Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1903 — Page 3

DOCTOR e. J. Beardsley, PMOice and Surgery. Attention given to Eye. Ear, B“' Throat «' ld Chronic I>iseaees. N in fittiofl Classes. . pouipped for treating Ey* Ear and CaUrrHal eases. z ,,, LS answered, day or night. and Ninth Sts eJHours- 9 to »a.m. 2 to <P. -■ __

Dorwin was painfully 'niured Saturdady by flying explores Powder and sh©t entered heTlimb. poisoning and temporarily disabling this member. She has almost entirely recovered. Clarence Kintz, a cigar maker in tb e employ of T. C. Corbett, is also numbered among the victims of fourth of July accidents. Friday evening he lighted a “devil chaser” which started while he held it in his left hand and he was burned quite badly- The accident is a costly one and will keep him from workmu’ at his trade for some time. Aocoding to specials sent out from Goshen to Indianapolis papers, Judge Francis E. Baker of the United States circuit court, now in Europe. was offered $50,000 per year to act as counsel for one of the biggest corporations in New York City, but refused to accept. On the United States bench Judge Baker draws 47,500 per annum and holds the position for life. Daniel McCarty, commonly known as “Skinny,” will probably regret f or life his visit here Saturday McCarty was formefly a plumber in this city, and came down from Fort Wayne Saturday, to visit friends here. While crossing Sec ond street, some one, who later proved McCarty’s partner, threw a cannon carcker which exploded in front of Dan’s face. His mouth was badly cut. and his face severely burned, and perhaps disfigured for life. The Second street brick pavement needs cleaning and needs it bad. The business men and citizens in general are demanding, and if there is" such an officer as a street commissioner or any one else in Decatur empowered with the rights to perform such a duty, we insist that he awaken from the slumbers that he seems to have been indulging in for several months past. Actually the street has not been cleaned since the tramps got in their work. Just whose fault it is we have been unabe to discover as every official is blaming it on to some one else, but surely the city council can make improvement over its present condition. No less than a dozen people have complained against the filthy condition and awful apearance of this principal thoroughfare and it is really a shame. When a street becomes so dirty that a stench arises there from, it is certainly time to think about cleaning up.

! ALWIYS IM THE LEAD | INDIANA’S GREATEST j N EWSPAPER I ALL THE NEWSj I 1 ALL THE TIME ’ Reliably Democratic But Always ? ) ’ Fair. | THE INDIANAPOLIS i SENTINEL I > T I THE DAILY—MORNING OR EVEN- J? ING EDITION—AND THE GREAT 1 i SUNDAY SENTINEL, served by 1 agents throughout the State, only J 10 Cents a Week | By Mail:—Daily, $3.00 per year, in advance: Sunday $2.50 per year, ai y * and Sunday together, $5.00 per year. f Single Copies: -Daily 1 cent: Sun- | ' day 5 cents J

Dorsey Gerard’s celebration ended I rather suddenly last Saturday. Dor- ■ sey was blowing a “fizzer,” when it |: went off in his face. For a time it - was feared he would be blinded, but later developements show that a < burned face may be worst result of < his experiment. , Martin Mylott, T. C. Corbett, ' Sim Fordyce and Charles Teeple went to Portland Thursday to examine the dynamos of tlje electric lihgt plant at that place. The plant here is taxed to its utmost and a new dynamo is a necessity. The city will purchase one this week, pending a favorable report from the committee in charge. Miss Cora Gottschalk, in company with a party of Portland teachers, left Friday for Boston to attend the National Educational Association. Miss Gottschalk intends to visit various eastern places, including New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Niagara Falls. She also intends to take an ocean trip in company with other teachers. The convention at Boston promises to be one of the best ever held and the attendance will be very large. Thirty will leave from Richmond alone and at least 200 Cincinnati teachers will attend.- Berne Witness. The celebration of July Fourth Saturday drew one of the largest crowds to the city that has been here for several years. Some of them at least enjoyed the occasion and went home happy. The celebration was a little out of the ordinary for Independence day but the sports indulged in were the kind that please. The Geneva band furnished the music and did nicely proving themselves by long odds the best organiaizton of the kind in the county. The balloon ascension failed to materalize but the rest of the program was given as announced. The big crowd in town [divided at noon many staying in I town enjoying the zip-bang of the firecracker, while a good portion went to Steele’s park to witness the races. The 2:30 pace with six starters was won by Guy E., owned by Elmer Johnson. The first heat was won by Ball Hornet, owned by James Chileote, the. second by’ Charles Aler, Oil Prince and the next two by Guy E. The 2:20 pace was won by’ Virgil C, owned by C. Cramer, Geneva, Edna Medium taking first heat and Virgil C. the next two; best time 2:26. The pony race was taken by M. & M. with Branded Bill second and Alice L. third. The half mile run was won by Martha Fox, with Mazetta second and Candle Bloom third. The display of fireworks was given on Court Street beginning at eight o’clock and continuing about an hour. While beautiful displays were given all over the city by’ various citizens. Several accidents are reported but no fights and no fatali ities. , • «»•' - « r • - ■ ■■■

The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette said Sunday. “Mr. L. G. Ellingham, the editor of the Democrat, sends the Journal-Gazette an invitation to the opening of the Decatur Commercial club’s new home, the evening of July 7. It is certainly a compliment to the enterprise of Decatur, to be able to point to a commercial chib house, for it is something larger and more pretentious than cities can boast of. We send cordial greeting to our friends at Decatur. Mr. Ovine of near Jlonduras was in the city Saturday evening and as a consequence is considerable loserHis horse and buggy- were stolen from the hitch rack at the rear of Bower’s ’ hardware store and no trace of it has yet been found. Albert Butler lias sent notice to the police of surrounding cities notifying them and offering a reward of twenty-five dollars. The card describes the out-fit as follows : Grey mare, foretop clipped, shod all around, weight 1200, buggy, red running gear, left shaft six inches shorter than right, heavy breast harness. Attorney J. C. Moran filed a petition for the Holthouse et al ditch, before the commissioners Monday j,he petition is entitled Peter Holthouse et al ex parte, the other petitioners being Nathan Ehrman, Otto Reppert, M. M. Shady, Ernst Lickman, Marion D. Shady, Samuel Barger,William C. Werling, William Barger, Fred Schweder. Jacob Bogner, William J. Meyers, R. D .Leinenstall ami J. S Bowes. The ditch is the same one which caused such a fight in circuit court a few months ago and which was decided against the petitioners on a technicality. It begins in Kirkland township and runs north east to the St. Marys river. The viewers are Nelson Kerr, H. S. Michaud and Andrew Porter and they will meet July 20, to report on same. The most remarkable case of animal intelligence has been displayed at the office of Dr. Blackman, on West Washington street, within the past few days. About a week ago while standing in front of his office, Dr. Blackman noticed that a spotted bird dog belonging to Sherm Stanton was limping around in the street as though his foot were sore. The doctor examined it and found a pretty serioues bruise, took the dog up stairs to his office and dressing the wound sent him away. Thi streatment proved so agreeable to Mr. Dog that he decided to try it again and as a result he was at Dr. Blackman's door the next morning the same hour he had been treated before. This he has done ever since until by this time his foot is almost well, but the grateful fellow doesn't hesitate to show his feeling to the doctor. Whenever he sees Mr. Blackman on the street he runs rapidly towards him aid puttine his paw out that had been under treatment, seems to say as nearly as possible that he knows exactly what has been accompished. —Bluffton Banner. Decatur fans went to the ball grounds Sunday not more than half confident of seeing a victory by the home team. It was Lima, you know that played here and if they expected to have Decatur defeated at all they certhinly should lose hope wfa Mce W!IS toplay. As it was however i-Jeoa-tur won in a block by running in nine scores and shutting their opponents out. The work of both teams will possibly forbear criticism and when we conisder the locals alone, immense is the word. France and France did the battery work for the home team and put up an excellent game. Lima only got three hits from Decatur, one of those was unearned, and fifteen men swung in vain against Bart’s curves. The game was not a pitcher’s battle, for Decatur's fielding was so fast that only three men ever reached third base. Now a conclusion drawn from the results of the game. Lima was easily rattled wtfen in the out field and were lost entirely when at bat. They played without the rotten kind of errors but what slips they did make were usually attended with a score or two by their opponents. As it really was, we must say the Ohio team was simply out-classed and their out of luck story will not go. As to the home fotiin we consider them stronger than ever Snd able to cope successfull}’ with’the greater number of teams that are ready to meet them. The score by innings: 123456789 R. HE. Decatur 400 11 00 3 x 9 10 2 Lima 000000000 0 3 7 ® 9

BRUTES GIVEN TO DRINK. Many AnimnlH Become Intoxicated on Xature'N Beverages. Although it has often been said when speaking of drunkenness that even the beasts of the field do not get drunk it is nevertheless a fact that a great many animals do get , intoxicated. Take the elephant, for instance. He is particularly fond of the fruit of the unganu tree, and although he appears to have some idea that it is not good for him he will go on eating when he has once begun until he is wildly excited and so intoxicated that he will stagger from side to side. EVfiry now and then he will pull himself up. shake his huge head and tear madly through the forest, trumpeting at the top of his voice and terrifying every living crea ture. It is said that he will eve* dale and defy his most dreaded enemy, the tiger, when in this condition, but we have no means of verifying this. It is well known, however, that an elephant is in a most dangerous condition when suffering from the effects of eating this beautiful fruit, and all who can take care to keep out of his way as much as possible. The sloth bear is another animal given to this falling. The natives of India are in the habit of hanging little vessels on the palm trees for the purpose of catching the juice. This juice is so attractive to the sloth bear that, although such a poor climber, he will scramble up and go on drinking the juice until he is so drunk that he can only slip helplessly to the ground and lie there in a drunken stupor until the effects have passed off. But the sloth bear is not the only animal who is so partial to this juice of the palm tree. The curibus fruit (< fox) bats (family pteropodidae) are particularly fond of it. This peculiar little combination of beast and bird, with its foxlike face, reddish, furry body and black, uncanny looking wings, the delicate membrane of which is always quivering down to the very tips, will fly to these vessels in company with some hundreds of his companions and they will suck the juice until the ground below the tree will be dark with the bodies of these bats, who will lie there too helplessly intoxicated to move or defend themselves no matter what'may turn up. The biggest drunkard of all is perhaps the palm civet. So addicted is this animal to the drinking habit that he lias been termed the toddy cat. And a mitre helpless, foolish looking creature than he is when he is thoroughly intoxicated with the palm juice it would be difficult to find. There are many other animals given to this failing, but all those I have spoken of live in India, and it may be that the heat which induces extreme thirst, a frequent excuse among men. is the direct cause of it.—Collier’s Weekly. Max O’Rell’s Adder. During his tour through Australia many years ago death was once close upon Max O’Kell, as it seemed to him at the time. Lying in bed one night in a bush hostelry, worried by mosquitoes and thinking of the snakes against which he had been warned, he became aware of the presence alongside of him of a cold, treacherous snake, probably a death adder, as it was only about three feet long. Death from the bite of this playful adder is rapid and painless, and the Frenchman recorded afterward his reflection that it was better perhaps to die that way than by gout or rheumatism. After an hour of agony, however, he slipped out of bed, struck a light and went about the room searching for the walking stick he had carried especially for defense against reptiles. After a weary and nervous hunt he found it at last dis■'bAlJred bedclothes'.’ Curious Habit In a Dog. A certain Pomeranian has a most extraordinary habit at mealtimes which appears worth recording. This behavior is the prelude to only one kind of food—i. e., bread and milk. It consists in first wiping the nose smartly to and fro on the flannel on which the dog lies, and this is repeated between each mouthful. To such an extent is this eccentricity carried that she refuses this kind of food altogether if there is no 9ann.“b .. ur ;,.o« part of the whole episode is that there is none of this wiping with bread sopped in gravy. It seems to be suggested by some irritation peculiar to warm milk. —London Time" Set Him to Thinking. They had been talking as they walked. She had remarked pathetically: “Oh. it must be terrible to a man to be rejected by a woman!” “Indeed it must.” was bis response. Then, after awhile, with sympathetic disingenuousness, she exclaimed; “It doesn't seem that I could ever have the heart to do it. ’ And there came a silence between them as he thought it over.—Browning’s Monthly. Fatal Error. Tess—So their engagement is broken off? j egs -»Yes: they quarreled, and she was in the wrong. Tess—And she wouldn't admit it? jess—No; that was the whole trouble. She did admit it. and after that he simply became unbearable.—Philadelphia Press. A Real Bargain. “In time.” said the struggling artist, “that painting will be of great value. All you have to do is to tuck it away In an attic somewhere and keep it for about 200 years, by which time I will have become one of the old masters. Then you can sell it easily for SIO,OOO. You see, I know the rules, but unfor tunately I am not in a financial position to carry them out So. if you want a real bargain. I’ll let you have this little gem for sl.so.”—Chicago Post

GO WEST! 100,000 Acres for Sale in Nebraska, N. Dakota, Montana and Washington. Adapted to general farming, fruit growing and grazing. IMPROVED and UNIMPROVED. Healthy climate; convenient to schools and churches. EXCELLENT RAILROAD FACILITIES and good markets. Low rate railroad fare to prospective purchasers, either one way or round trip. I also have a few rare bargains in ILLINOIS FARMS. For further information call on or address F. M. Schirmever DECATUR, INDIANA.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK. DECATUR, INDIANA. Eleven Months Business. Deposits June 9, 1903,..! ”1,044.40 July 16, 1902 392,514.14 Increase >81,530.26 Capital... 8100,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits • >20,491.63 DIRECTORS. P. W. Smith, President, W. A. Kuebler, Vice-President, C. A. Dugan, Cashier, E. X. Ehinger, Asst-Cashier, J. H. Hobrock, J. B. Mason. D. Sprang.

ANCIENT COFFEE. The Way the Beverage Was Brewed In the Seventeenth Century. There are iu existence in Great Britain a few copies of an ancient cookbook, published in 1662, that gives what is perhaps the first English recipe for coffee. The recipe reads: “To make the drink that is now much used, called coffee. “The coffee berries are to be bought at any Druggist, about seven shillings the pound. Take what quantity you please, and over a charcoal fire, in an old frying pan, keep them always stirring until they be quite black, and when you one 4-petlv tiiat‘il is "Slack‘within as it is without,' yet if you exceed, then do you waste the Oyl, and if less, then will it not deliver its Oyl; and if you should continue fire till it be white, it will then make no coffee, but only give you its salt. Beat and force through a lawu sieve. “Take clear water, and boil one-third of it away, and it is fit for use. Take one quart of this prepared water, put in it one ounce-e-f your-prepared eoffi®®,’ and boil it gently one hour, and it is fit for your use; drink one-quarter of a pint as hot rs you can sip it. It doth abate the fury... A-.. ■ Acrimony, which is the gender of the Diseases called Cronical.” A Coming Ijiwyrr. A young lady teacher in a West Philadelphia kindergarten thinks that she has discovered a “Philadelphia lawyer” in embryo. She made the discovery in one of the exercises incident to teaching the young idea how to count. After drawing five ones on the blackboard and writing beneath the five successive numerals, one, two, three, four. five, together with a painstaking verbal explanation, she attempted to test The understanding of the little ones’ by turning to one bright eyed little I ellow and putting the question: “Now. Donald, which would you rather have, five pennies or a five cent piece?” “Five pennies!” Donald promptly replied. "Why, Donald?” asked the teacher patiently. “Because,” said Donald, “you see. if you lost one of the pennies you’d have four left, and even if you lost four you'd ha*e one left; but if you lost the five cent piece, why, it would all be gone—every penny “’—Philadelphia Ledger. The Charm of the Mlasisaippk To novice eyes a trip down the Mississippi is full of wonder. Not tlie beauties of the Hudson does one find, nor the castled turrets of the Rhine, nor the gay pageants of the storied Thames, nor tlie gentle loveliness of that small stream that graces the mountain region of North Carolina —O thrice fair Swananoa!—but a beauty

all its own has this wonderful Mississippi. which on its serpentine way from pearly Lake Itasca to the blue waters of the Mexican gulf traverses 2,616 miles of territory. Its legends and traditions, its great flush times before the war, its spectacular history, may all be learned from quaint old river man who will gladly give full measure of bis lore. There is a charm in the vast stretches of forest, in the loneliness of the great Stream-Father of Waters-in its mightiness and supreme length, its sunsets and its sunrises.—Sports Afield. Ganjali Smoking. Indian hemp, is smoked by all classes, with terrible results. It is stated that it was this weed that was used by the leaders of the Indian mutiny to drive the sepoys into the passions of raging mania which they exhibited during that campaign. Ganjah smoking affects the beginner in a peculiar way. While under its influence his senses of time, sound and distance are oblitI erated. A single minute may seem a month, a child’s voice sounds like the rattle of a machine gun and a little finger may seem a mile long. “Concataleptic* fits and eventually idtocj or raving homicidal madness.” The noriT nrnd Son!. It is an ever increasing pity that the average doctor who tries to heal the body cares nothing for the soul. On the other hand, the parson who tries to heal the soul cares nothing for the body. The body and soul cannot be separated in such a manner. The diseases that afflict the body also affect the soul, and vice versa. No one who is ignorant of the laws that govern either the soul or the body is tit to attempt to heal the diseases of either the one or the other. A bad man may preach a good sermon. A bad man may prescribe a'good medicine But both the sermon and the medicine would have had a greatly increased efficacy had they been delivered by a good man.—Medical Talk ChickamangH and Chattanooga. The word Chickamauga means "dull, sluggish stream." says the Chattanooga Times, and it is from the waters of the creek that the Indians, who were among the most daring and warlike of all the tribes in east Tennessee, got their names. The original,interpretation of Chattanooga has long been lost. The general acceptation of the mean--1 ing of the word is “hawk’s nest@ said ! to have been suggested by the valley nestling in the shadow of the ridges and mountain. Cithers say that the word is derived from the name Clanowah. given by the Cherokees to small, warlike hawks that made their nests tn the cliffs of Lookout mountain.