Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1905 — Page 4

A FIRE IN BURMA. It Dv*«m>r4 it Villa**, and the t«li*«l»lt hml. Eh Ju, rd 11. 't la u*t to tfweta what n native «>f Butuiii w»al«l think of the quick act on ato l »>p«-<l of an American tire *t>st* a»l ta company. What an Amerit (it <t-aught of Huiiihw.- iiixtom at • of u.-w! to record"! by Mr K. D tu tn h.a book "In th*- Hliuiovr nt thb f'ag ata.” Mr. t'umlng waa Inter<Mrd !u a Uiltl situate! near a atu.dl Iti.ittu-Mr vlllnga one noniing a tiro br.Aa out mnmi« the ILftitl) built bamboo buta an* rnpMly at<n-:i<i. i 'order-d out tin- tittle mill tire engine. lia t the hanl. ouunuoiiel and mu •he l ug He to tlie liurultur VtlllaO*. oajra Mr Ctuu-Kw. It wa« blaun* mt only tMml«M> putt diillt-.U) thrttcll can blaze One ti.w- after in rap X gMto-amon. The meu at the engine tmmpei! until they w<-rv tin-1 oat. and then I on Ihi I on the vUtagera to relieve ftieni Xo on. moved ante to urge other*. 1 cul'e! again. An old man who wae a petty government ota. im. nud *» probably felt a Mllgl.t rc»i«mMbil.ty. rose, gtrdal up hit loiiu ami < »IJe.l for iuei. life son and one other got up unwlll-; Uut'.v. carefully 1.-ild n«lde their cberoots nn.l to >k bold of Ibe handle* T'ie re-t of the >» equatled ami laugh-I.' J turne It. >nd worked, though weak ' f> m a lotu: :ever. The old man m»au ; If aped hte - If out. no! when be left tfb other* left. I pottm-ed on two men , and made tl em take bold. A- they . to work a flight of paddy bird* ■ atreiimnl overbend. The flame* gleam ; "Red paddv birds! Irnok! Red pad ■ «!y bird*!" shouted the population , Till* waa too much for the men at the ' handle*. They Mjtiatted on their heel- ‘ end aSnied up in delighted astonish uuut. I grew desperate. "Whose luwe is that?" 1 asked. |>oiut ! Ing to one Just threatened. “Your honor, that is the house of i It- loo.” "Where la he?” 'Here.” po nting to one of the men 1 I hnd driven t > pump. He was . rvueped on the root <>' n tree, smoking. "Is that y ur house?” I asked bi:u I He nodded a mi smii.-d pleasantly "It will tie on fire in a moment.” “Ycv, yoc.r honor. I think so." be re-1 vponued afaldy. looking at his dwell-j Ing with a disiiiti-ri—ted air I burst out laughing ami tbe uat . es I Joined. rocking to and fro. roar'.ns with amusement. «4 if the idea of trying to I ur out h tire wm the greatest joke in ibe wn h' Ito d the meu to evil up the l: > s- and take tint engine home, and I 1 re >!ve:l n>t to -p »il the innocent |ht :re thvse light hearted pc »p!e i i„i in witnessing the destruction of

3F J®r ' ,- • i ■ ..^4-:y^' 7 iff? Sm V £QHjw /'« »/~At« -, *aMßtUuil ■ J i -A * ■ • ./ 7$ Mr WsL-si-A x —- -3 “ ■ Nothing Compares with It fl After experimenting for years with various ■ - kinds of medicines, Miss Nellie Daley of ■ fl Chicago was quickly restored to perfect, ■ fl vigorous womanhood through the wonder- H ■ - ful curative powers of ■ I Dr. Caldwell’s I (LAXATIVE) I Syrup Pepsin I fl Miss Daley is conductress (president) of I M the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters, I fl Holy Name Court No. 10. and resides at ■ H 223 Rush Street. H Read What Miss Daley Saysi g M| Pepsin Syrup Company, Monticello, III.: H gg; Gentlemen—l have tried many medicines off and on during fl ■fl the past ten years, but I must say that nothing I know of can H JE compare with Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. I owe my fine health ■ to-day to your splendid remedy and a large number of people I ■ know have been cured of stomach and bowel troubles through ■ '*9 its use. 1 gladly give my indorsement. Yours sincerely, H ' M NELLIE DALEY. M Can ba had In 50c and SI.OO shea, though It It ooonomy | to buy ths latter size. Ask your druggist. •y Smith. Yeerfr & Falk

Weather Forecast. • in IMSWMOS J-|.' .'l ■... - • ■ areMMMMMMMMWMMMMMaMaW Wedueaday cloudy east wioda. Imarketrepopt. i | Accurate pncsM paid by Docatai i <n«reba;iU for various products. Cor racked every day al 2 o’clock. liuflalo Stock Market E Buffalo. N. Y Mar. 20. Special - Callie K-ceipla I>> care; maiket 20c ty SOc higher on all shipping steers * and bulcber't grale of ete<ra, cow a and heifers. EiptMt etaera , |T> 40 gr 5 90 Eair to gxxi fat cows 290<r 440 - Stocker* to beet fe> d rs .205 yr I I Export Imlla 4.00 gr 4hb Bologna bulla ...._ 2.75 yr 3,T>O C »we. fancy „4500 gr 55 (Ml Comx.m to guc«j 22.00 ft 40 00 Hcga -recal pla. 25 care. Market ateadt; 10c higher. Good mediuma A heavy’a a.7os 575 Yorkers 5 65ft i 30 : I’igs 555 ft 5 40 Good Rougba 4.90 ft 5 00 t Common Roughs 3 75ft 4 25 Stage . 3 00ft 350 Sheep—receipts 10 cars; Market stead v. Choke lambs J* 35 ft 8 50 Choice westerns 8 15 n 8 35 Cull latube 6,50 ft 7 25 Ciotoe yearlings *\sorr 7 20 Handy mixed ebeep 5 5 ft 6 85 Cull and common sheep .3.50 ft 4 50 PIFTSBURG MARKETS Union Stock Yards. Pittsburg. Pa., j March 20.— Hogs—receipts 40 care : Market higher. Heavy Hogs 35 60 $ 5 651 I Medium 5 60ft 5 65 j Yorkers 5.f0 ft 5 66 | Light 5.40 ft 5 50 I Pigs —— 530$ s<o (MAIN. ex a. u cannot., oazis naacHavi cm yellow new 5 62 y rn. Mixed new 60 da-hine shucked one cent leas. Inta, naw —3O Vheat. So. 2 1 05 v neat. No. 3 1 00 Sarlev 37 Rye No. A 73 Jlover Seed - 6 2* klsyke $ 6 45 duck wheat 4•lai Seed. 80 'irnotbv { 90 B .ckwheat 4f

Chicago Markets - Chicago market closed al 1:15 n m today, according to Decatur Stock and Grain Exchange. " | May Wheat Il 15t I July Wheal. 921 I Sept. Wheat N»>j „ May Corn 49’ July Corn 49 Sept Corn,... 491 'May Gate 811 July Oats.. 30j Sept. Oats 29* Slav I’ork 12 S 5 May Lard 7 Hl k* 1 Toledo Markets „ Changed every afternoon at B.oo' o'clock by <l. D. Hale, Decatur special j wire service. Wheal, new No. 2. red cash .31 12} , I Mav Wheal....- I 124 i .’; July Wheat 921 !’ Sept, wheat 88J ( Corn, cash 50} I May corn 494 July corn 492 t Sept, corn UM j I Oats, cash 88}, ■ May o-ts 33} I . j Julv oats 33 i Sept, oats • • 80} ' j Rye, cash S 3 , STOCK. bi raan lamiiAn, ns am i Lambs $6 00 Hogs, per cwt 4 75ft |5 CO Cattle per lb 3} Q 4 Calves, per lb $ 5 Cows 1 c 3 POULTRY. BT J. W. KAOB CO. Chickens, young, per lb 757 Fowla, per lb ■ 6} i Young Turkey 10— . Old Turkeys 8 HAY rtARLBT. No 1 tamolhv I S 5U - No 17 25 > I No 1 mixed 7 25 > I No 1 olover 7 2f ' Loose hay 1 25 leas WOOL ANO HIDES. bt n. latvii a son Phons 442 Wool, unwashed 18t023 Coon 10 ft 1 251 Skunk 20 ft 1 5C Opossum 1C ft 60 Mink f 0 ft 300 Muskrat—. 3ft 15 Beef Eides Ott Calf ' 10 Sheep Pelts 25 ft 1.25 ’ Tallow 04 " COAL- Per Toe Prices pf cosl on and after December Ist, until further notice will be as follows: Hocking Lurp, per ton |3 80 Virginia Splint 4 00 Indiana Lump 3 60 Domestic Nut 3 60 Washed Nut,... 4 00 Pittsburg Lump 4 00 , • Pocahontas 4 ST) | Kentucky Cannel! 6 OC i Anthracite 7 &C I Chargee for carrying coal- 25c per ion or fraction thereof; up stairs 50c , per ton. OTHER PRODUCTS. SY Vxeto7l Si mil ata MXISStVIa ?ggs, fresh, per dot | 13 I Lard 06 flutter, per pound 18 Potatoes, new $5 I Ouiau 70 Cabbage per 100 lb 60 Apples, per bn 1 00 OIL HARKEY. Indiana gg Whitehouse IJ>9 Somerset 51 Neodasha, (Kan.) 60 Barkerevilla 98 Rag and 53 Tion* g 1.55 Pennsylvania 1,4* i Corning. 1,07 New Caa 10. 1,32 North Lima 93 South Lima 88 HARKET NOBTS. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat. } cent higher Corn, } cent lower Receipts al cm.-ago today: Hoge 17000 Wheat 3. oars ! Corn 496 os.a Gets — 272. are C-ttle 4000 i Sheep 15000 Emitnale for tomorrow: Hog 250C0 Wheel 25jais | Corn 318 cais 3ste 181 cats Mexico nineteen hoars nearer. Doable 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, wd 21at, 1905. the Clover Leaf will sell tickets to all points in Homeseekers’ territory in the west and Mjutewest al very low fare for the round trip. Now is tbe time to visit he rich farming lands of the southwest. Trains leave Toledo 8:58 p. m. ' vnd 11:55 p. m. every day. Free re lining chair cars. Pullman sleepers. Write us for rates and particulars. Wanted—A reliable land agent in every town, to cell southwestern 1; nd •> Big Commissions. W. L. ROSS, General Passenger Agent E. L. BROWNE, Traveling Passenger Agent.

From March let to May 18ih the Erie railroad will sell ti''kft» to the Pacific coast and I n ter mall ite pJtnt* at verv low rates Ask agents for particulars. To Whom II .Muy Concern. I have been appointed gen sral agent for the tale of Vitae Ore Mediciue and all agenta can secure their aunpliei from me Jonathan Burkhead. Monroe, Ind. 800 d P. J. HYLAND CO? SANITARY. PLUMBING C&A.B I'XT'TXTUCtSteam akd Hot Water Heating 6AS ANO C3M3IMATIOI FIXTURES 23 Monroe St. Phone 336 J x J • k4P Jifa NERVOUS DEBI UH Ts» • 1 »■<-■'r— ">♦» *T» la rhT«K-al. maul *«» »' rr ‘rf 1 t»r» >na. To uu» «t« am B Narwa •»!<■«• As rere-su O«st owaui t »»a rn.k. hl. »orla . serrea s m»»:aoa st.»M. Ca*» Con-. Ort VoinsS *«•' »u. SrrtncUrt 1 ....rtrtrt. rtO tr .uMrtTrt to over wack. «n>Airg. itl® h<L-t« kdJ o<h*r cw -t* Make* rich. bra.. ay t --xml a«d rvp*fr» waMwu nerm La owl l y wood for meo. B'*>iklrC free FOrtnAakos. w.rvlMa.r-re** 4 «**•»»•• UIM torWaak. llrtl nrrtorbmrfxrt wma atrsicsL aatocUTiOM. «. S » Blackburn A Christen j ROY AHCHBOLD, DKItTIBT I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Pnon •—Office 164: residence 24' CALL ON City Trucking Co. 9*OXl. STORAGE, TRUCKING, Etc. Heavy Work a Specialty ALL KxNDS OF COAL AND COKE. Phone 412 Dibble & Teeple. B. E. LEW Roofing, Spouting and all kinds of Galvanized Iron Work. Furnaces* Repairing a Specialty. All Work Guaranteed. Ix.Uil in Hacrv Son,a<ei cunu.a Vo* Special Low Excursion Rates TOLEDO. ST. LOUIS & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY “CLOVER LEAF ROUTE." Season 1905. Settlers Excursion*. On the first and third Tuesday, o each month until April, inclusive to points In tbe South and south east. Bates one-balf the fare plus tl uO Special round-trip Homeseekers fares to 1 point, in rhe west and southwest, on the ; Ist and 3rd Tuesdays of February and March, at rate of 415 00 from St. Louts. Also very !■>» far sto St Louis via Clo-I ver Is>at route. > conneutlon with these rates} Spacial siogie trip colonist excursion fares to points la Colorado Kansas Indian and Oklaboma Territories. Loulsama and Texas. Tickets on sale February «st and Marcb SI st. MadrtGras. Extremely low round-trip excursion fares from all stations to Mobile, Ala., New Orleans. La,, and Pensacola, Fla . for tickets on sale March Ist to Sth. Presidential Inaugural ceremonies. Wasf--1 nr.ton D. C. One-way rate plus 25 cent* for tbe round trip from all stations to Washington and return An excellent . opportunity to visit our National Capitol G. A K. fares to Denver.Coi.. sod return, ex- i tremely low rates of 8 cents oer mile, sor 1 tickets going on sale in step > n her. Epworth League convention at Denver, verv low round trip excursions tares from all 1 stations to Denver, in effect early in July, i 1W». . i Csllfornla, Pacil c Coast Tounsr tickets nsale via ail r< t .es. Good , months , Stopover privlegee at pleasure. Pdllmu i Pelecc Steeping Cers, free re-1 dining Chare and Case Cars. (MaaU served I a la-carte), blgb back seat coaches on all through trains. For rates and Information ■ apply to nearest Ticket Agent, or add res. : W. L. BOSS General Passenger Agent. Toledo. Ohio. E. L. BROWNE. Traveling Passenger Arent, T L. MILLER. Agent, Decatur. Ind Confidential: Ifvou contemplate atrip tn apt point write os for spbcial isvobMATIOH.

GRAHAM <& LOWER DECATUR, INDIANA (Phone 239 AGENTS FOR BEST INSURANCE GO’S. IN THE WORLD Form ar City. Fife. LißhtninA eed Wind Slofrn.

IS COME i the time for the arrival of I | SONG BIRDS and has brought in its wake the Nobbiest Line of MEN'S and BOYS’ T op Spring Suits' I SHIRTS And all things that go to make up the wardrobe—to dress corI HATS rectin every Wt>y, at Most Moderate Cost. ‘ ' 'W ' NEW HATS And Neckwear here. A call CAPS , aQ d Inspection will convince you that you will d<* best to let u» supply your wants. An ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE with everything sold. Gus Rosenthal’s THE SQUARE MAN. DECATUR, INDIANA Pacific Coasl Tickets on sale daily, March 1 to Mav 15, ChiI ■■ cag o to San Francisco, Los Angeles ; Portland, 11 ■I Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. 11 ■I Correspondingly low rates from other points. I ■ I Ihily and personally conducted excursions in through Pullman II ■1 tourist sleejnng cars from Chicago to Portland, San Francrco and II Bl Los Angeles without change. Double berth only J’.oo. last Jj trains, choice of routes. Meals in dining cars (a la carte) Write us for information as to the resources and opportunities, the wonderful climate and kindly soil of the Pacific Coast, how to KK get there, Iprw long it takes and what it costs via the Chicago, gK Union Pacific and North-Western Line. Booklets and folders f K sept postpaid on receipt of 4 cents in sumps. All agents sell tickets via this line. igKrrTjlW The "Best of E Very thing Wi'ujU AGGENFR. Traveling Agent. 1 I] 1 1Avenue, Chicago. 111.

LOUIS KLEINE Trustee Preble Township Office Day--U r ednesday of each week d Imr. JOSEPH V. PEASE, TRUSTEE KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP Omci Dat—Wednesday of each week. 44 «m Insure Your Property •n the DeiTtur Insurance Agency Galloglv A Haefling 1 □J L_... 1

'gDWARD LUTTMAN TRUSTte ROOT TOW OSHIP Ornci Dat -Monday of each - 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 FHoneß Cor. Jefterson and 2nd Sts.