Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 31 May 1904 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. mar bviwisg. kxckpt stsDAT. bt L. ■ W <S . ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. B> aanter, per wee*. toe 1» carrier per year $4.00 By alii, per rronlfc 25- >* mall. per year . *2.60 Blagie oople*. Two Cent*. Afiwrßairu rate* made known on application Inure, in the poetoSce at Decatur. Indiana ** MOOnd-dan* mail matter J. H. HELLER. MANAQIW. COUNTY TICKET For Joint Senator JOHN W, TYNDALL For Representative JOHN W. VIZARD For Prosecutor JOHN C MORAN For Auditor C. D LEWTON For Treasurer JOHN F. LACHOT Fcr Sheriff ALBERT A BUTLER For Surveyor L. L BAUMGARTNER For Coroner JOHN S. FALK For Commissioner First District DAVID WERLING For Commissioner Third District MARTIN LAUGHLIN

Was Arrested. Considerable excitement was caused this morning at the Erie railroad tracks near the cars owned by the Buckskin Bill s Wild West Show. It seems that two of the showmen got into trouble among themselves early this morning and a fight occurred in which one of the men was badly beaten up, who at once came up street and asked Deputy Sherifi Dallas Butler to arrest the man for assault and battery and in attempting to search the cars to find his man a number of show men interfered with the deputy and refused to allow him to enter Dallas at once telephoned up street for his father who hastened to the scene and when he arrived they politely allowed him - access to the tiain No »Tace of the man however has yet been found. Later. At eleven o'clock lhe aforesaid gentleman was caught and brought up before Squire Smith where he plead guilty and was fined a dollar and costs amounting in all to nine dollars and thirty cents which was promptly paid. Mrs. S. Acker, corner Eleventh and Monroe streets, has a few nice cabbage and tomato plants for sale. Call at once. 116-3 t For Sale—A good mower, cheap Inquire of Dan N. Erwin. dfOOli NOTICE— i shall prepared to do all kinds of paper hanging from now on. Any person needing work done call or phone Chas. Railing, South 11th St. 118d6 FOUND—Sorrel horse, weighs about 900 pounds, had heavy work harness on when found. Owner of same will please call at Peterson and claim his property.

There’s a Whole Summer’s Comfort Ahead for you if you buy OXFORDS now. Furthermore, they are the proper caper. Our stock is the largest, and we can suit you at any price. 4 w • ~ H . SOLD ONLY BY eX Charlie V oglewede THE SHOE SELLER 12 3 N. Second St. Decatur, Ind.

DROWNING !S QUICK. Man Cannot Live I nder Water More Than Two Minnie*. •’The story frequently repeated about professional divers ttb" have been able to remain under water for over two mil utes is silly.” said a doctor. “Nv • one cun remain under water that long without drowning, whetlier he is t. I trained diver or non At Navarino I v litre the sponge divers are reported | to be able to remain under water three \ , and four minutes, testa were made recently and resulted in conclusively ■ proving that none of them remained i | down as long as a minute and a half. ’ : Ninety seconds seems a very long time I to the watcher on shore, and it is abut . . I the limit of a diver's endurance under | water. At Ceylon, where time tests were also made among the famous pearl divers, it was ascertained that few of them remained below the surface as long as a minute, and other tests made on the Red sea among the ■ Arabs proved that a minute and a I quarter was tlie longest they could ’ endure without a fresh breath. “On the coast of Englaml several years ago a diver, a trained diver, one I of the best on the coast. renowned for j his endurance, went down and was pulled up so slowly when he gave the I signal that he was under water about two minutes and five seconds. He was j drawn out of the water insensible. ! with bks d flowing from Lis nose and ears, and it was only after long and ' arduous work that his recovery from I the effects of that two minute stay under water was assured. Drowning is a quick death. Even though the water ; Is kept out of the lungs, insensibility will ensue in one minute and complete ■ unconsciousness in two. The stories of people who have been in the water five minutes being resuscitated are generally mistakes or untrue. A man t could not be in the water five minutes without coming to the surface several ' : times and ba - . • ’—st [ Louis Globe-Democrat . HE MISSED THE BEARS. A Question That Rid President KeKinley ot a Besgur, ■ No one asking assistance was ever ,; turned away empty handed from the McKinley door, and many were those ■ who applied. One day a rather old I man, w ith every appearance of belong- ■ ing to the species hobo, called and asked for aid. He was given a small ' sum of money and, evidently thinking ‘ he had struck a soft spot, returned the following day and from then on | went back every few days until final- , ly. on what proved to be his last visit j the president came out while he was 1 > talking to a member of the household I i and. learning the man's errand, enter > ed into conversation with him. , The man stated, in reply to the president's question, that he was a uat- . uralized American citizen, but was | I born in Switzerland. The president ■ asked if he had ever been in Berne, and | he said he had lived there. The presl- ' dent then asked if he had ever seen the bears. This question rather stump--1 cd the old man. and he stammered i that he could not understand. The > president merely smiled and passed on. Now. as every one who has any knowledge of Switzerland knows, the ’ coat of arms of the city and state of > ’ Berne is a bear, ant! in a pit in the cen- . ter of the city a number of live bears have been kept for years out of memory and are likely to be so kept sos years to come, frequent bequests havI Ing been made for their comfort and I many thousand francs being deposited > in the banks of Berne for their t nance. The old man. not knowing these facts, certainly could not have I been from Berne and was a self con- > victed diseipie of Ananias, and as be disappeared from the neighborhood it j is to be supposed that some one must i have shown him the joke.—Leslie’» Weekly. A* E*wm>le. Jimmy—Ma. what is an archangel? Mother—An archangel. Jimmy. Is a man who never ftnd* fault with his ■ coffee — Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. A man of business may talk of philosophy; a man who has none may practice it—Pope.

PATRIOTISM OF ANTS. Cke Insect* Always Witling te Dl* For Their < umniujie, Many times and in many ways the dev-. tivu us ants to their commune has been tested. The rule is well nigh invariable f instant and ..i-a-luw self abnegation and surrender ot personal ease ana appetite, life and limb to the ‘ public welt .re. The p. -vug of sentl uels at gateways is customary, and j they are apt to know first the approach of danger. With heads and quivering antenna- protruded from the opening, these city watchmen not only dispatch within news of threatening peril, but rush out with utter abandon to face the foe. With ants patriotism , is not “second nature:" it is instinctive. inborn, seemingly as strong In the callow antling as in the veteran brave. it must be confessed, however, that it is rigidly exclusive. Racial catholicity is not an emmetorian virtue. Ants are without that elastic hospitality which embraces and assimilates all foreigners. Even the slave makers bold their domestic auxiliaries strictly distinct It may be due to overmastering patriotism that one fails to discover individual benevolence in nuts. Friends ar..l ]- rs. ■a! affect ivn in the limited and specialized -case familiar 41 • domestic animals are as yet unknown. And thus it is with other social H. C. JkCv.k in Harper's Magazine. SALTS IN THE SEA. The Four Varieties That Are Washed Oat of the Larth. Why should the sea be salt when the lakes and rivers are fresh? This is a question that comparatively few people stop to think al-.it They recognise , the fact but do not take the trouble to reason about it There are four salts in sea water—sodium chloride (common salti, magnesium. potassium and calcium. These are minerals and are washed out of ths rocks of the earth by the streams and carried to the sea in a state of solution. The water of the sea is being constantly evaporated, and it comes to the land as rain, snow, hall or sleet But this evaporation leaves the salt in the sea. and as the streams are all the time carrying more sait there the quantity is constantly increasing, but so gradually that it is not noticed in the water. It has been estimated that if ail the salt were obtained out of the waters of the sea there would be enough to cover the continent of North America to a depth of half a mile. In some parts of the world the salt used by the people is all obtained from sea water, but not where there are salt mines or salt springs, for the quality of that obtained from them Is much superior to that yielded by sea water. Rnaatln* Cats a. a Sneriaee. The cat says Mr. Mill in his "History of the Crusades.” was a very important personage in the religious festivals of the times which he describes. At Aix, in Provence. ou the festival of Corpus Christi, the finest tomcat in the canton. wrapi>ed like a child in swaddling clothes, was exhibited in a magnificent shrine to public admiration. Every knee was bent, and every hand strewed flowers or poured incense, and grimalkin was treated in all respects as the god of the day. But on the festival of St. John. Juns 24. poor Tom s fate was reversed. A number of cats were put Into a wicker basket and thrown alire Into the midst of a large fire kindled in the public square by the bishop and his clergy. Hymns and anthems were sung, and processions were made by the priests and people In honor of the sacrifice. — So nr re* ot Genin*. The proportion of distinguished men and women contributed from among the families of the clergy can only be described as enormous. In mere number the clergy can seldom have equaled the butchers or bakers in their parishes, yet out of 1.030 cases of genius only two butchers and four bakers are definitely ascertained to hare produced eminent children as against 13!< pareons. The eminent children of the clergy outnumbered those of lawyers, doctors and army officers put together. On the other hand, such is the eccen- , tricity of genius that the clerical profession produces more Idiots than any other class. — From Havelock Ellis’ "jStudy of British Genius” Flower* and Twilight. As twilight approaches a garden filled with brilliant flowers the red flowers will first lose their gorgeous color as the light diminishes, and then the grass and leaves will appear grayish. The last flowers to part with their distinctive color, white flowers being left out of the account, will be the blue or violet ones. This fact Is useful to such Insects as. tn order to avoid their enemies visit wild flowers in the twilight No Mlaehief. •’Willie, are you and Ben In any mischief out there?” “Oh, no," replied the boy. "We're all right We're jest playin’ ball with acme eggs the grocer left to see hdw many times we ean catch one before it brerfts”—CHcago Post Daaaerons. “Some scientists," began Mr. Gay aignlflcantly, "consider kissing dangerous. Do you?" "Well,” replied Miss Smart "I think it would be for you. My big brother la within call.”—Exchange. Failure Is to lie untrue to the best you know, and the best you know is to stay where yon are and do what you can as well as you can.—Maltbie D. Babcock.

TTYT’n Kai ver & Sous B -^ n Tli|wiwß co - prop,s - * DECATUR, IND- ~ Fashions Sun is Shining Here HThe men who pride themselves on keeping i h with the new I innovations, men who consider quality, fine tailoring and perfect fit equally important as fair, reasonable prices, will be delighted with our mammoth showstyles,” travels extensively for g mg ot all that S new i that purpObe ‘ I and up-to-date in ready- ' All L uioh 11 A*. | to-don Clothing. Men'.' I i v I n ne business dress I KMTs suits prices range from I :■''A/XT ,’ COATS th»t keep CLOTHING with fO $5.00 to S2O 00 j > V. M|. y; IM'V? their Oupc. Individuality. f |4 I B’y: la W-x Zr. e—-I t- - I T '4 MC - Boys Clothing Also put a little sunshine into the small boy's heart. Buy one of our suit Prices sl*oo to $5.00 -dTHE HUB-.d

Visit the Blue Front 5 & 10 oen store. A barn for rent. Apply to Mrs. R. B. Gregory. Visit the_Blue Front 5 &■ 10 cent store. For Sale —Double Standard Poll Durham bull, three years old May f. C. D. Kunkle. Decatur, Ind. U6ds WANTED—Man, or good strong boy two or three hours a day at residence of J. S. Peterson. Cal on Alex Leßrun if you desire to naint your house or anything in painting line. ts Private funds to loan on city prop, arty at lowest rate interest. Priviege of partial payments. The DeMtur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf For Sale —Ashery; well equipped and a money maker. A good investment for some one. Enquire of Chas. S. Niblick or French. Quinn, at Old Adams County Bank. ts Ten thousand dollars private funds left with us to loan on Decatur real estate.first mortgage. Low rate of interest. Willionin sums, of |SO upwards. The Decatur Ab | <tract and Loan Co. 257dtf Special excursion to Toledo via the Clover Leaf Route, Sunday, June 5 and Sunday, June 12, 1904. 1.25 round trip from Decatur, Ind Very low rates to interm<*diate points. Visit Lake Erie Resorts. Get full information of local Agent, Clover Leaf route. Homeseekers' excursions via South era railroad in connection with the Queen & Creseut route to certain points in Alabama. Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Kentucky. Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia on the first and third Tuesdays in each month—May to November, 1904 inclusive, at the very low rate of uie fare for the round trip, plus J 2. Tickets are good going 15 daya, and for stop-overs south of the Ohio River with final limit for return of 21 days from date of sale. On the same dates one way settlers’ tickets will be sold to points in the same territory at one half first-class rates, plus ?2 from Ohio River gateways. For rates, schedules and full information, call on your nearest ticket agent, or writs J. S. McCullough, N. W. P. A., 225 Dearborn street. Chicago, Il|. For

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