Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1903 — Page 3

time tables G. R. & I. (In effect June 21,1903) TRAINS NORTH. No 5-Daily ■: 11:0* ptn No 3-Pally (except Sunday).. . 5:22 pm No 7-Daily to Grand Rapids b:(X) a m TRAINS SOUTH No 2—Daily (except Sunday, 1:10 p m No 4—Daily 2:32 a m No 12—Dally (except Sunday) 7:17 a m No. 14—Sunday omy 8:46 p tn CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3,1003. EAST. Ne 6—commercial Traveler, dally... 5:25 a m No 2-Mail, daily, except Sunday ..11.50 ain N, 4—Day Express, daily ...6:48 pm No iB-Local Freight ............1:10 am WEST No 3-Day Express, daily .. . 5:25 am No 1-Mail. dally, except Sunday ...11;25a in No s—Commercial Traveler, dally .. 9:l# p m No 28— Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14, 1303. WEST. No 9—Buffalo-! bicago Limited, daily 3:10 a m No 7—Express, dally I:42am No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago daily 12:38 pm No 13—Wells Fargo Express except Monday 6:12 a m No 21— Marion-Huntington Acc'm.. 10:10a m EAST No 8— Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:36 a m N< 22-Marion and Columbus except Sunday 6:58 a m No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 3:24 p m No 10—Buffalo and Chautauqua Lake 9:55 pm No. 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has (trough coach Columbus to Chicago. Harry Lamar went to Fort Wayne this morning for a short visit. .i crowd of Deeaturites left this morning for popular Oden. Barney Ktilv.tr made it business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. C. E. Neptune left this morning for Oden. Mich., where she will spend the summer. Mrs. A R. Bell and daughters went to Oden, Mich., this morning for their summer vacation. Mrs. R. K. Allison, daughter and son. left this morning for Boulder, Col., where they will remain during the summer. R. K. Allison went as far as Fort Wayne this morning with his wife and children, who are on their way to Boulder. Co], Fifteen members of the McPhers n Post, Sons of Veterans from Geneva, passed through here, this morning on their way to the encampment at Peru.

(GOING OUT 1 OF BUSINESS] $5,000 worth of Wall Paper and Paints | TO BE SOLD OUT. | Sale Began June Ist. | I GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED. | I LISTEN TO THEM: | g WALL PAPER 50 PER CENT OFF. g 1 15 c paper at 8c per bolt. 'Wk- paper at 18c. I ■ Borders at 2J cents a yard. Crepe Ingrains at 40c per bolt. ■ V 20e paper at 10c. Ingrains, 15c, 18c and 20c a bolt ■ W 25c paper at 12jc All borders 4c to 12c per yard. I * ' 30c and 35c papers at 15c. fl f All Paints, Brushes, Varnishes Oils, go at Cost. ■ W4c mouldings at 2c per foot. 5c mouldings go at 2|c a foot. a K 6c mouldings at 3c per foot. R ■ All other stock and brands go at discounts of 50 per cent. g K Finest grade of paints at $1.25 per gallon. ■ > THE ABOVE TELLS THE STORY. I have de- ■ a termined to quit business, and want to sell my > M entire stock as soon as possible. The BIG SALE ■ W begins at once. I have the greatest assortment ■ ■ of wall paper, paints and everything in my line ■ to be found anywhere, and if you need anything, ■ K buy it while you can make 50c on every dollar ■ ■ you spend. ■ |r. b.gregorvl I Decatur, Indiana, Cor. 3rd & Madison Sts. J

Chas Simeoke went to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Virginia Bobylia of Willshire, is here for an extended visit with relatives. The Misses Grace and Esther Cook went to Portland this morning where they will visit with Mrs. F. L. Snyder. Mrs R. B. Allison and daughter, Mrs. Macke, went to Oden Mich., this morning for a few weeks outing. Russia has eighty-six public holidays; Austria has seventy-six. In the United States we have only half a dozen, but it takes two week to recover from one of them. “ The Epworth League of Richmond will run a special excursion to Rome City, July 15, Rev. W. H. Daniel formerly of this city, will be one of the speakers there. The seventeenth annual encampment of the Indiana division of the Sons of Veterans commenced at Peru yesterday. About 500 delegates were present and a very successful time will evidently be the result. The main line of the Marshall street sewer has been completed as far as Fifth street and work is now in progress on the branches. The work advances rather slow for it is a deep cut and goes through only hard ground. Harrv Dibble, who lately passed | through an attack of the append icites,. is still in a very serious condition. Complications have set in but the phy sieiaus think that they now have control of the trouble as he was some what better this morning. • ’ Farmers are having all kinds of trouble securing laborers to help them get in their crops. J. W. Bosse wanted three men this morning and spent several hours looking for them. He was unsuccessful though he offered two dollars a day and board. The committee of St. Mary’s Catholic church have advertised for ' bids for heating their buildings. A heater for low pressure steam will I be placed under the schools and sisters house, amt a similar one under the church. A heater for hot water will be placed under the pari sonage.

Oscar Huffman is at Berne today. Miss Minta Ritter returned today to Pleasant Mills. The University of Michigan has 15,000 alumni, Harvard has 14,000 and Yale 11,436. Clean up Second street and clean it right away, if you care for the health of the citizens. Mrs. Lew Warrick of Wolcott, Ohio, is visiting here with her sister, Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. Harry Figley and wife and Miss Glen Boone, of Marion, returned today from Atwood Lake. Mrs. P. Oddle and Mrs. George Conrad went to Montpelier this morn ing for a visit with relatives. The Misses Sadie and Marr Lymanspell returned to Peterson this morning, after an extended visit here. Mrs. Dora Erwin and children returned to this city today from a ten days visit at Grand Rapids and Toledo, Ohio. “I’m onto you”the drop of ink. unto the blotter said; “Oh, dry up,” the blotter quoth, and the paper weight fell dead. Mr. and Mrs. E. Mann arrived home last evening from a several days visit with friends at Dayton, O. They report a splendid time. “Sweets to the sweet,” he boldly said as he handed her the sugar bowl. “Crackers to the cracked,” was the apt reply as she placed the cracker bowl under his chin. The city council will meet in regular session this evening. There is sufficient business ahead to warrant an interesting meeting and it is safe to say that there will be something doing. Mr. and Mrs. John Nix returned home last evening fiom Huntington, Ind., where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kastner in E. Sabine street and other relatives. Mesdames Charles Borden, Barrett, and Brayton of Geneva, spent the “Fourth with Mr. aud Mrs. George Louthan in Nuttman street. The latter two returned Sunday, while Mrs. Borden will not go home until | tomorrow morning. Frank Pearse, driver oFKingmore. ' the fast pacing horse of Beery & Holthouse, has gone to Tiffin, Ohio, where he will course the horse in the ; big races which are to be given in ' that city. Kiugmore is working : phenomenally and a fast future is eydently awaiting him. Alf Wertzberger of the north end of the city, is wanted on a charge of ' assault and battery, which was filed i against him by Lee Porter. The I trial was set for yesterday evening, ] but the defendant.could not be located, and it is presumed that he has left for parts unknown. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reynolds returned from Noble, Arkansas, last evening where they have been for some time. They brought liack the youngest child of Will Reynolds whose wife recently died and it is possible that the other children will also be sent here. For the present Will Reynolds will continue his residence in Kansas but expects to return to this city later on. The magazine canes which are now the best seller of Fourth of j July specialties is said to have been i originated by Fred Gethner of this i city. Fred made the firstone ever i used about four years ago and al- | though a little clumsy it involved i the same idea as those of today. He never realized the worth of the I invention und did not have it pat ented or today he would undoubtedly have been a rich man. A family reunion or rather a surprise on Mrs. (). France was given last evening, a nuinlier of her friends calling and enjoying a lawn supper. Those present were M< s-rs and Mesdames R S Peterson, H L. Conter. F. G. Christen. W. A. Lower, J. H. Heller and children, Mrs. Corbin, Mrs. DeVilbiss. Mrs. Cole, Misses Grace and Lizzie Peterson, Dick Peterson and France Conter and the France family. A delightful time was enjoyed. Byer Brothers of Rochester, Indiana, who ship hundreds of car loads of butter and jxiultry every year, have lately found away of disposing of the cracked eggs. All broken eggs are taken care of when first received and if any are spoiled they are quickly consigned to the garbage dump. After being assorted they are broken from the shells into tin cans and then sent to the refrigerating rooms. Here they are frozen solid and then carefully sealed and made ready for shipment. The pnxluct remains well preserved and is used in eastern hotels answering the purpose a Imirably.

Jacob Abnet, of Berne, was a business visitor here today. Mrs. V. 0. Selick went to Portland today for a short visit. Mrs. Sammy Miller returned to Ft. Wayne this afternoon. Mrs. Clara Watkins went to Berne this afternoon for a few days visit. Mrs. Lawrence Smith went to Geneva, today, for an extended visit. Mrs. Ernest|Moore returnedjtoday from an extended visit at Ft. Wayne. A special train containing some rail road officials passed through here on the Erie today. Ted Sauers has accepted a lucrative position as delivery boy for Fred Mills, the grocer. Miss Jessie Simison, who has lieen the guest of Miss Ruby Miller, returned to Berne this afternoon. Mrs. E. G. Connor and Mrs. Alonzo Fritts went to Geneva, this afternoon, after visiting here several days. Shaffer Peterson returned from Huntington this morning, where he bad been attending to some business. Walter Mann, of Muncie, who has been here the guest of Raymond Knoff, went to Monroe this afternoon. The seven year old son of Lon Ball was kicked in the groin this morning by a playmate. Internal abscess resulted and his condition is quite serious. Unclaimed letters are at the post office for Mrs. W. R. Miller, Miss Lulu Snideker, Mrs. Louisa Cripe, H. E. Edwards, Dick Houser and A. E. 1 Eaton. “ A very pleasant wedding took place |at the home of Mr. und Mrs. A. B. Oakley south west of Willshire on j Thursday in Adams county at 8:00 p. m. the parties being Mr. Otis B. | Sims and Miss Maud Merriss. Rev. I H. Kohn performed the ceremony. Discouraging crops report from the , west caused a bullish inclination of wheat and corn on the Chicago and \ Toledo markets today. Offerings were I also light and exerted its strengthen- , ing influence. Hogs were steady the j entire day and nothing unusual is anticipated in the pork line. Some one under the influence of a pipe, started the report that President Roosevelt would pass through here over the Erie. The more en- ' thusiastic ones went so far as to ■ organize a tend to march to the station. Meanwhile jTtxldy was chatting with Marcus Aurelius way : over at Oyster Bay. Premium lists f>r the Indiana State Fair have been received the date being September 14 to 18. the week before the Great Northern. The list is very complete but no more so than our own county fair i and many of the attractions will come from there here. The race purse run from S6OO to SIOOO. J Fred Avery, a clerk in the Five and Ten cent store arrived home this morning from Alanson. Mich., where he had been called Sunday, June 28th, by the illness of his eldest brother whom he arrived in time to see alive. The brother had been an invalid, with intervals of seeming health, for a jwriod of four or five years, but the immediate cause of his decease was malarial fever. Burial was held at Sherman, Michigan. Fort Wayne will send a fust base ball team to this city next Sunday for a game with the locals at Steel's park. Tlfis particular team has taken two games out of three from Delphos which defeated Decatur in the first game of the season and for that reason we exjx-ct next i Sunday s contest to be exceptionally ■ interesting. Manager Marty of the I home team has arranged to h ive j the judges stand moved from in ' front of tue grand stand and the diamond will be set further hick M ith all this additional expense he has decided to charge only admission at the gate and grand stand will go free. Ekk* and Fairlea. A writer In the Chicago Tribune Kays: “My people came from the north of Ireland. My great grundfatber always stuck hl* knife through the bottom of his eggshells after lie had eaten breakfast. My grandfather and father followed his example through force of habit, and now 1 have contracted it. If you don’t break the shells the fairies can line them for boats and can cross Ixslles of water thus. In the north of Ireland there are good fairies and bnd fairies. The bud fairies will piny tricks on you if they can reach yon. You can hamper their movements by breaking their boats." Hon nil to l>o n« He • 'irimr*. Rebecca Father Is going to marry for the third time. Rachel He must be sentimental. Rebecca Oh. no: he's Just obstinate. —Detroit Free Pros*.

AN INGENIOUS BURGLAR. How He Opened n Safe Without Tool a or Exploitive*. An extraordinary account Is given of how a safe was opened by a robber who had at his disposal no instrument of any kind, but operated merely with his finger mill The person who accomplished the feat revealed bis intention of robbing the iron safe in a hotel to another young man, who happened to be the cousin of the hotel proprietor. As n matter of course the proposed scheme to rob was revealed to the owner of the hotel, and a little before midnight, when it was to be put into execution. a couple of detectives were concealed behind the office counter. A short time afterward the robber entered the office gently, without either tools or explosives wherewith to open the massive iron receptacle, the combination of which it was evident he did not know. He had, however, resorted to tin Ingenious plan of his own. He had pared the nail of his index finger on the right hand until the blood vessels were exposed. Then by placing tGe sensitive wound on the combination lock lie could distinguish the movements of the tumblers as they fell. For more than an hour did be work, and at last there came a sharp click, and he swung back the doors of the safe. He was in the act »f tilling his pockets with the valuable papers it contained when n damper was thrown upon his activity by the sudden grasp of the detectives, under whose escort be was taken to prison.—London Tit-Bits. Dniiarer In “Home Remeiliex." “The trouble with poor persons who try to doctor themselves before coming here.” said a physician in a public dispensary. "is that they do not know the first tiling about the ‘simple remedies,’ as they call them, that they use. Oftentimes they do themselves serious injury through sheer ignorance. I had a man in here the other day who had taken half an ounce of cholera mixture. Somebody had told him to take half a teaspoonful. It is the same way with paregoric, sweet niter, ammonia and other well known household remedies. Persons who trust to their memory are likely to get mixed and either take an overdose or use the wrong medicine. A woman came in here suffering from the effects of a drug that she should never have obtained except on a physician’s prescription. It was the big overdose and iter prompt application for relief that saved her. When I scolded her she showed me a clipping from one of the magazines advising its use. Tlie dose prescribed was enough to kill a borne.”—New York Times. The Menu Card In Its First Form. In its old fashioned form the menu was usually written larg. on cards of such imposing dimensions that room for one only could be found at each end of the board. In the mediaeval dinner this aid to selection must have been an absolute necessity, for the medhvval dinner was a mine of surprises. It wis divided into courses, as are onr own dainty meals, but whereas nowadays the diner Ims a general idea that fish will follow soup and that entree is succeeded by releve. and can conceive generally the sort of demand that eacli course will make upon his appetite and digestion, there was no possible arguing as to what was going to happen at an early English dinner, and close study fails to reveal the existence of any principle of arrangement. lii|tI ii|t Bn Antrologer. A certain king, says a tale from the Persian, asked an astrologer, “How many years of life remain to me?” The wise man replied, "Ten.” The king became very despondent and betook himself, as one stricken with a sickness. to his bed. His vizier, who possessed great wisdom, seat for the seer and in the king's presence asked him, “How many years have you to live?” He replied, "Twenty.” The vizier ordered that be should that very hour be executed in the king's presence. The king was satisfied and commended the sagacity of his minister, ami no longer attached any importance to the astrologer's saying. The Key to the Sit tuition. Husband—Darling. I'm too tired to go to that dance tonigtit. Do you mi.id going alone? Wife—Why, no. But when I get home where shall I leave the latchkey?—Smart Set. ' Found Gent's watch chain and charm. Call at Yager’s furniture store. . 162-7$ For sale—G«mml new snrrey and doubel set of harness. Will sell cheap and on easy terms. Enquire of R. K. Erwin, Decatur. 102tf NOTICE. All members of the Masonic Lodge are requested to attend Tuesday evening’s meeting at 7:30, sharp. Some thing doing. B. Kalver. Tyley. NOTICE. Rev. C. I. Parker, of Peru, Indiana, to whom many of the people of Decutur had the pleasure of listening during sjx’cinl services lust win ter will preach at the U. B. church Wednesday evening. The St. Joseph Conference Mule Quarttete will fur nish music tor the occasion. The quartette is composed of Revs. A. M. Cummins, Albion. R. G. Upson. Plymouth, C. 1. Parker, Peru, and E. H. Pontius of this city. The public is cordially invited. Service begins at 8 o'clock. 151t2

JOHN O’GROAT’S HOUSE. A Fnmon* Domicile That W«m long a Landmark In Britain. In the reign of James IV. of Scotland John O’Grout and ins two brothers, Malcolm and Gavin, arrived ut Caithness and bought the lands of Warse and Duglsby, near the beach at the mouth of Penland firth, the northeastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland. In time their families increased until there were eight households of the same name. They lived as neighbors in the greatest peace and amity. each year holding a festival in the original house. At one of these annual gatherings the question of precedence arose among the younger members, and they disputed as to whom should git nearest the “bead of the table” or enter the room first. The old grandfather, Johnny O’Groat of history, was made arbitrator. He promised to have all satisfactorily settled by the time of the next annual meeting. Accordingly be built an eight sided house in which to hold the annual Jubilee. This octagonal domicile was fitted with a door and a window on each side and a round table in the center. This arrangement made it possible for each family of the O’Groats to enter by ills own door and to sit at a table which was practically “without a head.” This famous bouse was long a landmark in Britain and even to this day is one of the Englishman’s starting points of measurement, “Land’s End to Johnny O’Groat’s” signifying from one end of England to the other. Sir Boyle Hoche. In every account of the Irish parliament Sir Boyle Roche conies in with tlie persistency of King Charles’ head in Mr. Dick's memorial. His “bird" is as well known as the phenlx and bids fair to share its immortality. “Sure, Mr. Speaker," said Sir Boyle on die occasion that has made him famous, “how’ could a man be in two places at once—unless he were a bird?” But Sir Boyle is not a mere creation of legend. He was a real living man. a fine, bluff, soldierlike old gentleman, holding some post at the vice regal court, sitting for a government borough and always voting faithfully for the "castle.” Tlie debate one night was on sinecures, which Curran had indignantly denounced, and. twitted by one of tlie opposite side on some personal inconsistency in tlie matter, lie replied hotly: "Sir, I am the guardian of my own honor.” To which Sir Boyle neatly rejoined: “Then tlie gentleman himself has got a very pretty sinecure.”—All the Year Round. Auimnla and Telearrnph Poles. "A strange tiling is tlie effect of electrical energy on birds and wild beasts,” says a t< lograph lineman quoted in the Philadelphia Record. "Woodpeckers are continually tapping telegraph poles. In tlie country you will find everywhere poles honeycombed by the sturdy bills of wtxxlpeckers. The birds mistake tlie humming sound inside the jxiles tor tlie humming of insects, and it is to get at these supposed insects that they make their perforations. “Bears, on tlie other hand, think the humming comes from bees. and they overturn tlie stones at the pole's base in their endeavor to get at tlie honey. Wolves are afraid of the sound. A wolf won't go near a telegraph ixyle under any circumstances.” An Appetiser. In the family of Mr. H., treasurer of one of our states, was a small boy of fotir who was the possessor of a fine rat terrier. One day tlie dog mysteriously disapiieared, and tlie child, Ralph, was heartbroken. Soon afterward Mrs. 11. gave an informal dinner to other state officers and their wives, and Master Ralph was allowed to be at tlie table under promise of good behavior. Tilings went on smoothly till the meat course, when a fine roasted pig was brought In. and Ralph thought his long lost pet w as going to be served to tlie guests. He arose in bis chair, pointed at the pig and with tears In bis eyes and voice cried: "Oh. my doggie, my doggie! I want my doggie!”—Good Housekeeping. Lincoln on Swearlnir. Senator Fessenden once came roaring at President Lincoln over a question of patronage. The president listened till the storm was over, then asked: "You arc an Episcopalian, aren't you, Fessenden?” “Yes. sir; I Deli ng to that church." ”1 thought so. You Episcopalians all swear alike. Seward is an Episcopalian. Stanton is a Presbyterian; you ought to hear liim s wear."—"The True Abruliam Liiieoin." Slinke llKlaedly. Farmer Reepuni I wus told hailstones fell over in Clay county that looked like hen nlg'S coinin' through the air. Farmer Thrnshum—l'll bet the feller What told you that never seen a ben alg winin' through tlie air. Farmer Keeping -Then you lose. He wus the main actor In that 'ere barnstormin' troupe.-Ka lisas City Journal. Quite r Difference. "What Is the difference between hens and poultry, pop?” “Why. hens, my son. are things that belong to onr neighbors: poultry is something a man owns himself.”— Yonkers Statesman. 4 fiooil luir.inieiit. Bramble Wlmt would you do If you had $1.000,()<K)? Thorne I'd hire a private secretary to answer foul questions.- Smart Set. Between a babbling friend and a silent foe there Is small choice.—Antrim.