Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1915 — Page 5

THERE NEVER HAS been a spring season that offered such interesting novelties in shoes. The new styles are remarkable for their variety and for the amount of dash and “go” they have—slim, graceful-looking shoes with light colored tops. When you see these spring models you’ll feel like getting rid of your winter shoes right away. Take A Peep Into Our Windows. CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. ' THE SHOE SELLER

WEATHER FORECAST ‘ Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. / Dan Sprang went to Fort Wayne on business. Verna Baumgartner of Fort Wayne was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Toni Druley over Sunday. Miss Mayme Deininger spent the day in Fort Wayne on business relating to the millinery store. Miss Hazel Butler is on duty at the Morris store again after a day’s vacation yesterday occasioned by illness. Despite the European war, the Penn-' sylvania railroad on March 1, had 190 more foreign stockholders that it did a year before. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Rector of Ossian were among the guests spending Sunday with Tom Druley and family of Fifth street. Some fellers seem t’ have as much trouble findin' a wife t’ suit ’em as they have findin' a good nickel cigar. A movie actor has t’ do about ever’thing but double in brass. —Abe Martin. Miss Lena Hossman, who has been caring for the late Henry Heuer of Root township, was a guest over night cf Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, returning to her home at Berne this morning. Charles E. Mumma left today for Trumbull ccunty, Ohio, where he will make his home, having leased a farm there. His family will go later. Mr. Mumma is a son of John A. Mumma of east of the city and has made his home in this vicinity all his life.

I The Home Os Quality Groceries SPREAD IT ON Apple Butter, lb 10c Strawberry Preserves 25c Apple Butter, jar 15c@25c Raspberry Preserves 25c Pure Fruit Jelly 10c Syrup, white, gal 50c j Maple Syrup, bottle 25c Syrup, white % gal 30c ; Maple Syrup, qt 45c Syrup, red gal ..45c j Maple Butter, pail .. 25c Syrug, red, % gal 25c Onion Sets, qt. or tb., white 10c | Onion Sets qt. or lb., yellow 8c We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 16c Butter 17c to 27c IM. E. HOWER North oi G. R. &I. Depot Phone 108 | . . - --- .r- -y. WIWUX.JJ . IF. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN President Secretary Treas. g THE BOWERS REALTY CO | REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, abstracts; The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Abstract Records, Twenty years’ Experience Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. R MONEY

John Starost of Fort Wayne was a business visitor here. County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke was at Fort Wayne today. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Burnett and daughter, Clara, of Ossian, spent Sunday with the T. J. Druley family. Ralph Grandstaff of Toledo, Ohio, is visiting with his cousin. Dr. John C. Grandstaff, and family at Preble. Kalver & Sikes have returned from Indianapolis with six Fords, all of which have been sold and are now 'icing delivered. Mrs. Alice Whitcomb, who lias been away on a visit with relatives, du:in. the time that she was disabled by :i broken arm in a fall, has returned to the city. Dr. Roy Archbold is suffering from an atack of grip, which has kept him boused up for several days. He is better and is looking after business at his office. Dinnis Gallivan of Columbia City merchant and contractor, was here so day looking after business affairs. He is interested jn securing contracts for dredging work. Mrs. Ira Elzey and children went tc Monmouth today noon to assist her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Todd who are preparing tp move to this city. They have lived on the Marin Robison farm and have now leased one of the Vail residences on S. Eighth street. * Ed Jackson of New Castle, who was the republican candidate for secretary of state last year, was here today, acting as a committee cf the association at New Castle,- where the Honeywell party will go from here. They open their campaign there one week from next Sunday.

Fred Fullenkamp was unable to be at the store today on account of illness. ; Lew G. Elllngham writes that he will arrive here in a day or two for several days business at this office. Mrs. Jessie Deam returned to this city last evening from Bluffton nnd will spend a few days visiting with friends. Mrs. C. A. Burnett and daughter, Elizabeth, of Spokane, Wash, will arrive tills evening for a several weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs. Brue Patterson The Pennsylvania system now operates in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky. Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. In these states reside more than half of all the people in the United States. Two Allen county couples were married by Justice Weaver at the Hillsdale (Mich.) court house Saturday. They were: John M. Snyder and Miss Rhena H. Gump, both of Allen county, Ind., the former a blacksmith; Ray I. Wells and Miss Mary F. Parker, both of Allen county, Ind., and George C. Kelly of Wright and Miss Bertha C. Bailey of Lanawee county. Announcement is made by the Baughman five and ten cent store that blooming tulips and hyacinths will be secured for Easter sale and will arrive next Wednesday or Thursday. These will sell for ten cents a piece. An Easter sale of blooming tulips and hyacinths will be held next Wednesday or Thursday at the Baughman store. The plants will be ten cents apiece. ’ Mrs. J. Ebersole returned this morning to her home at Columbia City. She was called here by the.change for ‘.he worse in the condition of her mother, Mrs. Polly Barrone. Mrs. Barrone passed away yesterday afternoon before her daughter arrived. Mrs. Ebersole had spent some time here at the bedside of her mother, and had returned to Columbia City shortly before the change for the worst occurred. — A cheap rod well cared for will render better service than an expensive one neglected. A rod should be reshellacked and varnished, allowing all of two weeks for the process, before the season opens. It is a good plan, if you are expert enough with windingsilk, to remove all windings, go over the rod with sandpaper, using last the finest procurable, then shellac and varnish after windings have been replaced. —April Outing. If you want a handsome bible, one as real value, with beautfful illustrations on nearly every page, bound in limp leather, with teachers helps and with every mark of good quality you should take advantage of the offer now beipg made through this paper to get one for $1.23 and six coupons. The same in cloth for eighty-one cents. We also have the Catholic Bible at the same prices. The offer will last only a short time longer. Better get in if you want one. * In the Better Babies department of the April Woman’s Home Companion appears the mother’s calendar for April. The following bit of specific ad vice is taken from this department: “See that your children wear rubbers and keep their feet dry. Spring slush is more dangerous than winter snow. "Do not permit children to lay aside winter underwear for thin gauze with the first warm spell. Either meliumweight balbriggan, or the usual winter underwear should be worn, with lighter suits, dresses or coats, until the weather becomes settled.”

In order to provide a public recreation place in New York's densely populated East side, an elevated playground has been constructed at the west end of the Williamsburg bridge. A picture of the playground appears in the April Popular Mechanics Magazine. It is of street width, 480 ft. in length, and affords a breathing space for several thousand persons during the sultry days and nights of summer. In its center is an open-air pavilion where dancing and band concerts' are held, while at convenient intervals seating accommodations are provided beneath awnings for the benefit of those who frequent the place during the heat of the day. Basket weaving and sewing are taught the nefghborhood children by instructors. That there is a tendency ror Pennsylvania railroad stock to be held widely by small investors —those who put their savings in shares of the company—is indicated in the steadily decreasing average holding of shares. On March 1, the average holding was 108.27 shares, or 3.53 shares less than a year ago. The number of women shareholders is 44,469 —almost half the total number, and their average holding is sixty-three shares. The company's “Record of Transportation Lines” shows that the system now has 11,794.43 miles of line, of which 3,734.10 miles are doubletracked, 821.80 miles have three tracks, and 635 miles have four tracks. In addition there are 9.433.34 miles of side tracks, making a total of 26,419.24 miles of trackage.

SHOWS STRENGTH OF HABIT All the Devastation of War Has Not Caused French to Deviate From Regular Ways. It was Carlyle, we believe, who remarked the narrow orbit of great events. While mobs were tearing at tho stones of the Bastile, groups of men in other parts of Faris haggled over copper coins, quarreled over the depredations of house cats, discussed poetry and philosophy or matched predictions on the weather. The fall of the Bastile was to echo down the ages. But the world of accustomed ways continued its way unchecked. An American, lately returned from Europe, reports that the most astonishing thing about the war to him was the absence of signs of war. “When you travel by rail if you did pot know that war was in the country you would never suspect it unless you wondered why a red-hatted, blue-coat-ed guard, with a rifle carelessly swung over his shoulder, was noticeable now and then by cross road or near the buttress of an important railroad bridge. “The big black and white horses are plowing in the fields, the red and black cattle and the sheep aqd hogs are grazing in the fields and pastures. "As you approach Paris at night, you see families dining by uncurtained windows in blazing light. You are astonished after your London experience of semidarkness to find the boulevards ablaze and no apparent fear of aerial enemies or sky invasions, although aeroplanes and Zeppelins and bombs may be flying and fighting only 80 miles aw?y. “The inhabitants, young and old, picnic in the Bois de Boulogne. “You smile and join with the people In their curiosity excursions." War, for all its earth-shaking, devastating, upheaving violence, is yet weaker than human habit. URGES VALUE OF HOSPITAL Medical Expert Declares Mother Love Cannot Take the Place of the Trained Nurse. “Skillful home nursing is a great blessing,” says Dr. H. W. Hill of the Minnesota Public Health association. “Everyone wishes that every mother might be a skilled nurse, for such services are required at least three to four times by each child for serious infections as well as for many minor trou bles. But skillful nursing in the home is beyond most mothers, despite all loving desire to do the best for their sick ones. "When actual knowledge of the care of really sick persons is needed, and especially where infectious cases are concerned, not only is the average mother's training insufficient for the patient's best welfare, but lack of practice as well as inexperience tells heavily on the mother in her efforts to prevent the spread of infection to others. A trained nurse is invaluable in such cases, but even better is it that the sick one should be removed to a hospital. This is especially true for the patient suffering front tuberculosis, and avoids danger to the other members of the family as well.”

Helgoland’s Lighthouse. The most important lighthouse at the present time, so far as actual operations are concerned, is the light of Helgoland, the island which Germany has turned into a naval base. The Helgoland light is an electric one and the most powerful in Germany, and is claimed by the Germans to be the most powerful light inexistence. The light consists of a cluster of three rerevolving lights, having a lighting power of 40,000,000 candles, a magnitude of light which from figures alone is hard and difficult to realize. The lights are on the searchlight principle, and the cluster is surmounted by a single light, of the same kind and size, that can be revolved independently and three times* as fast as the three lights. The single light is put into use in case of accident to the cluster of three. The electric power is generated by two steam engines and boilers, running belt-driven electric generators. Highly Paid British Diplomats. The salaries of British ministers and ambassadors, which range from $6,500 to $57,500 a year, are still inadequate to meet the demands upon them, says the report of the royal commission on the civil service, which has been studying the diplomatic service with a view to its democratization and improvement. The report states that the salaries paid at present to the higher members of the diplomatic service are as follows: Paris, $57,500 per year; Washington, $50,000 per year; four other embassies, $25,000 to $35,000 per year; first class missions, $12,000 to $22,500 per year; second-class missions, $6,500 to $12,500 per year. Dog Rescues Ice Skater. Carroll Searls had a narrow and wonderful escape from death while attempting to skate on the ice at the city reservoir. He tried the ice at first and decided it was strong enough to hold him. While skating it suddenly gave way and he was precipitated into the cold water. His dog saw the predicament and ran across the ice to where the hole had been broken and attempted to drag his young master to safety. It took but a short time for young Searls to find the bank, and a quick trip home in his icy clothing apparently left him without serious results.—Nevada City Dispatch to San Diego Union.

SONG OF GERMANS (CONTINUED H:UM PAGE ONE) much more than one can wisli for. S.i that when I sent Clinton little parcels he wrote that he had so much for himself that he gave it to others who had less. We are very fortunate in his surroundings until now. 1 am sure all the good prayers will be heard and that he will come back to us safely again. It is admirable how much love of’duty and self-sacrifiiie is in all those boys and men. There is a continual coming and going to the front —to foreign lands more or less inviting, still I have not heard one German grumble about it. It was hard sometimes, but It was his duty—it is to save his country and for his emperor. It is really wonderful. There has been so much self-sacrifice, so much want, so much to be deprived of, and all with very little rebuke. And what I like to hear is their songs when tiiey go awa yor when they are dead-tired from marching—there is something very touching and clean about it. They begin with God in the morning and end with God when dark comes. Each soldier receives a little prayer book when he goes from his home —either Protestant or Catholic —special prayers for soldiers at war. There are a few hymns in it, and I think if you could look into our churches on Sunday one would be surprised. Os course we turn to go in sorrow, but there are any number of people who do not. That is one reason why I believe the Germans cannot go under. It is a race that will prosper and be thankful to the Almighty. I see and am convinced. 1 am glad that the Americans have prayed for us. We need all your prayers and we all hopei that the spring will bring us peace; that our heroes may come back to their homes again. There has been so much sor row and many families have been stricken; there have been many offerings, and we have more to offer. I was only so sorry to read that the Americans had sold arms and ammunition to our allies. It is only a question of “money-making" I presume of some big inventions. We only noticed in some papers that they' spoke of the peace-loving America selling arms to our enemies during a world war and praying for peace cn the Sunday before. I don't believe you have had the truth in America. But it seems some of the papers' are getting at it now, or trying to. It would interest me if you could send me cuttings from an English paper with the English sympathy and one of the American .papers with the American papers against the English. I wonder that the Americans let the English wa’k over them as they did about the ships with freight; that the English can have such power over the water and nations is astonishing. I wonder what this blockade will do. The Germans have got to do something to protect against the English push and unfairness at sea. Over here we can speak of the French. We can even say we understand them, but the English are really hated. You cannot imagine howbitter they all are—this fighting with colored races. The English send the French to the front, the Belgians to the front, the Indians to the frpnt, but they themselves lay in cover behind. It is cowardy. Os course, there

are some exceptions everywhere, but I mean as a rule. In our war in America about a hundred years ago, the Englishman bought the red Indian to do his fighting for him, did he not? There are many touching scenes in the trenches, sometimes between the French and Germans, and do you know what I really think? Some day, perhaps not so very far away, the French and the German will go together. Now don't think me dreaming. You mustn’t laugh over old Mazie's politics. When I get started I don t know when Ho stop. I am enclosing a few cuttings which Arno wants to send to “Minnie.” He is so interested that the Germans in America take such a lively part in the war. Os course a bey of his age is very sentimental and patriotic. When he goes out in the world he will get broader minded. Too bad. he loses this win ter and cannot go to Switzerland—perhaps next winter. I do not think Clinton can write you a card, dear, but will ask him in a letter. They are not allowed to write home but once a week npw, which is new. for some unknown reason, and the boys’ letters are under control. Some of the Alsatians have behaved so “beautifully’ that they have skipped the border. So things are getting pretty strict in many ways. No more French words, no signs, no talking, printed matter allowed—at least not here in the city. They say Switzerland is over-crowded with French and people that have “no” nationality. My friends there write me it is terrible. Well, I must close at last. I hope this will reach you. Tiie enclosed pictures we took for our passports, which we have to have made to go outside of town or gates. May this find you all veil. Wc are all comfortable and happy

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DO VOU WANT TO FILE An Affidavit of Mortgage Indebtedness? Now is the time. I have the necessary blanks and can do this for you any time during the time allowed by Jaw, March and April. Don’t delay. Do it now and have it out of the way. RUTH BALTZELL. Notary AT COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE REDUCE YOUR TAXES ” March and April are the months designated by law in which to file your affidavit of Mortgage Indebtedness. During this time I will be found at the County Treasurer’s office. Let me fill them out for you correctly. MARIE PATTERSON Notarv IWe have installed one of the latest and most efficient Generators FOR I Charging Storage Batteries HOLTHOUSE £ GARAGE

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