Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1903 — Page 1

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STEAMER COLLIDES Captain and Thirteen Were Drowned. Turks and Insurgents Have a Battle and the Turks Are Worsted. Special to The Daily Democrat. Chicago 111., Aug. 18 Cablegram from Hong Kong, China, says Canadian Pacific Kailroad steamer, Empress India, from Yokohama. Aug. 10: for Hong Kong, collided near this port today with Chinese cruiser, Hoang Tai. The warship sank an Lour after the collision. The Empress India saved 170 of the crew of the cruiser. The captain of the Hoang Tai, who refused to leave his ship, and thirteen of the men were drowned. The Empress India was badly damaged amidships. Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 10 A fierce battle occurred in the neighborhood of Monastir. Three Turkish battalions attacked 1000 insurgents, and after the fight raged six hours, the Turks were repulsed, with a loss of 210 men killed and wounded. The insurgent loss is not known. AT INDIANAPOLIS Rev. Pontius Investigating Piano Player. A Meeting of Prospective Stockholders Now Being Arranged. Rev. E. H. Pontius left last evening for Indianapolis, where he goes at the instance and solicitation of the Commercial Club to make an investigation of the musical features of the Keith piano player. This is the instrument that has been on display in this city. Mr. McDonald who has been here several days, claims to have the necessary capital at his command, in ease a favorable report is made by Mr. Pontius. It is expected that some time during the day a meeting of prosjrctive stockholders will meet Mr. McDonald and provide for further investigation into the substantial part of such an undertaking. Clubs Entertain. For lack of space and lack of space only, our article on the social and dance Saturday evening was omitted from last evening’s edition. We willingly apologize, for this and are certainly loathe to let such an event pass unmentioned. The dance was given by the Aeolian and Columbian clubs at the Columbian Club rooms. Fifty couple tripped during the evening to the exquisite music of the Aeolian orchestra and ragtime band. Refreshments were served in the hall and every one was given value received. The clubs profited socially and financially, making a host of new friends ami also netting themselves a neat sum. Dancing ceased promptly at twelve and not a couple but wished that Sunday morning might have been several hours distant.

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;■ STOCK COMING IN. — Clem Voglewede May Open Shoe Store Saturday. Clem Voglewede has his shelving built and now awaits the arrival of his stock of shoes ordered, and if all goes well will have same ready for buying public next Saturday. As lias been stated before, he will lx* located in the Moser build ing on South Second street, which lu ■ has arranged in a suitable way for the display of such a stock. It is now coining in and as soon as it is all placed properly he will open the doors and be ready for act vie buisness. Since being remodeled the room looks very cozy and neat, and as Clem thoroughly understands the business, he will no doubt succeed. ARE ON DECK. . Traction Company Officials Arrive. — Commercial Club Committee Will Meet Them Th’s Eveninj. Several members of the Spring 1 field Traction Company arrived this : morning, al] seemingly full of ginger and ready for the fray. Their I arrival was the means of the Commercial Club committee getting busy with the necessary articles combining what the traction company will do in case the power station site is turned over and made a I part of their assests. This will be stipulated in writing duly signed by 1 the St. Mary's capitalists who are promoting the building of the elec-: trie line. It is exacted that some time during this evening an agreement will be reached and the same 1 signed and acknowledged. As soon j as this is complete, the war will be gin for raising of 12,500, the purchase price of the power station location. The business men and property owners of the city should, and we believe will, lend the project that encouragement that means sue. cess. The location of this main . power station means everything < that has to this t ime been argued in f its favor and the committee should i meet with a favorable and respecti able reception everywhere. i WILL BE INTERESTING 1 1 “My Trip to Europe” by Rev. E. A. Allen, lonu>ht. ' One of the most interesting ses- ■ sions of the county institute will be - this evening, at which time the f Rev. E. A. Allen, pastor of the Presbyterian church will lx* the star attraction, the subject of his address being “My Trip to Europe.” Mr. Allen is a very entertaining speaker, and upon this subject he will be 9 especially interesting. Many of his 1 friends in the city should avail I themselves of the opportunity of 8 hearing him disclose his life abroad. ‘ For Provoke. 1 The state opened a prosecution in ■ Squire Baughman’s court last even--3 ing against Mary .Johnson, for proB voke, on an affidavit tiled by Rach--1 el P. Ball John Moran prosecuted ■ and D. E. Smith defended. It seems 1 that the Ball and Johnson children 9 were having their troubles, whek I the parents interfered, and unbeII coming epithets applied to Mrs. Ball by Mrs. Johnson, were the grounds f for prosecution. The case was arI gued last evening but Squire Baugh y man didn't think the evidence J sufficient, and acquitted the defend ant.

DECATUR, INDIANA. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1903.

BETTER THAN EVER - > Entertainment Last Evening a Treat. Mrs. Boucher Wins New Laurels With Teachers and Decatur People. Under the direction of Mrs. I Boucher ,of Marion, one of the I most pleasing entertainments ever given here, was presented at the t court house last evening. Miss Carrie Thomas opened the program ' with an instrumental selection. Miss Thomas is a pianist of no mean ability, and the variety and ex- | pression of her pieces are indicative of a powerful talent, which one well versed in the art can easily detect. J Mrs. Boucher then gave her first selection, Riley’s, "That Old Sweethaert of Mine." Mrs. I Boucher is head of the elocution depaitmenat of the Marion Normal school and her recitations certainly show that she is well versed along elocutionary lines. She was aci eompanied on the piano in this I selection by Miss Carrie Thomas. Miss Margaret Slipher also of the I Marion Normal who assisted Mrs. Boucher gave a dialect selection, and it was difficult for that large audience to decide whether they best like the impersonations of the youthful artist, or those of the delightful lady who had preceded her. Miss Slipher captivated ! her hearers and her charming per- | sonality won a warm spot for her lin the hearts of all present. Miss I Carrie Thomas followed this selection with another musical selection, after which Mrs. Boucher gave a recitation from Riley, and responded to an encore. A regular program of alternating recitaitons and musical selections followed, the last recitation being Miss Slipher's rendition of the “The Daughter of the Nevadas", costumed as a gypsy. It was a difficult selection and exceedingly well rendered. Mrs. Boucher is now become so well acquainted here, that further introdudetion would be superfluous. We can scarcely imagine an institute assembly without her charming presence to cheer and brighten. She further demonstrated last evening her admirable ease and wonderful versatility. The same may be said of Miss Slipher. for she displayed a | wonderful talent and her renditions were alsmost perfect. And none the least entertaining, especially to music lovers were the selections of Miss Thomas, and too much can not be said in praise <>f her work Girls Were Fined. An affidavit entitled State vs Daisy White, Mary White, Anna Sunday, Minnie Brown, and Mabel Evans, whose true names are tin known, was tiled before Mayor Coffee this morning. The affidavit was filed by Lizzie Kooken and 1 charges the parties named with maintaining a house of ill fame. Two girls only were found at the house. They gave their names as Mary White and May Martin, and plead gui ty to the charge. Both were fined to the extent of $1H.30, and in default of payment went to jail. ■ Infant Child Dead. I I The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. . W. A. Kuebler, born at twelve I o’clock last night , died twenty < minutes later. It was a perfectly - developed boy baby, and much ■ sorrow is expressed that it could i not live. Funeral services and interment took place this afternoon.

TO BUY HORSES. — Beery a Holthouse Are Buying and Selling Many Horses. D. W. Beery left last night for Indianapolis and L. H. Holthouse left at the same time for Chicago, and between the two they expect I to bag seven cars of horses, or to I exceed two hundred head. The i firm of Beery & Holthouse have' number of sales ahead and before the season ends will cover a great portion of northern Indiana, Ohio and a porticn of Pennsylvania. The prices they are receiving are greatly in excess of that received before, and ready sales have been found every place they have been. ; It has been a busy season and many ; hundreds of horses have beeen disposed of. A CATTLE SHOW Herefords Have a Gala Day at Wabash. % In the Sales Fifty-Five Were Sold and Some Fancy Prices Were Paid. I A Hereford cattle show and sale - . was on at Wabash Wednesday of j last week, and according to the 1 newspajiers of that city it was a large sale and netted the owners some big prices. In the- show many competed for prizes and some of the best cattle ever seen in Wabah were on display. The sales which followed made an average of $165 a head, and fifty five were sold. Some brought very fancy prices, for instance one cow sold for |350, and others brouhgt S3OO |335, 1275, $260, $250, $3lO, and so on. It was a great day for the breeders of the Hereford brand ( of fine cattle, and ought to tickle the vanity of Smith, Ullman & Co., and Toney Voglewede who are extensive dealers in Herefords in this county. They possess some mighty ’ I fine specimens and they have ' I many superior talking ]x>ints but ’ we will not attempt to enumerate too many of these as our knowledge i of cattle is somewhat limited. I However, we are -willing to liank on the Herefords. i .. SHE WAS SURPRISED. f Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer the Center of Attraction Last Night. Yesterday was the forty eighth I birthday of Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer, \ and last evening a numlx-r of her i friends unceremoniously walked in- 1 1 j to her home and tixik her unawares. In commemoration of the event she r was presentixl with a very fine piece t of cut glass and another of Dresl den China. The evening that fol 1 lowed these presentation ceremon- . ies was very pleasantly devoted to 9 a round of merriment, which every s one enjoyed to the limit. The sur--1 prise was in every way complete. 1 2— No Meeting. The city council was scheduled to meet last evening but no business was transacted as a sjxwial session was unnecessary. The meeting i. was arranged for to approve of coni« tractor Streicher's lx>nd but no y time will be lost in doing that this r evening at the regular session and h was consequently ix>stixmod. Tues--1 day evening is the regular meeting . time and the bond question will m come up in the regular routine of business tonight.

COUNTY INSTITUTE 1 I1 < Sessions Settling Down to Business. 1 i i lProgram Tonight Includes “My Trip i to Europe” by Rev. E. A. Allen. ( 1 tomorrow’s program. 9:00 a. m. Devotionalßev Allen Vocal Solo Cozine . Genetic Psychology Neet , A Music Lesson from NatureCozine The Completed Manßev Alien The Philosophy of EducationLowden . 1:30 p. m.—Music. Nature Study Neet Music in the Country SchoolCozine Practical PedagogyLowden Evening S;00 i Vocal Solo Cozine The Unity of Life Neet MONDAY AFTERNOON Prof. Cozine—Prof. Cozine began j a discussion of the subject ‘ Music ' in the Primary Grades." He opened his talk by saying in part 1 that the ehid is the highest favor of | creation. And therefore great care | should be taken of the child. Prof. | Cozine condemned the teacher who permits the child to use the cest tone, but urged the teachers to require of their pupils the natural 1 one, because anything artificial is dangerous to the child. There is < Wil PROF. GEORGE W. XEET. now a demand for good music, and so he asks the question what should be brought into music? His answer, only the good, the best and that which the child can understand. So that that music will become attractive to them. In selecting music for Jthe child the teacher should be very careful not select music that would strain the natural voice of the child. After dwelling on the kind of music to be selected he gave a list of songs that were suitable for the chid. He then concluded his talk by singing the song "America" observing closely the harmony it contained Prof. Boucher of Marion was next I introduced, gving a very able address. He believes that the teacher should boa perfect man. And hoped that the teacher would feel their great responsibility more by making broader preparations for their work. Prof. Boucher i feels that the more he teaches mathematics the greater the problem becomes. His address con eluded by his reading an elegant' pajier which treated and discussed the living educational questions of the day. > The superintendent then stated. i that many rests would be given i during the week in order to prevent ; restlessness on the listeners. After a five minutes rest Miss > Thomas favored the institute with » a piano solo, after which was the! 1 Inst subject of the afternoon pro- - gram. , “The Philosophy of Education" I was taken up by Prof. Lowden 1 Under the philosophy of education first, comes movement. A stone

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lias life but is not cducible. It ; expands but not because of its own j power. Second, education is a process of becoming. The stone’s growth is from without while that Jof the animal or child is from | within. Every child that comes into the world comes with capital, I body and brain, yet the capital of . one child differs very much from | that of another. Third, education jis a power of accomodation, which !is setting one’s self to one’s environment. It is the man who has a broad education that makes the ■ most out of his environment and gets first place in the world. As an illustration of the third process ho cited the book, “Robinson Crusoe.” Fourth, is that of adaptation. Education is a power to adjust ourself. If you are "in Rome do as the Romans do,” unless you have IB — v* \. L. E. OPLINGEB The General Institute Secretary. j character and power enough to raise them up to a higher plane. Happy is the man or teacher who can adapt himself to the conditions. Prof. Lowden left the idea that it was the lack of power on the part of the teachers to adjust and adapt themselves to the conditions that hinders is the spirit of education. He who is educated properly has the power of accomodation and of adaptation. The next vital point of the talk was the discussion of the growth and development of the child. Man is at his best, physically at the age of from thirty to forty. But who will say that man is at his best intellectually at that age? Prof. Lowden thinks man is at his best intellectually at a more matured age. He then concluded by giving the institute an idea of his next talk. After a few announcements, roll call and song, the institute adjourned until Tuesday morning. TUESDAY MORNING. Institute began Tuesday morning on schedule time by forming a choir and singing, followed by devotional exercises by Rev. White of this city. Another song was sung after which roll was called from Ito 20, inclusive of the gentlemen. Prof. Lowden then continued his talk on “The Philosophy of Education." lie began by saying in part, that no man can walk or teach un less he be in the spirit. Hethen rehearsed a portion of his former talk. It is the duty of the parent to aid the child during the years of 1 to 6, in the process of becoming. The progress of development of the flower, animal, or child is due to the process of becoming. He says that if the spirit of education does anything, it gives the man the power of accomodation. Through the process of accomodation man became ' an inventor. He is still inventing. 1 No complete education unless the heart, the hand, and the brain are developed parallel. Men make success because their heart is as great as their work. According to Web--1! ster accomodation means the same as adaptation but the sp'aker .uses 1 the terms to distinguish from natural condition and social conditions. We must believe in evolution. If we do not believe in the Darwinian 1 or Spencerian evolution we must be--1 Here in the individual evolution. ’ We cannot get away from the physical, nor can we elevate ourself by raising ourself by the physical power alone but by the union of the physical, intellectual and religious I > • Continued on page four, column one.