Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1903 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT — -.....— =-1 EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. tl 00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana, as second-class mail matter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. ' THURSDAY, AUGUST 20,1903. ~’The cost of the recent encamp. -m?nt of the national guard was. 120,718. Grover Cleveland still fishes and says not a word about presidential nominations. Bryan's announcement that he expects to remain - in active politics for thirty-five years more is calculated to give some of the radical republicans .the jimjams. Mr. Folk of Missouri, has the ap. pearance of a man who is headed for the state executive mansion and can't be stopped. Cass county comes to the front with ■an order from the post office department for complete rural routes. We were not informed whether Major Steele or Congressman Landis drew the prize. If the charges against former Superintendent of Delivery Machen can be proven that gentleman will deserve to ke known as the “King of Grafter.” He seems to have secured a "rake off" on everything he touched. The betting on the Indianapolis mayorality has changed from two to one to comparatively even, all of which tends to show that the democrats are making a progressive fight and stand a good show of winning. Now comes the name of Hon. Stephen B. Fleming which is being promiscuously handled in connection with the democratic nomination for governor. Mr. Fleming deserves all the compliments bestowed, including nomination and election. Col. Bryan was lecturing in Indiana last week, and his new lecture, “The Value of an Ideal,” is being highly complimented by all shades of manki id. His only political remark, was when he verified newspaper reports in naming Cleveland a bunco steerer. One of the best things said lately was by an editor. In addressing his Sunday school class he said: “Fame has taken men from the forge, the plow and the carpenter's bench, but she was never known to reach over a picket fence and snatch a dude out of a hammock.” Joseph Pulitzer has provided 52, 000.000 to establish a school of journalism at Columbia University. A ‘touiiiiiug wuTije ereicieii’iiv'coat oaGv 0()0, for the school, which will hold toward the university a relation similar to other professional schools natonal in scope. In an interview at Fort Wayne Union B. Hunt admits teat he still his designs on the g. o. p. governor's nomination, which he may go in and win at a later date. He no doubt bases his hopes on the probable withdrawal of J. Frank Hanley, and this seems logical. The city marshal of Alexandria has his official character defamed and now wants the small sum of 530,000, the same to be paid by the Anderson Bulletin. We predict that when the aforesaid city marshal gets through with the deal he will willingly take less than thirty cents for himself. Dan Sims of Lafayette, springs Hon. W. H. O'Brien as a democratic possibility in the next year's governor's race. In this there is ninch good common sense. Mr. O'Brien is chuck full of ability and would make a chief execu.ive we could all be prondjof. Hurrah for O'Brien. Prof. E. B. Brown, who is on the program at our county institute this week, is being seriously considered by many democrats over the state as a logical candidate for governor. It is certain that he is in every way fitted and as governor would make a record that would make the present incumb-1 ent look amall as he actually is. President Roosevelt has sent to Mr. i and Mrs. William H. Signet, of McKeesport, Pa., a check for 5100, to be placed in bank to the credit of their twentieth child, Theodore Roosevelt j Signet, born a few weeks ago. Thus has the chief magistrate of the nation ' again demonstrated the interest he feels in thoee who are striving to preserve the ra e fr>m anuihil ition. i

Tom Johnson is not having a wallwi-way for the nomination of ! governor in Ohio. In Hamilton county the Johnson and anti- : Johnson elements are having an . inning, all of which tends to I brood no good for the democrats of Ohio. At the Whitewater conference of the United Brethren church, which have been holding its sessions m Huntington, elected O. W. Whitelock, owner of the Huntington News-Dem-ocrat, its president. This is the thirteenth time Editor Whitelock has been chosen to this position, and is another demonstration of the fact that the newspaper people get there Eli. The contract for the construction of the grading of the proposed interurI ban to connect Fort Wayne and Day I I ton through Decatur has been let to jH. J. Tubman. The early completion lof this line has not been looked for but Fort Wayne will be pleased to welcome the graders, the track layers and the cars. Once built the people will do the rest. —Fort Wayne News. David Nation, the divorced husbandjof,Carrie|Nation, has been admitted to the Marion Soldiers' home. He says that his former wife disposed of all his money and as a result he must depend upon the government for his existence. He says that the mind of his former wife, the saloon smasher, was probably unbalanced when she was in the smashing crusade. If the crash in Wall street had come under a democratic administration; if the decline in the price of hogs had come under a democratic administration, and if the bank and business failures reported here and there had taken place with a democrat in the presidential chair, republican papers would be howling like Indians about it. But every time a democratic pacer refers to these conditions, republican sheets find fault and charge the editors with impropriety.—Columbian City Post. The recent return from Europe of the Hon. Arthur P. Gorman, of Maryland, the recent speech before the Georgia Bar Association by Judge Alton B. Parker of New York, the recent birth of a boy in the home of Grover Cleveland, the recent boom for Senator Francis Marion Cockrell, of Missouri, the recent marriage of Hon. William Randolph Hearst, and the recent speeches of the Hon. William Jennings Bryan and the Hon. Tom L. Johnson, of Ohio, have revived the talk in the national capitol of democratic presidential possibilities and probabilities. ’ln discussing the Wall street situation, republican editors get .yer.v .U?/-«-,t k'i. squeezing of the water and wind out of the stocks does not interfere with the prosperity of the country: that there is just as much property as before and no harm is done. But the truth is there is close relation between the stock market and the prices of all commodities and the slump in Wall street has undoubtedly had its effect upon the live stock market. The one sympathizes with the other and they rise ami fall together.— Colubmia City Post. Miss Heywood, who is a member of the official board of commissioners of the St. Louis exposition, has succeeded in having a woman's department dispensed with. She contended that women have long since gone beyond the domain of pickles, preserves and fancy work and that they are en-' titled to have their work displayed by the side of that done by' men. This she claimed as a right in their behalf and the other commissioners adopted her views. Women's work will be shown at the great fair, but the accustomed discrimination will be eliminated. Louis Ludlow one of the best Indiana newspaper writers, digs up ths information that the grand army de partment of the g. o. p. are seriously considering the advisability of placing a candidate in the field for gov- ' jernor. In that event they have their i eye on Hon. A. O. Marsh the present Indiana pension agent. This will be | pleasing news to citizens in this part of the state where Mr. Marsh stands j unequaled as an orator and citizen. He is plenty large enough in brains [ and statesmanship to occupy any positisn in life, and at the same time ' do eminent credit to himself, the state or nation. The grand army will certainly honor itself in husbanding the movement mentioned.

You will find good live local reading on ail sides of us today, and that on our back side is jast as goed and sweet as that on any other side. So be good and post up on the current i events as they so rapidly transpire in ; this electrical century. Now comes Preble township who ■ on Saturday, September 5, will [ devote the day’ to the question of . macadam road building. This is the kind of enterprise that counts, . and it is sincerely hoped that the . I friends of the better road will win ( the day. This not only improves r the roads but it improves the farms, , increases their value and in a hundred ways is advantageous to a community. f ■=- Another meeting of the medical profession is billed for Friday after- , noon, and some fear that another , | raise in prices will result. If there r is anything a doctor likes to do betj ter than to saw a leg off, it is to s charge for doing the job. The meds ical profession is also noted for its utter abhorrence of newspaper advertising—especially’ when there is . a bill of charges behind it. In other . words the doctor does not believe in ' the practice of reciprocity, unless it • all comes his way. But in the ab- . sence of anything better, the doctor i is a hale fellow well met. and when our liver complaint is out of joint, ■ he is the most benevolent and kind- . hearted of the whole human family. The man who was silly enough to think that the administration made , good prices for cattle, hogs, sheep and : hay will get an object lesson before he is much older. In fact he is getting a few pointers right now. He . has learned that a big supply of cattle, hogs and sheep has sent ihe price , of all these products of the farm . downward: at the same time he will notice, perhaps, that a shortage in the wheat, oats and corn crops is strengthening the prices for them. To talk about these things to a man who is simple enough to believe the administration controls prices is a waste of time; but a statement of the facts does no particular harm.—Columbia City Post. John C. McNutt, of Martinsville, a prominent member of the Morgan county bar, says: “I am for the democratic nominee for the president, whoever he may be, and lam whatever it may be. It there is anything in a democratic platform which I do not like I just forget about it. I have kept a pretty close watch on myself during a good many campaigns and I believe I have given an accurate description of the kind of a democrat I am.” Here is a little philosophy that j.s <v '-vp.rHi, .. ,Th,e can management have been successful in instilling this spirit into most of its members and it does us good to occasionally find a democrat with the same turn of mind. At present writing the democratic party are sadly in need of this popular remedy for the division of sentiment that is being somewhat freely expressed. There is no questioning the fact that from : c: . < .view, the next plaifbrui date will come nearer meeting the views of any democrat, that would the platform and candidate of an opposite party. Take the best that is offered or in other words get ready to support and vote for the democratic doctrines and candidates. Indiana will be creditbaly represented at the St. Louis World's Fair. The building will cost about $350,000, and the state's great natural resources and other products will be fully exhibited. The commission has the money to make th exhibit and is composed of men of first class ability. No Indianaian will be ashamed of his state at the St. Louis World's Fair. Every citizen should put his shoulder to the wheel and aid in making the exhibit away above high credit. —Anderson News. g|The case of the State vs. Chaiies ’ Ball, which was to have been tried in j 'Squire Reynold’s court, was withI drawn by the prosecuting witness, Maynard E. Johnson. The affair i grew out of a family quarrel and the affidavit charged assault and battery. Manager Marty,'cf the Rosenthals, has secured a game with Ohio City which will be played in this city next Sunday. Ohio City has developed her men into fast players and will try hard to defeat the locals in next - unday game. In the two previous games with Ohio Ciiy the Rosenthals took one in a score of 12 to 3 and lost one jin a score of 6 to 5.

TEACHERS’ HMTTITUTE. * [Continued from Third Tag e l , TUESDAY AFTERNOOJ?. ® t i Intermission. ~ After a good rest a song was sung by the institute. Prof. Cozine then ' introduced the subject. "Music in, ' the Intermediate and Grammar ■ Grades.” Music is an ideal study 1 s through all grades of the school and , ■ through all grades of life. Select ‘ songs that are suitable for the ‘ 1 various grades in the school. Have ’ your boys, that are in the seventh 1 ■ and eight grades sing with the so- ’ 1 prano or alto. Don't encourage 1 them to sing tenor or bass while - they are in those grades . He gave 1 reasons for this. He then conduct--1 ed an actual lesson in music by ' having the institute sing a few songs c that had the tendency to fill and ' ‘ thrill Ihe soul by their harmonies ‘ and Prof. Cozine stated in his talk 1 ’ that his mother died when he was ’ but seven years of age, yet she had already developed in him that lofty ' ' spirit by teaching him sacred songs ! ; which he has always remembered. And now he can enjoy reading Mil1 ton’s "Paradise Lost, Homer s ’ Iliadiand the like with the greatest 1 of pleasureThe institute next listened to a ' 1 piano solo by Miss Thomas which 1 was appreciated by all, after which ’ Prof. Neet continued his talk on * r "Psychology.” He began by say- • ing “I shall talk upon two points, ( first, the responsiveness of the j 1 child and second, sympathy on the part of the teacher. The teacher ’ must have sympathy for the child * to be taught. Some have sympa- 1 thy with the child but the teacher ’ must have sympathy for the child. If the teacher expects the child 1 1 to love him he must love the child." 1 He then spot eof the sympathy that : exists in the home and the kind that 1 ' should exist. Telling a number of ’ very interesting and humorous points. For lack of time he did not ' develope the second vital point of his subject but would discuss it ! in some later talk. Roll call postponed until Wednesday morning at 9:00 o'clock. Song. Adjourned. Enrollment being 155 for the close of second day. WEDNESDAY MORNING. Institute opened by a song. Devotional conducted by Rev. Allen of Decatur. As an introductory he said that we see God by two avenues. through nature and through revelation, after which he conducted i a responsive exercise. After roll call and a few compliments on the teachers by our worthy superintendent. Prof. Neet continued his talk on "Psychology.” He stated in the beginning that he has been ana for the past fifteen years, but "I never attended an institute where the institute was so well organized and such uniform attendance and interest as it is in the teacher's institute of Adams county." which certainly speaks well for our county. Parents and school teachers make many mistakes because they do not understand the nature of the child. The parent quite often de- '• ■bildreSi'*'< r-EBFIJK mercenary spirit. And the teachers are too cross while dealing with a child. The business of Psychology is to turn over into activity and it is a function of knowledge to turn over into activity. He gave several instances to illustrate this. If any person would think that his life was not worth living and that he would not be compensated for his living and continually think upon this subject for a length of time he, no doubt, would commit suicide. This ‘ partly tends to prove the above statement. He then took up the two points that was spoken of in a previous talk, namely, heredity and environment. He says “I am of the opinion that we are what we are is due more to our environment ' than our heredity. He then made a plea for pure, clean manhood and womanhood, because we are responsible for our posterity. Therefore, > be the best that we possibly can for i the sake of the following generations. No two persons have en- , vironments the same. Two boys in • the same family may seem to have I the same environments yet there j occurs a time in one of the boy 's life | J I that will largely change his course. : ’ A number of profitable questions I ! were then asked, which were ablv i answered by Prof. Neet. Rest of ten minutes. ’ The next subject was “The Com • : pleted Man” by Rev. Allen. He said in part, in the beginning that

in order to accomplish any great i work there must be a plan. We should have forethought of a define ■ plan before proceeding. I will speak of the departments of life. First, is that of the physical department. The child is a bundle of possibilities and the parent should see that the child is properly cared for in this department. The second great department is the mental which becomes the duty of the teacher largely to develop the mental power of the child. Everything that has been accomplished and is yet to be accomplished must first enter the mind before it becomes a reality. This being a fact the teacher is responsible to a great extent for what is accomplished and what is not accomplished in this world. Put the mental toil back of everything so it certanily pays to fully develop the mental power. The third, the moral department. There is some thing that comes up in the conscience of the child that causes it to say "don't.” Ever keep that keen feeling alive in the child. Fourth, the spiritual department. Man is a spiritual animal. He always has some form of belief or religion. If that religious spirit exists in the child should it not be brought out. Only by complete symmetrical development of the physical, mental, moral and religious avenues can he become a completed man. Fear God and keep his commandments. There is a time in the life of the child for the development of avenues, and if not developed at that time they c«n never be completely developed. There is also a time to develop the memory imagination of the child, and if not develoi>ed at the proper time it becomes crippled. When a change takes place in the mental cell there is a change in the physical cell for life. Rev. Allen stated during his talk that we commonly say, let the child wait till he is 25 before entering the university, but this idea is a mistake as the child is already crippled at that age. The lecture was certainly a profitable one. Prof. Cozine postponed his subjecthintil some other time and instead gave some practical hints but first required the institute to sing a song. “The first thing I would have in the school room is a complete organization. A literary for instance; grant them the privilege of electing their own officers. Have a few entertainments where the parents can see what their children are doing. This, of course, does not aid them in their studies but it gives the child an inspiration in school work. Second, I would have a plan for my work. Nothing great can be accomplished without a definite plan. Third, I would have a large number of side helps that keep monotony out of the school. Something that -t '« his talk by asking the teachers to wear a flower to the institute tomorrow. After a song Prof. Lowden began by a continuation of the subject “Philosophy of Education.” He now proceeded with idea of endeavor. “Endeavor resembles, to a great extent. the movement process of becoming accomodation, adaptation, growth and development. Endeavor is specific process by winch it maintains life. The iron rail has no endeavor. The plant has endeavor because it struggles to maintain itself. The animal life has a greater endeavor than the plant endeavor. Endeavor is that protective element that it has to maintain life. Endeavor has a practical value in the school room. The spirit of endeavor must be in the school. lam inclined to believe that the teacher today aids the child when the child could aid itself and become stronger by its endeavor. The teacher should never aid a child when the child, by earnest, sincere effort, can do that work for itself. The teacher who is doing that kind of teaching is teaching what I term a sweetened water teaching.” Noon. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. After a song, a few announcements and roll call, “Philosophy of Education,” by Prof. Neet, was continued instead of taking up the subjeetjof “Nature Study.” “I shall speak of sleep and fatigue. Some ■ attempt to define the term fatigue . but I shall not try to define the ■ term for the same reason that I cannot define happiness, but fatigue is the result of work. The causes jof fatigue may have two phases a i mental aspect and the physical aspect. The nerve cell has to furnish continually the energy for the mus- , cle cell. Finally the store of sub-

stance Lein- exhausted physical fatigue. Yet WP J— 8 g come fatigued withm.t it J*"*; M to the mental „r Thvs Wl he illustrated by citing two dfi « ■ one being out on a M other in the kernel. p ■ of th.- dog on the chase he ~l lt I WW th o .... „ u .eZ 1 ;; fatigue Local general fatigue. causes physical fati-ne and * ■ versa. No child can work hard ■ morning and Mi mentally. So many ■ to school never get rested ■ ly. The nature rest fre ni f atigw i 9 sleep. A person cannot rest f r()ffl K fatigue without having Sf , Ven ■ eight hours of sleep. It takes two H hours and a half of sleep to ■ of the poison that is in the blood B and it takes three and a half hours B for the body to recreate Theres -re B seven hours of sleep is minimum B length for man. If man only y. M one-half enough sleep the r ,■ practically the same as it would ■ if he only ate half enough to n )llr . M ish his body. Another thought in H connection with the ab.c.-e K ery or a rythm of energy-. The B available energy is the high, ; B ing the day from 9 to in o'clock, B and the lowest from 3to 4. B night the available em rgy B to be the highest from in to 11 8 o'clock that it is during the ,■ B from 3to 4. From the-e tr s- B teaeher can arrange-h -tt ; be taught in such away that g. B er results might be the ■ Prof. Neet rcommends ’■ H have their students do m. w« M during the forenoon. He then B answered a number <d' -;n.•>“H asked by the institute relating- M sleep and fatigue. M Intermission. H INSTITUTE NOTES. M John Woy, a veteran ’ ser-.v:.: ■ educational progress, ha- y : ~ H ent during ail in-ti’-.t, pr-«>-<:..■ K and is showing his usual keen in- H terest. H A noticeable feature in th> yeur's H institute is the uni versa' ts-t. B manifested. Large number-. .- H itors are present at all pr--•■■lu.-' H and are as attentive a- th -< H ly interested. This du. ur; ly H to the efficient corps ~f m-'". B engaged by Superinb t "• B berry. B ' Trustees Coffee. Sin ’ B Augsberger and Boeht;-• ! e B attendance at institute 1 ~.y' B Prof. C. W. Boucher left T .-slay B for a visit in Ohio. Mrs. Boucher H has gone to Winona. K Adam Pease, formerly "f Adatnsß county, now of Wells county, was® a visitor at institute yesterday morning. B Next to Superintendent Brandy- B berrv, Secretary Lawren,, I 'l'---- B institute. He keeps his eye onK everyone, and makes a eeniplete rt- M cord of institute proceeding's '■’■'.3' ■ out any assistance. B The G. R. & L pay car will be in ■ this city some time next Thursuff B morning to pay off the employes u> B and about this city. The car starts B from Richmond at six o clock in 1 e morning.will north. Frank Thomas, the bricklayer injured Monday, by a falling seaffoMis fast recovering, and in a few ’1 more will be readv for another descension. The wound in his ' while not particularly serious, 3 pains sufficient for a dozen falls.

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