Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 132, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1924 — Page 3

THINGS :: UNUSUAL By T. T. MAXEY pl,w,p,l ” r k ’ n,on ) tH E CALIFORNIA MISSIONS scattered up aud down the coast of n.iifortdtt-each one day’s Journey on , , , ba ek apart from the next-are a tan of twenty-one great Spanish miaaions, which stand as a monument “S«IM to the credit of the FranConnected by a historic trail known ♦•f'l Camino Real** (Tho King’s Hlthwsy). approximately 700 miles In "‘th-extending from San Diego Jthwnrd to Sonoma, these romantic “ d picturesque bulWlngs—Moorish In ’chltecture-mtfht well be classed as * The American counterpart of the things that people go to the old countries of Europe tft see." These famous missions are a relic (lt u romantic and yet fearless endeavor, carried on by the Franciscan missionaries, at the command of the king of Spain to establish through a series of religious outposts a knowledge of Christianity In her farthermust possession. The movement took dctinlte form when the Mission San Diego was founded In the year 1700, but the chain was not completed until 54 years later when the Mission San Francisco de Solano at Siymmu was [ established. Huw many additional missions might have been added to this chain and how much farther up the coast It would have been extended, nobody knows, because before the advent of J 824 the system was disrupted and further construction stopped by the government of Mexico. However, this labor of love then had to its credit the civilizing and the Christianizing of a race of savage Indians. Some of these missions now He in ruins or have passed entirely Into oblivion. Others, In a splendid state of preservation, are still used for regular service. The San Jose, fifty miles south of San Francisco, although not to be compared in size or cost to some others, has been accorded marked attention. It once owned more than 25.000 head of live stock. The San Antonio de Padua, east of San Luis Obispo, was compensated for its lack of riches by a tinge of romance such as few, if Indeed any of the others, possessed. San Gabriel, four miles from Pasadena, much visited, has been described as “a picture to remember for a lifetime." San Buenaventura. north of Los Angeles, a “glorious relic recalled from the past to bless with Its memortes the present and the future," had perhaps the most beautiful altar of all, while San I.uls Bay de Francia, near Oceanside, with walls four and five feet thick. Its corridor containing 250 arches, was perhaps the greatest, richest and grandest of them all. i ++:•++< »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ■ THINGS unusual ■■ <• ‘ • By T. T. MAXEY ♦»♦♦♦♦»>ll»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦ I« > <4. ISJ4. Wralara New«p*p«r t’nlun.) CONEY ISLAND Every normal person desires and deserves the chance to play occasionally and every large city has Its nearby play spot. Consequently, it came to that our most noted artificial—as different luted from our natural national parks—play ground waa located adjacent our largest aggregation of hud-dlsd-up humanity. New York City. Coney Island has been referred to »» ‘ America's Mad Playground,'’ and <he stranger who visits it ou a hot summer night readily and naturally galas the impression that the swnrmiag hordes of people are ma<l for play, also that almost everybody Is going to or coming from Coney Island. Perched on an outflung point of I-oag Island—About an hour's rids from “the big dty," with n sloping, •stidy i>each upon which breaks and fulls the Atlantic ocean's surf. Coney island la one of the most popular bathplaces In the world. The creek which formerly separated Coney from island having been partially hilvd In, It Is no longer a separate Island, but the name, known world wide, was not changed. la-iotiglng originally to the Canarals Indians who called it Narrtoch. < -ney ‘•'sad came Into possession of white f*t>pi e as far back aa 1643. Th* pres **'i t'oney dates from the erection es " pavilion in 1644 Since that time it has grown steadily and marvelously •» an amusement center aud la no* the widest-known amusement resort *» have. * spectacular duster of domes. R'lree and odd looking buildings, cases. Ounce floora, ehootlug galleries, roller 'oaMera. movies, merry-go rounds, stunts, peanut, popcorn. Ice < ’t»nm and hot dog stands, one can ** here every form of thriller yet in ♦«H*d ami many that can be seen nowhere else, hear noises and experience '■yn fusion* before unknown. As <>n* observer expressed it: "It la move»ent. Everything shakes or glides or ‘"linmlea or Jumps or tumbles or turns—nothing aver stands still." Most folks go their to "cut loose’’ •«' "have a good time" If their u'lni expressions are a safe guide for '• formulation of an opinion. they wtialnly get what they go after.

:: THIN G S'”l :• UNUSUAL | 11 By T. T. MAXEY *♦♦+♦♦♦ uh <®. 1924, Wsstsrn N«w»psp er Union ) THE SOO CANALS The Saint Mary's river connects Lake Superior with Luke Huron -Vnture studded thlc river with rock nnd possessed It with a rapids which falls twenty feet In three-quarters of a mile. This made the movement of the cargoes of furs nnd merchandise, which came down through the lakes ,j bl e h# e ' r,y dßy '’ weU nl « h lni P‘* Accordingly, | n 1853. the work of building that which Is said to have been the first ship canal within the borders of these United States was begun. This canal was 5,674 feet long and its locks permitted the passage of vessels drawing twelve feet of water. As this nation developed more and greater cargoes resulted, and the canal and locks had to be enlarged. The commerce of the Great Lakes continued to grow by leaps and bounds. The present series of canals nnd locks, completed In 1014, 'cost several millions of dollars. Now vessels drawing some 24 feet of water <an be accommodated. The largest lock Is 1,350 feet long. Five ships can be-bnndled at one locking. As many us 125 vessels have passed through in a single day. Although the bulk of the traffic moves through the canals on the American side, there Is also a large canal on the Canadian side. . The season of navigation varies uncording to the weather. Generally speaking, the canals open In April anil close In December. The tremendous volume of traffic which pusses through In a single season Is astounding. The report of the United States canal office at Sault Ste. Marie for 1922 shows that an average of 69 vessels per day or 17,383 passed through the canals during that period. These vessels carried 57,043 passengers and 66.067,258 tons of freight, the value of which was estimated to be almost one billion dollars. The east-bound traffic included, tn round numbers, 240.000,000 feet of lumber: 4,6.80,000 barrels of flour; 263,600,000 bushels of wheat; 108,000,600 bushels of other grains; Sf.ooo tons of copper; 42,000.000 tons of Iron ore and 252,000 tons of general merchandise. The chief Items which made up the west bound traffic Included, using round numbers again, 8,700.000 tons <>f soft and 069,000 tons of hard coal; 29.000 tons of manufactured Iron and steel products: 63.000 tons of salt; 186,000 tons of oil; 620.000 tons of stone, snnd and gravel, nnd 312.000 tons of general merchandise. THINGS :: UNUSUAL ;• 4» < • :: By T. T. MAXEY 11 < I <1 + + 4.J.v4- + <-+4~H-+4-++4-++++4-H-4-r I®. 1»24. Wwt.rn Newspaper t Bion 1 INDIANA SAND DUNES Indiana rubs elbows with Lake Michigan. On the border line the prolonged, Incessuut and combined laboring* of such artistic elements us glaciers, water, wind and sun have pro duced the most ecenlcally-fumoua stretch of landscape In the Hoosier state—a land remote, as It were, yet within a few hours' ride of the homes of some five million people, a Naturemade park of strange formations unlike any other In our broad lend. A dune la a hill or rldg* of sand which has been plied up by the wind. Here, the unbelievably large quantities of send-the plaything of the wind —have been blown and whirled Into countless forme end shep<’» hills, mounds, peeks, domes end ridges In wave-llke erray—some epprextmutely 2HO feet high. Due to the antics of the wind, the nnhlteeture of th* dun* region Is constantly changing Romi'tlmra charges occur with surprising rapidity and sometimes with 'logged slowness. There sre two kinds of dune* live and dead Live dunes travel, dead dunes are motionless, although their shape may change. Live dunes overtake and son>*tlines completely cover up trees, buildings mid other objects which are in their piith-th* sand submerged object comIng out from under the Other Side of the dune as It mow on. D*h'l dunes usually become such because of a foil ng* gr««ri» which binds th. sand prevents disturbance. Thus Nature produce, a paradoxical situation in that th* dead dunes are U>"*' "« which the foliage flourishes, whereas th* live dunes are devoid of plant life. Thli **dnn<* M r*<l<*n !• rich lore. Mood* HOI by ’be tom I led Mound Builders centuries ago era rationally met with. It was ••*'J** haunt "f the red men and th* pioneer* Nome of their trails can still be traced The beauty of «h» «"*•« hM the rwtl-m famous As If * place f.»r fio**rd«m. the from th« fiotith. th* trailing artmtna the East »n<l th* ' r 'X linl West meet her* on a ramm-n lira«nd Animal Iff* l« «<»*' opossum and raccoon Inhabit th Mink are fttund In the Hrctm- | Muskrat, skunk, squirrel and rahbK .I*o live here Th* v.rlety ■> bird lit* , I. -Isen sun.rl.lttg and a*|. t I* «h , equal of lltal O' "nr P 1 "'* ,n Aro * Hf * i

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1924.

happenings M infhe H |Biq CITIES Reiics or the Pioneer Days in Illinois

SI It ING FI ELD, ILL.— A plow used in breaking virgin Illinois pralrles In the early pioneer days, a rifle almost twelve feet long used to defend Kaskaskia, and a dress worn at a reception for Daniel and Mrs. ehster were among the pioneer relics on display nt the State Centennial inilldlng In connection with the observance of Lincoln's birthday. Many of the relics shown will become a pernianent part of the state historical library. f The display was assembled by the Illinois State Historical society, assisted by Mrs. Arthur E. Inglesh und 60 wot: .-n residing In the state. The plow is a huge nnd unwieldy Instrument which required six yoke of oxen to move it. The share, the cutting surface of which Is three feet wide, is swung nt the back of a heavy beam, the front of which was supported by two wooden wheels. No record exists of how the huge rltle from Fort Kaskaskia was fired. Including the butt, the gun Is over twelve feet long, and the diameter of the barrel is one Inch. It is an old-fashioned, muzzle-loading flint lock und the top of the barrel bears sights such ns are seen on nil old fushlqned nieces. ti„. butt is \er\

*4-4-+-i-+4-e-y+«+-:-4.+»* ><+♦ J TALES OF THE : OLD FRONTIER | ♦ By ELMO SCOTT WATSON + PPWPPPPPPPP-SPPPPPWPPPPP* t£) IHS, W««t«rn Newspaper Luluft) CIRCUIT RIDER DAYS AND WAYS Yours was not a man-made temple. Yours no pulpit wealth-endowed; God and you spoke in a cabin Where the humble meekly bowed. There you preached your gypsy gospeL Gave soul-night a happy dawn: Lett them singing songs of Zion. Leaped your horse and journeyed on. —'The Gospel Gypsy," by william HerschelL IF EVER a frontier hall of fame Is erected, this "gospel gypsy," the circuit rider, is sure of his niche. For these Itinerant preachers who rode from settlement to settlement were heedless of ail perils of weather or hostile Indians; fearless, unselfish and bumble, they were fired with the zeal to carry the word of God to the furthermost border of civilization. The circuit rider must have counted strongly upon a “reward In heaven" for his earthly recompense was scanty enough. Perhaps the most famous of them nil was Peter CartwrlghL but even bls salary wa* scarcely In proportion to his fame. The records of a quarterly conference of the Pulaski circuit In 1835 show that he received a three months’ wage of $16.9754. “quarteruge" of $2.1254, **"l ' l " Fents for traveling expenses, a total compensation of $19.00. Cartwright was sn eccentric old fellow. stern of demeanor and caurtic of tongue, lie believed thoroughly in the future of the raw Western conßVy In which lie served and he had a great contempt for the narrow provln.lahsm of the Atlantic seaboard. “They rap resent this country as a vast waste and It* |>eople is very Ignorant." he once declared. “But If I was going to ■hoot a fool L would not take aim at a Western man. I would go down to the arashore and cock my fusee st those Imp* who live on oysters." The circuit riders preached In a day of rough ll'lng and more than once they were called upon to use physical strength In turning the particularly ungodly from the path of sin. Once a hand «f rowdies Interrupted the meeting that was being conducted by one of these churchmen militant. He did not hesitate for a second, springing over Hie pulpit °t ih* tude little logcabin chureii. he strode down the aI«K seized two or three of the dlsturliers and threw them to the floor. Then he ast on them end. as he bnmpe«l their heads together repeatedly, he remark*.!: "Well, boys. If I enn’t beat religion Into >ou, I'll bent the devil out of y.«»u-“

~ , — TuBLIC AUCTION 'll .HOUSEHOLD GOODS—--337 South First Street, Decatur SATURDAY. JUNE 7. 1924 (Atniint-iK’iiiM ut 1:30 I’. M. Vlctrola Library Table: 8 Rocking Cbalrs; 3 kilt Axmlnster 9tnca; I S.a|i)3 Axmlnster Hug: I < ongolentn Rua. kxIS; Several Mmall Rugs; Floor l.sitip: 3 Kleitrir stand laimps; (»ak Dteaser; I Brass Bed*, complete; (l„ ,i- Huflct; »It Round Oak Dining Tsbl*; 4 Dinina Chairs; | ~T h< wine Msihlne with Electric Motor; Child’s Crtb com pie to; West Elm trit Vacuum H*t«P*r and attachments; Kitchen Cabinet; Autoi .fricrator; Kitchen Table; Globe Combination Oaa and Coal Cook , il,mine Blovee; Puritan Oil Stove; Blands; Cannmi Fruit; Cooking t’teneila’ D'*" Mower; Garden and Carpenter Tools; 1 Electric Washing Marb’lM- "nd numerous articles not mentioned. " V ' DORI'S STALTER. Roy H. Johnson, AucL *

11 short nnd at the end is eight Inches In . diameter. i The dress worn at a reception for I Daniel Webster In 1837 Is made of i beautiful yellow taffeta, which is as fresh and stlfr today ns goods newly i bought. It was worn by the mother I of Governor Yates. Severn! other old . gowns of sprig muslin, bernge and wool alpaca, made In 1848 and 1803, . are displayed on manikins. Other old articles of dress on display are small lace parasols, bits of Mrs. Lincoln’s , mourning clothes, bonnets, hoods and calashes. I Among the old pieces of furniture Is a bed and trundle-bed used In 1830; Lincoln’s desk from his home here: watile Irons, made like tongs for use In fireplaces; warming pans; an oldJ Cushioned sausage grinder; a Will box nnd the frame of a well bucket, whirl, still holds two osken staves ninety years old; n spinning wheel eighty* years old, nnd china and silver, some • of which Is as old as the United States.! Other curios include several : used In Lincoln’s political cumpalgn, • old newspapers, a flag that flew at! i luilf mnst <>n Lincoln’s assassination' I nnd an old well sweep and an old i fashioned cylindrical popper In which the pioneers prepared their pop coni best re the open fires.

[ RAIN RETARDS CORN PLANTING Several Farmers Plan To Plant Soybeans Instead Os Corn This Year L The wet weather has prevented a majority of the Adams country farm1 era from planting their corn this i. , spring and the recent frosts, thercB fore, have not injured much of the k crop. It was stated thia morning by r a well known and progressive farmer ! that many of the farmers had not com- • ph ted or even started their plowing, r | owing to the late season. The wheat ■ crop was also given a set back. 1 ; Loma farmers, in view of the wet | we ither and lateness of the season I will plant other crops Instead of corn. ' Some are planting soybeans and it is r thought that the corn crop, which is ’ the main crop In this county, will be t reduced to some extent. The frosts ' have injureil much of the peach crop, 1 It was stated and the potato crop J has also been set back. Strawberries seem to be thriving, although in cer- , tain sections the buds were frozen, but In most place* the berries seem to be progressing fairly well. Howiills FLIES )lOSQUrnffiS.E: ' pray the room with a fine, dotr!ko mist of FLY-TOX. It I tigers i :st long enough to do its work : k-aaant odor. Hannleas to htimana nJ animals. Will not stain. SulJ b> I our grocer or druggist. Kb > I I

" *- ever, there is nothing to be alarmed at, as we have been having this same brand of weather about this time of the year as long as some can remember. —— o Commercialized Sunday Amusements Condemned Richmond, Ind., June 2—(Special to Dally Democrat)—"Commerciullzed nmusements." especially Sunday movies, ale condemned in a report of i committee on religion and reform, which will lie presented to the general assembly of the United Presbyterian churches here today. Approval of the report Is expected. Following Its expected adoption, probably Into in the day, will come the report of the coiniuittee on state Ashbaucher’s FURNACES LIGHTNING ROUS SPOUTING SLATE ROOFING PROVE 765 of 739 • let | 400 ROOMS totsrher with many other comfort teuturea at moM rva-.onable rates. 100 Rooms at $2.50 per Day 100 Rooms at $5.00 per Da 100 Rooms at $.1.50 per Da, 50 Rooms at s4.(’o per I >ay 50 Rooms at $1.50 per Day There i» but one price to ewe/body. I Rater arv posted in each ruoiu. Food Senice the Very Best ( lull I'leakUt . . $ .75 Spe ial l.encheon . .75 Table d ilute Dinners 1.50 Coffee Shop and Tt . Roooi Fineit ir. tl.c city CrarettiettOy lrwnte»l ta tt'e h< rr of I ndl.<n-.«i>i' .a, on V. ASH IStG'l < si. ! (Notional ,‘ra-O at KeotiacK/ Aee. HOTEL LINCOLN T 1.. MFvrR. Manager INDIAN \HM.IS

KI 1 H - Onib I GUES SWORK7 VERSUS KNOWLEDGE "Why didn't I?"—How differently thinn" would have been!*' We hear it on ail hides. Count les* Iho it sand of widows nnd those to whom monct han been I left have been deprived of their inheri'an •• by injudicious invc'lmenlH. A unique distinction ataociatcn itself with thia bank, and that in that evert widow or other per >n who Im - consulted with us about inherit* ant th ha* actually gained—that b when they followed our advice. The proper intehting of trust fnnda Im the hlghcMl obligation a bank •amimaa —whether one hundred dollarx or one hundred thousand dollars, we give all such inveatmenta aerloua thought and study. Fifty yeara of eryatallized knowledge is nt your disposal when you consult with OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK

I. of the church, in the new revised • faith movement. A vote on this rei' port will brin out the fight of modern- -' Isis and fundamentalists for control I of the tiSHenibly. i Margaretta Frtstoe l A Graduate At I. U. Among the graduates from Indiana I -

praeontlngThefftraweOf Unaxamplad Smartnasa Cy” T I The Straw OS A Gentleman IJLISTERING summer sun warps Ql) and wilts a machine-made straw, taking the life out of the braid, and the style out of the hat, and the pleasure out of your purchase. Our Mallory Straws are hand-made. You won't notice it so much in the price as you will in the looks, and the fit, and the wear, and the admiring glances others cast at your hat. Let it be a hand-made Straw, or let it alone. Vance & Linn Shaw’af A Array Os Bralda A»d Bhapaa Im MALLO RY STRAWS

1| University this vear Is Miss Margaret ta Frlstoe, or Rochester. She I Is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Frlstoe, formerly of this city, and county, and is recognized as one ! of the high honor graduates, a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, an honor ' given only to those receiving straight i “A" grades.