Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1900 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY* THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW O. ELLINGHAM. Publisher. 11.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, DEC. 27. The time is about ripe to swear off and be good. Grover Cleveland says that the democratic party needs no reorganization and in this we think ho is right. The holidays are here and the ship subsidy bill is still at the mercv of relentless senators, who reluctantly bow to the will of Mark Hanna. Decatur merchants were never so busy as they were last Saturday and Monday, and thus made up' for a seeming lugging in the holiday trade that was prevalent earler. Shoppers could find anything the heart desired, and thus sales were easy. It is now made clear by Secretary of War Root, that more soldiers are absolutely necessary, if the retention of the Philippines is adhered to. This is no reflection upon the campaign orators who insisted that the little skirmish over there was a little eon- < sequence and of short duration.

It is safe to say that the biggest mistake ever made by the democratic party was in permitting J. K. Jones, of Arkansas, to manage two campaingns. The proposition to put Tom Taggart in the chair will be joyfully received everywhere. Jones was a misfortune. His greatest duty to his party efface himself. Huntington Democrat. The democratic minority of the legislature, or a part of them, were in conference at Indianapolis last Satur day and discussed some of the important legislation that is brewing. Sentiment is divided upon the primary election law. all agreeing that the larger cities should have it. They have not decided upon what course they will pursue when the matter comes up in the legislature. The Commoner, \\. J. Bryan's new paper, will quite soon be a reality. It is now certain that he engages in journalism with the distinct understanding that his fate is doomed as far as being elected president is concerned. History records the fact that no person actively engaged in newspaperwork was ever elected to the presidency. Those who have been active in making him a candidate for a third time should cease their kiting. Hon. Wm. H. Eichhorn, the former leader of the Democrats in the Indiana house of representatives, gives it ,as his opinion that the legislature has no right to determine how political parties shall make their nominations. He holds that this is purely J family affair with which the legisla- , i ture ought not to interfere. No voter 11 is obliged to support an objeetional 11 nominee. There is some force in Mr. ' < Eichhorn’s contention, though it can | ] hardly be seriously claimed that the , t legislature has no authority to pass a i primary election law. South Bend ’ Times. |i

I Our Annual Sale of Odds and Ends... I | Begins Saturday, December 29. | II This is the Annual Bargain Event eagerly await- 0 ed for by hundreds of people, and results directly 0 H from our large Fall trade. All broken lines, such as H odd coats, odd pants and odd vests, are placed on b j! sale regardless of cost and with only the idea of : prompt clearance in mind. Theses goods are all 0 I high grade merchandise and are to the greatest ex- h tent new and up-to-date patterns. You should not | miss this opportunity. Come early and get a high f grade coat, pant or vest at less than wholesale price. P I Thanking you for past favors and wishing you all a very happy and prosperous We remain, Yours Respectfully, | * j Pete Holthouse & Co. ||

The Democ rat has a high regard and personal admiration for Mr. A. Van Camp of this city, and we desire to exhonorate him from any responsibility regarding the criticisms of Rev. D. D. Martz, which appeared in these columns several weeks ago. He not only had nothing to do with their preparation, but he had no knowledge of them prior to their publication. While releiving Mr. Van Camp of a very unpleasant position, we desire to add for the benefit of Rev. Martz, that the editor of this paper is proud to assume the authorship, and were it not for the position held by Rev. Martz we would not have curtailed our critcisims of such demagogism, perpetrated upon respectable people behind the sanctity of the pulpit, and by a person who is paid for preaching the gospel and the truth. If Rev. Martz desires to take the matter up for a little public airing aud to relieve his wounded pride, the columns of the Democrat are at his disposal. While The aimesis fully convinced that much which Mr. Cleveland says in his Saturday Evening Post article is true and beyond the power of successful contradiction, a proper regard for the truth of history compels it to say that Mr. Cleveland himself is not entirely blameless for the plight in which the Democrat party is to-day. Had he exercised some degree of political discretion and judgment durthe latter part of his second administration in dealing with the problems of that peroid, the Democratic party would not have surrendered to Populism in 1896. The conservative ele-

t ment would have been in control and • the things that have happened since , would not stand recorded upon the pages of history. But crimination and i recrimination will not mend matters. \\ hen mistakes have been made all around, it becomes the part of wisdom to forgive and forget and start anew, with the honest purpose of steering clear of breakers in the future.—South Bend Times. Legislators at Work. Dr. Oliver Gard, senator from Clinton. is at work preparing three bills that he will introduce some time during the session of the legislature this winter. The first will provide that all railroads and other corporations in the state shall name a day in the month on which they will pay their employes. The purpose of the bill is to abolish paying on Sunday. If the day named falls on Sunday or a legal holiday the bill provides that the day proceeding shall be payday. In another bill Dr. Gard will make an attempt to solve the tramp problem. According to the the bill a tramp will be prohibited from soliciting aid or begging outside of his home county. The bill provides that tramps mav apply for aicl to the I trustees or others in’ authority. In ease a tramp is arrested he must show that he is a resident of the county in which he is begging or suffer the penalty. A violation of the law makes one guilty of vagrancy and punishable by a fine. The third bill Dr. ( lard will introduce is one providing for the election of the county superintendents by a vote of the people instead of bv trustees. Henry H. Thomas, representative from Clinton, is preparing a bill which he will introduce in the legislature this winter, providing for a change in the gravel road law. At present gravel roads are in charge of supervisors elected by the people. It is claimed that it is impossible to get work done when it is needed under i the present system and that the ro;-ds

are in worse condition now n for years past. It is also chain under i the present system there is much chance for robbery. The prepared by Mr. Thomas will r miend i that the gravel roads in ea ounty be divided into three disti each ■ commissioner to have charg ledisi trict with the power to appc super- j , visors, whose duty is shall lj keep i the roads in repair. All q must > be done under the supervis: if the , county commissioners. M bomas will introduce the bill at tl ‘quest of the tanners of Tipton an 'linton counties. A number of den ats announced that they wore paring , bills. Representative Cotm ill in- > troduce two or three bills in interest of the railroad men. Hi is one in reference to the volunt relief system of insurance opera tt >y the Pennsylvania company. Se >r Purcell is preparing to make ; ght in favor of the Vincennes univ :y bill, which has been before the fclature for many years. A numberte getting bills ready that they ddt care to give out at this time.' Rfesentatives from the southern co ml make known their purpose to have elect Representative Davis, of linfield, minority leader, although tnvill be his first session. Davis mar number of friends, and will be a tor for the complimentary vote of I associ ates, if he cares to make a fig Representative Cotner, who has n considered an avowed candidat or the honor, said he was merely eptive. Representative Cravens sail ie was in this attitude. Senator In n was mentioned frequently for tl eader ship of the upper housi James A. Coiner, representative from Fniton and Cass counties. iys he does not know that he will reduce any bills this session, but wi ive his entire time to watching t movements of the enemy and en ivoring to prevent vicious legisla □. He says there is considerable < iosition to a compulsory primary elean law which will apply to all the c sties in his section of the state, senator Albert M. Burns, of St. Joserounty, will introduce a bill imposiu a fine of SIOO to SSOO for the sale cigarette or any substitute therefor. Kills the Sonjf, I Clifton Bingham, the auM of “In Old Madrid,” "Love’s Old S4t Song” and “The Dear Homeland,”ice said: “The moment a song is pl ‘on the streets.’ as we call it, it i nines tremendously popular. You belt everywhere. Every boy bums it Ihe goes to school. It is played in eirv street. But my publisher shakes hldead sadly when that day conies. It (generally the beginning of tboenla boom which dies away. Peep- g| tired of bearing the same song ’’belver they go. whatever the song my l< and the song of the barrel orgtn lilnot welcome in the drawing n>m. So that the putting of a song octhe street organs means a fleeting fa>e, and ihen—well, too often an utU relapse aud complete oblivion.” Morpliy‘» Witty qmment. Paul Morphy, the famas chess pla» er, once attended churel in New i M leans when the bishop oft foreign <ll4 cese was present. The y ung rector <1 the church had prepared a sermon ii honor of bis distinguish’d visitor in the delivery of which t>- tired ever! one except the bishop, «uc paid dost' attention. Part of the congregation left the church. "Well.” said Morphy, “ bat preache is the first man I ever nut who hadn’ sense enough to stop »heu lie ba< nothing left but a bishop.'

How Moody Got Out ot It. Many were the interesting expert ences belonging to the first Northfield conference called by D. I Moody. Ono especially shows Mr. Moody himself in his varjJutg phases. It was the conversation hour at noon, and about 100 men were sitting under the tent on Hound Top Mr. Moody, leaning sturdily against the tent pole, led the meeting. Suddenly there came from him the plump question, "Brethren, how many of you have so grown in grace that you can bear to have your faults told? ’ Many hands went up. Quick as u flash, but neither sharply nor insultingly, Mr. Moody turned to a young minister and said: "Brother, you have spoken 13 times in 12 days here and perhaps shut out 12 other good men from speaking.” It was true. The young man had been presuming and officious. He had held up bls hand, but he could not bear to be chidden, and now he stoutly defended himself, only making matters worse. Then another minister broke forth and berated Mr. Moody for his bluntness. The latter blushed, but listened until the reproof was done. Then be suggestively covered his face and spoke through his fingers. "Brethren. I admit the fault my friend chargee me with; but, brethren, 1 did not hold up my hand!”—Youth’s Companion. To Cure Insomnia. An English physician of distinction gives these suggestions for cure of insomnia: In eases where the patient sleeps for an hour or two, then wakens with a start and cannot go to sleep again the physician recommends that a hot water compress be laid on the abdomen. When one cannot go to sleep on retiring and is unable to dismiss thoughts that have occupied the day, it is advised that the patient keep his feet in water as hot as he can bear comfortably for ten minutes before golug to bed. He should then put on a pair of thin cotton hose wrung out of cold water and over those a pair of woolen ones. A more powerful remedy Is a mustard sitz bath, with the proportion of a teacupful of mustard to a gallon of hot water. He should remain seated in the bath from 10 to 20 minutes. In many cases a reclining bath In tepid water is useful as a sedative. Ditched the Bishop. “I remember once driving across the country with Bishop ,” writes Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady of “A Missionary In the Great West” In the Ladies’ Home Journal, “while discussing the nature of the soul. That is. the bishop was discussing. I was only prompting by a question now and then. We were on the rear seat of a wagon, with the driver on the front seat. It was a very dark night. In the middle of the bishop’s exposition the wagon took a wild plunge, there was a crash, and over we went into the muddy ditch. “ ‘I beg your pardon, gents!’ said the driver, who had retained control of the horses as we scrambled to our feet. 'I was so interested in bearin the man discussiu my immortal soul, which I hardly ever knowed that I had one before. that 1 clean forgot where we was and drove you plump into the ditch.’ ” Breakiag the Newi. Jackson—See here. Jimson, that confounded dog of yours kept up « continual howl under my window till 3 o’clock this morning! Jimson (firmly)—lt wasn’t my dog, sir! Jackson—l’m glad to hear that, old man, because 1 bated to ask you to bury the body. To whom did you sell him?—Brooklyn Life.

A DISMAL FAB. ~ The l.a»« Joke He Trii Blay on Hie Dear Wi ■ "I don’t think I’ll try tie practical jokes on my wife. ’J n’t pan out well.” I | “Elucidate.” “You see. she has a haftoistlng the window in our root® night. As I usually go to be Abe depends on me to hoist Aetimes I forget it, and then A wild squabble. Frequently Acs me up in the night and askl, see If it is open. If I don't sil at me until morning. A night!, ago I resolved to give her a 11 nre. 1 rolled up a lot of old nel rs Into a long bundle and luidl ackage down by the window, i-se she was asleep and didn't b*l Then I opened the window 1 ways and crept into bed. Soil > after , midnight she nudged tl said: ‘Jim, I’m sure you didin that window. It's like a bakl In the; room. Get up and see.’ 1 jot up. went to the window ail w the sash as high as It would Li did so I gave a little shriek aL flung my bundle down to the I below. It struck with a dull I and 1 dodged behind the curt! await developments. The root ; very dark, and I couldn’t see I ’e, but I heard her raise herselß sitting posture. Then she spokl or old Jim,' she quietly said. limbled out of the window in 1| gedest nightshirt. What a specie’ll be when they find him in fining!’ Then she lay down agnl went to sleep.” “What did you do?” "Stood there like a fool jninute or two and then sneakedled.”— Cleveland Plain Dealer. ONE MEAL A g Pronounced n Secret luman Health and liappii It is by no means imje that the newest world lecture® allude to the delays of the sinta! reform. The one meal a din was successfully practiced by 80.000,000 men of the healthiesllthiest and most Intelligent natlif antiquity for nearly 1.000 y<i No unprejudiced observß deny that for the vast pluralitjur fellow men there Is no othcJticable way to live up to the pri4of the sanitary maxim, “Neverlat till

we have leisure to digest! Nine out of ten laborers ®o hurry from the breakfast trio their daily work and cannot t upon 1 more than a few minutes Brnoon meal rest. The same in n| mills, shipyards, railway yardsßshops and schoolrooms. Less than a year's time '•suffice to give the one meal babttKrce of a second nature, and those would like to form an idea of I versal observance during the cl period of antiquity should read I ayle’s dissertation on "Domest, re In Athens and Home” or D ncey's humorous essay, published e second volume of miscellanit >r the title.- "Dinner. Heal and R There would be time f< p. for reading, for the enjoyment t and entertaining conversation. | Sunstrokes would be in only from the traditions of ttiitary barbarism. The granger'sjfcsters would get afternoon sportajgh to think life on a farm deckßvorth living. No after dinner Brdom would tempt truants. bßeplng drudgery would be lessenetKiirds. —Felix M. Oswald, M. D. Health Culture. A Telegram That At one time when the IJeorgie Drew Barrymore was playin San Francisco a fabulous sum offered her by a local theater for lervices for a few weeks. The off-gs exceedingly tempting, but tnntract with Charles Frohuian st In the way. However, on the mg venture nothing won theory,! telegraphed a detailed statetrof the offer she had received to loan In New York, explained how :>Us she was to accept it and wouijg with the plea. "Will you releastF In due course of time she ued the following telegram in auswt | Mr*. Georgl* Drew Barrymore, Pal itel. San Franci«co: No I Caiai Albeit disappointed. Mrs. •ymore at once sent this characterlseply: Charle* Froilman. Sew York City: cihl , • GKosott Drkw mit ' A Tinker* Dam. ” There Is no profanity in sg that any certain thing “is not w<* tinker's dam," although ft Is so Mered by many. The expression Inated many years ago, when thng. or mending, leaky vessels was n cruder than it is now. In former times the use i»ain to check the flow of solder wiplaced on tin was not generally undiod, at least by the roving tinkers, an one of these gentlemen of the rotund a job, such as mending a waslller or other tin household utensil, would get from the housewife or >atlc a piece of soft dough. Wltuta he would build a dam around place where he Intended to put solder. Inside of the circle thus >ed he poured the melted lead. n the metal had cooled, he woi brush away the dam of dough thn d confined It to the desired limits, e heat had hardened the heavy te nnd baked It thoroughly, so that ’*• absolutely of no use for nnythinse. It became one of the most use! things in the world, and there was enough of It even to be worth while cMng to the pigs. Hence the expression, w 3 wl, s originally Intended to conveyt'eftal* l Idea, appears to have beentalned, while the origin la not nerally known.

C if I i (I t ’ TBs • ; Fm • 1 W''. This picture is the trade maik <>{■ SCOTT'S EMULSION, and is e <t H every bottle of SCOTT’S 1.MT1.-B SION in the World, which nowjH amounts to many millions ycmh.H, This great, business has grown tuH such vast proportions, First,‘-Because the proprietors® have always been most careful selecting the various ( used in its compo: iti<m, r.air.ihß the finest Cod Liver Oil, aud the® , purest Hypophosphites. ft Second: -Because they have >8 skillfully combined the ingredients that the 1 e-t possible® results are obtained 1 y its use. > T'/j/Tdr-Because it lias made »® : many sickly, delicate ■ strong and healthy, given lier.':lfl and rosy cheeks to so many pale® 1 anaemic girls and healed the t and restored to full health, so manfl . thousands in the first stages ofl Consumption. If you have not tried it, send for free its agreeable taste will surprise vou. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists. j j 409-415 Pearl Street. New York. 5 50c. and |i.oo; all druggists. 1

THE IRISH PEASANT. Hr I> the Gayest Fellow In World Under Difflcnltie*. The Irish peasant is still. heaven, what Sir Walter Scott eni'o-tlflH him after the visit of the great to Ireland in the early thirties—he still “the gayest fHlow in the world® under difficulties and afflictions." Iffißß has a cheerful way of regarding cumstances which to others would most unpleasant and disheartening A® peasant met with an accident resulted in a broken leg The bors of course commiserated “Arrah," he remarked, with a gleam satisfaction in his eye as he the bandaged limb, “what a blessing Is that it wasn't me neck.” Yes. the irrepressible Irishman has joke for every occasion. Two men who had not seen each other for long time met at a fair. They bad lot of things to tell each other. it's married I am." said O'Brien. don't tell me so!" said Blake. "FaltHgS yes.” said O'Brien, “an I've got a healthy bboy which the neighbors Is the very [deter of me.” Blake for a moment at O'Brien, who was to say the least, remarkable for good looks, and then said. “Deli, neM what’s the hamim so long as child's healthy?" And yet a to whom a witticism thus ly springs may be very simple minded® The peasants' passion for still Induces them to commit to ry Imposing polysyllables which often misapply, with the most amusing® and grotesque results. 1 heard a maid exclaim at a crying child in arms, “Well, of all the children I ever met you're wan odU • him.” A landlord In the south of land recently received a letter from tenant in the following terms: Yer Honnor —Hopin this find* you in hulth, a* it laves me at present, your Bill has assassinated me poor ould donkey. —Nineteenth Century.® j Sweet Reveora. “Naw; I ain’t working any I’ve lost me job," said the diminutival office boy when he was asked about i® "But 1 got even, betcher life! I the old man telling a feller that I , no good and that he was going to fi®v I me at the end of the week. ■ the only thing 1 could do was to sit o® a stool and balance a ruler on the of my nose. i “Well, when I heard the old man I that he was going to fire me, I just la® low to get even. And 1 did, I life! There was a book agent wt® l had been pestering the life out of Ug| • old man. ami he was expecting her® I call again, so he made a sneak and t® k me to tell her when she called that® > bad gone west for good ami > coming back. » ■ "Well, just then his wife teleph oM » him that she was coming down to j office to see him about something, aua , he told me to tell her when she cam® . take a seat and wait for him. t “Well, 1 saw my chance to get . So when the book agent came In I toW . her that the old man had left word t her to wait for him. Then when hM‘ , wife blow In. 1 told her IU the man had gone west nnd left word f® J her that she needn't expect to aee id«| “Geerusnlem! Maybe you think ft® " sparks didn’t fly then. I waited I the fireworks were over, then I w 1 out me resignation, balanced the yd® F on me nose for the lust time and left® —Detroit Free Frees.