Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1914 — Page 2

1 JASPER corny DEMI F. 5. BABCOCK, EDITOR MB POBLISBER. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Long Distance Telephone* office Sls Residence 811 Advertising rate* made known on application. Entered ae Second-Class Mail Matter Jane 8, 1908, at the postoffloe at ReuseSaar, Indiana, under the Act of March 8. 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 pages; Saturday Issue 8 pages. SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 1914.

KEEPING THEM ON THE FARM.

They say every cloud has a silver lining, though some look exceedingly dark. And this applies to farm life as much as to any other avocation. The great complaint of the farmer of today is the difficulty experienced in securing and retaining competent help. It is a cry that extends from ocean to ocean, and is looked upon by many as a problem without a solution. But there IS a solution —a very •simple one. MAKE FARM LIFE ATTRACTIVE TO THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. . Possibly you think this is a difficult thing to do. But IS IT DIFFICULT? Or is it IMAGINATION? Have you, Mr. Farmer, ever tried lo make the lives of your sons and your daughters and your help so a!t•ractive they would lose all desite for seeking their fortunes in the big (Cities?

I have in mind one simple and easy method of driving away the deadly -tnnui which engulfs many young people of the farm. Encourage the young people to get together for social enjoyment as often as possible, at least once a «eek during the-winter months. The young, people of a countrytide might organize a ‘Get Together tub and hold weekly meetings, and these weekly meetings might be utilized for mental development as well as for social purposes. The country school house might e requisitioned for Ihe holding of '■n occasional debate on some .subject in which the entire community is interested. The young people could select these subjects themselves, and -he elder statesmen” could encour- ■ ge the movement by attending and 'urnishing the personnel of the jury. If the subject and the speakers of me evening were selected a week or two in advance the young men

Mttli Mm ir mono is Bn Honest, Dent Fair wiin EiHmoflf. late no tnoriies ono sell to m Hiesi Birr. It pleases me to please everybody. TERMS:--One per cent. Fair Oaks, R. F. D. No. 2. Rensselaer, Phone 931-H

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would have ample opportunity for digging out the information necessary for an intelligent discussion of the subject, and by the time the debators on both sides concluded their remarks the ‘ eldec statesmen’ would have ‘something to think auout/’ They would have pertlnen. angles to the situation presented for their consideration which had never before entered their minds, for it is a well known-fact that when YOUNGr AMERICA really becomes interested in an undertaking he moves with such amazing swiftness he rapidly leaves the breeze behind. Of course speaking publicly on a given subject would be more or less awkward to most young men at first, but it would require but a short time for them to become familiar *ith debate and then they would “warm up” to their tasks.

And this study and these public discussions would develop their intellects and broaden their minds as nothing else could do, and the intellectual and practical expansion resulting from such a course would revolutionize the countryside within a few years. And then the club could have its iegular meetings purely for social enjoyment, for the relaxation of mind and body from the strain of daily toil, and these meetings where the sexes intermingle in friendly converse and games would add additional charm and attractiveness to membership within the circle. For toe social side of, these weekly meetings of the young men and the young women and the fathers and the mothers would give to the rural districts an air and atmosphere of gaiety which would forever banish that dreaded spectre, the ‘Call of the City.” Taken all together, a "Get Together (Tub” would be about the most popular feature of rural life, and would serve to keep many thousands of young nien on the farms who are now rushing off to the big cities and to individual oblivion. A ‘Get Together Club” means a broader intellect, a contented mind, and ? fatter pooketbook. For to a very considerable extent the nation is dependent upbn—is at the feet-—of the young man on the farm. - -Contributed.

Deafness Cannot Be Cured

bv local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh (Tire, Send for cireul- - free. > F. I. CHENEY & CO,, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 7">c. lake Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.

FARMS FOR SALE.

SO acres—This (arm lias 40 acres in grain, •'>- r > in pasture, eight acres limber fenced hog tight and lies at the head of a dredge ditch, on stone road, near station and school, on R. I-. D. There is a live-room house, good; barn, cellar, large poultry house, and other buildings. Price S7.V. Owner will take sl,ooo' down and give long time on remainder. SO acres—All good hickory land and in cultivation except six acres in timber. It lies in good neighborhood. on R. F. D., and has lots of the. The buildings are all good and consist of seven-room house on stone foundation, cellar, cistern, well in house, hath and sink in house, large barn for stock, grain, and hay, chicken house P 2 feet long with cement floor, and several other buildings. There is lots of small fruit, grapes and young orchard. Price $7 5. Terms, SI,OOO down and time on remainder. Might trade. 40 acres—2s black prairie land, on main road, at head of large ditch. Price $45. Terms, $250 down. If purchaser will build house, then no cash required. 40 acres—Timber land on road, near school and stations. Terms S2OO down. Price SI,OOO. Will trade for horses. 65 acres—On stone road, R. F. 1)., and telephone line, three miles from good town with high school and school at corner of farm. There is a five-room house, fair barn and other buildings and fruit. Price $47.50. Terms S4OO down. Will take horses. 240 acres—Near station, R. F. D„ telephone, and on dredge ditch. Good buildings. This is all black corn land except 20 acres timber. Price $75. ISO acres-—llO cultivated, 70 pasture, near station, on stone road, R. F. 1)., telephone and school, sevenroom house, barn, cribs, and fine orchard, windmill and tanks.

GEO. F. MEYERS.

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\ Let ue thank GadL / | then, firet of oil, for I »Md time and hervoot i and ftho boundleee 1 wealth and bleaoina for I which the/ otand. 1 —RI-hop Potter*

Miss Penelope’s Thanksgiving

By JEAN DOUGLAS.

AT the end of Maple street stood a lovely white house with green L shutters. This was the home of Miss Penelope Semple, the last of an honored and loved family numbered among the first settlers of Concord. For some twenty years she had dwelt —with Anne Barnes, her maid, a descendant of those who had served the original Semples—in the house of

“TELL ME THAT I AM WELCOME.”

her forefathers, and none hut the oldest inhabitants could recall the times when the family consisted of Judge Joel Semple, Ins wife Elizabeth and their children. Richard. Penelope and Martha. The son was a bitter disappointment to tlic judge, because be refused 1.0 study law and succeed bis father in that honorable profession. Nature had endowed him with a talent for reproducing her beauties, and he worshiped before the shrine of Apollo in preference to that of the wise Athene. As a result he quarreled with the judge and departed for Europe. For several years lie communicated with Penelope, but finally his letters ceased to arrive. The gentle mother succumbed to an attack of pneumonia and was followed a year later by hes younger daughter. Shortly afterward the judge was discovered dead in ills olfivo. a victim of apoplexy, and Penelope was left to face life alone in the large white house. She exerted every effort to locate her brother, only to experience failure; In the days when there were many branches to the family tree it was the custom for the Semples to assemble at the home of the judge for Tbanksgiv ing. Since the death of her parents Miss Penelope continued to throw open the hospitable doors of the white house for Thanksgiving celebration. For the twentieth time she waited in happy anticipation the arrival of the advance guest. Ijler eyes swept with an appreciative glance the candlesticks ahd old family plate shining with newly acquired brightness, the cut, glass decanters and the dustless mahogany furniture ready for the morrow's feast. The knocker summoned her to the door, and, throwing it open, Penelope greeted her cousin and his wife. From that time on until late evening the Semples continued to gather about tho hearthstone of the white house. The evening Was happily spent, the younger generation dancing, while their elders exchanged reminiscences, and at midnight they retired to await the dawn of Thanksgiving day. Dinner time came ffi due season next day, Miss Penelope seated^her guests, and the radiant circle was complete. Then the various dishes were placed npon the board—roasts, broiled fish, vegetables, pastries and sweetmeats, and eqcli vied with the other.in quality and toothsomeness. They crunched the celery, reveled in the browned sweet potatoes and nodded approval at the pumpkin pies. There stole over every one n sense of peace and contentment, which comes when love and kindness permeate the atmosphere. Then Dr. William Semple rose from his chair and, holding aloft a sUmder glass filled with wine of a rare vintage, ■aid in a voice of unusual richness: **My

kins people. I want you to driiikf to the health and happiness of our dear Penelope. whose unselfish love and delightful personality ace a benediction to us all.” When he ceased shaking everybody was standing, with the exception of Penelope, with glasses uplifted ready to drink, when there came a loud knock at the door. One of the younger boys answered its insistent demands and found on the threshold a yontb of .his own age. “I have come to See Penelope Semple,” he said simply, and was ushered to the lady's chair. He bowed low over her hand and kissed it, then stood tall and straight before the fragile, gray clad woman. The years rolled from her shoulders like raindrops from a window and, clasping the boy to her, she cried. “Dick, my own Dick!” "Not Dick, Aunt Penelope, but Dick’s son. He only told me of my family last month before he died and insisted that I reach here for Thanksgiving. Father described this scene so vividly that when the door opened 1 feared that it might not be real. Tell me that it isand that I am welcome.” Dr. Semple placed a chair at the left of Penelope’s for the new found mem her of the old Semple family. The arrested toast was completed and when they were all reseated Penelope arose and. placing a hand lovingly on the lad's shoulder, addressed hei guests. “I have much—very much—to Ik thankful for. My Dick has returned not as a brother, but as a son, for as such I shall love him. What a heaver my declining years will be with him tt plan for! Truly, God is good.”—Phila delphia North American.

TURKEY BECOMING EXTINCT.

We’ll Have to Find Another Centerpiece For Thanksgiving Dinners. It is a sad fact to state, but if the truth must be told it looks very much as if the great American turkey, the center of our Thanksgiving festivities, will after not many years become as extinct as the auk. says the Washington Star. According to the census in 1890. the number of turkeys that year was 12,000,000. The population at that time was at least a dozen million less than it is now. But the last census returns place the turkeys at only 3.655.705. their valuation being $6,G05.815. Hence it is easily seen that while the turkey eating population is increasing by the hundreds of thousands.-the fowls themselves are decreasing at an even greater rate. We have a nation of 00,000.000 people and only 3.000.000 turkeys. Turkeys are very delicate birds, and in spite of their huge size they cannot stand the hardships that chickens can easily endure. By nature wild, thej

ON A TURKEY FARM.

pine and die in confinement, .vet if left to wander too voting are killed by wet grass and vermin. They do not like to roost in a house like chickens, but prefer to sit in rows on the boughs of tall trees. Even in stormfe and blizzards they sit calmly as druids perched high on tiie swaying limbs and seemingly heedless of rain or cold. But put them in a warm house or in a cramped yard and they do not thrive. So the difficulty of raising them has been a large factor In the high price of their meat and their growing scarcity.

Thanksgiving In Cromwell’s Day.

That Thanksgiving day was 2'Y» years ago popularly and generally observed in England is well shown by the following passage: For Hudibras who thought he 'ad won The field as certain as a gun And, having routed the; whole troop. With victory was cock-a-hoop. Thinking he 'ad done enough to purchase Thanksgiving day among the churches. Thus wrote Butler in 1651, during Oliver Cromwell’s tenure of power, and It clearly proves that at a time when the observance of the day was but Just beginning to be regularly kept in this country, the English recognized the day very generally as one of joy and feasting.

A Thanksgiving Wish. We wish everybody good cheer, a finely whetted appetite, vigorous diges tiou and a pleasant reunion of the scattered members of the family. From the tottering grandfather to the tottering baby, a pleasant Thanksgiving to ail! Thanksgiving a Dual Holiday. Thanksgiving is the one holiday that combines religion and patriotism. We should try to impress on the child each Thanksgiving both a feeling of thankfulness for his own blessings and a feeling of high patriotic pride.

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EDWARD P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW , i I-aw. Abstracts, Real Estate Loans. Will practice In all the courts. Office over Fendlg’s Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN LAW, REAL ESTATE & 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 Fendtg’s drug store. Phones: Office No. 442; Resi , 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) * I Practice in all Courts. Estates settled. Farm Loans. Collection Department. Notary in the office. Over State 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 —S-12 a. m„ 1-5 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Montieello. Ind. Office 1-2 Murray Bldg. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. H. L. BROWN DENTIST Othce over RENSSELAER. INDIANA. J. W. HORTON DENTIST Office opposite court house square. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. jH gill J j DBALKK IN j ) ill li Bit i I P fell jj mmm iso. || I MESSINcJjj 8R Ml leather! u^wyi) TM EBQE.”the only ladles' shoe dresaine that poartirelj contains Oft. Blacks, Polishes an<f Preserve* ladies’ and children’s shoes, «*< raWtafcttc. TKENCI GOSS." 10c. rSlAT*combination for ckanlne and —«-«■■ ■ kmdaof nueetor tan shoes, 10c. "1 AMD Y’’eUe7s4c. •yißkWßTr' (h> HjH form with sponge)aU*. *** ™ wMknadmy cam shoes. 10c.A25c. packed i n sine boxes* with sponge* 10c. InhairiU mne.krfc aluminum boxes* with sponge* 25c. CO-tt CO., Tht Oldest and Largest Manufacturers gs Shag Polishes in the World.

CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS A LOUISVILLE NY RENSSELAER TIME TABLE In Effect May 3, 1914. NORTH BOUND No. 4 Louisville to Chicago.... 4:59a.m. No. 86 Cin. and Ind. to Chicago 5:27 a.m. No. 40 Lafayette to Chicago. 7:30 a.m. No. 3% Cin. and Ind. to Chicago 10:46 a.m. No. 3aCin. and Ind. to Chicago 3:15 p.m. No. 6 Louisville to Chicago.... 3:44p.m. No. 30 Cin. and Ind. to Chicago . 7:06 p.m, SOUTH BOUND No. j> Chicago to Louisville... .11:05 *.m. No. 37 Chicago to Ind. and Cin. 11:20 a.m. No. 33 Chicago to Ind. and Cin.. 2:01 p.m. No. 39 Chicago to Lafayette.... 6:12p.m. No. 31 Chicago t'o 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 sum.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS May0r...........Char1es G, Spitler J-lcrk Charles Morlan Treasurer Charles M. Sands Attorney....... . ... .Moses Leopold Marshal W. R. Shesler Civil Engineer W. F. Osborne Fire Chief. J. J. Montgomery Fire Warden J. 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 Atfr.. .Fred Longwell Terms of Court—Second Monday in February, April, September and Nevember. Four week terms. COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk Judson H. Perkins • W. I. Hoover Auditor J. p. Hammond Treasurer a. A. Fell Recorder George Scott Surveyor.. DeVere Yeoman Coroner W. J. Wright Co. Supt Ernest Lamson County Assessor J. Q. Lewis Health Officer..... .F. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS j W. H. Hershman 5?. smct D. S. Makeever 3rd District ..Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION „-l’ rust ® e ® Township Wm. Folger BartQev Charles May ckrpente? J. W. Selmer .Gillam . George Parker .... Hanging Grove 22*3. S « hi f er Kankakee H. W. Wood, Jr., ....Marion George L. Parks Milroy SU. P. Lane Ncwtnn < ght ■.... bunion , rt Keene Wheatfleld 1 9®°' c A a lia jns Rensselaer 1 w n A- Washburn ...Remington ' p T^. Nelso !s ’c’ Wheatfleld l tv Lamson, Co. Supt.. .Rensselaer Truant Officer, C. B. Steward. I Rensselaer ]

TRUSTEES’ CARDS. JORDAN TOWNSHIP . undersigned trustee of Jordan Township attends to official business at his residence on the first and third Wednesdays of c-ach 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. tindersigffed Trustee of Union Township attends to official business at his store in Fair Oaks. Ind., on Fridays of each havJne business with me will pleace govern thema?L'L eS ac c°r<bngly. Postofflce address—Fair Oaks, Ind. ISAAC RIGHT, Trustee. NEWTON TOWNSHIP The undersigned Trustee of Newton Township attends to official business at his residence on the K-tst and Third Thursdays of Pers °ns having busirtpL’i th me wlll please govern themselves accordingly. Postofflce t, J l -. p - LANE, Trustee. DEALER IN address—Rensselaer R-3.

lllttiMs 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

Glaeeee Fitted By liM K\T%JB%sSRV DR A. G. CATT OPTOMETRIST. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Office Over Lours Drof Store. Phono No. m. Tmaun A toilet preparation of werit. Help* to eradicate <te*w. mff. For Restoring Color and BeaotytoCray or Faded Hair. tI.OO at Proggiata