Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1904 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT - — - * EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER 1100 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Bntered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter DFFICIALPAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSO IV JUNE 2, 1904. COUNTY TICKET For Joint Senator JOHN W. TYNDALL For Representative JOHN W. VIZARD For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN For Auditor C. D. LEWTON For Treasurer JOHN F. LACHOT For Sheriff ALBERT A. BUTLER For Surveyor L. L. BAUMGARTNER For Coroner JOHN S. FALK For Commissioner First District DAVID WERLING For Commissioner Third District MARTIN LAUGHLIN s The Maryland state convention •yesterday was 1 loyal to Senator Gorman, and in the national convention will be guided by his counsel and wishes. Mayor Fogarty of South Bend has gone on record positively declining to be a candidate for governor. This declination is contained in a letter to a friend at Muncie. Adams county will award contracts next Saturday for ten extensions of macadam roads. The commissioners of Adams county know what constitutes good ’ road construction.—Fort Wayne News. While again in New York the Hon. T. Taggart was again the center of attraction among many Tammany chieftains. Much attention was paid him and it is evident that he will cut quite a figure in this national campaign. Walter Wellman is awfully anxious to have Judge Alton B. Parker say something for him to write about. What an impatient and impetuous lot of fellows these Washington correspondents are, anyhow ! —South Bend Times. Lost, strayed or stolen —One mammoth-sized tin dinner pail; carried on the end of a long pole in republican parades four years ago to represent “prosperity”. Has been gone for a year or more. Information leading to the recovery of the pail will be thankfully received at republican headquarters in this city.—Miami County Sentinel. COURT NOTES. Samuel Hurless et al vs Riverside Oil Co.et al,demurrer overruled answer tiled by defendants. —o— Tray Huey, ditch proceeding, petition filed for order to pay labor and expense, claims ordered. William H. Niblick vs John Richard and Louis M. Andrews complaint and lost note, dismissed and costs paid. —o — Charles Haviland vs Patrick Fahey, Attorneys J. J. and John Mason entered appearance for the defendant. —o — Sophia E. fluduett and Clara Bailey vs Margaret Reppert et al, petition filed for reappraisement and same ordered. —o— In the David Studabaker estate a petition was filed by the executors to sell notes and mortgages, so ordered at private sale at full value for cash. —o — William Mayer vs William Glendenng et al depositions of witnesses and examination of defendants taken out of court were published. Case on trial. —o— Albert Zimmerman, indicted by the recent grand jury for interrupting meeting plead guilty and was fined five dollars and costs. The jury which is hearing the damage case in court today includes John Woy, William Beriner, James A. Steele, C- E. Erwin. J. D. Winans, George Cramer, William Hilgerman. James A. Sprague, B. P. Moyer, Abraham Debolt, Fred Wiand, and P. D. Fristoe.

Richard B. Johnson et al Mi* nie Waller et al, summons ordered I sheriff Allen county for Minnie and Lister Waller. —o — Emma Gage vs. Laban H. Gage, divorce suit, evidence heard and | taken under advisement by Judge ; Erwin. ■ —o — Albert Brittson et al vs Mary Light, foreclosure of chattel mortgage, appearance by Attorneys Erwin A- Erwin for defendant with drawn default as to defendant. —o — Henry Patton vs Ft. Wayne & Southwestern Traction Company, demurrer by defendant overruled, general denial filed. Case being heard by [jury before special Judge Heaton. —o — The'divorce case recently filed by ETizabethA?'Bovine - v's. John Bovine and which was rather sensational was dismissed this morning and costs paid. —o — Charles H. Cook vs Edith F. Cook, divorce suit, answer filed by prosecuting attorney, ft at issue, cause heard, finding against plaintiff and divorce'refused, costs taxed against plaintiff. —o— The jury in the case of Henry Patton vs Ft. Wayne & Southwestern Traction Company returned a verdict for the defendant, fixing his damages at the sum of $2750. The jury was out twelve hours, returning their verdict at 7:30 last; evening. Thomas Fay lor et al vs David D. Studabaker motion for new trial overruled. Judgement and verdict appeal prayed and granted to appellate court. 120 days granted to file bond in sum of $3500 with Hugh Dougherty and A. F. Studabaker as surety. George E. McKean has brought suit againts the city of Decatur, demanding SSOO. He is represented by attorneys Shaffer Peterson. C. J. Lutz and J. C. Moran. The suit is to recover $429 due him for engineering work done on the brick streets last summer, and for which he was to receive one per cent on all work over $15,000 by an oral contract. The bill was allowed by council but Mayor Coffee refused to sign the order because there was no record of the contract. DEATH OF HENRY MYERS. The remains of Henry H. Myers who died at Oxford Ohio- Tuesday, arrived here at 3:13 yesterday afternoon over the G. R. &I. railway from the south. The funeral services will be held from the home south of the city at ten o’clock this morning, Rev. W. E. McCarty of Hoagland officiating. The Masonic lodge of which deceased was a charter member will have charge. Interment at Maplewood cemetery. Henry H. Myers was born in Wanye county, Ohio, April 18, 1843. He came with his parents to this county in 1851. He was reared to manhood here and educated in the district schools. He was married October 16, 1870 to Eliazbeth C. Baker and to this union were born six children Charles. John. Richard. Wade, Dorsey and Jennie, all of whom survive. Mr. Myers has served in numerous minor offices and has proven himself worthy, honest and a splendid citizen. His army career was a brilliant one and his bravery and good judgment have been praised by all his superior officers. He enlisted in company H Eighty ninth Indiana regiment in August 1862, as a private and shortly afterwards Jwas made color sergeant of his regi ment. carrying the old flag through many bloody battles. He fought, in the battle of Munfordsville Ky., Sept 14 15 and 16, 1862. Capture of Meredian Mississippi February 14, 1864 Fort D’Rasy La, March 14, 1864, Henderson’Hill La. March 21, 1864, Pleasant Hill La April 9, 1864. At this place the 89 Indiana and the 58 Illinois recaptured the 9th Indiana Battery. Color Sergt. Myers and the Color Sergt of the 58 Illinois being complimented by Gen. J. Mower, they, leading the advance. Gov. Moores Plantation La. May 8, 1864. Marksville Prairie, La. May 16, 1864. Yellow Bayon Lt May 18, 1864 in this engagement and in the third charge Color Sergt. Myers was severely wounded. He was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps January 15 1865 and received final discharge July 19

1865 at Indianapolis Ind. Lient. Col. Hervy Craven, commanding the 89th regiment in his report of the battle of Yellow Bayou says: “While the whole command conducted themselves with great gallantry, justice would seem to require that I should’especially mention the conduct of a few. Color Sergent, Henry Myers, company H., gallantly carried the national colors in the advance and with pistol in hand fought his way till he fell wounded.” He was shot in the right leg just below the knee and the wound has always given him great annoyance and pain. A GROWING TREE. Two Thine* That Nature Invariable Due* to Protect It. Nature invariably does two things when she tries to grow a tree —she protects the bark from hottest sunshine and the roots from severe changes of temperature. Both these points are almost invariably overlooked by man. Observe a maple or elm or birch as it shoots from the ground. Its sides are clothed all the way with small twigs unless removed by knife or browsing. Any tree starting in an open lot is thus protected from the sun. Otherwise the extreme heat will rupture cells, and the bark will dry and split As fur as possible there must be equal development of cells on all sides of the tree. But care of the roots is even more important. The feeding of a tree is at unequal depths, but most of It is near t'ae surface. If the sun be allowed to strike directly on the soil the finer rootlets that do the foraging are destroyed, and extreme droughts will affect the roots for a foot in depth. What is worse, the extreme changes of temperature also affect the tree and suck its life away. In some cases such conditions are produced as encourage the development of fungi or other enemies to plant life. Nature guards against this by laying down each autumn a layer of leaves to mulch her forests or solitary pets. RENEWING THE BODY. The Way Man Is Constantly Being Made Over and Over. It takes but four weeks to completely renew the human epidermis. You have new eyelashes every five months, you shed your finger nails in about the same period, and the nails of your toes are entirely renewed annually. The white of the eye. known as the cornea, is in a continual state of renewal, being kept clear and clean by the soft friction of the eyelids. These are a few manifestations of the restorative powers retained by man. who is less fortunate than the lower animals. Crabs can grow fresh limbs: the snail can renew even a large portion of its head: with eyes and feelers lizards do not worry about the loss of a tail, and if you make a cut in the caudal appendage of some of these last mentioned creatures they will grow another tail straightway and rejoice in the possession of two. But man still possesses the wonderful restorative little cells which scientific men call leucocytes. They are always coursing through the body to renew and to defend the body from its enemies. the harmful, bacteria of various maladies. These cells generate antitoxins to kill our enemies. They do battle for us in hundreds of ways, and yet the majority of us know nothing of these great services rendered by our tiny friends inside. Piano Teat For Enilnri. Pointing to a piano that was standing in the locomotive roundhouse of the Missouri Pacific railroad near Kansas City, an English visitor remarked, "Ah. I see your road supplies you with musical entertainment” “Guess not.” replied the foreman. “That piano is for testing the engines.” The Englishman thought it a joke, says a writer in the World's Work, but when a uniformed pianist struck a note which harmonized with the noise of vibration in each part of the locomotive as it was tested he understood that there could be no flaws or cracks in the engine. He was informed that if the noise of the locomotive made a discord with the musical note the locomotive would be thus proved defective. The method has been discovered to be more accurate than the old way of hammering each pare Ancient Serpent Superstition. It is popularly believed even in this day and age of the world that bees die almost immediately after using their stings. This may be true; in fact, I believe that it is so stated on good authority. But what do you think of the idea of a poisonous serpent dying as soon as he has inflicted the fatal bite? Pliny, a writer of the first century after Christ, says: “Serpents, no odds how poisonous the variety, can hurt but once; neither kill they many together, to say nothing how. When they have bitten or stung a man they die for very grief and sorrow that they have done such a mischief, as if they had some remorse or conscience afterward.” Yet He Wondered. “Yon rash boy,” she said, looking sweetly up at him as she tenderly drew his silk scarf about his throat; “you mustn't go out in the night air without being more careful. You are so careless. You ought to have somebody to watch over you and keep you from catching your deatW And still he wondered as he went home whether he would lose her friendship forever if he were to dare to ask Iwr to be his when he returned on tW following evening.—Chicago Record-Herald. £

HORSES AT SEA. Thry Can Smell Land I one B*£ore Comes In Sight. The ability of horses to smell land when far at sea is not generally known, but the equine must be credited with this acute sense. When a well known horseman or Philadelphia went to Europe some time ago he took a blooded horse with him. The animal was in a specially prepared stall on deck and enjoyed the trip despite the rough weather. "ben the horseman thought land should soon be sighted, he asked the captain how far the ship was from the Irish coast, The commander of the steamer. In his usua gruff manner, replied: "Your horse Wil tell you. Watch him.” The owner of the animal could not understand what the captain meant, and he was not particularly pleased with the answer. Finally, however, and a couple of hours before land was observed, the horse, which was a magnificent bay. poked his head through the grating and, stretching his necs, whinnied loudly. “There you are,’* said the captain to the horseman. “Your horse smells the land.” The horse was like a different animal thereafter until the coast loomed up. . . The captain in explaining the odd occurrence said that the thoroughbred detected the odor from pasture lands that was wafted far seaward and that horses on board ocean steamers always give the first signal when land is near. —Philadelphia Telegraph. A POISON FACTORY. The Stomach Is Always Busy Form. in S Deadly Substances. The body is a factory of poisons. If these poisons, which are constantly being produced in large quantities in the body, are imperfectly removed or are produced in too great quantity as the result of overfeeding, the fluids which surround the brain cells and all the living tissues are contaminated with poisonous substances which asphyxiate and paralyze the cells and so interfere with their activity. This fact explains in part at least the stupidity which is a common after dinner experience with many persons. When food Is retained in the stomach beyond the normal time, either because of its indigestibility, the taking of too large a quantity of it or a crippled state of the stomach, these changes are certain to take place. This fact explains a very large share of the myriad symptoms which afflict the chronic dyspeptic. The giddiness, the tingling sensations, the confusion of thought and even partial insensibility which are not infrequently observed a few hours after nreals in chronic dyspeptics are due to this cause. Here is the explanation of the irascibility, the despondency, the pessimism, the indecision and various other forms of mental perversity and even moral depravity which are not infrequently associated with certain forms of gastro-in-testinal disturbances.—London Family Doctor. They Kept a Bible For Luck. At Sycamore. 111., a well known business firm makes it a practice to keep a Bible in the safe. The custom was commenced a long time ago, and the big steel box is never locked up unless it contains the book. It is kept in the | money drawer of the safe. It is found necessary to remove it occasional:’, but it is always carefully replaced. The men who adopted this queer practice when they commenced business years ago have little to say in explanation. In all their business life their safe or store has never been robbed or entered. They haye had a continuous good business and are among the most successful business houses of the town. All of the members of the firm attend the churches of the town, but all are liberal in their religious views, and the prevailing belief in the town is that Holy Writ is kept in the safe principally for good luck.—Chicago Tribune. Camel Back Riding. Lord Kitchener of Khartum Is credited with the best description of camel back riding that is known. The soldier gave this description at a dinner party in London which some Americans attended. "When we asked Lord Kitchener,” one of the Americans said, “to tell us what it felt like to ride a camel, he twisted his mustache and said: “ ‘You know the game of cup and ball? You have a ball and a cup, and you throw the ball in the air and try to catch it in the cup, then bounce it i up and try to catch it again. Well, I when you ride a camel the brute plays ■ cup and ball with you, missing you | nearly every time.’ ” A Polite Man. A man was hurrying along a street i one night when another man, also in violent haste, rushed out of an alley, , and the two collided with great force. The second man looked mad, while the polite man. taking off his hat. said: “My dear sir, I don't know which of us is to blame for this violent encounter. but I am in too great a hurry to Investigate. If I ran into you I beg your pardon; if you ran into me don't mention it,” and he tore away at redoubled speed. All She Needed, Paying Teller — I can’t cash this check, madam, until you are identified. Mrs. Bright—You mean I have to identify myself? Paying Teller — Yes, ma'am. Mrs. Bright — How simple! Have you a looking glass?—Philadelphia Press. A Sad Cnae. ,- t “They are new people?” ® “Painfully new. They haven’t even any old point lace which has been in the family for generations.”—Puck. • •

.TRICKS of THE brain. Experience* Which Theories Fall <o Explain. An uncle of mine with whom I was been before, stopped suddenlj to saj, -When we turn that corner you will see on the right an house nnrtlv surrounded by trees, w it h a laxe or Urge pond showing through them and in the middle of the water a little the corner we saw nreciselv what he Had described, an vet he had never seen or heard or lead of the place. The dual brain theory fail* here, since neither lobe of the brain had received an impression of the Place before we turned the Jean Jacques Rousseau in Lis. Con sessions” says lie foresaw in while taking a solitary walk all the incidents of the hnpfflest day of his as they occurred eight years latv ' "1 saw myself, as in an ecstasy, transported into that happy time and occasion, where my Heart, Flossing all the happiness possible, enj °; with inexpressible raptures, w thout thinking of anything sensual. Ido not remember being ever thrown into the future with more force or an illusion so comnlete as that which 1 then experienced. What struck me most in the recollection of that reverie, nov that it has lieen realized, is to hate found objects so exactly as . had pictured them. If ever the dream of a man awake had the air of a prophetic vision that was assuredly such. It is. I think, noteworthy that in all clairvoyant cases of this kind the bony is through overwork or ill health or fasting or congenitally in the subdued state to which the Indian mystic and miracle monger reduces his own bj maceration. It was so with Scott and Rousseau, and with William Hone when he had the following experience recorded in his memoir. When worn out with overwork he was shown into a certain room in a certain part of London where he had never been before. “On looking around everything appeared perfectly familiar to me. I seemed to recognize every object. I said to myself: ‘What is this? I was never here before, and yet I have seen all this, and if so there is a very peculiar knot in the shutter.' I opened the shutter and found the knot. Now, then, I thought, here is something I cannot explain on my principles: there must be some power beyond matter.’’ And from being a pronounced materialist he became a believer in spirits, and. indeed, eventually a profoundly relielo” 3 eonl —-T. P. ® Innilon t• _ The First. Miss Sharpe—l celebrate my twenty fourth birthday tomorrow. Miss Oldage—lndeed! And—isn’t it singular?— so do I. Miss Sharpe—Oh, but I celebrate mine for the first time.

Will Move in July Having leased the buildings formerly occupied by the Big Store, I will move as soon as the rooms can be fitted up, which will be some time in July. In making this move I will be better equipped to take care of my fast increasing business. I will have two large fronts; the Second street front for the dry goods department and the Madison street front for the grocery department. These locations are the most convenient and central in the city, the rooms being much larger and more conveniently arranged. I will be able to carry a more complete line in each department and all the new equipments will be used to make my NEW STORE attractive, convenient and pleasant for my customers, and nothing will be left out or undene that will help to make my store up-to-date and first-class in every respect. You know my reputation as a merchant, as I have been here over twenty years, and my business speaks for itself. There has been a steady increase for each year, and it has been my aim to do a fair, square honorable business, which alone can stand the test of years. Will make a clearance sale commencing JUNE jth and continuing through - the month, in which I " ill give you an opportunity to buy some merchandise cheap. Watch the papers for the prices. Thanking you all for your past liberal patronage and hoping for a continuance of the same, I am Yours Respectfully, C. F. TRUE

, Diaraell and Bismarck. At a dinner given in London in i»i by Baron Brunnow to the Grand Duk oi Saxe-Weimar Herr von Blstn arck ‘ who was one of the guests, had a ] on ’ conversation with Mr. Disraeli, then ieader of the opposition. He th en Sa - ( , that he should shortly be obliged to undertake the direction of the Pru 9. sian government; that his first duty would be to reorganize the army; that he would then take the first best pre. text to declare war against Austria, to dissolve the Germanic diet, to overpower the middle and smaller states and to give a national unity to Germany under the leadership of Prussia -I am come here,” he said, "to say this to the queen's* ministers.’’ j lr Disraeli's remark on this extraordinary programme, which was later literally fulfilled, was: “Take care of that maii He means what he says,”-“R emi , niscences of Lord Augustus Loftus." The >nineN of Tea. We talk glibly about Pekoe. Bohea »tc., but few people have any idea of what these names signify. “Pekoe” in the dialect of Canton means "white hair,” for the tea which bears this name is made from the youngest of leaves, so young that the white down is still on them. “Soochong" in the same dialect is a quite unpoetic name; it merely signifies “small kind.” “Flourishing spring” is the meaning of “Hyson.” "Congo” signifies “labor." Much trouble and toil are expended in its preparation at Amoy, and these are commemorated in its name. "Bohea” is called after a range of hills. Be AV hat You Are. Associate reverently and as much as you can with your loftiest thoughts, Man's noblest gift to man is his sincerity, for it embraces his integrity also. The finest uses of things are the accidental. Routine is a ground to stand on, a wall to retreat to. Be resolutely and faithfully what you are, be humbly what you aspire to be. Disappointment will make us conversant with the noblest part of our nature. We render men the best assistance by letting them see how rare a thing it is to need any assistance. Weed®. A weed is n plant that grows in abundance out of desired limits. Any plant may become a weed by escaping from cultivation. Many plants that with us are highly esteemed in other countries grow as weeds, while, on the other hand, our weeds are in other countries sometimes highly prized. The correct use of the word depends altogether >.u circumstances. To endeavor to work upon the vulgar with fine sense is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor.—Tope.