Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1910 — Page 2

BMTJ'i.L 1 .'".'..L'B, .!! ! Lafayette, Ind., Dee. 15—(Special to Dally Democrat)— Missing her husband, who had gone to the pasture field to drive tn the cows, Mrs. Gabriel Meyer went to th® field- and found Meyers dead. He had a gash on his head and indications of concussion of the brain. It is believed he became dizzy and fell, striking his head on a rock. The deceased was a Civil war veteran, seventy-five years old. South Bend, Ind., Dec. 15—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Andrew Wagner, who was to have been takqn to a private sanitarium yesterday, become violently insane today and is being held in the county jail, where he was taken following his arrest for announcing his intention of marrying a local actress, if she would “leave the stage powder on her face,” He had been acting in a peculiar manner. Muncie, Ind., Dec. 15 —(Special to Dally Democrat)—Afflicted by religious mania said to be due to too close attention at revival services and prayer meetings, five of the six mepibers of the family of John McCormick, a prosperous farmer, living five miles north of here, have been) placed under surveilance. A lunacy commission has pronounced Mias Mary McCormick, aged twenty, insane. McCor- 1 mick and tftree other daughters are afflicted. ■' — — - ‘ Who Is going to lose his job? Just read this and see. No one appreciates tne value of organization better than Santa Claus, who has advance agents located in every town and nook and corner of the world, whose business is to find what the people there want, and then supply it in advance of Christmas, so that Santa will have an easier job in handing out the goods on that day. But there is one of Santa’s agents who is going to lose his Job, if he doesn’t • look out, and that is the agent who has been assigned to the Fullenkamp’s store in this city. That very nimble, brisk and, up-to-date little fellow realizes that hims fl self—in fact, it was from a conversation between himself and Santa that a reporter for the Daily Democrat gleaned this startling bit of information, for “Snoops”—we will call this bright, active, invisible little fellow — made no bones of the matter, because, you see, it was no fault of his; it was just because the management of the Fullenkamp store is so wide-awake, progressive, up-to-date, that they beat him to it. Now about this story of Snooks. Snooks used to be sent here now and then to help Fullenkamps stock up, but as Santa changes his tactics and sends his men to various places at various times, it chanced that Snooks hadn’t been here for fifteen years— 1 other little messengers being sent in his place—-until Santa sent -him here again this year. And he nearly got lost. He didn’t know the place. He also found out that he wasn’t needed, and he was very nearly in tears when the Democrat reporter heard him tell Santa Claus the following “Santa, it’s no use to go back to Fullenkamp’s to stock up and give suggestions. They don’t need it. Why man alive! .They Haye everything—the best, the most, the newest, and the best arranged goods I ever saw. Why, the largest department stores in the cities can’t beat tktem. I never saw such a change in my life. You see It’s been fifteen years since I was there last, and you have been sending Up-to-the-Minute, Wealthy, Treasure, Getthere, Progress, Wide-Awake and all those boys in the meantime, while I ' have been working the larger cities. But I tell you, those boys you have been sendings out are doing the o. k. stunt —and I guess you may give them a promotion. Such a change in these fifteen years—why, I could hardly believe my eyes. From a rather small, eommon-place store —though ’twas ene of the first-class stores in the little town, too —handling groceries and dry goods—it has grown to a large general store of many departments. Os course you can generally improve on the “eats,” and I thought maybe I could hand them out some pointers in the grocery line. But nope—nothing doing. There were Herbie and Fred and Billy and "Ginger” in line behind the counter and the finest line of eatables I ever saw. Great luscious oranges, canned goods of all kinds, pickles, cakes, preserves, and just everything, besides the staple groceries—sugar, coffee, etc.—but all fresh and crisp and new—and nicely arranged. Then I went on to the dry goods department. There were stacks and stacks of dress goods, cotton and wool—all wool and a yard wide, hosiery, table linen, draperies, ribbons, and what not? But what impressed me most, of course, at this time of the year, was the fancy display of Christmas novelties. These had been hung on x falry background of pink by the young lady Children Cry FOR FUT9H&IFS QASVORI A

'g'! 111 ".!., 'k. 2. > clerks—Ode ‘ and Letta and Lydia—- - and there were Battenberg pieces, » ’ scarfs, children’s muff sets, hoods, mit I tens, gloves, fancy stocks, etc. And • what was best Os an artistic arrangeI meht. Combined with holly, and with > ropes df Christmas greens and flow- ’ ets, under the hands of the decotator, . Billy Johns, it certainly did look fine. • I can give no pointers there. There didn’t “use to” be an "upstairs” to amount to anything. But there Is now. And this is the cloak , and suit department, presided over ■ by-Miss Tillie Meibers. Cloaks, suits, , jackets, skirts, dressing sacques, wrap- - pen, etc., for ladies, misses and chil- , dren —all ready to wear. Rugs, carpets, curtains .also have their department. I don’t need to go , back there. F. Gass, the' manager, is certainly the best ever.” “ And the rest of the talk Was- lost in “Snooks’ " sniffles and sobs. i .... O Leaving a husband and- a family of thirteen children, ranging in age from only a few years and upwards, Mrs. Della Ake, wife of Samuel Ake, of I near Poe and four miles south of Ft. i Wayne, passed from this world at ; 11:30 o’clock Wednesday night after |an Illness dating back only to Wednesday, and her death was due to convulsions. She was but forty-two years old and had been the mother of sixteen children, thirteen of them still living. She was proceeded in death by an infant babe of only a few hours age. She was bom near Woodburn.' and when about seven years of age came with her parents to Poe, where she has lived since. She was a lady of many winking qualities and beloved by all who chanced to become acquainted with her. Another sad; feature connected with the loss of the mother is the fact that a three-year-daughter is lying at the point of death, suffering with pneumonia, she having suffered a relapse only a short time ago and her condition is anything but encouraging. Mrs. Ake leaves to mourn their loss, besides a loving husband and thirteen children, three brothers and two sisters, all residing at Fort Wayne. The funeral services Xere conducted from the Christian church at Poe on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The Rev. McCartney, pastor of the Christian church of Ft. being in charge of the services. Interment will take place at the Poe cemetery. — o ———• "DERBY DAY IN COONTOWN." t ■ The attendance at the opera house Wednesday evening was not so large as usual, and the show given by Carson’s octoroons was deserving of a larger one. The play was “Derby Day in Coontown,” and was a little romance hinging upon a jockey’s winningias a bride the daughter of a race king, whose horse he rode to victory in the races. A large number of solos, choruses, beautiful fancy drills in costume, dances and tuneful music made up the specialties. In the first and last acts a real horse made Its appearance on the stage In the racing scenes. — , o ■ Decatur people who are always pleased to hear of the success of her boys and girls, will be especially pleased to hear that Harold Wilcox, now of St. Louis, Mich., who is also a student in Alma College, located near, that place, was successful in winning the first honors in the annual men’s Oratorical contest at Alma College on last Monday evening, against a field of four. Not only is this a great distinction in itself, but it is made more great by the fact that Harold Is the, youngest fellow and the only freshman who has ever won the first honors. With the honpr of winning goes a gold medal, the privilege of wearing the college fetter “A" and the privilege of representing the college in the state inter-collegiate oratorical contest to be held at the Michigan State Normal at Ypsilanti the first Friday tn March. His subject wafl “The Man With the Dollar,” and Harold received first in thought and composition, as well as in delivery. He will also be the youngest contestant in the state contest. He is attending Alma College, which is four and a half nrfles from St. Louis, going over on the morning 8 o’clock train, attending the morning classes and after dinner walking home in time to do his work on the paper, the St Louis Independent, of which his father, Dr. C. B. Wilcox, is publisher, and Harold the editor. His friends here rejoice with him in his winning ,and hope that be may be as successful in the state contest . - o-. —— NEW FLORIDA SERVICE. Is Started Today Via G. R. < I. and l_ A N. Fred D. Bush, division passenger agent, and Ira F. Schwegel, centra! i passenger agent of the Louisville & Nashville railroad, with headquarters at Cincinnati, were in this city thia morning attending to the opening of the new through service from here to Jacksonville, Fla. The service starts at Grand Rapids, Mich., on the G. R. & L and passes throug this city and on to Cincinnati on that road, chang*

- Ing to the L. &N. there, going through i, Knoxville, Macon and Tifton. t- Although the car Starts from Grand d Rapids it will be very ; rarely any 3- travel will come from north of Fort h Wayne. The service was started north - to allow any passengers from north ol •, Fort Wayne to go direct from their ). own homes by it, without coming here to change cars. i- The service, which opened today, is t considered the best that has ever sent t south out of Fort Wayne. The special r cars are the most up-todate equipi, ment obtainable and they are electric t- lighted and supplied with all modern L- improvements. Wednesday and Saturday mornings s at 1 o’clock the train passes through 3 this city. The coaches leaving here a at 1 o’clock in the morning arrive in Jacksonville the next morning at 8:45 i o'clock. This is the fastest north and south service this part of the country has ever had, and is a wonderful Improvement over the old. The passenger officials of the south--1 ern road are here making arrangements to take a number of parties south within the next few weeks. ■ That the new venture will be a succees is certain, as. travel from the begenning is big.—Fort Wayne News. - . i , Another Decatur man has begun his - employment In the state house at In--1 dlanapolis. Thomas Haefling of this i city, is now the genuine and only eleci .triclan of the capitdl building. Whga a few days ago an opening tor > place was discovered by the powers • that be, the name of Mr. Haefling was t suggested and he was immediately • tendered the place, which he accept- • ed, and he began his duties on Tpes- , day of this week. He is well pleased i with the job, according to a letter to his brother, James P. Haefling, here. His duties consist in keeping the electric wires in proper working condition ini the various offices and ot the building, changing lights as necessary, looking after the call bells, etc. He works about eight houfs a day, excepting during the legislature, when he is on every other night. His first duty was the changing of lights) in the office of the state statistician,! Thomas Brolley. Tom’? Decatur friends know he will make good and. are glad of his recognition.. * ~o — ■ L. C. DeVoss has filed a new case entitled Jasper Robison vs. Frances McCampbell, work and labor, demand, 3120. German Building Loan Fund and Saving Assn. vs. M. J. Butler, et al/, on note, demurrer filed to complaint by Holthpuse Drug Co. . Marriage licenses: Stella Abnet, 24, daughter of Jacob Abnet, to Robert Huser, 26, laborer, son of John Huser; Lena Nidlinger, 20, daughter of Elijah Nidlinger, to James Sprague, 18, barber, son of Harvey Sprague, Decatur. Real estate transfers: Cassius M. Andrews to Trustees Brethren church, Vi, acre, Kirkland township, 325; Trustees Brethren church to C. M. Andrews, % acre, Kirkland township, $25. An account current and a new bond was filed in the Owen P. Gilbert guardianship. - 7 l —.. o- - TO SUNNY SOUTH. < Dr. J. 8. Coverdale Left 'Th is Morning —Spend Winter There. Dr. J. S. Coverdale left Thursday for Marldn, Ark., where he will visit with his son, Clark, and spend some time at the large plantation which' he owns in that vicinity. Dr. Coverdale has been suffering from asthma for some time, and he goes at thia time Roping that the warm southern clijnate will be more agreeable to him. If he received benefit from his stay at Marlon, Ark., he will remain, but If he receives benefit; fpm hia stay will go to southern Alabama. He expects to be gone until June. During his absence his son, Dr. Earl Coverdale, will attend to the office Md the practice here. Dr. Ctrverdate owns a large tract of land ta the vicinity of Marion, Ark., and the visit there to look over hks large farm, will also be a delightful one. aside from the agreeable change in climate. ■ — .0. —.—— Clarence Reynolds went to St John’s this morning to transact some business. Mr. ReyiroMs has jußt cpmpleted the contract bf plastering the new 33,000 home which is being built by Henry Wischmeyer to replace the old homestead which was totally destroyed by first last spring. The carpenters have nearly completed work on the house, which will be one of the finest in that vicinity. < Mr. Wischmeyer’s son-in-law, Ed Bultemeler, and family will live with Mrs. Wischmeyer in the home. - s " ■ CASTORI A J .

h * General Jackson whllq on one of his d journeys to Tennessee , about the. time y, of the nullification excitement arrived t at a Virginian village in a very impatj tlent state of-mind, both with public f affairs and with the state of the roads. The president was entertained as a r guest at (he house Os a lady in the vll--0 lage, and, although he tried to be polite, the state of vexation which he b was in affected him visibly. t< Hte hostess at the supper table was ! much, alarmed to see the general swallowing with great rapidity a cup of almost boiling hot tea. 0 “Wait-wait, general!” exclaimed the 1 lady. “Let me give you some cold wa3 “No, thank you, ma’am,” said the i general, contintiing to drink. 9 “But I don’t see how you can drink j that boiling hot tea without scalding ’ “No wonder you can’t, ma’am,” said 1 Jackson. “I am scalding myself." , > “But, sir, why do you”— 1 “Godd gracious, ma’am P exclaimed the general. “Don’t you see that ! . want to scald .myself ?” The lady refrained from making any further suggestions as to her diitin--3 guished guest's comfort. Mercury Ladsn B>gords. - Inserting running mercury in the backs of swords was a comparatively common practice among the Italian, Frepch and Spanish swordmdkers of i the sixteenth and seventeenth centu- - ries, but it was more of a fancy than ) anything else, for it never came Into . general use. It was not, of course, ’ used for rapiers or the lighter kind of swords, but for the heavier cutting 1 swords. The method was to cast the ‘ blade rather broader at the back than > usual, with a hollow running down it This was half filled with quicksilver . and sealed up. The idea was that when . a blow was struck with such a sword the quicksilver would fly to the point and so increase the weight of the blow. This theoretical advantage, however, did not at all counterbalance the general clumsiness of the weapon and its unhandiness in guarding, and sp the mercurial swords, as they were called, from which their ingenious inventor hoped so much, were rather military curiosities than practical successes. - a#-.. . Talo of Two Fish. A story is reflated bf a Manchester fisherman who’once tried to Jure the dainty trout from some of the nearby brook?. The fisherman did not get a bite in the brooks. He drove back to Manchester rather disheartened and went to a restaurant to get something to eat.. Ho asked the restaurant keeper if he had any trout and received an affirmative reply. He ordered some of the trout for his supper and then told the proprietor that he might put two or three of the uncooked fihh in his fish basket out at the door, as he didn’t care to go home and receive the raillery of his friends. The proprietor of the restaurant told one of the clerks to carry out the order, and it was supposed to have been done faithfully. But the clerk was not very ajerLand when the fiesherman got home and the fish basket to his astonished^ wife there reposed two fine salt mackerel, and the fisherman has not got through explaining yet.—Manchester Union. * . ' A Little Too Much. “A wife has a right to expect much of her husband,” remarked the philosophically inclined person, musingly. “Yes, I suppose she has,’’ replied the meek appearing man with wilted looking whiskers. “I suppose she has, but when she expects him to live up, steadily and without swerving,, to the motto on her first husband’s tombstone I somehow think she is expecting more than she really ought to(expect eommon. everyday, earthly man.” <;■ ■ " ' . ■ Her Nationality. When small Slgrld made her first appearance in an American school, says Harper’s Magazine, she was asked the usual puzzling questions, one of which was: ? .- ' “What is your nationality, Slgrld?’ ■ “Slgrld tossed her flaxen braids. *T’m an Amefican of Norwegian design,” she said promptly. Discretion. /■ • i'Tou say you left the house this morning and then went back. Don’t you know that’s, unlucky?” * “It would have been a blamed sight unluckler for me if I hadn’t gmto tai*.- ■ “Why so?” “My wife called ma”-Lftjplneott’s Magazine. A Family Affair. Casey’s wife was at the hospital, where she had undergone a serious operation a few days before. Mrs. Kelley called to Inquire as to Mrs. Casey’s condition. t “Is she reatta’ quietly?" Mrs. Kelley asked. “No. but I am,” said " SB?*' Hit Earthly Task. * “Do -you think the deacon will be > entirely happy In the hereafter?’ “Why not?” f “I fear the good man will feel lonely . with no church mortgage to llft,”- . Louisville Courier-Journal. : I Felt Good. , ' “Don’t you honestly believe there Is ' more good than evil in the world?” , “Ah! You’ve found a dollar you didh’t know you had. haven’t you?’Cfaicago Becord-Herald. It takes a sthrong man to be mean. Whin I give a Up ’tie not because I want to, but because I’m afraid of - .-w

f I , QUEER INDIAN BELIEFS. 3 The Five Worlds of the Bella Coota Bun Worshipere. c There is an ofld feature in the thool- , ogy of the small Indian tribe of the ! Bella Coola which inhabit British Co- . lumbla in about latitude 52. They be- . Heve that there are five worlds, one 5 above the other, and the middle One Is our own world, the earth. Above it. , are two heavens, and under it are two . underworlds. la the upper heaven is . the supreme deity, who to a woman, and she doesn’t meddle much with the , affairs in the second world below her. . The zenith is the center of the lower heaven, and’here to the house ot the , gods, in which live the sun and the , Island swimming In the ocean. The first underworld from the earth is in- [ habited by ghosts, who can return, when they wish, to heaven, from which’ place they may be sent down to our [ earth. If-then they misbehave again I they are cast into the lower of the underworlds, and from this bourn no , ghostly traveler returns. > The Bella Ooola are sun worshipers, for Scnex.'the sun, the master of the house of gods, who is called the father and the sacred one. is the only deity to whom the tribe pray. Each family of the Bella Coola has its own traditions and its own form bf the J rent traditions, so shat in the mythology of the tribe there are Countless contradictions. When any one not a member of a clan tries to tell a tradition which does not belong to his clan it • like a white man trying to tell another’s joke—he is considered as appropriating the property right which does not belong to him. SMOKELESS POWDER, V It Came Through' Experimenting For High Explosives. The idea is very general that smokeless powder in being practically smokeless achieves Rs greatest end, but as a matter of fact its smokeless feature is incidental and was an accident' When the idea of modern long range guns was conceived it was at once apparent that the old b|ack powder lacked explosive force, and thousands of experiments were made with various chemicals to procure a powder of high explosive properties, /ind this was at last accomplished. When the new powder was tried; much to the surprise of every ohe it was found that practically no smoke followed the explosion, though this could of course have been predicted had the question ever arisen. The volume of smoke from black powder to due mainly to the quantity of charcoal in the powder, an ingredient not found in the smokeless explosive. Smokeless powder, though a great boon to the sportsman, is of questionable value on the battlefield, so far as Its smokelessness is concerned. The smoke clouds of old days werd frequently most advantageously used to ! cloak movements of troops and, bat- . teries and really Interfered (with the enemy much more than with the troops creating the smoke.—Exchange. Saved by Fireflies, The gigantic tropical fireflies which swarm in ihe forests and canebrakes of most of the low lying West Indian islands once proved the salvation of the city of Santo Domingo. A body of buccaneers, headed by the notorious Thomas Cavendish, had laid all their plans for a descent upon the place, Intending to massacre the inhabitants and carry away all the treasure they conveniently could, and bad actually put off their boats for that purpose. As they approached the land, however, rowing with muffled oars, they were greatly surprised to see an inflnite ; number of moving lights in the woods which fringed the bayou up which they had to proceed, and, concluding that the Spaniards knew of their approach, they put about and regained their ship without attempting to land. The Wonderful Banana, Some people believe that the banana was the original forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden. In any case it is one of the curiosities of the vegetable kingdom, being not a tree, a palm, a bush, a shrub, a vegetable dr a herb, but a herbaceous plant with the status of a tree. Although it sometimes, attains a height of thirty feet, there is no woody fiber in any part of its structure, and the bunches growing on the dwarf banana plant are often heavier than the stalk which supports them. No other plant gives such a qwmtitj of food to the acre as the banana. It yields 44 times more by weight than the potato and 133 times mare than Wheat. Moreover, no insect will attack it, and it is always immune from diseases-of any kind. Convinced. ‘ "Dm you think a college education helyaa man in business?” “Sure. I’ve had two college boys •here workin’ for me durin’ the past year, and I was afraid to discharge either one of ’em for fear they’d find fault with my grammar when I done it”—Chicago Record-Herald. ' Following Orders. ’ Charlie—What have you been doing to your face, dear boy? Perey-I tried Ito shave myself this morning. Charite . —What on earth for? Percy-Thej doctor told me that I ought to take j afore exercise.-niustrat»d Bits. At Cross PurnoMe. ' Scott-Half the people in the world , don’t know what the other half are [ doing. Mott—No; that is because the [ otner naif are doing them. — Boston , Transcript |

ing to move to Fort Wayne, where* they will nuike their future’ home. | They will probably Mend their goods | about the middle ol next week and 3 | immediately after Christmas will be-W gin their residence in the Summit; fl City. Miss Ruth Miller had already I taken up her residence there, and ls J| employed In a large department store. (Mr. Miller will continue his work of ; contracting. Mr. and Mrs. Loch, who/J live at Fort Wayne how, will reside ~ with the Miller family, having given . I up the proposed plan of moving back r here, as it is much more convenient ' | for him in traveling to live in city mH where his firm IS located. The Millers I will conduct a sale of personal prop* < H erty one week from Saturday In the * ■ Niblick building just south of this of- ■ will’ dtopZsTofX 6 rt h os J I has lived si Jtel/yTara I and have many warm friends who re- | * gret that they are leaving the city, 1 | I Christ Raver, a former Adams county man, who went to Ohio last Octo- S® ber to live, writes the following that. ® will be of much interest to his friends ; here: 'v - | Gillespie, Ohio, Dec. Ip, 1910. J | Mr. Editor:—l will try to write fc-A S few lines, for the paper. We came* ® out here October 3rd and I bought St little farm of forty acres in Abe hlllar ■ for 3400. There are some big hills, I You bet We raise potatoes and com ’ ' H and garden truck. The weather was J I fine when we came here, but now for the last ten days the ground has been' covered with snow. It Is about six' H Inches deep and the weather is cold. ® I have been sick for the last five .-.-Jl years. I work at broom making some T || this winter. You can publish this If || you will. We live six miles from Vigo and five miles from Londay and five S miles from Ray’s Mill. There some nice farms south of where w|| fl live. Land is worth from 380 to 3100, nice, level land, red sand and plenty - of rock. This is also quite a •land. Lots of fat cattle and S Well, if this does not find the waste basket I may write more after .Jfcgs while. There has been good sledding: .. jfl here for the last ten days, and it la . '-ffl still snowing. We have had sever! B rabbits this winter. Will close for ■ this time. Your truly, CHRIBT RAVER. I o WANT BILL PASSED. HAr-wM] ■ ■ ■ Requiring Men Marriage Candidates to Carry Life Insurance. It is said that the life insurance || companies of Indiana are pushing WW® matter of the presentation of a which they hope to pass in the next-;• legislature, which will require that ev* ery young man who is a candidate sor A .>|| marriage, carry life insurance. The ® bill, it is said, will be presented by the,g Adams county representative. If the J S insurance companies expect to a harvest from this there will have to S become more of a stir in the Adams fl ' county matriconial market than I there has been this month, as but- « three licenses have been issued thift? month so far. I — o— —i|| Miss Lola Belle Erwin, returned’ Valparaiso this morning. Miss Brwhfc 1 || who is a student at Valparaiso and will graduate in the spring froim fl?, the art and music department IB the dedication service of the new Übtfe- SI ed Brethren chureh at Wren, Sunday While there she? visited with her cles, Jasper and 1 Win Dudley, and com- lg| ing to this eiW, was the> guest ©f her- d uncle, D. B. Erwin and family. |g Miss Date Payne left this, mornings SI for Fort Wayne where she. will viait I with her sister, Louis Sherry at SI the St. Joseph’s hospital. Mrs. Sherry ’ who w«s operated, on for gall stones|| is getting along well, and will probably be able to sit up lor the first by Chrlst-M mas day. Miss Payne will remain la Fort Wayne until tomorrow when she 1 wiirgo to Forest, Ohio, to attend the ■ ■ wedding of a friend, Miss Nellie Baker to Mr. Roy Laßue, which will taka place tomorrow evening. Miss Baker who has visited with Miss Payae, is known to many here. Cart Ernst arrived here this morn- |||| ing from El Reno, Oklahoma, where |||| he has been for some time, and wa&J ■HI this afternoon greethig his many I friends down town. Carl is just re* ] covering from a severe attack et J pneumonia, which followed shortly after a long siege of typhoid, but he 1 seems to be getting along fine. ; ; ■SMffll Lreood taLdteXTfcemZabteto!! I ■ —rtjfcrt taw fcc to mw brea a