime. • adSby tho J. c. Ayer Co.. Lowell, g aM

IHE JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT F. E BIBCOCK. EDIIOBIDBPUBLISHEB. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered aa Second-CUaa Matter June S. i»oh. nt the poet office nt Renaselaeer. Indiana, under the Act of March S. H 7». Long Distance Telephones ©fW SIS. • Reeldence Sll. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday Issue S Pages Advrrtlatng rates made known on ap plication. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1010.

J. M. WATERBURY CONVICTED

Charge Was Obtaining Money', Under False Pretenses. Washington, Jan. 18.—Jules M. Waterbury was convicted in the criminal court here of obtaining money under false pretenses from Senator Burrows, Representatives Hull and Bartholdt and Ormsby McHarg of New York. He was released on $5,000 bond pending bearing for a motion for a new trial. According to the evidence Waterbary represented himself as the agent of a press association and obtained money for sketches of his victims to be used with their photographs 1n a' biography whidh be alleged the>oliEC**i datlon was getting out.

Hardware and House Furnishings We excel all others and at this sale the goods must go no matter what they cost.

LACE CURTAINS » CHEAP. Curtain Rods from 5c up Table Oil Cloth worth 25c a 5* yard, now 15c M Shelf Oil Cloth, per yard. . .5c Q Window Shades, others get KS for now Brooms from 30c up to.. .49c

Wash Tubs from 49c up t0. 69c Matches, 12 boxes 0n1y.... 10c Lamp Chimneys, No 1, 2, ...5c Night Lamp Chimneys, 3 for 5c Hand Lamps, from 10c up 49c Electric light globes, Edison base, 16 candle power.. 19c Electric light globes, T. & H. base, 32 candle power. . .39c Black oil cloth for carriage tops or curtains, per yd. 19c A boys’ Handled Axe, 0n1y. 49c A good Handled Axe, 0n1y. 69c Cobbler sets from 49c up $1.25 Buggy Whips, from 10c up 99c Painted Slop Jars, each... 3oc Gal. Iron Palls, each.s 15c up Coat Hangers, each 3c, 2 for 5c A good Hand Saw, each, ,25c A good Hammer, each.... 10c A good Hatchet, each.... 10c Henis Fruit press, regular price 25c, how 19c Kitchen Knives, each. . 5c up Butcher Knives, each.. 10c up

LEAVES $400,000 FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT

Mills' Will Is Filed for Probate -Left Fifty Millons. New York, Jan. 18. The will of Darius Ogden Mills, which has been filed for probate, was a brief document containing less than 500 words. It leave* $400,000 to public institutions and gives the balance of the estate to his two children, Ogden Mills and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. The public bequests are as follows: Metropolitan Museum of Art, SIOO,000; American Museum of Natural History, $100,000; Home for Incurables in the city of New York, $100,000; Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. $50,000; American Geographical society, $25,000 and the American Red Cross, $25,000. The petition accompanying the will put no es-.imate on the value of the estate, but it was said to be worth ir. the neighborhood of $50,000,000.

Chincse.

Written Chinese is practically uniform throughout the empire and has hardly altered during the whole course of Chinese history. The spoken language, on the other hand, is constantly changing.

Novel Ammunition.

During the sieges of mediueval times it wfts v6ry common for the beleaguers to throw from their catapults and other military engines dead bodies of dogs, swine, together with pieces of horseflesh and similar carrion into the city or castle besieged tn order that the defenders might by the stench of this putridity be forced to surrender.

Silken Garments.

Silken raiment has a standing among the oldest garments in the world. Robes of that material were worn by men and women alike 2.500 years before the birth of Christ.

Useful Cement.

A useful cement for mendlug earthen or stoue Jars, stopping leaks in the seams of tin pans or iron kettles or tightening loose Joints of iron or wood is made by mixing litharge and glycerin to a thick cream. This will resist acids, heat and cold if the article is not used until the cement,has hardened.

Aluminium.

Although aluminium can be welded I to other metals with a blow torch. I two pieces of aluminium cannot be I joined in that manner.

Teaspoons, per dozen... sc up Table spoons, dozen. . . 10c up Iron Handles for Mrs. Potts Sad Irons, each 5c A good set Mrs. Potts Irons, set of 3, now only 79c Half Soles, pair 10c up Shoe Nails, 2 packages for.sc $1 Lantern, only 79c Grandpa’s Wonder Soap, 3 bars for 10c Vaseline, per bottle 5c Colgate’s and Williams’ Shaving Soap bar 5c All kinds Shoe Polish, box or bottle, your choice 8c Ironing Wax, per cone. . . .lc A lot of Steel Traps at less than cost to close out. Children’s Wagons and GoCarts at cost to clean up. Cjiair Seats from 5c up A nice line of paint Brushes from 5c up

“Get Ready For the Panama Canal."

By JOHN BARRETT.

- - —I ■ ■ HE Panama canal will be complete in five years, and 2! J - yet the United States is DOING LITTLE TO GET. o 'J * READY FOR IT. o I the great industrial interests should *’ I BEGIN TO STUDY INTIMATELY THE FIELD OF •►***♦**❖❖•> TRADE LYING BEYOND THE CANAL, AND THE NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOULD BE SYSTEMATICALLY IMPROVING OUR RIVERS AND HARBORS SO THAT THE WATER AS WELL AS LAND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OF THE 4 UNITED STATES WILL ENABLE IT TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY WITH OTHER NATIONS USING THE CANAL. « « at Directly south from the canal is a coast line of five thousand miles, reaching from Panama to Patagonia, upon which practically debouch Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile, all countries of vast potentialities and conducting now in their isolated location an annual foreign commerce valued at three hundred million dollars. The canal, opened, will MAKE THIS GROW IN TEN YEARS TO ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR. TWICE THE COST OF THE CANAL. Northwest from the canal, or from Panama to San Diego, is another coast line of three thousand miles upon which debouch the five Central American republics and Mexico and a foreign trade worth now one hundred million dollars. There are, then, in short, eight thousand miles of resourceful coast line now doing against heavy odds a foreign trade of four hundred naillion dollars and representing twelve different countries which WILL SUDDENLY BE PLACED INTO OLOSE PROXIMITY WITH THE UNITED STATES WHEN THE CANAL IS COMPLETED, only five years from now. Certainly the United States must begin to “GET READY FOR THE PANAMA CANAL”

Political Reformers Work Uselessly.

By A. LAWRENCE LOWELL,

popular clamor against party bosses should not be so ■ strenuous. As a matter of fact they exist in very few states. Many people rail against the political machines when in their own little private affairs they have the EXACT COPY OF A POLITICAL MACHINE WORKING ON A SMALL SCALE. ( THE EFFORTS OF GOOD MEN TOWARD REFORM OFTEN REMIND ME OF A WOODPECKER IN CAMBRIDGE THAT STROVE MANY HOURS ONE AFTERNOON TO PECK A HOLE IN A TIN GUT* TER PIPE. The discussion by political scientists as to the referendum and

Lamp Burners, each. s and 10c Cash, Boxes from 49cup Corn Poppers, from . .10c up 5 gal Cream Cans, each. sl.so Hundreds of other articles impossible to quote prices on. Come In and see. They will be right.

20 per cent off from all our fine China over 99 cents, which means less than cost. A very special on the famous Alfred Mekin English SemlPorcelaln ware at less than the other fellow can buy it for. 50 doz 5 & 6 in plates each.sc 15 doz 8 in plates, each.... 10c 10 doz 10 in. platters, only. 15c 5 doz 12 in. platters, each. .25c 20 doz oatmeal dished, each.sc 10 doz 5 In Scallops, each. .8c 30 doz 6 in Scallops, each, ,10c 10 doz 8 in Bakers, each.. 15c 10 doz 7 in Bakers, each. .10c 10 doz ind. Butters, each...2c 5 doz creamers, each.... 10c 1 doz covered butter, each. 2sc 1 doz gravy boats, each. . . 15c 2 doz jugs 6s, each. .... .35c 1 doz jugs, 12s, each 25c 1 doz Jugs, 245, each 15c 8 doz jugs, 30s & 365, each.luc

OVERSHOES AND RUBBERS Will share the same fate as the balance of our stock A fine Men’s Overshoe at 99c A good felt Boot, complete, per pair $1.99 Bubbers, per pair, from 49c up

Director of the International Bureau

of American Republics.

President of Harvard University.

The farmers’ wives should take special interest in the above as they can not buy the common American ware at these figures. I defy anyone in the United States to duplicate the above at these prices. Lamps—We have a fine selection and will sell you a lamp worth $1.50 elsewhere at only 99c. Others worth as high as $5) at only, each. sl.99 to $2.25

Boots and Shoes We have the largest line in the city and will slaughter same for the cash. Ladies’ $1.49, Shoes pair. . . .99c Men’s $2 Shoes, pair $1.25 Children $1.50 Shoes, pair, ,99c Misses’ $1.50 Shoes, pair. . . .99c 20 per cent off all our $3 and $4 shoes at this sale, which makes them less than cost. This includes all the famous brands we handle, such as the HamiltonBrown Shoe Co., goods and the University Shoe, both of which are known the world over for the wearing qualities. Now is the time buy shoes.

initiative, the reform of municipal government and. proportional representation are CONDUCTED MAINLY IN THE AIR. Reformers are prone to imagine that.a new device will work as they intended it to work. But the only fair supposition is that men will remain under any system essentially what they are—A FEW GOOD, A FEW BAD AND THE MASS INDIFFERENT to matters which do not touch their personal interests. - We hear much of the excellence of municipal government abroad, and how much have we heard about the real causes of that excellence? Men in public life are inclined to disregard suggestions from academic regions. The subject of direct primaries is a burning one at present. , Public opinion on this question is in a strange state of chaos

People Accept “Grafting” As a Matter of Course.

By Justice WESLEY O.

IT is greatly to be regretted that no public enterprise can bo projected and consummated without this appalling loss called , “graft.” Graft is not necessarily an illegal expenditure of money, but it is that WASTEFUL USE which characterizes the construction of every public venture. At least 40 per cent of all the money appropriated for public use' is. LOST IN GRAFT. All things could he possible if this frightful leak could be stopped —roads, canals, libraries, asylums and hospitals. • Graft is a PRODUCT OF OUR TIMES and institutions. The PEOPLE ARE /RESPONSIBLE. They expect graft and even spoils arid booty to deplete their resources whenever any great under\ taking is ventured by them’, and they look with complacency, toleration and indifference at ravages upon their property. GRAFT IS A 8 MUCH AN ELEMENT TO BE RECKONED WITH IN COMPUTING THE COST OF A PUBLIC STRUCTURE AS IS CEMENT OR LUMBER. IT H4B COME TO BE A MATTER OF COURSE, THIS RAKEOFF—A LOSS RECOGNIZED BY ALL WHO MAKE ESTIMATES OF COST IN BUCH CASES. A PUBLIC STRUCTURE BUILT HONESTLY WOULD BE A FREAK. ’• i

Women Are Just Emerging From the Doll Age.

By Mrs. OLIVER H. P. BELMONT,

OMEN ARE JOST EMERGING FROM THE DOLL AGE. IT ■ 18 AN AGE OF CHANGE, AN AGE OF GROWTH. Here in America* women are coming into their own much MORE SLOWLY THAN IN OTHER LANDS. Our American men have always been bo kindly, bo indulgent, bo eager tp give us every privilege, that we have hardly realized that what they gave us were PRIVILEGES AND NOT RIGHTS. -Butswe are waking last to a sense of our responsibilities, to the knowledge that we owe a duty to the law and that .the law owes us in return protection. .- , / ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WOMEN ARE WAKING UP. The suffrage movement has been dormant since Susan H Anthony died.

A lot of Boys’ Clbthing and Men’s Suits, Coats and pants in broken lots. They will be slaughtered to make room for spring goods, which are now on the way. MEN’S WORK SHIRTS from 25c each and up. ALL OUR HATS AND CAPS to go at less than'cost. CHILDREN’S COATS We have a large stock and if you need one we surely will see that you get it. They are cut right In price as well as style and must go. Children’s Bear Skin Coats. sl.2s Others from $1.25 up Gloves and Mittens Everything in this line goes at cost- to clos£ out. , 25c mittens, pair go at 19c 25c gloves, pair go at 19c Our Sc and lOc * Counter Goods Can be depended upon for this sale as we shall slaughter iqts of merchandise that we can not mention here. Watch same and see for yourself the many bargains contained here.

HOWARD of the Supreme Court of New York.

, Society Womap and Suffiragbt of New York.