Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1907 — Page 3

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AN ALCOHOL INVESTIGATION South Dakota Senator Gave Out a ; Interview Favoring Ro-Nomina- ( tlon of. Roosevelt 1 Washington. March 9 —-Southern ' senators who are lingering hero since the adjournment of congress express . privately the hope that the Democratic party will not nominate William J. Bryan for president next year. The venerable Senator John T. Morgan of ..labama, wants Judge George Gray of Delaware, made the party's nominee. He is convinced the south would prefer Gray to Bryan. “In my judgment Judge Gray is the best equipped man in the United States to lead the' i Democratic party to a successful re-: suit next year,” said he today. “Dela-* ware is a small state, yet it is almost ■ a twin sister of New York in its com-

mercial and industrial interests. New York would vote for Judge Gray with as much confidence and satisfaction as it would for the best Democrat within her own borders.” Washington, March 9. —The internal revenue department, in conjunction with the department of agriculture, wUI shortly start an investigation for the purpose of ascertaining just how much alcohol is used in the manufacture of patent medicines. About a year ago the treasury department established a regulation that medicines which contained over a certain percentage of alcohol should pay internal revenue tax. As a result of that order many patent medicine makers reduced the percentage of alcohol, but the de partment has reason to believe that much alcohol is stiii put in many of the medicines and tonics on the market. Dr. Wiley will have his pure food inspectors assist the treasury de partment in getting at the facts. — - MAN 18 DEAD Allen Kelsey, one of ths Beet Know* Citizens of That Town. Allen Kelsey; one of the most obliging and respected citizens of Markle died yesterday at the home of his brother, John Kelsey, where he has lived for several years. Mr. Kelsey was one of the prominent men of that town and was known in this city. At one time he was postmaster at Markle. After the change of administration in 1897 he was dismissed for a man of the opposite political beliefs. He was given a rural route about three years ago when route 3 was established from that town. Until about a year ago he held that position. His health failed him so that he was compelled to resign and he has since staid with his brother. o 1M ACRE* WITHOUT A CENT. Farnser’e Fered+ee. “In IM4, after paying entry fee on 160 acres, I hadn't a eent. I went in debt for supplies,” says Sylvester Coder, McGregor, North Dakota. “I eaa, pay every seat I ewe from IJO4 crop j and will have my lead free frees ’ debt.” Renters and men with mmH ' means shoal! get Bulletin It, teened by the Great Northern Railway and | leam how to *st a form. Bent free. Address, C. W. Pitta, Ml Bos* Gta* street, Chisago.

Shall We Ten Year Hide? The »vera*e steak raiser hardly roaUnss the value of cow, steer and harso Hdno whoa converted into fur oaaia, rebec and rugs. Get the now lUaMratad eatalogM at the Crosby BriMan Par Co., Boaheater, N. T. It will be a reveiatiea to you. Aad "Crosby pars the freight" <— — Peter Prank returned Saturday night from Arkansas, where he has been located for the past three months hunting. He brought a number of deor, wild eat and white possum hides home with him, which were beauties. Mr. Frank says he had a very poor season owing to the fact that so much water fell, thue driving, thb game to the high lands. However, his success was fair and he has the goods to show for it A letter has been received from Tom Railing, who is at Little Rock, Ark., with the Boston base ball team. Tom says he is getting along fine and that Chick Stahl is giving him much encouragement. The Boston team will not play any games until the 17th of this month, as the Little Rock team does not report until the 16th. , The postoffice department gave out a statement showing that Indiana on March 1 had 2,130 rural routes out <?f a total for the country of 37,323, with ten applications pending.' The routes in operation are distributed by congressional districts as follows: First, 169; Second, 179; Third, 102; Fourth, 178; Fifth, 163; Sixth, 194; Seventh, 36; Eighth, 193; Ninth, 225; Tenth, 172; Eleventh, 166; Twelfth, 164; Thirteenth, 189.

“Mr. Editor,’ said a patron one day, “how is it you never call on me to pay for your paper?” “Oh,” said the man of types, “we never ask a gentleman for money.” “Indeed!” the patron replied. “How do you manage to get along when they don’t pay?’’ “Why,” said Mr. Editor, “after a certain time we conclude he is not a gentleman, and we ask him.” William was a strong lad for his age, strong mentally—in some things —aa well as physically, and when a rich city merchant advertised ter “a strong lad,” Wililam applied for the job and get it. For a few weeks he felt like a millionaire on his five shillings a week, but, alas! it did not last long. He got the sack. “My boy says you discharged him!” said Willie’s mother, when she went to see the merchant in tears and a black silk dress. “You wanted a strong lad, and surely my boy had enough strength to suit you?” “That’s just it, madam,” said the merchant, with a frown. “He was too strong.* Besides breaking a lot of the furniture he broke all the rules of the office.” A Donaldson (Minn.) man, whose girth was 100 inches and weight 540 pounds, died a pauper because he was too fat to work for a living. Still, saaay other men who think themselves too big to work manage to get rish somehow. , o— M CVBM A O*U» BT BAT. Take LAXATTVto MtOKO galatos BahBts. Dcugwtote will eenuM atesey M ft to ea aesh he*. Me.

WM BAFTUM* AT •VWffYWVLM Will Have Hmring M Wreßay Him— m 4 Attsssptsg to Take Thara to Btefftoa Bata. Robert Hammon, a member of the pipe line gang, working at Preble, and aged about thirty-five years, is in jail, charged with one of the boldest thefts ever committed in this city. His cool, deliberate act marks him as a man of nerve and the officers deserve praise for capturing him so quickly. Yesterday afternoon Jacob Weilder, a well known Root township farmer, drove to this city and hitched his team on First street. Two hours later he went to get his rig to go home and found the entire outfit had mysteriously disappeared. He reported the affair to Sheriff Meyer who, with Deputy Dallas Butler, immediately began a search. They telephoned to a number of nearby places and were informed from Peterson that the outfit had just passed through there gohig west. The officers started in pursuit and at Curryville stopped at the hotel where they found a man answering the description of the man seen driving the rig. At first he denied any knowledge of the affair, but finally admitted that he had the outfit, claiming that someone had hired him to drive the rig to Bluffton. He was immediately arrested and brought here and will be given a hearing before Judge Erwin Monday morning, Prosecutor Heller having filed the case in Circuit court today, charging him with grand larceny. The outfit consisted of a bay horse and a gray mare, a double set of harness and a spring wagon, valued at a total of |255. A big horse sale is advertised at Bluffton for today and it is believed that Hammon deliberately came hare for the purpose of stealing a team and taking it there, where it would be converted into cash and he could leave with |2OO or <2OO in his possession. Similar schemes have recently been worked in the north part of the state, the very boldness of the plan assisting in its success. Mr. Hammon, if that is his real name, will have to offer a better excuse than he has yet offered if he escapes a trip to Michigan City.

MIBB BLANCH BLACKBURN DEAD Lived at Fort Wayne*—Had Relatives In Thia City. Miss Blanche Blackburn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Blackburn, died at the family residence, 231 East DeWald street, at 12:30 o’clock Friday afternoon of heart disease, having suffered from its effects for several years. The funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the residence with interment at Lindenwood cemetery. Miss Blackburn was teacher of the primary grade in the Hoagland public school and her kind influence with the pupils made her loved by all. She was bom in Fort Wayne March 5, 1885, and had just passed her twentysecond year. On her last birthday she was confined to her bed, having taken to it on the Sunday previous. Her education was gained wholly in this city, having been a member of the 1904 graduating class in the high school. She later entered the Lakeside training school and by her classmates she will be remembered as a conscientious student possessed of an energy far beyond the frailty of her physical health. She had but attained the object of her life work when forced to lay it down by her failing condition. She gave up her school work only about two months ago. Miss Blackbum was a popular member of the Simpson Methodist Episcopal church and held at the time of her death several offices in the Sunday school and Epworth league. Her work in the church was as consistent as her devotion to the chosen vocation, and her sweet disposition won her many friends who grieve for her loss. Besides the bereaved father and mother, one sister survives. Miss Helen Blackburn. — Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Miss Blackburn was a niece of William and Robert Blackburn and Mrs’. N. Blackbum of this city, and had visited in Decatur a number of times. o REV. DOWIE DIED THIS MORNING Famous King es Zion City Expired! Suddenly. Chicago, March 9. —John Alexander Dowie, Elijah 11, died at eight o’clock this morning at Shiloh house, Zion City. He had no medical adviser during his last hours. He became unconscious at midnight, awoke at daylight and tied two hours later. His death was sudden and caused a great shock in his city. His wife and son were at the Dowie summer cottage at Muskegon, Mich. Dropsy caused the old man’s death. The coroner held an

AFFMAWMBM A*« Al Iff IN IM To Report Nswt Wook When ffoort Will Render Jadgmsui Othoi Beings la Court Today. Attorneys Peterson A Moran have entered appearance for the defendant in the case of Ludlow L. Sheline vs. Frank Trim, suit on note, demand <2OO. Alexander Foutz vs. Geneva Oil company, suit on account and for receiver, answer and petition filed by National Supply company, appearance by Petetson & Moran for the Geneva Oil company. George A. Bohrer Brewing company vs. Harry Cordua et al., suit on bond, demand motion by plaintiff to strike out separate answer by Roop, same as to Sheline’s answer, motion overruled, demurrer filed to answer of Roop.

Judge John F. LaFollette rendered his decision in the E. Fritainger appeal from his North Second street assessment, finding that the petition is sufficient under the law and the court appointed Godfrey Christen. Daniel N. Erwin and Charles D. Teepie as appraisers, who are ordered to meet at the clerk’s office Monday, March 11, 1907, and qualify and proceed with their duties, forthwith view the premises as described in petition and make and file their report within three days from that date. These appraisers will determine what Mr. Fritzinger’s benefits are, assess his share and the court will render judgment accordingly.

The defendants in the cases of David Bailey, Wilson P. Clymer and A. O. Smith vs. W. H. Gardner et al., filed demurrers to the complaint Sixby & Gramme et al., vs Hlrsehey Bros., et al., conversion, sot for trial March 21. State on relation of Troy Hany vs. Henry Docker, trustee of Wabash township, writ of mandate, set for Argument Saturday, March 11. Emanuel Woods vs. John S. Bowers et al., suit on account, demand <5,100, plaintiff ruled to answer cross-com-plaint. A marriage license' was issued to Amos B. Zehr of Geneva, and Mallaid Beitler of near Vera Cruz. o .i .... ISSUED TO SHERIFF MEYERS By Squire LicMy of Borne—Order Will be Obeyed at Once by the Officer. Prosecutor H. B. Heller was at Berne yesterday where he secured an order from Squire Liddy, authorizing Sheriff Meyers to take charge of the stock of liquors confiscated from Sam Sprunger’s blind tiger, and to destroy same. The order calls for the emptying of 489 pints of beer, six and onehalf gallons of whiskey and twenty gallons and thirteen pints of hop cream. The sheriff will go to Berne and obey the orders of the court Several gallons of wine and brandy were returned to the owner because these articles were not mentioned on the search warrant. And thus ends the.* first prosecution under the blind tiger Jaw of 1907, in Adams county and very likely in Indiana. It is probable that some other arrests under this act may occur in this county before long as it is rumored that Sprunger has not been the only violator.

THE NEW MONROE BANK Officers and Directors Elected for That Institution, The stockholders of the new bank at. Monroe, fifty-eight in number with a capital stock of |25,000, met yesterday and elected the following seven directors: W. F. Smith, Menno S. Liechty, C. E. Bollinger, John F. Hocker, Dr. M. F. Parrish, L. F. Miller and Eli Hendricks. These then elected the following officers: President, W. F. Smith: vice president, John F. Hocker; cashier, Menno S. Liechty; assistant cashier, C. E. Bollinger. A new two-story building will be erected at once of brick or cement blocks and as soon as furnished the bank will be ready to do business. The name of the new institution is Monroe State Bank. —Berne Witness. o Mrs. Sophie Holbrock pleasantly entertained yesterday at a twelve o’clock dinner in honor of her 64th birthday anniversary. The guests from Fort Wayne were: Mesdames Will Thll, Harry Starke Henry, Btellhan, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holbrock, Miss Elisabeth Engleking, Mrs. Henry Lapp, Mrs. Fred Fisher and Mrs. Otto Meyers. Guests from the city were: Messrs, and Mesdamss Fred Heuer, Sellemeyer, Thurman. Holbrock, and family of Hoagland, Gallmeyer, Earl Holbrook and Miss Bella SeUr 4* for.

tt Cssssi — feeseelve a—l Strain »• ttee System. Every one knows that the meant es a staircase is move fatiguing than ordinary walking. In walking progression is effected by a succession of lifts, inclinations and swings. In stalling the body is lifted, for example, by the levers of the right foot and is inclined forward. The loft foot being then raised from the ground, the leg swings forward and is carried by its momentum beyond the right foot. The levers of the left foot now lift the body again, and the right leg swings forward, and so the body oscillates along on a pair of pendulums. Short pendulums vibrate more quickly than long ones, and therefore short legged people step quicker than long legged people, though with no more sense of exertion. In going upstairs the mechanism of progression is of course the same, but the lifting action, which is the real force consuming part of the process, is now greatly increased. Instead of being just sufficient to admit of the free swing of the pendulum foot it must be so great as to project the body up at each step a distance equal to the height of the stair. Running upstairs is thus an excessive strain upon the constitution, but where does this strain fall? The levers of motion are moved immediately by the muscles, but the muscles cannot act of themselves. Their contractions and relaxations take place only under stimulus. They are all connected by lines of force, called nerves, with the nervous centers, and these are the sources of muscular stimulation. Not that the nerve force of the brain is converted into the mechanical movement of progression, but nerve force is constantly drawn upon to maintain the action of the muscles, and this draft is always greatest where there is a sense of exertion. When bodily vigor is high, the evil result of running upstairs may not be decidedly felt, but where there is debility of any of the processes this strain eaooot fail to tell in soaee form or other with Injurious effect—St Louis Bepnbttc.

SGttE MEW YMK PtMTt —u—.r AThe first oehooloMSter wm Adam Roelandson. appointed in IBM. The first graveyard wm laid out to 1633 on the wort es what is now Broadway, above Morris strset The first farm, called “the company's farm,” was laid out In ISM. It extended from what is now Hudson to Wall street. The first clergyman was Dominie Bogardus, for whom a church was built in 1638. This was the first real church building in New York. The first artist was Dirk Hermans, a Dutch officer, who made a sketeh of New Amsterdam in 1635, which was afterward engraved in Holland. The first mode of public punishment was the whipping post, set up in 1635. Upon this offenders were hoisted by the waist and suspended for such length of time as their offense called for.—New York Herald.

When the World Was a Cube. There was a time, centuries since, of course, when the learned men of the world really taught that the world was a square, not merely flat, but that it was a cube. The primitive geographers of Egypt, Assyria and China all taught that the world was a “square plane,” evidence of which may be found on thousands of ancient monuments in the countries mentioned, as well as in their ancient manuscripts, upon their inscribed tablets of clay and other early literary remains. One of the most curious discoveries ever made in Central America concerning Toltec beliefs, symbols, etc., is that they also had a similar idea concerning the form of what we now speak of as the “globe.” A writer on the discoveries made among the monumental ruins of that country says, “They (meaning the Peruvians, Toltecs and Quiches) believe the world to be a cube, suspended from the heavens by cords of gold fastened to each of its corners.” The Aeethete. Occasionally the Fairlight drawing room supplied a specimen of the aesthete as Du Maurier was then drawing him in Punch. His dress was a complete suit of black velvet and salmon colored stockings. He joined the shooting party, but he generally fell down when the gun went off. That, however, did not prevent his charming the ladles.,‘‘You do not look well, Mr. Maudle,” said one of these. “Thanks; I am not 111, only tired. The fact is I picked a primrose in the wood yesterday. It seemed sick, and I have been sitting up all night with it.”— From M. Escort's “Country Houses." Birds’ Nest Candy. An American resident of Shanghai sent home recently an advertisement of birds’ nest candy printed in English by the manufacturers. The odd screed ran like this: The Candy of the Birds’ Nest —Our Candy is prepared of Birds’ nest which was famous in all the countries. We made it used with Engines to take the dirty away and then put It into Sugar; there is a great of sweetness, fragrance and whiteness. Every old and young one ought to eat, for it can strong.—Exchange. Cheers and Coin. "Your speech elicited great ap- , plauee," said the friend. ’Tee,” answered Senator Borgham, "It's remarkable to see bow easy it is to elicit three cheers frem a man who wouldn't give |8 tq the csmpnipi . fund."— vwiiiipos >eet *

•w TtaMRaMFRO. TW aaoortHto flte Oom at tflgfat the Ajawba InAsan smyfey a gourd on whM the stesu of the heavens are msrtwA. Ae the eonrtettations rise in the sky the Indtaa refers to Ms gourd and finds out the bow. By turningthe gourd around be can tell the order in which the constellations may be expected to appear. The hill people of Assam reckon time and distance by the number of quids of betel nuts chewed. It will be remembered how, according to Washington Irving; Governor Won ter van Twiller dismissed the Dutch colonial assembly invariably at the last puff of his third pipe of tobacco. A Montagnis Indian of Canada will set up a tall stick in the snow when traveling abend of friends who are to follow. He marks with his foot the line of shadow east, and by the change in the angle of the shadow the oncoming party ean tell on arriving at the spot about how far ahead the leader is. Doubtless the first timekeeper was the stomach, which notified its owner when the hour for a meal arrived. Battire Deefdod by a Single Shot. There are certainly three instances on record of a siege or battle having been decided by a single shot First in order of importance was the shot believed to have been fired by one of his own men which killed Charles NTT, tn the trenches of the fortress of Friedrichsteta, which immediately led to the raising es the second siege of Friedriebsbafl. This is perhaps the most tmpartarrt musket shot ever fired in the history of the world. Next comes the discharge of the mortar fired by Lord Cochrane during the defense of Port Trtnßtad in 1808. This shot foiled a French surprtee and saved the fortress. Lastly, there woe flse single discharge of grapesbot wMeh saved the fortress and town of Haddington in 1548. The French tavadere had actually forced thotr way into the outworks of the castle whoa tbs one wen directed shot created onCh havoc to their densely padhed autke that there ensued an immediate panto, wbkh ended in flight. The Advantage es an Accident. “The small stat es the propeller screw,* ours • noted shipbuilder, "is not tat to ths pereeptton of any inventor es Ma greater effort as compared wrth • laager one, but purely to aectoon*. Many yeans ago screws for stamen wore made as large as possible, M being the theory that the greater the fftaznetar tbe higher the speed. A voont was sort to sea with a screw so targe tort k was deemed best to cast oaoh blade in two parts and then wsM them together. During a storm all three blades of the propeller broke at the weldtag, reducing the diameter by more than twe-fhtrds. To the surprise of the captain the vessel shot forward at a speed such as had never been attained before. Engineers then experimented with small propellers and discovered that they were much more effective than large ones. Had It not been for that accident we might have gone on using large bladed screws to the present day.* ■ j Whore Fogs Are Thickest. M "In going from Rome to Paris,* said a young man. "I paid extra money to cross the St Gothard, but that lofty Alpine pass was a disappointment It was foggy, and I saw nothing of the Alps. Hard luck; eh?* "Not at all,* replied the globe trotter. "Nearly everybody finds the St Gothard wrapped in fog and mist The St Gothard, in fact Is the foggiest place In the world. London has 38 days of fog a year, Munich has 47, Hamburg has 52, Tegernsee, in the Bavarian Alps, has 134. Overtopping all of them comes the St Gothard, with an annual average of 277*foggy days."

Ths Starry Cross. The first order ever bestowed upon women was the order of the Starry Cross, founded in 1668 by Eleanor, widow of Ferdinand 111. of Austria, in thanksgiving for the saving of a portion of the holy cross at a fire in the palace at Vienna. This order, which was confirmed the following year by the pope. Is divided into two classes, containing different jewels, and is conferred in recognition of distinguished virtues. It is worn on the left breast attached to a black ribbon. No CM Mee Language. An English traveler says that “Chinese language” is a misnomer. "There is no sneh thing as a Chinese language any more than there is a European language. A Canton man cannot understand an Amoy man, and I have seen two Chinamen sitting together with a third one acting interpreter. Pigeon English to the common tongue of commeroa.” Her Idea of IL "Is this the Stock Exchange?” inquired the sweet young matron. *Tes, madam." "Then I wish to exchange these securities for some that will pay dividends. These never have.”—Exchange. His Distinction. A doctor forbidding a patient to drink alcoholic beverages, the patient replied, "But, doctor, you yourself drink alcohol.” "Yes, my friend, but (not as a doctor. When I do drink I do so only as an ordinary man.” Ths Poets. "Poets usually have sad Ilves,” said the sentimentalist. vWell," answered Mr. Cumrox, "writing the kindfof things they do, I don’t see hew ttoejr eould expect to be very cheerful”—Washington Star. Salk as if you were quaking your wffl;'t?>e fewer* words the> fess iftfgatfgo,—Boltbaior Grecian. « — . —T-