Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1907 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. MbtoM Every Evere-< Ereert Svtoy by lew «. ELLIHGHAM. L " —fc—Radu === | — Par week. by carrier .........Hesdta ya*x. by carrier ....... Si W Far sx±. >y M «*• Par year. 41*? ■Bgto eeptea ’ *■■*■ ~ **»wtitoi mat s*4e <*; mH** l "* fct*re4 at tba ptotot “ !>«»». M *eCgJE.d-ClaS* 84X rt. HELLER. OUR TROUBLE * TH JAPAN. Presided'. Boos-ritz aed Secretary Hmx. who wazt to “obfiteraxe ttate itaet are ar'jetEpcixg to tztmtdate tiie Califocxia *ch>w.-. Ma sarrez toftaS their nzrio'rd <xc.io-taKi.-xX. right*. Az Associated Press *»-.»-- freer Washizgit® a few days age said. Presides.'. Bcoseveit has requested ts<- ptesideac ed the ward of edueattot aad the szperiatewdeat of schools f.r gj,- Frazctso: to txnao here foe a eieferezre -- '•ntor that he stay *?' je-a. tn their txtr-.t-tnsm and ask ties. to avert further eKspoeaaoas by reyrn.4~e.g their orders. He wi_ te~ :. -he- that tins is the trr. ret^Ut. to a rest.: ra'.tt of axoseai-.e relario**Is owe bosr and a half the treritoe: Secretary Box ccavinced the erare California deMgaxtoa ia >. ogress that use ex_szzg tttaatitm is seriov* »»4 e»rg»>v»c« He appealed to their patrt&sMEJ and secured a p rcactoe to 1 use Ujkt utzn-ts'. .zhzezee fa semrizz iavorai le active by the Sax. Franriscs ■etox.. aathorraes. The ; resident -r-.d the Ca_:forE_azs that ke has ;osr.;v- . . .. , I iafc-ncar.'.- shc-wmg tnat ja&az. — ■tead of heizg helpless becaaae of | poverty is in a positioE to aisasazd, the accessary resources with which to' ermt-r- a -oreign vt- Some zatim not named. has evidently animated a wSfagneas to aZvazce szSci-erz toads . for the purpose of 7 reseczt:zg ri.srilitie* Tt.» treated a sezsari-.n as Jag- < aa. -sras sappoaedly ixje verjhed as a I resfch of the »ar with Both Booeereft and He« k-< ,ir '-ha'the people of Sas Fraz-ciscc- are aettzg > <itf - thetr rtghts and for the test is.- ] terests ot Amertcas cftCdrex. If Jap-' «s is really threatemaz ns »e shotad hoid fast to o®r self-respect as a zatit® and resent the aSt-ct. If. cm the ocher hard Rooeereit aad Root are ». .... Biisrepresentizz the rea. Htoatxs x. ■ order to force the Californian to yield their rights, they are enzazed in a I most di£re><tttat:e tnstness. Btn, after all is it act singalar that after Washing t-ar aSectiots spas the swer-Mfcc- i little Jape dnirzg their war with Rnssia we sboald he the 2rst satic® that they

ble with? THE FEBRUARY TERM fCcntisa&d from. Page 13 as opporumfiy to pay their aseeoameots wtahost coniixz to Decatur. Bonds will be send and those who fall to pay now. w3l later Lave interest added. The Sterebe® Oil Company was refunded $734 in taxes, it being fooad that there was that amount tee them. There were three bidders on tie MMt-ey t Preble macadam road, they being C. C. Yoder $4.41- 50, Samuel Doak $4,384. and Erie Stone Company $4,475. Mr. Doak was the low bidder and was gr. --n the contract The engineer s and viewer's reports were fled and approved on the Herman Better and H. W. Bwhlman macadarn road The road is three miles long and traversed part of Root township. The auditor was ordered to receive bids for the sale of this road on March 4, the first day at the next term of commissioner's court la the John Bogner ditch proceedings. $29 was allowed for attorney s fees, that being adjudged a reason* fee, and the same was taxed as costs. Samuel Jaberg was appointed soperintendent on the Magiey & Preble, aaaeadatn road, the contract for which I ■was given to Samuel Doak. ■i — o NOTICE. My health woald not permit me tof coaOso*. ai the bench at the Vogle- i weoe bwuv ttere. and ! have again moved w tools to ray home, where j your patronage is solicited. 1 will . treat m*. old fne&c- right. If you■ Had your tevk. out, call phone i 414 y wfl send tor it. •*4l SOLOMAN BIU.MAS. j

TEACHERS CIRCULATE PETCnOA — Asa s»a t*e Leg ataore to e aM - g- - eerse B Petit:'.®* are hmtg seat al OW the state by the State Teschers Jlo aoeiaxxs to be sagged aad sett tc member* of the .eg.s xtire fat Sirw of tie JIA::- lxes.se b&J xz»d xher tres a. wj.xh the semeiers are izterested. The peaticc.. wksefa is be-. xz st®»ed sy arge tacl*is of ;e-> , j£e. reais ks fo&6«: *> >ar- rc.r as tbs rtare ts defcaada better and sziare th:rretgh ere-' paraacs. cm the ;«art of its cithMne •»*• they may s&ive ssceessrfs-ty the: new ar.: increasing ;rec>e-ms of the day as the fTr ttre gnardd-i »-» of the state are trained fry the : sehooa of tie present, znd that wbat- j ewer issproxes the eocditioa of , schools. Ba»e£y. better t-rilcttzs. becser asd a xtre higily . gwalrSed and sere t^—-izest teaching jetdewsaoE. msst necessarily be-' steaa a &tre ezligi.ten.e-f citsßtsship' tie fmare; tbereftwe be is -ResUved that whatever aettt® is| taker, by the state to improve these ' <tcnir_<«A aad -erecta-ly whaiever> is dose to resmboroe ;-zstly and eqeit- ■ ab|y the teaching ;n-fesstt® for tie ttxse xccey szd t-rejoratxxi r«;tzred. of it to orttt tie ever increasing 6e- — «-• it by the schools, is a step in the direeniae. of ; regress and better <m_ien.shtt AM. ae it farther rescJred. tke-reftre. that wt year etmstitaeais resyectriilly s:_c-.t aad urge yowr .tippc-rt aod esthwsiastie cn-:.t<e ration za whatever 'egds-A-; am teem • :~.~z ■» «t tiis ■ttehi desired c&di"- az J LAriy doj we tail yjrr --'ecoiwE t? if. toWw-j ~L A 11 r *d saJooo tcense fee. at’ least bf < of wtic* sha" go fato tie _ seitc-l fnzd.

i. All tzls ;.re®eztei az the szggestioc.. or. that have tie approval of trie Stole Teachers' As*c<-lJiD>m “X All a.zx:.-zr7 ’egfriartiz directed reward higher eSesez-cy and apce the part of —e s-rnoc-’ irietals azi, teacaers. with salartes ecmmezizrxte with tzese regtdreueffit*. AN EASY VICTORY K. es C. Bowlers Defeat Ft.wiyne Team IN A MUCH OVE-S O£D CONTEST Loci t Wen by Over Fear Hundred = -* - Ser es ® ayed Here Saturday h ght. The local K of C bcwlizg tezs. the Fori Wayxe K. of C. •.eas Saturday evening ax the Palace

Alley* by overwhelming scores, and showed the Alles county beys that •hey knew sc-snethizz air-tr the bowling game. Sever before had the toca. team shewn such remarkable tana aad we are positive that if they bowled the same way in the dry tegae ' they wocij win the ;ennar.» hands i down. Ail three scores as roiled by I the locals were over the eight hundred ' mark and their average for the three games was 87$ wwich is a remaria t»e feat. Cole sin led for the locals and secured an average of 184 while! Bruik led for the Fort Wayne players ■ The visitors were a zeutletnanly lot of fellows and accepted their defeat in a ; Leataat manner and made many friends by their gar-eness The locals will play a return date in the near future. The scores: DECATUR. Beriing 21* 173 171 185 Johns 141 171 144 1« Colchis 191 175 217 194 Niblick 141 143 143 W«±cS 183 158 18$ 17* Totals 884 84$ 875 FT WAYNE. Bronx 154 199 182 182 Friestofl4o 184 118 147 Wynkerllß 148 154 144 Voiro! 143 113 133 128 Cullen ...1144 125 142 144 Totals 782 TH 755 o if you want a good set of harness, made froro oak tanned leather and ah work strictly guaranteed, call on Atz 4 Stee-e. het' Second street □ecatur, Indiana. 3C-4t DOST —Brown containing a sum of money, os First street. Saturday night. Finder please leave at this office. 38 ft. IL eintnseat cures rnr-is* eczema, i-ehmg piles. poises and ail pimples and skis treaties. »•> cents a box Bold ax woltboose Drug store, and flaecbwn s *rt< Staw. 15-3s»s. If you want a good set of harness, made from oak tanned Jeather and, aif work stnetiy guaranteed, call Atz &. Steeie. North Second street.' Decatur, Indiana. 3G-4t |

ABOUT THAW TRIAL i Jury is Now Hearing the Evidence — STATES EVIDENCE »AS SHORT I A. a tresses. -seS T'wrw's W*e >•3 Modwr. Ar« Eju--*ez Cow"? =:<•— New Fork. Fer 4- —At 1? 45 sonsy Asszstazt fare'* tegxn t~s xzirese to ■ tie j®y. wit-ch was tree;red as pssb-t-<k Satzrda? A tzyste-.-c-'zs w x-iz • rra.re her today ntxtzg ' sko ot-'sre wtti May WtKexxte asd Erelyz Thaw She was weM iressed and pretty No tze wtsade the Thaw fazaSy knew her Garni for tc£ • Thaw it reared a triSe > fsssed. Lawrezre White i see. t£ tie eztdered -.i* was the fret w-re—sj. eaied. AS witnesses eirept the experts. | ick. i ring Mrs Harry Thaw, Mrs. Wil~w» Thaw asd May MeKecxie were 1 ordered eißtaded tre<x the rwa. la its state tree: Sarrin xld how Thaw 1 took delirerate aim a: Wkta. Aba it! was a naxza meder and the state. two®id j-re.Te it- As Mrs. Thaw left - -re re«-re: sie supped aad took Harry’s nazi held K a ioc*aat aad tera[ed away with tears m her eyes I [ Y-nczg White t.t-.-i of tie ereaiac c<| tie xadfeer wixt he fpeai with i-s father mil tie -inter left bc-xre far v s--*- w-r Sgoare Gardea He west wl a theatre aad Ent .earned of the! tztiroer afier.be retimed <mre He» wa* z»x tr j~s-eiaE-.zeti F_- .g-zeer Haxtcc. :4 Madssac. Stzare | 'Garden was tie secocd witness. He I said: "I saw Thaw sbrec Wbriftkea ■ -zm with tie revoSv'er hedd itgi is! the air aad start to leave Two sei; grabbed i-x asd tze poieo were sect: for 1 ieljed w bead Thaw. Hz* wife; cau-e sp asd he sa_i to tae crowd. 1; ?ioc izx becasse he mined my wife.'! Hi* wife «-.j ‘Bat look at the tx | yoere i*.' Ttaw answered. Tea.; deary, ent I iave probaaiy saved yocsr; life He was act ar:ss—-zanztzec. J The next witness was Mayor C-rfoec. J wio acted tie tragedy owl At Li:4s the state reszed its ease \ and at two o'eiock tiis -aftemooc. i Gleascc for Thaw tegan the preutt-j taticn for tie defease. i MANY BIG PARTIES Miss Agnes Meibers En- : tertained Friends

O SNER AT PATTERSON HOME A Ccoetry Party at the Kc-- —c—s — The Eucrre and At* et.c Cites to Meet. BY reap.:, bvhl-j. At the of Mr. and Mrs Charles Webers oh North Third street. * -.be sce®e of gaiety Last evestzg Tfe-rir daughter. Mirs Ag&es. was the hostess at a progressive pedro party, celebrating her thirteenth birthday aaziversarv. Misses NaoMi Niblick Marie Kintz carried off the prizes, and after the games, dainty refreshments were served. The gnests tut bered thirteen and were: Misses P.-na Nibiick. Marie Kin:x. Vera Radarr-va-er. Joe Tfliw r Tlrrr... Naomi Niblick.. Irece and Margaret Girard. Dorothy MySocs, V-.a. Meyer, Agnes K&'s-? Vcnte Forb tag. Ethe. Ehixger. Stella Smith and Esther CorbettA merry crowd of young people drove to the beautiful country btrae of the Misses Mary and Amelia Koene two and a half miles south of the city. The principal amusement of the evening was progressive pedro Misses Anne rotmschiag and Rebecca Myers capturing the first and second prizes for the ladies, and Clem Colchin and Frank r'.urtz winning the gentlemans prizes Al.a late boor elegant refreshments were served. Mrs. C. &. Mt fiatr of Fort Wayne, who will sing tonight at the Presbyterian church is being entertained by Miss Bessie Parker, at the home of Mrs. F. V. Mills o® Mercer avenrse. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson wHI entertain this evesieg in honor of Mrs. S. C. Moffatt and Miss Bessie Parker. The members of tire Ejcbre Club will meet with Mrs. C. O. France on Mercer avenue, on Friday evening Tice Athletic Club wt.; meet tomorrow evening at the Library Clnb rooms.

- Ge. GET RIGHT" THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH CORNER MONROE AND SPECIAL REVIVaTsERVICES BEGIN i Wednesday, February 6, 1907 « ndav School, Epworth League, including the The K-:peret-t cf «eh =eeber of the Jnzrir Socieev asd theMimicmaiy Scneuee. the. — mpcrtazl wtrk that. Men wil. deode for L.xi

Male dress reform rr .5 -:=£_£ss-v hawperec by the STiFF «■• - TE S- RT. y%e Way Tku &*«■«*« Imerfeva* Wit* Bvt* Bealrk a.»4 OamfeW. Z.a» r «r <W akawrklTiea •< tke Freaeat Maaealiwe *tyte at Xrtir-e Tie aeeettsty by which sea feel «>- errez es jeertzg w tie werid that they wear write sairta &e« at rise butt M » tbe .A of the dress pr: i em. rwT’. tna gxrmezt tweeme* ertztt ft » i-.te.-es* te attempt the reform of men a irea as tie -xx* ad health and eamfert. It vC as eozree ri-trzate-ly rise; peer, fsc ft Ja bat tie ztzra if a ttage in tie erw-Etree -f ires*. Jztt ** — • rerm fxtn zapesix » a aselesa evaihtMaary rwa- -* zr ia tn* bedy. Bzt t£e "■*»-. :z * wbetier we c-cgit to a vet the ..>w«t-:trve of em.ztjat. or to ss« I ear cooizjm. setae aad alwadtm xe £jh.n.-!c: *t ooce. Wriy A* we wear wife stilts' Aprs *P st waa cwly tie wealthy who ewil . affird to rtriie themaeirea :n liaea. Tie ;-aw »w-z of _aea nalerweir vu re- * tntre of s>ri*i poaitfe®. aad %b*re wis ax ob rim advantage tn WU.-M y'j&Lc 'hapiay of x We may P*S down tzree-f »zrth* of ie fjcHCLf-jr: of tie hoc außawr to 2se a-reveat of the star:i-*i sriri. It jevreew the very ;<vreu leased by namre to heap the »5r moi toe acapwwtxc ri *we*t I* so far a* It kintore this nfzre. U tzezzer. the write sz*rt f*v,3re itteaae. Bit la ■ winter 11* a frwtfx.' re ■zoe of iilnaaa fc wtaW trie mere wearing of a wist* abtft wosld ao toobt leave a >.»* better aad » worse it be were eawtaat to wear ft for x* ew* satlsfaezws. But the csrtova law of eroiatioa oa-zes is aad eoczpeia ric. to wear ft ra sz.n away as to to rinaseft ptsys.cal tajwr.

Wherever erohEJoa M at v«t it leaves l.terz_'-. footprints. rtetaMy it is >?ns of years since the rermtfoem npfmdlx became a Metes organ, bra X still swrivea Afi evnton.««cry sarvimis appear to be termfat The ai is the seat of apge&d.rtitja. In the inner eoroev of the eye there is the remnxnt of a ooee uses n Curd k i wx-?a aow only lodges dust tni rnzses irr titio*. The lord etanceikri wig was once a comfort i> atewat drafty legislative enxmiers and now merely serves u ■aka a «*i».:*e man look rbhcttkias and give him headacne*. People who drew lews were long ago pent aeriri.nz to the number of warda the mmty-lxrity of words now only ea&ses cjnfus-.on. So the white shirr tdst wu once a badge of wealth and emttire. being no longer of raise for that purpose, is only a cause at dlaeoeafort and cnsea.se. It is necessary to ret a piece oct of the vest sad the coat. ;ust over the most impxtxnt organs of the body, la order to pre-ve to our nelgtbore that wa wear white shirts. in the winter time we expc&e the lanzt and the air ptss-izes to the cold wind and the coad ram. From the point of view of health nothing could be more Bronchitis ;s one of the most deadly ot al! diseases in th.-s eosmtry. Bronehttia is xm-ly r.hrstra of the broach:*! rsbes. This mfismiM&on a exated by a ehUL a cm..mg of that part of the body left exposed la order to show that we wear white shmtx The white shrt. la fact might ap;«ar in the tables of the registrar genera! as th* cause of ao many daatha, perhaps KuXOO a year. And does it rea_y improve a man's appearance? By virtue of the assoeatioa of less it certainly does Usually men who do not wear white smite ire no: given to deammeea Tbo man who wears a white shirt washes his face anki h»~»ds ami brushes his -1-rthes; beuce when we see a white front and white ruffs we experience that ple*> ant sensation produced by reneraj neamesa of the peraon and dxmag. But that a few square ineaea of white ckxhing over the chest miles a man look berer is an aboard conclusion. The case for the white ahmt has not a leg to stand ap*. The garment is eocomfortablei unhealthy and unbecoming And a* it has lost the only useful function it ever popsessed—rMr is. its Fymbolisin of exceptional wealth —we oegbt to discard it ilt-grther. The difficulties of th s course are very great no doubt. Wisat we want fg »» “antiwh-te shirt society.’* whicti wocid agree to wear, from some prearranged date, a dress designed wholly with regard for comfort, health and beauty.— T. F. Manning in Loadon Gcastp. T*Xi»« Papa Daws. Fl?wt Daughter—Oh. conn, dearwo young men we’ve met down here have asked ■» to marry -seta. Fathv —They’d better see me first, Daughter—Oh, tbey re sees you, paps and they Jove w notwithstnnd'mg

f Harness Repaired j I Come here to have your harness repairf ed We will take a Btit?h in tim ® tha * I will rave you many dollars. I I Repairing and Cleaning I Bre important specialties with us. We do it well and our prices are very mod- I S erate. ■ 1 A quarter spent occasionally on reS pairs will double the life of your harB nets. I Schafer Hardware Co. I

OUT GO ALL FALL AND WINTER SHOES

< Are Bound , ToBe ( %Heardi a AVUi Vi j

Winnes Shoe Store, The Shoers,

POINTED PARAGRAPHS. The doeter can’t always cure you; sometimes Its your mean disposition. The trouble about a good time Is that people seldom agree on what it is. If a si. ftiess man In a country town doesn’t keep greyhounds he ’usually plays a fiddle. So many men f<x>| away so much valuable time doing things in which there is neither point nor profit. It is not recorded that anv financial gemus Ttr got his start by purchasing diamonds on the installment plan. TTue- a man Is telling nt a goarre! he has had and says, 1 said 'to the other feHow." he nearly alwars makes what he my. a good deal worse than It was. . t s '” J/ r! marr,ed aad left taw she Xu up .nd takes notice everyr=e b« parent, buy an erpensive tTT fOC *«!! at home.— Atchison Giobe. The BevartMat Sl .„ oritamzatta of a peat departaSiSV.* 100 * mUitlrr la Jt » tv- __ ’““-““on can accomassistanr. number of dXtT Tblt m * rt >* re - - jyj-a «t-es oe to some other head. Th * «*er, the man w be fioor evidenre tecure be <£2 m ta I* the aisiea, u tn Ws Unie or foreman ®ett « series of dX- ’ depart ’ -T-uzter is unde <^ rtIDeEt *- Each wS L geMr&: s "f* E ’ but this head bead •ut'Ject to the salesman Is Fowler. Jr. b * K G Hta to rX‘^ ~1,,0b - La- ceffiorr -W. «WUU4- “*» * frieud one <ta T to h ‘ Eetno^r ’ «T. replied hi, ”Memthat steal, over ». h the fwl " to trznAt oriz-r.i he ° * e list * B ** Bystander s:on **-"-Lon- '

All Kinds for Everybody We’vofgot too ’many shoes—wnile v, h*ve|never|yet had too much money. The SfaoeeJ wafhavo nojuae for, the money we can are to a splendid advantage—wo never have too it. Beside*—Spring footwear will soon be knocking at oar door and we most have room We’ll not let. stock grow old on oar shelves. Call soon and get year share. There will be a lively commotion here, while hundred. of,pairs of these shoes are shuffling oat with such a liberal piece clipped off the price.

Th* Touaw limber. Grantley Berkeley tells in his “Life and Recollections” how a member for Ludlow in the last parliament of William IV. “tried to make a melden speech, and, rising In his place, with a very bald head, known, too. as be was to everybody as one of the oldest stagers In all the ways of the world, he began, with great affectation of ioexperience and with an exceedingly mild voice, ‘Mr. Speaker. I am but a young member.’ On hearing this aA sertion from .« well known and crafty a man, possessing so venerable a pate, the entire house roared with laughter. Twice he stopped, and three time. b. commenced with these word*, but it was useless. The bouse would not listen, and he never to my knowledge essayed to speak again, or if he did the sight of bls bald bead set his audience in a roan” A Stnpid Ladr Bountiful. I once show ed an old lady much given to good works of the Lady Bountiful order how some proteges of ben who were constantly on the verge of starvation might be placed in possession of a small but regular and sufficient income. “My dear.” .be said, “I don’t think it is a good plan. They would get too independent I HA* them to come to me when they are in difficulties and ask for what they want.” - “Rich and Poor.” by Mr* Bosanquet

SloTenlin*** In Speei-k. Do not drift into careless habits o speech. Slang, which is slovenliness in speech, is as contemptible as slovenl? ness In dress. Many people use sl*n| because they are too lazy to think o proper forms for the expression , thought The clothing of our minus certainly ought to be regarded bef®* that of our bodies. —'TJX _ A Fashion Mote. Doctor (to female patient!—You r« rot a slight touch of fever. 7»® tongue hss s thick coat — Patient (® cltedly)—Oh, doctor, do tell me how » fits! Reading is thinking with some <®* eise’s head Instead of one * »*“■' Schopenhauer.