Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1906 — Page 2

— - ' A MEMORABLE TRAGEDY. It Grew Out of the L iRt Great Slave Auction In Thia Country. The last great slave auction held in this country occurred just a year and a halt' before the war—in October, 15.59 —at the race track in Savannah. The slaves were the property of Pierce Butler, a picturesque and prominent figure at that day in Philadelphia society, who is today only remembered as having been the husband of Fanny Kemble, the actress, reader and author. Ilia family name was Mease, but he inherited a fortune in lands and slaves from his grandfather, Major Pierce Buller of South Carolina, on condition that he should take the latter's name. Butler's inveterate passion for gambling got him into financial difficulties. It is said that he lost $2(3.000 <m a single hand—four deuces against four kings held by his oppoicmt. Finally, to meet his losses, Butler was forced to sell his slaves. '1 here were 988 of them in all Ibe sale took two days and netted S3Oo.SJO. Butler had chosen a good time to sell. A year later his ne.-troes would not have been worth a dollar a bead. But the sale would have been more profitable had it not been announced as one of the conditions that no division of families would bo permitted; hence in order to secure a good slave buyers often had to take with them infirm or aged relatives. Out of this limitation grew a memorable tragedy. Tom I’ate, a well known Vicksburg trader, bought at the sale a man, his two sisters and his wife, with the guarantee that they should not be separated. Disregarding this, Pate sold the sisters, one to Pat Somers, a brother trader, ami the otlier to a resident of St. Louis. What legal rights a negro had in the south were well protected. Somers was told of the guarantee, and he sent the girl back to Fate and demanded his money. A quarrel was the result, and Somers was shot dead. Ten days later his nephew killed I’ate and died from wounds received. The feud was kept up until every male bearing the name of Pare was wiped out. and then the war liberated the sisters.—New York Herald. IF YOUFind fault with others, it will make them faultier. Worry about your work, it will make you less capable. Anticipate evils, you will be sure to bring them upon you. Imagine you are disliked, it will make you less likable. Talk about your ill health, it will make y ti less healthy. Sit bemoaning the past, you will never get on in the future. Talk much of what you are going to do, you will never do it. Camplain of l ick of opportunities, you’ll miss what you have. Wail bitterly that it is an unjust world and life not worth living, you'll find it come true for sure, in your own ease at least.—Philadelphia Bulletin. .Got What lie Asked For. Among the Lest of lie sturi s told by Russel, one of the Ni'ulsmaii's former editors, was an instance of the innate cleverness of the newspaper boy. Russel had entered a train at I’rinee's street station, Edinburgh, one Friday, when a smart little newsboy immediately called out to him. "Scotsman, sir? - “How much?" said Russel jokingly. “A-penny, sir.” replied the boy. “Oh.” said the editor. "I don't want today's Scotsman, but if you could give me tomorrow's I would give you a sovereign for it." "Here you are, sir!" delightedly shouted the youngster aud handed him the Weekly Scotsman, which bore ‘lie date of the following day. Russp] paid the sovereign.—London Chronicle. Little Red Little lied Riding-hood is the heroine of a well known nursery talc, which relates iter encounter with a wolf In' the forest, the arts by whii-h he deceived her and iter tragical.end. Grimm derived (lie story front tradition current in tile region bordering rtpon the river Main, in Germany. The legend is. however, widely disseminated. In the Swedish variation of the story Little Red Riding-hood takes refuge in a tree, the wolf me nwhile gnawing at the roots, when her lover, glarnfed’by her cries, comes tip just’ in time,, to see the tree fail and, his ladylove crushed beneath it. ——v — — The Atrtianac. An old mini^ig; ;j town tells !:w implicit^ll e-peopL- of a generation dgo'Mirasti’A' the weather predictions i»a Purmf rt; .timaffiac.” One of his floclc had qirS'^ie l pastor was eotisoliwg Lis Widpw.f .®ie sub ject of the funeral came• ttijj, a«.I he asked when it was to be, "\Vajt. doctor," said she; “we mutt have it on a pleasant day." ;;he htn*r?c 'iy searched the almanac, mid the day wiis set. lie Obeyed the Lavr. The prof r < .• in;s from the sinkIng boat aqd climbs up on the bank. Thon, dashing in again, lie returns to the wreck aud rescues his wife. “But why didn't you save her before?” asks tint captain In amazement. “Ah, my dear sir,” was the learned man's reply. "I was bound to save myself first. Self preservation is the highest law of nature.”—Fliegende Blatter No QnarreL Housewife—Ami yon left your last -place because of a quarrel with youi mistrc-is? Applicant-Not a quarrel, muni. Housewife—How was it, then* Applicant—Well, mum. she was afther interferin’ wid me. an’ I sphoke to her as one lady to another. - Cleveland Leader.

QUIT GRUMBLING. . * ’ cease Worrying Over the Inevitable aud Court Contentment. How full the world is of grumblers'. Many of the same people who scold in summer because it is warm scold the next winter because it is cold. 'J here is no point between zero and the nineties that suits them. Whether the gray clouds yield rain or snow makes no matter. Neither is wanted. If skies are clear, somebody's cistern needs rain. If the showers descend, soirebody's feathers are ruined. It would add much to our happiness and detract much from the fatal tendency to grow old if we would strive after contentment and cease worrying over the inevitable. The truly happy are the happy go lucky, who take everything as it comes and make the l est of it. If it rains, all that is left to do is to put up our umbrella, if we are so fortunate as to have one. ai.fi trudge along. Wet feet and bedraggled skirts won’t kill any one any m >rc than pre. erty and drudgery will, if there is something within us too sunshiny for poverty to cloud and too i. dde far drudgery to debase. The person who spends his life scolding because things don't go to suit him is like the f’y 1 a the king s chariot wheel. Tilings io;-., i.m be planned exactly for the comfort of the fly, bat his protest will never stop the procession. The best-tactics for Hies and grumblers to pursue is to take what comes along and he glad it is no worse. OLDEN TIME PENALTIES. Charges of the Days When Criminals Were Boiled In Oil. The sul joinc i rev ad. extracted from the archives of old Paris, possesses sufficient interest to warrant its publication. Our readers will see from it what a terrible tiling the capital penalty was .11 former days and at the same time learn that the gentlemen who acted as executioners, with their assistants and torturers, did not labor for glory alone: AN EXECUTIONER’S PRICE LIST. .Livies. To boiling 1 malefactor in oil to To quartering him while alive 35 To affording 0. criminal passage from life to death by the sword 30 To breaking the body on the wheel 1M To fixing his head upon a pole 1U To cutting a man into four pieces 3C To hanging u culprit -'ll To enshrouding the corpse - To impaling >i living mar. 74 To burning a sorceress alive A To flaying a living man '> To drowning’ a -child murderess in a sack To burying a tuieide at crossroads To applying the torture.: I To applying the thumbscrew - To applying tie buskins 4 To administer, ig.the Gehenna torture...lu To p;n;':'.g a person i:i the pillory - To flog. lag ■’ To l.rariling with a hot iron 10 To cutting off the nose, the ears or the —London Lancet. Odd I’lig’it of a Deer. “Strange accidents will sometimes happen to deer,” writes a Scotch hunter. "A hind in Caiti.:.' : came to some crofter’s hut near the forest ami was poking about to see if lucre was anything she could pick up when she found an eld tin pail lying in some out el' the way corner. In went her nose-and down came the handle beiiind her ears. Then somehow the whole-pail slipped down her neck, ::ml there she via . caught. She was seen several times with her si range necklace, which pre-veut-’l her from drinking or feeding properly. The clatter when she git under way was tremendous, ami the other dee.' were frightened ,I'er miles. Several unsuccessful attempts wert made on her life, but I never heard the sequel. Anyhow, she must have died somr from nervous prostration, coupled with the shoe’.;, cr from some ladylike disease, of Qut sort." Ihe I.nxurions ilOmanp:. The Romans Imd no flower shows. There were "bread aud circuses,” but not bread and flowers. The luxurious Roman used roses In enormous quantities at ins i .1 uquets. It was a fine joke to have lyses fall from above on guests reclining at their tables and the Howers in s ell quantities as to smother them. ' A writer recalls a picture of Al-ma-T-adema’-i “The Rose Feast of Elagabalus.” which shows t ! '.e superabundance of roses. To speqd on a banquet in roses 4,0'«i.n00 sesterces, equivalent to about $100,0(10, is recorded by Suetonius; but possibly Suetonius exaggerate;. Hereditary Names. According to .the invariable custom of the Duke of Hi owl’s family, it is prescribed that the oldest sou and the eldest son of the eldest san shall be ■ named after King Charles IL. to whom they owe so !:. The same principle is preserved in Lord Salisbury's family, •where the ei lest sons are named James, after James 1.. who bestowed the earldom of Salisbury and viscounty of Cranborne oil the original founder of the house.—l.ontloli Graphic. The Liberty Boys. The name of Liberty Boys is the name by which the Sons of Liberty of the American Revolution were familiarly known. They were the men who fought the first battles of the colonists, who oppcced the stamp act and participated in the B. -.-t a tea party. A flag hoisted upon the flagstaff that stood beside Liberty tree, in Hanover square. Boston. was the signal at which they assembled Surely Net Customer—Can't yon wait upon me? I've been here for nearly an hour. Two pounds of liver, please. Butcher—Sorry, but there are three or four ahead of you. Surely you don’t want your liver out of order? The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure is to corrcW ourselves. — Demosthenes. . .. . .. — ..

LIFE IN PENANG. The Misery anil the Discomforts of the Season. A resident of I’enang thus describe* the rainy season there: "Our rains have set in with all their attendant comforts and discomforts, and they make one 1 el something like Robinson Crusoe v lien he made up the list of his blessings and evils. The planters are all rejoicing and are putting out their seedlings and cuttings and generally doing all they should do. The bullock ! are beginning to fill out those ugly hollows between their ribs and about their ( flanks, for the grass on their limited pastures is growing rich ami rank, and 1 these patient, half starved beasts profit by it. Our trees ba. all put on now coats of brilliant g:-. 0:1. and the whdle 1 place wears a newly washed appearance. very comforting alter the dusty, dry season in which our 1 -oup tasles , gritty anti a piece of bread anti butter seer.:.! to have had a bit of sandpaper I glued on the butter sale. But even out rains have their dfr'ttdvantage.’. “When I come home, thoroughly wet and disgusted with everything, anil go to bed immediately after dinner, the roof commences to leak, and I have to get out ami shift the bed. I interview the landlord in the morning, and he tells me rooi's can’t be repaired in the rain and that in all probability as soon as the tih swell the roof will become I , waler tight of its own accord. That doesn't cure eiihor my lumbago or rheumatism, and when 1 take my bath I discover we are’ on the Ader Itam water service and have to bathe in pea soup. "I mention the fact to the municipal president over a stebgah at Ihe club, ami he says. 'My dear boy. I'm on the , same service ami Imve.been combing mud out of my hair for a week.’ This doesn't make me fee! any elea-ner. The i lizard ’ on the eeilirg are .waxing fat from tlie insects which are driven into j the house by the rain, and I notice that the soup at dinner seems to have more body in it from the same cause. This does not improve my temper.”—Chicago News. | POINTED PARAGRAPHS. I Almost every one has need of more sense than he lias. a Ever notice that when your ju.lg ment gets in its work it is too late? r A great many men imagine they would be governor if the office really sought the man. - It is awfully hard to believe that -i the mau who calcites you ; teaiing jam found you at it accidentally. When a ; having a love as- ' fair, lie must wonder what i liot wrote. "The whole world loves a lover.” When people are too easy with you. Le e:.r 'fill. They may be lettmg on: 1 enough rope for you to hang yomseif I with. Occasionally a man marries to prove I that he can do as he pleases amt finds I when that is done that he no longer can. —Atchison Globe. . Bieck Hair Slrosiarcst. Black hair is stronger than golden , tresses and will sustain almost double the weight. Recently a German scien tist lias been experimenting ami has found that it is possible Jo suspend ;■ weight of four ounces by a single hair provided the hair be black. Blond halt will give way at varying weights, de pern' nt upon the exatt tint. A yeiiov. hair will scarce support two ounces, a brown will hold up three without brottkin;:. while a very dark brown wil. sustain an additional half ounce. The greater vitality of the black hail is declared to be the reason for the pre ponderaiiee of blond bald heads, ami according to this experimenter, a per son with jet Liack hair will Still enjoy a full growth while the blond been bald.for seven and a half years. The Paddy Bird. One of the best known of feathered creatures in India is the paddy bird. A traveler says of him: "The paddy bird n not a filleted with shyness. He is far too lazy to be disturbed by the approach cf human beings. So confiding is be that the natives of India call him the blind heron. 1 once saw out of these birds standing motionless at the water’s edge within ten feet of a grunting, perspiring washerman, who was dashing some,'clothes to pieces against- a stone in a dirty duck pond That is the way washing is done in lu” dia. Neither individual took the least notice of the other." Trosts X rrsus Ilinas. “What,” queried the fair maid, “is the difference between a trust and a ring?” "I'm afraid I cannot explain the difference in so many words.” replied the young mau in the case, “but if you'll put your trust in me I ll blow myself for the ring tomorrow.” And she put her trust in him.—Chicago News. ' i Prayerful Revenge. A Puritan preacher nan .-1 Boyd was 1 in tlie habit of inveighing lyrainst I Cromwell. Secretary Thurlow informed the latter, advising him to have 1 the man shot. He’s a fool, and you’re 1 another,” said the protector. I'll pay him out in his own coin ” He asked Boyd t > dinner and before giving him I any prayed for three hours. Saceess. Not Failure. May Gabble—She's evidently willing I to be friendly with you, anyway. She I told ire she invited you to her party, but you failed to get there. Bella Rose —That isn't exactly correct. I succeeded in not getting there.—Exchange. JCot Surprising. Mamma- <’m surprised at you, Johnny. Johnny (thoughtfully)—l wcader if you’ll ever get used to me, mamma. Yon're always surpriiasd st ,'aa.

SOME NEW ONES Tn addition to the already large list cf real estate now on sale AGENCY has recently listed and now puts the following city property farm lands upon the market. Call or write for large and more complete kt — I No. 452—8 a three-acre tract, in Blue Cree« township; fair bund- 400 ■OO ings; on public road No. 477—Isa ten-acre tract, in Blue (’reek township; good lane, u’ oO v■ 00 No. 475-Is a forty-acre tract in St. Mary’s township;,Jar fn ire 2l00»00 buildings; near school; gooa sized bain; iulojiu, >.< <k m ..itr zv/s No. 436—1 s a good forty acre< on’ stone road; near school; frame hju*e; drove wed: good location No. 473 IsaNo.l forty acre tract in Washington township, ont-b tlf QO *OO mile of stone road; frame buildings No 433 —ls a stock of merchandise! that can be traded for a forty-acre farm and balance cash payment X No. 450 la a grain and feed grinder, cane mill and_ tixtuiei that the 200sUv owner would sell, or adald trade lor other desirab e propt rty No. 48'2 Is a desirable fiv<-rton> residence, near Marti- n -t . »<-l ■ gQA Qfl ihe lailroad; wood-house, chicken-house and park. <' *■> on. t < v w zv No. 457 Is i comfortable five-room cottage on First st,, ntai ickscn: 3?iO K 00 good lot and comlortable residence. No. 479—1 s a five-room cottage on Tenth st., near Jefferson: good nn, | JQQ Qfi , cistern, fruit, etc ’ ~ ’ No. 451—1 s a new eight-room, story and a-balf itsdeice on Monroe QQ st . west of '.'th : cistern, stable, chicken-hdusc' vic “ * wz u-w No. 455—1 s a 16c-acre tract', near church atd mhu b-cl feto N< y 1 ‘• <ion. and in the on field. f l his land is on it e grave, pike: I <■> a <j g*s acres of growing timber, a young orchard, t-eo iocs <?i wire b 11 1 s. a five-room story and a-hali bouse, with porches good <> 14x18 feet; horse barn 20xfc0; bay barn ter JO tens cf hay.stcck OfejOO ’ sheds 12x80 feet, double cribs, etc v Properties listed and advertised without cost to the owner if lefi ou u.t market for the time listed. Properties rented, height and sold. SNOW AGENCY NATIONAL BANK BLOCK, DECATUR. IND. '

Real Estate Transfers [Repcrte I by Decatur Abstract and Loan * Company] Samuel Zurcher to C. Neuenschwaucer, pt so 4, Wabash tp, <ISOO. J F Sprunger to W J Sprunger, inlot No. 241 Berne. <6OO. Levi Sprunger to W. J Sprunger, inlots 244, 245, Berne, I'iOO. Fedinand Eleche to Isrial Allen, neX seo 21. Ferch township, SI2CO. Samuel Wolfe to Martin Shady, pt sec 4, Kirkland township sllsO. Sarah Miller to Rebecca Witsohi, pt seo 24, Hartford tp, S6OO. Lewis Dunbar to Fred Miller, 68 acres, seo 4, Hartford tp, $2200. Fred Bohnke to J J Tonnedlier, 20 aoree, sec 29, Union tp, S9OO. Sam J Laman to Catherine Sihneider, inlot No. 197, Decatur. $725. Wm. T. Wisner to Webster Martz, 40 acts, so 15, Monroe tp, $2600.

—'- 1 '■ 1 —i— ■■ ■ ■ ■! ■ ii ■■■»!■■ ■ ■_»— — . . ' —L!— [ To Cure a Cold in One Day z o “O I T<*e Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. <» every I I Seven Million boxes sold in past 12 months. This Signature, Z/. bOX. 25C. J II ■'■'■ 111 '■"' 1 .'■■■ '"■■ ■"■ '.■""■■■ "g SS222I2TU ■■’■..U ■■'■■■ L—SLSLL-..' ■_..■=!=! , I j— - \ Opportunities in California I The trade in the Orient is opening up. Our exports to Japan and China multiplier during the last year. There will soon be a tremendous increase in the trade of the Pacific Coast cities with the Far East. Big opportunities for the man who lives there. Why not look the field over? Only $62.50, Chicago to San Francisco or Los Angeles and return, May i, 2,3, 9, 10,11, 12,13, 2 9’ 3°, 3C June 1, August 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, ana 14, 1905. 1 ickets good for return for 90 days* , . Rate for a double berth in a comfortable tourist sleeper from Chicago to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and many other points VI U a hforma,only $7. Through’train service from Union Passenger Station, Chicago, via the I Chicago, Milwaukee &St Paul, I Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Lift This is the route of The Overland Limited, leaving Union | Passenger fetation, Chicago, 6.05 p. in., and The California! | Axpiess a L 10.25 P- rn. The California Express carries tourist 1 ! sleeping cars to California every dav. Both trains carry I through standard sleepers. * - I 5 Complete information sent free ' W , on receipt of coupon with blank ' hues tilled. Name S' I ~' B_ 1J W. S. HOWELL, c* . -, Cen I eastern Agent, 381 Broadway, — ■ ' * o-- ? _ State at i F. A. MILLER, , .. , J r General Pas se-. 3 er Agent; Prooable destination K C HIC AGO. CALIFORNIA —— __ ' “ ' n ( 11 . • ®

I I? M E TABLES ERIE RAILROAD In effect June 25.1905 EAST BOUND I No. 8, New York Express 2:38 a. m. | r No. 22. Marion and Columbus ex..«l:ss a. m. | r No. 4 New York. Boston Ves. 1im,.8:48 p. m i No. 14. Wells Fargo Express 8:30 p. u.. No. 10. Chautauqua and Buffalo ex 9;ST p. m WEST BOUND No. 7. Chicago Express 1:50 a. rr. I No. 9. Chicaeo Limited 2:58 a. m t No. 21. Chicago Accomodation.... 10:10a. m I No. 3. Chicago Vestihuled limltedl2:s6 p. m I r No. 13. Wells Fargo Express 0:02 p. m I—Dally. t—Dally except'Snndav. (—Daily except Monday. John Fleming. Ticket Agent., C. L. Enos. Trav. Passenger Agent. Marion, Ohio, r CLEDO, ST.LOUiS & WESTERN R. R-CO "CLOVER LEAF ROUTE" in effect J une 2ft, BKM. EAST No 6—Ooxuiercial Trareiar, daily... 5:47 a m No i—Mai., dally, except Sunday . ..11.57 a m No 4—Day Bxpresa. daily 7:30 p m No K— Local Freight 1:40 pm WEST Nl3—Dayßxpres:, daily 5:47s m No I—Mail, daily, except Sunda- ..11:57a m N ■ ■—CommercLl Traveler, dtlly 9:2! p m N —r.no«! Freight.. .. Q;M « m

g LoEicursion Rates CTER LEAF ROUTE/’ Ison 19C5-6. One Wnv nist Rales To California, Arizona, (>u, Washington. Montana, Idaho wi|in effect September 15 to Oct 31. llio: exceptionally low rates via Cloyeiuf Route. Liberal stop-over privlleind low rate side trips, Special Kseekers- Fares to points I u tn. Welu Southwest, on the Ist ahd 8d lue- of each month during the year lot low fares via Clover Leaf Route. Winter Tot Tickets to all the popular resorts,>ilu uutil April 30. inot; with tiual retlimit June 1. lore. These tickets are »for stop-over; aud aie s ild at spe. tai -erf rates' Hunte rs' Its to the various destination in Stage: Arkansas. Missouri, Wfscou sin. Upp ntnsutaot Michigan. Maine and <'an: no on sale October 1. The CbivorLioute is the popular route for hunt. Californ -’aciflc Const Tourist on -ale vi routes. Good nine months stop-ove 1 ilegeg at pleasure. Everybody :l<i have a copy of our Bookh t.enjlt net Out or Cut In Line, containing Lin’s letter tu Gen. Honker etc. senteceipt of 4 cents in siampe’. Pullman Pa Sleeping Cars Free RejlinniSiCt :>d Case Cars, (Meals s-la Carn hut < seat Coaches on ill thro train-, ntes, apply to nearest ticket!, agent, orfesa W|oßß I Serai ?assenger Agent, _ £ foiedo, Oulo . ravel;- asseuger Agent, T. L. MILLER,Agent. Decatur, Inn

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