Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES G. R. & I. (In effect September an, r*C', TRAINSNORTH, No 5-Dally 1;30 No 3- Daily (except Sunday, 3-17 on No 7-lHily (except Sunday -Jdain TRAINS SOUTH. No 3—Dally (except Sunday ... 1 -i«» „ ~ No 13-I -ally (except Sunday).. I ~, No’—Daily _— ■ ■ i CLOVER LEAF. EAST, No B—Commercial Traveler, d .ily r> -", a m No S Mail, dally, except Sunday I'J ,>s , No 4— Day Express, dal y ... . . No es-Local Freight 1:10km WEST. No 3-Day Express, dallv 5-25 am Nel Mall, dally, except Sunday tl®sn, No N—Commercial Traveler, daily p‘7,, ~ No »-Local Freight .. CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22. 191-2. WEST. No 7 -Express, dally, except Sunday..2:22am No * -N w York and Boston 1.1 • Ited through coach Columbus ami Chicago |g.». n Nt) 13—W< Ils Fargo Express 13 » m No 31—Marlon-Huntington Acc’m. 742,. m EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for NY .. 222 a m No S3—Cleveland and Columlm- css a m No 4—N« w York and Boston I,United through coaches Columbus andChleago . 3:24pm No 14—Huntingt'n Meadville Expr's - 2U ji m Mary Hodge is at Williams today. E. Fritzinger transacted business at Fort Wayne last night. Jack McFeely made a business trip to Fort Wayne last night. Hiram Gregg transacted business at Ft. Wayne this morning. Mrs. W. H. Murphy is one of the many who are now on the sick list. Mrs. Jesse Sutton returned last evening from a several days visit at Geneva. Harve Sprague and son, James, made their regular trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Miss Hattie Burns, who is attending business college at Huntington, will Sunday here. J. M. Lenhart went to Hoagland this morning to resume work for the Myers & Lenhart saw mill. R. K. Erwin. Sr., returned to his home at Fort Wayne this morning after a week’s visit here with relatives. Rev. Thomas Bober went tc Boughton, Ohio, last night where he will engage in the ministerial work for some time. Mrs. Lydia Tullis of the Big Store has returned to her home at Mercer. Ohio, on account of her very poor health. Mrs C. K. Bell and Robert Merryman went to Lima last evening where they will visit the former's sister. Mis. Tilbury. O. N. Snellen left for Berne this morning to look alter the interests of the McCormick Harvesting Machine company. Miss Kate Kilvain of Lima, who has been visiting Miss Marv Wilhelm for several days, returned to her home last evening. Mrs, Frank Ferrell returned from Hoagland this morning where she ■ has been visiting with relatives for a few days past. J. M. Stewart, an old Decatur boy, who has been visiting his mother at Wren, returned to his home at South Bend this morning. William Erwin of Montpelier, who has visiting R. K., Dore and Dan Erwin fur the past week returned to his home this morning. Sam Muggetts, a clever gentleman from Berne, was in the city last evening attending to business and made us a short but pleasant call. James Fasnaugh, the 160th boy, spoken of yesterday was sentenced to Jeffersonville reformatory forfromone to three years. He leaves a young wife in destitute circumstances. Miss Rose Tonnellior entertained about twenty of her lady and gentle men friends last night at her home on North Fifth street, at progressive Carom. A genera! good time was had by al! present.

Farmers, Attention! ; —ififflL —$ I am prepared to cry i-' ,; «'■'*' Ida to book yours. ■ i lw v ' a ' c ” ( ‘ ar ‘ s :lt ■K*-* ■ brittsoii Brothers hard4 ■ r.dwini pifo w ß :o'‘ Sali>i’aetion yuaran- ; A: teed .md prices right. FRED REPPERT, AUCTIONEER. DECATUR. IND.

Our office -‘imp” is on the sick list today. Clem \ oglewede returned to Marion this noon. M ill Pitts of Geneva, is in town on business today. Charles Christen transacted business al Bluffton today. John Bollinger was at Bluffton today looking alter business interests. C harles Jeffries, the Burt House clerk, was in Fort Wayne last night. J. H. Hall returned last night from J rankfort, where he has been on business. Miss Marie Comer of Marion, is the guest of Mrs. Fred Miller tor a few days. James Cone returned to his home at Swazee last night, after transact- ‘ ing business here. Dave Hughes who was run in this morning by the city officers for rowdyism, was released. Laver Meibers is assisting Fred Reppert auctioneering the Julius tlaugk sale today. Frank Erwin who has been visiting here the past week returned to his home at Fort Wayne this morning. W. L. Downey of Indianapolis, is in the city representing a Catholic magazine and soliciting subscription for same. Levi Mumma who suffered a bad fall at Montpelier, about ten (.ays ago, is fast recovering and is expected to arrive in the city in a few days. Mrs. M. A. Smith returned to her home at Pleasant Mills this noon, alter visiting with her father, J. W. Peterson, who recently had two ribs broken. Judge Erwin will soon be a resident of this city, as he is now moving his household effects from the farm to a residence at the corner of Monroe and Ninth streets. Jim Gerard returned to Ft. Wayne this morning. Jim has bee been here making arrangements for moving which will be done as soon as the ’ weather moderates. Mrs. George Roop entertained a number of her lady friends yesterday afternoon at her home on Sixth street, in honor of Mrs. Jesse Kauffman of Moras, Kansas. It was a delightful and very pleasant event. A penticostal prayer meeting will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Drummond in the north [>art of town and members are urged to be present. Mrs. Merriman will serve as leadei. “Chick” Stahl the crack base ball player has been laid up at Fort Wayne ' with an attack of lagripf»e. He is | lietter now and will leave the first of March for Hot Springs where he will 'go into training for the approaching | ball season. J. S. Nelson, wife and child, of Fort ! Wayne, are in the city visiting with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Murphy. Mr. Nelson has resided in Fort Wayne for \ two months past and is employed as a I kx-amotive fireman on the P., Ft. W. i A C. railroad. Judge Erwin will bo unable to attend the banquet to lie given by the Jefferson club at Fort Wayne tonight on account of the Reynolds case lie ing still in progress. Judge Erwin was to have responded to the toast “Lessons of Defeat.” John Everett, the grocerymau, found a Japanese newspaper in a lease of tea yesterday, which was put there when the tea was packed for shipment. The paper has the style of our newspapers, a cartoon on the i front page and is interspersed with advertisements. The Bachelor Maids were entertained last night by Miss Mayme Deminger at her home ou Madison. Progressive hearts and guessing conI tests were the chief amusements of the evening. Misses Hallie Moser and Mayme Fullenkatnp won the j merit prizes and the consolations by j Misses Nettie Smith and May Nib- | lick. The guests of honor were Miss ■<«s Ethel Starr, Hally Moser and Jesi sie Spaulding, of Bluffton.

John Elzey of Monroe, was in town this morning. John Hendricks of Monroe, was a business visitor here today. Janies Newman of Delphos, is very sick at the home of RollaCslderwood. Miss Victoria Stone is visiting her brother, Ross, at Muncie, for an indefinite time. Martin Kizer of Linn Grove, attended the funeral of Jacob Bender this morning. Mrs. Ross Stone returned to her home at Muncie today, after an extended visit with relatives here. D. F. Black, a tank builder of Ohio City, returned to his home at norm after transacting business in the city Mr. and Mrs. E. Johnson of Powers. Indiana, arrived in the city this noon for a visit with Oliver Johnson. Mrs. Emma Aumspaugh returned to her home at Greenville, Ohio, this noon, after visiting in this city with E. A. Mann and wife. Mrs. Susan Walk of Bluffton, arrived in the city today for a visit with her mother. Mrs. Robert Foreman, and her niece, Miss Hattie Gross. Eugene Christen organized another class of dancer last evening, about thirty in the list, most of whom are members of the Columbian club. They will have their first lesson Tues dav evening. Eugene now has about fifty in his various classes. H. A. Fristoe was taken quite ill while at the “Smoke House,” yester day evening and was obliged to go home. He was feeling pretty tough last night, and although much better I today he has a good case of grip to wrestle with which will discomfit him for a while. At the time when the new G. R. & I. depot was opened for business, two ’ four wheeled trucks arrived to be used for baggage and express purpo ses. The carriages were lettered I Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne : R. R. which seems a little odd as that i was the name of the road before the Grand Rapids got control! of it. Yet jit is according to law as the Grand i Rapids A Indiana Railway company 1 does not own the road that runs from Richmond to Fort Wayne but simplv operate it under a99 year lease. G. R. & I. rolling stock is used but all depots, station equipments, yards and | right-of-way between Fort Wayne and Richmond is owned by the C. R I & Ft. W. R’y. Co. ZIBELINE CLOTH COSTUME. Simple and rich is the street cos- ' tume here depicted, It is fashioned •of deep red zibeline cloth; the jacket, J following the newest mode, is cut without a collar, and has a Directoire front which may be worn open or closed. The fronts, yoke and the wide turn back cuffs are of heavy white broadcloth, embroidered with black Corticelli silo silk. Black pes sementerie ornaments and black mo hair braid are used for the further garniture. Braids and buttons play a most important part on gowns. The braids are simply beautiful in their nJ? if] X I '' . varied design. Black and white silk I braids in curved designs are very handsome. One style of braid on a gown is out of the question; at least I three or even five, are seen. Fancy silk braids are combined with different width of soutache, till carefully stitched down with Corticelli silk. Disks of black silk soutache are used a great deal. Anothe r combination is heavy black silk braid embroidered in chenille. Next Sunday morning at the United Brethren church, will be delivered by the pastor, Rev. Pontius, a memorial sermon to the Knights of Pythias. Al! members of this order, whether members of Kekiooga lodge or not, are requested and invited to be at Castle Hall at half past nine and ac company tho lodge, who will attend church in a body. 32-5 Colors of C bllilrcn's Eyes. It has been conclusively proved that women have a larger proportion of brown eyes than men. If In psretils the mother has brown eyes ami the father blue, the chances are eightyoliffit to twelve that the girls of the funiily will bo brown eyed, the percentage in favor of the boys having blue eyes being seventy-two to twenty-eight. If the parents have eyes of like color, the chances In favor of the children, both male nod female, having eyes of the mine color nre ninety-two to eight

LIABLE TO EXPLODE. HARMLESS HOUSEHOLD GOODS THAT ARE REALLY DANGEROUS. Sugar and Chlorate of Potash Is a Wicked Combination, and Floor Dust and Dry Air la Fraught W ith Danger—Oddities of Guncotton. At the premises of an English company there occurred some time ago a disastrous lire which completely gutted an enormous building and caused losses aggregating $500,(100. The lire was attributed to an explosion of malt. Any line inflammable dust when mixed with a certain proportion of dry air will explode. There was a previous similar accident in a New York candy manufactory. A terrific explosion which wrecked the entire building was discovered to be due to the fact that particles of fine icing sugar had been allowed to invade the room where the furnaces were. An eminent authority on explosives declares that many of those accidents in coal mines usually attributed to fire damp have been caused by dry coal dust suspended in the galleries having been accidentally tired. Even so apparently as innocent a substance as flour becomes fearfully explosive when mixed in suitable proportions with dry air. Another substance that has proved to be extremely dangerous when stored in large quantities is chlorate of potash. A disaster some years ago in a big London factory proved the destructive powers of this simple remedy for colds. Sugar and chlorate of potash mixed form an explosive which has been tried , for blasting purposes, but so dangerous a compound is it that any explosive containing these ingredients is not likely to pass tlie government tests in this country. A good many years ago it was discovered that cellulose soaked in strong nitric acid changed from a substance no more harmful than pa«4er to a fierce explosive. The number of materials on which nitric acid will work a similar transformation is almost eudiess. Wood, paper, straw, coal. peat, pitch, starch, sugar, ten tan. phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper and magnesium are only a few that could be named. One of the best known and most terrible of these mixtures is nitroglycerin, which is simply nitric acid and common glycerin mixed together and allowed to fall into a stream of water. Dynamite is nothing more than nitroglycerin absorbed by some spongy substance. A him, nsbestus, plaster of parts, sawdust, bran, meal, even dried and pounded potatoes, have been employed for this purpose, but the substance most commonly employed is what is known as ‘ kiesel guhr,” or spongy earth. This is the kind of clay formed of minute fossil shells, great beds of which art' found in Germany aud other parts of the world. Guncotton, which was first made in 184‘J, is tlie form of nitro compound usually employed in war. It is manufactured from ordinary cotton waste treated with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids. There is one very curious point about I guncotton. It cannot be made from raw cotton in the bale; waste cotton is 1 ecessary for its manufacture. It seems as if tlie bleaching to which manufactured cotton lias been subjected has something to do with fitting the waste for becoming explosive material. Oily waste is. however, completely useless for making guncotton, and if even a little is carelessly i»ed a whole batch of the manufactured product may be spoiled. Guncotton is so extraordinarily sudden in its action that a small quantity has been exploded Ln contact with a heap of gunpowder and has failed to set lin- t<> it. The great advantage which guncotton possesses over all other explosives is that damp does not injure it. in fact, wet guncotton explodes with just as great violence as dry. but is of course much harder to tire. Consequently it Is one of the safest explosives to carry, as it can be thoroughly wetted before packing ami kept wet during transport. For mining purposes or for use in war guncotton is usually compressed into hard cakes. The cordite which is now used in British military rifles is a rather more compound substance, being composed of thirty-seven parts of guncotton mixed witli fifty-eight of nitroglycerin and live parts of mineral jelly. It is fortm d into little cords each threeeighths of an inch in diameter. These are made up into little fagots which are placed in the cartridges. What seems u very odd substance from which to make an explosive is gutta perctm. But by the action of nitric acid it cun be turned into a form! dable detonator. Each country has its pet powder. The United States uses piernteof ammonia; the French have a beautiful, semitransparent, chestnut colored powder made <>f tlie nitrates of potassium mid barium. Besides these there -JT • dozens of explosives with fnucy mitoes such ns ballistite, cannonlte. ritleite, rundlte, plastomenite. These vary in size mid shape of grain, color mid power, but tl. >y all depend on tlie action of nitric acid for their explosive force.—Atlanta Constitution. The H.‘llr anil Iler l)rr«a. Once upon a time there wns a famous belle who made frequent visile to her dressmaker aud stay ed quite long each time because she was partlculur about the fit of her gowns, and the modiste desired to plenae tier. They would cut and tit and sbnpe 1 and work to bring every lim> and curve i into proper relation, so that the effect 1 would be nrtisttc aud pleasing to the | eye. Moral.—Matters of form are often the' Imnnrtant mutters.—New York Herald.

SPOT CASH =— FEBRU AR V—SHOE SALE! If you need Shoes, buy fhem now. If you haven't got the money, borrow it.

Men’s $5.00 Shoes, excepting Dr. Reed’s §3.48 Men’s §3.50 aud $4.00 Shoes.... 2.98 Men’s Fine Kid Patent Tip Shoes 1.69 Men’s odd sizes in $1.75 and $2 Shoes 1.15 Men’s Light Arctics 75 Men’s Rubber Overshoes 48 Men’s Leather Boots 1.00 A lot of high-cut $2.50 Shoes at 1.48 Men’s s2.ooLeather Boots 1.00

NO MATTER WHAT THEY COST, WE NEED THE ROOM. Charlie Voglewede ——— —THE shoe-seller —

FLOWER AND TREE. Powdered sulphur applied daily is a good remedy for mildew on rosebushes. Plants may' be grown in comparatively small pots by applying a weak solution of guano. Oregon is said to have a white sunflower which grows wild in some localities in the valleys of the Blue mountains. Cress is the quickest growing of plants. Vnd >r perfect conditions it will flower and seed within eight days of planting. A northern aspect for the orchard gives a colder and later soil and retards the blossoming until a later period. thus lessening the danger from spring frosts. If for no other reason than its habit of late blooming, tlie salvia deserves a place in every garden. Nothing can be more splendid than a well grown bed of salvia in early autumn. The finest house plants grow where the temperature does not get above 7f j degrees nor lower than GO degrees. But most of ns would think we were freezing to deatli in rooms of tlie best temperature for plants. G 5 degrees. Gracefully Turned. Disraeli’s resourceful w-it enabled him to play the courtier at ail times and to give—as in an instance which the Loudon Daily Chronicle recalls—a complimentary turn even to satire. Soon after he had received his title I aud had become the Earl of Bea neonsI field an old peer greeted tlie new peer I one day and asked him how he felt. Beaconsfield was just walking away from the house of lords, but his thought seems to have been in the house of commons, for be said: "I foe! as if 1 were dead and buried.” The old peer looked aghast “And,” Beaconsfield continued, with scarcely a pause, "and in the land of the blessed.” The old peer smiled again and loved I Beaconsfield forever after. EARLHAM COLLEGE, SPRING AND SUMMER TERMS During’ the spring ami susnner | terms Earlham College offers a wide I range of studies particularly adapted ' to the needs of teachers and students preparing to teach. The two terms together constitute neatly the equiva- | lent of a half college year. The total I expenses for board and tuition for the ' entire time will range from $75 to SIOO. | $65, or less, will cover all necessary ■ expenses for the spring term. Board :in the college dormitory for the six weeks of the summer term will cost The spring term begins March i 30: the summer term June 16. Spaci ial arrangements are made for the ad mission as late as April 13, of teachers whose schools do not close in time for them to enter at an earlier date. For announcement containing courses of , study and full particulars, address, The Secretary, Earlham College, I Richmond, lutliaua. 31-6 PUBLIC SALES. Jeremiah Draper will oger for sale 1 at his residence, one and three rpiar ters miles southeast of Freidheitn and i seven miles northwest of Decatur, on , the William Boltemeyer farm, at ten o’clock a. tn. ou Monday, March 2, the following personal property to wit: Four milch cows, four calves, four teen shoats, three brood soma, hay in tho mow, corn in the shock, buggy, sleigh, buy fork, bob sleds, chickens, I turkeys, geese and many other articles. Terms: Sums of $5 aud under, cash; over that amount a credit of nine months will bo given, purchaser giv ing his note with approved swuritv. Fred Reppert, auctioneer. The undersigned will sell nt public auction to the highest bidder at his residence one mile east of Preble and four miles west of Decatur, at ten o’clock a. m., on Tuosdny, Februrnry 24, the following personal property, to-wit: Five head of work horses, two colts, yearling, two year old, three ’ milch cows, four full blooded short j horns, yearling steer, two calves, nine ; head of shouts, weigh 130 pounds; six

Boys’ Leather Boots $ ,75 Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes 2.48 Ladies’ $3.00 Shoes. 2.24 Ladies’ Kid Shoes, all sizes 98 Ladies’Calf-Skin Shoes, 4 to 8. 1.00 Ladies’ Storm Rubbers 39 Ladies regular Rubbers 34 A lot of Girls’ Calf Shoes, Is and 2s 75 A lot of Girls’ $1.50 Kid Shoes .95

I brood sows, all with pig; full blooded Poland-China boar, nine pigs, eight head of sheep, one horse power grind er, fodder cutter, buzz saw, fanning mill, wheat screen, corn binder, two wagons, three inch tire - spring wagon, block wheel wagon, corn plow, riding spring harrow, grain drill, hay tedder, set double work harness, stock cutter, spike tooth harrow, spring tooth bar row, bob sled, feed cooker, mowing machine, land roller, two sets of hay ladders, two double shovel corn plows, two single shovel corn plows, cultivator, two heating stoves, extension table, corn in crib, two breaking plows and other articles. Terms of sale: j $5.00 or under cash; sums above that I 9 months time will be given by the purchaser giving his note with secur ity to the satisfaction of the tinder signed. W. D. Rinehart, owner; Fred Reppert, Auctioneer. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will offer for sale at his residence, one and three-quarter miles southwest of Pleasant Mills and four miles west of Willshire, at ten o’clock ia.m., on Thursday, March 5,1903, the following personal property, towit: Five head of horses, consisting .of brood mare with foal, nine years I old; gelding, seven years old; colt, coming two years old; two Norman mares, match team, coming three years old; two cows, one will be fresh Iby March 20, one giving milk; two years old steer, four yearling calves, I two brood sows, will farrow April 5; four shoats weighing ninety pounds each, fifty head of chickens, six head lof geese, broad tire Turnbull, Olds and narrow tire wagons, top buggy, two seated carriage, road cart, disc j harrow, spike tooth harrow, two break- ■ ing plows, three double shovel plows, Deering mower, spring tooth hay rake, Avery riding cultivator, as good as new; Milwaukee binder, seven foot ; cut, as good as new; grain drill, grain cradle, mud boat, pair of bob sleds, set of log harness, set of farming harness. set of double buggy harness, set of single harness, seven stands of bees, five toss of clover hay, seventy shocks of corn fodder, one hundred bushels 'of corn, fifteen bushels of seed corn, one hundred bushels of oats, ten bushels of early seed potatoes, pair of hay ladders, bolt ladders, two log chains, twenty four feet each; forks, hoes and many other articles t<K> i numerous to mentii n. Terms of sale: §5.00 < r under, cash; sums above that ten months time will be given by tho 1 purchaser giving his note with security to the satisfaction of the under signed. Philip Gephart. owner. Fred Reppert, aucti< neer. The undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at his residence at the south corporation line ;on Chestnut street, in the cif ” of Decatur. Indiana, at ten o’clock a. m., on Saturday, March 7, 1903, the following personal property, to-wit: Black mare, ten years old, with foal; bay mare, eleven years old; sorrel horse eolt, two years old iu May this year, ; well bred; bay colt, two years old; , western colt, three years old; cow and calf, cow that will calve about April 10, three year old heifer that will calve about May 1, yearling calf, brood sow, ' full blood; sow that will farrow about April 1, two pigs, full blood: and seven shoats that will weigh at least fifty pound.-: per head, light two horse I wagon, heavy two-horse wagon, pair lof bob-sbsle,sulky hay rake, Empire mower, sulky corn plow, two horse Bryan A Fay breaking plow two double shovel plows, single shovel plow, iron Duke harrow, two horse roller, set double work harness, about 250 bushels of corn in the erib, about 125 bushels of oats in the granary, two tons timothy hay, 100 shocks of corn fodder and auch other iinpie ments that belong to a farm. Terms of sale: $5.00 or under, cash; sums above that 12 months tune will be given by the purchaser giving his note with approved security to the satis faction of the undersigned. R. S. ; Peterson, Owner. Fred Reppert, • Auctioneer.