Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 294, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1913 — Page 4

A Millinery Sale YOl HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR The u 1 seasonable weather of the past two week and our m»rkro ma’s production above normal, have given us a stock f Hats far too large; we must dispose of most of this stock hence this remarkable reduction sale at this time of the year «, s- Bl n • t ■ On Every Trimmed and Un--25 jo Reduction ,rimmed o ™ s ° t r o ed Ha,s in Not a Hal Reserved. Not a Hat Reserued Every II \T In The House Goes In This Sale Plumes, Feathers, Flowers All nice new fresh stock SALE COMMENCES SATURDAY DECEMBER 13, AND LASTS UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1914 This Sale Is Strictly Cash MRS. M. P. BURDG South Second Street HW————i i - I—^l——■■■ ■ . il—Mll Happy Thought For Tired Feet POCAHONTAS MOCCASINS The Waxed Sewed Kind BEST ON EARTH FOR SALE BY ~ELZEY & HACKMAN XMAS. PRESENTS 1 ' < No doubt you are puuled ißout the t Christinas presents you want to buy. Let ut help you pick them out by offering ’he following suggestions: For Fother, Daughter or Sister Aluminum ware, wveral htnnds, nil gni'Hinteod. We hav<- pot . j.nn*. kitth-., percolator*, ten kettle- In fact. < v< i v kind <ii cooklm? utetisii* in 'hi* ware. Nh Jii-l-pUtid Copperware — The f .ante vgrb-ty in this poptihr ware, which I* u<-kn<>w!eda<‘d the bent in the world. Gt'.inh<-ware—Thp old -tiip<r timetried ware that alwuy* makes the "<iMiks” Ihropy; bit Cutlery Carvlrg n-U. tahlr knives .• • ■ > mid h>rkt> Ir eilver or stet-i: single ■ * • pit-cUM or In sets; spoons. Hi l«-nrw. roasters, chafing dishes, , f leetrl<- Irons, baking For Father, Brother or Son Hkntos. iiicjch-s, pucket k.iivon, relolveis, eliotKiina, nties. rt'p.ors fltotii plain and safetymnuior »trop* sluds. i-»|ire-,s wagon", or tile fHI-H-US “Dellar Wntch” that t* guaranteed tu keep < tirreet time. \|| the-" gift" nml n t’mr..- aid others > an be to-cured nt ot.r Mnrc al lite low i t priees. — — -777'7" SCHAUB-DOWLING CO. t" ■" J. 1 ’

SANTA MAKES A TRIAL TRIP T was n week until " JMr' us Christina" .Santa Clans went nM e r bls workroollis - A' l thetoys wet'e done and every thing in place. reindeer are "tli 1® such fine shape ami anxious for exercise 1 think I’ll take them out for it trial run today,” said he. So saying, Santa hurried to his slitI.les. There tlie reimleer were showing their impatience to be out in the open, ami Santa gave orders to his stable elves to hitch up the steeds to the sleigh, us he meant to give the good animals a little exercise. "They need a race now and then,” he said. "Otherwise they’d get stiff I kneed and would feel clumsy when trying to gallop over shifting clouds and ragged treetops and uneven roofs.” After the ride of several hours Santa cried out to his reimleer: "Now to earth, my good fellows. And don't lag. We must be there just as the dark Is falling over the land. If we wait till the moon conies out we'll ‘ be seen, and that would never do." As the darkness settled over the land I old Santa dropped from a fleecy cloud to the top of a tall church steeple. There he got out of his sleigh, told his reindeer not to move from that steeple ; ami made his descent to the roof of a convenient house. Ami past the windows of hundred* of homes he darted, peeping into them am! counting the hew faces he aaw for the first time. “Lots of new little ones,” he said to himself, smiling. “God bless them all. Well, they keep me busy throughout the year. And they are increasing so rapidly that I'll have to take several hundred assistants next year." Then Santa returned to the high church steeple, and as he was getting into his sleigh the aged bell ringer, accompanied by his grandson of ten. Came out of tbe chnrch with a lantern in his hand. Tbe little grandson looked tip and cried out to his grandfather: “Oh, lookee. grandpa, tiiere In the sky! It’s Santa Claus and his reindeer. See them flying' Oil. now they are gone— clean through that white cloud over the church. Oh. grandpa, did you see them J” "No, my son, am! neither did yon. Your mind Is so full of Christinas just r/ ' r --A-- /’'■ '. !! £/> k I M\i • exbiniO saxta rr.rmu isto rovsm. now that you see things mentally. Yoe Just imagined that Santa and bls reindeer were over tile cliurch. Why, it ■’•ants a whole week before Christmns, sonny, nml Snutn never comes till Christmas eve. Come along and don’t imagine things like that any more.” Ami the aged bell ringer anung his lantern nod led the way along the snow covered path to hl* home, his little gramlson. Knininy, fol- | lowing. Hut p 1 Sammy’s heart was a feeling that be bad nut imagined set Ing Santa, lie felt tbe thing lind been real. “He va« just peeping round to see whete the good children live nml getting acquainted with the chimneys,” mid Sammy to himself “Hut grandpa Is too old to underatnnd. Ho hasn’t cared nlmut Santa for many, many years. Hut I do. oh. I do! And how I should love to "lip away up into the church tonight and visit Santa’s realm! But that would l>e Itnpegidble. It Is nnt Intended for tioys to get off tbe earth, an Santa come* to them." Just then Mammy’s grandmother <pen«*d the kltcbcp door for them, nml j is Simmy entered the goml old lady ntoopeij and klsaed him. saying: ”1 lust had a letter from your enti* itM. Mahal and T«l. aaylng they were coming to apend cbrbtmns with its and that they hnrt written Snutn Claus of the change of their n*Mres* an thilt he rnttld fetch tlielr gifts Imre-along with yours. Hloss tbe dears!" And >nmmy\kue*>. t.l<*V"ij*‘tLy 'Vydll do (as Jits- cnu*iM«' '*a»|abd< 10, «!- though grandpa laughed at tho'lJett mid said: "That is nonvrnae. good wife. Children should not believe sm-h silly tilings ” Hut Sammy knew n thing or two that gruudpa did nut know.

A FEW OF OUR bARM BARGAINS. The following farms we have listed ala very low figure and the prices nanui below should bring quick sales. Should any of them not be sold by January 1, 1914, they win ue taken ofi the market. (Ger busy >: 120 acres gool black soil, only 2-12 mil<-s from two good markets and on good stone roads, this farm has best of improvements, good ten room house i with cement yards walks all around it, cellar, drilled well, woodliouse, the house is lighted with acetylene lighting plant, the barn is 36x70, a large hog . house and other outbuildings, nous a! the buildings over ten years old; some ■ -of the corn on this farm went 90 bit. to the acre this year. This farm is 1 located in the heart of the Eastern Indiana oil field in Jay county, Indiana. Il has three producing wells on it now and enough free gas to furnish the i owner fuel for cooking and lighting if it were piped. The owner of the farm is forced to sell and move to another J climate on account of his health, and will sell for $155.00 per acre if sold i this month. 60 acres, 4 1-2 miles of market, 10 room house, hot and cold water, cellar and other outbuildings, barn 40x66, 1 hip roof, corn crib, granaries, good orchard. 4 acres timber. 1-2 mile to school soil is mostly black, tiled and fenced. $165.00 per acre. 120 acres, 2 iniies to school. 1 mile to church and 5 1-2 miles to elevator 1 or county seat, house lias 9 rooms and ceitar. barn 40x60 witli sited attached, granaries and other outbuildings, orchard, farm is tiled and fenced. Only . $125.00 per acre. 106 acres, looted in Jefferson township, Adams county, Indiana; 8 room house, witli cellar, smoke house, , chicken house, miikiiouse, barn 38x80, . with cement floor, well, with windi pump, good orchard, farm well tiled, fenced, for only $145. per acre. ,115 acres. 1 1-2 mile from market, 7 room bouse witli cellar, plenty of outi buildings, barn 38x68. large hog house. : nice three-acre grove, bla< k soil, well : fenced, well ditched, close to school. Jan extra good bargain for SIBO.OO per ■ acre. , 16b acres. 8 room house witli cellar,' barn 40x90, two cribs and otiier good outbuildings, a good well, witli windpump, fenced and tiled, only 1-2 mile from school 1 1-2 mile to church, 1 1-3 mile to elevator and 6 miles to county | seat. $125 per acre. 95 acres all blacK soil, 1 1-2 mile to I market, 4 1-2 miles to county seat 7 room bouse, barn 36xiv, wiin sued attaclied. and other outbuildings, wind mill, orchard, farm is fenced and fairly welt tiled, no timber on the place, for only $130.00 per acre. SO acres, house of 7 rooms, barn 36x56, with shed attached, corn cribs and granaries and other outbuildings, 1 well with windpump, good orchard, farm Is tiled and fenced: is only 1 1-4 | 1 mile to church, 1 1-4 mile to school I ;.nd elevator, a bargain for some one | at $115.00 per acre. 60 a< res, 6 room house, burn 36x56, and other outbuildings. The buildings on tills place are old, but in good repair. The farm is all under cultivation. fences in good shape and fairly well tiled, located only 2 12 miles from the county seat on the best of stone roads, and is a bargain at $105,011 per acre. i 51 acres located just back of the above farm, off the road, a good 7 room house, barn not so good, fairly well fenced and tiled, owner must sell on account of health, these two farms can be bought together, and would make an ideal stock farm for some live, wide-awake farmer, or will be sold separately at $lO5 per acre. b 60 acres, 6 room house witli cellar, • i burn 36x60, smoke house, a good well. 1 only 3 miles to elevator, 9 acres timber and ail the rest under <-ultlvation, I a bargain for some one ts taken quick r at $l2O per acre. r 120 acres, 100 acres under cultlvnr tlon and 20 acres of timber located on » good stone roads, 2 miles to churcir. • 3-4 mile to school, und 6 miles to ele- ’ xutor, 9 room house, barn 42x60, with J shed, granaries, scale with sited over. 9 igOod well with wind pump, orchard. I well tiled and fenced, only sit>o.oo per " acre. i Now remember the prices on the ’ above farms are not watered, and will f sell before January t, 1914, or taken f off the market. HARVEY A LEONARD CO. 1 ' ' ~ —O— — ■ - — e HOUSE I’OH RENT Coay five room cottage; excellent location. Inr quire of Charles Bother at Sether's cfear shop above Ward Fence com 1 puny’* office. 286tf When making your shopping tour, looking up sornt- , thing for the Christmas prea 1 ent you must buj>. do not { pass us by, but come in, loo’: i over c»ur store full p* ail kimLof new and ui>to dt. x Furm | ture. Your troubles will be. r ended. Furniture h the king r of Christmas presents.—Yager Bros & ReirJti' z

Festal Day In Dixie A Carnival of Cheer SOMEHOW there Is it chnrm about u Christinas down in Pixie pc ctiliarly fiiseinntliig H savors more of the ohl English hollda.' when tin- wassail bowl was filled to the brim, when the Yule log glowed ami tbe boar’s I I was borne lido the banquet. 11 was in the g"'"> o'' l ll; '" before the war that the folks of the south observed this joyous oas.m with prodigality more lavish and liospit.'iht.i more extensive titan were dreamed ot even in tlie nunnlsof Bracebridge Had Then came the true carnival of merriment. The old manor was ablaze w itli life aml beauty. From the unrounding country nil the belles ami the beaus bad gathered. Morning brought a meet ut daybreak for the fox limit, and nighttime called for "Old I n-’t'’ Ephraim, ’’ the plantation tiddler, whose reels were famous throughout the whole country. Feast followed least, and the spirit of celebration extended from the master down t<> the liehl hands, each of whom received a jug filled with good whisky when he called for his Christmas rations. But these are the days Hint have gone, and witli their going departed many characteristics which made the Christinas time down smith so distine tive. While the fate of war and ■ hang ed condition* have curtailed the prodigality of former days, most of the an cient customs remain, mid in many in .stances Christina* in tbe villages mid the country is but a mild repetition of antebellum observances. A few of tiie large country homes still have some of tbe old servants who were with the family In slavery days. IX these old family darkies have been •away during the year they always reappear with the approach of the Cliristmas holidays and assume duties about the boijsebold’ The ohl ’’niamniy," til though her services Itnve la-eti engaged elsewhere during the rest of the year, reports to make the frnlt cake for Christmas dinner. She alone knows the eiilinory traditions of lite family kitchen. The ingredients of this woti'lerful cake have |becn banded down from generation to generatiou, and the spice and tin brandy and the citron mid nil such things are com|»otmdcd according to the proportions laid down years mid years aguue. These fruit cakes bear tlte family ■ name, and some time, through tbe courtesy of the season ami the exchange of compliments of the day, a slice of Grantland cake is on tbe same plate with a slice of Dubignvn cake. Not infrequently these cakes are cooked a 1 year In advance, by which time they are fully seasoned mid settled, although , the cracks in tbe Icing and its yellow | tint mar Abe beauty somewhat, its J cooking can l‘C lutruste'l to no bands i except those of tlie nntebclluui family : cook or her descendants. I Not alone this old cook, but all J branches of the servi c in vJIJue during the days of slavery are usual!) represented about Christmas tinn- The son of your father’s nud your grandfather’s coHcltman come*, and on rare days the old man himself bobbles to lite house and spins out marvelous talcs of tbe past. 1 These old dcrklc* are all pre-vnted 11 with gifts, att'f for each of their ehil- ■ dren a present of some sort lias been prepared. Tills feature geuerally comes , in tlie southern borne before tlie rest of the family Itns been attended to In the meantime tlie children have in-on keeping eager watch al the door of the room where Santa Claus has made bls visit. No one is allowed to ' enter this sacred precinct until tlie paterfamilias gives the signal, but before this signal is given every memlier of tlie household must be dressed rind ready for breakfast mid tlie morning prayers must have been said When everything is ready the dill dren are allowed to rush in mid exam Ine tlie contents of their -to kings. Some of tlie largest children still have , Implicit faith In the wonderful |>er«onality of old Santa Claus. Forged notes from the old fellow, admonishing them to make their behavior acconlltce to ■ the precept of their mother, are i-.-igerl; . read and compared. The interchange . of present* among the older members of the family usually tnkos place nt the breakfast table, hut In most Instances they are allowed to mingle with the bounties of old Manta I’laus and are plucked from the same holly tree front which Ids presents linttg. The bunt for the holly mid the mln ilctue, while not ns exciting us the chase fur the boar's head. Is Just ti much n feature us that ohl English custom mid equally enjoyable. Severn! days before t’hrlstmas eve n big wagon, filled with straw nml brimming full of pretty girls mid boys, too. Is driven into the woods, wheie the search for the holly Is carrliM <>n it requires a most agile youngster to s-nle to 'he height where the inlstlc. too grown, mid lie Is always stne of n generous reward of kisses from the girls below. I'hrlNtmnn day is always quh-t Sometime" the boy* and girls have Ituen taught carol*. whi<-h they *lu t nt Itotno or hi the tillage chapel hard by. Night brings tnlrib mid youthful Jollity ngtiln when the darkles conn once mote mid sing n |<| songs or partk'lpote in outdoor gmtn-s. Alxmt it nil there has been ti quaint, old time flavor. Evcrylmdy I* hnppy. nml yet there l« n tinge of snilix about It all. for the southern Christntn . now Is but a feint echo of dm , g<we by. Th* Joy* of Chridma*. I ti- merry ail, ho tnerry all; With holly dit»« th* f».Mt|v* haltPteimre the *ong, ih« tlm Unit To "•Icoiiiß merry CUri»tm»«. ' s R- Bp«iic*r. s

LADIES DON T WORRY “1 His Christmas I* ill Be An Example J Os Xmas. Cheer IF HE GETS A BOX OF GOOD EXAMPLE OR LITTLE QUAKER CIGARS i At Any Dealer, In Convenient Packages 50c, SI.OO and up to $3.50 1 < Fare *2 50 ''•• oailv betweeb? Cleveland 8 11 fxu) I THE GREAT SHIP SEEANDBEE Tbelanwstan4nMSt«»Uyi>i-s«na«‘>'i<-«n>cro«lnhmdwatersotth«worH. TnS.-r > U-ugtllu'Vlo-t.bnwnh.*- i ' .' ’■., )l n".nd|Liri l >r-.aeeon>m.-Utin-1 Maniuticent Ste. mert SEEANDBEE, City of Erie and Qty of Buffalo * Daily—Cleveland and Buffalo—(May Ist to Dec. Ist) Air.vti B iiLdo • • «:38bA. M. Arrive Ctafebnd • t. AM* (Ca-nlra I Stnn.lnrM 1 hm) ** Conn net'«*!« jt.mlij at Buffalo with tr.un.d fur al! arwl Canadim point >1 • for Put ! . I • • iis kv« - any railroad tin hr* *ern Cleveland and Buffalo accepted for <i.in>r .rf,H ( vn on C. A B. tlnr btv.oners. Ask yuur ticket uirvnt fur tkketa via (J. & B. In i. I-'. ' ls-r ; THE CLEVELAND & BUFFALO TRANSITCn I T. F. Newmaa.GuaHMgr. H. R. TnifV M zr. W. F Ushmku Un i L. k •< L I > i Cleveland, Ohi9 ■■■i. We Sell Eastern Oklahoma Lant k I What was known as the Indian Reserve, in Muskoges Okmulgee and Mclntosh Counties. We have 40 inches rain fall, our lands are level, ferti and close to railroads, plenty of oil and gas. We have just come back from there, we stand ready is willing to back up any and all statements we make on a Oklahoma land because we know what we arc talkingata We raise corn, oats, wheat, alfalfa, milo. maze, Kafe . corn, cotton cow-peas, peanuts and all kinds and varka . of fruits. * Although this was an oil year, corn made from 25a , 60 bushels to the acre, oats from 45 to 75 bushcE toaa wheat 30 to 50 bu. and cotton from $45. to $75. per acre. 1 All we ask is for you to make a trip with us and investigate for yourself and you will be more than pleased. If interested come and see us at Decatur, or writes ; and we will see you. Excursion rates every day in ft week. We also have a large list of local lands for sale. —T-n'T—-n F". Leonard Decatur, Ind. Oflice Op|>osite Interurban Station

’jl OH HI-.N i I ut'iiisht'u room, fur naco heat; iiath. Strictly mod«ri<. Inquire thi* <>ffl< o. FOIt SALE <'f goltiin oak library table. g<hhl uh new, and will sell nt ’, " bargain. Cail t t »!< phone 570. 2h9tti

Christmas Candies J FOR THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING ANO I iU'ilS OF ALL SORT FOR THE z CHRISTMAS TABLE Our line of candies is complete. We have all kin® ranging in prices from 10c a pound up as high as SI.OO a pound assorted boxes for THE GEN I ■ I C T^"l n '| » vt y« ur ’ u Pl>ly-AU fresh guoo IW •nd w holebome. A special line of Fruits a l .*! tor the Christmas Dinner THE QUALITY SHOP, THE PLACE Ul ? GOOD THINGS. ROBISON & KIRSCH, PROP Opp. Fil-st National Bank I

WANTED U<lj <»r p? f .noD«j eduii'.tfon to <l<> Ihw »<.t <*"i travel.; salary |ir> to 1* t '•••■kia ixpenrcs. Address t>n - it ’Plume Mre. F. 1’ i t > catur. Ind. Gen. Del.