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/ fest Your Knowledxe < I Cm vou auawsr seven of these I tan questions* Turn to page Four for ths answer*. 1. Nuuir the capital of the llepu'J Ik- of Latvia. 3. How many oancaa are lu a Troy pound? 3. tn whkh vouairy la William C.i Bullitt the I'm ted Htalv* Ambsssudor* 4 Ou which iiMitlnent la the Coutu River? 6. Who waa voted the -nos* valuable player in thj American League for IKK? 4- Name the Aral Secretary of th.-1 Treasury under the Cuust'tutlou of tha Untied Hutes, t. What sra* the lowest drnomliiii-■ I States coin the Govern-

Public Sale I will mcII at public <*alc 2 miles East of Decatur. •> mile Smith Hoad No. 221. on THURSDAY, August 31st CommencinK al 12:30 I'. M. The following ducribed Mnonal property:— • LIVE STOC K—Holstein Cow, 5, and One Large Red Cow, o. both milking good flow; 3 young steers and 2 bulls; 3 fhuroc Gilts brad to farrow middle Sept.; 50 extra good feeder hogs. 125 to 150 tbs.; one Hampshire boar, year old; All bogs double immuned. 20 chickens. • FEED—3 acres corn on stalk; 2-5 interest of 14 acres goy beans. ' rlu " model I’ick.up truck, Ist class. MISI ELLANEOIfi 3 "A" shape hog coops; Large Copper kettle and jacket; Hiking Beet Lifter; lank beater; wheel barrow; 3 galv. 1 water tanka, feed tuba and buckets; scythe; axe. hoes, forks; 3IW ft. good garden hose. 16 wooden gates; hog troughs, large water fountain. Cutting box; SV ft. ladder; electric motor and pump jack; many articles too numerous to mentiou. TERMS Cash FREI) BRAUN, Owner noy 8 Johnson Amt f. Schlefersteln —clerk. ■ ■■ ■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ : Simmon’s Mattress Sale : ■ ■ Bcautyrest Muttrci \ L jgpgß ■ , "—-lit*/ . HAVE A LOOK AT Ol li WIMIOW ■ ■ See the SI PER B E ACTY REST. ■ BEAI TY REST and DEEPSLEEP ■ ■ MATTRESSES. • ... BUMMNM mattrewes more com tor table • ’ , than ever. Beaut) rent. the world** m«»M ■ comfortable mattress assures better. m ■ sounder, more healthful sleep. Simmons guarantees the new Beauty- ■ rest for 10 years. B — Read the full-color Beauty rest ad on * page 33 of Life magazine in Fridav's ■ issue. B : Sprague Furniture Co ; a 152 S. Second St. Phone 199 ■ ■ ■ ■■■ ■ ■

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I. What la the correct proauuclalion of the word satiate? I. IN what kingdom waa FredeI rtek the Great king?? i" The word strike la conaplcu-' oualy u»ed in which two sports? Vine Coddled; Tomato Ripon, . Durham. Me. — tU.RJ Mr*. Etta ! Spier ha« been rewarded for the ’ | lender car* she hue given a tomato plant fuund growing in a pot with , another plant A medium sited I ’ tomato la ready to be picked. Angler Observe* Safety Foot ■ Phillipa. Wla. (U.R) - When a fi*b break* a flaberman'a line. I that's not news; but when a fish erman <uia hi* line in let the fish | go—well, here It la. Dr. It. II ■lNorvlel. Phillipa, after battling a >- smasher' for 46 minute*

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in the Phillip* flowage, cut bl* catch loos*. explaining that It waa better to have hl* pole, reel and some line left Intact than to . have II all wrecked r Coffin Used Belatedly Carterville. 11l -(UJD Lewie W. Crain, who died at the age of *5. waa burled In a coffin he mad* himself Crain, who served a* po-

v aa*»«*™«m»* “REDHEADS ARE UW~ Dy Vera Brown.

SYNOPSIS “Mike" Shannon, petit* redheaded msgssina counter girl at the Eureka Hotel, had bitten the already renowned left hand of "Hand•ome” Larry Regan while ho *ai stifling her cry of alarm. She ran into him a* he—a famous rookie big eague pitcher-wa* trying to eneak o hie hotel room via a rear enhance in order to elude the vigianco of a teem “curfew law apotier." Handsome bad been drinking • little. He apologised to Mika and persuaded the indignant red-head to accompMy him to a nearby lunch room. CHAPTER II Just how it happened, Mike could never be quite sure, but shortly they were facing each other across a narrow table in an all-night lunch •tend. “Good I How much money have you got? I want a steak sandwich. And coffee." Mike gave up then. It was all too ridiculous. "Make it two.” She managed a* the waiter paused beside their table “If you think I'm taking you to supper . ." she began "Os course you are. 11l pay you back tomorrow. I’m broke but pay day’s coming. The gang took me in a poker game. Dusty Lee'* a shark. I haven't a nickel." Mike shook her red head. There we* something about Handsome that defied all laws. And be knew it quite well. That waa what so infuriated Mike, but she was helpless. They stared at each other across the table. He is handsome. Mike thought, with a gasp . . . Incredibly good looking. And he wears hie clothe* with an air. “I like freckles." Regan remarked as he began eating crackere and torse-radish. "Stop • eating that rubbish!" Mike removed th* horse-radish from his reach “It's enough to kill you." There was a boyishness, a helplessness about the big athlete that Mike could not resist. "And don't take coffee. You're drinking milk." Mike stared up into Regan's Hue eye* In th»t inst*nt there was something almost prophetic in her thought*. It would always be like that with Handsome Always song* woman who’d look after him. worn about him ... Suddenly Mike teat iced she was speaking her thoughts: “You’re horribly spoiled. Women hav* always mad* a fool of you." Regan seemed a little startled: “But I like it" “You would.” "I* that a me* way to treat a guest?" "A* a guest you’re no prise I" Then they both laughed and Larry patted her hand “You’re a good kid. We'r* going to be friend*. 11l pay you for thi* tomorrow. I didn't *ut to ordsr anything sent to my room. That mug, Roy Travis, is my roommate and h*’»—well, they put him then for a reason 1“ Then their food earn* and Regan fell to with a vengeance. “1 didn't hav* any dinner. I drank mine." “That's great training for a rookie pitched" Mike said with casual sarcasm. "Little girl, you don’t know my troubles!" For th* first time Larry became serious. “Say, I've sat on that bench out at the park until I've almost worn a hole through tb* oeat of my pants! A guy can't take everything! I had to get a little tight tonight. The whole crowd's •gainst m* I can pitch rings around Dusty and they've kept me on the bench doing nothing since April " “You weren't a sensation the first

lice magialrnte and road commissioner. built the coffin 36 year* ago. —■■■ o--Wood Chopper In Oarkne** Hirstford. N. H-WAP Although practically blind. Irving I. Peck walk* more than a mile every day to hl* farm woodlot and gets sufficient wood out to "pay my taxes

of tb* season aa I remember it* Regan opened hi* eye*: “So you know a lot about baseball I" "I’ve got a kid brother who loves it...“ Mike's eye* filled with *uddqp tear*. Bnt Lsrry waa too intent on bi* o-wu trouble* to notice. “I got some signal* mixed and Tom Marvin put me oa th* pan before evenbody. 1 was doin’ toe beet I could. Why over in Newark I waa even hitting around .880 " “Tbb la New York. Perbape you’ve beard." Mik* could not resist it Would do him good!

He 1* kendsom*. thought Mih* when she faced "The Sheik from Charlotte" (a* baseball writer* dubbed him) aero** th* table of an all-night lunch stand.

“1 know it's New York and 1 also know I'm going to ba tha greatest pitcher thi* outfit a vet owned I" Mike gasped. "How nice!” He saw the set of her pretty mouth. “I know you think I’m boasting. I'm noL I've got tha stuff of a Dean or Hubbell if toia outfit weren't all blockheads!" Mika's heart went out to him suddenly. Boasting like a kid, he was. Trying to keep up bi* courage. Underneath he was seared and hurt and Icnsly. She could not find it in her heart to nb him any more. Sb* Ist him talk on and on about himself, only half bearing what be said aa she watched hia face. Ha talked about Charlotte, Michigan. He'd coms from thsre. About Aloyslm "Wiah" Melon* who'd discoversd him three seasons sgo. He asked her to admire th* big diamond he bought just as soon a* he hit th* big time, and b* told her about his mother and father and thsir home m Charlotte ... It waa an hour haters sh* said w*th regret "It's after one. You've got to get back to th* hotel Come." She pushed two one dollar bill* across ths table to him. He grinned, nodded, pieksd It up and paid their check a* they went out “I feel this back elevator I* going to be useful to ma in th* future. Lucky I ran Into you." Bsc's at the Kvtei Miks tsd him

and heat my home the year "round" ■SMeeiM—eemwwmweessa©— A**«t«iieest »» Administrator F.SISI* We. .wm.s Nolle, I* hereby given. Thai the untlerelgned ha* been appointed Anniiniatrstur ut the sauie ul Anna Kllsahelh Sllsurfor. late ut Adam. County. <le<ea*ed. The eatsl* l» probably solvent, Fred II Mtsufrer. Administrator Herman Mover*. Allures,. Marcb If, l*n, Marc* 11-1 *• »•

down a corridor, turned le.*t turned right, and there wire th* service elevator*. "Thank*, kid. You’re ewelll" Handsome meant IL “I hate to leave you jo to the subway alone.” “You’ve got to get your beauty sleep!” eh* retorted. "Now, I thought we signed a truce." Tbo elevator was coming. Mike could bear the clanking door* abov*. “Good night." Sh* held out her hand. Regan bent quickly and kissed her on her red mouth.

"Good night, you’re forgiven for hurting a piteker's hand!" Mike fled down the corridor and was around the corner before th* elevator door* were opened. One* outside, she half ran to the subway in Timas Square. "Why didn’t I slap bi* handsome face? she kept repeating. What * fool ahe’d been. Served her right! He lied every reason to think h* could kiss her aa be pleased. W hen the train eame she huddled • seat in the corner for a long ride home ~ . Home .., Thought* of Jimmie came Ilk* an engulfing hlsck sea How could sh* hav* been so silly with him so ill! A man across th* way kept staring "Pm ths kind of a girl men Ist go bom* aloe.!" she thought rebelliously, and sh* bad quits decided she'd never give a civil word to Handsome K*t*n again a* long a* she lived. Mik* raa the dark stretch from the subway to the Shannon apartm«nt and arrived out of breath. She let herself in quietly for she did not want to awaken h*r mother. She undressed quietly, did not •7 ,k * B h * r »i»t*r, Mary, asleep in the other bed. Um « 1 •* Handsome, 111 freex* him so h* won't even speak to me snv more,” she decided finally and fell into a troubled rlsep. (To be continued) C-»wton«vsn *,««,.

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♦ RAT 8 8 On* Time—Minimum charge of 26c for 20 word* er lea*. Over 20 word*. P«r Two Tlmeo—Minimum charge of «0o to*- 20 words or lee*. Over 20 word* 2o per word for the two tlmoa Throe Time*—Minimum charge es 80s for 20 words er I***Over 20 word* f' *® ,d for th* three time*. Card* of Thanko Bbe Obituaries and vsrsss .. |L<X> Opsn rat* • display advsrtialng Ms par selumn Inch. FOR SALE ORDERED SOLD—Crating. Nolic* to contractors: This crating la suitable tor form building also feac* building and many otber pur poec*. Sprague Furniture Co.. 163 So. Second St. Phone IM. IM-IM FUR SALE — Laue Cedar Chest* and Knee Hole Desk*. Just received large shipment of cedar chests and knee hole desk*. Chest* selling from tlkUO tu M 8 6V. Knee Hole Desks i 8 60 tu 8M.60. E-Z term* Layaway plan. Sprague Furniture Co- 153 So. Second St. Phone IM. I»sk3t ALWAYS new and VBED washer*, sweepers, refrigerators, small payment. 6-year-old Jersey cow. Decatur Hatchery. James Kitchen. Salesman 156 tt FOR SALE Smooth mouth mare with blue roan mare colt Also 4 year old cow; Deikelman brooder house. Soo chick capacity. 1*» ton model T Ford truck, new tire* Walter Taylor, 1 mile west of Wlllshne, Ohio IMtlx FOR SALE Dr. Salsbmy's worm I capsule* the new Triple acliuu worm treatment. Worm your poulI try for better gain aud egg production See Decatur Hatchery, poultry headquarters l»skst FOR SALE — Big type male bog Seven mouths old. Telephone Zu on 33. Preble. Adolph Buitemeier. route 3. I»si3x FOR SALE—lnnersprlug. Felt Plater and Cotton Mattresses We still have H car load of mattresses I selling from 84.95 up. Liberal trade in allowance for your old mattress. Sprague Furniture Co. 153 So. Second St. Phone 199. 193-lbt FOR SALE — Tomatoes. Phone 131*9. 19*-3t FOR SALE Range stove. Porcelain enamel. Ivory and green. Like new. Archer'* Service St*Hou. Pleasant Mll|s 19b-3l FOR SALE -130 acre farm. Good building*, lu St. Mary* township. Adam* county. Huldah Zimmerman. Box 14. Elgin. Ohio ORDERED BOLl>—Pre used Uvin* Room Suite. 3 piece brown velour living room suite, like new. No reasonable offer will be refused Sprague Furniture Company, 153 So. Second St. Phone 199 FOR SALE — Living Room Suites msde to order. Large select km of covert. Selling from *sg up. Imagine buying a beautiful living room suite for 15*. These suite* are well made. Come tn and let us explain construction, frame*, filler, etc. Sprague Furniture Co., 153 So. Second St. Phone 199. 193 lot FOR SALE Also apple bill ter. Mr*. Charles llaUey. 3 miles uonbeasl of lfe<a'>9Mßx FOR HALE or trade- Seven room modern house, Possession Immediately. Inquire Box 30, In care of Democrat oHce, 19S-31 FOR SALE Two good live-burner oil stoves with oven* Two cook : stove*. One three-bole and one four-hole oil alove. 50 new and ' used heating stoves and laundry stove*. Four Virlrols*. |I.M> and i up. Two set* of coil bed springs. Fl each. Rncklng chairs. || and up Two fruit <'tipbo«rds. fl each. . Decatur Upholster Shop. 146 H ' Second St. Phone 430 199 31 FOR BALE Imrge sweet corn for canning. Al*>> polat<H-» mile south hospital on Mud Pike. VicI btr Aiuaihcr. Phone 603 300-3 t FOR HALE—3-day old veal calf. Phone TI9-K. Richard Thieme. Hohl* 8. 19Mt FOR HALE — Kalamasoo Stove*. Rango* and Furnace*. Factory price*. 6-year guarantee. 13 to 18 month* to pay. Sprague FurnI llure Company, 153 So. Second St. Phono 199. 192-ldt FOR SALE — Melons Ou* mile west and nne-helt mil* south of Pleasaut Mill*. John Bailey 199-3tx FOR SALE-Oue maple bedroom •Mite: one walnut bedroom anlts; one modern style oak bed; one itood Florence oil *tove; dlahes. •U kinds miscellaneous articles | Dec*lur Upholster Shop. 146 S Second St. Phone 430. mo-81

FOR HALE one player piano and ( 5u rolls; one studio couch, good a* new; new mattres*. 84,U; one leather couch, good sharps; 4 vanity bem-hea, breskfast set*; 3 sewing machines, good sewer*, |3ou each; one two-piece suit*. Decatur Upholder Shop. 145 S. Beeoud St Phone 43t> 300-31 F'.Hl HAI-K no acre* northeast nt Decatur. Also U’o acres northwest of Berne for rent. George M. Raistou, 3413 So. Harrison. For; Wayne. ZUb-MU FOR SALE Come and get them Delicious juicy fruit melons Three for 35c—95c bushel Red. ripe tomatoes, Mk bushel. H. P. Schmitt Farm, phone ML kltx MISCELLANEOUS We are now canning every day but Saturday. Quality work assured. AU cauned goods guaranteed. No appointment necessary Llochly Custom Cannery, Berne, Ind. 184-U FARMERS ATTENTION — Call at our expense fur dead •lock removal. The Stadler Product* Co, Freak Burger. *<uil UU FARM LOANS — Do you need a farm loaa? If so, 1 can make it at 4% Interest rate. No commission. No expense to borrower. Write or call C. D. Lewton, Decatur. U 3 OLD TIME BARN Dance, round aud square. Saturday. Aug 24, Suu-Set. Rumbling Cowboy* from Munch: will play, 198g3t NUHCE We wUI start makiug cider Tuesday. July 1* and will operate mill every Tuesday and Thursday untU further notice. Pater Kirsch. IM-TF WANTED WANTED- Wasbiugs and ironings Call phoue 135*. l»>-3tx WANTED- Man with car to sell Watkins product* in the south halt of Well* county. See M. Alu stut*. Monroe, Indiana, after C M ocluck !> m IMaltx WANTED TO BU Y-One calf. 1 to 5 day* uld. Beef type. G. D. Koeuemau. Decatar R No. 8. Preble phoue. IMtSx FOK KENT FUR RENT — Two oulslde oMce rooms. Steam healed, plenty of light; water furnished; toilet, luquire Niblick 41 Co. 199-3 t NOTICE 1 will be out of my oflke August 25 to August 31. inclusive. My office will be opeu for the payment of account*. Dr. & P. Flelo*. Aug. 83-23-X4-3&-28-39. —, q NOTICE I will 1m- out of my office from Friday. August 36 to Thursday. August 31, Inclusive. H. F. Zwick. M D. Aug. 23-24 25 O- — - MARKET* at a GLANCE Stock*, irregular Ut active trading. Hoods, lower; I’, S governments lower, Hurb stock*, lower. Chicago stock*, lower. Call money, 1 per cent. Fmlegn exchange. Nc-tbcriauds guilder, strong, other major European currencies about *te*dy in relation to the dollar. Cotton future*, higher. Gram* la Chicago, wheat steady; corn, lower, off about to %c a bushel. Cbhsgo livestock, bog* strung; cattle steady to strong; sheep, strong Rubber future*, firm. Sliver up 2%c lu New York to 3Mbc hue ounce. : a Trade to a Good Town—Dacatur. Mirut. to M>%.HF.»II»KXTS la <*r Uiwa t lrreli (nan Term- tn*# wiana AI>AMH < QI NTT M* Hn M * u " sPPwjrtna from affidavit, filed VaJall n’W v ’L.eplltlrd cause, that , detsndani u a non-resldsnt of ths i*ut» of Imttann thsietore hereby given .‘r 1 ".'’p-ur tofnre ths itun. Judaa c * rru it Court on ths ~ *, h 3urldl<-tol bay of the 1 T- Ur '. n ‘o b« hoi- >. f iw.IS? ‘ “if* House In the eng L hi. a ' '?"”»eO'tog on Monday, andu f , ‘*t"*mter. A. t>. t»4*. ilia •"•*»r or demur to toarrf TJa 'a'i " r ,h " *>>l b " sems. ** •Htsrmllwd In bar ah- . m > r name, and Real ofl orAVsirriM;" 1 ” 4 ' i,th N. A. BIXLER Optometrist kyss Eaamlned - Glass** Fitted . — HOUR* 11:30 12:80 to 8:00 Mturday*, 8;00 p. m. Tsls»hsn* i(|

RtPoßy op Br.dy . Mary, t for Cl °- •> U No enm, V-l. t<> ii„ ' to 11" to !<>o |b. to to Jou to 3i., Itougha Yeai lings WHOLkSAbk EQ & poultry Fumisbcd bj Mstr • Egg * p Culv . Decatur p,. M ,!■ CuricittU A.c.,» , Prices M , A premium u ; ;, be paid for ,„ 1S JMB white " iii! ' 1 " US 1,: " > < . Heavy l|. ‘ gh .'M Wbi •. I. .. , _ io Hcacy : , K " k ’ *•' ■ ' Lc«,.'-- :. Mgr v;i CLkVkLASD p-.-n 'JbI Produce W 3"'u ■ -Bg Lib.- , 5 lbs and up - > ' fancy youn. l«M2c. 9| l'.>tat.s - < ■ , lb bag N.-u I—j »» U WWtes. 83*5. Ongon kASI BLFFAcO . .IS'afl East 8ut!..;,. I A.4 ■ U.R> Liu-slok H Hoc ... rd ins l«tF33n l> g.HHi and , . . •» ■ run quot.-d f«'*-'4' |h| Cattle. 160. nurket Steady cointn. : ;..u iM I.UtO-lb glass - common and - -- iM 85*5. • anti, si H -ausag- • fl 85 36 8< 35 ■ Sheep, receipts *IH lambs steady ~ . - • ed. good offering. HTSI». ■ turn and mixed grad--. IT Ufl Inferior thioa. u. ■: I'-■ lea*. B INDIANAPOLIS HVISTOC® Indlanapoli. Ind A.u 34 fl —Livestock: Hok receipt. *.’*•*' Il “**R «5. all weight. 15. higher. I Ural lop. B«<s on I"* Iretnr top B*’u. 14 higher. 300 375 lbs 41. ers mostly do»ti to 11*5 IH lbs .|«MM *5 35" th* * MSA MK4MI lbs 86*5 8416; I*o lbs . 85 5u 85 tn. Cattle. sw. calves. >’• <*• and leads of medium uu4 I steers steady st B*D- •” head of choke yesrlihte » 89.« U; most heifers 6«t04l bulls unchanged vesler. 5* • er. top fid; good and >holc« 81« M. J Sheep. I.IMW. tsl Ismbs 35i R er; most good and choice B‘*‘' slaughter ewes steady ul 13 b. CHICAGO GRAIN CtOßl Sept Dec JR Wheal .70-.<9\ 7O'« ‘s Cora 4SU .MU * •‘u Oats W FORT WAYNE LIVESTOCK Fort Wayne. Ind. Au« ’ —Livestock: , Ilogs. 16c higher. 3JO-31*' ’ M 46: 300-230 lbs 8*35 l»* lbs.. 8* 36: 180-I8" Ihs »* «- 1 3«o lb*.. 8* 35 : 860-880 lbs. 8»j 280-300 lb*. 86 96- 3W335 1 85 80; 336-3 M lbs.. 85 861 I’W lbs . 86« o; 130-140 lbs 85 36. 1 130 IM. MlO. Rough*. 84.60; ataga 83.» Calves. 810; lambs, 87-64-LOCAL GRAIN M* RK * T BURK ELEVATOR CO. 1 I Corrected August .1 Price* to be paid tomorrow No. 1 Wheal. 80 lb* or better 6 No. 3 Wheal. 68 lbs Oat*. 80 lbs. teal No. 3 Yellow Corn No. 1 Soy Bean* — — Rye •;■■ ■' CENTRAL EOYA CO. No. 1 Soy Bean* —