Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1905 — Page 6

THE ISLE OF WIGHT. IT GLEAMS LIKE A DIAMOND ON THE BREAST OF THE SEA. The Beauties of t'owee. the Fashionable English Resort. Where Noth- 1 ing Ever Gets Dirty—tt hat One May See on the Historic Island. 'file Isle of Wight is shaped like a ja#d like a diamond it gleams M 9 Ibe breast of the sea " U"A if is the luxurv ol Like a dian.. the rich. ' , ‘twroi.d , . As your steamer approaches . j stead of Cowes j >u might well suppo. the little town to oe a fashionable ham : let far inlaud on the bauk of a river I The esplanade looks as uear to the j water as a towoath, and the greet' woods that fist behind the white houses are as tL.vkiy bunched and a? , brightly verdant .*.« the unsalted trees l of I'angbourr.e. The coarse beamed ; dark sailed smack of the sea fisherman is a rare sight on those social waters Everywhere you b l. id among hover ing gulls and rocking buoys the craft of pleasure and the shipping of de light. White yachts, with sails as white as summer clouds, ride there -achts, with brasswork flash I ing bhnuly In the sun. t«», ; anchor off that little shore. ~ „s. N .thing . ver gets yirty at tamarisk which lifts its fine feath-i ers above walls at the sea’s edge is a? j clean as the sails of the yachts. Ths ■ -Wads of red gravel make neither mud nor dust and lie as smoothly as gar- i den paths. The t irginia creep - , which swarm u? pillars of 'white I houses, overspi- .id the tiers of bat-1 and almost cover the dark red tiles of the roofs, are every whit as green and every tittle as radiant as the shaven lawns beside the esplanade Flowers there are at every point of view—red geraniums, golden calceolarias, blue lobelias, crimson hyssop. Cheddar pinks, roses of every hue and ferns ' of every form —growing in neat flower beds, lifting their bright colors above garden walls and swaying gently in baskets hung from balcony and sill. The windows of the shops are as polished as a lady's mirror and shine in the sun. Prosperity waits behind , those counters of plenty and puts itsell completely and genially at the comman ! of the wealthy. The butcher and : the greengrocer announce to the pa~s erby that French and German are. spoken in their establishments. The yacht of the most necessitous millionaire can obtain in those narrow, clean streets all that she desires. Royal warrants, as tig almost as the shops them- , selves, gleam over shop fronts, and ar tistlc signboards obtrude from tht smart little doorways. The shine ol the sweet windows is a magic induce went to buy. On the esplanade, where is a tall white flagstaff at every few paces, and waiting at the little granite stairs washed by gr :. water.-, you meet i. burly and rough clad fishermen, but only the white capped, blue jerseyed hands from the crews of yachts in the roadstead. Fresh faced, well groomed . girls walk th.--e with indul rent papas and jolly s.h >o!b ys in flanne ls, carrying paper Lags of green gooseberries and red •■'.. •••ries. stroll down to the! dingey at the stairs, munching as they go. There is no haste and no exertion i at Cowes. At half past 12 on .a lovely mor..ing I beard in my hotel the voice ' of t.? aanss: - r-.-ss giving an order to! one of the maids. "Iler ladyship says.” : she cried, "that she must half a hip 1 bath in h-.r r. cn immediately, or else she won't be down for luncheon.” Foolish and lazy little ladyship tc lie a', cd on such a good morning in so | fair a place as this diamond of the , seal For it is not only the esplanade, the bright shops end the pleasure of a saunter to Egypt point which arc within the reach of the visitor to Cowes. The whole Wight is within a drive of the Medina. You must go to Newport, and. paying the tax which was demanded of me. not requested, for entering the church, you may see the lovely memorial which Queen Victoria set there to the poor little- Princess Elizabeth, who died of a broken heart beside an open Bible for love of Charles I. You may also go to Carisbroeke and enter the splendid castle ■where that poor little princess died and where her unhappy father was Imprisoned. You may see the donkey Jarob summoned by a word from grass nibbling under fig trees to enter the big wheel of the well and draw up nine gal ion.* of water from the invisible ■pring at which those royal prisoners quenched their thirst. But you. if wise, will quench your thirst with tea under the spreading trees of the Eight Bells' pleasure gardens in the village below, listening there to the comments of enttusif-. stic Americans and watching the elderly gentlemen playing bowls on a smooth lawn, as King Charles played that ancient game in the castle co the hi!].—London Mail. A Crosier In a Fight. Formerly the archbishops of York bad the privilege of claiming two casks <rf wine from every vessel of twenty tons burden entering the river Hulk The merchants of the port came to view this claim as an oppressive tax. and by unloading their ships in the Humber evac.ed the oJk-ers employed to collect t'.iese obnoxious dues. Finding diminishing, Archbishop N ~i.e, in 1117 S. determined to assert Lis rigb'.s and proceeded to Hull ■with fit a. nlants to enforce them. The ma.-w ■ f Hull. Sir Thomas de Wcitusui. with bis two bailiffs and a large nun. rof citizens, met the ec deals sties, end from hot words the two part es came to blows, when the may «r snatched from the archbishop bis erorier and used it so vigorously in the free fight which followed 'bat it was broken Into Bev era! pieces.

,| ’ A SCRUBBING BRUSH. | The Way It I. Made a>d the Rumi It Coats So Little. Two things have made it possible for rhe modern "lady of the house" to buy for 5 or 10 cents a scrubbing brush I which would have cost her mother half ; a dollar, pne is the invention of the ‘ brush filling machine, the other the liscovery f th-. : .s-sibilit ■?of ' Aber." This is a compreiqnsive word. It ■. ■ - ; ■ ' ■’ ■ - ' stances which. fr ti>«- r < ifues wj*en wet. their tenacity sud their <... visibility. can b® u-.-le t ". PI.IC, ■ ' , eat i- thk* ktioy.m “ s ,' 4 '- ■ ■ ** 1 :r»t A*”‘<~. • and is im ' _-n . - .. and South A. t ..i ceive it in the f . L ‘ made up . f seoara, " I>c jju/uej e: tails." wbieh ii.ii>' first . s card combed, much as wool or eed. • tVhen the fibers have thus been I;. I parallel the bunch cr ■ iut ... :> ; to the guillotine, a cutter in wLi-.-li th- ( m - lily fed forward, whilej a blade like that of t meat of execution cuts it into the de ■ . sired lengths. Meanv. iil’e the '.ack of the future i brush In - been preK-red. It may be made from any kind tardwxxl. tut i beech. L:rch ._.; e are ” ttes, ..lank; ?.:e sawed to sirei and are iinished on the edges by re ! volvhig cutters, like r’.. -se of an : . ■ t;.:y :* H [ng m : - r (the for turidnL .i.>t> They are then ready i to be bored. y.' ■■ ■ -- - y -■ modern machine contains as maiiy| i drills as there are holes to be bore i. I They may be arru'-ge-.i m any i pattern, and at a single Htrust vin , bore all the holes and boW t> a | I uniform depth. The back land the till I mg now come together. The fiber, cut j i to twice the length of each tuft, is i placed in the trough of tLt filling ma-1 i chine from which a t -“thed rack picas : ■ up exactly the same quantity each time —enough for one knot or tuft. As this little bunch of fiber advances on one side of the machine a strip of iron feeds forward on the other. The two will meet :'.i ive the L ies in the back of the brush, which the operator :s bolding in place, but just before tb’t j happens a die descends and punches i from the strip of metal a small piece shaved somewhat like an inverted pair -of trousers. This bit of iron is known as the “anchor.” It is deposited, waistband down, upon the center of the tuft of fiber That i:- simultaneously folded upon it , - • ' • t into the waiting bole in the ..u h ack and driven home by a plunger. The blow serves not merely to force the knot or tuft of fiber to the bottom of the hole, but, striking between the two shanks of iron which represent the legs of the trousers, it spreads them apart and so drives the sharp outer an . urp.er comers into the wood at the sides of the hole. A pull on the tuft of fiber merely presses these corners deeper int • the wood and locks the tuft more securely. Two brusl.e< a minute is the average rate at which all this is done. The operator’s only duties are to see that the machine L.ts a sufficient supply of fiber and of metal tape and that the brush back is s o placed that the pion-1 g, r hits the hole accurately.—Youth's J • Lcmpanicn. Screens In China. Screens are to be seen everywhere in the dragon empire. They are carved as teakwood and handsomely painted with various figures and devices. In II some parts of China bedsteads similar I to our own are used. They are ctjriously carved, with drawers underneath and shelves for bolding toilet necessi- •' ties, all of which are hidden out of i sight by drawers which look like a i! beautiful screen. > j The rooms in the different suits of i! apartments are separated one from another bv the carved wooden scrollwork ', for which the Chinese are famous. It ! is usually dark and gives a very rich • ■ and handsome appearance to the whole i interior, which is dull and dark—owing ' to the want of windows—until the myriads of lanterns are lighted. The ! carving is sometimes glided, and someI times the wood is left in a state of ’ nature with a high polish. Doorways ar? often half filled in with it. Again, s i a low. deep frieze is seen all around ;! the room. The women's apartments i particularly are decorated with the -' carved work. Whatever can be imag- ? ined as contributing to pleasure and , the support of luxury is to be found in r the secluded quar.ers devoted to the women. t

Munir “l»y Ear.’’ Never a music teacher existed who did not discourage and discountenance playing the piano “by ear.” as the talent for bearing a strain and reproducing it has been somewhat ambiguous'.; termed. Yet there thrives in the rente: of New York an enterprising and not too particular person whose avocation It is to "teach the piano by ear," as bis window sign puts it. He has quite a clientele too. Presumably his task lies with those that possess a musical ear to start with and want quick results. To such he imparts a knowledge of chords and their relative changes sufficient to carry the pupil througlmany of the tunes beard and remembered. When once the bass accompaniments are known the learner is proc tically equipped for public performance. The "professor” gives a recital tvery once in awhile. On these occasions the programme is a wonfle-f-’! succession of ragtime, popular songs •nd selections from new light operas and old heavy ones. One wonders whit the teacher could accomplish with an applicant who desired to "play by ear" and. like Charles Lamb, bad none.— New York Post.

HIT BY A SHELL. A Writer In a Boer Emvaaemeat De- • eribee Hi* Feelings. Soon their gunners got our distance and shells were screaming and bursting over the evnvoy. says Robert Mo Caw in "A Prisoner With De Wet” is the National Magazine. Several wagons in front of us were blown up. and the oxen scattered in writhing masses on the road. The Kaffir who led our team took fright and bolted, the oxec swerved as .. siiel burst in front of them, and. the wheels suddenly going into a deep rut. the heavy wagon turned co:. ; ietely over, gt i.'.ding nn : beg ; ath its w. igix My head Uurstipg j ■ . - in the i.ist of ihou*:.nd crims-?!! ■ j ser]--.nts. Somel-edy held my Lean! in .. s Li :-- ws-s '."nvn ig it, aud] - ■ . > . .. > - •!:: Ages after there was a roarii’g ci j waters far beaeath me. Then it ihun . cered on my naked brain. A faint star was s: .. : g >_mewbere. It rushed i toward me. g: arving bigger and Mg cm i I was swallowed up in it—- ' eyes were The wagon “ s ,p- M. I was dn; ping wet. sot . : n; i. Il e.-ud the n Tl2 e guns and the of inrstiEg siieiis. 1 tried tc rise, but r-'.v head seewed to float away r-e - J c'.f striking - —«na- Vat i d-i i.,1 f tVl my seii the e . ■- *he wafieh falling- The-y lifted me . and the oxen moved off. My bead ane face were sticky with thick Mood and dust, and Iv. ,n such p;.:n that I die not know where the pain was. READ A GOOD BOOK OFTEN Btit Let the Intervals Between Reading* Be Fairly Long. So great Las bet-n the a£ecUon ol readers for Le U».«ks that Lave giver them delight th,u literature is full 01, proofs of gAd-ciJi: t ,'w.trd e ’ ’.e b K.ks There have --een ?'untle<* c.-mi-arisoas and metaphors used to make clear th« relation between the Look and the reader • - ■ ■’ . \ ■ hit open by Coleridge, who compares an ex cellent I 'k to a well chosen and wed tended fruit tree. He says. "Wt may recur to «t Jx-ar after year, and it will supply the same nourishment and the same gratification if only we ourselves return to it with the same health fui appetite.” But, though his simile, pleases the fancy, it cods not quite, satthe judgment While the frUit I of a tree must yield mn-b the same; flavor always, the gratlacation we ex-! perience fr.m rv.'.'llr.r must always I difft-r eccordiug to the condition ot i mind of him who reads. It has beet said that a traveler can bring home I only what be takes with 'JLm which ■ means that the pleasure derived from traveling is entirely dependent upon the capacity of the traveler's mind One's taste may change and one's abil ity to under.-tanii an<l a; predate is con stantly changing, all of which pointthe moral that it is an excellent thing to read a g > U book often, provided the Inter als between readings are fair'.; long.—St. Ni. bolas. Postal Antiqnity. A recent dis ussi f certain posts grievances in the British house of com mons has recalled the history of tb« post Posts are mentioned in Scrip I cure. In Job lx. 25. it is written. "M; j days are swifter than a post,” and j tgain in the book of Esther, chapte: <iii, letters were sent "by posts on horseback.” The word, of course, here means runner. To Cyrus has beer ascribed the establishment of sys tematic couriers and post horses throughout Persia, and Augustus is credited with introducing post chaises at Rome. It was ia the reign of James I. that a postal system was introduced into England. “Hot Enough to Roast E We often hear persons make use oi the metaphorical expression quoted in the headline when referring to an except naliy Lot day. Such an experiment may a little far fetched and out of the ordinary, but there are many cases on record where scientists have actually cooked eggs by the sun's heat In 15C7 when Herschel was in South Africa he cooked by exposure tc the heat of the sun "until they were powdery to the center.” Sir J. C. Ross made a similar experiment in New Zealand. A V*e For Cloves. Persons who get "qualms'’ when riding in the cars or on boats can almost certainly quiet them by slowly chewing a clove or two. Indigestion, accompanied by formation of gas. nausea and dizziness, will often yield to the same simple measure. There are other and better means of accomplis! ing these results, but the value of the clove is that it occupies so little room, is sc easily carried about and can be sc readily got when wanted. Hlb Miserable Lot. "Why don't you go to work?” “Lady,” answered Plodding Pete, “I’m on me way dere now. De trouble Is dat when I'm in New York I hear about a job dat I kin git in Frisco. An’ by de time I gits to Frisco 1 finds de job is taken an' I hears of another one in New York.”—Washington Star. He Cu, ladee«. “Can a man have a billion dollars aal be honest?” “I should think so. He can certain iy”“Wenr* “Afford to be.”—Philadelphia Bn! tetia. Exit. Mary Ann—l've come to tell you mum. that th’ gasoline store has goat cut. Mistress—Well, light it again. “ can't. Sure, it wezA out through th roof "’—Eyebar ge.

I • Jaynes 'Tonic Vermifuge X •'Gives strength to rrien, women and druggist, — ~l - — - .

' — . —— Koi That Kind of n Server. Heavy Tragedian — Hurry up with my order. I am used to people serving me in a hurry. Waiter—l don't doubt it, but I am no sheriff. More Thnn Bent, "Are you bent on spending all of your money?” "No; I'm broke.”—Cleveland Plata Dealer. _ FOR OLD PEOPLE Smith, Yager ot Falk have a Guaranteed Strength Creator. A member of the above firm of well known druggists, says "hundreds of old people right here in Decatur need just such a strength maker and bodybuilder as our delicious cod liver oil preparation, Vinol, and we simply cannot understand why they will continue to drag out a half-dead and half-alive existence, when we guarantee Vinol will strengthen and invigorate every orgas in the body- stop the natural : dsKlice sad made the® well, strong j 3E<l aCiivG* t . «« in a ! This is because tool highlv concentrated form all o tu strength-creating and body-building elements of col liver oil, actually taken from fresh cods’ livers, but without. a drop of that system <?U upset the stomach and retard its work. ' * Vinol creates renewed vitality in the 1 most natural manner. rich red b.ood. and building Up and strengthening everv nrgan in the body to do its work as nature intended. Many old people have written that they would not take SICOO for the good Vinol has jdone them. In the strongest manner we endorse and guarantee'Vinol to increase the appetite, give strength and renewed vitality to the aged, build up the run i down, tired and debiliated, make the weak strong, or return to the purchaser every dollar paid for it. Smith. \ ager A Falk, Druggists, __ Last Wednesday.'aE Washington, Ind., Albert Annen, who was formerly si this city, in the employ of ' J»cnb Atz >as married to Miss : Alma Allen, one of the belles of Washington. The young couple will make their future home at Washington, where Mr- Annen h « a tine position.

[To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. £ n J) <» every Seven MUllon boxes sold in past 12 months. This Signature, '<• bGx.tt, I WF" JMa a \ 2JsLL —--*** ' To the Pacific Coast—to California, Oregon, Washington—-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 ---AdSl 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 L*. ( 1 of May to October, inclusive. They apply from all Eastern points 1 1 via Chicago, St Louis or Memphis gateways. The Rock Island I System will take you up in either Chicago or St. Louis, or at hundreds t ° °tber Middle West points and carry you to the Coast in through Standard or Tourist Sleepers with unexcelled Dining Car service. The Rock Island also affords a choice of routes: on the Scenic r . ' T route you can stop off m Colorado-see Salt Lake City-visit g, Y Yellowstone National Park; on the “Southern” route you can go t : 1 ~ W via El Paso, thru New Mexico, then “up coast” to San Francisco I-; I ■ an d on to Portland or Seattle if desired. I' ‘ Ib* In short, these Pacific Coast excursions offer an unusually g°°d C\ . [A chance to see our western country in a comprehensive manner. > ■ 71 ~ If you desire to go only as far as Colorado, there are excursion 1 rates in effect to that section and return, all summer long, . | A specially reduced June 30 to July 4, August 12 .t t iV* / iJt August 30 to September 4. Extension trips to Ogden F3~’~~jL jn Vi a\V ° r Lake and return at low cost also. ’! HW : i4s; I' ‘ 1 iWllink . From Se P tember 15 to October 31, 1905. wte-w’J I ! I I‘iiX tourist or “colonist” tickets will be on sale to Caliivrnia an yM L I K/’jA ‘ W the Pacific Northwest—about half regular fare. ! Vj interested, tend name and address on this coupon, tie X| I whieh booklet wanted and to what point you plan to go. Name pt i ( b I date of start also, so we can advise definitely with respect to rates. Kill w Ih’i'VrUii j I 'W' ■■ D<! booklet and rates. ] 1 t Addrew Addre„_ JOHN SEBASTIAN, P***-Traf. Rock Uiand Syitcza, . ~ ——— —— j |Qi routVJq) Leave about iW'\ -r—./ CHICAGO. = VAHW DeaCaation •asn» wmbmbk—— sastf

The Bine Scnrecrow. The farmer's scarecrows were all 1 rarbed In blue. "A blue scarecrow,” said the man, t "does more good than ten ordinary om-s. for birds hate and fear blue as jou and I hate and fear typhoid aud I consumption, A professor pointed out I to ?JA that blue was the thing for ! birds. At first I was unbelieving, but 1 I experimented and found that pro lessor to be right.”- Philadelphia Bul- , letin. — I Resting the Heart. your heart now and then dui* ; ing‘ the* da yi" nn instructor Jn gymnastics. “But the heart can’t be rested,” apu pil objected. "It works incessantly [ from birth to death.” "It rests the heart to lie down,” said the instructor. "Every night's sleep of nine hours saves the heart the lifting of 32.000 ounces of blood. Considerable rest there, eh ? . I “When we lie down, you see, the , heart's action becomes slower—slower i by ten strokes a minute. Thus in an I hour 600 strokes are saved and in nine j hours 5,400 strokes. Each stroke pumps I six ounces of blood, and therefore in I Hine ’.curs the heart is saved the labor of r /mpiug 32,400 ounces. “ /fie lieart often requires a rest”— I Philadelphia Bulletin. Ran the Hole Ont of Town. A lecturer recently told of a Russian t ! years ago in Mauchuri» ' i who~a mctliok <** ac ijj ev j n g results - were not according to the usual code. I The Russian bad a well in his front I yard which he concluded to fill up. He began digging a hole by the side of the well, throxfing the dirt from the I new excavation into the well. ’ “In th.’- course of time,” said the speaker, "the old well was filleo, but there was a hole alongside as big v* i the first. The Russian went fartbet ! I away and dug mothei hole to fill the * I second. He continued this process of ' : digging odj hole to fill the other until . be literally ran th? hole out of town.” | .. - Miss Lydia Drummond has retained from Salem, Oregon, where she ha» been a guest of her sister, Mis. W, O. Simon for several f i months. She reports a very pleas ? : ant trip, and saw many bean’.iful sights enroute. During her visit i she enjoyed a several days' trip along the Pacific coast.

1 A Guaranteed CureftTpJ 8 * itching. Blind. Druggist’srefunmoncy If PaZO OlvXh* falls to cure any case, no matter or u™ Ex nr 7 standing, in «to 14 day,. FiJ s ?.nn,’ llx >a , gives ease and rest. 50». If youM,W e «l«» n't its nd. 50c. instamns and it w,ii7 Rg . i#t i>»1 rded postpaid by the Paris J St - ‘ Louis Mo E For S tie—Eighty acre farm, . ed on the North Blue Creek m acadan , road, two and one-halfmiles from Wil shire- known as the James Malone" farm. If sold at once a barcsi,, tehad. For particulars see\ r dressßobert Maloney, rural roL t ’ Berne. 15 . TAKE A TRIP WEST Special Inducements this Season. ! Spend your vacation on the P ac ifi c ‘ Coast or in almost any of the western stateslhis summer at low cost. Round ' trip excursion tickets via Rock Island System are on saie certain dates throout the summer. You go out via Colorado, visiting Yellow Stone Park and returning southern route by w aT o r El Paso, or visa versa. A long j xa , limit and cheap rates for side iiipA every point of interest, full particular* literature and Rock Island folder, from John Sebastian, Passenger Trat& Farmers Take Notice. Are your hogsand chickens healthy and in as thriving condition as you would like to have them, if not, feed them Egyptian Hog and Chicken Cholera Remedy. Put up in gallon . and half gallon cans. For sale at the reliableble drugstore, Smith, Yager Si Falk, 48tS. I —— : - = 1

PARKER'S YU ha,r BALSAM JMI Clwr.r’? tad beaut :Cdi th * hair. v ‘ P ron a ’uxuni.ls growth. ■CTiR' Never Fails to Restore Gray Hair tc its v oi.".:’ . C :r. ■£ '■ AtO Cutcb Ufa p d ■-•»- - - ■ •. 4 c.and|l. • at Druggists LBw Rate ol Interest, Money loaned at Sve per eefit. in-' Merest, payable annually ot Semi-an-nually, at option of borrower, with ■ privilege of partial payments at any nterest paying time. No delay in ’ making loans. F. M. Schirmeyer Decatur, Ind. 9 if . - . =3