Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1905 — Page 8

Route One. Miss Desse Butler sick with typhoid fever Miss Ruth Kettlsr of Montezuma, Ohio, is visiting sister, Mrs. C. C. Sheets. William Ruckman attended J the dedication of the new Lutheran church at Hoagland Sunday. Henry Myers and wife and Miss Alice Fisher of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday with Thomas E. Fisher and wife. J. K. Mann and wife of Card well, Missouri. Earl Mann and wife and T. O. Mann of Chicago, spent Sunday with C. Cook and family. The box supper held at district 7, Friday night, was well attended and a neat sum was raised for the benefit of the library. A box social will be held at district 8, two miles west of Decatur, next Saturday night, Oct. 28, to which all are invited to attend. Pleasant Mills Harvey Roop of Decatur, spent Sunday here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Troutner are the happy parents of a baby girl. A brand new boy baby at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ruebuck. Mrs. H. Martz and Mrs. O. J. Suman called on friends at Rockford last week. Burton Fuller is erecting a business room on the corner of South Main street. Henry Steele attended the funeral of his nieoe, Ethel Straub, at Peterson last Monday. Mrs. J. R. Boyd s condition remains about the same, as it has for the past several months. D. F. Morris and family moved to Decatur last week, where they will make their home for awhile.

D. B. Roop baa remodeled his house and has erected a new porch which is quite an improvement to his residenceGrandma Roe has returned from a visit with relatives and will spend the winter here with her son, Joel Roe and family. Marion Steele returned to his home at Rockford, Monday, after week’s visit here witn his grandparents. Mrs. M. J. Patterson of Bluffton, spent a few days here last week with ‘her cousins, Messrs. Henry and Samuel Steele. In a recent letter from the judicial superintendent of the Easthaven hospital, in which he states that he is pleased to say. that Sylvester Hill, who was admitted there on June 29th. last, is now showing some improvement, and is In a much more comfortable mental state, and also his physical condition is fairly good at tne present time. This is indeed very encouraging news to the family and friends. Linn Grove. Peter Hoffmann, transacted business at Geneva last Saturday F. O. Lindsey’s pleasant face, of Phoenix, distributed smiles here Saturday. The Linn Grove school instructors are devoting their lay off to visiting schools. F. M. Comer and M T. Atwood, of Geneva, made this place a social call last Thursday. A. W. Lindsey of Geneva, was here and moved his tinners' tools to Geneva, Wednesday of last week. John Hornada moved his family to Peterson lasi Saturday, where he is engaged as principal of schools. Bert Heller, of Mt. Gillead, Ohio, is visiting his parents here and will pay the Marion college a visit during his outing. Frank Heller and Nelson Gentis made an entry to our fair, the same being a white mouse. The species is noted for docility and defenselessness. The sacred quadruped was cautured on the farm of Benjamin Meshberger. Courtney Runyon has added to the horticultural exhibition a pumpkin weighting 49 and threefourths lbs of the pie variety, which when passing the hands of culinary art will tickle the palate just at the right spot. Sylvester Pontius of South Hart ford townhip, has made a record as a potato producer, a specimen tuber may be seen at the Linn Grove Fair, lbs. He hes harvester i.OO bushels*

boing but one-third of his cutpat. Our schools were closed Monday evening by reason of defective furnaces, which are being repaired. The heating plant was installed during last "winter after four months' utility. They were billed , for repair, the makers are surely entitled to a polo rindus’chrome. Mrs. Peter Weisbrod nee Huitt, died at the family residence in ■ South Hairison township. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the age of 58 I years. She was married to her now bereaved husband 29 years ago, and to them was born one child, a daughter, who also survives her. The funeral and burial took place at Vera Cruz last Monday. COURTJOTES Bertha Russell vs Winifred, J Russell, habaes corpus to secure possession of child, dismissed by plaintiff, who was charged with the costs. flenrv F.' for John W Markley, filed'his final report and was discharged. Henry F. Judd, guardian for Charles nichards and others, filed 1 final report as to him and was discharged.

Norman F Jacob et al vs Cleve-land-Wjllshire Oil company, petition to fix oompetion of, receiver and the court allowed him $l5O and his attorney <IOO. Catherine Brandyberry vs Gabriel et al. suit to quiet title, default as to all defendants. Charles Riecheldeffer vs The Corkleg Oil company, submitted, judgment for plaintiff for $88.20 and sale ordered. David D. Metier, administrate of the John Mettler estate, filed final receipt of distribution and was discharged So far this term fifty civil cases and ten criminal causes have been disposed of in the Adams circuit court. Public Sale. The undersigned will offer for sale at his residence, three miles south-east of Decatur, one-half mile south of County Farm, beginning at 10 o’clock am, on Friday, November 10, 1 brood mare with foal, two yearling colts, one suckling colts, twelve head of shoats, extra good milch oow, ten to fifteen ton of hay in mow, three ton of baled straw, 250 shocks of corn in field. 300 bushels of£oorn in the crib, and various other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of sale—ss and under cash in hand; over that amount a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giving note with bankable security. WARREN BEHER ’ Fred Reppert, Auc. Thomas Durkin, Clerk.

CHURCH AND CLUB Three Meetings of Clubs and Societies The Missionary Societies and Shakespeare Club Have Enjoyable Meetings. A very interesting and instructive meeting of the Womens’ Missionary society was held at the home of Mrs. Frank Sehirmeyer Tuesday afternoon. The ladies were in receipt of a personal letter from our missionary in Tabrit, Persia, Miss Lillie Beaber. A most generous collection was contributed. five dollars which will be sent to Miss Beaber for a Christmas gift to her school. The short talk to the society and vocal solo by Rev. Fowler were appreciated_by the ladies. The Ladies’ Shakespeare club met Tues, afternoon with Mrs. Marie Halloway. She read a very interesting paper on / The Women of the Old Testament.’’ It was a well written club paper upon an interesting subject, and showed a familiarity and knowledge of the subject. The Shakespeare club is looking forward to a pleasant and profitable club season. The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the Methodist church, will meet with Mrs. W. H- Daniel tomorrow afternoon. It will be a meeting of considerable interest to all those given to the work of this society.

“ A NATURAL DIKE. Che Voleaaie Formation Alaas th* (“oar,e of Fall River. Nature is full of strange freaks, and her agents—rains, st.-rms. winds end even dust—produce results that tught often be mistaken for the works of human bandss thvugh frequently on a colossal scale. Volcanic activities are mighty factors. and through then sane wonderful phenomena are wrought. One of these may be seen along the coarse of Fall river, in northern California. Hus stream is of considerable site, and the work of nature's gigantic forces may be seen between the upper and lower cascades of the river. It is what might properly be called a "volcanic dike." T—s dike ext-, ads for sime distance along tall nv--r. near its banks and nearly paraLt 1 to the course, it bears c.ose resemblance to a roughly constructed wall The top of this dike is very ragged and the height of varying altitudes, in some places it is twenty feet high and several feet in thickness, and agt-.n may be easily clambered over. The re. it of which this wall of nature is composed Is of a very porous character, bearing some resemblance to pumice stone, though much more solid and of greater spe ific gravity. That entire region is of volcanic origin and evidently was once the scene of great eruptive activity. Scoria and lava abound, though the face of the eonntry is now thickly clad with timber and brush. The dike begins and ends abruptly. The wall of the dike is evidently the result of volcanic forces, and has no doubt stood for many centuries. It stands clear from clinging rocks, has a narrow foundation, with vertical walls, and is very straight. The mys tery is what forces of nature could have piled up or left stand-ng this rock formation so uniform. This dike has puzzled not a few geologists who have visited and examined It—American Inventor. A FIERCE MERMAN. Brand of Marine Monster Virainla Sported In 1676. B. H. Blackwell of Oxford has published a careful reprint of "An Account of Virginia; Its Situation, Temperature. Productions, Inhabitants and Their Manner of Planting and Ordering Tobacco." It is, in brief, a pamphlet communicated to the Royal society in 1676 by one Thomas Glover, “an ingenious Chirurglun,” who had lived for some years in the province. Mr Glover would seem to have reckoned the sea ae.pent among the inhabitants of the colony to judge from the minute accuracy of the following description: ■ A most prodigious Creature, much resembling a man, only somewhat larger, standing right up in the water with his bead, neck, shoulders, breast and wast, to the cubits of his arms, above water: his skin was tawny, much like that of an Indian; the figure of his head was pyramidal, and slick, without hair, his eyes large and black, and so were his eyebrows; his mouth very wide, with a broad, black streak on the upper Up, which turned upward at each end like moustacboes; his countenance was grim and terrible; bis neck, shoulders, arms, breast and wast were like unto the neck, anus, shoulders. breast and wast of a man; his hands, if he tyad any, were under water. He seemed to stand with his eyes fixed on me for some time, and afterward dived down, and a little after riseth at somewhat a farther distance and turned his head toward me again, and then immediately falleth a little under witer and swimmeth away so near the top of the water that I could discern him throw out his arms and gather them in as a man doth when he swimmeth. At last be shoots with his bead downward, by which means be cast tayl above the water, wU.ch exactly resembled the tayl of a fish, with a broad sane at the end of it” 5o Doubt of Hi* Hosesty. Deputy Sheriff and Chief of Police Alf Church of Woonsocket was known in his day as a man who was straightforward and blunt in all hit dealings. One day a grocer went to Alf for information about a certain Joe White, who had applied for credit and a book at his store, and the following dialogue ensued: “Good morning, Mr. Church." “Momin’.” “Do you know Joo White?” “Yes.” "What kind of a feller is he?” "Putty fair.” “Is he honest?” “Honest? I should say so. Been asrested twice for stealin' and acquitted both times.”

Best Not Alwaya Beat. It is a mistake to have the best The reasons are two—one is that directly you have the best of anything you have closed an avenue to enjoyment, the enjoyment of waiting for a wish to be realised; the other is that one becomes sorry for those persons whom one sees stumbling along with the Inferior article.—E. V. Lucas. Trade Snperetltions. Dressmakers will not “fit" -with black pins, and regard it as unlueky to tack with green cotton. Milliners regard as of happy augury the drop of blood falling on a hat from a pricked finger.—London Notes and Queries. The Hair Restorers. Dollie— He promised to send back my lock of hair, but he hasn’t done it yet Mollie—That’s the way Kith these hair restorers—all promise and no performance. To manage men one ought to bare a Bharp mind in a velvet sheath -George MM.

* SIMPLE HEALTH RULES. Temperance. X» Worry. • lout Ufa! Mind. Plenty of Sleep. A famous New York physician, now | ha.e and handsome at seventy-five, sums up his half a century of medical practice and observation in the»e simple rules of health; First.—Be temperate in ah things, In matters of amusement or study as well as in regard to foods and drink-. To be temperate in all thing-, how • • ever, does not imply that one must be a I rohibitionist about anything. Second.—Don't be afraid to go tc sleep, for sleep is the best restorer of wasted energies. Sleep a certain number of hours every night and then remember that a short nap during the dav is a sate rejuvenate than a cocktail. Third.—Don’t worry either about th* past or the future. To waste a single hour in regret for the past is as senseless as to send good money after that which has been irrecoverably lost. To fret oneself about what the future may hav? in store is about as reasonable as to attempt to brush back the tide of the ocean with a broom. V. orry. of whatever kind, banishes contentment, and contentment is a necessity of youth. Fourth.—Keep the mind youthful. Live in the present with all the other young people. Don’t get to be reminiscent Let ffae old people talk about the past for the mere act of thinking about old things reminds the mind of its years. Reminiscences are dangerous. whether they be soothing or sweet or sad. for they characterize old age and must be sedulously avoided by those who would be ever young. Fifth—Keep up with the times. Don't fall behind the procession. To accomplish this learn one new fact every day. The mind that is satisfied to live upon the lessons it learned in its youth son grows old and musty. To keep young it must be fresh and active —that is. abreast with the times. The old methods of thought and the old facts may have been correct enough once upon a time, but that time has passed. Today they are obsolete and only amusing as relics of antiquity. To remain young, therefore, one must keep the storehouse of the memory clear of all such rubbish. Throw away one of the mildewed relics every day and replace it with some newer, fresher and more up to date fact. Here, then, is this New York physician's secret of perennial youth in a nutshell: Be temperate! Don’t be afraid to go to sleep! Don't worry! Keep the mind youthful. And —keep up with the times! It is not a difficult rule of life to follow. It is ever so much easier than wandering about strange lands in search of hidden springs. It is somewhat pleasanter than stewing over il! smelling crucibles. Moreover it has ths advantage of being thoroughly practicable, which makes It well worth trying.—New York World. Xenophon as a Dos Fancier. Xenophon opens his disquisition on hounds by an enumeration of all the defects, physical and moral, which a hound should not possess, wherein it is easy to recognize all the failings which are still among us. Leggy hounds, weedy bounds, flat sided hounds, flat footed hounds, undersized hounds headstrong hounds, flashy bounds, sulky hounds, dwellers, babblers, skit* era—all are faithfully portrayed and un compromisingly condemned. ‘'Hound* with such faults as these, whether du* to nature or to bad training, are of lit tie worth. They are enough to disgust even a truly keen sportsman.” A good hound should have a light, small, sinewy head, a long, round, flexible neck, broad chest, free shoulders, Straight, round, wiry fore legs, straight knees, round sides, muscular loins, full flanks, but not too full. Hfs thighs should be firm, compact and well let down, his feet round and his stern long, straight and tapering. Such is Xenophon's description of a good hound. It seems to us not amiss for the fourth century before our era.

Chicory. “The reason that the root of chicory, the blue flower which covers waste places all over the northwestern states, is not a good substitute for coffee is that we have no alkaloid in chicory,” said a Chicago chemist. “Moreover, we have no oil. Chicory contains a quantity of resinous matter and a quantity of matter closely resembling the narcotic principles obtained from the common lettuce. The milky juice contains a narcotic element. Although not eligible as a substitute for coffee, chicory can be used for adulterating coffee, and many people who get accustomed to the taste of the mixture prefer it to pure coffee. In former times the prejudice against chicory was so great that English laws were passed against adding it to coffee, but I believe there is no restriction in England or elsewhere now. The use of chicory never got enough foothold in America to make it significant in the volume of trade.”—Milwaukee Free Press. The Greatest Singer. Probably the most remarkable singer of all time was Farinelli, the beauty of whose so*/rano voice remains unequaled. It was of large compass, three and a naif octaves, exceeding the Srdinary range by six or seven notes. His debut at seventeen at Rome in 1722 was extraordinary from his competing with a trumpet player in sustaining and swelling a note of astonishing length and power. For fifteen years he traveled extensively, and he reached Spain in 1737, intending to stay a few months, but remaining twenty-fire years. Philip V. of Spain had fallen into a profound melancholy, and the queen found Farinelli's voice the only remedy.

MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Hecaiur merchants for various products, Corrected every day at 2 o’clock. Buffalo Stock Market £.Buffalo, N.I. Oct. 31 Special—* Cattle —Receipts 30 cars; market slow Prime steers 1- @ ™ Medium Steers — - @4 25 Miockers to best feeders . @ 4 Bokhua bulls @ 3 50 Sws fancy42.oo @53 00 Common to good 22.00@ 4000 ' Hogs—Receipts 30 cars; market glower. lood mediums & heavy's . @5 30 Workers @ 30 @ » 30 Sood Roughs 4.85 @ 5 W Common Roughs 2.70 @ 4 00 ?tajs 0 30 Sheep—Receipts 35 cars; market Btead T . a« 4A Choice lambs * • @ 7 40 Choice westerns • @7 00 Cull lambs ■ @ 5 50 Choice yearlings • @ 6 25 Handy mixed sheep • @5 50 Cull and commo” sheep . 3.00 @ 4.00 PITTSBURG MARTETS Union Stock Yards, Pitsburg, Pa. Oct. 31 — Hogs—Receipts 15 jars Tirket higher. Heavy Hogs 1 • @5 40 Medium @ 5 35 Workers• @ 5 35 Light@ 5 30 ?igs• @ 5 25 Chicago Markets Chicago market closed at 1:15 p m today, according to Decatur Stock an 1 Grain Exchange May WheatJ 89| Jan. Wheat Dec Wheat 88| May Corn 46 j Jan. Corn Jec Corn 45| May Oats 32 i; Jan Oa*° Dec Oats 30 Jan Pork 12 46 Jan Lard 6 85 loledo Markets

Changed every afternoon at 3:00 iclock by J. D. Hale, Decatur special rire service. Say Wheat ...I 92 Dec Wheat 90 July. Wheat 86 Joni, May 46 Dec corn 46$ Oats, cash 31 July. Corn 46J May oats... 34 Dec oats 31 July. Oats 33 3ye, cash... 72 STOCK BY FRED SHEIMAS, DER LER Lambs ... .550@650 Hogs per cwt @4.50 Cattle per lb .34 @4 Calves, Per lb @5 “ows 1 3 Sheep 4@ 5 POULTRY BY J W PLACE CO chickens, young per lb 74 Fowls, per lb 7 J Young Turkey —_ 134 Old Turkeys 134 Young Ducks 74 Old Ducks 11 Geese "...... 64 WOOL AND HIDES by b. kalveb & son. Phone 442 Woe . unwashed 30 Beef Hides 9 Calf 11 Sheep Pelts 25@ 1.50 Tallow 3j HAY MARKET f 1 rinnor No ITimothy Baled J 7.00 Mixed Baled 5.00 , Clover Baled 4.50 (MAIN. BI B. L. CABBOL, GRAIM MIRCHABI Machine shucked one cent less. Corn New, delivered 50 Data, new 28 Wheat, No, 2 Red 84 neat, No. 3 Red 79 Barley 56 Bye No, 2 59 Clover Seed . . 6 85 klsyke — © 6 16 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seed 80 timothy |1 00 OIL fIARKBT, Indiana 91 Whitehouse 106 Somerset 91 Neodasha, (Kan.) 53 Barkerevillo 97 Bagland 49 Fiona |1,71 Pennsylvania... 1.61 Doming 133 Mew Cast e. ... 1,33 Sorth Lima 96 South Lima 91

OTHER PRODUCT*. it VARIOUS QRCCIB3 ASD BBBOHANI9 Egg freest, perdoa | is Barter, per pound ]5 Potatoes, new 40 COAL—P«r Te« Prices of coal on and after December Ist, until further notice will be as follows: Hocking Lump, per ton 13 50 Virgina Splim 3 75 Indiana Lump 3 20 Domestic Nut 3 25 Washed Nut 3 60 Pittsburg Lump 3 60 Pocahontas 4 25 Kentucky Cannell 5 50 Anthracite 7 00 Chargee for carrying coal—2s? per

. market notes Liverpool market elcwi . Wheat icenthigh^ Corn, j cent higher H at Chicago (oday . Wheat ~~ — 3'ooo Corn — Oats . ' lOScarg Cattle — ‘lOcan Sheep Estimate for tomorrow";"" Hogs Wheat: 30000 Corn ’ ‘ v,Ocars Oats' —lB4 cars ' rars Stock Sale, " Joseph Clem of Union to WQ3hiD advertises a public sale at his f arm in Union township on Tuesday No vember 7th, when he win off ’ M ' auction several head of fi ne ho including a young stud, coming years old next spring, a brood ffiare with foal, pedigrees furnished to both; also several high grade heif ers, including a full blooded Shorhorn bull calf, thirty head of sheen and thirty-one head of young hog. weighing from 100 pounds to no pounds, also farm machinery of all kinds. Terms given at sale' Fred Reppert, Auctioneer 249d3wl Notice. Call at the office of H. Hirruff ooms 1 and 2, Studataker block, and get circulars telling about cheap lands, and future prospects of the Northwest. Cheap rates can be had in companies of four or more. You can better your financial'condition. Call and’ be convinced. 207d6w Farms Wanted. We have buyers for some good farms. If you have one to sell, come in and see us. Money to loan on long time, with good partial payment privileges. No oommis sion. Harruff A Kendall, office Ist stairway south of court houn Notice. 1 have plenty of money to loan on farms. D. B. Erwin, Attorney at law. W’anted—Round oak coal heater at Brokaw’s store. L. T. Brnkaw Wanted—Representative in own community; |SOO capital required. Good salary to right party. Bona fide real estate proposition. Address New Martinsville Improvement company, Steelton, W. Va. J Wanted —Furnished housej’oottage or suite of rooms for at least six months. Answer Democrat 236d6 $200,000 of money to loan on city and farm property, on the very lowest rate of interest at.Sohurger & Smith’s law, abstract and real estate office, Decatur, Indiana. 13»dtf

The Florence hot blast stove ha’ more recommedations than any other soft coal burner on the market and is the best seller in sh 3 city. Its equal cannot be foundWhy not have one in your home and keep warm. Sold by Loch Dirkson * Co. 349d3. Car load of Portland cement on hand. <1.65 per barrel. Jah® Haugh. Fresh meat and bread on hand at all times at the South End meamarket. Also a lunch room n> connection Give me a Jacob Meyer, Prop. 2j9d6 The Art 20th Century soft coal burner is without doubt the heater on the market am. ® more coal than any °^ er * not save yourself money ■* • Loch, Dikson &■ Co. 249tU <5 to St. Louis and return via t--Clover Leaf, Saturday and November 4 and sth, training Decatur 5:47 a m ttD gj. p m, good returning u ' Luis until 7:30 P* ® . November 6. T. L. Miller, Agen On October 27, 31; November 7, 21; and December ath the b I railroad will sell jobseekers’ tickets to Ca - • ? igan and points ~on lines at rate of f9.«a f ° r ' )od . trip; return limit 15 ’ D |. ing date of sale. Soft coal burners-, - burnes without an equaDirkson& Co. „ Wanted — Barley - least 5Q| bushels 0 3goefl |s bearded ’’barley. *“ . \ le |Hered per bushel for good r . at my farm east of driving* at farm and save Joi D. E. St-x-abaxer D eCal ’phone 257-A,