Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1894 — Page 5

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Ll”ii Grove Grist. •- » . We move that Congress adjourn, and the members retard home and counsel the advice of a, mother, then when they return they may be in shape to do business. Drillers are at work putting down the eigtb well on the Thomas Williams’ farm. The work is being done by one of the Akron, Ohio, drilling machines which dis-8 penses with the use of a derrick. Six of of the seven wells on the place are yielding plenty of oil. John W. Runyon has moved to East Jefferson township, making the change this week. Pomeroy Shnison, of Indianapolis, is circulating among his kindred at this place. Peter M, Schindler has bought the farm of seventy-five acres owned by John Bixler and will take possession in the near future. Consideration 14,500, The “DefenSelss Mennonite” is the name adopted by the society heretofore known as the Ornish church. Sixty members were added to the church during the protracted meeting recently closed. John Crisman has sold his house and lot to John Dunbar for SOOO, and is a bargain to investor. Mr. Dunbar moved into the property on Monday. By mutual consent John Crisman and wife discontinued their life’s journey together, as pledged in their marital Vow. They made sale of their property, the wife received a handsome alimony and'' the household goods, and moved to Newville as happy as a robbin in the spring. In the meantime, John by extended hospitality, took up a temporary abode with mother and family. Wafted straws indicate the source ot the storm. Pleaaiinl Valley Items. Sam Durbin moved last week from Martz’ place to the old school house by the VgUey church. The house he vacated will be occ ipied by Walter Martz. Next Friday occurs the last day of Miss Aspy’s school at Dist. No. 11. A good time is expected. Rob Gould is getting signers for to hold a subscription “school at the Valley this j summer. The young folks are taking considerable Interest in the Young Folks Christian Endeavor, which has been lately organized. Protracted meeting Is’now in progress at Smith’s chapel under the direction of Rev. Joe Johnnson. May it succeed. The farraerifare busy sowing oats. — ■ ■■ ■» - Mngiey Hems. Amy Hedrick met with a serious accident . the other day at a raising. LN’ had a part of hfs nose cut off with a broad ax. Fred Shader tnej;'with an accident last Friday by onzdcel'Ot,Jfas running* against dqf,;?f**d collay

Monroe Items. The Monroe township schools will all be out one week from to-day. cJjrs. M. Simcoke. who has been teaching in school district No. 5. in Union township. is at his home. The school closed last Friday. . Married, Thursday evening of last week, James C. Urick to Miss Laura Rhodes, at Monroe, by V. B. Simcoke, J. P. Jim was the happiest man in town at that time. He and his wife have taken up their abode with Grandpa Urick and will make that their future home. Miss Jane Hendricks, of l)eq#tur, visited friends at Monroe last Wednesday. Joseph P. Johnson has returned with bis family to his farm, bidding Monroe farewell—and if forever, fare thee well. Jonathan Burkhead moved to Monroe with his family last Monday. He has rented his farm to Aaron Huffman. Charley Mason, of Albany, Ind., was in Monroe last week shaking hands with his many friends The Sanctified people commenced a protracted meeting last Tuesday evening at the Hocker Hail in Monroe. Josiah Hendricks will move to Petoskey, Mich., on the 27th of this month with his family to make that his future home. Mr. Hendricks will engage in the mercantile business. • Bobo Items. 8. S. Acker and the boys of Rlvare planted maple trees in the school house yard last Wednesday. M. IL Bunner and Clarence Brodbeck made a trip to Up'and, Ind,, Saturday. Sephus Melchi is at Convoy, Ohio, having his eyes treated. x Davis Kern is laid up with a sore throat this week. Miss Ella Kern is at home on a visit this week. Dan Death was driving his gray horse thlVweek. John Thatcher moved into the G. A. | Runner house vacated by .1. M. Ault. Henry Colter is at tSchumm. Ohio, look- 1 ing up his interest in the saw mill at that place. Boot Township Hems. The farmers of this vicinity are busy I sowing oats. ■ Rev; Ruing preached his farewell ser- 1 mon at Salem last Sunday. Perry Hoag was in this vicinity Jast week on business. . " 1 Mr. anff Mrs. Daniel Jackson Were the ' guests of Jacob Koose last Sunday. < The Young Peoples’ Alliance will give * an Easter entertainment at the Salem 1 church next Sunday evening.

Last Day of School. Union Township. March 20,1894. Editor Democrat:—The jolliest .time ever witnessed at the school house in Dist.No. 5, Union township, happened last Friday, The reason of it was the last day of the winter term of school taught by Charlie M. Simcoke. The teacher repgited to the school house earlier than usual, to receive and provide for the coming multitude who began to arrive early, on Horseback, on wagons, buggies and carts, anyway to get there. The patrons and other friends came . freighted with provisions of every kind, piles of the staff of life. In the forenoon regular recitations were had until noontime, when the good mothers of the pupils, with many other ladies of the surrounding districts, prepared an elaborate dinner which was serfed to about 130 people who partook of the good grub heartily. The exercises in the afternoon by the pupils consisted of dialogues, declamations and songs. Instrumental music was furnished by theJKrick & Stevens String Band. The assembly was given an appropriate address by Mr. C. Miller, which was appreciated bv all; after which hand shaking was had and all returned to their homes feeling that the day was well spent. DECATIK SCHOOLS. For the quarter ending March 2, 1894. / . . • ■ : ' dl Central Building. H I —- I 4-> .I—l .— Ici > sl.-“ - , i» < Col'll Sbaekley,4B 38 St! ' Laura Alban 15 3(192 1:; Ethel Hale 42 39 95 39 Kate Jackson 4.3 40,93 12 Olive Dailey'4s 42'97 29 Lenora Huffman’sß 41 !M> 5 R. Christen, &D. L. Peterson. |7i> 67.93 33 Lell Segur 55 52 93 0 North Ward. 1). B. Erwin 43 41 9(i 25 Mary Brittson...4olß7'9B 7 Emma Fuhrman ... 47142'95 -Hi • Dora A. Steele 4... '4S4-2 95 * West Ward. ' | I- I M. E. Hower..... 47 42*93 47 I.ita G. 5chr0ck.....45; 40 95 * Grace McCownehey. 185'32 txi * Edith Reynolds.l42 38'97 »_ * Books read to the school by the teacher. . • ■■ __ ■ -J A Card. Ed. Democrat—Please say to the patrons and pupils of school district No, | 5, in I'nion township, that I atn un- ; der many obligations to them for their friendship and kindness towards me while their teacherMuring the-term of school just passed; and if everit should be my lotto serve them in the capacity ; of teacher in the future, I hope our asso- : ciations will be greater and as pleasant j as the past has been. ' . “ Chas. M. Simcoke.

—H I THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. PrepHiuitionß For a Grand Reunion on the Buttlefield <>f Shiloh. The veterans of Shiloh are to hold a grand reunion on that historic battlefield on April »i and 7, the anniversary of the battle. Invitations have been extended to every living participant in the famona engagement, no matter in which army, nml strong hopes are exprqesed that many thousands of them will attend. Federuls and ('onfederates will alike participate in the reunion, the blue and the gray wili be <><j|ially honored, and "Yanks" and ' Johnny rebe" will fraternize on the field where 32 years ago they sought to exterminate each other. Among the prominent men who will be present are General Lew Wallace, Gen.1 GENERAL M’CLERNAND. eral John A. "McClernand of Illinois. , General B. M. Prentiss of Missouri, Gen- ; eral S. D. Lee of Mississippi, General James R. Chalmers of Tennessee, Gen-, eral William Preston Johnson of New | Orleans and others. The preservation of the battlefield of Shiloh as a national memorial park is a ! matter thafhas engaged the earnest at* tention for several years of many of the | survivors of the troops on both sides ] who met there in the terrible battle of 1 April 6 and 7, 1862. Thq Shiloh Battle-' field association, which has this for its [ main object, now numbers among its members some of the Federal and j Confederate soldierS who fought at Shiloh, representing ever)- regiment, bat-, tery and command that took part in the j battle. All these are anxious that the j field be preserved from the desecrating ■ march of "improvement.” that the' graves of the unknown dead opuboth sides who are buried there be pr<ip<-ly cared for, and that the positions of the various commands in the contest 'be marked while there are men yet living who can properly locate them. The association has brought the matter to the attention of congress and has done a great deal of work in the way of influencing public opinion in favor of its project. It recently sent a committee to the battlefield and secured options on | the land from the various bwners at j what are thought to be very reasonable prices. Colonel E. T. Lee, secretary of the as-, sociation, on behalf of its committee, reported to the congressional committee what had been done, and it is very likely that an appropriation will soon be secured for the purchase of the land and the maintenance of a memorial park like those at Gettysburg and Chickamauga. Major General John A. McClernaijd of Springfield, Ills.. wliffY-onimanded a division at the battle, is president of the association. Onida Overdresses. The novelist Ouidij is decidedly plain looking, about 50 years old and /.'overdresses shockingly.” She drives on the fashionable thoroughfares in Florence every bright day, a gay picture against the turquoise blue satin of her smart brougham, in an orange colored batiste, much with lace, and a black gttipure mantilla. Berne Happenings. Ciiarles Brown, while driving through town on Fri lay night, had what migl t have been a serious runawify. The hone became frightened and upset the buggy. No great damage. A number of our young men got flighty and got on wheels last'Sunday. As a result they had a delightful trip to Bluffton. Charles Martz is once more in the employ of Geo. H mime! as an egg packer. Mr. Hammel shipped 14.119 dozen eggs last? week. Schindler A Stuckey have cotntneiicedts the building of their new furniture storeThursday evening about sixty people formed into a procession and went to the res deuce of Rev. Steininger and made him a present of a tine cook stove. There was a grand lime enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Ch. Stengel and Mrs. Geo. Schtick • Started on a visit to Ohio last week. Charles Hooks was the guest of Job Smith this week. k (Quarterly' meeting will begin at the Evangelical church on Friday evening and continue over Sunday. All are cordially invited. A special program will be rendered at the Y. I*. A. Sunday evening. All should attend. Dr. Stonebunier reports quite a number of eases of measles in the surfliundiiig : country. On last Monday William Hughes, of Decatur, elo-ed a contract with the trirt es of the new cemetery at Berne, tor a iier.utiful monument to lie placed in the center < f the cemetery. He was the lowest bidder in competition wit eight others. A. Sptunger, of Berne, shipped on Friday last a car load of horses, and shipped another on Tuesday. .All of which speaks well for Berne. On Saturday last Allison's Was ap< rfecl jam. They took in over 1,000 dozen eggs that day,

r- '7 ; T V’Ti*? '■ -fr - y ■■'■..j' -j. . . «IMONEYr PERRY ROBISON will save you more money by buying your Farm Implements of him than any- firm doing business in Decatur. He will sell the J\. Harvester nnd Binder, The MINNESOTA Ua,rvoet®iand Binder, The WALTER A- "WOOZD allsteel Mower, Tiae CAPITAL Wagon, Buggies, Hurries, ZETa-y T’ aZLx.es, Oxxltlxratox's, Harrows, Hay Tedders aixd Ladders. Everything kept in a general stock of Agricultural Implements you will find at “NOAH’S ARK,” OPPOSITE ROMBERG’S LIVERY SSABLE. PERRY ROBISON, Prop.

I - John Rtibkin*s Home. . Brantwood, the chosen lakeside home • . of John Ruskin during the last quarter ! century of his life, occupies one of the j ' most favored spots in all England. Sit- ' uated on the border line of Lancashire ' and Cu’inberland in the lake district, it I overlooks the smallest of the waters in I that "lake country” with which the i names of Wordsworth. Southey, Cole- , I ridge, ;Lamb. Lloyd and Wilson are iin- ■ delibly connected. Set in the'background of a halfencirj cling wood of exquisite grace and mysi tic beauty, as seen in the green half i light of its tranquil shade, Brantwi.od ■ ' is protected from the east winds by the I i open, using moorland that stretches far- ■ to the rear and faces a long slope of ' lawn that sweeps down to Coniston water’s edge. Behind the green and purple moor the water of its overflowing wells runs swiftly down the rocks with all the fuss of a real cascade, and the exalted rock of "Naboth” rises just ' beyond the borders of his estate—a sort , of natural pulpit which is rented by Ruskin, so from its greati r height, which he loves to climb, he may gaze , upon the wider view. In front the narrow lake, sparkling in the sun and blue , I as the waters ot the Rhone or of Thun. i Then the rising banks beyond of broken , i green, with white faced houses blinkj ing behind the trees, and the gray v.ilI lage of Coniston nestling away to the right, close down by the head of the lake, and beyond the "Old Man” himself towers above the smaller hills that rise close about his knees.—McClure's Magazine. s HELEN GOULD’S CHARITY. I A Fresk Air Home For City Children Near the Hudson. As is generally known, Miss Helen Gould is trying to do as much good as possible with her portion of the colossal i fortune amassed by her father. One of the most worthy of her numerous philan- ■ thropic enterprises is the fresh an - hoine ■ for city children and teachers at Woody Crest, near Tarrytown, on the Hudson. The house was the property of the late Jay Gould and is situated a quarter of a mile from Miss Helen Gould’s favorite country place, Lyndhurst. The home is ! a spacious old fashioned structure two stories high, with a gable roof, Below can be seen the pleasant homes and gardens of Tarrytown. In the distance, broad and blue, sparkling in the sunlight, the Hudson, dotted by river craft, meets the eve, while clustering about the house rises a grove of stately pines. This is an ideal rural retreat for invalids and those whose lives have been spent in the teeming tenements and noisome streets of the metropolis. EvWOODY CREST. ery two weeks, beginning early this , spring, from 30 to a0 children will enjoy an outing at Woody Crest. The cliil ' ' dren will come from kindergartens and ■ day nursuries in New York, and oftffli a sick, tired mother will go with her little ; one. During the.winter Woody Crest was 1 the home of a small coloiiy'of Tittle eTip : : pies, most- of them incurables and all of I them waifs and strays on the great sea of humanity, who there experience the only happiness their poor hopeless lives cun ever hope to know. Books and . 1 games are provided for their amusement. > and they pass their time out of d6bi“s in j pleasant weather or in a playroom and . workshop that has been fitted up for them in the house, where they can indulge in such instructive amusements as,printing and scroll sawing, for which the means | are provided. The Southern Snow Line. One hundred miles north of Key West - is the farthest part south in Florida that snow has ever been known to fall. Go to the Democrat office for fine job work.

I THE MILLIONTH OF A SECOND, this Astonishingly Small Amount of Timo Measured by Electricity. Instantaneous photography has made as familiar with the fact that very minute subdivisions of time are possible. Successful negatives are now frequently ■ ! taken where exposuie lasts only the oae- . Hlousandth part of a second. | But at the first blush the statement that a Singh'tick of the clock—th- three thousand six-hundredth part of an hour i —can be divided into milliontbs seems Blnaost incredible; s<iinfinitesimal is the fraction of time in be determined. I This is a scientific age, and scieffcc is nothing ts it is not exact. Man has ' measured and weighed the abysses of the great oceans that cover three-fourths of th" surface of our migratory plan-1 ' and can give approximately the number i of drops of water and grains of sodium chloride cf winch it is made up. | He has also eomputed the size, measured the distances and analyzed the A composition of stars so distent as to be not even visible to the naked eye. > After this it requires a very bokl or a very, ignorant individual to set any limit to . human ingenuity. That extremelyminute fractions of > time could be accurately determined * vas incidentally discovered by a celebrated electrician while making soma famous experiments with regard to the ’ velocity or electricity, j For the purpose of his experiment he ; caused an electric discharge from a Leyden jar to be sent through half a mile of copper wire with a break in the center. This gave rise to three sparks, ; which were reflected in a rapidly rotatI ing mirror revolving at the enormous i rate of 800 times a second. I The position of the sparks in the mirror showed that the central spark was | slightly out of line, or was slightly re- ; tarded as compared with the other two, ' which were strictly simultaneous. The mirror, therefore, bad moved forward I somewhat while the electric charge was traveling through the quarter of a mile cf wire to the central break. The difference between the position of the sparks was f- uud to be one-fourth of a degree, ami as the mirror revolved through 860 dt giyes in the one eight-hun-dredth of a second the actual retardation of the central spark amounted te iheone one million one hundred and fi.?coud thousandth part of a second only. This is the smallest traction of time ever determined. It is obvious that by simply lengthening the wire tli’-.'ugh which the electric discharge is : st 1 .s minute fractions of time can I ? accurately determined in a sinjimr rianmr. If it takes an electric dit eb/rge tho one-millionth part bT a second to travel over one-quarter jnile of wire, it takes four times as long to journey a rail ?, or, ' to be exact, the two hundred andcighty- | eighth thousandth part of a s coral. In ’ other words, electricity travels 238,(100 i miles per secpud. I It is by the,above ipethod scientl ts ■ have been able to aset itain the wh city ! of electricity and duration of etemric 1 flash, the spued and duration of lir,’;t---i ning, the velocity of -light and in l .’, a I other valuable infornia-tiou r- q'.,mng I the properties of these* forces of natoie. —Boston Globe. Her Kindness. Father —Why do you let that young i man pay you such long calls? Efiiughter— Bgpiuse. papa, ever; body • says he can’t pay any thing els--, and I I want to encourage him.—DUroit Treo Press. Poetic Li<H»use. i Poetic' license; entitles ate r to do almost anything witli the L < g;e'in - ‘ order to support the rhyme :-. n.t r, but theie aie cases when th ■ o. ... (o -‘'raise rhe limit,” so to spo.2;. Ona . tonilistone .in rhe noLtlp rn part of the I State can be seen the following: Beneath these cold and silent stones Lie the remains ot Samuel Jpnes. His name was really Smith, not .Lmes,But Iris name changed to rhyma with siones. —lndianapolis Sentinel. How. Iniimed'*.. ! Mistress- —-You must really break off that dreadful habit’. Babette, of always wanting to have the last word. Maid—But „how ani I r " know, ma'am, that you have nothing more to say?—Figaro. I .3~ 7— .. I .S i