Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1907 — Page 2

The daily Democrat. FubH.hed Every Evening, Except Sun day, by LEW a ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier 15.00 Per month, b ymall 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Slagle copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Bnter.d at the postofiloe in Decatur Indiana, as second class mail matter. , — —— i J, H. HELLER, Manager. ~*DAY OF THANKS ' I (Continued from page 1.) aiah, the sublime poetry Os Dante tad the rhythmic Psalms of David. Luther drew forth the sunlight of sincere morality. He became the central figure in the intellectual and religious sunrise of the modern world. The discovery of America gave vigorous life to navigation and created ‘ visions of wealth and conquest in the ( minds of Europeans. Just beyond the “stormy sea” they imagined there were eldoradoes of gold, Edenic pools and galaxies of wonders unknown to the fondest dreams of earth. The printing press became the glit- j tering herald of a "new” civilization. Before the close of that century more than eight thousand books had been printed. Some of them cost fabur j lous prices but they created a channel of release for the long-imprisoned thoughts of Greek and Roman authors. The beautiful forms of art and the ancient classics came forth renewed and pulsed with vigorous life. The lands of Virgil and Plato began ' again to reveal ancient brilliancy. During that renowned century of innovations all the crowned heads of the orient were looking with strained eyes upon the Occident. Spain, France and England fought for its sovereignty. For many years it seemed that Spain was destined to wield the sceptre of supremacy. In the sixteenth cenutry, when the literary firmament of England sparkled with diamond lustre, when Shakespeare penned his renowned drama, when Calvin wrote his institutes and Luther overturned the pillars of pop-t ery all Europe was convulsed with wars. But terrible as were those wars they left in their wake a larger liberty and destroyed much of despotic royalty. A thirst for knowledge was kindled, ' manhood began to assert itself, fetters of oppression began to break and thrones began to crumble. In the meantime Spain had added laurels to her brow because of the discoveries of her brave and illustrious sons. But imature age soon furrowed that brow, the fires of many baitties scorched those laurels and Briton’s guns sand her glory, the Armada. to the bottom of the sea in 1588. Thence France measured swords with Britain for the sovereignty of America. And that was a memorable battle which ended in the defeat of the Golden Lilies. “With the triumph of Wolfe on the heights of Abraham commenced the history of the United States. Montcalm and Wolfe w r ere chivalrous men and fought valiantly to win. Montcalm fought for the old French regime; Wolfe for the house of commons; Montcalm for the aliance of church and king; Wolfe for free speech and trial by jury; Montcalm for the past; Wolfe for the future; Montcalm for Louis XV and Madame Pompadour; Wolfe for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.” From the hour of that Saxon victory it was an assured fact that the English speaking people were to rule this

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western world, and although it was under the control of the British government, yet the brave men who dared the peril of the sea to Improve “an innocent course of life upon a virgin Elysian shore” soon commenced to dream of independence. Can it be posible that Americans will ever fail to thank Almighty God for the hand that raised up gigantic men in the orient to assist our fathers in making our clime an asylum for all the world? That hand not only raised up military heroes in the orient—Kossuth. Lafayette and Kosciusko —but statesmen as well. William Pitt and Edmund Burke made the halls of parliament ring with sweet and sacred melody—sweet and sacred to the lovers of liberty but discordant to the sons of royalty. William Pitt said: “England has been very unreasonable with America. I rejoice that America has resisted Three millions of people so dead all the Impulse* pf liberty as vo j. untgrily suhlUlt j- 0 become slaves ‘would be fit subjects to make slaves of all their posterity.” On another occasion Mr. Pitt said: “I have studied and admired the master minds of earth, but I must admit that for solidity or purpose, force of sagacity and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of different circumstances no nation or body ' of men stand in advance of the gen- ’ eral congress at Philadelphia. All efforts at imposing despotism upon them will be in vain. We shall be forced ultimately to retract. Let us retract while we can with dignity, not I when we must in disgrace.” 1 Edmund Burke said: “England has been shearing sheep so long a time that she thinks to shear a wolf is now the same task.” I But on American soil lived the heroes and heroines who fought and bled and died for this American asylum. We cannot now portray the chivalry and courage of those majestic men who marched away to meet the "mistress of the seas.” From Lexington to Valley Forge no brush of artist or ■ pen of dramatist can paint the agonizing scenes. Many noble men were frozen to death. Hundreds w-ere without food or shoes. "Whole regiments had neither guns nor ammunition. The whole horizon became so dark and forboding that even the brave heart of General Washington wept. I Yet onward those brave men marched, inspired by the justice of their cause, I until they saw the sky at Yorktown, “Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye And starred with sparkling gold.” When that august body of fathers ■ met in Independence Hall, Philadel- ! phia. to draft the constitution for the United States the hand of God was still directing. With an intuition that penetrated your day and mine ' Benjamin Franklin arose in that great assemblage and addressing George "Washington, said: "Mr. President. I i have lived a long time and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I have that God rules in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall without God’s notice is it very probable that a great republic will rise without his help? I make a motion. Mr. President, that we preface these proceedings by begging the hand of Almighty God to lead us.” The “Father of Our Country” put the motion and the “Father of Our Universe” was asked to guide in the affairs of state. | The second era of American history came to a crisis in 1861. The mantle of Washington had been transferred to Abraham Lincoln for the dial on God’s timepiece had struck the death knell to human slavery under the Stars and Stripes. The hand of God chose and prepared Mr. Lincoln to bring physical liberty to the colored man as surely as God chose and prepared Moses to bring liberty to the j enslaved Hebrews. On a stormy evening during the winter of ’62 President Lincoln board|ed a train for Brooklyn. He wished to have a conference with the celebrated Henry Ward Beecher. At the midnight hour the great president arrived

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at the home of the great preacher. Those two men sobbed like children as they recounted the great loss of life and treasure occasioned by the Rebellion. Then they both kneeled in that Brooklyn manse and asked Almighty God to hold the nation together by his own hand. When they arose the president said: “Henry, do not misunderstand me. I do not know how it can be, but I now know that God is going to bring our nation through this struggle safe, free and undivided. I may not live to see it. I do not expect to see it.” Then his great frame shook with convulsive sobs. Continuing. he said: “But God w r ill bring us through safe and undivided.” We are yet in the second era of our existence as a nation. God’s hand is still directing. We shall begin the third era of American opportunity and magnificence sometime during this twentieth century. That era will witness the total elimination of the licensed liquor traffic and many other intemperate and superfluous practices. But our progress as a nation during the last forty years has been very encouraging. Our progress during the | ten past years has been most flattering. Our progress during the past five years has gone by leaps and bounds In the right direction. Our progress during the next ten years will astound the most optimistic. We are going to uproot wrong like a mighty cyclone. The power is now accumulating. Even now we can almost hear the shouts of the victors as they hand over our great republic to our king and master. Never was there a Thanksgiving day when the people who abide under Old Glory had more for which to be thankful. Never was there an epoch in our history when the national conscience was more awakened. Never had we a truer soul at the head of our ship of state. Never before had we such great governors as Hanly of Indiana, Folk of Missouri, Smith of Georgia, Hughes of New York, Johnson of Minnesota and Hoch of Kansas. These great and good men together with a host of co-workers are shaking asunder the heretofore insurmountable national sins. Our public school system has become the greatest institution in the United States which is working for permanent righteousness. For a quarter of a century it has educated every nerve and fibre and sinew and bone of the human being to hate intemperance. Those children thus educated

yesterday are the men and women of today and they are shouting “the licensed saloon must go” and go It shall. Last week they voted it out of Alabama. In 1912 we will vote it out of Hoosierdom. Half the people of the United States live in dry territory now, an increase of six hundred per cent in five years. In three years the legalization of liquor will cease south of Mason and Dixon’s line. Not only sentiment but will power has been created and is sweeping the rum power before it like a mighty prairie fire. Our great republic is surely destined to become the modem Eden. How else could it be w'hen God’s hand is directing the helm of state? Today America is known the world over as a synonym of opportunity and liberty for good and well-meaning people. In no other country are conscience so untrammeled and the possiblities for achievement so abundant. Never before were men and women so royally and affluently endowed. In no other clime is life so surrounded with the wonderful, and beautiful air of intellectual communion. ■ Could the founders of republic return to earth on this national Thanksgiving day and behold the progress of a hundred years what joy will fill their souls and how they would stand amazed in the midst of such a grand encompassment! In this “land of the free and home of the brave” no Socrates will be poisoned, no Stephens stoned and no Pauls beheaded for their devotion to justice and right i principle. Those days like the stage coach and all primitive utensils are gone forever. America is the Pentelicus out of whose white marble the dreams and visions of beauty and the immortal images of godness are being . carved. i On American soil have occurred the greatest advances in science and invention ever witnessed by the world. We are leading in the grand work of universal civilization. We are solving problems the most perplexed and unique ever presented to mankind. We are actualizing the ideal creations of the poets. We are ushering in the auroral light of a brighter and more resplendent day. We are fashioning a civilization more intellectual than that ancient Greece, more sublime than the golden dream of Plato, more diffusive than a continent or hemisphere and more eichanting than all the flowers that ever grew in all the mental gardens of the past.

AFFAIRSOFSOCIETY Were Numerous in Decatur Over the Thanksgiving Day. COLUMBIAN DANCE Many Family Dinners and Other Events in and Out of the City. Miss Vera Hower entertained at a six o’clock dinner a number of her friends. The dining room was prettily decorated in chrysanthmums and evergreen. The lunch was erved in three courses, At 8 o’clock Miss Vera entertained them at the show, and after the show the guests returned to her home, where they had a slumber party. Those present were Misses Nellie Nichols, Eda Butler Lena McKean. Edith Green, Lulu Atz. Katie Eg y of Berne; and Ruth Haraless of Paulding, Ohio. Watch for the sale that the ladles of the Evangelical churcn wi'l conduct Thursday, Dec. 5, at the home of M-s. Sol Linn, corner of Fourth and Jefferson streets. This sale will consist of gents’ night shirts, ladies’ gowns, children’s gowns with feet and aprons of all descriptions and various other articles. I Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance gave a Thanksgiving day dinner at their home, which proved a most delightful event. The guests were Mrs. Rachael Baughman and children, Gale, Fanny and Carl, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer, Miss Della Sellemeyer and Messrs. Albert Sellemeyer and F. L. itterer. The dining room was decorated with chrysanthemums and the color scheme was red and w-hite. Mr. and Mr. John Porter entertained at dinner today for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Porter, of Parker City. Indiana and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heller celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary by a Thanksgiving day family dinner and supper, the day being most enjoyable. | A family dinner at. the home of Mr. ' and Mrs. John Magley. north Fifth srtreet was one of the delightful affairs of yesterday. The guests were R. S. Peterson, John S. Peterson. C. O. France and their families and Mrs. Frank Allwein, of Shelby, Ohio. The game supper and dance at the F. O. E. hall last evening was attended by about seventy couples who enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent until an early hour this morning . The suppe.r was comprised of game that was secured by hunters who were Eagles. The bill of fare comprised roast pig, rabbits, chicken, etc. The dance floor was filled to its capacity during the entire evening. D. D. Coffee acted as floor manager and music was furnished by Ray W’olford’s string orchestra. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. — Professors Beachler. Hocker, Baumgartner and Frazee and Messrs. Harry Weldy Wm. Conrad. Willie Hammell, Otis Dibble, Free Frisinger and the Misses Frances Bryson, Clara Boknecht, Helen Evans, Florence Kunkle, Fannei McConnell and Irene Evans of the high school attended the funeral of Bennie Houck at Hoagland Sunday. ' Waldo Brushwlller and Claud Gay fcr--1 mer students, accompanied them. The students and teachers are glad for the well deserved Thanksgiving ‘ vacation. L Prof. Frazee will represent the Decatur schools on the program at the ' teachers’ association next Saturday. Mr. Mann, teacher of the Monmouth school, visited the high school and ' eighth grade Wednesday. : The high school gave a Thanksgiv- ! ing program which was greatly appreciated by the students and visitors. ’ Miss Gray spent Thanksgiving at ! Detroit, Mich. ’ Prof. Frazee went to Peru, Ind., to spend Thanksgiving with his par- : ents. The high school orchestra is be- ’ coming very popular. They rendered f several selections at the Thanksgiving program, and we hear praise on ' every hand “ Prof. Baumgartner spent Thanksr giving in French township. Messrs. Sellemeyer and E’-win, mcm- * hers of the school board, took in the ’ program at high school Wednesday 1 afternoon. Mr. Erwin gave an ap--1 propriate talk for the occasion. Miss Dunathan went to Van Wert • to spend her vacation. o I DEMOCRAT WANT ADS. PAY. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS. PAY BIG

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ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. The undersigned, administrator of the Christopher Grim estate, will offer at public auction at the Grim farm, one-half mile north of Monroe, beginning at ten o'clock a. m. sun time on Thursday. Dec. 19, 1907, the following personal property: 3 horses, 3 milch cows, 3 calves. 19 head of fat hogs, 15 shoats, 3 brood sows, and a lot of chickens. Buckeye Mower, Plows Harrows and other implements. Wagons. Harness. 15 bushels of Potatoes, Corn in shock. Fodder in shock, Corn in crib Wheat and Oats in bin household and kitchen furniture, two barber chairs and fixtures, and numerous other articles. Terms of Sale—ss.oo and under cash; Over that amount a credit of nine months will be given, purchaser i giving note with approved security and bearjng six per cent interest after maturity. VALENTINE GRIM. Admr. Christopher Grim Estate. I. N. Burkhead, Auct.

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IpOSSE’S I DoPERA house FOR ONE WEEK Commencing Dec. 2 hpta pnr b u bu LbU and his comedy company To let you know we have a firstclass show you will be admitted the first night for 10c