Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1903 — Page 1

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RACE DECLARED OFF Occasioned by Not Covering Course in Time Limit.

RELIANCE IN LEAD H — Great Interest in Yacht Races. The Next Trial for America’s Cup Will Be Made Saturday. Highlands. Aug —First race. i Reliance and Shamrock 111 was I windward, and leeward,course southwest winds at start not over three j knots. Starting gun fired at 11 j I <> clock and l>oth l>oats eroded line I one and one half minutes later I Shamrock leading by two lengths. At 11:20 Reliance gradually overtaking Shamrock At 1 :3.’> p. m. at turning point. 2 miles away, Re liance leads Shamrock bv one half

SUITS THEM Fledderjohann and King Agree to Proposition. The Traction Company Talk Business in a Business Way. — Messrs. Fledderjohann anil King, the general manager, secretary and treasurer of the Springfield True tion Comjiany, were here today and after a careful inspection of the agreement, as drawn up by the Commercial (flub committee, pronounced it satisfactory ito them. However, they, as it was a matter that would have to ootne before their board of directors, readily agre<»d to present the same with their recommendation. This assures its ratification. Their board meets at St. Marys, Ohio, tomorrow night when the matter will be duly presented and no doubt sign ed. To make it binding similar action will be necessary at this end of the line, as the president and secretary of the Commercial Club will have to also affix their signa tures to make it in all things bind ing Messrs. Fledderjohann and King have the management of the road in charge, and it is safe to say that it will lie signed tomorrow night. After the proper piqiers have been I signed, then it is up to the busi-

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miles. At 2:25 Reliance five minutes ahead. I At 3:45 the race was de- i dared off on account of the course not being covered j within the time allowance, five and one-half hours. First Race—Thursday, August 20. Second Rice—Saturday, August 22. Third Race—Tuesday, August 25. I Further races, if need be, to be sailed on each following Tuesday until the cup is won and lost. Charley Barr, a Scotchman, who \ has been successfully handling I American cup defenders, will be at at the wheel of the Reliance. C. Oliver Iselin, the managing | owner of the Defender, and Nat Herreshoff, her designer and builder, will assist Birr with advice, and Herreshoff may spell him occasionally at the helm. Robert Wirnge, an Englishman, will be sole sailing master of the challenger. He has had two years' experience in | American yachts in these waters. Reliance will show Shamrock time allowance of 1 minute and 57 seconds. This allowance is due to the greater sail spread of Reliance. The course will be thirty naut-i ical miles length, one fifteen knots to windward or leeward, according as the breeze blows, and return. the other a triangle, ten knots, to the side. Sandy Hook light-ship will mark the start and finish of both courses.

ness people of Decatur. If we wish to get the power station and general offices of this company we must dig up |?500 to pay for the luxury. The fact that an electric road will be built into this city is worth every cent of the bonus to lie given to say nothing of the vast amount of money and jieople employed in making the improvements agreed u[»n. One electric road brings others, so the benefits accrued are many and important. Get your lucre ready to help a good cause. WE ALWAYS LEAD. Prof. Louden nanus Out a Few SweetSmelling Boquets. Prof. T. S. Lowden, who is one of the able instructors at the county institute, dropped in and handed out a few rosy boquets. With his right hand uplifted ho proclaimed the Decatur newspaper service in regard to the work of the institute, as superior to that given in any city he hud ever visited and he had been in many. As a further allegation, he averred that county institutes in Indiana were far sujierior to those of any surrounding states, and of the many good ones in Indiana, the one in Decatur, Adams county, was superior to them all. Asa mutter of fact, we believed hi n, und up to the time of going to press have not changed our mind. However, if we hear of Prof. Lowden making a similar declaration with some other city substituted for Decatur, he will find himself in serious trouble. A betrayal of our confidence will be worth thirty cents for every second wo suffer from such mental anguish, and we are liable to suffer for a long time. Any reliable J. P. would ' give Mr. Lowden the limit.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1903.

COMPANY B They Bagged the Game at Tipton. I SEVEN HUNDRED EXPECTED TO ATTEND NEXT YEAR’S REUNION. I Gessimjer, Andrews and Vaughn All Made Regimental Officers. Company B arrived home last night and this morning from Tipton, where they yesterday proceeded to be the whole thing at the re-1 union of the 160th. regiment of Indiana volunteers, in the Spanish-1 [American war. The reunion was ; all that could be asked for expected. | llt was a happy incident in the ! lives of the vets of this regiment, [ and some of the war stories there related would put to shame those told by old-time survivors of the ' rebellion. Company B. of this city, began a campaign for the reunion ! next year, and the aggressive fight : waged scared out all competitors, I and Decatur was given the honor | without a dissenting voice. Besides, : j Company B. bagged everything else good. Frank Gessinger being I chosen regimental colonel, the highest office that can be conferred by the regiment. John Andrews also of Co., B. was elected regimental commissary sergeant, and Fred 1 Vaughn lieutenant. In all, the De- , catur boys came home with a self satisfied look on their faces and I from the record made they can | I well afford to feel that they hold a j good hand with the 160th boys I The history of the 160th as told by a Tipton newsimper, while a bloodless one, was filled with interesting [ events from its departure from , Indiana. It was the old Fourth I Regiment in the state militia. I After the call came on April 25, 11898, and after assembling in Camp Mount, it was mustered in as a vol • unteer regiment May 16, and depart!ed on the afternoon of that day for Chickamauga, where it remained [at camp Thomas until July 27, when it removed to Newport News. In the meantim,e on June’22, the regiment was recruited by 291 enlisted men and was increased to fifty officers, and 1264 enlisted men, making a total of 1314. On arrival at Newport News,Camp Grant was found to be a sandy place, and owing to some trouble in supplies, two weeks were spent on hard tack and bacon. On August 21 the regiment moved to Camp Miles at Lexington, and September 15 to Camp Hamilton, eight miles distant. Again they were switched to Columbus, Georgia, at Camp Conrade, and here is where the happiest days of the regiment were spent. Final ly word came that Cuba was next on the program, and on January 6, the boys boarded the transports and landed at Matanzasall the way up to January 27, in different liatallions. On the night of March 26. word came that tho transport Thomas had arrived to take them home, and on the 29th the entire regiment landed in Savannah. It was April 25 before the boys were all mustered out, but, finally it came and the 160th ended its existence. In tho year it was out it lost but twelve men, the smallest number known in any of the volunteer regiments. Seven of them succumbed to typhoid fever, two to cerebrospinal menenigitis, two were killed by accident, and one, Sargeant Major Cole, died while home on a furlough. Something like 500 attended tho Tipton reunion, and Company B. claim that 700 will be with us at next year’s camp fire.

A GOOD LECTURE. — Prof. Neet’s Talk on “Unity of Life” Was Good. Prof. George W. Neet of the Vai. paraiso Normal College lectured at the court house last night before a fair sized audience. His talk was very interesting and had a broad application. It was not a mere teachers discourse but was expanded enough to force a practical point which would be a benefit to all his hearers. Mr. Neet showed that life was a unity made up of six different aspects which if disturbed would mar the “practical perfection” of the human being. The six aspects were held as Physical, Intellectual, Aesthetic, Social, Moral and Religious. In his discourse the Professor showed how the ideal man must be perfectly developed in every aspect and that he who is not ideal and is failing in some point of life has broken the unity of his being by over developing some aspect at the expense of another. Mr. Neet’s logical way of arguing carried conviction and at ' the end of his discourse he was greeted with an enthusiastic round j j of applause. ARRIVE SATURDAY Belgium Horses for Frisinger & Sprunger. Fifteen or Twenty Will Come the Latter Part of September. Eli Sprunger and Henry Linkenstauger are in New York where I they will meet a steamer which comes direct from Germany horst* market, and will take in charge fifteen head of Belgium stallions purchased by John Frysinger. The cargo of horses will be transferred to an express car at New York, and Sat- ! urday they will arrive here. They belong to that celebrated firm of export horse dealers, Frysinger & Sprunger, and after a few days rest will be put in condition for display at the Great Northern Indiana Fair. ' A postal card from Mr. Frysingl ertoE. X. Ehinger gives the information that the former will land at home some time the latter part l of next month, and he will bring I with him at that time fifteen or twenty more of the fine exported horses. This firm has done a somewhat marvelous business in the sale of these horses, and it is expected that their success with the ones coming will be equal their past record of sales. By the t time |Mr. Frysinger ! returns at least three months I time will have elapsed, thus showi ing that the markets in Germany | I an* not flooded with the horses this I firm desires to buy. RAILING TO PITCH. Former Decatur Boy Will Twirl for Rosenthals. If present ex]x*ctations arc realiz- ■ ed, Decatur fans have the pleasure i of again seeing the Nationals play the Rosenthals, this time with Rail- , ing in tho box. Railing is expect- ■ ed home about the 26th, and if he comes a game will lx* arranged I with the Nationals for Bunday, • August 30th. While this reflects [ I nothing on tho excellent work of pitcher France, yet local fans an* i anxious to see Railing play, as he has made so good in the southern I league. The game with the Nation- ■ els will not bo booked until it is certain that Railing will l»e hero.

STILL INTERESTING: I I 1 I j. County Institute the t Drawing Card. J t i 4 I Attendance Growing ahd the Ses- ( sions Becoming More i Interesting. I«. ( t ___ 1 ( 1 r tomorrow’s PROGRAM. ! 9:00 a. m. ( Devotional Cozlne ' Vocal Solo Rev. Pontius [ Nature Study Neet ' , Practical Suggestions In Music Work Cozlne Practical Pedagogy Lowden !' 1:30 p. m.—Music. i [ Nature Study Neet 1 Musical Question Box Cozlne J' Practical Pedagogy Lowden Music. Adjournment WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. After a song, a few announcements and roll call. “Philosophy 1 of Education,” by Prof. Neet, was continued instead of taking up the subjeetjof “Nature Study.” “I shall speak of sleep and fatigue. Some attempt to define the term fatigue but I shall not try to define the term for the same reason that I cannot define happiness, but fatigue ' lis the result of work. The causes of fatigue may have two phases a mental aspect and the physical aspect. The nerve cell has to furnish j continually the energy for the mus cle cell. Finally the store of sub stance being exhausted causes physical fatigue. Yet we may become fatigued without it being due to the mental or physical. This he illustrated by citing two dogs, one being out on a chase and the other in the kennel. If some blood of the dog on the chase be put into the other he will show signs of fatigue. Local exercise will cause general fatigue. Mental exericse causes physical fatigue and vice versa. No child can work hard morning and evenings and be rested mentally. So many children going ; to school never get rested mentally. The nature rest from fatigue is sleep. A person cannot rest from fatigue without having seven or eight hours of sleep. It takes two hours and a half of sleep to get rid I of the poison that is in the blood and it takes three and a half hours for the cells to recuperate. Therefore seven hours of sleep is minimum length for man. If man only gets one-half enough sleep the result is practically the same as it would be if he only ate half enough to nourish bis body. Another thought in [ connection with the above is recov ery or a rythm of energy. The i available energy is the highest during tho day from 9 to 10 o’clock, and the lowest from 3 to 4. At night tin* uvailable energy is found to be the highest from 10 toll o’clock that it is during the lowest' from 3to I. From these truths the 1 teacher cun arrange the subjects to be taught in such away that greater results might b<* the outcome.”j Prof. Neet rcommends teachers to have their students do most work during the forenoon. He then ■ answered a number of questions, asked by the institute relating to j sleep and fatigue. Intermission. . After ii song Prof. Cozlne took I up the subject “Music in the Conn try School.” The problem of music i in the country school is an easy ' one. A teacher may teach music • without singing herself, but by hav i ing the children sing and learn n [ few note songs that are easily sung. He then advised the teacher to i buy or make a small black Ixiard on which might Im* placed a number

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of exercises, to be learned by the children. Interest them in reading music although your efforts at first may not be very fruitful but by keeping on you will finally accomplish your purpose. Prof. Cozine says there is no reason for not teach- • ing music in every school because there is a child in every school which has a musical talent. He then gave a lesson in ear culture which is absolutely necessary for the child to comprehend music. After a number of songs Prof. Lowden introduced the subject, “Practical Pedagogy”. He began by saying: “My subject is endeavor. We burden the jiarents by sending too much work to be done in the home. General reading should exist in the home and I have discovered that where the parents and children do general reading their children become the best readers. I believe that we do too much talking and not enough teaching. The lecture method is going to soed and the question method is liecoming into vogue It is not the business of the teacher to impart knowledge to the child but to superintend, to direct and to incite. Teachers, don’t put so much stress on the examinations. Don't waste your energy grading papers but use that energy in forming some definite plan for the next day’s work. He says further, we do too much writing in the school and not enough oral work. Put the child in the position to endeavor, to aid himsef. He then discussed various methods in reading, penmanship and mathematics, etc., from the point of endeavor, which was certainly very practical and’something that every teacher can carry with him into the school room. It is a sin for a teacher to rob the child iof the fruits of its own efforts. Question by the Superintendent : How often should written examinations lie held? Prof. Lowden, answer: The teacher or child I should not know when the examinations are to be held, but they ! should lx* held whenever the superintendent saw tit. Roll call postponed, after which institute adjourned. THURSDAY MORNING. Today was a record bre iker for the institute as far as attendance and enthusiasm are concerned. The spacious court room has been packed, literally packed, with visitors and teachers all day. Roll call showed about one hundred and sixty teachers present. Today is trustee’s day and they were conspicuous in the crowd. Much local interest was aroused by the annoucement of President Brown’s addresses anti a goodly number of our citizens were present to hear him. Intsitute opened with a song. The devotional was conducted by Rev. Pontius of this city. Followed by another song.a few announce - ments, and roll call. Prof. Lowden then took up the subject “Practical Pedagogy.” “I will continue the thought of endeavor. The essence of my talk ■ this morning will be how the individual conies to know himself. Two individuals may learn to know themselves by staying at homo while others must go away to know themselves. This he illustrated by good examples. There is in the child at birth, an undevelojxid self; second, it has an inclination ito go out and in, third, avenues to the soul; fourth, something on the outside. If we have the power of these we become a develojied self. The child at birth is uneonj scions but he has certain ideas. ! What is difference of child and animal at birth? The child has I many ideas while the animal has instincts. It takes one long year of | endeavor on the part of the child bei lore it cun walk. I Ixdieve the child ought to have great privilege in the home. He ought to have his mud cakes, his little sand piles, a litle pig, etc., and, in fact, ho | ought to do a great deal as he i pleases, in order to get a wide ex|x*rience of the world around itself. Individual life is a life of experiContinued on page four, column one.