Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1905 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT BVBBY BtINIMG, KXCEFT SVNDAY, BY U■ W <a . ■ LLINSHAa.I. BUBBCRIPTION R AIT t B By Carrier. twr we*k .. 10c By earner. v*r year..... ... 84.00 By »*>:. prr uinntb tSc By D*ll. prr yrnr ... Sa.SO Slug I* copies. Two (’•nil. Alvsrtlilug rate, road* Icnownou application BnMrrd in th* pociofflr* »i bacatur. Indi • a*. aa a*c»ud-cla*a mail matter. 4. M. HtlLlß, MANAGXR

Committee Meeting. The Democratic City Committtee will pleate meet me at my office in the Meil>er« block, at 7:30 next Tuesday evening Business of importance. The democrats gener- < ally will lie welcome at this meetIng Calvin Miller. Chairman From the list of delegates that Governor Hanly selected to attend the reciprocity conference in Chi- | oago this week he must have thought it was to be a republican convention in place of a body of I men called to discuss matt'ra of business —Muncie Press Will Mail Statements. We will begin next Monday to j ■end out subscription statements, and all those who are indebted for ' any amount will rer live one. If. you have any aversion about re ' oeiving statements nf account, you have this week in which to settle your account, before the same is ' sent through the mail. The state-1 ments will be mailed with a view of settlement. The money has YB in earr ed, and we want it. THE DEMOCRAT. Boost Price of Gas. Spec al Telegram To The Democrat Elwood, Ind.. August 15—The gas company here today increase.', the price of natural gas from twenty five to sixty cents today, an i the consumers will quit using ; it. ♦li.OO to Niagara Falls and retu-n | via the Clover Leaf and Lake Shore route, Wednesday, Aug- 16. i 1069. Train leaves Decatur 7:39 p m. Tickets returning wll bo h mored either l>y boat or rail from Buffalo to Toledo. Pasengers desiring berths should order them in advance. This will be a great excursion for rohool teachers desir ing to take a trio before school' commences. 1. L. Miller, agen’.

AT=AT=AT CHATTANOOGA OHIO 19 SATURDAY, AUG. 19 A Great and Good Time in store for everyone. Fun Galore. The Berne City Band. I The Willshire Band. Platform Dance, all day, all night. Two Games of Base Ball. ; Willshire vs. Chattanooga; Berne vs. Portland. * I Sack Races, Foot Races. /[ J ' Potato Races. Oil Bicycle Races. j Horse Races. /j Refreshments. The Best Time Ever. Biggest Day in Town's History. \ Come Early; Stay Late. | SATURDAY, AUG. 19. By Order of COMMITTEE. 11 *

Vol tn Iler < la*e. Tin* eagle* were bolding n convention—or It might have lieeu merely a I caucus—on the nwky crest of a lofty I hill. Proud regal birds they were, piercing of eye, sharp of beak and strong j of claw, uud all the timid creatures of the air retreated to a safe distance uud watched them with awe. Presently, however, a wandering turkey buzzard, attracted by curiosity, ventured to join them. They eyed her scornfully, even j threateningly. I "What are you doing here?" they said. "This is a gathering of eagles. You are a vulture and are not In our I class.’’ "You arc right." replied the turkeybuzzard. **! am of some u*' lu the world, while you are thieves, robbers and murderers nnd not worth n continental except for show. Goodby, and ! be hanged to you!" Thereupon she turned her back upon j them nnd flew away. Which ahows. d»ar children, that 1 there are two kinds of aristocracy and i that a lofty style Isn't everything — | Chicago Tribune. Tommy's cruel Joke The other evening Miss Passive stay* ed to dinner, and Tommy ns a great I favor was allowed to have dinner with ’ the company. Growing restless nt dessert. lie was sent out of the room, but i I In a few seconds he returned with a little Dresden clock from the sitting' room mantelpiece. ■•Gracious, child!” ' I exclaimed the mother. "What mis- ! chief are you up to now?” “Goin* to try a sperlment.’’ replied Tommy, with i ; Importance Miss Pn«see tittered. "The i dear little fellow Is going to moke an ' experiment." she gushed. "How dev- 1 I er of him!" While Miss PaMee was i Sfieaklng Tommy had carefully placed I the el. wk on the table In front of her. I With n mysterious gesture he laid his ' Anger on his lips and enjoined silence. ' i No one stirred. After about two min- i ; utes Tommy's strained expression re- | laxed. and he clapped bls hands in ex- ! . ultatlon. "It goes!" he cried trinm- ' phantly. "It goes! You were wrong, papa." “Os course It goes, child." laughed Miss Passee. "What made your father think It wouldn't?" "Well." replied the little fellow simply. i "he said your face would stop a clock.” —London Tatler. Airtnl »er>ent lopemuw,. It b- popularly believed even in this day and age of the world that bees dis Almost Immediately after using their ■tings. This may be true; in fact, I believe that it is so stated on good authority. But what do you think of ths Idea of a poisonous serpent dying as Boon as be has inflicted the fatal bite? Pliny, a writer of the first century after Christ, says: "Serpents, no odds how poisonous the variety, can hurt but once; neither kill they many to i gether. to say nothing how. When they bars bitten or stung a man they die for very grief and sorrow that they ' have done such a mischief, as if they bai some nuoers* or conscience afterStoicism Worrhp «• the Wamfi Y’ounger Sinter—What is stoicism I Elder Sister—Stoicism is the ability to congratulate the fiancee of the man you wanted to marry without showing any disappointment—Cincinnati Com■terrlsi Tribune.

f> SENATORIAL CHARITY By JAMES MAY. Jr. Copyright, •'-<*. by James Hay. Jr. Th* senator, who had been dlsjajsed at first to receive his caller with us Beaut politeness as the dictates of politics allowed, displayed a singular graclousneaa of manner. The visitor was a girl, with hair like burnished broffze and eyes whose soft, browu look took In some lights the hue of old amtwr. She was dressed In lavender. with what the senator thought a profusion of fluffy lace across her bosom, and her little foot obtruded itself on the senatorial subconsciousness f»om beneath a mass of more Outline* and flounces Besides, the senator bad had a surfeit of dry political talk mid committee meetings that day. "You see, I don't nsk anything for myself, even If my father and brothc.a do work for you at the primaries It's just for Jack." She spike In low tones, betraying a girlish awe of the important man. “And who Is Jack?" The member of the upper house ' bm«hod aside a pile nf letters that , awaited his signature and gave the girl his attention, a compliment he did I not extend to all who sought his help "He and I are engaged to be marI ried." she said, ami the announcement, or the frank blushes accompanying It. ■ charmed the big man "We will be , married ns soon as ho can get a posl I tlon. and I know yon can arrange It." “But what does he want, and why doesn't be cotue himself?" The legislator represented a south- ■ ern state, where women are put on a pedestal above the "business" of life, and be was genuinely puzzled. "He was discharged for drinking too ' much," she admitted simply, a little hesitant, her lips twitching the slightest bit. The glow from the open grate looked blurred and indistinct to her troubled gaze. "I see." said the senator. • She did not know bow near she bad come to his heart by her explanation. His thoughts went back to his sou. whose dissipation was the one dark spot on his father’s long career oi »>•. litical and private happiness. Maybe it was a sympathy bred of experience , that softened hie heart to her, and per- i baps this was strengthened by the ' droop of her young bead before him. I a ray of the afternoon sunlight on her hair emphasizing its delicate fairness. "But he has promised never to do it again." she explained, entirely argumentative. uud fully trusting the promise. The senator looked at her solemnly, placihg the tips of his Angers together with mathematical precision, as if to help out his thought There was in his big. clear eyes much of sadness and a tolerant skepticism. "Such a promise,” be smiled slightly. "is by no means a certified check, but I think I can help him.” He spoke this last in slow, gentle tones. She sprang to her feet, intending to take his hand while she told him her ' gratitude. He checked her quick-

ly, nm aim me nnger were mathematically adjust*! "ll* caun >t have a.iother p>>-ltlou In the governinent c’-partments. I shall k>t him 0 place where he will bate a cbance to rise ami make a record for himself. Those department take It out of a man so I know. because I have had others there- others whom 1 wanted to see do great tiling* " The senator sighed regretfully. "He can go to work for the 1’ And <».” be concluded. "But Is tint a go*) place?" ahe asked, doubting ti e new proposlf >n. "It will make a man of him. * nJ 1,1111 Is what we want. Isn’t It?" The senator |Mis«ed his hand a trifle wearily across bls brow nnd smiled sadly at the young face before him "And he will have lota of chances to rise nnd get-money?" “Most assuredly.” Ami be smile! ngnlu. this time at the parted lips of the girl and her eye* big with question and speculation. “And he can do all title soon, very ■oobF’* "Yes.” "And be fan have It right away?" "Tomorrow." The senator somehow thought ho was doing more good In the r— —— ] t F if ; 1 'll' W J j agile i ”J*rg cnrx» the GIRL. bestowal of that place than was possible in the forming of the highest legi ialatiun. "Ob. It's grand," she cried, converted : to the merits of the plan, "Just grand." She clapped her hands together for ■beer pleasure, like a child. "The fuuuy part of it is," she confided. "that Jack said be was coming to the capitol to see his friends about the place, and now I've done it better than he could.” She paused doubtful ly. "He said be was afraid to come to you because you bated a man who drank, but I knew you could fix It for us." “My dear child," laughed the august person, "the worst thing in Washington is to lie considered a good manipulator of federal patronage But you haven't given me the young man's full name. I'll have to let him take a letter from me to Johns.” "It’s funny," she began, “that it Is the same"— They looked around to the door, which had lieen thrown open by a young man. Surprised to find any one I with th ■ senator, he stood still for a minute, his hand upon the knob of the half closed door. He was tall am! Imperious in his bearing, looking more than handsome "John." said the senator. “Jack!” cried the girl, her high voice drowning the sound of the senator's greeting. He, at the door, kept silence, a dull red mounting slowly to bis cheeks and forehead. , "<,'ome In,” suggested the senator coldly. • j "This is Jack." explained the girl, glad to Introduce him to his benefactor and disregarding the cool reception accorded him. I The senator held out bls hand. “Jack who?" he laughed, a trifle | stiffly. "Oh," she laughed in return. “Jack ■ Stanlay. I bad forgotten to tell you his name all this time." Mr. Stanley and the senator shook hands cordially, and there ensued a repetition of the outline of the new 1 plan, which was interpolated with the enthusiastic exclamations uud questions of the girl. "And," she said at the close of the interview. “how can I over thank you?" "You can't.” said the senator, pronouncing the words with the mellow accent of the south and making It a compliment to the girt. "I am entirely in your debt.” When the couple bad left the office he called hi* private secretary, who from the nature of things political, knew al) his affairs, private and public. "Lorry.” said the senator, “when you have been doing things for other people nnd find out that after all you've been helping your own son you owe somebody somethl jg.” Lorry, being of a secretive nature, assented in silence. "And this time.” concluded the senator, "It will have to be a wedding present. Write out a check for”— And the rest was merely a business transaction. Spcaklnar ot Tronaers. "I have a great mind to get married after all.” said the old bachelor "It Is so nice to have a woman to look after your clothes.” "Yes." replied the benedict, "but If they would only take as much interest I tai the creases as they do In the pockets | It would be much better.” — Chicago . Nsws. ■ ■

Colorado as and return i| Il From Chicago da.ly. August 30 to September 4, withll ■ I correspondingly low rates from all points via the I 11 Chicago, Union Pacific and North Western Line ■ I Only one night to Denver. Two fast through trains daily ll' \\SPECIAL TRAINS G. A. R.// trains personally conducted, without extra/# I leave Chicago 10.15 a. m. and xo-3op. Saturday, September a. Itineraries, hotel lists, descriptive wL booklets, etc., free on application. 1 Vl I 4 a h W* Tm»»! n< IRd r-tu. t-w m \ wj Bosse Opera House THURSDAY. AUCUST 17. Davis & Eugene Present Sol Smith Russell’s Greatest Play A Poor Relation ' ’ ~ —Z —»• ■■ A Superior Company of Capable Players. Must be Seen to be Appreciated. 1- “ Prices: 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c. — -1 1 J 1 ?= F=ROF. LINDEMAN The Famous Medium Prof. Lindeman is highly cultured and of rare talents. Dr. Hud- innid he never saw his equal as a Materializing Medium, Clairvoyant and Tetr Meiium. He Drives Doubt frem Your Mind and Slays Sckeptichm at First (j la neeBefore you utter one word, he tella you your name, age and what ; i called for. His wonderful clairvoyant’powers are almost beyond belief You will be astonished and mystified at the remarkable things he will tell you concerning yourself and others you are interested in. If you h ive consulted the cheap pretenders who infest the city and have derived n- :-ne fit from them, you are especially invited to call on th:s man of kt.w.edge and experience, who will give you the information you desire. He restores lost vitality, reunites the separated, corrects bad hat drives the desire for liquor and tobacco out of me system, develops personal mainetisrn which enables you to wield a strong influence over thos • « > «'h u 1 you come in contact and at the same time makes you secure from t influences. Your wish and object in life may be easily attained. A sEt HET YOU SHOULD KNOW is the power to control any one you mav k: >w rad- , mire IT NEVER FAILS. Price of Reading in Reach of All. For a Short Time Only. At the Burt House. Also Sundays. All Manner of Chronic ailments instantly Cured w ithout drugs. 'Jl®' tion free.

The harness races at Great Northern Indiana Fair, at Decatur, Ind , August 29. 30, 31 and September 1, will l>e the best races to be seen this year. Their total purses , aggregate oyer 12,000. j No one can afford to miss them. For Rent — A nine room house at the corner of Ninth and Jackson . streets: oement cistern and hyd-ant water on the lot. Inquire of P. J.! Hyland. IMdlmo Lost—Steel hat pin, amethyst and brilliant settings, on Second or Madison streets. Finder please ‘ leave at this office 122.75 National Encampment rx- , onrsio n. Round trip to Deafer, Pueblo or Colorado Springs via the Clover Leaf. Augnaf 29th to Sen teml>er 2. 19r 6; return limit Sep - temlier 12th. Tickets can be ex- , tended until October 7, by depositing ticket and paying a fee of , 50 cents. T. L. Miller, Agent. ' Strayed—A forty-pound Duroc Pig. Please telephone Georg e . Roop, north Tenth street. Choice building lots for sale at reasonable terms in the Hanna addition to Decatur, Indiana In--1 Bc ? U i ger * Smith's law and abstract office, Decatur, Ind 138dtf Open at night—Stop at Baker & I Rheinhart’s restaurant and get a ' lunch. We are open. Notice. , I have plenty of money to loan ' ° n i fttr,n9 - DB ’ Erwin, Attorney jatlsw. J

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