Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1908 — Page 4

i SELECTING A HUSBAND. Capture Him While He I* Still Young. Docile and Plaetio. Because it is the duty of every woman to marry some man it by no means follows that s*e is deprived of the privilege of making rente discrim-' ination. On the contrary, to fulfill her mission as completely as possible ehe should exercise the greatest care In selecting a mate. Time was when she had no say in the matter, and in some countries she has little or none today, but in this happily civilized laud she still possesses and will undoubtedly hold for all time the right first to choose and then ensnare. It is a noble prerogative—one, in our judgment, that should be appreciated and cherished above all others. And yet, as we • have observed, it should be exercised with caution. Let nothing be left to chance, as Plato would have had It when he decreed that pairing should be done by lot. While not overnice, be at least particular in order that the one chosen may feel honored by the distinction conferred upon him and so be the more readily induced to show his undying gratefulness. Much that was thought and written years ago on how to choose a wife was good enough for the time, but the recent reversal of the relative attitudes of seeker and sought renders it valueless. Nevertheless, despite the fact that in considering the points to be heeded and the precautions to be observed by womankind we find ourselves in a fallow field, certain general principles may be regarded as established. It is best, for example, to capture a husband while he is still young, docile and plastic. Preferably also be should be In love. He may then be trained after the manner best calculated to serve the convenience of her for whom thenceforth he must and should toil.—George Harvey In North American Review.

OUR LARGEST SCALES. Th. Monster Weighing Machine In the Washington Navy Yard. The biggest scales in the country are in the navy yard at Washington. They outweigh the largest railway scales by fifty tons. The latter are not to be sneezed at, for they easily weigh as much as a heavily loaded car. The navy yard scales are so accurate that they come within a pound of the exact weight. Railway scales are considered good if they come within fifty pounds. All the large ordnance manufactured for the navy Is weighed upon this machine, which is some ten years old. The scales look like ordinary hay scales. The delicate mechanism ra Invisible, the most intricate parts being In a broad pit below the ground. The platform is forty-eight feet long and twelve feet wide. Beneath the powerful machinery is a cement base laid upon long piles. A solid base being one of the,prime requisites of a powerful weighing machine, it was found necessary to use a pile driver to secure a stable foundation. The machine is regarded as the finest of its kind in the world and is a splendid achievement of American Ingenuity. In order to show the accuracy of the scales an official picked up half a brick and tossed it upon the platform. He then consulted a long brass lever and found that the brick weighed just one pound. The capacity of the scales Is 150 tons. Two twelve-inch guns lying on a forty-eight foot car truck can be weighed on the machine without taxing its capacity.—Washington Star.

“I Trust You.” “I owe my salvation to three words you spoke.” he wrote. “When all the ■world was against me you said, ‘l' trust you.’ ” If every boy or girl who has made; mistakes and gone astray could have such a friend a great many of them would return to a normal life. The feeling that somebody believes in us, trusts us, no matter what others believe or say, touches the heart. Criminals are sometimes totally reformed through the consciousness that somebody still believes in them, no matter how low they may have fallen. Could we realize how much this trust and confidence would do for a man when everything else has failed we should be more generous of our confidence in our fellows.—Success Magazine. t No Decoration Required. It was Mr. Hobart’s first experience .with waffles, and be liked the taste of them. When he had been served twice he called the waiter to him and spoke confidentially. "I’m from Pokevllle,” he said, “and we’re plain folks there. Don’t care much for style, but we know good food when we get it I want another plateful o’ those cakes, but you tell the cook she needn’t stop to put that fancy printing on ’em; just send ’em along plain.”—Youth’s Companion. Terrible Fate. There is something which will ap peal to every American in the horrot of a fate invoked upon Henry James, Sr., by his son, the novelist and recorded in the letters of E. L. Godkin The young man had been worsted in argument and exclaimed: "Then may your mashed potatoes always have lumps in them!”—Youth’s CpTipanlon. Just as Fresh. Mrs. Newwed—Are these eggs as fresh as the ones I got from you last week? The Grocer—Oh, yes’m! Some of the same lot ma’am. I’ve been keeping ’em for you.—Pick-Me-Up. Old age is, as it were, the altar of MH We may see them all taking ref-1 Wps jn It—Marcus Aurelio*

I BK' Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day at 2 o'clock. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y„ Jan. 6.— Market steady. Prime steers @55.60 Medium steers @54.50 Stockers to best feeders .. @53.75 Receipts, hogs, 30 cars; market steady. Mediums and heavies .... @55.00 Yorkers @54.95 Pigs .. .\ @54.80 Receipts, sheep, 20 cars; market steady. Best spring lambs @57.75 Wether sheep @55.25 Culls, slipped @54.00 CHICAGO MARKETS July wheat 99% May wheat 107% July corn 60% May corn 61% July oats 48% May oats 54% — PITTSBURG MARKETS. Jan. 6. —Hog supply, 15 cars; marget steady. Heavies @55.00 Mediums @55.00 Yorkers @55.00 Light @54.95 Pigs @54.80

TOLEDO MARKETS. Cash wheat 102% May wheat 107% Cash corn 61 May corn 61 Cash oats 54% i May oats 54% — PRODUCE. By Decatur Produce Co. Eggs 23c 'Butter 18c Fowls 7c Chicks 7c i Ducks 7c i Geese 6c Turkeys, young 12c Turkeys, toms 9c I Turkeys, hens 9c HIDES. By B. Kalver and Son. Beef hides 4%c Calf hides 7c i Tallow 4c Sheep pelts [email protected] Mink [email protected] Muskrat sc@2oc Coon 10c@$1.00 Shunk l#c@9oc I Possum sc@2sc —o NOTICE. Any one knowing themselves indebted to the late Mathias Schafer will please call and settle with Mrs. Cath--1 erine Schafer, and any one holding any claim against the estate will please present the same at once. 313 3t Mrs. Catherine Schafer. o LOST —Fountain pen between Lehne’s jewelry store and the Elks hall. ; Finder please returne to this office.

a nv -voney" or tn. Bible. There is a queer little rock animal found in thousands in all parts of Cape Colony, South Africa, and called by the Dutch “daasje” (pronounced in English “dassle”). This little creature has many other names, such as the coney, daman, rock badger and rock rabbit It is found also in Syria and is really the “coney” of the Bible, for one of the psalms contains this verse, “The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats and the rocks for the conies,” while la the book of Proverbs we read, “The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks." The South African daasje is a pretty gray, furry creature, merry and sun loving, and when taken young neakes a charming pet—Amy Sutherland in St Nicholas. The Drawback. Mlle. Victorina confides to the janitor’s wife that her mistress, who is old and feeble, has promised to remember her in her will if she takas good can of her till she dies. The janitor’s wife shrugs her shoulders. “The worst of that is, my dear, that the better you take care of her the longer you’ll have to wait for your legacy.’’—Paris Journal. Both Out and In. The Needy One—l say, old man. could you lend me a dollar for a day or two? The Other One—My dear fat low, the dollar I lend Is out at present, and I’W several names down far It when it comes back.—Harper’s Weekly. impertinent “When I was coming home last night,” said Miss Skeery, “I saw a man skulking along in the shadow. Oh, how I ran!” “An' couldn’t you catch him?” Inquired her little brother tonoceatly.—Cleveland Leader. ne Knew Mother, “See here,” cried the boy’s father, “if you don’t behave Fll whip you!” “I wlsht you would," replied the bad boy. “You do, ehr “Tm, ’cause when it’s all over me «rfi» -hrtM eeaae ceafiy.”—Sxchasee

THE MAKINGS OF GLUE ’ ; Net ■ Definite Organic Substance, but Product of Transformations. Glue is not a definite, positive arganic substance, as most people suppose. Chemists tell us that glue does j not pre-exist in any animal organism ! except under abnormal conditions—as in disease—but is the product of sev- ■ eral transformations. The first transformation takes place In drying the hide. If a green hide is boiled after being prepared in exactly the same manner by liming, etc., while it is yet green, an entirely different product of less consistency is secured than by drying the hide after liming and then boiling. The second transformation seems to take place in boiling the material, probably from action of the heat. The third transformation occurs in the drying of the jelly secured in the boiling operation. Still another transformation occurs In the drying of this jelly into actual glue, and this series of charges does 1 not end here, for glue dissolved in water and again boiled sufficiently long loses Its form once more and! will not gelatinize, but will remain la j liquid form. I Glue yielding substances are produced by the animal economy from protein bodies, albumen, fibrin and casein. The impossibility of preserv-. Ing for any length of time the stock' from which glue is made renders It necessary to adopt some system in choosing and preserving it until sufficient quantities are collected without' fermentation or decomposition. Hence i the refuse from tanneries consisting' of the clippings of hides, ears and tail- I pieces of ox, calf and sheep and from skins of other animals are preferred j because they ean be dressed with lime, which removes the hair and acts as an antiseptic.

The ordinary bone stock glue Is made from the larger bones of cattle and horn piths, collected from different sources. A large quantity of waste bones Is accumulated In the preparation of tinned provisions. If these have not been overheated and are In good condition a considerable amount of glue can be obtained from them. The bones from the head, ribs and feet give a better yield than those of the thighs and legs. There Is also the hoof glue, which is made from the hoofs of different animals. Then there is glue made from sinews and fleshings, and also a grade known as rabbit glue made from ths skins of hares and rabbits. This glue makes a good water test, but should never be used to cement a belt. There is a large quantity of this glue made In this country, and a person not very familiar with it could easily be deceived. The age of animals yielding glue stock has an Important influence on the product While from younger animals the production as a rule is of a lighter color, more abundant and more easily obtained, it contains more chondrin, so that for solutions of equal strength those from mature animals will be found to be of the great consistency and the glue more solid. Then again there is what is known as the pig stock glue, which Is made from the feet of hogs. Next comes the fish glue or isinglass. Its varieties are numerous, and a thorough knowledge of them can only be obtained when one Is personally acquainted with the different factories and stock from which they are made. The best of this material, however, Is made from the sounds or air bladders of the different species of fish. The air bladders of the common sturgeon and other fish caught in northerly tlimates make the best-—Wood Graft

A London Lad’s Prayer. W. Pett Ridge, a London writer, made a London boy in one of his stories offer the following rather original prayer: “Lord, wilt thou ’ave the kindness to make me grow strong and tall and with plenty to say for mes.lf, and wilt thou do this as soon as thou can find time, so’s to save me expense and waste of money that might be nsed in other ways—say for a cricket bat? Believe me. Lord, thy obedient servant, A. Martin.” He rose. He was halfway Into his blue flannel bed gown when an important idea occurred to him, and he knelt down again quickly. “Should 'ave mentioned,” he whispered, “Elfred Martin of 53 Cawstio street, jest over Surrey side of South'ark bridge.” An Author’s Journal. Bold one poem. (Molly has just come in to say the coal’s out) The Monthly Review paid me $3 for two sonnets. (Jane says the gaa bill is $6.) Have just written an article on “How To Live on One Dollar a Day.” (Molly says she has got to have <9 every day this wee*.)—Atlanta Constitution.

FARMS For Sale In Michigan. Ohio and Indiana Call on W. H. PARKER £l2 Burt Btroet, Van Wort, Ohio

DEMOCRAT WANT ADVERTISING WANTED WANTED TO BORROW— Money tn amounts of SSOO and up. Firat mortgage security on Fort Wayne real ••- tate given not to exceed 60 per eent of its valuation. Interest six per cent payable semi-annually. Inter-State Realty Company, 115 east Main St., Fact Wayne Ind. 2»0-30t WANTED TO BUY —A seco.id hand safe. Inquire of Charles Sullivan, at the West End restaurant 31$-6t WANTED. Corn either old or aew; any quantity at the highest market price. Bring your wheat and get a premium. Mi Mt A. VAN CAMP. “ FWI BALE FOR BALffi—Dunes Jersey rwtes, etth er sex, aay awe. Alse Mask L*a« s*aa seekersM. E. F. Miller, R. R. 11. Ptame I*o t»«- » ltf FOR SALM —A standard RemiagVa® Typewriter at a bargaia. Uqelr* at ■. i. HMn. FOR BAL*—A ehnrsii er—a. eee<md hnad b* ■» weed as new; baa boon Mad two rears; w*l mB at a bargain, ingntre e< Bag * Dwb*j FOR SAL®—A SSOO Simplex plarjo and piano player, John Dolfe make It has been used only ten months and la in excellent condition. A rare bargain is offered. Inquire at this office for Information. Bildt FOR SALE —Nine shoals weighing about 100 lbs., also Pekin ducks and Bronze turkeys. See me at the Poultry show or phone M 3. D. M. Rice. 5-3 t FOR SALE—A double wagon box as good as new. Will sell at a bargain. Inquire of Girt Reynolds Coal Yard. 5-6 t

L®€T AMD FffUN* Ft)R RfcJSJT—Two'houses for rent on Mercer ave. Call Mrs. Al Burdg, 624 Mercer Ave., or Phone 28. LOST—A baby’s kid glove dressed with fur between Crystal theater and Third street. Finder return to this office. LOST —A pair of gold rimmed glasses. Finder please return to this office LOST —A signet braeolet with the letter “r” on. Finder please retirn to this office. LOST —A sheepskin mitten for left hand. Was lost in Decatur several days ago. Please return to this office. 313 6t LOST —A Ladies' pocketbook between the Everett Hite grocery and Charlie Voglewede shoe store. Finder please return to this office. LOST —Three IJjlack plumes and a bunch of black ribbon. Finder return to Mrs. F. W. Dibble. 319-6 t BLACKSMITHS ATTENTION—Just received a fine car of Smithy Coal. It is good stock if you need it Deca, tur Lumber Co. 315-3tdltw FOR RENT —Furnished and unfurnished roma. Inquire of Mrs. Whltright near Clover Leaf degot. 314-6 t FOR RENT —Three rooms at my home, second house south of Hower A Hower’s grocery. Prices reasonable. John Ritter. 315-6 t

DR. J. M. MILLER Eve, Ear, Nose and Throat Treated EYES AN# GLASSES fITTEI 220 South 2nd St Decatur I 1 ■ '.-l 1 •: Flower Bulbs < ► , ..., < > Hyacinth*, <! ;; Tulip*, ;; ; ’ Lillies, ; • and other o o < I Bulbs for JI ’ I fall planting J; | J. D. HALE ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦so 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 la grippe coughs a id prevents pneumonia and consumption. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. TRY DCIMCRAT WANT AD*.

A SECOND HAND STORE—Win do 4 repairing, upholstering or specialty j work. Corner of Second and Jeffer-, son streets. Phone 433, J. C, Tindall, Prop. 3tsaw FOR SALE OR RENT—7S acre farm one and one-half miles north of Pleasa J Mills and three quarters of mile south of Rivarre. Will rent for cash or sell right. Good land and well improved. Inquire of Erwin Acker, First street, near jail. 317-30 t O rSIMPLE REMEDY FOR LA GRIPPE I/a grippe coughs are dangerous as they frequently develop Into pneumonia. Foley’s Honey and Tar not eoly sops ths cough and heals and strengthens the lungs so that no serious results need be feared. The genuine Foley’s Honey and Tar contains no harmful drugs and is In a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. To check a cold quickly, get from your druggist some little Candy Cold Tablets called Preventics. Druggists everywhere are now dispensing Preventics. for they are not only safe, but decidedly effective and prompt. Preventics contain no quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor sickening. Taken at the ‘‘sneeze stage” Preventics will prevent Pnemonia, Bronchitis, La Grippe, etc. Hence the name. Preventics, 25 cents. Trial Boxes 5 cts. Sold by W. H. Nachtrieb.

A CURE FOR MISERY. ‘‘l have found a cure for the misery malaria poison produces,’ says R. M James, of Louellen. S. C. ‘lts called Electric Bitters, and comes in 50 cent bottles. It breaks up a case of chills or a bilious attack in almost no time; and it puts yellow jaundice clean out of commieeion.” This great toni« medic! e and blood purifier gives quick relief in all stomach, liver and kidney complaints and the misery of lame back. Sold under guarantee at Blackburn drug store. TO TEXAS—If yes want facts abeut • cheap trip to Texas immediately after the holidays, of if you want to invest in the fastest growing country on earth call on or write Dan N. Erwin. Decatur, Ind. 296-SBt When the Stomach, Heart, or Kidney nerves get weak, then these organs always fail Don’t drug the Stomach, nor stumulate the Heart or Kidneys. That Is simply a makeshift. Get a prescription known to Druggists everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Restorative. The Restorative is prepared expressly for these weak -nside nerves. Strengthen these nerves, build them up with Dr. Shoop’s Restorative —tablets or liquid—and see how quickly help will come. Free sample test sent on request by Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Your health is surely worth this simple test. W. H. Nachtrieb.

Any 12 Year Old Girl Can make those delicious Lemon, Chocolate and Custard pies as well as the more experienced cook if she uses “OUR-PIE” preparation, which is now sold by nearly all grocers at 10 cents per package. Just the proper ingredients in each package. e In order to finish up the sales of a large consignment of choice Hocking coal, we will close it out while it lasts At the yard at $3.25 per ton. Tricker arjd Merica. 314-3 t Special Announcement Regarding the National Pure Food at d Drug Law. We are pleased to announce that Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by th e National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains rfo opiates or other harmful drgus, and we recommend it as a safe remedy for children and) adults. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. A tickling cough, from any cause, is quickly stopped by Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. And it 1b bo thoroughly harmless and safe. that Dr. Shoop tells mothers everywhere to give it without hesitation even to very young babes. The wholesome green leaves and tender stems of a lung-healing mountainous shrub, furnish the curative properties to Dr. Shoop’s Cough Cure. It calms the cough, and heals the sore and sensltve bronchial membranes. No opium, no chloroform, nothing harsh nsed to injure or suppress. Simply a resinous plant extract, that helps to heal aching lungs. The Spaniards call this shrub which the Doctor uses “The Saered Herb.” Always demand Dr. Shoop’B Cough Cure. W H. Nachtrteb. Trial Catarrh treatments are being mailed out free, on request by Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests are proving to the people—without a penny’s cost—the great value of this scientific prescription known to druggists everywhere as Dr. Shoop’s Car tarrh Remedy. Sold by W. H. Nachtrleb. A HIGHER HEALTH LEVEL. “I have reached a higher health level sinc e I began Dr. King’s New Life Pills,” writes Jacob Springer, of West Franklin. Maine. “They! keep my stomach, liver and bowels working just ’ right.” If there pills disappoint you on trial, money will be refunded«>at Blackburn drug store. 25c. IT DOES THE BUSINESS. Mr. E. E. Chamberlain, of ClintonMaine, says of Bueklen's Ar-Jca Salve. “It does the business; I have used it for piles and it cured them. Used it f&r ehapped hands and it cured them. Applied it to an old sore and it healed it without leaving a sear behind.” 25c at Blackburn drug store.

CVRE3 Coughs. Colds, CROUP, This remedy can always be defended spoßand is pleasant to take. It contains no opium or other harmful drug and may be given as confito » baby as to an adultPrice 25 cents, large size 50 cents. Rheumatism ETZrSirWXh. — ZZL nftbrawMtaD: btsaew, at tain®Dr. Swop’s Bhenmatic Remedy W. H. NACHTRIEB. STOVES MENIJLfi I am now in a potion to mend and fix all kinds of stoves and can furnish all parts broken or missing. If you have anything in this line see F. E. SMITH. For Spouting, Roofing Galvanized Iron and Tin Work. Copper and Galvanized Lightning Rode. See T. A. Leonard Opposite Hale’s Warehouse. When at Hoagland, call at the Midget’s Restaurant for Lunch or Meals W. STAFFORD, the Proprietor, will treat you right.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR INDIANA CAPITAL SIOO,OOO SURPLUS $20,000 • INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL WITHOUT A MATE W, H. LINDSLEY P. J. HYLAND SANITARY PLUMB NG Gas Fitting, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Gas and Combination Fixtures 23 Nenree St. Nnm t* Remember there are a few splendid bargains yet to b« had in china and cut glass at True and Runyon.

Yinbl Our delicitus Cod Liver preparation without oil. Better than old-fashioned cod liver ofl and emulsions to restore health for Old people, delicate children, weak run-down persons, and after sickness, colds, coughs, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Try it on our guarantee. SMITH, YAGER & FALK Real Estate Farm and city property to sell and buy. Call and see my list. Here is a few of our bargains: 168 acres, 1 1-2 miles of Decatur; good improvements for $75 per acre. 160 acres S7O per acre. Bank barn, good hoi<e, 40 acres, 2 miles ©1 Decatur at a bargain. I also handle Michigan lands and have some at a bargain, good as Adams county can afford at S3O, S4O and SSO per acre with good buildings. And city property in all parts of city from SBOO to six thousand. Also have property to rent. I.L Babcock 4 Ward Decatur. Ind.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN On January 7, arrangements are being made to leave for Texas. Any one desiring to embrace this opportunity should report for particulars in person or by mail prior to Jan. 6th. This will be a cheap pleasure trip and all are welcome to the cheap rate, and are under no obligations to invest. We are all entitled to at least one excursion each year. Why not take this one for 1908? If you do not fall in love with the country, you will become more attached to Indiana. Call at office or write. DAN ERWIN.

SOMETHING NEW. A complete line of Ash Trays, Card Trays, Cigar Pans, Smoker Sets and Tobacco Boxes, which are all decorated with fancy cigar bands. Also a supply of plain dishes and cigar bands for decorating purposes. Call and look the line over. T. C. CORBETT. RANK FOOLISHNESS. “When attacked by a cough or a cold or when your throat Is sore, It is rank foolishness to take any other medicine than Dr. King’s New Discovery,” soys C. O. Eldridge, of Empire Ga. "I have nsed New Discovery seven years a- ts I know it is the best remedy on earth for eoughs and colds, eroup, and all throat and lung troubles. My children are subject to croup, but New Discovery quickly cunes every attack.” Known the world over as the king of throat and lung remedies. Sold under guarantee at Blackburn drug store. sdc add SI.OO. Trial bottle free. H<M to Avoid Appendicitis Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitually constipated. Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic conetitpation by stumulatlng the liver and bowels. Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup does not 'aureate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. Ifamey to tea* on Mm at »w rate of iatoraet. No eoemntoeioa. Dsrttei payments allowed zad interest stopped. DORE B. ERWIN, Tms * Frl Attorney-at-Law. The New Pure Food end Drug Law We are pleased to announce that Foley’s Honey aed Tar for eoughs, •eMs and lung troubles is net affected by the national pure food and drug law, as It contains no optatos or other harmful drags, and we recommend it as a safe remedy lor tfldVYen and THE HOLTHOUSE DRUB C 0... o - HVMIAT WANT AM. FAY ■»«