Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1919 — Page 4

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The Scrap Book

JUST MADE ANOTHER SEARCH Old Boatman’s Ready Explanation of Dive He Seemed to Take With Some Suddenness...

boatload of trippers, when a timid young lady remarked that she hoped there was no danger. “No, miss!” returned the boatman; “theer ain’t no danger to be feared while I’m aboard. Twenty odd years, I’ve sailed this boat, and never had an' accident but once, and that wnsn t serious. Ye see, I wor just shoving off in this very.boat when the oar broke, and I lost it. Five years ago that wor, 'and I’ve never seen that oar again from that day to —” At that moment the oar he was us-. Ing slipped to the bottom, and the boatman fell overboard with a splash. When he scrambled into the boat again he was the coolest indivtdual on board. “It Just struck me,” he x said, quite calmly, “to have another look for that theer oar I wor talking about, but I don’t see nowt on it!” —London Answers.

Foch Was Nearly Killed.

Although it is not generally known, Foch had a very narrow escape from being killed in May, 1916. The marshal then commanded the army of the north, and while riding in a motorcar with his son-in-law, Captain Fournier, the car dashed into a tree between Dammartin and St. Sounpleta. Foch was severely hurt in the head. His son-in-law was still more seriously Both of them were taken to the American hospital at Jullly, and afterward to Meaux, where they remained for several weeks. The accident took place during the dark days of the second battle of Verdun, and the censor forbade all reference to the matter at that time.

Avoid Artificial Light.

Victory windows are windows wide open to the liglit. In the early autumn their screens and awnings are removed. When dijsk creeps along in the afternoons, their shades are drawn to the very top. No heavy curtains tying in them, for these absorb the rays. They are very clean. So much light comes into these windows and it goes so far into the corners and lingers so late, that gas and electricity are not needed within so long as there is a little brightness without. When artificial light is saved (lie coal is saved with which it is manufactured.

Bad Luck.

His better half, carried away by patriotic zeal, had followed him to France in the Red Cross. After a short period he made close acquaintance witii some shrapnel. Dear wifey was bending over his helpless form. The man looked, then closed his eyes. ‘ “Isn’t that Just my rotten luck?”.he murmured. “With all these pretty nurses over here looking after the soldiers, I had to draw you!”

Stocked Up for Winter.

A farmer living near Waterville, Me., says that his winter store includes, besides a big supply of winter vegetables and apples, two barrels of last year’s flour, milled from his own w’heat, of which this year's crop is yet to be thrashed,, 100 dozen of eggs, 20 Jars of chickens, 150 pint jars of jelly, 500 cans of preserves and six barrels of cider and vinegar. In addition he has 50 hens, beef and pork, and a woodshed full of wood.

How It Wai.

“Muh daughter-in-law, dat weighs two hund'ed and fifty pounds, fell downstairs ylste’d’y, and broke three legs.” “What yo’ talkin’ ’bout, sah? No lady has got three legs, no difference if she am yo’ daughter-in-law!" “No, sah; but She landed on her skinny husband, muh son, as it were, and broke two legs for him and one for herse’f.”—Kansas City Star.

No Romeo.

“Why did you reject Mr. Snippers?” “He’s too conservative for a girl of my romantic temperament." “Indeed ?” “Yes. When I asked him if he would love me always he said he didn’t expect to live always.”—Birmingham Age-Herald.

Thought Currents.

At a recent wedding in Irvington there was a lull in the outpour of congratulations, and these words floated forth In the waves of the Americanmade nuptial music: “I hope you both did welt” — Indianapolis News.

A Family Trait.

f ■ “My doctor says I ought to lead an active life.” “Well,’ marry my wife’s sister; she’ll keep you on the jump.’’—Boston Evening Transcript

Record for Quakes.

Greece holds the earthquake record with 8,187 shocks in a single year.

“Cool ai an Iceberg" is a Certain old boatman, and it is doubtful whether an earthquake would startle him or not. One day, using his oar as a punt pole, he was Just /pushing off with a

THE FIFTY-ODD THOUSAND.

New* Item: —Mor* than 51,000 Am*rl**a dbldlera killed in action and dial of wounds. Under their iittls whits cross**, . * Under th* bin* of th* sky. Under th* sod that is sacred to God, The brav* flftF-odd thousand 11*. Th*y sprang at th* sound of th* burl*, That th* fires of freedom might burn; They answered th* call and they sacrificed all— Men whs will never return. Tonder, across the Atlantic's Stormy and turbulent ■•*. Are the graves of th* men -who would perish again That th* world might b* happily fre*. Under th*lr little white cross**, 'Neath th* blue of the sky, rest the slain, A tear and a prayer for the dead ov*r there, They died, but they died not in vain.

CAMERA AS A STEREOPTICON

Ingenious Ide* by Which Photographic Apparatus May Be Made to Do Double Duty. - 1 / A handy method of turning an ordinary camera ii\to a stereopticon with which you can project enlarged images of photographs, picture postal cards, etc., upon a screen is described by F. E. Brimmer In Popular Science Monthly. The author gives to the contraption the hybrid name of cameropticon. Procure a box about 18 Inches wide by 24 inches long and in set your camera with its back removed. At the point where the lens contacts with the side of the box bore a twoinch hole. At a point six inches back of the camera place the photograph held upon a support. Near the camera, but where it will not shine into

Its back, place a bright light with a reflector behind it to concentrate the glare upon the photograph. Take your cameropticon into a dark room, turn on the light and you will find an image of your photograph upon the wall or screen provided*. Use a 120 candle-power bulb. , Of course you will have to focus Wntil the image is clear. Paint the Inside of the box black. The dotted lines show the path of the ligh rays.

Origin of Tally Ho!

In chatting about the British army in Palestine, which, in the intervals of business, occupied itself in hunting, shooting, fishing, and other British sports, a writer' in Palestine, the organ of the British Palestine committee, recalls a very interesting fact. He tells us I” is of Crusading origin, being the corruption of Tallus Hone, the Syrian for “Pome here." Thus, he comments, in the most unexpected way, a sporting cry brought home by King Richards men or Prince Edward’s men'is carried back to the land dt its origin by King George’s mt;n.

Poor Hub.

The loving wife entered a tobacconist's shop and held a piece of brown cloth before the eyes of the perplexed clerk. “Say, look here,” she demanded. “Can you match this with cigars or stogies or anything? It’s a piece of my husband’s new brown suit. If you haven’t, got the right shade, say so at once and I'll try around the corner. But I do despise to see a jnan with light brown cigars sticking out the pockets of a dark’ brown suit.

Big Walnut Crop.

California's immense 1918 crop of wainuts is more than half harvested. It is now apparent that the present season will be the most satisfactory of any in the history of walnut growdng in this state. The crop is the largest, and the quality and price the best ever known. The results of this year’s campaign constitute a tremendous boost for co-operative walnut growing. From 65,000 acres the walnut growers will sell nine and a half million dollars worth of nuts.

No More Germans.

An unusually inquisitive four-year-old approached his mother the other day and asked: “Mother, did the same God that made us make the Germans?” The mother answered: “Why, yes, John Patrick; God made every one.” Later that evening, after the children’s prayers had been said, John Patrick announced: “Well, mother, I’ve asked God not to make any more Germans.” —Indianapolis Star.

As Bad as War.

“Have you ever been under fire?” “Lots of times.” “In the front line trenches?” “No, but I spend all my summgrs hunting deer In the Maine woods.”— Youngstown Telegram.

Relationship.

“Is she his first wife?”, “Well, as he married her again after divorcing her, she is what you might .call his first wife once removed.”—Boaton Evening Transcript.

Spasmodic Sermon.

A great many men color their conversation with white lies. —Indianapolis Star.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Hidden Treasure

By T. B. ALDERSON

(Co»yrl<ht. 191*. Wwtera Nawapspsr Onto*.) “Bld up, gentlemen I” rang out the ■trident tones of the auctioneer. "What am I offered for this remarkable work of art? It suggests a theme of moonlight on the water. At all events there’s a moon and a brook, and—" “Fifty cents!” pronounced a casual voice, and idlers about the room facetiously commented on the framed daub presented “One dollar,” nodded Ray Martin. He had strolled into the place out of curiosity. ' A sign at the door had advertised the sale of an art collection “gathered up nt large cost from famous ateliers.” Some fair pictures had brought quite pretentious prices. “Last of the lot, perhaps it’s a gem,” resumed the auctioneer, and he swung aloft a small framed oil painting feebly presenting a conventional willage scene. Just as a bid of k dollar had been made, Ray noticed a young lady hasten through the doorway. she looked worried and anxious. He noted the fair face and graceful form, and that she was poorly, though neatly dressed. Her lips parted eagerly as her glance swept the picture. “Two dollars," she spoke almost breathlessly. At that moment a hook-nosed, hunchshouldered man, evidently a professional picture broker, glided covertly to her side. Watching her Intently, his small, beady eyes twinkling as he promptly raised the bld to $4. The girl bid again, nervously fidgeting with her shabby little purse. Her face fell as the picture broker called out $6. Evidently she had named the limit of her cash possessions. The picture broker kept his eyes fixed upon her as though striving to discover her interest in the picture. He was so absorbed In this analysis that Ray had time to bid $lO. “Sold,” rang out the auctioneer’s tones. The picture broker shrugged his shoulders and the girl with a despairing face started to leave the place. « “Pardon me,” spoke Ray, hastening after her, moved by an inexplicable impulse he could not resist, “you were interested in that picture” The girl turned her tear-filled eyes upon him. She seemed to read the sympathy and chivalry expressed In his clear open face. .“Yes,” she said in a low, broken tone. They have been selling off pictures my father owned. He was Paul .Dalton, an art connoisseur, and they seized what was left when he died, for debt. There were two pictures I hoped to recover, valueless, but mementoes. The one you purchased was the only” one he ever attempted to paint. It proved him to be no artist, and he never tried a second picture. I cherished it just because it was his work.” “I see,” said Ray. “Well, it is yours, Miss Dalton. I bid it in for you because I fancied you wanted it. There was another one,” and he pointed out the moonlight canvas. “You shall have that, too.” “Oh ! Indeed —” “Give me real pleasure by accepting both,” he urged. “The moonlight picture was one my father kept always hung in his room,” said Inez. “I know not why. Yes, those are the two pictures I do cherish. lam very poor, but lam working, and may soon be able to pay you back. What have you expended?” “A mere trifle,” declared Ray. “Give me your address and I will send them to you—or bring them?” he added half interrogatively. That was the commencement of a charming love idyl. It grieved Ray to find this lonely orphan girl living in a room in an old tenement so rickety that it was almost unsafe, but she said frankly that it was the best she could afford until she had got ahead with some photographic coloring work she had undertaken. The two paintings had been hung upon the wall, and day by day the earnest gratitude of Inex grew into the truest regard. One day when Ray called upon her a man left the apartment whom he at once recognized as the ferret-faced picture broker. He looked askance at Inex, who at once explained the visit. , “He is Blaclie, picture broker," she explained to Ray. He has called here several times. He Insists that ago my father purchased a rare painting for SSOO, investing all his money In ‘The Mourners,’ the noted original picture of Vicenzo Grattl, the Italian master artist. That was his interest in the sale of my father’s picture. He says he will give SIO,OOO for the painting, and is sure some mystery covers its disappearance.” At Just that moment there transpired what Ray Imd ever feared. There was a crash. #S»*Sold structure fyad settled on its foundations. » The building shook, awl Ray seized Inez just in time to save her from the deluge of falling plaster. They had removed her poor effects from the ruined room to a safer apartment when Blaclie appeared on the scene. The frame of the moonlight picture had broken in its fall. Inspecting it, Blaclie uttered* a joyous, ringing cry. “Two canvases!” he cried, "and behold the under fine! 'The Mourners!’ ” Thus Paul Dalton hid find held safe his precious treasure. A true artist at soul, he could not beat to part with it, even amid his But poverty for Inez no longer—, only happiness, and love, and the husband' sh% idolized, Ray Martin.

FOR CONTROL OF UGLINESS

Selene* Should Be Capable of Remedyin* or Preventing Defect*, Either Physical or Mental. Why is It that one member of a fam* fly la ugly or Imperfectly developed, while all the other* are practically perfect Id form and features? Nearly every family hae Its ugly member. If the defects happen to be physical the sufferer will be known as the runt of the family, or if the defects are of the morals, as the black sheep. There are good and sufficient causes for all physical and moral ugliness and there is nb reason why these causes may not be discovered and controlled. Why should one member of a family be made sick by eating the same food the others eat and that he has often eaten before? To say that it doesn’t happen to agree with him may be satisfactory to some, but to the intelligent. Inquiring physician It is not There Is something wrong with the human machine or it would produce proper results. To the mechanical engineer Improper results are suggestive either of a lack or of a perversion of energy. The organ or portion of machinery that has failed to do Its proper share of work has not -been supplied with its proper share of nerve force. May we not applf the same rules to the building up of the body'and of the mind also?

BOHEMIA LAND OF PATRIOTS

Popular Idea Concerning the Country and Its People Has Been Far From the Truth. When Shakespeare wrote of “the seacoast'of Bohemia” he showed no cheerfuller disregard of fact than most of us now do when we think of that richly storied country as a land of s gypsies forever bent upon gay or wlldsome adventure. “Bohemian” has stood for many an age as an appellation for carefree wanderers; yet as origlfhlly applied by the French it probably referred to the expatriated disciples of the Bohemian martyr, John Huss. Spiritual and patriotic fervor rather than lightheartedness are the traditional marks of this people, who after long generations of subjection to Teuton Austria are coming Into their own. _ Bohemia was the home of the Czechs for hundreds of years before Germanic invaders broke in upon its happy freedom, as early, indeed, as the sixth century before Christ. The Czechs’ love of country and of liberty and their sense of Slavic kinship with their oppressed Slovak brethren dwelling near by never died or dimmed. Despite tyranny and persecution they have clung to pride in their past and to hope for their future; they'' have cherished their language, their literature and customs, their commcgi faith and ideals. —Atlanta Journal.

Birch Bark.

The bark of the yellow birch can be compared with nothing else. The tree Is unique among trees. The yellow btrch, often better called the sliver birch, has a bark more tinsel-like than that of any other tree. It seems to have been made for campers to admire, or perhaps, in an emergency, to use to kindle the camp fire. But do not allow the appreciation of the useful to overcome your appreciation of the beautiful. Itjs true that the bark may thus be used for kindling, aijd it is also probably true that the removal of the loose bark does not Injure the tree, but such removal injures the beauty of the tree, as you then deprive it of its chief characteristic. The manner in which the bark breaks on the main trunk, expands and rolls back in ribbon-like curls and strips, which long remain attached and rustle in every passing breeze could not fall to elicit the admiration of every lover of the forest. It is noticeable that on old trunks the character of the bark is different, as there it is roughened by irregular plate-llke scales.—Boys’ Life.

Canton a City of Canals.

At Canton, the oldest city in southern China, the Aver Is, In effect, canalized, and the shipping is heavy and varied. The water is deep enough for ships of 1,000 tons burden as far as the city, but foreign boats come up only as far as Whampoa, nine miles to the southeast, where there are extensive docks. Here the loading and unloading is done by native boats. Vessels of deep draft lie outside the bar. Forty miles below Is the Boca Tigris (Mouth of the Tiger), and the water widens into a wide estuary. Water divides the old from the new town and surrounds the island and the suburbs, where the Europeans live, so that Canton has an abundance of picturesque water life, including a big houseboat population.

Most Costly Gown.

What is the most valuable costume in the world? The New York Outlook asks, and says in answer: “An inventory of the dresses of queens, of the wives of the maharajahs of India, and of the princesses of fashion in every land would no doubt include costumes of fabulous value, but could any of them match two gowns mentioned in Theophile Gautier’s “Italy:” “The sacristy of the cathedral at Milan contains a treasure which ought not to surprise those who have seen the wardrobe of Notre Dame at Toledo, Spain, in which a'single robe covered with white and black pearls Is worth 7,000,000 francs, ($1,400,000), and yet that of Milan is fully as valuable.”

STAR SPANGLED BANNER

Oh, say, edn you see, by the.daww’s early light. What mm proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose stripes end bright stars, through the periloue tight. O’er the ramiparta we watched, were so gallantly streaming?. And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting In air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. w Chorus Oh, say; does that star-epangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free amid the home of the brave? On the shore dimly seen, thro’ the mists es the deep, Where the foe’s haughty host In dread silence reposes. What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first' beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream. Chorus ’Tis the star-spangled banner, oh, long may It. wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. Oh, thus be it ever whfen free men shall stand Between their loved homes and wild war’s desolation, Blest with victory and peace, May the heaven rescued land, Praise the power that hath made And preserved us a nation, cause it is just, And this is our motto, In God is our trust. Then conquer we immst, for our

AMERICA

My Country! 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty. Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrim’s pride! From every mountain side Let freedom ring! My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and sills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. Let music swell the breeze. And ring from all the trees, Sweet freedom’s song; Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our fathers’ God, to thee, Author of Liberty, To thee we sing; Long may our land be bright, With freedom’s holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King.

OVER THERE

Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun. Take it on the run, on the run, on the run, Hear them calling you and me, Every son of liberty. Hurry right away, no delay, go today, ( Make your daddy glad lb have had such a lad, Tell your sweetheart not tp pine, To be proud her boy’s in line. Chorus Over there, over there, send the word, send the word over there. That the Yanks are coming, The ' Yanks are coming. The drums rum-tum-ming everywhere, So prepare, say a prayer, send the send the word to beware. We’ll be over, we’re coming over, And we won’t be J>ack till its over, over there! Johnnie get your gun, yet your gun, get your gun, Johnnie show the hun, you’re a son of a gun. Hoist the flag and let her fly. Yankee Doodle do or die. Pack your little kit,' show your grit, do your bit. Yankees to the ranks from the towns and the tanks. Make your mother proud of you And the old Red, White and Blue.

THERE’S A LONG, LONG TRAIL.

Nights are growing very lonely, Days are very long, I’m a growing weary only List’ning for your qong. Old remembrances are thronging Thro’ my memory, Till it seems the world Us full of dreams Just to call you back to me. Chorus There’s a long, long trail a winding, Into the land of my dreams, Where the' night-in-gales are singing, And a white moon beams; There’s a long, long, night of waiting, Until all’my dreams all come true; Till the day when I’ll be going down That long, long trhil with you. All night long I hear you calling, Calling sweet and low, Seem to hear your footsteps falling Everywhere I go. Tho’ the road between us stretches Many a weary mile, I forget that you’re not with me yet When I think I see you, smile.

Every farmer wno his farm ought, to have printed stationery with his name and the name of his postofflce properly given. The prln* ed heading might also give the names of whatever crops he special izes In or his specialties In stock. Neatly printed stationery gives you personality and a standing with any person or firm to whom you write t jd' Insures the proper reading 91 your name and address. Subscribe for The Democrat.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2S, ISIS

FOR SALE ■ ■■■!..l I ■ I. ! HI ■ ' ■ For Sale—About 40 tons of tiafathy hay.—Gall 915-G.- «-l 1 - - -? I — - - For Sale Some brood sows, to farraw in March.—Phone 908-B, I. L. JONES, - Pleasant Ridge, j-25 For Sale—A 4-cyllnder Buick, 1»13 model,, good condition, all new tires. Will sell at reasonable price. A. ODLE, phone 923-F. For Sale—2oo hedge posts at my arm 6 miles southwest of Rensselaer.- —W. H. RITCHEY, Rensselaer, Indiana, phone 312. For Sale—Some white oak and black oak second growth timber, near Egypt school house. Will sell by patch or load. —WM. P. MICHAEL, phone 927-H • j-25 For Sale —Registered Spotted Poland China male hog, wt. about 80® pounds, also a good young registered Shorthorn bull. —JAMES W. AMSLER, phone 933-B. >26 For Sale or Trade for Live Stock— My Overland touring car, "Model 83,’’ 1916, in good condition, with five tjres. Car has not run over 10,000 miles. Price reasonable. — GEO. WENRICK, 3% miles north of Goodland, Ind. j-M For Sale—Paragon lever paper cutter, 23-inch, recently rebuilt and In A-l condition. —THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale* —Some very fine pure-bred M. B. turkeys, both hens And toms. Some extra ' good toms. Want to dispose of all except those I will keep for my own use. Call early If you want some of these birds before they are all taken.— WM. HERSHMAN, Medaryville, Ind., R-l. ts For Sale—ln The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply 'department—steel die -umbering machines, rubber stamp daters, rubber stamp pads, typewriter ribbons for all practically makes of typewriters, spun glass Ink erasers, account files, filing cabinets, typewriter papers, legal blanks, etc. Office Supplies—Rubber stamp daters, ink pads, steel die nuriibering machines, carbon paper, all kinds of typewriter papers, secondsheets in onion-skin, both white and colored, etc., etc., at The Democrat office. For Sale—Some real bargains fas well Improved farms located within three miles of Rensselaer.. 120 a., 133 »., 212 a., 152 a., 80 a. 1 also have some exceptional bargains in Improved farms of all sires farther out from Rensselaer. For further particulars see me or call phone 246, office, or 499, home.— HARVEY DAVISSON. ts

For Sale—lOO acres well improved fanmi in Gillam township, 5% miles from town, 4 miles from station, on improved gravel road. All level black land, good fences and buildings. Price right; terms reasonable. Possesion March first. 200-dcre farm improvements; level, black land, 110 acres in cultivation balance pasture, six miles from town. Price $65 per acre. Terms to suit. Possession February 1. Also 120-acre farm, good improvemetats, located on stone road. 100 acres in cultivation, 20 acres pasture. Price and terms right. Will trade any one or all "of the above farms.—JOHN A. DUNLAP.

FOR RENT For Rent—My house on Park avenue, electric lights, city water. — MARY JANE HOPKINS. ts WANTED Wanted Wodd-choppers to cut cordwood near. Rensselaer.JOHN J. LAWLER. See J. E. Walter, Mgr., phone 337. ts Married Men Wanted—To work on farm in lowa, good wages, steady work year around, furnish good house to live in, milch cow and garden? State age of each in family, also experience in farming in first letter. Address J. W. CROWLY, Emmetsburg, lowa. j-18 Wanted—More farmers to know about the great lapd movement In the clover lands of Wisconsin. See me.about the next excursion. Office In Wright Bldg., near Wallington street bridge. Open evenIngs. Telephone 418. ELMER GWIN. , ts Bookkeeper, office man, clerk, etc., can make fromi five to twentyfive dollars per week on the aide without interfering with present work by selling health and accident insurance to acquaintances. Others, are doing it. Write for particulars. —Great Western Accident Insurance Cojnpany, Des Moines, lowa. f-15 MISCELLANEOUS Standing Timber—We have dry wood, standing timber, 2 to 3 miles west of Parr. Will sell in patches, any quantity desired.—J. J. LAWLER, phone J. E. Walter, Mgr. 337. ts FINANCIAL Money to Loan.—CHA®. J. DEAN ■ SON, Odd Fellows, BitUdlng, Rensselaer. w 0 Mutual Insurance—Fire and UgMH nlng. Also state cyclone. Inquß|| of M. I. ADAMS. Phone M3-L. Farm Loans—Money • to loan e® farm property In any sums aa M llO.OffD.—E. P. HONAN.