Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1904 — Page 4

Railroad Notes. Chicago to St. Paul Minnneapolis four daily fast trains’via the Chicago & North Western Ry. 83.55 for round trip to Indianapolis via Clover Leaf April 25 and SB, account republican state convention. T. L. Miller, Ag't. On the first and third Tuesday of > everv* month the Erie railroad will sell one way and ronud trip excurson tickets to the west, northwest and southwest at very low rates. Further information, call upon Erie agents or write, C. L. Enos, T P. A., Marion Ohio. Homeseekers Rates from Chicago : to North and South Dakota. Every Tuesday until Oct. 25th, the Chicago Great Western railway will i sell ronud trip tickets to poi its in 1 the above named states at a great ; reduction from the usual fare. For t further information address J. P. ; Elmer, G. P. A. Chicago, 111.

Settlers Rates from Chicago to points in Minnesota. North Dakota, Manitoba, Ontario, Saspatchewan and Assiniboia. Tickets on’sale by the Chicago Great Western Railway every Tuesday in’Maroh’and April. For further particulars apply to J P. Elner, G. P. A., Chicago, 111. Through Pullman sleeping cars to California points via Iron Mountain route, leaving St. Louis 8:30 a. m. daily for Los Angeles via “True Southern Route." also tourist sleeping cars on this same train for Los Angeles and San Francisco every Wed uesday and Thursday. Best winter route to California. For further information call on or address G. A. A. Deane. Jr.. T. P. A.. 200 Sentinel Big. Indianapolis. Ind. The Chicago Great Western Railway will on the first and third Tuesday up to October 18, sell tickets to points in Albera, Arizona. Assiniboia, Canadian Norhwest. Colorado, Indian Territory, lowa. Kansas. Minnesoa, Missouri. Nebraska. New Mexico. North Dakota. Oklahoma. Saskatehawan. Texas. Utah and Wyoming. For further information apply to any Great ’Westren Agent, or aJ. P. Elmer. G P. A.. Chicago. 111. A beautiful map. valuable for ; reference, printed on heavy paper 42x64 inches mounted on rollers, edged bound in ok th, showing our new island po sessions. The ■ Trans-Siberian Railway, Pacific Ocean cables, railway lines and other features of Japan, China. .Manchuria. Koorea and the Far East, Sent in receipt of 25 cents in stamps by W. B Kntskern, P. T M . Chicago & North Western Ry. i Chicago, 111.

Will Money Help You? IF SO, call on or write to us We will loan you money in any ' amount from 810 to 8100, on household goods, pianos, organs, teams, fixtures, etc., without removal. You can have from one to twelve months’time in which to pay it back, in small weekly or monthly pay nients as you prefer. 81.20 is the weekly payment on a 850 loan for fifty weeks; other amounts in the same proportion. If you need money fill out the following blank, cut it out and mail it to’ us. Our agent will be in Decatur every Tuesday to make loans and will call ou you. Date Your Name Wife’s Name Street and Number City Amount Wanted Kind of Security you have Occupation All communications are held strictly confidential. Call on or address lioom t, Sod fl, r WIYVF HHV ill MS Cslhoun Bt. Home ’phone Ki 3 ■"III ’’ Opp Ct. Houte Established 1896. Fort Wayne, Ind. vwiKkEJ Kwi wk w aHEßflzi »*. j-T- ml ISMgTOlw||a ii i Do you wish to sell four farm? If SO. then list It foe mm. with th. Snow . be advertised or not. Just as vou prefer Too will be u u It n. with the tMrenry for the time Hefei Wehiremwv f*n»»and» BWttijef’XPiaiJ’il uertiM noWon our list .nd new prup-rMes srs put upon tn. 0U... ”L c ' t ZP. r Sibur, sell or rent property call »ud .r.tulne our prions nd .iMoriptlons. ' “ w “hli ohone No. 203 ■*• r - S/Mnw - Occatur. Indl.t

Going to the World's Fair? j: If so, send for complete guide to the city of St. Louis and world’s fair grounds, containing maps and full in- | formation about hotels, restaurants, theatres and ail points of interests. Published only by the Clover Leaf Route, Toledo, Ohio, and sent free on receipt of six (6) cents postage. I The Overland Limited, solid train ; Chicago to Coast daily. Chicago, Union Pacific A* North-Western I Line. Cheap one way excursion via j Clover Leaf to all California points j for 137.90 during March and April 1904. T. L. Miller, agent. Only 519.00 to Carthage, Mo., and return via the Clover Leaf route, May 17 to 23, account annual meeting German Baptist Brethren. In addition to this the Clover Leaf will give passengers a ten days’ stop-off at St. Louis to see the great fair. T. L. Miller. 1 Agent.

I have hired a number of fine paper hangers Alex Leßrun ts NOTICE —‘About June Ist I will I put in a new line of fancy rugs— James Coverdale carpet weaver, 313 South list Street. 89-4 w. FOR RENT—A complete set of jack screws. Inquire of Frank Bosse on Nutman Avenue and De- | i catur street. 91d6 For Sale—3 head Eberdeen malcalves. They are a fine stock anda bargain. John Hessler. R. R. 2. 36d2m Mr. Jonathan Burkhead has been appointed agent for the Daily | and Weekly Democrat for Monroe i and vicinity and is authorized to take subscriptions and receive mon ey. ts J LOST—A black silk umbrella with straight pearl and silver handle. Finder please return to Paul ' Baumgartner. County Clerks office. • BMI FOR SALE—One team of mules, one farm work mare Also some choice early white seed corn at |J per sack. Inquire of George Tricker R. F D No 6 Decatur Indiana. 89d6 Alex Leßrun has opened up the old West End grocery and wishes all his old and new customers to see him and buy groceries and fresh meats. You know him. 92d3 ■ Money to loan on farms at lowest \ rate of interest. Any sum, any length of time and privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co., 257dtf. A black cow, weighs 00 or 900 pounds, no horns, wearing leather halter, strayed from my barn last night, April 26th. Any information should be reported to Homer E. Sowers at the postoffice.

? ODD KOREAN HABITS 9 r TEAR BASKETS AND HEART CLOTHS ANO THEIR USES. ■ Monrnlng That Every One Known of and Heapectn — The 1 Uiinlnt Toilet of n Muaampho Belin. A StrauKe llenddreaa For Women. There is a great deal of poetry about l all Koreans. This does not make the visitor in their country love them less. "Why do you shake your husband's i 1 gown so ferociously every morning?" [ the writer said to a hostess in Seoul. I "Are you afraid a spider may be weav- | lug In it?" "Oh, no. moonface." was the reply. | "lie must be in Japan now—so far it is —and his spirit comes every night to •, this gown. So tired must he be in the | morning to go back so far into hia ; body again.” And she wept copiously, dropping • each tear very carefully into a metal I lined little basket hung from her waist. ; If her husband had died on his Jour- ( ney the basket would have been nearly full by this time; every one who has I any regard for her would have added * a drop or two. and her mourning would have been as intricate a performance i as a case in international law. Even | ‘ as it was the tear basket was steeped | J in incense and many heartbreaking J songs and proverbs wailed over it. IJ Weep flowers—that is. any sort of t bloom that withers soon — may be I" pressed and strung around the basket. I The wing of a wounded bird may dec- | “ orate one side; a uadherless child may “ imprint a kiss upon it for the good of " the spirit. ' "Do men ever wear the tear basket I '! for women?" I once inquired. "Oh. moonface, you are cnriou- so much." was the reply. "Women never go away from men in Kowlu"

"But they die.” "Yes. and then verra often the good men wear the tear basket in secret mourning.” There is much secret mourning in Korea, and it is like the Irishman's secret—everybody knows it and respects it. A woman who has loved the wrong man may wear secret mourning clothes for him and don the tear basket filled with tears of persons who have not deigned to speak to her in the lifetime of the loved one. At certain hours she may wall round his grave and leave the liest of everything to eat on his tomb for his hungry spirit The worldly mate of the departed looks on. and often it seems she is flattered by the performance. A slave may mourn secretly for the queen, and anybody who wants to may sympathise without hurt for a beheaded criminal. Next to the tear basket the heart cloth is the quaintest symbol of Kowll emotions. One is never permitted to know of this precious ornament unless it is worn for his or her sake. In old Korea it was placed over the heart of the beloved before being worn in any other breast. One heart cloth often does for a whole family, being worn by different members in turn. Characters representing poetic sayings are appllqued upon it. such as: "Without thee I dwell with the spirit of the withered tree.” “My heart beats only to thine.” “Ahu—peace.” "The sun will come again ” In some parts of the country heart cloths are placed over the body of the dying and then given to the shanggoo. head male mourner, and the joofoo. leading female monrnef. Masampho is a quaint and picturesque town, nearly as much so as Fusan. from which it is not far removed. One of the sights of Masampho is her shopping district, which consists of innumerable mats spread out on the ground, upon which are exhibited the wares of their owners, who squat beside them. But the chief joys of Masampho are her deliciously strange little women—- ■ the never to be forgotten Masamphoni ese, wild eyed, glossy haired dump--1 lings, with cherry lines for mouths, who waddle around and about, quacki Ing in fascinating tones. The Masampho belle's toilet is worthy of the time she spends upon it. Her face is washed with honey oil instead of water. Sometimes she sifts a fine powder scented with her favorite flow- ! er over it

She may stain her complexion to suit her fancy, but generally she prefers it to be the natural color, which is » beautiful ecru. Though she may never be seen by man, save hnaband or fa tber, during curfew time or women’s hours—B p. tn. and 3 a. m.—she may go out freely visiting friends and relatives. Her hair is brushed with a fragrant bunch of switches and glued Into many different forms. Sometimes it makes a butterfly or a tortoise and at other times a lot of leaves or a little sampan. When It Is properly shaped, big Jade or glass pins a-e stuck in. The only cap she ever wears has no crown. It* back is shaped like a helmet, and there •re two long tassels hanging from the forehead and neck brim. Her cotton trousers are as full as a divided skirt and become narrow at the ankles, where they meet little socks made of grass and picturesque shoes. Her skirt is very full and shirred at the top into an eight inch band. This fits tightly around the chest and under the arms. The jacket worn is not over seven inches in length and runs the gamut of Korean blues and greens, which are somewhat the tints of the peacock's tall. If of the common people, she may allow her stnuil feet and ankles to allow, but If of noble blofxl her skirts must sweep the streets. All women carry with them - hmg cape, so that if by any possib. y they should meot a I J?"’* tlw J » '> Ui-. W • oniekty over 5 k ’"""K OUI » “ »*»t in front 'l** nsse-Now York Post

; Weather Forecast. Fair Monday and Tuesday, fresh > northeast winds. MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decatur I merchants for various products, Cor reeled every dav. GRAIN. BY I. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MERCHANT. New Corn yellow $ 64 | New Corn, mixed 62 Machine shucked one cent leas. Oats, new 39 Wheat. No. 295 Wheal, No. 392 Barlevso Rye No. 2 63 Clover Seed 5 10 ! Alsyke @ 4 90 Buckwheat4B Flax Seed 8C Timothy f 95 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago marketclosed at 1:15 p. m today, according to J. D. Hale’s special wire service, as follows: Wheat, Mayß7| Wheat, Julyß4g September wheat 80 Corn, May4sl Corn July47* Corn, September 471 Oats, May39| Oats, J uly3Bg ' late. September J May Pork 11 70 Julv Pork 12 03 Sept. Pork 12 .2 Mav Lard, per cwt 6 52 July Lard 6 72 Sept Lard 6 TOLEJO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3JX : o’clock bv J, D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service.

Wheat, new No. 2, red, cashJl 01J May wheat 1 01 July wheat,B9.| September wheat; 851 Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash- 53 Corn, July 51 May Corn49j, September corn 48 i Oats. Cash 43 May Oats 43 Oats, July3R4l September oats 32’ Rye, cash7l OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROcXRS AND MARCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per dozJ 15 Lard 7 Butter, per poundlE Potatoes, newl CO Onions 75 Cabbage per 100 lbl E0 Apples, per bu 80 Sweet Potatoe, per bu 7E STOCK. BY PUD SCHUMAN, DC LCR

Lambs 4{g 5 00 Hogs, per cwt >4 50@ 4 60 Callie per lb 3 @ 4 Calves, per lb 4j 5 Cows 2 & 24 Sheep, per lb Q 3 Beef Hides, per lb 6 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLSOB 00., PICKBBS. Chickens, young per lb. 61 @7 Fowls, per lb 6» 6j Ducks, per lb ; 6gz7 Young Ducks 6<z7 Young Turkeys, per lb. 12 Geese, old per lb 5&6 Geese, young, lb s<r 6 MAY HARKET. No. 1 limothy hay(baled) No 1 mixed hay (baled) No. 1 clover hay (baled) WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVEB a SOM. Wool, unwashed 16t02C Sheep pelts 25c Io 75 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides 08 Tallow, per pound 04 Muskrat 15 to 20 OIL HARKET. Tiona fl X) Pennsylvania 1.65 Corning 1.45 New Castle 1.52 North Lima 1.16 South Lima 1.11 Indiana I 11 Whitehouse 1.30 Somerset ~ 1.10 Neodasha, (Kan.) 1.25 Barkersville 1.09 Ragland .66 COAL—Per Ton Anthracite | 7 5C Domestic, nut 4 00 Domestic, lump, Hocking 4 00 Domestic lump, Indiana 3 80 Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 55q HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, } cent lower, Corn, j cent lower. Receipts al Chicago today: Hogs 45000 Wheat Heart Corn 145 cart Oats _____ 51 cart Cattle 24000 Sheep 20000 Estimate for tomorrow; Hogs 25000 Wheat 16 car* Corn » 3 carOats 75 ?art [)R. P. L. FRITZ Dentist • Office above Holthouse, Schulte A t Co.’s clothing store. DECATUR, • INDIANA.

Wall Paper! VARNISHES = PAI NTS DURING housecleaning time is a conven ient time to improve your homes. We can furnish you with any priced Wall Paper you may wish, from the cheapest to the finest. The designs and colorings are new and beautiful, and the prices are the lowest. The woodwork of your rooms or the furniture may need retouching. We carry a good line of Varnishes and can supply you with any amount wanted. We also handle Paints. Enamels and Stains, any color desired and in any sized packages, from quarter pints to gallon cans. Blackburn & Christen THE DRUGGISTS

BELGIAN STALLION FRANS AC American 1480. Belgian 35402. This fine and l»eautiful young draft stallion is 3 years old April aS 1904, was imported Octo- | her 2 1903. by FRISINGER COMPANY of Decatur. Indiana. I - fRANSAC is a beautiful sorrell and for ! I six generations back his ancestors have all been sorrells but three. It is seldom you will find a | draft horse perfect yet this one needs no apologies as it is a problem how and where to improve him. His ancestors are of the best blood of Belgium. This colt was sired by Petit Reve No. 17078 he by Reve Dor No 7406. out of Jean | nette No. 20601. Reve Dor aas by Jupite: No. 120, sired hy Orange No. 1144 he by Alferd dam Julie, out of Dam, first dam of Fransac was Comtesse No, 40699. sired by Jupiter DeConipte No. 9458, out of Jupiter No. 126 he by Orange No. 1144. First dam of Comtesse wa* Isa No. 7539- ( Will make the season of 1904. beginning Apt ( 7 Mondays. Tuesdays at stable of owner in Root township miles north of Decatur Wed- 1 nesdays Thursdays. Fridays and Saturdays I 1 at Eli Meyer s Livery Barn in the City of De- ' catur. I < TERMS-f 15.00 to insure a colt, with prop er care, to stand and suck. H. FRED BOHNKE. OWNER AND KEEPER _ Arkansas Texas Louisiana An ideal country for cheap 1 homes. Land at $5 $lO. sls, ' acre; grows corn, cotton, I wheat, oats, grasses, fruits | and vegetables. Stock ranges to months I in the year. Southeast Missori, Akansas, Louisiana and Texas are full of opportunities—the climate is mild, the soil is rich, the lands are cheap. Low home-seekers’ rates —about half fare—via the | Cotton Belt twice a month—first and third Tuesday. For descriptive literature, maps and excursion rates, write to L 0 . SCHAEEER. T. P.». Cotton Bell Koute CINCINNATI, OHIO.

ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ’Phones—Office, 164; residence 246 Phones —Residence 312. Office 103. Send your dates in early. Fred Reppert Live Stock Auctioneer. Speaks English, German, Swiss and Low German. DECATUR, INDIANA. MONEY TO LOAN THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN COMPANY. (incorporated) A large sum of PRIVATE MONEY has been placed with us to loan on city property and farms. No delay or red tape in making loans. Lowest rates of interest. We are able to clot* all loans on the same day of receiving application. Will loan ij I unis of 450 up, on one to five years time, with privilege of partial payments. This company can also furnish abstracts of title on short notice to any piece of real estate in Adams county. THE DECATUR ABSTRACT A LOAN CO. Rooms 3 and 4, Studabaker block. 257dtf $33 California Oregon and Washington with similarly low rates toUtah.ldaho. Wyoming anj Montana punts h m Chicago daily during March and A| [l1 Corresponding low rates from "tlx. r points. Dally and Personalis Conducted Excursions in Pullman tourist sleep Ing cars to San Francisco. Los An; ** and Portland without change Double Berth only $7. Fait through trains Choke of Routes. Rales ani full Information »rr... at>-r ' ■ S. A. Hutchison. Manager. North WesternInion Pacific Excursions cu ** imtr ■JThTjdw 111 “W \g PgV