Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1906 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT ■*BBt BVENINO, EXCEPT STWDAT, BY u■ W a. BLLINaMAM. IU«»C«I’TION RATES •y tarrltr, per «'ek <Oo I* Oarrwr. per year 15.00 £ f mall, per n,....Hi 15c By »»ii. per year SI.SO Slngre ouplM. Two Cent* AAvartlalnt rau*o®ade an. «« n application BMn4 la tfe* poatofl'oa at Dacatur, Ind! aaa. •• aaconO-oia»» mall oiatiar. J. H. HELLE R, M**aai« A RUSTIC PLAY •'Alon< the Rmtbti Will Platt Tbfiw Who Attend. No Clan* •->' filar* «***m to have a firmer |h >id < a tfs«- Anmitcan puhin than go« 4 ru»Hr piay*. and a« t■■ ■*♦.?> to r ■ « r ke tb<>** which have an '**" K a- ’*'» ground Mr « »•. , n .n whir! lh* alory la built We ored look for no better proof than Th* Old fioOMMilnati r ’ Tt;a <'• intv Fair as i ia the aster- flare as *h>» will be preaentM at the I* war opera b- u»* W*<lar»‘lav. January 17, the atret »'. rtM. ’ A ng the K >*,lCr>f and rt a<* and tfa pr< p • for pint and exy, taentfreiy difl •rent la thwm Tier |«r ;• the »t ry of a •»- th* fruit ' an tli favornd marriage a heart •>»» father a daughter driven away teem amt a rh> d • half ■ with a ».fr»b».r« . rsror a t>! The nr-mpanv arry th* »cwt»tr pro dts-h c iw.rs'.j ele arid g <1 - .right •park n« ■ n.edy pr« ired in ptentr FIRE AT BERSE Twe kt Ussms fttitrwtl Lift Rli<h? tiia PmeatH FwilHf Lett

1A»« Bight telwwrn ««wl siiw <1 «i-* k *•* 1 * tfitr'’' ■ w.&<J •fc«n< two ><W th uewe tS tte " »C lory grour-d »•»! < t »t t« ng ■»gu, J. rob finvaiker burned k>i «h» gr<t>t>il < l Hwnwg*rtn*r | t.«d • »•»«<! l< i»> it n te »f i i«r»«« »nd »« 4ouM we.-rted baming *»hn* ’rem hi« amok** pipr T*» ite ta *!«•• U*' ti 4 taWi no in •aurwn. • The te*vy ruts tbai pfWWWded !»«• ti»* by • b‘M»r» ■arad John K>ri rr • »rn> tni rtnaa 1 M«J «4r«w alack naar by— ftertw> Wiltaw BEHIND TIME

3Ati«rr Grrlua n*4 a Sterwn FUEL •r uaited h '•« *•«•• *■«. . ,a HKtkno.ro! Va Jan l rt Hellish •MUff t.rvahaui arrived al • <1 PulnS the it.- »’• r-g r< tn rut. rt man. Ecg at<l. thlily cow Cay. - • »•. and al * tarn days neat dur IVaeaa waaiMHl Ibo d«wk io a tnnlttin M>e and <■ i *» ■<’ wa» waabwd >VMt*>»rd It waa j robably the toughrat »cy«<« in recent y*ar» Notice. The D •tectiva Aeeociation w 11 vnrrt at tho Matter a ha F.-tdae the 1 #th IB**., and ail m-mter* are g*K|te**t*<l lu bn ppraent aa them >• important lininw A greal many par* u* b*v«> »-nt in ttele aanM-» amt paid Ihatr <1 ||ar, but na-er took the work PJmm attend th*’ nurwting ar.d tersmin a ma tn ter aa you ar« not a mam ter without th- teork. Alter! A Eutitr, Pt eel don I NOTICE All tb<>««R knotting io hl lllrt Will pltoftMft rail ami ■elite Ibntr account* tefor- Febuart let or aatnn will te tefl for coltection Mra M. P. Burdg !x»l Ftetwaan oiy home and Ou irai School building, a monogran p>n with latter “M” nn gr*ve<! U poQ j|. (fader raturn to IV K. RuaMll, and receive wHr*rd. 3IT! ’.net — None ‘ glare™ and “mIT Ftnrter ri'iaac return I Shift t Peters, n

DIAMOND CONTEST I GETS INTERESTING 210 Votes Cast Monday-Six New Candidates Enter Race. Leaders Change Places and Others Now at Head of List Interest Growing. LADIES Mire Winifred Joboeon. H gh 5ch001....... .*! M,re Dude V-«!ea«le. Bm-helor Maids Club Miaa Anna Winnea F.aatern Star • Mire Edu. Etunger. St. Mary » <'hurrh “’ Mt* Ei.fi. -e Hfiu. I’-* halite* " Mr. Clayton Da.-v. Ben Hur Mra Geo L< ull.au. W R. (’ ■■ * Mire Pansy Bell. Methodist Church .... Mr* I r.-t : M lUthlx b-- MM ■ GENTLEMEN Wm Dares* bur Rad Meo •••• D W R.«erv Fla. . * l l KfankWwmh.lt Kntghta f Columbus ** (trval Harruf . K of I’. -•• « I Wtd Dcrwtn. Maw ‘ ] I Will I* Nchrm L Elka "’I ! Ralph ia.*- FBgh'Mtool ’. I H j, Yager K ! C E Hurl Lwuhart K <f I' ..................... I. C Helm. I O <> F ']

I The ;ntere»tina 'ewlurea in the D*i v D«ui rcrai * voting oonteat j M >twtay wa» the maap ' bangrw In the punt; >o* t>( the oarnhdauu' ■ U.«• Winifred Johnaon now i»da Jlha *. tor the adiei and Wm . I>a. vachtrr. who repre«ROt» *he H 1 Men • li* h*<d 1 gent J* imwn’a i«t Mi»« Dutto Voglawrde io' tb» Hiche ■ r Maida ciub, t» <>o!y ir. ley behind Mi»» lohoaon D ! W Bewry, one ot the Blk cand; Idakea, ar-rl F ank Wernh ft of the KRigbl Bul t'. umhuß occupy aec Lupi and third !■•'»*• rMpecttvely Un ih«- ger.l'eflßßß • The <wnd. at*« a mar!* .am- Munday laort th. r*BB y beginning to grt IBterrellhg UI : * th* Voting tbl» tar ha» Iwro ight, intvrot h*« l*rn aro iaed, and many cimmenl* ar* ■beard regarding the cv.ntevt Two . twwntifn diam. nd rln«» ar* t<> r* |gl*vn awav by the Daur iMmo le?»t the’ being now <m diafday al ’tie ;ewe ry atom* c! W L ; Labne land D M H*n»iey- when down I town » k n lh*:r wind >wa and »«« tbem Ttteae diamnda were fmrrtaaed in In-atur and are war ante i by Mr H*n»iey and Mr L, fine Vote every day and vote j b .tn r Ufi.ijy Head Ibe mine and and regu alwma thoroughly, bo t bal y> O wi uhderatan l them in id a > tae ocndi'duna of lUr own leal ..me peof.la bar* a nnataken idea of tne w nuituma us the <x»n

aetrs amo »ruuiAii<i*s (J*u4td*t*« mu»* tse m*tnber« of !• regularly organ.zad lodge, club, j oharwh, aehaol, labor, hterary ar J ’• aig n j Adamo county The Toting will te by ha! lola clipped from tin Daily l>m -rat wild * ’ ■ '."g «■' : ' ml with •■*»!) ■-n rnr*apt* for the Daily Democrat and Weekly iMruocrat Each t,allot Clipp’d from the paj*r will Count one vot* fr the lady ant. gentleman named there n when received *st thia office before the date of expire turn given theren ( erllflonte* fi r HOTd a lady and gen tinmen ctntoatant wlB be ia util with rtcripis for •übaoription a* follow*

GENTLEMAN S BALLOT. I One vote for '• ■: Name of OrganiMtion ; Tn the Daily Democrat A >ting Conkret. Void after Jan. 23. I i LADY'S BALLOT. om* vote for ... . .. . ... .. . , lr ■ _ - u • Name of Organization | Iu the Daily D<-tn<x-rat Voting dont«Mii Void after Jan 2<. i *—****>—..**■• ......ui.nn i ...... ~ ■ i , | ■ , ■n ' - |i- ~ ■ - m —

teat, believing that only NEW St ESI HIBKHS are entitled t > the voting rvrtlfioatea. This ia not the <s with every 'dollar fund on v« or yuierrtptl'in to the Daily Denv ' 'rat you will get a voting certtrwle for 60 gentleman vote* and a!*o on* fur 60 lady vote* No eertitlnnte will be taaned for a , leva fmyment than one dollar < >ur «üb» -ripiion receipt book* Contain tng the VOTING CKRTiHCATES I ar* n iw ready for the oonteatante < '>mo tn and have Mr Barket or, Mr t* , irk etblain the plan to you. >r phi inn to thia office and one o* th<-*e gentleman wdl call on yon. \ : itt. r i ■ great importance to : 1 the candidate* i» the advantageone ..mtunalb n for the exchange 1 lady and gentleman vote* Hear in mind that the m< ney paid ia for yonr aubaoripdon to the fia|»er and j not tor th« votaa. the voting certi , fiiMte* are free and am given with i each < ASH BUbacrtpllon. the num ! bar of vote* given depend* on the amount pud, I lie rule* and regn latloue printed below will explain th;» fully to you < lip the coupon* every day and vol* them every day | Watch the <late on the little cou puna, they ar* only good for one I week from date of paper they are' printed m The voting oertifioatee can t* waved up and voted any time, they are good up to the vtry laat minute of the content.

DAILY DtMOt RAt-ln Doatur Ten weeks, (1 00..,, 60 votes Three month*, |1 30 7* votes ..Jbx-m _4Ub*---l- J - •!«• -.-.-rr—-17.T-’ Ona year. 0« .... WvoUe DAILY »eNtMRAT-Bv flail Six month*. II .’5 75 votes One year, |S.M JSO votes urrr.Lv or sum rat for New subscribers Only. Onn year. 11 oo 60 votes No oerti flcafe will bn issued for a Iren payment than |I,(K) Com lunation.* tray be formed betwne*i a lady and a gcmtleman candidate, by r bich the lady and gentleman votes can be exohangred The result of each dty,a ballot Ing will tm published la ths Daily Democrat

THE ISLE OF WIGHT. IT GLEAMS LIKE A DIAMOND ON THE 3REAST OF THE SEA. The Heaotlea of < <>««•». th* Fnshion. Mble l'.» K li>.l> lleaerl. Where noth' 1..K Kr.r Get. l»lrt>-Wh.it One M». lee on (ba- tiiwiarh* iMland. The laic of Wight is shaped like a diamond, and like a diamond it gleumt and flashes ou the I reast ot the s*'.< Like a diaiiKud, too, it is the luxury of the rich. As your atvauier approaches the roaA ateiui of t owes jo“ oiight well suppow the little ton n U. tie a fa diionahle haul let far Inland ou the bank of a rher ihe eaplaunde IwUi: as near to thr waler as a tOWMth, Mid tbt green woods that rise behind the whitt bouses are as thjvkly bunched and at br.ghtly verdant .'3 the Ulisalti-d tteet of I’aiiglioiirne. file coarse Iwamed. dark sailed ‘inack of the sea ttshenuai is a rare sight ou those social waters Everywhere you behold among hover Ing gull* nud r<x king buoy* the craft of pl< .:i'i the shipping "f 1 white as summer clouds, ride there with the grace of swan*, and white syvana yachts, with brasswork flasu lug blindly In the sun. h st royally al anchor o.T that little shore. Nothing ever g<ts dirty at (.’owes The tamarisk which lift* its flue fealb •n above walls at the sea’s edge is «« ciean as the sail* of the yncht*. The road* of re*! grave! ucike neither mud nor dil«i sinl lie a* smoothly .1* gar den piilh*. The Virginia crcepera ivh.. h swarm up the pillars of wildLous. « <.. nrsprc.id the tier* of ba conn’s mid r.lmost cover the dark ret tiles of the roofs, nrc every wb!t tc green and every tittle ns radiant as toe «havi"> lav na be*lde th* esplanade I’lo .<ts there nre at every point ot view red gemnfum*. gohlen as, blue lobelia*, crim in by**O|., chid dar pink*, rose* of every hue and fems of every form gr wing in neat flower lie.!-. . , - '•■ i ■id ,r* garden v !'id so lying gently la baskets bung from hah-ony mid sill. Tb<’ windows of "the shops nre ns polish.*! a* i mirror mid shine *n the sun. .’ r ■>«(»’, ity naif* behind tnoae » nt*rs of plenty and put* itself completely am! g.'uially nt the com maud of the wealthy The butcher and die greengrocer announce to the pass erliy tli Freu.h an<! German ar» spoken :> the r esi.d.ii'hments. Th. yacht oft! ■ m-.*t necessitous nilllieu • In* c :n ol>t tin hi those narrow, clenn afreet, all that *!><■ d< drew Royal war •ant*, a* log almost a i the shops them wives gicom over shop fronts, und ar ti»" ■ - . obtrude from tin •mart ibi... «•;.>..( w.iy« The shine of! the ■ ei I is a njugic Induce mvnt 11 buy <ll> the esplanade, where Is a tall white flagstaff nt et >' few paces, and wa.t :ig st the ilitle granite stair, waabc.i by gteeu water*, you meet nc burly atid rough clad fishermen, hi I onlv thr white cnpfM-d, blue Jersey)*) bands from the crew, of yachts in tba roadstead. Fresh faced, well griaimed girla walk there with indulgent papas, ami Jolly schoolboys In flannels, carrying | per I‘iig. of green gooseberries ami red cherries, str .11 down to th« fllngey at the stairs, munching a* they go 1 here is no baste and no eiertlon at ( owe* ,\t half past 12 on a lovely morning I heard In my hotel the volet of the mmingeros* giving an order t« one of the maids. "Her ladyship says,” •be cried. ’ tltat the must half a hip bath in 1 r room Immediately, or el»» the v ou’t !>* down for luncheon ” Fnoii.b nml hixy little ladyship t» He Bbod oh » i'cb a go<a! morning In so fair a place as this diamond cf th* I tea! For It Is not only the esplanade. ; th* bright shop* sad the pleasure of • saunter to Egypt point which anwithin the renH> of the visitor tn' Cowes. The whole Might I* within si drive <>f •se«-j-;;-t -j. , . L . t | was demaml.sl of me. not rei)ue»t«l I for . tit- sing the church, you may sw the tore ■, IT-mortal Whlell (yuecn Vie I to-n set th-re to the poor little Prln 1 rasa Elisabeth, who died of a broken' t>.-:irt beside open Bible for love nt •It iri.*« I You may n!*o to Carla- i l.ruokc and enter the splendid erstie «1)..;c that poor Jdlle princess died ami where h«r unhappy father was !nir>r.S'.ne<l Mei n, y the donkey J.i oh stttnmom*! by a word from grasnibbling under fig trees tn enter th. big wh-el of the well and draw up nine ' gallon), of water from the Invlslbh spring nt which those royal prisoners quenched their thirst. But you, if wise will quench your thir*'. with tea under the •pleading trees of the Eight Bells pleasure gardens m the village below listening there to the <on.-nent* of en i thudaetlc Americana and watchiny the elderly gentlemen playing bowl* on n smooth lawn, a* King Charles’ played that ancient game in tiie <a.*tl» on the bill - London -Mall, A Croiicr In ■ llslit. I ormer!;, th- archbishops of York aa-1 the privilege of claiming two casks •>f w .<• from .-.er, i. s V i , )f tv.-uty tons burden entering the river Hull j The merchants of the port came u | view this duim as an oppressive ux, I and by unloading their ships in the liuu.ber evaded the officers employ*, 1 to collect these obnoxious due*, Find Ing bls revenue diminishing. Archblab op Neville, In VJ7S, determined to a* serf his ngtita and proceeded to Hull with his attendants to enforce them n>*yor of Hull. Sir Thomas d. Waltham, with his two bailiffs and » large number of citizens. rae! . ht w elwilastlca. and from hot words the ewe partaw came to blowa, when the may or snatched from the archbishop his enr.!ct cu i „cd it so vl g i>ro tte free i.gbt which followed ‘hat M •wa iicoksu 'atq eevera'. p:«e«* 1

TF+L | Bluffton Business College i Guarantees to give as tl o cu’h training in BOOKKEEPING ftND STENO G ftp hy | as can be secured at anv place in the state. MISS JENNIE FOL’LTON, a student who has received a civil sotvice appointment MONEY !±" ’ ,r " GOOD POSITION ■ ' 1 Decatur students can take day instructions ami return home I each evening TV rite for catolog and terms Bluffton Business College, Mt | il ■ «

SIAMESE BELIEFS. Some I’eeuHar Volion* nt a Very Saper.tltiou. I'oonle. "The Siamese are n very superstl tious people,’’ say* Ernest Young, author of the "Kingdom cf the Yellow Rule. riicy have many peculiar explanations of natural phenomena. Thunder, for instance, is ’th)' jky crying.’ liny believe that iu realms above is a horrible giant whose wife 1,. . a■, a; •. i.i tMeertain tempo!. When they <piarrel the echo of his voice comes in long, rolling notes from lbe cloud* If he i* very angry he throws bis hat- het at h.s unruly spouse, and when tins ponderous weapon xtr ,o * tlx- iloo- of heaven the thunderbolt falls through and comes to earth. "Falling star- are accounted for by the fact that the angel* occasionally Indulge In ton 11 tbrowa.g at one another. When the*)’ 'time beings all insist ui»on getting Into the bath at once the water splashes ovi-r tin- ide ami It rains. The winds that sigh in the night ire the voices of babies that have lost their way in their travels to the land beyond the grave. •'When a Siamese die* he is not buritsl. but his corpse, fully dressed and then wrapped in a winding sheet, is placed hi a sitting posture In a cop- ’ per urn. A tub.* is pi.u-ed in bis mouth, nn-.l through thin a mixture of qui)-! sliver and honey is poured into tLe Isidy. In this way it is kept for a long time, often for years. Eventually it is burned, and Hie ;.sites are care “ttily preserved. Tin* souls of those whose liotics at least are not burned are supposed to Im-cou e slaves of a horrid t.rvkm.-.st.-r with :< head like a ! dog. a human boil.v nu.l tin- temper of j a Bond. Fie alts for all time with his > 'eet in the fires of bell, and it la the fluty of hi slaves to keep these tires from growing too hot. To do this they must carry water In open wieker baskets through all eternity." « w» •• a <•> * wm. “Rut Emma, how c.-in you prefer the | plain ami shabbily dressed Julius to my elegant and hatidsotne brother?” i "Tli.it 1* quit)* simple. Your brother] la In love with himself, und Julius with um."~Paris Journal.

0n e More We ek Ror Bargains in Laces, Em--1 broideries, Silks, Fancy China and Cut Glass. Re me rn tier INOW IS YOUR GOOD CHANCE. Our new Ginghams are now in and ready for sale. Come and get first choice. Best assortment shown in Decolor. at TRUE’S T HE NEW WAY TO CURE DYSPEPSIA OS DESTROY STOMACH DISEASE GERMS. Pepsoidseurette Y A FULL S,Z *D BOTTLE-FREE. , pepsia and all oilip^a” 1 11, 10 ™ 3 of Dvs ’ I ou do not obligate yourself to pay a Lf ' Stomach Diwrde™ b ° r Chronic A “ «’* ask after Pepsoids have cured* out lining of the 1 WOrn ‘ « reatl . v benefited you is,that youreto®’ ah disease germs r>v > and destroy mend Pepsoids to your friends, in this way n’' ’ r ?2*P'P ß,a once cured People with weak stomachs are a •»{ Pensoi-t 7 ne ' er returns. misery. Pepsoids have made ’"'d *° cents a bottle " happy by jrivintrthem what nature “ lt y Wei n ’"“' antee to cure ' r 12? e ’ or s’<>°<’ shoul.l possess -a strong «■>'*. b Wew lUend you ifvou hn171“7 "”? n ' le<t atomach.so as the best fu-r" 1 -'" aotds before, a 5^.& mp’"" 1 Pe P‘ Tr ? Pe Pa° ids R nceon ‘ y S *end us your name and addre m , erely a bottle at drug stote. Oryou mat. I "'ll receive promote a ten ’ you full bottle free bv wnteg w P omptly a f uU Sl2eu b(>ttle CheiM&4! C<J . in . I w. H. NACHTRIEB, 2d St.

AN ORIGINAL FORCE '1 Racceaa Canoot lie Copied or ) U H ce«»futlj Imitated. No human being ever y ?t made a cess trying to be somebody ,>b e if that person was a sm•< ess. Surrafl cannot be copied, cannot be ly imitated it is an or u .i.-ij creative process. Every man will failure just in proportion as be gfl away from himself aud tries to |fl somebody else and to i-xpress body else instead of bin:-.-if. comes froet within or from uow>. 3 Be yourself. Listen to the voice wiflH tn. There is room for inqiroveinentfl every profession, in every trade .JB in every business. The world vigfl men who can do things in new anjl lietter way*. Don’t think be-aiis<-y«fl plan or idea has no pre< cient or cause you are young and inexper'a-tutjE that von will not get a hearing, nfl man who has anything new and ra»l aide to giv* to the world will lx-ii;tefl ed to und will be foilowi-d. Th-- awl of strong individualiti. wiio dares laS think bls own thought ni.-l orisJaiaß his own method and wh > is not airafl to be himself, not a eopy if some ofl else, quickly gets recognition, \ntlil Ing else will attract the intention «ll your employer or the rest of the uiriil so quickly as originality nd untquM ways of lining tiling*, esjo- .ally If they I arc effective,—Orison Swett MardHal Auccsm Magazine. A PhlloKopby or Joy. A quiet home; vines cf ounplwtl Ing: a few books full of fl.e inspiration of genius: a few friends worthy of being loved mid able to love a* in turn; ] n hundred innocent plea- :■<* 'lintunnt i no pain or remorse; a devotion to tha i rigid that will never swerve; a simple religion, empty of all bigotry, full ot trust and hope ami love an-i to such• ; philosophy this world will give no ni the Joy it has.—David Swing. Lota nf It. "I should think there would be • great deal of local color a this 'I lage.” said tlie lady novelist to the<*l residenter. “There be, mum." replied the latter ] "There hez bin more houses painwJ this year than there hez fer teiiywr —Council Bluffs Nonpareil.