Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1912 — Page 5

Helpful Hints. IN our advertising from week to week it is our aim to offer helpful hints in buying for you; for if our suggestions hit the mark, it creates demand, which in time means a broadening of business for us. We have an exceptionally good line of Brooms at 38c 45c, 50c, and 65c each. Mop Sticks, spring-head style, the right kind, at'only 10c each. Tip Top brand, 14-oz. best Cotton Mops, at only 25c each. Big 4-lb. (quart size) Washing or Cleansing Powder, now only 10c pkg. 10c cake Fairbanks Scouting Soap (like Sapolio), special at 7c bar. Just now it seems timely to mention our houseclean' ing helps. Everything in brushes, soaps, lye, bonami, sapolio, cleanser, and nickel and silver polish. Please us with your wants in this line. THE HOME GROCERY

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Today’s markets: Corn, 73c; Oats, ; 53c. . ' : All kinds of feed for the poultry.—Hamilton & Kellner. The Watson Plumbing Co. hang eave troughs.—Phone 204. ts Remembers the J. I. C<se Corn Planter is sold by Hamilton & Kellner. Miss Mary Yates returned home Wednesday from a short visit in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor ■were down 'from Kniman Wednesday and Thursday. Attorney and Mrs. Jasper Guy were oyer from Remington Thursday on abstract work. Ellis Jones and James Grennard were over from Remington on business Thursday. Mrs. C. L. Harper and Mrs. Charles Porter attended the convention of the Home Missionary Society at Indiana Harbor Tuesday. The editor acknowledges receipt of an interesting folder from D: L. Halstead, relating to the Cliff House at the foot of Pike’s Peak, Manitou, Colo. Miss Madaline Ramp, who has been instructor in music in The Wakarusa schools returned home this week to spend the summer vacation with her parents, Mt. and Mrs. Chas. Ramp.

James Fisher is now employed at Lowell in the re-building of the Otto Braun barn, which was destroyed in the cyclone. From all reports carpenters are the men of the hour at Lowell now. - H. E. Jacobs and wife moved Tuesday into the house on North Van Rensselaer street, vacated by Mrs. H. Wasson and family, when the latter moved to the house Mrs. Wasson bought of W. F. Frye. Lowell Tribune: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloy and children went to Rensselaer Sunday. It was the 80th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Maloy’s mother, Mrs. Eger, and they went down to help her celebrate the event. Charles Rice of near "Morocco, whose family was practically wiped out by the cyclone of two weeks ago, ,and who was himself badly hurt, died Tuesday night from his injuries/ swelling the total fatalities at Morocco to ten, Mrs. Ross Porter returned home the first of the week from a short visit with Miss Myrtle «York in a Chicago hospital, where the latter is improving very satisfactorily now and it is thought she will be able to return home tomorrow. John L. i Turner of Jordan tp., was in the city on business Tuesday, Mr. Turner is one of the oldest men in Jordan tp., having passed his 86th milestone last February, although he doesn't look over 70. He is a bachelor and has done his own cooking considerable of the time of late years, w hich may account for his Mving to such a green old age.

Ray Wood spent Tuesday in Chicago. ” Dr. I. M. Washburn spent Thursday in Chicago. See our line of cultivators.— Hamilton & Kellner. Mrs. M. Banes of Kokomo, who has been visiting here with her sonindaw, J. A. Harsh and children, returned home Wednesday. ft ’ Mrs. Frank Dwiggins and little babe of Lincoln, Neb., came Wednesday to visit C. C. Warner and family and other relatives. Mr. ' and Mrs. Bert Hopkins left the first of the week for a month’s tour of the west, visiting many points in Oregon and California. Charles Tyler, who is employed in the union stock yards at Chicago, is spending a few days here with his mother, Mrs. Anna Tyler.

Mrs. A. F. Long and Miss Maud Spitler, who went to Oxford, 0., to spend a few days with Misses Martha Long and Elizabeth Spitler, returned bomd Wednesday. » Frank Ellis, who has had his household goods stored with Daniel Chupp on McCoy avenue, has rented a house near the depot and moved into same the first of the week. James C. Clark moved his motorcycle and bicycle repair shop from Front street Thursday to the room on Cullen street formerly occupied by P. W. Horton as a piano sales room. Mrs James Matheson, who has been visiting relatives at Hamilton, London and Toronto, Can., returned home Tuesday. She intends to sell her property here and locate at Winnipeg. Can., where she has relatives. Dr. M. D. Gwin and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Catt went to Chicago Saturday where the latter underwent an operation at a hospital. She is getting along very satisfactorily and will soon enjoy her former good health. Mrs. E. D. Rhoades and granddaughter, Margaret Radcliffe, went to Chicago Thursday to spend a few days with Mrs. Era Morgan and Mrs. Sirs. Morgan, who had been the guest of Mrs. Rhoades here several days, accompanied them to Chicago.

IT CERTAINLY LOOKS BAD to wear any kind of a stained or soiled garment in company, or in the street. 1 And it is so unnecessary too. when I can clean the garments so easily and so cheaply. I take the greatest care of all orders entrusted to me, and return them looking as good as new in every particular. Added to which, my prices are most reasonable, and your work is called for and delivered. JOHN WERNER, Tailor Rensselaer, Tnd.

Miss Bessie Moody returned home Wednesday from a visit in Chicago. F. W. Bedford has bought a new Flanders 20, 4-paSaenger auto of the local agents. George Peters went to Chicago Thursday where he had been promised employment. Algie Kauffman an 4 family of Gil lam tp., were business visitors in the city Wednesday. The Domestic Science Club will meet Saturday at the Library auditorium at 2:30 p. m. Marion Robinson underwent a surgical operation at Lafayette the latter part of the week for a nasal growth. Miss Arlene Smith of Thorntown, who has, been spending several days here with Mrs. W. F. Smith, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Ravenscroft, t'he aged mother of Mrs. J. F. Irwin of this city, celebrated her 90th birthday anniversary Saturday last at the honre of her sou Samuel near Remington. " :—• Clarence Fate, landlord of the Makeever House, also got caught for S3O. He ordered a vacum cleaner of Delmer and paid cash in advance. He has never got the cieanei'. A largo crowd was down town to the band concert Thursday night. The boys are improving right along and gave tlje people a very pleasing program on their second concert this season. Mrs. V. A. Chaffin and daughter Florence left Tuesday for their new home at Sheldon, . 111., where Mrs. Chaffin will be housekeeper for her uncle, W, J. Campbell, owner of the Sheldon garage. Paul Chaffin, who has been visiting an aunt at North Judson, will join >his mother at Sheldon the latter part of the week. „

Samuel M. Ralston, democratic candidate for governor, has been secured to speak at Fountain Park, Remington, on Old Settler’s day. The Republican candidate for governor—the nomination has not yet been made—will also be secured for a speech, during the Assembly, we understand. So great has become the pressure of business at the local Monon station that Agent Beam is to be assisted in the day time by another man, Elmer Wilcox, formerly employed, as third trick man, but who resigned a few days ago to drive one of the Frye busses, will fill the new position. In all this makes five men who have charge of the station. Hugh Tracy of Monterey was in the city Thursday looking after a bunch of lots he owns in the Sunnyside addition. He subscribed for The Democrat while here and will keep posted on Jasper county affairs hereafter. Mr. Tracy informed us that he was trying onion growing a little this year, and had put out five acres to this crop which does extremely well in his locality. The Lowell Tribune makes the following mention of H, V. Weaver, formerly of Rensselaer: H. V. Weaver has bought the Walter Dunkleberger barber shop and will move it, with his present shop, into the room formerly occupied by Thomas' variety store. We understand he will run a four chair shop. Mr. Weaver will also move his undertaking establishment into the same building, i C. A. Tuteur, agent for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., received a draft Thursday 'for $1,967.06, the amount due Mrs. Wasson on the policy held by her late husband, Harrison Wasson, in said company. Mr. Wasson had been insured in this company only about fifteen months, and there was due the company on premiums $37.08, which >vas deducted from the face of the policy, making the actual amount received by the widow $.1,967.06.

Vermont Hawkins of Chicago, who is employed by Morris & Co., meat packers,, and who is quite well known here, being a son-in-law of A. L. Willis, was married in Chicago Monday to Miss Statia Bavin, also of Chicago. Mr. Hawkins’ first wife died about five years ago, and the three children resultant of the union have been cared for by their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis. Mr. Hawkins has not as yet taken his children to Chicag. but it is probable, that he will now soon do so. ' ' ' ' • '

Harve Robinson was evidently trying to put one over the boys in letting it be known that he would be married next Friday. May 10. As a matter of fact the marriage tcok place last evening. May 7. A very disastrous fire was averted Wednesday evening by the presence of mind of Miss Carrie Eger, and the successful efforts of Leo M orland. When the former notified Leo that she had seen clouds of smoke issuing from the Worland store room on Van Rensselaer street and adjoining the Eger home. Only a mattress and the canopy of a porch swing were destroyed. Wl'y Men Should <■<> to Churdi. 1 (. hurch' people have been occupied for many years debating the Question “Why Men do not Go to Church.“ Ministers have given eloquent sermons On this so-called turning question and conferences . have debated the problem with a Siva- dea o! evaporating zeal, but the problem still remains. Why no; give the uumi something positive to think about? Let us ask the que.- i n “Why Men Should Go to Church?'’! Has the church service anything to give the man which meets his needs' and which he cart get nowhere else? If the church is ministering to the needs of hu-

inanity then as a human being he i- doing wrong to neglect an .opi port unity which will give him p<V\m ■ to do his best in the world. 1 believe the church has something to ; give, - something of real help and this is why all men ought to go to church.

1. Men should go to church, to cultivate a worshipful spirit. Every normal man has a religious nature which makes him want to worship something. The men who do not go to church have also as much reason to thank God as the church-goer. The public worship yields a blessing to men which they can get nowhere else. Therefore he ought to go and the more he goes the more he will get out of it. 2. Men should go to church because they need soul rest, comfort and spiritual direction. Men who toil hard all week hands or brain need rest. To cease from work gives rest to body and mind. But there is a deeper rest which the man needs which cannot be gotten from lounging around all day Sunday snor in making it a day of pleasure. I see no harm in innocent recreation on Sunday but the soul and inner life of men must have proper attention or the person is sure to suffer. A message of comfort and spiritual guidance from a warm heart and living personality given in broken sentences is far superior to tome fine and eloquent advice given in some book or paper. 3. Others may need the man's help. If he goes, his companions or family are likely to go. When you go and your influence induces others to go, you are safe-guard-ing the lives of others. You are making to shut out temptation, first out of your own life and then out of Che lives of others. Therefore men ought to go to church. Bring all your family with you and you will be sure they will be in good company. 4. By going to Church men -are made conscious of their deepest and supreme need. Men are not likely to take match interest In what does not meet some felt need. Sometimes the. need is felt

M. E. CHURCH, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7TH

8:15 P. M. Admission 35 Cents

The Lecture Course did not pay out thi§ yeAr but the Lyceum Bureau have agreed to send this man at a reduced rate in the hope of making up the deficit. Those holding season tickets will not be admitted on the tickets, but pay the regular price. v.

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and the person tries to meet the need with inadequate means, Persons stuffed with pleasure are cot necessarily satisfied. The gravest danger is when one loses his sense of need. There should be within every human souJ a divine dissatisfaction a craving, a reaching out after the highest things. In some this feeling after God and the highest good is smothered. Here is the most serious danger to the non-church goer, of chloroforming his depes-t and most real need. One cannot do his best or be at his best until this deepest need, is being satisfied. The chief place of the public worship is to foster this need, enrich it and supply it. Men. you Cannot afford to miss this golden opportunity. Put on your hat and go to church. A S. CROSS

WEAK WHEAT—HELP FOR IT.

By Henry G. Bell, Agronomist Middle West Soil Improvement Committee. “Winter Wheat in bad condition" is the general report of the condition of this important cereal throughout the Middle West States. A large percentage of the millions of acres devoted to This crop is re|>orled to be weak and to have been severely injured by adverse wintering conditions. In rnany places the ground is baking, and still further injury is threatened. Such serious conditions call for immediate action.

The farmer knows that the wheat plant requires heat, air, moisture and available plant food in order to live and make satisfactory growth. The lack of any one of these essentials means death to the crop. As the warm sun of spring beats upon the hardened wheat fields it causes the evaporation of hundreds of barrels of water per day from a 50 acre field, because she water connection between the surface soil and the water supply below is complete. Now, to stop this great evaporation; and to allow air to enter into the soil spaces, ,the farmer must act quickly if he is to save his crop. . He should roll his wheat field as soon as it will bear a team upon it, and follow this rolling immediately with a light harrowing. If he has a “weeder " he <*an accomplish a great deal of good by going over the wheat field with this tool. If ,he has harrows with adjustable teeth, he should throw these teeth back at an angle of 45 degrees and harrow the field, going back And forward over the field parallel with the wheat rows. This harrowing will roc *Kir the surface deep enough to injure the wheat roqts, but will help the soil conditions greatly by preparing a surface mulch. This surface mulch will break up the water connection in the soil and effectively prevent an injurious amount of evaporation. Always foUowr rolling with a light harrowing. If, however, the farmer does not lave a roller, or if he does not] think it wise to roll the wheat, he can help the weak wheat crop a great deal by a careful harrowing. The tiny' weak plant needs special nourishment It should have an abundance of readily available plant food of the right kind to give •it a vigorous start and maintain Jit in vigorous growth. Such help

can be supplied by broadcasting lot) to 300 lbs. per acre of a fertilizer analyzing about 3 per cent to 5 per cent Ammonia; 6 to 8 per cent Phosphoric Acid, and 5 to 7 per cent Potaehl This should be broadcasted or distributed on the wheat through the fertilizer attachment of the wheat drill. If the wheat drill is Used, of course the disks will be left suspended 90 that they will not cut the young wheat plant. This fertilizer should be put on The wheat just before it is rolled. The harrowing will work it into the soil. The above operations can be carried on even until the wheat is up 4 inches, without injury to the crop. This practice is common among Euro|>ean wheat growers. If grass and clover seed is sown upon the wheat field in early spring, practice of this early cultivation will bury the seed sufficiently deep to insure good germination. The addition of available plant food in the forms mentioned, will greatly increase the chances of a successful “catch of grass.” < By such treatment, weak wheat will be greatly benefitted and materially assisted towards a profitable yield of superior quality of grain.

SHE WAS WISE

I Mrs. Justwed—This Is our thirteenth quarrel. Mr. Justwed (solemnly)—Maybe well never have another. Mrs. Justwed—l’m not at all superstitious.

FOOLISH GROCER

Mrs. New-wed —Are these eggs as | fresh as the ones I got from you last j week? The Grocer—Oh! yes’m. Some ass! the same k>t ma’am. I*ve been keep-] lng 'em for you. - ; - v -*S' j * y J