Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1910 — Page 6

PAID IN FULL

Novelized From Eugene Welter's Great Play

...By... JOHN W. HARDING

CHAPTER XXV. BRUISED and dazed, aching all over and very weak, Brooks ' picked himself up and made his way to the street He had now reached the extreme of hopelessness and desperation. Everybody, the whole world, was against Idm, except Jlmsy Smith, and be could do nothing tor him. The only being who had loved him had shrunk from him with dread, refused him the sacrament of a last kiss, besought In charity. He hardly knew how he got there, but he reached home without molestation and mounted by the stairway unpercelved to his room. Once Inside he locked the door and turned on the light. It was at least gratefully warm there, and he was at last safe from the clutches of the law. Escape lay at his 1 and. In a moment all would be over. Nothing had been disturbed during his absence. The revolver was still In the drawer where he had loft it. He took It and, gazing at himself in the bureau glass, raised the firearm to his right temple. He was appalled as he looked at the ghastly, haggard face before him and the eyes, fear haunted, that stared out of their dark and deeply sunken rims like the optics of an owl. The revolver shook In his numbed hand, and he could scarce bend his finger on the trigger. What was his hurry? Why not wait until he had warmed hls hand and make the deed surer? If the police came for him death was at hls beck and would cheat them at an Instant’s notice. Hls craven spirit Inspired him with the desire to live a little longer. He laid the revolver on the table and rubbed his hands to set the blood circulating. Then he held them over the heat radiator. He remembered that in the clothes closet was a full bottle of whisky. The stuff would aoon warm him. He took off hls overcoat to hang It up in the closet and felt In a pocket for his handkerchief. Hls hand encountered the roll of bills Smith had slipped In there. For a moment a gleam of hope flashed its cheering ray as he contemplated the money. Here was enough to enable him to get away. But bis despoudeucy refused the comfort. What was the use? To attempt escape now would be to fall Into the hands of the police sleuths who must be ou the lookout for him. He surmised that the weather had driven the watchers to take shelter and had enabled him to slip Into the bouse unnoticed or unrecognized. No, he had done with life and all its worries and disappointments. Better death than the consequences of living. He would have to die at some time or other anyhow.

He poured out a large glass of whisky and swallowed It. The fiery stuff warmed him all over. He sat down to think, and his thoughts took the shape of a review of his life. He had never been any good to himself or anybody else—never. Brought up by a maiden aunt, w r ho had taken him In when as a young boy he had lost his widowed mother, he had repaid her with waywardness and indlffer enee. In the declining years of her life when she needed aid and he was a young man he had kept his earnings selfishly for himself, doling out to her a few dollars at irregular Intervals, and he was glad when she had ceased to be a burden by dying in a hospital. He had played his cards well, lngra tinted himself into the favor of Mr. Harris, his employer, and by good acting had won the love of Emma. This had been the great coup of his career, but it had availed him little. Fortune, after smiling at him, had turned her back, and life had been a failure ever since.

As he summed It all up and contemplated himself as a pariah, a hunted man at bay amid the wreck of hope, love, life Itself, driven to the alterna the of a criminal’s cell or self destrue tion, as he brooded over the way In which he had been spurned and cast out by those who might have loved and honored him, tears rolled from his eyes again. “Yes,” he groaned, repeating Emma’s words, “yes, I have been paid In full, and I have paid In full.” Then he grasped the revolver and faced himself at > the mirror again. This time his fingers were warm and supple. Once more he raised It to his temple. Once more pale fear obtained the ascendency. There was plenty of time. Why, since he was to die that night, should he bo In such a hurry? Men who were dying or who were about to be speeded intp eternity for transgression of the commandment that placed a ban on murder generally prayed, or prayers were said for them. He had not prayed since he could remember. What would happen after his leap Into the unfatho, able void? He had always derided the Idea that anything would happen. Still, he did not know. ■> He went to the clothes closet, and from among some books, mostly novels, heaped In disorder on a shelf, he brought forth a Bible. It had belo»*«l to his aunt, and he had kept It because It bad looked well to have

one in evidence In the parlor ana because it was nicely bound in soft leather. He opened the book at hazard. Its pages divided at Ecclesiastes, and he began to read. Though the liquor was fast clouding bis brain be became fascinated with the greaf Immortal masterpiece of |>esslmisni, the terrible monument of negation In which humanity’s everlasting wounds are laid bare and bleeding. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and, behold, all Is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which Is wanting cannot be numbered. I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I arn come to great estate and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me In Jerusalem—yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. X perceived that this also Is vexation of spirit. For In much wisdom Is much grief, and he that lncreaseth knowledge lncreaoeth Borrow. “That’s right," he assented, “that’s dead right. Nothing’s worth while; uothlug matters.” What hath man of all hls labor and of the vexation of hls heart wherein he hath labored under the sun? For all hli days are sorrows and hls travail grief— yea. hls heart taketh not rest In tho night. This Is also vanity. The verses succeeded each other with their recapitulation of the futility of earthly things. Hls head became

There was the crash of a report.

heavy and the letters indistinct. He began to have difficulty in grasping the meaning of the words. That which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts, even one thing befalleth them; as the one dieth, so dleth the other; yea, they have all one breath, so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast. Ail is vanity. All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth tho spirit of man that goeth upward and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? A knock at the door roused him from his somnolence, and he looked up with bleared, bloodshot eyes. He staggered to his feet, smiling vacantly, and his groping hand lurched toward the revolver. There was the crash of a report. The apartment house manager who had seen the light in the window, apprising him of the tenant’s presence, and had knocked to Inquire about the overdue rent, ran shouting for help. When they forced the door they found Brooks sprawling across the table beside the overturned liquor bottle. He was dead, with a bullet in his braiu. THE END.

Humor and Philosophy

By DVNCA N M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS. you hit the target you feel annoyed if the neighbors don’t notice it. quite as much so as you feel if they do notice when you miss. Most of the trouble that we see ahead of us drives us distracted by always staying there. She is indeed a wise woman who knows when and how to spank her own child.

Being in love with himself tends to blind a man’s eyes to the qualities of others.

The woman who makes her own clothes is often more clever than her clothes look. Boys always admire freckles If the right girl wears them. Eating your own words la an epicurean feat that assuredly calls for u good digestion. The man who can’t pay his debts shouldn’t have any, but he always does.

THE NATIONAL MONTHLY

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Sample copies may be had at The Democrat office. You will want the National Monthly after you have seen a copy of same. See large ad elsewhere in today’s Democrat. CHOICE FARM FOR SALE. I will sell my fa m of 320 acres, with or without stock and machinery. It is located in the very heart and choicest part of the Red River Valley of North Dakota. Every foot of this land Is guaranteed to be of the very best, and In a high state of cultivation, nice grove around good buildings, plenty of good water, rural mail and telephone, close to first-class market and good business town, splendid neighborhood of excellent farmers, fine graded roads, perfect title, no incumberance, but I must sell. Will take $44.75 per acre, $3,000, $4,000 or $5,000 down, the balance on terms to suit purchaser at 5 per cent interest. I am offering you the kind of land that every farmer wants, but few get when they buy land in any country that they are not acquainted with. Look over all the land you wish, hut don’t buy anywhere until you see mine. Big crops of wheat, flax, barley and oats, and corn and clover crops grown in this vicinity superior to any in the northwest. Crop failure unknown. Choice farm lands here are sure to double in value within the next few years. Address, M. W. HOSTETTER, Grarton, No. Dak.

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Copyright aU >. Cma^L ' MAYHEW’S White Wyandottes Those Chickens that won 25 Rlbbono this season at four shows. Eggs For Sale at slands2 per 15 ARTHUR MAYHEW, R. 3. Rensselaer, Ind.

Nothing in the way of a Cough fcs quite so annoying as a tickling, teasing, wheezing, bronchial Cough. The quickest relief comes perhaps from a prescription known to Druggists everywhere as Dr. Shoop’s Cough Remedy. And besides, it is so thoroughly harmless that mothers give It with perfect safety even to the youngest babes. The tender leaves of a simple mountain shrub give to Dr. Shoop’s Cough Remedy its remarkable curtaive effect. A few days test will tell. Sold by A. F. Long.

Igpilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllltlliyj fFarm Insurance! The Home Insurance Co,, of New York 5 Surplus to Policy Holders,.... 3 5 $13,682,821.51 | £ Losses paid over One Hundred 3 Million Dollars | INSURES AGAINST LOSS BY S FIRE, LIGHTNING, I WIND-STORMS, AND TORNADOES, ■ On the Installment, Cash or 3 Single Note Plan, and refers 5 to any of the many thou- £ i sands who have been prompt- £ ly paid for loss by Fire, 5 £ Lightning, Wind-storm or £ Tornado, or to any Banker £ or Business Man in America. £ £ THE BEST IS CHEAPEST INSURE IN THE HOME. £ IR. D. THOMPSON, Agent I RENSSELAER, IND. limiimiiimmiimimimmimimmiiiijf

HOTEL LINDEN GEO. O. BENTON, *r Proprietor Indianapolis ILLINOIS AND NEW YORK STS. 6 Blocks from Union Depot. 2 blocks from Interurban Station. 250 Rooms. All Outside, with Fire Escape. Telephone In Every Room. European Plan Rates, 75c to S2OO Per Day. Dining Room in Connection. Special Rates to Families and Permanent Guests. Ladies Traveling Alone Will Find this a very Desirable Stopping Place.

NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. County of Jasper,) State of Indiana, ) ss - In the Jasper Circuit Court, April Term, 1910. Simon J. Straus vs. Mary E. Spitler, et al. Complaint No. 7484. Now comes the Plaintiff, by Frank Foltz, his attorney, and files his complaint herein, together with an affidavit that the defendants Thornton S. Meekens, Mrs. Thornton S. Meekens, whose Christian name is unknown to plaintiff; Thornton Meekins, and Mrs. Thornton Meekins, whose Christian name is unknown to plaintiff; the children, descendants and heirs, the surviving spouse, the creditors and administrators of the estate, the devisees, legatees, trustees and executors of the last will and testament, and the successors in interest, respectively, of each of the following named and designated deceased persons, to-wit: George W. Spitler, Malinda Spitler, Marion L. Spitler, Marion L. Spitler, son of Marion L. Spitler, True Spitler, Thomas J. Spitler, Nannie E. Spitler, George W. Spitler, Aldora Spitler, Etta E. Baker, Ashel S. Baker, Mrs. Ashel S. Baker, Otis Baker, John E. Baker, Sprague Baker, John E. Spitler, Thornton S. Meekens, Mrs. Thornton 8. Meekens, Thornton Meekins, Mrs. Thornton Meekins, the names of all of whom are unknown to plaintiff; the children, descendants and heirs, the surviving spouse, the creditors and administrators of the estate, the devisees, legatees, trustees and executors of the last will and testament, and the successors In interest, respectively, of the deceased widow of each of the following named and designated deceased persons, to-wit: George W. Spitler, Marion L. Spitler, Marion L. Spitler, son of Marlon L. Spitler, True Spitler. Thomas J. Spitler, George W. Spitler, Ashel S. Baker, Otis Baker, John E. Baker, Sprague Baker, John E. Spitler, Thornton S. Meekens, Thornton Meekins, the names of all of whom are unknown to the plaintiff. All or the women once known by any of the names and designations above stated, whose names . may have been changed, and who are now known by other names, the names of whom are unknown to plaintiff, and the respective spouses of such persons, whose names are unknowa to plaintiff; the spouses of all of tne persons above named and designated as defendants to this action, who are married. the names of ail of whom are unknown to the plaintiff. Marlon L. Spitler, True Spitler, George W. Spitler, Aldora Spitler, Ashel S. Baker, Mrs. Ashel S. Baker, whose Christian name Is unknown to plaintiff, Otis Baker, John E. Baker, rnd Sprague Baker, are not residents of the state of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given said defendants, that unless they be and appear on the 30th day of April, 1910, the same being the 18th day of the next term of the Jasper Circuit Court, to be holden on the 2nd Monday of April, A. D., 1910, at the Court House in Rensselaer in said County and State, T and answer or demur to said complaint, to quiet the title to and remove clouds and liens on real estate, the same will be heard and determined in your absence. In witness whereof. I hereunto set' my hand and affix, the seal of saiu Court, at KensselOer, Indiana, this 3rd day of March, A. D. 1910. [Seal] C. C. WARNER. Clerk. Frank Foltz, Attorney.

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minis! ;► ~~ We have a supply pf rpon- ♦ '; ey to loan on farms at <► - ► Five Percent !► and a reasonable commission, and shall be glad to ;; '► answer inquiries by mail ;; lor by ’phone : : : .;; iflisiNiiii £ North Bldo Public Square !> DEALER IN 1 | I Ur Hi Bit ill i il ftral. ii J \ WVVWW —— 1 } j | RENSSELAER, IND. j j

Albert A. Davis ATTORNEY AT LAW Looking after real estate interests for outside parties a specialty. A fine 160 acre farm for sale. LARIMORE, NORTH DAKOTA. Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law, Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans. Will practice In all the courts. Office over Fendig's Fair. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Arthur H. Hopkins, Law, Loans and Real Estate Loans on farm and City property, girsonal security and chattel mortgage uy, sell and rent farms and city property. Fans and city fire insurance Attorneys for AMERICAN BUILDING LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Office over Chicago Department Store RENSSELAER. IND. J. F. Irwin. 8. C. Irwis Irwin & Irwin, Law, Real Estate and Insurance 6 Per Cent Farm Loana. Office in Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER. IND. E; C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Opposite the Jasper Savings it Trust Company Bank. Office Phone 177. Residence Phone, 110. W. W. Merrill, M. D. Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, RENSSELAER, - • INDIANA Chronic Diseases a Specialty.

Dr. E. N. Loy HOMEOPATHIST. Office East Side of Court House Square. Phones—Office 89, Residence 169. F. H. Hemphill, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention given to diseases of Women and low grades of fever. Office In Williams block, opposite Court House. Formerly occupied by Dr. HarteelL Phone, Office and Residence, 442. TELEPHONES Office, 2 on 200 Residence S on SM Dr. F. A. Turfler OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Graduate American Softool of Osteopathy, Poet Graduate American School of Osteopathy under the founder. Dr. A. T. Still. Office Hours—9-12 a. m„ 1-B p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Montlcello, Ind. 1-2 Murray Building - Rensselaer, Ind.

H. L. Brown, DENTIST. Office over Larsh’s drug store. Hit. J. H. HANBSON VETE UNARY SURGEON—Now at Rensselaer. Calls promptly answered. Office in Harr’s Bank Building. Phone 445. Linen finish type-writer paper, all the popular shades and also In white, with envelopes to matoh, are carried In stock at all times' by The Democrat. »

Chicago to Northwest, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and the Bouth, Louisville end French Lick Springe. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. In Effect March 7, 1909. . _ SOUTH BOUND. *o.Bl—Fast Mall 4 45 « m No. 6—Louisville Mall (daily) 10:88 a m 5 , ,n’ pol,s 11411 Wally).. 1:69 p.'m! *O.39 —MUk aocomm (dally).. 6:01 p. m, . NORTH BOUND. *O. 4—Mall (dally) 4it « No.4o—Milk accomm. (dally) 7:81 a. m. No.l2—Boat Mall (da11y) ...... 10.06 A m! No. 6 —Mall and Kt. (dally),. 8:17 » » No-30—Cin. to Chi. Ves. Mall 8:08 p! ml No. 4 will atop at Rensselaer to let off passengers from points south of Hammond for Lo ™ i ’ Nos. 31 and 88 make direct connection at Monon for Lafayette. FRANK J. REED. Q. P A. W. H. McDOEL, Pres, and Qen'l ’ Mar CHAS. H. ROCKWELL, Tnsfflc ms;* _ „ Chicago. ’ W. H. BEAM, Agent. Rensselaer.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS. ft 4 ™ 1141 -J. D»vto S*** Treasurer R. d . Thompson Attorney .Moaa Ijnrmiit Civil Engineer L. c 7 KtosteraSS Fire Chief j. j. itonteSSS Fire Warden „.CL B? gSSS Councllmen. Ward- George Hopkins Elsie Grow 3rd Ward Frank Kresler At Large C. J. Dean, A. G. Catt JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney Fred LongweU Terms of Court—Second Monday In February, April, September and November. Four week terms. COUNTY OFFICERS. £ 1 ® rl f ••• ••• Charles C. Warner V Louis P. Shlrer Auditor James N. Leatherman Recorder j. TUton Surveyor W. F. Osborne Coroner j Wright Supt. Public Schools Ernest Lamson County Assessor John Q. Lewis Health Officer e 7 jj. Loy , , COMMISSIONERS. Ist District John Psttet Frederick Waymlrs 3rd District Charles T. Denham Commissioners’ Court—First Monday of each month. * COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. ca, r.rss& T FT .v.v.£MZ ttT t£Kv.r.r.;v. John* fu, I }* l * Keener Edward Parklson Marlon George L. Parks Mllroy E. J. Lane... Newton Isaac Right Union SL 4r^.’ ’ •* ’ Wheatfleld Fred Karch Walker Ernest Lamson. Co. Supt Rensselaer B- C. English Rensselaer rSE' eS rt H a» or< £?, Remington Geo. O. Stembel Wheatfleld Truant Officer..C. B. Stewart. Rensselaer TRUSTEES’ CARDB. JORDAN TOWNSHIP. _ The undersigned trustee of Jordan Township attends to official business at hls residence on the First snd Third Wednesday of each month. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address, Rensselaer, Ind., R-R-4 W. H. WORTLEY. Trustee! NEWTON TOWNSHIP. The undersigned trustee of Newton township attends to official business at hls residence on the First and Third Thursdays of each month. Persons having business with me wIU please govern themselves, accordingly. Postofflce address, Rensselaer, Ind., R-R-3. E. P. LANE, Trustee. UNION TOWNSHIP. The undersigned trustee of Union township attends to official business at hls store In Fair Oaks on Fridays of each week. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postofflce address. Fair Oaks, Indiana. ISAAC EIGHT.

Millions tean! We are prepared to take care of all the Farm Lean buelneae in thla and adjoining countlaa at Lowest Rates and Beat Terms, regardless of tha “financial stringency.” If you have a loan coming dua or dealra a naw lean It wIM not be neceaaary to pay tha excessive rates dsmanded by our competitors. FIVE PER CENT. Ml com - Prompt senrice Irwin & Irwin Odd Fellows Bldg. Rensselaer.

Indigestion Stomach trouble is but a symptom of. and not In Itself a true disease. We think ot Dyspepsia. Heartburn, and Indigestion as real diseases, yet they are symptoms only of a certain specific Nerve sickness—nothing else. It was this fact that first correctly led Dr. Shoos In the creation of that now very popular Stomach Remedy—Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. Going direct to the stomach nerves, alone brought that succesg and favor to Dr. Shoopand his Restorative. Without that original and highly vital principle, no such lasting accomplishments ware ever to be bad. For stomach distress, bloating, biliousness, bad breath and sallow complexion, try Dr. Shoop’s Restorative—Tablets or Liquid—and see for your, •elf what it can smd will do. We sell and cheerfully recommend Dr. Shoop’s Restorative A, F. LONG, Ary Th» uemocra; lor m.. went.