Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1903 — Page 8

HH’ FOR ALL AT COLCHIN'S Christmas Store. CANDIES, NUTS, ORANGES ALL OF THE BEST THE FINEST Xmas TREES and Decorations You have ever Been. It costs nothing to see our line. Give us a call if only for friendship sake. Yours to serve, J. S. COLCHIN. Henning & Oo..have a car load of | fine Lehigh Valley hard coal at their yards. Your orders are solicited. 2863 d

I — SPF( IAH I HOLIDAY RATES I I I I We Will Make 500 Dozen m Imperial Photos on Bxlo mountings, at I Regular price $3.00 | Now avail yourself of the opportunity and get at least one dozen of these beautiful High Grade Photos at '5 * HALF' PRICE. ! Special Attention is called to our line of Burnt Wood Novelties, and V Framed Pictures, which will be sold at greatly reduced < prices. Call early and select your presents and have $ them laid away. moserT Photographer - ■■ - ' .... 1 " 11 I ■ ■l_ II I 111 C nnrLHruvV'riruinririrLnru^jAnrirLTnrinj^ruvvrvn.'^jTn.iJTrirTrtrjxnrirL'-iru. | fosse’s Opera ftolibe j | Monday Night, Dec. 21. | | The High School Dramatic Club will § present the clever Comedy Drama | Little | Trixyj § Unc’er auspices of the Hathbone Sisters £ | Prices, 25 and 35 cents, | uvuviln/uuuvuu uuuuuwu r - r uyn i/trLru wutj iru ltuuu uuuv

Weather Forecast. Indiana — Fair; Wednesday fair, warmer. LITTLE TRIXIE. A Home Comedy Company at the Bosse Opera House. The local comedy company are putting in good time just now, and i present indications point to a large ' audience which will greet them at the Bosse opera house next. Mon- ! day evening. It is a strong plot 1 full of heart interest and good comedy with cheerful contrast and incidents conveys an excellent and impressive moral. "Little Trixie” lis a sweet and lovable little child and no finer character than her father has ever been portrayed. Every nccesasry attention is being paid to detail and no expense is being spared to make this a pop- | ular and excellent production. The play is being given by the High l School Dramatic Club, and is being ; given tinder the auspices of the Rathbone Sisters. Toys of all kinds. Racket store. No end to bargains. Racket store. Cups and Saucers 5c to 25c. Racket store. ■ Buy your winter’s supply of hard j coal at the Henning & Co. yards. They have just opened a new oar load. 286d3 Harmon Bosse is the duly author- , ized agent for the St. Louis Post--1 Dispatch, the best paper published in the west. He has established hsadquarteis at Smith, Yager <S- | Falk's drug store. Leave orders 'there or with him. 288d12 To whom it may concern: The undersigned has been chosen to take charge of the property and settling of estate of Willniina Barrone, deceased, late of Union Township, j Adams county, Indiana. All peri sons having any claim against the i deceased will please present the same to me and I will pay it John H. Birronc Decatur, Ind., R. R. No. 6. 278d6wl

AWONDEUFI LQUERN HOW THE NORWEGIANS EXPLAIN WHY THE SEA IS SALT. Maariv Mill 'Clint Gru i. <1 Out Riches For Hie Poor Brother While It Frightened the Rich One—The sailor Who Made-lt Grind Salt. Ther? is a.i old fashioned Norwegian folk tall; that accounts in a very curious way for the salt in the sea. According to the story, the waters of the ocean were not always salt. But long ago there were two brothers living away up in the nortliland. One was very rich, and the other was very poor. One brother had herds of cuttie and flocks , of fat mountain sheep, while the poor one had just about nothing at all ex- j cept a wife and ever so many children. Ono Christmas eve there was nothing in the bouse for them to eat. and the i poor man's wife said to her husband: | "If I had a rich brother, as you have, ’ 1 would go and ask him for something for these poor children to eat. Tomor-; row will lie Christmas day. and th re is not a crust of bread in the house.” j So lie went to his brother and told him bow much they needed his help. The rich man gave him a nice flitch of baeon and told him to go to an old magician who fired somewhere in the mountains. Ido not know why he sent the poor man to the magician, for the latter did not bear a very good name in the neighborhood. However, when he came to the magician's stronghold everybody about the place wanted to buy his flitch of bacon. He could not understand why it was. but he thought if there was so much demand for the bacon lie would at le.-.st make the best bargain he could for it. ••Well,” be said, “I ought by rights to take this bacon home to my good dame for our dinner tomorrow, but since you all seem to have set your hearts on it I suppose you must have it. If I sell it. however. I want a good price for it.” They offered him a good round sum, but that would not do. "I will let you have it." lie said, “if | you will give me that quern yonder behind the door." A quern is one of the things that it would lie very hard to find nowadays, because they have gon • out of fashion. A quern is a mill for grinding corn by hand, and it consists of two large stones, an upper and a lower one. the upper one having a handle by which it may be turned around on the lower stone, grinding the corn or grain between them. The old magician at first laughed outright at the idea of any oue thinking j that he would part with his quern, but the owner of the bacon insisted that lie would be satisfied with nothing less than that, so lie finally got it-. When lie reached his owti door the clock was striking 12 and his wife was waiting for him. ready to scold him for staying so long. "What in the world kept you so long?" she asked. "And wluit are we going to do with that old quern when we have no corn to grind ;” Then lie told her of his trading the bacon for the quern. She was dreadfully put out about it and especially nt the Joss of the bacon. "Just wait a minute.” said her husband. "before you begin to complain, and see if 1 did not do right Ibis time.” And. putting tile quern on the table, he told it to grind enough good things to make a first rate dinner for twelve hungry mouths. His wife could hardly believe her eves as sb ■ stood there and watched the qucYn grinding out dainties enough to last a week. The rich brother chanced to hear how well bis poor brother's family was living. and when be came and saw what an elegant table they kept he was envious and wanted to know whore they got the money to buy the things. For a long time they kept the secret of the old quern, but somehow it got out at last. They were so proud of it that they could not help tolling all about it. and the rich brother insisted on buying tile quern. Finally they let him have it for S3OO. It kept on grinding for its new owner. but lie was afraid of it. never feeling sure of what it would do next, so he made bis brother take it back at the same price. The poor man was glad to get it back again, and it ground out untold riches for himself and his family. 'They had every tiling they de sired, among other things a golden house to live In, and the people came from every land to sis- the magnifl cence of the family that owned the wonderful quern. One day a stranger, an old seaman who had been all around the then known world, came to see the quern and wanted it to grind salt. It is supposed that the owner of the quern was rich enough by this time, for ho lot It go for a moderate sum. and, fearing that be might repent of having sold it, the old sailor put to seu at once with his prize, anxious to know how it would work. When he had sailed so fur out tliat no one could reach him, be said to the quern: "Grind salt and grind both fast and good.” No sooner had lie given the order than the quern begun to grind heaps and heaps of salt all over the deck until tlie ship was ready to sink to the Imttoni of the sen. Scared linlf to dentil, the old sailor licggisl the quern to stop grinding suit. He got down on bls knees to it. But there was no use talking to ft. It wont on grinding, grinding, and soon the vessel went down with Its weight of suit. And the quern still keeps on grinding in the depths of tin- ocean. •nd that is why the sea Is snlt.—Vlr glnln McSherry. It Is n good plan oecnsm :illy to take yottr troubles to s. mo one who will point out that yott are to blauie for having them. Atclils.m Globe.

Christmas Bargains WE CERTAINLY HAVE THEM |N making our selections we visited the different a “ markets and selected only the Latest Styles and Best Quality to be found. Therefore, we have only Good Bargains to offer, and plenty of them. Good Goods that cost you no more than inferior goods. See us early as we have SOME SPECIAL GOOD BARGAINS that cannot be Ideplicated anywhere. JQ f Well, they have simply taken a DROP. I I We want everybody to see our stock. We can convince you that we do just what we advertise. REMEMBER THE PLACE | The Holthouse Drug Co. S Next Door to Boston Store.

QUEER NATURAL HISTORY. Sonic Cnrlou, Eighteenth Cctitnry Aotion* Abont Animal*. Some curious s|>e<;mens of folklore and natural history are contained in a rare book called “The Sportsman's Dictionary." which was published 100 years ago. The author was evidently a Philistine among Philistines in his attitude toward nature. Os the master musician, the blackbird, he says: “This bird is known by all persona and is better to be eaten than kept, being much sweeter to the palate when dead and well masted than to the car while living: sings about three months in the year, or four at most, though his song is worth nothing, but If he be taught to whistle he is of some value, being very loud, though coarse.” What an ear and mind'. And here is a story of the squirrel with the ring In it of, the seventeenth even more than the eighteenth century. | It reminds one of the bares of Izaak Walton, that changed their sexes once a year: ‘ If what is reported of them be true the admirable cunning of the squirrel appears in her (where we commonly use 'bis' when the sex need not be speci fled our ancestors often used 'lier'tswimniing or passing over a river, for when she Is constrained by hunger so to do she seeks out some rind or small bark , of r tree, which she sets upon the water ami then goes into it. and. holding up her tall like a sail, lets the wind drive her to the other side and carries meat in her mouth to prevent being famished , by the length of the voyage.” Os the wild boar we have this: "And what place soever he bites, whether man or dog. the heat of Ids teeth causes inflammation in the wound. If therefore he d.tcs but touch the hair of a dog he burns oIT nay. huntsmen have tri si the hem of Ids leelli by laying! hairs on them ns soon as he was dead, and they have shriveled up as If touched with a hot Iron.” Fortin mii<! Idrua. Definite words are necessary for the expression of definite Ideas; hence scientific terms have to be employed. A term has one definite meaning which does not change with time. The rush of affairs drifts words from their original meanings, aa ships drug their anchors in a gale, but terms sheltered from common use hold to their moorIngs furrier. The word “let." for example. has drifted in 200 years from meaning “hinder" until now It means ■'permit," bui the term "bisect" has remained unaltered in significance for centuries.- Engimcrlng Itccord. That Was All. Mr Met'ork’ Th’s • mtue yon speak of was an <spi<-*:v|;iu < no, wns It? Mrs Mci'orkle No it was just a man on horsebm k Dci'Ott Free Press.

MARKET REPORT. I Accurate prices paid by Decatur! merchants for various products. Cor- I rected every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. New Corn yellow f r.s‘ New Corn, mixed 53! Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new 33 Wheat, No. 2 82 Wheat, No. 3 79 Rye 50 Burley 50 Clover Seed ._ 555 Alsyke @ 5 40 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seed 80 Timothy fl 26 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. today, according to J. D. Hale’s special wire service, as follows: Wheat, December 782 Wheat, May 801 Wheat, July 75.’, Corn, December 41jj Corn, May 43 Corn July 431 Oats, December...... 345 Oats, Mav 36g Jan. Pork ?|] 411 May Pork 11 75 January Lard per cwt 6 42 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o cluck b» J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash $ 88 December wheat 88 May wheat M ; Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cask. 45? • Corn, December „. ........ _ 14? May Corn 44 g ()ats. Cash 37 ? Oats, December 97? May Oats 47 ;! Rye, cash 5# ’ OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz. ._ 1 27 Lard * 9 ; Butter, per pound 11@15 , I Potatoes, new Onions / 59 Cabbage per 100 lb E()e Apples, per Im . I Sweet Potatoe, per bu 75 WOOL AND HIDES. I BY B. KALTER a SON. Wool, unwashed 18to20 ------- 25c to 75 Beef bides, per pound rw; Calf hides ON Tallow, per [xiund " 04 15 t., 1.2.-, ‘ 20 to 1.25 Opossum 10 to 60 1 sto 18 • Mink. 50 to $2.00

STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER ! Lambs 40 4 50 Hogs, per cwt ? 4 25 Cattle per lb 3 @ 3J Calves, per lb 5 fcf Cows 2 @ 2j Sheep, per lb 2 @ 2| ‘ Beef Hides, per lb 5| POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE 00., PACKERS, Chickens, young per lb. 6JO 7 Fowls, per lb. s(</6 Ducks, per lb. 6 Young Ducks 7@B Young Turkeys, per lb. 120 Geese, old per lb. 5 Geese, young, lb 60; 7 HAY MARKET. No. 1 timothy hay(baled) No 1 mixed hay (baled) __ I >5.00 @ >6.25 No. 1 clover hay (baled) COAL-Per Ton Anthracite > 7 00 Domestic, nut 4 00 Domestic, lump, Hocking 4 (Mi Domestic lump, Indiana 3 81) Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 590 OIL MARKET. Fiona >202 Pennsylvania 1.87 Corning 1.67 New Castle 1.74 North Lima 1.37 South Lima * 1.32 Indiana 1.3«» Whitehouse 1.35 Somerset 132 Neodasha, (Kan.) 1.21 BurkersviHe 91 Ragland 66 MARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, J cent lower. Corn, J cent lower. Receipts at Ulucago todav: Hogs 28000 W heat 51 ears Corn 132 cars Oats 137 cars Cuttle 60000 Sheep 85000 Estimate for tomerrow: Hogs 38000 Wheat 140 care Corn 50 cars Oats 150 ’ars Look! look! look! Read Hen sley 's ad. Excursion rates on everything at Moser's gallery. See Gregory de Miller for large ml 1 vertising on barns and sheds. 261-24