Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1913 — Page 4

For the Children A Brave Young Sailor and His Little Ship. ■■■. . ... .. - .MW

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It is a flue thing to have a boat even when icy winds blow chill. Some day, the sun will shine warmly nnd the ice will dissolve Into sparkling water. Then one can go boat sailing. In the meantime the proud owner ot a sailing vessel can get a good deal of comfort out of the thought that brooks nnd ponds are not always frozen. Not that a good skating pond isn't pretty nearly the best thing that young folks could wish for. The joys of open water vanish quickly when smooth ice confronts a young person who owns a fine pair of skates. Still, for just a fleeting moment this young sailorman would like to see an open space of water, so that bis new boat, probably a Christmas present, could show its ability to breast the waves. But he won't grieve much over It because this is the time for winter spoils. New Year's In Japan. Did yon know that the Japanese cel-j ebrate New Year’s day? It is one of their greatest festivals. The celebration ot the Ist of January is of heotb-j on origin. It is called “The Day of Four Side Worship." which means a day of worship from all directions. Then again it is every one’s birthday j on New Year's in Japan. Think of it. all the people celebrating their birthday at once! Is it a wonder that it ts a great occasion? On this day the houses and gates nre decorated with greens and garlands of heavy rope made of nice straw. From the center of these garlands is sometimes suspended n large orange, which adds to the beauty. Over the door is tacked some dried fish of a certain kind. Everything in these decorations has its special meaning nnd must be placed in its own peculiar way. Conundrums. • What is the difference between a dollar bill and a silver quarter? Seventyfive cents. What is the relation between a door and a doormat? A step farther (a stepfather). Why h n dog larger in the morning than at night? Because he is let out in the morning nnd taken in nt nigtiL What Is tin* first thing n man duea When he falls overboard? Gets wet. Origin of Limousine. The word limousine, now applied generally to closed nntomobllea, originally men nt tlie woolen cloak worn by public carriers in France. Later the word came to mean the top or ennopy : of the enrrier'a cart, then the whole emt, nnd finally any vehicle with an inCloaed space lor luisseugers. A New Year’s Resolution. Once there was • Hille boy. And he newr would )>..||eve Wii. n nurw-y rend nieo fairy tales. And he made hH mother tcHeve H'l-aime he llklvim'U to wild woet. About Indians dueling children ' Me Ilk*! to hear about robbers that thole suld-perhspe s million! He was such a naughty boy Jle chased poor hrne and pullet* * With wicked, cruel popsuna That shot the till bullets Ho lovwl to hide behind a tree Abd scare rwoot lit Us girls—like me. And so—one New Year’s eve It was—-’T.-.f boy to brag. The fairies hitched him to a cart, . And then they made him drag Just like a hone ail night. Thr-y taught him such hard triples Beesuse tie didn’t believe in them. They pnplehrd hint with sticks! They played wild west. Indians and roc; • They .based him round with popguns, too; Then, when with fright he was most dead. The fairies took him home to bed. When hie kind r.ursey said. "Get up," . Ito didn't wait a mhutte—l eforo she said once, "Hurry up." Ib-M had hie suit and— in lit N« said he always would bo good. 11. believe In f ifties. rm>. And said he'd do the beet ho cot. Id Not to make eny mesa He'd be so kind to dogs and cats I And always wipe hie •hoes on mate ' Before he came In the front door— Alt this he pruml'M and lota mors. He hiinr-hl« clothes up. oh, so neat. 1 And klueed bin parents dear. » Ji And wished the Utils girls he knew ’ll A happy, bright now year. —Youth's Companies. 11

— ..... 1 HATS FILLED WITH SILVER. Pay Day on the Big Canal Used to Be a Picturesque Event. Wlieii the work of digging the Panama canal was nt full blast pay day was a sight to see. It lasted for three days, and 1,1100 pounds of gold and 24 tons of silver were required to meet the monthly payroll. The common Ini borers, except the Spaniards and itaitins, were paid in Panama silver. The ' United States agreed with the Panama government to maintain parity of Panama silver at two to one and therefore paid off the negro labor in it. It was | wrapped up in paper in the same way that a bank wraps up small silver, some of the rolls containing twenty silver dollars, some ten, and so on. A month's wages in silver, with two dollars required to make one. made no I mean bulk, and it was a sight to see ! the negro get down out of the pay car j with a hatful of coin. The pay train consisted of an engine and tender nnd the pay ear. It had a I regulation platform at either end. but this was for the use of the force and the American workmen. The Spaniards nnd negroes had to climb up a - set of steps on the one side, show their metal number check and their pay check to the policeman at the door, pass on to the pay clerk, who would make each man put his hat on the counter to be filled with silver. Then ho was hustled out at tlie opposite door, where he could count his I pay at his leisure. If he found a | shortage a note was made of the fact. I i and if the cash account was out of balance at night lie was reimbursed.— Washington Star. WIRELESS WORRIES BIRDS. Electric Waves Sesm to Dull Their Sense of Direction, Since the British coast began to be studded with Marconi stations it has been noticed the* the birds do not seem very happy .bout it. In the neighborhood of a wireless station j birds seem to be vaguely disturbed and uneasy, gulls being the chief sufferers. And when the line of n pigeon race lies over or near a wireless station it has been noticed that an unusual number of birds fail to find their way home. The wireless waves in the air seem to interfere with the sense of direction. The cause has not been definitely | settled, but there is no doubt that birds nnd animals both are far more sensitive to mysterious vibrations of the air than human beings nre. Horses nnd ' I monkeys in earthquake lands tremble ' with fear hours before an earthquake I arrives. It has been suggested that, animals I and birds have a sixth, or “electric,’', sense nnd nre in touch with the ether. | that mysterious fluid which scientists ■ declare to jvervade everything in the j ' universe on earth and in the air. It is ' by waves in the ether that wireless | travels. So when the wireless waves start interfering with the ordinary waves of the ether, such ns those along which light travels, the birds lose their little | heads and forget their way.—London ■ Answers. The President Plays Golf. No doubt every golfer would like to i know what kind of n game President | Wilson plays. Is it good, medium or J “punk?” Well, even the bent Informed golfers of the Washington club do not , know or will not tell anything about the president’s game. He plays well enough to get enjoyment out of it. and he gets the recreation that it affords He likes the course and everything connected with it. The perfect free-1 dom he enjoys makes it an ideal country club for him. Oewisionally Mrs. Wilson goes out with him nnd sits on the veranda while he plays, or one of his daughters makes the round with him, but generally his match Is with Dr. Cary Grayson, U. 8. N.. who is hts j constant companion wherever he goes, i —Arthur Wallace Dunn in Leslie’s. An Armless Artist. •’Lessing once said that 'if Raphael had lieen Isirn without arms lie would nevertheless have tieen a great |»u I liter.’ and we are reminded of tlie queer i phrase by the appearance on the stage or a Berlin tneater or an armless art- ; Ist. He challenges our wonder nnd ndmiration." writes a man who saw him, i “and his performance Is n great lesson I to those who hesitate in the face of ordinary obstacles. The pictures this j genius produces are made with (irnctl or brush held by the teeth and guided by the head's motions. Landscapes, j portraits mid still life pictures are made In this way, nnd, while they may not be In the nendemy dess, they are more wonderful than many works which aspire to that distinction."— New York Tribune. Msxico. Mexico consists of twenty-seven con federated states, nnd the total area of . the country Is 7G3.(M)<j square miles. . Mexico is, tliigefore, almost three I times the size of the state of Texas. The country has a const line of O.iWMi miles-l.'kX) on the Atlantic mid 4.2 W on the Pacific. In natural resource* Mexico u <me of the most, favored countries on earth. espKikily in mineral wealth. The people of Mexico are its chief drawback, the greater part ' being Indiana, fnr Inflow the Indian of j North America in Intelligence end charI net er. Uncle tarn's War Cods. The United Htates has n new secret language to use in time of war. All the words have five letters and nre so pul IvgelLei as to make the sending of wireless messages simple nnd easy to i tend correctly.

THE. THINGS rilDO t ™ ■Umr ls Dn| i few Da i s o ,f gumsr z You still have few days left to make vT|jrf\ . your Xmas selections. We have hund- ; 1 ' reds of useful presents that will be J J \\ most acceptable at this time. | ]}' «— Suits And Coats at Bargains ' . i We have just received Many things you can buy a g oo d assortment of Silk and Cottnohose, Fancy Furs which will makeelRuffs Nobby ties. Fancy th^ mat ' ]anuar5 ’ pricesriEht ' vhenmostneedcd ' egant Xmas presents, nnraoc Vnnitv baerc laCP i Ladies Coats Worth $20,00 Now $13.50 Owingtothewarmweapur.es \ am-y bas, lace t ~ .. .. ther you can buy them collars, Auto veils, Silk seal 1 „ 10 (W ver y reasonable prices Fancy umbrellas, Fancy ' tWP “ !, “ ;; 5.50 right at time when needscarfs, Guest towels, Table Wil " Su il s " »’oo “ 12'50 r e(^il ox + . ~ ’ ~ , Wl $.. lo;o Grey wolf sets $9.90 Marlinens, Napkins, All grades (W- .. mot sets $12.50 Childrens Silk dress goods, Rugs. W QVT p T Q A T PIP furs at all prices sl ' up ’ ___ ALiij DxVlivlo Al nlvr Make your selections YjKM. Reductions Early. Make our store your Headquarters, leave your packages in our care. We will gladly lay them aside for you CTXBXaXCK COAiHhIN Y - ■

A FEW OF OUR FARM BARGAiNS. The following farms we hare listed at a very low figure and the prices namd below should bring quick sales. Should any of them not be sold by January 1, 1914, they win be takeu oft the market. (Get busy): 120 acres gool black soil, only 2-13; miles from two good markets and on good stone roods, this farm has best of improvements, good ten room house \ with cement yards walks all around it, 1 cellar, drilled well, woodhouse, the house is lighted with acetylene lighting plant, the barn is 26x70. a large hog house and other outbuildings, m>ns the buildings over ton years old; some of the corn on this farm went 90 bn. to the acre this year. This farm is located in the heart of the Eastern InI diana oil field in Jay county, Indiana. It has three producing wells on It now und enough free gas to furnish the owner fuel for cooking and lighting if it were piped. The owner of the farm Is forced to sell and move to another climate on account of hia health, and will aeil for $155.00 per acre if sold this month. 60 acres, 4 1-2 miles of market. 10 > room house, hot and cold water, cellar and other outbuildings, barn 40x66. hip roof, corn crib, granaries, good ' orchard. 4 acres timber, 1-2 mile t> I I school, sod Is mostly black, tiled am fen« d, *165.00 per acre. Ito acreit, 3 mb< •< to school, 1 mik I to church and 5 1-2 miles to elevatm - or county sent, house has 9 rooms not) ’ cellar, barn 40x00 with shed attached | granaries nnd other outbuildings, or I chard, farm Is tiled and fenced. Only *125.00 per acre. 100 acres, jocted In Jefferson town ship. Adams county, Indiana; S roon house, with cellar, smoko house, chicken house, milkhouac, imrn 38x80 with cement floor, well, with wind pump, good orchard, farm well tiled fenced, for only *146. per acre. i 115 acres, 1 1-2 mile from market, 7 1 room house with cellar, plenty of out buildings, burn 38x68, large hog houss. I nice lhre<-n<:re grove, black soil, well fenced, well ditched, close to school, an extra good Imrgalti for *IBO.OO per > acre. 160 acre- , s room house with cellar, barn 40x90, two cribs and other good outbuilding*, a good well, with windpump.'fenced and tiled. only-1-2 toile from school 11 2 mile to church, 1 I*2 , mile to elevator and C miles to county seat. *125 per mru. i 95 acres all bla> x soil, 1 1-2 mile to i market, 4 1-2 miles to county seat. 7 i room nouse, barn 86xiv, wiui sued at-

tached. and other outbuildings, wind mill, orchard, farm is fenced and fair-. ly welt tiled, no timber on the place,; for only *130.00 per acre. l!0 acres, house ot 7 rooms, barn ' 2.6x56. with shed attached, corn cribs and granaries nnd other outbuildings, well with windpump, good orchard, tartu is tiled and fenced; is only 1 1-4 mile to church, 1 1-4 mile to school and elevator, a bargain for some one al *115.00 per acre. 60 acres, 6 room house, bam 36x56, nnd other outbuildings. The buildings on this place are old, but in good , repair. The farm is all under culti- > ration, fences in good shape and fairly well tiled, located only 2 1-2 miles from the county coat on the best of stone roads, and is a bargain at *105.00 per acre. 54 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 i on account of health, these two farms ■ can be bought together, and would inako an ideal stock farm for some I live, wideawake farmer, or will be I sold separately at *lO5 per acre. i 60 acres. 6 room house with cellar, ' barn 36x60, smoke house, a good well, , only 3 miles to elevator, it acres tlrubar and all the rest under cultivation, i bargain for some one if taken quick it *l2O per acre. 120 acres, 100 acres under cult Iva ion ur.d 20 tu re;. of timber located on ,ood atone roads. 2 miles to ehurcti, 4 m<le to school, and 6 miles to vic ator, 9 room house, burn 42x60, with hed, rranarles, scale with shed over, rood well with wind pump, orchard, veil tiled and fenced, only $160.00 per tcre. Now remember the prices on the ibovc farms are not watered, and will sell before January 1, 1914, or taken >ff the market. HARVEY A LEONARD CO. «i Q>»a> him , i, NOTICE. John Edwards, the old reliable painter of Decatur, is now ready to do your painting, paper hanging and graining. all ardors with the llolthnusc Drug Co. 283e0d-t3O TO KENT—One front office room ami two unfurnished housekeepingrooms. —J. H. 8|on«. *}6Ui EOR 5 HAJ.E —( li|na (loud, buffet.| stoves and a nupibtr of > other household arikols. r'l’acuc 159. 29612, A good six room house for rent, near the Haugk stone quarry. Inquire oft Julius Haugk. 296tl

Practical Q? S Fashion Hints 2 S K /-? ® i ” ca 1 o A © I i 4 v j, M J JUM g -C/y A / Litv -ojrIt is sometimes difficult to think of; as appropriate gift for the “new" I baby, something that will be useful us 1 well ns ornamental. No. 0741 is u tiny garment that would meet this requirement perfectly. It is " carriage wrap that will protect nnd prevent the little one from catching cold when taking its dally, out of door sun both. Ono of the light, warm Hunnels is nn excellent material to ninke it of or eiderdown. The edges may bo bound with ribbon or finished with a hand embroidered scallop in a contrnstinq silk. The wrap o|>enK down the front but is dosed nt the bottom iiko n bug There uro no sleeves, and this pre vents cold hands, as It is not easy to keep gloves or mittens on such small fingers. The pattern is cut in but one xlxs and requires 2% ynrds of 30 Inch fluu nel or elderdowu. with l-i yard of ribbon for the edges. This Is a Perfect Pattern. It mny l>r obtained hy filling nut the coupon nnd inclosing 15 cents In! stamps or coin to the Pattern Depart meat ot this paper. -COUPON Name ■trset st.d No City and guts I Pattern No. Mlssa i

ATTENTION FARMERS Our price for Butter Fat for the week ending with Dec. 22nd, is 35c Bring Us Your MUkand Cream ADAMS COUNTY CREAMERY COMPANY THE VACO CLEANER Ihe Vaco is built of indestructible material (malleable iron and steel) and is guaranteed for I. 20 Years It has the greatest jKUMb tion and the most powerr ' J « ful blowing device of any L hand cleaner made. Easy to clean Easy to Work Easy to move about It is equipped with three different kinds of cleaning tools, an observation glass and a long hose. Why fear \ our Rugs And Carpets kn!! ie J loor t ar V! P° und them to pieces when you ;i uy or rent a V acumn Cleaner from us that will J H nfT C n a Pu r on 016 fl(K,r in half the time an(l lit-irv °nna tC k th u!? e wcar . and tear? The proper, sanbeXa nd n he^ ,tl ; y way is the Vacuum method no oeating—no dust-no ill temper. SDoci ii ChVi^’ 00 C - ean a r «,° n which lam offering a nTfL C i T fiaOO. 1 also have the agi < - o:here from S7.(M> up. Can show a a T er * n Call at the Leonard Store on -uom oe street and see them. I JOHNSPUHLER I agent