Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1911 — Page 5

GOOD FARMS RIGHT PRICES Minnesota and North Dakota stand high in the list of wcalth-pioducing states. 1 hey arc both big state*', and each contains a large amount of unpro Active land. This means that the remainnig persons are so far above the average in productiveness a s to more than ,)a l ancc poorer portions and to bring these states, as a whole, to a high place in rank. The fact is that certain parts of these states are not excelled in fertility and productiveness by any spot in America. Careful investigation satisfied us that the very best of this soil is in and around Renville County, in the south central part of Minnesota, and Ransom County, in southeastern North Dakota; and in these two counties, the best in each state, we have bought a great many of the best farms. Everyone knows that southern Minnsota and North Dakota arc great wheat, oats and flax-growing sectons; but not everyone knows that Renville County. Minnecota, is one of the greatest corn-grow ing counties in the United States, its average yield being 60 to 75 bushels per acre. These sections offer you everything you now have ...good homes in highly improved and prosperous neighborhoods; good markets, school' and churches; good roads; good water; splendid climate—in tact, cvervthing one can ask. We bought our farms to sell to the men who want homes of their own—who wan land as good as the best in.the central state' but are unable to pay .central states prices for it. To such we saw come wth us to the best spot.' in the bounti ful Northwest, and you will find what you want, at right prices; namely: at S6O. to S9O. an acre —depending on location and improvement'. Not much cash needed, either, to buy one of our farmsonly 10per cent down in cash or note; 30 per cen more on March 1. 1912, and the balance in reasona ble yearly payments at 6 per cent interest. Our Northwestern Catalogues tell all about the countrv and our farms. Write for one. THE STRAUS BROS. COMPANY CAPITAL SI6OO 000 Redwood Falls, Minn. Lisbon, N. Dakota. LIGONIER, INDIANA Chas. M. Stahl. - ■ ' - Dist. Manager VANWERT, OHIO.

■ WAS PURELY of Pop Fell to Street and Was ■ Smashed. Mil is now said that the broken glass ■Mt sti. ,ed Adams street Sunday not the 'malicious, premeditated action'' of some malefactor, M" the accident which befell what certainly a much-chagrined man Mw was hauling a wagon load ol to a picnic, the box of pop fallME item the wagon to the street, the bottles were smashed to Mmlthereens.” —— — -Q Miltt .John Stewart left Tuesday for Pleasant Plain, a town three M*ifs from Warren, tu Huntington an ty, where she was called by a Mlsphone message this morning statM* that he, grandmother. Mrs. Aaron ■* ams , had passed away Monday ev M'tiK About three weeks ago Mrs suffered a stroke of paralysis B d f «D. the fall resulting in a broken >rom which she never recovered the time of her injury Mrs. StewM* "ent to Warren and was w ith her for some time. Mrs. Ad"ho wag eighty-five years of age. M 'eared Mrs. Stewart from the age ■ ” Ve years, taking the child just aft - ■ er mother’s death. The funeral B he held Wednesday afternoon B* 01 the Methodist church at Wari| KILLED a rattlesnake M th Eight Rattles—Crawled Into H. K E. Butler Yard. Mttl tW ° ,00t ra Ltlesnake. with eight M ers was killed Monday by H. E. er ’ a We " known farmer of Root B th'''' *' le ratt * er having crawled e yard an d was lying quietly Mts v° Un<l Dy Mr ' But l er ’ s daughter. K r j who immediately called Mca atl ' er ' W h° an et, d ,o B reptile, it has been years

since rattlesnakes were found in that vicinity and there is great wonder J over the appearance of the snake. — o A sad funeral held at Geneva this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Methodiset church, by the Rev. \\ I- Harbour, was that of Mrs. Margaret E. Ford, whose death occurred at her home there shortly atter midnight Sunday—just three weeks atter that of her husband, Philemon Ford. Mrs. Ford had been a sufferer for some years from a complication of ailments and the death of her husband, a short „bq o ".o dc".V pimb oyief that her own death was hastened. Had she lived until December 29th of this year she would have been sixtyone years of age. .Mrs. Ford is survived by four children —two sons, Newton and Collins Ford of Geneva, and two daughters —Edna, wile ol Jacob Houdeshell of Geneva, and Grace, wife of Henry Hubbard of Oakland, Ind. She also leaves three brothers--Emory and Morton Shepherd of Portland: Nathan Shepherd of Geneva, and one sister, .Martha Butcher, ol Portland. Interment took place .d Wabash chapel, southeast of Geneva. leg broken in jump. T M. Gallogly and son, who took an auto trip into Allen county Monday, report quite a serious injury which befell a man, who was one o a partv of four in a rig which they passed near Zulu, the man’s leg being broken. The horse driven by the pa.ty frightened, supposedly at the auto, and ran to one side. After the Galloglvs had passed some eighty feet ot fore, the horse and rig ran >nto a ditch, and when they turned to look, the occupants were out ot th' age. They rode on to Tilmanswilk, a little town some distance a".'.'it was there that the auto pa'ty baiti ed that the man’s leg had been broken in the jump. They did not learn, who the party was.

I Brcther Diok«y’« Reflectienx. De ol* folks enjoys de ÜbriH'inua,” wid Brother Dickey, “but delr enjoymeut In what you might cull 'dlffunL’ Dey enjoys it kaze de nr folks makes i um. Hits de one season er de year W'eu de chilluna own de house sum de garret cl'ur down ter de front do', wld nobody ter dispute de claim; w'cu dey mnkes de days so lively de growlers hatter take ter de woods, tin' el fer de nights— well, dur ain’t no res' twel sleep comes an' coaxes 'uni ter quiet wid sweet dreams. Ter he she' de ol' folks enjoys Cbris'uius, kaze de chllluus makes 'um 'member what a time dey use ter have w'en dey wuz I'll’ chllluns. an' de night win’ use ter skeer 'urn ez it rumbled in de chimney, an' dey hearn Mr. Santy Claus' reindeer rttnnln' 'crost de snow klvered abed in de deep middle er de col’, col' night!"—Atlanta Constitution. The Lady Highbrow. It was a lady highbrow Conversing on a car. I heard her mutter: "My, how Common some folks are. Our genre of cosmos Jarring! They make me weary quite.” I saw her partner sparring For time or air or light. And then 1 heard her gasping, "With you I quite agree," And then In tones most rasping: "What's cosmos’ Pray tell me.” The lady highbrow, preening Her feathers like a bird. Bald, "1 don't know its meaning, But it’s a splendid word." —Detroit Free Press. Didn't Understand French. Mrs. Granger—Silas. I saw n beautiful French clock In the Jeweler's window when I w;n iii town today. I do wish you would buy It for my Christmas present. Granger-Now. Mandy, there ain't no use of wasting good money on a French clock. Neither of us understands French, and we'd never be able to tell what time It was by the thing.— Chicago News. The Valley of Vain Verses. The grief that Is but feigning And weeps melodious tears Os delicate complaining From the self indulgent years; The mirth that is but madness And has no Inward gladness Beneath Its laughter, straining To capture thoughtless ears; The love that is but passion Os amber scented lust. The doubt that Is but fashion, The f.-rith that has no trust— Tiiese Thamyris disperses In the Valley of Vain Verses Below the Mount Parnasian, And they crumble into dust. —Atlantic. Foresight. "Where are you going?" “Out to lunch.” "Why. it’s only 10:30. Are you hungry so early in the day?” "No. but 1 will be by the time the waiter condescends to notice that I m there."—Cleveland Leader. The Decadent Drama. 1900. I 1 ate to see a problem play In which the leading lady Feels often called upon to say Her former life was shady. 1910. But to the modern problem play The old is not a marker. For now we hear the lady say Her future will be darker. —Club Fellow. Plenty of Girls. "Yes, I've stopped drinking.” ‘Til bet you did it to please some girl.” "You win. It pleased four girls extremely. and three others are mildly gratified "—Louisville Courier-Journal. t Eau SheauJ. A miss sat alone with her beau For hours, the light turned down leau,. When he said he must geau It affected her seau She wept and exclaimed, “Eau, neau, neau!" —Boston Transcript. Spiteful Thing. Patience-Do you remember my ilsr ter who was on the stage? t Patrice—Oh. yes. "Well, she's married.” “Ob, got a speaking part at last, has she?"—Yonkers Statesman. i — t Not That Kind. f “Ard would you die for me my dear’ The gentle maid was sighing. He shook his head and said, I faar f My love it Is undying." -New York Times. A Fixture. • “X guess the airship is here to stay.” , “Why so?" “I see they have begun to quarrel as regards tbe advantages of the respective types. City Journal. Owr Wants. Tie true, as every man must know , (And every man regrets It), Man wants but little here below And very a-Mom gets it. —Puck. Convalescent. Knicker—Ha« Jones recovered bis health? Bocker—Well, if tie "ere a prominent man he would be on the seventh page. -Harper’s Bazar. Insufficient. A yearly cask of wine they owe in payment for a laureate's lay. 'Tis not enough to drown his woe At what the envious critics say. -Washington Star. Too Effective. The fair damsel punted for breath. "Algernon.” she exclaimed, "you mustn't—bunch your kisses-like that.” —Chicago Tribune. Progress. tach year the millinery show w a kea Ife anmewhat aunnler. The hats can be no so TU-v try to make them funnier* 4 —Spokane Bpok#eman-Revjaw.

Tho Bird Tab|* In the old countries of Europe the lird table may still be seen lu tbe rural districts. A bird table Is made by driving it short stake into the ground and firmly nailing a shallow wooden box on top of it. Tbe box generally measures two by three feet and has a number of holes in the bottom to drain It of rain or snow water. It is always high enough to be beyond reach of tiny cat that might try to leup to It from tbe ground. Care also is taken to select n spot far enough from fences, trees or buildings to prevent ents from pouncing down on it when the birds nre feeding. Into the bird table go scraps from the house table and kitchen, pieces of stale bread and cake, strips of fat meat, potato parings, carrot ends, bits of any kind of table greens, apple skins and cores and cabbage leaves. All kinds of nonmignitory birds come to feed at the bird table, and many a song bird has been saved by it from starvation when a deep snow lias covered the ground and seed grasses. An English naturalist counted twentyseven species of bii'ds at the bird table in his garden iu a single morning after a heavy fall of snow. Cellini’s Quick Cure. Benvenuto Cellini when about to cast bis famous statue of Perseus, now >a the Loggia dci Lanzl at Florence, was taken with a sudden fever In the midst of his suffering one of his workmen rushed into his sick chamber and exclaimed; "Oh. Benvenuto! Your statue is spoiled, and there Is no hope whatever of saving it!” Cellini said that when he heard this he gave a howl aud leaped from his bed. Dress ing bast fly, he rusb n d to liis furnace and found his metal "caked." He or dered drj oak wood and tired the furnace fiercely, working iu a rain that was falling, stirred the channels and saved ids metal. He continues the story thus; “After all was over 1 turned to a plate of salad on a bench there and tile with a hearty appetite ami drank together with the whole crew Afterward I retired to my bed, healthy and happy, for it was two hours before morning, and slept as sweetly as if I had never felt a touch of illness."

Fantastic Headgear. The fantastic headgear of Korea is not oti y picturesque: it marks the social position of the wearer. The national popular hat is high in form, has a tube of half the caliber of ours and Is slightly conical, black in color, supported by wide brims. The material is of horsehair, very finely woven. When the Korean gentleman's hat is of straw color It denotes that he is a happy fiance. Le chapeau de riz, elegant in Its conical form with angular brim, de notes a bonza. Another bat of enormous size is that of the Ping Yang sect, who must hide their faces li descends at tile Inick almost to the shoulders, the brim being festooned, and if the proprietor is of superstitious turn be adds some black figures to ward off evil spirits. Married men aft era certain age add stories to their hats. An Apology to Amanda. Tills is to apologize to a colored lady whom we admire and respect. We printed a little anecdote about her not long ago. and in it we tried the im possible-attempted to imitate her in imitable Mississippi accent. Then we showed her the story. She wasn't as tickled to find herself in print as we expected her to be. While acknowledging the truth of the story, there wqs still a cloud <>n her ebony brow, •■’What's tlie matier, Amanda?” we asked "Didn't you want to get into the paper?” "Giftin' inter de papeh's all right,” she hesitated. "But. mist’, y’ll didn’t ought to put it down dat Ah talked dat away. Ah dou' never use none o' dat Af'ieau talk!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hogarth Used to Forget. William Hogarth, the famous Eng lish artist, was so absentminded be caused his friends much entertain meiit. Wlieu lie was prosperous enough to have his own carriage he first used It to make « call Upon tbe lord mayor. When be came out of tbe Mansion House it was raining hard, and the artist tramped the entire way home, wet to tbe skin. When asked wtiy ue had not come in the carriage he said he forgot all about it. and a messen ger bud to be dispatched to thecoach num to tell him to ret-urn. Why He Stopped. They had been engaged only a week. He hard kissed her fully forty times that evening. Whew be stopped the tears came into her eyes, and she said: "Dearest, you hare ceased to love me." “No. I haven’t,” tie replied, '"but i nuiM breathe.”—Ladies' Home Journal. Cunning. Canning signifies especially a habit or gift of overreaching, accompanied with enjoyment and a sense of superiority. It is associated with small and dull conceit and with an absolute want of sympathy or affection. It is the intensest rendering of vulgarity, absolute and utter.—Ruskin. Equal to the Cat. Sempln Johnson has trained his cat to climb a brick wail. Nlstor—Oh, that’s no stunt! I've trained my ivy to do that. — Detroit New*. Dreary Waiting. The chap who lives on the strength of what he used to be baa to wait a long time for the second table.—Chicago Journal. Al! •kill ought to b« exertad for universal good —Johnson.

Henry Weber and his family, who 'on last Thursday figured In the third pumiwfty within two years, are slowly I improving, but still requiring medical attention. The son, who was the most seriously injured, receiving three fractured libs, n dislocated collar bone, and a broken chest bone, is doing well, as is Mr. Weber, who had Ills hand frightfully mashed. Mis. Weber was injured worse than was at first thought, but she, too, Ik getting along well and all will be able to be about In due course of time. Word today from New Haven as to the condition of Dr. H. Clark., brother to the Dre. Clark, this city stated that he was holding his own, but still very low. Monday he suffe.- 1 ed a sinking spell and a rumor was started that he was dying. C. S. ( Clark made a hurried trip to his bedside, finding him still alive, but verj j low from the severe siege of typhoidpneumonia, with which he is baffling. Bernard Terveer passed a very good day and appeared a great deal bright- 1 er than he did Monday, the affects' of the anaesthetic wearing off, leaving him in a more strengthened state' and free from the inconvenience which he yesterday went through with. The ’ operation was performed on Sunday, and the pains in the back, with which J he suffers, are believed to have been ( brought on from the accident in which lie was struck in the back by a wag-1 on more than a year ago. He is an , estimable young man of the city, be , eing employed as bookkeeper at the. Old Adams County bank, where he’ was always accommodating, and his

■ presence is greatly missed by the ent . i ployees and public alike. j Tena Home, daughter of Mrs. Eliza [ I beth Borne of near Preble, who has lor some time been afflicted with appendicitis, will undergo an operation and it was intended that she be taken to the St. Joseph’s hospital and this morning to undergo an operation by.| Dr. McOscar. Whether thest Intentions were carried out or not we are I unable to state, but if not, it will be done in the near future. I 1 I Mrs. Anton Krunnemaker, who has been in poor health from stomach trouble for some time, was taken worse yesterday and a doctor was hastily summoned. She is somewhat better today. i W. 1.. Guilder, who was so seriously i injured in a runaway more than a [week ago. is still showing improvement each day. and will get along all risht from now on, although his re < every will be rather slow. - BEGAN WORK TODAY. Portland Committee ’Goes” Right Right-of-way. , "To take up the right-d T-way for the extension of the Fort Wayne & Springfield traction line, from this city to ' the Adams county line, the committee named at the last Thursday evening' 1 meeting at the court room will start ' out Tuesday morning," says the Port land Commercial-Review. ‘ From that 'time they expect to continue actively at the work until it is completed. It ' is probable that all of the members ol ' the committee will be at the work. It ' was expected to start the taking up lof the land Monday morning, but on account of delay in securings some of! 1 the descriptions, there was a day s lateness. ! ’’lt is not expected that any difficulty will be encountered in securing the necessary strip of land. A number ot • those whose lands will be needed have already signified a willingness • to donate the strip required. The work will have to be done within the next, week, if the conditions laid down to I the traction company by the eastern capitalists are to be met. “At Berne, Geneva and Monroe, meetings have been held of the business men and others interested, and the same proposition presented to them as to Portland people. There was much enthusiasm and pledges , were made that the right-of-way would Ire secured in the time given. Mrs. Nina K. Tague Mann, of Muncie. wife of Attorney Frank Mann, a former resident of this city, one of the most active workers in the order of Rebekahs in the state, and a lady most estimable in the line of friendship with her many friends, passed away at her home at fifteen • minutes before five o'clock Monday 'evening, death relieving her from a I seven weeks’ attack of typhoid fever, ' along with other complications, which for the past six weeks steadily confined her to her bed. The sad news of her death was received by relatives in this city late Monday evening, and although they, as well as those who had been con i stantly caring for her, extended hope until the last, the end came not unexpectedly. She was one of Muncie’s best known ladies. In lodge circles | she was prominent, and at one time arose to the presidency of the Rebek- — “•»* «• — —

> ah state assembly, as well as holding I other minor offices with which she had been favored. Up until their re1 inoval to Muncie she was a member of ‘ the home lodge, always lending her : counsel and aid in everything undertaken by the home members, and her i presence was greatly missed upon her removal, and now more so upon the receiving of the sad news of her demise. She was born forty-seven years ago near Salem, Indiana. her father being . Methodist ; minister, who later came to this city, ! where he had charge of the local church. Twenty-six years ago she I was united in marriage to Frank , Mann, the wedding cereiUbny being performed by her father. Up until their leaving here twelve years ago, Mr. Mann was engaged as a law partt ner with A. P. Beatty, the firm for a number of years enjoying a liberal I practice, and both Mr. and Mrs, Mann were held in high esteem by their wide acquaintance. Going to Muncie Mr. Mann again engaged in the law ! business, where he has since lived, they also commanding the resi>ect. ol all. Five children were born to them ( Gladys having preceded her mothei , several years ago. Those living, besides a loving husband, are Mrs. Mai j garet Harrison of Muncies Waite!-. Paul and, Ruth, the two latter being I still at home. She also leaves a step(mother, Mrs. Tague, and four hal'brothers. The clubs and lodges with which ( Mrs. Mann was affiliated as well as ( others will hold memorial services in I her honor and attend the funeral, , which will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home.

. Burial will be made in Beech Grove I cemetery at Muncie. . - o , CO-OPERATIVE TESTS OF VARIETIES OF WINTER WHEAT FOR INDIANA FARMERS. The Purdue University Agricultural , Experiment Station is prepared to fur,i nish to a limited number of interested farmers in Indiana, ten pounds of each of four or five leading varieties of winter wheat to test on their own farms this season. , The quantity of seed of each variety sent is sufficient to sow a tenth acre and will be furnished without cost on condition that an honest effort be made to conduct the test according to instructions and report the results at the end of the season. 1 Past experience shows clearly tha; these local tests may be of great vn tie, ar, through them, many farme s are made acquainted with varieties which better s tit their conditions, . than those now in use. i Those applying first will be given first consideration, fair distribution of ' course considered. Address. Soils and Crops Department, Agricultural Experiment Station. Lafayette. Ind. — — n -- —— — - j The carnival company, known as the Crest ent Amusement company, arrived this morning over the G. R. Arailroad in two cars, which were ca - Tied by the regular 8 o’clock train north from Fort Recovery, Ohio, whe:e ( they played till last week. The aggregation at once came-to town, where they hunted up the mayor and sough: their license and street permits, hut the mayor deemed it necessary to call a meeting of the council who decided to allow them to locate in a prescribed territory, provided they would not injure tlie streets. They curry foul ■ shows, the Vaudeville Ladies, the Southern Minstrels, a snake show, and 'what is known as a four-in-one, that is four attractions for ope admission. Besides this comes several stands, baby racks, shooting galleries, and otb er devices. They will use the west half of Court street, one block ot Third street and half of Mfidisou * street, providing they get the s*gua ' titres of the property owners abutting ‘tupon the said streets. As a special policeman, John Andrews was appoint- ■ ed by the police board to stay on dun until the carnival left town. I — r - , ' COURT * :j ' -- - I Horse stealing has apparently not (been confined to this vicinity lately, ' as Sheriff Durkin Monday received a Icard from Austin M. Parsell of Ango- ; la, sheriff of Steuben county, asking . j him to be on the lookout for a bright . I bay mare, which was stolen Friday, (■August. 4th, from the field of George (■ Gilbert, four miles southeast of Pleas j ant Lake. The mare is twelve years i I old, thin of flesh, weighing 1200 ' pounds, light mane and tail, and with 1 other minor distinguishing marks. Reports should be made to Sheriff Durkin of the finding of such a horse. A reward of twenty-five dollars is offered I o 1 The transcript and papers in the ‘ case of the State vs. Edward Tobin. ' alias Frank Smith, were filed in the ' circuit court today, the respondent be ing bound over from 'Squire Stones court under S2OO bond. Tobin is charged wuh sodomy, the affidavit having 1 been Made by Francis May, hls alleged victim.