Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1904 — Page 8

Country Correspondents Route One. The farmres in this vicinity are nearly all done cutting corn. Last Thursday about thirty guests with well filled baskets repaired to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thus. E. Fisher to remind Mrs. Fisher that it was her 61st birthday. At noon hour the guests were invited to partake of a most sumptuous dinner,consisting of all the good things to eat. The afternoon was spent in talking of olden times, all wishing that she could enjoy many more such occasions. Rural Route Six. Oliver Walters is suffering with a nice big boil on his hand. Rev. Luke, of Decatur, was visiting friends, in this neighborhood Tuesday. George Cramer, of Root township is moving on his father’s farm in St. Mary’s township. Miss Verda Swartz, of Cedar Springs, Mich., was the guest of Jesse Swartz and family Tuesday. The Salem Y. P. A. society gave a splendid entertainment last Sunday evening. A large crowd was present. Misses Bessie Kreigh and Goldie Archbold, of near Ossian, were the guests of James Archbold and fam ily Sunday. J. Brown and family, of FortWayne, were in our community Tuesday attending the funeral of Phillip Kern. Mrs. Samuel Helm is improving over the severe injuries she received while fighting with a vicious hog a few days ago. State Line. Wm. Drake was at Wren Thursday. Alonzo Johnson was at Decatur Friday Fred Finkhausen was at Decatur Thursday. Mrs. Nathan Gause was visiting at Wren Friday. G. R. Wood was a caller at Decatur Thursday. Joel Johnson was a business caller at Decatur Thursday. Mr. Walter and John Book were in our vicinity Thursday. Fred Lichtenstagr, of near Daisy, was in our vicintiy Thursday. W. H. Myers, of near Glenmore, Ohio, was in our vicinity Thursday. John Myers and Arthur Cully were business callers at Decatur Thursday. Mrs. Calrk Hindealang of neai Pleasant Mills, was a visitor of Mrs. Hindenlang on the state line Friday. Charles Bowers, of Wren, the allday blacksmith, moved to Dixon, he having bought a half interest in the shop of Frank Hackett at that place. State Line. Alfred Daniel, of Bobo, was here Monday. W. W. Stewart was a visitor at Decatur, Tuesday. Joseph Stump of Willshire, was a caller here Monday. Samuel Treaster is assisting W’ill Geier at cutting corn for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart Sundayed with Clark Brothers and family. Edward Stettler and family Sundayed with William Hitchcock and family. Adolph Wood of near Daisy, was a caller on G. R. Wood and family Sunday. Miss Sylvia Swigart, of White Oak, Ind., is visiting friends and relatives in this community. Mrs. Clark Brothers, of near Wjlfotle. called on her daughter, M rs. George Stewart, Tuesday. School commenced Monday at the Calvary school with a large atendanoe, and William Knoll as eacher. Ben Shook, of Wren, passed through here Monday to Dixon, in the interests of the firm of Frisinger & Co., of Wren. P leasant Mills. Another wedding will occur next week. Mrs. Al Boner returned last week from Cincinnati. Jacob Graber was a business cal let here Monady. Pleasant Mills is on the matrimonial boom at present. Mrs. 8. Railing is again negotia ting for property at this place. Miss Mary Fuller spent a few

days last week with friends at Linn Grove.’ Mrs. John Noll attended the funeral of her sister at Gas City last Thursday. Sylvester Tinkham aud family of Blue Creek township, spent a day here with friends. Miss Minta Rirta, who has been confined to the house since las t July, is much worse this week. There will be a box social at the Pleasant Mills sch 'ol house next Friday evening October 21st. Mrs. B. B. Winans returned from Michigan last week, after an extended visit there with friends. Will Noll dismissed his school last Friday on account of being in disposed for a few days. He is better and resumed his duties again Monday. Quite a number of four citizens went to Decatur last Friday to hear Bryan, and they were not disappointed, and pronounced it one of the best political speeches ever made in Decatru. The political issues of the campaign will be discussed here next Saturday evening by D. E. Smith and C. J- Lutz of Decatur. Give them a good attendance and manifest an interest in the welfare of 1 your party. After a widowerhood of six months, Ira Steele has again doned the benedictorial robes and taken unto himself a helpmate, this time in the person of Mrs. Emma Riley, the happy event occurred Monday evening of last week.

Linn Grove. Chauncey Heller returned to Van Buren last Friday. Mrs. Courtney is reported as slightly better, but not out of danger. Not a few of our people attended the Bryan meeting at Decatur last Friday. Orange Whiteman, of Geneva, made a business call here last Wednesday. Charles Tremp and Daisy Weisbrodt were united in wedlock on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Lovina North, Mrs. Lew Justus and son of Bluffton, were guests of friends here last Friday. Benj. Meschberger arrived home from North Dakota, early Monday morning. He speaks favorably of that clime. The Hon. Judge R. K. Erwin and A. P. Beatty will proclaim the political issues to our people on Tuesday evening of next week. The Junior band in response to a very lucrative call displayed their skill at a church carnival at Coldwater, Ohio, last Wednesday evening. They report a fine time. Charles Kizer whose whereabouts was unknown for sometime, broke the monotony of the home by informing his people that he was united in marriage to Miss Kern, of South Bend, recently. Nicholas Rich and wife, of lowa, are guests of their people, Mr. and Mrs. Rich nee Huser were married here forty years ago and sought and made a home in the Hawkeye state.and his adventures has been crowned with success.

Washington City by Oral V. Hoffman Having seen the finest building this morning we will go to the one of probably the most importance—the treasury building or Uncle Sam’s money bank. It is located on Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth streets. It is second to the oapitol building in size, being 450x250feet. It is built of darx sandstone. The east front has thirty-eight columns, ft is built on the same plan as the Temple of Menevra at Athens. There is great reasons to regret that Robert Mills did not have his way in selecting the site for this building, it should have been built in some place more conspicuous or public where it could be seen instead of being surrounded by, mammoth buildings, and being built in the center of Pennsylvania avenue The avenue oomes up to the building then makes a jog to the north, then goes along the side of the building. It is said President Jackson became impatient at the long delay of choosing a site and finally srtuck his cane down and said “Build it here” and here it is today. As we look at this building it occurs to us that it must have been built for use, and its solidness, not for beauty, by it appearance we would I judge it will endure the heated cold

storms and blizzards for centuries. |As we enter this building from the arena what is called the east entrance we walk on down the corriI dors or hall at the west side of the ’ building and here we register our ’names, place of residence, etc., | (all but married or single, they do I not ask that question, and I wondered at it) but we can not start out on our tour through this building until 10 o’clock, so we sat down on a cha:r in the hall and waited until that hour comes. Whilst we sat here there is many things to attract one’s attentionone is a walloase in which are a number of keys, large and small, all kinds and sizes These unlock different rooms and are put here until closing time. In another cast just in front of this one is another containing many pieces of money paper that has been partly destroyed and have been redeemed by the government. One is a SI,OOO bill that had been chewed to a pulp by swine, but the lady expert could detect what it had been put together with the number, series, denomination, etc., to which this note belonged. There is two more, $5 notes that had been torn np by a crazy man in Chicago. There is nothingjbut a few pieces of these Then there is $5 and $lO notes that had been hid in a grate by a woman and forgotten and burned. There I is nothing but ashes of these, but with a powerful magnifying glass an expert can tell what it had been at one time. (So it is better to be a has been than a never was.) There is a restriction on the redeeming of these bills where part is missing, as if three-fifth sos the note is returned they allow you face value, but if less and more than two-fifths they allow one-half face value, but if less than two-fifths it is not redeemable at all, unless you can prove by witnesses that the other . three-fifths are entirely destroyed i These notes in the case were all. ' redeemed at face value. This is ■ Monday morning and there is a number of visitors waiting to see , the building. The tour begins at 9 30, the procession starts headed by a negro who explains all, if only < you can remember all he says, as . he is a very fluent speaker and can , tell just how paper money is made, but advisies you to make it only by the sweat of your brow, and we go down the hall to the room where the money is received from the bu- ; reau of printing and engraving. We should have went through this building first, but just pay close at tention aud we shall hear just how it is made. The paper is first made in the Crane mills, Dalton, Mass., It is a peculiar kind of silk fibre. Its manufacture is a secret and the law forbids any such paper made by any body. It is put up in packages of 1,000 sheets. The actual work of printing these notesoan not be seen, as the utmost precaution is used to guard against the abstraction of the plates. They are closely guarded by day and are locked up in a vault at night. The original plate is ever used Jbut a duplicate orc opy is made for actual use, for if an accident shoud happen the original and they should try and make another like it, no matter how like the original, it would be it could not be exactly like it, but if the duplicate should git broke they have the original plate there to make a new one. A specimen plate is shown with the per trait of Burnsides, which is not a treasury note. It is only used to show the roller that transfers the engraving. The paper comes to the pressman, each sheet making four bills, each pressman has a lady assisting him. The press is hand power and they print 500 sheets a day on the one side only, then they go to the floor below where the count is verified, then to the numbering machine which prints upon them in the blue ink the series, letter and denomination they belong to. These machines are a utomatio. The numbered notes are counted for the last time in this building and wrapped in packages of 1,000 sheets ready to be sent to the treasury building. There are fourteen departments and 1,400 employes. Each piece Jof work passes through the hands cf thirty different people. An elaborate system of receipting previls and at the closing hour every thing is verified before the force is dismissed. From the bureau of engraving they got to the treasury building, and is taken over in morning at 9:00 o’clock in a steel wagon and heavily guarded. Here the sheets are I again counted and are ready to move ' along to the sealing room, where the

I aT-WOSSWI CLOTHCRAFT d RAINCOATS AND I H overcoats the P ur P ose of a raincoat I were simply to shield the wearer from rain there wouldn't be any I kite reason for your wearing a Cloth- I ' craft Raincoat in preference to '• another. -BWwWBSfIRB But a rain proof garment must have style, fit and distinction in I order to meet the requirements of I CT SBH SSsSS*® »w|B| \ modern civilization. Clothcraft Raincoats embody every attribute of the tailor art. I jB BIM BLmm ■■ Note the style illustratlf,tt rhe ' Raincoat." | B| It fits to perfection the shoulder a re B broad the collar clings closely to the neck, the I £7 kiW MIK Ihi back hangs gracefully, the entire garment bears | FV ™ PeW' 1 the ear marks of the work of tailors who “ know ■ M rfM That’s the reason you should wear a Cloth- I li craft Raincoat. because it’s the .ent. I ’ r h &?c7s“i ms an aristocrat in every sense ol the word. We c"ry afullUneatSratos2s. See them to-day. ( Holthouse, Schulte & Co.

OLD AGE BROUGHT NO INFIRMITIES To ‘‘The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table." Oliver Wenddl Holmes, after eightv years of life had rolled over his head, declared that he was ‘eighty years young.” So may every man and woman in Decatur, said a member of the firm of Smith Yager & Falk, “if they will take proper care of themsolves, keep built up and their bodily tissues from waisting. “I wish I could persuade every person in this vicinity who ‘feels old’, whether they are so in years or not, to take our splendid cod liver oil preparation, Vinol. It is by far the greatest tissue builder and invienrator in the world for old people. Vinol is not a patent medicine, but simply contains the bodv-building, strengthcreating properties of cod liver oil actually taken from fresh code’ livers, and we guarantee that it will repair worn tissues, check the natural decline and replace weakness with strength? “There are hundreds of old pleople in this vicinity who need juet such a strength-maker and tissue-builder as Vinol. Their blood is thin and sluggish, but we guaranteed that Vinol will enrich and quicken the blood and build up the system. It contains no whiskey or strong stimulants, which have a bad after effect and weaken and break down, and we, therefore, wish everv person who ‘feels old’ in this vicinity would try Vinol on our guarantee to return their money if thev are not satisfied.” Smith, Yager & Falk, Druggists.

“red seal” of the registerer of the treasury is stamped on. Now they go to the cutting room where the sheets are cut into four bills and put in packages of 4,000 bills and counted and go through the hands of 54 of the most expert counter - in the service. They must count each bill and see that it is made perfect and at he same time notice its number, series and denomination and detect any imperfection. The amount counted in one day is 1 million dollars or 320,000 seperate bills. They pass from one lady to the other until each one of the 54 ladies have counted them and put their initials on. After being counted they go to the sealing clerk. Here they are wrapped in packages of 4,000 to 4,000,000. They are wrapped in heavy brown paper. The amount each day must tally to the dollar with the amount brought over from the bureau of printing and engraving. The new money is put in the currency reserve vault where it remains for two months. This way by leaving it two months it gives time to detect any error or crookedness that might have been made, as it takes three months to make a paper dollar, as one new lot of money is put in another is taken out to lie put in circulation aud eventually finds its way back to this building a worn out mutilated piece o f money to be redeemed by me re- 1 demption division. (to be continued) On the first and third Tuesday of every month the Erie railroad will sell one way and round trip excurson tickets to the west, northwest and southwest at very low rates. Further information, call upon Erie agents or write, C. L. Enos, T P. A., Marion Ohio.

Successor to Woodward & Ball. J. O. Ball, successor to Woodward & Ball, has opened his undertaking room in the Studabaker building, two Jdoors north of his former rooms, where he will welcome old and new patrons and answer all calls promptly. Store phone 90; residence 89. 233d2w Special excursion to Toledo, via the Clover Leaf, Sunday, October 30. Visit the parks and theatres in Toledo. Public Sale. Edwin W. France will sell at public action at his residence three quarters of a mile west of Pleasant Mills, known as the Jacob Yager farm, on Monday, Oct. 31, the following property: Six head of work horses, twenty-three head of cattle, 30 head of hogs, 100 head of full-blooded Plymouth Rock chickens, farming implements, household good, 600 shocks of corn and many articles too numerous to mention. Noah Stalter will offer at public auction at his residence three and one-half miles southeast of Decatur, and two miles northwest of Pleasant Mills, on what is known as the old Aaron Archer farm, at 10 o'clock a. m., Wednesday, November 2, the following property: Two brood mares with foal, bay horse. 4 years old, 2-year-old Belgian stallions, 2 yearling colts, 17 head of cattle, 6 milch cows, one 2-year-old heifer, one 2-year-old steer, 4 yearlings, 5 spring calves, 5 sows and pigs by their side, 9 shoats;, farming implements and household goods. Usual terms of sale. Four per cent off for cash. M. Stemen will offer for sale at his residence four miles west of Decatur, and one-half mile east of Peterson, on the Bluffton and Decatur macadam road, on the Will Weldy farm, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a. tn., on Tuesday, November 3, the following property: One brood mare, ten years old, witn colt, one draft mare, weight 1700 pounds, six year old driving horse, yearling colt, three vear old colt, cow and spring calf, four brood sows with 32 pigs by their sides, 4 full-blooded Poland . China male pigs, 50 head or more iof chickens, farming implements household articles and other goods.

MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products, Cor rected every day. GRAIN. BI K. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MERCHANT. New Corn yellow f 73 New Corn, mixed 71 Machine shucked one cent leas. Oats, new 27 No. 3, White Oats old 27 Wheat. No. 21 12 Wheat, No. 31 07 Barley4s Rye No. 2 71 Clover Seed 6 20 Alsyke @ 6 75 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seedßo rimothvfl 25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago marketclosed at 1:11 p. m. •oday Recording to National Commi ••sion Co., special wire service, as follows: Wheat, Oct. old

Wheat, Dec. 1 Wheat. May Corn, Corn, December _ _ Corn, May ;’iß Gats, 25 8 Oats, Dec. 25 ■ Oats May 3]lfl Jan. Pork 12 5 B Jan. Lard 1. B TOLEJO GRAIN MARKETS. I Changed every afternoon al 3:%M o’clock bv J. D. Hale, Decslmß Special wire service. I Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash li 15M May wheat;... 1 bjß December Wheat 11H|B Corn cash 5i B October corn December corn 16 8 Oats. Cash 311 B September oats 31 B Oats December 33 H fiye. cash — "I B BY VABIOC3 GBOCEBS B Eggs, fresh, per dez I IS B Lard ■ Butter, per pound 'JB Potatoes, new Onions Si ■ Cabbage per 100 lb 50 B Apples, per bu !)■ STOCK. I BY FBKD SOHEIMAN, DE LIB ■ Lambs Sd 1B Hogs, per cwt U 50 4 Ki ■ Cattle per lb. 2 @ s B Calves, per lb $ 5 B Cows 1 @ • I OTHER PRODUCTS. I BY J. W. PLACE CO. ■ Chickens, young, per lb _ I Fowls, per lb I B Ducks, per lb | Young Ducks ' ■ Young Turkeys, per lb “ ■ Old Turkeys ’ B Geese, old per lb I Geese, young, per lb E HAY HARKET. I No. i timothy large (baled) 18 -J I No 1 ” small ” ’ OO I No 2 ” SI 00 lees No 1 mixed 1 50 less No 1 clover 1 50 less wool. AND HIDES. BY B. KALVEB & SON. Wool, unwashed Sheep pelts 25c to I'o Beef hides, per pound ’ Calf hides f(j . Tallow, per pound ' OIL HARKET. Pennsylvania Corning New Castle 1(5 I North Lima j'qq South Lima Indiana Whitehouse Somerset ’ -q Neodasha, (Kan.) jqj Barkersville '(s Ragland COAL—Per Ton . , J 675 Anthracite 3 $ Domestic, nut jj Domestic, lump, Hocking qj Domestic lump, Indiana Pocahontas Smokeless, lump HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady Wheat, | cents higher Corn, J cents higher Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs W heat 95 C8 .i Corn Oats 211X0 Cattle 30QOO Sheep Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs Wheat 79? art Corn iQj’srt Oats I)R. P. FRITZ Dentist Office above Holthouse, Schu Go’s’ clothing store. . dlA ma. DECATCB. ‘