Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1912 — Page 3

fubuo sale 1 have rented my farm and will sell at public auction at my farm s’/ 2 miles northwest of Decatur, 3 miles north and % miles east of Preble on the Ossian road, on MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 26, 1912. begii... "i. at 10,00 oelock a. m., the following property, to-wit: Ten Head of Horses: One bay gelding, 6 years old, weight 1300; 1 black mare, 12 years old. weight 1450; 1 gray horse, 13 years old, weight 1350; 1 bay gelding, coming 3 years old and broke, weight 1400; 1 bay draft mare, coming 2 yeato old, 1 brown driving horse, u years old, well broke, safe for lady to dive, - gelding driving colts, coming 2 years old; 1 draft, colt, coming 1 year old; 1 bay coach mare, coming 2 years old. Two Head of Cattle: Two good mikh tows. Hogs and Sheep: Thirty-nine head hogs: 12 brood sows, all bred to farrow the last of February and first of April; 1 Poland China male hog: 26 shoats, weighing from 60 to 100 lbs. each. These hogs are all healthy. Sheep: 10 head of good breeding ewes. Hay and Grain. About f>oo bu. torn in crib; 150 bu. Silver Mine Oats; 4 tons hay, 1% tons bailed oats straw, 4 bu. seed corn. Farming Implements: Two 2-horse farm wagon, with almost new- bed. 30 to 48 inches deep; 2 buggies, 1 Gale corn planter, 1 Gale gang plow, 13 inch; 2 walking breaking plows, 14 inch; Gale tiding cultivators, one Bar land roller, 1 end-gate oats seeder, Thomas hay loader, hay tedder, 8-ft. Gale disc harrow, with trucks, 5 ft. Champion nmwer, ,-ft. Champion binder, "-section spring-tooth harrow; 3ft. section IS-ft. spike-tooth harrow, hay ladder, 12-ft. smoothing drag, mud boat. All the implements have been used only 2 years. Three sets heavy work haineti, 1 set double buggy harness, 2 sets single harness, 1 cider mill, one Ni 12 Del.aval cream separator. Three White Holland turkey hens and oncrTom, 3 Pekin ducks, and quite a number of chickens, mostly 11jmouth R<|ks, and other articles. Terms Ibr all sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand. For all amounts over >.>.00, i >iedit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note with freehold seduity. All notes to draw 8 per cent interest from date if not paid when e ; 5 per cen t off on the d o ii ar f or cash. Dinner will be served by the En Qrth Le ague us the Mount p] easant church. D. F. LEONARD Xoah fLL. ; , and John Si::; eton, Aucts. . A. Finland H. E. Butler, Clerks. _TALK ABOUT HIGH balls, you ought to try one jEV *sw ~ ' wi t h our Scotch or Ry e whishey es a foundation. It’s as k uFhOW-- r - '' refrt shing as a shower to a —'ls thirsty land, as elevating as $ a skycraper elevator. Have BWA a bottle in the house for your own <r) j°y ment an d as an j / JMI- ; ideal refreshment for your best.friends. Cornet»c On( j and Madison Sts.

’ SPECIAL THIS WEEK j I « a vy $ -.iKy. t B j ‘#4 I i!PW! r f SL <3 Mb nSf '" Wa* ®WwW Hvmu >1 gRW® I yt® B Fw W^^wu/ u t.pfcz fe Bi ■ - ■ *•■ Pm - —iZ_/L? S H s 2J ten s A m J Axminster L s R e g U ] ar $2.50 Value This Sale j I \ I ■ \ I £j Is I 75 ample rugs I II I I Fine Velvets, Body Brussels I \his Sale I I J -25 I sjhbMe&coJ A ■®E—' \ y V —mwwiwrhb

MUST ISE CARE Railroads of the Country Awaken to Agitation as to Handling Explosives. THEY ISSUE ORDERS National Law Provides a Heavy Fine and Imprisonment for Violation. That the railroads of the country have awakened to me situation of the present agitation against the promiscuous handling of explosives created hv the recent investigation by the federal grand jury at Indianapolis, is evidenced in an order by various railroad ■complaints. The order, which is print- ■ ed in English, Polish and Italian, fol[lows in full: “An act of congress approved May ' 30, 1909, provides that it shall be unlawful to deliver for transportation by ' passenger train any gunpowder, dynamite, or other explosive, or to deliver such explosive for transportation by freight without proper packing and I marking, the shipment to be offered I with a properly prepared shipping or--1 der signed by the shipper and certifying compliance with the regulations. “The act imposes a fine not to exceed $2,000, or imprisonment not to 'exceed 18 months, or both, for any violation; ignorance is no excuse for violating this law. “This company will therefore not receive or check any baggage containing such articles, or transport any package of household goods or other packages containing concealed explosives. All violations will be vigorously prosecuted.” QUICK RELIEF FOR RHEUMATISM George W Koons, Lawton, Mich., says: “Dr. Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism has given my wife wonderful benefit for rheumatism. She could not lift hand or foot, had to be lifted for two months. She began the ur« of the remedy and improved rapidly. On Monday she could not move and

on Wednesday she got up, dressed herself and walked cut u> r breakfast. Sold by The Holthouca Drug Co. FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY. 160 acres for sale, 2 miles of Monroe, at the right price. 40 acres, l l /2 miles from Valley church, good six-room house. Barn 36x72, good as new; good pall of cribs and other outbuildings. See J. A. Harvey, at Graham & Walters office. 42t5 . —. ——-.—— i— ——.——— SHOE REPAIRING. I am now doing shoe repairing at the M. Burns harness shop and am prepared to do your work in a hurry. Will be glad to see all my old triends. 43tf PETER COXTER. NOTICE The undersigned has been appointed by the Adams circuit court to settle the partnership business of the late firm of Laman & Lee. 1 All accounts and notes are payable to me at tne old place of business. Those knowing themselves Indebted to said firm will please call and settle, i All accounts due from said firm will be paid by me. WILSON LEE, Surviving Partner Laman & Lee. 35t10--e-o-d FINE PROPERTY FOR SALE. I Two houses on one lot, on Jefferson street, in good condition. A good in ■ vestment for anybody, or an ideal ’ home. Think it over. Will sell at the right price. 17t6 JACOB BUHLER 0 HOGS AND HORSES FOR SALE. f have for sale at this time, thirty O. I. C. sows, all eligible to registry, pedigree furnished, all bred to farrow for April. at farmers’ prices. Also have four good young work horses, and one three-year-Mrs. Hege of South Bend, who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. W. Coppock, and is the Of honor at a number of socials affairs, will be honored with a dinner party Thursday evening, given by Mi's. J. S. Peterson, and a George Washington party Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Coppock. o — Democrar ’Aant Ads Pa

NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY Incident of the Last Illness of General Grant. On Receiving His First Month’s Pay as General on Retired List He Promptly Distributed the Sum Among His Servants. BY E. J. EDWARDS. The last official act of President Arthur was the signing of the bill on March 4, 1885, by which General Grant was restored to the retired list of the regular army with the rank of general and with full pay. This made it possible for General Grant, then in his last illness, to rely upon an income of about SIO,OOO a year, and that was all the income he could look forward to ■ with assurance, for at that time there ! was no certainty that ho would be able i to finish his personal memoirs for publication. About a month later General Grant suffered from the first of several severe relapses, each one of which, it was feared, would terminate his life. He was prostrated by the agonizing pain, and though by sheer force of w'ill he maintained outwardly a wonderful mental composure and moral courage, those about him believed that they detected evidences that the ' sufferer’s stout heart failed him for a I time. Just at this time the morning’s mail I one day brought him a letter from 1 Washington. With feeble hands, and yet with somewhat eager eyes, he opened the letter, it was found to contain a United States treasury draft for the amount of the first month’s payment under the act restoring him to the army on the retired list as general with full pay. The amount was approximately SI,OOO. Summoning his friend of many years, ex-Governor Chaffee of Colorado. to his side, General Grant pointed to the draft. Then he wrote on the pad of paper that he kept at his elbow: “I wish you would take this draft to a banker friend of mine,” naming him. “I know he will cash it. And when he has done so I wish you would bring the money to me as soon as possible.” Gene-;’ Tec t: ” t’ e draft, saying that he would get it cashed immediately. General Grant smiled up at him in thanks, and then once more wrote on the pad: “I am sure that my friend will cash the draft, although I havt never bad any banking dealings with him. Tell him I want it in bills of small denominations. We need the money in the house, and first of all I want to pay the servants what we owe them, for they' have been very kind and patient.” !.. When Governor Chaffee appeared ; before the banker a little later and ! ' rnlained his mission, he was barely < able to restrain his tears. “It was ‘ the most pathetic sight I have ever i seen," he said. “The'e that great man sat, suffering intense agony, and ; yet his first thought, despite his pain, was for others, his servants. And it. was all the more pathetic to me because 1 have known al! along that he hns been hard pressed for ready money; but his sense of honor is so keen, and until now he felt so small an assurance that he would be able to repay any debt, that it was useless for me to ask him to accept a loan, however small.” The banker gladly cashed the draft in the manner General Grant had requested. and Governor Chaffee hurried away. Later he reported to the banker. “When 1 placed the money in the general’s hands, he looked freer from care and worry than he had for weeks. He smiled his thanks to me. and he W’rote on his pad that I should thank you most heartily for your kindness. Then he took from the money a sufficient amount to pay the servants what had been owing them for some time and directed that it be distributed among them at once. That act was characteristic of the man—it showed, in a small way, the real nobility of his character.” Greatly to his peace of mind, Gen eral Grant a little later received assurances that, in addition to the pension which Mrs Grant, as his widow, would receive under the act restoring him to the retired list of the army, his personal memoirs would bring so large a sum to Mrs. Grant that the income from it would make her comfortable for life. (Copyright, 1911, by E. .1, Edwards. All Rights Reserved.)

Silencers Good and Bad. The silencer for firearms invented by Hiram Percy Maxim appears to nave proved itself a practical proposition and to be growing in use. It is reported from Hartford that a special market has been found for it among target shooters and that shipments are being “made all over the world, recent ones being to the Fiji Islands." etc. There Is a sinister connotation to mention of silencers in the Fiji > Islands which recalls the fears which ( were expressed when the invention ' was first made public that it would , lend itself to target practice on hu- I man beings. But, however, the use I of the invention may develop in connection with firearms, it is at least comforting to learn that a silencer Upmotorboats and motorcycles has afto , been invented and that preparation , for its manufacture in quantity are now under way. It would be a boon • of consequence If the principle could be (Jlarns 1 to » Uwusand dis- 4

Home Town IT Helps T |

STREETS ALL TOO NARROW Properly Laid Out, They Should Be Parkways, Lined With Trees and Masses of Shrubbery. When shall we get down to a sens! ble system of wide streets and avenues and obtain parkways of sufficient width so that we may avoid straight lines of trees and have real parkways filled with groups of trees and masses if shrubbery? Some of the streets of towns and villages thickly planted to tall, strict-growing trees, afford one no broader views than obtainable in a deep canyon. There is no question but we plant street trees too thickly and too often gain, after a lapse of years, a roofless tunnel of green. Such streets shut out lovely rural views, mountain views or coastal outlooks that should constitute the chief attraction to the district. Street planting, like garden planting, should always be done with the outlook in view, the distant prospect of earth, sky, mountain, or sea. With wide parkways we may have our walks in long, sweeping, slight but graceful curves passing first to the right and then to the left of trees clumps or shrubbery. They would then be narrow parks or parkings. We would in this manner overcome the harsh, monotonous street lines, and both driver and pedestrian be treated to an ever-changing scene instead of living tenpin alleys. All res idence cites abutting would be en hanced in value if we followed this natural method of street planting, never an exact duplication to be found in any single mile ol it. Then, indeed, would art prevail. MUST HAVE NATURAL BEAUTY Frequently Meadows in Parks, That Might Be Made Attractice, Are Spoiled. The designer of a park should as sign proper places for sundry things for a variety of purposes and must meet many limitations and practical requirements always with the beauty of the whole as well as of the parts in mind as the prime consideration. For instance, if a meadow is to be provided as a prominent landscape feature because of its usefulness for strolling and for field sports, it must constantly be borne in mind that the beauty of a meadow consists in its breadth and simplicity, in its smooth, continuous green sward and in Its naturalness. Many things are done to a park meadow in direct contravention of these obvious characteristics. Its breadth is broken by conspicuous drives and walks, its simplicity is ruined by flower beds, its greensward is' injured by excessive tramping or by short-cut paths being allow’ed to be

; worn in it and its naturalness is de- ! stroyed by grading it to a flatness not characteristic of the surrounding tono- | grapby .or by harsh obvious artificial turf terraces, or by planting regulai rows of trees along its borders. Attractive Villages. Writing cf the necessity for neatness in private premises as a requisite I lor attractive villages, William Morris says: “Still more is this necessary, clean lines® and decency everywhere, in the cottage as well as in the palace; the I lack of that is a serious piece of man ners for us to correct: that lack and I *ll the inequalities of life, and the i heaped-up thoughtlessness and disor- ! tier of so many centuries that cause | it; and as yet It is only a very few j men who have begun to think about a remedy for it in its widest range.”— j Green’s Fruit Grower. Who fie Was. Brainerd H. Warner, a big real estate operator of Washington, gave a reception not long ago and invited to the function many of the city’s most prominent men. Late in the evening he approached his friend. Rudolph Kauffmahn. with this plaint: “Rudolph, who is that distinguished 1 ’looking chap over there by the door? I ought so speak to him; but I can’t ' ”ecall his name, although I’ve seen siim often.” “Go right ahead and speak to him,” said Mr Kauffmnnn “It will be all . rttght. He’s the caterer’s head waits».” The Sunday Magazine.

Arbor Day Planting. Planting in city parks on Arbor day should be stopped, for It is worse than useless and is always frowned upon by our park superintendents and prac•tical plantsmen. Our school grounds ! are fit subjects for the enthusiasm of ' Arbor day planters, for here trees are ! always needed and this work should be confined to juvenile audiences, for seldom is Arbor day planting properly ‘ done. —Exchange. London's Great Fur Sales. ' An interesting eight in London is i one of the great periodical sales of ; raw skins and furs held at a fur ware , house in the city. The magnitude of the trade-and the vast amount of j money involved would surprise any one who visited one of these sales for the first time. At tfte Great-Queen street/, *n w/ from floor co floor '' Creatures t’ I wS_L*

PUBLIC 4 Having rented my farm, signed will offer for sale at 5*4 miles east and *4 mile 1 Decatur, 1 mile north and . - east of Bobo, and 2 miles i)T miles west of Wren, or j March 5, 1912, beginning at.lL a. m., the following property-,-L-| Nine Head of Horses: One sorrel Belgian mare, 5 years old, weight 1850 lbs., safe in foal by imported Belgian horse; 1 bay Belgian mare, 9 years old, weight 1650 lbs., safe in foal by imported Belgian horse; 1 sorrel Belgian mare, extra well bred, coming 3 years old, weighs about 1500 lbs , in foal by imported Belgian horse; 1 sorrel Belgian mare, extra well bred, coming 2 years old; 1 % Belgian bay mare, coming 2 years old; 1 Bay Belgian gelding, coming 3 years old, weight 1500 Tbs. or more; 1 hay road mare, 8 years old, lady broke, weight 1150 pounds; 1 bay gelding road oolt, coming 2 years old, well bred, sired by Harley Axtel; 1 bay road colt, coming 1 year old, bred by same. These horses are all sound and well bred. Three Head of Cattle: One 6 year old Jersey cow, fresh last of December, 1 nine-year-old half-Jersey cow, fresh first of last December; 1 Jersey heifer calf, 1 year old. Twenty-five Head of Hogs: Three brood sows, 4 O. I. C., will farrow first of April; 1 Poland China, farrow last of April! S head shoats, weight about 75 lbs. each. Farming Implements: One Milwaukee binder, Milwaukee mower, Gatley check rower, good as new; Bryan disc cutter, good as new; Buckeye drill, John Deere breaking plow, 2 wagons, 1 three-inch Turnbull and I narrow tread Turnbull; bob-sleds, set hay ladders, set breeching harness, good as new, set light farm harness, 300 bit corn in crib, 100 bu. seed oats, clean of all bad seeds; clover and timothy hay in mow. fodder in field and some corn. Free lunch at noon. Terms:—For all sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand; over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note with freehold security; 4 per cent off for cash. 1 OLA L. GAUNT. Ed Kirkland, Auct. Kit C. Cowan, Clerk. , PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at his residence, 2 miles west of Decatur, opposite the Peter Wetsel farm, on Wednesday. Feb 28, 1912, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., the following property, to-wit: Three Head of Horses: One sorrel mare. 6 years old, in foal, weight 1600 tbs; 1 bay horse, 12 years old, weight 1200 tbs; 1 colt, coming one year old in spring. Seven| Head of Cattle: Three milch cows, will be fresh in spring; 1 heifer, will be fresh in March, 1 Durham bull, 3 years old; 2 spring calves. Hogs and Chickens: Two sows; eight pigs, 175 chickens. Farming Implements: One Turnbull wagon and bed, hay ladder, 20th Centruy manure spreader, spring wagen, Thomas t\ay tedder, Sure-d-op corn planter, McCormick mower, John Deere cultivator, Syracuse breaking plow, 2 spring-tooth harrows, 1 G ■ tooth spike-tooth harrow, double sir . el plow. Rock Island hay loader, singl shovel plow, set breeching harms?. 250 shocks corn in field, America:: cream separator, butter churn and a lot of other articles too numerous to mention. Terms —For all sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand, all amounts over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note witty approved security. 1 per cent off ioi cash. No property removed until settled for. J, W. MANF.EF. John Spuhler, Auct. i .

IT DOESN’T PAY

: i If you are finding your system full ; of cold, malaria rheumatism, have 1 that run-down feeling, 49 General Tc-t:-II ic will make you feel new again. F< ' , coughs, colds in children and adult*. 49 General Tonis has no equal: I'ui- , ! fies your blood, gives you ne’y v- ; , : makes life worth living. I? you use 49 General Tonic, we do not have to tell you its merits. If not, ask those who have used it. It saves you many a dollar in doctors’ bills. 49 is sold by all druggists. Convince yourself by trying a bottle of 49. You will never be without it in your house. 49 has . been sold for 52 years. 16e-o-dtf — RHEUMATISM QUICKLY RELIEVED S. H. Baxter of Jackson, Tenn, says; “My son 15 years old, was af- | dieted with rheumatism about 3 years and at various times under care of physicians. The first bottle of Dr. Deletion's Relief fur Rheumatism gave prompt relief in 2 days and after using 5 or 6 bottle*, he is cured sound and well. Sold by the Holthouse Drug Co. —— farm for sale. \ aT Mel Wt>ll >\ all black group etP> \ good A1 lidars inquire of

wauitley disc irill, ;ons,