Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1907 — Page 4

» Ml . /*' d by Decatur Accurate price product*. Corpuer, ** •» « O’C**Bt /fFALO STOCK MARKET. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., April 18.— Receipts, cattle 2 cars; market steady. I'rime steers @56.00 Medium steers @55.50 Stockers to best feeders... @54.00 Cows @54.50 Receipts, hogs, 20 cars; market steady. Mediums and heavies.... @57.15 Yorkers @57.15 Pigs @57.20 Receipts, sheep. 30 cars; market steady. Best spring lambs @ $9.25 Wether sheep @ $7.15 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 77% July wheat 79% May corn 46% July corn 47% May oats 43 July oats 40% May pork $15.85 July pork $15.92 PITTSBURG MARKETS. Union stock yards, Pittsburg, Pa.. April 18. —Hog supply, 6 cars; market steady. Heavies @57.15 Mediums @57.30 Yorkers Light @57.40 Pigs @ $7.35 TOLEDO MARKETS. Changed every day at 3 o’clock by J. D. Hale. Decatur special wire service. Wheat, cash 78% May wheat July wheat 81% May oats 47% July oats 48% May oats 43% July oats 41% Rye 69

STOCK. By Fred Scheiman I jtmha, per cwt. [email protected] Cattle, per cwt [email protected] Calves, per cwt. $5.50® $6.00 Cows, per cwt [email protected] Sheep, per cwt $3.50<554.00 Hogs, per cwt @56.00 COAL— PER TON. Hoc King lump $4.25 Virginia Splint 4-50 Domestic Nut 400 Washed Nut 4.50 Pittsburg lump 4.00 Pocahontas 4.75 Kentucky Cannell 6.0' 1 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 9c GRAIN. By G. T. BURK, successor to Carroll Eievaor company. Big 4 White Seed oats 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 husked corn, one cent less. | JACKBON HILL COAU »• L By George Tricker. ('Wholesale.) Al or 2 Jackson Hill lump, f. o. b mine, $2.50, f. o. b. Decatur, $3.70; cook stove nut, f. o. b. Decatur, $3.70; Hocking lump, $1175, f. o. b. mine; Hocaing lump, $3.05, f. o. b. Decatur; Sp un lump, $1.55 t o. b. mine; Splint lump, $3.10, t o. b. Decatur. MARKET NOTES. Corn —cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 27.000 Wheat 28 cars C>rn 177 cars Oats 181 cars Cattle 23,000 Sheep 12,000 Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 25.603 Oats 34 cars Wheat 238 cars C >rn 221 cars WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. The Oak Roller Mills quota'ion Oas Patent flour s3.6«*@s4ih> Brau, per ton $20.0n Midi, tugs, per ton 20 oc °..ugh meat, per cwt 100 KUn dried meal, pe r cwt I 5'Screenings, No. I, oer bu go Scireuiags. No. 2, per bu.,,,,.. f >p feed, per ton 2O.th> No. 2, per bushel 71 WOOL AND HIDEB. <v H Kalver & Ron. ’Pbon« M 3 Wool 23c@ .26 ll *et hides 8c ' Us hides, B@ls lbs. @loc Muskrat sc@ .30 Sheep pelts 16c0$lbC

f ' A FbUcemna’s SFratevy. ' ' ~~ When Captain W. E. Weber was a patrolman a clothing store upon his beat was robbed one night. The thief had taken off his own old clothes and left them in the store. He had put ou a new suit and worn it away. The old suit was that of a boy about fifteen years old. Weber gathered up the clothes and took them to the old fire patrol house at Seventh avenue and Wyandotte •treet. He put them upon the floor and. turning the hose on them, drenched them with water. Then he went down to the junction, where at that time the newsboys congregated ir great numbers. He gathered a dozen of them around him. •‘Boys,” he said, “the police found some clothes down on the river bank this morning. It looks like a boy had been drow'ned. I want all of you to come up to the fire station and look at the clothes. Maybe you can tel! me who they belonged to.” No sooner had the “newsies" gathered around the pile of water soaked clothes than one little fellow spoke up: “Them’s Nifty Smith’s. I seen him wearin' them red galluses, an’ he sewed that patch on the knee there hisself.” Other boys corroborated this story. In less than an hour the officer had corralled Nifty and made him confess to the robbery —Kansas City Star. Polnoaed With Food. If one were to say that thousands of people regularly and almost systematically poison themselves with food, it would strike the average layman as extravagant. The opinion of the layman. however, cuts no figure when compared with the scientific deductions of one who has carefully observed the facts. How many people are there who select their food with care, eat it at the right time and in the proper way to secure good digestion and subsequent absorption of just the physiologically correct amount of nutriment required to repair the waste incurred by the duties of everyday life? There are very few. Some starve themselves, but the great majority go to the other extreme and constantly overeat. One eats too much at regular mealtimes, while another eats less, but feeds more frequently. In either case the digestive apparatus is overtaxed.—A Physician in New York World. A Robust Ghost. John Leech and a member of the

Millais family once stayed a night at Cowdray ball, in England, where, many guests being present the two friends had no alternative but to accept rooms in an isolated wing supposed to be haunted. In the middle of the nlgbt Millais awoke, believing that some giant was shaking him violently by the shoulder. This was supposed to be the favorite device of the ghost. He rushed into a corridor and found Leech sitting there trembling and declaring thnt he would not for the world go back to his room. They spent the remainder of the night in the corridor, but in the morning said nothing of their experiences. In the afternoon there arrived an evening paper telling of a violent earthquake In the locality. The earthquake was what the two visitors believed to be their ghost. Valuable Pebble*. Between the northern point of Long Island and Watch Hill lies a row of little islands, two of which. Plum island and Goose island, possess a peculiar form of mineral wealth. It consis: s in heaps of richly colored quarts pebbles, showing red. yellow, purple and other hues, which are locally called agates. They are used in making stained glass windows, and there is a suffli cient demand for them in New York i to keep the owners of one or two sloops I employed in gathering them from the 1 beaches, where the waves continually * roll and polish them, bringing out the * beauty of their colors.

El Dorado. The modern meaning of El Dorado may be traced as follows: One of Pizarro's men said that be bad discovered a land of boundless wealth between the Orinoco and the Amazon. This country was named El Dorado, and many adventurers, among them Sir Walter Raleigh, endeavored to find it; hence the name has come to mean a golden country of the mind, a fabulous land of fabulous wealth, much as Cockaigne, a fancied land of luxury and idleness.—New York American. Happiness and Hanger. “My idea of perfect happiness." said the seedy philosopher as he made his fourth round trip to the free lunch counter, "is to be in a position to go into the swellest restaurant, put my hand over the price list of the menu and order what my taste dictates, irrespective of the demurs of a diminish! wad.” A Correction. Bertie—Father, what is an egotist? Father—He is a man who thinks be Is smarter than any one else. Mother— My dear, you are scarcely right The egotist is the man who says that he is smarter than any one else. All men think they are! Appropriate. Young Widow (at the animal seller’s) —I want a dog. Animal Seller—Yes, madam; white, gray or brindled? Young Widow—No. Black—all black. I am in deep mourning.—Nos Loisirs. Ha* Contlnaoa* Life. Venus—And what do you do when Bot engaged in archery? Cupid—OU, Pm kept busy rhyming with stupid!— Puck. He is * fool who cannot be angry, but he is a wise man who will not— Sene a.

Simple Romance. [Original] “Mary, I'm sorry — very sorry —to hear of your bereavement.” “Yes, m’m; the poor man's gone.” “I suppose you will wear mourning?” “Yes, m’m; black as a crow.” “I have some mourning dresses. I’ll give you what you require.” “Thank y’, m’m.” “You were very happy together, I believe, though you have lately been doing all the work.” "Yes, m’m. Tom was a good man. m’m. There was—l don’t know what y’ call it, m’m—a somethin' or other in the eourtim’ ” "a romance?” “Yes, m’m; that’s It Y’ know Tummus—that’s my man's name, or was bis name before he didn't need a name at all—was a solger. He wint off to the war with the dagos in Cuby an’ extinguished himself there.” “Did he get promoted?" “Yes, m’m. He was made a carpore 1 afther the battle of Gussymuss an' a sergeant at San Joen hills. Y' see, the dagos was at the top firin’ cannon balls. One of ’em kem along an' took off Tummus’ right leg. He stood still”— “Wounded as he was—stood?” “That’s just the secret, m’m. All the rest of his rigiment run away, but Tummus, havin’ but the wan leg, couldn't run, so be stayed where be was. That's what he told me, but he didn't tell it to the officers, an’ they, thinkin’ he stayed because he was brave, made a sergeant ov ’im. But it didn’t do 'lm no good, for he was discharged from the service an’ sint home. But that wasn’t all of it. Afther the war they sent ’im a medal, a big round wan wid pictures on the both sides of it It was made out of a cannon.” “And you nursed him ? That’s the romance?" “No, ma’am; not exactly, ma’am. 01 didn’t see ’em for the matther ov five years afther that Oi was workln' in a boardin’ house fpn sailors an’ thim kind down by the wharfs. One momin’ whin Oi was doin’ the rooms Oi wint Into wan room where Oi seen somethin' stickin’ out o’ the bedclothes. At first Oi thought it was the handle of a warmin’ pan, but Oi recommembered that they don't use warmin’ pans no more, at least in this country. Thin Oi thought it moigbt be the handle o' wan o’ thim things the min workin' on the stbreet pound the dirt with. We had sthreet workers in the house, an’ Oi thought one ov ’em moight hare taken his pounder to bed with 'im. Annyway Oi knew it was somethin’ that 'ud be soilin’ the bedclothes, an' Oi was very mad. thinkin’ Ol'd have the trouble o’ goin' for clean sheets. So I took hold ov it an' give it a jerk wid all me stren’th. “It come out aisy enough, an’ at t’other ind there wasn’t a bit o' iron at all, but somethin’ round. If you turned the whole ov it upside down it would 'a' made a good shtick for wan o' the big aitar candles if you wanted to put the other ind o' the shtick in the ground, for there wasn't anuy bottom for it to shtand on. Oi was lookin’ at the thing, wonderin’ what it was. whin OI saw the bedclothes moovin’, an’ purty soon up by the pillcrs a man’s face was a-blinkln’ at me as had just woke up. Oi dropped the wooden thing on the floor an’ was goin’ out as fast as I could whin a voice called: “ ’Me leg! Don’t go ’way widout glvin’ me me leg.' “ ‘What d'y’ mane?’ Oi axed. “He pointed to the wooden thing o« the floor.

“ 'D’ye call that a leg?' I axed 'im. “ ‘lt’s all I've got exceptin’ the other wan of flesh an' blood an’ bone.' “ ‘And that thing was stickin’ out from undther the bedclothes is your leg? “ ‘lt’s wan of ’em.’ “ ‘An’ didn’t it git cold? “ ‘Divil a bit. It'll stand a lot d cold, but it won’t stand anny heat’ •• ’Why not? “ ‘lt’ll burrn.’ “ "Thin I took notice that he was white lookin’, an’ I axed 'im if Oi’d burted 'em.’ “ ‘Shure,’ he said. ‘D’ye suppose y’ kin pull a man's leg off widout burtin’ Tm?’ “ ‘lsn’t it wood? I axed. “ ‘Yes, but the sthump isn’t’ “Well. Oi felt so sorry for hurtin’ the poor man that Oi told 'im to lie still, an’ aftber bandin’ 'im his leg Oi wint down sthairs an' brought ’im up his breakfast, him lyin' propped up wid pillars that Oi put under bis head an’ lookin’ at me grateful loike. Thin Oi noticed his medal on the bureau an’ saw what foine eyes be had an’ hair , as red as the sthripes in the flag he got ! the medal under, an’ I wished I could 1 nurse the poor man as long as he livJed.” "And you did. didn’t you?’ 1 ! “Yes, m’m. He couldn’t worrk, so 1 Oi just told ’im Oi’d do it all for the two of us. But he didn't consint to that. He got a job mindin’ the sthreet at the railroad crossin. an’ I tuk in washin’, so betune the two of us we i made a livin.” | “You’ve told me a real romance, Mary; not such a one as I read in books, but a nugget of gold without a bit of alloy. Come to me tomorrow t and you shall have clothing enough to keep you a year. There is something ' for your present necessities." I “Thank y'. m’m. There’s wan thing Oi’ve always wondered at—was Tom 1 lyin’ whin he said the reason be didn’t ’ run was because be couldn’t?' ’ j “No; ha was modest as well m brave.” F. A. MITCHEL.

Important Notice to Taxpayers. May 6, 1907, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes. Unless paid at said date a penalty of 10 per cent will be added, according to instructions from the state auditor. I am compelled to obey the law to the letter. It is impossible for me to grant any favors. I trust all taxpayers will remember this and settle on or before May 6, and avoid paying penalty. Yours very truly, J. F. LACHOT, 86-1 mo Treasurer. o— — CEMENT WORK GUARANTEED. We are ready to take contracts for all kinds of cement work, such as concrete foundations, sidewalks, cellar floors, etc. Where we furnish the material. we guarantee the work. Send us your orders, or call us by phone. No. 556. BUTLER & BUTLER, 71-»tf Decaur, Ind o- — GOING TO PAPER THIS SPRING? John W. Edwards wants to do your spring paper hanging, house and sign painting. Call him if you need anything in his line. 73-*lmo The Price of Health. “The price of health in a malarious district is just 25 cents; the cost of a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills, writes Ella Slayton of Noland, Ark. New Life Pills cleanse gently and Impart new life and vigor to ’be system. 25c. Satisfaction guaranteed at Blackburn Pharmacy. - Money to loan at lowest rates of interest on real estate securities. Abstracts furnished. Schurger & Smith, attorneys-at-law. _ 76-lmo FOR SALE —One scond hand Emerson ■ piano as good as new. Address Butler Music Co., Marion, Ind. 93-10 t FOR SALE—Dirt. See Mann & Christen. 11-St FOR SALE —I have some extra fine registered male pigs for sale at verylow prices. Guaranteed to be good■ breeders. At present they weigh ■ from 100 to 125 lbs. Registration go J with sale. Those desiring a good i male hog, should see mine before buying. D. E. St udabaker, R. F. D, No, 9, Recatur, Indiana. , o CHEAP EXCURSIONS Via Erie R. R. to points in the west and southwest. On the first and third Tuesday of each month, we will have on sale, both one way and round trip -tickets at exceedingly low rates. Call | on Erie agents for particulars, or write O. L. ENOS, Traveling PassengeAgent, Marion, Ohio. FOR SALE —Good second-hand typewriter, cheap. Address Tarbet, 717 Clinton St., Fort Wayne. 94-3 t EGGS FOR SALE—For Single Comb Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching, calle phone 428. 87-6 t I have any amount of money to loan on farms. Harvey Hamrtf, Decatur, Ind. S6-18t. o FOR SALE —Good Domestic sewing machine, book case and baby cab. Inquire at Democrat office. 93

C, L. WALTERS ATTORNEY AT LAW Office over Brock’s tin shop Second Street. Decatur, Indiana FARMS Bought Sold and Exchanged CALL OB WRITE O. GANDY <a CO. 205 West Berry St. FT. WAYNE. IND. BR JOK 7 I IMPORTED BELGIAN STALLION will stand at the Hosier Barn in Decatur on Friday and Saturday of each week during the season. Will also stand at Monroe on Monday and Tuesday of each week and at my residence, two and one-half miles west of Pleasant Mills on Wednesdays and Thursdays. This horse has a firstclass pedigree. Service, $15.00 to in- ' sure colt to stand. JACOB RAWLEY, Owner. • R. R. No. 10, Decatur, Ind.

NOTICE TO ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS. Notice is hereby given to the property owners on each side of Third street from the south line of Monroe street to the north line of Madison street, that the common council of the city of Decatur, Indiana, formally adopted a resolution to improve said Third street from the south line of Monroe street to the north line of Madison street, that on the 19th day of April, 1907, at seven oclock p. m., the common council will, at the council room, hear all persons whose property is affected by the proposed improvement and will decide whether the benefits that will accure to the property to be assessed abutting and adjacent to the proposed Improvements and to said city, will be equal to or exceed the estimated cost of the proposed improvement. By order of the common council, made and entered of record, April 3, 1907. (SEAL) CARL O. FRANCE, 84-12 t. City Clerk. FOR SALE —Two Tennessee Jacks. one 14 and other 15 bands high. For sale at the right price. Robert Hanlln, R. F. D. 2, FL Recovery, O. 75— o— _ FOR SALE OR TRADE—A good work horse: will trade for young stock or sell. Arthur Fisher. 3t EGGS FOR SALE—R. C. Buff and White Orpingtons. Winners of Ist, 2d, 3d and 4th prizes at Decatur Poultry Show. Chicken with best record of all breeds. SI.OO per 13. J. B. Drummond. Decatur. 74-18 L 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, Decatur. Phone F-12. 87-*6t

HOLLISTER? Rocky lountaio Tea Huggefs A Bur MMteiw .x B.sx “wcs. Brtngi Gwoen HeattH aid Renewed ¥l«w. A specific for Constipation. Indigestion. Live»nd Kidney ’’oubles. Pimpies. Ec i. Impur. Blood. Bad Breeth. Sluggish Bow. leadacb* ] and B»ek*che. Its Roeky Mountain tea In tab let form. 35 cents a box. Genuine made Hocustke r-.CG Comfakt. Maliscu. Wla. 60LDE* 1 ‘ vts FOR SALLOW PEO°L Eye Ear Noae Threat Glasses Fitted also spec ial treatmen for Diseases. Lungs Kidneys, Stomach and Rheumatism. Cancer treat ed. J, N Younkin D O M D TOCSIN, IND AUCTIONEER HABBY DANIELS Decatur, Indiana. K R 8 LIVE STOCK AND FARM SALE AUCTIONEERING, A SPEC IAIY Yhf Bssines solkites. Call ’Phone No. BE Line Decator P. J. HYLAND. SANITARV PLUMBING TTCTTING M»» “»Hit Water Haatint us ki cmiunoi nninis ; i 33 fitoeroe st. ffttoee 330

/ harperX I KENTUCKY \ i. WHISKEY j \ tor Gentlemen / \ who cherish / X. Quality. / For Sale By IOS. TONELLIER IOS. B. KNAPKE f G O I Feed and Seede Peninsular Portland Cement Gypsum Bock Wall Plaster We make a specialty of lining HIGH DRADKCLkAk t OOAL that will born. J. D. HAU Plaoxa* O ’ Oc*. Jefferson and »nd Ma

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 Harness shop. I have no other business. F ')REPPERT THE AUCTIONEER

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CALL ON Citv Trucking Co. STOftm. TRUGKIHG. Fc Hea-vv Work a Special Phon* 4iS? CHAS. MILLER Farmers! Attention! 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 you for your past patronage for the last five years, I still remain, Yours for a successful sale. J. N. BURKHEAD Monroe, Ind. Phone Call Central at Monroe for my residence.

John Souhler The Live Stock and General AUCTIONEER will get you the high dollars for your property Call early for dates. ■Phone I Rj'dence 531 I Office 430

Farmers Attention Just received a load of high-grade fertilizers and in order to sell it quick I will sell it cheap. Inquire John Sehinnan, at City Coal & Feed Yard. ’Phone 240. Capital Surplus $100,000.00 20,000.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR - INDIANA P. W. Smith W. A. Kuebler, President Vice Pres C. A. Dugan, T. J. Durkin Cashier Asst. Cashier F. W. Jaebker Teller Deposits Resources $490,000 $650,000 Relioble Life Insurance Reasonable Cost $9,500,000.00 GUARANTEE AND RESERVE FUNDS Coston SI,OOO 00 In 1906 was Age 21 $525 I Age4o«o.oo A<e 30 $7,50 I Age 50 $12.50 Other Ages In ProportiMi Established in 1879 The Banker’s Life Ass n. Des Moines, lowa J. Z. Briokley, Diot. Mgr. Bluffton, Ind.