Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1901 — Page 7

THE REASON WHY

By Marjorie Moore

"I heard a story lately, which I think la very queer!” And Robert’s self was on my- lap, his lips were at my ear— A dreadful, dreadful story—" a sudden, awful pause— Somebody said the other day there alnt no Santa Claus. “Would you believe It, auntlef They said 'twas all a trick About , the tiny reindeer and the visits of Saint Nick. That all the chimneys were too small, the stoves were all too hot. And lots of Just such stuff as that, I can’t remember what. “They said that years and years ago, with fire-places wide, And all the doors upon the latch In all the countryside, Both old and young for myths and ' . dreams had quite a pretty passion, But now belief In Santa Claus had all gone out of fashion. "And when X cried that X could prove 'twas all a wicked lie, They only shrugged their shoulders and said I’d better try; X never will believe It. I know It can’t be true! For if I’ve never seen him, say, auntie, haven’t you?” Ah, yes, my little questioner, quite often in my dreams. Though when I wake I only see the cold, white, still moonbeams; Dozing I often think I hear the sound of horn and hoof, And waking find the elm-tree boughs a tapping on the roof. But I have other reasons than those plain to eye and ear For trusting in the story that we hold so true and dear; I "hover shall outgrow it, nor lose my TJlIt n hodmiflo The world Srtlf never get beyond a need of Santa Claus. —Youths’ Companion.

THE DAY OF DAYS. . A thousand years have come and gone, And-near a thousand more. Since happier light from heaven shone Than ever shone before; And in the hearts -of old and young A. Joy most Joyful stirred. That sent puch news from tongue to tongue As ears had never heard. v And we are glad, and we will sing. As in the days of yore; Come ail, and hearts made ready bring, To welcome back once more The day when first on wintry earth A summer change began, « And dawning on a lonely birth. Uprose the Light of man. —T. T. Lynch.

KEEPING CHRISTMAS

Eour travelers who were snow-bound In a Western passenger train on Christmas Eve speedily became acquainted with each other, and Bat about the stove at the end ot the car to “talk it over.” One of the men was a drummer, another a cowboy, the third a big cattleman, and the last the minister who tells the story. They finally fell into conversation with a poor woman and her two children, the 1 only remaining passengers, and found that the mother, who had tried Jto maintain herself by sewing Bince her husband’s death, was giving up the unequal struggle and going home to live with “grandma.” , The little threadbare children had been promised a joyous Christmas there, and when they found that the blockade would prevent their getting farther, for the present, they cried bitterly until sleep quieted them. Just before they dropped off the drummer remarked: "Say. parson, we’ve got to give these children some Christmas.”. “That’s what!” said the cowboy. “I’m agreed," .added ’the cattleman. The children were told to hang up their stockings. “We ain’t got none,” quavered the Vttle girl, “ ’ceptln’ those we’.ve' got

on, aud ma Bays it’s too cold to take ’em off." "I’Ve got two pairs of new woolen socks,” said the cattleman; eagerly. “I ain’t never wore ’em, and you’re welcome to 'em." The children clapped their hands, but their faces fell when the elder remarked: “But Santa Claus will know they’re not our stockings. He’ll put in all the things for you.” “Lord love you!’’ roared the burly cattleman. “He won’t bring me nothin'. One of us’ll sit up, anyhow, and tell him it’s for you." Then the children knelt down on the floor of the car beside their Improvised beds. Instinctively the hands of the men went to their heads, and at the first words of “Now I lay me," hats were off. The cowboy stood twirling his hat, and looking at the little kneeling figures. The cattleman’s vision seemed dimmed, while in the eyes of the traveling man Shone a distant look—a look across snow-filled prairies to a warmly lighted home. The children were soon asleep. Then arose the question of -presents. “It don’t seem to me-I’ve got any-

"NOW I LAY ME—”

thing to give ’em,’’ said the cowboy, mournfully, “unless the little kid might like my spurs. I’d give my gun to the little girl, though on general principles I don’t like to give up a gun.” “Never mind, boys,” said the drummer, “£ou come along with me to tiie baggage car.” So off they trooped. He opened his trunks and spread before them such an array of trash and trinkets as took away their breath. “There,” said he, “just pick out the best things and I’ll donate the lot!” “No, you don’t!” said the cowboy. “I’m going to buy what I want and pay for it, too, or else there ain’t goin’ to be no Christmas round here.” '‘That’s my Judgment, too,” said the cattleman, and the minister agreed. . So they sat down to their tank of selection. They spent hours over it in breathless interest, and when' their gifts were ready there arose the question of a Christmas tree. It had stopped snowing, and tramping out into the moonlit njght, they cut down a great piece of sage-brush. The mother adorned it with tinsel paper and the gifts were prettily disposed, Christmas dawned for two of the happiest children under the sun, and a happy mother, too, for Inside the big plush album selected for her the cattleman had slipped a hundred-dollar bill. ' After ChrUtmaa. As a general thing affectionate fathers and mothers rejoice in the happiness of their children, but the rule has its exceptions. “Is Mr. Smart at all given to drink?” inquired a merchant, anxiously, of his confidential clerk. “No, indeed!” was the decided answer. “He never touches a drop.- But what put such a suspicion into your mind?” “Why, I noticed that he has been two hours late for the last three mornings,- and h~e looks for ..all the world as it he had been on a regular spree.” “Oh, that’s all yight,” said the clerk. “He gave his boy a drum tor Christmas.”

CANDY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

A gift of a fancy bedecked box of candies is at all times a most welcome gift, and as bonbon candles are very expensive to purchase in large quantities and are so easily made,a few recipes for Christmas goodies may be useful to our readers. Years ago people believed that candy was harmful, but that notion was set aside; and it is declared really beneficial—of course, when eaten at the proper time, in proper quantities and made of pure materials. Home-made candies are always pure, the best materials are used and the cost is much less than is paid for the same grade in the stores. It is a nice plan to make your own Christmas candies, and you can send boxes away to your friends who will prize things made for them much mors than anything bought. To send candies away they should be made to look as dainty and pretty as possible. Fancy basket's can he cheaply bought that will be pretty after the candy is used, and lined with waxed paper over a fringed inner lining or some delicate colored tissue paper. In packing place waxed paper between the layers, and when the basket is filled wrap the edges ol the lining paper over the top so that the candles are covered, then gather the fringed tissue paper into a rosette, and tie with baby ribbon. In making peanut candy, to every half pint of shelled and blanched peanuts use one cupful each of molasses oj sugar. Boil together until the mixture is brittle when dropped into cold water; then stir in the half pint of peanuts before taking from the fire. Pour into buttered pans and mark off into squares or lengths before it cools. Hickory nuts, English walnuts or almonds may be used in place of peanuts. To blanch nuts is to remove the fine skin which covers the nut under the shell. This will easily rub off in peanuts, but other nuts require different -treatment. After removing the shell cover the nuts with boiling water, and let them Btand until the dark skin will easily rub off, then put them into cold water. Dry between towels.

ON A WAR SHIP

■ doubt if any class of men m in the world appreciate their holidays so fully as * the'Jackies, writes a retired naval officer. The life on board a warship is at best very confined and . necessarily strict and severe. There is the suggestion of a prison in the steel walls and parrow quarters and the regularity of the hours and meals. The life of the Jackies is made up almost entirely of work-with very little play. We learn to enjoy our Christmases the more when at last they come round. On Christmas, for once In the year at least, all rules, of which there are so many on board a battleship, are thrown to the winds and the Jackies are given the entire freedom of the ship. The order which js usually given them is that they can spend the day exactly as they like, and take any liberties they choose short of blowing ud the ship. It sometimes happens when the -ship is in some attractive port that the sailors prefer to spend the day on land, and they are of course always granted leave of absence. It is seldom, however, that the ship is so deserted that the cabins are not for the time converted into a veritable pandemonium. There is no formal celebration of the day ordered by the government. ,The sailors are simply given their liberty and they do the rest If a chaplain chances to be on board the day is opened with some simple religious services and there the jurisdiction of the captain may be said to end. , _ ’

Thoughtful Santa.

Kind old Santa Claus! He brings something even to the bad little boys who go fishing on Sunday.—Puck.

INDIANA STATE NEWS

President Watkins of the Indianapolis baseball club, like all others who have investments,is somewhat disturbed over the entanglement baseball affairs have taken in the National league. However, he looks at the matter philosophically and believes that despite the Internal troubles in the National league a successful league can be promoted with the representatives in the present American Association, no matter what the outcome may be. “Naturally, I prefer Organised baseball,” -said Mr. Watkins, in speaking of the subject. “There should be peace and the best interests of the game demand it The national agreement is the salvation of the game. But, while there 1b warring the American Association cannot afford to do otherwise than act on the same plan as the two stronger organizations. We propose to respect contracts, as do the major leagues. As to reservations, we must act in self-preservation as do these two. I have no criticisms to make concerning the National league entanglement. It is its own fight." President Watkins has returned from Chicago, where «he held a conference with President Hickey of the league and President Quinn of the Milwaukee club. While the Indianapolis magnate is reticent in peaking of the business accomplished, he insists that the American association is in better shape than when the attack came from Western league circuits and the Omaha man was won over.

Miss Eva Thompson; aged 16 years, daughter of Edward -Thompson, proprietor of a large restaurant in Chicago, and who is being educated at St. Mary’s’ academy in Soutn Bend; eloped from Chicago Wednesday night of last week with Laverne Greene, aged 20, also of that city. Greene and the young woman were in the Chicago downtown district when the girl agreed to elope with him, and without waiting to obtain their personal effects and baggage, they took a train to Indianapolis. When they arrived there Greene had but |l2 and the money soon disappeared. The young people are stagestruck. When taken in charge by detectives in Indianapolis on Thursday evening they said they intended to marry and put on the stage a sketch which Greene had written. The detectives turned the girl over to her father and took Greene to Chicago for trial. The only charge that could be lodged against him was pawning a wateh belonging to the girl’s mother. Manager Crumley is greatly disappointed at losing the track meet which he was trying to secure for Notre Dame in March. Although he offered every Inducement, the big meet will go to Terre Haute. Many were in favor of Notre Dame on account of its splendid facilities. The gymnasium, with its large track and all conveniences for the accommodation of the men, affords a splendid opportunity for record-break-ing, while the grounds outside the gymnasium also make it possible to hold any meet with great advantage. Sunday William Nelson of Brazil, 21 years old, son of John Nelson, became violently insane and assumed the actions of a dog suffering from hydrophobia. He caught his aged mother and sunk his teeth several times In her arms and hand and inflicting ugly wounds. An official was called just in time to prevent the crazy man from murdering his parents with a chair. John M. Parks, a well-to-do farmer near Paloli, whose wife is in the insane hospital, committed suicide by shooting himself through the brain. Senator Beveridge has been Invited to deliver the address at the commencement exercises of the high school senior class at Terre Haute in January. George Kneller, ten years old. ventured on the thin ice covering the artificial pond owned by Diffendarfer ft Yontz at Columbia City, and was drowned. Foundation day at Vincennes University (ninety-fifth anniversary) was observed with an address by John C. Lawler, of Salem; his subject, “Indiana.” - .

Munroe Summer, a former school teacher, is dead at his home near Whitestown. He was thirty years old. For many years he suffered from rheumatism, and about two years ago he was stricken suddenly ill, remaining bedfast until his death. His body became swollen and covered with running sores, and his bones were also affected. About six months ago his flesh began dropping off, and this continued until his death, by which time his lower limbs were almost denuded. Physicians were unable to reach satisfactory conclusions as to the type of disease; some contending that it was a type of leprosy. George F. Beckman ft Co. of Seymour, dealers in wail paper, books, stationery and school supplies, made an assignment on Tuesday in favor of their creditors. Henry C. Johnson has been appointed assignee. Their assets fl 700 a*** l at * 3 ’ 500 and “abilities at The city council of Vincennes has passed a resolution inviting Lieut. Albert Niblack, United States Navy, whose boyhood days Were spent in that city, to make a short visit there during his stay in Indianapolis, the latter part of the month. C. W. Prewitt, a farmer near Cartersburg, killed--an eagle measuring seven feet one and one-half Inches from tip to tip, and thirty-six inches from point of beak to tip of tail. Mrs. Henry Ashworth, of Mt. Vernon js the mother of triplets, all doing well.

President Van Horn of the Indiana miners’ organization has returned to Terre Haute from investigating the singular conditions at the Frisco mine in Gibson county, which has attracted the attention of miners throughout the' state, mhny of them insisting that the men at Frisco had forfeited their right to membership in the labor organization because, by adopting a profltsharing plan, they had become operators. President Van Horn Bays that the men have not violated the laws of the United Mine Workers, and that their scheme is a commendable one. Each man at the mine works for the state contract price per ton, and twice each month draws his pay just as the miner employed by an operator. The amount of this pay roll and the rental of the mine is then deducted from the gross earnings of the mine, and the remainder is divided pro rata among the men. The employee are all union men, and Van Horn ruled that their course was not antagonistic to union principles. Adam Baumqnks has been appointed postmaster -at Saline City, Clay county, vice James T. Lash, resigned. Early last fall the Tipton Light, Heat and Power Company and the Citizens’ Gas Company notified patrons that they would not guarantee a sufficient supply of gas during the winter months, and a number of coal and woodyards were established. The past few weeks, however, both companies have drilled a number of strong wells, the output of which was turned into the service mains, and as a result patrons have an oversupply, which bids fair to continue throughout the winter. Owing to this fact the wood and coal merchants of Tipton find themselves overstocked and are shipping supplies to other cities.

Two sons of logan Fish, a wellknown farmer, residing in McCameroo township, eighteen miles north of Shoals, were mining coal on their father’s farm, four miles north of Burns City, for home use, and, falling to return home for supper, a search was made and their dead bodies were found in the mine, 'crashed by falling slate. The young men were 20 and 22 years old, respectively. Mrs. Martha Whitsltt of Scottsburg is dead of exhaustion incident to old age. She was born in 1830, and married Daniel G. Whitsltt in 1848. Five children are living, among whom is Albert Whitsltt, a well known teacher. Thomas Marshall, 90 years old,'is alarmingly sick at Economy. Gen. “Reub” Williams is rounding out the forty-sixth year of tue Warsaw Indianian. The home of Miss Tillie Goslee at Evansville is daily being despoiled of valuable furnishings, but so far the thief has defied detectlon r John Ranoy, while Intoxicated, at Evansville, as it is alleged, went to the home of Jessie Mitchell, fi.teen years old, during the absence of her father, and slashed her with a ra-or, cutting her about the arms and abdomen. An elder Bister, who tried to gj-otect her, was knocked down* with a chair. Raney was arrested. Mrs. Austin Downing was &und dead in her home at Bourbon, wliire she was alone during a temporary wait of her husband to Chicago. The cause was heart trouble.

Miss Josephine Schaats, released from the insane hospital one fear ago, became violent at Vincennes *nd beat her mother until the old wo/ian was unconscious. William Sheets, a brother of Fred Sheets, of Indianapolis, was found acting strangely at Crawfordsville and was removed to the Jail, where he died. A post mortem showed a blood clot on the brain. John S. Holloway, director of the Laporte Savings Bank, and Miss May Belle Johnson of Harvey, 111., have been united in marriage, and are spending the winter at Hutchinson, Kas. The bridegroom Is seventy-eight and the bride forty. Theophllus Hargrove is president of the Hancock County Agricultural association with E. Q. L. Tyner, vicepresident; U. B. Brandenberg, secretary, and William C. Barnard, treasurer. Charles Downey, former secretary, declined re-election. The Lawrence county grand Jury has Indicted Schubel Burton, saloon keeper of Mitchell, growing out of the killing of Willis Holler some days ago. John McQueen of Huron, who tried to kill a constable several months ago, has also been indicted. The Muncie polo team gave Richmond’s champion team its worst defeat before 2,000 people, the score being 10 to 1. Harry Ellis, who had not scored before this season, made seven. Anderson, Fort Wayne and Montpelier are organising teams for a state league. The work of constructing the new scientific laboratory of DePauw University has stopped, owing to the inclement weather. Thomas Wood, Sunday-school organizer for Dearborn and Ripley counties, and Harry Wood, hotel proprietor and his son, were arraigned before 'Squire John Canfield at Mooreshill, because of Immoral conduct with young girls, and both were remanded for grand Jury action; the father depositing cash bail, while the son was transferred to Lawrenceburg for safe keeping. The senior Wood was tried as a member of the Mooreshill Baptist church, on Wednesday last, and was expelled from membership because of bis alleged Immorality.

Because of a scarcity ol workmen In the window glass industry, the entire working force of the American company’s factory- No. 11 In Muncle may be transferred to factory No. 10, the former factory to be abandoned, at least until additional workmen can be secured, while No. 10 will be worked at full capacity. The American company last week was compelled to close down the pot furnaces In the trust factories at Albany and Gilman on account of a help shortage. It is reported also that the American took away five shops from its plant at Altoona, Pa., ■ending the men to the plant at Kane, Pa. Terms were agreed upon at Decatur between Harry Heasley of Pittsburg, representing an Eastern syndicate, and J. H. Hardison, R. T. Reddout and W. 0. Lott of Geneva representing the Superior Oil Co., by which, for a consideration of nearly $300,000 the Superior Oil Co. disposes of all Its large and productive territory in Adam, Jay and Wells counties to the Plttsbur® parties, together with its/ numerous fine well drilling rigs and other property. The new owners wtll engage n developing the territory on a vast scale. The scale is the most important in the Indiana field for several years. The SI,OOO breach of promise suit of Miss Tlllie Couch, daughter of A. Huntington, minister, and Charles Sale, operator for the Erie and Lake Erie railroad at Kingston, wgs compromised by the payment of S3OO to the platntut, together with costs. The Kankakee Valley Medical Society has Just closed a very successful meeting at Rochester. The next session will be held in May at Knox. Among others, papers were read by Dr. T. A. Borton of Plymouth, Dr. N. W. Cady, Logansport, and Dr. C. J. Loring, Rochester. Harry Phillips of Terre Haute, a muleteer, who went to South Africa in the British service from New Orleans has Just returned there. He says the Boers capture three-fourths of the mules and horses taken over by the English and that many of the American muleteers desert to the Boers. The Notre Dame University Temperance Society has organised with the Rev. William Marr, spiritual director; Peter P. Elligott, president; John P. O’Hgre, vice-president; Joseph Jenkins. secretary, and John R. Kelly, treasurer. Mrs. Rosie Haller brought suit at Evansville against the Woodmen of World to recover SI,OOO life insurnace policy on her late husband, who committed suicide, and the order resisted on the ground that there was a clause in the policy making the claim of a suicide void. The first trial was followed by an appeal to the Appellate court by the order, the higher court holding that the proof of suicide was so plain that the Jury had no right to find for the plaintiff. A second appeal will be taken.

Many new cases of smallpox have been reported to Secretary Hurty, of the state board of health, but he Bays they are in a mild form as yet. The mayor of Cannelton informed him by telephone that a number of cases thought to be smallpox have broken out Jn the vicinity of Cannelton and asked Secretary Hurty what precautions to take to keep the disease out of the town. Harry Moore, the paroled convict at Terre Haute, returned to prison for trying to kill his wife, seeing her in the street as he was en route for the railwaved his manacled hands, saying he way station in the patrol wagon, would kill her as soon as he was released. Mischievous boys are looting and damaging rural free delivery boxes in the neighborhood of Rushville. Farmers are very much wrought up over the depredations. John Shafer, aged 21, of Gibson county, was instantly killed near Owensville Tuesday afternoon by falling under a wagon loaded with lumber. The Covington city council hsa granted to' the Fountain ft Warren Traction company a franchise to use Johnson street for thirty-five years. A condition is that the company shall continue its line at least eight miles east of the city. The use of the grade in the Wabash bottoms is not allowed. The company will apply to the county commissioners for the use of the bridge spanning the Wabash at this point. The line will extend to Danville, 111. The Muncie health authorities and officers were called to Yorktown to endeavor to make children attend school. The case of smallpox last week caused the school attendance to drop off 60 per cent, and patrons refused to send their children to school when ordered to do so by the health and truant officers. They assert that no force can make their children attend. Serious trouble is promised if the officers insist on enforcing the laws. The labor trouble at the Prospect Hill coal mine has been settled, the operators agreeing to pay the scale and the non-union men Joining the union. All the strikers, with the exception of two, returned to work. James Mortimer, near Wlnamac, in consideration of |6 gave Chioago parties permission to hunt on his farm, and he now; finds himself confronted with a note for 2500, which has been sold to an “innocent purchaser.” Several farmers in the vicinity of North Judson find themselves similarly dacdvfici* '

GO TO RESCUE MISS STORE

American Warships Leave the Port of Viliefranehe in a Hurry, ARE UNDER SECRET ORDERS. ■w CniUar Chicago and the Gnnhoat Naahvllle Ball, rreanmahly for Bulgaria, to Help In Freeing the American Missionary Matter Approaching a Crista. Chicago, Dec. 17.—The American prints the following special dispatch: Paris, Dec. 17.—Two American ships the cruiser Chicago and the gunboat Nashville—have sailed suddenly under secret orders from the port of Viliefranehe. It is believed they sailed toward Turkey to aid in a move to force the surrender of Miss Stone, the American missionary held captive by Bulgarian bandits. Viliefranehe is on the Mediterranean two miles east of Nice. It is the headquarters of the American Mediterranean fleet. The Chicago is the flagship of the fleet, under the command of Admiral Cromwell. The unexpected manner in which orders came to sail, the secrecy maintained as to the fleet’s destination, the conveniance of the station for a sudden dash on Turkey and the improbability of the United States having trouble with any other Mediterranean power all have combined to make diplomats here confident that the sud-r del move means determined action in the effort to rescue Miss Stone. Admiral Cromwell recently received leave of absence to return •to the United States to attend his daughter's wedding. But with the new activity it is believed this leave has now been canceled.

Washington, Dec. 17.—A dispatch has been received at the state department regarding Miss Stone. Its text is not made public, but it is understood that its general tenor Is to the effect that the brigands have become convinced that no more than $50,000 is to be obtained from the Americans as a ransom. They therefore evince a. disposition to accept this sum und it is probable that the department will soon receive news of a favorable nature. SCHLEY TO FILE OBJECTIONS. Ha. Asked Secretary Lang Not to Approve Finding, of the Court. Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.—At the conference between Admiral Schley and his counsel was decided to ask Secretary Long to withhold his approval of the finding of the court of inquiry until such a time as the admisal, through his counsel, can file'an ob-, Jectlon thereto. The request was delivered to Secretary Long and, although he has not yet. answered, the communication, it Is understood the request will be granted. Since the court of inquiry rendered Its verdict Rear Admiral Schley has received a large number of letters and telegrams, all containing expressions of confidence and esteem, and offers of assistance. Thanks n* Ceagvess hi Schley. Washington. IX C- Dec. It. —At the opening of yesterday’s session of the senate Mr. Jones (Ark.) Introduced a Joint resolution aa follows: "That the thanks of congress and the American people are hereby tendered to Rear Admiral Winfield B. Schley and the officers and men under his command for highly distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy, as displayed In the destruction of the Spanish fleet off the harbor of Santiago, Cuba, July 3, 1898. "That the President of the United States be requested to cause this resolution to be communicated to Rear Admiral Schley and through him to the officers and men tinder bis command.” Without comment the resolution was referred to the committee on naval affairs. Washington, D. C.. Dec. 17.—The senate adopted the resolution of Senator Vest directing the committee on Judiciary to investigate the report upon a method for restricting anarchy and restraining those who attempt to assassinate presidents.

Threaten Appeal to Russia.

Sofia, Dec. 17.—The Bulgarian government will appeal to Russia should Austria remonstrance in regard to tha Miss Stone abduction become menacing. It is not believed, however, that Austria will go beyond diplomatic remonstance. - >

Fifteenth Infantry Goes to Manila.

San Francisco, Dec. 17.—The transport Hancock sailed for Manila with Mhe Fifteenth United States infantry. Valuable Trotting Mare Dead. Santa Rosa, Cal., Dec. 17. —Janice, one of the American trotting queens, is dead of pneumonia at Pierce Bros.* Santa Rosa stock farm in this city. The mare, with her stable mate, Dolly Dillon, won over 210,000 last season. At that time an offer of 210,000 for hen was refused.

Rolling Mills Increase Capital.

Muskegon, Mich., Dec. 17.—The American Rolling Mills Company haa been reorganized and the capital tnereased from 2250,000 to |1,000.000.