Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1905 — Page 2

TIE DAILY DEMOCRAT. — • »**V uom *OWt>*V, BV LBW C 3 . BLUINMHAM. ■*«xs====:—. ... • • aSCRIPTION RATES. BarMßf. par •••». 10c {« aarrlar, par year 04 00 T **ll. par month SB l ' t «Ul. par raar •> no ■ingle copiaa. Two Ooata. Al-nitUthgreteg made known on appllc»««e •aearad tn th* poatoflle* at Decatur. IndiL»*. a* aaooad-elM* mall mattar J.H.HCULER. M*****R. —B—~- 111 ..... ". The k. o. p. editor* indorse Governor Hanly and his pronounced views against the saloon, and promise" him loyal support. Now let's hear from the pilitio.il editors themselves—the fellow* who fur nish the boiler plate. The president is receiving so many congratulations from dem ocrats nowadays that’the g. o. p. machine alludes to the White House as a sort of a populist refuge. Everything is peaceful and hnr mony is still served tn large chunks John Sharpe Williams the democratic leader in Congress, announced on the floor that the democrats would support the President in his efforts to secure tariff and railway legislation. This is patriotic and it is right, and that means that it is dem xratic. Linn Grove. Miss Anna Adler, of Fort Wayne, is here visiting her parents. Cliffton Haughton, of Geneva, visited the parental home over Sunday. A. J. Lewton, of Monmouth, made a business trip to our tow on Frdiay. Eugene and Frank Lindsey and c insorts paid Mr. and Mrs. F. A. W. Lindsey a visit last Sunday. Wesley Hoffman, of Decatur, was circulating among friends here a few days the last of the week. Rev. Grimor and D. F Hoffman and their families were entertained at the home of E. C- Bierie of Wells county, last Sunday. George Wechter. of Mineral. Oregon, made us a friendly call in company of his brother Fred, of Berne, on Thursday of last week Jefferson Dunbar receivtd a severe cut on his chin last Sunday morning, from the kick of a horse, the wound required several stitches in mending. Miss Minerva and Bertha French, of Salem, were guests of Miss Nona Hoffman last Sunday. The former left for Marion Monday mornng to resume her studies in music and oratory. Misses Kate Meshberger, Ellen Augsberger, Bessie Baumgartner, Ethel Liddy and Nona M- Hoffman were pleasantly entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beeler last Sunday. Route One. G. W’. Ruckman is reported on thb stok list. Charles Knodle was a caller in this vicinity Sunday evening. Charles Cook spent Sunday in Fort Wayne the guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spangler sjient Sunday with relatives at Decatur. Nelson Foreman, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday with his brother, Harry. S. J. Spangler and family spent Sunday with William Singleton and wife. Several from this vicinity attend ed the literary meeting at Monmouth Friday night. Miss Clara Smith returned to Bluffton Sunday evening, after a two weeks' visit with relatives in this vicinity. Robert Mann and Miss Etta Mallonee attended the joint institne of the t-achers of Root and Union townships at Dist. 3 Union township last Saturday A good dinner was served and the afternoon was spent in music and games of various sorts. The following guests were present: Misses Mae Spuller, Irene Weaver, Sadie Cowley, Minnie Sheets, Tishie Singleton. Elsie Fuhrman,Ada and Etta Mallonee. Bessie Fisher, Ruby Sheets, Ada Fuhrman, Ethel and Edith Butler. Messrs. Louis Smith, of Bluffton, Ira Elzey, of Hartford City, Forest and Milo Elzey, of Decatur, Ben Elzey, John Singleton, John Mann, Fran cis Fuhrman, David Cook, Earl Bowman, Dallas and Willis Sputter, Harva and Earl Butler, Harry and Charles Fuhrman.

FOOLED THE SEARCHERS. Ho* ■ Quirk Willed frotrhumai «n«rd » Fugitive. John Maxwell, a stout Protestant, who luid taken part in the battle of Itnlllon Green, Nov. 38, imkl, successfully defied the many attempts that were made to capture him, Once he had a very narrow shave. The soldiers traced him to Edinburgh and there gave him n chaw lloltlim down n close, he dashed into a tavern and explained his de»|H’mte case to the landlady, who locked him into the chest that held lite oatmeal. The soldiers then entered and searched the house from top to bottom, but cmild not find their man. Vowing they knew be was on tile pivmlM I*, 1 *, they .idled for drink and sat down to think over tie- matter. One of them. M-atixl on the box that contained the fugitive, remarked: “I wouldn't any but the Whig is In ibis very kl»t <vbe*i|. Guidwlfe. gio's the key ami wp'il see." In no way put about, the landlady went to the door ami cried to her girl upstairs: “Jeanie, rln to the guidman for the key o’ the klst till we see if n Whig can lie in the meal ami no be boasting (coughing* wi’t.” At this the soldiers burst out laughing. felt there was truth in the guidwife's taunt, drained tlielr cups and departed. Maxwell at last managed to escape to Ireland, where lie died. MACARONI. One Story nt the Oriirln of thr Snnte und the Dish. A great many stories are in existence about the origin of the word ' macaroni” ami the invention of the dish so designated. According to one authority, n drunken chef employed by one of the |H»pes was responsible both for the name and the dish. He was preparing a souffle for the papal soup, and. having taken considerably more than a drop too much, he went on stirring the flour until the souffle was of the consistency of hard tack. The assistant chef, knowing that his holiness was not overpatient about things pertaining to the table, ventured to call the attention of his chef to this fact, ami the latter, being a resourceful man. decided to make a paste instead of a souffle He waited the result with some anxiety and responded to a call to appear before his holiness with considerable perturbation. Visions of a stay in the papal dungeon rose before him. and when the pontiff asked, with a smiling face, for the name of tlio wonderful paste served in the soup lie was too nervous to think of a name. “My caro" (tny favorite!' be replied nt last, and the pontiff: not catching the words exactly. said: “Macaroni? Well, in future never serve me a meal without a dish of macaroni."—lndianapolis Sentinel. A BRAVE TOREADOR. One of the Moat ThrllllnK Incident* of the Hull Hinn. The famous Spanish toreador Reverie figured in one of the most thrilling incidents ever witnessed in tlie arena, it was nt Bayonne. After disposing of two bulls Keverte had twice plunged his sword into a third of great strength and ferocity, and as the beast continued careering wildly the spectators began to hiss Keverte for bungling. Wounded to the very quick of bls pride, the Spaniard shouted, “The bull is slain!" ami. throwing aside his sword, sank on one knee with folded arms in the middle of the ring. He was right, but he bad not allowed for the margin of accident. The wounded beast charged full upon him. but the mats dore. splendid to the last, knelt motionless as a statue, while the spectators held their breath in horrified suspense. Reaching Ida victim, the bull literally bounded at him. ami as he sprang lie sank in death, with his last effort giving one fearful lunge of the head that drove a horn into the thigh of tlie kneeling man and laid bare the bone from the knee to the joint. Still Revert** never flinched, but remained kneeling, exultant in victory, but calmly contemptuous of applause, till he was carried away to heal him of his grievous wound. A Bold Man. A handsome English girl recently returned from Spain was recounting her esiM’riences to a circle of friends, among whom was a Spaniard. "The thing that delighted me most.” she said, "was that charming practice they have in Spain of offering you instantly what you may chance to admire." “Do you approve of the custom?” asked the Spanish friend. "Oh. yes!” was the reply. “Senorltii. you have very beautiful lips!" exclaimed the impulsive Andalusian.—London Chronicle. The Middle Aured Woman. To be frankly old witli white hair, with a lovely network of wrinkles that look like lace—is to be a belle. One may also be quite young. It Is the time between Hint matters. The middle aged woman is gone so completely gone that iu a little while the world will talk quite gravely of preserving a specimen for posterity. In n few years specimens will be sought for, like Sher atou furniture. London World of Dress. Riol tn the PoKillstic Line. Bull Yes. Miss Lang mentioned to me Inst night that she knew you. Ry the way, I never knew before that you were a pugilist. Cadley—l a pugilist? Bull—Yes; she told me you were a •’lightweight."—Philadelphia Press. TesehloK the Young Idea. Toting Crow Os course I’m anxious to »ee the world. Old Crow-Well, you'll find lots of things in ft that don’t belong to you. Help yourself!—New . Tork Press.

THE MOOD OF MIGHT. There I* * l , ecnllnr Potencr In Belief In Hue'* Own I'ower. Achievement Is less a matter of natural ability und external elnuuislahee than of the habitual mental altitude. Success, happiness und accoiiiplMmieut of nil kind* tire ls>ru of confidence, buoyancy a ltd fidtb. Discontent, self distrust nnd 1-vsiinmy are nil enflkeru, eating into every part of lite and destroying force und perfection nt every point. There is a peculiar potency In Isdlef In one's cwn power. This need have no element of egotism In It. only a steadfast trust In oneself. Yet even ehlWlsb self conceit I* better than weak depreciation ot self mid the pulded muscle reuniting. To believe in one's own success, to think and act always witli confident assurance thnt It is possible to do anything and all things that one desires to do such an attitude buoys up tin 1 spirit, sends the currents of energy and skill pulsing through the body and makes the maximum of uccomplislmient possible. There Is nothing of this nature that will make hard work unnecessary. But han! work, vivified by the electric current of faith and triumphant confidence, will be multiplied In effect us if by magic. The human mechanism in all its intricacies ami potencies Is operated by n mental and spiritual dynamo the essence of which Is faith, confidence ami love. Why let life be operated nt the minimum when deliberate, |M>rsl*tent effort can awaken the forces w filch will make each one the full man or woman he or she was meant to be? Rocky Mountain News. THE CRIMINAL SQUIRREL, He I* s Thirl and n Murderer anti n Forest Destroyer. I wish to take away for all time the character of the squirrel. He is a ttiief mid a murderer. Admired by ignorant city people and by Journalists, lie devotes his life to eating the eggs mid killing the young of harmless and useful birds, which. If permitted to live and increase, would protect the forests from hatmful Insects. By kill iug these birds the squirrel takes rank as a forest destroyer. Moreover, the red squirrel is not the only sinner. In my opinion the gray is almost, it not quite, as bad. 1 have killed many squirrels caught in the net of eating eggs of young birds. Any bird that selects a nesting place which is also adapted to the use of squirrels is almost certain to be ejected. When a forest has lieen de stroyed by fires. lnml>ermen or insects it is almost Impossible for natural re foresting 1 to take place If squirrels are abundant in an adjoining tract, itecatwe they eat the seeds. Fifty seeds per head each day would be a low esti mate. Yet even this would make 18.350 in a year. And seeds are not the only thing. In winter the ground is often strewn with twigs that have bc»en *tripi>ed of buds by squirrels. The trees attacked are generally situated at the border of a deuae forest and would, if left alone, yield the greatest seed crop. A single squirrel thus destroys in one day thousands of seeds in the germ, lit Montana I have seen the grays rob birds’ nests. —Country Life In America. Ree Hunt Ing in AdinHitlHt’k*. There is a charm about l>ee bunting peculiar to this particular spot, and it can tie enjoyed wherever bees locate. There were flowers about the camp, over which we bad often noticed honeybees hmertng, and the guide said he had been watching their maneuvers and it was about time to give then: a chase. Our outfit was very simple, consisting of a box utwiut four inches square, divides! into two parts by mi ordinary slide, the lower compartment containing a piece of bread or honeycomb saturated with a sirup made of sugar and water boiled. The slide was pushed into place mid the decoy was ready for the bee family. It is easy to trap a lioneyliee if one only knows how.-laMlie's Weekly. A Thoiiahttut Fmpreaa. One evening Catherine 11. of Russia had dined In one town mid was to return to her palace in another some miles distant. These journeys were made with much ceremony and magnificence. The great sleighs were ready to start for home. Catherine sat alone in the imperial sleigh. She Inquired if the drivers and the footmen had had dinner. Receiving a negative reply, she at once left her sleigh. “Tliey have as much need of dinner ns we." site said to her party. And slie waited patiently until the servants hud dined. Kot Precipitate. Cliolly- It was tlie first time I'd met Crabbe, mind you. and lie actually called me a foil. Hadn't been talking to tilrn ton minutes, don't you know. What sort of fellah is lie. anyway? Miss Tepprey Well, lie’s awfully slow, for one thing.—Catholic Standard and Times. Indirect Action. Hix—Did that trip to Europe relieve your mind of your family troubles? Dlx-Indirectly, yes; It emptied my pocketbook so successfully that I was obliged to take my mind off my family for awhile to replenish It. — Detroit Free Press. On the PnllniHtt. “.Let’s get out at tlie next station and stretch our legs." “Oh, leave that to the porter.”—Cleveland Leader. Shinins In Society. Jim Scruggs Is shining in society. Jam-So? .Jim Yes; private bootblack for tlie Goulderbllts.-Princeton Tiger. A little sorrow may tench more than many sermons. Chicago Tribune.

The End Is Near ONLY 2 MORE DAYS '* ’n *"* fi t 1 j "7 j 0 ' j 111 u (111 Liu j uuu tl Ibu OU u MONDAY, January 30th, is the last day of this Sale and therefore we wish to Jmpress upon jour mind the fact that this sale is a euie money eaver. The Proof is before you in the shape of these prices. :: :: : : SUITS OVERCOATS $5.00 and ?6.00 Suits, . .53.351 $5.00 and $6.00 grade . .$3.95 SIO.OO Garments, JQ SIO.OO grades ' gg $12.00 to $14.50 Garments . SIO.OO $ 15.00 grades sio.oo FURNISHINGS e 25c and 35c Underwear SI.OO Underwear J3C 50c Underwear 35C S I - 2 5 s x, s° Underwear 95C Many more rare attractions in all departments. Call while there is time. 2 All goods sold as advertised, and guaranteed as represented OR YOUR MONEY BACK GUS ROSENTHAL

The Original Frail tanuert. Wo nre indebted to Pompeii for the great industry of canned fruit. Years ago. when the excavations were just beginning, a party of Cincinnatians found in what had been the pantry of a house many jars of preserved figs. One was opened, and they were found to be fresh and good, investigation shower! that the tigs bad l<een put into jars in a heated state, an aperture left for the steam to escape and then sealed with wax. The hint was taken, and the next year fruit canning was introduced into tlie United States, the process being identical with that in vogue ut Pompeii twenty centuries ago. The Courtesy ut War. In the battle of Fengliuangeheng the Japanese took among their captures two enormous Chinese vases of thirteenth century workmanship. On learning that they were a present to General Kuropatkin. General Kuroki promptly dispatched them to the Bussiau outposts with a polite note ending, "May low flowers of friendship blossom high iu these vases.” In Kuropatkin's reply he referred to the Japanese as “a people of generous friends whom I visited in peace, of magnanimous foes in war, at whose hands even defeat is no disgrace." A Quaint Story. The Irish solicitor general, speaking the other day upon delusions, told a story of a north of Ireland Protestant who was perfectly sane save on one point, 'i L s stanch Protestant harbored the delusion that one of bis legs belonged to a Homan Cat .iollc, and therefore when he went t' bed every night he used to leave the Catholic leg outside the blanket byway of punishment A Ronvrnlr Spoon. Aunt Jane-Edith, didn't I see Mr. Sweetser kissing you in the hall last night? Edith Yes. but It was only in remembrance of former days. Aunt June- A sort of souvenir spoon. I suppose you menu. Boston Transcript. Snrcfißtlr. Buggins—See here, porter, this mirror Is so dusty I can't see myself in it. Hotel Porter (who has not been tipped by Buggins) Strikes me you ought to be mighty thankful, 'stid o’ makln' a fuss about it. London Tit-Bits. as a Hatter," What is the derivation of the phrase Mad as a hatter?" One explanation Is Mint it was originally French, "As mad as nn oyster" (huitre), that bivalve being supposed to be extremely unintellectual. Another theory is that the phrase bad reference to Collins, the English poet, author of the “Ode to the Passions." He was a hatter at Chichester, and it has been said that tlie lunatics with whom he was confined ut one time called him “the hatter and that the phrase originated

Sleds,'sleds, sleds, at The Econ- ' omy. Wanted—>Furnished room with heat, by man and wife. Inquire at j this office. ts Lost—ls between the post-office and Sam Hite grocery. Finder return to this office and receive reward. For Sale—Bay ooach horse, coming five years old in spring; weighs 1400 pounds Will sell right, lldfl C. C. Cloud. Lost— Black dog, with white breast and white ring around his neok. Part hound and part Shepherd. Reward given. Simon Bucher. Mex ioo nineteen hours nearer. Double daily through service, Iron Mountain route. Ask ticket agents or G. A. A. Deane, Jr., T. P. A., 300 Sentinel Bldg., Indianapolis, fait condition. Large orchard and plenty of good timber. A rich and fertile soil; a first-class title will be given. The farm will sell between this and spring. Be sure and do not miss a bargain. Write or see Samuel Houk, executor, Decatur rural route seven. Residence %of ; a mile east of Williams staion. Come and see me and I will show you the farm and treat you with due respect. 292d4wkH

DO YOU Need a pair of Felt Sox or Artics ? Don’t forget that “The Better the Grade, The Bigger the Trade.” I am selling lots of them now. Something to it, don’t You Think ? CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE the shoe seller Sells it for less Same Old Piece

Extra low prions will be made on all kinds of picture and frames at Lyman Bros. 10d« Stone for Sale i I have purchased the Bowers Stone quarry and I have for sale 800 perch of building stone. Also a lot of crushed stone. Julius Haugk. Jld« BIG JANUARY COST SALE STILL CONTINUES Bargains in every depart ment. Sale positively closes January 31,1905. 4dtf NIBLICK & CO Notice To Township and City Trustees. Your January, 1905, draw will b ready for your acceptance on Janu ary 28 and 30, 1905. J. fl. Voglewede, Treasurer. To Whom It May Concern. I have been appointed gen eral agent for the sale of Vitae Ore Medicine and all agents can secure their supplies from me. Jonathan Burkhead, Monroe, Ind. 300 d