Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1905 — Page 6

A Very Se*»ltlve Lady. A young Lady endowed with the most sensitive nerves mentioned one evening to a few friends assembled in her drawing room that sue had a horror of the rose. "The perfume of this flower.” said she. “gives me a severe headache and faintness." The cotjver- ; cation was interrupted by the visit of a fair friend who wore a rosebud in her headdress. Our fair heroine turned paie directly, tossed her arms and fed gracefully in a swoon upon the ottoman. • What a strange nervous suseeptiUlity! What a delicate and impresaionabie organization 7’ cried the spectators. "For mercy’s sake, madam, go away: Dan't you see that you have caused this attack?” “I ’ replied the astonished lady. "Yes, of coarse it is the perfume of . the rosebud in your hair.” "Healy, if it is so I will sacrifice the guilty flower, but judge before you sentence.” The flower, detached from the headdress, was passed from hand to Land ■ among the spectators, but their solicitude soon gave way to a different emotion. The fatal rosebud was an artificial one:—London Leader. Fate of the Twelve Disciple*. Andrew was probably crucified at Patrae. in A chain: Bartholomew, said to have been flayed alive and crucified, with head down, in Armenia; James, brother of John, Herod killed him with Lis sword; James, son of Alpheus, thrown from the temple and stoned to death; John, time of death a conjecture; Judas, said to have banged himself in a very bung! Big manner; Jude, : said to have died naturally and also j claimed to have been martyred; Matthew, claimed as a martyr, but proba- ; biy died a natural death: Peter, cruel- I fied at Borne; Philip, said to have been | torturel to dee th in Greece; Simon (Canaanite i, crucified in Judaea in the ■ reign of Domltian; Thome -, probably put to death with a lance in Persia or India. A Brave Sailor. There is a tablet in the sailors’ home at Melbourne to James Marr. He was a sailor before the mast on the Rip. On July 15, 1873, the Rip -..as caught in a squalL Marr sat astride of the i gaff when a great wave bover the boat and brought down the mainmast There was only one chance to save the Hip. That was to cut away the litter. But Marr clung to the broken spar, and to cut away meant to send him overboard to death. So, L -king at him doubtfully, the men hesitated, their axes in their hands. Marr, helpless, pondered. He saw that his death would be the boat's salvation, and he shouted: “Cut away, mates' Good by 7’ Then he let himself fall into the cold, wild sea. A Fatal Pud. According to John Stow, chronicler and antiquary. about 13»A who wrote and publish- 1 'S-mmarle of Englysh Chronicles,” S.r William Collingwood was executed in 1484 for writing the following political squib, in a manner which, in h. ■ Cay. was considered most excellent v.-lt: Th- rat, : e cat art Hovel the dog Rule ail 1.. under l:.-: Hog. This was during the reign of Richard HL, at a time when the chief agents of his e 11 .bcm- - - re Catesby, Ratcliff an 1 Lovel. Level was then a common name for a dog aud as a white boar was displayed on the king's escutcheon the reference to a "hog” was obvious and so oficnsive that it brought a’./jut the writer's death. Ju nt Sneeze Right Out. "Never suppress a sneeze,” said the trained nurse to the young woman who had just performed that polite act. “It is a great strain on all the nerves and blood vessels of the head, as it throws r.li the action to the back of the head instead of letting it come out of the mouth safely aud naturally. The unusual and bard strain on a little blood vesidi that may be weak is likely to burst it aud cause instant death. A loud sneeze docs not sound very nice, but it is a safe thing to do every time.” Camel Cavalry. It is common to think of a camel, the proverbial ship cf the desert, as a patient beast of burden. Guided by skillful hands, however, it becomes a very formidable war steed. The Somali warriors have ridden camels in many fierce charges for generations. Mounted on the back of an active camel with a long spear for a weapon, one of these eavages is an enemy to be feared. Xo Poetry In Hi* Soul. Patrick—l’bat's thot yez dug up, Nloike? Mike—Only a clothespin. Patrick (indignantly)—Only a clothespin, is it: Och, but it's little jioetry yez have in y'r soul, Moike. T"iuk av the scores av shwate mouths thot same clothespin may have been into.—New York Weekly. Friendly S*iK«e*tion. Borem—That five-year-old boy of mine gets off some good things. This morning at breakfast he said— Knox (interrupting)—He should have them copyrighted. Borem—Why? Knox—To Aeep you from reproducing them. . A Drawback. "Did your husband find that golf improved his health?” “Yes; it improved his health. But unless he learns to play better It will spoil his disposition.”—Exchange. Along the central part of the Kongo river there are a number of salt marshes. The African digs shallow holes in these whence issue streams of hot water, which, on being evaporated, leaves • residue of salt

Throarh Tklek aaS TLI*. If monarchs Lave often permitted | themselves the indulgence of making , pens the fact has not been recorded in the pages of history. One pun. however. is assigned to King Frederick William IV. cf Prussia. It .s sa.d that on the occasion of a court bail fie was standing near the middle of the dance Lail in con versa- j tion with an exceedingly thin ambas- t sador. In the baste and excitement , of a fiery galop a lieutenant of the ; • hussars danceL with Lis partner, be- j tween the monarch and the person j wa-:-m be was addressing, and then. ■ seeing what be Lad done, be began to < stammer abject apologies and explanations. "Oh, that was nothing.” re; ..ed the king, with a hearty laugh. "A hussar mu-t go without fear through thick | and thin. A whimsical glance from Lis own ■ portly figure to that of the slender amj baasador accompanied this answer, and the hussar felt himself not only pardoned, but invited to share in the king's laugh. — Servins Fi*hFish is dainty food. Practice is needed in serving it. Lightness of touch and dexterity f management are necessary to keep the delicate flakes intact. It requires some skill to rip the skin and lay it back and sever the Lead and tail with neatness and dispatch. These three artkies must never leave the platter. L..- j y v..ng to I The cat. The choicest morsel of any white fish is the cheek. It is not good form to cut through a fi-h. Begin at the tail and throw aside the skin. Be- ! gin at the bead to serve, cutting to the | backbone. When the meat on that side is helped turn the fish and help the other side in the same way. If there is I roe a part should be sewed each per- ! son. Boiling is the nicest way to cook I and the easiest way to serve fish. I Dress the edge of the i latter with bard egg and sliced lemon, tomato and beets. An I very Hat. Many people Lave never even heanl of such a thing, and it is not to be wondered at, for these mats are ex- : ceedingly rare, and it is said by those : who know that only three of these i beautiful curiosities exist in the whole ! world. The one we now write about is the largest one made. It measures 8 tv 4 feet and. th jugb made in a small hill state in the north of India, has an almost Greek design for its border. It was only used on state occasions, when the rajah sat on it to sign important documents. The original cost of the mat is fabulous, f r 6.4") pounds of ivory were used in its manufacture. The fine t strips cf .very must have been taken off ’he tusks, as the mat is as flexible as a woven stuff and beautifully fine.—London Graphic. Sea Water and Cold*. The delusion that sea water does not give co:d is much Larin. A chill may be caught by wetting from sea water as quickly as by wetting from any other water. There is a certain stimulation to the skin from salt, no doubt, but that does not prevent chills from indiscriminate exp' are to wetting by salt water, and chills are fertile causes of illness. Chill to the lower part of the body is always dangerous to any one. It is much more ' sc. to a child than to a grown person, the :gb mar. people seem to think the reverse is the case. Sandy** Warning. A volunteer sham fight took place in England. During the retreat a Scotch volunteer in scrambling through some La-lies stuck fast in a hedge. One of the advancing f>e. seeing the situation, for a joke, came toward the unfortunate volunteer at full charge, with bis bayonet fixed and a ferocious look on his face. The poor fellow in the hedge, seeing the threatening aspect of affairs, bawled out at the top of his voice: “Hand on. you idiot: Dinna you ken it's only in fun?” Mother Live»ey‘» Well. la the grounds of Livesey Hall, near Blackburn, there is a spring called “Mother Livesey's well.” The curious thing about this well is that the water only flows during nine months of the year and is quite dry during the other three months—J one, July and August—however wet the weather may be. The water always commences to flow on the same date each year, and never freezes even during the hardest frost.—Leeds (England) News. Like a Sliracle. “The age of miracles has gone,” declared the cynic. “No, it hasn't,” said the woman. “My husband told me this morning that be noticed I was wearing last season's hat and gave me money to buy a new one.”—Baltimore American. Heredity. ! “Oh, hubby, dear, what do you think are the first words our baby will say?’ ’ gurgled Mrs. Matron. "Well, if she takes after you, they will probably be, TYiis is a nice time to come home,’ ” said the brute.—Portland I Telegraph. ) Very Hoch Happier. i A boy reading the verse, “And those > who live in eottages are happier than those who sit on thrones.” startled the crowd by reading thus: “And those who live in cottages are happier than ' those who sit on thorns.” Homa* Katare. I “That fellow Spinks has excellent judgment.” “What makes you think so?” ( "Why— er—he’s always asking my . opinion about things.”—Louisville Cou- ! rier-Journal. i Alaska's canned salmon output is esi timated this year at §10,u00,000.

Stlb'i CaartahlF. WhAe ca a secret miasiou to Paris tn 1553 II sny Lad fallen in love w .th the daughter of the president. St. Mesmin. The young lady was handsome and kind, bet while paying her Lis aJ- • dresses be beard of a MLe. de Course-. nay, who was rep.rt<d to l>- .-eatxtiftfl, ■ well born and wealthy besides. Pru- ' deuce suggested that fie sb mid make her the Barctress de Rosny, but be was already half cemmltte: to ti»e ot_rt. While be was p-u-ierliig the subject ■ Le arrived one day at an can la Cogent ; thd found, to Lis dismay, that by an ! unlucky • totb I were lodge! . tn it. Mile, de St. Mesmin in the left § wing and Mlle, de Courtenay in the right. Both were ready to marry b.—. and be was ready t? marry one of them, but could not decide which. It i was a very awkward i»;<s.t.vn for the ; wavering lover, at.l at first he tboogat ■ of saving himself by instant flight While be h-~it*ted Mlle, de St. Mt—min's younger sister saw him and expressed her surprise that be had been ' half an hour in the bouse without visiting them. The decisive moment had i evidently come. "Turn to tue right” whispered the friend who was with > him He did so, and Anne de Courtenay became Lis wife.—lL C. Macdowefi in Macmillan's Magazine. A Versatile Parish Clerk. Tbe ancient parish clerk in England Lad many functions. Letters were not so common in those days as today, and the clerk was the learned man of the | community. One of bis functions was writing epitaphs, but this was not the | sum of Lis accomplishments, as may be seen from the advertisement of Jcht Hopkins, clerk of Salisbury in the eighteenth century: John Hopkins, pariah clerk an! undertaker, sells epitaphs of all sorts and prices. Shaves neat and plays the bassoon. Teeth drawn, and the Salisbury Jt-rnal r._d gratis every Sunday n-.cm-.zg at $L A ?'3od f r r eveij’ Thursday evenirg. when my son, bom blind, wia play on the fiddle. Spe:imtE epitaph on my vise: My wife ten years not much to my ease, E'jt she is Great varietv to be sen within. Tour humole servant, JOHN HOPKINS. He Stopped the Coßfiliiag, One Sunday morning a clergyman was greatly annoyed by the unusual amount of coughing among his congre- ; gati>m He Lad not a strong voice and could only be distinctly heard when the people were still and attentive. As the coughing wei t on. and even grew worse, he suddenly stopped right in the middle of the sermon. All eyes were .nstantly turned to the pulpit, every rough was hushed and there was perfect silence. "My friends,” said the minister, with 1 smile, "it seems you stop when 1 stop.” This gentle rebuke had tbe desired effect. Tbe people found that their coughing could be kept down when they liked to a great extent, and the minister proceeded with his sermon I under far favorable conditions. Ether end Matter. The densest matter is more or less i porous. Gold will absorb mercury as a lump of sugar will absorb water, showing there must be interstices or interatomic spaces in it, but the ether shows no such property. If a drop of water could be magnified sufficiently one would ultimately see the different atoms of hydrogen and oxygen that constitute the molecules of water. If a small volume of ether could be thus magnified the indications are that the ultimate part would look like the first, which is tbe same as saying that it is not made up of discrete particles, but fills space completely. This is expressed by saying that the ether is a continuous medium and is hence incumparatde with matter. An Odd Bird'n Scat. The oddest of all birds' nests is the one built by the tentobane. a South African songster. It is built of cottbn and always upon the tree producing the material. In constructing the domicile the female works inside and the male outside, where he builds a sentinel box for his own special use. He sits in tLe box and keeps watch or sings nearly all the time, and when danger comes in the form of a hawk or a snake be warns the family, but never enters the main nest. Come Ont ot Your Shell. Do you allow yourself to become als sentmiuded. wrapped up in a brown study? Look about you. Speak to those that you have been in tbe habit of ignoring. Make friends with every one. Strive to touch life everywhere you can. You will accomplish your tasks better by so doing than by going forward blindly absorbed in meditation or engrossed by internal musings. Then He Got Mad. Husband (impatiently)—lf the fool killer would strike this town be would find plenty of work to do. Wife—ls there such a person, dear? Husband— Os course there is. Wife (with anxiety) —Well, I do hope, John, that you will be very careful. Returned Thoughts, "Do thoughts that came to you In the long ago ever return?” asked the originator of silly questions. ‘ “Not unless I inclose stamps,” an--1 swered the literary party.—Chicago ' News. i Advantairea nt Travel. All travel has its advantage. If the passenger visits better countries be may learn to improve his own. and if t fortune carries him to worse he may learn to enjoy his own.—Johnson. Free will is not the liberty to do - whatever one likes, but the power of i doing whatever one sees ought to be I done, even in the face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies j freedom indeed I ' I

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COMMINICATIOS FROM THE HOLTBOLSE DRUG CO. OHo «O R<i-rA Mec<v H-romar Does Not Ca»< C*t*rvk. To the Editor of the Democrat: We have been recently ask it tbe advertisements printed in your columns regarding Hyomei were where we offer to refund the money it this treatment does not cure catarrh, we wish you would please print this letter in as conspicuous a place as ’ possible in your paper, saying that we atso'utely agree to refund the money !to any purchaser of a Hyomti outfit if it dees not cure catarrh. This outfit consists of an inhaler (fa convenient size to be carried in the vest pocket so that the user can ! breathe Hvctrei four or five times dailv. With this is included a m-di- ! i c n • dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. 1 h? outfit sells for one SI.OO and is a mo! economical treatment, for the in i haler lasts a life time and there is eoojgh Hvomei for several weeks us?, while extra bottles can be ob-. tained for 50 cents. W e trust this letter will settle any doubts that may have arisen as to our willingness to refund the money for a Hvomei outfit, in case the purchaser is not perfectly satisfied. We wish to say emphatica”y that cur guarrantee on Hyomei hells good, and we will refund the money to any dissatisfied purchaser who simpiv states that he has used the treatment according to directions and not been helped Respectfully yours The Holthouse Drug Co. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laiitive Bramo Quinine Tablets , Al ’ruzr-ts refund the money if it fails to cure R.w Grove signature cn each box. 2>c A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itchier Blind. Bleeding or ProtudmgPilesT DnicristSrefun money if PAZO OINTMENng 'ai.s to cure any case, no matter of How looa nandlng. iu Bto li days. First applicatias rives ease and rest. 50c. If your druggist hat,'t it snd s'c. instan:o« and it will be forwarded post paid by the Pans Medic: ne Co., St. Louis Mo

[To Cure a Cold in One Day SX Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. >e Z « Seven Mission boxes sold in past 12 months. This Signature, DOX. 2X OH: WA JOCyUA .IMIu fl i — •— r L 8, p { To the Pacific Coast—to California, Oregon, WashingtonEyfXffl&jC I round-trip, long transit and return limits, liberal privileges. 2 The rate is practically on the basis of one fare for the round «■ -" rfrixS trip. course, if you wish to visit both California and Oreg-h or Washington, the cost is slightly more. -1 These reduced rates are in effect on certain dates in months ( 1 of May to October, inclusive. They apply from all Eastern point* j a via Chicago, St Louis or Memphis gateways. The Rock san >4 /I System will take you up in either Chicago or St. Louis, or at hun r | of other Middle West points and carry you to the Coast in through Standard or Tourist Sleepers with unexcelled Dining Car service. Island also affords a choice of routes: on the enK route you can stop off in Colorado—see Salt Lake City-' k - It- Yellowstone National Park; on the “Southern” route you cang° jj J 1 v * a Paso, thru New Mexico, then “up coast” to San Francises I/ i; and on to Portland or Seattle if desired. s^ort > these Pacific Coast excursions offer an unusually g Jj. W'.z-chance to see cur western country in a comprehensive manner. u’ h I'|.< ” ‘y° u desire to go only as far as Colorado, there are eXCU . rS * > ° 1' 1 rates in effect to that section and return, all summer > V J ,peciaUy re duced June 30 to July 4, August 12 and . I H\K Vi /Ml ugust 20 to September 4. Extension trips to g Ini' Wli ° r Lake and return at low cost also. rafflgu Wi I 111 m From September 15 to October 31, 1905, °" e ’Y ImF.-Xl 111 W/Z Wi/hA tourist or “ colonist ” tickets will be on sale to California SrvJu-JwLJ I w/7/jft/i Hjß Pacific Northwest—about half regular fare. «*■ VI IUM , If “ tere<led > ,end name Bnd address on this coupon, ; UVtWwnW 11; IrV, **“'*> booklet wanted and to what point you plan to go- ‘ rttMj jtc. 111 Wl date of start also, so we can advise definitely with re»P* c j w| I flf'V Svnd booklet and! rates. vu .* Addre “ Addr. u ___ JOHN SEBASTIAN, ' Paas. Traf. Mgr., Rock Island System, ' ‘ CHICAGO. ® Leave eboot VABw | Destination

A Dcsiwni’'* Doctor. The Sidney Bulletin tells of a mo ennr.ff doctor wbu ran into and cap- ! him and seeing the man still prone, made a circuit and ran back, in t £ ‘ nd *“ g to stop beside and help him. But the motor shot n yard or twu beyond mark and hit tbe man again just as he was getting up. The doctor turned his rar once more and was cautiously stealing near to tbe prostrate sufferer when an excited spectator rushed from tbe sidewalk and, shaking the vict m, lelaimed: “Look out! He's coming it you again 7' Whereupon the man scrambled up and started to run. Hate AH Around. The famous English Chief Justice Holt .-nd Lis wife hated each other to ! tbe limit, and when she fell dangerous- , Iv ill Le was so delighted that be be- ■ came disgracefully tipsy. But his wife . was eriual to the emergency and sent for the great Dr. Radcliffe, who hated Holt, and therefore out of spite when i \ the case was presented to him came | with great promptness and saved her , i life—London Chronicle. Horrible Example. “Maw, what is a horrible example?” asked the youngest boy, looking up from his newspaper. The eldest boy stopped bis figuring long enough to say, “Wait till you get | into algebra, and you’ll find any j amount of ’em.” A rootless Attempt. said Tommy Twaddles, looking up from his reading of “ Ferry th. Tenspot.” "what is a bootless attempt''” "It's the sort your fathei ; makes to get in withwt my hearing • him when be conies Lome late from the club,” answered Ma Twaddles incisivelv Pa doesn’t stop to remove ’em at ] the foot of the stairs w'v. He knows It’s no use.—Cleveland I.eade* ••I just peeped mu? the parior i . passed.” said Mr. Pbainley, “and I saw . ! quite a freak of nature." i "Why, Bertha is there with her younf man.” “Yes. I saw two beads on one pt# of shoulders.”

Weak Men iflaaetigmouj wfewr sttKzr rmw What PEFFER’S HEhlfi It acts Dowerrm-y tad qa; k .' c“" 1 ' Uli others fan Youbc men re~ ain wie a « ■WEWesaga let drurgin impwe a aor 15® voa because it yields a gr-aw nrnfit n?. ttc >« fog PEFFER’S A EKVIGoK be carried In vest pocket. brepaH K bl *1 per bolder C for |5. witp k ■Bff.’Sn • nte* to Cure or Kefnod Mone/t*,’.? 11 /” l ’’ UrfEß MEDICAL A S S ? Sold by Blackburn 4 TAKE A TRIP WESI' Special Inducements this Season. Spend your vacation on the Paeife Coast or in almost anv of the west® states this summer at low cost. trip excursion tickets via Rock Islam Sy stem are on sale certain dates tbr- ; out the summer. You go out via Colorado, visiting Yellow Stone Park and returning southern route bv way”of El Paso, or visa versa. A long ’ [Dn limit and cheap rates for side trips to every point of interest, full particulaij literature and Rock Island folder.fr® John Sebastiau, Passenger Traffic Managerßock Island System,Chicago Farmers Take Notice. Are your hogsand chickens healthy and in as thriving condition as ra would like to have them, if not. f«j them Egyptian Hog and Chicken Cholera Remedy. Put up in gall® ; and half gallon cans. For sale at the reliableble drugstore, Smith, Yaga I & Falk. iStf —— PARKER'S ” hair BALSAM ' CIMr«“S i:.l b-i" *.tl the be 1 a Icx-mar.t poith. Never Fails to R esters Grw H-.r tc i’s Youthful Color. Curts > • a fcr - I • ‘ •’ Dnjgpri