Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1907 — Page 8

II MH Accurate price* paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day at 2 o'clock. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 12 — Market steady. Prime steers ©J’-™ Medium steers @»5.2a ' Stockers to best feeders.. Receipts, hogs. 25 cars; market steady. 1 Mediums and heavies .... @55.00 Yorkers Pigs @54.75 Receipts, sheep, 20 cars; market j steady. _ 1 Best spring lambs @56.50 Wether sheep @55.00 Culls, clipped @55.40 CHICAGO MARKETS. X —————— December wheat 93% May wheat 100% December corn 55% May corn 56% December oats 50% May oats 54 PITTSBURG MARKETS. Dec. 12. —Hog supply, 5 cars; market steady. Heavies @55.00 Mediums @54.90 Yorkers @s4 90 Light @54.65 Pigs @54.50 TOLEDO MARKETS. Cash wheat 97 December wheat 97 Cash corn 57% December corn 58% Cash oats 53% December oats 53% PRODUCE. By Decatur Produce Co. Eggs 23c Butter 18c Fowls 7c Chicks 7 c Ducks 7c Geese 6c Turkeys, young 12c Turkeys, toms 9c Turkeys, hens 9c HIDES. By B. Kalver and Son. Beef hides 5c Calf hides 8c Tallow 4c Sheep pelts [email protected] Mink [email protected] Muskrat 5c @ 18c Coon 10c@$1.00 Skunk 10c@$1.00 Possum sc@lßc DEMOCRAT WAN - ADS. PAY BIG

I OUR SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFERING | I Big cut in prices in Ladies, Misses and Children’s j I ——QX. OAKS _|

Every Garment Must JI be Sold Regardless of g its former price. I From now until Xmas we will offer every garment that we have on hand at a sacrifice, regardless of its former price. Nice Black Broadcloth Coats that sold at $25.00, this sale $18.50 All Broadcloth garments that sold at $20.00 to $22.00 this sale s ls - 00 All Cloth Coats that sold at at $15.00 to $17.00 g this sale . sl2-50 Bg All Cloth Coats that sold at $12.50 this sale $9.00 All Cloth Coats that sold at SIO.OO this sale.^r.. ™ SB.OO All Cloth Coats that were $8.50, this sale $5.00 All $6. a) Coats $3.98

THE SOCIAL COLUMN (Continued from page 1.) the session gives promise of being intensely interesting to the physicians of the county. The election of officers and payment of dues will be in order. The next meeting of the Ladies’ Historical club will be held with Mrs. Crabbs, Dec. 17, and a continuation of .“The Maccabees” will be taken up with sub-topics on Judas’ attacking the Syrian citadel at Jerusalem, Autiochus I Eupator’s expedition against Jerusalem and the siege of Jerusalem. The league with Judas and causes for maki ing it. Mrs. Ella Rice will have the I principal paper. Last Tuesday nighn»*after closing hours for the stores oime city, a party was given at the Evi & Hite bazaar by Misses Ina Everett and Mary Hite for a number of their friends. The girls furnished Caddies for their guests and were having a great time when a peculiar smell was discovered in the room. In making a search they found limberger cheese distributed throughout the room and the session then ended abruptly. The Euterpean club will meet this evening with Miss Beachler. The evening will be spent in the study of the great musician Giacomo Meyerbeer and the program will be in charge of Miss Edith Smith and Mrs. John Niblick. An enjoyable evening is expected. Mrs. Joel Reynolds entertained a crowd of youny girls last evening in honor of her cousin. Miss Marie Boone of Marion, Ind. 'Games were played and several of the girls rendered some fine piano solos. Miss Bereneta Reynolds played several harp selections which were received with applause. Mrs. Reynolds served a dainty two-course luncheon. Those present were: Miss Marie Boone, Cecil Eady, Agnes Eady, Maggie Frank, Nettie Reynolds, Daisy Reynolds. Florence Meyers, Ruth Miller. Frances Miller, Margaret Mills, Eva Augenbaugh, Bereneta Reynolds, Mrs. Ed Augenbaugh, Mrs. Joel Reynolds. e — Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new Laxative, stimulates, but does not irritate. It is he best Laxative. Guaranteed or your money back. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. FOR RENT —An Eight-room house on ' south Ninth street. Inquire of Mrs. Fetzer, at Millinery store. 299-3 t

HE MADE A SPEACH (Continued from page 1.) a long conference with the president, do with the order to officeholders promulgated by the cabinet yesterday by direction of the president. Any amount of political gossip has grown out of the sudden decision of the president to order his letter of November 19 distributed. Naturally inquisitive people are asking why the order was not distributed when it was written and what happened to cause the president to order its distribution three weeks after it had been prepared. Some very well informed politicians are disposed to believe that the developments at the meeting of the Republican national committee last week had something to do with the decision of the president to have his cabinet officers send out the order to subordinates. Washington. December 12. —VicePresident and Mrs. Fairbanks are arranging to give their annual dinner to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt on the evening of January 7. —o Fire Chief Helm and a force of men were engaged in cleaning up the fire hose this morning the result of having responded at last evening s fire. The water that stood in the hose had frozen and they experienced some little trouble in cleaning the same out. However, they are all right now and ready for use at any time. —o When Reynard Goes Hunting. Those who have tried wild fowl shooting know how difficult a matter It is to approach within range without disturbing the birds. The fox’s only weapon is his mouth, and the range is necessarily short, but for reynard It proves all sufficient His knowledge of the habits of his victims prompts him to a suitable lurking place among the withered rushes in a clump selected to hide the contour of his form and to match the color of his coat as far as possible. Lurking there, almost wholly Immersed in water if need be, he waits his opportunity and seizes it Well may his cunning be proverbial, for there Is no animal or bird on which he preys that can baffle his pursuit Even the prickly armor of the hedgehog proves an inadequate protection when the fox requires his presence In his larder. His larder! What a larder it is! The thought of it the smell of it, savors of a whole army of tragedies.— London Tit-Bits.

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"CHICKEN HEARTED MEN. ‘ Every On* of Group Dreaded to H*cr of Bom* Injury. “1 could hear the bone in his wrist snap,” said a man who was describing an accident to a group of men. “Oh, cut It out for heaven’s sake!” called out one of the group. He was a big fellow, but he was as white as ■ sheet The speaker laughed jeerlngly. “I didn’t know you were so chicken hearted," he said. The big man began to explain. “I’m not what you would call a timid sort of person, but the mention of any injury to the wrist always turns me faint. I can stand seeing blood flow or hear thrilling tales of broken limbs and smashed heads, but I can't stand any wrist stories. I don’t know the . reason. It seems to be merely a mat- I ter of temperament” A quiet little man came to the rescue. “I know just what you mean,” he said. “You’re not the only one who has a peculiar aversion to a certain sort of injury. ’ Now. my particular aversion is on account, of trouble with the eyes. Immediately I begin to blink and wink and my eyes smart until I can’t stand it. I’d rather hear an account of a brutal murder than any description of an eye disease.” The man who had jeered at the big man had been thinking. “I have one of those aversions, too. now 1 come to think of it.” he said. “It is accounts of paralytic shocks, to which I particularly object, 1 feel myself growing numb all over when I hear such tales, and I always make an excuse to get away as soon as possible.” His remark was a signal for a universal confession. One acknowledged that the sight of blood gave him a sensation of extreme nausea; another said that reading or hearing of a fracture of j the skull gave him “ a gone feeling at his stomach,” and another said he shivered so his teeth chattered every time he beard an account of an operation for appendicitis. The big man was triumphant “Well, I’m not such a big baby after all,” he said.—New York Tribune. Six o’Clock Folk. ' How many of our readers know what a “6 o’clock man” is? Miss Spurgeon, one of the lecturers in English at Bedford college. Baker streeet has a country cottage and an old “Ralph’s mill” in the middle of Westleton heath, Saxmundham. The other day a non-Suf-folk lady told her that her gardener’s wife had often said. “We are 6 o’clock people.” and she had taken it to mean “early risers.” But soon after some one said that this lady’s busband was “a 6 o’clock gentleman,” and as she knew that he didn’t get up early she asked what the epithet meant and was told. “Upright, like the hands of the clock are at 6 o’clock.” Another use of the word in Suffolk is seen in “living upright”—that is. on independent means.—Westminster Gazette.

THE BABY POST. A Curiou* Institution That Ono* Flourished In England. Although few people Are probably now aware of IL the fact remains that there once flourished In England a regular “baby post,” the rates of postage being fixed on a strictly business basis, according to distances traversed. The curious Institution came into existence In connection with the foundling hospital in Gullford street. When this charity was first established, it was understood that its operations would be confined to London and its environs. But the people of the country towns and villages heard of It and showed a decided disposition to share in Its advantages: hence the “baby post!” All over the country there were men and women' who entered vigorously Into the business of carrying children to London and depositing them at the gates of the foundling hospital. The charge was 8 guineas from distant localities like York and Monmouth, down to a guinea from places situated j within thirty to fifty miles of the me-: tropolls. The unfortunate infants were borne on horseback in panniers, two to each pannier, or in wagons lined with straw, for which the charge was some- j what less. Naturally abuses grew up in con-1 nection with the traffic. But, even apart from them, the mortality among . the “posted” babies was terrible. Thus, out of 14,934 received at the hospital in four years, only 4,400 lived to be “apprenticed out,” being a mortality of more than 70 per cenL Eventually parliament passed a measure abolishing the practice, and the “baby post” ceased.—London Answers. . Where the Horse Bit George. “Now, please show me the spot where the horse bit George Washington,” was the astonishing request made by a country visitor of his host, a downtown publisher. The latter had escorted him about and shown him the statehouse, the Liberty bell. Carpenter’s hall, old Christ church, the grave of Benjamin Franklin and the site of the house in which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. The publisher had , never heard of the spot where the horse bit the Father of His Country, but, equal to the emergency, he took his guest to Washington square and said that it was in one of the corners of that space (which one he did not 1 know) that the horse did the biting, in commendation of which event the square was named after the general. The gentleman from Down Yonder Somewhere was fully satisfied and has gone home full of good, ready made history to tell his neighbors. It would be interesting to ascertain the identity of the wag who sprung this one on George Washington.—Philadelphia Record.

FEAR JN BATTLE. gome of the a feeling of fear In their hearts. , Iv lost his Ih. H.a head at the bat f gafe Bay he not been a king at tha that he would l beat of the carnext sunrise. In armv unnage he got an idea that the a der his command was be i whelmed, so he p among bis old mill, awaiting. he ture by the enemy. h ad won ed that the army he deserieo the bsttle. nHnrp every* a o Frederick was a P rlnce ‘ , 4 General Grant in his memoirs tells us that, despite the fact that he was not new to the ways of war. he had a strange fear in bls heart when as comhimself on the eve of his first battle! of the civil war. He adds, however > that he came to find that the o i fellow” had a similar feeling. , In American history there isno monj reckless warrior than the dashing Light, Horse Harry Lee. It seems strange,: therefore, to find that at the outset of the Continental struggle Washington had to reprove him for his “pn lence in battle. Lee, though, up and told Washington that he was just as brave as the general in chief, and he made good his word.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Two Ways of Looking at IL There is a young artist in Washington who classes himself as of the impressionistic school and who, being somewhat out in drawing, generally makes up for his lack of technique by spreading color recklessly and counting on distance for his effect Lt an amateur exhibition he once hung one of his most extraordinary performances. “Well,” said a friend whom the artist had taken to see the work, “I don’t want to flatter you. old chap, but that is far and away the best stuff you have ever done. I congratulate you. Much pleased, the artist was receiving the compliment with becoming modesty when he chanced again to glance at the picture and turned very red. The committee had hung it upside down. Hurrying to the head of the committee, he was about to launch into a loud complaint when he was informed of the good news that an hour before the picture had been sold for s6l. The original price mark had been sl9.— Lippincott’s Magazine.

SPECIAL XMAS OFFERINGS IN DRESS GOODS jS FANCY NOTIONS, FANCY HOSIERY, BELTS, g PURSES, UMBRELLAS, LUNCH CLOTHS, SILKS, g§ TABLE LINENS, NAPKINS AND NUMEROUS lg OTHER ARTICLES THAT MAKE USEFUL PRESENTS. VISIT OUR STORE NOW AND SECURE gj WHAT YOU NEED. Il All Tailor Made Suits that we have left will be sold regardless of their original cost... Call and see them before you buy. ||| Children’s garments—ln this line we have some extra good bargains and you will be well paid to visit this de- ® partment. z gg All Cloth Coats that were SIO.OO this sale $7.50 All Cloth Coats that were SB.OO this sale $5.50 All Bear Skin Coats that were $5.00 this sale $3.98 O All Bear Skin Coats that were $4.00 this sale $3.00 IS

Mermaid* and Mermen. Not many generations ago mermaids I and mermen were believed In implicit. ' ly. Says the Aberd en Almanac of New Prognostications For the Year 1688: “To conclude for this year 1688. Near the place where the famous Dee payeth his tribute to the German ocean, if curious observers of wonderful things in nature will be pleased thither to resort the 1, 13 nr.d 29 of May and In divers other times in the ensuing summer, as also In the harvest time, to the 7 and 14 October, they will undoubtedly see a pretty company of mar maids, creatures of admirable beauty and likewise bear their charming sweet melodious voices—•Tn well tun’d measure* and harmonious lavs. Extol their maker and hl* bounty praise. That godly honest men. In everything. In quiet peace may live. God save th* king!” Heaving the Log. Heaving the log is one of those picturesque sea expressions with which all landsmen are acquainted, though probably few could explain the exact process. The “log” is a quadrant shaped piece of wood loaded with lead at the curve. The line to which it is attached is 120 fathoms long and is divided by knots into equal distances of forty-seven feet each. These distances are the same fraction of a nautical mile (a knot) as twenty-eight seconds is of one hour. Consequently the number of knots that slip off the reel In twenty-eight seconds after the “log" is in the water is the speed per hour that the ship is making.—St James’ Gazette, Retrogressive. Extracts from Miss. Evergreen’s diary: “This is my eighth birthday. A new brother came. His name will be Fritz, “Fritz is twenty years old today, just a year younger than I. People always take us for twins. “Fritz will be thirty years old tomor row. bls wedding day. How the timf does fly! Os course he is eight years my senior and used to carry me about when I was a baby; still it seems strange to think of the boy getting married.”— FUegende Blatter. Backwardness of th* First Families. While without doubt the courtesy of street car conductors and minor city employees isn’t all that it might be. the publid is hardly justified in demanding Chesterfields and Brummels on wages of $2 a day. Many years ago an indignant citizen complained to old Mayor Quincy of Boston that the street sweepers were an ungentlemanly lot “I know it I know it” acknowledged the old gentleman sadly. “I’ve tried to induce the members of the first families of Commonwealth avenue to handle the brooms, but they won’t do I it”—Woman's rinm* Companion.