Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1905 — Page 7

Notice of Sale bf Real Estate' ; t " '* lU‘ —-j—A By JAMBS ft. CHAPMAN Trustee in bankruptcy IN THE DISTRICT COtftTOFTHK UNITED STATES FOB IHE DI-jfnlOT Of IN itAN A. In the matter Of ) i u ’ ■ Alfred McCoy, SNO.ITJ&.fn 1 Bankrupt) i Notice is hereby\igl vfinohal ;pur««fa ant to the order ,of the Referee f in Bankruptcy, in the l District Court of the United States tor the District of Indiana, in said fiause, which order was made on the 2»rd day of November 1904, the undersigned duly elected, appointed, qualified and acting Trustee in the matter «of Alfred McCoy, Bankrupt, Cause No. “1770, in said Court, will offerat. private sale at the office of James H. Chapman, Trustee, in the City of Rensselaer, County of Jasper in the Stat&of Indiana, on the 14th day of February, A. D, 1905, all of the right, title and interest belong ing to the estate oft said Bankrupt In and to the following described real estate, situated in the County of Jasper and state of Indiana, to-wit: — The East half (4) of the South East quarter [4], Lot Five (5) in the North East quarter (1) of the Nbrth East quarter(i), the South half (I) of the North half (4) of the South East.quarter [J] of the North East quarter (4), the North half (4) bf the Bouth half [4] of the South East quarter [L-4] of the North-East quarter 1-4 and the North fifty [so] acres of the North East quarter [l-4] of the North East quaiter [l-4] Qf section Five [s] Township Twenty -eight[2B] North, Range [7] West, containing 162.61 acres. Also Lots one *1 ’ Two‘2’Three ‘3’ and Four ‘4’ in the North West quarter ‘l-4’ of the North West quarter ‘l-4’ of section Four Township Twenty eight ‘2B" North, Range Seven ’7’ West, containing forty ‘4o’ acres. Also the undivided one half ‘4’ of 2030.63 acres described as follows; the South West ‘4’ and the South half ‘4’ of the North West quarter‘l-4’ and 22.63 acres off the South end of the Noith West, quarter ‘l-4’ of the North west quarter ‘l-4’ of section Four ‘4’, the South half ‘4’ of the south hall ‘I-2‘ of the South East quarter ‘l-4’ of the North East quarter ‘J-4’ of Section Five ‘s’, the East half ‘4’ of the North East quarter *l-4’ of Section Eight ‘B’, except one acre in a square form out of the Southwest, corner, all of Section Nine ‘9’, all of Section Ten ’lo’ except one acre in the form of a square out of the North East corner of the North West quarter *l-4’ of the South East quarter ‘l-4’ the West half ‘l-2’ of the North west quarter ‘l-4’ of Section Fifteen ‘ls’ the North half ‘l-2’ of Section Sixteen *l6’, all in Township Twenty eight ‘2B' North, Range Seven ‘7’ West. Also the undivided one half ‘l-2’ of 519.15 acres in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana, described as follows; all that part of section Eight ‘B’ and all that Sart Of the North half ‘l-2’ or the orth East quarter ‘l-4’ and the South West quarter *l-4’ of the North East quarter ‘l-4’ of section Seventeen *l7’lying west of the right of way of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company. The East half ‘l-2’ of the North west quarter ‘l-4’and the North West quarter‘l-4’ of the North west quarter *l-4’ of • section Seventeen ‘l7’ ail in Township Thirty *3u’ North, Range Seven ‘7’ west. said sale to be continued from day . to day until all of said real estate is sold. Said land to be sold in parcels or as a whole, as may be to the best interests of said estate, free from all .mortgages and incumbrances thereon, . on the following terms and conditions: Not less than one half [4] cash, and the residue in two equal payments, on or before six ‘6’ and tvelve ‘l2’ months respectively. The purchaser to give his note bearing 6 per cent interest for the deferred payments, securing the same by executing a mortgage to the trustee on the reu> .estate so purchased. Said sale to be made subject to the farm leases fov the year 1905, and to be made subject to the approval of the Referee or -Court. .Dated this 16th dav of January, A. D 1955. JAMES FI. CHAPMAN, Trustee. All creditors of said Bankrupt wiW take notice of the time and place of said proposed sale. JOHN O. BOWERS, Referee All persons «re further notified that flu wife ul Alfred Mo.'ey, It.nKriio , wi l convec all of her light, title snd Interest in and to said real estate, by dead to the parch Her of any real eatate tielonging io Maid Bankrupt estate,upon the pay men toner by the purchaser thereof fur her into' eat in aaid real eatate, she h ving agreed to Bell the same to the aaroe purchaser at the aarne price per acre, pro portlouateiy, as the Trustee shall sell aaid real estate, and of the entire proceeds of the sale, the sa d wife agrees to accept one fifth for nf her interest in and to the rent estate so sold—the otne four fifths to go into the funds iu the hands Of the Trustee JAMES H CHAPMAN, Trustee, CommissioDei’s Sale of Real Estate. mwcic is HKRskV o:vss myt uv*> w* Aerslg ed c mm A Ida r mointed - v ttte Ho*, t Circuit <: urt In cgtwe No noetic Hoi .i.dvs Kinanu-t axh sl. wii offer i l> Untie sals at the lhw oflhv- or H. rt„ L r) tr tn the clt or Vaipa al* •• Indiana, at loo’ loch A M. uu the lith oa of February, iwn. ntt o eh 'ay thereafter until s Id the following r a Mtati ; The nor.h lial r of the North ead q)ft*er of Ked'ton T* enty- 'tlto In T tir ship iht (y----fout north, Hange Six West: snd the Nor n' cast quarter f th» Sixth esst Quarter of-e-t tt**u seven In Towns'lp Th t,.f n r Nur'b K<ng six west; and the Sou h so ty-fo r feel of .ols three and four In b och six of the ngtnal town, now (Ity. of Val- aralso, I mil a, all tn Porter i; untv. Indians. Also, The s«t half or the Northeast quarter of Section eight* n. In t>w ship 'hi ty north range six wsst.tn Jasper Omuty Indians, Ba. a real e-date will be old loro mb. or rt ih'rrl oash and the balance in two «q sit - tali ments dnsr oue and two years respective v f omdate. Thenureha rgtvln hi uote •• lih •tx per Oaut Interest from d. lea dseo.retl i*v Aup t ' gage on the real estate purchased w in an tusurau.e clause includ’ d. t LKM .1 KKRN. H H, Lorlng, • Uiuiiiils l uisr. At.y ■ ,r coannls Inner. FOR TRAOt. My dwt-lliosf 1 ouiu Jo) h\ I l for horse* • otf 1 1 -, huge Jaud im-l pletnonta Write me at Reue- 1 aelaer, (ud. FrifeblOp Nelson 'Ducharjc j

Notice of Safe§Mleff Estate f ' - r ■i 3 jZlls— . 'i l ’ SSKaa % v '*y ■ n? Trustee io Bankruptcy, * ~ • - - 1 IN THK STATES POR THEDI3TBIGT-OF INDI iNA. In the matter of A A. McCoy A Co,,'ac©-i) f £ ■f 4 p» tnershtprhompos- > No. 1789, In Bankrupt-*. aSSa • : j if Cot, Bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order of the Referee in Bankruptcy. In the District Court of the Umfijd Stafasa fbcjnl District of Indiana, in ssld cause, vilrtch tfwhr war made rut ihe 23rd day of November 1904, the undersigneddaiy.eieotod,, appointed, quaii ified and acting, Trustee in the matter as A. A"l» office of James fi. Chapman. Trustee, in the City of Rensselaer. G. unty of : Jasper At the State or Indiana, on the I4tii Bay of lebraary, A* D, lf#s, * all of the right, title and interact belonging to the estate of said Bank upt firm. In aha to the following desert'J 4' real eatate. situated in as per County, la the State of Indiana, to-wit ; ; Th .- nndivrted one .half (HI of the JSist half of th* North West quarter (M l and the East half (X) of the south West quarter and the West half Otf) of Tth East quarto' an the west hi If \%) of the 8 >uth Seat quarter fX> of -ectiau 'W.nty S-'Ten (27 Township Thirty 80) North, Range Five (5) West, known as he “Gilliam Township Lana ” and nil of the South weßt quartet iJ4) of the North East quarter ti£ i of Section Twenty (2 Township Thirty (301 N rth, B nge Six (**> West, known as the ‘'Barkler Township Land." Also all of the North the Hktst half (of the South Best qu rter iX i of Section Ten 00) Township Twenty Bight (28> North, Range Seven (7) West, containing 4Wi acres. Said sale to be continued from day to da> until all of said real estate .s sold. Slid sale to be made subject to the liens and incuinbtan ces against said real estate and also subjec to the farm leases for the year 19u6. o j the following terms and conditions: ’ Not lemt than one hai r (% cash in hand, and the lesidue iu two equal payments onorbefoie six (6) and Twelve (12) months respectively. The purchaser to give his notes bearing 0 pe' cent interest, so the deferred payments, securing the same by executing a mor'g-geto the Trust-e on the real estate so purchased, Sud sale to be made subject to the approval ot 1 1« Refelee nr Court Dated this l th day of January, 19 5 JAMES U. CHATMAN, 'I r s ee All Creditors of said Bankrupts will ake notice ot the time and place ot aaid proposed I'**’ - JOHN O. BOWERS. Referee. — m Notice of Sale of Real Estate m James n. cbamun, Trustee io Bankruptcy, IN THE DISTRICT * OUST OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE DIsTRI .TOP INLI tNA. In the matt'-r of 1 ihoiuas l McOoy. VNo. 1711, In Binkruptoy. Bankrupt. > Notice is hereby given th it ursuan to an order of the Referee in Bankruptcy, in th« hstrict Court of the United 8 ates for tht Oiairlct of Indiana, i said cause whict order was made on the 23rd day of Novembe 1904, the undersigned duly elected, appointed qua llied and acting Trukte r n the matter ol f omas J. Me ny. Bankrupt, Cause No 1771 in said Court, wifi offerat pr rate sale at tne -slice of J -rtkes H. Chapman, Tiustee, in the City of Rensselaer, C -unty of Jasper in tht State of Indiana, on the Utb Day of February, A, D. all of the right, title snd interest ted nging to inn estate of said Banarapt in and io tbefoilcwng described real tata'e. situ iteu in lai per LVutt>y in the State of 1 d aaa, towit: - The undivided on? half (%) o' 2080 fiß acres which is described as follows; the sonCh Wds. quarter , ttic South half (H of t eNorth • e«t quarter ll( and 22 «3 nert* off of thr South end of the North Want quarter (JiMt the North West quarter o' Section Pou' 4);the 8 >nth ha f (Ml of the South half («) ol the Sruth Blast quarter 04) ot the North M is' quart* r Oi' of section five (6l; the Hast had O’i) of the North East quarter % of section eight (8) except one acre iu a square form ou of ti e South West c rner; ah or section Nine (V), all of Section Ten (10) except one acre in qu ire form out of the North cant corner ol the North est quarter (U tof the S "th Blaßl quarter -}4), the West half of the North West quarter (yi of Section Fifteen (16) the North half ( H ) of Bec i n Sixteen (l«) all in 'Township Tw nty eight .28; Nor.h. Range Sr veil (>) West. Also all of Lo'k Nine (0) and Ten (10) iu Block Six (6) in Robinson's Audition to the < 'ity of Rensselaer. Indiana, also a tract of land in Lake Comity. I diana, known as “Jerry's Island." being the North East quarter (Ml of the S >utii East quarter iKI of »-otion Tinrteen (la) Township .hirtj two (32) North, Range Eight (A) West Said land to be sold ill parcels or as a wb le as may be to the best interests of said estate, fits, from ln-Da and incnmbranoes, but subject to the farm leases for the year 1906, au l on the following terms and conditions; not less than one half (X) cash, and the residue in two equal payments on or before MX (6) and twelve ,12; mo -ths respectively, the purch se to g vehie notes bearing 8 per cent interest, for the deferred payments. Hecu ing the same by execu ting a mortgage to the Trustee on the real estate so p i'chased. And at then me time an-1 place the under signed Trustee will lurthar offe for sale all of the right .title and interest belonging to the - state of sa d Bankruut in the following de scribed real estate situated in the City of Reusselaer. Jasper Countr, Indiana, described as so lows; Lor- Seven (7) of the 0. P. Mayhew plat of the We t alf t of section Thirty .33) Township Twenty nine (29) North, Range -Aix-(i) we t. Also that part of the rtouth Wen quarter 04) of the North West quarter (!» ) of said section Thirty (80) lying between Weston's cemetery and the Iroquois River an ' • ore particulirly described as follows:—Beginning at the South East corner of Wes on’s cemetery, runnirg South with the East line of said cemetery to the center of said river; thence North West following the mean stings of said river to a point in the center of salt river due t outh of the South West corner of said cemetery; thence due North to the "Aou'h West corner of said cemetery: thenc East to the p<a -e of - egianing. coutai dug Three and one hundredths acres more or less, there be ng in all, in conjunction with Lot *A».ven (71 four and one hundredths aciee more W«,»1 bj? ? vobject m ihe moUgafreat sad asiiigss-s ab..vw recited Bales are to be mad» ahbject Alt crrillt-.rs of aid Bankruot wll lake notice of ihe time an I place of aaid proposed , JOHN Q, BOWERS. Referee. All tie'notnf are further botiflett that the wtfisrtTfr mak J fcCoy Bankrupt, wi I eonve* all of her right, title and Interest in and to said real estate, by deed, to the purcha er of »ny of the real estate belonging to said Bank rupi estate, up n the payment loher by the purchaser thereof for her interest in said real uata e, she baviug agreed to sell Ihe snare to the tame pn chase- at the same price per acre, proportionately, as the > rn-tee shall sell said real estate, and of the entire pro -reds of the sale the satd wife agrees to accept one fifth for all her Interest io and to the real estate so sol I —the other four fifths to g into the fanda in ihe (rands of >he Tru- -e.., JAMBS H. OH .A PM AN. Trustee P J S I : 40 --C t*4 • f tim e (ui ttfl southeist of K ua «>-«- 1 . 1 1»«# , w I 8-1' b» ibe acre or p- rt of -cfH. v\ i i gll co d or stove w iod. or po «4. Stove w od cut io i rde . C *d w- od per kmliui ttie gr. u d W. E. Jacks., Bt idet ce a*ar timber

INTHBiMXTTEROF PETITION FOR DRAINAGE '• BV tVIIILTXM'* Ift.R MOSELEY" ET AL. Notice is hereby given that the .tmffersigniedl drainagfeCc>tirn*iwMDnw(s2-tri'-..whom has been assigned the ioq pf the ditch, tfgscrlbetLJa SSjc.] : ’poTC f the dramiak corirofi (in '|aid matter, vnlj receive tfidk .of said Balk of T’rancesvilfe, FfancMVlffe', lod., OQ ’ Se«lea bids tnay be left’ aft «ie iJtfik’ °f at any tube before said- date. Said :woiHti has been divided into stations of one hlftidrea feet io lengthy and bids/for constructing said ditch' or any portion of it, must be,made by stations ’- ;t ‘ ' >r “ : v ;.:vT- , A computatioa pf, the*.number ,of cubic yards in ekeh of said stations has been made] and will be furnished to any person interested pr bidding on said work. ■' ‘ ■ an. Said contract will be let to ‘the 1 lowest and best bidder by stations. Any person to whom a contract is let will be. required into, a written contract and give bond, with Surety for the performance of the work, aDd tbat he will pay all damages occasioned by the non-fufill-meot of his contract. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Dated, Francesvilie,Tnd.,Jan7th, 1905. JOSEPH RIGGS Construction commissioner.. C. W. Barker, Attorney for Drainage commissioner. Jan. 13-20-27 SHERIFFS SALE. Order Book 26. Page 88. Sheriff’s 8a » ou decree No..884(1. By virtue of a certified onpr-.of a Decree to tne . trect-ed, from the Clerk’s Offlo * of the Ja-*-r - ircuit Oourt iu a cause wherein Morgan Hollinsnead is plaintiff and George A. Williams inrt Va’eria M Williams his wife, JameRosenthal, and Mrs, Rosenthal his wife Randolph Hfiseman, and Mrs Eisemau hi wife, Adolph Kur*, and Mrs Kura hia wifi, tieorge Williams Jr . Judsou H Perkins, David K. Fry as trustee of Jesse J, Fry ; Jesse .1 Frj <ud John A. Anderson are defendants, requiring me to make the sum of six honsaud ive huudi-ed [s6oOU.Oo] Dollars and with interest on said decree and oort, I will expose at pub ic tale to thehigheet bidder, on "liu i d <v tun. r6tb day of Febraw. '905 betwe<n (he hours &f 0 o’clock t. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. of said day. al .he door of the Court House of said Jasper 'ounty, Indiana, the rente and profits for b term not exceeding seven years, of the t > low iog do-icribed deal Estate towlt: The souttiwesl quarter ot the northeast qna rl *r, and the west ha sos the oath east quarter md th - east half of the south west quarter, snd 'he north west quarter of the south west quarter and the north west quarter of section 9 in Township [3l] north range 7 west containing 100 acres, more r less in Jasper« oonty Indian ill said reales ate iu said section nine [9] sa.o township an range If such rents and profits will not sell for a «ut .id* nt - urn to satisfy said decree, interest and ;o.sts, I will at the same time and place expose it public ale t H e fee simple of said Teal e tate. • r .-o much thereof as may be sufficient o ds•harge said decree, iutere-1 ud oosta Said sale wil l be made without any relief wha ever fro n val aitoU or appraisement law . JOHN O'CONNOR. Bh riff of •* per Couu-.j,

TO EXCHANGE. Sisicreein Kankakee township All cultivated, .rohard. no bnilding-t. 100 Acres in Wheat Held Township, black land, fair bui'dings, near rtatim Owner will take li.HOn in clear pro. >erty of an; kind as first payment. 50 acres in Walker township, all prairie land lea along lanre ditch near station. Owner i. ill ske It <IOO in town property. Dakota or South srn land. 01 acres near the .Tamper county oil fields ~}wn<y will tnk*. ti.AOO i., good Cade and give long time on difference 101 a ires in Van Suren wuntv, Michigan all cultivated exoeot &) aces of tine timbotas good ntne room house large bam, seven tee i ores of grapes in roll bearing and a ls>g wuounto' other fruit Owner will take peri n clear town property or hotel. 40seres cultivated, fair buildings. Will trad tor lire etook. 00 acres good .Improvement. Will trade for town property. 100 acres, black land, near station, good buildugs. Owner will Daks clear town property as firpt payment tit aorei in Laporte Vounty well riled owner will trade for dear property or livery. Olear property In this city to trade for good mppoved land and will pay difference A good seven room house on three lots in 'owler Ind. to trade for property in tnia city, r land. Several registered stallions and Kentucky icks to trade for land or town property. Property in Chicago and other cities for land. Also have a large list of fine bottom land in sokeon and Scott counties Ind., well improved it from t’Ai to S 5" per acre. If you have anything to exchange we can match it no matter what it is. Call or write snd make your wants known. You will confer a favor on us and we may be able to do yon good Q. F. fIEYERS Over Murray's Store. Rensselaer Tud sundayservj:e announcements Trinity M. E. Church Rev. H. L». Kindiq, Pa-t *r. fff; JTVtiddf rt&h .ft!. I" 4& a trt> SeWwA; IS: < o ; OiWr M 55:30 p til JV Ej.iaT'ir h L» «b»o<» pm Sfr.-tf iw<r it |j. airu 7.-00 p- itt PtiftHo 8- rWik* PtHVHf ST- tu# vVi cl eadi' . 7:3Up dk. Presbyterian Church Rev \ G ldbm Wohk Pastok y:3O a. IT. Babbatli 8 h<u»l 1 1 *:45 h. m. Vtrruirii S rvitv* 2:3b p, m, Junior E deor r H.AK) p. in Beutor Eud-svoi 7*K> p ti Railing Sr-ivioe P ajrer meeting Wcdueaday 7:3 > p Ol NOTICE All jk> 8 me knoair’g Mn-m e v - Qd-t.ifis iio h la a fir a o' I J. P r*r & "Vi will |i • «*»e ■’el 1 attd s t'n. Aftsr Ehh. l-t. »le boo* 8 will * iijed in me la ds of a o <Voto . Btrl L. B t oner, AdmiLiatrator

MEN DRESSMAKERS

XQf Pmi Arfe ■ W»» » " /..-Have A jFerrjrfn* '}*»!&.... . 0 .- Thfi modern fffeaaulMtkfer>te tt hybrid Treat are. w He the; e*tfitnal gififtrance at . _a. Rian, dresses in the ,/rock coat and complimentary parts of and has the languag* |kud walk; of a woman. He of jmous^iiire ;sol4 £ncj volantfi eh forme, and gored skirts, <*aud fdjrpagns of-, eoipblnatlops of colour . And material. He fc surrounded- tTo» "morning MB night wiihv women, .llvfp . fike a Sultan among-them, and Is natr impregnate by their Ideas, His study Is a sanctum of elegance; elghteen-ceritilry engravings ornament l ife walls * the chairs and’ couches ' are' covered with old sjlks in exquisite ,fatntoeea;: it is here he .passes his fin-, gets through his hair and, composes. Such is popular tradition; In plain unvarnished fact he composes nothing. The .embroiderer embroiders, the weaver weaves and the season’s wires a. e brought before him." He selects the best patterns and makes them hiß property:; those he rejects fliid their way into the magasins des nouveautes. Thep commences the work of, his army of women. They design for these materials, and he selects again, taking perhaps a sleeve from one, a skirt from another; and thus he builds the models that the world comes to buy. His vanity is passing strong. Is it his fault If he considers him.self a god? He is thf god of fashion, a sort of Buddha with 12 heads—the immortal twelve, as "they are worthy of being called. For are they of much less ÜBe to the country than the members of . that august institution, the French Academy ? The head of each firm is flattered and favored beyond the wildest imagination ol the ordinary man. A Minister or the President of the Republic is more easily approached than the man dressmaker in his temple ot art. I often think, as I watch M. Jean and M. Jacques in the midst of their workers, how I should like to see them at home.—Paris Cor. London King.

HORNED FROGS

Turned Loose in Texas jo Drive Away the Prairie Dogs. Henry Perthell ,a stock farmer, has discovered that a few horned frogs when placed in a village of prairie doge, will quickly depopulate every hole. His crops and grass had suffered from the ravages of prairie dogs this season, and all the poisonous methods he tried failed to kill the little animals. * Me observed that a village of prairie dogs would sometimes be suddenly deserted without apparent cause. This led him to make an investigation. In all the deserted villages he found horned frogs. The thought occurred to him that perhaps they were an enemy of the prairie dog. He captured several of the ,'rogs and took them to lively prairie dog village on another part of his ranch. He turned tne frogs loose near the holes. When he visited this village the next day he found every prairie dog house deserted. The little animals had gone to another part of the ranch, where they were busy at work esablishlng another town. Perthell scattered the horned frogs about in all of the prairie dog villages on his ranch and farm, and the prairie dogs have entirely disappeared from his land, it is supposed) that they have taken up their homes on neighboring lands. It is not thought that the horned frogs attack the prairie dogs, xhey burrow in the holes and are in some way offensive ‘o the rodents. Horned frogs have another good point. They are known To be voracious eaters of the big red ants which are found in the Southwest. These ants have a painful sting, and In some localities they are a serious pest. Their big ground nests ruin lawns and pastures, and it is a difficult matter to get rid of them. One horned frog turned loose in a red ant bed will clear it up in a day.—Ballinger (Texas) Cor. New York Sun. *

WOOD ALCOHOL.

Puri* P'ototi Commissioner Astounded at Hts Discovery. Dr. B. H. Warren, Pennsylvania's pure fodd commissioner, has made a startling discovery regarding the chesporder grade of whisky sold all over the state. In an interview he said: „ “Most of the cheap whisky sold In Pennsylvania, I hare di covered by analysis, la manufactured from weed a,cohol and red of India pepper, the latter element giving the deadly dose the desired ‘snip.’ I was abounded when the chemists Informed me of the findings In a number of cases, and immediately had over 1,000 samples taken all over the sta’“. Ninety-live per cent of the samp, t so far examined have shown the presence of wood a! cohol In polsonl: g quantities along with the pepper, -tome samples contained arsenic, t. .pentlne and traces of prussic add.” Dr. Warren said he nad instituted proceedings In over 100 cases where the deadly stuff had been Bold. The total number from present Indication# will exceed 1,000, and may, before the Investigation is completed, reach 5,000. "No wonder/' said the doctor, “that our asylums are full.’’

THE ORIGIN OF “KICKERS”

Supposed to Come From art Occupe- , Hon in the - Cornish Mines. "1 believe that the origin of the expressive bit of aiahg ‘kickers' mfry be .‘found.lb -the lowest form^of occupation any member of the human race fenoVvsV’ W. M. Robinson states in the St, Louis Globe Democrat. " Wormsleys and St Hel- ; eiM, in Cornwall, is an underground l canal connecting the lower levels of the coal mines‘at Wormsleys with the aurface station at St. Helens which JfihYh a great deal of money for the ‘'nilne owners in handling the coal, which is simply loaded on the bargee in the mines and transported by the canal under the mountains to the harbor at St Helens. Wtren the "canal was devised, however, how to provide for locomotion for these barges was a -problem. "Mutes couldn’t be u.ced„ and there were circumstances which made steam impossible, but an inventive genius , finally solved the riddle by suggesting that cross pieces of timber be placed along the roof of the canal which was very lqw, and men could lie oa their backs on top of the loaded barges and ‘kick' the vessels along. After the barge was once started this was found to be feasible. “The men could easily keep the load in motion by the means suggested, and it has ever since been in use. There 1 is no question about the low gradq of this sort of work, and even the men who follow it are constantly ‘kicking’ around the villages where they live. They were known at the mines especially as ‘kickers' because of their work and their vocal complaints, contlually Indulged in, caused every one at Wormsleys or St Helens, no matter what their station or employment, who indulged in complaints to be .called ‘kickers.’ I presume that the origin of the word, as we use it, is just what I have suggested."

LONELINESS OF THE PRAIRIES.

“I had almost as soon be set adrift in a small boat in mid-ocean as to be dropped down on the vast prairie near the Kansas-Colorado State line." said a man who is familiar with the West, says the Birmingham (Ala) News. “One cannot realizes the loneliness of the western plains until he has crossed them. There are very few human habitations, comparatively lit tie of the land Is under cultivation and water Is a scarce and precious commodity. In every direction nothing meets the gaze of the eye except a trackless, treeless waste which is bounded only by the lowering sky. Prairie dogß are the chief denizens of this region,, and as the train yhlrls past they perch bn thel£. hind legs and sit bolt upright ks motionless as a status. ThUVe are a few houses, but they arp at widfi Intervals. The one singly advantage that 1 lonely pdtffiStrian has fit that region i» that by following th? railroad trsic" . sufficiently far he Will reach a town some day; but walking at this season under the burning prairie sun and in a waterless country is by no means pleasant “It is positively tiresome to the eye to ride across the prairies in a comfortable Pullman car surrounded by all the luxuries of life. This be ing true, it must be next to appalling to have to tramp over this region without food or water, except what one •>egß at the few stations along the route. I have never been able to see anything picturesque or inviting about the wide stretching plains.”

To Guard Against Sunstroke.

Dr. Weiler Van Hook In Chicago Inter-Ocean —To guard against prostration by heat moderation in diet is of the first importance. Stop the use of heavy articles of diet such as meat. Use no alcoholic drinks and confine your?elf to wate.- and light carbonated beverages. Lemonade and such drinks are all right. They can be cool, but net cNHng. The drinking o* ice cream soda is pernicious. Gene:ally the milk or cream of which the ice cream is made is not fresh and sickness will often result. Be properly clothed. Wear light weight garment-. Here in Chicago ? great danger lies in the fact that peo pie nn hiiy expo?" thenrcelv-s to th boat wher- they a 1 e dressed for eoo'.e. weather. They wear woolen underwear, feit hats, aud heavy outer garments the year round; This is gen;'"."y true of teenrlers whe fail fro_. wag orts ifke f*>s la hbt weather like this. 'lake care cf your heart. The be th’ ■' to vr'ir la a llgtft straw hat with a wide rim. In teal hbt weather us£ 8 Wet handkerchief ot top of thh head. Reef a* much as you can. Th South ern cities where it is always hot, the Itlhc'bitabfs are only abl* *o sr-L-,} th heat b«ean*e they rest a few hours li the middle of the day. Bathe much as you caw Bathint is the ta]cation of the South Sert Island ere. A cool xponge bath is better than nothing. The evening is a good time so take it. So is the morning, if you do rot plunge right into heavy labor.

The C[?]garette Evil.

Dr. .1. D. McAfee, member of thr Cleveland Health Board, says “'’igir ette smoking especially when Indulged in excessively, is very dangerous, ev en for a grown man. Its off set upon h young boy is terrible. Some of thr little chaps in town, boys twelve m fourteen years old. carry the smoking of cigarettes to such an extent that they, to use tbfir own phraseology smoke themselves Into a dream This means that they dull their sen«e* and cloud theii brains. A cruuadt against this vice ought to be started at once, and all dealers guilty* of sell Ing cigarette* to minors should b* dealt with severely.”

HUNTING HATS BY RAIL.

Motormfin- oh suburban. Troiiqy -fitm |.. ~, #tewf ii prtflUfty; v , While a Chester toiler', car Bvms speeding along several .fnues oft off Diarb'y, l, a‘ tow evenlhgs AgoV the rotorman suddenly sladkened the Bar's speed with a Jolt several, time*.Kao time a piece of paper wa* ,'aloc£ tbs track. - t : f A “On my last trip out A jounl fellow -who was sitting ou the Kmnt ■eat Tost hiss Panama,” aaMT thmmo torman to a friend near his Mrow. “I thought that paper might ft (t Tea, he got off to lftok for il tat maybe he didn't find it. for he ft (fiat know where it. blew off. He pM th* hai -on the floor under, thfi sehtftsther than‘hold ft Hr his hand; mndftfiar he had gone about four miles ft noticed that it bad disappeared. Bbere was, no way of telling in whieflon* -of the four mites it had blown fir. so he Just got off the car the Aten tion of walking back thejentlift dl*tance, unless be wouliiflmpp softer.” “Maybe a 15-ce/ki Paftraa. anyhow,” seggesredimitoiftan's friend, when another white ftject on the road proved to be papeift “Well, sometimes we find a rmghty good hat" cbntinued: the / iWcftnati. “More than a few h]*w off evpryfteek It’s a poor summer it J r tfqqT Rift ten or twelve stFatv hats.' and'feofte of them are fine littes. " The. "bthefi motormen about aw well. Thftbest time to find th*em Is on v the fearly morning runs, aw the hats -are (mostly lost at night. jFrequentlj£ Rfcejwland in a datl placs, and canst Jbe irand until daylight, iOf eiiulsp [wel-keep them when we find’tnein. 'frow mould we do ptherwise, when we mever know to whom they belong?*The men always Jump off the carfiafter their hats blow off, and we A ever hear from them again.” n I ‘‘Why da more hats bfqw iff at night tbfin the f ajr'T I - “Mostly bwadfid "mbrfi youn#' me* ride on the cars at night.' Thefi take off their hats to enjoy the meeze. Sometimes the hat is -blown offithelr laps and sometimes it is blown oft their heads. Often the yofcfig loan's companion holds his hat hits, and sometimes It blows but ft her hands. The few hats tbrat/iare Alow* off during the-day are e«ai?y ftund " —Philadelphia Record, ,*"

SILVER DOLLAR LEGEND.

]Why the Eagts Clasps These. Arrow* In Its I Perhaps there fire MW whcl know why there firrojr beid» t* a silYtc dollar, for that that thgrfii are only tino9, la* aq, Indian logecd ju to hows the* 'came there, ti.fcioaely akoclatwith Uie flag ffom the Quadkw a*--tlon. now attracting so much [attention In the Territory building it th* World’s Fair. This flag is the property of 'osepfr aioCoose, ft bfis been handec ' dow* from his graftt-great-grttafifith Ir. Bwperneau McCoose. The flag v jus th* one carried by Tecumseh In h e long campaign and was taken fr< in hia dead body after tbe battle >f th* Thames. In this campaign thei t were allied with General Harrison < te Peorlas, Kaskaskians and Pian jashaa, three nations that once beip< fi rata Canada, New York and a part o ' Pennsylvania, the f&gments of whlih are now gathered in the Quapaw nation and all told number fewer, tin n 200. The night before the great b title a council was called. A iff an volunteered from each of these trlb< a who took a solemn oath to kill Te< umseh the next day. The battle ft Itowed and Tecumseh was killed. Hls followers attempted to take his body down the river in a boat that: night, but the three watchful enemies were too alert and surprised the [party. They failed to secure the body .of Tecumseh, but succeeded in getting the flag which was wrapped aroupd his body. It was cut with many bullet and a: row holes. This flag fell to Superneau McCooset and has been handed down in his family ever since. The flag is of flannel cloth, made after the design of the British flag of that day. (t U handsewed and was made by the squaws of Tecumseh’s tepee. According to the Indian legend, it was In honor of the three Indians who volunteered to kill Tecumseh on that day. or .die fat the attempt, that the three arrows appeared on the Issues of the silver coins after that date—Kansas City

A Woman's Question.

Every little while one sees a man# of printed advice to mothers including the charge “Don’t b‘6 in a hurry,” of “takeyourtlme In everything you do,‘ and thus reserve ydtrir nerve force," etc. One chmfci at last'to wonder ft* the writer* of all this advice ejer undertook to tike care of a family. Did tuch petstons eker attempt to get'breakfast for a man who simply must be at his daily work at T:3O a. m„ meantime the baby cried distressingly, and some of the other children who were dressing clamored wildly for help to find missing shoes, or to hav* their clothing put on. or buttoned if it was on? Meanwhile the iceman pounded at the door, and the milkmah was late and there was no cream for cofTe, the toast burned, the coffee boiled over, the good man grew cross because he was likely to be late to his wofk, and —and —or, a dozen things more in the way of hindrances. And if thepe people who write so soothingly upon the ‘don’t burry” question will kindly put themselves in the place of the woman here described, they may poMlbly experience a change of heart aid discover that, under certain household circumstances, the one and only thing to do la u> burn, hurry, t