Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1915 — Page 7

Catching Up With China.

Gradually, very gradually, civilization is catching up with the Chinese, The University of California has establish a new profession—that of keeping people well. Those who adopt this calling will go into the world and earn fat fees by not letting folk fall ill. Sickness will mean starvation to the practioners; a healthy population will make them rich. “ In China the doctors have neverlooked to the sick for business. Only while their patients were well could the physicians charge for services rendered. When a patron fell ill the. doctors income shrunk; when re- „ covered the convalescent resumed feeing his medical advisor. It is a good scheme, evidently, or "we of the wiser world would not have taken up with it after having so many thousands of years to investigate its workings. In time, perhaps, all the wisdom of .the Celestials will become ours by adoption. —St.. Joseph Gazette,

Their Great Scheme.

A local couple, recently married, hit upon a scheme for saving that they figured was just about right. Each month they would save a certain sum each day. The first day one cent, the second day two cents, third day four cents. Each day the amount was to be doubled until the end of 30 days. By that time they would have a tidy sum laid away. Before starting the husband figured out just how much would be accumulated in this way. After laborious work he found the amount to be something Ijke $5,300,000, so after considering the matter they decided that $1 a week would be about their speed.—Youngstown Telegram.

Stop That Cough—Now.

When you catch cold, or begin to cough, the first thing to do is to take pr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey. It penetrates the linings of the throat and lungs and fights the germs of the disease, giving quick relief and natural healing. “Our whole fa.mily depend on Pine-Tar-Honey ' for coughs and colds,” writes Mr. E. Williams, Hamilton, Ohio. It always helps. 25c at your Druggist.—Advt.

COMMISSIONERS’ ALLOWANCES.

. Following are the allowances made by the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, at their regular January and February sessions, 1915: JANUARY SESSION. John L S Gray, gravel road repair $ '32.00 George Ferguson, same district 2 56.75 Fred Popp, .same district 3 ...... 38.00 E C Maxwell, same district 4.... 10.00 Newton Co. Stone Co, same .... 1,31X50 Casparis Stone Co, same..... 235 13 Ditzter Hardwood Co, Same 216.56 Hardwood Co, same.... 268.51 W Q O’Neal Co, 5ame,........... 26.60 Rens Lumber Co, 5ame............ 2:50 Tbos F Cheever, same 1 75 First National Bank, 5ame...... 677.27 Frank C Teach. same 65.00 G A , supt., exp Hunt s r 100.50 Healey & Clark, n DhArmond s r 6.00 Monon Coal Co, c0a1........... 154 43 Rc, chester Bdg Co - br| K No 2701.. 2.400JJ0 REGULAR FEBRUARY SESSION. Burt-Haywood Co, supplies clerk 16.34 Levey Bros & Co, same... 11.35 F E Babcock, same 6.50 Healey & Clark, same 12.00 F E Babcock, supplies auditor.. 1.75 A A Fell, postage treas office.... 10.36 Burt-Haywood Co, supplies same 220.50 F E Babcock, supplies recorder.. 7.50 B D McColly, same sheriff’s office 5.64 Levey Bros Co, same 7.55 F E Babcock, same 4.50 Myrt B Priqe, per diem surveyor 32.00 Ernest Lamson. sal Co supt... . 117.00 Uevey Bros & Co, supplies same.. 10.45 Hazelheeve, office help, same.. 10.00 G L Thornton, exp Co assessor.. 17 60 F E Babcock, supplies same.... 4.50 name, same, coroner . 2.75 A a sS e ’c Sarne ’ health commissioner 2.75 t v Steward, per diem truant o 24.00 " T U Griggs, fireman court house 45.00 Mrs Unas Morlan, matron C h.... 10.00 Cfias Morlan, janitor court house 45.00 Johnson Service Co, supplies c h 33.55 Chas Gallagher, hauling coal c h 12.10 same, same 13 90 A A A? 11 ’ J° n eoal c h-•■• •• • • 90-96 Cb Chamberlain, supplies ch.... 75.00 West Disenfecting Co, sup jail.. 3.67 Jay Zimmerman, expense jail.... 6.20 Korah Daniels, repairs same..,. 10 50 Monroe Carr, labor County farm 2.00 James Shelly, same. ~ 25 00 Halsie Gordon, same.. 1600 Frank Traver, same. .5777... 2ho Standard Oil Co, supplies Isame 7.15 Harvey Wood, Jr, burial solldier.. 50.00 Healey & Clark, public printing 78*25 F E Babcock, same ....... 5.85 JV R Porter, posting del tax list 20*00 Chas F Spain, bridge engineer.. 2’3.75 DeVere Yeoman, same 42.50 J V R Porter, same ............ 2.50 Mfs Wm Petty, care poor children 20/00 Muster & Lane, building ma shed 326.80 Bert Ilanaway, wolf bounty 5 00 DeVere Yeoman, eng Hobbs ditch 27.50 l> Nesbitt, 5ame.,,....... 4.00 Chas F Spain, asst engineer.... 5.70 J L S Gray, Co highwav supt.. 28.00 Geo \V Ferguson, g r repair (list 2 10.35 E C Maxwell, same district' 4.... 8.25 A Woodworth, same district 5.. 10.50 same district:B.... 62.55 Newton Co Stone Co, same. ...7.7 10 50 Austin-Western R Ma Co, same.. 2.00 .Rochester Bdg Co, bal bdg No 2678 990.00 T.W Spain, per diem surveyor 2.50 J V P f . r kin.s; Hauter vs. Comer t 3.00 X o c<> ’ street sprinkling 45.00 F’rc E Johnson, expense jail.... 3.00 C hampion Sup Co, supplies jail,. 20 88 JOSEPH P. HAMMOND. Auditor Jasper County.

Notice of Settlement of Estate.

In the matter of the Estate of William Washburn, deceased, in the Jasper Circuit Court.

February Term, 1915.

Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees and devisees of William Washburn, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear ‘in the Jasper Circuit Court on • t » Tuesday, the 16th day of February, 1915, being the day fixed and endorsed on - the final settlement account of Margaret S. Washburn, Executrix of said decedent, and show couse if any, why such final account should not be approved; and the heirs of said decedent and all others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said court, on said day and make proof of their heirship, or claim to any part of said estate. MARGARET S. WASHBURN, Executrix / U 4 S o aJ- Hunt ’ Attorney for j-Zo-30-f-6

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KING DAVID’S GREATGRANDMOTHER

Ruth l:l-et—h‘eb 7 A Beautiful Story—lsrael’s Home Life. Beneath the Surface —Good People Astray Naomi’s Return Ruth’s Conversion What It Cost What She Got In Return. "Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.’’—Ruth 1:16. CHE Book of Ruth gives us a glimpse into the affairs of the Israelites, showing a deep spirit of religion underlying the surface of wars, captivities, etc., which naturally most impress themselves upon our attention in every history of every people. The opening was at Bethlehem, “the city of David,” where centuries later Jesus was-born, “David’s Son and David’s Lord.” The religious sentiment of the family is shown by the import of their names— Elimelecb. “My God Is King"; Naomi,

“The pleasures of Jehovah.” They had two sons, Mahlon (sickly one) and Chilion (pining one). They became discouraged because of the invasions of their enemies and the frequent loss of the fruits of their labor. Finally, because of a severe drought, they

left their home, crossed Jordan into the land of Moab, and dwelt there for ten years. There the two boys married and died, leaving widows; and Elimelech died. Evidently the leaving of the Land of Promise, the Land of the Covenant, to live amongst a people who were idolaters and not in covenant relationship with God, had not resulted greatly to the benefit of the family; for when Naomi concluded to return to her native land, she had practically nothing. It Is never good policy to sacrifice religious interests for temporal interests. It will not do to say that perhaps they moved to Moab to do a little missionary work; for God’s Covenant was merely with Israel, and the others were aliens, like all other Gentiles. Nor vvould it have been proper for them to attempt to convert the Moabites; for God had called merely the Israelites, as we read—Amos 3:2. It was unwise to take two boys into a heathen land, where they were likely to be contaminated; instead, every reasonable influence should have been thrown about them to preserve their loyalty to Jehovah. Doubtless Naomi realized all this, as indicated by her words. “It grieveth me much for, your sakes that the hand of the Lord is against me.” Here again we perceive that the Divine hand was really in her favor, and that it had a proper Influence upon her and brought her back to the Land of Promise. Two Beautiful Characters. Naomi must have been a beautiful character. This is evidenced by the deep affection , manifested toward her by her daughters-ln-law. Both preferred to go with her to her home land, and started with her. But as she reflected that they would be strangers in a strange land, she tenderly urged them to go back to their kindred, and remarry. , . ' One of them so concluded, and kissed her good-by; but the other one, Ruth, broke forth in such eloquent terms that her words have become permanently identified with classic literature: “Entreat me not to leave thee, And to return from following after thee; For whither thou goest, I will go; And where thSu lodgest, I will lodge; Thy people shall be my people, “And thy God my God: Where thou diest I will die. And there will I be buried: The' Lord do so to me, and more also. If aught but death part thee and me.” When we say that Ruth was converted, we of course do not mean that she became a Christian or an heir ot Christian promises; for there were none until after Jesus, by His death, had opened up the “new and living way.” She was converted to Judaism, and this is a fresh testimony to Naomi’s faithful living. -Both the nobility and the wisdom of Naomi’s character are manifest in the course which she pursued on arriving

Naomi and Daughters.

grain after the reapers. Under the Law it was part of God’s provision for the, poor that no one should reap the corners of his field, but should leave those for the poor. Naomi coun seied Ruth to glean in the fields of a wealthy relative, named Boaz. The wealthy Boaz took note of the modest young woman who daily glean ed in his fields and subsequently he learned that she was a relative by marriage. He pursued the course of the Jewish Law. and Ruth became his wife. Obed was their son, and Jesse his son, and David was the youngest of Jesse’s sons. Thns Ruth the Gen tile became Identified with the royal family as an ancestor, and thus with King David’s greatest Son and Lord—leans.

Ruth the Moalitess.

in Bethlehem practically penniless, and unable to retrieve the Interest of her husband and her sons in their share of the land. She did not beg. nor request' Ruth to beg. There was no false modesty. Ruth went like other poor ~women to glean handfuls of

November Joe The Detective of the Woods

By HESKETH PRICHARD Copyright, 1913,

By Hesketh Prichard

SYNOPSIS. ™ James Quaritch engages November Joe as his guide. Joe and he go to Big Tree portage to investigate the murder of a trapper named Lyon. Joe decides that the murderer followed Lyon to his camp and shot him from a canoe. ■ 7 . -■ • ■■..,■■■■■'.■../».. j- ■■ By studying Woodland evidence and making clever deductions Joe discovers the murderer, Iligharnson. Lumberman Close reports that Blackmask, a highis robbing his men. Six lumberjacks are robbed by the same man. Joe makes a careful examination of the Scene of the robbery. ■ • .• ■ 1 ■■■■■ Close is accused by his men, but Joe arrests Chris, one of the lumberjacks, the real robber. Sally Rone, a widow, lifts been roopev of Valuable pelts. Joe and Evans, a gam« warden, search for the thief. Sally’s lover, Vai Black, is suspected, but Joe catches the, actual culprit, >lnjin Eylvester. Millionaire Manx’s daughter Virginia has been abducted. SHAP-fgR" IX. ' ' "Come in, dear Joe.” OUR visitors hesjtated outside, the door. "There are only two ot them," whispered Planx. As he spoke a short, bearded ( mau in a thick overcoafstepped into the (light, followed by a tall and strongly built companion. Both wore black visor masks, with fringe covering the mouth I noticed they were shod in mocca-“ sins. “Evenin’,” said the tall man, who (was throughout the spokesman. "My partner and me is come to make you an offer, Mr. Planx. We’ve got your daughter where you’ll never find her. where you’d never dream of looking for her.” , “Don’t be too sure of that,” growled Planx.

• "If we-agrefe on a bargain she shall be returned to you unhurt three days from the time the price is paid over, and that price is SIOO,OOO. “Those are our terms. The question for you is do you want your daughter or do you not?” The next incident was as swift as it was unexpected. “I conjecture that is something of an easy question to answer,” said Planx in his slow tones. “In fact, I” On the word he slipped out a revolver. But quick as was Planx’s (hand to carry out the Impulse of his brain, Joe’s was quicker. He knocked the revolver from Planx’s grasp. “You treacherous dog, Planx!” cried Ithe kidnaper. “Is that how you keep faith? Well, we have a reply to that too. We offered to give up the girl for SIOO,OOO, now we make the price “I’ll never pay a cent of it!" shouted ‘Planx. _r' -’■ “When you come to change your ■mind,” replied the kidnaper quietly, “just hang a 'white handkerchief on (one of the trees at the edge of this wood. Then put the money in notes in that tin on the shelf. Leave us two Wear days and you’ll get your girl back safe. But if you monkey It will be the worse for her.” Without more words the two masked men left the hut, and, like the explosion of a thunderstorm, Planx opened upon Joe.

November faced the storm with an lentirely placid aspect until I began to wonder at his patience. But when as last he spoke the other fell dumb as If Joe had struck him. “That’s settled, Mr. Planx. You’ve done with me and I’ve done with you. Now quiet down and out!” Planx opened his lips as if speak, but, seeing Joe’s face, he changed his mind and rushed from us into the darkness. 1 At once Joe put out the lignt. “We can’t trust Planx just at the moment. He’s fair mad. but we’ll have him back in half an hour to show him the way back to Wilshere’s,” he remarked with a chuckle. « And in fact this was exactly what happened. It was a subdued but still a very resentful Planx whom we escorted through the dark woods. On our way back to our camp Jod made a detour to examine the tracks of the kidnapers by the light of the lantern which he had carried with him. As had been the case by Mooseshank lake, so now we found the trails very Clear near the waterside. Joe studied them for a long time. “Well, you’re out of it now, at any rate.” said I. -f~ “And what about my promise Calvey?” be rejoined. “I'm deeper in it than,ever. I’ve got to find Miss Vlrginny sure.” “You can’t track her because of that threat in the letter to Planx?" “That’s so. but I’ll be speaking to Miss Virginny before tomorrow night,” said Joe quietly, nor, having made this dramatic announcement, would he say more. The next morning Joe was early astir.

~wnat are you going to do today?” said I. “I’m going to find out the name of the man that has Miss Virginny hid away. If you’ll wait here, Mr. Quar- . itch. I’ll come back as soon as I’ve done it. You’ve got your rod and there’;* plenty of fish in the lake.” With that I had to be content. Before starting Joe had laid a bet with me that he would come back with the name of her abductor, and I was wondering what clew he had to go upon. Hardly any that I could think of—the trail of the two men aud the golden hair, very little more. - About 2 o’clock I heard November hall me. “What about the bet?” I called on (sight of him. “Who pays?” “You pay, Mr. Quaritch,” said Joe. ' “Why. who is it. then?” “A fellow called Hauk Harper?’ “Why, I’ve heard of him. He passes for a man of high Character." Joe laughed. “All the same, he’s the chap who done it,” said he. “I expect he’s got her up at his cabin on Otter brook.” “Look here. November,” I said. “You [tell me Hank Harper is in the kidnaping business and I believe you. because I’ve never known you speak ‘without solid facts behind you. But I think you owe me the whole yarn.” Joe pulled out his pipe. “All right, •Mr. Quaritch. To begin at the beginning. There are two of them. One’s this man Harper. I don’t know who the other is. and it don’t much- matter. ■ls we find Harper we find his partner. Well, Miss Virginny was fishing when [they stole down upon her and carried [her off. I’ve already told you what happened until they took to the canoe. They paddled across the lake and the two men got out, leaving Miss Virginny in the canoe to paddle herself round and land elsewhere.” “But surely she could have escaped!" 1 criod.

“She was under their rifles and had ,to do exactly what she was ordered. 1 found where she’d landed and followed her tracks to that little waterfall stream, and it was there I found the golden hair. So far, you see, everything fitted iff together as good as the jaws of a trap, and the message on the bit of paper about a ransom carried it further on. So did the talk we had with Harper—it must have been him did the speaking—at Black lake. When I knocked up Planx’s revolver I was wonderful sorry to have to do it, but a promise is a promise, and he’d passed his word for a safe conduct. After, when my eyes fell upon the trail left by Harper’s part; ner, I knew I never done a better act in my life. It give me a start. I can tell yuu, Mr. Quaritch! You see, all the weight was in the middle of the moccasion. The heels and toes were hardly marked at all.” November looked at me as if expecting me to see the meaning of this peculiarity, but I shook my head. “It meant that the foot Inside the moccasion was a very little one, a good bit shorter than the moccasin."

“You can’t mean’’— I began. "Yes,” said Joe. “The second person at Black lake wasn’t a man at all, but just Miss Virginny herself." “Well, if that was so, why, she had the game in her hands then. She bad only to appeal to us—to speak." Joe interrupted me. “Hers was another sort of game. You see. I’m pretty sure that Miss Virginny has kidnaped herself, or, at any rate, consented to be kidnaped. She had just paddied round and joined the two men later, and then when I come to think over it careful I saw how 1 might raise the name of the man that was helping her. I lit out for Wilshere’s camp and asked the woman if there was anything of Miss Virginny’s missing from her room. She said there wasn’t. Then I saw my way a bit I was in the woods with Miss Virginny last year, and I ’ know file’s mighty particular about personal things. I don’t believe she could live a day without a sponge'and a comb and, most of all, without a toothbrush. None of them high toned gals can. Isn’t that soT’ “Yes, that Is so, but”— - “Well,” went on November, “if she went of her own free will, as I was thinking she did—or else why did she come to Black lake?—if, as 1 say, I was right in my notion and she’d made out the plans and kidnaped herself, tile man who was with her would be only just her servant, in a manner of speaking. And I was certain that one of the first things she’d do would be to send him to some store to buy the things she wanted most. She couldn’t get her own from Planx’s camp without giving herself a way, so she was bound to send Hank to hike out new ones from somewhere." “What happened then?” “I started in on the stores roundabout this and with luck I stepped into the big store at Lavette and asked If any one had been buying truck of that kind. They told me Hank Harper. 1 asked just what. They said a hairbrush, a comb, a couple of toothbrushes and some other gear. That was enough for me. They weren’t for Mrs. Hank, who’s a halfbreed woman and don’t always remember to clean herself o’ Saturdays/’ “I see," said 1. ‘“flie things were bought yesterday, so it all fits in. and there’s, no more left -to find out but why Miss Virginny acted the way she has, and that, we’ll know before tomorrow." It was well on toward 10 o’clock that night before we reacted Harper’s cabin on Otter brook. At first we knocked and knocked in vain, but at length a gruff voice demanded angrily what we wanted. “Tell Miss Virginny Plans that November Joe would like a word or two

with her.” “Are you drunk," shouted the man. “or only crazy ?’’ “I’ve tracked her down fair and square, and I've got to see her.” “I tell you she isn’t here.” “Let me into make sure for myself.” “If a man comes to my door with a threat I’ll meet him with my rifle in my band. So you’re warned,” came from the cabin. j “All right, then. I’ll start back to report to Mr.. Plans." On the words the door opened and a vivid, appealing face looked out “Come iu. dear Joe,” said a honeyed vole®. o “Thank you. Miss Virginny, I will,” said Joe. We entered. A lamp and the fire lit up the interior of a poor trapper’s cabin and lit up also the tall, slim form of Miss Virginia Plan*. She wore a buckskin hunting shirt belted in to her waist, and her glorious hair hung down her back in a thick and heavy plait. She held out her hand to Joe with one of the sweetest smiles I have ever seen or dreamed of. “you’re not going to give me away, dear Joe, are you?” said she. “You’ve given yourself away, haven’t you. Miss Virginny?” Virginia Plank looked him in the eyes, then she laughed. “I see that I haven’t, but can I speak before this gentleman?” Joe hastened to vouch for my discretion, while Hank Harper nursed his rifle and glowered from the background, where also one could discern the dark face of'the half breed squaw. But Miss Virginia showed her complete command of the situation. “Coffee for those two, please, Mrs. Harper." she cried, and while we were drinking it she told us her story. “You maybe heard of old Mr. Schelperg of the combine?’’ she began. “My father wanted to force trie to marry him. wGy, he’s fifty by the look'of him, and I’d much rather drown myself than marry him.” “There’s younger and better looking boys around, I surmise. Miss Virginny?” returned November meaningly. Virginia flushed a lovely red. "Why. Joe, it’s no use blinding you, for you remember Walter Calvey, don’t you?” “Sure! So It’s him. That’s good. But I heard he was out of his business,” said Joe with apparent simplicity. “I must tell you all or you won’t understand what I did or why I did it. My father ruined Walter, because that would anyhow put off our marriage. Then when the Schelperg affair came on and he gave me no rest I could not stand it any longer. You see. be is so

“Come in, dear Joe," said a honeyed voice.

clever he would pay all my bills, no matter how heavy, but he never let me have more than $5 In my pocket, so that 1 was helpless. 1 could never see Walter, nor could I hear from him, and all the time Schelperg was given the run of the house.” November was audibly sympathetic, and so was I. “Then one day this notion came to me. I planned it all out and got Hank to help. (I’d have asked you, dear Joe. If you’d been there.) Come now, Toe? You must see how good a pupil I was to you and how much I remembered of your tracking, which I used to bother you to teach me.” "You’re right smart at it. Miss Virginny!” “I arranged the broken rod, and Hank and his brother carried me to the canoe. Then they got out on the other side of the lake, and I paddled up near to the rock by the waterfall to put the police or whoever should be sent after me off my Jrall. I’m real hurt I didn’t deceive you. Joe.” “But you did right through—till you come to Black lake,” Joe assured her. “But you did not recognize me then?” she cried. “And I’d put on a pair of Hank’s moccasins to make big tracks!” November explained and added the story of his dismissal by Plan?:. “Well, it’s lucky you were there, anyhow, or we’d have had poor Hank shot. That fixed me in my determination to get the money. I wapt it for Waiter, I want to makeup to him for

all that my father has made him lose.’* “So Mr. Calvey is in this too?’ said Joe in a queer voice. “If you mean that he knows anything about it, you’re absolutely wrong!" exclaimed Virginia passionately. “If Ire knew, do you think he’d ever take the money? It’s going to be sent to him without any name or clew as to where It comes from. Walter is as straight a man as yourself, November Joe!” she added proudly. “You know him and yet you suspected him!” “I didn’t say 1 did. I was asking for information,” said Joe submissively. “But you haven’t got the money yet.” “No! But I’ll get it in time.” * * ♦ ♦ * * « And in the end Miss Virginia triumphed. She received her ransom in full, and it is to be doubted if Mr. Plaux ever had an idea of the trick played on him. And I’m inclined to think Mr. Walter Calvey is still in the daA, too. as to the identity of his anonymous friend But two things are certain—Mrs. Virginia Calvey is a happy woman, and Hank Harpot t- doing Well on a nice 200 acre farm for which he pays no rent. . (TO BE CONTINUED.)

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