Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1910 — Page 7
SNAPSHOTS AT CELEBRITIES
Edward F. Croker, New York’s Fire Chief.
Edward F. Croker, chief of New York’s tire fighters, whose recent condemnation of the methods of recruiting men for the department attracted wide attention, is a nephew of Richard Croker, former leader of Tammany hall. Chief Croker claims that recruits are selected for their mental rather than physical equipment, with the result that* the force is deteriorating. This the commissioners deny and retort that Croker subjects his men to unnecessary danger; that his system of fire fighting is antiquated. As to the last charge it qiay be stated in refutation that the board of fire underwriters are warm supporters of Chief Croker. They have stood by him on more than one occasion when he has been attacked. They believe that as a fire tighter he is unsurpassed. Furthermore, they say that Croker is the inventor of the water curtain, a device which consists in the creation of a miniature Niagara between the fire and threatened buildings by throwing tremendous quantities of water into the air to fall again between the blazing structure and its neighbors; of the fire helmet, which permits firemen to enter the worst smoke filled places with immunity, and of the searchlight, which has been so useful in many of the worst night fires. One more contention they raised—Chief Croker has never been accused of asking a man under him to go where he would not go himself, and they recall that in many instances it was the chief himself who led rescue parties into perfect volcanoes of fire. “
N. B. Broward, a Man of the People. Former Governor Napoleon B. Broward of Florida, who wrested the toga from Senator Taliaferro in the recent state primary election, has had a varied and interesting career. Indeed, in many respects his early life parallels that of Abraham Lincoln. Both were born in poverty, and both achieved high honors in spite of the great difficulties to be overcome. In defeating Senator Taliaferro for the honor of representing Florida in the United States senate Mr. Broward won a great personal victory. Born on a farm in Florida, the future senator had a hard row to hoe. He labored in logging camp, as a steam-
NAPOLEON B. BBOWARD.
boat roustabout, as a cook on a tugboat and even tried his hand as a fisherman on the Newfoundland fishing banks. Finally be got to* be owner and captain and gained not a little notoriety by operating the boat Three Friends in aid of the Cuban revolutionists. T HIS first entry into politics was in 1887, when he became temporary sheriff of bis native county by appointment. He was elected and re-elected until 1900. when he went to the state legislature. Four years later he was elected governor and next March, if nothing unforeseen happens, will take bis seat in the United States senate.
WORLD’S GREAT PAGERS
Dan Patch and Four Others Coming to Indiana State Fair. . j \, J 7 ■ ‘ I.’ i.* ; Five of the world's greatest pacers, all of them belonging to M. W. Savage of Minneapolis, will make up the. chief attraction in the speed department at the Indiana State Fair. This list of turf stars is headed by the champion of champions, Dan Patch, whose record of 1:55 has never been equaled, and with him will be Minor Heir, 1:59%; Hedgewood Boy, 2;02%; Lady Maud C., 2:02%, and George Gano, 2:03%. Dan Patch will never again be started against time, but he will be on exhibition at the Indiana fair.
The other Savage horses, however, will show their speed on different occasions at the fair. On Monday the four will race against each other. During the week Hedgewood Boy and Lady Maud C. will race against Minor Heir and George Gano, the two teams being hitched to wagons. On one' afternoon of the fair Minor Heir, with a running pacemaker, will attempt to lower the world’s mile record. Minor Heir is now the pacing sensation of the racing world. Dan Patch will at the fair have a stall in the big brick barn, where his apartment will be highly decorated with the trophies he has won. He will frequently be jogged on the racecourse for the crowds to see him in action. He has won enough fame to retire from the racecourse, and for ten years has been without a peer w the harness world. In manners, disposition, in courage, gameness and speed he has stood alone, and is the recognized standard of harness horse perfection. He has paced 73 miles under two minutes, lowered the world’s record fourteen times, and now holds seven world’s records, and he is to today in superb physical condition. Minor Heir seems destined to take Dan Patch’s place in the realm of pacers. Twb years ago he was un-known-today Minor Heir is admitted by most experts to have the greatest flights of speed of any horse ever trained, with the possible exception of Dan Patch, Minor Heir’s chances of setting a world’s mark at the Indiana Fair is regarded as exceptionally good. Hedgewood Boy has this season been showing more remarkable speed qualities than ever, and Lady Maud C. and George Gano are in fine fettle.
GLOWING NIGHT SHOWS
Gorgeous Spectacles to be Given At Indiana Exposition. Gorgeous as they have been in the past, the night shows at the coming Indiana State Fair will outrank these spectacular events of other years. The shows have been reorganized and by eliminating the vaudeville bill, which will fie given each afternoon before the grandstand of the race track, the arena of the coliseum will in the evening be ocupied exclusively by show horses. A concert will be given by Weber's band, of Cincinnati, with Miss Blanche Mehaffey as soloist, both strong favorites with state fair visitors. There has been a liberal increase in the money prizes for the night shows, $4,930 going to the harness horses and $2,305 to saddle horses, and the entry lists make it clear that the horse show is going to be of the highest quality. Roadsters, highsteppers, gig outfits, tandems, unicorns, four-in-hands, fancy turnouts driven by men and women, will be conspicuous in the programs. In the saddle classes there will be events for three and five gaited animals and high school horses, with special equestrian contests for women. Mrs. rs. C. Knode, of Indianapolis, who has won many prizes at the fair’s horse shows, will give a handsome silver cup to the best woman equestrian. The American Saddle Horse Breeders’ Association will give a SIOO silver trophy to the best saddle horse. One of the choicest attractions for the night shows will be Manuel Herzog’s highly educated Arabian stallions —six beautiful society animals, which give a-varied program of fancy steps, military maneuvers and marches, and the horses are also put through many individual paces. These horses have been very popular in the winter garden at Berlin, Germany; at the New York hippodrome, and also at the Madison Square Garden Horse Show. The night shows also have a class for business horses, including ribbon contests for two, four and six-horse teams, the total prizes for them reaching $1,200, and these showy outfits will give emphasis to the picturesque events of the arena. Another night show at the fair, given on the infield of the racetrack, is Pain’s elaborate spectacle, “Battle in the Clouds,” showing methods of warfare which may prevail when airships are perfected as engines of war. This spectacle will be given on the ground and in the air, and will include a high class vaudeville bill and a great display of fireworks. It is to be presented on the same scale of magnificence which marked -its first production at Brighton Beach, New York, last year, and it will be the big outdoor night amusement of State Fair week at Indianapolis. An army of men and women in costume will be required I and the production will be rich In scenic, embellishment ' ■ v. - -- -±-
FOR THE CHILDREN
What Time Is. It? It requires two players who understand this game, a leader and bis accomplice. The accomplice leaves the room, while the leader and tbe rest remain inside. Tbe leader asks the players what hour they will choose for the accomplice to guess. Suppose some one says “Four o’clock.” The assistant is called in. and he questions the leader, saying. -‘Well, what time is it?" Tbe leader answers thus: “Don’t you know?” and then. “Doubtless dancing time.” The assistant Immediately says “Four o’clock.” to the general mystification of the company. The key is that each hour from 1 to 12 o’clock has been named according to tbe letters of the alphabet Ln rotation from A to K. The leader tn answering most be very careful to begin each answer with .the letter indicating tbe chosen hour. Thus in the above the assistant noticed that each answer began with “d.” and “d.” being the fourth lettqr of the alphabet. Indicated that 4 o’clock was the time chosen. Only the exact hour can be chosen. As the different players think they have solved rhe trick they may take turns in being assistant, and many funny "mistakes will result till the game has been explained to all. Fox and Geese. This is an old game, but one that children always, enjoy. It can be played indoors, but better out. One of the party, called the fox, goes a tittle way off. and the rest of the-children arrange themselves in a string, one i«ehind the other, the tallest first and the smallest. The first one is called “Mother Goose.” Tbe=game begins by a conversation between the fox and Mother Goose. “What are you after this fine morning?” says she. ‘“Taking a walk.” the fox answers, “What for?” “To get an appetite for breakfast” ‘What are you going to have for breakfast?” “A nice fat goose.” Where will you get it?” “Well, as your geese are so handy I’ll take one of them.” “Catch one if you can.” Mother Goose then stretches out her arms to protect her geese and not let the fox catch one. The fox tries to dodge under, right and left, until he is able to catch the last of the string. Of course tbe brood must try to keep out of reach of the fox. As the geese are caught they must go over to the den of tbe fox. and the game continues till all are caught
A Squirrel Barometer. A merchant in a western city has a queer barometer. It is a domesticated fox squirrel. He keeps the little pet in a large paint barrel, all inclosed with the exception of a small round hole in one end. Inside the barrel is a good supply of straw, old paper and leaves. During a run of weather of any kind. hot. cold, wet or dry. the little animal is in and out of the house, keeping an open door. But should there be a change coming. say ten or twelve hours off, the squirrel plugs up his hole with the matter from bis bed and keeps it closed until the change comes. It is claimed the squirrel never makes a mistake and that he gives no false alarms to his keeper
Hanging Garden* of Babylon.
The banging. gardens of Babylon were one of the seven wonders of the world. They weregardens of the most beautiful description, but raised high in the air above the Babylon plain on walls so gray that from a distance it seemed as if there were no support beneath the towering foliage and that the gardens were in reality floating above the earth. They were built in terraces that reached, it is said, a height of 300 feet. The gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar, the king, for his wife Amytis. who had longed for the mountains among which she bad passed her youth and who disliked the flat country about the city of Babylon. Origin of an Old Saying. “In apple pie order” is traced to Puritan times, to the good housewife Hephzibah. Every Saturday the good woman baked, two or three dozen apple pies, which were to last her family through the week. These she placed in her pantry, labeling one or more for each day. The pantry thus arranged was said to be "fin apple pie order.” With all due respect for Mrs. Heph zibah. one is inclined to think that her family must have got very tired of apple pies. Mount Piiatus. In Switzerland the peak of Mount Piiatus is said to be haunted by the ghost of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Jerusalem. The story is told that Pilate was banished to the wild lands in the north of the Roman empire and came to this mountain, where he threw himself from a crag into a lofty lake. The ghost appears once a year in the formal robes of a Roman governor, and the person that sees it is doomed to die within the year.
The Danqer. She dances like a dandelion. Fluff upon tb* breeze, A* gayly as a butterfly And quite as much at ease. And surely sbe was always meant To fly upon bar toes. Thera never was another That could go aa Doris goes The flowers sbe Is scattering Are no lovelier than she. They tall in yellow showers ( As she gayty sets them tree. And sbe beckon* them to follow t To the land where all is young. Where a thousand sprites are staging in the eene taene tongue.
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SCHOOL HOUSE LETTING. Notice Is hereby given that Trustee Isaac Kight of Union Township, Jasper Coiinty, Indiana, will receive sealed bids for the erection of a school house either on the present location of the Moffitt school house of said township, or on a point about 80 rods directly north of the present location. Said bids will be received up to noon of Tuesday, August 30, 1910, and will be opened and considered at 1 p. m., of same day. Building to be erected according to plans and specifications now on file at toy office. ISAAC KIGHT, Trustee Union Township.
NOTICE OF REPAIR BURK’S BRIDGE. No. 625. Notice is hereby given that on Monday, September sth, 1910, at 12 o'clock M., the Board of Com-mi.-tsioners of Jasper County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids for the repair of Burk’s fridge, said repair to be as follows: By lowering the north 525 feet of said bridge ana then constructing a grade of earth and gravel onsame according to plans and specifications on file in the 1 Auditor’s office. - Ail- bids' to be accompanied by bond and affidavit as required by law. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County.
NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT FOK REPAIR OF BRIDGE IN JORDAN TOWNSHIP. Notice is hereby given that on Monday, September Sth, 1910, the Board of Commissioners. Of Jasper County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids for the repairing and erecting of a steel bridge, 70 foot leg bridge, with 16 foot roadway, across the Howe Ditch, known as the Kohler Bridge, between sections 2 and 3, township 28, range 7. Said bridge repairing and erecting to be done according to specifications now On file in the Auditor’s office. All bids to be accompanied by bond and affidavit as required by law. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Bids to be on file by 12 o’clock noon. By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper. County.
NOTICE OF DITCH LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will, on August 27, 1910, at 3 o’clock P. M., at the office of the County Surveyor, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, let the contract for the construction of the Prouty, et al Ditch, being cause No. 79, of the Commissioners’ Court of Jasper County, Indiana, to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders. Oral bids will be received at the time of netting. A portion of said ditch is open work and a portion is tile work; the
open work and tile work may be let separately or parts of the open work and tile work let to separate contractors. The plans and specifications for said work may be examined at the office of the County Auditor at Rensselaer, Indiana, or copies of the specifications will be furnished by the undersigned to any person making application therefor. The successful bidder or bidders will be required to enter, into contract and give bond as required by law.. The right is reserved to repect any or all bids. W. FRANK OSBORNE, Superintendent of Construction.
NOTICE OF DITCH LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will, on August 27, 1010, at 2 o’clock P. M., at the office of the County Surveyor, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, let the contract for the construction of the William Hoover Ditch, being cause No. 356, of the Commissioner’ Court of Jasper County, Indiana, to the lowest responsible bidder •or bidders. Oral bids will be received at the time of letting. A portion of said ditch is open work and a portion is tile work; the open work and tile work may be let separately or parts of the open work and tile work let to separate bidders. The plans and specifications for said work may be examr ined at the office of the Auditor, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, or copies of the specifications will be furnished by the undersigned to any person making application therefor. The successful bidder or bidders will be required to enter into contract and give bond as required by law. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. W. FRANK OSBORNE, Superintendent of Construction.
NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES AND LEGATEES. In the matter of the estate of Cyrus P. ' Luse, Deceased. In the Jasper Circuit Court, September Term, 1910. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees and devisees of Cyrus P. Luse, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear in the Jasper Circuit'Court, on Monday, the 12th day of September, 1910, being the day fixed and endorsed on the final settlement account of Walter C. Luse, administrator of said decedent with the will annexed, and show cause if any, why such final account should not be approved; and the heirs of said decedent and all others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said Court, on said day. and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. WALTER C. LUCE, Administrator, with the will annexed Judson J. Hunt, Atty, for estate. .An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.