Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1907 — Page 4

II BIS Accurate price* paid by Decatur merchant* for varioua product*. Cor reeled every day at 2 o'clock. - BUFFALO STOCK MARKET. EAST BUFFALO. N. Y„ April 13 — Receipts, cattle. 2 cars; market steady Prime steers @55.90 Medium steers @55.40 Stockers to best feeders... @54.25 Cjws @54.25 Receipts, hogs, 20 cars; market steady. Mediums and heavies.... @57.25 | Yorkers @57.25 Pigs @57.25 Receipts, sheep, 30 cars; market steady Best spring lambs @59.10 Wether heep @56.75 Mixed sheep .. ’ @56.25 Culls, clipped @55.00 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago markets closed today at 1:15 p. m., according to the Decatur Stock & Grain Exchange. May wheat 79 ts| July wheat : 81 May corn . ...J 47 [ July corn 47% I May oats 44 W j July oats 40% ' May pork $16.17 i July pork $16,20 1 PITTSBURG MARKETS. Union stock yards. Pittsburg, Pa. | April 13. —Hog supply. 5 cars: mar-1 ket steady. Heavies @57.20 Mediums @57.35 Yorkers @57.30 Light @57.30 Pigs @s7.la TOLEDO MARKETS, Changed every day at 3 o'clock by . J D. Hale. De-atur special wire service. Wheat, cash 80 May wheat 81% July wheat 82% May corn 4 ■ '* July corn 45% Oaks, cash May oa.s 44% July oats ♦Hi Rye 69 STOCK. By Fred Scheiman t AmM per cwt. $5.00056.6v Cattle, per cwt. [email protected] Calves, per cwt [email protected] Cows, per cwt [email protected] Sheep, per cwt. $3,506 $4.00 Hogs, per cwt @56.00 COAL— PER TON. Hocking lump $4.25 Virginia Splint * 4.50 Domestic Nut 4.00 Washed Nut 4.50 Pittsburg lump 4.00 Pocahontas 4.75 Kentuck- Cannell 6.04 Anthracite 7.50 Charges for carrying coal—2sc per ton or fraction thereof; upstairs. 50 cents per ton. OTHER PRODUCTS. By Various Grocers and Merchants Eggs, per dozen 13c Butter, per pound 18c Potatoes 50c Lard 3c GRAIN. By G. T. BURK, successor to Carroll Elevaor company. Big 4 White Seed cats for sale or exchange to farmers. Wheat. No. 2. red $ 71 Wheat. No. 3, red 70 Oats. No. 3. white 36 Barley 39 Rye, No. 2 55 Clover seed 8.00 Alsyke 6.50 Timothv seed 2.00 No. 1 Timothy hay, baled 13.50 No. 1 Clover hay, baled 11.00 No. 2 Mixed hay, baled 12.00 No. 1 Clover hay, baled 12.00 Corn 58 Corn, white, per cwt. 43c@51c Machine busked com. one cent less. JACKSON HILL COAL. By George Tricker. (Wholesale.) Al or 2 Jackson Hili lamp. t. o. b mine. $2.50, tab. Decatur, $3.70; Cook stove nm, t o. b. Decatur, $3.70; Hocking lump, $1775, f. a b. mine; Hocking lump. $3.06, f. o b. Decatur; Spilm. lump. $1.55 t o. b. mine; Splint lump. $3.10, t o. b. Decatur - Sw . MARKET NOTES. Cora —% cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs IS.OOv Wheat 26 cars Cora 193 cars Oats 201 cars Cattle 4,5001 Sheep 15.000' Estimate for tomorrow: Hegs 15.000 Oats 18 cars Wheat 218 cars Corn 258 cars, WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. The Oak Roller Mills quotation Oak Patent flour [email protected] Bran, per ton $20.00 Middlings, per ton 20.00 Rough meat, per cwt 100 Kiln dried meal, per cwt. 1.50 Screenings. No. 1, ner bn. 60 Screenings, No. 2, per bn, 40 Cop feed, per ton 20.00 Wheat, No. 2, per bushel 71 WOOL ANP HIDES. By B. Kalver * Son. 'Phone 442. Wool 23c@ .26 Beef hides 8c Calf hides, B@ls lb* @l*c Muskrat sc@ ,3f Btaw-p peits 2Sc@sls< Tallow 4%

s Colonel Plunkett V. C. ) [Copyright, ISOS, by M. M. Cunningham.) Colonel Plunkett, retired from the Seventeenth and wearer of a Victoria cross won in India, was sixty years old and still unmarried. He belonged to half a dozen London clubs, was seen quite a little in society and was famed for his imperturbability. The colonel wore a wig. He wore a corset. He used cosmetics. To a certain extent he was taken to pieces at night and put together again in the morning. The knowledge of this was confined to himself and his valet and the world might suspect and surmise and be hanged to it It happened on a November evening. It was a Tuesday evening. The colonel remained in his chambers and read and smoked up to a certain hour, and then his valet took him In hand. On this occasion the valet had performed his task and retreated to his own quarters when a hand was clapped over his mouth, a knee thrust Into the small of bls back, and before he could utter a cry he was on the floor with a gag in bis mouth and his feet and hands bound. He was surprised by the sudden attack, but more by the want of punctiliousness. The groan be fetched over the latter was long drawn and genuine. The attacker had walked over several roofs and then used a short ladder to enter the colonel’s apartments. He had a few words to say to the valet and then proceeded on into the front apartments. The imperturbable colonel was not asleep, nor was his light yet turned out Some men would have started up and ex- I claimed at sight of a strange man in , his bedroom at that hour, but it wasn’t ■ Colonel Plunkett. He had always wait- i ed to be addressed, and he did not I depart from the programme on this occasion. The intruder gave the colonel a looking over and then took in the room. He saw the corset, and he chuckled. He saw the cosmetics, and he gurgled i and said: “Well, old boy. you are piaying ’em ! nicely. If your glass eye and false • teeth were here, the show would be ; complete. Oh, the vanity of man. es- > pecially an oid ass of a man! I would not have believed this of a man wearing the V. C.” “Sir, I never receive callers at this hour of the night and never in my I bedroom.” replied the colonel in his j everyday tones. “Yes, I knew that I’d be de trop, but there are times when one must break through the bounds of etiquette. This is one of them. Your valet is gagged and bound, you are helpless in bed. and I’ve got a soft snap before me. j Tm after boodle, of course." “My practice has been never to bor- i row or lend." "I was aware of that fact, and that's the reason I made my entrance in the way I did. Any objections to tobacco smoke?" “I have. sir. I have never smoked in this room or allowed others to do so." : “Sorry to break over rules, colonel, but this is an extra occasion." The man drew from his pocket an old pipe and filled it with strong tobacco and sat down and leaned back and crossed his legs and puffed away for three or four minutes before be said: "How does it feel, colonel, to be taken apart at night and put together in the morning? I'm not asking oct of vulgar curiosity, but from a scientific point of view. Do you feel as if you were a loom or an engine or some other piece of machinery T' “You will excuse me. sir, if I refuse ' to debate the matter with you,” replied , the colonel in even tones. The Intruder picked np the wig and sought to adjust it, and then the corset and closely examined it, and then cootinned: “I have heard it contended that the male wearer of a corset has womanish feelings come over him now and then and that the wearer of a wig Is always thinking of the shiny surface beneath. Has it ever occurred to you. colonel, to invent some compound to force a new growth of hair? You gained the V. C. for leading a thousand soldiers into action. Hew much braver and greater and grander if you led 2JW.UUO baldheaded men to happiness!" "Sir, let me call your attention to the fact that you are an tatruder," observed the colonel. "Not a doubt of it, my dear fellow.” replied the w burglar, “but let us infer that I have begged your pardon and have been absolved. How Long, my son of Mars, by the use of these cosmetics can you keep up the delusion of middle age. and what is the idea?” “Again, sir. I answer that the question is not debatable.” “No? Veil. I could wish that you . were more pliable, but I must take ■ things as I find ’em. As my call this evening was entirely unexpected"— “Your e«IL sir. is simply unpleasant, and let me leg of yen not to unreasonably prolong the same.” “That is a fair deal. lam here after such cash and jewelry as I can handily pick up.’ I “I hate been aware of that for some I time part. There is about £SO in the i safe, and the keys are there on the stand. There are also a few things : worth picking up. Will you kindly get to business, str? It Is my hour far going to sleep.” i The burglar wasn’t over ten minutes • possessing himself of whatever was i valuable, and when he was ready to I go be said: “If you hare not enjoyed my society, ! colonel. lam not to blame. As to your ! ralet"— I I “That Is what might be called a fam- •, ily matter, sir." respondel the cotonel : t M be turned hi* face to the wall. , I M.QUAD

j Her Champion. <> [Original.) One evening in June, 1644. when the army of King Charles I. of England was marching to attack the parliamentary forces at Marston moor, a Cavalier riding along a country road heard the voices of women singing a Puritan hymn. As he proceeded the sounds grew nearer till at last, reaching a country home, he saw a group of women on the porch at their devotions. Riding into the grounds, he threw himself from his horse and, mounting the steps, asked for some supper. The wo men (there were no men present; they were all with Cromwell) paid no attention to the soldier till they had finished their evening service, when a girl of twenty invited him in and with her own hands laid a supper for him. The Cavalier was John Hincbelwood, a younger son of a nobleman, but twenty years old. a lorn soldier, and knew no law save that of the army. While the girl was laying the supper he was feasting his eyes upon her. And well be might Unlike the prevailing type of Englishwomen, she was a brunette, tall, willowy of figure, with large, lustrous eyes, while her face had the finely chiseled beauty of a cameo. When the young soldier bad finished he arose from the table and said: “Silver and gold 1 have none, but such as I have I give unto yon." Throwing his arms about her. he held her in a tight grip and kissed her again and again. Then, leaving her. the blood burning in her cheeks and her eyes flashing upon him in anger, he went out mounted his horse and rode away. It was not long before be heard a horse galloping behind him and. turning, saw a boy riding toward him. “My sister,” said the boy. “sends this word to yon: You are a coward to attack a woman, and she expects that you will return and give satisfaction to one whom she may select as her champion.’ ” “Tell your sister,” said the soldier, “that I am expecting a bigger fight with the king’s enemies, but when it is over, if I come out alive. I will do her bidding.” A few days later Hincbelwood, wounded and exhausted with his part In the battle a s Marston moor, rode up to the house of the girl he had insulted. He found her on the porch. As she looked upon him thus altered an expression of pity came into her face, and she said: “If you will apologize, sir, for your brutal conduct you may go unpunished." "That I will when I have put a sword hole through your champion. I’ll crave your pardon on my bended knee.” “In that case he will meet you. It is now 4 o’clock. At 6 you will find my defender at the bridge half a mile up the road. He will teach you how to Insult a weak woman.” “I shall be pleased to kill him that I may step into his shoes as your defender. And after Iha .e killed him I will champion you against all comers." The girl turned away, and Hlncheiwood left the house. When the clock stood at 6 he war waiting at the bridge. So exhausted was he that he leaned against the rail for support His wound had broken out and was bleeding afresh. Presently he saw a man coming on horseback. When he drew near. Hirehelwood noticed that be wore a helmet with the visor down. “Are you the lady’s champion?" he asked. “I am." “Judging from your voice, yon are but a boy. Take off that old fashioned beadpiece and let me see your face." "My father fought in this armoe, and I choose to do the same.” "Suppose I refuse to fight an unknown enemy.” “One who would Insult a woman would likely take that ground.” This was quite enough for Hincbelwood. He drew his »wonL his enemy dismounted, and they took their positions. Hincbelwood said: “I conclude that you. being the lady’s champion, are In her favor. Being ambitious to be first in her favor myself. I shall brook no rivals." "These are fine words, str. We shall see whether you will make them good." Hincbelwood made a thrust, which was clumsily parried by his opponent Indeed, from the first it was evident that be was no swordsman. He stood continually on the defense and neve..' made a thrust till Hincbelwood asked him if he was going to Jet himself be killed like a lamb. Then the unknown's sword point struck HlnebeL wood in the cuirasa. At that moment Hincbelwood saw the sky. the fields, his enemy, swim before him in circles, and he fell in x fair.?. The stranger, throwing down his sword, uttered a cry and ran to his fallen enemy and raised his bead, at the same time throwing np the visor of his own helmet. Hincbelwood opened his eyes and started. He was looking into the face of the woman be had insulted. “I bate killed you." she moaned. "Killed me! You couldn’t kill a frog, it’s my wound of the battle received from a giant Roundhead. But wnat means this absurdity? Thank heaven I’ve not harmed you. Had I killed you I would hare plunged my sword into my own vitals.” The girl lowered her head, tears starting from her eyes. The man raised bls arms with difficulty and. winding them about her neck, drew her down and kissed her. “For one kiss,” he said. “I would light a score of real champions, and I will tight any man who preattmea to share your kisses with roe " LOUISE C. FARRELL.

REAL ESTATE St-hs fine farms an i gx>d valu-s lo ated in Vau Wert County Ohio. tin acres, 10 room house, a drove well, wind pump, summer house,bank barn 4- >xßo, well fenced with page wire, *ell ditched, 2| miles to market will sell fur per acre and take fl 000 cash and give from 6 to 20 years to pay baiace at 6 percent inerest. 142| acres, 8 room house, a good barn, well ditch-d and fenced, 6 oil wells, paying fl » day, 3 miles from a good market. 185 per sere, will take 11000 cash and give sto 20 rears to pav balance at 6 percent interest. 80 acres, 4 room house, donbie log barn with broad stab'e j mile to church and school, 3 miles to s go.d market, will take 15,000 — 1 1000 cash balance in 5 years al 5 percent interest. 100 acres, 8 room bouse, wood house, smoke house, one barn 40x50, with sheds, corn erib. hog pens and all necessary buildings. All in good repair. two god orchards, well fenced and ditched, on pike 2% miles to Van Wert. Price $lO5 per acre. 40 acres. 5 room house, good barn and granary, good orchard, all black soil, well ditched and fenced. 6 miles to Van Wert. Price $4,000. 60 acres, 7 room bouse, new granary. good barn, all black soil, well ditched and fenced. 5% miles to Van Wert. Price $6,000. 160 acres. 2 good sets of buildings, three barns, all cleared except 10 acres, wel fenced with wire fence, well ditched with tile, has no open ditches, on pike. 2% miles to Van Wert. Price SIOO per acre. 60 acres. 5 room house, summer kiichen, good frame barn, good soil. 10 acres in wheat; 15 acres plowed for oats, well ditched and fenced, on pike. 2% miles to Van Wert. Can give possession this spring. Price $5500. Will take $2250 eash and give five years to pay balance. 40 acres, all black soil, level land, on pike one mile to market, will exchange for a livery stock or residence property, or sell tor $2,500 and take SIOOO cash and give 5 years to pay balance at 5 per cent interest. Grocery store doing a good business. Will sell at invoice. In a good town of 10,000.

Two properties on Tenth street. Will sell at a bargain if sold soon. I also have several good properties for sale in the city of Decatur. House and barn on First street, $4,000. House and barn on Adams street, S9OO. House and barn on Adams street, $1,700. New house in South Decatur, in good shape. S9OO.

W. H. PARKER 412 13th, St. Dtcatur The Price of Health. “The price of health in a malarious district is just 25 cents: the cost of a box of Dr. Kings New Life Piils.” writes Ella Slayton of Noland. Ark. New Life Piils cleanse gently and impart new life and vigor to the system. 25t Satisfaction guaranteed at Blackburn Pharmacy. o EGGS FOR SALE—R. C. Buff and White Orpingtons. Winners of Ist, FOR SALE —Two year old hay driving mare. First house east of Beery cbitreh. on ibe tone r’Ve. A. Anrandfi. «-hurch w. the st»u; pike. A. Aurand. 86-64 Money to loan on farms at low rate of interest. No commission. Partial payments allowed and interest stopped. DORE B.‘ ERWIN. Tues & Fri Attorney-at-Law. WOOD FOR SALE—Split hickor.wood at the Whipstock factory. A N. York. Phone 502 83— FOR SALE —Two Tennessee Jacks. one 14 and other 15 hands high. For sale at the right price. Robert Haaiin. R. F. IX 2, Ft Recovery. O. 75— !—o The New Pure Food and Drug Law. We are pleased to announce that Fole’ys Hosey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recommend it as a safe remedy for ehfldren and adults. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. o FOR SALE —Good brood mare in foal seven year old; two-year-old colt, sound: good work horse, seven years old, weighs 1600 pounds. Can at Bultemeier’s livery barn. * 84-12 t See Lettie Kintz for all kinds of Art needlework, material teaching, etc. Lessons Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, from 1 to 4. Madison street. 84-ts. FOR SALE —Complete threshing outfit. Goar Scott rig. 16 horse power engine, in good condition, having been used but a short time. Address C. H. Walters, rural route ten. Bluffton. 88-6 t

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A CARD This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold. Cures ila grippe, coughs, and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Contain* no opiates. The genunine is in a vellow package. Refuse substitutes. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. _ o ■ FOR SALE OR TRADE—A good work horse; will trade for young stock or sen. Arthur Fisher. 3t I have any amount of money to loan on farms. harvnv Harrutf. Decatur, Ind. S6-IBt Join an order that your mother, your sister, wife and sweetheart may join. I For a good job of spouting, roofing, copper or galvanized roding. see Thos. A. Leonard. 84-6 L FOR SALE—Two good cows: one has a calf by her side; one will be fresh May first. Inquire John Scheimann. ■ at City Coal Yard. 'Phone 240. 88-6 t i The Knights and Ladies of Honor has no connection with the Knights j of Honor, nor has it had for thirty years LOST —A back comb, gold mounted with three brilliants. Return to this office. Join the Knights and Ladies of Honor as a charter member, and thereby save initiation fee. EGGS FOR SALE—For Single Comb Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching, calle phone 428. 87-6 t FOR SALE —Nine Shropshire sheep with their lambs: Durocs with pigs by side;four Shorthorn male calves; ■ B. P. Rock. W. Wyandotte. R. C. B Leghorn and R. C. Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching. E. S. Christen. De catur. Phone F-12. 87-*6t Money to loan at lowest rates of interest on real estate securities. Abstracts furnished. Schurger & Smith, attorneys-at-law. 76-lmo EGGS FOR SALE—Settings from White Branmas. high scoring hens My birds took first prizes at the De catur Poultry show. Price 75 cents per setting. Michael Miller. Monroe R. R. No. 1. 54-*2mo. Farmers! Attention! - SmuK 'A Stop and think! Be honest with yourself. You will have to say J. N can get you just as much for your property as anybody. Thanking yon for your past patronage for the last five years, I still remain. Yours for a successful sale. J. N. BURKHEAD Monroe. Ind, Phone Call Ceatral at Monroe for my residence. Bicycles Repaired And Tires in stock. Guns Repaired Lawn Mowers Ground. Baby Buggy Tires in stock and put on. Orders taken for Rubber Stamps of all kinds. Saws fitted at F. E. SMITH 131 South Second St. DECATUR Farmers Attention Just received a load of high-grade fertilizers an<J in order to sell it quick I will sell it cheap. Inquire John Schinnan, at City Coal & Feed Yard. Phone 240.

A Successful Sale Will be the result if you employ an Auctioneer that KNOWS HOW to manage your sale. 12 years of almost daily experience enables me to get you the highest prices for your property. Office over Burn’s Harngss shop. I have no other business. DREPPERT THS AUCTIONEER All Farmers Attention

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Capital Surplus $100,000.00 20,000.00 j FIRST I NATIONAL BANK DECATUR - INDIANA P. W. Smith W. A. Kuebler, President Vice Pre* C. A. Dugan, T. J. Durkin Cashier Aset. Cashier F. W. Jaetoker Teller Deposits Resources $490,000 $650,000 P. J. HYLAND? SANITARV PLUMBING Stew *" Hot Water Haotint US MO COUWStTIOO Fmusts 33 Monroe SI. M»o«< /HARPERA / KENTUCKY 1 f WHISKEY \ lor Gentlemen ' \ who cherish / X Quality- / For Sale By IOS. TONELLIER JOS. B. KNAPKE