Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1918 — Page 2

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Children Cry for Fletcher's The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per- , sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good ” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children —Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the’Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea —The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NgWVOWK city,

he mi EOinf mm F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 315 Residence *ll Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postoffice at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March *, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. The Only All Home-Print New*. paper in Jasper County. advertising rates Display . 12%c Inch Display, special position. . 16c Inch Readers, per line first insertion.. 6c Readers, per line add. Inser.... 3c Want Ads —l cent per word each insertion; minimum 25c. Special price if run one or more months. Cash must accompany order unless advertiser has open account. Card of Thanks—Not te exceed ten lines, 60c. Cash with order. All accounts due and payable first of month following publication, except want ads and cards of thanks, which are cash with order. No advertisements accepted for the first page. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 13, 1918

CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS. POII SHERIFF. Editor Democrat—'Please announce my name as a candidate for Sheriff of Jasper county on the Democratic ticket, subject to the Primary Election. JOHN GUSS, Union Township.

A PERTINENT QUESTION

Suppose we do buy our coal early, as Dr. Garfield advises, will the fuel administrator come along next winter and confiscate our supply for the use of some fellow who disregards his advice.—Columbus Republican. That is a mighty pertinent question. It is the commonest thing in the world for the provident to have to take care of the improvident. That is the history of civilization itself. Wouldn’t it be splendid for a chap to fill his coal bin with coal earned by the sweat of his brow in summer to have one of Garfield's lieutenants next winter say: 'Here, you’ve got ten tons of coal in there and .Jones hasn’t any, cough up five tons for Jones.” Another thing -the householder would like settled and that is the price of coal. Suppose he puts in ten tons of coal and pays the deab er ten dolls a ton and along about September the fuel administration makes a lower price? Let’s know something about the coal enigma before we stock up. —Lake County Times. THE “CLUB” ‘METHOD When* but a few years ago, the movement was started to organize the boys and girls, men and women of the land into clubs for the better furthering of various agricultural interests, the promoters were far from dreaming of the great benefit these organizations

were destined to confer upon their country. Promoted originally largely as a matter of pride in achievement for achievement’s sake, they halve really placed their country in position to mobilize her enormous resources for the most titanic struggle this world has ever witnessed, The urgency of the food situation has made of these organizations a heaven-sent boon. They have enlisted effort that was heretofore either misdirected or utterly wasted. This year should see such an effort on the part of the various agricultural clubs as will make the world sit up and take notice. Greater results should be accomplished because they have passed the experimental stage and are now firmly. established. Tire preliminaries of organization and experiment are past, and the road lies open before them, with sign boards correctly placed and all needed information thoroughly worked out and available ftjJ’'" all. The day has arrived when the closest possible co-operation is necessary between every agency that has to do with the great problem of the world’s food supply. Only by such co-operation can we hope to overcome the great handicaps under which we are laboring. Every pig club, corn club, vegetable club, canning club, or club of whatever kind should be thoroughly awake and direct its supreme efforts toward the w'orking out of .the plans of our government. Your country calls for the best that in you lies. -The opportunity and the material'are at your hand. A, long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether, and the victory will be ours.

PLENTY OF HOGS YET

Contrary to popular belief, this country is no ways short of hogs. We have plenty of them, but unfortunately there are many of them that are not available for pork, although they are constantly engaged in accumulating that article. Neither are they classed among the tribe of hogs proper, for which if the other hogs could think they would doubtless give thanks. This useless: breed of bogs are like Kipling’s bear that “walked like a man.” And it is about the only manly attribute that one can detect in them, because even this accomplishment 'is utilized for actions that would shame any selfj respecting hog that is compelled to go on four feet. It is a favorite practice of this hog, since the food regulations went into effect, to put all his hoggish intellect to work on schemes to outwit the authorities. When sugar is limited to 25 cents worth to a customer, he will visit stores into which he never before set foot in search of sugar, intent only on laying in a supply for his hoggish wants, even though others may go without. ' He is the same fellow who raises Cain with his grocer for refusing to sell him all the flour he wants, and abuses the hotel and. restaurant men for refusing to serve him meat or light bread on meatless and wheatless days.

When the food administration goes after the consumer and compels him to obey the letter and spirit of the law —which must come if we are to succeed in the task we have set ourselves —this particular breed of hog is going to have hard sledding. Speed that day.

RUSSIAN COLLAPSE NO GREAT MENACE TO ALLIES

Those over-fearful ... Americans who imagine - the Russian collapse will work to the detriment of the Allies would do well to take a second thought and look at the vsiiuation more closely. Russia' plight is greatly to be deplore! from a standpoint of freedom and democracy. it is, however, only what has been expected for some time. 'Ever since the overthrow of the Kerensky government, the Allies have anticipated just such an outcome and have made ample provision against it. It is a mistake to think Germany w'ill he able greatly to reenforce her armies on the western front with troops taken from Russia. Germany has overrun a large scope of territory belonging to Russia, and this - territory she now 7 demands as included in the peace terms so abjectly accepted by the Bolshevik! government. But demanding territory and holding territory are two very different propositions. This territory is peopled by many races and by peoples of many shades of political belief. At no time has the Bolsheviki government been in anything like entire control. There have always been disturbing elements, and the mere occupation of the territory by Gerjnany will not tend to harmonize these opposing elements. Germany will be forced, if she holds the conquered territory, to keep large standing armies there. In fact, it is extremely doubtful if she can reduce her armies on the eastern front to any extent, and only future events will disclose whether or not she will actually be compelled to augment them.

It is, unfortunately, true that Germany’s occupation of the Russian provinces has opened to her a new 7 source of supplies. This however, is not in itself a matter for great alarm. Germany has all along had about all the supplies she could handle. The pathetic tales of German hunger and misery are a part of the shrewd German ganiig to enlist the sympathy cf Americans and cause letting up of the strenuous program that we have set ourselves. The additional supplies will not go far toward a victory for the Teuton arms. Taken all in all, whatever advantage Gerqiany may derive irom the conquered Russian provinces is being largely offset by the men anl supplies this country is steadil\ putting on the western front. Nothing w 7 ould please Germany more than for Americans to go into a funk over the Russian collapse and imagine that it has given her great advantage. Germany has carefully cultivated the delusion of her invincibility. It is her greatest card and she plays it at every opportunity. But the AlTies have pretty well taken herpelsure and are making thyiPdugh preparation to meet hei x fairly and conquer her. Tlyssijfnificance of the great Russiaufj/olfanse is the pity of a great gone wrong, when such bright possibilities were before it.

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Your garden is your physician's most trusted assistant. Dr. Root seems to have made a wrong diagnosis of the Russian ailment. When the butchers begin selling whale meat, will a man take a market basket or an auto truck t<* carry, home a soup bone? The government is in a fair way to account for the shortage of pork. Most of the hogs seem to have been attracted to Hog island. George Creel is worried bec-a he can not exercise c* nsorship over the talk at the knitting bees. He'll be all kinds of a fool if he ever undertakes it. The war seems to have reduced every resource“of the kaiser except bis family. That still remains intact. Hohenzollern patriotism is of the safe variety. Mr. Bryan is doubtless inclined to amend the old proverb that “a prophet is not without honor save in his own country.” He has recently been in another country. 4 Mayor Bill Thompson of Chicago has recently heard from that city in no uncertain terms. Since receiving the message, his senatorial bee has only a far-away buzzing sound. Perhaps when Hindenburg announced his intention to be in Paris by April 1 he didn’t contemplate taking his armies along. Better watch the roads for disguised tramps.. ' U ,

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Wlule the government is rooting out ,lhe bogs at Hog Island, it might also try its hand at locating those million hides said to have been retired from circulation hv the packers. Some of ns are going to need new shoes before long. Over in England they have sentenced a mac to prison for derogatory remarks about the United States. It's very humiliating to have to be tacfSl the first principles of loyalty to a friend and ally, hut we will have to endure *t. Constructive criticism trill be welcomed by every government department; destructive fault-finding has no place in the American scheme Of war. Unless you know that you can bei-er existing condition!:?, can the fault-finding and back up your government. Billy Sunday is reported to have coine $16,690 short of expenses in his Washington campaign. Billy should remember that while the hell be is advising men to shun may be a verity. Washington is ;usi .now engaged in - making war on a hell much more real aEd meracing. An American lately returned from Germany state? that among the many Americans still in that country, not one has beer accused of | any overt act against the government. Certainly not. .They have accepted the courtesies and protection of the government. even though it he only for a season, and Americans are not given to abusing the hospitality of a host. We wish we could say as much for many German subjects in this country.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

Bill Jonah Tinkle worked for me, before the army got him, and such a slouchy youth was be, I often yearned to swat him. He walked with an ungainly >ftoop, he shambled and he shuffled, and didn't seem to care a whoop whose minds were sorely ruffled. When in repose he seemed to slump, as though his joints were failing: he had to lean against a pnmp, a building or a railing. And when he went away to drill, 1 said. “ Twill be a pity, if they have many men like B« down there near Junction City. An army made of gangling gents, swaybacked and double-jointed, will look, in France, like twenty cent* —Haig will be disappointed." I saw this lad the other day, and he was slick and sassy; I hardly knew the blooming jay, he was so clean and classy. Erect, alert, ’wellgroomed and slim, he walked with spring and vigor, as though his legs belonged to him, and not to some lay figure. The army took this reuben green, and made him an Apollo: oh, wondrous transformation scene—it beats the band all hollow! The army has magicians beat: it takes the knock-kneed sinner, the man who is all neck and feet, and makes of him a winner.

DON'T TOP THE SHADE TREES

No difference how young or old a shade tree may be. it should be gone over each year and given such pruning as it may need. Ordinarily a shade tree needs but little pruning. A young tree should be pruned up until the lower branches are seven to ten feet above the ground. Species like the maple, with long horizontal branches, should be pruned up higher than the elm and sycamore, which hare ascending branches. In pruning np young trees, remove only a branch or two each year. Do not over prune and make the tree spindling. Remove all dead and dying branches 6 from any tree. If two branches rub each other, cut off one. Rarely is any other pruning needed. Small branches can be removed any time of the year without injury to the tree, but the removal of many small or large branches should be done while the trees have no leaves on them., Be careful to cut off branches flush with their sipport. In cutting off large branches, saw in on jibe under side about six inches from the support until the saw begins to pinch, then saw from the top side i a few inches farther out until the i branch breaks off. Then saw the I stub off flush with the support. Do not'paint wounds with ordinary paint or coal tar paint. If the j wound is treated, cover -it with j grafting wax. The greatest com- ' mandent of all is—NEVER TOP A | SHADE TREE. The State Board lof Forestry has just issued a folder on the planting and pruning of shade trees which mar be obtained \ free by writing to the State Forester, Indianapolis. Indiana.

Try one of those copy clip indelible pencils on Sale In The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Have nickel top, point protector and vest pocket holder—only 1# cents.

Important News Events of the World Summarized

u. S.—Teutonic War News

American troops are now holding something over eight miles of trenches on the battle front in France, it was learned at Washington, although in an airline their frontage is only about four and a half miles. This frontage is liable to extension at any time to the regular trench allotment for an army corps. • • * The American steamship Armenia, formerly a German merchantman, lies beached and badly damaged on the British coast after being torpedoed by a German submarine, it was learned with the arrival of tlie Armenia’s crew at an Atlantic port. * * * Conscription of income is inevitable if the next Liberty loan is not a success. Representative Rainey of Illinois, ranking Democratic member of the house ways and means committee, declared. • • * Forty-three American soldiers had been killed in action in France at the end of March 2. while 252 had been wounded and 35 captured or missing, according to war department information. * * . * A German attack at night on the trenches held by American forces in Lorraine was repulsed, the Trench official statement issued at Paris announced. American patrols operating In the same region, the statement adds, took a number of German prisoners. * * *

Building a §25,1X10,000 ordnance base In France, which will include about twenty large storehouses, 12 shop buildings. 100 smaller shops and magazines and machine tool equipment, was announced by the war department at Washington. • * • European War News A preliminary pence treaty between Ronmania and the central powers was signed, says a dispatch from Bucharest. Under the terms Roumania cedes the province of Dobruja as far as the Danube to the central powers. • • • Official announcement was made by the admiralty at London that the British armed merchantile cruiser Calgarian was torpedoed and sunk on March 1. Two officers and 46 men were lost. * * * The Russian official news agency announced at Petrograd that a supreme military council had been formed for defense of the country. The commissioner for military affairs has issued a decree ordering that the entire people he armed. The bolshevik leaders are prepared to withdraw even ns far as to the Ural mountains rather than submit to the defeat of the revolution, said Leon Trotzky, bolshevik foreign minister.

Do yon use the want ad. columns of The Democrat? If not, try an ad. [Under tU. Heed MUM wfll M pub Hahed for 1-cent-a- word for the fine insertion. 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional •nsertlon. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-flv* cents, but short notices coming within •he above rate, will be published two or more times—as (he ease may be—for 2i cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the adver User.] FORiALE For Sale —Apples.—Call 945-C. For Sale —Three or four tons timothy hay in stack. Call phone 923-L.—ROY TORBET. m-16 For Sale —Some seed potatoes, Earle Ohio's and Bugless.—ALFßED PETERS, phone 943-H. m-13 For Sale—Team, wagon and harness.^ —W; Rj GATES, at Yellow Front Restaurant. ■ - For Sale —Good 5-room house, hath, city water, electric lights, lot 50x150, 114 blocks from court house. —D. E. HOLLISTER. m-14 Timothy Seed—New, home-grown timothy- seed for sale,-—Phone j 337, JAMES E. WALTER, Mgr., J. .1. Lawler lands, Rensselaer. ts For Sale-*— Red polled Durham bull, 5 years old, registered; 2 milch cows with calves by side.—HARRY HIBBS, 10 miles north of Rensselaer, R-2. m-16 For Sale—Three good young mares, one 4-year-old black, one 5-year-old black, one 5-year-old chestnut -sorrel, wt 1200 to 1400.—F. L. HOOVER, phone 942-C. m-16 For Sale—Overland roadster, just been overhauled and in good nlng order; >good tires all around. Car has not been run to exceed 4.000 miles.- —See M. KUBOSKE, at Kuboske’s garage. ts For Sale—One balance fralne Rock Island corn planter, nearly new,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1918

100 rods wire. All In go«)d shape. 4 —W. H. WORTLEY, phone 949-H, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—A Webster’s New International Dictionary, almost new and very little soiled, sheep binding and good paper. Publisher's price sl2; will sell for $8 cash.. — JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. For Sale —As 1 have been draftedL I* ■wish to dispose of my stallion barn, lots, and four stallions, 1 Belgian and 3 Percherons, at Remington.—GEOßGE W. KNOCKED, Remington, Ind., phone 193. a-1 For Sale?—Modern residence, property of the late Mary G. Adams, located two blocks south of court' house, corner of Vanßensselaer and Grace streets. Terms reasonable. — Write ROBERT McELHOES, Monticello, Indiana. a-1 Typewriter Ribbons —The Democrat carries in stock in Its fancy stationery department the famouz Nedich make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typewriters. Price . 75c each. Will be sent by mail prepaid to any address on receipt of price. ts One of the Best Located Residence properties In Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two Improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn and other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone is worth pries asked for entire property. Terms if desired. For further particulars call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—6oo-acre farm 1 mils from Gloster, Miss., nice city of 2,000 population. Farm is well Improved. Located on Prentice highway, a macadam road being built from McComb to Natchez and which Intersects with the Jackson highway. Price S3O per acre.— HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 216 or 499. ts

FOR RENT “For Rent—Good 10-room house, electric lights, city water, bath, etc., good garden, garage and barn combined, one block from court house, very reasonable rent. For further information call THE DEMOCRAT, phone 315, ts FOUND Found —On Park avenue, a few days ago, a brush scythe. Call at Democrat office. m-14 Found —Large flat key, with letter “S” on one side and figures “53’’ on opposite side. —Call at Democrat office. m-15 WANTED Wanted Job on Farm—By Married man with small family.—P. O. BOX 15, Fair Oaks, Ind., phone 950-F. m-16 Veals Wanted —If you have a veal to sell, live or dressed, call USu* Black for good prices. m-nt> Wanted—Pure-bred Shorthorn bull, old enough for service.—G. M. MYERS, Rensselaer, phone 640. >mls Wanted—By an experienced farmer, a job by the month on a farm. Am a married man with a small family. Address BOX 76, Parr, Indiana. m-20 Wanted—Whole or part of a 10foot Star windmill wheel.— JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, R-l, phone Mt. Ayr, 92-D. LOST Lost—Some place on Washington street, near Front, Saturday night, a new leather glove for left hand. Finder please leave at Democrat office. m-16 Lost—ln Rensselaer Monday, between the former F. M. Haskell residence on Park avenue and the light plant, dark colored lap robe with yellow stripes and fringed ends. Finder please leave at Democrat office. im-16

MISCELLANEOUS Storage—l have two rooms for storage of light household or othet goods In The Democrat building, Terms reasonable.—F. E. BAB COCK. Phone 316 or 311. Own Your Own Home—The Rensselaer Building, Loan and Savings Association makes loans to those desiring to buy, build or improve homes, on EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Pay off that mortgage on" - your property by our plan, or build a home and let the monthly rental you are paying your landlord pay for your home. Call at our office and talk this over with our Secretary, D. DELOS DEAN, Odd Fellows building, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts Attention Farm Owners—The Walker Township National Farm Loan association can loan you money any place in Jasper county aj 5 per cent on thirty-six years’ time. Meet -us at Walker Center school house in Walker township the first Saturday night in each ifionth, or call or write V. M. PEER, Sec.-Treas., Fair Oaks, Indiana, or WILLIAM STALBAUM, Pres., Telit. Ind. tl FINANCIAL Money to Loan.—CHAS. J. DEAN A SON, Odd Fellows, Building, Rensselaer. ts Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. tl Mutual Insurance—Fire and Dghfc nlng. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 533-L. tl Farm Loans—Money to loan oe farm property in any sums np te SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. I sins (kill Without Delay, Kn P Wlthout Oommlsslea, ! Uol Ink Without Chargee fe* n ’Making or Recording Instruments. W. M. PARKHTBOa