Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1900 — Page 8

The Oldest, the Largest and the Best. Incorporated. Capital s 1'25,000 ftfal alii Smtal MilJte. No. 10 W. Wayne Street. A DR. J. W, YOUNGE, President American Association . * X’P Medical and Surgical Specialists SSsm This ablest Specialist in the country W>LL BE AT THE . MIESSE HOUSE. ON Tuesday, Aug. 14 tggj? AND AT JaSfe* Berne. Thursday, Aug. 16. *thre.* ’ >r1 jyWe can cube Epilepsy. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE. DR YOUNGE has treated over 40.000 patients in the State of Indiana since 1872. and with perfect success in every case. A STRONG STATEMENT —Dr. Younge has deposited One Thousand Dollars in the bank as a forfeit that he has treated more cases of Chronic Diseases and performed more remarkable cures than any other three specialists in the state of Indiana. New methods of treatment and new remedies used. All Chronic Disease- and Deformities treated successfully—such as diseases of the Brain. Heart. Lunns, Throat. Eye and Ear. Stomach, Liver. Kidneys Bright's disease). Bladder. Rectum. Female Diseases. Impotency, Gleet. Seminal Emissions, Nervous Diseases. Catarrh, Rupture, Piles, Stricture. Diabetes, etc., etc. Consumption and Catarrh can be Cured. Cancers and all Tumors Cured without pain or use of knife As God has prepared an antidote for the sin-sick soul, so has He prepared antidote for a diseased-sick body. These can be found at the l ounge’s Wai anil Surgical Institute. After an examination we will tell you just what we can do for you. If we cannot benefit or cure you. vre will frankly and honestly tell you so. Patients can be treated successfully at a distance. W rite for examination and question blanks. 3T Street cars and carriages direct to the Institute. Call on or address J. w. YOUNGE. A. M.. M. D.. President J. W. SMITH, M. D., M. C., Manager. No. 10 W. Wayne St. FT. WAYNE, IND.

Eastern Dispatch. Norman Jacobs, of Berne, visited relatives here Sunday. The Saints will commence their campmeeting on the 16th. Work has commenced on the new §15.000 school house at willshire. Mr. Fackler andcia ighter. of Pauld ing county, visited Jaoies Hakesand wife over Sunday. Jacob Schafer, of Decatur, took dinner with Elston Bro's, last Friday, while iu this locality selling machinery. Many of the teachers and others who are interested in education are preparing to attend the countv institute at Decatur August 20 to 24. James Hakes, a new binder; J. W. Hakes, a new wagon and harness; Dr. Gause, a new wagon;George Strickler, a new binder; Oatus Strickler, a new boy. Ex-superintendent Brittson. of the Decatur schools, was transacting business in this vicinity last Friday. Mr. Brittson is a very fine young man and we wish him success. Linn Grove. David Yoder is seriously indisposed occasioned by a smashed thumb while sawing wood. Di. -J. W. Harns of Mercer, Ohio, moved to this place last week and will practice in his profession. Mrs. Rose Ann Baumgartner is entirely remodeling’ her dwelling house. B. F. Kizer is doing the work. Fred Brown of Berne, made a purchase of two carriages at the Dualjar shop which he will add to his livery stock. The members of the Christian church will hold a social at the home of Jefferson Dunbar next Saturday evening. VV. H. Kavanaugh and wife are •visiting the maternal home of the latter at this place. Mr. K. represents the Marion Leader. Ensley, & Meschberger and Schindler Ac Stauffer have each erected a large bin at their respective stone crushers. Their dimensions are such that three teams can load at the same time. Rumor has it that we are about to loose our Pioneer Mills. While our people have ample reason to protest by reason that frequent donations have been mode during the existence of the mill to retain its location, and from a lucrative point of view the location is not an objections! one. Prof. F. Lorenzo of Cincinnati, has been the drawing card here for the past week, he being the advertising agent for the German Medicine Co., of Cincinnati. Ohio. He amuses his audience with nightly concerts, interspersed with iiigglery, ventriloquism and slight of hand, and is no novice in those arts. His wife accompanies him. *

Preaching services at Salem everv night next week. A. \\ . Holmes and wife are visiting their sou, Levi, in Massachusetts. C. W. F. Davis and wife took in the excursion to Rome City last Friday Everybody remember the quarterlv meeting one week from next Sunday. Our young folks attended the campmeeting at Monroe regular last week.' Salem Sabath school has voted to attend the picnic at Bobo. August 18. Gas I ity was well represent at this place last Sunday by the Mises Lhamand and the Misses Dearmoud. The stone haulers were complaining loudly last week on acoount of a reduction of ten cents per yard in their wages. Last Wednewlay night the barn of J. W. Merriman burned to the ground with all its contents, consisting of hay, harness, buggies and farming implements. Berne Albert Hocker is seriously sick at this writing. Bob Michaud was a caller at Deca tur Monday. C. C. loderand Bob Michaud drove to Decatur Wednesday. Mike Zehr is building a fine residence in the west part of town. Fred Ellenberger who is at Oden. Mich., reports a good time aud good fishing. Misses Aldine and Ina Logan of Ashland. Ky„ are here the guests of Miss Cora Gottschalk. Quite a number of Berne people are picnicing along the banks of the Wabash this week. Mrs. Marie Baumgartner returned Monday from Bluffton, where she had been visiting friends. The telephone work is going on nicely here, the board is in and the ’phones ready to connect. U. Stauffer is raising the floor of the town building two feet this week in conformity with the street grading. Mrs. Rud Lehman and Miss Roee Yager left for Bay View. Mich., Wednesday. Miss Mary Steiner intends to leave for the same place Monday. Ihe Reformed church organized a hustling society to collect funds for a new parsonage closer to the church. Rev. Vornholt as president, F. Eichlarger treasurer, Chris Stengle secretary, Emil Badertsher, Misses Katie Braun and Daisy Hunziker collectors. Ou Thursday of next week will be held the annual feast at the Reformed Orphan’s Home at Fort Wayne. Any one who wishes to make a call to that city then should make it known to Rev. Vornholt in order to get reduced fare.

PlesMHt Mills. The measles have almost subsided I here. Business is lively at the stone quar--1 ry just now. Miss Maud Fullar is numbered with the s;ek this u at The baptismal service here last Sat- ■ unlay was largely attended. W. H. Niblick of Decatur, gave this I place a business call Tuesday. Grandfather Comer is still very low I with dropsy and heart trouble. Mrs. A. Fuller and son. of Toledo, | are calling on friends here this week. D. B. Erwin and family of Decatur, are visiting relatives and friends here this week. Ezra Meßarnes and wife and Samuel Steele and wife Sundayed with friends in the Buckeye state. • Grandma Frank of Decatur, is spending a few days with her daughter. Mrs. Joel Roe and family. Asa McMellen and familv returned to their home at Sweetzer last week. ■ after an extended visit here with i friends. Another enterprise added to our ! burg in the way of a new blacksmith I and wagon shop, will open in the shop owned bv our general merchant, j Rev. Brown. B. F. Ehresman has added a drug department to his grocery store, which consists of a full line of well recommended patent medicines. He solicits your patronage. Weft Root. Warren Reni spent Sunday with ' relatives at Poe. Jess Butler biked it to Hoaglahd Sundav to see his best. Jerrv Evans and wifespcrt Sunday with relatives at Decatur. A. Elzey and wife, of Union township, spent Sunday with Geo. Ruck- ■ man. Joe Van Camp and wife, of Decatur, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoagland. Robert and Frank Mann spent SunI dav with Dr. J. C. Grandstaff and wife of Hoagland. Frank Jackson and familv, of • Ossian, spent Sunday with J. A. Fuhrman and family. Janies Bain. Al Burdg. Chas. Helm and Fred Falk together with their families of Decatur spent Sunday ! along the banks of the St. Marys. The Mt. Pleasant and Alpha Sunday schools will hold a picnic in Evans’ grove, three miles north of Decatur, on Thursday, August 16. The republicans of Root township held their convention at Monmouth last Saturday. Willis Fonner was nominated for trustee and Charles Rabbit for assessor. A. A. Butler returned from Ohio I City last Saturday, where he had been employed as foreman in the Noble hoop and stave factory for the past year. He contemplates accepting a similar positian with the Adams I County Lumber Co. at Celina, Ohio. Oil City W. R. Maun and family were visiting here last Sunday. Lem Austin contemplates moving to Randolph county in the near future. Several from here attended the 1 basket meeting at Bear Creek in Jay I county last Sunday. Mrs. Lide Van Camp of Oak. Ind., is visiting her brothers and other friends here for a few weeks. A. G. Burley threshed 44 bushels of wheat one day last week, with Abe Kneuss and J. T. Burley to hear from. Miss Lizzie Christman who has lieen sick for some time, is so much improved as to be able to sit up a little each day. Oil, yes more oil; oil boom, let 'er go as fast as you ean. men are busy taking leases and quite an ezciieuieul is on at present. Farmers are jubilant over the pros- | pect of the corn crop, since they they I lost all their wheat. Corn never looki ed any better at this time of the year than it does now. Everybody subscribe for the Dem- , ocrat and get all the news and Keep posted on all that is going on in the | countrv. then you will not get buncoed like that Jay county man. Let everybody remember the date of the farmers’ ’ fair in Blue Creek tuwnship, and resolve that you will be one that will be there with some thing on exhibition, then it will be a pleasure as well as profit to take a dav or two rest after a hot summer’s work and mingle with your neighbors in the leafy grove on the banks of Blue Creek. The date is September 13 and 14. The County Fol, Editor Democrat:—l too, am in favdr of holding a fair in this county, as I think we can have as good a time as our sister counties, then wo have as good products as can be found anywhere and why not put them on exhibition and let the people know what can be raised in Adams county. Our people are sure to attend some county fair, and why not have one at home and draw crowds from other places, and have a {rood time at home and spend a week very profitably. Let a meeting be called and set a time and make arrangements for a fair, then let the farmers as well as the citizens of Decatur turn out and make it a profit able meeting and a succckm for the county. J.T. Burley, Geneva.

"SPARTACUS.” The Author's Story of How He to Write It. A writer in the Lewiston Journal who interviewed Rev. Elijah Kellogg gavs: . 1 When asked it lie bad written any declamations liesides "Spartacus to the Gladiators.” •'Regulus to the < arthaglnians," "Virginies to the Roman Army” and "Pericles to the People, be replied that be had written "Iclllus." but that it had never been published. Then he nsked the writer if he bad ever beard bow “Spartaeus came to be written, and when told that he had never beard an authentic statement concerning it Mr. Kellogg said: "During my first year iu Andover Theological seminary we were required to write original declamations and declaim them before an audience. A committee of three seniors criticised the speaker publicly, and Professor Parke performed the same duty privately. I always dreaded to face an audience and especially to be criticised publicly, and so 1 thought I would write something that would so interest them in tbe story of It that the critics would forget to notice the errors, and so I wrote ‘Spartacus.’ When I had finished declaiming it, tbe professor asked the committee if they bad any suggestions to offer, and they said they had not, but Professor Parke told me privately that there were errors that might be mentioned, but that he was glad I bad made a departure from tbe old custom of declaiming nothing but sermons and moral disquisitions and bad given them some rhetoric.” So the author of "Spartacus” was the first declaimer of It. Little did be think that he was the first of thousands of academic and collegiate youths on both sides of the sea to recite a composition of so bumble origin. This bit of literary history is precious as coming from the lips of this grand old man. and this Interview will forever hare a safe place in the treasure house of the writer's memory. ■ THE PARACHUTE. A Kouk’i Ei»erl»»itl In Air Flight fa the Eleventh Centary. Credible accounts exist of an English Benedictine monk, Oliver of Malmesbury. In the eleventh century having tried to fly by precipitating himself from the height of a tower with the assistance of wings attached to his arms and bis feet It is said that having gone along a little way he fell and broke his legs. He attributed bis accident to failure to provide his apparatus with a tall, which would have helped preserve his equilibrium and made his descent a gentler one. In the sixteenth century Leonardo da Vinci first demonstrated that a bird, which is heavier than the air. sustains Itself, advances in the air. ' by rendering the fluid denser where It passes than where It does not pass.” In order to fly it has to fix Its point of support on the air. Its wings in the descending stroke exert a pressure from above down, the reaction of which from below up forces the center of gravity of Its body to ascend at each Instant to the height at which the bird wishes to maintain it Some sketches which have come down to us prove that Leonardo occupied himself, like Oliver of Malmesbury, with giving man the power to fly by the assistance of wings suitably fixed to the body. We owe to Leonardo also the Invention of the parachute, which he described in the following terms: “If a man had a pavilion each side of which was 15 braces wide and 12 braces high, he might cast himself from any height whatever without fear of danger.” It may be said. too. of Leonardo da Vinci that he was the first to suggest the idea of the screw propeller—Appletons' popular Magazine. Rntnw Choate'* Bad Writing. George Ticknor, the historian of Spanish literature, was once called as a witness in a case In which Rufus Choate was engaged, and, being seated by the eminent counselor, was attracted by the notes which be had made of the evidence. After eying them with Interest, he remarked that the writing reminded him of two autograph letters In his possession—one of Manuel tbe Great of Portugal (dated 1512) and the other of Gonsalvo de Cordova, the great- captain, written a few years earlier. (Any one who has glanced over these remarkable specimens of chlrography will marvel that it was possible to make out a syllable of such Illegible scrawls.) These letters.” Mr. Ticknor assured Mr. Choate, “were written 350 years ago. and they strongly resemble your notes of the present trial.” Choate Instantly replied. “Remarkable men. no doubt; they seem to have been much in advance of their time.”— Caroline Ticknor In Truth. Sweet and Low. A young man named Sweet engaged to marry a young woman named Lowe. A few Sundays previous to the wedding tbe happy couple attended church together, and aa they walked along the aisle the choir began singing the song * Sweet and Low,” entirely unconscious of the musical pun that was being perpetrated. “And aU this happened in a city in Michigan.”—Choir Journal. Th* Way to laoceai, The Elderly Gentleman— The true secret of success h to find out what the people want— The lounger Man— And g! T » it to them, eb? "Naw, corner it"—lndianapolis IT.es. A Brute. The Father-Ton two had batter have a quiet wedding. The Lovers—Why? Tb« Father—There’ll be noise enough and to spare after you’re married - Syracuse Herald.

MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATI'R, IND. Wheat, new s'■♦2 C ♦ . i*‘r cwt. velltM ’ Corn. [>er cwt. (new) mixed.. • 53 Oats, new 18 ((/ 20 Rve • ■l° Barley 80 w 33 Clover Seed 4 •’'* «T 5 00 Timothy 100 @ 1 20 Eggs, fresh bl Butter 18 Cliiekens » Ducks 05 Turkeys <’• Geese o* Wool 18 to 22 Wool, washed 25 and 28 Hogs 00 TOLEDO MARKETS. ACO. 1, 1:30 P. M. Wheat, new No. 2 red,cash.. ..$ 78g September wheat 791 Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... 41.1 July corn 421 Prime clover 3 83 nfißgrrnn» Etiquette. Old world privilege and restriction reign supreme in Spain, where there is a law that no subject shall touch the person of the king or queen. Alfonso XIII nearly suffered a severe fall from this rule in his childhood. An aunt of his made him a present of a swing. When be used It for the first time, the motion frightened him. and he began to cry, whereupon a lackey lifted him quietly out of it and so. no doubt, preserved him from falling. The breach of etiquette, however, was flagrant and dreadful. The queen was obliged to punish it by dismissing the man from his post At the same time she showed her real feelings on the subject by appointing him immediately to another and better place in the royal household. In another case a queen of Spain nearly lost her life in a dreadful way owing to this peculiar rule. She had been thrown when out riding, and. her foot catching in the stirrup, she was dragged. Her escort would not risk Interference, and she would have been dashed to pieces but for the heroic Interposition of a young man who stopped tbe horse and released her from her dangerous position. As soon as they saw she was safe her escort turned to arrest the traitor who had dared to touch the queen's foot, but he was not to be seen. Knowing well the penalty he had incurred, he made off at once, fled for bls life and did not stop until he had crossed the frontier.

She Rode Free. A woman who bad come out of the west, where she had been a cow girl on a ranch, was boarding a car in this city recently. She had Just placed her foot upon the step and was preparing to take another step to the upper plat form when, with a furious "Step lively i” the conductor pulled the strap. The car jerked forward, and the western woman swayed back fur a minute, then just caught herself in time to prevent a bad fall upon the cobbles. She confronted the conductor with angry eyes—eyes that had looked undismayed into those of mighty horned monsters of the prairies. "What do you mean by starting the car before I was on it?" she asked. "Can’t wait all day for you. lady,” the conductor snarled. "Just step inside there.” In a moment the western woman, with a backward golf sweep of the arm. lunged for the conductor’s head. He dodged. The blow sent his hat spinning back into the track. The woman entered the car and sat down. She was flushed, but dignified. While the other women passengers were rather startled, they all knew Just how she felt Then the car stopped, while the conductor went back for bis hat The western woman rode free that time.— New York Sun. Lost Hat Stories. The Louden Globe has l>een collecting a series of lost hat stories, of which the following are specimens: A father and son were standing at the entrance to Old Chain pier at Brighton when the dear lltfle boy tumbled Into the dancing waves. A bystander, accoutered as he was. plunged Into the sea and. buffeting the waves with lusty sinews, succeeded at last In setting the dripping child at his father's feet "And what hae ye done wl' his hat?” said papa. A correspondent sent the following narrative: A festive bluejacket was seen from a ship tn Malta harbor dancing on the top of the parapet wall at Fort Ricasoll. First his bat blew over, anti then, leaning over to look for it he lost his balance and fell after it—a sheer drop of 30 feet or more. The surgeon on duty was landed with a party to bring off th» remains for Identification. They found them crawling about on hands and knees and inquired if he was seriously hurt “Hurt be blowed!” was Uh reply. "Where's my hat?" Straw Bori.-ahoti. Straw is put to strange uses in Japan. Most of the horses are shod with straw. Eren the clumsiest of cart horses wear straw shoes. In their case the shoes are tied around the ankles with straw rope and are made of the ordinary rice straw, braided so that they form a sole for the foot about half an inch thick. These soles cost about a half penny per pair, and when they are worn out they are throw away. Every cart has a stock of fresu new shoes tied to the horse or to the front of the cart, and in Japan It wae formerly the custom to measure dlatance largely by the number of horseshoes It took to cover the distance. So many horseshoes made a day's journey, and the average shoe lasted for about eightjnllea of trtveL

1 summer cows 11 5 They«± I 5 I * serious trouble. ° 0 f 1 » t I? 00 ' 1 tri^e wit h them E ■ - lake Ucon's Emulsion S I once. It soothes hen’ 3 • I » and cures. ’ hea *> | I 5 50c. .nd sl. Alldrutsi,,. S I Mortgage Loaqs. Money Loaned on fa. Z3 A/ e Low Rate of Interest. Privelege of partia, Abstracts of litle carefully prepared. F. M. Cor. Record and M,,di» on Ddcatur, Indiana. Dr. G. V. Connell. Veterinary Surgeon j Deqtist. . . OECBTUiy, INOINNN. "Mice-! 0.0 F. BUM K Graduate of the Oatann Vett>rln*ry Colta and Toronto Veterinary Dental Schoo Treats all diseases of dome.tieatsd anitnaU. Calia attended to day or night. Miesse OHATIK. ISO. HOUSe. I. J. MEISSE. Proprietor. First-Class Hotel. ..RATES.. $1.50 and $1.25 PER OAT. Opposite Court Hous.. Baker & Christen, Have opened an office over Archbold & Haugh's Book Store, and are prepared to do any kind of work in their line. Persons contemplating building can save time, trouble and money by consulting them. BaKer A: Ghdsten. Architects. CHARLES N. CHRISTEN. Architects Dti /1 Decatur, Indiana. All kinds of Plans and furnished for building of every description. Reasonable terms. L J. D. HALE, DKALin ijt Gi’flin. Seeds, Wool. OIL Salt, Coal, Uime, Fertilizers. Elev ton on the Chicago A Erie and ( Leaf ralirwiids. ufflee aud retallai' I "'’■£‘‘2 east corner of Second and Jeffertoii - BF" Your oatronaue tolicited. Capital •UO.OOO. ftrt.bli.beH’” The Old Adams Countv ban* Oacatlir. InSlnn"Dom a general banking lectlcrw In all part* of the '' “" trr ( .<'r. , iK u town, townuhlp and county {’’•ier | O . and domestic exchange bought a« tereut paid on time depoulta n sttide- , I„Ca»uWh l „Ca»uWh baker. Yice Preeldent; K. •<■ All . ? '' and C. H. Niblick. Assistant Caublet XKr»T»T’CTTKTE Surgeon dentists. Located over Archbold »grocery