Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1907 — Page 3

Something in it for You Are you looking for comfort and elegance? If so, it will pay you to examine our line of RED CROSS SHOES for ladies. It combines these two qualities. It bends with the foot makes no noise when walking. Gives perfect ease and comfort to the wearer. Tague Shoe Store

Toledo. St. Louie & V ern Railroad. West. East. 1— 5:50 a. m. | «— 4:52 a. m. 3—10:32 a.m. | 2—12:28 p. m. 5— 9:51p.m. | 4—7:00 p. m. •22 —10:32 a.m. | *22 — 1:15 p. m. •Local freight. o FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur—North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL WITHOUT A MATE W. H LINDSLEY WEATHER. Fair and cooler Friday; Saturday fair, fresh west winds. T. M. Reid came in last night after a three weeks trip through the Southwest. Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Christen left to-day for Chicago, where they will spend week with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Christen. Bart France will leave tomorrow for Chicago, where he will attend to some matters pertaining to the Decatur Steam Laundry. H. L. Confer will leave Sunday evening for Jonesboro, Aik., where he will close up some matters in relation to his ice cream plant at that place. He was a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows, B. of L. E. and Ben-Hur lodges of Charleston, where the funeral will be held—Frankfort Crescent. The grand lodge Knights of Pythias adjourned without making provision for a revision of the grand lodge constitution and by-laws. It was decided to hold the matter of revision over for another year. F. E. France will return to Muskogee, I. T., tomorrow evening. Frank expects to return to Decatur in four weeks, and spend the winter. He was called north on account of the death of his father, C. M. France.

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Neither did the grand lodge act favorably on the resolution of Robert A. Brown to abolish the office of grand vice chancellor. This question will also go over until the next annual meeting of the grand lodge. The judiciary committee to which the resolution was referred held that it could not be acted on at this session because it had not been properly introduced. o Self Winding Watches. “Watchmaking is no longer what it used to be,” said a collector. “Where will you find today artists making and selling readily watches worth $2,500 apieee? Brequet was the greatest watchmaker the world has ever seen. He was a Swiss, but he lived in France. The watch collector who hasn’t a Brequet timepiece has a sadly incomplete collection.' Brequet watches were the acme of beauty, of originality and of accuracy. One played a tune every hour, another had on its dial little figures that danced, a third was a self winder. They were very ingenious, those self winding watches. They worked on the pedometer principle. The motion of the body in walking kept them wound. I have a Brequet self winder, and sometimes, out of curiosity, I carry it for a week. My stride winds it, it never runs down, and it keeps, after all these year’s, fairly good time.”—New York Press. It Varied. The late Judge Saunders of North Carolina was noted as an angler, but he had a poor memory as to the weight of the fish he had taken. On one occasion a friend, trying to entrap him, said. “Say. judge, what was the weight of that big catfish you caught the other day?" The judge turned to his waiter and said, “Bob, what did I say that catfish, weighed?” “What time yesterday, boss—in de mawnin’, at dinner or after suppah?” The Moon. TWO or three years ago the humble mule received no recognition from the Indiana fair, but for the September exposition this year there are eight classes for mules, with three premiums for each class, including mules four years old and over to colts under a year, and there will be a number of contesting teams hitched to trucks and wagons. The fair management expects to make the pony contests especially attractive to children. Prizes will be distributed for single ponies, tandems, four-in-hands or four abreast, match team in harness, and saddlers, and the pony show will end with a championship contest among the mares and geldings. There will also be classes for boy and girl drivers. The premiums offered will, It is thought, attract the best ponies from the larger herds of Indiana and Illinois.

DECATUR CHURCHES CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:15; superintendent, Mrs. Artman. Preaching at 10:30 by Rev. John Eucell. A meeting of the members of the Baptist and Christian churches of Decatur will be held at the Christian church at 3:30 p. m. for a consultation between the ministers and members, looking toward a union of the two congregations. A full atendance of the members of both churches is earnestly desired. “In union there is strength.” SERVICES AT THE MISSION HALL. There will be preaching at the Mission Hall this evening at 7:30. Sabbath school Sunday afternoon at 1 p. m. Prayer and praise meeting at 2:30. Preaching in the evening at 7:30. Rev. Samuel Hurtle, of Van Wert, 0.. will preach this evening. Rev. Gibson, of Monroville. will preach Sunday evening. We invite all to attend all of the services. Chancey Stetson, Leader. EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:15; A. Van Camp, superintendent. Morning worship at 10:30; Rev. S. S. Cramer will occupy the pulpit. Young People's meeting at 6:00. Evening services at 7:00. All evening services will from now on begin at 7:00. A cordial invitation is extended. A. B. Haist, Pastor. BAPTIST CHURCH. 9:30 —Sunday school; T. W. Watts, superintendent; lesson, “Joshua, Israel's New Leader.” 10:30 —Preaching service; subject, “Christian Womanhood." 7:30 —The usual preaching hour; subject, “The Pharisee and the Publican.” The evening service will be made a meting of special interest to the unsaved. The gospel in all simplicity will be preached. We extend a very cordial invitation to strangers in the city to meet with us. In the afternoon a call meeting of two churches in our city will be held in the Christian chuich. This meeting will be called at 3:30 sharp. The end in view is the uniting of the First Baptist and the Christian church of Decatur. Let us meet together and consider the advisability of uniting upon the basis of Christian love. SERVICES AT CALVARY AND SALEM CHURCHES. There will be preaching services at Calvary Evangelical church on Sunday morning, 10:00 o'clock. Sunday school at 9:00. Also preaching at Salem on Sunday at 2:30 sun time. A. B. Haist, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev. George D. Lindsay, of Marion will conduct services Sunday morning at the usual hour. Everybody invited to attend. Englund's Historic Miser. John Camden Neild, whose magnificent bequest to Queen Victoria supplied the funds out of which the prince consort built the present Balmoral castle, deserves a place among the great misers and was as remarkable a man as any of them. He was educated at Eton and Trinity college, Cambridge, and was a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. At the age of thirty-four his father’s death placed him in possession of a fortune of £250,000, and from that moment he became a confirmed miser. Neild lived at 5 Cheyne walk, Chelsea. His big house was so meanly furnished that it did not even boast of a bed. Two old women, who did bis chores, and a black cat were his sole companions. When he visited his large estates in the Midlands, which he did frequently, he generally walked unless he could get a lift for nothing, and he was not even above taking a gratuitous seat on a dung cart. Sometimes he was compelled by the weather to take a seat on the stagecoach, and there he would sit outside, shivering and dripping, for he never wore a greatcoat, an object of commiseration to his fellow passengers. _ Lincoln’. Rebuke. The saying that there are few honest lawyers did not hold true in the case of Lincoln. A man once called to retain him on a suit. “State your case,” said honest Abe. The man did, and then Lincoln said: “I cannot represent you, for you are wrong, and the other party is right.” “That is none of your business if I employ you,” said the client. “Pardon me,” said the man who afterward became president; “my business is never to defend wrong. I never take a case that is manifestly wrong.” “Well, but you can make trouble for the other fellow.” “Yes ” said Lincoln, “I can set a whole ’community at loggerheads, I can make trouble for this widow and her fatherless children and by so doing get you S6OO that rightfully belongs to her, but I won’t do It” “Not if I pay you wellT’ “Not for all the money you aw worth,” wae the reply.

BLIND MAN’S BUFF. Origin of This Favorite Sport of Childhood and Youth. This favorite sport of childhood and youth is of French origin and very high antiquity, having been introduced into , England in the train of the Norman . conquerors. Its French name, “Colin I Maillard,” was that of a brave war- j rior, the memory of whose exploits I still lives in the chronicles of the mid- i die ages. In the year 999 Liege reckoned among its valiant chiefs one Jean Colin. He acquired the name of Maillard from his chosen weapon being a mallet, wherewith in fight he used to crush his opponents. In one of the feuds which were of perpetual ,r ecurrence in those times he encountered the Count de Lourain in a pitched battle, and, so runs the story, in the first onset Colin Maillard lost both his eyes. He ordered his esquire to take him into the thickest of the fight, and, furiously brandishing bis mallet, did such fearful execution that victory soon declared itself for him. When Robert of France heard of these feats at arms he lavished favor and honors upon Colin, and so great was the fame of the exploit that it was commemorated in the pantomimic representations that formed part of the rude dramatic performances of the age. By degrees the children learned to act It for themselves, and it took the form of a familiar sport. The blindfolded pursuer as, with bandaged eyes and extended hands, he gropes for a victim to pounce upon seems in some degree to repeat the action of Colin Maillard, the tradition of which is also traceable in the name, blind man's- buff. • A REALISTIC ACT. Amusing Story of Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle. While he was playing Rip Van Winkle at Chicago Joseph Jefferson once went to the theater very much exhausted by a long day’s fishing on the lake. As the curtain rose on the third act it disclosed the white haired Rip still deep in his twenty years’ nap. Five, ten, twenty minutes passed, and he did not awaken. The audience began to get Impatient and the prompter uneasy. The great actor doubtless knew what he was about, but this was carrying the realistic business too far. The fact was that all this time Jefferson was really sleeping the sleep of the just, or, rather, of the fisherman who had sat eight hours In the sun. Finally the gallery became uproarious, and one of the “gods” wanted to know if there was going to be “nineteen years more of this snooze business!” At this point Jefferson began to snore. This decided the prompter, who opened a small trap beneath the stage and began to prod Rip from below. The fagged comedian fumbled in his pocket for an imaginary railway ticket and muttered drowsily, “Going right through, ’ductor.” At this entirely new reading the audience was transfixed with amazement, when all at once Jefferson sat up with a loud shriek, evidently in agony. The exasperated prompter had jabbed him with a pin. Consciousness of the situation came to him, and the play went on after that with a rush. Getting an Opening. A man had a story about a gun which he delivered himself of upon all occasions. At a dinner party one evening he writhed In his chair for over an hour, waiting for a chance to introduce his story, but no opportunity presented itself. Finally he slipped a coin into the hand of a waiter and whispered: “When you leave the room again, slam the door.” The waiter slammed the door as directed, and the man sprang to his feet, with the exclamation: “What’s that noise—a gun?” “Oh, no!” resumed his host. “It was only the door.” “Ah, I see! 'Well, speaking of guns reminds me of a little story,” etc.— Liverpool Mercury. Sun, Moon and Tides. The sun and moon conjointly affect the oceans In obedience to the fact in nature known as the law of the attraction of gravity. It is the nature of things that the sun and moon shall pull at the earth's waters, and no further explanation can be given. When the sun and moon are pulling in line the tides are highest and when pulling against each other the lowest. The moon is so much nearer the earth than the sun that it does most of the pulling, notwithstanding its greatly inferior dimensions. Love Is King. Love is the great disciplinarian, the supreme harmonizer, the true peacemaker. It is the great balm for all that blights happiness or breeds discontent. It is a sovereign panacea for malice, revenge and all the brutal propensities. As cruelty melts before kindness, so the evil passions find their antidote in sweet charity and loving sympathy.— Success Magazine. Easily Distinguished. Clara—There should be a law passed compelling men to wear some distinct dress to denote whether they are married or not. Maude—Oh, that isn't necessary. Clara— Why not? Maude—When a man is seen on the street in a last year’s hat and baggy trousers, it is safe to bet that he s married.— Chicago News. No Way Out of It. “We are worried about Julia. She got out of a sickbed to go to the matinee.” “How could she?” “•be had to go; she had a tleket”

I ■ ■ DEMOCRAT WANT ADVERTISING WANTED WANTED —Three or four men to work on cement sidewalk building. Ben Middleton. . 240-3 t WANTED —Girl to do housework in family of four. Good wages. Inquire of H. S. Callow, phone 252. 238-3 t WANTED—A roomer. Mrs. Hill, 331 Mercer avenue. 239-3 t WANTED —All your cement work. We guarantee to do your work honestly and at a fair price. Satisfaction guaranteed. All kinds ot cement and concrete work done. Tom Peterson & Co. ts FOR RENT —A residence at the corner of Jefferson and First streets. Modern improvements. Hooper and Lenhart. 232-6 t FOR SALE FOR SALE —A first class cook stove. Inquire at the City Bakery. 241-Gt FOR SALg—One second-hand eightroll Milwaukee corn shredder in good condition for sale cheap. Will give easy terms. J. R. Schafer, ts FOR SALE CHEAP—A coal hot blast stove. Inquire of Floyd Smith. 238-6 t FOR SALE —A buck sheep, A number one. Inquire at this office. 238-6 t FOR SALE —3 counters, floor glass show case, shelving and grocery line, lunch counter, dishes, etc. See Mrs. Ida Whitright. 236-3 t FOR SALE —Second hand cook stove for sale cheap. Inquire of Mrs. D. B. Erwin, Phone No. 304. FOR SALE —As I am going to move away I will sell my property, consisting of house and five acres of ground. Will take small town property as part payment. Terms right if sold within two weeks. W. E. Russell. 228-12 t FOR SALE —A full blooded Jersey cow giving 10 quarts of milk a day. and a half blooded Jersey calf, four months old. The calf is weaned; will sell both together or separate. Will sell cheap. Inquire of Chancey Stetson, 803 Nuttman street. 237-6 t FOR SALE OR RENT—A 160 acre farm; good buildings, a new barn. 140x142, graineries and ail other buildings necessary to farming. Will rent for cash or will sell reasonable and on good terms. Inquire of Mrs. Margaret Koenig or Fred Koenig, R. R. 5, Box 21. ts FOR RENT TO RENT —Residence of eight rooms near Clover Leaf station. F. M. Schirmeyer. ts LOST AND FOUND LOST —A small purse containing a small amount of money. Return to this office. 237-6 t FOUND —A buck sheep; will weigh about 200 pounds. Address H. C. Clark, M Line 14, R. R. 1.237-6 t LOST —A brooch with turquois and brilliants. Between Second and Catholic church. Finder return to this office and receive reward. 236-6 t LOST—A plain gold clasped bracelet. Finder return to this office. 238-6 t MISCELLANEOUS GOOD AGENTS make $5.00 per day and more selling new Automatic Fastener for either swirts or trousers. Unrivaled agency proposition, because repeat sales are guaranteed. (Not sold in stores.) Write for special offer to represent us. Automatic Hook and Eye Co., Hoboken, N. J. 240-3 t

Try a Democrat “Want Ad.” —!■ 1 ■ ts- - — Are You Going to Hove a Sole? If you are. remember John Suphler, the live stock and genral auctioneer is prepared to handle your sale successfully. Call early for dates. PHONES: Residence 531 Office 430 John Spuhler

BANKING Did it ever occur to you that a bank account, even though it may be a small one, is the safest means of doing business? Your checks are the best receipts for all bills paid, and your funds will be neither lost or stolen from vaults. You can open an account with any amount from one dollar up, and we will obligate ourselves to keep your finances straight and furnish you with the necessary check books and deposit books free of charge. If you are trot accustomeJ to oauk-j ing just call and talk it over with any of our officers. The Old Adams County Bank. Originally Established in 1871 RESOURCES Over ONE MILLION DOLLARS

Packard Music House Factory Agents for The Packard, The Weber, Sterling, Steck, Huntington, Wheelock, and other. Stuyvesant, Pianos Pianola Pianos The Packard One Price plan of selling pianos enables you to buy a first class instrument at the lowest cash price on moderate monthly payments. L. F. ALEXANDER PACKARD MUSIC HOUSE Opp. Murray Hotel. Decatur, Ind.

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