Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1906 — Page 4

I THE DEMOCRAT ~ I BVERYTHUKSDAYMORNING BY c LEW G ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHED c n.OOPSR YEAR IN ADVANCE. BaMred at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana . as eecon d-clau mall matter. 1 ■ t OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CDUHIY ‘ t A NEW RATE CARD. t Beginning with Monday, December £ 10th, the Daily Democrat will do business under a new advertising rate, a , slight increase being, we believe, war- t ranted. We are but four years old in { the daily business, but, are able to show our advertisers an average list s for the past six months of 2,775 daily, and this unprecedented number of ( subscribers continue to grow in away ( which shows that a few weeks more i will swell our list to the 3,000 mark. We are proud of the fact that we have a larger daily bona-fide circulation than any other paper in any city near < the size of Decatur, in Indiana. Estimating that five people read each copy, 1 approximately, 15,000 peruse our columns and study your announcements for < opportunites to purchase the best { goods each day. If you are in bus- ( iness you certainly cannot afford to miss such an apportunity to advertise, when the cost is so small. For instance, our highest rate is 12% cents per inch for the first insertion where you do not carry a contract. At this rate a ten inch advertisement would cost you $1.25. How under any other 1 plan, can you reach a twentieth part 1 as many people for such a sum? s 1 During the four years past, we have expended thousands of dollars iu seE ' 1 curing machinery whereby we can print all the news all the time. Our latest investment is a new, modern . Whitlock press, with a printing ca- ' , i pacity of 2,500 an hour, which we hope to have installed within a few weeks, ' and after which time, we shall be able to print a larger paper and get it to i our readers promptly. We shall leave nothing undone to give our thousands of readers the best paper ever published in a city of this size. If we do this we feel that the merchants of Decatur will realize and grasp this golden opportunity for advertising. Oui 7 new 7 rates, which follow, will be strictly ■ adhered to: Single insertion 12%c Each additional day 8c | Every other day ,9c ( I Every other day (Contract) .8c Twice a week ,10c Contract for month 7%c Contract for six months 7c Contract for twelve months 6c Local, 5 cents per line, each day. In establishing this new rate card, permit us to say that we have no apologies to offer. Advertising is our stock in trade, and we believe can show any advertiser who calls at our office that our statements as to our subscription are correct and that advertising in the Democrat at our new rate is a bargain. —BB ' THE SUBSIDY QUESTION. In his recent speech, advocating a subsidy to shipowners and builders, Secretary Root admitted that our present tariff was a heavy handicap,

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and that it had much to do with preventing the growth of our merchant marine. And his idea was that we ought to pay a subsidy in order to compensate for the taxes that we nowi impose on the shipping industry. It did not occur to him that it might be better to remove present taxes than to impose new ones. In our opinion there can be no valid argument for a ship subsidy until it is proved that the shipping industry can not thrive under freedom —or something approaching it-. To tax an industry out of existence, and then to attempt to tax it into life by imposing new taxes in* its faxor, seems to us most foolish. But the tariff works against our shipping in another way. We have, as we all know, devoted ourselves almost exclusively to the building up of our domestic trade. That has been the avowed object of our tariff legislation. We have discouraged foreign trade on the theory that the importation of foreign commodities would limit the opportunities for employment at home. Some protectionists have even gone so far as to say that every dollar’s worth of goods imported would destroy, the home market for precisely that amount of home-made goods. The theory is foolish, but it has been, and probably still is, firmly held by many people. The whole purpose of our high duties has been to exclude, or make difficult and costly the importation of foreign wares. Now no ships engaged in foreign trade can operate profitably unless they are allowed to carry cargoes both ways. A profitable merchant marine implies of necessity large imports as well as large exports. Yet our protectionists shudder at ever indication of $ growth in exports less the precious ‘balance of trade” should turn against us. That is Our state of mind as reflected in our policy. We want more ships engaged in foreign trade, and yet we propose to fine them for bringing goods into the country. Not only that, but we fail to see that when we limit imports, we also limit, and necessarily, exports. So we want more ships to engage in a trade which we are doing everything in our power to discourage. And we propose to buy a merchant marine at great cost to the people, while we at the same time tax them heavily in our effort to prevent foreign trade. It is hard to see how such an upsidedown policy can appeal to a people as shrewd as the Americans are. We make it as costly as possible to build ships, as costly as possible to sail them, tax their incoming cargoes heavily—and their outgoing cargoes indirectly—refuse to make reciprocity treaties, and in every way possible show 7 our contempt for foreign trade, and then actually ask- the people to vote millions of dollars a year forships to. carry goods which we do our best to keep out of the country.—lndianapolis News. 7 ; ~ It is practically “admitted” that there will be no tariff legislation, afid no more In that direction, at the coming session cf Congress. It is even doubtful whether there will be any currency legislation. No one has sag gested that Congress might possibiv find time to put through the bill iorbidding corporation contributions to campaign funds, and requiring publicity in the matter of ’such contributions as are made. But one thing seems certain, and that is there will be r determined effort to push through thg subsidy grab. The president is believed to favor it; Secretary Shaw is friendly; and last week Secretary Root made a-strong argument in favor of it. Therefore, if the people are, as we believe, still opposed-to it,- we suggest that they had better “get busy.” The bill has pased the’Senate, and it only needs the action of the House to make it a law. Hitherto, Speaker Cannon has stood in the way; But he is believed to have been converted. With the next election in which he is . interested two years away it may be . that he will be willing to take chances i that he refused to take last winter, i We believe that the subsidy is nearer , an accomplished fact than it has been . for many years. The people should 1 find away to make themselves heard. Indianapolis News. t

In his plea for a simple Christmas the Rev. Mr. Wickes made suggestions that ought to have an influence on the holiday conduct of all people. Quoting l Emerson, he showed that a gift to be truly Christmas-like should be a gift prompted by love, a gift of one’s self, and not merely an exchange of articles of great momentary value. It will be a sorry day for any nation if the real Christmas spirit gives way to an artificial substitute. Let us have the true spirit of Santa Claus, without ostentation and without commercial spirit, in our holiday giving. Read Dickens’s Christmas stories, apply the rules of simple and honest living to the holidays, be thoughful of others and pray that God may "bless us every one.” Spasmodic advertising brings trade of the same kind. To get a steady stream of customers week in and- week out, the only thing to do is to go after them. The man who has a new “ad” each week, carefully written with a view to attracting the attention and Interest of all readers of the paper carrying the “ad,” is the man who is constantly enlarging his stock and his quarters. He- wants, business and he goes after it. To get it he tells the public every week what he has to sell, and invites them, in the most attractive words at his command, to come in and buy. There is only one thing more important that a new “ad” every week, and that is to tell the truth in every “ad.” A well written and truth telling? “ad” will work miracles, if pre-sented-to the public each week. —Commercial Union. A syndicate will through its representatives appear before the congressional committee and propose to conduct the postal system of the country, paying to the government over seven per cent on the money invested and bind itself to carry first class mail for one cent instead of two cents. In t other respects, it proposes to conform to the 1 rules adopted by the government. It is claimed that the government will net $100,000,000 per year instead of sustaining an enormous deficit annually as at present under the direct management. In this proposition, there is implied argument in favor of private ownership of public utilities. Congressman-Elect John A. M. Adair of Portland, was in the city yesterday, shaking hands with old friends and receiving congratulations over his splendid victory. Mr. Adair is the same plain “John,” and does not in any way feel “stuck up” over his recent achievement. He is looking fine and says he’s feeling fine. When Mr. Adair goes to congress, the seat allotted to the Eighth congressional district will not only be occupied but the interests of the district will be ably represented.—Winchester Democrat. In the list of contributors to the campaign fund pf the New York Republicans appear the names of 'J. Pierpont Morgan, George W. Perkins, E. H. Gary 1 , : Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rbekefeller and other men of that general cl'afek. " Mr. Morgan gave $20,-. 000”, Rockefeller and Carnegie $5,000, 1 each, and the others varying amounts, totalling $615,000. Unless a protest comes up from the country at large the ship subsidy bill ‘ will be jammed-through Congress at the coming session. It is a part of the ’ program to enact this legislation be--5 fore the Christmas holidays, if post sible. The forces behind the bill have * decided that it will be advisable to _ rush it through before the country can have an opportunity to protest. ■ A wealthy Kentuckian having no 5 nearer relative than 11 nephews or nieces, died recently leaving his entire , property to his nfegro and provided that she be burledby his t side. The latter provision shocked > the southern chivalry almost as bad r as did the Booker T... Washington j lunch with the president.—South Bend Times. ~ 3 - '- r - ■ » The president’s message appears s in this issue and which we publish .[without commit. We, however, advor cate its careful 7 reading with a view i of acquainting yourself jyith the reC--1 ommendations offered and expressed [. by the chief executive of the United States.

LOCATED ON SOUTH TENTH ST. ■ 4- hi , Fire of Unknown Origin Broke Out at Eleven O’clock This Morning— Second Call Necessary. Fire broke out about eleven o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of Jas. Hudson located between the Chicago & Erie and Clover Leaf railroads, on Tenth street, which for a time looked dangerous. Charles Christen and several men employed at the furnace factory noticed the fire and turned in an alarm, and while the company was responding, did all in their power to keep the fire down By forming a buck et brigade. After the company arrived there, ft was found that the hose was not long enough to reach from the fire plug to the house and it was necessary to run in a second alarm for the west end company to turn out, which they did promptly and after a' little trouble the hose was properly connected and the water turned on and the fire was soon under control. The entire roof of the house was burned off and considerable damage done to the upstairs, and it is estimated that Mr. Hudson’s loss will reach a hundred and fifty dollars. How the fire originated is a mystery and will probably never be known as no one is in a position to offer any theory. 1 o ■ —— GUS PLESSINGER AS CLERK Begins His Duties in Wells County a Month Early. A. N. Plessinger was today sworn in as clerk of the Wells Circuit court, vice H. D. Studabaker whose term has. expired. This change came about a month sooner than was expected by any one and is a result of a particularly glaring blunder on the part of the State law makers. When they sought to change the term of office law, they mixed things up so that they haven’t been straightened out yet and not only Clerk Studabaker, but all the clerks who were elected in 1902 are affected in the same fashion. Mr. Studabaker has a commission datSgt' from January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1907. However, the law under Which his commission was issued, has been declared unconstitutional and Mr. Plessinger’s commission came under date of November 13th. Aso’the change in offices was not made until today, Mr. Studabaker is cut out of only twenty-eight days.— Bluffton Banner. - k : o FOR DEPARTMENT COMMANDER william A. Ketchem Being Pushed by the Grand Army. MARION, Ind., Dec. 3. —At a regular meeting of General Shunk Post, G. A. R., of this city, a preamble and resolutions were adopted presenting the name of William A. Ketchtm, of Indianapolis for State department commander, to be chosen at the meeting of the State department, next May, at Fort Wayne. The resolutions‘pay high complipaent to Mr. Ketcham Jecause of his integrity and ability as a citizen of the State, his loyalty and his excellent war record, and assert that the. State never had his peer as attorney general. ' '' < $ ' * The resolutions also recite the brilliant parliamentary fight'on the floor] of the national encampment at Min-, neapolis, as a member of the commit l tee on resolutions condemning the action of the Ladles of the Southern Con- ] federacy to erect a monument to John Wirtz, the inhuman commander of i Andersonville prison, which he singly fought to a successful issue. —- —-o JOHN PAYNE WAS FOUND GUILTY And Goes to the Reformatory—-Tried Before Judge Erwin. John Payne, charged with stealing $65 from the John Clark saloon on ( August 6, was found guilty by a jury , in circuit court and will go to the reformatory for a term of one to fourteen years. The : jury got a’ verdict at seven o’clock Saturday night and it ( was but a short time after that the . verdict was read, Judge Sturgis receiv- , ing the verdict. Payne was not greatj ly surprised at the finding and said . he was - ready to go at any time. On; [ the first ballot the jury stood six for t conviction and six for acquittal and j It took from noon to seven o’clock to ( get a verdict. -Payne will be sentenced as soon as Judge Erwin can come over from Decatur and he and Len Monroe will probably be taken ’away s together.—Bluffton News. i ■ ■ : — New Cure for Epilepsy. • . J. B. Waterman of Watertown; 0., f rural free delivery, writes: “My daugh- . ter, afflicted for years with epilepsy, was cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills. She has not had an attack 1 for over two years.” Best body cleansers and life giving tonic pills on earth. 25 cents at the Blackbum drug store. ■ ■■■ ■' a kMjLk; it

Bad Breath. A well-known physician, who undoubtedly knows, declares that bad breath has broken off more matches than bad temper. S There are ardent lovers who must sometimes wish their sweethearts presented \ sweeter mouths to be kissed. Good teeth cannot prevent bad breath when the stomach is disordered. The best cure for bad breath is a cleansing out of the body by use of Lane’s Family Medicine the tonic laxative. This is a herb medicine, sold in 25c. and 50c. packages by druggists and it is saving more doctor’s bills than any other medicine has ever saved. . ? * It cures headache, backache, indigestion, constipation and skin . diseases. v. . 1 y FEW DAYS; PULL OF TROUBLE Such is Said to be the Life of the Rural Mail Carrier. A pencil pusher of the Christian Advocate had a vision the other day in which the scene showed the R. F. D.s ups and downs. After seeing the vision he scribbled the following: The rural mail earner is of a few days and full of trouble. He goeth forth in the morning full of joy and singing; he returneth at evening filled with , trouble and an empty Stomach. When the mail train is iate he standeth at the postoffice and yearneth for its arrival, when it cometh he juinpeth up and down and cracketh his heels together with joy. He rusheth to his desk and worketh in great haste to route his day’s deliveries and goeth forth to serve his route ninety minutes late. In his haste he misplaced a piece of mall for one patron, and that chump set up a howl that, could be heard from the Hsing of the sun even unto tlie going down thereof. He returneth too late for the evening train, and the postmaster chastiseth him accordingly. Again, he goeth forth in the blizzard and wandereth about in the stormAind suffereth much with cold fingers while gathering pennies from the mail boxes by the wayside. The storm increase th- in its fury, and it bCcometh impossible to serve his entire *route, and he eth to the office after many trials and much suffering and Uncle Samuel payeth him half rates, for his labors. Selah. His buggy waxeth old after long travels, and the cover thereof no longer turneth the rain, because of much wear. His patron in fair weather envieth his job, and in cold and stormy days he wlthholdeth his sympathies because of the much wages the carrier receiveth for his hire. At the end of the month his creditor pursueth him with his hands held outj. When each creditor presented his bill, and he footeth them and compareth them to his salary and the smallness thereof, he kicketh himself and compareth himself to an ass. Yea, verily. r o rA Miraculous Cure. The following statement by H. M. . Adams and wife, Henrietta, Pa., will interest parents and others. “A miraculous cure has taken place in our home. Our- child had eczema for five years and was pronounced insurable, when Iwe read about Electric Bitters, and concluded to try it. Before the seclond bottle was all taken we noticed [a change for the better, and after taking 7 bottles he was completely cured.” It’s the uprto-date blood medicine and body building tonic. Guaranteed. f SO cents and $1 at the Blackburn drug store. ■ ■■ ■' —o • SAD LETTER FROM S. H. SHAFFER I ,1 .... . . He Gives News of the Death of Hls !■ *.• -AfltdWtfe., S. H. Shaffer writes us from New- ’ ark, Ohio, where he is now living with ] a daughter,' his wife having died at Nashport, x Ohio, November 16th. He says: “I am left alone. I had to break ’ up housekeeping and go to my daugh- ; ter’s to live. Oh! how sad it is! Her ‘ age was seventy-four years, on< month ! and twenty-two days. It is very to part with so good a wife—God knows best. I cannot write more. Giye my 1 regards to my friends. 1 : Yours fraternally, ’ S. K. SHAFFER. The new Pure Food and Drug Law will mark It on the label of every ! Cough Cure containing Opium, Chloro--1 form, or any other stuplfying or poisr ondus 'drug. But it passes Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure as made for twenty years, entirely free Dr. Shoop all along has bitterly opposed the use of all opiates or naroebtids. Dr. Shoop’s Cough Cure is absolutely safe even for the youngest ’ babe—and It cures, it does not simply suppress. Get a safe and reliable ’ Cough Cure, by simply Insisting on ' having Dr. Shoop’s. Let the. law be ,'your protection. We cheerfully recommend and sell it W. H. Nachtrleb. ;i —q : •.? * . .. ” V . '-'.t ’ ■

RECOMMENDS KENLEY CURS Liquor Firm Looks After the Wants of Its Customers. . , As an evidence that there are some very peculiar things in this world a case in Goshen might be sighted. It is nothing more or less than a firm of liquor dealers recommending the Keeley Cure for their customers who are in the habit of becoming intoxicated. About six years ago this,, firm had a customer who had become a slave to the liquor habit. He was a popular young man, possessing many estimable qualities, but his usefulness was abridged by his dissolute habits. The two liquor dealers discussed the case in all its phases. It did no good to discourage the sale of drinks to the young man in their place, for he’ would go elsewhere and “tea up.” Finally the firm hit upon a plan—the Keeley cure. One of the proprietors was delegated to take the subject to the Keeley institute at Marion. The treatment was administered and the young man returned to Goshen thoroughly cured. That was six years ago and he is today a prosperous business man and after a period of six years’ sobriety he is not likely to return to his old habit. .* • • “We have taken two men awajr and had the cure given them,” said one of the dealers, ‘ ‘ and both' have stood the test. We will take more if they eome our way,” the man continued, “because we know the cure is a success.” It was suggested that this seemed a queer sentiment for a -liquor dealer to express. “Oh, I don’t know,” answered the speaker. “We have liquor to sell and sell it just as adr uggist sells medi- u cine, but don’t want to sell it all to one customer any more than does the druggist expect one customer to eat up all his quinine or drink up all his cordials.” A further discussion disclosed that the firm of liquor dealers had in a number of cases offered te advance the money to a number of young men if they would go away and take the cure, and the offer still holds good.—Goshen Demo- . crat. Write to Dr. W. V. Daniels, manager of the Marion Keeley Institute, Marion, Ind., for terms and additional proofs that the Keeley Cure cures. He will be glad to furnish you the evidence and treat your communication confidential.

Mr. and Mrs. Bowser, son and daughter of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Downey 1 of Detroit, Mich., spent Tahnksgiving and the latter part of last week with the family qf. James Moses. They have all returned home.

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