Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1914 — Page 4

EVERYTHING IN Gass & Meibers Ready to Meet and Greet You at the Store of Quality. HAVE MANY OFFERS Besides Those That Have Been Announced—Have Employed Special Clerks One Decatur firm that is getting ready for an unusually big trade for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, is The Quality Store, Gass A. Meibers proprietors. This store, by the wayis one of the finest in all this section, and draws business from every surrounding city, Portland, Van Wert, Bluffton, Huntington and Fort Wayne, and they have been told many times that the stock they carry is the most complete of any store in this part of the country. They carry ladies ready-to-wear garments, including skirts, dresses, suits, wldte gowns of every sort, kinionas, in fact any thing in the wearing apparel line that you might wish. In addition they have a large line of corsets, gloves, handkerchiefs. purses, hosiery and every thing. needed to complete the ladies'ward-! lobe. They have advertised specie] I bargains for this week’s sale but they I also wish to announce that they will: have special prices on nearly every article in the store. They have ar . ranged for special clerks so that you | can be waited on promptly and they; want you to be sure to call at their j store. They want to say "howdy” t' | you whether you buy or not. OFF FOR SCHOOL. The Misses Neva Brandy berry ami l Lulu Ata, teachers in the city schools, j left today for Bloomington, where they will enter the state university for the summer. The Misses Frances and Esther Zerkel and Wildus Dailey who ( were graduated from the high school ' this spring, and who will teaah this i tali, left today for Angola to enter i the Tri-State Normm. WRITE STORIES FOR MOVING PICTURE PLAYS. New, Spare Time Profession for Men and Women—One Man Makes $3,500 In Sps Months. Owing to the large number of new motion picture theaters which are being opened throughout the country, there is offered to the men and women of today, a new profession, namely, that of writing moving picture p lay*. Producers are paying from $25 to slsf ' for each scenario accepted, upon' which they can build a photo play. $3,500 in Six Months. As it only requires a few hours’', time to construct a complete play, you the idea a tryout, writes that he earn-! ed $3,500 in six months. It is possible can readily see the immense possibilities in this worg. one man, who gave for an intelligent person to meet with equal success. One feature of tne business which should appeal to everyone, is that the work may be done at home in spare 1 time. No literary ability is required and women have as great an opportunity as men. ideas tor plots are con-' staidly turning up, and may bo put in scenario fqrm and sold for a good price. Particulars Sent Free. Complete particulars of this most | interesting and profitable profession ; may be had FREE OF CHARGE by sending a post card to PHOTO PLAY ASSOCIATION, Box 156. Wilkesbarre. Pa. WBB S2OOO TO SSOOO YEARLY Can Cm lit* S.iiwvi LEAR! MHIPHTSICIL HULIRI ' Anyone Cm Lawn l< Al Homs BIPIOMA GPAXTXD i . WrilaTodayior F« EkbxOe 800 Mat AoaarUm Metaphysical InaUtute. Peoria. tuuwis PILES! PILES! PILES! V ILUAM3- INDIAN PILE OINTMENT Will mind, niredmg and 10-hlng Pile*. It abaoiba the tunora, allay* llrhlnir al one* •ala aa a p-.-uiliea, gtvra tunlanl iwTlat. For aala bv all drn»-1«i«, mall M*e and II 00 WILIAMS Ml G. CO.. Props . ..eveland, Ohio

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I CAT AS A SNAKE CHARMER Pussy’s Fascination of Deadly Senpent Proved But Not Absolutely Accounted For. Stories of fascination by snakes are common, but from India comes the opposite in an account of how a cat may exercise such hypnotic power over a deadly serpent as to deprive it of all power of action. A gentleman who has lived forty-six years, as he says, in India, relates to a writer in the Field that twice his life has been saved by a cat. On one occasion, he says, he walked on to the veranda of his house and actually trod on a cobra that was sitting up ready to strike. Expecting every instant to feel Its fangs, he wondered at the delay in the deadly stroke, when, glancing behind him, he saw his cat crouching and gazing intently at the reptile with a mesmeric effect, which seemed to render it unable to move, so that he killed it easily. Another time, when sleeping in a cot on this veranda, ho awoke to find on one side of the bed a huge cobra, with head erect, and on the other side his cat, its glistening green eyes blaz ing at the snake. The man crawled out of his covering, got a gun, and even poked at the cobra, which had remained as immovable as a stuffed specimen. Wishing to test the phenomenon. he placed his hand in front of the eyes of the cat, whereupon the snake Immediately showed signs of life and activity, but when the hand was removed, fell Instantly into mesmeric fixity of attitude. Then it was killed. Granting the facta, imw ranch was the effect upon the snake due to hyp--1 notlsm, -nd how much to paralyzing ' fear of an ancient enemy, rendering I it forgetful of everything else in its intense watchfulness of a recognised , dauger’r FORCED TO HEAR SERMON No One V/.ns Allowed to “Take a Few WinKs” In English Churches 300 Years Ago. Those who have a habit of sleeping through the minister’s sermon ( should thank their stars that they | were not living in England 300 years ago, for they would have been rapped j | over the head every time they dozed . by men especially appointed to the ! | task of keeping the congregation I awake. For instance, in one parish in ! ; Shropshire, 25 shillings a year was I ' regularly paid to* a poor man to go ' about the church during the sermon and keep the people awake. He carj Tied a thin, long wand in his hand, I which he could conveniently stretch 1 out over considerable space and rap ' oh'enders >n too head or about tho shoulders. With women he was s'ways inj structcd to be gentler, to tap softly, j but persistently, until the slumber ' as broken. For women, it was learned, were not so amiable as men on buing aroused from a comfortable nap, and, if gentle means were not employed, were likely to get up and leave, causing no little commotion ' about them. Wisdom of tha Ancients. It is now believed that the ancients I used telescopes for astronomical purposes. in excavations in Babylonia a > lens has been found which was undoubtedly used in a telescope cenj turies before the birth of Christ. The ‘ incfents, both Chaldean and Egyptian, j were acquainted with the planetary ■ vystem, knew that the earth was round, could calculate meridians exi actly. calculate the orbits of the plani ets; in fact, paid great attention to eclipses of the sun and moon, to oc- ; cultations of tho planets, to the mo- ' tions of the planets, and the determination of their periodic and synodic i times, to the construction of tables of ■ the fixed stars and the mapping of , them into constellations and to settling the exact length of the true solar year. It is fair to presume, then, that they bad telescopes to aid them in i their work. Oldtime Criminal Trials. Criminal trials used to be conducted ! with wonderful speed in London, espeI dally after the court had dined. An old observer of the ways of the central criminal court cites a case in which a prisoner had picked a pocket . of a handkerchief. Two witnesses ! were called, the man robbed and a ; constable, who stated the facts in a ! few words. Then the judge addressed } the prteoenr. ‘ Nothing to say, I supJ pose?” The summing up was as folj lows; ''Gentlemen. I suppose you have jno doubt? I bar' none.” Jury—j Guilty, my lore aid," vto prisoner: | "We have met uefore—we shall not meet again for some time—-Seven years' trauspo '"Hon." Time of trial, two minnti t fifty-three seconds. It was said that these after dinner trials did not average mors than four minutes each.

— — j _____ CLOSINCt OUT SALE VANCE & HITE CLOTHING STORE Are You Getting Your Full Share of the Bargains? Wise and Thrifty buyers have thronged this store since the very first minute, when this sale started. No wonder, for such rare bargains have never before been ottered in all this section. No matter what is advertised from any quarter. You know Vance & Hite. You know they carry the best, the cleanest, the most dependable stock oi Clothing and Furnishings to be found in any store in the County.. today we open up big cases of reserve stock which was late in coming. Everything is now open tor your inspection. Better selections now than the very first day of the sale. The Hoxden Salvage Co. will close out this entire stock. ~___ $25 Men’s Suits ~G i "’ s as $35.00 for this same goods. Every grayS m M t f re «’in l nn\ mln nr pattern that is new and desirable. You jfoXV were ever sold for SIO.OO for a man or can buy a strictly high grade Suit now young man. All sizes. To close at the price of a cheap one. ± »17.95 J K. W'K z ■ £ i — w Cl 9 Cft Mon’c Quite This line includes a VS Men’s Overcnak Carried over from 1 P ur ? worst . blue Mens Vverttats lastwintcr The serge, worsted and cissimeres m grays finest coats we have ever handled. On an browns. A chance to buy a good account of the warm winter we had 4 £ ult . J or PS «. an lte P al< * they carried over a lot of Overcoats. 01 them. Io close Tney must all move. Your choice to “ ..-.nc $8.95 H 3.95 C] C Mpn’o Overmk AU new last fall. about two hundred suits in the lot. |ID mens uvercoais They wiil please Built for all men. Regular cut—sbms you next winter. Pick them out. All or stouts. All desirable patterns. You wool. Serge linings. Think of the sav- will appreciate these. To close ing. Vance & Hite will not move them gw. iTWfI tnem to the new store. To close j pi: l fl C 1 53.95 /b i - n S2O Men’s Suits Mirieby Kuppenheimers—the very best CIA Rain fnak Slip-ons. Made from makers in the trade—every suit made <piu Irani vuaia a |. ne vu i can i ze( ] CO v- KjEWi iKtUU Kuw-i—« by this house is hand tailored and guarert cloth. Every man should have one. HSMI anteed in every wav. A selection of 1 Tan and gray. Just the thing for rid- ftsaa new patterns that will please you. To ing. To close c ' ose $7.95 > $14.95 —l.-... I ■" ' ' I —. 5c Men,s Handkerchiefs 50c Work Shirts SI.OO Union Suits ’ About fifty pairs of boy» band Over- Fifty dozen men s work ah.rts; they White, hemstitched; we have fifty Made frem b)ue denlm and a , e „ ttaple ai neat; th|nk cf the Men’s ribbed summer union suits - dozen of this number; we will give rtripe; to close 25c saving; all colors. To close 35c lonß or • hort '««•: ■ our costomers th. toMfit. To close 2c great snap, to close7»c $3.00 AND $3.50 DRESS PANTS— Men’s black or bixwn dresa sox; lay One hundred dozen men's canvas $1.50 AND $2.50 IDE BHIRTB—The Made by high-class tailors, perfect HU- in a supply; every pair must be sold gloves, ribbed wrists; lay in a supply suappy dressers will appreciate this, ing. “Stag" trousers; every pair guar- To close, pairßc now. Per dozen 65 c t 0 close $1.19 auteed. To close>2-65 SI.OO WORK PANTS--Made from u $5.00 Men’s Dress Pants Made from t3OO AI _BERT DRESS HATS—Fv ry $3.50 AND s*.oo BOYS’ SUITS-They '“-vy cotton worsted, seat stripe yet- worsted, blue serge Bew Bummcr stv , e: ghadoß . ar., a snappy line, in nil the new ter "’ To c!o! * e , „ , , btn ” C ” i ' t ’‘ rns «h< market. To clone $2.35 shades fix th.- boys up at less than wliUt , they (a4 DRES3 SHIaTS _. Flni( , UH , lri||((l . >2-00 MEN’S HATS-S.Ht and stiff; COMl ’ T ° ,1O8 “ $2 ’ 95 To close $1.65 th. L- 50e .hirt in the world; ab o ' V "' y “«* btyle; pU k ,lu ,i ‘ oul ’ T " 55.00 BOYS’ SUlTS—Absolutely all Boys . Ki & g. BLOUSE WAISTS line of choice summer patterns. To ' lo6e wool. "Best Ever" brand, guaranteed _ Thu very t , er put wn u lt . uin rl.. cloeo 39c 50c MEN’S AND BOYS’ CAPS-A big to give satisfacUon; blue serge or *To close »c »1-00 DRESS BHIRTS—"Silver Shirt” "election, made from all wool cloths, fancy imtterns. To close $3.96 |i.OO KNEE PANTS FOR BO V S— you know the brand; look for the label.- To close BJe $8.50 BOYS' SUITS I*e vmy best Made from r, | ,v’>cl ..lUtcrltl T“ To close 79c SI.OO MEN S CAPS—New uummer line, boys’ suit* on the tnaiket. made front /Jc 52.50 BOYS' SUITS—Neat mixed pat- To close 79c finest imported blue serge. To 50 c KNEE PANTS FOR BOYS—Ex- term In iitucree and worsteds, all 25c AND 50c NECKTIES—the tint :t tloue $6.95 tra well made. To close 39c Uzes; to close we have ever shown. To close 19c, 39c — — —

WANTED— A man for Singer Sewing Machine agency In Adanm county. Excellent opportunity for good man. Sec D. I. WEIKEL. Phone 39. 132t3

rOR SALE—A pony, city broke and I cart. A bargain, inquire of little; Kinta at the Art Store or call phone -■o. g W>' g

MEN our Illustrated catalogue rx- I platan how we leach the barber I trade in few week*, mailed free. Write I Molor t'ollogo. Iftdlnnatiolln I'>bt« — — 1

FOR SALE New Milwaukee mower, nve foot cut. Will noil at a bargain. Inquire at thia office. J. W. Low- ” 13416,

■■■**■MB • OT*| .ItIIJLJ ILLOST- FOX Tc r ricr dog, had black »pot» on head, rmt white, with bobbed tail. Return to thia office and reirltv fifty ct'uta reward. 134t3