Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1904 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. SVBRT IVKNINO, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY CKW GJ. Ei_UIN (3 H A rvi . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Sy antler, per week 10c Sj Cirrler, per year $4.00 By ’.nail, per month 25c By mall, per year $2.60 Single copies. Two Cents. Akrwrrillna rates made known on application filtered In the postofflce at Decatur. IndlA«a. as incoud-olass mall matter J. H. HELLER, Manager. NATIONAL TICKET For President ALTON B. PARKER of New vork. For Vice-President HENRY G. DAVIS of West Virginia Congressional Convention. , The democrats of the Eighth Congressional district of Indiana will meet in delegate convention at Portland, Indiana, on September 7, 1904, at 11:30 o’clock a. m for the purpose of nominating a candidate for congress for said district. The basis of representation will be one delegate and one alternate for each 200 votes and for each fraction of 100 or more votes cast for the Hon. John W. Kern for governor at the election of 1900. On tljs basis each county will be entitled to the following number of votes: Adams 17 Delaware 23 Jay 17 Madison4l Randolph 12 Wells 18 Totall2B Necessary to a choice.... 65 J. A. M. ADAIR, District Chairman. CHAIRMAN TAGGART The Democratic National committee acted today with great wisdom in electing the Hon. Thos'. Taggart chairman. He is always a true democrat- never falters in his splendid devotion to demociaoy. He is a born politician. He sustains an intimate acquaintance and cordial relations with alljthe leading democrats in the United States. They love him. They believe in him. Thy trust him for he is the soal of honor. As an orgnizer he has few equals and no superiors. In fine, he knows the game of politics from Alpha to Omega. He can arouse enthusiasm in the rank and file. He can map out political campaigns and execute the plans. Again, he is a first-class business man and splendid representative of the up-to-date citizenship of this country. The business interests know that he is a conservative not a destruotionist. He builds parties—not destroys them. He is in the prime of his mental and physical vigor. There awaits him the highest prize ‘known to mankind—the election of a president.

Closing Out Sale Commencing Saturday, July 23rd We, by mutual consent, have decided to close out our entire stock—ss,ooo worth of Furniture and Household Furnishings. Good bargains galore. Call and get prices. We will continue in Undertaking I Woodward * & 8011.

Heffis equal to the occasion. He will lead the democracy to victory. Parker and Davis will be electedMr, Taggart is the man of the’hour. The democracy will not regret the action of its He will honor the party—and no honor is too big or good for him. The Sentinel is confident that the committee with wisdom and for the success of the party. It believes the results in November will show it. His election is worth ten thousand votes to Indiana democracy. The party will have the most perfect organization ever in the state. Let every man put his shoulder to the wheel and follow Mr. Taggart to victory.—Sentinel. The Wells-Blackford judicial convention for the nomnation of a democratic candidate for prosecutor will be held in Bluffton on August 17th. The newspaper writers have gotten Dale J. Crittenberger mixed up with the democratic nomination i for secretary of state. This is the most sensible thing we have heard for a long time. Mr. Crittenberger is the salt of the earth and a democrat of the kind that it is an honor to reward. The eighth congressional district asks for nothing better than to honor one of her great captains of industry. The state convention next week promises to be full of life. Besides the uomidation of a state ticket there will be a reception to Mayor Taggart, end a strong probability that a number of speakers of a national character will be present. There is talk of Senator Bailey. W. Burke Cockran, Col. W. J. Bryan and John Sharpe Williams. It is likely that one or more of this number will be there, and that the campaign in Indiana will open under the most favorable auspices. We tip our hat to the mascot, Tom Taggart.chairman of the democratic national committee. His loyalty to every trust imposed has been one of strict fidelity and good accounting. The same will be true as head of the national committee. The east, the west, the south will now be taught the game in its practical form. Even the Tammany Tiger can profit by flaying strict attention, keeping both eyes and ears wide open and heeding the worldly wisdom as it constanty flows without interruption. BROKERS OFFICE OPENS. F. L. Goodwin, representing the national commission Co. Indianap-, olis, opened his brokerage office in room four, Stone block, today, and is arranging to take care of all business that comes his way. He secures the market price on all stocks grain and live stock from the leading market cities of the country. Linn Grove. Miss Bauman, of Bluffton, Ohio, is visiting her uncle, Philip Bauman at this place. Charles Morrow left Monday for

St. Louis where Jhe will take in the sights of the fair. Adam Ritohley, Mrs John Ritchley and son Victor, of Craigville, called on Miss Ella Newsbauni Monday. Last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli French in East Nottingham township occurred the marriage of their daughter Emma to Levi Brown, of South Hartford township. Sunday evening at the home of Frank Heller occurred the marriage of David Wall to Miss Clara Gilgen. F. A. W. Lindsey and wife, Chafes Fouts and family were guests of their son and brother Fred, of Geneva, Sunday For the last two months the home of Issao Ruple one-half mile south of tbeTAdarns county line has been visited by people far and near, especialy on the Sabbath, the attraction being the genius and talent of his son Albert, who is inventing and about completing an air ship, and expects to make a flight to St. Louis and enter the contest in the aerial navigation in which Albert ! (although a boy has full confidence ,of succeeding. On last Sabbath I your itemizer in company with Leander Rohn were among the many visitors. Wo found the vessel near I ready for trial test. The ship is 30x35 feet, equipped with a 15-horse power engine which propels the fans, their use being to force the air under the stationary wings. Her estimated speed is thirty miles an hour, currying two persons, and if not confronted with reverses renown and wealth will be the product of his invention. THE MANTCHOOS. Their Degeneration From Fierce Warriors to Lazy Parazitez. Tile history of the Mantchoos is one of continued and rapid growth. From a small tribe their influence spread over the great plains of western Manchuria until they became a force which even great China deemed it advisable to conciliate. Their ambitions knew no limit, and early in the sixteenth century they began an invasion of China. A century later, by methods which at times gave evidence of the most crafty and skillful diplomacy, and again were those of a most cruel tyrant. the greatest empire that the world has known was acquired by a race of half savage nomads. As the home of the Mantchoo dynasty. Manchuria, in the eyes of the emperor, deserved honored treatment, and the followers of the standard—there was scarcely a Mantchoo who had not seen service—were specially cared for. It was declared by special decree that all Mantchoos for time unending should belong to one of the eight banner corps and receive a small monthly stipend. The great home country should remain the exclusive property of all Mantchoos. and Chinese were forbidden to hold land in it. The Koreans had now been driven to the i south, and Manchuria extended virtually to the banks of the Yalu on the south and to the sea on the east. I The Mantchoo policy, which in its conception provided for the continuance and development of a great race of pure Mantchoos. who would always lie at the beck and call of the Mantchoo dynasty and would be a safeguard against the restoration of Chinese rule. ! brought on results quite the reverse of those desired. The Mantchoo found his . small wage sufficient at first to provide food, and there was no longer the necessity to live the arduous life of a hunter or herdsman. In a generation or two the race had degenerated into a !::.~y band cf parasites, who, in the absence of a strenuous 1 f ■. had lost all the cuntLn.t and the warlike skill which l.r.d Lrauglit to them a great tiupire. 'j'l cy maintained a reputation for fierceness. however. a::.I at 11.e time of the v.ar with Japan it was predicted that the Japanese would find a match in the Mantchoo cavalry. The first engagement between the two dispelled iwenr this Illusion.—Junies W. Davidssu in Century. Unrrierz WZio Lame tlorzez, ••Tal!::*s- about the ailments of I horses and especially their feat." said | the owner of several line animals, “a | curious mistake common among black- ■ smiths was pointed out to me recently 1 by a veterinary surgeon to whom 1 [ took n horse that had become lame gradually, with conMdvr. Llj heat l:i his feet. After glancing at the beast the veterinary qnlcl’.ly called my attention to the* fact that most farriers, being rlgii han led. unintentionally lower the left aide of the foot more than th;* right side. As a result the pastern dees not n t quite even on the coffin bone or the bin? suspended Inside the wall of the ti >of. and In time the concussion of the foo. on the road produces soreness cf the Joint, which could not ex. t If t!:. 1 fit were level. *‘A trillc cut of Joint. s> to sneak, the foot at night c .nno; repair th ■ Injury received cr the fatigue of the day. It ) ri’a’.;:::!ly t.i feverish .".nJ then tender, r.n I the h la suddenly F-con to limn. I have nolle d tills in hundreds of <■ -. s. TI ? lammiass disappears i:i a few 6 y i If the chhsc be removed Uy leveller up the fool j carefully,Now Yer!: l’nxs.

VASTNESS OF RUSSIA. The Great Size of the Empire Iz Not Generally Recoffnised. Few persons realize how vast is the area of the Russian empire. Into that enormous country you could put all of non-Russian Europe and yet only take up a little more than one-eighth of the czar's domains. Then you could add the United States, including Alaska, and still have almost enough territory left to place Canada in. In fact, the Russian empire comprises one-seventh of the land surface of the globe. Though not comparable in extent of territory with the empire of the czar, the United States seems of enormous area when compared with the European countries other than Russia. The state of Texas alone would take in Germany. Greece, Holland and Switzerland and still have room to spare. Belgium would simply be lost in the Maine woods. In fact, you could put two Belgiums into the state of Maine and have a state left as large as NewJersey. France could be stowed away up in Montana and Wyoming, with enough territory left over to take in Portugal. Sweden would tit into California, with lots of room to spare, and Spain would almost, but not quite, tit into Nevada and Idaho. To make Spain comfortable, we should have to borrow 4,000 square miles from Arizona, but that would still leave Arizona enough territory to take in Italy, leaving out Sardinia. As for the British isles, we could stow them away in New Mexico and have land to spare afterward. The dual empire of Austria-Hungary would be a more difficult matter to deal with, and in order to give it elbow room we should have to devote the states of Colorado and Oregon to it and then borrow 43.000 square miles from Washington, which would still leave Washington room in which to put the kingdom of Servia and have enough left over for a fair sized state. The kingdom of Roumania could be placed in Arkansas, with about 5.000 square miles to spare, and Bulgaria would have more than enough room in Oklahoma. Turkey's possessions in Europe are about as large as Missouri, and Norway could be placed in the two Dakotas, with Jots of room left over. The pieces left over from the various states and territories mentioned would be more than enough to make an area as large as Denmark and the other odds and ends of non-Russian Europe not mentioned. Rut if we did not want to spare so much territory of the western states and territories, we could economize by placing Germany, France. Italy and Belgium up in Alaska, and the British isles could be distributed among the Philippines. Hawaii and Porto Rico.— Washington Post. He Lout Hlh Case. “Judge Emerson, one of the most eloquent men Illinois ever produced, was once taken down completely in a speech at Decatur.” said an attorney of Chicago. “He had a case in which there were some peculiarly pathetic circumstances. the rights of a young girl whose property had been squandered and who was reduced to destitution being involved. Judge Emerson made the most of IL and as he closed bls speech a solemn hush had fallen over the courtroom. “Tears stood In the eyes of the jurors, and even the judge coughed sympathetically and hid his head behind the trial docket. His opponent, whose name 1 have now forgotten, saw that the spell had to lie broken in some way or his case was lost. Arising slowly to his feet and in a voice of deep solemnity and with slow deliberation, he said, ‘Gentlemen of the jury, let us continue these solemn exercises by singing the One Hundred and Fifteenth Psalm.’ A roar of laughter followed from the audience, and Judge Emerson lost his case.” Etiquette of the Smoker. The etiquette of the smoker Is not observed in Philadelphia, according to a globe trotter. In many countries, especially in Spain and Cuba, where sucli etiquette is most jealously guarded, a man who is smoking must be sure, when asked by another man for a light, to present his cigar or cigarette for the purpose. To offer a match is to Imply the social Inferiority of the man who ntfor the light, so that between two ntranyers sucli an offer Is n deadly insult and sometime.* sufficient to cncs» n <'”o' W’<>n ho—eve ■ ti., difference In social grade is so raur'.:?u as to be visible In clotlilng and nciimterment the match may be offered without offense. When the lighted cigar Is offered it must not be thrown away until the man who has offered it has taken nt least one puff. Otherwise the imr.i’.t Is greater than would have been the offering of the rnatca.— Philadelphia Record. V IsitiiiK < Urdu. The Chinese. who seem to hnve known most of our new Ideas, used visiting cards 1,009 years ago. but their cards were very large and not really the prototypes cf our visiting cards, ns they were on soft paper and tied with ribbon. Venice seems to have been the first city In Europe to use cards. Some dating from the latter part of t'.ie sixteenth century nre preserved in n museum there. The German cities followed th? VonolF.ii custom ICO years or so. Then London followed suit—actually followed suit—lor the first visiting cards In Great Britain were playing cards or parts of such curds bearing the name of the bestower on the back. Thev wer«ll-st used In England about Wo Co not know when they wer- first rsod in this country, probably not long after their first Introduction into British soofety. * •• w ■ z* 111 , inO ■, ~ » . .

Railroad Notes. Every Sunday during the continuance of the summer schedule one fare for the round trip to Fort Wayne and intermediate points. Eleven hous in the Summit city on Sunday. Wawassee Luke Ind. tickets on sale until September 30. Return limit October 31st 1904. <3.10 for round trip. Rome City Ind. Season tickets good until October 31st <2.30 15 day ticket <1.95. Commencing June Ist the (4. R' & I. will sell 15 day round trip tickets to northern resorts on G. R. & I also to Frankfort Mich, and Ann Arbor and to points on the Pere Marquete R. R. from Grand Rapids at rate of one fare plus 59 cents for the round trip. Russia--Japan war altas 10 cents. Three tine colored maps, each 14x20; bound in convenient form for reference. The Estern situation shown in detail, issued by The Chicago & North Western Ry, mailed upon receipt of ten cents in stamps by A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago Ills. <1.25 Chicago and return <1.25 Sunday, July 31st, the Erie R. R. will run a special excursion to Chicago and return 1.25 round trip Special train leaves Decatur at 6:00 a. tn., arriving in Chicago at 10:45 a. in. returning the sp wUI leaves Chicago at 6:30 p. tn. For further information, apply to Erie agents. Niagara Falls excursion, on Wednesday August 17, the Erie R. R. will run their annual excurison to Niagara Falls. <6.50 round trip from Decatur, Ind. Take advantage of the most popular excursion in America an 1 visit one of the seven wonders of the world. For further information, write, C. L. Enos, T. P. A Marion, Ohio. Take the G. R. & I. —Pan HandleVandalia route for World’s Fair at St. Louis, Mo. Just as cheap, just as quick and just as comfortable as any other route out of Decatur. Tickets on sale from now to November 30. For rates and information call on or address J; Bryson, Ticket Agent, Decatur, Ind.. or C. L. Lockwood, G. P. & T. A. Grand Rapids, Mich. 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 R'y, Chicago, 111, <27.50 Hot Springs, S.D . 30.70 Deadwood and Lead and return from Chicago daily, via the Chioago & North Western Ry. Correspondingly low rates from other points. The Black Hills region the great natural sanitarium of the west, is one of the most picturesque spots in the world and well worth a visit. Information and tickets oan’jbe secured from your home agent. Illustrated Black Hills booklet with valuable map mailed on receipt of 4 cent in stamps by W .B . Kniskern, Chicago. The Colorado Special—Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western Line. This solid through train, only one night to Denver, leaves Chicago at 7:00 p. m„ reaching Denver next evening at 9 o’clock. A perfectly appointed train. Another Colorado train leaves Chicago daily at 11 p. m . arriving Denver early the second morning, ovor the only double track railway between Chicago and the Missouri river. The best ol everything. The Chicago-Portland special leaves Chicago daily at 11 p. m. with through sleeping car service to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland. I ickets and full iuformatiou can be secured from your home agent or address A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth avenue, Chicago, 111. aug!s Ho n neekers’ 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 mouth—May to November, 1904 nclusive, at the very low rate of one fare for the round trip, plus 82. Tickets are good going 15 days, and fnr 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 |>e so| u to points in the same territory at one hnlf fiM-claas nites, plus §2 from K...> River gateways. p„ r schedules and full Infor c o„]| on your nearest ticket ug..| •L S. McCull jiigh, N. w, p k Dearborn street, Chicago, 111.

Everybody Goes To the German-American Vaudevill show. This show carries none but the best performers; everyone con nected with it is an artist. We h avß Prof. G. A. Gardner, the world’s f a mous hypnotist, who has denionstrat ed his wonderful powers here in catur. We have the Serpentine Dancers, the wonderful Flying ()ir| Who soars through the large tent like a bird; also the largest collection of bones ever placed ou exhibition; o ne of these bones actually weigh 870 pounds, these bones are from a prehistoric bird which ouce soared ore t the forests of North America. These bones were found fourteen feet down iu the sea of the Alaska gold field We also have Irish, Dutch, black face.t ihinaman and other commedians songs, dances and sketches. Don't fail to see the iiiri y downs. i; e . member the show is made up of funny people. Come and see them in their funny acts and funny sayings under a wa er proof tent all’ nest week in Decatur. In connection with this show we have the GermanAmencon doctors who cure where all other dactors fail. Do uot miss it Ten cents to ail.

WI I 7/ pwt QUICK 1 TRANSACTIONS Are prominent features of our banking business. Minutes are sometimes worth dollars to busy folks. We can help you save dollars and minutes, If you would learn how, come and have a talk with us. We give the best advice about investments, praising or otherwise, as may be necessary. Os course we do a general banking business issue cheeks and drafts; in fact, accommodate our patrons whenever possible. The First National Bank DECATUR, IND. INSURE WITH THE “Graham Agency Company ’ One hundred companies failed as a result of the Chicago and Boston conflagrations, and others have failed because of Baltimore. But the “Graham Agency Com panies” paid in full the‘loss in the above fires, and have never failed to pay 100 cents on the dollar. GRAHAM & LOWER, AGTS. Office over Tague’s Shoe Store. L. E. DOLCH, Solicitor. Plume 239. THE THING TO 00 If you are in a hurry to leave this heat and flurry, To find a nice, cool spot on mother earth Just take No. 5, and as sure as you’re alive She will land you in a nice, cool berth at Traverse City, MichJ 9'l Petoskey “ 11.12 Bay Niew, “ 11.16 Roaring Brook, “ H-"' Harbor Springs, “ H ® Oden, « 1136 Mackinaw City “ 12.18 Tickets sold at above price will b* limited to 15 days for return. S'-s*' ll tickets to these points good until (kt 31st. at one and one third fare.. J. Bryson lias Moved Office. Dr. P. B. Thomas has removed hi* office to No. 1021 on Second slreel over True's new store. 163t1m FOR SALE—A five year old mare perfectly gentle. Not afraid of ‘intomobiles or tho oars. Also ■' ix months old colt. Jennie Stuaker. 102d12