Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1905 — Page 6

I'upyrn® Book*. Early writers made use of linen or cotton fabrics, of skins and even of scales of fishes for writing. For a long is .Was used, the being is.adv in rolls, being about one and one-half feet wide and sometimes fifty feet long. Papyrus was a flag or bulrush, growing eight or ten feet high, found in the marshes of Egypt; from its inner pith the form of paper called papyrus was made. Papyrus sheets were neatly joined, attached to a stick and rolled upon it (whence we have our word "volume,” from the Latin volvere. to roll). The titles were written on tags attached to the «ticks or inscribed on the outside of the rolls. The rolls were kept in round wooden boxes resembling the old fashioned bandboxes and could easily be carried about. G. R. &I. Rome City excursion Season tickets good until October 31, *2.30. Fifteen day tickets. *1.90. During the summer the G. R. & l~will sell tickets for train 7 at a special round trip' Sunday rate of one fare to all stations when 'jour ney can be mtde within the day. *5 excursion to St. Lovis via Clover Leaf for all trains of Saturday. June 17th, good returning leaving St. Louis, Monday evening. June 19th T. L. Miller, Agent. The Passenger department of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western R. R ’ “Clover Leaf Route,” has issued a booklet, entitled, “Get Out, or Get In,” from the pen of Mr. Elbert Hub bard, of the Roycrofters, of East An rora. N. Y. Copies of this booklet may be obtained by sending 4 cents in stamps to Walter L. Ross, General Passenger Agent, “ Clover Leaf Route,” Toledo, Ohio. Summer Tour fares—June Ist to Sept. 30th via G. R &I- To Trav er se City, Mich, 112.30; Omera *13.30; Northport, *13.50; Petos key, *14.15; Mackinaw Ci y. *15.60. Return limit Oct. 31, 1905 For rates to other points call ’phone 9. or write to C. L. Lockwood, G. P. A. Grand Rapids. Mich , or J. Bryson, Agent. 127d3m0 Hiawatha, the Indian play, will be given at Ya-Way-Ga-Mug, neai Petoskey, Mich., from July 4 t< September 4. 1905. Illustrator folders can be had by calling ’phone 9 or wri'ing C. L Lock wood, Grand Ripids, Mich , or calling at passenger station. N< one who goes to Northern Mich i gun should fail to see this plat given by Ojibway Indian actors The folders give sketch of plm with illustrations. Get one. J. Bryson, Agent. 127 d 3mo GRAND LOW RATE EXCURSION. To Niagara falls and Seashore Re. sorts, Via Clover Leaf Route. The popular yearly excursion t Niagara Falls the Jersey CoaResorts, via Clover Leaf Route wil be run on the following dates: August 2 and 16 —To Niagara Fall and return. August 2 and 10 —To Atlantic City Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Cap’ May, N. J., and other Atlanticcoaeresorts. All tickets good returning twelve days from date of sale S-e nearest C over Leaf agent, for rates or address W L. ROSS, Gen. Pass Agt. Toledo, Ohic. IjNErTeAfTrIP? Special Low Eicursion Rates TOLEDO, ST. LOUIS & WESTER> RAILROAD COMPANY “CLOVER LEAF ROUTE.” Season 1905. Round-trip Horn eseekers Fares to points ii the West and Southwest on the Ist and 3r< Tuesdays of April. May and June at iov fares via “Clover Leat Route.” B P.O E. Annual Meeting Buffalo. N.Y July H-13. Very low fares, optional rout* from Toledo via rail or boat. Chat&uqua. N. Y.. Excursions July 7th an< 28th. Exceptionally low rates will be nan ed by the “Clover Leaf’’ for these excur etons Baltimore. Md.. 1 h ri st**n Endeavor Conven tion. Ju y 5-10: ra»es one tare plus tl fo> round trip. ban Francisco. Los Angeles and Portland Ore For the various meetings and conventions to be held on the Pacific Coast during the sul- tner the Clover Leaf Rout* will offer exceptic naily low rat-s with di verse routes, side trips and stop-over prfv eleges. G. A. R. Fares to Denver, Col. Extremel) low rate of one cent per mile for tickets or sale Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. Passengers can g< one route and return another. Especially desirable side trips from Denver ar° beini arranged for those attending this meeting Spworth League Convention at Denver, ven Vow round trip excursions fa res from a stations to Den. er on sale June 29 to Juh 3 Diverse routes, stop-overs anc side trip* granted California, Pocif > Coast Tourist ticaei ansaie via ail ret vts. Good 9 month* Stopover prtvleges at pleasure Pullmo t Palace Sleeping Cors, free rcliningCbair and Case Cars. (Meals serve a la-carte), high back seat coaches on a fhrniirb tm’rs Fur’■stes ard inferir.ptfo’ apply to nearest Ticket Agent • r addree Confidential: If vou contempt. tea trip U any point write re for special infof MATION W. L. ROSP General Passenger Agent. Toledo. Ohio E. L. BROWNE. Traveling Passenger Agent. T. L. Agent Decatur. Ind i " - « |

MARRIAGE IN MEXICO. How the EoKasement and Wedding Cerernonies Are Celebrated. The Mexican people are hospitable to a fault, always welcoming their friends even though they have not enough eat themseives. And they religiously visit the sick, including those who have contagious diseases. They are also addicted to public social functions, the invariable mode of entertainment being the dance. They are fond of music, though not proficient in the art of making it. probably more from lack ot opportunity than from lack of capacity. The violin and guitar are the usual instruments of music, the repertory of the local musicians being usually limited to a few tunes which are >n equal demand for the dance and for the funeral. One of the most interesting and beautiful of the social functions is the prendorio. When a young man wishes to marry he asks for the girl of bis choice of the parents, not of the girl herself, and if sbe is given the prendorio at once follows, ushered in by ■.booting and demonstrations of joy. The bride and bridegroom are publicly presented to their future parents-in-law. after which the company pass in procession in front of the couple, each one drop ping a piece of money into the hands of the bride. Then follows the inevitable dance. This public betrothal is considered almost as binding as marriage and I have heard of but one instance in which the compact was not kept, the recreant bridegroom in that case being visited with ostracism. The betrothal is usually followed by marriage just as soon as the services of the priest can be secured. The marriage ceremony is followed by a feast more notable for the abundance of things to drink than for things to eat and by the usual dance. Indeed the festivities are often prolonged for several nitrbts after the wedding.—Southern Workman BOOKS. 4 collection of books is a real nn; versify .—Carlyle. Some books are to be tested, otlie; - to be swallowed and some few to b> chewed and digested.—Bacon. A good book Is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit embalme. and treas ured up on purpose to a life beyond life.—Milton. We can take reproof patiently from a book, but not from a tongue. The book hurts not our pride; the living re prover does.—T. Adams. If the secret history of books could be written, how many insipid volumes would become, interesting and dur t*4rs excite the reader!—Thackeray. Os al) the privileges we enjoy in this century there is none perhaps for which we ought to be more thankful than for the easier access to books.—Lubbock. Women's’ Cruelty. A society woman at a dinner In Washington adverted to cruelty. “Women can be very cruel." she said. 'Some of them can be very cunning too. Some of them can wound you so dextrously that before you know you have been wounded their escape is made. "Once 1 saw a young woman wound a slightly older one in that way. SLc approached tbe older one at a ball She greeted Iter with a radiant smile She inflict'd 1 er wound, and while her victim still tl. ught the wound a com pliment she walked away. This is what, in a very lord, clear voice, sb< «aid: “ ‘Oh, Helen, dear, that perfec* gown! I think it Itnks ever; year!’ ’’—Louisville Courier-Journal. Meteor®. The heights of many meteors havbeen measured by W. F. Denting, th* English astronomer. It appears that the swift meteors become visible at <-.' average height of eighty-four miles an I disappear at fifty-six miles, while the very slow meteors come in sight at about sixty-five miles and fade away at thirty-eight nr les. Os the very slow meteors those that become visible at the greatest heights come twenty miles nearer the earth than those of very lew radiant. ST. KILDA ISLAND. Tbe Natives Have Cold* Only When Visited by Foreigners. There are many places where it is impossible to catch cold because there is no cold to catch. There is St. Kiida. that lonely rocky island which was visite-1 by Dr. Johnson when he and Boswell were making their famous tc-ur of the Hebrides. There are about a hundred inhabitants on the island. Tbe coasts ar« so precipitous that for eight months in the year it is practically ina'-eessible. Several vessels from the mainland call there during tbe summer. And, strange to say. whenever a ship readies tbe island from tbe mainland every inhabitant even to rhe infants, is seized with a cold. This fact has been known foi more than 200 years am! was of great interest to Dr. Johnson, who was skeptical concerning it. Tbe question of this St. Kiida cold long puzzled men. who never dreamed that it was an infectious disease and that without the possibility of infec tion it is impossible to catch it no mat ter what the exposure may be. That is to say, it is due to a micro organism and without the presence of this micro organism the disease cannot be con traded. —New York Herald. The Stwnteur Farmer » Success. "There goes a ‘book farmer - that re futes the stock joke about what failures they are.” “How is that?” “His favorite text book Is ‘Success With Sn.; L. EmitsJ r.nl le has succeeded in fro'- lr. • r!.e f.aiilest fruit J •ver saw.”—Brooklyn Life %

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THE SCHOOLTEACHER. How a Young* Man F'rewh From College Make# Hi® Start. A young man fresh from college who decides to become a schoolteacher has many things to consider. The piofes > sion, if it can be called a profession, is still unorganized. No standard of ex cellence, no diploma certifying ability is required. Methods of teaching in public schools in New York state are very different from those in Colorado. I end those iu Utica are different from those in Buffalo. There are private schools of ail k>nds. There are almost as many methods of teaching arithmetic as there are of teaching vocal music. To obtain his first position he or dinarily joins an agency. He takes to the agency h.s record at college, supplemented by as many pleasant recommendations from his professors as possible. pays his yearly fee and promises the agency a certain percentage —5 per cent usually—of his first year s salary. Occasionally his college will find a place for him in one of the schools that prepare directly for it. At any rate, b“ will find without great difficulty a position that will support him. Perhaps it will be in a little denominational boarding school, where be will teach thirteen different subjects during his first year, as one man I know did. If he survives his first year successfully and with some measure of content in tbe work be is likely to lie a teacher foi the rest of his life.—Leslie’s Monthly. RENEWING THE BODY, The Way Man Is Constantly Belne .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 tbe same period, and the nails of your toes are entirely renewed annually. The white of the e> ■ i: wn as tbe cornea, le in a continu-d state of renewal, be Ing kept clear and clean by the soft friction of the eyelids. These are a few manifestations of tbe restorative pow ers retained by man. who is less fortu nate than tbe lower animals. Crabs can grow fresh limbs: the snail can renew even a large portion of its head: with eyes and feelers lizards do □ot worry about tbe loss of a tail, ard if you make a cut in the caudal appendage ->* some of these last mentioned creatures they will grow another tail straightway and rejoice in tbe 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. tbe harmful bacteria of various maladies. These cells generate antitoxins to kill our enemies. They do battle for us in hundreds of ways, anh get the majority of us know nothing of txese great services rendered by our tiny friends Inside. — - —» THE PARSON BIRD. One of the Queer Feathered Inhabitants of New Zealand. Among the feathered inhabitants of New Zealand there is a bird called the parson bird, or tui. It is about tbe size and shape of a blackbird, but has a pair of delicati white tufts at its throat and is a glossy dark green otherwise. which looks black in tbe sunlight. It can be taught to crow, to speak, to whistle tunes, and besides these tricks it has a repertory which is not often equaled by any other feathered songster. At vespers it lias a note like the toll of a bell or tbe clear high note of an organ. It can mimi, every bird iu the bush to perfection; it will break off in the iniddie of an exquisite melody and indulge in e strange medley of sounds which are impossible to describe, but if you can imagine “tbe combination of a cough, a laugh, a sneeze, with the smashing of a pane of glass,” it will l>e some approach to the idea. The tui nests twice or thrice a year and Las large families. Like tbe ether birds of New Zealand, it seems to be unconscious of danger from man. It is a pity that tbe birds of this island are becoming so scarce, for they speak to us of a time when nature was harmless. when the snakes, tigers and falcons did not exist. Th* Olrtewt Charch. The oldest Christian church in tbe world is at Rome. Not far from the great■ hufeh of st. Maria Maggiore, In a street bearing the same name, is tbe much smaller Church of St. I’uentiaua. which tradition its well as the opinion of archaeological experts declares to be tbe most ancient of the Christian edifices of Rome. About the middle of tbe first century a certain Roman senator named Pudens bad a house on this spot. He was a Christian convert and. it is said, a distant relative of Paul, the apostle, who lodged with him from A. D. 41 to 50 and converted his two daughters. Praxedes and Pudentiana. For the religious uses of himself and guests he built a small chapel in this bouse, and when be died in 96 and bis wife a year later his daughter added a baptistery. the plans for which were drawn by Pius, tbe then bishop of Rome. In course of time a church was erected on tbe site of the original house of Pudens and consecrated by tbe bishop m 108 or 145. IToreata nnd Xntlonal Prosperity. As a living example of tbe consequences of deforestation we need simply look to Spain, a country which centuries ago was rich in timber and agricultural products, a proud seafaring nation of world conquerors. Spain s decadence dates from tbe time when her timber supply became exhausted, her shipbuilding relaxed and her barren. unprotected soil ceased to bear fruit—Forum AIM ■-

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pnxrlrrt by tlie Law. The libraruin of tbe Congressional 11 brary tells a story of a colored mat. ’ who* came into tbe library and asked one of the assistants tor a "good law book." He explained that one of his | neighbors intended to sue him and be wanted to get a book so he coa.d find out the law. Tbe clerk gave him a copy of a book called “Every Man His Own Lawyer.” Tbe colored man sat down at one of the desks and turned the pages of the book for an hour. Then he came to tbe desk , of tbe assistant and said: ” 'Deed, boss, cain’t you git me sump | in' easier? Dis yere is d' fifth edition Cain't I have de fust edition? Mebos I c’u'd understan’ dat. I ain't bin gittin’ on right smart with dis yere fifth »ne.''—Baltimore News. Diicouraflng, He—l told your father that I just dote on you. Sbe —And what did be say? He—That I had better find an { antidote.—lllustrated Bits. Cranky Patient. Dr. Bailey ilooking at thermometer)— : Hum-mi I don’t like your temperature. I Sick Student—Then why did you take It?—Harvard Lampoon. African epicures consider the tongue of a young giraffe a great delicacy. The meat of the animal is said to taste somewhat like veal. 5 Batumi i>e®are. Miss Coquet (to servant I—Tell Mr. Sharpe that lam engaged. Mr. Sharpe ' (to servant’—Tell Miss Coquet that I | expressed a curiosity to know whom she is en traced to now? Dying of Famine Is, in its torments, like nying of consumption. The progress of consumption. from the beginning to the very end. is a long tortue. Jooth to victim and faiends "When I had consnmption iu its first stage." writes William Meyers, of Cearfoss. Md.. “ after trying different medicines and a good doctor, in vain, I at last took Dr. King.s New Discovery, which quickly and peafectly evred me.” Prompt relief and sure cure for coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis, etc. Positive ly prevents pneumonia. Guaranteed, at Blackburn << Cbaisten's drug store price. 50c and 51.00 a bottle Trial bottie free Farmers Take Notice. Are your hogs and chickens healthy and in as thriving condition as vou would like to have them, if not. feed them Egyptian Hog and Chicken Cholera Remedy. Put up in gallon end half gallon cans. For sale at the ol reliable drug store. Smith. Yager Fdalk. 48tf

> U | i * M T° th® Pacific Coast—to California, Oregon, Washington — • jWpf round-trip, long transit and return limits, liberal stop-over privileges. 3 The rate is practically on the basis of one fare for the round trip. Os course, if you wish to visit both California and Oregon or Washington, the cost is slightly more. ~ 1 These reduced rates are in effect on certain dates in months v \ I of May to October, inclusive. They apply from all Eastern points 1 1 V ' a Chicago, St. Louis or Memphis gateways. The Rock Island 3? i System will take you up in either Chicago or St. Louis, or at hundreds I of other Middle West points and carry you to the Coast in through iy JI Standard or Tourist Sleepers with unexcelled Dining Car service. The Rock Island also affords a choice of routes: on the “Scenic’ p route you can stop off in Colorado—see Salt Lake City—visit f ' V Yellowstone National Park; on the “Southern” route you can go J ; I I via El Paso, thru New Mexico, then “up coast” to San Francisco I I '■ • and on to Portland or Seattle if desired. I ' ^ ort; these Pacific Coast excursions offer an unusually good I ■ W- ■ ■ iK chance to see our western country in a comprehensive manner. j • 3 j If you desire to gc only as far as Colorado, there are excursion ■ < i'.‘i •rates in effect to that section and return, all summer long, A' y/CrlX V-'-l speciall * reduced June 30 to July 4, August 12 and 13, >1 i y*l /'Mil August 30 to September 4. Extension trips to Ogden Bvl BA V A\Ulll K S'*! l retUrn at I° W C ° St a ’ S °‘ '(kv i n I■! |\ From September 15 to October 31, 1905, one-way ll P It I I® /kl tourist or colonist” ticketswill be on sale to California and JI b ■ the Pacific Northwest—about half regular fare. \ i I ts interested, send name and address on this coupon, designating which booklet wanted and to what point you plan to go. Name probable //■ I A <^a ‘ e £tart a ‘ so ' so we can advise definitely with respect to rates, etc. v 1 W <y 'J • Wl ’ Irin 0 \WiLZ3 r Send Caiuoraia boo| d e > “d rates. Name ... v Address Address JOHN SEBASTIAN, Pass. Traf. Mgr., Rock Island System, Uare , Snut ~ [o( ; CHICAGO. \’\ / \ X’, Destination * / L - ~ T ?S - °

No Secret About It. It is no secret that for Cuts, Burns. I Ulcers. Fever Sores. Sore Eyes, B°- ls - , eter. nothing is bo effective as BuckJen’s Arnica Salve. “It didn t take long to cure a bad sore 1 had. and it is all O. K for sore eyes, writes D L. Gregory, of Hope, Texas. 25c at Blackburn & Christen edrtig slore, AN ORIGINAL FORCE, loerm Cannot Be Copied or Successfully Imitated. No human being ever yet made a success trying to be somebody else even If that person was a success. Success cannot be copied, cannot tie successful ly imitated It is an original force, a creative process. Every man will be a failure just in proportion as be gets away from himself and tries to tie somebody else and to express some body else instead of himself. Powei comes from within or from nowhere Be yourself. Listen to the voice with in. There is room for improvement in everv profession, in every trade and in every business. The world wants men who can do things iu new ami better ways. Don't think because youi plan or idea has no precedent or because you are young and inexperienced that you will not get a hearing. Ibt man who has anything new and valu able to give to tbe world will tie listened to and will be followed. The man of strong individuality, who dares to think his own thought and originati bis own method and who is not afraiu to be himself, not a copy ?f some on< else, quickly gets recognition. Noth Ing else will attract the attention of your employer or the rest of tbe world so quickly as originality and unique ways of doing tilings, espee.ally if the} are effective.-—Orison Swett Marden in Success Magazine. A l.on« Way Around. A man with a large family of dangb ce:s on his bauds may profit by the foi low’ng suggestion: An old lady whd had several unmarried dauenters fed them largely on a fish diet because. a s •Le ingeniously observed "fish s riel in phosphorus, anti pbosphoru* is use I ful in making matches.” Her First Dinner. “Yes.” said Newliwed. "my wife and I are housekeeping now. Sbe prepare! ! our first dinner last night with her own | fair hands." . "How was st?” r.sked Bncbeller. "Well, the nuts and raisins were I fixe. '—Philadelphia Ledger. Most Deadly of insnlti. Fweddie—That creature actually told me to mind my own business, y'know' Cholly - The impertinent wretch’ j Fweddie—Positively insulting! As if to ! Insinuate, don't y’know. that 1 was ir. business' —C'ovolnntl Leaile*

Low kale ol Interest. Money loaned at five per cent | lereat. payable annually or Bemi- Sn ’ uually, at option of borrower, privilege of partial payments at anv nterest paying time. No delay i tt making loans. F. M. Schirmey M Decatur. Ind. qjf ’

Summer Vacations If You ~ have not already decided where you will spend your summer vacauon, let us send you “Michigan in Summer” a beautiful bock of photos and brief word pictures of Petoskey Mackinac Island Traverse City Harbor Springs BayVlew Neabtawanta Oden Northport Omena Wequetonslng and the most convenient route tc all Northern Michigan Summer Resom. Fishermen will be interested in “Where to go Fishing.” Send 2c stamp to C. L. Lockwood, GPAi M irX't G R. & 1- R’y. t Gra , *d Rapids, M ich igan. PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM Cleanwß and beautifies the hair. Promotes a hnrariaut growth. Never Faile to Restore (Tray Hair tc its Youthful Color. Curt* »ca’.p diseawe & hair &>c,aDd |I.UG at Druggists ■ I Williams'lndian Pile K I L w::l curtB S I j w ß.ted::.k’ and ■ L Ii aDsor > the t_.nuns. ■ B a.,.ay> the itjcniu*-at arts ■ ■HI..S a poultice, gives instant reB ■ lief. Dr. Wil.lams' Indian Pfle Omv ■ ment is prepared for Piles and Itcb- ■ leg of the private parts. Every box is w warranted. By druggists, by mail on receipt of price. 50 cent® and WILLIAMS • INUUCTURihG CO.. Props., Cleveland. Ohkx Nacbtriet & Fuelling. c OR QUICK CASH SAi'i