Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1908 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. 4. ’ ~ - -- ... —— Published Every Evening, Except Sun day, by LEW G. E L L I N G M A M, Subscription Rates: Per week., by carrier ...10 cents Pee year, by carrier >5.09 Per month, by mail 35 cents Per year, by mail >2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Hntered at the postoffice at Decatur. 1 Indiana as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. REV. DANIEL Rev. W. H. Daniel, beloved and admired by hundreds, not only in Decatur. but all over the state of Indiana, died last evening, sinking peacefully Into the long sleep, just as the sun's last rays lightened the day. Without a struggle or sign of pain came the end, the spirit leaving the body at 4:24. Rev. Daniel was a good man. in all the word implies, nearly forty years of his life having been devoted to ministerial work. During that time his services were felt in more than a dozen of the principal cities of the north Indiana conference, and as many smaller ones. His life was worn away in the work he loved —teaching Christ's lessons to the people. He spent more of his years in Decatur than anywhere else, since his life work began. Here he was loved by all, irrespective of creed and by young and old. Sincere, courteous and ever alert to do an act of kindness, his influence will be long felt and his memory fondly cherished. His broad mind, his ambitions to help his fellow man. caused him to become old before his years warranted His death causes many hearts in this and other Indiana cities to feel sad. He was an able and forceful talker and each sermon delivered gave evidenbe of study, re- • search and love of duty. Sympathy for the near and dear ones who re- ' main is sincerely offered at this hour by a sorrowing community. THE LARGEST YET Was Today’s Number of Contestants for the “Missing Words” ANOTHER WINNER Herman Hiltpold, the Lucky One—Seven Correct Answers Herman A. Hiltpold. 116 N Fifth street, was the winner in last evening s contest, his answer being the twenty-third entered. There were also six other correct aswers, as follows: Joe Lose. No. 41: Mrs. C. P Foreman, No. 51; Mabel Melchi, No. 56: Miss Maud Magley No. 59; Mrs Whitright No. 63; W. A. Hamrick No. 92. The i correct answers were those who found five missing words as follows: “Is" from Gallogy & Lower; "and’’ from Meyer. Presdorf and Moses; “a” from Noah Frauhiger; "than" from Fred Mills: * and ’ from J. B. Stoneburner. There were ninety-nine answers filed In today's contest and the interest continues even greater than heretofore. Answers on the Wednesday night contest will be opened tonerrow morning, a number having already been received. No answers except by mail will be taken on this contest after four o'clock this afternoon. Guess tonight's contest. You may get a dollar. o— FOR SALE—Davis Plantation. Brunswick. Mississippi; 2,100 acres in tract. 1,700 acres in cultivation, balance fine timber, cottonwood alone worth >15.000; nine room residence large barn, fine store, two story (new) gin. cost >7,000; eighty-five double, seventeen single tenant houses; land rents for eighty pounds lint cotton per acre: the best improved plantation in Mississippi delta. For price and terms, apply to C. B. Paxton. Vicksburg. Miss. 17-ltd —lOtw o GREAT SUCCESS. F. P. Clay, Jr., Paris. Ky., says: “I have had great success with Bourbon Poultry Cure. On several occasions have cured chickens that were too sick to walk or stand up. Have lost but I one old chickeu this year." Sold by HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. 1

COURT HOUSE NEWS Two New Cases Were Filed With the Clerk this Morning MARRIAGE ANNULLED Demurer Sustained in Police Cases —Reports Ordered in Guardianships Attorney J. C. Sutton filed a new case today, Jonas Gilbert vs. Norman. Pryor, Hazel and Owen Gilbert, a suit for partition of real estate. D. E. Smith is attorney for the plaintiff in a new case filed and entitled Thomas E. Kranor vs. William A. Fields et al, a suit on bond, demand >550. Margaret E. Scott vs. Harry D. Scott marriage annulled and plaintiffs maiden name, Margaret E. Hite, restored. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Cora M. Kaneberg vs. Wittwer and Liddy, account >250, demurer overruled. Dynonis Schmitt, guardian vs. John Brown, partition, continued. Mary W. Snyder vs. George Snyder, for appointment of guardian, appearance by prosecuting attorney for defendant. Henry C. Davis vs. Fred W. Fuelling. note SIOO. answer filed in four paragraphs, rule to reply. Judge Merryman today entered his decision on the docket, sustaining the demurer to complaints in the cases of Samuel Frank and Joel Reynolds vs. City of Decatur, to collect salaries. German Fire Insurance Co. vs. Graham & Lower, damages >4OO, demurer overruled. W. E. Smith in jail awaiting trial for failure to support children, has been granted permission by the court to visit his mother who is seriously ill. He is to be in charge of the sheriff. however. In the Mathias Miller et al petition I for ditch the court ordered Griffith Sherman to appear in court February 19th. The court has ordered reports made in the following guardianships: Jas. M. Rose, guardian for Lily P. Boze et al; Jesse A. Ray. guardian for Grover.T. Ray et al; Mary S. Dilling, guardian for Viola P. Dilling; Grace M. : Liby, guardian for Leonard L. Liby; and to show cause why she should not be removed; Willis C. Glendening, guardian for Lake E. Glendening et i al. Frank W. Tremp guardian for Elma Tremp; Simon Neucnschwander. guardian for Barbara Neuenschwander; Harry M. Daniel, guardian for Harley Swigart et al; Herman Gerke guardian for Carl Speckman; Anna Buhler, guardian for Jesse Buhler; Gus Rosenthal, guardian for Harry Rosenthal; John T. Hoene, guardian for Oscar W. Hoene et al; Frank Arnold. guardian for Charles Arnold et al. The reports must be made within ten days. I Robert A. Perkins, admr. of Viola M. Gilbert estate, filed a report of the sale of personal property, which was approved by the court. — o PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at the Homeier farm, located one-half mile north and a mile west of Freidheim, at ten o’clock e. m.. on Tuesday Feb. 11, 1908. tne following property. . to-wit: Stock—Consisting of four milch ; cows, coming fresh: two heifers; nine shoats weighing 40 lbs. each. Miscellaneous Articles —Four dozen j chickens, one Shepherd dog pup. 1 | spring wagon, two seated; 1 one-horse wagon, set of heavy single harness. 12 tons of good timothy Lay in mow. full set of carpenter tools, a number 1 carpenter bench, household goods and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms —All sums of >5.00 and under cash in hand; all sums over >5.00 . a credit of nine months will be gives by purchaser giving note with approved security with interest u the rate of 8 per cent after maturity; 4 per cent off for cash. MRS. LOUISA HOMEIER. John Spuhler, Auct Money to loan on farms at low rate of interest No commission. Partial payments allowed and Interest stop j ped. DORE B. ERWIN. I Tie* * Frt

LOWER TELEGRAPH RATES, | | BETTER SERVICE PROMISED. High Tell* Have Kept Americans In j Last Place as Wire Users. Although Americans write the greatest number of letters per capita, they make the poorest show Ing in respect to the use of the telegraph wire. But the entry of a new telegraph company into the field with reduced rates and better service will change all this. The average number of telegrams a year per capita is 5.05 in New Zealand. 227 In Great Britain. L 23 in Francs and only .95 in the United States owing to the high rates prevailing here. As though to prove what the Western Union .and the Postal could do with modern methods of transmitting telegrams. the Telepost company, formed in New York to build a rival telegraph system, has published a fiat rate for telegrams of 25 cents for twenty-five words, without regard to distance, delivered by messenger; 25 cents for a fifty word “telepost" sent by wire, but delivered at destination by mail, and 5 cents for each additional ten words on both classes of messages. The Telepost company uses the Delany automatic system of transmitting and receiving messages that has demonstrated a speed of LOOO words a minute. This enables the new company to make a profit of 14 cents a message even on the basis of its lower charges or three and one-half times as much as is earned by the old line companies using manual transmission having a maximum speed of fifty words a minute and an average speed of little more than one-fourth that figure. This is what makes the average cost per message to the Western Union 30 cents and leaves the company a profit of only 4 cents. The possibility of giving such a service as the Telepost company promisee is due to the fact that using Delany's invention one wire will carry as much business as seventeen operated quadruple!, twenty-seven used duplex or sixty-eight used simplex. To duplicate the capacity of the Telepost's New York to Chicago trunk line, estimated by its engineers to cost $1,373,120, would involve the Western Union in an outlay of $7,009,550. Sections of this main line will soon be in operation, and the company's field will be rapidly expanded by use of independent telephone lines. TEXTILE MILLS EARNED BIG PROFITS LAST YEAR. Bright Outlook For Linen Making Shown by Large Dividends Paid by Cotton Industry. New Bedford cotton mills in 1907 paid stockholders the largest dividends in the history of this industry. Eighteen corporations, with a capital of less than >19,000,000. distributed $2,578,270 in dividends, an average of 13.73 per cent Last year the average rate was 8.92 per cent These figures indicate the possibilities ahead of the Oxford mills now being equipped in Massachusetts to manufacture linen. This Is the first time the linen making industry has been established on a commercial basis in the United States. Besides the usual linen fabrics, the new mills, using a recently perfected process of reclaiming the linen fiber from flax, will produce a number of byproducts of great Industrial importance in themselves. These are savoii, an absorbent machinery waste; oxollnt and oxollte gauze for surgical purposes, for which linen Is, of course, greatly superior to cotton; a linen gun fiber, the importance of which can be judged from the fact that 400 tons of gun cotton are now made daily, and a paper pulp which is made from the shive, or woody part of the flax straw. This has heretofore beetT wasted, although from it can be made the very best quality of rag paper. Not only will the new process enable the Oxford mills to add all these byproducts to its business, but by this method the seed crop can be harvested before the flax straw is turned over to the linen makers. Reform In School Luncheons. Parents int« come to see the danger of allowing school children to make their luncheons upon unwholesome food containing little if any nourishment There are many palatable lunches that can be easily made at little cost and that the children will like as well as unwholesome sweets. Currant cakes from this recipe make a very nourishing luncheon: One-half pound butter, twelve ounces sugar, fourteen ounces flour, six ounces currants. one-quarter ounpe baking powder. feur eggs, one gill milk, essence of lemon. Sift the baking powder with the flour on to a sheet of paper on the board; add the fruit and peel; cream up butter and sugar, adding eggs in the usual way; stir in the flour, fruit, etc., and work—i. e.. beat up—to cake batter consistency with the milk. Place in round papered tins and bake in a moderate oven. Children also like these oatmeal biscuits: One-half pound flour, one-quar-ter pound coarse oatmeal, two ounces brown sugar, three ounces currants, one gill milk. Mix the flour, oatmeal and sugar, warm the butter in the milk, add the currants, and then work the whole together into a paste: roil out very thinly, stamp out into round or other shape and bake in a moderate oven for about twenty minutes. To restore luster to tarnished aluminium it is sufficient says the Scientific American, to Immerse it In water slightly acidulated with sulphuric arid To small articles of aluminium a soft brush may be applied. For the bath water with a little carbonate of ■oda will suffice. j

LtAP YEAR DaNCE I Was the Success, Socially, of the Season at K. of C. Hall SLEIGHING PARTIES Are Proving Delightful Events—Shakespeare Meeting Postponed After eight long years of weary financial torment the young men of Decatur had the one chance of every four or eight years, to enjoy a dance at the expense of the young ladies. Such was the case last evening at the leap year dance given by the Columbian boys at the Knights of Columbus hall. Invitations were only Issued to the younfc ludies of the city and vicinity. Promptly at eight-thirty o'clock tha strains of the march was floating down the hall played by Med Miller's ragtime orchestra. The grand march was led by Miss Gertrude Bremerkamp and Andy Schurger, which was followed by twenty-four dances. Forty-five couples graced the dancing floor at each time. There were a large number of out of town guests present. There has been several leap year dances given this year, yet none were so successful as the one last evening. The Columbian boys are certainly royal entertainers and the young ladies did their parts as hostesses. The report this morning was the beys ■ were only wishing leap year would come oftener for instance every year. The Shakespeare club will be postpond until Saturday afternoon on account of the death of Rev. Daniels. Last Tuesday evening a merry crowd of young people of Freidbeim enjoyed a sleigh ride to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schroeder near Bingen. The evening was pleasantly taken up ' with music and games by the guests, who were: Misses Emilie Scheiman, Luella Conrad. Bertha Scheiman. Martha Conrad. Marie Conrad, Martha Weigman. Martin Bultemeier. Messrs. Herman Conrad, Oscar Bultemeier, Martin Conrad, Charlie Weigman, Louis Fuhrman, Walter Bultemeier. Rinehart Heckman. Henry Conrad. ; During the hours of eventide, a delicious two course luncheon was served by Miss Alma Schroeder and Martin Bultemeier. The waltz, “Home Sweet Home” played by Rinehart Heckman and Henfy Conrad, was the closing number, before departing for their homes. The C. W. B. M. and Aid societies of the Christian church which was to meet this week at Mrs. Artman’s, has been postponed for one week. Another jolly sleighing party of this week was the one which came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steigmeyer Tuesday evening .to remind j them of their nineteenth wedding anniversary. The evening was spent in card playing and music, after which they returned to their home, voting Mr. and Mrs. Steigmeyer royal enter- i tainers even if it were a surprise. A sleighing party for this evening will be the one given by a crowd from I the city at the country home of Mr. and Mrs Robert Miller, east of Decatur, by the following young people: Mises Vera Ehiuger. Lena Miller. Josephine Lange. Bertha Kohne. Messrs. Frank Bremerkamp. Thurman Porter, Herbert Lachot, Fred Fuilenkamp. The Misses Clara Lange. Bertha and Ida Kohne and Vera Ehinger entertained at luncheon last evening after the leap year dance at the home of Miss ! Ehinger the Messrs Fred Barber, of ! Fort Wayne; Jesse Niblick. Chas. Niblick, Herbert Bremerkamp. —o Foley's Honey and Tar cures the most obstinate coughs and expels the cold from the system as it is mildly laxative. It is guaranteed. The genuine is in the yellow package. —-—o > OPERA HOUSE. MONDAY, FEB. 10. “The Bank Cashier” will be the next offering at the opera house under the auspices of “The Union Dramatic Co.” of this city, recently organised for a road tour of ten weeks. This entertainment is well worth your patronage, and the prices within reach of all —10c. 15c and 20c. If you will j come to see us we will try to please you. "The Bank Cashier" is a beautiful comedy drama of four acts, full of comedy and pathos. Remember the date. Monday Feb. 10. Reserved seat sale usual place. Prices only 15c for blues and 20c for opera chairs. i o—(Democrat Want Ads. Pay.

DELICIOUS NEW DESSERTS. Apple Charlotte. One pound of cooking apples, two ounces of currants, four ounces of beef suet, six ounces of breadcrumbs, four ounces of brown or white sugar and one half of a lemon. Peel, corn and slice the apples, chop the suet finely and mix both together Butter a pie dish and fill it with alternate layers of breadcrumbs and suet, apples and currants. Sprinkle each layer with sugar and grated lemon rind Reserve sufficient breadcrumbs to sprinkle over the top, place here and there a tiny piece of butter and bake in a moderately heated oven for about one and a quarter hours. To serve unmold the shape on a hot dish and sprinkle over a little sugar flavored with ground cinnamon. Gateau Cream. One pound currants, three-fourths ounce gelatin, three-fourths pint wa- J ter. three ounces sugar and one-fourth pint claret Soak the currants and boil them In the water till tender. Sieve, j add the other Ingredients and the gelatin dissolved in a little water. Pour into a mold, turn out when set and serve with whipped cream. Currant Blancmange. One pint milk, four ounces currants, two ounces cornstarch, sugar, flavor- i ing. Mix the cornstarch with a little cold milk, pouy on it the boiling milk, 1 stirring all the time. Return it to the saucepan and stir while boiling for five minutes. Mix in the currants, sugar and flavoring and pour into a mold. When set turn out on a cold dish. Apple Roily Poly. Six large cooking apples, one-quarter pound of brown or white sugar, six ounces of currants, the rind of a lem | on chopped finely, a little nutmeg. Pare, core and cut the apples into slices, put them into a saucepan with the lemon rind and sugar, cook till soft and add the nutmeg. Have ready a rather rich suet crust roll ft out thinly, spread the apples over the paste, sprinkle over the currants, roll the pudding up, closing the ends properly. Vile In a floured cloth and boil for two hours. NEW WEAPON IN WAR AGAINST DISEASE GERMS. Discovery of a Veroform Product That the Pasteur Institute Calls Perfect Begins New Epoch In Medical Science. Science has taken another long step I ahead in the discovery of veroform, I an antiseptic that is nonpoisonous.'but more potent than carbolic acid or corrosive sublimate in destroying all forms of disease germs. It was a great day in warfare when the torpedo boat was invented, but it was a greater day when the torpedo boat destroyer was Introduced. So In medical science, while it was a triumph when the germ theory of disease was | discovered, this triumph went into total eclipse when germicides powerful, enough to annihilate the germ armies ' were found. Formaldehyde largely superseded oth- i er antiseptics and disinfectants because of Its greater destructive effect ‘ and safety. Like carbolic add and corrosive sublimate, however. It causes Intense irritation owing to the presence of formic acid. Veroform is a solution of formaldehyde gas freed from formic acid by a process of saponification. The Pasteur institute, whose voice is that of final authority in such matters, in a report on this discovery says that “veroform is a perfect antiseptic. It exerts a powerful bactericidal action on the most obstinate forms of bacteria, such as those of tuberculosis.” Records of suicides and accidental poisonings show that carbolic acid is responsible for more fatalities than all other poisons put together. Veroform will end this menace by providing against the ravages of disease germs, a means of defense that cannot be turned Into a weapon as dangerous to its users as to the enemy. So harmless is the new germicide that It has been applied in full strength to a goat's tongue and injected in diluted form in the eye of a sheep without causing any inflammation whatever. And its use Is so free from danger that it can be bought by any one at drug stores without a prescription. Yet two drams of veroform. containing 20 per cent of formaldehyde gas. to a pint of water is a more powerful disinfectant than a 1 to 1000 solution of bichloride of mercury. On the basis of these facts the foremost medical , authorities of Europe and America de- | Clare that veroform as a germicide, antiseptic and deodorant is the strongest barrier yet erected against the inroads of infection and disease. One of the laws in South Africa Is that “every package, parcel or vessel, ’ whether open or closed, containing margarine shall be conspicuously marked 'Margarine' on the top. bottom and sides in printed capital letters, and every person selling margarine by retail, save in a package duly marked as aforesaid, shall in every case deliver the same to the purchaser in a paper wrapper, on which shall be conspicuously printed ‘Margarine’ in capital letters.” E. A. Wickham, tn the office of the journal clerk. Washington. Is compli- ■ ing * volume that upon its appearance ■ may be designated aa the “Book of Beauty.” It is to contain pictures of all the members of congress wbo are now serving and will be distributed among them. It will be an innovation and, taken in connection with the Oon-g:-sslonal Record, which gives biographical sketches of all the members, will be the means of keeping a good record of each other.

The Sense of Being Economical Is always gratifying to any of us; to feel that we’ve spent our money to a good advantage; got a good deal for it. That’s exactly the way you can feel when you buy a, suit of us; no matter what your price, our clothes are worth the money and more. Our store’s full of all kinds of wearables, We promise you full money’s worth. Holthouse,Schulte & Co Good Clothes Sellers For Men and Boys :************************** i » * : A High Class Farm • * : FOR SALE _____ * • , • 100 ACRES OF GOOD WALNUT LAND 100 ’ ♦ * ♦ * * Black sandy soil, with new faim buildings J # modern m every way, w ell fenced, in good * ♦ locality of Adams county. Thi s a model » | # stock farm and a bargain for any one who wants a farm of this kind. Encuiie at this * ! * . i« office, # ************* ** ************

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. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS. PAY BIG I wish that I might talk with all sick ones about the actual cause of Stomach. Heart and Kidney ailments. To explain In person how weak Stomach nerves lead to Stomach weakness. I am sure would interest all. And it is the same with we:ik Hearts or weak Kidneys. This is why my prescription Dr. Shoop's Restorative—eo promptly reaches ailments of the Stomach, Heart and Kidneys. It is wrong to drug the Stomach or ulate the Heart or Kidneys. These weak inside nerves simply need more strength. My Restorative u s the only prescription made expressly for these nerves. Next to seeing you personally will be to mail you free, my new booklet entitled. "What to Do." I will also send samples of my Restorative as well. Write for the book today. It will surely interest you. Address Dr Shoop. Box 8, Racine, Wis. W H Nachtrieb. Stop that tickling Cough! Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure will surely stop it and with perfect safety. It is so thoroughly harmless, that Dr. Shoop tells mothers to use nothing else even with young babies. 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 sensitive bronchial membranes. No apium, no chloroform, nothing harsh used to injure or suppress. Demaad Dr. Shoops Take no other. W. H. Nachtrieb. “ 'd A SECOND HAND STORE-Will do repairing, upholstering or specialty work. Corner ot Second and Jefferson streets. Phone 433, J. C. TindaH 3tsaw •-—■— Democrat Want Ads. Pay.

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 hot»e. 40 acres, 2 miles of Deca- . tur 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 & Ward Decatur. Ind. Special Announcement Regarding the National Pure Food and Drug Law We are pleased to announce that Foley's Honey and 'x ar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recommend it as a safe remedy for children and adults. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. o THE JUMPING OFF PLACE. ‘‘Consumption had me in its grasp: and I had almost reached the jumping off place when I was advised to try Dr. King’s New Discovery; and I want to say right onw, it saved my lifeimprovement began with the first bet tie. and after taking one dozen bottles I was a well and happy man again, says George More, of Grimesland N C. As a remedy for coughs and coL and healer of weak, sore lungs and topreventing pneumonia New Discovery is supreme. 50c and SIOO at Blackbum druggist. Trial bottle free —— — Democrat Want Ads. P aV '