Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1909 — Page 7

Professional Cards '1 ' ' 1 DR. E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGDON Night and day calls given pompt aStentfon. Residence phone, UA Otte phone, m. \ Rensselaer, Ind.~>. Dr. I.M. WASHBURN V PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Makes a Specialty ot Diseases ot ths * Rensselaer, Indiana DR. F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Rooms 1 and 2, Murray Building Rensselae, Indiana Phones, Office—2 rings on 3SO. teasdeuce—B rings on *X*. Successfully treats both acute sad chronic diseases. Spinal curvatures a specialty. DR. E. N. LOY Successor to Dr. W. W. Hartsell. Occupying his old office in the Willin—s Block HOMEOPATHIST OFFICE PHONE » Residence College Avenue, Phone IW. Rensselaer, Indiana. J. F. Irwin S. C. Irwin IRWIN & IRWIN LAW. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. * per cent farm loans. Office in Odd Fellows’ block. Rensselaer, Indiana - 2 ■ ARTHUR 11. HOPKINS Law, Loans, and Real Estate Loans on farms and city property, peraonm security and chattel mortgage. Buy. sell and rent farms and city property. Farm and city fire insurance. Office over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana E. P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW Law, Loans, Abstracts, Insurance ant Real Estate. Will practice in all the courts. All business attended to with promptness and dispatch. Rensselaer, Indiana MOSESLEOPLD ATTORNEY AT LAW ABSTRACTS, REAL ESTATE, INSURANCES. Up stairs, northwest corner Washington and - Van Rensselaer Streets. Rensselaer, Indiana Frank Foltz Charles G. Spitler FOLTZ & SPITLER (Successors to Thompson & Bros.) ‘ ATTORNEYS AT LAW Law, Real Estate, Insurance, Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract books in County. W. H. PARKISON , ATTORNEY AT LAW Insurance, Law, Real Estate, Abstracts and Loans. Attorney for the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. Will practice in all of the Courts. Office in Forsythe Building, on Washington street.

H. L. BROWN > DENTIST t / <. J e ■ i 9 Crown and Bridge-Work and Teeth Without Flatea a Specialty. All tb« latest methods in Dentistry. Gas administered for painless extraction. Office over Larch’s Drug Store. J. W. HORTON DENTIST ! 9 I fryrjLsy. GRADUATE OF PROSTHESIS Modem Service. Methods. Materials. Opposite Court House Farm Loans. If you have a loan on your FARM, and want to renew it learn our terms. We still have some money to loan at Five per cent and reasonable commission. With partial payment privileges. No undue delay when title is good. If you desire a loan now or in the near future make application at once before rates are advanced Call, telephone or write i ■' First National Bank North Bids Public Bquara. j ' RENSSELAER,IND. Forty-five head of horns and mules and 35 feeding cattle at Parkison & Moody sale at Pleasant Grove. Jasper county, Ind., Jan. I.3th. All Monon trains of that date etop at McCoysburg and connect with C. & W. V. railroad.

Being Original

wrong articles by mistake.” “For instance, that little break of mailing pink baby booties to our esteemed bachelor uncle,” John assisted. “Yes,” agreed his wife, hastily. That particular blunder was still a sore point. The uncle was a rather Important personage, potentially, if not actually. “But more than that, John, it’s the foolish selections you make when you are hurried. You don’t have a chance to show any originality. Mrs. Briggs, who talked beautifully at the club Wednesday, showed us that it was a positive Insult to our friends to give them things picked up in a hurry at the last minute.” “What’s all this got to do with your day?” prompted her husband, selecting a third hot biscuit from the plate at his elbow. • “Why, everything,” said Mrs. Steelby, lucidly. “Please explain,” insisted Steelby. "Well,” said his wife, “after listening to Mrs. Briggs I made up my mind to be as original as I possibly could be in every single case. So I caught the 9:15 train this morning and simply put in the day downtown, looking for things.” Steelby groaned. “Were you part of that throng of women which tramped up and down the streets all after* noon?” he snapped. "Why, John! Of course I spent part of my time there, but nearly all day I Just looked at things in the shops. I think it’s the only way to get ideas —■ Just look and look until you happen to think of what you want.” “Oh, so that’s the idea, is it?” inquired Steelby, with a noticeable lack of sympathy. “I’m glad to get a line at last on the processes of the female mind.”

“Of course ft is,” Mrs. Steelby assured him. “I don’t know how many counters I’ve stood at to-day. Everything is terribly crowded. But I always managed to get attention, one way or another.” “How’s that? What do you mean?” demanded her spouse, suspiciously, but Mrs. Steelhy hurried on without noticing the interruption. “It was an awfully hard day, John. You men have no notion what a drain this Christmas shopping Is. Especially when you insist upon being original. By one o’clock I was completely fagged out. I happened to run across Mrs. Peters Just then and we went up to the lunchroom and had a cup of tea. I wasn’t going to eat anything and she thought at first she would Just have a glass of milk, but everything looked so good that we ended by ordering a chAftng-dish lobster and some salad and coffee and Ices. After that we both felt rested.” “H’m” remarked Steelby to his coffee cup. “It takes these delicate little women to put it all over a coalheaver when It comes to appetite!" 1 “But it is such a satisfaction to k’tow that you have accomplished a lot,” pursued his wife; dreamily. “I don’t mind being all tired out and missing five calls and tearing my lace waist In a basement bargain department I feel very grateful to Mrs. Briggs for putting it Into my head to be really original this Christmas.’* "What did you get?” inquired Steelby, with his first real appearance ot interest. He placed his napkin on the table and sat back in his chair, much soothed In spirit by an excellent dinner, and prepared to listen to a long catalogue of novel and striking pun chases. "I got—” began Mrs. Steelby, impressively, and paused. "I got,” she went on after a moment, checking off the Items on the fingers of her left hand, “six monogram handkerchiefs for Ned, a game for Willie and calendar for Sue, a box of notepaper for each of Cousin Harry’s children, a book for your sister, a necktie for each of your brothers, and for you—a big, lovely box of cigars!" For moment Steelby remained staring at his wife. Then he burst Into a roar of laughter. “Original!” he gasped, between paroxysms. Fnnally he quieted down and wiped his eyes. "Let’s sample that box now, Mrs. Steelby," he suggested.—Chicago Dally News.

Was Original "Thunderer."

The original "Thunderer” of Printing House square was not as many people suppose, the famous newspaper Itself, but one of its writers, Capt. Edward Sterling, who, after being called to the bar and serving as a volunteer during the Irish rebellion, finished a versatile career on the staff of the Times. Capt Sterling was a welt known figure in London political circles and was father of the most famous John Sterling, critic, essayist and friend of Wordsworth, Coleridge and De Quince/.

ELL,” said Mrs. Steelby, sighing with a somewhat weary complacency, “to-day I really did a good day’s work, John.” “How’s that?" queried Steelby, briefly, attacking his chop with fervor. "You know how rushed I always am at Christmas, John,” explained his wife, “so that I get packages all mixed up and send people the

A TRAMP'S ONE CHANCE.

I am a tramp. I’ve always been a tramp, qnd I suppose I’ll always be a tramp. I had a chance once to be something better, or, supposed I bad. but I didn’t avail myself of it. The reason I didn’t was because I could not. Anyway if I had succeeded in making a new start I doubt if I’d have kept up the effort. There are people fitted for statesmen, soldiers, business —professional- men, sailors, roustabouts, servants and tramps. I was made for a tramp. The chance I refer to was this: I was in my traveling carriage one day —I mean on the truck under a railway car —when I espied a paper that had been caught in a crevice. It looked like a bank hill, and its denomination appeared to be a dollar. I- couldn’t reach it till the train stopped, and I was afraid it would become detached before that. I was half an hour looking at it, wondering all the while how it got there. It had probably been dropped by some one, most likely at a station, had been sucked up when the train was in motion and got lodged in the crevice, the sides of which had been compressed from some cause or other to hold it. As soon as the train came to a stop I reached for it. What was my astonishment to find that the “1” I had been looking at was followed by three naughts. I was the possessor of a thousand dollar bill. No sooner had I become conscious of my good fortune than I crumpled it in my fist and made for a field near the station at which the train had stopped. Seeing a barn, I went to it, climbed into the moiy and, reclining on the hay, thought what I should do with my find. I spent a whole afternoon thinking. We tramps take a lot of pleasure in thinking, just as other people take pleasure in acting. The tramp to enjoy his profession should be a castle builder. The afternoon I spent conjuring up fortunes obtained with my thousand dollars was the happiest in my life. I would go to the city, buy out a little shop, be economical and industrious, enlarge my business, make money, invest it and in time become a multimillionaire. It wouldn’t do for one that all the world could see was a tramp to offer a thousand dollar bill for a railroad ticket. The agent couldn’t change it if he would. So I tramped to the city. When I got there I thought the first thing for me to do would be to fix myself up. Going into a mammoth store where they sold clothing, I asked to see a suit about my size. The clerk went away and came back with a spick and span fellow —a sort of floor I reckon —who hemmed and hawed and said that goods were only sold there for cash. I pulled out my bill and showed it to him, asking if he could change it. He looked at it dumfounded and said he’d see. What I was suffering from most about that time was a vacant stomach. I went to a restaurant and took a seat at a table. None of the waiters cams near me, but presently the proprietor did and asked me if I had not got into the wrong place. What could I do—ask him if he’d give me a meal on a thousand dollar bill? Not much. I told him I had thought the place a restaurant, but was mistaken; sorry I’d intruded. And" I went" out. Somehow I didn’t see where I was going to begin. Besides I couldn’t be an all-fired while finding out, for I had no place but the park to sleep in and not a crust to put in me. You see, I wasn’t used to city life. If I tried to buy out a shop or rent one and buy a stock of goods to put in it the moment I showed my bill the gentlemanly owner would ask me to sit down while he got the change and would telephone the police. I went about trying to get someone to give me a meal, but city servants are not used to beggars, except those who beg for money, and they' all shut the door in my face. Finally when I was nearly starved I struck a little house where my ring was answered by a girl about 19 years old. That girl was either a fool or she was altogether out of place In this world. I never struck such a green hue even in the country. She took me In and gave me what she had to eat, then sat down and talked to me, looking all the while out of her sympathetic eyes at me to cheer me up. She must have known that misery loves company. She told me that she was In love with a young fellow who wasn’t getting along very well and was going to lose his position. Her employer wanted 11,000 in his business and was going to take In another clerk with that amount and make a partner of him. “Is that all he wants?’’ I says. "Could you git married If your feller had >1,000?” "Of course we could,” "Well, >I,OOO Isn’t very much. I reckon I can spare you that In return for your meal and your kindness and confidence.** I pulled out by bill and gave it to her, and before her eyes got down from their big focus so as to see me I’d gone out and away. - In less than an hour I waa In the country and at home, tramping, as I*ve always tramped, because that’s the life that suits me. But I’ve had many a good time In a haymow thinking of the comfort my bill was to that grass-green girl.—Alexander Ely.

A FRONTIER YELLOW SCOOP

How Jack Stloe Was Killed Trylng to Make News.

The Linville Weekly Express had gone to press. Richard Vinton, an Ox ford graduate, was seeking a livelihood by pumping wisdom Into the quiet minds of the folk in and about the Missouri hamlet, but he set his best energies to the task. Week after week he filled up his editorial page with the product of a mind endowed to lea® mankind, but never a word of recognition had he received for It, save from an occasional exchange that stole his stuff and ran It in as original. Vinton had all the yearnings of a real journalist to do something to make people talk. But there wasn’t “anything doing” In Linville; there never had been. To Vinton’s discouraged soul it looked as if there never would be. He remarked this bitterly to Jack Stice, his printer, who. had blown 1» with the autumn winds, and stayed because he got three meals a day, a place to sleep and a few dollars a week for incidentals. Stice had seen all the wosld he wanted to, and more, and was content to settle down with Vinton, because Vinton let him talk all he wanted and never questioned the authenticity of his yarns. And if you were ever acquainted with the species you will know that their paradise lies in the discovery of a willing listener. “What we want is a fresh news story,” said the printer. “Of course,” said Vinton; “but how in the world are we going to get one If nothing ever happens?” “Make one." “I don’t like fakes,” remarked the editor, with dignity. “No more do I. Never could abide a pipe dream. Nobody but goslings uses ’em when they commence making copy. I mean to, get up something that’s genuine.”

The overland stage from Glasgow, due at Linville at midnight, was about to cross the Chariton river bridge when a masked man stepped from behind some timbers, and, leveling a gun at the driver, commanded him to halt. The horses were stopped. The experience was a new one to the driver, and he acted as though he wasn’t exactly clear as to what his obligations were in the premises. Pending theidecision he did nothing. The pas sengers peered out the windows, and asked what was the matter. It was a moonlight night and the highwayman and his gun stood out clear. The passengers were ordered to get out and line up oh the roadside. A man in uniform got out of the opposite door of the vehicle and went around behind it. He had something in his hand that sparkled In the moonlight. The highwayman did not see him. The other passengers obeyed instructions. The driver also got out of his box and stood in the line with bands uplifted. The robber stepped back a little to Inspect the line-up critically. The man In the uniform leveled his revolver and fired. Thp knight of the road turned two startled eyes In that direction, whirled around and fell to the ground. The man in the uniform went to the body, revolver in hand. “Close call for you, tenderfeet,” he said. “Lucky I was along.” All voiced approval. The highwayman was not dead, and they put him on top of the stage, none too gently, and proceeded. The man In uniform was congratulated by everybody, and stood the homage with dignity, as becomes a man above the common run. The wounded outlaw was taken to a doctor’s house, and a curious crowd followed in. When the black mask was removed from his eyes there were cries of astonishment by the townspeople. It was Vinton’s printer. There would have been talk of a lynching had not the death bullet done Its work. Execrating language fell from the lips of the excited spectators. It was a case of the viper warmed In the kind man’s bosom, they said. His evil looks had been mentally noted, some remarked, but they said they had never liked to mention it owing to respect for Vinton’s feelings. When Vinton arrived the dying man turned to him and whispered: “Good story.” “Good heavens!” exclaimed Vinton, “you didn’t do that to get a story?” A smile flitted over the agonized face. “I didn’t think about a soldier being along. Tell him I don’t hold it ag’ln him. Was just going to scare ’em a bit and send ’em back their property after paper came out. You’ll find ’head’ already ‘set’ —have to change It some—didn’t think about this. Better yet. Will make ’em talk. Good-by, old man; you was good to me. Glad to help you.” Vinton stood holding the dead man’s hand. The man In uniform touched him. “It’s the queerest thing I ever heard of In all my life.” “What?” asked Vinton, Instinctively moving away from the dying man. “The gun that fellow had wasn’t loaded. Say, what sort of guff was he handing out to you?” “He said he would forgive you,*' said Vinton, as he folded the chilling hands, pulled the sheet over the dead face and turned away.—Newspaperdom.

Future Klondike Output.

Mr. Thompson, Canadian member of parliament for Yukon, declares that within five years the Klondike output will reach $20,000,000 a year as the result of the operations qf the big dredging companies.

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To relieve the worst forms of Rheumatism, take a teaspoonful of [the following mixture after each meal and at bedtime: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. — — These harmless ingredients can be obtained from our home druggists, and are easily mixed by shaking them well in a bottle. Relief is generally felt from the first few doses. This prescription forces the cloggedup, inactive kidneys to filter and strain from the blood the poisonous waste matter and uric acid, which causes Rheumatism. J - As Rheumatism is not only the most painful and torturous disease, but dangerous to life, this simple recipe will no doubt be greatly valued by many sufferers here at home, who should at once prepare the mixture to get this relief. ■ It is said that a person who would take this prescription regularly, a dose or two daily, or even a few times a week, would never have serious Kidney or Urinary disorders or Rheumatism. Cut this out and preserve It Good Rheumatism prescriptions which really relieve are scarce, indeed, and whe you need it, you want it badly.

A Little Corset Chat.

A ready made corset, like ready made clothing, may appear to be satisfactory when first put on, but wear soon developed the fact that it does not hold Its shape is not adapted to the figure. Boned with stiff unyielding steels, or Inferior unsanitary bones, splintering and puncturing the cloth, often lacerating the wearer, the average corset Is an unsightly Instrument of torture and absolutely worthless in showing the lines of the figure. In addition to these difficulties with which she must contend, the adjustment of a woman’s organism Is so delicate that the wearing of a corset which is rigid and unyielding produces derangements peculiar to women and developes a chain of miseries which often last through life. Every physician will tell you the most frequent cause of disease among women is due to tight lacing and unsanitary corsets. Tight lacing and waring corsets not adapted to the figure, should be avoided as you would smallpox. Cheap corsets are not only rigid and uncomfortable, but they are not hygenlc. They dwarf your physiclal development and thereby deplete your strength. The best do not fit the figure as they should. They bring too much pressure on the body, where it is oftentimes very sensitive and do not touch the body at other pointe. This unequal distribution of pressure Is very injurious and these should be no perceptible pressure anywhere Besides the stays rust and break and the corset does not retain its shape. The present mode is to give a straigh line from the breast bone to the toes. Physicians admit that the Spirella company have overcome the objectionable fetures in the average corset. The straight front Spirella corset does not repress the pit of the stomach or interfere with digestion. Instead of dividing the organs of the chest from those of the abdomen and making an hour-glass of the figure as the old time corset did by pressing In at the waist line, the straight front acts as a support to the abdomen when properly adjusted.

A great many people have kidney and bladder trouble, mainly due to neglect of the occasional pains In the back, slight rheumatic pains, urinary disorders, etc. Delay In such cases is dangerous. Take DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are for weak back, backache, rheumatic pains and all kidney and bladder trouble. Soothing and antiseptic. Regular size 50c. Sold by all druggists. The qparterly statement of receipts for the secretary of state’s office shows a total of 39,653.50 received as fees for authorizing domestic corporations, 3461 for domestic corporations, $2.004.90 for miscellaneous fees collected for changes in names, increase in capital stock and other changes requiring new records, $525.50 for motor vehicle registration and $2,312 for the recording of court report sales. The total is $14,956.90. Aroused by a gasping noise at her side, Mrs. Henry Bolinger, of North Manchester, awoke in time to see her husband expire at her side Sunday night Apoplexy was the cause of death. Mrs. Emma McMillan, who Is a daughter of State Senator Floyd Parks, of Jeffersonville, representing Clark, Scott and Jennings counties, has sued her husband, Herbert McMillian, also a member of a prominent Clark county family, for $lO a week for her support, alleging that for three months her husband has forbidden her the home of his parents where they had been living and has refused to make provision for her support

REMINGTON NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rich visited their son, Walter, and family at Kankakee last; week. Chas. 'Hemingway, of Chicago, was the guest of his aunt, Mrs. E. A. Hunt, over Sunday. Mrs. James Skinner and daughter, Lolo, returned home Thursday from a week’s visit with relatlvees at Wabash. Rev. Gibson Wilson, wife and baby came last week to take up his work as the new pastor of the Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Thompson, of Valparaiso, visited his father, Geo. Thompson, and other relatives here last week. J. D. Allman, of Rensselaer, visited his parents several days last week and attended the poultry and pet stock show. Louis Keefer, of Kentland, was the guest of Miss Tannie Roush and other friends here Thursday and Fridajr of last week. Supt. F. J. Breeze, wife and son, Joe, returned home Sunday, having spent vacation days at Shelbyville with relatives. H. O. Burgess and Miss Henring returned Saturday, having spent vacation at their homes at Crawfordsville and New Harmony. Miss Bertha Primmer returned home Saturday from a two weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Winters, and family at Terre Haute. Mrs. Rowen and daughter, Susan, of Otterbein, visited her daughter, Mrs. Carl Somers, and family several days last week and this. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Rickie returned home Saturday from Pontiac, 111, where they were called by the death of her father, Mr. John Scanton. Revival meetings commenced Sunday at the Christian church conducted by Rev. G. B. McKee, of Indianapolis, assisted by the pastor, Rev. H. R. Lookabill. Mrs. J. A. Minor and little daughter, of Rigdon, Ind., returned to her home Monday, after a ten days* visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnson.

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Vern Culp was in Lee Saturday. Vern Culp attended the social at Let New Years evening. Frank May and wife spent Saturday evening with G. L, Parks. Thomas Spencer spent the last of the week in Indianapolis. Mrs. George Wood and Mrs. Willard Johnson went to Lee Saturday. Mr. Wm. Garvin intends to move this week to a farm south of Wolcott. Mrs. Chatman and family called on Thomas Johnson and family Saturday evening. Sam Jacks and family called on Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spencer Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred May and son, D. Z. Clark and son, ate dinned with Frank May Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Foulks attended church at Lee Sunday and took dinner with Alvin Clark and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks attended church at Lee Sunday and took dinner with Alvin Clark and family. Mrs. Roy Williams and daughter, Iris, and Mr. R. Foulks returned from Logansport Thursday, where they have, been visiting, Mrs. Foulk’c health being somewhat improved. The change in returning home gave her a heavy cold.

BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CATARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, as mercury will surly destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is t< n fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., contains no mercury, and is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of Wte system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the g<-nulpe. It is taken internally and made tn Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Try the Republican for sale bills.

LAME SHOULDER.

This is a common form of muscular rheumatism. No internal treatment is needed. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely twice a day and a quick cure is certain. This liniment baa proven especially valuable for muscular and chronic rheumatism, and is sure to give quick relief. Chamberlain's Liniment is also most, excellent for sprains and bruises. Price, 25 cents; large size 50 cents. For Sale by B. F. Fendig. c