Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1911 — Page 2

mw khw f. t.8»BC»CI.tBIT0RIIDPIBlHIHI. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second Class Matter June, 8. 1908, at the post office at Rensselaer, I Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday Issue 8 Pages. » Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1911.

TROOPS GIVE NIGHT SHOWS

Big Lighting Arrangements for Chicago Military Tournament July 23-30. One of the big problems which will confront Manager John R. Young of the National Military Tournament, to be held on the lake front in Grant Park, Chicago, July 23 to 30, will be the lighting of the immense arena, 400 by 600 feet, so that tne evening performances of the soldiery can be viewed with ease by the thousands of spectators. Around the great arena have been arranged 40,000 seats, 30,000 of these

Hospital Corps Removing Wounded.

being absolutely free to the public. Realizing that the great bulk of the people would be unable to attend the week day afternoon performances. Manager Young immediately prena'ed a night program and let the contract to the Commonwealth Electric company for the lighting of the big arena with flaming arc lights. The details of this enormous undertaking are now being worked out by Manager Young and a representative of the company’s contract department. So far the plan of the construction work provides for the following: Eighty “Aurola” flaming arc lights of 3,500 candlepower each are to be set 50 feet apart, suspended on spans of ■double %-inch steel wire cable, stretching 600 feet across the arena, between 60-foot poles set back of the seats on the east and west sides, and secure y anchored to stand the great strain. The poles are to be set in position, the supporting cables laid across on the ground between them, the threewire electric circuits run from each side to the middle on each strand and fastened in place, and then, one end of the supporting cables having been

Infantry in Firing Line.

firmly attached on one side, the othei end will be drawn up with block anc tackle and made fast. In addition tc the flaming arc lights there are to be 52 ordinary 450-watt arcs suspended from a second row of poles which an set behind the tiers of seats to bract up the larger poles supporting th< tiers of cables. The task of hanging the 80 flaming arc lights on the raised wires is n< small one, as each lamp weighs ap proximately 34 pounds. At this ratt the total weight of the lamps alone b over 2,600 pounds. The problem wil be solved by using a trolley repaii wagon, to the raised platform of which is to be attached an extensior ladder. A man must climb this laddei to a height of 45 feet above the ground in order to hang the lamps 35 feei above the ground. This rig is to be used daily in trimming the lamps anc is to be on the grounds every eveniiij in readiness to attend to any lamj or circuit should occasion arise. The illumination of the arena by these Hghts te expected to be very satisfactory, the total candlepower applied there and on the grandstands being something like 342,000. Subscribe for The Democrat

THE COACHMAN ANO THE MAID

Double Impersonation Leads to a Wedding,

“Are you Mrs Sanderson’s coachman?” “Yes, miss." “I’m Miss Childers' maid. Miss Childers didn’t come. 1 come instead.” “Yes, miss. Step in,” Miss Childers’ maid got Into the victoria and. leaning back as if she had been born in a victoria, rode < to Montview. /X ■ “When will your mistress arrive?” asked Mrs. Sanderson when the maid had made Miss Childers' excuses. “By the same train tomorrow, ma’am." “Singular," muttered the lady, "that she should have sent her maid ahead.” Later on Miss Childers’ maid noticed a gentleman in evening dress going down to dinner, and during the evening, while she was passing the time in the sewing room doing some mending, he stumbled in. “Pardon me,” he said. “I didn’t know there was any one here.”. “You’re excusable, sir.” *■. “Are you Miss Childers’ maid?" “I am, sir." “Y’ou have a very nice mistress, I am told." “Passable, sir.” “You're not very enthusiastic.” “My mistress doesn’t need a character from her maid." “Did you get such sprightly repartee from Miss Childers?” “Miss Childers does not pride herself on repartee. She has matters of importance to interest her and keep her from chaffing her inferiors.” “I trust she hasn’t the keen edged tongue of her maid." “She may need it. I’m told she’s thinking of marriage.” “Is she to get a fine fellow?” “I trust he will be above bandying words with her maid.” “That depends upon the maid. One as pretty and as bright as she who has come here before her mistress would tempt any man." The maid lowered her eyes. “What do you consider Miss Childers’ best trait?" “That she is fully aware of her own faults.” i “How long do you think it will take > her to become aware of the faults of the man she is to marry?” “Miss Childers will have the good' sense to ignore them. All people have faults. It is the duty of married couples to find excuses for each other.” “You mean that if her husband passes time that would otherwise hang heavy on his hands chatting with her maid his wife will find an excuse for him.” “If she does he will not deserve such a wife.” “Then if you were Miss Childers he would not fare so well." “We are discussing Miss Childers, not her maid.” “In this matter let us consider the maid. You blame me. a gentleman, for chatting with you. a servant. Suppose Miss Childers were to become a pauper and go out to service. Would you expect me to recognize her for what she had been?" “That is different.” “In what respect?” “Miss Childers would be a lady who had only recently become a servant” “How long would she need to be a servant before my recognition of her would be Inexcusable?” “It would never be inexcusable.” “Very well. Suppose yon were Miss Childers and had only today become her maid.” The girl cast a quick glance at him. “Suppose.” she said in reply, “that you had only this afternoon become Mr. Reginald Sanderson’s coachman”— “Good,” he said. “You being Miss Childers’ maid and I Mr. Sanderson’s coachman. I am free to tell you that this is a case of love at first sight” A long pause. “Would you. were you Miss Childers, consider it a proper thing to became your maid?” ’ - “And would you, being Mr. Sanderson. demean yourself by becoming your coachman?” , “I would—to see a woman unguarded who ought be my wife.” “And what could be Miss Childers’ object.” he asked, “in becoming her own maid? “Once upon a time.” continued the man, “a princess was betrothed to a prince she had never seen. Desiring to observe him incog, she personated her own maid and went to visit the prince’s mother. The prince, poor fool, thinking to see his fiancee when she was not masquerading—in fact, to do the masquerading himself—drove his carriage to the station, where. . Io and behold, he found not her. but her maid. Disappointed at not meeting the mistress. he solaced himself by chatting with the maid and—lost his heart." Miss Childers' maid looked up with a smile. “But she was Miss Chil —I mean the princess,” “And the coachman was Mr. San—l mean the prince.” Mrs. Sanderson, passing upstairs, hearing voices in the serving room, glanced in and was inexpressibly shocked to see Miss Childers’ maid in the arms of her son. The fond mother kept the secret. She was not surprised the next morning when the girl, making an excuse, departed, but she was surprised when Miss Childers arrived later at the resemblance between her and her maid.

HUMOROUS QUIPS

Baby-Bye Revised. Baby-Bye, Here’s an insect of the tribe diptera, apeclflc name Musca domestics. We Will watch him, You and I. . There he goes ' On his curiously appendaged extremities, leaving a trail of microbes Over baby's pose. See him crawl With his six legs, each having five jointed tarsuses, his three sectioned antennae with the marvelous tactile tips waving before him. Up' the wall, t . Seeking food with his spongy lipped proboscis, hanging downside up on the ceiling. Yet. on account of his dawlike feet and appendage soles. He will never fall. By and by. When we have finished our scientific observations and made a few hygienic suggestions. Little fly, Formerly considered harmless, but now classed by scientists and physicians as a disease breeding pest to be exterminated— You must die! —J. Wiley O wen in Puck.

Figured the Wrong Way. “Two old salts who had spent most of their lives on fishing smacks had an argument one day as to which was the better mathematician,’’ said George C. Wiedenmayer the other day. “Finally the captain of their ship proposed the following problem, which each would try to work out: ‘lf a fishing crew caught 500 pounds of cod and brought their catch to port and sold it at 6 cents a pound, how much would they receive for the fish?’ “Well, the two old fellows got to work, but neither seemed able to master the intricacies of the deal In fish and were unable to get any answer. “At last old Bill turned to the captain and asked him to repeat the problem. The captain started off, ‘lf a fishing crew caught 500 pounds of cod and’— “‘Wait a moment,’ said Bill. 'ls it codfish they caught?’ “ ‘Yep.’ said the captain. “ ‘Darn it all,’ said Bill. ‘No wonder I couldn’t get an answer. Here I’ve been figuring bn salmon all the time.”’ —Newark Star.

Partners In All Things. A young lawyer in a western town was taken into partnership with his father and soon got the idea that he was the whole firm. He fell into a habit of saying at the conclusion of a successful case: “Well, father, 1 won that case, all right.” Finally the old man, becoming irritated by the son’s assumption of importance. handed out this advice: “George, it seems to me that whenever this firm does anything you might give me half of the credit of it. Don't put on sb many airs.” The youth took the advice to heart and a few days later rushed into the office with this report: “Father. I—l mean we—have been sue?! for breach of promise'”—Popular Magazine. \ *The Only Way. He was a very raw recruit and particularly stupid at that. The drill sergeant did not know what to do with him. He had tried patience, he had tried language, all in vain. “Squad, halt!” yelled the sergeant. The double rank of the men obeyed, but the raw recruit marched gayly on. “Fitzmooney!” shouted the sergeant. “Yus, sergint” “Did ye ever drive a donkey?” “Yus. sergint” “What did ye say to him when ye wanted ’im to stop?” - “I said ‘Whoa.’ sergint” “Very well. Squad, t’shun! By the right, quick, march! Lef’, lef. lef! Squad, halt—whoa. Fitzmooney!”—TitBits.

A Popular Attraction. “Yes, she’s lecturing against woman suffrage.” “But that’s an unpopular side to take in this neighborhood.” “Yes, but she draws tremendous crowds everywhere." “By her arguments?” “No; by her clothes.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Rural Idealist. “Do you think that man will make a success of farming?” asked one real estate agent. “I’m afraid not,” replied the other. “He’s too particular about finding a farm in a neighborhood where the fishing is good.”—Washington Star. A Preference. “Somebody is trying to make ]">eople believe that sauerkraut will cause one to live long if one eats plenty of it.” “Well, it seems to me that I’d prefer a short life and a gay one.”—Chicago Record-Herald. Not Needed. “I never judge a woman by her clothes,” observed Bilkins. “No.” put in Mrs. B. sarcastically; “a man who gets to as many burlesque shows as you do wouldn’t.”—Milwaukee News. • They Seldom Do. “I hope your husband has no secrets from you.” “Not many. However, he never would tell me what he paid for the engagement ring.” Louisville CourierJournal. Between Boys. . Patsy—Say, Chimmie. who was Robinson Crusoe? Chimmie—He was de duck wot got a long term on de island.—Boston Transcript ■ Y

FINE $350.00 PIANO To be given away by The Democrat ABSOLUTELY FREE This beautiful $350 piano will be given away to the person receiving the most votes in The Democrat subscription contest, opened Monday, July 17. The contest will close Saturday, December 23, 1911.

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Additional Prizes Besides this elegant high grade piano, two other fine prizes are to be given away. To the person receiving the second highest number of votes, D. M. Worland will give a fine $35 FREE Sewing Machine with handsome 6-drawer, drop-head case, and the best sewing machine made in the world; guaranteed for life. Also G. J. Jessen, the Jeweler, will give an elegant silver set, consisting of 24 pieces—6 each of knives, forks, tablespoons and teaspoons, all in handsome silk-lined case and warranted for 20 years. Piano is Now on Exhibition The piano is now on exhibition in D. M. Worland’s furniture store on Van Rensselaer street, two doors north of The Democrat office, and can be seen and tried by any one at any time. Call around and see it. The Banner Upright Grand will compare favorably with the very best and highest grade pianos made, and is guaranteed for ten years. The person who is successful in this contest will secure one of the finest instruments in the county. Get Started Early Get into the contest right away. An early start may mean the winning of the piano. Get a flying start for the thing you want. You can’t afford to put this matter off a minute. Be the first in the field. The piano is going to be won by some one, and that some one may be you. How to Secure the Votes Every renewal subscription of $1.50 to The Jasper County Democrat, will entitle the subscriber to 1500 votes; each new subscription, 3,000 votes. Every issue of The Democrat until the close of the contest, December 23, 1911, will contain a coupon good for five votes. Arrangements have been made with a number of the merchants whereby coupons good for one hundred votes will be given with every dollar’s worth of cash purchase. The following merchants now have the coupons on hand:

The Following Stores Have Certificates Rensselaer Merchants Merchants Outside of Rensselaer CLEVE EGER, Hardware Parr C. EARL DUVALL, Clothing and Gents Furnishings W. L. WOOD, General Merchandise D. M. WORLAND, Furniture and Rugs B. F. FENDIG, Drug Store Aix SAM FENDIG, Dry Goods MRS. MARY MEYER-HEALY, Millinery AIX STORE, General Merchandise SCOTT BROS., Harness HOME GROCERY, Groceries Surrev JESSEN, the Jeweler DEPOT GROCERY, Groceries SURREY STORE, General Merchandise B. N. FENDIG, Exclusive Shoe Dealer

All these coupons, whether they are obtained with subscriptions of The Democrat, with purchases at the store or are clipped from the papers, must be returned to the office within ten days of the date on the coupon and will be counted for the lady whose name is written on the blank line Ofthe coupon. 7 Coupons will not be given with subscriptions during this contest where the amount is less than $1.50. Address all correspondence pertaining to this contest and make all remittances payable to The Jasper County Democrat Rensselaer, Indiana

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Description of Piano ‘BANNER UPRIGHT GRAND” PIANO, standard size, and weighs boxed for shipping, over 800 pounds. The back of the piano is built with 6 posts, 3 % inches wide and 4 inches deep. The wrest plank is made of rock maple, covered with cross band, %-inch veneer so that the piano will stay in tune. The plate or scale is full iron plate. The case is made -in mahogany, with double cross band veneer inside and outside to prevent warping or splitting. The action is a first class repeating action with muffler rail attachment on the same. Three pedals of the latest design. Warranted by manufacture/ for ten years.

CYCLONE INSURANCE. There have been numerous heavy windstorms in the past week, causing enormous damage to property in other localities. Your ’ocality may be the next. Protect your property with a windstorm policy, the kind R D. Thompson writes, and be safe. Subscribe for The Democrat