Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1900 — Page 5

YOU CAN GET Skates. Sleds, and Wagons, for the boys and I girls, knives, forks, spoons or or a nice piece of graniteware for the wife, a good

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razor or pocket knife for the husband. In ract you can find many useful Christmas presents at Brittson Bros, for any one of the family. fr. ''' HER ANSWER. •Tear Nell," bo wrote; “these violets I’ve made so bold to send to you Shall be my mute embassadors, And each shall tell how deep and true The sender’s love is, craving yours For him. What messengers more meet? Arc they not typical of you, They are so sweet?” “Dear Jack," she wrote; “your violets Have just this moment been received. Their message took me by surprise; 'Twas something scarce to be believed, I send my answer back with them; What fitter messengers for you? So typical of how you’ll feel, They are so blue I” —Catholic Times and Slxudard. AMERICANS-MORE rational We Are Falaely Cha raced 1»y European, With Belnß CndlKuliled. Our crowds may and do have riproaring times when the occasion demands it, but surely they do not become asinine as do European crowds. Our crowds may stand around newspaper offices looking at bulletins, but even on election night they don't rush away in mad, screaming hordes, every few moments yelling hysterically "a bas” something or somebody, as they do in Paris. In London wherever crowds gather for any purpose, from an unveiling to an excursion, street hawkers are on hand with two things that they call respectively “tensers" and “ticklers.” The “teaser” Is an empty bladder tied to a stick, and the “tickler” is a long feather. The “teaser” Is affected most by the male representatives of English dignity, and the “tickler” captures the fond feminine heart. The male goes into ruptures of joy when he succeeds in hitting somebody—a respectable elderly gentleman preferred—with bls toy. The female trips gayly through the streets, tickling the ears of masculine persons to whom she has not been introduced. * And among our “lower orders.” who are as undignified as are the costermongers of Txondon? Wo have no class that delights in wearing grotesquely bell shaped trousers with huge pearl buttons down the sides and coats with Immensely broad braid bindings and also profusely covered with pearl buttons as big as traiM- dollars.—New York Press. There are certain flowers the perfume of which is produced by microbes.

I -Jk Buy Stoves Now ! x. s U | IB r r^^" zr ~ 37 ~' - , ’ xarhC SB fi jk fc B ! " - '.dfl I afe II I uWSfedr H 1 .J * peninsular H Sm R’jwfcV '' jf \ (•'VY/HAT would make a better Xmas | Mgasa 3HHc present for your wife than a nice S|K Range. We have a good line of Peninsular 5n)% SEm* ' ■Ss .jixSr Ranges at prices that would surprise you. We £S3fp jRR - can W ‘H a b ,(xx l Planished Steel Range (not jasM ■' '\\X ? painted) f0r.... - ;W $23.00 IB x ' jm THE ABOVE is a cut of the BEST AIR >®Ss /7 \ <* 1 TIGHT STOVE MADE. We have |F£j pffjfe sold dovens of them this fall and they are givin K satisfaction. Thev are made of polished ■Ms£-3ft SjNg steel and are by far the most desireable stove ?. 7* st j> 'S\Kd mEfic of the kind made. The present prices on this j SgiM stove range from... J s4.9Bi>s7 5O J H |b -1 k B HARD COAL BURNERS W/ffik. lO x.\ ii’i! u ...^” fy-*y 1 ■ wrl L / <$ 1-0 f I .Always buy your stoves ot || H •' j s *zr' ts -./, >* «* 1 boiler iron with cast top, cast bottom g ><F is acknowlembd «.<w-g — fc w'T'C TDD rVQ “■'.'«•. '■'■’■"!»™‘»''i is' B: R Mmo.X'XJ l ?Tb<.v «r”r«V.™ , lb- LJL/I I I 1 |\| FC I I j0u«.11.,».t0v..»,1l pm,.... g. R K..".’'” "° be “' r ' We h ‘™ Dlvl 11 u/x_zl > uixk/ uy* $9.00 to $ll.OO. § i ■■■

. p hr '*‘ en,n « 'he <taU<lrr n B «rtlee4rlt b I S h a Gu 1 an?! r | C t horch ln singly of his pasture 'mu enter ’ ™t'er of ice of parents. 1 his leads re ® ncy ot the nations. 5 * n ( . s ,° Grange combi•■'Vbtaky -o, ~ he tells the following. t es said. “Seriatim ad Valorem ” Sna “ e he ed “What U is r t^ Caßl ° D ,be parson ask-;'-ked inquiring at “ “But 1 don’t understand you.” '-ell. parson," said the man “ mv "dnd gi’e tne to go troo de New TeX went. 1 hav t . bad four boys. The first f oamed Matthew, the second MaJk ‘re L " ke nnd tlle fourtl ‘ John' Now this, the fifth one, Is to be Ax [Acts], parson." English Peer, Can’t Vote. Disfranchisement Is one of the peculiar disabilities under which a peer of I the realm suffers. Lord Salisbury once ! attempted to secure a vote for Hert- ' ford and Middlesex, but the revising ! barrister at Hatfield refused the claim I on the ground that time bad given the disability the character of law and that peers by the law of parliament necessary for the dignity and freedom of the two houses were not permitted t» vote for members of the house of commons. Lord Salisbury took the case to the appeal court, but as he could quote “neither precedent nor authority” lie was obliged to go back to Hatfield without his vote. —London Chronicle. That Tired Feeling. “There's no doubt about it,” says a prominent vegetarian, "that for endurance, for hard work, vegetarianism is the only thing. Do you know why? It is because in vegetables you eat no tiredness. In meat or fish or poultry you eat a great deal of tiredness, and that is why the meat eater after a hearty meal feels lazy and heavy and disinclined to work. lie has absorbed with his meat a great quantity of uric acid, and the definition of uric acid has been given by an eminent scientist as the ‘essence of tiredness.’ He who eats only vegetables is never tired after a meal—never.” Toil. If you want knowledge, you must toil for it: if food, you must toil for It. and if pleasure you must toll for it. Toll is the law. Pleasure comes through toll and not by self indulgence and Indolence. When a man gets to love work, his life is a happy one. Hardest Task of the Day. Harduppe—l always do my hardest work before breakfast. Borro wel I—Wha t' s tha t ? Harduppe—Getting it. Philadelphia

West Root. Charles Fuhrman is sick with the mumps. Jesse Elzey of Matthews, is visiting relatives in this community. John Lang was at Bluffton the J« re Pi<rt ( >f last week as a witness on the Bolds embezzlement case. A grand entertainment will bo held at the Mount Pleasant church Christmas eye, All are cordially invited to attend. Mr and Mrs. Solomon Sheets are the proud parents of a new boy which made his appearance at their home last Sunday night. A party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Close last Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Olive, who was nineteen years old that day. The evening was spent in games and the guests retired at a late hour, wishing Miss Olive many more such happy birthdays. French Township. Johnny Schindler is slowly recover- | ‘ug. Elmer Schindler of Geneva, Sun- ' dayed at his parental home. I Ihe Lehman and Moser pike needs the attention of the supervisor. Amos Stuckey, Peter N. Moser and Joe Graber had a lot of hav baled last week, Andrias Gerig of Allen county, preached to the Amish people Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Schrag of Wayne county. Ohio, are here visiting relatives and friends. Rev. Emanuel Mast of Kotnomo, is expected to preach to the Dan Yoder people next Sunday. Peter M. Moser was married to Mrs. Catharine Wiuteregg last Sunday at the Defenseless Mennonite church. Peter N. Moser was elected director for school district No. 7, and Edwin Lehman furnishes the fire wood for the next year at 51.15 per cord. Linn drove. F. A. W. Lindsey, one of our hard- ’ ware merchants, is confined to his I room. Samuel Hill of east Jefferson town I ship, visited the family of Joel Lidy I over Sundav. • William Staley, the miller at the 1 Pioneer Mills of Boundary City, has ’ moved his family to this place. I J K Oscar Burry sold his recently purchased farm south of town to George Zehr. purchase money S4,(XX). The Christian church people have just completed remodeling their place 1 of worship and a continuous meeting was began last Sabbatb. j Jesse Weist, one of the pioneer set-

tlers of Nottingham township, died at the residence of his son at Vera Cruz, on Monday. Aged about 75 years. We should have made mention of ours of last week the noble Christian act on the part of the neighbors of M. L. Kizer, about twenty-six of them repaired to his place and rendered service in husking and cribbing 325 bushels of corn. For the good deed done Mr. Kizer extends a feeling full of thankfulness, as continued sickness intervenes in performing his duties in husbandry. MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATCR, IND. Wheat, newj 73 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new).... 45 Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed.... 43 Oats, new2o (17 23 Ry®, 45 Barley 40 (it 45 Clover seed 4 00 @ 5 25 Timothyl 50 @ 2 00 Potatoes, per bu 50 Eggs, fresh 25 Butter 14 Chickens o Ducks 64 Turkeys 07 Geese 04 Woollß to 22 Wool, washed2s and 28 Hogs 5 00 TOLEDO MARKETS DEC. 12, 1:30 P. M. Wheat, new No. 2 red, cash... .$ 76 May wheat 79| Cash corn No. 2 rnxed, cash... 37 December corn 38 Prime clover 6 40

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