Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1903 — Page 2

THE REPUBLICAN -■••. -OWclai Pa|wr of Jasper County. .« kepAihUcanjbulKlTug oi» Ute corner ot w <i Ibison and Weston Streets ■_ ISSUED EVERY TUESttAY IND FRIDAY UY GEORGE E, MARSHALL Term* of Svb.cription. Ouc Year ..$1.50 Six Months 75 Three Months 50 Tuesday, Janmry 20 1003.

At any rate, no one can claim that the fanning Industry is in the hands of a trust. According to the census of 1900 there are nearly six million separate farms in the country, representing nearly as many owners. These farms cover 841,000,000 acres. 415,000,000 of which consist of improved land. More than half of the people of this country live on taring. The produce of American agriculture in 1899, including farm animal? and other products, aggregated nearly five billion dollars. The most valuable crop was Indian corn, $828,000,090; then hay and forage, 1484,000,000; then cotton, $324,000,000; wheat returned $370,000,000, and oats $217,000,000. The animals sold and slaughtered during the year were valued at over $900,000,000, the products* of the dairy gave $472,000,000, while poultry and eggs returned over $281,0u0,000: These are big figures, and demonstrafe the fact that the present prosperity of the American farmer is something worth letting alone. Ex-President Cleveland longs for the day when the Democracy will be in fighting trim again. So far as the Democratic minority in the house of representatives is concerned, the longing is already realized. The gentlemen put up a vigorous quarrel on tfie resolution appropriating $50,000 to pay the expenses of the anthracite strike commission. But following a precedent pretty well established among Democratic leaders, they did all their fighting among themselves.

Five Fw Cent. Farm boaas.

Farm loan*, without delay, at five per cent., and one to two per cent, commission. No need to pay three to five per cent, oommiesion. ■■ W. -B. Austin, Rensselaer, .Ind.

Farms for Sale. In tne Beautiful Blue Grass Begioa ot Nortn Missouri/ & Mexico is a county seat, has Military Academy, Hardin Seminary, four years high school course, beautiful churches and homes, 6,000 good people, no debt, good telephone spatem and free mail delivery in town and county. Audrain is the banner fine horse and cattle county of the State, producing four mdlion dollars worth of surplus products this year, no debt, big surplus school fund loaned out, one hundred and five school houses in the oouuty, property assessed at one-fourth its value, taxes extremely low and hat of State debt disappears this year The Wabash lines or the Chicago & Alton railroad will bring you to Mexico, 110 miles northwest of St. Louis, high and healthful, with electric tights, water works and sewerage. Call or address Robert Randle, Apr. 1. Mexico Mo

OF INTEREST. • •• 10 Per Cent off on Stoves, at Lee & Poole’s Hardware at McCoysburg. It will pay you to investigate this. , _ ... _ 1 4k, J* * nrvf&Rr Bay a Carpet Sweeper and ?y.>Ts r bc modern. These per-f-sejfflf -1 "J yKrssb . ' mma. lect Beaties from s2.#o to ■iHEfflßr'' ■ 3R/' :-> • $2.5d, at the McCoys- ■f'l dS JS&■*’■•<.•«••. w hardware. Interior of Washington klteh*n. Mt. Vernon. • Interior rrf mn<Um tm. (tethodoftempmglOOmnwa Being rS? BlmO. Lee & Poole, Props:

Senator Goodwine’s Baby.

Senator Good wine's "baby, whisb was one of the favored visitors on the floor of the aeuate yesterday morning for an hour, was the innocent cause, says the -iounral, of some delightful senatorial repartee. The youngster occupied seat bfvantiigg nn tlie pn tarnal desk r whence it viewed the doings of the lawmakers with the round eyed dignity of infancy and conducted i'self with such decorum as to win the admiration of every one in the chamber. A lull came in the proceedings and Senator Lindley secured recognition for a facetious motion to the effect that the rules of the senate concerning the privileges of the floor be waived so far as babies were concernedThere were several seconds to the motion and then the fond father jumped to his feet with an inspiration. “I mov;,” said Senator Goodwine, “that a baby just like it be placed on the desk of every eenptor.” Whereat the members and the galleries laughed and applauded, while Senators Ogborn and Crumpacker, the confirmed bachelors, blushed violently, and Senator Wolcott topped the situation off With. r — * _ “I rise to a point of order, Mr. President. It will be impossible to carry out the motion of the senator from Warren because there’s no other baby like it in the world. He admits it.” All of which goes to show that even senatorial dignity will bend without breaking

Money On Farms. At 5 Per Cent. A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years at 5 per ct. interest, with privilege to make partial payments any interest paying time Also loans on city property at low rates. t Call or write Commercial State Bank, Rensselaer, Ind No Side Ptlb. Squars Buy and Try a Box Tonight AVhile you think of it, go buy and try a box of Cascarets Candy Cathartic, ideal laxative, tonight. You’ll never regret it. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. AU druggists, ioc. Land Land Land. We have 10,000 of land in tracts froci 40 to 700 acres, choicest Indiana farms in Whitley, Kosouisko, Lagrange, Noble and Elkhart counties. Corn lands, wheat land and grass lands, we offer for sale or trade on easy terms from 1 to 15 years time, only small payments required. We have seveial farms in the choicest farming region of Indiana known as the How Patch in Lagrange county. We take pleasure in showing lands to any prospective purchaser. We are the oldest as well as largest Real Estate dealers in northern Indiana Write or call for discription circular of farms, information cheerfully given. Banking House of Sol Mier Co., Ligonier, Ind. C. J. Dean, Rensselaer, (nd. Agt.

WHAT INDIANA EDITORS ARE SAYING

A v Well-Managed State. Indiana finances are in good shape. State Treasurer Levy’s annual statement shows that the state debt Is now The debt haw been reduced more than one-half during the last few years, one million dollars having been paid recently, and some of the state officers are of the opinion it will be nearly if not quite all paid off during Governor W. T. Durbin’s term. There are also good, balances In the treasury. In the general fund there are $318,946.12 and in the state debt sinking fund $405,561.43 and a sufficient amount in the other funds to aggregate $925,000. With the debts all paid off and the present efficient and economical state administration continued, state taxes can be reduced. —Greenfield Republican.

The People Are Informed.

The time has past when the people depend upon campaign speakers for their political information. There Is scarcely a farmer now but that has his daily paper delivered at his door and he reads and studies questions and conditions at home for himself. The masses of the people are quite as well informed as is the average campaign speaker. As a result the political meetings are not so well attended as they once were, and it requires a man of more than ordinary reputation as a speaker, or a man of particular influence to draw a crowd like the old-time campaign rally. With the present advantages of general infor-mation-continued , it is not likelv that we shall ever again witness the oldtime political enthusiasm and rallies. This does not mean that the people are less Interested or that- they are indifferent, it means that they are depending more upon their own Judgment and information and are not to be Influenced by prejudice or by the cunning representation of political speakers. The daily and weekly newspapers have become the standing army of the party and keep up the battle year in and year out. This is why the spellbinder is losing his charm and his Influence. —Middletown News.

Women and Their Troubles.

Once upon a time two women were talking over their troubles, and while one was telling her tale of woe the other was very impatient to tell hers. * Finally, after several unsuccessful attempts, the second woman managed to tell her story, and as she had the last say she Improved very much on the tale of the first woman, in consequence of which the first speaker was made quite unhappy. Moral. Some women are more wretched than others because the others have more troubles than they have.. —New York Herald.

Mark Twain on Lying.

Why will you humbug yourselves with that foolish notion that no lie Is a lleexcept a spoken one? What is the difference between lying with your eyes and lying with your mouth? There is none, and if you would reflect a moment you would see that it is so. There isn’t a human being that doesn’t tell a gross of lies every day of his life.— Mark Twain in Harper’s.

Calculating.

Elderly Adorer—l am sixty-nine and have 1300,009. Fair Young Thing—l’ll give you an answer the day after tomorrow. I will have to figure it all out in the mortuary tables.

Coatly Transaction.

“De mule I staled wuz only wuth $20,” said the Georgia darky, “en, bless me, es de lawyer ‘didn’t charge SSO ter prove me innercent!”—Atlanta Constitution. A mob Is the scum that rises upmost when the nation boils.—Dryden. Haw Ar. Tour Xld.eya t

Public Sale. The undersigns! will sell at public auction at hie farm 6 miles southeast of Rensselaer, and 2 miles southeast of Pheasant Ridge, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m. sharp, on - Wednesday, jan. 28, ’O3 the following property: 11 head of horses. Oue driving mare, 1,100 lbs ; one mare coming 4; one mare coming 3; one 11 and one 12 year old black English Draft mares, 1,400 lb* each, bred to Wilkes Abdallah trotter, one 8 yr old bsv Oossock mare, 1,000 lbs bred to Wilkes Abdallah, perfectly ease for women to drive, one 3 yr old bay gelding wt 1,300 lbs, one 2 yr old bay gelding wt 1.100 lbs, one yearling black Percheron Norman gelding, one black Percheron Norman mare colt, one bay mere colt eight head of cattle: Consisting of one Holstein 8 year old •cow; one Jersey cow 8 years old; two two year old Durham cows, all of which are giving good flow of milk; two 2 year old heifers; one steer calf; one heifer calf. 2 head hogs weight 150 pounds. IMPLEMENT?, VEHICLES, ETC. Two wagons one as good as new, good carriage, new single top buggy, set of heavy work harness, one riding plow, one walking plow, one cultivator. 200 bushels corn in crib, one stack Timothy and 2 ricks mixed hay, bedroom suit, etc. Paris DaughertyA. C. Wright & Son, Auctioneers. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot Lunch on the Grounds.

Its Just as Easy -TODRESS WELL In perfect taste and in keeping with the prevailing styles, as it is otherwise, if you only have your Suits made at the right place. The Perfection Ladies’ 4 Tailoring Co. of Chicago. Is the place where you can have your Suits and Skirts made up by men tailors and every garment guaranteed a perfect fit. You will be Satisfactorily Dressed If you get some of these garments, and the . . . COST IS NO MORE than for less satisfactory garments. Give them a trial and be Convinced Call at residence over the Republican office. CaU Phone 287. MRS. H. J. BARTOO Sole Agent for Rensselaer. <Lumber A Very Select Quality of OAK LUMBER Fmm Kentucky AT ===== Gwin’s Lumber Yard If you are in need of a -Sewing _ machine Oall at the SINGEK OFFICE 2 pp^l, e , ====== Post Office Old Machines taken in Exchange. Nm!u, Otis and Supplies always on hand Cleaning and repairing a specialty, all work guaranteed. Good second hand machines at a bargain. We rent machines by the week or month. PHONE 169.

FREE DEMONSTRATION ■ i - - , - ~~ ♦ “ ' ' *; OF ■ 1 _____ •’ . - ----- - ——— —■ ■'£" — "~~ i — r .?■ ■ - Pure Foods! —' AT= JOHN EGER'S STORE JANUARY 26, 27, 21. > - ■ I I ' We have secured the services of Miss Alice Stephens, an expert demonstrator from Chicago, on the above dates to demonstrate at our store the following well known line of Pure Food Products, tor which we have the agency: None Such canned goods. None Such Cream Tarter Baking Powder. None Such fresh fruit gelatine. • None Such fresh fruit preserves. Blossom table fruit syrup. Illinois Club cofiee. Seboga J. & M. coffee. These are goods of the most superior merit though quite reason - * able in price, and we confidently recommend them to please the most desenminating taste. All ladies and others interested in pure foods tor the table are cordially invited to call at our store on any or all of the days mentioned, and sample these goods free of chareg. Don’t Forget the Dates . • . MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, Jan, 26, 27, 28. John Eger, Rensselaer, Ind.

LAUNDHY I am now sending Laundry work on Monday and Wednesday and delivering it on Wednesday and Saturday. I call for and deliver your Laundy work and will give you as pretty work as you ever have seen—Satisfaction Guaranteed. Christie H. Vick, AGENT FOR American Steam Laundry. Telephone me your call.—Phone 254. Laundry office next door to American Express office. RFNSSELAER. IND,

Mouey on Farms. We are prepared to make any size farm loans on notice. We have private and eastern funds to loan on personal «>r chattel security. Oall and see <ia before you close a deal elsewhere. Our er ma will be satisfactory, twtf Ferguson & Wilson. For Sale Cheap. - 120 acres of as good and well located land as Jasper county, affords. For particulars call on W. H. Churchill, City, or address M. A. Churchill, Cushing, Minn. wtf

Five Per Cent. Lmiu>‘ Irwin & Irwin loan the funds of the Aetna Life Insurance 00., which has made more loans in Jasper County than any other Company or person. Loans made promptly. No “red tape.” No extra charges for making papers; examination of land or abstract. Partial payments accepted. Office in Odd Fellows Temple Rooms 1 and 2. WdaeateWoor Bowout With Caaowrm. -38?