Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1915 — Page 2

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1915

SUBMARINES AND OLD PIIINCIt PLES. The fact that the submarine is a new weapon in warfare has caused some confusion of mind in regard! to the principles of international law regarding attacks on merchant ves- { sels. It is argued by some that be- 1 , cause of this new mechanical invention ne.w principles of law should be created to adapt themselves to it. Why, it is argued, shall a nation which lias an effective weapon be restrained from using it? This question is put in a way suggesting that there is something intolerable in the restraining of a nation front use of an effective weapon. But all forms of warships—ships that sailed the seas long before the submarine was thought of as more! than an idle dream—-were possessed c£ effective weapons with which to destroy merchantmen, ahh it would always have been a much simpler and more effective way to dispose of these merchantmen by attack Without warning gnd without investigation. The requirement to stop and examine a vessel before firing upon her has always been a great inconvenience, and the requirement that her crew and passengers be removed before sinking of a vessel has always been troublesome, and yet it has always been a requirement hitherto met With* even under circumstances of extreme temptation to act Valuable prizes have been allowed to go on their w r ay, unmolested, because it was impossible to remove the crew to safety. Doubtless some of the confusion of mind on this subject is due to the fact that German shipping has been completely swept from the seas and that all German warships other than submarines have also been rendered Ineffective by the perponderance of the allies in naval strength. Germany, therefore, at present has no interest in the principle of protecting her own merchant vessels from submarine attack and can give the appearance of being dealt with unfairly because her submarines are

the only vessels which have succeeded in evading the vigilance of her enemies. But it must be remembered that in order to gain this naval superiority her enemies have been compelled to be superior in the kinds of vessels that are able to comply with the rules of international law. German merchant vessels have not been driven front the sea by submarines, nor has the British blockade been made effective by their use, although the allies have many submarines. That Germany lacks the means of carrying on effective and legal warfare,on the seas is not the fault of neutrals, and neutrals should not be made to suffer because of this. No such “mistakes” as have resulted in the sinking qf American and other neutral ships could occur if the law requiring warning and search were observed, and Germany has no more right to use her submarine weapon without such warning and search than other nations have had to use the guns on other kinds of warships before taking the trouble to find out whether their suspicions as to a merchant vessel were justi-fied.—-Indianapolis News.

WALT MASON

The Poet Philosopher. I pity the fellow who has no borne! No wonder gray hairs are upon his dome! No wonder he grumhles and. grunts and sighs, and brushes the briny from both his eyes: I d rent no palace of brick of stone; for an old caboose I can call my own, is better far, though it’s cheap and small, than a fine hotel or a rented hall. I want to sit on my dinky porch, and pull away at a fivecent torch, and mark the growth of the sparrowgrass, or pull the weeds from the garden sass. I want to tinker around at dawn, and nail a board where I see one’s gone, or tie a string to the pumpkin vine, and know that everything there is mine. I d rather live in a shackly cot, with a lop-eared cow in the stable lot, and a barbed wire fence and a row of trees, and swaybacked dog and a swarm of bees, and have no debts that would spoil my steep, than have a hall with a donjon keep, and a | mortgage big as the village square, | though pomp and splendor were reigning there. To have a home and be out of debt—well, that is truly the best scheme yet! ‘ ■ V'

Real Estate Transfers.

Edmon Duvall to Ora Duvall, April 26, its 10, 11, 14, bl 5, Rensselaer, Leopold’s add, sl. • Ella Johnson to Ed Burns, May 12, Its 13, 14, hi 5, Fair Oaks, $25. Candace E Rishling et baron to Winfred McColly, May 13, Its 1,2, f, 8, bl 14, Rensselaer, Newton’ or Clark’s add, SSOO. Ray D Thompson .et al to Candace E Rishling, May 13, Its 1,2, 7,8, bl 14, Rensselaer, Newton or Clark’s add,-sl. q. c. d. ■ William Corah to Walter O Corah, Hay 25,. s % ne, 30-28-6, Jordan, $3,000. q. c. d. Hettie A Bible et baron to Martha E Hopkins, May 5, It 8, bl 1, Rensselaer, Thompson’s sub div bl 3, Thompson’s add, $2,500.

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HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

BROOK. [From Th* Reporter.j Mrs. Frank Cox went to Bringhuit, Ind., on Tuesday for a week'fe vc-it with relatives. Mrs. Kohl and family of Kewanna, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin. Miss Gertrude Weishaar was the guest cf friends in Good land and Remington over Sunday. Frank Rich of Kentland, accompanied Lis brother, Jacob IJ., to North Dakota on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Spangler and children o Kniman, are visiting relatives in Brook this week. Miss Mildred Elliott came from Oxford on Thursday for a week's visit with -her sister. Mrs. Maude Davis. •. ~~ : ——r~ -*• Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beecher, on last Saturday, a son Mr. and Mrs. Beecher live on the Leon Gridley place. Mrs and Mrs. A. Ohman came down from Chicago on Sunday evening. They were accompanied by some friends from the city.

Mr. and Mrs. William Van Der Voort left on Saturday for Argos, Ind. Mrs. Van Der Voort will make a trip down into Texas. Word was received here the first of the week of the arrival of a son at the home of Mr. and Mrs.. Leslie Powell of Winnipeg, Canada. Mrs. James Mullan of Montana, came Saturday for a two mouths' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Allis, and other relatives. Mrs. Clara LeFountain left for her home in Princeton, 111., Wednesday, after a week’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Van Der Voort. Charles Itowe of near Kentland, was' seriously injured by having an automobile turn turtle with him while driving near his home Monday last. Mrs. B. Myers of Wisconsin, came the last of the week for a two weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Henry Meredith, and other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. John Antcliff and daughter of Medaryville, are visiting Airs. Antcliff’s mother, Mrs. Charles Leavitt, and other relatives here this week. . Airs. e. E. Hess and Aliss Celia Judy started on Thursday for a six weeks* visit at the exposition. They will visit with relatives of Airs. Hess in other points in California. > Dr. J. L. Jones and son, Willis, of Peoria, were the guests the first of the week of his daughter, Airs. Percy Little. The doctor returned but the son will remain fot* some time.

Aliss Aladeline Ramp went to her home in Rensselaer on Friday to spend the summer vacation. She was accompanied home by Aliss Celia Judy who will stay until Sunday with her. Frank Fisher was a guest of his cousin, Abe Dewees, the last of the week. He has been attending Valparaiso University the past year and goes from here to his home in Electra, Texas. Mrs. Zook started for her home in • alirornia on Tuesday after a six weeks’ visit with her daughter. Airs. Art Lyons. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by Arthur and daughter, Virginia. Wallace Harch and wife and Herman Young and wife of Peotone, were visiting the various branches of the Esson families the last of the week. They were on their return from a trip down in ‘‘Old Kentucky’ and stopped here on their return home. Aliss Gertrude Weishaar and Aliss Ruth Lemasters of Goodland, will leave next Alonday for a summer’s vacation in the west. They will visit Denver and many points enroute, and spend some time at the Fail. On their return they will spend a month at Gillette, Wyo., where their brothers are engaged in ranching.

Mrs. J. B. Dickson and Miss Erma Crisler left on Tuesday for San Francisco where they will visit the exposition. Mrs. Dickson will make an extended visit with relatives in the west before returning. Miss Crisler will go to her home in Spokane, Wash. She has spent the past Winter with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Job English. MT. AYR. (From the Brook Reporter.) Mrs. C. H. Stucker was a Rensselaer visitor on Monday. Miss Lucy Harris and Miss Gay Makeever spent Monday in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Miller and son, Jay, were Rensselaer visitors on Monday. Mrs. Alex. Elijah left for Kansas on Wednesday for an extended visit with her parents. Miss Jean Sigler of Chicago, spent the week-end with her brother, J. R. Sigler and family. i Rev. C. E. Downey attended the Masonic banquet given at Wheatfield on Thursday last. Mr. and. Mrs. Andrew Keeny of Rensselaer, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shindler. „ . Mr. and Mrs. Cale Baker and children attended the Memorial exercises at Rensselaer on Sunday. Archie Lee and Miss Orpha Barton attended the senior class play at Rensselaer on Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hopkins went to Rensselaer on Sunday evening to attend the baccalaureate services. Charles Penwright spent the weekend in Chicago with his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan. August Buck came down from

Chicago and is helping Pat Miller to build a house on his farm north of town. . Mr. and Mrs. \V. R. Lee and son, Howard, attended the Memorial exercises at Rensselaer on Sandav afternoon. tV. A. Shindler went to Rensselaer on Thursday night to practice with the orchestra. ,Mr. Shindler .wilt assist the orchestra at the Junior and alumni banquets this week. George Lynch returned to Indianapolis -Friday; after a short visit with his family. This- is his last trip to the city and he expects to be hack so6#and take care of his business. Charles Snow and son, Ellis, Ed Wolfe. Claude Baldwin, Clare Vestal and A. J. Hufty went to Dunn’s Bridge on the Kankakee river, Sunday to see the steam dredge at Work. Mr,' and Mrs. .C. J. Hopkins atlendc •'] ihe Senior class exercises at Rent - laer on Friday night. Their son. I” M;ss x Mollie Johnson arc members o the graduating class. Rev. C. E. Downey has accepted an invitation to deliver the commencement addrora to the -common, school graduating class of Kankakee ip., Jasper county. The commencement exercises will be held in the M. E. church at Tefft, June 15. The. class is composed of six young ladies.

On Friday night a number of the men of Mt. Ayr met at the M. E. church and organized a Brotherhood Society, it was a splendid meeting and the following officers were elected: President, W. W. Miller; VicePresident, Fletcher Smith; secretary, Lloyd Hopkins, Treasurer, King Chamberlain. The different committees were appointed and are at work to perfect the organization. The next meeting will be held June 11, and a program will be prepared for the occasion. Every man and boy in Mt. Ayr and vicinity is invited to attend. .

FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.l Mrs, Andy Minnious of Beaver, visited in Monon Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis of Stai (’’ ity. who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward G roves, southeast of Francesville, returned- home Monday. -, *■ Mrs. Nancy Baehtenkircher went to Lafayette Monday morning, jpftie i? in the hospital there taking treatment for a small abcess that has been bothering her lately. Miss Huda Harvey expects to leave for her home on account of the serious condition of her brother, Rev. Austice Harvey, who is now in the hospital at Ann Arbor, Mich. Mrs. j. c. Engle and Miss Hannah Byers were at Frankfort Sunday where they attended the Memorial services in memory of their parents and other relatives buried there. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Grubaugh, northeast of Monon, last week, a son. The mother Was formerly Miss Hazel Wyllie, who lived with her father, J. H. Wyllie, southwest of town until three years ago, Mrs. James Clark was brought home from the hospital in Lafayette yesterday evening. She is able to sit up some and her condition continues to improve slowly which was expected from the serious nature of the operation. Crist Koebcke was in from Jefferson Monday morhing on business. He has fully recovered from his recent sickness caused by. a diseased condition of the eye and is mighty thankful that the complications did not result in something worse.

Dr. and Silas Recker drove over from Morocco Saturday to decorate tbe graves of deceased relatives. Dr. Recker left here about thirty-five years ago and located at Morocco, while Silas remained here until they sold the old home place east of town twenty-two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Crist Corts of Chicago, are here for a couple of weeks’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gar. ling, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kupke, Mr. and Mrs. John Saltwell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Himes, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Stine, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Westphal, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Shultz and other relatives in the community.

Advice to Young Men. No, son, your diploma will not get you a job. If this was true colleges and universities would cover the land like a morning mist instead of secluding themselves in some country townVyour preliminary examination for entrance into the world’s work will be given you as soon as you apply for a job. If you pass this successfully you will be given an apprentice's place. Its up to you to make good. There is only one tiling the boss wants and that is, results. Get these for him and you’ve a job. Keep getting them and your job is steady. Get better results for him than the other fellow and you will put him in debt to you. Get more results than he can get without you and he will make you a partner in the business for he can’t do without you for you have added something to the business that means capital. When you hav© accomplished this get out this diploma, have it framed and when the boss comes down to take dinner with you show it to him and tell him there is ■where you got the idea of wanting to do something and be somebody in *he world. Until this time arrives; son, slip the sheepskin into the bureau drawer along with your college yell for the only kind of noise that the world appreciates is that of industry. It’s your business just now to help start the wheels and listen. Results speak louder than words. —Exchange.

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A Decision From the Dead

By F. A. MITCHELL

When Donald Erskine was fourteen years of age his father bought a place on one of the principal roads leading from the city. The house stood in a large lot, anti in the adjoining lot on one side stood another house of about the same size. There was no other house within half a mile. Donald had long wished for a gun. but his father would not consent to his having one so long as he lived in the city, hut when they moved to the country the boy was given a small ride. The day after reaching the new residence Donald went to a wood back of the house with his gun. , It was in the spring of the year, when shooting was not in order, but be wanted to see how it would feel to be in a wood with a gun. Donald found something better than a bird in tbe wood—a girl about his own age gathering wild flowers. Children don’t usually require an introduction, and a boy with a gun and a girl gathering wild flowers in a wood were not likely to forego an acquaintance from such a default Donald learned that the girl was Amy Stanford and that she lived in the next house to his own home. Since he did not feel at liberty to shoot the birds he leaned his gun against a tree and hunted with the girl for owers. When they had gathered quite a number they looked about for a seat on which they might arrange them into a bouquet

“Come with me,” said Amy, and she led Donald to a tree from which a branch a few feet from the ground 6tood out horizontally far enough to make room for the two of them, then tukned in a perpendicular direction. There the girl seated herself, spreading the flowers in her lap. and Donald sat down beside her. Then followed the most delicious hour lu Donald’s life. Above were the birds, twittering, flying to and from the nests they building, an occasional song, accompanied by the never ending music of a brook that bent about the tree underneath which the children were sitting, while at their feet trembled shadows of the half grown leaves. Donald passed other hours in the same position with the same girl beside him. But there is that in the first of anything which never comes again. On that branch he took the “first kiss of love.” Nevertheless there was not again quite the same sweetness in the songs of the birds, the music of the running water, the flecked shadows of the young leaves.

Just when he took the first kiss of love may not be revealed. It was to him too sacred to be spoken. But we may be sure it was not long delayed. The love that sprang up and blossomed there when it bloomed bloomed forever. He felt that whether they were together or separated in this world or in the next they were one forever. Three years later—Donald was seventeen—tbe Erskine family removed to a distant region. Their parting occurred at the trysting place where they had so often met, and neither doubted that they would meet again when they had passed from youth to manhood and womanhood. But they were never to meet again in mortality. Three years later Amy died. Four years after their parting Donald, who had come to man’s estate, one spring morning, sorrowful, with reluctant step passed from the road to the wood where he had been so happy with his lost love. There had been no change. Birds were twittering, the brook gave forth its music, the shadows of the leaves flecked the turf.

As Donald approached the branch seat he suddenly stopped and gazed as tboughTie saw some ngly apparition. A man sat on the branch wearing a countenance of grief. Then Donald with quicker step approached the man and said to him: “Why are you here?” “I am mourning a lost love.” “A lost love! Who may that lost love be?” “My Amy—Amy Stanford!” “Your Amy?” “My Amy! Mine in life; mine In death!”

There was a pause, during which the two men regarded each other with a 6trange emotion. Finally Donald spoke. “Did Amy Stanford love you?” “She did.” , “You lie.” “I lie? You have strange confidence.” “Confidence, but not strange confidence. If you speak the truth she was not what she was, and that is impossible. But it Is sacrilege for me to dispute with you on such a subject” Advancing to the trunk of-the tree where there was a cavity in the Wood, Ronald thrust In his hand nearly to the shoulder and drew forth a small metal box, took a key from his pocket, unlocked the box and took from it a paper. Without looking at it he handed it to the man who claimed to be his rival for one who had passed to another existence. The latter read it eagerly. Then suddenly it fel| from his rising, he stalked away. Donald/before parting with Amy, had given her the box and had exacted a promise that from time to time she would write him on a slip of paper contained in It a message and place It In the cavity. Some day he would come and get it What had been written on the paper was known only to two living men and—the dead.

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. FOR SALE l’or Sale-—Sweet potato plants.— tnd - x • 3-13 For Sale—Hair-seasoned lumber, •S to 12 foot lengths, 4 to 8 inches wide, furnished on demand at bottom prices.—M. D. KARR, Fair Oaks, Ind. j-20 For Sale—Good second-haiid refrigerator, outside measurement 34 in. wide, 4 6 in. high, 20 in. deep; 3 doors, ice door in front, large cooling chambers for food, ice capacity 100 pounds. For less than half its original cost.—Enquire at Democrat office or phone 311. For Sale Cheap—Owing to my husband’s long continued sickness we wish to sell our residence property on Forest street, lot 71%xl80; 7-room house, electric lights, cellar, cistern, splendid drilled well, barn, 2 hen houses and parks, all in good condition; fruit and strawberries.See MRS. J. W. KING, or J. C. Passons, phone 132. For Sale—lo 7 acre farm in Otsego county, N. Y.; 8 acres maple, beach and hemlock timber, including sugar grove, balance in good state of cultivation; good living springs in pasture lots, good well of water at house, land is gently rolling but not hilly and is easy to work. House recently remodeled, and practically good as new; 2 large barns in fair condition, and other outbuildings; farm well fenced, wire fencing; on R. F. D., and telephone. New evaporator and sap buckets goes with farm, all for $2,100. Reason for selling, poor health and too old to farm.—Address L. J. SHELLAND, Worcester, Otsego county. N. Y.

WANTED M anted—A good solicitor to travel over Jasper county. Previous experience not necessary, but is preferred.—THE DEMOCRAT. Wanted— To borrow 54,000 on good real estate security on 5-year loan; will pay 6 per cent interest, semi-annually if desired.—Enquire at The Democrat office. M anted—Salesman calling on merchants, farmers or threshers. Staple article, sure seller. Big profits. Splendid side line. Proposition unusually attractive.—Union Steel & Wire Co., Indianapolis. LOST. Lost—On the street in Rensselaer Monday evening, a |5 bill and two $1 bills. Reward.—JOE YEOMAN, R-3, Rensselaer. Lost—On the street in Rensselaer folding bill book containing $lO, $2 and $1 bills, also lodge receipts. Reward.—Leave at Democrat office. MISCELLANEOUS Storage Room—Storage room for household goods, etc., on third floor of The Democrat building. Prices reasonable.—F. E. BABCOCK. Typewriter Ribbons—For all thfl standard makes of machines, the celebrated Neidich brand, also caii bon papers of the same make, oi| sale at The Democrat office. Painting Wanted—l am again prepared to do painting either by Job or day, and in town or country. Have my own means of conveyance. —C. M, BLUE, Box 304, Rensselaer. a-6 Flowers—Call Phone 439 for cut flowers, potted plants, fruit, candy, bulbs, garden seed, onion sets, seed potatoes, cabbage and tomato plants. We carry at all times a nice lot of strictly fresh caught fish. We deliver to any place in the city.—OSBORNE FLORAL COMPANY. ts

FINANCIAL Mutual Insurance—Fire and lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. Adams, phone 533-L. Farm Loans—i can procure you a five-year loan on your farm at a low rate of interest. See me before placing your loan. Office, west side public square.—P. R. BLUE. Farm Loans-—Money to loan on farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. Farm Loans —I am making farm loans at the lowest rates of interest. Ten jrear loans without commission and without delay.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. fin! hnl Wlthout Delay * nil ll Commission IUI |U ( Without Charges for H'.Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON Another new supply of Ideal Account files received in The Democrat’s stationery department. These are much, cheaper and more convenient for keeping moderate-sized accounts than a cumbersome ledger.