Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1911 — Page 8

Country Correspondence BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

j PINE GROVE. j Chas. Walker and Elbert Hurley butchered Tuesday. Chas. Britt spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Creola and Charles Torbet spent Sunday with Lucy and Seth Walker. John Hurley spent Sunday and Monday with Theodore Snow and family. Simon Cooper spent Saturday night and Sunday with Roy and John Torbet. Mrs. Chas. Shroyer called on Nancy Jane Burgett of near Aix Saturday afternoon. Miss Lizzie Tow of near Newland is working for Mrs. Geo, Daniels, who is slowly improving. : - Frank McGinnis and Willis Hurley helped Isaac Miller load his car at Rensselaer Monday. Ben Hopkins and . John Torbet helped Will Miller drive their cattle to Flora this week. Jack Cooper returned from Nebraska last week and is visiting his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Cooper. The dance at Isaac Miller’s Monday night was very well attended and all reported a good time. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Beck and family and JVill Miller spent Sunday with J. M. Torbet and family.

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NEW CENTER. Earl Caster spent last Thursday night with Ernest and Orland Beaver. George Coffman and Joseph Grauns are chopping wood for Mr. Fisher. William Miles made a purchase of two cows at a sale near Rensselaer Monday, » Mrs. George. Coffman and family spent Sunday with George Beaver and family. Mr. apd Mrs. Ed May and Hallis spent Thursday with John Southard and family. w Roy Menglin and Mance Beaver delivered hay to. Wolcott Monday and Tuesday. Miss Cora Dignan spent last Thurssday night with her teacher, Miss Belle Southard.

Miss Mary Miles spent Saturday night and Sunday with her brother Frank near Wolcott: Miss Belle Southard spent Wednesday night with Mrs. George Coffman and family. Ernest Miles went to Morocco Saturday afternoon for a few days visit with friends at that place. Mr. Harper of Wolcott, who is an agent for the Edison records, called on George Caster Monday. Misses Goldie and Sylvia Beaver and Frank Sommers spent Sunday with Joseph Grauns and .family. John Southard and family took dinner last Sunday With Wiley Latta and family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Vanatta joined them in the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beaver spent Sunday afternoon with the latter’s grandmother, Mrs. Jacob Johns. They report her as about the same in her sickness. . , Our Sunday School is fast improving as everyone seems to take an interest in the work. Let some more come and see if they can lend a hand that will help the cause along. Ernest Beaver was elected secretary Sunday. .

I Escaped With His Life. “Twenty-one years ago I faced an awful death,” writes H. B. Martin, Port Harrelson, S. C. “Doctors said I had consumption and the'dreadful cough I had looked like it, siure enough. I tried everything, I could hear of, for my cough, and was under treatment of the best doctor in Georgetown, S. C., for a year, but could get no relief. A friend advised me to try Dr. King's New Discovery. I did so, and was completely cured. I feel that I owe my life to this great throat and lung cure.” It’s positively guaranteed for coughs, colds and and all bronchial affections. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free at A. F. Long’s. ■

» ' • McCOYSBURG. | ■ —————— Mrs. Chas. Stultz is quite sick with pluerisy. J. H. Montz was a business visitor in Monticello Tuesday. Chas. Saidla made a business trip to Monon Thursday. ; Miss Vivian Kersey of near Wheatfield is working for Mrs. Reed McCoy. . '■ Miss Laura Phillips is sick at the home of her parents with threatened pneumonia. There was no school the latter part of teh week owing to the teacher and his family’s sickness. Harvey Phillips and Josie Stultz have so far recovered from their recent sickness as to be out again. Mrs. Lewis Messenger and two children spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Martin, of Rensselaer. Mrs. F. H. Porter and son Delos are visiting relatives and friends before leaving for their future home at Newton, 111. R. B. Porter, who visited his son Floyd and family, went to Chicago *

Sunday morning to visit his parents, before returning to his home at Newton, 111. F. H. Porter has packed up his household goods preparatory to shipping them to Newton, 111., where he will be employed on a farm the coming year. . < We desire to thank our neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our love one.—-H. H. Brannan an Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Montz and family.

To Mothers in This Town.

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BOMB BLAST ON FERRY

Unknown Man Explodes Bomb on California Ferryboat. A man went into the lavatory of the ferryboat Berkeley just after it left Frisco for Oakland and exploded a dynamite bomb. He was blown to pieces and six other men in the room were badly injured. Tw oof them will die. One man had his right arm blown off while another lost both legs and is otherwise mangled. The other injured are less seriously hurt. The Berkeley carried about 2,009 persons, mostly commuters on the way home from business in the city. The explosion, which shook the vessel from stem- to stern, caused something of a panic, which quickly subsided when it w as found that the vessel was In no danger.

ERDMAN DIES OF APOPLEXY

Author of National Arbitration Act Dies at Pennsylvania Home. Former Congressman Constantine J. Erdman is dead at Allentown, Pa. When be entered congress in 1893 he drafted the bill for the prevention of strike and some of the labor disputes. He secured the ideas embodied in the measure while serving as adjutant of the national guard of Penn- ; sylvania during the bloody Reading railroad riots.

WILL HONOR AGED MASON

Kalamazoo and Battle Creek to Join in Celebration. Kalamazoo and Battle Creek will Join in a big celebration Fei. 27 at Battle Creek in honor of Dr. A. T. Metcalf, a member of the Battle Creek lorge who on that date will celebrate his 80th birthday. Dr. Metcalf was a former Kalamazoo resident He was the last physician of the village of Kalamazoo and the first grand master of the Kalamazoo Masonic lodge. A Judas the Ungrateful Apostate The world is full of sadly disappointing characters. In many things we all fail. Selfishness, meanness, perversity, pride, etc., mark the human family most woefully. But withal can anyone find anything more reprehensible than the ingrate who would betray bis best friend? The world;is of one opinion respecting such characters as that of Judas. And although he is a noted example he is by no means an exception; there are many. Some of them live today. But whoever can see the meanness of such a disposition with a reasonably good focus will surely be saved from manifesting such a character, however mean might be his disposition. The mhn who could sell his Master for thirty pieces of silver is justly In contempt with all hupianity. Nor was it merely the thirty pieces that influenced the ingrate. Rather it was pride. He had thought to be associated with the Master in an earthly 4 throne. He had set his faith upon this expectation. Now that same Master Explained more fully that the throne was not yet in sight; that it belongs to an age to follow this, and was to be given only to those who should prove themselves loyal and

faithful unto death. In the mind of Judas the matter took not the wisest and best way Holding the Great Teacher in contempt, the deceived one probably intended that the delivery should be merely a temporary one—a lesson to the Master not to talk that way, not to carry matters too far—an incentive to him, compelling him to exert his power for the resistance of those who sought his life and thus, in exalting himself, make good to his disciples the share in the Kingdom which he had promised or, failing of this, to wreck the entire project. Alas, the love of money, the love of power puff up and make delirious some who become intoxicated with ambition. How necessary that all the Lord’s followers remember the message, “He that humbleth himself shall be exalted and he that exalteth himself shall be abased!” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time” (I Peter v, 6) “

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SNAPSHOTS AT CELEBRITIES

Joseph R. Lamar, United States Supreme Court,

Joseph Rucker Lamar of Georgia, recently appointed an associate justice of the United States supreme court, comes from a family that has won distinction in jurisprudence. He is the second of his name to sit on the supreme bench at Washington, his kinsman, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, also a native of Georgia, having been a member of the nation’s highest court from 1888 fintil his death in 1893. At the time of the latter’s appointment he W’as a senator front Mississippi. Still further back was the father of the Mississippi jurist, who died while serving on the supreme bench of Georgia after having codified the laws of the state by special commission of the legislature.

The new associate justice was born fifty-three years ago and received his education at the University of Georgia, Washington and Lee university and elsewhere. He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced at Augusta, Ga., until 1903, when he became associate justice of the Georgia supreme court Previous to his elevation to the bench he had served in the legislature of his state. The Humor of Morgan. J. Pierpont Morgan is gifted with a great deal more of humor than is generally known. Not long ago while in London he was introduced to a woman who made some pretentions to peerage. “Pardon me,” said the woman haughtily. “To which Morgans do you belong?” “Oh, we are an independent branch,” replied Mr. Morgan slyly, “but we date back to the Norman kings.” “Ah, then, you have a coat of arms!” Mr. Morgan dug down into his pocket and brought forth a shining American twenty dollar gold piece. “This,” he said, “is our coat of arms. A few other families have adopted the same emblem. But,” he continued confidentially, “we are gathering them in as fast as possible.”

Connecticut’s New Governor. Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, Connecticut’s new governor, is the first Democrat to sit in the gubernatorial chair since Governor Morris retired in 1894. During the campaign last fall Judge Baldwin resented an attack made on him by Colonel Roosevelt and demanded a retraction. The colonel failing to make a satisfactory reply, the judge Issued a statement in which he announced his Intention of bringing suit against the former president for slander. Later he refused to attend a dinner at New Haven at which Mr. Roosevelt was the guest of honor. Governor Baldwin Is a native of New Haven and is seventy years old. His father was Roger Sherman Baldwin, who was governor of Connecticut in

SIMEON E. BALDWIN.

the fifties. His grandfather was a chief justice, and he is a direct descendant of Roger Sherman, first mayor of New Haven. He was graduated from Yale in 1861 and later studied law at Harvard. Since 1872 he has been professor of constitutional and international law at Yale and for many years was a justice of the supreme court. From 1907 until February, 1910, when he retired because of the age’ limit, he was chief justice of the supreme court of errors of Connecticut. Governor Baldwin was formerly a Republican, but left the party when James G. Blaine was nominated for the presidency.

FOR THE CHILDREN

Lincoln’s Tribute to Washington. Lincoln said of Washington: “Washington is the mightiest name on -earth —long since mightiest In the cause of civil liberty, still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name a eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the sun or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let none attempt it In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in naked, deathless splendor leave it shining on.” Lincoln's First Political Speech. “Gentlemen, Fellow Citizens—l presume you all know who I am. I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by my friends to become a candidate for the legislature. My politics are short and sweet, like an ‘old woman’s dance.’ lam in favor of a national bank. I am in favor of the International improvement system and a high protective tariff. These are my sentiments and political principles. If elected 1 will be thankful, if defeated it wffl be all the same.”

Homemade Valentine. The 14th of February has come around again, and, of course, everybody is beginning to think of valentines. Perhaps you may be glad to have a few ideas for “homemade” valentines, which are always prettier and more interesting than those you buy. Take an envelope of any shape desired and open it out flat by slipping a knife underneath the flap and so loosening the mucilage. On the Inside print the following verse: To you I send, dear Valentine, This faithful little heart of mine. Its every beat is full of love For you, my own dear turtledove. The word heart may be pictured instead of printed or cut but and pasted to the envelope. The same way with the turtledove, the turtle being green and the dove a soft gray. Fasten the envelope again and on the outside write: If you but break, dear Valentine, This binding seal of wax and twine And look beneath you’ll' surely see The greatness of my love for thee. Tie it with a piece of red twine of ribbon, then seal it with red wax or any other color you happen to have, and the valentine is complete.

The Lion’s Mistake. A British officer was shooting in Somaliland. One night as he lay on his bed within his tent a lion made a sud•den spring over the rough fence which had been put up around the encampment. The lion took no notice of the animals, but went straight to the sportsman’s tent and seized the sleeper—fortunately by the hand only.

It must have been a terrible awakening for the officer. Bitt somehow as the Hon changed its grip for the man’s shoulder it got hold bf the pillow instead and then decamped with its prize. Next morning the pillow was found in the jungle at a distance of several hundred yards from the encampment. What a disappointment it must have been to the hungry lion when he discovered his mistake! Old Rhymes. The common little rhyme beginning “Thirty days has September,” if not as old as the hills at least is as old as 1596, for in that year it was printed in Loudon in an old arithmetic. This Is how it reads in its original form: “Thlrtie dates hath September, Aprill, June and Novemember; Februarie eight an twenty alone; all the rest thlrtie and one.” The rhyme beginning “Multiplication Is vexation” is likewise not au outburst of modern scholars, for it is found in a manuscript of even older date, 1570: Multiplication Is" mle vexation, And Division quite as bad. The Golden rule is mie stumbling stule, And Practice makes mle mad.

Omitted Words. Can you supply the seven words omitted? They must all be formed of the same six letters: A sat In his - gray. Watching the moonbeams - play. On a keg that in the bushes lay. And the leaves with their took up the song, Thou the brave. Thou the strong. To thee doth of great battles belong. John Barleycorn, my king. Answer: Sutler, ulster, luster, rustle, lurest, rulest, result A Cat’s Presence of Mind. The presence of mind of the cat is marvelous. A cat was chased by two dogs into a corner of the yard with high walls, but the'cat escaped unharmed by a gymnastic feat which involved running for several feet up a vertical wall, turning in the air, alighting on the back of one of the dogs and springing thence to the top of a gate. Puzzle and Answer. Bought a lot of eggs for 12 cents. Had-there been two more they would have cost 1 cent less per dozen. How many in the lot? Answer.—Sixteen eggs for 12 cents Equals 9 cents per dozen, eighteen tqiials 8 cents. Penny Fred. With a penny Freddie bought A valentine for Nell, And, of course, its being cheap Was not very swell. Now, Misp Nell was Very vain, And she liked things nice, So a gift was naught to her ’Less it cost a price. When, she got the valentine She sneered, her -lip did curl. •Til let Fred know." she said, with scorn, “That I’m no penny girt!”

For the Children

Little Pu Yi, Baby Emperor of China.

■While Pu Yi is the emperor qf China, he does not rule over that great nation yet. He is too young for that. Some day, if he lives to grow up, he will sit on the throne. At present his father, Prince Chun, is the real ruler, acting for .bis son. Prince Chun is the' brother of the late emperor, who died a couple of years ago. Pu Yi was born in February, 1906, and is therefore nearly five years old. When he becomes emperor he will be able to exercise but a small part of the autocratic poxver by which his predecessor ruled. China is advancing and has already decided to have a constitutional government. So Pu Yi must reign according to the written law and not as the emperor would decree under the old system.

Valentine Archery. Cut from red kindergarten paper as many hearts as there are people. Divide in two lots. On the back of one lot write halves of verses find the other halves on the back of the second lot. Pin one lot a couple of feet apart to a white sheet and hang at one end of the room, removing breakable things from the vicinity. The other lot distribute to the girls. Each boy will in turn try to pierce a heart on the sheet with the bow and arrow given him. The one he comes nearest to belongs to him, and he finds his partner by the half verse on the back. For instance, Teddy pierces a heart on the back of which he finds: The rose Is red. The violet blue, And he searches among the girls till he finds Nellie has: Sugar is sweet, And so are you. They are partners for the next game or for supper or whatever is arranged. A Wonderful Person. With what amazement would you regard a person who had a million ancestors? Yet by looking into a mirror you can behold the very individual—yourself. Now, we each had two parents, a father and a mother, both of whom had two parents. Thus, on this principle and assuming there has been no intermarriage of relations, a person who has had four grandparents has had eight great-grandparents. And our lineal ancestors during twenty generations number 1,048,576. So if these ancestors were all living they would be sufficient to populate Wales. Conundrums. Why is a nobleman like a book? Because he has a title. What class of women give tone to society? The belles. What is that which has a mouth, but never speaks; a bed, but never lies in it? A river. Why is a four quart jar like a sidesaddle? Because it holds a gall-on. Why are airships like tramps? Because they have no visible means of support. What Islands would form a dainty party luncheon? Sandwich and Me delra. Ingenious Wasps. In South America lives a wasp that hangs from the boughs of trees a nest tough as pasteboard and remarkable also because the holte through which the branch is passed is so large that the nest swings freely in the wind. In most of these nests the hole is simply made through the thick upper part or the structure, but sometimes this is so molded that it looks like a ring. This wasp is named chartergus, a name de rived from two Greek words meaning papermaker. The average nest is about a foot long and wide in propor tion.

Dorothy’s Valentine. Wee Dorothy sits by the little stand. With paper smooth and white, A pencil held close in her chubby hand. Her eyes with smiles, are bright. She has drawn a tree and painted green The leaves of a vivid hue. Her flowers are the brightest ever seen. Their size Is marvelous too. She wonders if papa will ever know From whom the picture came, For mamma says that it will go ■ J Without the sender’s name. Her work she thihks is rather grand For a little girl, you see, a Mid secretly hopes he will understand "To papa dear—from me." ———— ——m. F. Sherman.

Humor and Philosophy

By DVNCAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS. TF Mrs. Newlywed talks much of her husband her friends vote her a bore. If she doesn’t they are certain she Is unhappy. Give the small boy half a chance and he will show you what trouble is. A girl may not be good looking, but if she can make the world think she is what does it matter how she does it? Riches have wings, but nobody is willing to give them a license to fly. When a man gets a bad case of indigestion he tells his wife he doesn’t see how she will manage when he is gone. When a woman thinks she is seriously ill she wonders who his second wife will be. When a man returns from a trip his wife hopes he will think to bring her some trifle, while all he thinks about her is to wonder what she will have for dinner. i A man doesn’t mind it if his Wife earns an occasional dollar or two, but he does hate to have her tell it to the neighbors. A man will allow his wife to select his ties with extreme docility, but he is apt to rebel when she tries to put his box shaped foot into a kite shaped shoe.

Her Way. “Edith, you seem to have a sort of understanding with two or three men.” “Yes.” “How do you reconcile that with straightforward conduct?” ’ “How?” “Yes. You can’t be engaged to two or three at the same time.” “I am not pretending to. lam just sort of engaged on the installment plan to each of them.” Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office.

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