Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1906 — Page 5

Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb gave a’re-I ception at her home on July 26 last, I and one of the ladies who attended left a white linen parasol. Mrs. Nachtrieb has been unable to find the owner and makes this announcement for this purpose. Uncle John Rupright is now working out the details for a reunion of the Ruprights, and they cover a goodly portion of both Adams and Wells counties. A mighty gay and festive time is assured, even at this early stage. If the reunion goes, it will be dated up for the last of September. A large force of painters are again 1 at work at the G. R. &I. depot and are painting everything in sight. The depot, the telegraph poles and the small poles that have been set up, enclosing a park, have all receive! a coat of yellow paint, and when completed the property of the Grand Rapids will appear to a great advantage. The following letters remain uncalled for in the post office: Oliver Wall, William Seheiman, Mr. Templeton, Dorbie Schaffer,. Eli Paxson, Henry J. Smith, William H. Hoile, John Kourt, Mrs. Orpha Elzey, Solomon Bixler, Lora Baxter, Mrs, Charles Eiting, Mrs. Nettie Drake,' Sam Patherson, Mrs H. L. Martin. 1 The total membership of the Grand Army is declared in the report of Adjacent General Tweedal .to be 235,823, an increase of 3,368 during* the last six months. The losses by death for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905, were 9, 205, or 3.90 per cent, of the total membership. In the proceeding year the loss by death reached exactly the same percentage. The funeral services of John A. Trim, who died suddenly Friday night, ' were held this afternoon at two o’clock at the house, Rev. John C. White officiating. A large crowd was in attendance and the G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans attended a body. Interment was made in , the Decatur cemetery. The floral offering was beautiful and profuse. ( C. D. Fry, the contractor on. First street improvement expects to ask for a permit to work his teams and men next Sunday, so that he may be, able to have, two, squared of thte street in before the fair next week. Tms will be a busy time for the liverymen along the street and they are crowding Mr. Fry to have the same Completed. It is possible a permit /of this kind' may be granted to the contractor The Marthas of the Washington M. E. church, will hold their next social in Decatur, at the residence of Mrs. Joseph Hower on South Eleventh street, between the C'. & E- and Clover Leaf railroads on next Thursday af- | ternoon, 23.,They will also | have a number of ifseful articles for | sale. Everybody most cordially invited. Come one, come all, and have an enjoyable afternoon. IDA K. I POLING, Secretary. Two hundred strong Decatur “fans’’ followed the Tom ' Railing bunch to Delphos Sunday to see the Decatur-Toledo Shamrock game. Decatur won by a score of 8 to 4/ the Toledo aggregation being entitled to only one run, the other three being a present from Railing. The bunch of “stiffs’’ should be wearing stripes for obtaining money under false .pretenses father than be permitted to wear the uniform of players in the great national game of America. —Willshire Herald. The Bosse Opera House was well filled last evening, by theatre lovers to witness the performance of “My Wife’s Family,” and those who attended, were treated to something rare and which will hardly be* excelled in the house during the coming season. The company is . composed of stars, who play their parts and lines to perfection, and the play is sprinkled throughout with catchy music, songs and dances. The company made a hit, and would no doubt be welcomed again. The stork disappears, and we look into the cradle and behold a male chid. After running the gauntI let of mumps and chickenpox he 1 enters school. ,At the age of ten he J is the terror of the neighborhood. At twelve he is an apprentice in a printing office. -At eighteen lie has -■ acquired two cases., of ~ long primer type and an army press and ik the editor of. a., country paper. At twenty he is married. At thirty he is baldheaded, stoop shouldered and is tile, father of a large family. At thirty-five he is a corpse in a cheap , pine coffin, and as 500 delinquent subscribers file by for the last look they are heard to say, “He was a good fellow but he couldn’t save his money.”

Blanks prepared by State StatisItician Stebss for the compilaton of church statistics of Indiana, have been received from the printer and will re;.ch Decatux. soon. The < form of questions was drawn up after i Mr. Stubbs had had frequent consul- : tations with the protestant and Catholic clergymen, and had sought their advice concerning what questions would make the report complete from a religious standpoint. 1 It is requested in the circular that the blanks be filled out and returned to the bureau of statistics before September 1. t The Clover Leaf’s excursion business Sunday was the largest of the season. A special train carried seven hundred people to Toledo and many excursionists came on the regular trains, for which excursion tickets were sold. A special train .leaving people to points along the line, and several hundred passengers 9 were picked up at points between Toledo and Frankfort. A special train was run from Decatur, Ind., to Delphos on account of the ball game between the Shamrocks of Toledo and the Decatur team. Several big excursions were run on the west end of the division.—Frankfort News. A week from next Tuesday Huntington township will vote on the proposition of granting a subsidy of s9B,duo to the Cincinnati, Bluffton * & Chicago railroad. The proposition is’4fc. old one, though it is exciting liftfe interest at present. No campaign is being made either for or against the proposition. Lesh & Lesh representatives of the railroad, this morning stated that it was their understanding that officials of the company would come to Huntington in a few days to further lay the details of of the proposition and the prospects of the company before the public.— Huntington Herald. “A Poor Relation” was greeted ■ by a fair sized audience last evening at the Bosse Opera House and despite thq warm weather, Mr. Ells- ' worth,; who played the leading part, ; as Noftb Vale, held the audience spell bound at times. The work of Mr. was pleasing aad was appreciated by the audience who applauded him upon every occasion. He was supported by a vary able com- ' pany, especially so by Master Jack ' and Little Viola, who played the ’ parts of Rip and Patch. The play is one that made Sol Smith Russell famous, and in Mr. Ellsworth, he has . a worthy successor. The company I would be welcomed again by the local . theatre goers. i • A DEAD LETTER CRUSADE Has Been Started By Postoffice Department The postoffice department has started an educational campaign with the ! view of reducing the number of pieces mail matter received ,at-the dead letter office The business of this office . is increasing at an glarmin'k rate. Last . year more than 11.00d.000 pieces of un- , delivered rnail were received the pffice, The receipts are now 35,000 to - 40,000 Last month over |2,(>00 over to the treasury , the owners of the , moqey couSf. not be found. Jft -ft the fixed conviction of the clerks , who v £andle this daily influx of lost mail tbat the Americans are a careless people. Evidently ignorance is not at . thTroht •of the trouble. Most of the I and packages are addressed by persons who “wrte a good hand.” All sorts of mistakes are made. There in often failure to put on street addresses; the name of the state but not the name of a person for whom the letter stamps on them. is intended is left off, and letters without anything on the envelope by which the owner can be identified are dropped into maib boxes without postage stamps onthem. The department’s campaign has one thing in view—educate the people tv put their own address on the left hand ■ upper corner of the letter or. package mailed. It does not take long to do , this, and it gives assurance that tho letter will pot find a resting place in , the dead letter office if the person for whvju it is int «o ■‘‘•d cannot be founo by Uncle Sam he will rettirn the letter ; to the writer. In conducting this simple campaign the department hat, asked every newspaper in the country , to lend a helping hand. It believes , that practically, all the people can be . reached if all,(he newspapers will call ( attention to how many letters are going astray and point out how one can , insure safety of his letter. A GUARANTEED CURE FOB. PILES. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrudining Pies Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no matter of how long standing, in 6 to 14 days First application gives ease and rest. 50c If your druggist has. it, send 50c in stamps and it will be forwarded postpaid by the Paris Medicine Co., 8. Louis, Mo.

— PROF. COTTOW HERE (Continued from Page 1.) of the many dreaded diseases. These ■ showed that consumption is the most ■ fatal, followed closely by pneumonia, while diptheria, scarlet fever, etc. — those that are feared most —eatsst the least number of deaths. In Indiana in 1904, there were 4,978 deaths from consumption, of which were males and 3,171 females. This, Dr. Hurty explained by the fact that consumption is a house disease. The estimated cost .of this dreadful disease to the people ofi.the state is $lO,-. 000,000. Consumption is not inherited, but like coughs and colds, is caught from people who do not take proper care of their spurn. The fact was also demonstrated that consumption has almost the Same energy throughout the year, but is most acti’ -j in March and least active in September, Also the most deaths are among people from twenty to twenty-five years of age. Other plates were views of homes and hospitals for the care of consumptives and the manner of living and sleeping. Indiana has no building of this kind, and the disease is gaining strength, while in Massachusetts, which has buildings, it is decreasing in power. To prevent and cure tuberculosis, Dr Hurty says: Live in the open air, sleep with windows and doors open, be in the sunshine, take only moderate exercise. Some one may call you a crank, but it is cranks that move the world. Dr. Hurty’s lecture was one of the best treats given to the people of Adams county for many years. Notwithstanding the intense heat, the large auditorium of the M. E. church crowded and all were highly entertained. Tuesday Forenoon. Institute opened promptly at nine o’clock with the hymn, “Abide With Me.” Invocation by Rev. Luke of the U. B. church, consisted of Scripture reading and an earnest and enthusiastic prayer. The superintendent then read a telegram of greeting from ex-County Superintendent Brandyberry, of Boulder, Col., which brought hearty applause. Prof. Holland continued his lecture on “Composition,” saying: “Teachers in the country are conferring more on their pupils today than was conferred upon me in the high school. The main purpose in teaching literature is to enable the pupil to see things as the author saw them, and to feel what the author felt. A teacher should touch every pupil in the class, especially the dull pupils and those that come from the lower ranks. The way to teach literature is not to talk about it, but to read good literature and supplement with appropriate-questions. At,,the end of a course in literature the pupil should be able to see what the author saw,“'think what the author though,and feel what the author felt. Many people have the erroneous idea that they can teach English simply because they can talk the English langu#g£ brokenly. The highest aim in the teaching of literature is 1 to' lead pupils to an appreciation of the best literature they can stand. Get your pupils to read the best books and you will do more than you can in any other way. ” Mr. Holland closed with the statement that no one can fall in love with a good book without be-, ing made better and wiser. Prof. Meissner began his work hi music by ah exercise in breathing. This, he stated, would rest the institute after listening attentively to the preceding lecture. Every teacher should provide himself with a goon pitch pipe. Some miss the best par* of the music lesson by not taking part. The highest development music following a secular text /<• opera, the highest development, following a sacred text, is the oratorio. The last half of the period was given to the study of the “Soldier’s Chorus,” from Gounod’s “Faust.” .This work consisted of exercises in beating time, clapping the hands ana singing. After a short rest the institute : again came to order and Prof. Coffman resumed his talks on Educational .1 Problems. Prof. Coffman said: “The ; most important period—if there is a : most important part of the day—ls the portion devoted to recitation. A j child is entitled to be appealed to ju : all possible ways. There are three j steps in teaching: (1) Impressing the j child; (2) Giving opportunity for re- < flection; (3) giving opportunity for ; expression.- Many teachers seem to • hold the idea that the recitation is a ; place to display their knowledge. are three things to be done in : a recitation: (1) make assignment for : next lesson, .(2) ascertaining the ' knowledge the pupil has of .the prev- ( ious assignment, (3) drill work. Maps and pictures are used too little in (

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teaching. Concrete teaching should i be done in the lower grades.” < Following Prof. Coffman’s talk, i quotations and questions were called i for from members of.' the institute. ; The hearty response to this call show- i ed that there is gobd attention as well 1 as good attendance. < Glen W. Warner, secretary of institute, was born in Adams county, ] October 23, 1883. After graduating from common school, lo spent two j years in college, part of which time , was spent at Valparaiso University 11 . ' — — i ... . I ■ and part at the Marion Normal College and Business University. Graduate of Business and Shorthand departments of the latter school. Taught two years in home district and one year as principal of the Peterson schools. Will have charge of the Peterson schools the coming year. Tuesday Afternoon. After a lively song, Prof. Holland took up his subject, ‘.‘The Teaching of Literature,” and continued the discussion. He first rapidly reviewed the story of Silas Marner, noting the principal features of this great novel in a special light and of a nature ol the novel in general. The manner in which Prof. Holland deveolped the plot in George Elliot’s great masterpiece gave the teachers a new view of literature and showed that he is truly a great master of his subject. He also emphasized the study of charaet- ■ er in literary, work. He recommended that in selecting a reading course for high school only those books should first be selected which are near the capacity of the reader. A short intermission followed. On being called to order, the institute listened to a male quartet, sung by , Messrs. Peer, Baumgartner, Beery and Meissner. ■ : i i i i ] 1 1 r ( i 1 i i PROF. L. M. SNIFF, < President of Tri-State Normal College, Angola, Indiana. —————————; : ■ r Fasett A. Cotton, State Superin- j tendent was next introduced. He com- £ plimented the teachers and officers on t the good work which is being done t in Adams county, and c Supt. Opliger on his ability to se- t cure the able men who are the in- I structors in this week's meetings, e Mr. Cotton then spoke at length upon the value of music and its progress n in America. He said that Gillmore n is the man who blazed the way for £ music in this country. He then an- i nouneed his object as “The Demands s of the Twentieth Century School.” - i He said it, is not my aim to build up I a system of industrial schools, but c to accommodate the course of study t to present conditions. The school is , j foreign to life; it must be made natural. There must be a close re- 1 lation between the school and the several industries of the community. I Work of this character will prevent ‘ crime and thus save much expense. ( i

After discussing the enormofus increase in wealth and the improvement 11 in labor-saving machinery, he discus- ] sed the beauty of the country homes ; and pointed out the fact that tne i; schccl house is generally the poorest < building in the neighborhood. The 1 < question of. teachers’ wages was then 1 taken up. ‘ ‘ The salary a teacher re- I i ceives represents the people’s esti- s mate of the value of his work and ; profession. In general, the people will 1 be willing to pay for good teaching i when they plainly see the difference s between good and poor teaching. The 1 question of teacher’s wages is large- j ly in the teachers’ hands. It costs j six dollars for crime and two dol- j lars and seventy-five cents for educa- i tibn. The state has not done its duty < to the people until the children of tho ( remote rural districts have just as j good teachers as the children of the ; cities.” To bring higher salaries he . recommended better preparation and j organized effort on the. part of the 1 teachers. ' Prof. Meissner continued his work ( with the rote song by a few sugges- ’ tions on how to begin the teaching cf music. He said: “Begin the teach- ( ing of music by singing, because this i brings interest and pleasure.” He 1 then explained his method of leaching the scale by singing scale songs before attempting to have his pupils “ - • ■ ■ ■ ■ . .-i A PROF. W. OTTO MEISSNER Supervisor of Music in Public Schools, Connersville, Indiana ■* sing the scale. The main point is to sing; children want to*sing. Following adjournment a sj>eeial session of teachers who expect to teach for the first time this year, was held. At this meeting Supt'. Cotton gave some wholesome adxice and encouragement. .. Wednesday Forenoon. An extra music lesson was given by Prof. Meissner this morning, beginning at 8:30. Notwithstanding the j early hour, many teachers from the ' country, as well as those from the city < enjoyed this period ’and all'feel fully repaid for being present. ,: 4 The regular session began prompt- 1 ly at nine- o’clock, with the grand old i hymn, ‘ ‘ Lead, Kindly Eight. ’ ’ Devo- ‘ tional was conducted by Prof. J. C. j Tritch, Commercial teacher in the De- < catur High School. J The first general roll call was made this morning and was answered by all « but two members. Prof. Holland says j it is the best roll call he ever heara 51 v in an institute. s The first regular lesson was con- ” ducted by Prof. Holland, subject, “Shakespeare.” ‘The Merchant of s Venice” was the first play discussed. „ This was made very interesting by 8 readings from the play. The appear- n ance of the Jew and the signing of g the bond were made almost visible by the skill of the professor. This was one of the most interesting lectures {j that has been given and no one could have heard it without having a great- t er appreciation for Shakespeare. o In the music lesson especial stress 0 was placed on accent. Rote songs v were first üßted and the professor gave valuable instruction on the J manner and time of using different songs, such as: Correlate the work in music with that in other classes. Use songs appropriate to the seasons ’ Os the year, also songs pertaining to the holidays should be used at the f proper time. Good singing requires c good positioii. Sit up straight and e keep the chest well elevated. e During the last period this forenoon a Prof. Coffman continued his talk on b “Types of Instruction,” saying: “It a is necessary to note the path over f

which we must travel in order to be most effective in teaching. The two phases of the study lesson are the assignment and seat work. Children are liable to place too much stress on non-essentials and not enough on essentials. Children are weak in not knowing how to study. Memorizing is one of the dangers in our primaryschools. Children learn by contiguity and assimilation. There are five things which are the attributes of a good assignment, viz: the new should be related with the old, should be possible of mastery in the time given, the limits should be clearly marked, should always anticipate difficulties, increase correspondingly with the growth of the child. How can you expect your pupils to be interested in something they know notn-tf ing about? Every teacher should be able to tell stories and tell them well, and he should be willing to commit to memory those literary masterpieces which he wishes his pupils to commit. Intellectually, morally and physically, the teachers of Germany are a select body. There is a certain ideal connected with the* study of every subject, which, if properly broufet out, will create an appetite for fte subject. The element of pleasure should accompany school work but the pupil should also know that there are certain things to be gained only by trials and hard study.” Institute Notes. Trustees Klein and Barkley were in attendance at this forenoon’s session, ft Lunson, an ex-teacher, was a visitor today. Attendance —Ladies, 82; gentlemen, 72. Our schools will surely echo tbe ' splendid work the teachers are now getting in music. To Mothers in This Town. Children who are delicate, feverish and cross will get immediate relief from Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the stomach, act on the liver, making a sickly child strong and healthy. A certain cure for worms. Sold by all druggists, 25 cents. Sample FJIEE. Address. Allen S. Olmstead 7. "V The End of the World of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe of Bear Grove, la., of all usefulnes, came when he began taking Electric Bitters. He.writes: “Two years ago kidney trouble caused me great suffering, which I would never have survived had I not taken Electric Bitters. They also cured me of general debility. ” Sure cure for all stomach, liver and kidney complaints, blood diseases, headache, dizziness and weakness or bodily decline. Price 50 cents. Guaranteed at the Blackburn drug store. Bargains in sup at- the Great Fort Wayne Fair, September 18 to 22. More than a dollar’s worth of fun for a 'quarter. . —u U UNN GROVE. Rev. A B. CBne, bishop of Blufftpn, filled the pulpit at the Evangelical church at this place Sunday evening. * The remains of Mrs. Silas Hale, wno died at Geneva, passed here last Sanbath, enroute to Six Mile cemetery, where interment took place. Our school teachers are in attendance at.the county institute held at Decatur this ’ week. Lewis Grandlinard. Curtis Reynolds, Raymond French, * Clayton Holloway, and 'Lewis Morilot took tile excursion out of BluittOn to Toledo, Tuesday. The Do mestic base ball team met tne Linn. Grove Shamrqcks on the latteru diamond the first of the week, the game resulting in a victory for the local team by a score of 13 to S'. Thirty members of the Berne Lodge 1.0-O. F. visited here last Wednesday evening, the guests ot the local lodge. Bluffton, Fort Wayne, Mississinewa, Nortp Manchester and Geneva lodges were represented. The Initiatory degree was exemplified by the home lodge. - speeches, promoting the ordeuz w-sre, .. • made by many of the visitors, for which we make especial mention of Brothers Cox of Mississinewa, Wilson of Berne, and Atkinson of Geneva. After tne speechmaking was over all repaired to the banquet hall, where ice cream ana other refreshments were served and a good social time concluded the meeting. The county commissioners, accompanied by Surveyor Baumgartner and John Kranor of Wabash township inspected the river bridge on Wednesday of last week in view of making an appropriation for a new one. J. A. Hendricks of Wabash townshrp lost a valueable draft horse through its becoming frightened at an automobna. The horse tore around terribly and in, doing so strained itself to such an extent that it bursted its stomach. Mrs. Ed Heller and daughter, Pean,, of Berne, visited their son and brother- □ Hie and other-friends here Tuesday. Mrs. Henry Gentis and son Notts, risited a sister at Fort Wayne last Sabbath. Jacob and Albert Baumgartner ox Dunkirk are guests of Mrs. Mary Neaderhouser. Fast mile track and all the fast horses will be seen at the Great Fort Wayne Fair, September 18 to 22. 4 AN ALARMING SITUATION - frequently results from neglect of clogged bowels and torpid liver, until constipation becomes chronic. This condition is unknown to those who use Dr. king’s New Life Pills; the best and gentlest regulators of Stomach and Bowels. Guaranteed by ' * Blackburn, druggist. Price 25c.