Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1910 — Page 1

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Tuesday Afternoon. Song, “Old Folks at Home.” "Educational Agencies,” by Professor Neet. My theme during the week will be “Education Is Adjustment.” While the instinct will carry the lower animaland insects through life, bringing about the adjustments, they will period was again taken up in singing. “Leonard and Gertrude,” by Professor Hoyt. Professor Hoyt gave a beautiful description of Pestalozzi’s life. As I said this morning Rousseau was a destruction and we now find Pestalozzi as a construction. If it had not been for Rousseau, Pestalozzl would have had nothing to do. The whole life of . the man is found in his book, “Leonard and Gertrude.” What is the alm of the schools today? Pestalozzl said (and he was right) the aim is to make good men. I sometimes think that the test of a man is to get him away from home and to watch his conduct there. Pestalozzl finally became a teacher. He formed an industrial school, but it finally failed and he was left a beggar. Pestalozzl says; “I lived a beggar that I might teach beggars to live like men.” Professor Hoyt portrayed the beautiful story of Leonard not'do for the human beings, tor our environments are absolutely too complex There are five educational agencies, the family, vocation, church, state and the school. Obedience is the cardinal idea of the family, while another is love. What is love? I’ll define love as: "The characteristics of a man.to give himself to another and find his reward in the giving. This holds good in the teaching profession; for if you teach only for the money, you are nothing more than hirelings. We must emphasize the idea, obedience. So teach the children obedience In the home for fear they be unfortunate children of unfortunate parents. I do not know how we can expect our children to become law-abiding citizens, when they are not taught obedience at home. The cardinal idea of vocatton is independence. We necessarily need to depend oh others for our needs. The cardinal idea of the church is social efficiency. The cardinal idea of the state is -justice. democracy that Is governed by the people is not governed by the ignorant, but by the more intelligent. The cardinal idea of the school is development Not only development of mind, but of body. ■ a. Music by Professor Miessner. This and Gertrude, showing or using the story of an illustration; using the character to Illustrate each of the five educational agencies, namely: Family, vocation, church, state and school, and common people. Institute Notes. We noticed the pleasant face of Henry Lankenau, a former teacher, among us Tuesday. Visitors are cordially invited to attend any of the sessions. Everyone is enjoying the lively singing brought about by the efforts of Professor Miessner. Trustee John MoSure was.at the institute Tuesday. ■ Wednesday Morning. Institute opened by singing the hymn, “Abide With Me,” being followed with devotional , by the Rev. J, M, Dawson. 1 ” » Song, “Lead Kindly Light” “Sense Impression and Motor Expression,” by Professor Hoyt. I will - continue my lecture this morning with the life of Pestalozzl. He gave everything for others and kept nothing for himself. Pestalozzis is full of love and open-heartedness. That vis the very spirit that I wish to get into my classes. The first school of Pestalozzie methods in the United States b was founded at New Harmony, Ind., ’ arid all that kept your state from being extremely great was that you did not make the school stick. Why is it necessary to test the senses? Any? We need to do so in order to get expression. Use the objects first to get sense impression and then give the name, for the name amounts to nothing more than a tag or symbol. Quality, space, time and quantity. The best way I can express quality is by language. The best way to express space is by drawing. The best way to express time and quantity is by numbers. I want you to remember that the spirit of Pestalozzl was in his personality; not in his individuality. He lived for others and spent his life for the benefit of others. Music, Professors Miessner. This period was taken up in vocal singing, great stress being placed upon expression and the literary meaning of the selections. “Grammar and Language," by Professor Neet There are a great many interesting things that might be said

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about grammar to those who are interested in grammar in school. There Is a world-wide difference in knowing how to use or write good English and the habit of using good language. You as teachers should not alm at anything .short of habit of English. The one who has the habit of good English will always use the language correctly, while with one who has not formed the habit, Incorrect language will break out at times when he is not watching, or when he is not aware. The time to form this habit is iri youth, for then is the time that habits will stick to the individual. It has been said that there is a time in every pedsori’s life called the “language period,” arid if language is not studied in thia period, the chances are against him to get good results out of his efforts. This period is the period between birth and the adolescence period. It is very difficult for a teacher to follow his own language. With myself l ean far easier teach you (of any number) language than to follqw my own instruction. Language habits reassert themselves in unguarded momenta. The first step in teaching a boy primary language is to develop some thought or feeling. The second step is to have him say it. It is at this time that he will use language and this is the time for you to lead him to use good language, helping him to form the habit. Thursday's Program. 8:45 A. M. Devotional Exercises —Rev. Sherman Powell. Concrete Grammar Lesson —Proses-. sor Neet. Rest. Music —Professor Miessner. Rest The Lesson Plan—Professor Hoyt. 1:15 P. M. The Recitation—Professor Neet. Rest Y . • Music—Professor Miessner. Rast. From Center to Circumference — Professor Hoyt. > ... 7:30 P. M. Music. Lecture—Dr. W. N. Ferris, President Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Mich. —— '" " O' ' . " Two half days—Wednesday and Thursday afternoons —instead of one whole day, to attend the Great Northern Indiana fair 'faext week, will be given the pupils of the city public schools, according to a decision made by the city school board at their meeting Tuesday evening, and it is thought this arrangement will please a majority of pupils and patrons. The board which comprises F. V, Mills, A. H. Sellemeyer and O. L. Vance met at the office of Mr. Sellemeyer and transacted quite an unusually interesting lot of business, as this will probably be the last meeting before the opening of school, next Monday, September sth. As that is Labor Day, the pupils will meet in the morning and be given their assignment of books, after which school will be dismissed for the remainder of the day. -The next holidays given, will be Wednesday and Thursday afternoons that the pupils may attend the fair*. As Wednesday is the children’s day at the fair, when all children will be admitted free, it was thought well to dismiss school then, and-as a great many of the parents wish to attend Thursday and take their children, it was thought best to dismiss on the afternoons of both days, thus pleasing the greater number, instead of giving the whole of either day, thus pleasing but one faction. The board would have preferred to postpone the opening of school a wees on account of the fair, but as this would not give time for the nine months’ school term, without extending it a week longer in the spring, thus interfering with the twelve weeks’ course of teachers who might wish to enter normal school at that time, the aforesaid arrangement was deemed the better. . Two hills were paid Tuesday night, one to the Decatur Lumber company for coal, in the sum .of >377.80, and to P. J. Hyland, for >211.16. Henceforth the art students will se cure drawing supplies, such as boxes, paints, brushes, etc., from the dealers here, except paper, which will still be handled by the school board. i ——u —- — ■ i . Rollin- Warner of Muncie was the man finally chosen by the republicans of the Eighth district Tuesday at the convention at Bluffton to oppose John A.'.M. Adair, the democratic nominee, pis selection occurred at 4:05, on the first ballot, and after the resolutions committee, which had fought for hours had finally compaomised on a set of

resolutions, and they had been adopted. Mr. Warner is an attorney, fiftyfour years old. He has never taken any pari in politics outside his own "edrinty and is unknown over the district! The only active candidate for ■ the nomination was the Rev. I. P. Watts of Randolph county. Warner’s name was sprung and he received the votes of Adams and Delaware, and all but five of the Jay county delegation. -When Randolph was called, Mr. Watts, who had only received a total of twen-ty-three votes, made a speech which showed keen disappointment and moved to make the selection of Warner unanimous. The fight on resolutions was a sharp one, in which such men as ex-Govern-or Durbin, Harry Pettit and others of state fame, took part. Colonel Durbin lead the standpatters, while J. Frank Snyder took care of the progressives. The 'resolutions as finally reported and adopted by the convention reaffirm the principles of .the republican party since the time of Lincoln; declare confidence iri and allegiance to William H. Tuft and give him mudh praise; declare for protection and favor the establishment of rules for revision and the creation of a tariff cornmission; favor liberal pensions to deserving soldiers; boost the Indiana state ticket and close with the following complimentary notice of Senator Beveridge, considered by the progressives as an endorsement, and by the standpaters as a “mention.” Take your choice: —' “The republicans of Indiana, having as their leader in the coming campaign a man who is broad-minded and clean-handed, the republicans of the Eighth congressional district rejoice in the leadership of that man whose name Is synonymous with victory— Albert J. Beveridge. i.—, o ■ ■ Several hundred people gathered at Monroe Tuesday evening to hear Congressman John Adair in his opening speech for this part of the county. It was a representative crowd, and they each and all listened attentively to the congressman as he presented one argument after another, and each most convincing. The speaker’s'Stand had been arranged in front of the big hardware store of Lichty Brothers, Jeff and Jerry, and by. the way, this store is a dandy, well lighted and as clean looking as you Will see in any town several times the size of, Monroe. Mr. Adair was Introduced by Attorney A. B. Bailey in a few well chosen words and the Hon. J. A. M. immediately sailed into the problems that are of interest to every voter this year. Speaking an how and ’ twenty minutes, he attacked Cannonism, Aldrichism, the Wall street interests and their infamous attempts to control legislation, told in a most interesting mariner of the excessive . amounts of money used in the gpvern- , ment expenditures. While it may not be generally known, it is never- , the-less a fact, that Mr. Adair is the man who dug up the facts and figures concerning the reckless allow- ! ances for the white house, as well as i for all the other public buildings and . offices in Washington. He fought for weeks and through his efforts the general appropriation bill was reduced more than twenty million dollars on the maintenance items. Even Senator Aldrich, who. has served for thirtytwo years as senator, was convinced of the extravagance of expenditures and assisted by word of mouth at 'east in reducing the amounts along the list. Mr. Adair’s speech was a good one. He stands on his record of the past four years and asks the voters to investigate and see if he has not kept every pledge and promise made. He desires to be re-elected this fall and the people of this district are too wise to lose a representative who is devoting every minute of his time in congress to the good of the people of,his district. He will be re-elected for his third term by a larger majority than ever. On Monday evening Mr. Adair addressed a large audience at Linn Grove. He spoke a half hour, that being all the time allotted to him between cars. He was listened to attentively and his many friends in that locality renewed their allegiance to their. congressman friend. Mr.. Adair will speak several more times in Adams county during the campaign, appearing at Pleasant Mills, Berne, Geneva and Decatur. — O John Joseph is in receipt of a leter from his cousin, David Kalllle, stating that his mother, Mrs. Kalllle, an aunt of Mr. Joseph, was dead. Ow-j

Ing to some cause or other the word failed to reach Mr. Joseph until this morning, although her death occurred about six weeks ago. The letter did not mention the nature of the illness or the length of time she had been sick. She was born in Beyrouth, Syria, fifty-five years ago. Coming to this .country her son engaged in the dry goods business at Wilmington, N. C„ where they have been making their home, About four years ago M r - Joseph went to that place, where he made a visit with his relatives, including his aunt and cousin, which was the last time he saw the aunt. Her husband preceded her in death a number of years ago and she has since been living with her son. She leaves seven children, and all with the exception of the son are engaged in the silk business at Beyrouth, Syria. The funeral took place at the St. John’s Catholic church and was attended by a large number of the friends and relatives of the deceased. o In accordance with an order from Attorneys J. C. Sutton and H. B. Heller, commissioners to sell the v WanCamp property, workmen this morning began the moving of the Van Camp storage building and coal sheds located a few feet west of theG. R. & I. railroad, and north of Monroe street. This is also done in accordance with the new railroad commission law, providing that all buildings along the way should be a given distance from the track. That this is a very practical plan in this case is evidenced by the fact that only a short time ago a brakeman on the G. R. & I. railroad narrowly escaped serious injury, when in climbing down the side of the moving car, he was struck by the side of these buildings in passing, there not being enough room between them and the car to allow the passage of his body, and which he, being a new workman, did not know of in time to avoid. Lew Mason of Geneva has secured the contract for moving the buildings, and with a force of men began this morning. The buildings are being moved a few feet west to give the required space. l o ... , ■-» Julfus Haugk, the well known contractor and capitalist, who has been at home a few days from Imboden, Arkansas, where he went a few weeks ago to open his large stone quarry, which he recently purchased there, left yesterday for that place. Mr. Haugk states that tne quarry is a fine one, and to further facilitate the work, and increase the output, will purchase another machinery plant which he will install and operate in addition to the old one. Mr. Haugk reports the quarry and colony there as getting along nicely, and while here ordered the Decatur Democrat sent to his address there that they may keep iri touch with their home county. Charles Nelson, who served so faithfully as his foreman at the quarry here, is at Jmboden, wnere he also has that position, and is getting along well, as are the several other DeCatur men there. Robert Haugk, who was there several weeks with his father, has returned here to attend school which opens next week. — o • JOHN WOLFORD ENJOYS VISIT. John Wolford left Wednesday a, m. ing for Huntington, where he will visit with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Kiser, until Thursday, when he will return to his home near Cardwell, Mo. While his postoffice address is CardweT, Mo., Mr. Wolford stated that he lived just across the state line in Arkansas, and thus has the advantages of the two states. He wasn’t brought home half dead this time as he is in very good condition at this time. The occasion of his last visit here will be remembered by all as a very sad one, as it was necessary to bring him home on a cot, and he lay at the point of death for some time from malarial fever. He went to Huntington, as his grandson, the sixteen-month-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kiser, is sick. Mr. and Mrs. Kiser were former Adams county folks, but until last winter had been living in Portland, Ore. Mr. Kiser is at present employed in a novelty factory in Huntington, but does not like It here and is thinking of returning to Portland, Oregon. —O' — Miss Mary A. Johnson, teacher of English in the Decatur high school several years ago, is now assistant to the pastor of the Christian church at Akron, Ohio, and is meeting with much success in the new field, liking her new charge very much. She has also served in a similar position in St. Louis, Mo., and Warren, Ohio, since I resigning her school teaching.

Tom Railing, who has won much glory in the Michigan league this year and who has done almost sensational work for the Battje Creek team, is bolding up and as the season draws to a close is better than ever ;in his career. He is known as "Pleurisy” in that league, is batting 233 and has won a large per cent of his games. Recently he pitched a fourteen-inning game against Adrian, winning it 4 to 3 and allowing but six hits. A Battle Creek 1 paper in its story of the game said: “Tom Ratling, who is becoming more dependable every day as a pitcher, did magnificent work on the mound. He whirled the game of his life and if ever a man deserved to have success climax his efforts, why ‘Pleurisy’ was it. Time after time when he would sink a little in the quicksand, his bld control, decorated with various sorts of puzzlers, would return and he would proceed to make the opposition look sick. He strut* out ten men in all and the farther the game proceeded, the stronger Tom grew, and correspondingly slimmer were Adrian’srchances. He struck ten men out, allowed but six hits and donated only three basses on balls. He was using nothing but a fast anderhand ball, mixing a curve in now and then, but the darkness of the day was an advantage which he was not slow to grasp.” ENTERS BUSINESS COLLEGE. t - Miss Flora Fledderjohann, daughter of W. H. Fledderjohann, president of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, today entered the Fort Wayne business college, where she will take a complete business course. Miss Flora, for several weeks, has been an assistant at the interurban office, gaining much practical experience, which with the commercial course, will admirably fit her for entering upon her life work. o — MET WITH MOTORCYCLE MISHAP. Rruar Mail Carrier Elmer Archer Received Fail Sunday—Not Serious. Elmer Archer, the rural mail carrier;, met with a slight accident Sunday morning. He was driving his Armac motorcycle to Craigville, where he was to visit during the day. When about a mile this side of that place, he rounded a curve, his wheel slipping from underneath him, and he received a hard fall, the motorcycle falling on top "of him. His right leg was badly bruised and sprained, but he crawled on the machine again and finished his ride. During the day, however, his leg became so sore that he could not walk and it was necessary for his son, Ike, to drive out after him. He was able to go out on his route today, but his . leg is not just as good as before the accident. ■ o TRIP TO NEW YORK. Dan Niblick, the buyer for the Niblick & Company’s large store, left Sunday for New York City on his annual visit for the purpose of buying the new stOck for the firm. Mr. Niblick will be gone a week and the trip will no doubt combine many pleasure as well as business features. ( o , — Geneva, Ind., Aug. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The G. R. & I. railroad company is making an improvement here that is employing a large amount of labor and requiring some time. John Logan of Decatur has charge of the fifty-one men who are on the job. They are elevating the track, beginning at the switch just south of the depot and extending to the Lob bridge, raising it from four to six feet. The idea is to yven the track with the new Lob bridge and place it above the high-water mark. Miss Mildred Edgar, the trimmer, has gone to Mentone, Ind., where she will take charge of the millinery department in a large store there, serving as head trimmer. Thirty-four tickets were sold here this morning for Decatur, the attraction being the annual teachers’ institute. Dr. C. R. Graham, a graduate of the Louisville Medical college, who was here for a visit with his brother, Dr. 0. M. Graham, left Saturday for Terra Haute; where he will begin the practice of his profession. He recently passed the examination tn Indiana and has received his license to practice in this state. He has many friends, here who wish him the best success. Miss Luella Relcheldeifer, one of

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the teachers of the schools here, and who had been Selected to take charge of the room again for next year, surprised her friends here by telegraphing that she had been married in Chicago last Thursday to Mr. L. H. Mathews. She had gone to lowa to visit relatives and enroute '’home stopped for a few days with friends in Chicago. There she met Mr. Mathews, an old sweetheart, and the old courtship was resumed, resulting in the wedding. Mr. Mathews is at the head of one of the departments in a large clothing store in that city. The school board here at once got busy and selected Miss Ethel Harbour, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. V. L. Harbour, to teach the second grade. Miss Harbour has resigned her place at Converse to accept the place here. O. G. Rathbun came home this aftternoon from Redkey, where he attended tne funeral services of his aged mother, Mrs. Sarah E. Darst, who died last Thursday. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock at Redkey, Rev. NoR officiating, and interment took place at the Zoar cemetery, ten miles east of Redkey. Mrs. Darst was seventy yean of age. The third annual reunion of the Beeler family was held at the home of Daniel Beeler, two and one-half miles south of this place Sunday? It was a glorious occasion, enjoyed by every man, woman and child there. Exactly 203 took dinner and enjoyed the day. The crowd was protographed by P. G. Williams of Decatur. An orchestra of ten pieces, led by Prof. Allen Bliss of Geneva, furnished the music for the day, and it was great. Uncle George Pyle was the orator of the day and the program also included readings, solo-3, duets, etc. A committee was appointed to select a tract of land near Jay City, Indiana, which they are to lease and where these reunions will hereafter be held each year. '— " ■ o London, Eng., Aug. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —In the Bow street police court today, Dr. H. H. Crippen, alleged wife slayer, arid Miss Ethel .Leneve, his typist, were formally accused of the murder of Mrs. Belle Crippen and were remanded to jail until September 6th, when they will face trial. The additional charge of “maintaining, assisting and harboring” Crippen was made against Miss Leneve. Lisbon, Spain, Aug. 29 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —“A human vampire” is under arrest in Galizama, in the person of Don Faldarrey, who is said to have confessed to the murder of the young son of a blacksmith and to have drank the blood from the child’s body. He was suffering from a queer disease and was told by a gypsy that the only cure was to drink the blood from a human. Denver, Colo., Aug. 29 —(Special to paily Democrat) —Colonel Roosevelt spent today in Colorado. He mingled reminisences of the Spanish-American war and fraternized with his old comrades when he rode the range. He was the guest of honor at a “truck wagon” dinner given by the Denver Press club. The largest crowd that has greeted him on the western trip was here, the police estimating the visitors at 100,000. | - o ■ 1 1,1 v ,.’ ARE LETTERING STONE. Cress & Beavers, the up-to-date monumental dealers, are at present lettering a beautiful stone which, when completed, win be placed on the grace of the late Mr. John Reed, who at the time of his death reached the advanced age of one hundred and four years. The stone is a beauty and will be set up by these people in the Reynolds cemetery, where the body lies. Mr. Reed was the oldest person living in this county, and no doubt the only peron that has ever reached that age in this vicinity. — Q — ■ ■ ■■ - Word from Dr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson and Miss Marie Patterson, who are spending their vacation in Terre Haute" and vicinity, is to the effect that they are having a very good time. They expected to visit Sunday in Indianapolis. Miss Zeima Steele nas returned from a week’s visit with her sisters at Attica and Cayuga, and will go to Fort Wayne this week, where she will visit with relatives. She was accompanied here by her sister, Mrs. , , Charles Barnhart and daughter of Attica, who will make a two weeks’ stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. V. ’ Steele.