Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1903 — Page 4

Rural Route News. Pleasant Dale. Willis Landis is on the sick list. Grace Wright sjx'iit Sunday at S. Shell’s. The schools of this township closed Friday. 27th. Roy Heller was seen Sunday with three girls in his buggy. Too ■ many Roy. Samuel Lisy is nursing a sore knee again, which he cut last fall , with a corn knife. Sautbine & Sovine finished saw- i ing R. Wright’s lumber Saturday.’ He ex]X‘cts to build a Ixirn soon. The fanners of this vicinity were r fairly represented at the sale of Mrs. Susannah Bell, Tuesday the 24th, inst. Mr. Win. Briener, Sr., made a I sale the 24th inst. and sold his per- i sonal property. What his intentions | are for the future we are not able i to say. William Eiler can hardly wait ’till ’ spring Why? Well, I’ll tell yon. , He has been setting at home all win- i ter on Saturday night and on Sun -| day night he goes to church all by ; his lonesome, simply bt*catwe he. has no girl. Well, as plenty as the girls are, why don't he pick one up. I Hasn't he the sand. Plenty! Won’t his father let him have the buggy?] Any time he wants it. Can't he startjbefore spring? He could. y<s. but— Why don’t he do it then? Well, I’ll tell you, he has lieen go-; ing to school all winter and he thinks he can’t study on Monday without any breakfast. Why? do the girls take hisappetite that way? No indeed. Why don’t he eat then ? Well he goes to see her on Sunday night and when he gets back break fast isover and he goes to school and the teacher whips him for lx>ing ttrdy. Well I think as soon as the roads get better he’ll go over. High School Notes. BAY ALLEN, EDITOR.

Attendance has again reached its normal percentage. The S’niors are busily engaged in looking up material fortheir essays., The Juniors have taken up Julius Caesar and the Sophomores Ivanhoe in English. There will be no school next Thursday and Friday on account of the annual session of the Teachers' association. A large number of high school students attended Dr. Willets' lecture Thursday evening. In spite of the inroad made on grades, the time was well spent. Monday morning Mr. Merrell gave an inti restiing talk on living up to the religious and moral principles which we believe. As an illustration he {minted out the adh< rence of the Amish to the letter of their law. Although "Mr. Bob” has been postponed, it will make its apjiearance in a few weeks. This is the first effort of the kind in Decatur, and from the ise.il of those engaged, t promises to lx- a successful venture. Miss Dailey's program for Friday opening exercises <• insisted of five numliers as follows: Vocal solo by Leota Hower; recitation by Maud Russel; piano solo by True Fristoe; recitation by Blanche Carrol; and i cornet solo by Jesse Sellemeyor Wednesday morning the picked quartette of the Disciples of Minerva literary society rendered a selection under the allspices of Miss Hathaway. It was so well applauded that ) they were com | >elied to sing another one. The members of the quartette ' are Carrie Blosser, Issita Houer, ' John Jones and Raymond Knoff.

PUBLIC SALES. \V. E. Falk will offer for stile at his residence one -half mile east •of Rivare, Inti , beginning at 10 •o'clock a. in. on Monday, March 30 Three head of horses, consisting of one broodmare, ten yarn old. one four year old, one two year old. Ten head of cattle, three milk cows, two throe year old hiefers, Two ?-year old steers, threee yearling calves', 40 head of ewes, all with lambs, 31 lirood sows, will farrow soon; Two I mule hogs, seven pigs, about 50 chick-1 ens; farming implements of all kinds; household goods and many other articles, Terms of sale: |. r > or under, cash in hand, sums over that amount, nine months time will Ist given by tin* purchaser giving his noU with approved security. M. D Stewart, auctioneer.

Weather Forecast. Fair tonight and Sunday. 1 HOME MARKETS. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS. You are invited to insert in this column, free of charge, the price you I will pay for any farm product. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Cori rected every day. 1 GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Wheat, new 5 66 1 I Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) 48 ' Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed 46 , ! Oats, new 30 1 j • Rye 40 p Barley . - 40 I ■ Clover Seed.. 5 00 (g 6 50 ] 1 Alsyke . 6 50 <.( t 7 00 i Timothy . 1 60 i Buckwheat 65 I Flax Seed 1 10 ■ CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. J today as follows: Wheat, May $ 722 , Wheat. July 69J Corn, Mav 4’h' Corn, July 43S Oats. May.— 322 Oats. July 80* May Pork .. .$lB 05 July Pork .517 27 May Lard, per cwt 10 07 Ju[y Lard, per cwt 9 85 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red. cash $ 73} May wheat 74 J July’,, heat. 711 Cash corn. No. 2. mixed, cash 421 May corn 421 July corn 43J ; Oats, cash 34j Oats. May. 33 • . Oats, July 302' Rve, cash 53 | ’ *

STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs. 5 5J Hogs, per cwt. S 6 25 (or 57 00 ■ Cattle per lb. 3J (n 4| i Calves, per lb 5 @ 5.1 COWS 2 «r 3 j i Sheep, per lb @ 3 j Beef Hides, per lb. 6 ■ POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb .09 - Fowls, per lb 08| Ducks, per lb 10 Turkeys, per lb. 10 to 11 | Geese, per lb. .05 : HAY iTARKET. No. 1 timothv hav (baled) ’ 510.00 © 511.50 No 1 mixed hay (baled) —. No. 1 clover hav (baled) Losse hay 51.50 less. WOOL AND HIDES. I . BY B. KALVER A SON. I I Wool 15c to 18 ! Sheep pelts 40c to 51 00 i- Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides 071 Coon hides 40c W 1 35 i Possum hides 10c (fit 40 . Skunk hides 25c (a 1 00 , Mink hides ... 50c @ 2 00 Muskrat hides 18c l{i 25 Tallow, per pound 01J COAL. Anthracite 5 900 Domestic, lump 4 75 Domestic, nut 4 50 OIL /TARKET. Tiona $1.65 Pennsylvania 1.50 Corning 1.30 New Castle 1.37 ; North Lima 1.14 South Lima 1.09 Indiana 1.09 Whitehouse 1.20 Somerset 95 Lacy 95 Barkersville 95 Ragland 55 — OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOTS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz $ 11 Butter, per pound 12 Potatoes, per bushel .. 45

MARKET NOTES. Liverpool market opened i to I cent higher on wheat. Corn opened Ito 2 cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs —9,000 Wheat 10 cars u t'i 119 cars Oats 221 cars Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 22,(XM* Wheat . 20 cars, Corn 120 cars Oats 200 cars ' Deitructiv* Blaze in Market. Chicago. March 28.—A 100-pounrt ! , tank of ammonia exploded in the Ful- , ton street market last night. Before j the flames were extinguished damage , to the amount of |IOO,OOO had been , done.

I MARKET QUOTATIONS | Prevailing Current Prices for Grain, Provisions and Livestock. Grain and Provisions at Chicago. Wheat—Wagon, .’2c; No. 2 red strong 71 Corn—Steady; No. 2 mixed. Oats —Steady; No. 2 mixed, S 3 Cattle—Slow at IS.ftO Hogs—Qaiet at a 7.flu Sheep—Steady at Lam ba—Steady at 13>7. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. < »pc tie 1. < I Mi£ Wheat— Mar 3 I Mav 7J\ .?«»< , July .fly l . CornMar ] Mar 43‘ H July 43% .48% Oate— Mar n% May S 3' 4 July .Sv% * ForkMar 18.10 18.00 July ....1f.20 U.iO Sept 17.00 10.95 fl LardMay 10.1 C 10.07 July 9.8* Sapt 9.81 9.82 Ribs— Mar. 9.90 9.87 July.. 9.47 y.flo Sept 9.47 9.60 ('losing caah market —Wheat; He. corn 43e; oats. BSc; pork. 117.45; lard, 59.70 riba 19.12. At Louisville. Wheat— No. I new. "c Corn—No. X white. 41k- ; No. 3 mixed.4m Osw —No. 2 mixed. 40c; No. 1 while. 4: *,• ’ Cattle— Steady ai 43.7404.74 Hogs—Steady at |.i£7.So Sheep—Steady at|2<|4.4C Lambs—Steady at 13.50(03. At Cincinnati. Wheat—Quiet; No. 1 ret. 74P.e Corn—Steady; No. 2 mixed 42 ,o Oats—Steady; No. 1 mixed. »■' Cattle-Steady at IH$4. — Hom-Active at Sheep—Strong at IS »i>. Lambs—Strong at Xaft7.24 Livestock at Chicago. Cattle—Slow ; steen. 13-34.40; stockers sad feeders. 4!.»<X>s. Hogs—Steady st 48.00 >7.63 Sheep —Steady at Lambs —Stesiiv st At Mew York. Cattle—Slow at 13.T5 4 g. 40 ''r ~— Hogs—Qnlet at 43.73 S T.SO Sheep—Steady at 12.13 18.30 Lamo.—Steady at 44 #7. .'a At East Buffalo. Cattle-Steady at 12-75<^3.50 ■ ll “ • %' Hoge—Active at sa.Uk>.'.so Sheep—Steady at 52 23<>i.:3 (— Lam ba —Steady at 54 7» <7.a3 * f CUBANS GIVEN WARNING Amendment of Reciprocity Treaty Would Defeat the Convention. Washington. March 28. —Secretary Hay has sent a warning to Cuba that the slightest amendment of the Cuban reciprocity treaty by the Cuban congress. even that which proposes to make Its ratification conditional on the treaty going into effect during the current calendar year, certainly would defeat the convention itself, since any amendment must be submitted to the United States senate, and before that ’ can be done the date fixed for the final exchange of ratifications, March SI. will have been passed. Mr. Squiera, the United States minister at Havanai has transmitted this note to the Cuban foreign minister, and he is hopeful that it will be sufficient to curb the desire to amend the treaty. It is fully realized here that foreign Influences in Havana, which would be affected injuriously by the treaty, are working upon Cuban pride to defeat the ratification by attaching amendments to the treaty. Three such were introduced yesterday. This was fully expected and is regarded as within the legitimate duties of diplomatic representatives in such cases, but it is believed the effort will prove unsuccessfuL STATE AUDITOR ENJOINED Michigan Railroads Say Legislature Violated Constitution. Grand Rapids. Mich., March 28.— Judge Wanty yesterday in the United States circuit court for the western district of Michigan granted a tem porary restraining order forbidding Auditor General Perry F. Powers to I collect ad valorem taxes levied against the railroads of Michigan under the new Michigan taxation law. Each of the twenty-four railroads in Michigan filed individual and almost identical bills of complaint, asserting that the ad valorem taxation amendment was repugnant to the Fourteenth amendment ot the constitution oi the United States, because it discriminated be tween various kinds of transportation i companies. All the roads have paid their specific taxes under the old law Arguments will be heard on May 28 on a petition for a permanent injunction to take the place of the temporary re straining order issued yesterday, Literary Clubs Will Meet Crawfordsville, Ind., March 28.—The fourteenth annual convention of the Indiana Union of Literary clubs will he held in Crawfordsville May 19. 20 and 21. and the local committees are busy arranging for ft. They are looking for the largest attendance in the history of the organizatldE, and no effort will be spared to make the con vention a memorable one. Logansport Girl's Suicide. Logansport, .nd., March 28.— Lenora Mattlock killed herself with carbolic acid because her sweetheart. Harry Tarr of Hartford City, would not leave a circus with which he travels and marry her Tarr la an elephant train er. The girl died In agony, and Tarr la held aa a witness Miss Mattlock was the daughter of Hampton Mattlock, a farmer living south of the city.

1 • WHEN KNIGHTHOOD: ! was in novo W? Or, The Love Story of Chriles Erandon and Mary Tu<’. r. the K. . » • ' Happening In the Reign of His August Majesty King .ki-,' Rewritten wr.d Rendered Into Modern Entliah From Sir Edwin iji | «»'• Cnxkoden's Mrmcir amm ‘U £ By EDU/IN CASKODEN [CHARLES MAJvK 1 dte ('ojorio/it. lH3Snnd 1.10.’, b|/the .’{[

CHAITER VII. LOVE'S FIERCE SWEETNESS. j 'a'l pteh wo had all returned t 0 Greenwich the princess and Emm* Brandon were together frequently. Upon several oeea | sions he was invited, with others, to her parlor for card playing. But we spent two evenings with only four of us present prior to the disastrous events which changed everything, and of which I am soon to tell you. During these two event -o the ‘Sailor Lass” was in constant lemand. This pair, who should have remained apart, met constantly :r. f'd about the palace, and every glance added fuel to I the flame. Part of the time it was the princess with her troublesome dignity, and part of the time it was Mary simply Mary. Notwithstanding these haughty moods, any one witli half an eye could see that the princess was gradually succumbing to the budding woman; that Brandon’s stronger nature had dominated tier with that half fear which every woman feels who loves a strong man-stronger than her- • self. One day the rumor spread through the court that the old French king. Louis XII.. whose wife, Anne of Brittany, had just died, had asked Mary's hand in marriage. It was this probably which opened Brandon's eyes to | the fact that he had been playing with the very worst sort of fire, and first made him see that in spite of himself, and almost without his knowledge, the girl had grown wonderfully sweet and near to him. He now saw his danger and straggled to keep himself beyond the spell of her perilous glances and siren song. This modern Ulysses made a masterful effort, bitt, alas, had no ships to carry him away and no wax with which to fill his ears. Wax is a good thing, and no one should enter the siren country without it. Ships, too. are good, witli masts to tie oneself to and sails and rudder and a gust of wind to waft one quickly past the island. In fact, one cannot take too many precautions when in those en- , chanted waters. Matters began to look dark to me. Love had dawned in Mary's breast, that was sure, and for the first time, with all its fierce sweetness: not that ' It hnd reached its noon, or anything like it. In truth. It might. I hoped, die in the dawning, for my lady was as capricious as a May day. but it was love —love as plain ns the sun at rising. She sought Brandon upon all occasions 'I and made opportunities to meet him—not openly, nt any rate; not with Bran- ' don’s knowledge, nor with any conniv ' ance on his part, but apparently caring 1 little what he or any one else might 1 see. Love lying in her heart had made Iter a little more sbj’ than formerly in seeking him. but her straightforward way of taking whatever she wanted 1 made her transparent little attempts at concealment very pathetic. ’ As for Brandon, the shaft had entered bis heart, too. poor fellow, as ’ surely ns love had dawned In Mary's. He knew the hopeless misery such a passion would bring him. and helped ! the good Ix»rd, In so far as he could, ' to answer his prayer and lend him not 'I Into temptation. As soon ns he naw ’ th" truth he avoided Mary as much as possible. As I said, we bad spent several evenj ing* with Mnry after we came homo I from Windsor, at all of which her pref--1 ereuc" was shown in every movement Some women nre so expressive under strong emotion tbnt every gesture, a ■ turn of the head, a glance of the eyes. I the lifting of a hand or the poise of the i i body speaks with a tongue of elo- , quence, nnd such was Mary. Her eyes [ would glow with a soft fire when they II rested upon him. and her w hole person t! told all too plainly what, in truth, it ■ seemed she did not care to hide When !' others were present, she would restrain i herself somewhat, but with only Jane I nnd myself she could hardly maintain i n seemly reserve. During all this time i Brandon remained cool nnd really j seemed unconscious of his wonderful ' attraction for her It is hard to nnder- ’ stand why he did not see It. but 1 real'ly believe be did not. Although be I was quite nt onse In her presence, too ' much so. Mary sometimes thought, and. strangely enough, sometimes told him ! in a fit of short lived, quickly repented I auger that always set him laughing, yet there was never n word or gesture that could bint of undue familiarity. After these last two meetings, although the invitations came frequently. none whs accepted. Brandon hnrf contrived to have Ills duties, ostensibly nt lenat. occupy his evenings nnd did honestly what Ills Judgment told him was the one thing to do—that is. remain away from a fire that could give no genial wnrmtl). hut wns sure to burn him to the quick. I saw this only too pin inly, but never a word of It was spoken tietween us. The more I saw of this man the mom I resjiected him. and this curbing of his ! affections added to uiy already high esteem. The effort was doubly wise in Brandon's case. After n time Mary began to suspect bls attempts to avoid her. nnd she grew cold nnd distant through pique. Her manner, however, had no effect upon Brandon, who did not, or at least appeared not to, notice it. This the girl could not endure, and, lucking streugib to resist her heart,

soon returned to Hie Marv bad not seen Brandon for near IV tw<‘) weeks and was growing animus, when one day she and ane met him in a forest walk near the rher. Brandon was sauntering along read Ing when they overtook him. J «” e d me afterward that Mary's conduct upon coming up to him was pretty and curious beyond the naming- At first she was inclined to be distant and say cutting things, but when Brandon began to grow restive under them and showed signs of turning back she changed front in the twinkling of an eve and was all sweetness. She laughed and smiled and dimpled, ns only she could, nnd was full of bright glances und gracious words. She tried n hundred little schemes to get him to herself for a moment-the hunting of n wild flower or a four leaved clover or the exploration of some little nook in the forest toward which she would lead him—but Jane did not at first take the hint nnd kept close at her heels. Mary s Impulsive nature was not much given to hinting . —she usually nodded, and most emphatically at that-so after n few failures to rid herself of her waiting lady she said impatiently: ''Jane, in the name of heaven, don t keep so close to uu! You won't move out of reach of my hand, and you know how often It , inclines to box your ears!” Jane did know. I am sorry for Mary's sake to say. how often the fair hand was given to such spasms: so with this emphasized bint she walked on ahead, half sulky at the indignity put upon her and half amused at her whimsical mistress. Mary lost no time, but began the attack at once. • Now. sir. I want you to tell me the truth. Why do you refuse my invitations and so persistently keep away from me? I thought at first I would simply let you go your way. anil then 1 thought 1-1 would not. Don't deny it 1 know you won't. With ail your faults, you don't tell even little lies; not even to a woman—l believe. Now there is a tine compliment -is it not?— when I intended to scold you!” She gave a fluttering little laugh, and. wit'i banging bead, contlmied: “Tell mt, is not the king's sister of quality sufficient to suit you? Perhaps yon roust liave the queen or the Blessed Virgin? Tell me now?” And she looked up at him. half in banter, half in doubt “My duties"— began Brandon. “Oh. bother your duties! Tell me The truth.” "I will. If you let me.” returned Brandon, who had no intention whatever of doing anything of the sort. 'My duties now occupy ruy time in the evening"— "That will not do,” interrupted Mary, who knew enough of a guardsman's duty to be sure It was not onerous, j "You might as well come to it and tell the truth; that you do not like our society.” And she gave him a vicious little glance without a shadow of a smile. “In God's name, [jidy Mary, that is not It." answered Brandon, who was on the rack. "Please do not think it. I cannot bear to have you say such a thing when it is so far from the renl truth." "Then tell me the real truth.’’ "I cannot; I cannot. I lx>g of you not to ask Ix'ave me. or let me leave von! I refuse to answer further.” The latter half of this sentence was uttered doggedly and sounded sullen and ill humored, although of course It was not so intended. He had lieen so perilously near speaking words which would probably have lighted, to their destruction—to his certainly-the smoldering flames their breast that it frightened him. and the manner in which he spoke was but a tone giving utterance to the pain in his heart. Mary took It a* It souttdei! and In unfeigned surprise exclaimed angrily: 'Leave you? fio I hear aright? I never thought that I. the daughter and sister of a king, would live to be dismissed by a—by a—auy one.” “Tour highness"— p<»gai> Brandon, but she «as gone before he <x>uld speak. He did not follow her to explain, knowing bow dangerous sueh an explanation would be. but felt that it was best for them both that she should remain offended, painful as the thought was to him. Os course. Mary's womanlv self eg. teem, to say nothing of her royal pride was wounded to the quick, and no wonder. Poor Brandon sat down upon a stone, and ns he longingly watched her retiring form wlslud in his heart he were dead. This was the first time he really knew how much he loved the girl. aa d ie saw that, with him at least It was n matter of bad to worse and at mtn would floou bfr—worst. fend t .' lat ‘ IC ba<l Unll »' , ntlonnlly of fewled her all d hnd permitted her to 80 without an evp lnllntloll * dearer to him than ever. ~,.1 M knew tha^lf 11 " kuew that If matters went on ns thev were going th ,. thl)p Wol)M ten he would throw caution to the Sher r: U1 . <, 1 ,r} ,hC ""1-sihieS judgment sail L’t thej

time—that failure was certain to toi low the attempt nnd disaster sure t follow failure First, the king Wo A’ in all probability cut off his head upon an intimation of Mary's possible f OM ness for Idin, and, second, if he should be so fortunate as to keep his h ( . a(1 Mary could not and certainly Wl(l| A not marry him even if she hived l nn with all her heart. The distance b*. tween them was too great, nnd sl» knew too well what she owed to | l( , r position. There was but one thing |,>p New Spain, and lie determined XV |„ B sitting there to sail with tile next shin The real cause of Brandon's manner had never occurred to Mary. Although she knew her beauty and power, as she ? ZS A I _ There u<is but one thing U/t—New Spain. could not help but know it—not as a matter of vanity, but as a matter of fact—yet love bad blinded her when Brandon was concerned, and that knowledge failed to give her light as to bis motives, however brightly it might illumine the conduct of other men to ward whom she was Indifferent. So Mary was angry this time angry in earnest—and Jane felt the irritable palm more than once. I. too. came in for my share of her ill temper, as most certainly would Brandon had he »1 lowed himself to come within reach of her tongue, which he was careful no' to do. She did not tell Jane the cause of her vexation, but only said she verily hated Brandon, and that, of course, was the kev to the whole situation. (TO BE CONTINVID ] Thinks His Son Was Murdered. Evansville. Ind.. March 28. William Curry ot Knightsville came to this city to examine the clothing ot the man found in a vault several days ago He is of the opinion that the body ii that of hia son. who left home last April, and from whom no tidings have bean heard. j Brazil. Ind., March 28. —George Edwards was placed under arrest at J o'clock this morning on the chirge cl being impli-*ated in the murder ot Joseph Curry, whose decomposed bod’ was found in a cistern at Evansville The body has been identified by Wb Curry ot Knightsville as the remains of his son, Joseph Curry, who hw been missing since April 9, 19U2. Joi. Curry, tn company with K this city on April 9. ’9i>2. for Alabama to work in the mines. Edwards re turned to his home at Knightsville about a week later, and on being questioned stated that he left Curry « Terre Haute. Nothing has since beea heard of Curry. It Stopped. A,—Did your watch stop when you dropped it on the floor? B— Os course It did. Did you think it would go through? $25.00 Reward! We will give a reward of §25.00 for any kind of spavin or any splint, sweeney, capped hock, bowed tendon. wind galls, or any ailments that cannot be cured by the use of GILMORE’S CAUSTIC OIL. It has been so thoroughly tested that we know it will do all we claim and more. have so much faith In the curative power* that we guarantee every bottle to give satisfaction or money refunded. Price 50c per bottle- Gil' more Drag Co., Fletcher, Ohio. Use Gilmore’s Headache Powders. Sold by all druggists. Lost or Stolen. Policy number 7104 in the Conti' neutal Insurance company. J York, is either lost or stolen, and if issued was done without the thority of the 11 den agent for this company. Bho il 1 anyone b» r * a policy with this number it is void, and I would appreciate its return L A. Graham. Excursions. A Hpecial train will bs run over the G. R. A I. Thursday, April 2, to a*' commodate all thoee who exp# l attend the Teachers' Asscs'i.itiou b p s at Richmond' The train will I** 4 ' here at 9:45 a. m. Round trip theatrical excursion i‘ Toledo, Ohio, every day. March 111 April 4, account great speetßcu.nf production of Ben Hur. Rouml trip 11.25. Tickets good on train So ’ leaving Decatur at 12:08 p. tn. Ti'k eta good returning on train No ’ leaving Toledo at 1:45 a. allowing day of sale. Get tickets an information and reserve your sM** agents of Clover Leaf route.