Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1909 — Page 4

LAST OF THE SLAVERS.

I was first mate of the Mary Goodwin of Philadelphia when the strangest thing in all my seafaring life happened. We were on the banks of Newfoundland, the home of the fog " ■ V king, and the mist had come down on «S thicker than I had ever seen it. It lasted so long without lifting that the captain lost all traces of reckoning. We were off Halifaxx, Cape Race or Cape Breton, we didn’t know which. Finally h© concluded to drop an anchor and wait. There was a considerable swell rolling beneath us. but of course no wind. That wtrald have blown away the fog. One night the watch heard the sound of a distant bell. For an hour it tolled faintly, then very slowly became more distinct. It was evidently coming toward us. It must be drifting, for there was no wind to «f steam. At last the bell tolled disflll sails, and we could hear no sound mally within a cable’s length of us. We began to be anxious and rang our own bell to let the stranger know that we were in her course. There was little chance of her crew being able to turn her. for there was no wind, but they might anchor. She was coming so slowly as not to hurt as much from fouling except for the waves. If we should be rolled to'gether in the trough of the sea or one should be let down on the other, there might be a terrible crash. Our signal excited no reply, exeept the tolling of the bell, which continued constantly. Fearing those on the approaching vessel had not heard us, we fired a gun. But this elicited nothing. Presently we could hear the bell tolling right beside ue and 'now and then black would appear not twenty feet from us. hover there for a few minutes, then disappear. Once It came near enough for as to distinguish the side of a ship. We were on a terrible strain for awhile, fearing that we would clash with the stranger; then we caught a glimpse of her stern under our bowsprit. She had evidently passed us. At eight bells the next morning the tog lifted. There was no sign of land, but on our starboard Quarter was a barkentine without sails, her foremast gone, rolling with the waves. A wind sprang up', and raising sail, we made toward her. When we came near her the captain sent a boat’s crew to investigate. We found a derelict that had evidently been floating a long while. The only thing aboard that had ever had life in it was the body of a woman, and we had to stave In the door of the captain’s cabin to find that. It was lying in a berth, and, notwithstanding the many tossings the vessel had received, it had not rolled out.. We looked on the log book for the last entry. It was dated .18 months •gone, November 10, 1854. We read the entry and went back further for an explanation. No part of the log made mention of anything unusual transpiring aboard. Nevertheless we traced wßat must" have been" something of* the story. A bundle of: love letters from a woman to the captain the last dated not long before the log began, told us that he and his wife must have made voyage a wedding trip. The last observation showed latitude 23 degrees 15 minutes north, longitude 18.20 east, or about 300 miles south of the Canary islands and oft the coast of Africa. The ship’s boats were gone, which led us to believe that everyone on board except the woman had left the vessel find made for the land. The period, 1854, was when the elavers were running the last cargoes of negroes from the African eoast to th£ United States. In the fore eastle we found a scrap of paper on which was written. “The old man won’t consent; do the job.” We interpreted this to mean that the men wished to force the captain to take the crew ashore to secure a cargo of •laves. He declined, and they were to kill him. All this accounts for the captain's wife being locked in his cabin. The port anchor was gone. This indicated that the ship was .at anchor when the crew left her. We found no evidence to show whether the captain was killed or went with • them. The cable had evidently parted and was blown offshore. Probably while the men were ashore after negroes a storm came up and broke the cable. Likely the captain was killed en the ship, and during the melee his wife went to the cabin and locked herself in. Possibly she may have lain on the berth, faint from fright, and died there. And so it was that this woman’s kter floated no one knew where. Likely it drifted southwestward eventually turning northward, possibly to the northern end of the Atlantic ocean, Ihen caught winds or currents which bore It south again to where we found It. The rope to the bell rotted away, and the waves tolled with it a requiem for this bride whose happiness waa so short lived. Bat it was destined to float no finger. Such a derelict so near the lae of Atlantic steamers between Europe and America was a menace to life. Fortunately we had on board plenty of combustables to destroy her, and after giving the body of the Mfe a sea burial we placed a large quantity of gunpowder in the hold, fixed a slow match, then, getting into our boats, pulled away, the bell still telling Its requiem. Presently a flame flflot up, the waters trembled, and the last of the slavers sank to the bob-totni-r—Alexander Ely. '

Letter From Mrs. Imes.

* New York City, Feb. 2, 1909. Mr. Editor. Dear Sir: Thinking you and your readers might be inteiested iu a few lines from me, I will explain that I came to this city three weeks ago on a three fold purpose; as usual combining business and pleasure, but this time also to be present at the public school commencement in which!'' my niece Ellen graduates with the highest honors of her class. Rensselaer may be justly proud of her, as her education - w r as begun there. She now enters high school. As to business I can but hay it looks as if we were in the mid summer season, to lock at the windows or enter the millinery and dry goods stores, beautiful in tropical hats of all-over lace. The new Charlette Cordy of lac© and net. The leghorns and fancy straws made fluffy with feathers and aigretts, edged with delicate lace, maline and the like. Jet hats are Indispensible, very dashing, chic, becoming effects, with saucy feathers and ponpons. I will tell more when I return of these. Now as to pleasure. I have had one continual round of theaties, shopping days, musicals, lectures, family dinners, lodges etc. etc. This great and magnificent .city teems with interest on every hand. I only wish I might write a true description of It Nature has done so much for her. The surrounding scenery is simply overwhelming and entirely beyond description, the rivers and bays, the palisades and bluffs surrounding. The great New York bay supporting in its bosom hundreds of boats, from small small sail boats to the largest vessels, all passing and repassing reminds one of a great flock of swimming birds in the midst of which stands the Goddess of Liberty as though her business was to guard, holding high her torch of light at night. The Goddess of Nature hat net only endowed the place with beauty but also utility for development. Science and art have gone hand in hand and have constructed beautiful buildings, streets, parks, monuments, bridges and have even burrowed into the ground in order to gain railroad facilities. Think of riding along quietly reading or conversing in a railroad car, knowing that the great Hudson or East river with all Its ocean steamboats, war vessels, ferries and smaller boats right over us, or a great business thoroughfare with its buzz of business, its trolleys and even elevated railroads above us. I sometimes wonder if this is what is meant by “subduing the earth.” But my letter is getting lengthy, and my time limited, so will close, very respectfully,

FAR MS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. 60 acres. 5 miles from court house, on gravel road, ng&r school, all good corn land, in cultivation except 5 acres in young timber, baa some tile; 6 room house, fair out buildings, Borne fruit, good well and is well located. Will sell on ..easy terms or take live stock or property as part payment. 40 acres on main road two miles from station, % mile from school, no improvements. Will trade for town property or live stock or sell on small payments 60 acres, no buildings, nice level land, 60 acres cultivated, 12 timber, school, free mail and near good town. Will trade for live stock or town property. 280 acres. Union tp., all nice level land. 30 acres cultivated, 100 acres ready to break for corn, remainder meadow pasture and timber, 60,000 feet of saw timber. It lies near gravel road, school and in good neighborhood. Will take live stock, clear property, smaller tract of land or will sell on terms of SI,OOO down, 14 acres near station on main road, 40 miles west of Cincinnati, in Dear bom county, Ind., this is suitable for poultry or truck. It is clear and has good abstract title. Will trade for live stock or vacant lots. We always have farms of all descriptions to sell or trade. * Also mortgage/totes for property or land. G. F. MEYERS. Opposite State Bank. — * Ladies’ Gold Watch Given Away. With each sale made at The Little Gem Bakery a coupon is issued entitling the purchaser to votes which may be cast tor the most popular young lady, who will receive a nice gold watch at the close of the contest We want twenty or more girls to be candidates. Call at The Little Gem and learn how to become one of the contestants. Try the Republican Cor sale bills.

MRS L. M. IMES.

REPORT OF AUDITOR AND TREASURER Of Receipts and Expenditures During 1908 Balance p ec • ts Over- Dis- Amount Amount on hand , . Total iriivnc drawn bvrsed Total on hand overdra’n Jan. 1, debits. * ' * Jan. 1, during • debits. Jan. 1, 1 Jan. 1, 1908. year- - , 190 g ycar 1909. 1909 f 823 38,$ 6626 00 $ 7449 38 .!;.... Congressional Principal $ 633 ) 43$ 6339 48 $ 110't 90{ 2142 38 3819 14 5961 52 ....Congressional Interest 3649 08 364) 08 2312 44 82 60 428 )86 4372 46 Common School “Principal 43SS CO 43 800 '$ 15 54 .......... 261 65 261 65 Endowment Fund Inter st | 93 57 197 06 296 63 34 18 150 00 5000 CO 6150 C 0.... Posey County Principal 5150 00 5150 00.-, 591 20 221 30 812 50| Posey County Interest 1 1 812 60 812 50 26053 08 69123 97 95177 051 County Revenue J 61315 60 61315 60 33861 43 415 30 247 76 663 06 Keener Township Gravel Road.. , 663 06 168 97 24 535 2661 32 South Barkley Gravel Road ' 2450 00 2450 00 214 32 3752 65 2763 89 6516 54 .....Gillam Gravel Road j % 7531 97 7531 97 1015 43 2403 97 2118 68 4322 65 Hanging Grove Gravel Road 1 5354 26 , 5354 26 BSI 61 48533 30 4‘■533 30 Knowlton S. R. Const t 50173 64 50173 54 1640 24 1728 49 8000 48 9728 97 Knowlton S. R. Bond 1 7356 37 7356 37 2372 60 45S 40 2105 21 2363 61 Parker S. R. Bond 2127 98 2127 98 435 63 49625 73 64 00 4 n 659 73 .-. ....Ott S. «. Const 1 19304 40 19304 40 30385 33 - 2 56 2 56 Stalbaum S. R. Const 2 56,..., 29 38 3718 32 3747 70. Land Redemption 1 3699 79 3699 79 47 91 ~ 41 00 40044 48 40085 48 State Revenue ' 40089 48 40059 48 4CO — ,18278 97 .18278 97 ~. Township ,j..... ~,i 18278 97 18278 97 - 52192 07 52192 07 Tuition ....' 220 00 51971 77 52191 77 30 853 208 66 217 15.... .tax Levy Account * 237 88 237.88 20 73 - 1 2195 13 2196 13 66677 31 34369 24 100946 56 Miscellaneous Ditch Accounts .............30092 82 300)2 82 70853 73 0 p 415 9084 15 . .Court House Bond .. [ 6737 73 5737 73 3346 42 203585 73 761300 96 ~564 M6~69 Totals' 7777 77. 1 7177 97 422944 96 430122 93 146102 02 U278~26 Less Over Draws 11278 26 134823- 76 Collections Since November settlement 1708 41)8 53 / ■ ... ‘ 139022 29 Respectfully Submitted: Examined and Approved February 2d, 1909. JESSE D. ALLMAN, Treasurer. CHAS. T. DENHAM, JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor. „ F. R. WAYMIRE, » JOHN F. PETTET. Commissioners of Jasper County.

Itemized Account of Expenditures of County Revenue for 1908

Assessing ......... 7 ■% 1863 CO Advanced ditches, both Court*.. 2741 it Books and Supplies 1713 16 Bridges, New 2701 E 2 Bridges, Repair ..- 4314 14 Benevolent & Penal Institutions 114 94 Board of Review 2 5 20 Board of Health 307 23 Bounty Wolf 68 00 Bounty Fox 3 60 Burial Soldiers XSO CO Commissioners’ Court 768 98 Circuit Court 4 25 78 County Attorney 40) 00 Coroner's Inquest 54 50 County Council 70 C 8

The New Church at St. Joseph's.

St Joseph’s Collegian: The needs of a growing College are many. One after another they manifest themselves. This has also been the experience at St Joseph’s. Each year hasrevealed some new wants and we can say that It has always been met without delay. Only last year an infirmary was erected, and various improvements made in the main buildings, and now that we thought the equipment almost complete, we are to have ar new Church—and a grand one at that. The large attendance has made it necessary. After the opening of school it was found that the present chapel is unable to accommodate all, and when this fact was submitted to the Fathers of the Congregation of the Precious Blood at the Fall Conference, they at once gave their consent for the erection of a new Church. A committee was appointed to confer with the Rev. Rector, Augustine Seifert, CPP. S., concerning the plans and location of the same. This committee met in November, and accepted the plans of Mr. Herman J. Gaul of Chicago, which provided for a Church in the Romanesque style of architecture. The front is flanked by two towefs, of the hight of 130 feet; the extreme length Is 172 and the width 84 feet. The material is red brick, with stone trimmings and a stone foundation. The basement, which will have a hight of 14 feet will be used for a Refectory. A detailed description of the interior <Jf the edifice will be givbn later, but we may say here that it will contain eleven altars, and a large sanctuary and choir loft. The Church will be located southeast of the main building, facing north. It is to be completed next September, and will cost about $70,000, exclusive of the cost of excavation and hauling material. Some fifty feet to the we6t of the church will be erected a sister’s house, in which there will also be the kitchen and the store rooms. It is thought that the space gained by the vacation of the Chapel, the Sisters’ quarters, store-rooms, eta will afford accommodation for about a hundred students in addition to the two hundred reeldlng here at present. It Is a matter of great pride to \be students, and, we are sure, to the graduates and friends of the College, that the increase in the number of students warrants the erection of

County Hupt's per -diem ........sk- 14C4 00 County Assessment of Ditches.. 148 CO Elections ........ ...... 1781 03 Educational Purposes 109 00 Farmers’ Institute 17 10 Exp. Court House and Jai1...... 36:5 25 Highways 170 80 Insanity Inquests 369 01 Poor Children in Sttiool 4) 30 Poor Asylum .. 4600 74 Prisuuers 91 15 Public Printing , 5 430 Repairs Gravel Roads- 8)23 15 Surveyor’s Fees and Deputies.. 772 75 Streets 777 45 00 Salary County Auditor* 230 )00

such a beautiful and spacious chape’, seventeen years ago. St. Joseph’s has enjoyed a steady growth, ever since its foundation, seventeen years ago. Without a cent of endowment and material help of any kind, and in spite of the i fact that it is exclusively for Catholic students, it has added each year to its equipment, and we are sure that the erection of this church means another forward stride, and that many morp will avail themselves of the splendid opportunities afforded for the development of heart and mind and body.

Fine For Kidneys.

Here is a simple home-made mixture as given by an eminent authority on Kidney diseases, who makes the statement, that it will relieve almost any case of kidney trouble if taken before the stage of Bright’s disease. He states that such symptoms as lame back, palu in the side, frequent desire to urinate, especially at night; painful and discolored urination, are readily overcome. Here is the recipe. Try it: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Take a teaspoonful after each meal and at bedtime. These ingredients are all harmless and easily mixed at home by shaking well in a bottle. This mixture hds a peculiar healing and soothing ef.’ect upon the entire Kidney and Urinary structure, and often overcomes the worst forms of Rheumatism In just a little while. This mixture is said to remove all blood disorders and cure Rheumatism by forcing the Kidneys to filter and strain from the blood and system all uric acid and foul, decomposed waste matter, which cause these afflictions. Try it if you aren’t well. Save the prescription.

Household Goods For Stle. The undersigned in moving to Spokane, Wash., will offer, the -following at private sale: 1 good organ, music cabinet, 3 parlor rockers, parlor table, couch, chiffonier, .Iron bed, dresser and commode, base burner, gasoline range, 1 wood or soft coal heater, 6 dining chairs, dining table, kitchen cabinet, cupboard, good washing machine, and other articles. Phone 88. HALE GRANT. WANTED —A ton of clover hay. Geo. H. Healey, phone IS or 15*.

Salary County Clerk ..... $ 160)00 Salary County Treasurer 2250 CO Salary and Fees Recorder 17 217 Salary County Sheriff ' 1516 66 Salary County Assessor 600 00 Truant Officer 200 (0 Transfer to C. H. Bond Fund.. 3104 44 County Doctor 36 00 Juvenile Court .....*.. 29 89 Const. Hebron Grade 4.00 00 Epilepsy Inquests 26 78 Sal. Sec. Bd. of Finance 5) 00 Damages Highways ..7 “ 972 22 Miscellaneous 59 84 # Total Ginr> €0

DOUBLE HEADER Basket Ball AT THE , ARMORY Friday Night, Feb. 12 Monticello H. S. VS. Rensselaer S. S. —# — Two high school teams will play a curtain raiser and the games will deserve a large attendance, especially as Monticello is an old athletic rival. / • - * — GAME CALLED AT 8 O’CLOCK ADMISSION 25 CENTS. Oil Route Starts Feb. 15th. On and after Feb. 16th I will make regular rounds of the city with my oil and gasoline tank line, and will be pleased to have your business. Ask for a window card and I will try to see that you are never out of oil or gasoline. All telephone calls promptly answered. B. F. EDWARDS, 17feb. -4 Phone 446. Sale Postponed. On account of the bad weather Tuesday the Du roc Jersey Swine sale of George 0. Pumphrey & Son was postponed .mill Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10 o'clock a. m. This hour was selected so that the sale could be finished by noon or soon after. Parties purchasing hogs at this sale can. leave them there until next week and they will be properly taken care of. : FARMERS-See Maine* & Hamilton before buying your farm machinery. Fertiliser, Twine and Wagons. They have a splendid line and their prices are right.

C«mmissiofiers* Allowances. Following are the allowances made by tbs Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, at the regular February term 1900: Burt Terry Wilson Co., supplies special election "... .199.20 Healey & Clark, pt. spec elec.. 43.50 George Hensler, supt„ Co. Assessment May ditch . 29.46 John W. Tiiton, bal 30% fees 1908 88.24 _Myrt B. Price, per diem sur S.OO Nettie Price, per diem dep. sur. 16.00 Myrt B. Price, post. sur. office.. 1.00 Wm. H. Parkison, exp. com. court 5.00 John Q. Lewis, exp. assessor.... 5.62 Willis Supply Co., repairs c h.. 3.38 White & Hickman; repairs jail.. 4.30 John O’Connor, washing for pris. 8.00 Dr. E. N. Loy, coroner’s inquest.. 5.00 K. E. Babcock, pub. printing.... 4.00 Healey &- Clark, same ...... 16.15 Irwin & Irwin, ins. Co farm.... 30.00 W. J. Wright, burial Inmate c f.. 23.00 Albert Dunn, g r rep Ist dist.... 16.05 J. E. White, same 26.25 Wm. P. Baker,, g r rep. 2d dist.. 8.00 E. P. Lane, trust, rep Reed bd 71.00 Same, Bal rep Sayb r bridge .... 75.00 Dr. M. D. Gwin, ex sec bd of health 2. D. T. Cresse, g r rep 8d dist.... 29.00 J. H. S. Ellis, exp spe elec 10.00 E. P. Honan , same 10.00 C. C. Warner, same 10.00 Warner Bros., bal ht pit co farm 160.00 Winamac Bd. Co., 4 new bridges3o6o.oo Shirley HSU Coal Co., coal c h 1908 107.84 Dr. M. D. Gwin, ex sec bd of hlth 2.00 Jas. N. Leatherman, post au, of 5.00 Healey & Clark, W. F. Osborne, per diem co sur 76.00 Healey & Clark, sup co sur 10.80 Ernest Lamsan, per diem c supt 117.00 The Neostyle Co., sup c 5upt...... 37.60 W. H. Timmons, exp com oourt.. 16.00 Jas. N! Leatherman, same 360 Chas Morlan, janitor court house 45.00 J. L. Griggs, fireman boiler house 46.00 Chas. Morlan, exp- court house.. .SO Iroquois Mfg. Co., exp. boiler h.. 42,70 B. F. Fendig, sup. court house...,, .SO Nettie Price, deputy surveyor 18.00 Fitch Dustdown Co. exp court a 9.63 A. J. 'Warren Brush Co., same .... 7.20 J. A. Grant, drayage sup. c h.... 118 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal c h.. 80.88 Jesse Gates, exp court house.... 8.80 J. D. Allman, treas, frt coal c h 40.44 John Eger, sup county farm....,, 12>.58 Jesse Nichols, same 35.25 C. W. Duvall, same 14.50 O. E. Brown, labor county farm.. 1.50 Edna Turner, same 12.00 J. E. Cooper, same , 14-63 W. A. McCurtain, bounty old wolf 10.00 Casparis Stone Co., rep g r 3d d 82 52 Winamac Bridge Co., ex new bdgs 560-00 L. P. Shlrer, posting del tax no., 7.00 Joe O'Connor, same .. 11.00 Healey & Clark, public printing.. 20.90 J. D. Allman, treas, cancelling bds 2.09 J. A. Hensler, const Ott s F.... 17.60 W. F. Osborne, same 27.00 J. D. Allman, treas, bds Evers dtIISO.OO Same, Int. Moffit ditch 815.00 Same, Int Garrison, ditch 420.00 G. F. Stinclifield, eng bd Hebron gd 53.62 Healey & Clark, bds Ottis dc.... 17.00 JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County. Greater Rensselaer, ii.i ■ i .... « The GREATER RENSSELAER is practically assured, next we must have a GREATER COUNTY. To have a GREATER COUNTY we must raise LARGER CROPS. To raise LARGER CROPS we must use more FERTILIZER. That’s the reason we intend to sell it this spring! T We are directly 'interested as GRAIN BUYERS in big crops of Grain. You can get any ingredients in Fertilizer you want of us. Be sure and see us before buying, i COEN & BRADY*

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE. The State of Indiana, Jasper County. In the Jasper Circuit Court, April Term, 1909. Complaint No. 7407. Dickinson Trust Co., Trustee, vs. ' • Helen McMunus and Terence B. McManus. Now comes the plaintiff, by George A. Williams, attorney, and files his complaint herein, together with an affidavit that the defendants, Helen McManus and' Terence B. McManus, (said complaint so filed seeks the foreclosure of a mortgage* and appointment of a reoelver to take charge* of real estate,) are not residents of Indiana. Notice Is* therefore" -hereby given said defendants, that unless they be and appear on the first day of the next term of the Jasper Circuit Court to be holder on th 6 2nd Monday of April A. D. 1909, at the Court House in Rensselaer, In said County and State, and answer or demur, to said complaint, the same will be beard and determined In tbelr absence. Jn witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of Bald Court, at Rensselaer this 9tb day of February, A. D. 1909. C, C. WARNER, Clerk. feb.l2-19-2«. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice Is hereby giveu that the undersigned has been appointed. by the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, administrator of the estate of Oliver M. Cooper, lata of Jasper County, deceased. - Said estate is supposed to be solvent JAMES F. IRWIN, Administrator. February 8, 1908. PASTURE. PASTURE—Any one having cattle or horses to pasture can be accommodated by Thos. Davis, lift miles due north of Rensselaer.* See him or address him at Knlm&n, Ind. 10m Tha Republican for your sals MUM