Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1904 — Page 8

BLACK JUMPING SPIDER. He !• the tWairry Little Ti<ee at HU Frateraltr. Whenever we think of «iteiers we think of webs. large wbeei-iike stretches or bulky masses or dainty gossamers H'twd on the grass w in fence corners, if the spider did not build its snare, how would it get its dinner! Spiders are always on the lookout for a hearty treat and as this means something to eat aiu-ost or quite as big as themselves, wijh somewhat ei- .urean tastes into the bargain, t..ey must be ever seeking f<xxi The snare weavers follow best the good poetic p-reeepL •'Learn to labor aud to wait.*’ but the little fell-ws that bold no scares. that do not depend on waiting. must, if the ten;--..- > is -e t-.-r ua the* hunt. Let us see bow they follow a re-* vised preeepL “Leam to labor aud to hustle.” On the stirr.y side of this tr>.x trunk, on the old barn door, among the pine neoiles in the crannies of the atone wait under the projecting end of the wooden steps, amid the evergreen boo eysuckle on the south por h, in almost aey half sheltered, halt s tnuy s -x, we shall have no trouble finding the little Wack jumping -i.ier anus that set entists have renamed tripur tbc ph the three -;-»ts to whi h the specif.e name refers are generally increased to five or mare. This i is the little tiger of the spider fraternity. So «. “ 3:1 ~- s.t.ve sod s. hungry is it that its 'st f vi-tiu.-gtv-ws very long in feed. even in its short lifetime, and neraliy they are of a kind that makes the little tiger a great and v. ertiy tri “_-l of tutu Fl es. bugs, very young crickets aud grass-1 t >7l ere. ;.nt tr fcopp rs Ej.’.gi's. •— its. small moths 'nd cater- ! pil. -re-ti..- ■: .-.rad e-.ay et .- re are its : It. s- :: s s web .wt jt < b- d>— not is sosse way:, a delU-ste. pure; white, c-anor.y b. -. to st-/- r it "If and eggs th: ■i. aout the winter, aad liter when the eggs hat.: .is y xia_ the little spsl-rs swarm cU over the mother i and id through the thick web. re-mind- < ing one of the o.d waman who lived in ; s. s_je. Our little anus w:. ax ven ‘ tore far from tome. Find -*ue that • see- s a wanderer and bunt d *se»y. i and ten tn one you will find the web near by. s mewfaere in a, cranny or crick. uni. r .:s us ;e in beads of wild carrot. in curled leaves, in the disused lek or latch of an oil dcc-r or. like oar little rvs.dent <rf the hone; st -k-e between two leaves which the web strands Lave drawn partly t> gether. Get a straw and poke it into i one end of the web. Out po; «s the sma." pre? ihetjr from a Kit ui the oth er end sad. always turning f»<-e t> ward the enemy, prepared to bast a farther retrnvt or stand and fight —St. Nxboias. Al OU FashiMed Cteok. The eldest working rk*k >a Great Britain is that at Peterborvjgh catbe- I draL whkt dates fr «u IX3O and ts eon- ! ceded to have teen made by a ufxu*tie dxktnaker. It is the ouly owe unw known that .s w>.xmd up over an oid wooden wteA This is sjne twelve feet in cimnfießucm carrying a ga!vaamed cable about 300 feet in length, with ale des weght of three »»«n-irvd- I we.gtt. The cable has to be wotmd up I r.- .iy The is the great tenor b«n. . of the cathedral wtk-h wegba thirty- ■ two indeed weight, and it is struck h<‘“i?y by aa eighty pxiad hammer , The going ami the strik.ag parts of the I efeadk are some yard* apart. rKßaii . <ation Letag by a siraxr wire The ' Hock » not fitted with a dial tmt the j time is indicated on the main wtevt of the escap«_enL which g >ss round oure * in two tours Tt.s c.oi aa of the m-*« retmitive design, more •• than the tn- ■ toots one cade for Otaries V of , France by Hettry de -S rwtlfie kxe." .stn. To Care PvaaloatMU. * Hi EC these weeds on your ledpoot ! «r U- k tbetß ;n y»“ ficaiu I <m going to te-. r.e an x»*-mi.«t Frxa tow ra 1 am to *iaage cy entile life and njy eeur* style of thißking. I wJJ eadesr-.r ; . f-er to t<e gen- : •TOWS la u., '.*CrX t.7 —■--•*»—s hvsad ' minded. Urge sr iritod ia d kul think- * :sg weii of everybody, nseun nt wx*jdj. nod cveriookißc tie little faults, believ>g dkat there are oloer quaktaes » in tie ejb that overwhelm the de6c.e'- y *7Lere s so muck bod tn the best I at ns and *> sock goal in the wwk of ts that it tv < >re» enrb owe of os ' tn be ctertteMe to tie rest of us.” 1 ahaß see the bright aide of every thing I shall talk bke an optimist. La ugh > like aa optimist and move about tike an I opt mist, conscious of the fact that I •hall radixte sunshine and make every : one arcond me happser -Ptysa-wl Vnl-1 rare. .% Fame** Wlk la tie. In the train of Anne of l>eunsart.: when she went to Srotiand with Jases VI. was a gtgantlr Ikane of matriueus drtnking capacity He pan , sesMd an ebony widotla. wtn.-h at the beguuuag of a drunken bout he would , lay on the tab*, and whoever waa the f Ast able to Wow it waa by graeral ronatnt tncsadered to be the "cfcamg*.* of the whwtW It bappemnL how-J ever, that dwiag W» *«F «• ®to«h«d| the Lune waa defeated by Ar Boftert; Lanrte sf Maxweitaa who after throe diya and three Eight* of hard drink-, log Mt the I«ane nndsr the table mod| -W*w on the wWM* bin reowem - »hn.i.' The whittle remained ta the. famJy far am ay year*., sad the tatti pern* who carried .t a* waa Alex-| seder Feeruaou of Onut iMvrwb. ano. of han* Laurte. no wvß and asusMsUy, known Babbie Buras tmmsru uaed the eab.ect in a p*w» entitled The WWrtJe-*

BUSINESS MENTION 11 Every pound of Candy guaranteed to be fresh, at White’s. All sures of hard coal on hand. DECATCR LUMBER CO. *sld« Sabatdibe for the Daily or Weekly Democrat for 1905. Send it to roar friends for a Xmas gift. Coffee A Baker are headquarters for oandy. nuts, toys, Xmas trees and trimmings. SSOdtf 11 Whites. Whites. Whites’, White's for Candy. Candy. Candy —finest Candy Useful holiday gifts | markably low for this week’s selling at The South End Bargain Store. There is nothing finer tor a Uhristms present than a] nice picture. Lyman Bros. 299d6 All kinds of useful Xmas gifts at popular prices at The South End Bargain St- re next to, Moser s ■ gallery. 2S9dtf I write deeds, m.ctgages. con tracts, and do all kinds of nolary work, find renters, and collect rents Give me a trial H. HARRUFF. Wanted—To buy at once, any number of pigeons. W ill pay J 10c. 12c and up for each pair brought to me EDGAR GERBER. North Seo rd street List— A small hlack px*k®tt>jok. C 2 Please leave at : Dem . era t office. A. kinds f useful Xmas sifts at popular prices at Tae South End . r; x: ‘ gallery 2SMtf Wanted—s/XX) bushels of corn. Enquire at Fred S’heimaa s meat market 2s3dtf Useful holiday gifts priced re markab'.y low for this week s selling at the South End Bargain Store I want to buv 5,000 bushels of corn. Enquire at m?it market F.-el Socheiman 253 Candy Toys—Christmas trees, tons of candy and nuts at lower prices than Santa Class can give, at Coffee Jt Baker A iSOdtf For Sale—Bed. gas.:'.ine 7stove, dishes, knives, forks, apoona. oock- 1 .ng utensils al! for wants them • See Lew H Corbin. SBM3 Useful holiday’ gifts pr ied :?■ markably I w for this week s selling at The South End Bargain Store Fine hand-painted pictures for but little more than ethers ask for cheap chromes. The correct Const-, mas present for people with gcod taste Lyman Br.-*. SXAIi The finest line of pictures ever shown in Decatur at prices within the reach of ail Be sure and see them when seiecting your Christmas present. Lyman Bros. Have you any coin to sell? I want 5.000 bushels. ~ Fred S'bei- • man 2S3dtf P.uaee are "right, g.xxis the best ! anything you want in the candy toy line. Also pure and fresh ’ candy, nuts. Christmas trees C?ffee A Baker iS.'dtf F r Sate—One steam wa.king “earn water well drilling outfit with six-horse p>wer engine attacned and with other good equipments Will .sell at a bargain if soxi sooc. Gu* Feelers. R F. D.. No. J, Berne. Ind six miles east and three nuie ■..-u-li U Berne, near Beefier sch-x 1 ! h -use STOdtf If yon appreciate artistic work call and examine cor line. If you don t. may be some of your friends do. so come tn anyway, as we have the neatest as well a< the m-ost showy line of Christmas presents n the eity Lyman Bros r*9d« Look Here. We have candies, cakes aud p:«. Everything that suits the eyas Uhns’mas trees and deeocations. which need no ex* rnmatwe Quality and price the best, and everybody knows the res’ Grapes, ranges, figs and dates Come in ard ret the rate* J S COLCHIN. »Jds Notice. 1 have p«eatr of mvnev to k<an on farms at low raw of interest Partial payments at any time No xmmwwKra Dure B Erwin, attornev at law !T7dtf Schairer 1 Smith Attorneys at Lav Aratra u of titte ma<k to urtter. Farx and city pr.perty fee ante Private mosy to >oan u the very Io wet interest, with pnvihr» of par aai paymeota Ofltee a Niblick A llliaoa Bkeh ow Frerett A Hite Frocer r MbM o< vowi • vwt I Decatur. Indiana Giro ua a call be fore you in ram eteewbara

Weather burecant. Saturday Fair, colder: West winds. MARKET REPORT. ““““ Accurate prices paid by Decatur msrehanw for various prodocte. Cor rseted every dav. We will begin buying new corn, Friday Dec. 23 DRAIN. I j bt ». l. caaaoL, gbai» Mtacaarrr Corn yellow new f M Corn. Mixed new 52 Machine ahucked one cant leaa Data, new2S Wheat. No 21 09 Wheal. No 31 Ch Bariev 401 Rye No. 273 Clover Seed 6 riO AlsvkeQ 6 75 Buckwheat4B Flax Seed - 80 Timothv>l 25 Buckwheat4o CHICAGO H4RKET3. Chicago martetetored at 1:15 p. m todar. according to Dseai-ir Stock and Grain Exchange. Julv Wheat Wteat. Dee I 121 Wheat. Mayl 10* July Corn 45: Corn. Dseeuiber j [ Corn. May4sll J uly Oats. 312 i Data. Dec 25»2 I Data May 312 Jan. Pont 12 57 I Jan. Lard 6 85 TOLEW aWt UAaKETI. _ i every aftereooc at 3OC j’eiock bv J. 'D. Hale. Decatur Sp<x-»al wire service. Wheel, new No. 2, red. cash?l 16May wheat; 1 17? I July Wheat 1 0021 Corn, c ish 46 i May corn ...46 I Julv corn 462, >ats. cash 32; j May oara Julv Gats 34 I Sve. cashS3 OTHER PRODUCTS. BT VaKOCS MOOtn *S3 MBBCnaXTi Eggs, fresh, per dorS 2’ Lard Butter, per poundl4 Potatoes, new . to '2hi: :us 75 12'aobage per 100 lbso Appiee. per bu 5 j STOCK. ■t nt: Kansan, pb in Lambs <4 X-tJ 4 25; Hogs, per cwt 3 75@ |4 00 Janie per ib.2 q 3 Cairaa. per ,o oj 5 Down i 2 PDLLTRY. BT J. W. PLACB OO-Chk-kecs. young, per lb Fowls, per lbHj Young Turkey 10— O»d Turaeva S KAY TARKET. No. 1 tetnrahy large oa.ec J 8 00 No 1 " tmall ” 7 00 No 2 ’ fl 00.« No 1 mixed 1 50 leas No 1 c.orer 1 50 tens WOOL AND HIDES. i bt b. Kaprn a k>« Phone 442 Wool. üßwaahad 1ra023 i Coon 10 « 1 50 Skunk kO 0 1 40 «‘possum 10 <i fS Mink — 50 cf 2 50 Muskrat 3 o 13 I Brwf Hides 08 . Calf 'lO gbeep Pelts — 25 <| 1.25 Tallow 04 OIL TARKET. Indiana <*• Wuiteboum IJO x-roerw« ......... 9K Neodasha. (Kan.). 70 BarkerTriL* 109 Rag.and T woa f 1.70 Pranrylvaaia IXS Zcmug IJ2 New Camie 1.47 North Lima IF4 South Lima 99 COAL -Pm Tm Pricre of «nl on and after Decec 1 ber Ist. until further notice will be aa . folio**: Hocking Lump per to*lß BC> . Virginia Splint 4 00 Indiana Lamp. 3 60 Dotneabe Nut 3«fi Washed Nut.... 4 «» Pittsburg Lump 4 00 Pocahontas 4 50 Kentucky Cannedfit® Anthracite7 50 Chargee for carrying cnal-JSc per tcu er fraction inerxX up »xa.r* 50c 1 per tow I 1 ! TARKET "MJTEA. Lirarpral market -.ra*d Meady. ’sects lower Corn. • orate tewee Recv.pts at Ltacagv today Haga —_ >OOO ><*,» Cere —— 4 *t*s*f« ' Oatß— '•Aeura OtetiK jrcr- - Sbeap jQoo Estimate fag tomerrow ’ Ho«» IXXX >. Whom !"»»» Core lO7Srar« CM* U 5 are |

Useful Christmas Gifts Appeal To Men and Boys Ever think »of giving him a Suit or Ove r SSM coat, or some swell Haberdashery for ChristJot mas. A gift that he is sure to appreciate. ==== . " I “ V fZ 7 • kA. e su ££ est one our ne an " ma< * e su its -v or overcoats at iI 2. to S2O. \ .L. - >. ; J Or the servicable kind at 55.00 to S1 \ 11/ r * or business, work or street wear. "y.- f z 'jL The style is RIGHT with many patterns I 'AW lW to c^oose rom - Ik !■ I The boy will be delighted with a suit, over Il llf I I kiF 7 coat or reefer. We can fit him out and fit J ' J f Jfth | kim right for > $2.50 to $7.50 ~~"'s ■ '■ You surely can use one of the following articles for the one You Wish to Please. SMOKING JACKETS BEAUTIFUL CRAVATS STYLISH GLOVES HOSIERY WHITE DRESS SHIRTS GOLD AND GOLD-FILLED CUFF BUTTONS SILK SUSPENDERS UMBRELLAS COLORED SHIRTS NIGHT ROBES WARM UNDERWfiAE HANDKERCHIEFS SWEATERS SPECIAL SALE n fine Men's and Beys’ fancy sweaters on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21. Call ear’.v and get the best choice. AT GUS ROSENTHAL.

Xmas Menu. The purest candies fresh nuts.' 1.-C4 cr n: sweet <nd secdlm* granges, delidcns figs and date# (•ar cakes are known by a The finest line of trees and dee rafi ns I ever had. Always sattnething new. nght ap to date. Prices the lowest —quality the best. Come and see J 8 COLCHIN 293d5 Strong Testimony, Gilmore Drag Co.. Hetefaer. Ohio Gectleoec Haring a horse with a bad bruise on one of its hind legs. I was indveed to try a beetle of roar Caustic OU. and as I got such good result* frtxu iU use. I have used it for many other ail meet*, such a« lame hack, sere throat, fresh cuts, etc- and hire found it ;ust as benefi rial in al: cases, in fact I would n-X he without h. and can reccemeod it to anyone, either for man or beast. Y.j»tra truly. jO. O- Lentz. D D S Piqua. Ohio. ————— Holiday Rates. Ft the Christmas and New Years hclidars the G. ft A- I will stell round trip tickets to all heal Mat>ocs at -tc per mi>. gsk- way mileage Fort Wayne Bfc. B-roe sric, Geneva Trie. Portland 11. 15. etc. Seeing dates Dec. 54. 25. z«. ard 31, lIC4, also .’tit :nd t, IMA. Wilf atao_»eH n ensneeting lines_in{v p a. >rr . tory at rate of, one and cureth jn fare riatoe sel.ing 'fates *ou limit as for,kcal points J Bry~jt,

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me f r fire insurance. I , repiesent nene but first-elass companies H HARRRUFF In Santa Claus Land Everyone is cordially invited to come and take a peep at Santa Claus land, and all the queer elves and fairies, at the Baptist church Saturday evening Santa Claus' headquarters at Coffee A- Baker s this year 38Mtf. Tr’ a gal on of the X-Ray Carbcn oil If it does not tory call and your money will! fie cheerfully refunded, at Loch A Dtrksen s.

gOSSE’S opera: house ————— Monday, Dec. 26 — Harry EreenA Helen DeVere AXD A COMPETENT COMPANY PRESENTING Eli & Jane t nder Management of C. H GOUDY. A HOME PICTURE FRAMED IN FUN. 4 BIC SPECIALTIES SWEETSINGERS PRETTY DANCERS REFINED COMEDY Prices— 25c, 55c. and 50c Seat Sate H Vtbotns Drug Ce. • - -

i Private tunas to loan r city prop arty at lowest rate interest Pririege of partial payments The De stir Abstract and Loan C 257dtf

Y ? THEJBEsTfcWK OF TSE YEAR I is a subject to which writers git* much argument. There is rva -t o. znxiud Ik discussion for oeyxd q lest iou Ur best t*jvk is A BASK BOOK. If you bar® sis h a book. '. - so all Use others as you want th- .. D* way to hare plenty of aetri—is to asaae tuem oiteu. Bu» y u- >’ make a start and there - l t*t’« t;tne to make it than dur nz lU Christina-. H w e«'t it begin will he freely espiaiMKt »t Ik* First m| Bank, rt snow, is anxog the best of ;ts The first National Bank DECAIT’R. IND is the first chapter. After that ;triJ grow ntuaiingiy. Wo Foruti h itIRY