Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1906 — Page 2

1 —: ■▼BBT BVBNUIG, BXOBFT SUNDAY, BY U«W ca. BUI-INQHAM. [SUBSCRIPTION RATES By earlier, per week ........ 100 By Carrier, per year 85.00 By mail, per month 250 By mall, per year . 52.50 , ’ Single copies. Two Oente. AAvartiaing rates made known on application ■stared In the poatofflee at Decatur, IndlIM, as eecond-olaae mall matter. J H. HELLER, MANAGER SHADES OF TILLMAN The g. o. p. of the Eighth con district are going to hold f a congressional primary election. Their district committee met some days since and adopted rules governing this primary. Since their adoption enough time has elapsed to allow them to properly soak, and to an unprejudiced mind we are willing to admit that at least the Stillwell part of the republican party need never again allude to the dark practices of the unterified in the sunny south. For instance, the rules provide for the formation of a county election board ; whose duties are many and whose authority is supreme. For instance, they have entire charge of the election in "their counties. They appoint every election officer, save one judge and clerk, and they alone place the qualification and right of the voter. This board is created by appointment,and their commissions come from the mighty hand of the chairman of the district committee —a red hot, rampant and rantankerous member of that organization headed byMr. Horace Stillwell. In other words Mr. Stillwell will hold a congressional election. Shades of Ben Tillman, what do you think of it. One republican newspaper in the district sees the result thus: “Our district committee is a Stillwell committee. It has ap- ’ pointed a Stillwell board of election commissioners in eaoh county. These Stillwell county boards will appoint a Stillwell election board in each precinct. These Stillwell board, from the . precinct election boards up to the district committee, will Lave entire charge of the count ing, canvassing and returning of the vote, and will find it easy the election of Stillwell and keep Comer out, Even Mr. Cromer shall get a judge or clerk, they will not be much in the way. Al] the voters will have to do with the primary election is to hand in the balJots. These Stillwell boards will do the rest.’’ Custom and practice In both the democratic and republican parties is to organize with the precinct Committeemen in each voting precinct. The precinct committeemen represent the organizations, and thus every precinct is represented in said organization, and they have * voice there and can be heard. | It is usual fjr the precinct com- , xnittee men to have charge of these elections, and thus the vjters in every precinct are privi'.eged to govern their own affairs. The Stillwell rule which appoints tltction beard from Anderson ab- ?■ rogates this privilege, ard we do not blame the friends of Congressman Cromer for protesting. We have mentioned these few objections more specially because the

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you understand—we aaiu lanuooo. The Indianapolis Sun has beep hitting the pipe and announce that Judge Erwin of Decatur, will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for judge of the supreme court. It also mentions John E. Lamb of/Terre Haute, as a possible candidate for secretary of state Dale J. Crittenberger of Anderson, as a candidate for auditor2of state; Stoke* Jackson of Greenfield, as a candidate for treasurer of state and L. G Ellingham [of Decatur, as a candidate for clerk of the supreme court. Wm. M. Fogarty of Indianapolis, is probable candidate for treasurer of state. Linn Grove. F. O. Lindsey and Harrie Sark of Phoenix, were taking a review ,of cur town Monday. Frank Nusbaum and Nelson Gentis made a business trip [to Decatur Thursday of last week. N. W. and J. A. Hooastetter of Blutffon, Ohio, were entertained at the home of Levi Augsburger last week. Died at the parental home early Monday morning, Elizabeth, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Snyder, two miles southeast of here at the ago of about 20 years. ■ , A. French and sister Malisas have purchased the forty acre par cel of land owned Ed [Huffman located one [and one half mile south of town, consideration^,ooo. The marriage nuptials L. E. Oplinger and Miss Mary Btumgartner took place today at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. osinaBaumgartner. We extend congratul at ion?. Melvin the 9 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyers broke a leg while jumpbng a ditch at the Elm Wood school house, one and one-half miles west of this place Wednesday morning Nelson Gentis, who for some time past has been working in the barber shop here, left for Decatur Monday, to work in the Sprague tonsorial parlor. How great are the changes of time is partially shown by the following, from an article that appeared in the £aCross Democrat of July, 22, 1871, and polished by the dauntless M. M Pomeroy, at which time we took the interetsing memorandu showing the relative pop ulation ofthe city of London to that of eleven of the largest cities of uncle Sam’s domain: Population of London 3,883,092, New York 927,436, Philadelphia 73,726, Brooklyn 406,097, St Louis 312,963, Chicago 299,370, Baltimore 283,070, Boston 253,924, Cincinnati 218,900 New Orleans 184688, San Francisco 150,351, Buffalo 118,050, total population of our eleven greatest cities 3,828,575, leaving a surplus 1 population of London [over the cities named off 5 4,517, an amount of lO.OOOjmore than has the [city of Fort Wayne today. But now, the wonderful charge: population of Greater London, 6581,372, Greater New Ycrk,437,22, Chicago 1,698.755, Philadelphia 1,293,697, St. Louis 575,238, Boston |560,892, Baltimore 508,957 Cleveland 381,768, Buffalo 352,87 San Francisco 3442,782, Cincinnati 325,902, Pittsburg 321,616, total population of our eleven largest cities 9,799,016. Our eleven cities now have a surplus popula ■HMMMSBMMIMMSMMESasaMMR

HOURS TO VOTE ' 1 ■ ' ■ - Contest Will Close at Eight O’Clock Tonight The Final Count to be Made in the Court Room ** ***** * **** one is invited to attend and judge * * for themselves as to the final result. THE JUDGES * All contestants should see that all * subscription books are handed into ' ‘ the office before Bp. m. this evening * C. A. Dugan. * to ena bi e the judges to start Jprompt- * C. S. Niblick. * ]y on the final count at that hour. * D, E. Smith. * All subscriptions must be reported * J D Winteregg. * I® the Democrat by 8 p. m. and all * T T Merryman * ®er tificates must be voted b ? that time. Certificates will be issued un- * Will. P. Schbova. * gp m Contestants should ar- * Shaffer Peterson * ran g e their certificates [in numerical *********** * order, place them in a large envelope, seal them up and hand them in either With a total vote to date of 78,370 to the es Or Eo “ e Bentative and of which vote 16,185 were cast of the Democrat. This will also inFriday, the Democrat’s Diamond sure an early announcement from the voting contest will wind up this even- Judges. ing in a blaze of glory. The result of the count will be anThe final count will be made by the nounced in full in Monday evening’s judges in the Court Room and every issue of the Democrat, LADIES Miss Pearl Burdg, Presbyterian Church 13563 Mrs. Ed. Luttman, Zion German Lutheran Church 11477 Miss Anna Winnes, Eastern Star., 9529 Amanda M. Soldner, German Reformed Churcb, Berne 8083 Miss Dude Voglewede, Bachelor Maids’ Club 5202 Miss Francis Bryson, High School 4631 Miss Bertha C. Hart, Bar Association 3229 Miss Maud L. Magley, English Luthern Church 2118 Miss Winifred Johnson, High School 750 Mrs. Geo. Louthan, W. R. C > 720 Mrs. Clayton Dailey, Ben Hur 162 Mrs. Jesse Smith, Pathfinders - 160 Miss Mayme Smith, Beau Not Club » 124 Miss Edna Ehinger, St. Mary’s Church 101 Miss Pansy Bell, Methodist Church 85 Miss Josephine Schumaker, St. Mary’s Church 87 i Mrs. Fred Linn, Rathbone Sisters 72 Miss Lizzie Peterson, Presbyterian Church 60 I Mrs, Tom Butler, Eastern Star, Geneva 46 GENTLEMEN Dallas Butler, K. of P 10262 D. W. Beery, Elks * 5575 L. Helm, 1.0.0. F Edgar Gerber, German Reformed Church 675 Wm. Darwachter, Red Men 506 Frank Wemhoff, Knights of Columbus. * 456 Ralph Case, High School * 345 M. J. Krohn. Eagles..... .61 Will Berling, K. of C. ■■■■.• 55 Earl K. Shalley, K. of P., Berne « 53 Fred Fullenkamp, St. Mary’s Churcb 51 Ed.Kraner, Masons, Geneva 38 H. L. Yager, K. of C 34

tion over London of 3,217,644, or about equal to her popbulation thirty-five years ago. We also note the change of numeicial poistion of our eleven cities, Chicago has the seoon d plaeo, Philadelphia dropped to nubmer three, Boston ' promoted to number five, Cleveland takes the place of Boston, Buffalo that of Cincinnati, San Francisco takes number nine instead of New Orleans, Cincinnati ‘lost her grip on number nine and is now the tenth, Cleveland and Pittsburg have superceded Broolyn and New Orleans on the roster of the ,11 cities, the former being merged by and new a factor of Greater New York, while. Pittsburg has retired New Orleans from off the list and contents herself as the eleventh of our greatest cities. NOTICE. T All members of Tribe of Ben Hur are requested to te present next Tuesday evening, February 13 at hall. “Something doing” in the way of a valentine social. Mandoline and Guitar Teacher There will be a Mandoline and Guitar teacher in this city soon. Parties wishing to take lessons can make arrangements by calling at J B. Stoneburner’s music store, lg-3 Lost:— A gold ring with Red Men emblem T. 0. T. E. on it. Finder return to this office and receive reward. ts PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM JB Clesr-Wi «nd beactifie* the hair. ’ Proluvia a luxuriant frowth. EJkUJSt Never Pails to Bestore Gray - •jiM Hair to it* Toothful Color. KysaraV— Cure. n-vlp disease, » hair taumg, Re, and |LNat Dn>{y>sU

SIAMESE BELIEFS. tome Peculiar Xotiona es a Very Superstitious People. “The Siamese are a very superstl tious people,” says Ernest Young, author of the “Kingdom of the Yellow Rule.” “They have many peculiar explanations of natural phenomena.. Thunder, for instance, is ‘the gky crying.’ They believe that in thfr realms above is a horrible giant whose wife has a violent and uncertain temper. When they quarrel the echo of his voice comes in long, rolling notes from the clouds. If he is very angry throws his hatchet at hjs unruly spouse, and when this ponderous weapon strikes the floor of heaven the thunderbolt falls through and comes to earth. “Falling stars are accounted for by the fact that the angels occasionally Indulge in torch throwing at one another. When these same beings all Insist upon getting into the bath at once the water splashes over the side and it rains. The winds that sigh in the night are the voices of babies that have lost their way in their travels to the land beyond the grave. “When a Siamese dies he is not burled, but his corpse, fully dressed and then wrapped in a winding sheet, Is placed in a sitting posture in a copper urn. A tube is placed in his mouth, and through this a mixture of quick silver and honey is poured into tLe body. In this way it is kept for s long time, often for years. Eventually it is burned, and the ashes are care- ■ fully preserved. The' souls of those whose bones at least are not burned are supposed to become slaves of a horrid taskmaster with a head like a dog, a human body and the temper of a fiend. He sits for all time with his in the fires of hell; and it is the fluty of his slaves to keep these fires from growing too hot. To do this they must carry in open wicker baskets through all eternity.” Conaideratlo*. 3 Duke McGluke — Why do you call your dog Feathers? Count Noaccount —Because I dislike to call him down. 1 . •- -

Wkere London'. Fnmon. Preacher, and Teacher* Gathered. • 'The closing decades of the last cen tury comprehended the palmy period of a distinguished little society in London Which might have been described as & dub for the teachers and preachers of Cheir age, secular or religious. Such indeed was the Metaphysical society. Its organizing spirit had perhaps been James Knowles. If its most famous member were found in W E. Gladstone its leading spirits, who took the most active part in its discussions, were Cardinal Manning and Richard Holi Hutton, the editor of the Spectator. James Martineau. Matthew Arnold and William George Ward, the erewlilie mathematical tutor of Baliol, as well as the poet Browning, may sometimes have been of the company, but the chief figures were those already mentioned. In bis earlier days Hutton, like so many reflective men e/ nis day, was the disciple of F. D. Maurice. Then among his associates were J. M. Ludlow and Thomas Hughes, the author of “Tom Brown’s School Days.” After ward R. H. Hutton’s mental niastei would have been recognized by him in his brother member of the Metaphysical society, James Martineau. The great incidents in its proceedings at this time were the high sj /-culative arguments wherein different sides were taken by teachers of their generation bo mutually opposed and so individually distinguished as Manning and Marti neau, upon very rare occasions, it may oe, by Gladstone, Browning and, I rather think, once or twice by TennyBon himself. The-extraordinary magnetism exercised by Martineau over hie personal following was perceptible in his manner with casual acquaintances. As such; it was realized very many years ago by the present writer when, as an exceedingly young man fresh from college, he was concerned in preparing some examination questions, in </hich his venerable seniors, Maurice und Martineau, with one of two more, were to have a voice.—T. H. S. Escott In Chambers’. ■ 4 Right In His Line. “I caught the street car conductor who owes me money on the car platform last night.” “Did you get your money?” “No; he did the same thing my other debtors do.” “What's that?" “Put me off.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer. Where He Gets His. Applicant (at the pearly gates)—May I come in? St. Peter—What business were you engaged in on earth? Applicant — I owned several apartment houses, and— St. Peter (interrupting)— Sorry, but I’m afraid the children here would annoy you. Go bump the bumps. —Chicago News. " 1 ■

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of Ft. Wayne will be in Decatur Thursday, Feb. 15. Leave orders at the i. Murray house. NOTICE. The G. A. R. and their wives and the W. R. C. and their husbands are requested to meet at the G. A. R. Hall on Monday evening, Feb. 12, (Lincoln’s birthday anniversary,) to take part in celebrating the st. me with an appropriate program and refreshments. A good time in store for the above menioned. 23d2 NOTICE In two weeks from next Tuesday an election of officers will be held forlhe Baptist church. D. B. Reckard 22-2 t Notice. I have plenty of money to loan on farms. D. Bi Erwin, Attorney at law. 11.25 to Toledo and return.—The atric&l excursion to Toledo, Ohio, Ohio, via the Clover Leaf Friday, February 16, 1906, tickets good returning leaving Toledo until 11:55 p. m., .'Feb. 16th. Rate $1.25 for ’ round L. Miller, agent. For Sale:—l3s acres, 6 miles from Decatur, good black soil, tiled, good new house, two barns, one is 42x62, good well of water and wind mill. Plenty of fruit, oornorib, grainerys, bob sled, hog pen, ohicken coop and close to school on stone road, price SBO per acre. Inquire of Albert Pelz, Pleasant Mills, R. F. D. No. 1. Improved train service to the east via the Clover Les f route. Undernew schedule m effect January 7# 1906,“Commercial Traveler”, No. 6, arrives Toledo 8:42 a. m., makInt direct connection with [Lake Shore train No. 32, arriving Cleveland 11:25 am, Buffalo 3:55 p. m.. New York 4:00 a m,rßoston 6:30 a. m. Train No/4 arrives ; Continental at 9:18 p. m. making safe oonneotion with[Niokel Plate train o. 4, arriving Cleveland 1:55 a. m., York 7:20 p. m. I ■ ■