Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1910 — Page 2

1 llffl GOUNH »ffl t LMDMHJIIWIHDPOIIIiaH. , , j ■ OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. ' Entered as Second-Class Matter June g 1908, at the post office at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 1, 1879. Long Distance Telephones Office 315. ' - Residence 311. Published Wednesdays and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday Issue 8 Pages. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1910.

Children often unintentionally maks mischief , between neighbors and friends, but it Is wise not to attach too much importance to the tales they \ bring us, for their fancies carry them away and beyond the realms of fact. In a neighborhood where there are many children it is well to eliminate their opinions of one another. They are largely controlled by prejudice, likes and dislikes founded on nothing. The mother who gives ear to the tales of her own child about some little playmate should first stop and think it out carefully before she demands an explanation or shows anger. She should not always take it for granted that her child is truthful and the neighbor’s little one untruthful. It is perfectly right that every mother should have confidence in her own offspring, and she* should not let them know if she does doubt them, but they must be sure that their childrn have not allowed their imaginations, sensitiveness and prejudice to color their reports. It is perfectly true" that many mothers do not know their own children. They may be perfectly obedient and respectful at home, and when they go out from home, where parental authority is not enforced, they may show another side to their nature and be disobedient, unpleasant and impertinent to others. The parents never see them in such moods and cannot suspect the change in their conduct. Nevertheless tis not an infrequent occurrence, im r 's the pity! Th for.* the wise mother will shut her rs to tales borne by her children ■ am!' ..ent them as jokes to be laughed atj ra■.her than as serious matters to be ta.. z a i*p and noticed. L.fei ng friendships have been jeopard! u because foolish parents have tre ti l as serious matters the d ffereu s nd animosities of the little ones.

Bedtime For Children. Sunset should be the time for every child under eight years of age. When the thickens go to roost’and twilight begins to deepen the country baby’s head begin to droop, and he is ready for his cot. The more nervous town baby, who has nothing for an example except the sun and who at any rate on rainy days is used to twilight atmosphere at midday, seldom wishes to go to bed with the chickens. If he lives in an apartment he must hear drifting down the hall the tantalizing voices of his elders at dinner, and the smell of savory things from the kitchen greets his nostrils. But, hard as it must seem, the city mother must have even more rigid rules about bedtime than the country mother. Her child is at a greater disadvantage in the first place in not living where he can breathe the purest air in the midst of healing country sights and sounds. The distractions of city life k are so numerous and so varied that city bred children need more repose than children in smaller towns or the . * country. Nail Biting. Nail biting is a very common habit among children and is often the result ' of an extremely nervous temperament. It is a good plan to take such a child to a doctor, who will probably give him a good tonic to brace up the nervous system. , ; The child should also have pointed out to him how ugly his nails and fingers are getting. Show him how to keep his nails clean and well trimmed and try to induce him to take a pride in them. A good plan is to interest him in kindergarten work of some kind that will keep both his hands and brain employed. If this is done the chances are that very soon the habit will disappear. I Toys Should Be Washable. I Do not let a little child play with toys that cannot be washed with soap and ; water. A small child is very likely to put his playthings into or up to his mouth, and these playthings are often thrown by his small majesty on to the floor, where the dust from the street is deposited, either by breezes or from doors and windows or by the feet of grownups.

Points for Mothers

For the Children

A Hippo Very Patiently and Quietly Waiting For His Dinner.

Above is the portrait of the largest hippopotamus in the New York zoo. He is hungry and waiting for the attendant to bring his dinner along. You can see by his open smile that he is able to take a pretty large mouthful. In captivity the hippopotamus is fed grass and hay, bread, carrots and various other vegetables. When the keeper feeds bread the hippo simply opens his mouth and lets the man pitch the loaves into his cavernous maw. In their native habitat, Africa, hippos are sometimes found as much as fourteen feet long and nearly five feet high, but they usually are much smaller. They delight in water, living in lakes and rivers and feeding on water plants and the herbage growing near the water. They are good swimmers and divers and can remain under water eight or ten minutes. A Roland For an Oliver. “A Roland for an Oliver” is an expression that dates from the time of Charlemagne. Roland was his nephew and, like the great Charles, was eight feet high. Oliver, a celebrated knight of the same period, was quite a match for him, and they agreed to test their respective strength and skill in a combat on an island in the Rhine. The contest lasted five days without the slightest advantage to either. If Roland got in a well directed blow his opponent gave him quite as good a one in return, or if Oliver performed a feat of extraordinary skill Roland was sure to match it with a movement quite as adroit. It was a remarkable and altogether unsettled combat, and it gave rise to the saying “a Roland for an Oliver” when a person who has attacked another receives a blow or a retort fully equal to what he has given. Whatever it may be that is received, a return in kind is often called ‘‘a Roland for an Oliver.” Elephants Good Workers. Elephants are used in every department of sawmills in Burma. In the work of piling logs they show great intelligence. One elephant will drag a log out of the water to the saw bench and place it with his tusks on the table, while his mate waits at the other end, ready, as soon as the buzzing circular saw has converted the round tree into a four sided log, to lift it off the bench, place it on the ground and drag it out to the storage yard, where be puts it carefully into position, placing one log exactly on top of the other, piephants can pile logs as high as their foreheads. When the squared logs are wanted for shipment the elephant picks out the required number and. drags them down to the waterside. If it is necessary be enters the river and holds the logs in positron while they are being bound together by the raftsmen.

Portrait—A Game. In the game called portrait one person leaves the room while the others choose the name of some one they all know. The person on re-entering the room has to guess the name selected by asking questions, which must be answered only by “Yes” or “No.” For instance, “Is it a man?” “No.” “Is it a woman?” “Yes.” “Is she married?” i “No.” “Is she tall?” “Has she fair hair?” “jA&e her eyes blue?” “Is she in this room?” and so on till the portrait is recognized. Sometimes the company choose theone who went outside to be the portrait, which naturally makes the guessing rather more difficult. V What Feet Are These? There’s a foot that’s played all over our land. There’s a foot that is often seen in the sand. ■ - 1 There’s a foot that crosses many a stream Anda foot we sometimes ctrtue in' a dream. There's a foot that marches in rain or shine And a foot that has measured many a line. There’s a foot which makes for our feet a rest And a foot which is heard from east to west. Answers.—Football, footprint, footbridge, footboard, foot soldier, footrule, footstool, footstep. Conundrums. What is a soldier’s definition of a “kiss?” A report at headquarters. Why is a crow like a lawyer? He likes to have his caws (cause) heard. Which is the hardest of all soaps? Cast steel (castile). Why does a duck go under water? For divers reasons. What killed Julius Caesar? Roman punches. 1 When will there be only twenty-five letters in the alphabet? When U and I are one. ‘ j ,

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How He Did IL A lawyer once asked a man who had at various times sat on several juries: ‘‘Who influenced you most—the lawyers, the witnesses or the judge?” He expected to get some useful and interesting information from so experienced a juryman. This was the man’s reply: “I’ll tell yer. sir. ’ow I makes up my mind. I’m a plain man and a reasonin’ man. and 1 ain’t influenced by anythin’ the lawyers say—no, nor by what the judge says. I just looks at the man in the dock and 1 says. Ts he ain’t done nothin', why he’s there? And I brings ’em all in guilty.”—Short Stories.

Subject to Fluctuation. Country Editor like to mention it, Mr. Hoekorn. but there is a small balance due on your last year’s subscription. Old Subscriber—You git out! I sent you four bushels o’ pertaters in full. Country Editor—Not quite in full, sir. Between the time of mailing your bill and receiving your subscription potatoes dropped 10 cents a bushel.—lllustrated Sunday Magazine. ' Bright Outlook. “De you—er -do you think. Miss Dobbleigh. (that you will be—er—engaged next Thursday evening?” asked Tompy very bashfully. “Well, really. Mr. Tompy,” replied Etfiel. “1 don't know, but if you can get up spunk enough between now and then to-do-your share I think there’s a fair prospect that I shall be.” And Tompy did. —Pittsburg Post. Tha Flatterer. They were discussing ages with a commendable degree of frankness. “Well, now that you have brought the subject up, Miss Dobbson.” said little Fribley, "how old are you?” “Oh, I am as old as I look!” smiled Miss Dobbson. “Really!” said Fribley. “I am astonished. You really don’t look it, you know.”—Harper’s Weekly. Force of Habit. “Poor Ferguson! I hear he broke his neck last night.” “The deuce he did! How did it happen?” “He tried to jump on the last aeroplane for home after it had started and missed it by three inches.”—Chicago Record-Herald. What’s Needed. Patient Doc, I’m afraid there’s something the matter with my brain, and- I want you to make a thorough examination. Physician—Sure! Bring it with you the next time you call and I’ll look it over. —Cleveland Leader.

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MM f«L» Reni Re. [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the Trsi insertion, %-cent per word for eacfc additional insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than 25 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or more times, as the case may be for 25 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] Lost—Friday night, a new cadet size tan-colored glove. Finder please leave at Democrat office. For Rent— lo acre tract with six room house, a good barn. Opposite Riverside Park. Inquire of Mary Goetz, phone 519 E. Wanted — Man past 30 with horse and buggy to sell stock condition powder in Jasper county. Salary S7O per month. Address 301 Unity Bldg., Indianapolis, Indiana. The Moler Barber College of Chicago, 111., wants men to learn barber trade. They offer splendid inducements and a short term completes. They mail free a beautiful catalogue and ask all our readers to send for it. ' For Sale 6-room house, 2 blocks south and one east of depot, with 3 large well improved lets. Terms (Cash. —W. L. FRYE, Rensselaer, Injd. 1 |

For Sale —The Erhardt Wuerthrier farms in Newton ,tp. For particulars apply to J. M. SAUSER, on the John Goetz farm. For Sale—3 good heating stoves, also 1 good kitchen range for wood or coal —MRS. J. W. WILLIAMS. For Sale Cheap—l 6-hole wood or coal cook stove, burned 1 season; 1 coal heater. HARRY MURRAY. Phone 400. For Sale —Five good milk cows, part l Jersey. Everyone guaranteed to be all right and good cream cow?. Four yearling draft colts. Twelve shoats, average 100, pounds.—RlLEY TULLIS, Phone 527-E. For Rent — Farm of 400 acres to man with at least three teams and experience in handling live stock. Also residence of four rooms. — Arthur H. Hopkins. For Sale — My property north of railroad; will sell cheap—MßS. MCCLINTOCK HARTMAN.

Farm For Sale —80 acres, on pike road, free mail route, telephone line, at head of dredge ditch and % mile to school; 70 acres in cultivation, remainder pasture. There is ,-a good five-room house, good barn, qhicken house, milk house, good well and bearing orchard. This is a nice home and can be bought for $45. Terms J 1,200 down and remainder long time.—G. F. Meyera. , i

For sale—A pure bred Short Horn bull calf, 8 months old, dark red. extra large; bred from extra fine milking qualities. Also, to make room this month I will offer some of my best Barred P. Rock Cockerels at most reasonable prices.—D. t. BICKEL, Remington, Ind.

For Sale or Rent— loo acres, improved, south of town, well tiled.— J. A. Isselstein, Rensselaer Indiana. For Sale—-Small residence of four rooms, will sell on monthly pay-ments.-—‘Arthur H. Hopkins. For Sale— so high-grade Shropshire ewes at $6.50 per head—C. E. SAGE, Goodland, Ind. Wanted — To lease for from three to five years, a good eight room house, with bath, lights and city water, not more than five blocks of court house; possession wanted not later than March 1. Might buy If price is right.-— F. E. BABCOCK. Farm Loans — Money to loan oi 'arm property in any sums up to 10,000. ii. P. HONAN. Farm Loans—Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts

Money— Some loan companies are refusing to make farm loans at the present time. My company is still loaning at 5 per cent. If you art going to need a loan make applica tion at once, as money is scarce.— JOHN A. DUNLAP, I. O. O. F. Building.

For Sale at a Bargain— l6o acres of sandy loam, 1 % miles east of McCoysburg, Ind.; good improvements, large barn, 8-rooin house and large orchard, partly tiled. Will sell at a bargain if taken in 30 days. Reason for , selling owner wants to go to Florida for his health. Terms made satisfactory. Address all communications to BOX 10, McCoysburg, Ind. Farmers and Farmer Boys wanted to sell our new Reliable Trace Catch for buggies, etc. Slip on and off in a jiffy, prevent runaways, and sell at but 25 cents per pair. One man sold 1067 in 3 days; another made more money in a month than he made on the farm in a year. Every owner of a vehicle is interested. Write us today.—RELIABLE TRACE SNAP CO., 3738 Oakley Ave., Cincinnati, O. Send in your subscription renewal to The Democrat and get the National Monthly a full year free gratis. PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM Sfe'-AjSßßfrjßCleanses and beautifies the hair. ; , Promotes a luxuriant growth. ~ Never Fails to Restore Gray fSBYTI Hair to its Youthful Color. —-MW Cures scaip d «eaws a hair Isiuiti ! «oe,andgLW at Druggists

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