Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1905 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT - - " T ' bvebt BVEimm, xxcirr sthdat, bt U■ W ca. 6LLIN3HAM. BUBBCRIRTION R AIT E B By carrier, per wee* We By earner, per year. *4.00 By wall, per month. tsc By man. per year 81.80 Pintle copiee. Two Cent*. ABeertleln* rate* made known on application Bolen ! io the poetolßce at liecatur. Indiana. aa eecoud-claM wall matter ■—B= i —i'! 7 — 4. M. HILLER manager. THE DIFFERENCE. The present hue and cry for mu. n 101 pal ownerhip m thia country has received a hard jolt at the hands of the Glasgow expert, sumtnoned to thia country at the behest of Chicago'e mayor. With all the rugged frankness which char aoterizes the statements of the sturdy Scotchman, be tells us that in Glasgow there is bo such thing as politics. The street railway employes are selected solely for their qualifications for the work and that tne lecommendation of a city official will not nelp any more than that of any other man. The employes get only moderate wageand never strike for higher wage* . or leas hours. This shows in a nutshell the fallacy of municipal ownership as outlined in America under our form of government Fancy the street railways of Chioa go being run upm a strictly bust- i ndss basis, in the interests of the people and for the public good, withjut the desire for enormous private gain It is too cuimerioal tj ev<»n oonje?ture under existing c mditions. If we could attain I tint plane where politics would nut be our principal article of diet i and ooull be set aside firmly bul surely, then municipal ownership might be feasible, but American prac io is are by no means Glasgow methods, and there is no gainsaying the fact that Mayor Dunne does not expect the state of affairs ex i i.nng in the Suocoh city to prevail 1 in Chicago. Municipal ownership iu American cities is as impraci- j Cable as ’.t is practical in GlasgOA. —Bout a Bend Times. C. S. Bishop, of Portland, attend ed to business in this city today.

I | SOLD OUT I I I OWING TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE SOLD OUT | |g TO JOHN T. MEYERS AND JESSE D. DAILEY S And Will Retain Possession for a Short Time Only, I Must Dispose of All the Stock us Possible that I Now Have on Hand, and Consequently Offer I $25,000 CLOTHING | I and F u RNISH ING S | g= AT WHOLESALE COST —I Rra —— » r K 0 Do not miss this opportunity to save from 25 to 50 per cent, on your purchases and buy for future needs All goods iS marked in plain figures and sold at ONE PRICE ONLY. £3 I The Great MoneY-Saving Sale is Now inTlofrion I I ~ GUS KOSEX T TIL\r’ == = = l feg 11NU ’ hj

IN VENICE I Miss Studabaker Describes tier Trip Interesting Story of Travel in Old Uorld.— Letter to Mrs. D. E. Studabaker. Venise, le Sunday, May 21, ISKIS , Dear LoU: After a very rainy week m Florence we came here Thursday, Last night 1 received a letter from Dade and a bundle of ' Democrats, ” today. 1 thank mm for both, and i will try to answer soon. But I will write to you now, as I have wr’tten i to him since I wrote to yon. As I told you we had heavy rain all the time we were in Florence. The river Arno, just in front of our (tension, rose rapidly and wr neard alarming stories of ficods in Northern Italy. That a railroad l>ridge on the road between Florence was washed out aud fell just after an express train tad passed. So we changed our plans and took a ten o’clock train in order to have all daylight for the trip. We were so glad for all of it was interesting and some of it beauitful. We first passed through a very ferule country carefully cultivated. In dimbing the mountains we passed through twenty-two tunnels, sev-, eral over a mile long, and I think in coming down we went through just as many more. At the summit of the Apennines we crossed the ridge which uivides the waters that flow into the Medite ranean from those that flaw into tne Adria tic Sea. Tne mountain soenerv was charming. At the highest point the read was over 2.000 feet above sea level, with the mountains towering above us, and we gradually came down the slopes and into level country, for Venice of course is at ihe sea levels. One thing that struck us as the number of tall

factory chimneys. We saw them in many of the small towns and . all the cities. Most of them were comparatively new, and it shiwed that a great manufacturing era h«s sprung up in Northern Daly. The chimneys are all of brick, tor we ’ had passed out of the country where stone was abundant, and they, and the Buildings about them, wer« neatly and solidly bnilt. 1 think these people invest much money m the plant and bnlld solidly. The ■ ailrond engines up here too, are large and modern, not the baby en- , gines of Southern Italy. The freight cars are large and heavy and the “block system ’ is usedin moving trains. After we came down into the plains we began to see the effects of the rains and i floods. Acres of ground were Covered with water and crops destroyed. Hay cocks stood in Helds of water. Some places we saw where they had put the hay out on higher ground to dry. It was just the midst of the hay harvest. Sometimes we rode for quite a while ! where none of the country was submerged. Bit for nearly twenty ' miles before we reached the city, nearly half the ground was under water. Not the railroad track ♦ That was high and dry all the time. It was well ballasted with 'st >ne and we were not in the least j danger. But it was sad to see the sights along the way. Many farm bouses and barns surrounded by water, either abandoned or people j living in the upper stories. Some piac-es they were moving out. One place we saw a baby in a tub, float- | ■.ng, father and mother with their clothes rolled above their knees wading, and behind in water aliove , her knees an old woman with a big bundle of sticks on her head. Here we have been told that the inundation was caused by the overflow of the river Po, which was a large ' stream where we crossed it. Tne flood has caused houses to crumble and fall, loss of crops and much suffering. A popular subscription is being taken in Venice fur the relief of the sufferers It was about half past seven (two honrs Ute) when we came into the city over a bridge two miles long. The glow of the low sunlight on the water was beautiful At the station we entered gondolas and came

to our h tel. We have liven out In | the gondolas often and hvl a long 'ride yesterday afternoon. But there are bo many places one can go without entering a gondola, and the different islands are connected by bridges. But the canals are the highways of travels and the gondolas are the “ beasts’' of burden as well as the carnages of the rich We saw a funeral gondolal the other day. Wr see minv freight boats, boats for hire, and handsomely private go nd with gondoliers iu pictures;.i’ livery. Ltdies in mourning have their good •- las and canopy of black and gondo- i hers in black livery. 1 think it is this picturesquenees of canals, and gendulas and gondoliers and the beautiful architeetare of decaying palaces that gives its charm to Venice. lam so glad that we have had sunshine ever since we came. Venice has an air of decay and past grandeur which 1 think would tie very depressing in rainy weather, such as we are told prevailed be fore we came. I must close now or 1 will hare this letter so lung it will tire yon, though I have eo| much more to say. 1 'll save that for my letter to Dade. Four of us went to the hootch Presbyterian church this morning. Heard a good sermon and enjoved the serI vices very much. It is a miseion ' church, and an M. E mission uses the same room but at a different hour. We go to some Protestant church every Sunday. They have a hard time here, but the government ‘reate them honestly and they stand by the government. Anyone with eyes can see what the government has done tor Italy. Write when you can. With much love to ycu and Dade and David and all the rest. Yours affectionately, Hatte Studabaker. The Rosenthal iiall team have cancelled tneir game with the FortWayne National-, which was to have been played here next Sunday. On this date the Decatur term will go to Marion, where they will cross bats with the Marion Owls. This game will no doubt be fast and furious and no doubt a numlier of the Decatur fans will be in attendance at the game at that place. The Owls will play a return ', game here July 4th.

INION DISSOLVED Norway and Sweden Are • Seperate Norway Withdraws From King’s RuleCaused by Difference of Opinion on Political Questions. •petal TBltflram To Ths Democrat Christiana, Norway. June 7— The Storthing (congress) tisliy declared the union between Norway and Sweden under one king dissolved and that the king has ceased to act as king of Norway. The Storthing further empowered the present state council to act as the governing power of Norway until further notice and they will exercise the power heretofore appertaining to the king, an address to the king was adopt* d declaring that no ill feeling was entertained against him. his dynasty or the Swedish nation and asking him to co-operate with the Stortlhing in the selection of the young prince of the House of Bernadotte to occupy the throne of Norway. What action the king will take is not known. Tne dissolution has bae” (lending for some time, one of the principle comes being that Sweden stands fur protection and Norway fur free trade.

Stone For sale Building, Bridge and Concrete Crushed Stone Beat Portland Cement nnci 13ynamite Call and see me if you need anything in this line. JULIUS HAUCK, DE ®*.

A GOOD TIME Young People Enjoy Social Event at Simeon Smith Nome. The home of Mr. and Mrs Himeon Smith in Frencu township was ths scene of a happy social event Friday afternoon, when Miss Emm* Smith entertained in honor of her Cousin. Mu* Lixxie Shank of Churubusoo, whois visiting her and who was ten years old on that day. The home and especially the parlor was prettily decorated with vines and pansy blossoms, and the afternoon was a happy one for the many little guests. Little Misa Lizzit. was completely surprised, but nevertheless enjoyed the occasion Immensely, being the recipient of many pretty (iresents. which were given her at the delicious supper, which was served at 4:30. The guests included Osa and Cora Beltler. Berne; Edith and Gladys Grove, Fanny Beitlet, Anna Yake. J<>«ie Bowman. Mary Bowman, Anna and Cora Kild man, Dude Erhart, Lucy, Barbara and Otto Smith, Merl Grove Kenneth Grove, Henry and Reuben Smith, Mrs Fred Shank and sous. Oscar and Freddie, of Churubusco. Mrs Alfred Baumgartner and daughters, Grace and Marie. Carl Smith, Mrs Mary Shank. Mrs Harry Grove. Mrs, Simon Smith. The day will long be remembered by Miss Lisaie and her guests, who wish her many more such ovuusions. Eail Hughes and Burt Niblick returned today from Lima, whee they have been attending sebod. They will spend their summer va cation here with their parents