Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1904 — Page 3

Zion Classis. Rpp ort from 2p. m. Thursday: completing the pastoral re- * , the committee on overtures P rtedmne items which wore conTrd by items. Most of these were Im br " u ! !1 ; t further recommendations. on” the number is a report from young men students in the Ldon House preparing for the nutrv under the care of classis. L. C. Hessert, M. P. Lefile. F. W. Knatz, Edward J orthmfl n, and Otto H. Soherrv. Tw o of these are completing their vnurse and will be ready to take charg e this spring. M. P. Schaeffle and f. W. Knatz, at their own revest were dismissed to Sheyboyclasses, for the purpose of availing themselves of the examination at the annual meeting which comes after the close of school. The hour of the day was a Referendum entitled ‘'The Significance of the Rite of Confirmation” by Rev. B. Rnf superintendent of the Reformed Orphans Home at Ft. Wayne. This was an able paper, it brought out the false conception on the subject in the different periods of church life and history and a criticism on the methods of preparation The Heidelbey catechism since the year 1563, is the text book used mainly for this preparation. In the case of some of the applicants the intellectual, in others the spiritual predominates. In the paper as also in the discussion the question of practical importance was to what degree can we expect those confirmed to stand on their conviction and conversion. The attitude of the pastors differs somewhat here on account of the ages of the applicants, their raising and their opportuni ties and an individualty which doesn't depend on either. It was admitted it is much easier to point cut failures and mistakes than to master the difficuties in the way. Great emphasis was laid cn the personal heart to heart talk. It was urged that the period after confirmation is critical and the subject must have a closer oversight by the pastor and the church so that the roots of faith and virtue may be less disturbed until the tree can better withstand the storms and the child may not stand on uncertain ground. The author of the paper insists that the neglect of parents has to answer for much of the difficulty both before and after confirmation. With all that appears to be in the way the papier assures us that here is much ground for encouragement, as in nearly every instance our efforts will sometime prove not to have been in vain. The seed may lie for a time and then will come upi with surprising promise. With some discussion in the manner of reporting adult baptisms. in connection with confirmations and the naming of several special committees, classis adjourned. The evening from 7:30 was occupied by preaching services. The Rev. Joshua Walbach, of Auburn Ind., preached on the subject of “Family Worship.” He used twin texts—Acts 110: verses 4 and 9.—Discussing the value and effi cacy of prayer; showing that all Divine institutions in so far as they are in the hands of the agency of naan are under the care of God in answer to prayer, and as the family is of such, great significance, a family worship is indispiensible to its welfare, the welfare of the church, of society, or any other movement in charge of man. The Zion Classis which has been in session here for several days closed Saturday evening and Sunday was devoted to worship the meetings being well attended. After the usual opening roll call and reading of minutes Saturday afternoon, the classis proceeded to the election °f delegates to biennial synod which will meet in Allentown, Pa. -'lay 16tb, 1905. Zion Classis is entitled to two ministerial andtwo lay delegates. Ministerial delegates ar e:—Primi, Rev. Phi] Rulel, and hev A. C. Pretzer; Secund, Julius 'ornholt, Rev. E. H. Snyder; Elders Primi, M. Kirsch, Mr. Henael; Secundi, Mr. Steffen. F. C. Alterkruse; Election of classical trustees for a term of five years— R ev B. Ruf, Rev.E. H. Snyder, Elder, C. C. Alterkuse Committee "n finance reported.it recommended the adoption of treasurer’s report, and ad vised an assessment of 10 cent per member for contingent expenses. The report was adopted, tlassis will meet next year in the Reformed church Huntington Ind, en/he first Wednesday after Pentecost.

On Sunday June 5 at ten o’clock a. m. Rev. W. E. McCarty of Hoag- J land will preach a sermon for the ' especial benefit of the old verterans at Alpha church two and a i half miles north of Mcnmouthand ; the service will no doubt be an i interesting one. All old soldiers, I the W. R. C., Sons of Veterans and < Spanish war veterans are cordially invited to attend. Rev. McCarty himself served in the terrible strug- ■ gle of ‘6l between the north and i south and his words on this oc- < casion will come from the heart 1 and he wants to greet every com- 1 rade in the county on the day i mentioned above. j Some twenty five members of the Rockford and Decatur Knights of Pythias were in town Tuesday ' night, visiting the stated convention of Chas. A. Knott lodge, No. 1 542. and assisting in conferring 1 the Esquire and Knight ranks on ' a half dozen candidates. The visit- ( ing Knights displayed great famili- ' anty and proficiency in the work. 1 and certainly afford great sport for 1 many local Knights. Chas. A. ' Knott lodge is having a decided boom and some of the best young 1 men of the community are seeking ! the privelege of wearing the in- 1 signia of modern Knighthood. Soon ' it will be referred to as When Knighthood was in Willshire, in- 1 stead of ‘ When Knighthood was in Flower.”—Willshire Herald. Mrs. Benjamin Greenbaugh,of Boston, has filed suit against the Stan- j dard Oil company asking $50,000.00. ( The suit is for royalties on a pro- ( duct of her husband’s inventive ( genius. To him is attributed the ] present commercial utility of kero- ( sene. Mrs.Greenbo’ugh claims that her husband invented the process . that rendered it non-explosive. It is further claimed that Greenbough , tranferred his knowledge to H. H. . Rogers and Pratt, his partner, at , stated figure of royalties which were payed for only a short time. Rodgers and Pratt turned Greenbough’s ( invention over to the Standard Oil . company, as so much capital, when r they entered the corporation and at that time it is claimed the royalties ' ceased. The seventeenth Annual State s Christian Endeavor Convention of , Indiana will be held at Fort M ayne, , June 23rd to 26th inclusive, and ( preparations are being made for the largest and best convention ever ( held. The program will be of the ( highest order and everything which , can be done for the entertainment and comfort of the delegates during , their visit is being done. A rate , of one fare, plus 25c has been , made on all the railroads from any , and all points in the state. Tickets will be sold June 22nd to 25th in- , elusive and good for returning to and including July 6th. When the fare for the round trip is less than SI.OO, the extra 25 cents is not charged. BEDFORD, Ind , May 27—The jury which has been hearing the trial of James McDonald, the coal heaver, on the charge of murdering Sarah C- Schafer, teacher of Latin in the local high school, has brought in its verdict. The finding is not guilty. It was decided this afternoon to abandon the old plan of ringing the court house bell, for fear it would summon too large a crowd, and that a mob might be formed. At 2:40 a bailiff was sent after the attorneys and McDonald was brought into court by a round about way. Many had remained in the court room and it was well filled. Few people in town however were aware that the jury had agreed. “We, the jury find the defendant, James McDonald, not guilty.” This was the verdict of the jury in the Schafer murder case. The case went to the jury at 11:30 a. m. Seven ballots were taken. On the first the jury stood nine for acquittal and three for conviction. The three next ballots showed no change. On the fifth there were only two for conviction; on the sixth one, and on the seventh there was a unanimous vote of not guilty. On the announcement of the verdict, Judge Wilson told the prisoner he was free, and McDonald left the court room, both his attorneys, R. N. Palmar and F. M. Vance, going from the court room to Mr. Vance’s office. So quietly was the arrangement to receive the verdiett t hat McDonald’s wife was not in the courtroom. After the verdict was announced there were cries of “good, Jim” and applause. McDonald's attorneys reftfced to allow him to make a statement.

George W. Brewster, while trying to save his best horse from the fames which destroyed his barn last Thursday evening, barely escaped with his life. The fire had gained considerable headway before it was discovered and nothing was saved except the horses and cattle. One of Mr. Brewsters sons who was in the act of rescuing their horses was almost overcome by the smoke and heat, when one of the horses ran back to its stall. The son then called his father, who quickly entered the barn and escaped with the horse just as the barn caved in. A moment later would have proved fatal.—Berne News. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 29—It was after midnight when the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church finished the final roll call last night, which brought to a close the most memorable gathering in the history of the church. Today memorial services were held during the afternoon and in the evening a jubilee service at the pavilion closed the series of j meetings. When the final roll cal] was taken last night 600 of the 750 accredited delegates were in their seats. The decision to adjourn was not arrived at until late Saturday evening, and in order to finish the business before the assembly it was necessary to run o’er into Sunday in the work of calling the roll. Among the prisoners in police court yesterday morning was Michael Boile, who was picked up in the last stage of intoxication by Officer Murphy Friday night. When told by the prosecutor that he was charged with drunkenness Boile admitted that he had been drunk. He then turned to the police judge and he said: “Your honor my wife and six children just arrived yesterday from the old country and I guess I was celebrating their arrival a little too much.” "If that was the reason for your spree,” said the judge,“you may go." Boile at once left the room and no one has yet told the judge that Boile is bachelor who has been working for Mr. Alex Tubman, the contractor, for the past twenty years.—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. According to present plans, it is said, Decatur people will have an opportunity of seeing the famous old liberty bell which is to be taken from Philadelphia to the St. Louis exposition. This greatest of all American relics is well worth a trip to see and it is likewise stated that this will positively be the last time the bell will ever leave Philadelphia. It will be under the guard of several regular army soldiers, besides having an honorary escort. When the bell was taken to the Chicago World’s fair various cities through which it passed made the occasion a gala one, schools were dismissed and vast crowds were present at every station to see the old emblem of freedom. The bell will leave Philadelphia, on Sunday, June 5. It has already been arranged for the train bearing it to stop at Rochester, Buffalo Cleveland. Sandusky and Toledo, where receptions will be held. The journey from Toledo will continue by the Clover Leaf line, the train passing through Decatur. It Indianapolis an effort is being made to have the itinerary that that city will be visited. The government through the civil service commission, is now engaged in running a matrimonial bureau. There is urgent need of teachers for the Philippine service. Some time ago examinations were held at which the wives of teachers were allowed to apply for positions in this service, but a sufficient number was not obtained. Now the government is ottering special inducement to teachers who are betrothed. to enter this service. Included in this inducement is a long wedding trip and a good chance to enjoy their honeymoon before they take up their work of instructing the Filipino in their far off islands. It is thus hoped to overcome the difficulty in securing teachers for the Philippine service. Examinations will be given in Indianapolis on June 22, 23 for those desiring a position of this kind. The salary for teachers ranges from S3OO to $2,000 a year and for a superintendent fron?sl,soo to $2,500 a year. The examinations are exclusively for men, but in cases where a. man is betrothed his fiance may also be accepted if she passes the examination. Married men and their wives will also be appointed to the same school, but the government cannot use the “schoolma m tin This work.

Mrs. Floyd Brittson was at home to the Euchre last night. Misb Craig earned the prize a terra cotta bust. The substitutes Were Mrs. Ora France and Mrs. John Heller. The next meeting will be in two weeks with Miss Bess Congleton on South Third street. Uncle Daniel Weldy of First street was taken suddenly ill early Monday morning and his condition was serious for several hours. Dr. J. S. Bayers was called and at nine o’clock that morning his patient was resting much easier and it was believed he would get along all right. Mr. Weldy is one of the best known citizens of the county having resided here many years. The Red Men met Wednesday at their spacious lodge rooms in the Studabaker Block and held one of the finest meetings that they have ever yet held since being organized. The meeting was a regular one but the occassion was made one long to be remembered and all report a fine time. Six new members were initiated into the mystic shrine of the lodge and the work was given as only the Red Men can give it. Invitations had been extended to the Berne, Geneva, Ft. Wayne and Bluffton lodges and a fair jrepresentation from each of the above named were in attendance. The degree work took up all the spare time and it was a late hour when the same was completed. After the main work had been conferred a fine and sumptous banquet was then served to all members and a good time was in order until adjournment. The Red Men are getting to be quite an organization and now rank among the top when it comes to membership and benefits there from derived. If ever Decatur was base ball crazy, it was Sunday, during the eighth and ninth innings, in the game between Delphos and the Rosenthals. From a real base ball standpoint however, the game was very rotten, as every inning revealed numerous errors, the Rosenthals being the greatest offenders. Delphos however, up until the sixth inning, practically had the game won, and by the way, had the Rosenthals completely shut out, but the unexpected happened in the sixth, and the Rosenthals managed to force France across the plate with the first run. The Delphos team, however, before that time, had accumulated four runs and it was at this stage of the game that the fans became busy and made Steeles Park resound with their encouragement to the Rosenthals, much to the discomfiture of the visiting team. When the fatal eighth was over and the Rosenthals had scored five runs, the good feeling of the fans knew no bounds,and hats would be seen flying in the air and every man nudging his neighbor and saying,” told you so you can't beat them. At this point the excitement was not yet over, as Delphos came back in the ninth and hit the ball in such a manner that made every faithful fans heart come up in his mouth. Before the inning was over Delphos forced, three men way cross the plate and tied the score. “Fat” Peterson, the first man up, got to first on an error by the second baseman and promptly stole second. France was hit by a pitched ball and stole second, and Myers then hit one too hard for the second baseman to handle, and the game was over, ‘ ’the score being seven to eight in favor of the Rosenthals. Farrell pitched a magnificent game with the ragged support he had, and deserves great credit for pulling the game out of the fire. The Delphos team are a fine bunch of ball players, and know all of the finer points of the game to perfection. The score by innings was as follows. 123456789RHE Delphos 1001110 03 77 8 Rosthls 0000011518 610 Batteries Stopher and Fettig. Farrel and Pennington. Struck out by Farrel, 7: by Stopher, 3 two base hits, Jaman and C Peterson; stolen bases, Delphos 4; Rosenthals 9; hit by pitched ball, France. Double plays, France, unassisted. Umpire Gessinger. Scorer, Woodward; time 1-35. Driven to Desperation Living at an out of the way place remote from civilation family is often driven to desperation in case of accident, resulting in burns, cuts, wounds, ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Bucclen’s Arnica Salve. It’s the best on earth. 25c at Blackburn & Christen.

THE MOON AND THE MICE. CuriouN Indian Legend Explaining the Waning; of Luna. A curious Indian legend was told to some people in Omaha by a full blooded Sioux who lives at Pine Ridge agency. He said the belief was that every time a new moon appeared it was a signal for all the mice in the country to gather themselves together in one spot. When they assembled they then separated into four great armies. One army went to the north, another to tlie south, a third to the east and a fourth to the west. These armies of mice traveled until they reached the point where from the place of starting the heavens seemed to touch the earth. Then they climbed up the sky until they came to the moon, which by this time was what we call full. All of the four armies then commenced nibbling at Luna, and when they had eaten her all up the mice would scampef back down the heavens to the earth and wait for her to show herself again, when the journey and the nibbling would be repeated by the mice, and this is what the Indians of early days believed was the cause ot the moon growing old and finally disappearing. THE GOOSE TOWER. Wherein Kins: Valdemar Clapped the Disrespectful Delegate*. In the early years of the fourteenth I century the “free cities” — Hamburg, • Lubeck and Bremen—sent a delegation, of seventy-seven members to King Valdemar to demand increased rights | and privileges in their trade with Denmark. The delegates were not very re- i spectful in their language and demean-! or, and the king, who was at Vording-1 borg, told them they acted like a drove; of geese and clapped them into prison I in the tower, telling them they would! stay there until they learned better manners. Over the heavy tower door the king put up a stone with the inscription: Sieben und siebenteg Hause: Sieben und siebenteg Ganse; Ware nlcht so viele Hause Hat ich auch nicht so viele Ganse. Translated this reads: “Seventy-seven houses and seventy-seven geese. If there were not so many houses I would not have so many geese.” On top of the tower, which still stands solid and strong, was placed a big gilt goose, with neck outstretched as if it were hissing. Willing to Be Ftonesf. Phil May. the great English artist, earned his first fame in Australia. One day a broken down minister applied to him for charity, and May engaged him as a model. As a joke he also demanded that his eighty-year-old pensioner agree to leave him bis skeleton when

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he died. When afey left Australia he called his model Tn. “You've played me a dirty- trick,” said May, “by swindling me out of that skeleton. I could have bought one in sound Order and condition for half the money you’ve cost me,-" The old fellow, conscious of his base ingratitude to his best and most patient friend, answered: “Don’t be angry with me, Mr. May. It's not my fault. I meant to keep my word. Stay in Sydney a few months longer and give me another chance to show you that I am a man of honor,” WORKED BOTH WAYS. Clever Manner In Which a Parts Concierge Was Outwitted. Honore Palmer once outwitted a concierge in Paris very neatly. A lad of sixteen or thereabout at the time, Mr. Palmer was spending the winter in Paris with his mother. One cold night in February he stayed out unusually late, and desiring to get in without awaking any one he rang up the concierge softly. The concierge, with equal softness, came downstairs. He whispered through the keyhole, “Is that you, Mr. Palmer?” and then he said positively: “I can’t let you in, sir.” “Why not?” asked the young man. “Because the rules are very strict,” said the concierge. “No one ever is let in after midnight.” The boy desired ardently to enter. He thought a moment and then, ho slipped a gold louis under the door. “I have just slipped a gold louis under the door for you, concierge,” he whispered. “Now, let me in; that’s a good fellow.” The concierge instantly drew back the bolt. “Come in softly. Make no noise, monsieur,” he said shamelessly. But young Palmer was already regretting the gold louis, his last one. A thought struck him, and he had no sooner entered than he said: “Oh, by the way, I left a book on the stone balustrade outside. Do you mind getting it for me?” With great politeness the concierge, in his bare feet, tiptoed out upon the cold stones. While he fumbled the boy pushed to the door and locked it. “Let me in, monsieur,” whispered the concierge, who had nothing on but a nightdress of white linen. “I can't let you in. We let no one in after midnight, unless”— But young Palmer had to go no further. The concierge, freezing in the cold, perceived he had been outwitted, and. in his turn, slipped the gold louis under the door. Pocketing it, the boy admitted the man and then went quietly to bed. If you would hit the mark you must aim a little above it. Every arrow that hies feels the attraction of the earth.