Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1905 — Page 7

r h Wonderful PaKndu. The great Buddhist shrine, the jhway Dagon at Bangun, is no temple. but a pagoda, rising from its platform to a height of 36S feet and al? completely covered with gold leaf. This platform, with a perimeter of nearly 1,400 feet ’ 19 the P* ace of wor ‘ sliip- The pagoda itself has no interior. It is a solid stupa of brick raised over a relic chamber. A cutting made into Its center has revealed the fact that the original pagoda had seven casings added to it before it attained its present proportions. The shape of the pagoda is that of an elongated cone. It is divided by Burmese convention into twelve parts: First, the base surrounded by a great number of small pagodas: then the three terraces, called pichayas; next the Bell; the inverted Thabeik, or begging bowl; the Baungyit or twisted turban; the Kyalan or ornamental lotus flower; the Plantain Bud; the brass plate for the Uti or umbrella; the Hti; the Sein bwin or artificial flowers; the vane, and. last of all, the Seinbu or bud of diamonds.— •‘The Silken East,” by V. C. Scott O’Connor. Prices For Butterflies. ■Butterfly collectors are seldom able to estimate with any confidence the value of their collections, since the prices for specimens so constantly vary. A case in point is that of the blue butterfly of Brazil, specimens of which were originally sold for from SSO to $75. Afterward some collectors who supplied the London market ran into i jperfect swarm of these butterflies and .shipped to England such quantities ithat better specimens than the original insects sold for $1 each. It not infrequently happens that two or three specimens of a certain family are discovered by collectors, who, encouraged by the high prices received for their finds, are tempted to prosecute their search for this particular variety without result for several years. Suddenly ©ey or some other collector finds the Insects grown plentiful, and the cherished varieties of the cabinet become among the commonest specimens.—Chicago Post. Sociable Spiders. Spiders have been observed in Madras which live in a sponge-like nest of branching network, penetrated internally by canals of communication and furnished with a number of external apertures. The nests, which may be attached either to the tips of branches or to leaves of the prickly pear, are ashy gray in color and constructed of leaves, with an external covering of the usual sticky threads. The spiders are similar In color to their nests. Their inconspicuous, sheet-like webs radiate in all directions, and as many as five or six Bests, connected by fnterniediate we b s ( may Le found ou a single plant. iLe connecting webs, which are very strong, often form tubular bridges between the nests. From forty to a hundred spiders may be found in a single nest, and males and females inhabit the same nest in the proportion of ; about seven to one. How the Bulldog Was Evolved. In the north hall of the British Natural History museum skulls of domesticated dogs are arranged which illustrate the evolution of the modern bulldog from a breed which, according to ■old pictures, was more of the mastiff ■type. Bull baiting was a common sport In the thirteenth century, and there Is a later record which draws a distinction between bulldogs and mastiffs. Tow, in his ‘'Domesticated Animals of the British Islands,” points out that it is essential that a dog which makes a frontal attack on a bull should be both underhung and short legged, that it ®ay get a flrm grip of its antagonist and avoid its horns. We may therefore be sure that, as the bulldog was gradually evolved from the mastiff, these Points were held to be of prime importance, y Dohttied the Colonel. Emperor William I. of Germany was a strict disciplinarian. One day during the maneuvers of the army a cavalry regiment charged at a strongly intrenched and embatteried village, of ahieh the garden walls were lined m marksmen. “Look, look!” exclaimed the Bussian representative. That regiment is lost.” “No,” was the calm reply, “this regiment sa t, but the colonel certainly is.” And, ,Ure enough, at the close of the maneulers be was placed on the retired list. ■ «« Two Kindw of Boys. ■ My son got brain fever from studytoo hard,” said one mother to an■mer, trying to repress a thrill of iuteipride. H That s bad, but my boy broke his and two ribs in his first game K , football,” replied the other. V 0 u ‘ ’'serly gratinc;.;. on.—Baltimore ■■Ujerican. ■ Thinking: of the Cook. H °“ es ~What makes you think Snublw ■ ‘“’wntmimled? Freyer—We went in■L.,? ajt ttion store yesterday. The oneer was shouting, “Going, goHji' an( l Snubbs shouts: “Please don't Kit s Will sive yon a more KshhJy. “ giFl tO y ° U ** ■p.. A<lv,ee *• Toowm M«a. ■4 w 6 ® vera * e young man would read Kl , ads. as closely as the baseban he /-Quid find that be had M ■E b/u c 'bances” as a first baseman.— ■ le ( p a.) Times. Consideration. McG 'uke — Why do you call ■ - -s°’ leathers? Count Noaccount ■ Use I dislike to call him down. K V express a positive opinion unierfectly understand what-

1 HE CLAM’S NECK. Purpose and Cbaiueteristics of Thia Organ of the Bivalve. Persons who have seen soft shell clams as they lay in a pan in the kitchen preparatory to being cooked scarcely recognize them in their natural state. Many of us who have seen clams know that they have “necks,” but are ignorant of the purpose and characteristics of this attachment. As they lie on the ground they are far from being close mouthed. In fact, they are seldom to be seen with the shell closed. From one end project) the “neck,” which may be three times as long as the shell when fully extended. This fact, in case the “neck” is stretched out, makes one wonder how such a length can be contracted into such a small space and how much remains in the shell after the “neck” has been elongated. This is the astonishing characteristic of the soft shelled clam and the one that makes him unrecognizable to so many people. One of the clams, for instance, is three inches long. His "neck” when extended is possibly eight or nine inches long and as large around as a man’s middle finger. As every one knows, the clam when in its native haunts is to be found several inches below the surface of the sand. He has to be dug up when discovered by the little spurts of water which the clam beneath throws up when disturbed. TJiis “neck” connects the clam with his food supply in the water above. In the “neck" are parallel tubgs. Through one tube the clam sucks in a quantity of water. From the water he absorbs whatever nourishment it may contain and then expels the water through the other tube. One may wonder how the clam gets into the sand or mud. At the end opposite the “neck” may be seen an appendage resembling a turtle’s tail in shape and called a foot. It is with this foot that he digs his way downward,— Detroit Free Press. ORIGINAL GRETNA GREEN. Many Came ACi’osH English Border to Have the Knot Tied; A recent writer on the departed glories of the original Gretna Green in Scotland has this to say of the "priests” who did the marrying for the hurrying, anxious persons who came to them from across the English border: “The men who took up the trade of marrying had often been previously engaged in some other occupation. Some were stonemasons, some were weavers and many were border idlers and poachers. Among these last it is possible that a blacksmith may at some time have taken to joining hands instead of iron, but no one of the calling ever rose to fame in the marriage line.” Joseph Paisley, who first made the marriage trade “hum,” is described as nothing better than a drunken freebooter. But he was e”’";! to this incident: “On one bceusiml ii's services were required simultaneously by two couples, both in a desperate hurry, find after the ceremony it was discovered that, by a trifling mistake, the wrong brides and bridegrooms had been united. ‘Awell,’ said Paisley contentedly, •jest sort yersels.’ ” Eventually the “Gretna priests” became so numerous, competition so keen, that they waited on the English border for the arrival of “customers.” None of them obtained a reputation for riches, nor were they able to retire on their earnings, but died in harness. The usual price for celebrating a marriage was half a crown (38% cents), but one poor couple got off for sixpence, and a still poorer couple for 2% pence. —Chicago News.

WANGKANG CEREMONIES. How the Chinese Attract and Then Destroy Evil Spirits. Recently the Chinese residents of the Straits Settlements had a great procession, called “wangkang,” to get rid of a large accumulation of evil spirits, says a writer In Chicago News, Ceremonies of this sort fll’fl held by the Chinese about once iil fifteen years. The plan is to construct a richly decorated junk, fill it with dainty eatables, money, live animals, incense and other tempting things and then to take it about the city with music and appropriate singing and great pomp generally. This causes the evil spirits to come out to see what is going on. Beholding the splendid junk ftnd its rare com tents, they crowd inside*. Demons of sickness are especially sought for and snared. . . After the junk has been sufficiently paraded so that it is chock full of demons, it is burned and the evil spirits perish. Formerly the junk was set adrift ou the ocean, but sometimes it was stranded on some island or other, causing great suffering to the inhabitants thus exposed to the attacks of the marooned spirits. So now the junk is burned at the close of each ceremony of the sort. The Chinese in the vicinity of Singa pore spent about SIO,OOO in getting rid of their demons this fall. Failure. “Oh George, I don’t think that new safety razor of yours amounts to anything at all.” “Why not, dear?” “Because I tried to use it today, and I couldn’t do anything with it.” “What were you trying to do with it?” “I was only trying to sharpen >a pencil, and it wouldn’t *tit a bit. -Milwaukee Sentinel. Not Always n Sisn. “Knowit must be one of the brig-test and best informed men in town. “W’iv d > you think —

USEFUL FACTS About Coughs, Colds and Bronchial Ttoubles Given to the People of Decatur by Our Druggists, Smith, Vager sfalk. “ In conducting a large drug business we naturally meet a great many people at this season of the year who suffer from coughs, colds and bronchial troubles. As these troubles are easily controlled if the right means is taken we want to say to the people of Decatur that we guarantee our cod liver oil, preparation, Vinol, will cure hanging on stubborn coughs, bronchial and lung troubles, quicker than any preparation we have sold, because it is the most perfect preparation of cod liver oil ever compounded. It contains no oil or greece to clog the system and upset the stomach yet it does contain every one of the fifty odd medicinal elements actually taken from fresh cod’s livers in a highly concentrated form, and is therefore the best cod liver preparation obtainable. Vinol is not a patent medicine; every thing in it is named on the back label of the bottle and you know what you are taking so without reservation we indorse and guarantee Vinol to to strengthen every organ in the body to do its work as nature intended —to cure coughs, colds, bronchial troubles, increase the appetite, build up the run down, tired and debilitated, and create strength and renewed vitality for the aged. If Vinol fails to do what we say we will refund every dollar paid for it. You know us and know we will do as we agree.” Smith, Yager & Falk, Druggists,

AWealth of Health Awaits the afflicted who visit the world famous spas— French Lick West Baden Springs WHERE THE iitALTH COMfcS FROM Three widely varying springs at French Lick and four at West Baden, within a radius of one mile, possess remedial and medicinal values world renowned in curing STOMACH, LIVER, KIDNEY and BOWEL AFFECTIONS, inflamation of the bile-ducts, by stimulating the bilary circulation, preventing stagnation, modifying catarrhal conditions, congestions and a number of chronic liver lesions reputed incurable. PLUTO Spring water is a natural diuretic and positive cure for chronic ailments of stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. PROSERPINE AND BOWELS Springs furnish the milder waters, ideal for the less severe cases. Because of its beneficial action on the skin, proserpinz spring is known as the “beauty spring,” SPRINGS NOS. 1,3, and 5 thier special field in cases of uric acid,albutninfiria, anemia, chlorosis, nervous debility, despepsia, etc. SPRING NO. 7 is for use in all cases in which alkaline, sulphated saline waters are indicated; as a cure for habitual constipation, biliousness, dyspepsia due to alchohol or other causes, slugish states of the liver, gall stones, catarrhal jaundice, etc The Wonderful French Lick—West Baden Springs are located in the highlands of Southern Indiana, easily accessible from all points. MONON ROUTE Palatial hotels and excellent accommodations of every class await the health seeker. Recreations of al! kinds abound, indoor and out. For booklets. Railroad and Hotel Rates, detailed medical facts, etc, address FRANK J. REED, G. P. A. The Monon Route, 20t) Custom House Place. CHICAGO. Man’s Unreasonableness is often as great as woman’s. But Thos S Austin, Mgr. of the “Republican, of Levenworth, Ind., was not unreasonable, when he refused to allo'V the Doctors to operate on his wife, for female trouble, “Instead,” he says, ‘we concluded to try Electric Bitters. My wife was then sosiekshecould hardly leave her bed, and five (5) physicians had failed to relieve her. After taking Electric Bitters, she was perfectly cured, and can now preform, all

TIME TABLES EWE RAILROAD Ju effect June 25.1905 EAST BOUND I No. 8. New York Express 2:38 a. m. r No. 22. Marion and Columbus ex..6:58 a. m. t No. 4 New York. Boston Ves. 11m..8:48 p. rn e No. 14,Wells Fargo Express 8:30 p. m. No. 10. Chautauqua and Buffalo ex 9;37 p. m WEST BOUND No. 7. Chicago Express 1:50 a. m 5 No. 9. Chicago Limited 2:58 a. m r No. 21, Chicago Accomodation. ...10: to a. m J No. 3. Ohieago Vestibuled Hmitedl2:s6 p. m r No. 13, Wells Fargo Express. 6:02 p. m I—Daily, c—Dally except Sunday. »—Daily except Monday. John Fleming, Ticket Agent., 0. L. Enos, Trav. Passenger Agent, Marion. Ohio, J2AND RAPIDS i INDIANA RAILWAY In effect Sept. 24th 1905 South Bound No 6 Daily » 1:08 A.M. No 12 Daily Except Sunday 7:14 A.M. No 2 Daily Except Sunday 1:16 P.M. No 16 Sunday only 7:46 P.M. North Bound No 5 Dally 1:30 A.M. No 7 Daily 7:59 A.M. No 3 Dailey Except Sunc ay 3:17 P.M. Train No 6 Sleeping car Mackinaw City to Cincinnati. Train No 5 Sleeping car Cincinatl to Mackinaw City Train No. 7 Parlor car Fort Wayne to Grand Rapids Parlor ear Grand Rapids to Mackinaw City Train No 3 Parlor car Cincinnati to Grand Rapids Sleeping cars Grand Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw City. Train No 2 Sleeping cars Mackinaw City to Grand Rapids. Parlor car Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. J. Brvson. Agent. I’OLEOO, ST.LOUIS & WESTERN R. R-CO “CLOVER LEAF ROUTE" In effect .lane 2#, 11)04. EAST, So 6—Oauimerclal Traveler, dallr... 5:47 am No D-Man, dally, except Sunday. ..11:57 a m No 4—Day Express, dally 7:39 pm No 22—Local Freight el:40 pm WEST N ) B—Day Express, dally 5:4"a m N 11—Mall, dally, except Sunday ...11:57a m N i o—Commercial Traveler, dally 9:22 pn. N 71—Local F«lgbt ~... J:W, m

RAILROADS. Mexico nineteen hours neareg Double daily through service, Iron Mountaifi route. Ask ticket agents, G.or A. A. Deane, Jt*., T. P. A. 300 Sentinel Bldg., Indianapolis. Send for the Kock Island folde and free booklets about Colorado, New Mexico, California and the Pacific Coast. They will help you plan a summer vacation trip of surpassinginterest. Reduced rates in 'effect on“ certain dates throught the summer, you can visit the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone Park and Portland Exposition at low coast. Round-trip tickets with lodg return limit and liberal stopover-privileges. Write to John Sebastian. Passenger Traffic Manager Rock Island System, Chicago. To California and the Northwest, Sept. 15th to Oct 31st, 1905 via the Missouri Pacific Railway double daily tourist car service to California during the above period. Leave St. Louis at g.iy] A- M. and JQ: 1 Q F, M, .making direct Connections for ail points in the Northwest. Fot further information address, H. C. Townsend Gen. Psgr & Tkt Agt, St Louis, Mo. or C. D. Boyd, Trav. Psgr Agt. Indianapolis, Ind. On account of Thanksgiving day the Erie railroad will sell excursion tickets to all points within a ra dius of 150 miles from sellnlg station at very low rates. Tickets on sale November 28 and 30. Return limit December 4th. Call on Erie agents for particulars.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY In Connection with Queen & Crescent Route. Is again to the front with low round trip rates to the WINTER RESORTS or Florida and the South to Cuba. Tickets are not only good going reltirnlog same route, but many VERY ATTRACTIVE, VARIABLE ROUTES have been established by which the tourist can go one route and return another, enabling him to seetbe great South country in all its glory. Tickets good to return until May 31st, 1906 and for stopovers both going and returning within a transit limit of 31 days at all the prominent points in the South. Through sleepers, dining cars, observation cars, the best of day coaches and excellent equipment. For a copy of Winter Homes book and other literature, rates routes, schedules, etc., write J. S. McCullough, N. W. P. A., 225 Dearborn St.. Chicago, 111. S. H. Hardwick, Pass. Traf. Mgr., Washington, D. C. W. H. Taylor, Gen. Pass. Agt. Washington, D. C. G. B. Allen Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., St. Louis, Mo. BURT MANGOLD, DENTIST SOUTH SECOND ST. WITH PHONE 463 OR, J. M. MILLI>

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B» Fi Dr. Williams’lndian Pilt 5 M Fm JkOintment will cure Blind ® M F i and Itching gMLjgE n Piles. It absorbs the tumors, B allays the itching at once, acts 6 s a poultice, gives instant reH lief. Dr. Williams’lndian Pile Oint- ** inent is prepared for Pilesand Itchfl ing of the private parts. Every box is "" warranted. By druggists, by mail on receipt of price. 50 cents and SJ.OO. WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO.. Props., Cleveland, Ohio. Nachtrieb Fuelling. J, Q. Neptune. D. D.B. C. E. Neptune, D.D. 8. ’Pnoae 33, ’Phone 236. Neptune Brothers, DENTISTS.' Rouiua 1,2, 3, 4. Spangler Building, Decatur, Indiana. Office 'Phone 207. Lady Attendant English, German and Swiss spoken. FRED BEPFE ET, Sale Crier and Auctioneer. DECATUR, - - - ... INDIANA Speaks English, German, Swiss gnd Low Gcrmap. - Tr—r---DORE B. ERWIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office.—Corner Monroe and Second street* General practitioner. No charge for consul i tatlon I AMOS P. BEATTY ATTORNEY AT LAW And Notary Public. Pension claims prose cuted. Oda Fellows building. 1 MERRYMAN & SUTTON. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATUR, IND. Office—Nos. 1.2, 3, over Adams Co. Bank, We refer, by perinission to Adams Co. Bank BCHURGER & SMITH; ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Notaries. Abstracters, Real Estate Agents. Money to Loan. Deeds and Mortgages written on short notice. Ofiice In Allison block second story, over Fristoe’s Smoke House, Decatur. Indiana L I N N & p;a tt o n Carpenters, Contractors andjßuilders Slate Roofers and Galvanized Gutters. Shop, Corner Rugg and Market Streets Linn & Patton ROY:?ARCHBOLD (DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK 'Phones — Office 164, residenceJ24s MANN & CHRISTEN, Architects. Are prepared to do any kind of work In their line. Persons contemplating building can save times, trouble and money by consulting them. Office— MANN & CHRISTEN, Bowers Block, Monroe st. Architect AUCTIONEER For Good Service See L. H. CAGE (Speaks German and English) Auctioneer and Sale Crier. Rates 54.00 Sales over SSOO 80c per SIOO. Leave address at Berne Witness Office, Berne, Ind, Mortgage Loans. Money Loaned on favorttle terms, Low Rate of Interest. Privelege of partial payments, Abstracts of Title carefully prepared. F. Cor. Second an° .Madiooq ®to« Decatur, Indiana. doctor E. J. Beardsley. General Practice and Surgery. But Special Attention given to Eye Ear Nose, Throat and Chronic Diseases. Expert tn rittiea Glasses. Thoroughly equipped for treating Eye, Bar Throat and Catarrhal cases.

J. D. HALE DEALER IN Seeds, H-ay, Wool, Oil Salt, Goal, Urne, Getneni Fertilizer's. Office and retail store store southeast cor ner of Second and Jefferson streets. jaF“Your patronage solicited. 1 D. D. HELLER & SON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Offica over Blackburn & Christen's drug store $250.000. 1. , .1 $250,000 to loan on ini-l nroved farms at lowest rate! o f interest, we can piacef' your i6in at a lower rate of I interest and less expense than any other Agency in he city. The Decatur Abstract & Loan Company Rooms 3 and 4, Studabaker Block I f-fe < -■ '• I DON’T BE A SLAVE j To the Liquor or Drug Habit I When a speedy, harmless and permanent Cure is within the reach of all? THOUSANDS of happy, prosperous and sober Men testify to the efficacy of the Cure as administered at THE KEELEY INSTITUTE MAPI ON, INDIANA 1204 S. Adorns Street Confidtncts Carefully Guarded I

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