Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1919 — Page 2

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HE m COUNT! DEMOGRIT F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephone* Office 315 Residence 311 Entered as second class mail matter June 8, 1908, at the poetoffice at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879, Published Wednesday and Saturday The Only All-Home-Print Newspaper In Jasper County. SUBSCRIPTION $2 00 PER ANNUM—STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. —ADVERTISING RATES—DISPLAY Fifteen cents per Inch. Special position. Eighteen cents inch. READERS Per line, first insertion, five cents. Per line, additional insertions, three cents. WANT ADS One cent per word each insertion; minimum 25 cents. Special price if run one or more months. Cash must accompany order unless advertiser has ‘an open account. CARD OF THANKS Not to exceed ten lines, fifty cents; cash with order. ACCOUNTS All 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, MAY 21, 1919.

LOCUSTS NOT SO DESTRUCTIVE

Some evening in the latter part of this month, when the sun has gone down and the dusk is settling, the ground about the trees in a score of places east of the Mississippi river will begin to stir, and from holes that will appear in the surface will come crawlings millions, perhaps billions, of insects not unlike beetles. Almost without pause they will make for the nearest tree and begin to ascend the trunk. They will climb until they find a place where they can get a good grip on the bark with their forefeet. Each one then will take hold, brace himself and hump his shoulders until the skin splits from the neck uown the back. Each ,will then struggle like a main who is trying to gel out of a tight and sweaty shirt. When the struggle is over there will be clinging to the bark a creature dressed in snowy white, with two black patches on his back, eyes of coral red, and & pair of rudimentary wings. The wings grow rapidly. By the next day they will be full size, hard and glistening, veined with red, and folded like a roof over the creature’s back. The body will have changed from white through reddish brown to nearly black. The woods will then begin to thrill and vibrate with a sound that penetrates the ear like a knife —- a sound that a Massachusetts his-

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torian of early days described as “Such a constant yelling noise as made all the woods ring... and ready to deaf the hearers.” It is the culmination of one of the marvels of the insect world: the arrival at maturity of the periodic cicada, more commonly known as the 17-year locust The shrill note, which only the males can make, is not a song, but an infinitely rapid vibration of a <membrane, or typmpanum, moved by powerful muscles. Take a tin pail that has a slightly buckled bottom and push the bottom in and out. You get the same kind of note. If you could move it more than 17 times a second, the note would be continuous.

To the female, that shrill note| is a love song. She chooses some Caruso whose voice pleases her, and they mate. In a little while she proceeds to lay the eggs that are to become her offspring of the next generation—children that she' never see, whose voices will sound upon a world of unpredictable change. To perform that last great function of her life she crawls out upon a slender twig of last year’s growth, in which the sap is quick. There, with an implement that may well] have given to man the idea of the steam or compressed-air drill—a| horny cylinder in which two chisel blades play up and down in grooves—she digs a trench, or slit, in the bark and in it lays the eggs. Her life work is now done, and in, a few r days nhe dies. When, in a few weeks, the young hatch, they are like ants with strong front claws. They drop from the twig to thy crawl into the nearest Assure, burrow to a depth of from six inches to two

Feet, and there live for 17 years on the nutriment that seeps into 1 their bodies from the soil or that 1 they suck from roots. So the round of life is completed. The brood that is due this month has appeared on time ever since the middle of the seventeenth century and probably from a date far earlier. Among tne places where it may be expected are the District of Columbia, northern Virginia, northern West Virginia, southeastern Pennsylvania, most of New Jersey, regions negr New York city, western Long island, near Niagara Falls, Rutland, Vermont, western North Carolina, northern Georgia, many places in Ohio, all of Indiana, northern Kentucky, southern Michigan, eastern Illinois, and Sauk City, Wisconsin. Contrary to the usual belief, the insects do little damage. They eat no vegetation of consequence. The only harm they do is injuring young trees, especially orchard trees, by puncturing the new twigs for a place to lay their eggs.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

When I am sick, in punk condition, when I am lame and blind and halt, I hire" the city’s best physician, then if I die it’s not my fault. The big physicians charge like thunder, they charge each time they draw breath, but they give value for the plunder; they show us how to sidestep death.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

When my old auto's In a panic, with many doodads breaking loose, I hire the best mechanic that our small village can produce. He has no conscience when he charges, or so odefish I sometimes think; but he can fix our boats and barge-: when they are strictly on thn blink. Some other ger.U flight do it cheaper, but when re cctl.t the final cost, we find running expenses running deeper; the tinhorn workman is a frost. The Tinhorn workman badly botches all tb'ngs entrus’jd to his care: he spoils our pants and hats and watches, and bungles when he cute our hair. When I decide to paint my stable, I'd hire a Titian at his best, some grand old master, amply able to make all rivals seems a jest. 1 patronize the ablest baker that in this country hetnlet dwells, and w-hen 1 die my undertaker must be the one who’s wearing bells.

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the Casino. The "Y” has rented it. It is a great, fine building. We can get any kind of information. Can get good things to eat; plenty of shows and good music; fine writing room and a large room for dancing. After seeing the “Y” and getting on to the ropes of the town I Just had to spend another franc tor more beer. Took a fine stroll on the promenade which gives a fine view of the Mediterranean sea. Do you know I nearly strained my eyes trying to see New York over across the “pond,” but nothin’ doin’, it was too far away. But the waves as they rolled up against the beach brought back the memories of other days when I was on the lookout for a submarine.

Well, after doing Nice for three or four days I took a car up to Monte Carlo on the Italian border. I went through the Casino at Monte Carlo, wuich is the largest gambling house in the world, and it is surely some building. You can’t even get a look-in at a game there for less than 25,000 francs. None but the royal families and millionaires can afford to do any business. A buck private and his dice wouldn’t have much of a show at craps, "I don’t think.” Then I went up on the hill and saw the Prince Albert castle. This place seems to be a little monarchy of its own. It only covers about 360 acres and includes the pretty towns of Monte Carlo, Monaco and and one other that I cannot think of the name of. But, anyhow, Monaco is the capitol of the place and is ruled by the prince. The prince and princess were at home when I was there and for that reason they would not let us go through the palace. But passed up close enough to the iron gate so that I sort of excited the guard and I thought it was about time for me to “beat it.”

Well, from there I went through the museum. This building was put up by the prince and contains Ash and everything that lives in the water and which were collected by the prince. From there I visited “Suicide cliff.” Here the unlucky gambler as a rule settles everything iby throwing himself over the steep, rocky cliff into the water. From there I went down the hill into Monaco and got a Ane dinner for Ave francs at one of the hotels. After dinner I went to Menton on the border; bought some postcards and some handkerchiefs from a pretty little Italian girl. Had some more beer. This time I was drinking in another country. Bought some oranges and was ready to come back to Nice. So this is only a part of my stay here. I w’on’t or can’t tell you of all the beautiful scenes of this wonderful little place. It is the Aower of France. Never gets cold here, and the prettiest girls I ever saw—but at that, give me the American girl. Well, this is Saturday and I have only one more day to stay, but' can say that I have been very lucky to have come here, and wouldn’t have missed it for anything. I o , nly wish now that I was coming home 1 instead of going back to camp. I am in the "Y’’ writing this, over the blue waters of the sea. I am facing the west and all I can see is water; but far, far across the deep are the ones I love and it seems that I can see you all this morning. These seven happy, glorious days will soon be spent and then back to the camp and authority. Am sending you a few photos I had made here in Nice. Will only send a few for my pocketbook is not very heavy. v Here are also a couple of handkerchiefs that I got while in Italy. They are not very much but good for memory’s sake, you know. Your son and brother, CORP. JESSE GRIMM. Co. M, 324 Inf., A. P. O. No. 791.

You can still buy a good rub-ber-tipped lead pencil for a. nickel in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. An armload of old papers for 5c at The Democrat office.

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The World’s Next Step

wo. • Wbal I* Onr fluty In < *an«*llon With th- I —«~a* *r Nation*?

By CLARENCE L. BREED

(Written tor sad Approved by th* Illlaote Branch of t.**ruv to Before* P*aea.) “What Is my duty as an Individual In connection with the league of nations?" you may ask. “What have I got to do with this big world question? Will any notion op my part have any Influence on the forces that are now settling the destinies of the world?” Every citizen of the United State* has a duty to perform now. In connection with the league of nations, just as nrgent as he had when we were at war. You did not hesitate to do y nr part then just because you were only one of a hundred million and on the theory that any little saving or Investing or working that you could do would have little effect toward defeating Germany. Every individual citizen Is represented In Washington by a senator. You may not know hhn; may never have seen him. Nevertheless he has some respect for your opinions; he wishes to win your vote once more. If he did not respect the opinions of his constituents he would be a queer person, for he Is sent to Washington to carry out the wishes of tfie majority of the vqters. Now the United states senate is the la>dy which has the power to ratify or reject treaties. The British premier has promised to submit the peace treaty to parliament for its approval, too; but he has just had an election and knows where parliament stands. When the representatives of all or most of the other nations sign the treaty of peace, that is all that Is necessary. It then becomes operative. But America will not be at peace with Germany nor will it be a member of the league of nations until the senate has ratified the treaty. If the senate should refuse to ratify it, we would then be in the position of being at war when all the remainder of the world was at peace, and of being out side of a league of nations which embraced most of the other important countries. “Is It possible,” you may ask, “that the senate could fall to ratify a treaty and thps leave us out in the cold? Are we ready to stand alone in this federated world? Can we assume the role of China and build a wall of exclusiveness around us?” Looked at in that light it does not seem possible; yet when one listens to the speeches made dally in the senate it does seem as though many senators are far from ready to vote for the treaty which contains a provision for a league of nations. They may believe that they are backed by the voters. It is our duty as voters to let them know whether they are carrying out our wishes or not.

In this series of articles there has been no attempt to present an argument that the constitution of the league of nations as it stands is a perfect document. There very likely Is room for many Improvements. If there were not, It would be an exception to every other constitution ever adopted. Conditions may arise a decade or century from now of which we can have no conception at this time, any more than the framers of the American Constitution could have foreseen the developments of today. But there can be no doubt that the world, as a whole, now disapproves of war and denies the necessity for war, and that the league of nations as now proposed is a sincere effort to do away with the danger of war. There is every reason to believe that it stands more than a fair chance of succeeding, while it is so drawn as to present few if any perils that we have not always had with us if it falls to succeed. The constitution of the league does not prevent the United States from doing anything it wants to do, for the reason that the United States has no designs on the property of its neighbors. It does not Impose any new burdens upon us comparable with the war debt which has just been heaped on us through no fault or desire of our own. The league may call upon the United States to do its part in governing some of the backward portions of the globe until they are ready to govern themselves. This may entail some expense, some trouble, possibly some small loss of American lives, as in the case of the Philippines, but nothing in comparison to the losses in men and money sustained in our participation in what was for us only the fag end of a great world war.

Every man must do his duty in his own community, if he expects good government. If he believes in the league of nations, it is his duty now to let his representatives In the senate know it. If he does not, it likewise is his duty to make his beliefs known. The plain people, the world over, are letting it be known that they are against international war. Most of them believe that the league of nations is now the one way to prevent it. If you so believe, you are not doing your duty, unless you let your senator know that you want the treaty ratified. Illinois senators are Medlll McCormick, 111 West Washington street, Chicago, 111., and Lawrence Y. Sherman, Springfield, 111. Communications may be sent them at these addresses. Further information regarding the league of nations, including pamphlets, may be obtained at the office of the Illinois state branch of thesLeague te Enforce Peace, 342 Monadnock block, Chicaao. 111.

The First National BanK of Rensselaer CONDENSED * OONDKNgKD HTATEMKNT OF CONDITION AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 18, 1010. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts . (498,606.98 Overdrafts 2,338.64 U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation 25,000.00 r U. 8. Bonds to secure Postal Deposits 7,000.00 U. 8. Treasury Certificates 145,000.00 U. 8. Liberty Bonds actually owned 29,550.00 Other Securities 1,300.00 Stock Federal Reserve Bank 2,400.00 Banking House 28,000.00 Furniture, Vault and Fixtures 6,061.25 Other Real Estate 5,000.00 Lawful Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ... 36,317.46 Cash and Due From Banks 67,687.80 Redemption Fund 1,250.00 Interest Earned but not collected . . 13,077.85 War Savings Certificates 176.07 Bills in Transit 2,611.57 1871,377.62 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 60,000.00 Surplus 20,000.00 Undivided Profits (less expenses and taxes paid) 35,185.59 Interest collected but not earned.. .. 138.09 Reserve for Taxes 1,554.95 Circulation 25,000.00 Due to Banks . .., 1,276.36 Certified Checks .. . 68.25 Deposits 667,091.45 Bills Payable Federal Reserve Bank . 61,062.93 fd71.37t.42

The value of the 1916-1917 Egyptian cotton crop was estimated at 1195,000,000, chiefly long staple. No better job wo k produced in this section of Indiana than that turned out by The Democrat.

CIRCUIT COURT ALLOWANCES

Following are the allowances made by the judge of the circuit court of Jasper county, Indiana, at the regular April term, 1919: PETIT JURORS. B F. Alter, 5 days $ 12.50 William Childers, 5 days.. 12.50 Milton Roth, 5 days 12.50 W. C. Babcock, 3 days.... 7.50 C. Gulbranson, 2 days, 44 <m 7.20 Edgar Duvall, 5 days.,... 12.50 Alfred 'Hoover, 5 days. .... 12.50 Harry Gilbert, 4 days, 24 m 11.20 David Alter, 4 days, 18 m 10.90 Vern Nowels, 5 days 12.50 Wepley Hinkle, 1 day, 12 m 3.10 L. C. Asher. 1 day, 60 m 5.50 John M. Shields, 1 day. .;. . 2.50 J. W. Hltchlngs, 1 day. ... 2.00 Charles Rowen, 5 days.... 12.50 William Scott, 4 flays.... 10.00 Harry Swartzell, 3 days. . 7.50 Willis Lutz, 2 days 5.00 CLERK AND MISCELLANEOUS Jesse Nichols, per dm clerk 48.00 Same, drawing petit jury. . .50 Same, drawing grand jury .25 Same, oath to jury bailiff. . .50 Same, oath to bar bailiff. . .50 Same, oath court reporter .50 Same, recd allow, to jurors 1.00 Same, same bailiffs .50 Same, general cert, allow.. 1.00 Same, allow, spec, judges 2.00 Same, venire petit jury... .80 T. D. Woodworth, >p d shrff 48.00 Same, taking state papers to I Kentland 7.00 B. F. Fendig, jury commr. . 0.00 'John Molder, repair chair .75 Clark & Hamilton, ptg b dkt 20.00 I. O. Nichols, prep br docket 5.00 West P,ub Co., law books.. 48.00 Edw. TBoimpson Co., same 6.00 Callahan & Co., same.... 15.00 BObbs-Mernll Co., same. . . 4.00 Jerry Garland, jy biff 5 dys 10.00 ! B. D. McColly, rm biff 24 ds 48.00 G. Fergusotn, rdg biff 12 dys 30.00 F jE. Bell, ct reptr 24 dys 120.00, J. A. Dunlap, special judge 20.00 George A. Williams, same.. 10.001 Burton B. Berry, same.... 15.00 George F. Marvin, same. . 15.00 James P. Wason, same.... 5.00 JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor Jasper County.

NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT FOB COUm FABM SUFFLIES. Notice is hereby that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, will, on Monday, June 2nd, 1919, receive sealed proposals for furnishing Groceries, Dry Goods and Meat for the use of County Poor Asylum. All blds to be on file by 2 o'clock p. m. of said date and to be accompanied by affidavit as required by law. By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana. The board reserves the right to reject any and all blds. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor.

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FOR SALE For Sale—Five sows, weight about 200 pounds each, due to farrow in June; also one Duroc male hog. —JOHN HILL, Gifford, Ind. m 2 9 For Sale—New reed go-cart, fur robe, high chair* and child’s rocker.—PHONE 410. m 24 For Sale—Buckwheat \ seed, recleaned. —FRANK STOVER, Fair Oaks, Ind., R-2, phone 910-E. ts For Sale—Some second-hand Fords, in good shape.—M. J. KUBOSKE’S Garage. ts For Sale—One Spotted Poland China male hog, 1 year old. Papers furnished. Best in Jasper county. —JAMES A. GILMORE, R-2, Rensselaer, Ind. m 2 4 For Sale —Good oak lumber. Am' now sawing and want your speci- I fioations for building frames.—'

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21. 1»M».

LAWSON BRUCE, phone 925-C. m 25 For Sale—Paragon lever paper outter, 23-lnch, recently rebuilt and in A-l condition.—THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—SO patent bee hives with Hoffman frames and foundation, and 100 supers for comb honey—cheap. Will sell in small lots.— JOHN ROORDA, 2 miles east and 1 mile south of Thayer, Ind. m2O For Sale—ln The Democrat's Fancy Stationery and Office Supply department—steel 'Je -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. For Sale—Good 10-20 tractor and 3 bottom plows, plowed lees than 20 acres; will sell cheap.—E. P. LANE, phone 537. ts For SaJe 10 acres, 35 acres in small grain; house, barn, garage and orchard. Possession at once. Price (75. Terms, SBOO down and long time on remainder. Large list of farms for sale. List your farms and property with us.—GEO. F. MEYERS, Rensselaer, Ind. ts For Sale—Gasoline coil water heater, for bath room or barber shop. Little used, works perfectly, but tearing out of bath room left no use for IL Will eeii very cheap. —Enquire at DEMOCRAT OFFICE. For Sale, cash or payments—Several rebuilt typewriters, 3 Olivers, Nos. 3 and 5, 2 Smith Premier No. 10, etc.; also brand-new Olive'* No. 9. Rebuilt machines are in splendid condition and will do just as good work as brandnew machines and you can buy one of these for one-half to less than one-half the price of a new machine. Easy monthly payments, If desired, to responsible parties.— THE DEMOCRAT’S FANCY STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY DEPT. ts

For Sale—Everything in the floral line. Cut flowers, potted plants, floral designs of all kinds. Potted tomato plants and all other kinds of vegetable plants, all greenhouse grown.—OSBORNE GREENHOUSE, 502 Merritt St. Phone 439. ts Oak Lumber —Will have all kinds of oak lumber for sale. Send in your bills before I commence sawing.—E. P. LANE, phone 537. ts Seed Corn—Are you in a corn club? If you have plenty of muck ground and sandhills, certainly not. But you can beat anybody and raise a bumper crop by taking seed corn from a high-yielding and of poor soil. Per bushel $2.25. — JOHN EILTS, Rensselaer, R-2, phone 926-R. W For Sale—Some real bargains In well Improved farms located within three miles of Rensselaer. 120 a., 133 a., 212 a., 152 a., 80 a 1 also have some exceptional bargains In Improved farms of all slues farther out from Rensselaer. For further particulars see me or call phone 246, office, or 499, home.— HARVEY DAVISSON. tl

For Sale—Good two-story, 7-room house, with bath, electric lights, drilled well, large cistern, lots of fruit, splendid shade trees; on corner lot—really two lots each 75x 150 feet, each fronting improved street and Improved street on side. Splendidly located on best residence street In Rensselaer. Lots alone worth more than entire property can be bought for. —F. E. BABCOCK. ts FOUND Found—Autn crank with wood handle. Call at Democrat office. Found—lndiana automobile license plates for 1919, No. 89259 and No. 226563. Owners may have same by calling at The Democrat office and paying for advertising, ts LOST Lost—Wrench for gasoline tank of auto; thin, flat, steel wrench. .* Finder please leave at Democrats ’ office. TB FINANCIAL W Farm Loans—Money to loan on ■ Property in any sums up te SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. ts Money to Loan—CHAS. J. DRAW & SON, Odd Fellows’ Building Rensselaer. * w -