Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1909 — Page 4

The Rensselaer Republican PAILY AlH> SEMI-WEEKLY. HEALEY A CLARK, - Publishers The Friday Issue Is the Regular Weekly Edition. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, hy Carrier, Id Cents a Week. .... By Mail, $8.75 a Year. Seml'Weckly, in advance, Year $1.50. Friday, August 18, 1909. V'mnwm

THOSE OLD DAGUERREOTYPES.

We saw a couple of days figo a couple of daguerreotypes taken over 50 years ago, / > They were swell affairs, showing the likenesses of a couple now married fifty years. The lady’s hair is parted in the middle and comes down each side of the head, smooth as can be, not a hair out of plaofc and ends in a roll that covers the ears, making a very strict and neat coiffure. From the ears hang very large pendant earrings with cameo setting, while at the throat appears a large breast pin with a cameo as centerpiece. The gold in this jewelry shows up like a house afire as also does the ring, for these dauguerreotypes were very strict as to details and even showed the bloom on “My lady’s” cheeks. She presents a nice appearance, prim and neat, in a large sleeved dress fashionable at the time. The husband loomed up with a hair cut also covering the ears straight across, not unlike a docked horse’s tail, the kind of a hair cut “mamma used to make.” His tie was a broad “straight across” that resembled a sash worn by a child now a days. In the center of it was a pin that the diaugerreotype caused to appear like the headlight of a locomotive on a dark night. Below this was a broad expanse of shirt front encircled by a velvet vest of which he must have been justly proud for they cost something in those days. Our order - readers perhaps may hardly repress a smile when they think of those old days when vanity held as great a sway with them as it does with the present generation.

PUNISHMENT BY EXPOSURE.

Former Governor Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri, in a recent lecture in Pittsburg referring to dishonesty in public places and particularly to recent exposures of corrupt Pittsburg councilmen, said: “Exposure is the real remedy for civic evil. If the punishment for bribery and graft were a question between a prison penalty and no exposure, if this were possible, or exposure and no prison penalty, I would choose exposure as the most effective for civic corruption. “It is the history of such investigations as that now holding the attention of Pittsburg, that no man worth SIOO,OOO has been sent to the penitentiary for graft or bribery, no matter how strong the evidence against him. The criminal law of this country is like a spider web that ensnares the little grafter and leaves a loophole for the wealthy man to escape, but in the end there is really no protection for the big man, although he escapes the prison penalty. “Public exposure of the wealthy grafter is his death warrant. I mean this literally. It not only blasts his reputation among men, but the history of such investigations is that exposure means the actual physical death of prominent men within two years after their guilt is established. They cannot stand the Strain following public exposure, and they either kill themselves or their health becomes so undermined that death comes quickly.”

OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES.

Every time a man thinks or talks of the difficulties that confront him, unless he does so in order to overcome them, he weakens himself. No difficulty is of any value in the world save as an invitation to defeat it. To recognize an obstacle as something that cannot be changed or circumvented, is to lessen our power against it. Most men do not realize this. They seem to think it helps them to tell someone else about-the peculiar hardships" of their work. They miss the fact that to do so is like opening one of their own arteries and letting the blood run out. Successful workers in every field find life too short, and time and energy too precious, to* waste any of it in a lament over what they wish were different. But to recognize and discuss a difficulty for the sole purpose of discovering liow to overcome it is good employment for one’s time. Difficulties ought to be used like tenpins—never bring them up except for the purpose of knocking them down.

Purpose in a man, without the ability to stick, is not worth the powder to blow it up. The clerk who aspires to become office manager and satisfies himself with the position of assistant bookkeeper, and the salesman who calls on a few people, secure no orders, and goes out to the ball game, are men who have purpose but no preseverance. They are soon listed among the thousands of “those who meant well.” The man who takes it into his head to do a thing, and does it, who first plans his work and then works his plan, is the man who makes good. He takes the get there stroke and sticks to it.

“What will hapen when a woman occupies the Presidental Chair?” loudly demands a female orator. Its our opinion lots of things will happen before that time, but, if it should, we will find on turning the chair upside down that the underside of the seat bottom is covered with wads of gum. K) r Every overdraft on the bank of Nature must be paid with compound interest.

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FAIR OAKS.

Mrs. Isaac Right spent Sunday with relatives in Thayer. Ed Kessler has gone to Minnesota to work on a dredge boat. % Clint Gundy and wife are visiting his parents here this week. Mrs. Lowe, wife of the night agent here, is visiting her husband. Mrs. Ella Rhorda has been sick for the past few days of heart trouble. Cora and John have returned from a two weeks’ visit near Wheatfleld. Wm. Warren is having his house painted and other improvements made. Jim McColly and two sons are doing carpenter work in Fair Oaks this week. • Mrs. Frank Goff and daughter, Mrs. McKannell went for a week’s visit to Cissna Park, 111. N. A. McKay and Bert Hell wig are making improvements in the carpenter line on the Otis ranch. Mrs. Cottingham is having an addition built to her house, which will make it a model hotel. Almost everybody around here are picking pickles now, and those who are not are wishing they had some to pick. The band boys cleared about $25 at the dance at Virgie Saturday night. A big crowd and a good time is reported. ■ —- Mrs. Blanche McColly, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Dodge, has returned to her home in Pontiac, in 7 Miss Effie Odel, of Indianapolis, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Manderville, here and her parents out in the country this week. Prayer meeting will be at Hustead’s house Wednesday night, and preaching at the I M. E. church Saturday night. All are invited to attend. Miss Blanch Braskett started this Wednesday morning for Davenport, lowa, and it is reported on good authority, that she will be married within a few days to an lowa man, and make that her future home.

REMINGTON.

Ernest Fisher, of New Mexico, is visiting his brother, Lex, and other friends. Mrs. Mose Sigo went to Lafayette Thursday for a few days’ visit with her daughter. Miss Hazel Reeve returned home after several days’ visit with her uncle’s family. Opal Thomas and Pearl Lilves returned Friday from attending normal at Terre Haute. Mrs, Warnock and daughter returned Wednesday from a several weeks’ stay in South Dakota. Mrs. John Douglas is now slowly improving, and hopes of her entire recovery are entertained by her family. Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin went Tuesday for a weeks’ stay in Michigan, where they will visit among former friends. Claire Broadie went to Lafayette last week where she has accepted a position in one of the department stores. Miss Nola Grubb spent Sunday with her mother. She is employed by F. L. Griffin at Monticello in his restaurant. Work toward straightening the grounds at Fountain Park has been under way for some time, and they are looking very nice now. Mrs. George Hopkins and friend came from Rensselaer Monday and took the train here for Goodland for a short visit with friends. Miss Minnie Weppler left for her home in Gilman, 111., Saturday evening, after a couple months’ stay with her sister, Mrs. Guy Julian. AH three churches closed for the assembly. A special effort is being made to make the union Sunday school there a grand success. People have already commenced to move out to the Park and it has the looks already of a little village. Not a single cottage remains for rent, we understand. O. P. Taber spent Sunday at his home, but left Monday again. His wife will remain some time in their home here, possibly spending the remainder of the summer in town. Rev. Lookabill’s mother and brother spent Sunday and the first of the week with him. He returned to his old home with them Wednesday for a few days’ visit. W. W. Reeve and family came Sunday to stay until the Park Assembly is over. Robert Reeve came with them for a few days’ visit with his cousin, Ernest. Miss Anna Cheadle returned Friday from Valparaiso, where she has been attending school. She was accompanied home by her school chum, Miss

• ’ rmm ’ ' ‘ /. . v*. • \ v - - Announcement STORE NEWS ______ i The Chicago Bargain Store has moved four doors east into the double storerooms formerly occupied by Rowles & Parker, in the Odd Fellows’ Block, opposite the courthouse. We have decided to continue closing out stock to January Ist, 1910, and whatever is left then will be sold in bulk or traded for real estate. We are now filling in complete lines of new fall Clothing, Shoes, Dry Goods, Cloaks, Underwear, Hosiery, Notions, Etc. ' All to be sold at manufacturers’ wholesale prices, except notions, which will be sold at a small profit, and many carried over goods (good as new) at 50c on the dollar. This is a golden opportunity to buy your fall supplies at a saving of 40 to 50 per cent discount.

SHOES AND OXFORDS. Every pair 20 to 50 per cent discount to close out. CLOTHING. Many new, nobby summer suits, in men and boys’, at 1-3, some 1-2, off marked price, to close out. OVERALLS. All best standard makes, marked 50c and 75c. Now 38c and 60c pair.

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Faun Sharp, who will spent the summer vacation here. Ezra Whitehead and family took Walter Johnston to Oxford Sunday, where he took the train to Decatur, 111., on a busines trip. They made the trip in the latter’s automobile, Mr. Whitehead driving it back Sunday evening. Mrs. Tom Johnson still continues very low at the time of this writing, and small hopes are entertained of her recovery. Her son reports that it has been over thirty days since she has taken any nourishment. She says she will eat when she gets hungry. Rev. J. R. Servies, who has been the United Brethren minister at Gilboa for the past two years, went Wednesday to the conference of that church at Veedersburg. He does not expect to be returned here as he wishes to go to school this year, and he cannot do so and preach here. The Rich and Harrington elevator was sold last week to A. E. Malshury, who is now conducting the same line of business at New Richmond. Mr. Malsbury will move here as soon as possible, and give his entire time to this place, having purchased the former residence of Walter Rich in the deal. Mr. Malsbury and wife are fine people, and we welcome them to our midst. William Ullery, who was sent up to Prison North at Michigan City from Flora about a year ago because he had been stealing chickens, walked away from that institution Saturday without permission. All police officers have been notified of his escape. He had been made a trusty and broke his parole. Oxford is billing Rensselaer and surrounding country for the ball game between their team and the Wrens next Sunday. The bills say: “The Wrens believed they were invincible until our mighty hitters got at them. This will undoubtedly be ffhe greatest game ever played on the Oxford grounds. A thousand people will see it in addition to the unusual spectacle of a special excursion train to accommodate fans from Rensselaer and the north country. Come and see the national game by these teams." The Republican la headquarters for fine Job printing.

LADIES’ SUITS AND SKIRTS. Ladies’ Grey Rep., Suits, 40-inch coats, trimmed with large pearl buttons; sizes only 36 and 40; were $8.75* Choice now, to close out, $3.00. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. 1-4 and 1-3 off marked to close prices. STRAW HATS. New, nobby Straw Hats, at about half to close out.

BURNS TOWN.

Roy Scott called on S. H. Holmes Tuesday. Mrs. A. Eib called on Mrs. S. H. Holmes Tuesday. C. A. Reed and Samuel Holmes were Parr callers. Sunday. A. Eib is caring his wheat at Rensselaer this week to ship. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott visited with S. H. Holmes and family Sunday. Mrs. Alex Hurley visited her daughter, Mrs. Hiram Davis Tuesday. Miss Bertha Holmes is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. John Scott for a few days. Miss Mollie Ore, of Chicago, is visiting Misses Agnes and Maggie Hurley for a few days. Mrs. Wm. Holmes and Howard and Jessie, south of town, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes and family Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Reed and children went to the Kankakee river Saturday and caught 48 fine fish. C. A. said it wasn’t much of a day for fishing either. There were quite a crowd gathered in at Alex Hurley’s Sunday evening, and were entertained by William Ford’s graphaphone. Ice cream and cake were also served. The ball game between Pleasant Grove and Possom Run resulted in a score of 30 to 17 in favor of Possom Run. The Possom boys are feeling good again, they say they would like to get a game now with Oxford. While workmen were tearing down the chimney of a house in Bloomington, Jhey found a live frog in the brick of the foundation. The frog was in an airtight place, and had evidently been there many years. How it got there is a mystery, but the fact remains that it was in the soljd brick and mortar, and was white with age. The house had been standing for more than fifty years. < * f Postmaster General Hitchcock has appointed Jesse L. Suter, Washington correspondent of the Nashville Tennesseean, as a member of his confidential staff in the Postoffice Department. Mr. Suter was connected with bureau of the rebureau last national campaign. He is a resident of GrdhnSburg, Pa.

WASH AND WOOL DRESS GOODS. Wash dress goods at about half price. Wool and silk dress goods, a full line of blacks at manufacturers’ wholesale prices, or less than we could buy them now. A museum of 5c and 10c counter goods that you would pay double for many places. Great bargains in Embroideries, Laces, Ribbons, Carpets, Trunks, Suit - Cases, Umbrellas.

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MIONA Cures indigestion It relieves stomach misery, bout stomach, belching, and cores all stomach disease or money back. Large box of tablets 50 cents. Druggists m all towns. Acting Secretary of the Interior Wilson has designated 1,658,640 acres more of land, located In, the northwestern part of Montapa along the Missouri river near Fort Benton, as coming within the enlarged homestead act. This makes a total up to date of 25,466,200 acres so designated in Montana. John G. Allison, a rural mail carrier at has purchased a half Interest l*n the Brown County Democrat. Allison and his father, Alonzo Allison, will enlarge the newspaper plant. The newspaper heretofore has been printed with an old Washington hand press.