Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1901 — Page 6

TO PEACE • —Central American Republics ' Getting Tired of Petty » fc, Wars. ARBITRATION IS THE THING -■ A Conference Has Been Called to Arrange a General Agreement In Settlement of the Constantly Recurring Boundary Disputes Down That Way. ag’W asliington, March is. Ri>spousi-s have now been received from prai-ii Jcglly all of the South and Central j republics accepting the invi- ; participate in the conference of American republics which is to lie .. . j>(‘ld ill tile ( it) of Mexico next Octo The preliminary work of the eonBBfevss been directed from Wash as the United States governmpnt has taken great interest in the meeting and has had the co-operation here of the representatives of the southern countries. Several of the republics already either have chosen . tfbeir delegates or have narnt* under .'.consideration. The personnel of the delegates from the United States is ' beginning to attract attention, and in South American circles there is an earnest desire that at least one of the ■r delegates from this country shall sustain some official relation to the state department. In the former campaigns held in Washington Mr. Blaine was a conspicuous figure and the southern republics are desirous that there be like prominence at the coining cop,gress. Little attention lias yet been given to the consldertUion of particular names, yet ami’.iig those informally Statfc Udi, Director Rockhill of the bit- ( of American republics, and John ! \ lessen Moore, who was assistant seejTetary of state during Judge Day’s / administration of the state departI ment. Mr. Moore’s name lias come ‘ up in connection with the researches he has made on the subject of arbitration. which promises to be one of the most interesting themes before the congress. The South American repubfl| lies have shown a strong inclination toward arbitration in the settlement of their frequent boundary difficulties, and there is a tendency to adopt this method quite generally, and if possible. universally to avoid border conHjcts and their attendant menace of war. Some of tnose interested in tiie congress have hoped to see in it results similar to The Hague conference, with a permanent court of arbitration for the western republics like that at The , Hague for international conflicts in which the countries of Europe and the United • States might he involved. j None of the southern republics was | represented at Tbi Hague conference. Carnegie Beats His Own Record. New York. March IB.—Andrew Carnegie, who. since retiring from active business, lias been able to devote his lime to the founding of liberies, lias made to New York city the largest offer of that kind on record. If New Tm k wul pr--v,.le t'„- idles t!;; maintenance, he lais promised to give $5,200,000 to establish (io branch li braries in this city. MARKET QUOTATIONS Prevailitig Prices For Grain. I’rovis"2 ions and Livestock on March IS. Indianapolis Grain and Livestoc k. Wheat—Wagon, 76c; No. 2 red. quiet, 76‘*/*. Corn—Firm; No. 2 iuix»*d. 39%c. Oats Firm; No. 2 mixed. 26%c. Cattle—Steady at Hog*—Steady at ss.iKMiis.h2%. Sheep—Steady at $2.2.Vh4.25. Lambs—Active at [email protected]. Chicago Grain and Provisions. (Opened. t Closed. Wheat-- 1 I Mar ]$ .75%|$ .75% May I -76% .76% July i .76% .76% Cora— i i Mar I .»>%| .40% May e .41% .41% July • .41% .41% Oats- | | Mar | .24%; ... July I .-’.*•%! .25% Port— I < Mur 15 75 Mar 15 76 ’ 15 !M» July 15 10 ! 15 10 Lard— i | May : 772 I 7 77 Joly 7 77 7 So Kept 782 I 7 85 Kilis— May I 747 I 7 5o Jnlr i 7 47 7 55 Hi'pt 7 47 I 7 57 (■losing ensh markets Wheat. 75l 4 v: corn, 4014 c: outs. 24 | ! l <-; pork, $15.75; lard, $7.77; riba, $7.50. Louisville Grain and Livestock. Wheat- No. 2 red anil longberry, 77c. Corn—New, white. 4314 c; No. 2 mlied, 4314 c. Oats—No. 2 mixed, 20|4e; N’e. 2 white, 30>gc. Cattle-fwcndy nt $3.04X745.75. Hogs Steady nt $4.2Mi5.8u. Kbeep—Firm at $2.00413.50. I.ll''lbs Steady at Cincinnati Grain and Livestock. Wheat Flriu; No. 2 red. 7014 c. Corai Finn; No. 2 tnlxeil, 12c. Hats Dull; No. 2 mixed. 27*4CCattle Strong nt $:.'.250/4 Ito. Hogs Active at s4.sor</sJi;ij. Sheep Strong nt $3,504/4.50. Lambs Strong nt 54.4Xm5.75. ebh-ago Livestock. Cattle Siciulj-; steers, SXOO4/i;.00; mockers. 82.7544 4.4141. Hog- Active al $3.503,',.8214. Sheep Sternly at 13.504t.100. Lauilis Steady at $4.25445.45. New York Livestock. Cattle Firm nt $3.0<W|5..'10. Hogs Wenk it $4.0044'1.30, Sheep Firm at $3,504/5.00. Lambs -Steady nt $4.754i<1.20. Kast Bo On Io Livestock, Cattle Htenily nt $3,254/5.00, Hogs Active at $4.1104/41.1)5, Sheep St, nil.v nt $3.541415.00. , Lambs Steady at $5,254/5.85. Toledo Grain. Wheat Lewer; cash. 7844 c; Mny, 80%c. Corn Active; No. 2 cash, 41c. ■ Oats- Steady. No. 2 cash, 28c. ft B’ •

THE BLACK VENUS. An I’Kly Stone Figure Worshiped by Peasants nt Brittany. Even false religions die hard, and there are reminders of all extinct faiths still existing in the world. One of the most curious relics Os paganism which are still worshiped In a Christian country is the gigantic black stone figure of a woman which is to be found in a forest of the district of I Morbihan, in Brittany. It is known as the “Black Venus,” but probably dates far back of the time when the Greeks anil Romans worshiped that goddess. Antiquarians assert that this ugly idol belongs to the age of the serpent worshipers, one of whose subterranean temples is In the neighborhood. This would make the figure far older than the Christian era. The statue is that of a huge, uncouth woman, with a sullen, angry countenance, her form enveloped in a loose mantle. The superstitious Bretons have always worshiped the figure, asserting that It has power over the weather and the crops. If the idol is neglected, they declare that the grain dies on the car, anti If the anger of the black woman is further roused a tidal wave sweeps over Morbihan. Twice the stone was cast into the sea by pious folk who hoped thereby to put an end to this idolatry, and twice the peasants dragged it back and set up an altar before it. About two centuries ago Count Pierre de I.annion, on whose estate the figure stood. In order to save the status from both friends and enemies, dragged it by 40 yoke of oxen to his qxvn chateau hlid set. V.A’.v Sj' toe to’jrt/ard. He cut an Inscription on the base of the pedestal. declaring the figure to be a Venus carved by Caesar's soldiers. The count and his chateau are both gone, but the huge black’woman, overgrown with moss, still stands in the forest, and the peasants still beseech tier to bless their crops. TEACHING A YOUNG LARK. How Its Mother Coaches It to Hop About and Fly. J. M. Barrie, the noted Scottish story writer, in Scribner’s Magazine told how a young lark got its first lesson. A baby lark had got out of its nest sideways, a fall of a foot only, but a dreadful drop for a baby. “You can get back this way,” Its mother said, and showed it the way. But when the baby tried to leap it fell on its back. Then the mother marked out Hues on the ground on which it was to practice hopping, and it got along beautifully so long as the mother was there every moment to say. “How wonderfully you bop!” "Now teach me to hop up,” said the little lark, meaning that it wanted to fly, and the mother tried to do It in vain. She could soar up. up, very bravely, but she could not explain how she did It. “Wait till the sun comes out after the rain.” she said, half remembering. “What is sun? What is rain?” the little bird asked. “If you cannot teach me to fly. teach me to sing.” "When the sun comes out after rain,” the mother replied, “then you will know how to sing.” The rain came and glued the little bird's wings together. “I shall never be able to fly or sing.” it wailed. Then of a sudden it began to blink its eyes, for a glorious light had spreail over the world, catching every leaf anil twig and blade of grass In tears and putting a smile in every tear. The baby bird’s breast swelled, it did not know why: It fluttered from the ground, it did not know why. “The sun has come out after the rain!” it trilled. "Thank you. sun! Thank you! Thank you! Oh. mother, diil you hear me? 1 can sing,” Then it floated up, up. calling. ‘•Thank you. thank you. thank you!” to the sun. “Oh, mother, do you see me? lam flying!” A Good Memory. A bnil memory In most cases might be more properly described as one rusting from sheer want of use. The fact is our brain cells nre always “ready to oblige.” but we do not give them sufficient encouragement in their well meant efforts. Naturally the individual may cultivate a memory for certain details more readily than for others, but the general basis of all recollective acts is the same, anti there is no department of human mental activity <n which the motto that "practice makes perfect” bolds more truly than in the science of mnemonics. The view l may be expressed, indeed, that we never forget anything presented to our brain cells. When we say we have forgotten, we renlly mean that we cannot And the mental photographic negative whence we can print off a positive reproduction.—London Chronicle. From oji Author's Notebook. The following is an extract from the diary of on Impecunious authtJf: "Rose , at 5 and had a sonnet and a glass of cold wntir for breakfast. I retired early In the evening without supper, as 1 feareil the neighbors would be annoyed by the rattling of the knives and forks.”—Atlanta Constitution. Trim. Her Sall, a Bit. Nannie—Oh. dear: my face is so freckled! It's just o,wful! Aunt Hannah—l wouldn't fret. Nannie. Os course the freckles ary not very becoming, but. then, you know, they serve to cover up your features.— Boston Transcript Silkworms and their eggs were first brought to Europe in the sixth century of onr era. A couple of monks who hud traveled In China ns missionaries brought away a quantity of the cocoons concealed In their walking sticks.

! fighting a wildcat AN ADVENTURE THAT MADE G'sc MAN SHY OF THAT KIND OF BEAST. He Is Willing to Go a Long Vt i.y Around to Avoid Ferocious Animal.. Evbn Though Science Snys They Will Flee at Man's Approach. “I have read In the papers certain scientific iisseitlons that no wild animal will voluntarily attack or pursue a human being, but that, on the contrary, the fiercest of them, as tradition and the tales of woodsmen classify them, will make baste to escape the possible sight of man, unless, in desperate cases, hunger may urge it to approach him. its most dreaded foe. such cases being extremely rare,” said a matter of fact and veracious New York business man. “If that is so, I hail a little experience once with a wild animal that must have been the most desperately hungry beast that ever longed for food. The occurrence was in northwestern Pennsylvania. where one winter I had some business that called me ten miles from the county town to one of the backwoods districts. It was late in the afternoon when I started on my rtdtirn to the village. The way was over a lonely, narrow, crookeil mountain road, bordered by deep wobds much of the distance. Toward dusk, as I was rounding a short turn in the road, my horse, w hich had a good deal of spirit, shied suddenly and sprang forward on a furious run. “At the same instant an animal with glaring eyes plumped down from somewhere and landed in the sleigh at my feet. It had evidently leaped from a tree at the horse, the quick movements of which nervous animal had defeated that purple, anil the attacking animal had alighted with its fore feet on the robe that lay across my lap. It glared furiously at me, with its face not more than two feet away, as it clung to the robe with its sharp claws, growling fiercely. I had never seen a wildcat, but I knew instantly and instinctively that I had one to deal with here, and it seemed to be a very large and savage one at that. I had no weapon, but fortunately the whip that stood in its socket on the dashboard was loaded at the butt. "Clinging to the reins with my left hand—the horse was running away—l quickly drew the whip from the socket and struck the wildcat on the bead with the heavy butt. That caused t‘he animal to loosen Its hold on the robe and drop into the snow at the side of the sleigh, but the agile and furious beast was up in the fraction of a secanil and with one bound sprang on the back of the sleigh, which had a low body. “Although the horse was running madly away along the narrow and crooked road, throwing the sleigh from side to side and threatening it constantly with destruction against some rock or stump, I was obliged to drop the reins and leave the result of the runaway to chance, for the wildcat was struggling desperately to gain a foothold in the sleigh and fight me at close quarters, 1 knew that if the sleigh should happen to come Into collision with any obstacle heavy enough to wreck It I would be no match for the catamount, now wrought to the utmost ferocity, fighting it on the slipping snow, even if I were unharmed by the collision, so I strained every nerve to conquer the determined beast while I still possessed the advantage of foot bold in the sleigh. "Once 1 thought it was all up with me, for as the sleigh was carried abruptly round a short turn in the road by the speeding horse one runner struck a stone or a root, and the sleigh careened and ran at least 50 feet on the other runner alone. I mechanically threw the weight of my body toward the upper side of the sleigh, all the time raining rapid blows on the head of the wildcat with the butt of the whip, and forced the sleigh down to Ils balance on both runners again. A few more blows after that, and I was rejoiced to see the determined and tenacious beast first loosen one claw, hang for a second or so by the other, while it tried to seize the top of the back of the sleigh again with its teeth, and then tumble to the roail and lie motionless in the snow.

“I dropped back ou the seat limp and weak and too much unnerved to make the least effort to obtain control of the runaway, which was still rushing wildly along the uncertain road, made still more uncertain by the gathering darkness. The horse ran at least three miles further and then began to slow up anil at last stopped half way up a long and steep hill from sheer exhaustion. I had by this time recovered sufficiently to take charge of the horse again and drive the rest of the way to the town, which wasn't far, and where I arrived with the horse covered with foam, a sleigh spllntereil and covered deep with scars anil scratches made by the desperate wikicat and myself so badly used up by nervous shock that It was three days before I was able to get about again in anything like good condition. 1 never heard whether the wildcat was killed by my blows or not. but 1 have an Idea be was. 1 hope so. Science may be all right In declaring that wild animals will hasten to flee at the very suspicion of man's approach, hut If ever 1 am going anywhere and hear there are wildcats in that direction I’ll go around some other way.”—New York Press. Peers of Great Britain have the right to be hanged with silken cords instead of UemiM'n ropes. Few avail themaches of the privilege. Lignum vltir Is the toughest woc«! known. It cannot be whrked by split, ting.

Chlneie Method of Mea»url««Many travelers returning from China have commented upon the apparent!) singular lack of knowledge of the distances across their country or between | their towns that exists among the Chi | nese. If nt one town you. inquire the | [ distance io the next, you may be told that it is 2t) li (one-third of a uiilei but ' upon arriving at the town you will be I surprised to find the distance back to j Hie town from wldi li you have just ; come is 24 li and that the cost of jour- ; ncying back again is corresponding!) | greater than the cost to go to It. Tiie Chinese measure distance not by rule, but by the amount of physical en-1 ergy required to traverse them. Their wage is based on a unit of energy, the amount that it takes them to carry a | given load, one picul one 11, on level ground. L* the road from A to B is down hill, the distance is regarded as less than the actual linear distance because It Is supposed to take less energy to travel in that direction, or, as the Chinese say. "the li are short.” It naturally follows that In traveling in the other direction, from B back to A, tiie road being a gradual ascent, a greater expenditure of energy Is necessary. "The 11 are long," and hi order to get a fair compensation for their work the carriers must see that the distance and the charges are correspondingly Increased With this explanation what has often appeared as a vagary of the Chinese becomes simple and reasonable.—Leslie's Weekly. Olives. The olive tree in its wild state Is a thorny shrub or small tree, but when cultivated becomes a tree 20 to 40 feet high, with no thorns. It lives to a good age. The leaves resemble those of a willow, the flowers are small and white and grow in clusters as grapes do. an<l the fruit is greenish, whitish, violet or even black In color and generally oval in shape. It is produced in great profusion, so that an old olive tree becoim>s very valuable to Its owner. Among the Greeks the olive was sacred to Minerva, the goddess of wisdom. It was also the emblem of purity. A crown of olive twigs was the highest honor that could be bestowed upon a Greek citizen. An olive branch was also the symbol of peace, and the vanquished who came to beg for peace bore olive branches in their hands. The American olive Is remarkable for the hardness of Its wood. It Is found as far north as Virginia. Its fruit is fit for use. and its flowers are fragrant. The fragrant olive of China and Japan has extremely fragrant flowers, which are used for flavoiiug tea. Pelite Erie Comninter*. A stranger who had an appointment to meet a friend in the Chambers street ferry bouse, which Is used by Erie commuters, was greatly puzzled the other afternoon by the actions of the men who passed the ticket taker’s window. Nearly three-fourths of them took their hats off to the ticket taker in the most polite style. The stranger thought that possibly the ticket taker’s wife was in the box /with him. and he went back to leok again. There was no one In the box save the ticket taker, who looked gooil natured. but not Imposing. When his friend arrived, the stranger said: "Is that the president of the Erie road in that box?” "Certainly not. Why do you ask such a question?” "Why. every man who passes him takes bis hat off. gives him a marching salute ami walks on.” The friend smiled pityingly at the stranger’s Ignorance and said It was a trick of the Erie commuters to carry their tickets in the crown of their hats. They took their bats off sc that the agent might see the ticket.—New York A Historic Throne. The biggest episcopal throne in Europe is at the Exeter cathedral. Composed of the very best oak. with magnificent carving executed by the most expert designers of the day. the throne soars upward in beautiful tapering pinnacles. which rise up to the lofty roof of the sacred edifice. The throne Is not only the biggest, but one of the oldest. It was saved from destruction by the Puritans by the Ingenuity of the Cavaliers, who when the Roundbeads marched ou Exeter pulled down the throne and divided It Into 3C.”> pieces. om> for efery day of the year. The pieces were safely secured in many hiding places, and when peace was restored the pleeey were put together again without the aid of a single nail.

There’s Health In Strong nerves. They are the fountain “My nervous system was in such a confrom which flows all the energy, all the dition I could not endure the click of a strength and all the vital powers of the clock, the least noise would startle me and body. Strong nerves overcome the weak- perspiration would stand out on my face nesses and disorders of the system and give like beads. Wher. I first began taking Dr. to the step a springiness, to the eye a Miles* Nervine I had wasted to 120 pounds brightness and to the mind a clearness that and was bedfast most of the time. I took they can get from no other source. If you six bottles altogether when my health was are tired and nervous, irritable, restless, restored and my weight increased to 205 run-down and sleepless, build up jwir pounds.” Gk W. Oolgrove, worn-out nerves with Plattsburg. N. Y. Miles* Nerving It fa a bra “-*? od nerve-restorer without an equal; and it — both body and mind, as nothing else cam Sow W

Getting Thin is all right, if you are too fat; and all wrong, if too thin already. Fat, enough for your habit, is healthy; a little more, or less, is no great harm. 100 tat, consult a doctor; too thin, persistently thin, no matter what cause, take Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil. There are many causes of getting too thin; they all come under these two heads: overwork and under-digestion. Stop over-work, if you can; but, whether you can or not, take Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, to balance yourself xvith vour work. lou can t live on it—true—but, by it, you can. There’s a limit however; you’ll pay for it Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is the readiest cure tor •‘can’t eat,” unless it comes of your doing no work—you can’t long be well and strong, without some sort of activity. The genuine has this picture on it, VBgjiA take no other. If you have not tried it, send for TVlfeh • free sample, its a- jj n greeable taste will '’s'v . 1 surprise you. \ [■ SCOTT & BOWNE L Chemists, 7 idL." 409 Pearl Street, caSLraV'" New York. 50c. and $1.00; all druggists. 5 PER CENT MONEY TO LOAN. We have money to loan on good city property and improved farms a' ft per cent per annum with privilege ot partial paym-uts. Th!/ is the lowest rate of interest ever offered in this this state. H'Ktl’Eß & LENHART. Attorneys. Established 1872. Capital 1120.04)0. Surplus $110.0(0 The Old Adams County Bunk Decatur, Indiana. Does a general banking business, makes collections In all parts of the country. Buys town, township and county c-ders. Foreign and domestic exchange bought and sold. Interest paid on time deposits. Officers—W, H.Niblick. President; D Studebaker. Vice President: K. K. Allison. Cashier. C. S. Niblick. French Quinn. Ass’t Cashiers lour Canary. Don't forget to give your canary the best of water and seed every day. See that be lias a good fish bone. Clean his cage every day. Keep him out of the hot sun and the glare of night lights and yet let him have sunshine. Talk to him; talk to him with a kind voice. Let him out of the cage occasionally. We give crumbs of bread soaked in milk, lettuce, chickweed, a little piece of egg, sometimes a little fruit, a nut and lots of good things and let him eat or reject as be pleases. Remember be Is a prisoner in confinement. dependent on you every day for health and life, and constantly strive to make him happy. A little 10 cent looking glass will ndd greatly to his happiness. Take care that neither ' sun nor other light reflected shall daz- ' zle him. The Height of Clonda. To determine the height of clouds an observer at each of two stations a mile or more apart measures the angle ! anil altitude of some point of a cloud, ; the identity of which Is ascertained I from conversation hv telephone, while ; synchronism In the observation Is seI cured ity the beating of electric pendulums. This is the method used at the celebrated observatories at Upsala, in Sweden.

FRED REPPERT, Sale Crier • Auctioneer Speaks English, German, Swiss and Low German. Decatur, Indiana. CHARLES N. CHRISTEN, Architect ** Contra.ct.oi Decatur, Indiana. All kinds of Plans and Specifications furnished for building of every description. Reasonable terms. 12 Ju Qjh? for TYi AGNETIC TREATMENT is the JTI only remedy that will cure I agrippe In two hours. I alsotr, at all of the followlnirdiseases successfully: Nervous Diseases, all kiniis ot Headache. Pains. Rheumatic Attectlon. Hay Fever. Asthma. HrouI'hitls. t'attath. Consumption, Constipation. Diabetes. Heart Disease. Liver Trouble and all oilier known diseases. Prof. G. F. W. Office-Ovr John Brock’s Hardware and Tin Shop. Dteatur, Ind. Mortgage Loans. Money Loaned on favorable terms Low Rate of Interest. Privelege of partial payments, Abstracts of title carefully prepared. F. M. Cor. Second and Madibon DdeatUf, Indiana. !■■■■■■■ ■■■■ ■ ■ “SALZER’S SEEDS* . . WILL HUKE YOU RICH’’ ■ ■ This is a daring statement, but Rai- ta -rr ■er'goeeda tM*ar it out every tLn®. F „Combination Corn. I Oreaveetcorn on earth ill positively Q V' revolutionire corn growing. Billion Dollar Crass. * C, rentes t m*rvH ot the aue■•AudW 18 tons of hay per acre First crop six weeks afWr eowiug j BlHbltO' ■ vCatalogue toll*. : I _ L " F 0( Ito. STAMPS F ■ r and this NOTICE w« Ufc'J 10 Gr»<« Bws uA.;>gab-'*e. K '■'■■■ HI ■» bp-ill <WUtu A.)<hU.P»W » H (i';o buvhd A.) R q»«, * > •U.VsorUl|ia. LpUMrU H ■ John A. Salzer Seed Co. U Cnasa. Wl»- ■ ujssin TTB-waxi jBTT 4-AiikLri a AarLAjH HAIR BALSAM beatifies the ’ wwl- a luxuriant growth. IJSSBRT Never Faile to Restore Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. ~ WWCurn Ara n <1 waees & hair failing, i We,M<i|i.WK iinwM WE GUARANTEE Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin to cure any case of Constipation, Indigestion, Sick Headache or Stomach Trouble when taken according to directions. I - ' OR. W. B. CALDWELL. If, after taking two-thirds cent or one dollar bottle, it fails <■ do as represented, we will refund the purchase price. I PEPSIN SYRUP COMPANY,