Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 296, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1903 — Page 3

nrsn I Ophthalmic Specialist. I S I’nu'llce limited to the correc I ■ tlon of detect* ot the uve. Glass,., ■ ■ gtted to relieve strain, with' its ■ ■ numerous functional symptoma. ■ ■ to improve vision and for .... us W K ai commodutlon dueto ago. *; 3 REfERENCES THE BEST. B 3 At Dr. Coverdalo's office, at P ■ Decatur, Inti., g First Tuesday each month

ROASTING MEATS. A Chef Sny* the Proper I'rocca la Almost Inknown. "A uooil part of the dyspepsia that pn vails in America," said the chef of an exclusive hotel lo a Philadelphia Ris-onl writer, "is due to the custom of baking instead of roasting meats. We spy we roast our meats. We talk glibij of roast beef,’ 'roast chicken’ and roon, but what we should say is *na\, d beef and 'baked chicken,’ for anything cooked in an oven is baked, not roust ed. We don't talk of roast bread, do we? Yet wo cook our meat in the oven as our broad is cooked. "To roast meat yon must cook it on a spii lieforc the fire. You must turn it constantly. Every little while you must baste it. It is in every way 1 >fter than meat baked. It is tenderer, sweeter and more digestible. Also its appearance is more appetizing, and tl l appearance of a viand has a tremen dons effect on its digestibility ■Experiment, actual experiment, has shown that the sight of an apjietizing dish starts the gastric juice to flowing instantly and that such a dish digests much more quickly and thoroughly than an unaidx'tizfng one. Altogether, we ought to go back to the genuine roasting process of our am-ste . and our health would improve and there would be less talk about vi'u-' • ■ liisin "Os course I and all ire• <! hefs actually roast meat. Hut roasting is with the average cook in the average American house an unknown proc, s." 'l’he Jewel* nf n Siilnt. The idea of sanctity usually carries with it a suggestion of petty .ml it may seem a contradiction to refer to tlie jewels of a saint. It has been customary for painters who choose for their subjects saints or martyrs to treat them with the utmost simplicity. In a majority of cases they are depicted as devoid of ornament or decoration. and in the few exceptional inslanees. as when the sul.'e. t of the pi. lure is a ruler or king th. gems are few and purely symbolic, lieing sufficient only to denote the rank of the individual portrayed. Raphael, who was perhaps the great est painter of religious subjects the world has known, lias in most of his works adhered strictly to this rule, but ill the head of "St. I'e, ilia" is to he notic'd a departure from it A row of pearls. to which are attached three pendants, ornaments her gown at the neck, and this is her only jewelry. The hair is simply arranged and without a jewel of any kind. The single row of Items, themselves the emblems of chastity. emphasizes the exquisite simplicity of the face

Wteat Kmeraon Wanted. “Those who knew Mr Emerson best." said Miss lamisu M. Aleott, "were assured that what seemed the 4e< line of hi* faculties in his latter years was largely but a seeming. It was only words he could not command at will. His very forgetfulness of the aanies <>f things would often give oceanioii for a flash of his quaint shrewd wit I remember once he started for his usual walk, when a light shower ("tine up. and he returned for his umbrella. Tie could not rememlter the word umbrella. and we. who had not noti'-ed the shower, had no clew to wh.it In was searching for. Another walking stick was brought him. another hat. a fresh kerchief. only to lie refused with that perplexed shake of the head 1 want.’ said he at last—T'WUtit -that thing that your friends always l><w and never bring back I’ Could any "tie fail to recognize that description: Plover's I tai' Few people realize that there an •titer eggs besides those »»f h»*ns which have euorniGiis couiincrcial valu» Hi England s:> called "plover' eggs." which nrv really those of lapwings, are •ent to the city markets from the rural districts by hundreds of thousands 1 hey life e teemed a great delii in ' and fetch a very high price, the lts< of them being lor that reason ..infilled al most exclusively to tin tristoi racy and other luxurious per*. ~s Being only about the size of pigeons’ eggs i good many of them are required to make ,i dish. Men make a business of gather Ing them from tlie nests in marshes •nd wet fields, Loudon Standard Michael AuKrlo'a Aflenipl •< suicide. Michael Angelo, after receiving a painful Injury to bis leg by falling from n scaffold while nt work upon “The Last Judgment." became xneholy that ho shut himself in hi* eoom, refused to see tiny mi* and ' re •olved to I-f himself die " Fortunately bt» intentions were frustrated by tin ‘•elebrnted physician Undo ib.nllni who learn-d by accident of id* comb Hon. Conviction* that remain silent are h*ith<>r sincere nor profound Hslxa*

NATIVE PLATINUM. The “.Noble** MelnU r* H.iv r< . From On , , lei “" ar Subsmnee. and (,/ I'Xf ? u i' ' '' ,l .■ , , , *• ’difornla, Australia :x':x “x; nut . t , ''iHiwn us native platint h HP l ' ' r “ is ,s <•' -he on , , "e""' i-'idium, <X Vi 1 "" 1 h>: a lll| h' gold and iron. Xl | tie .7;,' '.' -neutioned are nish ii n ' 1,0 not tarany sing e' a id""' 1 ! r'’ S ” IUbIV *“ ........ , 1 lle ln " s ’ plentiful f ~i n "hiiinmn is "om which it takes iis name v h ‘ S n gratis, 10 / a n ’*j stmt"T" ‘'" l ' ii "" is l!1 " subs anto known. Its f„s lng ig PX . ’’Uit'ly high, and this propertv, t O . geth. i With its freed ,m from la'ruishcauses it lobe largely used for the ummiPn.tuie u s crucibles and oUigr VMta Is required by scientists to stand - very high temperatm 0. It is also sometimes U sed as „ substitute for gold in photography, and when deposited in a tldn tlhn on the interior of the tubes ol telescopes it forms a dead black Which prevents the light from being reflected by the polished sides. Palladium is of a lustrous white color. It is the most easily fused of -lie nietals found in platinum ore, and can even be volutiliaefi. A curious quullty which this metal possesses is that when heated to redness it is porous 10 hydrogen gas, allowing it to pass through somewhat in the same manner that blotting paper permits the passage ..1 water. The silvery white .olor of palladium and its freedom from tarnishing render It useful for making snl < and division marks on " nliti. Instruments. A mixture of this metal with mercury is sometimes used for tilling teeth. Osmium is a metal which possesses two remarkable properties it is the most refractory of the metals, resisting fusion at the most intense heat, and it is also the heaviest substance known, being twenty two and a half times heavier than water Together with iridium, it occurs priii. ipally in a peculiar variety of native platinum called osmiridium. I'his mineral differs from ordinary platinum ore in that it contains a larger proportion of osmium aud iridium than platinum. Osmiridium is found in small particles, varying in w< ight from one-sixth to one-third of a grain. ITiese particles are extremely hard and are used for pointing nonwearing pens. Metallic iridium possesses a white steel-like appearance. The knife edges of deli, ate luilam s and other bearings which require extreme hardness are often made of it An alloy of 10 per cent iridium and !«t per cent platinum has been f..:md to be very little affected in volume by changes of temperature and is the substance of which the standard meter kept in the international metric bureau at Taris is made. Rhodium and ruthenium are metals of little practical use. The former occurs in platinum ore to the • xlent of 5 to 6 p.-r cent. The latter is found only in osmiridium ami averages about ." per cent of that mineral. The metal which ranks next to platinum in price is zirconium. which occurs in hyacinth ami some other rare minerals. 1 ranium is remarkable for its high atomic weight, the heaviest know n. Chambers .Journal. rhe Sedan Chair. The sedan chair is named after Sedan. the town wheie it was first used. The earliest mention of it in England occurs in l”sl Early in the following century the Duke of Buckingham caused mm h indignation by its use in London. People were exasperated at that nobleman employing his fellow men to take the place of horses to carry him Prince Charles brought from Spain in 1G23 three curiously wrought sedans, • »•<> of which he gave to the Puke of Bn- kinghnm A few weeks after llieir introduction Massinger produced his play, rhe Bondman.” aud in it Im thus adverts Io the ladies: t'.T tie ir pomp an.l < >0 being borne la triumph on men's shoulders. 'Hie r.'fereme is doubtless to Buckinghams s.dan. which was borne like a palanquin "Bygone England. ’ I n><>rnl>lv Struck. “I'.ipa have have you seen Harold since .'on told him he was too poor to think ol of marrying me?" . | 1 in across him nt the club last evening We got into conversation. and he struck ■Struck von! oil. paua•Sirmk nie as quit'' -ti agreeable voting man. I understand his uncle i,as tell him .s-’oo.'**i." Kansas City Journal Mini llii-j Wanted. To explain why Ids trip had proved -0 tioor. a commercial traveler once wrote a long uceoutit of bow the w.alher had affe. tml business m the o.i.ritorv in which ho had traveled. In due time Ir. received this reply from his flrm ".• get our weather refiotts from Washington. Pon t send us anymore. What we want is orders.” X„< Ho- Klml He ed. ..,f v .,u're so hard tip.' -aid the easy 1U .,,.|„ who wa« i.'mpotardy umible to extend the iiecoiiiinodatlen asked, ••why don't you borrow some money ••Why. Im always ex to lie paid back." t'ltleago Xalfirr. Humble \dmlret Are th" ’ tc " tn voitr book drawn from real life. ‘ Utility Udi--' Htich Intftesling people In real h,e a niy . I,aril, tors? Som*, ' tße^.lom'lW 1 . W> would make i lf . if we ba<l inut ' z ” ,u “ «eer«.-Uu | ’ lwor * A,uc,l< ''*“’

MEMORY DOES NOT FAIL. It simply Gets Weak and l.iinguid For Want of < se. Memory does not "fail” (except in loss of nil the faculties); it simply gets Weak and languid for want to use. just as the physical organs do. People Often say, "My memory is failing." when 11 really as good us ever if they would give it a ehaneo. A word, a date, a name. 1111 incident, comes up. or rather fails to come up wla n you warn it. There seems to be no possible way of remembering it. ou make two or three efforts, give up and say. ."There's no use; it's gone from me.” Xotiseiiscl It hnsn't. It is there just as much as it ever was, only there tire a lot of things over it. Keep at work, bring your w ill to bear upon it, try aud try and try, and after awhile you cun get it. And. better, you will find that the exercise required in remembering it will help you next time, and that a little toil and determination put together will accomplish wonders in the whole range of the faculties. Look over your memory, sec whore you are most deficient and exercise it In that respect. You can do it at any odd time; while you are walking, riding, resling after a day’s work, listening perforce to a dull speaker. Don’t let a few failures discourage you. The long corridor of recollection lined upon both sides with valuable material will be opened for you because of your importunity if you use it.—Everywhere. X Little Too Sure. A well know n Philadelphian is noted for his Inability to remember faces. He has passed by his best friends on the street as though he never before had seen them. A woman of bis acquaintance is equally famous for never forgetting a face. She prides herself on this "gift,” and she declares that the faces of every man, woman and child whom she has ever met is photographed on her memory. The altsentminded man had passed Iter by several times, looking blankly at her. At last she said: "1 wager a box of the best eigai-t yon ever smoked that I will recall myself to your recollection the next time I meet you.” The man in return wagered 11 box of gloves. One day the womitn, going along Walnut street, felt sure she saw the man. He was abreast of her and showed no sign of recognition. The woman had an umbrella with her. She gave a sudden poke with it and hit the man's ribs. Startled, rfer victim looked up. "Madam,” he began in confusion. "I bi'g your pardon,” blushed the wo man. "I I struck the wrong num.” She had never seen him before in tier life.—Philadelphia Times. Onl, Two Held lhe Ofllce. A town in central Illinois boasted for many years i f a most ornamental figure which adorned the town square seven days in the week. His name was Trice l’< or, and in splendor of attire he rivaled the Beau Hii kman of the capital. He had a niimcroiis family, which be kept wdl in the background during the few hours be spent at home. In the course of political events in Illinois Price Poor was elected a justice of the peace. He was prouder of the office th in a bitd of paradise. The neighbors shared Ins gn.i., by 11 f1,,.ti,,u. On, ~f tlmtn was seated in Justice Poor’s sitting room one day soon after the election and heard the justice talking with his eldest son. “Is we all jesthes, paw?” the lioy asked wistfully. The old m.'in had something of an impediment in hi« speech. “Eh-no, my sou,” he answered; “only eh tne and eh-your ma w.”—Washington Star. Ilin Srt’ond I*ll Pruaion. The British admiral Sir James Gordon was a humorist in his way, and it is related of him and Admiral Pell that they use J to amus<* themselves in leisure bo t's by running foot races, being quite evenly matched. Sir James having a cork leg mid I’ell one us wood. As an install, e us his fondness for practical joking a story is now told: Sir James during a battle toward the end of Ills lighting career had his wooden leg shot away The old sea fighter al once applied fur a second "leg pension” mid cheerfully drew it to the end of his days. I oiler) Met hod*. An English writer declares that financial "morality, imperfect as It is in our day, is superior to that of the epoch that camo to an end in 182 G with the nliolition of lotteries. Take a single instaliie. Lord North in 1771), while the American war of independence was in progiess. issued IU.IJKH) lottery tickets, go.otio of which were given us bribes to members of pari in men t.” Will tut Ills De*er<*. N.'iggtts (litet.iry editor, inspecting manuscript) — Your story is good enough so fur us I have got, Borns, except that the hi ro is rm her fine drawn, rie's entirely 100 good for ibis world. Borns (struggling nuthoin I know It. Naggim. 1 kill him off in the hist chapter. Chk.igo Tribune. Quite llinei-ellt. Dr. Young B. Ginner Did I understand you to say you were never sick and therefore didn't have any regular physician? Krttsty Not nt nil. I sold we didn't hate mt.' !'< guliir physician ami arc therefore never si'k I'lilliidelphiti Becortl. Tried to £s|»loln It. Mr. I'atliy Yes; I'm a self made man. Professor Nt mitosis Er tint get the materliil nt u bargain sulef-Cblcago News.

SIAMESE BELIEFS. Some Pccnliar Notion* of :i Very Suprr*titiouM Propio. "The Siamese area very superstitious people," says Ernest Young, author of the "Kingdom of the Yellow Bule.” “They have many peculiar explanations of natural plienomemt. Thunder, lor instance, is '(lie sky crying.' They believe that in the realms above is a horrible giant, whose v. Jf has a violent and uncertain (cinper. When they qunr rel the echo of his voice conies in long, rolling notes from the clouds. If he is very atigr,' he throws his imlcliet nt his unruly spouse, and when this ponderous weapon strikes the floor of liettveu the thunderbolt falls through and comes to earth. "Falling stars are accounted for by the fact that the angels occasionally indulge in torch throwing at otic another. When these same beings all insist upon getting into the bath at once the Wats-- splashes over the side, and it rains. TLe winds that sigh in the night are the voices of babies that have lost their way in their travels to the land beyond the grave. "When a Siamese dies he is not buried, but his corpse, fully dressed and then wrapp 'd In a winding sheet, is placed In a sitting iwsture ip a copper urn. A tube is placed in bis mouth, and through this a mixture of quicksilver ami honey is poured into the body. In this way it is kept for a long time, often for years. Eventually it is burned, and the ashes are carefully preserved. Tl.e souls of those whose bones at least are not burned are supposed to become slaves of a horrid taskmaster with a head like a dog, a human body mid the tempi'r of a fiend. He sits for all time with his feet in tile fires of hell, mid it is the duty of his slaves to keep these tires from growing 100 hot. To do this they must carry water in open wicke--baskets through all etcrnily." ENGINE ROOM HEROES. Wonderful mid Perilons l-'eals Thai %re Performed at Sea. Nolxxly who has not been to sea can imagine all the things that can happen to a ship's machinery nor properly estimate the cleverness and ingenuity used up in rcii.ties. The youth who leaves his shop full of wonderful mid costly machines lias another complete educa lion waiting for him at sea in the wonderful tilings that can he accomplished in time with a plain, ordinary hammer and chisel, a rather wornout file mid a great deal of ingenuity. 1 should like to have been aboard that steamer disabled in the Red sea where they took a boat davit, straightened it out in a rivet forge, imide a new boiler feed pump piston rod out of it mid went on again, or. better still, on the ship that lost a propeiler and the end of her tail shaft off' the west coast of Africa, to replace which they were obliged to move her cargo, pump her forward compartments full to sink her liow mid raise her stern out of water, drag the broken shaft, several tons in weight, out through tlie long alley (100 low mid cramped to stand up no. plug up Hie nole behind it. drag in tin spare smift and couple it up anil lower the new propeller down over the stern, aii while she kicked and wallowed in .1 heavy sea. mid finally bail lo lower the chief engineer over after the propeller, where lie sat tied to n flimsy staging making all fast aud weure while the vessel jounced him up and down in the sea till he bled at (he nose mid ears and the crew kept the sharks at bay with pistols and boat hooka to prevent them from eating him up liefore lie fin ishod the job. That w.is seventy-two hours in which tlie young ami aspiring engineer might learn a host of valuable and interesting things. Benjamin Brooks in Scribner's. Cleaned anil Restored. There is a certain In 'y who Is addicted very strongly to the art of making up. What she does exactly is a mystery to all but herself mid her maid, but the effect is precisely as if she had a tliick eoat of enamel or lacquer all over her face. A good deal of discussion has ensued as to whether this is renewed every day after ablutions. On this point a dear friend of hers observed: "Os course not. The expense would be enormous. Depeml on it when «he wants to wash she goes to some place where they dean old pictures.”—London 'Hitler. Nntnrnl Wonder*. "Why is a river th<‘ greatest freak of nature?" "Didn't know ft was. Why is It?" "A river has a heail. but no feet. Its month is where its feet ought 10 he.” "Pretty good. A mountain is somewhat freakish also. We have all seen the foot of a mountain, hut wo never heard of n mountain's bead." “That’s so. Still It must have s head, for it Ims ears." "Has ears? How 's that?" "t'ert.'ilnly. Did you never sec a mountaineer?" Kansas City Journal. Wilblnir 'rime. Mrs. Eeodum Why do you move so lazily? Don't yon know that time* and tide wait for no man? Tattered Tucker Dat may be all right about tide, lady; but I'm afeured dere's a bunch o' lime wallin’ for me de next time I git Jugged Kmisaa City Journal. Urn wry. "You spoke very admiringly of that nmn's courage." "Yes.” "Rut he was never 11 soldier or a fire, imin or a imliceimin ” "No. hut he mitH mushrooms that he baa gathered himself." Exchange. Ideas are the result of thought, and •neh new Idea marks a n epoch In th* •oi'lal anil industrial advancement nt the world Maxwell'* Talisman.

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Country Correspondence. Rural Route l our. r .loe Kintz is on the sick list. ’""’George Gerke is now'ut J Poi ntin' as murder trial. " In spite ot the stormy’ weather moNtUof . the . |>ei>ple of this place made a trip to Deeutur. ; The farniersjd’this* place disposed of their turkeys last week at a good round price of 11 1-? Rents per pound. «'H<, ' J C-j < 'lark Shar who has hud a lame arm for several months left for Van Wert the last of the week to have an operation performed on his arm. Dave Whitehearse a brakeman on the Pittsburg A- I’ennsylvania railroad who has been si>ending a few days vacation at this place returned to Fort Wayne Saturday. Linn Urove. John Weger is putting in a light plant with capacity to light up his salof>n, restaurant and dwelling. Amos Lindsey, of Jefferson township. visited his relatives here the later part of last week and over the Sabbath John Weger and Huffman A Gott si’halk put up ice last week. The crystal was seven inches thick ami of fair quality. Harvey Opliger, who is attending the tri state normal at Angola, return ed home last Friday to remain during the holiday. John Rickets, of East Nottingham township. Wells county, has moved on the Lewis Coon farm m South Hartford township, this county. Prof. H. E. Rittgers left for Huntington last Wednesday in response to to a telephone message announcing the death of his father, Rev. Rittgers, who was well known here. The famous Wabash literary society was re-organized last Friday night, one week ago. The members are taking a new interest in the work and it promises to be a success. The following oilicers were elected for the ensuing term: Prof. H. E. Rittgers, President: Jumes Kizer, Vice President: Nona M. Hoffman, Secretary and Stella Liddy, Assistant.

The Wabash literary society held their first endeavor for the season last Friday evening. V ice President Jas. Kizer called order. Song by the society with Miss X. M. Hoffman at the organ, was the opening, followed by music by the Junior boys band, which gave the occasion quite an im petus. By reason of Prof Rittgem being called away there were but two debaters to a side on tne very import ant question, namely: Resolved. That the world is becoming more wicked as time progresses. Two judges cast their rotes for the negative and one for the affirmative. Owing to the next regular meeting coming on Christmas the society will not meet until Friday evening, January 1. METHODIST ENTERTAINMENT. The Christmas entertainment to lie given at the M. E. church this evening promises to be one of the best given in the city. Speaking, singing and fancy drills will be in order and everything to make the little ones wish more for Santa Claus than ever before will lie theoe. One of the special features of the evening’s entertainment will be a stocking drill given by sixteen little girls and is something new and unique. Every' body is invited to attend and enjoy themselves as well as the children. Good assortment of music cahjr nets sold cheap. Call and see them ut L. Yager & Sons. 290U7 Kobert Toomba’ Advice. A lawyer sent to Robert Toondu* mice and asked what he should charge a client In a ease Io which .Mr. Toombs had just listened in the courthouse. “Well," said Toombs, "I should cluirao SI,OOO, but you ought to have $5,000, for you did a great many things that I ■ would not have done." Hint Proof. A woman visiting in town complains that she has been moved from tlm guestroom to a back bedroom ami from there to sleep three In a tied with the children She wouldn't see a hint If it were tied mi her mirror with blue ribbon.—Aiebison Globe. Ills (iniliiu. "Were you out driving yesterday "lio. out s<l for the rig. The gfrl told me she was engaged to another fellow " Exchange. Infancy is the germ period of nian'a •xlstence; It I* the springtime of the. year, the time of seed sowing. Voting.