Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1901 — Page 7

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jobnSeburger. Dave E.Smith SCHL'BGKR * SMITH. attorneys at law. money to loan at lowest rates of Interest iMnii'i-of title, realestate and collections I.and 3 Welfley block. 38 ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ' Office. *64. Pbone , Kesidence. 153. J 0. Neptune. D. D. S.’C. E. Neptune. D. U.S. IPhone 23. I ’Phone 23b. Neptune Brothers, i —j £3l CT E3 DENTISTS. f~l , —. Rooms 1. 2. 3. 4. Spangler Building, d Decatur. Indiana. Office Phone|2O7. Lady Attendant. English. German and Swiss spoken. J. D. HALE, DEALER IN Gfaiq, Seeds, Wool, Oil Salt, Goal, IJrne, Fertilizers. Elev tors on the Chicago & Erie and Clove Leaf rat I roads. Office and retail store southeast corner of Second and Jefferson Streets IF" Your uat ronaeo solicited. I ISS EAST. Ko 6. The Comm’l Traveler daily. !>:18a. m Ko. 2. Mail, daily, except Sunday...lM 07 p m No. 4. Day express, daily 7:04 p m N 0.22. Local freight . 7:05a. tn WEST. No 3 Day express, daily 3:50 a. ni No 1. Mail, daily except Sunday.. lluUa.ni No. 5. TheComm’l Traveler, daily. 9:17 p. m No. 21. Local freight 3:45 p. tn RAILROAD WEST. So. 5. vestibule limited, dally for I Chicago f 12:38 p.m bo. 3 Pacific express, daily for ( Chicago f 2:25 a. mJ So. 1. express, daily except Sun- I day for Chicago f 10:43 a. m po. 31. local, dally except Suu-1 L f 10:10 a. u>i 8013 Itells Fargo Limited Ex- ) ' press, dally except Monday > 6:15 p.m. and day after legal holiday I EAST po. 8. vestibule limited, dally for I I New York and Boston. ... .< 7:57 , p 0.2. express, daily except Sun- ( L day for New Yc, k f 1:55p.m po 12. express, dally for New I L York f 2:25 a. m p 0 .30 local, dally except Sun- • tiav f 10:10 a. m coaches and sleeping cars to Nev pork and Boston grains 1 and2stop at all stations on the C & J. Division. ["/■Ain No. 12 carries through sleeping cart S Colun.bus. Clrjileville. Chillicothe. WaverD lortsmouth, fronton, aud Kenova, via Polumbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo, and Norfolk k Western lines Ro. 13 will not carry any baggage. The G. R. & I. [Effect March 8. 1901.1 TRAINS NORTH. ' ' I *N<>. 6. |*No..l. *No i glchuionu ... 11:10p n> 112:50 p m 5:111am .OBntatnOlty 11:08pm .l:W4in I'ffinson 1 6:06 a m f.">''bester.... 12:02 am 1.39 pm 6:27 am ■ 12:2ia m 1:57 pm 6:44 am s rla "t 2:31 p m 7:20a tn K* n '" Vil 2:40 pm 7:26 am E“ rn, ‘ 2.1 N pui 7.35 a m Sfclti-u 3105 pm 7:47 am im. ATLK 1:30 am 3:19 ptn 8:00 am a,,. , nis , 3:33 pm 8:11am nZ?,*’• • • 2:2.1am 4:15 pm 8:40 am in. llv,lle - 3:15 am 5:15 pm 9:M ani ~, h* 4 :IO a m i 6:50p m 10:53 a in 5:20 ain 8:10 pm 12:H»ptr «:45 a m ' 9:45 p m 2:00 p m S CItJ |ll:sb 8 m 8:28 pui 3:60 pm . 5:.« am 9:lspm IjJklnawCity. 4:15 pm 1 6:5. atn 10 :f. nin •bally, except Huaday. tDally. TBAINSSOUTH AT * S " *No. 2. VNo~6 ' 1N0.~i7~ ■ 9:Wpm 8:10 ain Sfc::::»sS MW rrS” ’i:::::::: km?' 1 ,{ >Pids : 6:U)am s:lf>pm 'taiuoo B:ssam »:4<>ptn hXn ■ lO:U’Eiu 9:Mptn F.,?t «! ' "••• ll :0“am 111:48 pm ~ loL t l iT ll ? ne 12:31 pm 12:06am 6:55 am Ssfc: :::::::::: Si.",” 13US ?:*’•■" ISIS Hrtant* 1:52 pm 8:05 a tn PonhLi 2:oopm -6:l2am Bldgevin. 2:l7pm I:44am B:2Bam Wlneh~£ ’ ' 2:oßam «:Wam Bn“wimV’ r - • ’“P**- 2:28 am #:o7am ::::::: : !;ÜBp ' n hchi*t!jd CU Y- <*:»pm 9:3# atn *■—-? BI ' 3:40 ptn 3:25 atn IQ:CO atn ,IM “ y CXO * I,, ° L 1 xmwoon. Qeu MT A " n ‘

Skeleton In the Close!. The original of the singular saying, “A skeleton In the closet.” which is found in almost every language in Europe, is found in one of those curious collections of stories which the monks of the middle ages were fond of making both for their own amusement and for the instruction of youth. In one of these collections, complied by an unknown hand about the middle of the tenth centUYy, there is a story of a wealthy lady who, having a secret grief, confided it to a friend who was apparently a perfectly happy woman. She was the wife of a nobleman who lived in his castle in the south of France. She and her busband were outwardly on the most loving terms. Not a care cloud seemed to cast a shadow on her path. After bearing the story of her afflicted friend the noble lady took her by the hand and led her to a secret chamber adjoining her bedroom, there opened the door of a closet and exposed a skeleton. "Know, my friend,” she said, "no one Is happy. Every day I am forced by my husband to kiss this grinning death bead, which is that of a gentleman who was my busband's rival and whom I would have married had not my parents willed otherwise.” A Simple. Bashful Maid. “I am glad your name is Mary,” said Mr. Slowcoach to his sweetheart, whom he bad been courting for several years. "Why so?’! "Because I was reading today and came across a line which said. ‘Mary is the sweetest name that woman ever bore.’ ” "That is poetically expressed. I’ve hoard my father say it to my mother, whose name is Mary. It is from some poet, isn’t it?" ”1 believe so.” ‘‘But 1 have also heard my father say that there was even a sweeter name than Mary.” ”1 think he must have been mistaken,” said the lover as he tenderly pressed his sweetheart’s hand. “No: I do not think he was mistaken." "What was the other name?” A beautiful blush suffused the charming maiden's cheek, the silken lashes fell and veiled the lovely eyes, and in a tone as soft as the whisperings of an .Eojian harp she murmured: “Wife.” The cards are out—London Answers. Unrlalmed Moneys. Nearly every bank of old establishment has on deposit sums of unclaimed money. The aggregate of all these sums. If it could be told, would astonish the world. These moneys In the Bank of England are estimated variously. some placing the aggregate amount at less than $500,000 and some at many times that sum. In the Bank of England, as in ail banks In this country and In England, the total amount is made up of small sums. According to law. the Bank of England should give public access to the list of such lost moneys, whereas it never does anything of the sort. When challenged, it Invites legal action, but no one cares for a legal contest with the Bank of England, so the question never is faced. How do these unclaimed moneys accumulate? Largely through the omission of stockholders to claim dividends aud through the fact that many people die without leaving behind them a strict account of their Investments. Forethought. “Your letters to me.” said his affianced bride cue day, "are so cold and formal.” "Surely, my dear," exclaimed the literary celebrity, stung by reproach. “when they are published after tny death they will be found to be models of composition breathing the most exulted sentiments and couched in absolutely correct English.”—Chicago Tribune. The Sicilian woman Is generally Illiterate and Is proud of being so. In native partance such a one “sees with two eyes only.” Those who cau read are said to see with four eyes. There Is a patch of ground !n Colorado. six miles by three, which yields 120,000.000 worth of gold a year and will not be worked out for a century. A Misplaced Letter* The transposition of letters In the latno word sometimes produces the most ludicrous results. In “The Still Hour.” which was written by Professor Phelps, Is the fine line, “The stillness of the hour Is the stillness of a dead calm at sea." A large number was printed and disposed of before It was discovered that "clam” bad been printed for "calm.” <«*..■ ...

MR. WU HAS A PLAN The Chinese Minister Issues a Memorial to His Imperial Court. SEEKING MEANS FOR A REFORM Wu Ting Fang Recognizes the Need ol Reforming the Chinase Foreign Policy and Lets His Emperor Have the Results of His Investigations Amid Modern Peoples. Washington. April 22.—The Chinese minister, Wu Ting Fang, is about to make u move of far-reaching import-, anee iu the affairs of China and one whieh cannot, it is believed, but engage the favorable attention of all the powers interested In the affairs of the empire. He is preparing a memorial to the Chinese government, based upou ids Intimate acquaintance with the us fairs of th<7*Western world aud pointing out wherein there is opportunity tor Cblnii to adopt an enlightened policy, which will bring it into harmony with the sisterhood of nations, and at Hie same time will relieve it from tlie present perplexities which are crowding upon it. The memorial deals with administrative, economic and financial questions, taking in practical ly the entire range of government affairs so far ns there seems to la- a present opportunity of rehabilitating them ou modern and progressive lines. Tne doeunient, however, purposely avoids the radicalism which has interfered with previous efforts at reform. Mr. Wu is a loyal and devoted admirer of his country and its institutions and lie has not been in sympathy witli past efforts for excessive change, as in Ids judgment they went so far as to Invite prejudice and to command aid iu overcoming the present disastrous condition of affairs. The edict points out past evils and Holds to severe account those tnetnliers of the old regime whose conduct has been largely responsible for the distress through whieh the country has passed. The government therefore asks for every aid which its patriotic citizens can bring to it in overcoming tlie evils of the past, and in establishing a secure basis for the future. Acting upon tills edict. Mr. Wu lias prepared ids comprehensive memorial to the government. A memorial of this character it is said is the most important act a Chinese official can take, for it is not resorted to except ou rare occasions when the gravity of the situation demands.

Water* Subsiding. Clncinnnti. April 23. Alarm over the flood has almost ceased in the lower Ohio valley. The low water iu the Ohio below this city has allowed the floods from up the river to flow rapidly toward the Mississippi. The situation is still serious up the river, notably at Ripley, Maysville. Aberdeen. Portsmouth, Hanging Rock. Ironton. Ashland. Catlettsburg. Huntington. Point Pleasant. Pomeroy. Marietta. Parkersburg and smaller places between Wheeling and <’iueiunati. The crest of the flood is nearing Cin cinnati, but the further downstream it gets the lower is the rate of rising. MARKET QUOTATIONS Prevailing Prices For Grain. Provisions and Livestock on April 23. Indunapolls Grain and Livestock. Wheat—Wagon, 72c: No. 2 red. dull, 72c. Cora—Strong: No. 2 mixed. Oats Weak; No. 2 mixed. Cattle—Firm at Hug*. Steady at Sheep -Quiet at s2.‘2.Vn 1.40. Lambs—Quiet at Chicago Grain and Provisions. lUpeued.l Clostd. Wheat- | i April $ •• • .724 May 71 Vai .72VJuly .71% .72% Corn- • » April 44' M .45 l 4 Mar 44X .4(»\ July f .43% .44% Data- | l April .25 May .< .25% .25% July 25%. .25’ w Fork i ; April 14 42 May 14 37 U 42 July 14 55 14 57 Lard- i I May 8 07 S 15 July , KO2 XO2 Sept a no » 02 Bibs— | i May | Xl7 j .... July 7 05 7 02 Sept. .... | 7 OH 7 X 5 Closing caah markets- Whvyt. 72V 4 c; corn. 45* 4 c; <»ats. 23e; pork, f 14.42; lard, $8.15; ribs, 78.17. IxniisvillP Grain and Livestock. Wheal No. 2 re<l and longberrjr, 75c. Corn No. 2 white, 4Xc; No. 2 mixed, 47V|C. Oats No. 2 mixed. 3Oc; No. 2 white, 31c. ('attic Strong at $3.0(Ku5.25. Hogt—Lower at $4.50<1i/5.X>. She. p 1 Inn at SS.OOfa 4.00. Lambs Steady ut $3.U(Mt5.00. Cincinnati Grain and Livestock. Wheat- Firm; No. 2 red, 77c. Corn Firm; No. 2 mixed. 46c. Uata -Strong; No. 2 mixed, Cuttie Strong nt |2.8iW(1'5.25. Hogs Easy at $4.2.V</5 Sheep Steady ut Lambs Quiet at |4.0tX(i5.73. Chicago Livestock. Cattle-Weak; ateeiH, atock* era, >2.754i4.75. Hogs—Euuy nt $4..’»0<a(».05. Sheep- Sternly ut $3.506/5.(K). Linube-Wtak at $4,23f<i5..3u. New York LiveMto<!k. Cattle—Steady at $3,006/5.80. llogM-Flrm at s4.tkKu(J.so. Sheep—Steady at s4.Hikas.oo. Lutuba -Higher ut $4.7.V/t6.20. East Buffalo Livestock. Cattle—Steady ut $3,250/5.65. Hogi«-Active at $1,256/6 25. Sheep--Wenk Mt $3.5(X</5.00. I.uiuba —Weak at $5,256(5,70. Toledo Grain. Wheat-Active; ciiah, 75U<*; Muy. Corn Active; No. 2 cash, 45M55 Oats-Quiet; No. 2 caah.

Contest* ot Egan. From the remotest ages the egg has Iteen looked upon as the symbol of creation, or new birth. According to the Persians, the world was hatched from an egg nt that season of the year which corresponds to the vernal equinox. Hence the Parsees still exchange gifts of colored eggs at the new year festival. whieh they celebrate at this date. Among the Jews the egg entered into all the mysterious ceremonies called apocalyptic and occupied a prominent position on the household table during the paschal season. Christianity invested the paschal egg with a new significance—namely, that of the resurrection of Christ, and it was colored red iu allusion to his blood shed for sinners on the cross. A curious custom in mediaeval churches, for priests aud choristers to join in a game of ball at, Eastertide, took its rise from the Easter egg, which thrown from one to the other of the choristers in the nave of the church while an anthem was being sung. As a missed egg meant a smashed egg, the more durable handball was substituted. But the smashing of eggs continued 1 as a form of outdoor sport Survivals are to be found among all Teutonic and Anglo-Saxon people. A popular game In England and Germany consists in hitting one egg against another, the egg that survives uncracked winning for its owner the weaker antagonist, until an entire basket of eggs may have changed ownership. Another game is to trundle eggs down a hill or slope, those whieh reach the bottom uncracked being similarly victorious over the others. Tale ot n Frnunl Bishop. “There used to be in a city in which I lived,” said a Cleveland man. “a certain bishop who. while possessed of the highest principles and xvhose alms and ambitions in life were of the highest character, at the same time united w-ith these a penuriousness in money matters that caused innumerable stories Illustrative of this failing to be tacked upon him. One ot these related to a certain church conference which the bishop and other dignitaries ot the church at one time attended. “At one of the meetings the bishop In endeavoring to open a letter neatly with bls penknife was so unfortunate as to allow the latter to slip and to cut a finger severely. The injured member bled profusely, and a hasty search for court plaster ensued. There being none forthcoming, a clergyman Standing by fished out his cardease and. extracting from it a 5 cent stamp, the smallest priced stamp be bad, offered it to lhe bishop to use as a substitute for the much needed court plaster. “The bishop accepted it gratefully and in his turn took out his own cardcase. In it he placed the 5 cent stamp and then, producing a 1 cent specimen of bis own, be pasted it over the still bleeding wound.”—New York Tribune. Mnlcttng Waffuer. Wagner when a young man wrote a sonata which had a fair success, but in after life be made every effort to suppress It. Going to the publisher, he said, "Have you any copies of that miserable thing still unsold?” "Yes,” was the reply: “1 have quite a number ot them in stock.” "Send them to me at once, with a bill,” said the composer. A thousand copies were soon afterward delivered at his door. The bill was a big one, but it was paid, somewhat giudglngly. and Wagner thought be bad done with the thing. What was his surprise, then, at receiving two or three months later on another consignment, this time of 500 copies. “I thought you had only a thousand of these things,” he protested. "That was ail 1 had in stock." explained the dealer, “but these have been returned by my agents, to whom I wrote that you wished to have the sonata suppressed.” Wagner winced, but there was nothing for It but to pay the bill. And thereafter whenever business was dull with this crafty publisher a few hundred copies of the sonata would be struck off on shopworn paper and delivered at the composer’s door, witli a memorandum to the effect that they had just come back from remote places where they had been sent for sale. John Allen** Pair. When the bouse voted to prohibit liquor selling in army canteens, John Alien of Mississippi wi.s not recovied. Some good women of Mississippi noted the fact that be did not vote and called on him for au explanation, knowing that Mr. Allen bad been at one time quite active In the Congressional Temperance society. Mr. Allen replied that he was paired on the canteen question. “You see, ladles," lie said, "the situation was this: My wife | ' thinks very much as you do about this legislation in regard to the canteen. I have some doubts as to whether congress will really promote temperance among soldiers In this way. So I paired my judgment with my wife’s conscience and decided not to vote."—St. ' j Louis Globe-Democrat h — Trying Work. Thin Haired Man—Wliat! A shilling . for cutting my hair? That’s outrageous! Barber—But. my dear sir. the hairs on your lieail nre ao far apart that I had to cut each one by Itself.—London Tlt-Blts. A famous Ink long used In Germany was made of a combination of chromate of potash with a solution of logwood In the proportions of one part of the former to I.UOO parts of the latter. .

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