Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1907 — Page 7

THE STARS TELL OF HIM Hi* Photo Published and in Hi* Hands He Carries an Old-Fashioned Scythe. The Indianapolis and Muncie Stars published a splendid likeness of Dr. J. W. Vizard, representative from this county. In his hand he bears an oldfashioned scythe and the inscription above the picture is “Cutting Down Appropriation Bills.” Below the picture appears this article: Representative John Wellington Viz_ ard of Adams county is a Democratic physician and surgeon who likes to pperate on Republican measures. Cut- \ ting down appropriation bills Is a specialty with him. They say that his Republican opponent for representative was all cut up the way the doctor handed it to him on election day. With the easy grace of a gentleman of the old school, Dr. Vizard admits that he is somewhat of a political diagnostician. “I’ve been feeling the pulse of the Republicans ever since I landed here,” he is reported to have told a friend the other day, “and my conclusion is that they are afflicted with Branchitis. To begin with, they had taken an overdose of confidence, and now they are having a spasm a day. What they need is a long rest. This we Democrats hope to be able to give at the next election.” Dr. Vizard’s biography, written by himself, gives him the honor of having been born on a farm, and of having attended the country school until he was 18. Then he went off to normal school, and later to medical school. After several culture factories had sandpapered his intellect and polished up his manners, he hung out his shingle at Pleasant Mills, Adams county. He must be strong with the people, because he manages to get about everything in a political way that he goes after. o— . G. A. R. TO MEET IN JUNE Annual Encampment to be Held at Fort Wayne. The annual encampment of the Indiana department, Grand Army of the Republic, will be held in Fort Wayne Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 11, 12 and 13. This was determined upon Wednesday evening after a conference between Judge Samuel M. Hench, who is chairman of the state council of administration of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the local committees. When the encampment voted to come to Fort Wayne for- its 1907 meeting, the administrative officers of the department determined to leave the matter of the selection of a definite date very largely with Judge Hench and the local committees, and announcement of the selection of the second week in June has been forwarded to Department Commander E. R. Brown ,<of Monticello, and Assistant Adjutant General J. R. Fesler of Indianapolis. It Is expected that these officials,, together with the other members of the douncil of administratioii, will promptly ratify the choice made by the Fort Wayne veterans. With Judge Hench on the council of administration are W. M. Cockran of Indianapolis, Andrew Fite of New Albany, Charles Myerhoff of Evansville, and C. W. Scott of Warsaw. The second week in June was , chosen owing to the fact that it was desired to get the encampment far enough away from Decoration day in order that this might not interfere with the program, and the second week in June was chosen because of the state* Sons of Veterans’ encampment at Bluffton on the previous week. An effort is to be made to secure the presence of President Roosevelt, Governor Hanly and National Commander Brown of Zanesville, Ohio. —Ft. Wayne Sentinel. .—o A meeting of the Eagles is called for tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock at the city offices. Al Eagles and especially the committees are requested to be present. The Albert Spuller farm south of the city was purchased today by Martin Miller for the sum of <7,000. Mr. Miller now has one of the best improved farms near the city. The deal was consummated by the Snow Agency. Charged with stealing a Lake Erie & Western locqmotlve, piece by piece, five Lima boys, all under sixteen years, are confined to the county jail 'ln that city, awaiting trial in the probate court. The locomotive had been run into a sidetrack in the yards, awaiting repairs at the shops before it could be sent out on the road again, and the boys made raids on it at night. The railroads have been heavy sufferers from brass thieves and will make strenuous efforts to break up the , I fang.—St. Marys Leader.

del in qu 1 ■ Only Eleven People Have Failed to Settle Out of a Total of Eighty- - Four Delinquent*. Only eleven people in Adams county have failed to pay their delinquent taxes, thus making their property liable for sale. They are: Charlotte Raver, Union township; Lewis Smitley, Jefferson; Jennie Case, Lewis C. Fisher, Hurst & Chronister, N. B. Sullivan, Alex Wood and Lemuel Wormcastle, Decatur; Big 4 Bldg, association, Anna Hartnazel, and Michael McGriff of Geneva. These people have until Monday morning at ten o’clock to pay and are all that remain out of eighty-four delinquents on Feb. first George W. Bolds vs. William Shoemaker, suit on note, <7O, dismissed and costs paid. Maggie Miller vs. John Raynard et al., quiet title, the title quieted in plaintiff, E. B. Lenhart appointed commissioner to make deed. John A. Wheeler vs. George Baker et al., quiet title, submitted, clerk ordered to cancel martgages as prayed for in complaint, title quieted as against all defendants excepting Barbara Riesen, who h*lds a valid mortgage on said real estate. D. M. Osborne & Co. vs. Mattie Young, suit on guaranty, demand <2OO, demurrer filed to first and second paragraphs of answer. Nellie Pence vs. Ethel Leßoy Pence, divorce and alimony, cause ordered left off docket. ( ’> r ‘ • - » ' fA marriage license has been issued to Gust A. Yake of French township and Sarah Margaret Brown of Kirkland township. John Meyer vs. Christina R. Niblidk, administratrix of the W- H. Niblick estate, claim <79 .50, motion by 1 defendant to require plaintiff to make • the itemized statement more specific and motion sustained. A little bit of the philosophy of an old afflicted brother might help some of us out on the life road. “And how 1 is your good health this morning?”' ' some one asked. “’Well, sir,” he replied, “I can’t complain. Outside of the old war rheumatism, an’ a crick or two in my wooden leg, caused ' from sympathy, an’ the deafness |hat come on me in ’76, an’ the cataract over my left eye, an’ a leetle twinge ‘ o’ the springtime ague, an’ the bard 1 to understand change in the elements above us, I am proud to relate, to you that my good health wuz never better!” The Bowling Green merchants , have organized an association to improve , their trade conditions. At their first meeting it was decided to advertise their goods. In this they show wisdom. There is no other way in which the same expenditure of money will bring such large returns i to merchants as by letting people know through the local papers what they have to sell. People who buy will go to the stores where inducements are offered by the wide-awake advertising merchants. Advertising brings trade and trade makes a town. About 5,000 automobiles are owned in Indiana, according to the first report of the motor vehicle system of the state, which has been made by > Secretary Fred-Sims. His report covers the entire period since the new law went into effect on April 1, 1905, as well as for the quarter ended October .SO. Since the law went into effect the registration fees amounted to <4,253, representing more than 4,000 machine s, while the registration fees for the last quarter amounted to <464.50. Many Logansport girls employed in stores, and in the telephone exchange at njght, now carry revolvers. Ivory and £earl handled pistols are concealed in muffs or in coat bosoms just where they can be most easily reached. The recent attacks on women at night by some insane man er moral degenerate, has caused these young women to thus protect themselves. Mail carriers of the entire country are interested in a proposed raise in their pay, which is under consideration by congress. If the law which has passed the senate goes through the house it will mean an increase in the salary of mail carriers of from 1 <SO to <l5O p&r year according to the 1 size of the city where the service is being given. The bill fixes the year’s salary at <6OO with an annual increase ' of <IOO until the maximumu has been • reached.

•••■•••••••••••••••a'iTi**** • • • My Friend Jardin : • • [Copyright, 1306, by C. H. Sutcliffe.] My friend Jardin and I had been together nine years when we separated, he to go west with an uncle and I to enter a law office at home. We wrote each other weekly for three years and were as faithful as lovers. Up to this time we had both been poor, depending on ourselves more than on our fathers, but now a relative died and left me <40,000 in cash. My first letter to Jardin after receiving the news was to offer him a present of <5,000. He replied that he was doing well in the mining business and did not need and would not accept the money, but if I Wanted to double ‘it in six months he would show me how and take a share of the profits. After some further correspondence I started for the west with my legacy in my pocket I found Jardin serving as assistant superintendent in a gold mine, and we greeted each other as two old friends should. He had prospected a bit and made a great find.' It was a week before we were on the mountain where his find was located and where my money would be needed to make wagon roads, purchase machinery and bring in a staff of laborers. On the forenoon of the second day our pack horse met with a fall and was lamed, and we decided to lay by for a day to give him a chance to recover. At-3 o’clock in the afternoon Jardin started out to scout around the camp and over the trail we were to follow the next day, and I spreads blanket over the pine needles and lay down for a nap. It was a still, quiet day, and I was dozing when the thought suddenly flashed over me that Jardin meant me ill, and I found myself sitting up before I knew it. I laughed aloud at the thought. If my own mother had been there and told me that he meant me ill I would not bare believed it I lay down again, and then it struck me that be bad acted rather queer and constrained since starting. He had written me to bring gold from Denver. He had made sure that I brought <38,000. He had almost bidden me away in the raining village, and he had insisted that I take another name and conceal my home address. His excuses at the time seemed more than enough, but how when I began to argue things point by point I was Stunned. Taking the case wholesale, as you might say, I believed in. him as in no other mqn. Taking It point by point, I had te conclude that be had some evil scheme on hand. Jardin was absent for two hour* and then returned to report all quiet. I began to watch him now, and knowing him as well as I did I soon saw that be was ill at ease. He no longer looked me in the eyes as of old. He was nervous and furtive. I found a docen reasons for suspecting him. To the west of our camp the side of the mountain rose sharply, and there were several great bowlders almost towering over us. If it had been th* rainy season I should have feared that some of them might have become loosened and fallen down on u*. After •upper we smoked, talked of old times and cared for the horses, and about* 9 o'clock Jardin suggested that we tarn In so a* to get an early start in the morning. We had pitched our small tent and gathered pine needles for a bed, and the' night was one for sleep. Jardin seemed to fall asleep almost at once, but I could not shut my eyes. I didn’t sigh and kiek about, and Jardin must have believed me to be sound asleep when he finally rose up with the utmost care; looked at me for a moment and then, taking the crqwbar from the pack, walked toward the bowlders. What on earth be was going to do was beyond me until I slyly followed him to see with my own eyes. I found him digging and prying behind the biggest bowlder, and that bowlder was right in line with the tent and only fifty feet away. I thought at first that he was looking for gold; that he was developing some sort of a find to show me fft the morning. I held to this idea for three or four minutes and was about to address him and give him the laugh when another Idea entered my head and brought out the goose flesh all over my body. Jardin was working to roll that giant bowlder down upon the tent and me as I slept! It was a matter not to be argued. It was murder he had been contemplating ever since he had written me to come west! Some men might have acted differently in my place. They might have made their presence known, exposed him, played the hypocrite or what not I did nothing but watt and watch. The man had worked for a quarter of an hour in my sight, when he passed around to the front of the bowlder to remove a stone. He shoved the crowbar under it and gave a heave, at the same time turning his face toward the tent as if to see if I was astir. The big bowlder moved. It broke out of its bed of a sudden, and Jardin jumped to escape it. He jumped down hill. It caught him up androlled over him in a flash and then was over the tent and crashing through the trees until it filially rested far below. I ran to Jardin as soon as I could, but found no man. I found traces of a man instead. He had been ground into the earth. There was hardly, a sign of the camp. /, I had loved and trusted a fellow be-' Ing for fifteen years. I had shared with him and he with me, as brothers share. We trusted each other alone of all mankind. I would have imperiled my life for him at any moment. I would have placed my last dollar in his hands had he asked it. Who and what is man anyhow? Sbsl! we ever get to know him? M. QUAD.

THE HEADLESS BANDIT. ' Queer Story From the Archive* of the Vienna Courts. Dr. Loye, a French physician, who greatly interested himself in the question, “What passes in the head of a decapitated human being?” related the following remarkable story, which he stated was taken from the archives of the Vienna courts. It was in the year - — that Schoenenburg, a well known bandit, and four of his associates were caught and condemned to death. They were already on their knees ready to pay the penalty of their bloody deeds by submitting to the awful fate of decapitation when Schoenenburg addressed the judge, asking that his four companions might be pardoned on certain conditions. “If,” asked the bandit, “after I am beheaded I get up and walk to the first of my comrades, will you pardon him?” The judge thought that he was pretty safe in complying with -the request. “Then," continued Schoenenburg, “if I walk to the second, ,the third and the fourth, will you pardon them also?” The judge replied that if such a miraculous feat could be performed he would obtain pardons for the other three also. The bandit was now satisfied, and, bending his head, he received the fatal blow. Instantly the head rolled down in the ■and, but to the surprise and horror of all present the headless trunk arose and walked alone. Aimlessly, it appeared, the body walked around until It passed the first, the second, the third and the fourth condemned bandit, when it fell down and became motionless. Query, “How could a headless body think?'’ GRUB STREET IN NEW YORK. A Gastronomic Aulgninent and the Fate of an Epic. A story is told of a poet who came to the metropolis with a completed epic. This found no acceptance, so after cursing the stupidity of the public and the publishers he took to writing “Sunday stuff.” Soon the matter of fact attitude of the worker* around him, with the practical view of the market h* acquired, led him to doubt the literary value of the work he had done in the sentimental atmosphere of his native place. Frequently a commission to write a column of humor a week came to him. and be cut his epic into short lengths, tacked a squib on each fragment and eventually succeeded in printing it all a* humor at a price many times larger than the historic one brought by “Paradise Lost.” Another newcomer brought unsalable plays and high notions of the austerity of the artistic vocation. Three months after his arrival he was delighted to get a commission to write the handbook a utilitarian publisher proposed to sell to visitors seeing the metropolis. This commission brought not only a fair payment for the manuscript on delivery, but involved a vital secondary consideration. The title of the work was “Where to Eat In New York,” and its preparation made it necessary for the author to dine each evening for a month in a different case at the proprietor’s expense.—James H. Collins in Atlantic. Be a Maa. According -to the order of nature, men being equal, their common vocation is the profession of humanity, and whoever is well educated to discharge the duty of a man cannot be badly prepared to fill any of those offices that have relation to him. Tt matters little to me whether my pupil be designed for' the army, the pulpit or the bar. Nature ha* destined us to the offices of human life, antecedent to our destination concerning society. To live is the profession I would teach him. When I have done with him it is true he will be neither a soldier, a lawyer nor a divine. Let him first be a man. Fortune may remove him from one rank to another as she pleases. He will always be found in his place.—Rousseau. Hats In Parliament. A member of parliament must never stand up with his hat on even if he has only risen to speak to the man be>hind him. Coming in, going out or speechifying he Is always hatless, and he is sometimes hatless when sitting down. Thus if the speaker mentions a bill the member is responsible for he lifts his hat. If his name is mentioned in a speech he lifts his hat. Even if he happens at those times to be bareheaded he must seize a hat, put it on, then lift it. Tobacco Smoke and Flower*. A remarkable effect of tobacco smoke oft the color of flowers may be seen the case of the field scabia named botanlcally Knavtla arvensis, so frequently on the hills and commons from August till October. If its purplish blue blossoms, which form nearly globose heads, are held in the smoke of tobacco, their color will soon turn to a bright green, about the same color as the leaves.—Exchange. The Dangeron* Part. “See here,” feebly complained th* victim after the accident “I thought you said it was perfectly safe to go up In that old elevator?” “Well,” replied the elevator man, “so it was safe to go up. You see/ihe dangerous part of it was cornin’ down.”— Philadelphia Press. A Good Patient. First Physician — Has he got an hereditary trouble? Second Physician —Yes. I hope to hand his case down to my son.—Harper’s Bazar. It is well for one to know more than he says.—Plautus.

Pher fortune J o [Original.] • I They were sitting by the library tai ble, a lamp swinging from above. She i was playing solitaire. 1 “Can you tell fortunes with cards?” 1 he asked. “No. Can you?” “I have a method of my own at card fortune telling. Shall I try yours?” 1 “Yes; do.” She passed him the cards, and, after shuffling, he turned over a card at a time till he came to the queen of hearts. “That’s you,” he said. “Oh, how flattering!” “The six of clubs, the ten of spades, the three of clubs, the four of spades, . the king of diamonds.” He paused. \ “Well?” she asked. , 1 “That means a rich man is your suitor.” “I don’t know any such.” 1 “You’re not supposed to know jusi who loves you till you are told.” “You think so?” “I said not supposed to know.” “Oh!” 1 “The king of clubs,” he went on, “the queen of spades. The queen of spades ’ indicates that a dark girl wishes for herself some one who loves you. Look 1 out for her. The nine of hearts, the ’ three of diamonds, the jack of clubs. The jack is that little black—l mean ■ dark gentleman whom you met”— ’ “Don’t get personal.” “The jack, falling between the jack 1 of hearts and the queen of spades and directly under the queen of hearts, in- i dicates that you prefer him and that ; the dark lady loves the jack of hearts, • a blond man, who prefers you." ’ “And who is the jack of hearts?” 1 He sighed. Then he went on dealing. 1 The next important cards were the ten 1 of clubs, that fell under the jack of i 1 clubs, and the ace of hearts, that fell ■ under the jack of hearts. He paused i and looked serious. “What’s the matter?" she asked. ’ 1 “A great deal. The dark gentleman' 1 has ten chances to the blond gentle- ; man’s one.” 1 “He hasn’t. I mean I prefer blond 1 men to brunettes.” Two hearts fell, one on each side of 1 the king of diamonds. “It looks,” be ■ said, “as if, after all, you would marry ’ the rich suitor.” The king of hearts fell under the king of diamonds. “Your [ father, favors him.” “Papa doesn’t.” ’ “Oh, here comes the queen of diamonds, also in the line under the king ’ of diamonds. That’s it; your mother favors the rich suitor.” 1 “How silly!” 1 “These hearts falling all about the ' jack of clubs indicate that the r dark gentleman is far ahead of the ricli one. ■ notwithstanding your mother’s Inflto--1 ence.” \ “What’s the blond gentleman doing all this while?” she asked softly, her ; eyes bent on the cards. He cast a r sharp glance at her and without reply ■ went on dealing till the jack of hearts ’ was surrounded by cards of his own suit. “Late in the game the blond gentleman seems to be finding more favor with the queen of hearts, but these dub* falling between It and the queen ’ of spades indicate a complication between the dark girl and the blond gentleman.” 1 | , “What possible complication can 1 there be?” she asked sharply. “Well, having been discouraged by I i the queen of hearts—that is, you—he 1 . might have gone so far with the dark ’ lady as not to be able to withdraw.” ! “She’can’t have much pride to hold , him if he doesn’t want to be held.” She spoke with a great deal of asper- . Ity. I “You shouldn’t have discouraged the blond gentleman.” “How did I know”— She paused. He gave her time to frame what she had to say, but she failed to do so. “The blond gentleman certainly ’ made his feelings plain.” She stared at the cards without reply- | “Let’s go one. Something may turn ■ up,” he added. If there was any method in his dealing it could not be discovered. She did not seem interested in the method, only in the result. He dealt a number of the club suit about the jack of clubs. “This is strange,” he said. “The black little—l mean the dark gentleman seems to have found favor with the dark lady. It may be that she will not stand between the queen and jack of hearts after all. Choose one of the cards on the table, and it will Indicate how the affair is coming out.” Reaching forward, she touched the five of hearts. He took her hand in his and placed it on the six of hearts, saying: “The five and the six of hearts make eleven, or the jack. In other words, you will make the blond little ( man happy, won’t you?” He waited some time for a reply, . when he heard a faint “Yes.” There were footsteps in the hall, and In came several young men and women. ( “What are you two doing?” He had withdrawn his hand at the 1 first sound and was dealing the cards vigorously. “I am telling her fortune < by a process of my own.” He went on dealing, the others look- ] Ing on, trying to discover his rules of j procedure. He married her to a dark 1 and a rich gentleman, whereupon they reminded him that a girl can’t marry 4 f ,>« diVOTCpd ( after she has m.;:: :.lm. That stop- j ped the fortune teiiing, and in a few , minutes the fortune telling couple disappeared. 1 ERNEST LEON MUNRO. ,

FORCE OF WATER. The Great Power That I* Exerted by a Six Inch Stream. The effect of the hydraulic motor, which is now used for the purpose of removing masses of earth, well nigh passes belief. A stream of water issuing from a pipe six inches in diameter, with a fall behind it of 375 feet, will carry away a solid rock weighing a ton or more to a distance of fifty or a hundred feet The velocity of the stream is terrific, and the column of water projected is so solid that if a crowbar or other heavy object be thrust against it the impinging object will be hurled a considerable distance. By this stream of water a man Would be instantly killed if he came in contact with it even at a distance of a couple of hundred feet. At 200 feet from the nozzle a six inch stream, with a 375 foot fall, projected momentarily against the trunk of a tree will in a second denude it of the heaviest bark as cleanly as if it had been cut with an . ax. Whenever such a stream is turned against a bank it cuts and burrows it in every direction, hollowing out great caves and causing tons of earth to melt and fall and be washed away in the sluices. The Eye of a Child. Who can explain or fathom the wondrous instinct of the child? Lying in the arms of its nurse, in its carriage or elsewhere, its large, round, wondering eyes roam over a sea of faces till suddenly its features break into a sweet smile, a baby laugh dances in Its eyes, perhaps the tiny hands are extended, and the little body gives a bound a* though it would throw Itself through space. What has happened? It has i recognized a friend, nothing more and i no less. It makes no mistake. Wiser, perchance, in that moment of inexperienced helplessness than It will be years afterward, when the world and its inmates have been studied In the light of Instruction and experience, its love offering is seldom if ever mistakenly presented. By what power is this child I love directed? . By what subtle influ- | ence doe* it see and know what in after years it may strive In vain to discern? Carlyle and the Ax. Carlyle as a schoolmaster was a terror to evildoers. Even the biggest and boldest boys wilted wher he growled out “dunce” or “blockhead.” He did not thrash often, as his scowl was enough to hush a whole school, but when he did thrash he meant busine*s. One day a joiner passing along the road heard the most piteous howls and cries for mercy and help coming from the schoolhouse, flushing In and handing his ax tJXJiHyIe, he exclaimed: “Jlst doo’t ootaicht, mon, and no mince matters.” •‘ • f Ingratitude.. - “Were you ever really .glad to hang a man?" . “Only once,” answered the sheriff. “I had prepared him a hearty breakfast of steak, eggs, potatoes, waffles apd coffee.” “Yes?” “And the Infernal ingrate demanded ■tewed oats instead.’’—Louisville Cour-ier-Journal. Bad Society. What you learn from bad habits in bad society you will never forget, and 1 It will be a lasting pafflg to you. I tell ' you In all sincerity, not as in the ex- [ citement of speech, but as I would | confess and -have confessed before God, I would -give my right hand if I could forget that which I have learned in bad society.—John B. Gough. Didn’t Need to Tell. “Bobble, I hope you didn’t tell your mother that you saw me kissing sister last night.” “Nope. I didn’t have to. Sis waked us all up at midnight when you went home and told it herself.”—Minneapolis Journal. If you wish to remove avarice, you must remove its mother, luxury.— Cicero. THE STICKLEBACK/ After Winning a Fight Hi* Color* Take on Brighter Hne*. Most courtly and gallant of fish Is the three spined stickleback, the beloved of British youth. These little, fish derive their name from the shai;p spines with which they are armed and which they can raise or de-’ press at will. The female stickleback is the model wife of a model husband. She does not leave her eggs to chance, but establishes a nest or nursery for their reception, over which her irritated little husband keeps a jealous guard. Woe betide the rival “tiddler” who rashly approaches too closely the domicile of his neighbor during the breeding season. With all hi* spines fixed for action the warlike parent steams out to offer him battle. The contest that ensues Is desperate, the combatant* darting at each other with lightning rapidity, biting and striking at each other with their spines, a well directed cut from which weapon of ofltense will Often rip up the body of the adversary, sending him to the bottom. But most remarkable of all Is the decoration which nature bestows upon the victor. The brilliant green of his mail becomes tinged with gold, while his red throat blushes to a deeper hue than ever. On the other hand, his vanquished assailant, should he be fortunate enough to escape with his life from the battle, loses his brilliant and martial uniform of red, green and gold and retires to. some obscure corner of his native pond, attired in a humble civilian uniform pt sober and sorrowful gray.—