Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1937 — Page 15

FBetide gifts h?’ COUSINS M SI 05,000 IIIPB 1.- J® ()., I'liilanlhiop- | isUpi"* Investigates I I Records ■u^io 1 I' I th le.t citizen, had special he >< i". to be sure” ex--1 >. W 1) O would lie worthy of ths bl ■ * ai»"' l,|ose v ' h,> woul '* l!il Ktf it •*' 111111 ,l ” " money Ihould be spent carefully.” ■Anparei r, the wtiite-haired, ■miistacbei diilanthropfst was satwttii the reports turned in hi 'lis inveiti tors, because 21 of Cns■teilo's •*' 1,1 * "iisins -eleven in check for $5,000 EalrK (es - I Flv: Cousins Answer I Five dt ■!' ‘ cousins immediately ■responded after receiving their ' ■'gifts”-iour wrote letters; one lie ! aplione- from Milwaukee. Cosi litee.hled Krai grJfied. letters alone." he said. becoluding still Keen eyis "well repaid me for the Kitts.” Costello receiied his fortune from ■is brothe . Charles. The latter died 118 months ago. James M. Costello ■recalls th it was at the side of .d!l-ln <l ■made for distribution of the $lO5.

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I 000. "We must do something fur our , western cousins," Charles was quoted by James as saying. "After all, .James, blood is thicker than i water.” hew of ids "western cousins" ever had heard of Costello; several knew him only casually and only one or two ever had visited at length with the aged railroad man. The Costello fortune (Ils size! is not known but an Inventory filed in an accounting of Costello’s estI ate showed assets of about $500,- | 000) was accumulated by Chai les, formerly an official in a large Pittsj burgh wholesale confectionery conicern; Pat, another brother, and > their sister. The brothers and lister pooled their resources, thus I piling up the present Costello fortune. In Varied Occupations Costello's preliminary investiga-j I I ion of the 21 second cousins he | | proposed to make richer by $5,000,; i showed the 11 in Wisconsin to be a representative group. i They include: Miss Margaret Meaney, a field i nurse with the Milwaukee health [department. , Miss Agnes S. Gleason, Milwaukee school teacher. Miss Lila Meany, formerly a prii vate secretary, but unemployed at the time her check was received. Mrs. Margaret McDonald. Mil-j waukee, a widow. I Mrs. P. N. Reddin, Milwaukee.' 1 a home science instructor. Harry Reddin. Milwaukee. W P iA. worker with a wife and five i i children. Clement Meany. Manitowoc, Wis who operated a tavern. Mark Meaney, who worked in a i tavern in Racine, Wis. One Mother Included Mrs. Mathew Dahlhausen, who! moved from Fond du Lac to Madi-j ! son, Wis., and was sending a physii cally-handicapped daughter to the state university. Thomas Reddin. manager of an investment company in Manitowoc. Charles Reddin. insurance man

| in Manitowoc. A be-spectacled toller In a bank here was startled when the first of the $5,000 checks started coming through. I Lisbon has a population of about 3,500). He went promi ptly to the bank president. i Oh that’s all right," replied the president, ',’there'll bo more of I them. Pay I hem all." __o Indiana Pupils Farm j Fort Sill, Okla. —(UP)—In addition to their studies In the Fort j Sill Indian school, Indiana boys tn | the 10th and 11th grades will be | occupied this term with farming 125 acres of land. E. C. Mueller, farm superintendent, has reported l The pupils already have seeded 12 acres of alfalfa and 15 acres of wini ter barley. * PLEASANT MILLS * NEWS | ♦ 4 ! Mrs. Laura Davis wae a Fort Wayne visitor Saturday. Mrs. A. A. Penland has been quite ill for the last few days. Mrs. Cora Lambert and daughter Hetty of Bobo spent a few days wilh her mother, Lydia Mcßarnes. Mr. and Mrs. John Fortney and daughter Darlene Kay, of Monroe, tailed at the 0. S. Fortney home Tuesday. Mrs. Samanthy Everett, who has been quite ill, Is slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCollough and Mrs. Bertha Clark were Fort Wayne < allers Saturday. Mrs. Lee Custer, spent Monday in Decatur visiting with relatives. Mrs. Velma Brentlinger, who fell i and broke her ankle, has been removed from the hospital to her home, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sovine and son visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Sovine and family. Mr and Mrs. Arney Anspaugh of Bryant called on relatives here Monday. Mrs. Glenn Mann called Sunday on Mrs. O. J. Simian, wiio is still quite ill at her home The M. E. Church will entertain

DECATIT DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1937. ”

Weather A Week Ahead As Forecut By PROF. SELBY MAXWELL, Noted Mtteorologizt oec. S »tc -[Z/ I / T 11. 1957 tl 195? ro I to / jANI.tSM C J I JAM*.I93B Vf/7 to Mi HQTACOID WETW Indiana Temperature and Rainfall—Dec. 27 to Jan. 2 Most of Indiana will be cold. The extreme W. and S.E. portions will be slightly warmer. The cen. area of the State will be moist. Normal over the W. and E. sections.

The maps show total effect of Hot, Cold, Wet, and Dry air to be expected next week. DAILY FORECAST [dec 1937 ® JAN 1938 Xt 28 29 30 31 1 Z 3 |q |"e l*o l*o I Q I oj ° I - □Ski»raw6BSWr§uNstjjttD • 51 to STORMY »SW) W-WIP WHEN AIR IS TOO DRY A reader writes in to ask about the humidity in her home. She says that air indoors is too dry and even when there is frost on the windows she finds humidity so lacking that her furniture conies to pieces and even the wall paper peels off. She wants to know what to do about it. Dry air is a problem of cold weather. There is often a serious lack of humidity in the living room. Let us see why this is. The water carrying capacity of the air is determined by its temperature. Warm air carries large quantities of water vapor easily but. when it is cold, air finds it difficult to even carry a small amount- Let us suppose that the thermometer stands at zero outside. If we open all the windows and doors the room will chill to the temperature of zero. Then when we close the room it will require one teakettle of water boiled away as steam to saturate this zero air. When we raise the temperature in the room to 30 degrees it will requir five teakettles of water boiled to steam to humidify the air. The ordinary temperature of a living room is 70 degrees, and it will require no less than 22 teakettles of water boiled to steam to properly saturate this air. You have no doubt noticed upon coming indoors on a zero day that the air feels very different from what it does when the outside air is not so cold. This difference is due entirely to humidity. When you take one room full of zero air and heat it to a living room temperature and do not add any water you have a deficiency of 21 teakettles of steam which the air will take from where ever it can. Moisture comes out of the furniture, out of the wall paper and out of our bodies. This is why our noses and throats are raw and parched ill dry air, why our skin chaps and cracks and why we feel so uncomfortable and out of sorts and liable to take colds. Open pans of water set about the room are a moderate help, they are better than nothing, but

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the public with a Christmas pro-, gram Sunday evening. Everybody welcome. Those who visited Sunday at the Wm. Noll residence, were: Mr. and Mrs. Winston Rawley and daughter Arlene of Berne, Harry Manley and son Don, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Custer, Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher and daughter Aulean of Decatur. Claude Hemli’nger of Fort Wayne and Jean anl Frances Ray. 0 • Baby Honorary Mayor Crystal Springs, Miss. — (UP) Perhaps the youngest “officer” in the country lias been discovered in Brian Hansel Aby, great-grandson of 8. H. Oby, early Mississippi editor. Brian recently was appointed a major on the staff of Gov. E. W. Marland of Oklahoma. o Rare Corn in Ohio Painesville, O. (U.R) -Two undj one-half acres of red flint corn — almost an oddity in this section of the country—were harvested on I the farm of Mrs. Catherine Orient •his fall. Albino Deer Shot St. John, N. H.—<U.R)i—An albino deer, pure white with the exception of brown ears —was shot here by Shelton Appleby, Queen s county farmer. The deer, declared a great rarity, will be mounted.

it taks a stronger measure than just small pans of water to really humidify the air. A teakettle of water simmering over a low fire on the stove is the perfect answer when the air is too dry and we recommend tills to cur reader as the proper way to keep the air in her home in good condition. WEATHER QUESTIONS Q.—Does low temperature have a depressing effect on people who are in poor health —I am of course speaking of the weather preceding a change?—C. J. H. A.—Sometimes the gray skies of low barometer days make sick people feel gloomy. A cheerful bright fire in the fireplace is the proper remedy. Q. —What prospects, if any, has southern No. Dak., for rain next spring and summer? Mrs. E. J. M. A.—Fair to good rains are in prospect. Q.—How can one forecast weather by noting the type of cloud? J.JA.—The cloud sequence is: Marestalls, high cirrus, stratus, cumulus, Nimbus, the storm, then driving fractocumulus, broken clouds, clear sky. Q- Is Saturn an evening star now, and for how long? C.M.D. A.—Saturn is in the constellation of Pisces, visible inclining to the west after the sun goes down. Q. —Should a farmer in Indiana block up his drainage ditches next spring? Our land is moderately sandy, and fairly high? E.W.S. A.—lndiana will get fair to poor rains, and you will need to save soil water, not waste it. Q. Will lowa have much snow in 1935? AO.R. A. —Yes, moderate to deep in many places. * MOISTURE KIT So many of our readers have written in requesting our humidity card and our forecast of snow for the coming winter that we have had our printer run off a number of additional copies | to take care of late requests. | The humidity card will tell when the air in your home is tto dry. too wet and just right. If you desire one or more of j these humidity cards and our forecast of the snows of the i | coming winter send in for our moisture kit, and the card and I snow forecast will be sent to you free with the compliments | of this newspaper. Just address your letter to Prof. Selby Maxwell, care of Democrat, en- | closing a 3c stamped self-ad- | dressed envelop for your reply and the kit will be sent to you. ♦ ♦

, Hit-Run Cyclist Appears Cleveland, -(U.R) Seven year-old Donald Mondrach heeded his mother’s advice to stay on the sidewalk and not play in the street, but was struck the next day by a hit-skip . cyclist. _______o Tiny China Set Shown Dresden. (U.R) So small and delicate is a 150-piece china set now on exhibition here that, a breath would blow it away. "Do not breathe heavily, fragile,” says a sign in front of the exhibit, which is said Io bo the smallest china service in Ihe world. , o New Junk Racket Bared Philadelphia. (U.R) The world I armament race and the consequent increase in scrap iron prices has | resulted in a new racket in Phila- ! delphia. Four men were arrested after police received complaints I that at least. 14 manhole cavers had been stolen. o . Canada Passes Up Munitions Ottawa HPi Canada’s share in the present world armament boom is small. The total production of explosives in the Dominion during 1936—the figures include the manufacture of fireworks — was $9,351,000. according to the Dominion bureau of statistics. Exports toi taled only $173,000.

Christmas" JitThellwtyjme -\r — iOi i ti 44 r_ T''HE first Christmas in our I new home,” Janice Wray -* announced joyously as she stepped across the threshold of Stewart’s and her new borne. "Christmas in our new home," Stewart echoed, switching on the light. "Oh, isn’t it just grand!” exclaimed Janice. "I'll say it is—but slow up—slow up, Janny! I've got about all my arms will hold, without taking you aboard,” Stewart warned her as Janice attempted to throw her arms about him. "Oh, keep quiet! You’re just as excited as I am—so why pretend?” Janice answered with a toss of her head. Stewart put his packages down and then with his arms around her he assured her, “You bet I am, HonT U ie

ey. I think it is wonderful! Stupendous!” And just because they were so happy, they both laughed. "Come on — let’s get busy with the tree,” Stewart suggested. “Righto!” agreed Janice, “just as soon as I change my dress.”

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The tree must be neither too large nor too small. Some time had been consumed deciding just the proper size for a Christmas tree for two. They were to be alone this Christmas—the first Christmas in their new home: there was no doubt about that, for they had definitely decided that when they purchased the house. And now here they were ready to trim the much-discussed tree. “Isn’t that star lovely?” Janice said as Stewart placed it at the top of the tree. “Yes. But I thought you had planned on something else,” Stewart replied. “1 changed my mind,” was all Janice said. She didn’t tell him she couldn't think of a Christmas tree without a star at the top. They always had one on the tree "at home.” “Thought you weren't going to get any red balls," she reminded Stewart. "I changed my mind.” Both laughed at Stewart’s echo cf Janice’s answer of a moment before. "Mother would love this silver ball.” Janice hung the ball where it caught the most light. "Wouldn’t Bess love this blue ball!" Stewart picked up the large blue globe. “Our dads would enjoy that open fire—and Bill those spruce boughs over the mantel”—Bill, the older brother of Stewart, loved anything from the woods. And so each thing reminded them of someone's fondness for it, or of some of the happy times of former holidays. "Well, I guess that’s all for now,” Stewart said when the decoration

of the tree was finished and he and Janice stood admiring it. Janice made no reply to her husband’s remark at first. "Ail but the presents," she said hesitatingly. "Oh, we can put those out later,” Stewart suggested. “But I mean the ones foj the

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family,” she explained. “Didn’t you distribute those today?” Stewart asked in surprise. “I thought it would be more fun to take them together.” “Stewart stopped and kissed her. “I think so, too, honey—so let's go.” “Wait until I get my hat and coat.” “And I’ll bring the car up to the door.” When Stewart returned to the room Janice was placing packages under the tree. “Janice, doesn't it seem to you there is something wrong with the tree?” Stewart asked suddenly. “No.” Janice walked all around the tree looking at it critically. “No,” she skid the second time—then suddenly—“ Yes, Stewart, there is something wrong — something missing—the loving sharing of decorating the tree. Our families would so have enjoyed it. We trimmed it just for ourselves. It does seem selfish.” Then after a moment's silence she cried: "I have it! Suppose we leave the presents here and invite our families here for a good old-fash-ioned Christmas eve celebration. What do you say?” “I say—great! Here goes,” and Stewart hurried toward the tele phone. © Western Newspaper Union.

MONROE NEWS Mr. aud Mrs. Milo Fiook of Log' ansport are visiting Mrs. Hook's son Floyd Baxter and family. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Osterman of | Fort Wayne visited Mrs Osterman’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Notfsingci and daughter Rena Sunday Raymond Crist and sons Quentin and Kermit attended the G. E. entertainment at Decatur Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Floyd entertained at six o'clock dinner Saturday evening. Rev and Mrs. Elbert Morford and son Norman, Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Busche and Miss Louisa Busche and Florence Jones of Elkhart. Mrs. Charley Bowman of Napoleon. Michigan, is visiting her Parenta, Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Hocker. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hendricks of

Everybody says arpfvhiaa the same thing aRRFFTINRS bout Christmas. It UIILL IIIIUV is a Merry Merry Merry Christmas. Trying not to be just another Merry Christmas w e offer a Joyous Noel mother, father, sister, brother and baby and anybody else that might be in the family. < SORGMEAT MARKET In Keeping r M —- With the —~vChristmas Spirit... i M h . h k The spirit of the season is upon us: z the time of the year when one thinks of /“■ / others rather than self. In keeping with that spirit, we wish everyone a full measure of Christmas cheer. to’ pfe ZWICK FUNERAL HOME " _ A to to " - 'w.H.ZWICK-ROBERTJ. ZWICK •W to tom / ROBERT B.FREEBY to to AtynerJunerutScrolce, •«" I[j HI wttH atJAy\>er , Aunerul ( f ) rices v PHONES:6I-800 HAPPY YULETIDE JISsSBa A ann* = W’fW = It’s a fine time of year, the glorious Christmas Season, and it’s our wish that everyone have the best of possible Yuletides. Our content is already assured by your splendid support during the shopping season ... thanks, and a Merry Christmas. RIVERSIDE SUPER SERVICE

Kalamazoo, Michigan, are visiting their parent#, Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. Hendricks and Mr. and Mrr J. N. Burkhead. Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Williams of Decatur visited Mrs. Williams aunt, Mrs, Otho Lobenstein and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Moore and sou Jack of Hammond visited Mrs. Mary Tahler Monday afternoon. O I—'- • . Leningrad Births Rise Leningrad. — <U.R> — During the first eight months of this year 65,627 births were recorded In Leningrad—twice as many as during the corerspondlng period in 1936. o Electric Clock Idea Upset Philadelphia.— (U.R) — Electric clocks “will hardly ever come into general use, and will always be a clostly novelty for those who desire them," Louis Spellier told the Franklin Institute — back in May, 1882.