Decatur Democrat, Volume 24, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1881 — Page 1

THE DECATURDEMOCRAT. Official Paper of Adams County. £3. Hay "XAmiinxkXß, I*roprlctoi'. — Terms; One Dollar ajid Fifty Cents Per Year. J. T. BAILEY, ATT’Y AT LAW A J. P., DICATCB, INDIANA. Will I’raotice in Adams and adjoining Counties. Collections a specialty. v24n291f ~ S. G. RALSTON, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, OKNIVA, INDIANA. Office over Harrod’s Furniture Store. Professional calls promptly attended to at all hours. 2Sjy79tf «. I». Slevens,JU. !>., Physician and Surgeon, PLEASANT MILLS, IND, •• Office in Cephcerl’s building, where he Will li« found when not professionally eng*ged. aprlfit. K A. G. HOLLOWAY, JI. D., _ PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, DECATUB, INDIANA. 5 in Houston's Block, up-stairs. Will attend to all professional calls promptly, ■djrht or day. Charges reasonable. Real* deuce on north side of Monroe street, 4th keuse eaet of Hart's Mill. 25jy79tf K B Alub'jm, Prw't. W. H. Nt buck, Cashier. D. Sycdadaxr.s, Vice Preo't. THE ADAMS COUNTY BANK, DECATUR, INDIANA, :■ This Bank is npw open for the transacts of a general banking business. We buy aud sell Town, Township and Ownnty Orders. 25jy79tf 9. T.f BlfCB. P. Q. H«OP£B Frarere ft Hooper, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, OEVaTUHaxnSANA. ▼ 11l prs-’tics in A-iauis and adjoining •••Mies. Collect ions a specialty. Deeds. Baer*and other inatrumentsof writing ■1& with neatness and dispatch. Will buy j and ball real estate and pay taxes. Fees oast side Secbad Street. 840ct79 "’ircTsil-ICKLEY, - ta, Ski, ana Carriage Painter, Jflrf Ilangtr. G.-alcing, Calsominlng, Whitewashing, •to. Prices to suit the times. Sixteen years in Adum county. Giva me a call and save aaeroy. Shop on southeast corner of Jes fareon and Second streets. IHCalur, Ind., Aug. 5, 1879. Baug79 PET E RSO S 7CnR 7 F3IANr~ ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ntCXTCa, INDIANA. Will practice in Adam, aud adjoining eaaailwe. Especial Attention given to colisezionz and tit'H to real eatate. Are No Lari*, Public and draw deeds and mortgagee U»al eaiAte bought, sold an.l rented ou lea•Mutble Krais. Office, rooms 1 and 2,1. 0. O. F. betiding. 25jy73tf Frank Leslie's Weekly. The only Democratic Illustrated ISNcwgpaper published—will be sent postpaid, for five weeks (until end of •ampaign}' for thirty cents. Agents wanted in every town. Send thirty easts for five weeks’ subscription or six cents in postage stamps for sample copy and illustrated catalogue. Clubs offour will be sent furtive week.s for sl. Address Frank Leslie Publish ■ng Co., 15 Dey street New York. JOHN SHIREY, A U C T IONE E It, ▼ tabee to to the people of Ifc-catur ftvieinity that be it now the only pro fsaatenaJ auctioneer in the eouLty and that ke will ai all tinea be ready tn attend to onll» in b.» line of pnsir.re*. Thirty-five y<ars experience will enable him to give tmlUfoetioa beyend a doubt io ail who employ hire. Charges will be very rcasonafcU-. Order* left at the law office of Ftatice 6 Heoper will receive prompt attention. JOHN SHIREY. NOTICE TO TEACHERS. Met Ice Ir hereby given that there will b a public nation of teachers at the offiee of the Couuiy Superintendent, on the I'xet Saturday es each month. Applicants for license must present “the proper trustee’s certificate, or other satisfactory evidence of good moral character,” and to be ■ successful must pass a good aaaminatkn in Orthography, Reading, Writing, /trilhme tie, Geography, English Grammar, Physio legy, aad History ct United Slates. G. W. A. LUCKEY, J«ae 13,1879 County Sap t. Great chance to make monWbsS ft«&!akßey. Wo seek a perron in every Lown to take tubecriptions for the I then pest and b«st iHustrstcd fami- ' ly ptiwiioaließ iu the world. Any one can hee«#7«o a suseeeaful agent. Six elegtwH works of art given free t o subscribers. The price is so law that almost over;body subscriber. One agent reports taking 120 subscribers in a day. A lady reports making oner SBOO clear prolt in ten cloys. All who , «nc*>«,e make money fast. You can devote ; all ydir time to the business, or only your •pare time You noed not bo away from hoKu» ev*r niaht. Cou can do it as well as •t.b«ra. Full directions and terms free. Elc- i gfbnt %>id expensive outfit free. If you want profitable work seud m your address at • onCe. It costs nothing to try the businessNo oae who engage* tail? to make great pay 1 Address QkohOs STinson & Co., Portland; Maine. 22Jy Dr. J. B. Slrapaon'a Specific Medicine. Dr. J. B. Simpson's Specific NeJicir.e is a pcaiiivt* cure fur Spermatonbes, Impoteney, Weakness and all dieeaees resulting from Self-Abuse, as Nervous Debility, Irri- ' lability, Montal Anxiety. Languor, Las*itade, Depression of Spirits, and functional derangements of the nervuu* system gener•Uy, Pains in fiwk or Side, Loaa of memory Premature old bevoxb. afteb. age and discus M ! ©a that lead to ; Consumption, K TjL iMMity and VO&i g mi early grave a U’Vi* *2 O- both. Ko h Y svaiur how rliai-ered the BVniem city be from estesrea of r.ny kind a .h it course of tits roedieine will lestore ’he lost functions and procure health and Imppir.ess wb-re Ko:e was deaponde-tey and gloom. The Bpooif.c Mediaauc is being used with wonderful sucoeat. P.mplrleu aer.t free to all. Write for I them and get full particulare. I’HOC, SpeciS.’, ?l [>«r package, orS paokages for sh. Wid be teal by B.ail on rail ceipt of lUvMV. Addreee till eiders, i J: B SIiiPSDK S MSWCIKE <X>. B S->s 401 *e<l Wain at . Fiud.lo S. T. Jt’iA*’ Sind in Decatur by IMMIWIM A. ; F tfOLIUL»08«. USumTVyl

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Stop That Cough. If you are suffering with a cough, cold asthma, bronchitis, hay fever, consumption loss of voice, tickling in the throat, or any affection of the threat or lungs, use Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption. This is tin*great remedy that is causing so much excitement by its wondefful cures curing thousands of hopeless cases. Over one million bottles of Dr. King’s New Dit covery have hefcu used within the last year, and have given perfect satisfaction in every instance. IVe can unhesitatingly say that this is really the only sure ears for throat and lung affections, and can cheerfully rccijmmenu it to all. Call and get a trial bottle for ten cents or a regular site ft>r?l. DOBWIN & lIOLTIIOUSE, Decatur. tnd. i

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IVonderful niacavery. For the speedy cure of Consumption and all diseases that lead to it, such as stubborn Coughs, neglected Colds, Bronchitis,. Hay Fever, Asthma, pain in the side and chest, dry Lacking cough, tickling in the throat, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, and all chronic or lingering diseases of the throat and lungs, Dr. Ring s New Discovery has no equal and Las established for it*elf a world-wide reputation. Many leading physicians recommend and use it in their practice. The formula form which it is prepared is highly recommended by all medical journals. The clergy and Uio press Lave complimented it in the most glowing terms. Go to your druggist and get a trial bottle for ton cts., or a regular size for sl. For sale by Dorwin & Holthouse. THE NEW,FOOD Z’ /' y s': MEDICINE 11] ERE is no greater Blood Producer and Liie-sns-tainiug Principle iu the world of Focdanu medicine than M ALT BITTKItS, prepared ftom I’jifrrrr><*nted Malt* lifjpf, unci Qainiuc. TJ;et fwd the body am! the brain, enrich the blood. Bolnkf/ thu bom-s. bard en the nmauVs. qui-t the nerbes, cheer the mind, per feet tllyfwlion, regulate the stomach id id boweL, ctenae the liber ami kldueys, audvitalize wiili new Ml .ncery fuid of the body: Beware of uni*Hti»>«s bimifnily named. Look f r th- <'<»nipan>*M 'aiguatiire wnich appeals plainly on the label of ev»-i_y butile. Sold ever.* where. 51A LT BITTERS UO.. Boston, Maes. ZU 4. Manhood ; ■’’tj S.ost, Restored! Just piildiflbed, a new edition cf DR. CULVER CELL’S CELEBRATED EASY on the aZ cure (without medicine) of Spermatorrhoea or Seminal H'eakness, Involuntary Seminal Losses, Iropotency, Mental and Physical Incapacity, Impediments to Marriage, etc.; also, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, induced by self-indulgence or sexual extravagance, &c. The celebrated author, in this admirable Essay, dearly demonstrates, from a thirtyyears’ successful practice, that the alarming consequence of self-abuse may be radically cured without the dangerous use of internal medicrine or the application of the knife; pointing cut a mode of cure at once wimple, certain, and effectual, by means of which every sufferer, no matter what his condition may be, may cure himself cheaply, privately, and radical Ly. Ck&T'TLis Lecture should be in the hands of every youthaud every man in the land. Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to any address, post-paid, on receipt of six cts. or two postage stamps. The Culverwell Jledicnl Co., 41 Ann St., New York, N.Y’., Post Olao Box 4586. [2Cfebßoyl] diTessWng! Notice is hereby giveif to the ladies of Decatur and vicinity that I have opened a Dressmaking Shop in Decatur, and am pre pared to CUT AHSK MAKE OK CUT AND FIT ladies' and Children's Dresses ■ in the latest New York and Parisian styles I I do my cutting by the celebrated j PERFECT-FITTING MODEL and am the only one in the cjty so doing. Having several years practical experience I guarantee satitfaction in each and every instance, and I cordially solicit a share of your patronage. CHARGES REASONABLE. i Shop on 2nd Street, over Tenter & ESolthouse’s Shoe Store. MRS. A'. E. FRISTOB K pril 2, 1880. Given i p by the Boctors. Where doctors have failed to cure, and have given their patients up to die, Eclectric Bitters have often been used, and a cure effected, greatly to the astonishment of all. Diseases of the Stomach, liver. Kidney, and Urinary Organs are positively cured by Electric Bitters. They invariably cure constipation, Headache and Billious attacks. Try them, and be continued that they are the best medicines ever need. Sold by B. W. Sholty Decatur Ind. i F HHi' il s'' h. ' s?,a'? I I. rk 4.3 I ! !» S seV ... rU all wring »u>l runn)*»r. For p-j ii ul.va niilr< «« J , ’HcCURDI & <’O., riiilJ «pliiu, Fa. J

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TCJncS.OT’ta.ls-lii HISKEY& SPANGLER ft*A, i j, UNDERTAKERS Opposite Adams County Bank, Call the attention of the public generally to a large and comblcte line of BURIAL CASKETS AND COFFINS, And to the fact that they are using the Mi Li ANTI-SEPTIC FLUID, For Embalming, Mummifying, Disinfecting and I’urfuming the flesh of the dead, and of Preserving tho Features in a natural state. A fine line of STTIIOUnS Are also kept on hand. In addition so their undertaking establishment they have the largest, aud most complete stock of FURNITURE Ever offered to the people of Adams Connty. Dot i purchase one dollar’s worth of Furniture before examining their stock and prices. HI3SCEY & SPANCLEK. Decatur. Ind., Sept. 9, ’BO ly. fHEBLAOEWINB AND RAPED CO. Meet all competition, both as to Quality and Prices, in supplying BLANK BOOKS, PAPER AND STATIONERY At Wholesale. 154 St. Clair St, TOLEDO, 0. February 10, 1881.—45 tn 3 Gray’s Specific Medicine. TRADE MARK Tim Great TRADE MARK English Rem- - .xfvSA ei.yan nufnil- Ai ing cure for A 'Jrp ty v-fri/A s’eminal weak yaf ness, SperraaA*torrhes.tro teacy,)>iid al t*’ BifOgE TA£l«B.‘ ,iseOTCB ,h »'4HtR TAAIKO. follow as a consequence of Self-abuse; us loss cf mefuory, Universal Lassitude, Pain in the Back, Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age, and many other diseases that lead to Insanity, Consumption and a premature grave. £S£?*Full particulars iu our pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mail to every one. The Specific Medicine is sold by all druggists at $1 per package, or 6 packages for $5, or will be sent free by mail on receipt of the money by addressing THE GRAY MEDICINE CO., No. 106 Main stroot, Buffalo, N. Y. “ For sale by Dorwin & Ilolthouso. HEALTtmWEALTH! Dr. E. C West’s Nerve and brain Treatment: a specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Convulsions, Nervous Headache, Mental Depression, Loss of Memory, Sp. rmalorrhoea, Impotency,lnAoluntary Emissions, self-abuse, or over-indulgence, which leads to misery, decay and death. One box will cure recent cases. Esch box contains one month's treatment. One dollar a box, or six boxes for fivcdollats; ..nt by mail prepaid on receipt of price. We guarantee six boxes to cure any case With each order received by us for six boxes, accompanied with five dollars, we will send the purchaser our written guarantee io return the money if the treatment does not effect a cure. Guarantees issued only when treatment is ordered direct from us. Address or call on Dorwin & Hollhouse Druggists Decatur Ind. 6ms. Farm For Sale. The undersigned wishes to sell liis farm in Root township. There ars 10 acres, 30 acres cleared, good farm house and barn, two wells of excellent water, good orchard and good land. Price, SSO per acre—one-half cash and balance in four years. For further particulars inquire of Dr. T. T. Dorwin, of Decatur, or address the owner at Fort Wayne, Ind. Christian Eix, 47 m 3 Owner. Bucklca'a Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all kinds of Skin Eruptions. This salve is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in every case or money refunded Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Dobwin <fc Holthocse. |

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, MARCH 31, 1881.

1 I Baking Powder I tub PUREST AND BEST J.r THE jnutRKET. %Vili be paid far any Alum, Tes'tra Alba, or othCA- impurities fcs;EJ<! in This Powder! Soid iu Ttu Cans. Try it! SOLD ONLYbyJ.WELFLEY, Decatur, Indiana. NATIONAL BAKING POWDER CO., MARION, OUIO. March 17, 1881. 5 o<d 3 L. C. FELLERS, coitiuctoii mid duiloed, And Dealer iu Bnilßi Stone, Brici, Masonry, &c., And Proprietor «/ TSIE DECATUR Steam Pressed Brick AND TILE WORKS. I would respect fully inform the sitizsns of Adams and adjoining counties ihsi I have located a fUeatn X*retsttl Brick and Tile Works in Uecalnr, and will manufacture a superior quality of Brick and Tile, and will be prepared by the 15th of May, and tram that lime on, to furnish parties Building’ Urick, Sidewalk Brick, Sewer Brick and Tile of every desired caliber by the rod, at very low prices. Cali at the Yard and eiamine Stock and Prices. Contracts for all kinds of stone and brick work will receive prompt attention. March 3, 1881. 48mG leooods&coJs OrgaiEs! QUALITY OF TONE, Rcautitul .TSusieni ElTects! Slrengih and Dsirabiliy ! E3EYUTY ©E DESltt Y ! They will outlast all common, cheap Organs, while their mueioal and mechanical qualities commend them to all who wish a strictly high grade instrument. Agents Wanted in Illis Vicinily. Address, GEO. WOODS CO., .Y/nss. CITY MEAT MARKET. * C.WEIBLER, Proprietor. In Luckey’s building, Numbers block. —:o: — FRESH MEATS of all kinds always on band, —:o‘— SHOP Neat and Clean. fiet'Give me a call. C. Weiblee. Decatur, Dec., 3,’80. 6n>n3s. PengelSy's Woman’s Fi leudfor maiden, Wife and Mollier. In a test es nine years in thirty different States, has proved itself rightly ’ named. It needs Balderdash and Puffery, I but only a plain introduction into a community, and always after it lives and grows through the good words of those wbo use it. It is a remedy for those complaints (no mention needed), peculiar to women, young or old. Dot win & Holtbousc ageste.

rrofesslonal Discourtesy. By J. M. Pearce. Os the many topics that engage the attention of our Institutes, perhaps none have received so little notice and discussion as the above, present subject. The best method of instruction and the mostapproved system of government and discipline have received abundant notice. The relation of the teacher to the school, to the parent and to the community in which he labors has been duly discussed, but the relation of the teacher to die other members cf his profession has scarcely received any notice, if at all. By professional discourtesy we do not mean want of politeness in the ordinary intercourse of daily life, but a disregard for the interests of the others in strictly professional business transactions. We need not infer that discourtesy prevails to an alarming extent among the teachers of Indiana. In 1880 there were 13,579 teachers employed in the State. It would indeed, be strange, if, among the large number some instances of selfishness, and disregard for the rights and interests of tho others, would not crop out. The the teacher should have a careful consideration for the rights, tho opin ions and the feelings of others. We cannot exist independently. We are compelled to have dealings with our fellow-being, in the discharge of professional duties, in business transactions, and in the recreations of life. It is the experience and observation of every one that the little courtesies and kindnesses of every day life contribute greatly to the general stock of human happiness. A courtesy fitly made is like “apples of gold iu pitchers of silver.” Some writer has truly said, that “One of the most marked tools of character, is the manner in which we conduct ourselves towards others.” A constant source of pleasure to our superiors, inferiors and equals is a graceful and kindly bearing towards them, be cause it shows to them a respect for their personality. Yet the pleasure is not to them alone. For surely the “quality of courtesy is not strained ; it droppeth as the gentle rain from the heavens upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed : it blesseth him that gives and him that takes,” Each one here has stored away in kind memories, the resemblance of some who are always kind, considerate and courteous in their daily intercouse with humanity; who never made light of others’ misfortunes, nor took advantage of their weakness and who felt that all, especially the unfortunate, had a claim upon their sympathies and assistance. Honor is due to their memory and their influence will go on widening to the end of time. How truly may be said of them “We live in deeds, not years ; in thoughts, not breaths. How frequently do we observe this spirit of discourtesy crop out at public gatherings, where imperative silence is necessary in order that the lecture or concert may be enjoyed. The rights, opinions and feelings of others are utterly disregarded by a few, who caring nought for the entertainment, maintained a continual whispering and otherwise disturbing the exercise. If this was confined to the youth of our land, it would need no comment here; but in too many instances it is observed that such discourtesy eoine from teachers, in tho church, lecture, concert and even in the Institute. We, as teachers, should remember that example in courtesy, as well as in moral instruction, is more powerful than precept. We should remember, too, that, “example sheds a genial ray of light that others are apt to borrow.” Those little courtesies, which from the small change or coins of life, and acquire magnitude aud importance form repetition, hare much to do with the happiness of humanity. You will please pardon us for imposing upon your good nature by presenting these few thoughts upon Courtesy in general. We will now try to speak upon the subject more directly. As previously stated, by professional discourtesy, we mean a disregard for tho rights and interests of the others in strictly professional business transaetions. A profession consists of a class of personsTollowing the same pursuits and having a community of interests. An applicant, requesting admission to its ranks, must conform to a fixed standard. And once admitted as a member he can enjoy all its rights and privileges. We observe this custom in the legal, inedioal, and ministerial professions, and why should it not bo true of the teacher’s prosession : Let us notice some of the ways this may creep into the profession of teaching. In 1880 , there were about 13,578 teachers employed in Indiana. The majority of these are constantly changing positions, from one school to another and from one department to another. Ea?h teacher takes up the work of his predecessor. He outers the school-room. . and from observation, concludes that i

very little care has been bestowed upon the proper keeping of the room and school-yard. He proceeds to organize his school, he finds, seemingly, the pupils poorly graded ; he discovers the instruction has been poor; the government was conducted with a loose rein ; the morals are at a low ebb, and many other points he, seemingly, finds glaring defects, charges them at once to the prior instructor, and proceeds to remedy all these, and then takes pains to inform the patrons of the demoralized condition the school was in, and of the firm and sure basis they are upon now, under his supervision. All this, with a view to his future reputation, by depreciating the work of his predecessor. Do we not criticise too severely the work of a former co-worker, sometimes? Another avenue by which this discourtesy may and does creep in is the number holding license compared with the number of positions to bo filled. The teachers licensed being in excess of places to be filled frequently leads U> unpleasant strife for position. The system of Indiana, permitting the teacher to be chosen by voice of the people, or giving the trustee the right to select the teacher, affords frequent opportunities for this spirit of discourtesy to be shown. Owing to the numerous applicants for the same school, measures and means are frequently adopted to secure the position that does not always pattern after the Golden Rule, nor do they always harmonize with the dignity of the profession. This professional discourtesy is not confined to the common and graded school teacher, but is shown in superintendent’s reports of our town and city schools; also in the reports and catalogues of our normals and colleges. The former seeks to enhance his own reputation by depreciating the work of his predecessor, whilst the latter seeks to increase their numbers and reputation by depreciating the work of their supposed rivals.

Yet this is not the limit of our subject. Here in Indiana we have an office of County Superintendent. In the contest by the applicants for the office they too often resort to means that is not all candor and openness. Nearly every mental, moral and social defect is made a lever by which the candidate hopes to raise himself into the Superintendent’s chair. In this case cannot the recommends and reputation of the candidate speak for him? Cannot the work of teacher and superintendent speak for themselves? Cannot the people form a oomparison ? We may rest assured they will give us all we merit. In our relation to each other—teacher to teacher, teacher to superintendent —we have no better opportunity for practicing the sentiment of the Golden Rule. Let us remember that we, as teachers, include as subject persons in all callings of life. No other profession can boast or claim such an extended dominion. We can only form noble and true citizens out of our pupils by being noble ourselves. Lowell truly says: “Be noble, and the very nobleness Th»t lies in others sleeping but never dead Will rise in majesty to meet thine own ; Then wilt thou see it gleaui in many eyes; Then will pure light around thy pa’.h be shed.' With this issue we close our work,drift out of the position as editor of the educational column. The column will be continued under the able management of A. F. Simpson. We bespeak for him the hearty support of all interested in education, especially teachers of Adams county. We are aware of the mistakes, few or many, that have appeared in the column, whilst under our charge. On account of the distance from the office wc could not attend the proof-reading as strictly as should have been done. Let the shafts of criticisms be as few as possible and hurled lightly. We thank those who have aided us by their contributions, and especially tho county superintendent for his kind aid iu many respects. Our most worthy editor of The Democrat we shall ever remember for his gentlemanly kindness and support. J. M. Pearce, Editor. Detroit, March 26.—The wife of cxpresident E. B. Fairfield, of the Hillsdale college, this state, and present chancellor of the Nebraska state unij verisity, was found dead in bed this | j morning at Mendon, Mich. She had : been at her daughter’s in Kalamazoo, and wasgoingffiome. Chicago, March 26.—General Geo. K. Leet, a well known member of Gen. Grant's staff throughout the war, and a member of the firm of Leet & Stocking, of New York, died at Grand Rapids today. Toledo, Ohio, March 26.—General James B. Steadman was to-day nominated as the Democratic candidate for mayor. <

A False Alarm. [Wabash Courier.] On opening the eastern mail, last Wednesday noon, Uncle Dan Sayer, the present efficient and popular postmaster, received a shock which almost congealed his blood and caused each particular hair on his head to assume a perpendicularity not unlike the quills on an irritable porcupine. Away down in the bottom of the mail sack was found a lone, solitary letter. This letter was directed to Jacob L. Sailors (Uncle Jake) and the envelope surrounding it bore the official stamp of the Postoffice Department at Washington. “Good God 1 Here’s Jake Sailor's commission as postmaster!” exclaimed Uncle Dan, as his eyes fell upon the letter. The word that Uncle Jake Sailors, the supposed hindmost candidate in the race for the Wabash postoffice, had been commissioned as postmastersoon reach- : ed the street. Will fire never traveled half as fast as did this news, and soon a large and excited crowd had gathered in front of the pastoffiee, all anxiously waiting for Mr. Sailor to appear, claim his letter and disclose the contents. The “I told you so” clement was present, and a Courier reporter heard not less than a dozen men declare they knew all along that Uncle Jake would take the cake. Thad. Butler, also an aspirant for the place which it was now so generally believed Uncle Jake had secured, was present, and a heavy film bad settled upon his eyes. He looked sick ; and in response to the good natured squibs from the crowd, he would grin like a small boy who had contrary to parental orders taken an overdose of green apples, but was afraid to own up lest he should be whipped for his disobedience. Some appeared to be glad ; others didn’t care, while a few hot-heads-swore it was a “d outrage!” Now it happens that Pi. Sailors, Uncle Jake’s son, has a lock box at the postoffice. In this box is placed Uncle Jake's mail, and when the excitement had reached high tide Pi. called at the office and removed the letter. The crowd knew nothing of this ; and on securing the letter Pi. stepped in at Fougercs’ grocery and broke the seal. A Courier reporter was present when the letter was broken open, and great indeed was his disappointment when not a commission, all done up in red tape, but an ordinary letter enclosed in an ordinary envelope dropped from the officially marked wrapper. This letter proved to be one that Uncle Jake had written to his son Mel. while the latter was in Washington a short time since. The letter had been directed in care of ■ Hon. James Tyner, Assistant Postmaster General at the time, and was not received until Mel. had left Washington. Tyner, being well acquainted with all the parties, and supposing the letter had come from Uncle Jake, he enclosed it in an official envelope and returned it to the writer. From this simple circumstance grew all the excitement, and caused the numerous candidates to quake in their boots. Uncle Jake who lives a mile or two from the city, was soon informed by some one who had heard the first report that his commission as postmsster had arrived. Uncle Jake quickly saddled the fleetest horse on the farm and came dashing into town, looking as proud and defiant as the boss speller at a country school house. He had full faith in the rumor, and great was his chagrin when he learned on what a frail foundation it rested. He came in town like a lion, and, we arc grieved to say, went out like a lamb. It was a big sell all around, and, next to Uncle Jake, Thad Butk-r was the most miserable of the lot of dupes. Fall’s Failure. [Wabash Courier ] Poor Daniel Fall, the man who for some inexplicable reason, was commissioned to go to Indianapolis as the legislative representative of this county, will find mighty hard lines on his return to his native heath. Daniel s career as a statesman has not been marked by either brilliancy or consistency. Elected as a temperance can-! didate, he voted against every measure ■ looking to the enactment of a more 1 rigid liquor law than the one already . in force —a law at which in days gone I by Daniel was wont to point the finger ■ of scorn and denounce a, -an outrage- • ous piece of Democratic legislation in the interest of the whisky seller!"' Pretending to be (before the election) a friend of oppressed and down-trodden ; woman, his vote was cast against the I bill giving her the right to vote. Arrogating to himself the power to en- ; graft much wise and judicious legislation upon the statute books of the State, he has engrafted nothing, unless it be the impression upon the minds of his constituents that ho is a damphool of colossal proportions. To sum up, Dan Fall has figured about as promi- | nently in the present Legislature as a

“bound boy at a shucking.” Sitting in his seat, he has voted with •■the party,” never coming out of his retirement but once, and then only to attempt the quotation of a passage of scripture in defense cf his vote in opposition to making protitution a felony. Better would it have been had he preserved his oys-ter-like silence, ns the quotation was so much distorted that the member from Posey county immediately came to his feet and suggested that a committee be appointed to inject a little more biblical learning into the member from Wabash! Daniel has failed as a statesman, and by the time he has been put through a course of sprouts by the hundreads of indignant women in this county whose fingers are just aching to entangle themselves in his locks he will curse the day that he permitted hinself to “go back” on his bucolic te idlings and exchange his overalls and check shirt for the robes of statesmanship. CLIPPINGS From Our Exchanges. Garfield has been sending Mahonc flowers. The British gave Arnold gold.— Toledo Democrat. Notwithstanding Indiana turned the scales in favor of Garfield he did not recognize her in the selection of a Cabinet. Perhaps he thought the majority in that State ought to be satisfied with the reams of uncut bright dollar bills scattered through the Hoosier domain by order of Dorsey, prior to the Presidential election.—Dc7j>7ies Herald. Hays was once elected Governor of Ohio on the cry of “danger to the public schools.” In his message to the Legislature he never mentioned tho school buisness. Garfield was elected President on the tariff cry, but he forgot all about that subject in his inaugural. Who and what will next dupe confiding Democrats ? —D< lyhos Herald. The HepuWican Legislature consumed the time of the regular session without passing any bills of importance, and is now in special session at a cost of $2,000 a day. Carlyle's remark in Parliment might be applied to our Legislature. “Palavering, palavering, and nothing to show for it, for the most part, but cherished air. ’ — Bluffton Banner. It seems to us about the silliest kind of talkto call the appointment of Bob Lincoln as Secretary of War a sentimental one. Lincoln is thirty-five years old and a level-headed man. Besides, he was in the war and certainly knows more about the army than Dick Thompson did about the navy. M hen Thompson took charge of the navy he could not tell the difference between a inauof war and a fruiter.— Hartford 7'elegram. Let it be remembered, that a Democratic Congress passed a bill to fund the public debt, in short time bonds, at the low rate of three per cent, interest; that this same debt, amounting to about $700,000,000, is now represented by bonds bearing five and six per cent, interest; that a Republican President vetoed the bill, and thus prevented a saving to the people of millions of dollars ; that the Republican party always has, and always will, legislate in favor of the money power, the American Aristocracy.— Bluffton Banner. A case was tried at Indianapolis in the L T . S. Court last week. Judge Gresham presiding, involving the validity of a promisory note of SSOO, given or sc- ■ cured for patent hay forks. The note i had been sold to an innocent purchaser and was pressed for payment. The defence set up the plea that the note was a forgery or if not it was procured ■by a trick and fraud. The Judge j charged the jury that if the note was a ; forgery it was bad or if it had been procured by a trick or fraud it was also bad. The jury returned a verdict for the defeudent. —Kendallcillc News. Old J. Madison Wells is at Washington demanding further recognition for I the infmaous part he took in seating the fraudulent Hayes. He argues that if he had not come to the rescue tour years ago, the Government would have passed into the hands of the Democracy and would not now be in tho hands of the Republican party. He has not i intimated how much money he wants, or what official position he desires, but 1 it is very evident that he will not ba | put off without some reward. For tho part he took in that stupendous fraud, I he ought to become a pensioner on the Republican party for life. Garfield . will have to do something for him.— Lima, O, Democrat. A lost girl, whose parents live near Ossian, has been advertised in our exchanges for several week-;, but as yet no clue has been gained as tn her whereabouts. Her name is Lu -y Cartwright, daughter of James Cartwright, a well-to-do farmer, and good citizen. She left home about eight weeks ago, and has not since been seen or heard of, except that she was seen going towards Huntington. The girl is 18 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, black hair and dark grey eyes. She is good looking and ini telligcnt. and when she left Lome was wearing common clothes. No cause is known for her strange conduct, and I her parents are nearly distracted over the affair. They arc still searching ' for her, and any information leading to her recovery will be thankfully received.— Warren News.

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