Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1916 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rstes Pur Week, by carrier 10 cents Pet Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mall $2.60 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postofflce in Decatur, ndlana, as second-class matter. WHY NOT ADVERTISE? The following is the very sound advice offered by the Farmers’ Guide: “The people of your community support the local paper because they have confidence in it and want to read it. A good paper must have from one to three thousand circulation and from that they run up to as many as tens and hundreds of thousands, but suppose your local paper has a Legitimate circulation of three thousand. "To send a circular to three thousand homes, under first-class postage, would cost you at least SIOO, taking into account printing, envelopes, addressing, folding, stamping and posttage, and then you can’t say very much in one circular which is quite likely to reach the home at a time when it receives little attention. “This same SIOO.OO spent in your local paper would give you at least twenty inches of space once a week for a year. You can tell fifty-two different stories and it is practically impossible for you to have your advertisement in the paper for this length of time without attracting attention. People get familiar with your name and they certainly learn what you have for sale. Talk this over with your local publisher and see we art? not correct. “Advertising lessens your work and it enables you to wait upon more customers, because if they read your copy in the paper they know the story of the goods and they come ready to buy. You don’t have to argue with them and so you get them out of the store quickly, making room for someone else. Advertising brightens things up because it increases your sales and lets you keep the store looking fresh and snappy. Don’t overlook this important feature of advertising. No man can afford to keep it up unless he makes sales —makes sales means moving stock and moving stock means activity and freshness. “Advertising is an educator. Every merchant should read the advertisements and catalogues of other men. and so get their selling arguments. It is a good thing to do and it will often enable you to make a sale which

IF YOU HAVEN’T ATTENDED OUR SALE of mens and boys clothing, you are missing the largest sale of this kind ever conducted in Decatur. J The prices on Suits and Overcocoats are making them move. $25.00 Suits and Overcoats, sl6-50 now * $20.00 and $22.50 Suits and Overcoats $15.00 now $10.50 now $12.50 and $15.00 Suits and Overcoats, $9.75 now $ 9.00 and SIO.OO Suits and Overcoats, $5.75 now The Myers-Dailey Company.

1 might otherwise be lost. ■ “Advertising makes you a bigger, better and stronger man in the com- : munlty, because it lets people know ’ you and it lets you know people. It gives you a business reputation which must be sustained. "Believe me, brother, if advertising cannot improve your business, then i you had better change your line, and 1 believe me further, that no man is so 1 big and powerful that he can disre- ' gard this truth, ’SHUN THE LIGHT . OF PUBLICITY AND YOU DIE COMMERCIALLY.’’ RiiHiiinM n ’iiinH»i:ffinnniHiHUHUU j DOINGS IN SOCIETY ’ I-.. J WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Thursday. Embroidery Club —Mrs, Claude Coffee. Ladies’ Aid Social— Evangelical parsonage. C. B. L. of I.—ln Hall. Methodist Missionary—Mrs. Fred V. Mills. Baptist Aid —Mrs. C. E. Bell. Euterpean—Mrs. Olive Peterson. Evangelical Aid Social-Parsonage. Friday. Eastern Star initiation installation. The Lutheran Ladies’ Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at the schoolhouse. Daughters of Dorcas —Miss Flora Fledderjohann. Os all the paths to woman’s love, Pity’s the straightest. —Beaumont and Fletcher. The St. Vincent de Paul society has issued invitations for a reception at the Knights of Columbus hall next Monday evening. The affair is being given in honor of the twenty-first anniversary of the organization of the Decatur society. In the election of the St. Vincent de Paul society officers Mrs. L. A. Holthouse was elected treasurer, instead of Mrs. C. V. Connell as stated yesterday. Mrs. Connell is secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Baker entertained at dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Ben PII-, lers and Mrs. Fred Bacon of Holland, Mich. The last named returned home today after a visit here with her husband and sons who are employed at the sugar plant. The Easter Sar will have a special meeting to initiate two candidates this evening and this will be followed by the installation of officers. The Embroidery club girls enjoyed Ist evening at the home of Mrs. Claude Coffee and sewed and crocheted and talked. Refreshments were served. Miss Josephine Lang will entertain next. Mrs. F. V. Mills was assisted by Mrs. James Stults and Mrs. Anna Myers in entertaining the Woman's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Eley carried out the program as announced and a splendid one it was. The study of the new book, ‘‘Honfek Missions in Action” was begun and Mrs. Eley who spent several months in the west this year, told of her visit in the Chinese home in Los

Angeles, For the support of this home the local society contributes the sum of SIOO annually, and there was of course, special interest in her talk. Mrs. P. B. Thomas sang a solo and sub topic talks were given by Mrs. C. L. Walters and Mrs. Jennie Furman of Marion. Plans for the opening of the mite box in February were discussed. There were forty-five ladles at the social and the attendance was unusually good. Tempting refreshments were served in the dinning room with Mrs. D. T. Stephenson pouring the tea, she being assisted by Miss Florence Myers and Mrs. Frank J. Mills of Minneapolis. The Baptist Ladies' Aid at the home I of Mrs. C. E. Bell yesterday made plans for a pastry sale to be held a week from Saturday at the gas office. They also elected a visiting committee for the next month, this comprising Mrs. Betz and Mrs. Wisner. The Capitol. Washington, was studied by the Euterpean club last evening under the leadership of Mrs. Carrie Haubold at the home of Mrs. J. S. Peterson. There were twenty-three present and out-of-town guests were Mrs. Jennie Fuhrman, Marion. Ohio, and Mrs. Frank J. Mills. Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Jesse Dailey will be hostess next Thursday at a musical. A leap year ball will be given Wednesday, January 12. at the Knights of Columbus hall. The ladies have received invitations which request that they ask a gentleman. ANNOUNCEMENTS * FOR SURVEYOR. Grover C. Baumgartner of Berne, Ind., authorizes us to announce his name as a candidate for surveyor of Adams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the state primary to be held March 7, 1916. mch6 ANNOUNCEMENT. Joseph M. Peels of Jefferson township wishes to announce his name as a candidate for commissioner of the third district, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary to be held March 7, 1916. It 6 o — FARMS FOR SALE. 80 acres, 3 miles of town, good level soil, well tiled, 9 room modern house, new barn, 36x66, acetylene lights in house and barn, corn crib, garage, oats made this year 84 bu.. wheat 41, corn 65 bu. to the acre. Price if taken soon, $11,500.00 80 acres, 3% miles of town, good level soil, well drained, 8 room house, barn 36x70, acetylene light in house and barn. Price, $10,500. 80 acres, 1% miles of town, German church and school, good soil, 8 acres timber, well fenced, two houses, one 6 room with cellar, and one two room, good hip roof ba/n, 40x60, corn crib and shed, 24x30; $3,000 down, balance long time. Price, $10,000.00. 20 acres, extra good soil, 7 room house, good barn, plenty of fruit, close to school and church, 4 miles of market; $2,000 down; balance long time. Price, $4,000. 40 acres, good leved soil, well ditched and fenced, 6 room house, small barn, good drove well, will take city property as part pay. Price, $6,500. The above farms are oargains and must be sold soon.. I have a large list of farms for sale. Office over People’s Loan & Trust Co. bank. D. F. LEONARD. o DR. BURNHAM’S SAN-YAK Acts as a Living Antiseptic In the Stomach and Intestines. San-YaK prevents self poisoning, that serious illness from which so many persons of sedentary habits and advanced age suffer. San-Yak prevents clogging of the colon and caecum; hence its great value in destroying germs from undigested animal food which are a factor in the true cause of poisonous decompositions of the bowels, causing appendicitis, rheumatism, typhoid, dysentery and arterio sclerosis or hardened arteries. Heart trouble 18 developed thr gh self poisoning from the kidneys and bowels. To maintain health all such poisoning must be checked, and you can do so with the use of SanYak. Take it is the greatest medicine yet known for man, woman or child. SI.OO per bottle. Sold by Smith, Yager & Falk drug store, Decatur, Ind. — o LOST—-A Friendship bracelet. Finder please return to this office. 6t3. WANTED —Girl for general housework. —Mrs. E. Woods, West Monroe street. 4tf HOUSE FOR RENT —Corner 6th and Jefferson streets. Inquire Joshua Parrish. 6tf. FOR RENT —Two unfurnished rooms in the front part of house. One a very large one. Call phone 720. 2t3. FOR RENT —House on Mercer avenue, within railroads. Rent cheap. * Inquire Crystal theater. It 3

i RED CROSS SEALS SALE. ' Mr. Opllger, Lizin Grove $ 6.17 I. A. Kalver 100 I Henry Thomas 106 . Elmer Moser 60 • Peterson & Moran 1.00 ! Kirsch & Sellemeyer 2.50 ' Bowers Realty Co 1.00 1 Thomas Durkin 50 1 Rev. Seimets 1.00 Geo. Wemhoff 1.00 - Masonic Lodge 7.75 • Dr. C. V. Connel 50 i Burk Elevator Co 1.00 11 L. Carroll 50 LaFountaine Handle Factory... .50 Decatur Produce Co 1.00 1 F. Frislnger and J. Myers 1.46 ' L. A. Holthouse 50 Red Men’s Lodge 2-17 Burt Hunsicker 1.50 • Conter Ice Cream Co 1.00 Lois Connel, Gladys Flanders, Fannie Heller 3.00 Charles Sether K 10 K. of C. Lodge 5.00 J. W. Vail 5.00 Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co. ... 1.00 Geneva K. of P. Lodge 8.50 Holthouse Drug Co 2.00 Smith, Yager & Falk 2.00 Fullenkamp's Dry Goods store.. .16 Enterprise Drug Co 50 Robison Candy Kitchen 1.00 Chas. J. Voglewede 1.00 C. C. Pumphrey 1.00 Fred Mills ' 1.00 Miller & Hunsicker 1.00 Runyon-Engeler Co 1.00 Teeple, Brandy berry & Peterson 1.00 Vance & Hite 2.00 Decatur Democrat Co 3.00 Menig's Cigar Store .▼.. 1.00 Hartings & Wilson 1.00 Frank McConnell 22 Myers-Dailey Co 2.00 Crystal Theater < 1.00 Gass & Meibers 1.00 Callow & Rice 1.43 Holthouse. Schulte Co 2.00 Boston Store ~ 2.00 Annie Winners 1.10 Knapp Hardware Co 1.00 Decatur Herald Co 1.00 Niblick & Co 2.00 Lee Hardware Co 1.00 Indiana Lighting Co 1.00 Elzey Shoe Store 25 Ed Kintz 50 Graham & Walters 2.00 Fisher & Harris 1.00 D. M. Hensley 1-25 Mrs. Kate Burdg 30 Art Store 1.30 Decatur Public Library 2.00 Murray Hotel 06 People's Loan & Trust Co 10.00 Old Adams County Bank ...... 10.00 Mrs. C. V. Connell 1.00 Star Grocery .. 1.00 P. J. Hyland .’ 50 Ed Boknecht 19 C. E. Pennington 51 Dr. J. S. Coverdale 1-00 Ralph Miller 1-00 I. A. Bernstein 25 Oscar Hoffman 50 Geneva Public Schools 6.51 Adams County Creamery C 0... 1.00 Berling Produce Co 1-00 Decatur Lumber Co.’ 1.00 Smith & Bell 2.00 Ed Augenbaugh 25 P. L. Macklin 100 Beavers & Atz 50 Dr. B. Mangold 50 H. A. Colchin 1.00 Dr. S. D. Beavers 50 Dr. J. S. Boyers 50 Hower & Hower 1-00 Martin Worthman 8.20 Mr. Beery 14.50 J. R. Parrish 1-00 Margaret Moran 1-00 Delia Sellemeyer 1-00 Lizzie Peterson 1-00 Indiana Board & Filler Co 1.00 A. L. Brentlinger 79 Nellie Winnes 3.00 J. S. McCrory & Son 50 Neva Brandyberry 79 , Mrs. Blackman . 23 i Mrs. Stephenson 10 I Miss Patton 1-00 Sam Hite 1-00 , South Ward 3.16 ■ Catholic Schools 3.00 Fruchte & Litterer 2.00 . Mr. Beery 3.00 . Geneva High School 9.00 Mrs. Henry Breiner 3.00 Mangold & Baker 1.00 Yager Bros. & Reinking 1.00 Berne Public Schools 10.00 [ Berne Drug Store 1.00 i Berne People’s Bank 2.00 I Stengle & Craig store, Berne.. 1.00 I Gay, Zwick & Myers 34 Morris Store . t 1-00 Hooper ft Lenhart 1.00 . Jake Buhler 20 First National Bank 3.00 1 Dr. P. B. Thomas 25 Dr. E. Burns 50 ! Dr. J. M. Miller 25 Baughffian’s 5c and 10c store.. .72 . H. S. Michaud 25 Martin & Joseph 2.00 t . T. A. Leonard 1.00 . Mrs. F. H. Hubbard 53 Elks’ Lodge 10.00 j Monroe Bank 1.00 a The southern part of the county has j not been heard from. o 3 .. HARNESS FOR SALE a Several good Yiets of second hand ( . breeching harness repaired and oiled ). in excellent shape, at an interesting 3 place.—C. F. STEELE & CO. * 6t3

RADICAL CHANGES IN CHINA Republican Government Doing Many Things, Among Other* Breaking Through Hlatorlo Wall. The great wall which has surrounded the city of Peking for many centuries U undergoing an unusual change. Peking is laid out in a symmetrical form, with nine gates leading through the great wall Each aide haa two gates except the front, where an extra central gate—the Chlen-men —leads directly into the forbidden city, the central incloaure of Peking. This Chlen-men, or front gate, is the one most seriously crowd ed with traffic; and yet tradition up to the present day has never permitted it to be enlarged nor any other gate to be broken near it in order to relieve the congestion of rickshaws, carta, donkeys, motor care, camels and heavy-laden human beasts of burden—coolies. The present republican government Is by no means so superstitious as the old exclusive Manchu regime, but Yuan Shl-kai must take into consideration the superstitions of the people. The gate through which former emperors passed in and out of Peking was opened Immediately after the republic was established; but only a few days after It had been thrown open to the public a mutiny of the troops took place in Peking, and much of the town was looted. The cause of the calamity was laid to the credit of the newly opened gate, whereupon it was immediately closed and has never since been swung upon its hinges. Since the republic has been well established a number of changes in the minor inner walls have taken place, notably two new gates having been broken in one of these inner walls; and as no calamity has befallen the city, the government is now making bold efforts to relieve the congestion at the Chlen-men by breaking two new gates through the great wall. The wall is forty or fifty feet high and forty or fifty feet thick. The work is a difficult task because the excellent mixture of cement of former days has fastened the bricks like stone together with remarkable firmness. It is expected that the sections of another smaller wall will be found within this large wall, the smaller one probably being that which Marco Polo described in the account of his visit to the famous capital of Kublai Khan. Aerial Dreadnaughts. When Mr. Tennant spoke in the house of commons recently on the large aeroplanes used by Russia, he was alluding to what is known as the Sikorsky biplane, the dreadnaught of flying machines. This biplane is the largest heavier-than-alr machine yet invepted, and can carry at least twice the load of any known aeroplane. The dead weight of the machine is no less than three and a half tens, and it can carry a load of over a ton. Nearly half a ton of fuel and oil is carried, and when on a war reconnaissance could carry a quarter of a ton of explosives, consisting perhaps of half a dozen giant bombs, each weighing 10 pounds, as compared with the one or two which aeroplanes now carry, or ten or a dozen 20-pound bombs. Although compared with a Zeppelin the Sikorsky biplane only carries about a quarter the amount of explosives, and has a much shorter range, it has the very great advantage of being much cheaper, easier to build, less at the mercy of the elements, and a smaller target. It was stated in 1914 that the Russian government had ordered five of these big biplanes.—London Times. Dog Pilots Nurse and Baby. Wanda, the Polish nursemaid of the Mahler household of Darby, has demonstrated to the family that, while she can speak no English and doesn't knew one Darby street from another, she can think herself out of any difficulty once she gets lost. Ono evening Wanda was instructed to take the family's proudest possession, Minnie, a 15-pound incubator baby, out for an airing. Wanda was so intent on looking after the baby’s personal interests that she got lost. As night fell she decided she simply must get home, so she set her mind to work on the problem. At last a yellow dog came along. Wanda had seen the dog around the Mahler home, and she thought that if she followed him she would get back into the Mahler neighborhood.—Philadelphia North American. Prince Napoleon. Prince Victor Jerome Frederic Napoleon, who has obtained permission of the Italian military authorities to go to the front, is the head of the Napoleon family. Ordinarily he lives tn Brussels, having been expelled from France many years ago" He is a Parisian, however, by birth, and his sympathies with the allies are further cemented by the fact that his wife is Princess Clementine, daughter oi King Leopold of Belgium, and his mother i» a princess of the house oi Savoy. It needed but the entry of a Napoleon to make the cast complete —Dundee Advertiser. Common Experience. “As you travel through this vale oi tears, is your faith in humanitj strengthened or weakened?” asked the inquisitive person. "It’s a queer thing.” answered ths man who is easily worried. “I’ll meel halt a dozen people who are the right sort, and strictly on the’square. Then I'll run across a skunk who makes i me forget *ll about the other six.” $ A ■. | * - - ...

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