Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1914 — Page 2

TIE m MY DEM F. E. BiBCOGK, EDITOR HD POBLIBBER. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Long Distance Telephones Office 815 Residence 511 Advertising rates made known on application. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter June 8, 1908, at the postofflce at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 5, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 pages; Saturday laeue 8 pagea. SSATURDAY, OCT. 31, 1914.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

DISTRICT TICKET • For Representative in Congress • (Tenth District) • JOHN B. PETEERSON • of Crown Point • For Joint-Representative Jasper • and White Counties • PATRICK HAYES • of Idaville • JUDICIAL. TICKET • For Judge 30th Judicial Circuit • WILLIAM DARROCH • of Kentland • For Prosecuting Attorney 30th • Judicial Circuit • C. ARTHUR TUTEUR • of Rensselaer • COUNTY TICKET • For Clerk • T. F. MALONEY • Kankakee Township • County Auditor • LESTER A. SAYERS • of Wheatfield • For Treasurer • WILLIAM I. HOOVER • of Marion Township • For Sheriff • JOHN G. CULP * of Barkley • For Surveyor • L. A. BOSTWICK • of Rensselaer • For Assessor • JOSEPH E. THOMAS • of Newton Township • For Coroner • DR. A. P. RAINIER • of Remington • For Commissioner First District • FRANK W. FISHER • of Kankakee • For Commissioner Third District • JAMES WASHBURN • of Remington • County Council • First District • EMORY GARRIOTT • of Union Township • Second District • JOHN P. RYAN • of Gillam Township • Third District • JAMES H. CARR • of Newton Township • Fourth District • CHARLES W. HARNER • of Remington • At Large • JOSEPH NAGLE • of Marion Township • FRANK SHROER • of Union Township • GEORGE BESSE * of Remington •

GAN DEB BONE'S FORECAST.

November. November was put in the calendar by Numa Pompilius, who would have been, had he lived in our time, much such a character as Dr. Irl Hicks. He was always interested in the weather, and endeavored even so long ago as before the Christian era to reduce this fascinating science to some sort of order. He was the first person in history to appreciate the relation of the weather to humankind. Before Numa it was customary io suppose that the weather defied analysis. The periodicity of the seasons had not been particularly observed, and it was not definitelyestablished when they began. He divided the year into four equal seasons, provided the necessary solstices and equinoxes, and very soon familiarized all the , Romans with what they might reasonably expect. Thus, when Caesar invaded Gaul he was really enabled to divide that country into the historic three parts because his army was prepared for all kinds of weather. The enemyhad more troops than Caesar had, but the Romans had more weights of clothing. People laughed at the Romans for laying stress upon this in early time, but Rome conquered the world. We have seen 'some intimation in the present great war that Russia expects to win this winter by reason of the superiority- of her bearskin coats. That does to laugh about now, when the weather is soft; but Caesar said very much the same thing, and he made it good. You will perhaps recall that celebrated ijne in the, commentaries of Caesar, - The bravest of these were the Balgii, for they fought all winter in their summer clothes.” War was the business of Rome, and Numa therefore determined when her armies could operate to the greatest advantage. He called this season November, from the Latin nine, meaning that an army could do about nine times as much damage as it could at any other season of

the year, in November the crops were ripe and the cattle were fat. An army could live. In November it was neither too hot to inarch nor too cold to camp. Everybody rose with the crisp breath of the frost in their nostrils, and a man felt like jerking a bull off a bridge. There wag almost no mud in which to mire, and the army was not often bothered by rain. It was the soldier’s time of year, and in that blest season Rome cracked about everybody’s head in the known world. Our forebears in this country called the season Indian summer because it was then that the Indians went on the war path. It was a primitive instinct. Scalps were a minor consideration with the Indians. What they wanted were pumpkins, turnips, cider, chitlins, souse, cracklings and homesmoked hams. The whites defended those stores with such vigor that the Indians finally starved to the point of having to be supported on reservations. That is the history of Indian summer. Don’t let anybody tell you it is so named because the leaves are red. The pioneer cared nothing about the leaves being red.

The festive calf will sniff the breeze And show us all the new fox trot, And Europe’s soldiers will freeze Without requiring to be shot. The men will proudly strut about With feathers in their new fall hats, The husky candidate will shout His hollow warning to the fats, The chilly doodlebugs will all Interne themselves before the blast. And one by one the leaves shall fall, As per the custom in the past.

Afar from Europe’s bloody strife, the gentle blandishments of fall will gladden everybody’s life and deftly captivate us all. The farmer selling wheat and corn to nations busy with ihe sword will blithely blow his auto horn and make additions to his hoard. If some keep peace while others fight, then some must buy what others sell, and sellers, too, reserve the right to charge the buyers pretty well The wax tax may work here and there a little hardship on a few, but think of finding anywhere a farmer feeling very blue! He doesn't run a bucket shop, nor is he busy selling bonds: no matter where the market drops, few farmers throw

themselves in ponds. What Europe needs the more and more is bread' and meat, the truth to tell, and on this rich and peaceful shore, we have those articles to sell.

The longer Armageddon lasts, the mope alluring is our chance, especially since winter’s blasts are almost ready to advance. The only ammunition known to serve against that common foe is such as all of us have grown and learned to cradle and to hoe. In war nobody raises wheat, or

i i ey a passing thought to hogs; the wreck of farming is complete, and everything goes to the dogs. The hired man goes off to fight and joim his colors in the ranks, the forager coin's down at night Jfud loots the plate with little ( thanks. .the gunners shoot the windmill up, the trim haystacks are set afire, the infantry takes down the fence and makes obstructions of the wire, the house and barns are tilled with men. the smokehouse is a captain’s cot. and when the camp is moved again the farmer’s opulence is not. At any rate, we shall give thanks For being neutral over here. Though doing so shall thin the ranks Of guileless turkeydom, we fear. Alas: tor custom and for strife. Whenever we address the sky To show our gratitude for life, The luckless turkey has to die.

Congress having adjourned,the fear of any further reform for the time being will induce everybody to come out of hiding, and times will be a little livier than they have been. We shall meanwhile sell Europe everything we can. She can have anything over here except our theory ot government. We must hang on to that. The first 22 days of November will be under the influence of Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac. People born under this sign are great thinkers and believe the English should make an exception of Mr. Rockefeller’s oil boats. Europe is much too busy fighting in the daytime to pay any attention to what we are saying about the war, and without some of John’s oil, it is not easy to see how she is going to read it at night. The British are away off on that, as the Scorpio people, who are great debaters, hope to make them admit. The last eight days of the month will be under the influence of Sagittarius the Archer Sagittarians are the greatestt neutrals we have. They can discuss the war continually without once betraying where their sympathies lie. They are the principal support of the Wilson idea, and if we keep out of the war to the end we shall owe it to the tact and diplomacy of these remarkable people. Thanksgiving will be observed on the twenty-sixth.

Then bleak December shall return To chill the very soul, And we shall all begin to burn That pile of winter coal.

SAFEGUARDING STATE. Governor Drops Politics to Issue Proclamation to Protect the Public and Prevent Quarantine Against Whole State. A« soon as the real facts could be obtained as to the dangerous character of the Foot and Mouth Disease, Governor Ralston took the only proper action to protect the public and prevent the threatened danger of a state-wide quarantine by the federal authorities, by issuing a proclamation setting forth the facts and declaring his cooperation with the federal government in the radical measures necessary to the prevention of the spread of that dreadful animal disease, and to the entire extinction of it where it now exists. The people of every county are interested in this subject and should become familiar with the proclamation, which follows: GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION. Whereas, It has been made to appear that a contagious and dangerous animal disease has invaded two counties of northern Indiana, Laporte and St. Joseph; and, Whereas, This disease, which is known a J s the European Foot and Mouth Disease, is not only very infectious but is very hard to eradicate, it having existed in Holland and other foreign countries for more than a century; and, Whereas, The federal government, in recognition of the menace of this disease has established a quarantine against all inter-state shipments of cattle, sheep and swine from or into the two counties named; and the state of Indiana through its chief veterinarian, Dr A. r. Nelson, by the authority of law has quarantined said counties against the movement of such animals from the lands and places where they now are; and, Whereas, There is no fund provided by law in this state sufficient m amount to pay the expense the state will necessarily have to incur to thoroughly eradicate this disease, and the cost of a special session of the legislature called for that purpose would be a heavy burden to the state; and, Whereas, The federal government has declared the necessity of using the most strenuous measures in order to stamp out this terrible disease, that threatens not only to ruin 1 the animal industry wherever it obtains a foothold, but also threatens the meat supplies as well as the health of the people; and has to that end proposed to ’the state of Indiana, that all herds of cattle or droves of sheep or swine that are at all infected by this disease be killed, after examination and under the direction of the proper federal and state officers; and that all the expenses 6f said quarantine and said work of killing such animals shall be borne by the general government; and that the federal government will share equally with the state the loss sustained by the owners of all such animals killed by such officials as properly ascertained; .and will advance the whole amount of such loss, on condition that it shall be reimbursed by the state for one-half the value thereof through action by the next legislature; and, Whereas, I desire to avoid the expense of convening the legislature to make a special appropriation to enable the state authorities to perform their duty in controlling and extinguishing this disease, I shall in lieu thereof recommend the next General Assembly of the State of Indiana to make an appropriation with which to repay or reimburse the federal government for the amount advanced by it for the state in payment for animals killed on the order of the proper authorities; Now, Therefore, I, Samuel M. Ralston, Governor of Indiana, lecogmzing the actual conditions existing and the necessity for immediate action in the premises, call upon the county commissioners of the counties of Laporte and St. Joseph aforesaid, and other county officials and county and city health officers, to exercise their authority in this emergency and assist the federal and state officers by policing all farms, lands and places where animals are kept that are in whole or in part infected by the Foot and Mouth Disease; to prevent the removal of such animals, herds or droves or parts thereof; and also to prevent the removal of any hides or skins, hay, straw or similar fodder, any’ mi k or the dressed carcasses of sheep or swine from the places, fields, lands or farms where they are when inspected and condemned by said officers; and I call upon all the farmers, or owners of such anima s to assist such officers in all proper ways to enforce the law and all sanitary regulations made thereunder. IN Witness Whereof, I have herennto set m - v hanf l an( l caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Indiana, at the Capitol in the City of Indianapolis, 2 4th day of October, 1914. Governor. By the Governor: a/ [/ Y 1 Secretary of State.

Why let chilled fingers and a / blue nose spoil the buckwheats and a cup of good coffee? You can have a warm dining room certainly you can. Your fire never goes out in H Cole’s Original JSk Hot Blast Heater Even the cheapest grade of coal put * n th . e n ight before will be a mass of glowing coke in the morning, and will heat yOur roorns perfectly for two or three hours without a fresh supply. Burns anything—soft coal—hard coal —lignite or wood. I* ’ s guaranteed. Come in and See It. See the name “Cole’t” on the feed door - ~ of each atove. None genuine without it Warner Bros, d

Don’t Chase Time Carry it in your pocket We will sell you an A-l watch for a very small price, or a better one for just a little more. We REPAIR watches and all kinds of jewelry. P. W. Clarke Jetiteler

EDWARD P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW Law, Abstracts, Real Estate Loans. Will practice in all the courts. Office over Fendig’s Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN LAW, REAL ESTATE <B. INSURANCE 5 Per Cent. Farm Loans. Office in Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. F. H. HEMPHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to diseases of women and low grades of fever. Office , over Fendig’s drug store. Phones: Office No. 442; Rest , No. 442-B RENSSELAER, INDIANA. E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Opposite the Trust and Savings Bank. Office Phone No. 177. House Phone No. 177-B. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. JOHN A. DUNLAP LAWYER (Successor Frank Foltz) Practice in all Courts. Estates settled. Farm Loans. Collection Department. Notary in the office. Over iState Bank. Phone No. 16. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate American School of Osteopathy. Post-Graduate American School of Osteopathy under the Founder, Dr. A T. Still. Office Hours—B-12 a. m.. 1-5 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Monticello. Ind. Office 1-2 Murray Bldg. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. H. L. BROWN DENTIST Office over RENSSELAER, INDIANA. J. w. HORTON DENTIST Office opposite court house square. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

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CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS A LOUiSVILLt NY RENSSELAER TIME TABLE In Effect May 8, 1914. NORTH BOUND No. 4 Louisville to Chicago..,. 4:59 a.m. No. 36 Cin. and Ind. to Chicago 5:27 am. No. 49 Lafayette to Chicago.... 7:30a.m. No. 32 Cin. and Ind. to Chicago 10:46 *,m. No. 38 Cin. and Ind. to Chicago 3:15 pm. No. 6 Louisville to Chicago.... 3:44 >m No. 30 Cin. and Ind. to Chicago 7:06 pin BOUND No. 5 Chicago to Louisville... .11:9a amNo. 37 Chicago to Ind. and Cin. 11:29 a.m. No. 33 Chicago to Ind. and Cin.. 2:01 p.m. No. 39 Chicago to Lafayette.... 6:12 p.m. No. 31 Chicago to Ind. and Cin.. 7:41 p.m. No. 3 Chicago to Louisville... .11:10 p.m. No. 35 Chicago to Ind. and Cin. .12:15 a.m.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS Mayor.. Charles G. Spitler Clerk.... Charles Morlan. Treasurer Charles M. Sands Attorney.... Moses Leopold MarshalW. R. Shesler Civil Engineer....W. F. Osborne Ej re ChiefJ. j. Montgomery Fire WardenJ. J. Montgomery Councilmen Ist Ward Ray Wood 2nd Ward Frank Tobias 3rd Ward Frank King At Large.. Rex Warner, F. Kresler JUDICIAL Circuit Judge. .Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Att’r. ..Fred Longwell Terms of Court—Second Monday in February, April, September and November. Four week terms. COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk Judson H. Perkins Sheriff w. j. Hoover AuditorJ. p. Hammond Treasurer..A. A. Fell Recorder..... George Scott SurveyorDeVere Yeoman Coroner W. J. Wright <o. Supt. Ernest Lamson County Assessor J. Q. Lewis Health OfficerF. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS Ist District.. :...W. H. Hershman -nd DistrictD. S. Makeever 3rd District Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees Township Mm t01ger..........8ark1ey Charles May Carpenter J. W. Selmer Gillam George Parker ... .Hanging Grove ?i. H ’«S ortley Jordan John Shirer •Kankakee G ln w /"f Keener H. W. Wood, Jr.... Marion George L. Parks Milroy p - J? 1 * 1 ? Newton Union Albert Keene Wheatfield Geo. A Williamsßensselaer James A. Washburn ...Remington M O. Nelson . Wheatfield Co - Su P c - ■ -Rensselaer Truant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

TRUSTEES’ CARDS. JORDAN TOWNSHIP The undersigned trustee of Jordan Township attends to official business at his residence on the first and third M'ednesdays of each month. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address—Rensselaer. Indiana, R-4. M . H. WORTLEY, Trustee. UNION TOWNSHIP Th S. undersigned Trustee of Union Township attends to official business at his store in Fair Oaks, Ind., on Fridays of each wFth k TO / e^? ns . business with me will pleace govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address—Fair Oaks, Ind ISAAC KIGHT, Trustee. NEWTON TOWNSHIP The undesigned Trustee of Newton Township attends to official S ‘? ess F residence on the First and Third Thursdays of each month. Persons having busime win P’ease Vvera themselves accordingly. Postoffice E-P. PAN E. Trustee. —DEALER IN address—Rensselaer R-3.

MW 8 PrateElS AT REASONABLE RATES Your Property in City, Town Village or Farm, Against Fire, Lightning or Wind; Your Livestock Against Death or Theft, and YOUR AUTOMOBILE Against Fire From Any Cause, Theft or Collision. Written on the Cash, Single Note or Installment Plan. All Losses Paid Promptly. Call Phone 208, or Write for a GOOD POLICY IN A GOOD COMPANY. RAY D. THOMPSON, RENSSELAER, INDIANA *

Glasses Fitted By DR. A. G CATT OPTOMETRIST, RENSSELAER. INDIANA Office Over Long’s Drug Store. Phone No. 231. ' A toilet preparation ot merit. Helps to eradicate da&_ niff. „ For Restoring Color and Beauty to Gray or Faded Hair. _ 6Oc. and SI.OO at Druggists.