Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1904 — Page 3

' THE railroad fireman. » Fire In n I* Not mi Ea>> Job. The average citizen manages to set the house in an uproar every lime he lias to make a lire in I lie heater, but Ids |ol> is a trifle In comparison with w hat a railroad fireman faces when a new lire has to be built in a locomotive. As a starter about 2<m pounds of wood are necessary to lire up the or dinar.' engine. The wood used is old railroad ties cut into convenient blocks When the tire box lias been lined with wood it is drenched with oil, and the match is applied. As soon as the tire gains headway forced draft is applied, the operation necessary being performed in ti, e roundhouse, where all apparatus for quickly producing high temperature is at hand. When a good bed of blazing wood Ims been produced the tireman gets busy with ids shovel, placing coal in even layers over the Hames This part of the work is bard on Hie back an d the aggrieved individual w I lose woes are evident to the whole block when lie labors with the heater would go down and out In the first minute at it. Under the forced draft it is only a few minutes before the coni Ims been reduced to a sheet of embers at white heat, and by this time there is enough steam pressure generated to permit of the locomotive being moved under its own power. Continuous resort to the shove) on the part of the fireman does the rest. It I* only about once a month that a new tire is built in a locomotive while in service. The balance of the time the lire is kept alight by being banked when the iron horse is not on the road —Philadelphia lieeord. The IloMoulan'n Incidental Remark. He—Will you marry me? She No. thank you. He—l thought perhaps you wouldn’t. How do you like that con tinned story that is running now in th* Atlantic?—Somerville (Mass Jour-

“© wniVn Swilu ' <leeper thau ever ' but have changed my line of !§S |§S HOLIDAY GOODS to the more useful and substantial. H Christmas Greetings OS I have cut out the toys and dollsand all the noisy Christinas goods, and now o e u the best selected assortment of the better and more useful a . lcles tO glad ? eu the hea rts of young and old alike. Giving articles of this |7q| kind aie becoming more popular each year and is more appreciated by our frientls Wotlld have you remember by naming a few of the many good things. We have dress goods of all kinds. Waistinge, Lunch clothes in .great variety sOf to s|, 50. , Fancy wool blankets for $2 50 to $7-50 pair. i are all anyone could ask for. .. -- tut «-zx r-~ , Entire New Line of Ladies Fancy I able linens from 50C to $1.50 per yard. — T. 1 $4.00 SB.OO. Hosiery, especially for Christmas pmJ Woolen Gloves Shawls * ' Ribbons and Parasols MS in many style, both uors and kn i t Handkerchiefs of every description to in black and colors in lined and unlined goods of every de- suit all tastes all grades for ladies, Endless variety of Ladies and Children s BAGS. PURSES, FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, such as Z'* I I I i’l/u'lzc The best SI.OO watch for boys in the market, gjwß vJ 01 CI cl 11 Cl V I ill id wlUvl\3 and a thousand other articles to fill the bill. i/gJ j SS Thi« aonann far surpasses any former display in this department. Any and all. no matter how fastid ions the rnlrte for pretty display, you can be satisfied from this large display. .Better make MIM Big assortment of Fancy Cream and Chocolate MSb BHg store full of Candies at 10c a pound. Not cheap trash, but CANDIES, NUTS, good goods. MSg FIGS DATES. Pure Chocolate Creams 15c a pound Ojjp ; , Cleopatra Whipped Cream Chocolates, beet in CAKES, ETC. Common Mixed Candy from 5c a pound and up J

shaving is ANCIENT. lh ’ *"'in"".,"."" FnllnweJ I rel.Un.rle Time., shells and Hint 11,1 ‘ y 8 “ l| ”‘ d '•'•'ered whi, I I be °" dis ’ be vm bpen BU PPosed to b , anoeut ~I Z„ ~S. S lh ~( o the' sto, ’ ; "" 1 lb " O'' mu a ;: t"' 1 "“ ,s ' iik - 1 -'«»” ■ early stage that to leave 11 'heir face was to eive a lIS e | lu ‘‘btndle m their enemies ’ was the reason whv I '•"•'“/"“Great h . ss(ii ; ~s "’"luive. and his order is among ' •'■"■best demote instances of sltitv. '"though there can be Practice existed | KH’U before Ills ( |. IV 1 lie oldest Egyptian sculptures show Paitially so. with curled beards. It is '■ceorded In Genesis that Joseph, when he "ent from prison to the presence of '"'■Hoh. about 15iMi B c.. "shaved himself and changed Ids raiment." 1111 - Aletnnder's Vnlaee. Ihe palace of Alexander the Great was an Imposing structure In its time, and the wonder is that any vestige of , It stands today. It was built in a man- ■ uer mm h more substantial than that , , of today., though advocates of steel . | construction claim that the modem j structure will defy time as long as -any of those built by the ancients. I J Time alone will determine how much ij ttuth there is in this contention. On I the Asiatic plain are the massive rem- i uunts of an ancient gateway fringed ! with weeds and, vaguely knowing who he wa>. the natives tell that this is all ; that is lett of the palace of Alexander. • I However things may seem, no «-m 1 thing is a success, and no good thing jls n failure. Longfellow.

WONDERFUL INSECTS. Tlie Marvelous Ways at Various Species ot Allis. Lieutenant Colonel Sykes saw at Poonan ants carrying out grain to dry in tin* sun. [>r. Lincecum in Texas found ants which planted a certain seed bearing grass, reaped it and carried the grain into their cells, where they’ stripped it of ehaff and packed it away. The paper relating this was rend by Darwin before the Liuuaean society. Another observer lias told us of ants which grow mushrooms. The foraging ants of Brazil and western equatorial Africa are terrible creatures. Elephants and gorillas fly before them; the python takes care not to Indulge in a meal till he has satistied himself t’ni t .<•;•,• are none of them about. They have a “lei. Hired class,” much larger creatin es, which accompany their inarch, ’like subaltern officers in a marching re .1: .■•ntthey are not fighters, ho.vo'ci < tie curious conjecture as to their function has been made. They are indigestible, and birds spare the whole army lest they should get hold of one of these tough morsels. This, it must be allowed, looks a little too strange. Slaves the ants certainly have, but they do not make slave raids; the lar vae of the inferior race are carried off and hatched out. The crowning mar vel. however, is that the British slave owning ant. and he alone, makes his | slaves fight for him. -London SpectaI tor. Old Ocenn'a Joke. “There's another bunch of bridal con j pies on that ship.” remarked Father | Neptune. "Yes." replied the Atlantic ocean. I “I’m being crossed in love pretty regu larly these days.”—Philadelphia Press Os tlie best society it used to be said its conversation affords instruction, while Its silence imparts culture.— Goethe.

lletl iitk For a Friend. A gentleman was requested by a lady to put her a tenner on a certain horse if lie fancied it. Now, he did not fancy tlie animal nor back it and xvas greatly surprised to see it win. Os course be was pleased, but his satisfaction was interrupted by the reflection that the lady would doubtless imagine that her tenner had been invested. The trainer Inquired the price —2O to 1. Though a poor man, he was —and is, I should say—so kindly and scrupulous that he would not disappoint his friend, and sent her £2OO, which lie could exceedingly ill afford. Doubtless to this day she has no knowledge ot the truth.—London Sporting News. Th.- Prssliik of Chivalry. When gallantry prevailed in the south no woman was allowed to carry home a bundle of any kind. If any gentleman caught one in tlie act of lug 1 glug a purchase from some shop to her ' domicile lie felt in duty bound to tip 1 his hat, make low obeisance and beg Hie privilege of acting as her express 1 man. This common courtesy was ac- • cepted of all men in the spirit in which a queen whttld allow a vassal to serve ' her. Nowadays southern women, like their northern sisters, tote their own ' packages.—New York Press. Three Very Good Reiuonn. * Candid Minister flood morning, Janet. 1 am sorry to hear you did not like my preaching on Sunday last What was the reason? Janet—l had three verra guid reasons, sir. Firstly, ye read yer sermon; secondly, ye did " na read it week and. thirdly, it was na worth readin’ at a’!—London Tit-Bits Cm allied. “Very well, sir." said Dr. Qunck nft- | er his quarrel witli tlie undertaker. 1 “I'll make you sorry for this." . "What are you going to do.” asked - the undertaker "retire from practice?" —Exchange.

[arTyou ready foiTI I Christmas? | 1 QUR line of Holiday Goods is now on display- ■ ■ and ready for your inspection ■ We are prepared to meet your wants with K appropiate and desirable gifts for persons of ■ * all ages in expensive, or in-expensive pres ents as you may desire. Our stock has been carefully selected from the best lines we K could find, being careful to select only the ■ g newest, neatest, and most up to date "goods ■ wet-could find. Come and see what an extenI sive assortment of good things we have for ■ * Christmas shoppers W 1 PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST ■ V —. . : * I Blackburn & Cliristeii,| j THE | 1 * ' i Buy Meat Now AT YOUR OWN PRICES The meat trust is busted, and with it the prices. If you are wise you will take advantage of the prices we quote below. No limit to the amount of your purchase. Note closely the prices: Round, Sirloin and Porterhouse, best, per lb. . |Oc Gnuck Steak, per lb ßc Beef Roast, per lb s to 7 c Boiling Beef, per Ib2 t< 5c Sliced Pork, per lb ... . 10c or 3 lbs. for 25c 1 Pork and Chunk, per lb ~J Sausage, per lb . . ’ ’ * 10c or 3 lbs. for 25c Head Cheese, Blood and Liver Sausage, per lb . . §c Bologna and Weinewurst. per lb 7c Lard, per lb • • • 7c This is not cheap poor meat, but the very best that money can buy in a good market , JAMES BAIN“ M. DECATUR, IND.

GOftL Feed and Seeds Peninsular Portland Cement Gypsum Rock Wall Plaster We make a specialty of furnishing HIGH GRADE CLEAN COAL that will burn. J. D. HALE . FHon« O Cor. Jefterm>n and 2nd Stu. ■ — ..— Insure Vour Property n the Deuitur Insurance Agency Gallogly & Haetiing

MONEY TO LOAN THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN COMPANY. (incorporated) A large sum of PRIVATE MONET 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 close all loans on the same day of receiving application. Will loan i urns of | fbO up, on one to five years time, with privilege of partial payments. This company can also furnish abstracts of i title on short notice to any piece of real estate in Adams county THE DECATUR ABSTRACT* LOAN CO. Rooms 3 and 4, Studabakec block, 257dtf II ■V " — I sharpen saws and 1 skates. Work guaran i teed satisfactory. I will I collect and deliver the goods. Leave word at West End Meat Market i or Democrat office. Waldo Brushwiller.