Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1905 — Page 4

The M»**l« Floorin* at the Dean.*. The northern jHirtlon of the Colorndo desert I* paved with the in »»t wonderful pebbles In the world, in ninny part* m exquisitely laid n» to defy *uce*aaful linitntlou by tin* moat skilletl worker in tuonnlc flooring Theas pebble* nre made of porphyry, agate*. carnelian, quart*. crystals. gurnet*. cbryaoHte amt other such bountiful materials. They nre packet! together no that the surface composed of them I* like » floor, an<l they look a* If prenatal Into it with n roller. As a rule, they nre of nearly uniform size, ami each one la polished brilliantly, a* if oiled ami rubbed. Mont of them are perfect npherea, and the reflection from them of the sun’s rays I* gorgeous beyond description. Kneh convex surface give* back a ray of light, nnd the grtund for mile* seem* ns If literally paved with gems. Thus the whole surface of the plain is n combination of myriad* ot reflectors, each pebble Iteing so highly polished that It Is like n mirror, nnd It is believed that the lakes of the desert mirage are produced by this means. The pebbles are polished by the loose earn! which is blown hither and thither XVondrrfnl Krealo*. A curious effect of the wear nnd tenr to which the earth'* crust is ever being subjected Is exhibited In the singularly capped pinnacles existing on South river. In the Wasatch moun tain*. In Utah. There are hundreds of these slender pillars, ranging in height from 40 to 400 feet, most of them crowned by large caps of stone*. They are not works of human art. as might t>e imagined, but are the memorial monuments of the hill from which they have been cut by the action of air and water. Those pinnacles alone remain of. many square miles of solid rocks, which have been washed away to a flepth of some 400 feet. The greater hardness of the surface has caused it to resist corrosion more than the underlying rock, thus leaving huge caps of stone perched high In air on the points of their columns. One double column, capped by a single stone, forms a natural bridge both unique and picturesque. . The First Friction Matches. The first really practicable friction matches were made by an English apothecary named Walker in 1827. He coated splints of cardboard with sulphur and tipped them with a mixture of sulphate of antimony, chlorate of potash and gum. Each box. holding eighty-four matches and sold for a shilling, contained also a folded piece of glass paper, which was to be pressed together while the match was drawn through it. Three years later another ingenious person named Jones in London patented the idea of making a ■mall roll of paper, soaked with chlorate of potash and sugar at one end, with a thin glass globule filled with strong sulphuric acid attached at the same point. When the sulphuric acid was liberated by pinching the globule it acted upon the chlorate of potash end sugar so as to produce fin*.

[Stop! Look! Listen! We Do Not Keep, We Sell During Lent The Palace Meat Market $ will keep on hand a full line of I ....Fresh and Smoked Fish.... We also handle the famous OLEMARGARINE BUTTER which arrives fresh every day and after you once use it you will use no other. Always a full line of Heinze Pickles, Sauer-Kraut, Pure I Catsup and Can Goods. kept on hand for our customers. We are also head quarters for all kinds of FRESH, SALT MEATS AND ~ SAUSAGE... at the best prices. Come ir and see us and we will convince you that we are always right. I The Palace Meat Market » I FRED SCHEIMAN, Proprietor.

Weather Forecast. MkMMinMnaMNkMnnMMenrWeieiSMNannesnkkWW********* Saturday cooler emit wind*. MARKET REPORT. Accurate price* paid by Decatur <n*rehants for various product*, Oor reeled every day al 2 o'clock. Buffalo Stock Market E- Buffalo, N. T. Mar. 17. Special— Cattle—All cleared up, prospect* good f >r Monday. Export steers 86.20 ft 5 50 Eair to g xxl (at cows ... 275 ft 4 25 Stocker* Io beat feeders .250 yr 1 25 1 Export bull* 3.75 yr 4 25 Bologna bulls 2.50 ot 3 25 Cows. fancy 45 00 yr 55 00 Common to good 22.00 ft 42 00 H:ga- receipt*, 8 cars. Market higher and closed strong. Good mediums A heavy's 5.60 ft 5 70 Yorkers 560 (ft 5 65 Pig* 5 35ft 5 40 Good Roughs ml 5 00 Common Roughs 3.75 ft 4 25 Stags BOOyr 3 50 Sheep—receipts 15 cars; prices higher, prospects steady. Choice lambs >8.25 ft 8 50 Choice westerns 8.10 ft 8 30 Cull lamba —_ 6.50 ft 726 Choice yearlings 6.500 t 7 25 Handy mixed sheep 5.75 ft 6 00 Cull and common sheep .3.50 ft 4 50 PITTSBURG MARKETS Union Stock Yards. Pittsburg, Pa., March 17.—Hogs—receipts 8 cars. Market higher. Heavy Hogs 15 45 ft 5 50 Medium ft 5 50 Yorkers 5.45 ot 5 50 Light 5 35 ft 5 40 Pigs 5.25 ft 5 30 (MAIN. bt a. l. oaibol, qbai* mbbchasx Corn yellow new I 62 Corn, Mixed new 60 Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new 30 Wheat. No. 2 1 04 a neat. No. 3 —1 00 Barlev 37 Rye No. k 72 Clover Seed —— 6 60 Alsyke —_ ft 6 50 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seed. _ - 80 Timothy — S 90 Buckwheat — 40 Chicago Markets Chicago market closed at 1:15 p m today, according to Decatur Stock and Grain Exchanga. May Wheat 81 151 July VS heat 92J

Sept. Wheat 86} May Cora 494 July Corn 49g Sept. Corn 491 May Oats 311 July Oat*.... 811 Sept, Oats 291 May Pork • 12 8< May Lard 7 12 Toledo Markets Changed every afternoon al 3.-00 o'clock bj J. D. Hale, Decatur special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2. red cash .81 121 May Wheat.... " , 112 J July Wheat 93 Sept, wheat 88 Corn, cash 50 i May corn 49 > July corn 50, Sept, corn £0 Oats, cash 33 May o*ts... 33 Julvoata 33 Sept, oats " 30| Rye, cash 83 STOCK. bt raan bobbins*, db lbb Lambs ft 6 00 Hogs, per cwt 4 50ft >l Cattle per lb 3| ft 4 Calve*, per lb ft 5 Cows 1 ft «, 3 POULTRY. BT 1. W. FLAGS 00. Chickens, young, per lb—. 7ft7 Fowls, per lb 6} Young Turkey 10— Old Turkey* 8 HAY HARKBT. No. 1 timothy I 8 50 No 17 25 No 1 mixed 7 25 No 1 clover 7 25 Loose hay 1 25 leas WOOL AND HIDES. bt B. ialvbb a so*. Phone 442 Wool, unwashed 18t023 Coon 10 ft 1 25 Skunk 20 ft 1 5C Opoeeum —. ——lC ft 60 Mink E0 ft 3 00 Muskrat 3ft 15 Beef Hide* 08 Calf ’ 10 Sheep Pelts 25 ft 1.25 fallow 04

COAL- P*r T** Price* of coal on and after December Ist, until further notice will be a* follows: Hocking Lump, per ton S 3 80 Virginia Splint 4 00 Indiana Lump 3 60 DomeeticNut 3 60 Washed Nut.... 4 00 Pitteburg Lump 4 00 Pocahontas 4 50 Kentucky Cannell 6 OC Anthracite 7 50 Chargee for carrying coal— 25c per ton or fraction thereof; up Btaiis 50c per ion. OTHER PRODUCTS. bi VABtoss isrrasi ava mbbohauts Eggs, fresh, per dos I 13 Lard 06 Butter, per pound 18 Potatoes, new 88 Onion* 10 Cabbage per 100 lb 60 Apple*, per bu 1 00 OIL MARKET.

Indiana 88 Whitehouse 1.09 Somerset 51 Neodaaha, (Kan.) 60 Barkersvills 98 Ragland .53 Tiona 91.55 Pennsylvania 1.40 Corning. . .. 1.07 New Caa is. IJ3 North Lima 93 South Lima .'. 88 FIARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat. I cent higher Corn, | oent higher Receipts at umcago today: Hogs 12000 Wheat 21 oner Corn 277 care Oats _ 155oara CUtle 200 Sheep 2000 Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 100 CO Wheat 25oare Corn ___ 31 s oars Oats 181 cars

We oan sell a parcel of ground on North Second street 82% feet front and 340 feet long at a remarkable low cash price. See us. Merryman & Sutton. 36d2wks Mexico nineteen hours nearer Double daily through service, Iron Mountain route. Ask ticket agents! or G. A. A. Deane, Jr., T. P. A., 200 Sentinel Bldg., Indianapolis. Personally conducted land seekers’ excursion to western and southwestern parts, via the Clover Leaf Route. On February 21st, and on March 7th, and 21st, 1906. the Clover Leaf will sell tickets to all points in Homeseekers’ territory in the west and soutewest at very low fare for the round trip. Now is the time to visit the rich farming lands of the southwest. Trains leave Toledo 8:58 p. m. and 11:55 p. m. every day. Free reclining chair cars. Pullman sleepers. Write us for ratesand particulars. Wanted —A reliable land agent in every town, to sell southwestern lands Big Commissions. W. L. ROSS, General Passenger Agee i E. L. BROWNE, Traveling Passenger Agent.

FOR SALE Corn fodder for sale. Call on D E. Studabaker at the D< tnocrat office. 42tf. To M Horn II May Concern. I have been appointed gen ernl agent for th* sale ofVltae Ore Medicine and all agenta can aecuro their auvpliea from me. Jonathan Burkhead, Monroe. Ind. B<XM P, J. HYLAND CO. SANITARY • PLUMBING GAB FITTING Steam m* Hot Water Hooting IIS AND COMBINATION FIXTURES 25 I*l on roc St. Phone 356 ■■■ - Jk JksFnervous debility ts. world •anitrei men who ar. rtron. In .hvuml, mrntal and Nerv» form m.nof onbltljkr"'rxx and aataooal maan.tiam, U>. trua Vl» frtm maabao*. auam thia th. Brat raqatolw l> « --t. b~lthy naaa eraatr.Wan. I ..,iu.n..i and other trooblaadua to .war work, aauddnir. nro< babita and other rauaoa. Makra rk-fc, brallby blood and repair. aaMel uereaa. F inally rood for wr mrn. Booklet frea. ... l-rtoa .1 no a boa. .iifoeWpoujaid. with a «narantea to refund. I f Hot cured or benohted wpc** aicotOL aaaociano* cmiCAOO *. * * Blackburn & Christen BOY AHCHBOLD, DKNTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ’Pnon •— Office. 164: residence 24' CALL ON City Trucking Co. >*ox< STORAGE, TRUCKING, Etc. Heavy Work a Specialty ALL KiNDS OF COAL ANT COKE. Phone 412 Dibble & Teeple.

B. E. LEW Rooting, Spouting and all kinds of Galvanized Iron Work Repairing a Specialty. All W ork Guaranteed. t Located In Henry Scnlegei nui.ain. Ou Flr» Special Low Excursion Rates TOLEDO. ST. LOUIS & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY. “CLOVER LEAF ROUTE.” Season 1905. Settlers Excursions. On the flrst end third Tuesdays o each month until April, inclusive to points tn the South and South east. Rates one-half the fare plus •S.UO Special round-trip Homeseekers fares to points In the west and southwest, on the Ist and Brd Tuesdays of February and March, at rate of 115.00 from St. I xmls. Also very lowfar sto St. Louis via Clover Leal route, i connection with these rateß Special single trip colonist excursion fares to points In Colorado. Kansas. Indian and Oklahoma Territories, Loulsanla and Texas. Tickets on sale February Jlst and March 21st. Madrl Gras. Extremely low round-trip excursion tares from all stations to Mobile, Ala . New Orleans. La., and Pensacola, Fla., for tickets on sale March Ist to sth. Presidential Inaugural ceremonies. Washington. D. O. One-way rate plus 25 cents for the round trip from all stations to' Washington and return. An excellent opportunity to visit our National Capitol. G. A K fares to Denver. Col.. and return, extremely low rates of 4 cents per mile, for tickets going on sale tn Bep ember, Epworth League convention at Denver, very low round trip excuuslons fares trom *.l 1 stations to Denver, in effect early in Julr, 1406. California, Paclf c Coast Tourist tickets nsale via ail return. Good 4 months. Stopover prlvleges at pleasure. Pullmn i Palace Sleeping Cars, free racllnlngChair and Case Oars. (Meals served a la-carte), high back seat, coaches on all through trains. For rates and Information apply to nearest Ticket Agent, or address W. L. ROSS General Passenger Agent, Toledo, Ohio. E. L. BROWNE. Traveling Passenger Agent, T. L. MILLER, Agent. Decatur. Ind. Confidential! If vou contemplate a trip to *sv point write us for hi-let al inf »nMATION

GRAHAM & LOWER DECATUR, INDIANA (Phone 239 AGENTS FOR BEST INSURANCE GO’S. IN THE WORLD Farm ar City. Fife. Lightning and Wind Storm.

LITTLE CHAPS’ CLOTHES NOW HERE tAn array off NEWEST NOBBIEST SNAPPIEST Boys’ togs possible to secure Bring the boys in and nole how well they are diessed in these garments. You’ll be surprised at the moderate prices for so much quality and style. A VAST LINE OF MEN’S, BOYS’ and LITTLE FELLOW’S CAPS 25c and upward NEW DUNLAP M style derbye now shown here are splendid specimens Headwe “ r s3.oo. /OtTk GOTHAM HATS $3.00. KNOX-ALL HATS in stiff and soft. Al>- .lutely guar- A Q MQ an teed and ou I y /J W Gus Rosenthal’s THE SQUARE MAN. DECATUR, INDIANA Pacific Coasl (Tickets on sale daily, March 1 to May 15, Chicago to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, 11 Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria and \ ancouver. Il Correspondingly low rates from other points. I Daily and personally conducted excursions in through Pullman II tourist sleeping can from Chicago to Portland, San Francisco and II Los Angeles without change. Double berth only 2/.00. last fl trains, choice of routes. Meals in dining cars (a la carte). k Write us for information as to the resources and opportunities, the tU k wonderful climate and kindly soil of the Pacific Coast, how to Jk get there, how long it takes and what it costs via the Chicago, Union Pacific and North-Western Line. Booklets and folders sent postpaid on receipt of 4 cents in stamp*. AU igenti kU ticket, vie thia lioa. MHkEpIJW 7he “Best of Everything, . i A. H. WAGGENER, Traveling Agent. S I ’ 111.1 2S Fifth Avenue, Chicago. 111. i

LOUIS KLEINE Trustee Preble Township Office Day--Wednesday of each week d Imo. JOSEPH V. PEASE, TRUSTEE KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP Ornci Dai—Wednesday of each week. 44-ftm Insure Vour Property ■ n the Decatur Insurance Agency Gallogly & Haefling

gDWARD LUTTMAN TRUSTEE ROOT TOWOSHIP Orricx Dat -Monday of each week * Feed and Seeds Peninsular Portland Cement Gypsum Bock Wall Plaster We make a specialtv of furnishing HIGH GRADfc OLEAN COAL that will burn. J. D. HALE Fhon»B Cor. Jefferson and 2nd Sts.